advisory for the carquinez bridge but they have issued a month for the benicia bridge and the richmond san rafael. we will start our bridge ads on the bay bridge. westbound, no fog conditions. light traffic all morning long curious your ride on the san mateo bridge has been problem free. the commute is pretty much over in both directions eastbound and westbound. the golden gate even though it was foggy at mid span is not foggy enough an advisory position. the fog advisory was issued on the richmond center felt rich and it is still in effect. be the rest of the east bay ride as we pick up the traffic maps, you will see that there's not much in the way of red or yellow on the sensors for the freeways. look at the ride on interstate 680. it is a good one in both directions. your ride for the south bay as well is a good commute and problem free. in the north bay, the mid peninsula, a look at the riot on the 1 01-92 and to change. here is the marin ride which has been delayed free all morning long for this out on drive. the drive times are running 23-24 minutes from novato to the golden gate bridge. >

we are now hearing about thick fog across the carquinez bridge also richmond san rafael bridge. light now no problems heading into san francisco golden gate bridge that shot, clear you saw how socked in it was in san rafael earlier. san mateo bridge problem-free this morning. 14 minutes is the drive time westbound and eastbound between 880 and 101. we'll head to san jose, 280 northbound trouble-free. on highway 17 southbound near santa cruz avenue accident that is still blocking a lane. slowing westbound 580 actually been going on for a little bit of time a stall at north flynn the drive time from the altamont pass is now 20 minutes to 680. mass transit reporting no delays. everything back to normal on the vallejo bay link ferry. get traffic by going to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> 6:19. oakland drivers who overstay parking meter times are getting a grace period. the council finance committee has approved giving peep five extra minutes after their meter expires -- people five extra minutes after their meter expires most beneficial for pay and display meters that spit out receipts. p

san rafael so keep your lights on. and disks on landing -- dixon landing road, finally an accident still being cleared and there is a lot of problems there you can see a little bit of back up and we have one hour delays at f-s-o, so check your airlines before you leave. here is steve. >>> we have hazy skies increasing clouds and it will be mostly cloudy with a break here for a while but 50s to a few mid-60s. >>> coming up on mornings on 2 from san jose, a s.w.a.t. team has moved into action, alive up date from the scene -- a live update from the scene. >>> take a live look, we have new information so stay with us.

so is the ride on interstate 580 between richmond and san rafael. although under an early morning fog that buys three, the ride on the san mateo bridge has changed. your ride through marin county is the delay free but quite heavy 101 southbound. it is time for a check on whether. >>erica: here is a look from the mt. tam cam. blue skies and a little bit of sunshine peeking out. as we head into the afternoon a mixture of sunshine with clouds, temperatures in the '50s and '60s. into the overnight hours, the slight potential for wet weather. more on that in your extended forecast. the visibility map shows a dense fog lingering in the north bay. we have dense fog were visibility is less than a quarter of a mile. take a look at hayward. they are under dense fog as well. the dense fog indicates between two and 5 mi. of visibility. a dense fog advisory is in effect until 9:00 a.m.. take a look at your temperatures. the chilly is spot on the map is fairfield. into the afternoon, similar conditions compared to what we saw yesterday. mountain view could be one

live shot of 101 san rafael, cars disappearing. freeways. >>> good morning. 5:30 i'm katie marzullo in for eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. top story, san francisco police are fighting a second battle over tents at the site of the occupy encampment police just tore down yesterday. terry mcsweeney is live at justin herman plaza where there were -- >> reporter: a lot of excitement overnight the scene now is calm. you can see a couple of protesters i'm assuming they are protesters sleeping out on the side. in the past couple of minutes that one tent went up. to this point, that has been where police have drawn the line. look at video from early this morning. occupy san francisco protesters tried to set up a symbolic tent in the area where they were evicted from yesterday morning. police said i don't think so. police moved in to grab the tent. demonstrators took the tent and ran across the embarcadero towards the ferry building. police kaupts with them and took it away. one remaining protester says eliminating the tents does not e

fog is getting thick throughout the north bay getting thick over the richmond san rafael bridge also watch out for that. temperatures below freezing in many areas in the north bay valleys novato city 44, airport 32. anywhere from the airport through petaluma to santa rosa you could be dealing with black ice. upper 30s redwood city, mountain view, los gatos. visibilities half mile napa, santa rosa, quarter mile, less in novato. weak disturbance the one that is going to roll in tonight mid-afternoon tomorrow bring us a chance of showers 1/10 inland to quarter of an inch along the coast. dry pattern for the rest of the forecast. >>> we still have this accident in san jose northbound 87 approaching 101 out there for almost an hour injuries reported it may be blocking a couple lanes. live shot in the area these guys heading northbound on 87 you can see it is not having a big impact at this point. we'll let you know and keep you posted. hopefully it should clear soon. san mateo bridge next, traffic is flowing well, both directions look good, westbound from the toll and also to the golden g

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that very thick fog in san rafael on the 101 drive from santa rosa down through novato into san rafaelthis morning. we are going to show you a live shot of 680 in walnut creek. injury crash reported north of this shot reverse commute it could be blocking a few lanes traffic seems fine northbound. southbound is where most commuters are heading and we are seeing a few brake lights as you approach highway 24. i-80 in berkeley, no major trouble as you head westbound towards the bay bridge toll. at the toll plaza it has been looking like this all week, pretty light right now as well. you can get the latest information by going to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> our time is just about 6:18. from a massacre raid ball to an unusual twist on the -- masquerade ball an unusual twice don sanchez has it all in what's hot. >> reporter: a new year's eve masquerade ball, music, dance, glamour, [ inaudible ] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: today's most original comedians bring the laughs at your not your normal new year's eve. big balloon drop at 10 p.m. which is midnight in illinois. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: they leave their wa

san rafael heading towards the central san rafael exit beginning to bunch up a about it but no stallsor accidents. >>> 6:08. >>> just ahead, jewish comedy on christmas day in a chinese restaurant. don sanchez has the holiday edition to what is hot. >>> holiday shopping with the president. how the shopper in chief got it all done in one trip. abababañ >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> the holiday phenomenon of paying it forward fins to gain momentum especially at kmart stores. in redwood city $6,000 was paid on layaway accounts just yesterday. and it is not just the wealthy helping out. >> we had an elderly lady who paid down $100. i could tell she was somebody who is definitely living on whatever she could. she says i really love what is going and i want to be a part of it. >> garcia says several people come in everyday and make a beeline to the layaway counter to pay down someone's account. he says social media is to be congratulated. >>> president obama playing santa to his family sneaking out of the white house for a little shopping trip yesterday. the

san rafael at 35. mill valley at 35. san carrless 37 -- san carlos 37 degrees. there is cold readings. yet if that breeze kicks in temperatures go up into the 40s and 50s. southern california will have to deal with that system. in southern california we only get patchy fog. a cold morning. 30s and 40s. a little windy at times. does not look like a howling wind event. thankfully. some of the higher elevations will have to deal with it. 50s and 60s here on temperatures yes santa rosa will go 61. that is all dependent on if the north wind continues. same out toward vacaville. the weekend will be quiet. the days will be sunny and mild to warm. >> wow. >>> radio active material stopped at the airport. how the illegal shipment was detected and where it was headed. >>> also this is a day that is special for a lot of people. it has been three years since the body of a woman was behind the san rafael bar. >>> 6:14. we have developing news from russia this morning. customs agents have stopped a shipment of radio active metal from being smuggled into iran. a radiation aler

further north across the bay bridge this morning take your time you will need the wipers and richmond san rafael bridge wet. >> if you are taking the golden gate ferry they just started their winter schedule if effect until april 1st. if you are driving, looking great, camera shot shows some of the reflection from the roads, it is a little wet out there, not a big problem for drivers this morning. no accidents to slow you down. here's a live shot in san jose at the 280 and 17 interchange. traffic light around the bay area now. >>> just about 5:02. in half an hour occupy oakland protesters will start gathering for a risky demonstration because it may cause what little support they have left they plan to block entrances to the port in hopes of shutting it down. amy are they getting much outside support for this? >> reporter: not really. they are not deterred. they are getting an early start. they are supposed to start at 5:30 here at the west oakland bart station. you see 30 minutes early, quite a crowd is already gathering they say their protest is expected to half all day. they have a lot of ene

he was fired from the san rafael police department in may.tus says he plans to ask for his job back. >>> the fbi says the geezer bandit has struck again. the man who appears to be in his 60s or 70s robbed a bank of america yesterday. this is the 16th robbery blamed on that geezer. but perhaps he is a younger man wearing an elaborate mask. >>> today president obama urged americans to call congress about extending the payroll tax cut. >> you see last year both parties came together to cut payroll taxes for the typical middle class family by about a thousand dollars. but that tax cut is set to expire at the end of this month. >> the white house has set up a calculator online for the public to see just how much people would lose if the cut is not passed. minority whip nancy pelosi is pressuring the house to come up with a better plan. >>> only five weeks into the iowa caucuses and newt' gingrich is jumping ahead. he has 25% support in the des moines register poll. up 18 points since since the end of october. ron paul is in second place with 18%.

there is a new one for the benicia bridge and richmond/san rafael bridge.isibility is a quarter mile less early this morning so yeah, this is the morning to be extra careful. at the bay bridge metering lights have been on for about 15 minutes or so. and you can see it is stacking up now beyond the west grand overcrossing. so at least a 10-minute wait to get on the bridge. and we are also following this accident. now, it should be cleared here shortly. for a while temporarily all lanes were blocked southbound highway 17 at santa cruz avenue. the truck within the down the bank of america. and it sounds -- the truck went down the embankment. it sounds like the fire is out. in the next five minutes all lanes should be opened but in the meantime it's slow out of los gatos. that is traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a tech giant in the silicon valley is making a major charitable donation to help millions of people all around the world. among that donation is an effort to fight slavery. kcbs radio's matt bigler on the millions going to help end human traffick

right now let's take a look at 101 in san rafael. the fog's rolled in. i would go slower than the spoested speed limit -- posted speed limit. and the meters are not on. 101, san jose, still a little bit dark there. but traffic is moving along nicely down to the airport there. let's check in with rosemary. >>> along with the cold temperatures, we have nothing and patchy frost. it's because of an onshore flow that we are beginning to see. take a look at the pictures in dublin. scraping the windshield if you are gonna be out. some of the valley locations where we've sunk in. no freeze marning -- warning. let's take a look at the temperatures. 25 in fairfield, 27 in napa. santa rosa holding onto 27. 2 in livermore. widespread upper 20s and low 30s between the -- believe it or not, these temperatures are up a little bit in most cases. 33 san jose, 40s in frrt air -- in areas around san francisco. 33 degrees in redwood city. the onshore flow is back an that's helping to bring up our temperatures a little bit. also adding moisture to our air. satellite radar her

fairfield and napa and san rafael are getting warmer. livermore was 32 yesterday and redwood city was down to 34, now they are 37 oakland was 36 now they are 33. lower lake up in lake county, 18 degrees. pope valley, napa, santa rosa 29, semolina 25. it's still cold. freeze warning out until 9:00 just for the north bay, nobody else, temperatures everywhere are running warmer due to that low cloud deck and in advance of this system it will be giving us some light rain and it will deepen again over southern california. they are doing a lot better than we are. low clouds and chilly and if you think it is cold here, it is 7 degrees. clouds tonight, rain in thursday not much a little bit it will be goo gone by thursday night -- by thursday night and the weekend looks sunny except for nights and weeks kens which as you -- weekends which as you know will be cold. >>> a killing spree started even before the grenade attack at a crowded bus stop. >>> and also, they are trying to turn the bay bridge into a spectacular work of art. >>> good morning

fog advisories continue for the richmond/san rafael bridge. foggy on the golden gate bridge, as well. no official advisory yet. but you can see limited visibility through there. fog advisories for the benicia bridge and carquinez bridge. ace train number one 6 minutes late. elizabeth, how's the forecast? >> fog is thebigg story. all you can is a big black smudge on this screen. you can see the lights on the embarcadero but fog is an issue through mid-morning. it's keeping ours temperatures mild, 50 now in san francisco. visibility is definitely an issue. we have been hearing about delays at sfo because of the fog in some places visibility down to an 8th of a mile so as gianna has said, as well, be extra careful commuting this morning. so once again, the temperatures, though, it's creating kind of a blanket over the bay area and it's keeping our temperatures slightly above average for this time of year including in livermore where the expected high is 64 degrees, about 8 degrees above average. that's traffic and weather. back to you. >> thank y

mid upper 50s for most of us this afternoon. 56 expected san rafael. not going to warm up a whole lot from what we see right now. 59 mountain view. 60 degrees san jose. 60 degrees santa cruz. if we are mostly cloudy a little bit cig. could feel cool. extended forecast your new years weekend is a nice one. partly cloudy skies. temperatures ranging in the low to mid 60s. and dry conditions. overnight lows will be cooler. not bad. temperatures sink in the low 30s in time for sunday morning. outside of that it looks like a dry forecast through tuesday. back to you. >>> newly disclosed letter revealed details of a sexual harassment claim against former hewlett pack card ceo mark hurd. >>> and being considered by the obama administration of a taliban prisoner at the guantanamo bay military prison. >>> welcome back to the ktvu morning news. 11 taliban commanders are in custody. three others are dead after new raids in afghanistan. now the raids took place earlier this week in the bara pray since. one of the dead commanders include a senior and insurgent leader

we will continue to see pretty sluggish conditions until he reached san rafael. >>mark: the san francisco forty-niners marched down to santa clara as they unanimously approved an $850 million loan to help pay for the new one at billion dollars stadium. the 49ers have been in san francisco since 1946 and have won five super bowls. this city has been fighting to keep the team but executives say the candlestick park no longer meets their needs. will tran is in santa clara with details about the new stadium set to open in 2014. >>will: the next generation of 49ers players will play right here with this next great hurdle over with, construction could begin as early as next year. by the time they are done there will have a 69,000 seat stadium. the 49ers have agreed to cover any cost overruns. it will take 25 years to repay this loan. the 49ers are pitching and by paying 30 million a year in rent. this city of sanford's is the has been fighting for years to keep the 49ers in san francisco but now they admit they're probably fighting a losing battle, but they might have t

>>mark: jackie sissel is in san rafael near the civic center with more on the thick fog. >>jackie: you can see it here. i am on southbound 101 in san are felt. you can see the dance of its cars coming out of the fall. there are 4-5 mi. of a very dense fog in the north bay. the temperatures are very cold. i have never heard of freezing fog before but it is cold enough that the fog can freeze. >>mark: did not the your time on the flagpole. let's get an update on the morning right. >>erica: right around where jackie is in the standard cell about mid stands, the chp has issued a dense fog advisory. visibility is less than a quarter of a mile. the dense fog is stretching towards 101. drive extra caution. no problems of the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. a few minutes ago we did have a stall, a little bit of the back of forming in some of those cash lane is. it looks like fastrak is moving well with great conditions off up the incline it across the upper deck. this in detail bridge is holding pretty steady in both directions. no problems getting to the bridge. traffic is

if that changes you can check out our website any time, one more shot, 101 san rafael. to abc7news.com/traffic. so quiet out there, maybe send me a tweet. francesabc7. >> you don't tweet yourself sometimes you forget. >>> a group of oakland high students made their voices heard. it won the hearts of thousands across the country. >>> san francisco leaders unveil what they are calling the greenest block in america. we'll tell you what makes it so special. ep, all $2 million. and that is "america's money." i'm rob nelson. isisisisisisisiss switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> welcome back. 5:23 on a wednesday morning. near the embarcadero, bay bridge top of the ferry building, crystal clear morning. chilly, but crystal clear. mike with the forecast. frances with traffic in just a couple minutes. >>> a street in san francisco's bay view district is the greenest residential block in the city. mayor lee cut the ribbon to officially commemorate the model

temperatures checking in, in the upper 50s to a few low mid- 60s napa san rafael, redwood city and sane, mild conditions and another wind event kicks in thursday and warmer on saturday. maureen? >>> somebody could get an early christmas present and the jackpot is up to $152 million. a steady stream of customers lined up to buy tickets in an oakland convenience store. california is one of 42 states that takes part in the megamillion dollar lottery. this is the most watched video on you tube. you will be singing that all day, rebecca black song received 182 million views. the upcoming presidential election has many people watching political videos and it had more than 18 million hits. a gay marriage in iowa describing life with two moms, but an ad criticizing gays also made the list. and the announcement of osama bin laden were both in the top 4. >>> time is now 4:57, the lights are back on but the investigation is just getting underway at candle stick park. what it means for the play-off games is coming up in a live report. >>> the city of oakland is looking to curb future occupied prot

>>darya: jackie sissel is and san rafael. >>jackie: it is not getting any colder but it is not getting any warmer either. the sun is coming up, obviously but we have not seen much temperature change. there is a freeze warning in the north bay, it is a very clear and it is very still, the air is really not moving at all. at this point there is frost on the ground. >>dan: we have a backup on the bay bridge toll plaza. the backup is extending all the way to the foot of the mes. state 80 and was down 80 yds away free. since a smooth ride into foster city. the golden gate bridge is looking good in both directions. a high volume of cars but not a lot of traffic back up. southbound 101, a long back of extending from before highway 37. that will not let up until you start approaching the 580 interchange. >>mark: if you shop at a lucky supermarket you are encouraged to check your bank account. dozens of customers had their accounts hacked into. the 623 lucky stores from paddle led to the peninsula and in downtown san jose and the east

bay bridge fog advisory and the richmond-san rafael. the san mateo bridge looks foggy but that advisory was lifted several hours ago. and there's never been a fog advisory for the golden gate although we do have advisories in place for the carquinez and benicia bridges. let's check in with steve. >> thank you. a very good morning. we have -- just heard from diane at kings mountain in santa cruz mountain. says sunny and 53 but can see the fog below. from 30s to 50s, and either foggy or not. higher clouds will start to work in here. they're inching closer so we'll start off with sun here in the morning, then increasing clouds throughout the day. cloudy by tonight. drizzle tonight and tomorrow into the coast. i would like to say there's some rain and there could be for the north bay but it won't be very much. heaviest rain north, 30s to 50 degrees for some. 50 at concord. 39 fairfield. that's a big difference in two areas that aren't that far apart. but that's what we get with this kind of pattern here. plenty of clouds and rain. seattle po

for tomorrow morning, 35 in santa rosa. 37 in san rafael. and 36 in napa. d for fremont, san jose and los gatos, down to the santa cruz mountains, temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s. a little bit of cloud cover will insulate us. it's not going to be definitely the coldest morning we've seen so far this week. but it's still going to be very chilly. 55 tomorrow in the hills. down in the santa cruz mountains 55. and also, 54 in san francisco. and for interior sections, we're also looking at double 5s. we'll see more of the consistent air up in the north bay with 56 in san rafael and 55 in the bay. what you'll find in the seven-day forecast, just a few showers tomorrow morning. just in case you're tuning in right now. we stay dry friday, saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday and wednesday of next week. so if you have any last-minute shopping to do, and it happens to be at an outside mall, once we get past tomorrow morning, you're good to go, ladies. >> you need to keep this going all the way to the new year. >> no. i'll see what i can do. >> i think a lot of p

. >>> right now we are going to take a live look at san rafael, headlights are southbound towards san francisco, with no delays to speak of and at the bay bridge toll plaza, the fast track lanes are moving very well but the other lanes are backed up. meteorologisting lights should be going on in ten minutes. and we did have a traffic hazard which popped up and that will be 280 northbound we have a vehicle which is partially blocking the slow lane there. 6:06 let's head over to steve. >>> we have december going down as our second dryest unless the system decides to go south. we have 16 / 100th and south of that we can't find anything. warmer lows are due to cloud cover, so partly sunny and cloudy. the pattern has changed a little bit and the wind events go down to the four corners. due to some of that cloud cover, they are still cold, a lot of low 40s in san rafael, redwood city holding at 40 degrees and some of that cloud cover helps. up see the bend in the clouds, what is moving south, everything stays to the north. if you haveville plans this weekend and sunny veil, livermore dublin

highs for today comfortable in the upper 50s, 59 san rafael, 58 san francisco 62 in san jose. we'll see low 60s around monterey bay, 64 in gilroy. here's your accuweather seven day forecast, keep that slight chance of rain in the north bay thursday and friday. now we are going to look at traffic. luckily, no incidents reported right now. here's a live shot of the bay bridge. there was roadwork scheduled on the upper deck until 5:00 looking at it here it is clear, traffic fine heading into san francisco pretty shot with the new span construction to the right all lit up. 680 walnut creek, not as much fog this morning, just low clouds. traffic is light here in contra costa county and we'll head over to the san mateo bridge the drive is looking great in both directions. no trouble at all as well in the south bay with this live shot 280 and 17 interchange headlights northbound 280 light into cupertino right now. >>> 4:40 now. >>> an extraordinary scene playing out in north korea. a two-day funeral begins for the nation's departed leader kim jong il. >>> from thank you to how dare y

less than a half mile visibility from santa rosa to san rafael. temperatures right now are in the '30's and 40's. a lot of thirties for portions of the north bay. warmer along the coastline. temperatures will actually get into the 50s along the coast and the east shore. by 2:00 p.m., the light blue indicates everyone in the '50s. here's a look at your expected highs for aryan we do have the potential for wet weather beginning tonight. that is really the northern portions of california. in terms of the bay area, maybe by 5:00 p.m. on friday. everyone north of san rafael will see wet weather and dry conditions persisting by 6:00 p.m. on friday. the 7 day around the bay forecast keeps a chance of what weather. more sunshine on saturday and headed into the start of 2012. pathe >>george: a very easy ride from the bay area. no incidents or hot spot. close in to the bay area light traffic. there are no problems westbound. it is an easy trip on the upper deck with no delays on the stand. the san mateo bridge ride has been looking lighted unusual and the t

this is a live shot and san rafael. it is 20 degrees. we expect temperatures to continue to fall another few degrees over the next couple of hours. 28 is not isolated just to san rafael. we have santa rosa 28 and no water at 24. all of those locations are below freezing. fairfield is also below freezing. we have conquered and the livermore if at 26. fremont is at 31, was caught as a 32 and 32 and half moon bay. fees widespread freezing conditions across the bay area. the national weather service has issued a freeze warning for of today. think this shows how much colder we are this morning compared to yesterday. this afternoon, temperatures will be similar to yesterday. here is a look at the expected highs for today. for the most part, we're looking for sunshine. partly cloudy-monthly center of the afternoon. for cold once again as we head into tonight and tomorrow morning christmas day we're doing good, sunshine and temperatures around 60. >>george: we have been investigating and reporting an accident on 101 southbound with concern that

closer look to the north and you will notice up through vallejo, light rain richmond 101 san rafael and golden gate bridge looking a little wet now through san bruno take your time, give yourself a little extra time we clear here first the temperatures has caused a rain/snow mix around cobb mountain in the 40s a little sunshine, another cool day with that onshore flow 46 in oakland, 42 santa rosa scattered morning showers, after clearing -- afternoon clearing, a couple die days ahead the bulk of the moisture -- out south of us today in southern california you may want to grab that up brehm -- umbrella, afternoon cool, sun most rain in the morning. >>> chp route to a new accident in the maze westbound 580 at 80 we'll keep you posted it could be just a stall. live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza, roads are a little damp, as lisa was showing you. we have sprinkles. we check out the san mateo bridge no problems westbound traffic on the right past the toll plaza out of hayward golden gate bridge problem-free more moisture on the roadway. ahead -- a heads up for the golden gate ferry they s

so far frances hasn't heard of any black ice and we haven't seen much fog around san rafael but it doesn't much just a couple of miles and you can go from clear sky to fog haze hanging around as we look from emeryville towards san francisco where fog is spilling out in the north bay and across our neighborhoods. it looks like right now we are okay our temperatures well into the 40° range here in san francisco. from the warmest here in san francisco 45 oakland antioch 42 25 napa where fog is starting to form. 27 fairfield novato 30 with santa rosa where the thickest fog is a little fog around livermore and 32 also. worst-case scenario black ice best case real thick following to scrape off your windshield this morning. upper 50s -- gilroy frosty 31. mostly sunny cool again today dry isolated chance of a shower we have showers in the forecast thursday they will buy as much rain as yesterday which was not much. next 8 to 14 days after that they look dry no strong wet storm coming our way that means a lack of moisture for us and the mountains in the form of snow. upper 50s in the south bay. mid

>>mark: marin county dui arrests are up from last year curious san rafael police will have a dui and drivers license checkpoint at grand avenue and east francisco boulevard. sphere fifth sphere >>justine: this is the busiest day of the year for ups. they are expected to deliver nearly 26 million packages today along. ups is shipping more than 120 million packages. they have added more flights. ups will deliver through christmas the he will pay more for overnight shipping. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. for " f >>erica: i am reading reports that just interrelate get just a good deal are now engaged. both have remained pretty quiet. if i hear anything official i will be shortly know. >>justine: we have much more ahead. we will be back with much more after this break. here is a live look with what is happening on the golden gate bridge as the sun is trying to, fifth. hah

highs today mid 50s for the most part upper 50s 55 san rafael, san francisco, 60 palo alto, hope 60sowards monterey with hollister checking in at 63 later today only 59 in santa cruz. this afternoon we are going to see cooler numbers, and probably the coolest temperatures for the afternoons all week. slight chance of rain moves in wednesday, north of our area most likely. it is looking pretty dry through the weekend into new year's day. >> >> good morning. -- the theme seems to be not a lot of anything on the roadways, even here southbound 280 past wolf road stalled vehicle blocking roadway traffic not slowing. the area in general, and look at some of our regular heavy drive routes, 13 minutes north bay, 580 to the golden gate, hillcrest avenue to 242 on highway 4 westbound seven minutes, altamont pass 14 minute drive. >>> nobody out there, should have quick commutes to anybody place you are going this morning. still an the new battery apple is working on that may allow its products to run a week more without recharge. >> why this holiday season will be remembered by many as the seas

here's the richmond san rafael bridge, golden gate bridge light returns into walnut creek. east bay 680, 880, be careful out there with a little fog mixed in, it will slow you down out there ben lomond picking up showers too. 2/10 mill valley, also santa rosa couple hundreds and then this system will be out of here by 8:00 this morning. 46 in fremont. good morning san francisco 47, 43 los gatos with that fog 2 1/2 mile visibility in the north bay in santa rosa four miles in hayward you add that into all the people and cars and buses it should be a little slow going this morning. you can see front pushing through the north bay with it leaving a little precip looking at a few flakes in the sierra nevada. overall this thing will slide south the winds going to shift and we are on our way to a drier pattern throughout the next several days. here we are at 7:00, south bay peninsula, still a few showers, by 9:00, showers are offshore and turning mostly sunny winds pick up will be in the mid 50s maybe a couple upper 50s cupertino and campbell today partly cloudy there 56 redwood cit

dry this morning many areas it will drop into the mid to upper 20s in the north bay valleys 32 in san rafael 20s to mid 30 around livermore, antioch, concord. 32 fremont, san jose 30 morgan hill, scattered frost richmond 4 4s if. here's what is -- 44, san francisco. here's what is happening jet stream to the north driving to the south system losing all energy, snow and rain north of us drying and making it so brew fall for us where we need -- so brutal for us where we need rain. i think it will be warmer saturday and sunday before a cooling trend monday nor clouds and a chance of rain tuesday better chance wednesday. >>> good morning. pretty much holiday light. this is a live shot of the 80 east shore freeway moving well into the maze and on to the bay bridge no delays. live look at san rafael, no fog in morning very light this is the southbound direction of 101 headed past the civic center, just a few taillights headed in the southbound direction. across the waldo grade to the golden gate bridge traffic moving well all configured to your southbound morning commute no problems into san franc

tomorrow morning, coldness levels with freeze warning in the north bay. 27 boss nibble santa rosa. 31 san rafael28 napa. 26 fairfield. 29 livermore. 28 in gilroy. 37 in san jose. and of course, yes, winter begins tonight here. pacific standard time 9:30 p.m. the earth begins to adjust out here in space. we're looking at that amount of daylight beginning to increase. for the first month of winter, all indications show a colder than average first month of winter. and also drier than average conditions as well. okay, for thursday, temperatures in the upper 50s to 9460. 63 redwood city. 61 san mateo. 61 san francisco. if you're shopping in union square. 60 concord. 69 san ramon. 60 in walnut creek for outside shops down there. 64 in santa rosa. morning time at nbcbayarea.com. you can see for the weekend, christmas morning it's going to be dry, sunny inland, and also a little bit frosty. a little bit of wind for tomorrow if you are doing any traveling up to lake tahoe, keep your handth on the wheel and no texting. >> no texting. a lot of people heading to tahoe. we just need that snow. >> i know. can

>>james: the same pattern of upper 50s and low 60s, 61 and novato and san rafael. san francisco will be at 60 so will vallejo, concord and walnut creek will be right at 57-60 degrees. a pretty stable forecast. it is something we have been reiterating day after day as we are going through december. high pressure over the area is still nice and mild. we expect a chance of light rain but we will not see it until tuesday of next week. otherwise a pretty call forecast between now and then. plenty of sunshine. we have hanukkah and christmas weekend coming up saturday and sunday. no rain drops until we get to tuesday of next week. that is when we see the chance of rain. keep it bottled up, especially christmas eve. it is going to be awfully cold. let's set over to the traffic department. >>george: we're taking a look at their ride on the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic has been so light. the metering lights were not even activated. i just spoke with a good friend who says they're clearing 8 saw from the upper deck of the bay bridge. they have not had to activate the meterin

temperatures are 25 in livermore, 32 in san rafael, 31 in san jose. quite cold to start the day tomorrow and a mild into the afternoon. saturday temperatures will warm up. the afternoon will be about the same. it finally looks like we will get some changes in the forecast. >>grant: vern glenn is up next with sports. vern >> the next non-ec cargoes of beltran and he will be wearing the uniform of the st. louis cardinals. a two- year $26 million deal that includes a no trade clause. last year he split time between the mets and the giants. he is now with the cardinals who have deep pockets. vern >> gonzales, this is fan for oakland a's fans. another all-star talent has been traded away. gonzales was traded to the washington nationals for four different players. the oakland a's want that new stadium and a want territorial rights in the south bay. stamford measured itself there are playing in the fiesta bowl on january 2nd. jackson aldridge was fouled. butler once the game 71-66. >> we have to adjust to the nba please. we have a feel for the coaches system

right now into the east bay, richmond san rafael bridge, alameda wet weather through san leandro andnto the south bay here 101 morgan hill definitely showers around there as we widen it and you notice the loop shows the activity really pressing to the south not much left of this and we'll look at numbers in the upper 40s to about 50 now and the fog a problem as well a mile and a quarter visibility out there causing problems on the roads for the morning commute. details on that, here's frances. >>> so far still checking out a good ride on most bay area freeways if you run into any trouble send me a tweet. here's a live shot of i-80 berkeley westbound flowing well you can see there's a bit of moisture out there. san mateo bridge, the drive is fine from 880 to 101. if you are taking ace train so far reporting six to seven minute delays as they leave tracey and head towards livermore, bart, cal train and muni, quiet. >>> 5:10. >>> a landmark moment in iraq this morning. next, the ceremony that officially ends almost nine years of war. >>> the huge tab prosecutors cezanne ramon chevron sh

into the north bay, we'll look at 57 in novato. 56 in novato, 57 san rafael. time, nbcbayarea.com, go there, click the weather tab, get your latest weather update. we have a brand-new iphone app. download that. it is sweet. >> here? >> yes, it is here. dry weather wednesday, thursday, friday. upper 50s and low 60s inland. mid 50s at the coastline. and it looks like we're going to be smooth sailing here once again in the afternoons. plenty of cold mornings ahead. >> are you going to download that app for me? i don't know how. >> i'll hook up your phone, yes. >>> let's get an update. the occupy movement on the move from downtown oakland going into the port of oakland. as you can see. let's check in with jodi hernandez live at frank ogawa plaza where protesters left in the past hour. what can you tell us? >> reporter: i can tell you that hundreds of protesters are making their way to the port. they left here from frank ogawa plaza about an hour ago to make the three mile or so trek to the port of oakland. their numbers are growing. i just talked to a photographer

live shot of san rafael out of novato through marin, past the parkway headed towards north san pedroaded by the civic center, no delays into central san rafael to the golden gate bridge. public transit, i checked in with bart, muni, cal train, all buses on time, drive times light as we head out through marin, altamont pass 680 through benicia. abc7news.com/traffic for the latest before you leave the house. >>> now 5:20. >>> here's a story for when your family gathers this holiday season. the awkward conversations some health experts say you ought to have with your family. >>> power of twitter, the tweet ending to one bride-to-be search for her missing engagement ring. >>> special gift from the nfl for hundreds of bay area youngsters.rks it may expand to all white castles. and that's "america's money." i'm rob nelson. ns switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> many people overindulge at the dinner table during the holidays but some believe it gives family members th

here's 101 in san rafael. ommute has been quiet you will see more cars on the road southbound after -- a few brake lights near the marin civic center. traffic looking good heading into san francisco. in the south bay also pretty good northbound traffic fine through san jose on 101 also 280 and 17 northbound 280 and highway 17. get the latest traffic conditions any time by going to abc7news.com/traffic. >>> if you like sports cars you want to sit down. this morning, several insurance companies are dreading the claims that are about to come across their does s. -- across their desks, 14 car accident happened on an expressway in japan among the cars involved eight ferraris, three mercedes and a lamborghini all part of a caravan headed to a car show no serious injuries to anybody's body, maybe the psyche. the damage totals are estimated to be well over three million dollars. >>> 6:20. one of music's biggest stars prepares for a hard-hitting performance. the pop legend preparing to touch down at the nfl's biggest ga

for a plan to create bike lanes in both directs on miller creek road from west of highway 101 to san rafael pedestrian and bike bridge connecting cal park tunnel will be funded. officials say projects will be built within the next three years. >>> nerves of steel, 23-year-old walked a tightrope 3,000 feet in the air at yosemite national park. the rope is only one inch wide. he walked add across three times with a safety harness. -- he walked across without safety equipment and waited for a crowd to leave first, just in case. didn't want anybody to see should something tragic happen, but he's okay. >> is that brave or crazy? >> maybe a little bit of both. braving the winds this morning. >> nerves of steel i didn't hear you and the other ladies talking about his nerves of steel? abs of steel maybe? he could be in a twilight movie. i had to give the ladies a hard time. you can see the camera bouncing on vollmer peak winds gusted to nearly 47 miles per hour. bridges that are moving east to west ever going to be the most affected by the wind gusts because it is perpendicular to you, so it is goi

some thick fog has moved in across the richmond san rafael bridge. atures right now. if you are heading out shortly very mild this morning because of the cloud cover. still 50 in novato and in san francisco, we are seeing a lot of upper 40s, in fairfield concord. compare this to monday, temperatures in the 20s at this time very mild start, but fog going to be a problem in some areas. visibility very limited, especially in the north bay valleys, santa rosa, novato about a half a mile, 1/4s fo likely delays there later -- this morning. what you can expect today, fog advisory until 9 for the north bay and san francisco bay sprinkles heading in our direction then you might need to use that umbrella tomorrow. dry and mild still for the weekend. that's good news. we have this front that is moving towards northern california bringing them some rain right now. then as it stars to move west and we'll get the -- starts to move west and we'll get the south end of this we'll start to see moisture in the air and sprinkles moving into the bay area. mainly the north

we didn't find any reports of freezing fog can't find any fog in san rafael.ny southbound looking good on,é te right9q1 hand side. just remember mike was telling us about that limited visibility in parts of the north bay. on i-80 in berkeley, more cars now headÑr9 westbound for those headlights moving towards the bay bridge. overall still delay-free out of vallejo. san francisco hearing about a new accident where a car crashed intoiç>6e a building ths is on pine street at-bat . look out for possible -- at battery. look out for possible lane slow sure. good in and out of san francisco on 280 and 101. get traffic by going topz= abc7news.com/traffic. >> 5:53. >> may not feel like it if you have been out of work, believe it or not, job prospects are looking up. >>> good news if you are looking for work manpower says u.s. employers plan to hire more in the first quarter of next year strongest since 2008. one place that may be hiring is chuck e cheese the chain has been slapped with a $28,000 fine for violating child labor laws. the restaurant changes had young wor

quarter mile on 101 from santa rosa towards san rafael.shoreline not hitting the reporting stations now. 28 in napa, watch out for black ice with 32 and fog in santa rosa, freezing concord and livermore also, rest of us in the 30s to 40s. monterey bay inland mid 30s. spare the air continues today and probably will continue or be reissued for tomorrow. minimal changes through the weekend. hint of rain, nothing really strong, but hint of a few pockets of shower. low 60s south bay. upper 50s to near 60 along the bay shoreline mid to upper 50s at the coast into downtown and south san francisco mid to upper 50s through the north bay scepter santa rosa and ukiah -- 60. -- mid to upper 50s into the east bay valleys, around the monterey bay mid to upper 50s inland low 60s. tonight, temperatures in the 30s, most of us above freezing except for cloverdale at 31. upper 30s fremont, palo alto, san jose, morgan hill and santa cruz, rest of the bay shore to the coast low to mid 40s. three areas of high pressure dominating the stagnant pattern the reason

. >> gracias, los habitantes de un barrio de san rafael salieron a las calles en torno a los problemasseguridad que aquejan a la zona. >> estos son los detalles. >> decenas de miembros activos de la comunidad se unieron para exigir que se enfoquen en los problemas que afectan la comunidad latina del canal. >> la gente no está en un sector donde pueden estar con seguridad . >> la situación radica con muchas calles que no cuentan con alumbrado público. >> estamos aquí para asegurar que tenemos seguridad en los vecindarios. >> se pretende iluminar los lugares oscuros del canal con un claro objetivo. >>se pretende hacer con luces y con velas. >> bueno pues ahí tiene usted las demandas de estas personas que se han reunido. numerosas familias y padres de familia y miembros de la comunidad que dijeron hacerle saber que hagan algo para resolver este tipo de problemas. >> está programada una reunión con el alcalde de la ciudad para hacerles saber estas inquietudes. >> es mi reporte, de regreso a nuestros estudios. >> la policía de okland publicó un retrato hablado del violador que atacó presunt

san rafael at 35. pleasant hill 32. south san jose 34. american canyon at 35. san carlos down to 37. i have to dig deeper to find colder readings. i'm working on it. big high pressure here. it's a grim pattern if you are look for rain and sunshine. there is a little bit there. i think the breeze will take care of most of it. it's very quiet. 50s. upper 50s. maybe a few low 60s. santa rosa out to fairfield. if that breeze holds up temperatures will be very, very mild. more the same saturday expect cold morning and sunny. sunday looks like a little system clips us but no big deal. no rain on the five or seven or ten day outlook. >>> time now 5:10. it has been three years now since the body of a woman was found behind a san rafael bar. how the memory of ashley will be honored later today. >>> two of penn state top administrators will defend themselves in court. what they are accused of in the sex abuse case against jerry san dusky. >>> good morning, right now san mateo bridge traffic all clear. it looks like normal traffic out there after police did not find a wro

redwood city 35. 37 san jose. 35 for san rafael. mill valley as well. pleasant hill 32. gilroy 33 some of more 30s than 40s or 50s. if the breeze is there, it's in the 40s or 50s. in southern california rain down towards the desert, also san diego. that will hang out for the weekend. for us result is a breeze and only patchy fog. any breeze wipes out that fog so there's not a lot of it to go around. but high pressure built in. cold mornings, 30s and 40s. windy at times, mainly in the hills and valley. it's a dry pattern, very dry. 10 day outlook very dry for us, no rain. 50s, 60s here, some low 60s for a few. that's all as long as that north wind continues. if it tails off, then upper 50s here. weekend looks really quiet. cold mornings, sunny days. breezy here. into next week. >> thank you. >>> a funeral service will be held tomorrow for a college football player from the bay area who died suddenly les week. 19-year-old fred thompson was a freshman at oregon state university. he collapsed during a pickup basketball game last week and died. oregon's medical examiner says

. >>> almost every bridge except the richmond/san rafael bridge is under a fog advisory. live look at the bay bridge, most of the fog is on the span. all bridges affected. we'll keep you posted. >> not too bad in the city. i walked up to my car. a little patchy. >> i saw some fog on the way? >> right around our building it was really foggy. >>> 4:32. this morning, fire crews are still on the scene searching for the cause of a major fire that happened in the east bay. the fire burned two homes on miller avenue in the berkeley hills last night. sharon chin is in berkeley now where several homes were evacuated. sharon. >> reporter: good morning, frank and grace. we're here where fire engines are on the scene overnight looking for hotspots. there haven't been any big flare-ups overnight. we are expecting at 8 a.m. a fire prevention officer will be here looking into the cause of the fire. the intense three-alarm fire heavily damaged two homes on the 1000 block of miller avenue leaving 6 people homeless this morning. it started at about 8:30 last night and flames shot up to 60