i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. go to meteorologist crest tina christina loren. rain is coming down in certain parts already this morning. >>> you can see we have a big system pushing into the bay area. here's the core. you can see the counterclockwise rotation. it is going to ride just to the north of us, but it is dragging this cold front. and the cold front is pretty strong this morning. we are seeing the bulk of the moisture come through. heading through afternoon, clearing will take place. by:00 p.m., just a few light scattered showers. by 5:00 p.m. tonight, most of the activity will clear off to the east. we'll let you know what's coming up for tomorrow, another round of rain, and more with this system that's on the way. back to you guys. >>> thank you very much. an armed robber is on the loose after striking nearly a dozen drugstores and sandwich stops in the east bay. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live with additional details on this serial robber and who he is holding up. good morning to you. >> re

laura garcia-cannon breaks down the numbers. >> reporter: these are the faces of convicted murderers, rapists and serial killers, men and women whose crimes were so heinous, they've been condemned to the toughest sentence. >> what's reserved for the worst of the worst. >> of the 717 inmates on death row it is estimated only 1% will ever be executed. >> the reality is, california's death penalty is simply an expensive form of life without the possibility of parole. >> reporter: unlike life without parole, it costs $90,000 more to house a prisoner on death row, plus an extra $80,000 in legal fees. because the death row population keeps growing, this year the state will spend $130 million to build a new housing facility. >> they will spent $1 billion on the death penalty in the next five years. >> yeah, it costs money. >> reporter: california has executed 13 people since 1977. dan lundgren was attorney general for seven of them. >> it's not the question of the cost involved, it's the question of the justice involved. >> reporter: the murder rate in california went down 50% once execution

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i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. a lot of wet weather out there.ourself more time to get to work. mike's here to tells us best routes. >> overnight we had a lot of wind hitting the bridges so allow time over the carquinez or the benicia bridge. we do have accidents now reported as well as flooding. highway 24 has an accident on the shoulder there t tree down the middle is on the eastbound 580. affecting folks at park boulevard. in the lower left corner you see that incident, northbound 101 to 280 that connector is still closed. flooding in the area and it hit is sign so the accident and debris have to be as well. continue on 101 into the city. take city streets. 880 with the lights glowing off of the shooen on the road. still feeling the rain. >> a lot of ponding and localized flooding. if you're in a city where it tends to flood you want to take it easy. auld a good idea to travel in the center lane. we do have a little rain coming down still over the bay area. you can see all of this is green, light rain, yellous and reads heads to the east. towa

i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon.:30 on wednesday morning. want to get started with christina loren to look at the forecast. >> good morning. the good news is we're not dealing with the heavy fog in the east bay and the north bay but we have the wind. we traded out the fog for gusty winds. 48 in hayward and 48 in san jose. as you head out you'll need a jacket but something to take off later. you'll trade in the jacket for the sun glasses. 64 in san rafael, 62 in redwood city and we're talking about temperatures approaching 75 by sunday. your extended forecast is on the way. >> have you heard this one. ual is the code for united airlines. today it means you ain't leaving. at least if you are trying to get from here to the east coast, most flights from bay area have to stop in either dallas or chicago. that's not happening. bob redell is live with more on the people ground bid those cancellations. good morning. >> reporter: no, they are not. we're not seeing a lot of people here who are stuck who have been stranded. the

. >>> i imagine we'll join laura garcia-cannon. that's your focus for the rest of the morning. >> it certainly is. we have problems all over the bay area with the storm moving into the bay area. we have them up in napa to the santa cruz mountains. >>> we are even on the highest peak in san francisco where people could see flurries for the first time in decades. >>> of course, christina is watching the forecast for us tracking the biggest cells as they move through this morning. mike is all over the bay area roadways this morning. oh, are you just hearing me right now for the first time, honestly? >> we always listen. we always listen. laura is covering the story big time. be warned, your passwords are not being as secure as you first thought. the security questions asking for your mother's maiden name, odds are people know them. they are online because you put them there. social media sites now are the number one target for identity theft. "today in the east bay's" vicky nguyen takes us in-depth. >> we are going to break this down

i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. go to christina with a look at our forecast. a cold start to the day. >>> yes, a cold start to the day. these are typically the coldest temperatures we see all morning long before sunrise. this time of the year we'll drop more heading throughout the next hour or so. sunrise is at 7:15. 45 degrees in oakland. 43 in san mateo. 40 degrees in santa cruz. although these numbers are already warmer than some of the daytime highs we'll see on the east coast later on today. so it is already much more mild here on the west coast. and later on today we are talking about temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above average, even warmer towards this weekend. your full forecast is on the way. over to you, brent. >> i wonder if it is minus 13 with a high of 30 if that feels high. >>> an after school worker is behind bars facing charges for molesting five girls under the age of 10. it happened in an after school program in the south bay. and bob redell is live at trace elementary school with more on what happ

good morning, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm brent cannon. get you traffic and weather coming up in less than two minutes. first, new information this morning that shows that people in the south bay could be warming up to the idea of higher taxes. that is encouraging news for city leaders in san jose as they try to solve their budget problems. bob redell is live in san jose with what people are saying about maybe having higher taxes and how city leaders are taking that information. bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, brent. what you are saying about people in san jose or anywhere for that matter being in favor of higher taxes is a little bit of a surprise because you come out early in the morning and ask your man on the street what they think of higher taxes and this is typically the response you'll get. >> i don't want to see higher taxes. we see enough high taxes already. >> reporter: would you believe that according to city polling, would you believe according to city polling he holds the any norty opinion? minority opinion? they are ta

i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon.ime to get started with a look at the forecast with christina loren. >>> good morning to you. if there was ever a weekend where you wanted to do some barbecuing, this is that weekend. and the great news is we are seeing temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above average. and you will be able to break out that bbq. 41 degrees in oakland right now. turning to 70 degrees heading throughout this afternoon. as you take your lunch break, they are peeling off a layer with temperatures in the low 60s. we'll round out the day to 70 degrees across the bay area. here's what's to come for the big weekend. i'll have that for you coming up. >>> three years ago three young men were shot execution style in a drugstore. their killer was never found, but that may change. san mateo police have found new information in the cold case. on february 4th, 1979, tracy anderson, billy baumgartner and michael olson were shot in the payless drugstore. new information from old binder was found stored away in a store close

i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm brent cannon. straight up at 5:00. we want to get you started with a peek at your commute with mike inouye. >>> good morning. we'll take you out to the peninsula. we have an issue for highway 101 in the southbound direction near san carlos. one lane is blocked. word came in of an accident and investigation. but for information came in. this happened last night. so there's a lot of details we still have yet to get. we have the right lane closed southbound just south of the san mateo bridge. that will be a factor if that continues for your morning commute. chp hasn't yet told me when they expect to have the lane opened, but it sounds like it has been closed since 9:30 or 10:00 last night when the deadly accident happened at the scene. we continue to follow that investigation in the newsroom as well. the rest of your commute heading north of there into the city should be light because it is friday. a lot lighter volume. how does the forecast look? >>> it always looks better on friday. 37 degrees in oa

i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm brent cannon. straight up at 5:00 we want to get you started on your day getting you a look at your forecast with christina. >>> good morning to you. if you like what we had in store for you last week, you'll like this week. more sunshine, abnormally warm temperatures for this time of the year, and we are starting out mild in some cities. hayward is at 51 degrees. 39 degrees, meanwhile, in napa. 39 in fairfield. we have really dense fog in the east bay and north bay this morning. you want to give yourself plenty of time if you are waking up in the east bay hills, in particular, where we have less than a quarter mile of visibility. and in livermore we are also starting to see your visibility reduced here. take it easy out there. high pressure is going to bring our temperatures up towards that 70-degree mark as we head later into this week. we'll talk about that coming up. right now we'll go back to you. >>> day eight of unrest in egypt. tens of thousands of protestors are on the city streets again c

. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we'll get starting with a look at the forecast with christina loren. >>> good morning to you. we have a clear shot of the stars still out. heading throughout the next hour we'll drop off in temperatures by a couple does he thinks. how degrees, 40 degrees in oakland. rounding out the day in the mid-60s. a wet, cold pattern shapes up next week. we'll let you know when the rain starts and when we expect it to finish. it doesn't look to be for a while. we'll talk all about it coming up. back to you guys. >>> meantime, angry crowds are packing squares in two of egypt's largest cities again this morning. here's a live look from tahrir square in cairo. >> similar demonstrations are going on outside of president hosni mubarak's palace. word quickly spread across the world that mubarak planned to step down. but in a speech he said he is only passing power to his vice president and has no intentions of leaving office or the country. today protesters are more determined than ever. and right now

i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get things moving.opefully that will warm us up a little bit. >> yeah, you're going to be burning more calories getting to the front door this morning. it is cold out there. we are in the 20s in some spots, 29 degrees right now in gilroy. i think we'll drop off a little more the next half hour. 45 minutes, 65 degrees today in santa rosa, 63 in san francisco and 65 degrees in san jose. brilliant sunshine, lots of vitamin d today. a little cooler than yesterday. rain on the way. i'll let you know with your complete forecast. >> early morning joggers need to be on the lookout after another attack near one of the most popular parks in the east bay. it marks the fifth attack in the last couple months. >> a lot of people could be out jogging. christie smith is live from lake merritt with more on how women who work out around the lake are feeling. >> reporter: good morning. i can tell you that women here are very aware of what's going on. they say it's disturbing but they are partnering up with their friends.

. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's start our live team coverage on this morning's storm with christina loren. >> i'll show you where the showers are now. the great news the heavy downpours that we had overnight have really started to subside. we do have a few light to moderate rain showers coming down over the south bay. that's where the heaviest rain is. overall we're clearing out in santa rosa. starting to clear out. and now as we head throughout day, the solid line of showers will continue to push to the south. we'll see pop-up showers, pushing on shore as we head throughout the next several hours. and then a bit of a break the first part of the day more showers and thunderstorms on the way toward this afternoon. and we could see heavy downpours associated with those thunderstorms. kind of rare for the bay area. we'll talk about that coming up. let's get you to work on time through all of this rain with mike inouye. good morning to you. >> good morning. yeah, the rain is an issue and the after effects, that's

. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we've got to cue up the music baby it's cold outside. >> do you want to say over to you, babe. good morning to you. maybe we'll find out later on in the show. 35 degrees in fairfield. 35 in livermore. 39 in livermore. you don't need me to tell you you need a jacket. it's going to be relatively cool throughout the day. this is one of our last dry days in the extended period. so enjoy the partly cloudy conditions that we have on tap. temperatur temperatures ranking from the mid-50s. south bay the warmest location. we head through the next few days a big time winter storm on the way. it's going to bring rain as of tomorrow night. all the way throughout your friday and then saturday morning we could see very low snow levels. we'll talk about that coming up. let's get to you work on time on a wednesday. hump day. over to you. >> good morning. over to you, babe. we've got this slowing coming on highway 4. jammed up as is tradition right there. 20 at its worst over from the a through l, and

. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. big story of the day, the 2,000-mile storm. we've got video from chicago where the wind is so strong it's really knocking people over. city workers are needed to help other people cross the street. you don't want to go out if you're there. the weather is grounding flights from coast to coast, including some here in the bay area. bob redell is live at sfo with more on what's happening right now. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning. you see this line of people trying to get through security here at terminal 2 at sfo. i have no idea where they are going. i can tell you one place they are not headed, that is chicago. o'hare and midway t two major airports in the chicago area, are shut down. and already at this early hour all of the flights, i'm talking out of sfo now on american, united and southwest, have been canceled in the morning. we are understanding that southwest might try to get a flight out later in the afternoon. that's going to be depending upon the winter snowstorm out there. you can see these pictures there i

i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm brent cannon. time to check your hour-by-hour forecast with christina. it is wet and cold for parts of the bay area. >> yes, it is cold and wet. significantly colder than yesterday by 5 degrees. we actually have enough instability for early morning thunderstorm activity. that's what we are noticing right now. this is the realtime doppler radar. thunderstorms are producing some lightning that's pressing towards hayward, oakland, danville. you can probably hear it in your city if you are waking up in the east bay. it looks like heading throughout the next 15 to 20 minutes this cell will completely fall apart. it was bright red here a moment ago and much larger. it is losing momentum making its way over the bay right now. what we can count on throughout the day, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. we'll let you know when the rain will cease coming up. here's how your drive looks this morning with mike inouye. >>> your story is my story as well. windy and now rain and thunder and lightning. d

i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> in three hours the san jose city council is expected to confirm chris moore as the next police chief. >> but some people want him out of the job before he even really starts. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at city hall with more on the controversy and a look at why the mayor isn't paying attention to protestors. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and brent. this is controversial in the eyes of some here in san jose because they don't believe that acting police chief chris moore could improve relations between minorities and sjpd. some activists, in fact, demanded that when the city council meets later today at city hall they also consider oakland police chief anthony batts. mayor chuck reed made it clear that won't happen. there's a promise in place for selecting a police chief, a process that the city manager has followed. later this morning city manager debra figoti will present moore to the city council in a closed session at 9:30 at city hall. during

. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we'll look at your hour by hour forecast with christina. christina, you there? >> i hear crickets. >> she is probably checking the maps because we are having serious rain. you can see the green falling across the bay area. we'll check in with her in a bit. >> you could see everything from hail to lightning to all kind of things. let's go to mike to check on the commute. >>> the rain has passed through soaking the hillsides. we had an earlier report of the tree down. they are still ork working that near highway 4. you are okay despite the slippery conditions, but just lower the speeds. keep it closer to 55 and 60. here's a slough logjam through livermore. an 18 more minute drive building through the altamonte pass. be careful coming through areas like the sunol grade coming up and down with low clouds. no major slowing into the south bay via 680. around the interchange the slowdown has started. i covered the map there, but there's a 42 indicated just coming past 880. thank you, they are clearing that. we'll take a live look out there with th

. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we'll get you started with meteorologist christina loren with a look at the hour-by-hour forecast on this rainy morning. >>> good morning to you. give yourself plenty of time to get to your destination this morning as we have slick conditions and a little bit of lingering activity right now. mostly a lot of the activity is pushing off to the east, east of san jose now. a little bit pushing to the east bay. and as we head through the next couple of hours the showers subside. the big-time rain for today is expected later on this afternoon into this evening. at 5:00 p.m. this is when we are expecting the really strong line of showers to push onshore in the north bay spreading south between 5:00 and 9:00. at 9:00 p.m. you may hear pounding rain overhead. then the whole thing clears out of here heading through tomorrow morning, but there's more on the way. we'll break down the entire forecast coming up. we'll get you to work on time with mike inouye. good morning to you. >>> good morning,

i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm brent cannon. meteorologist christina loren is taking a windy start to the day. >> yes, it is a windy start to the day. our temperatures are nice and mild because of the windy start. you can see from the satellite imagery that we have changes on the way. you see the spotty clouds trying to push into the bay area. that's a very cold air mass that will move in as we head through tonight. and that means our temperatures will plummet overnight. we'll wake up much cooler tomorrow and end up many in the 50s. today we are talking about the 60s. make sure to have a jacket or something to take off later today because it will be warm once again. over to you, brent. >>> thank you, christina. a young woman is recovering in a south bay hospital this morning after being hit and dragged by a hit-and-run driver. that driver is still on the loose. and "today in the bay's" marla tellez is live at the regional medical center in san jose with more on the family's effort to find the driver. marla? >> reporter: brent, i

i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm brent cannon. it is straight up 6:00 right now. >> we begin with a developing situation in egypt. >> in fact, we have a live look at cairo right now this morning. you can see a lot of people still out and about. the violence has been flowing all morning long. it seems to have settled down and will spark up again with more of a violent crash. army tanks and soldiers moved in to separate government supporters and anti-government demonstrators overnight, but since then they have moved away and out of the way to allow the two sides to kind of clash once again. >> we do have a look at some of the violence from overnight. both sides started throwing rocks and molotov cook tames and gunfire broke out. the last report said five people were dead, hundreds remain injured. and this morning we are finding out more about a woman trapped in her apartment in cairo. >> neither. mary thornberry is talking to us by phone. she said men tried to break into her apartment several times. >> i have a sharp knife. i have m

i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm brent cannon. was that a village people kind of thing going on there? >> i guess. >>> we begin with gas prices inching closer and closer to $4 a gallon throughout the bay area. >> and commuters could face fewer drivers as well. caltrain is facing serious budget cuts. marla tellez is live with the commuting changes. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you two. slowly but surely the gas prices are creeping up. we are at the 76 station near the airport at the corner of brokaw and first. as the busy spot to be this morning. the people here are paying $3.59 a gallon for regular all the way up to $3.89 for premium. now the average right now for san jose is $3.45 a gallon. that's 52 cents more than a year ago. the average in san francisco is $3.48. the national average is $3.12 right now. and this could be cheap, believe it or not, in less than two months when we could be paying the dreaded $4 a gallon. gas analysts at gasbuddy.com predict this could happen as soon as april. the recent turmoil in t

. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. you have to bring in some of the plants to protect them, your pipes as well. christina has a look at our forecast. >>> yes, indeed, especially up in the north bay where temperatures friday night into saturday morning are expected to fall into the mid-20s. you definitely want to protect the sensitive vegetation up there and probably the pipes as well. definitely cold enough to burst pipes. freezing temperatures forecasted for friday night. it will be very, very cold on saturday morning. and if we see any precipitation on saturday morning because it will be so cold, yes, we could see some flurries on the valley floor. maybe even in san francisco. right now this system is really, really tricky because it is not holding a lot of moisture heading into friday and saturday. the bulk of the moisture is coming through tonight. we'll time that for you throughout the morning. right now it is chilly as laura pointed out. grab the snuggie and the umbrella because you need it later. by noon the sho

i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm brent cannon. we want to start with a chilly start to the day and a check of your hour by hour forecast with christina. >> that is the big difference this morning. good morning to you. the big difference is the very cold temperatures, about 15 degrees cooler in some cities than this time yesterday. we did lose a lot of the wind. but we're going to see a lot of sunshine through the second half of the day. in fact it's going to be one of those days it's hard to find a cloud in the sky. because we're starting out so cool we're going to see our temperatures only in the low 60s, 63 degrees in san francisco, the peninsula will be one of the warmest areas with temperatures in the mid-60s today. as we're starting out relatively warm. we'll let you know about a big time rainmaker on the way to the bay area, when it's expected to hit coming up. back to you guys. >> vice president joe biden is urging u.s. cities to, quote, get a grip when it comes to building high speed rail networks. he says he is prepared t

i'm laura garcia-cannon.tarted with a look at the forecast where meteorologist christina loren. good morning. >>> good morning. yes, if you have to go to work today, we are in the same boat with you. good morning to you. it is cold out there. grab a jacket on your way out the door. 38 degrees this fairfield. 38 in concord. and 35 degrees in sunnyvale. now, we have widespread 30s. we have the possibility of some freezing fog up in the north bay. we are also seeing some really low snow levels in the north bay this morning. some snow coming down in the surrounding hills of santa rosa. we do have a little bit of shower activity. as you can see here, the radar is active. pretty good line of showers right now between santa rosa and petaluma on 101. we'll find out if it is impacting your drive at all. this is the case for the next couple of hours. >>> christina, so far it is all right. but the rain is coming through. no major incidents for the north bay. we are joining up with travel as folks are joining 101 and 37.

. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we'll get you moving with the hour-by-hour forecast with christina. >>> yes, we have rain coming down in the south bay right now. mostly locations south of san jose, but take a look, we have a little bit of lingering activity creeping up from the south. this whole line of showers is actually moving to the north. so as we head throughout this afternoon we will see scattered showers all across the bay area. the one exception will probably be the immediate coast near the north bay. you'll remain dry today. as when he had through noon showers continue to push off to the north. we are looking to widespread activity until 11:00 p.m. this is light rain. we are not expecting the heavy to moderate rain we saw yesterday. light rain continues as we head through probably 11:00 p.m. friday. saturday just a few showers coming down to the south. then by sunday that's your day for outdoor plans. we'll tell you what's coming up for president's day, after all, it is a holiday weekend. right now, though

i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm brent cannon. we begin with your monday morning forecast looking ahead to the week with christina. >>> good morning to you. we have more rain on the way. we'll start with where temperatures are right now. very cold in the 30s. overall, 37 degrees in napa. 38 in hayward. 37 degrees in sunnyvale. we have another couple of hours of temperature dropping before we hit our lows this morning. we'll let you know how colder with expecting it to be and about some rain on the way coming up. definitely need the jacket, though. we'll check on the highways with mike inouye. >>> we have accidents on both sides of the bay. we'll start over the peak there on the peninsula side. southbound 280 at serramonte boulevard. the accident just cleared from the lanes there. an easy drive out of daily city down to 380 for the peninsula commute. a smooth drive into the city as well. we'll take you to the other side of the bay, oakland getting onto northbound 880 at high street there's an accident there. that's been going on si

i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we begin with developing news this morning. san francisco police are on the scene of a deadly crash. they are now starting the dui investigation. christie smith is live on the scene with the developing details. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. i just got the update from the cap pin on scene who tells me it will be at least an hour now he thinks before the intersection reopens because they have so many pictures left to take and still quite a bit of investigating to do. they also need to get two flatbed tow trucks out here to remove the two cars involved in this fatal wreck. san francisco police telling me that witnesses say a driver in an audi may have been speeding and running red lights down geary eastbound about 2:15 this morning. witnesses say he slammed into a gray car crossing aguelo. the car hit the driver and the adult male was pronounced dead at the scene. the gray one out here this morning was so damaged that firefighters had to come out here and cut the car open to g

i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon.ll get started with a quick look at the forecast with christina lorp. >>> good morning to you. we'll see sunshine at times today with more rain on the way, but it looks light in nature. none of the yellows or oranges we had on our screen yesterday. it looks like heading throughout the day today we'll continue to see this pretty steady line of showers streaming onshore, but what will happen is it will come to the north a little bit. right now we are getting a break in santa rosa, and same for san francisco. but by 9:00 the showers come to the north to hit san francisco. this will be the case throughout the day today. light scattered shower activity with clearing just in time for the weekend. we'll talk about that coming up. we'll check the commute to get you to work on time. finally a friday. >>> finally a little karma as far as the rain goes. there's a look at the san mateo bridge. a live look at the bridge. we see slowing on the speed intd cay or thes but the headlights are coming off

i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon.e'll check in with christina who has a look at the forecast for today. >>> good morning to you. it will be a nice day. we are looking to partly cloudy conditions with temperatures ending up in the low 60s, which is right on track with the seasonal averages, but we have rain on the way later on in the week. we'll tell you where and how much we are expecting. it is a much warmer system with no snow at sea level this time, but a lot of rainmaking its way towards the bay area. we have a little bit of patchy fog, not widespread by any means this morning. we'll see how it impacts your drive this morning with mike inouye. >>> i will show you a little bit of fog, but it is not widespread. we have widespread commutes hitting the maze. we'll see what's happening in the east bay. a nice, easy drive so far for the speeds, but we'll look with the chopper over the maze area. we are showing the backup at the toll plaza. the metering lights turned on at 6:15 this morning. there's the buildup making wa

. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get things moving with a look at the forecast with christina. >>> good morning to you. it is so hard to move when it is frigid outside, but we have to get to work this morning. some of us do, anyways. 38 in fairfield, same for concord, and 35 in napa. a little more mild along the peninsula, but we have showered to add to the mix as the system of low pressure is dropping into the pacific northwest. this is kicking up rain activity all the way from santa rosa south to san francisco. we are seeing some light showers. and this will probably be the case for the next few hours. then partly cloudy skies anticipated for the second half of your presidents' day. i do think you can get outside today. we'll talk about that coming up. we'll get you to work on time if you have to go today. good morning to you, mike. >>> if you have to go, you have to go. that's what my 5-year-old says when he's dancing as well. we'll look at the south bay, you are talking at snow. it is not affecting your mai

i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm brent cannon. we begin with christina and your forecast. man, winter is back. >> yeah. old man winter is banging down our door this morning with temperatures in the 30s. 33 degrees in santa rosa. 34 in fairfield. it is really chilly. i think that a lot of these temperatures that are in the low 30s will drop into the upper 20s before all is said and done this morning. as we head throughout this afternoon we are going to gradually rise up into the 50s. a lot of sunshine on tap for today. but the big weather story is an approaching system that's going to bring our snow levels down to 500 feet as we head into saturday morning. we'll talk more about that all morning long. but we want to talk about the word of the day. and this morning the secret word is "casablanca." one word today for you. now that you know the secret word, log on to nbcbayarea.com. enter that word and you will be entered to win one of three fabulous prizes, a trip to tribeca in new york, the dallas film festival or the los angeles film festival. and that's not all. we are also

. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. it is 5:30.art with meteorologist christina loren with a quick look at the forecast. >>> good morning. always the burr tree to takes me right to wednesday. we have to get through tuesday. clear conditions. it is a crisp start out there. we'll see plenty of 40s. right now we are mostfully mostly in the 50s. the big change is the wind. we have really gusty winds out there sustained at 10 miles per hour, but gusting between 15 to 25. that is making driving difficult at times. we do have rain in the forecast. we'll let you know where the most likely places to see that rain are and how much we are expecting coming up. right now we'll send it back to you. >>> thank you very much. it is 5:31 right now. a south bay family is december pratt desperate to find a driver who left a loved one for dead in a hit-and-run. this morning the family is taking action. marla tellez is live at the regional medical center in san jose where the young woman is recovering. how is she? >> reporter: good morning to you, laura

. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon.watching the radar to see where the rain is coming up. >>> yes, we are watching the multitude of storms to plague our area heading throughout the next couple of days. don't plan on the outdoor activities for this weekend. we have a wet pattern here to stay for quite some time. we'll talk about what's happening right here, right now. we have temperatures rather mild, 54 degrees in hayward. mostly the mid-50s. and some light scattered showers pushing towards livermore. the south bay is getting a little bit of rain. we'll see a nice break from the showers and more on the way tonight. we'll let you know how much is expected in your city coming up. but right now we'll get you to work on time. good morning to you, mike inouye. >>> good morning to you, christina. folks are getting to work on time right now if they leave through antioch. we do see slowing near concord and the walnut creek interchange. a smooth drive there. the 46 is actually a much better speed than we typically see. typically

i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. if you have to head out the door, play it safe this morning. add a little extra time. we'll go to mike with a check on the commute. >>> even though it is friday light, that's the term we use, but allow a lot of extra time because of the conditions outside. it has been raining all night. the east bay hills, diablo, danville, concord, all getting saturated right now. there could be reports of trees being down this morning, but so far they are clear. highway 4 is jammed up early eighth street to love ridge. they are seeing speeds below 35 since 5:30 this morning. the rain-soaked 680 is seeing an accident near the 580 interchange. i'll bring you more details that just got into the chp blogger, but westbound 580 is slowing down into livermore out of the altamont pass. likely gusty conditions over the hills. we have wind advisories for the bay area bridges. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge as the camera shakes on the hayward side. no official advisory from chp. for all drivers acr

. >>> what's coming up later, we say good morning to laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning everyone.ing up next on today in the bay, shoddy record keeping, pg&e is tracking down missing paperwork. what it could mean for miles of gas line. explosive interview with the new police chief. what he plans to do and how he feels about being the target of controversy. all that and more coming up on "today in the bay." back to you. >> thank you much. one last look at the forecast. >> good morning, scott. we're looking good in terms of our forecast. especially heading into thursday. today, 65 degrees, still about 5 to 10 degrees above average for this time of year. as we head into turs, friday and the weekend, temperatures climb. take a look at the temperature for sunday. 73 degrees. 68 by monday. warm for tuesday. you probably need that spring gear. this morning grab a jacket and watch for gusty winds through the east bay hills probably for the first part of the morning and this evening as well. back to you. >> coming up we'll continue to follow the unrest in egypt. a former u.s. ambassador sa

i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm brent cannon. coming up at 5:00 we want to start with developing news. san francisco police are on the scene of a deadly crash and are starting the dui investigation. christie smith is live on the scene with develop

. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get things started with a look at the forecast and the cold start we're talking about with christina. >> good morning. yes, it's a very cold start, about 15 degrees cooler this morning than where we were at this time yesterday morning. and we're going to continue to drop off through the next hour and a half, two hours. so grab that heavy jacket on the way out the door. lots of sunshine and temperatures in the low to mid-60s. we do have a rainmaker on the way. i'll let you know when and how much rain we're expecting. if you can hold off washing that car i recommend doing so. we'll talk about that coming up. >> haven't done it in weeks anyway, thanks. it's 5:31. a safety warning this morning, another woman is recovering from an attack close to one of the popular parks in the east bay. police are looking to see if this is connected to four other assaults that happened near the park last year. christie smith is live from lake merritt with more on how women living and working out aro

i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm brent cannon. coming up on 5:00 we want to check in with christie to take a look at the hour by hour forecast. >> it has been absolutely beautiful. unfortunately, heading through tomorrow morning and tonight the onshore flow will kick in. we'll see that marine layer pushing towards the coast. that means the fog will be back. but this morning right now we are clear along t

i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm brent cannon. just about 5:00. we want to start with christina and take a look at today's forecast. still continuing the cold ways. >>> oh, yes. and every time i check i'm still on par with the 500-foot snow level in the bay area as we head into saturday morning. let's talk about today and what's happening right here, gh

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i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm brent cannon. coming up at 5:00, the big story today is our weather. we are getting more rain through the area. and meteorologist christina loren is tracking what's going on. >>> good morning to you. yes, after a long dry spell the winter weather is back. and this morning we are starting to see a little bit of shower activity develop in the south bay. now some showers are coming down in the east bay. and this will be the case

i'm laura garcia-cannon. want to check the forecast with christina. >> good morning to you. it's always a little easier to get out the door when it's kind of mild. that's what we're seeing, 50s in san francisco, oakland and santa rosa. mid-40s in the east bay and we're cool this morning in gilroy, 31 degrees. don't worry about frost. fog is not a problem. we'll see gusty winds throughout the day today pushing from land to sea, that's helping to keep things warm. 64 in los gatos. 64 degrees in livermore. we head through the big super bowl weekend temperatures are only going to climb toward 73 degrees by sunday. let's check the morning drive with mike. >> we're not going to complain about 73. the roadways, we have the bay bridge, approach westbound, eastbound at the toll plaza reports of a disabled vehicle. that will be a problem getting off the bridge. slow down the east shore from the carquinez bridge. the benicia bridge had the wind advisory. we're expending that across the water. a smooth drive through live

i'm laura garcia-cannon. more wild weather could slow down your morning commute. we want to check in with "today in the bay's" marla tellez live in the santa cruz mountains where there have already been reports of lightning this morning. how are you holding up now? >> reporter: we are still getting soaked out here. the mountains certainly will be soaked all morning long. highway 17 off to the morning here. the morning commute is looking just fine. drivers are dealing with some slick roads and dense fog. you can see that chp issued a fog advisory. signs are posted warning drivers of the reduced visibility this morning. also hail could happen in the santa cruz mountains. as you get ready to head out the door, no matter where you are in the bay area, take it easy out there. >>> thank you very much. you can see the camera lens covered with the water there. we'll check in with -- they are going to clean it off for next time. we'll check in with christina as she looks at our forecast. there, now we can hear you. >>

i'm laura garcia-cannon.istina has a look at your forecast. it is a good one. >>> we are going to see a lot of sunshine today. 39 degrees right now. we'll turn over to about 66 degrees in san rafael. 65 in san francisco later today. and 70 degrees in los gatos. it is chilly out there. make sure you grab a jacket, but something you can take off later on. guess what? heading into this weekend, a holiday weekend for some, super bowl sunday, 73 degrees. warm conditions in the east bay. even warmer in the north bay. in san francisco on sunday, i'm going 67 degrees. the warming trend continues through monday. we are back down to the upper 60s by thursday, but not too shabby with a lot of sunshine. we'll see how we are going on the roadways on a getaway friday morning with mike. >>> christina, you talked about the sunday celebration. celebrate responsibly to make monday easier. the bay bridge is very easy right now. in fact, no meter lights. it is almost 7:30, no metering lights. friday morning light. travel times c

. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get started with a look at that forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you. yes, we're watching the forecast very closely. when we talk about something that's going to make national news potentially, we really want to keep our eye on what's happening. i'm talking about the projection of snow in san francisco. i don't think we're going to see snow accumulate. what i do think, possibility for flurries in oakland and san francisco into this weekend. our next round of rain arrives as we head into tomorrow night. today, though, we're starting out chilly and we're going to get one more dry day. 39 in concord, 37 in livermore and 39 degrees in gilroy, along the peninsula more mild. let's find out if we have problems on the roadways. good morning, mike. >> a little distracted because you're talking about flurries. we're looking at the east shore freeway. 18 minutes. smooth off the carquinez bridge. averaging 61, i have a 71 around golden gate. there's an 80. tho

. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we start with the developing situation in egypt. thousands of anti-government protestors are in the center of cairo again today. >> from time to time we have our live look. we just lost it, but there are reports this morning that the supporters of president hosni mubarak are not there today. they have been clashing with the anti-government protestors, but they are not there. so things seem to be a lot more peaceful. here's a live look out there this morning. we had seen yesterday sporadic gunfire, molotov cook tames cocktails and that kind of thing. we are not seeing the violence so far. the egyptian government estimates that nearly 900 people have been injured and eight people have been killed. >>> another large protest is going on today in egypt. the second largest city is alexandria. people are gathering outside the mosque in that city. we'll let you know if there are new developments this morning as the day continues to go on. it is now 4:00 in the afternoon there. >>> all right. an overnight fire forced hundreds of people to ev

i'm laura garcia-cannon. showers still coming down in the north and south bay but clearing in the peninsula and the coast is starting to dry out. the trend as we head through the next few hours. we'll continue to dry out, by 1:00 p.m. a few residual showers, 3:00 p.m. clearing, 58 degrees. find out how the drive looks, any lovers on the roadway or people driving as usual, mike? >> they love the red lights, that's what you see here. starting to move better here as well, the weather starts to clear. slow, traffic was completely stopped now starting to move once again. i hear traffic work was the whole grade could be slow for 20 minutes. the maze, backup at the toll plaza, and down to the area and look at this 101 into san mateo, slow in both directions to hillsdale. >>> to mark valentine's day today same-sex couples around the country plan to request marriage licenses at the local county clerk's office, not only happening here in the bay area but a march and rally held in the east bay to draw attention to it at

. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. it is a soggy start to the day. a lot of spinouts on the roads.ck the morning commute with mike. >>> good morning, brent and laura. we have very light traffic volume before 5:00 in the morning, but already i saw a number of reports all over the bay. we are focusing on antioch and highway 4. it is showing speeds down to 35 miles per hour from 880 to love ridge. the typical slowdown doesn't start at that extent until 6:30 as far as the widespread effect on highway 4. so that might be the rain coming through the area. christina will show you a bit the radar, and it has reflected rain coming through concord and the east bay hills. we could get a dusting of snow as well. meanwhile, coming across the cartinas and venetian bridges, we have the gusty wind to take you around. keep that in mind, we have the advisory for slick roads, gusty conditions. that could result in trees down. look at the bay bridge toll plaza with big puddling. the generic warning for the rain and slow, slippery conditions out there. they could be icy as well. back to you. >>> our st