but it's snowing in the mendocino national forest. let's zero in on that, at clearlake a moderate downpour. that's all in lake county. meanwhile, you have willits with some moderate rain right now and that's in mendocino county. and this is why we have a flood watch in effect for lake, mendocino and humboldt counties now through thursday. those areas are going to get smacked with 4.5 to 5 inches of rain over the next 48 to 72 hours. we'll continue to track storm 2 and its impact coming up. >>> thank you. while the state moves forward with marijuana legalization, san mateo county is saying not so fast. a temporary ban on commercial pot growing and selling is expected to be enacted today as lawmakers there consider a regional approach to determining new rules after voters passed prop 64. the board of supervisors will make a decision this afternoon about the potential ban. >>> to national politics now. president-elect donald trump has decided to add a pair of texans to his cabinet. exxon mole ceo rex tillerson will be his nominee for sec

flood watch continues for lake county, humboldt county and mendocino county.urrently the jet stream is being shoved just far enough to the for the of the bay area only getting a few scattered showers. we're missing the heavy rainfall but once this low pressure area hits the coast that will drag down the cold front. that's why thursday not tomorrow is going to be the very wet day in the bay area. so we watch most of the rainfall tomorrow morning staying north of the golden gate. you see the heavy rainfall beginning to consolidate over northlake county, mendocino county tomorrow night. thursday morning begins to move south. begins to move south more. one to 2:00 on thursday, look at that radar. this is just a prediction. it may not turn out contactually like this but you see heavy rain from napa to concord to hayward to san jose to gilroy all the way back to the coastline all the way back up to the sonoma coastline. it is going to be pouring late thursday morning and early thursday afternoon. oh, yeah. and the wind is going to be gusting to 30 to 40 miles per ho

that's where we have a flash flood watch in effect for lake, mendocino and humboldt counties. you have to think about this. 300,000 people-plus live in those areas. you are going to receive up to 6" of rain by thursday evening. also, the soberanes burn area, that's another area of concern due to mudslides. so right now low-level moisture. you do need the umbrella. kind of hazy conditions. temperatures we are into the 50s and later today topping off in the 50s and up to about 63 degrees in san jose. also in oakland through piedmont into alameda, 63 tri- valley, and fremont. we are going to track the incoming system. we'll talk about how much rain you should expect and plus, gusty winds, as well. first here's roqui. >>> thank you, roberta. that will affect the roads too but let's start off in richmond. westbound 80 before el portal a three-car crash blocking two left lanes so we have some slowdowns in the area. cars are moving at just 57 miles per hour. heading now down westbound 80 to the bay bridge toll plaza, carquinez bridge along the eastshore freeway to the maze will take

flood watch lake, mendocino and humboldt counties.h wind watch in effect for just about the entire bay area. 50s, 60s today. tomorrow nearly a half foot of rain in the wettest locations. generally an inch to two inches around the bay area. >> boy. get ready, right? >> you know, it's going to be like -- it's nothing. it's going to be something! [ laughter ] >> get your rain jackets and upon close and gets your mind right. >> and ponchos. >> we'll do that. [ laughter ] >> i'll check my mind right now! >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it is wednesday, december 14th 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning." breaking news. the fragile cease-fire in aleppo collapses. thousands of civilians are at risk. the u.n. calls it a complete meltdown of humanity. >>> president-elect trump meets silicon valley's tech titans today after clashing with them during the campaign. plus he defends choosing an oil man for secretary of state. former secretary of state james baker tells us why he likes the choice. >>> and we remember alan thicke. the belo

maybe mendocino county and lake county. the snow level will go up. a lot of cold air in place. 20s and 30s. this is a pacific air mass coming in, not an arctic air mass. we had that come in, a taste of it. winter weather advisories out for low snow levels to the shasta area and also the higher elevations of lake county and mendocino county. might be a little freezing rain in the mix tonight and tomorrow. then the snow level will go up as the warmer air in the south wind comes in and modifies that. we've had 20s at kelseyville, napa. all at 20s. i have seen 25 and 29. now they're at 30. the clouds are coming in. that will warm things up. 45 bodega bay. the buoy is 51, now 52. the water temperatures have come down as well. you expect that. the cloud cover will be the main story. 30sand 40s, you get this cold air, days are short, cloud comes in. there won't be much sun left in the next hour or two. 30s, some 20s around danville and walnut creek. now in the low 30s. 10, 25 for truckee and reno. even monterey made it to 39. look at south lake tahoe, 8 deg

there is the back edge of the front in mendocino county.rom fort bragg, you will start to see intense rain. then it will let up. not so much for ukiah and lake county. and now moving over to napa county. you can see some of the heavier there. napa, sonoma, petaluma and over towards inverness. the heaviest is getting closer to san rafael. not there yet. it has about an hour or two to go. now, moisture coming up from the west/southwest. not associated with the front. it has moved into the peninsula. santa cruz mountains. also the santa clara valley. that's not the front. the front though is on its way. so is the associated low. once that arrives, the rain rates will really pick up. the breeze and wind advisories are up. gusts to 50 in higher elevations. it is all out of the east, out of the south/southeast. that is a relatively warm pattern for now. the cold air arrives tomorrow and gets really cold as we go into the weekend. there's a long way to go on this system. it is tapped into tropical moisture. two lows, one a colder source coming out

preocupacion en el area de la bahia, atravesada por la falla de san andres que intersecta la de mendocino. sot 00:54 "muy probable que la gente se va a alarmas, porque esta pronosticado que estamos en una zona sismica" eso sin embargo, no es un temor en este caso, dice el servicio geologico, por la distancia a la que se registro el movimiento, que genero tambien una replica de cinco grados pasadas las siete de la manana.... "este terremoto es muy lejos de la falla de la bahia... hay estudios sobre como un terremoto afecta otras fallas, hasta ahora no han hecho estos estudios porque fue un terremoto mas o menos chico y mas o menos lejos" y aunque este sismo no genero danos, este es un importante recordatorio de que vivimos en una zona altamente telurica, y es importante que usted tenga un seguro contra terremotos vigente y revise el plan de emergencia de su familia... para mas informacion, visite nuestra pagina telemundo area de la bahia.com continuamos con mas informacion... cesar ---las islas de hawaii estuvieron bajo alerta de tsunami tras el terremoto de 7,7 que azot las islas salomn..

when it is in the yellow that is very heavy rain so mendocino county, northern sonoma county, that iswhere this is ms. -- the majority of the rain is. we have flood advisories for the burned areas. a lot of these warnings will go from north to south but the wind warning is in place . some of our burden areas could be really susceptible to some heavy rain but that won't be until later tonight. we also have very windy conditions as the system develops. this will be with us all morning long. so far not too bad at the surface but it will only ramp up for a time. for the morning most of it will be in the northbay. there is some light rain around it but not a lot. 55 for moderate. we are in a warm sector. cold air doesn't arrive until tomorrow. the system has tapped into some tropical moisture. everything is in place for pretty impressive day. so you are asking where the rain? it'll get your tonight overnight into tomorrow. 64 your temperatures. temperatures will be on the mild side. tomorrow the cold air spills in and there will be some lingering rain into the morning . the weekend looks d

flood watch in effect for lake, mendocino county and humboldt county beginning with urban and small stream flooding anticipated. into the 50s today where we should be for this time of the year. 50s will be common around belmont, also east palo alto, into atherton and woodside. 60 los gatos. low 60s around saratoga. 60 in downtown san jose and mineta international airport. highs in the mid- to upper 50s. east winds up to 15 miles an hour so breezy at the coast with the cloud cover into the 50s. light shower certainly possible across the north bay. we'll see the rain in the far reaches of the north bay. you to, ukiahukiah will get up to 4." >>> starting with mass transit, we want to update you on ace train 1. it is now running. but it is 7 minutes late so not too bad. moving over to your roadway starting with the altamont pass out of tracy on 205, 34 miles per hour through to livermore where it frees up a bit and starts moving until you hit the dublin interchange. here's a live look at that. on 580 westbound between the altamont pass and 680, that will take you 15 minutes. let's move from th

but we are anticipating heavy rain to move into lake and mendocino county beginning today especially by thursday. for us here locally today, if we see any kind of rain it will be very minimal. your bulk of the day 99% of it will be dry. mostly cloudy skies temperatures pretty much where they should be for this 13th day of the month of december. we have highs in the 40s from pacifica back through half moon bay into moss beach and montara beach. temperatures into the mid-50s from foster city into belmont east palo alto. palo alto at 58 degrees. low 60s across the santa clara valley. that will be warmer than the east bay numbers. we'll stack up to 58 degrees in benicia, martinez, vallejo. 56 degrees in pittsburg, maybe a degree warmer than that in antioch and also discovery bay. tri-valley in the 50s. precipitation north of the golden gate bridge today with temperatures into the mid-50s. if you see anything, it will be generally less than .10" of rain but we'll start off at a quarter towards cloverdale, 56 degrees. the bigger storm with the gustier winds, we're tracking that at 18 after

through the moderate rain with scattered shower on the back side and snow in the north bay around mendocino and lake counties and maybe a dusting on mount hamilton by saturday morning. rainfall amounts are .5" to 1". the seven-day forecast shows a break on saturday afternoon and all day sunday and sunday night into monday we are going to have a chance of wet weather. again. alexis? >> you the studio gremlin does not like us. we have one issue a rollover westbound 580 in oakland area before highway 13 split. it is no longer mocking. we had emergency crews blocking the left lane a few minutes ago and they are contained to the left shoulder. no word on injuries but they called an ambulance to the scene. they are calling for a tow truck. not clear but that will not cause major delays. westbound 580 tracy to dublin is 33 minutes from the central valley with in problems southbound 680 from dublin and northbound 85 between 101 and cupertino you are still in the green at 17 meants. >> get your appetite ready and ready for christmas crab an influx of dungness crab next week. >> pregnant women using

preocupacion en el area de la bahia, atravesada por la falla de san andres que intersecta la de mendocinoot 00:54 "muy probable que la gente se va a alarmas, porque esta pronosticado que estamos en una zona sismica" eso sin embargo, no es un temor en este caso, dice el servicio geologico, por la distancia a la que se registro el movimiento, que genero tambien una replica de cinco grados pasadas las siete de la manana.... 6:38 "este terremoto es muy lejos de la falla de la bahia... hay estudios sobre como un terremoto afecta otras fallas, hasta ahora no han hecho estos estudios porque fue un terremoto mas o menos chico y mas o menos lejos" y este no fue el unico movimiento telurico de gran magnitud registrado el dia de hoy, take boxes vamos con gabriela dellan quien le esta dando seguimiento a reportes de temblores en otras areas del planeta... gabriela..... cesar ---estospadres hispanos tomaron una decisin que pona en peligro la vida de sus gemelas de dos aÑos: operar a las pequeÑas que nacieron unidas por el torso... blanca ---esta operacin presentaba un riesgo de 30 por ciento de falla.

clouds are already moving again in the mendocino county. it looks like rain will start a little earlier up north that it will take a while to juice rings up. lower layers are very dry with the cold north wind we had the last couple of days. we have 44 as a high in santa rosa. very chilly. >> that is is hot in -- that is as hot as it is going to get in santa rosa ? >> that is as hot as it is going to get. i wouldn't call 44 hot. the morning commute right now looks about the same as it normally does which means we are already seeing slow traffic on 580 westbound coming into the altamont pass. as we look at 205 and 580 we notice the traffic is going to be busy not only on 580 but also 205. this region will be slow. once you make it into the livermore valley it looks better. also looking at the san mateo bridge if you are going that far, westbound 92 traffic looks good headed out to the high- rise. at the they bridge toll plaza not a big crowd getting into san francisco. >>> investigators in the open warehouse fire believe they are zeroing in o

especially up towards parts of mendocino county and lake county. river as well. at ikea, we believe everyone should be able to afford a welcoming home for the holidays. and that nothing should get in the way of a good conversation. we believe that room for one more shouldn't cost more. and that you can make a place for everyone. spend your holiday overjoyed and under budget with ikea. >> all right. welcome back to mornings on 2. on your left, storm tracker 2 radar. the green on the screen slowly making its way from the north bay down south. and in the small box, there's a live look of the south bay as we look at the santa cruz mountains. many cuters in the bay area this morning are indeed encountering light drizzle as well as strong winds at times. that has already caused problems in the north bay. >> that's where we find alex savidge with traffic headaches and rain all around, alex. >> reporter: yeah. the rain is starting to pick up in the north bay where we are outside of grayton. outside of santa rosa. you can probably see the cars passing by wi

upper 40s to low 50s mendocino county and lake county and the higher elevations.ght now the weekend looks like a break. next week showing more signs of rain. frank and gasia. >> thank you, receive. >> you're welcome. >>> helping astronauts spend more time on the red planet. the space suit being designed by college students that will be tested out sometimes next year. >> three, two, one. >> let there be lights. there we go. the capitol christmas tree in sacramento. jerry brown was there for the lighting ceremony. oakland school for the arts students were among those who performed. the white fir out of shasta county decorated with 900 hand crafted ornaments made by children and adults with developmental disabilities. it is beautiful. a house decked out in christmas lights is honoring prince. take a look. tens of thousands of lights have been install today sync up with his music. not only does it honor the late musician but people can help out the troops over the holiday season. last year they raised $25,000 for the wounded warrior project. >>> san francisco based tw

things are picking up towards mendocino county and lake county. some could be low snow levels, especially by tonight and tomorrow. there are all sorts of warnings and watches all the way down. >> thank you, sir. >> you're welcome. >> well, some may call it procrastination, some say they are shopping under a little extra pressure. shoppers are out trying to pick out the perfect gift by sunday. >> that is called procrastination. >> lee martinez has been talking to the procrastinators. >> reporter: yeah. i think this is busier the eve before christmas eve than it was when i was out here on black friday. we're seeing quite a bit of shoppers. luckily they all have bags. they're doing well out here. this is like the sub group of shoppers known as the last- minute shoppers. they're all in good company. it is a very large group. so some people actually work really well under pressure. >> i waited until the last minute, thinking it would be super crowded. done in two hours. i think i lucked out. >> reporter: now, last-minute shoppers are not grinches. toda

we're talking about lake, mendocino and humboldt counties being smacked by this potent powerful area of low pressure. i wanted to put together this particular loop here so you can see how the precipitation, although it's lifting to the northeast, it's sagging tout south. so as far as your timing is concerned we'll bring it down for you. out the door temperatures 50s and 60s relatively mild but not much movement in the temperatures today. winds have been increasing right now 13 at san francisco. 17 at sfo. pretty much 16 to 20 at the seashore. 14 in fremont through union city. 12 in vallejo. your getting a the gist of it. it's a breezy morning and windy today with some winds 20 to 35 miles per hour. there is the potential this is real data here a potential of thunderstorms throughout the day as the colder air begins to take over the warmer air mass that is in place. by tomorrow we'll begin to clear out. all right. let's get to it. area of low pressure developed in the gulf of alaska tapping into this. this is the big story. the subtropical moisture that streams back to the hawaiian is

more than 4 inches of rain in mendocino county. going to be a good soaker and it comes here on thursday. so we are getting breezy tomorrow but rain-free. we'll be wet and windy on thursday with that heavy rain working its way from north to south. so tomorrow the day before the heavy rain moves in, fremont 63. napa 59. san francisco, san rafael 60. thursday we are soggy. it's going to be a rough day on the roads. leave early if you have to get to work on time or maybe work from home. friday the sunshine is back but it's going to be chilly. 50s for highs and 30s and 40s for lows into next week. that's your forecast. dennis with sports next. ,,,,,,,,,,,, (my hero zero by lemonheads) zero really can be a hero. get zero down, zero deposit, zero due at signing, and zero first month's payment on select volkswagen models. right now at the volkswagen sign then drive event. a playoff spot with a win sunday in san diego...kick- off is 1:25, right here on the big five. but don't expect jack del rio to b >>> the raiders can clinch a play-off sp

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mendocino county, lake county northward seems to be the focus right now. plenty to the north through tonight and some of this will drag across. the bulk staying north. if you get that breeze, it is cool. fairfield at 52. 59 fremont. 60 in san jose. so for some it is mild e for others on the chilly side. east bay temps in the 50s. concord only 53 degrees. you can get brisk conditions over on the bay. and on the coast it is not bad. a lot of cloud cover. more show than go. the system will be here thursday and friday is, followed by extremely cold air. a lot of cloud cover continues to stream up here. santa rosa north is where the bulk is going. south of that, i don't think we will get that through tomorrow. then things change rapidly on thursday. and the rain rates really pick up late thursday and friday. even san jose will get in on the rain. there will be howling wind over the sierra nevada as well as snowfall dropping to maybe 2500 feet by friday morning. 50s on the temps to 60 in san jose. and the key will be tomorrow that breezy warm conditions. but the

flash flood watch in effect for lake, mendocino and humboldt counties. you may say, yeah, but that's far to the north. hey, they're our viewers too and it encompasses over 300,000 people who will receive a half a foot of rain by tomorrow night. also, the soberanes fire burn area with the potential of mudslides and landslides. again, as we take a bird's-eye view out towards the embarcadero, you can see the bright lights of the port of oakland in the distance there and also the estuary where right now our temperatures are in the 50s. we are seeing limited visibility because we have a lot of light drizzle out there. its all that low-level moisture and not a wind to speak of at this time. temperatures later today 50s and 60s. i want you to get a good look at the mountain view temperature. also oakland, fremont, vallejo, san rafael, because all those 60s are going away. we are going to be stuck in the 50s after today for at least 7 days. we'll talk about that coming up. here's roqui. >> it's 5:01. >>> let's check richmond with this three car crash. not doing

folks in mendocino and lake county.now here and it will stick around for a while. 40s on the temperatures. cold air to the north, here it comes. kelseyville, 39 degrees. it will only get colder here. the breeze is really cranked up out of the south/southeast. gusts at 30 miles per hour for some. the initial band has gone through. but this is what has to swing in. believe me that could give us brief heavy rain and thunderstorms and low snow levels tonight and tomorrow. 50s on the temps. 8:03. sal, if this was a normal day, we would be done, as you say. sold out. >> we would have 100 crashes. >> i agree. >> we do have some. >> there is one in a really bad spot. i want to mention it first. northbound 880 at hyde street. it is a crash. if you're not looking at your tv screen, come look at it. it is really causing slow traffic northbound on 880 coming up past the coliseum. the problem is a lot of people are going to the airport. and this really will interfere with a lot of people going to the airport. we're going to look at

few 30s mendocino county, lake county. but overall 30 up in truckee, 37 arcadia and 49 down in monterey. cloud cover and light rain developing later. but for most highs today will be in the 50s to near 60 degrees. sal, 6:31. 101 was an issue. is it still there or what? >>reporter: i'm not laughing at you, i'm laughing at my director who said something funny. but i do want to ask you something, steve, if you're still around. >> i'm here. >>reporter: yes. are we having snow in lake tahoe? i was paying attention to traffic stuff here. are we having snow in lake tahoe this weekend and also near christmas? >> yes, this week, a lot for thursday, friday, and then again around the 29th. >>reporter: i see. okay. >> christmas looks okay. >>reporter: okay. a lot of people go up to tahoe for christmas and, you know, just wantd to know. good morning, everyone. let's go out and take a look at what we have. it is going to be a tough commute already at the bay bridge. at some point in december you're going to see the people who take time

receive the line painted, that is very heavy rain especially in parts of mendocino county and also into lake county there have been reports of 2 to 3 inches west of hillsboro and santa rosa. santa rosa has had an inch of rain in the last 20 hours and that is before the system arrives. we will get light rain in the bay area and then the breezes cranked up. the main part is still on the north coast. all sorts of warnings and watches. it is a winter storm warning for the sierra. there are small street flood advisories for the burn area. system is barreling in here and it is taking aim at us. there's a lot of moisture to work with and its mission -- tremendous difference in the pressure gradients. 50s and 60s on the temperatures. they are very warm due to the cloud cover. the rain will make it in the evening commute looks horrendous by the time this arrives which will be later rather than sooner. heavy rain, windy conditions, 50s and 60s. 5:01. >> to answer your question, alex is standing in the spot where they should have a little tribute to television reporters . it is a little area just

if it is isolated it will do this in mendocino county. >>> welcome back. good morning.it is now just about thickset 30 and the rain is just about -- 6:30 and the rain is headed back toward us. >> with the heaviest is not here yet. there have been some heavy totals coming in for some south bay in this will be an evening event, north bay is right now. it is a slow mover but it is raining very hard. as you get up north it is really really hard -- raining hard. it is rising fast . that is true because there have been reports of around 2 - for around the russian river. we need to keep an eye on that. there will be rapid rises. easily 5 for some slick in areas . the russian river northward and i think eventually the santa cruz mountains gust. high wind warning for the sierra . wind in the big storm -- story for tonight tomorrow. tomorrow night it will be the snow . this line is moving on if the net. so far is in haiti as we thought but it is going to pay it is wind furnace or flat -- or flash flood watches . there's a lot of moisture streaming out from the west southwest. a p

i had a lot of reports of 27 and 28 in mendocino county. some people asked do you think we'll get snow? how much snow? there may be freezing rain . this will be wednesday night. so if you have to travel over highway 29, we'll deal with this tomorrow, but it looks like the cold air will be trapped and the warmer system will over ride that. it's going to be pretty tricky tomorrow. it looks like a possibility to maybe get that. maybe some sleek built in. there are reports of 27 and 28, napa 31 degrees, 36 in glen ellen. there are many cold temps around. hard freeze warnings, winter weather advisories in the north. this could be the beginning of what looks to be a wet pattern. it will start wednesday. today it's mostly sunny. a few partly clouds in the mix. it's north and northwest. there will be a pretty good breeze for some. 32. it's cold and getting there. palo alto 37. 39 in santa clara, morgan hill, gilroy. 39 saratoga and 32 in ukiah. look for mostly cold and breezy. it looks like a pretty wet pattern into wednesday. today it's more of a

well to our north, that's lake county, mendocino county and humboldt county, there's a flood watch. that's tomorrow. to our north. that's where it begins. urban and small stream flooding is likely as soon as tomorrow evening. we're talking 24 hour rain totals in excess of three inches of rain. a soaking rainfall to our north. we'll talk more about when the heavy rain make it's here because it will bringing wind with it as well. >>> a huge sinkhole swallows up a popular beach path. the race to contain the damage on this bay area cliff before the next storm arrives. >>> stanfords marching band silenced. how members are fighting to play on. >> and how far would you go to score the hottest ticket in the bay area? the mad rush for hamilton tickets. from chopper 5.. you can see a sinkhole that opened up next to th shore. >>> people won't be heading to this pacifica beach anytime soon. you can see a sinkhole that opened up next on the stairs that lead to the shore. we are live in pacifica to show the rush to contain the damage in an area prone to erosion. >> reporter: liz, some high degree

we have light rain in mendocino county, lake county and mostly counties -- cloudy skies . lots of drivel -- drizzle, .06 . we're expecting a major weather friend -- event for the next 20 for hours. it may be in the evening. the wind will crank up early . tomorrow's system looks like a cold front. that is what is coming in and there's lots to work with. 4 to 5 amounts could be in the mixed -- mix after everything is done . high wind warnings out the sierra. 100 mile-per- hour gusts are expected. we also had a high wind watch. is first to the north and works to waste of. wind advisories out to the valley in the mix of all sorts of values -- advisories for the sierra to the bulk of the moisture has gone way to the north. as it deepens it will lift everything north. underneath this we're getting drizzle and citywide rain. i know it doesn't do it justice but it is there. you can see the moisture continues to be funneled up from the west northwest. some of the drizzle looks to be moving off. there will be some moving through in the last couple of hours, south southeast, southeas

many 20s up in mendocino county and also lake county.there in lies the possibility of maybe some freezing rain, i doubt it but i will mention it because it could be some of the higher elevations. cloud cover racing up there first. fairfield is 29. that is really cold for fairfield. 30s from socal to santa cruz and 32 in boulder creek. 39 in cooper. a low 30s to teens to single digits up in the sierra nevada. the cold air will get trapped but the south wind in the air mass coming in off the pacific is warm . there is not a lot of dynamics, not a strong jet stream but it does look like a steady rain will kick in tonight and go probably into friday maybe early saturday then we should get a break for the rest of the weekend with another system coming in maybe next tuesday and wednesday. the key for today will be the winter weather advisory. 40s and 50s, 2 -- too much cold air. the highs will be below average but they will go up over the next few days as the rain moves in. >>> 6:53 is your time. more controversy in san francisco describing th

it happened up in parts of mendocino county. you can see the direction there.fter tonight and tomorrow morning, then we say, oh, look at this coming up from the hawaiian islands. there's a couple of systems that look like they're on their way to pay a visit. most indications is it will set up over us starting on late wednesday and thursday. chilly today. very, very cool. temperatures in the 50s for many locations. higher elevations maybe only upper 40s. mostly sunny. it is dry. the breeze is there for some. not for all. it will cloud up and be cold on wednesday. rain should tart late. wet pattern thursday and friday. might get a break on the weekend but signs of rain early next week as well. everybody is on the mix by the time we gets towards the weekend, even down to monterey and the sierra. a foot of snow for some up there. probably not until about late thursday or friday. 50s on the high temperatures today. that will do it. we are close to where those will be today. cold tomorrow morning and clouding up. some rain starting but more likely it will be thursday

flood watch continues to our north and west at lake, mendocino and humboldt counties.total rainfall there and flash flood watch in effect for the soberanes burn area. everybody getting gusty wins up to 45 miles per hour. the strongest potentially damaging winds will be the bay area coastline right along the beach, the diablo range in the east bay and the coastal mountains. we are looking at wind gusts there 40 to 50 miles per hour. so not only wet tomorrow it will also be windy. it is mild outside tonight. 58 include in san francisco. showers around santa rosa. 56. concord and oakland 58 degrees. overnight tonight, it's going to cool down all of two or three degrees. 55 in oakland. 57 for san jose. 53 in napa. we have a subtropical jet stream that's racing into southern oregon and far northwestern california. it's good for the big reservoirs but we want some of that here. that area of low pressure will sent it to our direction in the form of a cold front. it will be chilly behind the front but we want the rain. it's coming tonight and tomorrow. scattered showers contin

as it does it is giving some pretty good rainfall rates on the north coast but a lot of this is mendocinocounty northward. there will be some impressive totals coming in from humboldt county. for us it is hard to see. this is really low-level stuff. we tweaked the radar so we can pick up some of these bands coming through. there are some areas of fog that are very thick. 40s and 50s on the temperatures. this is the warm sector coming in out ahead of it even up to kelsey ville out to 44. is very foggy, drizzly, a light rain. 43 chuckie so you don't have to worry about wayne -- rain but the wind will start to pick up . this will take us into tomorrow and then early friday. we can see the heaviest amounts on the north coast. it'll take a while but it'll get here thursday night into friday morning. the heaviest rain will be santa rosa north after we get past friday the weekend looks good but it will be cold. 60s on a lot of these temperatures. too much cloud cover and light rain to the north. thursday is the main day. we will carry it into friday morning and then the weekend will not be bad b

we have a flood watch in effect for lake, mendocino and humboldt accounts., we're looking at five inches of rain in those locations. that does encompass the clearlake area. mostly cloudy skies at the coast. you can see the tide is building, as well. we have king tides in effect through the week. 40s and 50s as you get ready to kick-start your tuesday. there is the possibility of a passing light shower today very minimal precipitation. otherwise 50s and 60s for daytime highs. heavy rain begins wednesday night through thursday. ♪ >> that's hailee steinfeld, too. she's coming up. >>> the twin panda cubs at the zr zoo names. sheila and nala. their names were picked after 23,000 fans from around the world sent in suggestions. it's estimated there are 1900 giant pandas living in the wild. the twins didn't attend the naming. they're still learning to walk. but we noted they're okay. very, very cute. i guess you like hailee. >> this is on my running play list. welcome back to "cbs this morning," coming up in this half hour, photographer used old methods to creates a

in mendocino county and lake county, it looks close there.could be dicey this afternoon and tonight. it is mainly later this afternoon and tonight. santa cruz mountains could be looking for decent rain as well by the time we get to thursday and friday. 30s and 40s. it was 29 in fairfield this morning. but the moisture is coming up from the hawaiian islands. it is very warm. so our temperatures and snow levels will go up tomorrow. not today. take your pick. good rain for just about everybody. there is signs of rain going all the way to next week and maybe just before christmas as well. 40s and 50s on the highs. 44, 45 santa rosa and nap a cloudy with rain. it will be warmer. that's the good news. next system, sunday night. >> thank you, steve. >> you're welcome. >>> earlier on mornings on 2 we brought you california senator barbara boxer giving her farewell speech on the floor of the u.s. senate. she got choked up towards the end. >> all i wanted to do, make life beautiful for people. i didn't always succeed. i didn't always prevail. i felt th

a flash flood watch in effect for lake, mendocino and humboldt counties.d watch in effect for gusty winds to 45 miles per hour throughout most of the bay area. and again this is all for thursday with periods of heavy rain and wind. we clear out on friday through the weekend with cooler temperatures. roqui with traffic next. once i heard i was going to be a park ranger, i got really excited. gabe's obviously really sick. and there's a lot that he isn't able to do, and make-a-wish stepped in. we had to climb up the mountain to get the injured hiker. he fell from, like, a rock. he's been the one that has been rescued so many times. he said to me, "today, i got to be the hero." (avo) the subaru share the love event has helped grant the wishes of over twelve hundred kids so far. get a new subaru, and we'll donate two hundred and fifty dollars more to help those in need. ♪put a little love in your heart.♪ >>> good morning. it's 8:58. out the door right now get ready for slow traffic throughout the area but starting here in walnut creek, northbound 680 before hig

but we are talking about 4 to 6" a half a foot of rain around lake, mendocino and humboldt counties. we've flood watch in effect there. meanwhile we have gusty winds so high wind watches in effect for just about the entire bay area with some wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour. and let it snow! we are talking about two feet of snow above 8,000 feet. see what does it mean? as far as we are concerned, by the time our sun sets, we have light rain to the north, temperatures today 50s and 60s. and then we're talking about the extended forecast, once the rain moves out. sunny and cool throughout the weekend. >>> we have stephen taylor here today. talk to me about you firm and commitment > we have in san francisco for 40 years and our commitment to the community and everyone here is we live in a place of plenty and people need food and we have partnered with the food bank to give as part of the food from the bar campaign $35,000. >> oh, my goodness! drum rom! [ drum roll! >>> we have a drum roll! $35,000! >> but it's not just the money. we also had from our entire firm about 85% of our 190 e

were rocked of a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit 97 miles off the coast of humboldt county along the mendocino fault line. >> i was helping a customer and we got a big jolt and he said "earthquake," and i said, a good one, and i was next to the sink and had it full of dishes and you could hear the dishes in the bottom of the sink clinking together. the floor was rolling. >> doug was delivering pies across ferndale's 100-year-old bridge and said this. >> i never felt that bridge shake like that. >> it is a small city with over 1,300 residents and the police chief was having breakfast at the ferndale pie company. i thought someone was pulling my chair but no one was there. >> a major, in 1992 destroyed 80% of downtown buildings in ferndale and eureka earthquake was a 6.5 magnitude earthquake like today but there was widespread damage. >> remember the 2010 i thought someone ran into my house. it continues to shake so significant shaking. paused. and more shaking. this was a steady roll. >> people reported feeling it as far south as santa cruz. >> glad everyone is okay. bart did not take chances a

few 30s up into mendocino county, lake county.0s for san rafiel. 39/38 from ukiah, 48 down inlation. could be some -- in las vegas today. a bigger system is coming down and the greatest impacts will be on thursday. a lot of cloud cover today, eventually some of this will start to thicken up and it's coming out of the west/southwest, the mild sector, the warm sector, if you will, the rainfall won't be but up to the north. thursday a stronger system comes in. this does look like a better opportunity for san jose. it's a much different pattern. it's coming in more in a classic cold front instead of out of the west where the santa cruz mountains take all your moisture. so it sure looks like by late friday into friday night, after that then the cold air arrives. but there should be some pretty good rainfall amounts. not crazy off the charter, but it could be intense for a while and also very windy. 50s to 60s for some. cooler temps to the north bay, some low 50s up north from santa rosa northward. cloudy, mostly cloudy skies, some ligh

tomorrow, some showers, even in san francisco, marin coastline, few in napa county, sonoma, and mendocino county. lots of snow. light snow tomorrow and wednesday. heavy stuff gets their thursday. that blue is the west slope of the sierra under a winter storm watch thursday and friday. likely upgraded to a warning next week. oakland, 47, cloudy. couple of showers, not many. redwood city, 44, napa, 39, most of the rainfall stays to the northerly until this area of low pressure will pass through bring the front through the bay area. next couple of days, it is going for absolutely pour in the far north bay, but very little if any rainfall for the rest of the bay area. overnight tonight and tomorrow, not much. most of the rain stays north. rain is north wednesday, rain stays north wednesday evening. the heavy rainfall moves south of the golden gate thursday. we could see gusts of 40 miles an hour, and quick inch to inch and a half of rainfall on thursday. look at the rain for you by wednesday morning. just a few scattered showers for everybody else. rain is still spieling up -- piling up. it's

crab fishing getting the green light along some part of the me mendocino coast. it's been closed down since crabs tested showed high levels of demowic acid, the neuro toxin that can be harmful if people consume it. the crabs they've recently tested are no longer showing dangerous levels. >>> the sudden closure of a kba area restaurant chain has employees scrambling to find work. employees at all 15 pasta pom dora restaurants were told via text message the day after christmas -- >> it's hard being a college student, if you're not notified you're going to lose your job, not enough time for any of us to find another job. >> also a big shock to long time customers. they saucon stand crowds and thought the business was doing well. >>> up next, we are keeping tabs of your virtual assistants like amazon echo are proving helpful for customers. how much of your conversations are they capturing. a murder investigation in arkansas is drawing questions about what data is and is not being stored. the holidays don't officialy begin, until it's time to make: flaky, delicious, p

eureka, mendocino get a chance for a few light showers.artly cloudy skies for lake tahoe and yosemite. overnight lows, we'll see them dive down to the mid-40s. 49 for san jose. sun up tomorrow morning at 7:10:00 a.m. forecast highs for tomorrow will be in the low 60s baywide with 62napa, 62 degrees for santa rosa, 64 degrees in san jose. rain in sight, probably not. it certainly will cool down as we get to tuesday and wednesday, with highs only in the low 0s. there's a hint we might pick up some rain beginning next weekend. right now, it's only a hint. the closer we get, the better idea we have. for now, the week ahead looks high, dry, and cool. liz? >>> coming up, a live update on the deadly wear house fire in oakland. at least nine people confirmed dead and two dozen in the city's worst building fire in decades. scene setter ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, for those of you just joini us; we're following last night s >> just in the past 10 minutes or so, i've seen a couple of open firefighters come right around here to where the tented off area, that'

you can see the front already touching mendocino county and a blustery night on the way.ecast shows about 1/2 inch to an inch of rain in the north bay. it's a fast mover. it doesn't have a lot of time to rain on it. rainfall amounts are more modest and yet impressive if you can be both. i'm not sure. 1 1/2 inches in the santa cruz mountains, 1/2 inch to 1/2 inch in the south bay, so we'll get fairly decent rain overnight and snow up in the mountains, down to 3,000 feet, 5 to 10 inches, more at lake level and as much as 3 feet of new snow above 7,000 feet, delays if you're headed to the mountains. so give yourself extra time. cloudy night tonight. rain develops in the north. rain and wind hits everybody. early tomorrow morning showers into saturday morning, overnight lows mid-40s, daytime highs tomorrow, everybody will be between 50 and 55 degrees. so it will feel a good deal like the second day of winter. it will be cold, blustery. the winds will be up. the rain will be down. it will be over with by christmas day when we go to partly cloudy and temperatures near 60. in th

we still have the flood watch for lake, mendocino and humboldt counties also the soberanes burn area in the santa cruz mountains. but when is that rain finally going to make it into your backyard? tonight at 11:00? no. still some scattered showers. it is tomorrow morning for the morning commute the north bay, it is absolutely going to be pouring. we'll talk about how quickly that rain moves south coming up in a few minutes. >>> thank you. an outpouring of support in oakland. in just a little while a special benefit concert will raise money for the families of those who died in the warehouse fire. this is a live look at fox theatre. some of the acts taking the stage include primus, dan deacon and hieroglyphics. more than $1.6 million have been raised for the victim families. on top of that oakland mayor libby schaaf pledged an additional $1.7 million to help the artist community find safe affordable housing. >>> now on to the presidential transition. a high-profile meeting today at trump tower featuring silicon valley's top leaders in tech. kpix 5's melissa caen is here now with more

work tomorrow from the north bay, very, very slow from vacaville back to marin up to sonoma and mendocino and napa county it will be pouring and that is just the beginning of one of the most wettest days we've seen in about nine months. >>> ever since el nino storms battered the bay area coastline earlier this year several homes in pacifica have sat on a crumbling cliff. the city of pacifica just announced there's no choice but to tear them down. >> the city blamed the building were on for neglecting the properties. it says the homes are at risk of falling to piece over the eroding cliff and are threatening public safety. tonight the coastal apartments at 310 espalanade remain fenced off yellow tagged declared uninhabitable since january when el nino storms battered the police officer and called the cliffside to fall apart -- battered the bluff and caused the cliffside to fall apart. the city of pacifica will officially announce the need to demolish the homes at a press conference tomorrow morning. veronica de la cruz, kpix5. >>> breaking news out of hercules tonight, in the last hour we

futurecast shows a wet picture tonight. 8:00 the rain crosses the border from mendocino county and lakeounty into sonoma county. look what happens if you are going to be out around midnight. some parts of the bay area it is already going to be pouring and the heaviest of the rainfall will cross the golden gate at about 5:00 saturday morning setting the stage for part of your weekend to be a washout. we'll talk more about that and when the sunshine returns coming up in about 10 minutes. >>> all right, paul. see you then. thanks. other bay area headlines, a north bay family is in the hospital after getting carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty wall heater. firefighters called to an apartment on leafwood drive in novato last night. they eventually evacuated more than 20 people from the rest of the complex. >>> and concord police want your help to find this guy. they believe that he swiped donation money from the chapel at st. agnes church. they say he also stole someone's jacket and a cell phone. surveillance cameras caught him driving away in a pickup truck. >>> san francisco's mayor is

kelseyville 32 and mendocino county and lake county. yesterday it was 25, today 31. it's cold, but not as cold as yesterday. bodega bay 25 and west napa 32. 32 out in brentwood. you can't get to that 29 yet. it's closer for another observation. 33 martinez. it's pretty cold. 19 truckee. monterey is 34. around lake tahoe 31, and reno 24 degrees. things are quiet now for the sierra but by friday, they could be looking at a couple feet of snow. until then, it will be mostly sunny and warmer to the north. it's going to dip over us for a rather cold system coming in friday and saturday. it's still a cold air mass just not as cold. it will be a little warmer today but all signs point towards friday. nothing in through thursday. then friday we start to bring that system in and christmas morning about 15-24 inches. for those of you who are traveling, i would advise if you are to go over the mountain friday and saturday it could be several feet. >>> the winter solstice is here. rain on friday and early saturday and a cold and breezy pattern for santa claus. >> santa is ready.

there are some 30s in mendocino county and lake county. lower 40s around napa. lower 40s in san rafael and mill valley. there are some temperatures that are close but i think that most of us will be in the 40s. some rain tomorrow and then a stronger system is on tap for thursday into friday. then the cold air will arrive. not much rain tbr this tuesday system. -- from this tuesday system. there is a lot of cloud cover. but now look at thursday into friday. there could be snow fall measured in feet by the time we get to saturday in the sierras. cloudy and raining to the north tuesday. a windy partly sunny warm day wednesday in advance of that system. then rain thursday into friday and then the cold air arrives. >>> steve, while you were talking, we got a tweet from finland. >> what is his weather like. >> cold and dark. >>> kayakers got stuck in the mud in marin county, two dulls and two kids caught by the tides, we show you how they were rescued. >> it was a ledly weekend in san jose, the traffic collision that killed five paper in four days. >> we have more com