light in san jose 87 northbound past hp pavilion light and at the limit san rafael looking south pastter towards lincoln avenue, a few tail lights southbound no delays over golden gate bridge. wanted to show you our traffic app, waze app in the fremont area north 880 injury accident at stevenson. no significant slowing past this accident, chp on scene hope to have it cleared shortly still out there blocking the right lane between stevenson and hour . free app to navigate -- >>> this morning two top deputy secretaries in the state department will testify before congress on the attacks on the consulate in libya they will face questions about a new report that points to failures by the department for inadequate security in benghazi. ambassador stevens and two other americans died. stevens was a native here his father tells abc news the report is upsetting because it reveals nature of decisions made and not may. planning a vote today on a republican plan to avoid fiscal cliff. plan b would block tax increases from being triggered january 1st, on everyone except those who earned a million

san rafael. inch..91 ofd .47 in concord and look down south in san jose. .61 and ben loman picking up an inch and half of rain. i just updated the computer models and i want to show you when the timing of the next storm is and when we are expecting. the storm is different from what i showed you. dan, i will be back with the details. >> i will see you shortly. lots of snow for skiers. avalanche danger is considerable for the sierra. two skiers died in two days at donner ski ranch as the result of avalanches. an expert lists the way you can tell that an avalanche is likely. >> we feel the snowpack collapsing underneath us. if we see the shooking cracks opening up across the surface and nonconsequential terrain. we had a lot of rapid warming and rain on snow. those are all easy things to understand that nature is telling you the snowpack is unstable. >> you really have to pay attention to the surroundings. the snowpack is unstable, but there is a lot of it. isater content is 146% above that is encouraging. cal trans is allowing control traffic through the rock slide area south of big sure -- big sur

it is more than an inch in san francisco. 1.17 in san rafael. .91 of an inch. .47 in concord and look down south in san jose. .61 and ben loman picking up an inch and a half of rain. i just updated the computer models and i want to show you when the timing of the next storm is and when we are expecting. the storm is different from what i showed you. dan, i will be back with the details. >> i will see you shortly. lots of snow for skiers. avalanche danger is considerable for the sierra. two skiers died in two days at donner ski ranch as the result of avalanches. an expert lists the way you can tell that an avalanche is likely. >> we feel the snowpack collapsing underneath us. if we see the shooking cracks opening up across the surface and nonconsequential terrain. we had a lot of rapid warming and rain on snow. those are all easy things to understand that nature is telling you the snowpack is unstable. >> you really have to pay attention to the surroundings. the snowpack is unstable, but there is a lot of it. a water content is 146% above normal. that is encouraging. cal trans is allowing control

it is more than an inch in san francisco. 1.17 in san rafael. .91 of an inch. .47 in concord and look down south in san jose. .61 and ben loman picking up an inch and a half of rain. i just updated the computer models and i want to show you when the timing of the next storm is and when we are expecting. the storm is different from what i showed you. dan, i will be back with the details. >> i will see you shortly. lots of snow for skiers. avalanche danger is considerable for the sierra. two skiers died in two days at donner ski ranch as the result of avalanches. an expert lists the way you can tell that an avalanche is likely. >> we feel the snowpack collapsing underneath us. if we see the shooking cracks opening up across the surface and nonconsequential terrain. we had a lot of rapid warming and rain on snow. those are all easy things to understand that nature is telling you the snowpack is unstable. >> you really have to pay attention to the surroundings. the snowpack is unstable, but there is a lot of it. a water content is 146% above normal. that is encouraging. cal trans is allowing control

san rafael. heart of the bay 7:00, south bay 9:00. at san rafael it is raining you can see this hazy look at the headlights southbound wet roads in san this morning it is going morning. light, minor delay for cash paying toll folks on the right. caltrain northbound 101 train, 18 minutes delayed leaving millbrae, that was five minutes ago. all other mass transit on time. >>> 6:12.:p8co >> next, smartphone mapping service that is more likely to get you lost. >>> ahead, the brands on top in new test from -- [ inaudible ] . >>> welcome back. y the steadier rain the green now making its way down to 37, novato down to 101 san rafael,v tiburon getting sprinkles sausalito and belvederepj)çvxy w 580 richmondt/÷t san rafael brie about tojywf get wet. off to the east we can see napa still a little!k÷ light ran american canyon down to vallejo you should be getting rain in the next 20)úá7m minuter so. >>> 6:15. a just released study finds what many smartphone users have been complaining about. apple phapl -- apple maps has work to do. company compared apple maps with google earth and bing the company searched for 1,000 different businesses acros

much quieter from concord, benicia and berkeley and oakland look at that little cell right around san anselmo south of san rafael and it looks like the higher elevations. rain behind this system and it be isolated. next chance of gusty winds as soon as tomorrow. possibility of flooding too. >> katie: as lisa keeps track of the storm, we also have a crew in the field what is actually feels like out there. our reporter has traveled to the south bay. what has been your experience this morning? >> the rain was much heavier earlier this morning, it's dying down. it's very light rain here in los gatos this morning which may account that kathy and you are thoroughly enjoying. but on the news here we need some more lane. the landscape off of highway 17 was drenched overnight and early this morning on our drive from san mateo via 101 to 58 to 17. it look like it was damp. electronic traffic sign, reduce speed. as you can see it doesn't seem like people are taking heed. it's a light sprinkling now but nothing like this morning. we will show you video just about maybe 6:15 this morning. the rain blowing horizontally from p

traffic san francisco towards the bay bridge oakland side everything looking good, mostly clear upper deck into the city. south 101 past lucas valley road, headlights towards central san rafaelight out of novato no issues, no fog, no problems on the golden gate. "sig alert" santa cruz mountains near ben lomond highway 9 ben arbor shutdown car hit a free that hit the wires who -- hit a tree that hit the wires. no estimated time of reopening. >>> breaking news in the south bay, firefighters have found a body while responding to an early morning fire in campbell. police and fire are at the scene behind the whole foods market, we are told the fire ed in a detached garage near an apartment complex there. no word on -- details just a body was discovered in that parking structure that burned. we have a news crew heading to the scene. >>> this morning a massive manhunt underway for two men who made a daring escape from a federal lockup in downtown chicago they tied bed sheets together and lowered themselves 20 stories down. they were disever cored missing during an early morning headcount. officials are not sure when the pair escaped. s.w.a.t. teams stormed the house where they thou

south are light or nothing at this point. clouds in san rafael, showers into marin county within the next hour, and then they spread south. tomorrow morning, the wind advisory in effect. look what the bridges, it will get all the bridges that go east to west. strong winds blowing from the south and that is always a problem. add the water to that. there is issues. here is how the wind goes tomorrow. you can see right here the heaviest winds are around 8:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. in the morning. wind gusts to 41, 43. when i come back, it is a big deal commute. see you back here in 10 minutes. >>> the north bay is getting hit first and. >> jade hernandez is live, it wasn't raining at 5:00 p.m., what about now? >> reporter: it is very windy. we are at the village, an outdoor mall, if it rains tomorrow, shoppers will be dashing from store to store. >> we will take it as it comes. hoping it is not as bad as they say but we are ready. >> reporter: they knew this weekend's weather may cause problems. they held meetings to work on a game plan. today crews cleaned out drains as they do before every storm. >> we have been going around all our different trash hot spots, the intersections ten

san rafael but significant rainfall for the east bay and south bay. highs tomorrow, mid-50s. pretty close to normal. san jose 56. your average is 61. fremont 55. we're looking at 4 for walnut creek. pleasanton 54. san francisco 55. novato san rafael soggy tomorrow. 54 for walnut creek. saturday and sunday looking at rain likely with things clearing out a bit for christmas eve and christmas day before showers move back wednesday and thursday. so five of the next seven days are look be wet. let's talk more about the skiing because, man, is it going to be gorgeous up there. snow likely for the next couple of days. that is your forecast. time as to send things over to roberta. >>> paul, i think it was hilarious. my guest said what, paul said wet, rainy and cool? >> yes. >> that's why she came indoors today. in cbs's continuous efforts for "food for bay area families" we invited to our studios tonight a law firm who has been coming every, single year. it's wilson. sasini, goodrich rosati. colleen ball is with the foundation. this is your ninth out of 10 years being here. thank you so much. >> thank you for having us. it's so important to publicize the need and y

drop south again perhaps down to napa and san rafael but again in the down below the golden gate or if i point south of that. so looks like mainly north bay event for tomorrow morning. does not look like all the bay area get rainfall however another wave coming on wednesday i'll show you what we can expect from that a little bit later. >> just what we need. spencer thanks very much. >> again spencer says more rain expected this week so be sure to stay with us for continuing storm watch coverage. we really take this very seriously and cover it extensively for you. don't forget track the system any time with live doppler 7 hd at abc 7 news.co news.com. stay hear for complete weather coverage. move on to other significant news tonight. >> arrest new information about the circumstances surrounding an at risk juvenile victim who went missing from an oakland care facility. 7 nuts reporter nick smith has latest news on the case. >> tej girls suffers from severe autism and has mental capacity of 9-year-old went missing from this group home in oakland. after appealing to the public for help and several searches koovrd natured

san rafael. this will shift south. here's the parent low. it will send us several rounds of rain. it looks like saturday as well as sunday in store for each day. picking it up this morning by 7:00 it's now beginning shifting down along the peninsula. areas near livermore, san jose still dry. 8:00 or so we begin to see more rain. scattered showers in the afternoon and then into the evening hours we'll continue with the scattered showers. saturday morning it looks like while we're sleeping it will move through. on sunday here comes the next round. so again a storm for each day. we are looking at anywhere from a tenth of an inch of rain to an inch with today's storm. and we have that wind advisory through 10:00 this morning. snow levels above 3,000 feet prepare for winter driving if you are going to the sierra. there is your extended forecast on and off rain through the entire weekend. unsettled weather for christmas evening christmas day. >>> we are following several new stories from overnight. in antioch a car burst into flames. >>> plus a fire at a house in san pablo. what may have sparked

san rafael and out to sausalito. there are more moderate rain showers are coming through the area. it is kind of spattered in area. in downtown san francisco just south of the hills you are lookinge rain coming through the area as well. for the east bay into walnut creek and san leandro you are getting rain right now. the south bay is dry but we are looking at certain areas that do have scattered showers. here is a look at what we are expecting. >> the shower chances go down into the afternoon and will start to dry out for a lot of the locations. tomorrow it will be dry and pleasant. it may be brisk at times. we will have milder temperatures that will be coming. we will take a look at the new year's forecast coming up. we do have a winter storm advisory in affect. the shower chances will decrease throughout the day. we generally have cloudy skies and they will break in the late part of today. here is a look at the winter storm warning. this is in affect to 11:00 this ntonight. >> here is your 7 day around the bay forecast. there is a like a a rain for the weekend but it should be nice for new year's eve. >> we will talk a little bit about the traffic and we are not expecting muc

san jose. now i just looked about nine temperatures around liver moan. 32-39. 31 concord. 33 san rafael. five below tahoe. 28 ukiah. 13 up in reno. little southind in advance of this might help a few near the coast. but i've seen temperatures between 37 and 47 in san francisco. so for some, it's cold. for others not too bad. this system is losing all its punch. cold lows. chilly afternoon highs. maybe some partly cloudy to mostly cloudy. our system right there in the cloud, rain, forecast. it clears out of here pretty fast. bundle up tonight. mostly sunny today. partly cloudy. maybe a cold morning. breezy little bit on the coast. some of the higher elevations are also out to the valley. upper 40s or very low 50s unless you are by the bay. tonight dry. that is the good news. partly cloudy and cold. temperatures inland will be dropping into the 30s pretty fast. along the coast they will stay in the 40s. partly cloudy mostly sunny tuesday. a quiet pattern first time in a long, long time. do not have rain in here. here's a little disagreement around the weekend. >>> it is 6:11. another scathing report on the attacks of the u.s. consulate in libya

san rafael southbound past lucas valley road and north san pedro, freitas parkway light out of novato ignacio from marinwood south no problems at golden gate either, drive out of antioch now looks problems towards pittsburg into concord less than 15 minutes all mass transit on time, muni isÑl>Ñ fr, cable cars, trolleys, buses, everything until 5:00 tomorrow morning no delays, caltrain on time. over the altamont pass good into dublin pleasanton, san ramon corridor south pardon me 24 towards the caldecott tunnel less than 10 minutes 80 westbound less than 20 minutes from to the maze from the carquinez bridge. >>> another person dies after apparently being pushed in front of an oncoming train. >>> no deal in sight yet to avoid the fiscal cliff. we'll tell you how the president is pushing forward as the clock ticks. >>> new york city police this morning are looking for the woman who pushed a man into the path of an oncoming train. police released this footage of the woman who they think did it. video shows her moments after the man was killed by a train in queens. witnesses told detectives the woman followed the man closely and mumbled to herself before shoving him. this is the sec

look like it's going to rain, they will be raining. mill valley, you're seeing some showers, san rafael, and almost over to richmond. from san francisco south, you are mainly dry. north of the golden gate, some showers, and a few of them have made it into downtown san francisco. the financial district, cloudy with a few light showers. is this not going to be the steady soaking rain we had a couple days ago. concord cloudy 57. oakland 53, san jose 51, livermore 50. san francisco 54. here's the setup, another system in the atmosphere heading toward northern california but farther to the north than the last one. high pressure is nudging the storm track farther away from us. so it's a near miss, and the atmosphere isn't as energized as it was over the past several days. you're getting rain, you're not getting flooding. high pressure will give us sunshine over the next several days. it'll abe chilly pattern, but it will be a drier weather pattern. showers north now, we all get them tomorrow. it'll be a wet morning commute, wet evening commute, and done with the wet for a while. several straight dry days beginning on thursday. your forecast for t

a live look and what is a bit closer toward a lot of the dry in petaluma but on the south golden gate, san rafaelfrancisco, san mateo, moderate rainfall. moderate weather cells with over 580, 680, livermore just a taste of what we're going to get tomorrow to what we can expect. the heaviest rainfall will be sunday morning, when it becomes more widespread. anywhere from 1 in.-6 in., gusting winds, the high wind advisories are run 10:00 p.m. we could have flooding, mudslides, downed trees and a very aggressive system. mudslides. it will not stick around all day a lot of rain but it will work its way out of the bay area by late tomorrow evening. futurecast. midnight. light/moderate in the north bay. however, by 5:00 a.m. on sunday morning, just some scattered showers. as we advance the clock, moderate from san jose, to the san jose mountains and most of that rainfall will be to the north bay mountains and the south bay. santa cruz, big sur, mountain areas as we advance the clock. 12, not so bad. clearing through petaluma, santa rosa, and the front of the system by noon is already in san jose. it is

san rafael. up next we'll take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are on they've been that way for a few hours now. down in the south, san jose, a lot of slowdowns here, northbound as you make your way to the airport. 7:53. here's steve. skies are clearing on the coast but there is a big old footprint of fog. you can see some of that 400 feet from the ground. also up around 1,000 feet. there is a lot leftover. but a little breeze helping to chew up some of that fog. cool air should be moving in later as the storm track stays to the north. looks like we're in a dry pattern for a while here. so some low clouds. it's going to be -- it's a -- it's tough to get the fog in the valley to turn off. there will be a lot of sunshine. north wind will kick in. that should take care of most of the fog. today, some of the fog, temperatures 60s, low to mid and i really don't think there will be that much of a difference between coast bay and inland areas. after that, it looks like sunny. it should scour out most of the clouds. 7:55. britain's royal family is celebrating, the duchess of cam bridge has been released -- cambridge has

looking at wet weather. rainy cold evening across the bay area. live doppler 7 hd show the rain from ukiah through winds or and south ward. san rafaelrting some light rain. lighter returns in the east bay around american canyon hercules and richmond berkeley not a lot going on yet won't see a whole lot of rain. this is weak system. cold air associated with it and we'll be out of here by the morning hours but it's raining from san francisco to san mateo coast to pacifica half moon bay and we'll see stronger returns here santa cruz mountains. look anywhere from 10 to the quarter inch most areas and if traveling tomorrow it will be wet inside in southern california. 60's there and we clear out. see sunshine by the midmorning hours. it's a cool afternoon. need the sun to warm one high pressure just in the lower 50's. check out the east bay and delta some upper 40's frosty morning on sunday then more sunshine in the afternoon of temperature trying to modify by new year's eve slight chance of showers each of the day. >> no big deal. >> thank you lisa very much. sports director is off collin here. warriors in action doing well tonight. >>

san rafael, and fair field. as you slip south, towards men low park, not as much cloud cover. very low temperatures, as i mentioned, frost a real possibility in some of the inland bay valley. looking at 45 right now in santa rosa. the dew points aren't that much cooler. dew points right now, around 35 to 37 degrees in santa rosa. dew points are basically how cold it can get. it tells you, how much moisture is in the air. the dew point at 37, that means santa rosa, they ended up about 37. temperatures should be above freezing for lots of bay area, most bay area communities. and it means that we could see an opportunity for frost. cool tomorrow morning, fog in some places. showers in friday night, saturday morning. it does not look like a big deal. it will show you down, but i don't think the going to shut you down. thursday tomorrow looks good. friday, the clouds start to increase as this system moves in. right now it looks like about a 5. increasing clouds all day friday. by friday late afternoon, a chance for sprinkles. here's how the computer model sees it. this will change a little, so come back tomorrow night and we'll dial it in closer. 8:00a.m. tomorrow, there's the valley f

san rafael, and fair field. as you slip south, towards men low park, not as much cloud cover. very low temperatures, as i mentioned, frost a real possibility in some of the inland bay valley. looking at 45 right now in santa rosa. the dew points aren't that much cooler. dew points right now, around 35 to 37 degrees in santa rosa. dew points are basically how cold it can get. it tells you, how much moisture is in the air. the dew point at 37, that means santa rosa, they ended up about 37. temperatures should be above freezing for lots of bay area, most bay area communities. and it means that we could see an opportunity for frost. cool tomorrow morning, fog in some places. showers in friday night, saturday morning. it does not look like a big deal. it will show you down, but i don't think the going to shut you down. thursday tomorrow looks good. friday, the clouds start to increase as this system moves in. right now it looks like about a 5. increasing clouds all day friday. by friday late afternoon, a chance for sprinkles. here's how the computer model sees it. this will change a little, so come back tomorrow night and we'll dial it in closer. 8:00a.m. tomorrow, there's the valley f

san rafael south 101 still slow from an earlier accident and westbound 237, 880 to 101, 11- minute ride. the golden gate bridge looksomments@captioncolorado.com ,, >>> this is a cbs news special report. i'm scott pelley. good day. president obama is about to make an appearance in the white house briefing room to announce what action he is taking in response to the school massacre in newtown, connecticut. this is the third day of funerals for the 27 victims, 20 first graders and 7 adults. you'll recall that at sunday's prayer vigil in newtown the president vowed to use whatever power his office holds to engage fellow citizens in an effort to prevent more tragedies like this. our chief white house correspondent, major garrett is in the briefing room today. major. >> scott, the president will take his first concrete step to make those words he said on sunday more meaningful to the country announcing with the vice president a task force here at the white house involving the justice department, department of health and human services and education tolike at all of the issues related to the massacre. the white house takes

take a look at afternoon highs, cool, 51 san rafael. 53 oakland. 53 haywood. down to the south temperatures will warm only to the low 50s. san jose, morgan hill, loss gatos. 54 in santa cruz. the text ended forecast will be partly cloudy by the afternoon. partly cloudy for sunday. we may see a few scattered showers in time for new year's. that rain forecast coming up. >> the first lawsuit may be in the works in the cop conschool shooting. a child's experience that is prompting the action. >> the actions of officials in india being taken in response to widespread protests over the gang rape of a young woman. >> and the new parking law about to take effect in san francisco next week. . and a live look outside. this is the bay bridge looking at the eastern span there. no major problems to report on this saturday morn morning. have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we s

san rafael bridge. as you work your way across the span. not showing any delays right now. innovate 880 stacked up -- north # 80 stacked up. south 880 lookingurself, toward the golden gate, see some of the ground fog and into the valleys where visibility is less than a quarter of a mile in livermore. temperatures on the chilly side to begin with. by the afternoon we will heat things up in the 50s and 60s. i think the weekend looks great as high pressure moves overhead, the temperatures warming up nicely into sunday and monday. there is a slight chance we could see showers return next wednesday. >>> there are two narratives about the location of osama bin laden. the one that you're most familiar with is that ubl is hiding in a cave and he's surrounded by a large contingent of loyal fighters. but that narrative is pre-9/11 understanding. the second narrative, that he's living in the city. living in a city with multiple points of egress and entries, access to communications so that he can keep in touch with the organizations. you can't run a global network of interconnective cells from a cave. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." "zero dark

a look at the afternoon high. 62 for nevado. 61 san rafael. 60 for pacifica. in around the south bay 62 for mountain view. morgan hill. 63 loss gatos the extended forecast. a cold cold start to the morning but we will feel better by ten or so. tomorrow winds will come our way and a breeze kicking up tonight into tomorrow and that will drive the temperatures. we will be into the mid to upper 60s by sunday, monday. partly cloudy on tuesday and take a look at wednesday. possibility of showers. i will show you that future cast model. >> we are following developing news. the arrest we are just learning about in connection with the attack that killed chris stevens. >> and new video released of kansas city chiefs linebacker . >> and taking away the pain. the special program underway to give the gifts of mobility to people here in the bay area. >> first let's go outside. there is the east shore freeway. you can see its clear along that stretch of roadway. checking in with the chp no major problems this saturday morning, it's 7:11 on the o'clock and this is mornings on two. [ crickets chi

south bay. with several degrees cooler the increasing clouds for the in the valleys and temperatures will be in the 50s tomorrow afternoon. 50s through a san rafael with a looknded forecast. a very chilly day with that storm thursday morning, friday morning and the chance of rainfall returning to the forecast. >> that deadly plane crash that killed a popular mexican american the singer. >>pam: new details in the deadly plane crash that killed a mexican american singer, jenni rivera's death still leaves many questions unanswered. the u-s is now sending crash experts to mexico to help in the investigation into the plane crash that killed rivera along with six others. the national transportation safety board says its investigators will help the mexican government. the learjet with seven people on board went down sunday afternoon in a mountain area in northern mexico. the flight was headed to mexico city. in the wreckage, investigators found jenni rivera's license confirming that was her plane. the mexican news agency notimex is reporting that the learjet that crashed was 43-years-old jet. according to n-t-s-b records, the plane suffered substantial damage in a

san rafael and midst 60s in oakland. and for the inland east bay. mid- to upper 60s for the south bay and for morgan hill and santa cruz. lookingsimilar day for must be. mid to upper 60s for the afternoon. by tuesday, again an increase in clouds. not as warm. wednesday, thursday, that storm dropping out of the gulf of alaska will bring us cooler weather and scattered showers and linger through thursday. for the sierra, we will see snow an all the way into the foothills. >>> thanks, rosemary. >>> it will mark the start of the jewish holiday hanukkah. in the union scare ark 25-foot menorah was lit and it will be lit every night of the holiday at 5:00 p.m. >> this is the best place for the great hanukkah. this is beautiful. very nice. >> hanukkah runs for eight days and will conclude this year on the night of december 16th. >>> well in the sports world, making national headlines this morning. one dallas cowboy is dead while a teammate is behind bars for the wreck. >>> we will give you a live look. that is the raiders playing thursday night. hopefully, smooth in both directions, north and south on 880 for you on this sunday. time n

look at the arrow here. this is the south, south wind. and that means it is going to blow up across the car and over the bridges. whether it is the bay bridge. san rafael. and gusting to 38 and half moon bay reporting 23 miles an hour. gusting to 38. we will continue with a wind advisory until this afternoon for the north bay and for the rest of us, the south bay. only area excluded from the wind advisory is san jose. headed into the sierra, okay. another treacherous ride here as well. snow levels down to 4500 feet. you need the chains and the picking this up at baxter at this time. the winter storm warning will last until 10:00 in the evening. it lasts actually until tomorrow morning. early on for lake tahoe and until the afternoon. one or 2 inches of rain expected with this storm. and two to four for the hills. here is the extended forecast. the temperatures, not a lot of change going on. we felt like we he did yesterday afternoon. a lot of what we felt yesterday afternoon. we will be drying out tonight and dry for christmas eve. and christmas day. overnight lows with the rain and the clouds. and afternoon highs will remain in the mid-50s. i will sho