to the south heading towards novato watch out on novato boulevard as you come into novato from the west this is slowly sinking south right now anywhere south of9(f the north bay not raining but it is going to be in the heart of the bay in about an hour and probably south bay by 8:00 9:00. >>> good morning. flooding where mike was talking about in theÑco! windsor area north 101 windsor river road high winds on all bridges extra caution late traffic coming into san francisco still two lanes in the southbound direction they will reconfigure that as the commute getsomw)r underway light trafficxpiq! 87 in san jose past hp pavilion i wanted you to see some of the drive times up and over the altamont pass, highway 4 westbound east shore freeway from the car seen -- carquinez bridge into the macarthur maze under 20 minutes.$+k patience and persistence that's what you will need flying out of the bay area today rain here could cause delays at sfo bad weathergpá back east will make thingszíñ z worse. amy hollyfield is live at sfo with more. >> reporter: i just spoke with the duty manager here and

a little fog around 101 especially from petaluma into novato watch out for that.with the clouds starting to thin more fog could develop in the north bay, 39 in santa rosa and napa, everybody else in the low to upper 40s to even 50 now in san francisco. as we head throughout the morning it is going to feel much cooler than yesterday. 12° cooler to 20, 12 san francisco, 20 redwood city, 23 napa, need a heavier coat not one that is waterproof. temperatures in the 40s through 7:00, 50s by noon, near 60 at 4:00, you will need that jacket at 7:00 we are back into the low to mid 50s wet weather tomorrow, wednesday and then finally dry starting thursday. >>> east shore freeway headed past golden gate fields, 580 merges you can see getting busy, a little crowded because of cars coming together other than that things pick up nicely as you make your way in towards the macarthur maze. you are getting crowds as it gets busier bay bridge toll no metering lights yet cash folks paying a little bit of a price because they have a delay to the west grand overcrossing, carpool and fa

the north bay into part of napa, novato, and santa rosa.anu is tracking your forecast and erica has your traffic we will be right back pr. >> the biggest party as the sakhalin far worse all be on bay area's new year's live posted by catherine heenan and garyradnich. it is the only local live show in the bay area to ring in the new year's and this year it promises to be bigger and better than ever. kron for new year's live starting at 11:30 p.m. december 31st only on kron 4. welcome back the time is 4:45 in more bay area news the cleanup of the aftermath of the storm system that swept the bay area continues. take a look at what happened to the public polls at have there are a part in walnut creek. a pair of storm drains backed up on sunday and said a river of rain, dirt, and debris into the 50 m pool. the wading pool and the diving well. the facility has been close and stand. the status and cleaning the water for four straight days but since there is close to 900,000 gal. of water in the three pools, there is still a lot of work to do. >> th

let's check your traffic app, 101 from petaluma towards novato and you will find a car stopped on thehoulder according to one spotter, and foggy conditions, this is a great way to navigate your commute, get under the fog and see what is happening, it is free at the app store and google play. >> 6:32. developing news from japan magnitude 7.3 quake hit the country over side and now we are getting video showing the quake as it hit. reporter cornell bernard joins us live from the newsroom. >> reporter: small aftershocks still being felt across japan today some injuries are reported, the 7.3 quake struck after midnight pacific time. new video showing how bad that shaking was. the shaking sent terrified people in this tokyo newsroom scrambling holding on to tv's, computers as they rode out the quake which some say lasted more than a minute, 45 minutes after the quake came a tsunami warning. people living near the coast told to flee to higher ground. small tsunami did come ashore near the miyagi region the waves were three feet that tsunami warning has how been cancelled. people shopping in

the rain is getting closer%dwk o napa, novato and san rafael., south bay 9:00. at san rafael it is raining you can see this hazy look at the headlights southbound wet roads in san rafael take your time this morning it is going morning. light, minor delay for cash paying toll folks on the right. caltrain northbound 101 train, 18 minutes delayed leaving millbrae, that was five minutes ago. all other mass transit on time. >>> 6:12.:p8co >> next, smartphone mapping service that is more likely to get you lost. >>> ahead, the brands on top in new test from -- [ inaudible ] . >>> welcome back. y the steadier rain the green now making its way down to 37, novato down to 101 san rafael,v tiburon getting sprinkles sausalito and belvederepj)çvxy w 580 richmondt/÷t san rafael brie about tojywf get wet. off to the east we can see napa still a little!k÷ light ran american canyon down to vallejo you should be getting rain in the next 20)úá7m minuter so. >>> 6:15. a just released study finds what many smartphone users have been complaining about. apple phapl --

we have patchy dense fog reported in areas like napa, novato. take it easy in and along the east bay we are pretty good. a little bit of fog reported around concord. visibility about six miles. as we get into the afternoon mostly sunny skies, mild weather in store for the second half of your day with light winds. into the weekend we'll continue with the patchy fog through the morning hours. by sunday we could be looking at breezy conditions but we'll be tracking that for you between now and then. upper 30s to low 40s in and around our inland locations. 37 in santa rosa. 39 for napa. low 40s in fairfield. 40s to near 50-degrees around the bay. we'll continue to cool as we head into sunrise just after 7:00. afternoon highs for today not too bad. 62 in novato. 61 for san francisco. low 60s for the east bay. 63 san jose as well as morgan hill. there is your extended forecast. fairly nice weekend in store. mostly clear skies in the afternoon. low to mid 60s in the forecast for the second half of your day. >>> coming up next in our 5:00 hour locked ou

novato thick fog down to a quarter mile even less in some areas and it is patchy watch out you could be in clear skies next thing like that you are in thick fog so be careful. light breeze at the coast mostly sunny upper 50s around the bay more sunshine, upper 50s to mid 60s. inland fog more sunshine than yesterday upper 50s to low 60s. >>> pretty good so far. live shot of the bay bridge toll, good morning happy friday it is light now at 5:01, no metering lights and no problems on the upper deck incline clear treasure island tunnel clear eastbound 80 central off-ramp in richmond accident blocking that off-ramp, crews are there to clean it up. westbound 37 near sonoma raceway car off the roadway you can see it, no emergency crews to pick that up, they are on the way. south 101 before cesar chavez earlier accident cleared. >>> 5:01. developing news from japan a powerful 7.3 quake hit overnight followed by powerful aftershocks. there are injuries. cornell bernard is live in the newsroom with the latest. cornell this had to be deja vu for many folks. >> reporter: scary reminder no tsunam

novato, santa rosa, heelsburg, fairfield.eorologist lisa argen will be back with the up to the minute ♪ [ female announcer ] nature exists on the grandest scale... ♪ ...and in the tiniest details. ♪ and sometimes both. nature valley granola thins pack the big taste of granola and dark chocolate into one perfect square, under 100 calories. nature valley granola thins. nature at its most delicious. >> breaking news update. gusting winds have knocked over a big rig on the san rafael bridge blocking two eastbound lanes. it was on the lower deck on the mid-span around 4:45 this morning when heavy winds caused that vehicle to roll over. chp issued an alert for the bridge. we've been telling you about that this morning. we are told now that a tow truck sent to bring the big rig upright had to leave because it is simply too windy. not surprising with this final check of the accuweather forecast. >> and a small stream flood advisory until 10:00. marin county, and sonoma county and flooding is occurring in sonoma and napa county throug

and you can see now the whole san pablo bay area starting from hercules and heading towardsmutp novatos quiet now, the showers are still moving to the south and east more up to the north. finally, san jose you are going to get wet weather along the dumbarton bridge towarding 237 is where your next shower is only a matter of moments before it gets there. santa rosa 39°, rest of us in the mid to upper 40s, 50 half moon bay. monterey bay and inland low to mid 40s, monterey 50. today light to moderate showers all day. brief break tomorrow, one day, light rain friday better chance of wet weather saturday. warm front yesterday long duration rain, cold front comes in more showery in nature, stronger, burst of heavier rain now on the back side of this low, counterclockwise flow wrapping around moisture bringing it off the ocean making it unstable the low is the center of rising air with it so near rising air and showers continue through 5:00, 7:00, instability out over the ocean tomorrow looking at a lot of sunshine rainfall amounts 10th to quarter of an inch for most of the bay. not a flood p

and now beginning to move into areas of novato. this will slide to near areas of the richmond and san rafael bridge. at the moment the richmond san rafael bridge very dry. this is the parent system. this will bring us several rounds of rain. it looks like another system rolling out on saturday. i'm picking it up this morning in the 6:00 hour. now along the peninsula through the delta along i-80 it shifts a little farther into #. san jose you are dry until 8:00 or so and through the afternoon we'll break away to scattered showers. i have a winter storm warning for the sierra. if you're beginning to be traveling this holiday weekend -- if you're going to be traveling this holiday weekend, we have issues going on. if you have a holiday party to go to, you will be dealing with this as well. and saturday and sunday we have more rain on the way. quick look at the winds before we toss it back. right now oakland reporting 24 miles an hour. 15 at mountain view. calm in areas right around livermore. sfo around 15 miles an hour. on the flip s

into the north bay 63 in santa rosa. 60 for novato and san rafeal. 62 degrees for napa. your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast dry and warmer

mild and san francisco 53 degrees. 39 in novato.s retail look at your afternoon highs evethe upper fiw 60s. 57 for richmond. san francisco 61. here is the big weather story satellite and radar is monitoring the system that will push in from the pacific with that we will experience light rain here in the bay area however, this is not a huge rain maker. the majority of the rain is falling late tonight. and into the overnight hours. futurecast 4 pinpoints at 9:00 p.m. cloud cover in the north bay some light rain approaching. it passes through the main band by 2:00 a.m. wednesday. for your morning commute a a.m. wednesday morning light scattered showers are around the bay area--8:00 a.m.. i do not see any flooding we are expecting a quarter of an inch of rain for most of us and maybe a little bit more for the coastal ranges. your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast looks like we should dry things out as we head into thursday. that will be short-lived. by friday we have another chance for rain. this is a slight chance. a 10-20 percent c

have a great day. >>> first reports>0u of a stall in novato north 101 to eastbound 3785 xv, that in acrowded 808t shore freeway under the university avenue overcrossing on through berkeley and emeryville no major problems towards the bay bridge toll as you can see ittm, is light here as well no metering lights and no issues on the upper deck heading into san francisco. bart on time, muni is free all day today until tomorrow morning that includes cable cars, trolleys and buses of course. no caltrain delays out there at this hour. a look at drive times now out of antioch highway 4 westbound, san mateo bridge hayward towards san mateo less than 15 minutes, southbound 101 central san rafael to the golden gate also under 15 minutes >> 6:21. >>> poetry controversy in a bay area school. how one girl's art led to her suspension. 7ucwx almostxzj8 new year's evt meansq.nox popping open a of bubbly. test tasting to find out if you have to spend a lot to get a good bottle. >>> judge judy is the toughest talking judge on daytime tv todayóy÷qs at >>> low to mid 50s with increasing cloudse1lm and.

santa rosa and novato holding pretty good along highway 101. reported visibility down to a quarter mile. and livermore we have a little bit of patchy dense fog. you heard tara mention the danville, dublin area. satellite and radar showing you. mostly clear skies up above that fog. we will continue with the mostly clear skies for today. ridge of high pressure will stretch into the bay area for your weekend. and that is going to drive our afternoon highs above average. low 60s in the forecast for today. 62 for novato. 61 san francisco. low 60s in hayward. 63 san jose. 63 for gilroy. 63 in santa cruz. the extended forecast a minor warming trend under way for the weekend. low to mid 60s on saturday. mid to upper 60s on sunday. holding that for monday and dry through tuesday. >>> the ceo of netflix could be in trouble for something he posted on facebook. he wrote on his public facebook page that neoteric subscribers are enjoying a billion hours of viewing a month. but that information may have violate the disclosure rules. the fcc is reportedly cons

novato at freezing 32 degrees. 274 fairfield.e numbers will continue to drop until about sunrise. >> 35 and oakland. 42 in downtown san francisco. 38 in daly city. sunnyvale 33. fremont 33. pleasanton, conquered all in the lord '30's. ring out the winter coats. -test, occurred are into lower '30's--bring out the winter coats. >> it is really cold out there cover your sins of plants or bring them in. -- sensitive plant. >> once we get to the frost and freeze warnings this afternoon a lot of sunshine. still on the chilly side when you factor in the preconditions. this evening becoming cloudy with a slight chance of rain. the models are holding off on the timing of the rain. >> satellite and radar shows the view temperatures will be around the fifties. you can see the clouds are to the north of us and so are the showers. we saw the mud slide in the portland oregon area we will get some of that weather by tomorrow and more like friday in into the weekend. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows sunny today after the close

temperatures right now are in the 40's for santa rosa and novato. at your satellite and radar. the storm that came through yesterday's is all the snow that fell in the mountains. the green is indicating the rain. it was pretty heavy at times. places like downtown san francisco picked up an injured brain barrier future cast 4 shows tha we will start o dry out and make way for loss of sunshine for tomorrow. >> today's high is 53 and downtown in mid 54 the east bay. sunnyvale will be at 54, half moon bay will be in the mid-50s. temperatures will get into the fifties as well for thursday with lots of sunshine. friday and saturday will have a leftover showers. sunday and monday new year's eve on monday will be sunny and mild. it will be dry for all of the new year's eve party spirit >> this is our snow bomb ski report. there is no snow for sierra. it will be eight to 12 in.. it is almost 2 ft. for the highest elevations. >> it is 9:20 a.m.. it's >> as we continue to monitor the light ride around the bay area. if there are no delays if you're heading to t

that is highway 37101 split--of novato.ellow on your screen indicates moderate to heavy rain to come. >> it has rain in napa and sonoma county. some light rain in the santa rosa area. the surface streets are impacted. is currently raining along burnsville road. lewis wrote as well. lose your when shall wipers as you head out the door. -- use your when shoppwindshield wipers. >> a wind advisory effect for the san francisco coastline. we have experienced thus up to 30 m.p.h.. will continue into midmorning. the wind's will die down to the afternoon. rain will pick up. it will be a messy one doing your morning commute outside. >> roadways could be flooded that is a possibility. as we head into the 1:00 hour later this afternoon the rain will intensify. expected iran for most of the bay area. it will start to taper off into the evening hours. overnight heading into saturday. storm number two approaches bringing heavy rain to the north bay. >> this system was light south as you wake up on saturday morning. >> saturday afternoon i

we did see heavy rain in our last report--novato.e are picking up moderate to heavy rain indicated by the yellow on your screen right around san palo stretching to berkeley. there is rain at the highway 480 interchange. pushing closer to berkeley. this will continue to shift south and east. light rain at the bay bridge toll plaza in all the approaches to discourage the drive for interstate 580, livermore valley. light rain being reported coming from ocean beach. as we turn our attention to the south bay we are not saying much as some light rain but not impacting any of the freeways. we will pick up into the latter morning our satellite and radar shows the system. i think the cold front is weaker than what we experienced this weekend. i think it will fall apart when it is over most of the bay area. expect that stash i do not think flooding is a concern. we have weather related power outages and lot of cutcloud cover associated and will continue into the afternoon. heavy rain north of the golden gate bridge impacting now heading into f

but high temperatures in the low 60s. 62 novato, 63 calistoga. high clouds throughout the afternoon. but plenty of sunshine with union city come in at 62, as well as antioch, and about 61 in concord with mid-60s for watsonville. the accuweather seven-day forecast, warmer each day. fog overnight and in the early morning hours. slightly cooler on tuesday and a chance of showers, slight chance on wednesday. we're dry, though, thursday and friday. really we go from unextreme to another. >> sure do. wednesday, the day of the food drive but that's okay because we can be indoor inside the food banks and people can swing by with their donations, there will be all kinds of ways. it will not detour us. >> no, no way. >> thank you, lisa. coming up, the festival of lights begins. where you can se >> welcome back, everybody. take a look at the winning numbers from last night's megadrawing. nobody correctly picked all six numbers so tuesday night's jackpot is estimated to be $27 million. >> holiday lights take center stage in san carlos. take a look at this be

current condition, 37 in novato, 36 in santa rosa, 36 in fairfield. temperatures already heading toward that freezing mark. our current visibility, not bad. some reduced visibility in santa rose a. fog formation is possible through the overnight hours. as we look ahead to tomorrow, cold and frosty. in the afternoon temperatures not warming all that much. in the low 50s. friday, another storm set to impact the bay area in the afternoon. a lull saturday morning before rain returns saturday night. the spotty cloud pattern, shotty showers remaining offshore at this hour. we could see a few wayward showers around the coastline. but mostly dry and clear in the wake of this cold storm. well offshore another storm that is set to impact us for friday. one dry day but chilly. the low temperatures tomorrow morning, 30 in santa rosa, 29 in nap a30 in fairfield, freezing in livermore, and 30 in pleasanton. all locations are likely to see frost. and frosty windshields pretty much everywhere else. 38 in fremont, san jose. give give yourself an extra 5-10 minutes tom

still some very heavy rain through novato and southward. and there is also flooding reported in marin county with a flood warning through 10:15 from the creek to the east bay, hercules and vaw knee shaw, 580. flooding in santa cruz, santa clara county. moderate rain in fremont and gusty winds in union city. on the peninsula, a heavy downpour and winds have lightened up here. but still some light rain. the front has yet to move through san francisco. some heavier rain on the peninsula from woodside to 280 and flooding is happening in the santa cruz mountains. we are looking at rain rates of an inch an hour and another additional inch is forecasted. take a look at these current wind gusts. you can see where the front has moved through. it is breezy and dangerous out there. and throw 10:15 we will be looking at flooding imminent, and then beyond that the creeks and the streams will be draining into the rivers, and then we are looking at the rivers rising right on through midday. carolyn? >> it is a wild morning. thank you, low saw. both eastbo

at the reporting stations thickest napa and novato. in my drive it was quarter to an 8th of a mile on 680 and 24 in spots not near the reporting stations. the fog is going to lift upper 50s to low 60s inland. coast light breeze and upper 50s today. >>> no fog in marin coming in this morning up and over the waldo clear. one lane both directions north end of the golden gate span due to roadwork picked up 5:30 roadwork throughout marin north and southbound 101 between strawberry and sausalito in the northbound direction. southbound you get the cones up and over the waldo for that golden gate bridge approach. north 101 university accident blocking on-ramp car in a ditch with tow truck on scene. eastbound 80 at central that off-ramp blocked by a box truck that got into an accident there. >>> 4:33. a story only on abc 7. dozens in the south bay are wondering where their cars are this morning. the consignment service they were using to sell their vehicles has packed up and moved on, without warning. amy hollyfield is in sunnyvale with more. >

we have a little fog around novato visibility quarter of a mile.let's break down this friday, cooler start, 30s and mid 40s, by noon in the mid to upper 40s mostly cloudy even a few sprinkles. 4:00 light rain. closer to the coast more likely you are going to get light rain most of us should have light rain by 7:00. next three days, showers to start saturday morning by saturday afternoon, partly cloudy and dry, as we look towards sunday chilly start top out in the low to mid 50s and then we'll have a lot of sun monday temperatures in the low to mid 50s. here's a look at traffic. >>> good morning. in oakland police activity, that in a second. right now bay bridge very, very light no problems, no metering lights nothing on the upper diagnostic no unusual incidents light -- upper deck, no unusual incidents industrial, clawiter, flat section up and over highrise into foster city everything looking good there. police activity 98th at stanley ongoing investigation you want to avoid that intersection it is blocked off. otherwise roadwork eastbound dumbarto

drive times now out of novato towards pardon me out you have santa rosa towards novato 680 there's 24 minutes off the altamont pass improving. your waze app this long line of traffic slow westbound 580 from basco from the altamont pass and back towards 205 central valley, earlier accident at basco as huge big jam up heading westbound on 580 many this app is free to navigate your commute. >>> 6:52. >>> ahead, five things to know before you go. >> abc7 morning news ret >>> good morning. :54. shot to the east you can see the glow of the sun you can also see clear sky helping us keep chilly temperatures around. mike will have your forecast coming up. >>> here are five things to know before you go: number one, breaking news judge robert bork has died at the age of 84. he was nominated to the u.s. supreme court by president reagan in 1987, but the senate rejected his nomination. bourque a controversial conservative judge. >> last year he worked as a legal adviser for candidate mitt romney. >> number two, breaking news in the south bay, police and arson investigator on the scene of a home in

towards the afternoon hours visibility that is three miles in novato and four at livermore will turn into almost unlimited partly cloudy upper 50s at the coast, low to mid 60s for the rest of us. >>> good right now, san mateo bridge light towards peninsula from the east bay 92 westbound looking really good a little slow traffic towards the highrise coming off the san mateo bridge, very light towards hayward side of things. san jose northbound 280 past 17 junction at the limit, headlights snaking towards cupertino northbound 280 no problems. a look at your waze app this is 580 out of the central valley westbound, earlier accident at airway in livermore, moderate considering that accident now in the median westbound. you will find a bit of slowing from grant line and tracy up and over the altamont to the scene of the accident then things pick up to the dublin pleasanton interchange. >>> developing traffic-related news from san francisco on-ramp to bay bridge closed after a car crashed into a nearby fire hydrant. amy hollyfield is live with the latest. >> reporter: see the broken scaffo

just south of novato from novato boulevard to lucas valley road, light rain there. larkspur into sausalito, tiburon and belvedere on paradise drive you can see a little light shower activity, rotating from northwest to southeast. anywhere south of here is going to get showers as we head through the morning and into the afternoon. a little fog half mile in santa rosa, rest of us visibility is fine. today just prepare for scattered showers they could be at any time, light and will move quickly, temperatures top out this had low to mid 50s, showers will taper overnight to our break tomorrow low to mid 50s rain rolls back into the forecast friday, better chance of wet weather saturday. >>> good morning. standing water out in from all the rain, puddling and some high des plainesing expected this morning, light traffic, -- dead week traffic-wise heading into the san francisco area from the bay bridge very light on theyçz' upper deck no delays. this is a live look at the macarthur maze from the east on 580 or the south 880, 80 westbound with all funneling in nicely to the

here's a look at a closer viewpoint from san rafael points north, east to novato. nap park moderate rain moving in actually kind of squeezed in between airport boulevard and browns valley road. you can see the yellows illuminated on highway 121, airport boulevard also seeing moderate rain, and you can see it just starting to move over the bay there this particular area is going to move over towards the richmond parkway, san pablo so all of this is pushing off towards the east. hercules starting to see some effect. rain picking up, and in 10 or 15 minutes you'll see more. between alameda and san leandro, light rain. hayward, light rain, and the moderate band of way making its way toward the east, morgan hill, monterey, picking up moderate rain. and temperatures right now, a mild system. we're all in the upper 40s to low 50s. here's a look at our forecast. we're going to go with heavy rain, increasing overnight. the heaviest will be tomorrow morning. the good news it moves in and moves out and we're looking for clearing by sunday night and looks like christmas eve fo

alecia reed kron 4 >> a deadly head-on crash on highway 1-0-1 killed a novato man this afternoon. it happened north of the central san rafael off ramp. c-h-p say the novato man lost control of his car and hit a call box and then veered sthrough all 3 lanes. they say he went over the center divider and hit a car in the southbound lane. there were 2 kids and 2 adults in the other car. they were transported to the hospital suffering moderate injuries. c-h-p is still investigating what caused the man to lose control of his car. >> for the ban of assault weapons protested in san francisco this afternoon. members of the brady campaign laid on the cold concrete of justin hermin plaza earlier today. the brady campaign and others like them are mobilizing to keep the dialogue following the connecticut school shooting in the forefront of their fight to ban assault weapons. >> it's unfortunate what we have said what has to happen, how many people have to die, what age the people have to be to really make a solid change in this country and unfortunately we have seen what that tragedy has been.

here's a look at a closer viewpoint from san rafael points north, east to novato.ap park moderate rain moving in actually kind of squeezed in between airport boulevard and browns valley road. you can see the yellows illuminated on highway 121, airport boulevard also seeing moderate rain, and you can see it just starting to move over the bay there this particular area is going to move over towards the richmond parkway, san pablo so all of this is pushing off towards the east. hercules starting to see some effect. rain picking up, and in 10 or 15 minutes you'll see more. between alameda and san leandro, light rain. hayward, light rain, and the moderate band of way making its way toward the east, morgan hill, monterey, picking up moderate rain. and temperatures right now, a mild system. we're all in the upper 40s to low 50s. here's a look at our forecast. we're going to go with heavy rain, increasing overnight. the heaviest will be tomorrow morning. the good news it moves in and moves out and we're looking for clearing by sunday night and looks like christmas eve for

. >>> light out there now out of novato southbound 101 past ignacio towards lucas valley road lookingood, no delays on golden gate once you get southbound. we have a little brake lights on the flat section of the san mateo bridge at this hour. things pick up as you go to the highrise up and over towards foster city boulevard. east pwaoupb good hayward direction, no delays, "sig alert" ben lomond area glen arbor wires down both directions of high 9 roadwork eastbound 4 until 5:30 westbound at the limit out of antioch towards pittsburg. >>> 5:12. >>> facebook's zuckerberg shares hefty portion of his fortune how it will be used to help people in the bay area. >>> inextra grams, instant retreat, Ñuñúa >>> it is cold out there, frost advisories, freeze warning mike tracking all that as we take a live look at the bay looking from san francisco's sutro tower camera, clear. two cities in the north bay tied for the lowest temperatures. >>> facebook's mark zuckerberg is giving nearly half a billion dollars to a silicon valley charity, 18 million shares of facebook to the silicon valley communi

. >> reporter: it was a busy weekend in novato where gun sales have increased since the connecticut school shooting. the owner won't say how many guns were sold other dealers report record sales nationwide handguns and shotguns are selling quickly. >> once the powers to be get on tv and start talking about bans and taking things away, it is a push in people and interest in purchasing firearms they think might be taken from them. >> wal-mart is out of ammunition. >> reporter: he buying a gun but worries in national tragedy could unfairly punish responsible, would begun owners. >> those guns never should have been in the hands of that young man. you can't stop it. >> reporter: senator feinstein is promising to re-introduce an assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 prompted by a 1993 mass shooting at a san francisco law firm. congresswoman vows companion legislation in the house. >> we have to do something about the gun violence in this country. >> reporter: she helped draft california's ban after she was shot and wounded in guyana, alongside congressman ryan who was kill. she says the figh

a few degrees in the bottlof novato.o the afternoon temperatures will be in the '50s and other cool day ahead of us. mainly sunny skies some high clouds in the distance. tonight partly cloudy conditions for temperatures will be in the '40's. as we head into tomorrow another storm, another cold front will serve drops out from the gulf of alaska. cooler weather on the way and potential for rain. i will walk you through futurecast four in my next report. >> we also have the potential for flooding as we are live in mill valley watching and waiting for the high tide rolled in this morning. >> from a parking lot that flooded yesterday's we had a keen tide which is expected to hours from now. >> we have solo reporter jackie sissel. you do not want to park here probably. >> probably not a good idea we talk about high tide. it is not just a high tide is taking the tide. it is the highest tide of the entire year. i am in a parking lot right off of 101. we are expecting to see that high tide roll in at around 1034. it would be a 7.

picking out the pockets for the moderate rain over novato and novato boulevard shifting over and acrossnext few minutes or so. scattered showers over the peninsula and light to moderate rain south of san mateo and breezy along the bridges. i am picking up gusts to 38 miles an hour. sfo, oakland. half moon bay all reporting gusts. we head to the east and south, we have got some rain in fremont a few moments ago. it passed off to the east and now light to moderate rain rain as well. you may have felt it coming down on your rooftop. some of the wind again. sustained wind at 30. and not bad there. look at the arrow here. this is the south, south wind. and that means it is going to blow up across the car and over the bridges. whether it is the bay bridge. san rafael bridge or dumbarton. and gusting to 38 and half moon bay reporting 23 miles an hour. gusting to 38. we will continue with a wind advisory until this afternoon for the north bay and for the rest of us, the south bay. only area excluded from the wind advisory is san jose. headed into the sierra, okay. another treacherous ride here

that seems to be the case and in novato there is a half inch of rain.e have a lot of wet weather on the way and heavier rain and especially in richmond and pinole. it looks like. richmond 659 expecting some heavy rain and use your windshield wipers. belts of bronze adl on your screen is headed your way right around 7:09 a.m.. heavier rain after 1 0130 interchange especially when you drive we see instances of flooding. all the wet weather in sonoma and napa counties. whiter before you on satellite and radar there is a lot of cloud cover associated with this system. the majority of the bay area is dry for now but it will not stay that way. this is a slow-moving system but it is carrying a lot of some of the rain with it. and to the 7:00 hour this is pretty much what models are selling right now more rain for oakland stretching into alameda. later this afternoon the rain will grow in intensity. a lot of yellow and orange on your screen but it will taper off as we head into tonight. storm no. 2 rolls through the overnight hours and need to see heavy rain fo

a quiet day for the north bay will be 52 degrees for novato. kron 47 day around the bay forecast showing that it will be a chance of showers yet a gang as we head into tuesday and wednesday. >> we are looking at a very light ride for the bay area bridges. the san mateo bridge and the golden gate bridge drive times are as low as they get nine minutes. if this is even out of the macarthur what wamayes. e golden gate bridge looks clear as well. there are no problems. in the east bay there are a few accidents. heading down to the dublin i just got word in on 680 south bound at highway 84 there may be an overturned accident. it is unclear whether it is blocking any lanes. it is possible that it might not do much to slow the ride down. the traffic is so light this morning. >> the california highway patrol is reporting more than 1000 d.u.i. i arrests all just over the holiday weekend. the chp was in maximum enforcement mold started on friday and ended at midnight on christmas night. statewide 1060 drivers were arrested for driving under but influence.

still cool and chilly, 42 in petaluma, 43 in novato. here is the forecast. the line rant wants to move in -- wants to move in by 9:00. earlier models had us pretty much dry up until noontime. that's changed. this storm approaching a little bit quaker by 2:00. now this the main -- quicker by 2:00. now this is the main. shifting into the central bay by 3:00. in addition to moderate rain, could see the possibility of isolated thunderstorms and gusty conditions. winds 20, 30 miles an hour possible at times by tonight scattered showers. now, here is your extended forecast. straightening out what i mentioned a moment ago, we get scattered showers tonight, scattered showers torm morning and then we're dry. we have dry weather thursday, friday, maybe a sprinkle saturday morning, not putting it on the icon just yet. i'm hoping for dry weather through the weekend. pam? >>> an update community is morning after two volunteers were shot and killed while responding to a house fire. a vigil was held in webster. four firefighters were shot as they rushed to the scene of the

moving towards novato and north. we have spots of moisture there. is the looping image you can see that area of heavy rain inward right now. if it continues in this path, we can see readings into upper 50s and 60 degrees now. 61 will be the warm spot now. scattered showers overnight tonight rain in the morning giving way to showers. and becoming partly sunny skies into afternoon as well. approaching frontal system moving slowly. this is what will bring us rainfall. it's beginning to push in right now. continuing to do so overnight. start agent 7:00 this evening. we'll see more wide spread rainfall. later into evening hours we'll take a look at wide spread rain. quite a few wet spots around the bay area. locally heavy down pours are possible. by 7:00 we'll see the rain continuing south ward and eastward. by 9:00, sort of a narrower path throughout the central part of the bay area expanding south ward and eastward by late morning by 11:00 a.m. or so. then breaking up and redeveloping with pockets of showers light rain. then, overnight tomorrow night i

. >>> nice drive out of novato beginning to bunch up around highway 37, lucas valley road flowing nicely's -- past the civic center things pick up into southern marin no delays on golden gate bridge, down to four lanes for your morning commute con ed into san francisco, no problems, fog-free no issues getting through the toll. situation on the skyline boulevard area between john muir and john daly car off the road, tow truck on scene, needing a lot of cable get that car out, injuries involved, chp shutdown southbound skyline boulevard highway 35 until further notice. right now we are just being told major injuries. >>> ahead, update we received overnight on ailing south african leader nelson mandela. >>> what may be behind the decrease in americans drinking milk? Ñ >> mid 50s to low 60s with low 60s mainly east bay and south bay, least affected by the sea breeze kicking in and putting low clouds along the coast the rest of us will see increasing high clouds this afternoon. doppler dry across the state. eureka has a chance of rain by the time the sunsets. fresh powder in the sierra for sk

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novato looking for light rain. decent sail producing moderate--cell producing rain fall. >> we will see the sun coming out. for tomorrow we are looking for more sunshine dry unpleasant beyond that shower. showers possible again on friday and potentially to the week in. we also see moderate conditions coming this way after that. >> temperatures now off on wednesday morning 51 in oakland. lower 50s in san francisco. 54 have moon bay. the rest of us are generally in the 40. 464 vallejo. 45 and concord. redwood city at 48 degrees. >> satellite and radar picture shows we have the heavy stuff went through last night. >> if you have plans to skiing today, tomorrow it will be the ideal time fresh powder. >> futurecast 4 shows us this morning at 8:00 we have scattered showers in the forecast. some showers could produce and it is a moderate rain. nothing too heavy. by 10:00 a.m. this morning very scattered. we will see mostly cloudy conditions this morning. friday afternoon again, showers. we will see a few off and on throug

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so far, so good if your travels take you out of novato southbound 101 past 37 into the terra linda arealincoln, past the civic center, tail lights southbound moving nicely, no delays. golden gate bridge also looking good, into san francisco, live look at 80 east shore freeway past university avenue and ashby into emeryville moving well, busier than san rafael but not a problem towards the macarthur maze and bay bridge looking good as well. commute out of antioch not too bad if you are headed towards the pittsburg area, concord still 15 minutes westbound 34. bart, muni, caltrain, all mass transit on time. >>> 5:10. >>> next, china fights back. the letter from beijing5nk#g ta bay area lawmaker slamming warnings about imported dog food. >>> mail to the chief. bay area students send their ideas to president obama, the big lesson behind a big letter-writing campaign. >>> good morning.&Ñ46h fiscal cliff jitters putting a damper on stocks, stocks slid yesterday for the first time this week investors sold as Ñ avoidg the fiscal cliff seemed toavoidg grind to halt. irs says no deal could mean f

we understand it is alcohol- related and happened in novato northbound at the dumps. chp said it was head-on with minor injuries. it was so severe that the wheels came completely off of one car. crews are trying to clear the scene and we will bring you more coming up in the next half hour. traffic is on the right-hand side headed towards downtown oakland and no problems to report. 237 to milpitas, traffic is on the right-hand side bought it doesn't seem -- but it does not seem like anybody is driving. >>> christmas day, mostly dry skies and we are looking at santa rosa, highway 101, talking a few light sprinkles and that possibility in. >> when allan and -- glenn allan and it is off areas of bodega bay picking up a few light showers, these are hit or miss, take look, we are outside of our tours right now. the steady rain shifts all the way to golden gate by 1:00 and by 2:00 and 3:00 it is along i- 80 and now you are getting wet if you have someplace to be, grandma's house or your aunt's house this is when it is at its worst. a steady moderate rainfall, falling, scatte

dense fog inland valleys quarter mile visibility reporting station livermore, napa and novato.res cooler this morning, 30s santa rosa, napa, 40s for the rest of us. today mostly sunny, upper 50s to low 60s [ male announcer ] steak and lobster is on the menu at sizzler. a fresh-cut tri tip sirloin served with a succulent lobster tail. just $16.99. sizzler. >>> 'twas the night before christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. >> with a little old driver, with a lively quip, i knew in a moment, it must be st. nick. >> christmas traditions here at "gma." there we were with robin yesterday. what a special morning. reading " 'twas the night before christmas." trimming the tree. and it was a warm morning, seeing robin. she looked so fantastic in that santa hat yesterday. >> so good. look at her. >> and a little "gangnam" style. >> right there, we have video evidence of the end of "gangnam style" right there. mark it down. mark it on your calendars, people. >> jumped the shark. >> george meeting any number of presidents. not only did he -- >>

patchy and dense fog in napa, novato, livermore.ing you a live look at some sunshine bouncing off that building what. a gorgeous start to the -- what a gore says start to the day -- gorgeous start to the day. we'll see the fog through the next hour or so. getting through the 8:00 hour still gonna be quite chilly. by about 10:00 or so, feeling better, low to mid-50 and then your lunch hour. 62 in hayward. 61 in san francisco. low 60s redwood city, san jose into morgan hill. the extended forecast. the temperatures will warm average by several degrees. afternoon highs mid- to upper 60s back to you. >>> just as some employees get whack to -- get back to work. the new group of workers who say they could be hitting picket lanes during one of the busiest seasons for the port of oakland. >>> swee have new information about a man who took a dangerous fall here in oakland. that's coming up. >>> and could same-sex marriage be once again legal in -- legal in california? ñ? good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy an

that was certainly the case in novato.. where this crash was the weather has calmed center with jacqueline who is tracking when the next >> jacqueline? >> absolutely, if this body but still rough. anywhere you see the green. on highway ##101. between high 101, novado, san rafael. as we go towards oakland. just as we saw on that live picture of the approach to the bay bridge that weather cell we were just mentioning. over the embarcadero, and even near the oakland hills in walnut creek. here is what we can expect with 24 rainfall totals have been pretty impressive 3 in. in santa rosa. and we even sell more in santa rosa of. and just 24 hours ago. we even-saw more. . which will take a look at oakland, livermore totals. coming up cardiff coverage tonight in the north bay.... which took quite a hit from the big storm. kron-4's dan kerman is live along highway 101 in sausalito with more on that. >> mill valley, the works crews were still at it. cleaning up the fallen leaves on it sycamore avenue. the fear that they would catch t

visibility a little fog around or rib -- orinda, no reporting station, mile and a half novato we haveg station frost inland valleys. not much of a breeze, fastest wind east wind at half moon bay eight miles per hour northeast at six in hayward out of north in santa rosa six miles per hour. today as far as spreading temperatures out, 30s and 40s this morning, near 50 at noon, low to mid 50s 4:00, back into the mid to upper 40s 7:00. you will need a heavy coat again once the sun sets. rain gear tomorrow, another system saturday with lighter rain sunday completely dry and temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. >>> coming up, new information we are learning about the man who went on a shooting rampage at a portland mall. >>> caltrans tries to give the new bay bridge a >>> 5:44. good morning. live look at san mateo bridge, chp hoped to have a fatal accident westbound on the western end of the bridge cleared by 5:30 that has not happened. we have no new estimated time for clearing that. we'll let you know the latest with sue hall coming up. >>> we are learning more about the mass beed man be

san rafael light from novato past civic center into central san rafael southbound 101 no problems. caltrain all mass transit back to regular schedule, everybody is on time. >>> 5:26. >> you don't have to ditch your christmas tree today but the city of sp wants to make san francisco wants to make sure when the time combs you try-cycle. -- from -- >>> a team of more than 100 volunteers will start at dawn until dusk peering through their binoculars to count birds that spend winters in san francisco, last year observers counted 176 different species more than 60,000 individual birds. >>> this year's san jose state football team son the road after their fantastic 10-2 season, spartans take on bowling green in washington, d.c. this thursday on espn. it will be their first bowl appearance since 2006. san jose's jr. qb has broken school records since the coach left for colorado defensive coordinator will be coaching the spartans in thursday's big game. >>> just ahead, big shopping day for bargain hunters, many stores opening early. amy hollyfield is live at one store with its doors already

ña l 101 out of novato past lucas san rafael, looking good, headlights headed southbound on 101, if youe driving from antioch towards pittsburg into concord not a bad ride, 5:10 on your thursday morning drive under 15 minutes, hillcrest 242 nice. out of the central valley good ride a little minor slowing under 50 five, as you make your way from tracy -- towards the altamont pass less thanu4u 0 minutes to the 580/680 junction. eastbound carquinez bridge three left lanes blocked with roadwork until 8:00 no significant slowing. >>> 5:10. >>> outpouring of support in newtown, connecticut in the wake of the devastating school shooting. why thex& town is asking people to stop sending their condolences. >>> another delay for commercial crab fishermen in mendocino county. find out when they are hoping the season will start. >> first america's money report. >>> good morning. toyota has agreed to one of the largest settlements involving auto defect claims, 1.1 billion dollar deal to settle a class action suit involving complaints vehicles unintentionally accelerated. -- to put up gains. up 6.9%7

light traffic south 101 right past freitas and everybody is out of the limit southbound out of novato. four lanes southbound out of waldo and looking pretty good here. no fog and very few cars headed into san francisco. check in bart, caltrain, all mass transit is running on schedule. great way to go this friday morning. road work, reverse commute between mill valley and larkspur paving project is under way until 6:00 this morning. northbound 880 at washington both directions road painting until 6:00 this morning. >>> queen elizabeth takes a field trip to see how money is made. the shiny bars that got her special attention. >> holiday shopping help from "7 on your side," michael finney with 25 website that has offer cool gifts. >> speaking of money, this morning's money report. >> people are opening up their wallets on stores and online. retail sales wrote .3%. they were actually up a solid .8%. people are doing a good jock of paying their credit card bills. the rate of borrowers should stay low next year. tech companies pay will and facebook pays interns more than $5,600 a month, abo