live in morgan hill, kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you.san francisco volunteers are working their 11th annual christmas eve toy drive. firefighters, police, and lefty's all team up to collect toys for san francisco's neediest children and organizers say there are 2500 kids whose only christmas presents will likely be donated toys. they hope to beat last year's numbers when they collected some 10,000 presents. >> now is the time. tomorrow is the day. make happy kids all over the world. >> 333 gary street. pull up in front and we'll have santa's helper. even santa might come out and help. >> oh, yeah. i'll be there. come on down. >> how do you say no to that guy? volunteers will be collecting until 2:00 in the morning christmas day. elves are out on the sidewalk on geary street to collect your donations. if you're unable to make it to union square yourself you can call luxor cab and a taxi will come to you to collect donations. more legal troubles tonight for a bay area steel company. pacific steel and casting is the subject of a just filed

. >> in morgan hill family hopes to see their job again soon after it was stolen. police say burglar's snatched the chulo law on wednesday. alajandra cerball spoke with the family. >>alejandra: this christmas, a morgan hill family is open for a miracle after their dog was stolen. >> when my daughter sees a picture of the dog on her phone, she starts crying. a >>alejandra: a small to what named shark state. nearly $1,000 worth of stuff was still in theory it to them, that is not what is the board. >> we did not care about the gifts. my daughter does not want the kids, she wants her dog. >>alejandra: there were no signs of forced entry. nothing else was missing. we contacted the sheriff's department but our phone calls were not returned. >>grant: more than 10,000 to "-just more than 10,000 tweets were donated to the toy drive. kron4 joined volunteers as they handed out waste. >> very christmas. >> in this neighborhood, they all the toys. these are said francisco's forgotten children. 2200 school-age kids in san francisco are homeless. there are a lot of kids that fal

this morning in morgan hill, getting a good downpour from the north over highway 101. san jose to union city. you can see light rain showers there. but really things have dried out in to north bay. we go hour by hour for you today. this is the wettest part of the morning. obviously we have rain in the morning commute being affected. >> we haven't seen any major incidents. we'll monitor 101 to morgan hill. now we just have the onramp closed until 6:00 a.m. ch >> we'll check back with you all morning long. police are closing in on the rapist on the run since the attack of bay area woman. local authorities are really building a case for these guys. >> i spoke with a sergeant this morning. he says he believes the very vin violent rape happened over the weekend. a woman was raped, bound, gagged, threatened with a hunting knife and a gun. the victim identified her attacker as 45-year-old steven paul clark. chp officers went to a rest stop in southern california based on the cell phone signal and saw him. he jumped a fence and was with a female companion. he didn't know what

>>grant: and morgan hill family hopes to see their dog after it was taken. here is the dog affectionately named shark bait. the to wall was stolen on thursday. >> this christmas, a morgan hill family is hoping for a miracle. to take a good look at this picture. tea is a to wallet. >> we do not care about the disc that were sold. my daughter is only a word about the dock. >> there are no signs of forced entry into nothing else was missing except the christmas gifts and the dog. so >> these are san francisco's forgotten children. 2200 school-age kids in san francisco are homeless. this is the real deal. we get out there and walk around the streets. >> it is a wonderful experience. >> i did open the door and asked them to pick what they like. >> not everyone can afford a christmas meal. the salvation army has once again send volunteers to help. years of practice means a lot of people have something to eat. >>grant: people are celebrating in different ways this weekend. outthrust >> holiday lights made the city that never sleeps even brighter. new york city went

you notice here we have the rain on the approach towards morgan hill.etween san jose to the south bay, you can see a good line of showers. that's the meat that's with them. in san jose, things are relatively dry. you're seeing a few more light rain showers approaching the bridge, eventually heading down towards the dunbar bridge. you we see in san francisco and oakland heavy mist at times. look how quickly the moisture is moving off as the system quickly treks away from the bay area. towards lunchtime, notice in the future cast partly cloudy skies and showers shutting down. this system really doesn't have a lot to work with. we'll see much needed snow. maybe close to 4,000 feet. then a breezy pattern sets up once again. shouldn't be too strong, but it will certainly dry us out into friday. today 56 in san jose. a bit cool in livermore. to the north bay you'll see numbers in the upper 50s. 37 degrees. may need control briefly in the sierra. you can see the snow is breezy and dry starting tomorrow. much-needed rain. winter will start next wednesday in the

morgan hill over to santa cruz. very light stuff we have had a couple of reports of light sprinkles. nothing that's gonna he. we could sure u the rain. this is not good. not good. they still make snow up in the sierras. it's cold enough up there. but they could use some from mother nay chew but they are in southern california if you have travel plans there. things could be very active. but not for us. unless you count the wind. >>> a complete reversal at cal state university, huge change has taken place on campus. why it's a sign of the economy. >>> good morning. it's a very busy morning on the bay bridge. more chp officers are watching the s-curve and in just about two hours from now, caltrans will begin to attach cables on the new bay bridge. tara moriarty is out there and has all of the details about what's happening out there. tara? >> reporter: well, they will be installing the cable next week. they just want to get the word out. this is the look at the actual cable it's surprised of 17,000 individual wires. wh

61, 62 62 morgan hill. plenty of dry. not expecting temperatures that are going to be on the warm side. everything will be chilly. kids going off to school in the morning. >> cold. >> and you --. >> i know my kids like to wear shorts. they never wear pants. boys i guess. >> it's a parent's nightmare. >> cool when you send them off. >> thank you. >> sparks flew inside a packed hearing in the east bay as union workers voice anger over a contract dispute. norma it appears the efforts may have paid off. >>> and the latest on why the banking industry has yet to stem the tide of layoffs . >> the united states makes international commitment to fight for gay rights. the big stick the president is poised to use with foreign governments. . >>> the obama administration is using foreign aid to promote gay right around the world. the secretary of state talked about the move today. she said all united states agencies will now consider a country's treatment of its gay population, when considering how much aid it'll receiv

. >>> morgan hill family is short a member after a grinch made a stop at the home.ll but one of the presents under the tree is stolen and most upsetting, the dog may have been stolen, as well. kimberly terry is live with the story tonight. kimberly? >> reporter: scott, the family says they came home thursday to find the presents gone except for one, a gag gift. a watering hose. also, missing their dog. a chihuahua mix named sharkey. that's what they're most upset about here. that and scrapbooks that can't be replaced. on top of this, this is the first christmas they're spending together. kylie just married chris lancer this summer and moved in to the home at corey road with kylie's 12-year-old daughter and sharkey. just three months ago. the family has a message to whoever is responsible. >> bring my dog back. please. it's my daughter's dog. i won't say nothing. i won't say a word. you know? just bring the dog back. it's my daughter's. you know? and he's part of the family. >> reporter: the family called the santa clara county sheriff's office. they came and dusted

also, 101 in the south bay, northbound traffic for head lights look find out of gilroy and morgan hillccident up the road at -- >> 44 -- 4:41. >> san francisco residents voice concerns about the america's cup yacht race. >> more legal wrangling about to begin over california's lethal injection procedure. >>> pg&e says it is now safe to crank up its pipeline pressure this winter. [ female announcer ] help i need a holiday party idea. mmm... pillsbury crescent wrapped brie just unroll, wrap the brie and bake. it's so easy. now this might even impress aunt martha. pillsbury crescent wrapped brie. holiday ideas made easy. in 15 minutes, [ female announcer ] you call that bread? you can serve some warmth with your bread. and some flavor with your bread. and some layers with your bread. if you're serving bread honey, then serve it. grands! dinner ideas made easy. >>> good morning. 4:43. live look out there in san francisco, clear no rain what about those temperatures are we going to get back to the normal range? we talk to mike about that. >>> another court battle over california's new letha

to the east, walnut creek, san ramon valley light showers to the santa cruz mountains north of morgan hill, milpitas, 680 and 880 will be wet this morning give yourself extra time if you can. 46 san jose, 47 san francisco. with the rain we have the fog with visibility reduced to 2 and a quarter miles in santa rosa. airport not bad our coast four miles visibility. look for the front to rapidly push south and east as it does, clearing behind it. cool day 53 richmond, 57 palo alto, tonight the winds kick up not as chilly. sunny and mild through the extended. >>> quiet out there i called chp to make sure there aren't any incidents, so far, so good. roadwork in milpitas, southbound 880 to westbound 237 connection ramp scheduled to be closed for another 20 minutes. eastbound to north 880 blocked until 5:00 this morning. look out for those slick roads as we show you a live shot of the san mateo bridge traffic very light. just a little damp had to turn my wipers on but not the whole ride. here's the golden gate bridge looking great now heading into san francisco. >>> always fun trying to figure ou

richmond san rafael bridge, alameda wet weather through san leandro and into the south bay here 101 morgan hillefinitely showers around there as we widen it and you notice the loop shows the activity really pressing to the south not much left of this and we'll look at numbers in the upper 40s to about 50 now and the fog a problem as well a mile and a quarter visibility out there causing problems on the roads for the morning commute. details on that, here's frances. >>> so far still checking out a good ride on most bay area freeways if you run into any trouble send me a tweet. here's a live shot of i-80 berkeley westbound flowing well you can see there's a bit of moisture out there. san mateo bridge, the drive is fine from 880 to 101. if you are taking ace train so far reporting six to seven minute delays as they leave tracey and head towards livermore, bart, cal train and muni, quiet. >>> 5:10. >>> a landmark moment in iraq this morning. next, the ceremony that officially ends almost nine years of war. >>> the huge tab prosecutors cezanne ramon chevron should pay for polluting the waters off br

san jose not far away from freezing at 35. 33 degrees in morgan hill. it is a spare the air that continues for your friday. so we are lacking at poor air quality in the inland east bay. santa clara valley moderate air quality rest of the bay area. afternoon high for your friday will be very similar to today's high under hazy sky. looking at 60 in santa rosa. clear lake. 57 degrees san francisco. richmond. 59 out towards the inland east bay concord livermore 60 grease along with san jose palo alto and around the monterey bay we expect some hazy conditions as well. 63 degrees in santa cru cruz. 60 for new morgan hill. here is what is coming as we fast forward to sunday. show you the system. it is just going to come down near the california coast line here. eventually manufacturing in southern california but we will get some of that moisture moving into the bay area sunday afternoon and evening hours so there is a chance of some showers really light for your sunday. spare the air tomorrow. hazy skies friday saturday. we are lacking at the first chance of s

morgan hill, holster, san martin and san jose. they say they were all members of a gilroy street gang. officers seized drugs as well as weapons. >>> it appears bart trains that currently stop in fremont will be going into san jose one day. as we'll show you, now there is enough money to build the first part of the extension. >>> and back here in 10 minutes, tomorrow's forecast. another cold start to your friday. i'll show you the areas that could see freezing numbers. @ -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ >> take a look here. this photo was snoop # snapped by -- was snapped by a santa clara county employee who interrupted a

san jose not far away from freezing at 35. 33 degrees in morgan hill. it is a spare the air that continues for your friday. so we are lacking at poor air quality in the inland east bay. santa clara valley moderate air quality rest of the bay area. afternoon high for your friday will be very similar to today's under hazy sky. looking at 60 in santa rosa. clear lake. 57 degrees san francisco. richmond. 59 out towards the inland east bay concord livermore 60 grease along with san jose palo alto and around the monterey bay we expect some hazy conditions as well. 63 degrees in santa cru cruz. 60 for new morgan hill. here is what is coming as we fast forward to sunday. show you the system. it is just going to come down near the california coast line here. eventually manufacturing in southern california but we will get some of that moisture moving into the bay area sunday afternoon and evening hours so there is a chance of some showers really light for your sunday. spare the air tomorrow. hazy skies friday saturday. we are lacking at the first chance of shower

tomorrow, 62 in gilroy. 62 in morgan hill. 58 in dublin and 57 in livermore. it's dry. it's a lot less windy for tomorrow. it will definitely see pretty spectacular weather as we head through the end of december. 59 in a rin da. 59 in concord and 59 in fairfield. temperatures in the low 60s throughout the north bay. morning time at nbc bay area.com and the seven day forecast, it stays dry through christmas on sunday. as we head into wednesday, we just have a few showers in the forecast. but not a major storm system. so right now, i'm hearing from santa and all of his helpers they're going to have no problem coming in christmas eve. >> good visibility. it's not an issue. >> yes. >> thanks jeff. >>> let's get to sports. >>> now the xfinity sports desk. on bay area news. >> we would never trade henry wofford. there was a big trade today. henry? >> i feel good now, raj. thanks for saying a that. jessica didn't second that mowing. >> it's a given with me. >> that's good to hear. the oak lapped a's have traded their only allstar from the 2011 season. fan favorite gee owe gonz

on the south bay, northbound 101, saudi slowing in morgan hill. that should let up around highway 87. a quick look on southbound 101, slow traffic starting at the bottom. >>justine: we are continuing coverage on weather and traffic. will tran is driving along 80 westbound in emeryville to talk about the current conditions. are you friday with the heat on? how are the roads this morning? if full of them at the heat is definitely blasting. i can tell you clear the runways are slightly better than what they were off maybe 30 minutes ago. it took me 35 minutes ago from solano avenue to university at if of which is probably only 4 mi. apart. on any other day, five-tenths. third here, i am driving down the tall street headed towards the macarthur maze. i am going a brisk 40 mi. per hour. i'm not complaining. 45 minutes ago i was only going 5 mi. for hour. the fact that i am living is a beautiful sight. >>justine: you are definitely picking up some speed. be careful up there. >>darya: 8:35 a.m., we want to check the markets. things happen looking good so

most of that light shower activity is near san jose and morgan hill. really a very, very quiet stable pattern. here is sal. >>> good morning, traffic on 80 westbound is moving along pretty well as you can see no major problems heading out to the mccarthur maze. also the morning drive looks good at the bay bridge. let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you, sal. time is 6:01. new details are coming in following the death of north korean leader kim jong il. they are urging the 24 million residence to rally behind kim jong un. we also learned a funeral is planned for december 28th. 11 days of national mourning are in effect until december 29th. kim jong il died on saturday from heart failure. he was 69 years old. >>> overnight north korea conducted a short range missile test. that is according to the south korean news agency. it's not clear if today's missile test is in response to the death of kim jong il. but it also may be part of a scheduled routine drill. its military is on high alert. the white house says president obama is monitoring the situation in

isolated 20s from san jose to los gatos, morgan hill, gilroy.artin could have temperatures in the upper teens into tomorrow morning. you may have to scrape the windshield. the next 48 hours we do have an approaching system. this is going to be pretty weak. it's going to provide another reinforcing shot of cold air as we head into sunday's forecast. christmas, dry and cold as santa arrives with pretty chilly temperatures here. definitely feeling like winter outside at least if we can't get the rain or the sierra snow. tomorrow morning, coldest numbers into the north bay, 25 in santa rosa. 28 san rafael. 27 fairfield. 24 in gilroy. 31 in los gatos. 36 in santa cruz. this definitely could go down as one of the coldest decembers on record here for the bay area. as you look here at our travel delays we have no major delays due to weather across the weather board. it looks excellent. if you're waiting on anybody coming in from new york, atlanta, miami, houston, dallas, or chicago, it looks pretty good when it comes to those plains bei -- planes being

slightly warmer in san jose, los gatos and morgan hill. we're looking for a '50s-'60s throughout most of the valleys. we have a lot of communities through the san ramon valley with temperatures near 60 degrees. across the north bay, 60 degrees for nevada and napa. everyone just above or below that mark. 56 in downtown san francisco. we have a lot of activity in the pacific of most of it will say well to the north face a high pressure that is blocking us. we have a nice forecast for the week ahead. temperatures will be cold in the morning but the afternoon to look great. saturday and sunday, not that with even a slight warm up. let's find out about traffic with george. >>george: a good ride around the bay area. we have not tracked in the hot spots yet this morning. we are looking at a pretty good ride into looking at improving conditions at the bay bridge. there was a backup to the middle of the east carbon lot but now it is just the center fastrak lanes that are slow from the middle to the end of the east bloc. very much improved for the w

places like mountain view and morgan hill can dip in the mid-50s. it looks like 56 is the common number for many spots. we have 57 for antioch and 57 for those in santa rosa. it looks like we will see low 50s in marin county. taking a look at your satellite and radar we are high and dry over the bay area. we do have a storm system pushing its way) closer to northern california. it looks like the wet weather that we are expecting that middle of next week will stay north. your seven day around the bay forecast shows a lot of cloud coverage as we head to the next work week. temperatures for the most part will be in the upper 50s and maybe some low 60s as we move closer to wednesday. we are contending with some pretty chilly overnight lows. as we get closer to the we can we will see more sunshine. and the traffic the party we do not have much in the way of serious accidents. we did have a collision earlier this morning it looks like the no. 4 lane may still be blocked. here is the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. this ride is just eight minutes fr

tonight though, upper 20s in santa rosa, napa, 29 in livermore, morgan hill. these are going to be some of the coldest spots. you will be scraping the frost off your windshield first thing in the morning. this weekend we are basically looking at higher pressure to control our weather. it is going to be really a quiet pattern. cold nights, cool to mild days with this ridge in place. the jet stream is nowhere near us. you can see the trough in southern california and baja where they are seeing the snow. in the bay area, we are keeping it dry, and really as you look at the extended computer models here, i just checked them, it is dry all the way into christmas. afternoon highs tomorrow, 62 santa rosa, 60 san francisco, san mateo, concord, 61 in san jose. plenty of sun tomorrow and around the monterey bay. low to mid60s. 65 degrees for new salinas. here is your accu-weather -- actually before we get to the accu-weather seven-day forecast, i want to show you the latest forecast at the coliseum. they take on the detroit lions. mostly sunny. mid to upper 50s on sunda

and there is 28 expected low for napa. 39 morgan hill z by the way, these numbers about five-10 degrees colder than last night. reason why is because of those off shore winds bringing us those compressed air close to the surface, warming things up and very dry air mass over the bay area, look how big this is. and not going to see a lot of change in four to five days. and there is a high and winds will start to ease up a bit. we may see tomorrow afternoon and there are high clouds and there is sunshine and hazy conditions here and there. and 60 in santa rosa. 58 san francisco. livermore, 58, sunny for san jose. 63 santa cruz and gilroy tomorrow. there is some cold warnings getting ready for sunshine throughout the holiday. christmas day sunday, and then we're going to bring in a shigt chance of maybe showers around here. keep you updated on that. >> and coming up next lights out in a north bay hospital. >> then at 4:30 fallout leads to new discounts for itally's former prime minister. >> then, toy designer. how he knows kids will like a toy and keep plaifing with it. [ female announcer ]

that's for santa rosa, napa, vallejo, fairfield, antioch, livermore and morgan hill. you definitely want to keep the plants warm, the animals warm and the possibilities of broken pipes look like a hard freeze. that will be a concern for tomorrow morning and also as we head into your saturday morning as well. so here we go with the plan for tomorrow. 7:00, clear and cold. freeze warning out there. plenty of sunshine into the afternoon hours. temperatures recover nicely to right about 60 degrees. coming up i will have a holiday weekend forecast, i will also let you know when rain showers will be headed back into the bay area. >>> two mountain lion cubs are being nursed back to health tonight. the two cubs are being kept in capables at the california wildlife. they were found tuesday in burbank. the two were malnourished and each weigh about 2 pounds. it appears their mother hasn't fed them in weeks. >>> high winds fuel flames. what firefighters say [ female announcer ] hurry to jcpenney... ...for the final days to save before christmas... ...and shop til midnight for th

to highway 17 and northbound 17 traffic looks good and if you are driving on northbound 101 to morgan hill and san jose, so far it is a nice drive. 5:07 let's go to rose mary. >>> it is a chilly one outdoors this morning, 31 in santa rosa, 31 in napa, freezing concord as well axle livermore although -- as well as livermore although livermore bumped up in temperatures. right now 36 degrees in red wood city. we are continuing in a holding pattern, very cool nights this morning one of the coldest and in fact we have a frost advisory for the east bay inland areas and we have a freeze warning for our north bay valley locations. 35 is a possibility for some of our north bay spots. we are not going to have as much wind and our temperatures will be warming fast and into the afternoon normal for this time of year, upper 50s and 60s, a lot like yesterday, 60 degrees for napa, 61 in novato, 61 in sell alito -- sal alito. and again it is chilly which is what we saw and felt yesterday. 60 degrees for danville, 60 for livermore and by the way without that wind some of us are 10 to 15 degrees cooler as w

looking for 60s through morgan hill and monterey. here is the accu-weather forecast. so... it's going to be dry, sunny tomorrow but look out for a cold start saturday morning. christmas should be a nice day and there is a chance of rain moving in wednesday. >> it's about time. >> yes. we need it. >> thank you. >> and up next, this tourist came to see gore yilas but didn't expect them to be interested in seeing him. >> something good to be holiday travelers to note. tsa has a way to help people get through security more easily. >> new at 5:00 how much you buy online this holiday season will likely depend on the type of device you're using. the ins under the influence on shopping habits. >>> seniors are giving back to the community at the care more care center on north white road. about 20 jeerns are knitting for babies and will deliver goodies to ronald mcdonald house. last week, delivering 180 hand knitted afghans to a rehab center. >> some amazing video to show you now. there is a chance encounter with wild mountain gorillas. >> this is designs for gorillas to walk around

in morgan hill, david louie, abc7 news. >>> big five sporting goods, and other inch raps will be hiringtree hotel gateway place in san jose. >>> state lawmakers giving up a big perk that may cost taxpayers. california will no longer provide legislators with state-purchased cars. lawmakers will be reimbursed at up to 55 cents a mile, driving their own car. that's the problem. >> it is likely or certainly possible that the state might end up -- it might be ending up costing the state more than it did before. the average according to our statistics, the average cost when you factor everything in, including gas and maintenance, average cost per mile is 42 cents. >> taxpayers covered $285 of a monthly lease for each car as well as gas, insurance and maintenance. >>> 6:48. a lot of bay area companies getting a lot of attention on wall street. >> jane king joins us live from the new york stock exchange. no longer seeing the big soaring we saw yesterday. >> no, much more subtle than yesterday. are you a fan of facebook games? the maker of them zynga looking to raise 900 million in an ipo valuin

tonight though, upper 20s in santa rosa, napa, 29 in livermore, morgan hill.e are going to be some of the coldest spots. you will be scraping the frost off your windshield first thing in the morning. this weekend we are basically looking at higher pressure to control our weather. it is going to be really a quiet pattern. cold nights, cool to mild days with this ridge in place. the jet stream is nowhere near us. you can see the trough in southern california and baja where they are seeing the snow. in the bay area, we are keeping it dry, and really as you look at the extended computer models here, i just checked them, it is dry all the way into christmas. afternoon highs tomorrow, 62 santa rosa, 60 san francisco, san mateo, concord, 61 in san jose. plenty of sun tomorrow and around the monterey bay. low to mid60s. 65 degrees for new salinas. here is your accu-weather -- actually before we get to the accu-weather seven-day forecast, i want to show you the latest forecast at the coliseum. they take on the detroit lions. mostly sunny. mid to upper 50s on sunday aft

we have tripled 64 degree readings to los gatos, san jose and morgan hill. 62 degrees in oakland, 61 for antioch and heading up to the north bay. i see sixties there as well. >>reporter: oakland is at 46, may 47 rose and low 40's for concord. back to you. >>reporter: now this time for kron4 grant lodes with today's crime tracker. >>reporter: police are warning people to be careful where you yourself on. there have been a string of cellphone robberies recently. most happening on the 900 block of ninth street and also some on the 800 block of brooklyn. also on 18th street. these are all in the same area. as we fly over on the big board a couple of miles to the west. this is near the mock their business district. and straight over there on locust avenue has also been hit. here is what the thieves are doing there are four of them. they're basically driving around in for people sitting in their parked car using or talking on their phone. the suspect are going around and robbing the people between the ages of 15 in 21 years old. there are black males, and two of the four are armed. the bes

upper 50s in the east bay valleys, clear lake low to mid 60s for the rest of us 59 in monterey, morgan hilly bay inland low to mid 60s livermore, fairfield napa clear lake cloverdale santa rosa mid to upper 20s low 30s concord antioch fremont san jose palo alto morgan hill san rafael 36 tonight at half moon bay 4 4s if cold front drop -- 4 4s if. cold front dropping down. as the -- high takes over buys in the driest air so far this season will calm our winds that's why it will be so cold. that cold air mass and coal start tomorrow means colder temperatures, -- cold start tomorrow means colder temperatures. cooler with the chance of rain tuesday and more so wednesday. have a great day. >>> good morning. a live shot in the distance that is the golden gate bridge traffic moving well off the waldo tunnel headed southbound across the span to the toll. you can see the camera moving it is a bit breezy on the bridge this morning. there's the toll plaza, very light, no problems. san jose now, no delays this is 280 northbound headlights headed towards cupertino. you will see very few cars headed thro

29 the only place that drop into the 20s low to mid 30s inland valleys upper 30s fremont down to morgan hill cruz low to mid 40s oakland, san francisco -- san mateo, half moon bay and san francisco. high pressure, stagnant air all the warm reradiating into space coldest air sinks in the valleys that's why frost developing thin frost not much moisture in the air. jet stream guess to alaska, arctic circle, -- one degree below zero in denver now. we'll fluctuate temperatures a degree or two here or there then a few more clouds sunday and monday temperatures drop two for three degrees compared to what we have today. here's frances with an update. >> new crash in the san ramon valley southbound 680 livernois chp en route, no injuries5úk reported once they get there they will clear this crash one crash blocking second from left lane yellow traffic slow through the area live shot at 680 in walnut creek this is near north main southbound towards highway 24 still flowing well. bay bridge toll plaza where the back-up has grown beyond the building, towards the end of the parking lot, not towards the o

plus, the grinch who literally stole christmas in morgan hill and left one family member short. >>> we'll take you around the world for unique christmas day celebrations. and if you're looking to get out of the house, we'll tell you what is opened and what is not. this is today in the bay. >>> all right. we're going to take a live look, not outside but inside. this is the salvation army in san francisco putting the finishing touch on hundreds and hundreds of meals for those less fortunate today. we'll be visiting these guys all morning long. good for them. the salvation army working in san francisco to help those who need a little boost on this christmas day. with that, we say merry christmas. i'm scott budman. now we will check out the forecast with rob mayeda. >> part of the reasons why we've had an overnight freeze warning around the bay area, it's spare the air day due to the particular matter pollution. by lunchtime, you'll see 40s and 50s. cooler temperatures again today. highs mainly in the 50s. closer to 60 in san jose. 58 around san francisco. coming up, we'll talk more about a c

same for morgan hill. they're pretty chilly 53 expected for downtown san francisco. the kron47 day around the forecast shows upper 50s and low 60s is the trend. if we have a slight possibility of what weather wednesday into thursday. it looks like the chance of rain fall is to the north. this mostly cloudy conditions and cool temperatures with more sunshine as a move in closer to the weekend. sf and >>george: the fog you have been talking about is very much in evidence in the traffic cameras at the bay bridge toll plaza where the westbound traffic is light. the metering lights have not been activated and are likely not to be. we have not tracked in the hot spots. we're looking at light traffic even with the fall. on the san mateo bridge it has been a good ride and continues to be. we have light traffic. looking at the commute on the golden gate, finally some traffic in the southbound direction but it is a problem free for marin county. in the east bay, there are no problems for 680 or 80 kafiri if it's in the south bay we are still problem free and delay free on the

. >>> and now the park is located near morgan hill and santa clara county the parks department are going to keep the park open through 2015 and 15 state parks originally slated foreclosure are likely to stay open now because of new partnerships. >> i think this is two or three years at the most and we are hoping at that time, our economist will improve and we will get out of this recession... >> state parks in marin counties are also staying open. >>> the man accused of a shooting on black friday in marin county will be charged with two counts of attempted robbery and murder and one count of attempted robbery. >>> during a botched robbery, watson was arrested outside of an east oakland home after hours long standoff with police. police are still looking for two other men believed to be involved in that shooting. >>> penn state hearing for former head coach is set to get underway in about an hour. some of the young men and teenagers are expected to take the stand today. >> reporter: good morning, it will be the first time at the courthouse where jerry sandusky will come face to face with

that's for santa rosa, napa, vallejo, fairfield, antioch, livermore and morgan hill. you definitely want to keep the plants warm, the animals warm and the possibilities of broken pipes look like a hard freeze. that will be a concern for tomorrow morning and also as we head into your saturday morning as well. so here we go with the plan for tomorrow. 7:00, clear and cold. freeze warning out there. plenty of sunshine into the afternoon hours. temperatures recover nicely to right about 60 degrees. coming up i will have a holiday weekend forecast, i will also let you know when rain showers will be headed back into the bay area. >>> two mountain lion cubs are being nursed back to health tonight. the two cubs are being kept in capables at the california wildlife. they were found tuesday in burbank. the two were malnourished and each weigh about 2 pounds. it appears their mother hasn't fed them in weeks. >>> high winds fuel flames. what firefighters say about the unusual timing of today's fire. >>> hundreds of nurses walk off the job for a 24 hour strike. why they won't retu

temperatures in the afternoon, upper 60s. 62 in livermore, 62 in morgan hill. in the north bay, upper 50s and low 60s as well. 58 in richmond. a look the your satellite and radar picture. this is the tail end of a storm pushing to the north. it's mainly moving into oregon and washington at this hour. we are seeing some cloud cover pushing into the north bay area, but the rain is going to stay north of us. you'll see the rain making a straight line into the california/oregon border. this is into tomorrow afternoon. it's going to last all the way through tomorrow evening. so we'll continue to get a straight shot of clouds. we have a chance of rain as we move into friday morning. this is only for the north bay. a series of systems moving through to the north of us, and north bay may catch a little bit of rain on friday morning. we'll keep you posted as that gets closer. for the best of the bay area, cloudy conditions as the storms push through. temperatures staying rather cool. we'll have a mix of fog and cloud cover through the weekend. >>> the megamillions is $2

morgan hill is getting a little bit cooler.e and 49 in fairfield to start the day. as we head into the afternoon i think that the temperatures will cool down a few degrees. we will have colder air moving into the bay area disallow it. we have 63 in livermore, 63 and antioch, 66 in redwood city, 65 in san jose and up the north bay we have 69 and 68 in napa and 64 in san francisco. here is it your extended forecast we have windy conditions tomorrow morning by the late afternoon hours the temperature i expected to die down all live.--died down a little bit. stay with us we will be back after this. >>kimberlee: if you bought tickets from ticketmaster for any event since 1999, you could be available for a refund. for each person she made you could get a $1.50 amid. the claim says that ticketmaster was deceptive and did not disclose any processing fees. now to get a refund you have to meet a number of requirements. it is only applicable for tickets purchased on ticketmaster got, from october 24, 1999 of 2 october 19, 2011. it had to

60 in morgan hill. be ready for that. your bay area weekend. hopefullythat's all. >> thank you. >>> thousands of adults swimming off the island of india. taking thundershowerrists to see the dolphins frolicking in the sea. scientists think environmental factors are driving the migration. that's our report. i'm gasia mikaelian. thank you for trusting channel 2 news. i'll see you the next time news breaks. coverage continues tonight. tmz is up next right here on tv36. [ male announcer ] citibank's new app for ipad makes it easy for anne to view her finances from anywhere. like gate d12 for the next three hours. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. [ beep ] hi. dave here. [ male announcer ] for dave, using citibank's online bill pay is as easy as setting up voicemail. hi, it's dave. [ male announcer ] actually, it's easier. hi, it's dave. i'm out of the office. [ male announcer ] online bill pay. easier banking. standard at citibank.

several residents from morgan hill are looking for a new place to live after a fire. crews were called just after 6:30. it took about 20 minutes to get the flame under control. nobody was injured. the home suffered extensive damage. >> and then becomes a homicide victim after he's gone down in cherry hill on sunday. police responded just after 11:00 p.m. to find a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. he later died. no word on a possible suspect or motive. this time lester baltimore city had 220 homicides on record. some news. about 10% of county school students were suspended at least once during the school year. that is the high is rate in the state with the exception of the eastern shore. most suspensions were given for insubordination, the suspect, and classroom disruption. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> pretty clear on the major roadways. no major delays to deal with. if you're traveling in kingsville, fork road remains closed because of fire department activity. speech around 50 miles per hour on the north side of the beltway.

you can see for the areas shaded here through santa rosa, napa, fairfield, antioch, san jose and morgan hillyou work your way well inland bang down into the mid-20s. in fact, here's a look at some of those cold numbers projected overnight. look at the 20s for santa rosa and napa. you may want to keep your plants warm, animals warm and keep the pipes insulated. san jose right around 31. so here we are tomorrow morning in the 20s, 30s and 40s. as we put this map into motion. we do recover nicely until 12:00. it will be cooler just a little bit by tomorrow afternoon. we are tracking some rain chances of la nina. >>> our coverage of that massive fire in san francisco continues, the unusual impact that people living near by saw in their water as firefighters were battling the flames. >>> and san francisco's glide memorial church is getting a big gift. what company just stepped up with a generous donation just days before christmas. >>> it may be an emergency, but don't expect police at your door. we'll reveal the one call san jose police won't necessarily answer. >>> and we'll have continuing liv

morgan hill 28 and one of the more moderate locations in san francisco at 44. so we have this area of high pressure 2 80's of high pressure that are going to keep things dry for us through christmas. this storm system here might bring us a slate chance of rain starting wednesday next week so we'll be keeping an eye on that for you. doesn't look too big at this point and for tomorrow we find temperatures in the upper 50's to low 60's slightly possibly warmer than today in some locations. 58 in san francisco oakland fremont 60 in san jose. find slightly warmer temperatures in the monterey bay area. 61 in morgan hill and gilroy and 65 in is a leap as. here's accu-weather 7 day forecast we are going to see a very cold morning tomorrow. maybe you want to sleep in. take the day off. sunday sunny skies for you as well and then chance of rain coming in wednesday but notice temperatures kind of flunk wait few grease but mainly upper 60's to low 60's. >> not bad but cold. >> thanks francis search. >> maybe time to good see a movie this cold chilly weekend. another spielb

concord, morgan hill, 29 degrees there is we may need to adjust temperatures as they continue to drop off. dew points just how dry it is. so we're headed for a very cold night. and there is high pressure still in place. a jet stream well north of us. and here is what is going to happen. high pressure starts to move away. winds ease up. we'll start to see high clouds coming in tomorrow. there is filtered sunshine and end up with a nice-looking day. there is 50s and 60s, so not too bad. 58 san rafael. and 60 degrees in san jose. for the monterey bay, temperatures low to mid-50s. here is a look at the accu-weather forecast. freezing cold inland valleys and heading into weekend highs will be comfortable. 50s and 60s. christmas day, dry. we don't bring in rain until about a possibility of tuesday afternoon heading into wednesday. and we may perhaps see snow. >> okay. >> thank you. >> and legendary rapper mc hammer out, spreading joy. efforts to make sure there is a meal on thousands of table autos then, we're going to show you the toll holidays can take on your teeth, too. womt. >>> christ

a little bit warm erfurter south morgan hill, gilroy, hollister 63 monterey bay around 57°.e's a look at the pacific satellite image. onshore flow returning see this area of high pressure, that's going to keep us dry through wednesday possibly and then that's when we see that slight chance of rain. it has been so dry that right now we are probably going to come in third for the driest december ever since we've been keeping records since 1849, we'll come in third after 1876 and 1989. here's a look at the accuweather forecast, slight chance of rain wednesday for very northern counties looks dry all week. today will be one of the coolest days all week, temperatures near normal by next weekend near 60° for everyone around the bay area. >>> just got word in i don't have the graphic up yet, southbound 101 caesar chavez accident there, 8 northbound approaching high street, traffic -- 880 northbound approaching high street, highway 4 westbound traffic moving at or above the limit, likewise traffic moving above the limit on the altamont pass back to you eric and katie. >>> now 5:22.

how about san jose you are expected to hit 62. 61 morgan hill. upper 50s low 60s most people looking at 60 degrees redwood city. 60-degrees palo alto. 58 expected for pacifica. extend forecast not a lot of change. we will be colder tomorrow morning without the wind. may see some frost advisories as well as the freeze warning. outside of that we are in fairly good shape. back to you. >>> all of the major european markets are up this morning after italy announced steps for a new us a tearty plan. that encouraged many investors overnight. many investors all closed the day with gains. this week features a series of high profile matings. the summit. there is optimism there will be new -- right now i'm look agent the futures and they are having a little bit of a slow time popping up here. it looks like a mixed opening for us. no big swings when that opening bell sounds. >>> facebook plans to hire thousands of new workers during the next year. the company has nearly 3,000 workers at its palo alto head quarters. and has workers in its marketing and adver

there is concord into mid-30s with morgan hill. there is richmond still going to be cold.t not quite as cold as what we've been seeing. hazy skies and high clouds and there is some fog returning by afternoon. temperatures near the coast in the 50s and a few 60s. and there is 56 degrees in antioch. and temperatures into upper 50s for monterey to 60 degrees inland. and spare the air through tomorrow, hazy skies for thursday, into friday. and we'll see some night and morning fog there. high clouds and there are temperatures into 50s and 60s range. and there still no rain in sight. and there is a computer model off the coast into next week. and it moves into southern california. >> we knew it would happen. >> we're going to keep an eye on it and still ahead, schools shake up after a student is suspend forward calling a teacher "cute". >> at 6:00 local woman hopes to capture miss california title and how her service in iraq makes her qualified. that is at 6:00. we'll be right back here. 8t8t8td >>> a north carolina school principal has been forced out after suspending a 4th gra

have the low clouds and fog and wind shift, onshore direction. 55 in concord. 56 in livermore, morgan hill58 degrees. we'll look for the low clouds and fog to move back inland overnight tonight. currently we have dipped into the 40s already with novato, 46. 44 in fairfield, 50 in redwood city as well as san jose. we're looking at mid 40s out towards the livermore valley area. low clouds and fog even from drizzle put that right near the coast. valley fog will be with us, as well. it is a spare the air night tonight. it will be spare-the-air day for monday and late monday night. more north-northeasterly winds but no rain. the clouds moving inland and fog with this, as well. not as cold as last night. generally 40s near the coast. 46 for san francisco. 47 san mateo. north bay locations, might be close to freezing. 35 for livermore. here is the setup for at least the next several days, high pressure is with us the next several days but watch the low. start to move down the spine of the sierra counterclockwise spin. it will bring a wind component tomorrow so winds should pick up late tomorrow n

look at the low temperatures. 24 fairfield. 26 antioch. 27 livermore. 22 napa. 26 santa rosa. 28 morgan hill as well. freezing in fremont. san jose and oakland. 33 half moon bay and 31 redwood city. cold morning indeed. freeze warning has been issued for the north bay and east bay valley and south bay with a hard freeze warning for the delta, fairfield and the central valley. several hours. allot of 20s -- lot of 20s overnight and areas of frost. this will be in effect till 9:00 tomorrow morning. definitely don't want to leave your pets outside in this cold. if you have exposed piping, might want to check that because they could burst. into the afternoon, conditions nice like today. sunny skies. 63 mountain view. 61 san jose. 59 livermore. 58 oakland. 50s for the north bay. 61 santa rosa. 56 san francisco. if you are planning on heading to the sierra, it is dry and warm there. through the christmas holiday, mostly sunny skies. temperatures in the upper 40s. not typical for this time of year. extended forecast. dry conditions next several days but a break through on wednesday. chance of showe

there is 64 degrees for morgan hill, upper 50s to mid-60s tomorrow, you might want to give time in the morning. it will be frosty in spots. wednesday, winter solistice taking place 9:30 at night z we're going to remain dry into thursday and friday. weekend is coming. there is a holiday weekend. and christmas looking dry for those of you traveling and heading into monday. no rain here, no snow in the sierra nevada. >> governor brown lights holiday mennora. what he says is a symbol for energy savings. >> central california town sacrificing more than its fair share. we'll be right back here. hey guys, what can i get for you? i would like a decaf 360 calories please. and for you? i'll have a triple iced 410 calories please. you want the 40 whipped calories on that? uh, you know what... i'll have this instead. [ female announcer ] swap one thing a day for a yoplait light. with 33 flavors all around a hundred calories, a swap a day adds up to amazing. now you caadd some crunch to your creamy. yoplait light with granola. try it today. >>> governor brown sell braitd the spirit of haun caw toda

mid-30s around morgan hill, fremont, san jose, half moon bay. lts nths fog is into valleys as well. you may want to give extra time for that commute and you may need it f you're lying into or out of picking someone out of the airport could have delays at some local airports. there is a a system shifting east. there is another system coming. this is a weak disturbance thursday. this low not going to do much other than increase log layers tonight. this is a system bringing us showers, at least a chance of showers thursday morning. so thursday morning commute could be on the west wet side. there is a tenth of an inch or less if we get rain gear in the bay area, afternoon highs, sunny skies for wednesday. there is 54 half moon bay. and around the monterey bay, mostly sunny skies as well. 58 degrees in santa cruz. up to 60 inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. two big changes here, wide spread fog and we're looking at spare the air, chance of showers thursday, you'll need umbrellas. breezy friday, then we're looking at smooth sailing for weekend. mid to upper 50s and there are low 6

morgan hill, 37 degrees. going to get chilly here. and breeze will be holding temperatures up at least over higher elevations. tomorrow afternoon, milder than today. if you stepped outside, you can feel the chill. tomorrow will see more sunshine. 60 degrees in napa. and 61 for you in dlofr dale z there is palo alto into low 60s, mid-50s around antioch. 57 livermore, half moon bay, richmond so there is a nice-looking end to the week. if you like sun you're going to see it. 61 in santa cruz. 62 in watsonville. here is the accu-weather forecast. there could with patches of fog. and sunshine really for weekend other than extra clouds around sunday. we'll notice monday system coming through here with extra clouds, wednesday, winter solistice at 9:30. another system moving through here and this is an early taste of the winter chill here in the bay area. you'll need to bundle up tonight. >> and coming up, ways to give to others this holiday. >> and your donation can mean tofrg someone who has nothing to ee. how little it takes to feed a fami