meteorologist sandhya patel has that forecast. >> we're showing you some areas of showers. it's very light. i'll close in on where we are seeing rain. lafayette, walnut creek, danville boulevard, wet roadways. and around san francisco, sunset district, ocean avenue, you can see spotty showers around half moon bay. we are seeing some wet roadways on main street and as we head up towards the north, really isolated in nature, right around san rafael area, rainfall totals about an inch in san francisco. only the rain shadow in santa cruz and three quarters of an inch. and the storm impact scale is light. scattered light showers, less than a quarter of an inch. no flooding is expected. our hour by hour timeline is coming up next. >>> there was a third sexual battery incident in san jose in the last week. lonni has pictures of what police want you to see. >> reporter: that's right. one person is tied to two of these attacks. we noticed beefed-up presence in duncan hall where the latest one happened. meantime, students are doing what they can to take precautions by traveling in gr

for sandhya patel and michael finney, for all of us, appreciate your time. we'll see you again at 6:00. >> we'll see you then. bye-bye. >>> tonight, new charges. the deadly road rage that killed a former nfl star. this evening, the other driver has now been charged. and the sheriff tonight with a blistering message about how his investigators were treated. you will hear from him right here. >>> also breaking, for the first time, images from inside the warehouse in california. our interview with the d.a. on possible criminal charges, and what authorities are now looking at as a possible cause in that inferno. >>> at this hour, the winter weather advisories across several states. the snow and freezing rain moving in. the east coast getting hammered right now. >>> president-elect donald trump and his message to an american giant, boeing. threatening plans that could have paid them and their workers billions for a new air force one. too costly? >>> and america strong.

meteorologist sandhya patel here with that. >> it's going to impact part of your weekend. not a complete washout. sunday's going to be dry. yeah. let me show you live doppler 7. we'll take you in where we're seeing some moist weather. it's really light in terms of our returns. spotty showers right around the western part of san francisco. heading into pacific avenue. you'll notice there post street, union square area. and into parts of the east bay around grand avenue, light returns right now. as we widen the picture here, i do want to show you, it's this moist westerly flow that is continuing our shower activity and it's real spotty tonight. a little drizzly. just enough to where you need those wipers. look at our dew points. this is how moist the air is between 50 and 59 degrees. it feels muggy in many parts of the bay area, are in that muggy feel. just think, we were freezing a couple days ago. now we're dealing with mugginess. we also have a lot of fog out there. visibility is low. concord, just over a mile, same thing with petaluma. watch out for your morning commute

meteorologist sandhya patel here with that. >> it's going to impact part of your weekend. not a complete washout. sunday's going to be dry. yeah. let me show you live doppler 7. we'll take you in where we're seeing some moist weather. it's really light in terms of our returns. spotty showers right around the western part of san francisco. heading into pacific avenue. you'll notice there post street, union square area. and into parts of the east bay around grand avenue, light returns right now. as we widen the picture here, i do want to show you, it's this moist westerly flow that is continuing our shower activity and it's real spotty tonight. a little drizzly. just enough to where you need those wipers. look at our d points. this is how moist the air is between 50 and 59 degrees. it feels muggy in many parts of the bay area, are in that muggy feel. just think, we were freezing a couple days ago. now we're dealing with mugginess. we also have a lot of fog out there. visibility is low. concord, just over a mile, same thing with petaluma. watch out for your morning commute be

. >> now your accu w forecast with -- accu-weather forecast with sandhya patel. >> sandhya: in the 40s and 50s tonight. tomorrow you will need the heavy coats and the wool coats and scarfs. we aring looing at midto upper -- we are looking at midto upper 30s. i think the cloud cover will hang around a little longer and that will keep you insulated. not as cold as this morning, but still chilly. if you are driving this will be patchy fog so low visibility. be careful. light chop if you are doing a ferry ride. if you are walking to work or taking the kids to school it will be chilly. make sure they have a jacket or sweater. cloud cover is lingering your most of you. speaking of the cloud cover we had the spotty showers today. it was absolutely gorgeous. you can see all of the different layers of the clouds passing through. we really got less than a 10th of an inch where it did rain. it was nice to have moisture coming through. another gorgeous view and we are looking at san francisco and visibility is not an issue. milder days on friday and saturday. we have a winter-like chill early next

. >> i'm sandhya patel. live doppler 7 tracking a pair of systems for the weekend. i'll let you know if the rain will dampen your holiday plans coming up. >>> a new automotive convenience with a story long history. >>> this is a hectic time of the year, won't it be nice to have someone else deal with other hassles? >> are you offering services? >> we can have food delivered so why are we pumping our own gasoline? this looks like a normal gas station. is a hiring poster. ever seen at all. a service station attendant not inside standing behind a counter but outside. pumping gas. customers love this. >> if you're in a little bit of a hurry, it's nice. >> we get comments all the time. really? how much is that going to cost? the same thing as anywhere else in orinda. >> still, they admit the full service is handy. >> have you ever been here when it rains? >> yes. >> you stay in the car? >> yes. >> throwing back the old times. >> that means your service last longer. >> it was a major gasoline retailer. the name is making a come back here in northern california. >> that is

. >> now your accu w forecast with -- accu-weather forecast with sandhya patel. >> sandhya: in the 40s and 50s tonight. tomorrow you will need the heavy coats and the wool coats and scarfs. we aring looing at midto upper -- we are looking at midto upper 30s. i think the cloud cover will hang around a little longer and that will keep you insulated. not as cold as this morning, but still chilly. if you are driving this will be patchy fog so low visibility. be careful. light chop if you are doing a ferry ride. if you are walking to work or taking the kids to school it will be chilly. make sure they have a jacket or sweater. cloud cover is lingering your most of you. speaking of the cloud cover we had the spotty showers today. it was absolutely gorgeous. you can see all of the different layers of the clouds passing through. we really got less than a 10th of an inch where it did rain. it was nice to have moisture coming through. another gorgeous view and we are looking at san francisco and visibility is not an issue. milder days on friday and saturday. we have a winter-like chill early next

. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. the winds are increasing. i'll let you know how this is going to factor into your friday tmperatures coming up. >> sandhya, thank you very much. and prince harry, rihanna and a fingerprint. >> first, here a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live. >> a lot of crying on the show tonight. >> we ate all your candy and >> we ate all your candy and there's no more left. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. >>> new at 11:00, one bay area community is taking a bite out of crime, literally by getting people and their pets to get involved in a new kind of community policing effort. it's called the dog walker watch. we're live in the south san francisco

here's sandhya patel and live doppler 7. >> i hope you're used to the chill as you take a look from ourille camera at a festive emryville marina. skies are clear, and that's part of the reason why it's getting chilly in some parts. 44 for san jose. half moon bay, 50s right now. looking here at san francisco, some of the coldest spots, inland valleys. compared to 24 hours ago, as hard as it may seem to believe here, we're running higher. just about everyone running warmer than 24 hours ago. about seven degrees warmer in san francisco and half moon bay. live doppler 7 is showing you the storm track for the time being is going well to the north of us. but that's going to change. we have some cold storms coming our way. if you think it's cold right now, wait until you see what's coming. find out if the showers will dampen your 2016 and begin your 2017 coming up. ama? >> thanks so much. >>> today the exfiancee of ray mcdonald released graphic cell phone video that she says proves she was a victim of domestic violence. >> stop! stop! >> abc7 news reporter katie marzullo with the details. >> r

. >> i'm abc meteorologist sandhya patel. enjoy this last sunset of fall. winter brings this storm and the hour-by hour forecast coming up. four wells, hard or soft sided. 7 on your >>> he was -- he was a wonderful person. >> that's a mother talking about her 16-year-old son jack who died last year when a tree fell on him in oakland. the family is now suing the city of oakland. they say the tragedy could have been avoided. that tree limb broke off and crushed jack lewis last december. it happened along lake merritt near fairyland. abc 7 news reporter lonni rivera has more. >> he was a wonderful person. and he loved life and always saw the bright side of everything. >> reporter: parents and friends of 16-year-old jack lewis returned to this hillside another lake merritt this. site has become quite a memorial for lewis, a teen remembered for being authentic and add venturous. >> and we miss him a lot. it's unbearable for us at times. he was like somebody you can always hang out with. he always made time to hang out with you and stuff like that. >> last decemb

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here's sandhya patel and live doppler 7. >> i hope you're used to the chill as you take a look from ourille camera at a festive emryville marina. skies are clear, and that's part of the reason why it's getting chilly in some parts. 44 for san jose. half moon bay, 50s right now. looking here at san francisco, some of the coldest spots, inland valleys. compared to 24 hours ago, as hard as it may seem to believe here, we're running higher. just about everyone running warmer than 24 hours ago. about seven degrees warmer in san francisco and half moon bay. live doppler 7 is showing you the storm track for the time being is going well to the north of us. but that's going to change. we have some cold storms coming our way. if you think it's cold right now, wait until you see what's coming. find out if the showers will dampen your 2016 and begin your 2017 coming up. ama? >> thanks so much. >>> today the exfiancee of ray mcdonald released graphic cell phone video that she says proves she was a victim of domestic violence. >> stop! stop! >> abc7 news reporter katie marzullo with the details. >> r

. >>> now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. >> hi there. if your plans include travel, take a look at the three-day travel. >> gusty and wet on friday. a moderate strength storm. this could make it a little bit difficult. saturday a few early morning showerses. no problems for santa delivering gifts. rain is going to come in at least a chance late on christmas here's a look at live doppler 7. you never know what you're going to get. radar is tracking sprinkles from clover dale to the sea ranch area. nothing to worry about. that radar will be lit up as we head into friday. from our exploratorium camera, san francisco is just beautiful outside. not as cold. 50 degreesing in san francisco. oakland upper 40s. san jose, gilroy one of our chilly spots at 39. one other live picture from our east bay hills. a little breezy holding temperatures up tonight. low 40s novato. fairfield 4. livermore 42 degrees. one other picture from our emeryville cameraooking towards the bay bridge. winter starts tomorrow at 2:44 in the morning. we're not expecting as

. >> meteorologist sandhya patel has more on rain to expect. >> we'll be seeing raining days ahead and before the rain we'll have cold conditions. live dopplerp showing you the cloud. that's how it will is that right out, patches of fog. you'll get to temperatures will be in the 50s and then ren. >> those temperatures will that will make its presence known and we bring in our some impact scale. the strong est is thursday and a 1 on our tomorrow impact kale. >> spreading, wednesday night no thursday, this is going to impact your evening commute and thursday afternoon when you look at the rainfall totals, 2 to more than 3 inches of rain and everywhere else will get a healthy dose. you can track it and here's the acsetter 1 on pens, a 2 on our imbeing pact scale. heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing coughing breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask covered california. it's more than just health care. it's life care. stand back, ya hear! breakout the syrup because denny's ne

. >>> now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. >> hi there. if your plans include travel, take a look at the three-day travel. >> gusty and wet on friday. a moderate strength storm. this could make it a little bit difficult. saturday a few early morning showerses. no problems for santa delivering gifts. rain is going to come in at least a chance late on christmas night. here's a look at live doppler 7. you never know what you're going to get. radar is tracking sprinkles from clover dale to the sea ranch area. nothing to worry about. that radar will be lit up as we head into friday. from our exploratorium camera, san francisco is just beautiful outside. not as cold. 50 degreesing in san francisco. oakland upper 40s. san jose, gilroy one of our chilly spots at 39. one other live picture from our east bay hills. a little breezy holding temperatures up tonight. low 40s novato. fairfield 4. livermore 42 degrees. one other picture from our emeryville camera looking towards the bay bridge. winter starts tomorrow at 2:44 in the morning. we're not expe

sandhya patel will be back on an update with the forecast. >> a woman watches on her bank >>> a big development in an identity theft case. >>> a bay area mom found out a woman was using her money. >> this got such a response. >> police arrested a woman they believe is that thief. >> it was a feeling of sheer helplessness from mimi murphy. >> just a thief taking your >> began when the debit card didn't work. she checked the bank app. someone in fresno just withdrew $3500 from her savings account set up for heir little girl, peyton. she called bank of america. >> i was on hold for 43 minutes, i believe. >> all the while, she watched on her phone as the thief wiped out her savings and checking accounts. >> there goes another $500 and $32. >> finally, the bank picked up the call. how, how can i help you? freeze my account. >> bank of america refunded the money from her savings but not checking account saying this surveillance video could be mimi and only she can know her pin. >> thankfully, your team resolved. >> the thief used a fake id and changed the pin number. b of a agreed and a break in this

sandhya patel will be back on an update with the forecast. >> a woman watches on her bank >>> a big development in an identity theft case. >>> a bay area mom found out a woman was using her money. >> this got such a >> police arrested a woman they believe is that thief. >> it was a feeling of sheer helplessness from mimi murphy. >> just a thief taking your >> began when the debit card didn't work. she checked the bank app. someone in fresno just withdrew $3500 from her savings account set up for heir little girl, peyton. she called bank of america. >> i was on hold for 43 minutes, i believe. >> all the while, she watched on her phone as the thief wiped out her savings and checking accounts. >> there goes another $500 and $32. >> finally, the bank picked up the call. how, how can i help you? freeze my account. >> bank of america refunded the money from her savings but not checking account saying this surveillance video could be mimi and only she can know her pin. >> thankfully, your team resolved. >> the thief used a fake id and changed the pin number. b of a agreed and a break in this case. >>

. >> let's check in with meteorologist sandhya patel for the situation right now. >> it's not as bad as it was earlier today, dan and kristen. the lower elevations, pretty outside and napa is 18 miles per hour out of the north as we take a look at other wind gusts. mt. diablo is riting 34 miles per hour. take a look at the wind gusts from earlier tate. if you're getting blown around, as you were driving, you know, exactly why i. a little gusty and if you're stepping out tonight and i'll show you what's in store for the rest of your weekend coming up. >> it's -- a look at how one bay air city is rising. >> and plan "b," is owner mark davis getting set to month? >> and why you may want to think twees before piling another strand of his on newer. >> oh, yeah, we're not going keeping the power lines clear,my job to protect public safety, while also protecting the environment. the natural world is a beautiful thing, the work that we do helps us protect it. public education is definitely a big part of our job, to teach our customers about the best type of trees to plant around the power li

. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. the winds are increasing. i'll let you know how this is going to factor into your friday tmperatures coming up. >> sandhya, thank you very much. and prince harry, rihanna and a fingerprint. >> first, here a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live. >> a lot of crying on the show tonight. >> we ate all your candy and there's no more left. [vo] is it a force of nature? or a sales event? the season of audi sales event is here. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models. sales event ends january 3rd. come join us this season,orld at the all new festival of holidays event... ...including the new world of color season of light show... now at the disneyland resort. ♪ ♪ ♪ all the care your family needs. all connected for you. >>> new at 11:00, one bay area community is taking a bite out of crime, literally by getting people and their pets to get involved in a new kind of community policing effort. it's called the dog walker watch. we're live in the south san francisco area tonight wi

let's get a quick check of the weather from abc 7 news meteorologist in for sandhya patel? >> mother nature is really going to cooperate tomorrow night. first thing early on, a slight chance of a sprinkle. no big deal. out of here by 4:00. by 8:00 and midnight the skies will clear. by midnight temperatures upper 30s to mid-40s and we're tracking a storm system early next week. a 1 on the storm impact scale and the that it will bring is a chance of a wintry mix late tuesday. who can potentially see flakes next week as how cold we'll get with the arctic air coming up and the accuweather forecast coming up. >> a surprising announcement today from the kremlin. russian president vladimir putin said he would not retaliate against the u.s. after the obama administration expelled the country's diplomats as we reported yesterday. putin dismissed the punishment and instead pushed president obama and his family a quote happy new year. the u.s. owe jected 35 diplomats and shut down russian diplomatic facilities in the united states in response to russia's alleged role in cyber hacking.

. >> abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking it all for us. what can we expect and when. >> we'll be seeing downpours, dan and kristen and also strong winds. we're just tracking the moisture ahead of the system and taking you a little bit closer, we have the evening rush. street level radar and santa rosa and highway 101, definitely slick out there and also parts of the east bay between san leandro and san lorenzo as we take you down to the street level and 880 and here is the storm that's coming and it's going to pound the bay area. it's a 3 on the storm impact scale. we haven't seen this kind of intensity of a storm in nine months so it's going to bring some gusts to 50 miles per hour. 1 to 2 inches of rain for most of you. 2 to 5 inches for the hill meaning wind damage and flooding potential and here's a look at the watches and warnings and flood watch for mendecino county until late tomorrow night. rock and mud slides, ponding on the roadways and a warning starts at 10:00 tomorrow until friday. debris flows and flash flooding and a high wi

leave your will wishes on the facebook post >> let's check in with meteorologist drew tuma in for sandhya patel. >> this morning was not a fun travel period. heavy rain is out of here and we still have scattered showers to contend with. let's get you right down to street level. a line of light showers stretching from union stitt to palo alto and light rain dipping to the south and we'll time this out for you. 5, 10 approaching sunnyvale and 5:22 in san jose and 5:22 in evergreen. storm was a 2 downgraded to a 1. scattered showerses. later on tonight 8:00, 9:00, out and about, have the umbrella. no widespread rain and isolated showers around. talk about what's in store and the accuweather forecast in a few minutes. ama? >> thanks, drew. >>> happening now. many holiday travelers face delays at san francisco international airport. you're looking live inside the airport there. you can see people getting ready to hopefully get on their flights. most delays affect the short hall flight and they are running on average between one and two hours delayed. oakland is hoping all flights are on time. get th

sandhya patel with a look at her chilly accuweather forecast. >> does look stunning. take a look at live doppler 7. skies are pretty much clear other than the wispy clouds and as we head into tomorrow morning it will get cold. cold this morning upper 20s, santa rosa and napa and down below freezing in livermore and right down to freezing in san jose. temperature trend. average low for santa rosa is 36 degrees and tomorrow you're ten degrees below where you need to be. yes, cold enough to make you shiver. 26 degrees, but those temperatures do moderate as we healed into the latter part of the week, and into the weekend. we start to bring back the chill. i'll let you know what's in store for your new year's eve and newyear's day forecast. here's a hifnlt just may need the umbrellas. >> good hint, thank you. >>> president-elect donald trump is one day closer to taking office, and the work continues to fill his cabinet. >> he's already trying to put out potential fires on both the domestic and international front. abc news reporter kenneth moten has the late now from washi

. >> i'm sandhya patel. live doppler 7 tracking a pair of systems for the weekend. i'll let you know if the rain will dampen your holiday plans coming up. >>> a new automotive convenience with a story long >>> this is a hectic time of the year, won't it be nice to have someone else deal with other hassles? >> are you offering services? >> we can have food delivered so why are we pumping our own gasoline? this looks like a normal gas station. is a hiring poster. ever seen at all. a service station attendant not inside standing behind a counter but outside. pumping gas. customers love this. >> if you're in a little bit of a hurry, it's nice. >> we get comments all the time. really? how much is that going to cost? the same thing as anywhere else in orinda. >> still, they admit the full service is handy. >> have you ever been here when it rains? >> yes. >> you stay in the car? >> yes. >> throwing back the old times. >> that means your service could last longer. >> it was a major gasoline retailer. the name is making a come back here in northern california. >> that is ni

. >> and i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. expect significant snow in tahoe. you'll want to carry the chains beginning thursday night. >> at 4:37, another check of the afternoon commute. this is a live look at 10 is 1 in san reaf ale, northbound is the oncoming traffic and looking good in both >>> 'will 0s rocker richard marks is being called a hero. his wife daisy fuentes posted these pictures of her husband helping subdue a passenger on a flight from vietnam to south korea. the man started to attack the flight attendant and passengers. she says marks was the first to try to some the man. can you see marks here in the center of the shot. two passengers were injured and the man was arrested when the flights landed in seoul. >> bay area rocker journey is among latest additions to the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. >> believe it or not, this is journey's first nomination despite selling 90 million records worldwide and having 18 top 40 singles. what do you have to do to get nominated? a lot of names on the list you recognize joan baze to pearl jam. the 32nd inducti

sandhya patel has what you need to know. the red light violation that has uber red-faced.ly launched self-driving cars could be pulled off bay area roads. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm krinsy. thanks for joining us. >> the state is telling uber to get the cars off the streets immediately or else, and some drivers are already documenting issues with the self-driving cars. here's abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow with late-breaking details. >> on the same day irish ruled out its self-driving vehicles in san francisco the california department of motor vehicles sent uber a letter saying it must stop the service until it gets a state permit writing any action by uber to continue the operation of vehicles equipped with autonomous technology on public streets in california must cease until uber complies. uber has said it does not believe it needs a permit because a person is still behind the wheel monitoring the vehicle. >> it's dangerus. i mean, i mean, what if the whole operation were to malfunction? couldn't that cause like a catastrophe and maybe take a life. >>