the exceptional drought in part of the san joaquin valley where it is getting worse. >> the wet weather is helping the water picture but hurting drivers with numerous accidents. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is in martinez. >> c.h.p. officers say it was a we difficult night. no major injuries. they did have a lot of spinouts. it is because the roads were wet. we have been waiting for this, but the rain came down, c.h.p. officers geared up for the calls >> everyone wants to drive under criminal conditions but your tires can not displace efficiently when it is dry. >> shortly after this interview there was a four-car accident on highway 24. >> are you okay? >> just in spoke. >> austin was in one car and said it started when this truck's back car spun out and it hit this pore everyone -- porsche which crashed into two other cars. >> i imagine it was the weather. >> the c.h.p. officer investigating agrees. >> it was accepted speed at the time but traffic is still traveling at a high rate of speed. people need to slow down. >> at the contra costa water district employees were celebrating

authorities find a 15-year-old girl's body in a san joaquin county canal. and her relatives want charges against someone in the family. the waters recede on northern california lakes and areas not seen for decades reappear under the water. how investigators tied russian criminals to a death. >>> and the story of the jackson sisters, the high priced they paid so the santa clara area could have a stable water supply. >>> good evening and welcome to a second look. i'm julie haener. tonight what lies beneath. as the drought conditions old towns are coming to light again after decades buried under water. but sometimes what's hidden below the water is more sinister. authorities found the body of a teenage girl in the delta medota canal in san joaquin county. they identified her as kayla reed. kayla's mother had reported her missing a month before and to this day no one has ever been charged in the case. although kayla's aunt says she has her suspicions who killed kayla. mike mibach had this look back at the case in february 2012. >> reporter: a bay area teenager

the bill would allow the sacramento and san joaquin pumps to operate. it also stops the san joaquin river restoration project. >> a $5 million phone call, that's what one woman got when her gardening was interrupted by a call from facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg. let's bring in our business and tech reporter scott budman. the money will plant the seeds to help a community which needs more access to affordable health care. >> it's a $5 million gift from facebook ceo mark zuckerberg and his wife priscilla chan and the east palo alto community says it will go a long way. here's the event this afternoon to kick off the building campaign. construction expected to start next month on university bay. it will be a new health center for the community slated to open in april of 2015. we spoke to the woman who is leading the ravenswood family health center and the surprising way she found out her organization was about to get $5 million. >> but i was out in the garden on monday, on martin luther king on holiday weeding in my garden, and, you know, got my masks on a

el que parte su pedazo y decide el niño dios es bendecido >> el congresista mcarthy representa san joaquinoria. >> su influencia política es considerada vital para mover el pleno de la cámara de representantes. >> es el tercer republicano más poderoso en la nación y está acá en bakersfield en el valle >> nadie salió de la oficina y dejaron la rosca en el suelo >> una tristeza, me enojo un poquito >> 18 días con la puerta cerrado, hablamos y la gente le decimos que tienen un mensaje y nos dijern que lo dejaramos en la puerta >> la puerta cerrada mantiene su angustia >> mis papas se van a trabajar al campo y yo me voy a la escuela pero en cualquier momento puede llegar ice >> el sueño quedó en el pie de la puerta, jaime garcia, univisión. >> estyekjojoven abrio las puertas de princeton, usó un alto promedio escolar de 5.0, pero para este joven princeton es solo una inspiración >> quiero ser abogado, voy a harvard a estudiar después que me gradue de princeton >>d icen que es un líder, y que su éxito academico tiene que ver con el apoyio de su familia >> para finalizar la cachorra gigante pand

giving water to their farms and it would allocate it from pumps and another would bring if from the san joaquin valley river and some say it would harm the salmon population. >>> some say it will cause be ea problem which he helped to create and they have the payoff from the 49ers playoff game and two will mental a big game in the big sisters and big brothers program and charlotte has to wear 49ers colors. >>> there is no eye tee and the governor has pointed to success while at the same time urging physical treatments. and we will -- physical restraints. we will live stream it on www.ktvu.com. >>> and we have in in a widgets winter temperatures pushing. windchill police zero and parts of new york city already have more than 11 inches. >>> now close to 3500 flights have been canceled due to the storms stranding passengers across the country and including 128 on jet blue, 100 on you nighted and as well la guardia the snow fall broke records. >>> and it is a good idea to call ahead. several arriving flights from the east coast are already canceled this morning. some of the pest are preparing. ther

light rain in the san joaquin valley early this morning.ht precipitation across the north quadrant of the coast alone. this is an area of low pressure that will bring sprinkles overnight. i'm talking about son rosa to the north overnight. -- santa rosa overnight and will open the door for an area of low pressure that will provide rain showers. high pressure will budge out of the area by later on is this week. no delays at sfo. houston 57 degrees. denver, it's snowing. chicago's high, 4 below 0. new york city, 38 degrees. today our numbers a good 10, 12 degrees above average for this time of year. from 60 at city shore to the mid and high 60s acrossed ty valley. 66 in san jose. typically this time of year, average highs in the upper 50s. on thursday, when i do bring in that chance of rain showers, you know what i'm going to do, wipe out that word chance. we're going to have scattered showers. i'm going big. okay. rainfall amounts, not so big, about a tenth of an inch to a quarter of an inch throughout the bay area. perhaps as much as 3/4 an

. >>> two men in san joaquin county have been arrested in a $400,000 wall nut heist.investigators say the two men stole 2 double semi trailers from the gold river orchard near oakdale in october. they contained 140,000 pounds of walnuts. one of the men is also suspected of stealing two other tankers from modesto. california's nut industry is worth $10 billion a year and organized crime has begun to target the industry. >> a thief with a different target is affecting life in san francisco's triangle neighborhood. someone has been taking expensive potted plants, including small trees, fro the sidewalk gardens on walter street. one resident believes the responsible party is from the neighborhood. >> it's a heavy load. you're not local, you don't want to carry a tree that size and a root ball that size. if you have a car, you'll throw it in the car. i think he is a neighbor. and the fact we have been losing plants for year and a half also suggests it's local. >> a neighbor wise captured footage of man stealing plants in the middle of the night. they're posting fliers with

expected to announce emergency federal legislation to stop the controversial restoration of the san joaquin river through 2015 and would pump water out of the delta and form a committee to tackle long- term water issues. >>> another person died from the flu in san francisco. the death was confirmed late yesterday. the person is described as not elderly, an adult. this is the second death blamed not flu in the city this season. at least 25 people have died from the virus here in the bay area. >>> millions of americans along the eastern seaboard are stuck at home today as another massive storm dumped more than a foot of snow in some spots. communities from philadelphia to boston are hardest hit. you're looking at video now from the streets of philadelphia. the system is moving off the coast but the freezing temperatures will continue to dip lower. >>> airports are trying to recover after canceling 3,000 flights yesterday. today more than 1400 were canceled and more are expected. >> i think i'll make my connection in dallas to get to salt lake city on time. but it's like a ripple effect once o

. >> stop the restoration of the san joaquin river and allow farmers to pump irrigation water from the delta and tackle long-term water issues. the house is expected to take up the bill in the coming weeks. >>> six more people have died from the flu here in the bay area. here's a look at where the latest deaths have been reported and brings the total number to 28 for the season, which is just starting to peek. so, you want to avoid getting sick? there are some apps to track the flu. that's right, kpix5 is live in san jose with how they claim to pinpoint the sickness. how does it work? >> well, ken, they take into account your gps location and social media for information. we're at regional medical center here in san jose. where you can see there are tents set up. this is where doctors have been treating patients with flu-like symptoms when there's an overflow in the er. there are some useful tools to help you avoid and it's all in your smart phone. >> we've had an epidemic. >> san rafael farm pharmacist says this is the most brutal season he has seen in the last ten years, considering

. >> segÚn vocera la situaciÓn preocupa a todo de valle de san joaquÍn que incluye campos de cultivo nuestros abuelos para recibir lluvia. >> eso mismo promueve la iglesia catÓlica la diocesis de sacramento ha pedido que incluya la... en sus oraciones. >> que lloviera z y pa' que vea. >> los abuelitos hacÍan cosas como para que cayera agua. >> o que hubiera lloviera pero no hubiera tormenta asÍ. >> y ¿dÓnde ponÍan esas cosas. >> en los patios. >> vamos a la tradiciÓn actual el facebook donde pÚblico nos dijo que para llueva lo mejor es rezarle al dios de la lluvia o bien cantar la canciÓn que cantÁbamos cuando niÑos. >> (cantando). >> usted tal vez recuerde la tonada si no confÍa en... lo mÁs fÁcil para ayudar si no cae lluvia simplemente recuerde no desperdiciar el agua que ya tenemos. >>. >> noticias univisiÓn 14 a nivel nacional continÚa la presiÓn para que se a ppatzingan prueb reforma integral. >> se ha puesto de moda en el paÍs entre la juventud. >> y conozca un tesoro que disfrutan los latinos que anglosajones no tienen, ya volvemos. >> (♪). >> un peligroso juego podrÍa estar

it will kind of favor areas in southern california or the san joaquin valley. its just amazingly cold. seriously. it is one below right now. these are the current temps. two below in green bay. and even colder air on the way believe it or not. look at this cold air. dallas is 19. atlanta is 12. new orleans is 34. why is it bathroom warmer toward bismarck? because here comes the next arctic blast. they are look for highs that may not get above zero. just amazing. we had a little pattern change. but overall it will be mostly sunny. some patchy fog south. breezy for some. but again its a very mild pattern. these are way above average on the temps and probably more record highs. just the beat goes on. it is incredible. i turned the ac on in my car. i did. it was warm in oakland. yes mostly sunny. i told that to my friend back in new york and he was not amused. mostly sunny and quiet pattern. not much changing here. >> all right. air conditioning in the day and heater at night. >>> apple will roll out new iphones later this year. according to the wall street journal

that would also allow farmers to pump irrigation water from the sacramento-san joaquin delta and form a joint house- senate committee to tackle long- term water woes. there are several protests planned outside the state capital this morning for the governor's state of the state including a vocal group opposed to fracking. they are tying their concerns to the drought now saying fracking pollutes and wastes the water that we do have and another controversy sure to be touched on in the speech high- speed rail something the governor still supports. >> he is going to be busy. >> we have been hearing a lot about that. also could be a big speech for the governor, right, because he is up for re-election. >> he still hasn't made that announcement. but we will see. politicians are often judged on how they respond to unanticipated crises. look what happened with president bush and hurricane katrina and governor gray davis and his response to the energy crisis. brown's popularity may depend on how he deals with the drought. >> thank you. and remember, you can watch the governor deliver his state

. >>> two men in san joaquin county have been arrested in a $400,000 wall nut heist.investigators say the two men stole 2 double semi trailers from the gold river orchard near oakdale in october. they contained 140,000 pounds of walnuts. one of the men is also suspected of stealing two other tankers from modesto. california's nut industry is worth $10 billion a year and organized crime has begun to target the industry. >> a thief with a different target is affecting life in san francisco's triangle neighborhood. someone has been taking expensive potted plants, including small trees, fro the sidewalk gardens on walter street. one resident believes the responsible party is from the neighborhood. >> it's a heavy load. you're not local, you don't want to carry a tree that size and a root ball that size. if you have a car, you'll throw it in the car. i think he is a neighbor. and the fact we have been losing plants for year and a half also suggests it's local. >> a neighbor wise captured footage of man stealing plants in the middle of the night. they're posting fliers with

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they will propose an emergency bill that would allow farmers to pump water from the sacramento/san joaquin delta. sacramento is the nation's leader in farming. >>> let's check in with christina loren who has some rain eventually. >> right. we have this cut off low for next week. bull's-eyeing tuesday and wednesday. watching for the first week of february for a significant cooldown and showers and snow on the way to tahoe. that's what's on everybody's mind. there is rain on the way, and chances will improve through the next couple of months based on everything lii'm looking at now. temperatures running between two to three degrees cooler in most cities, as cooling as it was yesterday. temperatures will end up cooler in the afternoon as we see a stronger onshore flow pick up. today, offshore winds in the forecast as of tonight. 73 east bay. san francisco tells the story. 64 degrees here, you'll get the cool ocean air. we'll hit 70 in the south bay. we don't get as much of the marine influence. a developing weather story we're keeping tabs on. we'll get into that rain in my next report. high

los politicos impulsen una ley que permita a los agricultores bombear agua del delta "sacramento- san joaquinluvia, los agricultores del estado estan enfrentando problemas para mantener las cosechas. cesar ---el gobernador de california jerry brown, take vo ---rindio hoy ante el pleno de la asamblea de california su informe de gobierno... ---durante su discurso, el mandatario destaco los logros de su gobierno, resaltando que el estado ha tenido una notable mejoria en cuanto a temas economicos se refiere ya que por primera vez en muchos aÑos se registro un superavit en el presupuesto... ---se espera que brown se postule para un segundo mandato en las elecciones generales del estado a realizarse el proximo mes de noviembre.. ---el presidente de la asamblea, john perez, se encargo de presentar la respuesta democrata al informe de brown... blanca ---los animales del zoologico de san jose " happy hollow" encontraron un motivo para estar mas felices que de costumbre. vo ---uno de sus visitantes decidio donar un millon de dolares conviertiendo se en el obsequio mas generoso de la historia del zoolog

to locate and expand regional outpatient clinic and new community living center in san joaquin countyhe will be missed by the veterans of san joaquin county, and i wish him all the best in the years ahead. and i ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the public service contributions of ron green. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. ing a produce -- ag producers have waited three long years for a farm bill and i want to thank my colleagues for their efforts thus far. policy certainty will help our country be competitive. -- it ar, conferees were included language on a fix to avoid trade retaliation from canada and mexico and bar individual states with unscientific laws were disrupting interstate commerce, something that will burden producers and increase costs for

san francisco provided a full-time vet and vet tech to stockton, a first in the san joaquin county facility. the animals suddenly cared for, not sick, ready for a home. a spay/neuter team from san francisco comes to stockton wauns week to get the animals ready for adoption. today our cameras were there. 25 animals went under the knives. in 2013, 1,000 pets from stockton were adopted into bay area homes, a case of lady and the tramp come to life. here in stockton, they were just another brown chihuahua or another black pit bull puppy, but now they're a star in their community. >> after a trip across the bay bridge, they got a quick bath and a new life >> they get a home and get out quickly. >> andria borba kpix 5. >> stockton and san francisco hope the system will become a model for other privileged shelters to help those shelters in need. >>> well, he has struck again. the mysterious big tipper who leaves the phrase "tips for jesus" hit another san francisco restaurant tonight. >> ken, all the waitress will say about him is that he's tall, dark and hand some and that he actually left the re

in effect in alameda and san mateo and santa clara and santa cruz counties along with parts of san joaquin county since last year. >> the impact of the dry weather is being felt through california and so far this season the bay area has received just 11 percent to 22 percent of normal rainfall and the snow pack is 16 percent of normal and is hurting lake tahoe businesses that rely on the ski season. >> in a good year the california ski company would have customers representing skis or being fitted for boots but it is the third year in a row that has been rough. >> slow, slow, slow. fine until the middle of december and people lost home. >> that is now how it started with an early monster home in late october. expectation could not have been higher. >> everyone is stoked. there is a last electricity in the air with the snow. >> fast forward three months: business is down 40 percent at the any shot. employee hours have been cut. >> it looks like a frat party. >> die hards are still getting equipment to ski in wyoming and utah and the man made snow in the sierra. this is how it looked at heav

a similar ban in effect in alameda and santa clara counties along with parts of stanislaus and san joaquinounties. >> sad to say there does not appear to be change in this weather pattern. >> yes. we can hope for a very wet february pattern. here is a look at clear mainly and dry conditions you can see there has been fog off the coast most of the day. and reduesed visibility a quarter mile now. so, on we go. taking a look at today's record highs, age day of record high temperatures this month. 69 in san francisco tieing the record high for this date. these highs for the date around the bay area 8th day of record warmth. 58 in san francisco. 62 redwood city. and a cool 48 in half moon bay. 50s in and concord and livermore, one more live view along the bay bridge some coastal fog and no rain for at least next ten days here is our forecast animation at 7:00 this evening. it gets pushed away throughout the day this dry off shore flow of wind keeping fog away from the coast to give us another sunny and mild day. why this pattern continues, it's been anchored there more than a week now deflectin

it's burning in the san joaquin delta and is about 50 acres in size.o far, though, only minor damage to buildings has been reported. let's get the latest look at the weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> good morning. >> we could use some rain, much-needed rain there. >> we're not supposed to have fires in january out west. >> yeah. >> and that's been the story. the mountains that are supposed to have snow are snow-free, too, and now they're worried about fires burning there. as far as the tuesday forecast, it was really hot out west. it was 72 in san francisco. the big story today as you head out the door is the dense fog on i-95 from new york city down all the way to south carolina, visibility very low right now. d.c., baltimore, philadelphia area being very careful heading out. give yourself definitely extra time. snow yesterday from areas of wisconsin have moved through michigan this morning. there's some bands of snow down through indiana, so maybe some slippery roads there. it's going to be much colder today up through the northern plain

para tratar de ayudar la situacion" dentro de los campos mas afectados, se presenta el valle de san joaquin en el area de fresno que genera un alto porcentaje del producto cosechado en california... por eso desde alli, en la alcaldia de fresno, el gobernador acepto la gravedad del caso... entrevista jerry brown indicando que estara trabajando con campesinos del area y las empresas de acueducto para maximizar los recursos que poseen.... brown concluyo ademas que no declarara el estado de emergencia hoy, pero que trabajara en ello.... el estado de emergencia buscaria fondos federales para subsidiar los productos y crear nueva infraestructu ra que permita mayor almacenamiento de agua en el futuro... "cuando un gobernador no esta interesado para venir aquí y ver y hablar con nosotros es decir que no le importa pero vino y ese es el primer paso para ayudar" pero la alarma de la sequia se sale de los campos.... la falta de agua y el inesperado aumento de incendios creo una alerta roja esta noche por parte del servicio climatologico debido a las fuertes rafagas de viento y escasa humedad .... cond

. >> the proposal would stop the controversial restoration of the san joaquin river through 2015. it would also allow farmers to pump irrigation water from the delta and form a joint house senate committee to tackle long-term water issues. that's expected to hit the floor in the coming weeks. >>> a raiderette goes head to head with her team in the courtroom. >> so there were a lot of other hours we were putting in to be a raiderette and there was going to be no compensation for that. >> how she claims the cheerleaders are getting shortchanged on the sidelines. >> this woman is living a credit nightmare because of target's security breach. you don't even have to have shopped at target to be at risk. >> should be talking about rainfall in january. we're not. we are talking about a red flag warning. fire danger going up right now in the north bay mountains. a live look outside. even the coast, another day in the mid-60s with sunshine. any signed of a change -- any sign of a change, any sign of rain? the answer coming up. >> grab your boards or the binoculars. mavericks is a go. the e

. >> the water district has to factor in san joaquin delta and supply ndz an underground tank facilityer customers being given incentives to join programs a new program just launched pays $1 $100 for installing a system diverts water to landscaping. >> water is inside of the house, half is outside a third is your washing machine. water district raised for rerouting for drought resistant plants. future enhancements are possible. >> we'll reach out and find out why aren't you participating? and sometimes we stream line the process. >> and thanks for joining us at 4:00 >> abc7 news at 5:00 starts now >> if her heart stops beating on the respirator we can accept that. >> an oakland family speaks up after moving 13-year-old jahi mcmath out of the hospital. >> and an arrest just days after the chinese consulate is torched >> i'm sandhya patel live on the roof of the kgotv broadcast center clouds arrived and rain may not be far way. i'll have details coming up. >> tonight the fbi says they have the man who torched the chinese consulate in san francisco and authorities say he was not driven by

a similar ban in effect in alameda and santa clara counties along with parts of stanislaus and san joaquin counties. >> sad to say there does not appear to be change in this weather pattern. >> yes. we can hope for a very wet february pattern. here is a look at clear mainly and dry conditions you can see there has been fog off the coast most of the day. and reduesed visibility a quarter mile now. so, on we go. taking a look at today's record highs, age day of record high temperatures this month. 69 in san francisco tieing the record high for this date. these highs for the date around the bay area 8th day of record warmth. 58 in san francisco. 62 redwood city. and a cool 48 in half moon bay. 50s in petaluma and concord and livermore, one more live view along the bay bridge some coastal fog and no rain for at least next ten days here is our forecast animation at 7:00 this evening. it gets pushed away throughout the day this dry off shore flow of wind keeping fog away from the coast to give us another sunny and mild day. why this pattern continues, it's been anchored there more than a week no

it would also temporarily halt restoration of the san joaquin river and mean less water to repopulate salmon. >> when you look at what's been going on here in california, and you come from my part of the world, you just shake your head, and wonder what kind of nonsense does the bureaucracy do out here. how you can favor fish over people is something people in my part of the world would never understand. >> senator dianne feinstein issued a statement. she's worried the proposal could affect existing water protection. >>> a 10-year-old boy from berkely is crediting his eagle eyes for spotting a missing alzheimer's patient. he also received a certificate of appreciation for doing the right thing. he had just seen a picture on his grandmother's phone, and she insisted he call police. >> i'm going, that's him. >> he was ecstatic to be recognized, and his classmates really supported him. he said it was pretty cool to help get the man reunited with his family and his mother says she's very proud of her son. >>> our coverage of the b.a.r.t. shooting death continues. the training officers go t

the catholic tv station in fresno will air commercials soon asking folk to pray for rain in the san joaquinalley. the bishop also urged parishioners to pray to help farmers cope with the driest year on record so far. farmers very worried. today governor brown pledged to work with farm investigators get more water to perched fields but said quote governors can not make it rain. neither can forecasters. spencer has the news. >> we hope to spot some soon. this is we spotted great sunset this evening. this is from the east bay hills and we were september another picture of beautiful sunset. this one over san jose. everywhere around the bay area this evening. beautiful sunset and looking at live doppler 7hd few high cloud overnight and early tomorrow but state wide mainly sunny and mild day tomorrow with possible exception of up around eureka with wet weather. here in the bay area tomorrow we see mainly sunny skies certainly in the afternoon hours and mild again with high pressure in the low to mid 60's around the bay and inland we see upper 50's to 60 on the coast andnday afternoon charlotte no

it would also temporarily halt restoration of the san joaquin river and mean less water to repopulate salmon. >> when you look at what's been going on here in california, and you come from my part of the world, you just shake your head, and wonder what kind of nonsense does the bureaucracy do out here. how you can favor fish over people is something people in my part of the world would never understand. >> senator dianne feinstein issued a statement. she's worried the proposal could affect existing water protection. >>> a 10-year-old boy from berkely is crediting his eagle eyes for spotting a missing alzheimer's patient. he also received a certificate of appreciation for doing the right thing. he had just seen a picture on his grandmother's phone, and she insisted he call police. >> i'm going, that's him. >> he was ecstatic to be recognized, and his classmates really supported him. he said it was pretty cool to help get the man reunited with his family and his mother says she's very proud of her son. >>> our coverage of the b.a.r.t. shooting death continues. the training officers go t

just a handful of homes on the san joaquin river. >> ktv's al lee rasmus is on her way to the scene. as we're watching the pictures live from the air we're seeing smoke and active orange flames. >> what strikes me is you see how spotty the flames are? they're wildly spread. that's what you get with a windy day. the fire spreads and hops and jumps. we don't have a lot of information right now. it's interesting to me the fire looks so spread out. when they pull out you'll see it. it looks like it was wind whipped. we know it wasn't. the red flag warning is for the hills and northeast bay. this area isn't under a red flag warning. the wind hasn't been that strong. very spotty. it will be interesting to see what started this fire to give you this kind of a fire footprint. >> we don't know what started it but allie rasmus is on her way. we have news chopper 2 above and bring you updates through this newscast. >>> some shocking new video that actually shows a man setting fires in san jose. for the first time here we're getting a detailed look at how he set at least one of the fires and wha

alameda, cocoa, san m te'o, santa clara and santa cruz county along with parts of stanislaus and san joaquin counties since the end ofless year. this just shows how serious now this drought condition is because we are reacting to it in unprecedented way in the middle of winter. what we need is rain. you can't find any. >> no not in the next 10 days or more. that's how we look into the forecast future with some measure of alaska are situation. not materializeing materializeings. here's live doppler 7 hd on this dry and mainly clear evening around the bay area. see we have some coastal fog which we had much of the day especially down around half moon bay where we still have severely reduced visibility down to nearly zero half moon bay right now meanwhile see all the areas around the bay inland quite clear and visibility is at the 10 mile norm. we also had today our eighth consecutive day of record high pressures in 4 bay area location kent field at 68 degrees. oak licensed museum at 72. 71 mountain vie view. these are all new record high for this date and san francisco at 69 degrees tied the e

and there were a bunch also in the san joaquin valley. even with gusty winds.reeze is in place for some. not for all. we get this low that is skirting through. we get a little bit of a component. although southward there is a little bit of a south wind mainly on the san mateo coast. red flag warning. i've only said it a thousand times this month. red flag warning for all elevations above 1,000 feet. 30s and 40s to near 50 degrees. sfo is near 49. a little bit of cloud cover too. there is your red flag warning and the high surf advisory. the red flag warning. by the way we've had record highs 16 days out of 23. started january 2nd in mountain view and since then it has been a string of record highs. a few partly cloudy skies. stockton even set a record high of 64 degrees. very cold. brutally cold again and some of the coldest air in a long, long time. what is on its way? bismarck is 33. that is pretty warm. that is because the next system is dropping in. atlanta is 11. little rock 12. dallas is 19. oklahoma city seven. where i was born by the way. tanker air for

californian republicans to propose an emergency bill allowing farmers to pump water from the sacramento/san joaquinta. california's the nation's leader in farming. we could be facing the worst dry spell in the country. >> already to get into practices conserving water. >>> meteorologist christina loren, the woman in the know to know when we are going to get rain. >> targeting two significant opportunities. starting next week, overall storm track comes back. that's going to keep temperatures closer to average. we have been blowing past average every single day for the past two weeks in the 70s. in fact, this could go down as the warmest january of all time right here in the bay area. want to show you, clear this morning. out in oakland, no problems. check on the drive with mike in a moment. microclimate forecast. we'll see significant differences today throughout the microclimates across the bay area. starting in the south bay, one of the warmer regions, not much of a rain influence but you'll see that along the peninsula and san francisco. temperatures only reach into the low 60s in the inner richm

winters in the san joaquin valley cause crops to grow dormant.he ground is so dry, farmers have been forced to irrigate their crops one to two months ahead of schedule. >> every morning i wake up and check the forecast to see when we're getting ready and keep hoping and praying for it. >> chandler says farmers are also concerned the warm weather could fuel diseases and pests that could destroy their crops. the warm weather and dry conditions could have a major economic effect on the region. >>> a game of hide and seek gone wrong. this picture says it all. a girl emerging from a washing machine after getting stuck inside. abc news reporter rena ninen has the story. >> reporter: it started as a simple game of hide and seek and ended in a rescue operation. >> i have an 11-year-old daughter. she is stuck in the washing machine. don't ask me how. >> reporter: determined to beat her sisters and cousins, 11-year-old trinity hit inside the washing machine and was stuck. >> she was hanging out of this part right here. i could only see from about here up.

he will spend at least the next 90 days at san joaquin tip. part of the prison. >>> dogs are getting the care they need to prepare them for new homes. the sonoma humane society just spayed and neutered some of the dogs. they were rescued last week from a private breeder in redding. veterinarians say the dogs were kept in small cages and sheds. many of the animals suffered ear infections, lice, and severe dental disease. >>> the poodle mix puppy that was saved from a recycling center conveyor belt will be able to see her rescuers every day from now on. patricia says the first pictures of the puppy made her sad but she is happy now. san francisco animal control said there is a sent mental -- there was a sentimental reason that she was allowed to adopt the dog. >> the whole place has adopted gem. >>> time is 5:48. hey sal, do you have a gem of a traffic report for us? >> well, i have good news. some of the lanes are open. so maybe the answer is yes. they had an injury accident that blocked all the lanes. i would still use 280 if i was you. the tr

kevin mccarthy, propose an emergency bill that allows farmers to pump water from the sacramento/san joaquin delta. >>> other parts having the opposite prem problem. a foot of snow in some areas. "today in the bay's" tracie potts braving elements live near the capitol building in washington, d.c. i promise you, if you can get on a flight quick enough, i'll take you to a nice california beach. >> reporter: i just tweeted you back. i think i can wrap this up, maybe do that by this afternoon. i would appreciate the warmth. we're at negative 8 here with windchill. the federal government's opening two hours late but opening though snow all over the roads. >> reporter: morning rush hour may look nothing like this. >> it's crazy. cars stuck in the middle. cars stuck on the side. >> no plows from the city out here. >> what happened? >> but officials were stuck, too. >> slow response so far because we can't move out there. >> reporter: one of our own nbc producers got stuck coming to work. >> people are just getting out of the cars, frustrated. >> reporter: some drivers resorted to plan b. >> go back

expected to announce emergency federal legislation to stop the controversial restoration of the san joaquin2015. the proposal would also allow farmers to pump irrigation water from the delta and form a house committee to tackle long- term water issues as governor brown urges all californians to voluntarily cut back water use by 20%. yesterday marin became the first bay area county to join him on that. marin county tapped into the reserve water supply for the first time in 20 years. without conservation there could be mandatory cut back as soon as april. >> our reservoirs are 55% of capacity. average to the state is closer to 80%. and so we are asking people to conserve water. >> this is actually the third dry season for northern california in a row. even if storms move through it would barely be enough to saturate the ground. with no rain in site it's probably too late to recover. governor brown is expected to address the drought in this state of the state address today. you can watch it live on kpix.com at 9 a.m. >>> developing right now, dozens of flights were canceled at sfo yesterday be

. >> the proposed legislation would stop the controversial restoration of the san joaquin river through 2015. it would also allow farmers to pump irrigation water from the delta and form a joint house- senate committee to tackle long- term water issues. >>> 2013 was a record-setting year because we barely saw any rainfall. but it may go into the record books as the driest year in half a century. ann notarangelo talked with a berkeley professor today who believes the past could indicate a dire situation. >> some people have said that this could be the start of a several decade long dry spell. >> reporter: dried up creekbeds in golden hills that look like august instead of january could become our typical landscape if history repeats itself. uc-berkeley professor lynn ingram is the author of the west without water. she looked back 10 to 20,000 years and came to the conclusion, we live in a dry climate. >> the it's important to understand our climate history and know about drought and years of extreme flood. >> reporter: ingram is a paleoclimatologist who examines history to forecast the f

. >> reporter: farmers from the san joaquin valley rallied at the capital yesterday asking the state before the drought gets worse. >> the governor can't make it rain but there are a few things that can be done. >> reporter: another thing that can be done in the future improvements to the state's water storage system. so we don't run into these sorts of tight supplies in the future p but again, that takes money. and that would be a while before it's actually implemented. live in san francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> the university of california system isic maaing plans to deal with the drought. their new president janet napolitano wants to reduce water usage by 20% systemwide by the year 2020. the plan will be discussed at the next uc board of regents meeting. >>> developing near l.a., 24 hours after igniting, firefighters are getting the upper hand on an explosive wildfire near the city of glendora. today crews are focused on putting out hot spots. flames are no longer spreading to populated neighborhoods. so far, 1700 acres have been blackened. 5 homes and 17 structures destroye

the staff at california san joaquin general hospital never have seen a baby this small survive. it's been an uphill battle for now 8-month-old miracle jackson. she was the smallest baby ever born in northern california and doctors told her parents the baby's chances of survival were slim. >> it was scary because they were giving us all these different percentages and just basically telling us babies this small don't usually make it. >> we were very doubtful. but she definitely -- her name a miracle is a miracle. >> she is doing great. the family has a home-based oxygen machine that miracle needs to live and while she is not out of the woods yet, the family says miracles come in all shapes and sizes even 11 ounces. >>> marked open up 10 minutes ago. let's check the early numbers. we are out of the gate in an ugly way so far. everything is down especially the dow. jason brooks will crunch the numbers and more coming up. >>> mobile weather definitely on the scene in morgan hill today because a red flag warning is in effect we know that is because of the dry conditions. we know it's

it's on kimball island which can only be reached by boat where the sacramento and san joaquin rivers meet. anne makovec joins us from antioch within sight of the burning island. anne. >> reporter: yeah, the delta here behind me, the fire has been put out. no injuries to report. but firefighters are still watching for hot spots this morning. the fire was out officially at about 9:30 last night. but check out some of this video shot yesterday. three homes burned in this fire as well as several outbuildings and about 50 acres of land on kimball island, which is accessible only by boat. the fire was reported at about 2:30 yesterday afternoon. it started as a small brush fire but spread quickly because of the strong winds. >> the lack of rain and the unseasonably dry conditions just make the fire conditions just as bad as in the middle of fire season. >> reporter: firefighters evacuated four people. others just left in their own boats. there are reports that the fire may have been started by squatters staying in some of the abandoned cabins on the island but so far, firefighters have not

. >> reporter: farmers from the san joaquin valley rallied at the capital yesterday asking the stateral assistance before the drought gets worse. >> the governor can't make it rain but there's a few things that can be done. >> reporter: another thing that group is lobbying for was better water storage infrastructure in the future. if we were saving water for years we wouldn't be in such a bad situation. of course, infrastructure takes money. >> the governor has some experience in dealing with drought. >> reporter: that's right. when he was governor in the '70s he dealt with a drought and at that point he asked people to reduce water consumption by 25% and did a lot of lobbying in washington, d.c. for emergency funding. >> anne makovec live in san francisco, thank you. >>> while the drought continues, a wildfire burns 5 miles northeast of downtown l.a. near glendora. more than 2,000 people have evacuated. take a live look now at the fire scene, the flames still visible tearing through brush along hillsides in the foothills these are the san gabriel mountains, the blaze is now 30% cont

the mother of one of the victims is suing san joaquin county and its sheriff.he remains of joann hobson were mishandled. investigators found them while digging a well two years ago in linden. wesley shermantine led investigators to the remains. the co-defendant hanged himself in 2012. >>> san francisco police need your help finding a suspect wanted in a hit-and-run case on new year's eve. they released this grainy video showing a white dodge or ford van backing up on turk street near leavenworth. police say the driver ran over a pedestrian who had just been struck by another car. two people in that original hit- and-run car have already been arrested. >> because of the impact of the first initial collision, the victim was thrown out into the street and the victim was subsequently run over by a white van, which we are looking for. >> the victim was initially taken to the hospital with life- threatening injuries. officers say she is still recuperating and has since improved. >>> chp is looking for the driver of a truck they say may have been involved in a deadly

we do have a crew on the san joaquin and will bring you updates throughout the morning. northbound and southbound 880 at the speed limit this morning in oakland near the oakland coliseum. and if you are traveling south in milpitas, silicon valley drivers so far problem-free this morning all along this stretch past zanker road into sunnyvale. sluggish through the livermore valley approaching the vasco road exit. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." frank, michelle, back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> some breaking news as you wake up. firefighters are still on the scene of a large house fire in san jose on 17th and san fernando started about 2:00 this morning. the smoke alarm woke the couple up and they got out safely. the home is badly burned and unlivable. crews are investigating how it started. >>> developing this morning, a south bay hospital is taking drastic measures to deal with the hundreds of people with the flu. cate caugiran is in san jose. cate, the outbreak is so severe, treian tents have been set up at regional medical centers. >> reporter: yes, they have, th

. >>> the drought is expected to take a toll on water quality in the sacramento san joaquin delta. scientists say less water feeding in from rivers means that water in the delta may become cloudy. the delta is an important source of water for california as water flows through canals in the delta before being diverted to sill vonn valley, the central valley and southern california. >>> drought conditions have meant bad news for many industries, low water levels have allowed investigators to resume the search for repains of a small plane. that crashed in a lake in folsom nearly 50 years ago. crews had hoped to find the remains of three people who were on board. those searchers can't say they found the plane. they didn't leave empty handed. they took many images of various points of folsom lake which they'll use for further analysis. volunteer divers also set out after talking to relatives of the passengers who are still missing. >> you could see in their faces when we were talking with them this among that they really want to be able to bring it to an end. >> well, unfortunately, eve

records in the san joaquin valley. records up in tahoe.use there's no rain in sight. extreme drought conditions. i think it will get worse as we go into early february. there's no sign of any significant rain. some areas in the 40s, others in the 30. these are current temperatures. cold air coming in. we're talking about freezing rain in houston. just amazing. the snow is starting to stack up from parts of new york and washington. for us, 20s in mendocino county. teens up in the mountains. 57 in san diego. that will be another warm day. except for the high cloud. it will be mostly sunny. patchy fog near the coast. very hey die skies. hardly any breeze whatsoever. there's a light component. still in place, 60s, 70s. a couple of mid-70s. but these temperatures. we should be closer to 67, 52. we're talking about 76 in gilroy. cooler in daly city, pacifica. near 70 for many on the peninsula. no big changes. maybe warmer through thursday. it will cool down. a low will speak in and give us partly cloudy skies by the weekend. >>> time now is 8:20

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