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. >> heavy snow right now in the sierra nevada. temperatures in the lower 30s and a winter storm warning through 10:00. they could see up to two feet in some spots. finally the written is winding down a look at the cold temperatures when we return. >> lisa, thank you. also neck, remembering nelson mandela. the tributes both here and in south africa. and the bat kid returns. the san francisco giants player he inspired and the challenge that all-star pitcher is ♪ thank you grandma for the dolls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ i'm ninja kicking through the halls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ mom's posting pictures on your wall. ♪ ♪ that's my kind of holiday. yes you did. yes you did. no i didn't. no i didn't. did not. yes you did. [ male announcer ] find some peace this holiday. get an 8 piece meal, any recipe, with a dozen cookies baked in-restaurant. the kfc festive feast. that's a lot for just $19.99! today tastes so good. at kaiser permanente we've9.99! reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at

as you look toward the sierra nevada we are seeing snow showers. look how limited the system is in terms of moisture. as you look at our heavenly camera looking toward heavenly, there is no snow coming down. i wouldn't wax off your skis just yet. a couple inches expected and not much more. they are dropping to the 40s. oakland, san jose, los gatos, 50 degrees and the view from the east bay hills camera, the camera is not shaking too much, but you notice the camera was shaking earlier. temperatures in the 40s from santa rosa to thap paw and vacaville 44 and 47 in livermore. it was a cooler afternoon today and the cooling isn't done yet. look at this shot from the kgo roof camera. i am not going to do the sound of a wolf. maybe somebody over there will. let's look at the forecast. gusty overnight. a slight chance of a spreng kill or light -- sprinkle or light shower. blustery, better air quality and milder weather as winter arrives this weekend and even beyond this weekend. here is the cold front. we have colder air behind it. it is definitely going

in the sierra nevada the winter storm watch coming up friday morning through saturday afternoon. 6 to 12 inches expected on the west slopes of the see sierra nevada and the snow will be dropping down to a thousand feet. a couple inches expected. very low snow levels. count on travel delays. carry your chains if you are heading up tomorrow afternoon. we are not going to escape the chill. the temperatures in the upper 40s to the low 50s for most of you. keep those extra layers handy. widespread freeze on thursday morning. protect your pets, pipes and plants. i can't emphasize it enough. snow and rain mix certainly possible. friday, look at the highs. mid40s to low 50s. saturday morning a lingering chance and now i am pulling out all chances of showers for the rest of your saturday and all of your sunday. cold weather returns on is up day morning, but it is not nearly going to be as chilly as what we are expecting over the next couple days. >> thank you, sandhya. >>> let's talk warriors now. >> larry beil is here. >> they were freezing their nickers off. last time they had a fourth quart

as you look toward the sierra nevada we are seeing snow showers.em is in terms of moisture. as you look at our heavenly camera looking toward heavenly, there is no snow coming down. i wouldn't wax off your skis just yet. a couple inches expected and not much more. they are dropping to the 40s. oakland, san jose, los gatos, 50 degrees and the view from the east bay hills camera, the camera is not shaking too much, but you notice the camera was shaking earlier. temperatures in the 40s from santa rosa to thap paw and vacaville 44 and 47 in livermore. it was a cooler afternoon today and the cooling isn't done yet. look at this shot from the kgo roof camera. i am not going to do the sound of a wolf. maybe somebody over there will. let's look at the forecast. gusty overnight. a slight chance of a spreng kill or light -- sprinkle or light shower. blustery, better air quality and milder weather as winter arrives this weekend and even beyond this weekend. here is the cold front. we have colder air behind it. it is definitely going to be windy for tomorrow e

showers headed up to the sierra nevada, not much in the bay area but big changes to come. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and we have some connector ramps closed until 6:00 this morning. if you are coming off eastbound 92, the connectors to northbound and southbound 101 are shut down until 6 a.m. alternates and the rest of your morning ride, that's all coming up. >>> one bay area home is getting a ton of visitors to see its christmas lights display called a heart for christmas. juliette goodrich tells us it's all because of one inspirational little girl. >>> reporter: 11-year-old katie grovener loves to hang out with friends and family. being together this season holds even more meaning. >> it's a roller coaster. we never know one day to the next. >> reporter: katie grace suffers from pulmonary hypertension or ph, and is awaiting a life saving heart, lung transplant. >> now we're on the last step of the journey. >> reporter: she was diagnosed with ph six years ago and wears this backpack to carry her iv medicine to her heart. katie grace's story and dire need for a hea

as you look toward the sierra nevada we are seeing snow showers. is in terms of moisture. as you look at our heavenly camera looking toward heavenly, there is no snow coming down. i wouldn't wax off your skis just yet. a couple inches expected and not much more. they are dropping to the 40s. oakland, san jose, los gatos, 50 degrees and the view from the east bay hills camera, the camera is not shaking too much, but you notice the camera was shaking earlier. temperatures in the 40s from santa rosa to thap paw and vacaville 44 and 47 in livermore. it was a cooler afternoon today and the cooling isn't done yet. look at this shot from the kgo roof camera. i am not going to do the sound of a wolf. maybe somebody over there will. let's look at the forecast. gusty overnight. a slight chance of a spreng kill or light -- sprinkle or light shower. blustery, better air quality and milder weather as winter arrives this weekend and even beyond this weekend. here is the cold front. we have colder air behind it. it is definitely going to be windy for tomorrow esp

you may see a little bit of snow and that is one of our lower in in the sierra nevada the winter storm friday morning through saturday afternoon. 6 to 12 inches expected on the west slopes of the see sierra nevada and the snow will be dropping down to a thousand feet. a couple inches expected. very low snow levels. count on travel delays. carry your chains if you are heading up tomorrow afternoon. we are not going to escape the chill. the temperatures in the upper 40s to the low 50s for most of you. keep those extra layers handy. widespread freeze on thursday morning. protect your pets, pipes and plants. i can't emphasize it enough. snow and rain mix certainlpossi. friday, look at the highs. mid40s to low 50s. saturday morning a lingering chance and now i am pulling out all chances of showers for the rest of your saturday and all of your sunday. cold weather returns on is up day morning, but it is not nearly going to be as chilly as what we are expecting over the next couple days. >> thank you, sandhya. >>> let's talk warriors now. >> larry beil is here. >> they were freezing their nic

lots of snow in the sierra nevada.ories have been lifted except for the santa cruz mountains. point reyes, the coastline and monterey a few leftover showers. we will lock for the possibility of leftover showers, higher-elevation mixed snow around mt. hamilton. maybe around lake county. otherwise we are clearing out quickly. temperatures will be cool. breezy winds. right now with fog 33 in santa rosa. it's only 34 mountain view and san jose but much warmer than we were the last couple mornings. a freeze warning tonight. when the chilly temperatures will head out of town and the extended outlook coming up. katie. >> lisa, thank you. we have frigid temperatures, rain, snow. so if you are waving winter, it is here. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live with us this morning. what are you seeing there? >> reporter: super cold. i was checking out our abc7 news weather happen. 33 degrees at the top of highway 17. but no snow yet. caltran snowplows, check it out, are standing by here. we are about a quarter mile from the r

most of that heading up to the sierra nevada although we did have a sprinkle in towards watsonville. still, we have some bigger changes ahead as it looks like high pressure finally giving way now and we're going to see some breezy conditions kicking up near the coastline this afternoon. numbers are going to be a little cooler too. and with the winds kicking up, that's going to clear out the air, the sea breeze kicking in. and temperatures going to be dropping off. plan on about 64 degrees in san jose, 64 oakland, 66 livermore. could get very windy in spots tonight. we'll have more on that coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you, lawrence. >>> firefighters battling a wildfire in big sur may get some help from mother nature today. going to get a little light rain down there to help rinse out the atmosphere and quell the fire which has torched more than 760 acres and it's only 20% contained. so far about 22 buildings have burned, 14 of those were homes. among the homes destroyed was that of the big sur fire chief. >> whether it's me or anyone else, it's just devastating. i

couple of raindrops in the sierra nevada. did have reports of a couple of light sprinkles into the watsonville area but not much around the bay area, unfortunately. so if you are headed out the door this afternoon, you're seeing some sunshine and a mix of a few clouds. temperatures will be cooler breezy toward the coastline, 50s out at the beaches, 60s inside the bay, and the valleys looks like those 70s are gone for now. highs this afternoon about 64 degrees in san jose. 64 in oakland. 61 degrees in san francisco. much windier weather expected tonight. we'll have more on that in a moment. right now, back to you guys. >>> some developing news. light rain in the forecast today may help firefighters battling that wildfire in big sur. the fire has torched more than 760 acres and it's only 20% contained. so far, about 22 buildings have burned, about 14 of those were homes. one of the homes destroyed was that of the big sur fire chief. >> whether it's me or anyone else, it just devastating. i have seen people lose their homes on t

some of the moisture in the sierra nevada, not a whole lot to it. but we are seeing some changes coming our way. more of a sea breeze going to be kicking in to help to cool down the temperatures and start to improve the air quality. 59 degrees expected with breezy conditions in pacifica. 64 degrees in san jose. even windier into tomorrow with a few more clouds, warming up over the weekend. >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by kay jewelers. every kiss begins with kay. >>> ahead the growing fire storm over the treatment of whales. >>> news is back in the morning here on "cbs this morning." stay tuned for your local news. (♪ maroon 5 "love somebody" ♪) ♪ ♪ shop the adam levine collection, exclusively at kmart. and get up to 40% off assorted styles. kmart. get in. get more. ♪ ♪ [ chicken caws ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight fight back fast with tums. heartburn relief that neutralizes acid on contact and goes to work in seconds. ♪ tum, tum tum tum tums! ♪ google, what is glossophobia? glossophobia, is the fe

maria inez feret. >> a group loss in the sierra nevada mountains, a couple with four children went out to check out the snow and never returned. search and rescue teams went out last night and went through most of the night. >>> former san diego mayor bob filner resigned last august facing allegations he mistreated women, he placed one in a head lock, kissing another and grabbing a third. >>> following last week's deadly train derailment, brakes will automatically turn on if a driver is going too fast. transport workers have already installed the automatic brakes at the site of last week's deadly crash. >> inez where, thank you. >>> attacking cancer growth with the modified form of the hiv virus, a revolutionary treatment. >>> and the new england patriots took the loss of rob gronkowski, ross is here, next. >> conversations you won't find anywhere else. >> talk to al jazeera. >> only on al jazeera america. >> oh my! >> start with one issue ad guests on all sides of the debate. and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story

in fact, the areas around the sierra nevadas, the average snowpack this time of year, we're seeing dry, and we're not expecting much in the way of snowpack. it's going to continue to shrink down. as we look at the amount of snow we have in the u.s., you see there's a significant amount dropping from canada to the great lakes, and it's still coming down now. we're seeing the snow sweep into parts of the northeast, where we're getting a clipper system. another foot of lake affect snow. >> thank you, and finally a story about redemption for all of those misshaped fruits and vegetables that some call ugly. there's a market for them now. it's a cooperative to sell fruit at a lower price, and now there's a waiting list of farmers trying to get involved. the project has so for prevented 2 tons of food from going to waste. more fruit. we have more throughout the day. for the very latest on what's going on in your world, go to aljazeera.com.

. >>> it's taken 150 years but the sludge generated in the sierra nevada has washed out to sea. the water in san francisco bay is getting clearer. the downside the cleaner water lets in more sunlight and causing morale key the -- more alge to grow. >>> air traffic has slowed to a crawl. arriving travelers from boston reported no problems or delays. >> actually it was quiet in boston, we were surprised. it seems quiet here too. seems like everyone went home. final figures won't be in until tomorrow. but it was predicted a 1.5% increase. earlier today all three bay area airports were bustling. but a local airport has seen a decline in recent years. >> fully loaded airliners drop on the runways, others wait to take off. at the end of one of the busiest periods. a bart train arrives inside. after billions spent in upgrades they are benefitting from travel. follow the line. not that it's fun for travelers. >> the rest go through this way. this line is crazy. i board in 35 minutes. >> stung by the downturn the passenger count plunged. a spokesman said the numbers reflect passengers lo

these system up there will dive toward the sierra, nevada on thursday.t will really cool us down. today its all sunshine and warmer temps. mostly sunny here. higher clouds nice to mild to warm. 30s and 40s to near 50s on the lows. afternoon temps from about half- moon bay all the way down to santa cruz you will see near 70- degree temps. even santa rosa is in there. close for some. nice to warm today, tomorrow and a cool down starts wednesday. big cool down on thursday. we will turn that around on friday. >> all right, thank you. >>> two possible deals could make it a busy day on wall street. keep an eye on sprint and t- mobile stocks today. both rose in after hours trading. the deal could face challenges by customers and regulators. if it does go through, it would maketh new company a stronger competitor to the much larger at & t and verizon. >>> the bloomburg report showing charter cable will make an offer for time warner cable. a source says charter will offer less than $135 in cash and stock per share. that is less than many analysts believe time war

sierra nevada does have a couple inches of snow. the wind going around the delta so a wind advisory remains up at around 10:00 p.m . gusts 50 miles per hour. there is a chance trees can get knocked from our camera. mainly clear skies out there. 54 san francisco and oakland. 54 degrees now that belongs on a post card from our camera. cooling off and here is a view from notice across the bay out towards sutro tower, clear, chilly overnight tonight. now looking at pacific satellite picture cold front wasn't quiet. we did have gusty winds overnight. 40 to 50 miles per hour gusts. sfo, 41. breezy pattern with us for now. and high pressure well north over the next several days. looking at temperatures trend you'll see where we're going. 58 tomorrow. going up, towards first weekend here, weekend first weekend of winter 60s expected above normal temperatures continue throughout christmas eve and christmas day. tomorrow morning it's going to be cold. 36 this in san jose. tomorrow afternoon, temperatures upper 50s to low 60s. arriving 9:11 sa

but they're expecting up to 20 inches of snow in sierra nevada friday night going into saturday. so if you're traveling count on major delays. 45 santa rosa. 41 novato. 46 in livermore. chill with us. kgo roof camera, winds not existent. record cold, rain, snow here. locally in the bay area, friday into saturday morning it's going to be chilly for the weekend. looking at temperatures you'll see where coldest spots will be. 20 in napa. 25 santa rosa. san jose, fremont, 30 degrees. 25 livermore, fairfield. you get the drift here. tomorrow morning, you'll need to bundle up. scarfs, gloves make sure kids are wrapped up nicely. it's going to be frigid again. cold air mass with us. not going away soon. another shot of cold air coming in with this system. it will bring us rain here, you'll see when tomorrow evening, at 5:00 still around santa rosa north. then spreads by 9:00 p.m rain across the bay area. rain-snow mix over mount hamilton. then, at midnight you might hear pitter patter of rain drops. saturday morning, still looking at a wintery mix. then, clearing out quickly. and going

sierra nevada winter storm watch friday afternoon to saturday afternoon. it's not going to be higher passes impacted we're talking about lower locations as well. so be prepared for travel delays tomorrow afternoon, chilly in the sun. cold and freeze warnings covering every location except san francisco. rest of the weekend is dry. after that, milder overnight temperatures monday through wednesday. and curl up next to a fireplace. grab a hot drink and enjoy the chill. it's come early. live from the roof of the kgotv broadcast center. >> don't tempt us. >> thank you very much. >> doing good this holiday season. could make you $7,000 richer. >> not bad at all. go to abc7 news facebook page. take the pledge to give where you live. >> everyone when takes the pledge will be entered to win $7,000 cash. spreaded love. help us give were you live. >> is there such thing as a healthy shower? one trend packed with vitamins. >> then at 6:00 birth of identical trip lets how look alike they are. aren't they cute? we'll be right back here in just a moment. and why can you

. >>> there is a little bit of snow up in the sierra nevada, i will tell you about wind speeds how much and how much cooler it will be. good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. . >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news, time now 4:41 and it is a crime common during the holidays, people stealing delivered packages on porches. a couple posted video on you tube of a woman taking a package from the willow glenn neighborhood of san jose. it was going to be christmas presents for the couple's children. >> it is so brazen, and she walked up as if she had every right to pick up that package. >> one shows a suspect getting out of a white sed

few live flurries still in the sierra, nevada.for some calm wind tonight and some clear sky. a nice shot. san francisco 46 right now. 45 redwood city. halfmoon bay, you can see a hazy sky there. napa 46. nevada already 43. 46 right now in concord. san jose right now checking in which a few high clouds here and there. here is a look at our forecast highlights, freeze warning overnight for much of the bay area. sunny and cool for your sunday and warming, yes, warming is expected as we head no next week. you can clearly see that jet stream really just pushing south. another cool pocket of cold air will settle over the area tonight and tomorrow. it looks like it will be tuesday and wednesday before things really start to warm up around here. and as we take a look at our overnight lows tonight, yeah, remember, pets, plants and your pipes as temperatures in the north bay below freezing. santa rosa 28. we'll go 38 for san francisco, there palo alto, low 30s to upper 20s in the livermore area. livermore 29 degrees. let me take you through

we're looking at snow for the sierra nevada and then we could see a few snow flakes in around around l.a. if you can believe it. this energy is going to combine with that very cold arctic air and then another low pressure that forms across the south and that's going to give us the potential for the next ice storm sunday into monday as we continue to watch this northeast and the mid-atlantic, a wintery mix but again a lot of warm air overriding shallow cold air and with that the potential of freezing rain. we could see a quarter inch to half an inch of ice on the roadways. by monday it will mainly be rain as all of this warm air pushes northward. that's a quickoxpcç look. there is our 32 degree line and we'll look for icing from the carolinas, d.c., jersey and new york. the time line certainly tomorrow and monday watching this area, the south, the mid-atlantic and the northeast carefully. stay off the roads if you live in these areas. >> if you can do it, absolutely. great advice. j.d., thanks so much. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel visiting the persian gulf earlier in the day. he

. >>> it has taken 150 years but all of that slush, generated by gold rush miners in the sierra, nevada, washed out to sea. that means the water in sap fran bay is getting clearer. but the clearer water lets in less sunlight. causing algae. new reg -- regulation may be needed. >> they were doing mining it it lowered the level of the bay that so much came in there was 10 feet on the bottom of the bay that is purely gold rush sediment. that will always be through but the clairity is getting better. that is good news. >>> now, heading out, 56 in concord and 66 at oakland looking towards the bay bridge. cool side, bundle up if you are heading out. should be clear. and overnight lows tonight, down to 38 degrees in santa rosea, 49 in the city and 45 degrees in san jose. 41 out at trafis. and for tomorrow, we will be looking at mostly sunny skies with the temperatures in the middle 60s around the bay. inland is still all of the way in the upper 60s and around the bay, not bad. plenty of sunshine but, boy, things are going to cool down. this is what kept us warm. the high pressure that is hitti

in the sierra nevada the winter storm watch coming up friday morning through saturday afternoon. 6 to 12 inches expected on the west slopes of the see sierra ne dropping down to a thousand feet. a couple inches expected. very low snow levels. count on travel delays. carry your chains if you are heading up tomorrow afternoon. we are not going to escape the chill. the temperatures in the upper 40s to the low 50s for most of you. keep those extra layers handy. widespread freeze on thursday morning. protect your pets, pipes and plants. i can't emphasize it enough. snow and rain mix certainly possible. friday, look at the highs. mid40s to low 50s. saturday morning a lingering chance and now i am pulling out all chances of showers for the rest of your saturday and all of your sunday. cold weather returns on is up day morning, but it is not nearly going to be as chilly as what we are expecting over the next couple days. >> thank you, sandhya. >>> let's talk warriors now. >> larry beil is here. >> they were freezing their nickers off. last time they had a fourth quarter come back like this it

area so hamilton, mount diabolo, you could pick up moisture and even down around big sur and the sierra nevadaow but the tahoe basin, we will see a go amount. below freezing at 31 and .5' in yosemite, as well, above 4,000 feet and as you get above 7,000' well over afoot of snow. today, temperatures are only in the upper 40's. 48 in morgan hill. the seven-day forecast, then, little change temperature-wise with the winter mix on friday into saturday morning. the weekend is sunny and cold. look at monday, tuesday, wednesday: become do dry and maybe near normal by the middle of next week. >> okays keep the coat near. >> victoria secret could have a "secret" of its own. an employees says workers are trained to treat male customers deftly than female customers. employees try to sell men full-prized merchandise and tell women about sales and promotions. they thought men would by the higher priced lingerie to get out as quickly as possible. >> i say that is true because we never buy full price, right? we look for the bargains. >> always have to be a sale. >> who says we cats don't have nine live servi

we have mainly upper 40s, low 50s, some snow in the sierra nevada. some areas have been very windy.to the north and that's the leading edge of that cold air on the way. a few showers popping up, parts of marin county, nothing too heavy, a few sprinkles maybe, richmond, san rafael bridge, some of that might be heading to the east bay. not a lot here. a couple little hit and miss guys towards san jose. one starting to move towards san mateo coast near half-moon bay. there's a few little guys bubbling up there. a lot of 50s here, a few upper 40s. the cold air is up here. it will start to move in probably after the noon hour. forecasting the high temps today is really a challenge. very dynamic cold system will continue to spin in like spokes on a wheel. windy and colder, mostly cloudy, a few hit and miss showers in the morning and clearing this afternoon. highs today, a lot of 50s, cold air comes in tonight. here's sal. >>> good morning. we are looking at the commute and i don't see a big problem, but i see a lot of slowdowns, developing around the bay area. you can see the bay bridge i

snow up in the sierra nevada.sting all associated with a december dropping really fast towards southern california. that did clean out the air a little bit. cooler, windy. the wind advisories go until 10:00 tonight. some of the higher elevations on the coast, 25, 35 miles an hour. 30s to 40 to upper 40. napa is 36. a big difference there. not too many locations have that strong of a breeze. it will continue to do so tonight into tomorrow especially as we head -- not too bad but once the low gets into southern california then we'll see some of that rain down there. san diego, santa barbara, l.a., not a lot. temperatures in the 50s or the very, very low 60s for everybody. 57. vallejo, there were 38 this morning. 58 novato. petaluma at 58. oakland, 59 to brentwood, 59. so you get the idea, get the picture here. upper 50s, low 60s. mid-50s to almost 60. red woo city being one. sunny, breezy looks good. nice but cooler on the week. sunday/monday. >>> we tant to take you -- want to take you outside. there's a beautiful

it has been dumping in the sierra nevada. this is coming down from the lake tahoe cam. this is heavenly. snow here in the bay area, but not that much. over the hill, 1500 to 2500. a freeze warning goes up sunday into monday morning. so we will be looking at freezing cold conditions behind the front. the cold front is moving in which is why the rain is intensifying. as you look at the computer animation, all is not lost for your weekend. 1:00 a.m. the rain line is shifting into well south of south bay and into the monterey bay. and then it is all done. so now it looks like clearing early for your saturday plans. could be a light shower and maybe lingering around the monterey bay. winter weather advisory above 1500 feet. north bay mountains until 6:00 a.m. for the santa cruz mountains, the diablo range 2500 foot elevation until 10:00 expecting a couple inches of snow. the north bay is already seeing clearing. you could -- ukiah the snow has cleared. expecting 24 inches in the mountains. expect major travel problems and carry your chains and even the foothills 3 to 12 inch

in sierra nevada winter storm watch in effect and the west slopes up to a foot, in the upper 40's today and near 50 in present and looking ahead you can see the seven-day forecast shows temperatures slowly warming up by next week. >> good morning. taking you over to lake tahoe, we have some chain requirements on highway 89. it looks like everyone is looking clear. this is south of highway 50. highway 120 is closed headed through the pass. watch out two -- for that. 101 southbound from santa rosa to san francisco is 50 minutes. through the santa cruz mountains it is 25 minutes into los gatos. into san jose we have a big rig off the freeway leaking diesel fuel with injuries involved as you travel southbound along 880 you will see slow-and-go traffic approaching the 280 freeway. >> to holiday season, visit our facebook page and take the pledge to "give where you live" as we donate a dollar in your honor with each pledge for feeding america's food banks and up to $75,000. the good deed could rewarded. everyone would takes pledge is entered to win $7,000 cash. the winner is announced decembe

to cross 80 right now but if the rain snow mix to the north winter weather advisory up for the sierra nevadainning at 4 a.m. tomorrow running until 4:00 p.m. expecting 4 to siption inches above 6000 feet and all you snow lovers up to continue inches possible above 7000 feet. this is cold stovrment you are going to feel it. sfo camera showing you the drop on the lens writ now it's drizzling there. might encounter delay flying out tomorrow morning. temperatures quite comfortable so don't get too used to this. it's going to be freezing cold coming up. temperatures in the 50's. san jose 53 degrees and look at the view from the emeryville camera. few clouds around. mid 50's same thing for novato livermore and from the roof cam are looking out to the bay looking good. isolated showers are possible tonight. freezing cold wednesday and thursday morning and much cooler afternoon ahead. get ready to pull out heavy winter coat. look at the numbers coming up here. partly cloudy tomorrow morning not terribly cold still cloud cover. coldest air hit between tuesday night wednesday morning. north bay first.

in the sierra nevada low snow levels and the travel is rough.orm watch friday afternoon to saturday afternoon. check out the snow totals. 12 to 24 inches and down to the thousand feet we will see accumulating snow. tomorrow afternoon, upper 40s to low 50s. chilly but sunny. the accu-weather seven-day forecast, widespread freeze and then get ready for more chilly weather into the weekend. the good news is monday through wednesday next week it is milder daytime and nighttime. >> thank you very much. >> let's move on to sports now. >> colin kaepernick is brief and jim harbaugh inexplicable. >> that about does it. a little history here. what does abraham lincoln have to do with the seahawk game? just ask jim harbaugh. could he have tackled marchand lynch? that's ahead. >>> good evening. only jim harbaugh can figure out a way to work abe lincoln into a conversation about the 49ers-seahawks game. it is their version of the 12th man that gives seattle a huge home field advantage. first an e-mail sent to season ticket holders. they want everybody to wea

it has been dumping in the sierra nevada. this is coming down from the lake tahoe cam.re in the bay area, but not that much. over the hill, 1500 to 2500. a freeze warning goes up sunday into monday morning. so we will be looking at freezing cold conditions behind the front. the cold front is moving in which is why the rain is intensifying. as you look at the computer animation, all is not lost for your weekend. 1:00 a.m. the rain line is shifting into well south of south bay and into the monterey bay. and then it is all done. so now it looks like clearing early for your saturday plans. could be a light shower and maybe lingering around the monterey bay. winter weather advisory above 1500 feet. north bay mountains until 6:00 a.m. for the santa cruz mountains, the diablo range 2500 foot elevation until 10:00 a.m. expecting a couple inches of snow. the north bay is already seeing clearing. you could -- ukiah the snow has cleared. expecting 24 inches in the mountains. expect major travel problems and carry your chains and even the foothills 3 to 12 inches. we have seen very

it has been dumping in the sierra nevada. this is coming down from the lake tahoe cam.s is heavenly. snow here in the bay area, but not that much. over the hill, 1500 to 2500. a freeze warning goes up sunday into monday morning. so we will be looking at freezing cold conditions behind the front. the cold front is moving in which is why the rain is intensifying. as you look at the computer animation, all is not lost for your weekend. 1:00 a.m. the rain line is shifting into well south of south bay and into the monterey bay. and then it is all done. so now it looks like clearing early for your saturday plans. could be a light shower and maybe lingering around the monterey bay. winter weather advisory above 1500 feet. north bay mountains until 6:00 a.m. for the santa cruz mountains, the diablo range 2500 foot elevation until 10:00 a.m. expecting a couple inches of snow. the north bay is already seeing clearing. you could -- ukiah the snow has cleared. expecting 24 inches in the mountains. expect major travel problems and carry your chains and even the foothills 3 to 12 inc

that's drawing controversy now it's a bit of an unusual kind of story we're in the foothills of the sierra nevada mountains an area that's pockmarked with countless caves caves which people have called home for years now the residents are a colorful mix of characters we have spaniards immigrants students people who don't have a place to call home as well as people who prefer their home to reflect well a bit of an unusual kind of lifestyle and while several days ago we had seen a protest of about two hundred and fifty supporters coming out here saying that's simply not ok what they want for the city to do is to consult the people to live here to provide them perhaps with a better housing options and to make sure that the people here don't feel like they're simply getting evicted for some other unknown purpose meanwhile activists believe that it's not actually about the dangers of living here but perhaps there's profit motivation behind getting the residents out of course the views here as we mentioned earlier are spectacular and there's been some discussion of potentially building a luxury resort

to cross 80 right now but if the rain snow mix to the north winter weather advisory up for the sierra nevada beginning at 4 a.m. tomorrow running until 4:00 p.m. expecting 4 to siption inches above 6000 feet and all you snow lovers up to continue inches possible above 7000 feet. this is cold stovrment you are going to feel it. sfo camera showing you the drop on the lens writ now it's drizzling there. might encounter delay flying out tomorrow morning. temperatures quite comfortable so don't get too used to this. it's going to be freezing cold coming up. temperatures in the 50's. san jose 53 degrees and look at the view from the emeryville camera. few clouds around. mid 50's same thing for novato livermore and from the roof cam are looking out to the bay looking good. isolated showers are possible tonight. freezing cold wednesday and thursday morning and much cooler afternoon ahead. get ready to pull out heavy winter coat. look at the numbers coming up here. partly cloudy tomorrow morning not terribly cold still cloud cover. coldest air hit between tuesday night wednesday morning. north bay fi

in the sierra nevada low snow levels and the travel is rough.turday afternoon. check out the snow totals. 12 to 24 inches and down to the thousand feet we will see accumulating snow. tomorrow afternoon, upper 40s to low 50s. chilly but sunny. the accu-weather seven-day forecast, widespread freeze and then get ready for more chilly weather into the weekend. the good news is monday through wednesday next week it is milder daytime and nighttime. >> thank you very much. >> let's move on to sports now. >> colin kaepernick is brief and jim harbaugh inexplicable. >> that about does it. a little history here. what does abraham lincoln have to do with the seahawk game? just ask jim harbaugh. could he have tackled marchand lynch? that's ahead. he loves me. he loves me not. he loves me. he loves me not. ♪ he loves me! that's right. [ mom ] warm and flaky in 15, everyone loves pillsbury grands! [ girl ] make dinner pop! [ female announcer ] holiday cookies are a big job. everything has to be just right. perfection is in the details. ♪ pillsbury cookie dough

to cross 80 right now but if the rain snow mix to the north winter weather advisory up for the sierra nevadaeginning at 4 a.m. tomorrow running until 4:00 p.m. expecting 4 to siption inches above 6000 feet and all you snow lovers up to continue inches possible above 7000 feet. this is cold stovrment you are going to feel it. sfo camera showing you the drop on the lens writ now it's drizzling there. might encounter delay out flying out tomorrow morning. temperatures quite comfortable so don't get too used to this. it's going to be freezing cold coming up. temperatures in the 50's. san jose 53 degrees and look at the view from the emeryville camera. few clouds around. mid 50's same thing for novato livermore and from the roof cam are lookin look looking good. isolated showers are possible tonight. freezing cold wednesday and thursday morning and much cooler afternoon ahead. get ready to pull out heavy winter coat. look at the numbers coming up here. partly cloudy tomorrow morning not terribly cold still cloud cover. coldest air hit between tuesday night wednesday morning bay first. bay first.

from dysentery hill that's going controversy the unusual kind of story when the foothills of the sierra nevada mountains an area that's pop smarts with countless caves caves which people have called home for years now. at the residence are colorful bit mix of characters that we have spaniards immigrants students people who don't have a place to call home the people who prefer home to reflect well on unusual kind of lifestyle the residents here say they formed a sort of community health. this is an example of one of the so called homes nothing fancy really quite small and there's room for how shacks and photographs within this very clearly ak and most importantly of course its protection from the elements outbreak the residents here don't all have the papers to prove that they actually belong here some do say the deal but their days of refuge that you seem to be over that's because the city is trying to evict them from this area the city believes that it is a danger. actually to the people leaving care that's because this mountain they say could collapse and actually hurt the people who reside

in the sierra nevada low snow levels and the travel is rough.orm watch friday afternoon to saturday afternoon. check out the snow totals. 12 to 24 inches and down to the thousand feet we will see accumulating snow. tomorrow afternoon, upper 40s to low 50s. chilly but sunny. the accu-weather seven-day forecast, widespread freeze and then get ready for more chilly weather into the weekend. the good news is monday through wednesday next week it is milder daytime and nighttime. >> thank you very much. >> let's move on to sports now. >> colin kaepernick is brief and jim harbaugh inexplicable. >> that about does it. a little history here. what does abraham lincoln have to do with the seahawk game? just ask jim harbaugh. could he have tackled marchand lynch? that's ahead. ♪ i love it! ♪ thank you grandma for the dolls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ i'm ninja kicking through the halls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ mom's posting pictures on your wall. ♪ ♪ that's my kind of holiday. at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jac

. >>> it's taken 150 years but the sludge generated by the gold rush miners in the sierra nevada has finally washed out to sea. tests show as a result, the waters in the san francisco bay are getting a little cleaner. downside is that the clean water lets in more sunlight which causes more algae to grow. >>> 4:36. let's check the weather. >> big changes coming our way. >> yes. >> dense fog out there in spots. watch out for that. some of the visibilities less than a quarter mile in the area epps approaching the coastline and some of the north bay valleys. out the door, we have some clouds beginning to come our way from far northern california beginning to drop in our direction ushering in major changes as we head in toward tonight. in fact, some much colder air going to be working its way into the bay area. temperatures will drop rapidly. over the bay cool in spots. the north bay valleys back into the 30s with fog into santa rosa, 40s elsewhere. by the afternoon, really your last mild day in quite some time maybe as high as 68 in livermore, 66 san jose and 64 degrees in san francisco.