san francisco embarcadero. ( will ) embarcadero. ) it was years in the making for world war two veteran walt raebel.... who was presented with an honorary degree from concordia university on saturday. the 90-year-old was forced to drop out of college twice. once so he could serve in world war two... then again after his father passed away. <"well, now that i'm such an old man, i've got a big bucket list and there are things on that list that i'd like to accomplish before anything else happens, and this was one of them.">( will ) the veteran was greeted to a standing ovation after accepting his diploma. ( will ) a mine company says it found the largest known diamond in north america. take a look at this! this yellow diamond weighs 552 carats, and was discovered in october at a diamond mine in canada's northwest territories. --the diamond will not be sold in its rough form. instead, the mine company will seek a partner to cut and polish the stone. and it's too early to determine the rock's value. ( will ) billionaire richard branson's

are hours away from spectacular sites lighting up the bay area sky and kiet do is live on san francisco's embarcadero, crews are working to safe. a lichilly, i see. >> good morning this, is arguably one of the busiest nights in san francisco, 200,000 people expected here along the embarcadero for the fireworks. this is johnathon baxter with the san francisco fire. let's talk about the wind, how you think that's going to impact the crowds. >> like sit now, it is going to be cold tonight. if you are coming in to san francisco, make sure you bundle up, bring layers of clothing and blankets to enjoy the events. enjoyably more importantly if you are going to be king tonight, realize when you are intoxicated you might lose some senses which would be the ability to understand it is cold out and that could bring you to a point where you could become hypothermic. >> reporter: i'm a boring married guy, i did not know this concept of a walking buddy. not like a designated driver but a designated walker. >> we are encouraging individuals that are going to be enjoying new years eve in san francisco to try to have

(vicki) kron 4's alecia reid is live along san francisco's embarcadero tonight with a look at conditions there. alecia? (alecia) right now we're seeing a nice break from the rain.at one point it was coming down quite heavily.and although the it has eased up a bit ... we are expecting more of it tonight. so far we've heard of one accident here on the embarcadero, so people are being urged to drive carefully out on these wet raodways. aside from the poor visibility, wet, and cold conditions ... i'll tell you this much ... even with the downpour, there were people walking around without umbrellas and taking it all in. they've been looking forward to rain for some time, and today ... they say .... was just perfect.it didn't stop them from getting their last minnute shopping in ...and also .... tourists and locals alike .... were out and about on the embarcadero. there are families that planned on spendning christmas eve outside....and they're making the best of it.sotthere is a slight chance of thunderstorms this evening and rain throughout the night.but the great news is that it'll be nice

(vicki) kron 4's alecia reid is live along san francisco's embarcadero tonight with a look at conditions there. alecia? right now we're seeing a nice break from the rain.at one point it was coming down pretty steadily during the 4 o clock hour..but thhis wont last for long...more rain is expected during the evening commute.i'll tell you this much ... even with the downpour, there were people walking around without umbrellas and taking it all in. they've been lookinforward to rain for some time, and today was just perfect.people were still out getting their last minnute shopping in ... and also .... tourists and locals alike .... were out and about on the embarcadero. there are families that planned on spendning christmas eve outside....and they're making the best of it.sotsotsot there is a slight chance of thunderstorms this evening and rain throughout the night.but the great news is that it'll be nice and sunny for christmas day.reportning live from san frnacisco (grant) don't forget... you can track the weather in your neighborhood with the kron-4 app. we have full forecasts.... intera

san francisco embarcadero. ♪ let's face it, the world could use some warmth. ♪ (ácommercialá)(áábreakááhan yesterday's with rain into the afternoon. isolated heavy showers will be embedded in persistent moderate showers through the afternoon and evening. temperatures will remain similar to yesterday's in the 50's for highs today. no major hot spots. accident at the tolls blocking. slow from midspan to doyle. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 a peninsuyear to help deal with a $10 million dollar decit. ( james ) kron 4's gabe slate talked with parents... who are upset they have to uproot their children to a different school. sound from parent of redwood city elementary student: "that's terrible" i spoke with parents of hawes elementary school kids who are upset that the school is closing next year sound from parent of redwood city elementary student: "not good" hawes, orion, fair oaks, and adelante elementary schools are closing next year as the district battles with deficits. the kids will be merged into other schools. sound from parent of redwood city elementar

antioch and richmond trains heading into san francisco will not stop at the embarcadero station.lin, pleasanton and south fremont trains will not stop at the montgomery street station. after the fireworks show, passengers heading east across the bay will not be able to get off at west oakland. muni is offering free roads tonight and additionally trains will be available between west portal and 4th and king. vta offering freeze rides tonight as well and there's extended service until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. the free rides come one night before vta fares increase on light ram and local bus routes. officials in san francisco are encouraging everyone to sign up for emergency text message alerts. just next nye sf to 888-777. the alerts will notify subscribers. >>> a new report claims there were several warnings that could have prevented the filed fire tragedy in paradise. 84 people were killed and 13,000 homes destroyed in the camp fire. the city of paradise should have done more to prepare, claiming a report. national transportation planners say they should set a new bar for emergency pl

san francisco embarcadero. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (james)( darya ) welcome back.k of the weather this morning... no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. skies will remain partly cloudy through the course of your tuesday with dry skies across the region with just the chance of a light shower for the north bay. daytime highs will remain in the upper 50's and low 60's much like yesterday. steph curry scores so many points, he can't even keep no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 steph curry scores so many points, he can't even keep track. good thing he has people for that. cuz when he made this three pointer in the first half of the warriors win over the grizzlies.. they stopped the game to add em up: that was curry's 15,000th career point: (sot) i forgot abou

(live) taking a live look outside at san francisco's embarcadero....to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez. rodriguez.mabrisa rodriguez. rodriguez. dry conditions with seasonable temperatures will continue for the remainder of the weekend, and for the majority of the work week, in the bay area. highs will remain in the upper 50s to low 60s. expect chilly overnight lows in the 30s in our interior valleys with mild 40s along the coast. strong and gusty north winds will develop for late sunday night through tuesday over the mountains. a chance of rain finally returns to the forecast friday and into saturday. (justine) (justine) comung up at 10 -- changes hybrid drivers can expect to see on the roads in the new year. (jrstone) and -- california's "real i-d's" may not meet federal i-d standards ... and it could mean more problems for people standing in line at the d-m-v. (justine) the federal government is requiring the california d-m-v to implement even stricter standards when it comes to the new 'real i-d". (jrstone) now people wha

san francisco embarcadero. eggo thick and fluffy waffles are so thick... so fluffy...you've got to try this ...they're just too good not to share l'eggo your eggo ( james ) the wind caused some pretty big waves on lake tahoe. the placer county sheriff's office posted this video to its facebook page. you can see whitecaps have formed on lake tahoe as a result of the high winds. ( james ) ( darya ) ( john ) checking bay area weather before you head out the door.. after showers yesterday and through the evening skies will continue to dry out this morning with partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies to take us through much of the day today. temperatures in the upper 50's and low 60's today as they will remain for much of the week ahead with a drier trend in weather to take us through the week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) a veteran is working ( james ) a veteran is working overtime to make sure homeless war heroes ... get a new place to call home for the holidays.( darya ) here's kron 4's justine waldman with more on t

(live) taking a live look outside at san francisco's embarcadero.... (anchor) (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez. dry and seasonably cool weather is forecast in the bay area through monday. chilly temperatures are expected tonight, especially in inland valley locations where lower to mid 30s will be common. more mild as are expected out ahead of the next likely bring periods of rain to our region from tuesday through early thursday. rain total estimates from late tuesday through early thursday give up to 3 inches in the santa lucias, but roughly 0.50 to 1.5 inches elsewhere. dry weather is expected to return by friday, with additional rain expected next weekend. (justine) the n-y-p-d is on the hunt for a couple who lost an engament ring. surveillance video captured the exact moment a picture- perfect proposal turned into a video popped the question in the middle of times square... then dropped the ring in a grate.

(live) taking a live look outside at san francisco's embarcadero.... (anchor) time now to check on time now to meterologist mabrisa rodriguez. colder air has arrived behindat earlier today in the bay area. dry weather is expected for the remainder of the weekend. lows through sunday night will be a bit cooler in the inland valleys, with low to mid 30s. 40s are expected around the bay and along the coast. the cool airmass will keep highs on sunday cool once again with mid to upper 50s in the lower elevations and 40s in the hills. dry weather will continue through monday with seasonably cool days followed by chilly nights. the next storm approaches by tuesday with periods of light rain likely into wednesday and early thursday. dry conditions return by friday. (jrstone) a woman in southern california is behind bars for allegedly impersonating a law enforcement officer.(justine) as stacey butler reports the suspect reportedly used the fake persona to grope another woman. judy barrier, bar patron:"i can't believe somebody would come in here and pretend to b

kron 4's alecia reid is live along san francisco's embarcadero tonight with a look at conditions there. alecia? we got a good pounding earlier. and some folks are enjoying the wet weather.pkgumbrellas were a necessity on christmas eve ...i bought this jacket today because of the raineven with a steady downpour, some folks opted to go without cover.are you enjoying the rain? yes we're enjoying it a lotit did ease up a bit.we were gonna go to the beach today and then we didn't so ... so although it wasn't beach weather ... it was still fine to be outdoors.we're hanging out. we went to the exploratorium and now enjoying the scenery ... we gave in to itlots of families seem to have christmas eve plans. and didn't let the rain dampen their mood.we thought of going to the zoo and we arrived at 10am thinking it would not rain, but it did as soon as we got to the zoo. so this is plan b and it works because everything works in san franciscomore rain is expected throughout the night, so people are being urged to drive carefully on the wet raodways.we didn't know it would be pouring like it was.

. >>> the countdown is on to 2019, san francisco is getting ready for the annual fireworks show. our kiet do is live on san francisco's embarcaderos morning. more than 100,000 people expected to ring in the new year tonight. >> reporter: last year was 200,000, expecting roughly the same number this year, the porta potties are out, the metal railings are out, parking restriction signs are up. joining me is francis with the office of management services with san francisco. tell me, you guys are using this tech service. >> we have thousands of people coming in to san francisco for new years eve, hundred events taking place all over the city. if there is an emergency or major disruption, we wants to make sure we can get ahold of you. all they have to do is text the phrase ny esf to 888777, all one word to triple 8, triple 7, your phone will be registered to receive emergency alerts. we can send alerts and instructions if there is an emergency. >> the there a credible threat against the city or with this event tonight? >> san francisco does large scale events all the time. we work with our law enforcement partners, public safety partn

surface streets in san francisco,he fewks let me t f buig at misonmid night and embarcadero. a lot of those main corridors, the surface streets through the city will be closed prior to the show. of so keep that in mind. you do not want to be driving around in your vehicle leading up to or immediately after the fireworks show. we certainly have seen traffic jams in years past. if you can use mass tran silt, that is highly recommended. if not, definitely plan on being patient. san mateo bridge, extremely light volumes this morning. for the most part, incident free. seven minutes across the richmond san rafael bridge. 10 minutes westbound 84 across the dumbarton bridge >>> happening today in san francisco, a new year's eve party with donate-a-thon. you can drop off clothes, toys, electronics, household goods at 7:00. the event goes until 5:00 at the old sports authority on full some, 13th street. dough norse get free movie tickets. it supports the job training programs which gives local out of work people a second chance. >> happening today in the east bay, kids you get to ring

san francisco at 2:00 a.m. bart will extend service until 3:00 a.m., but note that certain bart trains will not stop at embarcadero, montgomery and west oakland because of the expectled crowds. and lastly, aaa will provide free rides home and the tipsy tow service. the san francisco police department says it has a safety and security plan for the new year's eve celebrations. they expect to release details about that early tomorrow morning. live in san francisco, i'm roz plater, nbc bay area news. >>> the microclimate weather alert on the last day of 2018 for a pretty large scale wind advisory affecting most of the bay area tomorrow. it's not just the gusty winds we're tracking, but the impact on temperatures that i think will surprise a lot of folks tomorrow. we'll take a look, coming up. >>> also, a tragic story out of north carolina. a lion broke free from its cage at a zoo. the death under investigation tonight. >>> and the shutdown stretches on, past the holidays and possibly into the new year. is there an end in sight? new talks between the president and members of its party show where things stand tonight. h

(live) taking a live look outside at san francisco's embarcadero....chor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez. pleasant weather with seasonal temperatures and mostly clear skies should prevail through early sunday. lows will range in the 30s-40s tonight. daytime highs will remain seasonable with low to mid 60s on sunday. a weak storm will arrive sunday night into monday bringing the possibility of light rain, primarily from the bay area northward. rainfall amounts for the most part will be minimal, expect about a tenth or two for the north bay and less than a tenth elsewhere. a very weak system may bring minor rainfall mid week, while a pair of potentially wetter systems are possible beginning around next weekend. (jrs) up next a (jrs) next weekend. (jrs) up next a serial robber walks into an ice cream shop and holds a knife to one girls stomach, demanding money.... expect this time someone decided to fight back. and we have it all on camera. (justine) seattle police are trying to identify a serial armed robber targe

(live) taking a live look outside at san francisco's embarcadero.... (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez. overnight lows overnight lows will be milder with widespread 40s tonight thanks to the blanket of clouds from our next storm. a weak storm will likely bring light rain to parts of the bay area tonight and monday morning. primarily to the north bay, but also locally as far south and east as the east bay and santa cruz county. rain totals with this system are forecast to be a quarter inch or less, higher amounts for isolated spots in the north bay mountains. this system will generate only light winds. daytime highs monday will be seasonable with temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. another weak system may bring light rain to the far northern portion of the bay area around midweek. otherwise, dry and mild weather is forecast through thursday night. there is a potential for more substantial and widespread rain late in the week and into next weekend as two storms are forecast to bring rain to our region.

." >>> today, immigrant rights activists plan to disrupt holiday shopping along san francisco's embarcadero. proest iter ers will carry messf solidarity for migrants held at the border. one highlighted is a san francisco mother currently applying for asylum. her supporters say she's being kept in detention by immigration and customs enforcement, away from her newborn and toddler. another migrant being highlighted is the 7-year-old girl who died in i.c.e. custody last week. border officials argue she hadn't eaten nor had water for several days before being taken into custody by i.c.e. protesters are hoping to raise money for immigrant families. >>> a major milestone in butte county. all evacuation orders from the camp fire are lifted, this comes more than one month after the deadliest wildfire in california history ignited. more than 14,000 homes destroyed and 86 people were killed. paradise was the town hardest hit by the wildfire. for many, it won't be a return home but a devastating return to sift through the rubble. the butte county health officer is advising people not to live on destro

(vicki) kron 4's alecia reid is live along san francisco's embarcadero tonight with a look at conditions there. alecia how's it look outside? we got a good pounding earlier. and some folks are enjoying the wet weather.pkgumbrellas were a necessity on christmas eve ...i bought this jacket today because of the raineven with a steady downpour, some folks opted to go without cover.are you enjoying the rain? yes we're enjoying it a lotit did ease up a bit.we were gonna go to the beach today and then we didn't so ... so although it wasn't beach weather ... it was still fine to be outdoors.we're hanging out. we went to the exploratorium and now enjoying the scenery ... we gave in to itlots of families seem to have christmas eve plans. and didn't let the rain dampen their mood.we thought of going to the zoo and we arrived at 10am thinking it would not rain, but it did as soon as we got to the zoo. so this is plan b and it works because everything works in san franciscomore rain is expected throughout the night, so people are being urged to drive carefully on the wet raodways.we didn't know it wo

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san francisco embarcadero.office the last three weekends, but that streak is about to end: a trio of new movies opens this weekend, and as david daniel reports, the animated adventure is set to be toppled by... another animated adventure. "my name is miles morales." "brooklyn!""i'm the one and only spider-man. at least that's what i thought."there are "spideys" everywhere in "spider-man: into the spider- dimensional meddling leads to a gathering of spider-folks in the adventure, which has already been named the year's best animated feature by some critics groups. box office watchers expect it to spin a web worth up to 35-million dollars in its debut. (nat-unzips bag) "holy..." (zips bag shut)"need help, sir?""oh, officer, hi!"clint eastwood makes his first big-screen appearance in six years in "the mule," as a 90-year-old man who discovers his driving job is for a drug cartel. eastwood also directed the drama, which is forecast to debut with 15-to-20 million dollars."mankind mobilized. a new age arose: the age

san francisco's embarcadero station went with a "candyland" theme." in walnut creek...at they're calling... "a diva's christmas". 19th street in oakland went for a classic... "winter wonderland" look. bay fair station in san leandro-- a grinch theme. and at balboa park... station agents turned things upside down to celebrate the netflix show "stranger things." bart is encouraging people to take to twitter and give feedback on which decorations are their favorite. let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: cool fog slowly gave way to partly cloudy skies and cool temperatures. high pressure brought dry weather to the bay area today. on the satellite you can see high pressure sending the storm track north. clouds will increase by tomorrow afternoon with a chance of showers tomorrow night. highs tomorrow will be in the 50s to low 60s. it should be dry into the first part of the weekend with a chance of showers late saturday night and into sunday morning.. more rain is possible christm

of sunshine out there as you can seem in this picture, looking out at san francisco and downtown san francisco. by the embarcadero. many of us are taking time to remember the 43rd mayor who died one year ago today. he was born in seattle but he is a native san francisco, loved working in the city and he loved the people. he was a great leader. welcome. big smile. i cannot believe it has only been a year. >>> i remember waking up to the news and thinking i was in his office. i just interviewed him. he was as full of life that day as we had every day of covering him and meeting him. >> i had the same reaction. it was the thanksgiving turkey karting and i remember interviewing here. it was stunning that morning. >>> he had his love for the san francisco giants and so i wore an orange tie. he always had a blast down there. there is a ceremony to honor him. is underway at city hall. you can see the mayor addressing the crowd inside where the members of the family have also taken their seats there as they are going to remember the late mayor. the san francisco mayor is speaking here but she was joined just a little bit

downtown ice in san jose, and the embarcadero in san francisco, and also at union square. and finally, out in the east bay, walnut creek. that's kind of a fun thing to do with the family. so is this, as the football is in full swing this weekend. raiders are taking on the steelers tomorrow at 1:25 p.m. the game will be broadcast here on channel 5. no. wait a minute. we're broadcasting this one. the 49ers at 1:05 p.m. don't watch the raiders game. watch this one. the 49ers at 1:05 p.m. partly cloudy skies, and 61. overnight lows tonight. we're going to be seeing 30 in santa rose is a. down to 30 in napa. sun up at 7:13:00 a.m. forecast highs for tomorrow under partly cloudy skies. mostly in the upper 50s and low 60s. 61 at santa rosa, and 63 degrees in san jose. in the extended forecast, we're going to be looking for partly cloudy skies for tomorrow. and then increasing clouds will lead to showers on monday. and then the rest of the week looks high and dry. we've got sun and readings near 60 degrees all week long. not a lot of rain, but expect wet early on monday. >> all ri

downtown ice for san jose at the embarcadero center in san francisco. union square as well. and walnut creek on ice in, of all places, walnut creek. here's what's happening. a double -- not exactly a double header. but there's san francisco playing tomorrow, 1:05:00 p.m. at levi stadium. then oakland will be playing on monday at 5:15 p.m. looks like it will be a little bit wet. overnight lows, we'll be looking upper 40s, low 50s. forecast highs for tomorrow, we'll have around near 60 degrees for much of the bay area. extended forecast, tonight, light shower or 2. that's about it. sunday looks mostly dry. monday looks wet. christmas day looks partly cloudy, breezy, on the chilly side, and we'll take the partly cloudy, and bring it all the way into 2019. how did that happen? that's weather. here's jules with that much more. >>> a special visitor at the san francisco is now the most famous reindeer of all. meet tinsel, the 175-pound reindeer calf is joining the reindeer exhibit until january 1st. tinsel was given his name after hundreds of visitors submitted suggestions. the ru

san jose. also the embarcadero center in san francisco, and at union square this weekend. not to be left out, the east bay over at walnut creek. walnut creek on aisles. 59 degrees. >>> a couple of football games in the bay area of note. first, verd has his eyebrow raised as he heard the word football coming from the weather man. 49ers taking on cleveland? >> chicago. >> this is why i leave it to verne. >> then the raiders are taking on the broncos at 5:15. prepare for rain for that game. it's going to be wet. overnight lows tonight will be in the 40s, and sun up tomorrow morning at 7:22:00 a.m. high temperatures tomorrow, we will all be near 60 degrees. look for a few showers overflight tonight. mostly in the north bay. there could be some showers along our south san francisco, some sprinkles after sunset near the coast range. and the extended forecast looks like flat-out rain for monday. not a huge gully warbler, but it will be wet. the rest of the week looks nice, and partly cloudy. don't forget, rain likely in the bay area christmas eve. now, ladies and gentlemen, if we

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you want to take to the ice you can do it in san jose or embarcadero center or union square in san francisco or civic parking in walnut creek. a couple football games. the first one the 49ers playing tomorrow. mostly cloudy and 60. 5:pm it looks wet. overnight lows will be in the low 40s to low 50s. some up at 7:22 am on sunday. forecast highs tomorrow about the same as today. a chance of a few showers around the bay area. not much until monday. more rain comes in. christmas day partly cloudy chilly breezy and ditto for the rest of the week that is whether. sports is next. >>> it has been a while. we have two for saturday night. it is back. not one sport segment. but to pick the golden state warriors. everywhere they go they have a target on their backs. they keep responding with buckets. >>> nobody has more wins in the western conference than the golden state warriors. back to top the pacific division taking all comers. tonight the dallas mavericks. out of the routine what a night. he was everywhere. down low in the third quarter. a lady in. 16-3 run. in the third here is andre cross court

san francisco will return to 58 across the embarcadero. it will be a bit widespread warmer with the low 60s here. that's where we anticipate the sunshine to build in first tomorrow. my extended forecast has more sun coming our way. you'll like the next three days. you get the sunshine for tomorrow, friday and saturday. once we hit sunday night you get a chance of rain developing for the morning. that will last into the morning. totals 3500. it's not a big storm system but we'll keep our eye on that. we'll dry out as we head into next tuesday and wednesday. we'll see temperatures warm up the next couple of days but not going to be a warm day for us. really looking ahead towards the nice weather and the rain chance on sunday night. i think tomorrow will be really, really great day. >> looks like it. >>> up next, amazon workers rush to the hospital after a mishap in the warehouse. a robot was responsible for causing this emergency. we'll explain, next. sfx: squeak sfx: stair creak sfx: clink sfx: deep breath sfx: grunt sfx: tinny headphone mu

san francisco 53 and san jose mostly clear skies at 50. here is a live camera view looking toward san francisco bay and the embarcadero lights.day. be extra careful if you're heading to the coast. it is not a high surf advisory but a west northwest swell is holding. waves are around 10-15 feet. a lot of energy toward the coastline. be aware of that. this is the storm that produced the rain to the south. that will move out of town to the south. the area of high pressure returns. for friday and saturday mostly sunny. a dry weather pattern with patchy morning fog that could impact visibility in the central valley and maybe some of the north bay valleys to start friday. clouds on the increase by sunday afternoon. the main rain will be to the north by sunday afternoon. there is a chance of a few showers working memory closer to sonoma county. you can see the breakdown through sunday night. the bulk of the rainfall is way to the north toward humble county and toward monterey maybe a few sprinkles.'s here's what the forecast model thinks, here is a fog tomorrow we start up the weekend. then as we take this into sunday, we are still

. >> soggy shoes in san francisco on the embarcadero.ater splashing up as high tide was after 10:00. wet sidewalks were a mess for nearby construction crews and people trying to reach pier 14. the bay area are expected to see king tides between now and late january. >> it's nice to get a break from the rain today. >> it is. lots of beautiful blue sky and crisp clean air. a live look at doppler 7. it beings like we will have another day or day and a half. 2.5 days before the next storm comes in. let's look at the current temperature readings. 57 degrees at half moon bay. look at readings around the bayshore line. low 60s and up north, a reading of 64 at santa rosa. a lot milder and sunnier. this is the view over the golden gate and the forecasts. chilly with patchy fog here and there. dry pattern through sunday and the next storm sunday night into monday morning. overnight lows will drop into the mid- to upper 30s and upper 30s in inland locations in the east and south bay. mainly in the mid 40s. tomorrow's highs will range from upper 50s

this is going to cross the san mateo and dumbarton bridges and head over to the sunol grade in a half hour or 45 minutes. it is wet on the embarcadero in san francisco. we had a shower roll through. 48 to 53 at 7:00. at noon, 56 to 57. increasing sunshine but temperatures about the same at 4:00. heading out this evening, no need to worry about wet weather. temperatures right around 50 degrees at 7:00. >>> good morning, mike. as we were saying, a lot of folks are off for the holidays, it's friday. we will have light volumes. we are looking at a pretty easy drive from san francisco, the bay bridge. you will probably have to turn the wipers on a few times. tracy to dublin, half an under. dublin to mission boulevard at 15 minutes. 101 to couper team know, looking good at 16 minutes. >>> good luck getting out of here if you know you're getting out of here. and a record number of you will be. >>> aaa says today is expected to be one of the top three travel days of the holiday season. amy hollyfield is live at sfo. amy, how is it going? is it busy already? >> reporter: it looks like it is getaway day, jessica. i'm feeling a little jealous that we aren't le

. >>> san francisco 56, along the embarcadero. and right here through wine country, we're checking in with 59 in napa tomorrow. so, what about those rain chances? i think we're dry through the day, but once we hit tomorrow night, that's when you likely could need to pull out that umbrella. 5:00 at night, still the showers right there off to the north. once we hit 9:00 p.m. we have a decent chance in marin, napa, sonoma countys, down to san francisco. then this kind of falls apart, but we're holding onto a chance of spotty rainfall to the south bay, east bay and peninsula around 11:30 at night tomorrow. and then we'll clear out once we hit friday morning. so, on my extended forecast, notice rain totals, trace amounts to 1500ths of an inch. king tides return on saturday and sunday. highest of high tides. maybe beach erosion. chance for showers sunday night into monday. spotty rainfall into christmas into wednesday. i think we'll be okay christmas. if you're hoping for a new bike on christmas and you happen to get it, should be able

san francisco... but they also have a new way for you to stay alert... new year's eve is a busy night of parties and fireworks in san francisco..especially along the embarcadero. emergency management officials say they're ready...sot: port, city wide agencies law enforcement..spokesman victor lim says the safety effort will be city-wide and they'll have additional resources available on new year's eve.. sot: we're gonna expand our activation with our emergency operations center...meaning the d-e-m will have police, firefighters and other first responders helping to coordinate city resources. a big push this year is a new short code alert..the department of emergency management says you can text n-y-e sf to triple 8 triple 7

up, and these barricades are ready to be deployed along the embarcadero tonight ahead of the big new year's eve celebration in san francisco. he will want to bundle up on new year's eve, numbers tomorrow night will be in the 40s bay wide, but skies will be clear, windy though, that includes the embarcadero, where it will go from chilly to cold, between 7:00 p.m. and midnight, windy there as well. that's the forecast, as for how to get around, here is gianna franco. >> reporter: if you are making plans to bring in 2019, a lot of mass transit agencies are offering free or modified service to make sure you have a safe new year's eve. we'll start off with b.a.r.t. right now, special services from 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., also caltrain will be running special services and it will be free from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., that last train will be leaving at 2:00 a.m. as for muni, they'll be running complementary service from 8:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. on new year's eve. h train will not have service on new year's eve, nor new year's day. also keep in mind b.a.r.t., caltrain and muni will be running on a holiday schedule for new year's d

san francisco. napa is down to 49 railroad. low to mid 50s at san rafael, vacaville, concord and livermore. the view of part of the skyline of san francisco and the embarcaderore we see dense fog developing overnight and into the morning commute. visibilities may be reduced a bit in spot. showers arrive tomorrow night and winter begins friday at 2:23 a.m. a high surf advisory remains in effect until 3:00 a.m. tomorrow. wave heights range from 11 to 16 feet, so elevated but gradually diminishing. to overnight conditions, look for partly cloudy skies with dense fog spilling from the central valley through the delta, up into some of the north bay valley locations. overnight lows will be mainly in the low to mid 40s. tomorrow's highs will generally be around 59 to 60 degrees in most locations, although maybe a little milder in the south bay where san jose will top out at about 62 degrees. let's talk about our approaching storm. it is a light one. it ranks one on the storm impact scale. it will come in tomorrow night bringing scattered showers, best chances in the north bay. rainfall totals range from only a trace of rainfall in some locations to perhaps a quarte

. >>> bueno te cuento que la celebraciÓn serÁ por todo lo alto como solo san francisco lo puede hacer, estamos sorbre embarcaderoarÁ un spekespectÁculo pirotÉcnico. deberÁn usar, servicio adicionales en marcha para im me muy bueno tar a alto nÚmero de personas con otras agencias, traen libre de co tos para quien busca otras opciones. ahora sÍ, distintas opciones para los que buscan recibir el aÑo aquÍ en san francisco. >>> es algo que nunca hemos hecho, algo que quisimos hacer, en este aÑo nuevo, nuestro primer aÑo nuevo de casados, por eso a la medianoche el beso. >>> con estas imÁgenes le cuesto que hay varios restaurantes que tienen especiales que incluyen espacio seguro para celebraciones con algunos hoteles tambiÉn, precios pueden aumentar si espera hasta maÑana, mÁs ade cuent medidas de seguridad y alertas y que debe tener en cuenta. en vivo christian casa rezo noticiero telemundo 48. >>> gracias, por la informaciÓn, recuerde celebrar sanamente, es el beso que no falte. >>> ahora, les comento que sujeto captado en cÁmara atacando a un hombre, este pasado viernes wlashg fue arrestado, el hombre de 25 aÑos e

san francisco... but they also have a new way for you to stay alert... new year's eve is a busy night of parties and fireworks in san francisco..especially along the embarcadero... emergency management officials say they're ready...sot: port, city wide agencies law enforcement..spokesman victor lim says the safety effort will be city-wide and they'll have additional resources available on new year's eve.. sot: we're gonna expand our activation with our emergency operations center...meaning the d-e-m will have police, firefighters and other first responders helping to coordinate city resources. a big push this year is a new short code alert..the department of emergency management says you can text n-y-e sf to triple 8 triple 7 to get emergency updates throughout the night...sot: on new year's eve starting after 8 o'clock we'll be sending out updates on transit or any police, medical, fire issues... it's also important to keep in mind the cold temperatures in the forecast..sot: dress in layers maybe bring an extra hat some gloves and you know something warm. warm. emergency officials say months of planning goes into a night like new year's eve. they'll be provi

holiday wishes for migrant families along with signs and gift wrapped boxes along the embarcadero in san francisco today. ♪ >> the group wanted to show the true spirit of the holidays with love, compassion, and support from migrant families at the mexican border. >> he disagrees what is happening at the border right now. we have children and families sending a message we support migrants that we think this country is in the wrong direction right now and not putting kids and families in detention. we want our country to welcome everyone who want to come here. >> demonstrators collected donations to help those migrant families at the border. >> we could see a partial shutdown of the government later this week over the white house demand to fund the border wall. president trump is seek $5 billion what is the battle over immigration. democrats repeatedly said no and sparked a heated exchange earlier this week between party leaders and the president. mr. trump even said he would be willing to take the blame if there was a shutdown. one of his senior advisers today said the white house not backing down.

and if you're coming down to the embarcadero in san francisco, monday night, it begins at about 52 degrees at 7 p.m. and by fireworks time, the temperatures will have lowered to about 47. so bundle up. but at least it looks like, as far as sky conditions go, it will be a good one. juliet? >>> all right, brian. well, the partial government shut down is now in its eighth day, and more agencies are reducing services or closing altogether. home land security secretary kristen nielsen is touring detention centers in texas and arizona following the recent deaths of two guatemalan children. today president trump tweeted the democrats are at fault for the deaths. he's vowing to keep the shut down going until congress agrees to funding for a border wall. he has now lowered his demand from $5 billion to 2.5, but democrats say the new number is still unacceptable. >> the president ought to get over this syndrome of his television show "you're fired." you're shut down. >> last night, the environmental protection agency began smitonit e onal after the new year. the shut down is forcing thousands of fed

san francisco. and the embarcadero center, similar conditions. south bay ice rink, similar conditions as well. here's a look at the extended forecast. again, sunday is the soggy day. we're drying out monday. then pretty much status quo the rest of the week. temperatures in the low to mid- 60s, and we do remain dry. >>> he got a close look at the guard robot. >> how do i get to parking? >> reporter: meet the newest addition to the security detail at the block, located downtown at seventh and flower. >> we really like the fact this is kind of on the cutting edge of technology. >> reporter: dan coatee says the robot is not here to take away jobs, but to enhance what's already here. >> if this works well, we may add another one in the future. >> reporter: it moves and it talks. >> to ask questions, wait for the green light. >> how do i get to the hotel? >> reporter: there will be all kinds of questions you can ask it, and it will be roaming all around the block, on patrol. >> i'm a security robot. nice to see you here. >> reporter: at the pachenga casino, a similar robot has been on patrol, and it

of sunshine out there as you can seem in this picture, looking out at san francisco and downtown san francisco. by the embarcaderor who died one year ago today

san francisco, great stop is the embarcadero center, kpix5 a proud sponsor, cool with mid- 50s. we have a ridge of high pressure way off to our south and west. we had a low pressure area which was pretty strong slide down over nevada and utah. the combination of these two gave us the strong north to northwest winds today. until this low peels out which will be tomorrow morning things will stay breezy this evening and overnight, but when it comes to cloud cover, we won't see much the next couple days. we'll roll through futurecast and keep going until we get clouds. tomorrow morning, tomorrow afternoon, saturday it's not the time. we're talking sunday when another weak front moves through. one more reminder, monday night new year's eve, the closest precipitation? salt lake city, no rain around here as we end 2018 monday night. brisk and breezy tonight, sunny and mild tomorrow, pretty chilly tomorrow night, near freezing in our inland valleys and the mainly dry pattern holds the next five to seven days. upper 50s tomorrow, fremont and vallejo 58, santa rosa and napa sunshine, less

one more live view from our abc 7 exploratorium camera, pier 15 here in san francisco looking back at embarcadero center. 50 in santa rosa. low 50s in napa, san rafael, vacaville, 54 in concord. this is the view in emeryville where it is congested. we will see clouds and patchy fog overnight. dry pattern with us thursday through saturday, but the next storm arrives saturday night and continues into monday. here is our forecast animation for this evening as our departing storm moves south ward along the coast. it will kick up some showers and maybe heavy downpours in southern california tomorrow, and then it continues moving farther south ward and weakening over night into friday morning. coming into the bay area, i mentioned partly cloudy skies and patches of fogs mainly in the inland valleys and along the coastline. overnight lows generally in the mid to upper 40s but a bit cooler in inland valleys, as is often the case. in the inland east bay we will see lows in the low to mid 40s. north bay, quite chilly with upper 30s and low 40s and overnight low temperatures. tomorrow, as skies become sunni

his favorite district 5 e 3 is in the northwest surrounded by the san francisco bay the district is the boosting chinatown oar embarcaderofinancial district fisherman's wharf exhibit no. north beach telegraph hill and part of union square. >> all of san francisco districts are remarkable i'm honored and delighted to represent really whereas with an the most intact district got chinatown, north beach fisherman's wharf russian hill and knob hill and the northwest waterfront some of the most wealthier and inning e impoverished people in san francisco obgyn siding it is ethically exists a bunch of tight-knit neighborhoods people know he each other by name a wonderful placed physically and socially to be all of the neighborhoods north beach and chinatown the i try to be out in the community as much as and i think, being a the cafe eating at the neighborhood lunch place people come up and talk to you, you never have time alone but really it is fun hi, i'm one the owners and is ceo of cafe trespassing in north beach many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are local and living up t

. >>> now to a live picture of san francisco where ice skaters on the embarcadero are enjoying the clearit might be kind of tough to skate this time tomorrow when the ice could be all wet. >> i don't know about that, paul. can you skate on wet ice during the rain? >> as someone who skated very little as a child and adult, i'm not so sure. >> probably not. you probably have to be -- >> probably just wouldn't be comfortable. >>> tomorrow some light rain, timing, though, evening commute. sunday is going to be a soggy day. we're talking about an inch of rainfall, but we need to catch up because december started slowly. we get a little bit of rain tomorrow. the end of the weekend will be downright soggy with a three to six hour window of steady soaking rain, but watch out for some rain for the evening commute tomorrow. take a live look outside right now, mainly clear skies and we'll show you the temperatures, 50s and 60s under mainly clear skies, oakland 61, livermore 52, san francisco 60 and san jose 59. overnight tonight we look at lows in the 40s, concord 44, 45 degrees for redwood city, s

san francisco, light winds, sunshine. 58 along the embarcadero. hook beautiful and 63.get some showers returning into monday. we're dry next tuesday, wednesday and thursday. take a look for yourself. you can see this is a really good break for us after all the activity we've seen over the past eight weeks. i can't wait for friday and saturday. >> we're almost -- 20 years and one day. >>> up next, the mystery surrounding an increase in animal shootings this year. >>> and we have jimmy. >> hey, guys. tonight show hashtags. a great show. stay tuned. >>> happening now, a dangerous situation at san jose state. two men got into an argument inside the library. one of them pulled out a knife and then took off running. campus police officers tracked him down and arrested him. thankfully, no one was hurt. "oad to take a hiatus because of safety issues. the new measures organizers are implementing before festivities start tomorrow. and mike has your friday commute covered before you head out the door!!!! join us tomorrow morning from 4:30 to 7. bay. the "lindsey wildlife center" i

san francisco 57 right there along the embarcadero, and more upper 50s to low 60s here through the north bay. a lot happening on the seven-day forecast. so let's go ahead and get to that. we do have that fog tomorrow morning. by thursday, a chance of some showers by the evening. it's not a big storm system. spotty showers into friday morning. totals, trace amounts to about .1500 of an inch. king tides return. that's the highest of high tide that happens saturday and sunday. we could get some beach erosion this weekend. by sunday, showers that would linger into monday.chrimas, yes. there is no big storm right now. we're looking at a few spotty showers. inland valleys in the upp 50s and low 60s. with know a lot of you are heading up to the sierra this time of the year. my forecast still has possibly another foot of snow by sunday into monday's forecast. so a few showers for santa, but clearance right now is going to be good for that sleigh. >> that's good. rudolph likes the showers as well. the nose is going to be busy. >> thanks. >>> still to come, all she wants for christmas is to make t

kron 4's dan thorn is live along the embarcadero in san francisco .. with a look at road conditions there .... and our grant lodes is watching the beaches, as city officials are warning people to stay away from ocean beach in particular...(ken) but tonight we start with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... he's been tracking this latest storm system... lawrence when are we going to see the heaviest downpour? lawrence karnow: showers are falling across the bay area keeping things on and off wet. on the doppler you can see the showers popping up around the bay area now. most of it is light rain but it will continue tonight and into tomorrow. on the satellite you can see a much bigger storm off the coast. it will bring heavy rain and gusty winds on sunday afternoon. there's also the chance of thunderstorms. highs will be in the 50s and 60s tomorrow and cooler on sunday. the weather pattern looks partly cloudy but mostly dry next week. bracing for more rain that means preparing for wind, possible power outages and wet roads. (pam) kron 4's dan thorn is l

signs and gift wrapped boxes along the embarcadero in san francisco today.w the true spirit of the holidays with love, compassion and support for migrant families at the mexican border. demonstrators also collected donations to help those migrant families. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00, a record breaking number of people expected to travel this holiday season. we're pinpointing which day this week will be the worst to travel in the bay. >>> plus a bay area native and nfl player go viral. we'll show you his proposal moments after a win. >>> abc's new brand local issue sharing inspiring stories in a weekly digital series called more uncommon. this week meet a 16-year-old meet a perfect stranger >> i'm bonnie and i live in -- >> let's go this way ♪ take me home to the place i belong ♪ >> there's a 14-year-old in high school who thinks the world of you. he said he'd like to spend every weekend singing with you. >> what kind of friendship have you guys formed? >> we didn't have anything in common, but i play stuff like music that she likes and it brings