we've got rain crossing the border in northern california. that is where it will stay barely making it into the northern fringes of the sacramento river valley. all that rain is going to stay to our north. here's future cast. look at that. a bunch of goose eggs. that is a problem because our rain fall deficit just for this water year is now more than a foot in the north bay. there is one day with a chance of rain. we'll have that coming up in a few minutes. >> all right. paul, thank you. >>> was it robbery gown bad or something much more sinister? the new theory about what really happened to a former beauty queen. . it's hard to imagine anyone wanting to cause a traffic jam on purpose. tonight some evidence that this was a crazy case of political payback. : and the real world returns to san francisco 20 years after that epic season. made us wonder whatever happened to the original cast. ,, safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great deals the easy way. you do enough flying around. that's why we give you real big club card

northern california, 1 to 2, san francisco a little rain. t much if any in southern california. today's forecast, some changes, we'll head in the right direction. that's your national forec >> feel strange to be talking about rain in california. >> i know. it is good. they need it. do you like the european model better than the -- >> in certain situations, one model is better than another. but this is just to give you an overview of what's the possibility. >> bill karins, thank you very much. >>> to other news now. one step closer to a form bill that impacts 16 million american jobs. >>> plus, thick black smoke billows skyward as above ground tanks in oklahoma erupt in flames. we'll have details on that story coming up next. [ male announcer ] winter olympian ted ligety cannot take a sick day. [ coughs ] [ male announcer ] so when he catches a cold, he's got to power through it. ♪ vicks dayquil. powerful non-drowsy 6 symptom cold and flu relief. winter olympian ted ligety can't take a sick day tomorrow. [ coughs ] [ male announcer ] so he can

. upr northern california. a church deacon found the by inside saint b >>> homicide investigators are looking into the death of a priest in northern california. a church deacon found the body inside st. bernard church in eureka yesterday after the priest failed to show up for morning mass. the city's mayor identified the victim as father eric freed. police are not releasing details but say the victim's car is missing and there are no solid leads right now. >>> the law finally caught up with the georgia banker accused of losing millions of investor dollars before he vanished a year and a half ago. aubrey lee price was arrested tuesday during a traffic stop on interstate 95 in brunswick, georgia. investigators say he had not been seen since june 2012 when he sent a confession letter to his family and investors saying he planned to drown himself. a judge declared him dead but the fbi always believed he was alive. >> i cannot believe he had the nerve to hide out so close to home, number one, especially after so man

northern california is one of four years in the u.s.tal service it's planning to try to open postal countss inside staples stores staffed by stand also employees. postal workers union want its members to run the counters. they say the postal employees are more qualified. >>> san jose city council voted to allow some businesses that rent city property to pay employees less than the city's living wage. some of those opposed to the change met with the press outside city hall before the meeting and one city council member says it is the beginning of the end for san jose's living wage. >> i believe that what they are trying to do really is make a huge step into guting the living wage policy throughout the city including the airport where we have a very successful living wage policy. >> 7-4 vote allows businesses that lease space from the city to pay less than the living wage unless the business is getting a rent subsidy or has a city service contract. the cities city's living wage, $15.70 an hour higher than the minimum wage of $10.15 rents

northern california versus southern california. rural versus urban. we're already seeing these things come up again. but a lot has changed since the last drought. southern california's made big inroads in terms of water conservation. that's different from the narrative from the last drought. lauren, give me the big perspective here. you're the science reporter. from the aerial photos i've seen, you can see how dry california is. the sierra snow pack is only 17% of normal. you see very dry farm land. how bad is this situation? and why do we have such a bad drought? >> yeah, it's going to break some records. i think a lot of people are saying, with ego back, way 1976, '77, is the record for the most severe drought. we're on record to break that record. there is a high pressure ridge sitting off the coast. it's called the ridiculously resilient ridge. i almost missed that one. it's almost like a linebacker sitting out there blocking the storms that would normally be coming into northern california. the forecast is really dry. the forecast that people hav

you know, and hasn't happened often, especially northern california. >> amazing.essing to the nines at the grammys? well, taylor swift dazzled glittering gucci, chrissie teaguen opted for this glitzy number of her own. beyonce's sheer white michael costello dress was -- >> a-plus. >> this was tame compared to what she was wearing on stage, the other costume, if you will, was a little bit too revealing, i think. >> tight. >> exactly. the tights, we'll call them. as far as worst dressed, no one was being kind to kathy griffin's mermaid-like gown and paula patton looks like she took down a couple of zebras for this dress. pharrell in this giant hat. i think it might be -- >> could have put madonna on this list. >> i think it might be rubbing off on me. i think it is growing on me, this hat. pharrell. >> he has a lot of style, too. people are surprised he did that. >> he's making a statement. there you go. if you want to call it that. >>> at the box office this weekend, "ride along" nuld pul $21 million, making it the number one movie two weeks in a row. "i, frankenst

today the governor met with water managers and said northern california and southern california will have to share water. ktvu's john fowler in contra costa county with some of the alarming things the governor said. john? >> reporter: right now this is the reservoir. you can't see it in the dark but it is low and everyone is saying dry may be the new normal. >> reporter: right now northern california three biggest reservoirs average 58% normal for this date. the governor asked again for conservation. >> hopefully it will rain. who knows. there is evidence in the past that droughts went on for decades, even centuries. >> reporter: scientists say swings in rainfall, less snow pack and rising temperatures hallmarks of climate change. this drought may be influenced by some of the changes we know are already occurring and they are an indication we ought to be planning for a different climate. >> there are things water agencies could do. >> reporter: he says it is up to each of us to replace water hogged lawns and recycle water everywhere possible. >> we as consumers use more water than we

. >> from northern california water managers are sounding an alarm. >> we can wait and take another survey in february, in march. but we're headed into a possible year that is worse than 1977. >> governor jerry brown has not declared a drought yet in california but did form a task force last month. >> the need being assessed now. we'll meet again on thursday. that is impact as well as what needs might be. >> inincluding res voirz like followsa. just sitting at 18%. little snow pack above, no rain in sight. >> it's serious. >> david guy is with the northern california water association. >> we're seeing now is this inflow. bottom line is that state has to take this seriously. >> some water districts impoets posed mandatory measures on customers many others are expected to follow suit. >> conservationists calling delta water a biological oversight for fish. latest survey shows there are fewer fish than ever in the delta. the same year the sate began exporting water the population of delta smelt dropped 90 fors%. fishing enthusists blame water exports as the cause of the water quality and habi

clara county for a total of five in northern california.18 people in contra costa county have developed severe cases of the flu and most people susceptible to this are very old or very young. however, all of the people who have died in northern california so for were adults under the age of 65. >> flu can be severe. more severe with those with underlying medical conditions and severe no healthy adults. >>> there have been 12 flu-related deaths so far in all of california killing a 28-year-old woman in orange county last week and three people died last month. it is not too late to get the flu shot with the peak system john through march and unlike the season in 2009/2010 there is no shortage so that is what officials recommend. >>> san francisco police are investigating the 6th fatal pedestrian accident. last night, a 38-year-old man was hit by a car and killed while running across van ness avenue near grove street outside city hall. ens say the victim was in an argument before the accident. the victim made it across six of the citizen lanes

. >> the rash of ufo sightings over northern california on new year's eve. >>> this is the bay area's news station. kron 4 news at 8:00 starts now. >> now at 8:00, heavy snow, brutal winds and potentially record-low temperatures are making their way towards the northeast. as 2014 gets off to a cold, snowy start for millions of americans. and the winter storm warning is only going to get worst. already thousands of flights have been delayed or cancelled, the storm already wreaking havoc across the midwest. and in parts of wisconsin and minnesota, temperatures forecast to reach 40 degrees below zero. we are live in green bay with just how cold temperatures are there, as the 49ers prepare to take on the packers. but first, we go live to sfo. kron 4's justine waldman begins our team coverage at san francisco international where the storm is impacting flights here in the bay area. justine, just how many flights are being cancelled or delayed? >> reporter: we should start off by saying 3,000 flights nationwide were cancelled today. 9,000 delayed. as we take a live took now at the flight boa

does that matter to us in northern california? >> it does.y area, the ability to put leaders in place, whether it's nancy pelosi in washington or willie browns in the state level, because of money. >> what do you think we're going to miss out on then? >> we're going to find that we've always had this inordinate ability to get more money out of sacramento by our power rather than our population. like it or not a lot of the population is moving south and into the inland and they are going to be saying ok, we get our share and everybody gets an equal share. we used to get a little more than equal. that's going to change. >> we lost it fast. maybe we can gain it back just as fast. >> i don't know. power is one thing you can lose quickly but tough to get back. >> i like mark's attitude. >> stay positive. >>> coming up, the big stunner at the australian open. ,,,,,,,, >>> if you have not watched it yet there was an upset today in the world of tennis. switzerland beat inady'all in the dr nadal in the finals. he had never ever taken a single set befo

it's only january, but cal firestations in northern california are staffing up, as if it was summer. >> right now we're seeing drought and fuel conditions for fires that we would normally see in august. this is unheard of this time of year, particularly in northern california. >> reporter: warm temperatures and no rain have caused much more brown than green in wildland areas surrounding homes, prompting cal fire to take action. >> we ask citizens to look around and have that 100 foot of defensible space. >> this request is not usually made until late spring, but this year has been anything but usual. in the last three weeks, cal fire has responded to 300 wildfires. in a normal year, that would be closer to 50. and there are concerns about air quality. today marks the season's 30th spare the air day, which ties a record set in 2006. >> i've been enjoying the weather, but it seems kind of like it's probably not helping with the environment. >> reporter: people are taking advantage of the unseasonably warm temperatures. you're at the beach in january. but most are also keenly aware that

. >> mosquitoes have been a nuisance in parts of northern california this winter. they're usually at their worst from april to october, but this year they're feeding more than ever. experts say the weather is to blame. mosquitoes usually stay dormant during winter but have come out early with an appetite. >> it's warm outside so the think, perhaps it's spring. i should be coming out. they're coming out of the resting stage, hungry and desperate. >> you can call it the silver lining of the drought. mosquitoes need stagnant water to lay egg. but of dry cans day have fewer places to reproduce. >> city officials and law enforcement handed out the club to people today. the area is especially popular with car thieves. >> and i hope that particularly people who live in poor neighborhoods like this, have the old honda accords and the old honda civics will particularly be careful. so $10 might save you a lot of money in the long run. >> older model hondas are easy to break into and start. the mayor quan says half the battle to lower car theft is to educate the community how

. >>> we're learning that the man accused in the death of a northern california priest allegedly tried to blow up the church astrictry. the court documents -- rectory. >> records show that the suspect gary bullock tushed on the gas stove and left a light cigar behind hoping to create an explosion and fire, the cigar went out. >>> police are working over time to reduce crime. it is part of a new program called "operation safe net." >> officers are working before shifts, after shifts and on their days off. the department is using money set aside for officers that have not been fired. the program is making a difference. >> in the span of 18 hours 10 officers netted 32 arrest, 99 citations and dozens of contacts. >> the operation will last until the money runs out. >>> a transgender student who claims to be the victim of bullying is charged with a crime. she's a transgender student. on november 15th the sophomore was involved in a fight with three girls who had been bullying her. it was caught on cell phone video. she had enough and decided to fight back. now she's charged with a misdemean

low pressure may get that rain fall into northern california county.is looking dry. 30s, away from the water. it won't be as warm tomorrow and a few more records with highs around 70. redwood city 70. you mean 68 degrees for concord, brentwood 61. 68 in san francisco and oakland, 72 degrees. extended forecast, upper 60s. sunny over the weekend. sunshine september. mid to upper 60s for much of next week. we want to change, but wanting it isn't good. >> we'll drop this talk for a while. very good pont. >> go niners. >> when they face seattle sunday, they'll have to do it in the noisy sports cast. how crowd the crowd really is. >> forget opposing quarterbacks barking orders. in december, they broke a record. to give you a comparison. inside a bart train, the noise is between 70 and 90. this harley registers a 104. and some could make it up to 109. berkeley meyers sound makes speakers for rock concerts. i asked them to reaction soft football in. >> it's hard to play football in. good luck trying to hold a conversation in this. we try hand signals, he is sc

. >> mosquitoes have been a nuisance in parts of northern california this winter. they're usually at their worst from april to october, but this year they're feeding more than ever. experts say the weather is to blame. mosquitoes usually stay dormant during winter but have come out early with an appetite. >> it's warm outside so the think, perhaps it's spring. i should be coming out. they're coming out of the resting stage, hungry and desperate. >> you can call it the silver lining of the drought. mosquitoes need stagnant water to lay egg. but of dry cans day have fewer places to reproduce. >> city officials and law enforcement handed out the club to people today. the area is especially popular with car thieves. >> and i hope that particularly people who live in poor neighborhoods like this, have the old honda accords and the old honda civics will particularly be careful. so $10 might save you a lot of money in the long run. >> older model hondas are easy to break into and start. the mayor quan says half the battle to lower car theft is to educate the community how

we have the structural engineers association of northern california right here in san francisco.of information and resources. >> what kinds of things might you encourage tenants to do besides simply get tenants renters insurance and earthquake insurance, what else do you think tenants should do? >> i think it's really important to know if they happen to be in the building where is the safest place for them to go when the shaking starts. if they're out of the building, whats' their continuity plan for connecting with family? they should give their emergency contact information to their resident manager so that the resident manager knows how to get in touch. and have emergency supplies on hand. the tenants should be responsible to have their extra water and flashlights and bandages and know how to use a toilet when there's no sewage and water flows down. and the owners of the building should be proactive in that regard as well. >> so, george, thank you so much for joining us. that was really great. and thanks to spur for hosting us here in this wonderful exhibit. and thank you for

the system you see here strongest punch from the pacific northwest and take you into northern california, starting to see the rain from eureka down close to ukiah and will spill closer to the bay area going into the morning, starting off in santa rosa and san francisco and probably before lunchtime you'll start to see a few raindrops and the system north of the golden gate, and by 11:00 this morning but weaken as it slides south to san jose and coming up we'll let you know how much rain we're expecting out of the system and the rest of your weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. >>> we begin this morning with a deadly house fire. one on each side of the bay. in palo alto two people died, in walnut creek another person was trapped in the flames and later died. firefighters are still at the scene of the blaze that roared through a home at 190 hilltop crescent and contra costa fire said the person that died was trapped upstairs inside the home. the home quickly filled with flames and smoke, and while firefighters worked to put it out, the smoke could be seen from interstate 680. firef

. >> it is warm for northern california standards. [ laughter ] >> reporter: a person beach day in pacifica. >> water is awesome. >> reporter: doesn't get much better than this. >> it is warm for northern california standards. [ laughter ] >> reporter: a perfect beach day in pacifica. >> we need the rain. it is been gorgeous. >> reporter: she sent her day off catching waves. >> this catches everything. >> the day was nice enough to stick around. >> it is flattening out now. like summer. >> reporter: on a sunny summer day in santa cruz the boardwalk would have roler coaster riders. on this summer day in winter, there are people making tracks to the beach like it is their job. >> this is beautiful. >> reporter: she worked on her tan. while mike worked the beach. in the summer she rolling for -- he is trolling for treasure every week and the sun was shining on him today. even a bad day at the beach beats a good day at work. the commute a little more leisurely rer golfers teed it up. we need -- where golfers teed it up. we need the rain but we will have to settle for a rainbow. you can take tha

the waters recede on northern california lakes and areas not seen for decades reappear under the water. how investigators tied russian criminals to a death. >>> and the story of the jackson sisters, the high priced they paid so the santa clara area could have a stable water supply. >>> good evening and welcome to a second look. i'm julie haener. tonight what lies beneath. as the drought conditions old towns are coming to light again after decades buried under water. but sometimes what's hidden below the water is more sinister. authorities found the body of a teenage girl in the delta medota canal in san joaquin county. they identified her as kayla reed. kayla's mother had reported her missing a month before and to this day no one has ever been charged in the case. although kayla's aunt says she has her suspicions who killed kayla. mike mibach had this look back at the case in february 2012. >> reporter: a bay area teenager with a big green and big dreams at age 15kayla reed's future looked bright. but in early december 2005 the light turned dark. young kayla disappeared. on january 10,

. >> and an arrest in the killing of the northern california priest. the suspect was in jail hours before it the crime was discovered. >> oblate arson captured on video triggers an international incident. good evening. tonight video obtained by ktvu news shows flames at the door of the consulate in san francisco. someone poured gasoline on the door and steps and then ignited the fuel. by dave the damage to the exterior of the consulate there at laguna street and cary boulevard is clearly visible. officials say the handful of workers were in the building of the time of the attack and no one was injured. the consulate remained open to handle be that passport requests well san francisco police set up the troll, consulate officials ask for more help. >> we will take all necessary measures to provide adequate protection for the chinese consulate personnel. >> the fbi is taking the lead in the investigation and says no one has claimed responsibility. the us state department says it's working with this chinese counterpart to track down whoever started the fir

we'll profile the northern california athletes heading to russia.the half hour special begins at 9:30. >>> all right. anthony slaughter here again to talk about the forecast. any chance of some rain coming in? and making things a little bit better for all of us? >> yes, we do have a chance of rain in the forecast. always scrolling at the bottom of your screen, you notice by thursday and friday, that's when that chance of rain will start to approach. let's talk about the warmest temperatures for today. we saw temperatures in the upper 70s, low 70s in some places. warmest mill valley at 79. gilroy at 76. mountainview 75 degrees. south san jose 73, along with oakland. across the bay area, our trees are in bloom. believe it or not. this picture i snapped on my lunch break in san jose. you can see the dogwoods already starting to bloom. a sure sign we may already starting to enter into some of our early spring months. of course, it's just about a month away here in california, when we actually start to see the blooms. coming in about a month early. for t

a northern california woman is one of the latest to fall victim to the flu. she was completely healthy. she became ill last wednesday and was dead four days later. kpix5's annette with how her friends and family are coping. >> she was very sweet. she was very kind and kind to everyone. >> she is very classy. >> everyone who knew nancy thought she was extraordinary. she taught others the joy of giving. >> she had a sweet tooth. she loved to bake. >> she was like so many of us and never got a flu shot. >> i'm equally guilty of not getting a flu shot. i'm not old. i'm not young. why get one? >> her family got the tragic answer to that over the weekend when the otherwise healthy 46- year-old died in a sacramento hospital after contracting the h1n1 flu virus. >> tuesday, she left work feeling ill. wednesday morning she went to the doctor and by that night, she was on life support. she died saturday. >> i went to school with nancy and later we worked together at kpix5. she's the kind of person you never forget. and her family wants us to remember how she died. >> h

northern california just completed its driest year since the weather service started keeping track back in 1921. that means going forward experts say january and february are critical. >> we need the rain now. and certainly we need the rain the next two or three months which is typically our wetter part of the wet season. we are certainly hoping for the best but planning for the worst. >> today's snow survey is expected to be about 20% of normal. that is a big difference from last year at this time when it was 150% of normal. the lack of snow is really hurting people who make their living from it. now one ski resort dodge ridge may stay closed for the entire season. that is only if the weather continues to stay dry for the rest of the season. but resort operators say they are optimistic. >> the weather patterns change every single year. there are years we open in october and november. this isn't one of those years. it will change. it will snow. >> let's hope so. many businesses say they are stocked with boots, gloves, and sleds and ready for the snow. >>> time is 4:35. the city of bosto

and just a few extra clouds by monday as that weak system falls apart ever northern california. clow dean we're waiting for the rainfall, nothing to show you just yet. maybe a few visiting high clouds by monday night and into tuesday. hopefully things will change. >> my neighbor says when whenever he -- whenever he washes his car, it brings rain. >> hopefully. >>> state water officials are conducting the first snow survey of the year right now and today's results are expected to be about 20% of normal. that's a big difference from last year. the national weather service says 2013 was northern california's driest year since the service started to keep track in 921 -- in 1921. >>> well, one "american idol" contestant may be going back to the voters. >>> it's cold in green bay. the preps underway for sunday's big game. what fans are going to be given that may make those freezing temperatures a little, just a little more tolerable. >>> the 49ers are getting ready to fly to wisconsin today ahead of sunday's game. up fortunately, for them, this is what it looks like for them at lambea

over northern california and then the second here and then then we may get rain. we'll be in between the clouds. a few peeks of sun today. as we get into tomorrow, we wake up partly cloudy, even some moisture hanging over the north bay. for tomorrow, mainly dry once again. we may see more in the way of drizzle for some of us. but it's really going to take into thursday before we see this opportunity an tomb front sweeping through. it's early thursday morning. so while we're sleeping the north bay begins to see the rain. by 4:00 it's shifting into the central bay along the peninsula. 5:00, 6:00, it's shifting into the south bay or i should say by 7:00 and then as we get through the morning hours, it's already out of here. so i'm thinking as we get going thursday morning, maybe not a lot of rain falling on us, but the roads are going to be slick. i'm going to run us through thursday into friday. it looks like we may see another chance of scattered showers on friday. how much rain do i expect out of this system? unfortunately, not a lot. it's definitely going to be e

. >>> another story rain moving through parts of northern california. can you believe it? we can report a few showers. this is way up north in willits today. the wipers were working and yes you can see a few puddles on the side of the road all part of a system that's creeping a little bit closer to the bay area. let's head over to lawrence now to find out if the hi-def doppler is up and working. >> we have it up and running right now. unfortunately, we're not seeing much green on the screen just yet but that may change. hi-def doppler scanning your skies right now looking for some raindrops. so far, just a lot of clouds moving on through not much in the way of rain. a chance of some sprinkles, mainly in the north bay throughout the day today and into tomorrow but then things begin to change. that's when that whole jet stream begins to sag a little further to the south and i think as it does, a lot of that moisture that's now focused up towards eureka and far northern california will begin to head in our direction so we may get a little soaker coming our way, too. we'll hav

a northern california dog is being called a holiday hero.st the dog, became a lifesaver a couple of days before christmas. forest sprung into action when a fire broke out in a south sacramento home while his owner was sound a -- asleep. forest jumped on her, bit her. he did everything possible to wake her upance the flames got closer -- waker up as the  flames got closer. >> he drug me out the door and into the front yard. >> firefighters say she could have died in it wasn't for the quick response of forest the dog. >> wow, special dog there. want to check in with sal and see what the situation is like on 280 near daly city in san francisco. >> that's right, tori and dave. right now, southbound 280, we still have most of the freeway closed here in san francisco because of an earlier fatal accident. you can see one lane is getting through on the far right-hand side and there's a little bit of a backup now. we're lucky that today is a lighter day than usual or else this would be affecting the entire region. but for now, southbound 280 is slo

as far as i understand we have never had this low of a record of rainfall in northern california area ever recorded. >> the marin county strike team expects to be in humboldt county for up to two weeks. >> we want to urn to it over to mike make and check the weather. we cannot get ever friend bay. >> we knew it would be cooler today and it feels like 39 below zero in green bay right now. same in chicago, 45 in minneapolis, and st. louis feels like 28 degrees below zero and 27 below in denver. we are 37 in foster city with 35 in menlo park and palo alto is coolest at 34. san mateo is 42. dress for 46 at san bruno and 50 in san francisco for a warm spot and hose is 40 and we are around 41 in oakland with mid-30's through the east bay valley until livermore at 37 and low-to-mid 30's in novato and santa rosa and napa with frost forming. as far as what will happen the day planner, we have clouds arriving now keeping us in the 30's and 40's and a change in the air mass with cleaner air not a "spare the air" day but it will be cooler as the clouds thicken and low 50's if you are headed out t

we're still going to have to wait but just to see the showers moving through northern california in areas where we haven't had rain in over a smt a delight. we are getting a little bit of the pre-frontal precipitation in the north bay. you don't need to pull out the umbrella unless you are in marin county. most of the shower activity moves in tonight which means you want to leave the car outside for the free car wash. speaking of which let's check the drive with mike. >> you are also going to want to make sure the wiper blades are in good condition. in oakland working on the roadway, a little north of the coliseum we're taking a look. sparkling view. farther up closer to fifth construction zone in both directions coming through downtown. over toward a live look, the san mateo bridge, a smooth drive away from us. westbound across you can see that clear visibility today here and no problems along the peninsula. with this shot it's more traveled than the toll plaza. back to you. >> new this morning belmont police looking for a 16-year-old boy with autism who has been missing all night. tyler

my family went up to northern california and we passed by lake orville. you can see it back here behind me. normally the with thor level is very close to the top of some of those hills, but it is well below that. in fact, right now, this is 36% of average. it's another one of our reservoirs that needs a lot of help. while we're tracking rain wednesday night and thursday, it will be a small band aid on the much larger issue but we'll take it. >> thanks, jeff. >>> let's bring in jim kozimor and jim and i had a morning meeting in the studio tonight and we were admiring janelle's assignment next week of going to sochi. >> i got to follow in your footsteps. you have a remarkable job. i don't know what i'll do. >> you absolutely set a new record for great nls. we're proud of you and looking forward to it. we'll follow you starting next week. sharks, hottest thing on ice right now riding a season high six game win streak tonight going for number seven against a team they have an awful lot of history with. go back to december 19th at the staples center in l.a. th

i think the big storm is to read but that actually seem more rain here in northern california compared to what we've been seeing for the past couple of months. looks like we could see a wet january. that's about long- term models are pointing to. the niners against the green packers on their way to the super bowl. expect highs as cold as 10 degrees. apart a crowded conditions and would be very frigid out there but at least we don't have any snow and the forecast. you can always catch our coverage. kron4's mike pelton is heading to green bay. your 7 day around the bay forecast highlights warm weather that will stick around very pleasant conditions for this time of year. again clouds will increase. temperatures will drop in which consists of rain as early as next tuesday. as for traffic around the bay area, looks like the business conditions are those of you coming from the e shore freeway. but problems over at the san mateo bridge. your drive time still running at about 23 minutes out of the bottle into the city. and as to take it over to the traffic maps we aren't away free approaching

then they separated. >> not just northern california.y posted this video from the hollywood hills on youtube, multiple glowing objects noon the fireworks. three all togetherst. >> no, four. >> it was seen earlier? >> burn than the other sites. >> there was no sound. no blimping -- blinking lights, just a big illuminated form. >> it hovered for 60 seconds and took off at a high rate speed, directly away from us and disappeared. >> we are always looking for rational explanations for sightings and this 2008 sighting over the sacramento valley was an airplane with an electronic sign under the wings. a year later, a mysterious flashing light turned out to be power lines. >> we are still waiting to find out if there is a rational explanation for what was seen all across california. >> the latest sightings are daze after a mysterious crop circle appeared outside of salinas. no one knows where it came from but a security company has been hired to protect the site. a representative for the company says they cannot disclose who fired the firm. the

and unseasonably warm weather adds to kind of a perfect beach day here in northern california.e checked out the beach in santa cruz. tough assignment. >> reporter: with grandchildren in tow, they can't remember the last time they spent the day at the beach in january. >> she said, boy, it's going to be 70 degrees down in santa cruz, let's go! >> reporter: it drew a crowd thursday and the weather did not disappoint. the weather had that summer sparkle to it, with nary a cloud in the sky. >> i've seen it like this before, but not quite to 70 degrees. >> reporter: a pod of porposes even appeared. bicyclists cruised. dogs were let off their leashes. castles rose from the sand. max took his shirt off. >> i think it's the best thing i have ever -- the best experience i've had. >> reporter: it was all about catching some rays or maybe just catching up on a good book, with thoughts of work or school or winter put on hold for at least another day or two, weather permitting. >> i like this much, much better! >> reporter: in santa cruz, in sunglasses, short sleeves and 70 degree weather..

no word on how it happened. >>> now we finally get a little rain in northern california.more on the way? >> yes, 24 hours from now we'll be talking about rain finally first widespread rainfall about a month and a half. it's been that long in the heart of our rainy season. we have been waiting and waiting. now it's finally almost here. live look outside high temperatures today 71 in livermore and gilroy, san rafael 68. oakland, fremont, 67. san francisco where it's now foggy. your high 63 degrees. the atmosphere is stacked with moisture. it is humid outside. that's what you need. that and the front coming through to give us the rainfall. we will get that front tomorrow. for tonight, the radar is dry. kpix 5 hi-def doppler. but the next storm will be bringing us some rainfall. that ridge of high pressure moving farther down to the south. now it was a miss as the first storm came through. we get it this time because the ridge is weaker and moving out and then next week the long range models say it's going to scoot farther away from us allowing additional storms to move throu

around the state you will see some showers in far northern california toward redding, possibly ukiah and eureka. 57 degrees and mostly cloudy skies in the monterey bay. here comes that cold front diving into the bay area. you can see not much moisture left over with, maybe just a chance of a sprinkle or two and then it is out of town. skies going to start to mix out a little bit around the bay area and then we'll set things up into friday with nice weather. looks like around the bay area today, you will see those temperatures running in the 50s and the 60s in the south bay, 50s coastside. some low 60s inland. then inside the bay we'll keep you mainly in the 50s and low 60s. next couple of days, we are going to see a return to sunshine for tomorrow. chance of showers on saturday. then much warmer and dry weather maybe some record- breaking temperatures again next week, liz. >> not bad. something for everyone. >>> right now, a lot drier outside than what we saw yesterday. yesterday weigh had some slick roads and we did see a number of accidents yesterday. not sure if they were weather-

hitting northern california. an outbreak of the flu is pitting northern california.least six people have died from the flu. stanislaus county public health officials say at least one person died from the h-1-n-1 strain of the flu. the h-1-n-1 is the same strain that caused an pandemic in 2009. officials say the flu season has hit the county earlier this year. they say it's targeting young adults and middle aged people. however. it's not too late to get vaccinated. doctors say it takes two weeks after your shot to become immune to the h1n1 virus. [ male announcer ] the more you lose, the more you se because for every 2 pounds y lose through diet and exercise alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. start now at myalli.co ♪ take a look at this video. donner ski ranch has seen so little snow they can't even open. this video from january of 2012 is what they are usually seeing around this time.but not this year. the ranch announced on their website they could not open their lifts due to the lack of precipitation, they will update their website

the company plans to open 80 northern california stores over the next five years or so. >> oh, yeah.round the bay area. the company is already working to get store owners. >> always room for another donut shop. >> they're all fat free. >> extra sprinkles. >>> we could use a few sprinkles in weather. there's your segway. you could use a downpour. we could use some rainfall, not going to get it. this is a dry forecast. i want to talk a lot about temperature, but rainfall will be nonexistent. what a great shot here, the top of the sutro tower looking down on the beautiful city of san francisco the it's looking glorious on a monday night, kpix5 hi-def doppler. this is not what i want to see, but it is what it is, another dry night, clear night, chilly in the north bay, below freezing in santa rosa, 20 outside the cities, oakland 43, mountain view waking up to 39 degrees tomorrow morning. we have ourselves a football game, big one, 9ers, seahawks, nfc championship game in seattle. there twill be showers around there. cloudy skies, 50 degrees, your kickoff temperature sunday afternoon at 3

this could dry out and goes all the way to northern california., it wouldn't be good, especially with how warm in july we were. no rain in the forecast. and temperatures pretty much where they have been, a little cooler today than yesterday. >> thank you, bill. >>> i'm a big -- i watched the real husbands of hollywood. >> don't admit these things. >> i drove by it on, but kevin hart who is hysterical is teaming up with ice cube and they're hopefully getting box office gold this weekend with "ride along." mlk day on monday, big movie weekend. "jack ryan shadow recruit," "the number job," animated right there. "ride along" is expected to finish first with 30 million bucks. >> reviews are good. >> you saw "captain phillips," "12 years a slave," "gravity" getting rereleased. speaking of the oscars, a number of big names and movies that got snubbed. tom hanks for "captain phillips," oprah winfrey for "the butler" did not get nominations. they say redford deserved it. hollywood lost two classic tv stars on thursday. russell johnson best known as the pro

the first one impacted southern california and this one will impact northern california and bring in the chance for showers coming up on tuesday but she light and scattered activity as you can see on futurecast. this is 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, here is the high clouds beginning to push in so we have sunshine early on in the morning, but increasing gray skies as we go into the afternoon and watch as we get into the evening green showing up here, that shows light rain just in case you've forgotten that rain begins to show up here into the north bay for tomorrow evening, just to the north ofsanta rosa at 11:00 p.m., and this tries to push to the south and a few showers do squeek in here for tuesday morning but largely the first system is going to break up as it arrives and will see partial clearing into tuesday afternoon but there's yet another system arriving late wednesday and thursday and i think that one will hold together a little bit better and it could bring in some more significant rainfall, perhaps a half inch or more which isn't much but it's better than what we have had la

santa rita is the nortenos, the northerners, they are for the most part hispanic inmates from northern californiahe nortenos are a prominent gang. you can have a minimum, a norteno in for petty theft, put him in the general population. >> their arch-rivals made up of hispanics from southern california, vastly outnumbered. >> when they come in here to our facility because we are up in northern california, this is all considered norteno territory. we have to keep them separate from general population and other gang members for the most part. >> takes heart to be a soreno in northern california. >> miguel, a soreno from san diego depends on heart. because he can't rely on much else. >> well, anybody could beat me up, you know. it has happened before. >> i got dropped one time. passed by nortenos. i said something. they flipped my chair over i fell over. yeah. >> nieves has served prior jail sentences for crimes, residential burglary, burglary of a vehicle and illegal possession of a firearm. now he has nine months for possession of ammunition by a felon. he lost the use of his legs eight years earli

this really is rainfall in northern california. showers moved into willits area this morning. there is even a new system moving south toward the bay area. paul deanno is tracking it on our hi-def doppler radar and there's a chance we could actually see some rain by the end of the week? >> yes. there is rain heading in our direction! kpix 5 hi-def doppler looking for that rainfall right now. it's too far away. we had a few showers up in the north, but we are dry currently. that's going to change as soon as tomorrow night. rainfall totals from this morning lakeport .02." a couple of drops. geyserville .01" as well as ukiah. still waiting on rainfall in san jose, oakland and napa. by this tomorrow the storm track will sag farther south and the next storm system will make it here to the bay area. that's good news for us and great news for skiers and up towards tahoe in the sierra. we have snow coming above 6,000 feet. 8 to 12" of new snow. a winter storm watch is in effect likely upgraded to a warning tomorrow in the mountains. we'll talk about how much rain coming up in a few min

while northern california is starting to see the first signs of wet weather, the governor says it's still the part of the state that's hurting the most. and if necessary, he says he is considering transferring water from southern california. >> we have a problem. as governor, i'm responsible for the whole state. so i'm going to do my best to unite the state. >> reporter: it might seem odd that southern california doesn't see the need to impose water cutbacks just yet. apparently, years of conservation and its ability to get water from the colorado river as well as northern california has been able to boost reserves down there but if things continue to look bad here less likely anybody is going to want to export water down south. >> that would take another hour to discuss north and the water wars in this state. i'm looking at 17 communities statewide that could run out of water in the next few months. >> reporter: most of those are smaller communities. but certainly the water officials in the state say if the drought continues, we don't conserve more water on a bigger scale, that list coul

it's sold at natural food stores throughout northern california and nevada.among symptoms gnawsa, chills, fever. passengers of spirit airlines will be paying higher fees this year. low fare carrier has 24 different fees, charging for carry on bags many charges going up by $one. fees ranging from $21 to $100 for any bag checked in at airport. you can join the $9 fare club. how many times have you seen? people leaving the house or gym with wet hair because they didn't have time to dry. now, you can build up and and rinse off sweat without hair wash, blow dry apply the dry shampoo supposed to absorb oil from roots but does it work? here is the before and after look. what you do think? becky? >> nobody at the office will know how sweaty i was just five minutes ago. added bonus? my hair smells pretty good. >> becky says applied shampoo liberally and give it a few minute minutes to work.. >> i don't know. >> yes. >> just wash your hair. >> yes. >> thank you. >> up next, a look at the damage our lack of rain could have on the wine industry. >> abc7 news coming up at