i want to a little bit about theed of the east and north facade. so in your paublths in your drawings you do have a sheet that compares both the existing conditions the approved conditions from 2011 and the current proposed conditions that sheet is a little bit unwe'd likely but you've had a chance to look at that. i'm going to talk about the east facade the staff is recommending the north and east facade. this is part of the work that's been completed. the north and east facade historically has been compromised by additions that were constructed throughout the middle of the century around 1950 for the school that occupied the site for 50 years were when the schools additions were removed it left quite a few areas that required in file on the north facade so the project sponsor choose to remove all the historic citing and the citing from the additions and hoped the new horizontal woodsideing would be better. staff is recommending there was enough detail on the north facade of the original detailing including the string detail there was enough infor

the north wall i watched it being completely restructured. most of the building is new material at this point and some of us know the only thing that is left is the front steps because quite a bit of their work is done and they're thinking they should be approved because some of the scarf lifeguard was taken down. i need to know whether or not there's a consistent ruling on work that can be done with a permit, without a permit and a whether or not you're going to approve work that's been done and because it's been done it will be allowed to stay. so i thank you for your time >> thank you. any other member of the public? >> i'm ted bartlett i'm the former owner of grove i owned it until i solid n it in february of this year. our new buildings 808 stooern are almost through modification to their site permits are 5 feet away on the north side of grove. i was the one who bought the property and came to you on december 7th, 2011, and got our approval to demolish the very ugly school wing that was built in the 1960s pr it was solid in 1978 an orpha

north at napa, north at santa rosa, easterly at oakland that. will really help them later on as far as warming up. sfo is west. 23 in tahoe. there are cold readings for a few people out there. cloud cover holding temperatures up on the north coast. a little warmer today. not a lot but a little bit. the northerly component helps even though the days are short. does that sun drop fast fast now or what? a slight warm up today. not a lot but low to mid 70s in santa rosa there. 75 in vacaville. napa 74. walnut creek is low to mid 70s. concord, pittsburg to livermore 74. oakland in the low 70s. those 70s. 60s on the coast. low 70s on the peninsula. the palo alto mountain view is 71. thursday a system will cool us down. saturday as well. increasing clouds on sunday. >> steve, thank you. >>> a costly mistake for a boo- boo in fresno? -bank of america in fresno? how the customers made off with extra cash and how the company plans to get the money back. >>> welcome back. testimony given by family confirmed alaina is the father of coke's 15-year-old daught

territorial and historical disputes continuing to plague the regional relations president talked watched north east asian nations to collaborate on writing a new textbook to result tensions a dapper to the type and weight philippines begins to flow but risks of civil disobedience continue to rise with the scorching temperatures prime time news begins now. to primetime years it's thursday in november fourteen here in korea flight from seoul and you can hang them from him thanks so much for joining us we begin with the nation's top office on the hot seat the president back in as chief of staff showed up for a column entry on it to answer questions about presidential appointments to fallen apart in recent months and allegations of ethical lapses or political correspondent in nz has our top story. yes on eight of the possession off this thursday. the house steering committee raised a host of concerns. among them have had the administration's issues with personnel appointments accusations of ethical lapse as an apostate number of minister and vice minister level nominee to drop their dates. dealing

hasn't been heard from since. 58-year-old merrill newman was traveling with a friend on a tour of north korea. his son says the two were there legally as tourists. five minutes before departing back, his family says newman was taken off the plane. north korean authorities haven't confirmed their holding newman, but fp true, he would be the second american hung in pyongyang after missionary kenneth bay, an unwelcome back drop for america's special envoy to north korea, now in asia, to stall relations with the communist state. >> how do you think this will impact your ability to restart nuclear talks? >> it is an indication that north korea seems not to be seeking a better relationship with the united states. that they are not taking actions

the big part of the system, that is well to the north with the best chance of rain to our north from mendocino county to vancouver. this is how it looks from the east bay hills. the clouds are not touching the east bay hills. it is clear over to san francisco. we will put some sprinkles, possibly some light rain in the morning forecast. we will have a little bit of clearing. that will continue tonight. we have moisture and marine patchy fog in the north bay tomorrow morning for the commute and it will be mild and dry through the extended forecast. the temperatures today are going to be warmer than yesterday and low-to-mid 70's in the south bay and cupertino is 72 and los gatos at 74. up the peninsula, we have upper 60's to low 70's today from 67 in millbrae to 72 in los altos and low-to-mid 60's in downtown san francisco, and 66 in sausalito, and low 70's through the north bay valleys, and if i thought there would be a lot rain i would not put 70's in the forecast because the rain would keep it cooler, and upper 60's to low 70's along the coast and low-to-mid 70's into the another ba

it is concentrated to the north. south of golden gate there is a chance of a shower or two, it will mainly stay to the north. we are continuing to see and actually +7g.rxit will finally south, but we will have it on future casts in just a bit. >>> we just dons have the don't have the resources to pay for 6 weeks. >> bart back at the table but is the third time a charm? >> charm? >>> two men accused of killing an oakland 8-year-old face the judge. . >> the two men accused in a deadly shooting of an 8-year- old have pled not guilty. carol is his accomplice. they were out for revenge targeting an apartment where they thought they would find a man responsible for an earlier murder. the hearing is set for january. still to come the latest in the bart contract saga. could bart workers go back out on the picket line? >>> a cute kid and sleeping buddy. >>> inside edition tonight with debra norville. a woman lefting lifting weights while pregnant gave birth. . >> a storm is brewing at bart. bart board members are poised to vo

this is typical north korean tactics. however, it cannot be an independent variable to change whole picture of deadlocked nuclear talks. washington is likely to deal with this issue separately from nuclear issue. so, therefore, overall judgment or prediction about the possibility of resuming the talks is not very positive at this moment. >>> former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi lost his seat in parliament following a conviction for tax fraud. members of the senate voted on wednesday to expel him. in august a court sentenced berlusconi to four years in jail for tax evasion. but he is unlikely to serve any time behind bars because of his age. berlusconi is 77. he was prime minister three times for a total of nine years. italian law bans anyone sentenced to more than two years in prison for running for public office for the next six years. berlusconi is vowing to stay on as an opposition leader. he says his political activities will continue outside parliament. >>> western japan is experiencing the first snow this

oh i don't know what content like exchange north boone also provide an incentive to north korea the carport for the good wishes from people. it can be done by an out of my twenty some squid efforts but we have to take combined opposed to the theme tune essential so that the concluding stages but dr pocket on one thing so much for joining us tonight and sharing your insights. think of it the real world. and in the wake of the purity anniversary of the un compiling shelling north korea are yet again reviewed its threats against us now it even included remarks that it would turn the presidential office of town monday into a sea of fire to this old unification ministry spokesperson quito said in a statement released on friday that the ministry regrets the north's continuous attempts to instigate a rebellion despite previous warnings from the south. the ministry also urged the north to provide information on a south korean national was been arrested across the border on allegations that he is a spy. pres and bought today held a summit talks with visiting allow a president that some of the scienc

north bay is in line. we're not here until later on. 39 in tahoe, a very warm system. 50 in ukiah, 51 sacramento. 65 to maybe even 7500 feet snow level. 8,000 might get a little bit of snow. it's not much of a snow system because it's too warm. the warm invection right now so that comes in, cloudy, mild for most, off and on rain. north bay better opportunity. even that's been light. a little breezy at times, temperatures coming in 60s for some, 50s for others. we'll go 57 clear lake. i know there's been a little off and on light rain. antioch 61, brentwood 62 to oakley 62. 64 livermore. morgan hill gilroy a balmy tropical feel with that south wind and cloudy skies and even 63 palo alto and mountain view. clouds, showers on wednesday maybe a possibility of a thunder bump or two, not completely sold on it but maybe. clearing out thursday and windy and warmer for us with rain in southern california by friday. >> thank you steve. it is 5:52. yahoo says it's taking a new step to protect its users privacy. the s

carolinarsity of north . in the north, you have something similar.he founder of government shows up with eight enslaved people -- dartmouth shows up with a enslaved people. for a lot of people doing this kind of work, studying the relationships between colleges and universities, you are often looking for the smoking gun. often what they are looking for is whether the institution owned slaves. do., lots of them but when their presidents do, they effectively do. when the professors owned slaves, the institution effectively owns slaves. and the students bring slaves to campus. the stepson of george washington -- he mixes the idea of sending him to william and mary. >> washington himself did not go to college. >> he did not want to send him to william and mary because he has bad habits and he thinks it will get worse among the sons of the elite planters. so he goes up to new york and enrolls him in kings college, now colombia, and they are glad to have him, because this creates another entrance for the wealthy planters in the south and a way of making ne

most of the rain like we talked yesterday will stay to the north, north of the bay bridge through 7:00. we could have scattered i light rain ahead of that but that is where the steady rain will be. you can see the clouds lowering on sutro tower off to the east this morning light rain and mild breeze if all of us and wet weather through tomorrow and warm sunshine returns for the weekend for all of us. today the temperatures are going to be like year, upper 50's to low 60's in most neighborhoods but notice the wet weather is get down into the south bay by the afternoon hours. tone, it could become more intermittent and less intense but it is still going to be wet during the overnight hours and tomorrow's commute is the west wettest. here is what we watching a storm system, the bulk is to the north where most of the energy going but we have a nice plume of moisture overrunning the cold front and as it sings to the south it will drag the plume of moisture with it. here we are at 7:00, all the way through noon, you can see the rain is moving into the south bay by noon, and everyone is wet d

it would continue to attract some big delays for both 680 north bound at 1 01 north bound.essway said the large north 680 is backing up the traffic now toward san jose and the 101 north bound traffic is really bawling of the ride as you have from highway 85. looking at the bridges and your commute to the bay bridge. still a fairly easy ride here. we did have slow metering lights because of problems at the west and which were quickly cleared. the san mateo bridge ride pretty steady here at a 13 minute drive time in the golden gate bridge ride not bad at all. rain that could be a factor in the commute this morning. let's find out more about that here is erica. >>erica: you that to george. here's a look at storm tracker 4 pretty you can clearly see the defined rain and wind. still north of the golden gate bridge and walnut tunnel print your ride along highway 101 is affected. the good news is the rain we see is very light in nature but any rain what so ever could really harm the roadways. we're talking very slick conditions. we have seen several spinoffs on the roadways. satel

everything's to the north. there's plenty of moisture out here, and there's a lot of rain farther to the north as you head up towards eureka, arcadia, ferndale's picked up a half of inch of rain. the moisture ban is stalled out to the north. that's why the north bay is in line a little bit. this afternoon this dips for a enough south we'll get the rest of the bay area in on some rain. temperatures in the 50s. they're not going to move. there's plenty cloud cover out here but you want to see little bit more in the way of dynamics, jet stream overall. i think we get a better opportunity late tonight and tomorrow. you can see the stream of moisture coming in. it will be a cloudy day, gray day, cloudy, mild, off and on rain, again favoring areas to the north bay. the breeze has picked up out of the southeast and temperatures today will be really mild for some, especially santa clara valley to the east by 50s to the north here. >> steve, we have a problem in san jose on the border here. a big rig ran into the sound

it will be the strongest up in the north bay.ot going to see a lot of that in the south bay from livermore to fairfield to the hills watch out for gusty conditions through tonight. then as we head throughout the next few days we have a gradual warming trend, the sunshine returns, i want to show you san jose, 62 degrees, 66 by friday, 68 on saturday. what a great looking weekend we have. up to 70 degrees in the south bay. and a peek at the weekend forecast, you've got it scrolling at the bottom of the screen every region across the bay area. we've got your back. we've got you covered. he's got your drive. good morning. >> good morning. looking here toward the fremont area, a smooth drive southbound but notice mist in the air. i encountered that through the area i had to use my wipers. we have reports after spin-out south of here so that is going on. the lanes are clear as you travel south past mission boulevard. we'll see where we're located. let's look at the rundown, i think i messed things up. a smooth drive along the peninsula

westbound 580 heavy traffic looks like north flynn to north livermore but again, you can beat the morning rush by heading out now. the real bigger delays from tracy haven't quite begun yet. bart systemwide on time. muni also looks good. caltrain and ace train 1 so far no delay out of the central valley. that's your latest "kcbs traffic report." >> thank you. >>> new this morning, rohnert park police tackled a driver of a utility truck who led them on quite a chase. it began around 1:30 in the morning on golf course drive when officers tried to pull over a truck because of the headlights were off. the driver sped off on to southbound highway 101. chp finally set up spike strips causing the truck to hit an suv. the driver got off the highway and fled on foot. he was then caught. >>> a bay area war veteran is pulled from a plane in north korea minutes before set to take off and then detained. now three weeks later, family and friends had no contact with the 85-year-old from palo alto. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran joins us from the newsroom with more on this developing story. cate. >> report

he was convicted of hostile acts against north korea. bay is still in prison there serving 15 years of hard labor, and you may remember in march of 2009 american journalist una lee and laura ling were arrested for crossing into north korea from china. the two were reporting for san francisco's bay current tv at the time. they were sentenced to 12 years hard labor, but were released in august of that year after an unannounced visit to north korea by president clinton. >>> we have new details this morning on a security agreement over in afghanistan that could affect tens of thousands of americans. the afghan president telling a gathering of about 2,000 tribal elders in kabul that if a joint u.s.-began security agreement is seened, 10,000 to 15,000 troops, most of them americans, will remane in afghanistan for another decade. after that those troops would slowly start to draw down. he says those troops would mostly be used to train their afghan counterparts. now, he also says -- and the white house has confirmed this report, that president

you guys i think north korea not on things. it is that it will get a trim as if the complaints which was just trying to keep the pot however lawmaker was one of the democratic party argued that this trust betrayed the two koreas has been. he said the operation raid into korean industrial complex has dropped to a fifty percent under the pot and inspiration in comparison to its predecessor. the level of inter korean exchanges and humanitarian aid comes hold to the north have retreated no progress has been made on the resumption of the mom condemned for its object or on the union's us prayed about it what could be done over the past year in love with. on security matters lawmakers raised concerns about the relatively small three point eight percent in the race for the defense ministry's budget next year all the demonic first criticize the defence ministry are making little progress in investigating allegations that the military side or you may interfere in last year's presidential election. tvnz. that means the state with a commen

citizens in north korea. we spoke to a stanford profess here specializes in asian pacific foreign affairs and he tell us north korea may hope to use neuman as leverage. >> i hope that the north korean government understands it's not a very smart thing to do, under any circumstances. and that they will see their way towards doing the compassionate and intelligent thing and releasing him. >> as for the friend, neuman was traveling with, he made it back to the u.s. safely and upon his return he released a statement that essentially calls this entire incident a, quote, terrible misunderstanding. of course this story is far from over, one we'll continue to follow. >> thank you very much. this is not the first time north korea has arrested an american citizen. last year kenneth bay was arrested. earlier he was convicted of hostile acts. bay sin prison serving 15 years hard labor. >> you remember back in march 2009, two american journalists were arrested for crossing over into north korea from china. the two were re

does not have diplomatic relations with north korea. so newman's family has been working with state department officials and the swedish embassy in an effort to get him released. meanwhile, the u.s. issued a warning against travel to north korea citing the risk of arbitrary arrests of u.s. citizens. >>> a korean-american kenneth bae was detained in north korea last year accused of illegal missionary work. he was sentenced in april to 15 years of hard labor. bae is the longest serving u.s. detainee in north korea since the war ended in 1953. >>> 4:34 now. a transgender remembrance ceremony at oakland's frank ogawa plaza paid tribute to a person hailed as a good samaritan. dan gale was on that ac transit bus this months when someone set a person's skirt on fire. gale rushed to help 18-year-old luke fleischman using his sweatshirt to smother the flames. >> i'm not a hero. i'm not a hero. i don't think so. no. just somebody needed help and i just did what i could do. just glad it worked out that i could be there for him. >> police are still

. >>> north bay is bay. north bay is affected until 10:00 p.m. breezy along the coast and the east bay hills and valleys. in the later evening evening hours we will see breesy conditions to the north. the wind advisory will be in effect until 10:00 p.m. wind speeds up to 50 expected in the valleys with 60-mile per our gusts. we have seen downed trees and power lines. slow down especially over the bridges especially in an suv. temperaturestemperatures help you visualize. it shows you where it will be windy and calmer and cooler. we have 60s out there and 70s as we head to the 3:00 hour. extended forecast. breesy into the morning. the weekend will be calm. rain looking leakily as likely. thursday it will be a fast had- moving storm. >>> a programming note, you can watch our gadgets and goodies show. we have the best holiday eats, treats, and gadgets, tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. brett burns is back. and at the georgia dome, they took a beating. [ female announcer ] welcome one and all to a tastier festive feast. so m

but our biggest concern tonight is the north bay. that's where our wind advisory is in effect until 10:00 p.m. hills above 1,000 feet could have gusts ranging 40 to 70 miles per hour. not good news for some of those wildfires that are burning up here into the north bay. but let's go ahead and move things forward here. as we get a look at that overall forecast right now, temperatures in the 50s to low 60s as that wind still kicks up. definitely feeling blustery out there this evening. and a lot of traffic out here in the peninsula not facing overly gusty winds there but is slow commuting here for tonight. let's get a preview of those temperatures throughout tomorrow. and it's going to stay pretty cool and crisp here. a lot of 60s but also notice plenty of sunshine as well from the south bay back here into the north bay. on your 24-hour forecast, temperatures in the mid-40s. 60s by the noon hour. for the pence la, a colder start with low fourlts for you. a few clouds. let's also take you to the north bay, east bay and tri valley. what

this weekend marks the third anniversary of the north shelling of a south korean border island the north korean military fired artillery shells on the old goat island in november two thousand and ten four people were killed including two civilians south korea's military staged a drill on friday. it was based on a scenario of another showing attacked by the north on the island the troops check their initial response including counter attacks by fighter jets. military officials from the south say they will quickly hit back again in the military provocation the doors released a statement on friday it says south korean president can and must learn a painful lesson through her country is shameful defeat. here is a great officials say the attack three years ago was confined to the island but the warrant said bill target the south's presidential office in all major importers of soul o a aca vans a. the son is father has been taed inorth korea. il newman isighty five years old and serve during the korean war. newman was visiting north korea last month as the terrorists. he was about to leave the

north of the golden gate the gusty winds and red flag warning.lk about when the rain is coming back in the sex seven days. >> thanks, lisa. >>> coming up first, phones on planes, the fcc says it may allow passengers to use them during flights but strong you got to love the weekend. it's like everyone came to, "if it's good, let's save it for the weekend." so here's to the kfc ten buck weekend bucket. ten pieces, ten bucks. any recipe. just ten bucks every saturday and sunday. today tastes so good. >>> withal come back. live look from our sutro tower cam. looks a little hazy out there. there are some clouds in some places but the main story is the wind in the north bay, a red flag warning there. lisa argen will fill you in on all the details coming up. . >>> big changes could be coming to air travel. the fcc is considering allowing cell phone calls during flight once the plane hits 10,000 feet. as karen traverse tells us the backlash from passengers and flight attendance has been very quick and very negative. >> can you hear me now? >> reporter: t

in north korea those wounds are still very fresh.id that open an old fisher that didn't need to be open? >> the real question is north korea exploiting that for purposes of holding him so he can be used as a pawn in a larger game that they are playing. >> are we as the american public -- should we be getting used to the saber rattles? after all we were on the brink of war and then we had the dennis rodman visit. should we be getting used to this? >> well, unfortunately we still have an american being kept and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, but the reasonableness on both sides of the table will be the right way forward. there is no reason for saber rattles, quiet diplomacy is what is going to solve this situation and hopefully get mr. newman home to his family as soon as possible. >> mark, thank you very much. now to geneva where negotiates from six world leaders, including the u.s. are back in negotiations today. phil ittner gins us live from geneva. phil, where are we today? >> well, dell, there have been a lot of meetings beh

a palo alto man reportedly detained in north korea right now. what are you neighbors saying tonight? >> reporter: good evening. neighbors, most of them avoided media today at channing house, this retirement community where newman and his wife live. management is telling people not to comment on the situation. >> i was shocked and very hopeful that things will work out. >> reporter: the woman just leaving the channing house didn't want to show her voice nor give her name, but she did give us the impressions of the man. >> he had a marvelous sense of humor. he was always concerned for other people and is just a wonderful guy. >> reporter: north korean authorities took him off a plane just minutes before it was set to head back to the u.s. october 26th. everything had been going well on the trip, until his father discussed the korean war with his tour guide and another north korean. he would be the second american being held after kenneth bay who has been held over there for a year now sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. >> they are not taking act

if not the whole of yemen is facing a grave situation whereby the men in the north continue north and south. >> a federal system may encourage houthi rebels to call for an independent state in sadda province. yemen will seek to remain centralized. >> in a changed situation those will lose positions of power. some say they used it for decades. the democratics governance is not going to be easy. >> people are anxious. they know that their future will be decided if the south agrees to join a federal state. >> there's little time for the yemenees to seek issues with the south. there's a sense that all political factions will have one option. >>> thousands of illegal foreign workers are rushing to leave saudi arabia before an amnesty expires. nearly a million unskilled workers took advantage of a four-month amnesty. many from the south-west, nepal face fines. they are employed about unemployment for its own people. tra >> translation: we'll arrest ex-patriots who are self-employed or who don't show up for work. and those in the kingdom in addition to on the borders. they'll be put in housi

we have rain in the north bay.it will blanket the area. >>> it is still not raining in san francisco but after 7:00, all bets are off. i will show you the better radar returns, crawford way in american canyon, and as we looked at updates it is moving to the east as is our best radar return. around the 1280/680, i know there is construction there, you are running into the boater -- better radar runs. 80 is getting better as we speak. in the mountains, the radar returns are diminishing but most of it is rain. north of 80 is where you have to watch out for the wet weather. to the south, mid-to-upper 60's with clouds around san diego and los angeles. rain at lake levels and it could mix with snow on thursday but not much with the system coming from the west because it is warm. here is leyla gulen. >> we have a report of a spin out that caused a fire car pileup in marin county 101 southbound. we see slowing popping up and we have yellow conditions so you will be traveling in the 30 miles per hour zone so very slow and w

the latest right now still scattered showers out there as you can see in the north bay to the north. not a lot to show you for san francisco and oakland. fog developing. we have more activity around 101. wet pavement from 101. as far as the storm totals, impressive. 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. san francisco 1.26. oakland 1.24. morgan hill we are adding to the rainfall now. coming up, where the rain could fall tomorrow morning increasing winds, coming up. >>> the storm caused a number of problems. ktvu's allie rasmus is in the east bay. just received new information on a power outage. >> that's right. one of the trouble spots is on the peninsula. we learned from pg&e there are 2,000 customers without power. they have been without power since 5:20 p.m. and they are sending a crew to fix the problem. but elsewhere in the bay area work crews were kept busy by the rain storm. >> reporter: leaves and winter rain. a soggy combination that clogged drains. further south they worked to fix a similar problem in san leandro. this afternoon the chp shut down both directions of the hig

especially in the north bay. and just a slight chance of maybe a few sprinkles well far north. but the rain well north. we will show you that in a minute. this is sfo where conditions are pretty mild. 51 degrees at the airport. 48 downtown. it's 41 in redwood city, as well as los gatos with half moon bay coming in at 50. but check out these numbers in the north bay. here's the exploratorium camera. with the clear sky it is pretty cold. just 33 in napa. 35 santa rosa. oh this amounts to about 15 degrees of cooling since yesterday at this time. 37 in novato and 10 degrees warmer concord. livermore coming in at 42 and a nice look from our sutro tower camera. here are the highlights. aside from the chilly morning a few clouds from san francisco south. we will see sun and clouds throughout the entire weekend and slightly cooler weather with some of that -- some of you feeling a bit of a breeze picking up today. we will look for that chance of rain coming our way. in the north bay on tuesday. then wednesday and thursday elsewhere. a weak weather system bringing a slight chance of sho

nobody 87 t big dea is north 101. you are jammed as you approach capital expressway up to the scene of the crash. all lan have cleared for the area but there is activity in the center divide. stilllowing and a lot of recovery there. on 680 we have the crash blocking the slo lane. 68at ntague, the crash and fuel spill block the slow lane and the offramp. we do know there is now new tow truck dispatched that's not good news. we hoped the big rig tow truck was there. the sl drive north. did see reports of flat tes and debris. a smoother drive north pt stoneridge. the soutound side kicks in. the commute is ere, trafficn of the tri-valley.r volume out out of pleasanton. for 680 south a smooth drive for the maze no. problems approaching the bay bridge tl plaza. the metering lights ar on. aive look at the tolllaza shows you les are filled b lanes off to the left lighter an the lanes off to the right. that's a typical pattern. the fast tck and the lanes off to the right. that where we see most volume off t east shore freeway.

it is staying to the north today. the sunny start as we look southbound from our roof camera, and you request see parts of the embarcadero center, the ferry building and the bay bridge looks nice this morning with beautiful blue-collar. gathering clouds, though, as the system draws near and temperatures are close to average. it will be dry. remember how the drive in the rain tomorrow you need the proper shoes, coats, umbrella, all the stuff we have not used since september 21 you will need tomorrow through thursday. this is the real deal. we are not getting nickeled and dimed but we will see healthy rain. today, with the clouds increasing we are in the upper 50's at half moon bay and san francisco and richmond and vallejo to clear lake and everything else in the low pressure 60's and tonight the temperatures are much milder because of cloud cover and mid-40's up north to upper 40's to mid-50's for the rest of us and the radar runs are showing up in the north bay during the overnight hours and the rain will move in whi

the retired teacher's life dream was to go to north korea, say family members. after nine days on a tour of the world's most isolated nation, newman and a friend were about to leave when a military officer boarded their plane taking newman away. he hasn't been seen since. alarming family and friends from his retirement home. >> i think they're all worried. >> reporter: now it's a matter of high-stakes diplomacy. what can you say to pyongyang, to the north koreans about the american being held? >> well, north korea really needs to recognize the dangerous steps it has been taking on many fronts. this is obviously one of those moments where north korea needs to figure out where it's heading -- and among others. and they have other people too. so these are all very, very disturbing choices by the north koreans, this kind of behavior. >> reporter: are the chinese being helpful? >> yes. >> reporter: another american, kenneth bay, has been held for more than a year and has been forced to perform hard labor for three months. his sister says he's diabetic and now hospita

and the south bay we have a new crash reported north 85 at north 87. a lot of debris reported in the roadway. sounds like it's going to close for a few minutes. >> thanks, mike. >> rescuers, this is amazing, they pulled a puppy from the storm drain in dallas who was stuck there more than a week. >> happy endings, we love them. teachers from the school heard about the labrador mix. they could hear him yelping for help. for days they brought the puppy food and tried to rescue him. had no luck. eventually crews came in and sent cameras down the drain. they spent hours looking for the puppy. you can see right there, looking pretty good for the rough ride there. finally a trap with food did the trick. they pulled him out and the dog was rescued unharmed at least physically. maybe mentally a little spooked. >> what a cutie pie. >> that's nice. >> 4:57. still ahead, a house fire on the east bay forces at least five people out of their homes overnight. we have new details just in. >> plus, two days until thanksgiving and local food banks are struggling to get

isn't telling the truth about north korea. he's one of two americans being held in north korea currently. >>> the u.s. won't recognize china's newly created air defense zone over the east china satis sea but is advising air carriers to stay away. last week china declared the area off limits. china and japan have claimed ownership of several islands in the east china sea. some fear the standoff could lead to violence intended or not. >> a shooting, a stabbing, a mob brawl. just another black friday. with chaos reported from north carolina to nevada, alexander field is not brawling. she's following the black friday brawls, though. alexandra, tell us the worst of it. do we want to know? >> reporter: miguel, fortunately, the shopping scene is feeling a little more sane today. yesterday those black friday shoppers came out with their claws and really a whole lot more. it's getting downright dangerous, that hunt for deals year after year. check out this video shot in new jersey. this is a mall where two women went after each other,

. >> the big story is the wind, a regular flag warning in effect for parts of the north bay. 22 miles an hour oakland hills and up to 30 miles an hour around knoxville creek, so this is where we are looking at dangerous conditions. the dew point right now in santa rosa is at 8 so we have dry fuels, low relative humidity, temperatures range from the upper 30s to the low 60s right now. throughout the afternoon we'll be looking at numbers in the 50s and 60s and that wind it can to ease throughout the afternoon and a cooler night will be in store, maybe some patchy frost but we have some good news, rain will return to the bay area. we'll have a look at that seven-day outlook coming up. >>> we begin with breaking news in sue knoll, interstate 680 is moving again after a fatal accident early this morning. the highway patrol lifted a special traffic advisory about 90 minutes ago after three northbound lanes were shut down since about 1:00 this morning, when a corvette hit a mini van that had stalled near vargas road. at least one person died at the scene. actually we know at this point it wa

the orange it is registering fog in the north bay. north of san rafael. a live look.ou see not a problem as far as visibility for drivers through the area but be on the alert especially tying that together our traffic and our weather systems together. southbound, light volume of traffic starting to build for the north bay, easy across the golden gate bridge and the peninsula. northbound, passing university and willow, you got the limit and easy drive fast san mateo bridge. >> thank you. it's 5:18 now. one of the women held captive for years in what became known as cleveland's house of horrors set to write a tell-all book. michelle knight was tortured, starved, raped and beaten for 11 years by aerial castro. her book is scheduled to come out next spring and will be co-written by michelle buford who worked on gabby douglas' memoir. castro was sentenced to life and 1,000 years but ended up killing himself in his cell back in september. the guy was a monster and a coward. his two other victims we can tell you they are also planning books of their own. >> it's 5:19. a sout

you're not north korea followers. if the court ordered injunction to utp would not be able to field candidates in next year's local elections will receive subsidies designated for political parties from the government. the utp is give and receive a subsidy of six hundred and forty thousand us dollars next week but is uncertain whether it will get the money now pnc than this. it's been a year since north korea a rustic korean american cats bay on charges of committing a crime against estates and he remains detained tickets to washington now says it is ready to send it on board to turn into lobby for pays for lease. again uses for affairs correspondent on sony acid tests. the united states said it's ready to send its special envoy for north korean human rights. robert came to town and if the hard issues an invitation. us state department deputy spokesperson mary hart said thursday that he is prepared to travel to the north korean capital on a humanitarian mission focused on securing the release of jailed korean american

and then north korea must return to the npt regime. maren will thank you so much for your time tonight isn't that much. for your dns and another began. get the latest line from seoul expert analysis from ages fourteen with the viewpoint of the covert its global network and why on arrival that. he always on standby south. troubled political front independent lawmaker and former presidential candidate and ties to announce that he's laying the groundwork for a new political party to debut next year to miguel has more on the plan and palate is largely expected to reshape the political landscape currently dominated by two parties. independent lawmaker and toast on thursday announced is for me if it were a committee that will serve as the first step toward the creation of a new political party i have created a new committee to lay the groundwork for the formation of a new political party the committee will listen to what the people have a say in the uk with the you will focus on improving people's lives and thoughts. and said the main object

-north korea relations. to north korea last month but he was pulled off of a plane and detained ever since. secretary of state john kerry says this is another disturbing decision by the north korean government. other u.s. officials say this hinders efforts to restart negotiations over north korea's nuclear program. >> afghan leaders are reviewing a security agreement with the united states. one that lays out a plan for keeping up to 15,000 american troops in afghanistan after the plan withdraw of foreign troops next year. afghan president karzai is urging the council to approve the agreement. but he would prefer his successor sign it after the elections in april. >>> new numbers from a federal survey show the south bay has one of the worst homeless problems in america. san jose and santa clara county have the fifth highest number of u.s. homeless people. that is according to the u.s. department of housing and urban development. hud counted nearly 7600 homeless in the county. noted that high rents are a probl

there are some tricky places. >> up in the north bay.our east bay hills winds gusting to 38 miles an hour. mainly in the upper elevations now, but the north bay, we had the fire in sonoma, the national weather service issued a red flag warning because the winds can spread that tinder and we're looking at dry fuels and relative humidity only in the teens, the dew point slowly coming up. much better moisture tonight, but right now here's a look at mount tam and the winds are okay, you can see them blowing but temperatures with the winds allowed for a pretty mild start. most areas it's chilly, red wood city and san jose, in the 40s, 55 half moon bay and here is the wind from our east bay hills camera, the wind gusts are over 38 miles an hour. about 1700 feet. santa rosa up to 57 now, 48 in nova too, 48 in napa, mid-40s in lm. the forecast high calls for more sunshine, a nice afternoon. the next couple of days look dry and sunny. the gusty north bay winds throughout the day today until 5:00, rain comes back on wednesday into thanksgiving. an

>>> new this morning a bay area veteran trying to return home from north korea is detained in the country. why he was reportedly pulled off of his flight back to the bay area. >> also disturbing hate crime allegations against three students on one of the bay area's diverse college campuses. what concerned students are doing this morning to demand answers. >> bay area commuters on pins and needles as hundreds of thousands of b.a.r.t. riders await a crucial decision on the new contract. >> right now an early morning look, the bay bridge illuminated. close to the weekend. it is thursday, november 21st, this is "today in the bay." >>> it is just 4:31 on the nose. good morning. happy to see you. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to this morning. first the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> hey, good morning to you. still dealing with rain mostly in the east bay. i want to show you where the heaviest downpours are, livermore, a lot of this activity is east of dublin but we're going to see more throughout the morning. only up in the east bay. yeah, pretty signi

in the north bay highs of 68 at santa rosa and sonoma and napa. on the east bay highs of 68 in oakland and castro valley and fremont and the inland will have highs of 68 degrees at fairfield, antioch, live more and walnut creek. here is the seven-day forecast. after this after this mild weekend we will have slightly cooler weather on monday by a few degrees and sharply cooler weather on tuesday. tuesday to the end of the week will reach to the mid50s. there is a slight chance of rain. bu the big change is not just rain. any rain will be light. the big change will be the sharp drop in temperatures. it will feel like winter. >> thanks, spencer. >>> in sports, the warriors and thunder play an over time just unroll, fill... top, bake... and... wow. this is your best ever. thank you. [ female announcer ] pillsbury pie crust. make the holidays pop. he loves me. he loves me not. he loves me. he loves me not. ♪ he loves me! that's right. [ mom ] warm and flaky in 15, everyone loves pillsbury grands! [ girl ] make dinner pop! oakland he hit a jumper at the

it's going counter-commute eastbound 580 between north greenville and north flynn. and in the commute direction, just a touch of slowing not much. you can beat the rush right now. only about 15 minutes between the altamont pass and the dublin interchange. and a quick look out over the east bay once again, the nimitz freeway free and clear from hayward to the macarthur maze. and similar story for the milpitas ride. so far, so good between milpitas and sunnyvale. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." back to you. >> thank you. remember, you can track the storm anytime with our live hi- def doppler radar. that's on our kpix.com, kpix.com/weather. >>> communities torn apart by this weekend's tornado outbreak are coming together to clean up their neighborhoods. more than 80 tornadoes hit the midwest on sunday. the storms killed at least 8 people, six in illinois and two in michigan. hundreds of homes have been destroyed, many of them in the town of washington, illinois. some homes have been shattered into piles of brick, drywall and lumber. others still had sections standin

calls on north korea to release merrill newman. the north koreans released a video in which the 85-year-old supposedly is apology. >> this video released by north korean authorities claims to show merrill newman reading an alleged apology. >> on this trip i want understand that in u.s. and western countries there is misleading information and propaganda about pprk. >> the video and 4-page statement cannot be independently verified. it cared on the north korean newsagency accusing merrill newman of: >> it alleges he was involved in the killings of service personnel and civilians. >> attacking communication systems and killing three enjoyment people. >> merrill newman served in the korean war. he visited as a tourist when detained in october 2012. newman's son said he wanted to return. all the other tourists in his dad's group were allowed to fly home. >> they had checked out of the hotel, gone to the airport. boarded the plane and were five minutes were taking off when a korean official came on board. he hasn't been seen since. >> l