the julian exit a few headlights passing through northbound no delays at this hour through san rafael lucasley road freitas parkway passing marin ymca traffic light leaving novato headed for central san rafael or southern marin no delays waldo to the golden gate either. out of the central valley good from 205 tracy up and over the altamont no delays towards livermore and pleasanton area. roadwork for a few more minutes until 5:00, 880 both directs one lane between fruitvale and embarcadero. >>> independent investigation into the deadly attack on u.s. consulate in libya will be sent to congress today. the attack in benghazi killed the ambassador stevens and three other americans. the review bore has been looking into whether enough -- given to potential threats and how washington responded. house and senate committees will hold hearings tomorrow and thursday. secretary of state clinton had been expected to testify, but she is recovering from a concussion. >>> con recollection -- congress is debating how much relief money to spend for superstorm sandy. the package involves more than 60 billio

from novato out of san rafael, lucas valley road, and marin ymca and past the civic center, fog freeg. no delays to the golden gate bridge. 580, we have three lanes blocked until 9:00 with construction. westbound direction starting to slow. that is normal compute can you tell xhootd 20 minutes from the altamont. taking a look at waze app, showing san francisco city streets, van ness at fell where they are reporting an accident. >> two police officers in mexico have been arrested for stealing evidence from the site where singer jenni rivera's plane crashed in mexico. the items were found at the officer's homes. last night a car carried kaerg her remains were given a police escorted in the town of long beach. drug enforcement is investigating the company that owns the luxury jet that crashed and killed the pop superstar. starwood management had two planes seized this year. >> a judge has received a public admonishment stemming from comments he made this from the bench about a rape victim. orange county superior judge got himself a hot water, i'm not a gynecologist, if someone doesn't w

way through the s-curve into the tunnel into san francisco, no delays at the toll through san rafael past lucasvalley road, traffic light out of novato towards central san rafael and central marin nice look at san jose northbound highway 87 at the julian exit traffic at the limit as you make your way north towards 101. >>> 5:22. >>> a royal first, the queen did something no monarch has ever done. why top british lawmakers were on their best behavior. >>> what happened when a determined little girl took on a giant toy company. >>> major toy company changing the way it markets a product. hasbro's easy bake oven has been a favorite of american girls for generations until now it was only pink and purple after a 13-year-old girl from new jersey started a petition hasbro agreed to make it in more neutral colors and include boys on the packaging. she said her 4-year-old brother wants to be a chef. hear more from her on "good morning america" at 7 a.m.. >> i think that is great. my kids don't care what color it is, if they like the toy they will use it. >> your kids are enlightened. >> bay area kids. >

. >>> live look from novato through northern san rafael past lucas valley road, headlights traffic lightoving at the limit past freitas parkway past the civic center no issues and no fog through marin clear. macarthur maze points coming from 880, 580 and 80 into the bay bridge toll, everything is flowing nicely through the macarthur maze no issues once you get into the tolls, very light, no problems on the upper deck making your drive into san francisco minor accidents north 101 palo alto at university on-ramp is continues to be blocked with tow truck car into a ditch trying to get the car out eastbound 80 central in richmond area off-ramp blocked with a truck in the process of being cleared. >>> 4:49. the white house says, president obama has called egyptian president morsi to express deep concern about the deaths and injuries of protesters in egypt. large crowds of protesters in cairo expressed anger last night after a nationally televised speech by morsi they say it aftered nothing concrete to defuse the worst political crisis in a up can of years. thousands -- in a couple of years. s

out of san rafael past lucas valley road north san pedro past the marin civic center into central san and golden gate bridge, all is well. >>> 5:26. the 49ers have tied a franchise record by having nine players selected for the pro bowl. for the first time since 2003, player named. >>> this afternoon in the nation's capital, san jose4zhl state takes on bowling green in the military bowl spartans come in riding a six game winning streak, quarterback has been sensational he led in passing accuracy much of the season. >> good defensive team i watched them on tape they are in the top 10, 15 in the country, player of the year in their conference offensively they are efficient, third year quarterback start 35 games, quick passing game. they give you different formations we got our hands full. >> kickoff noon pacific time on espn, spartans first bowl appearance in six seasons. >>> latest on breaking news we are following, police shooting in walnut creek sends one to the hospital. latest live from the scene, coming up. >>> following developing news in brentwood, natural gas leak forced severa

farther north san rafael snaking headlights past lucas valley road north san pedro towards central sanblems golden gate bridge as we saw. from antioch at this hour light traffic, no delays as you get towards the concord area and 242, speeds at the limit there as you make your way out of central valley, no problems, tracy from 205 up and over altamont pass into livermore, good speeds into the dublin pleasanton area onlyÑng 18 minutes from altamot into the 680/580 junction. westbound 80 hilltop, big rig partially blocking the right lane. >>> 4:49. russian president vladimir putin just announced in the last hour he will sign a bill banning americans from adopting russian children. he said he doesn't see any reason not to sign the bill. putin says u.s. authorities deny russia access to children adopted from the country. d the law will deny many russian children the opportunity to get a family. unicef estimates there are 740,000 children without parents in russia. >>> do you use those companies that give a cash advance for a paycheck? >> if so, you may be getting some of that money back.

problems upper deck through the tunnel into the city out of san rafael northern portion of san rafael past lucas valley road and freitas parkway towards north san pedro road, very light, reports in paoup southbound of an accident at washington street, -- i'll update that at our next trip, mass transit, muni everybody on a regular schedule and on time. >>>Ñ5bx commuters in sonoma couy could use a break from the rain right now flood waters are still impassable on highways 12 and 121. terry mcsweeney is live at the intersection. >> reporter: the best i've got right now is sometime today. what happens is when there's a heavy down tour as there was yesterday and a high tide, this -- this road closes not unusual they wish it was an unusual occurrence as you can see road closed, flooded. pictures of what it looked like last night. they've been trying to fix the problem here for quite sometime, obviously, no success. yesterday, it want hard to find rain-related problems, american canyon water piled up on highway 12 red top road all this going on, on christmas day the traffic was light yesterday, richmon

we take a look at san rafael, passed lucas valley road. freitas parkway and light traffic, standing water through corte madera at sir francis drake boulevard. there was a problem on silverado trail in napa area. had downed power lines and still blocking the roadway, pg&e, so trancas road would be the best bet. san ramon, a big rig was on shoulder, it was on fire but that has been out so we are looking for a tow truck to arrive on the scene. i don't see much slowing past the scene in dublin but we'll follow it for you. >>> sign of a crack in the fiscal cliff negotiations, both sides may be willing to make a deal. >> southwest settles a class action lawsuit. find out what it will >> eric: good monday morning, 5:14, a live look from rooftop camera. you see the bay and bay bridge in the background. there is light rain scattered around the bay area. we will show some of that to you and mike will show you the forecast with live doppler 7-hd. >> discussion about a controversial soccer field project, it continues when city council meets this eveni

this is san rafael southbound past lucas valley road, traffic moving nicely, the rain has let up for time being. "sig alert" san francisco south 101 before cesar chavez two lanes blocked, lots of flooding north 101 before mckey accident blocking lane,'s bound 980 at 14th -- >>> just about 6:32. our storm watch coverage takes us live to berkeley and amy hollyfield. >> reporter: good morning. feels like the storm cell just sat over us for several hours and is still here it may be easing up a little many take a look at the rain we are expensing now, just -- a solid soaker for a few hours out here in berkeley heavier at times than what seeing now this is still a decent rainfall that you are seeing now. if we are to think of last week as our benchmark, this isn't as bad as that. that was intense this isn't that bad many but, it is very wet out here, definitely a slow down on your way to work morning, a grab the rain jacket morning and boots and umbrella, because it is pretty wet. to keep the whole family dry grab all the rain gear you got and give yourself extra time it is very wet and re

san rafael southbound past lucas valley road and north san pedro, freitas parkway light out of novatofrom marinwood south no problems at golden gate either, drive out of antioch now looks good, no problems towards pittsburg into concord less than 15 minutes all mass transit on time, muni isÑl>Ñ fr, cable cars, trolleys, buses, everything until 5:00 tomorrow morning no delays, caltrain on time. over the altamont pass good into dublin pleasanton, san ramon corridor south pardon me 24 towards the caldecott tunnel less than 10 minutes 80 westbound less than 20 minutes from to the maze from the carquinez bridge. >>> another person dies after apparently being pushed in front of an oncoming train. >>> no deal in sight yet to avoid the fiscal cliff. we'll tell you how the president is pushing forward as the clock ticks. >>> new york city police this morning are looking for the woman who pushed a man into the path of an oncoming train. police released this footage of the woman who they think did it. video shows her moments after the man was killed by a train in queens. witnesses told detective

clear out of the san mateo bridge san rafael headlights headed southbound past lucas valley road, ymcatowards the civic center, light roadwork waldo grade up and over to the golden gate bridge, down to one lane southbound across the bridge until 5:30. eastbound 4 railroad to somersville left lane blocked roadwork, westbound drive from antioch towards pittsburg at the limit. here's southbound and northbound roadwork through mill valley northbound from sausalito up mill valley cortamadera and that until 6:00 this morning. >>> we are learning more about the medical condition that is keeping former south african president mandela hospitalized. he is suffering from a recovering lung infection. he is responding to treatment. the 94-year-old icon has been in the hospital since saturday. he spent 27 years in prison for fighting racist white rule. he became south africa's first black president in 1994 and served five years. he has since retired from public life. >>> coming up, the search for an ouch-less shot. >>> san jose police roll out new tool against . easy way people can >>> users were un

. >>> live to san rafael the rain is coming down south 101 lucas valley road here you can see traffic flowing lightly to central san rafael, little pooling and flooding towards the cortamadera area coming in this morning be cautious there it is raining and some fog over the wall highway 87 empty, through san jose past hp pavilion light there, not raining yet, definitely smooth ride. serious problem in the oakland area westbound 580 before lake shore injury accident two right lanes blocked, a person is trapped in the car. be forewarned that area could be a little slow. hopefully they will get that person out sail and clear the lanes. dumbarton bridge road -- roadwork, we have a "sig alert" issued by california highway patrol for skyline boulevard with this tree down both lanes cal trains en route. it will be a bit before that is cleared. >>> controversial photo on the front page of the "new york post" is sparking debate about whether it should have been published. the picture was taken moments before a man was hit and killed by a train monday the line reads: this man is about to die. t

san rafael southbound crowded out of novato towards -- lucas valley road into central san rafael withe lights southbound. you can expect minor delays up and over the waldo. palo alto north 101 embarcadero road accident in the clearing stages, south 680 walnut creek at treat accident there. waze app taking a look at your approach to the bay bridge toll, traffic bumper-to-bumper because the metering lights are on. >>> ahead, five things know -- things to know before you go. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant >>> here are five things to know before you go: number one, two chp officers recovering after flipping their patrol car during a high speed chase on i-580 near livermore. they were chasing a speeding driver at north flynn when they flipped they suffered minor in

san rafael looking good past lucas valley road, ymca towards the civic center no delays through southernt golden gate bridge, ben lomond area highway 9 shadow brook both directions shutdown due to downed power lines glen arbor would be your alternate. red sensors slow as you approach basco accident in 5#uju lane look5 minutes from the altamont into the dublin pleasanton area. westbound 4 at railroad, accident there slow from antioch towards concord. >>> 6:21. >>> ahead, feeding frenzy down under on a popular beach. >>> getting glassware spotless. michael finney with the products promising to get the job done a Ñsñúa >>> take a look at this sharks on a feeding frenzy this is video from perth, australia showing 16 tiger sharks coming close to a beach. it is believed they were feeding on a dolphin carcass, as a result the beach is closed off to visitors. tiger sharks are known to attack humans but there hasn't been a fatal attack in west australian waters since 1930. >> something a little more common. whether you are cleaning up after a holiday party or just regular dinner, getting glasswa

. >>> look at san rafael, southbound out of novato past lucas valley road where we have standing water and light traffic at this hour. no delays there, san jose, this is 87 in the northbound direction. you can see it's very light traffic at the julian off-ramp. this is an area that does get flooding when there is heavy rain. we'll keep an eye on the rest of the morning commute. big rig off to the shoulder. that is big rig is on fire so they are getting an extinguisher and tow truck is on the scene. may be slow down westbound 580. and silverado trail, downed power lines. >> duchess of cambridge made her first public appearance. she was a presenter at sports award show in london. duchess seemed composed and comfortable. the are expecting their first child. she was hospitalized for morning sickness a few weeks ago. >>> a funeral is being eld for kate's nurse that was involved with the phone call. she was found dead in a london hospital days after the hoax was made public. family and friends will gather at a church in south india before burying her there. the dj's and radio station have pu

san rafael out of novato past lucas valley road at the limit headlights towards lung con past civic centerclear, no fog and clear to the golden gate bridge with no issues. one problem spot, whipple road on-ramp car flipped into a ditch headed to northbound 880 may be blocking as tow trucks try to get that car out. look at your waze app, 580 westbound had an earlier accident at livermore at midway pardon me airway that is now cleared but you can see heavy traffic towards the scene then things pick up when you get to the dublin pleasanton area. this is a free app you can download for your smartphone or android phone, available on your apple app store or google play maneuver your commute this morning or any morning. >>> still ahead, kate middleton walks out of a london hospital overnight. we have new video. >>> consumer alert from 7 on your side. the infant recliner blamed for five deaths. new action just announced by government officials. >>> catch the raiders and broncos tonight here on abc 7. larry biel and sports anchor mike shumann will tweet during the game you can follow them. you can

san rafael clear no fog past lucas valley road, freitas parkway on to north san pedro road past civicenter, golden gate bridge no problems bart having a delay due to unscheduled track repairs at pleasant hill pittsburg bay point line, both directions 10 to 15 minutes no other mass transit problems. oakland high street on-ramp vehicle vs. pedestrian, crews on scene. >>> still ahead, san francisco police sergeant in hot water for a joyriding video that got a lot of attention online. >>> they've done what many thought they never could. warriors take down defending champions and king james. >>> welcome back. just about everyday but today and sunday have a chance of wet weather. you need to be prepared for that if you are traveling around today, most of the states dry now. -- chance of rain in southern california doppler picking up some of that wet weather and snow showers in the sierra. >>> -- 6:25. you are -- we are talking the warriors after they beat the defending nba champion last night the miami heat. 97-95 win over the heat. warriors fifth road win in a row the most since 1978. best

. >>> san rafael southbound out of novato past lucas valley road marin ymca on the right, string of headlights moving nicely at the limit, no problems towards central san rafael, waldo grade fog-free, visibility good towards the golden gate bridge, four lanes southbound it is clear there. san francisco folsom street at essex a car hit a hydrant, spewing water everywhere affecting the ramp to eastbound bay bridge you cannot use that ramp to the eastbound bay bridge until they get water stopped. eastbound carquinez bridge roadwork until 8:00, affecting three lanes there. >>> 5:10. >> next, big milestone construction of the new 49er stadium reaches today. >>> driving perk for california lawmakers, not before some passed the buck to taxpayers. >>> first, this morning's america's money report. >>> good morning. mega bank lay-offs, city group announced plans to -- citigroup announced plans to slash 11,000 jobs, wall street had a good day, dow rose 82 points yesterday to close above 13,000. investors appeared optimistic after avoiding the fiscal cliff after the president suggested a deal could be rea

south 101 past lucas valley road, headlights towards central san rafael, very light out of novato no no fog, no problems on the golden gate. "sig alert" santa cruz mountains near ben lomond highway 9 ben arbor shutdown car hit a free that hit the wires who -- hit a tree that hit the wires. no estimated time of reopening. >>> breaking news in the south bay, firefighters have found a body while responding to an early morning fire in campbell. police and fire are at the scene behind the whole foods market, we are told the fire ed in a detached garage near an apartment complex there. no word on -- details just a body was discovered in that parking structure that burned. we have a news crew heading to the scene. >>> this morning a massive manhunt underway for two men who made a daring escape from a federal lockup in downtown chicago they tied bed sheets together and lowered themselves 20 stories down. they were disever cored missing during an early morning headcount. officials are not sure when the pair escaped. s.w.a.t. teams stormed the house where they thought the men might be, no one

san rafael out of novato past marinwood, lucas valley road, good past freitas parkway, roadwork in the southern portion up and over the waldo should be picked up in a few minutes. skyline build highway 35, county line, car off the road, tow truck fire, medics trying to get that car back on the road apparently major injuries involved. >>> 5:26. you've heard of fiscal cliff. have you heard about the apple tax. u.s. households spent $444 on apple products last year up from $155 years ago. story from reuters calls it the apple tax. median american income over $50,000 a year, which means $444 is a big chunk to wind up in the cupertino coffers of apple. unlike other taxes this is voluntary. >>> one family's tragedy inspires another's goodwill. now the two are united in promoting organ donations. 18-year-old alfonso garcia was given days toly two years ago when his -- two years ago. the two families are honoring george by decorating and writing a quote in this year's tournament of roses parade. >> i hold them in such a high place he's my hero and will always be my hero. i do this for his pare

> >>> nice commute south 101 out of novato towards lucas valley road central san rafael, headlights pastic center, no delays golden gate bridge, minor delays bay bridge toll for cash paying folks, no metering lights yet, smooth sailing upper deck towards treasure island. "sig alert" and wires down highway 9 at shadowbrook detour is to glen arbor, they are saying 10:30 before they get the wires out of the road. slowing out of the central valley up and over the altamont pass towards the dublin pleasanton area. bart, muni, caltrain, all mass transit on schedule. >>> some korean-americans in the bay area have been up all night watching returns in a landmark presidential election in south the country could have its first woman leader in more than 1,000 years. they say she is on track, according to exit polls to take this thing she is the daughter of a ruthless dictator who was assassinated by the korean intelligence service. the conservative is in that tight race against liberal son of north korean refugees. both vow to narrow the gap between rich and poor and help rival north korea. >>> comi

petaluma all the way down into areas near san rafael picking up a few scattered showers at times near lucas valley. again you will continue to see this through the morning hours. it will be working its way south throughout the morning drive. so by 6:00, 7:00 it will be over the central bay. and then by 8:00 into 9:00 down into the south bay. in addition to the rain we are watching the winds pick up along with the front. the north bay had the winds quite strong at times in the overnight hours. wind advisory for you has expired. it continues into san francisco. half-moon bay reporting gusts to 35 miles an hour i'm picking up gusts near m.d. m.d -- mt. diablo. also for the sierra are you going to be doing traveling? there is a winter storm warning that moves into place this morning and last until 10:00 on sunday. be prepared for that winter weather there. again mentioned it earlier with the cloud cover overhead we're not as cold. 40s to mid 50s is what we're seeing. a few showers will remain for the afternoon. a cool day in the forecast. we will get breaks in the rain for your afternoon with m

mid 60s, showers for wednesday, finally turns dry thursday >>> live to san rafael southbound 101 past civic center past lucas valley road and freitas parkway and north san pedro things at the limit here, no delays southern marin up and over the waldo, clear, roads are good past spencer and rodeo on the span you can see light traffic no roadwork on the golden gate bridge. they have yet to but will shortly configure those four lanes for your southbound drive into san francisco. roadwork eastbound 580 between greenville and north flynn as we reported there was an earlier chp chase that officer got into that construction zone and flipped the car, injured officer, still blocking lane in the construction zone and is east , you can westbound is good out of the central val >> next, losses from a southern california port strike are climbing into the billions. next, the big boost the dispute is giving the port of oakland. >>> stepping out for a night on the town, what nancy pelosi says the nation needs to see this holiday season from democrats and republicans. ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain

getting busier past lucas valley road into central san rafael. servicing at the limit. no delays on golden gate bridge. all mass transit checking in on time. live crimes there is san jose bridge. 15 minutes and 101 out of santa rosa and out of san jose. >> ahead five things to know before you go. >> >>> five things to know before you go. number one, c and h enterprises employees will learn how the company plans to rebuild after a major fire yesterday. nobody was hurt. investigators hope to get their first look inside the gutted building today as they search for the cause of the fire. >> number two, extra security at montevista high school and lincoln elementary. a bomb threat forced the closure of both schools yesterday. no device was found. >> number three, pg&e is rushing to inspect more than 1500 pieces of under ground electrical equipment in the bay area for possible safety hazards. utility says it has fired or suspended employees and contract workers who claim to have inspected equipment. >>> the woman accused of abandoning her newborn baby will be in court today.

southbound 101 through marin past lucas valley road into central san rafael southern marin we have roadworkrthbound direction between sausalito through mill valley and cortamadera into 6:00. >>> 5:26. gas prices are dropping in time for the holidays national average $3.35, down five cents over the week in california $3.63, down seven cents from a week ago bay area average $3.71. >>> end of the year means release of annual lists one of the first, yale's list of the most memorable quotes. mitt romney's comments about 47% selected as the year's best followed by his binders full of women comment. president obama made the list for his you didn't build that quote about how people who built businesses had help from others. >>> wildlife cameras showcasing progress of rescued animals drawing a lot of viewers. the webcam is not on now half hour from now, cameras turn on you can see adorable fury animals. they feature bear cubs, bobcats and other wild animals, go to toss.com and click on see it on tv. >>> we are following -- breaking news in the east bay, dangerous situation firefighters are facing. >

highway 101, redwood boulevard, san marin drive, light to moderate rain falling in nova doe, lucas valley, san rafael, seeing light to moderate rain. it was coming down pretty good a few minutes ago. light rain all the way down into daly city and it looks like it's shifting down into the bay area as well pass oakley and birkly. our camera shots are -- berkeley. our camera shots are showing this is not hitting but it will. by 9:00 or so it should be in the south bay. in addition to the rain we're dealing with winds. 10 to 20 miles an hour in some cases. the bay area as well pass the coast dealing with a wind advisory until 10:00 this morning. these winds coming from the south which means if you are crossing the bay bridge, the richmond san rafael, it's blowing right against your car. it will be treacherous in some cases. we have a winter storm warning for the sierra. this parent system here will just hang around saturday and sunday bringing us a new storm for each day. at this hour by 8:00, it's beginning to shift into the central bay, and then scattered showers will remain in the forecast throughout

may have looky lous slowing your drive into the richmond area, this is past lucas valley road south 101 to central san rafaely in novato moving nicely here, san jose north 87 no problems by hp pavilion farther southbound 680 south mission has been cleared. north at kurt they are accident there that -- kurtner accident there cleared to the shoulder fog, truck off the road toe on scene trying to pull that out of the -- tow truck on scene trying to pull that out of the swamp area. >>> ahead, five things to know before you go. >> abc7 morning news returns in . >>> good morning. we made it to friday. gorgeously picture looking at the sunrising over the bay area fairly clear skies. when we have clear skies this time of year it is pretty darn chilly. >>> here are five things to know before you go: number one, magnitude 7.3 quake struck north eastern coast of japan shortly after midnight, our time. it swayed buildings across much of the nation. so far no reports of major damage many several people were hurt. tsunami warning was issued for the region but lifted a short time later. >> number two, a raiders' fan in ser

san rafael, a little mist as you travel, stream of headlights southbound 101 past lucas valley road backcity, southbound lane open right lane blocked left lane open between john muir and john daly for that serious accident. coming to the bay area expect delays from sacramento. >>> abc7 morning news continues in 25 minutes with news, weather and traffic. >> we are always on at >> we are always on at abc7news.com. >>> good morning, america. breaking now, extreme weather systems collide, bringing more than a dozen tornadoes across the south. damaging scores of homes. the drama caught on tape on this florida highway. >> holy cow. >> more on the way now, as parts of the midwest start to dig out from more than a foot of snow. >>> hitman in the city. the desperate hunt for a brazen killer that gunned down this law

. >>> so far, so good leaving marin southbound 101 past lucas valley road civic center headlights towards central san rafael no delaysmth÷7y÷Ñ he golden gate bridge reverse commute direction northbound we have a stall on the north part of the span they are working to clear that now. northbound 87 at 101 earlier accident cleared, no delays as you make your way towards the 101 junction. they have that stall removed northbound 280 before ray street. >>> 5:26 flying to asia union protest, flight attendants -- fleet thing to stop smiling and may stopl4 serving alcohol or food. the attendants say they are sorry travelers may be inconvenienced by their protest. >>> new this morning, pope benedict xvi is blessing his twitter followers in his first ever tweet. sent this message after 2:30 this morning: "dear friends i'm pleased to get in touch with you through twitter thank you for your generous response. i bless all of you from my heart." then he sent two more tweets. right now the pope has more than 751,000 followers. >>> social networking site out with list of most popular retweets of 2012, top spot goes to presi

week or another long holiday weekend out of novato past marinwood lucas valley road here marin ymca traffic flowing nicely out of san rafaelo problems on the golden gate bridge light traffic conditions four lanes southbound what a difference a day makes yesterday afternoon getting to the golden gate bridge was a nightmare from all approaches due to folks enjoying a beautiful day. 680 to the altamont pass good ride. 680 corridor from 580 to highway 24 northbound towards walnut creek over 15 minutes there's your east shore freeway commute under 20 minutes to the maze. >>> ahead, down in the -- down to the wire in the nation's capital new negotiations to avoid the fiscal cliff. >>> sidelined by stomach flu and >>> welcome back. 6:15, fog moving around the north bay quarter mile visibility in novato watch out for that on 101. we are off to a cooler start this morning, 30s inland, on this bay shore,0s inland, on san francisco in the low to mid 40s. sprinkles noon light rain at the coast more of us with will have light rain by 4:00, temperatures struggling to reach 50, by 7:00, all of us dealing with light rain this friday eveni

stall with headlights headed southbound 101 past lucas valley road headed in the southbound direction towards the civic center and up over to san rafael. no problems with it. 680 blocking south main off-ramp. it's an overturn. slowing past the scene, back to sunnyvale, we had an earlier accident on matilda. highway 87 was jammed all the way toward the earlier scene. until it begins to recover, you want to take 85 or 280. >>> ahead, five things to know before you go. >> the morning news >>> welcome back. live look at golden gate bridge, it's raining there. wet bridge deck as the cars stream into san francisco. rain in many parts of the san francisco. mike will tell you exactly where coming up in the forecast. >> rain is going to be the first of the five things to know before we go. number one, new storm brought wet weather and winds throughout the bay area. we have seen heavy downpours in santa cruz mountains. light rain at golden gate bridge. it's expected to remain wet for the morning commute. >> number two, connecticut police held a news conference about the elementary school shooting that claimed 26 lives, 20 of them children, litt

still slow out of novato south 101 earlier stall cleared stall at lucas valley road cleared, slow there waze app shows richmond san rafaelblue bloods" star donnie wahlberg. plus, michael and his twins check out new york's famous holiday sites. all next on the emmy award winning "live." [captioning made possible by [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television]

. >>> novato south 101 earlier accident lucas valley road off-ramp, people getting off to skirt the slow traffic leaving novato through central san rafaelne. accident southbound 280 peninsula westboro, slow through pacifica. >> we'll check in with meteorologist mike nicco a >>> welcome back. northern sonoma county starting to get steadier rain from bodega bay towards rohnert park towards cloverdale and sea ranch. the rest of us will have mostly cloudy conditions and sprinkles. mainly low to mid 50s on our way to upper ♪ ♪ hark the herald angels sing glory to the newborn king ♪ >>> wow. if that doesn't get you in the holiday spirit, nothing will. that's katherine jenkins. we're going to hear more from you this morning. that is great, isn't it? >> i'm in the mood, now, for christmas. >> you have to wait for lara. she's out in front of buckingham palace this morning. been there all morning long. great to hear all of the reports from london this morning. >>> we have plenty of star power in our studio this morning. we have jessica biel, starring in not one, but two movies. she's going to tell us all about both of them opening on friday. she