for the peninsula, not so much except towards the south peninsula. here is where we should end of this afternoon. here is a look at temperatures today. we will star with mixed skies and cloud cover. look for a fairly sunny afternoon. we will have another cold night tonight. christmas day on sunday we're looking good. >>george: it is a beautiful morning. fifth is if it is a beautiful morning. this is the upper deck in san francisco. traffic is flowing very smoothly across the span. you can make out the headlights twinkling. it is an easy ride into san francisco. there are no delays coming from the macarthur maze, nimitz freeway or east shore freeway. cochran ocaround the by area, we are hot spot how areandfree. 101 southbound is delayed free from 37 to the golden gate. here is the latest from justine waldman in the news room. >>justine: the senate has approved a two month renewal of the payroll tax cuts. the stopgap measure renews payroll tax cuts. we are following this developing story >>darya: firefighters are on the scene this morning looking for h

most of it in the north bay the peninsula, east bay, south bay not out of woods yet. morning showers will give way to partly cloudy skies if you need more weather information and want to check your flights check out our website at abc7news.com. >>> just about 4:50. fewer american households were forced into foreclosure in november. the numbers this morning show home repos hit the lowest level since march of 2008. banks took back 56,000 homes across the nation down 17% from the month before. california still has the second highest foreclosure rate, just behind nevada. >>> this is the time of year when gifts are exchanged. also a time when generosity is shared with those we don't know who need it most. our local food banks tell us what you give now will help throughout the year. >> reporter: bay area food banks serve half a million people a year with one in every five adults and one in every four children at risk of going hungry, chances are you know someone who needs the help. >> we are not keeping up with the demand in the past two years it felt like an avalanche of n

people living on the peninsula south and east bay could see cloudy water from the tap. the water is safe to drink and will clear up after things settle. water officials say the cloudiness should return to normal by january 7th. >>> group that oversees vents at at&t park is investigating after a railing collapsed -- during a high school football game this is video we shot saturday night. giant enterprises says it is working to remedy the situation. a portion of the railing failed when several students pressed against it. some went over the edge fell on to a player below no one was seriously hurt. >>> another scary scene in -- in san francisco, this car plowed into a bar last night witnesses state mercedes went out of control before it slammed into the front of the high tide bar all injured are expected to survive. engineers will try figure out if the building sustained structural damage. >>> in san diego a car plowed into a restaurant lower right corner ouch, a amazingly the person hit was helped up and walked away with only minor injuries. let's look from another angle.

south bay over 1300. peninsula 1250. east bay 560. and north bay, 145 customers. look at this video. in the past, we have seen a lot of actions and winds were still strong enough to topple this potted plant along the embarcadero. wins gusted at 20 to 35 miles per hour. the weather service says that those gusts to reach up to 50 miles an hour. so brace yourselves. take a look at what happened on the northbound 101 freeway yesterday. this tree downed along the freeway in sunnyvale. no one was hurt. but two lanes were shut down, of course, for clean-up and, of course, that led to backups for miles. in these windy conditions, a small fire can spread into a

peninsula the same type of temperatures mid 50s along the coast into downtown south san francisco north bay beaches maybe a little cooler low to mid 50s, mid to upper in your valleys. mid to upper 50s east bay shore into the east bay valleys and down around the monterey bay mid to upper 50s mainly upper 50s as you head inland. state forecast scattered snow showers along the sierra already starting to fall apart most of the rain around southern california around san diego now with light mountain snow above 4500 feet heading that way, don't worry grapevine is fine. tonight near freezing are below in the north and east bay valleys we could have a repeat of this morning around the bay shore and out to the coast upper 30s to low 40s san francisco 46°. couple areas of low moving from us north to northeasterly breeze on the back side of this that's yes where seeing the clearing trend today and -- and that's why we are seeing the clearing trend today and tomorrow. storm system looks impressive through mendocino county but never makes it into the bay area by 9:00. when it does after that you ca

bay peninsula upper 50s in the warmer locations where the sun is shining in the mid 50s, 56 fremont, oakland, 55 livermore. lingering shower south then partly cloudy conditions breezy tonight and look at the next several days lots of sun more clouds tuesday, wednesday that was our possibility of rain and doesn't look like it. still hoping, winter begins next week, so we have to get going. >> thanks lee say >>> groups with environmental concerns about san francisco's staging of the america's cup regatta say they will slow the development process if the planning commission refuses to do so. the commission is scheduled to vote on the impact report. in the planning commission certifies the report members of the environmental council coalition say they will appeal to the board of have advisers or take it to court. the group says more time is needed to review the environmental report, event organizers say swift approval is critical to make necessary improvements to the water front in time for the races to be held in 2013. >>> one of the smallest babies ever born is wheating the odds and re

bay peninsula upper 50s in the warmer locations where the sun is shining in the mid 50s, 56 fremont, oakland, 55 livermore. lingering shower south then partly cloudy conditions breezy tonight and look at the next several days lots of sun more clouds tuesday, wednesday that was our possibility of rain and doesn't look like it. still hoping, winter begins next week, so we have to get going. >> thanks lee say >>> groups with environmental concerns about san francisco's staging of the america's cup regatta say they will slow the development process if the planning commission refuses to do so. the commission is scheduled to vote on the impact report. in the planning commission certifies the report members of the environmental council coalition say they will appeal to the board of have advisers or take it to court. the group says more time is needed to review the environmental report, event organizers say swift approval is critical to make necessary improvements to the water front in time for the races to be held in 2013. >>> one of the smallest babies ever born is wheating the odds and re

. >>> still a lot of roadwork some peninsula, some south bay, details coming up. >>> good morning. 4:31 a.m.. my lips will work soon. they were frozen. >> deep freeze out there. >> you bet. >> thanks for joining us our top story a crime on the rise causing a huge problem for bart. thieves going after copper are endangering righters and them service. katie marzullo is live at the oakland station to explain. -- >> reporter: this is so dangerous on so many fronts the copper thieves are on the tracks while the trains are operating. this is an ongoing situation there have been two incidents one last friday and one sunday. authorities are not revealing at which stations these happened. we know that sunday a bart train driver looked out his window and saw a man on the tracks. he called police, he yelled for the nan to leave, called police but he was gone when authorities did arrive the thieves are cutting the cables the -- , the negative return cables which means there's incredible fire hazard an society and the damage could cause delays to the trains if they can't get across the tracks of c

live doppler shows the very light rain showers from the peninsula to the east bay even south bay dropping 2/10 around santa rosa, mill valley, oakland, alameda, san leandro from 680 to 880 a little wet weather, wipers needed south bay the hill there is and pescadero showers. notice how quickly the rain continues to press south and east the area of low pressure still has to sink south as it does we'll continue to see clearing mid and upper 40s now a little fog from the delta to our coast and frances has the details on whether or not the rain is messing up that thursday morning commute. >>> not affecting the commute in the bay area so far things have been unusually quiet, despite the damp roads. i will tell you, i found out that you will need chains now that's what caltrans is saying on highway 50, you make your way out to from twin bridges in meyers between those two areas, on i-80 eastbound trucks are being screened at appleget a sign maybe you will get snow out there. -- live shot for you in san jose, 280 highway 17 still looking good, highway 17 through the santa cruz mountains roadwork

milpitas 5 rest of the south bay low 60s. upper 50s to near 60 peninsula slightly cooler at the coast mid to upper 50s spilling into downtown and south san francisco north bay mid to upper 50s for you today we

low 60s south bay upper 50s to near 60 peninsula mid to upper 60s along the coast into downtown south san francisco north bay valleys mid to upper 50s. upper 50s along the east bay shore. east bay valleys mid 50s to near 60 walnut creek. upper 50s monterey and carmel. low to mid 60s the rest of the bay and inland. quiet heading up to tahoe 50° snow won't keep you from getting up there. low 60s central valley mid to upper 60s san diego and los angeles, 70 palm springs. tonight still have 30s inland valleys from palo alto into san jose low to mid 40s the rest of the bay shore out to the coast. today, tomorrow dry both probably spare the airs. sunday more of an evening, late afternoon evening event into monday you may be able to get in plans outside at least sunday morning. tuesday, wednesday, quiet. another chance of rain thursday. >>> in oakland cars are slowing for this roadwork northbound 880 at high street. all cars are being taken off at high street then you get right back on look at how heavy it is and slow as you make your way past the oakland coliseum it should be cleared by 5:

mid to upper 50s south bay and peninsula mid 50s along the coast into downtown south san francisco coolest north bay beaches mid 50s low to mid 50s mid to upper 50s valleys the same on the east bay shore as into the east bay valleys mid to upper 50s mid to upper 50s monterey bay as you head inland upper 50s tonight widespread fog a little more moisture in the air temperatures below freezing north bay livermore upper 30s to low 40s bay shore san francisco 46. areas of low pressure plaguing southern california and arizona for us, northeasterly wind bringing us a return of sunshine today and dry weather once again. just not going to change as the storm track is going to stay north this storm is the one that could come in and take away these cold nights and cooler afternoons, reinforce the -- frost not a threat, most of the rain at the coast over the ocean thursday the farther inland the less likely you are going to receive rain. good morning frances. >>> good morning. mike was telling us about the fog in novato we wanted to check out our nearby camera in san rafael so far still clear we could

>> they will all be getting a ding of water this morning even the peninsula south bay isn't this pretty this is -- mount tam we have the layered clouds faring well in terms of fog and visibility. overcast conditions for the most part in the north bay right now live doppler shows the bulk of the rain the active the cold front well to the north of us mount shasta reporting rain eureka raining maybe a couple inches extreme northern california before it is said and done. by 1 2:00 cold front in the bay area mild numbers low to mid 50s this morning onshore flow all that moisture in the air and you provide a little that and we are out a few showers. with the visibility intact at the airport tkhraeuz over an hour -- that will continue and the visibility will be decreasing throughout the bay. mountain view we have reports of light rain around -- mostly cloudy spotty light rain showers most activity in the north bay we are seeing it on the peninsula and south bay and the cold front will mix out the atmosphere and clean things out improved visibility by the afternoon dry and mild over the weekend

the united states has more than 28,000 troops stationed in south korea to keep stability in the peninsula. hundreds of those in south korea celebrated kim jong il's death on the streets of the cities. tina krause, cbs news. >>> while many in north korea are saddened by kim jong il's death, fear is dominating many american families here. they have family members across the boredner south korea. surae chinn spoke with them to get their reaction. >> reporter: folks are reacting to the long time dictator's death and extremely concerned about the peninsula and the future of one of the most isolated areas in the world. >> this morning i called my family. >> reporter: she immediately contacted her family who lives in south korea after hearing the news. she says men 19-40, including her 32-year-old brother, have been called up for duty in the military to defend their country against the north's armed forces just in case. >> right now it is very emergency situation. he looking forward to their uniform right now, korean americans worried about unrest, even war between south and south korea. mainly

the 28 cities throughout sf, the peninsula, south bay and east bay. you have to see if the local water company receives water. the water should be back to normal once they are finished on the line. should be during the first week of the new year. don't be alarmed if this clear substance is milky or cloudy. it's just air bubbles. and it is normal. >> it's going to look funky, but it will be okay to inject. >> people living in san francisco's mission district are saying not in our neighborhood over a plan to relocate aup protesters. city leaders want to move them from justin herman plaza to an abandoned school site on mission street. people in the area say the city set up a meeting to discuss the plan. officials have taken out a full page add to get word out. port officials say because the port handles 8.5 million dlarz in imports and exports of an average day, a shutdown would be costl costly. >> it's unwisely shutting down the port. it won't advance the goal of decreasing income disparity in the country. the people who work here are the 99%. >> it's r

upper 50s to near 60 in the south bay. upper 50s to low 60s on the peninsula. mid to upper 50s along the coast. north bay your coast in the mid 50s, inland upper 50s to low 60s. oakland 60, everybody else along the east bay shore upper 50s, mid to upper 50s in the east bay valley, some of the coolest weather there. upper 50s monterey and carmel, the rest of bay even inland in the low 60s. tonight, more 20s, fairfield, napa, clear lake, cloverdale, santa rosa low to mid 30s rest of the inland valleys. san francisco, oakland san mateo, half moon bay low to mid 40s two areas of high pressure, one dominating the eastern pacific, one dominating the western united states, pushing the storm track well north with this high over the great basin that means an offshore downsloping and drier wind that will bring a lot of sunshine today and tomorrow. to a lesser extent, sunday, monday temperatures may drop a couple of degrees. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, partly cloudy to partly sunny, temperatures still in the mid 50s to near 60 even with astronomical winter starting wedn

if you see a satellite picture of the korean peninsula, south korea is exploding in light. north korea is dark. they're barely able to survive, most of the north koreans, so it's unlikely that kind of people power will be manifested anytime soon there. >> christiane amanpour, an important day in the life of the world. and we're very grateful you could join us tonight from london, thank you. >>> still ahead, ever feel he's not the man he used to be? new research says fatherhood fools with men's hormones. we put it to test. [ bird chirping ] [ snoring ] [ clears throat ] hop to, gang. it's showtime. uh, do you know this guy? i'm not gonna cry, am i? only if you don't believe in the power of friendship. really? you guys are good. [ male announcer ] your favorite movies right when you want them. watch unlimited tv episodes and movies instantly through your game console or other devices, all for only 8 bucks a month from netflix. that's so cute, it's stupid. have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has

no problems on the peninsula or the east bay. live shot at the 280 and 17 interchange, looking great northbound for 280 commuters, highway 17 northbound coming out of the santa cruz mountains. we'll head over to 101 in san rafael, drive time is nine minutes now from novato towards 580 and delay-free to the golden gate bridge traffic looking great right now across the san mateo bridge this was a big problem yesterday morning as well, because we had that accident on the bay bridge and on the san mateo side. right now, no delays westbound or eastbound. >>> 5:10. >>> banks may soon pitch a plan for to you avoid fees to use an atm. we'll tell you the catch. >>> discovery of astronomical proportions. nasa finds a planet so much like earth, it is a potential future home for mankind. >> the government goes on a fuel shopping spree. the bay area company that is [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a deli

mid to uper 60s south bay, mid 60s peninsula low to mid 60s coast downtown south san francisco north bay upper 60s low 70s warm mid 60s along the east bay shore mid to upper 60s into the east bay valleys monterey bay 70 santa cruz mid to upper 60s the rest of bay and inland we'll see a lot of sunshine today passing high clouds possible during the morning then total sunshine. 57 eureka, 44 tahoe, 45 reno, 50s around yo stemmy, fresno low to -- yosemite, fresno. palm springs threat of rain and mountain snow over if you are traveling that way all the highways will be fine. 40s tonight around half moon bay san mateo fremont san jose oakland richmond san francisco everybody else in the 30s out they're going to be cool for tomorrow morning. here's a look at high pressure faded as we talked about going to lose its strength cold front takes some energy and that's why our pressure gradient is relaxing why the winds will be calmer and warm this afternoon. that cold front will shush sherr in cooler weather but still -- will you can sherr in cooler weather but still very dry. monday temperatures

a few upper 50s through the peninsula, south bay as well. 56 san jose. 56 fremont. 54 in oakland. north bay, low 50s. 53 santa rosa. 53 san francisco. 55 in richmond. extended forecast, we have a chilly start tomorrow. warm up a little into wednesday morning. same thing for the afternoon. we have a slight chance of showers again on thursday. the computer model breaks the rain apart, i don't think we will see much if any rain on thursday before conditions rebound into the weekend. no rain after that. sunny skies and mild temperatures. >>> now, time for the kron 4 news tech report with gabe slate. >>> the new sony playstation before it hits the market. lot of buzz. it might revolutionize handheld gaming. first thing i noticed is the 5- inch screen. oled technology is the best on the market. graphics were impressive. it's built for serious, hard core gaming. the most popular titles will be available. the blending the of real world around with you the game you are playing in real time. front and rear cameras. it is touch screen and has dual joysticks and the standard buttons. it has w

bay peninsula, we're not picking up anything on our computer model. we may see some areas of drizzle and throughout the bay area. widespread measurable rainfall. as for tomorrow morning, pretty cool and not nearly as cold as it was a week ago at this time. 44 in fairfield. upper 40s from san jose right through the peninsula with upper 40s in san mateo. by 11:00 a.m., you still need the jacket. low to mid-50s. saturday morning as we start to clear out on our new year's weekend, we'll be much colder. we'll look at isolated 40s in the north bay. rainfall season has been lacking. and san jose is the worst at 35% of normal. we're going to talk about who looks to go down in the record books for the driest december. >> it's not the only record that any city wants. we'll check in with you in a few minutes. >> you bet. >>> she's made history in congress. is she ready to call it quits? her days in congress are numbered. >> also ahead, escapete from th rock. >>> tense moments in southern california as a hiker trying to get his dog found himself trapped on a clif

campbell and los gatos, -- 63. 63 palo alto, low 60s peninsula coast upper 50s into downtown near 60 south san francisco upper 50s north bay beaches with low to mid 60s still breezy in your neighborhoods during the afternoon in the north bay valleys 59 carmel, low to mid 60s rest of monterey bay inland livermore, fairfield, santa rosa, cloverdale all in the 20s tonight low to mid 30s inland valleys 33 palo alto, 36 fremont and san jose tonight east bay valleys just protect the plans not killing freeze temperatures 30 to 35 between 1:00 and 9:00 in the morning. killing freeze could be in the north bay valleys could get to 28° for two to four hours protect with the plans, pets and pipes. -- with the plants, the pets and pipes. jet stream yanking down air almost straight from the arctic circle in the 20s and 30s at night in the afternoon it warms up nicely upper 50s to low 60s. have a great day. here's frances with that update. >>> better news for bay bridge commuters earlier injury accident just has been cleared from the lanes on the incline section of the bay bridge. live camera shot

better news on the peninsula, south 101 has been reopened between marsh and willow. you might find lanes still blocked down to palo alto, however lanes are open so at least you can get through. also, 101 in the south bay, northbound traffic for head lights look find out of gilroy and morgan hill. an accident up the road at -- >> 44 -- 4:41. >> san francisco residents voice concerns about the america's cup yacht race. >> more legal wrangling about to begin over california's lethal injection procedure. >>> pg&e says it is now safe to crank up its pipeline pressure this winter. [ female announcer ] help i need a holiday party idea. mmm... pillsbury crescent wrapped brie just unroll, wrap the brie and bake. it's so easy. now this might even impress aunt martha. pillsbury crescent wrapped brie. holiday ideas made easy. in 15 minutes, [ female announcer ] you call that bread? you can serve some warmth with your bread. and some flavor with your bread. and some layers with your bread. if you're serving bread honey, then serve it. grands! dinner ideas made easy. >>> good morn

low 30s south bay and peninsula. i'll tell you what we are going to see some warmer weather. it will be sooner than you think coming up. >> thank you, lisa. >> christians around the world are celebrating christmas. many attend christmas mass. this year many families are reunited as troops return from iraq and afghanistan. still others are still fighting america's longest war. abc's chuck severson shows us christians around the world. >> tears of joy in fort hood, texas. soldiers of the last combat brigade to leave iraq got home just in time for christmas. others weren't so lucky. troops are leaving georgia this christmas eve for a new tour of duty in afghanistan. >> just how people support us, especially during the holiday season. we are away from our families. >> they will join tens of thousands of soldiers still fighting in afghanistan. some attended church service it's sad being i away from my family but this is also my family. >> and the president remembers those. >> let's say a prayer for all our troops standing post all over the world, especially the brave men and women

mainly upper 50s to near 60 south bay, los gatos 60° mid to upper 50s peninsula mid 50s along the coast into south san francisco 57 downtown san francisco, up to the north bay valleys upper 50s to near 60 around santa rosa,. mid 50s beaches. mid to upper 50s along the east bay shore a few more clouds around the east bay valleys mid to upper 50s monterey bay mid to upper 50s around the bay to near 61 gilroy and 60 hollister. tonight with the lack of clouds in most areas low to mid 30s in the north bay east bay valleys a little breeze which i think could take away the tule fog however, watch out in the east bay valleys some of it may slip into your neighborhoods upper 30s to low 40s around the bay sure. high pressure dominating, lows heading up to the north, low bringing a lot of snow to albuquerque and west texas this afternoon. this pattern stays locked in for the foreseeable future. looks like temperatures will mold in the mid to upper 50s along the coast low 60s bay shore upper 50s to near 60 inland all dry seven days of the forecast. >>> good morning. we check out roadwork going on n

south bay at 1260. peninsula went down from 1250 to 210. so that's good news for the peninsula area. east bay still affected at 740 customers without power. north bay close to 300 this morning. now, take a look. the aftereffects of that wind from all day yesterday are still being felt this morning. check the front end damage to this car. the driver said he was going northbound on the 101 in sunnyvale going home from work, he was on the second lane next to the slow lane. and still, he ran into a two- foot diameter log in the middle of the freeway. he was in the underpass. he says there is not much lighting there. he didn't see it. by the time he hit it, it was obviously too late. and he was quite upset and here's what he had to say. >> i feel like i'm the victim because, you know, here i am, i'm trying to be an honest man and, you know, drive home from work and i don't know if it's the city or whose responsibility it is to keep these roads clean but, you know, it is what it is. >> reporter: and sunnyvale seems to be a popular spot for fallin

after kim jong il's death, south korea says peace and stability on the korean peninsula is more important than anything else. a funeral for the long-time north korean leader reportedly is planned for december 28th following a week of mourning. revered at home, kim jong il taunted south korea and the west with his country's nuclear weapons program. his regime also witnessed mass famines that killed many of his own people. cnn's pauline choiu has been looking into the state of the north korean economy. she joins us from hong kong. to talk about the state of the economy, there really isn't much of one. >> there isn't much of one, monita, because their economy is very, very fragile. the her mitt kingdom is very isolated and lags behind other countries. its 2009 gdp was estimated to be $28 billion. in comparison, south korea's gdp is more than 30 times that size. north korea relies heavily on food aid from china since it can't afford to feed most of its population. north korea depends on china for most of its trade. the korean trade investment agency based in seoul says china accounted for 83%

people living on the peninsula in the south and east bay could see cloudy or milky whitewater out of taps due to maintenance on a tunnel that brings waters to the bay area. the water is safe to ding and will clear up after it settles -- to drink and will clear up after it settles. it should return to normal by january 7th. >>> group investigating a railing that collapsed during a high school football game in weekend this is video seconds after it happened saturday night. giants enterprises which operates events at the park is working to remedy the situation before a bowl game december 31st. a portion of the railing failed when several students pressed against it. some went over the edge and fell on to a player below. no one was seriously hurt. the crowd was celebrating the win over sacred heart. >>> take a look at this, three went to the hospital after this car plowed into a bar at geary and jones last night. witnesses say the mercedes went out of control before it slammed into the front of the high tide bar. all injured are expected to survive. engineers will try to determine if the

peninsula low 60s millbrae 59. upper 50s along the coast downtown and south san francisco north bay upper 50s to near 60. back to the monterey bay around 60, 58 carmel, low 60s rest of the bay low to mid 60s inland. around the state today everybody is dry from 44 tahoe, 51 yosemite. california sunshine and low to mid 60s. tonight 20s out that's why probably not a frost or freeze warning or advisory 29 first field you already had a hard freeze low to mid 30s inland upper 30s to low 40s until you get to san francisco at 46. dominant area of high pressure over eastern pacific and western united states look how far north this jet stream goes into the arctic circle then all the way down into new mexico no wonder the temperature was 1 below this morning in denver where the cold air is sitting that and in the midwest where we had snow in kansas to greet our president. we whoever in the mid to upper 50s along the coast low 60s around the bay mid to upper 50s for the most part inland more clouds and cooler weather by sunday

right now live doppler shows a few showers in the east bay, peninsula, into the south bay but they are very light here's 580 and 880 from oakland through al knee and san leandro, a little wet weather, further south in the south -- bay, sunnyvale, cupertino light showers mid and upper 40s, 50 at our coast the fog causing a problem by the delta, over by the delta with 3/4 mile visible. the airport six miles our coast and livermore valley down to three miles. showers, sunny by late morning and afternoon dry weather throughout the rest of the week the weekend and into next week. the front pushing through already. we'll talk about mid and upper 50s today. and the prospects of any rain, seven day outlook not in the near future. full forecast, coming up. >>> new overturned crash reported eastbound 237 zanker eastbound direction on the shoulder. i put a couple sensors in for you 48 miles an hour shows eastbound direction, 46 miles per hour in the westbound direction. at this point no big impact we'll be watching this as the accident stays out there. san mateo bridge is fine, roads have been bi

that's going to keep the very dense fog from developing along the peninsula and the south bay. this will also bring in more clouds for tonight. not expecting it to be quite as cold when we meet back here tomorrow morning. dry kay days continue. it's going to hold on strong until next monday. then it starts to break down and head to the east. and for us, that could usher in some rain showers, especially in the north bay. it looks like late tuesday into next wednesday. to hold on for that. today, though, lots of sunshine. 62 in san jose, 62 in los gatos and 59 degrees in santa cruz, a lot of sunshine all day long. as we head through your christmas sunday, 64 degrees, great opportunity to get outdoors. it will be comfortable enough for you to do so in the afternoon hours. there's the chance of rain late tuesday into wednesday. i wouldn't say don't wash your car until then. i think it's always a good idea to keep the car washed because the chance is very slight, about 20%. hey, that's a great christmas gift idea, mike. maybe you can wash my car this year. >> if we're in north xbay,

it is now a problem in the south bay and peninsula from 3/4 of a mile to 2 1/2 mile visibility san jose. the coast, a mile here and santa rosa and livermore four to five miles of visibility. we are looking at the clouds, the fog, the mist spotty light rain showers mainly north of the golden gate mountain view has reported a shower also the bulk of the activity here, live doppler well to the north of us this frontal band will sink south, going to fizzle out in the southern end of it going to swing through later on today with the moisture and a little lift, the possibility exists for a few light showers. in terms of the amount looks like still nothing measurable in downtown san francisco, that's why in year is still going down in the record books it looks like this month for the third driest december on record the later afternoon hours turning partly cloudy best chance of showers, morning, afternoon with anywhere from a couple hundredths to a 10th of an inch in the north bay, marin sonoma coastal hills santa cruz mountains the rest of the bay area should be dry, ceilings lifting in the af

then as we head through 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, the east bay, south bay and peninsula will get in on scattered showers. overall total very light, only trace amounts to maybe a tenth of an inch. and you can see here by the noon hour also a1:00, 2:00, clearing and drying out. as for tonight, you can't leave the heater totally off and you need the extra blanket. mid-30s in the north bay even with clouds and showers rolling in. 35 in santa rosa, 36 in napa, 37 in los gatos. for thursday, look at this, we're forecasting the sun to come back by the afternoon hours, temperatures still on the cool side, 57 in san jose, 55 in los gatos, 54 in san mateo, 55 in redwood city. also atherton and menlo park in the mid-50s. another day where microclimates aren't having too much of an impact. it will feel just about the same no matter where you go. more anytime at nbcbayarea.com. you'll see in the seven-day forecast the morning showers for tomorrow, be a little breezy for friday, then we'll get into a fog pattern this weekend on saturday and sunday mornings. great to sleep in, if i do say so myself. and we do

mid to upper 60s south bay mid 60s along the peninsula and the coast downtown south san francisco mid 60s north bay beaches upper 60s to low 70s valleys for the warmest weather mid 60s east bay shore mid to upper 60s east bay valley 70 santa cruz rest of the monterey bay inland mid to upper 60s tonight 40 san jose fremont 41 richmond 42 oakland and half moon bay four he three, san mateo 44, san francisco 47 everybody else cash everybody else in the 30s. mid to upper -- low to mid 30s in the north bay valleys, possibility of frost. high pressure weakened and went away as this cold front came slamming down from canada, bringing cooler canadian air not an arctic outbreak but will weaken pressure gradient calming our conditions today and bring us cooler conditions for the rest of the forecast. temperatures chose to average tomorrow 60 coast, mid 60s for the rest of us, 50s return to the coast sunday the rest of news the low 60s. that will continue through tuesday all of us will see increasing clouds and cooler breeze in the 50s wednesday and thursday, rain likely saturday. >>> traffic slo

just in the low 60s in the south bay today. mainly low 60s on the peninsula millbrae could stop at 59. upper 50s along the coast into downtown south san francisco cooler for the north bay your coast and mid to upper 50s low to mid 60s through the north bay, look at novato 65, santa rosa 66 around the monterey bay carmel 58 low to mid 60s the rest of the bay. we have 20s in the north bay valleys again to 37 in san rafael, low to mid 30s east bay valleys mid to upper 30s most of the bay shore like this morning san mateo, oakland, san francisco and half moon bay low to mid 40s. high pressure dominating sandwiched between two areas of low to our north and south storm system travel over these areas of high and lose all of their energy and moisture and which are stuck with cool, dry air mass in the morning and warm dry air mass in the afternoon even though winter starts at 9:30 tomorrow evening i don't see a change through monday check out this angel, this comes from the hubble space telescope. i thought it was a beautiful image. it

has more than 28,000 troops stationed in south korea to keep stability in the korean peninsula. hundreds of south koreans celebrated kim jung il's death on the streets of seoul. they hope the dictator's death will improve relations with their biggest enemy. tina krause, cbs news. >> the bay bridge reaches a major milestone this week. construction workers will install the first strand of crucial cable on the new eastern span. gil diaz on why the process is so unique. and gil, every time i see you, you've got more equipment on. >> reporter: i know. thank goodness they didn't ask me to walk up the catwalk behind me. because i'm afraid of heights. good afternoon, grace. that's right. it is a big day for caltrans today. and what is unique about this cable installation process is that eventually these cables will not be anchored into the ground like other suspension bridges but instead the cables will be cabled around the ends of the bridge with the help of the single power behind me. bay bridge is reaching new heights this week. crews are installing the first cable strand that will h

they i have a greed to work together to stabilize the korean peninsula. japanese foreign minister spoke by phone with his counter parts, kim sang juan in south korea and china. he urged them to cooperate closely and share information. he stressed importance of preventing backlash from kim jong-il's death. he said this is an important period for peace. he added that situation must be handled calmly and cautiously. yang said that china is ready to make an active contribution it maintaining stability in the region. yang added that china hopes the issue of japanese nationals abducted by north korea will be resolved by the two countries through dialogue. now the sudden death of the north korean leader is leaving many people wondering what happens next. nhk interviewed a former chef to kim jong-il and an expert on north korean affairs. he told nhk that kim jong-un has leader for years until 2001. he said he was this close contact with his son from 7 through 18. he admitted that the north korean economy was lagging behind. >> translator: kim jong-un said we have

peninsula low 60s millbrae 59. upper 50s along the coast downtown and south san francisco north bay upper 50s to near 60. back to the monterey bay around 60, 58 carmel, low 60s rest of the bay low to mid 60s inland. around the state today everybody is dry from 44 tahoe, 51 yosemite. big sur into southern california sunshine and low to mid 60s. tonight 20s out that's why probably not a frost or freeze warning or advisory 29 first field you already had a hard freeze low to mid 30s inland upper 30s to low 40s until you get to san francisco at 46. dominant area of high pressure over eastern pacific and western united states look how far north this jet stream goes into the arctic circle then all the way down into new mexico no wonder the temperature was 1 below this morning in denver where the cold air is sitting that and in the midwest where we had snow in kansas to greet our president. we whoever in the mid to upper 50s along the coast low 60s around the bay mid to upper 50s for the most part inland more clouds and co

we'll see a little activity over the south bay and the peninsula over the next couple of hours. after that, mostly cloudy. clouds will break apart by tonight, though. we are going to see bitter, bitter cold conditions once again, especially through your north bay interior valley. 57 in santa rosa. for today, just the 50s. 58 in fremont. 58 in san jose. with mostly cloudy conditions, limited sunshine until about 5:00 pm. then we'll start to see the clouds break apart. as we head through tuesday and wednesday, we're actually going to see some quiet weather. both days, dense a.m. fog. coast, upper 50s. couple of dry days before the rain returns late wednesday into thursday. not expecting a heavy round yet again. light showers pushing through the bay area. those should clear out of here for the second half of your thursday, leaving us with crisp sunshine friday into the weekend. guys, you have to get out there. if you can postpone outdoor activities the next couple of hours, showers will wind down. >> christina, thank you. >>> giving california fishermen a leveled playing field. pro

best chance will be in the south bay. peninsula mid-50s to low 50s along the coast. san francisco, 53 degrees. that's a good five degree coolers. low to mid-50s in the north bay. hope you enjoyed the sun yesterday. today 53 san leandro and the inland east bay we are talk about low to mid-50s. a chilly afternoon, a lot of cloud cover, and best chance of showers san jose, morgan hill. and you will notice more sunshine in the outlook early part of the week. and next chance of showers maybe more likely we are going to see the winds pick up thursday night into friday. >> so how far behind are we? >> we are at about 48% of normal. so three, four inches? yeah. >> we can catch up. >> yeah. >> thank you, lisa. let's check out sports. this afternoon the 49ers are in arizona hoping to avoid a letdown after clinching the nfc west last weekend. cop congratulations, guys. at the same time the raiders are in green bay playing the undefeated packers. last night stanford's andrew luck, the likely number one pick in next year's draft, found out if he would add the heisman trophy to hi

south bay over 1300. peninsula over 1200. east bay 560. and north bay customers 145 of them still without power. now, this is fresh video of what's still happening this morning. take a look at this front end damage on this car. the driver was heading north on 101. this is in sunnyvale. he had bumped -- ran into a 2- foot diameter tree in the middle of the freeway. here's what happened. >> i was in the second lane over from the slow lane right here by the exit. and just ran over this log. i mean, it's right under the underpass, clearly not visible, much light under there. so i didn't have much time to be able to stop. >> and seems like sunnyvale is a popular spot from the past 24 hours of trees toppling over. look at this other tree along the freeway. it's near the area where this morning's accident happened. it shut down a couple of lanes and, of course, it was a traffic backup for miles. but no one was hurt. and that's the lucky part. also that man this morning was not injured as well but yeah if you think that that's bad well, you know,

commitment to stability and security on the korean peninsula and to south korea itself. >>> here in the bay area people are reacting to the death of the dictator. we caught up with one korean american last night. he told us about the insurgency he has for his parents homeland. >> they lived through the era when kim jong was leader in korea and when he passed and kim jong il became president and they had doubts about whether it would be safe and war break out. i think they are probably worrying about the same thing right now. >> uc berkeley professor says the death of kim jong il is a cause of concern because the country has nuclear weapons. news of king jong il's death dragged down asian markets. south korea dropped 4% at one point. markets in taiwan, singapore, and indonesia also fell this morning. >>> the iraqi government says it's confident security forces can take up where the u.s. left off. the last american troops pulled out of iraq yesterday. the convoy included about 110 vehicles and 500 soldiers. they withdrew under the cover of darkness and in strict secret city to prevent any

i think upper 20s on the peninsula and the south bay. about just as cold as we were yesterday. and then we will see a little bit more moisture. in fact, this morning we have a little bit of fog in the area. so things are beginning to change. the hard freeze once again by the delta, the sacramento valley and the san way queen valley, santa clara valley all these numbers have dropped, these areas, into the 20s although a steady southeast flow have been keeping the temperatures up. we are talking in the upper 20s for concord and livermore. fairfield at 27. 28 in napa and novato with a little fog. mid-40s in san francisco with low 30s redwood city, mountain view. 41 half moon bay, 42 in los gatos. will a little bit of fog the air is a little more moist. with le see a few more high clouds today and the winds will shift from the offshore component to the on shore component. we have pockets of reduced visibility from concord to novato, and livermore 7-mile visibility. be careful out there. clear and cold this morning. mild this afternoon but another spare the air day. we will look for

in the afternoon warming nicely low 60s in the south bay. low 60s most of the peninsula. upper 50s along the coast into south san francisco downtown should crack 60 today mid to upper 50s along the east bay coast excuse me north bay coast to sausalito low to mid 60s throughout our valley. hercules and richmond upper 50s. because of the tule fog when it comes in along highway 4, you can see there and also livermore mid to upper 50s while the tule fog is less prevalent around danville, dublin, pleasanton, san ramon that's why you are around 60 to 61. low to mid 60s rest of monterey bay and inland. fog hanging around fresno and sacramento. sunshine and 60 chico. 45 tahoe, 51 yosemite. low to mid 60s san diego, los angeles, 70 in palm springs. 20s livermore-fpt, fairfield, n, santa rosa, clear lake, cloverdale. high pressure still dominating our weather, still keeping the storm track up to the north. because of that, you know it has been very dry. how dry? san francisco, the two driest years we didn't have rain in 1876, 1989. so far this december, 12/100. third driest ever. s

as far as temperatures mid to upper 50s in the south bay, also peninsula mid 50s along the coast into downtown and south san francisco north bay valleys temperatures today in the low to mid 50s low being out at the beaches mid 50s along the east bay shore as you head into the east bay valleys mid 50s for you. temperatures homogenizeed today mid to upper 50s monterey bay upper 50s to near 60 inland. tonight you can see warmer because of the cloud cover mid 30s to low 40s inland mid to upper 30s around palo alto and fremont low to mid 40s the rest of the bay shore to the coast san francisco 47 the spare the air goes until midnight high pressure taking over our weather today let's look upstream to this weak disturbance that rolls in thursday the bulk of the moisture will stay to our north some of it will spill into the sierra. we are getting light rain here they will get light snow not a big dumping for either of us. wednesday night into thursday morning north of the bay bridge should be dealing with light showers tomorrow morning during the commute and then they slide south into the sou

this morning from the north bay through the peninsula into the south bay as we go through the morning hours we'll continue to see scattered showers. by 7:00, a lot of cloud cover, even a few light showers. then as we head towards 9:00, 10:00, it is about over sunshine and temperatures in the mid and upper 50s. definitely keep the coat with you today it will be cool in richmond, 52, 55 in palo alto. cold start with frost tomorrow morning. wednesday looks good. next chance of rain looking very, very iffy wednesday, thursday, otherwise drier and mild through the weekend. good morning frances. >>> good morning. earlier accident in the oakland maze has been cleared. no slowing at all with this live shot. westbound 80 heading towards the bay bridge westbound 580 out of oakland and that's north 880 coming out of oakland on the top of your screen. new stall reported westbound 580 at -- around here in the altamont pass not causing slowing. as we check out the drive time for you, still clear on westbound 580 from the altamont pass to 680 easy 14 minute trip. you can get drive times by going to

highs today low to mid 60s south bay, los gatos campbell 63, low to mid 60s peninsula. coast upper 50s into downtown san francisco. south san francisco 60. north bay beaches up to -- low to mid 60s in the valley. low 60s along the east bay shoreline 63 fremont as we head into the east bay valleys, low 60s then drop down to the monterey bay 59 carmel, low to mid 60s for the bay and inland. around the state today everybody is quiet 39 tahoe, 49 yosemite mid to upper 50s eureka through the central valley big sur 60 to mid 60s around los angeles, san diego and palm springs. back home tonight, temperatures in the 20s livermore, fairfield, santa rose , -- santa rosa cloverdale, low to mid 30s palo alto, fremont and san jose. redwood city this morning one of our writers, producers, frost on his car i expect we'll see some of that again tomorrow morning. low to mid 40s half moon bay, san mateo, oakland and san francisco 46. east bay valleys, frost advisory just the sensitive plants are the ones that need protecting north we could have temperatures around 28° for a couple of ho

will remain committed to stability on the korean peninsula. a spokesperson for the u.s. defense department told nhk the pentagon cannot independently verify kim's death but will relay information when becomes available. the u.s. navy had broke news of kim's death while noting it was still unconfirmed. cnn television in deuced kim as a leader who engaged in brinksmanship over hits country's uranium enrichment program despite widespread economic trouble. it added that the security situation in the north will depend on the smooth transition of power to kim's third son, kim jong un. kim jong il's heath had been failing for some time. so the u.s. government had been preparing for his death by assuming various scenarios. it's understood that the north will take provocative action such as missile launching and nuclear testing. questions are also being raised over the fate of six-party nuclear talks. talks have been suspended for three years. the u.s. plans to deal with these events by consulting with japan and south korea as well as china and russia. nhk world, washington. >>>

six fog around santa rosa, the peninsula and into the south bay. a live look at the bay bridge in san mateo bridge. erica has more on the fog in your holiday weekend forecast. >>erica: has the fog north of santa rosa and spilling into the south bay. clear conditions for stretches of highway 101. that is not the case this morning. mostly yellow indicates about a mile of a visibility cure the fog should be out of our here as we move closer to the 10:00 a.m. hour. take a look at temperatures this morning carried much warmer than yesterday to. yesterday was pretty warm. 52 is the common number for downtowns as francisco. 57 for those of you in mountain view. the rest of the morning we will continue to hold on to those '50s. of our fifties for the most part around the bay area. the green on your screen for the inland areas and down into the south bay indicates locations in the '60s. barely similar conditions to what we saw yesterday. a little bit of sunshine here and there were temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. your satellite and radar shows wh