if you take a look to the left, there is a neighborhood here in north richmond. that neighborhood does still have power, despite the fact that this utility pole is out. they say the transmission lines are running to the north. this neighborhood that you are looking at still has power. he could see that gertrude road shut down at this point. they certainly don't want anyone driving to the area. although, that neighborhood to have power. they tell me that about a dozen or so customers down this road do not have power at this time. that is a common theme throughout the bay area as these usually pulls comes down. as you can see in this situation, the poll coming down at home. not clear if the wind actually brought that pull down or if a truck or another vehicle hit that pole. that's one of the possibilities that the crews told me about. again, crews are on scene ready to repair this one. we are hearing that the preparer could in the next five to 10 minutes. we will monitor the situation throughout the bay area as the storm rolls through. one final. we can tell you tha

christmas in richmond is providing a holiday meal and services at the north richmond senior center, as well. >>> we although that santa delivers on christmas day but did you know the u.s. postal service does do. they have been delivering mail on the christmas for the past three years. she dresses the part on december 25th and feels like santa when they answer the door. >> when their children at home, you get to see them. there is those smiles on the face and santa is really delivering on christmas day. >> dan: isn't that great. they only deliver express mail on christmas and nancy has been an employee at the robertsville post office for 28 years. neither rain, nor sleet will symptom nancy. >> we don't have to feed reindeer either. here is a look at live, it's raining here in san francisco as you can see on the live camera shot. wetter in some areas than in others. much of the day we had most concentrated in the north bay. you can see life doppler despite the fact have an approaching area of rainfall, things have calmed down there quite a bit. santa rosa was getting drenched earlier in

christmas in richmond is providing a holiday meal and services at the north richmond senior center, as well. >>> we although that santa delivers on christmas day but did you know the u.s. postal service does do. they have been delivering mail on the christmas for the past three years. she dresses the part on december 25th and feels like santa when they answer the door. >> when their children at home, you get to see them. there is those smiles on the face and santa is really delivering on christmas day. >> dan: isn't that great. they only deliver express mail on christmas and nancy has been an employee at the robertsville post office for 28 years. neither rain, nor sleet will symptom nancy. >> we don't have to feed reindeer either. here is a look at live, it's raining here in san francisco as you can see on the live camera shot. wetter in some areas than in others. much of the day we had most concentrated in the north bay. you can see life doppler despite the fact have an approaching area of rainfall, things have calmed down there quite a bit. santa rosa was getting drenched earlier in

christmas in richmond provided meals and services to the residents at the north richmond community senior citizen center. as we said at the top, a soggy christmas day. what is coming as folks head back to work? spencer christian is in for sandhya patel with the forecast. >> looks like our case of the soggies is going to last overnight. we don't have widespread heavy rainfall, but we do have pockets of showers. some locally heavy. we will start in the north bay where we have light rain and areas of light rain pushing through parts of sonoma county and napa county. a little farther south, south of san jose now and into the higher terrain, we have an area of assisted yes, sir rainfall moving away from populated areas and a little farther south from there from santa cruz down to castroville and out toward gilroy we have an area of assisted yes, sir and more concentrated rainfall. many areas are experiencing dry conditions. it is pleasantly cool to mild. temperatures in the mid40s in some of our inland locations in the north bay and low 50sin other locations like antioch, san francisco, half m

christmas in richmond provided meals and services to the residents at the north richmond community senioren center. as we said at the top, a soggy christmas day. what is coming as folks head back to work? spencer christian is in for sandhya patel with the forecast. >> looks like our case of the soggies is going to last overnight. we don't have widespread heavy rainfall, but we do have pockets of showers. some locally heavy. we will start in the north bay where we have light rain and areas of light rain pushing through parts of sonoma county and napa county. a little farther south, south of san jose now and into the higher terrain, we have an area of assisted yes, sir rainfall moving away from populated areas and a little farther south from there from santa cruz down to castroville and out toward gilroy we have an area of assisted yes, sir and more concentrated rainfall. many areas are experiencing dry conditions. it is pleasantly cool to mild. temperatures in the mid40s in some of our inland locations in the north bay and low 50sin other locations like antioch, san francisco, half moon ba

christmas in richmond provided meals and services to the residents at the north richmond community senior citizen center. as we said at the top, a soggy christmas day. what is coming as folks head back to work? spencer christian is in for sandhya patel with the forecast. >> looks like our case of the soggies is going to last overnight. we don't have widespread heavy rainfall, but we do have pockets of showers. some locally heavy. we will start in the north bay where we have light rain and areas of light rain pushing through parts of sonoma county and napa county. a little farther south, south of san jose now and into the higher terrain, we have an area of assisted yes, sir rainfall moving away from populated areas and a little farther south from there from santa cruz down to castroville and out toward gilroy we have an area of assisted yes, sir and more concentrated rainfall. experiemany areas areg dry conditions. it is pleasantly cool to mild. temperatures in the mid40s in some of our inland locations in the north bay and low 50sin other locations like antioch, san francisco, half moon b

the areas in light blue still in the 40s off to our west and north. richmond now at 59. going forward over the next 36 hours these areas in green are zones of potential showers. this is as of 3:00 p.m. looks like that will begin to move into the mountains and pass north of us. then the greater chance of rain around the metro area is not going to be perhaps until 9:00 this evening until around midnight. after that a lot of that rain moves off to the north and east as of 7:00 tuesday morning. still mostly cloudy, maybe some fog around. might have a lingering quick sprinkle tomorrow morning but then after that we'll dry out during the rest of the day tomorrow and we'll get a blustery wind, too. that's going to settle down on wednesday. for the rest of the afternoon, a lot of clouds around but probably no rain. we'll just have it in the low to mid 50s for highs by mid afternoon and we'll have a light southeasterly breeze. then this evening is when we'll likely get some showers coming through. sunset is at 4:48. some rain likely moving in looks like mid to late evening and pe

take a look north of richmond, venire shaw, concord, and it's come down harder now. sycamore valley road and it's beginning to pick up a little bit in san francisco. but it's still well up in the north bay. you are getting the very gusty winds and some of the rain moving sideways now. fremont lighter rain. campbell and san jose you are quiet but the santa cruz mountains we are looking at more rain. we will be watching the rivers, too. carolyn. >> thank you, lisa. we are staying on top of any problems this morning's storm is creating on bay area roads. let's take a live look. the golden gate bridge where traffic seems to be just rolling along. keep in mind there are high wind advisories for all the bay area bridges. this is the san mateo bridge. traffic flowing but wind really whipping around. you know already that we have breaking news about two accidents, a fatal accident on interstate 280 in san francisco and the richmond-san rafael bridge, all lanes closed because of an overturn big rig. this is the bay bridge toll plaza. a live shot here. again, traffic at this ea

north bay. look at the heavy rain from richmond, martinez and berkeley, now pushing into the east bay. and 580 and back westward. 280 in san francisco. not only looking it he rain but gusty winds. lighter rains into fremont and union city and the south bay. this will all continue to increase throughout the day. the first half of the day looking much, much different than the second half. carolyn. >> lisa, you are the key person

and also north, of richmond, san rafael, it will continue to be widespread but moderate rainfall tonightnfall totals in the past 24 hours. there was one system that moved out and this third system the combination of totals in the last 24 hours. the north bay sought about 2 in. in st. helena. just one- tenth of 1 in. in dublin. and oakland, just a little bit over three tenths of 1 in. but there is more on the way. scattered showers and a high wind advisory by 10:00 p.m. the heaviest rainfall will be late tonight and early tomorrow. it is going to be windy but the good news is that there will be a decrease in showers. more of the flash flood warning and what we can expect on that sunday. when the dry conditions will return. >> there is one east bay community against one east bay community is taking action against taggers who deface public property. as kron four's jeff the best street artists in those tags with beautiful images. >> when fifteenth street between webster and franklin in downtown oakland was the target of spray can taggers art gallery owner jaime galinda and his friends in the

spotty showers north of the san mateo bridge and towards oakland, richmond and the north bay. notice the showers every bit heavier. the green is showing light rain, the yellow is showing a bit more moderate. the next storm in this series is going to come in, overnight tonight and early tomorrow with periods of heavy rainfall. and strong winds that could be between 40 m.p.h.-50 m.p.h.! wind advisory and even hail possible thunderstorms. >> here's a look live out golden gate bridge as rain is expected in a few continuing our weather team coverage. kron4's philippe djegal is live out in mill valley. a wind advisory has been issued throughout the bay area. philippe, what should we prepare for. besides more wet weather? >> reporter: possibly power outages and it downed trees and downed power lines. as brian mentioned, is picking up on the north area of mill valley 1 0 1 that the freeway is moving the decent. the cars not obstructed but we are going to host paid close attention to the wind with a with a 53 issued by the national weather service with gusting at 45 m.p.h., expected. i

north green. it extends into richmond and in vista. it is moving through the rest of the bay area. so the rain will pick up through the overnight and as we get into the morning commute. by the time this is all done monday afternoon, look for a quarter of an inch of rain afternoon the bay. half inch in the north bay and as many of an inch in sonoma. and now, live, at the golden gate bridge. we have dry conditions. the rain will pick up and spread to the south. the morning commute, look for periods of rain light to moderate and we will see improvement for the afternoon. showers winding down an increasing sunshine. i will let you know more about the forecast in just a minute. jason? >> jason is here 20 talk to us about the win tonight for the 49ers. >> it was probably the game of the year. they clinched a playoff spot in the process. nasty weather tonight. rainy and cold, temperatures in the 30s , a sloppy game. 49ers already up when michael crab tree comes down for the touchdown. could are been worse. but tom brady leads an amazing come back. they tie the game up. brady. cappernick f

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11:00 p.m., it will be cloudy but it will be dry the morning lows will be upper 40's in the north bay, richmond52. and low 50s for the south bay. tomorrow, a pretty mild today with a low 60s for the north bay. 63 in oakland, and 62 degrees in antioch. your kron 4 7 day around the bay bay once we are past that wet weather we are expecting dry conditions for the next workweek. gabe slate tech report >> gadgets make great holiday gifts. right now, samsung has some really popular devices. there are catching on giving apple a run for their money. this little bloom with the galaxy why fight camera a unique device. some of these great items from samsung. the new galaxy camera is a game changer. it is entirely new point and shoot and and three tablet. it can do anything a smart phones can do except make phone calls. wifi, or a low cost at&t plans. if you want to make calls? the galaxy phone a tablet is interesting. it is a tablet phone. and it is 5.5 in.. it is in between a phone and a tablet. greed for video, anything media of related this is great. for somebody that works a lot on their phone, e-mail

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most of us will stay dry after the morning hours, but some of that moisture will come on north from norfolk and richmond and move in toward southern portions of the area. again it is knotted going to amount to too much. things will start to die down for us though as we head into the wednesday forecast and by thursday, we are chilly but dry. 44 the projected highs today for college park and reagan national. we should see 42 for arlington, 43 for rockville and 4 for sterling. overall it is a good picture. green today tomorrow and the next day with an opportunity for a little bit of moisture moving through. no accumulation expected tuesday. cooler wednesday. by thursday, sunshine not so bad but chilly and breezy, into those 30s. 40s for saturday and sunday. beverly? >> reporter: ole about, we have lighter volume overall. we are in pre holiday mode, if you will. not the federal holiday it feels like for most folks. the exception northbound 28. you leave manassas to get up toward 66. this is what you are dealing with the ongoing trash investigation single file to the left, but it will take extra time. also e

south hayward, hayward, coliseum, richmond, concord and north concord. all other bart stations.and there are 32 of them.cost one dollar per day. so we're asking on our kron four facebook fan page.what do you think about this propsed change to parking fees.that would see some stations increase parking fees.and others decrease the cost.all based on demand.how quickly the lots fill up. join the conversation.i'll be reading comments later in the show. >>pam: clear skies around much of the bay area today. a big change from the recent wet weather. on the top right -- a live look from mount tamalpais. on the bottom right a live view of san francisco. take a look to the clouds, a beautiful backdrop to the skyline. i'm here in the weather center with jacquelyn jacquelyn -- is the rain behind us for now? >>jacqueline: we did see some fog this is a live look from the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see a pretty decent amount of clouds right now. the satellite and radar pictures showing some high clouds approaching from the north. there is some pressure building from

south san francisco and the six stations are free to your self hayward, he roared, coliseum, richmond, concord, north concord. all other bart stations and there are 33. south-bay word are free and regular hayward and south hayward is free. >>jacqueline: still seeing some low cloud coverage but visibility not that bad. with the exception of fairfield as that fog is warming. we are respecting fog for the overnight hours but this is the time when we could see it forming for the overnight valleys. that really dense fog is what we could see overnight with the concentration closer to the livermore valley. the deltoid as we take a look at the weather headlines. low cloud coverage overnight. cooler temperatures. and the delta could see a look with details coming up. >> >> coming up,the new twists in the saga surrounding software pioneer john mc- afee. who is wanted for questioning in connection to a murder in belize. the amoun >>pam: days of heavy rain brings together. a same-sex couple finally. formally. ties the knot... [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no se

bay colder air ushering in behind the system is bringing the light showers from the north bay into tiburon and richmondoff the coast of the peninsula. further south wet weather from san jose to los gatos. if you are traveling no delays yet.arttv look at the eastern seaboard, the southeast from atlanta to northern florida looking kind of wet. you can see the front pushing through the rest of the bay. expect a few delays, give yourself extra time. it is going to be a chilly couple of days. >>> not going to stop the fun as we welcome folks to join us for our share your holiday food drive. >> it is in its 21st year. >> amy hollyfield is live at the beautiful union square in san francisco, all lit up. >> reporter: good morning. we will happily accept your donation of food oronm1:5jyy joining me live is paul ash to talk about the importance of your donation, we've been hearing the economy is improving, you still need donations don't you? >> we do. it is shocking even to me to say this we have 220,000 people in san francisco and another 50,000 in marin who live at or near the poverty line. these are folks who

a little bit there on the richmond side, but north san rafael, napa county, things are really startingejo you can see the line there. bill tweety, .30. crockett, about the same, more towards rodeo, a pocket of rain near richmond. to the east bay, things are moving south, concord, walnut creek, san ramon, blackhawk, you can see 580, livermore, pleasanton, dublin, fremont getting pretty good rain as well. to the peninsula, san mateo had really heavy rain. so did woodside. it looks like it is over stanford. right there and then back to san jose and also in the santa cruz mountains. sunnyvale had heavy rain for a while. cupertino. highway 17, things are picking um. boulder creek ben lomond, things are thicking up. are picking up. you can see there's some drying taking place and things like like they've ended on the north coast. for us us, this will be the last -- for us, this will be the last rainer of the pattern and then things will go dry. tomorrow morning, i will be talking about thick fog. >> really? >> it's really mild out there and there will be areas of fog. the weekend looks good.

north beach will be discussed at tomorrow's municipal transit meeting. >>jacqueline: we have seen quite a bit of rainfall over the weekend. nearly 7 in.- and the san rafael even more expected with for more- in richmondre returning to the north but that is already pressed through. the satellite and reversing that it is missing us but it is just too dry. we did see some passes returning. but none of that hit the ground. we are expecting more rain fall tomorrow, wednesday, that system offshore. as we look towards tomorrow, the chance for north bay showers but mainly after 7:00 a.m. is when it would pick up. more rain fall on wednesday, timing it out on futurecast. >> japanese officials are inspecting traffic tunnels. >> the u.s. supreme court says it no action state courts have ruled proposition 8 -- federal courts have ruled proposition 8 is an unconstitutionaltabloids noting that kate people in crowds and why the u-s chiefs player." "ok, i've got two coaches, jovan belcher shot his your family your friends and shows they're just not there was no decision from the u-s supreme court today on whether it will take up cases involving same sex marriage.. there are 10 different cases - including california'

light to moderate rain still in the north bay, best radar returns north of san rafael up 101, i want to focus in onw"0! areas 80 benici, richmondy bridge into san francisco also daly city and colma, all sliding to the east. by the end of the commute at 9:00, all of us are going to have rain, more showers tomorrow, steady rain sunday, three days worth of wet weather, i hope you are prepared. >>> bay bridge toll light on this friday folks are taking a long holiday weekend and we go to san rafael, it is raining, you can see heavy stream of headlights southbound past civic center into central san rafael no problems at the golden gate bridge, windy conditions car off the road west 37 three miles past mare island on the cotati grade north 101, a car, 150 feet off the road, expect delays both directions. >>> thank you for joining us for the abc7 morning news which continues in 25 minutes with news, weather and traffic during "good morning america." >> stay with abc7 news for continuing storm watch coverage. we leave you with a live picture from petaluma track the. storm yourself with live doppler. >>> good morning, america. breaking

storm tracker 4 we see some areas of showers with moderate rainfall heading out to the north bay you can see richmondvato some showers coming through where you see the green light rain. the yellow mormyrid. you can see towards sausalito and out towards richmond. --the yellow more moderate. >> pinole looking at moderate in coming down. mount hamilton we have freezing rain or a mixture of rain and snow in the higher elevations. out toward mount hamilton. >> heading to the south we see areas of scattered showers. otherwise things are winding down by this afternoon. >> that us take a look for the rest of today and beyond. >> scattered showers this morning. we may see gusty winds. it will be a brisk day you want to bring your scarf out. >> showers are decreasing we may see some clearing. a bit of sunshine for some locations. >> tonight the showers should into the skies will clear out. it will be a chilly night. temperatures now 49 in downtown san francisco. upper 40's and novato. 41 in santa rosa. >> upper '40's for hayward. mid-40s for concord. 48 degrees for antioch and redwood city. >> satellite and ra

richmond. from san francisco south, you are mainly dry. north of the golden gate, some showers, and a few of them have made it into downtown san francisco. the financial district, cloudy with a few light showers. is this not going to be the steady soaking rain we had a couple days ago. concord cloudy 57. oakland 53, san jose 51, livermore 50. san francisco 54. here's the setup, another system in the atmosphere heading toward northern california but farther to the north than the last one. high pressure is nudging the storm track farther away from us. so it's a near miss, and the atmosphere isn't as energized as it was over the past several days. you're getting rain, you're not getting flooding. high pressure will give us sunshine over the next several days. it'll abe chilly pattern, but it will be a drier weather pattern. showers north now, we all get them tomorrow. it'll be a wet morning commute, wet evening commute, and done with the wet for a while. several straight dry days beginning on thursday. your forecast for tomorrow, a couple degrees a

richmond. it is more of a wintry mix north of la plata. this will be building into baltimore. the snow is falling from the clouds but evaporated before reaching the ground. any moment now the snowflakes will start to fall. it is cold enough to be on the rain-snow line. 37 downtown. 30 in westminster. a dividing line right now. where it is below freezing, that is the best chance to get accumulation. we're watching as the wintry mix builds and then. the mountains could see some heavier accumulations. the best chance for accumulations happening in baltimore this morning. this is all a rain event for the lower eastern shore. an inch or less could fall near baltimore. watch out for slippery spots on the road. this will be happening out towards hagerstown. anywhere from 1-2 inches. it could change back into an icy mix overnight. minor accumulation across baltimore. rain could change back into an icy mix. possible tomorrow morning. sunday at looks dry. a very active pattern. >> it could make things tricky out there. we are looking at light volume around the area. 55 on the north side

light rain expected for the north bay and napa and 52 degrees in richmond.no is coming in at 51 degrees. 7 day around the bay forecast shows mild weather returning to the bay area saturday afternoon stretching into sunday. we could pick up a stray shower as we head into monday afternoon. it will be a dry when as we start off the new year and then shower chances return to the bay area as we head into wednesday and thursday. 646 is sure weather and onto traffic now with george. >> thanks eric up the bay bridge is a good look with eight no metering lights activated. it will be an easy ride if you are coming from the macarthur maze, the nimitz or the free shore freeway perry no delays to the traffic on the salmon sale bridge is still an 11 minute drive. the golden gate commute 1 01 southbound is an easy trip. volume is picking up on the southbound side. south bay is selling grain at on the traffic maps 1 01 northbound. it is still the 17 minutes from 85 to 237. it is an excellent drive time for this hour. there are no delays the the west valley for highway 85 fr

north bay. sunshine into the afternoon. 54 napa will. 59 in richmond. downtown san francisco at 58 degrees. and radar monitoring the bigger weather story. expect light rain probably tomorrow afternoon for the north bay. a little bit of wet weather expected for tomorrow night for places like san francisco. this is not going to be a big rainmaker. maybe a quarter of an inch for the north bay. for class every or else. by thursday we will continue with the dry pattern as we head into friday. mild conditions on tap for saturday and sunday. george. >> we are still looking at a pretty normal commute we are not tracking any hot spots. we have a back up at the bay bridge but not too bad. 12- 20 minutes depending on your approach to the span. for your ride to the san mateo bridge this is starting to get heavy. here is just before 8:00 a.m. we are looking at slow and go conditions differ from this is a real puzzling change in the pattern. we thought for a while it could be related to the construction project. i have not been able to get anywhere from caltran why this might be so. looking at your golden

there were no metering lights for commuters and it was a rough ride on the richmond san rafael bridge. the north bay got the brunt of the storm. this is it what it looked like on highway 1 near valley ford. cars had nowhere to go but into flooding water. people in marin county are used to the heavy rain and wind when it comes, but they're not used to closing schools because of a lack of power. students who attend wade thomas elementary got to stay home today because of a power outage. >> it was two te'is in a row so it's been pretty disruptive. i think it's the same pole so no one will admit it, but whatever they doing up here on this pole reconnecting wires once again. >> reporter: contractor chris mcgovern say he almost had to stay home from work because of power outages here. instead he bought generators to finish his work today. >> i love it. i just wish it would be a little colder and i wish it didn't screw up my surfing so much. >> reporter: well, it's nice to know some people still have a sense of humor throughout all of this. the shoreline school district closed five of its schools, two

peninsula upper 50s coast near 60 downtown san francisco north bay upper 50s to near 60 will stretch to beaches upper 50s hercules and richmondlow 60s the rest of the east bay shore upper 50s highway 4 corridor thick fog there this morning low 60s elsewhere low to mid 60s monterey bay as you head inland tonight 30s inland valleys most neighborhoods in the 40s san francisco could be the exception at 51. storm track stays north, mid 60s to near 70 sunday, monday to lesser extent tuesday east wednesday, thursday, will bring temperatures down more than a chance of rain. >>> fog reported in novato and right here this is just south of there lucas valley road area smith ranch road traffic flowing nicely no fog southbound on 101 no delays to the golden gate bridge. san mateo bridge fog-free traffic at the limit past clawiter to the toll flat expect of the span up to the high wise no delays towards foster city and san mateo hit-and-run cleared out of lanes no delays there. you can see westbound commute out of the central valley starting to bunch up. southbound 680 south mission tow truck on scene with accident may have to -- in the fr

richmond. am riville. berkeley getting showers and heavier showers as you head north towards santa rosa. your commute tomorrow will be wet. showers from north bay down to morgan hill. details on how long the rain will stick around. your entire workweek forecast coming up in a few minutes. >>> if the mayan calendar doesn't get us we're due to fall of the fiscal cliff. tonight each side insists the other party's plan is impossible. they're dismissing the president's proposal. democrats complain the gop plan is way too vague. the president won't sign anything that doesn't increase taxes for the wealthy. the gop counter offer calls for raising 800 billion in revenue without raising tax rates. >> if washington can't reach a deal cbs reporter jim axle rod says your paycheck is going to feel it. >> the payroll tax cut has given this family an extra $70 a month to spend. >> are you paying attention to what's going on in washington right now. >> of course we are. >> their 50,000-dollar a year income puts them in the middle of american households if the payroll tax cut is not extended those famili

north bay stuck with this rain now for several hours. it is shifting ever so slight slowly now into the bay area. i see a few sprinkles and over the richmond san rafael bridge if this is your morning commute. in addition to breezy conditions you can see rain here. light to moderate rain falling over parts of the north bay. continuing to shift around. a moment ago. this cell has pushed off to the east. but again anywhere from light to moderate throughout parts of santa rosa, calistoga and off the coastline we see moderate rain here along highway 1. this will continue to move in and we'll see light to moderate rain over san rafael. this storm is the first in a number of storms that will come our way in time for your holiday weekend. the first one beginning to shift. it's moving slowly. by 8:00 or 9:00 you'll be down into the south bay. the morning drive it will be wet for most of us. and windy in some cases. wind advisory for the bay area. we'll have more on that in a moment. this is the parent system that will continue to bring us rain. we have another storm for saturday. a third storm on sunday. for today anywhere from tenth to half inch o

taking you for a closer look in the north bay you will see showers and a heavier cell further south toward richmond. you will see rain picking up here very shortly. novato, you have some showers there, as well. but this cold front is going to start to fall apart as it moves across the bay area. so everybody is going to see some showers out of this one although it will be more showery than real heavy rainfall and i think as we get toward the afternoon, i think things begin to settle down a little bit. the storm system is going to fall apart, may sneak into sunshine, temperatures mild and into the 60s. so no flooding from this one. just another passing storm before we start to dry out. let's go to anne makovec in mill valley right now. anne. >> reporter: it is raining right now in mill valley here in the north bay off of 101. and i met a hardware store where they are very well prepared for anything that may come. now, you just mentioned we're not expecting any flooding. we're expecting any washouts, just mainly more nuisance when it comes to puddles. boy, compared to last week at this time, it's drie

highs in the north bay will reach only to the 40s for many locations. up to 52 at richmond and san rafael and low to mid 50s in other parts of the bay area. farther south, monterey bay, rain will be late to arrive if at all. high temperatures will be mid to upper 50s. seven-day forecast, rainy, christmas day, showers are likely on wednesday. just a slight chance on thursday. partly cloudy and dry on friday. slight chance of a shower on saturday. partly cloudy on sunday. mainly sunny and dry and relatively mild. for monday which is new year's eve. >>> up next, it is the ultimate christmas present. we'll take you to the peninsula market that sold the winning lottery ticket that is worth $23 million. >> dan: new at 6:00, a look at the virtual gift giving. no need to look any further than facebook if you have run out of ideas and time. we'll be right back here. >> carolyn: antioch police have arrested a man that was seriously injured by making pipe bombs. he showed up to the hospital that had severe burns on his face. he admitted while it happened while high was putting togethe

the richmond san raphael bridge also. 4101 out of north they approach the golden gate bridge.n a moderate to heavy rain could continue overnight. showers are a possibility as you wakeup on saturday. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows not a big rainmaker. maybe a 10th to a quarter of an inch frame. nothing to impressive. we could see a little bit of snow associated with the system--maybe a 10th to a quarter of an inch of rain. >> in the traffic center we are quiet. no hot spots. a quick bridge check. >> approached the bay bridge toll plaza first we are seeing more cars on the road compared to our last report. maybe a lot of people are heading back to work. there are no back and said the toll plaza and no metering lights to deal with. >> at the san mateo bridge looking good in both directions of highway 92. south bound 101 is problem free for those of you commuting of the north bay. >> perfect scarf whether. >> time now is 4:43. >> a man is recovering this morning after being injured in a gang-related shooting in san jose. >> officers responded to reports of shoo

watch out in the north bay and along the peninsula, heavier rain on the way. >>> serious problem both directions of 80 through richmondand berkeley, lights eastbound before gilman traffic stopping there due to accident there and in the westbound direction here more flashing lights chp doing a traffic break. some of the traffic is getting by westbound towards the macarthur maze. two separate accidents on 80 both east and westbound and on westbound 80 san pablo dam red that accident blocking all lanes. -- treacherous drive give yourself lots of time. >>> 5:26. one of the giants' most important players in the world series will remain in orange and black next year. last night giants agreed on three year, 20 middle deal with marco execute row. he joined the giants in -- -- marco -- he was named the n -- [ inaudible ] [ inaudible ] >>> there's a fun clip of 49ers head coach hard bow making the rounds on the in-- hard bow making the rounds on -- [ unintelligible ] >> at the time of the show harbaugh was quarterback of the colts. >> 90s hair he looks much the same. raiders day begins today with special pregame edition at 6:30

richmond san rafael bridge. this wild weather caused all kinds of problems for people here in the north bay. >> reporter: the damage looks bad but it could be worse. this massive 100-foot tree crashed into an inverness carport. this woman got the square of her life. >> i was standing underneath is over here. i feel grateful we are okay and alive. >> reporter: wild weather slammed the north bay. in petaluma, a power pole on g street could not stand up to heavy winds. the wet weather also makes it difficult for those who -- who have to drive and deliver all day. >> it's killing us. it has to be done. customers have to get to our boxes and people have to have their christmas presents. >> it's kind of annoying but it's okay, you know. it's not the worst problem in the world. >> reporter: mike, it's so windy out here. i have to plant my feet so i don't blow over on the richmond/ran ralph fell bridge. the san mateo -- san rafael bridge. lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> good afternoon. it's just messy out there. you saw from lorraine's report. you probably felt it this morning. hit the north bay earlier today. ov

moderate slowing through that area of richmond berkeley and very slow commute on 80 westbound this morning. 24 west wilder accident still blocking two lanes san francisco north 280 accident blocking a lane there here's a look at drive times 580 not bad highway 4 not so bad typical but there is your commute carquinez bridge into the maze 45 minutes if you look at your waze app you can see from pinole valley road very slow 80 westbound due to earlier accident at san pablo dam road, bumper-to-bumper just give yourself time should be clearing out free app you can download at the app or or google play. >>> live to cortamadera look outside you can see the rain causing pooling water on lucky drive, persistent problem in the north bay whenever it rains here's video from earlier north of there on highway 101 near sir francis drake. as mike mentioned the wet weather is expected to continue throughout the morning you will want to stay with the abc7 morning news for the latest information. coming up, back live to terry mcsweeney for an update on the conditions. >>> more rain definitely a concern in marin county for some still digging out off a -- digging out. one reside

lower fifties for richmond vallejo and napa and the north bay. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecastws rain for thursday and friday. temperatures will be in the mid '50s by thursday. it is looking very cold conditions starting tonight tomorrow morning. again fog of pfizer is in effect for tonight and tomorrow morning. for the immediate bay area appearance of the north bay we're talking freeze warnings. again that as late tonight into early tomorrow morning. get ready for storms for thursday and friday. the weekend looks to be unsettled. >> here is change with the traffic. >> in no problems to report no hot spots is an easy ride for now. here is the ride on west bound 80 as you approach the bay bridge toll plaza. so far so good. no delays as you make your way into san francisco. >> the san mateo on 92 moving well. traffic on the right hand side the tell light is your commute from hayward to foster city. >> the golden gate bridge ride has been light all morning it continues to be that way. traffic in the south bound direction headlights from marin county to san francisco no problems. a

and for the north bay 60s as well. 60s through napa, novado, richmond, it offers 64 downtown san franciscoand also try days and more sunshine as well. 4:17 with dry days coming up-- >> good morning, general. pretty quiet right now on the c h p. but there is a new accident with one lane blocked. here, at the bay bridge toll plaza no problems from the approaches. the meter and lights are off with a top speeds of across the upper deck. no problems at the san mateo deck but there is some moisture on the camera lens from yesterday. but no delays towards foster city. cellphones 101, golden gate looking decent with no cars within the camera shot. low cloud coverage in portions of the north bay. perhaps the drive with extra caution. everything looked the sit on the east shore freeway. westbound 24 a clear shot and the macarthur maze. no accidents what to report port. and out of the of the month passed. and plenty of green on the roadways sensors on the south-bay. >> a years long battle over the oakland police department federal takeover oakland mayor jean quan and police chief howard jordan announ

north bay. it's very gusty in the hills, be aware of that if you have driving to do. slick roads, breezy conditions, light rainfalling, richmond, concord, washing over parts of the north bay. santa rosa dry at the moment. val johan -- san francisco the city looking at just some light rain at this time and loss gatox scotts valley. the national weather service has decided to change the flash flood watch to a warning. in areas of the napa and saint hhelena area. they are expecting it to crest at some point. it'll recede by the evening but we will watch more so as we continue into tonight and tomorrow morning. when this third round of rain moves in. occasional showers in the forecast but mainly dry. low 60's for the afternoon. the extended forecast, scattered showers again tonight. heavy rain moves through tomorrow morning. we are drying out by sunday. dry on monday, tuesday, website wednesday a chance for just a few light scattered showers. >> a man is talking about how he was attacked by a shank he was snorkeling when the shark attacked. he had several cuts on his leg he was worried he would be attacked again when he saw the tr

richmond. that is really cold for the city. 20s to the north. santa rosa 29. napa 29. fairfield 27. san rafael is 31. i did see 30 at kentfield. a lot of 20s in the santa cruz mountains. upper 20s along skyline and over toward livermore. i've seen two reports of 24-29. freeze warning to the north bay goes until 8:00 this morning. cold, frosty, so frost advisories for the other parts of the bay area. three degrees in tahoe. tahoe that is. i almost said truckee. 28 in ukiah. there is cold numbers to the north. we'll have a sunny day. few high clouds will drift in. this will be the change in the weather tomorrow. it will give us cloudy skies and set up for rain coming in friday. and taking us into monday morning. cold this morning. it will be a sunny day but then that low kicks in. if you have travel plans and going north, it could be a little dicey by friday, saturday, and sunday. the early you go the better. stay updated with all the latest. could be a little lower up toward redding. a lot of cold air is trapped. 3-7 inches of rain is possible between the north bay and monday morning

moon bay 65°, 63 daly city downtown and south san francisco north bay beaches low to mid 60s mid to upper 60s valleys, 68 santa rosa. 62 richmondwarm up to 66 oakland. east bay valleys from 60 brentwood to 66 in danville around the monterey bay mid to upper 60s same inland. tonight a few 30s inland everybody in the 40s, significantly cooler tomorrow morning. couple areas of high pressure dominating eastern pacific and western part of the united states, with that offshore flow, temperatures above average today. as we look up to the north this is where our next system is in the gulf of alaska bringing cooler weather vigorous jet stream that's why the sis -- the system is speeding up. the storm is coming in three hours faster through midnight wednesday, the rain there, 2:00 heavier in south bay, noon the rain is gone and just a few showers possible wednesday afternoon. quarter to half inch outside south bay. 50s but dry thursday through sunday. >>> cantilever section of the bay bridge this morning, a van center lane, still light behind the toll no metering lights expect minor delays once you reach the incline section stall blockin

north bay. their rain over novado, san rafael and the richmond some rough idle rich.showers and san rafael of dutch-britis-- bridge. still , lingering showers as we saw but more for if the weekend. the core of the storm for the weekend with a couple of different fronts impacting the storm weekend. the futurecast pinpointing a couple of showers by 8:00. this could hold up, overnight with spotty shower activity on and off so keep that umbrella handy. into the afternoon i could not disagree with this computer forecast even more is going to be raining. the saturation levels are all the same for all the atmospheric levels. that means rainfall. it will move in early on sunday with moderate rainfall to the north bay continues to stall over the north bay. you can see pretty much for the entire north bay. several inches and by 2:00 a.m., it will spread to the south and linger for the afternoon perhaps until 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. this flood watch will continue in you consume most of the north bay will be continued to be concentrated. the san mateo coast line, that will go until e

north bay. >>> and the lights were even out on the bay bridge for part of the early morning commute. power outages also affected the richmond, san rafael and san mateo bridges. >> imagine waking up and seeing this coming toward your house. a salinas woman blames her neighbor for this mud slide. she says they removed all of the rocks keeping the mud in place. one of the hardest-it places was in the santa cruz mountains and that's where joe vazquez is. >> reporter: only a day and a half ago, she says, it was so dry here, you could walk across the bottom at this spot, in downtown boulder creek. >> pretty outrageous. >> reporter: as the heavy rain keeps falling in the santa cruz mountains, so do many trees and eventually electrical wires. highway 9 was blocked in several places, including this tangled mess. we found some folks who decided to take matters into their own hands. >> what happened? >> i don't know. a tree fell down. i arrived here and the road was blocked by a tree. >> what did you do? >> we chainsawed it up. those with chainsaws. the rest of us picked it up. >> reporter: three different men got out of their cars wi

as we get to the north bay low 50s here. 52 in richmond.uno 51 degrees. >> here is a look at your new year's eve forecast. pretty chilly out there. some clouds by 8:00 p.m. tonight. as we pushed closer to midnight clear in cold conditions. we will introduce light went into the forecast which could affect wind chill. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows pretty cold mornings ahead of us. new year's night could be the coldest of the season yet. would not be surprised if a freeze morning goes into affect. temperatures will rebound as we head into the afternoon. a slight chance of rain into thursday. overall mild and dry conditions on tap for saturday and sunday. >> 747 years george. >> there is only been one accident reported because of it. there were icy conditions and still are in the east bay. this is a long san pablo dam road north of orlando. west of the bear creek road. chp has is iissued an advisor because of it. this is just one incident because of it is off the roadway. >> on the freeways conditions are like. we're not lo

active, not only to our north and west where we have thunderstorms that may impact our weather tomorrow, but look at what's impacting you in marin county almost to san francisco, richmond. we are getting more active with the heaviest rainfall still coming tomorrow morning. how about that snow in the mountains? two to five feet of new snow between now and monday. pretty strong wind gusts as well but great skiing once you take all that extra time to get there, because travel will be treacherous. we have cloudy conditions overnight, which means we will have a mild night. we're talking upper 20's. but it is going to be soggy. big area of upper level low pressure to our north and west, feeding in weaker areas of low pressure into the bay area. bottom line is the storm track is headed right towards us. another system moves in tonight. then we get a break. another system moves in on sunday. and we've got several more after that. this particular pattern will likely stick around to the end of the year and the beginning of january. let's talk specifics about tomorrow. another half inch, three quarters of an inch tomorrow. san francisco, nearly 6/10 of an inch of rain. so the rai

for the north bay to see as for san rafeal richmond and 580 we have moderate rain going through.bay heading toward berkeley, oakland, san leandro looking at what conditions as well. also crossing 580. burlingame, san mateo looking at light rain. let us go to the south bay we have areas of scattered showers as well. >> expecting scattered rain for the rest of the morning. those showers could produce, could include hail potentially. by this afternoon a decrease in chance for showers. >> also, the possibility of thunderstorms. >> tomorrow sunshine, dry and pleasant. after that tracking more showers for friday and into your weekend. >> we have milder conditions had this way just-in-time for your new year's. i will let you know when and how warm a bit later. >> first here is george with your traffic. good morning. >> good morning anny. >> we have been monitoring light traffic conditions. >> here is a look at san francisco. still light traffic for the state's freeways. that means interstate 880 the nimitz. 580, highway for all look good. >> on the peninsula 101, 280, at the south bay l