grossman has been very helpful with many issues, but sunshine and ethics -- both sunshine and ethics. i like that he is not affiliated with any political or business body. he is retired. he has 50 years of experience, which is very important to us. it shows his civic engagement. i think it would be commendable. because he is also in retirement, he can attend and dedicate a lot of time to this position, which i think is important considering many commissions or boards have difficulty with attendance at this time. in my experience, he has been very tempered. i tend to be more outspoken, and he seems to be more tempered and brings a sense of fairness and balance to the discussion and helps me real myself in. i appreciate his ability to do that and convince people. i would urge your appointment for this person, mr. grossman. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am richard. i am here to speak in favor of the employment of allen grossman for a number of reasons. first of all, mr. grossman modestly said that upon retirement he learned a lot about sunshine. he has done more than that.

i am interested in the sunshine ordinance taskforce. i have a computer background and a journalism background and a lot -- i also to work with a startup company that is involved in cyber security. i have a pretty deep understanding about the new york electronics and how it is affecting netted data -- meta data. i have a strong belief in government that is open. i support net neutrality. i am a member of the electronic frontiers foundation. i have been involved heavily throughout my life trying to make sure that hearings are open and that the public has complete access to government because government is the people literally. all of us are working for the public's benefit t. >> thank you. >> do you have any questions? >> i know that the sunshine taskforce takes up an immense amount of time and i am wondering if you are aware of that and committed to making the meetings? >> yes, i have met with the chair and he has explained what the commitments are in terms of time. i look at this as a job. as a computer consultant, one of the hallmarks

i see at least two of our sunshine task force. i would like to think of the applicants who applied for these seats. it is great to see there is such been an interest in transparency and the open government processes. it is good to see some and citizens who are interested in serving on our task force. we would like to think the current members for their dedication and taking responsibility and representing on behalf of our city. they view. are there any comments or questions on this item? >> i know that several of the members have been fairly active with the sunshine ordinance taskforce. i have an interest in seeing those that have a history of this. a key unfortunately were not here today. >> i would like jay cosasta woud be good but they're also think that chris -- but i also think that chris hyland would also be a good choice for seat 11. >> jackson, can you come up and speak a little bit? >> primarily, in covering issues around city hall, unfortunately doing it while having paid jobs meant that i generally had to participate fr

more sunshine.ighs for return to the mid '60s and then at the rainfall returns thursday and friday. >> the specific work explores orchid expo--and if they want to pick up one for their home? we are here with one of the organizers of the show. and i have a house that we are going to decorate with these orchids. and i think this would go nicely here. and i think this would go nicely here. >> wait a minute! it is not that simple. you've gotten all of these but if you need to keep these happy and healthy where are they going to be ideal? >> these are so much prettier, do not look at me law lot >> the point is that you are going to have to know what your looking for. [laughter] >> and like my house, and with one bedroom? and with windows in every direction. we of north facing windows, south facing windows. and east and west. >> this would be ignored facing what would be ideal? this is a north facing window. >> this is bright diffused light. any time if that would need at this phalaenopsis. >> with a smal

sunshine icons on the screen. we'll see increasing sunshine today.es flirting with the 80s. we'll talk more about that coming up but first a check of the roads with elizabeth. >> what a difference a week makes for weather and traffic, as well. not a whole lot going on out there. no ponding at all in the middle lanes approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. easy ride right now into san francisco. no delay approaching the pay gates and quick trip past the metering lights up the incline. we are starting to see slowing now just as you reach a street in antioch but once you get closer to pittsburg, 242 towards concord, speeds improve dramatically to 64, 65 miles per hour. and the drive along the peninsula, 101 and 280 moves fine up towards downtown san francisco. back to you. >> thank you. >>> this morning a vacaville man is recovering from serious injuries suffered when a bomb that was apparently hidden in his newspaper went off. it happened outside a home in vacaville yesterday at 10:20 in the morning. the explosion rocked the neighborhood. it happened wh

not completely sunshine but breaks of sunshine and clouds.ind speeds are getting up there 20 m.p.h.- 30 m.p.h. san jose has a gusting up to 30 m.p.h. and in the sierras the snowfall is problems with highway no. 50, highway no. 80 both with tire chain laws in effect. two-3 ft. with today's storms tomorrow for the higher elevations. the dark blue = 2 ft. or more of fresh powder. on top of the tons of powder. winter storm weather effect until 7:00 p.m.. the highs will be mid upper 50s and low 60s. a lot of clouds with sprigs of sunshine. perhaps it passing sunshine but isolated showers just in passing. that things will be better. a light forecast on sunday but the sisters going to be light rainfall. look at next week! m-f = sunny! and i do not think that we're going to start seeing things next week i think that warmer temperatures could start to even go into the 70's. for >> marty: it could be the largest job discrimination case in history. next week the u.s. supreme court will be deciding against wal- mart. if they can proceed with a nationwide

because we have sunshine on the way. mid-50s to mid-60s areawide through alameda, 60 in san francisco with increasing sun and breeze this afternoon. temperatures near 80. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> a hidden device inside a newspaper explodes in a man's face. that blast forced an entire vacaville neighborhood to evacuate yesterday. nick janes is in that same neighborhood with the latest on the investigation. nick, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, sydnie and frank. the evacuation order has since been lifted so people are back in their homes this morning. but they are nervous picking under the morning paper. a guy picking up his neighbor's paper in the neighbor's yard, that's the crater after the newspaper exploded in his face. the man is 80s, said to be recovering at a nearby hospital this morning with serious injuries. it's unclear exactly why he was picking up his neighbor's newspaper. the guy who lives at the house says he doesn't know why there was a bomb wrapped into the newspaper, either and say

tomorrow, cloudy skies and breaks of sunshine.the chance of rainfall increases and monday, still reigned sticking around for the commute. partial clearing with still- rainfall. the rainfall amounts are not that impressive. perhaps just a few tenths of an inch and that is about the extent of at. here is futurecast. 10:00 a.m.. the extent of at dutch would be the cloudiness to the bay. mostly cloudy. --and the sunshine could break through from time to time. and look. the light rainfall of short it could drift into the north bay but not significant. and a shower or route santa rosa, this is the first storm coming down and it is going to hit the north bay and then retreat. as another one cranks up for sunday. that is the system that will bring us a better chances of heavier rainfall. temperatures today, upper 50s, low 60s. these numbers are a few degrees below average. perhaps low-mid-60s this time of year for this afternoon. the key eight in san rafeal, san francisco, and the 60s in a lot places with 58--and mountain view. for tomorr

let's enjoy the sunshine.day although we are starting with patchy fog and a few high clouds, temperatures in the 40s and 50s. that's pretty typical. but by the afternoon, somewhat unusual. how about this? we haven't seen temperatures like this all year long. 70s and some 80s as we head in toward the afternoon. going to be warm, a little breezy in the hills but it should be beautiful all the way to the coastline today. high pressure really building in now. you can see it's all that moisture trying to wrap around the top of this ridge here giving you the idea that yeah we're seeing more of a northerly flow to the wind pattern giving us that offshore wind and if this ridge continues to build in we could see some warmer temperatures as we head in toward tomorrow. so a possibility of some record heat around the bay area so enjoy it. it's going to be great. 78 degrees in san jose. 79 in los gatos. 77 degrees in union city. 70s and 80s in most places, 79 in brentwood, 80 in pleasant hill. the north bay could see some

. ♪ sunshine almost all the time ♪ makes me high. ♪ sunshine almost always.ot this new song. you know, milt loves it. we're gonna record it. let me play it for you." so he picked up the guitar and played annie's song, played it perfectly top to bottom, and he looked at me, and he said, "what do you think we should do with this song?" and i just looked at him and said, "we should just do that, just what you just did." >> i know milt is fond of saying there are four or five songs that people use for weddings, and he says, "wagner has one, and john denver has two." >> i've heard annie's song with the strolling violins in st. mark's square in venice. i heard it in an elevator in japan. i've heard it-- i'm just struck when i hear it, and it's not--i have to tell you, i don't connect with it as me anymore. i mean, i did at one time, but it's become so much bigger than that. but the most beautiful time i ever heard it was last summer when my daughter was married, and she married somebody that john actually had the opportunity to get to know before he died. >> i wrot

. >> come on, lawrence, give us some sunshine today, please? ?? come on! >> doesn't sound right, huh, on a thursday? that's what's happening we may squeeze in a little sunshine in between the clouds but you can see out there it's not a huge rain event but if you get caught under one of these cells you will be wet as it moves in along the peninsula and south san francisco toward daly city, pacifica and burlingame. and so we are going to see this type pattern throughout the day today. so you will see on and off scattered light showers outside and then some occasional sunny breaks a little bit of both worlds around the bay area. light showers on tap as you have the jet stream still plunging across the bay area so yeah, going to keep things unsettled so if you are heading out this morning you want to bring that umbrella and the sunglasses, too. clouds, a few scattered light showers temperatures not all that bad mainly in the 40s and 50s. by the afternoon rather mild. 50s and 60s, partly cloudy skies. a little more sunshine toward the afternoon, a slight chance

pockets of sunshine developing. and our warmest afternoon tomorrow followed by a cold front, a chance of rain on thursday, and the weekend is trending drier. all right. for today temperatures are going to be warmer by about 3 to 7 degrees. but most of us still not at average. if you look at livermore, redwood, 3 degrees cooler. napa one of the few spots above average at 63. temperatures in the south bay mid-60s. san jose, cupertino, saratoga at 65. mid-60s but dropping to 60 as you head northbound on the peninsula. 60 being millbrae. mid to upper 50s along the coast into downtown san francisco. south san francisco about 60. we'll have mid to upper 50s bodega bay and the beach in sausalito. low to mid-60s throughout the east bay shore and also into the east bay valleys. head down to the monterey bay and inland, low to mid-60s in your neighborhood. let's take a look what's going to happen tonight. fog along the coast, some of that spilling into the north bay valleys in and along the bay. low to mid-40s in our inland n

so enjoy the sunshine.peaking of sunshine, here to brighten your day is elizabeth with our traffic. >> thank you, lawrence. that's so sweet. i was telling julie it depends on the day whether i'm miss sunshine or not. we are in a good mood today. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. they just turned on the metering lights so we are seeing delays to the end of the parking lot and really only in just the middle lanes. over at not too bad. they have turned on the metering lights about five minutes ago so quick trip this morning into san francisco. coming up we'll have a check of other bridges plus mass transit. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a sex offender believed to be on the run after skipping out on his own trial. tejinder bedi was seen 10 days ago after a dramatic run-in with his victim at the courthouse. she reportedly saw him and started sobbing. next day he was not at his trial. but a jury convicted him of molesting the girl who was 13 at the time during a counseling session facing more than

sunshine this morning as we look out to emeryville. partly cloudy skies.your way but not until the afternoon. forecast is next. >> also next, family of beavers, their home was washed away by last week's storm. stay with us. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> this morning, the signs that some of martinez beavers are in the area. did you know there is a beaver support organization, it's called worth a dam and they found these near the washed out lodge. floodwaters ripped through on thursday. the group has only spotted the father and two of his three kids mom died last summer. the group says in the past the beavers have come back to rebuild after a similar flood washed out their dam. if they could get rid of this damn rain and dry out. >> it's affecting everybody out there. >> we are going to see a little bit more but at least we have some sunshine. if you want to head out for a jog or bike ride and in heavenly the skies are brightening up with temperatures in the lower 30s. and 50 and 80 and no winter advisories or warnings or wat

the terms of sunshine that means open government -- the term of sunshine means "open government." empowering the people. that was before the library in san francisco government decided it was in the interests -- could be turned into a private income stream. most people recognize, at least in the abstract, that there are -- we need institutions of knowledge that allow access to truth, and that is sunshine in the government, a free press, and public libraries. public libraries are supposed to be supported for that reason. it is no accident that the public library is the most egregious sunshine law violator. there is a private income stream, with donors and explosiveness. the destruction of democracy is what they expect for the money. the truth has to be destroyed. now, they will destroy what you care about, just as they have destroyed the library. the destruction of truth is the destruction of democracy itself, and that is what i always say the lines -- lies cost more than the money. [bell] president chiu: next speaker. >> do not jump off of the bridge. do not do that. ♪ hurry, hurr

sunshine -- and the sunshine playing with the clouds. that sunshine bringing along instability. so perhaps thunderstorms in the forecast. but boy, is that sunshine a welcoming site. we will be in the 40s over the next hour or so our noontime numbers barely getting to 50. in some cases, 53 will be thage in many area mid- to upper 50s expected by the second half of the afternoon. the showers will begin to taper off. we won't dry out 100%. by tomorrow afternoon, the next observed storm hits the coast. this next storm expected to bring anywhere from .50 to 1 inch of rain and we could see up to 2 inches in the elevations. the next storm approaches after that and then on saturday we have the thirdsome for the week approaching the coast. in addition to that, our temperatures remain below average for this time of the year. it is the first day of spring. 56degrees expected op sunday. overnight lows hovering in the mid-40s. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 7. -- 7:5. moments ago, baseball's home run king just arrived in court. we'll have a live repo

in and enjoy the sunshine later on. a great day. dry weather for the entire day. and it looks like some warm temperatures, almost spring- like by the afternoon. but there are storms on the horizon. and we got the weekend plans, you don't want to miss the forecast and the rain could be making a return and we are talk about that in a few minutes but a traffic check with giana. >> thank you, lawrence. the freeways are looking good. dry roadways. nice conditions, a live look at the bij toll plaza. to delays to report. metering lights are off. friday night in san francisco. mass transit problem free. 39 trains running on time for bart. and a look at the south bay conditions in a few minutes. back upstairs to you guys. >> all right, thank you very much. and major progress, i'm sorry, i'm thinking about christin ayers where we're going, new progress on the bay bridge where we're going and construction on the new tower reaches new heights ahead of schedule. >> there is christin ayers with what it means for the time line of the

should see plenty of sunshine by afternoon. toward the north bay temperatures running up into the 60s and also the 70s. could actually get to 70 degrees in the napa valley. about 65 in san anselmo and about 67 degrees in santa rosa. all right. let's check out the next few days. well, today is a nice one. by tomorrow, a chance of rain returns to the bay area especially late in the day. friday it looks like we'll catch a break, just some partly cloudy skies, but by the weekend the clouds roll back in a chance of showers late in the day come saturday. rain expected across the bay area come sunday. and chance of more showers come monday and tuesday. so you get the idea. enjoy this nice weather while we have t speaking of nice weather, this made for a great sunset shot. this comes from tom fletcher, this los altos hills at sunset. looking very good. we could very well see a sunset just like this tonight. so get those cameras out there and be prepared. of course, if you would like to send them in, send them to mypix@cbs5.com. that's

plenty of sunshine under just a dominant reg ridge. this is about as good-looking a ridge of high pressure as you're going to see, folks, as we have that ridge sending any chance of rain well to the north. that's going to start to change tomorrow. we are going to begin to notice an onshore breeze kicking in that will bring back cooler temperatures. but today, sunshine, more recordbreaking temperatures all around the bay area, and these temperatures are going to be something else, drying things out in a hurry. 87 degrees los gatos, 87 campbell, 84 los altos, 58 palo alto, and 70s at the coast. east bay temperatures running up into the 80s in many spots, even in oakland 84, 84 san leandro. and about 82 degrees in richmond. north bay sunny skies, what a day to go to the beach, 73 degrees at stenson beach, 83 san anselmo, 84 degrees in sonoma. so looking out through the day today, a fantastic day, some record-breaking heat. tomorrow we start to cool things off especially near the coastline and inside the bay with some patchy fog returning,

everyone is seeing sunshine.t the weather. >> james: great weight is directors day--great weight to start this day. we will see the clouds break up throughout the morning pretty much gone now. mersenne, less rain this afternoon is get nice and miles by this evening. more cloud cover of the pacific tracking our way we have to keep a chance in four sprinkle or tail but by the looks of storm tracker 4 there's really nothing going on it's fairly dry. the thought is more kron4 than north bay 101 for santa rosa parks visibility also seeing fairly dense fog. as he live to the north, we can see that. if you happen to be driving around in marin county there's some thought. temperatures are fairly mild in the '50s, some forties. upper 50s this afternoon, that's what the high temperatures are like. 57 san francisco, 60 concord, 61 santa rosa, 60 oakland. fremont 64, probably the warmer spot. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. your weekend is always in view it is a good one. saturday is nice, i just like friday. al

we'll see more sunshine tomorrow. cool temperatures overnight, patchy fog inland and along the coast. all in all a pleasant evening and more pleasant tomorrow. we have a weather system moving into the pacific northwest bringing showers for them, just a few clouds for us. but notice this ridge offshore. high pressure building in and that means that we will increase temperatures and sunshine as we move on into the next couple of days. the temperatures today that are nice and mild are just the beginning. i think we're going to see some record or near record numbers for wednesday and thursday. today temperatures in fact 50s for the most part and 60s. 66 fremont, 67 today in milpitas. east bay temperatures similar range. 68 in brentwood, 67 antioch and 64 today in alameda, 36 for folks in richmond. north bay, i think you will see a few more clouds than the folks farther south. but mild temperatures nonetheless. 68 santa rosa, 69 in petaluma and 68 in sonoma, 55 today for folks in benicia. five-day forecast shows increasing

but we are looking for big bricks of sunshine today in a big break from the sunshine. >> mark: new thisning san francisco's cable cars will not be available to traverse this week. will tran is live to shows why they are not rolling out. >> will: it is because they need to do maintenance work. i just got done talking to workers, they said they are working on the electrical line to make sure cables are safe for tourists. they chose this week to do what. they have been here for quite some time. the story line has been shut down and will continue to be shut down until june. if you want to hop onto the cable car one line is working that how wall-tide line. hthe paul-hyde line. >> mark: thank you for the update. >> darya: we will be back with more of a couple of minutes. i shot from our roof. you can see how clear it is. [ ryan ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ ryan ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ so i used mine, to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyo

sunshine. the warmest afternoon tomorrow.nce of rain and slightly cooler on thursday and the weekend is trending drier. for today let's take a look. we know it's going to be 5 to 10 degrees warmer than yesterday but only napa's really going to be above average at 63. oakland 63 and 65, those are your average highs this time of year. livermore, redwood city, 3 degrees cooler than average. sunrise 6:31. sun sets at 6:10. mid-60s for everybody here but we'll drop from the mid-60s to the low 60s as you head northbound on the peninsula. cooler along the coast, mid to upper 50s for you. same thing as downtown san francisco. south san francisco i think we crack the 60 degree mark. to bodega bay, mid to upper 50s. inland low to mid-60s in the north bay valleys. throughout the east bay shore around 63 degrees. lows to mid-60s along the east bay valleys with concord, pittsburgh around 63 along with antioch. low to mid-60s for the monterey bay. pretty much the same inland. we may even see a little more sunshine here. as far as temperatu

but by the afternoon, here comes the sunshine. it should be a great day. outside. but weekend plans? we could have weekend rain. we will tell you more about that in just a second and right now let's check on traffic. >> thanks, lawrence. not bad at all on the roadways. mass transit checking in problem-free. no delays right now for bart, ace, muni or cal train. 39 trains running right now on the bart system. the bay area bridges looking good as well. we will show you live in a few minutes. right now, back to the news. >> the time now is 5:30. san jose firefighters could be on the verge of making major concessions to help the city tackle the budget deficit. anne makovec with the details on the deal and she is behind me and joins me with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the deal still needs to be ratified by all of the san jose firefighters including the men and women at station nine behind me 647 of all. and the city council needs to approve the deal next tuesday but both parties seem to be quite pleased, the mayor and the head of the firefight

. >>> we have a lot of sunshine coming our way. we do have a few high clouds that are going to move across our sky. today we are starting out with patchy fog but i think high pressure is going to continue to build in across the bay area today and that should thin out the clouds a little bit meaning a lot of sunshine coming our way. temperatures right now, you got some 50s and 40s with patchy fog around the bay area. by the afternoon, hey, we are looking good. numbers up into the 60s. maybe even some low 70s as we head in toward the afternoon hours with plenty of sunshine just a few high clouds moving on by. i think we're looking good through today. but changes as early as tomorrow, maybe some rain returning so enjoy the day. let's get a traffic check with elizabeth. >>> let's go outside and take live look at san jose traffic. this is near the alum rock exit. everything is cruising this morning on 101, 280 fine, as well. traffic nice and light. plenty of space in between cars. so no need to rush out. let's go to our maps. we have no

sunshine with highs in the 70s for wednesday. should be beautiful especially in some of the warmest locations. now, chance of showers does return thursday. we dry out friday and bring back another chance of showers saturday into sunday. so don't throw those umbrellas away just yet but at least we'll have sunshine in the interim. now for a little more sunshine, i'm going to introduce you to elizabeth wenger waiting in the wings. >> thanks, julie. depending on the day, depending if you call me miss sunshine or not. [ laughter ] >> here's a look at traffic coming out of the altamont pass. injury crash eastbound 80 approaching north flynn. lee and dave from the kcbs phone force telling us that the two center lanes are blocked. that's eastbound 580 at north flynn so it is going against the commute. but we are seeing the slow traffic westbound 580 in the commute direction, a few brake lights from 205 all the way almost to at least vasco road. your drive time still looks book 14 minutes towards the dublin interchange -- looks okay about

scattered showers and a little mix of sunshine in between. let's check traffic with elizabeth. >> even despite wet rainy weather throughout to start the morning commute, not much going on, relatively problem-free this morning. here's a live look at the bay bay. you can see a little puddling in the middle lanes but no big problems heading into san francisco overall. same thing across the san mateo bridge. we have areas of overnight roadwork. we'll tell you where those spots are coming up. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> three protestors have court hearings this morning after their arrests last night at uc- berkeley. anne makovec joins us now from the campus where actually 17 people were arrested last night. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. three out of the 17 people arrested are still in jail this morning. we know that all of the 17 were accused of trespassing. and some of them were also accused of resisting officers' orders. here was the scene last night of a mostly peaceful protest at the campus. it is all part of a nationa

sunshine, how about that? looking outside right now, you're seeing a few clouds out there starting out partly cloudy but later today we have that northwest flow kicking in to help dry things out. yes, i said the word dry. finally a day without rain. and temperatures mild today, 50s and 60s, breezy conditions, 15, 20-mile-per-hour winds later today. we'll talk more about that. before we send it to traffic, 80 degrees coming up. i'll tell you when this week, elizabeth. >> do i believe you? i do! [ laughter ] >>> let's go towards the bay bridge toll plaza. we're nice and quiet on the roads. there are no big accidents or hot spots right now and big change from last week. there is no wet weather, no wet pavement and no wind advisories anywhere including right here at the bay bridge and at the san mateo bridge. here's a live look at conditions across the span, 15 minutes between hayward and foster city and mass transit is al on time. back to you. >> great to have you all here again. >> a little outnumbered but it's

we'll see more sunshine.ng those temperatures up anywhere from three to five degrees today depending on where you are. this is just the beginning of a short-lived warmup we are going to see thanks to this high pressure beginning to build in today even more so tomorrow. temperatures could hit low 70s for some of the warmer spots. i would not be surprised to see something flirting with an 80- degree temperature in some location tomorrow. stay tuned. in the meantime just after that we will see this area of low pressure skirt to our north and as it does, could see a few sprinkles come thursday. so again a little bit of something for everyone today. in the meantime the warmup begins. temperatures in the upper 50s and 60s in los altos. east bay 61 richmond, 63 danville and more of the same for the north bay, 50s and 60s. drying out this week, wednesday being the most beautiful day of the week. chance of showers thursday, dry friday, chance of showers saturday and sunday. that's a check of weather. now for a check o

sunshine come our way. we have a storm system behind us.s could bring rain to the bay area on thursday so we have a nice break from the stormy weather that looks like it's going to be great outside. temperatures looking like this. plan on 70 in morgan hill. 70 milpitas. 70 los gatos. 68 degrees in sunnyvale. as we look toward the east bay temperatures warming up nicely. couple of 70s showing up in dublin and pleasanton, 69 in livermore and 70 degrees in walnut creek. clouds in the north bay will hold the temperatures down a little. still, we may squeeze out about 70 in the napa valley, 67 santa rosa, 65 degrees in san anselmo. at the coast temperatures in the 50s. over the next few days we're enjoying a spring break today, by tomorrow a chance of showers returns to the bay area. friday looks dry right now. but then toward the weekend another storm system gathers and keeps things unsettled possibly wet, more rain expected on sunday. showers possibly continuing on monday and tuesday. all right. let's get a traffic check with elizabeth. >> see

high clouds, a little sunshine -- all right, a lot of sunshine and a little high clouds.d temperatures this afternoon. mostly cloudy tomorrow, light rain in the north bay and the rest of us scattered showers sunday into monday. we had fog earlier. mid to upper 60s for the rest of us. for tonight high clouds get a little thicker and hold temperatures up in the mid to upper 40s in most neighborhoods. oakland, san mateo, and san francisco near 50 with say some low 40s around santa rosa. two areas of high pressure dominating our weather steering this cold front to the north and west of us. you can see the blowoff and high clouds rolling off the top of this area of high pressure. mainly sunshine today. pulling out, riding up the jet stream. you wanna know when it gets here? 7:00 in the morning saturday. just mainly cloudy by noon. cloudy but 6:00 the rain rolls in and during the evening and overnight hours rolls across the rest of our neighborhoods. sunday into monday just scattered showers. for sure saturday will be dry. these rainfall amounts, well, the radar returns were a

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scattered showers, maybe a little sunshine. but thunderstorms possible with that sunshine. upper 50s for mountain view into san jose. your extended forecast here. so we're going to remain below average for this time of year. we're going it continue with the rain showers. they're not going to let up. the first week of spring is going to be a soggy one. monday night through tuesday, we get the big break. temperatures in the mid- to upper 40s for the entire week. >>> the strong winds overnight, added another twist for firefighters, battling a fire near twin peaks in san francisco. flames and smoke were spotted just after 2:00 a.m. this morning near olympia way. this video shows smoke still pouring from the house, even after firefighters managed to knock down the flames. the house is believed to be a total loss. the building next door was also damaged. the family living inside, managed to make it out to safety. no word this morning on what caused the fire. >>> san francisco police are looking for a man who smashed into several vehicles near delore he is park earlier this mornin

a whole lot of sunshine, folks. going to be one of those days we have been waiting for, for quite some time. yup, we may be ripping up the records around the bay area today. 70s and 80s as we head in toward the afternoon even a little bit warmer as we head in toward tomorrow. >> let's not talk about saturday. >> one day at a time, sydnie. one day at a time. [ laughter ] >> then we're look good. got a great picture for you today. flying over san francisco. >> this is the day to fly. lots of sunshine. get out there and enjoy. >> i'm sorry, i keep tal. giants and as playing this afternoon! >> so as far as traffic it could be busy around at&t park. chopper 5 has been very busy this morning, unfortunately. that's not good news for the morning commute. you are live over mountain view right now where the road remains closed. you're looking at the ramp southbound from el camino real to southbound 85. that big rig that chopper 5 just showed you that was involved in a construction project right there. well, it was stuck in th

so enjoy that sunshine and the warm weather. 85 sunnyvale, 85 palo alto, about 83 in union city. 70s at the immediate coastline. as you head well inland today, you will find mid-80s in many spots as high as 83 in berkeley, 85 concord and brentwood. the north bay plenty of 70s coastside but you have 80s showing up in san anselmo, 83 san rafael, and 81 degrees in benicia. you get the idea, this is going to be some kind of day outside today. but changes as early as tomorrow, sea breeze going to kick in may bring some fog back toward the coastline, cooling temperatures off there and inside the bay and then as we head in towards saturday, breezy conditions, clouds on the way, chance of some showers here in the bay area, drying outcome sunday and monday, and tuesday maybe some more rain as we head towards the middle of next week. all right. let's get a traffic check from elizabeth. >> all right. thank you, lawrence. several things going on now. firms the city streets in san francisco. park presidio boulevard is partially shut down. we

--all of that sunshine grabs hold of the bay.ow 60s are on the immediate bay, coast line 57 for half moon bay, 66 in san as a. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay., a nice warmup, a step up those temperatures. '70s wednesday, '80s thursday. george? >> george: a new hot spot on the nimitz, southbound as you head towards the oakland airport. you'll be snagged by this emergency road work, is likely a pavement problem, it is southbound at embarcadero road. they have to lanes shut down. with heady been slow traffic in the northbound direction. the red on 680 southbound, as expected it is starting to improve. rather quickly. at 9:00, then lifted the car pool restrictions. take a look at the maps, the slow traffic has just been in the southbound direction it is lasting all the way down to danville. the back up usually is dense from the corner road. we will finish with a look at your ride at the bay bridge westbound, then they're really nicely. no longer any back up or delay. for while it was slow from was grand. darya? >> darya:

we are dry right now with lot of breaks of sunshine durine. warm weather sg to more lasting till friday. today the highs today will be in the '60s to 69 concord getting close to the '70s, said jose 66, right across the board we are looking at a warm-up. livermore 66, not by 69.napa 69e are getting and tail end of the system for new and some high clouds once that passes the he will set in. here is your current temperatures in the '40's right now, as we head towards the afternoon we will break into the '60s 68 in places like novato, santa rosa, temperatures into the midsmid- 60's for the bait. 7 day around the bay soak been a lot of sunshine, breezy today with winds getting up to 20 mi. an hour. wednesday the real warmup begins jumping about 14 degrees. staying '80s through friday. i saturday we see it cool down a slight chance of showers, trying up pretty quickly by next week. >> george: we are watching a couple of hot spots this morning in the south bay, and east bay. first here is that jose 1 01 northbound there were two incidents, first was