hump day san ramon 57 degrees. napa 58. and mid-50s for kentfield, mill valley, sausalito and san francisco. we are looking at an extended forecast with that chance of showers on thursday and friday. over the weekend, here comes the sunshine once again. but it will still be brisk upper 50s, low 60s. next week we are dry once again. we'll be right back. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for 1 year when you bundle tv and internet. rethink possible. evening news. scott pelley's in new york. " " mixing a >>> let's check in with a look at what's coming up tonight on the "cbs evening news." >> scott pelley is in new york. >> reporter: hi, allen and liz. great to be with you in san francisco. we h

san ramon tomorrow sunny chilly 57 degrees. pittsburg 58. antioch 57. ver the weekend, mainly sunny, brisk highs around 60. next week, looks like we'll start yet another dry trend. we can't buy any heavy rainfall and certainly there is moneys seven-day forecast. dennis o'donnell has sports next. dreads... cleaning out the lockers and reflecting on a season that ended 5 yards short of a >>> today was the day the super bowl runner-up dreads, cleaning out lockers and reflecting a season that ended 5 yards short of a trophy. nobody remembers who comes in second. believe me, the 49ers will never forget. >> it wasn't our time. it wasn't our time. i mean, last year you look, we made some progression. from where we were. and this year, we went a step -- the next step. so it's all about progression and now we have to have faith in next year. >> when you look at what could you do better, could we have played better, was it our best performance? you know, in some ways we'll have regret there. >> how long do you think this loss will stay with you? >> for the rest of

. >> and the stir being caused by royal mom to be, >> benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> kate middleton made the first public appearance since announcing her pregnancy but it is what people don't say that has everyone talking. this is supposed to be the dutch et cetera -- duchess revealing the bump. some have said it is more like a blip at this point. however, the royal watchers are aexcited about the first appearance of the year and london says the royal baby is due in july. >> that is how i look after a sandwich. she is a thin lady. we have "blips" on the radar. >> was she glowing? when my wife was pregnant she was glowing. wonderful. glowing outside, lights, you need the headlights, blips on the radar, we have it. a storm watch. not the biggest storm but it is one that we have not had in a while, 3 1/2 or four weeks since we have had good rain. as you look at live doppler 7 hd , we will start in the east bay, i wanted to show you the back edge of the steady rain passing by berkeley and oakland and to walnut creek and the san ramon valley you can s

to showou the back edge of the steady rain passing by berkey and oakla an to waut creek and the san ramonley you can see the blip in pink and that was mnt difficult an -- mount diabolo snowing. the dry line is moving through safrancisco and daly city to samateo btere ishe san mateo brid. you can see it is still raining righthire. the next ten minutes or so that ll taper, a dowin the south y you ca se acro the mbarn bridg and, 237, we ha a crease inain head to teou by, ght--modate ra,nd he is 87 right now you can see the avy rain fal heron 87ear thehark tnk se carel inhe sohay. you getting the heaviest rai now and for the next hour. you can see the snow working toward the sierra, with winter advisory until 10:00ith a foot knownd aow comi in behi theystem bringing thunderstorms with small hail in the evening an overnight and mostly over the ocean. we will go from a steady rain to scatter showered, and measurab snow to around 2,500'andtch i t 5" posble, and a coupl inches are possible, a we ll have clearing and th air is so cold, ps pets and plants,u need protect them. eowsill ide over the e

it would be built in subdivisions of san ramone. >> that is right. this is the alamo sem taerk it's 150 years old, and it's basically all booked up that. is why local developers say he wants to build a new one serving residents in this area for decades still to come. with existing cemeteries a local developer says the plan to build a large new resting place in this valley is the perfect placeway to address demands with supply. >> not enough space.&/oç people are dying. you have people guying in this area. where are you going put them? >> but this proposal to build a cemetery on his 221 acres east of dan value is facing opposition. >> i don't like it. >> rob owns a kennel down the road. he says he doesn't much like the idea of living and working near a kem tore but that is not hoiz primary concern. >> there is not enough water. i mean all of these properties around here on well stipss and every summer, these wells get drained down f they're going to put something across the road going to require large amounts of water ituucç could d ous out of busine

and been coming up at 11:00, a couple from san san a moan who were -- san ramon. nobody is here but i guarantee you in less than 4 hours from now this place is going to be jammed. we're questioned in along the red carpet tomorrow. live in hollywood, don sanchez, abc7 news. >> ama: thank you, don. to get the full oscar experience, download the official oscars pass. we have a dozen cameras. available for the iphone, the ipad, android, and kindle fire. and while you're watching, join us for the abc7 oscar party on facebook. you and our 95,000 other friends can comment on the fashions and surprises. all you have to do is to like our page. >>> still to come, san francisco is ringing in the new year, and sergio quintana is live at the big parade. reporter: people are lined up along market street, and the parade is in full swing, and i'll have full details on all the cities -- festivities right after the break. >> dozen of people injured in a frightening crash at a nascar race and the possible effect on tomorrow's daytona 500. >> hi there, i'm leigh glaser. we had cool t

los gatos, 76, fairfield, 73, san ramon, 72. a lot of you made it into the 70s. l do it again tomorrow. when you wake up and start that 3-day weekend, won't that be nice, oakland 47. san jose 46. livermore, 42. rainfall ! snowpack is 75% of normal. down 61% from the binning of the year! we could use some rain. and some nose in the mountains -- snow in the mountains. we have high pressure on the move away from us. as it begins to move away, we get an onshore flow. after tomorrow, temperatures drop 5 degrees on sunday, 5 degrees more on sunday. say goodbye to the 70s for a while. first of many cold fronts will move through. enforcing the cold air and keeping us in a showery pattern. we're dry for the entire holiday weekend, but the highs are going to be dropping down to the 50s by monday, and rain will be dropping from the sky by tuesday. 71 from los gatos, san ramon, low 70s. novato, 67. cooling down sunday, president's day. rain, tuesday, thursday, and friday! hopefully nothing else falling from the sky. >> only the rain. >> weep the we want the rain. >> and maybe

developers syd curry believes his 221 acreson camino tassajara east of san ramon provides the perfect final resting place. he said several years ago the mayors of san ramon and dublin approached him. >> and asked me if i would be willing to do a cemetery on the property because it was the perfect place. it was centrally located for five of the surrounding cities. >> reporter: as you might guess there are some neighbors who have voiced opposition to the $43 million cemetery and the fight has been going on for almost 8 years. >> if you have 100,000 burial plots and we figure we have a lot more than that, that's going to be used by 100,000 people. how important are two people living next to it trying to stop it? >> reporter: save mount diablo hasn't taken a position but expressed concern. >> visually it's going to be potentially an eyesore on the ridgeline. environmentally-friendly, that area has a number of endangered species, plants and animals. >> what we have on the hill, not the ridge, is something that you wouldn't be able to see when you're driving unless you literally stop the ca

along the east bay shore low-to-mid 60's with san leandro a warm spot and hercules at 64 and 59 at san ramon low-to-mid 60's for the east bay valleys. tonight, a possible frost inland and scattered and mid-to-upper 30's and low-to-mid 40's elsewhere. here is the accweather seven-day outlook tomorrow is like today, and we will start to see the warming trend a couple of degrees on wednesday before you know it we are near 70 around the bay on thursday and near 70 everywhere but the ocean when the warmth peaks on friday. >> the bay bridge on monday morning, very light conditions. as you move into san francisco, a go time to come to the city as there are no delays in the bay bridge, whatever, and san mateo bridge, a few brake lights but otherwise traffic is nice to the peninsula and you are looking at 15 minute drive from hayward to foster city. from antioch, at the limit and looking good up and over into pittsburg and concord area, and still just under ten minutes for the drive. all mass transit at 5:18, everyone is off to a great start. >> 5:18. get out the sunscreen, the top spring break hot s

near 70 for san ramon and danville. walnut creek you will hit 70. concord too. sonoma too. oakland too. and the mid-60s tomorrow for san francisco. a spectacular saturday. sunday, 5 degrees cooler, monday another 7 degrees cooler. so from the 70s to the 50s. rain arrives on tuesday and we'll see some scattered showers around next thursday and next friday, as well. beautiful day outside so kpix 5 reporter gonzalez is out in mobile weather lab. >> reporter: we came to downtown pleasanton and what an extraordinary night it is. look down main street here. this is referred to as restaurant rowhere we have the most exceptional outdoor a night for that because currently it is 66 degrees just dropped to 65 after a high of 73. this is alberto's cantina already filling up on this friday night. let's step in. we a little motley crue gathering. what's your name? >> wanda. >> reporter: do you think of the weather? >> 74? who wouldn't enjoy it. >> reporter: coming up we'll talk about how much longer warm weather will last, how long we'll be able to wear short sleeves and when the ryan wil

not much of a spread out of san ramon. you can see extra cloud cover and warmer temperatures. mid-to-upper 40's for the rest of us. cold front moving down. another is behind it. but the one that is further back than that, that could bring us the sprinkles and snow on saturday night into sunday. one model's output but well jump on it if it means rain or snow. until then check out thursday, friday, and saturday, the warmest days with temperatures back to average sunday, monday, and tuesday. have a great day. sue? >> if you are up and out and traveling on 280 through san jose, it is a very light commute with the headlights snaking from san jose toward cupertino in the north direction of 280 and the overcrossing to show where you are, it is light. back to san francisco, our abc7, amy hollyfield, has been reporting on this water main break in the west portal string at 15th and it is a good idea to avoid this intersection and it is a residential area anyway, but stay on west portal and we do have road work each 580 with traffic slowing in the westbound direction moving up and over t

city of san ramon hopes to relieve traffic congestion by raising the speed limit of some of their streets. it is the result of a 7-year survey there. they determined many speed limits were too slow. in those cases, most drivers were already going faster than the posted limit anyways. yet we're still driving safely. >> i think people drive that fast 5 miles or 10 miles over the speed limit anyway and i don't see any accidents or anything so it doesn't concern me. >> here's a quick look at the san ramon streets where the limits are being raised. the new speed limits are set to take effect february 22nd. so a few weeks away. limits won't be raised on residential streets or roads near schools. >>> an east bay city is changing how it starts its council meetings. it will no longer be automatic that people recite the pledge of allegiance to open city council meetings in el cerrito. the council last night decided to invite those who do not want to say the pledge to observe a moment of silence instead. >> one of the things that came up in our strategic planning for the city was a limitation of the

problem free through san ramon valley heading south for dublin.t 580 continues to slow, 24 minutes drive time from dublin to the all to my past. south bay freeways picking up some slowing from the guadalupe parkway otherwise, problem free. the north bay ride is without delay for the 1 01 southbound. public transit stilwell a strain of ones and three in route now. >> stocks have lower monday after moving higher last week. the dow fell 22 points to close at 13,971. tesla had,elon musk blasting in the york times story on the new model as saddam where the writer to dig for new england has dried and ran out of juice. it had to be towed. tesla's records show the writer is a good beach or in manhattan and did not fully charge the batteries. maker's mark bourbon is getting watered down to meet demand. at been at which owns at the red wax sealed bourbon is slowing the growth from 90 to 84. this will up production by 6 percent for the bourbon that takes over five years to make. american express and twitter are teaming up, you can pay for items with a tweet.

esap >> san ramon, san mateo and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> it is 4:42. now, the embarcardero and the bay bridge and the bay lights are tested again. it is a pretty only but there are clouds with a change for a cooler week. will we see rain? mike nicco has that coming up. >> president obama today is campaigning for gun reform laws outside of washington. he will meet with law enforcement experts about reducing gun violence. the president will pitch the ban to install universal background checks. key members of the administration are focusing on immigration reform today. homeland security secretary napolitano, will talk with police around the country about securing the borders. >> today could be the day that boy scouts ends a ban on bays. they will replace the ban with a policy to individual troop sponsors determining their own policy at the local level. on sunday, president obama praised the boy scouts as a great institution. he serves as honorary president of the organization and hopes leaders will vote to make it more inclusive. >> in london tourists wit

we do see some light rainfall for danville, a san ramon and also some slight raid on the western end of the san mateo bridge. you are going to use your windshield wipers. the yellow on your screen showing highway no. 1 of but it looks like the showers will continue to taper off. here is a look at futurecast. this is mainly a coastal event. still this cloud coverage and it has departed but all of the instability is hanging around. we could seek a thunderstorm even hail. but partly cloudy conditions as for transition for the afternoon. speaking for the afternoon, temperatures will be in th upper 50s. 37 and fairfield. and as we take a look at those numbers for the afternoon plenty of low 50s. milpitas, fremont, cupertino. turning our attention to the east bay, concord walnut creek and 56 and union city. downtown san francisco will also see 50s. your kron 4 7 day around the bay sunshine and the clear skies. for the middle of next week the mid '60s. warmer weather is on the way. still, wet outside at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. there are a couple of c h p cars indicating th

. >> benicia, san ramon, san mateo, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> a family in concord isl after finally speaking to the son they believe was missing in peru. yesterday, the family of garrett hand thanked the embassy in peru and the media for locating garrett and his girlfriend, jamie neal. the couple from oakland is bicycling in south america and they lost contact in january. they were found safe in a remote area near ecuador. >> starting tomorrow 20,000 zoom school kids in san francisco ride muni for free. low-and-middle income kids under 18 can register for passes an experiment that comes amid cuts to school bus service. some kids say money is so tight they feel they have to risk sneaking on without paying. >> it is hard to think about breaking a dollar and sometimes thinking about what you are going to do, so you either walk or take the risk. >> the free passes are being funded by $1.6 million in regional grant money. officials say they hope it cuts down on truancy. >> state regulators meet to set dates for salmon fishing. the fish had a record run last year at 300,000

. >> benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> 5:42.d is offered in the latest shooting of an animal on the peninsula, the 12000 since december. fragmentness the body of a careen found alive but unresponsive in south san francisco on sunday lying against a cushion -- a curb. anyone with information about the shooting or the others obtains peninsula should call the humane society. a veterinarian put the animal to sleep. >> high school football coach in vallejo was fired and the school put five football coaches on leave after he report a hazing incident in december. four of the coaches were re-instated but he was fired. he says it was retaliation. the school says he was dismissed because he had ultimate responsibility if the players. in the lawsuit, he says the church violated state whistle blower laws. >> this morning, we know former san francisco restaurant workers will receive settlement checks in the largest wage theft settlement. according to the city tone, a pastry in china town is paying $25,000 in back wages and penalties for forc

the drive times show 680 san ramon corridor, and san mateo bridge drive. kristen and eric?eaking news from the u.s. postal service announcing they are stopping mail delivery on saturday starting in august. packages will still be delivered and post office locations will be open on the weekend, this move is expected to save $2 billion a year. the struggling agency is looking for ways to cut cost amid competition from the e-mail and the internet. >> developing news today, san francisco police land to share details in the renewed investigation into one of the bay area's most baffling missing child cases, after new developments in the kevin collins disappearance, amy is live in san francisco. amy? >> we hope to hear more, expect to hear more about the man who used to live in this home in the haight-ashbury neighborhood. his name was dan kelly and he died five years ago. police have called him their key suspect in the disappearance of kevin collins who was 10 years when he vanished in 1984. there was an intense search for kevin at the time that captured national attention. police

shore with hayward, and berkeley and union city and castro valley and fremont around 62 degrees and san ramon could come up short at 59 and everyone else in the low do mid-60's and tonight mainly in the mid-to-upper 30's and upper 30's to mid-40's from the bay to the coast. the seven-day outlook shows a cooler start tomorrow, and temperatures will end up about the same as today, and we will make a run in the mid-to-upper 60's away from the beach and you will build in the mid-to-upper 60's on thursday but 70's on thursday and friday inland. >> solid stream of lights from the 580 junction on 80 and you can see slow traffic right here at the intersection or junction of the two freeways, and it picks up to the macarthur maze but you are in good solid company on the east shore and getting if some company here, as well, on the san mateo bridge with detail lights moving to the high-rise and to foster city and a few brake lights but, otherwise, it is a good commute define hayward and san mateo and a big rig north 680 at oak park the brakes were on fire, and three right lanes, eastbound, 580 between g

. >> san ramon, san mateo and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> this morning, the music world ise death of country singer mindy mccready. the 37-year-old was found dead from a self inflighted gunshot wound at her arkansas home yesterday. she soared to the top of the charts in 1996 but an autopsy is pending. she has fought addiction and been in a bitter custody fight with her mother over her two young sons. this is a month after her long time boyfriend committed suicide at the same home north of little rock. >> scientists confirm that rocks found on a frozen lake are part of a meteor that slammed into the ural mountains at 46,000 miles per hour. they are still cleaning up the damage. scientists say the blast had the force of 30hiroshima bombs. people are posting meteor pieces for sale on e-bay worth from $100 to $100,000 depending on size. >> in florida, a meteor shower caused quite a stir. this is an image from tv station wplg after flooded reports over flare like objects from jacksonville to key west. >> have you wondered what would you say in your acceptance speech if you won a

actually happen the clouds dissipates before the rain reaches the ground we let's talk danville and san ramon and you can see around castro valley, hayward, headed to san leandro, 680 and 580 all have slickness same as 92 with light rain and across the san mateo bridge headed to redwood shores parkway and down to redwood city, it is wet, coming in from the west and moving east. fremont, union city, mountain view, palo alto, sunnyvale, san jose, all of you are going to get a little bit of light rain the next, say, half hour to 45 minutes. there is more to the north. it is getting organized as we speak the what we will have are the heaviest showers from morning to early afternoon and less showers headed through the afternoon but that will bring lightning and hail and the showers taper to the evening with highs only in the upper 40s the to low 50's. >> we have an accident at walnut creek on the shoulder but the 24 split so traffic is getting by beyond here but the abc7 app shows the backup is all the way into pleasant hill and toward monument and the 242 split, so it is bumper to bumper due to t

we move over to contra costa county, 680 is backed up out of concord and pleasant hill down into san ramon of earlier crashes. we have a tough one. bay bridge toll plaza is still slow. it's backed up for a 15 to 20- minute delay. we're seeing some improvement there. san francisco, northbound 101, that's moderately heavy approaching the 80 split. >>> we have clear skies cool to cold. kind of mild. you get some of the higher elevations. i've seen gusts get up to 40, a. it's not like -- 40, 50. it's not like that at the surface. 49 in san francisco. i mean, it's going to be a sunny day for everybody. the wind, though, has really cranked up for a few, not showing up on the panel. for most it's an early breeze. you why checked chicago, it's 34. northeast, 30 miles an hour. it's about ready to turn to snow. they have rain on the back side of that. it's all been snow. we do have clear skies for us except for some higher clouds. it's sunny, mild. dare i say warm? chilly morning, breezy to windy in some of the -- out to the valley and higher elevations. 60 to 68. clearlake in there. it will be clos

curve moving toward highway 24 with no delays and 24 is looking good and no problems through the san ramonley south to 580. antioch is looking good moving to pittsburg and concord and now , the drive times 101 northbound to san jose to 280 and 680, and 87 northbound commute is looking good, as well. kristen and eric? >> readers digest is starting a second bankruptcy process. the publisher filed for chapter 11 protection the second time in 3 1/2 years, analysts see it as a sign of the pressures on media companies that rely on the print publications. the magazine founded 91 years ago came out of the last bankruptcy on decent footing but says fewer customers are now buying their books and other products. >> with final preparations underway for the 85th annual academy awards, oscar is on a road trip giving a lot of movie fans the opportunity to get up close and personal with the statue. it is in the middle of a three week adventure starting in new york on "good morning america" and now stopping in several major cities including st. louis, kansas city and dallas letting fans hole it for the fan

east bay shore we have 65 at richmond and berkeley and hercules for the warmer temperatures, and san ramonday and everyone else in the mid-to-upper 60's and we will look at tonight's temperatures, mid-to-upper 30's inland, and san jose and morgan hill, and santa cruz in the upper 30's and to the bay and the coast in the low do mid-40's with passioning clouds in the overnight. tomorrow, check out the temperatures, we are in the 50's through friday but we are in the mid-to-upper 60's tomorrow and low-to-mid 70's on friday. have a great day. sue? >> the situation improving just a bit in oak, northbound 880 at oak, garbage truck accident injuries involved with glass in lanes. there were three lanes blocked, and new two lanes in the northbound direction blocked but you can see slow traffic bunching up approach the seen. take 580 and we will check back on that with a new report of an accident southbound 880 at 238, and another accident southbound at fremont in the fremont area with a motorcycle down. a look at the approach to the macarthur maze the east shore freeway, 80 is bunching up but no ma

with the tail lights headed to 24, everything is moving at the limit with no problems through the san ramon valley and busy in san jose at 87 northbound moving pass the h.p. pavilion and we are slowing now out of antioch. it is jammed moving to the pittsburg area. >> a texas promotions company will file suit against lance armstrong to recover millions of dollars in bonuses it paid for winning the tour de france seven times. the company paid armstrong $12 million. they want the money back and fees fees and interest now that lance armstrong has been stripped of the victories. armstrong has reversed course and agreed to a deal to testify about doping in the cycling after learning he was the target of a federal criminal investigation. >> bad hair day may not be just for your look, it could have an impact on your health. >> how does a leisurely stroll on the new bay bridge sound? when you might be able to do just that. >> coming up at 6:00, how do bay area college students compare to others around the country for others around the country for donating their well, well, well. growing up, we didn'

east bay, mid to upper 60s and san ramon 61.ay forecast, get ready for the temperatures to tumble on monday down to the 50s. that cold winter rain starts on tuesday and then we keep it cool and showery on thursday and friday. >> katie: thank you so much. >> after winning -- the world series the giants are getting back to busy in arizona. colin rush is here. >> they won in 2010 and missed the playoffs. another championship, this past year giants, sports anchor mike shumann the quest for back-to-back titles has begun. >> the world series champions are together since winning since 2010. >> it's kind of like you are here the first day and i think everyone is excited. >> talking trash and it never stops. >> 21 out of 25 people are back. that has to bode for a repeat. >> this is awesome. chemistry is most important thinking. everybody gets along really well here. very good people and good to have. >> no question. pretty big advantage. for them, too. they know me and they know what to respect. >> how does it feel to be a world series c

walnut creek southbound 680 moving nicely in the turn beyond north main to the 24 junction and the san ramon valley is looking good and san rafael, traffic is moving. >> thank you very much. in a few hours, san francisco 49ers players will return to the santa clara practice facility the last rituals of the super bowl season, a team meeting and players will clean out their lockers. we are live at team headquarters in santa clara with more. amy? >> packing up lockers, putting the season behind them. they will make a few comments today, likely full hope for next year. check out this video: kaepernick is arriving back to the bay area yesterday. there were fans at the airport greeting the teen, showing support, thanking the team for a great season. no players stopped to give autographs but coach jim harbaugh did say a quick "hello." >> it was great run. thanks for the support. >> i am a diehard niner fan since i was born. we lost but it was is close. >> davis did drive away with the window down so fans could get a look, so did michael crabtree at the team headquarters in santa clara. they have an

san ramon 68. danville 69 degrees. mill valley 67. und 70 downtown san francisco 65. mid-60s on sunday then we cool down but down to the 50s on monday. but we stay dry. monday night the rain moves in and look at those highs next week. only in the low to mid-50s all week long with several chances of rain the pattern definitely changing. how about sports? we are talking spring training. that's coming up next. could say the giants title de o'donnell is >>> 45, that's the number of days before baseball opening day in the big leagues. you can say the giants defense began today. dennis o'donnell is with them in the arizona desert in scottsdale. >> reporter: thank you, vern. greetings, everybody, from scottsdale, arizona, where the giants full squad reported today on the eve of their first practice tomorrow. priority number one, no world series hangover this time around. two world series titles in three years. an entire pitching staff returning. the reigning mvp buster posey and the manager of the year. sounds like the makings of a repeat, do

san ramone and showers and locally heavy down power like on the video. north bay area of alaska weather sea ranch and bodega bay. more con sun at at any rated right around san francisco and on the northern part of the peninsula. rain fall total last 24 hours still not impress knife most locatio location. less than tenth of rain in last 24 hours. nearly quarter in san francisco. over three-tenths in mountain upbt saint helena more on the way. how much to expect and when to expect it in my accu-weather forecast a little bit later. >> ovrng thank you. dangerous storm back east now cancelled more than 3000 flights including dozens of san francisco international airport and jet blue flight from oakland to jfk cancelled. today people hit the stores buying grocery and supplies and that part of the country. necessity could get up to 2 feet of snow between tomorrow and saturday. new york city half a foot. next to the man hunt for a cop killer. >> officer shot multiple times. >> they were stopped at red light and were just ambushed by the suspect. >>reporter: suspe

. >> we have a stalled big rig southbound 680 at san ramon blocking right lane of traffic. stbound 580 before the bridge an accident in the median with a tow truck on the scene. south 101 from novato and 85 southbound toward san jose and carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze and east shore commute. >> coming up, a peninsula city playing ketchup -- catch up with the rest of the county. >> a charred minivan is the only evidence left after a spectacular $50 million diamond heist >> daly city, dublin, los gatos, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone, a live look at the macarthur maze and how traffic is moving. dry pavement but rain is coming to the bay area. >> a daring heist overnight from belgium. police are looking for eight men would made off with a staggering $50 million in diamonds. it happened at the brussels international airport. police say the masked men cut a hole in the security fence, drove on to the tarmac and stole the precious gems from the hold of a swiss-bound plane. police found the torched van not too far from the airport. they a

mid-60's from sausalito to santa rosa at 63 and east bay shore in the upper 50's to near 60 and san ramon everyone else in the low 60's in the east bay valley. tonight, we have a better chance of frost, less cloud cover, less breezy and cooler conditions when you step outside tomorrow, low to you per 30's inland and upper 30's to 40's around the bay shore more clouds for saturday but it looks dry and sunday check out the temperatures, the warmest we have, in the entire seven-day outlook. >> walnut creek now, southbound, 680, looking good, a few brake lights reaching the 24 junction but otherwise traffic is slowing from walnut creek and through the san ramon valley and from san rafael, the marin ymca and making the curve at this area it is looking good, crowded but no delays to the bridge. bart and muni and everyone on time but ace train one is running 25 minutes late and number he is running ten minutes late from tracy with road work in lane south 2 gadget -- 280 with slow traffic at daly city. >> an elderly woman on the peninsula scared off a burglar who entered her home part of a new tr

brake lights at the turn at north main traffic is sluggish toward 24 and if you are headed down the san ramony to the dublin/pleasanton interchange you are at the limit. kristen? >> back to the developing news from santa cruz, in a few hours in will be new information on the gun battle that claims the lives of two veteran police officers. cornell bernard is live outside the santa cruz police department. >> santa cruz police officers returning to work this morning after taking a day of mourning, and the sheriff has been patrolling on their behalf, and right now, look at this, a moving tribute continues to to to grow. people are bringing candles and cards a fitting tribute to two police officers killed in a line of duty. the community came together as one to mourn and share thoughts and prayers of the two courageous police officers, detective sergeant butch baker and detective elizabeth butler, ambushed and killed by suspect goulet on tuesday. the tragedy has torn this community apart and many say the officers bravery will never be forgotten. i am all over the place, why know what to do. i am j

and low-to-mid 60's long the east bay shore and 59 in san ramon and everyone else in the low-to-mid 60's in the east bay, and traveling around the state, look how quiet it is, 49 in tahoe with no show and mid-50's through the central valley and another stop, our temperatures tonight, closest to freezing, napa around 32 and everyone else, mid-to-upper 30's and mid-30's to mid-40's around the bay shore and to the coast. the accweather seven-day outlook, temperatures the same, maybe a degree or two warmers, but look at thursday and friday: we make a run at 70 away from the coast. and more cloud cover saturday and sunday with temperatures closer to average but no rain. no snow. >> not so good. >> thank you, mike. >> listen to this, there is no more working for home at yahoo. the c.e.o. sent out a memo on friday that says all employees have to work from their local offices going in june either come in or quit. she said the change is important for communication and collaboration. the "wall street journal" blog reports that only affect as few hundred employees but several have expressed their

and what a top agency >> benicia, san ramon, and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> it is not so morning mid-to-upper 30's and mid-40's for the rest of us. look at all the sunshine, not so breezy as yesterday with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50's and through the afternoon hours we will need the sunglasses and mid-50's at the coast and upper 50's to low 60's for the rest of us and at 7:00 it will be mild and upper farts to mid-50's with clouds on the increase. as far as tomorrow it will be breezy and slightly cooler and a warming trend for the weekend. >> we have been talking about the new video from kansas city showing what really happens when the streets are too icy. look at that. buses fishtail out of control and crashed into light pole. in word on any injuries and not clear if any passengers were open board at the time but all kansas city buses had to stop service yesterday because of the ice and snow. the service has resumed this morning. the storm that bought all the winter weather to kansas city and the great plains is hitting chicago. here is video from this morning a

a spread from 62 in san ramon and 67 at livermore and fairfield and east bay valleys. mainly 30's inland tonight and a few clouds overnight. the accweather seven-day outlook shows pollen that will get obnoxious over the next three to five days. by mound and monday, it will be cooler with temperatures very nice and in the 60's. sue? >> in san jose, good morning, everyone, we have a nice look at highway 87, the tail lights headed in the northbound direction and traffic is slowing nicely. we have a situation with police activity, southbound, monterey road, from cottage grove, a hit-and-run accident at 1:00 o'clock this morning. an investigation is ongoing. that is a good area to avoid in san jose. westbound 4, an accident off to the shoulder and it is very slow out of antioch moving toward pittsburg. kristen? >> thank you. a speeding s.u.v. made a crash landing in an unexpected place. the s.u.v. went airborne and crashed and lodged into the roof of a home in houston. police said the drive was going 90 miles per hour and he lost control and drove up an embankment going air

. >> this just isn't another house fire to tell you about and the san ramon valley. on the same street where the large tree fell on a home that we told you about earlier. the fire is and the 1600 block of alameda diablo.und for 45 this morning. so far this is a one alarm fire and no injuries are reported. we will bring you more informations as we get into kron4. >> we will be dried today but it is a very chilly start. several spots below freezing. it will be sunny and mild kind of car is out there later this afternoon. foggy start tomorrow morning but we will see mostly sunny skies in the afternoon. we have a slim possibility for rain as we head into your saturday. full details on your extended forecast coming up and my next report. >> a light and easy ride around the bay, no plot back up at the toll plaza. the only slow traffic so far is on interstate 5 a wet and highway 40 and the east bay. >> crews on scene of a water main break in san francisco's north beach neighborhood. it is on the intersection of filbert and mesa street. will tran is live on the scene would d

fremont, we will be in the upper 50's and everyone else is around 60 long the east bay shore and san ramon 57 and everyone else in the east bay the low 60's. new, the snow and the rain over for the most part from this morning's storm but tahoe has a chance of more snow saturday so you can get up there tomorrow and saturday you have the fresh powder. you could not ask for a better weekend with scattered showers around the higher elevation of san diego and los angeles in the cities at 60 to 65. back home tonight, we have middle-to-upper 30's and frost is less likely the now, the next seven days we will be sunny and temperatures are a lot like today but not so breezy and next system comes through on saturday and that brings snow or an increase of clouds and decreasing clouds on sunday and more snow on monday in the sierra. we will have the same thing, again, on wednesday, snow in the sierra, and we are left with nothing. again. looking so much better for the skiers. >> love that new powder. >> oscar producers are revealing more details about the ceremony. the hoist is teaming up with an actre

today and we could get to 60 in concord and pittsburg and pleasant ton and back to walnut creek and san ramon 58 and 56, and, tonight, look inland neighborhoods, 31 in santa rosa and 30 in napa. so in the subdivisions and the suburbs, you will hit the freezing mark. we will have upper 30's to low 40's an the bay shore and to the coast. now, what will happen for thursday and friday, notice our temperatures jump one to three degrees and we are back to average by friday but a storm system that promises a few sprinkles for saturday will increase our clouds and drop our temperature a little bit, so don't change the plans. it is a small chance that will materialize and you can see more sunshine for sunday, monday, and possibly tuesday. >> thank you. sunny and warm sunday, perfect for the academy academy academy. you can countdown with our official oscars yap, the back stage pass with the back stage access and streaming video from behind-the-scenes and the red carpet available for iphone, ipad, droid, and kindle fire. >> celebrating the year of the snake. next, a look at the floats taking part in th

east bay communities 65 oakland inland areas. 63 san ramone. here is the accu-weather forecast. sunshine, mild weather tomg, spring fever by friday. will he to mid-70s showing up. cooler into saturday and sunday. tuesday just fast forwarding there is a slight chance of rain yes. computer models hinting a possibility you may need umbrellas by tuesday. i'm sandhya patel. >> thank you so much. >> and just ahead a homeless man strikes it rich doing the right thing. what he did to have people contributing more than 100,000ses today him. >> a showdown over this landmark. taking you there live as supporters ask post office not to shut it down. >>> a scientist believes space dust may be slowing space exploration and says it's not the impact of the dust but what happens when the dust reaches satellite. she believes this releases radio signal that's can damage or shut down satellites. close working with nasa to test the theory at the international space station. >> you know some kind acts go unreported but not so for a homeless man. it happened this month billy ray harris found a diamond

and ten degrees warmer in the north bay and 63 and 64 and 65 degrees on the east bay shore, and san ramon is cooler than everyone else and you get a breeze that comes up the canyon from the bay and that keeps you cooler, and everyone else is going to be in the mid-to-upper 60's. tonight, check out the temperatures, we are back in the mid-to-upper 30's inland, and frost is less likely and the air mass is so dry under a clear or mostly clear skies we don't have any fog forming in the north bay valley. low 40's around the bay shore and san francisco is about 43 degrees. here is the seven-day outlook, talking about temperatures that will jump to near 70 by thursday and we will be in the low-to-mid 70's as the warmth peaks on friday and warm on saturday and sunday and monday upper 60's inland where above average weather with no rain, no snow, possibly next tuesday and wednesday. >> we will hook -- look forward to that. >> first lady michelle obama says the country is seeing real movement on the topic of childhood obesity. she spoke exclusively with "good morning america" host robin roberts and

san ramon and mid to low 60s. 60 in san francisco. extended forecast, there's your 70 as we start off march on friday. we would likely stay mild and dry through next weekend. no change in the forecast. >> none. >> at least you are consistent. >> we have been very consistent. >> a recall at ikea. >> but not for its furniture. ,,,,,, ,, for over 60,000 california foster children, ,, nights can feel long and lonely. i miss my sister. i miss my old school. i don't want special treatment.. i just wanna feel normal. to help, sleep train is collecting pajamas for foster children, big and small. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help make a foster child's night a little cozier. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. been tagged in europe's widening horse meat scandal. n the czech republic >>> ikea's famous swedish meatballs have been tagged. inspectors say they have found horse meat in meatballs bound for ikea restaurants in 13 european countries. an ikea spokesperson tells kpix5, we're safe here in the

first arrive for the san ramon valley into walnut creek.rring accident in el cerro clear from the lane is there 26 minutes to drive time. at a 680 south bound to walnut creek is slow. big delays for the non commute direction of interstate 580 east bound back up to castro valley. getting past were lanes are blocked. this is a of commute direction. it affected your heading to livermore the central valley. >> the right of the damage hayward to milpitas there is slow. a motorcycle accident at stevenson out of the traffic lanes. the drive time should be about 26 minutes. not many good alternate route for you. as you head south on880. let us look at the bridges. there was an incident at the bay bridge westbound earlier by the meeting light. the lights were slow that is why it is backed up on the approaches. 18-20 minute drive times. the san mateo bridge ride 15 minutes from foster city heading to foster city heading over to hayward. >> and 36 minute drive time from the commute from navato to the golden gate bridge. >> is the weather with erica. >

san ramon 57. alameda 57. san francisco tomorrow chilly, but sunny, 55 degrees. milder on sunday., wednesday, sunny and dry. thursday, friday, we're going to approach 70 degrees by the end of the week in the south bay. there is not a hint of a drop of rain anywhere close to here. >> it's hard to complain, though. it's really hard to complain. >> i need a little more snow. >> i know. >> we are just two days away from the yore of the snake. families all over the bay area are getting ready. >> people are cleaning their homes, they are stuffing red envelopes with money for the kids. buying oranges, all traditional things. as kpix reporter, sharon chin shows us, preparing food and lots of it. >> families in china host parties to celebrate lunar new year's eve. this restaurant in san francisco china town carries on the century's old tradition. >> you have to make your own. >> and you do it together. >> wilma pang showed how to make a sugar filled dough ball in soup. it's harder than it looks. >> there's a hole in it. wait, there are two holes. >> wilma and volunteers are part of a bette

san ramon, walnut creek, 64 degrees tomorrow. sunny in san francisco. a little cooler.ity, upper 50s. and low to mid 60s for sonoma. look at all that sunshine right through the holiday weekend. upper 60s thursday and friday. there's the ken bastida change. he wants the rain fall next tuesday. we'll have a pattern change. 300 inches of rain, that would be bad. >> we don't need that. >> a little at a time. we could use that over a decade. >> see, all you nonbelievers. >> riding bart about to get more expensive. raise fares 5.2% next year. the average fare would go up 18 cents to $3.62. daily parking fees also go up 50 cents every six months at the stations that are regularly full. >>> a major change for the summer games. >> one of the original olympic sports is getting the ax. ,,,,,, for over 60,000 california foster children, nights can feel long and lonely. i miss my sister. i miss my old school. i miss my room. i don't want special treatment. i just wanna feel normal. to help, sleep train is collecting pajamas for foster children, big and small. bring your gift to any

. >> reporter: san ramon valley fire says the family is not allowed back inside until inspectors can determine it's structurally safe but looking at it now, you can see again, a lot of damage that roof completely looks just -- it's covered in blue tarp right over there. at this point, inspectors say they are not sure what caused this tree to up root but i'm sure that will be part of the investigation later on today. reporting live from danville, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> remember, stay on top of the weather in your neighborhood with our interactive high-def doppler radar. that's at our website, just check it out, cbssf.com/weather. >>> it's the shove being felt across the college basketball. cal coach mike montgomery getting physical with a star player. kpix 5 reporter elissa harrington is on the cal campus this morning with video. >> reporter: the men's basketball coach being highly criticized is actually holding his weekly presser today where he is expected to address that shove. it happened sunday night. yesterday the pac-12 released a letter reprimanding coach montgomery after t

. >> reporter: san ramon valley fire says the family is not allowed back inside until inspectors can determine it is structurally safe. but back out live we're not sure if they will be able to do that. again, you can see that damage. the roof is covered in tarp but could you imagine with the upcoming rain what kind of mess that's going to make with all the clean-up they are trying to do and get back in the home? again, they are not sure what caused the tree to up root but that will be part of the investigation. reporting live from danville, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> remember, you can stay on top of the weather in your neighborhood with our interactive high-def doppler radar on our cbssf.com/weather. >>> new developments in the murder case against oscar pistorius. today he reaffirmed his claim show the his model girlfriend thinking she was an intruder. pistorius sobbed at an emotional bail hearing today where he was charged with premeditated murder. as cbs reporter tina crouse reports, it comes on the very same day his girlfriend was laid to rest. >>> reporter: police brought track s

when i spoke with san ramon valley fire, the biggest concern is because it's a small apartment above a garage they were not able to get as many firefighters inside to fight it but they fought it from the outside. at this point, it is still early in the investigation and they don't know the cause. but right now it's all about mopping it up. the last time i spoke with the battalion chief he said they were trying to get a lot of that smoke that had gathered on the inside or in the inside of the apartment out so they could take a look and assess the damage and salvage some of the property that's inside. but again, at this point, they don't have a cause. i was told an investigator is on their way to the scene. also we saw pg&e come here, as well. i'm sure they are coming here to turn off any gas or electric just to make sure that everything is okay here. cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> the coroner is working to identify a body found in san mateo county. a hiker stumbled across the remains at the purisima creek redwoods open space preserve on monday and called the sheriff. officials confirmed t

san ramon, a half inch. hayward, just about that much. and clarks burg, 1/3 of an inch. how quickly we will drop down to near freezing. we likely will hit the freezing mark and fremont, you will drop down to 34 degrees. let's talk more about the snow. it's a rare treat this winter. roberta took the kp5 mobile weather lab up to mt. hamilton where the snow is coming downsideways. here's what it looked like. >> currently it's 28 degrees atop the mountain. the wind has been blowing at 18 and 20 miles per hour. mike williams and also manny acosta. we saw them cycling up 13 miles. you guys are crazy. >> yeah, well we decided to go camping last night and we didn't know it was going be this snowy. it turned into a little more than we were expecting. >> they made it up here before it started snowing. you could not make it up because the road is going to be officially closed. it's a very treacherous drive. i wouldn't recommend it. in fact, we are trying to figure out how we'll get down from the 4200 feet elevation here. reporting atop mt. hamilton, where yes, it's snowing. roberta

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in san ramon valley northbound 6 80, various planes are blocked through this area here until action. >> a warning to east bay residents, thieves have left a neighborhood in the dark. next how people are dealing with a potentially dangerous situation. >> a peninsula high school on alert, the discovery that has >> welcome back on thursday. redwood city is the latest city to implement a ban on plastic bags. there will be a vote march 11, requiring shoppers to use a re-useable bag or pay ten cents for paper bag. it would go into affect on april 25, earth day, most cities already have a similar ban in place. >> volunteers armed with flashlights are taking to trails in concord to help people trying to find their way. the lights are out near the north concord bart station because of copper thieves are no thanks to them. we shed some light on what is being done. >> the sun goes down. it is pitch black on this trail parallelling the highway. lights along the trail headed south of the north concord bart station have been out for months after copper thieves access the inground boxes and ripped