. >> san rafael be south bay, mosten and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> this morning, six benchesnd a center stone will be installed at hayward 9/11 memorial with a ground breaking in july dedicated to the victims of 9/11 and, also, to three hayward police officers and a firefighter who died in the line of duty. >> a product is being recalled because it could contain dairy ingredients not listed on the box of read beans and rice that contain ingredients that could cause life threatening reactions. dating back to july. there have been for reports of sickness. >> there are a public of charities locally that are coming up short to get to the less fortunate. in concord, 3,000 are helped for a hot meal and for gifts. donation are down quite a bit this year by a third. voluntaries are trying to keep the faith. >> the economy is up. i cannot figure out why we are not getting the toys like we used to. >> i don't know, it is kind of strange to me. >> yes, it does happen each year. we panic. and our ulcers act up. it comes through. >> new hope is accepting donations through christmas day. >

san rafael. san francisco .5" rain by monday night. south bay more in the order of half inch or less but this will be a fairly robust system when it comes through. it's been raining all day up in the far north today but as that low sinks south we are going to see that jet shift enough so we get the front sweeping through tomorrow and the timing on it we'll nail down in a minute. but in the meantime up to 1.5" from parts of northern sonoma county and .75" rain in the south bay for sun, more of course at the higher elevations than down below. the futurecast draws a bead when this comes through. first some light showers overnight in advance of the front that powers through at about 9 a.m. into the city. and from that point, it gets down to the south bay around 11 a.m. it leaves us with a bunch of residual popcorn showers here and there. but by tomorrow afternoon, we'll be clearing it up and probably get a beautiful sunset out of it. a few lingering showers sunday night and that would about do it. at the same time, wind will be a factor really picks up as the front sinks south. 5 a.m. you can see santa rosa 31-mile- an-hour winds. a little

south bay and north bay the warm spots. san rafael has the temperatures at 42 degrees. we will be in the mid-to-upper 50s tomorrow and thursday and friday. sue? >> a lite drive so far. you will get there on time. golden gate field to the toll plaza is file minutes which has stayed steady time-wise for the last half hour or so. here is what it looks like, they did not turn on the metering lights yesterday and hopefully there will be a duplicate of that. the livermore fog is affecting the drive because it is down through near the roadway and causing visibility problems and here is a look if you are headed out, bart, caltrain, muni and everyone is on time. we will look at the south bay commute coming up. >> got a bunch of gift cards for christmas you do not want? a popular stores wants to take them off your hands. >> a massachusetts boy thought >> a massachusetts boy thought he was getting a lay station >> cupertino, concord, wine country and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> police arrested two people in belgium suspected of planning attacks in brussels on new year's eve. off

san francisco getting wet. coming off of bart hopefully you have the wet weather gear if you travel, it will be slick across the golden gate bridge and the bay bridge and richmond-san rafael bridge all sliding southmake it to the san mateo bridge in half an hour to 45 minutes to the dumbarton bridge. the golden gate bridge shows the light rain is falling. the waves of showers early. then fading. dangerous surf. piper flooding. for today, and rain across the north bay tomorrow night. the rest of us get another band of showers and thunderstorms on sunday. this is this morning and through 9:00 it is tapering but we still have to deal with wet weather through the commute and by noon it is isolated and same at 5:00 with the cost and the ocean the most likely to get wet in the evening. a break tomorrow through 8:00 hour and by 7:00 light rain moving into the north bay and the moderate-to-heavy rain in the north by, five o'clock on sunday, exiting the south bay by noon and scattered showers in the afternoon and our next storm is a little like what we living through with half an inch to 1" of rain were we had 233 -- of snow in kirkwood. travel tomorrow to lake tahoe and another 1' of snow is possible on

south. the take away here is maybe a little bit of drizzle, few sprinkles for the north bay, that looks to be about it. 54 in san rafaeloday, 56 in vallejo. 57 in oakland and 52 san francisco. concord, brentwood in the 50s. in the south bay, temperatures in the low 50s. 55 in san jose, low 50s for morgan hill. santa cruz 57. in the extended forecast, taking it for you day by day, we're clear and cool today. slight chance on wednesday. notice temperatures won't be changing a whole lot as we get into the final days of 2015. new year's eve going to be a cool, dry one as well for outdoor festivities. looking good friday into your bay area weekend, the first weekend of 2016. we start out dry, have a chance for showers on sunday. with temperatures again remaining in the mid to upper 50s for the afternoon and cold mornings. >> i haven't seen you wear your coat here in the studio this morning. normally you have it. >> we should take a peek in our control room. it's very cold in there. we have producers in snuggies. >> i have long boots on. >> thank you, rosemary. >>> businesses in downtown san jose are hoping to look their bes

san rafael. here's what's happening with the atmospherics. we have rain diving south and out of the bay area. there will be scattered showers as the day goes on. gusty wind for sure. high-def doppler shows most of the rain is south of the bay area but the radar doesn't pick up a lot of the low level rain which is what we're getting. there are sprinkles continuing this morning. as we look at the approach to the toll plaza at the richmond bay bridge heading to marin, ben lomond had 4 1/2 of rain. san jose 30 miles an way picked up 43/100ths of an inch. location, location, location. future cast shows we've got -- see the popup showers as we go through 4:00 this afternoon. fairly persistent cloud cover. as we go into the nighttime, we dry it out. tomorrow looks mostly sunny. we'll see a sunrise tomorrow. but for this morning, a windy drive, blustery and showery day today. christmas eve we've got another system not nearly as strong coming in, not nearly as much rain. i kind of like that pause? [laughter] >> there could be very cold weather coming in on thursday with that system. maybe a dusting of snow. in mt.

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it will be cloudy today, 60s beaches, peninsula and south bay, low 60s across the eastern portion of the bay area. 60 in san rafael. we have the full forecast coming up in 18 minutes after the hour. >>> a san francisco police officer dubbed the hot cop of the castro is due in court tomorrow. christopher kohrs is accused of leaving the scene after hitting two pedestrians in north beach early sunday. surveillance video shows someone leaving in the moments after the collision. an internal investigation is planned after the criminal investigation is complete. >>> a controversial plan to build a new jail in san francisco facing a key vote today. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec joins us live in san francisco where the d.a. george gascon has already spoken out against the facility. anne. >> reporter: as have other top level officials here at city hall. jails are obviously a necessary evil. like it or not, they are going to be taking a vote today on whether to take a big step toward a new jail. this is a budget committee voting on whether or not to accept an $80 million state grant down payment on a $240 million new jail. it

san rafael, south bay, pleasanton, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> the supreme court justice scalia said that black constitutes would benefit from being at a slowerrack school. scalia made the regards yesterday while the court was hearing a challenge to the race conscious admission policy at the university of texas austin. he suggested that black scholars come from less advanced schools where they do not family like they are being pushed ahead in classes that are just too fast for them. scalia has long opposed affirmative action. >> severe weather and flooding is taking a toll in the pack northwest in oregon where locals say flooding is some of the worst they have ever seen. residents are seeing more thoroughfares flooded and impassable. the flooding closed the cheese factory. >> the city of berkeley is hosting a free workshop on preparing director home and family for high winds rain and flooding from storm -- from nino-fueled storms. >> el nino is here remain it could contribute to heavy rains forecasted. be prepared. grab the umbrella. and the abc7 news app. >> here is more from our weather team. >> high wind. heavy rain. flood, mudslides. when

san rafael right now. and we will see this starting to move farther to the south. hopefully we'll be able to get some rain in the bucket for the south bay too. and the winds are starting to pick up. here's a look at the wind forecast. the arrows show you the direction of the wind blowing on shore. and the numbers show you the wind speeds in miles per hour. and look how gusty it gets through the day. so wind advisories going up and more of those showers streaming in as this atmospheric river streams across the north bay. and some of those showers starting to make it farther to the south. a look at the futurecast. it shows the rain. and this is what the radar could look like at 1:30 this afternoon. and when you see the yellows and the reds, that's where the heaviest rainfall will be. and it looks to start to move farther to the south. also over toward livermore and then eventually down to san jose later on this evening. and that could impact the evening commute. and it looks like it just pours throughout tonight and into start of the day tomorrow. still some scattered showers. and then it starts to dry out just a little bit by tomorrow af

san rafael. this is moving toward richmond and berkeley. the storm front is coming through right now. there's the south bay. that is going to berain starts for you. still some bands of moderate to heavy rain around 10 pm. the heaviest of rain should end around midnight. we still have showers for tomorrow. i will have the rest of the forecast coming up. >>> rain started falling in the late -- south bay late this afternoon making for a rough commute home. >> reporter: we are here in downtown sausalito. it is a beautiful night with the rain. look behind me, it looks like a movie set almost with the nice layer of water on the ground. let's take the video, you can see the drivers trying to take precautions with their headlights on and having their windshield wipers on. i talked to a shopkeeper and he says the rain does keep the people away but he does acknowledge that it is a good idea to have some rain because of the drought conditions we have been experiencing here in the bay area. i talked to one guy who is going into a restaurant and he says he is happy to see the rain. >> i think it is great to have the rain for california in

being delayed. we're looking at a stormy conditions and the west as well. we have rain and snow in the north bay. rain in the san rafael area all the way to richmond. in the south bay we have some showers as well. all of this is working its way to downtown san jose. over the bay itself we have sporadic rainy weather as well. to the east bay we have showers for 580 between dublin and livermore. south of that we have a nice showers but no activity in the range. at mount hamilton there is snow on the don't.--dome of the observatory. the winds will impact all quarters of the day. the short-term forecast is looking like a pretty good christmas starting out damp. >> george: while light and easy ride it has been and continues to be all around the bay. we are not looking hot spots or even incidents. i see little blue sky peeking through the clouds their and from the east bay over to san francisco it looks great . out of the east bay for san mateo there is a little weather but no delays. there are no delays on 101 northbound or southbound. let's check in on santa. scented just left the country that was known as burma. right now he is in china. he works north-south and n

be breezy, winds between 20, 10 to 20 miles per hour. the rest of us, gray skies and rainy conditions, 53, 53 san rafael, 55 berkeley, may 50 san francisco, inner east bay looking at 50s, south bay for today san jose 55, 56 morgan hill, extend forecast where we remain with unsettled weather as we get back to work monday. hopefully you have the week off but for monday, more rain in the forecast, tuesday showers, wednesday a break, slight chance to cover us. thursday christmas eve and christmas day the next system roles and. number 2, to look for 2. >> a rainy week. >> piling a lot on the plate so it is hard to keep straight, but no from the next 2 days we will see it often enough -- on and off. >> the storm muzzin christmas eve, christmas day we should be dry but several days out. maybe by the afternoon christmas day. >> try out the new bike. >> christmas meal. >> thanks a lot rosemary. >>> polar bears at the san diego zoo woke up to a winter wonderland, take a look. they got their christmas gifts early. almost 26 tons of snow. >> they love that. >> 3 polar bears who call the zoo home were frolicking, as you can see sliding and digging, the reason they were taking, there are

san rafael. 50 in livermore. it's going to be cold the entire day and then as we get in to the second half, rain starts to develop over portions of the north bay and is going to slide southr portions of the north bay. >>> let's check out the sierra because ski resorts are reporting the best conditions they've seen in years. skiers and snowboarders are out taking advantage of this week's fresh snow. folks in boreal said it was a bit windy but they're all really liking that fresh powder and could not complain about the conditions. >> wonderful. yes. definitely makes a big difference to have fresh snow to play in. >> staff members called this a postcard perfect day. >>> there are reports that water levels are rising on folsom lake despite the ongoing drought. that news had people heading out to take a look for themselves. the difference, it's sort of tough to see. the lake is more full than it was a month ago but it doesn't look much different than it did in late november when numbers were at historic lows. according to the sacramento bee, two significant storms they've added about 18 billion gallons of water to the lake in just the past week. >> i thought it was going to b

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although it seems to be hovering near the bay shoreline itself and not to leave this out in the north bay, another little cell has developed west of san rafael, drifting to the southarin county will get that spread out to get better coverage. this is -- it is a morning phenomena but we keep saying that breaking up considerably into the evening hours. watching the radar and satellite trends come it looks like we are seeing a clear patch upstream. i suspect temporary because the features are in place. somewhat of a stationary front in the backyard the models -- as we go forward, certainly the flow pattern in the southwest to northeast as you will see, generally speaking cloudy through the day. that starts to open up a little bit overnight, more importantly for tomorrow and so tomorrow morning, 5 am, you will be greeted by a lot of overcast. that will clear up by the afternoon hours but not that we will not see some rays of sunshine today but a lot more for tomorrow. getting to temperatures. we have got to drive this point comput look at how mild that is. 60s popping up, covering a -- to the south and peninsula, leaving out downtown san francisco. tonight and then fo

south bay. meantime it's sunny there while we have a lot of rain and wind going on as you head over toward san rafael as well as santa rose. this will beithin the next hour. and then parts of the south bay in about an hour and a half. we'll keep you up to date on that. how is it looking on the roads? >>> looking like we can see the effects of that wind. about an hour until it gets in toward the danville area. northbound 880, a pleasant drive. we have a smooth drive around most of the approaches to the bay bridge. lumbard still closed getting away from the golden gate bridge because of fire activity. westbound direction is still moving smoothly, though. two lanes open. there is that radar and the rain coming in off the coast, but lighter flow of traffic, slowing through palo alto south 101 and by the airport. >> thank you so much. we'll be back in 25 minutes with another local news segment here. >>> officials are trying to find a motive for the shooting rampage in california. officials say they are not ruling out terrorism in the attack that killed 14 people and wounded 17 others. the two suspects, a husband and wife, were killed in a g