the novato fire investigator and officers with novato police have just arrived a few minutes ago.oment from what we understand and they will head inside this home and try to put together and solve what has happened. we are live in novato for abc7 news. >> president obama begins making the first of three rare trips to capitol hill today to meet with rank and file lawmakers to get a budget deal done. the president will speak with senate democrats today and house republicans tomorrow. today house g.o.p. budget chief paul ryan will unveil the latest proposal. senate democrats will reveal their spending plan tomorrow. >> apple fans, a possible delay for the next iphone. >> new study explainy so many people feel the rent is too high. bloom bug's jane king is live on the new york stock exchange. >> good morning, the financial experts say you are not supposed to spend more than a third on rent. good luck with that, there is no state in the nation where someone earning minimum wage can work 40 hours a week and rent a two bedroom apartment. the national coalition says in california people w

abc7 news is live at the scene in novato with more on the discovery. sue? >> a few firefighters still remain here on the scene in novato and they will be here at least until

. >> in novato a fatal accident we have been reporting all morning, c.h.p. is still on the scene of a deadly crash on northbound 101 near san antonio road, a lane remains closed northbound and crews are trying to remove a green pickup that overturned around 2:00 this morning and investigators say the driver died at the scene and three passengers were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. in the south bay a former teacher accused of trying to drug the young children she was hired to take care of is expected in court. abc7 news reporter, cornell bernard, joins us. >> unbelievable story, the preschool teacher is facing child endangerment charges and will be in court later today here in san jose. parents of kids of the preschool are absolutely stunned by the news. police say this woman, 59 -year-old would lives here has worked on-and-off at the academy in morgan for five years but 20 years in child care. authorities believe she spiked a sippy cup of the children that were one and two. she was fired on-the-spot. >> she was preparing water and the co-worker

of visibility if you are driving a brown novatoa aroundround novato.fternoon the fault should burn off. by noon we will be into the '60s. as we turn the clock into motion all the yellow on your screen indicates 70's. by 8:00 p.m. tonight the temperatures will be back down to the '50s and '60s. today will be warmer than what we saw yesterday. we should be coming in at about 75 degrees. there will be plenty of 70's to go around in the east bay. downtown san francisco will be headed a high of 67 degrees. it will be 77 degrees for napa up. it will be partly cloudy skies for ocean beach and daly city. >> satellite and radar shows that some areas will have pockets of a fault. offshore breezes is what is bringing the fog in. it looks like all the wets weather will states and our north. tomorrow, is expected to be the warmest day of the week. kron47 day around the bay highlights clear skies for the weekend. it may be cooler but not a rain drop in sight for the next seven days. >> what a difference 20 minutes make. this is your backup the bay bridge toll plaza.

in petaluma down to novato, this area is getting rain and here it is, it has arrived. headed to the peninsula you can see coming off skyline boulevard the air descends to the peninsula it is dry. just a few sprinkles and headed to woodside and the south bay is quiet. the east bay valley is quiet, too. temperatures are in the mid-50's to low 60's but mid-50's at the coat. we have our best chance of rain now through about 2:00. sue? >> back to santa rosa we have an accident, five vehicles involved, right beyond hopper, southbound, 101, all the green indicates wet roadways and we have misleading sensor data on the roads because we have a serious backup, the accident is being cleared off to the hopper avenue off-ramp with a second accident in the backup that now is being cleared to the shoulder and slow traffic southbound through santa rosa and we also have a good alternate, fulton road or old redwood city highway southbound. metering lights just been turn on, on the bay bridge, and sluggish on the upper deck into san francisco. kristen and eric? >> it is 6:12. new this mo

it is in northern novato. it is at san antonio road, the right lane is blocked with two lanes of traffic in the northbound direction and you may find it is slow past the scene. on the fremont area, north 680 between south mission and north mission, the lanes are blocked until 6:00 a.m. there is a look at drive out of the central valley, from the altamont pass to livermore it is looking pretty good from 205 with no slowing and as mike talked about, there is thick fog, with a couple of toll lanes blocked because of maintenance work on the bay bridge toll please. visibility is limited. kristen and eric? >> foreclosed and then a dangerous eyesore, a plan to punish landlords of abandoned homes. >> you can enjoy the giants' game along with other diehard >> saab -- santa clara, east bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good wednesday morning at 4:42 a.m. a live look from the rooftop camera and the ferry building. we will tell you where the fog is and look at traffic and weather. >> more news. in mountain

again, the power remains out to some businesses here at hamilton marketplace in novato. we are live in novato this morning for abc7 news. >> power outages are keeping people in the dark all over the bay area this morning. the largest is in seacliff state beach with 1,327 customs without power since 3:00 this morning. in southern cal, 327 people have been in the dark and we will look at the situation with 24 customers losing power at the moment and in sunnyvale in south bay, 192 people without power and pg&e crews are working to fix the outages but they don't know when the power will be restored to all. a remainder, abc7 news has another great weather resource for you, follow doll doll -- follow live doppler 7 hd for weather conditions. rain or shine. and get video forecast and "spare the air" alert and power outage information and weather tweets from the favorite team. >> firefighters are looking into the cause of a fire that destroyed part of a horse training facility near santa rosa. the fire erupted at 8:00 last night on the large property on crane canyon road near pe

the exception is in the not bay valley of santa rosa and novato to fairfield. everyone is one to two degrees cooler than yesterday. 37 in napa and sheltered for the breezes, and 42 in concord and los gatos with 41 and livermore is the cold pot and warm spot is oakland, fremont, and mountain view and san francisco and novato at 48 degrees. we will be in the low-to-mid 40's by 7:00 and off to a cooler spot. the breezes return to our neighborhoods by the lunch hour so if you are outside it will feel cooler. 55 at the coast and low-to-mid 60's for the rest of us. upper 60's to knee 70 around the bay and a mild meeting an the coast and you will be around 51 bay and inland. not so breezy tomorrow and temperatures are close to today, and sunday will be the warm of the day in the forecast. we will have a tapering of the temperatures but, still, mild, on monday. good morning, sue. >> good morning, everyone. back to san jose we have a fatality that happened at 3:15 this morning but it is not clear what is going on but there is a dead body on the road. this is a look at t

quarter-mile visibility in novato. three-quarters of a mile from santa rosa to napa. little in oakland. hayward is in good shape. so is the east bay valley. from the roof camera you can hardly see anything and temperatures are in the low 40's in napa and low-to-mid 50's elsewhere. depending where you are, it is not too chilly. waking up to the dense fog that will not last too long with the sun coming up before 7:00. by the afternoon we are in the mid-60's with parts of the coastline with sunshine there and sunshine all across the bay and we are talking upper 70's in the warmest inland valley and the fog is back tonight with somewhat damp weekend with the details a little bit later. leyla gulen is here with the commute. is it light? >> it was. we have a brand new problem through santa cruz mountains because of a motorcycle that went down northbound 17 at upper glenwood drive. we have slowing out there and we hear there could be patches of fog in the area is reduced visibility in the santa cruz mountains. a live look at the drive through san jose conditions are clear ou

especially thick in novato, petaluma, napa. as we get into sunrise before 7:30, it will continue and become a little built more widespread, by 10:00 or so it's burning away from the inland areas, just inside the bay. for the lunch hour only the coast still dealing with the fog, and for the afternoon sunny skies around the region. your extended forecast for today, afternoon highs will be a few degrees warmer in many areas, especially away from the coast. tomorrow is going to be the hottest day, temperatures warming to 80 degrees in some areas. we have a bit of a cooling trend as we get into the second half of the week. if you want to call 75 cool, into the weekend, upper 60s to low 70s, in the forecast with dry conditions for your weekend. i'll have a look at the extended highs for you this afternoon coming up in just a bit. >>> 6:10. >>> a brazen robly -- robbery near a police station, where this happened and what police are using the find the suspects. >>> house republicans on capitol hill lay out a spending plan. we're gettin

in vallejo you have a bit of fog along 37 toward the western part of novato. you make your way to vallejo and the east 37 ramp to westbound 80 is closed due to construction and you will see cones in the last lane moving beyond the village over into strawberry and that should be picked up by 6:00 this morning and thick fog across the golden gate bridge if you are coming into san francisco. northbound 880, rather, both directions, there is road work until 6:00. kristen and eric? >> on capitol hill the house committee on homeland security is set to hold a hearing today on changes to what airline passengers can bring on board their flights. there is concern among many lawmakers and several airlines over the t.s.a. decision to start allowing passengers to bring small 9s on to jetliners. some lawmakers say the decision appears to have been made without input from flight crew members, air nationals -- air marshals or other staff. they confiscate four tons of the 9s that do not pose a catastrophic threat. >> china has a new president. he picked up the title today in a

a few upper 30s up toward novato and napa. hayward checking in 47. the fog a big factor coast side and up in the north bay. santa rosa visibility there three quarter of a mile. latest observation at oakland 1/8 of a mile. the fog still hugging parts of the shoreline. extending out toward berkeley and richmond. in the afternoon hours we will warm things up. that will translate to a few spots approaching the 80-degree mark this afternoon. the cooler end of the temperature range right near the immediate shoreline. there's our forecast model in the short term show you the dense fog between now and 10:00. and then into the afternoon hours still picking up a few left over patches from parts of the coastline. this forecast model clears it out completely. we could have a few left over patches. 8:00 this morning areas of fog 42-52 degrees. relatively clear skies well inland. by 12:00 still patchy coastal fog. and 3:00 mild to warm. there is the eventual temperature range and a few low 80s showing up. brentwood we will go to 80. san jose a forecast high of 76.

we are just north of novato, south of petaluma on a very dangerous stretch of roadway. the woman was driving northbound on 101 when she drifted into the center divider for some reason. >> she may have drifted off the roadway in an attempt to over correct causing the vehicle to over tush and into the drainage ditch. we don't know if alcohol was a factor if she had fallen asleep. >> reporter: the woman was pronounced dead on the scene. we understand she is 31 years old. out of petaluma. three other passengers were in the vehicle they received major injuries. we have no update on their conditions but we will work on getting that for you. the coroner has just arrived and coming up we'll tell you why accidents like this are really not uncommon in this particular stretch from the novato narrows on up to the county line. right now you can see the firefighters are here on scene. they will help extra date the body. after the coroner has taken the proper evidence. we are live at the county line i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> pleasanton foothill high school is under ti

a few upper 30s up toward novato and napa. hayward checking in 47. the fog a big factor coast side and up in the north bay. santa rosa visibility there three quarter of a mile. latest observation at oakland 1/8 of a mile. the fog still hugging parts of the shoreline. extending out toward berkeley and richmond. in the afternoon hours we will warm things up. that will translate to a few spots approaching the 80-degree mark this afternoon. the cooler end of the temperature range right near the immediate shoreline. there's our forecast model in the short term show you the dense fog between now and 10:00. and then into the afternoon hours still picking up a few left over patches from parts of the coastline. this forecast model clears it out completely. we could have a few left over patches. 8:00 this morning areas of fog 42-52 degrees. relatively clear skies well inland. by 12:00 still patchy coastal fog. and 3:00 mild to warm. there is the eventual temperature range and a few low 80s showing up. brentwood we will go to 80. san jose a forecast high of 76.

if you are going out of novato, southbound 101 it is looking good and this is through the san rafael area passing the civic center the tail lights are headed southbound into central san rafael to the 580 junction and everything is look good with no delays at the bridge and 80 through berkeley and to emeryville and the macarthur maze and everything is looking good here, with a solid stream of headlights but no delays moving to the bay bridge which is looking good this morning. now, a look at the drive from antioch it is slowing a bit define hillcrest toward railroad avenue and other than that we have the road work in the east bound direction just picked up and no problem there. >> starbucks has a new blend that could pay off for the most loyal customers, the bloomberg business report is coming up and oakland's municipal i.d. card under fire, critics question those who depend on them are touched. >> a special honor that brought one of the best quaterbacks of all time together with a hollywood star. >> today on "katie" jada and efforts to bring attention to women in need at 3:00 p [ fem

half mile visibility in san carlos and novato has improved to 1.25 visibility. clouds on the coast. hayward and concord and livermore, no fog during the morning commute. now, what will happen this afternoon, fog is gone by 10:00. mid-60's to mid-70's around the bay and 66 to 73 and low-to-upper 70's inland and sunshine develops at the coast up like yesterday, low-to-mid 60's. now we have traffic. >> sue is off today but we have a quick look at the drive times in the bay area. so far mostly good, 92 at the san mateo bridge westbound 17 minutes that could be a bit slow because there was an accident earlier with a car and a truck but looking better and 680 highway 242 looking good. we will check out the golden gate bridge with fog that mike nicco was talking about and visibility issues along the 101 corridor into marin county and we have reports so perhaps take it slower and turn on the

we are at 37 in santa rosa and 39 in novato and 37 in napa. all the mid-to-upper 40's throughout the bay shore, san francisco, mountain view, 47, oakland, hayward, san jose, 45, and 43 in concord and livermore. through the afternoon hours we will have mostly blue skies, no lightning. and a lot of sunshine. we will have temperatures starting off in the 30's, the 40's, and around 60 at the coast and 74 inland this afternoon and during the evening hours we are in the 50's to 60's. sue? >> thanks. the lightning is still going off behind your head and that is distracting. hopefully that is not the case for the morning drive. the san mateo bridge, fog free, visibility is good and the tail lights headed westbound on the flat section and everything is moving nicely and very, very light conditions on the bay bridge right new with an early state of the stall eastbound, and otherwise, just road work and we will look at your eastbound out of the central valley, and maybe we will not look at it...there we go. the maps are slow to move this monday morning.

we will start inland, novato is the coolest with the thickest fog.out for that at 38. 40 in lafayette and san ramon and cupertino. san mateo is 43. 47 in alameda. we will have today a lot of sunshine, a few high clouds from time to time, and temperatures in the mid-60's to low 70's. low-to-mid 70's inland and low-to-mid 70's along the coast. enjoy your monday. >> back to the bay bridge, a live look, now, a couple of cars backed up paying their cash toll but, otherwise, traffic is flowing with no metering lights and a nice drive on the upper deck into san francisco. the head lits are snaking their way from downtown san jose north on 280 at the 17 overcrossing and you can see a headlight or two, with light conditions headed toward the sunnyvale area and cupertino, and from the central valley right now, also from antioch, first of all we have very slow traffic here bunched up from hillcrest to lone tree. kira klapper? eric? >> break news from the south bay. san jose police are on the scene of a murder that happened less than an hour ago. someone called

a house fire in novato led to the discovery of a marijuana growing operation. you see firefighters used a chainsaw to cut through the walls on marion avenue to put the fire out. it started about 11:30 last night. officials say no one was living there. it was just being used to grow marijuana. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> a 15-year-old boy in vallejo was shot and wounded trying to help his sister last night on alabama street. police say a group of men started shooting at a person who was standing near the boy and his sister. a stray bullet hit the boy in the leg as he was trying to rush his sister inside their apartment. the boy was taken to the hospital, we're told he's recovering. no arrests have been made. >>> 5:04. san jose city council will debate a homeless proposal days after clearing out a large encampment. we are live with a look at what the leaders will be considering. >> some people cleared out of the encampment near the airport have moved down to the creek beds, like this one here, near the guadelupe river. city officials a

quarter-mile visibility at santa rosa and novato and everyone else is just warmer, and high pressure is still in control but it is weakening as it slides to the east and the system gets closer we are allowing for high and mid-level clouds and the winds to cool us down from two to four degrees together. through the afternoon, we have clouds that will continue to thin out and well call it partly cloudy, into tuesday, very little change, but you will notice that we do have a little bit of green on the map and that is a weak area of low pressure that wants to provide a few sprinkles for the not bay into wins, and perhaps for our friends in cloverdale early morning and throughout the day on wednesday you will notice we are looking at sunshine, some clouds, and it will be cooler, and, really, the probability of rain is not increasing until the end of the work week. 64 in milpitas today so the numbers are coming down. mid-60's in redwood city and only 57 in the sunset with 59 in san francisco and 67 in cloverdale, and near east bay and low-to-mid 60's for hayward and richmond, and out over

we are live in novato for abc7 news. in three hours the election to select a new leader for catholics around the world will begin in the vatican. our news reporter is live in the newsroom with a close are look at the process. >> the process began long before most of us were aware with 115 cardinals taking part in the mass. also, the nonvoting cardinals, those over 80 and bishops and deacons and priests and lay people. it was then on a giant screen in st. peter's square. >> this was a long and loud round of applause during the mass after the dean of the college of cardinals offered thanks to pope benedict xvi. the mass now has ended, next is the conclave, at 7:45 the cardinals should be inside the pauline chapel and then they move to the cistene chapel and then the master of ceremonies tells everyone but the voting cardinals it leave and then we wait for the smoke with white smoke meaning a new pope has been selected. >> when the cardinals and the holy father leave the cistene chapel, the first stop is in the pauline clap

through oakland and down towards sfo, the gusts are close to 40 miles an hour. 35 winds in novato, we should see the wind speeds come in. a slight risk of one more chance of showers and we will show you where coming up in our future cast, and hour by hour forecast. tomorrow, will be continued clearing, dry, gusty in the hills and then the headline, sunday into next week, warming temperatures we should see plenty of 70s in the forecast. right now, the radar is relatively dry, if you look off to the east, it's still snowing good there in the sierra a. that is great news. you have seen two feet of fresh powder in the sierra. you will see more tonight until midnight. once it's past midnight, travel to the high country is g we will have chain controls up tonight, through the weekend, if you want to check out the snow, driving conditions should be nice. watch the area east of san jose and santa cruise mountains. it will shut down by the time you wake up tomorrow morning as we look for clearing skies and a sign that high pressure is starteding to build in. the pattern shift is starting. you

novato and santa rosa at 41. legates at 44 and fremont is at 43 right now. concord is 49 and hayward is 47. 56 in antioch and mountain view at 50 and oakland at 53. throughout the day, we will see thinner clouds. we will see more sunshine. temperatures will be like yesterday. through the holiday weekend, we will have high clouds and sunshine tomorrow. we will have breezes on saturday and sunday with the temperatures tapering headed into monday. >> good morning, everyone, happy friday. the situation in livermore is improving at the big-rig fire but is in the reverse commute direction eastbound 580 at airway saying only one lane is blocked. that is an improvement. it was blocking three right lanes. they still issuing a sig-alert and westbound is not bad at this hour. we have a car in a ditch in san leandro area, northbound 880, possibly blocking when the tow truck gets this. approaching the bay bridge from san francisco side, eastbound 80 the skyway, the car hit the guardrail and blocking the left lane the. >> the pope gets down do business. the powerful messa

half moon bay, you have very dense fog and novato three quarter visibility with 1.25 in santa rosa. it will be with us through the morning. the sun comes up just at 7:00. then it will erode the low cloud deck. this morning, upper 40's from low-to-mid 50's. by noon we have sun and numbers are climbing through the 60's. mid-60's around the bay. by 4:00, we have more sunshine. we have mid-to-upper 50's along the shore. we have upper 60's to mid-70's around the bay so a beautiful day. the evening hours are looking comfort in the 60's but the fog will come back. look what happens on the week, we have talked about the showers holding tomorrow and sunday with the possibility on easter of a thunderstorm. it is over by monday. partly cloudy and warmer. we will detail that rain forecast for you coming up. first, leyla gulen has a check on the commute. >> thank you. now we are looking at the golden gate bridge which is foggy. patches of fog are covering all of the bridges at this hour. we have a few headlights coming to the san francisco side from marin but use your low beams this morning. we

a couple 30s out there in novato. 32 to start the day in livermore. 43 in san jose. a live picture of how clear it is over san francisco right now. what i can tell you is we do have some patchy fog out there. this is a live look from high atop our san bruno cam. you can see the bay bridge off there in the distance. there's patchy fog at the 500-foot level this morning and so if you are traveling through the east bay hills, higher elevations, just travel cautiously and watch out for that. 48 degrees in san jose. let's take you through our warm day. by noon 71 degrees at lunchtime in san jose. 68 degrees as you break for lunch in santa rosa. and you will be at 69 degrees in fairfield. already blowing past our seasonal averages by 10:00 a.m. today. and then when our highs come in at 3:30, we're talking about a return of the 80s. gilroy today, 80 degrees. 75 in livermore. 70 degrees in san francisco. widespread 70s on the way. this is the peak of our warming trend. we'll stay just about as nice over the course of the weekend. stick around. those numbers coming up. 4:38.

also up in santa rosa and novato, a little change san francisco and san carlos. mild with temperatures this morning once again in the 40s and 50s. this afternoon we will be sunny and breezy along the coast. numbers very similar to yesterday. we are starting out clear. we had some cloud cover and fog yesterday. so it probably will end up temperatures once again well into the 70s in some spots. the rain with cooler air arrives tuesday and into wednesday. high pressure offshore once again the setup will bring the northwesterly winds. but more importantly, it's keeping the jet stream to the north and the storm track, as well. that allows for more sunshine and all that solo radiation to warm us throughout the afternoon today. high temperatures ranging from low 50s in the northern sierra. 66 in yosemite with 90 in palm springs. in the sacramento valley, low 70s chico and sacramento. from the south bay once again, 70 san jose, 73 gilroy. look for upper 60s for redwood city to about 6 to in pacifica. san francisco look for 63 downtown. in the north bay, kind of a mix fro

dense fog, with live doppler 7 hd showing you the dense fog through the north bay and petaluma, and novatollejo and san francisco, a little bit of fog with more fog along the coast, we will talk about high temperatures today and the very sunny conditions on the way. in fact, we are not looking at today only but the weekend includes not only showers but much cooler numbers and that is straight ahead. kristen? >> new details now on the powerful landslide in washington state. officials now say up to 20 properties on the island are damaged. some of the properties have structural damage and some lost part of their backyard. whidbey is 30 miles north of seattle and one home is totally destroyed and four are under evacuation. state geologists say the slide part of a larger land slide complex dating back as far as 11,000 years. >> three new astronauts are now in orbit after a record-setting trip to the international space station we, a space capsule with the three docked with the space station last night six hours after blasting off from a launch pad we in cause -- kazakhstan. two russians joined

right now, bodega bay is 43 degrees with 44 in novato.ette and redwood city at 50 and newark and milpitas at 51 and cupertino in richmond district at 47. other areas show a sunrise from mount tamalpais, san francisco at 48 and oak at 49 and san jose at 52 and walnut creek at 50 and palo alto at 47. today, thicker clouds and still warm, partly cloudy and mild this week and temperatures cool but they will still be above average away from the coast and rain looking more likely. we need some more rain and sierra snow. low-to-mid 70's in the south bay and santa clara and milpitas, and mid-60's to low 70's on the peninsula and mid-to-upper 60's around millbrae and upper 50's along the coast with the stubborn clouds and mid-to-upper 60's in downtown and sausalito and low-to-mid 70's through the north bay valley and near 60 at the beach, we will have 68 to 70 the spread on the east bay shore line with 70 in oakland a warm spot. low-to-mid 70's around the east bay valley with walnut creek at 45. you can see the high clouds keeping sacramento in th

that is the official forecast from the weather service. 39 in novato.ryone else is in the 40's but your neighbor to the north santa rosa at 37. through the afternoon today, low-to-mid 70's inland and mid-60's to low 70's around the bay increasing sunshine upper 50's to mid-60's at the coast and progressively gets colder each day, saturday, sunday, and monday with sprinkles possible on saturday night. >> sue hall is off so we have your traffic check. we will begin with a look at transit because we don't have any accidents so we can see muni bay area, bart, and caltrain all running on time, and by the time muni is starting the youth program today. the fog is the issue for commuters this morning. this is san mateo bridge you can hardly tell but only the carquinez bridge has a a fogging for -- folk problem. more people are riding amtrak and california is driving the growth. amtrak ridership across the country is up 55 percent if the last 15 years. along the california routes with the largest gains is from san jose to sacramento with ridership tripling since

and by this afternoon take a look around. 73 in sonoma. 72 in novato.salito you are checking in with 66 this afternoon. 70 in oakland. go inland east bay 71 for danville. 71 for livermore. down into the south bay santa clara valley. if you can sneak away today santa cruz just may be the place to be. 68 with mostly sunny skies. we do have patchy fog along the coastline. i do expect it will stick around at least through the morning hours and burn away for the afternoon. 63 daly city today. mid 60s for san francisco. here is a look at your extended forecast. temperatures continuing to climb and as our afternoon highs become warmer, the over night lows become more comfortable as well. get into the low 40s. wednesday, thursday, and friday. warmest day will be wednesday. start to trend down thursday and friday with your weekend in view. notice you do remain dry. partly cloudy skies. the start to the morning is not too bad if you have a little leaguer out there for saturday morning. back to the desk. >>> time is 4:56. san francisco's giants world series trophy

novato and napa in there. near 40 to 50 for others.h clouds and the ridge of high pressure is moving off a little bit. there is a 39 in novato. 37 napa. mainly 40s and 50s. 51 at the oakland airport. westerly breeze is in place. west 16 at travis. a little north wind in napa. oakland and sfo reporting westerly winds as well. with that on shore push we'll get a little cooler air mass. 20s and 30s and 40s and 50s for lows. there is the big, big snowstorm right in the great lakes you can see extends from the great lakes to the deep south. while we sit here high and dry. this system won't do much. just give us a lot of high and mid level clouds. storm track jet stream has been to the north. we get one and done system. there might be another system toward the end of the week. mostly sunny. a lot of high clouds. a little cooler today with that on shore push. some low 70s. antioch and brentwood but a lot of 60s. livermore at 68. fremont and mountain view 65. partly cloudy as that system drags across us. it looks like we will start off sunny.

lafayette, 48 in san ramon, and 49 in milpitas and san mateo and the richmond district and 46 in novatond cupertino. the gray sky today will give us sprinkles from time to time and temperatures in the low-to-upper 60's in the bay and mid-to-upper 60's inland and school at the coast mid-to-upper 50's. how is the commute? >> good morning, everyone, if you are traveling from hayward to foster city, and the san mateo area, the bridge is looking good with a few brake lighters to the high-rise but looking at 15 minute drive. no delays at the bay bridge and traffic is slowing nicely into san francisco through treasure island and, again, the solo spinout causing a bit of slowing northbound 880, the eastbound fremont boulevard on-ramp to northbound 880, the car and tow truck requested so 50' of cable could be delaying you on the freeway. the drive from antioch is slowing, the republicannial slow down from antioch to pittsburg and it picks up into concord. >> developing news from the south bay where detectives are investigating the second fatal shooting involving san jose police this month. this

novato and napa in there. near 40 to 50 for others.ouds and the ridge of high pressure is moving off a little bit. there is a 39 in novato. 37 napa. mainly 40s and 50s. 51 at the oakland airport. westerly breeze is in place. west 16 at travis. a little north wind in napa. oakland and sfo reporting westerly winds as well. with that on shore push we'll get a little cooler air mass. 20s and 30s and 40s and 50s for lows. there is the big, big snowstorm right in the great lakes you can see extends from the great lakes to the deep south. while we sit here high and dry. this system won't do much. just give us a lot of high and mid level clouds. storm track jet stream has been to the north. we get one and done system. there might be another system toward the end of the week. mostly sunny. a lot of high clouds. a little cooler today with that on shore push. some low 70s. antioch and brentwood but a lot of 60s. livermore at 68. fremont and mountain view 65. partly cloudy as that system drags across us. it looks like we will start off sunny. clou

it happened just north of novato, south of petaluma. the driver was driving northbound 101 when she drifted into the center divide where officers say it looked like she over corrected. >> there is drainage ditches and cattle fences. the road goes off steep feet. about 20-30 feet sometimes. >> now the woman was pronounced dead on the scene. we're told she is 31 years old out of pet law ma. three male passengers we believe to be in their 30s received major injuries. they were taken to santa rosa memorial two of them and the other one to marin general. firefighters and chp say this is the third fatal crash. and the crash is still under investigation. it's unknown whether the woman perhaps fell asleep at the wheel or if alcohol was a factor. but back here live just minutes ago a tow truck removed the vehicle and now the northbound lane of 101 is open. you can see traffic is flowing very nicely in both directions. we're live in moe have toe tara moriarty. >>> happening right now it is 2:00 in the afternoon at vatican city. crowds of people h

already starting off 40s and 50s. 46 novato. 56 now that is at mountain view. they tend to run a little warm. we are running a little cooler than yesterday. our low is fine. upper level system we call them. and it's just wobbling toward us. eventually it will accelerate. today fog, sun, and mild to warm. some of that fog really thick so be careful. warm, humid inlapped. 70s. 77 napa. san jose 72. 76 gilroy. so for most it will be mostly sunny and warm today but watch out for that fog. cloud it up saturday. could be rain in the north bay. cloudy with rain on sunday. maybe thunderstorms as well. showers monday morning and clearing. >> the hatches are open. the crews are currently flying 252 miles above croatia heading down to the southeast. there you see them greeting one another. >>> carrying three astronauts have docked with the international space station. chris cassidy of the united states is one of three astronauts who traveled six hours in the capsule before linking up with the space station. >>> 5:39 is the time right now. thousands of dental patients in t

it happened just north of novato, south of petaluma. the driver was driving northbound 101 when she drifted into the center divide where officers say it looked like she over corrected. >> there is drainage ditches and cattle fences. the road goes off steep feet. about 20-30 feet sometimes. >> now the woman was pronounced dead on the scene. we're told she is 31 years old out of pet law ma. three male passengers we believe to be in their 30s received major injuries. they were taken to santa rosa memorial two of them and the other one to marin general. firefighters and chp say this is the third fatal crash. and the crash is still under investigation. it's unknown whether the woman perhaps fell asleep at the wheel or if alcohol was a factor. but back here live just minutes ago a tow truck removed the vehicle and now the northbound lane of 101 is open. you can see traffic is flowing very nicely in both directions. we're live in moe have toe tara moriarty. >>> happening right now it is 2:00 in the afternoon at vatican city. crowds of people h

temperatures are from 39 in novato to 40 in calistoga and san ramon at 44 and same for lafayette. increase in high clouds with temperatures if the low to upper 60's and near spent inland and 60 at the coast. >> leaving san francisco, by the bay bridge you could find slow traffic toward the treasure island area. we had an early accident eastbound at the sterling off-ramp and the tow truck is pushing it off. it will be off to treasure island at there point and i don't see slowing eastbound. a little bit of slowing in the westbound direction moving up the incline according to the sensors. road work, still, in the fremont airport, northbound 680, south mission to north mission for another half an hour and we have slow traffic there with the yellow sensors on the road. kristen and kira klapper? >> more news from florida, authorities in orlando evacuated 500 students from a dorm on the university of central florida campus. police found explosives while investigating the death of a man from a self inflicted gunshot wound. this is new video just in to the abc7 news room. we know that clas

around 5:30 this morning, a tow truck removed the truck from a ditch in between novato and petaluma.say three hours earlier, they received a 911 call from a passenger in that truck who had been injured. if he hadn't been able to make a cell phone call, who knows how long it would have been for someone to notice the truck? officers say it appears the woman drifted into the center divide, overcorrected and then ended up in the ditch. >> at about 2:17 we received a call this morning of a green- colored vehicle that had overturned. it took our officers several minutes to find the vehicle as it was in a inconspicuous spot, in an area that was dark. >> reporter: the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. we're told she's 31 out of petaluma. three male passengers in their 30s received major injuries. two were taken to santa rosa memorial. the other to marin general. firefighters and the chp say this is the third fatal crash along 101 between the novato narrows and the county line in just two weeks. now, again, the crash is still under investigation. back here live along 101, you can see th

around 5:30 this morning, a tow truck removed the truck from a ditch in between novato and petaluma.ree hours earlier, they received a 911 call from a passenger in that truck who had been injured. if he hadn't been able to make a cell phone call, who knows how long it would have been for someone to notice the truck? officers say it appears the woman drifted into the center divide, overcorrected and then ended up in the ditch. >> at about 2:17 we received a call this morning of a green- colored vehicle that had overturned. it took our officers several minutes to find the vehicle as it was in a inconspicuous spot, in an area that was dark. >> reporter: the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. we're told she's 31 out of petaluma. three male passengers in their 30s received major injuries. two were taken to santa rosa memorial. the other to marin general. firefighters and the chp say this is the third fatal crash along 101 between the novato narrows and the county line in just two weeks. now, again, the crash is still under investigation. back here live along 101, you can see the traf

half mile visibility down the road in novato.and a half in napa and hundred yards in livermore. two and a half at the san carlos airport and fog around the coast and in san jose. throughout the rest of the morning hours, you'll notice it continues to shrink and evaporate. we'll get into the sunny conditions and numbers climbing into the 50s in the early part of the day. by the afternoon we should be once again from 10 degrees above normal today. here is a look at satellite. you'll notice the high pressure as it sits off the coast keeping the storm track to the north. eventually that is going to sag to the south but not for the weekend. we remain dry. this next system, not a big one but we'll take what we can get. 68 in palo alto today. sunny san jose. 59 at the coast. certainly cool there. 74 up in santa rosa. here is a look at the parade route. 11:30 taking it downtown with those increasing sunny skies it should be nice by 1:00, 64, 65 by 3:00 and breeze kicks in with lower 60s. couple degrees cooler tomorrow. increasing clouds.

the more ran ride is very like this morning from novato to the bridge. >> today, the obama administrationunveil a proposal to reduce sulfur in gasoline. officials will also propose tightening emissions standards on cars beginning in 2017. the oil industry says that gas prices could go up by six to 9¢ a gallon because of this. the environmental protection agency estimates that the the increase is more like a penny a gallon an additional $130 to the cost of a vehicle in 2025. >> we're also watching gas prices fall around the bay area this morning. kron4 jackies sissel joins us live in berkeley with an up day. >> we are at $4.40 which is down 21¢ over the last month. california is still the second-highest for a gallon of gas perry ed here in the bay area we are little more of the state average. it is $4.30 an san francisco. oakland is at $4.20 2¢. the bad news, according to analysts they stated that the gas prices will start to go back up because of the summer and bland and the dry season. they stated their rom memorial day was a the prices start to go back up. we may see for dollar for a ga

the north may rise still looks good come out of novato. the monday stranded as on-time and the metro is not tracking any problems. >> north korea is once again making threats against the united states. the country said today that it plans to place military units on combat ready status to prepare for possible strikes on the united states bases. the latest threats come among renewed anchor by north korea over tougher u.n. sanctions and joint military exercises by the united states and south korea. >> secretary of state john kerry has had another meeting with afghan president hamid karzai, a day after they put on a show of unity following his recent anti-american comments. this is video of the meeting yesterday. kerry also met today with participants in a u.s.- backed women's of the proportion of program. businesswomen express their concerns about with the 2014 transition will mean for not only women and girls but for afghanistan's commerce in general. >> the owner of a tucson gun store, were former u.s. rep gabrielle giffords husband purchas

novato and petaluma reporting visibility down to a quarter mile.and santa rosa, a half-mile, two miles. widespread gray along the east bay, down into the south bay. i do expect it will burn off because the arm air associated with this ridge of high pressure will help to mix it out. in the short-term, it's tough. be careful. let me show you when i do expect it will mix out of here. as we get into the 9:00, 10:00 hour, it slowly begins to burn off. our inland areas will start to see the sunshine. sun is up. many of us can't see it. by 11:00, noontime, it's pulling out of the bay area and we are looking at just along the coastline into the afternoon, mostly sunny skies for all of us. our temperatures are gonna again warm up over yesterday's highs. 45 in concord, 45 in fairfield. 48 in napa. a combination of the warmer air in place without the sunshine over the next hour or two, we'll begin to see the change. we need it to burn off. patchy fog this morning. mostly sunny for the afternoon. temperatures anywhere from 2 to 4 degrees above yesterday's high

investigators say the doctor tried to meet a 13-year-old girl in novato after he met her in a chat room. he is accused of sending online messages before setting up a date last month. police arrested him at the meeting. our media partner quoted his attorney as calling the case "a misunderstanding." >> california is a thirsty state the result of a new manual snow survey conducted by the k water resources showing that the snow pack is at 66 percent of average a big drop from early january at 134 percent of normal. the results mean that january and february go down in the record books as the driest in history impacting the summer water supplies. >> santa clara counties get 35 percent of our water each year from snow pack or from the sierra nevada and 40 percent of that comes through the delta. >> less run off from snow melt means smaller allocation by state and federal agency for city and agriculture and more reliance on reservoirs and state official say two below average years are manage -- manageable but it is a concern when it is two or three years. >> a chance of sprinkles is saturday a

novato is 43 and santa rosa and napa are at 46. this forecast cycle, we have clouds do start, and sunshine in the afternoon, and i expect to see the pockets developing and wet weather, tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. a cold front with a low sitting and spinning and gathering moisture and colder air, the rain returns to most of our neighbors tuesday and that is the best day for wide-spread rain. tomorrow morning, you can see the clouds will be broken in the morning and it will be cooler tomorrow morning than this morning and bien knew, we have light rain moving in the northwest corner and by 5:00 we have light-to-moderate rain and starting to move in the heart of the bay during the evening commute. by 7:00, it is starting to head into the south bay and east bay valley and at 9:00, wet everywhere and as we head to midnight the steady rain is tapering to showers and we will have that dug the overnight hours and as we wake up wednesday a shower or two is possible and same thing through wednesday afternoon. notice how they become much

with poor visibility in the north bay with half-a-mile visibility from santa rosa and 2.5 mile in novato and three quarters in napa and the rest of us weighing to warmer conditions and this afternoon it will be cool and the winds pick up along the coast so they are not upper 60's and concord and livermore in the upper 60's. we are looking at the forecast this holds through the early pat of the work week and bit end of the work week, maybe some sprinkles and the weekend of easter could be wet. sue? >> as mentioned a few minutes ago, i have an update in san jose, first reports of an accident just about ten minutes ago, we had five lanes. we are now hearing it is in the median and shoulder but certainly you will see slow traffic north 101 at the overcrossing as c.h.p. is headed to the scene with a tow truck also requested. looking at benicia, southbound 680, there is an accident in the center divide there, and back to oakland, northbound, 880, at oak, we have an accident at the center divide and median and they are looking to have a tow truck in the left lane so that will be affecting your

novato is 11 degrees cooler than yesterday. same at half moon bay. san jose is about four degrees cooler. 44 in san jose and hair and concord. 47 in san francisco. upper 30's throughout the north bay valley. temperatures today under increasing high clouds in the upper 50's to low 50's into san francisco and mid-to-upper 60's around the bay and upper 60's to near 70 inland. sue? >> we are going out of the south bay with reports of an accident getting an upstate from the c.h.p. westbound 237 or off of west 237 in the lawrence expressway surface street so getting an update from c.h.p. and not affecting 237 but you will find slow traffic in that area across from 237. still, very slow through the dublin/pleasanton area, early accident west 580, that is gone but the damage done. bumper to bumper through from the industrial valley. here is a look at walnut creek which is moving nicely which is good news for monday morning. a few brake lights around the 24 junction. >> 6:11. get ready for a big crackdown on distracted driving here in california. next month,

it was very moderate in novato. 54, a mild 54 and a lot of cloud cover, look at where it is coming, it is coming way up from the southwest and it is a very warm system. cool to mild, temperatures, we get a little bit of sun and you notice the higher humidity. that darn could you have came back. -- that darn cough came back. it is sunnyside up on friday and with your weekend in view it is a few degrees cooler. >>> an unusual story of a mother faking her daughter's abduction. >>> and why more and more travelers overseas are refusing to come to the u.s. >>> what happened when a man crashed a podium? [ female announcer ] the one for all. mcdonald's dollar menu home of the meaty, melty mcdouble you love... and now love two more tastes the bold hot n spicy mcchicken, and the irresistible new grilled onion cheddar. each just a dollar. . >>> welcome back. carnival cruise ship will be out longer than expected. last month the engine fire left more than 4200 people stranded for days. the ship will not return to service until june 13th and ten additional cruises will be canceled. >>> this could be

after a 90-minute stand off with police a novato resident is now undergoing a psychiatric evaluation.his is video from our helicopter partnership with a-b-c-seven news, over the scene friday. someone reported the suspect starting a fire in a home near the corner of center road and stasia drive in novato. relatives say that the suspect was acting up and in possible need of psychiatric help. after talking with police the suspect surrendered. no one was hurt. we have new video tonight of archie -- the missing service dog who was stolen from his owner while riding on bart on wednesday night. the owner was riding on bart between san francisco and san bruno when she fell asleep. when she woke up archie was gone. archie is a pomeranian service dog who was last seen wearing a tuxedo. archie's owner is offering a three-thousand dollar reward for his safe return. after years of struggles, stockton is poised to become the most populous in the nation to enter bankruptcy when its trial begins tomorrow in federal court. creditors who lent stockton money are challenging its chapter 9 bankruptcy peti

north bay, more 70s for you. 71, petaluma, 73, novato. east bay, oakland, 68. 68 union city.igh clouds streaming in. and east bay communities, concord, 73. folks, here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. irish eyes will be smiling tomorrow. so will the forecast. lots of sunshine. 70s inland. 60s sd near the bay. monday, thickening clouds. tuesday night, rain returns, and then on wednesday we'll look at the rain followed by afternoon showers. temperatures drop off a bit into the 60s and then we'll start to warm things back up and dry things out friday and saturday. abc7 news has another great weather resource for you. the latest bay area weather conditions, rain or shine, and great video forecasts, "spare the air" alerts, power out ongoing. it live doppler 7hd will be active tuesday night and wednesday. >> carolyn: i guess you're waiting for tomorrow to put on the green. >> i'm going to. >> carolyn: mike shumann is here now talking about this baseball deal. do we care? >> mike: four teams care. the world baseball classic comes to at&t park for the next three days w