you can see westbound commute out of the central valley starting to bunch up.southbound 680 south mission tow truck on scene with accident may have to -- in the fremont area southbound 680 at six more valley road accident blocking left lane there. >>> -- ahead, the new tv show putting silicon valley in the spotlight. >>> motion sickness. in the movies? the explanation from warner brothers after complaints that the hobbit is making >>> 6:25 on this friday morning. afternoon sun and upper 50s to low six where we should be -- 60s where we should be. doppler network nothing showing up in fact high pressure building over the entire state, temperatures mild mid to upper 50s yosemite, fresno, eureka, low to mid 60s chico, sacramento, big sur, 67 san diego, making snow in the sierra this weekend temperatures start in the 20s today is the warmest at 51 sunday is the coolest high of 42°. >>> :25. the new hobbit movie is producing more than rave reviews some have complained of motion sickness and nausea when they see it. warner brothers explained if those experiences happ

it was a public treasure like its sister valley. city officials felt san francisco was paying too much and when they announced the plan to turn this in a water supply, john muir was outraged. >> no denying san francisco needs water, but you don't need to destroy a national park. >> they saw nothing wrong this and neither did san francisco's mayor. the environmentalist lost the battle and work began on the railroad that would take the supplies there. and they worked on a system to bring the water in to san francisco. it is an impressive system looked at today. this is just a portion of the eight-mile spanning. it relies on gravity, going through a ten-mile tunnel through a drop into the pipe and into the first of two power plants. the big drop turns the turbine and the water going back to make a big drop and generates more at the power plant and then on the to big city. never does the water have to be pumped. it goes through tunnels cut into granite. ken cooper showed me a ton tunnel like the ones that carry the water. >> this countr

frost advisory panning out for the east bay valleys, shoreline and santa clara valley.per 20s in the north bay now. freeze warning panning out, temperatures stay in this dangerous category through 8:00 this morning, after that you can uncover the plants and let the pets back out. temperatures 5 to 13° cooler than this time yesterday. if you thought yesterday was cold, wait until you step out this morning. good thing, when you are out there scraping the ice off your car not much of a wind chill, mid to upper 40s noon, low to mid 50s 4:00, sunshine, clear air 7:00 back in the low to mid 50s. rain moves into the north bay tomorrow. the rest of us get rain and warmer weather, friday and saturday. >>> good drive 80 westbound past golden gate fields, into berkeley and emeryville past university avenue everything at the limit, a little slowing past 580 junction when 80 and 580 merge. other than that good. golden gate bridge, four lanes southbound no delays out of marin no problems over the waldo, sunol grade, reports of accident off the side of the road south 680 at paloma pas

that place was squaw valley. in 1960, squaw valley was a little more than a decade old and before the olympics consisted of only a few buildings. but one man and one event changed all of that. in 2001, ktvu's bob mackenzie told us the story of the squaw valley ski resort. >> reporter: in the 1930s and 40s only a few hard core skiers knew about a mayse called squaw valley. a pristine wilderness near lake tahoe. in 1946 a young mustered out gi named cushi th-rbgs g visited the place with his wife. his friends wouldn't let him go home he says because they needed four people to play bridge. while the others went skiing, cushing sat and looked at the valley. >> i sort of thought to myself, gosh suppose you could live out here or something like this. a beautiful valley that it is. subject to think about. i'm a city boy i was in the city. and there was a first time i ever came here. and simply because i had to be the fourth at bridge. >> reporter: today at the age of 88. adam cushing can look out his window at the ski r

into the santa clara valleys 40s.salinas and monterey watsonville and santa cruz in the middle 40s. sunny and warmest afternoon this week if you like with yesterday you will really like this afternoon. light rain possible tuesday night through wednesday morning, much cooler as the storm is coming from alaska, will bring us into the 50s for highs wednesday through the weekend. temperatures today from four to eight degrees above average. sunrise 7:15, will set 4:51. 68 santa rosa, one of the cool spots, cooler towards antioch and brentwood, low 60s there mid 60s bay shore even to half moon bay 65 mid to upper 60s monterey bay also inland cooler tonight as high pressure starts to move away, 30s, 40s inland, 40s bay shore, 43 santa rosa, 46 oakland, 49 san francisco for the warm spot, two areas of high pressure dominating now, bringing us that land breeze and pushing all the cooler weather and clouds away from us. up to the north you can see this system the one that going to grab cooler air also going to have limited amou

cool conditions mid to upper 30s north bay valleys, low to mid 40s east bay valleys, mid to upper 40s elsewhere, throw in the winds and once you get up to a wind six, seven, eight miles per hour drops temperature or what it feels like so there's a bit of a wind chill this morning. stray shower near the coast as we head through the afternoon, low 50s, partly cloudy around the bay, low to mid 50s, apparently cloudy inland low to mid 50s more sunshine, cooler than yesterday. big time freeze tonight. those areas coming up and the storms. first traffic. >>> shot here tweeted by the palo alto police department car hit a fire hydrant near sanford shopping center on sand hill road you can see all the water both decks of sand hill road closed -- both directions of sand hill road closed. no estimated time of opening, a lot of water not certain if that they have that capped yet. the roadway is still flooded. if you go to sanford, no excuses there. san mateo bridge light traffic few brake lights on flat section up the highrise towards foster city, nice drive knew macarthur maze from 580 to east 8

bennett valley road as we pan around the bay area you will notice here that valley ford road we see some moderate wane fall. head out to glen ellen. moderate rain indicated on arnold drive and lighter rain beginning to move in around here and the rain spread as you look at computer animation here. heaviest rain will slowly shift south. morning commute is going to be wet and windy. we have wind advisory going up. this storm is going to stall out. i'll let you know what this means for the holiday travel plans coming up. >> thanks very much. >> the storm is already moved into the north bay tonight. often they get hit first. allen is live in santa rosa with a look at how people ready. it's really coming dow down. >>reporter: yes it looks pretty big and menacing on the radar but so far mostly tonight seen light showers. it is picking up so it looks like we are seeing the leading edge of that storm front moving through santa rosa right now. fire rescue officials were checking out low lying areas today but so far no problems. santa rosa has an excellent storm drain system so they don't expect t

cooler, 5 to 15° cooler, 30s north bay valleys, 40s the rest of us, 50 mountain view. of sun this afternoon, temperatures holding in the upper 50s at the coast the rest of us in the upper 50s possibly mid 60s. >>> light out there this morning as far as traffic. live shot san jose highway 87 northbound direction getting busier as you make your way later in the morning fog-free and moving nicely same with macarthur maze 80 westbound, 580 looks good 880 into the bay bridge toll no delays. waze app this is pleasant hill, walnut creek, a lot of traffic spotters are mentioning very thick fog through the san ramon valley and elsewhere, and beyond. download this free app to get your way around it is free on the apple app store and google play >> developing news aftershocks still rocking japan six hours after a powerful 7.3 quake. we are getting new video. cornell bernard is monitoring it all. >> reporter: scary reminder of last year's quake tsunami warning lifted for north eastern japan we are getting new video showing how bad the shaking was. it was a crowded electronics stor

this is san rafael southbound past lucas valley road, traffic moving nicely, the rain has let up for time being. "sig alert" san francisco south 101 before cesar chavez two lanes blocked, lots of flooding north 101 before mckey accident blocking lane,'s bound 980 at 14th -- >>> just about 6:32. our storm watch coverage takes us live to berkeley and amy hollyfield. >> reporter: good morning. feels like the storm cell just sat over us for several hours and is still here it may be easing up a little many take a look at the rain we are expensing now, just -- a solid soaker for a few hours out here in berkeley heavier at times than what seeing now this is still a decent rainfall that you are seeing now. if we are to think of last week as our benchmark, this isn't as bad as that. that was intense this isn't that bad many but, it is very wet out here, definitely a slow down on your way to work morning, a grab the rain jacket morning and boots and umbrella, because it is pretty wet. to keep the whole family dry grab all the rain gear you got and give yourself extra time it is very wet and re

inland valley mostly stays in the 60s.ekend after a heck of a rainy period and we're not going to see any rain. the five day is dry so we're going to have a nice break from that. >> sound good. thank you bill. >>> santa clara valley authority is getting $60 million for state funding. state officials approved the funding today to expand facilities in hayward. the plant will be used for repairs and track work. the project involves a 16-mile extension to san jose, milpitas and santa clara. >>> we have a happy ending to tell you about from our story last night about an animal shelter with too many pets. cona you might remember this 4- year-old dober man pit has been adopted. the shelter says it has a no kill policy. the shelter is offering all its adult animals for just $12 until the end of december. >>> president obama gets into the holiday spirit at the lighting of a national tree. why it had to be replanted this year. >>> president obama and the first family lit the new national christmas tree this evening. >> ♪ >>> they sa

visibility down to a quarter o of a mile in napa valley. overall we are going to see dryer weather moving in. more sunshine and warmer temperatures on the way, but stepping outside, grab your jacket, those temperatures down just a bit, especially inland, 37 degrees in santa row that. 44 -- santa a rosa. enjoying sunshine, maybe passing clouds. temperatures should be in the 50s and 60s. we will be warming up nicely for the weekend. we'll talk more about that in a moment. check out the roads with gianna franco. >>> happy friday. let's head to 101. we have reports of an earlier accident, south 101 by hospital curve, chp cleared that quickly. everything is out of the lanes on the right shoulder, no delays if you work through there. east bay lots of careen. everything clear on 80, 880. and as far as accidents, you want to look out for roadwork 580 eastbound on north flynn. should happen before 11:00. eastbound highway 4, roadwork reported there as well. no delays as you work your way through antioch. and we have road work on the dumbarton bridge

interior east bay valleys, hollister, salinas valley, under a frost valley where the lows are around 30-34. definitely going to be difficult to see out of the car earlier if you can't get out and scrape it. temperature dropped down to 29. here is a look at some of the temperatures. for about 34 in santa rosa. 35 in napa. 32 in livermore for the cool spot. 36 in redwood city to about 43 in oakland, 44 in san francisco and around 40 in san jose. as we head throughout the day we're going to have a slight chance of slight rain near the coast. temperatures in the 40s to low 50s. we'll get a better chance of rain tomorrow. scattered rain around sunday but notice the temperatures will start to climb as we head through the weekend. >>> dry roads this morning. that is good news for your friday morning commute. first look at the bay bridge toll plaza, few headlights passing through. no issues on the upper deck making your way into san francisco. san mateo bridge this morning, taillights headed over to westbound in san mateo, foster city area, just a few taillights and brake lights at the high-

promise to work with people, so the human services agency, the first five program, our visitation valley, family services who will be performing a myriad of services here are all works out of the center and we're working with the most important people, the residents of here, and they need to know our city will not give up. we don't allow obstacles to come in. we have this program and we believe everyone working together will build the appropriate trust and faith and we have deliverod that. this year already we worked with community groups like turf and hire individuals who live in public house to do the things we oftentimes contracted out to other people and maybe we get their lives on board. [applause] yes and thanks to the leadership of henry and other members are here and we're working together to do the right thing. we're investing in people and making sure that investment is more in roads to peacefulness, more services, more faith that the services can connect people up with positive roads and make sure everybody enjoys a chance to be part of a great city of san francisco. as you kn

central valley tule fog this morning.day cooler increasing clouds, low to 50s coast, mid 50s to low 60s bay and inland. >>> due to that fog we were going to send up sky 7 hd over that accident in daly city but the fog is rolling in. the bay bridge, metering lights on, reports of a stall westbound 580 headed into the macarthur maze blocking left lane. san rafael, a little mist as you travel, stream of headlights southbound 101 past lucas valley road back to daly city, southbound lane open right lane blocked left lane open between john muir and john daly for that serious accident. coming to the bay area expect delays from sacramento. >>> abc7 morning news continues in 25 minutes with news, weather and traffic. >> we are always on at >> we are always on at abc7news.com. >>> good morning, america. breaking now, extreme weather systems collide, bringing more than a dozen tornadoes across the south. damaging scores of homes. the drama caught on tape on this florida highway. >> holy cow. >> more on the way now, as parts of the m

delta tule fog in the central valley. live doppler dry this morning, it will be dry during the daylight hours. increasing clouds and cooler breeze, cooler than yesterday, low to mid 50s at the coast, mid 50s to low 60s around the bay and mid 50s to low 60s inland. rain is on the way tonight and tomorrow. >>> quiet now, overnight roadwork in lanes. roadwork north part of the span of the golden gate bridge other than that traffic flowing nicely, two lanes both directions. fog-free over the waldo. eastbound 4 railroad to somersville left lane blocked with roadwork until 5:30. eastbound 580 to north flynn three left lanes blocked with roadwork until 11:00. westbound moving nicely. >>> today uc berkeley will announce a dream come true for hundreds of undocuments students, hundreds will get help paying tuition. terry mcsweeney was live at cal with a preview. >> reporter: uc berkeley pushing the envelope again setting up not just a scholarship fund but the largest scholarship fund for undocumented students in the united states.

it happened at lucas valley road.uthorities closed the road and allowed only residents in until the power was restored late in the evening. >>> there will probably be flight delays. in fact, there are this morning at sfo due to weather. inbound flights being held for an average of 1 hour, 13 minutes. you should check with your airline for specific flight information. for up to the minute delays on your travel plans you can check out the flight tracker on the front page of our website, abc7news.com. you will also see how long security lines are there. >>> rain here means snow in the upper elevations of the sierra. we have a look from the caltrans camera there we hope. maybe not yet. but you can send us your storm pictures. in saratoga the soft soil and strong winds helped rip out the roots of this massive tree yesterday. it wasn't the only tree pulled from the ground. a viewer sent us this picture from san francisco's knob hill find. not only did the tree pull free but the stake came out of the ground, as well. you can

now we're in georgia's napa valley at the traditional home showhouse. top designers from around the country are showing off their creative design. >> hi, i'm ann maine, editor of "traditional home." i would like to welcome you to the first-ever traditional home napa valley show house. ten designers have transformed this house at the cardinal winery located in the heart of the napa valley. proceeds from the showhouse benefit the napa valley film festival. let's take a peek and see what you think. >> hi, i'm emily bowman and this is the kitchen and family dining room. the goal for the two spaces was to make them both more flexible and functional. in the kitchen, the charcoal cabinets and aged iron hardware bring a rustic feel to the space. the marble countertops and limestone colored walls add warmth to the space. all these elements pay homage to napa, while indulging in modern comfort. the goal was to preserve the indoor and outdoor feel through natural colors. the main furniture pieces in the space are made from belgian linen and the pops of colors by d

they look up, and the valley is a lot -- the mountains surrounding the valley are higher than imaginedthey had satellite images, and i can only equate to the standing of, you know, midtown manhattan and looking at the buildings and surrounded by all sides, by just sheer cliffs, and they -- they consolidate their guys and walk towards the village, and when we say "village," you think, i don't know what you see in your heads from an afghan village, but depending where you are in the country, there could be mud huts, but this village, and we use village loosely, was late right lanely cut in the walls, and it was stone houses, like castles on top of each other, surrounded almost, well, not 360, but almost, with stone houses. as they are walking up, they -- takes them awhile to find a path, but they get to the base of the hill, and the path pretty much cut back and north in a zigzag up the hill, switch backs, and they -- so i know a lot of you veterans, you are shaking your heads, you know that's bad. there's only one way up. you know you're in a cul-de-sac of a valley know, and they know t

inland valley mostly stays in the 60s. dry weekend after a heck of a rainy period and we're not going to see any rain. the five day is dry so we're going to have a nice break from that. >> sound good. thank you bill. >>> santa clara valley authority is getting $60 million for state funding. state officials approved the funding today to expand facilities in hayward. the plant will be used for repairs and track work. the project involves a 16-mile extension to san jose, milpitas and santa clara. >>> we have a happy ending to tell you about from our story last night about an animal shelter with too many pets. cona you might remember this 4- year-old dober man pit has been adopted. the shelter says it has a no kill policy. the shelter is offering all its adult animals for just $12 until the end of december. >>> president obama gets into the holiday spirit at the well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if m

well coming up in the future of america's high tech hub is in jeopardy and why it's so the valley is shutting out the end of it has helped create its digital revolution. also a fight over peace as a former we go to say even the coveted prize to europe is not what the found it had in mind stories due to a mall just ahead. the sun rises over what seems like and list forest but here in new directions crime hundred kilometers north of london fall stalk as in much of the world it's disappearing at a catastrophic rate. mortgages both illegal and those finding ways to outsmart the system for filing down the forests of the region for them profit goes well beyond the future of our planet and the result could be an ecological crisis we are on the hunt for illegal loggers and it's not going to be easy the forest is enormous and our chances are slim now for now we can stay in our dreams but as soon as we find solid tracks we'll have to drop our wheels and get out silently in order not to scare the loggers off. xander someone in ca has been a ranger for over twenty five years he can spend weeks a

but also it was the reproductive valley. he was really very -- saying twice later in his life that the women bring me assets. so he was not going to relinquish assets like this. parlor because you want importance of the i think he was quite deliberately putting up slave assets as a bulwark against the debts that would descend on his family when he died, and oddly enough when he had the kosciuszko money right in front of him and he refused it, he was almost at the same time giving slaves away to his grandson, thomas jefferson randolph, so he could be set up properly in his own household. so owning slaves was an excellent way to transfer wealth between generations. and as for jefferson's death, i think that that's been the problem with that is been greatly exaggerated. and i think -- i won't speak for them but i remember conversation he had and which we agree that jefferson was a financial genius. i read the financial records and the letters. he was constantly refinancing its debt. he was always able to find new sources of cre

now silicon valley has long been the symbol of all things high taken the united states and the rest of the world and while the majority of those who helped create the digital haven are foreign entrepreneurs america has become increasingly reluctant to welcome new talent from abroad but in a question of reports the silicon valley. lots of sharing helping each other even competitors will help each other. some of the biggest brands on the planet and all instantly associate with america and surprisingly the majority were created by foreigners. jerry yang who was born in taipei surrogate britain whose parents came from russia when he was six or pierre omidyar an iranian born in paris silicon valley has thrived thanks largely to immigrants people who came here with their dreams and had the drive to make them a reality they transformed this plays into an unrivaled for high tech development the birthplace of global pioneers one person who helps those outsiders to get a foot in the door is german born and how it could blend struck she says the valley moves so fast that it seems skilled foreigne

for the north bay hills and valleys. the low temperatures will drop between 25 and 30 degrees.e damage is a possibility. for most of the remainder of the bay area, a frost advisory is in affect for the same hours 3:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. after the cold comes the wet. we have lots of rain coming our way. i will show you that in the seven-day forecast. carolyn? >> spencer, thank you. in the south bay, an all clear from police after a report of a gunman lead to a college campus lock down for several hours in san jose. it happened at san jose city college. abc7 news reporter john alston is there live with the latest for us. john? >> carolyn, that all clear came at 7:45. no shots were fired. no gunman was found. for about four hours, no one was quite sure. heavily-armed officers from san jose city college and the city police department swarmed over the campus where hundreds of students were in the middle of their exienl exams. their final exams. the officers searched all five floors of the technology building. >> the scarest part of the evening was when the police came in with their g

coming out the future of america's high tech hub is in jeopardy if you minutes why silicon valley is shutting out the innovators hope to create its original refuge. also provided with peace as a former nobel winners say given the coveted prize given it's not what the found out. mind these stories in detail and more just ahead. a lovely quiet morning a family jet li sleeps in district heights maryland when fifty armed f.b.i. agents stormed the house and guns drawn despite the family pleading that they were unarmed the law enforcement agents opened fire on a weaponless teenager my asian huli thankfully sholay suffered minor flesh wounds but the key issue is that it remains unknown as to why the house was stormed so here in america for no reason guys in black uniforms storm someone's house oh loads of rounds and left with no justification or explanation yes the family still doesn't know why this happened the f.b.i. is remaining silent you know i understand that there are some very bad individuals out there doing some very bad stuff at home but if you don't even really know whose house y

there will be plenty of it and valley fog north in the east bay and valleys. tomorrow night, not bad, thursday night. friday morning, the clouds increase, friday afternoon, more clouds and some breaks and then here's friday night. that does thought look like a big deal. that could change. right now it looks like just nuisance showers. and then into saturday it looks like it starts to clear out with a few scattered showers. that's saturday -- or the friday night, saturday fevent still trying to dial it in. prepare for valley fog in the morning and nice little break from the rain. it's been wet around here and we are getting a little bit of a respite. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, a chance of sprinkle as you get into monday but even that doesn't look like a big deal. >> we're ahead of the game here. >> doing well. >> thank you, bill. >>> coming up on bay area news at 7, caltrans passengers say system-wide delays due to a software glitch. we'll show you what went wrong. join us at 7 on tv 36. >>> a 7-pound christmas surprise in the sou

the inland valleys heavier through pleasanton and the livermore valley.storm for you on futurecast show you that why fred moderate to heavy downpour. the east bay shore but ithat pattern will continue to press south east. heavier for the east bay valleys. for the afternoon it could taper off. heavier 01 the east bayshore. it should be dry with cloud coverage expected but tomorrow as we go towards 7:00 a.m., mostly clear skies with sunshine expected. when this is all said and done a 1-2 in. wide spread. with 1 in. in santa rosa. with 1 in. in san mateo and nearly 1 in. in san francisco. 2 in. of the higher elevations. if you're going to the sierras? gusting at 75 mph and expected to feet-4 ft.. your kron 4 7 day around the bay some shower activity on christmas day. wide spread by the evening. >> what is christmas without a yle log if you're wondering what to do with the kids over the long holiday weekend. we have an idea for you. and you don't even have to leave home. take a look. >> this this zack, this is my sister chloe. this is a thin sheet cake with b

tomorrow morning valley fog is going to be on your radar for sure. 47 santa rosa, 57 in napa. dew points tonight are going to be in the upper 40s, low 50s so when that dew point temperature is 50 degrees or 48 degrees in vallejo, when vallejo hits 48 degrees, poof, yao get fog. i think dew points are going to be in the 50s because it's so moist. showers remain about 10:00 tonight yao see lightly-scatter shouders, drizzle event and stuff out by the mission peak area and up by mount hamilton but that's about it. so when i come back we're going to chase the rain out of here with the rest of this model. running a pinpoint where the fog will be tomorrow morning, how it will impact your xhushths and then run out and look at theay area weekend because it's not that far away. see yao back here. >>> two people including a 15-year-old boy face the judge for the first time in a south bay crime rampage . >>> a beloved musician who popularized one of the most recognized jazz riffs in the world is gone. his bay area roots still ahead (car horn) paying with your smartphone instead of cash...

frost possible in other areas east bay valleys, bay shoreline, south bay, monterey bay, carmel valley hole hisster valley all could have patchy frost, watch out for frosty windshields and slippery sidewalks tomorrow morning. update on the big rain coming. >>> for the second time in a month, sinkhole threatening a contra costa county road this time in clayton on marsh creek between deer valley and pine lane. crews on the scene now as is amy hollyfield. is the road shutdown? >> reporter: they've shutdown one lane. here's what the situation looks like, there's a hole on the shoulder of marsh creek road officials are worried it could spread to the road itself. a crew supervisor spotted it when he got out of his truck, he saw a cavity under the road. they decided to shutdown one lane. now they are working on a temporary solution involving metal plates so they can get it reopened. >> right now we have trench plates coming steel plates to place over the road, we are looking at 20 feet long so we can span the cavity. we are hopeful that would mitigate the immediate hazard until we have time t

, frost advisory east bay valleys, bay shore and also the santa clara valley coast only area not undert advisory. stormy pattern starts thursday through the weekend. cold front from yesterday pushing through. next system reinforcing cold air staying offshore that is what is going to introduce us to the freezing temperatures tonight. thursday's storm and on the left that's our weekend storm, coming in a little further to the south, a little farther south, may have more moisture with it come the weekend. tomorrow you can see dry, overnight hours thursday morning at 6:00, light rain north bay, through the day it slowly sinks south, because of that we are going to have healthy amounts of rain lay long the coastybr and north bay -- thursday and thursday night into friday another dose of energy that will make it wet and windy friday also and quickly on its heels, next storm saturday and into sunday. finally, just in time for monday and tuesday, it is out of here. bumpy ride thursday through sunday. >>> san jose quiet northbound 87 past the julian exit a few headlights passing through northbo

a little fog up in the north bay valleys, other than that quiet this morning. mild around the bay low to upper 50s through 7:00 near 60 noon low to mid 60s with mostly sunny sky by 4:00 if you are inland in the 40 to 47° range through 7:00, near 60 at noon low to mid 60s 4:00 drop to 50 by 7:00, you need a light jacket then coast mild to mid 50s mainly clear high clouds near 60 at noon also in the low to mid 60s this afternoon and drop to 50 by 7:00. >>> live shot look at a live shot san mateo bridge from the toll plaza, clawiter on to the flat section of the span towards the highrise towards the san mateo area, traffic moving at the limit, a little slow tail lights starting to bunch up towards the highrise westbound. eastbound everything is at the limit, 15 minute drive from hayward towards san mateo, typical. bunching up 580, 80 westbound, 580 merge by golden gate fields, slow as you approach, then things loosen up past university into the macarthur maze. bay bridge toll, metering lights on. san jose north 280, 87 accident blocking two left lanes. north 85 so

we have a dense fog advisory in effect for the central valley area. the san walk keen valley area and some of they may might -- migrate towards the bell a. also, the higher elevations, from our high definition mt. tam mall pass camera moving. north winds, picking up higher elevations, reporting gusts up to 25-miles-an-hour. so the higher elevations is where the winds will pick up overnight tonight. so keep that in mind. now, live doppler 7 hd all clear. but we are getting a sense of the high clouds and another batch moving from north to south, and underneath these clouds, especially in the north bay, near santa rosa, in the last hour or so they're reporting very dense fog. 15 minutes ago they had less than two mile visibility. i just updated the map. now that is eight mile visibility. novato, nine miles, napa, the fog migrating towards the east, napa, seven miles visibility. the rest of the bay area doing pretty good but the central valley fog will migrate back torts the west overnight. that could pose some travel problems tomorrow morning. right now

the only time the two groups met face-to-face was when valley christian visited china in april.n their home countries for more than a year. while language is a barrier, áitáárjz denominator. >> very excited about the tune rehearsal time. >> you can watchxik0 the valley christian-beijing number 57 high school fusion band and the rest of tournament of roses parade new year's day beginning at 8 a.m., right here ons=j0 abc7.=ír=ç there's a little football game i think that follows parade some sort of bowl. >> okay, i'll stick with the parade great tradition.y#6i we want to check on the weather with mike. >>> good morning. high temperatures today low to mid 50s, increasing clouds and sprinkles becoming light rain during the afternoon. storm coming at us rapidly from the west, and it is going to hang along the coast until he gates -- -- gets to the higher country around reading where it turns into some snow sierra increasing clouds, lake tahoe will have snow showers tomorrow partly sunny sunday heading to southern california it is dry all day today, showers are likely grab the umbrell

a few light showers in the city through the san ramon valley and dublin. also hayward and union city, down through castro valley, 280. redwood city. as you head further south from sunnyvale down through cupertino, some very light rain showers. this will be the order of the day. the on and off light rain showers. santa cruz mountains, los gatos. into the afternoon light rain to just dry skies until later on. and that's when the last very strong system comes our way with heavy rain, gusty winds and the potential for flooding. katie. >> thank you, lisa. >> flood warnings are in effect for sonoma county as the water levels in several rivers and creeks continue to rise. we are live in petaluma where willowbrook creek is a good example. k. he ra. >> katie, two days ago willowbrook creek was completely empty. yesterday it filled almost to its limit. it's happening all over sonoma county. rivers and creeks filling either to their limits or unfortunately in some cases over their limits. one man tells us he watched the banks of the russian river rise to 17 feet yest

you will see some 60s as you as you make your way into the tri- valley. about 60 even in pleasant hill and inside the bay 50s and 60s expected for highs today so you get the idea, it's nice to have a dry day, still temperatures staying down a bit but things change in the latter part of the weekend. we are going to warm those temperatures up. some 60s maybe mid- to upper 60s if we're lucky on sunday and monday. then there's a slight chance of a few showers toward the middle of next week. by the bay, there's a huge game tonight at the oakland coliseum. don't want to miss this. yup, the broncos and the raid- as! they are playing tonight. i home it's fun, 58 degrees a little cool. other snow report in the high country mostly sunny, 4" of new snow on the ground in boreal. mammoth sunny, plenty on the ground. sugar bowl 3" of snow mostly sunny. >> did you guys want to put a little wager on the game? >> are you kidding? i think we should. >> i think we should but we might have to take that off air because this is going to be a big bet. >> i want lots of points.

this is all the way beyond mill valley.>> one viewer stated that-- >> this is jackie sizzles shot and this is the freeway. this is what it is doing. if you are trying to get done and you have not heard about this then you are born to give back up. how would you like to be stuck in this. this is a mess tried to get 2 are from highway one. this will not to draw any time quickly. >> we have reports of slow traffic for san francisco and this is all along marina boulevard and doyle. >> they are trying to get on the bridge because there is no traffic getting by in the northbound side because of these two stalls that were there after the battle was clear. from here the entire length of the freeway is nothing. here is the second told truck coming through. this is bad, for these people. this is only just one house spot and i have to tell you that this is one of the worst riots that i have seen around the bay area. this is some of the worst slow traffic times and i have seen. i will try to show you the overall ride. >> interstate 80

sweet and salty nut bars by nature valley.d about one >>> 6:57. no word on what started a suspicious fire here in san francisco this morning. the fire in the excelsior district started around 1:00 this morning. it damaged a home and sent two people to the hospital. they are expected to be okay, though. the fire department had to call pg&e to the scene because they couldn't shut off the gas to that burning home. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is under observation in the hospital in new york after doctors discovered a blood clot following a concussion she had earlier this month. a spokesman for clinton says the clot is related to the concussion but he is not saying exactly where the clot is located. 65-year-old clinton is now taking anticoagulants. >>> and the house of representatives will reconvene in about 10 minutes to work on a fiscal solution before tonight's big deadline. just a short time ago, the democrats offered to extend tax cuts for families making up to $450,000 a year and individuals making $400,000. presid

, frost advisory for the bay shoreline, santa clara valley and east bay valleys, pets, plants and pipeseverywhere but our beaches tonight stormy pattern starts thursday. cold front from yesterday sweeping by, in the cold air now, reinforcing shot of cold air with trough that comes down that's going to spark showers over the ocean also push us into the coldest air tonight. thursday to friday, behind that saturday and sunday's storm going to scoop up more moisture, weekend biggest chance of flooding and power outages. 7:00 tomorrow morning quiet. through the day increase in high clouds maybe a sprinkle or two in extreme north bay during the overnight hours best chance of any type of wet weather in the north bay, 7:00 in the morning where we'll see it, this is a slow moving system by noon the rain is starting to get into the heart of the bay into the afternoon hours going to get into the south bay look where the heaviest rain is, still over the north bay, yellows and oranges where it stays for the better part thursday night it looks like we are going to have heaviest rain up there for this

pretty dense in the central valley. dense fog showing kind of rimming the bay, and the north bay as well. high clouds in there too makes it harder to see. we are going to have plenty of clouds out there tomorrow morning. then they thicken up. when i come back, we're going to be talking about that system for friday night into saturday. i'll see you back here about 10:45. >>> the spirit of the season showed this morning at san francisco's glide memorial church. volunteers there spent the morning serving up a special day after christmas breakfast. >>> in st. anthony's dining room, on golden gate avenue, holiday meals were served up to anyone in need. yesterday, thousands of people were fed christmas dinners. today, many more enjoyed a christmas day after meal. >>> more than a couple coffee. the message baristas are writing on the side of certain coffee cups. plus, the deadline looms for the fiscal cliff. why some insiders think a deal will not be reached in time. and a north bay restaurant closing for good after more than

the north bay valleys one to two inches around most of the bay up to an inch in the south bay.tures hold in the 50s through sunday, a break monday afternoon and tuesday and another chance of rain rolls into the forecast wednesday.dbéñ >>> happy thursday. light in san jose 87 northbound past hp pavilion light and at the limit san rafael looking south past civic center towards lincoln avenue, a few tail lights southbound no delays over golden gate bridge. wanted to show you our traffic app, waze app in the fremont area north 880 injury accident at stevenson. no significant slowing past this accident, chp on scene hope to have it cleared shortly still out there blocking the right lane between stevenson and hour . free app to navigate -- >>> this morning two top deputy secretaries in the state department will testify before congress on the attacks on the consulate in libya they will face questions about a new report that points to failures by the department for inadequate security in benghazi. ambassador stevens and two other americans died. stevens was a native here his father tel

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pretty dense in the central valley. dense fog showing kind of rimming the bay, and the north bay as well. high clouds in there too makes it harder to see. we are going to have plenty of clouds out there tomorrow morning. then they thicken up. when i come back, we're going to be talking about that system for friday night into saturday. i'll see you back here about 10:45. >>> the spirit of the season showed this morning at san francisco's glide memorial church. volunteers there spent the morning serving up a special day after christmas breakfast. >>> in st. anthony's dining room, on golden gate avenue, holiday meals were served up to anyone in need. yesterday, thousands of people were fed christmas dinners. today, many more enjoyed a christmas day after meal. >>> more than a couple coffee. the message baristas are writing on the side of certain coffee cups. plus, the deadline looms for the fiscal cliff. why some insiders think a deal will >>> president obama and senate leaders tomorrow head back to washington to try to re

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frost possible in other areas east bay valleys, bay shoreline, south bay, monterey bay, carmel valley hole hisster valley all could have patchy frost, watch out for frosty windshields and slippery sidewalks tomorrow morning. update on the big rain coming. >>> for the second time in a month, sinkhole threatening a contra costa county road this time in clayton on marsh creek between deer valley and pine lane. crews on the scene now as is amy hollyfield. is the road shutdown? >> reporter: they've shutdown one lane. here's what the situation looks like, there's a hole on the shoulder of marsh creek road officials are worried it could spread to the road itself. a crew supervisor spotted it when he got out of his truck, he saw a cavity under the road. they decided to shutdown one lane. now they are working on a temporary solution involving metal plates so they can get it reopened. >> right now we have trench plates coming steel plates to place over the road, we are looking at 20 feet long so we can span the cavity. we are hopeful that would mitigate the immediate hazard until we have time t

clear and cold in the valleys tonight.d weather on monday and rain returns tuesday night, into wednesday. so you'll need your rain gear again. tonight, bundle up. at it going to be cold under clear skies. the only patch of fog i could fine was way out east of the east bay valleys. could see it, although it is not going to be widespread. 46 in antioch, morning, chilly in fairfield. 37 in napa. 39 in santa rosa. notice low 40s around fremont, palo alto, san jose, 45. when you head out tomorrow morning, make sure you have a jacket or coat and your little ones are bundle eled up. here's the satellite and the radar. high pressure controlling the weather. this provided us with the nice mild to warm pattern. above average temperatures expected again for your monday with lots of sunshine, but then you'll start to see the changes. tuesday night is where i'm fast forwarding this animation. 11:00 p.m., rain north of santa rosa. by 3:00 in the morning, it's starting to press south towards the east bay, done -- down towards the golden