rain in the pacific northwest. for tomorrow's holiday, showers in the pacific northwest.lifornia and the southwest. texas dries out and all the rain moves into the southeast from louisiana, mississippi across to the carolinas and florida. a slight risk of severe weather in south florida tomorrow. . , >> and here's a look at a foggy golden gate bridge. as we show you that view in transition to the visibility. you can see the worst of the fog or thickest in the peninsula. we have visibility down to 300 feet or less in spots. some arriving flights being impacted up to an hour. if that fog in oakland and san jose, we will be watching those airports as well. no worries about rain. the fog will lingering a little longer today so we'll see temperatures running a little bit cooler, but staying dry today. all the way into the start of next weekend. >>> and when we're not here you can check your weather on weather.com. here's jenna. >>> janice, thank you. now to the death of an animal trainer in tennessee killed by an elephant. nbc's john yang joins us with more. good morning. >> r

no end in sight this week for the pacific northwest. new focal point for the bad storms. >> all right. bill karins, thanks so much. >>> coming up, the iphone end and do you think a degree from cornell is guarantee for a top job? think again. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a brush with the law for the former homeless man turned golden voice announcer. >>> the cavs hit a new low and carmelo anthony is still a denver nugget for now. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning -- arizona has approved an emergency law to ban protests near funerals. the measure was rushed through to prevent a fundamentalist kansas church from picketing near tomorrow's funeral for 9-year-old christina green who was killed in saturday's mass shooting in tucson. the west borough baptist church planned to protest saying the funerals are god's punishment for tolerance of homosexuality. >>> australian authorities are warning

the only area that has clouds is in the pacific northwest. we're mild. 41 in seattle.l in medford this morning. san diego, all the way to phoenix, temperatures in the 40s to near 50. now we're starting to wrap up the month of january. we haven't had much in the way of rainfall. sometimes we can get a lot of rain in these la nina years in southern california, but in january so far less than one inch. most of the state. the only areas that have gotten significant rainfall is portland, north wards, so far this month and going back the last. as far as the forecast for today goes, we're going to see plenty of sunshine. 71 today in phoenix. 79 in unfortunately, kind of cloudy there. we could have some spotty drizzle. 53. eugene, also mostly cloudy. only 49. one of the cooler spots, pascoe, washington, 42. it's kind of getting hard for me not to be jealous because it's just been so nice in california lately. >> i know. you just congratulated the west coast on having nice weather. i mean -- >> i like to congratulate other people too, but we're not as fortunate. >> bill, thanks

a series of storms affecting the pacific northwest, while if you want warm, beautiful conditions head to southern california or arizona. you'll probably have the best weather in the entire nation in the days ahead. warm high pressure off the coast will protect you. the stormy weather's all up here to the west. we've seen one storm already. the second one is now moving in. the rain's going to pick up in intensity if it hasn't already. how quickly all the rain moved in. showing on the radar by green. the white is were where we're showing you the snow. it's warm. even high elevations are mostly rain. that's why the avalanche threat is high. rainfall predictions, the yellow coloring along the spine of mountains, up to two inches of rain with the system. valleys, half inch to an inch. significant rain event. forecast for today, mostly cloudy skies if not cloudy. all from medford, the rain primarily up interstate 5 spreading to xoe cane latspread ing to sacramento, 60 degrees. tucson looking nice. sunny and 70. >>> lynn, wouldn't those 80s be nice in southern california? weekend forecast co

pushing its way to the rain to the pacific northwest.t the bottom of it which increases cloud cover. we will be clear tomorrow and then sunday might dip down and we might see more cover. slade sprinkles in the north bay. taking a look to your holiday forecast. inland has getting up to 68, the bay 61, the coast upper 50s. partly sunny with a slight chance of rain in the north bay. sunny holiday monday. said it extended for cash showing us sunday transfers monday, continues for the rest of the week. we don't see it stopping, 9:47 a.m., let's take a lick your snow bumps the report. sugar bowl base depth, 10 lifts open, 24 runs. squaw valley, 120 in. base, 24 lifts, 107 lifts. heavenly 98 in., at 28 lifts open, and 94 runs open. >> if you're headed to one of our bay area bridges your portrait no problems reported especially here westbound 82 or bay bridge toll plaza appeared a bit of weight a cash lanes but not much of a back up. flowing freely come from all three approaches. looking at a drive time of 10 minutes from the foot of the ministe

more rain is expected today in the pacific northwest. e weekend pacific storm has drenched washington and oregon. >>> filling up your gas tank or a trip to the supermarket has gotten a lot more expensive these days. the labor department's core index of consumer prices rose last month by 0.1% if you include the cost of food and fuel, the rate increase was five times higher. the fastest pace in a year and a half. cynthia bowers reports. >> reporter: with gasoline topping $3 a gallon in much of the country, for many americans, a fill-up is a budget buster. >> it's terrible. but what can you do? >> reporter: prices at the pump have jumped 13.8% so far this year on top of last year's 53.5% rise. the national average for a gallon of regular is $3.09, ranging from $2.81 in wyoming to $3.70 in hawaii. but big city prices can go much higher. try $4.30 a gallon at this d.c. station. >> it's pretty expensive. >> reporter: increases driven by the riding cost of crude oil, nearing $100 a barrel. an amount opec calls realistic. no wonder there's fear o

the exception is up in the pacific northwest.our storm system has pushed up into the gulf ofç alaska and ao into british columbia. it's now bringing that moisture storm all the way through washington state, and rain has moved in just about everywhere from about portland northward and the clouds are increasing now even in southern oregon. the high pressure protects you in nevada, california, and arizona, but we're watching this moisture especially early today. by this afternoon it will lighten up, but the more moderate rain will come now, and you notice even the high elevations, the snow levels are extremely high in the cascades. we've got a lot of snow melting over the last week or two. you can see the green on here. that rain really filling in now from portland. even southwards down i-5. today's forecast is going to be mild. this isn't warm pacific air. this isn't air from canada. temperatures will be in the upper 40s. the rain will be more steady this morning, lightening up this afternoon. medford, increasing clouds for you. b

the day, bit it's going to be rain around probably from today through friday, at least, in the pacific northwest. you can see our chunk of rain has now moved in mixing with some snow. even some of the lower elevations. look out the window, you may see snowflakes. warmer air comes in during the day. everything that was snow changes to range anyway. no real significant accumulations expected in any cities up interstate 5. how we'll look as far as rainfall totals are concerned'sthe highest total is north of seattle. impressive rain up in the northern cascades. possibility of two to four inches of rain. so we'll keep you updated on that. as far as the rest of forecast, not bad in l.a. san francisco, you look nice too. th even with sunshine. washington, a light snow is heading your way. we'll update you on thursday's forecast coming up. >> all right, bill. sounds good. >>> early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, the worst selling person on magazine covers. now even nor sing the blues about. >>> coming up, a hands-on approach it beat the heat. a wild karim on the ice and a finis

to the pacific northwest, we got a weak storm system coming in today.owers, but wednesday looks good. temperatures remain mild throughout much of the west as all the cold air is in the middle of the country. let's go to oregon. learn about the stories of african-american pioneers in the portland community prior to world war ii. that's your pacific event of the day. >> thanks so much. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. sandra bullock spilled the beans to today's al roker. there's only one man in her life, and it's not ryan reynolds. bullock said there will likely be a collective sigh from women across the country because scarlett johannson's ex is not her lover. her son lewis is the only man in her life, and he is "all i can handle." >>> nicole kidman and keith urban announce they have a new baby girl. she is their second biological daughter. this time carried to term by a surrogate. >>> finally, some are saying sunday night's biggest loser at the golden globes was host ricky gervais. his jokes roasted some of holl

still in the 50s in the pacific northwest. that's good. l.a., just another day in paradise near 830 degrees. near 69.quick look at your as far as the west goes we're lacking of any big storms through the weekend. looks good. we'll bring you the friday forecast coming up. >> thanks so much. >>> also coming up, foreclosures spike, juniper jumps, a cookie on the market. trust me this is a cookie you've never tried. your business headlines are straight ahead. plus, for his next big role has john travolta gotten an offer he can't refuse? >>> coming up -- kevin durant goes off on the tim ber vofls, upset in the aussie open, what was the president doing with a packers jersey? you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. the department of homeland security is expected to announce today it will drop the color coded threat alert system put in place following the 9/11 attacks. it is expected to be phased out over the next 90 days. critics felt the

i mentioned it's going to get wet in the pacific northwest and enjoy today.ne of the last die days you'll see in a while for seattle. temperatures warm up, along with that, pacific moisture. chance of rain wednesday and include sunday as well. rain showers moving in this morning in much of california. there's going to be a chance of showers pretty much anywhere north say about to san jose. medford, a little light rain too. by wednesday that wet weather is more focused to the north. drying out. warming up, too, though. l.a., san diego, falls springs to phoenix, in a little warming trend throughout the next couple of days. >>> if huge watching on ksnv, new at silver screen crime classic manhattan melodrama. enjoy tuesday afternoon at the bijou, the clark county library. that's your pacific event of day. >> i know that library. that's where my mom lives. >> well, tell her to go. >> yeah. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. you can officially count michael douglas as one of the lucky ones. in his first tv interview since undergoing

we're looking nice in the pacific northwest. we get one dry day today.rrow is not going to be miserable, but there will be a chance of some is rain. seattle at 41. a chance of showers. it's not -- it's mostly up in washington state and not a huge storm. we're still beautiful, though, throughout much of california. looks like the great trend continues to the middle of this january. >>> well, if are you watching us on krnv, reno, nevada, visit an exhibition of over 50 color and black and white photographs covering the beauty of antarctica. it's at the nevada museum of art, and that's your pacific event of the day. >> thanks. >>> here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. regis philbin caught his viewers off guard yesterday with something of a shocker. while he didn't set an exact date, the morning mainstay announced he will be stepping down from "live with regis and kelly" sometime later this year. the 79-year-old is in his 28th year hosting the show, which producers announced will continue without him. >>> howard stern took his lon

we're getting tropical moisture surging into the pacific northwest.t's going to stay there for a while. so flooding concerns definitely high for portland northward. but for us, high pressure off to the west, not only keeping us dry, but it's rain of high pressure that some computer models show may last through the 30th of this month. that is just giving you an idea of how long this dry pattern will be stiging around for the bay area. may see upper 60s around gilroy for one more day. tomorrow, probably just a little bit cooler. monday and beyond, more inland valley fog. range of 50s and 60s across the north bay and 70s for the areas south of san jose. the storm track well out of the bay area tomorrow. maybe a few sprinkles north of ukaya. tonight, fog forming. we'll see it filling in across the north and east bay valleys, spilling westward overnight. tomorrow morning plan on low clouds. maybe drizzle with the low clouds, especially out to the tri valley. 50s again as you head further inland. including livermore. 58 in benicia. cooler at 58 degrees at s

wet on i-5, from the pacific northwest.and on i-84, from portland to boise. >> if you're flying today, expect airport delays in seattle, los angeles, boston, new york, philadelphia and charlotte. >>> tens of thousands of people in california are bracing for their third health insurance rate hike since october. blue shield plans to increase rates by up to 59% as of march 1st. california's insurance commissioner is trying to push back against the hike. but as in many states, he has no authority to stop them. >>> and in arizona, a second person has died after being denied medical coverage for a transplant. nearly 100 other eligible patients, like tiffany tate, were put on hold when a budget cut took away transplant funding. some state lawmakers are fighting to restore the medicaid coverage. >>> there's a new study that shows shedding tears may not be the way to go to get your way. researchers say men can actually smell the chemicals in tears. and they can literally be turned off. teefrs sadness may temporarily lower a man's te

it will be very wet in the pacific northwest. that's where the energy is going. you can see the systems spinning up. a lot of rain down hawaii. but from about fort bragg north it looks quiet. the forecast has some clouds and fog. but not cool anymore compared to what we had on monday and tuesday. east, northeast breeze by noon. mostly fair. warm for some. now again, the east, northeast breeze keeps it on the cooler side for areas east bay and north bay. low 60s will give away to mid 60s on the peninsula. santa cruz as well. slightly cooler. not too bad. livermore and pleasanton employee 60s. subtle changes on the cloud cover into sunday. next week mostly sunny and warm unless you have the fog and cooler. >> all right sounds good. >>> a tax software company is making it easier to do tax documents with the click of your smart phone. >>> and gone. 150 positions at cal. >>> good morning, to you. san francisco police are locking for one person after an early morning chase. police were chasing a stolen vehicle on to highway 101 when three men got outside and ran off. p

flooding on i-5 and i-90 in the pacific northwest.er in i-94 from fargo, minneapolis and chicago. and on i-90 from sioux falls to madison. wet on i-55 from st. louis to memphis. and i-95 from raleigh to miami. >>> if you are flying today, expect airport delays in seattle, salt lake city, minneapolis, chicago, memphis, charlotte and atlanta. >>> there is a growing family feud between the sons of ronald reagan and it couldn't have come at a worse time. several celebrations are being planned next month to mark what would have been the late president's 100th birthday. >> but the brothers are busy bickering over exactly when their fathereg began to suffer from senility. in a new book, his son says he began to suffer from alzheimer's. he spoke to abc's elizabeth vargas. >> there was just something that was off. i couldn't quite put my finger on it. >> he was so concerned he took the bold step of suggesting to his father that he not seek re-election. >> i thought maybe it is better if he doesn't run. >> now ron's conservative half brother mi

clear into the afternoon, the wet weather in to the pacific northwest. if we feel any sprinkles its from the dense fog of there. 7 day around the bay, it shows the next few days will continue with the fog. windy weather will pick up wednesday, thursday, friday mild and partly cloudy for the weekend. >> we have fog advisory's for many bay bridges. here at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza covered in fog this morning you can barely make out the headlights, westbound and his then francisco. aside from the thick fog we have no accidents or incidents to report. easy conditions aside from the fog out there. meter in lights are off. taking it to the traffic map spirit dense fog for the san rafael bridge. jackie sizzle just growth across the span he says it is improving. speeds are beginning to pick up out here. switching gears we do have a hot spot on our hands, it should clear route within the next couple of minutes. out of phoenicia right near bay shore road, edition down due to debris cleanup. it's due to earlier accident that happened at 4:00 a.m.,

it is taking all these storms up into the north and to the pacific northwest. for us we are looking towards another beautiful day for the second half of the day. high pressure is actually going to continue to control our weather pattern all the way throughout the week. so no rain in the forecast. that's good news as we kickoff another workweek. here's what we are expecting today. dense a.m. fog. not just here. it is all the way throughout the san joaquin valley. trying to get to southern california, take it easy. mostly sunny conditions this afternoon. but that fog is going to keep things cool. so we are not going to be as warm as we were yesterday. we are only going to end up in the low 60s. by tuesday we are talking about mostly sunny conditions. high pressure starts to drift out to the pacific just a little bit. so fog will mainly stay confined to the san joaquin valley. for us a warmer day on top. we'll start out warm with things ending near 70 degrees. that's for today. we'll head back to what we are expecting. we are expecting 60 degrees in los gatos. 57

rid of shows clouds in the pacific northwest but we will stand clear today. that will mean a nice afternoon for you. temperatures into the 50s. upper 50s in san rosa, 56 there francisco, cooler in the doctor, saying the fog hold on. done in the south bay to the upper 50s. more sunshine in store for tomorrow by the weekend a few clouds in to the mix. upper 50s low 60s next chance of rigid tuesday, wednesday next week. 6:33 a.m. traffic with george. the moth >> some fog in icing as well at the bay bridge toll plaza, light traffic. i don't think the meter lights have been activated but the traffic is light enough even when they are it may not account for much of a back up. that is the course unless we have old slow dance on the meter lights this morning. the fog advisory on the benicia bridge. 680 and in the expos' spam's remember the old bridges southbound interstate 680. there is fog along the corridor through contra costa county as you will see in the shot this is the southbound side leading down towards will not require a no back up for the 680 southbound ri

it now looks like thursday's storm was headed north into the pacific northwest and means less rain for us. then perhaps all little bit warmer for the end of the week may be into the '60s. >> nicolas cage is new beat movie season of the witch came in third place at the box office. season of the which sold $10.7 million. will fall chris tucker around this weekend at second place in pulled an $13.8 million. last week little fokker is the out true grit for the top spot, but not this week, talk true grit took top billing, it is the first western since the 1990's to win no make over zero hundred million dollars. a local lawmaker has been targeted by a debt the daily show. champion of the event, became the butt of the joke. but took the whole thing in stride. >> we had no idea of the way it would turn out, but they did allow us to get our message out. >> supervisor erica more of the daily show did spend two hours interviews in him about the happy meal legislation. the daily show with john stewart, has gone over 40,000 dues. here you can see that piece on the daily show, the most brutal part s

the cloud cover is moving up and about bringing rain to the pacific northwest. of sunshine this afternoon 56 napa, 51 in fairfield, mid-50s through billy hill in concord, we have upper 50s along the immediate bay 52 through india, upper 50s to the south bay. 7 day around the bay shows a similar pattern of morning fog with afternoon sunshine, as we head into the weekend the cloud cover. tuesday, was a chance of rain into the forecast. for those of you headed up to the slopes let's look at snow bob .com ski report. kirk word 94 bates baps, 12 lifts open, 40 rounds. sugar bowl 86 in. of snow, 10 lifts open, and 94 runs. finishing off with home want 66, they have six lifts open, 62 runs (time right now is 1040a a.m. check on traffic with arafat. >> some of our former hot spots nothing to complain about. the south bay expressly long 101 you won't have any problems, this is a live shot near san jose, no back up on 87 interchange. drive time 50 minutes from downtown san jose up toward santa clara. crosstown freeways look good traffic moving at a great clip. you may enc

wet weather in the pacific northwest.and icy conditions in the mid mississippi river valley. >>> good morning to you in the bay, we're seeing a beautiful day already shaping up and we're going to warm up into the 60s this afternoon. temperatures holding strong in the 60s as we enjoyed the weekend. finally it has arrived. sunny conditions, mild and comfortable afternoons will make for great golf days if you want to get outside. we're talking about highs 67 degrees, 65 for your saturday and keeping temperatures nice and mild all the way through this thursday. >>> and that's your latest weather. natalie? >> thank you, al. coming up next, the bottom line when it comes to the tempting credit card rewards after this. [ female announcer ] the healing power of touch just got more powerful. introducing precise pain relieving cream. it blocks pain signals fast for relief precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers tylenol. what was i thinking? but i was still skating on thin ice with my cholesterol. anyone with

and some rain in the pacific northwest. and snow in the northern rockies. >> a wet 45 in seattle. 62 in sacramento. and 75 in phoenix. just 6 below zero in fargo. and a much warmer 10, in omaha. new york, up to 41. miami heats up to 80. >>> as the president marked martin luther king monday, he also took some time out to celebrate another birthday, the first lady's. >> they marked the occasion with a date night at a washington restaurant. and earlier in the day, the first lady was serenaded, as the obamas took part in a service project at a washington school. ♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday ♪ ♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday to you ♪ >> you probably recognize that version of "happy birthday." that's the one that stevie wonder wrote to honor dr. king. >>> and when we come back this morning, the president's opinion piece in one of the morning papers, bound to get the attention of wall street today. >>> then, the new airline fees. could free drinks be a thing of the past? >> say it ain't so. >>> plus, on top of tha

all the wet weather is coin to the pacific northwest perrin and sacked the what whether it dry weather excuse me may persist of the way into the beginning of february. fog is heading towards their film limonene three visibility tonight. visibility's could possibly drop for tomorrow. perhaps into santa rosa. other was look for clear skies and temperatures will be closed in to the north bay. mid-30s from santa rosa. low to mid- 40s near the bay. 47 percent francisco. high some are pretty nice once again, clear skies and sunshine high club's filtering out the sun shine at times. but mostly sunny. marines in the '60s for san francisco oakland, close to 74 santos say, not quite what we had today. here is the seven day ever on the bay. how about this sport caps, we are looking at mostly sunny for the entire week with temperatures starting out this week in the 30's in land '40's by the bay. and into the '60s there around the bay area. >> more evacuations are underway in australia 30 people have died and more than 30,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed since the flooding began. record rai

we've got another storm system moving into the pacific northwest. ld conditions through the plains. unseasonably cold through the southeast where temperatures are going to be from 15 to 20 degrees below normal. clouds in the southwest. and again, we're looking at chilly conditions on into florida. 54 degrees in tampa today. that's what's going on around >>> we are going to see temperatures warmer than normal today across the bay area. and this morning, a really light drive around the golden gate bridge. breaks of sunshine throughout the day will warm us up substantially. we're already starting out warm. 45 degrees right now in santa rosa, and novato. as we head through the afternoon, 60s. 63 degrees in san jose. the warm-up continues into this weekend. have a great day. >>> that's your latest weather. natalie. >> al, thank you. this morning on today's money 911 we're helping our viewers with everything from withdrawing from your retirement account to saving for college. our package of experts today financial editor jean chatzky, author of "money 911"

we've got some more bad weather to talk about out in the pacific northwest. kind of the pineapple express coming across hawaii and right directly on to the pacific northwest. we're talking about rain, we're talking anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain from parts of seattle all the way down to portland and about a quarter of an inch to half an inch, generally speaking. and in hawaii, for a second day in a row, they've got flood watches for the hawaiian islands. they may pick up another 1 to 2 inches of rain before >>> good morning to you. overcast conditions for now will make way to clear skies and temperatures are really warm to start. we have a good deck of clouds and trapped in the daytime heat and we are mild at 53 degrees in sunnyvale. 52 along the peninsula and as we head in at 11:00 a.m., 60s maxing out at 67. have a great day. >> and that's your latest weather. >>> it is time to roll out the red carpet, hollywood's award season kicks into full swing sunday night right here on nbc with the 68th golden globe awards. george lewis has a preview. >> reporter

through friday but through the close of the month however, this system sitting out over the pacific northwestill slowly begin dragging south as it does it will kick off offshore winds expect breezy conditions, gusts like last week up to 35 miles an hour use a bit of caution that will die out tonight into tomorrow ultimately revealing temperatures, mid- to upper 60s. peninsula down to south bay, morgan hills, 68 degrees, milpitas, that fog does extend into the far reaches of the east bay temperatures will hover around 68 degrees 65 oakland 63 berkeley, 62 richmond north bay warms up nicely, 60 san raphael, 67 degrees for santa rosa, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, better than today, mostly sunny sky, temperatures low 70s. on shore flow returns by the weekend bringing clouds temperatures hold on in the mid- 60s. >>> thank you robert. antioch we go, one of our busiest spots, on the brakes westbound a street to summersville. lots of red slow and go, looks better as you approach the pittsburgh area, 580 busy as well. west 580, altamonte pass to 680 a live look to 101, burlingame so far this area loo

we do have rain showers across the pacific northwest. but we are under the influence of this huge dome stagnant area of high pressure that will continue to provide us with extremely dry air mass. you probably notice the humidity is down. and out over the international date line, we've had a series of storms out there. so we certainly have some large surf building. some swells up to 25 feet. surfs up. tomorrow for your saturday, great conditions along the coast. hi surfs. 60s there. up to 70 degrees. we're going with 71 degrees in holster. 72 on sunday. the string of sunshiny days continue every day. we'll throw some clouds in on thursday and friday. that's about it. i'm looking at below normal precipitation and above normal temperatures all the way through february. >> all right. thanks. have a good weekend. >>> a new way to get your tax refund. and is there such a thing as useless money? i don't know. it's coming up in two minutes, though. california should be proud. we were the first to ban smoking on airplanes. the first to have smoke

remained locked in place all last week and remains here this week as well pushing out of the pacific northwestas it does this will kick up the winds much like we saw last week particularly east bay hills, 20 miles per hour, expected winds, we could see gusts up to 35 miles per hour, late today into tonight and early tuesday then we expect those to knock out and we will see mostly sunny skies, temperatures warmer than we see today. what are we expecting, 67 for union city and fremont, 68 milpitas, continue to see mid- to upper 60s hold on from the peninsula south bay lower to mid-60s hang out as we push inside the bay, 62 richmond, 59 antioch mostly because of that fog. 65 liver more, we will see a little bit of a warm up as well, in the north bay, we talked about the fog that is why venetia 60 degrees. a beautiful week on tap, 71 expected high tuesday, wednesday, thursday all because of mostly sunny skies, continue the hold on. winds change direction bringing a few more clouds temperatures hold on mid-60s. >> thank you robert. a problem in san francisco, surface street problem, due to that car

most of the storming this is going to the north of california, into the pacific northwest and this pattern will stay in place not only for the rest of this weekend, but for the rest of the week. dry conditions for of the seven days. all the re will be up here. will enjoy a warm weather in sunshine in the afternoon. the big problem will be the fog and tonight in into the morning hours, this will be with us for the next several evenings. there is fog apparently sunday for the afternoon. we will catch the tail end of a weather system that will provide clout. especially for the no. 8. here's fog trackers, fog tonight fog in land and at the coast. they're going to meet up by tomorrow morning. so foggy conditions for most places, bayside, and north bay, east bay this visibility is below quarter mile in many locations. but will begin to clear around 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. by tomorrow after the we will see partially satisfies. additional high cloudiness into santa rosa now, and they're filled. we will see mostly cloudy for the north bay. temperatures in the morning '40's, low '40's upper 40 san fran

where the weather is going to stay, at least the stormy weather into the pacific for the -- pacific northwest. we are going to remain fairly dry and sunny for the next few days. the only thing that's going to change, on sunday we're going to get brushed with the tail end of this system coming through bringing some clouds and perhaps a couple of sprinkles. that's about it. in the meantime, the fog is really the big problem into tomorrow morning. there could be some low visibilities in a lot of spot, especially north bay and east bay, but mostly sunny for the afternoon. pretty nice and then again for sunday, clouding up. >>> temperatures tonight will remain mild in the 40s to around 50 degrees for san francisco, oakland, low tonight of 50 and for tomorrow. highs getting into the 60s. it's going to be pretty nice. mostly sunny with a little bit of fog still left around. 64-- 68 for livermore and into santa rosa. rest of the weekend, sunday, additional clouds, couple of sprinkles. for martin luther king day, a lot better, fog in the morning, sun in the afternoon. possibly some 70s. >>> major leag

a very wet morning in areas of the pacific northwest. storm systems moving onshore.emperatures will be warmer today but a good bit of rain early. during the afternoon, dry from sacramento, san francisco, san jose, l.a., san diego, tucson and phoenix. as we go into friday, another storm. we have three days in a row with storms coming onshore here, progressive weather pattern with one storm after the other in the northwest. >>> if you're watching us on kenv channel 10 elko, nevada, glimpse of the history and heritage of american cowboy through photography. visit "cowboys" at the northeastern nevada museum. that's your pacific event of the day. dominated by horses and chaps. i like it. >>> all right. thank you. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. nicole kidman finally admitted what many suspected, despite repeated denials. the 43-year-old told a german magazine to stay wrinkle free, in addition to a good diet and working out, she tried botox. but kidman didn't like the way her face looked afterwards adding, quote, now i don't use it any m

. >> strong pacific storm still pounding the northwest, the nasty weather already caused flooding and land slides in washington and oregon. in portland roads that weren't under water were covered with mud and rock it closed three highways in southwest washington forecasters say there will be more flooding today as water ways rise. >>> you know elizabeth the big problem there, warm rain falling on all that snow they had early in the season, that is melting and causing flooding. here in the bay area, problems all around some of that dense fog out there, very thick in spots, less than a quarter mile less than a 16th of a mile, that will continue until 7 or 11, then begin to see this start to lift around the bay area and looks like things should begin to improve none the less hard to believe but sitting under this ridge of high pressure as that dome sits overhead, the atmosphere very stable underneath that, we get the situations heading out where you get the moisture in the atmosphere and very stable atmosphere and perfect combination to bring you very thick fog. by the afternoon should b

looks like it's headed for the pacific northwest this week. they will look at a lot of rain up there. as you can see, not much moving south of the oregon border. a few high clouds down into northern california, but we'll remain underneath this high pressure system all week long, leaving us with some dense morning fog here and there, but dry and warm conditions expected to continue through the week. again, after 20-degree warmup from where we were last weekend, we'll enjoy this warming trend while it lasts and while the low clouds give way to mostly sunny conditions here by midday. some of the interior valleys will hang on to the fog through about midday. again, taking a quick look at where we are rainfall wise, since we dry out for the week, we're still well above normal and that's probably a good thing because it looks like this dry pattern may continue for the next week at least and possibly beyond that. plenty of snow in the highcountry. again, i was whining about the rainy hit this week up in tahoe. not what you want to see, but we'll look

the system mainly missing us, heading up to the pacific northwest. you can already see the clouds here and rain showing up offshore in mendocino county. they're tapping into tropical moisture out of the south, but this will focus in just to the north. during the day tomorrow, you could see the rainfall totals as we put them in motion here. areas mainly to the north of san francisco getting the most of this on the north coast, we could see maybe three to four inches of rain coming down. significant storm for areas north. and a little less further south. 60-degree temperatures showing up in your seven-day forecast. coming up in the next half hour. >>> the bay area college offering a unique program for you. >>> plus, harmful humidifiers. why researchers say they may actually pose a health risk to your children. [ wheezing breaths ] [ woman ] the first time i smoked, i was 13. i was in a hurry to grow up and wanted to look cool. big tobacco knew it, and they preyed on me. i'm here to tell you that big tobacco hasn't changed. they continue to profit... by

bring in any type of wet worth to the pacific northwest. i think tomorrow could actually be the warmest. the fog may not be quite as dominate. we could get sunshine a little earlier and realize some of these upper 60s to near 70 degree temperatures. low to mid-60s wednesday, thursday and friday and slightly cooler but dry for saturday and sunday. have a great day. here's frances. >> mike, the fog is out there, especially across many bay area bridges. a live shot of the bridge toll plaza. traffic is holiday light. that's what you don't need to worry about, really not a lot of accidents out there but here's another live shot of the golden gate bridge for you. thick fog as well coming out of marin county. the south bay we'll show you the 101 and 880 interchange. headlights northbound 101 and that's 880 across your screen. i tried to show you more cameras but they're all socked in and all gray. better news now heading to the venetian bridge. southbound 680 has been reopened from industrial to 780. they had to temporarily close it to clean up de

we do have a little precipitation lining the coast from the pacific northwest, primarily around the seattle area back in through eugene, otherwise, high pressure key component. it's not going anywhere. stagnant, providing us with a lot of sunshine. it's causing some long periods -- we have a high effect advisory, 15-20 feet swells. for fresno, socked in there. otherwise, we have sunny conditions, grab the sun block, you will need it. you will need sunglasses tomorrow, mild, in the 60s to a few low 70s across the board. otherwise, winds rotate northeast on sunday. it's an off shore flow. breezy during the afternoon and then nothing but sunshine each and every day with moderation in the temperatures through friday. we talked about surf being up and guess who confirms it for us? steamer's lane, ought there, looking forward to the big surf condition. no mavericks around. but nevertheless, big waves, it is perfect conditions for maverick, they are gambling on bigger higher surf in february and march. >> i'm thinking perfect conditions for barbecue. >>> as close to testing on living patients as t

one low moved up the coast, the other is moving up to the pacific northwest.for us, high pressure will protect us. cold mornings and hazy sunshine. cold, fog or sun it looks like through saturday. maybe some changes. no rain in the forecast but maybe sunday and mon we'll get a much cool earl northwesterly breeze. fair field is only 49. napa, 48. santarosa, 48. >> 52 livermore. 47 redwood city. 53 mountain view. that's one of the warmer locations. tahoe is down to 1. they are now 30. finally a few 60s popping up. only 37 las vegas. there's our low. that will go into southern california probably friday night into saturday. this one won't do much but spin in a few high clouds. patchy fog, a little bit warmer. not a lot. just a little bit. temperatures are coming up ever so slightly. so some low 50s to mid-50s and towards the santa clara valley, slightly warm he. five-day does have about the same pattern. slightly warmer and then i think by son we start to get cooler around here. the next couple of days will be like today. >> yeah, okay. not too bad. >> okay. than

all the wet weather sing well to the northwest pacific northwest.0s, 57 santa rosa, nev., 54 degrees for san francisco. reno's temperatures up to 58 incidents as of some amount to. more sunshine in store for tomorrow. mark klass and a roll in by the end of the weekend into the weekend and tuesday, a slight chance of some rain. george. >> thank you, , looking better first hot spot of the morning it could be on the right on interstate 680. there had been traffic starting to slow from le corner road in alamo back towards the 24 interchange. order and accident and sycamore valley road in danville leading down to san ramon. that could mean bigger back up said delays. notice, was 94, is slowing due lafayette as well. looking at the red in marin county first time we've seen slow traffic here since before the christmas holiday that entire week. heavier traffic now on the south bend direction, a few minor incidents reported slowing the rise leading down from hamilton field toward the parkway. cambridge, at your ride of the toll plaza, traffic is very good ra

this system mainly going to north of us into pacific northwest. and there is southern end of the front going brush the bay area, there is clouds towards 7:00 notice rain starting to move n this is really light rain starting to spread. by 1:00 p.m. could see drops as far as half moon bay and as far as fairfield area. and there is best possibility of rain into the north. there is is a is from nothing to 5/100ths of an inch. there is where we'll have rain developing around cloverdale. it doesn't get down around santa rosa until 6:00. highs for thursday running mild. there is some 59 for new palo alto and mountain view. there is after hong the coastline could see showers. same thing for downtown san francisco. certainly a mostly cloudy day here. this is where you will need umbrellas. there is east bay communities heading inland. temperatures around low to upper 50s, 56 in livermore. for the bay 61 in monterey. and 64 inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. there is is a friday going into mid-60s range. nice, mild weather. sunday extra clouds around

especially in the pacific northwest. there's a storm system out in, far out in the pick right now, but we're clear at can be in most areas and still cool in much of the country. well below average temperatures. the west is no exception to that. temperature of 37 in san francisco to start your morning. definitely grab the jacket and gloves even medford and boise. all, even seattle at 33. a breeze out there. windchill below freezing. 44 in phoenix and 46. you get the general gist of it. dry today, partly cloudy skies, temperatures remains cool. that's a look at y flagstaff, 31. friends in washington state increasing clouds. >>> talk about that tuesday forecast and i mentioned a lot rain on the way for the pick northwest. >> hmm. 60 degrees in san diego. not too bad. >> best it the west. >> thanks, bill. >>> a big announcement from verizon. a big increase at the gas pump and big business in cupcakes. early morning biz headlines straight ahead. >>> plus the kardashian empire smacked with a lawsuit. >>> eagles permanently gro

we're continuing to watch cloudy skies in the pacific northwest. the temperatures are mild.all it 50 today for a high in seattle. portland also. just slight chance of a little drizzle out there, but nothing like yesterday. i don't even think you need your umbrella. 53 in medford. look at san francisco. l.a., vegas. everyone continues this great trend. i mean, this has been picture perfect weather over the last week or so. today or tomorrow, actually, 78 in l.a. 78 in phoenix. even back to the intermountain west salt lake city is even starting to warm up. if you are watching us in anchorage, alaska, see photographs in screen and film for one of the most iconic artists of the 21st century. andy warhol manufactured at the anchorage museum. that's your pacific event of the day. >> thanks. here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. oprah winfrey's long rumored secret was finally revealed on her program monday when she called the b, quote, the miracle of all miracled. winfrey revealed t a half sister which until recently she knew nothing about. >>> and patr

>> nasty in the northeast and the pacific northwest. rain in the northwest.he upper 70s. icy conditions in new england into the interior sections of new york state. sunny in florida. only temperatures in the low 70s. for tomorrow, mild in the southeast and the southwest. more snow through the great lakes. wet weather along the northeast atlantic coast and sunshine returns, finally, to the pacific northwest. >>> good morning to you, live picture over the city by the bay shows you, we have deep pockets of fog and that will be the case probably the next hour or two but the fog will lift and break apart, making way for a mostly sunny skies, reduced visibility now through the area. give yourself plenty of time, don't go racing out the the frond door with reduced visibility on the roadway. looking good now, low 60s today, 62 in san jose. have a great day. >>> and don't forget a day like this you want to keep track of your weather all day long. go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com. now let's head to florida to say hello to uncle willard scott. >> i have

we are watching that rain once again up there in the pacific northwest. on friday, some of it could sneak into the portland area. if you're watching us in california's bay area, meet biologists, watch and feed and discover fun facts about fish. check out sharks and rays at the california academy of sciences. that's your pacific event of the day. have you ever fed a stingray? you hold it underneath it and it sucks it on top of it. >> i love to touch tanks. that's like my favorite thing. >>> here's an early look at the headlines in entertainment now. just days after going public with the break-up of his 18-year marriage john mellencamp has gone public with a new relationship. as magazine reports that mellencamp was secretly dating actress meg ryan. they were photographed heading out to lunch in new york city. a source told the magazine the "sleepless in seattle" star had nothing do do with the end of mellencamp's marriage. ryan came into the picture much later. >>> actor sean penn who has been working to help the victims of haiti's earthquake for this past

let's talk about the extreme flooding in the pacific northwest. if you're wondering why we've got these heavy rains, well here it is, the pineapple express, this is a tropical connection that streams heavy pacific moisture into washington as well as oregon and the result is mud slides. looks like my clicker is not working here so maybe someone can advance my maps. i'll talk about the mud slide that affected clallum county, how much mud? 4,000 cubic yards fell and an additional 1 to 3 inches of rain is expected. the heavier rains will subside through the overnight, but some showers will persist. elsewhere in the country, what do we have going on? well, let's stay consistent with the rain. big rains in texas, louisiana, as well as arkansas. good news is that in the southeast your temperatures are moderating and nothing moderate, folks, about what's going on in the midwest to northeast. cold temperatures. i'm going to end off with a very cold and lonely 5 degrees in minneapolis. >> and back to my new bff, dan. >> i won her over. thank you, jackie. >>>

we got a lot of rain heading off the pacific northwest and that is too much rain. flooding rains well off to our north but you can see the arching to the clouds. that's high pressure which is giving us this what we like to call a mid-winter dry spell, does happen where the storm track kind of stays hung up across the pacific northwest. today fog the only concern. 50s and 60s around the bay area. not quite as warm as yesterday due to the extra moisture in the air and foggy conditions that will stick around for inland valleys. tomorrow and beyond almost toward the end of the month, we'll see these foggy morning and mild temperatures as the temperatures hold its ground for the next few days. notice the temperatures dropping off as they head into concord or fairfield, inland spots cooler, same story for the north bay and heading into sacramento and chico for thins afternoon. the seven-day forecast. tomorrow i think we're going to wake up with fog and see clearing skies. this trend we're seeing, the 60s are in the warmest places inland likely only 50s, though, for the e

rainfall in the pacific northwest. a peek as we head into saturday. also including maybe even a chance for snow flurries in seattle. should be rather dry going into our saturday. phoenix there at 62. finally, a look at your sunday forecast. not much as far as big storms go. high pressure's going to begin controlling the weather. maybe snow flurries there on interstate 5, possibly portland. not a significant winter event. if you're watching on kntv, area culture, a tradition of coastal fishing. see 70 work on display at fish and fishing, at the coos art museum. that's your pick event of the day, veronica. go fish. >> okay. exactly. >>> are you sure about hawaii? can't rain in paradise? >> la to. some portions are not getting green. got to rain sooner or later. >> you're right. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. at the box office, "true grit" will battle "little fockers" for number one. nicholas cage isn't expected to help the medieval saga. "season of the witch" earned more than $10 million. even less expected from "cou

lingering flooding and the threat of mudslides in the pacific northwest. rainy from seattle to portland. snow from fargo to minneapolis and chicago. rain from little rock to new orleans. heavy rain, gusty winds and some hail from orlando to miami. >> 48 in atlanta. 26 here in new york. 17 in boston. mostly 30s from indianapolis to omaha. 52 in boise. 66 in colorado springs. 77 in phoenix. >>> in sports news this morning the nfl's final four is now set. the new york jets were the last team to qualify yesterday with their big victory over the new england patriots. >> we don't have to show these highlights to anyone in new york because everyone was watching this game. the pats made it interesting late in the game when tom brady threw a touchdown, cutting the jets' lead to 3. but the jets answered right back with a great catch from santonio holmes. >> they also tacked on another td for good measure. the jets pulled this one out in a bit of a shocker, final score 28-21. they will now play the steelers for the afc title next sunday. in the nfc championship it wi

north wind as the system moves in to the pacific northwest. our forecast a foggy morning for some.ot everyone but some. sunny today. cool to warm. slightly warmer unless the fog decides to hang around. tomorrow not as much fog. we'll take that into thursday as well. sunny and breezy as we get more of a northerly wind and break up the fog and stir it up. more sunshine, keeping us dry little or no rain. probably no rain until maybe early february. dense fog then sunny today. but as that system dives down from the pacific northwest that will start to kick up the wind and we get what's called mixing. and when you get some wind the fog cannot form. so decrease in the fog as we head into wednesday and thursday. breezy and warmer. a lot of 40s right now. there are a few upper 30s. livermore 43. concord in there. santa rosa 44. hayward at 43. san jose our target forecast. some thick fog. 47. 57 a high of 61. i think it was only like 59 out towards the hill view airport yesterday. for some areas it's a little warmer. for others it stays on the cool side. 48 in sacramento. tahoe 23. south la