. >>> the pleasanton school board is meeting right now to discuss a $5.5 million budget short fall if the governor's tax initiative doesn't pass. >> in san francisco, hundreds of jobs on the line at the school district. >>> drastic cuts to the walnut creek police force. what the city can no longer afford. >>> kron four tracking the storm bringing in the much needed rain and snow. this is video out of oakland. and here's a look at some of the snow that's already fallen. this is video from just about 40 minutes ago, looking at highway first near ski run, south lake tahoe. you can see the fresh snowfallen on the road there, and more on the way. >> snow is on the wi. and so -- on the way, and so is the rain. showing spotty showers through the bay area. some of them are actually flighting under the radar as well. santa rosa seeing rain. a few showers up near napa. let's take a wider view picture. and the main rain band is just north of santa rosa right now, bringing snow with it. that's going to head right up to the sierra. and we're going to be seeing the rain locally. the sierra already

three people were killed in the crash including another woman from pleasanton. the crash was likely caused by a suspected drunken driver reaching for her cell phone. >> responding to a negative report about the batteries in its popular cars. a blog post claims the batteries in the roadster electric car become "useless bricks." the palo alto automaker says the claim is unfounded. >> in afghanistan tonight, the taliban has claimed responsibility for the assassination of two american nato officers as bitter demonstrations against the u.s. continue. the burning of the koran has infuriated the country and apologies don't seem to be helping. >> reporter: a day of unrest in afghanistan. two officers shot and killed as protests intensified over the burning of korans. >> it's regretful to see the loss of lives again. >> reporter: officials say an individual turned his weapon on the major firing at the back of their heads. all international military advisors working in ministries in the capitol now being recalled. >> we're not linking this incident as yet. we have to look

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slow until you get past livermore and then speeds improve through pleasanton.uch more traffic coming up. back to you. >> thank you. >>> flower fury. the angry backlash against two major delivery companies for ruining people's valentine's day. >> that's not right. >>> and get someone else to pay your mortgage. sounds good. might tick off your neighbor with this way to do it. tell you all about it coming up. >>> welcome back. 6:24. a trip through airport security cost a woman more than just a little time and aggravation. take a look at the surveillance video from fort lauderdale international airport last month. a female traveler accidentally left her $6,500 rolex and bracelet in a bin, there it is, at a security checkpoint. next thing you know, a man behind her picks up both of them before walking off. look at that. just grabs them and leaves. so far though that man has not been caught. surprising though because they have him on camera. you would think they would be able to find him. >> not a nice man. >> oh, my gosh. worth a lot. >>> this could be a new solutio

in the east bay, we still have rain falling between walnut creek, dublin and pleasanton. the delta have some rain earlier, it looks like antioch is still dealing with a light rain. the south peninsula was what from paul of the south. from san francisco to redwood city we are looking okay and along the coastline, half moon bay and all points along highway 11 into the santa cruz mountains are seeing light in at times heavy rain. that is the way the weather is looking right now. in my next update we will talk about the rest of the week ended the week and. the wet weather is causing problems from drivers, let's get the latest of a situation from george in the traffic center. >>george: we are looking at what could become our first hot spot of the morning. on the nimitz northbound at 23rd, a big rig is involved in this crash in some lanes are blocked, possibly several. even with light traffic, this could be enough to start backing things up pretty badly. we are still watching chp reports coming in. we know there are at least two lanes blocked on the nimitz northbound. on the ba

bay bridge toll backed up to the 880 overcrossing heavy traffic livermore into pleasanton because of>> that does it for this edition of the abc7 morning news. we'll be back at 7:24 with an update. >> keep track of the latest news on twitter and talk about it on facebook.com/abc7news. see you back here tomorrow.

bad news for the livermore commute heading into dublin and pleasanton. already 20 minutes and further slowing coming up toward the 84 cut through in the isabelle exchange. slowing already out of the altamont pass compressing down towards vasco. lighter though through castro valley until that accident clears. upper neck as well we have an accident blocking the left lane. it is just clearing off treasure island as we speak but that's leaving residual slowing off the incline. all lanes showing back-up to the end of the parking lot. this is a little early especially for a wednesday. 6:11 and we have traffic backed up to the end of the parking lot and metering lights are on. >>> 6:11. still to come on "today in the bay," president obama arrives tomorrow in the bay area. coming up, hear from some kids who will get a chance to meet with him. >>> and a burlingame care home will close. find out what will happen to patients and employees who are losing their jobs there. >>> a live look outside. this is by the port of oakland. it shows how gusty those winds are out

stagger -- [ unintelligible ] >>> we are getting word of a fatal pedestrian accident on 580 in pleasanton is working to get more information. >>> check the weekend forecast with mike. >>> let's talk about cooler conditions, breezy conditions, maybe kite flying, one way to use those winds over the weekend. it will be a change record high temperatures are over two days and gone here's a look at a beautiful start to the day as we look back towards golden gate park towards -- we are still 60 in fremont mid 40s santa rosa, napa fairfield and half moon bay everybody else in the 50s mild start. mid to upper 40s monterey bay inland to salinas 37 in gilroy. three things we'll expand upon. the sunshine today, not as warm temperatures won't be as warm as it was yesterday i want to say cool, cool weather is this weekend more clouds and breezy and chance of showers and it will remain cool afternoon highs next week as far as today still above average even if we drop 5 to 10 degrees compared to yesterday three degrees warmer in san francisco oakland redwood city livermore and napa around self that i wil

we have an accident we're following westbound 580 there by hacienda in pleasanton. this is a live look near the dublin interchange and your drive time is growing 25 minutes out of the altamont pass out towards the pleasanton area. so that accident is blocking one lane. traffic is stacked up behind it. all right. elsewhere let's go towards chopper 5. chopper 5 is over san jose near 880 and so far things don't look bad all across the south bay. we had one earlier accident on 101 actually northbound 101 near the julian mckee exit. so it's still slow on 101 coming into san jose but overall, actually -- let's get a view of the south bay on our sensors. a lot of green. coming out of downtown san jose 280 looks great towards cupertino. bay bridge stacked up for the usual wait, 10 to 15 minutes to get on the bridge. metering lights were turned about a half hour ago. more traffic coming up. back to you. >> thank you. >>> families in oakley are being warned of a possible norovirus outbreak at laurel elementary school. they sent out a letter saying that the school is being tho

running cooler, more 50s for highs tomorrow, 59 around alameda, 62 for pleasanton.nd north bay, 60 in santa rosa and mid to upper 50s around san francisco and the coast. mostly cloudy during the day sunday, rain developing towards the evening. monday looks chilly. look at the highs, low 50s, cold enough for snow near 4,000 feet. and as we approach valentine's day and valentine's day evening. we'll see a chance for more showers tuesday night into wednesday. and our skies start to clear and after the light rain, fog i think will be the main concern for the morning drive for the second half of the week. maybe more showers come saturday. great news for the sierra. we're talking snow and not just at the summit, as low as 4,000 feet. maybe low enough, around mount hamilton. >> real snow that we can use for skiing and for water? >> real winter weather for a change. >> it seems so odd for february, thanks a lot, rob. >>> let's bring in henry wilford of comcast sports net, you've got lot going on. >> absolutely. most likely stanford quarterback andrew luck will be the first

. >>> we are learning more about the pileup that killed three people including a woman from pleasanton. that crash happened wednesday night along highway 101. the victims just left a funeral when an suv crossed the center divide and hit their car. 53-year-old maria of pleasanton and two others were killed. as many as nine other vehicles got tangled up in the crashes. highway patrol arrested the driver of the suv on suspicion of drunk driving. >>> four women are behinded bars for firing at a mall. police were called to the sunvalley mall. store security caught the women shoplifting but they fought back. no one was hurt by the gunfire. the two women ran away. two others got in a vehicle. they were all caught and arrested. >>> now 4:50. it is a state requirement but the one thing some children are not getting enough of when they go to school. >>> international crime ring busted. the rare items smuggled into the country that got the attention of federal agents. >>> we are back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. take a look at that. 20 sawed off rhinoceros horns were captured. four of the

that popular waterslide park in pleasanton will not be open this year and its long-term future is in doubt. officials at the area say the slides need costly repair work and there is no money. the water slides attract an estimated 25,000 paying customers a year. >>> so do you have a gift card you don't plan to use? now you can swap it out for airline miles. united just launches a gift card exchange program. mileage plus members can turn their unused gift cards in for frequent flyer miles. you just need a few more miles. there you go. there is a catch. there has to be at least $25 on the card and the gift cards from certain retailers will be a little more valuable than others depending upon demand. >>> despite what you may have heard you are not going to be seeing herman cain on "dancing with the stars." the former republican presidential candidate turned down a request to be on the show. they wanted him. the atlanta journal- constitution reports that a cain assistant said he can't dance in an eight count, only in a nine count. a reference of course to cane's nine, nine, nine tax plan.

forward with a project that would develop a five-mile extension from current stations in dublin pleasanton to reach livermore. there will be an environmental impact review and a search for funding. the project could cost more than $1 billion. b.a.r.t. estimates the extension would transport 21,000 new riders daily. >>> technology moves fast. around here, we know that, but is moving -- but is it moving so fast that some are being left behind? we are not talking about the people who use it but the ones who make it. nbc bay area's garvin thomas is here with our latest chapter in our bay area proud series. garvin this is an issue rarely discussed in the silicon valley. can it be changed? >> one woman thinks so, raj. kimberly bryant is her name. hers is one of the great stories, about every day people who see something in their world that just doesn't seem right to them, but instead of complaining, or worse yet, ignoring it, she does something about it. something that makes us bay area proud. >> hi, this is kimberly bryant. >> reporter: kimberly bryant would like a little company. >> okay. than

san jose 64. 64 in los gatos. 66 in sunnyvale. 63 in pleasanton. and mid-60s from fair field to concord. near the bay, alameda and fremont, we can expect low 60s. the peninsula above average. 64 in san mateo. 63. and our warmest spot on the map is santa rosa and napa, which could get close to 70, as the wind pushes through the valleys. as for your forecast, a chance of evening drizzle returning as we head into friday night. and then, here we go again, with on again/off again showers. saturday, numbers will start to cool. and another chance of showers by saturday. and another slight chance of showers for sunday. and then, as we head into monday, we'll keep that slight chance of some spot showers for presidents day. by tuesday and wednesday, we're back in that old track of some unusual february weather with temperatures that could be in the mid to upper 60s by wednesday. being conservative with those numbers. some of the forecast models had temperatures close to 70. we've been talking about the bay bridge project this upcoming weekend. it's not a lar

actually out to pleasanton. next that. first westbound 580 where westbound lanes busy. drive time still only 16 minutes coming out of the altamont pass towards the dublin interchange. now let's go to the bay bridge where everything is still really light out there. no issues this morning and we can see our traffic cameras which is a nice change from yesterday. so fog not as much of an issue. no fog advisories this morning. so pretty good this morning heading into san francisco on the upper deck. we do have this problem slight location change. it is going against the commute eastbound 580 close to the dutton exit right here. we are seeing some slowing in the westbound lanes even though the accident is reported against the commute in the eastbound lanes of 580 so again watch out for that. expecting mostly a visual distraction but at one point it was blocking one of the eastbound lanes. in the meantime, in oakland, we still have this roadwork going on closing the moraga avenue thornhill drewive. that should wrap up around 6:00. free and clear, the altamont pass commute stil

blew pleasanton slows, i showed you this shot. i'm talking traffic through the same area.king at a smooth flow though the earlier truck with the tire on fire still reported southbound side here around vargas over where we can't see it through the trees. we don't see appreciable slowing but it will be in spots and over into fremont. back down to the south bay, a smooth drive off 680. 101 north of there is slowed by a new accident around de la cruz. still blocking one lane. a couple of minutes ago. a slower drive northbound from capitol expressway up to the area. 87 and 85, look at that typical slowing past winchester and up through 85 out of los gatos. we'll get another look, no problems after the earlier disabled truck. of course slowing for antioch, we have slowing here and then of course bay point another accident at willow pass road. >> thank you, mike. 6:47. the next time you head to the gas station the gas pumps will likely be supporting price tags of more than $4 a gallon. christie smith is live in oakland with why there is no end in sight. good morning. >> reporter:

westbound and eastbound 580 so far, so good across the stretch heading through pleasanton.to get a little busy on the roads but no major incidents out there right now. drive time here still in the green so that's good news. let's see. 15 minutes now coming out of the altamont pass at 680. delays may begin to grow. you can see a little bit of changing color already on our sensors speeds improve to more than 40 miles per hour dublin- pleasanton. carquinez bridge looks great to the berkeley into emeryville should be still about 18 minutes' time in the westbound lanes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. bay bridge chp issued wind advisory just after midnight. there is one for the bay bridge and one for the san mateo bridge if you look closely at the upper right side. camera. you can see the caltrans has their warning signs up letting you know the conditions are gusty across the span. now, we have been following a couple of different incidents nothing major and most of these accidents are on the on- and off-ramps. this one is off-ramp northbound 101 at de la cruz. main lines

in pleasanton, mary app favreau, nbc bay area news. >> smart and cute. >> yes. adorable. really very important to rosa. >>> all right, send things to jeff ranieri in the weather center, a little bit of a spritz? >> yes. not looking the a large storm system for tomorrow, model keying in on showers, the next 24 hours, as for today, anything but winter-like. temperatures well above average, record setting in the south bay, 71, san jose, yes that is correct, gilroy, 78 degrees, the dry offshore wind for a couple of hours and temperatures close to 80 degrees, 72 in santa rosa, 70 in san francisco. as radar scans around right now, it is dry but we are looking at those showers, as we have been talking about making back into the forecast. numbers right now, cooling off pretty good, 61 in sunnyvale, 50, san mateo, 61, oakland, 57, fairfield. on your weather headlines for tomorrow morning, we are not expect anything kind of fog but start to see that cloud cover increase. also, a chance here showers in the morning that will stick around through most of the day here on friday. then a

now, there are some alternates in pleasanton.ublin interchange, then the grade. people coming down out of castro valley will find themselves in -- look at that traffic on the left. do you really want it drive if that? chp says it's going to take a while for this crash to unwind, to clear up, after the crash is gone. it's:46. let's go back to the deck. >>> the dow you see it there, above 13,000. this has been bounce, back and forth a little bit below that point this morning. but one of the good news investors are dealing w a measure of consume intercept meant stronger than expected. dow up 17 right now. the nasdaq is also up 8. s&p is up 3. >>> new this morning, new home sales dipped by almost 1% last month totaling 321,000. but in a positive sign, the government revised december's figures up by 324,000. that's the highest in a year. the median price for a new home rose to its highest level since okay. >>> some of the other top stories we're following for you right now. a 40-foot pleasure boat that was on sale for about $100,000 c

reggie kumar is in pleasanton with the latest on that school district's dilemma.in san francisco with terisa estacio. she is live with details on possible cuts in the san francisco unified school district. >>terisa: it is a dire situation in san francisco. the meeting to discuss these cuts is getting underway right now. the capacity in the room is 136. officials expect standing room only. there are looking at a $35 million deficit next school year. $83 million of the deficit will be the following year, all of this because they are not getting enough money from the state. earlier tonight, i spoke with the district supervisor who says looking at all of these cuts and looking at cutting for the 80 positions is just outrageous. >> i am absolutely disgusted with the state of california and where we are in terms of supporting public education. we are having to make horrible cuts and it seems every year, we do this and every year it seems to get worse. class sizes are outrageous. it is not uncommon to find class sizes in the 35-40 range. how are you supposed to educate c

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we're still following a fatal accident in pleasanton.by the santa rita road exit is where they still have several lanes blocked off. a pedestrian was actually in the roadway and another car struck that person. so it is very stop and go still from castro valley. there were a couple of other accidents in the backup. and unfortunately, both directions of 580 are still really jammed up. eastbound as you can see, is slow from castro valley. but even westbound jammed solidly through livermore. that's traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> weather looking good today. we'll notice some changes around the bay area. high pressure still overhead beginning to weaken somewhat so yeah, it's clear at the coast. by the afternoon, we may see a couple of patches of fog creep back ining an lot coastline. so numbers right now 40s, 50s, even low 60s into mountain view. toward the afternoon 60s and 70s in many spots. 50s and 60s at the coastline but cooler on the weekend. ,,,,,,,, >>> calls on mitt romney to make mormon church stop proxy baptisms of

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>>james: we have a developing story out of the east bay, the pleasanton school board has voted to approveto education. reggie kumar talked with parents and found that a lot of them are upset about the possibility of eliminating the district's reading program. >>reporter: school board members at the district office voted to close a budget deficit if the governor's initiative plan does not approved by voters in november. that means that teachers, counselors, reading specialist and custodians, all lose their jobs. preliminary pink slip wal-mart 15 but teachers and other attacks members will notofficially lose their job until may 15th. that is when the permanent pink slips go out. >>james: we have team coverage and we will visit with kate thompson was more on the san francisco school board. >>reporter: in san francisco the school board has voted to send out nearly 500 peak slips, teachers and aides across the district will receive he flips over the next few weeks. but the controversy was bearing 14 school from any layoffs. >>reporter: the district is trying to improve the underperforming scho

the right to pleasanton down to sunol is our last hot spot. the ride is still behind schedule but much improved after the last crash at council what is being cleared. this is the last stretch of slow and go traffic. for the bay bridge westbound, we can now see the end of the backup at the end of the east parking lot. the san mateo bridge, highway 92, the commute is already over. there are no problems, backups or delays. the golden gate, easy traffic. n on highway 80 as you head westbound, there are no problems there. >>erica: we have a lot of cloud cover. it looks like temperatures are slow to warm. we had some instances of scattered showers earlier this morning. i do want to focus on future cast 4. by 3:00 p.m. with concede pop up showers over oakland and along the coastline. the evening commute home, the system becomes more organized. we will continue to see a pattern of random showers. wherever you are headed, you will want to bring an umbrella. did you are heading to tahoe, no problems getting there, currently there are no chains required.

toll lanes in there, on the dumbarton and the bay bridge toll plaza and 580 in livermore and pleasanton. these are going to be phased in. by 2015. so we're looking at having hundreds of miles of these toll lanes. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. a berkeley police officer in the hospital after he was rammed by a suspect during a traffic stop. it happened late yesterday at the center street and grove way castro valley area where two undercover officers followed the suspect from berkeley. the suspects decided to back up and pinning the officer. the partner opened fire. >> i kept telling the people to duck and get out of the way. >> the suspect backed his vehicle which pinned the berkeley police officer between the suspect vehicle and the unmarked workly car. >> the suspect remains hospitalized as is the officer who has serious injure i to his legs and hand. no word why they were trying to stop the suspect. we're learning more about the possible motive in the shooting of a federal agent. the 61-year-old man was wounded during a confrontation outside his hom

about 72 degrees in pleasanton and 75 in san francisco.n-day outlook shows you we're going to cal uf, a few shower over the weekend and then next week looks much cooler. thursday 76, down to 58 by next wednesday. let's check your drive. >> we'll take you back to the south bay where we talked about the accident, 101 at mckee near the off ramp pushed off to the shoulder and that slowing cleared up. then in the last minutes we've had an accident near oakland road further to the north. no slowing does show up yet but that might take a couple of minutes. so prepare but that has moved to the shoulder. southbound 880 coming to the 237 interchange, heading out of mill pete into sunnyvale an accident around the transition might be affecting the lanes. it doesn't sound like they are stuck, just going to make their way off the freeway. chp will give us more when they arrive. 680 through sunol. getting to 680 another accident. that might be the cause of some of the slowing westbound an accident. certainly in lanes moving to the shoulder. we're seeing

half an inch easily in pleasanton and san francisco just shy of that. .04-inch in san jose.ime highs cool. >> roberta, thanks. >>> new details about the suspect in a deadly school shooting. how one student describes his close call and the teacher being called a hero for confronting the gunman. >>> he is not allowed to treat inmates or provide care. taxpayers are paying a person a six figure salary to do nothing. how this doctor got such a sweet deal and why he cannot be fired. >>> in scottsdale the giants got a dose of some good news today. we will have that story coming up. ,, >>> as i was turning away from the gunman he caught me right on the ear. >> stories of close calls, panic and heroism emerging from today's deadly school shooting in ohio. the teenage suspect who is in custody tonight is described as an out cast. police say he opened fire at the start of the school day, killing one student and wounding four others. two critically. manuel gallegos on how a teacher may have saved a lot of lives. >> reporter: nate bueller describes the moment when a teenage gunman opened

valleys east bay shore low to mid 60s, slight warmer mid 60s east bay valleys danville and concord, pleasantonield 65 warm around monterey bay low to mid 60s even more so inland neighborhoods mid to you upper 60s. 70 l.a., 75 palm springs, 45 in tahoe where they were making snow this morning even when the sun came up. 30s will dominate most neighborhoods tonight 40s around san rafael, richmond, oakland san mateo, half moon bay and san francisco area of high pressure pushing all of our storms to the north. one will get close enough on that storm track to bring's chance of rain monday and tuesday. until then being mid to upper 60s with sunshine throughout the weekend. >>> some say it is the purrfect playmate or loan any cats. an australian college student has develop add ipad app to keep your feline from getting bored when you are not the home. three games, one for the cat to keep the mice from getting the cheese. the apps are designed to stimulate and entertain. >> this -- it will shuffle through games so the cat will remain interested. >> it is going to scratch up the ipad screen a little. the

. >> students in pleasanton will hold another drive this weekend for a 25-year-old alum battling leukemia doctors say she has until april to find a donor which has been difficult. since they only makeup 7% of the registry. the match depends on ethnicity. you can find information on abc 7 news.com and if you need help just click on see it on tv. >> one man has won an $850 award against the nation's largest telecommunications company today and took at and t to small claims court accusing the company of slowing down his iphone connection speed. and at and t did something that slowed the web browsing speed. >> california policy makers examining quality of online courses. state student aid commission says a growing number of using their grants for tuition in colleges and universities. and the commission wants new rules setting standards for classes including strictor supervision of them. >> faculty has to be in communication with students in order for that to work. there has to be effective tutoring available for those students. >> more students are taking courses online because of short yajz

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. >>> pleasanton has reached a tentative agreement with its police officers union to control rising pension costs. the two-year agreement comes after six months of negotiations. it calls for the officers to contribute a lot more to their retirement plans. the deal still needs approval from the city council and it was discussed at a council meeting just last night. >> each of our 73 officers will be contributing $1,000 more each month in pension payments. this is significant and will save the city $2.4 million. >> that is a lot of money. this comes eight months after the city reached a deal with its largest employee union there whose workers also have to contribute more to their pension programs. >>> oakland city council has passed the mayor's new budget proposal which calls for drastic cuts. councilmembers approving the plan 6-1 last night. one vote abstaining there. the budget slashes millions of dollars in spending and eliminates more than 100 jobs for the city. leaders there were able to protect, though, funding for the oakland zoo and the very popular children's fairyland. >>> frank oga

temperatures outside for today plan on about 60 in san jose, 59 redwood city, 58 hayward, 60 pleasanton, 61 napa valley, and you'll see lots of sunshine into the bay this afternoon. temperatures watching up a few degrees. next couple of days fair weather although a slight chance of showers early tomorrow morning but then that moves out by the time most people get up and then lots of sunshine, warmer weather towards thursday, rain returns sunday night into monday. that's a look at weather. here's elizabeth with traffic. >> thanks, lawrence. i just watched them finish the lane change across the golden gate bridge so now everything looks good to go if you are heading into san francisco from marin county. that's a look at our "timesaver traffic" camera. going against the commute northbound 101 through novato near atherton avenue we were seeing some slowing in those northbound lanes. looks like they may have picked up roadwork. for a while the off-ramp was closed. now we are seeing slowing in the commute direction on southbound 101. we'll check with caltrans to see if they have picked up tha

probably around pleasanton will see some heavy rain.>james: in terms of our temperatures will looking at basically '50s. >>james: this afternoon we will look at temperatures, it will not warm up too much. >>james: when we come back we will take in the case seven day around the bay. now a quick check of traffic. >> george: good morning we are not tracking any problems spots are hot spots and despite the rain, we have no major incidents of the delays. we have a bridge check in your west bound live looks good with no problems here--you're west bound ride looks good. >> george: the golden gate bridge 101 marin county has a pretty easy trick here. speeds will likely be down this morning and the traffic map to see if there are any delays, none on interstate 80 in the westbound direction, that is a smooth ride. 24 looks good, we are a problem for in walnut creek through the san ramon valley and even west bound 580 looks good. >> mark: thank you george, the latest on the southern california school were two teachers are under investigation for c

no major brake lights through livermore all the way towards the pleasanton area. westbound 4 usually one of our first spots to back up and you can see one of our live traffic sensors there showing speeds 60 miles per hour this morning. so overall not too bad all the way towards concord. live look at 880 in oakland. you are just cruising this morning up and down northbound 880. if you have a flight to catch at oakland airport headlights moving southbound and everything is moving fine at the limit this morning. really all the way towards milpitas. here's a live look at 880 and 237. towards sfo, we know a lot of folks are heading out of town maybe for the long holiday weekend trying to avoid the big bay bridge closure and everything is good towards sfo. 280 looks good. down the eastshore freeway, 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. and where we are right now it is looking great so far here at the bay bridge toll plaza. not seeing any delays at all. so of course, this weekend's construction work very dependent on the weather. they need to do a lot of pai

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we'll experience 70 in pleasanton as well as in danville. low 70s in brentwood through oakley into mountain house. low 70s again from santa rosa through penngrove into cotati and 67 in san rafael. sonoma in the low 70s through glen ellen. the extended forecast does call for a fringe of unseasonably mild days ahead through the weekend. there's that chance of rain tuesday after clouding up on monday and seasonal on wednesday and thursday. that is your getaway friday pinpoint forecast. we still have dennis on deck with sports coming up. ,,,,,,,, is in the bag...next questi: when will the raiders sign o clara? >>> so the funding for the new football stadium is in the bag. next question, when will the raiders sign up to play in santa clara? the $200 million nfl loan announced today is in addition to the $850 million the 49ers already secured from the banks. groundbreaking on the stadium could happen within the next couple of months. the oakland raiders remain very much in the picture as a co- tenant in the new stadium. >> we have a vote that the

francisco across [ unintelligible ] by far the best radar returns around san ramon, dublin out of pleasanton and livermore along 680 through the sunol grade. across the altamont pass down into altamont and livermore where we are seeing the best radar returns. visibilities unlimited with the rain not any fog to be concerned about temperatures warmer from 1 to 11°, antioch one degree cooler. 8:00 this morning scattered showers mostly cloudy temperatures in the mid to upper 40s mild this morning. as we head towards noon clouds dissipate showers start to dry temperatures hit low to mid 50s for the lunch hour in the afternoon clouds continue to dissipate and temperatures hit the mid to upper 50s for your afternoon. we look at the seven day forecast check out some of those low to mid 70s as the warmth peaks above average thursday slightly cooler over the weekend, all seven days after this morning will be dry. >>> good morning. i wanted to show new nice shot of the incline section of the bay bridge everything reopened last night traffic light, a lot of folks have today off. roads are damp and slick

valleys east bay shore low to mid 60s, slight warmer mid 60s east bay valleys danville and concord, pleasantonirfield 65 warm around monterey bay low to mid 60s even more so inland neighborhoods mid to you upper 60s. 70 l.a., 75 palm springs, 45 in tahoe where they were making snow this morning even when the sun came up. 30s will dominate most neighborhoods tonight 40s around san rafael, richmond, oakland san mateo, half moon bay and san francisco area of high pressure pushing all of our storms to the north. one will get close enough on that storm track to bring's chance of rain monday and tuesday. until then being mid to upper 60s with sunshine throughout the weekend. >>> some say it is the purrfect playmate or loan any cats. an australian college student has develop add ipad app to keep your feline from getting bored when you are not the home. three games, one for the cat to keep the mice from getting the cheese. the apps are designed to stimulate and entertain. >> this -- it will shuffle through games so the cat will remain interested. >> it is going to scratch up the ipad screen a little.

pleasanton coming in at 65. 70 salinas. accuweather seven-day forecast, another gorgeous weekend. our nonwinter continues. slightly cooler monday and hoping for the rain to come our way tuesday. not much of it because we are dry again wednesday, thursday and friday. >> thank you very much. dan harris joins us now from new york to tell us what is coming up at seven on "good morning america." good morning, dan. great to see you. >> good morning, terry. great to sigh, as well. we will leave with the record-breaking blizzard in the rockies. denver barreled after the record-breaking storm barreled through the city. up to five feet in parts of colorado. not something you have to deal with in san francisco much. major highways closed. we are live from a very snowy place this morning. coming up, speaking of denver, tim tebow one-on-one this morning. he won't be taking the field in the super bowl tomorrow, but he is probably the most talked about football player in recent memory. his open evangelicalism, his late-game, come from beh

danville looking at 60. 60 in pleasanton. 67 in fairfield and upper 50s near the bay for san francisco we expect 58. 57 in san mateo and also 60 in sonoma. small craft advisory and waves could top seven feet for our saturday. we'll look at afternoon clearing for tomorrow. by sunday, a chance of drizzle late in the evening and for monday a sprinkle is possible. it's just the nuance of on again and off again weather. and here it is. numbers in the low 70s by thursday. >> whoa. >> get out of here. >> oh, yes. >> i'm staying here. >> we had our number on the three and the four. >> wait until tomorrow and then we'll see. >> okay. wow. it looks nice. i like the turnaround. >> let's enjoy the sunshine. >> bring in the sunshine. thank you, jeff. have a good weekend. >>> a new fight against autism. the fight that could lesson the worst symptoms. >> also ahead, johnson & johnson takes the latest hit. >>> how about a $10,000 gift from apple? pple is giving away a prize to one lucky winner. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companie

it will be 70 in pleasanton. slightly cooler in dublin and in san ramon. check out sonoma also in the low 70s. 10 degrees above normal for everybody. friday a much different picture. cloud cover that chance of sprinkles to the north and then on saturday mostly cloudy skies. another chance of rain for everybody by sunday night. and then tuesday and wednesday is a big question mark at this time. we'll keep you posted with your pinpoint forecast. but eyewitness news will continue with dennis first and that's up after this. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. because the celebrities play >>> it is one of the most fun weeks all year on the pga to

east bay temperatures soaring this afternoon as high as 66 in pleasanton, 67 degrees in the napa valleybably find the warmest temperatures in the north bay. that's where we're going to see some of those down slope winds and as that air sinks and starts to warm up, about 68 degrees, almost 70 in santa rose. 68 in petaluma and 66 degrees in novato. so looking out over the next couple of days, we have plenty of sunshine coming our way, a few more clouds on the friday and saturday and through the weekend but temperatures not cooling down much. there is a good chance of rain now continuing in the forecast. looks like next tuesday we get back to wet weather and hopefully that will open the door towards more rain. but right now, nothing but sunshine. we haven't opened the storm door. just winter. >> plowing through winter and it's just -- >> running out of time. >> punxsutawney phil says we have lots of time left. >> he might be right. we'll see. >> i think it rained every day of february and march last year. >> it did. >> there's still hope. >>> how about some of bay area headlines? actually

rio vista, discovery bay and pleasanton and danville. 74 in santa rosa, and the average height is around 61 degrees. he extended forecast does call for another day with the warning thursday and cooling down on the weekend with partly cloudy skies. the chance of rain monday and thursday. >> we learned today that the five police officers will be the first in the country to get the new high-tech tool. the same people that developed the teaser gun will greet the camera is small enough to fit onto the pair of sunglasses. officers control the on and off button but cannot delete the footage. this will help in officer training and accusations of police misconduct. >> is another tool that will provide transparency in an attempt to mend our relationship with the community. >> teatime bought 150 of these cameras and the agency is still working on the policy. >> the crew and she was belting out again. -- crooner and cheap is belting it out again. the president sang a few bars of sweet home chicago. it was all for the pbs special celebrating blues music at the white house. the all-star band included

pleasanton reporting light rain, and east side of san jose into morgan hill, this will continue to move to the east. and just lingering showers with us. as i mentioned earlier in the newscast, the stormiest of the weather is out of here. a few light scattered showers, and temperatures will be a few degrees cooler than yesterday. 53 in santa rosa at this time, and 56 reported at sfo. the winds were really howling in cases in the overnight hours, and take a look at the top gusts, mt. diablo, 65 miles per hour and 49 at altamont, and san jose, 36 miles per hour reported at the international airport. satellite and radar, a view from up above, and you can see how the rain continues to push off to the east. you may have heard us mention that the storm took a split with the circulation. you can see some of the storm is heading to the south and the rest to the north. we got just enough rain, but we could use more and are not likely to see a whole lot. it's noon time and rolling you through the evening drive, we are just with a few lingering showers and pretty much be wrapping it up. but the moi

east bay temperatures as high as 67 degrees in livermore. 70 in pleasanton. and 69 degrees in the napa valley. as we head inside the bay, plenty of sunshine into the afternoon. and really beautiful conditions all the way to the coastline. 6 degrees in daly city. and about 69 in santa rosa. looking out over the next couple of days, well, today is the nightsest day. tomorrow we start to cool down and return to some wintry weather. the possibility of some sprinkles, unsettleled much cooler weather over the weekend. then we could see storm clouds move back in especially sunday night into monday to bring us another round of some rain. that's a look at weather. here's elizabeth with traffic. >> thanks, lawrence. and we're going to go back out to chopper 5 and chopper 5 is now over san mateo. right there near highway 92 and 101. and if you have a flight to catch over at sfo you should have no delay getting there. we can't promise your flight will be on time but the roads look good up and down 101. they have actually flown over san jose, we saw them over redwood city