bay. by the 9:00 a.m. hour will see a good mixture of forties and fifties around the bay area. we will see green in the north bay and places like fremont and livermore. it looks like mountain view and los gatos could be some of the warmer spots. in the north bay we will see a hazy sunshine. the kron47 day around the bay forecast shows 60s across the board with cloudy conditions over the next couple of days. a lot of sunshine bay area why would temperatures flirted with 70 degrees. >>george: even with bob advisories, we have not had any hot spots this morning. if we did have a stall on the debris if that was cleared fairly quickly and the backup has not grown. it is getting better at the 80 approach. today's backup only reaches as far back as the 80 over crossing. the drive time is 12-14 minutes. this is the first backup we have seen on the bay bridge toll plaza westbound. on the san mateo bridge we're still under a fog advisory. the changeable message signs are still active. we have a fogged advisory for the golden gate bridge in continuing our bridge check we will talk about fog advisories on two other brid

the rain is approaching, increasing cloud cover into the north bay. 11:00 tomorrow morning, the rain starts in the north bay, by 4:00, becomes more wide-spread through the bay area. friday, the second round of rain is going to roll into the afternoon, and it is going to be very heavy, affecting your afternoon commute. we're going to time out both of these systems on future cast coming up. >>> a high -speed chase ended with an innocent by-stander dead. police in newark say they were trying to catch a car full of burglars when the car crashed. those three people are behind bars. vfrthors say -- investigators say the men have extensive criminal histories. >>> a 100,000-dollar reward is now being offered in the deadly beating of an elderly man. 83 year-old chin was attacked years ago in san francisco's bayview neighborhood. >> reporter: nearly two years ago, chen had just gotten off the t.-line and gotten off of this street. when he was approached by a group of male juveniles. police say they hit him in the back of the head, he then fell to the gund and hit his -- ground and hit his head

then game time 4:00 it's fairg the north bay. y evening hours, spotty showers but by 10:00 tonight you've got the heavier rain across the bay. winds pick up by 5:00 a.m. out of the north bay, still pushing through the east and south bay. high pressure builds in and we'll see returns of the fog and colder mornings. in terms of the snow it is coming. winter weather advisory has been switched to a winter storm warnings from 4:00 afternoon to 4:00 on monday. low to mid-50s today. down by monterey bay, light rain throughout much of the day and then heavier overnight. so that system we could see half an inch overnight and perhaps half an inch to three inches in the wettest locations of the north bay, santa cruz mountains. everyone else three-quarters of an inch or so. >> carolyn: we are so far behind. >>> later on this morning we'll take a look at different ways couples can conceive. a fertility psychologist used acupuncture and herbs to help a family conceive two children. eric thomas hosts the show and you'll learn another method for

the bay by noon all the way out of the bay, heaviest rain by 9:00. overnight through tomorrow morning, quiet pockets of light rain. heavier rain moving into the northiting quicker by 8:00 friday evening that's the system that will have the gusty winds. we'll get a half inch in the santa clara valley to a couple of inches of rain in our mountains thursday and friday, more rain saturday there the possible break sunday for the game. >>> good morning. pretty nice commute, usual slow spots specifically now traveling out of the central valley 205 towards livermore, slow traffic for new that area. we've got our drivers saying 23 miles per hour. it is about 20 minutes now once you get over the altamont not too bad towards the dublin interchange, highway 4 slow typically out of antioch once you past 242 or towards 242 speeds pick up to a little above the limit. i wanted to check out our new waze -- actually san rafael first. southbound 101 past lieu -- lucas valley road to problems across the golden gate bridge into san francisco. our new waze traffic app cool thing, way for to you get involved we ask to you use caution and have your passenger use this if y

mid to upper 50s by 4:00 you can see the steadier rain moving into the heart of the bay higher elevations around the bay low 50s northy because the rain will be coming down mid 50s falling temperatures for the rest of us the evening commute going to be tougher than the morning commute lingering light showers tomorrow stronger storm moves in tomorrow during the evening commute lingers through saturday morning saturday afternoon through sunday morning should be dry back half of the game sunday could be wet through monday morning then dry tuesday and wednesday. time for traffic with sue hall. >>> pretty light nice thursday morning commute, 5:38 we have checked in with bart and muni, ace train all on time no problems with mass transit. i thought we would like at some of your travel times. 80 east shore freeway looking good from the carquinez bridge into the macarthur maze where traffic is light metering lights remain off. slowing but not bad mostly pittsburg towards hillcrest highway 4 westbound speeds pick up less than 10 minutes to get over towards concord. 580 over the altamont pass not bad less than 20 minutes, 15 mi

we head into tomorrow morning we will deal with unlike sprinkles from our e shores situation in the north bay. we have dry conditions by 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. it looks like we will stay dry into the overnight hours, but check out sunday we have rain chances north of the golden gate bridge. you can see the rain certainly shifted southward. we will look for potentially wet weather for tomorrow 49ers playoff game. we will monitor and track them for you throughout the morning. as we ticket to your temperatures in the afternoon very similar to what we saw yesterday. we have upper 50s around the bay area, it looks like oakland will make it up to 50 degrees. we have 59 degrees expected for redwood city and as the focus on the north bay we have plenty of fifties here as well. >>erica: your seven day around the forecast shows wet weather is the big story for today. we will start to see the showers into the afternoon hours stretching all the way into the evening. we will see on and off showers as we head into tomorrow. sunday will see a mixture of sun and showers that pattern will carry on into the netwo

the rain still to our north as far south as ukiah. radar returns on the sonoma county coast now. that's about. scattered light rain possible in the north bayduring the morning hours. i still think our heaviest rain is afternoon and evening hours tomorrow's storm will be stronger. details of that, right now just know it is dry for your morning commute. >>> topping our miss, lots of irony when san francisco's new sheriff appears in court today to face domestic violence charges. ross mirkarimi's courtroom behavior will be monitored by deputies who work for him. amy hollyfield is live at city hall. he's also been prevented from seeing his family until now. that could change today. >> reporter: yeah, there's a lot of issues to cover in court. you are right there's a lot of irony today. he will show up at city hall to work as sheriff and step out to head over to the courthouse to appear as a defendant in his own case. ross mirkarimi will be arraigned on three charges of domestic violence battery, child endangerment and dissuading a witness. the judge has issued a stay away order meaning he has not been allowed to see his wife and child since las

cooler though for the peninsula into the north bay by 4:00. that's because the sea breeze is going to pick up. we'll see more clouds and eventually for areas north of the golden gate tonight, a chance of much needed showers. we'll let you know just how much we're expecting and how long it's going to stick around in the seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> looking forward to t.occupy protesters will be demonstrating in front of a chase bank in san jose this afternoon over floesh yes. meantime, the cleanup continues in some parts of oakland after violent clashes between demonstrators and police. occupy oakland protesters tried to storm a ymca on broadway. police had to use batons to stop them. several police vehicles and news trucks were vandalized during the mailei. occupiers also tried to storm city hall but were turned away. in all, more than 300 people were arrested throughout the day. some supporters of the group are concerned over the level of violence from occupy protesters. >> i think that some of the people are trying to pro

the commute around the bay area. we are complete the delay free for 680, interstate 80 and even highways 24. the north bay ride is still without delay from 37 all the way down past central san rafael. that continues down to the golden gate bridge. and we are without delay for ace train, bart, caltrain, no one is reporting any problems. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look from the roof of a van ness ave. but >>darya: for example, a mother and child will now get from the program the same amount of money they would have gotten in the 1980's. this is due to the budget cuts. there is a call for budget cuts to child care and a second round of cuts that will be proposed if the voters do not approve it to its tax increases. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes to get you going on this friday morning. dalian >> >>justine: the murder trial for yolande understood is about to get underway in peru. he is inside the courtroom. the prime suspect in the death of natalie holly. he is on trial but this time for a different crime. he is accused of killing stastny f

the rain will be in the north bay. by the afternoon, more widespread. iday morning, heavy rain theory by 11:00 a.m., the rain is approaching the north bay, by 3:00 p.m., moderate rain showers. your evening to meet will be affected. the showers will move into the south bay by the evening. your friday morning commute will not be bad but the friday evening commute will be really nasty. moderate and heavy rain looking into the north bay. the heaviest rain is in the peace. as we move into the 6:00 p.m. hour, moderate and heavy rain over fremont, livermore, san francisco, san rafael and santa rosa. several inches of rain are expected. we will see a series of systems flashing in and out of the next several days. we could see spotty showers towards the end of the game on sunday. temperatures will certainly be chilly here it as for the snow in the sierra, several inches. one-3 in. of fresh powder on the belly for smart. four-8 in. of new snow. we're going to get quite a bit of snow on friday. a look your extended forecast. >>gary: good evening. good news for the

low forties across the north bay. low fifties in the east bay and south bay. temperatures range anywhere from 41-50 degrees and then this afternoon we will see them get even warmer than that. in the north bay it is particularly dense. we have has the cash-heavy fall with visibility down to a quarter of a mile. the central valley fog could very well still it to the delta by the of the morning. here is where we expected the afternoon to go. >>george: we do not have a hot spots. if the bay bridge has yet to see it back up. >>mark: the president is set to deliver his third state of the union address. here is a photo of the president talking to his head speechwriter in the oval office for parents of the speech. he plans to discuss manufacturing, clean energy and american values. the speeches starts at 6:00 p.m., you can watch a live on kron4. >>darya: we're back with more in a couple minutes to a glut of this tuesday morning. for fan since >>mark: another body has been discovered along a cruise ship off the coast of italy, a discovery of a third floor deck. the numb

it is four to six inches in the north bay mountains. the north bay three to four inches. rainfall totals drop off for the peninsula and the east bay two to three inches. up to two inches in the south bay. the santa cruz mountains as well. th will certainly help our deficit in terms of our season to date. we will get much-needed moisture here. in the sierra nevada, winter weather advisory for thursday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. four to eight inches and gusts to 75 miles an hour. driving will be tough, so you might want to go tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon the temperatures in the low to mid50s under mostly cloudy skies. around the monterey bay, numbers in the mid to upper 50s. if your travel takes you to the north bay tomorrow, if you live there, a chance of rain in the north bay tomorrow. rain for thursday, friday. periods of wet weather for your saturday and sunday. it is really continuing into early next week. the 49ers play sunday afternoon. we know they are going to win -- well, play. all i can say right now is there may be a small window during the game where we may have some p

after the air quality is worse in the north bay. moderate air conditions in the north and east bay. 70's throughout the south bay for the highs today. xi 72 and morgan hill. in the north bay, not quite as warm. did talk about this, from that is moving in, we are pushing ahead to 6:00 a.m. on monday which is when those clouds are supposed to make landfall. giselle this unfortunately, no snow for tahoe. no. we have morning fog and it sunny conditions. that will be if the pattern throughout the week. >>marty: record qr perry and michelle bachman are trailing is the group. roth how hall column will all one poll says that likely voters are undecided and could change their minds by tuesday. surveys are showing that ron paul is losing ground with voters in iowa. he spent the weekend at home in texas. he did make their rounds on some of the talk shows. here's what he had to say. we are just a few days before an important election periods some people ask, why does i'll have such clout? hothouse want hall predicted a strong salon on tuesday sa

the north bay ride is without delay. transit is a good start this morning with no problems >>mark: the man accused of raping three women in the mission district will be in court today. he was arrested last week after police received an anonymous tip. the san jose woman accused of dropping her son from a second story window will be charged with child endangerment and abuse. >>darya: we have new details, leaked information from occupy san francisco. kate thompson explains the information was apparently leaked by the san francisco police. >> officers using social media sites let the cat out at of the bat when they released details about a surprise raid of occupy sf back in december. >>darya: occupy wall street protesters are back in business. they are gathering at zuccotti park in normans. the barricades have been taking out. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. more on the preparations for the 49ers left game. here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. >>mark: hulu is in the newest is returning

the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. >>daniel: lets talk about their rain headed towards the north bay. ly in the early commute hours. it is a band of white sprinkles, it should dry out by the 9:00 a.m. hour. any rain than does fall will be very light. as for the act in highs, a little bit similar to test this. mid-60's expected to fairfield and oakland. low 60s along the coast. finally, a look at the 7 day around the bay showing us that once we get past flight sprinkles will have a dry conditions for the remainder of the workweek. >>ysabel: an officer was shot and killed by fellow officers. the sleeve of allman was on duty early yesterday morning. the officer reportedly resisted arrest, pulls out his gun and fired. no one else was hurt. police are not releasing his name. investigators say it happened around 4:00 a.m. when the driver ignored flashing warning lights and then veered around a rail crossing arm. six passengers suffered minor injuries. >>ysabel: united nations weapons officers are in oran. for ron says they're only trying to leave your reactors for energy research. then ahead

it is four to six inches in the north bay mountains. the north bay three to four inches. rainfall totals drop off for the peninsula and the east bay two to three inches. up to two inches in the south bay. the santa cruz mountains as well. th will certainly help our deficit in terms of our season to date. we will get much-needed moisture here. in the sierra nevada, winter weather advisory for thursday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. four to eight inches and gusts to 75 miles an hour. driving will be tough, so you might want to go tomorrow. tomorrow afternoonhe temperatures in the low to mid50s under mostly cloudy skies. around the monterey bay, numbers in the mid to upper 50s. if your travel takes you to the north bay tomorrow, if you live there, a chance of rain in the north bay tomorrow. rain for thursday, friday. periods of wet weather for your saturday and sunday. it is really continuing into early next week. the 49ers play sunday afternoon. we know they are going to win -- well, play. all i can say right now is there may be a small window during the game where we may have some per

as we advance the clock to see scattered showers signal the heart of the bay area up into the north bay. about 2:00 p.m. it looks like everyone is betting a healthy dose of the wet weather tomorrow. i want to advance the clock to 5:00 p.m.. check this out, this is friday at 8:00 p.m.. you will certainly want to be endorsed in the thick of that read on your screen i have not seen a rainfall that heavy on our maps and a good while. everyone wants to certainly have your umbrella ready. the rain will not only stretch for the rest of the work week into the weekend as well. in terms of your temperatures right outside the door is on the mild side. that check out fairfield and apple, upper 30's there and 44 degrees for santa rosa, a little bit warmer for places like downtown san francisco. upper 30s for haber, 36 for those of you in half moon bay. rain is the big story beginning today stretching into the next three days. temperature to be in the upper 50s and low 60s with on and off showers as we head into sunday and monday. it looks like high pressure will begin to build back up. we will see m

light- moderate rain in the north bay. for the rest of the bay area, south of san francisco, pretty much drive. here is a look at future cast. the rain will intensify towards midnight. the rain should be out of here by the morning commute. there could be a few isolated showers for the midmorning. todd preston r., partly sunny skies. here is the 7 day around the bay. after tomorrow morning, the rain is out of here. we will go back to dry and warm for their arrest of the week. the kron4 news at 8:00 p.m. will be back. >>gary: this was the second super bowl title for the 49ers, joe montana in stanford stadium january 28th, 1985, defeating it dan marino. going into that, all of the talk was dan marino. >> everyone will have a story line on the radio tomorrow. >>gary: you were not gambling were you? is >>vicki: i was not. >>gary: are you disappointed to the point where you cannot see would agree year it was? >>vicki: i can see that, but we almost tasted greed is again. he sold those old clips, i will not say that i'm old enough

freezing conditions in the north bay. seated in the south bay we have 37 and los gatos, 40 in san jose. it is cold out there and a relatively clear. this afternoon, we are looking for conditions to be very similar to yesterday. it will be another beautiful day with clear skies. 65 is the forecast high for oakland. temperatures will drop on sunday and monday. you're more looking jr. holiday weekends, sunday and monday he will be fine to be outside. >>george: off the westbound ride on interstate 80 still looks pretty good. it is a smith commute as you head into the toll plaza. the metering lights have not activated. it is an easy ride from the macarthur maze with no delays fancy work your way across the upper deck. your ride on the san mateo bridge, the westbound commute still looks good. again, the right side of the screen is the westbound commute direction. traffic is moving smoothly. interstate 80 westbound as you work your way from hercules to the lower east shore freeways, as speeds are popping up in the '60s. it is sti

and it starts tonight up in the north bay. here's the first storm already bringing a lot of snow to the pacific northwest, and they're getting snow even in the northernmost portion of the state. we've got a lot of snow on the way for the sierra nevada, possibly upwards of 6 feet above 7,000 feet as we head through the weekend. let's time it out and help you get ready for this. make sure your windshield wiper blades are good to go because we'll see heavy rain at times. put it into motion for you, the first showers start tomorrow morning and the bulk of the moisture comes through from the first storm at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow, the commute home could be sloppy from the south bay up through the north bay. we continue the futurecast and we get a dry break for the first part of your friday and then the storms come back, and another storm on the way, and it's packing quite a bit of moisture. let me show you how much we're expecting through late friday. the yellow and the orange is potentially 2 to 5 inches of rain up in the north bay. you

we start out mostly gray and in the forecast over the north bay, right. we are here into the afternoon. i do suspect we will have a few scattered showers here. it stays primarily to the north. in the evening hours it is heavier. first, it is moderate and then heavier at times. we will see a little bit of unstable air pull through in the overnight hours and bring in the risk of maybe the possibility of a thunderstorm while we sleep. periods of rain expected for today. on and off especially over the north bay. then later tonight, the heavier rain moves in. it will be with us through the afternoon hours. it should be ending by sunrise tomorrow morning. i will leave in the possibility of a few lingering showers. it could be important to the morning drive. 54 in berkeley. 52 in san rafael and in hayward and 56 today at the center. extended gray skies and widespread showers today turning heavy tonight. and a wind advisory. we will bring you details on that coming up in the next report. once we dry out in the morning, we will be dry in the first week and reboundi

in the north bay we have a good mix of '60s. your satellite and radar shows what weather activity to a north '60s is the trend for the next string of days. for a few clouds as we had to the work week. plenty of sunshine into the weekend and the start of next work week. let's get a check on the morning commute with george. >>george: we are continuing to monitor great traffic. all at the bay bridge we are still looking at great conditions on the bay bridge plaza. we have been incidents free on the upper deck. there are no disability issues. the fact remains light. your ride on the san mateo bridge has been problem free with a 13 minute drive time across the span. festivals in the fridge rise looked good with no delays that often on heading into the city from marin county. let's check the traffic maps and you will see fit the right here on highway 80 westbound continues to be a good one from hercules to berkeley. the venetian bridge all the way down to walnut creek still has no delays. this out a traffic looks good for 101, the king

as we head into the north bay, hazy sunshine and high clouds. your satellite and radar shows a wet weather well to the north. in the bay area we have cloud cover beginnings of the tunnel in. a mix of sun and clouds the temperatures in the '60s and more sunshine as we move closer it weekend. >>darya: right now president obama and his family courts are just a rising crash-are just arriving back into washington d.c. after their christmas vacation in hawaii. the girls are getting old. look at how grown up the look. the president is heading straight back to work. 7:22 a.m.. we're back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look from the mt. tam cam. but as >>george: all are updating our hot spot on 101. a crash started off in the traffic lanes and has been moved to the right lane shoulder. it is adding six minutes your drive time heading north on highway 101. both traffic is backed up to the 280 interchange. fifth seed >>darya: rough weather in the midwest. check this out. a massive accident causing an accident in indianapolis this year. a t

it adds extra lift and that's when we get the raindrops starting off right now in the north bay. 'll see some rain off and on around the peninsula, areas north of son jose and breezy conditions, some rain at times, off and on for the morning and filling in from north to south as we go through mid-afternoon into this evening, and the then tomorrow morning, this is when the biggest punch will arrive with the gusty winds out of the south at 20 to 40 miles per hour. at about 6:00 in the morning and things should be clearing out as we go through the afternoon. quick chick here -- quick check here. rain towards this evening. biggest punch from 11:00 to 4:00 tomorrow morning, and the other thing we're watching is the wind around the game. can you see here the areas of yellow and orange offshore. these will be winds of 30 miles per hour. the reason why wind advisories are up from the peninsula south as we head through this afternoon and this evening, and there you see the rain totals. heading into tomorrow morning, the heavier rain looks like that will roll in after about 7:00 and 8:00 to

the nbc bay area weather center. already a chilly night around the bay area. some 30s showing up around the north bay with clear skies tonight but by this time tomorrow we'll be firing up our doppler radar with the chance of showers, coming back to the e of your weekend forecast. a look at that when we come back right. [people chatting] everyone, it's $37 a piece. paying with your smart phone instead of cash. that's a step forward. with chase person-to-person quickpay, you can send money directly to your friend's checking account. all you need is their email address or mobile number. don't worry honey, i'll show you. thanks everyone. so take a step forward... and chase what matters. >>> former republican presidential candidate herman cain officially announced today who he's endorsing. herman cain made what was the build as a surprise appearance. there you see it at a fund-raiser in florida for newt gingrich. and declared he'll be supporting gingrich for the nomination. cain dropped out of race amid accusations of sexual harassment in his past. experts say that the tea party favorite could bring a

anything below that, farther away like the north bay, the lowest it can see is about 8,000 feet. we definitely have some rain flying around the radar in the north bay. and this pattern is going to continue into the overnight hours. >> a wider view picture on storm tracker 4, we are seeing that rain coming in from the west. we have another system on the heels of this one. we'll tell you all about it. that's going to bring heavy rain for tomorrow. >>> people carrying umbrella, the wet weather slowed traffic down. not a nice i do outside. kron4's kate thompson joins us live of the >> reporter: things have let up a bit this evening. but now the rain is back. on the sidewalk you can see we're right by the bridge, the water is running down this hill. that is how wet the ground is now. and as we show you, as people are getting on, the water which is coming off the roadways and spraying the cars, you can see the mist and water from the headlights. rain the rain is slowing things down on the highway. traffic crawling along. the rain begins in the afternoon, effectively putting this car was

visibility really body through the north bay. reduced visibility is under a quarter of a mile through nearly the entire north bay. along the coastline, we're seeing similar circumstances and fog even forming over hayward, reducing visibility under a mile. the fog is do going to hit again tomorrow morning, but we're going to see changes into the weekend. >>> coming up , we drop into the latest gop debate, which continues to be confrontational. >> the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. >>> mac world is on in san francisco. it's the largest annual apple products related show and expo. i'll show you what's hot this year coming up. >>> and we show you the redesign plans for san francisco's delores park. >>> decision 2012. a fiery debate thursday night in florida. the last debate for the all-important florida primary on tuesday. frontrunners mitt romney and newt gingrich, they butted heads early and often. >> what he was doing was clearly promoting fannie mae and freddy mack to the tune of $1.6 million. that is one of the relati

the south bay freeway is called a free on 01 and 85 through the west valley. in the north easy commute as well with no delays in doubt the of the gate bridge. >>justine: nicosia collapsed in cincinnati ohio. live pictures are shall has accrued on the scene right now. fire trucks, ambulances and police are there right now. we are hearing that at least nine people are hurt. there is construction going on and possibly the second floor of the casino caved in. >>mark: new details into the deadly san bruno explosion. residents are now getting a look at the city's plan to rebuild. keith thompson reports. kate >> in san bruno, residents of the neighborhood that was destroyed by the family of pg&e gasoline explosion heard from city planners on what they think should happen when the neighborhood is rebuilt. some homes have already started to be rebuilt. its construction going on because i want to put in the utilities and calm down some of the traffic that comes through this year. the plan was met with a little bit of skepticism from residents who are worried that their neighborhood

as it does, the southern edge of this next system will really move into the extreme north bay communities does, it will increase the clouds at san francisco, the north bay, and we will see a slight chance of showers. if we see anything, it will just be a couple hundredth. and maybe some sprinkles. way it looks, this system stays offshore for the bulk of the day, but it will bring the higher clouds. the wind shifts later on in the day, but really overall not a lot of change statewide. in fact, mid-70s southern california where it was up to 50 degrees in the northern sierra. here's the way it looks. the computer animation shows the clouds increasing throughout the afternoon. look what happens to the rain line. it really begins to fall apart and to the overnight hours still clouds around. a lot of knows out there, but by 10:00 we are looking at high pressure and that builds back and that will bring more dry weather. 66 in campbell today. 65 in cupertino. low 60s half moon bay with 63 in milbrae. san francisco, we're talking in the low 60s again today with 62 in petaluma. some higher clouds h

>>pam: heavy rain began in the north bay this afternoon. in the east puddles ended the evening rush is a slow one in san francisco with slick freeways. the kron4 news is live with conditions from across the bay area. >>catherine: here is what it looks like outside. all corners of the bay area are getting >>jaqueline: let's look at the rainfall totals. in san francisco, a light drizzle. in the east bay, light rain. financier the snow is still flying. let's talk more about the sierra. snow levels are lowered. we have a winter storm warning in effect. four-8 in. of fresh powder. moderate snow at times with gusty winds that will make for a very dangerous driving conditions. change, 4-8 in. at lake level. buteos of snow lingering into sunday. a big blast of flame coming in tomorrow afternoon, details coming up. >>catherine: the rain moved from north to south. this was the scene and san rafael this afternoon. kate tausan is live in the north bay with the latest. >>vicki: our dry spell is most definitely over. we are here at the golden gate bridge,

a little shower actift the north bay. the bulk arrives about 8:00 a.m. he north ba we'll tell you when that will slide to the south and what that means for the dri home. before you get to work, mike has a couple of things to slow you down. >> the early raining, and is south bay, a tree on a roadway. that has cleared but your typical slowing, we were watching for it but it started further south approaching tully. as they clear that, they had a run a traffic break. we expect to see that stick around for the morning commute. >> thank you, mike. >> 6:31 now. new this morning fire crews right now are on the scene of a two-alarm fire. at least 40 firefighters are battling flames this on nor wood avenue. firefighters had to pull a man out of the hope. parts of the house are in claims. we'll bring you more throughout the morning. >> nobody injured after flames ripped through a home in san jose. firefighters say the flames sparked at about 2:00 this morning, then burned through the roof of this vacant home east of the san jose municipal golf course. crews had the

you can see scattered rain 8:00 in the extreme north bay temperatures remain in the 30s and 40s the steadiert of us cloudy and mid to upper 50s the rain starts moving across all of our neighborhoods by 4:00 with the steadier rain moving into the heart of the bay low to mid 50s accuweather seven day forecast still looking at strongest storm late tomorrow afternoon through saturday morning rain for the back half of the game sunday good morning sue. >> good morning everyone. speaking of the game sunday, traffic-wise it is going to be a mess around candlestick park as you might imagine. game time 3:30 muni running special buses in and around candlestick park you can check with muni for their special service schedule for sunday's game also parking will be at a premium at the stick. no other public transit delays for new morning. a stall still blocking right lane on the dunbarton bridge. slow traffic on the dunbarton as well. walnut creek live shot, traffic bumper-to-bumper that is north main on the right side headed towards 24, you will find delays through walnut creek. new waze community-based t

mountains. 2 to three inches generally in the north bay. up to 2 and a half inches in the peninsula and east bay and 2 to three inches of rain in the saa cruz mount. much-needed rape. is the sierra thunderstorm warning in effect until 4:00 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. 6 to continue inches of new snow. about 5000 feet. 1 to 2 feet of sfo before 7000' we have a high surf advisory here from 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morning to testify okay sunday morning with swell expected to the reach heights of 14 to 18 feet. could be large breaking waves and dangerous rip kuvrnlts to conditions tomorrow. with the rain tapering off in the morning and partial clear in the afternoon we sea high mainly in the upper 50's and here's accu-weather 7 day forecast. sunday storm. tapering off to showers monday morning drying out on tuesday and warming up midweek to late week next week. high pressure back in the mid 60's and by wednesday thursday of next wee week. that will be the calm after the storms. you have. >> coming up. family hefty homeless by the san bruno explosi

readings will be close to freezing in the north bay. r 30's and mid 40's by the bay with mostly sunny skies. a really nice day with mid 60s. san jose possibly upper 60s, low 70's. looking on monday, the increasing clouds and we could see some drops through sonoma county. after that, dry. this long stretch of dry weather will persist into next year. morning fog tuesday, wednesday, thursday with afternoon temperatures in the 60s. >> in a southern california on our possibly getting more clues for this serial arsonist. these intentional fires in northern hollywood. they are trying determine these were connected to the friday paris. they have a video that could help with the investigation. >> we do have the video there is a little bit blurry but we're going to try to enhance it to the best of ability and see how that information from that video can be used in this investigation. >> it damaged cars, carports but no injuries. authorities have provided at least $50,000 towards a rest. >> a 4.0 magnitude and ohio near youngstown, ohio. this chimn

it is very similar to what we saw yesterday little bit cooler in the south bay. in the north bay we do anticipate sunshine here as well. for the most part we have low sixties for napa in san raphael. now you're satellite and radar does have high-pressure situated over the bay area. so what that actually means let we will continue with the trend of myelin sunny conditions out there these for the rest of the work week and into the weekend as well. things change as we head into sunday however, we will see more clouds developed around the bay area. a we will continue with that as we start the next work week. we have a high probability for some but whether we are talking a 60 percent chance as we head into wednesday stretching into thursday. in the traffic center one last projected to out the door this hour. the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza is still a very easy ride. traffic is building in the westbound direction but still just 14 minutes from end to end. as we take over to the golden gate bridge stock down 101 not to make cars have been camera shot. as we take it over to

the radar is looking dry around the bay area. as we go to clear lake, a little light rain there. as we take you in to santa rosa, you can see to the north few sprinkles along 101 around windsor earlier. this is what is left of a frontal system that may toss a few showers an the bay area. notice how it falls apart as it drops to the south. this will drop in between midnight and 5:00 in the morning. perhaps enough lift to that moisture to give us showers an the north bay. the next two days, at least, the jet stream isn't going to be over the bay area. we are not talking big chances of rain but the low clouds and mist has the on-shore breezes push the moisture over the coastal hill tops. a chance of drip drizzle the next couple of mornings and upper 50s to low 60s. the opposite pattern on thursday and friday as high pressure builds in. like what we saw yesterday when we had off-shore winds and dry conditions. the air warms up and dries out. as it heads to the seashore. so 60s and 70s are possible for the bay area. toward friday could see mid-70s in the south bay. in the meantime here's the low cloud cover pushed inland by the sea breeze. e

the weather looking pretty good. here's a beautiful view of the bay bridge this morning. chilly in our north bay valleys, 30 degrees in napa, 32 santa rosa, 32 in fairfield. chilly in our inland valleys. not much wind right now. the offshore winds helped to clear out our skies. the radaring loos lonely this morning. no rain drops there. we have clouds that will spill in late in the weekend. a chilly start. as we head toward 11:00 and noon, san jose, upper 60s, maybe close to 70 around gilroy. unusually mild to start off the weekend. we'll let you know if this trend can continue for the rest of your weekend plans tomorrow. the full forecast in just a few minutes. >> thank you very much. >>> this morning, a search is on for the suspect in san leandro's first homicide of the year. the victim, a 15-year-old girl. police say she was stabbed near 1900 pacific avenue before 6:30 last night. officers are looking for 19-year-old henry leon. they say he was in a relationship of the girl and is the father of their 9-month-old baby.15-year-old was stabbed a number of times in her chest and tom ak. an of

if you are in the north bay you certainly want to bundle up. look at the temperature is right now. police low '40's alone the he sure.--along the east shore. it looks like we'll see a good mixture of 47 tickets around the bay area. at lunchtime you see all this cream filling in. not only is it in the north bay before the inland valleys. south bay indicate some low sixties around the area clear yet by 2:00 p.m., to be in the '60s but it becomes little bit more widespread. neighborhood by neighborhood we have warmer conditions compared to what we saw yesterday. today is expected to be the warmest day of the workweek. into the north they will see a mixture of sun and clouds out there. 69 is santa rosa, 64 for navato and 60 degrees expected for downtown san francisco. your kron4 seven day around the forecast shows a mixture of sun and clouds for the rest of the work week as the head into the weekend there will be mostly sunny skies bay area wide and temperatures trending into the '60s. we are dealing with some pretty frigid morning. the traffic cen

the showers are starting to move into the north bay. isolated spotty activity. you see that in santa rosa. the north end getting rain. look at what's headed our way throughout the second half of the day. i'll tell you when the showers arrive at your door step. then we've got two more potent systems on the heels of this one. a lot of rain headed our way, possibly breaking records. we'll talk about that, help you plan around it as well. first want to check your drive with mike. >> i know not to bet a wlaed the new weather center behind her. we'll look at the roadways, 880 fine northbound. southbound, around embarcadero, crews should be clearing. there should be minor slowing as the crew clears the scene. 880 at the limit. good stuff. >> thank you very much, mike. >> 5:01. san leandro police are looking for a man who shot at an undercover officer following a suspicious driver near anza way around 9:30 last night. the driver made a u-turn, then fired several shots. the car is described as a dark colored acura last seen going eastbound on 580 in oakland. >> san franci

. >>> we have clouds moving in overhead and fog already effecting the north bay. the reduced visibilities through the north bay. some places under a quarterbacker mile visibility. fog will be an issue tomorrow morning. 5:00, fog throughout the bay area. including stretching into the central valley. fog lingers around through 8:00. breaking up in the north bay and going to clear out into the early afternoon hours. still keep cloud cover over head. tomorrow morning, temperatures warmer thanks to the cloud cover. 77 san francisco. 44 oakland. 44 antioch and 42 in san jose. tomorrow will be warmer than today. sunny skies by the afternoon -- skies by the afternoon. 60 oakland. 59 in half moon bay. 60s through the north bay. 58 in san francisco. a look at your radar picture. a storm pushed low the north today. that brought cloud cover and another storm brings cloud cover tomorrow. but no rain. it is been very dry out there throughout the season so far and including december which was the second driest december on record. look that rainfall totals. we should have been get

>>jacqueline: now watch how heavy gets in the north bay. picks up its intensity over the north bay. we have moderate to heavy rainfall this tapers off through the north bay and by 11:00 p.m. on friday, we have leaving residual showers into saturday morning. most of those showers are out of the area by saturday afternoon. by 5:00 p.m. this is when heavy rain starts up north, we have nearly into the bottle.--in novato. >>jacqueline: about 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. and afternoon, we may have some chilean spotty rain in the forecast. the best picture may show a more in line it tomorrow. here is a look in your forecast for tomorrow. >>reporter: take a look we are just getting this video into the newsroom, with the wind whipping up the flames, this is such a big issue. we're told 82 now are winds that have moved the fire all over. 4000 people had to evacuate neighborhoods. more than 230 firefighters are battling the blaze. about five square miles of being affected, you can see how fast that thing is moving. the governor of nevada, and he has declar

out of the north bay to the east bay, carquinas bridge. we have back-up in the cash lanes but no metering lights. those are likely turned on in 20 minutes. oakland, 880 gives you an idea for volume. it is picking up both directions still close to the limit through oakland. >>> 6:09 right now. coming up on "today in the bay," smoking marijuana may not hurt your lungs like cigarette smoke. the results of a new study coming up. >>> and oracle makes a move into san jose. good morning, i'm marla tellez. i'll show you where coming up. >>> live look outside. looks very peaceful out there in san jose. mike inouye will step up to tell us all about the traffic and christina loren telling us, yes, it is starting cold but get ready for some heat. >> you can also find so much news, traffic and weather, some good conversation, find us onc a okay, people, let's get started. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the 16th century looking for pete's pen. (laughter) guys, guys. take it easy, ok? pete's mom is vi

, one to two inches north bay after half to an inch south bay. sunday thein moves in the back half of the game handles around through monday's morning commute then the whole system shifts north and brings dry and warmer weather tuesday and wednesday sierra winter storm warning now it is snowing going to get interesting. take your chains. >>> the nation's largest health care provider will announce a plan time prove the z0  i.v. equipment. kaiser permanente will switch to i.v. solution bags and i.v. tubing that don't contain two chemicals that are known to harm people and the environment. the making of one chemical creates dioxin pollution a carcinogen. kaiser says the choice will save i've million dollars a year and will push makers to change because of kaiser's buying power. >>> do you work at google? if so lucky you. number one in the forbes magazine just released top 100 companies to work for list for 2012. other bay area companies net app ranks sixth. in -- there are other local companies honored core the complete list go to abc7news.com . >>> from dirt

the south bay freeways, a little slowing of cupertino. the north bay ride is still delay free for your trip through marin county. >>darya: the raiders have begun their search for a new coach. the team fired hugh jackson after one year. the decision came after the hiring of the team's first general manager >>mark: a big night for the golden state warriors. they have ended a losing streak after beating the miami heat in overtime. there were down 17 points in the third quarter. they held the key to just 12 points in the fourth. lubber run james missed the three-pointer in the end of overtime. the warriors have fared victories against some of the league's best teams. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside of the golden gate bridge. half >>james: here is a live look at mt. tam, breezy conditions but very clear and cold. here is a look at some of the cities and some of the colder temperatures that we are seeing. oakland, comfort in the livermore, mid-upper 30s. take a look at sunday, a slight chance of rain and

the north. this is a low pressure system, a counterclockwise spiral. the heart of it is over the north bay. we are seeing a lot of stormy weather. light, moderate and heavy rain in their red and orange. >> this accident, mid-upper 50s. the temperatures in the upper 50s in some spots and then we will try things out and clear things out. we have nothing but mild weather through the rest of the week. >>mark: let's get more on the weather. wet and windy conditions at sfo. >>yoli: the rain has started again at sfo. the wind has not quit. so the weather is affecting some arrival flights, nearby flights from seattle and los angeles, they're saying it is anywhere up to a 45 minute delayed. if you are taking someone out, check with their airlines. >>george: of we have been keeping our eyes out for what we believed would be a number of hot spots this morning but so far they have not materialized. at the bay bridge we're looking for a later start to the commute. the metering lights are on a but activated later than usual. there is a wind advisory in place for the bay bridge to, san mateo bridge in the

across the north bay, a 5 degree spread. we have clouds building for tonight in advance of the system on wednesday that should bring morning showers. >>george: your ride on the bay bridge looks good. the metering lights reactivated 12 minutes ago. the san mateo bridge ride, no problems, just a little slowing on the approach to the toll plaza. looking at the freeways we are seeing a little bit of congestion here and there. allman nimitz speeds have dropped below '60s. drive times are not too adversely affected. a 12 minute drive time heading up from san leandro. continuing to the south bay light conditions on the freeway. they little bit of slowing between the two freeways of 101 northbound ended the marin right. it is still easy come in and out of nevada for the golden gate bridge south out. >>darya: mitt romney is predicting that he is going to win today's primary in florida, but newt gingrich promises to keep fighting until the republican convention this summer. >> i am in this race where ronald reagan was in 1976. we're go

especially as the north bay with beret - returns may have small hail. bay hills -- hills and valleys, rain all moving to the east as is the few radar returns around santa cruz mountains right now. once the low moves to the east, that's it heaviest of the rain will be over. if you are heading to the sierra still a lot of snow through at least 4:00 this afternoon. first traffic nightmare possibly? >> yes, potential is there. we don't have major problems. we have flooding and high winds. if you would consider extra time i thought we would look at some drive times from san francisco or wherever you may be going and driving to, 80 carquinez bridge to the maze highway 4 from hillcrest to 242, seven minute drive. 580 over the altamont looking good flooding dublin interchange 680 and 580, flooding around the bay area. >>> 5:31. a judge will set a trial date later this morning for newly elected san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. he's facing domestic violence and child endangerment charges now even the mayor is wondering whether he can do his job effectively a

not only for the north bay. t also here, livermore. 37 in heyward. 35 right now in sunnyvale. 34 in san francisco. 3 to 6 degrees away from seeing widespread records across the board from the north bay down to the south bay. so for tomorrow morning. we have freeze warning in effect with the mix of 20s. 30s. through out tuesday. of course. goes without saying. you need the jacket and gloves. if you are heading out ear. it will stay crisp and clear the not going to get into the rainfall. later on in the week. freeze warning. not only for the north bay. but for those of you across the peninsula. east bay. south bay. we head through the rest of tonight. also for tomorrow morning. with also, some icy patches that could form. want to be careful if you are traveling, brings, overpasses tomorrow morning. the overall pattern is final low starting to break. no storm system offshore. out here, 1,200 miles. tapping into moisture. jet stream will sink to the south. it will allow one storm. three systems and three days. we hea

low clouds, fog and those cloudslinger in the north bay. mperatures not as warm as as yesterday. -- a front is flirting with extreme northern california not going to make it our way. we'll hold on to the clouds in the north bay, partly cloudy elsewhere in the afternoon. temperatures mild with low to mid 60s. we should that sunshine by 1:00, 2:00, late day today, tomorrow we are into an offshore flow milder and sunnier through the weekend. dry through next week. sue is checking in with our commute. >>> good morning. if you are headed out now, we look at some your drive times , carquinez bridge to the maze less than 20 minutes, highway 4 hillcrest to 242 in the concord area less than 10 minutes, 580 from livermore altamont pass up to the dublin interchange, less than 15 minutes. clear and smooth sailing as you head out. public transit, bart on time leaving as you would expect. vta, ferries getting underway in 15 minutes, no delays on cal train, they are expecting no problems this morning. did put in a special event with muni because coming to