northern california not just snow but a tornado. >> a tornado in northern california yesterday.t's been a wild spring with the tornadoes. we'd like to put them in the path. the one yesterday was incredible over the massachusetts river. it's not as rare as you think for massachusetts to see tornadoes. they get a strong one like we saw yesterday every 10 to 15 years. in the 1950s they had one through wooster match match that killed about 50 people. not rare. also tornadoes in kansas where you expect them and one or two in areas of north central california. today we're not really going to be looking at tornado threat or that much in the way of severe weather. we're going to finally watch that storm system heading to the north. it's still going to remain cool in areas of the west. still watching the jet stream with the big old dip down the west coast. there's the wet weather to the north. this setup is now going to take the next storm coming down from alaska in the gulf there, slam to the south and stall off the coast. our forecast isn't going to improve any time soon. some showers

foundation of northern california. our guest in the studio is a patient but also here to talk about fitness and exercise. she has a special program. this is thing that afflicts everyone, latino, african-american. it doesn't matter. tell us about lupus, briefly, if you will and the good work you're doing. >> the good work we're doing at the lupus townation of northern california, we're focused on research. lupus affects more than 1.5 million americans, more than ms and aids combined. a lot of people don't know that. i was shocked as a patient to first learn that. we are partnered with the lupus research institute out of new york city. the private novel funder of public research. we provide services for patients where patients can come from just newly being diagnosed to people who have had the illness for a while to people who are interested in helping the foundation and grow the momentum we are gaining about awareness about lupus. >> is there screening? how can we tell if i might be prone? >> well, there is a genetic co

that is combining and moving over northern california.again, it looks like it's tuesday and possibly we could hear the rumble of thunder as well. so as we step through time, our computer models are showing very consistently that increase in moisture, thicker clouds by tuesday morning. in fact, by the morning drive on tuesday, we could be looking at showers around marin county, up through sonoma as well. and then the showers spread further south. the question at this point is, how far south do they get? at least a chance i think for rain as far south as san jose, maybe even gilroy. so we'll track this thing over the next 24 to 48 hours. temperatures tonight, very mild, seasonal really with low to mid-50s for the most part, a little cooler around santa rosa. tomorrow we'll wake up to some low clouds, nothing new there. very summer like temperatures. sant teresa, 84 tomorrow, mountainview near 80, 84 in san jose, 79 in fremont. i do think right around the bay tomorrow it will be a touch warmer than what you saw today. 70 in richmond, 65 half

it's continuing to bring showers to northern california. we saw some severe thunderstorms in northern california this afternoon. and because it's such a cold system, we could see some severe storms, as well. here's a look at tomorrow at a glance, scattered light showers to start the day but by noon, the rain is going to pick up in coverage and intensity. could see some scattered thunderstorms mainly in the north bay. temperatures are going to stay on the cooler side. we'll time out that rain on futurecast coming up in just a bit. >>> well, just when the economy apparently was beginning to pick up, some bad news at housing prices. look at how much they've dropped. >>> as home prices drop, rental rates are sky-rocketing. a look just ahead on kron4 news. dad, i was wondering if you've -- what's up? oh, what's wrong with your hair? oh. i was cruising the world-wide-web. found this do. what are you wearing? dope, right? it's got a hood. want one? boom. done. [ ding! ] [ boy ] lookin' good mr. g. thanks, bro-seph. are you video chatting? with my

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it's continuing to bring showers to northern california. we saw some severe thunderstorms in northern california this afternoon. and because it's such a cold system, we could see some severe storms, as well. here's a look at tomorrow at a glance, scattered light showers to start the day but by noon, the rain is going to pick up in coverage and intensity. could see some scattered thunderstorms mainly in the north bay. temperatures are going to stay on the cooler side. we'll time out that rain on futurecast coming up in just a bit. >>> well, just when the economy apparently was beginning to pick up, some bad news at housing prices. look at how much they've dropped. >>> as home prices [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? c

rain in northern california. showers and thunderstorms around atlanta, montgomery, and charleston, south carolina. scorching heat from texas to tennessee. >> and we're looking at dallas getting up to 97. new orleans, 91. atlanta, 96. 70s in new york and boston. minneapolis, omaha and kansas city hover around the 90-degree mark. near 70 degrees in seattle. 64 in salt lake city. >>> coming up, the deadly e. coli outbreak in europe has now sickened people here in the u.s. >>> and the new details of jaycee dugard's 18-year kidnapping nightmare, including the day she was tasered and taken away. >>> and the nation's new superspeller. her incredible preparation to become the champ. >>> overseas markets are holding steady, while they await the new u.s. job numbers this morning. tokyo's nikkei average fell almost 63 points today. hong kong's hang seng was down 183. and in london, the ftse opened slightly higher. on wall street, the dow fell . 41. 1/2 points. the nasdaq index was up four. >>> when the deal is approved, the

another tornado spotted in northern california. we will tell you where. >>> in the meantime, live look outside, clear right now at the bay bridge. is it going to be a rainy day?

a northern california girl is one of them. her miraculous recovery from a deadly disease. >>> and you've heard about gabby giffords making remarkable progress. tonight, the new pictures that prove it. >>> and they are the proud parents of another baby. so is the newsomes new bundle of joy a boy or a girl? >>> freezing conditions for tonight. patchy fog along the coast tomorrow and 90s by tuesday. i've got your pinpoint forecast coming up. ♪ [ male announcer ] spare toothbrush, just in case: $4. ♪ home cooked meal: $28. ♪ first date finest: $33. ♪ having time on your side: priceless. mastercard paypass. bringing you the most convenient ways to pay. learn more at mastercard.com/paypass. california girl has beat some incredible odds. she is recovering from rabies, >>> an 8-year-old northern california girl beat uncredible odds. she's recovering from rabies, something most people don't survive. angel car denas has the story. >> reporter: active in sports, loves playing with her friends and hanging out with her dog, copper. but jus

doctors gave this northern california girl a 5% chance of survival. what happened 2 months ago that made her very, very sick, even paralyzed. and the incredible recovery of a girl aptly named named precious. that's coming up tonight at 10:30. you can find your latest news

evening showers from seattle to northern california. >> 85 in sacramento. 96 in albuquerque. a sweltering 113 in phoenix. it was a dry heat you hope. mostly 80s from the twin cities to indianapolis. 83 here in new york. and 93 in atlanta. >>> do you still hail to the king? >> uh, sure. the king of pop we're talking about. not the king. >> the king of pop. saturday marked two years since the shocking death of michael jackson. what better way to pay tribute than bringing out your inner king of pop? >> that's right. his fans across the globe remembered jackson. a flash mob in san francisco danced to "thriller," "beat it," and some of his other mega hits. they say performing jackson's signature moves was their way of commemorating the anniversary and celebrating jackson's life. i guess they're kind of in sync. >> they did him proud. >> doesn't matter, they're just celebrating him. >> it's all in the name of celebration. >> absolutely. >>> we'll be right back here with more "world news now." >>> a strange new twist in the casey anthony murder trial. the judge abruptly canceled sat

northern california deserve this. san francisco deserved this. the organization, the fans. it is the most interesting life experience that anyone could ever have. i can only think of another word, and it is closure. this team, for our was, friends, family, they understand what we go through, they understand why we go through this. we are so blessed to have experienced but we have with this group of people. there is a reason they won the world series. they won it because they were respectful, because they showed great humility throughout the whole ride. they were like a junkyard dogs on a bone. they would not let go. to use a texas term, we pulled on the same rope. it took a village mentality to raise this team, whether it was the front office, scattered department, player development, training staff, clubhouse people, but somehow, someway, we had a mind set that there was no difference between the bad boy and the owner, and we took that through the season. we are so proud. we' are so happy to have brought this home to you. now i want to introduce the next manager of the yea

. >>> another tornado hits northern california, touching down north of yuba city 5:30 tonight. this was the scene in davis. you can see the large, dark funnel cloud. that tornado hit near the area where three other tornadoes touched down last week. >>> the scene in sacramento right now, calming down quite a bit. you can see scattered showers and a few scattered snow showers, north, more shower activity. we saw heavy rain, hail, lightening, even the funnel cloud and tornado in northern california this afternoon. another round of light rain. dipping down to the bay area. that will effect the north bay tomorrow morning. a look at tomorrow that glance. 7:00, dry conditions. this is when the rain will approach. early afternoon, showers in the north bay. temperatures warmer but we have more rain on tap for the weekend. ll . >>> in headlines tonight, tornadoes roared through massachusetts, killing four people. they swept through the western and central parts of the state. the governor declared a state of emergency. in europe an outbreak of e. coli. 17 people died. the strain appears t

he's gotten a couple of offers but, you know, offers for jobs up in northern california are dependent on the mood and the climate of the people people up here. whether he stays in northern california and is employed here or goes somewhere else, you know, will be something we'll look at over the next few weeks >> reporter: his lawyer said mehserle wants to reach out to the family of officer grant, although they aren't interested. you don't want to have any discussion with him from this point on. >> no, no discussion at all but i want him to know i will be a part of his life the rest of his life. >> reporter: today as mehserle looks to the future, the grant family continues their effort to make sure no one forgets his past. in los angeles, claudine wong, channel 2 news. >>> this morning, about two dozen protestors rallied at the los angeles county superior can courthouse where mehserle was try and convicted for the killing of oscar grant. grant family members and the los angeles coalition for justice for oscar grant expressed frustration over mehserle's release. protestors said grant's

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not just inland spots but central and northern california valleys.r this evening, in the 50s. so the satellite view actually gives us a better look at that fog and where we're seeing it heaviest now and it's mainly confined to the coastline along the peninsula from san francisco on down. that's where we're seeing the heaviest of it, might be breaking up a little south of san francisco. not as intense as yesterday but we'll let you know if it's starts to obscure the vision at the golden gate bridge. 54 currently in san francisco. san jose 57. and upper 50s, mid to upper 50s for the far east bay locations. even up into the 60s. antioch 62. this afternoon we're warming up to the low to mid-80s for most bay area locations. looking for 70 in oakland. warming as you head south. looks like san jose will top off about 75, along with livermore and antioch coming in the low 80s this afternoon. your forecast shows the mild weather patterns continue into the weekend and beyond. won't go up below low 80s the next seven days. morning fog is a fixture for the fores

firefighters from northern california filled in for those attending the memorial. grace lee shows us how the city was covered in the event of an emergency. >> when a san francisco building flaired up in flames, heyward city firefighters answered without hesitation. they were just one of many outside agencies manning san francisco stations so that city firefighters could pay thei respects. >> we are there in need. we are all the same. we cover each other's backs. >> fire officials say about 200 firefighters from around northern california converged today near at&t park ready for action. >> most of these cities volunteer. most of these fire departments volunteered. we had to turn people away. it's a great thing for us to see that for our fallen firefighters. i just can't say thank you enough. >> coordinating all the agencies was no easy task. >> yeah, it's a huge ordeal. >> to communicate all the outside firefighters were issued radios like this and each agency was paired with a san francisco bah batallion chief. >> they don't have the maps in their unit, so they hav

tina kraus, cbs 5. >>> well, we had a killer sight off the northern california coastline. several orcas were spotted in monterey bay up close and personal. this is video shot by some tourists returning back from a fishing and whale watching trip. you can see at least three other rare visitors coming up for air. marine biologists say the whales come to feed on chinook salmon. the whales and the sea lions, apparently. >> apparently they like the salmon. that's your neck of the woods? >> out there in the monterey bay just in the harbor. that's really coast. you could have seen them from the coast. >> not that often that you see killer whales. >> more fog in the area, cooling down the temperatures as high pressure is weakening somewhat today. so fog has swept along the coastline but you're looking at sunshine in san francisco and it's going to stay that way the better part of the day. we may see fog creeping in through the bay toward the afternoon hours and pretty strong sea breeze. temperatures starting to warm up in spots. we have 60s and 70s inland. a lot of 60s around the

through northern california. "people for the ethical treatment of ani >>> it's a controversial campaign sending shock waves throughout northern california. people for the ethical treatment of animals. peta using the tragic death of a sacramento baby to urge all of us to go vegan. it's a billboard showing a pork chop being put into a microwave. the caption reads, everybody's somebody's baby. complete with a picture of a pig let and its mother. the ad is based on what police say happened to this six week old sacramento baby. >> i think it's very tasteless. >> the feature of this story to us was a chance to talk about the fact that every time we microwave a piece of meat, we are microwaving a once living animal who was another animal's baby. >> if you missed the story, the baby's mother is accused of putting the girl in a microwave and turning it on. that child did not survive. >>> a man known as the king of crime in a cold-blooded killer was on the run for 16 years. the law finally caught up with mob boss james whi

. >> another tornado strikes northern california, this happened around 530 last night. e tornado hit in an area where three other tran it is it last week. >> alive look outside right now at the roof cam on and san francisco. >> we're back it is now for 3:00 pm and people that live around the missouri river are getting ready to evacuate, record rainfall in the area. they could be sitting underwater as long as two months. the worst of the flood water will be coming in tomorrow. a prayer meeting was held last night for all those that were lost in the door a little. >> more on the weather forecast in the bay area and what we can expect today and beyond >> you want to get your umbrellas out and keep them out for some time. where are starting to see a few showers heading into the area. we will catch breaks in the wet weather today. what weather continues through the weekend. this is storm tracker 4 as it pans the area. fruit sprinkles are in the area right now. right now temperatures as staying in the '40's and 50's. 51 degrees firm mt. code jose. mid-60's for most of the are

late season rain on the northern california coast will reach inland. >>> here's another look at thisop stories. at least ten people are dead after taliban fighters stormed a hotel in kabul, afghanistan. all the attackers were also killed during a four-hour battle. >>> and that big wildfire in new mexico is getting closer to the los alamos nuclear facility. officials say they're standing by with fire resistant foam to protect drums filled with radioactive waste. >>> many residents of flooded minot, north dakota, are still waiting to return to their homes. the mouse river forced more than 10,000 people to evacuate in the past week. the record floodwaters are slowly receding. some residents are living in their businesses in town and there are long lines of evacuees at the post office. >>> in arizona today an emergency hearing on medication for jared loughner. prison officials have been giving an anti-psychotic drug to the man accused in the tucson shooting rampage. loughner's lawyers want a judge to order them to stop. >>> new pictures from cuba of fidel castro with venezuela's hugo cha

cover each other's backs. >> reporter: fire officials say about 200 firefighters from around northern california today near at&t park ready for action. >> most of these cities volunteered, most of these fire departments volunteered, we had to turn people away. it's a great thing for us to see that for our fallen firefighters. i just can't say thank you enough. >> reporter: coordinating all the agencies though was no easy task. >> yeah. it's a pretty huge ordeal. >> reporter: to communicate, all the outside firefighters were issued radios like these. and each agency was paired with a san francisco battalion chief. one of the biggest issues, believe it or not, making sure crews know where to go. >> they are not familiar with the area. they don't have the maps to come up on their control consoles in their units. so they have to stay close. >> reporter: and it wasn't just about the directions. all the other characteristics of san francisco, they had a note today. you know, it's very different from hayward. here we have steeper hills, denser buildings and overhead wires from muni so they went over al

. >> wacky weather in northern california. a twister touched down north of yuba city about 5:30 p.m.. it was all caught on camera. it is amazing to look at. the national weather service will send 18 out today to try to determine the strength of the tornado. there is no damage reported. three other tornadoes touched down in that same areas last week. hundreds of from acres of wheat or orchards destroyed. >> the tornadoes came through massachusetts which is pretty strange. hair or four people have been killed from the tornadoes. there has been damaged. two dozen communities saw it damaged. as take a look at this hour video. you can see the tornado developing. her praise state of emergency has been declared. upon to 1000 national guardsmen may be called in to help. more than 40 people have been admitted to hospitals with injuries. state police say that they have or reports of tornadoes in eight other towns as well. take a look at some of the damage from the ground are because of those tornadoes in massachusetts. there is a tornad

as we go through the day tomorrow, until this low scoots through the bay area and northern california, you are just going to have to leave showers in the forecast. i don't think we're going to see as much rain as we saw today. thank goodness. two to three inches of rain in the coastal hills. from now probably through monday afternoon looking at a mixed bag of sunshine and a few showers but possibly some thunder with the cooler air aloft associated with that low moving over northern california for tomorrow afternoon. and then for monday, most of the moisture should finally kick to the east and taking with it the chances of showers. finally shutting down by the time we get to monday afternoon. so your sunday will be waking up to maybe a few areas of drizzle or hilltop showers for the morning. best bet for showers tomorrow will be in the hilltops with the maximum heating from 3:00 to 5:00. monday morning's commute may have a few light rain showers. by the afternoon, things will finally start to dry out as high pressure comes back for the middle part of the week. rainfall projections for

the northern california really doesn't get too much dramatic overhaul, except in a couple of districts which we can talk about. it's southern california, l.a. area, where there's a bunch of republicans town there that look like they're going to be losing their seats. >> it's different when we're having contested races. >> yes, and that's sort of the key. in a lot of these places, democrats now are going to have to go out their comfort zone and take in suburban voters, more -- whiter communities, more upscale communities, that maybe don't always vote with them. case in point, lynn willsy's district now goes all the way up the coast. she's very upset about it. all the way up the coast -- >> belva: marin, sonoma? >> yes, except now it extends up the coast which takes in some rural areas and much more conservative areas. she'll have to be more moderate. >> is this now about the crab community, right? >> a quick question. this is the question. as fair as is parties say it is, does it not further solidify the democrats and republicans, kind of holding on to their strongholds to the exclusion

we're seeing a weak disturbance clip the northern california border, not bringing much in the way of clouds into the region, but it is maintaining our onshore push across the region, and of course, that keeps the fog in place on the california coast. we'll look for the deep marine layer to prevail through the weekend, slowly clearing through the day. sunshine, but maybe not at the beach. partly cloudy there all day long. the warming inland will begin today, as i mentioned, mid to low 80s today with upper 80s tomorrow and come the beginning of the week, we'll be talking 90s for the in land valleys, possibly triple-digit readings by midweek. summer officially starts on tuesday, so the calendar and the weather cooperating here, as a classic summer pattern sets up, late night and early morning low clouds giving way to midday clearing and warming trend to kick summer off here after a very wet and cold spring has prevailed. as i mentioned up in the mountains, they will be looking at around lake take show, 70s, upper 60s in the next couple of days, that will result in rapid snow melt up ther

to survive rabies, meet the northern california girl whose fighting spirit helped her beat the odds.america's cup race has not started yet but already a scare on the water. terrifying close call for a boat caught on tape. >>> and the market just opened 10 minutes ago, a quick check on early numbers you can see slightly up, on this monday morning coming up an update from kcbs money watch reporter jason brooks ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning bay area, you are waking up partly cloudy skies today. sunshine coming our way how about this looking good san jose, a live picture for you. a whole lot of sunshine, high pressure starting to get cranked up here sending temperatures soaring. today we are going to warm things up 50s out there now, patchy fog still towards the coastline, thick, that marine layer high pressure building overhead a lot of sunshine, temperatures looking nice. 70s. 80s inland, 60s and 70s inside the bay, breeze kicking in toward the afternoon breezy patchy fog out towards the coast. nice warming trend, high pressure, breezy today overnight that ridge starts to mover