soon enough for farmer paul van leer who has been struggle to go feed his cattle just outside santa barbara, california. >> we're faced with no feed and cows that need feed. >> reporter: california produces a large portion of the fruits and vegetables consumed by americans. reservoirs in california that depend on snow melt and rainfall are at historically low levels including this one in santa barbara county which is at 40% of its full capacity. >> it creates a lot more flexibility for us to manage what water resource we have left in our reservoirs, and how much might be available at the end of the rainfall year. >> reporter: inevitably brushfires have capitalized on conditions. normally brushfires are not a threat to homeowners in the winter. >> but not with high wind and a high pressure front. >> that's the culprit. until that dissipates and moves off to the east we're stuck in the same pattern. >> reporter: and that pattern is expected to continue until the end of the month, but the declaration of a drought will buy him more time for his i did. >> it's devastating. some of the animals yo

for farmer paul van leer who has been struggling to feed his cattle on his farm just outside of santa barbara. >> if we don't get rain we'll nobody dire straits. we're faced with no feed and cows that need feed. >> reporter: california's agriculture industry is worst $40 billion. it produces a large percentage of the fresh fruits and vegetables consumed by americans. officials say the future of the industry is threatened by the catastrophic condition. >> reservoir that depend on snow melt and rainfall are at historically low levels including this one in santa barbara county which is only at 40% of its full capacity. >> it creates a lot more flexibility for us to manage the--what water resource we have in our voice. >> inevitablreservoirs. >> normally fires like this one are not a threat to homeowners in the winter, but not with the high winds and high pressure front. >> that's the culprit. that has been blocking all the storms from moving through and bringing rain into california. until that moves to the east, we're stuck in the same pattern. >> reporter: and that pattern is expected to conti

>> yes, i'm based in santa barbara, california. >> so far. >> so far, it's a quick drive up but it's definitely has created some discussions with investors, not a lot of people know there's a thriving tech startup, double click are from santa barbara. >> what are the advantages of being there? >> there's people want to move in there and when you recruit and hire, people really stick around because there's not that many other sexy startups in town. >> to fight for engineers and others. >> that's interesting and a couple of really good schools to draw from as well. >> chris herbert, the ceo of phone halo, his product is sticker trackr, sounds like something out of the hunger games but it works to find your car keys and everything else. >> thanks so much. >>> welcome back. one of the most important facets of this show the thing i take the greatest pride is in nowhere else in the world are you going to see the collection of technology reporters that you see here. bbc, npr, time, tech crunch, cnbc, holy cow have we gotten a lot of use out of him. you need to understand a little history, u

santa barbara is studying the possibility of using a facility that turns seawater into drinking water. that's 10 times more expensive than tapping into the lake. >>> dennis rodman is offering to trade places with kenneth bae, the american missionary imprisoned in north korea. the former nba all-star made this extraordinary offer during a cnn interview from a rehab facility in the new york city area. bae was detained in north korea in 2012 while leading a tour group and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for sub version. >> i would do anything literally. this is dennis rodman talking. if they said we'll take dennis rodman and let kenneth bae go, you know what? i'd do that straight ahead. take me. >> earlier this month an agitated rodman suggested bae was responsible for his imprisonment. the former nba all-star later apologized for the remark and said that he'd been drinking. >>> in tonight's restaurant alert it is not just rodents and roaches. it is the d.c. institution where we found a repeat offender. here's investigative reporter russ ptacek. >> reporter: it is rare for us to get

high up in the sky with a guy named andrew craig he's paragliding on his first mountain flight in santa barbaras is from back in december of 2013. he's flying from sky port to parma park. you hear the beeping from his altimeter telling him how high up he is. he says at one point -- >> there is outrageous. >> it is. he goes from saying things like this is outrageous to something far different. he's on the radio that is instructing him and a bunch of other paragliders. he goes in for his landing. i know the altimeter is beeping for a reason but it does add to the stress of situations like this because watch when he goes in for his landing. it's not much of a landing at all. wh>> oa. a! who >> yeah. goes flying right down. hits hard into that tree. >> he was doing so good, too, all of a sudden it was -- >> you remember that peachy demeanor he had. he kind of still has it. >> i just sank that in a tree! >> do you know what, i think he's chuckling because he's, like, i'm alive, i landed in this tree and it didn't puncture .e >> i love this guy. he's really funny. >> that was a [bleep]'ed up. >> he h

the news count come soon enough for paul who is struggle to go feed his cattle just outside of santa barbara, california. >> if we don't get rain, we'll be in dire straits. we're faced with no feed and cows that need fee. >> cal's a.g. industry is worth $40 billion and produced a large percentage of fresh fruits and vegetables consumed by americans. the industry is threatened by the catastrophic condition. reservoirs that depend on snow melts and rainfall are at historically low levels including this one, which is at 40% of its full capacity. >> it creates a lot more flexibility for us to manage the rresource reservoirs. >> inevitably brushfires have capitalized on the condition. normally fires are not a threat to homeowners, but the high went and the winter front. >> that's what has been difficult, the storms moving through the high and until that december pates and moves off to the east, we're stuck in the same pattern. >> reporter: that pattern is expected to continue until the end of the month, they hope that the declaration of a drought will buy more time to save herds. >> you have anim

. >> a talented musician and 4.0 student in his class, he just started his freshman year at uc santa barbarahs later one night and one pill would take all that away. >> not a day goes by for not kicking myself for understanding the problem with prescription pain medication. >> it was opana, a pain medication that a.j. took at a party. a drug not prescribed to a.j., a drug that combined with alcohol turned out to be deadly. >> i wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. it hurts. >> while the loss and pain remains raw for a.j.'s parents, they are not alone. deaths resulting from overdosing or misusing prescription drugs are going up all over the country. according to a study by the group trust for america's health, prescription drug deaths have quadrupled in the last decade in west virginia, kentucky, iowa, and indiana. here in california, deaths are up 30%. and according to the kaiser foundation, california is handing out the most prescriptions in the country. with nearly 400 million scripts filled in 2011. >> there's a lot of pills floating around this state. and it's pretty scary. >> bruce gol

. >>> surfers had some company in santa barbara. it looks horrifying, but don't worry those aren't sharks. a pod of dolphins. they were just as big of a hit in the crowd as the surfers. >> paul wants more proof. >> yeah, they do. they are just dolphins. >> yeah, right. keep surfing. wow. that's crazy. >> it is crazy. >> it's in the 80s over the past week. santa cruz in the 80s. tell us. what are you doing for easter though? kids, they are almost ending the school year on this weather pattern, but it is mid-january for san jose hitting 69 degrees today. the coldest for the past five days for you and five degrees above average, jumping down to 46 degrees. another chilly night in napa and santa rosa. getting a workout tonight, but maybe a sunscreen in the afternoon. tomorrow morning, 40, fremont at 39. concord and walnut creek at 38 degrees. taking you to kent field as you have set the five record highs over the past week as you may do it again when it is high and mild on wednesday with a high of 66. and if is now just so strong that i

the concern is east, we have northbound antioch bridge, 1 santa barbara 60 north across to the north bay, closed from overnight road work. you can take the alternate that's way east and around but you might as well stick it out for 20 minutes. we'll track it and that should be a shorter drive than the alternate. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening today t two men accused of brutally beating bryan stow outside dodger stadium in 2011 return to court in a few hours. a preliminary hearing for the two expected to start about 8:30. in 2012 the men pleaded not guilty to multiple counts, bryan stow, a south bay paramedic suffered a serious head injury during the attack, spent two years in the hospital and rehab and recently moved into his parents' home. we'll have a live report. also back in court t man accused of setting a fire at the chinese consulate in san francisco. yen feng turned himself in after this video began circulating. a defense attorney will likely be appointed. he is a chinese national. according to documents he said he targeted the consulate because he was hearing voices

santa barbara. >> 106 and still so spunky. >> says she loves life and is just laughing. >> that's what's america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great thursday, everybody. >> live from the broadcast center. this is good morning washington. on your side. >> or: 30, the deep freeze and the snow is not going anywhere. classes are canceled for today frigid 30s -- thursday morning. >> the federal government is open and in maryland, county schools are on a delay. so are frederick and howard. alexandriania, city's wills are on a delay. city schools are on a delay.

. >> reporter: doctors told them they needed lung transplants so the sisters moved from santa barbaraexas, and waited for donors. >> the truth is they wouldn't have made it the next 60 or 90 days. >> reporter: like all siblings, they argued who should get the lungs first. >> it was painful to watch her cough. i could live with the coughing but she couldn't live without the oxygen. >> reporter: but earlier this month came a match for both anna ander ma. each sister would get one lung from the same donor. it was the first time houston methodist hospital performs such a surgery. before the surgery anna was always coughing ander ma couldn't even make it from her bed to the bathroom without losing her breath. now both sisters are able to do something they love. [ singing ] >> reporter: the surgery was a success. >> we became triple times closer. >> we're sisters and jehovah witnesses. >> reporter: they plan to go back home and serenade their families for years to come. omar villafranca, cbs news, houston. >> it's great to see. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," roge

we'll see drizle from santa barbara to l.a. we can't call it completely dry. a lot of the snow will be in the inner mountain west. alaska getting cold too. everything returns to normal in the west. only took about two months. that's your national >>> so happy times. another chance of rain it looks like at the end of the week. >> dare we use the word precipitation? >> very brave of you. >> thank you very much. >> h2o. >>> hillary hits a high note. toronto as mayor rob ford on the wrong side of the law again. plus, returning passengers aboard that sick cruise ship describe their ordeal. >> it was violent for about 24 hours. the first 12 to 14 hours, it was really, really bad. >> some people were terrible. i mean, we really feared there would be some kind of riotous activity. >> you're watching "early today." ♪ ♪ [ girl ] roses are red. violets are blue. splenda® is sweet. and so are you. [ female announcer ] just about anywhere you use sugar, you can use splenda® no calorie sweetener. ♪ splenda® lets you experience the joy of sugar without all the calories. it's

windy conditions expected the next two days, we have red flag warnings, high fire danger from santa barbara to los angeles, down to san diego. can you believe that? red flag warnings. >> in january. >> the middle of january, the rainy it is hard to keep the beat in the drum and say the same things over and over again. but warm and dry and -- >> the northwest, though, getting a good winter so far. >> warmer. >> warmer. >> they're getting their rain. >> getting some spritzle there. >>> the latest on the controversy dogging new jersey governor chris christie who had some lawmakers talking about the word impeachment. >>> and who needs a corkscrew to op open? and such. works for me. turn to the camera. ah, actually i think my eyes might ha... next! digital insurance id cards. just a tap away on the geico app. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know that when a tree falls in the forest and no one's around, it does make a sound? ohhh...ugh. geico. little help here. we need a new recipe. let us consult the scroll of infinite deliciousness. p

. >>> surfers had some company at a weekend surf competition in santa barbara.oks horrifying, but don't worry. those aren't sharks. a pod of dolphins surfing right alongside the surfers. >> that's what the surfers say. they were the closest, so we believe them. >> don't you want to go to amazon and fill your shopping cart with stuff you don't want. anticipatory shopping. how did you know we needed an umbrella? saw the forecast. haven't needed one like a month, month and a half. >>> you won't need one the next several days. there are some signs of things that high be changing. tonight san jose another clear night, a high near 70, your coldest day of the past five was 69 degrees. your average high is 60. tomorrow morning in the santa clara valley 40 degrees for you, freemont 39, napa valley 30. sunny and mild tomorrow again. kentfield, you've had five record highs the past seven days. you may do it tomorrow with a high 67, sunshine for you and sunny skies wednesday with a high of 66 in beautiful marin county. this high ridge is almost acting like repellant for any

i went to school at uc santa barbara. i have been in san francisco since 1989, have lived in the excelsior since 1999. the difficulty is, muni often sees it as an industrial area, not a neighborhood. we have to figure out how to make it work as a neighborhood and as a place that can service the light rail vehicles. i have had lots of different jobs. my main job has been doing social work for san francisco state university. i have been a community organizer, a social worker, but i have also been a legislative aide. i worked mostly for community- based organization supporting kids and families, working for labor. i got to see how city hall could be an effective tool to create change. i looked at running in 2007, 2008, and somehow i made it. i have been in politics for so many ways, doing work around central america, supporting people in central america against u.s. imperialism, their right to live, self determination. i did a lot of work on that on campus when i was in college. a bit of work on apartheid when i was in colle

60 today and the billionaire is apparently taking it easy spending the day at her estate near santa barbaraut together a look at some of her most enthusiastic moments. >> welcome, donny and marie. >> diamond watch. >> it's beginning to look a lot like favorite things! >> oh, yeah, oh yeah. >> happy birthday. >> oh, that's a very good oprah. giving stuff away on this show. >> how about that, cars, jewels. >> i can handle the enthusiasm. >> could you? >> i'd be enthusiastic about a car any day. >> all right. >> well, happy birthday, again, oprah. 60 today. how about that? that's what's making news in america. >>> stay with us for "good morning america" and have a wonderful wednesday, everyone. >> the snow started late last night making the nation's capital look like a snow globe. ened that morning, it is looking more like this. nothing too pretty and making for pretty slick conditions out there on the roads. we have everything you need to know before you head out the door this morning. >> because of the snow, arlington county is on a two-hour delay and spotsylvania schools are closed. >> if y

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pretty much all of the areas here outside of san diego, through the mountainous regions there up to santa barbaras of the valleys too. this could dry out and goes all the way to northern california. even if fires form there, it wouldn't be good, especially with how warm in july we were. no rain in the forecast. and temperatures pretty much where they have been, a little cooler today than yesterday. >> thank you, bill. >>> i'm a big -- i watched the real husbands of hollywood. >> don't admit these things. >> i drove by it on, but kevin hart who is hysterical is teaming up with ice cube and they're hopefully getting box office gold this weekend with "ride along." mlk day on monday, big movie weekend. "jack ryan shadow recruit," "the number job," animated right there. "ride along" is expected to finish first with 30 million bucks. >> reviews are good. >> you saw "captain phillips," "12 years a slave," "gravity" getting rereleased. speaking of the oscars, a number of big names and movies that got snubbed. tom hanks for "captain phillips," oprah winfrey for "the butler" did not get nominations. they s

there is a red flag warning from bakersfield to santa barbara to north of los angeles. a diminishing area so let's hope risk will go away. and things will return to normal. back in the bay area we've had several record highs for the date. oakland museum 74 degrees. 87 in salinas. 84 monterey. not only a record for the drive, highest temperatures in the month of january. looking over san francisco, it's a beautiful evening. another live view looking westward across the bay we have 60 degrees in santa rosa at this hour. one more live view looking across embarcadero. forecast features spare the air again, tomorrow, mild to warm throughout the weekend. this continues into next week. will probably be more than a temperature change not just in dryness. this large ridge of high pressure is weakening now. and will be cooler by just a few degrees. from land to sea it's elevating risks for fire. we'll see temperatures dropping off over the weekend. there may be a trace amount of rainfall moving through northern california but no rain is in store for the bay area. some highs into

. >> santa barbara woman getting flooded with birthday wishes tonight.ith 47,000 friends how old is she? so old she joined mj engineers had to reconfigure sign up because she couldn't enter her birth year 1908, she's 106. she is california's oldest licensed driver. >> she looks great. >> she does. >> here we are. clear skies over the bay area now. and no surprise tomorrow, sunny skies and mild again. high temperatures from mid-60s to near 70s inland and around the bay. and tomorrow is a big day. surfing competition your event planner shows temperatures will be around 50 degrees and low 60s, partly cloudy skies. high surf as you know. so waves quite high. probably challenging for the surfers but dangerous hanging along the coastline. here is the accu-weather forecast. warmer with highs reaching upper 70s inland locations. and bulldog: bulldog: oh boy! mattress discounters presidents day sale! what's this? a queen-size sealy gel memory foam mattress for just $497? mattress discounters has the largest selection of memory foam mattresses under one roof! comf

there is a red flag warning from bakersfield to santa barbara to north of los angeles. a diminishing area so let's hope risk will go away. and things will return to normal. back in the bay area we've had several record highs for the date. oakland museum 74 degrees. 87 in salinas. 84 monterey. not only a record for the drive, highest temperatures in the month of january. looking over san francisco, it's a beautiful evening. another live view looking westward across the bay we have 60 degrees in santa rosa at this hour. one more live view looking across embarcadero. forecast features spare the air again, tomorrow, mild to warm throughout the weekend. this continues into next week. will probably be more than a temperature change not just in dryness. this large ridge of high pressure is weakening now. and will be cooler by just a few degrees. from land to sea it's elevating risks for fire. we'll see temperatures dropping off over the weekend. there may be a trace amount of rainfall moving through northern california but no rain is in store for the bay area. some highs into

. >> santa barbara woman getting flooded with birthday wishes tonight.he's facebook's oldest registered user with 47,000 friends how old is she? so old she joined mj engineers had to reconfigure sign up because she couldn't enter her birth year 1908, she's 106. she is california's oldest licensed driver. >> she looks great. >> she does. >> here we are. clear skies over the bay area now. and no surprise tomorrow, sunny skies and mild again. high temperatures from mid-60s to near 70s inland and around the bay. and tomorrow is a big day. surfing competition your event planner shows temperatures will be around 50 degrees and low 60s, partly cloudy skies. high surf as you know. so waves quite high. probably challenging for the surfers but dangerous hanging along the coastline. here is the accu-weather forecast. warmer with highs reaching upper 70s inland locations. and uncle go one,two,one,two,one [uncle]thistwo,one.cotch,okay? [niece]okay! [uncle]okay? [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay? [niece]one,

the santa barbara waves were nothing to write home about but the dolphins were. >>> these particular fighting but animal control said they were neglected and had no love or attention. she has worked with them all and said they are nice dogs.. >> these dogs are quite social. >> one rescue group working to place the dog said without finding homes they would have to be put down. >>> they are using drones to learn more about agriculture and the environment. they can drop into any lake or stream, take water samples, underwater photographer if i and return -- photography and return to base and plug into a laptop. >> they can understand and such as -- learn more about the water and stress levels and so we can use minimum possible water and minimum possible pesticides. >> and experts say 95% of agriculture will rely on the use of drones. >>> and they are hoping last year's massive data breach will speed up and target executives are telling them they should switch over to the credit cards. and they are already used in canada and usual rob -- europe and the u.s. is a real tar get of hackers be

spending the day at her estate near santa barbara. not too bad.ate, we have put together a look at some of her most enthusiastic moments! >> on trouble! >> welcome donny and marie! >> diamond watch! >> it's beginning to look a lot like favorite things! >> i remember the one where she gave out the car. >> you get a car! you get a car. >> you get a car! i didn't get a car. i was at home. >> man, you missed out. >> i love that voice. diamond rings! >>> moving on to motley crew. what a segue. they're calling it quits. that's right. the crue. they were known for rock 'n' roll songs. "wild side" from their hey day on mtv. >> this was them last night on jimmy kimmel's show. hours before the performance they announced what they call final tour. starts in grand rapids on july 2nd and after 72 shows, that's it. motley crue will be no more. let's listen in real quick. ♪ >> why split up? >> ryan head-banging over here. >> yeah. >> yeah, dude. i'm tell you what, grew up -- there we go. >> some fans here. i want to know who the hairstylist is. >> rock 'n' roll

between a system to the north and one to the south that has been generating a little moisture toward santa barbara. it is starting to dissipate. let's go ahead and take you way out toward the pacific. you can get a clear understanding that the ridge of high pressure is starting to break down a bit. the pacific is getting very active, and it does look like rain will return to the bay area especially as we get into wednesday night and through thursday. we will have a detailed look at our accu-weather seven-day forecast coming up in a little bit. at least that is good news. >> leigh, thank you so much. >>> a trial starts tomorrow in a case filed by nine students who want to oust what they call bad teachers from california's public schools. the stiewt against -- the suit takes aim at california's laws giving teachers tenure to protect them from being fired. it gives school districts more flexibility to fire the under performing teachers. the teachers' unions oppose the forums and say they often target the older teachers. >>> ahead, the changing face of state politics. the thubs that -- the numbers tha

between a system to the north and one to the south that has been generating a little moisture toward santa barbara. it is starting to dissipate. let's go ahead and take you way out toward the pacific. you can get a clear understanding that the ridge of high pressure is starting to break down a bit. the pacific is getting very active, and it does look like rain will return to the bay area especially as we get into wednesday night and through thursday. we will have a detailed look at our accu-weather seven-day forecast coming up in a little bit. at least that is good news. >> leigh, thank you so much. >>> a trial starts tomorrow in a case filed by nine students who want to oust what they call bad teachers from california's public schools. the stiewt against -- the suit takes aim at california's laws giving teachers tenure to protect them from being fired. it gives school districts more flexibility to fire the under performing teachers. the teachers' unions oppose the forums and say they often target the older teachers. >>> ahead, the changing face of state politics. the thubs that -- the numbers tha

the santa barbara waves were nothing to write home about but the dolphins drew something to applaud about >>> and also ahead it's a new threat to the olympic games. a woman known as the black widow and the fear that she may be >>> an explosion and fire at a livestock feed plant killed at least two people and sent 10 others to the hospital. there were 38 people inside the building which partially collapsed. at first authorities thought many more people were killed but they've now accounted for all the workers at least one had to be rescued by breaking through concrete and cutting steel debris. authorities expect an investigation into the cause of the explosion that will take several weeks. >>> containment of a wildfire is at 84% tonight and gaining. the fire is located in the area of glendora and asusa. firefighters say that it broke out last thursday after wind stoked an illegal campfire. some 3,700 people were evacuated at the height of the fire but they were allowed to return home over the weekend. full containment is expected on wednesday. >>> new threats are raising serious concerns a

drought at 27.5 percent of the state next extreme drought all the valley and toward big sur and santa barbara average and 7 percent for the entire year. a year ago we were doing great but it ended up below average because we never got snow. the snow and rain is to the north and the warm core of the system is moving in and we are just under that with the high pressure influencing our weather and it is cooler. alum rock and santa clara at 40 and san jose at 41 and coolest weather is cupertino at 38, and saratoga at 39. we have 39 in danville and 42 at calistoga and alameda and san carlos, 47 with low clouds along the coast and 52 at half moon bay and from mount tamalpais you can see the low clouds encroaching upon the bay getting a push back quickly when the sun comes up and the warmer weather takes over. a chance of rain tomorrow and record warmth. low-to-mid 60's for the rest of us and below average. tonight is going to be moist, with drizzle and clouds and mild and low-to-mid 40's. the warm core of the system is wrapping around the high pressure and that brings us increasing clouds and drizz

the santa barbara waves were nothing to write home about but the dolphins drew something to applaud about >>> and also ahead it's a new threat to the olympic games. a woman known as the black widow and the fear that she may be plotting a terror attack. >>> and an explosion fills a factory with smoke and fire. the effort to reach thousands of people trapped inside. >>> an explosion and fire at a livestock feed plant killed at least two people and sent 10 others to the hospital. there were 38 people inside the building which partially collapsed. at first authorities thought many more people were killed but they've now accounted for all the workers at least one had to be rescued by breaking through concrete and cutting steel debris. authorities expect an investigation into the cause of the explosion that will take several weeks. >>> containment of a wildfire is at 84% tonight and gaining. the fire is located in the area of glendora and asusa. firefighters say that it broke out last thursday after wind stoked an illegal campfire. some 3,700 people were evacuated at the height of the fire but

that's off the coast of santa barbara, california.ging ten while a pod of dolphins road the wade the w them. >>> coming up, pairing chocolate and wine is already a sweet sensation, but it's about to get sweeter. how the combo can help combat disease. >> and toronto's crack-smoking mayor versus president obama. guess who comes out on top in this popularity contest. >>> it is about two minutes until the top of the hour. before you leave the house, here's what's happening today. the polar plunge part two. more dangerously cold weather mixed with a massive snowstorm set to pummel millions in the midwest and the northeast. and a lockdown in pennsylvania is about to be lifted. students were urged to stay indoors overnight as police hunted for a gunman who shot a student in the parking lot. >>> and in just a few hours, new jersey governor chris christie will be officially sworn in for his second term. >>> time now to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. up first, the good. a new study showing that dark chocolate and red wine may actually

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red-flag warning is in effect in southern california, from near bakersfield, southwest down to santa barbara then east near los angeles, and that will expire tomorrow evening. 6:00. back to the bay area. live from sutro tower, looking out over san francisco. current temperature readings, 59 here in san francisco. 48 across the bay. and oakland, low 50s. another live view from the emeryville camera looking west across the bay. 42 in santa rosa, mid-40s. petaluma. one more live view. looking at the skyline of downtown san francisco from our rooftop camera here at abc7. these are our forecast features. another "spare the air" day tomorrow, 28th one since november 1st. mild to warm through the martin luther king, jr. holiday weekend, continuing into next week. the satellite image shows why we're high and dry. big area of hi pressure dominating our weather picture. it's slightly weaker than it has been. a little bite byte being taken out of the ridge of high pressure. going to be dry for a while, cooler this weekend, and the flow of warm, dry air from land to sea continues to be a major factor in

santa barbara. orrif >>> well, surfers had some company at a weekend surf competition in santa par bra. it look -- barbara. it looks hour fying though. they are not sharks, a pod of dolphins was right alongside the competitors. >>> good morning everybody, here comes your tuesday sports update. according to reports, 49er linebacker navorro bowman tore his acl and mlc in his left knee in the loss versus seattle. whitner was upset that seattle fans really reacted badly to the injury. >> from what i hear you know, what bowman was carted off they were throwing food and all types of stuff at him. that's like pure ignorance. him being a great player that he is. you should have more respect for the player and more respect for the game. >>> pacers' star paul george and indiana at oracle last night to take on the dubs. they were up by 20. and steph curry says just like on my book. i'll lead you through. eight point game. late fourth and thompson made it a forepoint game. here come the ducks but indiana had the

tomorrow, and a wide expanse of southern california from santa barbara to south of san diego, under a red red-flag warnings. here's a live view from the emeryville camera. it is 60 degrees right now in san francisco. low 50s from oakland, redwood city. 63 at half moon bay. another live view from our rooftop camera towards the bay bridge. temperatures in the 40s. so the inland north bay and east bay beginning to cool down rather significantly right now. here's a view from sutro tower. more record highs likely tomorrow. mild to warm through the holiday weekend, through monday, which is martin luther king, jr. day and still no rain in sight in this mid-winter season. here's a large area of high pressure dominating the area. this big ridge of hi pressure is a blocking pattern and we are getting a steady flow of warm dry air from the east northeast bringing mild air from the land to sea, and that's worsening the drought. so right now, 28% in the state of california was under an extreme drought. right now, this week, a week later, 63%. nearly two-thirds of the state in extreme drought condi

mid-to-upper 50s from the bay area to down to about, santa barbara. t's take a look at what's going on. looks pretty crisp and clean out there once again. microclimate huge 29 santa rosa to 63 in half moon bay. everybody will be in the low to mid-60s by noon. more records falling this afternoon. it will be mild this evening under star filled skies low to mid-50s. moving forward past our 12 hours to the next three days we're still looking at a lot of above average warmth but not records after tomorrow. we'll be in the mid-60s to around 70 with high clouds and sunshine this weekend. time to talk to leyla gulen. >> i managed to find a lingering construction project. slowing you down. if you're going to be along the peninsula there on eastbound side of highway 84 camino and 101. so you'll see extra volume there. drive time traffic 101 southbound from san francisco to the airport, 11 minutes. 880 northbound from 238, 14 minutes. to the san jose airport 11 minute commute. this is your drive through san jose, 280 commute coming up from 17, that's 17 in there

percent in california not in abnormally to extreme drought, 27.5 percent, the entire valley to santa barbarain severe drought. it is not any better because we have not received rain. the snow pack is at 17 percent for this date. but at 7 percent for the entire snow year. last year was a great december but it slacked off. a light cutting is possible tomorrow and most of us know, snow is still being made. >> the first half of the system is to the north with high pressure dominating our weather, clear and cooler stepping outside, 30's and 40's, up to thin degrees cooler the it is dry. from the camera, you can see how still the air is and mostly sunny and warmer and a chance of rain tomorrow and record highs are still lurking. today, we are above average, low-to-mid 60's from 60 at san francisco and livermore, napa, santa rosa, upper 50's the tonight, mild and low-to-mid 40's in most neighborhoods and upper 40's around san francisco. warm side of the front is moving to our north and wrapping around the area high pressure and we will see a few of the low off clouds from that warm air but the firs

.® >> everybody won at surf competition in santa barbara this weekend when pod of dolphins joined thefun. they hit the waves right alongside the surfer at the classic. dolphins are common in that area. though it is rare you will see them so actively serving along with people. it wasn't just a couple either. about a dozen of them. crowd cheered them on as pettors watched obviously in awe. look at the guy just scaring at the dolphins. pretty impressive. >> manning charity 24,000 ric richer tonight and he has omaha to thank for it. >> omaha. omaha. set. >> pledge to donate combined 800 dollars every time manning yelled omaha during yesterday afc championship game. broncos qb shouted it 31 times now manning will not say what omaha means. most experts believe it is just signal for the center to snap the ball but prepare to snap the ball. the charity is called the pay back foundation. the mission is to promote success among disadvantaged kids. omaha. >> well more to get to here in the next half hour of 7 news at 9:00. stay with me please. coming up nechblingts mankind most daring adventure

for america in the 1970's it was caught by among others marxist's at santa barbara. the clarity provided was liberating. 20,000 cheered peron in november of 1988. the understood what it stood for. she wrote in 1992i set out to destroy socialism because i felt it was at odds with the character of the people. we were the first country in the world to roll back the frontier of the socialism. and they rolled forward the frontier of the freedom. last, she believed britain and america were important to the world because of their values. they were reunited by the government, rule of law and history that they could be proud of. as she said the british people don't like being pushed around and president obama is finding with the affordable care act neither do the americans. we cherish freedom. i also found that the left and many conservatives opposed her for fundamentally anti-american. they believed britain could go it alone or be part of a greater europe. and many quite frankly despised american values. margaret thatcher didn't. she rejected these attitudes and believe in a

and ronald reagan -- i did a broadcast from the reagan ranch high above santa barbara on the 25th anniversary, i believe it was of the tear down the wall speech. it was a wonderful place. he was always happy and believed in the 1e9th commandment. i wish we could reinstall that. time for one more question. i think. >> do you have a theory how some children that went through the holocaust didn't have parents or happy parents or happy surroundings to say the least, went through such horrors came out with no bitterness and happy dispositions. i know, some of them. >> there are, in fact. a great story. i didn't tell if had my book. when go to las vegas, i play poker badly. and i usually lose. i play seven-card draw. it's a fascinating draw. i play the low stakes table. and i sitting there one night late across the street from caesars, i can't remember the name of the hotel. it's the pink one. they still run a that -- traditional card. they don't play texas holden. i like traditional -- i grew up playing in high school. i play it. i'm sitting there and seven people at the table and there's a dealer

santa barbara, 85. your old record was 0 degree. sacramento at 71 and when you look at the forecast today if you were in california, man, it is going to be another warm one, 70 in sacramento. the record is 68. 83 in l.a. and as you know this time of year you could wear a coat to the beach with that marine layer, not today. you need the sunscreen for sure. on the flip side we bring you over to the midwaste and upper plains where know is in the forecast. not a ton of snow. we're looking at a few inches up through the roy ohio river valley, getting into new england. look at this in boston. not expecting much for you in boston but we are going to see aly bit. if you are into the higher elevations you could see a couple of inches. atlanta, waking up 26. grab the jacket before heading out. temperatures will warm up. dry but it will certainly be colder than normal out there. 50s in florida. that is the look at what's going on around the country. >> tell you what compared to what we've dealt with the last couple of months it's pretty quiet

she is california's oldest licensed driver and lives in santa barbara. >> congratulations. >> mike hasat the forecast. >> i feed that copy to wish her a happy birthday. we should do that. >> find facebook and just go crazy. >> live doppler 7 hd shows low clouds snuck up the coast from the south this morning and they are up and headed to bodega bay and are hugging point reyes and half moon bay. that is all we see on live doppler 7 hd that and the dry air. it could look moist on the golden gate bridge with condensation on the roads around san francisco because of the extra moisture in the air and it will be sunny but not so warm. we will stop at ten as far as the record highs. fire danger and high surf, we have it. we are going to near records this weekend after being cooler-than-average ten days in a record with record highs. mid-to-upper 60's in the south bay and deep into the santa clara valley at 71. 68 in los gatos. mid-to-upper 60's on the peninsula and redwood city is 67. 63 at half moon bay. 64 in downtown san francisco. across the golden gate bridge, sought latte is 65 and remai

. >> sean and catherine tied the knot in santa barbara on a tw until they were married to consummateno matter what. well, i guess it's consummated, or soon to be. >>> good news for bruce springsteen fans -- we got off that one quickly -- he and e street band began with a three-hour show in cape town, south africa. >> they kicked it off with a tribute to nelson mandela. 30 years ago springsteen and his band were part of artists united against apartheid. last night's sold out show ended with, of course, "born in the usa." what a cool experience. >> cool to see him in south africa. he was very instrumental. and starting that anti-apartheid movement with artists. there he is. >> first time in south africa. very cool. stay with us. we'll be right back. . we'll be right back. >> stay with us. we'll be right back. movement. ♪ ♪ sunny day >> brings back such great memories. sesame street these days is teaching kids more than just their a, b, cs. >> the whole muppets crew is on a mission to teach kids the virtues of eating the colors of the rainbow. >> reporter: cookie monster? how about vegg

he joins us from santa barbara and talking about being possessed by the devil, okay.ack. come back, miller. first up. >> linda blair thing, do you see anyone right now that you think could challenge hillary clinton effectively? >> no. in a word, no. but, i think i have got a couple -- we might try a couple of these things. i think this country now is in an era of writing historical -- writing historical wrongs. now we have had a black president. that's off the table. a woman is going to get it this next time. i would encourage chris christie to adopt a softig transvestite named christie overweight woman vowel shaped nobody could make fun of him. stay christie. hi, i'm christie running for president. i think he would be covered. >> i'm trying to envision that but it's not a pleasant sight. >> well, listen, use your imagination. >> no, i don't want to. >> use your imagination. a little set of cool locks and wig sets there same guy sits there says hi, i'm christie. >> grammy the other night i didn't see it, i think i was reading a book. i know i didn't see it however som

and the other, it's not quite a ranch, but it's about 10 15 acres right on the water in santa barbarare? >> we'll have horses on it. >> jimmy: you will. that's nice. i think a lot of people think of you as like a guy from maybe montana or something like that. but you're from compton. >> yeah. i was. but you know, the movies are responsible -- my family, a lot of my family's from oklahoma. but you know i came down one time on a 7-year-old birthday party and went to the cinerama dome and watched "how the west was won." i remember my feet hardly got off the thing. if you know anything about that movie, it was four hours long. and when sometimes people say people don't sit still for movies, they've got to go quicker. i was 7 years old. i didn't even leave for the intermission. and i thought, i'm going to mak long movies myself. [ laughter ] so i did. and i was for sure going to make american westerns. so i've made about four or five and i plan to make some more. >> jimmy: your boyhood dream came true. [ cheers and applause ] >> i tell you. i'd put you in it -- you could die. i could have

three hot topics, let's get right to the sage of southern california who joins us now from santa barbarao you think? >> first off, are we on live, billy? >>> yes, this is a live program, billy. don't you have a watch? >> i'm going to do a reverse tootsy and reveal i'm a woman and i want my birth control paid for, you cheap skates. >> are you attacking me, miller already on live tv? i mean, come on now? >> no, no, no. i thought i would take advantage. i'm not used to live tv. bridge gate. let me say. this speaking of thoroughly modern women. here is what i know will happen with bridge gate. eventually, hillary clinton will say the reason that there were no reinforcements at our consulate in libya is because they were stuck in traffic on the george washington bridge. that's one thing i do know is coming down the pike. i don't know why christie did it if he did it. it reminds me of that scene in the great movie all the president's men, billy, where ben bradley managing editor to stay around after the meeting and he says "what do you think about woodward and bernstein's report?" and the guy