most of them in southern california. >> the myth is that southern california is wasting water. >> watern l.a. is limited every drop is precious. >> southern california water providers spent $12 billion over two decades to increase storage and encourage conservation. some will pay thousands to replace lawns with drought tollerant yards. these are before and after pictures. >> there is a huge amount of water conservation in southern california. >> to demonstrate how water conversation paid off, we went to the brook press water company in sacramento. we asked them to stack 185-gallon bottles, averaging out homes and businesses that people of sacramento use 279 gallons every day. that is 90 gallons more each day than used by the people of los angeles. >> we hear stories of how much more water southern california uses than we do. it's just an amazing figure to me. >> in normal years southern california water comes from lake oroville, this is where the state water project originates. and this year, water deliveries south have been cut to 5% and may go to 0. >> so amount this year is close to

we have some breaking news to show you from southern california. this sapphire burning in the angeles national forest, an area of los angeles county near bonita in that area. we're hearing from our sister station down there abc 7 eyewitness news the fire broke out just a short time ago but as you can see from the dry conditions and they have been having santa ana winds down there earlier in the week you can see this burst on the scene very quickly. firefighters are headed there now. as we get more information on the acreage and possible cause we'll bring that to you. >>> google glass goes to court. ahead the possible precedent-setting case about to be heard in a california courtroom. >>> coming up first, though yahoo! shake up. top executive ceo marisa mayer is letting go an employee after just 15 months on the job. >>> thank you very much. good morning, everyone. >> let's get right to it. >> up saw the oscar nominations live right here on the abc 7 morning news about 30 minutes ago. coming up, we'll hose who've been denied equal access to health c

most of them in southern california. >> the myth is that southern california is wasting water. >> water in l.a. is limited every drop is precious. >> southern california water providers spent $12 billion over two decades to increase storage and encourage conservation. some will pay thousands to replace lawns with drought tollerant yards. these are before and after pictures. >> there is a huge amount of water conservation in southern california. >> to demonstrate how water conversation paid off, we went to the brook press water company in sacramento. we asked them to stack 185-gallon bottles, averaging out homes and businesses that people of sacramento use 279 gallons every day. that is 90 gallons more each day than used by the people of los angeles. >> we hear stories of how much more water southern california uses than we do. it's just an amazing figure to me. >> in normal years southern california water comes from lake oroville, this is where the state water project originates. and this year, water deliveries south have been cut to 5% and may go to 0. >> so amount this year is close t

up next, snow in southern california. why kids were able to play with es0p 8t [man] no one told her,right? [son]hi! [mom screams] >> here are the winning numbers from last night's power ball draw. no one got all six numbers. wednesday night's jackpot grows to $171 million. >> not quite a winter wonderland, but one park in southern california was trying to come close. check this out. tons of frosty snow yesterday at a park in orange county. adults and kids alike were able to sled, make snowmen and have old-fashioned snowball fights. they even had 75-foot sled runs. crafts and games and a campfire. it was all for the city's snow day event. >> get it done quick before it melts. >> exactly. more records, perhaps upper 60s to a few 70s. ten to maybe fifteen degrees above average. san jose look at 70 this afternoon. cooler at the coast and that will be the trend. temperatures drop there. high pressure is going to go away for a while, bringing as you chance of showers thursday and friday. then still cooler into next weekend. >>

you can see that extends into southern california. in the bay area we're in the lighter orange range, that is a severe drought. yeah, we need rain and we need it badly. our hills are definitely brown and dry. typically this time of year we get beautiful green colors. so as we head throughout the next 15 days not tracking significant changes. and it's hard when you go out beyond 15 days. i can tell you all of the data i have been privy to i'm not going to go ahead and say it's not going to be an active spring so we're going to keep that on the table. 43 in the peninsula, 49 in the east bay, san francisco 48, we just have to watch and wait. today temperatures are going to be unseasonably warm, 77 in the south bay, 76 in the east bay, 73 degrees in the north bay for this afternoon. we are getting into a holiday weekend. i want to kind of show you the next seven days we're not going to see much temperature separation between san jose or san francisco. if you want to hit the city, maybe you live in the south bay, you want to head out it wi

southern california, most of it under a red flag warning and more south of monterey. so coming up, we'll let you know if we're expecting any cabin change. >>> because of this drought, the u.s. department of agriculture designated three bay area counties primary natural disaster areas. they are alameda, cop a costa and santa clara counties. >> >> new at 5:00, do these faces look familiar? a muni bus was vanldalized a at a red light. san francisco police releasing these france photos today. they hope someone can identify these people that were standing next to a bus last month. they're part of a large crowd who surrounded the bus, shattered several windows, and tagged that bus with graffiti. >>> a 15-year-old is recovering at a san jose burn center after what police are calling a freak accident. the teach got gasoline on his shirt while helping a stranded driver. the driver gave the teen a ride to b.a.r.t. on the way, the teen lit a cigarette, which lit his shirt on fire. he jumped out and ripped his shirt off, but left with significant burns to his hands, arms and ches

wake-up call and a reminder that we do depend on natural systems. >> reporter: more than a dozen southern california water officials met with the governor to talk about a drought problem so critical, it could require federal assistance. >> i spoke to president obama yesterday by telephone. he pledged his support to help california. >> reporter: in a statement, the white house says the president, quote, reinforced his commitment to providing the necessary federal support to the state and local efforts. the governor says, don't brush your teeth more than you have to. don't flush more than you have to. and turn the water off when you're shaving or brushing your teeth. the metropolitan water district of southern california is declaring a regional water supply alert asking all californians to voluntarily reduce water use by 20%. >> we need water. we are going to have to get water. and the first source is to not waste it. >> reporter: the governor also discussed with the board doubling its already $20 million conservation rebate to $40 million furthering incentives for water reduction. while northern cali

. >>> several people arrested for the southern california wildfire burring out of control. how many homes have burned and how many people have evacuated. >>> he's accused of setting at least a dozen fires throughout san jose and forcing residents to set up their own neighborhood patrols to protect their homes. as we first broke the news to you last night on the 10:00 news, police say the suspected arsonist is behind bars. good afternoon, i'm tori campbell. janine de la vega is live in front of the police department where we learned more about the suspect's background and how the arrest took plate. >> reporter: police say they are certain this suspect acted alone. they served a search warrant on his home and say he lived alone and when they got to the house, they say they found fight a bit of evidence linking him to the fires. police say 48-year-old patrick william brennan is the man who has been trerrizing his -- terrorizing his neighbors. around 8:00 last night he was arrested. they described his behavior as forthcoming. >> he was not agitated and very cooperative with inv

. >> more than a dozen southern california water officials met with the governor to talk about a drought problem so critical it could require federal assistance. >> i spoke to president obama yesterday by telephone. he pledged his support to help california. >> in a statement the white house says the president reinforced his commitment to providing the necessary federal support to the state and local efforts. today's meeting is a first step toward facilitating water transfers from southern california to areas that are already drying up. water managers say the drought situation in southern california is not dire yet thanks to water conservation and plumbing code reform. meanwhile 17 communities in northern and central california are in danger of running out of water within four months. >> as governor i'm responsible for the whole state. so i'm going to do my best to unite the state. conservation rebate... from >> the governor also mentioned doubling southern california's conservation rebate from 20 million to $40 million giving more incentive for cutting water use. live in newsroom anne m

salinas is 08 and believe it or not -- 80 believe it or not and it would tie going into southern california and it is unbelievable we have this kind of weather. 51 in novato, 34 concord and i have seen 66 in the oakland hills up near piedmont. red flag warning, everything is so dry and we call these clippers which keep coming down from california and they deal with parts of minneapolis and snow is moving right back in with st. louis and for us, cold temperatures for some, maybe it is a will be bit cooler and kentfield set a record high and brentwood oakland, 68 oakland and berkeley 74, warmer towards gilroy, los gatos, santa clara -- los gatos, santa clara and 73 in half-moon bay. sunshine and warm temperatures will take us to friday and still warmer on the weekend but cooler. >>> it rose by 3 / 10th of a percent and gas prices increased 1.7% but that is below the federal reserve's target of 2 percent. >>> net flicks could end up charges a lot more after a federal appeals court struck down a new rule. now they can charge them band especially those who do that, they could see prices up to $1

it's affecting southern california and parks farther north. >> reservoirs are the heat. almaden at 3.2%. average for all ten is 33.3%. one third of the total available capacity. water officials say levels are low. and >> ex-time there is a drop. so i guess >> the water district is hoping for more rain and snow. if not they're going to assess and decide if they need to call for more efforts. in los gatos abc7 news. >> a spectacular day in lake tahoe minus far reports put water content in the snow pack which supplies much of the water just 20% of normal. >> when is it going to rain? we've been asking our self that's for months now. >> yes spencer christian is here now. >> we don't see rainfall ahead. here is live doppler seven hd. sunny skies right now with high clouds overhead containing no rachlt let's take a look at rainfall deficit. this is shocking in santa rosa. 12 inches or more below average levels for this point in the season. you can see many of the locations 3, 4, 5, 6 inches and you don't get this rain in one rainfall event. or at least rarely. we don't see tha

. >> in southern california the word is being spread about water conservation as the severe drought conditions as our reporter says, the governor says it will take officials and all of us to get through the dry times. >> simple tips to save water from the governor. >> do not flub more than you have to, don't shower longer than you need to and turn off the water when you shake or brush. >> promoting water conservation at the metropolitan water district in southern california in lossance saying entire state has to be united in the effort. the district general manager says the southland is ready. >> this is unprecedented. we have never seen conditions like this in northern california. i will ask the board to look at all available tools to work with the state in response to this. >> the governor brown is counting on help from the white house. >> in the short-term we are working to get funding from the president and we are working on a long-time set of investments enabling california to continue growing and continue to have high quality of life. >> when the governor declared a drought state of emer

assembly members are in southern california but for the past 20 years a northern californian has been elected president proteam of the senate. why is that important? that combination allowed northern california to balance out southern california despite the population disparity. >> a lot of differences between southern california and the bay area. >> that's where the drama becomes more interesting because there are some areas where northern and southern californians, think don't think exactly alike. we can start with water where southern californians have longed hope for the canal and more recently, governor brown's tunnel. then there is the environmental protection area where bay area legislators received higher marks than the southern california counter parts. these two areas and others are protected in large part because of northern california leaders. that may no longer be the case. whether such protections remain with southern california leadership in both chambers, may be a different story if that becomes the case. >> that is why you never have a boring job, following this, keep

. >>> southern california's hot rod culture is at the heart of a -- >> a new show called "rods and wheels." >> check it out! >> now meet a member of the team that brings classic cars back to life. >> we turn them into jewels. >>> he was hiding from mom but -- >> wally has actually fallen asleep. >> see when wally finally hits the wall. >>> this is pretty spectacular footage. that was caught of an eruption in japan and it was captured on a red scarlet-x camera and you can see how beautiful this eruption is. >> it looks like he caught it from the very, very moment of eruption, the very beginning of the eruption. you never see this. >> you'd be waiting there for years. >> he must have been! >> well, you know, right before an eruption there are a series of earthquakes so that is probably what tipped him off that there was a big explosion coming. >> pretty awesome. >> but you see this plume ofable go so high up and covering the entire area that it is in. and you see it in slow-motion. this volcano has been erupting since 1955. it had one of its bigger explosions exactly 100 years ago in 1914.

southern california or even mexico. for today, mostly clear. 56 in concord. 55 in napa. 56 in oakland and mid-50s san rafael. 56 in san jose. as we get into the afternoon, temperatures will be in the upper 50s to low 60s with plenty of sunshine. a little breezy in some areas. 59 in oakland for the afternoon. 60 for redwood city. a 9 san jose -- 59, san jose. upper 50s, low 60s for parts of the north bay. we're thinking about sunday and the super bowl. it still looks like new jersey will be mostly cloudy but mainly dry. patchy drizzle with temperatures around 40 degrees at kickoff time and then slipping into the 30s during the evening hours in new jersey. the extended forecast here at home shows you again, we'll wake up tomorrow morning. it will be a chilly start. temperatures in the afternoon, a lot like today. as we get into sunday, mostly cloudy skies. a slight chance on there, it doesn't look like much but especially for the coast. may pick up a few sprinkles. we're dry as we get into monday and tuesday. >> thank you

it will kind of favor areas in southern california or the san joaquin valley. its just amazingly cold. seriously. it is one below right now. these are the current temps. two below in green bay. and even colder air on the way believe it or not. look at this cold air. dallas is 19. atlanta is 12. new orleans is 34. why is it bathroom warmer toward bismarck? because here comes the next arctic blast. they are look for highs that may not get above zero. just amazing. we had a little pattern change. but overall it will be mostly sunny. some patchy fog south. breezy for some. but again its a very mild pattern. these are way above average on the temps and probably more record highs. just the beat goes on. it is incredible. i turned the ac on in my car. i did. it was warm in oakland. yes mostly sunny. i told that to my friend back in new york and he was not amused. mostly sunny and quiet pattern. not much changing here. >> all right. air conditioning in the day and heater at night. >>> apple will roll out new iphones later this year. according to the wall street journal

watch everything go down to southern california.og offshore, but it's losing out. 67, walnut creek. 66 livermore, antioch. low 60s, san jose. what's incredible, some of these were in the 20s this morning, yet mid-60s to 70s after morning lows to morning highs, very large spread there. red flag warnings start tonight, even fire watches up into mendocino county and lake county. everything is absolutely bone dry. but the beat goes on. temperatures in single digits and teens. two more blasts of arctic air poised to begin to move into the great lakes and deep south. i mean, we had teens down to atlanta this morning. it's only 49 in new orleans. atlanta, 35. 10, 12, 18 inches of snow from new york to boston. look at all the cold air, just plunges. they are even expecting maybe freezing rain down into houston tonight into tomorrow. the next system dropping in, the next one up there will do the same thing. there's no letting up for them in this bitterly cold pattern and snow. no letting up for us and sunshine and warm temps. you can see hig

." >>> on the broadcast tonight, state of emergency in southern california as an out-of-control wildfire explodes, burning homes in its path. tonight it threatens entire residential neighborhoods. >>> demanding answers. tonight the subpoenas are flying in the investigation surrounding chris christie. we'll have the very latest. >>> at the controls of america's nuclear arsenal with a new scandal on their hands, we go underground to the bunker where they have their fingers on the trigger. >>> and trading places. when children become caregivers for their aging parents. tonight, dr. nancy snyderman shares a very personal story for all families. >> plus, a new warning for pregnant women about that tainted water. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. while they blew up suddenly and out of nowhere, they were not unexpected. southern california has been under a red flag warning, meaning hot and dry and windy and favorable wildfire conditions. and tonight they're in the middle of an all-out fight there. the picture from space shows the smoke plume where the winds blow to the west, down the

we're talking about a red flag warning. >>> most of southern california. this is an unusually large area seeing these very dry conditions as we take you off to the north, it's these offshore winds that are continuing to keep things almost like a hair drier outside. notice the sierra, also, south of monterey on the central coast. high pressure has built in keeping those storms offshore. if you are in the bay area, it was warm, record-breaking warm. oakland, 78 degrees. gilroy up to 77 and richmond today, 74 degrees. still fairly mild outside right now. low 60s around the south bay. 62 in the north bay. and it's really these offshore winds that unfortunately have brought up the fire danger and have boosted the temperatures into the 70s and as warm as 83 degrees in watsonville. fire danger is going to be unfortunately very high for this time of year, as the big culprit of this, going back to this ridge of high pressure which has not moved anywhere. so incoming storms not only missing the bay area but moving to the north of seattle. it does look quite warm. he

santa rosa, maybe in the 40s, half-moon bay, napa 31 and there are still some cold lows and southern california, santa marie has had it 80 or higher and the records are continuing, sacramento, gilroy, it will still be mild, there is still a component coming off the berkeley hills and the only change is coming at the end of the week, sunny and mild and

. >> we continue to keep an eye on a developing story out of southern california. firefighters are slowly making progress on this wildfire burning about 25 miles east of los angeles. fire officials say the flames are no longer spreading but that could change in a hurry with a threat of santa ana winds. five homes are destroyed and nearly 4,000 people still out of homes at this hour. one of the homes that burned the singer mansion from the singer sewing machine family. the fire is 30% contained. no word whether charges will be filed against three men for allegedly sparking the fire. one of the men admitted their ellegal camp fire could be to blame. the man accused of setting fires in a neighborhood is expected in court. police say patrick brennan intentionally set at least 12 fires over the course of five days. the sergeant who cracked the case jason kidwell says he plugged the information into several data bases and brennan's profile kept coming up as a possible match. kidwell matched bren tune a stretch and surveillance video. for the past months brennan lived in

though discussed facilitating transfers to southern california to areas in need in the north. managers say it's not dire yet thanks to water conservation. the drought is getting attention from the white house. >> this drought is a wake-up call and reminder that we depend on natural systems. president obama pledged support to help california. >> the governor also mentioned doubling southern california's conservation rebates from $20 million to $40 million. >>> this week's storm did flog for reservoirs. most of them just get lower. folsom had higher levels than after. just how low reservoirs are, at kpix.com/drought. >>> the oakland cheerleader who filed a class action lawsuit against the raiders is now getting the attention of the feds. 28-year-old lacy t filed suit in alameda county on behalf of 40 raiderettes and other squad members? >> the u.s. department of labor is now investigating her claims that the team failed to pay them minimum wages and other expenses. the raiders have not commented. >>> federal agents and their k- 9 companions turned an ordinary looking south bay t

a snowy day from the dakotas to michigan and windy in the west. >> 80s in southern california. mostly 50s from seattle to albuquerque. 40s and 50s across the south, just 19 in the twin cities and 20 in chicago. >>> all right. days before a championship weekend, the hot button issue of concussions. in the nfl, it's front and center once again. >>> and family terrorized. home security cameras capture a violent struggle. the video now at the center of a bizarre case. >>> plus, pop star investigation. police raiding justin bieber's home in connection with an egg >>> welcome back. wells fargo is now the nation's most profitable bank. it earned just under $22 billion last year, a $4 billion jump from the jpmorgan chase bank which replaces it -- it replaces it, that is, in the top spot. jpmorgan chase's profits were hurts by a series of massive legal payouts that it had to make. >> and both of those banks released earnings reports on the same day as stocks staged their biggest rally of the year so far. the dow surged 115 points making up most of the ground lost on monday. the surge co

northern california versus southern california. rural versus urban. we're already seeing these things come up again. but a lot has changed since the last drought. southern california's made big inroads in terms of water conservation. that's different from the narrative from the last drought. lauren, give me the big perspective here. you're the science reporter. from the aerial photos i've seen, you can see how dry california is. the sierra snow pack is only 17% of normal. you see very dry farm land. how bad is this situation? and why do we have such a bad drought? >> yeah, it's going to break some records. i think a lot of people are saying, with ego back, way 1976, '77, is the record for the most severe drought. we're on record to break that record. there is a high pressure ridge sitting off the coast. it's called the ridiculously resilient ridge. i almost missed that one. it's almost like a linebacker sitting out there blocking the storms that would normally be coming into northern california. the forecast is really dry. the forecast that people hav

it's i going to remain warmer than average across southern california.n across the plain states for the next several days where we could get 20 degrees above average. next hour, arthel will talk about across the country where we are dealing with extreme cold. stay tuned for that. back to you. >> i know, extreme everything in weather. >> yes, ma'am. >> thank you so much. >> okay. >> bao bao is doing great though. >> bao bao is doing great. bao bao has lots of water. >> unsettling developments in the west virginia chemical spill. the latest on the company blamed for the spill that left about >>> okay. so here it is. more baby boomers are taking on a new role later in life. >> really? >> instead of easing into retirement many are heading down the path to a new career. listen. using their years of experience for their next act. brian is live in new york city with the detes. >> more than nine million baby boomers are cowrntly -- currently in the encore stage of their life. fore going retirement and choosing new careers that provides new meaning and purpose to

the fbi arrested the site's former owner from woodland and its associate out of southern california yesterday. charged with stealing nude photos from hacked email accounts and posting those images online. a federal indictment says the associate was paid some $5,000 to hack hundreds of emails but the damage cost victims more. >> she was truly devastated and locked herself in her room and she lost an acting job. she almost lost a waitressing job. i think it's really horrible that they get their jollies out of victimizing people. >> the men face up to 5 years in jail if convicted of conspiracy, computer hacking and id theft. >> time 4:40. >>> an urgent warning from the federal government about trains carrying explosive fuels. the safety changes that officials are pushing for to prevent another disaster. >> and after the arrest of justin bieber in miami yesterday, thousands signing an online petition to deport the pop star back to canada. if that could happen, coming up. wreckage won't be cleared ul later this morning. 15 big rigs jack- knifed and collid with dozens of other cars. at least three

so some very good down in southern california. the three suspects are due in court on tuesday by the way. >>> so let's talk about the weather a little bit because that's adding to this fire danger. we need some moisture. >> we need some rain. i mean, it's been the driest calendar on record last year and this could be the record driest january. unfortunately no rain in the forecast right now, just more sunshine. those offshore winds starting to break down a little bit and that's some good news. we get that sea breeze that will start to raise the humidity. so yeah, that's what we're hoping for now. still out the door, we're going to see very, very mild temperatures. in fact, maybe a couple more reports fall outside today. some 60s near the coastline, 70s inside the bay and in the interior valleys. looks like we are going to see some changes though coming up over the weekend. it looks like that high pressure ridge going to slide a little further to the east. mostly clear skies out over the bay right now. the temperatures chilly in sp

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it will remain dry across southern california. there are your temps. 83 in los angeles. we may set records in southern california. 84 in riverside and we have 89 to 90% of california into extreme or exceptional drought. so a lot of dry brush here. winds right now are calm which of course is helping firefighters get the upper hand on this fire. as you can see temperatures are going to remain warm for the next several days. we don't see any moisture in the picture for the next two weeks. so really trying times there. current temperatures across the map, the cold air of course is moving in toward the great lakes, the upper midwest and the ohio valley and the northeast. today is not bad as we go further out in time of the things are going to get very cold yet again across these regions. it feels like 7 with light snow and light snow in cleveland and 38 in kansas city. this region here is where we will see the drop in temperatures over the next several days. there is tomorrow and then monday, tuesday, wednesday. 3 is your daytime high and 14 in minneapolis of the with the win

and then it stays all the way down to southern california.t it looks cool but generally dry no sun. we're back into a cooler pattern. sunny and breezy today. clearing cooler. normal this time of year. that is exactly where we will be on the highs today. and tonight the lows inland will dip into the 30s. expect for sunday when we will cloud it up. it looks like sunny to mostly sunny. >>> 6:51 is the time. busy interstate could end up a toll road. the proposal that could cost solo drivers between san ramon and walnut creek. >>> what does colin kaepernick think about richard sherman? the message kaepernick has. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. if you haven't been watching the dow pretty big hit this morning. it would drop. the dow jones now live look at the big board down 186 points right now. more than 1%. abouts same picture percentage wise for the -- still some concern. a lot of concern about the emerging markets. also a drop in the euro zone inflation showing recovery still weak there. that certainly effecting our markets

southern california hasn't had a drop of rain all month. rainfall in los angeles in 2013 was the lowest in more than 100 years, all adding to ever- worsening fire conditions. is this the new normal? >> i hope not. >> reporter: governor brown is urging residents to cut water consumption by 20%, but even that will not reduce fire danger, and, jim, while it's calm here right now, those santa ana winds are expected to return early next week. >> axelrod: carter evans at the mercy of the winds in drought- stricken southern california. thank you. now to afghanistan, where 21 people were killed last night when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the entrance of a restaurant popular with foreigners in kabul and then gunmen opened fire inside. among the dead, three americans, one of them identified as 27- year-old lexi cameraman of chicago. here's charlie d'agata. >> they approached on foot in the middle of a busy friday night, three taliban gunmen determined to kill as many people as they could in a restaurant they knew would be filled with foreig

but a young woman from southern california is one the best in the nation...he's on her way to th >>> california is not a hotbed for the winter sport of luge but a young woman from southern california is one of the best in the nation is on the way to the olympics in sochi, russia. we have her story. >> first up, kate hansen. >> reporter: despite a broken foot, kate hansen qualified for the olympic luge team in park city, utah. her mom says nothing will stop her love for speed. sometimes reaching 80 miles an hour on the track. >> she loves the adrenaline. >> reporter: just this past week, 21-year-old kate won the world luge cup in latvia. in 2010 she missed making the olympic team by milliseconds but continued to persevere graduated from la canada high school, started byu and in december, her dream came true. >> that moment when she came across the finish line, she saw she was fourth, it all just hit her that she finally had made the team. >> reporter: she is ranked 7th in the world and is now training in in france before heading to sochi where her parents will

we'll have offshore gusts and red flag warnings are posted for southern california. cooler weather to the midwest and then behind it, high pressure rebuilds. the pressure comes up and temperature comes up. plenty of sun, near record highs and not a shower in sight as we continue under these conditions. 67 in sacramento, 66 at treasure no and monterray, 60 degrees. that'll be nice. sfo heading out of the bay area tomorrow. maybe a little patchy fog tomorrow morning. it could be enough to produce radiational fog. los angeles, 81 degrees. noble, 52 degrees. 33 low tonight in santa rosa. we'll be 10 degrees above average tomorrow. oakland 68 degrees. everybody else is in the mid- 60s. we're going to be call be for temperatures to climb this week into the upper 60s. mid-60s and the bay and low 60s around the coast. we'll cool it off a little this coming weekend but as we look ahead into the third week of january, nothing. >> dennis is joining us now. he's going to be happy to hear this story. san jose has been a hot spot for olympic skaters. another is headed to sochi. al

. >> and larry beil is in southern california covering the rose bowl.ill report live with post game reaction on sports. >> a young woman was told by comcast she cannot sign up for cable service because she owed too much money. >> she has never done business with comcast she called michael finney. >> yes. it's interesting state. that took a while to straighten out by the provider finally did. this account is her boyfriend's account. comcast won't let accounts under her name. >> they put a cease and diftist on my social security number. >> to understand that, have you to rewind back to august, 2012 the first accompany opened by someone using her social security number, then, apparent apparently more were opened after. that. >> i know that two addresses in oakland were used. first time i talked to comcast they said dublin and berkeley. >> she says none of the accounts were opened by her, someone had gotten a hold of the number. >> i use one of those identify theft protection programs and had my name spelled in different ways. >> because those names were sp

southern, california. the wraparound motion here.his is drawing some of the high cloud to the north. and then the cold front, to the west of us. kind of bringing in a few high cloud as well. we are going to be sandwiched in. between the two systems. here is a look at the rest of the bay area, high tuesday in the 70s. and 73. santa rosa, your high. san francisco, reached 70. 72 in antioch. 71 in san jose. a live shot. you can see low cloud, heading over the transamerica pyramid in san francisco. san francisco, 52. 52, redwood city. san jose, 53 degrees. a terrific shot from the cam. looking out over the bay. santa rosa. 50. slipped into the 40s in the north bay. petaluma. 46. 42, fairfield. livermore. 55 degrees. a look at the forecast highlights. we will continue to see the high cloud, pass, from time to time, overnight tonight. cooler the next few days. and we are going to put in a chance of rain. in our accuweather forecast. especially on thursday. we may see some light, sprinkles. maybe some mist and drizzle. monday night. and to

. >> and larry beil is in southern california covering the rose bowl.report live with post game reaction on sports. >> a young woman was told by comcast she cannot sign up for cable service because she owed too much money. >> she has never done business with comcast she called michael finney. >> yes. it's interesting state. that took a while to straighten out by the provider finally did. this account is her boyfriend's account. comcast won't let accounts under her name. >> they put a cease and diftist on my social security number. >> to understand that, have you to rewind back to august, 2012 the first accompany opened by someone using her social security number, then, apparent apparently more were opened after. that. >> i know that two addresses in oakland were used. first time i talked to comcast they said dublin and berkeley. >> she says none of the accounts were opened by her, someone had gotten a hold of the number. >> i use one of those identify theft protection programs and had my name spelled in different ways. >> because those names were spelle

all of the cloud cover on its way to southern california out of here. we have clear skies today and tomorrow and then sunday's system will give us clouds. sunny, breezy. highs upper 50s, low 60s. we're exactly where we should be. this time of year on the temperatures in the afternoon. they've been way above but today they will settle in. about 57, 62. here's sal. >>> all right. we're getting more information about this caltrain incident. our newschopper2 is overhead, where a train has hit a pedestrian near the redwood city station here. that station is closed. samtrans has put up a bus bridge and they are ferrying passengers between san carlos and redwood city. if you are a -- if you are a caltrain passenger, samtrans will honor your tickets but the trains have stopped moving in this area because a train has struck a pedestrian. now, one of the things we want to mention, all train service in the area has turned back to local. there are no more express trains. this will cause major delays on the system. our reporter is just arriving on the scene. we'll f

have a great day. >> still ahead, snow arrives in southern california.ngs are off the chart! paradise found! luscious locks. great glittering galaxies. the happiest place on earth keeps getting happier! explore more, and save up to 25% on select nights at a disneyland resort hotel. there's no end in sight. i'm going to need more time. >> all right, not quite a winter wonderland, but one park in southern california was trying to come close. tons of frosty snow yesterday at a park in orange county. adults and kids alike were able to sled, make snowmen and have old-fashioned snowball fights. they even had 75-foot sled runs. crafts and games and a campfire. it was all for the city's snow day event. looks like fun. we need some real rain. >> in shorts there. >> yeah. >> with the 70s and even 80s in southern california. back home we are talking more record warmth. sorry, carolyn. 14th day of it, consecutive day. 72 in concord with 70 in palo alto and the look ahead, we are cooling off. it's going to be cloudier and a chance of rain comes our way thursday and f

. >>> we continue to follow live breaking news out of southern california. arson investigators are on scene of a 1700 acre wildfire in los angeles county. >> three men are in custody, but police have not given any further information. the fire is burning in the foothills above glendora and zuzu, they are making progress. >> fire officials say they were unable to save two homes, they were sadly destroyed. one person is being treated for injuries but is expected to be okay. >>> and a little league coach suing a player saying he injured him when he threw his helmet after a win. >> just wanted some acknowledgment, some responsibility, some accountability for their son's action. he is a great kid. i love the kid. you know, it really hurts me that -- me doing this. >> they say the careless helmet tossed during a winning him with a torn a chilchilles t, they didn't even know, they said. >> and he started to limp. i said what is wrong, he said you didn't hear, your son threw the helmet and it hit me in the leg. >> the coach is will iing to forget about the lawsuit i

have burned in southern california as a mass of wild fire continues to threaten homes and businesses.e homes have burned and a drought declaration could be coming to california. governor jerry brown is expected to make that announcement later on in san francisco. in the meantime, take a look at the toll these drought conditions are having the bay area. >>darya: let's get a greater book and to that as we see another dry and warm today. >>erica: unfortunately, no rain in the area. high pressure is in control. with the means is when it's part of california like the that it keeps all the storms that would come from the pacific will to the north. we could actually see some rain in washington and oregon. the nun and california whatsoever. that will be the case for the next several days to read the good news is the winds have really backed off. not all of a concern for fire danger. as of right now we're waking up to temperatures below freezing in santa rosa to read 36 currently in a vital 39 in oakland. as we head into the afternoon it's going to be sunny and slightly cooler day period, wan'

. >> where don't southern california get their water and a southern california gets their water in incision from local supplies and ground water and recycled water and the colorado river and those 3 combines where the metro district have heavily investment in the resources. >> meaning ground water. >> rekindly water and a reservoir called diamond evaluate that was built for the purpose of storing water in go times for lean times. >> how big is it. >> 8 hundred thousand photo. >> diamond valley i thought it was bigger that. >> it's a number that popped into my head it's a big reservoir. >> think about that raising hetch hetchy (laughter). >> i dream about it every night if we only had some precipitation to put into it. >> thank you commissioner caen. >> thank you, mr. rick i didn't. >> actually, i was going to save that to the last day in office here. >> can you come up to the front here. >> item 9 is the bossing could update. >> hi, there's two things i want to speak to you appreciate steve's report on the water conservation. i sent a message out to my board notifying them they've been watc

that woman from southern california. man from colorado follows up, flying is bad enough with the cramped seats and long delays. i can think of nothing worse, he says, than adding 100 passengers all talking at once on their cell phones believe it or not, 400 comments, 4 people said, it's a good idea, like this one. i would like to voice my full support for allowing cell phone and voice calls on airplanes. i think that is extremely un-american that we bar an individual from doing something that someone else may find objectionable. people or some of the few people, i should say, in favor of this, business people who fly a lot and can't be on the plane for an hour or two without access to their phone. we'll see what happens. 60-day comment period. more likely to start flowing into the fcc. >> thank you very much. >>> today marks five years since miracle on the hudson when danville native captain chesley "sully" sullenberger made an incredible landing that saved the lives of everyone on the board. katharine craig joins us in

in southern california, firefighters are hopping from blaze to blaze.ith the flames put out before any damage was done. crews battled fires if riverside county and in the santa monica mountains. >> the police department has taken over the hunt for a serial arsonist believed to have set a dozen fires since last week. some residents are staying up all night on the lookout for a suspect who police believe started 13 fires since when. surveillance video captured this man walking back-and-forth fur times shortly before a fire started. the arsonist last struck on sunday morning. >> the suspect in the new year's day fire bombing of the chinese consulate is due back in federal court. 39-year-old chinese national said he could not afford a private attorney so a public defender was appointed to represent him. daly city police arrested fang john 3rd after calling him and claiming to have ignited a gasoline container saying he targeted the chinese consulate because the voices he was hearing in his head were in chinese so the chinese consulate had to have been invol

still out for southern california up towards the mother lode area.or us it's another day of sunshine and warm temperatures. record highs again. breezy for some. it doesn't look to be as bad as yesterday. 60s, 70s and 80s. clearlake at 80. down towards santa cruz and monterey in the 80s. there's clearlake 80. walnut creek, 70. livermore, 70. 74 berkeley. 74 morgan hill to 76 gilroy. 74, santa clara. 74 redwood city. half moon bay good, 15, 20 degrees above average. all signs still say dry weather. >>> why some people fear california's new food safety law. the reason why some bay area restaurants worry this may drive them out of business. >>> and janet napolitano is back at the white house today. the summit she was invited to along with other educational leaders. [dad] [laughs] [boy] mom! [mom] yes? [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom and dad] [laughing] [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom] you've got two left feet,boo. isn't it time you discovered the sleep number bed? the only bed clinically proven to relieve back pain and improve sleep quality. and right now, for

temperatures in the low 70s from southern california. still mild.e bay from upper 60s. maybe a record. oakland at 70. 73 santa rosa. san jose 70. the accuweather seven-day forecast the stronger on shore push could bring us fog for monday and tuesday. cooler coasts. mildest day should be wednesday then a chance of showers late wednesday into thursday. maybe a third of an inch if we are lucky from san francisco to oakland and then partly cloudy and cooler for next weekend. it's kind of a stingy, i know, but -- >> yu, yeah. do we still have the high tides like we did for mavericks? >> yeah. >> oh, that was amazing. >> high tides into the end of the month. the high surf is beginning to subside. >> all right. thanks, lisa. you know what i was talking about. >> yes. >> let's check out sports. the men's champion of the open has been crowned and if you don't want to know the results, turn down the volume. got it down? all right. it's eighth seeded -- beat raphael nadel in four sets. nadel was slowed during the match after injuring his back in the second set