. -- moffett. cheers plaution hey, mark, good to see you again. >> pleasure. >> welcome back.ield of flowers. >> it's beautiful out here. >> and thank you for joining me at being the size of a bug. >> i try to shrink things down for people, make it simple. >> you study bugs for a living, correct. >> yes. >> you study ants. >> , i study ants, yes. >> now you're here with a new story about pollinaters. what is a pollinater and why should i care about pollinating things. >> well, pollinating is something that plants need. you see plants just can't -- >> i'm not a plant though. >> plants can't just walk up to another plant and have sex. it's not easy for plants so they often have to have an animal intermediary carry the polin to the next plant and do the deed. >> so if a plant has to involve another creature between itself and the other plant. so all plant sex is at least a freaky three-way. >> yes, well a lot of it is. and you know, much of what you eat requires these animals, these pollinaters. we wouldn't have apples and oranges. we wouldn't have some of my favorite foods like

3.25 in livermore to 5.5" at moffett field and san jose is 5" of plus, and 3.25" at oakland at the airport and 4.5" at san francisco, and santa rosa is up near 4.75". the rain moved through san rafael and look at this, it is an area that now has standing water as we look southbound on 101. that is an area you will have to avoid for the next couple of hours. this is how it looks from the east bay hills thicker clouds are coming in with the moisture to sausalito and the golden gate bridge and rain hasn't quite made it down to 87 near the shark tapping but it is coming your way in the next 20 minutes to-an hour so scattered showers and storms are possible, dry during the weekend day but come sunday night, monday and tuesday we will have a rain that will last the entire 48 hours the right new we have low-to-mid 50's so it is cool. this morning, following the storms rolling through, as we head into the afternoon and evening hours, we will start to see it tapering and we will wake up tomorrow with clouds and patchy fog. as we head through saturday we

moffett, let's begin with you. what is the impact, what is your initial reaction to what cbs, hbo have announced, and then add onto that netflix and apple, etc., all these other different services -- what is the impact on the overall television industry? >> well, those are two separate categories, really. the new ones, hbo and cbs, my guess is the impact will be somewhat limited. on the other hand, the impact of some of the ones that are already here, like netflix, has already been very profound. i think what we are seeing here is a real change in the viewing habits of millennials. they are simply watching tv in a very different way than my generation watched tv, and you are starting to see all the media companies embrace that and recognize that they can't sort of circle the wagons and just try to protect the existing ecosystem anymore. they actually have to reach out to that set of consumers. advertisers want to reach that set of consumers, media companies want to reach that set of consumers, and they are not reac

look at our new rainfall surplus, 5" in livermore and 6" in san jose and 5.5" in oakland and 6.5 in moffett field and 6.5" in sa francisco. last year we are at 10-12 percent and now everyone is above 150 percent from santa rosa to 271 percent at moffett field. our snow pack group is up to 48 percent which is better than a year ago at 27 percent but only 48 percent. we need more snow. we will get snow showers today at scattered showers >> speaking of snow at lake tahoe, chain requirements in effect on highway 50 and 80. bay bridge, new section of the upper oakland moving nicely into san francisco and no delays behind the metering lights and the richmond-san rafael job, it has been raining and that is meaning you need extra caution. and a mudslide on upper woodside, highway 84, there is one opinion coal in affect. we will machine door that for you. >> major changes at embattled retailer american apparel. the founder is out and a new executive is in as california-based retailer. american apparel is named fashion veteran to be the next c.e.o. after the c.e.o. was accused of sexual harassment an

san francisco is 1.75 moffett field and san jose is over an inch. both have new records for the day. when you look at the storm risk tomorrow morning really high risk of thunderstorms in urban flooding. an additional three to four inches of rain for the bay area mountains. a detailed look at the timing and your morning commute coming up. >> abc7 news reporter alan wang joins us at ocean beach in san francisco where he has a front row seat for all of the lightning. alan? >> larry, for us you can see the lightning strikes way off in the distance just before the rain came down. this is what it looks like at ocean beach at 9:45. you can see the silhouette of a boat in one of the strikes. this is a time lapse recording of 18 lightning strikes we recorded over a period of 30 minutes. and then it was gone. we are seeing light rain and mild temperatures and not much wind. reporting live from ocean beach in san francisco. back to you guys. >> lightning and heavy rain have hit marin county hard in the last hour. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live and

san francisco is 1.75 moffett field and san jose is over an inch. both have new records for the day. when you look at the storm risk tomorrow morning really high risk of thunderstorms in urban flooding. an additional three to four inches of rain for the bay area mountains. a detailed look at the timing and your morning commute coming up. >> abc7 news reporter alan wang joins us at ocean beach in san francisco where he has a front row seat for all of the lightning. alan? >> larry, for us you can see the lightning strikes way off in the distance just before the rain came down. this is what it looks like at ocean beach at 9:45. you can see the silhouette of a boat in one of the strikes. this is a time lapse recording of 18 lightning strikes we recorded over a period of 30 minutes. and then it was gone. we are seeing light rain and mild temperatures and not much wind. reporting live from ocean beach in san francisco. back to you guys. >> lightning and heavy rain have hit marin county hard in the last hour. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live and

san francisco is 1.75 moffett field and san jose is over an inch.h have new records for the day. when you look at the storm risk tomorrow morning really high risk of thunderstorms in urban flooding. an additional three to four inches of rain for the bay area mountains. a detailed look at the timing and your morning commute coming up. >> abc7 news reporter alan wang joins us at ocean beach in san francisco where he has a front row seat for all of the lightning. alan? >> larry, for us you can see the lightning strikes way off in the distance just before the rain came down. this is what it looks like at ocean beach at 9:45. you can see the silhouette of a boat in one of the strikes. this is a time lapse recording of 18 lightning strikes we recorded over a period of 30 minutes. and then it was gone. we are seeing light rain and mild temperatures and not much wind. reporting live from ocean beach in san francisco. back to you guys. >> lightning and heavy rain have hit marin county hard in the last hour. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live and corn

moffett, let's begin with you. what is the impact, what is your initial reaction to what cbs, hbo have announced, and then add onto that netflix and apple, etc., all these other different services -- what is the impact on the overall television industry? >>

check out moffett field where 267% of normal at 8.91 inches. but the drought's not over because snowpack is only at about 40% statewide. it's better compared to last year's 31% at this time. but we've got a ways to go. rainfall totals since wednesday afternoon, staggering. six inches in some locations. and a lot of other places got three to four inches around the bay area. here's a live look out towards san francisco in the bay water. very calm. temperatures starting to drop in the 40s in some locations like oakland. oakland is at 50. but redwood city, morganville and half moon bay in the upper 40s. and looking out towards san francisco. the rain moves in tomorrow night. the heaviest rain looks like it will come in monday afternoon. and it will start to taper off into the evening hours. and more rain in the forecast, tuesday and wednesday. we got a wet week ahead. high pressure has kept us dry. that will continue into tomorrow afternoon. then, this system moves in sunday night. so, sunday night, late, is when the rain starts in the north bay. i

liz: when craig moffett says he likes you guys, i like the thought of it quickly.not speaking french yet. ilead wanted to buy you guys, they were behind at&t and softbank, you want to remain independent? >> it's not a matter, i have a fiduciary obligation on the behalf of shareholders. there will be a continued interest, it's about the brand, about the people, we're the fastest growing network by far, the fastest speed network. we can either have a great stand alone business or ways to increase scale, and we'll consider them all. >> you're the only ceo of them all who wears a batman ring. can we show this? >> why do you want to point things out? i am batman, it's not a matter of wearing the ring. liz: he's batman and he's here on our set. and you only see this on fox business, john, great to see you. >> great to see you as well. liz: john legere, t-mobile ceo making a bold offer. look at it as a christmas gift to yourself. closing bell in 15 minutes, the s&p took a leg down, the dow industrials down 49 points, all red on the screen. russia, blame them. on the brink

we are from 171 percent in santa rosa to 268 percent at moffett field in mountain view. most of this has been over the last two weeks. that is why the ground is saturated. we have better radar run in pittsburg with scattered sprinkles in the north bay and the east bay and the shoreline to the south bay. we are in that lull right now before our next storm comes in. you can see it to the west. it has a time of arrival for the afternoon to evening hours with light-to-moderate rain. here is the key, a weaker system, no thunderstorms, less wind and rainfall, minor chance of mud and rock slides and urban flooding and wind damage. it will not be a repeat of last night. we have another chance of rain in the seven-day forecast. >>> thank you. >> highway 84 in the east bay is back open after a mudslide shut the road down between fremont and sunol for an hour during the commute. it is not the first slide in the area and it may not be the last. our reporter is in fremont with more. amy? >> the c.h.p. says this is a good time to avoid the canyon roads. this mudslide happened just aft

they are partners in the moffett nathanson research firm. mr. moffett, let's begin with you. what's the impact, what's your initial reaction to what cbs, hbo have announced and then add onto that netflix and apple, etc., and all these different services. what's the impact on the overall television industry? >> guest: well, those are two separate categories really. the new ones, hbo and cbs, my guess is the impact will be actually somewhat limited. on the other hand, the impact of some of the ones that are already here like netflix has already been very profound. and i think what we're seeing here is a real change in the viewing habits of millennials, that they're simply watching tv in a very different way than my generation watched tv, and you're starting to see all the media companies embrace that and recognize that they can't sort of circle the wagons and just try to protect the existing ecosystem anymore, they have to actually reach out to that set of consumers. the advertisers want to reach that set of consumers, the media companies want to, they're not reaching them toda

san jose's 254 percent of average, 269 from moffett field. san francisco is 230 and oakland airport is almost 200. just over that at livermore as you notice, santa rosa is well above average. ion ukiah and sacramento are above the norm. we need several more years of rain to completely erase the drought. we will have to wait and see what happens. temperatures in the upper 40s to the low 50s. it is cool outside. a live look from our kgo roof camera showing the cloud cover. a few morning showers with patchy fog. some sunshine tomorrow afternoon and a fast moving storm on friday. it begins late thursday night it is moving on out. we will have a little break tomorrow and then the next storm comes in early on friday. you will have to basically be prepared. there is still a risk of urban flooding and mud and rock slides. now that we have saturated grounds, downed trees are a slight possibility and the river flooding remains low. let's look at that storm. 11:00 p.m. thursday night it is starting to move in around a ukiah. it slides southward and ligh

san jose's 254 percent of average, 269 from moffett field.sco is 230 and oakland airport is almost 200. just over that at livermore as you notice, santa rosa is well above average. ion ukiah and sacramento are above the norm. we need several more years of rain to completely erase the drought. we will have to wait and see what happens. temperatures in the upper 40s to the low 50s. it is cool outside. a live look from our kgo roof camera showing the cloud cover. a few morning showers with patchy fog. some sunshine tomorrow afternoon and a fast moving storm on friday. it begins late thursday night it is moving on out. we will have a little break tomorrow and then the next storm comes in early on friday. you will have to basically be prepared. there is still a risk of urban flooding and mud and rock slides. now that we have saturated grounds, downed trees are a slight possibility and the river flooding remains low. let's look at that storm. 11:00 p.m. thursday night it is starting to move in around a ukiah. it slides southward and light to modera

moffett field at 190% of average. 137 for san francisco and over six inches for the season.land is 121 and livermore 127. you can see even sacramento and ukiah have gone beyond the normal. we need a lot more to get rid of the drought though. the temperatures right now are in the 50s and 60s. here is what you need to look out for in the morning. while it looks nice from the exploratorium camera we have some areas of fog forming. scattered showers into tomorrow. more rain on friday and we are looking at another chance sunday night into monday. here is the cold front that came through. we will not forget that storm, that's for sure. moist flow continues. the southwesterly flow will keep those showers going. at least through tomorrow morning. tonight look out for the scattered showers and tomorrow at faff:00 a.m. start of the commute you will see damp roadways along with some areas of fog. give yourself plenty of time for the commute. it is dry, just cloud cover. you will see sunny breaks tomorrow, by the way. the next system brings in light to moderate rain and starts at noon o

moffett field at 190% of average. 137 for san francisco and over six inches for the season.kland is 121 and livermore 127. you can see even sacramento and ukiah have gone beyond the normal. we need a lot more to get rid of the drought though. the temperatures right now are in the 50s and 60s. here is what you need to look out for in the morning. while it looks nice from the exploratorium camera we have some areas of fog forming. scattered showers into tomorrow. more rain on friday and we are looking at another chance sunday night into monday. here is the cold front that came through. we will not forget that storm, that's for sure. moist flow continues. the southwesterly flow will keep those showers going. at least through tomorrow morning. tonight look out for the scattered showers and tomorrow at faff:00 a.m. start of the commute you will see damp roadways along with some areas of fog. give yourself plenty of time for the commute. it is dry, just cloud cover. you will see sunny breaks tomorrow, by the way. the next system brings in light to moderate rain and starts at noon

upper 60s sfo and moffett field and san rafael also new record temperatures for this day. look another what is coming. fog and clouds and then as we head toward the 1:00 hour, the rain begins to move into the north bay. i will be back to let you know if rain will dampen your christmas day plans coming up. ama? >> thank you. now to developing news. president george h.w. bush was rushed to the hospital tonight after experiencing shortness of breath. the 90-year-old former president was taken in an ambulance to houston methodist hospital earlier this evening. he will be held for observation overnight as a precaution. bush spent nearly two months in the same hospital and was discharged in january of 2013 after treatment for a cough and other health issues. >>> an outpouring of community support for the family of a window washer who survived a fall from an 11-story building in san francisco. pedro perez has been in the hospital since last month's mishap. he faces extensive physical therapy. just yesterday his family made a public plea with help on some of the funding they are d

upper 60s sfo and moffett field and san rafael also new record temperatures for this day. look another what is coming. fog and clouds and then as we head toward the 1:00 hour, the rain begins to move into the north bay. i will be back to let you know if rain will dampen your christmas day plans coming up. ama? >> thank you. now to developing news. president george h.w. bush was rushed to the hospital tonight after experiencing shortness of breath. the 90-year-old former president was taken in an ambulance to houston methodist hospital earlier this evening. he will be held for observation overnight as a precaution. bush spent nearly two months in the same hospital and was discharged in january of 2013 after treatment for a cough and other health issues. >>> an outpouring of community support for the family of a window washer who survived a fall from an 11-story building in san francisco. pedro perez has been in the hospital since last month's mishap. he faces extensive physical therapy. just yesterday his family made a public plea with help on some of the funding they are d

. >> now jeremiah moffett is the only injured patient left on the slope. that national guard blackhawk needs to refuel. >> also flying over the summit over the top of the summit is another military helicopter. >> waiting in the wings an air force pave hawk, a little heavier than the blackhawk the national guard used, but the pilots believe they have enough power to perform a rescue, even at that altitude. >> this is tricky flying when you're that close to the edge of the mountain. >> as the chopper approaches, all seems well. the pilot eases in perfectly, lowering a parajumper with a litter onto the slope. next as the pave hawk huddles close to the icy surface, the jumper hooks jeremiah's litter to the helicopter's heavy metal cable. now every second is crucial. and then, suddenly, a change in the wind. >> there we are, talking about things going wrong. hang on, fellows. oh, my goodness. oh, that is horrible. good lord. oh, fellows. oh, my goodness. you're watching this live, folks. >> i absolutely couldn't believe what i was seeing. >> more than six tons

moffett field at 190% of average. 137 for san francisco and over six inches for the season.nd is 121 and livermore 127. you can see even sacramento and ukiah have gone beyond the normal. we need a lot more to get rid of the drought though. the temperatures right now are in the 50s and 60s. here is what you need to look out for in the morning. while it looks nice from the exploratorium camera we have some areas of fog forming. scattered showers into tomorrow. more rain on friday and we are looking at another chance sunday night into monday. here is the cold front that came through. we will not forget that storm, that's for sure. moist flow continues. the southwesterly flow will keep those showers going. at least through tomorrow morning. tonight look out for the scattered showers and tomorrow at faff:00 a.m. start of the commute you will see damp roadways along with some areas of fog. give yourself plenty of time for the commute. it is dry, just cloud cover. you will see sunny breaks tomorrow, by the way. the next system brings in light to moderate rain and starts at noon on

upper 60s sfo and moffett field and san rafael also new record temperatures for this day. look another what is coming. fog and clouds and then as we head toward the 1:00 hour, the rain begins to move into the north bay. i will be back to let you know if rain will dampen your christmas day plans coming up. ama? >> thank you. now to developing news. president george h.w. bush was rushed to the hospital tonight after experiencing shortness of breath. the 90-year-old former president was taken in an ambulance to houston methodist hospital earlier this evening. he will be held for observation overnight as a precaution. bush spent nearly two months in the same hospital and was discharged in january of 2013 after treatment for a cough and other health issues. >>> an outpouring of community support for the family of a window washer who survived a fall from an 11-story building in san francisco. pedro perez has been in the hospital since last month's mishap. he faces extensive physical therapy. just yesterday his family made a public plea with help on some of the funding they are d

rainfall season started july 1 and now we have a surplus of more than 1" in livermore to 2.75" at moffett field and santa rosa is up there but the bucket is having issues so we still have wet but nothing official. when we do, they will join the map. the winds are coming from the southwest and they are pumping us full of humidity and it is that humidity, it is keeping us foggy in the overnight and still, a little bit of fog in the north bay 1.5 mile in santa rosa and keeping the moisture around to keep the showers in. here is what is moving from brisbane, south san francisco, right into the bayview district and the heart of san francisco up to the presidio and that will help across san pablo bay and make it to the north bay like this one so have an umbrella handy. it could happen at any time it will be light. less than .1" but it will keep things wet and it will make for a bad hair day. also. that is the least of the worries. look how green it is. this is the good side effect, east bay valley is grown up and there is a shower that is pulling through san francisco, clear on the other side,

we're also live in moffett at moffett field, where a large group of people gathered this morning hoping to witness space history. the launch fizzled out. coming up in two minutes, we'll tell you reason for the delay and the significance for the mission. alex savidge is in mountain view. i'm pam cook in for it -- in for tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. >>> let's talk about weather and traffic. i ducked outside. a little nippy. steve, i beat you. >> no. >> oh, you beat me? >> it was damp and cool. >> i like the clouds. >> pam, i need those pictures. >> all right. i have to send those out. we do have a couple of breaks. it's cool, damp. some of the pain in the past five days, ben lomond, 10 inches. 7.34. mt. diablo had 5. santa rosa, 4.30. redwood citi over 4. there are so many. you can show ten minutes of rain totals. marin county, napa rain still falling. this has been parked over there. i've not had any reports if there's been anything significant. but it looks like it's been steady for some. heads back over to snow may and napa. i did have a report of browns valley getting heavy rain.

san jose's 254 percent of average, 269 from moffett field. san francisco is 230 and oakland airport is almost 200. just over that at livermore as you notice, santa rosa is well above average. ion ukiah and sacramento are above the norm. we need several more years of rain to completely erase the drought. we will have to wait and see what happens. temperatures in the upper 40s to the low 50s. it is cool outside. a live look from our kgo roof camera showing the cloud cover. a few morning showers with patchy fog. some sunshine tomorrow afternoon and a fast moving storm on friday. it begins late thursday night it is moving on out. we will have a little break tomorrow and then the next storm comes in early on friday. you will have to basically be prepared. there is still a risk of urban flooding and mud and rock slides. now that we have saturated grounds, downed trees are a slight possibility and the river flooding remains low. let's look at that storm. 11:00 p.m. thursday night it is starting to move in around a ukiah. it slides southward and ligh

you can see every location is ahead of the average level of 227% of norm. 266% at moffett field snowlagging but is improving. and a year ago only 27%. and down to the central part of the state, reaching into the area. the forecast perhaps rain, saturday, between north bay. and dry and mild next week. >> everybody wants answers from jim harbaugh. >> >>> good evening, with reports that jim harbaugh has been offered a head coaching job, he said what he always said, that is he only talks about the job he has. harbaugh met the local media today, here. and focus is on the offer for his alma mater the contract still has another season remaining. >> i said this is focusing the same as players focus same as coach's focus on the practice field. and focus in meetings. and by me. >> we're focused and trying to make it interesting, the answer. >> everybody is focused. frank gore a limited participant after suffering a consuggestion, gore is on pace to play but has to pass the test. and raiders host bills in what could turn out to be the final home game in oakland. think about that. this is a fran

in moffett field 1.14 inches. a new record and rainfall total for this date.h and a half in mill valley and around the bay area, generous totals. we'll have

oakland, 71. 69 at moffett field. 67, san rafael. sfo and san jose, 68 degrees. felt more like spring than winter but we will get a reminder that it is winter starting tomorrow. i will let you know when the rain will move in coming up. cheryl? >> sandhya, thank you. >>> a big change from the food and drug administration. the fda is now recommending an end to the country's three decade ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. but there are some conditions. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez live in san francisco to explain those restrictions as well as the city's efforts to overturn the ban. >> reporter: the blood centers called it a huge announcement. another organization thrilled by this change, of course, the american red cross, which said given what we know today, this lifetime ban is unwarranted. when people go to donate blood they are asked a series of questions. question number 35 is intended for male donors. it asks from 1977 to the present, have you had sexual contact with another male, even once. if the answer is yes, the person is not allowed

you can see every location is ahead of the average level of 227% of norm. 266% at moffett field snowlagging but is improving. and a year ago only 27%. and down to the central part of the state, reaching into the area. the forecast perhaps rain, saturday, between north bay. and dry and mild next week. >> everybody wants answers from jim harbaugh. >> a >>> good evening, with reports that jim harbaugh has been offered a head coaching job, he said what he always said, that is he only talks about the job he has. harbaugh met the local media today, here. and focus is on the offer for his alma mater the contract still has another season remaining. >> i said this is same as players focus same as coach's focus on the practice field. and focus in meetings. and by me. >> we're focused and trying to make it interesting, the answer. >> everybody is focused. frank gore a limited participant after suffering a consuggestion, gore is on pace to play but has to pass the test. and raiders host bills in what could turn out to be the final home game in oakland. think about that. this is a franchise with

you can see moffett field, almost 200% of average, over five inches of rain. san jose, 164%. ukiah and sacramento are above normal as well. in the sierra, we have been seeing a few snow flakes. winter storm warning continues until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow, three to six inches expected, about 7500 feet. carry the chains if you're going. this is a beauty. we want to see weather pictures where you live. this is gorgeous from the emeryville camera. send them in or tweet them to me. post them on my facebook. we would love to show them on the air. temperatures, low to mid 60s and here's a lovely view. coit tower, you see cloud cover still and temperatures are in the upper 50s to mid 60s. sfo, you have been seeing some delays. they continue on arriving flights with the weather conditions. showers at times through friday, drying out a bit this weekend and we do have another chance of rain sunday night into monday. here's the cold front that has been pushing through this morning, pushed through and brought us the thunderstorms last night into today. moist flow continues. that's going to kee

in moffett field 1.14 inches. a new record and rainfall total for this date. over an inch and a half in mill valley and around the bay area, generous totals. we'll have waves of heavy rain now. not only is the commute messy, tomorrow morn's will be as well. >> thank you, spencer. speaking of, which rain-slick roads were dangerous this morning. chp says they fielded 400 accident calls between 2:00 and 10:00 a.m . california drivers are required by law to have headlights on any time windshield wipers are operating. and an cam trance paul avenue were closed and took crews until 1:00 to open the lanes >> in the north bay, people have been dealing with downed trees and we've had rain. >> we've wanted it and no one is complaining too much about it. that is the creek that caused problems but know, and swirling and not a problem now. most of the day was uneventful unless you happen to be long term residents. >> things we take for granted. trees in the yard, until they fall anyway. >> it sounded like there is a minor earthquake. >> that is michael collins. he found the

in moffett field 1.14 inches. a w record and rainfall total r this date. over an inch and a half in mill valley and around the bay area, generous tals. we'll have waves of heavy rain now. not only is the commute messy, tomorrow morn will be as well. >> thank you, spencer. speaking of, which rain-slick roads were dangerous this morning. chp says they fielded 400 accident calls between 2:00 and 10:00 a.m . california drivers are required by lawo have headlights on any time windshield wipers are operating. an ancam trance traffic near paul avenue were closed and took crews until 1:00 to open the lanes >> in the north bay, people have been dealing withowned trees and we've had rain. >> we've wanted i and no one is complaining too much about it. that is the creek that caused problems but know, and swirling and not a problem now. most othe day was uneventful unless you happen to be long term residents. >> things we take for grante trees in the yard, until they fall anyway. >> it sounded like there is a minor earthquake. >> that is michael collins. he found the s

same thing for 101 at the top of your screen and in moffett, we've had larger puddles, smaller flooding. keep in mind all the surface streets we're talking about. four of your forrin fremont and into the south bay. a and. >> we'll show you the bay bridge also with the metering lights on. this did not happen at all yesterday. the road was clear but the but bob showed us all the reports, the surface streets and some of your roadways. no full closures except for that stretch of highway 1 between panoramic beach. >> good to see cars back on the roadway safely. >> it is 6:37 right now. >> hey, you know the cromni bus bill? it's ike. >> then we have three bay ipo. get ready to buy in if you want to support some bay area companies. thanks, scott. >> heavy rains turn a normally quiet creek into a dangerous rushing river. the bags are already packed. trying to stay ahead of the flooding. >> and in the south bay, normally quiet rivers turned quite dangerous. two boys went missing at a creek. rescue crews were able to find them and bring the boys home. >> it took firefighters about 15 minutes to f

we are from 171 percent of average to 270 percent of average from santa rosa to moffett field.rain we had since july 1. the snow pack is getting better at 48 percent. we are still 52 p where we should be. rain showers through the central valley at low-to-mid 50's. through noon we have a winter weather advise at 6-10" of new snow above 4,000'. sunny in lake tahoe and more snow showers friday and saturday. >>> now, you need changes through the sierra. the backup on the bay bridge from 80 headed westbound and 580 is jammed and 880 an stall. give yourself a lost time and perhaps take bart. this accident just happened in san lenadro, a multi-car accident and possible overturn with c.h.p. doing a traffic break so westbound 580 at san leandro a grind over the sunol grade with a massive backup blocking the west lane. >> thank you. say it airport -- it airport so, a grandchildren fry shortage at mcdonald's. >>> stay in know with abc 7 now with traffic on the san mateo bridge, slowing and we will find out why it is slowing with traffic and weather together during the entire commercial br

check out moffett field. 267% of normal right now. san jose, over 200% of normal.rought is not over. the snowpack is still below normal at 40% statewide. we're better than a year ago, at 31%. but we have a ways to go. we made a dent the last two days. since wednesday afternoon, check out all of the rainfall we've had. over six inches in a lot of the locations. around the bay, areas of over three inches and four inches, as well. a live view from emeryville, looking out. temperatures are cooling down. san francisco 52. oakland 49. and mid-40s through redwood city, and morgan hill. there's fog developing in santa rosa and in livermore. we're enjoying the view looking out to san francisco. the rain starts tomorrow night. that's what you have to know. the heaviest rain will probably be monday afternoon into the evening. and more rain, tuesday into wednesday. and another one after that. i'll show you that with the seven-day forecast. high pressure has kept us dry. that's going to continue until tomorrow afternoon, before the next system will slide in late tomorrow night

237 from a mountain view to palo alto you can see a light shower at manufacture soviet filed -- at moffettllow glen and downtown san jose we have light rain falling and sunol grade, 84, headed to the bay sure. pleasanton and dublin over to danville we have light rain and at sfo back to burlingame and millbrae avenue to skyline boulevard and 280 we have wet weather and 37 headed over to napa and american canyon and slay show where it is wet. this is how it looks at sfo, supposed it show you it is raining but the signal drops. light showers today, and showers and thunder and possible flooding tomorrow and showers linger on saturday, they will be light and dry. cold front, that was the triggering mechanism and now we have a humid breeze bringing a threat of showers because of natural lifting because of the elevation and heat this afternoon with the sun opening up and scattered showers through noon and they taper in the afternoon and evening and drizzle and moring for tenth and after the lunch hour tomorrow look at the showers developing and thunderstorms with light-to-moderate rain and possib

it is 56 percent in santa rosa to 271 percent at moffett field in mountain view and the snow pack wasd we will look at the forecast today, snow showers, scattered light showers through the central valley and low-to-mid 50's and scattered shows in southern california and for lake tahoe, snow showers, friday, saturday, and warm and sunny next week. >> we have change requirements on highway 80 and 50. this is highway 101 in san jose traffic is flowing nicely. no delays. we have better news. the tow truck is finally arriving on the scene but it is a grind southbound 680 over the sunol grade we had an early jackknifed big rig blocking traffic beyond highway 84 into pleasanton. when the tow truck is this hopefully it will be cleared. clearing here in concord eastbound 4 after 680. >>> a dog that is bad to bone found a new home. the lieu main society of silicon valley did not try to hide the bad attitude and named him edit terrible and made the video hoping to find eddie a new hope. it worked. a retired couple adopted difficult the terrible where he will probably become eddie the great. >> o

another batch through dublin and sunol grade and fremont and hayward and to 237 and mountain view and moffettnnyvale to los gatos and a shower rolling over sfo but no delays with light scattered showers across the north bay and they are lighter in intensity and more widespread than this morning. you can see it moving from southwest to northeast and that is the case. we will have pockets developing of cloud cover adding to the instability of the moist flow acting upon that. so we will have light showers and there is no big cold front and in energy source with showers on friday afternoon and evening and locally heavy rain and flooding and another cold front comes law and showers linger on saturday morning and dry and private on sunday. the low pressure and the cold front is moving away but on the back side of it we could not clear out the humid breezes so we keep the threat of showers. the radar returns show how numerous they are and how few they are headed to the evening and overnight, drizzle and moring for than this morning and less showers than this morning and by noon, get ready, light thr

it has given us a nice surplus for this rain yesterday but we are still in the drought. 5.5" in moffett and 4.5 michigan in downtown san francisco and 5" in santa rosa. today the heavy rain will move into the central valley and head to fresno and yosemite. lake tahoe is getting snow now. light snow showers tomorrow. heavier snow showers on wednesday. more snow on friday into saturday morning. though get a break from the snow next week. >> you will need your chains for i-80 only, not 50 or 88. right now, san jose is 101 away from highway 880 the drive up to the san jose airport is building a bit and the headlights headed in the northbound direction from south to north golden gate bridge rain is still coming down on the bridge and looking quit wet and slippery. it is causing accidents, too many to get to. northbound 101 at 280 a lane is blocked because of a trash and one of the people involved took off as we head over to the eastern span of the westbound side of 80 we have a crash that has cleared but the backup coming from emeryville. sonny is holding a townhall meeting for employees to

moffett is 222%. snow in the sierra today.eet to the north and 5,000 feet or a little lower for tahoe. this is the line you have to keep an eye on. this could develop into thunderstorm activity later on. some areas are reporting rain. a mix that could turn to snow as the cold air gets there in the next couple of hours. 40s and 50s if temps for us, a cool day. southern california dealing with intense rain. they could use it. but we could have sun-cloud- showers, wash, rinse, repeat. shower, pane patchy fog and -- showers and patchy fog and 50s for the temps. yes, that is it. shower, possible thundershowers and cool today. fog will be a big issue over the weekend. some rain returns monday and tuesday. >> okay. >>> the time now is 5:52. it is something you do not see everyday. >> oh, no. >> i have never seen it in tahoe, but coming up at 6:15, the unusual event that has many people pulling out their surfboards instead of their snow boards and skis. start a revolution a revolution in coffee quality with the finest nespresso coffee

antioch and sunnyvale had 4.06, which beat mountainview and moffett which doesn't happen all the timean, you don't see 3 to 4 -- look at all the consistency on these rainfall totals. incredible. when was the last time it rained all day and half the night. i couldn't tell you that. 40s on the temps in the sierra right now. look at these temps. brentwood and pittsburg all in the 40s. a cool, cool pattern. will it be a cool day. 49 in sacramento. 47 up in eureka. the coolest lows we have seen in a long time. here comes is cool air sweeping in. it is lifting, lifting over the coastal hills and they will see more brief, heavy rain. but these will be more of a showery nature. but there is still the possibility of thunderstorms coming in. 50s on the temps. very cool. some areas near average but below for most. showers possible, thundershowers. if we see the rain get heavier, they could look to be bereave heavy downpours and thunderstorms. >> but dying down for the weekend. >> you got it! >>> microsoft, the latest big tech company to start accepting bitcoin. it can be used to pay for apps and

are around 5" for the rain year that began july 1 at 3.75 oakland and san jose at a" and 5.5" at moffett field and sfo over a" and san francisco near a". a drought buster? no. nice to have? yes. where do have it not all if one day? >> yes. but monday and tuesday we will have a more gradual rain. until then, look at cloud cover to the east from sutro tower, scattered showers, thunderstorms are possible today and locally moderate to heavy rain, very local, with local gusts drying and seasonal during the day this weekend because the rain comes in on sunday evening and it hangs around monday and tuesday. light rain. steady, through that 24 to 48 hour per. today we are in the mid-50's to 60 degrees and cooler tonight, and heater will reasonable kick on low-to-mid 40's in many areas and nearly 50 in oakland and san francisco. at 7:00, you can see the rain moving in, by noon we have scattered showers and thunderstorms hanging around through action, and notice overnight after 10:00, they start to fade and we will wake up to fog tomorrow and we will have partly cloudy conditions in the afternoon

san rafael, oakland, san francisco, sfo, oakland field -- moffett field, rather, and san jose, all record highs for this day. san francisco actually tied their record high but still records nonetheless. let's start the forecast animation. things are going to change. animation starts at 7:00 this evening. clouds move in tonight. clouds will thicken tomorrow. rain arrives tomorrow afternoon. it will be much cooler tomorrow. it will actually feel like a winter day. the rain will be sliding southward as the day goes on. meanwhile, in the sierra, winter weather advisory in effect tomorrow from noon to 8:00 p.m., we expect three to six inches of snow. above 6,000 feet, above a foot of snow. blowing snow is possible and travel delays and chain requirements are likely. so winter-like weather will arrive tomorrow here and in the sierra. i will show you what's to follow in just a few minutes. >> thank you, spencer. >>> a large hillside in san francisco is sliding, forcing park rangers to close a popular trail. this comes of course after several days of heavy rain over the past few weeks. today, a u

nearly two inches in san francisco, 1.6 in oakland, nearly five inches at novato, nearly two inches at moffett field. the two day totals are even more impressive. nearly six inches at novato. 3.4 in san francisco. just under three inches in oakland. 3.64 inches in redwood city. over 6.6 inches. we are certainly getting a nice dose of rainfall for this season so far. as larry pointed out, we can't make up the deficit for the past couple years but we are above average to this point this season so far. larry and ama? >> thank you, spencer. >>> an 80 foot tall eucalyptus tree crashed into a home in half moon bay, landing on two parked cars. thankfully, nobody hurt. but it gave the people inside that house quite a scare. >> we heard the biggest boom i have ever heard in my life and i thought wow, if that's thunder, because of the weather today, that's the biggest thunder i have ever heard. then i thought that was so big that it might be a propane tank blowing up. my wife came running in from the other room and said the tree fell down and hit the house. >> the homeowner tells us he had to crawl thro

you can see from san francisco to sfo, moffett field, san jose, we are at or above the average to this season, and near the average in livermore, oakland and ukiah. sacramento lags a little behind. this doesn't erase the deficit over the last three years but it certainly puts us in good position for this season so far. winds gusty right now at napa and half moon bay but light to moderate winds over most of the remainder of the bay area. here's a live view from emeryville. you can see how cloudy and dreary and dank and damp it is. these are all forecast features. waves of showers will continue tonight and tomorrow with a chance of thunderstorms and this unsettled pattern will remain with us into next week. here's the satellite radar composite image. there's the cold front pushing through or pushed through earlier and brought us heavier waves of rain. there's another wave of steady to moderate rainfall about to move onshore later this evening and near that center of low pressure, you can see the area of thunderstorms that will accompany some of these waves and showers. starting the anima

but moffett, palo alto, .50 to .75. rodeo and vallejo, .85. san francisco almost 1 inch.eavy yef rain looks to be around the santa cruz mountain, highway 17, morgan hill. that's closer to the radar site. there is a back edge to a lot of this. we'll see some of this let up. woodside, palo alto, los altos still getting rain. same for the east bay. looks like breaks around la fayette. it's a cold, foggy pattern. not a lot of rain. north bay, san francisco, marin county. healdsburg up towards clearlake, hidden valley and points county and mendocino. it's a cold one. but we are seeing a little bit of a break. there's still plenty upstream, not only today but most of the week. rain, cloudy, chilly temps. 40s, and 5050 -- 40s and 50s on the temps. the rain has let up, sal. >> and that does help out the traffic. when it's raining people get into more crashes or at least it's correlated with more crashes. now that it's stopped, the traffic is a little better. it's still taking more than an hour to drive from the carquinez bridge down to the macarthur maze. most of that is going to