in north richmond, lies are being changed.mall gardens and hope and bounty for urban neighborhoods. this story was filed last october. >> what used to be a vacant lot in north richmond hand and shovels are bringing people together. >> we're coming together to make it better. >> here is a small part of land on third street in north richmond where wooden plantars are going in and they are teaching people to grow their own food. >> we decided why don't we do some kind of program we can take over these lots and be responsible for the garbage. >> the project manager and the program here. she is part urban farmer and part administrator and full time problem solver. >> we have all day sun, we can grow tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, all kinds of peppers, lots of herbs. we can grow pretty much anything. >> north richmond is an unincorporated area that is one of poorest communities in contra costa county. growing crops is free but there is one time $10 charge for a key to the gate. organizers say it's worth it because it puts a positive

another six in north richmond. tonight, a remembrance was held. >> reporter: the involved neighbors and richmond city officials reflected on the victims killed this year. >> 15, 16, 17 years old. >> reporter: many of the victims were young men of color like the three men shot dead in a shootout in this richmond home over the summer. besides from reflecting on lives lost, they talked about solutions. >> working with parolees and give them opportunities. we're in the process of coming up with a one stop center. the services are in one center. >> and the city work as a few doesn't high risk young men, that will either kill or be killed. >> they are doing dd classes, anger manage and life skills. abuse skills. >> reporter: those were work on the front line of gun violence, is saying that the hard work is slowly paying off. the city is experiencing the decline in homicide. in 2009, 47 murders. this year, 25 people have been killed within the city limits. that reminds them change will take a lot more time. >>> a live look

>>reporter: 25 people have been killed in rich and so far this year, six more in north richmond. on friday night, the mayor of richmond and about 25 people reflected on those lives lost. they gathered at this public library. aside from holding a vigil for the victims, the people that gathered also talk about solutions. >> a safe return program where we are trying to work with parolees to give them an opportunity we are in the process of coming up with a one-stop center so that services are in one place. >>reporter: see leaders in neighbors say it would take a lot of hard work and time to change things. the they say the city is experiencing an increase in homicides. [music] >>jacqueline: we have mild temperatures, and just as i said earlier the temperatures in fairfield have dropped below 50 and now they're back up to 55 as the wind has picked back up. we will see when the advisory affect through the overnight hours. the win ranges from 20 to 35 mi. per hour. the strongest wind will remain above 1,000 ft.. we will still see gusty conditions that will make for a warmer night tonight

north of richmond, 44 and drizzle. that's where we've been stuck ever since.y skies outside today. that did not dampen the spirits of these guys. i don't know what santarky is, but it's arrived in washington. they are running at the washington mall and spreading holiday cheer. it was a good day to have an extra layer of warmth. our high made it up to only 43 degrees this afternoon. leer at the 11:00 hour, back down to 33 now. the winds have died down. that is welcome news. we had the northwest wind 15 to 20 miles an hour for much of the day. that has laid down now. 27 in gaithersburg, 29 rockville, 29 resten. already down to 25 in manassas. out toward the shenandoah valley this evening, 32 in winchester. as you get ready to make your plans for your sunday. expect clouds around first thing in the morning. increasing amounts of sunshine in the afternoon, and a northwesterly breeze, because of the cold start, temperatures tomorrow will once again be stranded in the low to mid-40s for highs, and that's about it. we had snow showers around the 6:00 hour, those have

cursing ] >> reporter: shoppers bum rushing stores from fairfield to indianapolis and north carolina. at richmond's hilltop mall roughly 2,000 shoppers lined up and broke down in a frenzy to buy a pair of sneakers. but not just any pair. >> hey, they are jordans. >> reporter: retro air jordans going for $180 apiece. but before the doors could open... >> i didn't know, we heard a pop and there was like cops all over the floor like guarding people. >> so the cops started running over to a guy and all i heard was, get that gun, get that gun. >> reporter: the crowds were turned away and no one was hurt. but a stampede in stockton -- >> as you can see, they are trying to open up as people are laying on the ground. >> reporter: -- ended with one man under arrest for making threats. >> everybody wants them. >> reporter: shoppers wanted them so badly at san leandro's bay fair mall that they broke through an entrance and surrounded a foot locker. >> i got smashed against the windows but i got my shoes. >> it's more of a mob mentality that starts to take over. >> reporter: call it the fog of retail. helen bu

. >>> the white house moved to richmond for now, at least a version from the civil war, that is. this is the virginia's capital northico in richmond. it's where stephen spielburg is shooting his movie "goodwin." it will take place in the area. it's slated for release next year. >>> coming up on news 4 at 4:00, get out of their way. stiletto self-defense. >>> plus, an announce >>> don't put away the oars, just yet. >> no, no, or the boots or the umbrella -- wait. look for your coat. that's what you'll need to do. it's going to turn a lot colder tonight. i have been telling folks in the news room, this is like a jek l and hyde system. we are going from rain, at least five or six more hours of it to cold and windy conditions. we are talking a little bit of snow, too. speaking of snow, let's go down south where they don't normally get snow. this is memphis, tennessee where the snow started falling last night. they picked up a quick four inches of snow. it's a slushy kind of snow. the area high moisture content. for us, we are seeing the same thing. we are at 52 degrees. temperatures starting out early today upper 50s. w

it was a north wind. richmond right now, 19 mi. per hour winds. 20 mi. per hour winds in san francisco. some of those buildings act as a magnifier for the winds. depending on where you're walking in the city, you could be hit with some pretty good guess. in the south bay, san jose international, 14 mi. per hour winds. 12 near los gatos, 16 in morgan hill. these are sustained winds. i will push the clock forward to noon, we are still looking for gusts at 20-30 mi. per hour. the gusts will still be rather intense. as we head for friday, your ride home, the gusts are still in the 20-30 mi. per hour range. today, low-mid- 60's for most of the bay. as we head in the overnight hours into friday morning, we have the possibility of things getting cold. temperatures near freezing. saturday and sunday looks good. plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures. >>mark: 22,000 people without power, close to two of the people in the north bay. close to 100 of the peninsula. >>darya: we just got word that the power is back on at the company linkedin in mountain view. a powe

fog is getting thick throughout the north bay getting thick over the richmond san rafael bridge also watch out for that. temperatures below freezing in many areas in the north bay valleys novato city 44, airport 32. anywhere from the airport through petaluma to santa rosa you could be dealing with black ice. upper 30s redwood city, mountain view, los gatos. visibilities half mile napa, santa rosa, quarter mile, less in novato. weak disturbance the one that is going to roll in tonight mid-afternoon tomorrow bring us a chance of showers 1/10 inland to quarter of an inch along the coast. dry pattern for the rest of the forecast. >>> we still have this accident in san jose northbound 87 approaching 101 out there for almost an hour injuries reported it may be blocking a couple lanes. live shot in the area these guys heading northbound on 87 you can see it is not having a big impact at this point. we'll let you know and keep you posted. hopefully it should clear soon. san mateo bridge next, traffic is flowing well, both directions look good, westbound from the toll and also to the golden ga

cursing ] >> reporter: shoppers bum rushing stores from fairfield to indianapolis and north carolina. at richmond's hilltop mall roughly 2,000 shoppers lined up and broke down in a frenzy to buy a pair of sneakers. but not just any pair. >> hey, they are jordans. >> reporter: retro air jordans going for $180 apiece. but before the doors could open... >> i didn't know, we heard a pop and there was like cops all over the floor like guarding people. >> so the cops started running over to a guy and all i heard was, get that gun, get that gun. >> reporter: the crowds were turned away and no one was hurt. but a stampede in stockton -- >> as you can see, they are trying to open up as people are laying on the ground. >> reporter: --ended with one man under arrest for making threats. >> everybody wants them. >> reporter: shoppers wanted them so badly at san leandro's bay fair mall that they broke through an entrance and surrounded a foot locker. >> i got smashed against the windows but i got my shoes. >> it's more of a mob mentality that starts to take over. >> reporter: call it the fog of retail. the presi

north bay mountains. temperatures around average, upper 50s to low 60s today. 62 down on the peninsula. 59 in fremont and richmond. santa rosa, north winds warming up to 62 degrees. overall, we should winds 5-15 miles an hour today. then we'll get windy and then we'll go back tomorrow afternoon and still dry weather pattern right on through the week, the weekend looks like all of next week, too, which would take us out to about the 20th and beyond. >> wow. >> not beyond but that is the outlook. >> all dry. talking about the temperatures, complaining it feels cold this is average. >> yes. >> in marin county, wild salmon are on the essential of extinction. here a rare look at a few of the fish that swam upstream to spawn. >> u.s. fishery service has declared the california coast coho critically endangered. >> those grim words as a shrinking number return to the spawning grounds. historically 5,000 have laid eggs in the fall. six years ago there were only 500. three years ago just 26. this year, though it is still early. >> we've had about four or five so far a biologist has been watching them this past week. the ba

parts of north carolina, virginia, richmond up into the delmarva, 2 inches of wet weather on the way.ow you what's going on with the novell on the back side of the system. snow developing in the app applications. that will move up, heavy, wet snow in the poconos and the catskills. that's mid and early thursday morning it will largely be gone by the time most of you are driving to work. but there could be several inches of snow. a wet and warm one. 71 in raleigh, 69 in atlanta. on the back side of that, chilly weather. 19 in minneapolis. 41 in dallas. quiet in the west for the most part. we have problems on the roads there with winter weather in new mexico. 27 today and 64 in los angeles. >> 64, not bad. carl, thank you. >>> here's a look at some other stories people are talking about right now. the future of former illinois govern rod blagojevich is being decided today at his sentencing for corruption convictions including trying to sell president obama's old senate seat. the judge will first have to decide whether blagojevich led a criminal conspiracy to try to bring in tainted campa

that's the pollution out there now, worst in gilroy, cupertino and looking north from oakland into emeryville and up to richmond we'll talk about how long this poor air pollution will last in a few minutes. >>> california's shrinking middle class. new snapshot at how small it is becoming. >>> a warning for pet owners in san francisco's inner sunset police investigate a case of suspected pet poisoning. a family lost its puppy and cat within hours of each other sunday. the animals had been in the fenced in backyard. the dog died at the vet and the cat had to be euthanized. a test showed methadone in the puppy's system. police say owners should keep a close eye on animals and report any suspicious activity. >>> fewer than half of california families can now call themselves middle class 49.7% according to a new study. three decades ago, 60% of california families were in the middle bracket earning between $44,000 and 155,000 a year. also the gap between rich and poor is widening from 2007 to 10 income for the statest poorest dropped more than 21% only 5% for the richest families. >>> number of people applying for u

in the north bay, upper 50s and low 60s as well. 58 in richmond. a look the your satellite and radar picture. this is the tail end of a storm pushing to the north. it's mainly moving into oregon and washington at this hour. we are seeing some cloud cover pushing into the north bay area, but the rain is going to stay north of us. you'll see the rain making a straight line into the california/oregon border. this is into tomorrow afternoon. it's going to last all the way through tomorrow evening. so we'll continue to get a straight shot of clouds. we have a chance of rain as we move into friday morning. this is only for the north bay. a series of systems moving through to the north of us, and north bay may catch a little bit of rain on friday morning. we'll keep you posted as that gets closer. for the best of the bay area, cloudy conditions as the storms push through. temperatures staying rather cool. we'll have a mix of fog and cloud cover through the weekend. >>> the megamillions is $206 million, and tonight the numbers are 23, 32, 33, 49, 43, and th

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 leaving mountain view at 9:0

that's the pollution out there now, worst in gilroy, cupertino and looking north from oakland into emeryville and up to richmond. we'll talk about how long this poor air pollution will last in a few minutes. >>> california's shrinking middle class. new snapshot at how small it is becoming. i love to eat. i love hanging out with my friends. i have a great fit with my dentures. i love kiwis. i've always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. super poligrip free -- it creates a seal of the dentures in my mouth. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. super poligrip free made the kiwi an enjoyable experience. [ charlie ] try zinc free super poligrip. >>> a warning for pet owners in san francisco's inner sunset police investigate a case of suspected pet poisoning. a family lost its puppy and cat within hours of each other sunday. the animals had been in the fenced in backyard. the dog died at the vet and the cat had to be euthaniz

that are going to have the hardest time because winds are running perpendicular north and northeast san rafael, richmondn mateo bridge as the dunbarton bridge are the ones that are going to be most affected by these winds. rain and even mountain snow to the south that's how strong the low got once it dipped to our south. as far as what it has done for us winds have kept our temperatures up. warmest santa rosa, 22° warmer than this time yesterday. loss toes only two. the rest of us around 8 to 9 to 10° 40s and 50s at 8:00 with a lot of sun. bone dry air today will warm to near 60 by noon as we need the afternoon, temperatures in the low to mid 60s going to be warmer than average today also by 4:00, wind speeds to start tapering especially after the 6:00 hour. tonight lows in the 30s and 40s there could be fog in our valleys highs mild mid 60s, to 50s showing up along the coast towards the end of the weekend. >>> good morning. real big bess now chp issued "sig alert" for this -- accident westbound 580 through pleasanton near santa rita road the three right lanes are blocked. the "sig alert" means lanes ar

the winds are occurring, we have right now north winds on the richmond bridge, gusting to 34, out ofction, so if you're in a high profile vehicle, you're getting hit with the winds, and of course that can be a problem. i wouldn't be surprised if the chp doesn't issue some kind of a high wind advisory throughout the evening hours. winds nothing like we had a couple of nights ago, they're up at advisory levels, high elevations. you wouldn't notice it at san jose, nothing like we've seen. when the air blows like that and sinks, the temperatures warm, air rises, cools, gets more compressed and heats up. temperatures today, record highs, temperatures well above the average. the forecast as we head to the weekend, more of the same. sunday, cold, tomorrow morning, chilly, not that bad. 40s, 50s, up get into sunday morning with the winds dying down, i think sunday morning will see temperatures near freezing. so the wind advisory stays in effect in the hills. gusts up in the oakland hills of 40-45 miles per hour. so that looks like it will verify. the high pressure ridge keeping the rain away

closer look to the north and you will notice up through vallejo, light rain richmond 101 san rafael and golden gate bridge looking a little wet now through san bruno take your time, give yourself a little extra time we clear here first the temperatures has caused a rain/snow mix around cobb mountain in the 40s a little sunshine, another cool day with that onshore flow 46 in oakland, 42 santa rosa scattered morning showers, after clearing -- afternoon clearing, a couple die days ahead the bulk of the moisture -- out south of us today in southern california you may want to grab that up brehm -- umbrella, afternoon cool, sun most rain in the morning. >>> chp route to a new accident in the maze westbound 580 at 80 we'll keep you posted it could be just a stall. live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza, roads are a little damp, as lisa was showing you. we have sprinkles. we check out the san mateo bridge no problems westbound traffic on the right past the toll plaza out of hayward golden gate bridge problem-free more moisture on the roadway. ahead -- a heads up for the golden gate ferry they s

the winds are occurring, we have right now north winds on the richmond bridge, gusting to 34, out ofction, so if you're in a high profile vehicle, you're getting hit with the winds, and of course that can be a problem. i wouldn't be surprised if the chp doesn't issue some kind of a high wind advisory throughout the evening hours. winds nothing like we had a couple of nights ago, they're up at advisory levels, high elevations. you wouldn't notice it at san jose, nothing like we've seen. when the air blows like that and sinks, the temperatures warm, air rises, cools, gets more compressed and heats up. temperatures today, record highs, temperatures well above the average. the forecast as we head to the weekend, more of the same. sunday, cold, tomorrow morning, chilly, not that bad. 40s, 50s, up get into sunday morning with the winds dying down, i think sunday morning will see temperatures near freezing. so the wind advisory stays in effect in the hills. gusts up in the oakland hills of 40-45 miles per hour. so that looks like it will verify. the high pressure ridge keeping the rain away

upper 50s, low 60s for the north bay, 58 in san francisco, 61 in richmond, and 61 in valejo.e a look at the computer models and dry conditions. the 11:30 hour before the fireworks show, that's going to mean little or no fog. temperatures will be in the 40s and we should have a pretty good view of the fireworks. that is if the computer model verifies. a look at your extended forecast for the next few days, warming it up. temperatures in the low 60s. so to ring thin new year, we're going to have those mild conditions. before the end of next week, changes, more cloud cover, cooler temperatures for sure, possibly rain on thursday. we'll keep you posted as it gets a little closer. >>> new tonight at 11:00, a georgia woman says that her two brothers successfully escaped from alcatraz years ago. she says that her brothers are two of the three men credited with the only successful escape from alcatraz. she says they robbed an alabama bank with a toy gun in 1958. they were captured but kept trying to escape. that's why they were sent to alcatraz. widmer plans to come to san francisco

ac the bay area you will find some wind mobbing adoctors the bridges and area near the north bay as well. richmond to san fell, tab dash san ral fell -- san ralphful. these road have lighten up a billion -- a little bit but they are blowing some some locations. the wind are letting up a littleby. concord is reporting a light breeze. stronger in the business. thes fairfax waiting but had reported nine miles an how in areas you near park we are. still 1eu9ing in the 30 the. pu where we have the wind recall ut warmer. but where we have the wind, it feels warmer. yesterday, we were 10 degrees colder in areas right around concored -- concord. >>> we continue with the dry spill rebounding and that's bringing on the breezy conditions. our temperatures will be sitting in the inner 50 thes and low 6s 0 -- and low 60s. >> your extended forecast, not a lot of change and that means no rain through the holiday weekend. >>> 7:41. he's known for innovation, not for music. the reason why late apple founder steve jobs, will be honored with a special tribute at the grammys ♪ >>> and a presidential candidate show th

from southern marin into the east bay, peninsula, into the south bay north of morgan hill, pretty good rain area. here's the richmondbridge, golden gate bridge light returns into walnut creek. san leandro east bay 680, 880, be careful out there with a little fog mixed in, it will slow you down out there ben lomond picking up showers too. 2/10 mill valley, also santa rosa couple hundreds and then this system will be out of here by 8:00 this morning. 46 in fremont. good morning san francisco 47, 43 los gatos with that fog 2 1/2 mile visibility in the north bay in santa rosa four miles in hayward you add that into all the people and cars and buses it should be a little slow going this morning. you can see front pushing through the north bay with it leaving a little precip looking at a few flakes in the sierra nevada. overall this thing will slide south the winds going to shift and we are on our way to a drier pattern throughout the next several days. here we are at 7:00, south bay peninsula, still a few showers, by 9:00, showers are offshore and turning mostly sunny winds pick up will be in the mid 50s maybe a couple u

doppler 7hd showing you the showers are starting to move into the north bay and over toward berkeley and richmond and concord reporting some shower activity and it is moving back toward the west thanks to the low that centered just off the coast. these showers will start to move into your area. you can see they just updated it. we are seeing rain in redwood city and mill pea tis 1k3* gilroy and santa cruz picking up a little light rain. how much longer will this be with us? we'll look at the accu-weather seven-day forecast coming up. >>> a man in a wheelchair died after being struck by a van in hayward last night. david gomez was crossing the street with his wife at about 9:30 p.m. he was hit when the van made a right turn at an intersection. the driver is cooperating with investigators. two other wheelchair bound men were killed by hit-and-run drivers in the bay area in september. >>> a 4 tine-year-old -- a 14-year-old american boy and his mother were reunited after he was kiss snapped by islamic militants. -- kidnapped by easymic militants. >> these are the first pictures in 11 months. smiling

north bay, low 50s. 53 santa rosa. 53 san francisco. 55 in richmond.recast, we have a chilly start tomorrow. warm up a little into wednesday morning. same thing for the afternoon. we have a slight chance of showers again on thursday. the computer model breaks the rain apart, i don't think we will see much if any rain on thursday before conditions rebound into the weekend. no rain after that. sunny skies and mild temperatures. >>> now, time for the kron 4 news tech report with gabe slate. >>> the new sony playstation before it hits the market. lot of buzz. it might revolutionize handheld gaming. first thing i noticed is the 5- inch screen. oled technology is the best on the market. graphics were impressive. it's built for serious, hard core gaming. the most popular titles will be available. the blending the of real world around with you the game you are playing in real time. front and rear cameras. it is touch screen and has dual joysticks and the standard buttons. it has wi-fi build in and 3g sell phone service from at&t so you could always be connecte

the mid to upper 20s in the north bay valleys 32 in san rafael mid 20s to mid 30 around livermore, antioch, concord. 32 fremont, san jose 30 morgan hill, scattered frost richmonds if. here's what is -- 44, san francisco. here's what is happening jet stream to the north driving to the south system losing all energy, snow and rain north of us drying and making it so brew fall for us where we need -- so brutal for us where we need rain. i think it will be warmer saturday and sunday before a cooling trend monday nor clouds and a chance of rain tuesday better chance wednesday. >>> good morning. pretty much holiday light. this is a live shot of the 80 east shore freeway moving well into the maze and on to the bay bridge no delays. live look at san rafael, no fog in morning very light this is the southbound direction of 101 headed past the civic center, just a few taillights headed in the southbound direction. across the waldo grade to the golden gate bridge traffic moving well all configured to your southbound morning commute no problems into san francisco. mass transit, everything so far is running on time, no delays. >>> thank you sue. now 4:54. bay area foundatio

richmond and baltimore. live to the guy travel center center. the headlines are north. back to you. our top story today, the shooting at virginia tech. beenal exams have postponed after the death of a police officer. >> unraveled yesterday afternoon. shots were fired at the campus. thed of a gunman on loose. we've learned that a police deriek crouse was killed. man was also killed. seemed to many unthinkable, another tragic picturesquethis college campus. without words. >> it is not believable that any of this happened. panic anda mix of fight. a man came on foot and opened fire. >> he approached the officer and fired a weapon at the officer. wailed.s was thrown on lockdown. located a man believed to be the suspect a quarter of a mile away. while the 1 s.a.p. killed himself, and they did say he was alive when they found him. was he the shooter? so, what was the motive? if you read between the lines, i do not want to address that. the fear still lingers. wonder why it happened again. it is the same college. >> it was a tragic past. students left 33 dead including the gunmen well awar

richmond. beginning tomorrow, scattered showers just north of santa rosa. petaluma could pick up some sprinkles. by 2:00 p.m. they could cross the golden gate bridge. box your 7 day around the bay forecast shows to redress in the '50s and '60s. in a bit of a warming trend as we head into the middle of next week. >>mark: craig skalar is at yerba buena island. >>craig: it does not want to go away. it is hit or miss. you can see the roadway quite clearly. earlier this morning, the lights had gone out on the eastbound side. you can barely see anything. you have a hit and miss proposition. trouble with caution as the head of the bay bridge. this and a tail bridge is not under a fogged advisory but still has its share of fog. a fogged advisory is still in its place for your ride across the rich and december fell bridge. a quick check of other traffic around the bay area, the east bay writer is still a good one. no problems on the south bay freeways. speeds are holding up pretty well. lastly, it looked at the ride from marin county, delay free. >>mark: a san jose

in the north bay on 101 from santa rosa down through san rafael into the richmond bridge a few more carslier. 680 walnut creek more slowing southbound near north main towards highway 24 again slow down across the benicia bridge and carquinez bridge this morning. as you continue on highway 24, another live shot, there's some fog as you make -- as we look down towards highway 24 headlights moving towards the caldecott tunnel, i-80 berkeley crowded at university exit, still problem-free for the most part, bay bridge toll metering lights on there was looked like stall or incident on the shoulder on westbound 80 back-up at the bay bridge towards west grand, 880 south bay san jose 280, 17 and better news now the earlier accident on southbound 17 has been cleared from the lanes. >>> it is now 6:38. >>> phone service about to reach out and touch more people. >>> live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. live look at the big board, dow down 42 points now. >>> keeping shoppers safe. the customer escorts coming to one specific bart station this week. >> the ntsb wants drivers to

the most susceptible to the winds, because they are coming out of the north to northeast dunbarton, san mateo, bay bridge, richmondse are the ones that are going to deal with the worst winds because they are perpendicular to the way you are driving they are going to push you sideways at 30 to 35 miles per hour. santa ana winds kicking up to 80 to 100 miles an hour. thankfully not that fast in the canyons but up to 40, to 50 for them also. winds kept temperatures up except for los gatos two degrees cooler than questioned. -- than yesterday. temperatures returning in the 40s and 50s at 8:00 this morning, total sun and dry air by noon temperatures mainly in the upper 50s and 4:00 this afternoon winds start to taper you will notice they will be slower temperatures will be hanging out in the low to mid 60s. 30 -- 30s and 40s tonight cooler than this morning upper 50s to low 60s the rest of the forecast. >>> live shot 680 walnut creek no major trouble through contra costa county. here traffic looks good southbound north main towards highway 24 at the top of your screen. look out for windy conditions across many bay area

right now on the richmond san rafael bridge we have winds north-northwest at eight gusting at nine.what that tells me it's not going to be that cold tonight or as cold as it has been because that wind is coming off the ocean, off the bay and that tends to warm things up. even though it's going to be cold tonight, what i'm noticing is a good opportunity for fog. i'm seeing a lot of dew. a lot of moisture in the air. around the bay as well, you're going to notice a layer of moisture on the surfaces on the lawn furniture and on the driveway. as we go into tonight, another cool one but not as cold. this will get your frost, this will get your freezing temperatures and some of the inland valleys. daytime highs tomorrow upper 50s, low 60s. a five day forecast coming up for just a few minutes. and it does show the chance of a few rain drops so maybe some light here at the end of the tunnel. i'll see you in a little bit. >>> st. anthonys in san francisco needs some serious donations. about $6 million in all. but ktvu's ken pritchett tells us, that money is not just for food, that money is t

right now on the richmond san rafael bridge we have winds north-northwest at eight gusting at nine. what that tells me it's not going to be that cold tonight or as cold as it has been because that wind is coming off the ocean, off the bay and that tends to warm things up. even though it's going to be cold tonight, what i'm noticing is a good opportunity for fog. i'm seeing a lot of dew. a lot of moisture in the air. around the bay as well, you're going to notice a layer of moisture on the surfaces on the lawn furniture and on the driveway. as we go into tonight, another cool one but not as cold. this will get your frost, this will get your freezing temperatures and some of the inland valleys. daytime highs tomorrow upper 50s, low 60s. a five day forecast coming up for just a few minutes. and it does show the chance of a few rain drops so maybe some light here at the end of the tunnel. i'll see you in a little bit. >>> st. anthonys in san francisco needs some serious donations. about $6 million in all. but ktvu's ken pritchett tells us, that money is not just for food, that money is

today mid to upper 50s along the east bay coast excuse me north bay coast to sausalito low to mid 60s throughout our valley. hercules and richmondr 50s. because of the tule fog when it comes in along highway 4, you can see there and also livermore mid to upper 50s while the tule fog is less prevalent around danville, dublin, pleasanton, san ramon that's why you are around 60 to 61. low to mid 60s rest of monterey bay and inland. fog hanging around fresno and sacramento. sunshine and 60 chico. 45 tahoe, 51 yosemite. low to mid 60s san diego, los angeles, 70 in palm springs. 20s livermore-fpt, fairfield, n, santa rosa, clear lake, cloverdale. high pressure still dominating our weather, still keeping the storm track up to the north. because of that, you know it has been very dry. how dry? san francisco, the two driest years we didn't have rain in 1876, 1989. so far this december, 12/100. third driest ever. still have freezing nights inland warmer than normal afternoons then you see your chance of rain tuesday probably going to be better wednesday. >>> good morning. still looking great on bay area freeways. we'll take you around the

further north across the bay bridge this morning take your time you will need the wipers and richmond san rafael bridge wet. >> if you are taking the golden gate ferry they just started their winter schedule if effect until april 1st. if you are driving, looking great, camera shot shows some of the reflection from the roads, it is a little wet out there, not a big problem for drivers this morning. no accidents to slow you down. here's a live shot in san jose at the 280 and 17 interchange. traffic light around the bay area now. >>> just about 5:02. in half an hour occupy oakland protesters will start gathering for a risky demonstration because it may cause what little support they have left they plan to block entrances to the port in hopes of shutting it down. amy are they getting much outside support for this? >> reporter: not really. they are not deterred. they are getting an early start. they are supposed to start at 5:30 here at the west oakland bart station. you see 30 minutes early, quite a crowd is already gathering they say their protest is expected to half all day. they have a

read on our website about a tentative agreement under which north korea is set now to suspend its controversial to raid the richmond program in exchange for us today. an american court ruled that iran supported the nine eleven plotters and hijackers the lawsuit in new york was filed by some of the victims' families and was settled by the fold because the accused including iran's supreme leader weren't in court iranian american activist judge allowed to fix the case is part of a larger smear campaign to prepare for intervention. i don't see any evidence that is particularly compelling that iran had a direct role in nine eleven i know that we have seen. in washington there's been a campaign in new york to link iran very publicly to nine eleven on the anniversary of those attacks earlier this year there was a billboard campaign in times square with what is god's face and something along the lines of you know the silent partner of al qaeda. there's clearly a campaign right now to try to ratchet up the pressure for yet another u.s. attack on a middle eastern country and i just think this is so dangerous if you go back t

some folks not picking up any, north bay about a quarter of an inch of rain. high temperatures today 53 richmond, northeast winds will kick up later this afternoon, 57 palo alto, winds will keep us more mild tonight 59 gilroy, 56 in monterey today maybe a few patches of frost in protected valleys overnight the weekend, tomorrow, saturday, sunday, low 60s even into next week, mild, cool mornings, no rain through wednesday. what about traffic troubles with the rain frances? >> there's still this overturned crash in the south bay, it has been reported on eastbound 237 at zanker they say it is on the shoulder looks like it could be causing delays eastbound approaching the scene and westbound from 8 0. 's number 1 running -- six minutes late as well as train 3, little slowing, typical brake lights westbound 4 antioch 680 walnut creek from antioch to walnut creek about 30 minutes north main exit as k towards highway 24. bay bridge toll still not a bad back-up to the end of the parking lot. still fine into san francisco. 101 in san rafael traffic is still flowing well southbound there as you make your

novato, north of there and also reported for the richmond san rafael bridge. just be careful. there's the potential for black ice as that freezes onto the roadway. slippery, guys. >> take it easy as you head out the door. >>> 5:18 right now. a new report is out this morning on marriage in america. it shows an interesting trend on the institution. according to the pew research center, only 51% of american adults are married. for some perspective on that, in 1960, 72% of americans over 18 were married. the median age for the first marriage jumped to the highest level ever for brides around 26 years old for grooms around 29. in the past decade, the overall divorce rate in america remained about 50% for first marriages. >>> meantime more and more military couples are calling it quits. the military divorce rate has reached its highest level since 1999. nearly 30,000 marriages ended in 2011, raising speculation troop withdrawals may lead to more divorces. the drawdown puts families back together after those long absen absences. the overall divorce rate in the military of 3.7% was hi

richmond. >>> a look at our satellite and radar picture. the storm passing to the north has almost pushed on through. the rain up in washington and oregon, we're haven't seen any of that. just the cloud cover. but there's another system that could bring us rain for friday morning. >>> the rain starting to push into the north bay by 10:00, 11:00 in the morning, and going through about noon. a couple sprinkles possible south of the golden gate, but mainly confined to the north bay. >>> cloudy conditions over the next couple days. some sun breaks are possible in between the storms passing through. temperatures are going to stay about the same. upper 50s and low 60s, all the way through the extended forecast. and more sun breaks coming as we head into the weekend and next week. >>> and the latest on that developing story we've been watching. a big fire in the berkeley hills. we know that 15 homes have been evacuated, two homes have been diagonaled. one very bad -- -- damaged. one very badly. and a live power line fell on one of the fire trucks. so we are hearing at least one

richmond. we have been seeing high pressure dominate our forecast. sending the storm track to the north. see tonight it's starting to break down. we have a storm on the way for sunday. look on future cast here. updated version of the rain. bringing rain in by 7:00 to the coast line. 10:00, light showers through most of the bay area. continuing through the noon hour, 1:00, rain in the north bay and spotty showers as it rotates down to the south. extended forecast, tomorrow much of the same. sunday change is coming. cooler temperatures and that chance of rain. monday and tuesday dry. rain wednesday. we will keep you mosted. >>> mario lopez getting into the undergarment business. his new line is called raided "m." it claims he transformed classic men's underwear style of briefs. you can check them out if you like. it's available at precpair.com. >> next, warriors' stephen curry talks about the first practice of the year and the a's trade an all star pitcher. gary is off, jason is in with all the sports next. keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the w

mid 60s from bodega bay low 70s the rest of the north way. 66 carmel everyone else in the mid to upper -- tonight, san jose 40, 41 fremont 42 richmond half moon bay, san mateo 44. san francisco 47 everybody else in the 30s frost possible in the north bay valleys. cold front pushing high and low from us and weak anyone the high so much that our winds have relaxed below the threshold for the advisory. pressure difference will continue today and throughout the weekend. that cold front brings in cooler air we drop about two to four degrees tomorrow couple more sunday, monday wednesday, thursday next week all of news the 50s and feeling more like late fall, early winter. have a great weekend. >>> just got confirmation from caltrans that 101 has been reopened directions flowing well through palo alto. we are keeping track of bart delays, 10 minute delays reported due to equipment or debris on the tracks at the millbrae station heading out towards san francisco and bay point if you want to take cal train or ace so far no delays and also looking good on muni, ac, sam trance, vta ferries. you can -- sam trans, vta and ferries. >>> 5:20. >> t

60 today mid to upper 50s to sausalito, low to mid 60s through the north bay valleys some of the warmest weather there. hercules, richmond shore oakland 62, tule fog hanging around highway 4 corridor towards walnut creek and fairfield a little may sneak into livermore you in the mid to upper 50s. carmel 59, low to mid 60s around the monterey bay and inland. tonight it could be colder than this morning 28 livermore and fairfield, mid to upper 20s in the north bay valleys, a few low 30s around concord and antioch otherwise mid to upper 30s bay shore into the suit bay. warm spot in san francisco -- three areas of high pressure dominating the throw jet stream well north as long as the strong blocking ridge hangs around we are going to be stuck as the third driest december ever in san francisco. the only two that were drier didn't have rain in 1989 and 1876 nearly 150 years of records. freezing nights, warmer than average afternoons through at day cooler over the weekend chance of rain tuesday and wednesday. >>> looks great on the roads this morning. very light on freeways as you make your way into work. live shot 680 walnut

north bay, you will see that holds true. downtown san francisco, mid-50s. across the bay in richmond, 54. here is a look at the wider view. this system is giving us fail little bit of what whether this morning. gradual clearing as we head into the afternoon. the traffic is picking up as he move closer to the ups building and eventually the san francisco airport. for the most part we're problem free around the bay area. a minor weight of a toll plaza of. traffic is moving pretty well on the incline and across the project. southbound 101 is smooth and easy all the traffic is a bit heavier approaching its laws of this morning. >>mark: to people were injured in separate shootings last night. they had eight blocks from one another. the first shooting happened on east 15th street just after 8:00 p.m.. john sculley and threw for three touchdowns, ariz. one for the fifth time. the 49ers have now dropped into a tie with new orleans for the second-best record in the nfc. >>darya: their raiders were beaten by the packers. it was horrible. a tough game to watch. this time, the packers won the game 46-15. erin rogers threw for 281 yds

north america. >> we use resources and opportunities and really work toward that. >> she is also pursuing a college education. in richmondlyanne melendez, "abc 7 news". >> when you play supports as a kid there is a player you look up to. mike shumann found a player that looks up to tim lincecum but looks like him. >> this patch of grass is like a field of dreams for these athletes. they have high hopes to make it to the big leaks. but for patrick jamison he is being compared to tim lincecum, for his looks. >> he looks freakishly like the freak. >> it's kind of fun people say hi and they shake your hand. >> we decided to make his wishing to meet his idol come true. >> his family joined in as he melt them, walked through the dugout and even met the manager. >> being this close to the players get some zbloofs then the moment of truth did. >> he got his and then i introduced them. >> after patrick came down from cloud nine, he described the moment. >> meeting tim and getting his autograph, i feel like my life is complete. >> at 12 years old? >> yes. >> with this dream fulfilled maybe one day he will be on the field instead o

north bay. today highs right around the 50s for most everybody. 55 in san rafael, san francisco and richmond, a ittle warmer as we head further south more sunshine in monterey, 61 in santa cruz. here's your seven day forecast, slight chance of rain well up in the north bay wednesday through friday. it doesn't look like anything measurable. it should be dry for your new year's eve weekend. good morning lynn. >> good morning frances. a lot of cars now on highway 880, east shore in berkeley they are getting from point a to point b at the bay bridge toll not much of a back-up to tell you about, just a little at the pay -- san jose 101880, little bit of traffic, -- 101, 880, a little bit of traffic. north we have aluminum in the two right lanes watch out for that >>> just aide had, rumors after an -- just ahead, rumors of appearance -- >>> another pepper spray incident at a shopping mall in the word is swapportunity. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110

the upper fifties and low 60's in the north bay as well, 59 in san raphael, and 58 in san francisco and 58 in richmondnow taking in the to the future forecast. the rain is stand up to the north as we head into tomorrow it looks at the north bay it's getting clipped with plenty of rain tomorrow, but a series of systems will pushed through to the northwest as we head into the next several days. we have cloudy conditions for most locations in the next few days and a slight chance of showers in the north bay for friday morning. we have 30 percent chance of showers. this is our only shot at rain on friday morning. >>pam: a small earthquake why old--earthquake rattled the bay area. it was centered near grizzly peak boulevard. now the best tech got traffic is moving fairly well. and the san mateo bridge, the headlights are east bound of foster city into hayward. traffic is flowing well. stay with us, more news after the break. [ child ] it's so cool! you can put a force field on him and be invisible! [ child 2 ] i call first player. no. i already called it. [ dad ] nobody's playing anything until after we ge

and san francisco up a few degrees. 61 degrees and sunshine from the richmond district, golden gate park. beautiful day. in the north bay a little bit of a north wind so the numbers warming into the mid-60s. santa rosa, 65 today. va lay owe 62 and near east bay all in the 60s. you head out toward caster valley and fremont, 64. fog early on but that should be lifting and a little bit of a light wind out there will allow temperatures to climb into the mid-60s. danville and walnut creek. walnut creek, and 70 salinas. some of the fog coming back into play overnight tonight, but not doing anything to inhibit the clear skies. so temperatures will be warmest over the weekend and then a couple weak systems will bring in the higher clouds and a little bit more fog. slightly cooler air through the middle of the week and that iffy, iffy, chance of rain. looks kind of weak on thursday, doesn't it. >> do you just put that in to give us hope? >> a tease. >> it is a tease. all right. >> no, i don't. >> all right. lisa, thanks a lot. dan harris joins us how from new york to tell us what is coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america

voting, patrick henry gave a performance at the virginia convention in richmond, the cliffhanger at new york convention, and north carolina stubborn, even after the unamended constitution had the more than nine states vote required to go into effect the story of the constitutions ratification is one terrific story. and it included wonderful dramatic moments that might editor's favorite was in the massachusetts convention where john hancock was carried in, wrapped as the sources they come in flannels. the man was very popular governor. he had brought the state together after shades of rebellion. he was elected with an overwhelming vote, and have been chosen of the boston delegate to the convention, and the convention immediately made him president but he wasn't there. he was home in his mansion at beacon hill recovering from a case of doubt. it was a political disease come as soon as they knew which way the conventional ago he would get better fast enough. instead the federalists cut a deal and he made his appearance in this immensely dramatically. i think the votes in the massachusetts convention is almost as dra