so, the willamitte river system is a big river system in western oregon, and i think of it as oregon's big river, because it really flows through our biggest cities and our richest farmland. i think in oregon, and nationwide, there's still a question in people's mind, "what--what's the value of a river?" and we've just gone through a couple of centuries of kind of disconnecting ourselves from rivers, and we're in the process of sort of getting back to that. so, my main motivation for this film was to really shine a light on what's really a national movement to reconnect to our rivers, and to begin to restore them. i hope that people will see in this film, um, lots of examples of how you can sort of identify yourself as living in a watershed, and living in a community of people that are connected by water. the choices that we all make in our different parts of that watershed affect each and every person. >> we are so lucky in portland to have the willamitte river. i mean, we're the bridge city. there are so many bridges, and people cross them to go downtown, and, um, i bet a lot of peop

especially across eastern parts of washington state and western oregon. where if you suffer from any sort of respiratory issues, like at m&a, it could be challenging for you. the air quality is pretty poor, there's not much wind and things are quiet. we have wind advisories across southern california, the air is dry, so we could see red flag warnings prompted because conditions are somewhat favorable. 38 degrees in seattle, we should top out around 39 later on this afternoon. not much fluctuation in temperatures there. down across the southwest, we should top out around 77 degrees in l.a. back through alaska, we still have this storm system moving further east, bringing in some warmer air in juneau, about 39 degrees with, just some rain showers, but up into fair banks, 32 degrees below zero today and barrow, alaska, about 18 degrees below zero. that's where some of the coldest air across the country is located. mild, we should see temperatures topping out in the mid to upper 70s. so all across the country we're really enjoying some nice weather for this c

so you're getting some rain out in western washington and western oregon. but for us, it's just dried up before it even thinks about getting here and plunges over the top of the rockies, dry and mild weather all woke next week. in fact the computer models that go out a couple of weeks with some degree of accuracy and at least give you an idea and a large scale sense of what the atmosphere is going to do. there's nothing coming in. there's nothing between now and new year's day. at all that even suggests we might get rain. it looks like dry until the beginning of 2014. winter solstice was this morning. at 9:11. that manes more sunshine in more ways than one. the days will be longer. tomorrow's just a few seconds longer than today. in terms of daylight house. and no rain in sight and there's the headlines it's a dry week ahead. overnight lows tonight will be down to 35 in santa rosa. 36 at fairfield and 36 degrees at napa. 41 in san jose and 42 at mountain view. and here's how we look for daytime highs tomorrow. we're above average. about three to six degrees

he and four family members were believed to be flying to butte, montana, from western oregon.mith reported engine trouble and then lost contact with controllers. he was trying to land at an airstrip in idaho's backcountry backcountry. >> we hope they located them and they're fine. weigh will hold on to hope until we hear something. >> poor weather, low visibility has made the search in idaho very different for rescue workers. we are told the mother has left the home in this san jose community heading to idaho to help with the rescue efforts. we are also learning a little bit more about dale smith. this morning, smith is the founder and president of a san jose--based company called serial tech. it services the data storage industry. live in san jose, mark kelly, kpix 5. >> out to concord we go. a "kcbs traffic" check. southbound 242 approaching concord avenue. we are watching a two-car crash blocking the middle lane and look what it's doing to the commute. jammed toward 4 already slow from antioch. problems in fairfield again involves sheet metal debris scattered in lanes. they

you can see the rain across western washington into oregon. we are looking at snow moving in there.urther down towards the south-east. it's high pressure dominating. we had clouds, but no precipitation, especially in northern parts of nevada. this is what seattle looks like. rain on friday, saturday and sunday not looking too bad. sunday with sunshine poking through. by the time we getto monday, more sun. we have a few showers, a little turning indicating low pressure there. we don't expect to see too much in accumulations but we'll see a few clouds pushing through san francisco. los angeles it will be nice as we get towards the weekend. sunday, 27 degrees, and monday 80 degrees. as we make our way to texas, this is where the system gains intensity. rain coming out of new mexico. that is what is going to begin the weather system, a lot of rain in the south. and the snow up towards the north. >> with the first anniversary of the shooting at sandy hook elementary school a day away, anemotional gathering at washington d.c. >> my role now in life is to make sure all schools and everywhe

cold that will envelope the entire bay area working its way down the western seaboard where it is right now crossing through the oregon-california border. it will get here by tomorrow. tonight is not the problem. tonight we'll have temperatures near normal will the slight chance of showers. let's fast forward to tomorrow night and wednesday morning. a widespread freeze is likely anywhere north of the golden gate and north of vallejo. all those areas shaded in yellow under a freeze watch as soon as tomorrow night with lows in the mid-20s to the low 30s. everybody will be colder with a more widespread freeze watch thursday morning. let's put this into perspective. the coldest day all of last winter in oakland was 50 degrees. the coldest day this week will also be 50 degrees. the coldest day last winter in san jose was 49. this week, 50 degrees. and the coldest day in livermore last winter 46. this week, 48 degrees. some of the coldest stuff we have seen in nearly a year. details on how long it's going to stick around coming up. >> thank you. >>> a fight in san francisco's midmarket area quickly escalated to a shooting i

4:00 including a snow ball fight including university of oregon football players that got ugly in a hurry. >> i'm spencer christian. clear westernd night coming our way. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> the sky is clear but freeways are not. take a look at san francisco skyway. cars on the left side of the screen coming towards you are trying to get on to the bay to those who've worried... suffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com. >> this snow ball fight might land university of oregon football players in hot water the student newspaper posted it on you tube reporting that ducks players organized friday's snow ball fight. a professor confronted the snow ball throwers after pelting his car, and him. police police plan to see if crimes were chitted. i don't know about crimes.. >> i like to see how snow ball throwers are backing off there. >> the professor

oregon and certainly along northern portions of california. so i want you to be careful there. meanwhile that moisture is going to push across the cascades into idaho and western portions of montana. we are looking at a mess out there along i-90 and i-5. heavy rain. 7 too 24-inches of snow across portions of western montana and including helena. and billings. stay with us more news up ahead. >> iin thisthis is al jazeera. ♪ >> welcome to the news hour. from al jazeera new center in doha in london. the top stories. >> a frantic rescue mission in new york after a train derails killing four passengers. >> tear gas on the streets of cairo as authorities crackdown on a student protest. >> hello i'm selena downs in london with the latest from europe including. demonstratdemonstrators clash wh

western storm. we have heavy snow. you see here in the areas of white from south washington, cascade through the oregon cascades across the continental divide into the montana bitterroots, and, also, colorado rockies. you are going to get hammered with not just heavy snow but wind and very cold weather. bitter cold in fact in some places. now, as we look at today's rainfall for west only washington, north or gone, we had a rain shadow around seattle. a lot of folks had sunshine dry weather but all around the city is where you got the heavier rainfall and it totalled up probably about to three inches or so at our heaviest point. some places, a little closer to four inches in the mountain. om two rivers near flood stage. minor flooding expected in and ported land almost a half an inch of rain. you had more rain than seattle did we are looking at freezing drizzle and foggy spots causing problems potentially in the northeast. we will have more on the winter storm. an arctic assault. >> that bad weather caused a huge pile-up on a highway in central massachusetts today, officials say the road was like a sheet of ice. police

snow and rain are coming to parts of washington and oregon this morning. a lot of the western part of the u.s. going to see that. parts of idaho and montana. around fargo, minot, wintery mix from bismarck over towards min knee app poe lis. duluth, snow. cleon bringing wintery mix to places like minneapolis. snow through parts of north dakota and northern minnesota. even on to wednesday we've got more snow ahead for parts of minnesota and the dakotas. rain/snow into places like green bay. here's your snowfall forecast, 18 to 24 but in this deep purple a foot to a foot and a half. snow isn't the only story. we're talking about some very cold temperatures. arctic invasion pressing south ward as we go through the week. much colder air. we are talking about serious and dangerous cold. these temperatures are going to be plummeting. 35 today in great falls. 25 in minot. might think that's cold enough. no, tomorrow, 7 in great falls, 14 for a high in minot. by wednesday, minot will hit 1 degree for a high temperature. by thursday, minot, north dakota, this is your high temperature. mi

oregon state wins, 38-23. >>> the warriors will be home for christmas. they'll host the clickers tomorrow night at oracle. right now golden state is in eighth place in the western within three games of five teams. in video provided by the warriors, head coach mark jackson was asked about trying to improve his team's position. >> when the schedule eases up, you've got to capitalize. and then when you're playing tough teams on the road, or at home, what have you, you have to make sure you keep your head above water. i like where my team is at and how we're playing right now. >> warriors going for the third straight win. i'm so excited about the warriors. go for the third straight win tomorrow night. >> thanks. it's on the list, santa. for all of us here, rick quan, sandhya patel, thank you for watching. we appreciate your time. have a merry christmas. enjoy this time with your plante family. join us again tonight if you can. [♪] wow, they found a way to make the human being even creepier. covering him in icicles. i think it's festive. yeah, my favorite christmas tradition is trimming the hellraiser. guys, found something we can watch together for christmas this y

oregon. it is highest for portland. coming up on 0.4 of an inch. we'll get a lot more than this. this will go. what i want to point out as we look closely around western washington is note that areas in the dead center middle don't seem to be getting much rain fault. that's where seattle the city is. it's coming from the west-north-west and as it bumps into the range, it lifts up, and goes around. it creates a shadowing, and dries up. it's rain into the cascades. it's soggy. we are starting to get the snow level from 6,000 feet, down to as low as 500 feet as we get into early monday morning. temperatures now 53 for seattle. brace yourself. in the day's ahead we'll see the difference. wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour. we'll continue to get stronger gusts through the night into the morning. 50-60 miles per hour. it's common in the mountains, building in the evening, in the lowlands. arctic air blasting in. boy, it is blasting in with the wind and golder temperatures. snow has been falling in the continental divide. your low temperatures tonight may not look too chilly right now, but the highs tomorrow significantly cooler into the 40s for many us. tue

western new york. it's this bigger storm system in the pacific northwest. that's really our trouble spot as we go throughout the day today. we have pockets of steadier rain around seattle, stretching down to portland, oregon. there is mountain snow. but the snow is falling at very high elevations, higher than the mountain passes, so if you're getting from spokane to seattle or the other way around, you're not going to run into too much snow in the mountain passes. however, we'll see delays likely in seattle-tacoma airport. we are going to see the rain continue to linger as we go throughout the majority of the day today, even into tomorrow. as for the snow, it is most lip in the highest elevations. but there is the possibility we could pick up several inches, especially as we head across idaho into montana as well. something we certainly will be keeping an e >>> and we're waking up to temperatures right now in the 30s and 40s outside and a little bit of patchy fog, too, around napa and santa rosa this morning. we'll eventually see our temperatures once the fog breaks up break out to the 60s and low 70s. 69 in walnut creek. pleasanton, 72 degrees. around the peninsula, 67 degrees. san jose, 68. mostly sunny