live look outside...sutro tower. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast...he first part of next week, though with a slight cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning today. a pattern change will bring precipitation chances to the region beginning by the middle of next week. (marty) another big story this morning -- cases of the flu are on the rise across the u-s -- with the majority of states reporting widespread flu activity. kron 4's dan kerman explains why this year's flu shot hasn't offered more protection from the virus. the number of people coming down with the flu is on the rise, and doctors warn the numbers are similar to last yearááásot randy bergen, m.d./kaiser permanente flu vaccine program 07-18last year was one of our worst flue seasons for about a decade, we had more cases of influenza confirmed than we had since 2006 and we're approaching those same number this past week.kaiser permanente infectious disease specialist dr. randy bergen says to make matters worse the flu vaccine doesn't seem to be as effective as it has been in past years.

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here's a look at the golden gate bridge from sutro tower. looks absolutely gorngeous this morning. sunshine. a small touch of haze. nothing like we'll see later on in the week when the air stagnates for a couple days. without the winds to keep the air overturned, we're going to have another chance of frost, a better chance tonight and tomorrow night. and possibly, we'll just go for that for now. building warmth to near record levels as we mhead toward the weekend. all right, daniel coined the term ridiculously resilient ridge. he's a guy on twitter, also has his own wikipedia page for this. that's what brought us the drought and the pattern we're seeing now and that's why we're so dry and temperatures running above average. 61 to 62 along the coast. 6 to 65 along the bay. 63 to 67 inland today. in fact, temperatures will run about 3 to 9 degrees warmer than average. another gorgeous view. look how clean that air is from emeryville all the way out to the golden gate bridge. here's a look at the south bay. just as sunny. little bit of haze out there. your accuweather 12-hour planner,

here's a live look outside...sutro cam. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast...y weather will continue into next week. a mainly dry cold front will sweep south over the area late friday night and early saturday morning which then increases n-ne winds along the ridges and peaks today.áred flag warning until 10 sunday morningá (marty) happening happening today: a protest called "the march against sanctuarty cities" will be taking place this afternoon -- with counter protests planned for day. the protests follow the acquittal of jose garcia zarate for the murder of kate steinle. protesters say the "sanctuary city" policy is the reason for kate steinle's death. counter protesters say that's a false narrative and are calling for an end to racist and divisive rhetoric. both the protests and counter protest are happening today at union square -- at 2 pm and noon respectively. ( marty ) another big story we are following this morning... another robbery at bay area coffee shop. but this time the thief was ánotá after electronics. the robber made off with a woman's purse..

here's a live look outside...sutro cam. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast...nued dry conditions. daytime highs will be warmer than normal with seasonably cool nights. high confidence for dry weather for at least another 10 days. áspare the air day continues through this weekendá (marty) a wild story out of the east bay... a man who police say escaped the john george psychiatric hospital in san leandro has been captured. police say dorian mulder car-jacked a vehicle -- hit a teenage boy who was in the passenger seat -- then crashed into a garbage can. mulder then allegedly tried to steal another car after biting an elderly man. ultimately he took off running across interstate 580 and was hit by a car -- but was able to keep on running. all before he was tracked down and caught by police. (marty) another big story this morning: a stunning scene in fremont... after police say an out of control s-u-v struck and killed a pedestrian. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. the driver of this nissan rogue slams into the rear of this cargo trailer, killing a pedestrain w

from our sutro tower camera, boy, is it gusty out there.way out ther all day long. 57 in novato, 52 in concord, livermore lagging behind at 43. everyone is warmer due to the wind. the wind also dries out the atmosphere considerably. so high fire danger, yes, in december, through tomorrow, when the relative humidity will decrease from about 30 to 60% now to five to 20%. we'll see wind gusts, we're willing looking at them, to 50 miles an hour on mt. tam. above 1,000 feet, quite gusty. we'll continue to watch these for you. and we'll talk about the look ahead and whether we see any rain in our future, chris. >> lisa, thank you. >>> in washington, republicans are on the verge of passing a huge historic tax bill by the end of the year. in it passes, it will be the first major legislative victory for president trump and the gop. but it comes as there are new developments in the russia investigation. abc news reporter david wright has the latest. >> reporter: republican lawmakers believe they have the votes needed to pass the biggest tax overhaul

so from sutro, yeah, this is what we get this time of year. with the haze and temperatures will be just a little cooler today due to less sunshine. so as we get through the morning, you'll notice that it's not as frosty. the milder pattern stays in place for the entire weekend. it looks like through the end of the year, we're staying dry. we're going to get sunnier and milder after the christmas holidays. so we're keeping that spare the air alert right on through sunday with the poor air quality, north bay, coast, central bay, inland east bay. you can see it from the pictures, it's just a little bit better. the south end of the bay and over around towards fremont, not looking too bad. but you are noticing the cloud cover, our hour by hour forecast today shows that by 2:00, they're thinning out a bit. we'll call it partly cloudy. but through the overnight hours, more clouds. ad then for christmas eve, looking at another mild afternoon. so not as cold in the morning, but with the cloud cover we'll keep the temperatures fairly similar to today's

." >>> first, as we head to break, here's a live look from our sutro tower camera. it looks pretty calm here >>> big changes are coming to disney's california adventure. the theme park's iconic screaming roller coaster is getting a makeover. starting january 8, the ride will close down along with much of paradise pier. the roller coaster will turn into the incredicoaster "the incredibles" mo the sequel to "the incredibles" is coming this sunday. >>> meteorologist lisa argen is here and we're off to a sunny start in the bay. >> the winds will ease up today. that's probably what you want to hear about it. it's still gusty in the upper elevations. it's calm here from our roof camera where it is 53 degrees, going for a high today in the 60s once again for all of us, except right at the coast. we'll talk about when those winds ease up and the little bit of rain that may be coming your way in just a few minutes. >> lisa, thank you. >>> also the kansas city chiefs take sole possession of the even if no one in your home smokes, secondhand smoke can be closer than you think.

here's a live look outside...sutro cam.use that new make up you got for christmas.. watch this next story: claire's is pulling 17- make up products from shelves over asbestos concerns. emily volz reports. it was just a few weeks ago when kristi warner received the heartbreaking phone call. kristi warner, found asbestos in kids' makeup:"i physically sank. i ended up sitting on the ground, just trying to wrap my head around how something like that could end up in our home."warner had been concerned about the ingredients in her 6-year-old daughter mackenzie's glitter makeup kit, purchased at claire's inside providence place. so the barrington mom, who works for deaton law firm in east providence, mailed the makeup to an independent lab in north carolina.kristi warner, found asbestos in kids' makeup:"in the work that we do, we've come across contaminated cosmetics, but you just assume that a children's product would be safe."kristi said mackenzie's makeup wasn't.test results revealed tremolite asbestos, a toxic, cancer-causing

this morning we're mainly in the 30s and 40s from our sutro tower camera. still some 30s in the outlying areas. more like the mid- and upper 30s, so certainly not as cold as it's been. we've got that going for us. but do we have any rain? i'll have the answers coming up next. >> lisa, we'll see you soon, thank you. >>> coming up, a bright light in the sky sent people into a frenzy to start the holiday weekend. to many this definitely seemed like a ufo. >>> also ahead, three years ago a young girl had her bike stolen from a san jose neighborhood. find out how that crime turned into a holiday block well it's a perfect nespresso hold on a second.orge. mmm. ♪ [mel torme sings "comin' home baby"] hey there. want a lift? ♪ where are we going? no don't tell me. let me guess. ♪ have a nice ride. ♪ how far would you go for coffee that's a cup above? i brought you nespresso. nespresso. what else? >>> we're learning more about the moments leading up to the death of san francisco's late mayor. sources tell "the chronicle" ed lee was conscious and talking in the ambulan

you can see the haze in the air from our sutro tower camera yesterday. during winter spare the air alerts, wood burning is banned because it is the biggest source of pollution this season. meteorologist lisa argen joins us now, and lisa, you're tracking the temperatures and the conditions out there for us. >> yeah, we're certainly warmer out there, that's due to all the cloud cover. but we still have that big lid of high pressure over the bay area. of course that is allowing for the stagnant air. it's 40 in oakland right now, 46 in san francisco. so a cloudier day, in fact a cloudier weekend. the sun returns in earnest. we'll have a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast, next. >> lisa, thank you. >>> also ahead, a bright light in the sky sent people into a frenzy to start the holiday weekend. to many, this definitely looked like a ufo. we'll have more in just a bit. >>> plus three years ago a young girl had her bike stolen from a san jose neighborhood. find out how that crime turned into a block party. >>> we're learning more about the moments leadin

you can see the clouds from our sutro camera. 37 in novato with 43 in concord. by 9:00, we're in the 40s and 50s. by 2:00, lots of clouds. 56 in oakland, 59 in livermore. dinner time, low to mid-50s. and by 9:00 tonight, we have more mild weather due to the cloud cover. but when will we see a few sprinkles? it is in the offing this saturday night. stay tuned, i'll time it out for you and talk about a good view of the super moon coming up. >>> an earning morning victory for republicans. the senate voted to pass a massive tax bill. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell showed a rare demonstration of something approaching glee. the democrats meanwhile flooded twitter with angry messages, calling the bill a scam. abc news reporter gloria riviera is in washington with the latest. >> the tax cuts and jobs act as amended is passed. >> reporter: after frantic negotiations down to the wire, senate republicans passed the largest change to the u.s. tax code in 30 years, revising and re-revising their tax bill late into the night. ultimately swaying critical republican hol

now in san francisco, a man is being taken to a hospital after being rescued from the cliffs above sutro bass. you can see crews set up the system of ropes to pull the man up about 40 feet. the man suffered nonlife threatening injuries. >>> a richmond police officer accused of firing a gun inside an upscale san francisco hotel made his first court appearance today. abc7 news was at the hall of justice as 45-year-old phillip sanchez arrived. he was arraigned on multiple charges including assault with a deadly weapon for last weekend's incident at the four seasons. he entered a plea of not guilty and remains free out on bail. >>> tonight, union city police are trying to stop a scheduled illegal side show from happening. they're working nearby businesses to make the area safe. jeanine is live to explain what they're doing and what the fear is might happen tonight. >> reporter: we're here on industrial parkway off 880. and police say they believe that a side show was going to happen here tonight. he can see in this parking lot, somebody has done doughnuts here and they don't want any of this

here's a beautiful view as we look toward sutro tower. behind the cold front, we have chillier air coming through. here's a spectacular view. winter begins at 8:28 tomorrow morning. there's the possibility of showers on christmas. so tomorrow morning, most of you will be in the 30s and 40s. there will be a few places like ukiah and lake port, dropping below freezing. so definitely a night where you'll need heat. you will need an extra blanket. it will be cold. tomorrow morning when you get going, the average low, 36. it will be 31 degrees. you lose the wind, you you you y temperature. definitely on the cool side despite the sun. 50s to low 60s. the storm impact scale comes in for christmas. a light system. right now, models are not in agreement. less than a quarter of an inch. hour by hour we go. light showers monday morning. scattered in nature through the afternoon and evening and this is just one model. the other model, not so wet. stay tuned. cold the next couple of mornings. winter starts tomorrow morning and trust me. you will feel

one of the best of 2017 i'd have to say as we look towards sutro tower there.glorious mix of colors. tonight we don't have much in the way of cloud coverage, just a few high clouds. we're not going to be insulated. here's a look at your highlights. we are in for a freezing cold morning with some frost. milder days this upcoming weekend, and we are looking dry through christmas day, possibly through the end of the year. right now i want to show you a live picture. the winds are light and you can see a beautiful view of the bay, but because the winds are so light the temperatures under clear skies as you look at live doppler 7, they are dropping. they are plunging. 28 degrees in nevada. bone chilling cold in fairfield. 30 degrees already. people are actually reporting that they can feel it. now sfo is 45 degrees as you'll notice right now. when you compare nevado to some of the midwest cities, it's colder than cleveland, chicago, detroit right now here in nevado. definitely feeling the change in the air. winter has arrived. arrived this morning. you're going to f

here's a live look outside...sutro cam. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast...t through the week ahead, resulting in continued dry conditions. daytime highs will be warmer than normal and nights will be seasonably cool. áspare the air day continues through this weekendá today marks the third consecutive spare the air day for the bay area. the air quality is poor -- in part-- because of the smoke from the southern california wildfires. kron4's camila bernal is live now on treasure island with more on the restrictions that are in place today. thanks thanks camila. we'll check back with you throughout the morning. the morning.throughout with you check back camila. we'll thanks thanks camila. we'll check back with you throughout the morning. ( marty ) thousands of firefighters are still on the front lines battling wildfires in southern california. there are six major fires in southern california that are still burning this morning. 85-hundred firefighters are on the front lines this morning. the thomas fire is by far the largest burning now. it's burned 148-thousand

here's a live look outside...sutro cam. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast...sible today, but otherwise dry conditions and mild temperatures are forecast to continue through at least tuesday. slight cooling is forecast today, with warmer temperatures then expected on new years day and tuesday. a pattern change will likely bring periods of rain to the region from late wednesday through the end of the week. ( marty @ landing) hundreds gathered for a final salute for a chp officer killed in hayward by a suspected drunk driver on christmas eve. they gathered to say goodbye to 33-year old andrew camilleri. kron 4's camila bernal shows how andrews' law enforcement brothers and sisters paid tribute to his life. andrew camilleri's chp academy classmates rose to do their class chant one final time then his commander highlighted his commitment, dedication and character2:19 every day he was excited to go out on the road and each time i saw him, he had that smileofficer camilleri died when a suspected drunk driver crashed into his patrol car28:11 andrew died a hero out on

near sutro baths in san frais >>> a man is safe tonight after falling 40 feet down a cliff in san francisco, it happened just before 5:00 this evening. the fire department gave us that photo as crews set up ropes to save the man. he's expected to be okay. fire fights did not say what led to the fall. >>> it's all downhill from hill. triple a says the worst holiday traffic is likely behind us. the busiest days were wednesday and thursday, and today was the busiest day in the skies. this is sfo today, slow moving. >> when i walked through the door i could not believe there's all these people. it was crazy. >> it was crazy. some of the busiest airports was o'hare, la gaurd ya and dallas-fort worth. >>> a north bay family down on their luck gets help from police. their truck was stolen, and inside the truck was all the christmas presents and it was the only way to get to work. the police tracked down the truck but the presents were missing. the police replaced everything. everything. they got together. they got it done. >>> also nice to hear, draymond green back on the court for the first time

one of the best of 2017 i'd have to say as we look towards sutro tower there.glorious mix of colors. tonight we don't have much in the way of cloud coverage, just a few high clouds. we're not going to be insulated. here's a look at your highlights. we are in for a freezing cold morning with some frost. milder days this upcoming weekend, and we are looking dry through christmas day, possibly through the end of the year. right now i want to show you a live picture. the winds are light and you can see a beautiful view of the bay, but because the winds are so light the temperatures under clear skies as you look at live doppler 7, they are dropping. they are plunging. 28 degrees in nevada. bone chilling cold in fairfield. 30 degrees already. people are actually reporting that they can feel it. now sfo is 45 degrees as you'll notice right now. when you compare nevado to some of the midwest cities, it's colder than cleveland, chicago, detroit right now here in nevado. definitely feeling the change in the air. winter has arrived. arrived this morning. you're going to f

live look from the sutro tower came. cold in the morning.nformingy areas, hazy sunshine with a spare the air alert for your your friday. this is eighth consecutive one increasing fire danger into the weekend. look at the time lapse of the smoke and the haze from the east bay hills area. shows you how bad the air quality is. it has been impacting my voice and maybe some of you as well. smoke, the haze, allergies, not a good thing. poor air quality for north bay central bay and the coast. moderate for the rest of the bay area. look at saturday. a lot better air quality as the wind cleans out our air. we are going to see an improvement this weekend. but fire danger will been elevated. north and east bay hills, santa cruz mountains. 10 a.m. tom through 10 p.m. friday. a fire weather watch. gusts may reach up to 50 miles an hour. any fires that develop will spread rapidly. wind advisory at elevations above 5,000 feet. the wind is not expected to be as strong as the those that occurred during the north bay fires in october. it has potential to bec

beautiful view from the sutro tower camera, looking towards san francisco. chilly inland overnight. dry sunny days into next week. daytime temperatures will remain above average. first thing in the morning, high clouds. temperatures in the wind sheltered valleys will be in the low to mid-30s, the coldest spots. the rest you have in the 40s. 50s to start off. and then pour the afternoon, it will be a touch cooler than today. still hazy. temperatures in the low to mid-60s, a spare the air alert. a few upper 60. friday is the first of three spare the air alerts in a row for the season. hazy skies tomorrow. low to upper 60s. some high clouds as well. and as we head into the weekend, sunshine, very little temperature variation. december warmth monday, tuesday. we're going to be seeing 70s inland. low to mid-60s coastside. downed throw accuweather app and keep track of the >>> if you're flying alaska airlines next friday, you might want to find your ugly holiday sweater. >> customers who wear one will be offered early boarding as the airline celebrates ugly sweater holiday. >> the promo

and this time from sutro, we're looking down towards san francisco.of events tonight and tomorrow. and it's already down in the 40s in santa rosa. 49 degrees. also fairfield, down to 46 right now. concord and livermore in the mid- to low 50s. here is a pretty live shot of the embarcadero buildings lit up for the holidays. we can expect poor air quality to continue tomorrow. we have chilly and cold temperatures overnight tonight into tomorrow morning. and then dry and mild through next week. no rain in sight. and i'll show you the forecast animation with that as well. here is a live shot in san jose. so tomorrow's another spare the air day. no wood burning allowed. and the air quality is actually going to be poor, not only in the north bay but also along the coast and central bay. moderate air quality elsewhere. monday it looks like it will be moderate for everyone. things could change. that high presure giving us these conditions isn't going anywhere. the lows tonight are going to be pretty cold, especially in the north bay valleys. look at santa rosa

live look from the sutro tower came. cold in the morning.nshine with a spare the air alert for your your friday. this is eighth consecutive one increasing fire danger into the weekend. look at the time lapse of the smoke and the haze from the east bay hills area. shows you how bad the air quality is. it has been impacting my voice and maybe some of you as well. smoke, the haze, allergies, not a good thing. poor air quality for north bay central bay and the coast. moderate for the rest of the bay area. look at saturday. a lot better air quality as the wind cleans out our air. we are going to see an improvement this weekend. but fire danger will been elevated. north and east bay hills, santa cruz mountains. 10 a.m. tom through 10 p.m. friday. a fire weather watch. gusts may reach up to 50 miles an hour. any fires that develop will spread rapidly. wind advisory at elevations above 5,000 feet. the wind is not expected to be as strong as the those that occurred during the north bay fires in october. it has potential to become very bad in term of

here's a live look at the sutro tower cam. yeah, can definitely see the haze. >> the air quality is is not poor right now but the potential is there all throughout the weekend. >> despite that, hope you have a good one. we'll see you later. >> hey, everybody, welcome to "millionaire." you've picked a great day to join us because today we're playing with celebrity chef curtis stone. and i hope you brought your appetite for drama because i've got a feeling this game's going to be a good one. let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everybody, welcome to the show. are you guys ready to play "millionaire"? [cheers and applause] very special day. i want to welcome australian celebrity chef known for his restaurants gwen and maude that are blowing up in los angeles, california, mr. curtis stone! >> thank you very much. [cheers and applause] >> how you doing, chef? >> really good. yeah. i'm excited. a little nervous, but i'm excited. >> do you feel like, you know, celebrities are kind

here's the view from sutro tower looking out over san francisco. forecast features, hate to be repetitious but it will be cold inland again tonight. poor air quality the next two days before some improvement in our air quality on friday. and there's a chance of rain late next week. although it looks like a weakening chance right now. clear skies, a little fog in the central valley and we'll see low temperatures dropping to about 28 at santa rosa, 30 in napa, over in the inland east bay mid 30s expected in concord, livermore and antioch. about 40, 44 degrees right around the bay. tomorrow hazy, sunny, mild day with highs in the mid to upper 60s at the coast and around the bay and inland. and as we look at our air quality for the next two days, we're going to end up with seven consecutive spare the air days by thursday. but on friday we get improvement. we'll have moderate air quality in virtually all bay area locations and actlly good air quality in some regions on saturday. thingsreooking up in terms of air quality. it's been a dry december so far,

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we take a look and on the left a beautiful shot of the city and the bay bridge and beyond from our sutroamera looking east. >> it is "friday eve." thursday. and the good news, for anybody who has plans this weekend, we are having a little bit of a warmup. >> we are. whatever you like to do it's going to be nice. right now looks very clear. golden gate bridge looking beautiful. and yes, as we saw in our other live camera shot, you can definitely see far away. visibility is not low. we are seeing some strong hills over places -- excuse me, strong winds over some of the hills like the berkeley hills, inland temperatures jumping to the 70s today so get ready for a warmup. here's what's happening with somee

here's the way it looked from sutro tower. gorgeous clean air. my accuweather highlight, that is total sunshine. a lighter breeze as we head into the afternoon hours. that stillness will lead to our coldest nights tonight and tomorrow night. and christmas storm to be or not to be? that's the question in our medium-range models, one says to be. the other one says not to be. so we'll take a look at the one that says to be in just a second. here's a look at live doppler 7. see wall-to-wall sunshine out there today. it's still gusty in some spots. 21 at half moon bray. livermore. 17 at hayward. 29 in fairfield. 13 in san jose. i promise you those will taper as we head into the afternoon hours. temperature about 55 at half moon bay on the low end to lake port at 54. napa, antioch, santa cruz right about 60 degrees. here's a gorgeous look from our east bay hills camera. temperatures at noon, 49 to 55 degrees. pretty close to where we should be for this time of the year. now, at 4:00, we'll be in the mid 50s. look at that quick cooling. already 40 to 44

an idea with sutro tower. mostly sunny. grab the sunglasses. spare the air. need the heater on at night. it rounds the bend and tries to come down. and that's where all the cold air is. and where all of our rain will be for the next 14 days. sue, do you have an update? >>> we have an accident off the span. a look at the upper deck so the accident was at the 5th street off ramp which is a left turn lane. i'm not seeing any backup on the span. the accident is apparently still there. just a heads-up if you're coming into san francisco this hour. looking good from the central valley. no delays there. issues on the road and a little bit of slow traffic on the side street. an accident in oakland near high street. a lane of traffic blocked here. no slowing yet there which is good news. we'll check back on the peninsula in san mateo in our next report. >> sue, thank you. >>> shocking yellow perhaps. >> big bird. >> but it was not so. deep purple, ultraviolet has been announced as the color of the year and it's more than a color. it's a mood and attitude. >> a promine

fog out there and i'll tell you where that is let's check the transamerica pyramid -- or excuse me, sutroower. we can see the bay bridge there. there is a little bit of haze in the background though. so we'll see how that plays out as far as our temperatures are concerned in the morning hours. chilly in the north bay. where we are seeing fog, 33 degrees. se

beautiful view from the sutro tower camera, looking towards san francisco. chilly inland overnight.ays into next week. daytime temperatures will remain above average. first thing in the morning, high clouds. temperatures in the wind sheltered valleys will be in the low to mid-30s, the coldest spots. the rest you have in the 40s. 50s to start off. and then pour the afternoon, it will be a touch cooler than today. still hazy. temperatures in the low to mid-60s, a spare the air alert. a few upper 60. friday is the first of three spare the air alerts in a row for the season. hazy skies tomorrow. low to upper 60s. some high clouds as well. and as we head into the weekend, sunshine, very little temperature variation. december warmth monday, tuesday. we're going to be seeing 70s inland. low to mid-60s coastside. downed throw accuweather app and keep track of the ♪ when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. ♪ visit kp.org to learn more. kaiser permanente. thrive. ♪ >>> if you're flying alaska airlines next friday, you might want t

the picture outside tonight, a live look from sutro tower showing you what a tranquil evening we have at hand. just a little breeze out there. but temperatures are falling rather rapidly. on the accuweather highlights it will be chilly. we're dropping into the 30s in our coldest spots and we'll have some patchy fog developing tonight. you'll encounter that first thing wednesday morning. we're tracking mild days late week and then the potential is there as we get into new year's eve, we could track some rain moving through. we'll detail that in just one second. temperaturewise out there right now, we are cooling off pretty quickly in the north bay. look at this napa already down to 35. 34 chilly degrees in fairfield. contrast that to 47 right now in san jose and san francisco, currently checking in at 49 degrees. here's the cool from accuweather. overall tonight we'll have mainly clear skies out there but we will have fog developing in the delta first, and that's going to stream into the bay and bring some patchy fog through oakland into san francisco. closer to the bay, waters are in

you a little preview of it by show you what's going on outside as we open the weather window from sutro tower and show you just how warm temperatures are going to be today compared to average. 8 to 13, with that 69 at napa, a record high. i'll show you how much longer that's going to last coming up in the accuweather seven-day foreca >>> now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> all right. it was a very quiet morning outside of some frost and the possibility of black ice up around santa rosa as we had fog and a temperature of 30. otherwise the drifting clouds made for a gorgeous morning. put them into motion here, see they're just kind of hanging around at 30,000 feet. just dimming the sunshine a little bit on this, you could say, early winter morning. all right. 30,000 feet. that's about where that cloud canopy is. you can see the grayness on live doppler 7. broaden it out, here's a look where the storm track is, close enough for these high clouds. not close enough to bring us a storm any time soon. so let's see where our temperatures are. mainly in the mid to upper 50s 23 you'

gorgeous shot of the city of san francisco courtesy of our sutro cam looking east. looking nice.ould you guys feel the temperatures dipping? wow. >> last night we went to dinner and i was freezing! >> yeah. it was cold last night. [ laughter ] >> a lot of information about this. i have it. >> i would hope so. [ crosstalk ] >> nice little transition. >>> it's colder this morning. it's been

sutro tower showing you the golden gate bridge in sunshine right now. once the sun goes down, once midnight in the 30s and 40s. we'll have the full forecast in the accuweather in a few minutes. >>> new this morning abc 7 news was in hayward, a fire sent an elderry couple to the hospital. the fire started after 2:00 a.m. in the back of the home. it was near the kitchen and the flames wiped out that part of the house. they're lookin into reports someone was cooking and left the stove on. we're told the couple had minor smoke inhalation. >>> contra cost ra investigators are looking for an arsonist in antioch. six structures burning last night, broke out at two separate locations. three abandoned homes and two outbuildings caught fire. a commercial building on "a bt bt stre street also burned. amy hollyfield live for us in antioch where people are understandably nervous this morning. amy? >> reporter: hi, reggie, damage like this is starting to become common around here. down the street, the flower shop was on fire earl yer this week. now this week here on

the picture outside tonight, a live look from sutro tower showing you what a tranquil evening we have at hand. just a little breeze out there. but temperatures are falling rather rapidly. on the accuweather highlights it will be chilly. we're dropping into the 30s in our coldest spots and we'll have some patchy fog developing tonight. you'll encounter that first thing wednesday morning. we're tracking mild days late week and then the potential is there as we get into new year's eve, we could track some rain moving through. we'll detail that in just one second. temperaturewise out there right now, we are cooling off pretty quickly in the north bay. look at this napa already down to 35. 34 chilly degrees in fairfield. contrast that to 47 right now in san jose and san francisco, currently checking in at 49 degrees. here's the cool from accuweather. overall tonight we'll have mainly clear skies out there but we will have fog developing in the delta first, and that's going to stream into the bay and bring some patchy fog through oakland into san francisco. closer to the bay, waters are in

here's the view from sutro tower looking out over san francisco.t features, hate to be repetitious but it will be cold inland again tonight. poor air quality the next two days before some improvement in our air quality on friday. and there's a chance of rain late next week. although it looks like a weakening chance right now. clear skies, a little fog in the central valley and we'll see low temperatures dropping to about 28 at santa rosa, 30 in napa, over in the inland east bay mid 30s expected in concord, livermore and antioch. about 40, 44 degrees right around the bay. tomorrow hazy, sunny, mild day with highs in the mid to upper 60s at the coast and around the bay and inland. and as we look at our air quality for the next two days, we're going to end up with seven consecutive spare the air days by thursday. but on friday we get improvement. we'll have moderate air quality in virtually all bay area locations and actually good air quality in some regions on saturday. things are looking up in terms of air quality. it's been a dry december so far, n

here's another view from our sutro camera. 37 degrees right now in concord. 38 in oakland. rosa still at 32. san jose down to 40. 30s

for now it's kind of calm out there as you can see on sutro tower. it's either pretty good to moderate. that's the pink on the map to your left which is pretty much from, say, the bay bridge southward to highway 237 in the south bay. a look at what will happen later on. poor air quality in the north bay. the north bay, the central bay and the coast tomorrow. keep our fingers crossed, maybe the smoke will disperse so we don't have to worry about that. temperature 43 in sunny side. lake merced the coolest spots in san francisco. everyone else mid to upper 40s. temperatures from 31 in santa clara to freezing cold, 32, in petaluma. san leandro, 37. a look at your commute planner for today. it's going to be tranquil out there if you're taking the ferry. mass transit, dress in layers. it's chilly this morning and breezy in the hills if you're going to be traveling this morning. we have goose eggs the next seven days for our chance of rain. remember, we talked about a hint of it next week. i'll give you an update in a few minutes, also. first, here's sue to

here's a live look outside...sutro cam. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast...)a weak low pressure trough will move to the east of our area this morning and widely scattered light rain showers are expected to end by daybreak. expect dry weather through the week ahead. cooling is forecast today and nights will be very cool in the valleys starting tonight and continuing through midweek. daytime temperatures will gradually warm through the week as high pressure strengthens over california. áwind advisory 10 this evening until 10 am tuesday for the north and east bay hill above 1000 feet. winds of 25-35mph gusts of 45. á happening today... the oakland raiders will be in action at the coliseum this afternoon. and the silver n' black helping hands foundation along with the raider commando squad will be busy too, holding their 4th annual bay area toy drive. kron 4's camila bernal is live in oakland with more. camila? (camila)silver n' black helping hands foundation & raider commando squad presents, 4th annual bay area toy drive.first year we took on the 49ers for battl

here's a live look outside...sutro cam. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast...nd dry conditions will continue this morning, especially over the north and east bay hills. winds will then diminish, but with dry conditions and above average daytime temperatures continuing through the first part of the week. a pacific weather system is projected to move rapidly southeastward through northern california tuesday night and wednesday, with rain chances spreading southward into the greater san francisco bay region. high pressure then looks to rapidly rebuild along the coast with dry weather and seasonal temperatures for the latter part of the week and next weekend. áred flag warning until 10 this morningá ( marty @ landing) happening today... a celebration of the life of san francisco's late mayor-- ed lee. it's being held at city hall and the public is invited to attend. this was the scene yesterday at city hall as thousands come out to pay respects to mayor lee. he died suddenly last tuesday night of a heart attack. acting mayor london breed, and u.s. senator dianne fe

sutro tower, nice view of san francisco. freezing cold next two mornings. milder days as clouds come in and warms up. sprinkles possible day after christmas, next tuesday. overnight, clear skies and low temperatures in north bay, dropping into mid to upper 20s. inland east bay, 30 expected in concord, 28 in fairfield. morgan hill, 28. 32, right at freezing san jose. and around the bay, 35 in richmond and oakland. cold everywhere. tomorrow mostly sunny, thin high clouds around. cool to chilly with highs on the coast low to mid-50s. upper 50s inland but not many 60-degree readings. when we have these cold snaps, north bay is usually coldest. so santa rosa is indicator of the low temperature trend next seven days. next couple of mornings, low temperatures, several degrees below freezing bouncing up to a few degrees above over the weekend into early next week. that's inland trend. and four-day forecast for greater lake tahoe area, mostly cloudily, 40s, low to mid-20s overnight. some freezing precipitation there monday or tuesday. here too but not freezing. accu

sutro tower. chilly inland overnight.haps not quite as cold as last couple of nights by a few degrees. dry and sunny continuing into next week. mild. daytime temperatures above average. overnight, thin high clouds. lows into the upper 30s in north bay. inland east bay, mid to upper 30s. morgan hill, 39. but santa rosa, low is 44, improved from last night and bay shoreline, mid to upper 40s. storm track, this is how it's looked, flowing very far to our north, high pressure ridge built in here, strong area, deflecting storm track up into alaska and down into west central canada. remaining dry in bay area and across most of southern california. rain across north interior and east coast, not here where rain is needed. tomorrow is dry and hazy. mid-60s at coast and bay and upper 60s in inland areas. air quality declines. spare the air day tomorrow, poorest in north bay, moderate in other locations. accuweather seven-day forecast, going to be mainly sunny. few high clouds, dry. much milder than average. getting into mid-decembe

sutro tower, visiblity is good d but not everywhere tomorrow. it's going to be dry end to the year and start to 2018 but then we switch it up. wet pattern going into thursday. hour by hour. dense areas of fog for morning commute, particularly in north bay and around the delta. this fog pattern you normally see spilling over from the delta towards parts of the bay area, watch out during the commute. those are the problem spots. then look at what's going to happen for afternoon. everyone enjoys sunshine. hazy at times. patches of fog along the coast. tomorrow it's chilly you have to bundle up. 40s along the bay. highs are mild by winter standards. peninsula, sunshine. mid-60s. san francisco, 62. just like today, temperatures a little bit above average this time of year tomorrow. napa, santa rosa, mid-60s. north bay, 61. east bay, low 60s. sunshine inland, hazy skies. 66 in livermore. air quality is going to improve. especially with level one storm coming our way, tuesday through wednesday, rainy pattern. begins next tuesday night going into wednes

sutro tower, nice view of san francisco. freezing cold next two mornings. milder days as clouds come in and warms up. sprinkles possible day after christmas, next tuesday. overnight, clear skies and low temperatures in north bay, dropping into mid to upper 20s. inland east bay, 30 expected in concord, 28 in fairfield. morgan hill, 28. 32, right at freezing san jose. and around the bay, 35 in richmond and oakland. cold everywhere. tomorrow mostly sunny, thin high clouds around. cool to chilly with highs on the coast low to mid-50s. upper 50s inland but not many 60-degree readings. when we have these cold snaps, north bay is usually coldest. so santa rosa is indicator of the low temperature trend next seven days. next couple of mornings, low temperatures, several degrees below freezing bouncing up to a few degrees above over the weekend into early next week. that's inland trend. and four-day forecast for greater lake tahoe area, mostly cloudily, 40s, low to mid-20s overnight. some freezing precipitation there monday or tuesday. here too but not freezing. accu