another view this time around towards the transamerica pyramid is 853 feet tall. and let's say the ceiling is roughly down to 500, 600 feet. because of that we'll see airport delays at sfo on some arriving flights. again, some heavy drizzle out the door. there will be a spotty shower today. our temperatures are very mild into the 50s. the winds have been increasing now 10 to 11 across the bay. 12 east bay in san ramon, 14 now in the antioch area. calm in san jose. a westerly at 8 in napa. 15 in fairfield. these winds will continue today 10 to 15. good morning to our weather watcher dave in napa and his copilot yeager. he says mostly cloudy skies overcast with heavy drizzle, as well. thanks, dave, for checking in with us. satellite-radar suggests this is a weak disturbance. this is the final disturbance as far as our computer satellite imagery indicates before high pressure system comes in and then it will one more time begin to build in as a blocking ridge of high pressure diverting storms to the north of the bay area. here's your futurecast today. spotty showers

here's another view from the transamerica pyramid. we have areas of patchy fog this morning. but it's not obscuring visibility at all as it was yesterday. 17-mile-per-hour winds in san francisco. 18. nine-mile-per-hour winds in novato and in santa rosa. good morning to george hughes. he is our weather watcher in san francisco. sporting 51 degrees. and he says bring on the sunshine. george, your wish is my command! by this afternoon, we'll have full-on sunshine. you will need those sunglasses. and what's up next? sunny warmer and breezy conditions. in fact, later today, a bit on the breezy side, as well. so we have the passage of the trough moving due east. now what we have here is that clearing spot. it's all due to this huge dome of high pressure right here. with a pressure gradient, the puts a fight squeeze on things and that's where we get windy conditions. here we have clear skies this afternoon throughout the bay area. watch your friday. this is tomorrow morning's commute. 24 hours from now, what do you see happening? absolutely nothing. we have nothing but clear skies t

wilson, just as the transamerica pyramid defined the financial district this building is defining the city in its neighborhood, too. >> reporter: well, you know, allen i think about a story we did a couple years ago when the "new york times" did a spread on the changing landscape in san francisco. now, if you lived in the city that was not news to you. but somehow the "new york times" doing the story sort of made it official. i think this building is sort of like that. i think this becomes a sort of time stamp in the changing san francisco that we have all kind of been around for the last seven or eight years now. you have a new building. it is branded with a technology name and new skyline, new city. >> statement to the world. all right. wilson walker, thank you. >> very much so. >> thanks very much. great view. we are going to keep checking in on wilson's camera view at the top of the "salesforce" tower throughout the newscast bring you more on san francisco's changing skyline at 6:30. >>> the manhunt is over. the suspect accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in front of her children

cloud cover as we take a look at the transamerica picture -- transamerica pyramid.ember the wind and the precipitation? that's left a cool air mass in place. livermore is at 40. mid-40s from san jose to the south and santa rosa to the north. here with the weak disturbance banging up the northwestern corner of the state of california. and as that exits to the north and jogs to the east, behind it is this brand new area of low pressure in the development stages. and according to my future cast, computer models that i've edited together. here's 135 today for the giants home opener under partly cloudy skies. and then we fill in with all the clouds later on tonight. we have rain with the far north bay. and that's 6:00 tomorrow morning about this time. lunch hour same drill and as we forge ahead to wednesday, spotty hit or miss scattered showers. and look what happens thursday. this is a brand new area of low pressure slicing through the bay area while most of us sleep. from the first system, in the north we have the rain, about a quarter of an inch of precip. and that co

they hated the transamerica pyramid when it first went up. oh, my god, people thought the end of the world was here. now it's a huge symbol of san francisco. we'll see what happens with the sales force building. as we look live toward the bay bridge, numbers are not the big story tonight unless you look at these numbers, the winds, how they'll pick up. there's no colors really running the wind forecast up. watch all the bright colors appear tomorrow night at 6:00, 43 mile-per-hour gusts tomorrow night in san francisco and close to stan rafael. winds will pick up with this system in 24 hours. most of this is virga not hitting the ground. it's an indication of thickening clouds and the rain on the way hustled along by low pressure in the gulf of alaska. that low will pick up this moisture offshore. it's going to get close to the shore line by tomorrow night. then we'll look for rain, heavy at times, winds very gusty at times, the potential for up to 60 miles an hour. futurecast shows right around the evening commute tomorrow night at 6:00 wham,

transamerica pyramid, temperatures 40s and 50s. 50 in san francisco. san jose 49.esterday high 70s. this is an incoming system. this is the leading edge. these are the clouds associated with right now computer models vying a very powerful system -- describing a very powerful system the first of the spring season. we see renegade showers in advance of it but they will filter in bringing down temperatures but we are well above average. 60s around the beaches today, low 70s at the peninsula. 76 morgan hill. low 70s in the rose garden district. east bay mid-70s some high 70s. north bay 65 stinson beach, 78 in sonoma. we'll tract incoming storm and tell you how much rain to expect but first to roqui. >> thank you. >>> okay. it is4:36. bay bridge toll plaza into downtown san francisco, traffic looking good no cash lane backups. if you have fastrak you're good to go. the maze to downtown will take up to 10 minutes but the metering lights will turn on around 5:30 and start slowing down. same story across the span of the san mateo bridge traffic mood is both directions betw

. >> the transamerica pyramid now looks like this dainty little form on the far end of town over by coit tower. >> reporter: all right. we are going to give you a quick traffic report from 900 feet above the city. that is battery and market streets which as usual is completely clogged up. now, we have all been watching this building go up for the past couple of years now. i think really the last couple of months is when everyone has stopped and started to notice this thing. it peeks over hills and over really the entire city as you can see. and coming up at 6:00 we'll talk about how this building got here and what it means for the city not just as far as the skyline goes but for a very quickly changing city. this building kind of signifies that, allen. >> i have a fear of heights. wilson, obviously, you take a building like this and you add is to the city skyline. it's not by accident, this is very much by design. wasn't it? >> reporter: well, right. i think anyone who has been around san francisco for a long time knows that the city has wrestled with what the skyline should look like wh

new this morning. >>> a beautiful view of the transamerica pyramid. actually the "salesforce" tower. what am i talking about! now what it used to be called? it was the transbay tower. and then they changed the name to the "salesforce" tower. liked it better. it is a 1,070-foot super tall office skyscraper. one building taller than that right now west of the mississippi the wilshire grand center 100 feet with 73 stories. this has 61 stories and there's a big ceremony for this "salesforce tower" today. it's called the topping off ceremony. we'll have mostly cloudy skies in the 60s. >>> new this morning, after months of delays, the city of mountain view will begin regulating rent prices. yesterday a judge blocked a request from a landlord group who was trying to stop the voter-approved rent control measure from going into effect. that means mountain view officials will start regulating rent prices and in some cases, rolling them back to what they were in october of 2015. >>> in the south bay drivers have been catching air on the connector between highway

as we look from transamerica south over the city. mighty nice day. we have partly cloudy skies from santa rosa to the north to san to rosa in the south. tomorrow morning, do things change. we have clouds and showers in the north bay. tampa bay will wake up to cloudy skies and a little bit of sun in the early going. we'll be a little wet tomorrow. it's going to be a rainy day tomorrow. here's the futurecast. by tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m., you can see it's not a rainmaker. there's just a suggestion of showers. by the time we get out to livermore there's not much. as we get farther south and does not succeed. you can see that we just don't climb out of the clouds. it remains fairly persistently cloudy. from time to time we can get a few sprinkles from now to wednesday. it could sneak all the way down to parts of the peninsula a little over to the east bay shoreline. it's not going to be sunny and we'll get a sprinkle or two for tomorrow. showers, sprinkles for the central bay not much for -r the south bay. temperatures will only manage to get to the

another view of the transamerica pyramid, the clouds are down to 500 feet. mild out the door at 58 degrees right now. we're going to pick up wind this afternoon. we'll see the fog linger across the bay area until then. later today the winds out of the south, 10 to 20 miles per hour. currently in berkeley, south, southwest at 4. this is the area of low pressure yesterday that brought us the easter rain showers. now we have backwash with the passage of that front. but poised to take direct aim on the bay area is this secondary system that's going to bring us more light rain showers through your tuesday. then wednesday night overnight to thursday morning as well. so remaining unsettled until about thursday afternoon. here's future cast. watch the clock. that's your afternoon. plan on mostly cloudy skies for your lunch hour. and then on tuesday morning for your commute, it's definitely going to be wet. scattered showers through the daytime. no huge accumulation expected. basically about a quarter of an inch of rain expected. here's your wednesday morning and we

looking out over the transamerica pyramid toward oakland, we have 55 and livermore, low 50s.ool in santa rosa at 50 degrees. redwood city at 53 and san jose in the 50s. this is an area of low pressure that has been intensifying. the heavy rain showers are moving north. satellite and radar depict this area of low pressure and we will have an unsettled weather pattern each day through thursday. futurecast, scattered showers north of the golden gate bridge with no real accumulation anticipated and as we forge ahead this time tomorrow, spotty showers across the bay area. lunchtime looks okay and then it moves in quicker. this is the frontal boundary moving in for wednesday to bring us up to about .5 inches of rain. scattered rain through thursday with high pressure building in briefly for friday and saturday. between now and thursday night, we could see a full inch of rain in the ukiah area, about two-point -- about .25 inches. it will get wet over the next several days. six data in sacramento, 57 at half dome. upper 60s in ukiah. official sunrise at 6:39. sunset at 7:42 and you

the transamerica building, formerly the tallest building in san francisco now the sales force tower. we're tracking rain. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i feel like it will be in the traditionalist eyes. it's the transamerica pyramid. >> an institution. >> it is. >>> boy, this season we've had so much rain. >> snow in the sierra. it's been an'm i can season and it continues. more rain in the forecast from next week. that's probably not what you want to hear on this thursday morning. we are seeing more showers moving in. as we look at sausalito, tiburon and parts of mill valley where we see showers moving through, also across northern sections of san francisco heading from south san francisco, san mateo, redwood city, rain moving through. it will get heavier. that's creating slick conditions on the roadways. how's it looking? >> so far so great. as far as the incidents report, we have very few. we have some standing water, that means a puddle. a little more traffic from rich monday in toward the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights are on so we have live camera

people marching from the transamerica pyramid. the organizers stay goal is pretty simple. you want to celebrate stupidity. they asked people to wear something silly. that qualifies. >> is that a dinosaur? >> a t-rex. >> and to bring reminders of your own stupidity. for example, the lottery tickets that didn't pan out. a few hundred people took part and it was stupidly fantastic. >> the weather was great. one more nice day. we'll see temperatures clouding tomorrow. upper 70s and then some changes the second half of the weekend. friday we could see some wind and rain making a comeback. ? all right. thank you very much. thank you for watching saturday night live coming up next traditional aerosols contain a lot of water... which eventually falls down and spoils the experience. introducing air wick pure... ...with 9x more fragrance and less water. experience great fragrance with less wet spray. air wick pure: more fragrance, less wet spray. also available in freshmatic. keep your home fresh all day with automatic bursts of fragrance with no added water. air wick freshmatic. no

the transamerica pyramid here standing 853 feet tall when i can see the beacon on the top of it thenow that we have good visibility and right now that's what we're looking at. of course it's our live hi-def doppler radar. no rain in sight right now. but we do have rain across the northwestern section of the state of california. there you have the pyramid. we can see the beacon. we see a lot of low-level clouds in the form of coastal fog and stratus at the immediate seashore trying to push into the bay but all that's going to dissipate. looking at sfo no reports of airport delays there or at mineta or oakland international. 10 degrees cooler in many locations this morning compared to 24 hours ago. we are now in the 40s and 50s. winds will pick up later today 5 to 15 out of the south and southwest. calm in half moon bay. same in san rafael and novato. calm winds currently in fairfield. three things to remember. we have that little coastal stratus this morning. but mostly sunny skies for the first half of your day. increasing clouds around lunch hour then we'll start to see some rain sh

looking out towards the transamerica pyramid standing 853 feet tall. when you can see the top of it, we know our ceiling hasn't lowered. we have a few lower level clouds that drifted in off the coast. otherwise another view this time from sutro tower. can you see the low-level clouds? that's the coastal stratus trying to push into the bay this morning. hey it's about 10 degrees cooler in many locations. we are in the 40s now from santa rosa through san jose, livermore, also in redwood city. 50s around the rim of the bay. this right here is the next and final system that promises to bring us some light rain showers in the overnight hours. so morning sunshine, then increasing clouds this afternoon. very light anemic rainfall in the overnight hours. meanwhile our temperatures where they should be 50s, 60s beaches. mid- and high 60s common around the peninsula. we swing around to the santa clara valley. high 60s and low 70s all the way through newark and union city. east bay numbers 68 concord, clayton and walnut creek, and antioch high 60s. north bay you'

parade starts at noon at the foot of the transamerica pyramid and heads up columbus avenue to washingtoner be for all those folks taking part in something they would call stupid. >> yeah, it's going to be fun, warm and temperatures go, it's 60 degrees, a lot of low 60s out there in oakland, hayward and san jose 61 right now. but san francisco will warm up to 72. we'll seem p even see low '80s in parts of the north bay in santa rosa and napa and also fairfield warming up to 81 degrees, oakland 74, san jose 78. we're going to be right above average, but the rain chances come in towards the end of the week. so look for warm temperatures today, tomorrow, mild through mid-week, before that storm heads our way. >> frances, thanks, thank you for joining us on abc 7 morning, i'm chris nguyen. the news continues now online on twitter, facebook and instagram. abc 7 news continues at 5:00 p.m. until then, make it a great day, everybody! [ music playing ] ♪ sweet cinnamon-sugar on the outside, crazy on the inside. crave those crazy squares. ♪ sweet cinnamon-sugar on the outside, crazy on the inside.

take a look at the live weather camera looking out from the transamerica pyramid.e are looking due south this morning. very gray start. temperatures right now into the 50s across the board. the winds are light but will gust southwest 10 to 20 during the afternoon up to 30 with the passage of a front between 8 and 11 p.m. up until then temperatures into the 60s. heaviest rain tonight, very brief downpours gusty winds. lingering showers thursday. and then dry conditions on friday. finally. >> don't forget your umbrellas out the door. "cbs this morning" is next. ♪ >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it is wednesday, april 12th, 2017. welcome to "cbs this morning." secretary of state tillerson opens tense talks with russia's foreign minister. the united states accuses russia of covering up the syria chemical attack. vladimir putin says relations have deteriorated since president trump took office. >>> plus a white house effort to demonize syrian dick part tator al assad. the press secretary apologizes after saying adolf hitler never used chemical weapons. >>>

you're looking at the transamerica building. you see the san francisco bay. the warning is this. san francisco fire department is letting everybody know about the threat of sneaker waves and rip currents. i happened to be at stinson beach this past week and if you're out there and feel yourself getting sucked out by rip current, you swim parallel to it. it's not going to carry you to hawaii. stay calm if you can. >> that's good advice for the next 24 hours. we're going to see long period swell headed toward the coast. rip currents will be unusually strong and temperatures driving a lot of folks to the coast. half moon bay it's chilly. sea breeze. water temperature about 55 degrees, so the airplane temperature is reflecting some of that cool ocean conditions. san francisco still close to 70 degrees. lots of sunshine around the golden gate bridge. we'll take you to emoriville. look at that. 76 degrees. traffic not looking good but the weather just fine. 79 in san jose. mostly sunny skies. we've made it to april which in a typical year -- we go from the wettest time of year, april's

the transamerica building is about to be displaced as the king of san francisco skyscrapers. good morning and thank you for joining us on this thursday, i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> it will shrillwill still be . a new classic >> maybe right behind us right there. what's that? >> we'll get to that in just a little bit. at least it's clear. the weather is change. >> it's going to be very crucial the next couple hours. big changes on the way, the north bay already seeing some rain. the north bay always getting hit the first, it seems like, south bay 58 degrees, mostly clear along the south bay, peninsula 51 already overcast. the trivalley partly cloudy and san francisco is already overcast but the north bay is already seeing rain if we look at the doppler radar, santa rosa is seeing on and off again showers and we're expecting to see that continue before we see the biggest storm roll in, that will bring strong winds. we'll talk about the watches and warnings that are set to take affect tonight in a few minutes. let's check in with mike. >> you have activity

it's 1,070 feet tall, surpassing the transamerica pyramid by more than 200 feet.s part of this topping off celebration, people signed this beam that will be lifted to the top of the tower. and leaders from all faiths gathered to give blessings to the building and the city. >> it just seems fitting that the tallest building west of chicago literally a beacon has a ceremony representing such inclusion and openness of our diverse faiths. >> reporter: the "salesforce tower" is next to the city's new transbay transit center on mission and first, part of a new center of gravity for downtown san francisco. in san francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >> construction on the "salesforce tower" began in 2013. >>> the santa clara valley water district holds its first of three public meetings today. tension has been building between the city and water district officials ever since coyote creek flooded several neighbors in february. the two agencies have been pointing the finger at each other other flawed evacuation plans. tonight's meeting starts at 6:00 at the county service buil

i like this particular view from the transamerica pyramid. we're looking at pier 35. that's the queen latoya that came into port yesterday from honolulu. they have some lovely days in the bay area to enjoy. we have clouds, some sunshine, some mild temperatures now into the 60s, except san francisco still 58. now, right now in vallejo, charlie our weather watcher 75. 74 at the peninsula. light winds but now picking up at sfo. 10 in half moon bay. these winds will be 10 to 15 late day from the west and from the southwest. this right here, these are the clouds that we're seeing, renegade clouds in advance of the front that will bring us the rain. so some filtered sunshine today. sun/cloud mix for your wednesday. then on thursday, towards the evening commute, light rain. we have high pressure but those clouds are under cutting the ridge. they are filtering in and out. tomorrow at lunchtime, we continue to move forward and we see the clouds continue to thicken. there's the leading edge of the precipitation. a smattering of rain by the evening commute. heavier rainfall and

beautiful look there of the bay, the transamerica building and all of the parts of the city skyline. we'll be back in two minutes. good news, muni riders -- the j- church line is back to normal >>> good news. the j church line back to normal on mondays. riders no longer need to transfer during late-night rides. it was saltered so muni could a section of tracks and test new light rail vehicles. the first set of new vehicles should arrive in 2018. >> muni also wants a better way for riders to plan out their bus and train rides. sf examiner reports the agency will vote to extend its contract with next bus in january, a conflict with at&t left muni riders unable to plan out their routes on next bus for half the month. the age aents wants a new version of the system that will avoid the issue by acting on a different network. >> from planning forward to looking now back at the past. nbc bay area responds to a san jose family who wanted to find euá more about their ancestry using a popular dna test. >> but they cancelled and called us. chris chmura explains why. >> good morning. the family

the transamerica building is about to be displaced as the king of san francisco skyscrapers.thursday, i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> it will shrillwill still be . a new classic >> maybe right behind us right there. what's that? >> we'll get to that in just a little bit. at least it's clear. the weather is change. >> it's going to be very crucial the next couple hours. big changes on the way, t

the view from the transamerica pyramid there you have the bay bridge. it's growing in this area.e have a small craft advisory in place for local bay waters which means the bay's choppy. we have some southwest winds 10 to 20 miles per hour or knots. it's chopping up the plume. no shoreline or wildlife is affected so far. we have more rain in the forecast later on tonight which means we are going to see gustier winds move in later on this evening. those southwest winds 20 to 30 miles per hour. we'll continue to monitor the effect of the winds on the plume on the oil spill in the bay later. >>> roberta, thank you. new at noon, california's drought is over. governor brown declared an end to the state drought emergency in place since 2014. the state is continuing its ban on wasteful water practices like hosting off sidewalks. >>> new at noon the fight is over in washington. judge neil gorsuch has been confirmed as an associate justice of the united states supreme court. craig boswell has details from capitol hill. >> mr. paul, aye. >> reporter: with the vote of a simple majority, the

another muggy start to your day and visibility look at that from the transamerica pyramid towards thedge it's limited due to the areas of fog. we are now in the 50s very mild and later today, we will have mostly cloudy skies a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm but for the most part it will be dry just a random shower. temperatures approaching 70. full forecast coming up but let's say good morning

this is south from the transamerica pyramid, and the numbers are pretty much warm, like 70s and 80s. i don't know who that is in the background. but it's just me now. high pressure is out in the eastern pacific. it's going to be sunny and warm through tomorrow. temperatures even now as we look towards the golden gate bridge is 82 degrees at concord, oakland 71, and livermore 78 degrees. tomorrow a repeat performance as we start out the day. temperatures will regain near 80 degrees in the south bay. we will have a complete forecast for you in a few minutes. >>> all right. new details on a deadly officer- involved shooting that shut down a stretch of highway 101 in san mateo for hours. chopper 5 showing us the scene last night. this is near the 92 interchange. northbound lanes were closed for more than eight hours causing a major backup. they reopened around 2 a.m.. >> that's some sound from chp dispatch. here is what we've learned. when officers arrived they found the suspect brandishing his gun while trying to carjack a 55-year-old driver he had just hit. that driver was not seriousl

that is the transamerica building this morning. this camera stable, but we're watching high winds as well. kari hall will get us updated on that. >> a garbage war brewing in the east bay. >> investigative reporter liz wagner exposes the unique hazards workers say they have faced every day for nearly a decade. liz. >> we went undercover for an up close look at the routes these sanitation workers are running. we watched workers carry bins up and down flights of stairs on piedmont's big hills and in and out of those big homes. we learned half of all residents are paying extra for back yard trash service. forcing workers to do the lifting that trucks would normally do. employees point to more than a dozen serious injuries and say for nearly a decade, they have asked for training on how to safely lift these big bins but never received any. we discovered that state inspectors cited the company last month, finding it did not correct unsafe conditions on the job. richmond sanitary service is appealing that decision and told the state in th

this is our view from the transamerica pyramid looking towards the bay bridge. the visibility is obscured. we are currently at 52 in santa rosa to 58 apiece in oakland and san jose. our live hi-def doppler radar is picking up a smattering of light rain showers to the east of the livermore area and over the santa cruz mountains. otherwise it's low-level moisture and the radar beams can't detect it because they are overshooting it because we're having it pointing in the direction of this right here an incoming system that promises to bring heavy rainfall for a brief amount of time later on tonight. it's this guy right here. this is the second system. the first one is way over there. that's where we saw the light rain from yesterday. this one with the frontal boundary right there is poised and positioned to scatter rain showers tonight. until then, we are seeing the backwash of yesterday's weak disturbance. at 8 p.m., this is the frontal boundary that originates from the north. it sags to the south. we'll have heavy vein, winds will ramp up over 20 miles an hour. b

as we get a live look outside over this view of san francisco, the transamerica pyramid. we're all clear, and for once, it's die as you head out the door. we're also seeing the same in san jose with temperature trend that starts out later this morning at 66 degrees at 11:00, and then seeing the temperatures quickly making it into the mid to upper 70s. our average high is 70 degrees so we are going above that for this afternoon as we get a look at some more of those numbers. we're up to 79 in san jose. east san jose up to 80 degrees, and morgan hill will be at 81 degrees, and the seven-day forecast is now coming up at the bottom of the screen. we'll see that we will have several more days of sunshine heading into at least early next week. we're up to 80 degrees in danville today and livermore up to 78 degrees. oakland, 73, and in san mateo, 73 degrees there. mission district seeing a high of 69 degrees and 77 today in novato. as we get a look once again at san jose, we are going to see one of those days where you need a hoodie and a t-shirt. and maybe some shorts too becau

not only the transamerica pyramid is sparkling tonight. check of the out right there in the center of the scene. that's the golden gate bridge lights we can see from our downtown camera. currently checking in with obviously clear skies, and 58 degrees. and we'll see clear conditions through thoem morning. in fact for the entire bay area, sunny skies to start. we will look at 52 for the south bay, peninsula, 55. and the trivalley starts off with 50. we will find low 50s from the north bay also into the east bay. on the micro climate forecast as we head to around saturday, the only thing that may be annoying is the win. breezy, 10 to 15 miles per hour. et cetera a all about the direct of the win. it will be coming out of the north. that will keep our humidity warm. it is a dryer wind. temperature us up to 81 in san jose. warmest weather around will be in east bay. we talked about the potential of 86 degrees. that forecast is in concord. if you want the hottest weather, head over the concord. walnut creek at 83. plesan ton 80 and oakland 75.

time visibility is unlimited as we take a bird's- eye view toward the port of oakland from the transamerica pyramid in san francisco. good morning, everybody. we can see the bright lights towards the estuary as well in alameda. temperature-wise 50 in santa rosa to 55 degrees in oakland. the low 50s in san francisco. mid-50s san jose. the winds have been out of the west that's an onshore push up to 18 at sfo. west-northwest at 17 at san francisco. no matter what direction that's in, it is

the visibility otherwise is unlimited from the transamerica pyramid as we take a look towards the port of oakland. numbers much cooler than they have been all week. 40s and 50s. cool spot redwood city at 45. 56 now in oakland. checking in with our weather watcher up bright and early this morning from fairfield through san francisco. redwood city and hayward. thanks to katie, robert, george and linda for checking in with clear skies, 40s and 50s. the winds are flat under 5 miles per hour for the most part except for oakland. then across the bay at sfo these winds will be pretty consistent today out of the south 5 to 15 miles per hour. a westerly right now in napa. these are three things to take away from this weathercast: i don't see any rain in the next 10 days. here's the approaching area of homes the front now pressing up against the northwestern section of the state of california. one more chance of the rainfall but i'm not very impressed with this system our futurecast illustrates here comes the rain, watch the clock, 8:00, then it spills on over the central bay falling apart very

people marched from the transamerica pyramid to washington square part.ers say the goal is simple and the title tells you everything you need to know. they are celebrating stupidity. so they wear something silly and bring reminders of their own stupidity from the past year, like losing lotto tickets. a few hundred people took part in that. we'll be right back with a look at sports. live-stream your favorite sport at the airport. binge dvr'd shows while painting your toes. on demand laughs during long bubble baths. tv everywhere is awesome. the all-new xfinity stream app. xfinity. the future of awesome. >>> the goal of spring training isn't to finish with the best record. it is a to get into a rhythm, find a stride, whatever is needed to start the regular season the right way. but sometimes a spring record says a lot about what's going well and not so well. the cole see yum playing host to the im third and final game of the exhibition version the bay grij series. the a's struck first. bottom of the third, moth joyce brings in two runners with a double off

another view from the transamerica pyramid. we can see the bright lights of oakland and the estuary and the port of oakland. which leads me to believe the visibility now is pretty much at 10 or unlimited. temperature-wise 50 in santa rosa to 59 degrees in oakland back through alameda. let's say good morning to our weather watcher. this is george hughes. he is stationed in san francisco. and he says for the past 24 hours .13" rain has fallen. monthly totals over 2.5". that's a hefty total, george. you're spot on. thanks for that observation. >> we have seen just slightly over .10" of rain from the bay to the north about a quarter inch of rain overnight in the highest elevations. now we're just seeing again that smattering of rain around the santa cruz mountains. winds out of the northwest at 6 around the peninsula. later today in napa you will have a westerly to 15 miles per hour but right now the winds are calm. that is it right there. the weak disturbance traversing to the east as it pushes on out. we have a good thing going o

it surpassed the transamerica pyramid. >> they said no about sending you up there to to do the weatherrom there. >> wilson walker did a great story there. go to our kpix 5 facebook page where they posted the story or cbssf.com page and see the story about -- you know, it's the tallest now but it's not the widest as far as office capacity is concerne

another muggy start to your day and visibility look at that from the transamerica pyramid towards the bay bridge it's limited due to the areas of fog. we are now in the 50s very mild and later today, we will have mostly cloudy skies a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm but for the most part it will be dry just a random shower. temperatures approaching 70. full forecast coming up but let's say good morning to sandra osborne. >> good morning. so when i first came in to work this morning we had a "sig alert" on 80 westbound near the albany off-ramp. that has since been opened. there was a car fire there blocking all the west lanes. back open but we are still seeing a few minor slowdowns around where this happened. you can see one of our sensors at 23 miles per hour. that should improve in the next few minutes. a live look at the bay bridge. a little spiderweb on the camera. a few vehicles in the cash lanes to go from the carquinez bridge to the maze is 14 minutes. the altamont pass beginning to show some yellow on our sensors. still not bad. the lowest speed 47 miles per hour. so from t

this time around from the transamerica pyramid again looking due east, and no restrictions as far as visibility is concerned. we are in the 40s and 50s. we are going to have these variable winds throughout the day. then novato is pick up a wind up to 12. meanwhile, we have pretty flat winds according to our weather watcher. this is linda in fairfield. cat is in hayward, robert in redwood city and george in san francisco, katie in hayward, all waking up bright and early with us. clocking in, checking in, reporting temperatures in the 40s and 50s. thank you very much for playing along with us here at kpix 5. satellite and radar an approaching area of low pressure looks impressive as far as the dynamics are concerned. the big deal is though we now have this huge dome of high pressure diverting the storm track well to the north of the bay area. so that's going to sideswipe us on saturday with increasing clouds but taking the precipitation to the north of the bay area leaving us rain- free on saturday and sunday. so here's your futurecast. and here comes that front and notice how close it

way ck en.it s ttrsamicayrad..ue >>> well way back when it's t was the transamerica pyramid but the san francisco skyline has changed. we now have the tallest building west of chicago. there it is. today the final beam was installed of the new sales force tower. this is the new high-rise that reached 61 stories into the sky. providing the sweeping views of san francisco. really the entire bay area. sales force big boss and the ceo joins san francisco mayor ed lee today to commemorate the big event. >> it seems like everywhere i am in this city or around the bay, i can see this tower. do you have that experience too? isn't that amazing. it is inspiring. >> we can see it everywhere. very true. here is the view from the 60th story. the building will eventually become the new global headquarters for sales force but you don't have to work for sales force to go to the top floor. here is the deal. and it is pretty cool. that top floor is going to be a conference room that could be used for community groups and nonprofits around the bay area. >>> a potentially ground-breaking health test will s

he worked for transamerica for 25 years and never filed a claim with blue cross. he got non-hodgkin's lymphoma and at the time, i was living in hawaii. he called me on father's day in 1995 and he was crying. he was very upset in very weak. that is when he told me about his cancer. and he said, blue cross had denied his chemotherapy and has specialist dr.. it was a subset of the lipoma due to radiation exposure. they denied his doctor and they denied it chemotherapy, which was $1200 a week. there was nothing in his policy that said that. i said, dad, i am moving back with you and we're what to figure this out. in two weeks, i moved from hawaii to san francisco and we hired an attorney and wanting to blue cross, and we got attorneyo blue cross, and we got covered. and because of that, he lived eight more years. when you are weak and tired from a disease, you shouldn't -- you are fighting for your life and should not have to fight an insurance company. i was so mad i felt like i could have swum back. insurance companies make profits for denying care. as others we hav

look over there, yeah, we're looking down on the transamerica pyramid and this is not the top floor. >> there is almost no point in san francisco that you can be in today without seeing this tower. >> reporter: the anchor tenant will be sales force. ceo mark benioff says that means jobs. >> we have 10,000 employees right here at this new sales force tower campus. >> reporter: when completed the new tower will be one of three sales force buildings downtown. the developer of the $1.1 billion tower made sure people knew this sky scraper would not begin to settle and lean like the 58-story millennium tower in san francisco. >> so, the mantra everyone should leave with today is bed rock, baby, this building is in bed rock. it's not going anywhere. >> you know, it's more than the tallest building west of the mississippi. it's also a company that has, i think, created values that represent the city so well. >> reporter: eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> eric tweeted out this picture of the bay bridge as seen from sales force tower. and here is how the tower looks from our exploratorium camera. ma

live weather camera looking out now transamerica pyramid looking east. we have at this particular time some partly cloudy conditions. the winds are under 10. the air temperature 47 degrees in santa rosa. 54 degrees apiece oakland, redwood city, mid-50s san jose. it is now 50 in livermore and 53 in san francisco. we have been talking about this area of low pressure. it originated in the gulf of alaska. it's descending from the north to the south. we had the plume of clouds already invading the northern half of the state of california. so we'll have a combination of sun and clouds mix but we have a southerly flow which means the winds are out of the south ushering in the warmer air. end result, temperatures will be in the 60s at the beaches today. still common 70s around the peninsula. 75 in redwood city. also backing through los altos at 73 degrees. mid-70s in cupertino. we jump up to 80s los gatos and morgan hill. meanwhile, san jose mid-70s and when you look at these temperatures in the east bay, they are still averaging 10 degrees above where we should

the transamerica pyramid is no longer san francisco's tallest building. that title now belongs to salesforce tower... a moniker welcomed with open arms by the company's c-e-o -- marc benioff.marc benioff/salesforce- "and, it reminds me a lot of when i grew up here in san francisco when the transamerica building came up. i remember that very well as a young boy, and thinking about how inspiring that was." the views from the top of the building are breathtaking. the golden gate bridge... alcatraz... the bay bridge and coit tower.jane kim/supervisor- 'whether you're in the sunset or the richmond, this is truly changing the skyline of san francisco." and, it's creating jobs. salesforce will occupy half of the building... mostly made up of office and retail space. and, the tower along with the company's two other buildings in the soma neighborhood -- will house 10-thousand employees by the end of the year... making up the salesforce campus. all anchoring san francisco's transbay redevelopment plan.ed lee/mayor- "salesforce has not only been a leader in support

a look over there, we're looking down on the transamerica pyramid and this is not the top floor. >> there's almost no point in san francisco that you can be in today without seeing this tower. >> the ankle tenant will be sales force, ceo mark benioff says that means jobs. >> we have 10,000 employees at this sales force tower campus. >> when completed the tower will be one of three sales force buildings downtown. they made sure this tower would not settle and lean like the millennium tower. >> it's not going to anywhere. it's bedrock. >> it's more than the tallest building west of the mississippi. it's also a company that has-in created values that republican party the city so well. >> eric thompson, abc7 news. >>> eric tweeted out this picture of the bay bridge as seen from sales force 10:15 not bad, right? here's how the tower looks from our exploratorium camera. he says he can see it from anywhere in the city or the east bay. >>> people in pacifica upset about access to a popular beach tonight. it has to do with this zig zag trail you see here behind me. the area collapsed last december.

this is the scene looking at the transamerica., you see flags are on- the-fly with winds up to 10 miles an hour. mostly cloudy with a couple of raindrops this morning and right there to the north, of the golden gate bridge, we have a stray shower in the forecast and we have haze and 50 different shades of gray this morning. temperature-wise, into the 50s. 50 in santa rosa to 53 in redwood city and 56 in san jose with high temperatures seasonal and into the 60s with a stray shower and raindrops through thursday. up to .25 inches of rain in some locations. another shot of rain on sunday night. ,,,,,,,, >>> joggers out enjoying the warm weather by the intread ip museum in new york city. the high will reach almost 80 degrees. >> fist pump. i'm into it. >> right here in new york city. >> you know it. that's right. charlie is going for a walk. he already went for a walk this morning. >> i did. >> yeah. >> walk to work. >> the man moves. >> speaking about moves, welcome back to cbs this morning. sergio garcia is here. the masters champio

as you look at our live weather camera, peering towards the transamerica pyramid, you see some raindropsheavy drizzle associated with the deepening enhanced marine layer that's obscuring the tip-top of the transamerica pyramid. so right now we are the lowering ceiling down to 600 feet. temperature-wise in the 50s and 60s. we do have delays sfo one hour 24 minutes on some arriving flights. today, with the cloud cover, with the spotty shower possible primarily north bay, and that heavy drizzle into the 60s, shy of 70, tomorrow it's a whole new game. it's a game changer. we have high pressure building in and we have sunshine and breezes with highs in the 70s and 80s through the period. try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. wayne: whee! you're going to bali! jonathan: it's a zonk snowed-in living room! (screams) wayne: you got the big deal! teeny tiny box! - i gotta accelerate! wayne: you got it! - (screaming) wayne: go get your car! - let's make a deal! jonathan: it's time for "let's make a deal." now here's tv's big de

from the 60th floor you can see stunning views around the bay and look down on the tra transamerica building which used to be the stallest. sal salesforce will be the anchor of the building. the ceo says that means jobs. >> we have 10,000 employees at this tower campus. >> the developer says this tower won't settle or lean like the nearby millennium building because it's built into solid bedroom. thanks for sharing this new hi h high-rise building and you can see it at the #abc7now. >> next, see how technology could help get the word out faster. >> new ideas and new gadgets all vying for attention and investors. what's hot at the launch festival. abc7 news. >>> a woman gets a house pai painting deal on groupon but the painter never shows up. >>> coming up, we ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ to take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, visit your local dealer. >>> doppler 7 shows you where the strongest storms are. they're in red and orange. you can access this any we have live doppler 7 app any time for you. >> triggering alerts on the south bay already vulnerable to mudslides. they're actively seeking more

from the 60th floor you can see stunning views around the bay and look down on the tra transamerica building which used to be the stallest. sal salesforce will be the anchor of the building. the ceo says that means jobs. >> we have 10,000 employees at this tower campus. >> the developer says this tower won't settle or lean like the nearby millennium building because it's built into solid bedroom. thanks for sharing this new hi h high-rise building and you can see it at the #abc7now. >> next, see how technology could help get the word out faster. >> new ideas and new gadgets all vying for attention and investors. what's hot at the launch festival. abc7 news. >>> a woman gets a house pai painting deal on groupon but the painter never shows up. >>> coming up >>> doppler 7 shows you where the strongest storms are. they're in red and orange. you can access this any time. we have live doppler 7 app any time for you. >> triggering alerts on the south bay already vulnerable to mudslides. they're actively seeking more residents to sign up to save lives. live at the county's emergency operations cente

. >> we are seeing the most dramatic change to the sky line since the late 1960s when the transamerica pyramid went up and the bank of america building went up. >> it is right in front of you now from the east bay hills, this sky scraper is grand. >> this is out -- i am here. you are not going to miss me. >> reporter: once it hits you you start seeing everywhere. >> suddenly, that wasn't there before. >> reporter: what do we make of the sales force tower over land marks and reshaping our sky line? >> all of a sudden everyone was noticing it. >> when you have the tallest building, there is something about the tallest building that marks the spot. >> reporter: let's talk height. the bank of america hilding 779 feet tall. sales force tower, above 1,000 feet, taller doesn't mean larger. >> funny thing about that building it has 1.4 million square feet. bank of america building has 1.8 million square feet. >> reporter: we have a tower that is towering, a statement in a discussion that goes back to the 1960s. [ indiscernible ] >> they blocked views from russian hill. >> the fight reached new