>> we have a big grind over the sunol grade with a jackknifed big rig and here is a look at the san mateo bridge getting more crowded as you go from the hayward side of things to foster city at 15 minute drive. we will look at the commute from pleasanton beyond vargas into fremont a 40-minute drive due to the jackknifed big rig blocking the two left lanes. that is usually 15 minutes. you can see the difference. we are getting reports of a second accident southbound 680 so that is a grind. >>> it is 6:02. the wet weather in the bay area the past week now is blamed for creating a water main break on the peninsula. that is where we fine our reporter with the work underway. there is a warning going out to neighbors. >> absolutely. they have the pipes fixed. the crews would being trying to repair the hole. i am in the university heights neighbor at highway 280. people are asked to check for said i before drinking the water. this is how it looked when we arrived. crews have been here since last night working to repair a water pain break. california water service companies with able to isolate t

in the east bay, the sunol grid to milpitas, up through the san ramon valley and toward...the altamont pass. leylanow, temperatures are mildr than they were this time yesterday. we are mostly in the upper 40 to, say, low 50's in most neighbors. i will show you what will happen today as we look at 680, looking southbound from walnut creek you can see it is wet. steady rain to afternoon scattered showers and the heaviest and steadiest is falling right now, and temperatures from the low-to-mid 50 but around the bay are in the mid-to-upper 50's and moving forward we have an opposite day, showers and increasing rain in the afternoon and wednesday is like today, rain in the profit and scattered like showers and we will get a break on thursday and more rain on the way for friday. >>> it is going to be drenched. in the north bay, this is san rafael 101 traveling in the southbound direction the headlights push in toward 580 in the northbound direction it is etch city but it is wet to the golden gate bridge. the drive is looking wet indeed and we have slick conditions on the roadways again and w

we're looking at eastbound 80 where there is a tree down in sunol. a truck that was involved has been removed. we're looking at the wind. that's the yellowish highlighting there. south bay along the coast, looks like. >> also we're hearing reports of flooding, rock slides and downed power lines all morning in the north bay. >> that's where we sent "today in the bay"'s stephanie chuang. i see you've already got your hat on. >> reporter: good morning. just a few moments ago, the wind blew the hat off my head. we're here at 101 and lakeville highway. this area is known to be prone to flooding. we're keeping an eye out here where you see the on-and-off ramp here. warren county's brand new emergency operations center meantime will be put to its first test. on a normal night we're talking about seven dispatchers manning the phone lines there but for the storms that been more than doubled to 16. >> there's a lot of events that have happened in the past where counties haven't had the luxury of having a modern system like this. we're pretty good in that enoug

jammed up out of sunol and into fremont. again southbound 680 and vargas a big rig blocking two left lanes. look at your map. what happened reports that the rig originally hit center divide but ended up in the same jackknifed position. waiting for the right tow truck to get there there was a problem for the first one. the second one stuck in the jam out of soonle and pleasanton and into the area. that's a slower drive. now seeing the build, folks out of the tri-valley but lighter volume over all even for 850 saving the early commute. we will track that. we have no idea when the tow will clear than north 101 big red blotches there. as you traveled north of story road. live look shows you reason why. orange, the volume simmering down. golden gate bridge slowing because of drops on the lens impeding our view. where's golden gate bridge? it's there. the smooth drive and slick roadways. north bay seeing rain. just watch. >> start of "family affair." >> it does. mr. french. >> 6:10. the threat of mudslides forces hundreds from the

elsewhere on the sunol grid, slick traffic southbound and the red sensors because of a jackknifed big rig is still blocking the two left lanes maneuvering a tow truck in there to cheer it out. in the napa area northbound and southbound between highways 116 and highway 12 we have flooding so use caution and that is supposed to be cleared and they hope to get the drainage through the area by 6:30 this morning. >>> it is 5:21. straight ahead, seven things to know as you start your day. >> key pieces of the new york's new years he party arrive in time. you can watch the weather and traffic through the commercial break. the traffic is moving along on bay bridge toll plaza and live doppler hd is on the right side of the screen to track where the of the screen to track where the rain is. ♪ if you're happy and you know it, eat a snack. ♪ if you're happy and you know it, eat a snack. ♪ when you're sad and you know it, ♪ then you face will surely show it, ♪ if you're sad and you know it, eat a snack. ♪ ♪ if you're bored and you know it, eat a snack. ♪ ♪ if you're lonely and you know it, eat a s

>> highway 84 in the east bay is back open after a mudslide shut the road down between fremont and sunol for an hour during the commute. it is not the first slide in the area and it may not be the last. our reporter is in fremont with more. amy? >> the c.h.p. says this is a good time to avoid the canyon roads. this mudslide happened just after 8:00 this morning and it happened on niles canyon road in between treatment and sunol during the morning commute. this is the second time it has happened this week and they had a slide and a shutdown on monday. commuters say it can definitely be a huge inconvenience. >> it slows the commute route to pleasanton and 680 freeway so...it is still difficult to commute to work. >> it is just part of life. they we try to do the best they can to prevent it but if it rains you do not go on it. >> smart lady. c.h.p. says if you can avoid the canyon roads that wiped in the county. the hillsides are wet and slides happen during the rainy conditions. no one was hurt in the slide. in cars were damaged. a lot of luck there. it did credit a backup. they got it re-

traffic slows around the bend out of sunol and towards freeway. that's the extent of the tri-valley. rest of the bay light. castro valley y not a bridge. easy flow of traffic to bay bridge toll plaza. back up for all lanes, metering lights turned on, easy drive off of the maze and the east shore freeway. >>> happening right now, volunteers beginning to arrive where the next hour or so filling up bags of groceries for san francisco's less fortunate. >> great example. "today in the bay's" bob redell live in san francisco. this is an annual event. thousands of people take v advantage of the church's generosity. >> reporter: good morning. yes, over 30 years reverend cecil williams here in downtown san francisco putting on their annual grocery bag giveaway. you've got hundreds here, some towards right have been here since yesterday, waiting for the distribution that begins at 7:30 this morning. you can see, well organized, quite an organization. the city giving the church permission to shut down the section of glide so they can hand out what they say w

scattered showers cross the north bay and 9 showers around present and milpitas will head up to the sunol and across 580 get ready. san ramon and inland east bay areas will be wet again. wins so far are quiet this morning but they will pick up with a steady and heavier rain. right new most of us are less than ten miles per hour. >> if san rafael, this time yesterday a nice downpour and this time, it looks quiet, a few sprinkles falling and this is how it looks on walnut creek in the next 25 or 30 minutes you will see more wet weather especially further south in shown valley. we are looking southbound interest walnut creek. morning showers and heavier rain and breezy this afternoon through the evening commute. rain and showers tomorrow. and friday. winter on saturday. also started an extended dry bird that could last through all of next week, from for traveling. cold front, trough moving through and they are lined up like lanes on the tarmac so we will have showers tonight after we have the heavier rain coming through with the cold front. there is a moderate risk of urban flooding and rock

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that could move through the sunol grade. can see the thunderstorms developing offshore and here is the wet weather in san jose at 280 and 17. our urban flooding until 7:00 and thunderstorms are possible all day. mud and rock slides are a better bet along with creek flooding and damage from the storm. walnut creek shows it has let up and we look at the day planner the next 12 hours, showers and storms through the end of the morning rush hour and best chance is at noon in the north bay at noon and we will have lighter showers and thunder at 4:00 and 7:00 with temperatures in the 60's. >>> if you are waking up with us, the thunder has been shaking you out of your sleep the rain is making a mess out of our roads. if you are headed here this morning, be prepared for significant delays and significant flooding. we have a bart delay be as well, 10 or 15 minutes at daly city because of an obstruction. the slowing from east palo alto is because of a multiple vehicle crash blocking two lanes, northbound 101, we have people trapped at

we are seeing the drying trend as you come out of the sunol grade 680 and descend into the bay, castro lane or if you are doing the same thing to paradise drive you will notice there is moisture but it will be short lived and you can see the scattered light showers on 92 between half moon bay and san mateo and all the way up toward the bay bridge and a light shower headed to sonoma in the next ten minutes you could need the umbrella. temperatures in the upper 40's to low 50's through the north bay and 53 in napa and we have temperatures mainly in the low-to-mid 50's elsewhere, and lafayette and san ramon at 50 and san jose at 51 and alameda at 52. this is how it looks downtown the embarcadero is wet but it is not raining. we will have temperatures in the my 50's and nearly 60 listen the coast and upper 50's to low 60's with clouds this afternoon. a little bit of a shower and maybe fog forming right now in san rafael on 101. we will have rain tomorrow turning to showers and it will be over by the evening, a slight chance of rain across the for the bay saturday night to sunday and otherw

. >> absolutely, we have more rolling through 84 between fremont and sunol where the heaviest showers are, in yawn city and alvarado we have light rain right now and a little bit pulling through san francisco and some of it just to the north of napa headed to yountville and this is how it look on the embarcardero with a light rain falling and the next 12 hours we are in the upper 40's to mid-50's with showers through the commute and it will be cloudy at noon with mid-to-upper 50's and rain comes in it brings cooler weather and breezy conditions and mid-to-upper 50's with the rain latting through the evening with temperatures in the evening with temperatures in the lower fists. >> if not for the last minute, they say nothing will get done. so don't worry. >> we have to worry about a sig-alert. >> yes, through the santa cruz mountains but the richmond-san rafael toll plaza, it is wet. but it is light. as we take you interest walnut creek southbound 680 away from pleasant hill and toward highway 24, traffic is moving along without any problems and the problem is through the santa cruz mo

we have reports of a trouble spot through the sunol grade. a jackknifed big rig blocking lanes south 680 right at vargas. chp on scene. it's blocking the left lane. traffic is not too bad. it may cause a slowdown for spectator slowing in the area. checking your drive along highway 121, dealing with closures this morning between 116 and highway 12. this is because of flooding. again that will be completely shut down. they are hoping to have everything wrapped up by 6:30 a.m. elsewhere check the roadways through the altamont pass, so far, so good. just a few delays as you work your way westbound out of tracy near 205. gets better though as you work your way through the livermore valley. no delays towards 580/680 interchange. bay bridge off to a very good start, not seeing any trouble spots yet. very quiet at the toll plaza. 19 minutes westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge to the maze. easy into san francisco no delays on the lower deck of the bay bridge. southbound 101 out of marin county no problems. free-flowing so far. slick roads though th

sunol, southbound 680, smoothly a report of a car fire. but it might be a bit to the north. we'll look at your map. smooth drive south through the same area. it's northbound we have slowing. again, car fire looked like whatever it was going on was on the shoulder. there probably aren't flames. oakland shows you, low clouds and fog through the area, light traffic. back to you. >> thank you. time 5:52. sony is reportedly considering whether to sell its music publishing business, which owns most of beatles' song catalog. the "wall street journal" says that is according to internal e-mails leaked by hackers this month. the by was co-owned with the he estate of michael jackson estimated to be worth about $2 billion. >>> get ready to see more football highlights on your facebook feed. facebook has inked a deal with the nfl to run short video clips in users' news feeds. reports say the clips include game highlights, news and other content, followed by ads from verizon wireless, love this of colin kaepernick going 90 yards. the second longest yard

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talked about the issue in sunol.ow i want to make sure folks see the bay bridge toll plaza where we see no backup here and no metering lights. this is christmas eve, we'll see a lighter volume of for evening hour, folks heading across and around town. it will be a huge factor out of san francisco starting early afternoon. sunol, dark, kind of boring shot, good news. we want a boring morning commute. what's go on, looking for a report of a fire. as we come off of the live shot, it is boring, there was a car that broke down, people got out of the car and started a campfire on the side of the road, because they were cold. it's not that dramatically cold. i think they wanted to to that for the season. a big worry for drivers, they saw fire, reported it, they put the fire out, and getting help for the car. >> sometimes people have to think before they act. >> yeah. >> fire on the side of the freeway. >> what could possibly happen? >> can't cause slowing or problems or 911 calls. >> not at all. >> solved the mystery. >> th

we are still dealing with this big rig accident on the sunol grade south 680 at vargas. one lane shut down. we are starting to see delays on the southbound side. both directions of 121 between 116 and 12 completely closed as well for flooding. they will have that reopened hopefully by 6:30 this morning. through the altamont pass, one of our bright spots surprisingly this is usually our slowest spot of the morning but right now it's okay westbound 580. >> coming in on 580, you're okay. >>> some scary moments for the conductor and passengers on a caltrain after the train slammed into a car on the tracks last night. luckily no one was in the car and no one on the train was hurt. the prius was stopped on the tracks at fair oaks avenue in atherton. no word on how it became stuck there. part of the car became wedged underneath the train and had to be pried out. >>> the man who carried out a deadly hostage standoff in sydney was a known criminal there. as susan mcginnis reports, australians are wondering how he was allowed to walk the streets and pull off the deadly siege. >>>

we will find the steady rain and it is slowing down and by 5:00 it is around livermore through the sunol grade and across the san mateo bridge and south and during the evening hours it is from livermore through the sunol grade. at 237 to pescadero and south but the coverage and intensity decreases during the evening. the rest of us are quiet. wake up tomorrow morning with no rain. by 5:00, in the afternoon, through midnight, a slight chance of rain as the system patches to the north. as we head to sunday morning clouds will open up, fog, and partly sunny conditions in the afternoon and the clouds are going to decrease sunday night and monday morning is a doggy commute. the rainfall totals will be .5" in the lower elevation to .25" in the santa clara valley and an" in the north bay and santa cruz mountains. we have a game tomorrow at 5:25 upper 50's to low 50's with charger taking on the 49ers and the coffee, dress for temperatures in the low 60's with mostly cloudy conditions. the seven-day forecast shows winter at 3:303 our first dry day and one of many to come next weekend with let 60'

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breaking news out of sunol this morning.in both directions. the road was closed from main street in sunol to mission in fremont. >>> let's get a traffic update now from sue. >> that is pretty much the big traffic news now, eric. they have just lifted that sig alert on niles canyon road so you can see that purple. that is probably the worst thing you want to see on a traffic map. that is just reopened and trickling through, so expect delays through the area. >>> here's a look at live doppler 7 hd. you can see the heavier rain around milpitas and cupertino and that is sliding towards the southeast towards . >> announcer: this is an abc news special report. now reporting, george stephanopoulos. >>> and we're coming on the air now, because president obama about to announce a dramatic change in u.s. relations with cuba. one of america's oldest adversaries 90 miles from our border. it all began to unfold this morn when alan gross was set free from prison. that story broke first by abc news. gross is now on u.s. soil. three cuban p

you can see a little bit toward the sunol grade. and then on the santa clara valley.seems to be it for about now. 40s and 50s on your temps. a little cool here. it will be slightly warmer today. here's the next system that rolls in tonight. it won't take long to get the rain going. so rain returns tonight. it will be moderate to heavy tonight into tomorrow. sun clouds, showers today. there might be a few sun breaks here. i don't think they will last very long. slightly warmer for some with supper 50s to near 60 degrees. all right sal, we are getting a little bit of a break here and i think we need it. >> we do. we have a problem in the santal cruz mountains. it's on highway 17. both directions are blocked by a fallen free. this is a sig alert. your alternate route is highway 9 but this is just a big mess for people coming from santa cruz or going to. let's move along and take a look at interstate 880 in oakland. there are no problems here but it's moderately heavy traffic and as steve said it's not raining steadily today but you will see wet roads as a result. when yo

we're on eastbound 80, just beyond sunol valley. you're looking at what's left of this eucalyptus tree. call. >> translator: has been able to krut this down to side so andont that it hard to mr. pb prn apparently, according to cph, the driver was okay. this is chp this morning, their advice to a parkthey are respecting the early morning tuesday answer. i actually tried to reason, at this has just shut down within the past ten minutes so cal transcan clear his tree. we're looking at the headlights on that diversion so they can get back on to eastbound 80. you'll realize that e imagine is frrnl sfrrnls pchbl and the e.t.a. was initially two hours pip just talked to the c.h. play of work left. so this could be open of prchl you try to give it lipton. nndon't be surprised if we see other trees coming down already. >> let's check hope there's no injury. thanks so much, bob. >> travel is expected to be slow at best today at the bay area airports. that's if you're one of the lucky pound, inbound and outband been prp -- the pay o how p how

you know how difficult the sunol grade is but imagine how complicated it is with lanes of traffic blocked by the the big rigs. i talked to c.h.p. about what the drivers are facing headed out roads. >> we have numerous crashes this morning and the rain contributed to it. the roads are slippery. we ask that everyone slow down and pay attention to the roads. it has been...we responded to reasonable four or five traffic collisions this morning. >>> i spoke with the officer at the first accident we spotted this morning and he is one of several units out this morning dealing with conditions like you see here. this is the tractor trailer a truck went off into the roadway carrying the branches and new we have to wait for them to find an opportunity to hookup this truck safely again blocking traffic that is headed southbound on 680 causing yet another delay. traffic is backed up for miles. drivers with nothing to do other than sit and wait so they can make it through here safely. the road conditions are wet. they are slippery. they are asking people to slow down and take your time. we will stay hi

and traffic and the green is an indication of where the rain is affecting the commute at pleasanton sunol we have a should down of the road because of falling debris and water if the roads. chapes are required for 88 so up to kirkwood, along 80, more chains required. >>> tough drive to the sierra. >>> all eyes are on capitol hill. >>> the looming showdown between a japanese airbag manufacturer and congress over a disputed recall. >> first, you will want to stay in the snow with abc7 news now looking at the bay with gorgeous clouds here as the sun is rising but watch out for the storms moving through the bay area. you can see live doppler hd on the upper right-hand corner of the screen. we will keep that up for you we will keep that up for you during the entire commercial these guys should've gone to my place, cuz right now, i have two breakfast croissants for just four bucks. they're both made with a freshly cracked egg and melting cheese on a buttery, flaky croissant. try the supreme with bacon and ham, or the sausage. they'll fill you up for - whoa hey! what are you doing? you can't mak

we are talking about the is fowl -- the sunol grade coming across two jackknifed big rigs on 680. if you look into the distance you can see how one of the tractor trailers jackknifed and ran into the trees and tored branches off. awe move across the freeway you can see the second big rig jackknifed and it looks like a container could hold fuel or some sort liquid. we saw that car or tractor trailer jackknifed and c.h.p. lit the players to reduce the lane of remark and let drives know, we could see debris torn off in the distance but we do not know what it is. we have not had an opportunity to speak to c.h.p. to see if there are injuries associated with the crash and the spinout but i specific to c.h.p. earlier for a different accident. the wet roads have contributed to drivers spinning out. if you look to my left, the turn off goes all the way back up to a mess coming become down. we had to go up and around to come back to the off-ramp the right now i can tell you i am at 680 and vargas. c.h.p. is still on the scene hopping to get drivers through this area safely. we were waiting

this morning between fremont and sunol closed by a mudslide. crews cleared the road and it reopened to traffic. nobody hurt in that mudslide. >>> it's becoming a familiar sight everywhere, a large tree fell this time in santa clara. >> pine fell along the front of the house, but had it fallen in another direction, it could have taken out a number of gas meters within inches of its trunk. the ground is saturated and the root systems aren't as stable as they were. and now people in that neighborhood are wondering which other trees might come down. >> right along here, right in front, you know. my kids come out here and play. it could have been a lot worse. it's still pretty bad, but it could have been a lot worse. >> no one was hurt when this tree came down. >> be sure to download our nbc bay area app for your smartphone. you're clicking on our icon there takes you to the weather page, forecast, radar, and weather alerts, as well. >>> three different locations, three different cars set on fire and all of them early this morning and now san franci

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we have been monitoring this sunol grade accident all morning. big rig involved left lane still blocked south 680 at vargas. backed up to 84 at this point. the big time waster as you work your way on that southbound side of 680. so use an alternate. no trouble northbound. we'll take a look at the san mateo coming up. >>> the weather contributed to a mess on the caltrain tracks last night after a car stalled and got hit by a train. you can see the damage. this all happened around 7:30 last night at fair oaks avenue in atherton. fortunately no one was in that car. and no one on the train got hurt. meanwhile, a train coming the other way hit debris from the crash. the delay was extended because the tow troublingp truck was delayed due -- because the tow truck was delayed due to the bad weather. >>> crews fixed a water main break in menlo park that happened last night at alameda de las pulgas. rain saturated the ground which could have led to the break. water supply was cut off to 25 homes overnight. >>> tomorrow night's new york premiere of the movi

we have a fire that is reported in sunol.re, northbound 680, that is where we have a fire causing slowing as you make the drive in the northbound direction southbound traffic is not affected. drive time traffic highway 4 westbound, antioch to hercules 28 minutes and northbound 87 from 85 to the san jose airport, last minute travelers and under ten minutes. >> chris and eric? >>> talk about a nightmare before christmas. >> ohio homeowner was ordered to remove a nativity scene. it is not just any nativity. this features the cat of zombies complete with a zombie baby jesus. we we at night the figures are illuminated by red and green lights. >> neighbors don't like it, my father hates it, and anything wad that happens he flames it -- blames it on that. we get 30 or 40 cars taking pictures people that physical zombie -- that follow zombie movies love it. >> he is slapped with a violation of a local ordinance that bans large structures in front yesterdays. he says his first amendment rights are violated. it is not clear if he will

and no problems on 680 from san ramon to the sunol grade. now time for steve. we are going to get a little bit of rain today. >>> not today but tomorrow. we do have a system churning over there. there is our low. it's finally inching toward us. it will tap into moisture as well. we'll still have partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. the system will return some rain. it's kind of a mild system coming up from the west, southwest. there could be breeze breezy to windy conditions. yesterday's system has moved out. thick fog here this morning. partly cloudy skies. kind of mild system. 60s, upper 60s are possible. heavier rain looks to be southward. past couple of cay days has been pretty good. san jose really got hit. sfo almost an inch. livermore not even a half an inch. a few light showers but fog is the bigger story. 50s. 40s up in the mountains. these are warm systems. ukiah at 53 degrees. looks kind of quiet. but through wednesday night you can see everybody in there expect sacramento and look where it is eureka. i still think it's san francisco, santa cruz sou

morning commute could be another problem through sunol. southbound 280 approaching highway 85, reports of four or five ice chests in the roadway. it's not that warm, maybe trying to collect rainwater but don't do that on the freeway. hopefully it clears quickly. >> 4:57. >>> fallen trees and mudslides. show you the damage from the latest round. >> feeding needy. what's going on now in san francisco to help less fortunate. >>> after the storm, the cleanup continues in the north bay where a mudslide shut down a roadway. when things could be cleared up, coming up. >>> the recent rainfall could be responsible for a watt main break on the peninsula. >>> and after the recent rainfall, for today we have more rainfall for you. you want to make sure you've got that umbrella handy. expecting another round of localized flooding. gray skies for thursday but mostly dry. a whopper system by friday. and then we clear you out for the weekend. there is a second system on the way. a lot to go over, full microclimate forecast this morning. >>> repeat for con

jackknifed big rig coming down the sunol grade southbound 680 awaiting a tow truck to get the big rig out but it is blocking the left lane. emergency closings in the napa area northbound and southbound 121 between highways 116 and 12 they hope to have that cleared by 6:30 this morning. it is flooded. >>> it is 4:38 the next, nationwide mourning in pakistan after yesterday's horrifying school massacre. >> ever wonder how many calories are on beer? a change on tap to give you the answer. >>> the bay bridge toll plaza shows things are light and moving along and this is abc7 news now to keep you with weather and traffic throughout the entire commercial break as the entire commercial break as yo >>> covering santa rosa, berkeley, san jose and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> good morning. it is 4:41. a look at the richmond san rafael bridge toll plaza. the roads are wet. we have some showers. we will check with meteorologist mike nicco and talk about the forecast. sue has the traffic. that is ahead. >> in pakistan the death toll climbed to 148 killed in a deadly taliban attack on a

right now we are going to take a look at 680 through the sunol grade. you can see traffic not too heavy at this hour. the wind advisories are still in effect for nearly all of your bay area bridges. make sure you drive like we were saying white knuckled across the spans. up next we have highway 24. you can see traffic on the right hand side of your screen there looking pretty good. and finally bay point through the bay point area this is traffic as you head westbound. we do want to mention that bart is rung service until 3:00 a.m.. right now we will head over to steve. how sit going? >>> it's going but it is cold. yesterday was very dicey at times. we had gusts over 50 miles an hour for some. it's cold but once the breeze tails off, it will get much colder. we have a wind advisory until noon and then a freeze warning will kick in tonight into tomorrow as the wind decreases. all associated with an area of low pressure in southern california. which will track into arizona. i know it's giving flag staff some snow. wind gusts at 33-40 miles an hour. napa, s

coming out of pleasanton and all the way down into sunol like i mentioned.rin county commute gets two thumbs up. no major issues right now between san laugh jell and the golden gate bridge -- rafael and the golden gate bridge golden gate bridge. an interesting week with roberta. >>> one of the biggest storms in the last decade is poised in position to move into the bay area beginning late wednesday afternoon in the north bay and then spreading across the entire area through friday night. all the computer models completely agree and so does brian hackney that we have heavy rain moving this way. right now hi-def doppler radar is reporting a smattering of light rain showers around clear lake and also from yucaipa along highway 101 to of lynn. other than that, you'll just need the umbrella north of the golden gate bridge. we have mostly cloudy skies. and we do have some areas of dense fog in throughout the tri- valley and also santa rosa where visibility is about a half a mile. livermore currently 50 degrees and oakland in the mid 50s. sfo, now reporting delays

fremont, sunol grade will probably be a mess today along the peninsula as well. a little heavier coming in. 50s on your temps. they will not budge i think another degree. i think they are stuck here. it will be a cooler day. lows in the 50s. highs in the upper 50s or low 60s. not an outrageous breeze but it will pick up. we've already had hints of that. 27 in tahoe. nothing yet. fog being reported around truckee. again that winter storm warning starts at noon today and goes all the way into tomorrow. last check i saw there wasn't too much precip yet. winter storm warning. we will measure feet. snow level around 62-65. and then it will come down. there is a lot here to like if you like rain. if you don't like thunderstorms then you might want to take a flight out of the area because it looks like they will start to move in later this morning. rainfall looks good for everybody. and it's been a long time since we've said that. so everybody in on a really good rain event here and it's about time we need it. rain cooler. windy at times. possible thunderstorms in the a

in the san mateo mountains we have a mudslide off of highway 84 at skyline and a big rig over the sunolch is jackknifed. you can expect delays for a big old tow truck. >> a big old tow truck. >> big one. >> police are on the scene of a fatal crash in fremont. fremont boulevard is closed still to traffic in a section but should be re-opened by 5:00 this morning. a man driving a company van hit the tree shortly before 11 o'clock last night. the driver was 45-year-old fremont resident died at scene and the only person in the van. >> we are on the storm watch this morning with wave of rain coming this morning and later today. it help reduce the drought but officers the risk of flooding. amy hollyfield is in one of those places. highway 101 and lucky drive in marin. >> this is a troubled spot. we have standing water open highway 101. cars are moving through and you can see the big flash of water so keep it in mine. it is not raining, there is still, are still pockets of standing water up here in the north bay. marin county officials have declared a state of emergency. they are doing that to

that could hit the sunol grade in the next 15 or 20 minutes.we have fog cross the north bay and otherwise it is quiet visibility-wise. you can see it is quiet on the embarcadero but it is wet. it is wet even without the rain. moving forward, we will have light rain this morning. it is very spotty and light. however, by the afternoon hours, we will need the sunglasses and the sun will protect through for a couple of hours. another storm arrives tonight and there is a slight chance of rain across the north bay saturday night through sunday morning. during daylight it should be dry. the temperatures have a lot upper 50's to low 60 with mostly cloudy conditions and tonight you can see the future radar returns are more numerous with rain changing to showers with the next system and low-to-mid 50's for most of us and we will be immediate again tomorrow morning. overnight while you were sleeping the trough moved through and because we are between storms we will have drying. here is the next system, most of the energy we is along the alaskan coast and

but still issues for visibility at types for 680 and 580. 680 does show a smooth drive still toward sunol. overall the south bay is showing a slightly lighter flow of traffic as well. the san mateo still moves nicely, a good amount of company for you. we're looking across to the folks leaving from hayward. no problems across the dumbarton bridge and the metering lights are on for your usual schedule. >> a group calling itself ferguson action wants people across the country to walk out of school and their job this morning to show solidarity with the missouri community. the mayor says officer darren wilson won't see a severance package or any other benefits from the department. they say ferguson had been receiving death threats. today the president will meet with his cabinet to try to figure out how to go about rebuilding trust throughout the country. >> a small group gathered at an oakland church yesterday to hon p remember michael brown and others killed in police violence. >> as the indefinite suspension of former baltimore ravens running back ray rice is now lifted, his wife is speaking

we are look at 580 westbound into dublin southbound 680 san ramon all the way down to the sunol grade is off to a good start. if this is your commute this early in the morning at the very least you have a very nice way to go. and you might have good weather. let's bring steve in. are we going to have decent weather today? >> today is decent. it will be cloudy to mostly cloudy. we head toward wednesday night and thursday. patchy fog out there. otherwise a lot of cloud cover streaming over us. over all we are not too bad. we already have a flash flood watch out. we are still a ways away. a lot of the patchy fog yesterday seems to be a little less coverage. a lot of cloud cover over us. very little in the way of rain. our system is taking shape coming out of the gulf of  alaska. this one finally has a little bit cold air with it which is not something we've had from these other systems. 50s on the temps here. 29 up in tahoe. winter storm watch starts up there. everything is wednesday night into thursday and friday. today is that betweener day. 50s on the temps. sacramento and monterey

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fremont approach coming out of sunol. let's talk about that as we look at the map. we show you the south bay and easy flow of traffic. it cleared up but we're just checking anyway. it's what you'd expect on a monday for a parkthis is the issue north of there as well and out of the antioch bridge. a smoother drive toward 680 coming off the benicia bridge and we'll show you the bay bridge where we have the live look here a a convoy carrying flight mh-17 entered germany early this morning on its way to the netherlands. more than two-thirds of the 298 people on board the flight were dutch. experts think the plane was shot down with a ground-to-air missile fired from a territory held by pro-russian separatists. the wreckage will give investigators a better idea of what happened. >> back to the nfl. new word that adrian peterson's suspension could actually extend into next season. an arbitrator is currently reviewing peterson's repeal of his initial suspension for six games. that was handed down after peterson pleaded no contest. they now. >>> oren completed its first tes

live look at the sunol grade in fremont. looking good.will keep an eye on traffic all throughout the morning as well. >>> we are getting a better look at the damage caused by christmas night protest in oakland. alex savidge is live at jack london square with the latest vandalism from antipolice. how bad 'cuz the damage? >> reporter: there was a fair amount of damage here in the jack london square area. vandals broke away from the group and did some damage. and at the same time they came here to the christmas tree that sits on the plaza and trashed it. this is video that was posted to facebook last night that shows people hurling objects at the tree and pulling down the lights. this followed a mostly peaceful demonstration that got started in downtown oakland at 5:00 last night and wound its way through the streets of oakland. there were dozens of people taking part and marching. after the christmas tree was vandalized near the end of the march. firefighters and some police officers moved in to help with the cleanup. they swept up broken o

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i just showed you the area with the arrow there, in through sunol we see the slowdown. 680 and through that area and into the south bay, a lighter volume of traffic today. hayward, a typical pattern. no big surprises coming into downtown san jose. the bay bridge, we'll give you a live look there. we had the metering lights turned on about 5:44 this morning, typical pattern for friday. the bay bridge visibility is good but the golden gate bridge, still have some sheen and probably have some slick roadways as well. >> thank you very much, mike. >> it's 6:36 right now. i'll tell you what, there's one thing the marks are definitely going to be weighing today, jobs, jobs, more jobs. >> scott mcgrew, maybe not as drastic and up as we might have expected. >> you can say jobs 321,000 times, that's how many jobs were added to the economy. as you look at the big board, you see 43 points, why aren't we doing more? you have some people who are worried the fed are going to raise interest rates, which they really at this point kind of have to, pulling it lower. 321,000, a blowout number, unemploymen

i want to go to the sunol grade cam. looking really good. and then we take a look at the san mateo bridge. things are looking really great. 5:47 steve paulson is here with your cold forecast. >>> not too bad but tomorrow. tomorrow into wednesday looks very cold. our system doesn't look like much. it's up portland. that is it. behind it will set the stage far cold tuesday, wednesday. all the way down to san diego. so this is a system that is digging in here. a lot of low clouds have been forming. most locations say cloudy. some areas have fog. santa rosa has a quarter of a mile of visibility. i did see 28 up at grayton. lake county there is a couple upper 20s. bismarck is cold. minus 8 there. billings 5. denver 15. you can see the plunge of cold air has come back after a mild pattern. tahoe 19. all the way down to 37. a brisk 31. after the low clouds we will have partly sunny skies. you can see the temperature plunge. the high temperatures for tuesday may be set in the morning. because that cold air will be arriving in the afternoon. and not

dublin showing you the speed limit down through sunol. now, the green highlights still showing a little bit over there. you'll have slick roadways. watch the on and off ramps. but thing about dal we heard from pg&e and caltrans that have to get from the site. our friend tim did take a local cut through around glenwood drive. he's very familiar with the site. he said it took him an extra 25 minutes. we're looking at a lighter volume of traffic. the rain came through, there was water kicking up but now just a sheen on the roadway. watch those slick conditions. >> plus a live look outside now, this from the san bruno mountaintop. it's 6:22 on your tuesday. another wet day as you get geared up and ready to head out your door right now. we'll check in with mike and christina, who has been tracking the timing of this latest storm when we return. >>> human remains were found sunday off the side of highway 9 near booker creek road. the remains appear to have been there for at least a year but didn't say anything about the person's gender or cause

and 84 between sunol and the canyon area, we have reports of the hillside slippery, a mudslide there. i want to let folks know about it some more flooding reported just getting off of the sky way. as it typical last week as well, your usual suspects. san jose, the conditions here, the water is kicking up off the roadway. the car in front of you may have deposit water on your windshield. so the rain might not be a factor, it might just be the wet roads. keep the headlights on as well. no big issues but we have slowing coming into novato. and again, up to and. >> we still have the backup going in toward the maze. that's a little earlier than we expected this monday morning. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:22. up next, a critical deadline for millions of americans in need of health insurance. >>> you're watching "today in the bay." >> a very good monday morning to you. christina will have a look at the storm systems for the week. lawmakers may learn what changes should be made from the secret service review of the lapse in security. the white house ordered an independent review. the pane

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