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that's what's going to kick it down into southern california.t means things aren't going to be as bad but we have another storm bearing down on the bay area that could move in looks like on christmas day. and that one looks like it's going to pack a punch for the bay area. with that in mind, well, let's check the next few days. we are going to see clouds rolling by with rain likely all around the bay area. showers tomorrow morning drying out, sunny breaks in the afternoon. thursday and friday dry, christmas day here comes that rain once again. that's the latest from here. back to you. >> thank you. >>> well, if you need a little high-tech help to start a family, a new study points to the best technique for mom and baby. ,, [ female announcer ] safeway talks gift ideas. music makes a great gift. i like rock, hip-hop, country... and you are telling me this, why? i...uh...thought you might be my secret santa? no. i'm giving for skunk. uh, i can hear you. no. not you. the other skunk. [ female announcer ] safeway is the place to stock up on itunes g

southern california is getting a real pounding.ions are underway threatened by mudslides. >> president obama signs a bill that will repeal the pentagon's ban on gay troops serving in the military. >> the rain is tapering off this morning, especially here in the bay area. after that you're going to be able to put your umbrellas away for now. >> but still make good stocking stuffers. here's mike. >> definitely. i'm sure some people could use some by now. getting a workout this season. live doppler 7 hd, a healthy shower moving through marin county and san francisco and heading over towards the east bay. should be across the bay bridge in another 20 minutes or so. rain showing up all throughout the san ramon valley into the sunol grade and down into milpitas and san jose. the heaviest of the rain is over. you can see the back edge of the rain moving through the bay area. a drying trend before more rain this weekend in your forecast. first here's megan with your commute aallow some extra time leaving the house. we have a wet commute aw

most of the energy is headed to southern california. they are getting hit. there are flood warnings and flood watches from santa barbara south. here's the next weather system out here. it's still a strong one. the main thing is tropical moisture, the really wet stuff has gone south. this will move through in here tomorrow, tomorrow night and we're going to get wet, might see a thunderstorm and strong winds and a winter storm warning. back in a bit with your specific forecast for tomorrow. >>> southern california is seeing record rainfall and normally dry parts of kurn are feeling the brunt. heavy rains flooded roads turning some into rivers and forcing evacuations. in the city of bakersfield, the mayor declared a state of emergency after more than 4 inches of rain fell in 48 hours. bakersfield normally gets 6 and a half inches of rain the entire year. anyone who plans to head up to the sierra to prepare for snow and ice. a man from kansas wearing shorts and flip-flops today. he discovered he'd need chains on his car. on the upside, ski resorts have seen an a

a tropical surge continues to race into southern california. they have by far seen the worst of this pattern. it looks like the heavy rain with this next system on central and southern california. scattered showers and a risk of a thundershower on the coastline today. the rain is going to fill in again tonight. most areas around the bay area picking up an inch of rain. thursday and friday we will catch a break and just in time for christmas, we have rain coming in for christmas day and clearing sunday afternoon. marla? >> thank you, rob. 5:10 and the check is no longer in the mail. why thousands of people may stop getting checks from the government. >>> keeping you safe in the air. the surprising former careers of the men and women who keep you safe at doll30,000 feet. it almost turned into a disaster. why this flash mob almost ended tragically. here's a live look at the bay bridge as people are making their way into san francisco this morning. no problems to report. we will have a full check of the forecast and the commute coming up. stay with

you can see heavy rain in southern california, we're catching a break at this hour. because of those clear skies, temperatures will start to drop off dramatically tonight is and is the clouds are to clear. the dodgers are in the '50s bay area wide 53 san francisco, 54 oakland, 56 down in san jose and livermore same thing in antioch and in concord. here's what will see out there tonight. clearing skies this evening first in the north bay, lastly in the south bay. that will lead to do things, one chilly temperatures dropping in the 30's and a number of locations. the other will be fog, a dense fog formation in the north and east bay valleys. we will clear to more afternoon, mostly sunny conditions, nice dry weather will not to grow for long. all details on that coming up a bit. >> we continue our team coverage of the weather and its effects of the bay area, dan curman is live at san francisco international airport to give us a check on the travel conditions. dan? >> three days before christmas and things are going relatively well, still low clouds that costing about 45

the heaviest of rain has moved into southern california. we still have mostly cloudy skies but there was a little bit of sun this morning. temperatures, 30s and 40s, e nding up in the low 50s. there's the tropical clouds down in southern california. so ren shall rain for some of them. but for us, things have calmed down considerably. this is a much weaker system. it's splitting as well. still, a lot of cloud cover, light rain, and then tonigh tomorrow, some rain will make i t. it doesn't look like it will be too heavy. we get a break on thursday and friday and then one more system rolls in on saturday and maybe even sunday morning. and then i think things will change and go back to ho-hum. when you start to see breaks in the clouds right there, that is a sign this is starting to fall apart. there's some very good rain from eureka, up to crescent city. but that's the same system we're expect to come in. but now it won't be until very late. down to 42 at livermore. they are now 54. but everyone's close. 52, 53, 54. sanjose the warmest at 55.

most of the energy is headed to southern california. they are getting hit. there are flood warnings and flood watches from santa barbara south. here's the next weather system out here. it's still a strong one. the main thing is tropical moisture, the really wet stuff has gone south. this will move through in here tomorrow, tomorrow night and we're going to get wet, might see a thunderstorm and strong winds and a winter storm warning. back in a bit with your specific forecast for tomorrow. >>> southern california is seeing record rainfall and normally dry parts of kurn are feeling the brunt. heavy rains flooded roads turning some into rivers and forcing evacuations. in the city of bakersfield, the mayor declared a state of emergency after more than 4 inches of rain fell in 48 hours. bakersfield normally gets 6 and a half inches of rain the entire year. anyone who plans to head up to the sierra to prepare for snow and ice. a man from kansas wearing shorts and flip-flops today. he discovered he'd need chains on his car. on the upside, ski resorts have seen an a

i actually had the opportunity to forecast in southern california, central california and northern californialy familiar with the patterns. like you, nothing pleases me more than a perfectly accurate forecast, so it's really important to get it right. >> it is. we have two weather brains working together this morning. it's been great. you've got family here in the bay area so i'm sure they're happy to see you back. >> the best part about being back is i know the pronunciations. >> she's a pro already. that's great. just pointing out you'll take over the mornings full time coming up pretty soon and i'll get more sleep by going to the weekends. so i'll be over on saturday and sunday and you'll be with us every morning. so a good time to come aboard. we've got the rainiest time of year now december heading into january. back to you. >> welcome, christina. >> welcome. >> that's tremendously exciting sglchblts t . >>> the time is 5:41. keeping you and your family safe with the new cars. wee look at the crash tests coming up in a live report. >>> and a major milestone in a fight for gay rights abou

as we look in general, there's the heavy rain in southern california.an see the line developing in our neighborhood. we will see some sunshine this afternoon but a few lingering showers during the morning commute. more rain on the way for the weekend but let's turn it over to megan for your commute. >> three accidents in the santa cruz mountains within the last two hours. the one you need to know about is 117 past the summit. the bart pleasanton station, the daly city connection. in santa rosa police are investigating an earlier fatal crash northbound 101 at mendocino. the right lane is blocked. it will remain blocked until about 8:00 this morning. this happened about 1:40 a.m. this morning. jenelle, kristen. >> time now 6:33. other news, a miracle in oakland. crews have rescued a man first hit and trapped under an amtrak train near jack london square. >> a man in a wheelchair no less. i can tell you ak track rains are rolling again down here on the embarcadero at broadway right here at jack london square in oakland. but there is a man with an incredibl

the torrential rain is down in southern california. some of the totals are at the top of -- mostly, there's about 3 to 6 feet at tahoe. but mammoth has taken the cake as far as the most. so far the rain is staying m ostly offshore but there's been light shower activity up in the north bay. things seem to be quieter. this is a weaker system. it's more typical of a w inter- like system but it will come in this evening, take us tonight into tomorrow. ben lomond an inch of rain. .50 to maybe an inch up in the north bay. about .30 to .25 as you head towards the santa clara county. decent system but nothing to worry about. 40s for everything. 409 seems to be popular. the heavy rain down in southern california continues for them. for us, this system is gonna split. see how that is splitting? part will go southern c alifornia, this will swing 234. on the back side, things are a lot quieter than last week. today rain mainly hugging the coast. by tonight that system pushes i n. certainly in the north bay and along the coast more lane -- rain. 42

while we have plenty of rain here, southern california got the brunt of the weekend storm.lso the unusual conciliatory stance north korea's taking on south korea's military exercises on a disputed island. mark zuckerberg is in hey, you got groceries! yeah! i thought we'd eat at home. save some money. $200 bucks? that's not saving! [jacks voice] at my place i'm bringing back the bonus jack. two patties, melting cheese and my secret sauce plus fries and a drink for only $3.99. i get it. you can eat lot cheaper atouar placthan y c]n at home. but do have this? i have dessert. what about this? ohhh. ohhhhhh. jack. that's for max. >> welcome back. 4:48 right on the dot. notice the warm weather building through phoenix, 74, dallas 74. the cold west retreating to minnesota. flying through st. louis, 44. pacific northwest mid to upper 40s are scattered showers and thunderstorms there. also like we'll have, i'll expect delays sfo, vegas and our flight tracker will have them as the snow sets in. >> hi, mike. thanks a lot. investigators are trying to determine the cause of the deadly m

southern california getting hammer the.of that jetstream was just focused right on southern california. it's clearing out down there n ow. they still have flood warnings in southern california. the idea being they are just not set up to handle 8, 10 inches of rape. we are. our drainage basins are p owerful. the l.a. river, it's a canal. a lot of concrete and runoff. that's doctor any -- why they are having problems down there. they will start to dry out in the next 24 hours. late-night valley fog for you. we're dry for a couple of days. rain showers coming up again this weekend. as it works out, the rain showers, they had -- there won't be major stuff, .25, .50. the system is kind of heading out and going south. you see more stuff coming around the corner. this is the parent low. this thing keeps spinning stuff our way. it will take care of us on saturday. valley fog is the story right now. dry conditions right through thursday and friday, but the valley fog in san joaquin, sacramento, marysville, you will see plenty of it.

not the case in southern california. there rain pushed southward lhasa angeles getting pummeled with very heavy rain. snow in the high country winter storm warnings, flash flood warnings in effect and we will continue to see wet weather hammered the southern portion of the state. current temperatures are sitting in the 40's is in francisco in the north bay. 50 in mountain view and san jose and drafted in highest bringing temperatures in the '50s 56 san rosa 55 napa and vallejos well. around the bay in the '50s. we will continue to see a chance of rain scattered showers through the morning. mostly dry. towards evening better chance of rain in the picture and over night as well. wednesday morning we might pick up heavy showers them we clear towards the later part of your day. 7 day around the bay what it shows us is rain on and off we will have rain and chance of thunderstorms tomorrow. try for thursday, friday then rain on saturday. >> we are still tracking a hot spot in san mateo affecting ride off of this san mateo brid

she is from agora hills down in southern california. she was supposed to leave today to visit realtive in oregon. it's a bit of a mystery this morning. obviously the focus is on the russian river. we will continue to follow this story. we shot video of what it looks like on this drive. live here in jenner claudine wong. >> all right thank you. >>> our time now 6:36. let's talk about our commute. sal, you say we have a crash in san bruno. >> that is right. it's an injury accident in front of the mall temperature this time of the morning is not all that busy there. san bruno fire department arriving on the scene to check it out. you might want to be aware of that. just north of interstate 380. moving a long and taking a look at live pictures. westbound bay bridge traffic looks okay and no problems in the city. this morning in san jose northbound traffic 280 looks good. northbound 17 traffic looks good coming on the bottom of the hill. 6:37 here is steve. >>> all right, sal, thank you. a slightly different pattern today. the cloud bend tha

the heaviest down in southern california. i mentioned it doesn't change even into tomorrow. if you're waging us on knsd, nbc 739 in san diego, california, see spectacular scenic design, costumes and artistry in a truly special christmas experience not to be missed as the moscow's ballet nutcracker at copley's symphony hall. that's your pick event of the day. >> thanks so much, bill. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. not a good weekend to be a new film at the box office. for the sixth weekend in a row, business was down compared to last year. "tron: legacy" the sequel and massively hyped to 1982 easily took number one with $43.6 million. on the low end of expectations. it earned $23 million more from number one openings in all 26 worldwide markets. still, it has a long way to go before earning back reported cost of $170 million to make, and the pesky $100 million in marketing. >>> yogi bear, an update of the old tv cartoon, came in second, below expectations with just over $12 million. >>> and boasting an all-star cast, the film nev

new video from southern california and las vegas. we will continue as we continue to coverage for the morning. >> lucania and we are seeing the plows just going by is this snow is expected to pile up with the winter storm warning in effect on the western slopes of sierra. lake tahoe forecast heavy snow today than freezing fog tomorrow, a break on friday, heavy snow expected again on saturday. >> what happens when fog freezes? >> it freezes to your car. >> getting some sunshine in san francisco we will be right back. welcome back to the kron 4 morning news, atm, starting to dry up. james lick, downtown san francisco might get some breaks ascension and later today. in fact, it looks like we'll stay dry as we had to tomorrow fog however, holiday forecast mostly cloudy, breezy on christmas eve, christmas, that's when the storm moves them renew as awful lot of wet weather for everybody. the bulk of the moisture pushed to debate, starting to the central valley and sierra. still getting pummeled in southern california, concerns of flooding

a lot of rain in southern california.ussian live, 4, sebastopol, 3. blossom hill almost 3. that's really good for san jose. those were over the weekend. oakland, the last 24 hours. palo alto, san francisco, santa rosa, all about 1 inch of rain. 40s and 50s. 46degrees. santarosa/napa. you can see the one low right off portland, that moves in. here comes the next one behind it. that sends the cloud mast to the south. winter storm warn out for the seer restaurant also up in the northern mountains of lake county. there's still some advisories posted. today's showers, mostly cloudy, cooler, upper 40s -- 40s for some. low to mid-50s for others. it will be a cool, cool, cold breezy day. it will be cold with showers, especially towards the north b ay. rain moves in wednesday. we'll get a break thursday and then the next system roms in friday, friday night saturday, more rain, pam, dave. >>> well, a desperate search in sonoma county for a missing woman. why investigators are focusing on the russian river and what is happening late

a storm that brought southern california moving east. this ridge is going to keep this storm up to the north today and tomorrow. the next storm moves in christmas day bringing us some very windy conditions as well along the coast. here's the time frame for christmas day. if you can get out before noon, you should be okay. the heaviest rain in yellow, that moves in lunchtime to 4:00 saturday. then it turns into showers. a lot of rain. ben lohman, almost 10 inches. your 7-day forecast, enjoy it while you can! sunshine today. tomorrow we see clouds return. stormy conditions by christmas turning into showers on sunday. looks like we've got at least another break from the rain on monday before a chance of rain returns on tuesday. megan has an update on an accident in solano county. >> still following this injury crash involving five cars. it's westbound 80 at dixon. the middle lane is blocked. they're trying to clear out the roadway and get everything to the shoulder. we'll keep you updated. however our sensors still showing green. that means

. >>> let's go to southern california. people evacuated in san diego. floodwaters started creeping in yesterday. rescuers carried infants through high water. more than a foot of rain has already fallen across parts of southern california since friday. a little closer to the bay area, people in bakersfield trying to drain water. they used pumps and more than 15 industrial trucks to try to clean up some of the floodwater. the city is scrambling to expand drainage pipes for this storm. >>> a whole town is evacuated in utah. there are concerns a dam may not hold up. soil eroding away from the outside of the dam near rockville, utah. we will, of course, have a lot more on the storm coming up. rob will have his updated forecast throughout the hour and more live reports from around the bay area and southern california coming up a little later. >>> you can sign up for severe weather and breaking news. e-mail alerts as well at nbcbayarea.com to stay on top of this. >>> one pit bull found, the other still running around. san jose animal control officers will cont

which is very different from southern california. that moisture that had been effecting us, shifted to the south. right here, streaming into the coast line and pounding los angeles with very heavy rainfall. if you have travel plans to get down to southern california, you will be seeing delays. bay area, nice break right now. you can see the tail end of the storm and it's approaching the northern california coast line, it will effect us tomorrow afternoon, evening. here in the morning a few light sprinkle. your morning commute will be dry. come 6:00 you will need the umbrella. showers entering the north bay. moderate to heavy rain about 9:00 and the possibility of thunderstorms with this band of rain. 11:00, you see the orange here, napa, san francisco, oakland, this is the areas we could see small hail, gusty winds and the heavy rain. and thunderstorms. so, midnight pushing quickly over the east bay, santa cruz mountains and 3:00 a.m., pushing out of the bay area. 8:00 in the morning high and dry. conditions start to clear into wedne

southern california you can see a lot of heavy rain. dove through loss angeles there's a flood watch a bill for today and tomorrow as well. the rain expected to continue to fumble that area. current temperatures of '40's for the most mature san francisco 50 through oakland 48 hayward in south bay temperatures in to the low 50s you're sure afternoon highs today. staying in to the '50s 56 san rosa 54 san rafael and novato. 57 richmond and down in the south bay temperatures into the upper 50s. 57 of fremont and also hayward here's your 7 day around the bay which shows the next break on thursday and friday saturday christmas day that's when we bring in heavier rain. it could be quite a bit of rain on saturday. rain continues into the beginning of next week. >> and we are nearly recovered from what had been a hot spot in some detail the right on 92 westbound off the san mateo bridge and onto 1 01 north take a look at some of the video of this accident that manage to jim of the traffic the back up now pretty much out of the way. will tran was

really down in southern california, is where the rain is still going. it's going hard. it is to drop plans to drive data is that in california for the holidays, give yourself plenty of extra time and be prepared for traffic as you move down. what is clear skies of the bay area right now. will see continued clearance for the evening talks still little cloudy. current conditions of the 53 and 52 redwood city, 53 san francisco, 56 concord. the temperatures will drop off dramatically over night. grieving going to see fog up there is special in the north bay valleys, in the valleys and the state valleys and even close to the coastline. we applauded was from the crowd from the rain perfect conditions for fog before. a: no. 834 napa, 35 of santa rosa, 39 in mountain view and 38 and san jose. if a registered to the day another storm is on the way. we'll talk about a coming up. >> our team coverage on the weather continues now at oakland international airport that's were kron 4 out of the glove is standing by live to give is acted on travel conditions. jonathan. >> and sites are

also if you're flying toward southern california, check ahead.d see airline delays as a result of all that moisture. now, this is what's to come. we have cold air on the way. in fact some cities aren't even going to rise in temperature as we head throughout the day even with sunshine out there. san francisco will stay steady at 53 degrees all the way throughout the day today. by noon holding strong at 53 and then dropping by 4:00 p.m. when we traditionally hit our daytime highs. take a look at your overnight lows. 34 degrees for friday morning, 37 on the first day of the new year. patchy fog for sunday. so make sure you break out the snuggies, the blankets, the boots. you know the nine yards, guys. >> bundle up. >>> the time is 5:39. a new study looks at what's safest and healthiest for young at leets, artificial turf or fwras. >>> and the cost of gas just keeps going up. we'll have a live report on what you can expect to see in the new air and look at where the cheapest gas is in the bay area. >>> and a live look outside. san jose this morning.

the bulk of the activity well into southern california.oes into the mountains until 4:00 this afternoon. scattered showers popping up from time to time. an unsettled weather pattern not only today and tomorrow but still looking at the possibility of a new year's eve system coming in as well. so high temperatures today just in the low 50s and looking to the north, ukiah and clear lake. from the higher elevation, some of that moisture mixed in, could be mountain here. can't rule it out from mount hamilton either. gusting to 20 and 30 mph for the entire afternoon. 51 gilroy with possibility of a rain/snow mix. take a look at your seven-day outlook. partly sunny, breezy winds, the chance of a shower. another system wants to rotate through bringing the possibility of more rain, frosty overnight lows and into new year's eve and new year's day could be looking at a little more rain. sunday and monday looking dry. next chance of showers with us into early next week. >> we don't have major accidents right now but the bad news is we have rough weath

today's storm was focused in southern california. the one on christmas is focusing in on the bay area. it is bringing plenty of snow to the sierra nevada. this area of low pressure is moving on out. great news for a break statewide. we will be looking at weak high pressures. this system to the north and that's the good news. but out in the pacific, this area of low pressure is continuing to intensity. so we will get a little break, but when it comes we will see a pretty good rain, steady rain and sometimes heavy and the gusty winds as well. th is going to hit not in the morning, but there is time to get out and enjoy the christmas gifts you may have gotten. but lie lunchtime and early afternoon, there it is. it pushes on through 3:00, 4:00 with lingering showers right on through the evening hours. the winds are quite gusty along the shoreline. so it is a good day to hunker down inside. and a pretty nice couple of days to get the christmas shopping done. tonight chilly numbers. dropping through the 30s. napa 36 and santa rosa, and the

this may even get worse in southern california. they have had 7 in. of rain. they have had flooding and mudslides. pc h is closed between oxnard and malibu. they are expecting 3 in. of rain by wednesday. >> watching wall street stock futures mixed opening bell 20 minutes away light trading it will be seen for wall street the markets will be closed for christmas friday. data compressed week all packed into wednesday and thursday that's what will come out among the ratings economic growth. home sales and jobless claims. shoppers came out in droves the last with him before christmas it will be the third is this this year. it's a crucial week december sales have tapered off slightly. >> freeze salaries are being asked whether they practice what they preach for example house majority eric has boosted his offices payroll by 81 percent. since coming to congress in 2001. minnesota republican jumped 16% to between 07 and 09. some lawmakers say they are trying to hire the best talent. the senate passed a bill to make food sector. this is the second time in has been pass

southern california risk of more mudslides. it is getting worse. storm tracker for showing you the intensity moving through the l.a. area. the video on the right hand side of the effect of all rain. forecasters say it could fall in four-six hour period. it will be followed by a potentially strong damaging winds. gale warnings are up along the california coastline. city officials and laguna beach says $10 million damage to private and public property the damage comes as a predict more rain and the potential for more mudslides on already saturated soil. breaking no news just an bomb squads have rushed to the u.s. embassies and the vatican city after suspicious packages being found. anarchists had sent three mail bombs to run in the past week to have exploded injuring people who open them. more on this as it develops. back in the bay area and avenues and is going ahead for the first target retail store. the mayor says the permits have been issued to begin building the store. in the downtown area. the 85,000 square foot store will make its home on the

but southern california, airport delays down there big time at lax, they are getting rain, and flood watches in pasadena. >> some of the stories of the folks trapped at airports, unbelievable. >> thanks, bill. >>> sports is coming up next. we'll be right back. >>> we haven't seen them at home for a while, but tomorrow night we get a chance. mark is here to tell us about the sharks. >> home for the holidays, at least the next three games or so. friendly crowd will be on hand to watch them take on edmonton tomorrow. you know what? they have been sparked lately by the rookie logan. just 21 years old, 17 goals, 3 in his last two games, and that 17 total leads the team, which is a bit of a surprise. even to logan. >> for me to be leading the team, i don't think many people would have said that at the start of the year. but i think it's good because those guys are going to get good goals, they are going to go in at the end of the year and have 40 goals. >> people ask me to describe him, and i use the word catalyst. he makes our team go right now. we knew that for a long time. the rest of t

that's moving to southern california. as this system pushes in it sends us the colder unstable air. so the pattern's changing a little bit. we're not going to get that intense cloud cover streaming overrous constantly. one bay moving on shore near the san mateo, santa cruz coastline. and then the other activity near napa and highway 29 popping up. anywhere right there also by inverness and point ray. some thunderstorm activity that comes ashore. all associated with coming around this low that's sending in the cold unstable air. but the band sliding south as another system comes in behind that and pushes it south. the forecast today even though it's cloudy to mostly cloudy, showers possible thundershowers. more hail possible. more rain comes in on wednesday. a break thursday, friday. but then it looks like on saturday, yes, saturday, we'll see another system come in. these are colder systems. they're a little different than what we had over the weekend. anywhere from an inch in the last 24 hours santa rosa, palo alto, san francisco an inch and a half. over the weekend to three upward

southern california home too dangerous to live in. what was found inside that has authorities ready to burn it down. >>> with the city of oakland is doing tonight that represents the first major step towards luring the a's to a different part of the city. >>> and if you're driving in contra costa county right now, it's getting busier all over the place but we have troubles on the bay bridge which will slow you down. more about that coming up. >>> good morning to you. welcome back. quick look at some of the top stories we're following for you right now. 6:41. extended unemployment benefits start running out today for two million americans. congress missed a deadline of midnight last night to further extend those benefits past the 99 weeks that will end this month. >>> well, a winter spare the air alert starts today. you're looking at a live picture right outside our windows. that means it's illegal to burn wood, fire logs, pellets or other solid fuels inside a fireplaces, woodstoves or other wood burning devices. the spare the air rest

the area in yellow here is a widespread two to three inches in southern california. that's what makes it so significant. the storm is hitting places that don't typically get a lot of wet weather and that will include las vegas who yesterday was under a flash flood warning. so even some of the desert areas are getting the moisture. and you can see it tips this morning. the white is the clouds and the white shows you the plume of moisture and now we have it heading up into northern portions of utah where it's cold enough for a pretty impressive snow event. the high elevations will get crushed. the storm system is also another piece of it off the west coast, we have to wait up that comes on shore tomorrow until we're all done with all of our wet weather. so let's take a closer view of the radar. the green is lithrough los angeles, focused right over that interstate 5 corridor. that's where we could pick up easily another two, three, maybe even five inches of rain. absolutely incredible. notice we're not too bad up here in the northwest. it's really las vega events or .

los angeles and southern california are not set up like we are. when they get rain, they just have the l.a. river. there is copious amounts of rainfall from santa barbara on down. we are still going to get wet and we have a chance for thunderstorms tomorrow night. in the pacific you can see there is this band of tropical moisture that has drifted south. there is a lot of energy here. that is for tomorrow night. the moisture is unattached and will help us out a bit. more storms in the forecast. scattered showers tonight. heavy rain late tomorrow evening. the main event is tomorrow afternoon overnight. another big hit on saturday. tomorrow at 9:00 you 9:00 you see the rain hitting up their pretty hard. look at that -- you see the rain hitting up their pretty hard. look at bats. it would be tomorrow night overnight into wednesday morning. first it looks like a few sprinkles. friday looks cloudy. there are avalanche concerns, as you know. what also helps us are getting a lot of snow. you know, there is five or 6 feet right now. by sunday they could se

southern california still getting a heavy soaking this morning. around the bay area, scattered showers for the first half of the day and a rumble or two of thunder. late or tonight, the rain will fill in and the winds pick up. an active start to tomorrow morning and a brief break thursday into christmas eve and more rain and breezy conditions to kickoff the upcoming weekend. >> you saw this last night. a big event overnight. the first lunar eclipse in three years. across the country an amazing sight overnight. today in the bay's bob redell sent us this view. he is on the way to visit santa in the north pole. bob is still traveling, but managed to stop and take this video from fairbanks, alaska a. we will show you more views and pictures from viewers later in the show. >> that's a neat tradition. he is really going to the north pole. it's cool. >> how do you pack your backs for that? >> a lot of cold weather gear. this is a temporary home as we build a new set behind that wall. you will see that in a couple of weeks. >> we are excited. >> 6:11 and

this is the case for southern california throughout the day. for us, especially here in the east bay, we are already starting to dry out this morning. the national weather service actually cancelled their wind advisory, which is a sign that things are improving out there. here's where the showers are currently moving. might find slick conditions up in livermore. showers will continue to move off to the south as we head throughout the morning hours. by 8:00 a.m., a nice break from the rain. residual showers will come down by about noon and then 5:00 p.m., the cold air arrives, dropping our temperatures into the 30s overnight. looking towards the upper 40s for thursday into friday. it's going to be a cold new year's around here, so just keep that in mind. back to you, brent. >> stay close to your loved one, then. >>> snow and ice, bitter cold temperatures all across the country this morning. again, severe weather has caused major problems and delays over the past couple of days. about two and a half days, as a matter of fact. and as "today in the

top stories at this hour we are tracking a massive storm hitting southern california. water flowing in the streets the state of emergency declared in several areas as another storm makes its way and. continuing our live coverage from down south. >> snow spot piling up in the sierra 10-15 ft. could cover the area we will check the forecast of coming up. >> it is rain in this area of more of it to claude got your commute. >> widespread rain right now lucky drive. one of the places seeing heavy downpours getting heavier rain. we are expected to drive out the afternoon the next big storm moved through christmas day. radar shows us what's going on widespread rain moving through the delta and to the central valley and livermore valley as well. a pocket of heavier rain through the golden gate bridge this morning heavier downpours 1 01 moving through from san rafael all the way down into blocks bird. in the east bay picking up heavier downpours as well. sausalito heavy downpours read along prenup boulevard. taking it to the north bay highway 37 a few sprinkles left over. 80 li

four major sources in southern california and because their from distinct thigh droe logical areas we tend to not have them dry at the same time it's one of our primary areas or defenses, we get colorado okay okay, north california, and local in our south california region that supplies almost half the water we use and then through one of our member agencies city of los angeles the east si' ras and this year is it's becoming depress ingly clear and 07' is shaping up that all of them are well below normal. every single area. hoping that it's not a trend and a depressing state for me as my first years general manager. , brad will talk first hand he's on the faculty of university of colorado the director of university water assessment and was one of the great names in western law and politics. our next speaker doctor dan will repeat that entire lunchtime presentation except he'll talk really fast and do it in ten minutes. our third speaker barry nelson, codirector of national resources defense council and working on an interesting project water law and policy, and that's settlement and p

in southern california mudslides and flooding these are still big concerns. more rain could be heading their way. mark were talking about are they going to get another big storm or more rain? >> is more rain. we had a flooding down in san francisco just a few days ago and here we go again. this is that when are we talked about let me now building and and what are the chances with storm tracker. it's always a question so far this season lining the leads the storm tracker and california. more rain coming down in the south bay. with another storm coming but looks like that one will be coming friday night for new year's eve not nearly as big as a storm that just was. cold air is filtered and marketing cold showers firing up. have used for a good showing up from the bay area. it's go down south and show the rain in so cal. it's moved around toward phoenix and john very heavy rain showing up in phoenix in the last hour or two. it's making its progression down to the southland as letting its way out through the desert southwest. as far as the forecast is concerned,

and the worst could be yet to come in southern california. what's prompting the governor.. to declare a state of emergency. the governor has declared a state of emergency across six ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, six california counties... because of the extreme weather. that includes kern, orange, riverside, san bernardino, san luis obispo and tulare counties. heavy rain has pounded southern california for six days.... resulting in floods and mudslides. state resources are now available... to help local governments with recovery efforts. san jose animal control has captured one of two dogs, believed to have attacked a woman in the city's evergreen area. the dog was protected from media cameras, because investigators are checking to see if a witness can positively identify it. susan zhao says she was leaving her whitesand drive home monday night, when two stray pit bulls pounced... and started biting her. a neighbor came to her rescue. "the dogs followed me and bit my leg. i could not open the door and i ran out." "i was yelling stop it, stop it, stop it. until finally he came toward me

right now, the heavy rainfall still focused to the south, down toward southern california. here in the bay area, a little bit of activity to show you, but not a lot. we could have a few sprinkles, light showers. this would -- this will be the case in the short-term for the possibility of a few lingering showers. we had the rain early this morning, the significant rainfall. thursday and friday, there was a dry weather pattern. the weekend rain returns and also some gusty winds. as far as current numbers can you see in the 50s. spay-- san jose, 59. santarosa in the mid-50s and 55. look what happened earlier t his -- early this morning right around 1:00. we had the heavy rainfall. the main action is heading out to the east and -- for thursday and friday. high pressure returns with that dry weather pattern. watch out for the valley fog for thursday and friday morning. it could drop off your visibility out in the pacific. this will be a factor this weekend with rainfall developing developing this weekend especially by saturday afternoon. saturday morning not a lot happening but

in southern california, they're digging out from piles of mud. wednesday's storm brought heavy rain that flooded streets. >> right in the middle of a typhoon. >> reporter: and buried highways like this in orange county, miles of roadway are in need of repairs. >> might be a couple months before we can get the work physically done here. >> reporter: one woman was killed when a tree fell onto her cabin at a nature preserve north of san francisco. the latest storm comes on top of record rainfall last week. this neighborhood east of los angeles was overrun by mud slides. despite the best efforts of homeowners and volunteers, who piled up thousands of sandbags. the crews working the cleanup here in highland say there's about 750,000 tons of mud that needs to be cleared away. this woman's house had two to three feet of mud on the floors. >> this is a difficult time for a lot of people, and i'm still very lucky. >> reporter: the rain is moving on now, but high wind could still cause problems. >> we are going to start seeing more winds all the way throug

southern california getting a break but they have storm aftermath a lot of flooding and a lot of mud. those stories and more also following a local whether we are getting a break from the rain for couple days double live shots toward showing dry conditions it's clear now fog or wind. just a couple days before a storm ralston. >> a dry shot here of the golden gate bridge. every word drive. fog this morning in the north bay through the delta and portions of the east bay's well. the next rain happens on christmas or christmas forecast for you. light rain in the morning it's really the afternoon it's actually going to bring us some heavier rain. gusty winds and evening thunderstorms as well. heavy snowfall in the sierra. here's a look through and show you what it looks like in terms of fog. we are seeing quite a bit of fog in terms of visibility less than quarter of a mile. in places like novato also san rosa as well. we are born to continue to see in low visibility for the next couple of hours. you can see the orange area it indicates where we are having problems spots. pretty cool in pl

after days of rain things are going from bad to worse in southern california. it's been raining for almost a week causing flooding and mud collides. forcing officials to issue evacuation orders. >> i cannot overemphasize the magnitude of this storm. some say more rain than we have seen in the last ten years. >> reporter: more than ten inches of rain has fallen causing accidents and some cases drivers abandon their cars and flood waters. it's all due to a serious of storms known as the pineapple express. storms have brought a dozen feet of snow. the rain has also triggered heavy flooding outside of las vegas. in the town of mesquite residents were encouraged to voluntary evacuate on thursday. for many along the west coast the holidays fast approaching wrapped in uncertainty. >> i have all my christmas presents in the trunk and if they call, they call. if we have to delay christmas by a few days, that is fine. >> reporter: so far most of the residents staying put but a state of emergency has been declared in a half a dozen southern california counties. back do yo

from washington state to southern california, many folks still recovering from last week's storm are now getting hit again with heavy rain and snow. and all eyes tonight are on some of those soggy, fragile hillsides. it's a late december storm system that forecasters expect to head east, making for a rough start to the new year for a lot of americans. we'll begin our coverage in highland, california, with nbc's kristen welker. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. residents are still cleaning up and digging out after that last storm system. this community, like other parts of the west, spent the day bracing for the worst. heavy rain pounded southern california's already saturated streets, this after a week of wet weather that caused mudslides, so damaging about 100 residents had to be evacuated in the highland area. some homes completely destroyed. >> never seen it do anything like this before. >> reporter: maria ledford worries this latest system could cause the huge hill next to her house to collapse. >> i'm afraid. everyone here is keeping their fingers crossed and thei

most has been down into southern california l. looking like heavy rainfall event will last through about wednesday afternoon. and we're continuing to see this tropical stream of moisture towards hawaiian islands. now for bay area, the storm event for us tomorrow night is much of a colder origin coming down from north bringing snow levels down. and it's also going to provide heavy down pours along the frontal edge, here, meaning with instability there is a possibility of thunderstorms as well. through tonight some scattered showers you'll notice gray. we may be able to see the eclipse tonight. by morning, just lingering showers, tomorrow looks dry throughout the day. sun breaks, will be tomorrow night, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 you can see heavy rain moving n we will be drying out. the drying trend will be with us through friday. rainfall phone shall one to two inches out of the next system up to two and a half inches in santa cruz mountains elsewhere maybe a half to an inch and a half there. is a winter storm watch in ef

after days of rain things are going from bad to worse in southern california. it has been raining for almost a week causing mud slides. forcing officials to issue evacuation orders. >> i cannot over emphasize the magnitude of this morning. >> reporter: more than ten inches of rain has fallen in southern california. and in some cases drivers abandon their cars in flood waters. it's all due to a series of storms at the photographic trailing eloping. the storms have brought more than a dozen feet of snow to some parts of the sierra nevada. in the town of musketries dents were encouraged to evacuate on tuesday and state of emergency has been declared. for many on the west coast holidays vast approaching wrapped in uncertainty. >> i have all my christmas presents wrapped in the trunk and if they call we will delay christmas. >> reporter: we should note that half a dozen southern california counties are under a state of emergency. back to you pam. >> thank you, paul. >>> people in san francisco's petroya hill is celebrating a victory this morning. >> it's great to be

southern california mid-50s tow pretty cool for southern california but at least no rain there.we will see the clouds increase throughout the day tomorrow but the rain looks like it's going to hold off until later on this evening. our best estimate is the rain it going to move in by about 7:00, 8:00. as you notice it's going to stay with us through the overnight hours. wet pavement north and south bay. this is fresh snow, a little to the sierra nevada. another cool day, breezy at our coast. by late in the afternoon you notice more clouds around. outside chance of a shower. should be a light wind today. santa cruz 53 and the accu-weather seven-day forecast calls for another chilly morning tomorrow. then increasing clouds, rainy for the rest of 2010 and 2011 we'll usher in with rain drops and looks pretty quiet. >> lisa, thank you. >> nintendo has issued a health warning over the 3-d function on its upcoming gaming console. it remembers ages six and under not use the device. it could damage their eyes. nintendo's new gaming console enables players to play 3-d games without the spe

and southern california. according to aaa, 3% more californians are heading out by car, air, and rail this year. they are saying it's a sign that just maybe the economy is recovering. we spoke with a couple of travelers about that idea and we will tell you what they think in about 30 minutes. live in oakland, christie smith today in the east bay. >>> we are learning more about a gruesome discovery. a woman's body half naked and throat slit found in the alameda estuary. a man who found her was a bird watcher. >> a bird enthusiast was waiting for low tide to take pictures of birds and made a gruesome discovery. >> i thought it was a homeless person who didn't make it through the night or -- >> the 68-year-old agreed to talk to us by phone said he drove to the usual spot along the shoreline in martin luther king regional park on tuesday. around 4:00 p.m. he made the horrifying discovery. >> i thought there was a possibility that she was hypothermic and might be alive. >> he looked and saw she was not breathing.