forecast, we get a break if you're doing traveling with skies in southern california. 58 there. 54 in palm springsmbers still pretty cool in the 20s in laketahoe. but the numbs will moderate in the sierra nevada so the crowds will be there, too. south bay low 50s. increasing clouds. 52 redwood city with 50 in the pacifica. the main rain holds off until later today. near east bay upper 40s for you in hercules. 52 union city and out over the hills. 48 concord, 49 walnut creek and by the monterey bay, 51 in watsonville. timing is evything and on this one we fail. (laughter) >> we're gonna see the rains really end by the end of the week then. so all brea when the kids are off, you just have to find things to do and send them back to school. (laughter) >> it will be nice for them when they go back next week. but bring your umbrel. >> absolutely. >> new federal aviation data shows air traffic controllers in the washington area have made a record number of mistakes in 2010. increased by 51% nationwide. the faa wants software upgrades for on-board computers so things don't happen that could lead to mid-ai

fresno and even las vegas and palm springs at 36.ere comes our low breaking right off where it says satellite. that's where it will dive along the coast. it looks like this is a bay area event it would be a sierra nevada event. that system continues to work its way toward as the clouds will be on the move here in the next couple of hours. increasing clouds and it does look like light rain around the midnight hour. tahoe it's a cold day. mostly sunny until clouds come in tonight. it's really cold to start off with. light snow is possible. this is an event for us as it would be for them. we will keep clouds and light snow showers in there. temperatures 30-40 to start off with. we'll have increasing clouds. upper 40s and low 50s under a cloudy, cool day. 53 san jose. if you are heading out tonight it looks like increasing clouds. light rain is due around the midnight hour. we'll have a happy new year. rain on saturday and it dips out this system that is coming in. that puts a possibility of rain in to santa cruz mountains. a break monda

get a break if you're doing traveling with sunny skies in southern california. 58 there. 54 in palm springscould lead to mid-air collision. the agency wants an incredibly safe positions. less experienced controllers have been placed in very challenging situations. >> in a year of air travel complaints and legacies, this next story may top it all. 25-year-old brook anderson said he had to stand up for most of his flight because he couldn't fit in the seat. he's 6-7. when he took a spirit airline flight he learned the space between economy seats is only 28 inches, about 3 inches below average. >> the metal on the seat tray table in front of me normally rubs against my niece -- knees a little bit. i actually had my knees in the aisle. >> no one in the exit row or bulkhead was willing to switch so she gave him the option to stand in the aisle for most of the flight. the faa is investigating. >> a multistate megamillions jackpot is growing even before tonight's drawing. heavy ticket sales have bostoned the top prize to $242 million. the jackpot has been without a winner for 14 consecutive by-wee

upper 50s los angeles with 54 palm springs. rain showers around for the weekend. have your forecast coming up. eric? >> lisa, thank you. it's 5:48 now. rescues found the body of a missing snowboarder yesterday. shante willis was about 400 feet off a trail in a wilderness area at the back of the alpine resort. she was stuck in snow at the base of a tree and the deputies believe she crashed there while snow boarding in near blizzard conditions. >> the northeast may be one of the few regions across the country to enjoy good weather this new year's eve but another blizzard is taking aim at the midwest with phoenix expecting a rare freeze and the south ready for severe weather. emily schmidt halls the latest. >> on the eve of the new year the weather is beginning to feel a little old. >> we know the weather is going to be bad but we didn't think it was gonna be like that bad. >> snow fell in arizona's grand canyon and in seattle the roads were so icy small hills turned into insurmountable obstacles. >> one solution, jamming rocks under the wheels and leaving cars behin

low 60s for san diego, los angeles and palm springs and let's take you to the sierra where the winterarning is already in effect and will remain so until 4:00 sunday afternoon. 3 to 6 feet around tahoe. near 10 feet around yosemite. we'll have whiteout conditions at time as gusts could hit 70 mph. >> mike, thank you very much. it's 5:47. >> let's take a look at the top stories we're following this morning beginning with the storm. bay area shelters are gearing up to help the homeless before the series of storms. ehc life builders is the largest emergency shelter provider in santa clara county with 375 beds available. they expect to fill them all. >> antioch police are investigating an early morning bar fight that left three people with stab wounds. it happened shortly after 1:00 this morning at the cruisers saloon on a. street. the victims are expected to survive. >> this morning the massive bipartisan tax package is waiting for president obama's signature. late last night the house passed the president's tax compromise that prevents a big new year's day hike for millions of americans

and palm springs, 73.hould sink as far south as interstate 80 during the afternoon and evening hours which means snow's going to be falling in tahoe. tonight while the rest of us are mostly cloudy, fairfield, morgan hill the upper 30s with livermore. should have 40s for the rest of us. san francisco a little warmer at 50. let's put this into motion. rain, you can see it to our north. then it starts to slide into the bay during the afternoon and evening hours. it will taper tonight for the most part and then you can see the warm front comes through. that leaves us mainly cloudy tomorrow and another cold front's going to sweep and this time to the west starting at 7:00 saturday morning hanging around through the afternoon hours. dissipating during the even evening only for a secondary system to bring us another chance of showers. should be dry monday and tuesday before more rain rolls in on wednesday and temperatures throughout the accu-weather 7-day forecast will be in say the mid to upper 50s most days. >>

. 67 degrees, if you're heading down to los angeles, 82, we're in december here. 83 degrees in palm springs, san diego getting up to 78 degrees. looking at yosemite, 62, sunny. going to heavenly camera showing you a view. it's cloudy there. we're expecting, though, nice spring-like conditions, take a look at graphics here if you're heading to tahoe. saturday, sunday, monday, upper 50s and sunny skies sunday and monday. and we'll have some cold mornings sunday and monday. i'll be back with a look at local forecast including the temperatures in your area, coming up. >> we'll see you later on. >>> a judge in san francisco refused to stop the state of california from selling 11 properties with 24 buildings on them to investors. the buildings would be rented back to taxpayers including state office buildings at san francisco civic center. the decision after two former members of the state building authority requested the judge order the state to take properties off the market. the judge ruled they lack standing to do so. >> and this was unconstitutional. and watch this word. stealing of taxpayer

still rather mild to warm. 75 down in palm springs, 40s in the mountains. everybody is on the mild side. look at the moisture right down toward the hawaiian islands. it comes up and over. but this is the ridge of high pressure which is building in for us. this is leading right to seattle on portland. this is going to get hit hard it between now and tuesday. seems like the projection is about 7 inches of rep. fog holding on, mainly around the bay. light drizzle. some moments of sun. if you get that, upper 60s for a few. we hold off to that 66. low to mid-60s. tomorrow, though, looks like a little bit sooner burn off on some of that fog. partly cloudy on monday. tuesday, cloudy and rain on monday. if you get the sun, that will be warm. >> that will be the first nice weekend in a while. four out of the last five, it's rained. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >>> the most famous department store santa is on the set. he starts his new job just down the street at lefty o'dool after being sacked. the manager says he can tell any joke he wants. it was a ski joke th

and palm springs, sunshine and low to mid-70s there.ight cooler than this morning with our rain tapering a little during the early evening or overnight hours. temperatures drop to the mid to upper 40s. the computer models, a good representation what we're -- almost what we're seeing now on live doppler 7 hd. let's head to the afternoon hours. actually see a little bit of a tapering drying out if you will by 5:00. but here comes the second wave. you see it hits the south bay the hardest first and works its way up into the bay. guess what, during the morning commute once again. looks likes today it could be out 46 here the bulk of the rain by tomorrow evening commute. leaving behind some pretty healthy rainfall. talking up to an inch and a quarter, possibly an inch and a half in the north bay. you see the greens there. about a half an inch over the east bay. three-quarters of an inch on the peninsula. a third of an inch in the south bay. temperatures jump back into the low 60s tomorrow and more so on friday and then we'll be the mid to up

and also palm springs. the rain shield moving across the north bay.peratures will stay up tonight in the mid to upper 40s. may even be around 50 oakland and san francisco. here's what we're looking at. cold front from the weekend moving away. high pressure dominated our sky yesterday, brought us that warm weather. today it will keep us mainly sunny and hold off this cold front until tomorrow and that's when we'll get the rain. because of that low sitting out there spinning, hurl chunks of energy at us. everything kind of breaks down and then returns for thursday. we get one wave of rain. that will move from north to south tomorrow. about a quarter to half inch of rain. once that passes, no chunk of energy comes through thursday with more scattered showers and one more piece on friday and you see that really gorgeous sunshine is hanging around for the weekend. hope you have a great day. here's frances with the commute. good morning. >> mike, enjoy the dry commute this morning because we know we're in for a few rough rides. 880 interchange in san jose.

couple of upper 20s. 50 in tahoe. 48 ukiah. 60s down in southern california but there were 30s at palm springs and las vegas. it's cold down there. one little weak system to the north. the stronger one -- the old friday in the own ointment is this one. that's gonna come close to us thursday and friday and then i think it will split and head into southern california by the weekend. it's my hope that's what it d oes. sun and clouds, a little the warmer but more sun giving way toy a few clouds in the afternoon. temperatures warping up a little bit -- warming up a little bit. 58 to 62, average. there will be a day with a little bit of sunshine. even though the sun doesn't last very long. it's dark by 5:00 for crying out loud. cloudy. we'll get some light rain on friday and kind of get it out of here by saturday afternoon. it's the shortest day of the year in three weeks. >> yes, exactly. >> yes. >> and then we'll be adding one minute. >> thank you. steve. >>> this morning in san francisco more than 200 lee income preschoolers enjoyed a day at the holiday ice rink at just her man plaza. justin herm

more sunshine and mid to upper 60s l.a., san diego and palm springs.home tonight, the thick fog up in the north bay valleys. that's where it's most prevalent. low to mid-40s so the coolest weather there mid to upper 40s for the rest of us. fog can form anywhere tonight. falling of high pressure developing right here and that is what is bringing us the drier and quieter weather. it's going to be a quick push of dry weather. that next system you can see was lurking right behind it. 5:00 tonight you can see pretty much quiet conditions. tomorrow morning going to be a quiet commute. no need to worry about water or slick streets. by the afternoon hours tomorrow you see the high clouds rolling. that's how you know storms are on the way. the morning commute should be wet up in the north bay while the rest of us are dry but anticipating the rain to slight ride down the bay from north to south. heaviest rain moving out of the south bay by 5:00. showers wednesday night into thursday morning. they start to taper thursday into the evening hours. 7-day forecast, th

the warm spot, by far, the nicest weather in the country, from phoenix to tucson to san diego, palm springs. los angeles, just gorgeous weather out there and eve tuesday that trend continues at least here for arizona. that's a the bowl. look at the northwest. just showers continue today. >>> take a look at extended forecast coming up. >> no additional flooding. right, bill? we've had viewers write in. >> this looks like the peak. no. >> good. thanks. >>> a deal in the works. what to look for on wall street this week. and a fashion debate in english proper. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, one film winning and losing all at the same time at the box office over the weekend? >>> coming up, snow helps the patriots while it collapses the roof of one nfl stadium. and the jets prove cheaters never prosper. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning to you and welcome back to "early today," i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning -- six american troops and two afghan soldiers were killed yesterday when a suicide bomber detona

and palm spring sunshine and low to mid-70s there.ht cooler than this morning with our rain tapering a little during the early evening or overnight hours. temperatures dropo the mid to upper 40s. the computer models, a good representation what we're -- almost what we'r seeing now on live doppler 7 hd. let's ad to the afternoon hours. actually see a little bit of a tapering drying out if you will by 5:00. but here comes the second wave. you see it hits the south bay the hardest first and works its way up into the bay. guess what, during the morning commute once again. looks likes today it could be out 46 here the bulk of the rain by tomorrow evening commute. leaving bend some pretty healthy rainfall. talking up to an inch and a quarte possibly an inch and a half in the north bay. you see the greens there. about a half an inch over the east bay. three-quarters of an inch on the peninsula. a third of an inch in the south bay. temperatures jump back into the low 60s tomorrow and more so on friday and then we'll be the mid to upper 60s sta

and 76 palm springs. tonight you see the rain shield moving in on the north bay.emperatures mid to upper 40s. the rest of us pretty much the upper 40s to 50 thanks to the cloud deck. that rain and cold front that's going to push it ever so slowl through the bay tomorrow. by 4:00 we're looking at light rain just about anyere. it will be light rain as the front washes out tomorrow night. it will become mor showery and widespread in nature for thursday morning. then a little area of high pressure will develop and keep the storm track to the north. the north bay will see showe if not a stray shower for the rest of us. friday's stem coming with a little more oomph to it and mo rain through the weekend. by tomorrow we could have half an inch around the bay to an inch up in the north bay to a tenth the south bay. looks like you'll get the least amount as usual. even with these rain chances, temperatures won't drop too much. once t sun comes out saturday, sunday and monday above average with the mid-60s, maybe 70s around sunday. >> practically a heat wave coming up. >> yo

and palm springs, 73.hould sink as far south as interstate 80 during the afternoon and evening hours which means snow's going to be falling in tahoe. tonight while the rest of us are mostly cloudy, fairfield, morgan hill the upper 30s with livermore. should have 40s for the rest of us. san francisco little warmer at 50. let's put this into motion. rain, you can see it to our north. then it starts to slide into the bay during the afternoon and evening hours. it will taper tonight for the most pt and then you can see the warm front comes through. that leaves us mainly cloudy tomorrow and another cold front's going to sweep and this time to the west starting at 7:00 saturday morning hanging around throughhe afternoon hours. dissipating during the even evening only for a secondary system to bring us another chance of showers. should be dry monday and tuesday before more rain rolls in on wednesday and temperatures throughout the accu-weather 7-day forecast will be in say the mid to upper 50s most days. >> it's

light rain from los angeles almost making it to palm springs. san diego is dry to this point.'s going to shift your way. interstate 5, probably have travel delays i imagine with people driving in the rain. as far as the forecast goes out there we are going to watch los angeles, a chance of rain the next couple of days. maybe even periods of heavy rain. today after the morning rain we'll get just partly cloudy skies this afternoon. so it will dry itself out. some of the showers could make their way all of the way to phoenix. a look at your friday forecast out there, it's going to call for more wet weather. this time not the north west. it's really going to be in central and southern california over the next couple of days. >>> if you're watching us on kgw, news channel 8, portland, oregon, take a drive to the history of oregon's license plates. see how they've evolved since 1911, that license to drive. at the oregon historical society. that's your pacific event of the day, lynn. i don't know if everyone's in to that. my dad used to have them all on the wall of the garage growin

more sunshine and mid to upper 60s l.a., san diego and palm springs.onight, the thick fog up in the north bay valle. that's where it's most prevalent. low to mid-40s so the coolest weather there mid to upper 40s for the rest of us. fog can form anywhere tonight. falling of high pressure developing right here and that is what is bringing us the drier and quter weather. it's going to be a quick push of dry weather. that next system you can see was lurking right behind it. 5:00 tonight you can see pretty much quiet conditions. tomorrow morning going to be a quiet commute. no need to worry about water or slick streets. by the afternoon hours tomorrow you see the high clouds rolling. that's how you know storms ar on the way. the mornincommutould be wet up in the north bay while the rest of us are dry but anticipating the rain to slight ride down the bay from north to south. heaviest rain moving out of the south bay by 5:00. showers wednesday night into thursday morning. they start to taper thursday into the evening hours. 7-day forecast, these storms mainly

low to mid-60s san diego and los angeles. 67 palm springs today and quiet weather tahoe and yosemite reno. looks like low to mid-40s for you. bringing it back home tonight, mainly cloudy with temperatures mid to upper 40s in our inland valleys. 45 palo alto, otherwise upper 40s to near 50 the bay shore and out to the coast. some drizzle is possible but looks like the heavier rain will move in after the sun comes up. areas of high pressure holding off this system but they'll be overrun by high clouds during the afternoon hours. jet stream running parallel with this system now. that's why it takes the better part of today to get closer. several chunks of energy that will all come together to create a pretty strong storm that has some winds with it. during the afternoon, evening hours, we'll have clouds on the increase by midnight mostly cloudy in most neighborhoods. by 7:00 rain starting to move into the northwest coast of sonoma county. by 12:00 tomorrow, the heaviest rain's moving through and then scattered showers during the afternoon hours. wake up sunday. we'll see clearing condit

and palm springs.ou can see the cloud cover as temperatures once again in the 40s except fairfield and morgan hill in the upper 30s and san francisco about 50. having trouble getting this front to move any farther to the south due to the blocking areas of high pressure. so when we look at the forecast last night, you see the clouds thicken, rain stays to the north all the way through about noon and then maybe light rain developing in the north bay by 5:00. that will dissipate leaving us with cloudy conditions for friday and mainly into saturday. again a light rain is possible and the better chance on sunday. looks like it will be dry monday and tuesday before another chance on wednesday. have a great day. megan with the east bay. >> it's pretty quiet out there. no major problem spots. start with a live look at interest state 80. this is berkeley and these headlights are moving eastbound. the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze just a light 19 minutes. once you do reach the bay bridge toll

and 76 palm springs. tonight you see the rain shield moving in on the north bay.pper 40s. the rest of us pretty much the upper 40s to 50 thanks to the cloud deck. that rain and cold front that's going to push it ever so slowly through the bay tomorrow. by 4:00 we're looking at light rain just about anywhere. it will be light rain as the front washes out tomorrow night. it will become more showery and widespread in nature for thursday morning. then a little area of high pressure will develop and keep the storm track to the north. the north bay will see showers if not a stray shower for the rest of us. friday's system coming with a little more oomph to it and more rain through the weekend. by tomorrow we could have half an inch around the bay to an inch up in the north bay to a tenth in the south bay. looks like you'll get the least amount as usual. even with these rain chances temperatures won't drop too much. once the sun comes out saturday sunday and monday above average with the mid-60s, maybe 70s around sunday. >> practically a heat wave coming up. >> you bet.

warmest palm springs, low to mid-70s. back home temperatures mid to upper 40s north bay valleys.ow to mid-50s for the rest of us. the cold front, talk about how it stalled over the bay area, that's what it's doing now. this area is the last chunk of energy that's coming through right now. because of this steady stream of moisture, we get any kind of sunshine and get the air buoyant, we could have scattered showers this afternoon. i made it drier for toll and sunny and warm throughout the weekend. good morning, frances. >> good morning, mike. or should i call you barry. i kind of like that deep voice. we've been following this accident for you this morning and this is going to be the hot spot. it's in san leandro and southbound 880 at 238. the three left lanes are still blocked for this fatal crash. they don't know when it's going to be reopened. so what could happen is traffic will slow southbound 880 through san leandro and potentially northbound 880 may slow as well out of hayward as drivers take a look at all activity in the other direction. so keeping an eye on drive times fo

low to mid-70s los angeles and palm springs with 63 san diego.ight you can see the fog develop in the central valley. that's going to move in to the east bay valleys over the weekend and keep you a little cooler. we'll still have fog everywhere else tonight with temperatures upper 40s to low 50s. look what it does to the accu-weather seven-day forecast. tomorrow everybody else mid to upper 60s. citizen and monday we expect that fog to leak into the neighborhoods, keeping us upper 50s to low 60s while everybody else is near upper 60s. rain returns to the forecast tuesday. more likely on wednesday and thursday. have a great weekend. here's frances with an update. >> back to vallejo where we have a serious overturn crash. now saying it's on the wilson avenue on-ramp to westbound 37. it was reported as eastbound 37. they are no longer sending an air ambulance to the scenes. all patients are being transported by ground. either the helicopter couldn't get there or the injuries are less critical. but it's the wilson avenue on-ramp will be blocked until

holding on to 73 in palm springs.ight mainly cloudy, maybe some breezy and just as mild as this morning with temperatures near 50 around fremont, oakland, san francisco. everybody else in the mid to upper 40s. a chance of rain kind of quiet but look how it brings us scattered showers throughout saturday and into sunday. even a greater chance sunday afternoon with the final push of wet weather. looking at probably a quarter to a half inch of rain over the weekend. keep the sprinkler systems off for a couple more days. monday and tuesday should be dry. another chance of rain wednesday. looks like temperatures mid-50s. have a great day and weekend. here's megan. >> off to a pretty quiet start. no hot spots. here's a live look in walnut creek at 680. taillights are moving southbound. right now you won't find any delays heading into the san ramon valley. a lived look at interstate 80 heading through the berkeley area. headlights move westbound. the drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze just a light 19 minutes. o

palm springs 67 degrees today.ng is home tonight and look at these frosty cold temperatures. 30 napa, 32 santa rosa. we'll be the 30s cloverdale, san rafael, vallejo, fairfield, concord, antioch, livermore, palo alto, santa cruz. thick frost tomorrow in our valleys, the rain rolls in friday, around saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday and wednesday which isn't on this forecast but i looked around to see if there's dry weather. it's not there for a long time. >> looking forward to that. off to a great start for your wednesday morning commute. starting inth north bay with a live look in san rafael. this is 101. headlights moving southbound coming out of novato making their way towards the golden gate bridge. the drive time from 37 to 580 just a light nine minutes. on the golden gate bridge you'll find a beautiful ride making your way into san francisco. heading into san francisco on the bay bridge, same story. no problems heading through the tolls and right on in. and if you're taking mass transit this morning, no delay

as you head farther to the south, sunshine but no more 80s in the forecast. 70 l.a., 76 palm springs.onight with the clearing low 40s in the north bay. mid to upper 40s for the rest of us and probably pretty heavy dew on the car in the morning but no frost this go-around. while we were sleeping, you can see the storm get its act together and start to make that turn down the coast. that's why we're having rain by this morning. in fact, you can really see the rain roll in to the north bay during the overnight hours and then you can see the line right here developing by 7:00. even some scattered sprinkles outside of this line. heaviest of the rain, the steady moving into the north bay by noon through the bay during the afternoon into the evening hours and then overnight it's going to taper and we'll wake up to those cleaner and cooler conditions tomorrow morning. quite a wide range of -- excuse me -- rainfall totals from a tenth to a quarter inch in the south bay, a tenth in the east bay valley to half an inch in the east bay hills. half an inch in the peninsula. three-quarters in the no

and also for palm springs. tonight you can see rain still falling in the forecast.s heavy as it will be today. temperatures a little cooler in the mid to upper 40s. here we are at 7:00 this morning. one batch moving through the south bay, the lighter batch. the heftier rain still hanging around in the north bay. it slowly works its way down. off the ocean we're going to continue to get waves of light rain throughout the midmorning into the afternoon hours. you can see by 5:00 all of us probably even wetter than this morning. during the overnight hours we'll see a tapering of the rain. just light showers. light showers through thursday. friday looking a little drier than it did this time yesterday. rain in the north bay and also the west facing mountains of santa cruz. we'll have up to a half inch. we should get i would say anywhere around an inch to an inch and a half up in the north bay. here's a look at your accu-weather 7-day forecast. temperatures coolest today with the heaviest of the rain. saturday and sunday we'll have temperatures mid to upper 50s with a who

i went to school at chico state, born and raised in palm springs and i forecasted in bakersfield, beautiful bakersfield. i think everybody puts that on a map as a destination they want to travel to before they die. i forecasted all up and down the entire state and i'm really happy to be back working for what i consider to be the best network and the best station right here in the bay area. >> we're happy to have you aboard. you also had forecasting out in south florida and miami talking about severe weather and tropical storms. christina lauren, really happy to have her on a busy morning. we're working this radar tag team coverage. >> christina, one of the changes around here. also there's a change of scenery. this is our temporary home while our state-of-the-art news set is assembled behind that wall so we will be in our new digs in a couple of weeks. >>> meanwhile, will oakland fight the feds? a decision on pot policy that could land city council members in jail. >>> plus the hot holiday gifts you'll want to get as soon as possible. what's in scarce supply or sold out. you're looking at a

sacramento, fresno and even down to palm springs and las vegas at last hour they are in the 40s. there is also a low spinning out there. probably that will play into our friday or maybe early saturday forecast. sun and clouds. some upper 50s. sun for a while and then clouds come in later on. we'll claude it up tomorrow and then maybe bring some rain in the north bay. we'll drag the system across thursday/friday. kind of a gray day. clouds linger into saturday morning and then mostly sunny. >>> 8:26. it is very cold and very tense at one bay area homeless camp. >>> also, the city of oakland says it's still in the ballgame in the fight to build a new home for the as. a very important meeting is scheduled for today. it's a big night for seafood. many bay area restaurants are participating in a c oast-to- coast event tonight. >>> good morning. clouds will come in later today. highs today 50s and very low 60s. >>> with the cold weather we've had, it has police in the south bay shifting their focus towards the homeless. claudine wong is in san jose. there's some special efforts happeni

look at southern california, low to mid-80s around los angeles and palm springs. we're getting rain tomorrow, they are getting snow in the sierra. snow could get down to donner pass and echo summit. >>> this week, berkeley's city council will consider a resolution giving hero status to an army private suspected of supplying wikileaks with classified documents. resolution was approved last month by the peace and justice commission made up of residents appointed by council members. it honors bradley manning but calls for him to be released from military custody. >>> today the u.c. board of regents is scheduled to begin considering a plan to reduce fund for thousands of pension and retirement plans. they say the pension and retirement system has nearly $21 billion deficit. to try to fix it, he is recommending a proposal that raises the minimum retirement age and the age for receiving maximum benefits would rise from 60 to 65. in addition the u.c. would greatly gradually decrease contributions to most retiree heath care premiums. last month they approved an 8% tuition

around the state where you see the building warmth in southern california. 68 palm springs.possible in tahoe but most up near mount shasta with rain as you head towards the coast and eureka. temperatures 39 in fairfield tonight. the rest of us 40s with increasing clouds and rain to our north. tonight slow moving system. these areas of high pressure are very very stubborn. like your kids in the morning getting them ready for school. that's why it's taking such a long time to move this to the south. pushes the rain into the north bay. most likely that will be tomorrow during the evening hours and then to friday morning. then the entire system will start to slide through the bay friday morning and friday evening. may be a wet commute thursday in the north bay friday for the rest of us. saturday and sunday a lesser chance of rain. here's myles with your traffic. >> good morning. on the san mateo bridge, there are things looking fantastic in the other direction. westbound 80 on the bay bridge debris in various lanes but no major delays reported. remember as mike said a little bit

talk about warmth palm springs and san diego. low to mid-80s there.e sierra, if you are heading that way tomorrow, winter storm watch, six to 12 inches above 5500 feet. >>> 5:46 now. a look at the top stories. america's cup organizers are not happy with san francisco's latest offer for holding the sailing event in the city. it was smooth sailing until city leader begin changing key elements of the bid. now, they are ready to walk away from the deal entirely. organizers have given a friday deadline. >> san francisco board of supervisors is set to decide tomorrow whether to further study the possibility of charging motor affairs three dollar fee to enter downtown san francisco from the peninsula. san mateo officials say if it happens, they would implement a toll to enter the county from san francisco during rush hour. >>> detectives from roanoke, virginia came to san francisco to question 32-year-old jeffrey easley and interview brittany smith. easley is accused of kidnapping the girl and driving her across the country. he was arrested near ocean beach

with a southeast wind you can't get into upper 60s. 55 at eureka. 51 palm springs. 48 lake tahoe. yes 48 because of a south wind out of that. remember november? you remember how cold it was. everything was coming straight down. now it's coming out of the southwest. this is a mild milder pattern. it can also hold more moisture. we really haven't had that 1-2- inch some come by. this will do it for the north bay. heaviest rain to the north. 50s and 60s to your temps. farther south more rain. clouds will carry us into thursday and friday. then it's out of here. coast will be gorgeous this weekend. inland valleys might have to deal with very cold and thick fog. >> all right. >>> another controversial move by the berkeley city council. the person the council may declare a hero when cooperating with wikileaks. >>> is president obama caving to republicans to save his own political hide? i will show you what one of the top advisors to the president is saying about it this morning. coming up. >>> in the past two years. >> welcome back. this is washington, d.c. the obama administration are

looks at the sunshine and the warmth around san diego at 66 and los angeles and palm springs at 73. eric with more news. >> thank you, mike. lucky chances casino is suing to get some videos taken off the internet. they appear to be taken without permission from a security camera above the casino floor. amy holyfield has more on the story first reported by our media partners at the san mateo times. >> the first video was posted on youtube.com last december and shows a fight that broke out on the gaming room floor. it's listed as casino fight 333 on youtube.com. the second video appeared a couple months ago in september. this one shows security officers grabbing a card player, throwing him out of his chair and to the ground. five officers stand over him and struggle with him. this is called casino fight 555. >> whoa, damn! >> we showed the video to some of the casino customers. they didn't like what they saw. >> kind of scarce you a little bit. >> but everyone agreed the fights wouldn't keep them from coming here. >> only a couple fights here before. but, i mean, there's fights at the

from palm springs. "my husband suffered a brain injury two years ago. he's on permanent disability. i lost my job as a para legal in january. my benefits end this month. i have no way to pay our medical insurance. i'm going to lose my house. i'm trying to find a way to keep from becoming homeless with a disabled husband who is in constant need of medical care and 24/7 personal care. please extend unemployment insurance." adam from santa rosa. "i'm a 25-year-old life long california resident, graduated from california state university. i found a good job in the science field. i was laid off two years later due to the poor climate and forced to get unemployment insurance. i have been desperately seeking work, but to no avail and my benefits have run out. i'm currently the sole survivor for my wife, two children and myself. and despite all of my efforts to find work no opportunities presented themselves. i have not been sleeping as we do not have much savings and rent and living is expensive. i fear other citizens are in the same boat so i'm writing on my family's behalf as well as the

and then 50s from redding all the way down to palm springs.hat is a very deep low sitting out there. system will spread in a lot of clouds already beginning to show up that will make for rain tuesday night and wednesday. again farther more rain. there could be rain tuesday but the main focus will be wednesday and thursday and improving on friday. >>> thank you. a report from the north american airport council says the drop in airport travelers is hurting restaurants and gift sales. they fell 4% in 2009. in average last year travelers spent $4 on food and drinks and less than $3 at retail shops. many travelers don't buy anything now. >>> checking in on the numbers. we'll have a live look at the big board. stocks down across the board this morning. european markets are down as well. mostly on economic concerns and of course ben bernanke comments it could be four to five years before we see a normal unemployment rate of 5-6%. >>> well a fairy tale princess knocked the young wizard out of the top box. tangle was number one over the weekend. overco

low to mid-50s along the coast, the central valley. 50 l.a., san diego and palm springs.ching another storm. the one that pounds us tonight and brings snow levels to 3500 feet tonight, up to 8 inches at lake level. 2 feet at higher elevations. a tough go tonight through wednesday afternoon in the sierra. here's jenelle and kristen with more news. >> it's 5:47. >> taking a look at some of the stories we're following. two pit bulls that attacked a san jose woman are still on the loose this morning. police were called to white sand drive 6:30 after two dark gray pit bulls attacked the 41-year-old woman. she suffered major injuries but her injuries are not life threatening. >> oakland police hold a news conference later today to discuss the fatal shooting of a suspect after a high-speed car chase. one suspect is still at large and two others under arrest. the suspects are connected to a shooting in west oakland last week. >> san mateo police arrested a suspect in a six-month-old murder indicates at hillsdale mall. charges he killed a popular east palo alto community leader. t

about the same today with 82 there. 75 san diego and mid-80s once again in palm springs.e we're looking at mild air today. not the greatest in terms of air quality. temperatures well above normal. 66 in campbell, 67 in san jose. look for mid-60s on the peninsula. the fog here with low 60s pacifica. hazy afternoon sun, san francisco 63. partly cloudy in the north bay once the clouds begin to scour out. 64 santa rosa, low 60s by the water in vallejo. some fog early but most of the fog will be out by the delta. carquinez strait so near the bay looking at mild numbers, 64 oakland. inland a couple upper 50s, that fog being stuck in some of the lower lying valleys. 67 antioch. 62 livermore. monterey bay, watsonville, 68 degrees. another mild day here. the accu-weather 7-day forecast cooler tomorrow as that ridge begins to slide east and then a weak system brings us some rain come tuesday, wednesday and thursday. talk about the most promising rain which would be not until the end of the week. >> all right. and as far as the warm weather, i was hoping for this weekend, i can forg

to 73 palm springs.he sierra we have some snow this morning about 6,000 feet and rain mixed with snow friday, saturday and sunday with snow levels around 6 to 7,000 feet. warm system is going to drop, become very heavy and wet snow up in the sierra this weekend. >> mike, thank you very much. our time now 5:48. >> taking a look at stories we're following this morning. a registered sex owe offender will appear in court after raping a two-year-old girl in union city. good samaritans helped. >> former bart police officer johannes mehserle returns to court where his attorney will ask the judge to let his client go free on bail while he appeals his conviction. he was sentenced for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of oscar grant. >> the operators of this recycles center plan to fight to remain open after san francisco's recreation and parks commission voted to allow commute gardens to replace it. it operated for decades. we have the latest on these stories at 6:00. >> 5:49. this story. people acro

sunshine, low 60s in the southern sierra and 80s the southland with 82 degrees in los angeles, 83 palm springsnevada, he had snow. it's been warm and mild and more snow melts as the high temperatures approach the upper 50s through monday. overnight lows though right around freezing. today look at the numbers. south bay 65 sunnyvale to upper 60s san jose. on the peninsula 64. san mateo the dense fog from pacifica to half moon bay. poor visibility and becoming sunny throughout the late morning hours. 63 south city downtown and in the north bay 64 santa rosa. 62 vallejo. very foggy early morning hours. and so driving or doing that bike ride, you may need to hold off for a little bit. 64 oakland today and out over the hills warming through the low 60s. some very dense fog for you in pittsburgh and antioch this morning. then hazy sun, 68 watsonville. the accu-weather 7-day forecast will keep this weather pattern for tomorrow into monday. increasing clouds and looking at some pretty good rain on tuesday. a chance wednesday and thursday and by next weekend we're lookin' pretty wet. >> wow! >> turning

palm springs, 83. 82 los angeles. even in the southern sierra, 62 there. fresno 58.efinitely foggy here but over in the sierra nevada with sunshine this afternoon, warming up to the upper 50s all weekend long. mid-30s tonight. look for colder conditions sunday and monday. snow looks to come by the middle of the week in the mountains. mild temperatures south bay, 66. cupertino 67. san jose 64 with a foggy start in san mateo. our coast low 60s with afternoon sun. slow clearing downtown today, 63. sonoma about the same for you although the fog's gonna hold on throughout the midmorning hours. 63 union city and out over the hills. remain foggy through the morning hours. late morning, sunshine and mid to upper 60s for morgan hill to salinas. the accu-weather seven-day forecast, no real changes but do watch out for that fog the next several days. >> wow! >> best chance of rain coming in on tuesday. kind of wet wednesday, thursday and more rain next weekend. >> okay. so get everything done you need outside this weekend. >> right. absolutely. >> good advice. thanks. a young i

your high in los angeles, sunny, 61 and 65 palm springs.ext storm is headed our way christmas day. i'll have those details coming up. >> frances, thank you. it's 6:42. a monterey county soldier serving in afghanistan has died in injuries he suffered in eye roadside bombing. he died in kandahar province on sunday after enemy forcing attacked his vehicle. the seaside high school graduate last visited over thanksgiving. his parents are farm workers. his fathers coworkers donated their leave time so he could take time off without losing pay. an airline pilot's behind the scenes video tour of sfo has now landed him in big trouble. at issue is airport security, specifically the lack of screening for airport employees. the pilot captured it all on cellphone video, then posted it on youtube.com. abc 7's amy holyfield picks up from there. >> while tens of thousands go through security checkpoints, thousands of airport employees are allowed to skip it. a pilot took his cellphone and videoed an airport worker. >> folks, just wanted to give you an idea

a little sunshine, mid to upper 60s san diego, and palm springs. >> thanks, mike. >> 5:47.a look at the stories we're following this morning. a bart police officer and suspect are in the hospital this morning after the suspect smashed into the officer's car while alameda county sheriffs deputies were chasing him. officials say the officer not involved in the pursuit has non-life-threatening injuries. >> at 10 a.m. proposition 8 goes before a three-judge federal appeals panel. the judges will hear arguments on both sides of the constitutionality. >> crews will be mopping up following the rainstorm that came down hard and fast last night. the downpours created a sudden buildup of water on 880 south near the exit in oakland. there was minor flooding in front of the oakland museum after a storm drain backed up. the latest coming up for you at 6:00. >> the oakland police department is investigating the apparent suffocation of a four month old baby. babyas suffocated and brought to life by cpr. the infant was transported to the hospital but pronounced dead later that morning. pol

sunshine around palm springs and 66. 38 today and tahoe rather quiet.est day to get up there out of the next week because the winter storm watch starts tomorrow afternoon. it doesn't end until sunday. this is the first series of storms that could leave 3 to 6 feet above 7,000 feet and dangerous winds and snow accumulations that will make it very difficult to travel there and more storms on the way, too. here's kristen and eric. >> mike, thank you. it's 5:46. >> taking a look at the stories this thursday morning, students at an east bay high school will be wearing black to honor a 17-year-old classmate stabbed to death yesterday afternoon. newark police say he was attached just after 3:30 at a bus stop on cedar boulevard and birch street. >> the city of antioch sent off layoff notices to six police officers because of its budget problems. the layoffs will take effect in two weeks unless the city comes up with an agreement for concessions with the police officers' union. if the layoffs go through, it would bring department down to 98 sworn officers. >> de

the mexican quake may also be the blame for triggering a 5.4 in palm springs july 7th. >> a massive bipartisan tax package that prevents a new year's day tax hike is on its way to president obama's desk. late last night they passed the president's compromise. the measure would extend the bush era tax cut for everyone for two years, extend unemployment benefits for 13 months and provide $400 billion in cuts in tax credits to boost the economy. both democrats and republicans express their displeasure. the only bay area member of the house to vote yes was 11th district congressman jerry mcnearney. >> 6:07 is our time. take a look outside. you can see the rain or at least what looks like a wet bridge deck on the bay bridge. this is just the first part of what we're gonna see. >> mike, let's talk about who's getting what where. >> all of us receiving some light rain this morning. depends if it's light, drizzle, if it's more intense. we're going through the ebb and flow of this system as it comes in many different chunks. you can see the satellite. the clouds making a straight beeline from west to e

low to mid-50s along the coast and central valley. 60 l.a., san diego and palm springs and more snowhe sierra. we have a winter storm watch for tonight through wednesday afternoon. snow level lowering to 3500 feet. snow looks like whatever is melted right now will ice up tonight. 8 inches at lake level. 88 and 50 you need chains right now. here's jenelle. >> more news now. the power plant going out of business in the new year. gavin newsom will announce the city's last fossil fuel burning plant will cease operations january 1st. it's after a lot of controversy. >> a berkeley man has become the first person in the bay area to own a new chevrolet volt. patrick lang picked up his new car yesterday at concord, chevrolet. the hybrid has a range of 379 per charge. it runs 25 to 50 miles before a gas-powered generator kicks in. >> to me the technology that's here, the revolutionary aspect of the car really drew me to it and i wanted to own something that was going to defining the next century of automobiling. >> gets 93 miles per gallon. after taxes he paid $42,000 for its. >> toyota has ag

l.a. 71 today, 68 palm springs, san diego 64. >> mike, thank you. it's 5:48 now.know permanent full-time jobs are still hard to come by in this economy but a seasonal job may be the way to get your foot in the door. some businesses are bringing on extra workers for the holiday season in hopes that things are picking up. >> if the number of seasonal hires packed into this basement office is any indication, the paper business must be booming this holiday season. >> we hired over 100 seasonal design associates and 18 customer service representatives. >> this is the save headquarters of the online stationery company. they have graph tick designers around the globe that do holiday carts, invitations and the like. the pay is $15 to $17 an hour, like a gift from heavy if you've been out of work like this woman. >> a world separate from the world i came from. kind of i moved from one place and i'm in this new world where everything works. >> this man came on as a seasonal hire out of college and worked his way into the staff job. that's not the way it worked for many of h

high 61. 65 palm springs. tahoe also a nice drive up this morning. 42 degrees your high. but look out for a big storm headed our way christmas day and that could make tough driving conditions up to the sierra. >> more news now with kristen. >> a monterey county soldier has died in a roadside bombing. he dried in kandahar province on sunday after enemy forces attacked his vehicle. the seaside high school graduate joined the army last year and last visited over thanksgiving. his parents were farm workers who later worked in the hospital -- hospitality industry. two firefighter brothers parished while searching an abandoned building on chicago's south side. more about this tragedy. >> the search was frantic. desperate. more than 100 firefighters digging through smoldering rubble with axes, buckets, even their own hands trying to save four of their brothers. they were trapped when the roof of this abandoned burning building gave away. >> our condolences and prayers go out to both families, their friends, and their brothers and sisters of the chicago fire department. >> gerald

and palm springs and 73. >> mike, thank you.is thursday morning. >> taking a look at stories we are following this morning, san francisco police are investigating a homicide in their city's richmond district. neighbors reported hearing gunshots around 9:00 last night. investigators found a man shot to death inside an apartment building on 23rd avenue. he's between 20 to 30 years old. police haven't released any further details surrounding this case. >> some consumers worried about the possible health effects of pg&e smart meters are expected to attend the meeting of state public utilities commission in san francisco. they want the panel to halt the installations until public hearings are held on possible health links. >> bay area drivers who sat in traffic because of a standoff on the bay bridge are now getting hit with a fas trak fine for turning around. fas trak says the fines can be reversed if the drivers call in. we'll have the latest coming up at 6:00. the senate arms services committee will hold the first day of hearings

and palm springs, low to mid-70s. here's kristen with the news. >> mike, thanks a lot.he spokesman for wikileaks is calling the arrest of its founder an attack on media freedom and promises it won't stop the organization from spilling diplomatic secrets online. julian assange was arrested on a sex crime investigation that stems on allegations from two women he met over the summer. he appears in court later today. wikileaks released diplomatic cables last week. since then the u.s. government has launched a criminal investigation against wikileaks which has also seen its bank accounts cancelled and its website attacked. >> the grinch has spoiled christmas at the union square macy's. john toomey who has been chris crinkle for some 20 years was friday for telling a couple naughty jokes he says he has used for years when adults visit. >> they sat on my lap, and i said have you been good this year? they said oh yes. i said, oh, that's too bad. then i said you know why santa's so happy and jolly all the time, don't you? and they said, no, we don't know. and i said that's becau