let's go to sandhya patel. >> it is a big day tomorrow. live doppler 7hd is watching some clouds. it is going to be dry for your holiday and really the weekend as well. here is where i suspect you may run into problems. if you are getting ready to head out of town, stockton right now is fog go. three-mile visibility and down to 6 miles modesto and sack -- some areas may see patchy fog out there. by the way, if you are heading to tahoe, the weather looks beautiful. 50 degrees and mostly cloudy. mountain wood resort is opening up. thought i would pass that along. down south, los angeles no problems as far as rain. 69 degrees in eureka and 61, 62 monterey. sfo if you are flying out or expecting somebody, no problems right now at our local airports. 56 in san francisco and 53 oakland. it is currently 48 in half moon bay. from our tower camera, downtown san francisco is sparkling. 44 in santa rosa, napa, fairfield. getting cool out there. 48 in livermore. here is a view from our exploratorium camera. isn't that beautiful how the lights are sparkling on the bay. partly cloudy and dry fo

let's go to sandhya patel. >> it is a big day tomorrow. live doppler 7hd is watching some clouds. it is going to be dry for your holiday and really the weekend as well. here is where i suspect you may run into problems. if you are getting ready to head out of town, stockton right now is fog go. three-mile visibility and down to 6 miles modesto and sack -- some areas may see patchy fog out there. by the way, if you are heading to tahoe, the weather looks beautiful. 50 degrees and mostly cloudy. mountain wood resort is opening up. thought i would pass that along. down south, los angeles no problems as far as rain. 69 degrees in eureka and 61, 62 monterey. sfo if you are flying out or expecting somebody, no problems right now at our local airports. 56 in san francisco and 53 oakland. it is currently 48 in half moon bay. from our tower camera, downtown san francisco is sparkling. 44 in santa rosa, napa, fairfield. getting cool out there. 48 in livermore. here is a view from our exploratorium camera. isn't that beautiful how the lights are sparkling on the bay. partly cloudy and dry fo

let's go to meteorologist sandhya patel with live doppler 7hd tonight. sandhya? >> dan and carol lip, this has been a slow-moving soaker. heavy rains and right now i want to show you where live doppler 7hd is showing the heaviest rainfall activity. as we take you in closer i want to show you the east bay is getting soaked. around lafayette and hercules. ace take you to street level it is getting a pretty good wool loping. as i pull you out toward and up toward the north bay novato and san rave tie yell and lucas valley and ignacio boulevard getting drenched. from the peninsula area down toward the south bay, the rainfall is lighter, but it has been adding up quickly. i will be back with the rainfall totals so far and what you can expect for the morning commute coming up. dan? >> thanks, sandhya. >>> breaking news. the weather may have played a role in a horrific accident in vallejo amount of man hit by a car and then dragged by another one. he was hit at broadway and hogan and dragged another mile near mini and stanford drive. alan wang is live tonight with the s

let's go to sandhya patel. >> it is a big day tomorrow. live doppler 7hd is watching some clouds.weekend as well. into problems. suspect you if you are getting ready to head out righ stockton right now is fog go. three-mile visibility and down to 6 miles modesto and sack -- some areas may see patchy fog out there. by the way, if you are heading to tahoe, the weather looks beautiful. 50 degrees and mostly cloudy. mountain wood resort is opening up. thought i would pass that along. down south, los angeles no problems as far as rain. 69 degrees in eureka and 61, 62 monterey. sfo if you are flying out or expecting somebody, no problems right now at our local airports. 56 in san francisco and 53 oakland. it is currently 48 in half moon bay. from our tower camera, downtown san francisco is sparkling. 44 in santa rosa, napa, fairfield. getting cool out there.re.48 in. here is a view from our exploratorium camera. isn't that beautiful how the lights are sparkling on the bay. partly cloudy and dry for thanksgiving and the weekend and it is going to be much cooler next week. so changes are

let's go to meteorologist sandhya patel with live doppler 7hd tonight. sandhya?> dan and carol lip, this has been a slow-moving soaker. heavy rains and right now i want to show you where live doppler 7hd is showing the heaviest rainfall activity. as we take you in closer i want to show you the east bay is getting soaked. around lafayette and hercules. ace take you to street level it is getting a pretty good wool loping. as i pull you out toward and up toward the north bay novato and san rave tie yell and lucas valley and ignacio boulevard getting drenched. from the peninsula area down toward the south bay, the rainfall is lighter, but it has been adding up quickly. i will be back with the rainfall totals so far and what you can expect for the morning commute coming up. dan? >> thanks, sandhya. >>> breaking news. the weather may have played a role in a horrific accident in vallejo amount of man hit by a car and then dragged by another one. he was hit at broadway and hogan and dragged another mile near mini and stanford drive. alan wang is live tonight with the sto

let's go to meteorologist sandhya patel with live doppler 7hd tonight. sandhya?dan and carol lip, this has been a slow-moving soaker. heavy rains and right now i want to show you where live doppler 7hd is showing the heaviest rainfall activity. as we take you in closer i want to show you the east bay is getting soaked. around lafayette and hercules. ace take you to street level it is getting a pretty good wool loping. as i pull you out toward and up toward the north bay novato and san rave tie yell and lucas valley and ignacio boulevard getting drenched. from the peninsula area down toward the south bay, the rainfall is lighter, but it has been adding up quickly. i will be back with the rainfall totals so far and what you can expect for the morning commute coming up. dan? >> thanks, sandhya. >>> breaking news. the weather may have played a role in a horrific accident in vallejo amount of man hit by a car and then dragged by another one. he was hit at broadway and hogan and dragged another mile near mini and stanford drive. alan wang is live tonight with the story

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>> sandhya, thank you. >>> a bay area man held captive may be a victim of mistaken identity. north korean officials say they are holding meryl new map of pal -- newman from palo alto. he is 84-year-old meryl hnewman. that newman won a medal of valor. her husband was yanked off a plane as he was about to come home with his tour group. >>> the naacp will join officials from san jose state university to address racial tension on campus. the meeting comes as a fourth student has been charged now with a hate crime and battery against their african-american roommate. police say he and three others put their roommate's head in a bike lock, called him names with slave references and put nazi symbols and a confederate flag in their shared room. >>> joseph naso has been sentenced to death. he responded with an indecent gesture. he is convicted of murdering four women between 1977 and 1994. the judge called naso evil and disturbed and told him the world is a worse place with him in it. the 79-year-old will be transferred to quintin prison to await execution. >>> the number of people who

sandhya. >> yes. some rain has already reached the ground in the north bay. let's check out live doppler 7hd radar tracking it. so far only/100ths inch in santa rosa and i take you closer here. ukiah 6 hundredths of an inch. clover dale, healdsburg zooming in closer light rain here hasn't made it very far past santa rosa. i do want to show you computer animation here and see is what coming here for your morning commute. start of rush hour includes wet roadways. it is going to be slow going. have your umbrella. back to let you know how much written to expect and how long you in he had to hang on to the rain goor. >> thanks very much. women. well of course we need the rape but we don't need dangerous commute so we need to be careful in the morning. first real rain make road slick from the oil buildup obviously. nick smith is live near the golden gate bridge tonight. nick here we go. >> here we go dan. highway patrol would like to see cars continuing to move along the freeway just like that without incid

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sandhya. >> yes. some rain has already reached the ground in the north bay. let's check out live doppler 7hd radar tracking it. so far only/100ths inch in santa rosa and i take you closer here. ukiah 6 hundredths of an inch. clover dale, healdsburg zooming in closer light rain here hasn't made it very far past santa rosa. i do want to show you computer animation here and see is what coming here for your morning commute. start of rush hour includes wet roadways. it is going to be slow going. have your umbrella. back to let you know how much written to expect and how long you in he had to hang on to the rain goor. >> thanks very much. women. well of course we need the rape but we don't need dangerous commute so we need to be careful in the morning. first real rain make road slick from the oil buildup obviously. nick smith is live near the golden gate bridge tonight. nick here we go. >> here we go dan. highway patrol would like to see cars continuing to move along the freeway just like that without incid

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sandhya. >> the winds have been very intense. let's check out live doppler 7hd and wind condition conditions. clear sky across the area. we have a wind advisory covering most of the bay area northeast winds gus gusting 45 to 70 miles an hour. this is going right on through 10 a tomorrow. watch out for power lines trees knocked down and the clear lake, lake county area under a high wind warning with gust 50 to 60 miles an hour as you check out the current wind gust starting to come down in some areas. still gusting to 41 half moon bay. 39 fair field look at the view from the east bay hills camera pretty much says it all. winds are still going strong. i'll be back to show you the morning commute will look like in jaws few minutes. >> wind advisory have been issued for the bay bridge. car kin east. would neetion and san mateo bridges and alt mont pass. conditions gusty on the bridge, advisory not issued for that span. at least not yet. >> keep tab on the rain with the 7 news weather app and other weather issues as well. go to our we

sandhya. >> the winds have been very intense.et's check out live doppler 7hd and wind condition conditions. clear sky across the area. we have a wind advisory covering most of the bay area northeast winds gus gusting 45 to 70 miles an hour. this is going right on through 10 a tomorrow. watch out for power lines trees knocked down and the clear lake, lake county area under a high wind warning with gust 50 to 60 miles an hour as you check out the current wind gust starting to come down in some areas. still gusting to 41 half moon bay. 39 fair field look at the view from the east bay hills camera pretty much says it all. winds are still going strong. i'll be back to show you the morning commute will look like in jaws few minutes. >> wind advisory have been issued for the bay bridge. car kin east. would neetion and san mateo bridges and alt mont pass. conditions gusty on the bridge, advisory not issued for that span. at least not yet. >> keep tab on the rain with the 7 news weather app and other weather issues as well. go to our web

>> sandhya, thank you. >>> a bay area man held captive may be a victim of mistaken identity.th korean officials say they are holding meryl new map of pal -- newman from palo alto. he is 84-year-old meryl that newman won a medal of valor. her husband was yanked off a plane as he was about to come home with his tour group. >>> the naacp will join officials from san jose state university to address racial tension on campus. the meeting comes as a fourth student has been charged now with a hate crime and battery against their african-american roommate. police say he and three others put their roommate's head in a bike lock, called him names with slave references and put nazi symbols and a confederate flag in their shared room. >>> joseph naso has been sentenced to death. he responded with an indecent gesture. he is convicted of murdering four women between 1977 and 1994. the judge called naso evil and disturbed and told him the world is a worse place with him in it. the 79-year-old will be transferred to quintin prison to await execution. >>> the number of people who died in the

sandhya. >> yes. some rain has already reached the ground in the north bay. let's check out live doppler 7hd radar tracking it. so far only/100ths inch in santa rosa and i take you closer here. ukiah 6 hundredths of an inch. clover dale, healdsburg zooming in closer light rain here hasn't made it very far past santa rosa. i do want to show you computer animation here and see is what coming here for your morning commute. start of rush hour includes wet roadways. it is going to be slow going. have your umbrella. back to let you know how much written to expect and how long you in he had to hang on to the rain goor. >> thanks very much. women. well of course we need the rape but we don't need dangerous commute so we need to be careful in the morning. first real rain make road slick from the oil buildup obviously. nick smith is live near the golden gate bridge tonight. nick here we go. >> here we go dan. highway patrol would like to see cars continuing to move along the freeway just like that without incid

sandhya is tracking the storm and live with live doppler 7hd staggering how large it is. >> 300 miles wide check out our radar super typhoon right now. as you look here the eye of the storm very large when it made land fall and it made multiple land fall since. wind 185 miles an hour gusting to 225 it has weaken some. it will continue with category 5 tomorrow morning as it continue also across the philippines. eventually making another land fall in vietnam as category 3. biggest threat with the storm is the treptional rainstorm surge and looking at power outage problems in tree down and what not. back with local weather in a few minutes. >> thank you. >> incredibly destructive. if you like to help those affected by the storm good to our web site. local organizations already organizing relief effort. coverage developing story continues now on our web site. facebook page. and twitter. follow us at this site. >> we get reports of immediate why are tonight. one caller said it could be seen in the western sky. several viewers tweeted it looked like fireworks. if you have pictures we would

let's get to sandhya pat dwroel see how strong gusts goring to be. sandhya? >> it's gusty up here. i'm having a hard time just holding myself down here, winds are going. white caps on the bay. trees going. let me show you the area that is under wind advisory. lake county area, peninsula, coast until tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m . north bay mountains until 10:00 p.m tomorrow. especially with the recent rain, check out wind gusts now. 44 fairfield. 37 napa. windy conditions i can tell you when you consider the windchill factor it's colder up here. i'll be back with what is coming upping -- coming for the weekend >> a judge ordered samsung to pay apple $290 million in a patent dispute. the verdict covers 13 older samsung devices. a previous jury awarded a billion dollars but a judge concluded they miscalculated. she through out a part of the damages and ordered a new trial. samsung is expected to appeal the verdict. >> bart contract negotiations stretched on eight months, including two strikes and pro two employees killed. trains are running but the vote on a contract deal that maybe

. >> i am meteorologist sandhya patel. the temperatures are running cooler in these areas. wake up weather plus a look at aa@a@##h@ >>> the explosion of mobile devices and tablet computers and eu8 pacting the lives of a generation of children. and it turns out those devices could take a toll on their eyesight. experts are concerned enough that they have opened a special center to tackle the problem. like her classmates she likes play games on her iphone. >> like almost everybody that has a smart phone has games on it. >> coupled with her voracious love of reading she looks at small screens. it is a trend that researcher christine wilson believes it taking a toll on the eyesight of a generation leading to an epidemic of miopia or nearsightedness. >> all of the students working in my lab right now there were few miopic students. >> >> she has already been diagnosed with miopia. the problem is so prevalent that they opened a dedicated control clinic at the school of optometry. they say one of the goals is to spot and treat nearsightedness in these younge. >> in this control cl

. >> sandhya patel, enjoy >>> worker who's operate the bart train are voting on a new contract right now. heather? >> fdiu is voting here at oakland marriott a a location they'd rather we don't disclose one sign saying vote no. here the reading is more positive we don't know until ballots are counted maybe around midnight when both yun yinz will ratify this contract. the maintenance technician just glad painful bargaining is over. >> not what we've wanted but it's close and i think it's close on both ends. >> reporter: membership flowed through the marriott all day, casting their ballots on a four-year contract with bart, meaning increasing contributions to pension and medical. >> it looks positive. >> reporter: how can you tell? >> by attitude of the people. questions and when they're saying. so i think there will be an overwhelming win for this contract. >> reporter: orinda councilman used this day to promote his cause, delivering 20,000 signatured from his ban bart strikes.com web site to the senator's office hoping legislatures will take action to preproe hibit transit strikes >>

look at the weather sandhya patel is on the roof with the forecast. sandhya? >> beautiful right now. get it? and tonight kids heading outside, it's going to be perfect weather. a nice treat. let's take a look at the forecast. sun goes down in about an hour, mild, 67 degrees, 7:00 p.m 61. you'll feel the chill by 9:00 p.m . mid-50s so if i were you i'd sneak in an extra layer. the weekend forecast includes change. cheryl? >> mer than 50 stanford students recovering from what may be the flu the university said four had to be treated at emergency room all live in florence moore hall dorms they started feeling sick yesterday, complaining of symptoms similar to stomach flu. the santa clara county public health department is looking into this. >> engineers from bay area tech giants ora cell and google have been brought in now to help fix the government's troubled health care web site. health care.gov down again, yesterday because of technical problems it's been plagued with glitches since launching. the ceo says today his company is doing everything it can to help.

sand yaw -- sandhya? >> typhoon haiyan raked across the philippines and it is already across the south china sea. as i show you this animation the loop there is going strong , category 4 and winds of 130 miles an hour and gusts to 160. its next target is vietnam. it is expected to make land fall tomorrow morning at 140 mile-an-hour winds. a cat 4 and continues to weaken as it moves over land to a tropical storm. if you have family and friends in vietnam, they are next. i will be back with a look at your local long weekend. >>> if you would like to help those affected by this storm and so many need help go to abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. sze links to -- we have links to local organizations. and the coverage continues on on our website, facebook page and on twitter. follow us at abc7 news bay area. >> developing news, crews are finally getting the upper hand on a fire burning in lake county. flames have destroyed one out building and burned more than 150 acres, and the fire continues to threaten

. >> i am meteorologist sandhya patel. the temperatures are running cooler in these areas. wake up weather plus a look at when you might see rain to those who've been waiting welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage, and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. devices and tablet computers and eu8 pacting the lives of a generation of children. and it turns out those devices could take a toll on their eyesight. experts are concerned enough that they have opened a special center to tackle the problem. like her classmates she likes to play games on her iphone. >> like almost everybody that has a smart phone has games on it. >> coupled with her voracious love of reading she looks at small screens. it is a trend that researcher christine wilson believes it taking a toll on the eyesight of a generation leading to an epidemic of miopia or nearsightedness. >> all of the students working in my lab right now there were few miopic students. >> >> she has already been diagnosed with miopia. the problem

sandhya patel is looking forward to see what we have in store. >> dan and carolyn, it was pouring at times and it was area wide so nobody missed the drenching. just when you thought it was over it is redeveloping. they are tracking some showers and our radar on mount saint

sandhya is tracking the storm and live with live doppler 7hd staggering how large it is. >> 300 miles wide check out our radar super typhoon right now. as you look here the eye of the storm very large when it made land fall and it made multiple land fall since. wind 185 miles an hour gusting to 225 it has weaken some. it will continue with category 5 tomorrow morning as it continue also across the philippines. eventually making another land fall in vietnam as category 3. biggest threat with the storm is the treptional rainstorm surge and looking at power outage problems in tree down and what not. back with local weather in a few minutes. >> thank you. >> incredibly destructive. if you like to help those affected by the storm good to our web site. local organizations already organizing relief effort. coverage developing story continues now on our web site. facebook page. and twitter. follow us at this site. >> we get reports of immediate why are tonight. one caller said it could be seen in the western sky. several viewers tweeted it looked like fireworks. if you have pictures we would

sand yaw -- sandhya? >> typhoon haiyan raked across the philippines and it is already across the south china sea. as i show you this animation the loop there is going strong , category 4 and winds of 130 miles an hour and gusts to 160. its next target is vietnam. it is expected to make land fall tomorrow morning at 140 mile-an-hour winds. a cat 4 and continues to weaken as it moves over land to a tropical storm. if you have family and friends in vietnam, they are next. i will be back with a look at your local long weekend. >>> if you would like to help those affected by this storm and so many need help go to abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. sze links to -- we have links to local organizations. and the coverage continues on on our website, facebook page and on twitter. follow us at abc7 news bay area. >> developing news, crews are finally getting the upper hand on a fire burning in lake county. flames have destroyed one out building and burned more than 150 acres, and the fire continues to threaten

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sand yaw -- sandhya?aked across the philippines and it is already across the south china sea. youas i show you this animn the loop there is going strong , category 4 and winds of 130 miles an hour and gusts to 160. its next target is vietnam. it is expected to make land fall tomorrow morning at 140 mile-an-hour winds. a cat 4 and continues to weaken as it moves over land to a tropical storm. if you have family and friends in vietnam, they are next. i will be back with a look at your local long weekend. >>> if you would like to help those affected by this storm and so many need help go to abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. sze links to -- we have links to local organizations. and the coverage continues on on our website, facebook page and on twitter. follow us at abc7 news bay area. >> developing news, crews are finally getting the upper hand on a fire burning in lake county. flames have destroyed one out building and burned more than 150 acres, and the fire continues to threaten a dozen other structu

sandhya. >> the winds have been very intense. let's check out live doppler 7hd and wind condition conditions. clear sky across the area. we have a wind advisory covering most of the bay area northeast winds gus gusting 45 to 70 miles an hour. this is going right on through 10 a tomorrow. watch out for power lines trees knocked down and the clear lake, lake county area under a high wind warning with gust 50 to 60 miles an hour as you check out the current wind gust starting to come down in some areas. still gusting to 41 half moon bay. 39 fair field look at the view from the east bay hills camera pretty much says it all. winds are still going strong. i'll be back to show you the morning commute will look like in jaws few minutes. >> wind advisory have been issued for the bay bridge. car kin east. would neetion and san mateo bridges and alt mont pass. conditions gusty on the bridge, advisory not issued for that span. at least not yet. >> keep tab on the rain with the 7 news weather app and other weather issues as well. r web site f

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sandhya is tracking the storm and live with live doppler 7hd staggering how large it is. >> 300 miles wide check out our radar super typhoon right now. as you look here the eye of the storm very large when it made land fall and it made multiple land fall since. wind 185 miles an hour gusting to 225 it has weaken some. it will continue with category 5 tomorrow morning as it continue also across the philippines. eventually making another land fall in vietnam as category 3. biggest threat with the storm is the treptional rainstorm surge and looking at power outage problems in tree down and what not. back with local weather in a few minutes. >> thank you. >> incredibly destructive. if you like to help those affected by the storm good to our web site. local organizations already organizing relief effort. coverage developing story continues now on our web site. facebook page. and twitter. follow us at this site. >> we get reports of immediate why are tonight. one caller said it could be seen in the western sky. several viewers tweeted it looked like fireworks. if you have pictures we would

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>> any time you wish. >> thank you. >> i'm abc7 news sandhya patel. back to you. happy thanksgiving. all of you out there. >> thank you. >> you too. >> coming up a reminder abc7 news weather app has latest alerts down loaded free of charge. >> and coming up next, the skunk that was stuck. and good samaritan that's helped set it free >> changes in the ski industry making it easier, and cheaper to get equipment and buy lift and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the importan and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >>> people being told to stay out of the water in sausalito after 50,000 gallons of waste water spilled into the bay. this sewage came from an eight inch, 240 foot long pipe on th

. >> sandhya patel outside to show us what is going on. sandhya? >> it's dark! sun has gone down. i had to bundle up. you can feel how cool it is getting out here. it's an hour earlier with the time change. let's check out live doppler seven hd. it was a gorgeous day. today, temperatures upper 50s to low 70s so it was a warmer day. looking at live doppler seven, clear skies right now. so we're expecting temperatures to fall cold enough that frost advisory has been issued for 3:00 a.m to 8:00 a.m . low to mid-30s. put frost sensitive plants inside. don't forget about the pets. clear skies now. here is a look at the temperatures in san francisco. it's 62. i can tell you, it doesn't feel like that. san jose, 55 degrees half moon bay. looking towards bay bridge, it's a gorgeous view there. santa rosa, 67. 68 napa. 56 fairfield, livermore at 68 degrees. still mild inland. tomorrow morning expecting a frosty start. tomorrow morning at 34 rosa. 39 vallejo. make sure you grab a coat. 40s in livermore. check out santa cruz dropping down to 39 degrees. beautiful view right now. chilly morni

sandhya patel is outside bundled up. >> yes. black friday is dry. but better news i know we need rain. thanksgiving is now looking dry. and take a look at snowflakes on market z spencer christian will be mcing this event. happening at 6:55 tonight f you're going to join it's going to be cool, but dry. bundle up and it should be a great area of concern. a large storm right now with a wintery mix of the area of low pressure. sleet, freezing rain and snow. to if you're heading into new york, keep in mind. we're looking at potential for delays winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories are up. heavy snow, gusting winds. back to our bay area weather, lovely view of the bay. boats are out there spare the air until midnight tonight. moderate no, wood burning tonight until midnight. you can see beautiful after glow and haze in the atmosphere. that is why we're seeing color there 59 in san jose. from our mount tamalpais camera, hard to see a lot there. a gorgeous view, clouds moving n but not to worry. we're looking at dry forecast for travellers. c

sandhya is not here, she must be outside probably on the roof? >> where can she be? >> hi dan and cheryl. a reality check today it's mid-november and felt like it. visibility is good right now. this morning we had wide spread fog. check this out. almost like lava. sunset from our camera is absolutely spectacular. doi want to know you big cool down we have had. san francisco dropping 11 degrees. and moffett field from a record 74 to 61 today san jose, ten degrees cooler. thanks to fog and clouds. you can see the clouds. that is creating after glow here. our tower camera providing this gorgeous view. it's comfortable in redwood city. sutro tower camera showing clouds starting to clear out in the north. 59 in santa rosa. 57 napa, novato. low 60s in concord and fairfield. sunny, breezy tomorrow getting breezy out there tonight. so making it feel colder cooler for weekend. here is a look at radar. this is go to being bring rain and snow. and for us moisture staying north. we're going to see a cool down. looking beyond this time period, weekend fine. dry. and there is a ch

. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. temperatures are lower than last night.ho will feel the chill in the who will feel the chill in the morning and what the weekend soon, californians from to salinas to san diego will have equal access to quality health insurance. those who need financial assistance will get it. and nobody will be denied because of a pre-existing condition. welcome to a new state of health. welcome to covered california. we are your health insurance marketplace. enroll today at coveredca.com. news right now. there is a power outage at the casino in roanoke park. the surrounding area is also affected by the outage. 3600 customers total are affected. we will update the story on twitter. you can follow at abc7 news bay area. >>> the earthquake and tsunami that struck japan in march of 2011 caused billions of dollars in damage and wrecked the fukushima nuclear plant on the coast. it continues to spew radiation, some say an even bigger nuclear disaster could be coming. one that could threaten us in the bay area. >> march 11th, 2011, a 9.0 quake hi

i'm cheryl jennings. >> let's get to sandhya patel with a look at conditions right now. sandhya?king at wiper weather now across a good part of the bay area. taking a look at live doppler seven hd. we'll talk about where it's raining and where it's heading. you can see we have our own radar on mount st. helena. it's watching pockets of rain between ukiah and z.hopland. you can see yellow showing up. we're watching that, that is the latest batch that developed in the east bay. light returns towards hayward and oakland. san francisco, it's wide spread light rain. towards south bay we're seeing some very light returns. have you been the last to get that. story road in the south bay and san jose, willow glenn getting light showers, far from over, hang on to umbrellas. morning commute will include slick roadways. >> thank you very much. abc7 news learned a mystery witness has come forward in the bizarre case of a patient missing in san francisco general hospital for two weeks. before being found found dead in a stairwell the witness saw her lying there, reported it, yet no one followe

. >> sandhya patel has been tracking the rain. how much did we get? >> we got enough across the bay area to make a difference so far. let me show you the rain totals, carolyn. most of the bay area got soaked just over an inch and half in half moon bay. 1.26 san francisco. mount saint helena, 1.74. oakland just over an inch. even places that are normally dry like livermore, almost an inch and a half, san jose .76 of an inch. and we are not completely through yet. a look at your wake up weather and your morning commute. >> see you shortly. >>> right now snow is falling a in the sierra. this is video from the cal trans camera at twin bridges. it is at about 6200 feet and you can see there are drivers who are pulling over to put on chains. they are required. and remember you can keep tabs on where the rain is in your neighborhood with the abc7 news weather app. it is free. just go to abc7news.com slash apps to learn more. >>> he is armed and police say extremely dangerous. they are asking for help tonight to capture a man wanted for killing a woman in san

. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. temperatures are lower than last night. who will feel the chill in the morning and what the weekend is now featuring news right now. there is a power outage at the casino in roanoke park. the surrounding area is also affected by the outage. 3600 customers total are affected. we will update the story on twitter. you can follow at abc7 news bay area. >>> the earthquake and tsunami that struck japan in march of 2011 caused billions of dollars in damage and wrecked the fukushima nuclear plant on the coast. it continues to spew radiation, some say an even bigger nuclear disaster could be coming. one that could threaten us in the bay area. quake hits, the strongest in japan. and then we watched a monstrous tsunami annihilate the most prepared country in the world. i saw firsthand the enormous devastation. entire towns wiped out. piles of rubble 30 feet high. the third part of the disaster has the potential to be the worst of all. the damage is almost invisible. the few could fukushima nuclear power plant continues to spew radiati

. >> sandhya patel has been tracking the rain. how much did we get? >> we got enough across the bay area to make a difference so far. let me show you the rain totals, carolyn. most of the bay area got soaked just over an inch and half in half moon bay. 1.26 san francisco. mount saint helena, 1.74. oakland just over an inch. even places that are normally dry like livermore, almost an inch and a half, san jose .76 of an inch. and we are not completely through yet. a look at your wake up weather and your morning commute. >> see you shortly. >>> right now snow is falling a in the sierra. this is video from the cal trans camera at twin bridges. it is at about 6200 feet and you can see there are drivers who are pulling over to put on chains. they are required. and remember you can keep tabs on where the rain is in your neighborhood with the abc7 news weather app. it is free. just go to abc7news.com slash apps to learn more. >>> he is armed and police say extremely dangerous. they are asking for help tonight to capture a man wanted for killing a woman in san

. >> sandhya is here with that for us. >> yes.omorrow morning drive may include a few slick spots as you look at live doppler 7hd we are watching moisture moving in ahead of a cold front and most of this moisture is up to our north around radar site here you can see hidden valley lake area we are not sure if this is all reaching the ground but probably few light drop around saint helena hidden valley lake area and we look terrainy soap starting july 1st just to give you perspective how far behind we are, over 3 and a half inches behind in santa rosa we really need close to 2 inches in san francisco. just over an inch in oakland. livermore. san jose to make up for the deficit. this is the counting from july 1st our rainy season july 1st to june 30. need the rain. >> system coming in won't produce that kind of rain to make a difference. from our sutro tower cam are good visibility. mild 58 in oakland. san jose 59 mid 50's los gatos half moon bay financial district is looking good. just cloud cover out there. low 50's in the north ba

. >> sandhya is here with that for us. >> yes.omorrow morning drive may include a few slick spots as you look at live doppler 7hd we are watching moisture moving in ahead of a cold front and most of this moisture is up to our north around radar site here you can see hidden valley lake area we are not sure if this is all reaching the ground but probably few light drop around saint helena hidden valley lake area and we look terrainy soap starting july 1st just to give you perspective how far behind we are, over 3 and a half inches behind in santa rosa we really need close to 2 inches in san francisco. just over an inch in oakland. livermore. san jose to make up for the deficit. this is the counting from july 1st our rainy season july 1st to june 30. need the rain. >> system coming in won't produce that kind of rain to make a difference. from our sutro tower cam are good visibility. mild 58 in oakland. san jose 59 mid 50's los gatos half moon bay financial district is looking good. just cloud cover out there. low 50's in the north ba

. >> sandhya is here with a look at that for us. >> yes. i'm happy to report even though we need the rain, the models are trending dryer and dryer for thanksgiving. live doppler 7hd just showing you some high clouds out there. it is spare the air night and that continues tomorrow. now if traveling to the tahoe area here are the resorts that are currently open. squaw valley open on wednesday. alpine meadow december 13. everyone else open slight chance of snow showers on thanksgiving but it's a very slight chance from east bay hills camera still have the hazy sky spare the air alert as we look back towards san francisco where it is 54 degrees. 50 in oakland. temperatures are coming down in the upper 40's. san jose redwood city it's 46 in los gatos and a half machine bay. from exploring camera beautiful view right now. from a degrees in santa rosa. mid 40's novato napa 41 in fairfield. you know it's a chilly morning when already seeing temperatures like this. no worries out of sfo if traveling at least weather wise. we are not expecting any de

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. >> sandhya is here with a look at that for us. >> yes.appy to report even though we need the rain, the models are trending dryer and dryer for thanksgiving. live doppler 7hd just showing you some high clouds out there. it is spare the air night and that continues tomorrow. now if traveling to the tahoe area here are the resorts that are currently open. squaw valley open on wednesday. alpine meadow december 13. everyone else open slight chance of snow showers on thanksgiving but it's a very slight chance from east bay hills camera still have the hazy sky spare the air alert as we look back towards san francisco where it is 54 degrees. 50 in oakland. temperatures are coming down in the upper 40's. san jose redwood city it's 46 in los gatos and a half machine bay. from exploring camera beautiful view right now. from a degrees in santa rosa. mid 40's novato napa 41 in fairfield. you know it's a chilly morning when already seeing temperatures like this. no worries out of sfo if traveling at least weather wise. we are not expecting any delay an