dense fog of the north bay and cold temperatures. that is the forecast. the rest of the bay area should see temperatures in the upper 50s but not as warm as yesterday. yesterday we had more fifties on the board. in the north bay mostly mid-50s. downtown san francisco, a 55. it will be sunny to start and a cloudy as a into the evening. this is a system where watching. it will impact us with rain by tomorrow morning. light rain that will spread bay area wide by 5:00 a.m. with moderate rain in the east bay and some portions of the north bay. by 7:00 a.m. still widespread light rain, but that should dissipate. the mild forecast for the beginning of next week. we have more weather in a little bit. >>erica: we have dense fogs advisories for a number of bay area bridges. the richmond san rafael bridge, the chp reports visibility under a quarter of a mile. drive with extra caution. fortunately we do not have any accidents to report. the carquinez for is and the venetian bridge are under a dense fog advisory. you may want to leave your house a little early this mor

the north bay commute has been quiet you will see more cars on the road southbound after -- a few brakee marin civic center. traffic looking good heading into san francisco. in the south bay also pretty good northbound traffic fine through san jose on 101 also 280 and 17 northbound 280 and highway 17. get the latest traffic conditions any time by going to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> if you like sports cars you want to sit down. this morning, several insurance companies are dreading the claims that are about to come across their does s. -- across their desks, 14 car accident happened on an expressway in japan among the cars involved eight ferraris, three mercedes and a lamborghini all part of a caravan headed to a car show no serious injuries to anybody's body, maybe the psyche. the damage totals are estimated to be well over three million dollars. >>> 6:20. one of music's biggest stars prepares for a hard-hitting performance. the pop legend preparing to touch down at the nfl's biggest games. >>> hiring spree coming for fa >>> apparently facebook is looking for a new new friends. the compa

by 7:00 a.m., we are still contending with 30 to even some upper 20s in the north bay. it looks like everyone else will be in the 40's and maybe some fifties down in the south bay. by 11:00, all the lights go on your screen indicate for the most part everyone out into the 50s and pushing closer to the afternoon high, we see the light blue on the screen indicating 50 around the bay. here are the numbers for you neighborhood by neighborhood. 57 degrees seems to be the, no. not only for redwood in a wood r r--not only for redwood and hayward city. record--your satellite and radar shows that we are clear and dry over the area about the cold front is pushing its way closer and closer to northern california we do have that potential for weather and into the overnight hours a night heading into tomorrow morning so certainly be aware of that after we make our way through the wet weather we will see partly cloudy conditions and for the most part we have temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s korea both passenger traffic was still have no hot hot to go about your approach to th

across the north bay, mainly mid-50s. 57 in santa rosa. we will see some cloud cover later on this skittles are the essence of with decent sunshine. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. the first half of thursday will be wet. we will try things out as we head for the afternoon. sunny conditions with a 60 degree weather in the afternoon. now on to traffic. >>erica: we are tracking a couple of slow down hot spots. we did not have any major accidents associated with these slowdowns. here is a look at the james lick freeway. a new accident on southbound 101 with no accidents to report. slow and go conditions. allow yourself extra time getting out of the city. the backup extends past the 1 01-80 the urged. we are tracking some sluggish conditions through the san ramon valley. the good news is we have picked up speeds coming through pleasant hill. if you continue past the 24-680 split southbound he will see the red on your screen. speeds are down to just 15 mi. per hour. westbound 24 for the most part is will it all right. coming out of t

let's talk about temperatures 8:00 this morning, still in the 20s and 30s in the north bay valleys 30svalleys into palo alto, half moon bay and santa cruz everybody else low to mid 40s noon temperatures mid to upper 40s along 101 san francisco half moon bay low to mid 50s for the rest us mid to upper 50s this afternoon then fall back into the low to mid 50s by 4:00. tonight, we'll have rain move in by in time tomorrow should be raining in mainly the north baena will pass friday through -- through tuesday should be dry again. >>> check out how thick the fog is that is what you have to deal with for your ride in the north bay, 101 san rafael, just a few taillights making their way southbound on 101. elsewhere quiet, much clearer on 680 in walnut creek. start going get the usual slow downs out of antioch and altamont pass still great southbound towards highway 24, no problems across the san mateo bridge. >>> it is now just about 5:41. >>> bay area post offices facing closure get a reprieve, that next. >>> the growing outrage over a convicted thief who is about to get back the truck loads

thick fog in the north bay and 100% chance of low clouds over san francisco bay.in fact, sfo now reporting one hour average arrival flight delays. of course, those arrival delays in the morning usually mean afternoon departure delays. we'll be keeping track of that as well for new morning. here are the latest temperatures -- right now if you are heading out the door. it is a lot warmer compared to yesterday. fairfield just dropped down to 28°. we are still seeing 30s in santa rosa 34, novato 37. 38 in antioch and in livermore. we also have to be careful because there's some very thick fog out there, especially in the north bay could be really dense in some locations. visibility is less than 1/4 a mile in novato, santa rosa and napa, low clouds over the bay area visibility not much of a problem for drivers yet. we could see more fog move into parts of east bay valleys. we are warmer compared to yesterday where we saw more 20s in some locations where 12° -- we are 12 warmer in napa and san jose compared to yesterday at this time. locally dense fog partly cloudy this

upper 20s in the north bay valleys.sibility very low in the central valley tule fog is there it is spilling into fairfield everywhere he will so far, quiet we have a northerly wind in fairfield, i'm worried some of the delta communities may see fog over the next hour or so temperatures will not change by 8:00, i don't see any reason for them to the sun comes late. by noon, definitely changing look at the low to mid 50s we top out in the low 60s today well above average and fall back by 4:00 into the upper 50s. here's a look at your seven day forecast, more of the same all the way through monday. not a drop in sight. >>> we have several new accidents recently westbound 80 in berkeley at gilman around here there's a solo car crash that might be it there traffic building up westbound 80 as you make your way towards berkeley, looks like it is a solo car crash just left lane blocked we'll track the drive time in my next report. the other accident at bay bridge toll plaza, motorcycle crash reportedly in the left car pool lane

the winds are translating into warmer temperatures for the north bay. all of these numbers are a big improvement over yesterday where we saw a really cold day. the rest of the bay area is dealing with forties and fifties that really the north bay is the story when it comes to our temperatures. this map shows how much warmer we are right now compared to yesterday for. the biggest ever to difference is in the north bay. we have been waking up to frigid conditions to what seems like weeks on end of. highs today will fee near 60 degrees serious surf the mild letter will last through the holiday weekend, christmas eve and christmas they are looking pretty dead serious phocis far let's get a check on traffic with george. >>george: we are looking at a great ride around the bay area. we are not tracking any hot spots or major delays theory if there are no minor incidents either. off we are looking at very light conditions and an easy ride off almost all over the the areas. here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is a good ride for 80 westbound. the appro

tonight temperatures with the cloud cover mainly mid 30s to near 40 in the north bay and east bay valleysin palo alto, 39 fremont most of the bay shore out to the coast low to mid 40s, san francisco the warm spot tomorrow morning, 47°. the high pressure that will reside over us briefly today stagnating the air bringing us the hazy sunshine and poor air quality. thursday's weak disturbance, still up in the gulf of alaska, doesn't have a lot of moisture but it will have enough that we'll see snow in the sierra. 5:00 this evening clouds starting to move across the bay area by 7:00, from the bay bridge north we are dealing with light showers you can see snow up in the sierra. look by noon, showers are shifting into the south bay by 4:00, 5:00, gone high pressure comes back clears our sky out and brings breezy conditions for thursday night into friday look at all that sunshine friday afternoon, saturday, sunday, a few clouds monday and tuesday, mid 50s to low 60s from friday through tuesday. have a great day. >>> good morning. we are now hearing about thick fog across the carquinez bridge also

in terms of the bay area, maybe by 5:00 p.m. on friday. everyone north of san rafael will see wet weather and dry conditions persisting by 6:00 p.m. on friday. the 7 day around the bay forecast keeps a chance of what weather. more sunshine on saturday and headed into the start of 2012. pathe >>george: a very easy ride from the bay area. no incidents or hot spot. close in to the bay area light traffic. there are no problems westbound. it is an easy trip on the upper deck with no delays on the stand. the san mateo bridge ride has been looking lighted unusual and the the volume is picking up a bit but still not backed up at the toll plaza. there are a lot more cars on the road today than what we saw yesterday. >>darya: another commuting note, a few bay area public transit agencies are offering free rides on new year's eve to encourage you to take a train or bus instead of driving. the >>darya: new details on a fatal fire in san leandro. the woman who died has been identified. she was killed in a fire along with her two dogs. the home was located on a broad

. -- on the peninsula and north bay. let's check in with mike nicco. >>> most areas the winds are much calmer. still fast up around napa 36, fairfield also 36. the rest of the north bay gusts around 7 miles per hour same for oakland less than that in other places. the worst of it is over now except for isolated areas in the north bay you will robbie be windy tonight through tomorrow. by far that was an intense wind storm that is now over. >>> still aide had, suffering from pain, skip the pills to try swearing like a sailor. new study on the positive fixes of cursing? >>> -- a lot of smiles and laughter mixed with tears dozens of california national guards man reunited with their loved ones. i'm katie marzullo, i'll have a live report coming up. >>> the event overseas that many are calling a landmark moment for the >>> they are home. the last california national guard unit serving in iraq landed in the bay area this morning news as part of a come -- this morning news as >> reporter: the 297th medical company of the califo

by 11:00 a.m., the north bay and many peninsula clotheslines will see what weather with moderate rainy 1:00 p.m., we could see some showers extend into the east bay. our speculations with this will be a 10th of an inch at best. sunny and mild weather with 60 degrees as our high. as we head into the weekend, some slight warming. >>erica: there are no hot spots to talk about. on the approach to the bay bridge, we're getting busier. there are no accidents to tell you about or metering lights to deal with. it is a great time to leave the house. the ride is only nine minutes from the foot of the mes to fremont. traffic is still moving at the limit towards the high-rise with no wait at the toll plaza. you will not encounter any delays on the nimitz. southbound 101 is a late free in both directions of 101. interstate 280 indicates top speeds over 50 mi. per hour. for those of you taking public transit we're problem free and the late free. >>darya: a man is in critical condition after being shot several times in the parking lot of the in-n- out berger in panel last night. police this morning

freezing across the north bay at the moment. most of the east bay is seeing temperatures in the mid-upper thirties. san francisco is a warm spot on the map believe it or not. the careful if you're driving around in this freezing fog. last time we looked at the map, there was more orange. visibility has improved slightly. visibility is under a quarter of miles still in some spots. this afternoon we will see temperatures improved what you see on the screen, right at 60 degrees. mid-upper 50s in many of the inland increased eight valleys. thursday is the next bit of the inclement weather furious light rain for the first half of thursday. friday- sunday is looking pretty good. in the weekend, temperatures getting close to the '60s. let's get a check on traffic with erica. >>erica: the metering lights were cycled on a tad bit early. it is now past the end of the lot and moving closer to the 880 over crossing. " traffic speeds are beginning to pick up up the incline and across the upper deck. there are no problems on the sanity of brid

dense fog in several areas you want to be careful with north bay and east bay.ping track of all of that the weather and the traffic part she will update you in a cup of minutes. >>> if you think the hour -- change of daylight savings time throws you off imagine if you lost a day that going to happen in the tiny south pacific nation of samoa. 119 years ago samoa agreed to align its time with nearby u.s. territories because they wanted to boost their trade with california. as the nation crosses over the international date line at the stroke of midnight tonight, time in samoa while forward 24 hours toties 31st, and cash december 31st and skip over december 30th. people scheduled to work on the nonexistent friday will still get paid. >>> it appears verizon customers are getting another dose of digital disappointment. millions of customers across several states are having trouble connecting on 4g and 3g networks again. the third outage this month. verizon says the problems only affect newer phones. older 3g phones are operating normally. no word on the cause or timef

a lot of cloud cover i'll show you where visibility is limited in parts of the north bay even under 1f a mile, santa rosa, napa, novato thick clouds along the coast, half moon bay down to 1/4 of a mile all this fog spilling into the san francisco bay as well. temperatures a lot warmer for this time of the morning. we are already in the 50s in novato, san francisco and hay. we'll find upper 40s this morning. -- 48 oakland, 47 in san jose. a lot warmer than we were compared to yesterday at this time. some places almost 10° warmer novato. if you compare temperatures to monday this week, 20° warmer. because of the extra cloud cover we didn't lose a lot of heat overnight. you need to look out for the thick fog in the north bay, san francisco bay, sprinkles possible today, chance of rain moving in friday. mainly confined to the north bay. so far dry and mile for new year's weekend. cold front moving in towards the north end of california, bringing rain and then for us, it means a chance of sprinkles later on today even drizzle friday morning then rain in the north bay because we've got this

around mount diablo that is 3800 fight nobody lives up there the people that may be effected in the north bayome winds may dip down into your valleys. 70 santa cruz mid to upper 80s the rest of monterey bay and inland valleys 30s palo alto around 35 low to mid 40s the rest of the bay shore out to the coast to 47 in san francisco pretty cool compared to 50s and 60s this morning. north bay cold front pushed through close enough to this area of high pressure created another tight pressure gradient there while the rest of us are under a weak pressure griddient as the cold front moves away from -- grid yen as the cold front moves away from us. head up to tahoe, teens, 20s in the morning news overnight that's why he -- they are making upper 40s to low 50s yosemite. l.a., san diego mid to upper 60s with a lot of sunshine. let's talk about our seven day forecast. temperatures will drop nearly 5 to 10° by monday neary 10 to 15° by thursday, 50s back in the forecast for highs where we should be, not like today so enjoy it while it is here. >> can keep 70s forever in december. thanks mike. >> you bet. >

freeze warning takes us to the north bay.have a freeze warning only for the north bay and other locations are running generally above freezing. i have seen a lot of 32s and they are finely ejecting out. here comes our next one that will dive in and give us some clouds. it is a weak system but it intensifies and pattern is locked in and whacked out. we are not getting any rain and some areas get a lot of rain and some areas don't get any at all. cold fog, dry cool, we will take that to increasing clouds and overnight lows will be due to cloud cover and rain but as the system strengthens in southern california winds will pick up. today most live sunny low clouds, the days will be cool to okay. low 50s to mid-50s, your extended forecast always has your weekend in view. wind picks up friday to saturday, and saturday, will be just cold with our lows. >>> initial public offering tomorrow night, it has been one of the highly anticipated ufos of the year but even before trading starts, one placed a rating. he says farmville has peake

up to the north bay we may be a couple degrees warmer compared to yesterday. >>erica: turning our attention to satellite and radar we're dealing with clear and dry conditions over the bay area. the have high pressure in place that will eventually break down. by 9:00 a.m. on sunday we have the potential for some wet weather reaching the north bay. as we advance the car close to 12:00 p.m. much time, what weather is persisting through santa rosa even portions along the peninsula and the coastline. the rain becomes widespread but like in nature as we head into the late afternoon and evening hours. taking a 8:00 p.m. sunday, it looks like everyone is getting healthy dose of the wet weather. your seven day around the forecast shows what whether potentially on tap for sunday judging into monday but before we get there we will deal with the very cold and frigid temperatures for the rest of the day. heading into the--tomorrow, is very mild but it will get chilly in the overnight hours. taking a mature in the hours. the time right now is seven minutes after 4:00 a.m. ti

we have some partly cloudy skies in the north bay. this is what the satellite you looks like. it's let's find out if there are any hot spots. >>george: we are not tracking any hot spots for the bay area commute. it is a pretty good ride, light and easy all around the bay area. we are delay free for your ride heading westbound. it's through the east bay we are delay free on 680 south and 680 west. miss out a traffic looks good on all of the freeways. we want to alert you to a problem heading down towards reno. beer is a big rig accident and a sig alert has been issued. their roadways have been shut down. there is a several miles long traffic backed up behind this accident that involves a big rig and a fuel spill. the chp says the road closure is likely to be in effect for some time. alternate routes are necessary. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. a reminder about new year's live. it will start at 11:30 p.m. on new year's eve. >>darya: here is a look at the 7 day around the bay forecast. we are called this morning and clear. we will be right back. these

in the north bay we have the slight possibility of sprinkles. looks like santa rosa -- up to about 61. the kron47 day around the bay forecast shows temperatures in the '60s. mostly cloudy conditions. a little bit more sunshine for saturday. it looks like we could gain a couple of degrees as we start the next work week. it is time for a final check on the morning commute. >>george: it is an easy ride around the bay area. fancily there is no bad news for this drive. whether you're leaving the house now or in a little while, light conditions all around. there are no metering lights, backups or delays on the bay bridge. the san mateo bridge is also a good ride. the right side of this grain is normally the commute direction. this on the golden gate northbound and southbound, an easy trip old ways with more volume northbound. a check on the traffic maps and roads sensors shows that was 24 looks good. the drive on 680 south is our on free. an easy drive time of 11-12 minutes from hercules to berkeley. 50 and 60 artist beats headed down towards el cerri

for much of the north bay, temperatures near 60. 57 expected at the coastline in bodega bay. more at nbcbayarea.com on your seven-day forecast. click the weather tab and it will take you there. on the seven-day forecast, you'll find temperatures inland for daytime highs upper 50s to near 60 with that freeze warning for the north bay tomorrow morning. we stay dry through friday, saturday and sunday. some of the forecast models hinting at a few isolated showers. definitely not a big storm by monday. we could really use the rainfall. we started off the rainfall so far ahead until respects. right now 2 to 3 inches behind. so hopefully we'll start to catch up here soon. the next seven days, dry, no rain. >> let's not jinx it. last year we had a lot of rain. you said that, next thing we knew, deluge for 3 1/2 months. >> i know, i tiptoe around it all the time. >> he's a politician when he talks, thank you, jeff. >>> next, no easy decision. reality tv star julianna ron tick shares her decision to take a drastic measure? inn her battle with breast cancer. >>> some of the brightest re

though not as cold as the north bay, 30s and 40s. cloudy skies this morning. by this afternoon hazy sunshine inside the bay and the valleys, maybe leftover clouds at the coast. otherwise, we are looking good. things going to be changing here. high pressure overhead we have a "spare the air" day but we have a cold front right here that's going to slide in toward the bay area overnight late tonight and into tomorrow morning. bringing with it at least a chance of changes maybe some showers as we head toward tomorrow as well. but it should stay dry for today. that's the good news just cold. computer models picking up on fog in spots, clearing out leavin hazy sunshine. 5 a.m., rain in parts of the north bay. that may be a little quick but you get the idea, this is going to be more of showers as it moves through the bay area. 50s and low 60s around this afternoon with hazy sunshine. next couple of days changes for tomorrow, chance of showers after the cold start today. looks like tomorrow we are going to see some unsettled weather. by friday dry weather returns, shou

the sun comes up at 7:23 but once again the north bay valley, east bay valleys, santa clara valley, the salinas valley and san way queen valleys allowing temperatures to drop already into the 20s. 26 in fairfield. yesterday you were at 24. also 26 in napa. 25 novato, low 30s mountain view, redwood center. oakland dropping to 39 already. there is a also bit of moisture in the air so we have some fog around concord, in livermore, also around sfo and novato visibility reduce today about three miles. we will tell you when the fog will lift and when we will warm up coming up. >> thank you, lisa. christians around the world are celebrating christmas. many attend christmas mass. this year many families are reunited as troops return from iraq and afghanistan. stillless others are still fighting america's longest war. chuck severson shows us christians around the world. >> tears of joy in fort hood, texas. soldiers of the last combat brigade to leave iraq got home just in time for christmas. others weren't so lucky. troops are leaving georgia this christmas eve for a new tour of duty in afghanis

no richer land in north bay and east bay and really have 3 miles per hour in oakland and concord.ight now, you can see the freezing temperatures and santa rosa, 32 navato 32 and napa we are looking at 35 and only 31 in fairfield at this time. san francisco is a cream of the crop, 46 degrees and 46 in oakland is not quite as chilly but definitely a little bit cooler outside. your highs today are really not so high. we have mid-60s and out of you now will be the highest for the region. we have 61 expected for redwood city. 61 in oakland and only 50 degrees at half moon bay by later this afternoon. as we get to the north they were looking and then 60 degrees today not quite as one today will only about 61 santa rosa, 59 for san raphael and 59 and a vital and 60 degrees in napa. we have low 60s and high fifties for this afternoon. for your seven day around the forecast we have cool temperatures expected to continue for the morning hours. that will be for wednesday and thursday and by this weekend will warm up little just turning up from the high fifties into the low 60s. cold mornings

we will continue to see the '60s in the north bay as well. for christmas, we will not anticipate a white christmas or a wet one in the bay area. we have mostly sunny conditions both christmas eve and christmas morning as well. our temperatures will be in the upper 50s and 60s but it looks like we will still contend with some chilly mornings. one last look at traffic i can assure you there are no problems that will get in your way. a few minutes ago by salt and small back up in one of the cash means, but that is now long gone. traffic is flowing freely your ride is clocked at under nine minutes from the foot of the maze to fremont this morning. there is traffic in the westbound direction out towards foster city but no major delays to speak of. we are currently active trade. south bound 101, we have a very easy ride with pretty clear conditions for your ride coming out of the north bay. over to the traffic mess i want to show what is going on in oakland. west bound 580 is problem free. west bound 580 we do see some areas of slowing. that yellow

we do have a patchy fog forming in the north bay valleys. as we turn our attention into the afternoon hours, a lot of sunshine bay area wide. everyone is topping out in the upper 50s and low 60s. as we turn our attention to the weekend, the slight possibility for all day rainfall as we get closer to sunday. current temperatures right outside the door, some locations are in the twenties right now. we actually saw an instance of freezing fog in at the 3:00 a.m. hour in santa rosa. we have been monitoring that. off for the most part everyone in the bay area is seeing upper 30's and 40's. into the afternoon, we will see sunshine, not too much in the way of cloud cover. temperatures are similar to what they were yesterday. mountain view could be one of the warmest spots at 65 degrees. 57 expected for those of you in antioch. 59 for those of you in downtown san francisco. future cast 4 is set for 1:00 p.m. on sunday, light rainfall in the south bay. towards the later afternoon hours, it becomes more widespread. we will continue to see what weather.

most of it in the north bay the peninsula, east bay, south bay not out of woods yet.wers will give way to partly cloudy skies if you need more weather information and want to check your flights check out our website at abc7news.com. >>> just about 4:50. fewer american households were forced into foreclosure in november. the numbers this morning show home repos hit the lowest level since march of 2008. banks took back 56,000 homes across the nation down 17% from the month before. california still has the second highest foreclosure rate, just behind nevada. >>> this is the time of year when gifts are exchanged. also a time when generosity is shared with those we don't know who need it most. our local food banks tell us what you give now will help throughout the year. >> reporter: bay area food banks serve half a million people a year with one in every five adults and one in every four children at risk of going hungry, chances are you know someone who needs the help. >> we are not keeping up with the demand in the past two years it felt like an avalanche of new people co

right now the north bay valdez-- right now the north bay valleys are under fog restrictions. george and i will be monitoring that for the rest of the morning. here is a look at your current temperatures. by 11:00 a.m., widespread fifties around the bay area. here is a look at the expected highs for today. in the north bay, mostly cloudy conditions. we do have a slight potential for wet weather. sprinkles and just north of santa rosa. dry conditions by 3:00 p.m. on friday. your 7 day around the bay forecast shows temperatures in the low 60s for the next couple days and upper 60s as we move closer to next week. mostly sunny conditions that dealing with frigid inland lowe's when temperatures that could reach the '30's. >>mark: the newest zero occupy--occupy and kamen has already been cleared. officers issued written and verbal notices asking protesters to leave the property. three of the protesters left immediately. one protester could not be cited because of lack of identification was arrested and other protestors were issued citations. >>justine: there are two new laws at issue

bay area. by 11:00 the light blue fields in on the screen especially of the to the north along the shore and data to the south bay. temperatures are getting into the fifties there. as we events towards our afternoon highs, we see some green on the screen. i will break down the numbers for you coming up in my next report. you will see clear and dry conditions on the bay area. we still have high pressure with us we'll continue to see the sun shine in the mild temperatures you will see on your forecast. for the most part a lot of sunshine to the jurors sitting in a low 60s. we continue to see that weather pattern. cloud coverage starts to build up again wednesday we do have a slight chance of a rainfall. in the meantime, while checking out your traffic and the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza it be like and easy ride no problem and the traffic department this morning. we have no problems from any of the approaches. and no metering lights to deal with and traffic is a smooth ride. there are no problems in a little direction of highway 92. this ride is just 14 minutes from into it included the ar

we could dip back down to freezing, particularly in the north bay. we have some rain falling in the south bay. on the hayward side we are seeing the light rain. downtown hayward potentially late sprinkles. brentwood and antioch, light rain gifts we are not seeing too much accumulation. trace amounts at best. the showers will continue to disappear as we have to morning hours. the wide view shows us there is a low pressure system to the south. the bulk of the moisture is falling as. southern california is dealing with nasty weather right now with light, moderate and heavy rain. as head up and over the grapevine, there is a winter storm warning in effect. you can see the snow accumulations showing up. 8-14 in. of accumulation. if your travels take you along i five, you're heading into nasty weather. our temperatures right now are still mild. lowe's carter's and morgan hill right around 55-56 degrees. that is the general forecast for the east bay valleys. we will have your 7 day around the bay coming up in my next update. now on to traffic. >>erica: emerg

. >>> i'm frances dinglasan the fog really thick, san francisco bay and parts of the north bay. milder temperatures ahead, i'll tell you about that coming up. also, if you are heading out the door shortly here's a live shot at the bay bridge toll, fog advisory as well for many bay area bridges. so far no accidents. >>> it is almost 5:01 on this thursday morning. we thank you for the company i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm katie marzullo in for kristen sze. we are following breaking news in san jose. right now police have evacuated several residents from an apartment complex because of a standoff with a man who may be armed. it is happening on capital village circle near the intersection of capital expressway and snell. they say a man inside one of the apartments has been making threats and may be carrying a large knife. no word on whether thin else is in the apartment or how many nearby apartments have been evacuated. we continue to follow the story and bring you updates as we get them. >>> firefighters in the berkeley hills are keeping watch over two heavily damaged homes. damaged

in the north bay, a mixture of sixties and sixties. the kron47 day around the bay forecast shows a cool morning for the next few days. as we progress into the act did, mild temperatures and sunshine. temperatures will be in the upper 50s the of the low 60s. that will continue to be the weather pattern as we head into the weekend. >>dan: we managed to make it through the entire morning without a major accident or hot spot. on the bay bridge toll plaza we have a backup extended beyond the middle of the parking lot. on the favorite we have a pretty long week. the san mateo bridge, built problem. less than 92 is looking it headed into foster city heading back towards hayward. the golden gate bridge is gorgeous. it might be called but there is no fog or traffic. northbound and southbound on the nimitz is a different story. we also have delays on southbound 880. in the south bay it has been a pretty long morning of the we're starting to wind down just eight year as he passed the 880 interchange. in the north bay, look at that, it is all clear

fog is spilling out of the north bay across san francisco not a big concern here.'s talk about that freeze warning. highlighted in the purple north bay valleys until 9:00 this morning, temperatures as cold as 25°. with the fog that means freezing fog and black ice upper 20s, santa rosa, napa, 32 petaluma, novato airport 32°. 101 from novato up to santa rosa is below freezing right now. 37 around redwood city, mountain view and concord. around the monterey bay inland to salinas 39. santa cruz and gilroy 40°. a lot to talk about spare the air, poor air quality, especially in the north bay valleys. you are getting the freezing fog, cold temperatures even the poorest air quality today. chance of showers tonight into tomorrow, breezy and dry tomorrow night through few day hazy today, spare the air until midnight. temperatures just in the mid to upper 50s. same temperatures around the monterey bay inland may hit 60 in hollister you are not under the spare the air. today quiet up and down california. showers gone in southern california low to mid 60s, snow showers gone ta

there is a possibility of light showers in the north bay. take a look at future cast, we have a few areas of light rain expected to the early morning hours. it will continue to rise on the north to the coastline by 2:00 p.m. and then pushed down to the south. we have a lot rain expected from the system and we will see cooler conditions tomorrow as this pushes through. this is our only shot of rain for the next several days. the conditions will be dry and warmer. will keep temperatures in the low 60s as we head into next week. >>reporter: a dramatic cliff rescue in southern california at young man and his dog were stranded clinging for their lives. this area called lake view terrace, i have some video to show you it is unbelievable. there is the 19 year-old guy and there is his dog. you see the guy holding on and what happens, he was hiking with his dad and the dad threw a bottle over the cliff the dog went to get the 19 year- old chased the dog and unfortunately that did not all worked out. he slipped and the 19 year-old slid 150 ft. the l.a.

we are seeing fog across the north bay. it is not terribly widespread in most locations it is not that bad. temperatures this afternoon should be comfortable. upper 50s and low '60's there most of the bay area. 59 for san jose. we are looking for 60 in a oakland. us a lot of sunshine with dry and mild weather. we could see temperatures in the mid- upper 60s. a little bit of slowing in the center lanes on the approach. your ride on the san mateo bridge has been pretty good most of the morning and a little bit lighter than the last time we checked. it looks very go booths ways eastbound and westbound. the drive time from marin county is under 30 minutes from highway 37 to the golden gate bridge. >>darya: of a pretrial hearing is resuming today for the military officer accused of leaking sensitive information. >>mark: the house is working on a version, a two month extension of the payroll tax cut for the entire year for. the only have a few weeks. for half turf sphere officials say that countrywide uses a discount program to bu

the fog has also disappeared in the north bay. we have seen heavy pockets of fog that pushed visibility down to under a quarter of a mile. that is all gone, so is the general haziness that we saw in the east bay and along the peninsula. that is the good news. this afternoon highs will get into the upper 50s. the 4 degree temperature spread pretty much encompasses the entire bay area. 58 in oakland and hayward. 59 in san jose. mountain view is a warm spot at 62. few even in the north bay we're looking at temperatures the mid-upper 50s. the mild weather will last for two days, today and tomorrow. thursday but will get energy diving down from the north fence that will bring a light rain. fact for friday-sunday it will be dry and mild. >>erica: northbound 880, a new accident, a two car crash blocking one of the lanes. we have a lot of debris in the roadway there are stretches of red and yellow with speeds averaging just 15 mi. per hour. hopefully, you can make up for lost time. there are no metering lights. this san mateo bridge has be

thick fog in the north bay. temperatures for this afternoon and i'll tell you about a chance of rain coming our way. >>> i'm lynn gold in for frances dinglasan. the fog is already starting to affect the bay bridge toll plaza. >>> 4:31 on this tuesday morning. frances and i both agree this morning was warmer than yesterday morning, already. thanks for joining us i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm katie marzullo in for kristen sze. police in oakland searching for a shooter officers found the victim after he stumbled out of his truck and collapsed. amy hollyfield is live in oakland with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: he was driving then he stopped, stumbled out of the truck was grabbing at his neck then passed out on street. deputies were in the area and spotted the victim driving. they were able to get him to the hospital quickly. this happened 10:22 last night a few blocks from the fruitvale bart station 39th avenue and international boulevard. officers think he may have been shot while driving. it looks

bay. satellite and radar shows a wet weather activity to the north. for new year's eve, mostly cloudy conditions. for new year's day, more sunshine. coming up, a look at your 7 day around the bay forecast. >>justine: charles butler was shot and killed in north oakland and taken off of life support the next day. his organs were donated to two different men. one received his liver in the the other receives his pancreas and kidney. will operations happened on christmas day. debuting for charles butler will be held in oakland. the number of homicides are up in several bay area cities. in oakland, there were 12 more than a year ago. the biggest increase was in san jose, murders there almost doubled. police say more than half of those murders are gang-related. >>mark: officers were on foot when they approached this woman at 98. she is wanted on two felony warrants related to drugs. the officers approached her and she drove onto the sidewalk and struck a man. the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries. >>justine: we are pointed take a quick break but

upper 30s in parts of the north bay.at's where patchy fog might still develop nothing like that thick dense widespread fog we saw the last couple of days. keeping an eye on chance of showers in the north bay thursday through friday looking dry and mild for new year's weekend. most of us can put the umbrellas away. pacific satellite image, a series of storms most going to hit washington and oregon. the tail end of the system going to come to the northern part of our bay area. thursday night into friday areas of green, possibly light rain just a slight chance northern end of sonoma, possibly napa county, it is not going to be a big dent in terms of measureable rain. highs for today, pretty nice upper 50s to low 60s, comfortable in san francisco, 58 for you there. 62 in san jose. low 60s in the east bay valleys, 61 concord, 62 livermore. a little further south, also more sunshine with 64 the warm spot in watsonville and 61 in money should be overall a quiet weather pattern -- monterey, should be overall a quiet weather patt

how we wanted to disallow the morning and evening hours, we may see a couple sprinkles in the north bay. her-- >> george: good morning a pretty quiet start to the morning commute. i think we will see a live in e-coli for most of the bay area. we are not tracking any hot spot year, problems, or delays. we will start a bridge check with west bound ride looks good we are proud loosely on of the approaches, and it is very light traffic. highway 92 has more volume than me saw this hour yesterday but recovered and no anticipated problems were and drive him as we check the traffic maps starting first in the east bay, you'll see that the ride on 680 south looks live in walnut creek. the rest of the ride around the bay area is doing pretty well. we will slide down and show you the ride coming off of interstate 580 were the conditions look good. south the freeways are completely problem free. >> darya: thanks a lot george, and are developing story that we are following in the survey, please are looking for suspects involved in a shooting in oakland that left one man wounded. he is in stable condi

soft as a check out visibility tall laws are dealing with death of in the north bay. sibility is under a quarter mile. 57 on tap for santa rosa. 53 expected for downtown san francisco. your satellite and radar shows clear and dry conditions over the bay area. we do have a lot of cloud cover headed our way and potentially somewhat weather as we check out the extended forecast. when since argentine thursday. we have a chance for flocks of what left >>george: we are not tracking any hot spot. the bridges are exceptionally light. no delays or backups on the bay bridge. the same is true for the senate failed bridge, highway 92, the right side of his face is that new direction westbound. >>george: green on the road sentences in the hitting limited speeds. hikes 101 southbound has no delays between nevada and the golden gate fixture risks >>darya: we are continuing team coverage looking at the hallways in the air porphyria philosophy for headed out on vacation or back to work half today's. jackie sissel is live at sfo. >>jackie: if you can see the crowds from earlier this mor

north bay. clear skies and colder conditions overnight. areas of localized fog and the freezing fog in the north bay. tomorrow afternoon, mostly sunny skies but cooler temperatures, low 50s. wednesday we warm up a little bit but changes later this week. >>> the weather has been a nightmare for ski resorts in the sierra. check out this message. we are getting ready, pray for snow. we will open as soon as we can. they don't make snow at donner. if you don't make snow you can't open just yet. look at this, this is monday, a shot of donner summit, interstate 80, barely any snow. look at that. that's kron 4's jr stone. he saw plenty of no thanksgiving. however look at that, back to reality. heavenly unmapped. not much snow on the ground, just man made snow. now zoom in on the big board. there is lake thaw. these -- lake tahoe. these are the numbers. here is what we are dealing with. 5-1-1. plenty cold up there but i am told by the national weather service it's a law nina year. don't have the same tro

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 $206 million, and tonight the numbers are 23, 32, 33, 49, 43, and the megaball is eight. if the winner, if there is a winner, chooses to take a lump sum instead of yearly payment, that person will still take home nearly $152 million. >>> google launched an online flight fare finder service at google.com/slice. it's their version of expedia, or kayak. you put in the city you want to fly to or from, and google lists out the prices of that flight. they compare the airlines to find the cheapest tickets. if you chick on the prices, you -- click on the prices, you are taken to the airline's website to purchase the tickets. i found it fast an

in the north bay, here is with a temperatures look-alike. your satellite and radar shows clear and dry conditions of the bay area but we do have cloud cover headed our way. right now we are under high pressure. that will keep mild conditions on tap for the next several days. take a look at christmas day, we could see some enjoyable conditions. as the bush closer to the middle of next week, wednesday, a slight chance for rainfall. a majority of that what was there will be over the golden gate bridge. >>erica: we have a developing hot spot on southbound 101. your ride along the peninsula, there are two lanes, possibly three lanes blocked by the chp and emergency crews. this is not a fatal accident that the victim has injured his head. there is a fogged new-line in the roadway. there are very few cars on the road. not too much is missing but there is a flare pattern. craig skalar is on the scene. hopefully we will be talking with him coming up in my next report. the green on the screen indicate speeds over 50 mi. per hour. >>justine: our team co

>>james: the coldest temperatures are in the north bay. novato is our right at freezing at 32. 33 in napa. slightly warmer and all of our other bay area locations. it is fear the chilly in the walnut creek area. thirties and forties once more. we will start to see the warm up once the sun comes out. we should see the warm-up beginning sooner and as a result, slightly warmer temperatures. 61 will be the expected high in oakland. 60s to across-the-board for the south bay, los gatos, san jose and the board of health.--san jose and morgan hill. 61 and san rafael and nevada. even downtown said francisco will be right there near 60 degrees. a lot of sunshine. the afternoon will be great but it will be cold in the overnight and breezy. future cast 4 is taking a look at the wind. these numbers represent wind gusts. you could also fall along with color coding. 5 a.m., will push the clock forward to noon. 24 mi. per hour wind gusts in the fairfield area. it's called in and around concord and the mt. diablo communities. the winds are not in tents that

of the peninsula, 59 millbrae. 59 half moon bay, 57 that daly city to 60 downtown san francisco north bay valleys -- 59 richmond and hercules, low 60s for the rest of the east bay shore. tule fog is trying to make its way into the east bay valley as long highway 4 spilling into walnut creek mid to upper 50s san ramon valley into pleasanton around 60° because the fog will not be as thick. 58 carmel. tonight 28 in livermore, fairfield mid to upper 20s north bay valleys mid to upper 30s for the rest of us until you get to san francisco 43, cooler tonight. dominant area of high pressure strong blocking ridge this is a very dry december for all of us san jose this is your second driest december ever for san francisco it is the third the two before it didn't have any rain in 1876 and 1989. i'll find out other cities and how die it has been in your month also soon i'll put that on my blog. steady through monday chance of showers tuesday probably better chance wednesday. >>> the dry december is not going to stop santa from coming to the bay area. he will be on cal train northbound 233 train leavi

as we get to the north bay hills up toward oakville, north toward youngville and napa, we see winds at miles per hour. as an area of low pressure drops in east of the sierra, this is resetting the wind machine for the bay area. high pressure to the west, low pressure to the east of us. we get these north winds that will pick up and we'll see this big time heading into tomorrow morning. so we'll see those winds cranking up. north and east bay hills could get some gusts close to 40-mile-per-ho40 miles per hour. the big time frame is about 8:00 in the morning to 1:00 in the afternoon. this is how cold we think it will get as you wake up at 8:00 in the morning. as you head off to school or work, you'll see those temperatures in the 30s. notice santa rosa. the numbers are coming up around 8:00 because the north winds will start to bring up some north bay temperatures, and by lunchtime, still kind of gusty on the hill tops, but the wind should back off and you should see highs mostly in the 60s. so your seven-day forecast shows we'll have a really chilly mornings. the air really is quite dry

over abundance of moisture, a lot of fog developing along 101 in the north bay. ing across it bay starting to head towards san francisco. in fact, i just updated the latest conditions you can see novato now around a mile and a quarter that less than quarter mile visibility fog is probably what you are seeing across the golden gate and move to san francisco now. pockets of fog for the rest of us. let's talk about what is going on with the air quality. it is going to be tough today to stay warm, if you want to use wood, because you can't burn it now, 29 in napa, 33 santa rosa, 31 livermore. a lot of mid to upper 30s around the bay shore until you get to oakland, san francisco, half moon bay low to mid 40s around the monterey bay inland to salinas mid 30s gilroy cold and 29. our spare the air is today, all the way to midnight unhealthy air is spreading to just about all of our neighborhoods, yesterday north bay now all of us except for the south bay could have poor air quality this afternoon minimal changes through the weekend then hints of rain not anything really s

redwood city 57, today 61 upper 50s along the coast spilling into downtown and south san francisco, north bayeaches mid to upper 50s low to mid 60s in your valleys, 59 richmond hercules low 60s the rest of the east bay shore pittsburg and brentwood just short of 60, 58 and 59, low 60s for everybody else. low to mid 60s around the monterey bay and low 60s inland. tonight more 20s in the north bay cloverdale clear lake and napa low to mid 30s the rest of the inland valleys mid to upper 30s fremont, palo alto and san jose low to mid 40s for everybody else. low to our north, low to our south, sandwiched in between that dominant area of high pressure that is going to keep us dry through at least sunday into monday. temperatures will be in the mid to upper 50s along the coast and low to mid 60s for the rest of us just about everyday. have a great day. >>> back to the injury crash in the daly city area towards brisbane eastbound guadalupe canyon parkway the area near cow palace in those mountains. as you make your way eastbound the lane is blocked apparently a bmw drove off the roadway down a ravine

a slight chance of rain, we are keeping that in the forecast for the north bay. atures will be on the cool side, mid 50s to upper 50s all around the bay area. 55 in san francisco, vallejo 55. going to be a little warmer in monterey bay more sunshine up to low 60s, 63 in salinas. overnight, with extra cloud cover temperatures will be a bit milder. 40s again and a little bit warmer just a couple 30s, santa rosa and livermore. upper 30s. here's your seven day forecast look fourth that rain, just a very slight chance wednesday through -- look out for that rain, just a very slight chance wednesday through friday. drier and warmer this weekend. >>> looking good as far as traffic. some people on the road getting where they need to go in berkeley. if you go to the bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights but fog rolling in. speaking of fog, there is a fog advisory on the carquinez bridge highway 12 to highway 37, your best bet maybe public transit. bart, muni, cal train, ace trains all on schedule. that is a look at traffic. now back to you eric and katie. >>> it is 5:09