we told but that accident at the lawrence expressway. and we said this would start backing up into san jose very quickly and true to form, here we are, back independent almost all the way up to 101. i want to put it on the map to show -- to show you what's going on. this is the problem we're talking about. northbound 280 and the slow traffic we just showed you. also, 87 has been slow because of an earlier crash, not only in the south bay do we have slow traffic. it's slowing on 880 southbound from 288 from fremont. and interstate 680 from concord to walnut creek and also slow on highway 4. we had an accident on the bridge. but that's gone. it's backed up for about 20, 30 minutes. >>> let's go to mark tamayo. just beautiful out there this morning. we have cloud cover, breaks in the clouds. no rainfall but that will be changing. it has been an exciting week forecast-wise. we started off with the weather pattern transitioning quickly. right now, some rain and snowshowers out toward the sierra. this is what we're watching out to the north. r

there is another accident westbound 237 actually approaching the lawrence expressway.is is a live look from milpitas where we already have a few brake lights across that stretch. bart would be a great option and they have more than 47 trains on time. i know lawrence has been very busy with his hi-def doppler tracking the storm. >> it looks like it's beginning to break you want a little bit around the bay area this morning but we're seeing pockets of rain outside so the roads as you see very dangerous and slick outside. be very careful this morning if you are traveling. let's take you in for a closer look now into san jose and that's where we are seeing some of the rain where the accident is continuing to fall in that direction. it looks like this whole storm system is going to wind down though as we head in through the middle of the morning. in san francisco you see clouds still looking very ominous beginning to break just a little bit but i think we are not going to be out of the woods until we head to the middle of the day and we'll see more sunshine and it looks lik

want to think about using downtown before it gets too super crowded and northbound 280 at the lawrence expressway. 880 north and southbound, this traffic looks good as you drive passed oakland and there was an earlier crash on the actual bridge itself. >>> at 6:51, the traffic is backed up to the maze, let's go to mark. >>> we have a dry forecast, reaching the short-term, we will have some of those clouds off in the distance and we do have a little bit of sunshine this morning. also some cold temperatures right now the radar, live storm tracker 2, in fact, south tahoe, some rain showers, this will be the source of some -- will be the source of some rain. winds sustained out of the west at 16 miles per hour at fso, oakland, right around 21 miles per hour. it is also chilly and here is a look at some of the current numbers. these readings are in the upper numbers, san jose 50 degrees. here is the cool weather systems which brings down the temperatures. cooler today also into friday, showers return with the possibility of a -- possibility of a thunderstorm and it is possibly down about 3,000 or 2500

north 101 approaching 880, also slow it westbound 237, an accident just past lawrence expressway. this portion, we often hear about flooded local road, so keep track of it. so far, 237, that's okay. in the east bay, a slower drive. still eastbound an you pass through the earlier sig alert zone. but much improved. westbound, there's your commute. freemont, 880 itself, as you come down past the park sign, soupy conditions and the water kicking up making the blurry shot here. it's going to be issue for your visibility as well. the bay bridge shows the leftovers from the rain. the puddles. and now we have the cash lanes backed up. the bridge itself moving nicely. all these folks, these are cash payers. keep that in mind this afternoon. palo alto, the peninsula a little bit wet here. north in towards san mateo. the earlier alert has cleared. >> thank, mike. >>> it is 6:21. coming up, the giants adding orange to your black friday. the world series champs. we'll tell you how you can score some tickets to next season's home games just ahead. >>> plus, a live look at the market in san fran

also another crash 237 at the lawrence expressway. and also a crash east 80 at georgia street in vallejo. the crashes they keep coming in. please be careful out there. let's go to steve. >>> our system not bad. it was a little stronger up on the north coast yesterday. but it weakened considerably. i'll have totals. here it is moving east and south. cloudy to mostly cloudy conditions. san francisco observer mike 1.19 santa rosa almost an inch of rain. crockett about an inch of rain as well. cazadero last check was 2.83. so around 3 inches there. napa almost an inch of rain. concord a half inch. you can see it's pushing off to the east. there is no doubt about it it's sliding by here in the next couple of hours. also toward oakland there is a few showers popping up into marin county. sunol grade south touched on that. you can see from livermore to pleasanton right there there has been decent rain. it's still working its way south. but the peninsula looks like things are also starting to wind down now into the santa cruz mountains. 50s t

you might have another patch of problems passing by lawrence expressway. lier accident at wolf, now it's at lawrence. it's partially blocking the slow lane. also slow for 85 coming up through the area, so we'll follow that as the south bay continues to build. a live look outside, we'll show you how thing are shaping up for sunol also. christina talked about that patch of fog. getting you coming over the hill from sunol into fremont, you see the glow. oakland we're looking at a nice, smooth flow of traffic northbound with those taillights. no problem, a smooth drive but a good set of traffic. heavy volume coming up into downtown. remember the warriors play too. we're looking at the bay bridge, of course we have the backup here. the metering lights are on but there is still movement in these fastrak lanes. that's better than we often see. of course it's a friday, so that is considered light, guys. back to you. >> it's all relative. thanks a lot, mike. >>> now to decision 2012 at the local level. a number of city council races in the south bay getting a lot of

we take it down to the south bay a dry break from the dumbarton bridge still raining of the lawrence expressways well. in our last report we saw moderate to heavy rain again the system is pushing its way south expected to reach monterrey shortly. here is a look at satellite radar the system the sagging south soldierly.. >> the rain is slowing everyone down this morning you should drive at reduced speed. leave early. make sure you give yourself plenty of time. when you get on the road give yourself space between the car in front of you. there is a new problem here in san francisco traffic alert south bound 280 at 101 there is a car fire. the emergency crews have arrived they have the two left lanes shutdown. that will slow you down as to emerge from 280 over 2101 in seven to scott barrett a trouble spot on the peninsula. the accident was originally reported as northbound turns out it is a south bound accident. south bound 101 is an overturned craft. the two left lines are shut down. that will slow down your commute. -- overturned crash. >> black friday is almost here in shoppers are continuing t

northbound 280, right before lawrence expressway, there is an accident blocking one lane.ill slow up the nimitz. we have seen some -- this is actually a little better maybe in the last half hour or so but it's still jammed from hayward to downtown oakland. drive time still nearly a half hour between 238 and the maze. another slow spot this morning is down the eastshore freeway. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> announcer: today... >> do you want to try turkey? >> rachael: heck to the yes, i

. =8 my big problems and the last past the lawrence expressway on improved road. three lanes are black with an injury accident and is backed up the traffic beyond bird and all at the highway 87. this is one of those accidents that is likely to have a huge ripple effect freeways. it is likely to the fact is no. on ride on eight 80¢ so much of that connects here. on the guadalupe parkway also highly 1 01 were the traffic leads over interstate 280. southbound interstate 680 is the same freeway it just changes numbers when it crosses the bay shore. again as the left-hand lane to her black hair with an injury accident. the chp is about it is to alert which means they expect lanes to be bought for 30 or more minutes. we will update the drive time for your next report. a quick bridge check at the bay bridge ride things have got a little heavier as a metering lights have been slowed. we're looking at 80 to 22 minutes drive times. since the san mateo bridge last time we checked drive times were still 11 to 12 minutes. we have not seen things really began to bog down here.