you can see it is over northern california. if i remove the clouds and show you the moisture associated with this, there is not much. we may get a sprinkle over night but the big story is going to be the cold weather and the wind. there is a wind advisory that starts tomorrow morning, lasts into wednesday afternoon. wind gusts could reach 45 miles per hour around the bay to 60 miles per hour in the hills. that is enough to bring down trees as well as power lines. we will track that for you. once the wind subsides the coldest air will move in in time for new year's eve. when i come back we will have a look at the system and what you can expect for the week ahead. >> thank you. >>> now to ktvu's john fowler where a lot of folks are preparing for the colder weather. looks cold out there. >> reporter: it feels cold. i should have left with my gloves and earmuffs. i want you to look at highway 24. this inland valley is going to get very, very cold. the cold air settles in and there is litinal fluence from the warmer waters of the --

to focus on what they're thinking will be the strongest storms in years to hit central and northern california. we're looking at about three inches of rain with this, strong gusty winds, power outages, snow at the high elevations, so we're going to go from one coast to the other quickly with two big storms. >> that's an amazing amount of rain coming our way. >> yes, california needs it. but this one will bring flooding. >> thank you, bill. >> breaking news overnight, defense secretary chuck hagel made a surprise visit to baghdad. the trip was kept a secret for security reasons. hagel met with u.s. troops. he will also sit down with iraqi leaders to discuss isis. the visit comes after a stop in kuwait on monday. this is expected to be hagel's last overseas trip as pentagon chief. >>> right now, u.s. cembassies around the world are on alert, beefing up security ahead of the new release of a new report by the cia. it highlights enhanced interrogation technique used in the aftermath of 9/11 to get information and the center of a long-standing tug of war. one side says the release could mean danger

we have high wind warnings to a big chunk of northern california. some of the gusts could be up to 80 miles per hour. that's why we're going the lose trees and have power in northern and central california. it looks like it's their turn. blizzard warnings, almost impossible at the highest elevations. >> a little bit of everything. it could be one of the worst storms they've seen in three, four, five years. >> sounds wicked. let's hope everyone stays safe. >>> 2015 begins in three weeks. facebook took a quick look back. the ebola virus outbreak taking the top spot, followed by the ice bucket challenge craze and the shocking suicide of actor robin williams. the super bowl was fourth and rounding out the top five, the michael brown shooting and the resulting turmoil in ferguson, missouri. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. in an interview with telemundo tuesday, president obama told jose diaz-balart his immigration plans won't be deterred by a new registration. >> we saw independent, democrat, republican voices saying this is the right thing to do.

it's just winding up and taking a direct aim on northern california. behind me here is storm number 3. that's slated to move into our area beginning on friday. let's walk you through your afternoon. it looks pretty ominous. we have the screen all lit up in different colors. this is the evening commute. and again when you see the pockets of yellow and orange, that signifies anywhere from moderate to heavy downpours and some of these orange cells could contain an inch of rain per hour. again, a lot of instability behind the passage of this front so, therefore, we have to keep that threat of a thunderstorm in the forecast. we'll have the rain going on through tomorrow morning's commute, as well. a lingering shower too during the afternoon. when we crunch the numbers, according to the computer models we come up with these stats. nearly an inch of rain over the next 24 hours in santa rosa. nearly three-quarters through novato. that on top of the 4" of rain that already fell. about a half inch in redwood city and approaching 4/10ths in san jose. sun goes dow

the pacific northwest and northern california. one system moves in.we are talking about getting 6 to 10 inches across northern california of rainfall. higher elevation of snowfall 2 to 3 feet. in san francisco and los angeles, san francisco could see similar amounts in the next few days. flooding is a concern. that is the latest in weather. back to you. >> thank you. >>> details this morning in the alleged rape scandal at uva. washington post tracked down and interviewed three friends of the alleged gang rape victim identified as jackie in the rolling stone article published last month. their account calls key moments of the article in question. the story alleges they were callus and indifferent and suggest jackie not report the assault. the friends tell "the washington post" they remember being shocked and immediately urged jackie to talk to police. one student says "rolling stone's" complain denying to be interviewed is not true. >>> bill cosby facing another lawsuit. accuser tamara green is suing for defamation. she claims her reputation was damage

not done yet across central and northern california. see very big snow across the sierra, nevadas, snow levels 4,000 feet overnight and still more rain across the central coast. we also have the flooding concerns because of all that rain throughout the night tonight and then our next chance of rain there comes in on monday. but tonight into tomorrow, the rain moves in across southern california. we're going to see a lot of areas 1 to 2 inches, with the higher elevations, mountains just to the north of malibu looking at 3 to 4 inches of rain and snow across some spots there also. take a look at this though. i want to show you this, greta. this is where our drought is worst drought anywhere in the country. last two years, take a look at the deficits here. redding, california, almost 26 inches below what you should have over the last two years. san francisco 21, l.a. almost 17 inches. that's why we need so much rain. we need probably 20 to 25 inches of rain in the next couple of months in in order to bust this drought. hopefully we will ge

all the way from northern california down into southern california. >>> we're watching another outbreak in the upper midwest, northern plains. feels like tells of 40 below zero overnight through monday morning. this cold air is spilling into the midwest and right on down across the plains all the way down to texas by the morning. this is where we'll see windchill in the single digits. november, a wild month, in fact. we saw snow in every state except florida. i'm meteorologist eric fisher for cbs news. >>> folks in the southwest were rattled late last night by a moderate earthquake. the magnitude 4.7 quake was felt 16 miles south of flagstaff. thousands reported feeling the quake. while there were no reports of injury or damage, a twitter user took this picture of a roadway near sedona blocked by debris. >>> and today president obama meets with his cabinet and civil rights leaders to discuss the situation in ferguson, missouri. over the weekend the police officer cleared by a grand jury in the shooting death of black teenager resigned from the force. susan mcginnis is in washington. sus

you can see it is over northern california. if i remove the clouds and show you the moisture associated

the story behind this fuel station and why it's a one of a kind in northern california. >>> be prepared. three things we all should do >>> northern california's first hydrogen refueling station opened in sacramento today, the state's tenth. hydrogen cars are powered with renewable natural gases and emit water vapor instead of toxic exhaust. the california energy commission has invested more than $500 million to support zero emission vehicles and fueling stations around the state. >> we are looking to get more zero emission vehicles on the road and infrastructure to support those. that's important because it helps california to meet its climate and clean air and energy security goals. >> officials hope to have 1.5 million zero emission vehicles on the road by 2025. the rest of the hydrogen fueling stations are expected to be completed by 2016. >>> storm watch coverage continues now with a look at the state-wide effort to keep people across california safe. staff is on alert at the governor's office of emergency services in sacramento, coordinators communicating between the national weath

high clouds in northern california but all the moisture off the coast will stay off the coast. that means for us, looks like a lot of sunshine for the second half of our week. take you to tonight a few high clouds mainly clear, waking up in the 30s across many locations in the morning. by 4:00 sunday tracking temperatures once again topping out in the mid to upper 50s. overnight lows in the bay area 29. 30 in santa rosa. 38 in richmond. 34 in concord and falling to 33 in livermore xg. 57 high tomorrow in santa rosa. same in san jose and santa cruz with a high of 58. tomorrow it is a chilly starting off with patchy frost in the valley with lots of sunshine mid to upper 40s lots of sunshine and mid 50s along the coast. tuesday will drop to the mid to low 50s. looking dry and sunny and also looking seasonable with 50s on the board as we welcome 2015 we'll do it under dry conditions lots of sunshine come friday still total sunshine on the way, mid to upper 50s and this time next week a little bit milder with high cloud in the afternoon, cool tomorrow no rain the next seven days and

wednesday night into thursday, this bulls eye is going to stay to our north and portions of northern california, up toward reno. by thursday morning, 8:00 in the morning, the showers are out of here. even though we're still calling for showers christmas day morning, most of this activity will be out of here when most of us wake up. but overall it does not look like a huge system. i do think rainfall amounts will be very small in this. we're not talking about a major storm but definitely will cause some travel headache, especially if you're going to be doing any road traveling here. >> good thing the reindeer don't need the highways. >> a northern california man killed by police in standoff fired hundreds of rounds before he died. he reportedly got in a fight with his girl friend and sprayed her with mace. she ran and called for help but the man began shooting when police arrived. at point police saw smoke and flames coming from the home. the man was eventually shot and killed by officers. >> we're getting new information about the state's worst whooping cough outbreak in decades. health officia

since the storm moved into northern california overnight someplaces have seen a one or two inches fall per hour. that is a lot and the national weather service has issued all the relevant warns, flash floods, high surf, you name it. crews spent last days clearing storm drains and trimming branches near power lines and sandbagging low-lying businesses. trees have been uprooted and at last report 77,000 customers were without power. sinkholes, mudslides, rockslides are all very real concerns today. authorities are telling folks to have radios, flashlights, extra batteries on hand to avoid driving if they can. the roads are nasty especially up in the mountains where blizzard and whiteout conditions are expected to last through the night. 200 flights canceled already at san francisco international airport. that will have a ripple effect as the day goes on. first time in years schools in the bay area are closed. we need the rain after three years of dry conditions. this storm will not end the drought. water experts say we need eight to 12 more big storms like this one to get back to normal.

they are in northern california. the northern california on the sierra leone, this is where they have the snow pack and rely on 30 to 50% of that going into the water supply. >> i see the red is bad. the good news is we have a whether pattern we have atmospheric rivers, and bring in the successive amount of rainfall. and 40% of the rivers put an end to the drought in central california up to the north. we are seeing the northern california drought end by rivers. when they don't show up, we have an impact of 85% of precipitation that comes from them. >> more to come? >> we are seeing another developing for this weekend. so we are tracking how many inches of rain will fall on saturday, sunday. >> could be good news. >> definitely. >> next, why some tech experts are not convinced north korea is behind the sony hack. >>> plus, police officers in new orleans have been wearing body cameras for months. doesn't mean that they are always rolling. >>> this is al jazeera america, i'll john seigenthaler. coming up, most republic

though the rainy weather has provided relief for parts of northern california, southern california still faces fire danger as we head into the second week of december. that's unless they get the 5 inches of rain that they expect this week. and if that happens, cal fire will be able to reduce staff in southern california for the first time in nearly two years. it's been bad. >> yeah. that's for sure. any rain is certainly welcome. as much as we can get. meteorologist rob mayeda has been tracking that, watching the microclimate forecast. >> and the pacific will be aimed in wednesday night through friday. right now, though, we have patchy dense fog forming. this after you get a lot of rain, light winds and clear skies. it makes the radiational fog form as it cools down to the dew point. you're seeing the dense fog advisory out to solano county in the central valley. you see less than a half mile visibility into fairfield. and to livermore. the visibility dropping off there along 580 and into the south bay. i think the fog will be a bigger issue tomorrow morning. even though there is the cha

energy dives into northern california, approaching the bay area. coming up, we will have more on the system and a high wind watch. >>> new information on the bicyclist that was killed that we told you about yesterday. they identified the bicyclist as a 40-year-old. he was with a group of cyclists. he swerved to avoid a collision when he was hit. he was slated to become a principal in napa in july. he leaves behind a wife and two daughters. >>> a car went off a road and into a creek this morning sending one person to the hospital. the driver was traveling on the road before crashing into the creek around 8:30 a.m. witnesses say the car was speeding, struck and bridge and became air born. police say hazardous material crews were called to the scene because oil leaked into the water. >>> a sink hole in san francisco, the discovery that helped crews catch the hole before it caused a big problem. >> college football players take a break from the field to give back. >> football is just a game, this is life. >> the teams that helped serve meals before the

. >>> after six straight days of rain, some parts of northern california are under water. in san francisco, all the rain is causing potholes and sinkholes to open up. at least one sinkhole was the size of a swimming pool. now for a look at the weather, here is meteorologist dominica davis. >> nasty weather out to the west and it continues. because we're still talking about the rain. so the parade of storms will last right into the weekend, unfortunately. doesn't look like we'll see in northern california real letup in this rain until late on friday. still have a ways it go. phoenix also getting in on it too. southern california, you will get a break today with rain coming back tomorrow, but it is really yuma, phoenix, tucson that will see the had heavy rain all through today. it does continue and the flooding will be a big major concern. you see the thursday forecast showing pretty much everybody looking at the rain or the snow up to our north. except for southern california. they get a break. temperatures are mild, in the 50s, relatively speaking mild, but it is going to

morning, directors and thank you for the opportunity to be with you today and i am ben, for the northern california regional director for the california high speed rail authority, to director reiskin point we have begun to have 50 year, and not that they feel like they take 50 years to get through, but rather that if we all were sitting here 50 years from now, what sort of system will we have wanted to have accomplished? what goals will we have wanted to achieve 50 years on? and so, from the authorities perspective and the first step, in that 50 year journey is our vehicle procurement and as you may be aware, the authority has released a request for it, and the expression of interest, and for our future vehicles. and ultimately, what we will be operating throughout california. and the reoi is being used to identify and receive the feedback for the firms requested in competing and building the trains for use on the california high speed rail system. >> we expect that the authorities order will include a face order in the neighborhood of 95 train sets. on the technical side, we are looking at a singl

plan on another active weather week across northern california. as far as the rain totals since july, numbers going up over the past week, a very productive week. you see the numbers right now over 100% of average for san francisco and san jose. santa rosa, approaching that point, 7.59 inches. everybody measuring more rainfall in whole inches over the next few days. right now on live storm tracker 2, just a few high clouds across a good portion of the bay area this afternoon. but those clouds have cleared out. right now, we have rainfall up to our north, especially to the north. here's our live doppler sweep. this will be detecting more showers later on tonight, into first thing monday morning. current numbers out there, updated for the 6:00 hour, right now, 60 degrees in san jose. san francisco, 60 as well. 50s in novato, fairfield in the mid-50s. forecast time line, chance of a shower for tomorrow, mostly cloudy on tuesday, then a storm approaches the region wednesday night and into thursday morning, especially for thursday morning. as far as ov

this morning, we also have a little light rain northern california once again. ly where the most relief has been from san francisco northward. central california hasn't gotten quite as much rain. areas have gotten maybe two to three inches compared to maybe five to ten in northern portions of the state. it is a wet pattern and it is going to stay that way as we go throughout the weekend. oregon especially the cascades will get nailed up to the pacific northwest. i think after today won't be quite as wet over the weekend in san francisco and also northern california. you can see our computers are still projecting the heaviest rainfall amounts from california northern sections northward. maybe another two to three inches of rain in the northwest. that's a good steady rain for you. starting today and unfortunately continuing throughout much of your weekend. i know you want to get your errands done and you'll be doing issues. otherwise, you're looking just damp. and as we go into next week it looks like we should return to a little more wet weather for california too

. >> reporter: the rain continues to fall here in northern california, this monster storm causing problems across the state. overnight relentless rains and winds continue to pound california. this morning a mudslide in camario springs, they moved rubble to make sure nobody was caught in the slide. this man walked on to his front porch and mud engulfed his home. >> knew i was in trouble at this point but i was fine. >> across southern california people are bracing for more mudslides as the rain comes in. >> once the rain starts to flow, there is nothing that residents can do. >> much of the san francisco bay area is under water, after a foot of rain fell in areas, in the wine country vineyards are under water and people use kayaks and air mattresses to get around and at one point union square went down and that forced shoppers out of a macies. >> and washington state a third home falls into the ocean as a result of huge waves hitting the coastline. >> neighboring oregon two people killed after winds toppled trees on to them and it tore roofs off homes and led to this unusual pictures of tum

whether in northern california or the central valley or southern california. that's how we tried to move this policy forward. it's a much better policy today than it has been in the past. but we have got to have this open hearing, we've got to let us discuss this morning all of the members of the california delegation, among all of those who represent the taxpayers of this nation. the idea that you can just go into a room in the 11th hour because you know the sessions end -- session's ending and say, we have greater merit than anybody else, we're going to change this law, that's not the democratic process. that's not the proper representation of the people we represent in the state of california. and it's absolutely contrary to what the state government has done and accomplished, what they've done and accomplished together with the federal agencies, to try and make this work, recognizing the incredible hardship that every region in our state is under. the state is investing billions of dollars, the private sector is investing billions of dollars to try to make

destructive winds, and heavy rain, already pounded washington, and northern california. now, southern california is in the midst of the storm. residents in glendora sacked sandbags late to the night to help protect their homes for potential floodingment mike at slay ton has experienced this before. >> we had a lot of rain, water start today back up through the doors. it was pretty scary. >> reporter: city officials have ordered mandatory evacuations for residents near wild fire damaged areas, in case the storm triggers mudslides. >> it doesn't mean we will go into the residences or force them to leave. but we're going to strongly advise that for their safety, they should leave their residence. >> reporter: in ventura county, some are waiting it out. >> we have all of our stuff together if we need to evacuate f they call mandatory, or if we do feel the weather is get too long bad, we will go. >> reporter: emergency cruels, including police, search and rescue, k9 units, helicopters and swift watt he is rescue -- rescue teams have been called in, ready for the winds and rain

bay area today and a cold front that's on its way from the pacific northwest edged in over northern californiahere they have gotten some rain but it's just washing out as it heads toward the bay area. we'll get cooler and stronger winds. you can see widely scattered showers forecast if we even get that this afternoon. it's not going to amount to much. then behind that we'll get some clearing and distinctly cooler temperatures as that heads south and out of the bay area. so it might be wet. this is no big rain maker but it will put a bite in the air on this christmas eve. and tonight, as well. but tomorrow is looking good. we'll have the entire forecast for you in a few minutes. >>> a landslide on the western edge of san francisco is expected to keep part of a popular walking and biking path of closed through the weekend. park rangers at lands end put up tape and barricades but some people aren't staying away. there was a cave-in near an oceanfront cliff. it could get bigger especially with more rain. >>> protests are violent near ferguson, missouri overnight following another deadly shooting o

>>reporter: fairfield and all over northern california as people filled sandbags to protect what is theirings. >> trying to make sure i don't get water in my home. >> reporter: crews here have been installing wipers nonstop for two days. hoping it will battle sheets of rain. >> she wants to be safe. i want her to be safe, too. what better day to do it than this day. >> reporter: the wind baily whispered outside this target. with 70-mile-per-hour winds threatening to knock out power. she is worried about the wind. she made a late run to home depot to keep things from going airborne. >> i want it to be secure. >> reporter: it's not just homes people are protesting. this mom is leaving the house early to drop off her kids at school to make sure she had time to drive safely in what could be a hectic commute. >> i'm worried about if there's going to be flooding or, just, wrecks. you never know. >> that was kovr reporting. a high surf advisory issued for much of the pacific coast. high waves have been pounding the coast for days. several houses have been lost in wash away beach and more are in dang

> if you live in the mountains, you are used to getting the worse of the big storms hitting northern california. some people say they have lived through three big floods and with the warnings and high winds and flooding possible in this storm, they're taking extra precautions. >> moving that hot tub because it's too low. it will get wrecked. we took it apart and moving it up high. >> and wrestling with my generator to get it fixed up. and so i'm set. this is the last item on my list. >> yeah, and the owner says his shelves are practically empty. people are stocking up on tarp, flashlight, batteries and bottled water. the caltrans crews are taking steps to keep the roads open through the mountains. >> concerned about if we get the winds, trees coming down on highway 17. >> yeah, that's a big deal. they have spent more than 24 hours clearing culverts and propping up or even taking out trees that might fall down on to the road. and the other big concerns are power lines that come down and the high winds and flooded highways and streets. >>> well today's huge storm already causing big delays at the

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it's like pointing a hose right over northern california, it's called the pineapple express. we have had some light to moderate pockets of rainfall in sonoma county, i really think the biggest concern for tonight is the wichbnd. if you have not taken precautions to take things off the front or the back porch, you want to do that right now. san 27 wind gusts, 32 in san francisco. check out tomorrow morning, likely winds that could top 41 miles per hour in santa rosa. we'll talk more about this storm's timeline, how much we'll get and our billing flood concern for thursday in about 15 minutes. >>> in the north bay some shopkeepers and homeowners are still cleaning up from the last storm and now they're scrambling to get ready for another deluge. mark matthews is on highway 101 in marin city, a flooding trouble spot. are people a little bit anxious? >> reporter: yes, they are. you know, jeff just hit it on the nose, just in the last hour, the wind has been picking up, we have had one band of rain come through, we are watching highway 101 just outside of marin city because we hav

clouds are moving into northern california. rain showers this afternoon, and i'm showing you the wind speeds right now. winds are not a big deal, but they'll pick up by late this afternoon and into the evening hours, we'll know a boost of the wind speeds from the coast and around the bay. right now winds are calm. you can see the current numbers, we're talking about the 40s and 50s, mountain view, 52, and there are a live camera, we're showing you this in san jose, where we have partly cloudy skies fog drifting around the south bay as well. we're developing gusty winds as well. dry christmas as the rain clouds move out of town. here's the forecast model, we'll take this into the evening hours. this is some of the winds gusting to 34 miles per hour in san francisco, 29 in san jose. you get the idea, the winds right now increasing later on today and into it tonight and then for thursday, still breezy out there. high pressure, we've been talking a lot about this over the past two days, it begins to back off a little bit. this cold

no raindrops to talk about here in northern california. as far as the wind speeds, they're really up today. in fact picked up yesterday and this morning. wind speeds backing off quite a bit. fairfield winds gusting to 20 miles per hour. livermore winds sustained at 16. gusting to 25. so that's not a completely calm wind just yet. overnight low, first we'll talk about the current temperatures then the overnight lows. right now we have 50s in oakland and hayward. santa rosa napa, upper 40s. our live camera looking out toward the bay bridge san francisco, the lights here in to the distance. forecast headlines for tonight we'll go with this. cool and breezy for tonight. a cold friday morning with fair skies in to the afternoon hours and no rain clouds to track as we head in to your bay area weekend. overnight lows look at these lower 30s for santa rosa and napa. we could have a few inland neighborhoods back down in to the upper 20s. liver wood 34. san francisco, 43. we're starting out 30s and 40s for your friday morning and then in to the afte

whether in northern california or the central valley or southern california. that's how we tried to move this policy forward. it's a much better policy today than it has been in the past. but we have got to have this open hearing, we've got to let us discuss this morning all of the members of the california delegation, among all of those who represent the taxpayers of this nation. the idea that you can just go into a room in the 11th hour because you know the sessions end -- session's ending and say, we have greater merit than anybody else, we're going to change this law, that's not the democratic process. that's not the proper representation of the people we represent in the state of california. and it's absolutely contrary to what the state government has done and accomplished, what they've done and accomplished together with the federal agencies, to try and make this work, recognizing the incredible hardship that every region in our state is under. the state is investing billions of dollars, the private sector is investing billions of dollars to try to make

. >> arnie is one of the egg producers in northern california. he serves as the president of california egg farmers. his hens produce about a million eggs a day. >> if you're eating an egg in california, it probably came out of here. >> his million plus hens are kept in battery cages which he told me in advance he will not let me see. this is typical of battery cage operations. >> walk in there and they will be just as happy. >> but research tells a different story. eggs from battery cage chickens were twice as likely to sicken consumers from sal nelly la. fee call dust. factory farmed eggs were four times more likely to be con tame gnatted. >> they are removed from their fecal matter. >> you want to make sure nobody goes thirst any. >> they are dying every day because of poor nutrition, poor conditions. all of their energy is going into producing eggs. they are riddled with pair sites and worms. >> this is one of the very few people who has regular access. >> they don't ever clean the feces. they with waist high. it burns your eyes and lungs. >>

it moves into northern california for tuesday and some gusty winds. ready for that for tuesday and wednesday. we wrap up 2049. the forecast for tomorrow, lots of 50s for your afternoon hours and san jose, 55; san mateo, 55 degrees as well. we switched up the five-day to show you the overnight lows. the overnight temperatures in the blue boxes cooling off. terribly tuesday morning into wednesday morning. we say hello to 2015. and looks like partly cloudy skies, no rain clouds to talk about. still a ways out there and that is the -- dress in layers and thick coats and jackets. >> uh-huh. >> and 92 is -- that is look our version of the north pole. >> and nice to get away from rain. >> a little bit. >> and we need more. that could be happening in january for sure. >> very good. >> thank you, mark. >>> and law enforcement reminding drivers to obey the rules of the road this extended holiday weekend. the san mateo police department is know woke of the many police agencies conducting dui and driver's license checkpoints tonight from 7:00 until 2 a.m. officer

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they would come to the shipyards of northern california, come to the aircraft factories of southern californiaemblage of people from all over the country. now after world war ii, you have all these people saying, okay, what do i do now? some went home, some stayed in california. many of them settled in the bakersfield. >> my name is buck owens and those boys are called the buckaroos. this is the bucco ranch. we'd like to say thanks so much for tuning us in. tell your friends about it. tune us in next week or next month or the next time we come your way. okay? meantime, here is my favorite time of the show. hymn time. miss king is going to sing it. don and i are going to help her. >> buck owens, you know, grew up working alongside hispanics in the fields and his music has sort of a rockabilly sensitivity but also a hispanic/latino sound to it. ♪ so you found your prince charming was just a dream ♪ >> i think buck owens was a very innovative singer that, with his sound burst on the scene in the mid'60s when country music need to be shaken up a little bit. buck grew up very poor. when he was grow

it's not just northern california that's going to see that. also through southern california they're going to get in the much needed rain. 2.02 expected rainfall in santa barbara. over close to 2 inches in los angeles. -those burn areas they could be looking at flooding. mudslides continue to be a risk. the storm does, though, push out by friday. and starts to move into the plains for the weekend. wet, wild weather for the west, much needed but certainly very dangerous over the next couple of days. >> hopefully, the aftermath and power outages won't be too much. nbc's miguel almaguer joins me now from san francisco. miguel, how are things looking so far? >> reporter: well, we've been seeing the steady heavy rain for the last couple hours or so. it's the leading edge of the weather system moving in. we could see upwards of 8 inches in the san francisco bay area in the next 24 to 48 hour. that's a lot of rain for a drought-stricken region that hasn't had a lot of water. it's not just the rain but pounding winds, 75 miles an hour right into the ba

in the bay area, trees crushed cars, and more than 370,000 homes and businesses in northern california lost power. john blackstone is there. >> reporter: the wet and windy storm hit most of the west coast from central california north to washington state, where houses in the town of washaway beach were washed away. one of them belonged to tom peterson. >> it was hanging barely on the edge yesterday, and now it's completely over. so it's a done deal. >> reporter: kayakers took to the flooded streets of heelsburg, california. hurricane-force winds churned up huge waves on lake tahoe. in the san francisco area, sustained winds of nearly 80mph knocked down trees. in santa cruz, an 80-foot-tall tree fell on an elementary school student. he suffered a likely broken arm. among the trees brought down by the storm is this huge oak that fell on my neighbor's house this morning. it blocked my driveway, so i had a tough time getting to work. many in the san francisco area decided not to go to work. traffic lights were out across much of the city. major roads flooded. public transit was disrupted.

it is northern california's largest high school, by the way. the protest was entirely peaceful. >>> african-american leaders in san francisco are making a plea to protesters to stop the violence. dr. amos brown, the president of the san francisco naacp, joined other ministers in denouncing the looting in berkeley. they challenged demonstrators that if they really want to create change, they should join with the black community and fight for justice. >> if you are for us, then we need to see you. when the tragedy is not hot. because there's a tragedy for african-americans going on every day. >> the group is fighting for sensitivity training for san francisco police officers, reforms to the grand jury system and more anti-racial programs. the ministers and their congregations will wear black this sunday in a show of solidarity. >>> some protesters as you know have taken their message off the streets and right on to the freeways. the past couple nights, demonstrators caused a huge traffic mess for commuters. abc 7 news reporter elissa harrington i

it is already raining heavily in northern california. but the worst of it for san francisco comes tomorrow. and then the heaviest rain and the biggest winds come through los angeles and san diego friday. so, it's a late-week storm there. the culprit for all of this? the pineapple express. it's a true meteorological term, david. all that moisture that streams from hawaii, a very narrow band dumps right there in northern california. more than eight inches possible. mudslides are my biggest concern. >> explaining why some schools are already closed tonight. ginger, thank you. >>> now, to two developing stories from the nfl tonight. that star player and the truck accident, how soon will he play again? but first, the sweeping new rules just announced. the nfl commissioner tonight revealing players will now be pulled off the field the moment there are charges. he got help crafting this from the nypd, but there is backlash tonight. and here's abc's ryan smith. >> being part of the nfl is a privilege. it is not a right. >> reporter: tonight, nfl

we have more than that in the coastal hills and the hills of northern california.o there are the showers now. the main wave moved through, but now the powerful wave. this area here. this is the area that has the most instability. the most cold air. that cool air will drop snow levels. right now, the snow has been, well mostly been rain up there and switching over from snow to rain. after tonight and tomorrow morning, it's going to drop that snow level and they could get 1 to 3 feet of snow as we head into the 36 hours. that snow advisory stays into effect until thursday morning. so this is going to wake you up, i suspect. as that low moves in, it's not a front. it's just some really unstable air. it could easily pop off a thunderstorm. and if it doesn't, even if it does, it's going to be dumping some rain. it's that thing you hear on the roof at 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning. you see those reds go through real quick, a thunderstorm, at least what the model suspects. 6:00 a.m., right? heavy rain. more widely scattered now. so this morning it was everybody was getting

. >>> flooding occurred in northern california and it didn't take a drop of rain. >> this is what happens when we get the unusual high tides, called king tides. they usually affect low-lying areas like this area in eureka. >> in the bay area, the tide flooded a section of shoreline highway in mill valley near highway 101 about 11:00 this morning. that's when the tide reached its peak at about 6 1/2 feet. you can see drivers were able to drive through the water without too much trouble. >> the water also rose along the embarcadero in san francisco. no serious flooding there but it certainly did bring out the curious. >> for more about the king tide let's head to spencer christian live outside the abc 7 broadcast center. spencer? >> right now, we are approaching low tide at the golden gate which is good news. the water will be receding a bit although the waters may rise again tomorrow as we approach high tide in the morning hours. here's a look at live doppler 7 hd. weather conditions are nice and calm and quiet. let's get down to business and talk about high tides. we have a coastal flood

up here towards northern california, take a look at the video across the san francisco bay area todaynow, we are talking about heavy rain across the region. we saw airports delayed at the airports. we even saw some potholes being formed as well as in downtown san francisco, one sink hole opened up. had to go secure the gas to make sure there was no danger there. unfortunately, we are looking at more rain coming into the forecast. take a look at the radar. see the rain is pushing out. >> that's not going the evened of it, especially for northern california. we are looking at watches in effect across the region even down toward the south. for southern california, we think the rain is going to be easing up. you may see another inch of rain over the next 24 to 36 hours. it's towards northern california we expect to soo patrol another two to four inches of rain, probably going all the way through thursday evening. now, it's going to be a rainy day. we expect the rain to start to ease off as we go towards friday morning. los angeles, the good news is, we are going to be seeing some much bet

over 2 inches in some spots in northern california. areas burned by wildfires they'll be susceptible to mudslides. we'll likely see some flooding with this next system. you know, paula, we definitely need the rain here in california but we're hoping we get it more spread out and not quite as heavy as we saw late last week. back to you. >> everything in moderation. we'll check in with you a little bit later in the show. >>> and new details this morning in the investigation of the sony hack attack. it looks like a case where james bond 007, was the latest victim and the cyber criminals with a new cryptic message this morning promising a, quote, christmas gift soon. abc's cecilia vega has the very latest. >> reporter: this morning, the hackers behind the cyberwar against the movie giant, striking in form of new e-mail sent to journalists. abc partner fusion obtaining the e-mail that ominously promises a christmas gift of new, more massive leaks of stolen files. even the biggest superspy of them all james bond, falling victim. >> the name i

weather hitting northern california that dumped a foot of rain in some places. brought snow and hurricane forces to others and sent the bay into a good chunk of what in better conditions is nearly the city by the bay. national weather service broadcast a warning every 15 minutes telling drivers in flood zones, turn around. don't drown. up until tomorrow. in short, it is a dangerous mess. dan simon is there for us. >> reporter: it's the worst weather to hit northern california in years. pounding rain causing some streets to flood and rivers to rise. this grocery store parking lot turned into a lake with winds at or near hurricane strength, knocked down stores of trees including and freed the 11-year-old who had injuries. and the area bridges make driving hazardous and the same conditions knocking out power to more than 225,000 people and businesses including this restaurant in downtown san francisco that cannot open. >> no, you cannot. cannot see it's a safety issue, so certain corners are blocked off and somebody follows us, so we can't do that. >> reporter: at

actually start off on the west coast, other big national story, is all this rain moving into northern californiastal oregon, and that extends up into washington. and this is a ton every rain, but the state so badly needs, it should alleve ate a lot of the drought concerns, comes too quickly there is couldn't biggest rain producers places like northern california have seen in years, almost ten years in fact. soap, big storm on the west coast, here is the big storm on the east coast taking a long time, same storm that brought us rain and wind. backtracking moving inland, as a result spinning its wheels, cycling back through the area, so hard to kick the showers since the storm just won't get lost. >> it is steadier head back west toward harrisburg, up through william port, pretty ned i snow, dropping the visibility. in looks like eastern chester county little light snow showing up on radar right there, flurries in the city for the most part, not sticking to the roads. down in central cape may county the other area of snow we've been following although looks like some rain is trying to mix in at th

a northern california families counting their blessings this holiday season after their daughter gotannie anderson>>: lindsay johnson has an understanding of life most people don't have. lizzie was close to downtown last, year she was diagnosed with a heart condition. >>: to see your baby almost dead on a bed and actually tell you mom and think i'm dying, words can't even say how crazy it is to hear one of your kids tell you that, you not know when not change. annie anderson>>: after lizzie was helped enough to get on a transplant list it took three months to find a new heart. >>: we were excited that we get a donor heart annie anderson>>: lizzy credits there her recovery to the doctor said to care for and the family that gave her the heart. annie anderson>>: this family is bracing the life every day >>: be at cannot take for granted the lives that we have an this year to get to concentrate on lead in >>pam moore: >>jacqueline bennett: inconvenience for much of this area throughout the bay, you see the route rain across in the golden gate bridge. there are heavier showers toward rich

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