that's where we find gil diaz live at sfo.ll be a chaotic day for a lot of travelers. >> reporter: yes. here's an example of how chaotic it's going to be at sfo. i talked to one of the crewmembers here at virgin member. it's really busy. he says all of morning flights are sold out. how many people will be passing through these gates of sfo? officials estimate 134,000 passengers just today. between the middle of december through january 2, we'll see 2 million passengers coming through. that's about a 5% increase compared to last year. interestingly enough, other airports in the state are going to be sewing a decrease of -- are going to be seeing a decrease passenger loads by 9%. more air routes are going through sfo and added within the past year. you want to allow yourself about 90 minutes to check into the airport going domestic. if you are going internationally, you want to give yourself at least two hours leeway time. we talked to one passenger heading to los angeles this morning. we asked him what he did to make sure he di

. >>> delays at sfo because of it fog. this is the bridge. 5:00 p.m. today. hidden behinds a curtain of fog. now live that bridge. you can see the fog is gone. traffic light. the skies are clear. now live to kron 4's reggie kumar who has been tracking the delays at sfo caused by the fog. how is it looking? >> reporter: i spoke with the manager here at sfo, the faa finally lifted the ground delay program an hour and a half ago. that means west coast flights will start arriving on time but east coast flights are still late. >> reporter: delay after delay. some flights arriving and departing were nearly three hours behind schedule because of heavy fog. leaving passengers frustrated. this woman was already supposed to be on a flight but it was delayed two hours. they decided to play cards to pass the time. >> i was upset because nobody told me and i didn't call first. and it's a long wait. >> reporter: he and his family are trying to get to los angeles. final destination nepal. >> an hour delay. we have a connecting international flight but it's much later than o

flight delays into sfo, up to an hour and a half. we're tracking that. plus a health advisory due to that particulate matter smoke pollution. >>> security has stepped up in baghdad after a series of bombings. a suicide car bomber detonated explosives at a checkpoint leading to iraq's interior ministry today killing seven people and wounding more than 30 others. the attack came after a series of bombings in baghdad last week that killed as many as 70 people in a single day. the attacks are increasing concern about an al qaeda resurgence from after the u.s. troop withdrawal this month. >>> queen elizabeth's husband continues to recover after an emergency heart procedure. prince philip suffered chest pains friday night. he had an urgent procedure to insert a stent to open up a blocked artery. the royal family, including all prince philip's grandchildren, visited him over the weekend. prince charles says his 90-year-old father is resilient, in good spirits, and determined to make a full recovery. he missed the royal family's boxing day pheasant hunt. no word

we are live at sfo taking a look at that. a toddler is recovering from being thrown from a second story window by his mother. she also jumped out of the window. we have covered on that story. this >>mark: holiday travel, christmas is over, families are returning home and others headed out for new year's. jackie sissel is live at sfo. >>jackie: we're starting to pick up the pace. there is a line of cars waiting to get through the plaza at sfo. it is expected to be busy morning in a busy week at sfo. clause 6 could--if you are traveling, get here early, at least 90 minutes. if you are coming out here, be ready for whatever may happen. but right now, things look pretty quiet. >>erica: in the north bay we have temperatures in the '20s. cold weather conditions for the next couple of hours. as we head into the afternoon, mostly widespread '50s with a mixture of sun and clouds. as we turn our attention to the overnight hours we will cycladic conditions and temperatures in the '30's. victor is a look at the fog tracker 4 visibility c

how's it going at sfo this morning, gil? >> reporter: well, it is a little hectic here but i think a lot of travelers have prepared for the big day. good morning, grace. yeah, i want to show you what it looks at a tsa check-in line now. there is kind of a line already. we have been here a couple of hours and this is what it's been looking like all morning. this is just a reminder, if you are flying out, give yourself extra time to check in. look at that line. a lot of people standing in line checking in. you know how long and tedious it gets and how some people are impatient to get through that tsa line. but sfo officials estimate that 134,000 travelers are going to be passing through the airport gates just today. between the middle of december through january 2, the airport is going to see an increase of about a 5% increase of passenger loads compared to last year. that is about 2 million passengers. interestingly enough, statewide, other airports will be seeing a decrease of passenger loads by as much as 9%. the reason it'

the security lines continue to be crowded at sfo.e are expecting another rush of travelers around 9:00 p.m.. people are continuing to move through the lines pretty quickly. in addition we are seeing that airplanes are on time and in some cases we are seeing early arrivals grief felt a lot of that is due to degree weather we're having. >> we're able to get in before the rush. it was very nice. the flight was not to tax. i have seen worse. >> we were upgraded to first class. that it has been a wonderful day. >>dan: we are back live at sfo. it has been a nice day for most were traveling through the airport. it is going to be a lot slower tomorrow. if you have a flight schedule for tomorrow, you will be better off. long-term parking is full, you can get a voucher and parked in short-term parking. >>grant: last-minute shoppers are out in union square tonight. some stores are staying open release late. kay thompson is live and jack london square. >> there are still thousands of shoppers out here enjoying the last few days before christmas.

live at sfo allie rasmus. >>> it is 5:07. this holiday weekend also marks the start of the highway patrol maximum enforcement period. ten million californians are expected to hit the road for the holidays between now and january 2nd. the chp will be increasing patrols to help make the roads safer. they are also urging people to report drunk drivers by calling 911. the maximum enforcement period -- drivers can expect to see sobriety check points in san mateo county, union city, san francisco and san rafael. >>> 5:07. even though it's early. sal still watches the road. i know some people are hitting the roads. >> yeah. some people are hitting the roads. people do go to work even though a lot of people have the time off. if you are going to leave the house soon, make sure you keep your speeds down and the roads are nice and wide open for you. there is no need to rush. this is a look at 80 westbound. it's dry on the roads. no major construction delays as they have been picked up in most areas. mostly i don't see anything on the c

that is not the case out of sfo this morning. that is not the case nation- wide. the air traffic conditions and the weather conditions appear to be good. in fact, some of the flights on the board appear to be leaving a little bit early. that is unusual. let's show you the security line here at terminal two at sfo. it's fluctuated quite a bit. a half hour ago it was pretty packed. all those passengers look like they zipped right on through. now there is no wait at all. now despite what you are seeing here. today is supposed to be the busiest day of the holiday travel season. 134,000 air travelers coming through sfo today. that is up 5% from a year ago. san francisco appears to be bucking the national trend at least when it comes to air travel. that is because most air parts nation-wide air travel is down about 10% from a year ago. here in the bay area there is still a lot of demand. especially for international travel. >> this year we had lawn. the lawn service improved. also we had expansion of service. virgin america starting new services this past week. so a lot

yoli aceves is live at sfo. >>yoli: it does not seem like any of that weather is a damn for in any of our holiday travel at sfo. all of the flights seemed to be on time right now but, you do have to keep checking. that can change throughout the morning wore during the day. i placed a call with the honda manager who said, so far so good. i will get a better update for the rest of the dates day at 7:00 a.m.. keep checking with your carrier before you get on your flight because things can change. >>mark: let's give an update on traffic. gerge rask has more on the commute. >>george: within easy ride around the area, every tuesday should be this nice. so far there are no hot spots or major delays. there is lighter than usual traffic all vallejo around here. it is light in all of the lanes and no problems for the commute across the upper deck. your ride on the sanity of bridge is equally good. for your golden gate bridge ride, 101 northbound and southbound, it is an easy trip in from marin county. we have seen the vol

at sfo with an update on the crowds. >>will: the lines have grown considerably over the past 20 minutes or so. path's today is going feed the busiest day before christmas with about 135,000 people coming and going through sfo today. here at american airlines in terminal member to, look at how bad it is. people are asking family members still hold their place in line. so far, there is no frustration. everyone understands it is a disease. this is the christmas season geary people will travel with their clothing and necessities but also bringing gifts. here is a tip from an airport spokesperson. >> we recommend you do not wrapped packages before you come in. if security cannot determine what is in your box that will have to be on a raft. we have rack stations and we can wrap the gifts for you. we do it for free. would you ask for a charitable donation fact but we are filling in for free. >>will: the lines were starting to build earlier if so far, so good. if you're getting dropped off, do it quickly. there are eight lot of

live at sfo.e a good day. >> new this morning, an overnight shooting report at an east bay wal-mart parking lot. new video overnight. the suspects in that case are now underarrest. the victim recovering from a leg injury. >> it's 6:32 now. a press conference will be held to discuss the arrest of a suspected serila arsonist. he's accused of setting 50 fires in antioch and pittsburgh. >> 60 em have lost almost everything in a massive fire in san francisco. it started just before noon yesterday. entire building is now gutted by the flames. residents escaped the blaze with just the shirts on their backs, but they are grateful everyone made it out alive. >> we did have one gentleman who was asleep in the apartment. >> folks spent the night at hotels and nearby evac1-800-center. >> investigators are determining what caused a commute crash to send seven people to the hospital. the driver suddenly lost control of the bus saying he couldn't get it to stop moving. he crashed through fence and began driving

craig skalar is live at sfo. >>craig: the flight to denver are on average 1-15 minute 15 minutes-one-hour flight delays. people are getting an early jump on the holiday season. danes are just beginning at sfo. things will get this year as we approach the weekend. >>james: we are beginning with the national view. here is the area around the denver that has snow coming down. 6-12 in. expected over the course of the day. there is a winter storm warning in effect. thankfully the airport is showing on-time arrivals although there is a 1 hour 14 minute delay on the denver and. here is another bit of bad weather in the south. >>james: 21 all cars sustained winds in santa rosa, in fairfield, 26 maummar winds. we're in the 40's and 50's. this morning, mild to start. a nice mild afternoon. most of the bay will be in the upper 50s and low 60s. the san ramon valley, the livermore valley in the results should come in at about 60 degrees. as for the 7 day around the bay we will continue the work week with the mild weather. the

sfo expects it to be one of the busiest days. alley rasmus has been at sfo all morning long. you've seen it all. what's it like out there, allie? >> reporter: well, i'm happy to tell you it's still -- it's still relatively calm. there are no delays to tell you about if you plan to leave. there are two cancellations. one of them is on an american airlines flight to chicago. another on a british airways flight to chicago. we're told they are due to mechanical problems, not weather delays. so maybe you if -- so maybe if you are on another flight to chicago you will be fine. but meantime, the people lined up way off to the left -- way off to the left, those are the people trying to get rebooked because of two canceled flights from sfo. now, other flights are running on time. we checked the board. a few flights are scheduled to leave 10, 15 minutes early. you don't see that often. if we show you the line, you -- the line, you can see people waiting in line with their luggage. the security line, people are just breezing through. there are 3 132,000 people coming through. this is th

here is another a live look from sfo. faugh of of >>darya: here is a double live look at the golden gate bridge. very similar. sunny with no traffic. there seems to be the theme. we're stuck in dry, sunny weather was cold mornings. epaulet-- >>erica: we are still dealing with frigid conditions in the north bay. everywhere south of the golden gate bridge, a pretty mild conditions. downtown san francisco at 46. forties' in places like half moon bay and redwood city. 39 in oakland. 40 in hayward could as we take it a all the afternoon, 11:00 a.m., a mixture of the fifties outside the door. as we advance fossa gm off >>erica: slightly warmer conditions fair to all we saw yesterday. everyone is >>erica: in the north bay, plenty of sunshine. a lot of '60s. 61 a, #4 mounted and nobody half taking a look at satellite and radar, we are high and dry around the bay area. we have high pressure over us right now that will continue to be the case over the next several days. the seven will run the day forecast shows sunshine with temper

sfo has issued a ground delay affecting arriving flights until midnight. flights are on schedule at oakland and san jose international airports. >> darn the fog, huh? >> i know. and this is like a busy travel day too. a lot of people saw their family, heading home. and rob is here to check our forecast. >> the fog took a long time to break up around the yay per. our temperatures today, mostly upper 40s and low 50s. as we look at the visibility in miles, it's improved. up to 6 or 7 miles around the east bay. still seeing those delays, into sfo for arriving flights, anywhere from 90 minutes, almost up to 120 minutes still at this hour. we'll see more fog filling in as our temperatures right now are in the 40s and 37 in napa. you can see 49 in san jose. 48 in san francisco. our dew points tonight is generally in the upper 30s and low 40s. as these temperatures cool off towards those dew point numbers, right around 9:00 tonight, i think what you're going to see as you're out and about is fog forming in the north and east bay by 9:00 and starting to fill in aro

mike mccarren knows all things sfo. talk to us about the sheer numbers that are going to be coming through. today we have 134,000 people in and out of the gates. it's 22% increase over a normal day. we have great weather here today. hopefully we won't have significant problems with air travel. >> the past the problem hasn't been this the bay area. it's been on the east coast and then it has a trickle down effect. >> if we get snow in new york, philadelphia, chicago, it has a huge impact on travel. not just here, but across the country. fortunately it looks like the weather is good. everyone will get to their destination in time for christmas. >> just tips on what people should do before they get to the airport. >> before they leave the house, check with the air carrier. make sure they got the correct flight. if you're going to hawaii, the plane my start in philadelphia or new york. someone may have had a problem there and may not get here in time. if you have packages, don't wrap them. we have gift wrap post security. i

catskill about 2 million people coming in and out of sfo.e expect to see the crowds go up last year we had trouble nine years because hopefully jeff cable monday to back up. >>will: will travel on these busy days, does it bother you to see each crab? >> i tried to avoid them but this trip it was unavoidable. >>will: as a process get here early. they say 90 minutes is close to what you want to do. is it your traveling with smaller kids are big families come and give yourself even more time. be prepared for whatever happens. it could be delays or crowds, he should be prepared. >>mark: in san jose, a toddler is recovering after being dropped from a coffin story window curious police respond this is a route 11:30 a.m. this i want a war that a mother had locked herself in the back from the top. when officers arrived, they forced their way into and the mother drop the toddler out of the second story window and then jumped herself. the mother remains in custody and is being evaluated for possible psychiatric issues. >>mark: three elderly residents

that is the latest and at sfo. >>reporter: coming up, the republicans get in and americans will not see an increase in their taxes, at least not for two months. some people say this solution may lead to more problems sooner than later. >>reporter: a bay area school custodian is behind bars for cues room when-- accusations of sexually assaulting student. >>reporter: searching for a cause of the massive fire that ripped through four buildings. >>reporter: 8 golden state warriors star speaks out what he's saying about the sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him and his team. >>stanley: coming up some people are saying that christmas is ruined on the next edition of people behaving badly. [ female announcer ] hurry to jcpenney... ...for the final days to save before christmas... ...and shop til midnight for those last minute gifts. save 60% off must have winter coats. 60% off the coziest sleepwear. 9.99 for the coolest men's shirts. and 40 to 60% off fine jewelry. need another idea? get the jcp gift card. the perfe

weather in san francisco gave the people traveling through sfo an early gift. flights have been on time and some even early. making this friday before christmas an easy travel day. >> my second leg of my flight was peaceful. it wasn't a full flight. i got a row to myself. i took a nap. >> we expected huge crowds and we got to the airport two hours early and it was empty. we walked through security. >> security lines have been busy off and on but no huge delays. the same can be said for those waiting to pick up bags. >> reporter: what are you looking forward to? >> spending time with family. >> baking cookies. >> eating food. >> reporter: a smooth travel day for most. allowing those arriving the chance to look forward to the holiday dinner and for that that nontraditional dinner. >> we are having pizza. we have had pizza since children were born. >> sausage from minnesota. >> tripe. i am not one to try it but they love it. >>> couple of tip physical you are coming to sfo. if you are picking somebody up, go to the cell phone lot first. have the person you are mee

bart is reporting 5 to 15 minute delays from sfo to the east bay. to pittsburg, new accident just reported southbound 680 at geary, chp en route. it has been busy this friday! >> it has. that's it for this edition of the abc 7 "morning news." >> we'll be back with a local update at 7:24. have a great day and a great weekend. ñsñsñsñsñs÷sççntÑqÑqÑqÑñ

visibility has dropped within the past hour down to 1/8 at sfo. a mile even in some locations very thick fog. you might have a difficult commute this morning. the thick fog is going to stay until 9:00. the fog advisory in place mainly for the north bay valleys until then. sprinkles possible mainly in the north bay a chance of rain for tomorrow. dry and mild for the weekend. temperatures under cloudy skies will warm to the upper 50s and low 60s, a few degrees cooler than yesterday, 59 in san francisco, 64 in san jose, mid 60s in the monterey bay area up to 64 in watsonville. drizzle tonight and sprinkles into tomorrow. dre for the weekend. we are -- -- dry for the weekend. we are going to show what is going on southbound 101, injury accident has been out there for a while blocking a land they are trying to get someone out of one of the cars -- lane, they are trying to get one of the -- get someone out of the car. no slowing in that direction. northbound traffic i was check going that was going to slow down, so far not at all 61 miles an hour out of

sfo is one of the two places in the country under heavy fall. this is the departures and arrivals board so. five the for says most of its delays are domestic flights. i spoke with a woman who flew in from arkansas, her connecting flight was delayed for two hours. >> in a way, there's nothing you can do. >>charles: the year for expects to reassess the situation after midnight. since it is still pretty busy. for now, that is the latest at sfo. >>grant: we are here in the weather center. some other is a lot of fog. >>janu: of visibility is down to the quarter of a mile. half fog tracker 4 is set for 11:00 a.m.. it will be isolated to the peninsula and parts of the south bay. if as we look towards 3:00 a.m. it will go white space again. ahead overnight lows will not be as widespread with freezing temperatures. if mid-30s expected through napa. for we will have your full forecast coming up. >>grant: one neighbor is calling it a christmas tragedy. she's talking about the toddler who was thrown out of a second story window by his own mother on christma

for sfo that is cold for anybody. for sfo that is really cold.f you head over to sfo, maybe take a flight out. we have clear skies expect for patchy fog. the system that dropped by yesterday left a little bit of rain is down in southern california. and the end result is cranking up some of the wind. if the areas don't have any breeze at aural -- breeze in the area, patchy fog. east, northeast that will be direction today. napa says southwest at five. any breeze means upper 30s and 40s. without a breeze 28. 37 hayward. 37 san jose. livermore at 44 because they have a breeze. concord 34. pleasant hill at 32. gilroy in at the 30s along with south san jose. san carlos at 37. there is cold numbers out there. unless some of the higher elevations already cranking up gusts to 63. southern california will have to deal with that guy over the weekend. we won't. we'll have sunshine and mild weather. patchy fog will not last long. most of it is at the valley. there is a little bit toward napa airport. cold mornings. windy at times. it's a very dry pattern. if

no delays as of yet at sfo that could change. looking for clouds to stick around throughout most of the day with areas of dense fog, spotty light rain mainly north of the golden gate dry mild conditions even warmer for tomorrow and new year's day. the bulk of the rain well to the north anywhere from one to three inches california/oregon border as it slides south we are going to pick up light showers, spotty light showers it moves on through, mid to late around then the skies clear we'll see chilly conditions tonight here's a look at a ridge of our pressure still holding on for the southern half of the state and the activity mainly lifting north we could see a couple hundredths computer animation shows through 1:00 the rain continues to sink south then it begins to fall apart and it is going to take all day long for the ceilings to lift. by 3:00, 4:00, maybe sun, rainfall amounts anywhere from less than a 10th of an inch to a couple hunths, along the coast. -- hundredths along the coast. snow pack we are getting 24% of normal. sie

about 2 million people have been in and out of the sfo. today is the busiest day of the travel. if you are traveling on standby, the glut. >>mark: are the security lines ok? >>yoli: sfo has been dead about tried to get people through curious about the lines are moving along, not too bad. >>mark: i heard that they have designated lines just for small kids. >>yoli: of the light is gored to be big today. another reminder is the parking lot. many people come here and do long-term parking. even if the overflow is full, you can get a voucher and part in the regular terminal, in the short-term terminal for the same price, but you have to have that voucher. >>justine: aaa is expecting a fall an increase of 1.5% of travelers. 90 percent will travel by car and air travel will be down about 2%. what do the roads look like? >>erica: if it is a cold but clear from start to the morning. we are taking a look at road conditions. as i walked into the weather headlines, a freeze warning is in effect issued by the national weather service. that is expecting the north bay, east bay and santa clara

sfo, number four in the entire world. a few statistics for you, the top six spots taken up by domestic airports, airports like denver, atlanta, chicago, number one by the way for social check-ins, los angeles international. facebook says check-ins are up 20 times the normal volume on the 18th of december. on christmas day there's la built of a blip. then people check in for new year's travel. airports are starting to take advantage of this. including here in san francisco. they will give you a little deal. maybe some cash. maybe some cash off a flight. it's similar to check-ins at places like starbucks and the gap and mcdonald's where if you check-in and tell your phone, i'm here getting a hamburger or cup of coffee or taking a flight, they'll reward you can cash. not only at airports but individual airlines are starting to get into the act. so travel with one of these. it may save you money for being social. i'm scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> good incentive there. thanks. >>> it is 5:08. santa clara city lawmakers a

at sfo northerly winds gusting to 33 miles per hour. there are strongest winds set to arrive overnight tonight. and there is up to 70s again over the hill tops. i'll be back with high wind warnings until tomorrow. >> thank you. >> and the change making a medication more affordable for millions of people. >> and there is a story behind today's rally coming up live from bloomberg west. >> michael finney taking your questions through facebook and twitter pages now. there are links for you on abc 7 news.com. >> checking traffic, you can see wind there getting a shot of the sky way. it's slow going towards the lower deck of the bay bridge moving quicker on the right side of the screen. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues. hey! you want that? you want a warm, super-delicious strawberry toaster strudel yeah but now i have nothing to eat sureou do. hey! you can have the pop tart! pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat mom, we're dying. no you're not, you're just hungry. make some totino's pizza rolls. we don't have any! front.

we have made a significant improvement for santa rosa, nevada and sfo. visibility has been compromised in the south say. aha >>erica: here is all look at current temperatures. future cast 4 does of the potential for wet weather around the bay area. caught how this could shove >>erica: might agree p.m. we will see dry and clear conditions. here is a look at the numbers for you. mostly cloudy conditions of. here is a look at your expected high hon. >>erica: at your 7 day a round of rate forecast shows a warming trend after the start of 2012. >>george: we are just getting word of a potential hot spot. if we have a possible problem in san francisco. it is reported in this vicinity. here is a look at san francisco and third street. so far, only viewers have reported a problem, but it may be affecting both the new-line as well as street traffic. again, it is a major arterial. jackie sissel is in route to that location. if it turns into a major problem we will keep you apprised. of until now how will our and free of any hotspots whorehouse >>george: the san unt

at sfo, over two hours, 13 minutes. we're looking at weather throughout the central and southern portion of the country from stm and showers and sthorms, maybe an inch of rain there. >>> an american girl is caught up in a religious fight in israel. she attends an all girl jewish religious school but the school happens to be located in a neighborhood dominated by a orthodox jewish sect and directed men and women to use separate sidewalks. >> when i walked up, i used to get a tummy ache. ways scared. >> what are you scared snf. >> they're going start yelling. >> this shouldn't matter what i look like. people should be able to walk around in a sleeveless shirt and pants. >> the ultraorthodox jews makeup about 10% of the israel population but represent the fastest-growing segment of the population. >> five recovering drug addicts in mexico are dead and three dozen more remain hospitalized. mexican officials say people in a rehab center became ill after eating soyasage served at christmas dinner, drug cartels have taken over

jackie scilicet--is at sfo taking a look at how it is this morning. >>reporter: good morning darya.e have a lot of people came home for the holidays but another huge crowd is leaving for that new year's week vacation. the terminal is starting to increase in volume. a lot of people are traveling. sf 066 2 million people coming through the gates of the next couple days and weeks. as you can see there are a lot of families traveling a lot of small kids, so it may go a little slower than normal. the good news is that there is not a lot of bad weather on the east coast or in the midwest to mess up like going that way. for the most part, it seems like it is going pretty smoothly right now. the word from the sfo is to make sure that you get your early normally about one hour beforehand obesity, but this time of year your traveling the your 90 minutes or even two hours beforehand. as you can see on the board, all the flights are on time that is good news. but still, if you're traveling the best thing to do is call your cheerier before you get your and give yourself a new time. >> darya: we

and in fact, we just checked in with the folks over at sfo. they are right now, an hour long delay on arrivals. and at san francisco, international airport. and going to be a different story later on this afternoon. and we're still going to hold on to a few clouds. a little bit of sunshine as well. temperatures are going to be climbing up to the 50s. mid to upper 50s. so pretty typical for this time of the year. pretty seasonable. high pressure is keeping us dry for the next couple of days and you will notice this upper level low. and that is going to bring us a chance of rain showers, and especially in the north bay, by the middle of this week. and so for right now, for later on this afternoon, you can see the temperatures mostly in the 50s. 56 in los altos. and 56 your expected high in palo alto. and 54 out in hayward. and some other east bay number, again, mostly in the 50s. these temperatures are maybe a couple of degrees colder than we saw yesterday. and 56 in benecia. and 56 in concord. and 56 is your expected high as well in pittsburg a

dan kerman is joining us live from sfo. >>dan: so far, so good. the good news is those storms they were just talking about have had no impact at sfo. many of the flights are arriving early. >>dan: at sfo on tuesday, the weather could not have been nicer despite weather elsewhere. flights were deported on time and many were arriving early which was great news for those coming to the bay area to celebrate the holidays. this christmas season the busiest travel they will be the friday before christmas. many decided that traveling on tuesday was a much better idea. >> it is great. there are no crowds of. >> thing and we had a great light. just as smooth as can be. >>dan: the teacher travel they will be on friday. again, it should not go as well as we of senior of the week but we did not know what the weather will be like here and other parts of the country and how that might affect travel. at least for today, it is going very smoothly. >>jaqueline: let's talk about the weather for the rest of the week. in new mexico with all that snow, it is now pushin

a flight to catch at sfo, you're in luck. roadwork eastbound 4 between bailey and railroad will be in effect until 1:00 today and no delays westbound 4. a look at the south bay coming up. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:40 now. online shopping fails for a major gadget store. why that company is telling customers they may not get what they ordered for christmas. >> last-minute shoppers hit bay area stores. what may be boosting consumer confidence. >> plus, where community members are pick up the slack when it comes to toy donations. we'll have it all for you when we come back. ,,,, toys for its annual giveawao underprivileged kids. as of last night they only d about two hundred to >>> the east palo alto police department needs hundreds of toys to give away to kids. as of last night they only had 200 but the department is looking to serve at least 1500 children. in the program's 13 years, no child has ever walked away. hety away empty-handed. >> it's depressing that you have to turn away hundreds of children. >> word is gettin

in fact, sfo now reporting one hour average arrival flight delays.of course, those arrival delays in the morning usually mean afternoon departure delays. we'll be keeping track of that as well for new morning. here are the latest temperatures -- right now if you are heading out the door. it is a lot warmer compared to yesterday. fairfield just dropped down to 28°. we are still seeing 30s in santa rosa 34, novato 37. 38 in antioch and in livermore. we also have to be careful because there's some very thick fog out there, especially in the north bay could be really dense in some locations. visibility is less than 1/4 a mile in novato, santa rosa and napa, low clouds over the bay area visibility not much of a problem for drivers yet. we could see more fog move into parts of east bay valleys. we are warmer compared to yesterday where we saw more 20s in some locations where 12° -- we are 12 warmer in napa and san jose compared to yesterday at this time. locally dense fog partly cloudy this afternoon it may take a while for the clouds to mix out. slight ch

between december 16 and january 2, more than 2 million passengers will have used sfo. that's fiver% more than last year. >>> on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 neighbors react to today's house fire in san leandro. one man said he hardly saw flames but it reminded him to take proper precautions. join us for this and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. >>> a new year's tradition, the prep work for the rose parade and why the parade is happening on the second, instead of the first. >>> final preparations underway for the tournament of roses parade. 43 floats are scheduled to participate this year. rules call for the visible parts of the float to be covered in natural materials. since i materials -- the parade will be held on monday, january 2. >>> and joe fonzi joins us now. >> a little help tonight the 49ers can clinch the number 2 spots in the playoffs and an atlanta win tonight would do that. 49ers can take care of business themselves by beating the rams on sunday. saturday's win was an example. larry grant trips jackson. the 49ers recovered the ball when seattle wa

all trains at sfo are currently running on time. >>mark: as bad as the wind was here, it was stronger in southern california with the santa ana winds tearing apart homes. to our east, ski resorts were shut down. >>reporter: this is a reservist's oasts suspense piece or story trento of a tall or tomorrow geary polygram often to win. >>darya: at children's hospital in oakland is witty and it's a gunshot victim from sunday's shooting is still fighting for his life. fees one of seven that was shot. if they were gathered during the taping of a rap video. authorities are still looking for the other shooters. since >>mark: and new details in the police brutality lawsuit off brought against bart officers including johannes mehserle, the charges surrounding the arrest and 2008 was denied. a civil jury unanimously agreed that mehserle in the other part officers were not liable. >> the jury will render a verdict that is what our system is designed to accomplish. >> what happened in court is another example of if police are supposed to be in co

here is a live look from sfo.ossible travel delays as we have a big star and blizzard conditions from new mexico and kansas. >>mark:

will durant is live at sfo with a look at clouds and security.-just with a look at crowds and security. first >>will: i do not see anyone with gifts in their hands. everyone seems to be heeding the warning. people here, as far as sfo is concerned, it is not a problem. the lions are not too long. that is because the height of the morning rush. the flights are just about over when and the next rushed what happened at maybe 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m.. yeah >> we recommended your picking someone up, use your cellphone lot. you can have someone drop 2 of its use the public service shuttle. we do have a long-term parking, about 5000 spots. if that does the love, we can issue you a voucher. he will >> obviously, denied gift wrap your presence.-- obviously, he should not give rack your presence. they have a gift wrapping station and a table rack your gift for free. even though it does not look the scene right now, the good part is, in a lot of kids travel during the week. >>justine: the senate has approved a payroll tax cut and congress just did the same. the

we will start the hour with what is happening at sfo. >>erica: the delays are over an hour right now at sfo. on fog tracker 4, you can see pretty dance bands of read. less than a quarter mile visibility from petaluma and delta center felt. for every were also held the bay area, the three indicates between two and 5 mi. of visibility. we will be monitoring that of the morning. as we look at current temperatures, '30's and '40's around the bay area. as we check out where a going to be in the afternoon, mostly cloudy conditions of a temperatures a couple of degrees cooler compared to what we saw yesterday to. there are no 60s to talk about today. mid-50s in the south bay. 53 on tap for antioch. 53 for those of you in into rosette * santa rosa in downtown san francisco. satellite and radar shows clear and dry conditions of the bay area but we do have cloud cover headed our way. most of the wet weather is well to the north in the pacific northwest. your 7 day around the bay forecast us shows the upper 50s and low 60s. a slight chance of rainf

reporting from sfo i and will tran with kron4 news. >> darya: police are looking for those involved in a shooting in oakland that left one man in stable condition it happened before 10:30 p.m. last night. no arrests have been made. >>justine: the other story that we are following comes from san bernardine of the man accused of shooting and afghanistan war veteran and his own homecoming party has now turned himself into authorities. the victim is 22 year-old christopher sullivan he is not in critical condition after the sumac--sheeting that happen on friday. is-- >>justine: according to the police the suspect got into a fight with the soldiers brother and the soldiers stepped in and was shot and now is paralyzed from the neck down. >> darya: holiday wood burning with stagnant air has created an unhealthy mix in the air quality. it switched quickly dispel the air quality has been so poor, that yesterday officials say the conditions it rivaled how bad it was in 2008 during the wildfires. we will continue to follow the weather and traffic for you on this tuesday morning in just a couple of

we are just getting word of new delays over at sfo. if you are expected visitors, delays of an hour, visibility at san bruno eighth of an hour or less. a dense fog advisory in the north bay valleys so foggy along the coastline and by this afternoon, we are going to see a little bit of clearing especially in the bay and inland spots. a few little bit of sunshine peeking its way out of those clouds. cloudy at the coast. temperatures mild in the upper 50s to low 60s. we are staying dry but this high pressure system is moving farther south and this upper- level low you see it there is going to bring us a chance of rain for all the bay area tomorrow. so the rain line is going to be slightly farther south than we initially anticipated. we are bringing this chance of rain to all the bay area including south of the golden gate tomorrow. we need rain. the pinpoint forecast for today, mostly upper 50s to low 60s. 60 concord and pleasant hill. 61 in danville. north bay numbers 60 novato. 62 sonoma. 59 san rafael. we are staying dry today. the hig

airport delays at sfo ceilings will begin to lift we the cold front swepts out ahead of it.can see at our coast, the mist, drizzle and 3/4 mile visibility. mostly cloudy, spotly light rain showers through the afternoon. dry and mild beginning tomorrow. we are talking a beautiful sunny warmer weekend. here's what our satellite and radar picture is showing. you can see how the front is beginning to sag south then we've seen a couple of inches of rain to the north and west of us not holding together it going to limp through ring out a little moisture there's so much moisture in the atmosphere it is not going to take much, in the east bay we've been looking at conditions here's live doppler across the bay from san mateo to hayward, we are looking at a little light rain a lot of this is low level hard to pick up on our radar. as we widen the view most of the activity sliding east into the sacramento valley. any snow out of this one? no. highest elevations maybe light rain, wind that's about it. we are looking at next week for another weather system as this system pushes through,

the visibility has been a problem from the coast where we have an hour and 14 minute delays at sfo toountain view in san jose so the fog continues to move around a little we will look for temperatures to stay cool with a lot of cloud cover spotty light rain showers favoring the north bay the mist and drizzle everywhere dry and mild for the last weekend of the year as cold front sweeps through the bay then skies clear tonight chilly one overnight as for today mostly cloudy skies chance of showers morning, early afternoon mainly in the north bay everyone could see mist and drizzle more sunshine south but everyone gets into a milder and sunnier weekend including the first week of the new year lots of out there right frances? >> yeah half a dozen this morning. not causing big delays but it might be because the roads are a bit slick still one near sfo north 101 at 380, even with activity on the shoulder traffic moving look out for the fog and pacifica and daly city and that highway 1 stretch and skyline. if you are in downtown san francisco this evening don't forget there's the bike ride t

airport delays at sfo ceilings will begin to lift we the cold front swepts out ahead of it.u can see at our coast, the mist, drizzle and 3/4 mile visibility. mostly cloudy, spotly light rain showers through the afternoon. dry and mild beginning tomorrow. we are talking a beautiful sunny warmer weekend. here's what our satellite and radar picture is showing. you can see how the front is beginning to sag south then we've seen a couple of inches of rain to the north and west of us not holding together it going to limp through ring out a little moisture there's so much moisture in the atmosphere it is not going to take much, in the east bay we've been looking at conditions here's live doppler across the bay from san mateo to hayward, we are looking at a little light rain a lot of this is low level hard to pick up on our radar. as we widen the view most of the activity sliding east into the sacramento valley. any snow out of this one? no. highest elevations maybe light rain, wind that's about it. we are looking at next week for another weather system as this system pushes through

traffic at sfo is way up. what's being credited with driving the increase. >>> a few clouds, some drizzles showing up along the coastline. what about the possibility of some rain? we'll talk about that coming up. killed more than 230-thousad n 14 countries. the >>> today marks seven years since the tsunami killing 2,400 people in 14 countries. it was triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake that struck beneath the ocean's floor. thailand was one of the hardest hit countries. the tsunami killed more than 5,000 people there including thousands of tourists. memorial services were held throughout the country today. >>> this is the latest victim of the group, anonymous. the credit card numbers of thousands of people were posted online yesterday. anna werner tells us about the latest of the high-powered clients. >> reporter: visitors to the global intelligence website looking for analysis of world affairs found this video calling card posted by the hackers who broke into servers, stole a list of the company's subscri

>>reporter: zack live at sfo, the 21st--the 23rd will be the busiest travel day here at sfo. for now, things are moving very smoothly and very much on time. pam >> good news at sfo, but the did the winter storm that made a mess of the southwest on monday is there rolling onward. blizzard warnings are in effect for five states today. the death toll is rising and highways are shutting down. we have a report on what is ahead in how the storm is affecting holiday travel. >>reporter: dangerous if not impossible that is how forecasters are describing travel conditions in parts of the west and midwest on tuesday. the mean those of winter weather has travelers wondering if they will ever make it home for the holidays. spin out line the kiowas for a lexical to kansas. a prison guard and in indictment in excellent the bus rolled over in a clash on monday. winter conditions in subzero temperatures are expected to persist. >> this is one of the worst ones i've seen yet basically because of the wind. >>reporter: in new mexico busy interstate 5 was shut down on monday is one of the major a

it's affecting flights as well out of sfo this morning. you're looking at one hour delays until 3:00 this afternoon. they've also got some fog in texas and other parts of the u.s. that isn't helping the situation. right now this is a look at how the fog is rolled into contra costa county. this is highway 4 near pittsburg. the carquinez and bridges under a heavy fog advisory this morning. alsond a fog advisory the richmond-san rafael bridge, which can't even see here. and the bay bridge as well. up next we have a look at the maps with a decouple hot spots in the south bay. this is in milpitas and just disabled vehicle on the side of the road 880 northbound at dixon landing road. and a hazard here, 101 southbound north 13th street, some debris in the roadway. then a accident where a car rear-ended a semi-truck. it went off the side of the road, flipped over. we had an ambulance having to respond. it's still in the ditch off the side of the roadway there. so hopefully crews will get it cleaned up pretty soon. all right. let's head over to ste

and we have flight delays out of sfo. we need the rain. right now we'll send it back to you with tp stories. >>> firefighters still on the scene of a fire that damaged two homes in the berk leley hills. this happened on miller avenue last night. christie smith is live now with an update for us. some big homes. >> yeah, they're beautiful homes. and we spoke with one man who lives up here. he says it was really scary. two of them here. and firefighters still here making this didn't flair up at one point the power line fell on a power truck. they watered down their homes. some of them got out i know the people in the house were watering down their properties. >> four firefighters were hurt. two suffered heat exhaustion. no word on a cause yet. investigators will be out here first thing in the morning. >> new this morning a south bay bus driver in the hospital after his bus slammed into a semi trailer earlier this morning. right now a tow truck is on scene. but it's unclear how long it will take to clean up the scene. the driver of the bus is

right now fastest winds livermore, 45, 40 mountain view, 30 at the airport, sfo half moon bay. looks like we are still going to have gusty winds until 6:00 this evening. dodged a lot of debris. saw a lot of lights that were out. let's talk to frances about the traffic. >>> i felt the wind as well, even driving at slow speeds in san francisco so hang on to the wheel. wind vice rays in place for many -- wind advisories in place for many bay area bridges. traffic light around the bay area. 680 walnut creek there are wind reese towards walnut creek, across the -- the carquinez bridge and -- benicia bridge. no major accidents people have been reporting debris on smaller streets. >>> of course we are thankful that kristen is okay. others are seeing this. santa cruz mountains officials can't keep up with the number of falling trees. in felton overnight firefighters rescued a mother and daughter after a tree trapped them in their home. another tree fell blocking the firefighters in. they say everyone is okay and they will cut their way out then head to the next problem. >> in the east

gusting to 36 right now at sfo and out of the north. look at oakland international, gusting to 43 miles an hour. same with livermore. 35 in fairfield. gusts to 35 and mountain view and hayward reporting gusts to 30 miles an hour. so certainly windy out there. he tweeted and he is from san francisco and he said it is not that cold outside in san francisco. well, look at the ind with. 60 right now. most areas are in the 50s and the 60s. the wind is certainly holding the temperatures up this evening. the strongest winds overnight. the winds will ease up tomorrow afternoon. we are looking at a dry pattern into next week. here is the satellite and the radar. watch these isobars as they get closer and closer. there is a large pressure difference between this area of high pressure and this area of low pressure. because of this large pressure difference we are caught in the middle. that's why we are seeing the winds here. it is not just a bay area event. we have seen strong winds around the state. it is reporting gusts up to 100 miles an hour,