the heaviest. northern parts of california and expecting heavy mountain snow. over a foot in some of the higher elevations of sierra. so i do want to bring you to the northeast because we're going to have to deal with some rain showers, nothing like california but heavier downpours in portions of upstate new york.

look at the radar across northern california. in the mountains we are picking up some snow. this is the cold storm and we are expecting quite a bit of snow since travel plans this holiday weekend watch out. winter storm warnings up for a good part of northern california mountains and the sierra nevad nevada. temperatures right now mainly in the 50's. 49 in san jose. it's not going to be quite as cold as what it was this morning. rewe had frosty cold conditions. winds gusting to 25, 26 miles an hour. higher elevation 40 to 45 miles an hour. wet and windy for the morning commute. winter arrives at 3:12 in the morning. certainly going to feel like it and more rain coming up for the weekend. here's satellite and radar. slow moving storm which 80's we are just seeing the rain in the north bay right now but by morning that will all change. waves of rain for this upcoming weekend. it's cold so we will see quite a bit of snow out of these systems as we head that the weekend. 11:00 p.m. tonight we have the rain line in the north bay watch washington the computer animation is going do

the world. northern california coast. the obama administration wants to nearly double the of two national marine >>> a new plan would permanently ban oil drilling off the northern california coast. the obama administration wants to double the size of two national marine sanctuaries off the sonoma and mendocino coasts. cbs 5 reporter john ramos explains why some who make their living in those waters are concerned. >> reporter: it's easy to see why alfred hitchcock picked bodega bay for the setting of his movie "th birds." they are everywhere. the federal government just announced a plan to extend the sanctuary all the way up to mendocino county. >> this area is a national treasure. it needs and it deserves permanent protection from oil and gas exploration. >> reporter: the fear is that any oil drilling in these waters could lead to an environmental disaster like what occurred when the oil rig blew up off the gulf coast. no one wants to see that here. and it's been reported the sanctuary designation will only apply to oil ex

look at the radar across northern california. in the mountains we are picking up some snow. this is the cold storm and we are expecting quite a bit of snow since travel plans this holiday weekend watch out. winter storm warnings up for a good part of northern california mountains and the sierra nevad nevada. temperatures right now mainly in the 50's. 49 in san jose. it's not going to be quite as cold as what it was this morning. rewe had frosty cold conditions. winds gusting to 25, 26 miles an hour. higher elevation 40 to 45 miles an hour. wet and windy for the morning commute. winter arrives at 3:12 in the morning. certainly going to feel like it and more rain coming up for the weekend. here's satellite and radar. slow moving storm which 80's we are just seeing the rain in the north bay right now but by morning that will all change. waves of rain for this upcoming weekend. it's cold so we will see quite a bit of snow out of these systems as we head that the weekend. 11:00 p.m. tonight we have the rain line in the north bay watch washington the computer animation is going do

, oil drilling and other extracting activities will soon be off limits in new areas along the northern california coastline soon. just in the last hour, congresswoman lynn woolsey announced plans to nearly double the size of two national marine sanctuaries, the gulf of the farralons and kordell bay. >> i believe that once this process runs its course, we will give the vibrant coastline the permanent protection it must have. >> well, it's the largest expansion in 20 years. fishing and boating will be allowed in the newly protected areas. the expansion begins in january and it's expected to be completed within 18 to 24 months. >>> christmas will be a little brighter for some 5600 low income kids in the bay area and that's thanks to sacred heart's holiday toy distribution program. the two-day event kicked off this morning and as cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran shows us, it's community members who have made it possible. >> reporter: for this man and his wife there are no limits when it comes to their three children. >> what kept me warm was, you know, imagining their faces smiling and that's what kept m

we do have winter storm warnings covering not just sierra nevada but the northern california mountains. very low snow levels interstate 5 interstate 80 will lakely be impacted friday 4 a.m. to sunday 10:00 p.m. for the sierra nevada. 2 to 5 feet of snow above 4000 feet. we are talking about chain control and travel difficulty. mild temperature tomorrow low 40's and 50's. tomorrow afternoon temperatures will be in the mid upper 50's. accu-weather 7 day forecast will keepr with chance of thunder on saturday. more rain for sunday. christmas eve is dry. christmas day dry until the late afternoon. chance of rape in the north bay by then. more wet weather wednesday into thursday. dan dan santa has no problems on christmas eve. >> that's important. >> experiment in same day delivery. special feel you are playing santa. up next. what you can order on line now can be yours that afternoon. even 5 days before christmas. we'll [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow, you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah blah blah. if i ha

look at the radar across northern california. in the mountains we are picking up some snow.this is the cold storm and we are expecting quite a bit of snow since travel plans this holiday weekend watch out. winter storm warnings up for a good part of northern california mountains and the sierra nevad nevada. temperatures right now mainly in the 50's. 49 in san jose. it's not going to be quite as cold as what it was this morning. rewe had frosty cold conditions. winds gusting to 25, 26 miles an hour. higher elevation 40 to 45 miles an hour. wet and windy for the morning commute. winter arrives at 3:12 in the morning. certainly going to feel like it and more rain coming up for the weekend. here's satellite and radar. slow moving storm which 80's we are just seeing the rain in the north bay right now but by morning that will all change. waves of rain for this upcoming weekend. it's cold so we will see quite a bit of snow out of these systems as we head that the weekend. 11:00 p.m. tonight we have the rain line in the north bay watch washington the computer animation is going do.

records obtain bid the aclu of northern california show sheriff greg ahon received bids for the drone back in august with the stated purpose of intelligence gathering and surveillance. >> we have nothing yet on paper that will bind the sheriff impose written and personal safeguards and mechanisming to prevent public abuses. >> to think we would go an use an unmanned aerial system for civilian surveillance is inaccurate. >> reporter: ahern says the surveillance would be used primarily for search and rescue. a vote is now expected early next year. >>> president obama appears to be winning support for his plan to raise taxes on the wealthy to help deal with the so called fiscal cliff. ktvu's rita williams reports on

taking a look of the satellite and radar we are continuing to see the northern california for this houre are continuing to see this thumb of moisture. this band of march of a disturbing for northern california. we are still warm to see these showers. this low system with a branch off here bringing plenty of rainfall to the coastline. here is what we can expect with a spotty showers and mainly dry conditions on/off. it will be steady but much lighter than what we saw today. towards the sunday, heavy rainfall, gusting wind. you will time it out on futurecast with rainfall totals coming up in just a bit. >>pam: the north bay has been the hardest hit area so far... kron 4's dan kerman has more on damage ... this round of rain left behind. >> in the mill valley on friday night public works crews were still at it cleaning up the fallen leaves on the sycamore avenue. the fear that they would gather at this catch basin and clog.. leaving up water with no where to go. earlier request of the fallen leaves but fallen trees. the earlier that day, these huge trees split this limbs and half. but it w

. >>> storm watch in the aftermath of weekend storms that hit northern california one of the hardest hit areas in a lafayette neighborhood big sinkhole there we have a reporter on scene we'll tell you more. on mountain view near mount diablo boulevard. we'll check in with amy hollyfield. >>> people who live in a vallejo mobile home park are back home after being flooded out over the weekend. the mobile park was under water yesterday as a creek feeding the lake overflowed whitewater rapids flowing through the middle of that mobile home park. this morning the water has receded things still muddy, nobody was injured. >>> pg&e crews still out this morning trying to restore power to 2,000 bay area homes and businesses, biggest outage north bay 700 still in the dark, east bay more than 600 customers don't have power and nearly 600 in the south bay in santa cruz county, 250 customers without power at the peak of the storm around 10 yesterday morning, there were 125,000 customers without power system wide. >> stay with abc7 news as the bay area continues to cleanup following series of storms

i cover the northern california region. i usually focus on about $350 -- $350,000 of sbe loans. last year, for 2010, i did 43 loans. so we are lending. i usually focus on six different types of loans. start-ups, business acquisitions, real estate purchases with ti's, working capital, a partner buyouts, business expansion. when i am looking at a potential loan, i use the standard five c's of credit. the first one is character. what we are looking for is a minimum score around 640. we would like to say no recent bankruptcy foreclosures, bankruptcies, tax liens. if we see a loan that has been modified, we would like to see a reason it was modified, what ever reason it may be. it cannot be, i did not want to pay that payment any more. the second c, conditions. basically, how precise will the money be used? we are looking at a business plan. when you look at a business plan, that is just a start up. we are looking to see where there will be the need for lending. if you are an existing business, we want to see the money that we give you goes to the growth of your business. the third c

to bring into the movement -- to bring labor into the movement were very successful when the northern californiacouncils were the first to actually oppose the vietnam war. with the rise of an organized movement in the gay community in the early 1970's, howard founded the bay area gay liberation inkn 1975, which was to advance lgbt rights here in san francisco. the organization's life was actions for lgbt rights and dramatically increased the san francisco. during that period he formed the committee to defend gays in the military. this was back in the mid-1970's. and he began his work on the boycott in 1975. of course those of us who know a little bit about harvey milk know a little bit about his involvement in that boycott. as howard explains it, they came to harvey milk and howard and asked for their support for this strike and boycott and both harvey and howard endorsed it, which was really key to making the boycott successful because howard, working with harvey milk, used their influence with bartenders and bar owners in the make the boycott successful and it was really the first time where y

with live doppler you can see the rain headed.iasp through pas of northern california. he heavier rain which you can see by yellow and red is hitting right now 101 along you south towards healdsburg going to move south throughout the day. in the north day -- northern california rain from crescent city towards healdsburg. look out for the wet conditions this afternoon if you have to do anything outdoors, do it now. current temperatures in the 40s, 42 san rafael, 46 san francisco. cool in fairfield 39°. today it is going to be rainy and breezy, mainly through the afternoon with gusts reaching up to 30, 40 miles an hour. showers continue tomorrow, then it does look dry and coolj thursday in fact, we might have a longer chance to dry out starting thursday. here's a look at satellite radar system this is a big storm, southern end of it, the rain expected to move in late morning through the north bay. forecast model shows you how it is all going to play out. 10:00, most of us still fairly safe in terms of dry conditions. 2:00 afternoon you see the heavier rain yellow the cold

a lot of moisture being grabbed, thrown right into the northern california area. you can see it's working its way south and almost into the bay area right now to the north bay. tonight and tomorrow it will be windy and wet with a front moving through. this is the first in about three different fronts. not expecting any widespread flooding or river problems. it'll be just soggy and the time for many of you hitting the road or air will be rough. some of you going to the mall to go shopping, it'll be wet for you too. they are not moving. we'll be wet all the way on through the weekend. and the heaviest rain will be up to the north. nearly an inch. about a quarter of an inch for tomorrow morning and concord and haywood. now what to expect? they get here for the morning hours. rain heavy at times all the way through sunday, but skies will clear by christmas eve. high tomorrow, san jose 56. hayward at 55. mid-50s and wet for pleasant hill and san ramon and low to mid-50s for san rafael and alameda. calling for rain all the way through sunday as we dry out christmas eve.

the storm to our north and west will steer in the next round of tropical moisture, right in the northern california and bay area again. watch this green blob. i've colored that area to show you all this moisture. it is going to pour on sunday, and we're looking at a couple more inches of rainfall. let's look at futurecast. look at all this rainfall. the color in purposing, that's most of the bay area with even more for the north bay and north bay mountains. it's going to get wet, just not tomorrow. heavy rainfall moves in late saturday, through the morning on sunday, with all the rain finally out of here by 4:00 on sunday. mid 60's tomorrow. average highs, 60. 64 for san francisco, oakland, 66. mountain view, 6 6. we dry out on monday. just a few showers tuesday and wednesday. thursday and friday, mainly dry. one more round tomorrow night, and then we're looking much, much dryer. >> that's a good thing. >> i'll plan for that. >> i live in a very low neighborhood, so i have three pumps, one in the backyard, one in the pump. you know what i'm buying next? a kayak. >> wow. >> it's a lot. >>> coming up

local crabbers are refusing to fish for the northern california delicacy after a new price fight with the wholesalers. the cbs 5 reporter anne makovec shows us the solidarity on the docks is being tested. >> strike last year this boat. >> right. >> well, you got go fishing. nobody is making money. >> you got go fishing. >> reporter: tensions are high on pier 45 where a lone crab boat came in this morning. a strike has all of the others docked. >> we're tied up negotiating with the processors. >> reporter: it's a dispute over the price of fresh dungeness crab. wholesalers and fishermen had agreed on $3 a pound at the start of the season in november. but demand went down after thanksgiving. so wholesalers want to pay a quarter to 75 cents less. the crab boat association says no deal. >> there's not that much crab left out there. we took a big whack out of it. so it should be worth as much or more than we got paid before. >> reporter: this boat which locals call a "scab" came from oregon. >> trying to keep things going. >> reporter: in the meantime things are come to a standstill at loca

. >>> the surf along the northern california coast is approaching all-time highs this week. cbs 5 reporter anne makovec is along the embarcadero in san francisco watching for today's king tides. >> reporter: the king tides the highest seasonal tides. right now the water is not that high. but we're waiting for it to come up. the highest it will be this morning is going to be just before 10 a.m. with a 7-foot tied. we are going to see these high tides today and for the next couple of days. now, check out this video from the connector ramp from 101 to highway 1 in marin. yesterday that was flooded. and that normally only happens when there's a storm but this was caused simply by the king tides. the very high tides could be getting higher as the ocean fills up with water for a variety of reasons, 8" in the past century. and you can see the proof in san francisco sewers. >> when i came near 1990, there was never a time where the tide was higher than our sewer. last year we had seven events. that saltwater now is coming into our system. >> reporter: that is break the pipes down. sa

the northern california segment is slated to receive $600 million in proposition 1(a) funding as an earlyent. many of us are committed to the ultimate success of high speed rail and caltrain electrification and we therefore would like to hear an update on san francisco's participation in this early investment. we understand that the first step is moving forward on long desired electrification of caltrans but we need to know what that means fora p30 san francisco. we need to know how the city's going to"7 project, along with our partners in7÷[Ñ the peninsula and south bay and regionally. we need to know how we are financing our share of the local match. at this hearing we will discuss next steps and including which agencies are working on this what theirc piyñ timelines are and how we can make sure everyone is working3(( byi together. the second hearing request has to do with recent friends in robberies including armed robberies in san francisco. we've seen a spike in a number of robberies, many of them around smart phones and ipads, whether people robbing people on buses. recently in my d

swells are expected to be 14 to 16 feet along the northern california coast. d high surf is also predicted as you can see here in southern california. surfers out in manhattan beach put on quite the show today. >> it's pretty incredible. it's exciting to watch. pretty amazing. >> very big. fun to watch the surfers go. >> lifeguards in some southern california beaches say in addition to the high surf there are high bacterial levels and they're trying to keep folks out of the water. anthony slaughter has look at what's going on around here. there is a big storm coming our way. >> look at those guys surf. it looks so incredible. in fact it's very dangerous, especially with this system coming in. it's got high tide. we've also got high surf and also high winds. i mean really we're getting everything with this storm system minus the heavy snow. but of course, if you're a skier you'll have your chance i'm sure in the next couple of months to go. in the short term of things you can see rain pounding the coast as we speak. the heaviest of stuff has pushed through the n

. >> this morning the obama administration announced expansion of two northern california marine sanctuariesrmanently bang oil drilling along 50 miles of state coastline from sonoma county north to mendocino. it's the largest expansion in the state in the last 20 years along with oil drilling ban, other district law goesing to go into affect including regulation of when cruise ships can release sewage into the ocean. >> a south bay charity doing it's part to make holidays brighter, handing out thousands of toys. d=z'ñ she expect to give away toys and gifts by tomorrow. >> you know, it's -- it makes me feel good and makes me feel like a mother should feel. >>iú: sacred heart says she ned 400 more toys and books. there are 500 more kids registered this year. >> still ahead at 4:00, facebook tests a service letting users pay for e mail delivery. >> if you pay for a parking ticket in the city of oakland you may be owd money here. >> this video is related to major snow storm moving across the mid west right now, causing problems for holiday traveler autos later%i(u legal problems for hewlett-pac

showers on the increase in the northern parts of california. d for us we are going to have to wait a little while for the storm system. we'll see increasing clouds clout the day, patchy fog at the coast. storm clouds this evening and later tonight, rain becoming more likely around 11:00 or so and looks like around the bay area for tomorrow morning's commute. looks like back to wet weather in the bay area but not for the better part of the day, should stay dry. 64 dry in san jose. 57 cool in pacifica. 60 hayward. east bay temperatures up in the 50s and 60s this afternoon. and inside the bay you will see those temperatures in the 50s and 60s. clouds on the increase and rain developing into the evening hours in the north bay and across the rest of the bay area overnight tonight into tomorrow. showers going to be cold showers tomorrow morning and then that will break off dry weather on thursday, maybe some more showers on friday. then just about every other day now looks like a storm approaches the bay area. none of these is very big but cold, eliza

that means another cold night is ahaechld tomorrow, snow up in the northern california mountains. inter storm warnings for that area. 50 in chico. 51 in eureka heading towards yosemite, 44 degrees tordz southern california, los angeles, sunshine, 65 degrees, here in the bay area, it will be sunny skies except in the north bay. partly cloudy skies isj çñ where rain will first arrive. possible snow around mountains of clear lake, evening rain for north bay, thursday, we won't see winds kicking up into friday. so wind advisory thursday, 10:00 p.m. to friday, 4:00 a.m. watching you out for gusting winds, up to 50 miles per hour. that is when the stormiest periods going to be friday morning looking at the accu-weather forecast, for the morning commute does not look good. periods of rain saturday into sunday. early showers possible christmas eve then, christmas day, dry. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> thank you sandhya i'm in for dan. shu in for me. you're in beast mode. >> i am. i told you i was wearing black pin stripes, 49ers can clinch nfc westreur but it ain't goingo be easy. the n

the area. so we do have a number of flash flood ranches across northern california and flood warnings because ofoding ongoing and we are actually expecting another storm system to arrive in portions of the pacific northwest and, also, northern portions of california and the next storm will not as as strong as the one we dealt with this weekend but we will still talk about the main concerns and heavy rain and the ground is sat rated with strong winds and snow on the higher elevations. wind warnings in effect across the rockies and across the state of california, with gusts over 50 to 60 miles per hour especially as we head into higher elevations. we will see another storm system arriving as we head into tuesday, between storms, a lull across northern portions of california, and across the northwest you will continue to deal with the areas of moisture and as we head into tuesday, the heavy rain will start to pick up across northern parts of california, oregon, and into washington, dc, and, of course, the snow from the higher elevations so traveling along the mountain passes will be dangerous and,

we have 33 indian tribes in the northern district of california, most people don't know, and i've met with those people. i've met with the muslim community, with the siekh american community, with the lgbq community, with the human rights commission in san francisco, all kinds of people, and we talk about all kinds of things. we talk about things that are more common to the u.s. attorney. we talk about fraud and identify theft and hate crimes and civil rights issue and there's one thing that comes up in absolutely every conversation that i have had with people in the district, and that was bullying. and it really, it was, it's not surprising to the people in this room, i know. it was not surprising to me but it was troubling to me that in every community that i was meeting with, this was an issue prrp violence, harassment, physical, cyber, social, children on children, this kind of behavior is so disturbing and so troubling and so heartbreaking to so many people. even in this place, even in san francisco, california and northern california, which has got to be if not the most tolerant

the rain keeps coming in northern california. e third pacific storm unleashing floodwaters, knocking out power to thousands in san francisc francisco, sacramento and thousands of others. >> this thing just went up fast. real fast. we had previously had it gotten up high, but it hasn't gotten this bad. >> you live right here in the park? >> right there. >> right there. >> right there. i got my mom out. i took her down to a friend's house down the street. you never know with water like this what it will do. >> people are evacuating out of the park. people are trying to totally get out. i had to park up the hill and walk down the side hill to get in here. it's really, really, it's very bad in here. >> what a mess. rob marciano has been tracking the storms that have been soaking northern california. is there more rain on the way? >> there is. not today, today we get a break, but in some areas rivers and small streams are on the rise and another pulse of energy pointing its way right at northern california. it will be the fourth pulse

the entire congressional record but only an excerpt. it said mr. speaker, i rise with my colleagues to honor, celebrate and remember ambassador john christopher chris stevens. a son of northern california and the bay area, ambassador stevens tragically lost his life in the greatest service to his country. selflessly and courageously representing american values in a foreign nation he knew intimately and cared for deeply. in his diplomatic capacity, ambassador stevens brought a profound and prolific knowledge of arab world and middle east to his assignment. his exemplary gift for making personal connections was invaluable as his role as specific representative and ambassador to one of the most complex and challenging regions of the world. therefore as we join in recognizing ambassador stevens am myself midst a sober outpouring of praise from his family, colleagues, fellow americans and the leaders of this nation, we remember also that chris stevens was beloved by many libyans as well. therefore on behalf of the residents of northern california and our entire state, we join president barack obama, secretary of state hillary rodham clinton, democratic leader nancy pelosi and expensive net

the northern california man accused of attacking his roommate with a sword. >>> america's most controversialriff is two hours from taking the standing in san francisco. the event bringing joe arpaio to san francisco. >>> trading underway on wall street. investors reacting to november jobs' report. dow up 46 points. we go live to jane >>> couple cities seeing thick fog this morning benicia, san ramon specifically. doppler network showing dry conditions easy travel today once you get through the thick fog. 56 eureka, low to mid 60s chico, sacramento, big sur tahoe will be making snow mother nature not providing any low 40s for highs by sunday los angeles 74 today with a little fog early this morning sunshine all weekend with low to mid 70s. >>> 6:43. let's check in with josh elliot for a preview of what is coming up on "good morning america" at 7:00. >>> good friday morning. we cannot wait to show you our special visit to robin's home many take a look at that the gang back together again for the first time in months. we helped her trim a tree, celebrate the holidays and drink delicious punch.

tomorrow they will be on the cold side especially up in the northern california area. torm warnings are going and travel plans, snow in the mountains and 50 in chico and winter storm warnings. 44 in yosemite. sunshine down to los angeles and san diego. low to mid-60s. here in the bay area, rain arrives first in the far northern end of our viewing area. it's in santa rosa area by evening tomorrow afternoon. to the upper 40s to upper 50s. here is the seven-day forecast. you will be happy to know tomorrow will be the coldest of the next seven days. we'll go with the milder forecast in terms of the overnight readings and rainy pattern through monday and christmas day. >> a man who laughs at this is cold, santa, he was here but he was here by sea plane. that is what brought santa to a north bay town. >> it's a awfully long way from the north pole. >> sounds like shu. santa made a smooth landing. brought a big bag of books and toys. they are performing stars of marin program that helps low income kids in the arts. where were you this afternoon? >> same color hair, i'll say th

. >> also, the major change for a marine sanctuary in northern california. the plan to save a vibrant ecosystem packed with birds and fish. >> what is cool about your school? you can submit your nomination on our website, cbssf.com/coolschool and we may feature school on our show. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the sierra are getting a new layer of fresh powder for t >> david letterman got his start in indianapolis as a weatherman. >> i had no idea. >> really? >> yes. all weathermen know that. [ laughter ] >> i guess so. >> he was sort of our hero. >>> skiers and snowboarders in the sierra are getting a new layer of fresh powder for the weekend. >> that snow will make it a treacherous trek to get to the resorts. but some borders got lucky and beat the rush. >> i didn't even know about it. i'm from reno didn't even know it was going to snow. >> when i got off work i could go skiing. >> lucky you don't have to deal with the mess. >> it is lucky, yes. >> chains will likely be required for the weekend. as much as 4 feet of blowing snow is expected over

we can see that it is moving towards the northern california. there is rain in store by wednesday morning. wednesday night, the north bay and delta will stay clear. temperatures will be chilly. as we go for the increasing clouds as we see the rain approaching for tomorrow night to. if timing it out >>pam: ahead at eight. protestors crowd san francisco city hall. demanding congress take action the looming fiscal cliff. >> holiday shipping kicking into high gear. the important dates you need to know. to make sure your gifts arrive on time. and the controversy surrounding the lunch program at school district in the north bay. >>pam: president barack obama says, he quote - "won't compromise" on his demands that the wealthiest americans pay more in taxes. that, as the fiscal cliff is three weeks away. today, the president made the case for his proposal. to workers at a detroit auto plant. meanwhile, republicans are standing by a proposal that does not include an increase in rates. if no deal is reached, the nation could see a major increase in taxes,

all of the pacific northwest to northern california again. ter that, we start to see things calm down. we have to get through the next couple of days with heavy rain. the heaviest in san francisco, up around sacramento. a lot of the rivers here are well past flood stage. a couple of them likely even getting toward the all-time records. one other thing, a little rain moving to the northeast today. not any huge problems. i have a long with it, very warm conditions. we are going to see all kind of record high temperatures broken. in the 60s across the northern plains in early december. that is very, very warm. >> jamie: that part i can't believe. we hope folks will be safe out there. rick, thanks. >> eric: you know the clock is ticking, neither side is budging on the talks to avoid the fiscal cliff. coming up, chris wallace sits down with treasury secretary tim geithner and republican house speaker john boehner and he will explore what is keeping them from reaching a deal. >> jamie: also a freight train derailing, leaking dangerous chemicals in t

. >>> this rain you see moving through the northern edge of california will continue to shift in our area land be quite active for the second half of your christmas. you can see the few and that has to offset the cooling but we really did cool down overnight but now i am seeing those numbers repound. a few light cells even a few sprinkles in hillside and the steady errand will hold -- steadier rain will hold off and until noontime it will not laugh, wednesday night into thursday. get my days straight. it is a chilly tart out there, upper 40s and lower 30s for part north bay. again the clouds are helping us out just a little bit. we have rain and win and even the possibility of isolated storms just on and off. 50s it is going to be a difficult one. scattered showers will remain wednesday morning. then we are drying out, partly cloudy skies with high coming up. >>> we'll see you in a few minutes. >> the criminal past of the sums -- suspect. >> the powerful storms could bring dangerous driving to certain parts of the country. >>> here is emoryville, we have an accident that we want to ta