peter albert from mta will talk about the transportation assessment that is going out in the embarcadero right now and inform the environmental review process if for this and we will discussed fiscal terms and feasibility analysis and the framework that informs that and then we will conclude with a few words from the warriors who would like to talk a little bit about what this project really means for the city and for the port, and finally we willing asking to you extend some of the deadlines in the exclusive negotiating agreement to allow us to negotiate a comprehensive term sheet which we hope to bring to you by april of next year so with that as mentioned there was a advisory committee formed for the port and from that committee there are three tracks of workshops that have begun or soon to begin. we are doing transportation workshops to talk about challenges in the south beach, mission bay neighborhood, some of which are -- due to existing conditions and ones that are potentially created by the additional activity here. we are moving forward with neighborhood quality of life workshop

the barricades are in place on the embarcadero just in case. this new year's eve, police say it will not close down embarcadero street unless the crowd gets crazy. >> the commanders will evaluate that situation as the night unfolds. if it becomes necessary we will make some street closures we want to accommodate traffic as best as possible. >> reporter: extra officers will be out, as more than a quarter of a million are expected to arrive to party and ring in 2013, all under a midnight fireworks display. >> couple thousand devices are going to be fired in 15 minutes. we have low level effects that perform at a lower altitude than the larger stuff, probably 1500 of those. you are looking at four are, five thousand vases in 15 minutes. >> reporter: the 15 minute display will go off on this barge out on the bay as people watch, police remind them to party safe. >> enjoy the show, no drinking in public, no open containers with alcohol allowed. we recommend you travel in pairs, use the buddy system, look out for each other. >> reporter: officers are

>> aye. >> thank you. >> item 9b request approval of the at&t embarcadero proterrow -- wait. embarcadero po tearo project sheet and authorization to enter into negotiation agreement with at&t all related to portland between pier tweafl and a half and the 3rd street and block parcels. >> good afternoon commission. brad again here and i have been with the port team with this and various people. we have a couple of representatives from at&t here with whom city staff has been negotiating. darren in the front row and artearo smith was here and still maybe here or his jacket is anyway and i have a brief presentation to you. we have been to you in open session describing this project. it's an important transmission project designed to provide reliability of power downtown in the event of a major earthquake. is manny around to start the powerpoint presentation? >> sorry for the short delay. so i will start verbally and the slides can catch up. essentially there are a couple of transmission lines that come up from the peninsula through the po tearo power plant and connect to the embar

the barricades are in place on the embarcadero just in case. this new year's eve, police say it will not close down embarcadero street unless the crowd gets crazy. >> the commanders will evaluate that situation as the night unfolds. if it becomes necessary we will make some street closures we want to accommodate traffic as best as possible. >> reporter: extra officers will be out, as more than a quarter of a million are expected to arrive to party and ring in 2013, all under a midnight fireworks display. >> couple thousand devices are going to be fired in 15 minutes. we have low level effects that perform at a lower altitude than the larger stuff, probably 1500 of those. you are looking at four are, five thousand vases in 15 minutes. >> reporter: the 15 minute display will go off on this barge out on the bay as people watch, police remind them to party safe. >> enjoy the show, no drinking in public, no open containers with alcohol allowed. we recommend you travel in pairs, use the buddy system, look out for each other. >> reporter: officers are

embarcadero currently supplying power from the mid-market substations and through those soils. repair could take eight hours to several weeks. maintaining the embarcadero station is critical to the san francisco downtown and waterfront region. the system of reliability was raised during the study interview with pg&e in november 2011 and pg&e followed up with the council getting support to ada third connection to the embarcadero station with this going to the portero substation and improve system reliability particularly into the downtown area in a major earthquake and allow pg&e more flexibility with work and unexpected equipment outages. they gave three routes and options to provide feedback and you can see from the box, the green, red and blue routes so pg&e is continuing to work with the city and the project design and the approval process and hopes to begin work in 2014 or 2015. so looking ahead we will be completing the life line interdependences study in 2013. we are also in the process of developing a work program then. in the last meeting in september we asked participa

embarcadero this morning raindrops on our lens as we look towards the ferry building and the bay bridge, we can see them pwhaoeupbs light rain now moderate rain falling but it is falling over the same areas it has been falling all morning. east bay from antioch back towards pittsburg, bay point, into pleasant hill, concord, walnut creek, alamo, danville across 24, sinking a little farther south, places like oakland, alameda, san leandro, san lorenzo, castro valley getting into light to moderate rain as is san bruno south san francisco daly city, colma towards burlingame that is going to continue to sink south over the next hour if you live near the dumbarton bridge or north you will get light to moderate rain and light rain in the south bay possibly moderate rain in the santa cruz mountains. over the past six hours russian river only quarter of an inch, santa rosa half an inch. petaluma a little more than a quarter. let's talk about temperatures dress for mid 50s to low 60s. mid 50s around the monterey bay. rain this morning, showers this afternoon. foggy spots the next couple of nights

. >> a man refusing to climb off a scaffold along the embarcadero. he's been up there two and a half hours, police say he's the suspect in a battery case. a victim told officers the man kicked him and hit him with a skateboard. you can see him climbing up here. and that is where he climbed on to the scaffold and where is he at this moment. >> pearl harbor survivors saluted their officer autos today 71 anniversary of japan attack on the u.s. naval base in hawaii. the pearl harbor attack that threw the u.s. into world war ii. >> now, a tug boat played a key role in that attack. >> you're looking at an old tug boat so small, it's dwarfed by the dry dock here. 71 years ago, it played a role in world war ii. >> if it wasn't for her jumping into action, her and things could have gone different. you never know. >> december 7th, 1941. parl harbor in shambles. today, this is the only surviving vessel. after the war, she served oakland, then went to the both ball fleet. now, they are prepping for a museum in arkansas. this morning, 71 years to the minute of th

the dublin pleasanton lines will stop at embarcadero. that's to relieve congestion. so make sure you are in the right spot to catch your train to go home. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, allie. >>> some san francisco police officers will be working overtime tonight. they are working with the fire department, the department of public health, the mta and the chp to keep revelers safe. two pieces of advice the department has -- take public transit and be smart about drinking. >> there will be zero-tolerance for drinking in public, zero- tolerance for open containers and drunk and disorderly conduct. we want everybody to come out and have a good time but we don't want anyone to ruin it for anybody else. >> go to the front page, scroll down halfway and click on hot topics for more information. >>> tomorrow will be four years since the shooting death of oscar grant. on january 1st, 2009, grant was shot and killed by b.a.r.t. police officer@johannes mehserle. the shooting was captured on cell phone video. a jury later convicted johannes mehserle of involunt

to create the embarcadero, they had all of this exposed rock. they decided to mine telegraph hill for the rock and build a levee and bill in behind the levee. they blasted the rock. it was illegal but they did it anyway. they took the rock and built a rock dike all along here. beneath the fill the latem are of this mud with the consistency of jello. that layer may be as thick as 110 feet. >> is bad dyke founded on the mud -- is the dike founded on the mud? >> it is. when they dumped the rock into the bay mud, it was like dumping rock into jello. it went down into the mud so that they could build off of that. it then took the angle of repose. it is stable. san francisco came and built piers on piles over the top into the water. >> the piers are built up over the water. >> refusal is when you cannot advance the pile anymore. this is under the bay mud over there. they meet refusal. they gain support and bearing on top. saltwater attacks concrete. in the old days, they did not understand the effects of salt water, chloride on concrete and steel. a l

embarcadero dry, breezes are light as palm trees are holding still as most flags. doppler is dry, sitting, waiting for that next storm to move in from the northwest, it will get it even when its 150 miles out we will see it before it gets to your neighborhood. clouds and fog north bay valleys, central valley rain now moving from seattle down to the north bay better part of 13 to 14 hours fast moving storm that is going to keep rainfall amounts down, low. let's talk about what is going on right now, 30s and 40s inland, 40s and 50s bay, not as mild as it was yesterday low to mid 40s monterey bay. more clouds, cooler conditions today, once the sunsets rain will start moving into the north bay and slide across neighborhoods tonight, isolated shower possible tomorrow afternoon, frosty mornings are on the way. today, temperatures mainly in the upper 50s to low 60s, east bay and south bay and valleys probably the warmest, you will be the last to see clouds that will dim sunshine and cool us. low to mid 60s monterey bay, tonight rain, low to upper 40s, not quite as cool as

live look at the embarcadero. you can see the roads are wet. give the kids a big hug before they go to school and maybe a rain jacket. mike nicco will talk about how long the rain will stay with us in just a moment. >> more news for you. activist group anonymous is renewing a its attack on baptist church after the organization praised the actions of the shooter in the connecticut shooting massacre. kansas based church will picket saying god's will is punishing people because of gay marriage. >>> here in the bay area people looking for ways to reach out to the grieving families in connecticut. since the shooting there have been grassroots and church organized vigils to help start the healing. tomas ramon asked local clergy what they are telling their parishioners. >> at morning mass in san francisco, this special prayer was written for the victims of newtown. the pastor of st. mary's says people have come there not just to pray but make some sense in the evil that occurred. >> in seeking to find consolation in the promise and hope of a god who f

roadway and the san francisco bay and the sale or lease of development the sea wall bounded in embarcadero roadway beale and bryant streets. >> good afternoon commissioners. i am jennifer mattes from economic work force development. on behalf of a team of forks we're here to present the first comprehensive hearing on the project that would include a multipurpose arena that would be home to the golden state warriors. we have been working with citizen advisory committees set up through the port by the request of supervisor jane kim since august and this is the first opportunity to give you a comprehensive overview of some of the aspects of the project we have been talking about as well as talk to you about the fiscal feasibility report that is going to be considered by the board of supervisors budget and finance committee tomorrow. as you're aware the chapter 29 of the code requires that there are findings of fiscal feasibility for certain public /private and public projects flrd to move forward and commence in environmental review and we prepared a fiscal feasibility report and revie

both directions of 880 between the embarcadero exit, fruitvale, have various lanes blocked because of overnight roadwork. the drive though not impacted this time of the morning.

tuesday morning, chilly out there, as you look at the embarcadero, dry. only going to be that way a couple more days. mike will tell you more, coming up. >>> westfield shopping center will be open after a small scare last night. a fire broke out at a restaurant on the 4th floor. the restaurant inside the mall on market street was evacuated while crews put out the fire. investigators are trying to determine the cause. >>> proponents of new women's jail in santa clara county have more support. rising water levels from last week's king tides disrupted operations over the weekend. high water level made roads impassable into and out of the sea level facility. food service and visitor privileges were disrupted. san mateo officials argue the facility is unsafe for staff and prisoner. the sheriff's department is lobbying department of corrections for a new facility at a different location. >>> you said the word storms not that i'm counting, i want to know from mike how many coming our way >> i know there's more than one. >>> there's a couple coming our way at lea

you can see already exiting the embarcadero and san francisco heading over towards the bay. it's heading for albany and ashby avenue area. this area the cell will move on over there. the lightning being reported in this cell, but nonetheless very heavy rain. san rafael had a rain shower down to larkspur. also from boulder creek extending over to saratoga, to the south of city of san jose between san jose and morgan hill. all of this is that verse go towards the east-northeast. wave after wave of these showers have been intensifying in the last 30 minutes. los gatos, right in line for moderate rain from this particular cell. right here, to the south and east of campbell right here, 82 starting to get very heavy rain, wave after wave an rain but the main event is not going to take event until tomorrow morning, upper 40s to low 50s. here is a look at my forecast. heavy rain sunday morning, good news is it moves in and moves out. we'll look for clearing sunday night and looks like a dry day on christmas eve. here is some of those showers right here moving in. a little bit of a b

one other advantage point, at least this side of san francisco, we are on the embarcadero side at front and vallejo streets where it looks quiet. if you look back the other way, rain coming in. san francisco heading out here any second the -- let's look at live doppler, overall pattern has quieted somewhat since this morning there's plenty of instability out there still plenty of showers you can see heading down towards morgan hill and scott boulevard just to the east of our camera where that darker cloud is, there's some of the light rain falling. right here on thornton avenue up union city boulevard towards union city this is going to slide towards fremont possibly the great mall in milpitas f you are heading that way rain getting ready to move into where our studios are -- in the embarcadero towards fisherman's wharf back 280 towards daly city, ocean avenue. as we look to the northwest the radar returns aren't as numerous as they were this morning with the heating they could build and you could see some of this, check out the double rainbow that was sent by louie in mountain view ear

muni is also extending service at the west portal and embarcadero stations. muni will run until 4:00 a.m. new years day. and fourth and king muni will run until 2:15 a.m.. muni will be free for riders starting from 8:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.. caltrain and samtrans will be giving free rides. the last train will leave at 2:15 a.m.. there are a lot of options, three free options for those looking to enjoy new years eve celebrations in san francisco. live in san francisco allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well because it's the new year, starting tomorrow alameda county grocery stores and most other stores that sell food or alcohol can't give out plastic bags to customers. in place of the single use bags, stores can use paper or reusable bags. but they will have to charge you at least a dime for every bag. customers are encouraged bring your own bag when you shop. restaurants by the way can still give plastic bags to their customers. >> once you get in the habit of doing that it's very helpful. >>> it is 5:08. let's check in with tara. a lot of chp expected on

one other advantage point, at least this side of san francisco, we are on the embarcadero side at front and vallejo streets where it looks quiet. if you look back the other way, rain coming in. san francisco heading out here any second the -- let's look at live dopplers morgan hill ant boulevard just to the east of our camera where that darker cloud is, there's some of the light rain falling. right here on thornton avenue up union city boulevard towards union city this is going to slide towards fremont possibly the great mall in milpitas f you are heading that way rain getting ready to move into where our studios are -- in the embarcadero towards fisherman's wharf back 280 towards daly city, ocean avenue. as we look to the northwest the radar returns aren't as numerous as they were this morning with the heating they could build and you could see some of this, check out the double rainbow that was sent by louie in mountain view earlier this morning. thank you for sending that in. everybody is at a surplus even livermore. oakland -- san jose at 141 you have come a long way were you well b

beautiful picture from mount tamalpais this morning on san francisco you can see the embarcadero center still illuminateed. live doppler you can see over the ocean where we are tracking light rain now, probably not making it to the ground yet undercut by dry air bringing cool conditions. temperatures 5 to 12° cooler than yesterday. i had frost on the car this morning. how about you eric? >> yes, sir. >> there you go. both of us had frost over in the east bay definitely getting frosty even though concord is 36, livermore 34, subdivision it is cooler. mid to upper 30s most of the north bay, upper 30s redwood city, san jose, 41 oakland, 45 san francisco, monterey bay upper 30s. gilroy 34. salinas and monterey low to mid 40s. cool start today, increasing clouds, light rain develops this afternoon. showers to start tomorrow morning, by the afternoon, it will be dry and that drying trend will last sunday through tuesday. no big warming trend, just temperatures close to where they should be in the 50s. high pressure west, high pressure east, trying to divide and conquer, spinning a lot of ene

cbs 5 reporter anne makovec is along the embarcadero in san francisco watching for today's king tides. good morning, anne. >> reporter: good morning. we have been watching the water levels rise all morning and now it's really starting to rock and roll here. i'm along the embarcadero and you can kind of get a picture of how high it's getting from looking at that post underneath the pier. you can see where it has gotten wet. the water could certainly reach the bottom of that pier by the time we see the highest tides which is going to be about 10:00 this morning. these are the highest seasonal tides of the year. check out this video we shot yesterday on the connector ramp from 101 to highway 1 in marin. that flooded. normally that only happens when there's a storm but this was caused by the king tides. these very high tides could be getting higher as the years progress and the oceans fill up with more water for really a variety of reasons. 8" more in the past century. and you can see the proof in san francisco's sewer system. >> when i came here in 1990, there was never a time where the

a tense situation ended on the embarcadero. police arrested a man who climbed on to a scaffold and he climbed on to the scaffolding this afternoon, after police searched a site for him. a investigator came and tried to coax the man into surrendering. >> no zig can't damage following an earthquake iníebruç northeastern japanu8ñ the area f tokyo devastated by the off shore tsunami. japan says it shook buildings and no major damage there. the march, 2011 quake was a six. early warnings gave him thyme to head for higher ground. >> police say they arrested a teenager on!n%z >> california economy may not be growing as well as has been reported. the state took in revenues last month that were 11% below projections. taxes were really down 213%. a portion due to corporate tax refunds going out last month. sales taxes areo;m(u better than expected. controller warned california must be disciplined. >> the government's monthly jobs report better than expected last month, showing the economy added 146,000 new jobs in november. bringing u

we also saw some trees swaying along the embarcadero in the howling wind. it is going to be a busy night. i do not know what portion of the storm i.m. and but the rainfall was just a light drizzle. certainly, coming down harder, earlier. be prepared. reporting live, phillipe djegal, kron 4 news. >> continuing our team coverage... a flood warning has been issued in the sonoma county. kron4's jeff bush spoke to residents at guernville who are keeping an eye on the storm. >> i am standing here in the parking lot of johnson's speech. two blocks from downtown guernville.. locals say that this parking lot and set 50 ft. for that grassy area is. during the summertime the water is 50 ft. further from there. you can see the russian reformer his swollen and in some cases it is all the way up to the tree branches. you can see how fast it is moving. there have been some improvements but they say that mother nature can sometimes be unpredictable. historically, there is a big flood about every 10 years. >> when it gets up to seven, feet in a gets scary. and you have to t

>> now, it's dry up here looking down embarcadero. this is live doppler 7 hd now. you'll notice moisture to the north. taking you in closer here, near cue kaia, moisture in clouds. we have doppler tracking storms, take a look at the storm total wtz last three storms. santa rosa 16 inches of rain. and san jose, just under two and a half inches of rain. it pushed our rainfall percent of normal way up. santa rosa, 178%. san francisco, 106. in san francisco, well above average. i'll be back to let you know when the next storm is coming. it's going to be weaker, we'll talk about how much rain it will bring in just minutes. >> napa is get remove from serious flooding it's endured 24 major floods. they're undergoing a flood prevention project. the project uses bypasses to control the flof water. the area was under flood warning but napa never saw a river or creek water touch the streets. >> it can be dramatic and fast. it could create damage. >> instead of cleaning froors... we're getting packages ready to be ship i'd would venture to say it's saved cost in this flood. >>

palo alto north 101 embarcadero road accident in the clearing stages, south 680 walnut creek at treat accident there. waze app taking a look at your approach to the bay bridge toll, traffic bumper-to-bumper because the metering lights are on. >>> ahead, five things know -- things to know before you go. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant >>> here are five things to know before you go: number one, two chp officers recovering after flipping their patrol car during a high speed chase on i-580 near livermore. they were chasing a speeding driver at north flynn when they flipped they suffered minor injuries. >> number two, work resumes in lafayette to fix a gaping sinkhole near mount diablo boulevard, gas, water and suer service have been cut off. -- >>> number t

. >> eric: a woman is recovering after falling into the bay off the embarcadero. it happened between waterfront restaurant and ferry building. she was quickly rescued and she appear to be intoxicated. the woman was taken to the hospital as a precaution. >> kristen: portland mall where gunman including three lives including his own. a candlelight vigil is set for tonight. police are trying to find out 22-year-old jake rockets walked into the town center on tuesday wearing a hockey mask and camouflaged clothing and opened fire. a teenage girl was also bounded. his ex-girlfriend said he quit his job and sold everything days before the attack but there is still no clear motive. >> eric: susan rice withdrew her name for consideration for consideration as next secretary of state. she came under critical analysis after a deadly attack in benghazi. katie marzullo will join us who is else is being considered for the job and how it could impact other key positions. >> you talk about how frosty ti it was this morning. did you have to do scraping of the windshield. >> i used

interestatal 80 estuvo cerrada por horas, la patrulla cerro carriles en dirección oeste y en la calle embarcadero las autoridades seguiran monitorando. >> las condiciones frustraron viajes en el aeropuerto de san francisco se registran retrasos en los vuelos la demoras pueden empeorar asÍ que llame antes de ir al aeropuerto >> durante la temporada de fin de aÑo la gente engorda los nutricionistas recomiendan llevar bocadillos saludables como frutas. >> la patrulla de caminos de california arresta a persona s conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol hace 1 aÑo hubo 48 arrestos hay 15 personas muertas por accidente en comparación con la aÑo pasado. >> un pandillero es apresado despuÉs de asaltar a una vÍctima ponce fue encontrado culpable y alvarez estÁ siendo extraditado. >> hay un accidente en la calle west front. >> bomberos sofocan incendio en palo alto anoche en la calle east empezÓ en la cocina de un departamento. >> en oakland un incendio con 2 vÍctimas, muriÓ u 1 hombre y su acompaÑante estÁ estable se busca a los homicidas >> un caso de demanda por penalizar conductores con lic

. >>> y bueno, si usted piensa acudir a los fuegos artificiales en el embarcadero el transporte serÁ gratis. >>> y precisamente para dar abasto para aquellos que salgan a festejar el nuevo aÑo, los servicios de transporte alargaran servicios. >>> y con la llegada del aÑo nuevo, la comunidad se prepara con varios eventos tradicionales, y aquÍ el informe de que es lo que hacen las personas para atraer la suerte el prÓximo aÑo. >>> no se, un calzÓn rojo. >>> me voy a poner una tanguita roja, y la cartera lleen a de dinero para que me vaya bien todo el aÑo. >>> hay quienes usan la ropa interior roja para atraer la suerte en varios aspectos. otra tradiciÓn es salir de la casa el 31 a las 12 de la noche con maletas. y hay quienes solo hacen uso de la fe. >>> creo que dios solamente es el que nos bendice cada dÍa. >>> hay que invocar a dios, ir a la iglesia. >>> espero que mejore la situaciÓn economica. >>> ¿y usted ya tiene su ritual de buena suerte preparado? >>> y enseguida, chÁvez continÚa delicado, ya que presenta afecciones respiratorias, detalles al volver. >>> y esperam

live look at san francisco and embarcadero area, just gorgeous. >> a myriad of reigns reasons to tune in. >> safety warning for parents, common household appliance that could be putting your kids at risk. >> that is where it is staying in the air and evaporating before it reaches the ground. the air is so dry underneath it is taking it away. the air is so cold, we are still under a frost advisory from 2:00 to 8:00. temperatures in mid 30s to 40 inland and upper 30s around the bay. >> pretty light out there for a friday morning. that is how we like it. we have a live looblg from the bay bridge, metering lights have just been flipped on. carpool lanes are getting by and minimum delay to the west grand overcrossing. bart, muni, caltrain, everybody is running on schedule. a great way to get around. san francisco's city streets where waze traffic app. this is van ness and earlier accident at fell. that has been cleared according to the san francisco police department but it looks like slow traffic from broadway all the way to fell in southbound direction. you can navigate your commute by d

if you look carefully you can see the droplets landing on the lens as we show you the embarcadero. more weather and traffic coming up. >>> police say an autistic girl was kidnapped and repeatedly rape. she wandered away a youth center november 27th. the staff tells us by law they could not stop her they lost track of her at the fruitvale bart station the man grabbed her, took her to his home in san francisco then raped her over several days. place arrested 36-year-old gary atkinson sunday. prosecutors have charged him with performing lewd acts upon a child and rape of an incompetent person. >> this is by far, one of the most sickening cases i've seen in my career as a police officer that someone as mr. atkinson, can take advantage of someone of this stature. >> the girl eventually escaped and she being praised for her bravery. >>> who would steal a salvation army kettle? that's what police in san diego are trying to figure out. a thief walked way with a kettle filled with more than $300 in donations. police say the kettle ringer turned away for a second to help someone when the ket

you surely cannot park on embarcadero to deliver. you need a place to do it. when i tried to drive back here, they will not let me. >> there are a number of public and private parking garages within walking distance. people who visit the farmers market or ferry building can find those. some of those are on the website. >> we just heard three blasts of the ferry horn. that means? backing up, and 5 means watch out, imminent danger. look at the ferry building, it was built in 2003, just after returned 100 years old. that is the first major piece of this area. the next piece will be the continuing expansion of the downtown ferry terminal, keeping the transportation function of the ferry building authentic. it is the ferry building, outgoing on ferries. that is the primary use. also, looking at renovating the other historic structures. pier 1 has been renovated, one- and-a-half to 5 are on the historic register. to continue to take care of these historic resources, and then improve the facilities for passengers, more covered waiting areas, and also looking at the p

california street and turk street we are seeing light rain around the embarcadero as well. the main rain event as far as this system is concerned arrives in the morning. some of this is switching up to snow in the high country. the reno national weather service just issued a winter weather advisory until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. the snow levels i have to tell you are extremely high over 10,000 feet. they are issuing it for the 7500 foot level. just keep that in mind that you may need chains. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. here are the highlights. rainy for your morning commute and showers in the afternoon. we are looking at a dryer pattern on thursday and it will take you right on through the weekend. here is a look at the satellite and radar. this has been one, slow moving system. it hasn't been bringing rain to the entire bay area. matter of fact, the north bay is where most of the rain was this afternoon and this evening. it has started to move down to the south and the east. you can see the rain coverage, and this is when many of you are heading out the door. you

california street and turk street we are seeing light rain around the embarcadero as well. the main rain event as far as this system is concerned arrives in the morning. some of this is switching up to snow in the high country. the reno national weather service just issued a winter weather advisory until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. the snow levels i have to tell you are extremely high over 10,000 feet. they are issuing it for the 7500 foot level. just keep that in mind that you may need chains. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. here are the highlights. rainy for your morning commute and showers in the afternoon. we are looking at a dryer pattern on thursday and it will take you right on through the weekend. here is a look at the satellite and radar. this has been one, slow moving system. it hasn't been bringing rain to the entire bay area. matter of fact, the north bay is where most of the rain was this afternoon and this evening. it has started to move down to the south and the east. you can see the rain cover and this is when many of you are heading out the door. you will

: i'm standing on the embarcadero and i'm pretty dry. but tomorrow, if i was standing here, i could be kind of wet because the tide likely will be coming over the water here as you say it will be lapping up. and that happens but normally when there's a storm. we're not having a storm of the what's going on? blame the king tide. of all the photogenic spots in the bay area to take pictures of, why is hailey taking pictures of water and cement? [ laughter ] >> it's an important picture. >> reporter: it's the before and after. >> the california king tides help us to visualize the dramatic tidal reefs that we're already experiencing. >> reporter: like this connector ramp at 101 to marin which was flooded today. that normally happens when there's a storm, but there was no storm, just very high tides, king tides. >> with rising tides, stuff like this need to be considered. >> reporter: king tides are not about global warming but they could give us a warning about them of they are about gravity, the earth, moon and sun in such a position that ti

california street and turk street we are seeing light rain around the embarcadero as well. the main rain event as far as this system is concerned arrives in the morning. some of this is switching up to snow in the high country. the reno national weather service just issued a winter weather advisory until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. the snow levels i have to tell you are extremely high over 10,000 feet. they are issuing it for the 7500 foot level. just keep that in mind that you may need chains. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. here are the highlights. rainy for your morning commute and showers in the afternoon. we are looking at a dryer pattern on thursday and it will take you right on through the weekend. here is a look at the satellite and radar. this has been one, slow moving system. it hasn't been bringing rain to the entire bay area. matter of fact, the north bay is where most of the rain was this afternoon and this evening. it has started to move down to the south and the east. you can see the rain coverage, and this is when many of you are heading out the door. you

high water was crashing over the embarcadero, even though there was no storm. kent pritchett tells us, this could be a prelude to tomorrow, when the so-called king tide hits. >> reporter: this is high tide this morning. the waters topping the embarcadero in san francisco. >> i used to walk here a lot. >> reporter: expect to see this again when the king tide arrives. >> it will be higher tomorrow. by just a little bit. >> reporter: marry jane schramm showed us the golden gate tide station. this station is where the tide and sea level in the san francisco bay have been recorded for more than 150 years. as for tomorrow -- >> we're due for a 7.2-foot high tide tomorrow. >> reporter: we should see more of what we saw on the embarcadero, and more video from what we saw from news chopper 2. high tides where the water was noticeably higher, and in the bay, where low lying marsh lands were inundated. >> many parts that were inundated. there already were some today. >> reporter: tomorrow's king tide is expected to be the highest tide of the year. pacifica ken pritchett,

high water was crashing over the embarcadero, even though there was no storm. kent pritchett tells us, this could be a prelude to tomorrow, when the so-called king tide hits. >> reporter: this is high tide this morning. the waters topping the embarcadero in san francisco. >> i used to walk here a lot. >> reporter: expect to see this again when the king tide arrives. >> it will be higher tomorrow. by just a little bit. >> reporter: marry jane schramm showed us the golden gate tide station. this station is where the tide and sea level in the san francisco bay have been recorded for more than 150 years. as for tomorrow -- >> we're due for a 7.2-foot high tide tomorrow. >> reporter: we should see more of what we saw on the embarcadero, and more video from what we saw from news chopper 2. high tides where the water was noticeably higher, and in the bay, where low lying marsh lands were inundated. >> many parts that were inundated. there already were some today. >> reporter: tomorrow's king tide is expected to be the highest tide of the year. pacifica ken pritchett,

drivers on the embarcadero were diverted to other streets. police were able to get the suspect to safely climb morning. enoug >> in new york city. one man charged with pushing another to his death on the his head. says he didn't mean to kill 58-year-old ki-suck han on monday. in a jailhouse interview, davis said that han had threatened him. and that he was unable to control voices telling him to push the older man into a train. davis also admits he was high on drugs at the time. davis is charged with second >> still ahead, the update from the philippines. they continue to recover from a typhoon. this live look outside from san jose hazy conditions continue. we will be back.... hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0

meantime here along the embarcaderos the rain is coming down. we'll tip to follow that throughout the morning, as well. live -- we'll continue to follow that throughout the morning, as well. live in san francisco, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>> a contractor famous for fixing big problems is going to fix the sinkhole in lafayette. city leaders have agreed to a $600,000 contract with c.c. meyers. heavy rains helped create the sinkhole after overwhelming the area's drainage system. the sinkhole on mountain view drive is roughly 15 feet deep, 80 feet long and 40 feet wide. cleaning and fixing that problem will be challenging. >> they are going to route the stormwater around the -- you can put the dam in the creek and route the stormwater around the failed pipe. once they achieve that, they will clear out the creek and establish a stream bed on the bottom, then they'll bring in a bunch of really big pipe, 10 diameter pipe. each section weighs 42,000 pounds. >> c.c. meyers expects to finish by christmas. >>> it will cost $1 million to fix a hillside in daly

as soon as still roadwork in lanes northbound 880 approaching the embarcadero. if you are heading towards oakland airport, these headlights are making their way southbound and everything is actually great all the way down continuing into hayward westbound 580 fine. eastbound 580 through livermore there is some roadwork scheduled until 9:00. so slight delays there. we're watching a low pressure system and it's getting very close to the bay area. it's going to brings light rain as soon as as this afternoon. 12:00 rain showers will move n right now cold temperatures are on tap. chance of rain continues into the weekend through at least the first half of saturday. so this is the low on approach once again you will need to grab that umbrella out of the closet. things are more unsettled around lunchtime shortly after. starts in the north bay, then continues to move farther south. really scattered stuff so we're talking light rain. but there are some pockets of heavier cells. you may have seen a few flashes of yellow in there at sfo today not expecting any delays. no d

>>> dennis o'donnell live at the embarcadero plaza for tonight's sports report. dennis. >> reporter: yes, thanks a lot, allen. i'm with all my elves and, of course, my special guest, santa claus. he will be coming up in just a minute. this is the embarcadero ice rink and it's a wonderful place to get in the holiday spirit if you want to try a little bit of ice skating. again, santa coming up in just a moment. but first, we'll begin with some sad news. the raiders head coach dennis allen who left the football team following sunday's game against the browns to be with his ailing father in texas, his father has passed away at the age of 66. grady allen had a heart attack last week and was in a dallas area intensive care unit. he played in the nfl as a linebacker with the falcons for five seasons. both he and his son played college football at texas a & m. dennis allen plans to be with the raiders thursday when they host denver on thursday night football. and speaking of denver, they come to the black hole for the first time with peyton manning under center. the futu

cbs 5 reporter anne makovec in san francisco watching this morning's king tides along the embarcadero. >> reporter: we have been watching the water level here at this pier and it's been climbing and will continue to climb this morning. we are seeing this king tide today and for the next couple of days. we are expecting a 7-foot tied at 9:45 a.m. and then go down and rise to 5 feet again just before midnight. we'll probably see a little bit more of this. flooding yesterday in marin. this normally only happens when there's a storm but this was caused by the king tide. now, there's a group trying to document these seasonal high tides to figure out where we stand when it comes to rising ocean levels. >> the california king tide help us to visualize the dramatic tidal reefs that we're already experiencing. >> king tide are caused know the by global warming but by gravity. the earth, moon and sun are all in position right now to cause the water to rise. now, the woman you just heard from was the california king tide initiative. they are encouraging people to help them take pictures of the h

overnight roadwork blocking lanes in oakland northbound lanes between embarcadero and fruitvale. that's now gone. so quite the towards downtown. and mass transit continues to roll along on time for bart. that's a check of your "timesaver traffic." lawrence has wet weather in the forecast. >> cold storms rolling into the bay area a frosty start to the day with most his clear skies in the early part of the evening now clouds rolling in and high-def doppler radar is picking up on some raindrops. you can see most of that off the coastline where most of it's going to stay today. just some showers near the coastline and light showers. if you see that taking you in for a closer look in parts of the north bay right now toward mill valley, scattered light showers toward bolinas san rafael and the 580. and that's where we'll see scattered light showers throughout the morning and maybe into the afternoon. the storm system originatin from the gulf of alaska. a glancing blow to the bay area, not moving very far onshore. i think the next storm fairly similar. still outside right now, it is a f

a lot of them stolen in the8$l embarcadero. police arrested these three suspects last week, charging them with operating a massive fencing ring. some of of the 24 security cameras installed at the pier 39 garage captured images of the suspects breaking into a car. a camera shot the license plate. >> these are very high definition cameras installed over the years. and to the point where you can see gum on the sidewalk. >> in fact those cameras are now everywhere here at the wharf, always a magnet for those who pray on tourists. the cannery has perhaps the most-advanced cameras. academy of arts, the new owner installed 35 of them, all around the complex. and now, merchants here are considering adding more in light of the success of the garage cameras in this recent bust. >> we've been going through this process right now to make sure we are fully covered. >> the cameras are invaluable. if we have more, we probably have less crime. >> the lieutenant was involved in the operation. he said the burglars used spotters in garages, targ