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. >> this is not kristen sze. obviously. >>> ten. ten days. >>> i am eric thomas. >> i am here for kristen sze who may or may not be shopping, i am matt keller. meteorologist mike nicco is here and those who want did get out of the rain and sit in the movies. >> great idea. or work. you could work. that is one of the thing you could do. you can see the yellows and the reds rolling through the heart of the bay account only area not seeing too much in the way of yellow and reds is in the north bay. that is to change as the storms are flying up toward your neighbor. you can see livermore, 580, 680, 880, headed up the east bay shoreline, 280, 101, san mateo bridge, all receiving the moderate amount of rain and you can see it moves up to the north. in san jose it is wet. you can see the spray being kicked up. we have steady rain. steady rain. temperatures in the 50's. light are rain by noon and low-to-mid 50's. by 4:00 we will have scattered showers. by 7:00, the showers will taper. it should be dry by the afternoon hours. it has been a w

kristen sze and matt? >>> new overnight a second possible shark attack if less than 24 hours and where this happened and what investigators are revealing. >> and a mother who gave birth to a child in a coma and how the marry is doing and what her family wants you to know. >>> the bay bridge shows light traffic so far and we are keeping weather and traffic up through the entire commercial break so you are in the know as you begin the >>> covering walnut creek, burlingame campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> good morning, here is a look at the bay bridge. it is looking pretty nice in emeryville but we have reports of patchy fog in the north bay. >>> new this morning a shark attack is suspected after a teen would was not surfing or fishing has been found dead. the 17-year-old's body turned up yesterday at a beach in western australia. authorities say the victim was spearfishing. he had injuries consistent with a shark bite. >>> a suber is recovering after a great white attacked hill on the ce

. >> this is not kristen sze. obviously. >>> ten.>> i am eric thomas. >> i am here for kristen sze who may or may not be shopping, i am matt keller. meteorologist mike nicco is here and those who want did get out of the rain and sit in the movies. >> great idea. or work. you could work. that is one of the thing you could do. you can see the yellows and the reds rolling through the heart of the bay account only area not seeing too much in

. >>> i am here with kristen sze and meteorologist mike nicco having day off. the roads are light. >> you have a forecast that will be sure to bring happy faces to many people today. >> i think so. now, a look at live doppler hd, it is clear, it is crisp, not a single cloud in the sky and you can see from the camera to the embarcardero center in san francisco, all lit up in the beautiful holiday glory and it is a gorgeous start to the morning but much, much cooler so pack the layers because our day planner is showing forecast to get us going headed into noon to the afternoon hours, the temperatures are going to be in the mid-to-upper 50's inland and around the bay at 56 to 60 degrees and along the cost in the mid-50's so expect another couple of nights of very cold temperatures. our traffic outlook is showing clear conditions and a few accidents to get us going at the bay bridge toll plaza where it is empty, but still could experience holiday lite but in san rafael, lucas valley road at west gate shut down because of year's wind which took down a tree, had took

. >> i am kristen sze. i am here with meteorologist mike nicco and leyla gulen. >> mike, you did not chime in. >> we were going for a 4.30 but we do not have a sub woffer. >> now mike? we are going downhill here. >> hopefully the numbers we have do not reflect your kids' grades on the end of the first semester of college or first half of high school. here is a look at live doppler hd showing snow and fog and the dry air is here and the winds are gusting only to 25 on mount tamalpais as we look to the south with the clean air. temperatures are in the 30's and 40's and what you will notice is total sunshine from the inside of your building whatever, it will look great and you walk outside and the winds will make the feel like the 40's. we are in the 40's at 7 but it will feel like the 30's. >>> thanks mike. leyla gulen? >>> i will get five stars for traffic. the san mateo bridge is clear. but the vie is on the hazy side but traffic itself is not too bad. walnut creek is moving along at top speeds and waking u

. >>> i am kristen sze. >> i am matt keller. jim harbaugh is getting california weather in michigan. cold here like cold there. >> reasonable a little bit warmer there than here for a day. soon they will have to get used to being in the cold air. >>> good morning, everyone, a town of arctic air. we said it would clean the air up of the humidity so the dry air will be here and enjoy we will talk about what is happening. the winds are another story as the emeryville camera is bouncing looking at the east were span, the next 12 hours 34 to 48 and get cooler. we have had lows in the 40's and 50's in fail and winter and we are in the low 50's the better part of a sunny and winy afternoon and at 7:00 we drop into the 40's and win the winds is 5- to 10-degrees cooler so dress for the 30's this evening. i will tucked away if my warm blanket. >> if you are wearing the ugg i don't know how they lay on the peddle properly. >> you could be hitting the gas and the brake at the same time. >> can you see how empty the roads are from the east b

kristen sze have the day off. leyla gulen is covering traffic and weather. a lot of people are headed out for day after christmas sales. >> people look forward to it all year long. there are great after christmas sales. dress if layers. it will be a pain in the neck because you are going to be peeling them off later today. here is a look at live doppler hd with radar satellite showing colleague conditions so it is chilly. looking to the golden gate bridge, it is looking beautiful in all the glory. the day planner the next 12 hours, we start off chilly and by noon you will experience temperatures in the mid-fete and by 4:00 p.m. reaching the lower 60's and overnight the temperatures will drop down more significantly and i will talk about that in a few minutes. enjoy, the roads. if you are racing to the stores, do not race. they will be there. walnut creek shows 680 subfrom pleasant hill, a clear drive. san francisco to sfo is 10 minutes. 880 is wide open, and 101 through san jose not a delay to be seen. >>> we have what is becoming a major weapon in the battl

outside. >>> good morning i'm kristen sze.e you ready? it's a good idea to get some extra blankets maybe a space heater and be sure to protect your plants maybe cover them up. also check that your furnace is working. if it's not make an appointment as soon as possible because you can bet crews will be busy. mike just how cold is it going to get? >> i think we'll have frosty conditions starting tonight and the next couple of nights. look what's going through the sierra. sideways snow. if you're heading that way please be careful. as far as our highs today, we'll be in the low to mid-50s but it will feel with the winds 10 degrees cooler than that. so 20s and 30s tonight. >>> we do have reported black ice, two reports as a matter of fact near santa rose arks petaluma pepper road. drive carefully there. and the bay bridge toll plaza (vo) at jennie-o, we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride ten miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco, made with jennie-o ground turke

see you tomorrow. >>> good morning, i'm kristen sze.only been partially successful. allow water to reach an area that should be dry at all times to protect the super structure from rust. >>> spare the air day let's talk to mike nicco about it. hey, mike. >> that is tag up in the north bay socked in from the golden gate up to santa rosea and it is the north bay and possibly the south bay. the santa clara valley could have the poorest air quality, but we're all banned from burning wood inside and outside all the way through midnight. it's going to get quite breezy tomorrow through wednesday. damaging gusts up to 55 miles per hour and frosty mornings are likely to usher in the new year. l leyla. >>> a report of a high-speed chase heading the eastbound direction. that is on the left-hand side of your screen. right now we don't see anything other than calm conditions. but we are keeping our attentions there until further notice. there on the high rise right now we're told. as we take you into santa rosa, announcer: it's "live with kelly and

. >>> good morning, i'm kristen sze.read power outages in the bay area. 6,000 without power in the north beach. in the south bay 2300 customers without power. in the east bay 2100 in the dark. the number is a little higher on the peninsula, where 2900 customers are sitting in the dark. in the north bay 200 people are still without electricity. pg&e says they're headed in the right direction, though, after 180,000 customers around the bay area lost power yesterday due to gusty winds, which are still sort of with us and make for dangerous conditions driving. >> yes indeed. if you come up to a stoplight that is not working, it's a four-way stop at that point. here's a look at the macarthur maze. traffic is light as you make it in from berkeley and up towards the bay bridge toll plaza. high wind advisories for all of our bridges. we do have an accident westbound side of 580 at canal boulevard. at least one lane is blocked, but no delays today. >> we'll find out when the wind advisory goes away w female announcer: it's time t

. >>> i am kristen sze. >> i warmer risk thomas with sue hall. >>> first we will find out about the rain from meteorologist mike nicco. >>> it is falling even if you do not see the rain on the radar. it is drizzle and light rain. it will take over the compute through the morning hours. you can see golden gate bridge with some of the tires kicking up the spray from the rain that rolled through there. the next 12 hours we have rain. rain at noon. it chains to showers at 4:00. the showers will be best across the south bay at 7:00. most of us are hopefully dry by then. >>> sue, better news in south san francisco. >> southbound 101 was entirely shut down because of an accident an hour ago. c.h.p. just now informing us of the two left lanes having been re-opened and they have a sig-alert in effect. two lanes, one and two, they now are re-opened in south san francisco. still a lost wet weather so take extra caution. >> two lanes beat no lanes. >> so true. the wet weather continues. now another storm arriving this morning with bay area residents making preparations to keep themselves and their p

i am kristen sze. i am kristen sze. >> i action eric >> egg is underwater. entire bay area is underwater. we will talk about sunnyvale and to cupertino where we have a better cell moving across 237 and hitting the dumbarton bridge and across hayward headed down 238 and 880 you will find wet weather. and eastern condition strong thunderstorms. we can expect merchandise prosecute to heavy rain and the possibility of a thunderstorm through noon and we will still have thunderstorms in the forecast but the rain will taper in the afternoon hours. we have the heaviest this morning. >>> so much flooding but 101 especially is cursed. >> it is a mess. >> who needs flying cars when you can break out the oars. >>> the bay bridge toll plaza is busy and dangerous. traffic is loading up. we have severe flooding in the north bay in marin and sausalito and southbound 101 at highway one a sig-alert with three lanes blocked. northbound and southbound highway 121 from east to west the stretch is going to find severe flooding. to the south in east palo alto northbound 101 we hav

abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings and kristen sze invited the founder, amy, to our studio to talk about features many sports celebrities. it's called "holiday heroes." >> we just give kids an amazing experience they won't forget and for many it's their only holiday experience this season. >> what makes it the ultimate holiday party for families? >> we have video booths we have photo booths, we have a candy station, we have arts and crafts, we have access to the field. >> and the fact you have so many great sport celebrities here. who will be here this year? >> we are so thrilled travis ishakawa from the san francisco giants will be there. and stevie johnson and josh johnson from the 49ers. >> kristen and i are long time supporters of holiday heroes. the founding organization has been around for 20 years helping at-risk children. the celebrities are all superstars. we've seen joe and jennifer montana at the holiday heroes, and they all pose for fans. they sign autographs. if you can't attend, you can still support hundreds of children. >> you can sponsor a child to attend and you can par

hope you had a great weekend. >> i am kristen sze. >> i am matt keller. people could see the fog from the north bay to the bottom ground. >> it is'ing. we will track it. good morning everyone on monday. you can see the streets are covered by the fog on 101 in santa rosa headed to guerneville and petaluma. now as we zoom in on cord, we are looking at visibility. from sutro tower down on san francisco, the fog will be here better part of the morning. through the day the next 12 hours, we will be around the low 50's at noon and mid-50's at 4:00, and total stars and upper 40's by 7:00. that is not as cold as it will be. wait until you hear the forecast. >>> leyla gulen we have rough remark? some spots. we have a sig-alert in concord westbound highway 4 at 680. in san jose at 101 pulling away from 880, the headlights headed in the northbound direction pretty light out there in many places. in san rafael look at that we that is really socked in conditions as you head in the southbound direction northbound, as well so be careful and give yourself space use the l

good morning, i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. the bay area may see some sun and blue skies later this afternoon. there is more rain around the corner. that means many of us who don't have to clean up now may have to clean up after the next storm. nick is in san francisco in the dime heights neighbor. >>> i can tell you that the home owner here love their monterey pine but it comes at a price. >>> over the last year and the last storm season, we didn't have a whole lot of rain and this area we are hit hard. >> business is billioning. >> a lot of free failures and branch failures and here an entire tree falling and mostly because of the storm. >> he is seeing a record number of trees like this six-year-old monterey pine coming down. jeff as a homeowner had one thought: thank god for gravity. when the strong winds come, the roots can not stay firmly laboratoried in the ground. >> we lick the trees. they create the atmosphere for us. we like being on the edge of the canyon but we have been concerned about these particular trees. >> t

abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings and kristen sze invited the founder, amy, to our studio to talk aboutvent that features many sports celebrities. it's called "holiday heroes." >> we just give kids an amazing experience they won't forget and for many it's their only holiday experience this season. >> what makes it the ultimate holiday party for families? >> we have video booths we have photo booths, we have a candy station, we have arts and crafts, we have access to the field. >> and the fact you have so many great sport celebrities here. who will be here this year? >> we are so thrilled travis ishakawa from the san francisco giants will be there. and stevie johnson and josh johnson from the 49ers. >> kristen and i are long time supporters of holiday heroes. the founding organization has been around for 20 years helping at-risk children. the celebrities are all superstars. we've seen joe and jennifer montana at the holiday heroes, and they all pose for fans. they sign autographs. if you can't attend, you can still support hundreds of families. >> you can sponsor a child to attend and yo

abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings and kristen sze invited the founder to our studio to talk about thent that features many sports celebrities. it's called holiday heroes. >> we give kids an amazing experience they won't forget and for many it's their only holiday experience this season. >> what makes it the ultimate holiday party for families? >> we have video booths we have photo booths, a candy station, arts and drafts. we have access to the field. >> the fact you have so many great sport celebrities here. who will be here this year? >> travis from the san francisco giants will be there. and stevie johnson and josh johnson from the 49ers. >> kristen and i are long time supporters of holiday heroes. the founding organization has been around for 20 years helping at-risk children. the celebrities are all superstars. we've seen joe and jennifer missouri tigers at holiday heroes, christie and they all pose for fans. if you can't attend, can still sponsor hundreds of families. >> you can sponsor a child to attend and you can participate in the auction, you can buy a raffle ticket, you can

. >> i am eric thomas here for kristen sze. >> san jose police say they are investigating san francisco 49ers ray mcdonald on rape allegations. investigators told our reporter they receive add call yesterday from a local hospital regarding a possible sexual assault victim receiving treatment. the woman told police she may have been sexually assaulted on monday. san jose police served a search warrant at his home on monday. police say the 49ers againstive end has not been arrested or charged with a crime. last month, the prosecution decided not to file charges against the 30-year-old after an incident between mcdonald and his pregnant fiance in august. you can get updates throughout the day by following our reporter on twitter. >>> a look outside from our exploritorium camera, pointing to the bay bridge and treasure island and the ferry island, cross clouds making for gloomy sides as we enjoy a break in the rain. meteorologist mike nicco is tracking the next wave with live doppler hd. >> good morning from the top of the broadcast center, i want to set up why we are in this predicament. l

. >> kristen sze and eric? >>> it is 4:40.we have not seen him in a year and a half and that is in store as the man accused of the boston marathon bombing appears in court. >> sony is forced to stop the release of a controversial policemen and critics say it is a bad move. >>> bay bridge toll plaza is light and moving along and not so wet on the deck as we have seen in the past few days. we will keep you in the know throughout the commercial break with weather and traffic. with weather and traffic. >>> covering novato. oakland. sunnyvale. this is abc7 news. >>> it is now 4:43. a roast is planned in san francisco against the allowing of pg&e to charge fees on smart meters program to opt out which eliminates the need for meter readers. >> can you opt out but it will cost. the commission currently allows pg&e to charge customers $75 to opt out and an additional $10 a month to go back to meter reading and is expected to discuss the opt out program today at the meeting. >>> the meeting is what many have been waiting for the final m

. >>> kristen sze and meteorologist mike nicco have the day off. we have the lady if red, leyla gulen. you are look festive. >> i am tracking santa so i will dress the part. we are waking up to foggy conditions. this is the drive through san rafael in the southbound direction. you can barely see the roads. the temperatures are in the lower 50's for most of us. as you head into noon, that fog will dissipate and be replaced with cloud cover and the lows

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> good morning, i'm kristen sze.omes our way. meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. >> low ceilings and drizzle also causing delays at sfo up to an hour. we'll have that issue the next couple of days. tule fog in the central valley and some fog in the north bay will start lifting at 10:00. accuweather seven-day forecast, 1 to 3 inches of rain still likely thursday. heavy rain with flooding. >>> mike, we are tracking some delays on mass transit. ace train 7 into lathrop will be 30 to 35 minutes delayed because of train number 5 having hit a vehicle. no fatalities reported in that accident. 524, capital corridor 20 minutes late because of some signal problems. problems. >> thanks so i've been babysitting these kids for years. there's like eight of them - eight? maybe three. i don't know whatever. it's like really hard to keep track of them. it's a pretty big house. anyway, that's why i really love this nest protect smoke and carbon monoxide alarm. it tells you which room the smoke is in and tells you when things a

. >> good morning, i am kristen sze. >> we will look outside right now from our exploritorium camera, the clouds are thick and heavy. the rain is about to return. the question is, how many hours until the first rain drops? meteorologist mike nicco has a look at live doppler hd. >> great question. between noon and 1:00 o'clock we will see the showers march ashore. right new, just light showers especially along the higher elevations of our coastline. as we move through this, they are moving from south to north on the moist flow. that is why most of the showers are going to head more north but the entire line is marching to the east. look at that, thunderstorms to our southwest which is 120 miles from us. there are two waves: the official cold front with the strongest thunderstorm and a secondary wave coming in during the evening keeping the threat of showers and storms in the forecast. moderate to locally heavy rain with brief flooding and hail and the coverage and intense difficult will taper overnight. >>> the bay area is still cleaning up from a last series of storms and racing to ge

experience the revolution of coffee. >>> good morning, i'm kristen sze.and strongest winds. 6:00 tomorrow morning until 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. throughout the bay and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the south bay. wind damage, dangerous surf, mudslides and flooding. accuweather seven-day forecast, it lasts through friday. >>> we've got plenty of red on the wide view showing traffic everywhere we go. we have a problem at the san mateo toll plaza. as you move along, it does start announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, television and film star ricky gervais. an 18-year-old recording artist turned author, austin mahone. plus, our "holiday hits week" continues with a performance from johnnyswim. all next on "live." now, here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪

good morning, i am eric thomas here for kristen sze. >>> this is happening in the land's end area on the far northwest tip of san francisco. if you know the area this is near the cliff house known for great highing. >> look what hikers saw this morning, the earth was shifting and sliding down the hillside. you can see a still picture of the earth giving way and you can see the roots of trees and parts of will trail now proposed off. this is a hazardous area near where people walk. >> to the left is where the hiking trail is. we have information from the golden gate national conservancy, this has been an expensive and ongoing site after repairing the habitat, and restoring the scenes and new overlooks and now we have this major set back. we will find out later today how this will impact the hiking trail. >> saturated ground. stay with us for more on the breaking story and follow us on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >>> a move by the food and drug administration could allow gay men to donate blood in america. the f.d.a. will remove the 30-year-old ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual

i am kristen sze. >>> leyla gulen is with us and following traffic.storm. >>> it is coming tonight. it is slated for tonight. into tomorrow. it will be moving, the heart of it, into the north bay. the commute is full of fog and drizzle. before we get to the details of what will happen we will get you out the door with san ramon valley filling with fog as is 101 in the north bay. you can see the fog and drizzle here in the san francisco area. that is a backdrop to talk of temperatures in the low-to-mid 60's. do not be surprised if you have a few sprinkles. when the sun sets the rain will move into the north bay and we have 24 hours before the heaviest stuff gets to the north bay. >> take advantage of it while we can. it will be mice and clear so far to get us started. the only challenge is the fog. as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza we have cars that are stacking up in the far right hand lane as we take a look at the rest the bay. thing are moving along fine through berkeley to emeryville. you can see it more in the foreground and the rest of the

. >>> i am kristen sze with leyla gulen and meteorologist mike nicco.e busy but it is calming down. >> it is calmer. you can see the steady rain moved to the east. we will focus on showers. you can see them across the forth bay headed to petaluma and rohnert park and santa rosa and toward sea ranch with a stronger cell developing there and a wall of light rain moving to san francisco and down to half moon bay. for rain right now in the upper 40's to low 50's with scattered showers and thunderstorms and mid-to-upper 50's will taper in the evening. >>> what abut the roads? >> we have a lot of close evening because of the rain. you could wake up, get to the

. >>> i am here with kristen sze and meteorologist mike nicco having day off. the roads are light. >> you have a forecast that will be sure to bring happy faces to many people today. >> i think so. now, a look at live doppler hd, it is clear, it is crisp, not a single cloud in the sky and you can see from the camera to the embarcardero center in san francisco, all lit up in the beautiful holiday glory and it is a gorgeous start to the morning but much, much cooler so pack the layers because our day planner is showing forecast to get us going

kristen sze and eric. >> we have crews across the pay area on storm watch. our reporter, amy hollyfield, is in santa rosa. it has been raining pretty good. amy? >>> it is raining pretty good. but the storm has quite a personality. first, intense. then it calms. now it is ramping up. you can see it coming down. the lights in the parking lot downtown give you a good visual of the rain. we also want to show you the trees so you can get a sense of the wind we are dealing with it it is shaking us. the rain is coming down straight. a minute ago i saw it going sideways. the wind is not consistent, with bursts here and there. nothing knowing -- knocking us over. it is a good soaking. not blinding. not sheets of rain. i checked with the sheriff and nothing major to report in sonoma county. they watching carefully. we are waiting, bracing, but nothing major to report. a good soaking. you want to stay in, if you can, or grab all your rain gear if you are headed out this morning. >>> thanks, amy. people are watching the waves and wind in addition to the rain. nick has t

. >> i am kristen sze. >> look who came in early to join us. she will have traffic.t, meteorologist mike nicco has the weather. >> it is still wet but nothing like last evening scattered showers and fog but everything is still wet for the commute. you will want an umbrella. we will have random light showers throughout the morning. you can see it kept the embarcadero wet. random showers and temperatures in the upper 40's to low 50's. by noon they will be scattered and throughout the afternoon, they will be scattered but in the evening they will be heaviest but it will not be like we dealt with last night. not that heavy. >> driving is okay? >> okay now but we have standing water on the roads. there is a mudslide in san mateo county. the golden gate bridge shows wet roads off the waldo grade. san mateo bridge is looking good. in the san mateo mountains we have a mudslide off of highway 84 at skyline and a big rig over the sunol grade which is jackknifed. you can expect delays for a big old tow truck. >> a big old tow truck. >> big one. >> police are on the scene of a f

. >> good morning, i am eric thomas here for kristen sze. >> the other ton story is the continuing rain and the storm damage. we are getting a new look at the devastation from the powerful storm that swept through the bay area yesterday flooding highways and downing trees and damaging homes and businesses. the russian river is already overflowing the banks and it is expected to rise here over the next couple of hours and that is a scary in the for folks at home who might be flooded. knick is there with -- nick is e with the latest. nick? >> those would live here need to know they need to watch the river but are taking it in stride and using kayaks do get around if the water is higher and they are hoping it will crest soon and start to recede. >> >> it goes around the back of the two houses and comes right here where the bridge is. >> it just so happened that the "right here," is his front yard. the gravel parking lot has been transformed for a mini lake and construction workers are trying to salvage what they can and the call to the guy who uns the house, words he knows no homeowners wa

. >> i'm kristen sze. thanksgiving day shopping was down 1.8 million people compared to last year. abc 7 reporter amy holeyfield is in the newsroom. shoppers could have gone online instead. >> that could be the possibility, kristen. experts think cybermonday will be big, but it may not be as big as last year. one survey found fewer people planned to log on today, online shopping might be more of a season now. the deals are still out there. i've been searching them all morning and there are some good ones. the first thing you need to know this cybermonday is it is no longer a one-day event. some retailers like amazon are planning for several days of sales with amazon promising to add new deals as often as every ten minutes for the entire week. walmart says it will offer 500 new deals online every day this week. walmart is also hoping to help out you 9 to 5ers. the store announced its first ever cybermonday evening edition. watch for new deals tonight. you don't have to look far for sales, but here are items experts say you should focus on today. >> apparel providers and also consumer

i am matt keller here for kristen sze. >> that is would you -- who you are. >> it is monday, decembergist mike nicco will be here shortly and will tell us where the rain is and where it is going. >>> live doppler hd. we had a break this weekend but we have light-to-moderate rain covering the neighborhoods again. you can see it is coming up from the south. it will be with us through most of the morning. we are getting the heaviest and steady rain right now. you can she there is ponding on the roads and the grooves in the embarcadero looking like small rivers this morning. be careful. steady rain through 7:00. lighter rain by noon. scattered showers as we head to the afternoon. those will taper if you are out during evening hours. we have a wet pattern on the way. i will show you that in the seven-day forecast. >>> as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza it is wet. the rain is causing problems on the roads. southbound 680 near mission boulevard north we have a jackknifed big rig. from emeryville to the maze it is $. -- it is dark. do your best to stay in the middle lanes. give a good di

i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. where did the year go?s here with the forecast. >> good morning, we have a nice break today. here is live doppler hd. a few showers are around the north bay. we will look at a mostly cloudy day and southern winds ahead of the next storm system keeping it mild. grab the umbrella. there could be a few showers in marin. temperatures are climbing through the 60 throughout the day. >>> leyla gulen is off, and we have a look at traffic right now. the bay bridge toll plaza shows traffic is slow and no metering lights on. a little bit of pavement glistening. be came. more rain is on the way. umbrellas came out when the rain started. we will show you that, this is san francisco, the rain was falling in san francisco forth north beach folks getting wet and cars splashing. main people were out and about. >> police are warning drivers to slow down in all of this rain. last night a car flipped over at central avenue in san francisco. the car hydroplaned. the driver lost control. the driver escaped unharmed. >> in haywar

i am kristen sze. >> marin county had a lot of flooding last storms. you can see the mist and fog right now. here is what the cloud cover looks like at the exploritorium looking at san francisco bay. amy hollyfield joins us from berkeley with more on storm preparation. amy? >>> look behind me at this crew. hard at work. they are clearing out all the storm drains, not just the leaves and mudd but sending it down into the drain to clear it out. they are trying to get everything done before the storm hits. >> rain is not falling yet. people are already thinking about the storm. tom loaded up the bed of the pickup truck with sandbags for his berkeley home. >> the big storm that will come in, in two days is bigger than the last big one. our drainpipe is broken. our drive fills up with water lick a big swimming pool. acity the berkeley order 1,800 sandbags for residents, a third already are gone. many people are using lessons learned from last week's storm to prepare if this storm. >> we had the big storm the water came under the door. we don't know that wou

kristen sze and matt? >>> police in australia are sending for a man whose attempt to rob an a.t.m.did not go as planned. >> man with the t shirt hiding his face slips something into the tam and lights it. watch this. an explosion. coming soon. there you go. ouch! >> it knocked him out of his shoes. he ran away without getting a dime. or i assume, dollars. authority say he was not an expert. obviously. as for the machine check it out, authorities say they will need a new machine. >> be safe. >>> bizarre site in chicago a spill at the 100-year-old morton salt we facility caused a collapse of a wall unloading salt into a car dealership next door. several cars were buried in salt at a parking lot. engineers will examine the building's structure integrity. it reads "morton salt, when it rains, it pours." >> if you wake up and thing the wild both will slow your commute, what you need to know before you head out the door for the day after. >> answers into why an airasia jet crashed into the ocean with the latest on the search for the black box next in new york. >> this is the shaky camera

. >>> i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas.ert but first meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. >> it is wet. i will show you what is going on. live doppler 7 hd shows scattered showers out there. especially cross the east bay and some the south bay. the storm system is slowing down and we are seeing the steady rain cross the north by. the rain will move in during the morning commute and making everything wet again. >> a sure came through the embarcardero and toward the exploritorium. we are ping to have rain. it will be steady through the lunch hour and scattered showers this afternoon. temperatures in the upper 40's to middle 60's. >> sue we have a sig-alert and it is not in the heavy rainfall area. >> we have a full freeway closing south san francisco at grand avenue. the golden gate bridge shows rain coming down. a 3:30 this morning when i came across they had four lanes southbound. they are gearing up for a big commute. south san francisco, a multi-car accident with red sensors and c.h.p. is on the scene diverting traf

. >> i am here for kristen sze. meteorologist mike nicco is off.a gulen doing double duty today. how does it look weather and traffic? >> a little more like christmas. the temperatures are cooling down. we will start by looking at live doppler hd with clouds moving in over the bay area this afternoon bringing light rain. we have another round of wet weather through the bay area. from the roof camera, gorgeous sight at the embarcadero center lit up in the holiday glory. we have areas of dense fog this morning. cooler today. afternoon showers. it will be sunny and cool for christmas day. the seven-day forecast is ahead. >>> we will talk about traffic. switching gears we look at the golden gate bridge. the drive is moving along without any problems. you can see clear conditions. certainly in accidents. it will be holiday lite i venture to say. we have construction in progress. northbound 680 you will find crews so slow for the cone zone. >>> thank you, leyla gulen. >> breaking news from missouri: protesters clashing with police overnight after an offi

kristen sze has the day off. >>> i am eric thomas with leyla gulen and meteorologist mike nicco and then will slip through here. >>> quickly tomorrow. one to two hour event and then it is gone. if you can stay in the mall or wherever you are shopping, if you have to travel and let it pass and go back out. look where the thickest fog is, napa is no

i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas with the hard-working leyla gulen and the hard-working meteorologistth the latest on the forecast. not so much rain. >> hard to go home yesterday. with all that was going on but it is quieter. live doppler hd showing what is moving away from us, all the steady rain. look what is developing to the west. scattered showers and thunderstorms. they will come in as we head through the morning hours and probably get here by lunch. today, light showers tapering, temperatures in the upper 40's to low 50's so 20 degrees cooler than year. scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms so local heavy rain but it will not cause flooding, maybe locally gusty winds through 4:00. have an umbrella. the showers will taper in the friday evening activity. >> dive should be easier? >> indeed but we have residual problems because of flooding and mudslides and debris. the golden gate bridge is damp. traffic, though; moving along fine. we do not have problems cross the bay area in terms of major accidents but we have the problems with roads being shut down. i let you know what

. >>> i am kristen sze. >> i warmer risk thomas with sue hall. >>> first we will find out about the rainm meteorologist mike nicco. >>> it is falling even if you do not see the rain on the radar. it is drizzle and light rain. it will take over the compute through the morning hours. you can see golden gate bridge

not if you keep interrupting me. >>> good morning, i'm kristen sze.the forecast. >> up in the north bay some scattered light showers and those will fade as we head into the afternoon hours. the big storm is coming especially thursday and i think these amounts are a little light but even those rain shadow areas like san jose and livermore will get a lot of rain. it will be the strongest storm in five or six years. i think we'll have urban flooding, mud ando slides, even wind damage possible. >>> it's a bit of a tough drive through walnut creek and pleasant hill. southbound side of 680, you can see cars barely moving past main street towards 24. it doesn't get much better because the southbound direction a motorcycle crash here at stone it's "live with kelly & michael." today from the film "annie," cameron diaz, plus host, rapper and author nick cannon. and we're kicking off "live's" holiday hits week with a performance from opera superstar, renee fleming, all next on "live". [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] ♪ you know i'm al

. >> i am kristen sze. >> i am matt keller. >> a dry and breezy note. the leaves are spinning around on the streets and we have good gusts. 25 at sfo and 21 at napa. not so robust as yesterday but they are still creating issues for the commute. it is a beautiful and clean and dry air over us. it is windy in the 30's and 40's. but it feels like the 20's and 30's. the next 12 hours breezy at noon and calmer. >> have to be careful driving across the bridges. >> you do, if you drive something high profile be careful at the san mateo bridge traffic is moving along fine without problems. at the bay bridge toll plaza it is empty. be careful of the fallen trees and branches, a lot of debris all over the freeways and roadway causing problems later this morning. we will keep you posted. >> we saw that coming in. we do have a cautionary tale in the wake of a san jose apartment fire that began with downed power lines and ended with fast moving flames. we are on the scene. alyssa? >> good morning, it started last night at 8:30 large tree topple over and took the pow

. >>> kristen sze and meteorologist mike nicco are off but leyla gulen is here with weather and traffic it shaping? >> beautiful. gorgeous day ahead. not a single peep can you feel how dry it is? it will be dry, more so than year as the cold air mass pushes into the area. you can see how clear it is. crystal clear. we start off with patchy morning frost. we will see purely sun this afternoon. temperatures are back down for the cold ofest san mateo is at top speeds and no delays. there could be residual holiday conditions. we have primed traffic at 580 tracy to dublin but a quick 23 minutes. antioch to concord is 15 miles per hours and san rafael to san francisco is 17 minutes. >>> it is 4:29. happening today are police are hoping for a calmer manufacture -- atmosphere in san francisco over the shootings of black men by white police officer. in oakland vandals turned a peaceful protest into a damaging attack on downtown businesses. amy hollyfield has more on the events. amy hollyfield? >> there will be an event today in young square. the plan is to keep it peaceful but to keep the moment

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i'm kristen sze.yor jean kwan said officers have used force in only 572 incidents this year, down from 836 last year and from over 2,000 incidents in 2009. before officers started wearing body cameras. >>> let's see how your morning commute is going with sue hall. >> still slow and go. good morning, kristen and everyone. here's a live look at the richmond san rafael toll plaza, bumper to bumper, sluggish on the deck going into marin. earlier, multicar accident northbound 280 at john daly in the clearing phases. and another accident, this one in the hayward side of things, northbound 880 at thornton. kristin. >> sue, thanks so much. we'll check out your forecast we'll check out your forecast with meteorologist mike nicco >>> good morning. are you ready for some dry weather? yeah, that's what i thought. here's a look at live doppler 7 hd, it's temporary, but will hang around for the better part of today. coming in after midnight, our next storm with light to moderate rain through tomorrow morning. it wi

. >>> i am kristen sze. >>> i am eric tom. >> sue is here with the remark and meteorologist mike nicco is with the weather. >>> we will have rain most of the day for some areas and the rest of us we can tell from the radar the next 12 hours showing live doppler hd with the cold front moving in, and steady and light to moderate rain developing and the rest of us have drizzle to light rain and it and sporadic but capitalling everything wet. here is a look at emeryville with the camera bouncing at 15 miles per hour from north to south across the bridge the rain through 7:00 and low-to-mid 50's milder than this morning. we will see the heaviest rain at noon rolling through and 58 to 60 and rain will taper to scattered showers by 4:00 and at 7:00 post the showers are across the south bay as the robert stalls down there. that gives you a timetable of who, what, where, when and how. >> that sounds good. >> thanks, mike. things are looking better at 101 with an early rush this morning with a sig-alert in south san francisco all cleared. traffic is now moving nicely through south city. this is

i'm kristen sze.way patrol says it's ready if protesters try to block 101 in palo alto again today. about 200 demonstrators marched last night after a reaction to a grand jury decision not to charge a new york city police officer in the choke hold death of a black man. officers cleared the freeway after about ten minutes. stanford university students organized the protest. the freeways are moving smoother this morning. >> yes, they are. but we do have a new problem. first at the bay bridge toll plaza, about 20 minutes for the maze into san francisco. the brand new crash involving a motorcycle. highway 24 and pleasant hill road. it is getting pushed over to the shoulder. we do have this area shaded in green. that's where rain could affect your commute and then it clears up. ♪ ♪ bring the delicious taste of hershey's chocolate to anything - everything. with hershey's spreads, the possibilities are delicious. >>> good morning a lot of humidity out there. three-quarter mile visibility. less than a quarter

. >>> good morning, i'm kristen sze.d by the weather. dozens of flights were cancelled yesterday and delays were up to two hours long. the sunday after thanksgiving is considered one of the busiest days of the year at sfo. happening today a three-month-long street closure in san francisco is set to get under way. fourth street between harrison and bryant streets will be closed today and not open until the end of february. all this for the constructions of the central subway project. now for a look at your morning commute in oakland, watch out northbound 880 at 23rd avenue there's a five-car crash so cars are blocking the number two lane. this means northbound 80 traffic very, very bad due to other minor crashes as well. look at that, 6 miles per hour your top speed. >>> live camera outside for you, san jose camera checking out the camera there, very slow. backed up on 87. meteorologist lisa argen joins us with your forecast right after this. >>> good monday morning. waking up to mostly cloudy skies in the city. still del

. >>> i am matt keller here for kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas, ten more shopping days unless christmas. >> still plenty of umbrellas to be bought or purchased but as we head to christmas, a rainy pattern will turn dry. the altamont pass headed into livermore, we have sta boulevard through to half moon bay and up to san francisco and oakland and toward conquered that is where the heavy rain is falling into the santa cruz mountains. the day planner today as we look at the rain falling on the golden gate bridge it is going to be wet. steady rain through the morning and low 50's if met of us, lighter rain by noon and scattered light showers by 4:00 and by 7:00 most of the showers are over. >>> the commute is looking rough in some spots. aextreme. it is a bad drive. we have had too many accidents. the san mateo bridge has flood at the toll plaza but it is wet and it is. coming down on the san mateo crossing the water from hayward to foster city. metering lights were turned open early at bay bridge with heavy traffic barely moving because of an early accident that has cleared. it has gummed