it is freezing in santa rosa. 31 degrees. 39 san jose. 46 san francisco. oakland checking in at 43 degrees. by the afternoon, usually these temperatures running in the 50s around the bay area but we are going well above the average as much as 10 maybe 11 degrees above the average today. these temperatures soaring into the upper 60s in some parts of the bay area. how long will this nice weather last and what about the prospects for rain? we'll talk more about that, guys, coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> 6:38 now. a san jose teacher is in jail accused of molesting a child on campus. 35-year-old craig richard chandler is under arrest charged with aggravated sexual assault against a child and is being held without bail. he has been a teacher at the o.b. whaley elementary school in east san jose for the last nine years. his most recent assignment teaching a second and third grade combined class. >>> and there is a strong chance the newly sworn-in sheriff of san francisco will be charged with a misdemeanor. prosecutors say they are convinced th

-- possible move to san jose it will not be on the agenda. they will have to approve any location that the oakland a's may make. still on the topic, -- on the agenda when it will be approached about the proposed move. >>> it is getting busier at the plaza? >>> it is, we have busy traffic and this morning we are seeing some busier traffic approach are here and although in the last few days, we get busy until 7:30 and then it starts to clear out so if it starts to continue, we will have more traffic by 8:00. let's move along and take a look at the 880 split. and the morning drive in san jose and for santa clara valley looking good with crowded conditions getting up to cupertino. 6:18 let's go to steve. >>> we have mostly clear skies, a few high clouds to the south, not much wind at the surface, it will be a mild warm hazy day and temperatures will bounce off these morning lows and settle in for mid-60s. there are a lot of 20s and 30s everywhere else. san france 46 but it is colder towards golden gate park. around the coast it is long gone and i

you're at 64 at noon in san jose. 54 at noon in san francisco and 62 degrees in napa. so basically the climb is on between 12:00 and 3:00. that's when the cold air we're dealing with in the morning will mix out of the atmosphere, and we'll start to climb easily with the dry air maps the overhead. 64 at noon in san jose will make way for comfortable 67 degrees later today. and putting 70s on the map for santa rosa and napa. both records if we hit the highs of 72 in santa rosa and 70 in napa. 67 in redwood city. when i get to the seven-day outlook i'll show you how comfortable the seven-day outlook will be and the chance of rain. that's coming up. first let's check the drive with mike inouye. >> we'll take you to a new accident in san jose. northbound 101 around capitol expressway. it sounds like a minor accident with one car moving off to the shoulder, after that went to the guardrai guardrails. no major injury reported and no slowing. it sounds like all lanes should be cleared as well. north of there, i'm circling the area where i saw some slowing of speed sensors al t

you saw the live shot of san jose.the only shot we can see at this point where you only have four miles of visibility elsewhere. so make sure to give yourself plenty of time to reach your destination safely. hurry up and wait on the roadways. this fog will halt a perfectly smooth commute. the overall pattern is clock wise. high pressure is right here. you can vividly see that big ridge of high pressure clouds arking up and around it. through the second half of your day. it's going to situate over the great basin and drive our winds offshore. we're expecting clearing by noon today. that's what you can expect. until then, limited sunshine, comfortable afternoon once the sun breaking through the clouds. by tomorrow, warmest day of the week. high pressure will be at the peak strength. and we're talking 70s here in san jose through concord and livermore. 70-degree weather. by thursday, stay dry with increasing clouds. so it works out for today. 4 # n the 40s now. in the upper 50s by noon. the climb is on by noon and 3:00 p.

thought that he would be a person to take advantage of a child, never would have thought that. >> san jose police say the alleged assault happened at the school between august and october of last year. >>> there is a strong chance the newly sworn sheriff of san francisco will be charged with a misdemeanor. prosecutors say they are convinced that domestic violence allegations against ross mirkarimi are very real. he accused -- he is accused of grabbing his wife's arm on new year's eve with enough force to cause a bruise. witnesses reported the incident but mirkarimi's wife says she has no complaint against her husband. >>> a $15,000 reward is now being offered to catch a serial arsonist in novato. at least 55 fires have purposesfully been set since saturday. the fires were all set in open spaces ranging in size from a dinner plate to quarter acre. flames have come close to homes within 10 feet. no one has been injured. >>> north bay ferry commuters are looking at a possible fee increase. gil diaz has what's behind the proposed hike and how much this could cost riders. 6 well, as with any de

this has been a violent year in san jose. in the recent killing, police arrested the woman in san jose accused of attacking two women around 11:00 last night with a machete weapon in the willow glenn neighborhood of san jose. one of the victims died at the scene and a 40-year-old woman was treated for nonlife-threatening injuries. police have not released information on the relationship between the suspect and the two victims. this is san jose's 39th homicide of the year compared to 20 last year and the highest number since 1997. a stunning haul of more than a million dollars did of watches and diamonds has been found in san diego. some were taken in this smash and grab robbery at the valley fair mall in october. gunmen who used sledgehammers to break into cases in stores stole thousands of dollars worth of jewelry. police displayed the merchandise from four california jewelry stores. back in november, police arrested ryan mcknight and robert shavira but just found the merchandise recently. >> he's been in cuss for a couple m

as that dry air drops down from the east bay hills, san jose should climb into the 60s. maybe close to 70 around gilroy. 68 for santa cruz. san francisco and oakland not too bad. low 60s. you have your cool temperatures there in fairfield. warmest temperatures today should be around morgan hill and gilroy. a little breezy and dry across the north bay. the first week of 2012 looks quite dry. cooler tomorrow with extra clouds. thursday, though, even that chance of showers looks to stay north of santa rosa. we're carrying over that dry december. we really could use the rain, but really not showing up there. >> it's just shocking to see the difference between where we were last year and where we are this year. you know, 24%. >> unbelievable. this year, running about 30%. quite a change. >> thanks, rob. >>> people in japan are starting the new year checking for damage after a 6.8 earthquake which rattled part of the country, but did not trigger a tsunami. the quake struck 370 miles south of tokyo today, 230 miles below the sea. this is video of buildings that were shaking in t

streak into south carolina. >>> and three people were injured in a spate of violence overnight in san jose. the latest live from the scene coming up next. >>> taking the ferry from the north bay to san francisco can cost you more pretty pennies. the district that manages the forry service considering a couple of proposals, one of them increasing fares on the ferries. that story coming up.

this is in downtown san jose.empty for most of its life the victim of the recession but not anymore. oracle now takes up 3 of the 19 floors, around 66,000 square feet. ellison's company inherited this building in '08. most office space here is consumed by the consulting firm pwc. they moved in just over a year ago with some 1,200 employees. this means only about 10% of this building is vacant which is fantastic news for downtown which is just a few blocks away. now i have reached out to oracle this morning. they have declined comment. we're live in downtown san jose this morning, marla tellez. >>> also this morning, a heavyweight california lawmaker helping announce a big push to fight sexual sploidation here in california. at 10:00 congresswoman jackie spear, former facebook privacy officer marc klaas and others will launch a signature gathering drive to put the californians against sexual exploitation acts on the november ballot. spear has said human trafficking is a tragedy and it does take place around the bay

a faster commute to san jose. the bart project that will shorten your drive time, coming up. >> plus he captured and alleged firebug in l.a. this morning we are hearing from a reserve deputy now being called a hero. >> and we have weed wars in the south bay. why a strict crackdown on pot clubs may be snuffed out after all. that and much more when we come back. ,, >>> good morning. if you are commuting out of marin county, look out for an accident southbound 101 right at lincoln. it is blocking the left lane. delays as you approach the scene. more on that coming up in just a few minutes. right now, frank? >>> okay. thank you much. it is 5:09. a swedish construction firm won a contract to extend the bart train system to north san jose. the company says that the contract is worth $347 million. the 9.9-mile extension would connect fremont's warm springs station to san jose's berryessa area. the project is expected to be finished in spring of 2016. >>> demolition set to begin this morning on a depression era bay area j

moving on to the san jose, look at that slow traffic here in san jose heading up north on northbound 280. getting up to highway 17, we've seen some slow traffic. there's also an accident northbound 85 at highway 17, and the right lane is blocked, so people may be avoiding 85 northbound and taking 280. this doesn't look right to me. i bet you even though chp is not reporting anything right now, there's some sort of wreck or stalled vehicle on 280 northbound. we'll find out more and get it to you >>> it's a clear, cold morning. lots of 20s in the north bay. it's another dry day once we get going we'll get into the mid-60s. higher clouds this the south from yesterday's system. there it goes, just too far. retro graded, went back out in the pacific and it's like stretching a rubber band, took all the cloud cover with you. there's plenty going on in the pacific and the gulf of alaska. will anything make it this way? maybe next week. let's look at our grim rain numbers. santa rosa should have 17 pluz. san francisco should have over 10-1/2, they're only 32% of normal and san jose in the buc

san jose has national again. it has been since 1996 and it is rare as i said before it's rare for another city to host the national twice. >>reporter: he's just one of several big name bay area figure skaters on hand for the competition. >> brian and christy and debby and rudy and charlie and i, we have moved to different places to take from different coaches but we started here. >>reporter: peggy fleming still lives in the south bay and says san jose is an ideal pick for the u.s. figure skating championship because of the shark ice. >> they have 4 surface force all the practices and there are a lot of competitors here and they need the practice time. you have to keep the consistency going when you get to the championship. >>reporter: brian boitano thinks the people have a lot to do with i as well. >> americans love it in every city but especially in the bay area. something special about coming back to san jose and the area because they really do embrace it and they really do want to have it back. >>reporter: lin

why the project could be scrapped altogether in california. >> and weed wars in san jose. why a strict crackdown on pot clubs may be snuffed out. "san francisco county jail >>> back now at 6:10. demolition is set to begin this morning on a depression era bay area jail. san francisco county jail number 3 is actually in the city of san bruno. it was built in 1934. there it is. off moreland drive. now, a lawsuit was filed in the 1990s claiming unsafe conditions at the jail. a settlement of the suit forced san francisco to build a new jail nearby. the old jail building has been empty since 2006, when the new facility opened for business. >>> a swedish construction firm says that its joint venture has won a design-build contract to extend the bart train system to north san jose. the company says its contract is worth $347 million. it would be involved in planning and construction of the extension for fremont's warm springs station to san jose's berryessa area. the 9.9-mile extension is projected to be finished in spring 2016. >>> california's high-speed rail system has hit a spe

traveling to san jose by bart? how soon that will become reality. >> police history is made at the iowa caucus. the photofinish, the big endorsement and who may be calling it quits coming up. >>> and we continue to following breaking news out of san jose. we'll have the very latest on the search for a gunman. >>> plus, a bay area suspect dangling off a bay area hillside. why police are in no hurry to get him down that and much more when grace and i come back on your wednesday. a search for a gunman in san jose. ara county sheriff >>> we begin this morning with breaking news. there is a search for a gunman going on in san jose. santa clara county sheriff's deputies set up a perimeter near moorpark and saratoga. they say the suspect was involved in

afternoon, here comes that sunshine again and temperatures running well above the average. 66 in san jose. 65 in santa clara. should be about 62 in antioch, about 66 in livermore with plenty of sunshine. and as you make your way into the bay we're talk 63 degrees in san francisco. and about 61 in hayward but the whole pattern is about to change. more on that coming up in a minute. >> it's all changing. >> finally some rain. >>> 6:06. some dedicated parents are braving the cold this morning. >> that's right. why dozens are camped out at a santa clara school right now. >> it's time to shine this morning. a major retail chain looking to hire 300 new workers. but just how competitive will it be? we'll tell you coming up. >>> all right, gil. and some wild weather out on the east coast. a tornado ripping through a mobile home park. we have the damage and the injuries coming up. sweetheart. we need to talk. i've seen your stunts online. i can explain... jumping a ramp in a shopping cart. so 2005. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, it's embarrassing. carol's son got over 12 million views on tha

i'm damian trujillo live in san jose where violence erupts at a popular karaoke bar in san jose.rch for the suspect coming up. >>> a south bay teacher accused of sexually assaulting a child. officers now looking for more victims. >>> a overnight fire at one of tesla's buildings. we'll tell if you this will impact the company. >>> a live look outside. i think we're overlooking sfo right there. it is the middle of your work week, wednesday, january 11th. it is actually san jose i'm being told. kind of dark, still trying to figure it out. i can tell you this much -- this is "today in the bay." >>> good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. 5:28 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren to find out -- sounds like it is going to be another hot day. >> racking up the records likely later on this afternoon and possibly, quite possibly, this morning. i'm actually forecasting temperature records in places like videos and concord, hayward and napa both getting very close to a record. it is frigid out there bu

mid 30s around novato, concord, livermore, mountain view, los gatos upper 30s redwood city san jose low to mid 40s piece bay shore to the coast and 48 san francisco 8:00 this morning, not much of a change we may see increase in high clouds still in the 30s and 40s. partly sunny by noon and mid to upper 50s and we'll pretty much stay in the upper 50s as we head throughout the afternoon and into the 4:00 hour with a few scattered sprinkles possible and a few isolated areas reaching 60, definitely cooler today, low to mid 60s starting tomorrow through monday. >>> this serious head-on crash could be causing problems for drivers between half moon bay and san mateo this morning. i was reported shortly after 5:00. -- it was reported shortly after 5:00. chp on scene minor, both lanes blocked. we are trying to get confirmation if they meant one in each direction or the section where there's two lanes of highway 92 westbound past 280. here's traffic moving 67 miles per hour. i want to take you to a waze map to show you what is going on. this confirmed that i think traffic is actually blocked in b

san jose has national again. it has been since 1996 and it is rare as i said before it's rare for another city to host the national twice. >>reporter: he's just one of several big name bay area figure skaters on hand for the competition. >> brian and christy and debby and rudy and charlie and i, we have moved to different places to take from different coaches but we started here. >>reporter: peggy fleming still lives in the south bay and says san jose is an ideal pick for the u.s. figure skating championship because of the shark ice. >> they have 4 surface force all the practices and there are a lot of competitors here and they need the practice time. you have to keep the consistency going when you get to the championship. >>reporter: brian boitano thinks the people have a lot to do with i as well. >> americans love it in every city but especially in the bay area. something special about coming back to san jose and the area because they really do embrace it and they really do want to have it back. >>reporter: lin

a decision will be made later on whether that young man will be arrested. >>> live in san jose robert honda, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you robert. >>> thick fog blanketed the bay area causing problems for commuters and air travelers. this is how it looks like outside right now from the san mateo bridge there off in the distance. and conditions this morning were so bad it caused the highway patrol to issue fog advisories for several bay area roads and bridges. they had warnings signs out advising drivers to proceed with caution this morning. there were also foggy conditions on freeways and highways in the east bay and on the peninsula. thick fog also slowed drives down along 101 in marin county. dense fog also caused delays this morning at sfo. the ffa put a ground delay program in effect until 11:00 this morning. the fog most affected incoming flights. they had to use instrument landing systemmings to systems to guide the planes down to the runway. they said this is not typical for january. >> unusual this time of year. this is more like a summertime pattern than january but it is

here in san jose. and as we -- as far as we can tell, the firefighters are going to be on the scene, here for quite a while. frank and grace? >> you mentioned this was an assisted living center for seniors. do we know how difficult it was to evacuate the building? i would imagine they would have some challenges with that. >> reporter: well, you know, the fire captain didn't say or reference how long it took to get the seniors out of the building. he did say however it took them nearly an hour and a half to get that fire out. but i can tell you that the four people who were taken to the local hospitals, they were just complaints of minor burns and minor injuries. nothing very serious. apparently they were able to get them out rather quickly. >> a close call, thank you, lisa. >>> deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno, led to three bills that are being announced this morning. the one bill from assemblyman jerry hill would require the state puc to implement federal ntsb recommendations, and another would

your overnight lows in the 40s for the most part. 47 in san francisco. 43 in san jose. ol cooler spots. some 39s out there. and then for tomorrow, look for pretty nice day ahead. but, again, see more 60s as opposes to 70s. 59 in san francisco. 61 in oakland. 63 in san jose. also, we'll find some upper 60s in monterey bay area. 66 in morgan hill. and here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. well, we haven't used the umbrellas much and doesn't look like we'll use them all week. pretty mild through the weekend. >> thank you, frances. >> shu is back. remember how to do this? >> mike: sort of. what an exciting weekend. the 49ers secure the second seed in the nfc playoffs with a win over the rams and the raiders had chance for postseason action but the charges hadadadadadadadadadadadd >> mike: the 49 playoff drought is over and they secured the second seed, bye, and a home game in the nfc playoffs. these ram fans wanted to see a win. first quarter, rams up. a great block from frank gore, swan dive into the end zone, tie game. vernon davis, big day. eight catches. more catche

the south bay also spotted some rain out near san jose. the downtown area looks like it as a pretty decent cell of light rain. there is nothing to heavy yet but it is out there and getting in your way. look at future cast 4. would push those numbers will forward into sunday evening to give an idea of how much grain we can expect by the time this is all said and done. firsts as we look beyond the weekend and into next week, high pressure returns. that will keep us in a partly sunny forecast the temperatures back in the upper 50s. >>george: the rain was contributing factor to the delays. we have been sensitive free. a lot of red showing on the road sensors. we've looked good in down to just about north of lucas valley road. it is the rest of the drive through southern iran that is adding to the drive time. you're looking at a 48 minute drive time to get down to the toll plaza of the bridge. your ride on the bay bridge westbound, light and easy. this had been a hot spot, that is cleared out. a high wind advisory is still in effect. on the gol

a freedom train will travel from san jose here to san francisco. it's about the same distance as that civil rights march from selma to montgomery, alabama, way back in 1965. lisa washington reports from san jose at the diridon station where the train departs in just a few hours. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, frank. if he were alive today martin luther king, jr. would be 83. he was assassinated in 1968 in memphis, tennessee. after the assassination his wife coretta scott king started some freedom train rides and the dr. martin luther king, jr. association of santa clara valley started the caltrain freedom ride 28 years ago. that ride goes from the south bay to san francisco commemorating that 1965 march from selma to montgomery. that distance as you said is 54 miles and the train ride today is about the same distance. now, this is a reduced fare, $10 roundtrip making four stops. departs san jose at 9:30, sunnyvale 9:45, palo alto at 9:59, and san mate at 10:22. it's expected to arrive in san francisco at 10:55 this morning. it's im

the freedom train will travel from san jose to san francisco. it's about the same distance as the civil rights march from selma to montgomery, alabama, way back in 1965. the train will depart from the diridon astation in a few hours. lisa washington reports. >> reporter: if he were alive today, dr. martin luther king would be 83. but unfortunately he was assassinated in memphis in 1968. after he died, his wife began freedom train rides and the dr. martin luther king association of santa clara valley started caltrain's freedom train ride 28 years ago. now, the freedom train ride as you said goes from the south bay to san francisco and commemorates the 1965 march from selma to montgomery, which is 54 miles. that's the approximate same distance from the south bay to san francisco. this train ride is a reduced fare. it will cost only $10 roundtrip making four stops to depart san jose at 9:30. sunnyvale at 9:45. palo alto at 9:59. and san mateo at 10:22. it is very important to note that you cannot purchase those freedom train ride tickets from any o

we're live in san jose. jon and laura. >> thank you. >> richmond city council will decide if police departments should help out other cities come times in the future. it's one of many to help out when oakland asked for oakland aid to clear out camps back in october. the council will vote on a resolution today, allow richmond's police chief to evaluate future requests for aid when it comes to civil unrest and decide whether to respond or decline. the council will consider a new proposal to scrap junk mail. the city considering a plan to come wake-up a service provider to get rid of the unwanted mail. >> 6:07. fremont council members will talk about replacing recently deceased mayor bob wasserman. he died in late december after a long bout with pneumonia. he was a long time civil servant, spending 40 years in the fremont police department before being elected to the city counse council. >> a popular man. he will be misseded. 6:07. we check back in with your tuesday forecast. >> it's hard to believe it's winter

san jose bar and grill. we will tell you what happened. >>> and a fire, we will tell you what put that fire out fast. >>> mitt romney scores a victory, how the other republican candidates are stacking up, all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, good morning to you, it is already the middle of the week, january 11th, i am dave clark. >> and i am pam cook, let's check in with steve for the forecast, hello steve? >>> we have cold temperatures a few high clouds to the south overall wind has kicked up but look for hazy sun, highs lows a few mid-to-upper 60s, here is sal. >>> traffic is moving along well in marin county and it looks good from novato to san rafael. also this morning we are looking at highway 4 bay point, more traffic this morning but it is still not stop and go, 5:00 let's go back to the desk. >>> we begin with violence at a bar and grill in san jose. it happened just after 1:45 this morning and there are three victims. claudine wong joins us from the scene with what happened this morning,

upper 50s to around 60, tomorrow even warmer, 61 earlier today in san jose, 63 in santa cruz, 59, san francisco, low 60s up toward the tri-valley and around the north bay 63 in santa rosa. right now starting to cool off, 54 degrees in san jose, southwest wind at 5 miles per hour, 52 in oakland, should be on our way to mid-40s around midnight. san bruno mountain, a breeze picking up in the hills, some offshore winds, part of the reason our temperatures, especially in the south bay are going to be surprising i think to most folks tomorrow. you can see the winds, everything coming offshore, and as that wind drops down to sea level from offshore, that's going to warm things up a little bit for tomorrow. now, we've simply run out of days for december, and look at our rain totals for the month, less than about a quarter inch for the entire area. it's been a very dry month. san francisco probably if you go back for the rest of the bay area this is really the third driest december on record at 0.14 inches. oakland set an all-time record, in 1989 we simply didn't have any rain in december. no

make sure you dress in layers. 42 in san jose, up to 62 degrees by noon today. look at where some of our highs will end up. 63 in san francisco, 70 in los gatos, 69 in san jose and 71 in fairfield. make sure you tune in right at 11:00 and we'll let you know whether or not you're on par to break a record. let's find out about your drive with mike inouye. >> accident 101 at de la cruz. a couple of flatbed tow trucks on the shoulder. 87, 85, 237 also slow. 680 through sunol, a live look out there and see the volume of traffic starts to increase a tad. we have slowing from sunol into fremont over the hill. but we have a clearer view than yesterday. yesterday had a lot of fog. today much more pleasant. the volume will decrease until monday when it will

we're live in san jose, i'm damian trujillo. >>> san jose police have just released a sketch for a suspect they say is responsible for assaulting a man in a san jose parking lot two months ago. police say the suspect is a hispanic man in his mid-20s, about 5'6" to 5'9" and weighs about 200 pounds. the victim was leaving the parking lot on white road when he was approached by several men. one of the men reportedly assaulted the victim and called him a terrorist. the victim, who is of east indian descent was treated at a local hospital for injuries to his jaw. >>> big news from silicon valley that you might like. facebook is said to be preparing its initial public stock offering. we want to bring in our business and tech reporter scott budman. scott, this is going to create a ton of new friends with money in the bay area. >> aren't those the best kind of friends. this is the one we've been waiting for, likely the biggest ipo in a decade. if you believe some of the numbers being thrown around tonight, one of the richest ipos in history. facebook is expected to file to sell stock to the public

and 68 degrees in san jose.t is so interesting about this forecast is tomorrow i'm bumping your numbers up by 3 to 5 degrees making tomorrow the remember whattest day of the week as high pressure is not only keeping the storm track to the north. all of the clouds are getting pushed back out in the pacific ocean and we have the sunshine and temperatures soaring as a result. let me set your future cast in motion for you and start the clock at noon tomorrow up to 67 degrees at noon in san jose. plenty of 70s. tomorrow looks like a day for the record books making this january one of the warmest we have ever seen in the recorded history which goes back about 120 years. as we continue into the week, the seven-day tell us your story. take a look at the difference temperaturewise from 66 to 69. we lose that sunshine sunday and we'll get more of an onshore flow and that means better air quality and the clouds increase monday. as we head through tuesday and wednesday the showers arrive. this is what it looks like when it

and out of millipitas and headed to san jose. the san mateo bridge, this looks great. 14 minutes in either direction, across the span. and this is traffic headed out toward the high rise. all right, that is a check of traffic. for an update on the traffic conditions on monday morning, here is lawrence. >> very cold in some parts of the bay area. show you the shot. chopper 5 out and about, a full moon out there right now. looking good. skies nice and clear. no fog to worry about. of course, we saw nary a cloud over the weekend. with beautiful temperatures. record-breaking temperatures. probably not record breakers today but above normal as we head in toward the afternoon and we're expecting mostly sunny skies. but it is very cold in parts of the bay area, this morning. some of the temperatures dropping off and 30s and 40s and upper 20s in the santa rosa area this morning and as we head toward the afternoon, moving well into the 60s in many spots under mostly sunny skies. and high pressure holding on, and it looks like one more day

> san jose is doing it again. the city is asking its citizens how it should spend the cash it has. san jose is $40 million short for the next fiscal year. ann shows us the games with a serious impact. >> the biggest challenge facing our government is a lack of engagement and it is a lack of true discourse among people with different points of view. >> this fake money represents the millions of real dollars san jose has to play with. but as in real life, there isn't enough to go around. and these people representing neighborhood groups are in the politician's shoes, deciding what should stay and what can go. >> only through choice do people really understand the decisions that elected officials have to make. >> budget challenges here in san jose and in most cities across california are being made worse by a court decision that allows the state to take away local redevelopment funds. this year, san jose is dealing with the possible $40 million short fall and has to balance the budget by june. >> everybody comes from

in santa rosa, one degree warmer in oakland 63 two degrees warmer in concord, san francisco and san jose, concord 68, san francisco and san jose 67, extra minute and 14 seconds of sunshine today near 70 oakland livermore everybody else in the mid to upper 60s more 70s around the monterey bay inland the only exception morgan hill 68°. tonight low to mid 40s richmond oakland san mateo upper 40s along the coast into san francisco everybody else mid to upper 30s except santa rosa 29 napa 32. here's the game time forecast near 60 saturday at 1:30 if you are out there early we'll start off in the mid 40s end up in the low 50s. still warm even though it is going to be cooler tomorrow much cooler you can see wednesday -- excuse me sunday to tuesday then chance of rain wednesday and thursday. >>> new crash in san jose north 101, 680 already off to the shoulder. i'm going to check the waze maps in just a minute. right now westbound 80 still looking good through berkeley just a little more crowded no slowing on that east shore freeway. san mateo bridge also looking great westbound on the right out

low 60s and mid 60s. 67 san jose. about the same on thursday pap little cool down coming in line for us as we go into friday. then we rebound on the weekend. >>> most european markets are down in early trading after several banks report steep losses. overnight markets in the far east closed mixed. china, hong kong and south korea finished the day with losses. checking in on the u.s. and our futures right now indicating just want to refresh my screen a little bit of a lower opening here this morning. not a big drop. pretty nice day yesterday with the dow jones finishing up 880 points and starts today at 12,297. it will be a major shift for the federal reserve. the first announcement will come after the policy meeting at the end of this month. as part of the central bank plan to be more open and explicit with the public. >>> a surfer in australia is in the hospital after surviving a shark attack. the 28-year-old man was surfing at the beach yesterday evening when the shark bit his arm. he felt his arm go underneath the

here's a look at the salon in san jose close to the campbell border. the card took out three large salon chairs in the crash. the owners are busy boarding up the space where the nine-foot glass window shattered. three people were taken to the hospital and their conditions are unknown. >> lots of ways to build a home, but one couple set the creative bar very high. some friends call it deep green how ecologically friendly one home in berkeley is. tracy grant joins us live. if i understand this, it was all built using recycled auto parts and shipping containers? >> that's part of it. most of the materials that went into the house traveled from the junk yard to the back yard. now the owners are architects who specialize in green living and not only in terms of energy, but repurposed materials and if you look up, you are never ever going to guess what these ahnings are made of. >> it's salvaged car roofs. the paint and everything. that's the color and whatever car was in the junk yard. >> 104 roofs from cars make up the aluminum siding. the ahnings are more

>> lisa washington, live for nus san jose, thanks. >>> 4:33 now. and three bills being announced this morning in san francisco, in response to the deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno. one bill from assemblyman jerry hill would require the state puc to implement federal ntsb recommendations. and another would force the puc to consider a utility safety record in setting gas rates. and the third would require the puc to set up a whistle blower protection program. >>> it is now 4:33 now. san jose assemblyman jim bell is proposing a $500 credit for middle class students. at cs, uc and california community colleges. the chronicle reports the undergrand enrollments increased recently for all income brackets except one. those from families making 99 to $149,000, by 9% and bell wants to give the group a tax break to reverse the trend. >>> and a panel that is examining poor student performance at the community colleges will recommend several reforms. among the suggestions, to the statewide board of governors, design statewide tests to determine each enteri

temperature wise, 40 to 47 from san jose to san francisco.ther dry day with seasonal high temperatures. other notable numbers, 37 degrees. 42 in mountain view. mid 30s around the trivalley. looking out towards the golden gate bridge, haze with this. this past december, it was a second and third driest december throughout the bay area. the second driest in santa rosa. third driest in san francisco. still no rain all the way through the weekend and temperatures near 70. by wednesday and thursday, we need the rain. 36% of normal. as far as our stats are concerned. look at last year, 136%. even san jose was over 1%. this one fell apart as it passed think the state, leaving us with clouds. that's why we'll call it partly sunny. the low 60s. 64 in san jose. it will pin out to say warmer. we caught up on thursday, the temperature is mild. by friday we cool it down before we start to see that high pressure firmly get into its play by saturday think monday. that is your pin pont forecast. >> the wars hit the road for the first time this season and cou

and college higher ed partners here in the san jose area. r we have about 25 workshops that we'll be offering from down south -- as far down south as san benido as far as san jose. >> we'll give you a website and a couple phone numbers for you to call in case you want to know where these workshops are. so i know i'm just going to throw this at you, but a family of four, they need to be making what to qualify? any idea what? where does the line go at this point? >> it is -- it is very much dependent on the personal financial family status, and really we don't try to give a specific number for a magic number. there really isn't. there's so many variables that are taken into consideration once the family submits the application. all of the family income, assets and other types of, you know, income resources that need to be reflected in the application. it's a family by family basis. even if students feel like or families feel like they may not qualify because they may feel like they earn too much, we still encourage families to apply. because yo

san jose low 40s as we welcome midnight in. francisco should be in the upper 40s and mid 40s around oakland. everybody looking at partly cloudy skies. obviously some dry conditions. we have a spare the air alert once again as we're stuck in the dry pattern and it'll be the north bay inland valleys that see the worst of the air quality for tomorrow. right now the gorgeous sunset you saw. those are the high clouds we have drifting over the bay area. notice the radar scan. there is no rain under these clouds even though this next system into sunday and monday may try to toss a few showers on the far north coast but the problem is we're really just seeing the trailing edges of these systems, dry air below tends to just eat up all the rain drops. the best bet of seeing showers will be on the north coast and this will be on monday, mainly for areas north of yukiah. new year, same weather pattern, dry conditions and you will be surprised i think by some of our afternoon temperatures here over the next few afternoons especially around t

. >>> attention shoppers, a san jose based retailer is going independent. scott is here with news if you're handy or an investor. >> any can ben fingerprint out of news from orchard supply, the chain started in san jose back in the early 1930s spins off from former owner sears today. we recently talked to the ceo who says the company plans to add locations and jobs and now trades as an independent company on the nasdaq. >>> making money for investors tonight, tivo, earning 2$215 million as part of a lawsuit settlement announced a couple years ago with at&t. look for tivo shares to pop tomorrow morning. >>> your credit card got social city bank joining with facebook to let card users make friends with each other saying if you want to launch money for a charity, the bank just launched a page on facebook with customers. >> that's nice. you want to share your points with me? >> we can share. >> thanks. >>> 49ers mania has reached a fevered pitch. how you can still get tickets to the sold-out playoff game and how much you can expect to shell out. >>> an 11th hou

if we are not getting the rain, at least we're getting gorgeous weather. 68 in san jose today. 72 in gilroy and fairfield. 68 in videos. you'll hit about 63 in san francisco. now next week it starts to get extremely interesting around here as temperatures continue to stay in the mid 60s over the course of the weekend, things start to change tuesday, wednesday the jet stream finally takes a dip. that could usher in really good rain chances tuesday, wednesday and thursday. i'm very reluctant to put that on the seven-day just yet because i've burned lately so we're going to continue to track that for you but looking very promising. i'd even put money on the fact greater bay area getting some rain next week. the best chance for that would be late tuesday, wednesday and thursday. we need it and we're looking out for it. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. >>> the raiders' new owner kind of hinting the franchise could be on the move. mark davis, the son of the late al davis, making several bold moves and announcements during his first speech at team headquarters in alameda. davis also

for example, san jose. to prioritize transit and pedestrian movement in this corridor area and establish connection to glen canyon park and look for opportunities for open space in this busy area. there is a number of community improvements that the plan proposes. these are short-term and long- term. some of the more near-term products we're looking at our improvements near the bart station area. this is an aerial photo showing that. we're looking at creating pedestrian improvements around the diamond and bosworth area. we would like to install new pedestrian crossings were possible and redesigned the bart plaza to make it function better for pedestrians and transit. san jose as i mentioned, the idec here is to do some fixes that can slow the as speeds and the freeway-like nature of san jose avenue and a larger effort that would do of planning and redesign of the street. this could be -- open up connections across the different neighborhoods that the street is a barrier between. and possibly increase access

oakland and san jose are on time. we have sunshine in san francisco right now we will be right back. faugh >>mark: it twitter is refining its technology so that it can sensors messages on a country by country basis. it is likely to raise fears that their commitment to free speech is weakening as they expand to new countries in an attempt to run its audience and make more money. >>erica: here is what some viewers had to say. if you'd like to leave your own comments visit us on our facebook fan page. >>darya: we are going to take a break and take a live look in walnut creek. plenty of sunshine in the traffic looks nice and polite purify and we're looking at a high of 64 for friday, much the same, if not warmer for the weekend. the soft >>george: we have not been tracking any hot spots. all bridges except the antioch are under father advisories. we have a slow ride on the bay bridge, westbound backups to west grand avenue even though it has been incident free across the stand. your ride to the san mateo bridge has been wi

and we have a live picture from san jose. our photographer friend allen is out there. 101 with the headlights. that's the southbound side around the 680/280 interchange. happy new year, allen. thanks for being out there. >> mike sharing the love. thank you very much. as you head into the new year, may want to remind yourself, a little noetd here, don't forget to bring your own bag with you the next time you go shopping in san jose. plastic bags are now banned. not just at grocery stores, but in all retail stores. the new rule went into effect on january 1st. so far retailers say they're getting mixed reaction. some people like it because it helps the environment. others are upset. shoppers are encouraged to buy or bring reusable bags when they shop. otherwise retailers require to charge you at least 10 crepts per bag. >>> san francisco now has the highest minimum wage in the entire country. that checks in at $10.24. workers like the wages, but employers say it's another example of the city making it tough for businesses. when

and san jose is doing it again. the city is asking its citizens how it should spend the cash it has. and san jose is $40 million short for the next fiscal year. anne makovec shows us the games with a serious impact. >> the biggest challenge facing our government is a lack of civic engagement. and part of the lack of civic engagement is a lack of true discourse among people with different points of view. >> this fake money represents the millions of real dwhrars san jose has to play -- dollars san jose has to play with but as in real life there isn't enough to go around and these people representing neighborhood groups are in the politician's shoes, deciding what should stay and what can go. >> and only through choices do people really understand the decisions that elected officials have to make. you can't be everything to everyone. >> the budget challenges here in san jose and in most cities across california are being made worse by a court decision late last year that allows the state to take away local re- develop

numbers in the mid-50s in livermore, san jose, 57 in san jose and coming in at 63 in san francisco.or tonight, areas of clearing still in place. we'll have that fog making it an easy time to develop with high dewpoint that could create areas of drizzle for tomorrow morning. temperatures above average and plenty of afternoon sunshine. and speaking of all that sun, it's going to make your allergies worse here if you suffer from mold or juniper categories. the storm track is staying well up into washington and oregon. as we head throughout tomorrow, it's about the fog building up against the coastline, the north bay, the peninsula. a few low clouds at 5:00 a.m., back for the east bay. as we head throughout tomorrow morning, it's a push back towards the coast and by the afternoon hours, even san francisco in the north bay, right up into santa rosa, we will have a good amount of sunshine. 42 in santa rosa for tomorrow. san jose also expecting 48 in los gatos. tomorrow, numbers in the south bay going up to 66 in morgan hill. 65 in san jose. 65 in sunnyvale. another day with above-average

good morning to you in san jose, 47. 53 in san francisco.s we head throughout the day it will be nice, we're going to see a mostly cloudy start though we didn't have to deal with this. this morning mostly cloudy, sunny by this afternoon. by about noon the sun will be out warming us up. daypart forecast works like this. 62 degrees inland at noon. it's going to be cooler as per usual at the coast and by the bay. but not too bad ending up in the 60s at noon. we'll round out the day with plenty of mid to upper 60s. i'll get to the temperatures for today in my next forecast and we'll get to the 7-day as well. first, let's get you to work on time with mike inouye. >> well, sort of on schedule. we see slowing for highway 4, as you head through antioch, this westbound direction shows you that heading over to somersville. it's kicking in stronger for longer than we see. further south, 580 westbound out of the altamont pass. we don't see that much slowing so we have an 18-minute drive. unusual is this stretch heading all the way to vasco. and slowing

undercover officers raided four homes in san jose. they used a new mobile forensic lab to allow them to instantly stour their hard drive. >> it would sit in the lab before we had the opportunity to search them. then when would get a search warrant or arrest warrant. >> it's one of the things you have to deal with. this morning family and friends are holding a memorial in oakland. a funeral service will be held tomorrow at st. elizabeth catholic church. and a fund to help the family with funeral payments has been set up at wells fargo. >>> a san francisco man accused of the posing as a doctor to perform plastic surgery faces new charges. a woman claimed carlos guzman garza charged her thousands of the dollars to treat a skin condition. he's accused of inprotoly touching the woman. he was arrested in december for performing lyposuction. in that case the woman claims he operated on her while smoking a cigar. >>> a 90-year-old man is in custody after he took matters into his own hands. both men were hurt. the tenant saw the suspect drivin

oakland, 60 degrees. 58 in redwood city, and 55 in san jose. so, it's another "spare the air" day tomorrow. so that means no wood-burning still through monday night. we're going to see coastal clouds overnight and possibly patchy valley fog tomorrow morning. looking dry and mild through the week. so doesn't look like there's much rain in store for us coming up. here's the "spare the air" alert. north bay, expecting poor air quality, as well as santa clara valley, and no wood-burping for -- wood-burning for all of us through monday evening. this area of low pressure kept everything pushing to the north, and we have had kind of a bit of a warm southerly air flow, and tomorrow we'll see temperatures come down a little bit. but overall, another nice one ahead. cloud cover moving in overnight with light rain getting to northern california, but not quite making it as far down as the bay area. in fact, tomorrow afternoon, we could have a possible chance of a sprinkle, but even the latest forecast model says just a light rain and sprinkles getting as f