more than 20 mechanical systems in all, in a demonstration home in south oakland developed by de staf community. >> we have our own weather station. >> they have requirements with leds and compact flour es ants. >> sure you turn off the lights but what about the switch to turn off everything else. >> one for all the phantom power that is drawn by most appliances. all pipes are wrapped. >> incoming cold water comes in 65 degrees and top of the coil, it's 85 degrees, pre-heating for free. >> and large part comes from shipping an installation. a prefab method for apartment buildings one of which is under way in berkeley. they cost more, so eighth challenge to persuade home buyers to shell out more up front for greater savings later. but the house in oakland sold more than the asking price on the very first day. >> in the studio is professor of geography and environmental studies at cal state east bay, dr. michael lee. thank you for joining us. what is sustainability and how do we explain that to people? >> most common definition is the ability to maintain a quality of life today, tomorro

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. >>> the fallout from today's redevelopment ruling could crush oakland's attempt to keep the a's from moving to the south bay. oakland city leaders hoped to build a ballpark at one of a few proposed sites. but those hopes were all but dashed because one of those projects requires redevelopment money. mayor jean quan has a new city plan that may be feasible without the new development fund. >>> new details of the harassment scandal around the packers mark hurd. a letter reveals that hurd tried to impress an h.p. event hostess by showing her his checking account balance of over $1 million. the letter revealed he wanted her to spend the night in his room and accompany him to h.p. events. hurd was forced out of the puello alto company last year. hurd is now the co-president of rival, oracle cooperation. >>> it's the antithesis of what a boy scout stands for. the boy scout building at the mt. diablo in pleasant hills is now missing the centerpiece of its organization. someone pried a brass leaf with an eagle over it, this week. chopped pieces were find at a local recycler. but no arrests were made. the scouts

pollution that's why we have hazy sunshine as we look northbound from sutro tower from south beach towards oaklando see a lot is moisture not a spare the air day even though it looks like be. down south, i want to update you, waterspouts and funnel clouds around l.a. and san diego the threat of that is waning as the system moves toward the baja heading towards phoenix causing flight delays. check our flight tracker at abc7news.com. it is at the bat tom. temperatures still in the 40s in the north -- north bay valleys, redwood city, livermore. monterey bay inland upper 40s to low 50s salinas the exception 54 mostly sunny hazy sunshine today cool, dry there's a maul chance of a shower thursday getting smaller -- with each computer run i wanted to throw that out there the next 8 to 14 days past our seven day forecast also look dry. this is going to go down as a very dry december. let's talk about temperatures mid to upper 50s in the south bay. peninsulah t same type of temperatures mid 50s along the coast into downtown south san francisco north bay beaches maybe a little cooler low to mid 50s, mid to

pollution that's why we have hazy sunshine as we look northbound from sutro tower from south beach towards oakland hard to see a lot is moisture not a spare the air day even though it looks like be. down south, i want to update you, waterspouts and funnel clouds around l.a. and san diego the threat of that is waning as the system moves toward the baja heading towards phoenix causing flight delays. check our flight tracker at abc7news.com. it is at the bat tom. temperatures still in the 40s in the north -- north bay valleys, redwood city, livermore. monterey bay inland upper 40s to low 50s salinas the exception 54 mostly sunny hazy sunshine today cool, dry there's a maul chance of a shower thursday getting smaller -- with each computer run i wanted to throw that out there the next 8 to 14 days past our seven day forecast also look dry. this is going to go down as a very dry december. let's talk about temperatures mid to upper 50s in the south bay. peninsula the same type of temperatures mid 50s along the coast into downtown south san francisco north bay beaches maybe a little cooler low to mid 50s,

in livermore near freezing 33 concord freezing fairfield 30, mid 30s peninsula upper 30s south bay, 40s oakland, san francisco and half moon bay monterey bay inland to salinas mid to upper 30s gilroy 28. spare the air again today third in a row probably three of four patchy fog and frost again tonight shouldn't keep you from watching the lunar eclipse.az possible showers sunday into monday morning. let's talk about air quality it is going to be poor again today. most likely in the east bay and santa clara valley, spare the air no blazing fires this friday evening while you are watching whatever it is you are doing. low 60s south bay upper 50s to near 60 peninsula mid to upper 60s along the coast into downtown south san francisco north bay valleys mid to upper 50s. upper 50s along the east bay shore. east bay valleys mid 50s to near 60 walnut creek. upper 50s monterey and carmel. low to mid 60s the rest of the bay and inland. quiet heading up to tahoe 50° snow won't keep you from getting up there. low 60s central valley mid to upper 60s san diego and los angeles, 70 palm springs. tonight still h

you see wintry weather moving towards the oakland area. south of washington bringing line in places like fredericsberg, virginia. it will be a chilly one. we'll talk about how the rest of the weekend shapes up. >>> in the race to the top, maryland wins it. was announced today that maryland was one of nine states to receive early child hood funding. it will get $12 1/2 million each of the next four years to close the readiness gap. it will go towards improving early cold hood development. the state is focusing in lower income areas. the goal is to better prepare kids before fair formal schooling. >> what we want to accomplish is the conditions of learning in the early years are going to be better in four years than they currently are. >> coming up at six we'll explain how the state plans to make this happen and what it could moan for a head start or nursery near you. >>> congress may be close to reaching a deal to avoid a government shutdown. the house approved $1 trillion spending bill a senate vote could come tonight. it replace has stop gap sp

temperatures in the upper 50s down south. 54 in oakland. 55 in livermore. low 50s north of the golden gate. 53 in santa rosa. 55 in novato, 52 in san francisco. yesterday's storm long gone. pulling in? moisture along the coastline . and we'll see some tomorrow. expecting very light rain. not a huge storm by any means. the 4:00 hour, thursday morning, seeing some light showers through the north way. then through the later morning hours as you head out the door, more shower activity through the rest of the bay area. then down to the southbay by 8:00. looks like things should taper off by the later morning hours, but we could see a few way ward showers into the afternoon. the only rain in sight comes thursday morning. dry weather into the weekend and next week. >>> lawyers finally find's free agent big man. >> >> and the sharks take the avalanche into a shootout. >>> and a county down to kron4's new year's live is under way. it's the only local downdown show. we'll have the fireworks show over the bay and go to the best and biggest parties. it all starts new y

south. it is 28 in oakland right now. the rain is keeping temperatures in the 40's in southern maryland. e system to the south will probably be gone by midnight. the skies will clear as we head into the morning. we will see 30's for the lows and northwest wind at 5 to 10 miles an hour. the main threat for sprinkles and flurries will be south of the bay bridge. this area of low pressure is rapidly moving along the front. it will be gone overnight. another shot of cold air comes in and out of western canada. that will bring gusty wind, cold temperatures, and maybe a snow showers early sunday morning. it will feel more like december over the upcoming weekend. it will be 41 to 46 degrees tomorrow just below normal. there will be small craft advisory on the bay. snow showers are coming to the mountain areas. temperatures will only be in the 20's on saturday and sunday. the eastern shore will not be as cold but it will be on the chilly side. the upper eastern shore as a chance of flurries. the ravens will be in southern california. there is a storm sitting off that coast. they have snow advisor

look at the mid 30s mid to upper 30s bay shore to the coast into the south bay 42 oakland, 45 san francisco monterey bay inland mid to upper 30s gilroy 28°. let's talk about hazy sun this afternoon and poor air quality our eighth spare the air winter spare the air day. winter solstice 9:30 this evening a chance of rain tuesday and wednesday. south bay today low 60s, 61, 62 or like the 60 in milpitas. low 60s peninsula millbrae 59 upper 50s along the coast into south san francisco downtown 60 through the north bay valleys, low to mid 60s everywhere from sausalito rounding stinson to bodega bay mid to upper 50s. low 60s for the east bay shore. tule fog will have affect on the east bay valleys highway 4 from brentwood to concord, 59 walnut creek 60s more sun around danville, dublin, san ramon and pleasanton. carmel 58, low to mid 60s the rest of monterey bay. tonight 20s livermore, fairfield, napa, clear lake, cloverdale, everybody else mid to upper 30s san francisco 43°. let's see if anything has changed. no. strong blocking ridge still there, still keeping the storms away from us. you though

we moved eastbound traffic to the south on the oakland side of the bay bridge to accommodate for construction work that will be happening the next couple of years. that will allow us to open the bridge all at once approximately six months ahead of the original schedule. in the spring we will be basically closing the westbound bridge heading into san francisco for a period of days. we will come back with more information so you will know what will happen. this is similar to other closures. while closed we will shift the approach to the bridge after you come out fof the toll plaza traffic will be shifted to the south that. will allow us to surgically remove a portion of the bridge that is currently in the way of the new bridge's alignment. while traffic is running on the new portion we will remove the old portion and allow us to put the construction crew there and basically complete the new bridge so we can open the entire thing at one time. this is a lot of information and you can go to the bay bridge info.org. before i break it down i want to say tonight is special. we are going to illuminate

in a restaurant in oakland, he got a text from a friend in south korea. >> when he text messaged me, i thought he was joking, but it was real. >> in the the restaurant the television was turned to a south korean news station so they could follow developments. there was one word that kept resonating from people we spoke to. >> shocked. i know he he is not that good, but as a leader, shocked. >> he was surprised to hear about kim jong-il's death so soon, especially from a state-controled media. >> shocked. it seems korea does a lot of sensoring of the media, and for us to hear the news. >> they believe the death leaves a vacuum. they are not sure if his son is up to of leadership. >> he will not have the power his dad did. he just won't. he has not had that type of training. >> they believe it will be a very tense time in asia and here at home. >> don't know whether the military is going to be taking over or somebody in the party. we just don't know, and until we do, we will be pretty nervous. >> they seem very optimistic about the future. >> maybe i am being more idealic hoping for th

mid to upper 30s most of the bay shore and south bay mid to upper 40s oakland and san francisco. 40 santauz. 28 in gilroy. this lower humidity with this sunshine means mild temperatures this afternoon clear tonight cooler than average once again die all the way through this seven day -- again dry all the way through this seven day forecast. 59 millbrae low 60s peninsula upper 50s along the coast into downtown south san francisco north bay coast a little cooler mid to upper 50s, low to mid 60s north bay valleys some of the warmest weather like santa rosa 66 petaluma 63, novato around 65. 59 richmond and hercules low 60s for the east bay shore into the east bay valleys low 60s pittsburg and brentwood a little short, upper 50s same with carmel, low to mid 60s rest of monterey bay. 20s north bay valleys low to mid 30s east bay valleys mid to upper 30s most of the bay shore and south bay, half moon bay, san mateo, oakland and san francisco, low to mid 40s tomorrow morning. high pressure sandwich between two areas of low pressure pushing jet stream well north by the time the storms round the be

mid to upper 30s east bay valleys from fremont, redwood city half moon bay south the only areas mild san francisco 45 oakland. monterey bay low to mid 40s around the bay 37 inland salinas and 29 in gilroy. drier air sunshine mild temperatures today clear tonight cooler than average winter begins wednesday not much of a change in the forecast. pittsburg, brentwood upper 50s low 60s rest of east bay valleys 59 hercules richmond everybody in the south bay today in the low 60s on the peninsula the same low 60s millbrae 59 upper 50s along the coast today 57 daly city 59 downtown 58 south san francisco sunset mid to upper 50s bodega bay santa rosa 66, novato 65° today. monterey bay low to mid 60s inland low 60s carmel the cool spot 58°. traveling the state today tule fog not as prevalent there is still some out there 59 sacramento, 57 fresno where not a factor chico 64° today. mid to upper 40s tahoe and yosemite mid 60s los angeles, san diego and palm springs a lot of the sun. tonight 20s napa clear lake cloverdale. low to mid 30s east bay valleys mid to upper 30s fremont, palo alto south into san jose low to mid

the east bay continue to brighten up then the south bay peninsula upper 50s in the warmer locations where the sun is shining in the mid 50s, 56 fremont, oakland 55 livermore. lingering shower south then partly cloudy conditions breezy tonight and look at the next several days lots of sun more clouds tuesday, wednesday that was our possibility of rain and doesn't look like it. still hoping, winter begins next week, so we have to get going. >> thanks lee say >>> groups with environmental concerns about san francisco's staging of the america's cup regatta say they will slow the development process if the planning commission refuses to do so. the commission is scheduled to vote on the impact report. in the planning commission certifies the report members of the environmental council coalition say they will appeal to the board of have advisers or take it to court. the group says more time is needed to review the environmental report, event organizers say swift approval is critical to make necessary improvements to the water front in time for the races to be held in 2013. >>> one of the smallest babies ever born is wheating the odds and ready to go

the east bay continue to brighten up then the south bay peninsula upper 50s in the warmer locations where the sun is shining in the mid 50s, 56 fremont, oaklandmore. lingering shower south then partly cloudy conditions breezy tonight and look at the next several days lots of sun more clouds tuesday, wednesday that was our possibility of rain and doesn't look like it. still hoping, winter begins next week, so we have to get going. >> thanks lee say >>> groups with environmental concerns about san francisco's staging of the america's cup regatta say they will slow the development process if the planning commission refuses to do so. the commission is scheduled to vote on the impact report. in the planning commission certifies the report members of the environmental council coalition say they will appeal to the board of have advisers or take it to court. the group says more time is needed to review the environmental report, event organizers say swift approval is critical to make necessary improvements to the water front in time for the races to be held in 2013. >>> one of the smallest babies ever born is wheating the odds and ready to go -- is be

so far 880 near oakland not too bad. south of there we have an accident southbound 880 at a street. all the activity on the right shoulder. lots of green, doesn't look like any problems. south 280 at farm hill boulevard off-ramp blocked right now for a fatal accident that happened overnight. now, it is in the clearing stages. they are hoping to have the ramp reopened, slight delays on 280 for spectator slowing. live at 101 through millbrae along the peninsula, not too bad. traffic light through here this morning so an easy ride towards sfo. that's a look at your drive. back to you guys. >> tough crowd. >> i don't think anybody believes you this morning, grace. [ laughter ] >> i'm in your corner. >> good thing i'm not doing the weather. >>> 4:41. it's the one thing standing in the way of a middle class tax cut. the house's surprise rejection. >> and facebook moves into a new neighborhood. how the social network is about to get even more social. >>> and making sure that christmas package gets to grandma's. the advice for all you pro crack naturers on the busiest -- procrastinators on

live doppler shows a few showers in the east bay, peninsula, into the south bay but they are very light here's 580 and 880 from oakland through al knee and san leandro, a little wet weather, further south in the south -- bay, sunnyvale, cupertino light showers mid and upper 40s, 50 at our coast the fog causing a problem by the delta, over by the delta with 3/4 mile visible. the airport six miles our coast and livermore valley down to three miles. showers, sunny by late morning and afternoon dry weather throughout the rest of the week the weekend and into next week. the front pushing through already. we'll talk about mid and upper 50s today. and the prospects of any rain, seven day outlook not in the near future. full forecast, coming up. >>> new overturned crash reported eastbound 237 zanker eastbound direction on the shoulder. i put a couple sensors in for you 48 miles an hour shows eastbound direction, 46 miles per hour in the westbound direction. at this point no big impact we'll be watching this as the accident stays out there. san mateo bridge is fine, roads have been bit. a few spin-out nose major problems here

most of the weather is actually to the south. 57 in oakland, 56 in san jose. 56 in nevada, 55 in napa. 57 and it napa. now on to traffic with erica. >>erica: we are touching a bit on occupy oakland, it looks like the protests are beginning. there are still no metering lights to deal with. on this in detail bridge, traffic is about equal in both elections. the golden gate bridge rightist allies. a lot of space between cars. on the traffic maps, your ride from marin county is pretty good. southbound 101 has a little bit of slowing on highway 37. a pretty average right coming out of the north bay. there are no delays to speak of approaching the wall the great. >>darya: 5:36 a.m., at any moment we should see more activity over at the west oakland bart station. we are back with live tv coverage in a couple of minutes. >>darya: protesters are on the move this morning. jackie sissel is live with the latest. >>jackie: the crowd is starting to move into the streets. i would guess somewhere in the 300-400 range. you can see that the parking lot is basically empty. they are headed towards the po

clair has nothing to do with the oakland a's moving south and everything to do with their love of downtown san jose and, of course, getting a great deal. lou wolf isn't waiting on major league baseball to invest on the south bay. the historic st. clair hotel is the newest acquisition of the investment group headed by the oakland a's owner keith wolff. >> we want to preserve the historic nature of it. >> reporter: it was built in 1926 and just a block from the fairmont which is also part of the empire. they plan to renovate the corridors and the 171 rooms. >> we paid about 17 milli$17 mi which is less than $100,000 a room. which we think is an asset for downtown san jose. >> reporter: some say it's a way to get a foot hold in san jose where he hopes to build a new stadium for the a's. >> one leads to the other, i think. >> wouldn't surprise me in the least. i know he's been behind the scenes trying to solidify his claim, i guess, to this area. >> reporter: but keith wolff says the st. clair was simply a good investment and cannot base their moves on a deal that has yet to be oh okayed by ma

gillroy towards the south. 52 in san francisco. but oakland, 39 degrees.e don't have a lot of wind out there. no rain. and you know the story. it's been the story of december. we had an unusual high number and another one for the north bay counties. this is where we're going to see unhealthy. and, very likely, that will be extended tended on into monday. for tomorrow morning, watching out for some patchy fog. we'll also likely to start to see some low clouds. techtures tomorrow, 50s to low 60s. the radar still dry unless you're going to head down the grapevine, you can see it cutting off low there. there it's south of baker's field. but it's the block of high pressure which continues to deflect these income systems way off toward the nort. very dry conditions here. for the mourning, kind of like we had this morning. we'll see those low clouds setting up. some of the inland tribe valley locations and across the north bay. so a cool start to the morning that as we head towards lunchtime, we'll see temperatures climbing on up. mid to upper 50s. some of the co

south bay. the nimitz freeway and 80 from oakland to fremont, 58. and the south bay, 59-60 degrees. in the inland valleys to the east we have 57 for livermore, 56 in antioch and slightly warmer through the san ramon valley. as the head down towards alamo, san ramon and pleasanton, temperatures in the upper 50s. across the north bay, a 59 for santa rosa, 56 in san francisco, you get the idea. it is going to be a nice day. things change on thursday. we are looking and waiting for a system to slide down come thursday morning. >>darya: i am winding for a storm is right now. jackie sissel is very good about enduring what ever whether we put him in. it is gorgeous out there. >>jackie: that is spoken like someone who works inside. it is dry this morning out here in downtown san felt. it is a beautiful morning it feels like it is a little warmer. >>darya: every degree matters when it is that cold. >>erica: we do have a couple of hot spots to talk about. they are isolated to the peninsula. interstate 280 and highway 101 southbound, a lot of red and yellow indicating speeds as low as just 15

we took people heading into oakland farther to the south to clear space so that we could do this westbound detour early next year. so, as you come out of the toll plaza next year after we do the closure we will be routing traffic slightly more south to open this area up. that red triangle right there is what has to be surgically removed. it will be cut off so that we open up that area in the middle so we can put a construction crew between the bridges and build it out at the same time that we are building the rest of the bridge. that is what is allowing us to open this bridge all at one time. that is what is happening on the oakland side. bridge right now. here is a quick animation and this was the opening of eastbound and west. that is where we will be next year. then take that section out, build the new bridge and open up to traffic. if you can hold there, paul -- can you hold? it also gives you an idea of what the orientation of the bridge will be when we are ready to open it. it will that sort of tight pinch and there will be a bridge closure associated with an opening of the structure

. >> another possible location could be south of jack london square in oakland. >>> san mateo county sheriff deputies hope security cameras will help them nab the thieves who made off with $100,000 worth of ipads from a best buy store. take a look. one man opened the front doors with a crowbar at this best buy in san carlos around 11:thift last night. the thieves then ran to the ipad display. >> they knew where they were stored. they quickly got to them. they removed them and left the store. these are at least two to three or more people that are very well trained and knew what they were doing. >> and familiar with the layout of the store. they even dragged the ipads out and to a waiting vehicle. deputies arrived a minute after the store alarms went off, but saw no signs of the crooks. >>> a folsom prison psych gist will be arraigned on charges she faked her own rape. they sailor reanne martinez split her lip with a pen and scraped her knuckles with sand paper and had a friend punch her in the face with boxing gloves to make it appear she was raped in her home by an intruder. she con

upper 50s hercules, richmond low 60s most of the east bay shore 62 the warm spot in oakland low 60s in the south the cooler spots low 60s most of the peninsula millbrae 59 mid to upper 50s along the coast 60 down down san francisco most mid 50s in the north bay fog along the coast now sunshine this afternoon. the low to mid 60s inland valley look at the wealth of againties inland -- wealth of 20s inland tonight. pattern hasn't changed much, high pressure moved farther north pushing the jet stream into alaska and canada that's where going to stay. we keep the dry december going only two decembers have been drier in san francisco then this one 187 , 1989. seven day forecast, -- freezing cold nights, mild afternoons, clouds tuesday with a better chance of rain wednesday. have a great day, here's frances >> if you need to catch santa for last minute gifts you can to that on cal train today he will be leaving mountain view at 9:00 heading into san francisco at about 10:00 and that's northbound train number 233. mass transit reporting no big delays, ace was running a couple minutes late. vta, ac trans

. >> another possible location could be south of jack london square in oakland. >>> san mateo county sheriff deputies hope security cameras will help them nab the thieves who made off with $100,000 worth of ipads from a best buy store. take a look. one man opened the front doors with a crowbar at this best buy in san carlos around 11:thift last night. the thieves then ran to the ipad display. >> they knew where they were stored. they quickly got to them. they removed them and left the store. these are at least two to three or more people that are very well trained and knew what they were doing. >> and familiar with the layout of the store. they even dragged the ipads out and to a waiting vehicle. deputies arrived a minute after the store alarms went off, but saw no signs of the crooks. >>> a folsom prison psych gist will be arraigned on charges she faked her own rape. they sailor reanne martinez split her lip with a pen and scraped her knuckles with sand paper and had a friend punch her in the face with boxing gloves to make it appear she was raped in her home by an intruder. she con

mid 60s along the east bay shore oakland, hercules, castro valley around 66°. mid to upper 60s southbay campbell 6 warm spot peninsula today mid 60s -- half moon bay 64, 63 daly city, 65 downtown south san francisco. mid 60s from bodega bay low 70s the rest of the north way. 66 carmel everyone else in the mid to upper -- tonight, san jose 40, 41 fremont 42 richmond. half moon bay, san mateo 44. san francisco 47 everybody else in the 30s frost possible in the north bay valleys. cold front pushing high and low from us and weak anyone the high so much that our winds have relaxed below the threshold for the advisory. pressure difference will continue today and throughout the weekend. that cold front brings in cooler air we drop about two to four degrees tomorrow couple more sunday, monday wednesday, thursday next week all of news the 50s and feeling more like late fall, early winter. have a great weekend. >>> just got confirmation from caltrans that 101 has been reopened directions flowing well through palo alto. we are keeping track of bart delays, 10 minute delays reported due to equip

we ran a million square feet for der -- xerox out of south san francisco. we ran the oakland branch in oakland for three years there where i had 100 black folks working for me in 1977, just so you know. so we got our roots in the right place. we got our hearts in the right place. and it's a joy to be here in san francisco at this beautiful building here in city hall. i want to thank the supervisor cohen and aughtle supervisors, catchose and others that are here. you get a feel ream quickly whether or not a city really gets it if the mayor -- mayor shows up and the supervisors show up you know what i mean? because if they don't show you that tells you something. and it's good to see they're not just showing up but staying. right? am i saying this right? ok. i retired 20 years ago february 1 so i can say basically how and what i want to say, and i do. you follow me? so i am clear about what we're trying to do. claude eberhart, one of our good friends from the bay area and very important this this community and to san francisco and the east barkse let's give claude a -- bay, let

upper 50s hercules and richmond low 60s for the rest of the east bay shore oakland 62° around the southmperatures in the low 60s for you. mainly low 60s on the peninsula, 59 millbrae upper 50s along the coast into downtown south san francisco, north bay coast probably mid to upper 50s, low to mid 60s throughout the north bay valleys, 65 today in novato. 58 in carmel, otherwise low to mid 60s monterey bay and low 60s as you head inland tonight cooler than average once again low to mid 30s in the east bay valleys, upper 20s to mid 30s in the north bay valleys mid to upper 30s fremontmont like this morning san mateo, oakland -- san francisco, half moon bay 40s. jet stream well north diving to our south by the time systems go over that high they've spent all their energy and we get a cool, dry air mass for the morning and warm, dry air mass in the afternoon no rain through monday. >>> back to the peninsula where this bmw that went down a ravine has been flipped upright this is in the area behind on carter street at the guadalupe canyon park work it seems like cars are able to get around it,

shows the very light rain showers from the peninsula to the east bay even south bay dropping 2/10 around santa rosa, mill valley, oaklandalameda, san leandro from 680 to 880 a little wet weather, wipers needed south bay the hill there is and pescadero showers. notice how quickly the rain continues to press south and east the area of low pressure still has to sink south as it does we'll continue to see clearing mid and upper 40s now a little fog from the delta to our coast and frances has the details on whether or not the rain is messing up that thursday morning commute. >>> not affecting the commute in the bay area so far things have been unusually quiet, despite the damp roads. i will tell you, i found out that you will need chains now that's what caltrans is saying on highway 50, you make your way out to from twin bridges in meyers between those two areas, on i-80 eastbound trucks are being screened at appleget a sign maybe you will get snow out there. -- live shot for you in san jose, 280 highway 17 still looking good, highway 17 through the santa cruz mountains roadwork may still block both directions until 6:00 thi

oakland, the plan is underway. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> checking another top story. southy's blue star moms say the troops have become the latest victims of the card theft scam at lucky supermarkets. the group is scrambling to replace $3,000 stolen from its account. it is believed someone accessed the account after stealing the agency's debit card information from a compromised scanner at a lucky's self-check out. >>> [ unintelligible ] >> in the east bay, san mateo bridge, dunbarton bridge, hayward, san leandro, 880 and union city getting wet. in san francisco 101 and 280 light showers for the rest of the morning we are looking at scattered light showers in the 40s low to tpheufdtiesed to and we'll see a cool -- low to mid 50s. next chance of rain thursday. >>> if you are heading out of san francisco, third accident reported this morning around the same spot southbound 101 near 80 connector ramp reported now southbound van ness getting on to southbound 101 along that central freeway stretch. bay bridge toll backed up to the foot of the maze bart reporting no delays. >>> t

cruising towards downtown oakland and to the south bay we go now getting a check of our 280 camera which we love at this time of the morning. you can see a couple of headlights there approaching the 880 interchange but it could be a wet start -- or is a wet start to our morning commute. mass transit might be a good option. bart, ace, muni and caltrain and your ferries on time. that's traffic. back to you. >> but it is still early. >> it is. >> thank you. >>> speaking of traffic, there could be a major traffic headache just months away. caltrans plans to close the bay bridge in the westbound direction during presidents' day weekend. could be big problem because of all the rain this time around, right, anne makovec? >> reporter: yes, all the work is contingent on the rain. i'm on treasure island. you can see the eastern span here behind me and this closure is an effort to speed up construction of that span. you can see the cingular tower back there standing tall. this project is really coming along. now, the closure in february will only affect the westbound lanes. westbound traffic. it's

south san francisco, north bay, mild as well. mainly low 60s. up to 63 in santa rosa and there is low 60s in oakland from that point south we'll see temperatures climbing up to 62. inland east bay, mid-60s. and 63 danville and near monterey bay, highs into low to mid-60s near the bay. and watsonville, and milder inland, 65 in gilroy. 66 in hollister, going to be a lovely day. i'll have the forecast coming up at 5:00. >> thank you. >> and shoppers purchased billions of gifts online but some of the biggest names performed poorly. overstock.com came in last. and rating of 72 out of 100. and there is a score of 73 and amazon.com topped the poll for the 14th time. research group conducts the poll every six month autos and many folks received new cell phones as a gift z new phone activation shattered old record because of the gifts. mobile research group flurry estimates 6.8 million androids and iphones were activated on christmas day. google placed 3.7 million phones were activated on december 24th and 25th. and apple expects to have one billion app down loads. many executives might say wait until next y

south wind at 3. oakland, closer to the water, at 45.f you drive east on 580 and out to livermore, it's 48 degrees. drive off to the north bay, napa down to 30 degrees this morning. now that the sun has come up, we should see these temperatures rebound quite a bit now as we go through the rest of the morning. a real chilly start. coldest place this morning has been around gilroy. we've seen temperatures in the mid 20s. there you see the numbers. lots of 30s across our east bay and north bay valleys. w we don't have the wind like we had yesterday morning. this is a brief break. real chilly start to the break. now that we're in december, we have that low sun angle in the sky. even with these clear skies, cool sunshine today. not going to warm up a whole lot. upper 50s to low 60s. a pleasant day today. tonight, more wind starting to pick up again around the bay area, especially around the north bay. should be a gorgeous day. golden sunshine for the 49ers taking on the rams. turning a little breezy, but not all that bad for game time tempera

a 6" water main valve broke at south main street and oakland boulevard.ere without water all day and nearby shops suffered water damage. the break was capped last night around 7:30. >>> baseball owners apparently will not talk about changing territorial rights in the bay area when they moot in arizona next month. a lot of people thought they would when they meet next month in arizona. there's been talk that the as might be allowed to move to the south bay which is currently designated as san francisco giants territory. the "chronicle" reports former giants managing partner peter mcgowan says it is wishful thinking for the as and doesn't think they will be allowed to move. >>> here's a story that shows even a scam can lead to something good. the silicon valley chapter of the bluestar moms lost $3,000 in the atm and credit card skimming scam that targeted lucky supermarkets. but since then the group received $11,000 in donations. easily making it up. >>> 5:48 now. burglar alarms in san jose will be falling on deaf ears soon. beginning next month, the san jo

south. gusting to 40. easton 37. the winds in oakland are from the north bringing in cold winds. it's an unusual setup but something that will last a few more hours. visibility has improved in baltimore but tough to see if you're going west. tomorrow in the le 40s but with the wind despite sunshine it will feel like upper 30s. tomorrow will be the coldest, most blustery day in awhile. today felt chilly with that cold air. the rain clearing west to east. some snow showers, especially on the northwest side where they're getting heavy snows, detroit through northern ohio and cleveland, wet flakes overnight. that's going to be for points west of cumberland, windy, colder weather overnight into the day tomorrow, again, struggling to get out of the 30s. that will feel much colder. there are snow showers in western maryland overnight into western virginia. that's a little bit of moisture and by tomorrow all sunshine a clear day. looks good weather wise, but as we go into the latter part of the week, temperatures warming back up. chilly tonight 36, showers and windier. tomorrow a colder

with the south bay looking at 70 degrees. 68 in antioch. 68 in oakland.he 67 degrees expected for the financial district and san francisco downtown. napa, 68 degrees through why in the country. . wider satellite shshowing you \/ some calm winds not just for this weekend but also a look at your 7 day around the bay sunny, mild and looking good. 60s, generally. it will, be chilly. 40s expected. the normal range of 40's. >>erica: is monitoring the roadways. >> good morning. the westbound and northbound 880 is still slow. the was a five-vehicle accident on the shoulder. speeds are only 12 m.p.h. the northbound 880 has been accident-free. however, this is showing the bay bridge toll plaza that a metering lights are still active. your san the tail bridge is still decent. no issues on either direction. the golden gate is practically empty threat no delays to speak of coming out of the north bay. also, your heart with 37 and towards south looking decent. >>dan: the fatal shooting of capoot is ordering a gag order by the judge. the prosecutors are prohibited, from

south and east. current winds, can't see the oakland hills right around 32 miles per hour. mount diablo, 3800 feet. wind right around 70 miles per hour and right around the elevation here. you can see winds on average around 35 to 50 miles per hour. winds still a big factor as we do head into the afternoon and evening hours. gusting around 40 to 50 miles per hour. we have a wind advisory. it has been downgraded from a high wind warning down to an advisory for the north bay hills and the east bay hills until 10:00 tomorrow morning. the winds should begin to gradually back off later tonight and into early friday morning. they are still going to be around even as you head into friday. there will be some breezy conditions. we do have this throughout the day. gusty wind in most of the bay area. temperatures have not changed too much from the overnight lows to the afternoon highs most areas have been in the lower 50s to high 40s. here ace look at the numbers this afternoon. san francisco, 65. hayward, 66 degrees. san jose tops that right around 67. and livermore, 66 degrees with winds on average around 1

oakland. and widespread are approaching the south bay as well. >> it is a cool one.nd sing beinging down to mid-hours. >> and light wind. >> maybe a great weekend. >> it is low 60s. very chilly mornings. and we are try. >> if you look towards tuesday. and the possibility of rain tuesday night. >> it could hope the door to this. >> if it is not going to snow. let it be cold. and let us know. >> well, santa cruz native of chris renee is headed home. what he says about the third place finish. and his plans for the future. [ male announcer ] for andy, tracking his spending with citibank is as easy as... making breakfast. omelet? sure. scrambled eggs. [ male announcer ] actually, it's easier. citi financial tools. easier banking. standard at citibank. [ beep ] hi. dave here. [ male announcer ] for dave, using citibank's online bill pay is as easy as setting up voicemail. hi, it's dave. [ male announcer ] actually, it's easier. hi, it's dave. i'm out of the office. [ male announcer ] online bill pay. easier banking. standard at citibank. . >>> the dow is up. and certainly

oakland, 41. winds picking up out to have south, southwest. temperatures today pushing 60 at the inner harbor about 10 degrees above average. 55 frederick. 62 on the lower eastern shore. there's increased clouds. not a big factor in any way but we're watching our next rain maker front well defined. you can really make out that band of precipitation extended northeast to southwest. rain coming in from the west will begin to arrive as early as tomorrow afternoon. better chances for rain from this system overnight tomorrow night and into tuesday. it's a slow moving system. area of low pressure to the west. that's going to play a role. in the meantime, mild air continues to layed in out of the south. there's a cold front behind this rain maker on tuesday and it really will drop temperatures going into wednesday, thursday, friday, and potentially even into next weekend. it looks chilly around here. to the west you see the trend. rain chances going up tomorrow but scattered. better chance for rain tomorrow night. you could see a couple of rounds of

south. >> we have more at the port of oakland to tell us what is heaming now and what protesters -- happening now and what protesters and truckers are saying all morning long. gil? >> reporter: as he was standing in front of the main entrances to the port, 55 and 56, as you mentioned, the protesters have successfully crippled operations temporarily. they've all been sent home. it happened less than two hours ago. and yes, those morning port workers also sent home. hundreds of protesters blocked several entrances to the port of oakland. freezing truckers in their tracks. the rally was part of a coordinated effort throughout the west coast. >> if we shut this down, we're making it so these corporations lose a lot of money. they see the power in the people. >> reporter: but some people are losing a lot of money, too. like the truckers themselves. who are part of the 99%. >> these are a bunch of misguided youth. the same people in the '60s that were fighting over -- and they don't know what they are there for and they're looking over there and dancing and smoking weed and drinking. >> reporter: t

two in oakland, and one each in daily city, south san francisco, and san jose. >> scientists at nasa have found another one of those goldie locks planets. one that is not too hold, not too hot, just right to support life. they are calling the planet kepler22-b. it has a rocky surface with water. don't expect to visit. it is about 100 light years from earth. >>> a few places near 70 degrees today, but it's getting chilly out there tofnlt how cold will it get coming up next. like gate d12 for the next three hours. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. really? [ male announcer ] kate uses her citibank debit card because kate knows there are some things you shouldn't be charged for. refill? i'm ok. [ male announcer ] so does that guy. the citibank debit card with no monthly fee. easier banking. standard at citibank. christmas. but in sacramento, there's a thief rinching the >>> everyone knows the story of the grinch that stole christmas. there's a thief out there that is out grinching everyone the grinch himself. the mcknight family's christmas display was vandalized o

san francisco and oakland not too bad, low 40s. as we get south of san jose, gilr gilroy.inds haven't really picked up yet. little bit of a breeze picking up in santa rosa. that is going to be the big story as we head into tomorrow morning. some of our weather headlines as we get you back to your monday work week. we're going to see a wind advisory firing up for north and east bay hills tonight until around 10:00 tomorrow morning, the wind-sheltered valleys will see temperatures near freezing tonight. that's the san jose valley toward the salinas valley. the wind should start to back off. as we get to the early afternoon hours, still breezy in the hill tops and again tomorrow night as the winds go relatively light again, we will see more frosty conditions possibly setting up around the bay area. here's a look at our wind network showing you east bay hills and santa clara valley. notice these wind speeds out of the north at evergreen. approaching 10 miles an hour, but nothing too gusty out there yet, but notice the wind all coming from the same direction. it's out of the no

the south bay freeways >>darya: this city of oakland is giving a holiday gift to help its that the. tomorrow, the 17th and next saturday, all parking meters are free in an effort to get shoppers to support local merchants. applies to standard meters and posted his plea meters flag used if lost friends have asked. the city says they will be monitoring parked cars. >>darya: occupy protesters put up a raft of the weekend. it evolved word of any arrests did. >>mark: accused of shooting at the white house will stand trial. officials say he fired shots at the white house on november 11th with an assault rifle. he was captured and pennsylvania five days later. he has been charged with the attempted assassination of the president even though he was not in the white house at the time of the shooting. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look cool to the first year it is a very quiet. far >>erica: tmz is reporting that brittany spears is getting engaged tonight. sources connected to the couple say that it will probably have a prenuptial agreement. more enterta

cloverdale at 32 and 31 mid to upper 30s in our valleys, fremont, palo alto into the south bay 40s san francisco, richmond oaklandy. the pattern still dominated by three areas of high pressure stagnant pattern means nothing is going to change. hopefully, the air quality will improve during the weekend. since its fine particulate matter and burning of wood may stay bad during the weekend too. hints of rain tuesday and wednesday right now i've kept the forecast to dry. >>> heading to milpitas where this accident has been reported on northbound 880 near 237 speed sensor in the area, not slowing anyone down at 68 miles an hour. a lot of green traffic flow out there no delays right now in the south bay. outside live camera shot, 101 in san rafael socked in look at how the fog has thickened at the golden gate bridge for divers heading into san francisco, four lanes southbound -- drivers heading into san francisco, four lanes southbound. bay bridge toll delay-free. you can find out about your route by going to abc7news.com/ traffic. >>> we have new evidence that the market is improving. the labor department just announc