they are a little bit slow in san ramon valley, concord around 7 miles an hour but santa rosa, is all above 30 miles an hour. sfo around 14. strongest storms are moving through the east bay and south bay. fremont, san jose, los altos, sunol grade, that whole area is getting the heaviest of the rain. don't let your guard down, more rain on the way. i'll have the complete forecast. >> don't let your guard down on your commute. several problem spots. new accident eastbound 80 on the lower deck of the bay bridge, treasure island blocking the left lane. flooding causing problems throughout the morning at san francisco at 280 interchange. following a sig alert in daly city due to a crash. two right lanes are blocked and will remain blocked for another half-hour. >> kristen: we are getting breaking news right now. >> eric: out of hollywood, sad news, an acon, one considered to be most beautiful actresses, elizabeth taylor has died. she was 79 years old. we're still gathering information. we'll bring you more as it becomes available. abc news has a special report on the life and times of eliz

heading southbound into san ramon valley you will find road work till 6:00 this morning. 101 at 880 overcrossing, a nice ride making your way out of morgan hill. downtown san jose area, pretty quiet in the downtown area. >> eric: 5:37 right now. >> kristen: and why dog owners are on a short leash. >> and they sport a new edition to their uniforms. next, the tiny cameras that will

san ramon, northbound 680 between al costa and sycamore valley road. and eastbound 92, road work between hesperia and 880. the good news is they just cleared the road work on the dumbarton bridge. they were hoping to have it done by 6:00 but it cleared early. 7:40 a.m. and 106.9 f.m., radio stations door, forget. back to you, sidney. >>> 4:54. thank you very much. women treated for breast cancer may be more susceptible to falls. a new study found 58% of breast cancer survivors had fallen in the last year. that's nearly double the rate for seniors. researchers are not sure why, but speculate that chemotherapy and other cancer treatments may affect balance. >>> 4:54. 4:55. >>> wrinkles and circles under the eyes are a fact of life but it turns out the way you sleep can be a big factor when we first wake up, most of us have bed crinkles from the pillow case, i didn't know it, but over time the lines can turn into permanent wrinkles so to avoid that, it is helpful to sleep on your back. but the way you sleep can be just as important. >> the material that y

once again we continue to notice the east bay north of 580 around dublin, san ramon valley, heavy downpours headed your way. further south around hayward, light rain. in the south bay from sunnyvale right through san jose more rain will be moving in, but we've got a rain-snow mix around mount hamilton. in the north bay, notice more rain here around ben lomond and santa cruz mountains. we will see the showers become more isolated so a little bit of a lull before the next system. it looks like the last significant system coming in tonight. >> pg&e crews are working to restore electricity this morning to more than 1,000 bay area customers who still don't have power back. on the peninsula, 565 customers remain in the dark. 345 outages in the south bay, 80 customers without power in the east bay and another 255 in the north bay. >> clearlake and look county is expected to reach flood stage in the next hour. the lake's water level has been steadily rising. many homeowners are stocking up on sandbags as officials warn the lake my flood for the first time in 13 years. >> road crews spent the night

once again we continue to notice the east bay north of 580 around dublin, san ramon valley, heavy downpours headed your way. further south around hayward, light rain. in the south bay from sunnyvale right through san jose more rain will be moving in, but we've got a rain-snow mix around mount hamilton. in the north bay, notice more rain here around ben lomond and santa cruz mountains. we will see the showers become more isolated so a little bit of a lull before the next system. it looks like the last significant system coming in tonight. >> pg&e crews are working to restore electricity this morning to more than 1,000 bay area customers who still don't have power back. on the peninsula, 565 customers remain in the dark. 345 outages in the south bay, 80 customers without power in the east bay and another 255 in the north bay. >> clearlake and look county is expected to reach flood stage in the next hour. the lake's water level has been steadily rising. many homeowners are stocking up on sandbags as officials warn the lake my flood for the first time in 13 years. >> road crews spent the night

right now, san ramon has 30,000 users of which are signed up as cpr trained. to date, 1 million notifications have been sent out. sanramon's fire chief is confident. >> when cpr is started and an an ed is -- and an aed is applied, this can help by 80%. >> i can't tell you how excited the city and county of san francisco is excited to be a participant in this effort. >> san francisco fire department prides itself of getting within any emergency within three to five minutes. in order to bridge that gap of three to five minutes, it's essential and so important if we have bystanders stepping in. >> reporter: san francisco fire chief joanne hayes was convinced this app needed to be deprecated in san francisco -- needed to be replicated in -- in san francisco. only a quarter of people get the help. >> give people that 08 to 50% because bystander cpr is the key -- 80% to 50% because bystander cpr is the key. >> reporter: reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. >>> the california public utilities commission today is considering whether

they wrapped up some roadwork early through san ramon.us lanes blocked around alcosta boulevard. again all the cones have been picked up. the crews are gone. so all lanes are re-opened now through the san ramon valley and the san mateo bridge, getting more crowded now in those westbound lanes of 92 in the commute direction. still about 13 minutes between hayward and foster city. all the approaches to the bay bridge fine, metering lights off. so easy ride right now into san francisco. and up and down the nimitz freeway, 64, 68 miles per hour, these are live traffic sensors showing you how fast cars are moving on the roads. north- and southbound 880 looks great. those headlights are moving southbound toward oakland airport. and we'll check the south bay where we are sending chopper 5 today just to kind of give you a wide view of what it looks like out there but for right now out of downtown san jose, you look great. remember our radio partners, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. back to you. >> thank you. >>> let's take a check of today's top storie

look at dublin towards the san ramon hills, pleasanton, san jose, kind of a break right now and more showers across the excuse mountains and the north bay. this moisture off the pacific ocean giving us a case of oh, the humidity this morning. temperatures in the 50s won't budge today. upper 50s, near 60. what we should see are showers shutting down, breezy for tonight. we'll show you what you can expect for the workweek ahead in a few minutes. >> the haircast. >> this morning that's very true. >> thanks, rob. >>> new this morning, a geyser of water pouring onto the streets of san francisco after a driver plowed his car into a fire hydrant. this happened just a few minutes before 1:00 this morning on first street near the transbay terminal. check out all the water on the roadway. rob was talking about ponding. this is even or with. witnesses say the hydrant spouted water for more than an hour. the driver of the car was questioned by police at the scene. it was unclear whether alcohol or drugs played a factor in this crash. >>> one person is dead and one other has serious injuries afte

, concord, pleasant hill and walnut creek, pretty good cell moving out of orinda through oakley, san ramon valley, dublin tiburon, bay bridge, daly city got a good cell down through colma. 280, wet weather and showers become more widely scattered here. more wet weather heading into morgan hill, as well. we have a more organized front that will be bringing rain to everyone later on tonight through the first portion of saturday. high surf warning until 3:00 this afternoon and still the snow piling up in the sierra nevada until 11:00. remember 80 is closed. good morning, sue. >> good morning. with all the rain, standing water loan for solo spinouts and we've got quite a few. a stall blocking the lane approaching redwood city. highway 84, woodside road an accident at san jose. highway 17 and there is "h" train is out of commission. no service due to a rock side. and they are confirming no bus bridge. san mateo bridge is moving well. let's take a look. taillights are headed westbound and wind advisory has been lifted. bay bridge is light so far this morning, no delays into san francisco. >> jus

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these tal lights are moving southbound, no delays heading into the san ramon valley. plaza, nice ride into san francisco. >>> fasten your seat belts. gas prices may be going up again. >> good morning. fighting in libya and the united nations to deal with the situation, sending crude oil futures higher and that could push gas prices up, too. and after the growing season, prices, as well. analysts at bloomberg surging prices of corn. that could drive beef prices up. and get ready to shell out more for diapers, kimberly clashing is hiking prices as much as 7% and potty training may not save you much money as before. paper prices may also go up. and nike planning on raising prices. part shortage in japan, general motors is putting the brakes on production. halting assembly lines in japan because of the crisis in japan. walt disney shutting down stores in tokyo. stocks rye rising partly on optimism workers might be able to contain radiation and investors watching g-7 meeting. agreeing that a big conference last night to intervene together in the currency markets for the fi

no delays in the area but as you make your way into the san ramon valley will you find road work in both directions until about 6:00 this morning. live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are not on yet. on the san mateo bridge, traffic is moving nicely in both directions. 92 at 880 you will find road work until 6:00 this morning. for the latest traffic updates go to abc7news.com and click on the traffic link. >> eric: thank you very much. it's 5:21. >> kristen: better not be driving while talking on cell phone without a hand-held device. >> and why peta is demanding a well known san francisco neighborhood change its name. i finally found a body wash that moisturizes and softens my dry skin. [ female announcer ] new gold bond deep moisture, with 7 moisturizers and 3 vitamins. the body wash that moisturizes like a lotion. >> kristen: the cost of talking on your cell phone or texting while you drive is likely going up. state lawmakers are considering a bill to more than double the fine for a first offense. first offense, $50, but check out the final bill once you add in cour

southbound into san ramon valley. d drive time between 680 and the tunnel about ten minutes. south bay live look in san jose 101 at 880 overcrossing, everything okay. morgan hill and heading up the peninsula. 280 at 17 overcrossing, no problems right now on 280 through downtown san jose. we have a sig laert in the south bay, highway 85 on the ramp to highway 82 is closed for a big rig that got stuck in the dirt. wednesday morning drive times, slow on westbound 4, making your way out of antioch, 24 minute commute time and about half an hour to make your way through altamont pass. and train number 3 is delayed about 11 minutes. latest traffic updates go to abc7news.com and click on the traffic link. >> kristen: it's official, the beard will on be on the disable list when the giants open the season tomorrow in los angeles. brian wilson is still recovering from a strained oblique. last night they played the a's in the bay bridge series. giants won 4-1 and took the first two games of the series. this final is this afternoon

north main exit, southbound, no delays right now heading into the san ramon valley. bay bridge toll plaza, staple story, metering lights are not on yet. no problems making your way through the tolls and heading into san francisco. let's get a check of drive times thursday morning commute, through the altamont pass from 205 to 680? >> 20 minutes, heading on 4, 18 minutes. eastbound 4 you will find road work near railroad. for latest traffic updates go to www.abc7.com and click on the traffic link. >> thank you very much. >>> the crisis in japan may lead to higher prices. >> here is jane king with the money scope report. >> warning, if you are thinking of buying a car, watch for price hikes. almost all vehicles is going to see an increase in transaction price. in the meantime, toyota says it remains at normal levels but most lexus models and prius models are made in japan. on stocks in tokyo following again and u.s. stocks on rising concern about the situation with japan's damaged nuclear reactor. apple reporting survival app skyrocketing to the top spot. one that gives

for drivers this morning, live shot of 680 walnut creek, traffic city light of antioch through the san ramon valley. interstate 80 in berkeley looking good this morning. westbound traffic is only 18-minute drive from the carquinez bridge and head to the south bay, 280 and 17 interchange, san jose, traffic is very light. mass transit systems all off to a good start. no delays reported for any of the transit systems. >> thank you. >> why the commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan, what he is expected to tell congress about the war effort and his serious concerns. >> and japan's ties to silicon valley. the sound of spring... it's a symphony best appreciated... at full blast. the moment you've been waiting for has arrived. springs best event. from cadillac. with zero down, zero due and zero first month's payment on the exhilarating cadillac cts. but like the beauty of spring, it won't last long. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> this morning, david petraeus is expected to tell congress that u.s. forces can begin to pull out of afghanistan this morning. he will testi

take a look from pleasant hill to wal us in creek down to orinda, down through san ramon and we will be looking this to continue as another area of showers from tiburon and richmond-san rafael bridge will continue to slide on eastward. san ramon valley, alamo, good downpours and pushing down to the peninsula, another area of showers down by pescadero and los gatos, mix around mount hamilton and colder air. 40s and 50s with a few sun breaks the atmosphere is very unstable. so more showers will be generated. but they become more widely scattered this afternoon. then another system is on the heels bringing more rain tonight and tomorrow and weaker system on sunday. beyond that more. high surf warning until 3:00 with large breaking waves from 15-18 feet today. hire is the next system later on tonight into early saturday morning. we'll be looking at an area of concentrated rain to really bring problems to the beginning of your weekend. if you want to get out there and clean things up looks like breaks today and few more breaks on sunday. this system looks to be forecasted further to the no

closer, you can see the band move from san francisco now over towards the berkeley area, concord, san ramon, the yellow getting close to your area. check out san bruno and san mateo. very heavy rain moving in. oakland getting hit with moderate rain, orinda, and moss beach, half moon bay, the red indicating heavy rain. so, this is the first band that will move through early this evening. we get a little break. more rain in the accuweather for the rest of the week. >> alan: now on to japan where the nation is facing humanitarian and nuclear emergencies. the estimated death toll climbed to 10,000. more video was made available today on the tsunami. >> alan: the newsroom with more. >> reporter: japan's prime minister said this is their worst crisis since world war ii. they have dedoubled the numbers of soldiers deployed to help out to 8,000. >> i don't know what's what's -- what's going on. >> crews are dumping seawater into two reactors in a last-ditch effort to avoid a meltdown. officials warped of -- warned of a second exploasmghts health department is having screenings. 22 people tested pos

taillights are moving southbound no delays heading into the san ramon valley.commuting along 24 westbound, drive time between 680 is about 10 minutes. east shore freeway, heading through the berkeley area, drive time from the carquinez to the maze, 20 minutes. bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are not on yet. friday light and heading into san francisco. south bay, san jose, 280 right at the 17 overcrossing, light and quiet through the downtown san jose area this morning but there is an advisory if you are commuting through the santa cruz mountains on 17. chp has issued a heavy rain advisory and asking commuters to drive with caution. if you are taking mass transit, everything is operating on schedule. get the latest, go to our website at www.abc7.com. >> we're just getting word out of vienna, they say japan radiation has reached california but it's minuscule and won't oppose a health threat. u.c. berkeley scientists of said the same thing. lilian kim reports. >> reporter: at toyota marin, inventory is dwindling. >> 84, how long does that last? >> the decre

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we had one right down 680, 780 to san ramon valley. we have a few more radar returns developing across the peninsula. those will move into the south bay and over to the east bay. you can sigh a drying trend over the next three hours. let's talk temperatures, low to mid-50s outside. mid-50s around the monterey bay and inland. highlights, the morning showers give way to a dry afternoon. showers will return tomorrow afternoon. this evening and tomorrow morning, friday, thunder and small hail and potential for minor street flooding. mid-50s and upper 50s to low 60s for the rest of us. monterey bay and inland, upper 50s to low 60s and few peeks of sunshine late this afternoon. area of low pressure, that wave of energy brought us some of the heavier rains in the north bay. it's slowing the drier air. that is why i think it will be well into the afternoon hours before we are completely dry. we are here at 7:00 in the morning, one last push of wet weather, by 2:00 or 3:00, in the south bay. it's gone. we're seeing breaks in the clouds, and eve

well, it's a different story in the san ramon school district. school official -- school officials there decided not to hand out pink slips. we talked to the school district spokesperson to find out how that is possible. >>> california state health officials are investigating a major security breach that could affect almost million people nationwide. healthnet says several hard drive -- hard drives are missing. those drives contain personal information about individuals but the company has not issued details about who exactly is affected. a state watchdog agency says the breach do affect 600,000 individuals. healthnoeth is contacting the victims and offering free credit report monitoring. >>> the police commission is expected to send the names of three finalists to the mayor, mayor lee. the mayor could make a choice or reject them all and start the process all over. the police commission has interviewed dozens of candidates. the police chief's job opened up in january when george goes con was named san francisco's new district attorney. >>> weigh

rush to the scene prior to our arrival could make the difference between life and death. >> the san ramonre district is already using this technology. san francisco is the first major city in the u.s. to announce the program. it could be in place later this year. >>> 5:53 your time. san francisco supervisors could vote later this month on a plan to get twitter to move into the midmarket neighborhood. twitter's chief financial officer wrote to san francisco officials to say it wants to move in a building on 9th and market streets depending on them getting a payroll tax exemption. >>> $400,000 someone paid for a nearly 7-pound gold nugget in sacramento. check it out right here. it's the cluster of gold found last year in nevada county, california. it's huge. the unusual size of the nugget boosted the final price well over its pure gold value. the buyer must also pay $60,000 to the auction house. >> lawrence, it's finally happened. somebody did find the pot o' gold. >> he had to pay for it. the problem is i have been looking ever since and i haven't found mine. we may find it though in the s

rain in alamo, san ramon, and concord. and it's moving to the north and to the west. temperatures right now, mild. in the 50s. 56 san francisco 59, redwood city. san jose and fairfield, 66. so we'll continue with showers and mist and drizzle overnight. a cooler night this evening. cooler and windy for your monday, and then we'll bring in another slight chance of a shower in the north bias we head -- north bay as we head into tuesday. this where is the low is. the low has that counterclockwise spin. i'll spin it one more time. you can clearly see that. these rain bands that are filtering in and rotating back towards the coast, that's going to push to the south, and it will tack the moisture with it. until that happens, we'll continue to just get these bands of moisture moving across the bay area. by 10:00 tonight we should start to see this unwind a little bit and head towards the south. tomorrow morning, 5:00 a.m. commute, not picking up any rain, although we could still have heavy mist and drizzle out there so be advised of that. and throughout the course of the day,

east bay, concord, san san san -- san ramon, moderate rain, and lesser amounts of rainfall right now being reported from redwood city towards san jose. this band will move in, in the next five to, say, 30 minutes, make its way across the bay area, and then more rain to move in overnight. accompanying the rain, heavy at that at times. look for a chance of lingering showers tomorrow morning, and then afternoon clearing, and then we're going to keep it unsettled throughout the period of this upcoming work week. this is the cold front, and this is the band making its way across the bay area right now. this portion will move through during the overnight hours. in fact, show you our timing. 5:00, this is a little off. but you can pretty much sense that once that band moves through, we have another actual cold front that will move through overnight. 11:00 tonight. turns over just to scattered showers, maybe a few lingering showers for the monday morning commute. a secondary storm is due in here on tuesday. to bring mainly the north bay some moderate rain at times. in the lake tahoe area, sno

the city of san ramon has offered the technology for about a month now. the act sent an alert to registered users and hopes that one of them is nearby and can help. emergency responders say that heart attack survival rates increase dramatically if systems get -- people get cpr right away. >>> a hearing is underway and a proposal to add a new area code in santa clara county. they are presenting two options here. one would split the area geographically into the old 408 area code and a new 669 area code. the other would give every new number a new area code. there will be two hearings tomorrow at los gatos city hall. >>> a woman attacked in february and left for dad is fighting back tonight -- left for dead is fighting back tonight when she awoke, he hit her in the head with an unknown object and began choking her. >> by fat he would kill me. >> while she is unconscious, he ends up splitting her throat and leaving her there to die. the victim came back to consciousness and was able to get out of the house. >> police say the man is wanted for attempted murder

it is colistin san ramon at 45 degrees. the weather is dry right now but that will change for tomorrow because we have a weather system on the way. here is future cast at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. notice everything is great here. we have cloudy skies over the bay, those will lead up to the chance for rain coming up in the afternoon. this rain is not forecast to be heavy. however, at any additional precipitation we get can cause flooding issues because we have been soaked for so long now. this is fairly insignificant this system. the storm early struggles to move to the south as we go through the day. by 4:00 p.m., light rain at around the golden gate in san francisco, but mainly this is in to marin, sonoma and napa counties. in the evening, the system does spread south but watch a kind of fall apart by 9:00 p.m.. we will see a few showers for the east bay and south bay. rainfall amounts for the system pretty minor, a few hundredths of an inch. baby as much of an quarter of an inch. temperatures upper 30's low to mid-40s.

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no delays through the walnut creek area but as you make your way san ramon valley, road work in both directions nil about 6:00 this morning. stay on top of all the traffic information by going to our website at abc7news.com. >>> senator dianne feinstein is holding a hearing on nuclear safety this morning. she joins scientists on a tour of the santa ofre nuclear plant. she says the fuel repositories would eliminate them handling their own nuclear waste. it will be discussed at today's hearing. >> eric: in japan, radiation detected in sea water is at its highest level yet. nuclear safety officials sea water outside the plant in fukushima was found to contained 3,000 times the amount of radioactive iodine. crews continue to struggle to stabilize the dangerously overheated plant. radiation is seeping into the sea and nearby soil. >>> federal health officials begin hearings on the safety of artificial food coloring after denying for years there was problem, they have decided to take a closer look that it could trigger hyperactivity in children. fda is asking a panel of experts to look at

healthy returns right around the bay itself from san francisco down to san mateo over to hayward, san ramon. dublin, up towards concord and walnut creek. scattered light rains around the santa clara valley. big picture will show this is all moving slowly to the east and should be out by 12:00. here is sue with the traffic. >> quick look this morning. we do have rain and an accident around the cordelia junction. it's not blocking any lanes but you will find it off to the side. we've got heavy snow in the mountains, chains are required, blue canyon, central truckee and slow traffic and screening trucks. checking mass transit it's all on time, bart, muni and tolls, it's clear at the bay bridge. >>> sue, thank you very much. >>> japanese officials are battling a new fire at the troubled nuclear plant 140 miles north of tokyo. workers that had tried to cool the reactors down had to leave because after surgery of radiation. the team of 180 workers had been rotating in and out of the danger zone to minimize their radiation exposure. the japanese emperor expressed his condolences and urge is his ci

let's take a live look at walnut creek, 680 heading right through walnut creek into san ramon area no problems but we did have an earlier spin out 680 approaching 580 that has been cleared. also if you are heading to the sierra, will you need chains on all major roadways. >> kristen: it's now 4:40. >> eric: the only large america citizens that doesn't use it. additive that has san jose in in a tap water fight. >> and they are pushing to crack down [ older brother ] hey, that's the last crescent. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? bui've got a warm, fresh baked strawberry toaster strudel. see the difference? mmmm. i do. (announcer) pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. >>> had been 42 on the morning news. a live look from emeryville camera. you can see what is going on weather wise. gusty winds and rain blowing in. traffic is moving along on the bay bridge. see some red lig

commute this morning as traffic moves southbound here through walnut creek and looks good through san ramonalley and the sunol grade. >> a much better morning. now 4:39. >> still ahead of the trail of trust. tens of thousands of dollars from a parent/teacher organization from a south bay school. >> really irresponsible. >> yes. did you see 'em? a lot of people did, apparently. anger in san francisco as 10,000 red balloons [ ma announcer ] 95% of all americans aren't getting enough whole grain. but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every box... ♪ ...from chex... to cheerios... to lucky charms. so you can get the whole grain you want with the taste you love. get started on the whole grain you're missing with your favorite big g cereals. make sure to look for the white check. fixing the name. it'siber none. looks like one. well, i know. i put an "n" there. ah! fiber one honey clusters cereal! that's really good! it tastes good, so there can't be fiber in it! it's a

. >> san ramon fire valley district is already using the technology. san francisco is the first major city in the united states to announce the program. it could be in place a little later this year. >>> 4:56. as japan tries to prevent a nuclear meltdown, they are lifting sea water into the air. >> as helicopters fight from high above, the state of the crisis this morning and when traces of radiation are expected to hit the west coast, coming up. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> more uncertainty and fear in japan. how the fight to prevent a nuclear meltdown has gone to the air. >> a man shot execution-style at a bay area mcdonald's. we'll hear from a witness and look at the surveillance video, as well. good morning, it is thursday, march 17. happy st. patrick's day, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm sydnie kohara. good morning, everybody. your time coming up on 5:00. weather and traffic in just a moment but first, let's go to the crisis in japan and the latest. the u.s. is sending airplanes to japan for americans who want t

san jose 65, 63 in san francisco, livermore 66 and san ramon as well another spot that got to 70 now.rain flies through the air. 59 in san rafael, 65 earlier in napa. we're still seeing low 60s so you don't really need a winter coat but you need the umbrella as the rain is flying. winds picking up 5 to 15 miles per hour to the south and southwest. here is the rain line right now parked itself over the central part of the bay area. this is the main event. as this gets out of here, we will be drying out heading into monday morning. but for now you're seeing the rain from san leandro over to san bruno and san mateo. now crossing over to redwood city. between now and 7:00 we'll start to see that spilling down through the rest of the santa clara valley and across highway 17. then maybe a few lingering showers for morgan hill and gilroy for the morning but that should be about it. as the main event comes tomorrow, i think it will be the storm-driven surf on the coast. this was a long storm fanning pretty good winds across the water. tomorrow look out for the high surf advisory. again, the s

and north of livermore, danville and san ramon may get the fog as well. the altamont pass is moving smoothly out of the traci area. interstate 808 and 50 are open, but bring the chains. 84 near the dumbarton bridge is moving nicely. off 880, there are the taillights heading over the peninsula. no camera shake, calmer winds, but the rain is not completely gone from the area. we are definitely watching for the aftermath of the mudslides and trees down potentially. >>> coming up, this is the debate fancy car people have. premium versus regular. are you saving money by filling up on regular? the experts weigh in. >>> plus, new advice for parents of young children that could save them in a car accident. >>> you are looking at live pictures of the bay bridge. it is 4:14. 4:41. i was told that i was at risk for sudden cardiac death. i was 23 years old, i wasn't overweight. i never dreamed this would happen to me. when the doctor told me i had three blocked arteries, i felt like i was punched in the gut. i found out that one in three women die from heart disease.

schierholtz from nearby san ramon valley hit a home-run, giants win 4-1.dodgers open thursday, a's host seattle on friday and hey, it's never too early to plan ahead. get that graphic back up, pam. april 10th. >> is that when it is? >> you've got enough time to get ready. april 10th. >> okay. >> we're still on, that will be on. april 10th. >> of course, we'll still be on. there it is again. >> yes. april 10th. stanford first opponent in the final four is set, and it's not going to be the 6'8" all- american brittany griner and bailor. griner is sad, but she's going to do things a woman player has never done before, 24 points, nine rebound. sydney carter, though, in texas getting it done tonight. 58-46, they play stanford in the final four on sunday night. warriors enjoyed a real exciting finish in oklahoma city. now, kevin durant, and the thunder said okay. warriors are in town, we can walk through this and cooke, though, thunder up three, throws it away, monta ellis gets the three, it's a finish to send it to overtime. all they had to do was inbound, and t

as we come up to san francisco and san ramon, close to a half inch of rain. a lot of that fell earlier this morning and caused problems on the morning drive around the bay area. right now you can see some rain showing up around napa, pretty good cells from from yountville into napa county. a few more showers on the santa cruz mountains. we've got this system moving ashore tonight that at least temporarily i think will throttle the rain back up, as we head towards midnight tonight. we'll call for showers on the increase midnight. and then showers shutting down towards tomorrow morning. but look at the wind speeds. those will be picking up tomorrow. a little gusty around our hilltops. we'll talk about the windier conditions for monday, plus 70-degree temperatures showing up in your seven-day forecast. a look at that coming up in a few minutes. diane? >> all right, thank you, rob. >>> the corruption case in the east bay involving a private investigator and two law enforcement officers seems to be growing. and tonight we're learning more about the p.i. i cuesed o

same area you showed with all of that active rain along 580 and through 680 as well through the san ramon area. heading out of the area or coming from the sierra chains required for 80 and 50 so keep it in mind. out of the altamont pass, the rain is around there so might be winds over the east bay hills as well as the san mateo bridge and the dumbarton. i showed you the camera shaking. in oakland we have our high rise camera. it's not shaking but you see the glow and the water kicking up. welt roadways continue throughout this area and the bay bridge toll plaza. you approach the toll plaza and metering lights. puddles and water kicking up so that's a factor for the morning commute. slippery conditions. we'll watch for those reports. >> inside diablo canyon 200 miles south of the bay area to make sure things are being done that what happens in japan doesn't happen here. our body scanners putting you at risk. experts weigh in. and st. mary's run in the, nit, i think you can hear in my voice what happened. live picture of the golden gate bridge. >>> you're looking at a live picture of 880. m

as you make your way through san ramon area, will you you will find road work until about 6:00 this morning. >> kristen: it's now 4:40. >> critics go after a fine against pg&e. they say $3 million isn't enough to pay for losing track of pipeline records. >> kristen: and after 28 years behind bars, a san francisco man's murder conviction is >>> we have a sig alert in hayward after a big rig driver fell asleep at the wheel and slammed into the guardrail. this is southbound 238. only one lane of traffic getting by. caltrans is cleaning up a fuel and water spill. expect delays through the area. >> kristen: thanks a lot. it's 4:43. an agreement between pg&e and the state puc is stirring up strong opposition. pg&e says it will pay $3 million fine for failing to provide pipeline records. regulators demand it in the wake of san bruno explosion. pamela harris doesn't think the penalty is stiff enough for pg&e to make needed changes. >> when you have pg&e, puc sitting in a room without transparency without public comment without the ability to put input into that discussion. >> kristen: pg&e would ha

but the san ramon valley let ride looks better.xcept for the lower east shore freeway from richmond to emeryville it is still a pretty slow ride. take a look at our camera, conditions here while improving are still well below the limit. continuing towards golden gate fields. bay bridge, a bright spot, metaphorically of course westbound coming even with an earlier stalled on the incline we don't have a very bad commute. >> mark: to san jose with eritrean coverage craig sklar is downtown. >> reporter: the umbrellas are back, things were fine but there rain is coming down people are trying to fend for themselves. that comes in bursts all morning both here and when i was on highway 17 in the santa cruz mountain things get better, if people feel better and then the rain comes back. its air far cry from the 300 + sunny days a year people are hurting for what's coming next because there's more to come. those who remain, just trying to get out of the rain. >> mark: thank you, finally decided santa cruz, the harbor is open two weeks after t

swinging around the valley, back through san jose in to allen rock, 40 degrees into pleasanton and san ramonr here, not really amounting to much. watch it as it begins to try to gather some strength and energy but really falling apart as it hits up against the bank of high pressure. we'll call it mostly cloudy tonight. this thursday system looks like most of the precipitation will ride north of the bay area and produce about an inch of rain. then it will leave us with a little bit of light precipitation. in the morning hours, just a slight chance of some rain and the far reaches of the north bay commute, but for the most part it's your lunch hour where you want to pack that lunch and head on indoors. but they are suggesting less than a quarter inch of rain through the bay area. a sloppy day. as far as the winds are concerned out of the southwest at 15, temperatures are coming down, 50s at the beaches, 60 at concord, 65 in fremont which we experienced today as well. here you have it, the light rain on thursday, partly cloudy on friday. we'll see a slight chance of rain in the north bay saturd

security cameras at the chase bank on san ramon valley boulevard took these photos as the bank robber approached the teller around 10:15 yesterday morning. police say he demanded money from the teller but did not show a gun. he ran off with about $20,000 in cash. >>> good afternoon to you. giving you a look at some mostly gray sky outside our door this morning. the sunshine trying to breakthrough. we are dealing with just a little bit of partly sunny sky out there. onto your storm tracker here we have plenty of gray sitting in the upper 50s this morning. santa rosa checking in at 59. 57 in and around san francisco 59 san jose and even locked within these clouds a little bit of moisture remaining. the last hour san francisco airport reporting a few light sprinkles. and you can see the green here on the radar. that's really going to be about it. we are drying out at this point. your forecast into the afternoon we're going to be partly cloudy. it's going to take a little time to get rid of this moisture but we are expecting more sunshine by the second half of the day. in the overnight ho

to the north, san francisco over towards san ramon, .5. .75 around santa rosa. rain tapered off towards the evening. again in the north bay we're seeing the rain picking up around napa, fairfield. misty skies around san francisco. a little more light rain here around fremont and san jose. you can see the system spinning offshore. this temporarily is going to increase the showers between now and about midnight tonight. then the change we're going to be talking about will be some gusty winds, heading on into your monday commute. winds 15 to 30 miles per hour, perhaps stronger around hillt hilltops. we'll have a look ahead to your work week forecast coming up. >>> there's a march 10th deadline for state lawmakers to get tax extensions on the june ballot in california. as time is running out there may be a way to extend that deadline. we're gaining perspective from two political experts here in the bay area. in today's "chronicle," willie brown says the governor has an uphill battle when it comes to passing the extensions to help close the $26 billion budget gap. he

but you have some showers into hayward, castro valley, also into the san ramon and dublin. rain this morning, temperatures mainly into the 50s. we have some areas of fog so be careful. watch out for that across some of the mountains. skyline boulevard looking at thick fog there so be careful traveling in that direction. by the afternoon, there is still a slight chance of showers but we'll see some sunshine sneaking between. and it's going to be a little bit breezy. temperatures running in the 50s, some low 60s showing up around the bay area in toward the afternoon hours. so here's your next storm system making its way into california bringing with it more rain here, lots of snow in the sierra nevada and well, we have a series of storms that are lining up off the pacific now. showers for today, i think tomorrow there is a slight chance that we could see a couple of scattered showers not a real big deal. we may sneak in more sunshine than clouds but still a slight chance. temperatures in the 60s in the south bay. north bay temperatures in the 50s and 60s. we have showers ling

the right through the san ramon valley looks good.l with clouds through most of the morning, there may be a shower or two lastinout there. tomorrol be sunny and warm, sunny day bay area wide range.. highway 84 really like rain right now nothing will slow you down, 580 right near altamont pass we see a bit heavier out there. if you're coming in from tracy that roadway is damp. in the south bay near milpitas near downtown, that still looks like it's light there. also dealing with light fog. visibility down to less than a mile in san rosa. last check it wa. the satellite imagery handful of clouds making its way to the bay. it will be late rain nothing compared with i yesterday. this afternoon upper 50's, low '60s spirit tomorrow as i said it will be great, saturday fantastic, then another bout of rain sunday. let's say good morning to george. >> george: a good ride at the bay bridge, meter lights have been activated at 6:25 a.m. no hot spots for you. it has been lighter than usual and westbound direction. 1 01 southbound looks good comin

we had been dry in the east bay but we see light showers along the san ramon valley and the upper shore freeway. along highway 4 between martinez and a the beginning to get wet. it is pushing its way down, the front edge making its appearance in the east bay. the south bay they've had scattered showers all morning long. that it is the case right now as well. the showers coming up and over santa cruz mountains. serve the showers are moving northeast, the overall system is tracking to the south. we will see this stuff come down to the south bay. and the wide view you can see how big the rain band is as it comes down are white. 7:00 a.m. until about 11:00 a.m. is when we will see the heavier rain coming in to the east bay in the peninsula. by noon issue be exiting san jose. we hope it to stop by then and it will set this up for scattered showers. we do have a winter weather warning until about 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. near clear lake. we have wind advisory is dusting up to 60, even 70 mi. an hour. these colors are your best thing conditions, we are looking for a tensintense rains and wi

these are pictures provided by the san ramon valley fire protection district.ed firefighters are expected to recover. one suffered cuts to his hands, the other burns to his arms. investigators are still looking for a cause but said the fire did more than $600,000 in damage. >> 6:36. today thousands of students, teachers and community members across the state will be demonstrating as part of a day of action in defense of public education. it was similar to last march where tens of thousands protested around the state against california education funding cuts. children in grades k-12 as well as college students are expected to take part in several planned marches and public forums today. >> the san jose city council will now consider job performance when looking into pending layoffs of public employees. our media partners report some city council members still have deep concerns the proposal would weaken seniority protection for long-time city workers. others wonder if it would increase legal costs to fight wrongful termination suits. 70% of residents are in favo

the san ramon valley commute is all the way down to dublin interchange is a light one. >> darya: team weather and traffic with jackie he is in san rafael this morning. how's it going? >> reporter: i'm about ready to be blown away. these gust are about 30 mi. an hour. we will have to give james r. raise. on cue he talked about all morning about 9:00 a.m. the sauce would come through. almost the stroke of 9 the rain started falling we had cells move through earlier this morning darya. torrential downpours, it only lasted 5-10 minutes. it looks like it is darkening up. it is these strong wind gusts that are prevalent right now. it will make driving in a difficult task this morning. >> darya: nothing worse you don't know if that downpour's going to hit on your morning commute. >> mark: out of japan and the ugly one week after the earthquake in tsunami the agency is raising the severity you raise the of that accident at the plant to a five as the death toll continues to climb a level for incident, as local consequences, level 5 all water consequence. six reactors and you can see for have d

a mid-60 pattern, san ramon, pleasant ton, 67 -- pleasant ton, it's really mild, muggy. off and on showers thursday, then a stronger system moves in saturday. >>> we'll continue to follow the aftermath of the massive japanese earthquake. now there's another threat we're facing. we'll tell you where this volcano is erupting. >>> and why some u.s. navy ships and planes arrived to help out in the recovery are now moving away from the country. >>> even after the thank you, find out -- >>> good morning. rain in the morning will give way to partly cloudy skies. >> thank you, steve. >>> the u.s. military moving its ships and planes away from an earthquake-damaged nuclear power plant in japan. as alison burns reports from our wad newsroom, some of the -- from our wad -- walking dc newsroom. >> reporter: this is the video thats that posted of the operations. airborne radioactivity has been detected and the navy said the crew was exposed to about a month of normal radiation. perhaps more worry some is the defected levels of radiation on 17 helicopter crew members when they returne

been jamming up the commute through the san ramon valley.w hot spot here. the bay bridge westbound, no back up, and earlier hot spot this in detail bridge has cleared out. let's go get live with their check. the >> louisa: we can enjoy a dry day today, and for good portion of tomorrow. blue skies across have francisco, a few clouds will move again, i'm miles forecast for you. rain moves and saturday and continues sunday. temperatures warming up nicely, in the '50s for oakland, redwood city, mountainview, san jose. but the afternoon into the '60s for places like san francisco, novato, 65 in san rosa. mid-60's through the east bay, in the south bay as well. in terms of wet weather, it will be the end of your saturday, for a good portion we will stay dry, then by 8:00 p.m. sprinkles in the north bay, continuing southward. more widespread over night saturday and sunday. wet weather continues for good portion of your day sunday. nothing to heavy but moderate downpours drought your sunday. this continues until monday as well. it should be a dry dr