yesterday's rain rainmaker left the area. today highs to warm three to five degrees over yesterday's pace. 50s and low 60s in the area. here's the seven-day forecast. we see the pattern will change again through the end of the week as we go back to the cold and wet. right now, let's check traffic with elizabeth. >> you need your seat warmers today. >> oh, yeah. >> all right. live look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. we are doing pretty good. no big hot spots or problems heading into san francisco. not a lot of roadwork. there should be four southbound lanes heading into san francisco. you can see your drive times all in the clear. mostly clean on all our live traffic sensors. here's a live look up the nimitz freeway 880 through oakland past the coliseum. there is a warriors game tonight, they play boston at 7:30 so may get crowded on the freeway tonight. but for right now good to go in either direction. we have a fog advisory fog advisory. chp issued this for stretches of 280. visibility is as low as 50 feet in some spo

looks like a good rainmaker for us. up to 50s and 60s across the south and east bay for today. cooler in the north bay, mid- to upper 50s there, increasing clouds and maybe a shower or two. but it won't amount to much. the better chance of rain arrives by midweek with scattered showers continuing through the end of the week and coming again on the weekend. right now a traffic update with elizabeth. >> chopper 5 is over walnut creek near the 24/680 interchange. they move around quickly so that 580 altamont pass, they are already gone. they went out towards the 4/680 interchange and everything is moving fine right now if you're heading out towards the caldecott tunnel not seeing any big delays. drive time 18 minutes commuting westbound 580. all brake lights, nothing unusual there. traffic light. beautiful shot of sun-up at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights yet. they should be turned on any moment and it's sluggish from the incline to the "s" curve so that's usually our indication that they will turn on the metering lights. towards the san mateo bridge, southbound 880

plenty of crisp air before we see rainmaking it back into the forecast. this la nina pattern is going to stay in place for now. eventually, we are going to get this to shift and get rainfall in here. for now, high pressure is offshore. that will keep it clear and cold as we start off with temperatures in the 60s. we need the rainfall, but it's just not going to get here. sunny and clear skies over the next 48 hours. we'll start with the mid-30s in the east bay. temperatures in the upper 40s. also, more cold spots in the south bay. gilroy going to 37. los gatos, 47. santa rosa at 36. tomorrow, we'll stay right about near average here for the south bay, with plenty of low 60s, san jose expecting 62. for the peninsula, upper 50s and low 60s. we're seeing a lot of this wind we had in our inland spots also starting to die down tomorrow. as we head into wednesday, r it will be the first day we've had with near average conditions in about five to seven days. let's get your seven-day forecast and it stays dry and sunny. saturday, oh, yes, a few changes. little bi

the rainmaker of yesterday stayed offshore and headed to our south.e looking at a brief period of high pressure across the region which will keep our temperatures into the upper 40s maybe even a few low 60s out there across the region for today. and tomorrow, then, the pattern change is on tap for the weekend where we see a much cooler weather pattern moving our way with lower snow levels than last weekend. stay tuned for that one. right now here's a traffic check with elizabeth. >> thanks, jim. chopper 5 is live over san jose showing 101 traffic near the 280/680 connector. everything fine this morning heading towards santa clara. let's go to the east bay now. show you what it looks like on some of our maps. live traffic sensors at the bay bridge they just turned on the metering lights so traffic is stacking up not too bad. looks like the busiest lanes are the fastrak lanes just to the very end of the parking lot slow from the incline to the serve but so far not too bad heading into san francisco. san mateo bridge looks great across span. chp still wa

we'll let you know about a big time rainmaker on the way to the bay area, when it's expected to hit coming up. back to you guys. >> vice president joe biden is urging u.s. cities to, quote, get a grip when it comes to building high speed rail networks. he says he is prepared to spend millions of dollars to get the job done. and bob redell is live this morning. bob, california's high speed rail project could get a large chunk of federal money. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. could be as much as $16 million. that is significant when you consider that the price tag for this massive project is estimated at $43 billion. we're talking about an 800-mile project that would start in san francisco, south along the caltrain corridor down the peninsula through the station here in san jose, on to the central valley and eventually los angeles. we should learn more details about the federal investment when the high speed rail authority hold as news conference later this afternoon. yesterday, vice president joe biden announced that president obama wants to invest $53 billion in high speed rail in the cou

not a big rainmaker, it's not going to be a huge snow maker except by california standards, we've got east bay and santa cruz mountains above 1,000 feet, rain above 2500 feet. much of mount hamilton will be covered. the temperatures will reach 40s, but highs tomorrow probably in the morning, temperatures will drop like a rock in the afternoon, cold, gusty winds to 20 miles per hour, the potential for snow tomorrow, as we look ahead we'll clear it out saturday. going to be cold "the big chill" is coming in this weekend. that's going to be the story this weekend. snow is going to be the story tomorrow night. we'll get a bit of a chance to dry out and warm out on monday and tuesday, rain coming in on wednesday and thursday. >> i have one question for you quickly. what happened to all the snowy were supposed to have? just getting you ready. just getting you ready. >> you see what i have to put up with? see what i do. >> see you at the grocery store. >>> when was the last time you paid in cash. it's like when was the last time you paid with a 50-cent piece? how about when was the last time

we'll talk about the next rainmaker. it looks like showers will arrive some time tomorrow evening.ooks like after 7:00 p.m. we'll start to see the first showers push ashore. we are expecting quite a bit of rain. this is what it looks like driving to work at 5:00 a.m. wednesday. moderate rain expected in the east bay. then the whole thing clears out by noon on wednesday. but this is a big rain maker. rain levels could accumulate up to two inches in the south bay. maybe even three inches up in the north bay. so we are expecting a lot of rain. and we just had rain, some of the ground are already saturated. we'll watch out for the pocket of some downed trees as we wake up on wednesday as there will be some very gusty winds associated with this system as well. and our temperatures as we head throughout the rest of the week are going to climb back up to around 62 degrees on sunday. let's check that drive now with mike inouye. >>> actually, i think we are going to check it in a little bit. we'll take it from here. thanks a lot. >> meantime, the giants are getting ready to play more in spr

we have a rainmaker, a very significant system here becoming more impressive every time i look. this could bring us an inch of rain heading through tuesday. and this is really going to kickoff the pineapple express moving back to the bay area. every day next week we have a chance for rain. rain is back in the forecast, but today will be sunny, 64 in los gatos. 65 in san jose. the east bay, 63 for you in fairfield. 65 in livermore. the east bay will be seeing one of the warmest days throughout this afternoon. we'll look at your drive with mike inouye. >>> so far the east bay, as you may expect it this hour, a pretty light volume on the freeways. here's the speed indicators. green all over the maze and the wall net creek interchange where the earlier accident approaches 6806789. crossing the cartinas bridge, we have a wind advisory from solano county. not enough for an advisory level, but hold on tight, folks. passing over the bay bridge, a nice drive into the city. no delays out of oakland into san francisco, but i continue to follow the deadly accident on city streets. christie

but it is a pretty impressive rainmaker, as we've seen pretty steady rainfall, throughout the day today, and into the evening hours, but you know what? things are going to start to wind down. let's check out the latest satellite image and you can see what we're talking about. the storm system rolling along the coastline and the low located here plumping up the moisture in our direction, and brought us a lot of rain in the last few days and a bunch of it. and buckets around much of the bay area and 25 inches, and 112% of norm until santa rosa and -- normal in santa rosa. and it is cold out there, too. temperatures mainly in the 40s. so some chilly temperatures here in the high country. a chance of more snow showers, as we head in toward sunday and a slight chance as we head to monday and tuesday, and those temperatures definitely on the chilly side. these storm systems, they are diving in from the gulf of alaska to the bay area and bringing the cold arctic air that is already in place, so more cold showers overnight tonight, and a few more snow flakes over the mountain tops, so indeed yo

we have been waiting for the rain and we have a rainmaker approaching our coast rapidly. we have a little marine layer here. doesn't look like it's going to push on shore so we don't have to worry about fog. here it is, take a look at this system, a powerful system. it's going to take place for us, move over the area as we head into the latter part of monday into tuesday. we could pick up to an inch of rain in some cities. we're really watching the system and the more i look at it the more impressive it has become. rain is back in the forecast today, though. not a cloud in sight. one of those days, a few high wispy clouds. 67 in concord and 61 degrees in fairfield. grab that jacket but you'll probably be putting on the shades and taking off a layer. let's find out what's happening on the roadways with mike inouye. >> good morning. good note about the shades for later on. right now we'll get a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the only light there for the headlights. you might expect at the toll plaza very early, next half hour things will pick up down the east shore

we do have a rainmaker on the way. i'll let you know when and how much rain we're expecting. if you can hold off washing that car i recommend doing so. we'll talk about that coming up. >> haven't done it in weeks anyway, thanks. it's 5:31. a safety warning this morning, another woman is recovering from an attack close to one of the popular parks in the east bay. police are looking to see if this is connected to four other assaults that happened near the park last year. christie smith is live from lake merritt with more on how women living and working out around the lake are feeling. i would imagine scared. >> reporter: they are. they are saying that they are cautious, they are going to be careful but not necessarily going to change what they do. it's a popular spot for runners. we have seen them out already. there are restaurants around here. the peace has been shattered with yet another sexual assault. at the lake merritt area. police are warning women to be very aware. on monday night a woman was sexually assaulted walking home around 10:00 p.m. a. man followed her into her

this system is more of a rainmaker for the east coast. most flights have been canceled at houston airports. about three inches of snow is expected. don teague has more. >> surprisingly, a high bridge here. >> reporter: a nightmarish scene in northeast oklahoma where an suv carrying eight people slid off the ice-covered interstate. >> almost like a ski ramp. >> reporter: plunging 80 feet into a frozen river. three were killed. rescuers saved five others after using hammers to break the truck's window. >> as soon as they can get them extricated from the vehicle. >> reporter: heavy snow from this week's blizzard collapsed the roof of a school. and in texas, where bitter cold led to rolling blackouts wednesday, officials at parkland hospital are still fuming about their power being cut. >> can't just go down for 15 minutes and come back up. there's a recalibration. so it really does disrupt hospital care. >> reporter: icy roads are still making travel treacherous. in dallas, pittsburgh and green bay fans in town for the super bowl thought the

it looks okay on saturday and then rainmaking it again by sunday morning. >> thank you. >>> time now 6:39. a proposal for a good will store in berkeley isn't sitting well with some of the area shop owners. ktvu christian captain is live with the concerns some of them have about the whole idea about good will coming in. >> reporter: good morning, dave. i'm the perfect guy for this story. i knew the front row video that used to be here. the front row video used to be a hub here. a lot of activity around here. a lot of people coming and going. now you can see the store empty right now. a sign of the times. a sign of changing technology. we expect the area businesses and area people will be excited about a new business coming to the area. you would be wrong if you thought that. merchants are worried good will will not be a good fit here. good will started the process of opening a store here last summer and asked the city of berkeleyo get a use permit. businesses in the area are circulating an antigood will petition. a good will can bring more homeless people to the area. donations could

activity and farther out to sea another storm getting organized and energized and this will be the next rainmaker coming in on friday. start our computer animation at 11:00. widespread rain even more perhaps than we are seeing right now. during the overnight periods of heavy rainfall. tomorrow lots of rain covering the bay area as well as snow covering mount hamilton. mid morning heavier rain and perhapses a line of thunderstorms pushing through the bay area. by tomorrow evening, we will see the storm sort of dissipating, playing itself out and at least some partial clearing behind the system late tomorrow night. meanwhile in tahoe, looking at a winter storm watch in effect from thursday afternoon to friday evening. another foot or more of snow could fall at lake level. another 2 to 4 feet above 7,000 feet. and back in the bay area tonight, a cool night but not a cold one. low temperatures drop into the upper 30s to low 40s for most of the bay area and a mix of rain at sea level or bay level and some light snow in the higher bay area peaks. tomorrow, rain continues. heavy at times. especially in

this is a big, heavy rainmaking system.'s get to the graphics and show you what's going on, that will also have some wind. we think when a line of storms comes through in the afternoon, it will be up to 60 miles per hour of winds. this is a rough time for the northeast. there's the history-making storm on the west coast. the storm of a generation. remember the arctic outbreak on the eastern coast? this is the arctic outbreak on the west coast. it could bring snow as close to that famed hollywood sign probably by sunday morning. it would be unusual. we'll talk about that throughout the morning. >>> we now have an exclusive brian ross investigation he first reported here on "gma." how rental car companies may be putting lives at risk by refusing to fix recalled cars in their fleets. now, the federal government has followed up on brian's report with a study that shows the problem may be worse than we first thought. and brian is here. brian, this started with a story you broke back in december. >> reporter: that's right, george

. >> we had the recent rainmaking the river or the creek swell, it becomes fast moving what is more dangerous was the debris in the water, branches, rocks, you can thing of any kind of other debris that has been there causes problems and obstructions. >> just last april a father and son died in that same creek after their car ran off the road the victim's wife and mother both pulled from the water in a daring rescue. >>> let's check weather with jim bernard. traffic with elizabeth but pretty cold, chilly start i think my car got down to 32 degrees outside. >> yes, it has been cold lately ice in north bay valley, freezing fog reported yesterday, that is some slippery stuff. we will likely stay cool through the week here another cold event headed our way for next weekend. we could see snow once again, on the local peeks here by friday -- peaks here by friday. as we look offshore another wave supposed to stay in offshore waters it will be close though. hit or miss. touch and go activity bump up against the coast leave a few light showers move south not a major event slightly warmer this morning

we'll see a nice day, high pressure in control, lots of sunshine, a rainmaker on the way as well.his is going to change our pattern to an on shore flow as we head throughout the day. today i'd say for the second half of the day that will kick in. the fog will be back tomorrow morning. and we're looking for a foggy start on friday. here's what you can expect. 62 in oakland, 65 in napa, mild in the east and the south bay and the peninsula. north bay temperatures are going to come down by 5 degrees from yesterday with a beautiful day up there. seven-day outlook shoes you we'll stay comfortable, temperatures climbing a little through the latter part of this week. 69 degrees, by sunday, valentine's day, guys, nothing with the word diet, no power tools and no apologetic looks because you forgot the date. >> ever since we had kids you have the kids make something. that seals the deal. in the south bay we have slowing, a lot of slowing. look at this northbound 101, an accident on the northbound side. closer to the key. below 20 miles per hour. slow from capital up to the airport. 85 to 87

. >>> the next rainmaker will be arriving across the region today with more wind and rain on the way. >> thank you, jim. it is 6:10 on your tuesday. >>> lasers are causing hazards in the skies above the bay area. chopper 5 was checking a fire in east palo alto yesterday when a flash of green light appeared from the ground. it appears someone from poplar and ralmar avenue was shining a later pointed at the aircraft. police searched on foot and didn't find anything. pilot say lasers put them and everyone else at risk. >> it's very dangerous. very dangerous, because the light is so intense, that it could blind us. and then i wouldn't be able to fly the aircraft properly or safely. >> a number of laser strikes doubled from 2009 to 2010 and now the bay area is actually tied for third in the nation with 80 incidents just last year. >>> a major boost for the bart extension to san jose as part of the president's new budget plan. the federal transit administration recommends money to run bart from fremont to the berryessa area of san jose. the plan is for 130 million federal dollars this year.

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