the wind advisories 1:00 north and 3:00 athen 3:00 peninsula .e of the rain coming down who are dontally. it won't take much to bring down power lines and a few branches and maybe even some trees. the storm system getting enhanced as it hits the san mateo coast. notice by noon time still looking at that heavy rain in marin county through the peninsula. the san mateo coast and by 4:00 looks like it wants to clear parts of the south bay and central coast. dry tonight right on through tomorrow. if you need to get out and get more are christmas gifts perhaps tomorrow is your day to do that. into christmas day notice by 11:00 rain in the north bay and by the afternoon it does press south. a much weaker system. takes us into wednesday morning. we will get a break after this system drops another inch to inch and a half in the east bay, the south bay, the peninsula. the heavy rain rates along the north bay an santa cruz mounta. upper 50s today. the rain continue its the next two or three hours. the gusty winds and flood warning for petaluma and sonoma co

but over the peninsula we are looking at the urban and small stream flood advisory.gusting anywhere from 20 to 40 miles an hour. the rain is coming down at a good clip anywhere from throw quarters of an inch to an inch an hour in the santa cruz mountains. that's why we have a flood warning through noon in santa cruz and santa clara county. with these wind gusts in combination with the front marching southward, we've got a rough time for the next couple hours. >> thank you. talking about the strong winds, they have blown over a big rig on the lower deck of the richmond san rafael bridge. abc7 news reporter nick smith joins us live with an update. nick, i thought they told you to get off that bridge. >> carolyn, they did tell us to get off the bridge. but you mentioned something earlier and the california highway patrol said it to us again, nick, we responded to 70 different road-related accidents this morning which is why whoa are allowing you to stay so you can keep pushing the message to slow down on the highway. carolyn, look over my shoulder. that truck we have be

thunderstorms moving on to the peninsula.you head outside, lake tahoe, winter storm warning in effect until 4:00 tomorrow. truckee is 44 degrees. one to two feet in the tahoe basin and if you plan on going up here you will have to delay your travel. is very rough out there. live doppler 7-hd, you see the rain in emeryville and all over the bay. we have heavier cells indicated to the north where the yellows are from santa rosa. we have thunderstorms in the santa cruz mountains and gusty winds, up to 52 miles an hour at the airport. 31 wind gusts in oakland. lighter south winds but back to the radar we'll take you on a tour here with the heaviest rain from rohnert park, to santa rosa but the back edge of it will be clear in the north bay within the next hour. late rain from the peninsula down through san mateo, redwood city, over to union city. thunderstorms here from davenport, boulder creek, lighter rain as you get into the rain shadow from campbell and san jose. more moderate rain from the san ramon valley, 580, walnut creek

you see the peninsula and parts of the east bay with a break. not a blot of action now but the rain continues to be pushed up against the santa cruz mountains and we are looking at mr. moderate rain here. with increasing rain throughout the morning hours we are expecting some localized flooding. we will time it it out for you coming up. carolyn. >> you talk about the gusty, windy, rainy weather, that's turning up the waves in pacifica. that's where we kind k. he ra clapper. good morning. >> good morning, carolyn. the waves are coming over the wall already so early in morning. it's probably an indicator it's only going to get worse as the day pro grosses. the rain has been light but it's been steady all morning. for a few hours it hasn't let up. sometimes heavier, sometimes later but it is continuously raining. and it is very windy. the wind is gusting. the rain horizontal, i don't know if you can see it now but let's get to you video we shot about 45 minutes ago at the pacifica pier which is currently closed. and it's systematic what will happen

on the san mateo bridge where a fatality shut down the right westbound lane heading towards the peninsula. chp says it will be closed for another hour so they hope to wrap it up by 5:30 this morning. the accident happened about 3:30 this morning. chp was called out to the scene for this two-car crash and you can see on our maps here again this is closer to the peninsula side of the bridge. now, it turned out that one person was unconscious in the vehicle. that person died at the scene. so chp and the coroner are now on the scene and investigation continues. the right lane is closed. you can use the dumbarton bridge. keep in mind, there is construction across the dumbarton bridge but we are not seeing any delays as of yet. bay bridge also a good alternate. northbound 101 eastbound construction, eastbound 92 roadwork, as well. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> authorities know a lot more about that oregon mall shooter now but what drove him to kill two people and take his own

it seemed as if it has died down and peninsula.this is the start of the travel season in weather here can be a hindrance. things look good here i did go check the board of the flights seem to be on time ticket as long as the heavy rain stays away acting travel should be ok for most people this morning. >> that is something to be aware of the holiday travel if you're picking someone up there it erica. >> good morning darya we are seeing spotty showers nothing to be concerned with. we are seeing light rain in the north bay. 101 around pelham was stretching down to san raphael. >> you can see light rain around richmond. interstate 80 the east shore freeway where it meets the 580 split. drive with extra caution. i do not think we will see taunting or roadway flooding. some damp roadways and no right to talk about for the peninsula. most of the rain has pushed its way to the south bay. we're seeing some light rain south of sunnyvale and cupertino. currently raining and the los gatos area we are picking up some light showers for intersta

we are following a fatal accident along the peninsula.you plan to take the san mateo bridge this morning, westbound san mateo bridge one lane is completely shut down. a two-car crash was reported around 3:30. chp arrived on the scene and one person did die in the accident. so again that right lane is completely shut down until they clear this out of the way and for the investigation. now, we are starting to see quite a backup as you approach the scene. again, this is west 92 towards the peninsula side. use the dumbarton bridge as an alternate. that's your best bet. there is construction on the dumbarton bridge right now. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge. so this is as you come out of the eastbound -- or the east side out of hayward past the toll plaza towards the midspan there but again once you get close to where this accident scene is where you have a lot of trouble spots and a lot of brake lights so jumping back over to our maps right now again the dumbarton bridge is probably your best bet to get around this mess. now, this

cottages -- emergency crews kept on the peninsula. how they prevented damage to an apartment complex. good evening. let's get right to paul deanno for more on the rain that's still coming. >> we have a lot of rainfall out there. showers are letting up right now. this is about 4 or 5 hours ahead of the bigger rainfall. that's going to move in overnight tonight. all the rain that was out there this evening, some of you got a half an inch of rain. that's ahead of this round three. what's left from this preamble, if you will? a few light showers. otherwise we are drying out temporarily. look at all that mess to our north. that is what is moving in overnight tonight. that is what will give usa sunday soaker and exacerbate our flooding problems. live picture to show you from napa. rain hasn't let up in the north bay. a little lighter than it was before. still very soggy. since wednesday santa rosa, you're creeping up on 1 half foot of rainfall since wednesday. nearly 3 inches of rain for san francisco. more than 2 inches of rain for oakland

. >> translator: north korea's action is threatening the peace and security of the korean peninsula, as well as the world. we strongly denounce the launch of the missile in defiance of repeated calls and warnings by the international community. >> krt made public a picture of what they say is a control facility for the satellite. officials in south korea, japan and elsewhere say the north koreans fired off a long-range missile. japanese government officials say it traveled south over okinawa. they say the launch went at the north koreans had predicted. the first stage fell in to the yellow sea. the nose section fell a short distance beyond that. the second stage dropped in to the pacific ocean east of the philippines. japanese defense officials say they learned of the launch from u.s. missile warning systems around 9:51 japan time. it was confirmed around 10:01 by self defense forces radar which then tracked the rocket. the ministry says it decided not to fire its patriot defense missiles because the rocket was confirmed to pass over okinawa toward the pacific ocean. the officials sa

look at the showers and rain moving through the peninsula. look at the current situation as we look. you can see oakland through redwood. nothing like we saw just about 10, 15 minutes ago. here's a hot spot out here near milpitas. you're seeing this is heavy rain right in these areas. these cells pretty impressive but i have to tell you what we were going through about an hour ago, 45 minutes ago is really impressive more than what we saw here. evergreen you're starting to clear out. over here by, pardon me by santa clara you're seeing this heavy rain. so you're seeing the widely scattered showers. the spot of concern is out toward gilroy and morgan hill. rainfall rates right here coming up to an inch and a half to 2-inches an hour. it's a fast moving little cell that's moving through here. the rainfall rate is very, very strong. when we get back we got the latest computer model and i'll give you an idea of what you can expect. you have more showers in the forecast. the main event that just happened that's what you heard on your rooftop just

peninsula, coast, santa cruz mountains quarter to half an inch. once we get past this, 30s and 40s for lows, 50s for highs until sunday and monday, a few 60s back in the forecast. >>> live shot of 80 westbound east shore freeway bunching up past golden gate fields. westbound towards the macarthur maze things are at the limit and pick up there. once you reap toll plaza, you can -- once you reap the toll, no problems upper deck, no metering lights yet, good news for those going to san francisco, roadwork in lanes eastbound 580 reverse commute from greenville to north flynn, westbound good up and over the altamont pass, speeds at the limit into the dublin pleasanton area. north 280 ramp to southbound 101 shutdown with detour in place for another 10 minutes. 880 both directions two lanes blocked with roadwork should be picked up by 5:30. >>> officers put a man in the back of a police car. that's typical, right? it is what happened next that has them doing a lot of explaining this morning. >>> one family's tragedy inspires another's goodwill. the speci

inch to inch and a half in the east bay and south bay along the peninsula. up to 3 inches the north bay mountains, 4 inches the santa cruz mountains. monday the winter storm works continues until. moderate to heavy rain throughout the morning hours. it will take until about 2:00, 3:00 until we see clearing there. dry tomorrow. about 4:00 p.m. san francisco i think we could see some light rain on christmas day. it's not a big system. maybe a quarter to a third of an inch. and then just showers the rest of the day on wednesday. and it's looking pretty nice the rest of the work week. even though we have rain on the windows,ing in like the next 45 hours. >> all right. you have been warned. thank you, lisa. >>> researchers at ucf believe a tiny fish could help con core devastating human diseases and perhaps change the way sighen tests test new medicines all at the same time. carolyn johnson explains. >> the doctor believes she's zebra fish to light the way to major drug discoveries. >> the big breakthrough was to use the firefly protein which gives a strong light

on the peninsula, including san francisco, 3-6 inches of rain. inland along the 680 corridor and the east bay, you also had 3-6 inches of rain but it is done. it is finished. there is no round four. here is something interesting. the rainfall is pushing off to the east. look at what is coming up next. it looks like the -- it looks like the system is heading toward us. but here is one deflector shield, if you will. high pressure building in to the south and west that will take that moisture and shove it up to the north. so high pressure will dry us out giving us partly sunny skies tomorrow and mainly cloudy but still dry on tuesday. on tuesday night into wednesday that there is an area of low pressure that will pass by to the north and we'll get a glancing blow. not that direct hit or direct hits like over the past several days. so rain is in the forecast for wednesday. but it should not be heavy. and it should not exacerbate any of the flooding concerns like over the past five days. wednesday will be wet at times. pretty cloudy. on and off rainfa

next. ,,,,,,,, people heading north on hig 280 on the peninsula. the c has blocked off four >>> right now the friday evening commute a mess. this is a stand-still for people heading north on 280 on the peninsula. chp has blocked off four lanes just north of edgewood road near redwood city. they are investigating that deadly crash there. three people have died, two others are hurt. the chp says a pulled-over car was hit by another passing car on the highway. only one lane is open. traffic is backed up for miles. we're told into san jose. officers do not expect to clear that scene for another two hours. >>> in fremont, fire investigators returned to the c & h manufacturing planned today but they have yet to determine how the smoky three-alarm fire got started. the fire yesterday destroyed the building causing millions of dollars in damage. employees met outside the company today to talk about their next steps. the company trying to find temporary space to resume production. >>> other bay area headlines, a shooting in broad daylight in a very public p

a total of 20 homes in the south bay and peninsula. still, pg&e says it's been very busy. >> we've been working almost 16 hours. it's been a fairly long night. there's still lots of outages. >> pg&e says it's been helped by the lull in the storm systems. it's allowed crews to get out and make prepares and prepare for the next storm. >>> chp says it's also been busy. they have dealt with dozens of accidents and fender benders, including this jackknifed big rig in san bernardino. and you can always stay ahead of the storm with our interactive hi-def doppler radar. it's only 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at cbssf.com/weather. >>> well, checking some bay area headlines, police have released a composite sketch of a monte sereno murder suspect. this is the man investigators suspect of killing a 66-year- old millionaire, raveesh kumar kumra, on friday. his wife called to report intruders. she had been beaten and her husband killed. police are not saying how many were involved or what was taken. >>> investigators in san francisco are trying to

drier conditions for the peninsula and the south bay.e will look into your neighborhood to see exactly where the rain is falling. the yellow on your screen indicates heavy to moderate rain in san raphael. pushing its way east holding close to high 101 the rich and san rafeal bridge. not to bad in novato a lot of rain is pushing its way to the east bay we are picking up light rain for vallejo. the east shore freeway down to richmond. you may encounter a mist a heavy drizzle approaching berkeley emeryville and eventually towards the bay bridge toll plaza. off the green on your screen around san paolo and high rat highway 4. approaching the caldecott tunnel not to bad approaching coming off the altamonte pass. it is not raining at the beach but we are seeing light rain downtown, for truro hill, as well as the sunset district. it is like the green indicating it is light in nature. the rain has not reached the south bay is currently dry. we have mostly cloudy conditions but the rain will pick up later today. let us take a look at the wider vi

san mateo bridge the drive time is 14 minutes right now between hayward and the peninsula. the right side of your screen right there is the commute direction and you can see a few raindrops there that hit the camera lens a little earlier this morning. the nimitz so the on-ramp at high street northbound 880 can remain blocked until 5:00 this morning. it's still not enough to slow you down. that 238 to the maze, 15 minutes in the northbound lanes. dumbarton bridge westbound 84 you'll find various roadwork again for the next 20 minutes or so. and the eastbound lanes of 4 at loveridge, left lane blocked with roadwork until 6 a.m. that's the first check of traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> crews restored the power on the bay bridge once again after the span went dark for the second time in less than two weeks. caltrans electrician responded to the problem around 7:30 last night. the blackout lasted about an hour and a half. the only lights that worked were inside the tunnel there. the traffic continued to flow no problems. >>> lights went out on the bridge about 13 da

peninsula coast san francisco peninsula coast until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow gust to 50 miles an hour certainly possible. these are the areas possible travel delay. interstate 5 and interstate 80 you can see winter storm warnings going for the northern california mountains. sierra nevada 4 a.m. friday through 10:00 p.m. sunday. 2 to 5 feet of snow above 4000. travel delay are likely with chain control. morning low milder low 40's to low 50's. carry rain gear. make sure you give yourself extra time for the morning commute and afternoon temperatures with the rainy conditions upper 40's to the upper 50's. accu-weather 7 day forecast more wet weather for the weekend if you have last minute holiday shopping to do. christmas eve santa will be fine. chance of rain spas day with more wet weather thursday and friday. >> big game coming up for the 49 they are weekend. >> really important game. larry is here. >> yes and the question is will smith be there and can the 49ers stop the seahawks if smith can't play? find out on sun. latest on the cow boy injuries nex

. >>> on the peninsula -- >> two people are recovering after a dramatic cliff rescue in san mateo county that tied up traffic this morning. the couple drove their car off a cliff in daly city. the car plunged huges of feet. one victim had to be carried to the top of the bluff that person is suffering from serious injuries. a second person appears to be okay. the accident happened 4:15 this morning. the rescue shutdown traffic along skyline boulevard, the lanes have since reopen. >>> weather starting to turn, more clouds, soon the rain will be arriving. >> we are enjoying the sun. >> a little cool. >> is definitely. but the rain won't be too far off. >>> true, you can see clouds starting to increase outside. that is definitely showing up on live doppler 7 hd. you are seeing clouds over the ocean also clouds over the land and the difference is we have cloudy conditions the sea breeze coming back banking up against the coast and has been spilling into the bay all morning. the rest of this is fog hanging around from the morning hours because the ground is still saturated. as we look up to th

and the peninsula and east bay still with roadwork eastbound 580 greenville to north flynn picked up eastbound reverse commute westbound is slowing with a 30 minute drive from the altamont pass up and over into the livermore and dublin pleasanton area. >>> 6:31. happening now we are waiting for the u.s. supreme court to reveal at any moment, whether it will weigh in on same-sex . the court is expected to announce between 6:30 and 7:00 this morning our time whether it will review the legality of prop 8, california's ban. the court may take up federal defense of marriage act which bars federal benefits to same-sex couples. if the court reviews prop 8, a ruling would come before june. if justices refuse to hear the caseler court decision declaring the ban unconstitutional to stan allowing marriages to resume within days. stay with the abc7 morning news if announcement comes during this newscast we'll bring it to you right way. >>> breaking news, two chp officers recovering after their patrol car flipped on the altamont pass during an early morning pursuit. kira klapper joins us live fro

mile thickest santa rosa where coldest, 37 napa, 38, 40 concord now, 48 fremont, san francisco 49, peninsula in the mid 40s down to san jose 44°. let's talk about today. partly cloudy, a little breezy at the coast, upper 40s to low 50s, the rest of us brief break from the rain mid 50s today, rain comes back tomorrow that quickly. >> keeping an eye on your christmas eve morning commute across the board light out there, let's get you starred with this live look at 80 in berkeley, more cars on the road now than we've seen throughout the morning, certainly no stopping, no traffic, moving on to the golden gate bridge, thisly picture water droplets on the camera all morning, not raining per se out there and there are so few cars on the road as long as everyone takes their time and moves along, [ inaudible ] >>> this morning, good news and worrisome news along the creek that divides palo alto and east palo alto. good news is the water level has dropped significantly from yesterday's peak this is a live look at the creek from the palo alto side. last night, that creek was much higher as it drained s

this will be heading toward the korean peninsula. it's biting cold. usually hate the cold but it could also create some phenomenon. let's take a look at a video. freezing temperatures and snow have created this beautiful scene of rime ice. it's caused when water droplets freeze to the outer surfaces of objects. it extended for dozens of kilometers. this area sees such a magnificent winter event. it is due to the cold. let's pull back and show you things are pretty much clear out here in the mongolia region. tokyo at 11 degrees temperature. seoul at 4. you're seeing that warming trend here. across the american continent here in florida peninsula things are still going to be on the severe side. watch out for that. hail damaging gusts are also in store. towards the west another stormy condition. this is a winter storm that will be moving in on your friday. that could be welcoming humidity. snow will fall about 20 to 30 kilometers in the higher elevations. on the other side of the jet stream minus 17 in winnipeg. moving over to the european continent, i k

pass for the coast, the peninsula, heavy rainfall but not as much as other areas. look at this event. the 280/1 0 1, getting slammed. with nearly 1 in. per hour, with urban flooding. when speeds, 32 mph in oakland, 22 mph in redwood city. sustained gusting even hire a 60 m.p.h. there are several watches and warnings been issued coming up in my next report but first, let us go back to rv. >> thank-you. as we mentioned the north bay is getting bay right now... corte madera. some north bay rivers could reach flood stage. the latest round of rain has arrived in the bay area. anywhere from one to as much as seven inches of rain is expected to fall this morning. trees down in petaluma, this was nearly 7 in. in the north bay. >> joining us fire battalion chief, jeff. >> good morning. can you give us a sense of what you are dealing with in petaluma. go to our facebook fan section, www.kron4.com >> caller: >> this predicted flooding was a bit earlier than expected. we do have some wind related events with trees and hot power lines hanging down. we have agents standing by wa

peninsula coast san francisco peninsula coast until 10:00 a.m.tomorrow gust to 50 miles an hour certainly possible. these are the areas possible travel delay. interstate 5 and interstate 80 you can see winter storm warnings going for the northern california mountains. sierra nevada 4 a.m. friday through 10:00 p.m. sunday. 2 to 5 feet of snow above 4000. travel delay are likely with chain control. morning low milder low 40's to low 50's. carry rain gear. make sure you give yourself extra time for the morning commute and afternoon temperatures with the rainy conditions upper 40's to the upper 50's. accu-weather 7 day forecast more wet weather for the weekend if you have last minute holiday shopping to do. christmas eve santa will be fine. chance of rain spas day with more wet weather thursday and friday. >> big game coming up for the 49 they are weekend. >> really important game. larry is here. >> yes and the question is will smith be there and can the 49ers stop the seahawks if smith can't play? find out on sun. latest on the cow boy injuries next

that is the takeaway for a lot of people on the peninsula this morning.ll show you what happened when some volatile chemicals were found next. [ female announcer ] dove invited women to test their body washes with paper that reacts like skin. if others can strip this paper, imagine how harsh they can be to your skin. oh my gosh. [ female announcer ] dove is different. its new breakthrough formula changes everything. new dove. this is care. >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> an old stash of chemicals blown up in a loud explosion on the peninsula. the evacuations and just what was so dangerous. >> quiet and cold so far but a storm bearing down on the bay area. the weather is all about to change. we'll have details coming up. >> and no delay, no metering lights at all over at the bay bridge toll plaza. coming up a check of your other bay area roads. >> good morning, everyone. it's thursday, december 20. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm brian hackney. frank is off this morning. the time now is 5:30. >>> a loud boom on the peninsula after a bomb

is over the south china sea heading towards the indochina peninsula.es and winds will get stronger as this approaches the region. already getting some rain affecting the area, the coastal areas especially. moving away from the philippines, but still the easterly flow will be dumps across the eastern coast of luzon. and the ground is well saturated. reports of 300 millimeters in some locations of this area in the past 24 hours. and any additional rainfall is likely to trigger flooding, land slides and mudslides. this is likely to continue into the next 48 hours. so we'll keep a close eye on this system yet again. in the bigger picture, we have a system that is covering the korean peninsula, moving towards western japan as we speak, bringing snow to much of the south korea regions. again, that will be moving into japan. much of the precipitation will be rain. but central regions of japan, as well as tohuku will see it turn white and it could get heavy, upping the risk of avalanche. even in tokyo, we'll start to see those sunny and dry weather turn yet. i

you can see offshore we have cells and a little closer in the peninsula around 280 and 101 east palo alto looking at hours. definitely showers out there continue to wind down, ruby avenue, sierra road south of san jose, blossom hill road, also showers. the numbers are cool, 54 oakland, 50 san jose cloud cover there, 54 in watsonville. still a slightly unstable atmosphere we'll see cool showers throughout the afternoon with low snow levels, not a6>o lot of moisture left, f you see a snowflake, if you are hiking or running up mount diablo or lake county, lucky, not much to it if you see any. frosty mornings tomorrow and friday. cold air is going to stick around for a while overnight lows upper 20s to near 30 in antioch to lower 40s san francisco and oakland. plenty of 30s east bay valleys. you can see the system push through, behind it cool aero tating through. you see cumulus build-ups over higher elevations, heating of the sun and we could bring out a shower here's the rest of the morning 11:00, forecast models verifying well with showers lingering into the south bay, much of the day

parts of the east bay and peninsula cold and frosty as well. live from pet law ma i'm tara moriarty. >>> time is 5:04. 11-year-old petaluma girl is in critical condition. she was hit by a van outside of an elementary school. the this happened yesterday afternoon. the kids were leaving. police think the girl ran out into the street and was not in a crosswalk when the van hit her. they do not believe speed or alcohol was a factor here. it appears the driver swerved to avoid hitting her but could not stop in time. >>> more funerals planned today. so far the community has said goodbye to four children. three more will be buried today. teacher victoria soto will also be laid to rest. her family says she died protecting her terrified students. a visitation will be held for sandy hook principal dawn hoc sprung. last night in pleasanton there was a big outpouring of support. dozens of people were there for a candle light vigil. this was all organized by students and parents at henry moore elementary. they also raised money for the victims and their fam

the peninsula, santa cruz mountains, santa cruz, south bay.aid rain picking up here. you can see the line picking up towards the east bay. it's been there but it moving south. it will let up here in the next, i would say, hour or so. you can see there is a distinct line there. richmond, mill valley, to the north things are much quieter. when you see the green, that's not that heavy. oakland, it looks like between back to san francisco where things are calmer. there is the line of heavier line. we'll take it from hayward, fremont, back to the sunol grade. 580, 680, 84, it looks like that is moving south as well. back to the peninsula, from san mateo, woodside, stanford, palo alto, that rain looks like it is pushing off. in towards the santa cruz mountains to campbell, saratoga and in the santa cruz mountains. things are lightening up a little bit. but still, from san jose, blossom hill, cupertino and south los gatos, to morgan hill. monterey highway, san martin and also gilroy. this will be the last in the series. so four pretty good systems, i

nearly 1000 are without power including 400 on the peninsula.e are taking a live look now at jaw valley. snow is coming down. it will be a white christmas. they're expecting a couple feet of snow at the lake level from this current storm system. tomorrow on eyewitness news, san francisco's top cop on the gun control debate. does it have substance or is it low hanging fruit? >> it is low hanging fruit. this is no brainer stuff to reinstitute an assault ban to ban the weapon that just killed 20 children. but it's a start. the discussion needs to be had. >>> a look back at one of the most active gun buy back events in the area. that is tomorrow on eyewitness news this morning at 7:30. time for our last look at the forecast. >> a lot of people traveling will be impacted. folks going out for last minute christmas gifts. it is stormy outside now. just about wherever you go we have heavy rainfall outside. you can see a lot of yellows and oranges and numerous lightning strikes showing up along the peninsula as we have thunderstorms rolling in that direc

nhk world. >> the professor is an expert on the korean peninsula. i spoke with him to get more insight into the korean missile launch. i started with asking him the intention of north korea. >> the mostortant thing for pong i don't think is to appeal or to empathize with their own rights or so they said the most independent sovereign ty is the most important point. peaceful use of the nuclear energy and the other is the peaceful use for outer space. actually using outer space with the launch and show you the time of december. a little bit before december, south korea had time launch their own satellite. they delayed the launch and during the preparation, no one complained. no one criticized. whenever north korea did something with the missile launch, anyone in the international community cannot accept it. therefore some of them admit that north korea has a right to launch missiles into outer space. >> we are talking about two missiles. plus it's december, not the best of months. >> that's right. yeah. it's a quite unusual one. they strongly indicate

but i see that more rain is headed our way for the peninsula and headed south. my photographer and i were bracing ourselves for more wind, more rain and a little more chilly temperatures will bring you the latest in about 30 minutes. for now, we're live in san mateo abc7 nice. >> katie: happening right now, chp says both directions of highway 1 in marin county near olema is blocked. drivers are advised to avoid the area otherwise expect delays. no estimated time for the roadway to reopen. >> the wet weather has been causing different problems all over the bay area. some of those problems may linger for the next fou few days >> joe stopped at the water's edge west of santa rosa and decided to roll the dice. >> came through a couple of hours ago it was pretty light but i thought i could make it through this time. >> unlike these trucks and suvs that made it across, the toyota got swamped in a foot and a half of water just like the car before him. >> saw a -- found out otherwise. >> michelle and her husband narrowly escaped serious injury when this douglas fir cras

you can see the cells off the peninsula.e temperatures stay cool, highs only in the mid to 50s in the afternoon. more rain is coming our way. >>> okay. thank you, lawrence. >>> and going to take a quick look right now at the bay bridge. so far so good. things are drying out overall across the bay area. slick toward the toll plaza, but we are not expecting much from the morning commute, because it is christmas eve. so far so good in san francisco. >>> flooding a concern in snow ma county. highway 1 shut down approaching valley ford road. and apparently highway 21 still shut town between 116 and highway 37. they hope to reopen by 5. still closed in beth directions along that stretch. here is a live look outside across the golden gate bridge. snow looks good headed toward the drive. the valley commute, westbound 237, no delay. 880 is looking good past the open climb, and oakland airport if you have a flight to catch. an earlier accident approaching marina boulevard. a big rig and a car. it is completely clear. emergency crews h

we'll see rain in the scandanavian peninsula and the threat there is snow melt and avalanche. farther towards the south, things will be remaining on the dry side. you'll see temperatures near the freezing mark towards vienna. 2 degrees for the high. london and paris, as warm air pulls in, you're seeing above average temperatures. london and paris 11 and 13 on your saturday. madrid, up to 11 degrees. let's look over towards eastern asia into japan. starting to bring heavy rain showers, you've been seeing 50 to 80 millimeters and now the rain is ending and shifting over towards eastern japan, even into tokyo, you're seeing rain into western tokyo. on the other hand a mix of the white stuff in there. doesn't look like it will be accumulating too much in the downtown area. don't be surprised if you do so 'see a flurry or two of the white stuff throughout the overnight hours. behind it a break in the weather going through saturday. cloudy skies will linger but then we have another system out of eastern china. this is also bringing freezing drizzle and that's going to work into kore

we'll see rain in the scandanavian peninsula and the threat there is snow melt and avalanche. farther towards the south, things will be remaining on the dry side. you'll see temperatures near the freezing mark towards vienna. 2 degrees for the high. london and paris, as warm air pulls in, you're seeing above average temperatures. london and paris 11 and 13 on your saturday. madrid, up to 11 degrees. let's look over towards eastern saz asia into japan. starting to bring heavy rain showers, you've been seeing 50 to 80 millimeters and now the rain is ending and shifting over towards eastern japan, even into tokyo, you're seeing rain into western tokyo. on the other hand a mix of the white stuff in there. doesn't look like it will be accumulating too much in the downtown area. don't be surprised if you do so 'see a flurry or two of the white stuff throughout the overnight hours. behind it a break in the weather going through saturday. cloudy skies will linger but then we have another system out of eastern china. this is also bringing freezing drizzle and that's going to work into

mentioned, several places where flooding is a serious concern this weekend and that includes the peninsula. many people in palo alto and menlo park are knee deep. the creek has a history of flooding banks and hundreds of homes are in its path. the people there are wondering how much more rain that creek can take. >> it was february 1998. >> there was no warning. >> the waters from the san francisquito creek swept into the palo alto home. >> once it comes over the threshold, you just look at it and you think oh! >> 14 inches that means more than a measurement. >> that's the bottom drawer of all your files. >> i lost all my family pictures. >> each time it darkens conjures up fresh anxiety. the creek joint powers authority in 1999. the group has been working to protect the 6,000 homes and businesses in the floodplain area in palo alto, east palo alto and menlo park. >> this is flashy and that means it can rise and fall quickly with the severe rain storm with the rain. that's what we saw in 1998 and concerned it can happen again. >> the authority is set to produce reviews about the bridge. th

you can see offshore we have cells and a little closer in the peninsula around 280 and 101 east palolto looking at hours. definitely showers out there continue to wind down, ruby avenue, sierra road south of san jose, blossom hill road, also showers. the numbers are cool, 54 oakland, 50 san jose cloud cover there, 54 in watsonville. still a slightly unstable atmosphere we'll see cool showers throughout the afternoon with low snow not a6>o lot of moisture left, f you see a snowflake, if you are hiking or running up mount diablo or lake county, lucky, not much to it if you see any. frosty mornings tomorrow and friday. cold air is going to stick around for a while overnight lows upper 20s to near 30 in antioch to lower 40s san francisco and oakland. plenty of 30s east bay valleys. you can see the system push through, behind it cool aero tating through. you see cumulus build-ups over higher elevations, heating of the sun and we could bring out a shower here's the rest of the morning 11:00, forecast models verifying well with showers lingering into the south bay, much of the day quiet, cl

. >> reporter: reporting from the peninsula, patrick sedillo, cbs 5. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is recovering at home after fainting. she also suffered a concussion from hitting her head. clinton cancelled an overseas trip last week because she was ill with a stomach virus. the state department said she was dehydrated from the virus and fainted. she is being monitored by doctors and is working from home. she won't testify at congressional hearings on thursday because of her illness, about the september 11th attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya. >>> former south african president nelson mandela had surgery today to remove gallstones. doctors say the endoscopic surgery was successful. the 94-year-old is still recovering from a lung infection which put him in the hospital a week ago. mandela has a history of lung problems and contracted tuberculosis while he was in prison. >>> roberta gonzales in the cbs 5 weather center, good evening, everybody. we are wrapping up this cold front but i'll tell you when to expect the next system and the next system and the next

flooding there, traffic slow along 101 through the peninsula. >>> officials hope to have one lane of road open today. the road is off highway 17 in scotts valley. it was washed out in the weekend storm. a whole section of the hillside just disappeared in the storm taking part of the road with it. >> you can track the storm anytime with our live high-def doppler radar at our website, cbssf.com/weather. >>> the nation's largest port complex will be open after a nine-day strike. the northerners reached a deal last night -- negotiators reached a deal last night. details haven't been relosed. the union was frustrated about shipping employers outsourcing jobs and the strike shut down 10 of 14 cargo container terminals. >> we'll get the supply moving and get everybody the christmas presents that they are looking for in the stores. >> clerical workers without a contract for two years went on strike more than a week ago and thousands of longshoremen refused to cross the picket lines. >>> a woman in her 70s was beaten on a sidewalk in downtown palo alto. investigators say the victim was sleepi

rain is intensifying over the iberian peninsula. storms affecting the central and east mediterranean because we have frigid air to the north colliding with warmer air from africa. severe weather will continue into your friday. temperatures are very chilly. only zero degrees in berlin. minus 1 in moscow. minus 2 in warsaw. 4 in paris. you may see snow showers on friday. here's the extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us.

he bought a rancho in '82, and it was a huge chunk of land in a little peninsula. it took decades for it to fill in with housing. >> when he died, he leapt 1,100 acres to widows and orphans, and his children that truck. they comprise the woods, sherwood forest, forestville. it was a contentious thing. it took about 13, 15 years in public. >> this is actually in golden gate park, the casino. it was a controversy at the time to have a place that serve liquor and had card games in golden gate park. eventually, it moved to 24th ave. >> we still have the newly recently refurbished stop along the great highway. the beach shall i -- chalet. i always find it ironic that these federal highway funds were used to refurbish this place for drivers to get a drink. terrific. [laughter] >> there were farms, and there were dairies, as these houses are starting to be built, and they are more conventional residents is, and they are still a farm. in the distance, you can see it is still sand dunes. >> and water once again from windmills and wells. >> there is a few small lakes. some o

we do have a wind advisory for parts of san francisco as well as the peninsula. this rain has pretty much stood right over the north bay. it will continue to slide south as we move through the morning commute. i will have what you can expect for your area and i'll have a look at your weekend coming up. good morning, sal. >>> rosemary good morning. you spoke about the winds the chp has issued a wind advisory for the bridge to let drivers know it will be windy across that span. both of us will be reminding you about that. san mateo bridge traffic looks pretty good. now let's go back to the desk. >>> in the news this morning more rain and a lot of it headed into the bay area today as holiday travel really starlets to pick up. ktvu allie rasmus live at sfo to tell us what is happening out there and what is expected to be one of the busiest days of the holiday season. >> reporter: that rainy weather could have an impact on your travel plans if you're flying in and out of sfo. so far so good. we checked and there are no cancellations or delays to report. it is really b

beijing needs to demonstrate that they will have significant influence on the peninsula to counter the presence of the united states which is south korea's ally. these factors will ensure china's continued support for north korea. the expert that appeared earlier said the launch would not cause a major change in china's north korean policy. >> translator: china's policy is to support north korea's economic development. so the country can implement and require economic reforms and stabilize. once stability is achieved, the the country can begin to begin trying to become part of the international community. i think this is the most practical course. >> north korea needs china's help. its economy is still in poor shape and its leader wants to show that progress is being made, also, beijing believed that progress in north korea will give the country an incentive to give up its nuclear program. china is the key to making north korea accept the international community's demand to start taking provocative acts. but it remains to be seen whether china can fulfill its role as a responsible memb

out why the humboldt squid ventured out of the native waters in the sea of cortez near bat had a peninsula. >> it's the first time i have seen squid and it's definitely the first time i have seen really big squid. >>reporter: and these are just the babies. adult humboldt squid can yes to 6 feet long and 100 pounds. but researchers say all of these squid are juveniles. they were likely conceived and born in monterey bay and were unable to make it out to sea. >> when i came yesterday they were still alive some of them. still moving in the ponds and bodies were all i know tact. >>reporter: this isn't the first stranding. researchers recorded smaller strandings over the past two months from santa cruz to pacific grove. now they will be examining the content of the stomach to see if they died from natural or unnatural causes. >> and the last large stranding recorded was in 2004. that's when 1500 of these humboldt squid washed ashore along the long beach peninsula in washington state reporting liv live, abc 7 news. >> thank you allen. >> it was warm enough to set some records today but that will

out why the humboldt squid ventured out of the native waters in the sea of cortez near bat had a peninsula. >> it's the first time i have seen squid and it's definitely the first time i have seen really big squid. >>reporter: and these are just the babies. adult humboldt squid can yes to 6 feet long and 100 pounds. but researchers say all of these squid are juveniles. they were likely conceived and born in monterey bay and were unable to make it out to sea. >> when i came yesterday they were still alive some of them. still moving in the ponds and bodies were all i know tact. >>reporter: this isn't the first stranding. researchers recorded smaller strandings over the past two months from santa cruz to pacific grove. now they will be examining the content of the stomach to see if they died from natural or unnatural causes. >> and the last large stranding recorded was in 2004. that's when 1500 of these humboldt squid washed ashore along the long beach peninsula in washington state reporting liv live, abc 7 news. >> thank you allen. >> it was warm enough to set some records today but that will

blanketing mongolia, northern china, the korean peninsula as well as japan.aw minus 10 degrees at 8:00 a.m. local time. temperatures will remain below freezing throughout the day despite the sunshine. tokyo dropping down by about 7 degrees since yesterday. strong winds are creating sea effect snow along the sea of japan side of the country, from hokkaido down toward western honshu. daisen has received as much as 55 centimeters of snow over the past 24 hours. an additional 40 to 50 centimeters lookly for a large area. that could raise the risk of avalanches on top of strong winds and highways. on the other hand the pacific side should be staying largely dry. finally, let's go over to the americas, then. it's going to be a very busy travel week because a christmas holiday is coming up next week. unfortunately, many drivers may run into hazardous conditions due to heavy snow. we have a winter storm affecting the four corners region with snow as well as howling winds. the system will quickly intensify and head toward the northeast. these conditions are likely acr

sue is checking traffic. >>> painkillers taken from a peninsula drugstore.is case has to another >>> welcome back. live doppler 7 hd showing you the last three hours and how radar returns are more plentiful the farther west you go. it is looking out 100 miles out watching this wall of lighter rain towards bodega bay, santa rosa, guerneville over the next two to three hours. visibilities fairly unlimited for the rest of us, cloudy, best chance of rain steady rain north bay during the afternoon, 50s, the rest of us mostly cloudy, scattered sprinkle and low to mid 60s. have the wet weather gear up north. >>> muni metro back on schedule after power problems overnight that's the good news. bart says they are on time. cable car how long high street service disrupted. shuttle in place there. if you are traveling into san francisco, bay bridge metering lights on traffic backing towards the macarthur maze, no problems just a lot of company on the upper deck into san francisco. >>> new details this morning about a daytime robbery at a palo alto walgreens. surveillance