and this -- speaking of san jose avenue this is what san jose was before when it was known as the bernal cut with the railway. then widened to accommodate a wider san jose avenue and the railway. and then this is as it looks today, kind of built more freewaylike as part of that freeway that was never completed. and then the third challenge is the development concerns. glen park as we've seen even from these fricts way back has been largely built out for a while, but in the small plan area there are a couple opportunity sites for infill and they're pretty high profile, one is the bart parking lot, another on the corn of northwest diamond and bosworth that is a smaller parking lot. there has been past and present interest in developing from both owners and there are questions and concerns about what will happen there. so given these challenges and special qualities of glen park, the goals, the three main goals are to protect and strengthen this vibrant walkable neighborhood commercial core, balance the use of streets for all the different people using the streets in a way that improves cir

san jose's new chief of police. but tonight we have the official announcement after san jose city council confirmed the appointment. len ramirez joining us from san jose with what's ahead for the city's new top cop. len. >> reporter: well, he has a lot of work to do. but when the previous chief rob davis announced that he was stepping down late last year, there was a lot of speculation and a lot of hope really in some aspects of the community that san jose would finally go outside of the department to find its new chief. but in the selection of chief moore, who has 26 years of experience in the san jose police department and is a very well-respected officer and administrator, the city once again went inside. >> the candidate who rose to the top -- >> reporter: it was the worst kept secret at city hall. >> -- is one of san jose's own and so i do present to you chief chris moore. [ applause ] >> reporter: but with career san jose cop chris moore now officially appointed as new chief of police, the city manager says sh

in san jose. the family of the victim is offering a $2,000 cash reward for information leading to an arrest. authorities say the vehicle was a silver or gray mini-van or suv with a rounded back. if you have any information, please contact the san jose police department. >> reporter: police of looking for the driver who apparently struck, while crossing the street. on the ground you can see the blood that was billed one at minivan being driven by a heavyset hispanic man with a mustache came in this direction. plows out into her and made a right turn dragging her for more than a block. police have no leads. the family has put together their and money to offer $2,000 reward. >> darya: federal judge will toward the exit commission chamber today as part of his review of a lawsuit challenging the legal test execution procedure. 720 inmates on death row. if the judge approves of the changes, then this they could resume executions. at the site of the present activists have been calling for an end to the d

south, mountainview fine, san jose 49. warmest part of the day. 48 los gatos and 49 in santa cruz, where the winter weather advisory lasts until 10:00. the 5-day forecast here, we're going to be chilly. for today d tomorrow, just as cold. we expect a freeze warning to return tomorrow morning for the north bay and many portions of the bay area. 50 degrees is what we expect for sunday. next monday and tuesday, the possibility of rain already moving back in. it looks like the first half of next week could be soggy. rain off the forecast for monday but that could change over the next day or so. we'll show you those record breaking temps in just a few moments. >>> new this morning, san francisco police are investigating two violent incidents in the mission district overnight. just before 2 a.m., officers responded to a stabbing on 16th and mission streets. then an hour later someone was shot just a block away on 17th and mission. both victims were transported to the hospital. extents of their injuries not released. police have

san francisco almost an inch. san jose and oakland both almost about .90. the totals are half inch for everyone. 30s napa, fairfield, concord, san rafael, and santa rosa. mid 40s mountain view and san jose. there is a lot going. there are systems within the system. one rotating us now. the next one coming down. i mean if it zigs instead officings we get more sun. so showers in the north. more rain likely to the south. the sierra continues to get the snow. some incredible toe tools coming out of lake county. ily littletown -- i think littletown had two feet. also up at paradise there was heavy snow. this is still a go for areas down 2,000 feet. showers it's another chilly day. sun and clouds but more clouds than rain farther south you go. 50s and upper 40s. there will not be much of a difference on the temps today. today and tomorrow morning very unsettled. i'm hoping it stays offshore and goes into the central and southern california. sunday and monday looks good. >>> this morning mr. are reports the u.s. justice department is taking a preliminary look at a

san jose style. the police department has come up with a series that it hopes shows you what it is really like to be a cop. kiet do reports it is the first time a police department in the united states has ever done something like this. >> i will go out right now and get my gun. >> reporter: san jose police want to win your hearts and minds by knowing you what's going on in their's. >> step too the blue. >> reporter: a ten-part documentary produced by san jose police. >> don't do this at home. >> reporter: falling recruits going six weeks for training. hard moments like this when the recruits cry after swallowing tear gas. >> is it fair to say the department is turning over a new leaf with these videos? >> we are going down a new road with them. absolutely. >> reporter: several incidents have hurt the department's imagine including this 2009 cell phone video of officers tasing and beating a vietnamese exchange student and this footage showing them chasing black students out of downtown. the departmen

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the entire length of this east san jose neighborhood block. that's how far erica luna family says she was dragged while trapped underneath a car. >> didn't have the deeceen is i to stop. you think about it they don't even do that to animal. they don't even do that to animal. you hit an animal people stop. >>reporter: 2:30 sunday morning she was walking across fontain road. her boyfriend saw the speeding car and tried to slow it down. but it hit erica and never stopped. >> the only information that we have is that we are looking for a gray sport utility vehicle with possible damage to the front end. >>reporter: if few ladies her family returned to the neighborhood hoping to find someone who saw something they passed out fliers offering 2000 dollar reward. money they pooled themselves. >> i believe somebody saw something. somebody could have heard something and whoever that is, please come forward and help us out. please. >>reporter: neighbors say cars often speed through the area without slowing down even for children. >> sometimes pretty fast

allie rasmus is in san jose

while polls show only one in ten san jose adults smoke, what about that one? >> there are a lot of folks who say i'm a smoker and i have rights to. that, this man said . >> you're free to smoke but why is it coming into my apartment to where it's affecting my health and my lungs and now it's my problem and i have to leave? >> reporter: now, members of the san jose city council have proposed new smoking regulation for dining areas and service lines but the proposal is still far from becoming ordinance and does not include multi-unit residential buildings. on the consumerwatch, julie watts, cbs 5. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, ♪ [ female announcer ] starbucks via is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. it only makes sense it would taste the same. so, try it for yourself. buy a pack of 100% natural starbucks via ready brew. we promise you'll love it or we'll send you a bag of starbucks coffee. it's the starbucks via taste promise. look for it where you buy groceries. "since 1986 we've been burning >>> i'm da

carlos, .07, oakland, san jose .15. not much. the temperatures are in the 50s, low to mid. mostly cloudy. you can see our system right there is the front and this is the cold low that has to drop in and it looks like it will go all the way down to southern california into wednesday and thursday. light morning rain. mainly cloudy and rainy. moderate to heavy rain comes in tonight. 48 to 54, cloudy, mild. 54 to 60 but for the south bay you may have to wait until 6:00 and this will be moderate and a cold rain, too. 50s to 60s because of the south wind and cloudy skies. there will be mild conditions. the next system, a little tough it pinpoint. we'll go with cloudy rain. tori and dave? >> thank you. >>> this morning there's rain and snow in the ier is -- in the sierra and that's good news for the long coming holiday weekend. this is up in kingsdale? >> no [ laughter ] >> okay. this is snow coming down. i believe that's interstate 80. there's cars going by. the cars going across mountains are cleared. but drivers are being b

widespread showers, including san jose. the showers effecting just san jose in the early hours. light sprinkles here. into the afternoon, spreads farther north near the golden gate. this is effecting way down to the south. temperatures tomorrow as well as are chilly, like today. struggling to warm with this cold storm right over us. temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s. straight in san francisco. straight napa. fremont straight. 50 san jose, 46 antioch. 7 day around the bay forecast. rain tomorrow. drying out into the afternoon. saturday we should stay dry. you want to stay tuned. i will gib you an update tomorrow. a storm skirts us off shore. it could shift so i will keep you posted. sunday dry and next week, rain. >>> more violence, dozens of people are dead in three countries. as government try to contain the unrest. kron 4's catherine heenan as the latest. >> reporter: rocked by shock waves of protest. tonight they have taken over the central square in burain. it is a key ally of the u.s. home base for the navy fifth's fleet. tear gas and hospitals in chaos. in libya, c

jeff bush, kron 4 news. >>> here at the han jose convention center more han 5 -- san jose convention center pore than 500 homeowners have -- more than 500 homeowners have turned out to try to find out what their options are possibly trying to get loan modifications. before the day is out they're expecting to e about 1,000 homeowners in total. in san jose dan kerman, kron 4 news. >>> another big story in san rafael, a man says he's recovering from injuries he suffered when he went to the musician prince's concert wednesday night. take a look. this is a picture of his knuckles with bandages and his back with welts. perry litchfield says he was hurt by others when prince threw his guitar to him in the crowd. security took it away and gave him a guitar pick instead. litchfield says he wants the guitar back. terisa estacio, kron 4 news. >>> here in san jose some valley residents say their neighborhood is going to the birds literally sort of like that hitchcock movie. take a look at this. thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of seagulls are making a mess of the soccer field here at dartmou

so as an outsider i think that would be too long, either san jose silicon valley or san jose whatever the other name is. >> reporter: what do you mean the other name is? you don't know? >> i can't remember. i only fly in once a year to san jose, that's all i know, san jose airport. >> reporter: even the outsiders know and refer to this as sjo. so reporting live here from norman y mineta san jose international airport, soon to be norman y mineta san jose -- just just a minute, san jose/silicon valley international airport. >> thank you, bob. >>> we have some breaking news right now. toyota just announcing it will recall some 2.1 million vehicles in the united states. they say that the recall is to deal with potential gas pedal entrapment that's been an issue to plague them. this morning 2.1 million vehicles being recalled. they have not listed specifically which ones yet, so we'll try to dig into that a bit and see if there's an actual list and year. >>> snow in the works. boy, this better happen, everybody is talking about it. >> hey, i know. i'm putting my credibility on the line. i

not sjo which is san jose costa rica. let's see what the weather looks like. >> a little warmer today than it is here. the anticipation of the snow coming in. let's look at live doppler 7 hd this morning. you can see it's all up to the north. we're getting radar returns around the santa cruz mountains in south bay but that's just the radar bumping into the cloud cover. that is increasing out ahead of this system. you can see the breezes also picking up. the little freckle marks of clouds over the ocean. it's still i would say a good 10 to 12 hours away at least. that's the cold air. the rain's going to come in around noon in the north bay. low 40s, that's what we're dealing with this morning. definitely warmer than we were this time yesterday but we won't warm up as much in the afternoon, not with the clouds rolling in and the rain. here we are at about 2:00 in the afternoon. you can see the entire area is dealing with some kind of showers, even snow up on hamilton and some of the higher elevations in north bay where clea

helps bring in the image not just san jose because san jose could be anywhere. >> reporter: no matter what happens with the name we are told the airport code of sjc will not be changing. that requires faa approval and the bar is very high to change an airport code. dana, this is in the very early stages. the estimated cost on this they say possibly about $125,000. that's essentially to change signage and also letterhead, for example. but there is no time line. they are talking about it. no time line for a decision though. back to you. >> might want to wait until the economy is a little better. just a thought. >> reporter: that didn't come up in the meeting today by i'm sure some people are thinking that. the cost for 125, relatively low. >> mark sayre in san jose at the mineta airport. >>> more big changes in the sky happening as we speak. a winter storm that has everybody talking, making its way into the bay area tonight. the latest on the rain, cold and, yes, the snow. >> this is something people say, wow, this computer can really do think. >>> on jeopardy. humans didn't stand a cha

san jose 48 degrees. chance of a shower on saturday morning, clearing out for the rest of the weekend. >> a bay area basketball star teamed up to help hundreds of needy families. monta ellis is the founder of an organization that assists low-income families and children. he passed out food to 400 families this giveaway was in collaboration with feed the children. that's our report for tonight. our coverage continues on line at ktv.com. see you.

this is the video from just outside the doorstep here in san jose. and if you look closely, there's a few wet snowflakes mixed in. that was part of some heavier showers that came rolling off the santa cruz mountains dropping some snow. as we go to the radar, you can see things have dried out at least inland, you can see on the inland side of the santa cruz mountains, you can see some showers here on the approach, a little bit more snow on the way and you can see some of that snow mixing in with probably some rain here, close to 1,500 feet, just off the coast there of half moon bay, and very cold air dropping down from north to south. look at our temperatures this morning. and christy pointed it out, in the east bay and the north bay, we're seeing 20s and 30s this morning. in fact the connector to interstate 80 has been shut down due to ice. 35 in san jose, 38 in san san francisco, new record low in oakland, 32 degrees. so between now and 10:00 this morning, we will have icy roads, that is the bigger concern this morning for the north and east bay val

fairfield northwest to san jose northwest. expect a sunny but windy and cooler day. >> steve right now traffic on the san mateo bridge is okay. the wind advisory is up. it will be a tough drive because of the wind. westbound this traffic is okay so far. let's go back to pac. >>> topping our news this morning a san jose family is demanding justice in a horrifying hit and run case. the teenage girl was dragged hundreds of feet. allie rasmus is in san jose this morning. good morning, allie. >> reporter: this woman is at regional medical center in san jose. we are told doctors performed surgery on her to repair am broken pelvis and crushed hip. we're in san jose. this is where this hit and run accident happened. you can see the skid marks on the street where the young woman was hit and dragged by the vehicle. according to witnesses 18-year- old erika luna was crossing the street with her boyfriend around 2:30:00 a.m. when she was struck by someone driving a gray sport utility vehicle. that is the vehicle police are giving this mor

thomas roman is live in san jose with this story. >> carolyn, more than 20 san jose state university hockey players who were supposed to play were disappointed. they accused them of abusing alcohol while in uniform. now they have been suspended indefinitely. the san jose hockey spartans, their parents and coaches left a closed door meeting at the logitech ice center. neither the team nor parents would discuss it. we talked about the suspension the team was given. the university received a couple calls about the team abusing alcohol while in uniform. harris is a san jose state university spokesperson. >> this does involve alcohol and all of our club sports and teen members are fully aware that alcohol and teen sports don't mix at san jose state. >> this was the teal playing last march. harris would not say when or where it was consumed, whether it was on the road or during a game. they were ea -- elected to speak for them tonight. he didn't want to say too much. >> we will do anything that is needed to look into any allegation. >> he repeated several times he didn't know why his team

actually southeast toward san jose. but right there across the dumbarton bridge to fremont to mountain view back to santa cruz mountains starting to thicken up off the san mateo coast. light rain there. maybe bursts of moderate. nothing too heavy yet, not yet. winter weather advisories are out -- they're not out yet but they'll be posted at 4:00 today for snow around 1,000 feet and then for all the bay area hills tomorrow. tonight it's the bay area hills north bay. and then tomorrow everyone else. forecast time line rain begins today. it's already starting. snow level around 1500 feet. the very cold air doesn't arrive until really friday, friday night into early saturday. but very cold with low snow levels. a rain day. it's going to be a cold rain tomorrow. and then after we clear that out any low snow levels below 500 feet would probably be saturday morning. if there's any available moisture left with this low and chances are there will be, then a freeze watch will kick in. especially saturday night into sunday morning

either san jose silicon valley or san jose whatever the other name is. >> reporter: what do you mean, the other name is? >> i only fly in once a year into san jose, that's all i know. san jose airport. >> reporter: she's got a point. i mean, how many people use norman y mineta san jose international airport. it is known as sfo. oakland is oakland. will this happen? that's to be decided. there's going to be a meeting at 1:00 this afternoon when a new committee forms by the city to discuss renaming the airport. reporting live here at norman y mineta san jose international airport, i'm bob redell. >> i'm thinking that san francisco should just call it the city and call it the airport and get right to it. >> reporter: you should be at the meeting at 1:00. >> maybe i will. thank you, bob. >> that's a tough one, too. you don't want to retract from the name. he's a very nice man. >> you don't want to -- exactly. but like the travelers said, i don't know that name and it doesn't resonate here. >>> 5:09 right now. here's a friend of the show, but i don't know if she's a friend of the snow. it

>>> a fire in san jose not only displaces hundreds of people. we will tell you why they had to worry about their safety but the building they were living in as well. >>> more protestors take to the street in egypt. as an important deadline comes today. >>> a transit agency offers free rides to people in need. that's all ahead here on the ktvu morning news. >>> good morning, thank you for joining us it's friday, february 4th. what is the weather like today? steve paulson knows. >> patchy fog on the coast. it will be sunny to mostly sunny. highs today upper 60s close to the coast. here is sal. >>> steve, right now traffic is moving well on interstate 80 heading west. you can see it moving along nicely to the bay bridge teleplay. now let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you, sal. we have overnight news to get to right away. in san jose this morning a fire broke out at a homeless shelter. it happened just before 2:00 a.m. on little orchard drive. kraig debro is on the scene. >> reporter: good morning, pam. no one was hurt. the remanence of the fire

reporting live in san jose, maureen naylor. >>> chris moore becomes the fifth san jose police chief in the past 35 years. joseph mcdam earthquake re served in 1996 to 1995. he was followed by covarubias. lansdowne in 1998, and rob davis in 2003. >>> and rob roth with a pouring of support over a fight that happened over something so seemingly small. >> reporter: here at fisherman's warf you can see the store front where two people were shot sunday, a bouquet leans next to it. and the store next door is the -- this two -month-old baby girl lost her mother to the sunday evening shooting and her father lost his wife. these are two of the people 30- year-old pin o left behind. >> my wife was just kind. i don't know. i don't understand. >> reporter: o's husband is an unemployed construction worker. today representatives of the chinese six company has held a fundraiser to help the family. among those attending was leland yee. >> it really hits us, the sensitivity of our community, and in light of the fact that we're in the eve of chinese new year. so it is just horrible. >> reporter: police s

jose podría cambiar de nombre si la propuesta es aprobada sería aeropuerto internacional san jose. >> san ricardo sijo que esto es de tanto prestigio que afectaria . >> ahora es esperanza. >> por hñroes que esperaron. >> hoy se vio en las fuerzaas armadas. >> recuerdas como era?. >> bandera de mñxico legado de nuestro hñroes. >> que se levantre. >> a bueno que. >> el e deciamos cada lunes . >> yo tambiñn pero bueno. >> era escuelas distintas. >> que publicas claro. >> nos vemos ♪ ♪ ♪ >> como represalia miles de agentes participan en redadas en contra de narco trf cantos mexicanos en estados unidos y otros países. >> debido a un proceso de divorcio un tribunal colombiano ordenó embargo de ingrid be t betancourt. >> lleva 6 as totr astronautas rob robot. >> muy buenas noches comenzamos con el arresto del pioline así le llaman al supuesto asesino del agente jaime zapata, fue presentado ante los rayados medios de comunicación en méxico sin abogado presente, confesó ser el asesino esto ocurre exactamente una semana antes de que la reunión en washington entre el presidente

in san jose, kidd kit doe, cbs 5. >> on monday, a san jose district court will hear a civil rights lawsuit involving a bay area school. and plus cinco de mayo, several students were asked to turn their american-themed clothing inside out or to be sent home from the high school in morgan hill. now their parents are suing the morgan hill unified school district and claiming their kid's 1st and 14th amendment rights were violated. school officials say they were just worried about potential violence on campus. >>> 9:08. you get to see them every once in a while but now electric cars are turning up on bay area streets in very great numbers. len ramirez shows us a new investment from the feds may help simplify the logistics of owning one. >> the electric cars for every day driving are not just around the corner. they're here and now. >> it is the latest status symbol. so i get a lot of looks. >> ravine mandell is one of the first people in the country to get behind the wheel of a chevy volt which he has been driving to work in campbell since he got it three weeks ago today. >> this is the primar

mineta san jose international airport is the current name. a committee is looking changing it to norman y. mineta san jose silicon valley international airport. why? the city thinks it could better market the airport to attract more international flights and many flyers agree. >> it's not as though it's the only place that's considered it. silicon valley is kind of a nationwide label that people know and think fondly of and so i think it actually brands the airport in a positive way. >> and the public gets a chance to weigh in on the name change at 1:00 today. >>> well, it's a scene straight out of a horror film. hundreds of squawking flapping seagulls all making san jose a neighborhood there, their home and leaving behind a messy calling card or two. as anne makovec reports, no one is really sure where they came in or how to get rid of them. >> reporter: like a scene out of a hitchcock movie, parts of san jose's almaden valley neighborhood blanketed with birds. >> they are noisy. >> reporter: and they create a mess. >> a lot of, you know, a

but again that accident there just east of san jose. the main line to the freeway through the south bay still looks great. guadalupe parkway, 101, 280, no delay really anywhere. and you can see a couple of headlights there. that's northbound 280 approaching the 880 interchange. your drive along the peninsula is fine and all your major drive times for the east bay still in the clear down the eastshore freeway, westbound 580 and the nimitz. that is your traffic. back up to you. >> thank you. it is 5:08. the boss' health is going to be a key issue for apple shareholders today. christin ayers is in our san francisco newsroom with a preview of that big meeting that starts this morning. christin, good morning. >>> reporter: good morning. two big items on the agenda today at apple's annual shareholder meeting in cupertino. the first, the health of ceo steve jobs. since announcing jobs was taking yet another indefinite leave of absence last month for medical reasons, apple has been under pressure by labor unions to release plans for who would s

desde el foro de derechos en san jose ... top-vo solo faltan 4 dias para top-vo solo faltan 4 dias para el gran estreno de la super produccion original de telemundo, la reina del sur con kate del castillo, que esta basada en el libro del escritor arturo perez reverte. --el proximo lunes usted podra ver esta historia por primera vez por television y saldra a las 10 de la noche. --la telenovela ha sido grabada en 4 continentes, asi que veremos escenarios de mexico, marruecos, espaÑa y colombia donde teresa mendoza, el nombre del papel top-vo solo faltan 4 dias para el gran estreno de la super produccion original de telemundo, la reina del sur con kate del castillo, que esta basada en el libro del escritor arturo perez reverte. --el proximo lunes usted podra ver esta historia por primera vez por television y saldra a las 10 de la noche. --la telenovela ha sido grabada en 4 continentes, asi que veremos escenarios de mexico, marruecos, espaÑa y colombia donde teresa mendoza, el nombre del papel protagnico se convierte en la rein

jeff bush, kron 4 news. >>> here at the han jose convention center more han 5 -- san jose convention center pore than 500 homeowners have -- more than 500 homeowners have turned out to try to find out what their options are possibly trying to get loan modifications. before the day is out they're expecting to see about 1,000 homeowners in total. in san jose dan kerman, kron 4 news. >>> another big story in san rafael, a man says he's recovering from injuries he suffered when he went to the musician prince's concert wednesday night. take a look. this is a picture of his knuckles with bandages and his back with welts. perry litchfield says he was hurt by others when prince threw his guitar to him in the crowd. security took it away and gave him a guitar pick instead. litchfield says he wants the guitar back. terisa estacio, kron 4 news. >>> here in san jose some valley residents say their neighborhood is going to the birds literally sort of like that hitchcock movie. take a look at this. thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of seagulls are making a mess of the soccer field here at dartm

san jose, 48 degrees, no fog. by noon time mid-60s, high today of 68, kind of a mixture of 40's and '50's this morning. cooler towards the peninsula, upper 40's in mountain view, san jose. 43 in three livermore. this is a much cooler is than 24 hours ago. 12 degrees cooler in san francisco, 22 for fairfield, livermore. in the east bay 16 degrees cooler. the winds this morning not as strong as yesterday, as we head into tomorrow those wind will pickup. in the north and east bay hills. continuing with the dry weather for a good long stretch. by the weekend we might be shaken up. your afternoon highs, much cooler than we were yesterday. a purse '60s napa, san rosa, 63 in san francisco, mid-60's through the east bank, warming it up in the south bay getting up to 69 for morgan held. 68 in san jose. 7 day around the bay shows dry weather continuing but much cooler temperatures low 60s by tomorrow, by the weekend upper 50s and a slight chance of rain on sunday. >> we are tracking of hot spot westbound 580, no major incid

san jose unified stop reimbursing schools for gifted students. and they eliminated the gifted program all together. >> a lot of programs that we had to put the brakes on and we need to hold on to these a bit, meet our obligations and see if they can come back at a later time. >> reporter: but for now, it's gone. >> it was challenging. but fun and interesting. >> reporter: and it was once the best part of her day. garvin thomas. >>> the window for mavericks opened back in december and closes tomorrow. the third time in five years that the waves haven't measured up. not only will be the cancellation be a disappointment, the local economy won't get that extra boost of extra business. . >>> it was beautiful out there. even though it was still cool. >> no mavericks. weather very unpopular around the bay area. we got the sunshine back. san francisco is 50 degrees. west wind at 10 miles per hour. as you can see in oakland, a little breezy out there this evening. you'll want a jacket. even though you see the sun shining. 54 in san jose. there you see the

san jose was 39 now they're 41 degrees. plenty going on. everything starting to cloud up to the north of us. that's all going to drag southward throughout the day. it's going to be a gray day. cooler day. the low is right off seattle. you can see the really cold system. that's the one that's going to drop believe it or not over us. so this whole system develops and starts to move in here. the low looks like it's going to end up around sacramento saturday morning. so the rain begins today. winter weather advisories are out for snow and maybe even believe it or not there's possibility if you can get some wind out of this may get some blizzard conditions up around 1,000 feet or 1500 feet. i know it sounds crazy for us but it's possible with this system. very low snow levels and really cold saturday morning. really cold. so it's -- the day to cover up your plants and don't forget your pets is not only saturday but saturday night and sunday because everything will clear out and sunday morning's going to be darn cold. cloudy, rain begins today. s

the average in san jose is $3.45 a gallon. san francisco has san jose beat. the average there is $3.48 compared to $3.12 nationwide. now come april this could seem cheap. believe it or not, we could be paying $4 a gallon. gas analysts with gasbuddy.com predict this could happen as soon as spring. and for some this is already ruining plans for summer. >> you know, just to go fishing is $100. just to get there. that doesn't even include any fees or bait or whatever else you want to do. >> reporter: to make matters worse, be one of the most popular transportation options is struggling. caltrains has a $30 million shortfall and is threatening the train's future. if officials don't come up with a solution, almost half the trains could stop running, stations could close and fares could increase. tonight there's a community meeting here in san jose to come up with some ideas. if you would like to attend that meeting to help caltrains' future, that's happening tonight at 7:00 at san jose city hall. reporting live in san jose this morning, marla tellez, "today in the

now san jose at 39. east, northeast napa still a slight component direction of an easterly or offshore wind for some. most locations are calm. right there at fairfield northeast at 10 and a 32-degree temperature. after lot out there it's just staying to the north. i think patchy fog is working its way closer. the pattern will finally change as we have everything starting to reload. the west coast gets lower pressure. it's a teeter totter effect. northeast breeze. slightly warmer though. 67 clear lake. 67 sonoma. 67 petaluma. richmond 65. 63 brentwood. pittsburgh at 67. that is close to delta golf course than marie that. concord 65. 70 santa cruz. 60s low mid to a few upper. woodside we will go 67. it looks good through the weekend. clouds monday and rain tuesday. >>> all right thank you, steve. at 8:00 this morning the carnival cruise ship will sail out of san francisco after being docked for repairs. we want to take you live to the dock. it will leave pier 70 to be tested for leaks. then it sails to lon

we'll see highs in the mid-50s around san jose. 53, san francisco. you head to the east bay, watching for that patchy frost again for the morning. for the north bay, highs in the 40s and 50s. best bet of seeing rain will be right around bodega bay as we go through late morning and early afternoon. tuesday, wednesday, we catch a break. at least a couple of days of dry weather and things may get a little interesting. we'll call it that for now. could see lower snow levels in this last pattern. >> really? >>tl lit>>eitfr b >> a little bit interesting. >> thank you, rob. we'll be right back. >>> one of the most famous musicians in the world is on his way to the bay area. prince says he's bringing his first u.s. tour in four years to the west coast. it is short notice, though. he arrives in town tomorrow. prince's welcome to america tour plays at oracle arena monday and wednesday. tickets witness on sale at noon friday with prices starting at $50. and apparently there's some tickets still left. concert tours are usually planned for months in event but it'

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it's been heavy in the san jose region all afternoon. they received over an inch of rain in about the last three hours. it's been raining hard but we have more rain. that winter storm warning gets stronger in the mountains. i'll have the details, the latest computer model and your weekend forecast, i'll see you back here. >> caltrain crews in the sierra working to clear snow and keep the freeways open. here's a live look now on interstate 80 in truckee. the snow is covered with snow. we've seen traffic make it's way slowly down the road. chains are required on 80. >>> and visibility was near zero at times east of placerville. we'll have a live report from the sierra with the latest conditions on the road to tahoe. >>> highway 29 to lake county is closed to traáfbg tonight because of snow -- closed to traffic tonight because of heavy snowfall. >> wind with rain is very dangerous. >> reporter: today at marin county the creeks were running. trees were being chopped and awnings blown away. >> i love the rain. it's the best. >> reporter: com

cold and foggy. 48 san francisco. san jose foggy, cold in the morning. some of that fog very, very thick. 58 and clearing before noon and 63 for a high. lots of sunshine once the fog is out of here it will be a sunny day. if you're looking for rain you're going to wait a while. high pressure knocked out of here for one day, sunday, is now reloading and going to park itself right here for a while and unless there's a fly in the ointment i don't see is a very dry stable pattern for about the next seven to ten days. low clouds, fog gives way to sunshine. mild. but then the wind picks up on wednesday. that should be enough to get rid of most of the fog. then sunny, breezy, warmer into thursday and especially friday and saturday. today a lot of fog and then sunny. a cold foggy pattern if you're in that fog but sunshine if you don't have any fog and the sun gets going won't be too bad. 64 novato with fairfield only 60. 62 seems popular. castro valley, san leandro. 64 morgan hill to gill roy. cooler santa cruz because the fog is on the coast. and that means hal

live in san jose, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >>> thanks a lot, marla. meantime, egypt's vice president says the country now has a plan to transfer power. protestors want president hosni mubarak out after nearly 30 years in power. once again, we have live pictures from cairo this morning where tens of thousands are still gathered in the city square. it is daylight there. the president says mubarak, the vice president says he has set up a committee to change the constitution including relaxing rules for who is eligible to run for president and adding term limits. mubarak also set up a committee to make sure that the reforms are actually put into place. u.s. officials say that they may pull out of upcoming talks with pakistan unless an american diplomat is released from jail. the u.s. says raymond davis killed two pakistanis in self-defense last month and he should be released on diplomatic immunity. pakistani leaders are now facing growing anger throughout the country over the incident. >>> we'll find out today what the u.s. government thinks caused all t

at the san jose convention center. we have the details on our website abc7news.com under "7 on your side." >> it's 6:15 now. san jose state is planning a major upgrade of its athletic facilities. five separate upgrade projects will be privately funded and built on land on the south campus owned by the csu system. the upgrades include a $10 million football complex, a state of the art scoreboard inside the stadium and new football practice fields. they hope to break ground after the 20 -- 2011 season. >> thousands of flopping seagulls have been making it their home since september. neighbors, however, aren't too fond of the uninvited guests saying the birds get into fights and drop a lot of -- they are looking at options to evict the birds. if you've ever seen the movie. we don't have phone booths. >> at least they're not canadian geese either. >> they're vicious. no phone booth to hide in with the snow coming down in either. >> better have an umbrella or just a warm fire at home to watch the event. the way it looks feb

san jose mayor chuck reed will deliver opening remarks. the chief has plenty of experience, he took over as acting chief in october after former chief rob davis stepped down and he has also been working as a police officer for the last 29 years. >>> the san francisco police commission has given the green light for a detailed study on the use of tasers and other less lethal weapons. after hours of debate at 11:30 lasts night the commissioners voted 6-1 to allow the department to study the use of the weapons. this comes almost a year after the commission voted down a similar proposal from former police chief george gascon. new chief is happy with the change heart. now chief will search the -- research the dangers and use of tasers and present his findings to the commission. >>> in just about an hour and a half, nasa's most traveled space shuttle is scheduled to lift off at the kennedy space center in florida. it will be the space shuttle discovery's 39th and final trip into space. not long ago, six astronauts climbed aboard and weather condi

we have a new crash in the san jose/santa clara border. it is blocking the intersection and north first street. doesn't say the whole intersection's blocked but if you want to avoid it, consider trimable as an alternate. the only other thing you need to worry about is the fog advisory. visibility is down to 5 feet on 280 in hillsborrow and highway 92 through the hills up towards half moon bay. outside traffic is light right now. there might not be a lot of folks returning back to work this tuesday morning. some people have ski week off so they have the whole week off. that's northbound 280 for those headlights and highway 17 coming off the santa cruz mountains is looking fine this morning. the ride across the san mateo bridge, here's what it looks like right now. traffic flowing well in both directions. the drive time is 14 minutes from 101 to 880 or vice versa. you can get more drive times by going our website, abc7news.com. click on the bay area traffic link. >> frances, thank you very much. it's 5:20. >> still ahead, we have the first v

the san jose state university will somehow this. it will show the use of child labor in the cocoa industry. the coalition says the bay area is the toughest on trafficking victims because of the major harbors and airports. >>> the daring surfer rescue that happened at mavericks will be in the forefront again today. because personal water crafts are banned at the surf spot, the owner of the wave runner may have to pay a $a, $500 fine. tonight many sanctuary officials will be asked to ease the ban. as it stands that ban can only be lifted during the maverick surf contest and high surf advisory days. >>> a cultural treasure many people thought was lost forever is now back in san francisco today. a series of paintings that once hung on the walls of johnny cann, a popular restaurant in chinatown in the 1950s and '60s are back home. the paintings disappeared more than 50 years ago. the story thought they were lost forever until they got an e-mail that led them to the paintings. >> we thought all that was left of this collection were postca