here you go. 56 tomorrow san rafael, 59, napa. ne, san francisco but cooler with 56 degrees there. santa cruz tomorrow, only up to 58 degrees, and hollister, 57. so, here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. slightly warmer tuesday, but the wind shift on wednesday, the high buildness, that's going to help warm us up. check out thursday and friday. temperatures, upper 60s to low 70s. saturday, ground hog day, we'll check out punxsutawney phil's shadow. how many more weeks until spring, and our eyes will be on the super bowl on sunday. go niners. >> the niners are in new orleans. >> mike: there's an advantage for them getting there early. superbowl 47 -- super bowl xlvii seven days away. players arrived around 5:00 p.m. pacific time with the 49er flag waving from the plane. the players were taken the hotel and met briefly with the media. the 49ers have not been the super bowl in 18 years, and only five players have been to the big dance. this week is a learningers anden for -- experience for most of this team. >> uncharted

the heaviest in the north bay one-half inch in the san rafael. smaller amounts in the south-east. this live look at the san mateo bridge. showers tonight and tomorrow. sunshine and i will have your forecast, coming up. >> for more on the rain. we go out live to san rafael. and kron-4's jeff bush. how are things looking out >> it is raining right now but not as hard as it was earlier. it is starting to come down about midafternoon and it is been like that all afternoon >> this was the scene all around with rain water down the gutters and gray conditions. drivers had to contend with thethis was the scene all around marin countyrain water flowing down the conditions. drivers had to contend with the downpour that covered the streets. windshield wipers were in constant use for most of saturday evening. the rain did cause some flooding in marin county. you can see this road in mill valley was flooded. cal trans crews set up barriers to warn drivers of the flooded conditions. you can see the water was high enough to make it to the top of the curb. puddles sprung up in several places and w

anyone with information is asked to call the san rafael police department.oom, charles clifford kron 4 news. today, americans across the bay and the nation honoring civil rights leader, dr. martin luther king junior. he played a significant role in advancing african - american and human rights through non-violence and civil disobedience in the 19- sixties. until his assasination in 1968. here in the bay area -- thousands of people gathered at the yerba buena gardens in san francisco for the annual m-l-k -day- celbration. here are some of the sights and sounds from the holiday event. this was the scene at diridon station early this morning in san jose. hundreds of people honoring dr. king -- by boarding the freedom train. an annual tradition. the dr. martin luther king jr association. charters and pays for the trains. they have been doing so for the past 30 years. actually, two trains were needed to accommodate this year's crowds. many people hearr mission on this day. is to keep dr king's dream alive. hundreds more freedom riders climbed aboard in palo alto

locations include police stations in san rafael, novato, and point reyes and st. andrew church in marin city. they are also accepting guns from san francisco, and sonoma. >> the police department will be run by chris moore, after the department passed on all candidate whose applied for the job. >> attorneys for pg&e and plaintiffs in a deadly fire are looking to settle remaining cases without going to trial after eight people were killed that destroyed 38 homes. they determined that aged pipes and poor maintenance combined to cause the blast. more than 400 lawsuits by residents were filed against pg&e with a quarter settled. the ruling in october allowing the jury to consider punitive damages is prompting them to settle. >> facebook will reveal a new development at 10:00 at headquarters. they have been keeping the announcement under wraps. the speculation is they could reveal a feature that intensifies the competition with google. user would welcome that because the current search functions are limited. the company is not likely to unveil a facebook smartphone afte

if you get out there congratulations, good luck to you. 52 in vallejo. 53 in san rafael and san francisco55, in fremont and san jose and palo alto and 54 in san mateo. if you are traveling around the state it is quiet everywhere on doppler radar. sunshine dominates the entire state. low to mid-60s down to southern california, to 59 at big sur. 38 in tahoe and about 42 in yosemite. speaking of travel let's turn it over to sue. she is back. >> it's quiet out this morning. traffic wise, we have no road work so to speak of. golden gate bridge crews, you can see right here reconfiguring your drive for the morning commute. four lanes, northbound two lanes and right now we traffic is very light. both directions of the golden gate bridge. back to hayward, we have a water main break. chp has issued a sig alert at jackson, off-ramp, one lane is flooded there. you want to take extra care, jackson at santa clara where the water main has broke. 24 westbound toward caldecott and leaving to novato and 85 up to mountain view in the northbound direction. >>> that water main break becoming a problem. we're

look at that. 4 degrees celsius here in san rafael. but don't wore if you're not a cold weather person. we are told it's expected to warm back up monday but for the next few days like michelle said, hat, scarves, boots, the works, just to keep warm. live in san rafael, cate caugiran, cbs 5. >> it's fun, too. you live in the east bay so you will get a nice look at mount diablo with a little snow on it. >> i actually like the snow, elizabeth. i don't mind it. >> you're a denver girl. you're used to real snow. if we see anything out there in the east bay, i don't think it's going to be a whole lot. 2,000 feet or below could get up to 2" of snow. highway 17 or highway 35, it could be treacherous traveling. in the meantime the majority of the bay area seeing scattered showers, moving into the south bay. it was over saratoga but looks like it's quickly moving out. so once again right now pacifica, millbrae looks okay but our hi-def doppler has been relatively busy this morning tracking those light showers that continue to move inland and wil

america bank in san rafael on january 4th. man approached a teller, demanded money, and made off with cash. police did#&# not say how much money he got away with. >> san francisco muni employees ran up the biggest overtime tab last year going over by $18 million. some money went to three supervise dwrorz make sure buses and trains run on time. another chunk landed in wallets of specialized technicians. one worker earned $293,000 a huge step up of base pay of $106,000 a year its a tough to see that happening but people are still looking for job autos it's sometimes required people work a full day, then a full night. it's hard work. it's something that has to be done. >> munikz)o& tells us moreáos-Ñs are being trained to reduce the need for overtime. >> people are in one neighborhood not too happy about a convenience store, the city council will decide whether a 7-11 will be allowed to stay or be forced to close. neighbors sate convenience store should have never been allowed in the residential area and they want it gone. lawye

vallejo and san rafael and san francisco are behind you at 59. our radar across the entire state shows the best chance of rain to the south from the central valley to the north. we will have mainly rain around tahoe today, light rain tomorrow, and light snow for sunday and down around los angeles our best chance of rain is today, showers likely on saturday, and, also, sunday, with temperatures from the mid-60's to the low 60's by the end of the weekend. safe travels. sue? >> headed back to the bay bridge with a look at the toll plaza everything is flowing nice, a few headlights headed westbound with no delays moving westbound into san francisco. we have a nice look at at berkeley with trafficking moving nicely into emeryville and no problem into the macarthur maze. northbound 101 by the village, there is a problem in the two right lanes and eastbound dumbarton two lanes are closed because of road work until 6:00 this morning. eric in. >> thank you very much. san francisco police are looking for two men who robbed two family-run pharmacies at gunp

the study found 1% of drivers from san jose, dublin, san rafael. san ramon would cancel their trips and drop by 14% which chafes 8 minutes -- shaves 8 minutes off a person's commute and that's what transportation officials can put to read that bigger results. according to transportation officials they are studying this research to see if they could add more measures as far as metering lights to spread out the volume of traffic. recording live, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now is 5:05 an air search is led for a missing and in skott's valley. he has not been heard from since he left his home friday morning. he is known to hike in creek park. today they will be searching the area in quarry road. that is where deputies say somebody may have spotted him saturday. now he took off with a backpack, his passport and a driver's license but no cell phone. >>> a judge in santa clara county has delayed sentencing in the sierra lemar case. he is scheduled to be convicted of 17 counts of sex crimes over a ten year spine. those crimes in

>> san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, 4:43 onay morning, a "spare the air" day for the bay area. the embarcardero in san francisco, ferry building, gorgeous and not so foggy as the past couple of mornings. we will check in with our meteorologist for the forecast today and the morning commute is coming up. >> the only suspect arrested in the deadly attack in benghazi, libya, has been released from jail. a lawyer says the client has been conditionally freed for lack of evidence. he was arrested in connection with the september 11th attack that killed the u.s. ambassador and bay area native and three others. the lawyer says he was freed on monday night. he has to remain in his native tunisia if he is called back to court. he previously was interrogated by the f.b.i. >> mountain view police have arrested someone in a 28-year-old "cold" case and we lend how a 21-year-old murder victim whose body was found in a supermarket dumpster finally led police to her killer. >> investigators say it was the d.n.a. left on the finger nails that le

live in san rafael, anne makovec, cbs 5. >> probably a good idea. thank you. >>> let's get a look at weather and traffic. first to meteorologist lawrence karnow. good morning. >> good morning. i suspect that class is probably like going to traffic school. >> probably. so much fun. >> hey, folks. it is freezing around the bay area right now. getting around that. clear air overnight and well, that dry air and the cold temperatures combine to bring freeze warnings in the north bay, frost advisories inside the bay in toward the san jose and santa clara areas, as well. looks like it is going to slowly warm up but boy, it's going to take time so very cold start to the morning. by the afternoon though these 20s and 30s probably running up into the 50s in most spots. looking good over the embarcadero, clear skies and cold temperatures but not bad. 30 degrees in concord. 27 degrees now in santa rosa. 45 degrees in san francisco. high pressure in control. it's going to hold on now and looks like it's going to stick around for a while so we are going to see co

live in san rafael, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> i love those bank thermometers.ere's one in walnut creek in a heat wave usually says it's about 122! folks, around the bay area no getting around it, it is cold outside this morning. we have freezing temperatures and freeze warnings up in much of the north bay even some frost advisories inside the bay. got those cold temperatures out there in the 20s and mid-30s. waking up to some widespread frost all around the bay area. probably going to have to chisel some ice off your windshield. beautiful shot over the bay right now. nice and clear. high pressure sitting overhead. and that's allowing these temperatures to really drop off. 29 degrees right now in concord. it is 40 degrees though in oakland. 34 in san jose. and 27 degrees in santa rosa. i think as we look toward the afternoon we'll find plenty of sunshine. the temperatures not too bad. 57 degrees in san jose. 57 also in cupertino and 56 degrees in morgan hill. as you look toward the east bay those temperatures will be cooler, highs only in the low 50s in most spo

richmond san rafael bridge approaching the san rafael side. reports of a ladder in the lane. chp might have to run a quick break. we'll track it. light traffic and no slowing right now. commute direction south on 101 coming out of novato in toward highway 37 moves nicely. light volume out of the north bay. cold. watch for potential of black ice on many roadways. a live look at fremont. just a few headlights southbound. fewer taillights northbound through the area past tesla. we'll see it build up around 6:30 or 7:00. we'll track it until then for anything unexpected. back to you. >>> 4:41 right now. a top silicon valley executive planning a trip to one of cyberspace's final frontier. >>> plus a new congress will be sworn in today. why they are still facing some of the old problems their predecessors left behind. >>> and spiking her parents milk shake with drugs is what a teenager and her friend are accused of doing but it's the motivation that's raising some eyebrows. we'll explain it all next. >>> welcome back, everybody. a look outside at the beautiful bay bridge. we'll che

now, the highs today, 59 degree in san rafael and san francisco, and let to mid-60's for the rest of us. isolated shower is possible. more sunshine yesterday. the snow pack continues to shrink as a percentage of where we should be the we have not had good snow in the sierra in several weeks at 90 percent of average. if you are headed up there, we have scattered snow showers and rain at the lake level and the heavy rain is down around los angeles and san diego and palm springs with mid-to-upper 60's and low-to-mid 60's through the central valley with scattered light showers today. >> thank you, mike. with george lucas handing over the movie empire to disney, the director has plenty of experience in science fiction and ready to take over the star wars franchise. "variety" reports that abrams is close to signing a deal to direct another film in the series that could be released in 2015. he is directing the new "star trek" movie. he initially dismissed talk of join the franchise but lucas has been courting him. >> we are looking at the long awaited movie about the life of steve jobs debu

they say that no such group exists but now a san rafael man is changing it. he started a facebook page for the kumbaya patrol but the page has close to 600 members. >> just saying kumbaya feels relaxing. >>> ahead on "today in the bay," what's in a name? a san francisco leader looking to change the name to sfo. we'll let you know what he has in mind. >>> a bizarre crime scene in the north bay. a body found in the trunk of a car near a college campus. we're live with the latest next. of a parked car overnight. the connection it could have to recent crime and why sheriff deputies are asking for your help. >>> new this morning, facebook is just hours away from making a big announcement. what will it be? good morning. i'm marla tellez with all of the speculation coming up. >>> another cold start to the day. temperatures in the 20s and 30s. we are going to rebound into the 60s in some cities and we keep on climbing like a ladder when it comes to your daytime highs. your full forecast in just moments. >>> as we kick off your traffic tuesday, i'm watching one of you

we know when to expect the little prince >> san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> welcome back. although the temperatures are not as cold as yesterday, the winds are out there and it feels almost as cold with eight-mile-per-hour wind at livermore and nine in novato and six-mile-per-hour wind in san jose. temperatures around 32 inland at 7:00 to nearly 40 around the bay and to the coast. upper 40's at noon and near 50 for the afternoon and back in the 30's and 40's by 7:00. moving forward we will have warmer afternoons and mid-50's tomorrow, mid-to-upper 50's on wednesday, and mid-50's to low 60's by thursday. kristen? >> new this morning, britain's royal pal has announced this summer prince william and kate will be welcoming their new arrival. the palace says the royal baby is due in july. the couple are advertising for a servant to attend the royal household duties including cooking and cleaning to be a personal assistant and chauffeur. >> new this morning, france's ruling socialist party is refusing to back down on plans to legalize same-sex marr

here's video of san rafael. where it dipped into the twenties. a freeze warning and frost advisory is in effect tonight. i'm here with kron4's jacqueline bennett in the weather center. she has more on just how cold it's going to get tonight. >> it is freezing here in the studio and i feel bad for people. 33 in livermore. darden 9 through half moon bay. is to say, it is going to be cold 20's and '30's for the morning lows. as for goal for the morning hours a bit of relief but we are going to wake up to frosty and temperatures in your neighborhood, coming up >> freezing temperatures are creating a high demand for portable heaters. in fact, some stores are running out and may not get anymore until after this cold snap. our team coverage continues. kron 4's reggie kumar tells us which retailers still have supplies in stock. >> reporter: beatrice davis just purchased one of the last portable heaters at walmart in san leandro. >> where is the rest going to go? >> where ever relying going to be. that's aheater. that's certainly not the case at ace hardw

skies and temperatures are a tad warmer, up to 50s and 60s as well as hayward and san jose. 59 san rafael, 60 degrees this afternoon in san francisco. the extended forecast there, temperatures will remain on the mild side to cool side for the afternoon on friday, mix of sun and clouds and that next chance of rain will come in time for your weekend and this system is not as wet but cooler dropping from the gulf of alaska and bringing our temperatures to upper 50s for the afternoon. overnight lows upper 30s to near 40 degrees expected and partly cloudy skies on monday. back to you. >>> and rosemary orozco, many areas are digging out from a deep freeze. 16 inches of snow has fallen in pennsylvania and 20 below zero in north tax and they -- north dakota and people who have not had heat are taking refuge in tents. >> it's not describable. you can feel the wind biting at your skin and it is really hard to explain. >> the cold weather is raising concerns about hypothermia. frostbite can occur in ten minutes. >>> now there is conflicting information on when 787s can fly again. >>> and in just abo

pockets of dense fog near san rafael, and 47 in fran, -- in san francisco and reduced visibility in oakland 8 miles there and hayward but the north bay locations including napa and fairfield, where you will find the pockets of dense fog so slow down. you will need to allow extra drive times. areas fog this morning, warming this afternoon and enjoy it because a cold are day returns if wednesday with highs in the low 60's for san jose and 51 to mineral park and san francisco tomorrow warming to 59 -- rather, today warming to 59. 61 in sonoma and 60 if concord and down toward monterey bay, at 60 and mid-60's for gilroy. >> we have a serious accident going back to our abc7 app with the best view of what is going on here. just before this area, multi-vehicles, one overturn and debris scattered across the lanes and you can see our traffic spotters showing a major accident. traffic is now backing beyond richmond parkway in the westbound direction of highway 80 so, a serious accident here and if you want to navigate your commute you can download this app which is handy from apple app or google play

drive times now from san rafael to the golden gate bridge less than 15 minutes. jose 85 to 286, 20 minutes or just under 20 minutes. and the nimitz freeze from the macarthur maze is 15 minutes. and san mateo bridge is moving nicely and you are getting a little busy from hayward to foster city at 15 minutes. >> in a letter to congress, president obama is admitting american forces helped in a failed effort to rescue a french citizen in somalia. the admission comes as the french forces continue to bomb islamic rebel targets in mali and the villageers welcomed this saying they lived in fear of the forces and the french say the rebels are linked to terror groups and the president said helping the french is in the interests of u.s. security and the french say the hostage is almost certainly dead. >> president obama's inauguration is a week from today and rehearsals for the big event are underway. the marine band played and horses were down pennsylvania avenue and there were stand ins during a rehearsal. the president will take the oath of office next sunday privately an

freezing in redwood city and getting close in mountain view and san jose at 34. 36 at antioch. 34 at san rafael. low 40s east bayshore. mid 40s around san francisco. 44 at half moon bay. we do have a small slight wind so it does feel about one to three degrees cooler in some areas when you are outside this morning. let's talk about the chilled sunshine. it will joined with a few high clouds, upper 40s for lunchtime temperatures. low to mid 50s as we head through the afternoon and back in the upper 30s to mid 40s by 7:00. partly cloudy and frost tomorrow morning and then mid to upper 50s. mid-60s on friday and pull back of temperatures and few more clouds on saturday. >> back to hayward, we have a breaking story with a water main break, it is eastbound 92 at jackson. that ramp is down to one lane. live shot. water main bubbling up in the middle of the intersection, jackson at santa clara streets. we have a sig alert, eastbound ramp to jackson street that is down to one lane. if you want to avoid this area entirely, north 880 to witten. dwhp has a sig alert. just east of the 92-88 on intersection

in san rafael, southbound, headlights past the marin ymca moving to central san rafael and downtown san francisco, 5th we had overnight police activity car slammed into a power pole and knocked out power for a time and the pole is still down in the intersection so watch out for that. it is not a full closure. dumbarton bridge road work picked up, but eastbound until 6:00 this morning before it is cleared. >> beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the wonders scientists see in this chunk of mars rock. >> a super sighting on the california coast but no ordinary man of steel. today, a texas father who spent 25 years behind bars for a crime he did fought commit talks to katie about trying to clear his name and reunites. >> scientists are showing off an exciting new space discovery, a baseball-sized meetmeteorite and scientists have determined it is 2.1 billion, billion, billion years old! it contains more water than most others. this was donated to the university of new mexico from someone in morocco. it could explain how mars transformed from a tropical environment to a frigid desert. >> su

a spokesperson for the san rafael police department.us a look at some of the more dangerous weapons collected. is a semi-automatic sawed off shot gun and it is illegal because the barrel is sawwed off but just getting one of these guns off the street is a step in the right direction. >> after running out of cash, the county handed out vouchers to those who didn't want to just voluntarily give away their guns. the district attorney says, he will try and raise the money needed to pay people back in the next 30 days. they plan to hand out more vouchers at another gun buy back which is planned for the martin luther king day holiday. here are the final numbers. a total of 827 guns were turned in. in novato 227 were taken off the streets san rafael 223. in central marin 206 guns were turned in. 71 guns were collected in marin city. and 50 guns were taken in point reyes. >> police officers in the town of galt. outside sacramento. are mourning the loss of one of their own. after he was gunned down in the line of duty investigators say, 35-year-

the guns can be brought to police stations in novato, san rafael, and point rays from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. guns will be accepted from residents of marin, sonoma, san francisco and contra costa counties. >>> santa cruz police are searching for a man who groped a 12-year-old girl. here is a police sketch of thiasus protect. the girl was attacked on friday as she walked home from school on watt null avenue. the suspected is described as latino in his 20s about six feet tall. more than 250 pounds and wearing wire rim glasses. marin city man is accused of rape is behind bars today. jovan jones sexually assaulted a woman as she entered her home saturday night. jones was booked on charges including rape, burglary, robbery, aggravated assault and false imprisonment. los angeles police have made a until a swat team stormed into the store early friday morning. the suspects got away. police are releasing few details about the arrest but say one person was taken into custody on friday. another arrest came the following day at a phoenix hotel. police say at least three people were injured d

at night with weapons dropped off, no questions, at the san rafael police departments and mill valley police department. >> a vote could bring a high profile police consultant to the city of oakland. people packed the meeting objecting to the former los angeles and new york police chief becoming consultant to the police force. he favors technique known as stop and frisk where officers stop anyone who they feel is suspicious. they voted to recommend that a consultant be hired. >> a beloved hollywood act report has passed away from the bay area of natural causeses in he was the kindly adoptive father in "different strokes" debuting in 1978 and tackled sensitive social issue such as class and race. he was 89 years old. still ahead, a deadly helicopter crash in the heart of london at rush hour. an unusual rescue in portland. the extreme measures crews took when this woman fell between two >> a fiery crash scene in london when a helicopter hit a crane and plummeted into morning rush hour traffic. two dozen are dead and dozens -- two people are dead and dozens are injured. >> fear and panic

it will be 60 degrees for san rafael and a little bit warmer for downtown san francisco. there is a another storm that is headed our way and we will see an increase in cloud cover. it will not be too much moisture associated with this. >> we will have light rain for most ed this will sack by lunchtime and light rain is expected for the east shore line. as we put the clock in motion a again by 4:00 p.m. this would indicate moderate to heavy showers for those of your around fairfield. he really just depends on where you are located. by thursday we are back to the sunshine with the temperatures in the mid-60s. friday you can expect cloudy skies. we may see rain in the evening hours but saturday and sunday the wet weather will be sticking around and we will have a cooling trend. it will feel like winter once again as we start the next work week. >> we are watching wall street after they are returning from a three day holiday weekend. the dow gained 54 points to end friday at 13,650. the standard and poor's 500 index rose five points to 1486, while the nasdaq fell 1.23135. dis

finds a similar story for drivers on 101 through san rafael. southbound 680 through san ramon.erent about this particular study is for the first time researchers tracked drivers unanimously using their cell phone gps technology over a three-week period. this method is raising eyebrows but researchers say data collected this way is more accurate than gathering information from the u.s. census bureau. they also say if you are tracked without knowing, your driving pattern is confidential. this is according to researchers. so what does this mean for your morning commute? even the head researcher out of uc berkeley is scratching his head as to what to do with this new information. i can tell you that they did talk about adding more metering lights as an option. live in san jose, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> thanks, marla. >>> let's get a check on that tuesday forecast and say a warm good morning to christina loren. >> i'll accept that. good morning to you. it's cold out there. 42 degrees in sunnyvale. 36 to start in livermore. 38 degrees in gilroy. although not as cold as ye

west of american canyon toward napa headed across 37 on the edge of the bay to novato and toward san rafael and lucas valley road is about to get wet and novato boulevard the latest sweep is centering on novato and 37th. broadening the picture and showing you what is going on, moist system coming up from the south and here is our cold front to the west so ahead of that we are going do have waves of moisture that create more rain as we head into the afternoon hours. i will let you know how long it will last just ahead. >> an update to a breaking news story we brought to you on abc7 news at 4:30 this morning, investigators believe they now know the source of an early morning fire in san francisco that broke now a vick ton -- victorian building before 3:00 a.m. starting outside the home before it spread possibly from a recycling bin on the street. no one was hurt. lawmakers in sacramento dealing with something they are not used to this morning: excess cash. california is expected to end the month with an extra $4 billion of income taxes. the "bee" is report this is due to tax changes at the st

the san rafael police department is asking for the public's help, in identifying a man who violentlybed a north bay business this past weekend. kron 4's charles clifford has details. >> reporter: according to police, around 7pm saturday evening, this man robbed variedades cellular, a cell phone and checking cashing business in san rafael. he was also carrying a gun during the robbery and police say he fired at least one shot at store employees. now we also have surveillance video of the here you can see the man entering the store. he's wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and he's holding the gun in his left hand. he also appears to have a glove on that hand. there were three employees in the store at the time, the suspect points the gun at them and apparently starts demanding money. the employees actually retreat into a back room that has a door with bullet proof glass. from this different angle you can see the suspect trying to hide his face. he still pointing the gun at them. finally the man tries to go around the counter, the employees move into the back room and this is when police

san rafael, south 101 past the marin ymca, light conditions with no road work through mar were county but on the northern portion of the golden gate bridge. fruitvale, there is road work until 5:00 a.m. eastbound dumbarton bridge, two right lanes there in the reverse side. shoreline highway to oregon expressway, road work for the next ten minutes. kristen and eric? >> thank you very much. new this morning in the last ten minutes, san jose police found a missing at risk 96-year-old man who disappeared yesterday. investigators say they found him last night alive and well at the caltrain station in sunnyvale. he was disoriented and wandered there. the missing man, a 96-year-old, was found in the caltrain station in sunnyvale and appears okay. >> competitors who lost out to patrick dempsey in a bidding war over a coffee chain hope to resuccess state their chance. a company that teamed up with star backs to buy actually's is challenging the winning offer made by dempsey saying they bid more than $10 million compared to dempsey's $9 million. another claimed the rules changed. ought best gad

san jose 37 mountain view 36 and san rafael 37. we have a little bit of a component and that's where the direction of the wind is coming from. today will be the warmest day of the week no doubt about it as we start to see increasing clouds by wednesday. cold lows away from the coast and a light breeze at the surface but it is a little bit stronger, anywhere from upper 50s to lower 70s. increasing clouds, it looks like some light rain will make it in here and i don't think it will amount too much although there is no consensus. >>> we have an expanding investigation on a troubled aircraft, new information about the jets breathing becomes a struggle. copd is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. you may have heard of it as chronic bronchitis or emphysema. over time, you feel like you're breathing through a straw. it's the 4th leading cause of death in the u.s., and it took my grandmother. if you're over 35 and have ever smoked, you could be at risk. the good news is, you can improve your symptoms. i'm danica patrick, and i drive4cop

at night with weapons dropped off, no questions, at the san rafael police departments and mill valley police department. >> a vote could bring a high profile police consultant to the city of oakland. people packed the meeting objecting to the former los angeles and new york police chief becoming consultant to the police force. he favors technique known as stop and frisk where officers stop anyone who they feel is suspicious. they voted to recommend that a consultant be hired. >> a beloved hollywood act report has passed away from the bay area of natural causeses in he was the kindly adoptive father in "different strokes" debuting in 1978 and tackled sensitive social issue such as class and race. he was 89 years old. still ahead, a deadly helicopter crash in the heart of london at rush hour. an unusual rescue in portland. the extreme measures crews took [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of things just keeps going up. [ female announcer ] but we have some good news. it's our bundle price promise. [ male announcer ]

afternoon highs expected for santa rosa today. 63 for you. 62 san rafael. 62 in berkeley. s in oakland. 60 for hayward. mid- to upper 50s. 60 degrees for san francisco. down into the south bay. low 60s for san jose. morgan hill, mountain view, 60. 64 in santa cruz, feeling pretty good up there if you do not have the low clouds or the nothing overhead your extended forecast again. the cooling trend begins as early as tomorrow. the system, not caring a lot of moisture. we do expect to see a few sprinkles and showers will last into thursday morning. but it's really going to be the temperatures that reginn to fall -- begin to fall. upper 20s for thursday as well pass friday. as we get into the weekend, still cool, not bad. >> okay. thank you, rosemary. >> you're welcome. >>> gearing up for the playoffs. what the city of san francisco is doing to show their support for the 49ers. >>> plus a local teen was denied the chance to become an eagle scout is now making headlines again. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. sofa... des

san rafael, san mateo, palo alto, at 56. san jose and morgan hill and concord at 57.rosa and napa and oakland at 59 degrees. around the state today, it will be easy most areas less than scattered showers to the north and a few lingers showers in the south and low 60's in los angeles, and mid-to-upper fists through the tahoe area. >> incredible escape for a motorcycle rider. >> look at that, a surveillance video captured a big rig entering an intersection and overturning just as the motorcycle rider stopped he jumped off the bicycle and narrowly missed getting crushed. no one was hurt. he is 509 look. no word on what caused the big rig to overturn. this area's x games wrapped up in colorado but now withdrew a care a runaway snow mobile crashed into the crowd. it happened last night, australian jackson was attempting a back flip on a snowmobile but he lost control and the snowmobile smashed into the nearby crowd. you can see it right there. a spectator was hit and had to go to the hospital but the injuries are not serious. >> the screen actors guild handed out the award

concord 38, fremont 39, san rafael, mountain view and san jose all down to 40 degrees. so we have some changes coming. high pressure as i was telling you over the past 24 hours is working its way closer to us. today we still have that northerly flow keeping most of us in the 50s. but beginning tomorrow, high pressure is a little closer, north wind is gone, northeast wind is here and it will be several degrees milder coming up on wednesday. thursday, friday, saturday, it's all about this guy right here, high pressure sinking to our south giving us a northwest flow of air keeping us in the 60s. we are going to stay dry through super bowl sunday likely a couple of days into next week. so plenty of sunshine through saturday. highs will be a couple of degrees above average and we'll stay above freezing at night but chilly because we'll have clear skies and then late january early february. look at all those 60s tomorrow. concord 61. san jose 63. about 2 to 4 degrees above average about 5 degrees warmer than today. santa clara 62. san mateo 60. hayward will hit 62. pleasant h

southbound 101 through san rafael picking up just a few more cars.vato down to richmond/san rafael bridge. back to you. >>> it's 5:36 right now. still ahead, congress wrapping up unfinished business but the next big fight developing and what lawmakers are saying about the debt ceiling debate coming up next. >>> more fallout for lance armstrong as he admits to doping. the toll it's taken on a bay area man who credit the cyclist with saving his life. >>> we take you live outside to san francisco for a look at the bay bridge. you can see traffic on the upper deck already in full effect. mike inouye will tell you about the roads. christina loren back to talk about weather. we'll have more coming up after this. >>> welcome back, everyone. a good tuesday morning to you. lit up by the port of oakland. changes in the forecast. we'll check them with meteorologist christina loren. it is 5:39. >>> a connecticut town now honoring a young teacher killed shielding her students in the newtown shooting massacre. the city council voting last night to name a new schoo

no problems and looking good beyond the san rafael through central marin to southern marin and the golden gate bridge into san francisco with no delays here. a nice drive off the waldo. we have delays in the capital corridor train with a fire near crockett and the tracks were blocked so there are system-side delays. no other mass transit problems. right now, over the altamont pass into dublin/pleasanton and san jose, 101 northbound and southbound 880 toward dakota road. kristen and eric? >> updating the breaking news we have been following all morning, right now, fire crews are working a fire in crockett near the c&h sugar plant that broke out on an abandoned pier, fire cruise are in the defensive mode making sure the fire does not spread. they believe it was human cause because there is no electricity in the area. extra help going to the homeless this morning who have been struggling in dangerous conditions for days. our reporter is live at sacred heart community service. >> device a month they give out backpacks, 100 backpacks, filled with cold weather essentials and people are expected

to san rafael, this is 101 beyond the marin ymca and traffic is light from novato, as well, and fog freea small area of issue north 880 in fremont at thornton we have an accident in the middle lane but now cleared to the shoulder. we have eastbound leverage with a few more minutes for road work with a detour in place. there are yellow sensors and westbound is moving nicely toward concord. the drive times from the central valley, show highway four commute less than 20 minutes and the east shore freeway is 20 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. >> it is 4:57. people who eat a lost fish from the dope sea could get more than they bargained for. a new study finds wide-spread unsafe levels of mercury in people and fish because of ocean contamination. researchers checked hair samples from peck in eight countries and found 82 percent exceeded the safe level of mercury from the epa. high levels of mercury can cause damage to the brain, the heart, the kidneys and the immune system. >> san francisco supervisor wants a name change for sfo. would he wants to honor. >> this cold w

the central san rafael area. quiet at 880 from the south and 88 funneling to the bay bridge toll plaza with in problems headed to the bay bridge on the upper deck into san francisco. >> thank you, 4:48. starbucks has a way to keep countless paper cups out of the land fulls and how much it will cost you. >> newborn spurs connection to her doctor, the incredible photo that is the first viral image of the new year [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your new light creamy potato with bacon & cheese soup says it's 100 calories a serving. that's right. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. my world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon...creamy cheese... [ whispers ] 100 calories... say it again... [ whispers ] 100 calories... ma'am, hello? ma'am? [ female announcer ] find progresso light for a great price today at your local safeway store. >> you are looking like at our camera. a cold one this morning. the frost got my tongue. bundle up. we will let you know the temperatures in your neighbo

. >> going live now to san rafael where we are fog free driving past lucas valley road to central san rafael the traffic is light. to the bay bridge no metering lights yet and no problems. we have a fog advisory on the dumbarton bridge. our abc7 traffic app in 685/80 corridor we have fog reported and in livermore and danville, as well. to download this app it is available on apple app store or google play to navigate around your commute each day. kristen and eric? >> secretary of state, hillary clinton will return to work today for the first time since sidelined by flu, and concussion and blood clot after being admitted to the hospital she found a blood clot in a vein between her skull and vein. >> doctors found the clot during a test related to the concussion. she will attend a meeting with assistant secretary of the state. >> the state department is describing battled syrian president bashar al-assad as "out of touch with reality." in the wake of the first public address in six positives, in front of a support ever crowd he was defiant in the face of demands he step down and vowed t

the numbers show 54 in san francisco, richmond and san rafael and 55 and 56 in oakland and fremont andppeal alto and san jose, no scattered showers this afternoon. the storm system is to the north where the showers and snow will stay above 80. to the south, spring-like low-to-mid 70's around los angeles, and sierra, snow this evening and snow showers tomorrow and sunshine and great skiing by friday. eric? >> the breaking news is in new york. this is live pictures, aerials of the injured people being taken off a ferry that had a hard landing. it hit a pier in lower manhattan. there are a dozen injuries reported on the c street ferry which hit the dock pulling into pier 11 before 6:00 our time. 12 people are injured. minor injuries including one with a head injury, probably the person you are looking as because he is on a backboard with the head stabilized. other people are there on gurneys, as well. do not know anything about the damage to the ferry itself. they run several ferry routes including a popular route to the wall street area. more on this as it becomes available. you can see

san rafael farther north from that. southbound 101 with a few headlights and fewer taillights traveling north away from us. christina talked about potential for black ice again this morning but not so much of a factor and we haven't had reports this morning. south bay shows an easy drive as well. northbound 101 underneath 680 interchange. a smooth flow of traffic. we do have traffic returning for a few days but this being a friday we're likely to see a light commute. we'll track it for you and send it back to you. >> ready to go to a wedding? word this morning that george lucas is tying the knot. he will remarry his longtime partner businesswoman melody hopson. the president of chicago based aerial investment, a $3 billion investment firm and financial expert on "good morning america." it's the second marriage for the "star wars" creator. first for the 43-year-old bride. no word on a date. >> may the force be with him. >> i'm sure it will. >> along with a lot of money. >>> the search for a missing petaluma girl growing

out of san rafael we have nice traffic flow beyond lucas valley road and to central san rafael and light traffic over the golden gate bridge with early road work northbound which has been picked up and four lanes for the south commute with no fog or worries right now. eastbound dumb barton bridge road work until 6:00 this morning and if you travel to san jose southbound 880, you can expect lane closings until 7:00 this morning and that is because of road work. the the big drive times, west out of antioch, and east sure freeway 20 minutes into macarthur maze from the carquinez bridge. >> northern california could be losing one of their sports teams, the kings. >> two mother days to the 49ers and packers playoff game. the cost of the ticket could surprise you. >> so listen to america's money report this morning. >> good morning, topping america's money new consumer protections to make sure homeowners can afor -- afford mortgages with limits on interest only limits and stricter rules forcing banks to verify borrowing income. a.i.g. decided not to the sue the government over the bailout of t

temperature in the 20's in many areas and subfreezing everywhere but san rafael at 36 and antioch at n jose is 34 and half of noon day is cold at 77 and in the 40's in oakland and san francisco. mid-to-upper 30's at the bay. another sunny day, but not as cold the next few days and rain looking more likely saturday night into sunday. today, though, mid-to-upper 50's around our neighborhood and probably the coolest weather inland around antioch at 54. inland, upper 50's to low 60's, and salinas, 62, is the warm spot. tonight, low 30's, and frost inland, but no frost around the bay with mid-30's to mid-40's blocking area of high pressure, and the system is really weakening and take all the energy out of this system so we just have a few high clouds in the passes to the north and west. the front falls apart during the afternoon hours as it runs into the area high pressure. rain is in the north around eureka and crescent city. on saturday night, when the sun sets, the bride is -- grid is not so fine but i wanted to show you saturday night and sunday rains are coming back. snow is back to t

that's good news to and from 101 coming through san rafael. we're looking over here to san rafael flow of traffic picking up. slick roadways and maybe some low visibility through santa rosa and heading down into this area. just keep that in mind. be careful. we'll get another live look at 101 on the peninsula northbound with taillights toward willow where there was a second of morning traffic breaks that just took place. it's okay with lights. the sensors were showing slowdown on the map northbound toward the area but that just cleared. there was earlier garbage spilled on lanes near the willow and marsh areas that cleared from slowing. we'll look at south bay with a smooth drive northbound. there's slowing showing up center of your screen north 280 around 880 but no incidents there. 101 we typically see this burst second of the morning hitting and sticking now north of 680. we'll find 87 slow into downtown as well. getting a look at the southbound commutes through east bay, a little bit of company for you heading through hayward that will cau

west of american canyon toward napa headed across 37 on the edge of the bay to novato and toward san rafael and lucas valley road is about to get wet and novato boulevard the latest sweep is centering on novato and 37th. broadening the picture and showing you what is going on, moist system coming up from the south and here is our cold front to the west so ahead of that we are going do have waves of moisture that create more rain as we head into the afternoon hours. i will let you know how long it will last just ahead. >> an update to a breaking news story we brought to you on abc7 news at 4:30 this morning, investigators believe they now know the source of an early morning fire in san francisco that broke now a vick ton -- victorian building before 3:00 a.m. starting outside the home before it spread possibly from a recycling bin on the street. no one was hurt. lawmakers in sacramento dealing with something they are not used to this morning: excess cash. california is expected to end the month with an extra $4 billion of income taxes. the "bee" is report this is due to tax changes at the st

the high clouds will keep you insulated. 41 for palo alto and low 40s oakland and san rafael, 37 in santa rosa. as you look at the satellite and radar, you will see what is blocking the storms from getting here. it is a strong ridge of high pressure. the storm track is getting diverted by the jet stream well to the north of us and well to the east of us. thin, high clouds is all we are going to get spilling over the top of the ridge of high pressure and filtering our sunshine from time to time. speaking of sun, look at these numbers for your wednesday. 64 degrees in the south bay in campbell and 63 in san jose and cupertino and los gatos mid60s. on the peninsula, a mix of sun and high clouds. millbrae 59 and 62 redwood city. half moon bay, up to 60 degrees. 57 in daly city. south san francisco, the sunset district in the upper 50s. downtown san francisco, 60 degrees. get you up to the north bay, yes it will start out on the chilly side, but by the afternoon nice and mild. 64 napa and santa rosa. 61 in san rafael. head out to the east bay and 63 oakland, union city. inland communities, 63

right now, san rafael, south 101 beyond lucas valley road exit, everything is moving smooth beyond thevic center with a light commute on the golden gate bridge with crews headed into the northbound connection. the lanes are opening up southbound. road work eastbound 4, good speeds from antioch moving to pittsburg and eastbound the lane is closed until 6:00 this morning in the left lane. kristen and eric? >> researchers have found that the flu shot is safe for mothers-to-be with no evidence that the vaccine increases the risk of losing a fetus and it can prevent some deaths. it confirms what the united states health officials have been urging for five years that the pregnant women get the shots. >> you may have seen gloves or socks designed to make your skin soft. now, wrangler introduces moisturizing jeans which will make your legs feel softer for 15 days after wearing them if the first time. they run $140 each and will be available online at the end of the month. >> maybe if they could shave your legs for you, as well. >> i was thinking the same thing. >> following breaking news from

if you are within this tarker shade, that means 20s once again from santa rosa, san rafael, napa, and into the south bay. san jose south into morgan hill, as well as gillroy expected to see 20s once again. when i come back, we'll show you a detailed look at the numbers expected for your neighborhood as you get out tomorrow morning, and i'm tracking a warmup. when we will see some reliever coming up. >> and stay with rosemary and all of our ktvu meteorologists. you'll find their updated forecasts on-line. >> an interim police chief appointed today just days before san jose's current chief is set to retire. jerry esquivel is taking over the department during the interim. chief chris moore is set to step down at to the end of the week. there is more time needed to finish the search for the successor. they want to make sure that the next chief is the right fit for san jose. >>> new video of a shooting in east oakland that sent one person to the hospital. police say a man was found suffering from gunshot wounds just before 8:00 tonight on sunkist drive floor core mack avenue. we are told s

string of headlights at marin ymca to central san rafael, smooth sailing to golden gate bridge and from hillcrest to highway 242, it is smooth sailing. from the central valley, nice and at the limit up and over the altamont pass to dublin/pleasanton area. kristen and eric? >> 4:50. >> an outage at the worst time the bay area senior center without hot water for days. >> and keeping watching your children's online contacts a study reveals why it is especially critical for pare >> welcome back at 4:53. resolution don'ts of a senior housing building have been without hot water for a week ago tuesday. an apartment building in san jose for low income seniors. >> i took a shower last night and half the time it was cold water. it is not even hot water, it is warm. i stopped right away. >> people just don't care. we are old people, who cares about us? >> in a statement e-mailed to abc7 the temporary replacement boiler system was installed last friday and that was the only day the entire building was without hot water. they could say hot water previously was running low during high times. >> a pi