snow in the sierras.e a look at the local forecast, we have showers reported over areas along highway 101, if we go east a few scattered showers reported over areas of sonoma as well. we have a little light rain right off the coastline, how about areas right or wrong -- right around palo alto valley. going east, a light rain calling over areas like hayward. we see some breaks and pretty good downpour that time. here is a look at the sierras with low levels have dropped down to 4000 feet. advisories are in place for the sierras. saturday and sunday looking good for the sierra, but if you are going tonight a winter storm warning i

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soggy in the sierra nevada. it will feel like winter, and time out this morning's rain in just a few minutes. >>> i have to find my umbrella. >>> next, more trouble for the stanford man. punishment facing the famed marching band. >>> breaking their silence, what the parents of colin kaepernick are now saying on their son's decision to no one's surprised tender pieces and crunchy bites ended up together. that's just what happens when cats call the shots. new friskies tender and crunchy combo. tasty textures cats gotta have. friskies. for cats. by cats. >>> good morning. check it out. live doppler 7 working overtight this morning, tracking all of the rain. now moving into the bay area. meteorologist lisa argen, also tracking the storm. she'll have the full details on where it will rain where you live coming up in a few minutes. >>> one week ago, firefighters were putting out the ghost ship fire in oakland. and in the last week, we are bringing you so many stories about the 36 victims, their lives, their friends an

the sierra club is opposing the lawsuit. we have brittany king here to talk to us about it. >> reporter: what is the problem with shipping coal? >> the coal comes in through the city of oakland. it comes on uncovered coal cars and the dust comes into the surrounding communities. so west oakland will experience more air pollution. >> reporter: in the lawsuit they argue that the dust can be mitigated by covering it or they said it's not a big deal and the bay area air quality district has jurisdiction. >> where they are bringing it this, we already have a lot of air pollution issues because of the port and the freeway, they are already experiencing a lot of effects of air pollution. the coal dust contributes to that. >> reporter: is this an anticoal awrd yans targeted at global warming or for the health of the citizens of oakland. >> the city council looked specifically at the health and safety of the citizens of oakland. not the global issues. >> the developer entered into an agreement with the city of oakland in 2013, that d

snow in the sierras. let's take a look at the local forecast, we have showers reported over areas along highway 101, if we go east a few scattered showers reported over areas of sonoma as well. we have a little light rain right off the coastline, how about areas right or wrong -- right around palo alto valley. going east, a light rain calling over areas like hayward. we see some breaks and pretty good downpour that time. here is a look at the sierras with low levels have dropped down to 4000 feet. advisories are in place for the sierras. saturday and sunday looking good for the sierra, but if you are going tonight a winter storm warning is in effect until 4 o'clock tomorrow morning. snow levels expected to drop down around 3000 feet. if you are going to southern california, interstate 5 is expecting snow as well. this could also be very hazardous if you are traveling along interstate 5. meanwhile, the rain will taper off by tomorrow morning. by tomorrow morning we may actually have a little bit of snow. i

lots of mountains flow out of the sierra nevadas. the northern ones join the sacramento river, and the southern ones flow into the san joaquin river. that is kind of schematic of the geography of california. it is important that you get a sense of what that looks like. the gold is here. foothills of the valleys. let's first of all hear how the news got back. can you, and read? william sherman was a famous general during the civil war, and on the right as a young man. he was witnessing what was happening when the gold was discovered. here is lieutenant german. >> the spring of summer of 1840 advanced. the reports can faster from the gold mines. stories reached fabulous discovery has spread to the land. everyone was talking of gold, gold, which soon adopted the character of a fever. citizens were trained with wagons and pat mills to go to the lines. we heard men of turning 50 and thousands of dollars per day. at times it seemed as though someone would reach solid gold. prof. allitt: thanks very much. as the news gets up, his army offic

ap-ca--university of california- beer gift sierra nevada brewing co.ion to uc davis eds: apnewsnow. san francisco - the beer brewing program at the university of california, davis has received some holiday cheer in the form of a $2 million gift from the sierra nevada brewing co. sierra nevada's founder ken grossman and his wife, katie gosner, announced the gift thursday for the campus' brewing science program. uc davis said in a statement that the gift establishes an endowment for a full-time brewing position for the program, which is part of the school's depart food science and technology. courses in the science and engineering of brewing beer and running a brewery operation. sierra nevada brewing co. was founded in 1980 and produces soknown craft beers. it has breweries in chico, california and mills river, north carol and we already knew that j-r smith wouldn't be available for sunday's finals rematch, but it turns out he's going to b on the med than but >> reporter: after sluggish first half but the warriors 11 turnovers at the britt this one going

they still have dropping snow levels in the sierra.ht in the bay area, we have this mostly cloudy skies. we're talking about a break into sunday. partly cloudy conditions, the extended forecast, more rain coming on board. you'll see that on the five day forecast and a little bit. talking about the 49ers forecast, perfectly -- partly cloudy skies, temperatures in the 50s around kickoff. here is the forecast. kick off around 1:05, partly cloudy skies, 57 degrees, winds out of the northwest, 10 miles an hour. pretty good towards levi stadium.>>> -- a live look outside toward the brave age -- bay bridge. still some wet roadways. be careful driving around the bay area tomorrow morning. lingering moisture. organized rainfall has moved out to the south end to the east. him 6500 feet -- 6500 feet, clouds tomorrow morning. still overcast over a good portion of the region. the possibility of a few sprinkles and pop up showers for your saturday night. in the pacific, the main story is an active jetstream. typically we talk about dry weather, we t

thousands of people are headed to the sierra tonight. many are driving through the icy snowy conditions to get there. >> that's right. over the past the mix of snow and holiday weekend traffic created an opportunity for some and headaches for others. with chain controls in effect for the holiday weekend rush. professional installers were taking in all the extra work. >> that's a good surprise, you know how those seasons have been. we put our chains on the cars, we might have put them on backwards. >> oh no. well even with so many people that are traveling today, traffic is slowing freely along i-80. the only exception is at chain control check points. >>> our weather coverage continues in 10 minutes from the south bay where officials are working to give the homeless shelters or shelter for the cold. you can download the free ktvu weather app for the latest in the conditions for the bay area and the sierra. i'll be back in just a bit with your christmas day forecast. >>> the fbi is warning local law enforcement that isis sympathizers coul

>> the sierra nevada mountains? >> that's right. as you can tell on the map, lots of rivers flow out of the sierra nevada's and they join into the sacramento river. flowing toen ones the san joaquin river. so that is the schematic of the geography of california. and it is very important that you get a sense of what that looks like. and of course, the gold is here. in the foothills. the foothills of the valleys. ok? here, how didall, the news get back east? allen, can you come up and read? have you heard of william sherman? he was a famous general. at this point, he was a lieutenant and he was witnessing what was happening when the gold was discovered. so here is lieutenant sherman. >> as the spring and summer of 1840 and fans, the advanced became faster and faster. stories of fabulous discoveries spread through the land. everyone was talking of gold. until it assumed the character of a fever. some of the soldiers began to desert. earning of men 50-500-thousands of dollars a day. it seemed ase, though somebody would reach solid gold.

snow up in the sierra. that will continue until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow.ook at all of the rain turning to snow in parts of trinity county and shasta and all the way up to the oregon border. that's where the snow level could get down to 2,000, 1500 feet. these are areas we're looking for of. the cold or unstable air, these have to rotate in. some of this will move over us later tonight and tomorrow. that would be the best opportunity for any snow on the peaks. gusts already to 35 for some. i mean, 21 out of the south/southeast at the oakland airport. all the way to sfo and hayward. a cold blustery day. some of this right there could be our snow maker for some of the peaks late tonight and tomorrow. most of this will be gone by saturday afternoon. we clear it out saturday night. sunday looks dry. but very cold there. 40s on the temperatures today to very low 50s as well. some of the coldest air arrives saturday. if you have things to do, bundle up. you will feel it. it clears out saturday night. sunday looks good but cold. dry early next week. >> boy, saint

. >>> rain in the bay area and snow in the sierra that is what is expected in northern california. a look at the conditions, clear and beautiful for most of the day but that is about to change. bill martin joins us with how the rain and snow could impact the holiday commute. >> the rain here tomorrow will mess with the morning commute but the snow in the mountains will go off, it is one and done which is good because we have had a ton of rain. but, we are not doing well for snow because of the last storm being so warm, this one is not so warm this one will be colder this is cool air coming from the gulf of alaska. this whole batch of energy this is the jet stream, all of this will come barreling through the bay area as we head into the morning tomorrow we haven't -- have a good-looking weather system, look at this moisture here is the cold air and i will put in the jet stream, this, these three components come together producing rain. so tomorrow in santa rosa, a few showers showing up, the morning commute tomorrow santa rosa all the way south of san francisco will be sketchy and w

and if you are heading to the sierra, get ready for a long ride. good afternoon, i'm anne makovec in for michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. we have live team coverage. storm. first maria medina is in san jose. maria? >> reporter: yeah, guys, you know, julie watts told us to head to san jose, it would be raining just in time for our noon shot and she was right. it start heavily raining here a half-hour ago. as we shake our umbrella, it's not just the rain and the wind. it's also the high surf that's affecting the last-minute holiday shopping. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: before they are prepared to start selling the dungeness crab they caught, his customers are already lining up. it's one of the biggest weekends of the year for crab fishermen like jim. >> besides thanksgiving and new year's. >> reporter: but today's storm that's brought wind, heavy rain and even high surf is threatening to put a dent in the sales today. >> it will slow things down as long as the rain is here but tomorrow it's supposed to clear up so it would be a nice day tomor

for the lake tahoe region and sierra. as temperatures continued to drop. >> brittney: blowing snow with when the conditions for the sierra. and the bay area. i am tracking all the details and well more for your morning commute. >> steve: thanks, brit! >> steve:the north bay was hit hardest from the rain. there were multiple instances of flooding. >> pam:kron4's lydia pantazes is tracking the storm damage in san anselmo. >> pam: lydia? >> reporter: just before 5:00 in marin county on the alarm was sounded. as the creek started to rise. along the downtown d.c. said that on every sphere front. as business owners protect their property. -- on every store front >> we put everything tied up as we could and then we took some things out. -- we put everything high up >> mother nature is the worst enemy out of everything. >> the water here was so high that the water was coming into mine bulls at a but now have. --into my boots >> reporter: there is a sign right outside of the police department stating that flooding is at 3 ft. and

this storm in the sierra will also bring about rain here in the bay area.the next seven days a very active pattern guying on tuesday, wednesday, and thursday, where the rain chances ramp up after a quiet start tomorrow. so we'll talk about the rain and also be significant wind associated with these storms. i'll have the full details in accuweather forecast. >> searchers found a body believed to be that of a missing skier during the mt. rose ski resort. the man and another skier vanished. >> right now police are look for a shooter who opened fire on someone in east oakland. officers were called just before 10 am and interviewed witnesses and gathered evidence. the victim drove to the hospital. >>> overseas, turkey is observing a national day of mourning of two terrorist bombings. the explosions in istanbul killed 38 people and wounded 55 others. most of the killed were police officers. a turkey-based kurdish militant group complaint responsibility. >> another bombing at an orthodox christian church in egypt killed 22 people. an assailant lobbed a bomb into t

the system is flying out, snow showers up in the sierras, but that's winding down.can sehit and miss snow showers, and southern california, a little bit of rain, not a lot. 40s and 30s to the south. santa cruz, 47. temperatures will rebound quick. strides, the system is on tap for rain and snow in the mountains. more on that in 10 minutes. 50s and 60s. sal, what do you have at 7:02? >> we have traffic that is a little busy, not completely light today even though it's a few days before christmas. traffic will be backed up at the bay bridge toll plaza and the spider is there on the camera lens. if you don't like them, don't look there. i'll tell you that traffic is backed up to the maze, a 15-20- minute delay before you get to the bridge. interstate 880, north and southbound, not a bad commute, slowing in hayward. we had a tough one from petaluma, novato, slowed down, a lot of people on the road, southbound 101, slowed traffic between novato and central san rafael. richmond bridge traffic is slow getting into marin. 80 between hercules and richmond, usually light. 7:0

the rain could be measured in feet in the sierras.row we get cloud cover with rain beginning to move in for most location. a break webbed but it's warm. maybe some sun. then thursday into friday, rain, wind and then the colder air arrives. >> should we take an umbrella. >> yes, but why not just keep it in the car for the year. >> okay. >>> americans are number one when it comes to spam, and i am not talking about food. the results of a new study when we come back >> we have more coming up on ktvu news after the break (my hero zero by lemonheads) zero really can be a hero. get zero down, zero deposit, zero due at signing, and zero first month's payment on select volkswagen models. right now at the volkswagen sign then drive event. . >>> welcome back to mornings on two. the american people love computers and smart phones. a new study finds americans are number one in the world when it comes to one thing you do not want to see in your e-mail box. the united states leads the world when it comes to sending spam. most of us do not look into

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she wanted to sell lumber that can from the sierra nevada mountains. he sent one of his assistants up the american river to design and build a sawmill. this is where the american river is flowing fast enough that it can turn the water will so it can saw it and send it further down the river to sutter's fort itself. one of the things you have to do to make an effective sawmill, one of the things you have to do is divert the river into a designed flume that turns water rapidly. in the mill, he found little flakes of gold. he reported back to his boss, i found gold. his boss said, [whispering] don't tell anybody. they could foresee this was a great thing. you know how bad anyone is keeping secrets. the only way to have a secret is to never tell anyone. because as soon as you tell someone, the secret gets out. that is what happened in this case. it wasn't long before the news spread back east. it spread rapidly all over the world. with a result that a massive incursion of people into california began to take place. this is the area where gold was discovere

shasta through the sierra and even down to mammoth lake.ossibility of about a foot of snow and even higher for some of those higher elevations above 7,000 feet. the snow will be wrapping up in tahoe on saturday. if you're heading to monterey, rain tomorrow once again. it will be clearing on christmas eve and christmas day. clouds moving in late. the seven-day forecast shows highs in the 50s over the next several days in san francisco. a slow warmup in those temperatures. mike has a note about the evening commute. >> that's right, kari. the morning commute, there's not much of one. remember, folks, people hit the roadways midday and the even commutes have been tough. soeks zipping around town. the morning continues a light drive. midday and afternoons you're going to see the commute spots start to kick in a little heavier as folks head around the town. over here looking at the tri-valley. no major problems. there is a crash involving a motorcycle east around the eden canyon area. we hear there may be a traffic break. that's eastbound heading

a busy morning as travelers headed up to the snow in the sierra and beyond. looks like this woman knows what she is doing. her travel mates watched, impressed and embarrassed. >> she has more experience in the snow. >> reporter: a trip from berkeley to boise the trip began with a difference of opinion over trains. >> i said we didn't need chains. >> i said we need them. >> here we are. but good thing we picked them up because they are cheaper. up here they charge you $100 or something. >> reporter: caltrans says to plan ahead, have chains ready or you will have to pay more once you get up here. crews are on hand helping drivers and making sure driving conditions are clear as the snows picks up. >> people need to know what they are getting into. these are the sierras and we get a lot of snow and traffic. >> reporter: caltrans officials stopped someone going 75 miles an hour in a chain area recently that. can lead to an impounded car, fine and time in jail. in nyack, kelly ryan, kpix 5. >>> new at 5:00 the first lawsuits have been filed in the oakland warehouse

>> good idea if you're heading to the sierra, an early present, get some chains out there. a smooth drive. we expect the morning commute to continue light today. today is the last day of school for my kids so they're happy. tomorrow, a few schools left over that have one more day before winter break. it will be rainy so we'll watch for the effect there. a smooth flow at the dublin interchange. a little slowing cleared getting off the dumbarton bridge without any incidents reported. a good flow of traffic there. the north bay, no delays despite the patchy fog reported through napa. i want to get you a look at the bridge. we talked about the bridges. those commutes are looking good. here is the bay bridge toll plaza. we talked about fog in the north bay. this over here is a spider web across the lens. no problem with visibility. >> 4:47 right now. code and fire inspectors all over the bay area are stepping up their inspections of course in light of the deadly oakland ghost ship warehouse fire. artists are saying instead of being protected, they're being targeted. >> -- conduc

. >> brittney: as friday that we track this system at all of the moisture will hit to the sierra. >> brittney: was a little bit of snow shower activity. and the next system will all right as we push into friday night and into saturday and sunday >> brittney: with snow and the sierra it will make it a white christmas if you choose to enjoy your holiday in that area. >> brittney: things will start to shift in the region on friday. >> brittney: temperatures will drop down to a call 33 degrees and antioch and in concord. i am around the region tomorrow back to the mid '50s for antioch, high fifties for livermore. and half moon bay. >> brittney: and i'll start to tim burton is warming up tomorrow. -- a mild chance of temperatures to morning out-- warming up >> brittney: we will take another look at your weather. coming up! still ahead at 8. >> grant:a fire breaks out in the east bay.taking a dangerous turn. where two people had to be rescued. >> pam:and next. a south bay city seeing a teen boy is killed near a gas station. >> reporter:here's what we're tracking tonight for kron 4 news at

as we get into the sierra, rain here as well. it's going to continue to fall in the sierra.you have plans to go there there is an advisory in place. snow levels will remain high between 7000 and 8000 feet. there is a light wind advisory that you need to worry about with gusts up to 45. that will go until tomorrow morning. it will be very breezy and gusty. as far as the snow, i will say, snow tires or chains just in case but snow levels are expected to stay around 7000 feet through lehtinen. that could change overnight. i will time out the system because as we teased a moment ago, with drier weather expected for sunday and numbers coming up in just a little bit. >>> congress averted a shutdown with less than an hour to spare senate passed stopgap spending bill which would give the government ran through april 20 a. the fed passed an $11 billion bill for water projects across the country including $558 million for california in response to the drought. outgoing senator barbara boxer co-author the bill but she opposed it because any rider added that she said threatens the delta

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snow in the sierra a, we talked about those totals. check out our tahoe snow report. one to 2 feet tomorrow. we get some sun building in by saturday afternoon and then drying conditions on sunday. that's going to be the day on sunday to enjoy that fresh powder. let's take you to that extended forecast. you can see we'll have dry weather monday, tuesday, wednesday and also on thursday in san francisco. temperatures in the 50s for the extended. we'll see the same thing inland. jacket weather all the way through next week and notice the morning lows saturday and sunday, down into the low 30s. >> going to feel very christmassy. >> i know, right? we're missing the snow in the bay area. >> that would be interesting. thanks, jeff. >> sure. >> still ahead, the holiday spirit in the east bay a surprise for one mother who reese presidentially lost everything. >> and we have jimmy. >> hey, guys, jim parsons is my guest tonight. we have kid toy experts evan and jillian. the best crowd ever. and tonight show, don change the channel. this one's good. >> announcer: the toyota tahoe

it is tuesday, december 13th, i'm pam cook in for gasia right now. >> wind, rain and the sierra willsmoking. we still have -- with wind and snow. we still have two days to get there. mostly cloudy this afternoon. clouds will continue to increase. rain heaviest to the north. not so much for us. i doubt much falls to the south. some breaks in the morning. we're okay weather wise in the morning. a lot of cloud cover rolling in throughout the day. wi

in terms of the worse on the weather map, it's the sierra. this is where the travel is the most treacherous. a solid coverage of heavy snow. also for highway 60 and that snow level begins at 3,000 feet. we'll have athther update at 6:10. >>> well, the north bay got hit hard. jodi. >> reporter: well, marine county got a soaking today. in fact, it is lightly sprinkling as we speak. you're looking at highway 101 which is quite slick tonight but the wet weather isn't stopping folks as they gear up for the holiday weekend. a soggy day in the north bay has folks in san anselmo on alert. >> if we could just hold off from flooding,yard be happy. >> i have sand bags and positive thinking. >> reporter: people were caught off guard when the creek nearly flooded and it happens in a flash. >> it rose within an hour. one hour we were thinking everything was okay and the next hour it was at the very top and it was a little bit of a panic. >> my iphone started buzzing and the cops came you got it go. we're abandoning town. >> reporter: she put all her clothe

a lot of rain and snow in the sierra, and more is expected today. reporter angela [ non-english name ] reports. >> reporter: heavy rain swept across roads and caused major swelling in the yuba and truckee rivers. the truckee river is expected to rise above its flood stage of 4.5 feet. >> really nothing. >> reporter: jane and her husband bill have been living in this home right across from the truckee river for almost 40 years. >> we have a deck in our backyard, you know, and it comes like that far below it and never gets any higher. >> we normally seem to get more snow than -- than at this time of year. this year has been really wet a lot of rain but not a whole loll of snow. >> reporter: this chp officer says the heavy rain caused several spinouts in the sierra thursday. the roadways quickly went from being slick to being covered with snow prompting chain controls along highway 89 and interstate 80. as temperatures continue to drop making for a treacherous drive for everyone heading up to the sierra this weekend, both caltrans and chp warning drive

snow in the high sierra today. this is a very wet weather pattern. yesterday was basically that transition from the cold weather pattern to now our wet weather pattern. rain on again and off again through the weekend. here's our futurecast. by the evening commute we'll still be wet. overnight spotty scattered showers. friday morning scattered showers. during the day we see a little break in the activity, some rainbow weather, as well. and then some hit-and-miss showers. this here saturday is a secondary system working its way into the bay area producing copious amounts of rainfall as well from the north bay to the south bay and then a break saturday night into sunday. when we actually all this up, these are the totals we are anticipating. by tomorrow morning at this time nearly .3" san rafael. over .5" santa clara valley and pleasanton. nearly an inch in the santa cruz mountains. then when you couple up the secondary system on saturday, we're talking over an inch of rain in the eastern portion of our bay area. sunrise 7:12. today high 50s at mineta i

chain control is continuing in the sierra nevada. in tahoe, it has switched to rain as the snow levels are rising as this moist, mild storm is moving in. until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow we have a winter weather advisory for the sierra, light snow down to 2500 feet. and expecting 3-6 inches above 5,000 feet. make sure you have chains. travel issues are possible as we look at slippery conditions. that is what you are looking at, your morning commute, it's a preview, and slower moving. mid to upper 40s for most of you. low 50s. mountain view, san jose, half moon bay. expect delays, the ceiling are low, it will be a wet one. mostly 40s, fairfield, 39 degrees and a life picture as our rain drops are on the roof, rainy and gusty, scattered showers thursday afternoon through friday evening and another storm now moving in on saturday. on the storm impact scale, tomorrow's system a two. moderate in strength. moderate rain in the morning, minor urban flooding and with the windy conditions near the coast, it will be tough driving. near 30 miles an ho

the bay area is seeing scattered showers while snow has been falling in the sierra. this is all happening has thousands of people try to get out of town for the holiday. we're seeing dozens of flights cancelled due to inclement we're seeing dozens of flights cancelled due to inclement kron4's spent hundred delays, most of them happening on in-bound flights. but the average delay time, has been going down. all over the country, people with the letters 's-f-o' on their boarding passes had at least *slight changes of plans. almost fallen delays caused so out six cancellation most those are all westcoast. several of those connecting own to deal with. cordially time heading up for christmas the tomorrow evening should be clear and it was in it. >> britteny: exists trinidad down if you plan tomorrow pretty good. lb in better heading into the high country. and so have lain still pockets here and if you can't wait we suggest waiting winter storm warning until 7:00 a.m.. and then the south of morgan hill of cold air moving in small levels 25 ft. not a question to see selling

in the sierra, up to two feet of snow is expected.hese are pictures from our weather underground network. let's bring in jeff ranieri who's been tracking this storm. >> the timing, 3 to 6 hours, i don't expect any kind of heavy rainfall for thursday's forecast. you may get a few spotty showers around 10:00 and 11:00. this is a friday event by all means. we'll have a similar setup to the past few storms, we get the storm moving down from the north and the sub tropical moisture helping to boost our rainfall totals. the most consistent rainfall would arrive in marin and napa counties, where the travel would be the worst. possibly some airport delays toward san francisco. in terms of travel, i'm really pinpointing 10:00 a.m. on friday, through 8:00 p.m. on friday. i-5 wet and windy. highway 101 down to los angeles will be rainy. i'll have another update at 6:10 and 6:19 tonight. >> you can track this holiday storm more accurately on your iphone. download our free nbc bay area app. >>> police say they need more help in getting information

winter storm watch for the west slope of the sierra nevada.ting a system that will sort of combine and bring anywhere from one too two feet of snow above past levels. it will be heavy, wet snow. and low elevations will see around 4 to 8 inches and gusty winds, chain control and slippery conditions. that's all in conjunction with some bay area rain we have coming, as well." right now it's 49 san francisco, oakland. mountain view, good morning. gilroy, certainly cooler than we had. boy, it was a decent one, 37 in santa rosa. it's 43 novato and mid-40s concord and livermore. we have the wet pavement, light winds and already reporting a little fog up in santa rosa. so some of that patchy, dense fog from santa rosa, petaluma and napa. otherwise high clouds for the bay area and we will see more rain and wind this week. actually three steps lining up. today, hour by hour, you notice we have the cloud cover. and most of it throughout the afternoon will be in the form of high clouds. so you combine that with a little bit of that fog that is stubborn th

. >> not so promising news in the sierra where the snow pack is below average. this is what i was like in soda springs where snow fell tuesday night. several feet, hopefully, could fall the next few days. >> residents in corpus christi, texas are urged not to drink the tap water because of a chemical. the city sent a wanting to residents last might and officials believe 3 to 24 gallons of the chemical ended up in the water supply. results of the water ifs -- supplies expected this afternoon. the wanting sent residents do local stores to stock up on bottles water. >> back to storm coverage, from the exploritorium camera at pier 15 in san francisco you can see the lens showing it is wet. more storm clouds, as well. fiend out when the wet weather will hit you where you live. >> east bay mud crews are peace preparing for the storm. yesterday, crews tested a sewer overflow sensor at jack london square that falsely alerted a possible spill into the water. officials say they will monitor the water levels as rain of intos in. >> when you see the storms, take a photo, sh

and that will bring the temperatures up in the sierra.tuesday, kind of falls apart as it approaches us. but thursday may see a few showers there. and fridays skies clear and for the hold day weekend. saturday and sunday looks dry and the next best chance of rain toward the end of next weekend. but we have this cold polar air pattern that is doing a big dive. and the temperatures including along the coast and san francisco, pacifica and half-moon bay in the 30s. across the valleys you will see 20s and 30s in the forecast to start the workweek. the overnight temperatures wednesday and thursday with the onshore winds. the sea breeze coming back. more clouds. and we'll hope to see rain on thursday. a dry seven-day forecast and chilly one too. >> thanks a lot. >>> coming up, the warriors continued their roll at home. killed it here against the trail blazers. we have reactions coming up next in sports. promising rivalry ... but tonight's showdown was >>> hey guys, so in recent years the warriors and blazers match up looked like a promising riva

by tuesday, rain for the bay area, snow for the sierra with advisories in place for the sierra because something to be aware of as commute for tuesday through thursday. will remain the chance of showers wednesday and thursday. dry but the wet weather is coming back. >>> thank you for joining us this morning. we are off early for fox sports coverage. let's give you a look at a lineup of what's ahead. >> mercedes-benz sports we can get things started. there will be followed by the fox pregame show at nine. that nintendo be washington against philadelphia. the raiders are off because of this is the buckle. they lost to the chiefs, the arresting up for next week. >> we're not done yet. we'll go over to and be there at nine. with her we hope you will join us then. >>> we leave you discordant -- gorgeous picture of the golden gate bridge. imagine a world where the holidays are about joy again. where days are filled with magic instead of madness. at t.j. maxx, marshalls and homegoods, we've imagined the holidays this way for decades. it's why we never have crazy sales. never make you clip cou

good news in the sierra.is the good news we have seen in a long time. >>> ♪ >>> set off with the music of desmond -- we start off with the music of desmond desert . it makes 10 bounce her hair as we look at this live picture of the bay bridge. beautiful on thursday morning. you can get it if you really wanted. >> that is happy music right here with us. welcome back to mornings on 2. thursday morning, the very first day of december in.>> good morning, it is almost 5:30 and it is the official start of winter -- meteorological , not the winter solstice. >> just say the weatherman's winter or the weather person's winter. it is cold out there you guys. we have clearing skies. the breeze will play in the weather by tonight and tomorrow but all the cloud cover for mystery is moving out pretty fast headed into southern california. michael in the santa cruz mountains, 42 degrees with the light 6 miles-per-hour breeze out of the west. partly cloudy starlit sky. winter is near. >> winter is fear, media logic speaking. w

cold wind that -- weekend. >> i'll be impressed at the sierra gets more snow. the rain was incredible. said we don't want rain this type of year -- time of year. >> at the core of the web at 5 feet there are pictures of the south fork of yuba. >> we always say we need the rain. >>> time is 4:21 am. the best tv shows and movies were honored last night of the critics choice awards and 20 minutes guess it crashed the stage and stole the show. >>> another win for the warriors . the comeback that says golden state from back-to-back losses for the first time in 110 games. >>> a new test of new orleans jury found a man that killed will smith guilty. they decided not to convict taste of second-degree murder. in april hayes shot seven times in the back after a traffic dispute. jesus found guilty of attempted manslaughter for shooting smith's wife was in the car with him. jesus is up to 40 years in prison. check the oakland city council and portis city supervisors will vote tomorrow on whether to move forward with a stadium deal to keep the raiders and oakland. the outli

this storm in the sierra will also bring about rain here in the bay area.the next seven days a very active pattern guying on tuesday, wednesday, and thursday, where the rain chances ramp up after a quiet start tomorrow. so we'll talk about the rain and also be significant wind associated with these storms. i'll have the full details in accuweather forecast. >> searchers found a body believed to be that of a missing skier during the mt. rose ski resort. the man and another vanished. >> right now police are look for a shooter who opened fire on someone in east oakland. officers were called just before 10 am and interviewed witnesses and gathered evidence. the victim drove to the hospital. >>> overseas, turkey is observing a national day of mourning of two terrorist bombings. the explosions in istanbul killed 38 people and wounded 55 others. most of the killed were police officers. a turkey-based kurdish militant group complaint responsibility. >> another bombing at an orthodox christian church in egypt killed 22 people. an assailant lobbed a bomb into the cha

you need it because we have spring-like conditions in the high sierra.are talking temperatures in the mid-40s today and on wednesday. that after 15 inches of powder fell over the weekend. take a look at our numbers in the 50ss across the board from rockaway beach in pacifica through the rim of the bay into mountain view all the way into east palo alto. including the eastern portion of our bay area all the way up to discovery bay. 57 degrees in san jose. and tonight dipping down 30 santa rosa, mid-30s san jose, 40s across the bay. that's why we'll indeed have that freeze warning in effect. 4:58 the sun goes down tonight and when it does, boy it, cools off really quickly. 67 degrees thursday. that will be in santa cruz and here you have your fireworks forecast for new year's eve. we'll have partly to mostly cloudy skies. and by midnight temperatures in the 40s. >>> stay still, we'll be right back. p ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a break from the court to give back. this afternoon, curry and his family will hand out 25-pound boxes of food... and basics like lotion i

all that moisture heads to the sierra.g a pretty strong snow system in the sierra over the christmas day weekend. highs around the region tomorrow back to the 60s for valeo, livermore, low 60s in hayward, mild day expected for mountain view, 62, the three in san jose and 62 in napa. 70 day -- seven-day forecast showing sunshine tomorrow. rain friday, looks to stay dry saturday and sunday, possibly another round of rain monday and again beautiful white christmas @qeexpected in vomthe . getting there and getting . getting there and getting ♪ . getting there and getting ♪ ee-e-e-oh-mum-oh-weh ♪ hush my darling don't fear my darling ♪ ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. (man snoring) ♪ don't fear my darling the lion sleeps tonight.♪ (woman snoring) take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation, only at a sleep number store. >> announcer: the following is a paid presentation for the nuwave oven pro, brought to you by the makers of the nuwave precision induction cooktop. stay tuned. to celebrate the amazing success of the nuwave ov

major storm for the sierra. storm warning in effect tomorrow morning. 10 in the morning don't try to travel to the sierra to. white out conditions with gusty winds. heavy snow falling. this will show you a pretty good dusting of fresh pourd powder. 16 inches kirk wood. about 20 inches donner so if you can if you want to travel to the sierra try to hold off until sachlts slippery roads but the heavy snow will be out of here. best bet unfortunately is christmas day itself. we won't have the snow but we'll have the wind. just take note of. that here's the accu-weather 7 day forecas forecast. next 7 day morning rain. moderate storm on impact scale. tapering to showers out there saturday christmas eve we are good. partly cloudy. feel the cold. chilly for christmas. no weather issues cold morning on monday. partly cloudy skies continue evening into tuchlts wednesday and thursday nice afternoon out there so looks like the morning is the biggest heading we have tomorrow. hold off the travel until the afternoon. hold off

the sierra, cold air moving in. that will plunge the snow level by friday. 50s and 60s on the temperatures. areas of fog. cloudy, mostly cloudy, cool this morning. mild this afternoon. but some light rain. that will give way tomorrow as the system lifts northward. then it swings in thursday and friday. friday night into saturday, things calm down rain-wise. but the cold air and the wind picks up. >> yeah. it will. >>> it will be brisk around here this weekend. >> thank you. >>> when you look at babies these days, you may see less baby fat. in 20 minutes, the reason we're apparently seeing fewer chubby babies. >>> plus, striking out. one form of rookie hazing up next. the long-time practice now banned by major league baseball. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps

there are wind advisories in the sierras.ad yet but it's turning south east and it will pickup by this evening and overnight. 50s to 60s on the temperatures. east bay, lower to mid 50s. 55 in danville. dublin, 58. we have a lot of cloud cover. look what is coming up. a lot of cloud cover, rain on the way tonight and tomorrow, 60s on the temperatures. any traffic incidents. >>> we want to mention that fourth and howard is shut down. if you usually use fourth it's not an option. there was a water main break at fourth and howard. they are repairing a water main that was built in 1895. you cannot use fourth street to the freeway and howard street between third and fifth. this might put pressure on people coming down stockton street, they will have nowhere to turn after market. that's will cause some delays. lets look at the bay bridge getting into san francisco, it's going to be tough. 20 minutes here and some slowing on the bridge. on the golden gate bridge. south bound 101 traffic is busy and north bound is busy due to earlier

streams are running higher and faster over the west slope of the sierra.a flood advisory expired last night. >> drew is tracking the timing. >> we finished the weekend on a dry note but we'll have rain and wind. the timing ahead in the accuweather forecast. >> also, go boldly. an event today where "star trek" fans got to explor ...one of many pieces in my i havlife.hma... so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine. i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment with breo. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo opens up airways to help improve breathing for a full 24 hours. breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. breo is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on a long-term asthm

snow falling in the sierra. we'll have a live report from the sierra to show the winter weather conditions there next. >> just talking about airports. a lot of people willing to catch flights. this was a different foot chase coming to an end on the airfield at sfo. how this bizarre incident unfolded. after all ♪ come join us this season, at the all new festival of holidays event... ...including the new world of color season of light show... now at the disneyland resort. that rain means snow in the sierra. ==laura/boxes== >>> we're tracking rain hitting the bay area. the rain means snow in the sierra. >> let's go skiing. "today in the bay's" brian hickey live at donner summit to show us what the conditions look like there. it looks good behind you, brian. >> reporter: good morning, guys. i was expecting a little more snow to be honest with you after a frogs stay day in the sacramento area yesterday. i thought we'd get snow down a little lower. we're a little above the colfax area. now here we are at donner summit

chain control is continuing in the sierra nevada. in tahoe, it has switched to rain as the snow levels are rising as this moist, mild storm is moving in. until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow we have a winter weather advisory for the sierra, light snow down to 2500 feet. and expecting 3-6 inches above 5,000 feet. make sure you have chains. travel issues are possible as we look at slippery conditions. that is what you are looking at, your morning commute, it's a preview, and slower moving. mid to upper 40s for most of you. low 50s. mountain view, san jose, half moon bay. expect delays, the ceiling are low, it will be a wet one. mostly 40s, fairfield, 39 degrees and a life picture as our rain drops are on the roof, rainy and gusty, scattered showers thursday afternoon through friday evening and another storm now moving in on saturday. on the storm impact scale, tomorrow's system a two. moderate in strength. moderate rain in the morning, minor urban flooding and with the windy conditions near the coast, it will be tough driving. near 30 miles an ho