the vallejo city school district parents heard opponents. >>> the first hearing was likely the last today in governor arnold schwarzenegger steps to cut the state's massive deficit. both the assembly and senate budget economies adjourned without taking action and indicated they do not plan to meet again before january. >> so why call a special session if you're just going to unveil the same old proposals. especially when you've only got at this point 25 days left in your tenure? >> reporter: democrats will have more power to ape the states spending plan in january when new rules go into effect, allowing a simple majority vote to pass a budget. >>> we are learning a los angeles assemblyman is filing a claim to rescind last year's 18% cut to lawmakers pay and benefits. gil cedillo says cuts were made illegally. cedillo is receiving much criticism for making the claims on such claims while a bad economy is going on. >>> if all goes according to plan, motorists should be able to drive across the new span in 2013. that's six months earlier than expected. >>> california's population is growing

. >> the vallejo homeless want the city to stop rousing them from their encampments. ey believe there's better ways vallejo can help them. abc 7's amy holyfield tells us more. >> cathy course lives on the streets of vallejo and she's so fed up on the way the homeless are treed she showed up at the redevelopment and commission meeting to demand change. >> 32 degrees at night. i don't think anybody likes sleeping in that. i didn't. thanksgiving night was the coldest night. >> her motivation to fight comes from t. j. walker, a concerned citizen working on a documentary about the life of the homeless in vallejo. >> i live here right now. i see every day my conscious bothers me. >> he appeared at the meeting to plead with the commissioners to keep moving the homeless from his encampment doing what he calls sweeps and taking their stuff away. he questions this use of resources. >> what we're asking for is for the city to table any code enforcement that happens to dislocate a person's property. >> cathy has witnessed people being moved firsthand. >> it does take a long time t

in the recent study that antioch is one of the most dangerous cities listed in california. >> added vallejo, to shoot and kill a man last week. this picture was released. that gun and he was reaching for this gun when an officer shot and killed him. they're releasing this as evidence of counter evidence that he was on are good at the time not hard at the time-- >> and if you noticed that- that th officer was not a qu-they're releasing this evidence as counter evidence. that the shooting victim was armed. >> that rainfall seven offshore, and that heavy will be coming later. it- sitting off shore. and with a wider view, you can notice a steady stream pushing towards the bay area. the radar is also showing a light showers as we go towards the weekend. you can see that spinning activity and pulling in that this moisture. and sending it to the bay area that is going to bring us heavy rainfall conditions. here is a look at tomorrow, at a glance the showers moving in overnight. certainly, that will effect your morning commute at the afternoon with widespread shower activity. heavier towards the af

. >> vallejo's homeless want the city to stop sweeping from their encampment and force them finding newlaces to sleep. they brought their demands to the commission meeting. the homeless questioned why they focus resources on rousting homeless encampments and seizing possessions during the sweeps. >> does take a long time to recoup their blankets, their pillows, their tents. >> we don't have time to be social workers. we don't. yet at the same time we cannot inhumanely just keep these people around and treat them like trash. >> the commission wants to look for federal money to get the homeless off the streets for good instead of continuing to shuffle them around town from encame pment to encampment. >> the chief justice will take her oath of office. voters confirmed her to a 12 year term during last month's gubernatorial election. she is the second woman to serve as chief justice. she comes to the state's highest court after serving on an appeals court in sacramento. >> the latest unemployment figures are out. they show america's jobless rate grew slightly last month. rose to 9.8% in nov

vallejo. east bay, 62 for oakland. 62 for union city.and locations, brentwood, 63. 6 # for con considered and -- concord and danville. and warmer conditions heading south. watsonville, 67. and 66 for gilroy. theing aing aing a -- the accuweather seven-day forecast. slight chance of showers wednesday and thursday, and tropical moisture, friday, saturday, sunday, periods of rain could be heavy. >> alan: the fog did lift over the 49ers today. >> mike: al smith is maybe auditioning for the 49ers and other teams. the 49ers with a must win to keep their playoff hopes alive. keep the faith, fans. it ain't over yet. alex smith gets off to a good start. davis over the middle. does the rest. in the second. 13-'. something i to morgan, make twoz men miss. dances his way in. 20-7, san francisco. the roits on, in the second, the blitz is on. smith to westbrook. three scores no pick. 37 -- 30-7 niners at the half. in the third, golden picks off hasselbeck. takes it 39 yards the other way. the 49ers roll, 40-21. >> we did well on offense in the sense t

sabathia and his wife are spending christmas back home in vallejo pitching in to help the city wheregrew up. their pitch-in foundation, they're renovating a shelter for homeless women trying to get off the streets. the home is being landscaped, rewired, repaired to get up to code. some of c. c.'s sold pals are helping out. >> a lot of the guys i grew up with. some of the guys from my high school, my best friend. like i said, that's just a part of what we're trying to do is getting people to think about other people and get out and help. >> sabathia started the pitch-in foundation last year. primary mission to help disadvantaged kids. >> why state officials say the 2010 census is short-changing california. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in greenbray in marin county where it's not going to be a very merry christmas if there's rain on christmas day and these crews haven't fixed this sewer pipeline. could be another spillage of raw sewage. the story coming up in a live report. >> and the pilot who blew the whistle on airport security through a video shot at sfo finally talks about why he di

vallejo area, as well. as we move down we have more light rainfall through pacifica, redwood city and just to the south of fremont. this afternoon, if you are traveling there are still delays at sfo because of the fog. low ceiling. this afternoon, cloudy conditions with fog as well as showers expected. and highs today not so high in the lower 60s. so a little rainfall today, maybe a little more rainfall tomorrow. mm-hm. we'll take a look at your forecast in just a few moments. back to you. >> thank you. >>> going to the doctor could soon cost you more. >> why some insurance companies are raising rates again. >> plus, even one is too many. what's behind a new warning about cigarettes. behind them. >> it's a whole new numbers game for people on weight watchers. the changes to the point system and the science behind them. ,, 3q copd makes it hard for me to breathe. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now, i can join the fun and games with my grandchildren. great news! for people with copd, including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both, advair helps significantly improve lung function. while nothing can reve

vallejo. upper 40s richmond. about 52 union city and fremont.unshine early but really not warming up that much with 48 concord, 49 livermore and down by the monterey bay, staying dry throughout the afternoon and evening hours and rain and 53. the rain late tonight into saturday and more scattered new year's day. slowly we'll warm up by next week. good morning, sue. >> good morning, lisa. a lot of folks are sleeping in. light traffic conditions around the bay area. that's good news if you're out and about. a picture here of southbound 101. this is lucas valley road about right here. it's moving well all the way into san francisco as you cross the golden gate bridge. no problem. let's take a look at walnut creek southbound 680. a little more traffic there but no delays, no reports of stalls or accidents. the intersection of bixler and buyer roads we have an injury accident, medical helicopter en route. very light traffic, no problems coming into san francisco at this hour. that's going to change later on. bart's running extended service until 3 a.

still a few will linger in around vallejo as we come in tighter here. and also right around the city also fair field the darker shades of green and yellows correspond to a moderate and some will classify as a heavier downpour as well. current numbers mainly in the 40s and the 50s. fog also an issue as well. scattered around the region. concord 47. and san jose 46 degrees. satellite and radar you can see the clouds and rain showers moving in. and tracking a serious of elements over the next few days. we have lingering clouds for today. this weather system moves in for tomorrow. it could generate a few light showers. the next main event that we will be watching that moves in for sunday. that will increase the rainfall rate for the second half of the weekend. we still have lingering clouds and a possible showers. here's our forecast model this morning. the highest chance will be up in the north bay. we will take this into saturday morning. not a lot to show you but a possibility of a light shower. by lunchtime mostly cloudy skies a chance of a sprinkle and shower up in the north bay. an

city and hayward. weave an oil spill in vallejo right now. vallejo pd is on scene mopping up the mess between columbus parkway at lake herman so expect closures. if you are headed to the snow you will need chains on highway 50 between kyburz and myers. parts of highway 88 are shut down between silverlake and kirkwood. parts of 4 you will need chains, as well. right now there are no specific chain requirements for 80 but just heads up. layer on, you may need them because of the wet weather and they are expecting more snow. here's live look at 80 at truckee. that's your morning commute. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> here's a check of some of this morning's top stories. police now confirm three people are dead after an apartment fire this morning in oakland. one of the victims is a 3-year- old girl. two women who jumped from the upper floor unit are expected to survive. >>> a deadly police shooting is under investigation in the east bay this morning. it happened on bancroft avenue near the san leandro border late last night. oakland police

vallejo. at 38 degrees, and 39 in oakland and 40 in fremont. and 37 down in san jose. and 34 in redwood city. 40 in pacifica. 44 in san francisco. temperatures will be fairly cold to start with some patchy fog expected inland. especially in the central valley. and stockton, right now, looking at patchy dense fog so if you're driving in those locations, a big head's up and the rest of the bay area, a chilly morning. and here is the traffic with elizabeth. >> thank you, tracy. unfortunately, it is really getting crowded with the bay bridge toll plaza. it is backed up beyond the 880 overcrossing. and it is because of two separate stalls. both on the incline section, and caltrans working to clear them now. and we saw a tow truck, a tow crew heading through the traffic there, but still we're left with a pretty good-sized backup for this time of the morning. a 15-minute wait at least to the bridge. traffic remains heavy from the incline to the "s" curve. the san mateo drive looks good. 15 minutes. from hayward to foster city. there was a five-car crash southbound 880 right around the highway 92 in

vallejo. 38 in oakland. 41 in fremont. and 38 in san jose. and 35 in redwood city. 44 in san francisco.we do have some reports of fog out there. stockton, a lot of fog this morning. you will have to contend with that. a chilly start around the bay and a few clouds along the coastline. and again, the temperatures well inland are still very cold. for the afternoon, though, not as chilly. plenty of clouds are expected well north of the golden gate bridge. and the farther south you get of the golden gate bridge, we are expecting more sunshine. and i will explain why in a few moments. temperatures are warming up slightly along the bay. a mix of clouds along the coastline. were nor clouds to the -- why more clouds to the north? we have a frontal boundy that is moving closer to the north and that's why we're expecting more clouds to the north. your temperatures will not the warmest. those are areas south of the golden gate bridge. and expecting those temperatures to be in the lower 60s today. not complaining about that. pretty nice considering we're topping off in the upper 50s. highs today in

for today, 61 in concord, 60 degrees fairfield, 62 napa, 62 santa rosa, vallejo. 58 san francisco, 58 pacifica. 60 degrees redwood cityan jose and lower 60s oakland to fremont, to liver more to concord. here is a look at our 5 day forecast. rainfall moving back into the bay area to morlow, a winter storm watch in effect for the sierra until 4:00 p.m. tuesday afternoon. rainfall back in the bay area for the weekend. friday, saturday and sunday. here is your traffic with elizabeth. >>> thanks tracy. we are doing pretty good right now don't wholly have any huge hot spots, no big accidents a little bit of fog may slow up your ride westbound 580. we will get to that in a minute. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights give it another hour this traffic shot will look different more backed up for right now you are good to go head into san francisco. they have issued a dense fog advisory for this morning. take it extra slow this morning as you head out of the altamonte pass. right now holding steady 14 minute drive time between altamonte pass and 680 and dublin interchange. mostly green, no yellow. speeds

cabbages still holding on to cities to santa rosa, fairfield. 40 napa, low forties to south bay. after in highs mid-50s. 54 novato, mid-50s to richmond and vallejot, rain totals, one-quarter of an inch of rain backed by them. half an inch continue increasing, friday evening three-quarters of an inch in san francisco. the eight tents and engines and a tail, saturday evening will see those increased almost 2 in. in santa rosa. just a little under an inch from livermore. what we can have a mess. winter storm watch through the sierra. snow levels drop down to 4,500 ft., seven dozen on saturday snow and rain here red getting up to 60 mi. per hour causing when conditions. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. tried to date, that's a bit, what with an entry to mark all the way into thursday of winter on tuesday. erica. >> can't treat the back but at the bay bridge, your courage to do muni minutes or so on, very heavy traffic from the shore freeway we're still seeing better movement in the 80 approach, drive times still particularly high rate now looking at about a 15 minutes at some the foot of the maze. no promise here from the san mateo bridge

budget cutbacks forced vallejo police to call in reinforcements from several other cities to investigate two homicides this weekend two men were killed within hours 6 each other in separate incidents. they are the 15th and sixth homicides this year. one man was shot in an apartment building near marin and pennsylvania streets close to mid night on saturday. less than three hours later officers responded to a stabbing near marina parkway liquor on marine world parkway. vallejo slashed its police force to 90 this year from 155 officers in 2003. >>> the parents of an antioch toddler shot and killed on his second birthday will face a judge. they are facing charges of child endangerment. their son and his 4-year-old brother were alone in a bedroom when the boy was shot in the head. it's unclear who pulled the trigger. police say modique just bought a gun and the father a convicted felon had loaded it and put it in a drawer. >>> also in court this morning, the registered sex offender accused of sexually assaulting a 2-year-old girl in a union city dollar store. 36-year-old eugene ramos is bein

vallejo. squeeze out sunshine concord and liver more. highs mid-60s. 63 oakland, fremont, san jose, 64 redwood city, 61 san francisco. and 63 pacifica. temperatures tomorrow on par with today but wednesday and thursday rainfall comes in temperatures dipping down just a bit around the bay. friday, saturday and sunday look at that forecast i am excited about it the weekend. saturday and sunday, high temperatures pretty close to 70 degrees, that will be well inland and 60 along the coastline plenty of sunshine expected both days. here is a look at our my my pix photo. boy talk about looming clouds, there you go. if now we have what typically happens after the rain. a nice rainbow [ audio difficulty ] mac and bank of america.. are promising not to evict anyone in default.. during the two weeks surrounding christmas. that's from december 20-th through january 3-rd. the temporary fo ze could affect >>> surrounding christmas that is from december 20th through january 3rd. the temporary foreclosure freeze could effect tens of thousands of homeowners. >>> facebook gets a facelift starting to day the profile pages have a new look. what has som

city this whole year. all of our games are like in richmond or vallejo. thinking on that note, pop water has to pay. we to pay to use a facility. that's a way of generating revenues awise pell your gyms and baseball diamonds, this is also putting a concept in it. i could get to this high school and play on the field eventually. i'm always a sportsman -- sports fanatic, because the lincoln high school football saved my brother's life. mr. david henderson like four years ago. it saved his life. now my son is like, i'll goo and walk to lincoln in the next six or seven years. i'm kind of like saying, maybe something different not as much as gardens of that such oar nature. but definitely thinking of spaces that c.b.o.'s and come in and feel comfortable and turn to case management inside the school to where that can kind of cut a break on the dean or the principals and definitely like the use of the facility as far as sports related. track and field. so maybe they'll have to come up with something in the neighborhood, because it looks really good and we appreciate it. >> thank you. at this time i'll take

. >>> budget cutbacks forced vallejo police to call in reinforcements from several other cities to investigate two homicide this weekend. a man was shot in the apartment building near marin and pennsylvania streets around midnight saturday. less than three hours later a man was stabbed near marina parkway liquor. earlier this year the force was slashed to 90 officers down from 155 in 2003. >>> this morning, a federal appeals court becomes the new battleground in the fight over same-sex marriage. mark sayre is in san francisco, where a panel of judges will hear arguments about prop 8. mark, good morning. >> good morning, sydnie. just a few hours from now attorneys on both sides of the issue will be here at the united states court of appeals. inside a panel of three federal judges will be hearing arguments on the constitutionality of proposition 8. it of course was two years ago that california voters approved the same-sex marriage ban but earlier this year, a federal district judge instruct down the measure as unconstitutional -- struck down the measure as unconstitutional saying it was state s

your highs for today is high fifties for the most part 58 san rosa 56 is a high of vallejo 58 in richmond. redwood city los gatos san jose, 58 martin held 57 inland in livermore. 7 day around the bay forecast wet weather today trying out wednesday, thursday then the wet weather is back in our forecast another system of storms friday, saturday, sunday, monday. more rain than we saw today and gusty conditions and cooler temperatures. but go to america with traffic. >> westbound 580 your ride along the altamont pass an earlier accident and 40 before it green bill road sitting on the right-hand shoulder but a few moments ago we saw a completely red indicating speeds averaging 15 mi. an hour again this lows just knew the scene that's where speeds dip down to 25 mi. an hour we definitely are picking up speeds making your way towards 580-680 interchange. no problems 101 it's been good through the morning we were considering a hot spot we can see slowing as we approach rumbled accrues clear on 87 interchange drive time still up looking at 16 minutes from downtown san jose making your way to send a card cross d

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visibility and becoming sunny throughout the late morning hours. 63 south city downtown and in the north bay 64 santa rosa. 62 vallejo early morning hours. and so driving or doing that bike ride, you may need to hold off for a little bit. 64 oakland today and out over the hills warming through the low 60s. some very dense fog for you in pittsburgh and antioch this morning. then hazy sun, 68 watsonville. the accu-weather 7-day forecast will keep this weather pattern for tomorrow into monday. increasing clouds and looking at some pretty good rain on tuesday. a chance wednesday and thursday and by next weekend we're lookin' pretty wet. >> wow! >> turning out to be a pretty wet month. >> i guess we're above seasonal rain at this point? >> at this point we are. but the snow, a warm system so not doing too good in the sierra. >> thanks, lisa. we're going to tell you about a young intern from cal who is one of a selected group nationwide helping fortune 1,000 companies increase their corporate social responsibility and specifically when it comes to the environment. e-bay is one bay area company that was given some insight h

mid-50s to the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. 61 in san jose. 58 redwood city. 57 in san francisco and pacifica. mid-50s in vallejond san rafael. 56 in napa. 56 in fairfield. 57 in concord and 60 degrees in livermore today. 59 degrees in oakland. we'll take a look at your weekend forecast. i have yourself day coming up. for your traffic, here's -- i have your seven-day forecast coming up. for your traffic, here's elizabeth. >> thanks. mostly green in the area, friday light, not too many problems. headlights wednesday bound towards the macarthur maze in emeryville, nice 18-minute drive time from the carquinez bridge to the maze. 19 minutes. prove it right there. the metering lights were turned on just before 6:30 on bay bridge. jammed through the incline towards the "s" curve but the backups at the toll plaza are not too bad. again they just turned the metering lights on but it's only backed up to mid lot. so once you get past the tunneling then you're in the clear. not too bad out of the altamont pass and westbound 580, 17 minutes there. slow through central livermore with fog. back to you. >> thank you. >>> muni

city. but still some pretty good rain, lighter rain to the north around vallejo.e getting the back edge of it novato and the peninsula, still heavy rain through the santa cruz mountains where a flood advisory has been issued for monterey county. we'll continue to see is this slide to the east. more showers in your forecast. i'll tell you when the next chance of heavy rain will be coming back, carolyn. >> all right, lisa. pg&e has restored power to more than 4,000 customers affected by an outage in half moon bay. the lights went out yesterday afternoon. electricity finally restored by 10:00 last night. so far this morning no new outages reported anywhere in the bay area. downed trees like this one in oakland have caused some of the outages. in belmont and redwood city downed trees knocked out power last night as well. in the sierra it is snow, rain and wind in the forecast until at least the middle of the week. driving conditions will continue to remain difficult at best. southern california really getting a steady drenching this morning as the storm reaches out ac

afternoon highs upper 50s today 57 san rosa 55 san rafael, 57 richmond, vallejo, 58 oakland, 57 hayward and redwood cityild part lay cloudy today the rain coming in friday heavy rain saturday wet and windy continues saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday. >> 680 was one of our big hot spots of the morning but you can see the ride has cleared up nicely no problems to report here nice easy conditions as to make your way towards the top of your screen into continuing to the alamo and den belt traffic moves at top speed may be a fear all along lofty at its troubled free commune. the bay bridge no problems here a little bit of weight in some of the middle lanes the meter lights are on but not producing much in the way no reports of spectators slowing as to make aircraft way across the upper deck. if you're heading out the door san mateo bridge is a good alternative no problems here is the conditions in both directions of 92 westbound and eastbound no back up back at the top of the mold cavity to problems getting to the bridge along when a one. >> 10:36 a.m. california news jerry brown has warned educational leade

high 60 degrees in concord, 61 in oakland, 60 in vallejo, 62 in fairfield, 59 in napa, 60 in santa rosa, 59 in san francisco, 58 in pacifica, 62 in redwood city, 63 in san jose, 62 in fremont and 61 degrees today in oakland. take a look at your five-day and also moving into the seven-day forecast, mix of sun and clouds tuesday. and then look at what happens, more showers moving in wednesday and thursday. friday we'll squeeze out some sunshine and temperatures moving up a bit. and speaking of temperatures, saturday and sunday highs near 70 degrees. yeah. check that out. plenty of sunshine expected for the weekend, and, again, some pretty decent temperatures. near 70 in december? we don't see that often. that's a look at your weather. here's a look at traffic with elizabeth. >> reporter: thanks, trisy. let's go out towards burlinggame. we have a live camera near the broadway exit. those headlights are heading southbound toward san mateo. it is free flowing in each direction on 101 and 280. it is wet and pretty gusty winds out there as we have seen a lot of solo car accidents. chp working about a dozen right now in fact across the bay area. we'l

city of san jose on december 13th. . >>> good morning. a new sigalert for vallejo. getting on to the westbound direction. wilson avenue on ramp is block and it looks like a 5:30 reopening. 20 minutes or so. highway 37 itself moving smoothly out of vallejo over the north bay. coming down across the carquinas bridge westbound where you see the 71 as you head towards the bridge. i heard about a new accident approaching the toll plaza. we will bring thaw update in 10 minutes. >> great. we look forward to that. how about a forecast? >> we are changed. we will get through sunday without rain. this morning it's mild. i don't think you need a jacket when it's 59 degrees in san jose. you may still need the umbrella. mike has been pinpoints that on parts of the inner bay. southeast wind at 6 and there is the golden gate bridge woochl ve mist falling again. 58 degrees and a southeast wind at 58. all the moisture spilling in and the combination of the clouds and the slight chance of off and on showers will continue for the weekend. the storm track will lift on to the north as we get towards saturday into sunday. tha

vallejo 54. novato 55. hayward at 56. warmest looks santa cruz at 59. redwood city 57 degrees. cooler today. partly sunny skies, partly cloudy on thursday. then rain starts friday. then rain and wind kick in on saturday and go sunday and off and on maybe even into midweek. >> all right. >>> president obama's about ready to speak. so we'll be right back with more on that. stay with us. >>> as swiftly as possible. getting that done is an essential ingredient in spurring economic growth over the short run. and spurring economic growth is what i'll talk about later this morning when i meet with some of america's top business leaders. that includes jim from boeing who also heads up my export council and several members of my economic recovery advisory board. one of many discussions we'll be having in the months ahead to find new ways to spur hiring, put americans back to work and move our economy forward. as i said when i was running for president, as i've said since, i believe that the primary engine of america's economic success is not government. the ingenuity of america's entrepreneurs. it's

city to keep the school open. they chose lake as one of three schools to be open. consolidation plans will lead to a shake-up at vallejo schools in the fall. the spring semester will be the last for hogan high school before it is converted to a middle school in the fall. it's one of several changes. cave elementary will be a language academy and mayor island elementary will be a health and fitness academy. >>> more money trouble for the cash-strapped uc system. executives are threatening to sue unless retirement benefits are increased for employees earning more than $250,000 a year. they are trying to come up with money to pay for future pennings. their plan reduces for future employees, raising the retirement age. police are trying to get to the bottom of a heist in danville. somebody stole a metal brontosaurus that came from a front lawn between monday night and tuesday evening. the ownerships plan to use emily the brontosaurus to bring in the new year. over the years, they often dress her up and anybody with information is asked to call danville police. thieves are targeting a livermore neighborhood, stealing cat li

city in the low 50s. in the north bay, starting out dry, but it could become wet as we head toward friday early morning. 56 in santa rosa, 54 vallejomunities, low to mid50s for oakland, san leandro. head inland, concord, danville, 54 degrees. around the monterey bay, 55 in monterey. here is your accu-weather seven-day forecast -- morning frost giving way to a rawn knee friday. heaviest rain expected saturday and tuesday which is the start of winter at 3:38 p.m. sunday some showers. monday morning a brief break, more rain in the picture. you notice it just keeps going all the way through wednesday. so basically starting on friday and continuing until wednesday. >> okay, thanks, sand jaw. >>> well, coming up, they believe fast-food doesn't have to be fat food. >> the san francisco entrepreneurs honored for their eaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaea >>> research on overeating in the brain shows heavier people get lessen joy meant from rich foods. they find overweight or dimed response on tasty foods like milk shakes. this quality people gaining weight suggest that the award center is overstimulated. >> what if be took the noodles you wnt and ma

vallejo and fairfield. that's the overall track. these are the heavier downpours and into fairfield and towards the stay city as well. we will move toward the santa cruz mountains. the heaviest rain moving in to san jose, right around allen rock and the moderate to heavy rainfall. we will move the maps closer to san francisco and also around oakland as we shift northward for san francisco and there is that yellow cell which corresponds to the heavier rain around 880, reports of minor flooding. no reports of urban and small stream flood advisory but that could be a factor in the short term and up in the north bay. santa rosa the most recent, reporting heavy rain and you can see the widespread rain from santa rosa toward sonoma and napa. this will be a -- factor. as far as tomorrow the weather pattern chase, especially toward the afternoon. >> the wind and rain has folks across the bay area driving slow and putting ono the rain coats. we are right there with them in the mountains. >> reporter: here on highway 17 its raining pretty hard and foggy. you can see cars coming past us heading in to san jose. they are travelin

in the '50s 56 for san rosa, 55 for napa, vallejo 56 in san francisco today the south bay temperatures and to the upper 50s 58 for san jose st. for redwood city and along the coast. his shirt future cast 4 showing you what's going on as you head through the day just hit or miss showers. mostly dry and it really is the evening that brings us a better chance of heavy rain late in the evening and early tomorrow morning. but the second review date more we should actually start to dry out and keep dry weather for the end of the week. it's christmas eve could be a dry one. christmas certainly not to be dry. a very what they expected for christmas. >> we have been tracking a hot spot in san mateo near the connecting ramp highway 92 on 21 01 north. will tran has had a chance to look at what's going on. he joins us now on the kron 4 i believe. maybe we did have the wrong button pressure. well are you with us? sadly we dropped his call. i will tell you what we do know the accident that was blocking the connecting ramp is no longer. there are two lanes opened here the accident occurring just in front of the connecting ramp. using so get on 1 01 north co

that in mind as you head out you door. 41 in napa, 43 vallejo, mid-40s in concord and livermore. 46 fremont, 51 san jose, 50 mountain view, 43 redwood city, 48 degrees in san francisco currently. out the door this morning, valley fog expected. partly cloudy conditions. temperatures ranging from the mid-30s well inland to just near 50 degrees around the bay. for this afternoon, a mix of sun and clouds, no rainfall, just plenty of sunshine. a nice day to dry out. and temperatures today highs ranging from the lower 50s to the lower 60s. so we dry out today. a little more tomorrow. but for christmas, how about rainfall? yeah. we'll take a look at your seven- day forecast in just a few moments. that's a look at your weather. for your traffic, here's liz. >> thanks, tracy. there actually is traffic. i expected today to be very quiet and we do actually have a couple of problems on the roads even despite it being dry, not as many commuters out there. the off-ramp it turns out location change. the central avenue off-ramp is shut down to westbound 580. this is because of an earlier police chase involving the albany police department. at the ended

city officials probably tout berkeley's success. >> it's really an amazing story when you look at san francisco and oakland and god help us poor vallejoand -- and you look at vallejo and we're on the block. >>> we're continuing to follow breaking news on the dunbarton bridge. we'll have the latest on a head on collision right after the break. >>> larry king signed off tonight, and why it's not exactly for good. >>> it's nice to get away on friday. but these storms are going to play havoc with the lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. >>> moments ago the highway patrol reopened the westbound lanes of the dunbarton bridge. a car was driving the wrong way around 8:50 tonight when it slammed head on into another vehicle. it will be a bit longer for the traffic to unwind. >>> after 25 years of hosting a talk show on cnn, larry king signed off for the final time tonight. the 77-year-old king got a little emotional and almost seemed at a loss for words. >> i don't know what to say expect to you, my audience, thank you. and instead of goodbye, how about so long. >> larry k

vallejo along highway 37 getting some raindrops. richmond san rafael bridge this morning experiencing a few raindrops and also as we head down into daly city like forcing some very, very light showers continue as an isolated showers throughout the rest of the morning as well. santa rosa, petaluma dealing with what weather for the past couple of hours. reed and to the central valley seeing a little bit more of a rain stomachs. current temperatures, on the warm side, you will notice it as he stepped outside the door, 50s bridge across the board. staying clear of the 40's. 57 oakland, down that amount, san jose 58. afternoon highs not showing much more open. warming up a few degrees are so. sixties rate under fairfield, concord. to see toussaint as a 63 morgan hill, here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. may be left over raindrops. if we do say whether it will be contained in the north bay to masting dry. saturday, sunday, dry, lots of sunshine and temperatures warming up by sunday and monday low '70's gorgeous weather expected then they bring that chance of rain by the debenture tuesday and wednesday. director. >> hotspot, westbound 58

city officials probably tout berkeley's success. >> it's really an amazing story when you look at san francisco and oakland and god help us poor vallejoand -- and you look at vallejo and we're on the block. >>> we're continuing to follow breaking news on the dunbarton bridge. we'll have the latest on a head on collision right after the break. >>> larry king signed off tonight, and why it's not exactly for good. >>> it's nice to get away on friday. but these storms are going to play havoc with the morning and afternoon commute. i'll have the details. >>> california's incentives for cleaner air. >>> moments ago the highway patrol reopened the westbound lanes of the dunbarton bridge. a car was driving the wrong way around 8:50 tonight when it slammed head on into another vehicle. it will be a bit longer for the traffic to unwind. >>> after 25 years of hosting a talk show on cnn, larry king signed off for the final time tonight. the 77-year-old king got a little emotional and almost seemed at a loss for words. >> i don't know what to say expect to you, my audience, thank you. and instead of goodbye, how about so long. >> larry king said h

city. 63 in san francisco. the mid-60s in oakland. north bay location, the lower 60s from fairfield to vallejo to san rafael. 64 in napa and 62 degreesnta rosa. five-day forecast so a mix of sun and clouds today, rainfall tomorrow courtesy of that low pressure system. and a few leftover showers thursday and friday with some breaks of sunshine in there. speaking of sunshine, check out the weekend. i know elizabeth says i focus on the weekend, but here's why! near 70 on the weekend. you want people to know that so they can make plans. it's going to be nice. see? >> looks good. i'm more worried about for the morning commute. gets busy when -- >> yeah, yeah, yeah. you got a point. >> i'm the bearer of bad news. let's go to the traffic maps. let's see. let's start off with a look at the san mateo bridge. no delay to traffic but i want to update you. fic but i want there was a crash that happened about an hour ago now. westbound 92 right before the toll plaza. a car actually went off the roadway and into a ditch. for a while fire crews were blocking the right lane. all lanes are now open. top speeds approaching the pay gates. but there's s

of the north bay towards vallejo along interstate 80 and down 680 into concord with light to moderate rain. south bay seeing scattered showers and crossing through redwood city that's where we will see more showers coming in and spilling across the mountains for the morning. showers and temperatures, 50s to low 60s and a soggy day. most of the showers should head to the north bay and the weekend will clear out, but waking up to foggy mornings through monday. >> good to know. doctors are seeing a rise in mummy thumbs. it's a pain on the thumb side of the wrist that shoots up the forear forearms. they think children are getting heavier, there older cribs and, older new moms and frequent smart schooling. dads can get it too. they have patients in splints and give them steroid shots. if those don't work, they are recommending surgery. >> i have mommy's body. hitting the road with the kids can be hectic. do your best to keep them safe. a bay area swim coach scores a big job. how she is making history, coming up. the facebook founder joins an exclusive and generous group. a live look outside as rob mentions, foggy in some parts and clearing in oths. major clearing

oakland we have 57 redwood city and hayward 58 for los gatos we will warming it into the '60s and are more marius' six eastern fairfield in concord 59 san rosa in san francisco 58 vallejo oakland, hayward, redwood city, 63 morgan hill today. 7 day around the bay showing us the showers today may be lasting until tomorrow but if anything a few sprinkles in the north bay and then we will dry up as we head into the weekend appeared sunday and monday may get it here '70s but as we headed to tuesday and wednesday chance of showers back into the forecast for those of you headed to the sierra stall snowballed report. kirkwood 48 in. of snow six lifts are open and we head over to squaw valley 93 in. 2 in. of new snow and 40 lifts are open, and again with heavenly 45- 54 in. base 1 in. of new snow and have 20 lifts open. >> we have more developments in high-speed rail the obama administration is taking $1.2 billion in real money away from wisconsin and ohio and giving it to projects in other states including california. republican governors have promised to kill their high-speed rail projects their money will now go to go out tuesday's bill you said no word on how much extra cal

city. 48 half moon bay. afternoon highs, '60s, those locations, 64 santa rosa, 62 napa, vallejo, novato. south bay, the mid- 60s, 65 san as they. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. what it shows us is that rain once it starts it doesn't look like it will lead up until friday. the weekend, we start to dry up and warm-up. we could bring those action in high since the '70s. time right now for 4:00 p.m. check on your commute with erica. >> you may encounter some slowing under way to the bay bridge overnight slowing just past the incline and treasure island. three left lanes are shut down, the work was supposed to be wrapped up by 5:00 or in our not tracking any delays. san mateo, nice, easy. lots of space between cars especially on the right side of your screen. taillights heading towards the peninsula, he will not act with the toll plaza, only looking at 13 minute trip from end to end. no, getting to the bridge as 800 and 101 are in a clear. heading down to the lower peninsula, here's a shot from mildred no problems to reporting either direction, headlights headed southbound drive

of the m2 san francisco in daly city seeing showers here, light showers, darker green abundant that moderate chart territory. vallejoll persist into the afternoon. by noon, a moderate cells, moderate cells in vallejo and san rafael lighter showers through the rest of the bay. so it's been i getting too much rain this afternoon it will after a break up will little bit. the early morning hours on thursday. afternoon highs, little bit cooler than yesterday 53 in nevada in san rafael. 55 getting concord. 53 for in neon, 56 for livermore. same story. 57 for san jose and morgan hill. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. rain thread the day to day as a result, a chance of showers tomorrow and then friday continued to see their showers saturday, drying out, warming up seeing some sunshine. the highs will only be in the high 50s, the '60s. those in our inland spots in the mid low 40's. george rask. check and traffic. >> thank you, assembly from some of the rain but not from the slow traffic in the south bay. granting a-year and one no one. this is our camera at the guadalupe parkway and the bayshore freeway it really

city. >>> time now 5:15. let's go to sal. there is already things happening. >> that is right. highway 17 wilson avenue the onramp there is a crash there. that is in vallejo. a lot of people have been effected by this westbound and eastbound even though the freeway is open, you can clearly see there is an injury accident there and that people are slowing down. again, you can get by, but you will be slowing down and it's kind of tough driving on 37 because of the wet weather. let's go to highway 24 westbound that traffic will be okay going up to the tunnel with no major issues. on the other side to oakland it looks good. in oakland interstate 880 traffic is move well. . >> a lot of low clouds, fog, and drizzle. once we get through that few high clouds. we still have drizzle very thick in parts of the bay. it's more of a low cloud deck when you get to the fog. days are very short. angle of the sun is very low. you can see a few high clouds that is moving through. most of it is lifting north. a lot of moisture in the air coming up from the hawaiian islands. 60s on your temps today. half-moon bay forecast starting off at 55. 58 by noon. and 59 the high. 50s, 5

city to keep the school open. they chose lake as one of eight schools slated for closure because of budget problems. consolidation will lead to a shake-up for students at vallejool next year. the spring semester at hogan high school will be the last before it gets converted to a little school in the fall. it's one of several changes in the district. cave elementary will be a language academy and mayor island will be a health and fitness academy. >> group on is most likely going public. the "new york times" reported they are working towards public shares bite end of 2011. it intends to sell shares at $31.59 each. the tech start up rejected a $6 billion take over bid from google. >> the clock is ticking for the raiders to make a decision about their head coach. al davis was able to take his time to decide whether to keep cables. he is not going to be able to do that so much this year. there a couple of reasons sheec. the offensive coordinator show interest in jackson. the raiders have scored 379 point this is season and that's the seventh most in fran shchis history. the nfl network said the team president will hire within the next 36 hours. he already works for

vallejo as well as fairfield. light rainfall in the forecast for this morning. as we move down more south, san francisco now looking at some light rainfall and light rainfall through redwood city, palo alto, milpitas and fremont and all pushing off to the east. it's going to be in the forecast for the morning and also for the afternoon. take a look at your forecast as you head out this morning. showers are expected. cloudy conditions and fog across the bay area. some of it relatively dense especially inland around the bay as well as along the coastline and we have delays on arrivals at sfo over one hour because of the low receiving and the weather. temperatures in the 50s. for this afternoon we'll keep a chance of showers in the forecast highs today still cool in the lower 60s. here's what's going on. satellite showing jet stream pushing all those clouds into the bay area. pushing all that rainfall into the bay area. do not expect that to change over the course of the next couple of days. that's why showers will be possible through this evening and also continued chance of showers in the forecast for tomorrow. showers north bay area, how about a little snowfall for the sierra?