christina loren has a look at how our day is going to shape up. >> we really need the rain, although the timing could not be worse. it's going to come in heavily for your morning drive and we'll have another wave of heavy rain as you try to make your way home from work. potentially an inch to 2 inches right here in the south bay, though the highest totals are expected in the north bay. we'll check in with mike, the only dry area i can find is gilroy to morgan hill and that's closing in quickly. have your umbrella ready to go, travel cautiously this morning and i'll show you how much more rain is on the way. >> let's take you out to the roadway. we're looking over here to the bay bridge. the oakland area, it has a very blurry shot. we also have the camera shaking around from time to time. look at, that the entire map is green here over in the east bay. we do have a crash at north 880. it does sound like a fender bender there. over on the left side we have the peninsula in blue. a single-car spinout often means a car was pulled over into a puddle or maybe hydroplaned. we'll giver you a

let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning. everybody at home getting that heavy rain at this point. the one exception is up in sonoma county, this is a very slow moving system. as we head throughout the day today, we're expecting downpours. things will relax a little bit but we have some thorpgs on the way as well. we guide you and start that clock for you at 8:00 a.m. rich downpours, you'll need the umbrella and need why are jacket for today and can see showers not as steady but still coming in. you'll still need that umbrella. but then the rain returns, another storm on the heel of this system and then another one after that. i'll tell you how much rain we

christina loren will have the latest for us coming up. >>> and welcome back. checking your retirement account, both the dow and the nasdaq mildly higher this morning. kind of a disappointing cyber monday. sales were up, but not much. remember yesterday we were talking about president obama's proposal to provide hundreds of millions of dollars for police body cameras? this morning shares are up better than 7% on that news. taser makes these, the over the ear cameras used by bart officers. >>> well, we've had black friday and small business saturday and cyber monday, now it's giving tuesday. he and his wife laurie will give a million dollars to city here in san jose. the city year helps underserved schools in san jose with tutors and mentors, who sign up for a year's worth of volunteering. how about that? >>> cupertino working on its general plan. southern california cities are required to have tells them where to put houses, hotels, and offices. the last time cupertino met to discuss the plan, the meeting lasted ten hours. they finally quit at 5:00 a.m. tonight

let's check in with christina loren. i am paying very close attention because i'm going to the 49ers game. i want the weather to be good. >> as a raiders' fan, i have to tell you the truth, no matter what i have to say it's going to be very nice for you later on today. i'm sorry. if you are not a raiders' fan like you, you should be sorry for my whole last three years. >> we can commiserate on so many levels. >> we are a couple of california girls. we are going to get a california christmas. really nice conditions. here's the thing though. warm all the way through wednesday of next week. that's christmas eve. i can tell you though by christmas day things start to change. we've got this area of low pressure. it wants to hit the bay area. i think it's only going to impact the north bay with light shower activity. our temperatures are going to drop. overall, looking great. if you want to hit a white christmas, about a 2 1/2, maybe 3 hour drive up to tahoe. bring your chains today. you can leave them home tomorrow. that's wh

i'm anthony slaughter in for christina loren. >> and a brook it the bay bridge. a school start to this morning. it's friday, december 26th. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. and anthony slaughter is here for christina loren. >> a warning for the black ice you may be seeing. not looking at freezing conditions here, but in ukiah they're freezing and even trucky. 6:00 and 7:00 are usually the coldest times. as temperatures continue to fall, we'll that. temperatures very cold. >> new this morning, a pakistani official says the alleged mastermind behind a recent massacre at a school is dead. the attack killed 148 people, many of them children. at the same time at least seven isis toldiers were in returni returning -- soldiers were returning. >> deaths have triggered ongoing protests across the country, including here in the bay area. the damage is still apparent. protesters said they specifically chose to act on christmas might. >> reporter: they did. good morning and merry christmas to you, kris. the destructio

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we have meteorologist christina loren with us. you say do not be fooled, nouts the just light rainfall that we're seeing, brace yourself for heavier stuff, too. >> yeah. good morning. thank you so much for waking up with us and thank you for sticking with us through last week's historic storm. i bet you kind of want to know how much rain did we get and did it take a dent out of that drought? well, here's so that's the good news. as you might be thinking right now, 3% to 4%, that's not much. but, hey, it actually is because we're trying to crawl out of three years of drought. so we actually hit that mark. we got more rain in 48 hours in san francisco than 12-plus years. it's been that long since we've had that much rain from that's the most in 24 hours since 1958 that we really had to dig through your record to find those historic totals. here's the deal for today. we've got another potent system, heavy rainfall from time to time. that's going to be the story. you want to make sure you're aware of that and ready for it. you're goin

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i'm meteorologist anthony slaughter in for christina loren. >> cold and clear. looking live you can see the city in the distance. freezing at that el situation. what do you need to know for your new year's day plan? this is "today in the bay." >> good morning. thanks for joining us. laura garcia-cannon is of off, sfrch. >> you know, i don't think it's going to be that cold on new year's eve. today, the weekend and the first half of next week. by wednesday and thursday we'll start to moderate a little bit. >> even you guys reich to dress up. >> you know the livermore temperature is a little more deceiving. so it is cold out there this morning. definitely want to make sure you paying attention on those roads. we're going to warm up near 60 this afternoon. >> then we take a break. enjoy the rest of the newscast and then hit the road. >> enjoy those new toys. >> thank you, anthony. >> early this morning, the pakistani government reported a militant was killed in a ray of grs forces federal government -- towns and villages in five malaysian states

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. >> let's get to meteorologist christina loren, who has obviously been very busy the last 48 hours getting ready for the storm. >> hey, 48 hours? i've been watching this storm since last week. i have to tell you, though, it's not disappointing in what it's bringing. you might be that iing, hey, it's not even raining where i am. >> that's one of the components of this system that makes it a slow roller. it going to slow raul utility opinion but everything happened to the south. there is another forward on the fooels of that one. as a result that's how we're going so get that fierce wind this morning. take a look at this, 38 miles per hour stained throughout the eyer in zbets it willzbrrnl, and the wind is shaking around. the bridge itself, a relatively dry situation between san francisco and the oakland side. the golden dale fill stare we have eastboundle -- -- eastbound. along that coast as christina said. back to you. >> thank you for keeping track of things. it's not a snow day obviously but a rain day. that means thousands of students have the day off. school districts across the area t

. >> let bring in christina loren for a look at the semi-back to work forecast, right? some of us are still lucky enough to be still on vacation. >> sort of a skeleton halfway crew. a lot of kid actually are headed back to school today and over the week that we had off, we hit our coldest temperatures of the season so far. we found out we had the wettest december of all time in san ho this week high pressure takes control and will keep our temperatures rather mild. temperatures will be cool enough for a coat all day long. we'll see a lot of sunshine. as we progress throughout the afternoon, that wind is going to pick up. we have a weak cold front coming through that's going to kek up the wind and really give us a cold blast of air. that brings us from the upper 50s today to the low 50s tomorrow in san jose. as we head to yesterday, we'll on hit 52 as your high in san jose and 54 in san francisco. meanwhile, we'll start to see the temperatures moderate as we head back into the weekend. you can see what's happening, all this moisture wrapping around that big ridge of high

let's check in with meteorologist christina loren who is checking the possibility -- or the guarantee, i think, of more rain this week. >> the guarantee i can give you 100%. how much, that's the big question mark. this morning, we're tracking a little fog through the tri-valley. north bay rain to south bay sun. that's the sorry throughout today. everybody seeing a fair amount of sunshine today, tomorrow, things start to turn cloudy and then we bring in the rain, heavy at times, by wednesday night. here's mike inouye. >> we have a little break before that rain but still dealing with moisture in the air. we're showing you westbound 580. look at the map. remember our traffic and weather map tied together. we have the road weather index has orange painted. that means dense fog advisory -- not an advisory, i should make that clear. it from that. >> protests continuing across the country. anger is festering and growing over the use of deadly force by police officers. this is the scene in new york city last night when protesters took over a toys are who marched through the streets smashing w

stay tuned for reports from christina loren and mike inouye. you can get an up-to-day look at our weather radar any time at our web site, nbcbayarea.com. >> senior citizens commission and transportation officials are pushing plans to make sidewalks safer. many pedestrians have complained about having to dodge cyclists on sidewalks. there are signs asking riders to walk their bikes but those don't seem to be working. cyclists say they're just trying to avoid traffic on the streets. >> crowded or if there are a bunch of people turning right, i'll ride on the sidewalk for a while. >> a lot of these people who are getting hit or nearly hit are senior people in wheelchairs, walks are and canes and so on and cannot get out of the way. >> coming up on 5:51 right now. they have been clamoring for fairer conditions. now they might get it. san francisco taxi drivers could get a leg up on ride sharing companies all because of a new proposal being considered today. the municipal transportation agency will discuss reducing fees for taxi drivers so they can

christina loren? >> you know what's so cool about the games, you can control the weather out there on the golf course when you're playing tiger woods. you know what, i think you'd want to control the weather today if you wanted to get out and play real golf, because we still have showers coming through. mt. hamilton, you can see from this time lapse, the sky just opened up. only for a brief amount of time before the heavy rain returns. not until we hit about 3:00 to 7:00, you can see healdsburg getting some sunshine. most sun that we've seen since the weekend. radar shows you what's happening. you can see we have light showers embedded within the green you'll notice the pockets of red and yellow. little thunderstorm cells. we've already seen a couple strong ones move right over point arenas. over the next couple hours, spotty thunderstorms roll onshore, mostly along the santa cruz mountains, then rain returning as of this evening, 3:00 to 7:00 heavy rain returns, all night long. showers will linger in

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no one is happier about this than meteorologist christina loren. you called this on friday, girl. >> you don't expect more of the unsp unexpected this week, sister. i was in vegas and i was watching this system. this looks so impressive. over the weekend we look to have what could be historic rainfall on the way this week. after what we had the last couple of weeks, our ground is saturated. we are very concerned about what's coming our way early on. today is your day to clean out your storm drains, make sure you clear all those leaves. your sun will set today at 4:51. it will be nice out there. everything starts up on thursday. watch out for patchy fog. overall it looking mostly clear through the south bay. we're looking really good this morning. look at what's on the way as we head throughout this week. now, most of this is going to come through on thursday. i'll time out the rain to your doorstep coming up. i just want everyone to be prepared. there's a big system coming through this week. >> i'm getting ready, stocking the supplies and not leavi

working with meteorologist christina loren. you've been on the hop lately with all of the storms. >> yeah. it's really great story, though that we have to tell. look around the bay area, all of the hills in green, so spectacularly pretty out there. if you wanted to get up to tahoe, what i'm hearing from skiers, snowboards and the resorts, this is one of best seasons that we've had in over ten years. we're just kicking it off, my friends. talk about what happens in san jose. we tallied everything up for the month. and this is a whopper. a whopper. piece of information i get to bring to the table today. san jose, december rain so far, over 7 inches, almost 7 inches and a quarter of rain, brings us up to 746% of average for the month making this officially the second wettest december ever. 120-year record broken in san jose. here's the deal, that all-time record, likely to be broken as of today. all we've got to accumulate another quarter of an inch of rain here in the south bay. i think it's going to happen as of tonight. we'll p

christina loren standing by and ready. >> can i talk? can i talk now? just kidding. we had this whole spread ready to go, four boxes, mike, me, stephanie, altogether, you'll see that coming up. but we have showers this morning. between make sure that you are ready for that. if you're headed into southern california for today, trying to get a little leg up on that holiday travel, you're going to be traveling with the system. now a bit of a break. heavy stuff arrives between 1:00 and 3:00. latest coming up, make sure you're ready for another round. potential flooding, expecting it again. potent system moves through by friday. we'll have all of that coming your way in moments. first, mike inouye, standing by, mark my words, he was standing by. >> all of us standing by. the golden gate bridge, it's wet, driving through without any big deal. full shot, we show that sheen, still wet after overnight rains. spots of flooding. stephanie will talk about the drama in the north bay. we'll talk about one issue. look at the maps. talking about traveling southbound 101, coyote or w

. >> and i'm meteorologist christina loren. cool and breezy for today as we head throughout your tuesday and wednesday, it is going to get cold. we'll see a nice end to the week. temperatures starting to moderate before that storm window opens up. >> a relatively calm commute except for the dublin interchange. >> and let's give you a wide look outside at the beautiful bay bridge there today. it is monday, december 29th and you are watching "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm vicky nguyen. laura garcia-cannon has the day off. this morning police are investigating an early morning home invasion right now. stephanie chuang joins us. we're hear police are now looking for the suspect who they believe is armed? >> reporter: that's right. it's unclear whether it's one or more suspects they're looking for. we're very close to san francisco university. this is where the home invasion robbery happened. police confirmed it was armed. no visible signs of breaking down the

let's go to meteorologist christina loren. it was chilly. we took the kid to gilroy garden this weekend. i wish i was wearing a parka. >> do you wish you picked a different weekend? >> maybe. >> i drove past there and it was jam packed. i'm glad you brought that parka. and the little ones today maybe doing some shopping, they will be opening around 10 and that's about when we will begin to warm up. visibility dropping a tad here over the golden gate bridge in san francisco. 57 degrees laerts on today in san francisco, 53 on the east shore and 58 degrees on the south bay. this is one of the warmer days of the week. you can expect a chilly morning,wide spread 30s and 40s until about noon. the wind is going to increase, pick up and be strong by the end of of the day. it's not going to bring in any rain but it's going to bring in a cold blast of air. temperatures are going to be 5 to 10 degrees colder tomorrow morning. between midnight to 9:00 a.m., frost advisory in place. inland valley 25 to 32 degrees. at the coast, 32 to 39 degrees. we see t

because of that, we begin in the weather center with meteorologist christina loren. >> hey, good morning to you. we're tracking a lot of rain. take a look at this, though. all that rain that hit us yesterday moving right into southern california where we desperately need it. they are going to get slammed. so the weather story today shifts from us here in the bay area down to los angeles. you're going to be hearing a lot of flooding reports from down there. for us, we're going to see some light rain for the first part of the morning. we'll have thunderstorms as well. we want to first check your drive. here's mike. >> or your not drive. this is north 101 stopped at willow. all lanes are funneling off at will oaf after, get bag on at surface streets closer to marsh. there's a couple of headlights. there's stuff going on in transition here. we're seeing a full closure overnight between willow avenue and marsh. the southbound you're routed off the freeway and back on. they should be getting ready to reopen those lanes any minute now. kris sanchez is on site and will give us an update in just

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we want to check in with christina loren. we've experienced all these storms and it's really good news for the bay area. >> yeah. as we go into this weekend, we're going to keep the storm window open. but you know me, i like to look a good 15 days out if i can. it looks like after we get through the next round on monday, we're going to see a dry stretch and it could extend for the next ten days. it looks like we'll be cut off from that jet stream as we head on. that means a nice dry stretch for you to go out and get that christmas tree and get your lights up if you've been kept inside by the rainfall. we have spotty cells moving on shore. you want to give yourself extra time because there's a lot of aftermath from the weather we've had around here the past couple of days. as we head throughout the weekend, we'll see a lot of dry and we're going to keep these light cells in the forecast. between about noon and 7:00 they start to clear. and then let me take you into friday. we're going to get another wave of rain but not until

meteorologist christina loren tracking another storm. >> kind of a tough drive for the commuters. san francisco some spotty cells working their way towards you. as we head out the day today, that will continue to be the sto sto story. let head over to mike inouye. >> highway 17, there's a tree reported down right around glenwood drive. it's across the southbound lanes, wire down. they think they may be power lines down, which is affecting the northbound lane as well. if you're coming over from the santa cruz site, traffic is turned around at sugar loaf. we'll look at the. >> thank you so much, mike. be sure to download our bay area app for your smartphone. >> it is 5:02 right now. we have breaking news out of pakistan this morning where at least 126 people have died, most of them children, more than 100 after a terrifying attack at a military school. >> let bring in is it. >> reporter: absolutely. it's a very horrific attack. we're talking about many school children. it's 6:00 p.m. there. the attack began in the a.m. more than 100 children killed, many of them grades 1 through 10.

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christina loren. >> good morning. apotent storm system.e to work outside, say you deliver packages, it's that time of year, you've got to get out there, stay alert to the weather forecast. any of us just getting to work tomorrow could be trouble. i've got to tell you, wind in the south bay at this time but not the rain just yet. we'll have the wind, though, as of tonight. that's what i want to focus in on. in my next report, focus in on the rain timing and how much. but the wind could actually be a bigger component of the storm system. 54 in the south bay. 57 on the east shore. starting out at 55 degrees in north bay. today temperatures will be warm. weirdoing to drop numbers by ten degrees between today and tomorrow as the storm has cold air associated with. right to the flash flood warning. issued by the national weather service for the bay area starting tonight, it extends through tomorrow night. most of that heavy rainfall is anticipated over the course of tomorrow for the greater bay area. that's when we'll see widespread impacts from

i'm meteorologist christina loren. just light showers mostly up in the north day for this morning. that's where they will state. they'll clear out throughout the day. san francisco, we'll end up about 70, here's the deal for the week, staying dry all the way through wednesday and potentially more rain than we've had in over a decade on the way thursday and friday. more on that in a moment. >>> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thanks very much. >> willie covering for carson. what have you zbhot >> that time of year, time person of the year comes out on wednesday. we're going to help narrow it down. we're going to get it down to eight later in this hour. as you know every year "time" picks its person of the year. some of the more notable covers. 1982, it sometimes isn't one person. the computer. the planet. in 2006 it was you. so we're going to have someone to narrow the field for us. we'll get it down to the short list of eight and coming up later this week on this show, "time" magazine announces its person of

christina loren is here. >> you know we've got a really great day. we have rain on the way but you're going to be able to get to work without any sort of weather delay, at least for now. most of the bay area is nice and clear. we're going to say clear throughout the morning drive. but just as rush hour is coming to a close, i can tell you that's when the showers are going to start to come in and temps will be cool today so grab your umbrella grab that jacket and if you can stick around i'll show you the timeline in just one moment for your neighborhood. moon while, here's mike and your drive in case you can't stick around. >> if you can't stick around that's all right. you can probably stick around a little extra because it's a lighter flow of traffic. it's the bay bridge toll plaza and the metering lights are on. so little light,. >> highway 4 out of antioch, smiled slowing there. no problems except the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> i like this story. stamp honoring basketball great wilt chamberlain will go on official sale today. >> obvio

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christina loren has our weather. >> the coast is where we're really seeing the strongest gusts right now. as i drove in this morning, parked my car, saw a couple of frosty vehicles out there. your windshield gets much colder than the surrounding air. as we head throughout the day today, your specifics or going to be chilly. as we head throughout tomorrow, we'll lose the wind and the coldest temperatures of the season so far. >> breaking news in the south bay this morning where investigators are looking into a rash of new car fires. they all broke out overnight near the san jose cab bell border. bob there were a string of car fires in the same area so are they connected? >> we don't know yet. three car fires tuesday night, 23 bam you're looking at the remains of this one fire. you can see that the car has already been removed. there has been a strong smell of gasoline in this parking lot, right up against the river walk apartment come plkts. and this was around 2:30 po now, at this map it shows all that was at around 12:20 this morning and the first one at 21:05 south basskum in campb

christina loren is a busy lady and mike inouye might have news that impacts your commute. how the wind, rain and fog will make the rest of the week a little bit tricky for some. >> despite the rain, you could have crab for christmas, if you want. the opening of crab season was delayed the last couple of years because the crabs weren't big enough. >> a suspicious smell shut down the hospital for a couple of hours. one staff member reported feeling sick after smelling that order. he was treated it for what's described as minor injuries. the fire department closed down a portion of the e.r. a >> san jose leaders are launching what they hope is a final effort to shut down the jungle. about 300 people live in the homeless encampment. they've been warning what's coming for months. today crews will post signs they have 72 hours to move out. city leaders say once bulldozer tear down the encampment, an environmental company will work to restore that area. >> an unusual tradition returning to the south bay today, one that allows certain people to avoid spending the holidays around b

i'm meteorologist christina loren. a live look at a foggy golden gate bridge. we do have fog out there. it is thick through the tri-valley and the delta. otherwise really nice temperatures out there. in san francisco you'll hit 64 later today, 67 in the north bay, a lot of rain moves in as of tomorrow evening. it's not just the rain we're concerned about, gusty wind as well. thursday looks treacherous. thunderstorms expected on friday. >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks very much. >>> want to >>> that's your latest weather. >> thanks. we want to talk about an unexpected outbreak in the hockey league. several players have come down with the month. at the energy center in st. paul, minnesota. gabe, welcome to you. >> >> reporter: good morning. we normally think of this virus attacking children. so far, five minnesota players have developed it. tonight, one of the world's biggest superstar is expected to return to the ice. this morning, nhl is scrambling to contain a rare out break. 10 players, five on the w

i'm meteorologist christina loren with a microclimate weather alert. although we're getting light activity right now, the heavy stuff is on the way for later today. that heavy round we dealt with earlier this morning racing over to tahoe where the snow level falls this morning to 4,500 feet. if you're like me and itching to get up to all that fresh powder we've been lacking for the past few years, i got to tell you, there are concerns for travelers. we get to that report in just moments. >> now the oakland hills are all right. a lighter volume of traffic where you're looking south of here turns to highway 17. complete closure for highway 17. there's a tree and power lines down. we just heard from our friend, tim, who went through the detour. that sm cog up as well. >> meantime, here are today's top stories. cupertino leaders may present possible solutions to make the city safer for cyclist. a student was hit and killed by a big rig after he was riding in the bike lane. >> and a final vote on implementing a living wage that's the highest in the nation.

. >> let's get to meteorologist christina loren, who has obviously been very busy the last 48 hours getting ready for the storm. >> hey, 48 hours? i've been watching this storm since last week. i have to tell you, though, it's not disappointing in what it's bringing. you might be that iing, hey, it's not even raining where i am. >> that's one of the components of this system that makes it a slow roller. it going to slow raul utility

i'm meteorologist christina loren. a foggy golden gate bridge this morning.ight delays out of sfo for low ceilings and shower activity rolling through there, as well. you can see very light for now. we are not going to see that heavy stuff today. the showers are heading out of town for a good stretch of time. we'll see a nice prolonged stretch of dry weather that extends well into wednesday. 69 by tuesday. storm window reopens the first week of january. >> nd that's your latest forecast. craig? >> thank you. >>> if you are like millions of other americans, right now you're drinking morning coffee, fueling up for the long day of holiday shopping that's ahead of you. today is super saturday. a huge day for retailers as all of the holiday shopping procrastinators hit the stores to get the rest of the items to fill their christmas lift. anne thompson down the street in times square. hey there, anne. >> reporter: good morning, craig. believe it or not, there's a steady stream of shoppers coming into this toys r us. they're already up and at it, on what's called su

i'm meteorologist christina loren. get ready for a cold, sunny and fierce wind day. if you're out shopping, hold on to those bags tight. >> here across the bay we're also talking about the bay bridge. hold on tight. we have the metering lights on at the bay bridge as well. i'm going to show you perhaps a pleasant surprise coming up for the east bay. >> here are today's top stories. searchers are combing the java sea looking for bodies from the air asia jet that crashed over the weekend. at least 40 victims have been pulled from the water -- i'm sorry, 40 have been spotted, up to six have been pulled. >> to the south bay where investigators are looking at three separate car fires that broke out within blocks of each other. one of the fires destroyed a van in campbell. it follows a string of three other car fires last week in the same area and firefighters believe those were intentionally set. however, they have not yet said whether any of them is linked. >> and a short time from now coach jim harbaugh, formerly of the niners, will now be the university of michigan's n

. >> now it's time to check out the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. no pounding rain at least this morning. >> no, but it's still slick out there. we have a great story to tell when it comes to the amount of rainfall we've accumulated. not just here in the bay area. it's a great story for the entire state of california. we might be able to climb from d4 to d3. you may not know what i'm talking about. we're talking about the drought. right now we're as extreme as it gets when it comes to that drought. but we've picked up so much rainfall over the past five days, enough to mack up that deficit up to about 20% in san francisco. so we're looking good. we'll have the latest numbers for you as we head throughout the next couple of days. the rainfall is still coming in so we're still adding to your totals. this morning getting a little break from the rain. but by tomorrow the heavy stuff returns. temperatures mostly in the 60s for today. as we get into your thursday, looking really good throughout the evening hours. then we bring in the rain, heavy at times,

i want to make a deal with christina loren this morning. christina, give us one more game of rain and then let's see some clearing up. >> what's behind door number one in san francisco, we've got a little fog. that could force flight delays but the good news is we're going to get by a mostly dry afternoon. this is the day a lot of people start to head out of town for the holidays. if you're trying to get out to the pacific northwest, we do have rain in portland, seattle and a lot of it. also, trying to get to the southeast could be problematic. we got storms in houston and new orleans. if you're trying to get over to the northeast, this is where we typically have big problems during the holidays. looking pretty good. overall, though, pretty calm conditions across the nation for today and tomorrow. of course, we'll keep you updated. i'm actually working saturday morning as well. so i'll be here. if you're leaving saturday morning, check with us first and i'll give you the latest. a little bit of activity out there, it's light, spotty. that w

meteorologist christina loren, this one is just getting started. >> it is. you know what, we actually had some sunshine out there for part of the day. let me kind of show you that, take you back a few hours. at this point, the sky is gray all across the board. this is sunol, but we did have two to three hours of sun, more on the way tomorrow. but there is more heavy rain moving our way, and i want to kind of bring you up to date with some of the more impressive historical data that's coming in. this is slowly trickling in, but take a look at this, since the beginning of this month, we're now at the 17th, we have averaged three-quarters of an inch of rain or more every single day up in santa rosa, so so far for the season, in every metropolitan city across the bay area, we're basically at four times as much as we typically get. and last year we didn't even get what we typically get, so that is why we have such historic totals to bring you. let me show you the radar right now. picture looks good. you can see the clouds rushing in ahead of that rain. that's goi

i'm meteorologist christina loren. a thin veil of low clouds over the golden gate bridge. fog though, you'll fiend that through gilroy are the tri-vall tri-valley. bracing for the heaviest rain in over a decade in the bay area. not going to arrive until tonight in the north bay. and slowly start to move to the south reaching south bay by tomorrow afternoon. but before that, high wind for the whole bay area starting tonight, fierce wind tomorrow morning. a break over the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you very much. >> tamron is in for carson in the orange room. we're talking about "time's" person of the year. we're moments away from the big reveal. >> indeed. as savannah mentioned, "time's" person of the year, today is the day. we decided to take a look at "time's" short list and compare it to our viewers and who they selected on their facebook page. we know the names there at "time's" short list. who is moved out by our viewers and who is moved in. here we go. vladimir putin replaced by tim c

let's get your microclimate forecast from meteorologist christina loren. >> historic rainfall for the month of december. we kick off winter officially on the 21st and i got to tell you right now, january and february typically our wettest months here in the bay area. we're going to get by with a mostly dry day this week, more sunshine than any other day this week and looking pretty dry into the weekend, into your christmas day before we get hammered for the first week of january. we have a lot to go over in your full forecast. i like to move you ahead not just the next through three days, i like to move you ahead weeks if possible. first, though, here's mike and your morning drive. >> christinchristina, i'm just o get folks through their morning commute. the water a couple seconds ago had water on the lens and on the roadway. here's lane five. a report of the crash at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll track that. we didn't see any slowing on the approach either. we're watching the vicinity of the toll plaza area. the rest of the bay moves very sloot smoothly because a lighter volume of

francisco, san jose, as you can see, not a whole lot out there right now, but meteorologist christina loren says totally different story in 36 hours and counting. santa clara water district -- let's go with christina. >> you know what, we're going to get to that story, it's an important one, because as you know we're in the middle of a drought, and hey, even though we're in a drought and have this rain coming your way, we urge you to please keep the conservation efforts going, because even the storm system that could dump eight inches or more of rain in the higher elevations, it is not going to bust that drought. this is what you can expect through this afternoon, sunshine, that rain moves in tomorrow evening into the north bay, then we're talking about really dangerous conditions by thursday. torrential downpours. in fact, there's a flash flood watch issued for the entire bay area due to localized flooding on streets and rapid creek and stream rises. also we have a high wind watch for the entire bay area and northern california. gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour. and this one is going t

meteorologist christina loren is tracking that system for us. we always like to know exactly when. >> you know, kris, scott, finally a break, vitamin d for those of us in the south bay. at the immediate coast this morning and in san francisco. throughout the afternoon, though, a mix of sun and clouds and sunshine coming your way all across the board. more rain and wind, that's the thing, not just going to be the rain associated with this system. we've got some wind along with it, as well, so our chances for downed trees will be enhanced through friday. then we are going to enter into a prolonged break of dry weather, but our rain chances do not stop here. we've got a lot more rain on the way it looks like through the first week of january, so we are going to get a little bit of dry weather lasting for several days, then we get hammered again. a lot to go through with your forecast. all of the details coming your way in a timeline for the changes in just moments. right now, back to you, scott and kris. >> all right. thank you very much, christina

. >>> christina loren. take a look at the foot traffic out on the golden gate bridge. a lot of people in town the celebrations only to be found in san francisco. just 60 hours left of 2014. we'll tell you what to expect in just a few moments. >>> it's the start of a new era for the 49ers. jim harbaugh is gone. and now the team is on the hunt for a new head coach. >> bob redell is live at levi stadium. and just a few hours. have you gotten the gist of what they might have to say? >> it'll be very interesting to get their reaction as to why harbaugh is leaving. that news conference taking place here at levi stadium, chris and vicky at 1:00 this afternoon. we did just speak with a couple of players who were doing something this morning they'd rather not be doing, and that is cleaning out their lockers before the post season. this is the first time in four years that the team has not made it to the playoffs. the man who led him to the past three nfc title games is out the door. coach jim harbaugh and the organization agreeing to mutually part ways. the players had the last