since wednesday, you see the low clouds hanging over mount sutro.

the sutro cam showing you a lovely part of the bay. today it's going to be a little rainy, but for the most part that stuff is gone. you are not going to believe how spring-like it's going to feel later on this week. lisa will be along with a full accuweather forecast. >>> it's a dream come true for students at a san jose elementary school. three are going on an exchange trip to china and it's all thanks to donations from civic groups and generosity of an abc7 news viewer. we have the story from san jose. >> i'm super excited. >> it's no longer just a dream for washington elementary

. >> looking from sutro and you can see it bouncing.ou know the wind's pretty strong as our sutro camera is bouncing towards the east. the radar definitely a lot quieter than it was this time yesterday and through most of yesterday afternoon. let's move on to the temperatures. when you step outside upper 40s to low 50s. technically we don't do windchills above 45 degrees because the wind and temperature in fremont, it's going to feel a little cooler than that. 49 gilroy and the rest of the inland neighborhoods and the monterey bay and isolated evening showers possible. dry tomorrow during the daylight hours and into wednesday. possibility of wet weather. there you see it thursday, saturday and sunday. as far as what is happening right now, you can see the low pulling away taking the best chance of rain with it. behind it though, that tight pressure gradient. mid-50s along the coast. upper 50s in downtown and south san francisco. santa rosa, napa should crack 60 as should oakland and fremont with upper 50s for the rest of you. upper 50s

here's a live look from sutro tower looking from the east.s clear it's a little chilly this morning but things rapidly change after the sunset tonight. windy conditions on the way. >> road work in petaluma now and also an accident nearby. i'll have details coming up. the bay bridge toll plaza shows a pretty quiet start elsewhere. >> it's 5:00 on this tuesday. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. just about 60 minutes from now, the ntsb will begin a public hearing that could have pg&e answering some very tough questions about the san bruno pipeline explosion. jenelle wang is live in the news room

how about this from earlier today, high definition sutro camera, looking eastward, you see a few rolling cumulus clouds. it was a lovely day all around the bay area. right now, looking at mild conditions. temperatures mainly in the 50s but we do have 60 degrees at livermore and 61 degrees at san rafael. on we go to the highlights, patchy dense fog, spring like tomorrow and rain develops saturday evening. this afternoon, you can see some fog returned to the coast. that is all parts of the coastline. we have clouds scattered on the hill tops, mainly sunny afternoon. low temperatures tonight. a little chilly in some spots, inland valleys, lows dropping into the mid to upper possible, napa and santa rosa and cloverdale. we'll see upper those, but most other locations lows in the 40s. a cool to chilly night. another mild day tomorrow, high pressure still in control of that weather as you see on the image, sunny skies with morning fog, mild in the afternoons. this area of disturbed weather out in the pacific is moving in our direction. that is likely to bring us rain saturday evening. bulk of

sunrise will happen in about nine minutes as we look from sutro tower this morning.s santa rosa, napa, fremont, redwood city. low 50s elsewhere. until you get to antioch at 60 degrees right now. around the monterey bay, upper 40s. gilroy the warm spot, 51 degrees record highs is possible not only today but tomorrow. it will be cooler at the coast on friday and sfog fog develop there. that will all spread inland and temperatures will drop back to average. today well above average, 6 degrees in redwood city. san francisco about 8. oakland and san jose ten degrees above average. let's start the east bay valleys look what is back, an asterisk so a record high is possible in concord. 80 and you will share that with brentwood. richmond at 72, oakland to tae7. castro valley at 76. may get near 80 in los gatos. san mateo around 73. ten degrees cooler along the coast. downtown san francisco, around 70 degrees. beaches in the low to mid-60s. santa rosa, 82. 57 in carmel. gilroy near 80 degrees. what a gorgeous day to be out at at&t park. not only the giants playing but place t

. >>> here is a live look from mount sutro. pretty mild. big weather story is record high temperatures today and tomorrow. >>> good morning. other news in san leandro. earlier crash has been cleared. all lanes now open and no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> eric: good morning on this wednesday. thanks for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> kristen: and i'm kristen sze. residents of its homes in the east bay city of hercules are in dire straits. they declared a state of emergency last night with eight homes on the verge of destruction due to a collapsing hillside that may be impossible to save. amy hollyfield is live in america h eric close with the latest. >> reporter: the city can now seek out state funds to help homeowners but the question is how far should they go to try to save the homes. it's more of a matter of if, not when that hillside is going to come down. it could take a series of pilings drilled into the hill that would cost $4 million to save homes that aren't worth anything close to that. one homeowner testified to the ci

we're looking down from sutro all the way over to the east bay hills.e a look at those temperatures and jump in with both feet into fog. a mile and a quarter right now. not too bad around santa rosa and napa is at 40s. mid to upper who's and even 50 holding on mountain view and san jose. clouds are dissipating and temperatures should drop a couple more degrees the next couple of hours. clouds around the monterey bay, in the 50s. clearing around santa cruz and gilroy and mid to upper 40s. scattered sprinkles around your neighborhood also. let's talk about what is going to happen today. magical day, the day we've been talking about two weeks when it was final dry. above average, those afternoons will be very delightful to be outside and slight chance of weekend showers. two degrees warmer in san francisco and san jose. fremont 4 and oakland 5. santa rosa, 14 degrees warmer today. 12 hours and 29 minutes and 30 seconds of sunshine. >> today in the south bay, san jose temperature, 64 and everybody else right there in the mid-50s. mid-60s through most of the

we spotted at least six lightning strikes in a 15 minute span from mount sutro cam. lightning reported in pacifica and san rafael. leagues slees here to tell us what is no store. >> behind the system right now and we are poised to get very wet, very windy conditions tonight. right now we are looking at the heaviest rain in the north bay, the central bay, but beginning to fill in all across the bay area. it's going to be wet afternoon today and wet morning. look at the rain-snow mix around cobb mountain. we've got heavy rain headed toward hercules pulling out of san pablo and about to push through benicia and off the coast of the peninsula you are going to get wet in san francisco as well as redwood city and 280 pushing across into the east bay, heavier downpours in the santa cruz mountains. this is ahead of a very strong system that is going to move in late tonight and wind up by this time tomorrow. we'll talk about that more in detail in just a few minutes. >> the thunderstorm that knocked that east bay power out delivered more than thunder and lightning. there was

here's a live shot as i know you might. >> live shot from sutro looking down toward san francisco.p and also the bay bridge. winds are calm out there. there are some high level and mid level clouds. going to stay with partly cloudy conditions today and we'll check out temperatures for those of you planning to head out the door shortly. there are some cool numbers out there. napa 39 degrees and most temperatures in the 40s. 49 in san francisco and oakland the warm spot right now in antioch. so we've got the cloudy conditions today. rain is on the way tomorrow. and don't forget daylight savings time begins 2 a.m. sunday morning so we have to move the clocks forward an hour tonight and lose that hour of sleep. also we have a lake wind advisory in effect. if you're heading to the tahoe area, be careful. probably don't want to go on the lake if you have a small boat. gusts up to 35 mph and this means wave heights will get up to 2 to 3 feet. you definitely want to avoid that area if you're in a small boat prone to capsizing. high pressure still keeps this storm off to the north but it's

we look to the northwest from sutro tower. let's talk about the wind.hey are still gusting and howling, chopping up the bay as we look from south beach back towards the northeast. now let's take a look at the winds and gusting to 38 miles per hour. at sfo no flight delays. and near that the other areas. those will subside after the sun set but expect them to remain. live doppler 7 hd, rain and snow to the north. that is the system that will bring us a little bit this evening and owe night. but right now we have temperatures in the low to mid 50s. fairfield, slightly warmer at 57 degrees. monterey bay, everybody in the upper 50s. mid to upper 50s for gilroy and salinas. highlights, it's going to be breezy and a little cooler today isolated evening rain. dry and warmer tomorrow afternoon and wednesday afternoon. possibility of wet weather, censors, saturday and sunday. low pressure pulling away that brought us the true dreary day yesterday as far as being gray and damp all day. behind we have winds up to 30 miles an hour because so close to this area of h

things are settling down, back home, sutro camera, looks nice out there.g throughout the day. numbers this morning are colder. we are looking at the numbers coming down as much as five to seven degrees due to the clear sky overnight. 43 in redwood city. 48 in los gatos with 46 in santa rosa. yesterday we had the south winds we had the clouds and, of course slightly warmer weather but who knew with all the rain. this morning we're definitely getting cooler but this is going to be the tradeoff in the days ahead because we have clear skies ahead with much warmer weather throughout the afternoon. light rain returns this afternoon and we'll look for more sunshine and temperatures above normal by wednesday with an offshore flow. we do have a weak front that will begin to sag to the south. it will take the sunshine, fade it away and we'll look for the rain mainly to fall north of mountain view. live doppler 7 hd shows that we are looking at the rain well to the north and west of us. as we head down through the north bay. notice a few returns, but nothing falling

one from sutro tower. you can see the golden gate bridge. absolutely beautiful picture, everything is quite green around the bay area. here we go back from emeryville. let's talk about those temperatures and how much warmer they are than this time yesterday. anywhere from 2 degrees in fairfield to 12 in livermore. double-digit warmth in fremont, santa rosa the exact same. as far as the temperatures look at all the 70s. entire bay shore into the south bay. out to concord around livermore and santa rosa, everybody else in the mid to upper 50s. around monterey bay, low to mid-70s but well on our way to more record high temperatures this sunny afternoon. cooling trend starts tomorrow really at the coast and san francisco and then pushes inland. pretty fast wind saturday, and sun is, 40 miles an hour and surf could be about 20 feet. today is much caller day to be at our beaches. here is whaps what happened. wind started to blow offshore and look at all the fog as it disappears and brings us the warmest day of the seven-day forecast. east bay, loo

some clouds if i look northwest of sutro tower. at&t park, game three. it's pre-season it will be gorgeous, temperatures in the 70s at at&t park. other than half moon bay, everybody on the positive side from three degrees in oakland to 13 degrees in santa rosa. that is the area the north bay that is most likely to see some record high temperatures, possibly concord. temperature in santa rosa, 70. low to mid-50s, 57 as you head towards antioch. 59 in half moon bay. around the monterey bay, temperatures in the low to mid-60s. records are possible today but also tomorrow. cooler air hits the coast on friday and cooler breezes will bloevp blow over bringing our temperatures back to average. so today our best chance of seeing a record, santa rosa, forecasting 82. 82 is the record from 2001. that is when concord will be close at 80. napa is at 78 which will be close. south bay, temperes in the mid to upper 70s. low to mid-70s on the peninsula, mid 60s along the coast. downtown san francisco, right around 70, 71 degrees. mid to upper 70s in most the valleys. sa

we look to the northwest from sutro tower. let's talk about the wind. they are still gusting and howling, chopping up the bay as we look from south beach back towards the northeast. now let's take a look at the winds and gusting to 38 miles per hour. at sfo no flight delays. and near that the other areas. those will subside after the sun set but expect them to remain. live doppler 7 hd, rain and snow to the north. that is the system that will bring us a little bit this evening and owe night. but right now we have temperatures in the low to mid 50s. fairfield, slightly warmer at 57 degrees. monterey bay, everybody in the upper 50s. mid to upper 50s for gilroy and salinas. highlights, it's going to be breezy and a little cooler today isolated evening rain. dry and warmer tomorrow afternoon and wednesday afternoon. possibility of wet weather, censors, saturday and sunday. low pressure pulling away that brought us the true dreary day yesterday as far as being gray and damp all day. behind we have winds up to 30 miles an hour because so close to this area of

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that is a live picture now from sutro camera. is temperatures comfortable, numbers into 50s at this hour, partly cloudy skies tomorrow. turning wet, windy tuesday night, then showers continuing throughout thursday morning. this afternoon if you're in north bay you probably noticed a bit of cloud cover. and there is a cloudy skies and another nice-looking day tomorrow, we're going to start to notice changes coming by tomorrow night. this system here notice this is a milder storm holding quite a bit of moisture that is bringing us off the pacific. and there is wind starting to pick up out of the south. will be gusting to 40 miles per hour. and then, rain arrives for around 8:00 or 9:00 into the north bay and along the coast. and rain becomes heavy at times around 1:00 in the morning. and your morning commute for wednesday looking sloppy. rain makes scattered showers wednesday and showers lingering into thursday morning. rainfall totals up to three inches. up too two and a half inches and peninsula, east bay four tenths to eight ten

spinning around and looking across the bay, we show you another shot from the sutro camera, the marin headlands -- they're changed it -- ocean beach there. you can see the clouds and clear breaks, too. it -- checking in with live doppler 7hd. most of the activity is moving towards the east and looks like we'll have dry conditions this evening. temperaturewise we're in the 50s. antioch, 53. and los gatos, 55 degrees. so here's a look at the highlights. partly cloudy conditions tonight. maybe a little mist and drizzle but most of the rain has ended temporarily. patchy fog overnight. and light rain will return by sunday afternoon. this is a very weak system. and then get ready for monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, dry conditions, and much warmer by the end of the week. we're going to be in the 70s. here's a look at the lows. 42 for napa. 48 san francisco, oakland, 46. and 44 for san jose. this is the storm system. it is now going to exit the state with a little break here. this is the next system, a weak system to the west, and this will slide in here by tomorrow afternoon to

as we look from mount sutro. a little bit of haze, that will be the case the next few days. chance of rain in the forecast and cooler weather as we head toward the weekend. >>> and now that william bachelor's party is done, prince harry is off on a new adventure. >> and a little less bang for your buck, why your dollar isn't going as far when you buy canned goods and packages at the grocery store.  >> kristen: you can put your stamp of approval on the royal wedding. postal service is celebrating their wedding with a new set of stamps. commemorative stamps can be ordered on april 7. wedding will be on april 29 at westminister abby. the stamps have been approved by the prince himself. >>> meantime, prince harry is planning a bachelor is's party. he was in afghanistan himself. he will be joining them in expedition to the north pole. he travels to norway for three days of training and then five days of trucking on a trip organized by a british charity. the group includes four soldiers who were seriously wounded while on duty including 2:00 a.m. few tees. charit

marin headlands from mount sutro.have a lot of rain in the forecast over the next couple of days. more in the extended also. >> water, water everywhere. that is the story. what caused a traffic headache in southern california. >> and finalizing wedding plans, >> and finalizing wedding plans, royal couple will not be never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through is a walk in the park. from the moment i registered, people started immediately supporting me and asking me how they could help. you meet the most wonderful, inspiring people. when you accomplish those 60 miles, it's truly life-changing. (man) register today for the... and receive $25 off your registration fee. because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> we have breaking news in the east bay. sky7hd over a house in hayward where you can see a chp cruiser crashed into it just a short time ago. that is just off of mission boulevard. investigators say it started about half an hour when the c

the high definition camera on the sutro tower there, looking down on market street. you can barely see it. a heavy mist and drizzle across much of the bay area today. although i have to brag on monterey. the peninsula saw sunshine and temperatures in the low 70s. they were spared all the moisture today, and actually enjoyed a delightful sunday. live doppler 7hd still picking up rain bands, american canyon, novato, most of this moisture very, very light. we're also seeing the heavy mist and drizzle. rain in alamo, san ramon, and concord. and it's moving to the north and to the west. temperatures right now, mild. in the 50s. 56 san francisco 59, redwood city. san jose and fairfield, 66. so we'll continue with showers and mist and drizzle overnight. a cooler night this evening. cooler and windy for your monday, and then we'll bring in another slight chance of a shower in the north bias we head -- north bay as we head into tuesday. this where is the low is. the low has that counterclockwise spin. i'll spin it one more time. you can clearly see that. these rain bands that

this is from mount sutro and what a beautiful picture that is. yeah.at the lights of the city. you can see the bay and plenty of sunshine in the forecast for at least the first part of today. here's our satellite image and you can see a few clouds. put the system in motion but let me go start it up first or we can't put it in motion. i had it going earlier. and here it goes! you can see the image is going to move across the screen. notice the high cloud cover to the east of us and a little rain. plenty of sunshine starts the day. some of that cloud cover will move in. nothing showing up right now on radar. we'll follow that tomorrow morning though. we'll start to see some echos, especially to the north of us tonight and then throughout the area by tomorrow. temperatures have dropped in the last hour. we're now seeing 42 napa, fairfield, 40 livermore, 43 half moon bay and 49 san francisco. a mild start to the day. and a mild day with clouds moving in from hawaiian islands. so as that continues to stream across the pacific, still fairly mild but the rain

some clouds if i look northwest of sutro tower. at&t park, game three.-season it will be gorgeous, temperatures in the 70s at at&t park. other than half moon bay, everybody on the positive side from three degrees in oakland to 13 degrees in santa rosa. that is the area the north bay that is most likely to see some record high temperatures, possibly concord. temperature in santa rosa, 70. low to mid-50s, 57 as you head towards antioch. 59 in half moon bay. around the monterey bay, temperatures in the low to mid-60s. records are possible today but also tomorrow. cooler air hits the coast on friday and cooler breezes will bloevp blow over bringing our temperatures back to average. so today our best chance of seeing a record, santa rosa, forecasting 82. 82 is the record from 2001. that is when concord will be close at 80. napa is at 78 which will be close. south bay, temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. low to mid-70s on the peninsula, mid 60s along the coast. downtown san francisco, right around 70, 71 degrees. mid to upper 70s in most the valleys. santa r

the high definition sutro cam showing a few high clouds drifting by from time to time. the clouds will thicken up as the cold front frets -- gets closer, oakland, you're at 54. 53 in antioch right now. 49 in livermore. 54 in mountain view, and 53 and clear skies in san jose. we'll thick 'up the cloud tonight, and day lying -- daylight saving time begins at 2:00 a.m. here's a look at lows tonight. dropping three or four degrees from where were are right now, but the clouds will act as a blanket, so overnight temperatures in the mid-to-upper 40s in most locations. we'll see clouds in advance of the kole -- cold front. light rain in the north coast, and most of the energy well head to the north of the bay area, and just the tail end of this that swings by tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night, and depending on how this energy is left, that will tell the story just how much rainfall we'll see. we're picking up a little light rain on the north coast thanks to live doppler 7 hd. as we look at the forecast animation, beginning tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m., you can see we wake

so there is a lot to talk about from our sutro camera. there are build ups there. we're starting to see showers popping up around the bay area and have seen lightning strikes there. is a live picture, it's snowing right now. we're panning around here. truckee reporting heavy snow. and and let me show you live doppler 7. you'll see what's happening. there are showers in the north bay. spotty as you can see here around novato into the east bay there is some moderate rainfall around pleasant hill. and sycamore valley road so just be aware of the fact that as the sun destabilizes there could be thunderstorms as well. and there is some rain around gilroy. heavy rain, wind for morning commute. localized flooding is possible. there is a satellite and radar. front went through and front over two inches of rain. brought gusty winds and we're still seeing gusty winds this, trauf nears. we'll continue to see showers here. and possibility of thunder, thursday morning into saturday, there is nornl storm going to come in. so there are two more storms to contend with. tonight rai

warm wednesday on tap as we look at a calm bay this morning from sutro and san francisco, financial district in the foreground and it looks like berkeley in the background. let's talk about the temperatures and how mild they are. mid upper 40s. livermore. low to mid-50s elsewhere. monterey bay an independent land upper 40s to low 50s. record highs is possible today and tomorrow. fog will return and some of that will spread inland over the weekend and be quite breezy for a saturday and sunday. 24-hour temperature change, 6 degrees warmer in identically. santa rosa 9. everybody else double-digits. fremont and san jose, we'll have about 12 hours and 32 minutes of sunshine. mid to upper 70s in the south bay. 83 in san jose for a record high. we are quite a ways off. low to mid-70s on the peninsula this afternoon with mid-60s along the coast. 71 in downtown to 70 in south san francisco. throughout the north bay valleys. we had low 70s in sausalito. mid to upper 70s in petaluma and napa. 82 santa rosa would be a record also. your beaches a little cooler. low to mid-50s. along the east bay shore, l

this shot of san francisco from our sutro tower camera and you see it's shaking a little there.hat's because it's breezy out there this morning. we'll talk to mike about that and see if there are anymore sprinkles and talk to frances about the back to work commute. all coming up. >> senator dianne feinstein and three other senators are asking for an immediate crackdown of student visas by what she calls sham universities. it allows foreigners to illegally enter the u.s. it cites tri-valley university where 1500 students are enrolled -- were enrolled, rather. the school rose in january after complaints surfaced that the school was a fraud. these schools are a clear threat to national security because some allowed in could be terrorists. >> a danville officer arrested on drug and gun offenses could be arraigned as early as today. steven tinaba the third person arrested after being investigated by the task force. it was meant to tarnish images of men going through messy court proceedings. they got them drunk at this wine bar. when the men drop away, the deputy was reportedly right

live look from sutro cam. what a beautiful shot of downtown san francisco and the bay bridge and bay in the background, however, there are a couple of traffic trouble spots, one including an oversized load in the maze that could slow things down. sue hall is tracking the traffic and will update you in a few minutes. >> kristen: a $320 million construction project is getting underway on the peninsula that will protect the water supply. new pipeline will go up to replace one built in the 1930s. there will be improvements to a water treatment plant. water officials say without the improvements, a major earthquake could put large portions of bay area out of the water service for up to two months. two-thirds of the customers live outside of san francisco. >> eric: there are more allegations in a law enforcement scandal that has rocked contra costa county. an attorney has filed a civil rights lawsuit against a narcotics task force leader and several police officers. the suit alleges the officers stole property sized

look at 4:52 this morning as we look down from sutro tower to the east.alk about what is going on. most of the radar returns in the extreme eastern part of the bay, contra costa county and alameda counties and livermore you'll find some and down in the santa clara valley we are seeing radar returns. high surf advisory until 6:00 this morning, west-northwest. 15-18 foot waves through the next hour or so. starting at midnight through 6:00 tomorrow evening, carquinez straits has a wind advisory, gusts of up to 50 miles an hour. let's talk about what is going on here. we have low to mid 40s inland. mid to upper 40s out to the coast and mid to upper 40s around the monterey bay. b9 in gilroy. so highlights, heavier steadier rain this afternoon and this evening after just scattered showers this morning. stormy thursday, heavier, flooding rain and weekend not looking quite as wet. 60 in san jose and most of us in the mid to upper 50s. clearlake around clearlake. temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. rain will taper to showers tonight. it will still be

high definition sutro camera showing you a view of ocean beach. you can see the fog coming in. some high clouds, but the fog is present along the coastline tonight, and that will hold the temperatures in check tomorrow. it is certainly going to see a significant warm up around 9 -- around the bay and inland. we do have some fog along the coast. a warming trend the next two days and the record highs are possible. cooler starting on friday. so this is how much warmer it is going to get. look at santa rosa. 82 tomorrow and 84 on thursday. san francisco going from 71 tomorrow to 73. you look at san jose, 78 degrees, pretty warm for this time of year. these are the temperatures you would see in early june. getting up to 80 by thursday. certainly could be breaking a few records here. here is the satellite and the radar. the rain line is going to remain well to the north of us. so basically the pacific northwest, the far northwestern end of california. here in the bay area, other than a few high clouds, we are going to enjoy some warm, spring weather for a change. higher pressure buil

let me show you what it looked like from the high definition sutro camera. earlier in the morning we had a few showers, but later in the day some lingering clouds, and really a lovely sunset at 6:10. it was not absolutely clear and it is still not clear route now. as you look at the latest satellite picture you can see we have cloud cover here. most is high-level cloudiness which will prevent widespread fog from forming, but we will have to deal with some patches by morning. temperatures in the 40s and the 50s. partly cloudy tonight. patchy fog. sunny and warmer for tomorrow. and we are looking at a shower chance on thursday. the best chance is in the north bay. now that it is feeling like spring, we should bring you the pollen count. if you suffer from allergies you know it is definitely going to be on the moderate to high side. grasses and weeds are running nonexit -- nonexistent. here is the satellite and radar. high pressure controls our weather. you can get sinking air and as the air sinks you get some warming. and tomorrow this will translate into temp

you're looking live at our sutro camera looking at san francisco, the bay bridge.e can see all of that and it all looks dry right now. but that's about to change, and mike will tell us when coming up in just a few minutes. >> neighbors living near san mateo county elementary school are being told to watch out for mountain lions. the warning comes after the carcass of a deer was found near woodside priority school in the valley yesterday morning. emergency officials think traps could have the smell of a mountain lion. the animals are known to roam at dawn and dusk and at night. residents should avoid outdoor activities during those times. >> today president and first lady will shine a spotlight on bullying. they're hosting a first of its kind white house conference on the issue. half of all teenagers encounter bullying someand it drives 20% of them to think about suicide. now new technology is gaining a foothold on the internet to protect children from bullying. david louie has more. >> on a small but growing number of sites, software draws conversations in search o

hanc was founded to save mount sutro and to stop a freeway that would have destroyed the panhandle and much of golden gate park's. the rec and park commission supported the freeway. in 1974, there was no place to recycle in the haight ashbury, so hanc started a recycling operation. now, all san franciscans recycle, but there is still a desperate need for more redemption centers in san francisco. state law requires that consumers be refunded their deposits for beverage containers. sustaining the earth's biological system cannot be accomplished without native plants. therefore, a native plant nursery was created at the recycling center. we propagate over 60 species of san francisco native plants to support native birds, insects, and other wildlife. the nursery supplies plans to numerous gardens and habitat restoration projects throughout the city, including green schoolyards, mission greenbelt, butterfly quarter, and many reckon park projects. we have planted over an acre of native plant gardens adjacent to the recycling center and keysar , and we are helping -- hoping to do more. soil i

looking down from sutro tower. a clean sky over sausalito, san francisco in the background.et's talk temperatures because they are cooler this morning. we are running in the upper 30s to low 40s. as far as what's going to happen today, temperatures running in the mid to upper 60s in the east bay valleys. the east bay shore we'll have mid-60s here with oakland one of the warmest spots, fremont, newark 65 degrees. south bay high clouds and sunshine, mid to upper 60s. get near 70 in los gatos, 69 officially. mid to upper 60s throughout the peninsula from 63 at millbrae and as you head into the south bay 68. upper 50s along the coast to low 60s in downtown and south san francisco. north bay beaches in the mid to upper50s but everybody else in the low to mid-60s and down around the monterey bay, mid to upper 60s for you. inland upper 60s to low 70s. definitely the warmest weather there. mid to upper 60s in chico, sacramento sunshine today. a little thicker in the clouds. dry in eureka, 57. fresno will hit 70 today. los angeles and palm springs, mid to upper 70s. san diego 67. dry

high definition sutro camera setting later and later hopefully had a chance to enjoy the beautiful sun 7:29 the upset and we'll be seeing more sunny days ahead. temperatures in the 40's and 50's and just about everyone reporting clear skies. partly cloudy tomorrow. much warmer wednesday and thursday. and cooling begins on friday. but i thought would i take you back in time a little bit just to show you how much rain we have received and how we are doing. santa rosa has received close to 37 inches of rain. at 131 percent of normal. san francisco oakland 125 percent of normal and look at san oh, say. at 101 percent of normal. remember san jose was really lagging but all the rain we have received in the month of march has really helped our percentages there. snow packed state wide is at 165 percent of normal. but you can count on dry conditions for the sierra and for the bay i can't remember with one exception. tomorrow. we have the system that is passing by although the stormtrack stays north of us. there is a slight risk that we may see few sprinkle around mendocino county, sonoma count

another live picture from our sutro camera. and you can see it's clear outside. and it's going to remain clear for remainder of the night. then tomorrow extra clouds are around. temperatures into 50s and 60s here are the highlights. partly cloudy skies tomorrow. warmer wednesday and thursday. and cooling begins again friday. high pressure provided us with warmer day today tomorrow there is a system developing here. there is a storm track going stay right. the storm system remains north of us. the southern end may clip the and could get that tomorrow afternoon but as that ridge builds in we're going see a warm up. and and temperatures climbing well above average into mid week time period. we're going get into 80s believe it or not. temperatures across the bay area 38 degrees in napa. and some of the cooler locations. low 40s for fairfield and liver ifr more. and tomorrow afternoon a beautiful day in the south bay. near 70 degrees in los gatos. on the peninsula, mid to upper 6 ows 64 in millbrae. coastal areas, not a mild day but not bad. 66 in pacifica. downtown s

since wednesday, you see the low clouds hanging over mount sutro.ds moving from right to left. that means the cold front has not moved through because we've got a southeasterly wind. light doppler 7 hd, santa rosa the big winner, napa a quarter of an inch, mill valley two-thirds of an inch. redwood city barely 200. as you head to the east bay valleys and the east bay shore, we've been running around a 10th to a quarter of an inch. steady winds to contend with. our valleys are still relatively calm with winds less than 10 mph. temperatures very mild this morning. upper 40s to low 50s. we're running about 4 to 18 degrees warmer than yesterday. same type of temperatures around the monterey bay. three things before you head out the door this morning. the steady rain will become hit and miss showers today and linger through tomorrow. it will be dry friday and tuesday. what about the days in between? thanks for asking. rain in the north bay. saturday the bay area sunday and monday. let's take a look what happened the last ten hours. the cold front is comi

but you can see now from the high definition sutro cam goodbye, and hello clouds, and the live doppler 7hd is picking up light showers developing north of the golden gate bridge. 58 in napa. 58 in san francisco. oakland, 61. concord, antioch, 62. mild in the livermore valley area. 63. and 59 in san jose. so here's a look. rain tomorrow morning tapering to showers. breezy for sunday afternoon. and a much cooler windy day for monday. live doppler 7hd give something nice returns north of the golden gate bridge. santa rosa novato reporting some light rain more developing well off the coast, and tonight all of this is going to move inleaked. -- inland so the rain coming from a southern source, which means a warmer air mass. 54 for san francisco. here's the story. high pressure kept everything to the north of us today. clouds thickening up now in association with this cold front that will move in overnight tonight. the rain, heavy at times, and then this thing is going to move by rather quickly tomorrow afternoon. we'll be on the back side of it and the heavy rain will return to scattered sh

there is a live view from our sutro camera looking north what a sky we had tonight. and clouds of different shapes and levels quite a picturesque start. temperatures into 50s around the bay area. mid-50s as a matter of fact. and we're looking at winds at the moment that are light but they'll be getting stronger soon. sfo, nine miles per hour. winds 12 miles per hour. strong winds developing overnight. storm moves in late tonight. wet windy for morning commute. showers on and off and this is until thursday. satellite image shows approach of storm system taking low pressure system to our northwest and there is a su -- bulk going to move north. the wind advisory in effect until 9:00 tonight until 6:00 in the morning, winds out of the north and there are gusts up to 50 miles per hour and gale warnings over coastal waters and over the bay z well we have rain coming. the forecast animation at 7:00 this evening by 9:00 tonight we'll see rainfall and there is heavy rain overnight. will be windy and rainy tomorrow morning at 5:00 with wide spread and moderate to heavy through

looks dry right now over downtown san francisco as we look down to sutro tower.you can see from pacifica toward san bruno, foster city, a stronger cell heading over to san leandro to dublin, danville and sunol grade. heading up to the north bay, storms this thunder earlier are winding down a little bit. we have moderate rain throughout the santa cruz mountains and that is now starting to spill into the santa clara valley on very light nature. lightning strikes about three hours, but i'm still going to keep thunder in the first as this is vigorous cold air system. let's focus in temperatures, 49 in napa. around the monterey bay, mid to upper 40s. rainy, breezy today, isolated thunder, on-and-off showers tomorrow, we'll have small hail and snow in higher elevations and strongest storm comes in sunday. for today, the temperatures are well below average. mid to upper 50s in the north bay valleys down into the coast and upper 50s to low 60s for the rest of us. around the monterey bay, low 60s inland. heaviest rain will move in during the latter parts of the afternoon

. >> and we're looking down from sutro san francisco all the way over to on to the east bay.res and still coolest in napa and mid to upper 40s around the monterey bay. mid to upper 40s except for gilroy at 41. partly cloudy and sprinkle possible in the north bay. near record warmth tomorrow and thursday afternoon. looks like the rain chances shrink go as we get clear to the weekend. it looks like it's no big deal. for today, how about, this closer to average, napa, san francisco, one degree cooler sunrise at 7:00. looking over in the east bay valleys, upper 60's with brentwood, livermore and concord warmest day along with pleasanton. low 60s and mid-60s for the east bay shores. mid to upper 60s if the south bay, los gatos and warm spots around 59. mid to upper 50s along the coast. downtown san francisco and even sausalito at 62 with mid to upper 50s at your beaches. mid-60s to upper 60s for the rest of monterey bay. for tonight, not as cool this morning, upper 40s to low 50s and santa rosa and cloverdale may be hanging out in the mid 40s tomorrow morning. two areas of high pr

. >> here is a live look from sutro tower. the big story is the record warmth.emperatures 10-20 degrees cooler this weekend and still a chance of rain. >> good morning, i'm sue hall in for frances dinglasan. we've got train delays, 30 minutes or more to tracy. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san francisco, giants making big news. a veteran pitcher injured in a car crash. a rookie is going to start at first base. a big fund-raiser at at&t and by the way, it's opening day against the dodgers. >> by the way the boys of summer are back. >> oh, by the way, they are playing the boys in blue. >> they will be singing the blues before long. thank you for joining us. >> i'm eric thomas. >> they open defense of world series crown but there be plenty of orange and black this evening to watch the game. and it's for a good cause. terry mcsweeney is live at at&t. terry, there is also the matter of a pitcher being injured. what is up with that? >> reporter: barry zito in a car crash and good news, it's not a serious injuries. she supposed to pitch sunday. we don't know if he is

. >> here is a live look from sutro tower where it's quiet right now. lightning strikes in the north bay and heavier rain and when it will move across the rest of the bay. >> you will like the commute, no accidents reported on bay area freeways. check out the live shot at bay bridge, traffic is very light. >> and japan's nuclear crisis heads to catastrophe as an explosion rocks a third power plant. >> and d-day for pg&e, today is the deadline to prove that pressure levels in gas pipelines are safe. >> good tuesday morning. >> 5:29. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. let's begin in japan even as radiation concerns is heightened there is a glimmer of hope. they found a 70-year-old woman alive four days after the quake. she was found inside the home. meanwhile, japan ordered 140,000 people to seal themselves indoors to protect themselves from radiation sickness. that order came after new fire led to increasing levels of radiation spreading from four reactors of the fukushima daiichi plant. the prime minister warned residents near the plant to stay in

as we are looking down from mount sutro. checking out the temperatures, santa rosa, fairfield, livermore and half moon bay, in the 30s, low to mid 40s elsewhere. san francisco, 47 degrees. monterey bay, low to mid 40s. highlights, scattered showers possible in the north bay. rest of us, it will be stormy tomorrow with some rough surf likely tomorrow. cold showers, we have those on saturday and chilly almost day rain on sunday. for today, starting off clear but increase in clouds in the afternoon hours. we'll call it partly sunny, upper 50s to low 60s. around the monterey bay, partly cloudy sky this afternoon and low 60s around the bay, low to mid-50s 60s inland. light rain and drizzle developing. mid to upper 40s. you can see the stronger storms north around 5:00 in the morning. trough of low pressure that will lift whatever moisture is remaining bring a chance of showers to the north bay. but the big story for tomorrow is the cold front diving down on the jetstream. look at all the cold air behind it. for today, it's flirti

look from sutro tower, mount diablo, east bay valleys. let's move on.bout temperatures outside and records yesterday, look at that napa, oakland san francisco, san rafael. low to mid-80s and set records in concord and hayward. 47 in napa and 48 in half moon bay. low to mid-50s, rest of us in the 50s. mid-50s, gilroy at 47. another highlight, more record high temperatures under sunshine this afternoon. cooling trend friday, saturday and sunday and that will come on the heels of some windy conditions and rough surf, 45 miles per hour miles per hour wind and 20 foot waves at our beaches. best warm calm day, 7:00 in the morning and lack of clouds that will be pushed away by the land breeze and bringing us the warmest day this week. show you some temperatures around the bay, in the east bay, mid to upper, low to mid-80s and look for the asterisk. low 80s and some 70s on the east bay shore. south bay, mid to upper 80s. on peninsula, upper 70s to low 80s. 73 in half moon bay. even warmer in daly city. 83 in downtown san francisco. low to mid-80s in north bay v

take a look out there as far as being up in 'em and trying to look down like we are in sutro tower.d to see the east bay shore. so, yeah, it's foggy, a little hazy. so far visibilities are not anywhere in the dangerous category. let's talk about temperature. it is mild again this morning. we have near 50 degrees in san francisco, oakland, mountain view. upper 40s. until you get to santa cruz, also at 50. so high clouds and sunshine and warmer today. in fact, this will be our warmest afternoon this week as the temperatures will peak around 70 degrees many areas around 1:00 to 3:00. the heaviest will fall in the north bay. i'll show you that in a minute. next chance not until sunday afternoon into the evening hours. compared to average, all of us warmer. 6 oakland, livermore. san jose 5, redwood city, san francisco 3. sunrise 6:30, set about 6:11. east bay valley 69 to 70 degrees. even antioch and livermore 71. everybody else on the east bay shore mid to upper 60s. south bay upper 60s to low 70s with you for campbell and los gatos 71. los altos 70 and drop up to millbrae, 66. low 60s

. >> we're taking a dry look from sutro heading to the east across san francisco and into the east bayills. cold front promises light rain. talk about when it gets to your neighborhood, how much to expect. >> a potential hot spot. traveling north 101 at the peninsula. all those details coming up. >> police warning students walking on the u.c. berkeley campus to beware after a man exposes himself and tries to assault a young woman. exactly 5:30 this thursday morning. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. topping our news, san jose is accelerating its efforts to clamp down on a recent explosion in pot clubs. city leaders took action last night. amy hollyfield is live. 110 pot clubs is 100 too many. pot clubs have not really been regulated in san jose so the number has grown tremendously. the mercury news is reporting at a meeting last night council members decided they're fed up and time to step up and get this under control. they'd like to cut back from the 110 they currently have open in san jose to ten. residents are complaining about the pot clubs. even the pot club owners at the meet

is a live view from our sutro camera looking at western skies. in it post sunset sky running out of ways to describe sun sets we've been having day after day. and temperatures into 50s in all locations around the bay area. mainly mid-50s. and there is a chance of rain into the north bay tomorrow. rain will be falling in all areas on sunday likely and daylight savings time begins at 2:00 a.m. our image shows high pressure just holding on right now and there is a nice fair day today swrechl clouds and active weather. there is an active storm watch watch -- track coming generally into our direction meaning we're going to have unsettled weather. starting our animation at 1:00 in the afternoon. we'll see a little rain beginning to fall into the north bay. most rain that follows into the afternoon and tomorrow night will remain confined to the north bay. rain is moving south and eastward then later into afternoon and sunday evening rain reaching all parts of the bay area we're going to get wet weather this weekend. rainfall totals by 11:00 sunday morni

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here is a live look from sutro down on the financial district, bay bridge, notice how clean the air is today. you can see for a long, long time as you step outside this morning from higher elevation. let's talk temperatures, with the clear, calm conditions, we have mid to upper 30s. santa rosa, napa, fairfield, concord, livermore, redwood city low to mid 40s for everybody else. monterey bay, low 40s. gilroy at 37. on you are highlights, scattered showers possible in the north bay but big news is stormy conditions for tomorrow. we'll be tracking pretty big storms and kick up high surf tomorrow. cold showers is chilly, possibly all day rain sunday. for today, temperatures fall short of average even with the urban sunshine, upper 50s to low 60s. we'll see clouds increase as the afternoon wears on and sun works on this moisture on the ground. down around the monterey bay, a little more sunshine, low to mid-60s inland neighborhoods. clouds come back, drizzle for tomorrow morning's commute and mid to upper 40s. one wave of energy pass to our north. that is going to possibly push a scattered