the peninsula. kristen was telling us how foggy it was on 101. this is millbrae heading up towards sfo where of course mike is expecting flight arrival delays due to the fog and low cloud ceilings. we'll check out the south bay and show you foggy conditions there as well. (laughter) >> i don't see any fog! what fog! >> exactly. we don't see anything but my director assures me, danny, that this is 280. so that's northbound 280 and that's highway 17 across your screen even though you can't see a thing. that's kind of what you can expect this morning in certainly parts. eric, kristen. >> how do you know that's 280. >> very trustworthy. i did have my fog lights on this morning. definitely needed. thanks, frances. >> okay. 4:40 now. still ahead, multimillion dollar homes on the verge of collapse. why owners may not be allowed to do what they need to save them. >> and muni gets another on time report card. 3q looking to add a little smile to your chili ? try french's. mac and cheese need a boost ? french's helps that, too. chicken in need of cheering up? add french's to your marinade. it

. could reach 63 los gatos. on the peninsula, 59 millbrae. low 60s elsewhere. upper 50s along the coast. 59 downtown. the 60s south san francisco. low to mid-60s through the north bay valleys with your beaches in the upper 50s and monterey bay and inland we should have low to mid-60s with 65 gilroy and salinas being some of the warmer weather. around the state today, temperatures in the mid-50s in fresno. you see a little fog developing there. more sunshine for sacramento and chico. 50 tahoe and yosemite with sunshine. 61 big sur. look at l.a. 80 degrees today, palm springs 74 and san diego about 61. bring it home for tonight and the fog will be widespread once again. 40 fairfield, the cool spot. mid-40s throughout the inland valleys with mid to upper 40s through the bay shore and out to the coast. we're watching these two dominant areas of high pressure that found a friend. now there's three of them. that keeps a dry pattern that will hold through the weekend. this system may move across northern california. i think we'll mills out on the rain. once it passes, that high pressure return

affecting your commute. let's go to millbrae really fast. we have an accident, actually raulston avenue. that's been cleared out of lanes and the millbrae ramp 101 north bound to 380. still an accident blocking that ramp. fog for carquinez. use a little extra caution. kristen, eric. >> sue, thanks a lot. it's 6:09. >> just ahead, a longer wait for a bigger bill. >> the critical decision about the future cost of healthcare for hundreds of thousands of californians. >> does pg&e know much about the pipeline running through your neighborhood? >> good morning, everyone. 6:13 on the abc 7 morning news. you can see what we're talking about. kind of a light fog, moderate haze here as the cars pass by on this freeway. other spots here in san francisco, absolutely clear. parts of the east bay and north bay dense, patchy fog. mike will tell you where that is. sue will tell you how that's going to affect your drive into work safely hopefully. >> i wonder if there are any airport delays. >> mike's good that the, too. >> leland yee with another troubling racist message, this time voice mail. (inaudi

gatos the warm spot. low 60s around the peninsula. millbrae 59. 59 half moon bay. temperatures along the coast and upper 50s like 59 daly city. south san francisco near 60. maybe a little clouds hanging around your beaches longer so upper 50s there. low to mid-60s throughout the east bay shore with fremont and the warm spot at 63. low to mid-60s with concord pleasanton and warmer 63. mid-60s inland. for tonight the fog will hang around, keep our temperatures in the upper 40s to near 50 around the bay shore and out to the coast. mid-40s inland. three areas triple threat of high pressure -- not really threatening. usually calm weather. this low here, that will sideswipe the northern part of the state with rain sunday. maybe drop our temperatures back into the upper 60s to low 60s. sounds like a great weekend for baseball drafting. monday tuesday and wednesday we'll have low to mid-60s and thursday pretty much the same with some fog returning to the forecast. hi, frances. >> back to san leandro where we have this overturn crash. it's on the marin boulevard on-ramp and it's on the should

from 60 milpitas and 60 los gatos. on the peninsula, 59 millbrae from san mateo southward low 60s. the coast temperatures upper 50s for downtown but south san francisco about 60 degrees. through the north bay valleys, low to mid-60s for you. at your beaches, a little cloud cover hanging around in the upper 50s. richmond, hercules, 62. union city, hayward to fremont, the warm spot 62. low to mid-60s throughout the east bay valley. low to mid-60s around the monterey bay. inland we'll have mid-60s with gilroy and salinas about 65 degrees. tonight look for widespread fog once again. low to mid-40s our inland valleys and out to the coast. watching those stubborn areas of high pressure move farther to the north. that's why the dry pattern will hold through the weekend. this area of low pressure will sideswipe northern california but it really won't do much to our weather except maybe bring a few more clouds into the forecast for sunday. still looking at upper 50s to low 60s for highs then. then the low to mid-60s for monday, tuesday, wednesday and upper 50s to mid-60s for thursday. it i

bridge on to the peninsula, 101 has been very foggy as well. here's a live shot in millbrae. northbound traffic still moving well into san francisco. our very foggy shot was also in the south bay for the 280 and 17 interchange but the fog advisory has been cleared for other bay area bridges. >> the walnut creek city council will consider a plan to crack down on alcohol-related violence. it could mean stricter rules for visitors and harsher punishment for troublemakers. a stunning video that shows why something is being done. >> these quiet streets sometimes turn rowdy. recently a drunk woman spit in a police officer's eye. people sometimes pee in the outdoor planters here in this really nice downtown area and sometimes fights break out. here's some examples of it. the videos sometimes show up on youtube.com. one night in october was especially bad. several fights broke out here on main street and police say they don't have enough officers to handle the issue and something's gotta give. a committee has been studying the issue and looking into the possibility of staggering the alcohol cut

to mid-60s here. 64 san jose. upper 50s millbrae, san mateo. low to mid-60s for the rest of the peninsula. head over to the coast, you notice a dramatic change. same thing for downtown and south san francisco through the north by valleys, mainly low to mid-60s but the closer you get to water, we're in the mid to upper 50s. 59 richmond. otherwise from hercules, berkeley, fremont low 60s. tulie fog will have major consequences on the forecast in east bay valleys from being only 56 in antioch to about 10 degrees warmer with 64 pleasanton. mid to upper 60s the monterey bay and inland. while that looks very comfortable, temperatures were 10 degrees warmer yesterday. fog just about everywhere tonight as the sea breeze brings it back to the bay and the coast and the tulie fog hangs out. 30s there, mid to upper 40s around the bay and out to the coast. watching a couple chunks of energy break down the high. the highs moving away from us. for today we'll have the cooler weather breach the coast and the bay. the inland valleys the last couple days because of the fog. by sunday, the dry spe

south bay. 58 in san jose and 58 in campbell and cupertino. millbrae and sap mateo, 58 degrees and lossal toes. coastal areas in the mid50s. sun and high cloud tomorrow. downtown san francisco 54 degrees and although you will start out extremely cold in the north bay valleys of napa and santa rosa, the numbers are bouncing back nicely mid to upper 50s. east bay 57 oakland and free -- free president month. inland areas with the fog hovering in the area. cold in brentwood. antioch 50 degrees. a mild afternoon. 64 degrees in salinas. here is your accu-weather seven-day forecast -- a few more mornings with fog and frost and cold conditions. as the clouds increase on friday and saturday, we are expecting not as cold in the morning. certainly afternoon highses in the 50s, seasonal and a slight chance of showers tuesday into wednesday. >> looks lovely. thanks, sandhya. >>> if this store looks familiar, you want to stick around. >> it is a lucky sale, ahead. [ female announcer ] to do well, kids need to eat well. aneating well means getting enough whole grain and calcium. and general mills

50s. anywhere from 50 millbrae to 52 menlo park. 58 one of the warm spots, half moon bay today. low to mid-50s downtown, south san francisco and out to the coast. 40 degree temperatures s rafael, sausalito and valle. that's all due to the fog. the rest of the north bay 50. low to mid-50s the east bay shore. hercules 48 beuse of the fog and you hit the fog and its dominance in the east bay valleys with 40s just about everywhere. we'll be near 60 santa cruz, watsonville an salinas. everyone else upper 50s around the monterey bay. tonight this is cloud cover but a different type. it's not fog, it's stratus and it will keep outemperatures up. upper 30s inland low 40s around the bay. heading to the sierra this weekend, no new snow. temperatures mid-30s tahoe. for us increase in sunshine by sunday, mid to upper 30s throughout the forecasfor highs. the rain wednesday mainly the north bay, for the rest of us on thursday. >> mike, thank you. >> you bet. >> two sisters were released from a mississippi prison on the condition one donates her kidney to the other. they spent 16 years in prison,

. millbrae, sporting 59 degrees. it feels kind of balmy after the recent cold snap. to the north in the upper 50s. sunnyvale to the south, in the mid- to upper 50s. tonight not as cool but we'll ally notice increasing clouds. temperatures bottoming out pretty much in the 40s from santa rosa to the central bay. but 50 degrees from sunnyvale back through santa clara. out and about, increasing cloud cover. as they do thicken, we'll have the clouds serve as a blanket -- a blanket of clouds and therefore not as chilly. area of low pressure is taking aim to the north. as it does so it's going to take the bulling of the pre-- bulk of the prescription about us -- with us. there's your system right there as high pressure right there. here we go. this is how you plan your thursday. pinpoint forecast. there you have your thursday morning commute. a little bit of light rain around santa rosa and around highway 101 back in through petaluma, into novato and also green brae. there's hit-and-miss showers throughout the day and then the system moves out setting the stage for a dry weekend. tomorrow for

live doppler 7 hd. >> here's a live shot of 101 in millbrae heading towards sfo but i have major roads work going on in hayward that eye tell you about. >> mourners will remember the victims of a weekend shooting rampage. gabrielle giffords is showing more signs of improvement. just about 4:31 a.m.. thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. some back in homes after they temporarily evacuated overnight after a gas leak. a resident reported smelling gas on 33rd avenue near ortega street. pg&e shut off the valve but that didn't patch the leak. >> we have here is low pressure leak in a residence across the street here. so what we've done is we've evacuated nearby residence come turn off all ignition sources while pg&e crews make repairs. >> and those repairs took about two hours. the residents were able to get back into their homes about 1:30 this morning. >> pg&e is suspending its practice of boosting the pressure on its natural gas lines to the legal limit. the announcement comes after the san francisco chronicle reported the utility raised pressuring on the san brun

. anywhere from 50 millbrae to 52 menlo park. 58 one of the warm spots, half moon bay today. low to mid-50s downtown, south san francisco and out to the coast. 40 degree temperatures san rafael, sausalito and vallejo. that's all due to the fog. the rest of the north bay 50. low to mid-50s the east bay shore. hercules 48 because of the fog and you hit the fog and its dominance in the east bay valleys with 40s just about everywhere. we'll be near 60 santa cruz, watsonville and salinas. everyone else upper 50s around the monterey bay. tonight this is cloud cover but a different type. it's not fog, it's stratus and it will keep our temperatures up. upper 30s inland, low 40s around the bay. heading to the sierra this weekend, no new snow. temperatures mid-30s tahoe. for us increase in sunshine by sunday, mid to upper 30s throughout the forecast for highs. the rain wednesday mainly the north bay, for the rest of us on thursday. >> mike, thank you. >> you bet. >> two sisters were released from a mississippi prison on the condition one donates her kidney to the other. they spent 16 years in prison,

millbrae toward palo alto and mountain view. some fog is lingering along the coast keeping half moon bay in the low 50s. downtown san francisco, 53 degrees. 51 in daly city. in the north bay, you will get some of the drainage. the cold air draining in with the fog holding the temperature down 47 degrees. a little more sun and slightly higher temperatures in santa rosa, sonoma. low 50s. 52 in hayward and newark. the temperatures are still going to remain on the cold side. look at the afternoon highs. brentwood at 43 degrees. 44 in antioch. the fog will linger. 45 in fairfield. livermore 47 and around the monterey bay, this is where you will see the mildest readings. mid50s for santa cruz and watsonville. accu-weather seven-day forecast, cold and foggy inland tomorrow. comfortable by winter standards around the bay and coast. you will see the milder daytime highs on sunday, monday dry conditions through tuesday. a chance of rain again coming back in mid to latter part of next week. if you are thinking of cold, the cold nighttime readings are coming back sunday night and monday night. p

peninsula. millbrae 59, pretty close. upper 50s along the coast into downtown san francisco. south san francisco sausalito through the north bay valleys low to mid-60s with upper 50s at your beaches. fremont 63 for thank yous low to mid-60s in the east bay valleys and the low to mid-60s the monterey bay with mainly mid 60s in our inland neighborhoods. tonight more fog, cloud cover. mid-40s inlands upper 40s the bay shore and out to the coast. the area of high pressure, look how far up north they're pushing the jet stream. that means a weekend dry pattern that is going to hold here in the bay but a storm system will clip the sierra and bring some valley rain and mountain snow to tahoe on sunday. temperature will then warm up on monday with a little more sunshine and yosemite will completely miss out on the snow this time. accu-weather 7-day forecast, the coast will bounce around between the upper 50s to low 60s while inland neighborhoods and the bay will be the low to mid-60s every ting single day. >> we'll take that. >> enjoy it. >> if you're looking for something fun and free to v

of the peninsula. millbrae 59, pretty close. upper 50s along the coast into downtown san francisco. south san francisco sausalito through the north bay valleys low to mid-60s with upper 50s at your beaches. fremont 63 for thank yous low to mid-60s in the east bay valleys and the low to mid-60s the monterey bay with mainly mid 60s in our inland neighborhoods. tonight more fog, cloud cover. mid-40s inlands upper 40s the bay shore and out to the coast. the area of high pressure, look how far up north they're pushing the jet stream. that means a weekend dry pattern that is going to hold here in the bay but a storm system will clip the sierra and bring some valley rain and mountain snow to tahoe on sunday. temperature will then warm up on monday with a little more sunshine and yosemite will completely miss out on the snow this time. accu-weather 7-day forecast, the coast will bounce around between the upper 50s to low 60s while inland neighborhoods and the bay will be the low to mid-60s every ting single day. >> we'll take that. >> enjoy it. >> if you're looking for something fun and fr

coast will look for the mid50s with half moon bay 54. 57 for palo alto. 55 millbrae. san francisco will warm to 53 degrees. south city at 55. cloverdale is 58. 56 for novato as well as sonoma. oakland 56. castro valley and a little fog in your neighborhood tomorrow morning. afternoon sunshine and 56 degrees there. interior east bay, mid to low 50s. antioch and brentwood, 54. concord is 56. 57 for pleasanton and 60 for watsonville and 58 for hollis hollister. the accu-weather seven-day forecast, the winds will kick up tuesday night and wednesday morning, especially the north and east bay hills. otherwise look for sunny, dry conditions all week long. wednesday is groundhog day. we will have to wait and see how many more weeks of winter or spring if it arrives sooner if it sees the shadow or not. >> should be nice in tahoe too. >> let's talk to shu. it seems like the warriors have been playing a lot at home. >> they have been almost the whole month. and they are not taking advantage of the recent home span. they lost four straight. three of those are at home. hoping to end the street

in the low 50's. 53 in campbell. san jose. cupertino. open the peninsula 50 degrees in millbrae. 51 in palo alto and also in half moon bay downtown san francisco cool afternoon. need a sweater 48 degrees and it is heavy coat weather in the north bay. look at the chill. start out cold. rain moves in and you never quite warm-up. 45 in santa rosa. 46 in napa. in the east baylow 50's for oakland. hayward. inland areas still chilly. 46 in concord 48 livermore and around the bay 54 degrees in monterey. here's accu-weather 7 day forecast. it ace chilly and wet tuesday. few drops early wednesday morning. but you will notice after the chance of rain in the north bay open thursday milder conditions coming friday through martin luther king jr. day. temperatures actually rise upper 50's to low 60's and that's an improvement no not only daytime high be milder but also overnight low will be milder. >> all right sandy thanks very much. >> turn out a lot of them exercise might not be enough. >> research shows one bad habit you can not break or solve with >> research shows one bad habit you can not

. not only san jose but also redwood city. upper 60s mostly of the peninsula. mid-60s millbrae. upper 60s downtown and south san francisco. through the north bay valleys, we'll have low to mid-60s. santa rosa 65 and napa 64. those could be potential record high temperatures as would be oakland 69 and hayward 67. as we head into the east bay valleys, 63 concord. low to mid-60s for the rest of your neighbors. the medical records upper 60s to low 70s, same thing as you head into the inland valleys. tonight tulie fog will develop once again. notice how it keeps the temperatures here in the mid to upper 30s while we have low to mid-40s around the bay and out to the coast. two areas of high pressure but kind of getting pushed apart. a little weak spot developing for these high clouds. but this low, you see all the moisture around washington and oregon. this is the way the pattern is going to stay this week. other than patchy valley fog we should have clear and chilly nights followed by warmer than average afternoons. the only time dipping into the 50s would be the coast and that would be ov

millbrae, not too bad. this is actually a nice spot. if you are headed to sfo, traffic looking good in both directions. that's your commute. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:06. oakland topping a new list. how it's leading the state when it comes to safety. >>> plus, straight as, great s.a.t. scores, really may not matter. how uc admissions could soon be getting more competitive for students. >>> and the main route to the golden gate bridge is finally getting a face history. the work that will improve the safety and view for commuters from the north bay. ,, california should be proud. we were the first to ban smo on airplanes. the first to have smoke-free bars and restaurants. all while saving over $86 billion in health care costs... and over a million lives. we've done a good job. but even if you were born today, you'd still grow up in a world where tobacco kills more people... than aids, drugs, alcohol, murder and car crashes... combined. we have a lot more work to do. ♪ [ domenic ] grew up right here. ♪ really that's about all we ever did is just work and play here. pretty well.

clara and milpitas. 68 los gatos on the peninsula. low 60s at our coast from pacifica. millbrae 63 but you head towards losal tows, coming in at 65 and the north bay with the low 70s from santa rosa today. 70 cloverdale, near east bay 65 in richmond. inland valleys, take a look at this. 65 brentwood, even 70 danville and pleasanton for you. monterey bay, looking at 74. here's the accu-weather 7-day forecast. so very mild weekend. you'll notice just a little bit cooler into next week, maybe some high clouds and some fog to start the day but other than that, your second straight week of dry weather. >> i know! yeah, it's beautiful and perfect p timing. the weekend's going to be really nice. a federal judge ruled that current and former major league baseball players will have to testify at barry bonds' upcoming perjury trial. bonds arrived at court yesterday mork in san francisco. the judge ruled that prosecutors could call bonds' former teammates and other players to testify about whether they received steroids from bonds' trainer greg anderson. bonds is on trial for perjury and obstruct

remain drive. 57 to 58, san jose at 58. millbrae 55, the cool spot on the peninsula. everybody else in the 56, 57 degree range. mid-50s abeing lo the coast. that will spill into downtown. whether you're in the valleys or at the coast, clearly slightly cooler at 49 degrees. east bay shore, total sunshine. mid to upper 50s for you. you can see the fog from concord, brentwood keeping you cooler while the rest of the east bay shores the mid-50s. inwetland mid to upper 50s. salinas possibly making it to 60 degrees. it is going to be cold again tonight. 41 in san francisco. the only area not in the 30s. and i think it will be even colder in the north bay and east bay valleys with a lot more low 30s an what we're seeing this morning. the reason why? low pressure. we watched this yesterday move down to the south. the other one fell apart as it moved into the desert. you can see the arcy nature of this high pressure coming in from the ocean and the other from the great basin putting a nice shield over top of us that's going to keep all of the wet weather away from us. so if you have any plan

101 in millbrae. the ride fine but the camera a little bouncy so it is breezy. headlights northbound heading in towards san francisco. southbound good all the way to san jose. 101 in the north bay. the drive time only 20 minutes from highway 37 in novato down to the golden gate bridge. >> frances, thank you. it's 5:37. >> california cities launch a preemptive strike against budget cuts. >> don't go against the governor in the state of california in a process of warfare. >> still ahead, how the rush to spend money before sacramento takes it away. >> and the costly perk of being a muni driver. why san francisco may be backing ofofofofofofofofofofofofofofofof [ beeping ] ♪ ooh! ow. [ male announcer ] at ragu, our mission is to pack two servings of vegetables into every half-cup of healthy, delicious sauce. new ragu has the taste your family will love, so, it's even easier to make every bite count. ♪ ragu. feed our kids well. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> it's 5:40. a paid parking plan for muni drivers on hold indefinitely. the muni board of directors

millbrae and san mateo. palo alto, 57 degrees. lossal toes, 58. you will all be in the mid50s. downtown san francisco, 54 degrees and very close to average. in the north bay, you are looking at all 50s except clear lake 49 degrees. in the east bay, nice day once the cold goes away. 56 in oakland and in fremont. inland areas, still going to have to deal with lingering fog which is why you will still remain on the cool side. 51 in antioch and 53 in livermore. around the monterey bay, 60 in santa cruz and 61 in watsonville. here is your accu-weather seven-day forecast -- morning fog and frost will give way to sunny skies in the afternoon. a few more clouds as we head into saturday. but as of right now, no rain. early next week could get interesting. we are keeping it partly cloudy, but there is one model that wants to bring rain back to the bay area. we will see. for the time being we will keep the accu-weather seven day dry with 50s across the board. >> thank you, sandhya. >>> just ahead, say cheese. >> where giants' fans can get their picture with the world series trophy. [ mal

might not be there next year. 101 in millbrae, traffic flowing well northbound there. an accident san bruno avenue where another car spun into a ditch but that not blocking any lanes at all. that's on the right-hand shoulder. south bay a very quiet and nice ride at the 280 and 17 interchange. that's highway 17 across your screen. eric, kristen. >> frances, thank you. >> delta airlines takes a unique approach of bumping passengers. >> also new evidence that california's foreclosure woes may be easing. >> and google launches a service that could soon bridge language barriers. ♪ it's the way you bring out the sun ♪ sunnyd! ♪ it's the way you make it all fun ♪ know who makes the day sunny? my mom and sunnyd! i love the taste. mom loves the vitamin c. and now it has 40% fewer calories than most regular soda brands! ♪ make today a sunny day! sunnyd is giving away a prize a day for a hundred days at facebook.com/sunnyd, >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning. we begin your "moneyscope" report with new concerns about rising prices at the supermar

is 65 as well as palo alto. working on the sunshine bringing back the moisture, 63 in millbrae. san francisco, 61 this afternoon. in the north bay, areas of dense fog lingering into late morning hours. then we'll see low 60s by vallejo today. 64 oakland with 64 in castro valley. here is where we'll look for the cooler numbers, low 50s around concord and upper 50s. mid-60s for walnut creek. seven-day forecast, we switch out our air masses, one moving in and one moving out. it should stay cool pleasant contend weigh morning fog but already nice weather. >> a lot of people headed to tahoe for the weekend. >> cloudy and foggy. >> talk about ski resorts, people have quite a story. 85 people got stuck at a ski resort. lift stalled at alpine valley, 125 acre ski resort east of cleveland. skiers were dangling in chairs 30 feet over the mountain. rescue workers lowered them to safety. the problem is being blamed by a broken gear. >> in sports, it is the n.f.l. playoffs, mike shumann shows us which teams have advanced to the a.f.c. and n.f.c. championships. >> good morning i saw teams with a

millbrae, 69. we'll have 70 half moon bay, 68 pacifica, daly city 67. mid to upper 60s. on the east bay shore richmond at 66. fog at hercules 65. highway from walnut creek to brentwood. warmest weather mid-70s around the monterey bay, low to mid-70s inland. 80 salinas. tonight temperatures low to mid-40s inland. mid to upper 40s around the bay. seven day forecast, make a run at the record highs one more day tomorrow and the cooler sea breeze friday and you'll notice the cooler temperatures over the weekend it we have a new injury crash in the south bay. it's southbound 101 on the ramp to northbound 680. a car has flipped over, it's on its side and there are emergencies crews on the scene. allow a little extra time this morning if you're commuting through solano and parts of contra costa county as well as the central valleys. that's where chp has issued fog advisories. you can see for yourself what the fog looks like in contra costa. this is 680 at the north main exit. low visibility. do drive with caution this morning. you can always go to our website to take a look at all the traffic c

millbrae. san francisco coming in at about 63 today. north bay, you saw a wide range yesterday. today mainly the low to mid-60s. further north though ukiah, 68. hercules low 60s with 65 fremont. and down around pleasanton today, 64. notice the upper 50s from pittsburg with very dense fog. not willing to mix out through much of the day. another 70 in salinas and watsonville. here's the 7-day forecast. i think we'll get sunshine sooner tomorrow. maybe a few degrees warmer. a few degrees cooler tuesday and wednesday but no rain. temperatures a little above normal right through next week. >> it's feeling like spring. >> it is. >> thank you, lisa. well, our state's high-speed rail project may be by california's project. this weekend chinese officials are visiting fresno where a central construction hub is proposed as well as a four-story train depot. reporter shannon handy reports from our sister station in fresno. >> 12 chinese officials got a bird's-eye view saturday what will be the first phase of california's high-speed rail system. with a price tag of $45 billion, the entire project w

francisco. for headlights moving southbound there, also 101 in millbrae looking good this morning. no trouble at all on the peninsula. mike will be tracking flight delays for you around the country. and mass transit systems also off to a good start, ace, muni, bart, caltrain reporting no delays. you can always get traffic when you want it by going to our website, abc7news.com is the place to go and you'll find it under the bay area traffic link. eric, kristen? >> frances, thank you very much. >> next the search for survivors of massive flooding in australia. >> see what happens when some bulldozer drivers combine a love of dance with heavy metal. oror >> in australia, military representatives are searching for dozens missing in the latest flooding. the toll jumped to 20. the high waters surgeds to bringsbon where 9,000 homes are expected to be swamped. it dropped 6 inches of rain a half hour. the founder of wikileaks continues to fight extradition to sweden. that's where faces rape charges. he had a short hearing to talk about his next court date in february. he said being expedited i

millbrae. no problems in the south bay. let's go to that accident south 101 at east washington. basically things are slowing down now. it doesn't seem like lanes are blocked but because of activity it's enough to slow cars down. and, also, there's an accident southbound 880 and 92 right at hayward. that's slowing things down as well as a person that hit a pedestrian in san leandro. that's foothill boulevard. you can always get the latest on our website. kristen? >> thanks. the company that makes a balance bracelet popular with athletes admits it has no proof it does anything to enhance. power balance now says there's no scientific evidence to support its claims the wrist bands improve balance or flexibility. power balance made the admission after they were accused of false advertising. >> researchers think they know what causes mail pattern baldness. hair-making stem cells are the root cause. men bald have the same number of hair-making stem cells but fewer of the mature type of stem cells. they hope to develop a topical cream that can react evaluate those cells. >> want to kno

ahead. pretty nice start to the day. if you are heading to sfo, live shot in millbrae, northbound traffic looks good into san francisco. southbound also delay free. it's delay free everywhere around the bay area. live shot of 880 in berkeley. westbound traffic looks great heading to the bay bridge toll plaza. no delays. and we'll checks out the ride in contra costa, southbound traffic is flowing well. looks like there is a little bit of some fog develop or haze in the distance. a few earlier accidents but nothing blocking any lanes right now. >> it's 5:38. >> still ahead, mission identical. >> we always had different ways but we would meet at the same time. >> twin sisters make a pledge to enlist and why it could be a first for the army. >> and man who mesmerized the bay area, why he says it was a good thing. ♪ hey! wait up! ♪ [ female announcer ] you see a mud stain. but new wisk sees a particulate stain. with our breakthrough stain spectrum technology, wisk is engineered to fight all the major stain groups like particulates and oils. [ girl ] that lip gloss is soooo cute on

. checking out the drive on the peninsula, 101 in millbrae. headlights move northbound just right near the sfo airport. and all is well on 101 and 280 on the peninsula. in fact, here's a live shot of 280 and highway 17 in san jose. quiet and light and looking good. terry, kristen. >> frances, thank you. it's 5:09. >> and all is well. all right. you'll have extra time to file your taxes this year. coming up, the holiday taxpayers may be thankful for. >> forget high-speed rail. why more travelers are choosing to go amtrak. >> one of the nation's top business schools take a field trip to silicon valley. the bay area's economic outlook. >> i have fallen in love with making bird houses. caw caw! [ director ]what is that? that's a horrible crow. here are some things that i'll make as little portals. honestly, i'd love to do this for the rest of my life so i've got to take care of my heart. for me, cheerios is a good place to start. [ male announcer ] got something you'll love to keep doing? take care of your heart. you can start with cheerios. the natural whole grain oats can help lower chol

. 55 at millbrae and mid 50's on the coast at pacifica and a half moon bay. so despite the cold overnight temperatures we see mild readings during the daytime. 55 do you want san francisco. 54 in sunset district and up in the north bay a bit cooler and other part of the bay area. 49 the high. clear lake. but we will see mid 50's in most other location near ebay high inching into the upper 20's. 58 at fremont. 57 at union city and hayward over the hills into the inland valley of the east bay cooler only low 50's in most locations there and near monterey bay high near 60's, 60 at salinas. 59 at watsonville. 57 in monterey. alaska weather 7 day forecast. 7 day of sunny dry condition. morning frost and fog may be with us tuesday morning, wednesday morning and thursday morning but daytime afternoon readings nice and mild through the weekend into early next week. we haven't been able to say that in a listening time. enjoy it while item here we are in january in the middle of the rainy season. rain likely to come back again. >> this won't last. the rain total are very impressive. >> am

bay bridge and the dumbarton bridge, looking at rain showers on the peninsula. san bruno, millbrae and rights towards san mateo and redwood city about to get wet. san francisco some pretty good rain but a break here from highway 1 and sliding eastward over to hercules, vallejo, american canyon. rapidly pushing off to the east as we get into a cooler air mass that still will be unstable for much of the morning. doesn't look like until the afternoon where things dry out throughout the entire bay area. 46 fairfield. the cooler air and west-northwest winds filtering in later on today. 53 redwood city. numbers now as mild as we'll see throughout the day. thunderstorms throughout the morning hours. clearing later on today. cool and dry next week. here's the low which really with it brings the unstable air. as that slides to the south and east, that's why we get the rain and the possibility of thunder. 5, 6, 7:00 this morning the rain continues to the south and east. you notice a little break into the north bay but there will be a little bit more rain and the lull takes much of the rain a

in millbrae. no major problems on 101 at all. up and down the peninsula as well as 280. so you're good to go from san francisco down to san jose where we have a live shot of the 280 and 17 interchange. headlights are northbound 280. highway 17 is across your screen and there's that accident in santa clara, the expressway at el camino real. get the latest traffic whenever you want by going to abc7news.com. kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. from acue stick guitars to acrobats, don sanchez has it all in today's what's hot. >> the crucible revival fans the flames with fire, music, dance and jaw-dropping performances. it's a fair well tribute to founder michael stern in oakland. eric johnson, andy mckee bring acoustic guitars together as guitar masters. sunday afternoon in the marin center. ♪ >> linda and the oakland gospel choir with a tribute to dr. martin luther king. in the name of love at the oakland spanish rights center. amazing displays of flexibility and balance. daring maneuvers saturday afternoon in the marin center. >> voices raised in song combined with food, the gospel

still foggy as we can show you here. headlights move northbound through millbrae. also check out the 101 and 880 interchange in san jose. not as much fog here and this is northbound 101 past that allen rock accident. get the latest traffic when you want by going to our website abc7news.com. kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. if you wanted a cashmere scarf for christmas but didn't get one, now may be a chance to get one at a discount if you're in the market. michael finney and good housekeeping has what you want to pick up and what you want to leave on the sales table. >> cashmere is a great addition to any wardrobe but not all cashmere is worth the price. >> just because you're getting something on sale doesn't mean it's a good buy. >> also if you can put your hand underneath and see it, don't expect the garment to last long. good housekeeping advises you to see if the sweater is knitted together seamlessly. cashmere sown at the seams can tear. >> it will sprout ugly little pills very quickly. >> great to find bargains but examine the items carefully to assure you're getting the best

morning. and 101 also looking good on the peninsula. millbrae for headlights moving towards sfo. mike will keep track of course of those weather-related flight delays if you're headed to the south. and you can stay on top of your traffic delays by going to our website anytime, abc7news.com. eric, kristen. >> frances, thanks a lot. 5:54. >> finally a verizon i-phone. and airfares all going up. >> bloomberg reporter jane king with the morning's "moneyscope" report. good morning. great news for verizon wireless customers. bloomberg verizon wireless getting to unveil an event here in new york. verizon so confident it can handle the usage load when it offers i-phones to customers later this month. breaks at&t exclusive hold on i-phone's service. bad news for travelers, pump prices and airfares going up. fare compare says most u.s. airlines raised ticket prices this weekend and the latest survey says nationwide the average price on regular gasoline climbed 9 cents to $3.08 a gallon. coming soon, a new place to learn about product safety. the consumer product safety commission plans to

millbrae. 58 palo alto. coastal areas like pacifica, 56 degrees. downtown san francisco you will see a temperature of 56 by afternoon and in the north bay still some lingering clouds as you can hear, see here temperatures in the mid 50's around santa rosa, napa, east bay upper 50's for oakland and fremont. inland areas partial sunshine 55 concord and livermore and for the monterey bay 62 degrees in santa cruz. here's accu-weather 7 day forecast after kind of a dripy early wednesday morning we are looking at dry afternoon. sunny break. chance of rain in the north bay. very light on thursday and then notice the temperatures continuing to increase. friday through tuesday. we are going from the upper 50's to the mid 60's. really mild weather and takes us through martin luther king jr. obviously it is a dry day for that. so dry conditions. the only fly in the ointment one computer model want to bring in a few showers on sunday. we'll see. >> not a lot. >> no. but we kept it out because we don't free. >> thanks very much. >> all right coming up. do you hate paying the extra fees for baggage?

interchange. no problems northbound all the way into millbrae. if you're heading towards sfo, it is just a bit breezy but no fog. not a problem this morning. get the latest traffic anytime by going to our website abc7news.com. just click on the bay area traffic link. eric, kristen. >> frances, thank you very much. it's 6:21. >> for must-reads. you know how obesity is a problem. it's now hitting those in diapers. one-third of infants are either obese or at risk. babies are getting bigger and not thinning out when they start walking. dr. gary bean says they eat too much processed foods and they need to teach parents how to prepare healthy meals. >> how funeral homes are finding new life by hosting other venues like weddings, birthday parties, even proms. customers say it's less expensive, more available so they don't mind saying i do just because a room was in a casket. the completely links on abc7news.com. just look under the must reads tab. >> one of america's most high profile athletes. what lance armstrong is now saying about the acquisitions. >> and friendly change of heart regarding us

. look for mid-60s monterey, 67 campbell. 62 millbrae with half moon bay 60. in the sunset, 61 downtown north bay numbers from the warmest numbers here with cloverdale, 67, 65 sonoma. near east bay 62. hercules with union city coming in at 64. our inland valleys 62 in antioch. monterey, wow, how about 70 degrees for salinas. the accu-weather 7-day forecast shows the fog today, this morning into tomorrow morning. warmest day should be martin luther king holiday but mild and mid-60s until the middle of next week. so couldn't get rid of it and now -- (laughter) >> it's like spring. i love it. thanks so much, lisa. blue shield of california says it plans to go forward with an increase in health insurance rates. some individual policyholders could see their rates climb by as much as 59%. the company issued a news release yesterday promising to subject the new rates to an independent review and even issue refunds if the rates cannot be justified. blue shield says it has hired an actuary to begin that process. four years ago governor schwarzenegger announced plans to open health clini

on 101 in millbrae. look out for that thick fog on parts of 280. we'll head for the san mateo bridge next and everything looking good right now as you make your way in and out of hayward and through the connection ramp between 92 and 880. jenelle, kristen. >> thanks so much. 5:09. >> there are places to recycle trees, you know what i'm saying! maybe it just fell out. facebook.com setting the stage for an initially public offering. >> east bay city council members pass its first hurdle. >> an emergency and turns to like honey roasted, honey bunches of oats. the perfect balance of crunchy flakes and clusters, with a kiss of golden honey. delicious. and the same calories per serving as special k original. so, try honey roasted, honey bunches of oats! heck try 'em all. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> retail sales fell short of expectations last month, in part because of strong start of holiday shopping in november but it was still the best holiday shopping season since 2006. facebook.com is setting the stage for an initial public offering next year. and sout

westbound heading towards foster city. and 101 on the peninsula looks good through millbrae as you make your way northbound towards sfo. it looks great all the way out of san jose with this live shot at 880 interchange. that's northbound 101 and problem-free out of morgan hill. get traffic when you want it by going to our website anytime, abc7news.com. it's under the bay area traffic link. kristen? >> frances, thanks a lot. listen to this. a tiger dad roaring back. the husband of the author of the controversial best seller about tiger moms is speaking out for the first time. princeton law professor is married to her. her book battle hymn of the battle mom describes her strict chinese parenting style, including preventing her children from ever having play dates and rejecting her daughters carelessly made birthday card. the exempt titled why chinese mothers are superior hit. george stephanopoulos talked to her husband about it on "good morning america" this morning. >> it's been unbelievable. i can tell you that. it's been tough, not for me, for amy. at times it's been tough. but he

approach the accident. elsewhere, the rest of 101 right now, here's live look at 101 through millbrae. the rest of the drive on the peninsula problem-free. no delays to report heading to sfo. traffic actually looks good this morning through that portion. back to the maps, northbound side 280 at wolf we have a vehicle that hit debris in the road. everything now cleared off to the center divide and looks like chp and tow trucks are on scene trying to get the trouble spot out of the way so traffic okay on 280 through the south bay. if you are headed through the altamont pass, we are seeing some delays westbound 580 about a 19-minute ride to go from the altamont pass to 680. once you hit 680 only slight delays at the dublin interchange, 680 itself looking good this morning. westbound 4 lots of red so that means lots of brake lights. we are seeing delays westbound from a street to loveridge. live look at the antioch bridge -- we lost that shot. but it is foggy there so give yourself some extra time. no fog here on the golden gate bridge. traffic actually looking nice this morning. still li

good here southbound out of novato. also the peninsula, no major troubles. 101 millbrae, headlights move northbound and it's looking good into san francisco. northbound traffic, a little more volume through san jose there on 101 but 880 still fine at this point. eric, kristen. >> frances, thank you very much. it's 6:42. >> and trading is underway on wall street now. we have a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. a live look at the big board here. you can see the dow down 58 points. >> plus is it all in the timing? the new research that could have perspective parents waiting a little longer before having child number two. >> and a smile to heal the3q it's a beautiful day inside when you use lysol neutra air fabric mist. it eliminates odors at the source better than febreze, and kills 99.9% of bacteria on soft surfaces. learn more at lysol.com/missionforhealth. twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating wle grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lowe our

millbrae station. so major delays on caltrain this morning. i'm not sure how that will affect the freedom ride later on. it takes several hours to clear a fatal crash if it turns out to be fatal in fact. so we'll keep you posted on this but trains right now stopped as you approach burlingame. bart is operating on a holiday schedule. and a. c. transit running on a sunday schedule. ace and muni are operating on a regular schedule today. look out for the fog and you can find out where it's thickest by going to the website abc7news.com under the bay area traffic link. eric? >> frances, thank you very much. it's 6:53. the story of the bay area's own social network took the top prize at the golden globes. >> and the golden globe goes to... social network. (cheers and applause) >> the social network which tells the story of palo alto-based facebook.com won four awards. that was the most of the evening. in addition to best picture, the movie won best director, best screenplay and best score. with all the wins, it's now considered a front runner for the oscars. other winners colin firth wh

sunnyvale. the peninsula low 50s. pacifica, millbrae, san francisco about 53 degrees in the north bay. some areas of favorite locations where we have that dense cold air settling in. it will still be cool, just in the upper 40s for vallejo, napa, san rafael. 51 petaluma. near east bay. low 50s with afternoon sun on tap for san leandro and hayward. inland valleys, you know when we have it from the east but the west as well so you see the temperatures stay cool. 43 brentwood. monterey bay bay, 56 hollister. the accu-weather seven-day forecast. another cool, gray start. partly cloudy this afternoon, sunnier tomorrow and we'll enjoy a couple more dry partly cloudy afternoons before a change takes place wednesday, thursday, signifying back to the rainy weather. >> back to winter. >> yeah. >> thanks so much, lisa. big news for 49er fans with harbaugh named the new coach. >> good morning. as an nfl player, jim harbaugh's nickname was captain comeback. by taking the reins of the 49ers, he'll be proud of helping the organization come back. the respectability and sort of dominance it once enjoy

50s in millbrae, pacifica 51. san francisco coming in at 53 today, partly cloudy. numbers more mild the further north you get. 56 ukiah with 52 berkeley. still cool our east bay valleys. brentwood 47 and down by the monterey bay, looking at mid-50s, mild and sunniest weather there. so a couple of dry days, chance of showers tuesday and mostly midweek doesn't look like a huge deal but hopefully getting some brighter skies today. >> just a nuisance. thanks, lisa. the nfl wildcard weekend, mike shumann with this weekend's big matchup. >> we take off with wildcard weekend and a rematch of the game between the jets and the colts. entered the game 1-5 against peyton manning. steps up and hits pierre garson in stride. 225 yards. 7-0 at the half. colts up three but the jets respond. ten-minute drive capped off the second t. d. 14-10 new york. under a minute to play. colts down 14-13. 50 yards out, nails it, back on top 16-14. after our 47 yard kickoff return, mark santos and edwards on the south bay. the uprights from 32 yards out. the jets move on to face the patriots after a 17-16 victory

millbrae for you. no trouble for headlights towards sfo but mike was talking about weather-related flight delays. and at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights have been turned on. also we'll check out -- although still no delays -- interstate 80 in berkeley. traffic a little more crowded for headlights moving westbound. a traffic advisory issued for the carquinez bridge. i'm not sure it's fog but they're saying there's a stall possibly -- oh, a new stall just reported at the bay bridge. look out for that. you will find that thick fog, 680 walnut creek as well as the venetian bridge. >> frances, thank you very much. it's 6:38. >> trading underway on wall street. a live report from the new york stock exchange straight ahead. a live look at the big board. the dow down 5 points. >> from scare to scam. the new accusations that a report linking vaccines to autism was a fraud. >> and come with us! we go to las vegas for the hottest trends in tech at this year's consumer electronics show. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in hillsborough where residents are being warned to keep an eye out f

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southbound, similar conditions yesterday leading cost millbrae. and then very heavy traffic further set in to call the other, that is the case this morning. heavy traffic on the bay shore, look to see continue set to redwood city menlo park, although, continuing all the way down to mountain view almost to highway 85 is a slow northbound red on the 101 as well leading up to fair oaks is best to 371 accident is slowing the ride that is part of the reason it is so slow all the way back to hear the guadalupe parkway. westbound to the bay bridge, backed up to the foot of the mes. for part of the morning, right now it was slow from the aids your approach, and it does those things were breaking up and now the backup is growing again it is now sub from west grand ave. >> darya. >> and 19 year-old call of the man was struck and killed early this morning by caltrans and palo alto it was caltrans first fatality of this new year, the man was fatally struck by the trainer and 1:20 a.m., it is not clear how or why he was on the tracks but a preliminary investigation indicates it was intentional. no pass