this has caused delays to the peninsula pipeline project. e are delays that have impacted schedules. could be as simple as the generator accident. there were also a lot of complex issues in the field to deal with, such as the discovery of archaeological sties and contaminated soil that we are dealing with along the peninsula right now that has impacted schedules. finally, in the later stages of design, we oftentimes bring in an outside expert to review our schedules. based on their recommendation, we may have to adjust our schedule. this is what happened in the case of calaveras. we had to deal with naturally occurring the asbestos. i have a lot of good news to share with you. since of last reported on the program, we have certified two eir's on two of our key projects. we have advertised at three contracts including very important contracts including calaveras and a very important part of the eastern pipeline system. we have advocated construction on six large projects including a water treatment plant, the western segment of the san joaquin

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a similar story along the peninsula. francisco, the bay bridge down to the dumbarton bridge. the entire stretch of 101 of 22 a.d., on-again, off- again showers. this will hang in there is little bit longer. future cast 4 set for the current our showing us that we did correctly predicted scattered showers in the north bay and possibly on the peninsula. the forecast is holding true right now. light- moderate rain activity continues in the north bay, past a noon they begin to disappear, by 3:00 p.m. most of it is gone. by 5:00 p.m. on a ride home, things should be dry. that is kind of what we are seeing in terms of wayne right now. temperatures outside, mid-upper 50s. 56 in san francisco. 50 force currently in san jose. we will get up into the 60s by this haskalah larger view shows you this is not an isolated system today, it is a part of a larger a low pressure system that will slide through today and into tomorrow. tomorrow we will have more range than today. take a look at the 7 day forecast. possible thunderstorms tomor

overall, though, we're looking pretty good along the peninsula and the north bay. watch out for some fog, that's next as we have a lot of moisture in and high pressure condensing that moisture. it's moving in, it's going to bring about a really nice second half of the day. i've got your forecast coming up in just moments. but he came in early this morning knowing that it would be busy. how does it look out there, mike. >> good morning, christina. so far so good. given the conditions out there, very windy conditions as well as wet roadways, but so far the only issue highway 4 along the westbound direction, the commute really kicking in over the last half hour so speed in the 20s approaching l street and extending just past love ridge over towards baypoint and clearing there. benicia bridge, the earlier wind advisory has cleared for that portion of 680 but watch it coming down through walnut creek. 580 westbound coming in toward livermore, we're starting to see the slowing, so 14 to 15 minutes, speeds into the 50s as you're entering the eastern edge of livermore. i'l

in the case of the peninsula pipeline seismic upgrade project, the increases with refinement for the project based on the latest geo technical information, the decision was made to replace a number of pipeline segments on the peninsula where we are vulnerable to liquefaction. this is in the -- in to the additional scope in three different occasions. i will elaborate more on the cost increases. more from that perspective later in my presentation. >> it does occur to me that a couple of the projects we have been tracking in terms of costs have had some cost increases. if you could just give me an update on that spread sheet you give me from time to time. >> in the reporting quarter, we have some projects that we were forecasted to complete almost six months later. i wanted to elaborate more on the regional projects, which are the four above the darker line. this is a project that is now completed. it has reached the central completion. we need to keep the contract opened to allow the contractor to come back and perform some of the repairs at no cost to us. they accidently damage being

hanging around the peninsula coast and scattered along the north bay coast. as you move inland, you can see the snow very well on the sierra still in the middle of may. as you step outside, 57 in san francisco, 55 in half moon bay. and 59 in oakland. everybody else in the mid to upper 50s until you get out to concord and fairfield. gilroy and salinas low to mid-50s with more sunshine. coastal fog that will dominate your neighborhood today. it will be warm around the bay and inland with all that sunshine. the clouds will increase and have enough moisture. drizzle is possible at the coast and higher elevations like the east bay hills. cooling begins friday and weekend showers and possibility of thunderstorms. today we're warmer by one degree 3 in oakland. 4 in fremont. santa rosa at 6. >> warmest weather, mid to upper 70s. 73 in dublin. fremont, 70. low to mid-70s in the south bay, san jose at 72 degrees. mid to upper 50s on the peninsula. 70 in los altos. 56 at pacifica. 60s in downtown san francisco. mid to upper 50s san rafael and vallejo but farther north y

now, along the peninsula shore, down to south bay, we have the low 60s.t bay valley, already some mid-to-upper 60s. mid-to-upper 50s around the monterey bay. low 60s inland where the sunshine is getting more prev leapt by the minute. slow sunshine, means slightsly cooler temperatures today. cooling trend will be aided by cold front that will come through quietly in the form of no rain for the weekend. coldest weather sunday and monday. it will be warmer next week. more like spring and almost summer. for today, compared to yesterday. we're one degree cooler in san francisco. fremont, oakland, santa rosa, two. concord, five. sunsets at 8:17 this evening. east bay, we have the warmest weather today. mid-to-upper 70s with 75 in walnut creek and danville. 70 in castro valley and fremont. everybody else in mid-to-upper 60s on the east bay shore to south bay. low to mid-70s. low 70s, palo alto. mid-60s by millbrae. you can see the clouds along the peninsula coast to keep you in mid-to-upper 50s. warmer in north bay valley. low to mid-70s. lingering clouds keep y

i've seen west, southwest toward livermore and along the peninsula. a lot of westerly wind directions. there is the spin in the direction right there. windy at times. low 70s inland. temperatures really are far below average for this time of year. wednesday here comes a stronger system. additional cooling and a possibility of rain. today though mostly sunny. it's one where if you are walking around and see avenue seeing in the city it's not so bad. breezy to windy at times. highs in the 70s for a few. upper 60s though or 50s and 60s closer to the coast. you throw that wind in there and it takes the edge off. these are well below average for this time of year. slightly warmer on tuesday and wednesday we cloud it up looking like rain. a few showers lingering thursday. friday will be warmer. i think saturday starts off all right. but then another system steps in. intellect the prices at the pump aring to go down. according to the lundberg survey the national average dropped nine cents. gas is averaging $4.22 a gallon in san francisco and $4.11 in oakland

it's mostly cloudy and more showers around the bay area scattered along the peninsula. this will decrease throughout the day. we'll have some sunshine and dry weather. more on that in a minute but first elizabeth has traffic. >> thank you. and we are going to go live out towards the peninsula. here's a live look at 101 past sfo. traffic fine in all directions. still slick on the roads. we have a couple of wind advisories, as well. so this wintry-like weather just won't go away and it is causing some impact for our morning drive. wind advisories in effect for the bay bridge and the benicia bridge. we have chain requirements for the sierra. more traffic coming up. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> this is the story we can't even stop talking about in the newsroom. we are learning more now about the mother of arnold schwarzenegger's child. and we now have a picture of her. >> anne makovec reports the mother didn't tell arnold about the baby right away. she joins us with mor. >> the age of the child, it's incredible. >>> reporter: several pieces of new information and that

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we send it over to laura on the peninsula. >> that's right. continuing to follow news across the bay area including a big problem for california good b oakland school district is monitoring the statistics they are finding are sobering. i want to check in with christie smith live with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. when you look at this, it makes during a school day. they get an extra month of summer when you look at the numbers. last year, more than 5,000 students missed nearly a month of school for illness or they couldn't finds a way to school, instability in housing. the oakland unified school district is the first in the state to actively monitor chronic absenteeism. they have a plan to attack it. it's not just in oakland, it's across the state. the problem is, so far, there's no clear picture of absenteeism because school officials in california aren't required to keep tabs on chronic absenteeism. chronic is defined as missing 10% of the school year, whether it's excused or not. the oakland school district dev

hanging around the peninsula coast and scattered along the north bay coast.s you move inland, you can see the snow very well on the sierra still in the middle of may. as you step outside, 57 in san francisco, 55 in half moon bay. and 59 in oakland. everybody else in the mid to upper 50s until you get out to concord and fairfield. gilroy and salinas low to mid-50s with more sunshine. coastal fog that will dominate your neighborhood today. it will be warm around the bay and inland with all that sunshine. the clouds will increase and have enough moisture. drizzle is possible at the coast and higher elevations like the east bay hills. cooling begins friday and weekend showers and possibility of thunderstorms. today we're warmer by one degree 3 in oakland. 4 in fremont. santa rosa at 6. >> warmest weather, mid to upper 70s. 73 in dublin. fremont, 70. low to mid-70s in the south bay, san jose at 72 degrees. mid to upper 50s on the peninsula. 70 in los altos. 56 at pacifica. 60s in downtown san francisco. mid to upper 50s san rafael and vallejo but farther north you

light rain beginning to pick up on the peninsula especially on skyline. nothing too heavy but showing itself from the santa cruz mountain. one system moves out. another one has to drop in. after that we'll see some better conditions. cloudy, more rain off and on. breezy, really cool though with highs only in the upper 50s for many or very low 60s antioch only 63. same for gill roy and a lot of upper 50s and low 60s in between. showers end wednesday then partly sunny and warmer as we head into thursday but not that much warmer. >>> all right. thank you, steve. 6:41 is the time. the am general tour gen tour the second stage started in nevada city instead but still ended in sacramento. now today's leg is scheduled to start at 10:15 this morning in auburn. it will end about 122 miles later in modesto. tomorrow's stage three will start in livermore and end in san jose. >>> time now 6:42. a new plan to deal with potentially dangerous dogs. how a crackdown in one bay area county may include old and some new methods. >>> good morning. northbound 101 a little bit d

you can see just hugging the peninsula coast. loma reen layer cloudiness as we look at the visible satellite. more is on the way. the rest you can see up stream which is to the northwest. that will come in tonight. let's look at temperatures and see what the breeze is doing. it was 55 in half moon bay all the way to the low 70s inland. so a 20-degree spread and looking more reminiscent of summer. the same thing happening around the monterey bay. mid to upper 50s in santa cruz. so the cooling conditions move inland. no more 90s. no more record high temperatures. the clouds as you saw there at the coast will linger. the north bay will still see sunshine. windy and coolest on mother's day and then less clouds and warmer temperatures next week. 24-hour temperature change. look how dramatic this is. santa rosa, 9° cooler to oakland, san francisco, concord, san jose and fremont. 12 fremont and 12 to 16 degrees cooler than yesterday. sunsets at 8:05. we start in the south bay where it is low to mid70s. san jose about 74 degrees. we will

a nice, mild start along the peninsula. chilly in the north bay. 43 in novato. 49 in napa and 50 up in fairfield. make sure you grab that jacket. leave the umbrella at home today but keep it handy. probably want to set it by the door so you don't forget it tomorrow. 66 in oakland. 69 in fremont. 6 23 69 in los gatos. a mix of sun and clouds as we head throughout the afternoon. starting out mostly cloudy along the peninsula and toward the coast. pretty good formation of the marine level. as we head through the remainder of the week. take a look where your temperatures head, down, down, down to 63 by wednesday. back into the mid-70s by the weekend. for some of you it's a short workweek. that's good news. not for us. you have to get to work this morning, we're here to help you out all morning long. >> that's right. a lot of people celebrating memorial day today with picnics and parades. they could create the perfect opportunity for presidential candidates also to get out and shake some hands, make some speeches. today we're get

you can see just hugging the peninsula coast. the loma reen layer cloudiness as we look at the visible satellite. more is on the way. the rest you can see up stream which is to the northwest. that will come in tonight. let's look at temperatures and see what the breeze is doing. it was 55 in half moon bay all the way to the low 70s inland. so a 20-degree spread and looking more reminiscent of summer. the same thing happening around the monterey bay. mid to upper 50s in santa cruz. so the cooling conditions move inland. no more 90s. no more record high temperatures. the clouds as you saw there at the coast will linger. the north bay will still see sunshine. windy and coolest on mother's day and then less clouds and warmer temperatures next week. 24-hour temperature change. look how dramatic this is. santa rosa, 9° cooler to oakland, san francisco, concord, san jose and fremont. 12 fremont and 12 to 16 degrees cooler than yesterday. sunsets at 8:05. we start in the south bay where it is low to mid70s. san jose about 74 degrees. we w

now, along the peninsula shore, down to south bay, we have the low 60s.ast bay valley, already some mid-to-upper 60s. mid-to-upper 50s around the monterey bay. low 60s inland where the sunshine is getting more prev leapt by the minute. slow sunshine, means slightsly cooler temperatures today. cooling trend will be aided by cold front that will come through quietly in the form of no rain for the weekend. coldest weather sunday and monday. it will be warmer next week. more like spring and almost summer. for today, compared to yesterday. we're one degree cooler in san francisco. fremont, oakland, santa rosa, two. concord, five. sunsets at 8:17 this evening. east bay, we have the warmest weather today. mid-to-upper 70s with 75 in walnut creek and danville. 70 in castro valley and fremont. everybody else in mid-to-upper 60s on the east bay shore to south bay. low to mid-70s. low 70s, palo alto. mid-60s by millbrae. you can see the clouds along the peninsula coast to keep you in mid-to-upper 50s. warmer in north bay valley. low to mid-70s. lingering clouds keep

the 46-year-old mayor made quite an impact on the peninsula. re's nbc's kris sanchez. >> reporter: at san carlos city hall, flags nigh at half-staff in honor of the mayor omar amad, he was 46 years old. >> we lost a leader on our council. a dynamic mayor. >> reporter: he call 911 from his home 7:00 this morning, saying he didn't feel well. when crews from station 13 arrived they found him unresponsive. he was transported to sequoia hop, where he was pronounced dead. >> anyone who knew him liked him as a person. many who liked him as a person didn't agree with the politics but that's the type of guy he was. >> reporter: leading the city to $400,000 surplus, first in 11 years, he was well-known as a tech leader in silicon valley, active at his mosque. >> it's just been a shock. i've been getting phone calls from people and everyone's crying. >> reporter: the religious director says that ahmad loved to help with outreach. >> especially over the last years, when events weren't at times pleasant for the muslim community, he was there for us as well t

notice the peninsula coast, it's cloudy. the north bay coast will clear out due to prevailing northwesterly wind. mid-to-upper 60s around san francisco, san mateo, oakland, richmond. san rafael. mid-70s through the north bay valleys. low to mid-70s. fremont, palo alto and south bay valley. in the east bay valley, the warmest weather, mid-to-upper 70s. we have 60 at monterey. breezy, a few clouds there. mid-to-upper 60s for the rest of the bay salinas and low to mid-70s inland. look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. update for the weekend, breezy and cooler. it looks like most of the rain will as we talk about move to our north. it's taking it out of the forecast. once the wind subside look for the warmer weather tuesday and wednesday. all right. bring frances in to find out about the commute. good morning. >> good morning mike. we head to hayward where there is roadwork blocking lanes on northbound 880 from tennyson to highway 92. that is scheduled until 6:00 this morning. they usually clear it earlier. the roadwork on e

the trash is about to get more expense in one peninsula city. they approved a 39% garbage rate hike. members of the council say they needed to increase it to bring down a $10 million debt they owe to a previous garbage hauler. some will see a $43 increase in their bill. it's been ten years since apple opened the first retail store. new things unveiled today, huh? >> we know it's going to be a redesign of the stores themselves. new high-tech displays and more ipads. yeah, ten years ago today, apple opened the very first stores in gl glendale, california. they have become cash cows and part of culture. >> dad, our mall got an apple store. it's so sterile. >> it's fueled by dreams and powered by imagination. >> what does it do? >> you should ask yourself what can i do for it? >> what can i do for you. please, i'm begging you. >> it's not turned on. >> it's glowing. >> that confirms it's off. >> take a look at some of the improvements coming up today. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. we are out here at the rowell ranch rodeo grounds wh

we'll see widespread the showers on the peninsula and the east bay. if we get in just a bit closer, we'll continue to see the rain falling at least for the next couple hours. then tapering off just a little bit. over san francisco, seeing some of that rain. down into half moon bay, pacifica, redwood city and we've had some light rain taper off over areas on the north bay. the rest of us seeing light rain over areas oakland, san leandro, hayward this. will continue to push east some of danville seeing scattered showers there. pleasanton, and north just a bit, the north bay has seen from .10 to .30" this morning. but for the most part, at this time we are seeing a little bit of a break over the north bay, and that is going to continue for the afternoon. but areas along the peninsula and the rest of the bay area seeing from .10 of rain with more to come. we'll see how long the rain is going to last, coming up in just a few moments. >> thank you. >>> a news conference is underway in san francisco right now by lawyers to claim that an innocent 17-year-old

not only this morning but the peninsula coast this afternoon. peninsula. east bay shore. castro valley and fremont around 70 degrees. south bay, low to mid-70s. los gatos warm spot at 74 degree. look at the peninsula, the temperatures start at 70, palo alto. drop to 64 by millbrae. near 60 in half moon bay. upper 60s for pacifica, daly city. sunset. low to mid-60s for downtown south san francisco, saucelito. rest of the north bay valley is low to mid-70s. breezy at your beaches but at least you will see more sunshine. temperatures in the upper 50s for you. monterey and carmel near 60. we have low to mid-70s for hollister, gilroy and morgan hill. around the state today temperatures about 10 degrees warmer in the central valley. mid-to-upper 70s. fresno, sacramento. chico is 82. ten degrees warmer at tahoe. 53. 73 in yosemite. morning clouds give way to afternoon sunshine. dangerous rip currents around san diego and l.a. mid-to-upper 60s for those destinations. all right. back home tonight. you can see the clouds along the coast. some of the spilli

and the morning drive is moving well on the peninsula. the traffic is looking good on 101 and on 280. 5:39. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sal. very good morning. thankfully i don't suffer from allergies but there are those of you, pam as well, who do. if you do then you can blame any number of the three here. trees, grasses, weeds. weeds continue to just -- they're blowing up as we say. they're very high. so last week it was trees and today -- this week so far, it's weeds. very high on all counts. temperatures today will be warm inland but cooler by the coast even though there's no fog there. why? because we're seeing more of a westerly breeze. the north-northeast has collapsed. cooling continues tomorrow as the fog returns in a big way and weekend much cooler. drop 20 degrees even inland temperatures as a rather strong low for may movers right into us and slides into the sierra nevada. showing itself that's it. yeah, that's it. but that's going to increase the westerly breeze. we're already starting to see that. fairfield yesterday wa

low 80s on the peninsula. 60s and 70s on the coast. santa cruz seems to rise above many on the coast and be one of the warmer locations. fog returns friday. then here comes saturday. a system digs in for a big cooling trend on sunday. >>> time now 6:51. new this morning president obama just minutes away from leaving and heading for new york city for a special visit to ground zero. this is the president's helicopter waiting for him. he's about to take off now. these are live pictures an drews air force base as we've been telling you through the morning president obama will take part in a very special wreath laying ceremony at ground zero. he'll also meet privately with family members of the victims who died on september 11th during the attacks. now all this comes just days after the killing of osama bin laden. again, live pictures andrews air force base. president obama about to fly to new york city for a very special ceremony and wreath laying. >>> several retailers reporting april sales. target sales up more than 13% compared to last

. >>> we have a new crash on the peninsula southbound 101 at san francisco airport. this accident with an overturned pickup truck blocking one of the lanes. the truck actually we are getting word that it flipped over and landed back on its wheels. yeah it would be cool if it were a movie but in real life people get hurt that happens. southbound 101 traffic may be busy. if you are catching a flight at sfo, you should give yourself extra few minutes to drive around that big traffic jam we are going to get there because of that injury crash or use 280 instead to get around the problem. not a big delay at the toll plaza. no problems rob on to the upper deck of the bay bridge. this morning northbound 101 that traffic looks good. sold out series of baseball games at at & t park. it's the giants and the a's at the giants. big interest to get there early and remember parking south of market is going to be at a premium. you might want to consider taking transit. let's go to steve. >>> thank you very much. on this friday just received an e-mail from a friend of mine. partly clo

to see six if you're lucky the penguins to three of the brushed open would you expect to see in the peninsula but a most trips we're lucky to see up to six different species that the wildlife in antarctica. and the frog built one of the main areas of study down here on this continent is the environment to make sure that they can learn how to protect. we are seeing into the adelie penguins which are the most abundant penguin species in the antarctic and a true ice loving species they are declining in the antarctic peninsula seriously and may disappear from the peninsula in the next fifty years because of the warming and the loss of sea ice which is just part of their habitat with scientists witnessing such dramatic changes in such a short period of time the concern is. what to do in the future to prevent such a rapid change in the environment there's a very big message when there's nowhere on the planet changing for us to talk about it is one of three sites which is that the forest is growing increasing in average whether it be in winter temperatures is west in siberia alaska i mean antarctic

parts that's about it and if you want to experience some of this exotic wildlife the antarctic peninsula is a good place to start well as everything here in this tremendous range of seals in a different type of seals you can expect to see six if you're lucky the penguins to three of the brushtail playing which you'd expect to see in the peninsula but the most trips we're lucky and see up to six different species that's a lot of life in antarctica. and a fractal some of the main areas of study down here on this continent is the environment to make sure that they can learn how to protect the generals in the future we are seeing into the adelie penguins which are the most abundant penguin species in the antarctic and a true ice loving species they are declining in the antarctic peninsula seriously and may disappear from the peninsula in the next fifty years because of the warming and the loss of sea ice which is just part of their habitat with scientists witnessing such dramatic changes in such a short period of time the concern is. what to do in the future to prevent such a rapid change in

tonight we'll see that patch of fog across the coastline and the peninsula. for friday it still stays warm with 70-degree weather coming on back. so we have high pressure that will keep us warm tomorrow but this is what we're watching for the weekend. it's some cooler air arriving throughout saturday and sunday and will knock down our temperatures so let's just enjoy this mild temperature that we'll have with those 70s inland and then we'll start to knock those temperatures down once again for the weekend. as we head throughout tonight we'll see patchy fog and stratus forming along the coastline and the santa cruz mountains. also the south bay and peninsula but it's going to clear out and we'll see a mix of sun and clouds as we head throughout friday's forecast. 49 in san jose, 53 in san francisco and for tomorrow, yes, it is true. mid to upper 70s coming on back. 77 in evergreen, 75 in los gatos, 76 in dublin. and for the peninsula, atherton mid-70s, 75 in redwood city. palo alto mid-70s. san francisco, crissy field, close to 70 tomorrow. by the early afterno

reporter: other high-risk spots in the bay area include much of marin and sonoma counties, spots on the peninsula, and a large area of the santa cruz mountains. and of course you have to take into consideration other factors, what triggers a landslide, such as rainfall or earthquakes. now, if you'd like to see how your neighborhood ranks on this map, we put a link on our website. just go to nbc bay area.com and search for the word "landslide." live in fremont, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> i went on that website. it is a detailed map and very informative. and it's not just landslide concerns. the rain is also hurting california farmers. strawberries, cherries, and other crops. now, coming up at 6:00, why you might end up paying the price for the rainfall. >>> family members of two men shot and killed by oakland police last night are demanding answers. that shooting happened around 10:30 last night on curran avenue between 35th and coolidge. officers were in the middle of a planned operation. nbc's jodi hernandez is at oakland pd where the police aren't addressing the media just yet, jodi.

low 50s down the peninsula in 51 in san jose. satellite and radar showed a small system moving in towards the pacific northwest. that is bringing increasing cloud cover. i'm pretty mild day today. temperatures skimping mostly any april '60s and a few '70s. upper 60s along the peninsula, 67 oakland, cool along have the bay 59 degrees and 70 more can help. will have your full forecast in a few minutes. >>ysabel: this morning police and livermore investigating of violent explosion that injured three people it happened just after 5:00 p.m. yesterday. flames and smoke could be seen coming out of the apartment it took firefighters about 20 minutes to get the fire under control. police say a man and woman were found outside the building with severe burns. another man found inside. a neighbor describes what happened. >> the explosion rattled the whole building next door. i came running out of the apartment complex and i was the first one over there and there were people lay on the ground screaming. the gentleman that live in the apartment

low to mid-60s on the peninsula. mid-50s along the coast.n downtown and south san francisco. low to mid-60s through the north bay valleys. mid-50s at your beaches. we have low to mid-60s around mont mont bay. heading inland. mid-to-upper 60s. take a look at the giants game. chance of showers possible. i wouldn't worry about it. have. 7:15 is first pitch. dress for 58 degrees, possibly to 55 as we try to chill the marlins at at&t park. a look at the cold front. notice it bearing down on our neighborhood. cold front brings in the rain. here it is. this morning, through 9:00. mainly in the north bay. from 9:00 to noon, moving in the bay. out of the bay by 3:00. notice the cold front and the rain weakens considerably. the low comes in behind it. we have scattered showers in the early evening hours. those will taper overnight. if we are lucky we will get a ten to the quarter of an inch in the north bay. less of us will only get .05. that's how weak the system is. this does keep us in cold weather pattern. temperatures in 50s all seven day at coas

western siberia alaska and the antarctic peninsula which is warming five times for us living room leaving many to wonder what is to become of the animals that call this place home in antarctica sean thomas archie. and watching space shuttles and rockets blasting off for orbit has become almost commonplace but actually making it into space is still something reserved for a lucky few larkin's tom barton met an american astronauts ahead of his mission to the international space station next week to find out what it's really like. we're here in the countryside part of star city the cosmonaut training center north of moscow and we've managed to catch a rare moment where the cosmonauts and astronauts gets relax after all their exams of training before going off to baikonur be fired up into space to the international space station and i'm lucky enough to be here with mike fossum he's been on the shuttle missions twice and this is his first rocket mission to the i assess will be talking a bit about some of the every day life up on a space shuttle so every day life in an extraordinary setting ever

dot com plus sean thomas' blog about his several weeks on the peninsula is also on life and make sure you check out. more than a month. one of the most extreme environments on the planet this is antarctica and people have to be aware that they are far away from civilization sean thomas discovers what makes antarctica so special and attractive for many the wildlife in antarctica is. on the front the. expedition to the bottom of the earth. now life at zero gravity is a sensation few of us will ever experience that's why our t. son tom burton to meet an american astronaut ahead of his mission to the international space station next week to find out about the challenges of life in orbit. we're here in the countryside part of star city because we're not training center north of moscow and we've managed to catch a rare moment where the cosmonauts and astronauts gets relax after all their exams of training before going off to baikonur to be fired up into space to the international space station and i'm lucky enough to be here with mike fossum he's been on shuttle missions twice and this is h

the peninsula is kind of a mix. it's sunny -- it's sunny in the north bay.ostly sunny, i think breezy at times. 50s, 60s and a few low 70s inland. we'll have plenty of sunshine by this afternoon. it's a northerly breeze which helps a little bit. very cool air mass in place, we don't expect much of a warm up -- warmup. the system is spinning up up in the foothills. that will move out, though, it's all associated with -- dash it was just a part of the spoke of the bigger system from nevada to utah. a lot of 40s here. this just 52 at hayward. 42 santa rosa/napa. they both dipped to 39. concord is 46. 48 redwood city. 47, oakland. 46, san jose. mostly cloudy and 49 degrees. once these clouds start to scoot town, skedaddle out of here, we'll see high pressure build in. that will give us the normal therly breeze that will last for two or three days. mostly sunny, breezy at times today. but again, that's a pretty impressive system for this time of year. more sunshine is on the old weather menu for tuesday and wednesday for warmer weather. today, mostly sunny. it's

and millbrae direction heading out the the peninsula. s transit systems are reporting no delays. so we'll go outside and check out 680 in walnut creek. still looking good. southbound toward 24. at the bay bridge toll plaza, if you head through the maze, metering lights are on. so traffic is now starting to backup as you make your way to westbound 80 to the massachusetts -- to the toll plaza. >> thank you. >>> they just set another alert saying the east bay direction is affected now due to a medical emergency. so the ten-minute delay for bart at powell street. >>> trading is underway on wall street. we will bring you a live report from the new york stock exchange in about, well, in a few minutes. >> all right. do you spring allergy sufferers seem to be having it worse than you used to? blame global warming. the new study offing a new reason why most of us are sniffling more than we used to. >> how much do you trust that computer? the glitch that is now blamed for paroling 450 very dangerous state prisoners. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live at s

upper 70s and low 80s on the peninsula. take the edge off the temps even though sunny. cooler friday and much cooler into the weekend. >>> all right. thank you, steve. a san ramon police officer is in jail this morning in connection with a growing scandal at the contra costa county narcotics team. lewis lombardi is an officer with the san ramon police. he now faces drug and weapons charges and is currently being held on $760,000 bail. now investigators started looking at lombardi after the former commander of the drug team, welsh, was arrested and accused of stealing and selling drugs seized in raids. a private investigator and a danville police officer have also been arrested on related charges. >>> right now nurses at children's hospital in oakland are preparing to go on strike. about 800 nurses at children's hospital -- 800 nurses work there but hospital management says it has hired replacement. some elected surgeries have been canceled today. but the emergency room will remain open during the strike. the nurses say they'll walk the picket lines for five days startin

the mills peninsula hospital is no ordinary hospital, it's designed to withstand an 8.5 earthquake. also this morning, mother nature is meddling with another major race in california. the amgen tour of california bike race is supposed to start today as rob mentioned at the hechely ski resort in tahoe. the first leg is scheduled to go around the lake. but snow is falling right now as we speak. so organizers may have to scrap the first day and instead start on monday from squaw valley heading towards sacramento. either way, the race will likely cruise through the bay area for stage four. bicyclists are scheduled to ride from livermore to san jose on back roads towards mount hamilton and then the race heads south heading towards thousands oakes and then to southern california. >>> much more ahead, a high-profile politician behind bars, charged with attacking a maid in manhattan. >>> and an explosion rocks a las vegas strip, sending flames shooting through the sky. the fresh tasting california sour cream your other fd loves. >>> if you are in san jose, you may not care what the weather i

along the peninsula they will stick a little longer than anywhere else. fternoons begins wednesday and thursday and cooling and clouds during the weekend. so complete opposite of what we went through with the warming trend. oakland, redwood city, san jose about 3. livermore, 4, napa 5 and sun will set at 8:01. east bay valleys, warmest weather, brentwood and fairfield mid to upper 70s. low to mid-70s in the east bay shore. with mid to upper 70s in the south bay. we'll have mid to upper 70s on the peninsula. low to mid-50s along the coast. with fog clinging into south san francisco. 69. low to mid-70s but beaches will be cool with low to mid-50s. low to mid-50s around carmel. low to mid-70s, santa cruz and watsonville. low 80s as you move inland. calmer conditions tonight. pretty chilly in the north bay valleys. mid to upper 40s for the rest of us then around 50 in san francisco and antioch. here is a look at the cold front that is switching our winds and bringing us high clouds to mix with our sunshine. not only today but also tomorrow. once we get past th

barely a back-up and new accident has just been reported on the lower part of the peninsula. t north shoreline boulevard. chp is en route. it is blocking the slow lane. slowest spots are in the east bay. westbound 4 out of antioch. lone tree way to 242 now a half-hour. southbound 242 still looking good. mass transit reporting no delays and you may want to bike to work today. >> you may, bike to work. that is it for the abc7 morning news. >> we'll be back an update at switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today.

we're looking pretty good on the peninsula right now. e north bay getting a bit of a break but we're really wet where you are this morning. good thing you're not seeing any of these showers but all around you we've got spotty activity coming down. this will be the case in the east bay and the south bay for the first part of your day. there's a system just to our south dumping rain over southern california so the further south you live, it will take you the longest to see the clearing. the sun will be back out later today. i'll let you know when and what's to come for the weekend. 5:30, how do the roads look? >> pretty nice. about a half an hour ago you showed the bay bridge getting hit with a cell of rain so a lot of folks probably waited at home. now we just have the wuind advisory left over. westbound 80 okay across the water, but the wind advisory also hanging on from yesterday at the benicia bridge. that is just one of the factors affecting your morning commute. laura, back to you. >> all right. we've got something that might affect y