those showers lighting up our radar screen especially over the golden gate, daly city, san bruno, san ramon, dublin, hayward in the east bay, through fremont as we look to san jose, some showers, 101 from morgan hill to gilroy. over gilroy you see that heavy rain coming down for you. it is just pouring. we are looking at fremont, milpitas, red wood city, loss altos catching that wet weather. even by 10:00 a.m., you see things wrapping up quickly and even catching a little bit sunshine as we go through our day today. here we are at 4:00 p.m., partly sunny skies as we look to this afternoon and as we look to tonight looking at the chance for a few showers. we are not done. it does look wet as we go to christmas day. i will have details on that. let's check with gianna for a look at traffic. how are the roadways? i near it's wet for sure. >>> it's wet but there are not a lot of cars. that's good news. we have a lot of flooding reported on some of the highways, 280, 101, especially the south bay, 880. we are seeing a lot of green. hopefully it stays that way with people having time off due to t

antioch, concord, san ramon, 680, livermore, hayward with the wet start, san mateo, saratoga, morgan hill, san martin with light rain. you see the wet san francisco camera, mark hopkins hotel cam. temperatures are in the 40s to 50s at this hour. here is 8:00 a.m. we have a few showers for peninsula and south bay. as we look to noon, 4:00 p.m., you see sunshine as we go through today. we'll talk about what you can expect. i am tracking more storm systems in the seven-day forecast coming up. let's check with gianna. with that rain this morning we have slick slippery conditions. hopefully drivers can stay safe. >>> give yourself extra time. if it is a day you can work at home, it's probably a day to do it especially during the morning. we have a couple hot spots, 880 and 580 in oakland. west bound they just opened lanes. % due to a crash with a vehicle that spun out in lanes. there is still activity to the right side of the road way. if you plan on taking 880, there is a trouble spot near 98th south bound. north of there, we are getting word of of flooding in the road way as well. that

right now stretches from berkeley and oakland right on over the east bay hills from dublin, danville san ramon up to walnut creek and concord richmond on over towards conquered is also on the weather side with some showers on the peninsula from san francisco down through san mateo down to san carlos and also some showers out towards antioch down towards the altamonte pass. little bit further southward and also some sprinkles are right there along the south bay sunnyvale on up to mountain view couple of light sprinkles for you. morgan hill down to gilroy rainfall picks up a little bit further that low pressure area that's skewed in this latest round of moisture is about to exit the region. this actually sets us up for quite a lot of sunshine here not too long from now. the heaviest of rain, as i mentioned, is already exit to the region. we're still going to be looking at some on and off showers over the next few hours. but skies will clear out really nicely into the afternoon. once we clear out, we're looking at dry conditions after that, any sort of rainfall beyond this point is pretty minimal

reporting live here in san ramon, nbc bay area news. >> bob, thank you. >>> california near the top of the list for safest states during covid. this is according to a new study by the website. first washington, d.c., hawaii coming in third. to get there, the list of the hubs, look at the rate of covid transmission, positive testing i should say, hospitalizations, and deaths along with vaccination rates. >>> all right. let's take a live look right now. this is walnut creek this morning where the skies are nice and clear. beautiful shot there. a lot different than we've been seeing over the past few days. this is where we had showers all across the bay area. want to check in with chief meteorologist jeff ranieri in for kari. we have been seeing the rain for days and days. got a nice little break but i'm getting word from reliable sources that it's coming back. >> yes, we do have an he as we through the next seven to ten days. right now outside still very chilly. you need the heavier jacket on. we have temperatures remaining in the 40s right now. a look at storm ranger our mobile doppler

catch sunshine later on today but as we rook to richmond, you are getting that wet start and also san ramon, livermore, tri valley, the peninsula, san mateo. you see the light rain. the south bay. milpitas, cupertino, campbell, san jose, that light rain this morning. in san jose, 53 degrees. we are looking at locations in the mid 40s to low 50s at this hour. let's walk you through the day and what you can expect this afternoon for the coast, bay, inland. mid 50s and looking at clearing with partly sunny skies. we are catching sunshine as we head through today, drier weather this afternoon. another storm system for your christmas day. i will talk about that and when the rain returns. let's check with gianna for a look at traffic. >>> if you are headed along 680 ready to make the drive through fremont, we have three left lanes shut down. north 680 not far from auto mall parkway, a big rig overturned, stuck on the roof. there is a large fuel spill in lanes. cal trains has issued a hard closure and sig alert. expect some delays. if you want to use 880, that is probably your best bet if you are

along 680 if you're driving through san ramon, you're going to catch some rain. here in dublin, there will be a bit of a break and even down to the south bay as well. not seeing much rain as well in the fremont or milpitas area. a couple of inches here as well as brentwood city. right now the current conditions are in the 40s. you want to bundle up. today's daytime highs aren't going to warm up anywhere near the 60s, not even the mid-50s. we're going to be in the upper 40s, low 50s for this afternoon. including coastline, the 50s. down in the south bay, 50s as well. i'll take you through the timing of when the rain moves out and how much we've seen so far coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, vianey. >>> the nation and the bay area mourning the loss of legendary coach john madden. he died yesterday at the age of 85. madden was much more than just a coach. he was a larger-than-life figure in broadcasting and a pioneer in video games. the bay area native lived in pleasanton but grew up in daly city. he had more than 100 wins before retiring in 1979. a longtime spo

county, and we are going to zoom in to around the oakland area, heading over towards lafayette and san ramon right now, and also for the south bay. we're looking at the morgan hill and san martin looking lighter there, and lighter as you head toward gilroy. as we deal with this very weak atmospheric river we are seeing steady light rain that will continue into today, but still we have a couple more systems in the works that will keep it soggy over the next several days. as we go day by day, even with a light rain, we will look at what we are expecting the rest of the morning. we will continue to see pockets of rain and overall widespread light rain. there are will breaks by this afternoon at 2:00 to 3:00, we could see break before heavier rain moves in by early tomorrow morning. there will be heavier waves of rain coming in. we will talk more about how much rain to expect, coming up. how is this affecting the morning commute? >> we are seeing ponding and the roadways are slick this morning. you can see the rain on the camera, and i have a radar overlaid on the speed sensors and traffic maps,

this is a look along northbound 680 in san ramon. >> chief meteorologist paul heggen is here to break down the timing of our next round of wet. >> moving in as we speak it hasn't rained everywhere yet in san jose they are still waiting as you do for the rain to climb over the santa cruz mountains. but, we begin to see rain through the rest of this evening. you can see there are gaps in between the individual showers, so it will not rain everywhere all the time but it will be a generally wet evening. the heavy rain so far has been north of the golden gate but there are some breaks in the action around santa rosa at the moment. the heaviest rain is moving through eastern napa county on its way to solano county. another batch of moderate rain about to move on shore in san francisco, breaking right over the bay but then there is rain over the oakland hills and into the tri-valley along 680 as we showed you from our driving live shot. again, you are waiting in the center clara valley. heaviest rain in the santa cruz mountains but the more moisture to make its way in the better chance it ha

people lined up for hours at this cvs in san ramon to get tested for that in time for christmas celebrations. one customer told kpix 5 that this cvs was expected to get a fresh shipment of tests today. because of the high demand for the testing, contra costa county is now requiring appointments, which includes testing locations in richmond in san ramon. previously, contra costa health services offered testing without appointments as capacity permitted. >>> the fda has announced the emergency authorization of a second antiviral pill, specifically designed for high risk patients to treat themselves as soon as symptoms are diagnosed. pharmaceutical company merck comes the second antiviral pill approved this week. pfizer had theirs approved on wednesday. >> all tools are on the table, including the use of the defense production act to get pfizer the things they need to produce the antiviral as quickly as possible. >>> new york city has scaled back on attendance for the times square new year's celebration. it will be a smaller crowd, and everyone will be required to show proof of vaccination, and

reporting live in san ramon, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, bob. >>> here's a live look at san francisco. this is where the surge is now shaking up new year's plans. the city announcing that it is calling off the annual fireworks celebration. health leaders also now urging all who planned to gather this friday to stay safe by taking a rapid test an hour or two beforehand and wear those masks and make sure that everyone there in that facility or where you are, your surroundings, they are vaccinated. >>> want to take a live look across the bay area which has seen several days of the ongoing rain. we may have a break right now, but you know what? the rain, it's coming back. our stormranger is on san bruno mountain there scanning the incoming showers. so the rain that we've been getting, is this enough to put a dent in the severe drought? meteorologist vianey arana has been tracking that. >> we're going to get more rain heading into today but it's going to take a long time before we put a serious dent. we've seen some improve chmt is a positive note to take. look at some of the

it was held today across from san ramon central park. there was a special focus on children's children ages 5 to 11. >> speaking to people, and when i got my own booster, i had to schedule it 3 weeks out. using the county site, it took a lot of time to find that. >>> on the vaccine front, cdc advisors are saying most americans should skip the johnson & johnson vaccine. >> this all following concerns over the rare blood clot. >> reporter: ac/dc advisory panel has voted to unanimously recommend the pfizer and moderna vaccines over johnson & johnson, because of concerns about a rare but serious risk of blood clots. the cdc direct there will have to sign off on the recommendation. in new york, there were long lines for the tests as hospitalizations increase. >> i want to make sure i am good to go before i see my family for the holidays. >> reporter: the cdc says new york and new jersey are the states with a highly infectious omicron variant are spreading fastest. >> reporter: even if it turns out that omicron causes milder disease, if more p

you see the showers pushing through into oakland, richmond, san ramon, dublin, tri valley, livermore as well as across the peninsula from saratoga and palo alto into san jose and the heaviest rain along 101, morgan hill through gilroy. you see that yellow lighting our radar screen and that really indicates just a downpour for parts of the south bay. as we head through the day, things are going to wrap up quickly. you see by 10:00 a.m. we are starting to see a little bit sunshine, clearing as we head through our afternoon. we'll talk about our christmas day forecast with more rain on the way coming up. let's check with gianna for a look at traffic and those slick roadways out there. >>> be extra careful if you are out and about early. a live look at the golden gate bridge, traffic at the limit. chp did issue an advisory about 2:45. it's a bit windy as you work across the span. be careful especially if you are traveling in a high profile vehicle. elsewhere, we are getting word of a couple hot spots. there is a trouble spot along 580 east bound near 36. we have report of a traffic collis

a drive thru is happening in san ramon from 10:00 to 6:00.r teens and adults including boosters but will mostly be focusing on pediatric for 5 to 11 years olds. appointments can be made via myturn.ca.gov. you can find other clinics offering shots in the area. we are learning how effective these are. for two doze pfizer a study suggests it's 33% effective at preventing omicron but dr. fauci says a booster offers up to 75% protection against symptomatic infection. for moderna a study that hasn't been peer reviewed the two dose is 49 to 89% lower than by a booster. >> reporter: good thursday morning. i am in sonoma looking at the water glaze the road way. this is route 12 and 121. it's not raining now or at least it is not raining heavily, just light drizzle. this is what the inches and inches of rainfall we saw over the last days left behind. this standing water is a sign of how much rain we saw and more is predicted to come. though the rain is much needed for the drought businesses in wine country say the wet weather is dampening holiday spend

we're in the mid 30s in santa rosa 39, san ramon 42, san mateo. this is much colder than yesterday four to 15 degrees colder and throughout the day today. we're going to see some scattered showers, but by the afternoon into the evening hours more focused band of coming in from the north that means even colder air. so we're talking the likelihood of a rain snow mix and parts of the bay area into monday the coldest day the week tuesday and a look at the end of the year coming up in a few minutes, julian. all right. thank you lisa and check this out right here snow in the bay area. this is just south of livermore people in the area. saw some measurable snow. it's now covering san antonio valley road making driving treacherous there. this is an elevation of about 3,000 feet. and on the peninsula abc 7 found people preparing for possible flooding all of it happening near burlingame where plenty of sandbags were there for residents to load up with previous storms making a mess of things at the storage unit this man we talked to was not able to take any

we do have some showers still hanging out from antioch on over discovery bay san ramon down to pleasantonts of showers and the dumbarton bridge. also under some light shower activity a little bit drier from san francisco down through half moon bay than earlier and also drying out compared to the rest of the region up in the north bay. we do have a pocket of rainfall up there in the very northern tier of napa county, though you can see in that yellow. that's actually starting to build a little bit more and that's going to move out into the central valley. we're likely we're about to see a pocket of heavy rainfall north of sacramento. current temperatures are in the 40's and 50's. so it's not the coldest mernings by any means. just get those jackets on making a rain jacket. stay nice and cozy and dry for that matter is you're venturing out rain falls not lasting for much longer. it is present in a though, that rain. we do have a hot spot. what's the latest with that? yeah, we do have a couple of them out there. we're going to show you those in just a moment. but we're starting with the bay

wet on the foot hills of mount diablo around pleasant hill san ramon. while that creek. you are definitely also looking at some moderate rainfall. and if you look closely, you see that spot. a blue that snowfall at the top of mount diablo snow. also south of livermore. nice to san jose in our upper elevations of the diablo is that way san jose up the snow greatest looking at wet conditions and also looking at wet conditions along highway 17 peninsula a little on the wet side to just some moderate spotty showers pretty quiet over on the north bay a few sprinkles north of santa rosa. and then if we head northward up into lake and mendocino county. that's where you're seeing some areas of snowfall at or upper elevations. so mix of a light showers this morning and snowfall in higher elevations. sierra nevada still in the midst of that heavy snow. look at how colder temperatures are for spots like petaluma santa rosa cloverdale saint we're only in the 30's with 40's across the rest of the bay rain. it's colder this morning. but at least we've improved conditions on roads. yea

ramÓn adame del centro de san josÉ. ramÓn: quÉ tal?, en efecto nos encontramos en san pedro.d en mÁs de una ocasiÓn ha tenido la oportunidad de visitar. cientos de empresas pueden visitar. esta extensiÓn estaba punto de expirar este aÑo en el mes de diciembre y esto puede contribuir a que no se permita que estos lugares estÉn al fresco. tuvimos la oportunidad de platicar con el representante de la asociaciÓn de restauranteros. >> se lo van a extender. hay mucha gente sufriendo, ahorita no sabemos quÉ vaya a pasar. ramÓn: ahÍ estÁ la esperanza de estos restauranteros. la ciudad de san josÉ cuenta con 131 empresas de restaurantes. varias estÁn en la vÍa pÚblica. hace poco menos de una hora que el concejo municipal de la ciudad de san josÉ tomÓ una decisiÓn y van a extender este permiso para que los negocios puedan seguir operando en el 2022. esta decisiÓn fue tomada hace poco menos de una hora, lo que representa buenas noticias para estas empresas. es mÁs fÁcil hacerlo en el exterior o al fresco como se llama este programa. paula: gracias, ramÓn. >> dentro del negocio estÁs pro

costa se reporta un considerable aumento de covid—19, se requiere pruebas en la ciudad de richmond y san ramÓnner en casa para pasar la cuarentena? vamos con andrea. andrea: largas filas se reportan para hacerse la prueba de covid—19, la rÁpida propagaciÓn de la variante "Ómicron" y millones de personas que viajarÁn durante estas festividades son razones detrÁs de este aumento. segÚn el doctor es importante estar preparado en caso de un resultado positivo. >> es desde las para quedarse en cuarentena en casa. andrea: quÉ debo tener en mi casa? les muestro lo que me recomendÓ el doctor por si acaso un test se le positivo, lo primero es entretener analgÉsico para alivianar los sÍntomas del cuerpo, tenga tambiÉn una soluciÓn salina, esto para alivianar los sÍntomas de congestiÓn nasal, me comentÓ que es importante tener un monitor de oxÍgeno en la sangre, se llaman aquÍ metros ——— se llaman oximetros y recuerde tener comida, agua y termÓmetro en su casa. una Última recomendaciÓn es que si debecomprar comida, agua o medicina puede ser aplicaciones para telÉfono como walmart, amazon e instacar. otra

san ramon city council will hold a meeting for tomorrow night. in santa clara county supervisors are looking at a new internet provider for underserved families. they're proposing the county operate the internet service provider alone or with other local government partners. the service would. offer affordable, reliable, high speed service to underserved areas, primarily in east san jose and south santa clara county. more details on the proposal will be announced at a news conference. set for later this afternoon. some people in california who are behind on their water bills could have their debt paid off by the state. according to the chronicle. the debt relief program will give more than $300 million to water agencies that applied for the funds. the agencies will then notify customers who owe money how much of their debt is being clear. all of the bay area's big water suppliers applied for this financial assistance still to come a new new challenges when it comes to holiday shopping tips on how to beat the bots that are making online shopping d

el éxito escolar de san ramón el departamento de bomberos y el departamento de contra costa.ar a sus hijos de los cinco diseÑos de edad. esto es increíble entrenados para detectar el covid-19 es parte de un programa piloto respaldado por el departamento de salud de california y final nos muestra cómo están entrenando. >>> aprovechándose están impresionados para una importante labor. cuando la mantequilla esa capacidad de que nos pueden entrenar para este propósito. en este caso un paciente positivo covid-19 en media hora. se eleva eso fue pensado que debes que haya reclamando asas más costas totalmente entre cinco y 11 aÑos de edad. pidan la seÑal de alerta inmediatamente en una prueba. hasta 300 personas en media hora es uno de procesar lo aprendido en entrenamientos toma redonda tres meses espera si se preguntan en la zona genital los animales en realidad si la aroma del ventilador a cargo un trabajando en el área conductores para detectar como la diabetes o uno. telemundo 48. el sujeto procede asesino de su compaÑero de trabajo formalmente este jueves. seÑa mando y quien e

de carácter dispersas, está lloviendo de manera leve a moderada en san francisco, en el área de san ramónlluvia ha mermado y tenemos este sistema de nubosidad, aunque la nubosidad más tensa se ha retirado viene más de camino que se generan varias tormentas desde el golfo de alaska y esperamos que incremente esta precipitación. próximas horas será dispersa, muy poca lluvia, por esperamos que en horas del mediodía y en la tarde nuevamente incremente esta nubosidad y esta lluvia y se ve alcanzando su pico para lo que sería lunes en la mañana y esperamos nuevamente otra ronda de aguaceros significativa que puede dejar entre una a 2 pulgadas de lluvia y este riesgos continúa provocándose si muy al pendiente porque estas temperaturas las máximasvan a descender bastante y con estos detalles alegres son los próximos segmentos >>> te esperamos más adelante. cuando son las 11 es con 5 minutos de la noche echamos un vistazo al centro de san josé con esta imagen en vivo y es que fue el punto de reunión de familias durante la tarde desafiaron la lluvia y salieron a dar una vuelta por esas atracciones,

san josÉ. ♪ ♪ [mÚsica] ramÓn: muy buenas noches. soy ramÓn adame. gracias por acompaÑarnos.bios en el tiempo en las prÓximas horas. las carreteras podrÍan estar peligrosas. vamos con fernanda. fernanda: estamos a pocas horas de sentir los impactos del rÍo atmosfÉrico que viene camino. vemos que maÑana en la tarde ya podrÍamos tener este fenÓmeno. temperaturas congelantes en la madrugada, especialmente para la parte norte de la bahÍa, 30°. tendremos peligros en las carreteras y la posibilidad de hielo negro en la zona. recuerde las recomendaciones que presentamos en pantalla. 42° en la noche para san josÉ. ramÓn: gracias. debido a estas condiciones, oficiales de la patrulla de carreteras piden extremar precauciones. >> hay que tener mucho cuidado, especialmente en donde haya puentes. la carretera se puede congelar. se recomienda bajar la velocidad. ramÓn: el oficial tambiÉn mencionÓ que es mejor mantenerse dentro del auto si estÁ involucrado en un accidente. por otro lado, pg&e se prepara para las lluvias en nuestra regiÓn. >> miles de trabajadores de pg&e estÁn listos para r

locations getting that heavy rain for the east bay, it is pouring in berkeley, concord, walnut creek, san ramonand, east bay, san leandro, hayward getting that heavy rain. north bay from sonoma, napa, petaluma, san rafael dealing with that heavy rain. a live look with sales force tower camera, rain drops and temperatures in the 50s. heavy rain this morning as this cold front pushes across our region, this front, and with it we are looking at the heavy rain. as we head through afternoon, showers and chance for isolated thunderstorm, enough instability as we head through our afternoon and of course more rain on the way as we look to the rest of the week. this low pressure system dropping that front for us. this is round two that is here for the bay area. temperatures, mid to upper 50s to low 60s. time it out as we take you hour by hour, walking through it, what everybody wants to know, you can see the rain still for san francisco, east bay, peninsula, south bay. here we are at noon still dealing with intense rainfall especially for the south bay by noon, 3:00 p.m. we can see some sun breaks and w

in ancient have toward san ramon. -- an inch toward san ramon. looked at warning through tuesday, three to six feet, and up to 12 feet over the peaks. snow levels continue to lower into the foothills. low 50's today. the level two system with heavy downpours, the possibility of a thunderstorm and gusty wind as santa comes to town, downgrade to a level one. by monday, another system will bring us heavy rain. this will be in the colder air. all week long, we are dodging showers until we get to new year's eve. it looks dry for the new year. active to the end of the year. >> and lift off. lift off from a tropical rain forest. james webb begins a voyage back to the birth of the universe. julian: and there it is. you witnessed a moment decades in the making, the most powerful telescope ever successfully launched into space of the coast of south america. they have been working on the project for over two decades. they expect to find what they find some weird discoveries. >> the christmas morning launch of the james webb space telescope could yield data

organized activity is over clayton and concord will avert, ygnacio boulevard toward concord in the san ramony. we have more showers from the san mateo bridge southward and they are moving west to east as the last chunk of energy, organized energy, both through. here is future radar, it will take the sunshine into differential heating tubing is a chance of showers and thunderstorms into the afternoon. the best chances new the ocean. it is definitely a sunglasses type afternoon as we start to dry out before our next system roles in. here it is 7:00 tomorrow morning. i will show you that future radar coming up. i want to round out this one by telling you it is still dangerous at the coast. high surf advisory until 10:00 tomorrow morning. jobina: our biggest issue is going to be a crash i am following in clarinda. a car did flip over on westbound 24 right at the wilder road offramp. speeds around 14 miles per hour and injuries are reported. one lane is blocked right now. roadway flooding has been an issue. on south mountain 280 and southbound 87 and at the byrd avenue offramp, those areas will b

from walnut creek down through san ramon into dublin, about to see some pretty good rain there. onding on the roads possible again this morning. down the peninsula to san mateo, showers continue. all that dpusty wind is now pushed to the south around gilroy and morgan hill. that is where the band is starting to clear the bay area. temperatures starting off in the 40s. as we pass lunchtime into the afternoon, highs today only in the low to mid 50s. i want to get your attention to what's happening later tonight. by 11:00 tonight we'll be in the 30s. north bay, inland eastbound and south bay into the low to mid 30s. there's a high chance we're going to have frost advisories and freeze warnings for the next couple of mornings. long range things will be trending drier. saturday should be fine. but that period right there that's going to be late sunday all the way through about wednesday of next week. there's going to be an extended period of rain drying out as we head toward christmas day. while that monday through wednesday time frame has tension is another atmospheric river connecti

for the central and east bay, pockets of heavier rain, especially walnut creek down towards san ramon, and pockets of heavier rain for parts of san francisco down into san mateo county. widespread gaps in the rain activity over marin county and sonoma county. this is going to take its time making its way across the bay area. we're looking at widespread rain through the rest of this evening. some locally heavy downpours. that vain going to continue this evening, gradually shifting farther east, but there will be these bands of follow-up showers that continue into tomorrow morning. they will just be fewer and farther between. still i would count on wet roads for the morning commute to be on the safe side. close to two inches of rainfall for san francisco on this model. that might be overdoing it a little bit, but still an inch to inch and a half. and then we dry out thursday night into the weekend, outside chance of a couple of showers sunday, sunday night and monday night. we'll worry about that down the line. three to five feet of snow in the sierra. and it is very windy. gusts over 5

look at some of the showers moving through the east bay, it's raining on 680 between concord and san ramon notice the change in color there. that's mount diablo where we have snow coming down at this point. we are seeing a wintry mix on mount hamilton and the san josÉ hills. we will also see here where the radar is located for the national weather service. up in the higher elevation we are seeing rain and snow coming down. still active weather across the region, but we will see more breaks in today's forecast. then we will see more changes tomorrow. we will talk more about that coming up. >>> mike, how is it looking in contra costa county? >> still have the rain falling. just tapering off here in walnut creek. we had the rain in san ramon, and 680, this here, and highway 4 still not such a bad drive. highway 24 still has one lane blocked at the wilder off-ramp. because that activity is visible it's still slow as you approach that area. slick roadways around the bay. be careful out here. the south bay has calmed down from the first burst. >> thanks, mike. >>> a car rental nightmare solved.

. >> reporter: yes, people working out behind me in this 24-hour fitness facility in san ramon are now requiring again to mask up when inside. contra costa county is requiring it of all indoor businesses and requiring it of people regardless of their vaccination status. in the past weeks, many who were vaccinated were allowed to leave their masks off, but the new omicron variant has made it too risky. it's very contagious and spreads among not just the unvaccinated but the vaccinated as well. morin county plans to revise its exceptions for indoor masks. that county will make a formal announcement as soon as today. santa clara and san mateo counties have an indoor mask rue in place. that state has seen its cases spike as omicron spreads. it's possible new york could be giving us a preview of what's headed our way, and the infectious disease expert tells california they could end up seeing a bump in hospitalizations. reporting live on "today in the bay," bob redell. >>> today marks two years since the covid-19 was detected in a human from china. i spoke with the doctor about what we're s

you see that rain pushing across east bay from concord, lafayette, oakland, san ramon, across the tri valley, dublin, hayward. san francisco, daly city, across the peninsula, san bruno, san mateo, red wood city. here is a live look with the bay bridge cam, you see the wet roads and the rain drops on our camera with upper 40s and lower 50s at this hour. we have already seen one to three inches of rain with this second storm system. let's talk about what you can expect as we head through the day. we are going to see eventually clearing and drier quieter weather. here we are as we look to 8:00 a.m. you see some clearing for the north bay, a few spotty showers for the peninsula as well as the south bay. as we look to noon, we will start to see sunshine and drier weather ahead. that will continue as we look to 4:00 p.m. daytime highs, we are looking at highs in low to mid 50s across the region, 54 pacifica, 55 in san francisco, 56 oakland, 57 san jose, 55 concord, 53 for the napa valley. as we look to our next storm system next week, that's when several storm systems will be moving across

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we do have thick fog -- frost in the san ramon valley this morning. minimum, you are scraping some thick frost off the car. worst case, could be black ice on elevated surfaces. please be careful. 44 in san francisco. 880 at the coliseum, enjoy the dry commute. it is about to change. if you are at home, get out early and enjoy it while you can. there's not going to be a lot of sunshine, traveling after after do not try in the sierra, especially thursday through saturday. some of the heaviest snowfall then. chance of thunderstorms tomorrow up in the northwest corner of sonoma. light to moderate rain breaking out in the north bay come afternoon to evening at slade south. even with the initial onslaught, there is more is the southwesterly flow continues the only overnight there tomorrow, but into tomorrow evening also. a look at how much rain the next 48 hours and how much rain total through sunday coming up in the seven day forecast. jobina: good morning. i am going to update you on the crashes we are following. the first one is in san jose, so check out

it would not be a surprise if some of the highways close. 34 in danville. 35 in san ramon. 37 in dublin and pleasanton and livermore. 38 in black rock and lafayette and pleasant hill. everywhere else around 40 to 45 degrees. napa at 38. san francisco is milder. 47. 41 in oakland. 42 in san jose. here is a look at the south bay. 40's through 10:00. we will hang out in the mid-50's for several hours this afternoon. high clouds will increase as we drop down to 45 during the evening hours. now is the time to prepare. get this yard ready -- get the yard ready. clean everything out that could hold back all of the water. we talked about travel. it will be dangerous, starting sunday. if you are shopping, dress warmly. that will be one of your most minor needs compared to what is coming in the forecast. i will show you the atmospheric river, next. let's get over to sue. >> it is like. looking at the golden, a few cars coming southbound into san francisco. -- golden gate bridge, a few cars coming southbound into san francisco. they will reconfigure the lanes for your morning commute. no fog. it i

this is video of cbs in san ramon for this morning. people lined up for hours outside to get tested before the holidays. long lines continued inside as well. a customer tells kpix5 that cvs was expected to get a fresh shipment of tests today. more than 670,000 new cases have been reported in the u.s., most omicron cases. fda authorized a second covid- 19 pill. this one is a merck drug for high risk adults who test positive to take at home when there are no other options. this is a day after agency granted emergency use authorization for pfizer's more effective antiviral pill. the white house warns the antiviral pills won't be widely available for months. studies appeared to show omicron cases are less severe but health experts say we can't let our guard down. >> if you are unvaccinated don't think it's going to be a milder version of the virus. you shouldn't assume that. it can be really dangerous to do that. >> across u.s., some hospitals and other medical facilities are already overwhelmed and 1,000 military medical workers are set t

we will have 32 degree lows in the san ramon valley. even the 37 in redwood city. he short bay out to the coast. for sunday, if you have plans to be outside there might be a little drizzle. the organized wet weather will be to the north through the daylight hours. look at this. a weak atmospheric river. you know these medium-range models are over forecasting the rain for our inland east bay and southbay neighborhoods. i am thinking about one to three inches we could squeeze out of this moderate storm on monday and tuesday. it tapers to a one on wednesday. there is a chance of rain on christmas eve but we will talk about that, later. reggie: thanks, mike. kumasi: yes, we will. reggie: the san francisco 49ers are going international. they will be allowed to expand marketing to mexico and the u.k. in 2022. this is part of the international home marketing program. nenenenenene solutions. president biden to present a new type of program today to lure workers to a certain type of job. kumasi: another way to spend time with friends and family this holiday season without be

we may see and feel some 30's in the san ramon valley.oaf 40's and 50's. this is the dryer of the two models. in a drought, you go with the drier of the two models. it comes in on monday and falls apart. the european model, here. another comes in on wednesday, and thursday, looking impressive. it is further to the west. then it falls apart. that's it. so, we are going to keep a chance of rain in the forecast for those days, but you can see, most of the wet weather will be across this pacific northwest, causing flooding. the seven-day forecast -- we're looking at temperatures cooler tomorrow. rebound on sunday with more sunshine, and on monday, we will drop the temperatures back down. breezy on tuesday, at a chance of rain on thursday. arcos temperature will be in the 50's. that will be festive. >> a christmas tree at the state comfortable air -- state capital is lit up. >> the spirit that marks this moment is a spirit that we all need and desire. i hope we can, as i say often, so often the edges. -- so often the edges. >> governor newsom

frosty in many locations with numbers in the low 30's from walnut creek to san ramon. 32 in dublin. the bay, numbers are cold in the upper 30's from oakland and san carlos. san francisco, 35. 45 on the coast. freezing up in napa. the numbers will stay chilly today and we will get cloudy by the afternoon. it will turn rainy and windy early tomorrow morning. by this time tomorrow morning, we should have some rain in the north bay and we are looking at rain showers on sunday. the rain will pick up night into monday and as it moves through, cold air is in place. we could see a rain snow mix locally around our mountains. 10:00, saturday night we have the winds beginning to pick up. southerly winds ahead of the system. they will be anywhere from 20 to 40 miles an hour from oakland over to hayward and along the coast and as we get the first wave of rain coming in, it is going to be breezy. it is so dry that the rain really will be absorbed into the soil and we are not expecting much problems as we look at our level two system at 5:00 on sunday in the morning, we are looking at the rain movi

well, morgan hill, the tri valley as well as seminole and on up toward san ramon and moraga. some of our coldest areas only in the 40's oakland. you'll be at 53 sonoma and napa valais how at 52 degrees in stinson beach also hanging on to those 40's at 49 degrees tomorrow and sunday keeping the dry weather going as we make our way into the first weekend of the new year monday, tuesday and wednesday getting cloudier with monday and wednesday. our best chance of rain next week. reyna on thanks to that. so we do have light travel conditions. but we do have an accident. this is alvin to know. >> northbound just south of and ride a road. so that off-ramp there at a dry day road is closed, but you can still travel along the highway here. we're going to close eye on things as they continue to progress traveling into the city this morning from the east bay. a little under 8 minutes for your drive time. you can see they have the metering lights turned off at the bridge. as you're traveling crockett down towards the maze. it will take around 12 minutes for that drive heading across towa

we are headed toward san ramon, and we are really having a hard time watching our windshield wipers keep up with the rain coming down right now. we are getting a good soaking. it is very wet out here. there is not a lot of cars, though. keep in mind you were going to be dealing with this if you are heading out this morning. there is not a dry spot. the whole bay area getting soaked. that is good news for the tahoe economy. bad news for driving up there the next few days. the conditions will be rough for families heading up there. not looking forward to that drive. those in the tourism industry say to stay safe, there will be plenty of time to enjoy this snow. >> this is going to set us up for january, into february. don't push yourself to get up here. amy: here is a look at the rain last night in marin county. will want to have rain gear handy for the next week. if you're going to be christmas shopping, expect to be dealing with rain. if you have a commute this morning, here is one last look at the conditions. northbound 680, not a lot of cars going in this direction right now. it is ver

here's a look at the wet weather through san ramon, the 680 and 580, and also through the altamont pass and into livermore or against the commute, it is wet too. let us look at the bigger picture. a chance of thunderstorms closest to the coast because our best chance of wet weather this afternoon will be out over the ocean and some of those could roam towards the coast. and, even higher elevations as some of the moisture bumps into the mountains and creates their own weather system. overall, a definite drying trend with sunshine coming at us as we head towards lunch. a lot of green behind me. once we lose the sun we lose pretty much all of the energy. that is the only energy source we have today, no cold front or upper ever -- upper level energy. tomorrow, our next system is knocking on the door about this time in the morning. i will show you that in the seven day forecast coming up. jobina: hello, i am learning new information from chp about roadway flooding on 280, so this will impact you. southbound 280 to southbound 87 will be closed until 4:00 p.m. today. and also southbound 280 at

. >>> meanwhile, in the east bay, a vaccine clinic in san ramon is offering first, second, and booster shots for kids and adults. jocelyn moran is there with a look at the demand . >> reporter: as cases rise in the u.s. and with concern over the omicron variant , residents rushed to get their boosters as we head into the holidays. >> a great time for me to get a vaccine. >> reporter: he is getting the third shot of the pfizer vaccine, for the two dose vaccine, a study from south africa says it is just 33% effective at preventing omicron but dr. anthony fauci says a booster offers up to 75% protection against symptomatic infection. >> having that 75% effectiveness is much more compelling for me. >> when i have been speaking with people and when i got my booster, i schedule it three weeks out, i could not, using the county site, it took a lot of time to find out >> reporter: the shot in the arm today is giving people a little bit more confidence that they are doing what they can to stay safe during the holidays. >> having the holidays being right here means more travel and having the ext

the first area is now approaching san ramon and just exited hayward moving off to the east. it's going to pick up rain in dublin by 6:36. and rainfall over portola valley. what about the rainfall totals on this one? we'll be able to get through it without any major problems. the rest of the bay area, .5 to 1 inch. some of the mountains could still be 1 to close to 2 inches. we'll a talk more about sierra snow and additional rainfall chances coming our way. i have it all detailed for you in about 18 minutes. >> how much it all of this help us dig out of our drought? every drop helps, but this was not a game changer. nbc bay area visited one of our driest reservoirs in santa clara county, stephanie? >> reporter: i'm at stevens creek reservoir. it was over 10% full on sunday, and today it's over 20% full. it isn't the only reservoir that got a boost after this atmospheric river hit us. water experts say some bay area counties may actually be able to move out of the deepest drought category. >> the sonoma, mendocino, marin situation i think is the one that's going to feel the mo

. >>> in the east bay a vaccine clinic in san ramon offering first, second, booster shots for kids and adults. joycelyn moran is there with a look at the demand. >> reporter: as cases rise in the u.s. and with concern over omicron, residents rush to get boosters as they head into the holidays. after coming home from oregon, rob is getting the third shot of pfizer. for the two dose, a study from south africa suggests it is 33% effective at preventing omicron. dr. fauci says a booster offers up to 75% protection against symptomatic infection. >> just having that 75% effectiveness is much more compelling for me. >> i know when i have been speaking to people and even when i got my booster, i had to schedule it three weeks out. using my turn, using the county site, it took a rot of time to find. >> reporter: the clinic is hosted by supervisor candace anderson as well as the sam ramon fire protection district, the shot giving people more confidence that they're doing what they can to stay safe. >> having the holidays means more travel. just having the extra booster makes me feel more comfort

appointments are not required at contra costa county's covid-19 testing locations in richmond and san ramon until further notice. appointments will be required for tests at the clinics that are located at 25th street and nevin avenue in richmond and 2600 come, you own in san ramon. a lot of people in the bay area are struggling to find those at home covid tests. and now one supervisor in contra. costa county is trying to help out. john joya represents west contra, costa county this week. his office in el serino is giving out covid tests. those kits for free lines outside of the office for showing that the community is taking advantage while the supervisors glad that he can help. he's disappointed. the tests have not been made more widely available. >> county test sites are overloaded as well, which is seeing a major increase in demand for testing we're seeing an overwhelming response people wanted to get tested. so we're getting home test kits we've distributed over the last 2 days around 2500 cast. >> moving forward. the supervisors are hoping that suppry from the county's health services

ramÓn adame nos habla de un programa del condado san mateo. ramÓn: muy buenas noches. un programa piloto para evitar que los casos de personas con problemas mentales terminen en la cÁrcel o acribillados a tiros por la policÍa al no saber cÓmo manejar una situaciÓn de esta naturaleza. le explico en el siguiente reporte. el condado de san mateo busca responder a los casos relacionados con personas con problemas mentales. >> hemos trabajado para llevar a cabo este programa por mÁs de un aÑo. buscamos candidatos calificados. nos tomÓ ese tiempo para encontrar candidatos que no sÓlo fueran calificados, sino que tambiÉn estuvieran dispuestos a hacer el trabajo porque es un trabajo difÍcil. ramÓn: la junta del condado y los consejos municipales de cuatro ciudades aprobaron esto a principio del aÑo. >> este es uno de varios programas que se desarrollan en todo el paÍs para evitar interacciones violentas entre las personas con algÚn tipo de problemas mentales y la policÍa. esperan que las situaciones de riesgo se aminore. >> tenemos expertos en el de estamento para determinar qu

that stretch of road reopened to traffic around 1 30 this morning chp officers in the san ramon valley fire department responded to the scene about 10 o'clock last night. at this point, law enforcement will only say there was a medical emergency. they've not elaborated. authorities did spend hours overnight investigating the scene. to the south bay in san jose. police are investigating a shooting that left two people injured. this happened on vine street near to 80 and the guadalupe parkway around 11 30 last night . police say two men were taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. there are no details available yet on a suspect or motive. anyone with information is asked to call san jose police california seeing a surgeon covid infections this christmas eve ktvu jana katsuyama spoke with the director of the state department of public health about the precautions families should take before they gather this weekend. once again covid is impacting christmas and holiday plans. my family does a big reunion every christmas eve this year. we're all on zoom so no, no meeting in

let us or who is retired now living in san ramon says on occasion coach madden would watch some of hisplay in person or on film. >> the 2 also caught football games together at matt in studio in the east bay's left us so much. >> i mean, he's never going to be forgotten. and when he passed, felt that. what the hall of fame should really do is put his bus right at the entrance of the national football hall of fame because that's where it belongs. phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> and we'll be right back after the commercial break. we have a quick programming note for you. join us on kron 4 as we ring in the new year with grant lotus and justine waltman they will count down 2021 into 2022 will celebrate with a live fireworks -how. >> from las vegas. the party starts at 1130, tomorrow night. only on kron 4. coming up in the next hour, the kron 00:00am morning news because of the recent covid surge. several bay area counties are changing their mask mandates affected immediately. more details in a live. >> this seeing a lot of record snowfall. this is a live look at tahoe this morning. th

same story in danville back into san ramon. a blog that heavy raining gusty winds and the potential of an embedded thunderstorms that is just lifted out of lindon and had heading towards brancheau kela vera's another view of the peninsula. mostly cloudy skies, and i keep talking about this at all the local airports we have so many travelers today. and fortunately we do not have any airport delays at any of our international airports that is oakland, manetta and sfo. our current air temperatures are relatively on the mild side under mostly cloudy skies. we haven't had a peek a sunshine as you can see here by our sfo. whether camera temperatures high fifties in san jose, so our storm tracker and future cats has been just spot on nailing that squall that passed through this morning. so now we're watching another line of heavy showers that should be approaching uk and mendocino county by six o'clock tonight as the clock ticks som by it digs vigorously through the north bay and threats sonoma county and heads towards the central bay

. >>> this was the line for test set a san ramon cbs today. statewide, the positivity average jumped nearly a percent from yesterday, a 27% increase in a single day. in the past few hours, tama county ordered its first responders, health workers, and educators to get boosted, or tested at least twice weekly. meanwhile, the cdc is loosening its isolation and quarantine guidelines for healthcare workers, as hospitals prepare for a all hands on deck situation. infected workers who have no symptoms can returned to work after 7 days with a negative test. fully vaccinated and boosted workers no longer need to quarantine after an exposure. >>> let's take a live look at sfo where you may soon have to show your vaccine card are proof of a negative test to board domestic flights. that is the proposal tonight from a group of democratic lawmakers, including california senator dianne feinstein, and congressman eric swalwell. at the same time, holiday air travel is starting to search past preach pandemic levels. tsa actually screened more travelers yesterda

this is a look along northbound 680 in san ramon. >> chief meteorologist paul heggen is here to breaknd of wet. >> moving in as we speak it hasn't rained everywhere yet in san jose they are still waiting as you do for the rain to climb over the santa cruz mountains. but, we begin to see rain through the rest of this evening. you can see there are gaps in between the individual showers, so it will not rain everywhere all the time but it will be a generally wet evening. the heavy rain so far has been north of the golden gate but there are some breaks in the action around santa rosa at the moment. the heaviest rain is moving through eastern napa county on its way to solano county. another batch of moderate rain about to move on shore in san francisco, breaking right over the bay but then there is rain over the oakland hills and into the tri-valley along 680 as we showed you from our driving live shot.