. >>> sonoma county one step closer to banning plastic bags. the waste management age sly lay out a plan today to conduct an environmental impact assessment on those plastic bags. if the final report is approved, vote will be taking to ban the bags in all retail stores. the ordinance can only be adopted by a unanimous vote for the ten-member board which is made up of representatives of each of the nine cities of sonoma county. >>> by the way, right now on a wednesday morning, let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. she is in the nbc bay area weather center with a look what's happening right now. >> yeah. i'm walking over to the weather wall now. good morning. 50s to start you out. and you know what, sonoma county, one of the coolest regions we are talking about this morning. we have the upper 50s down here in the south bay to start you. 57 degrees in sunnyvale. comfortable. you may want to bring the light jacket with you. right at the coast. lit take a while for the sun to break through the clouds. futurecast tells the story. you can see clearing, very quickly today. an h

maybe enough moisture north of sonoma county where we'll have to watch for a chance of rain, also north of truckee later on this afternoon. but for the bay area, we'll see basically an all-day-long sea breeze. the temperatures are going to continue to cool down. a few midday sunny breaks. it will mick in dryer air and break up some of the low clouds perhaps right around midday and the low clouds are going to fill in tonight. there you see the high clouds drifting on by for the afternoon. notice the low clouds starting to surge in tomorrow morning and very likely those low clouds will pack some drizzle. look at, that filling in all the way through the area. when you see that, that is a super charged marine layer and very likely drizzle or mist from san francisco into oakland. all this coming in again later today and into tomorrow morning. may have even a little bit of wet roads from some of the mist as we get the workweek started. >>> today it's going be mostly in the 70s. this might be mostly optimistic to say 80s around san jose. we'll see the numbers in the low 60s today. tomorr

. >>> i'm christina loren live in the nbc bay area weather center. showers just to the north of sonoma county. now i'll let you know when they're slated to hit your neighborhood coming up. >>> and we have an accident just past the bay bridge toll plaza. that's affecting the backup here and i'll let you know how that backup is affecting your drive coming up. >>> good morning, everybody. thank you very much for joining us. the time now is 6:30. i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. we begin with breaking news in petaluma this morning. you're looking at video taken from the scene this morning by our chopper over the area of washington near mcdowell. heavy police presence in the area after loud explosions and shots were heard. we had just got off the phone a short time ago with a clerk at a nearby best western. it is right in back of this area. it's a residential area as well reported seeing homeland security officers come into the best western telling them to keep all the patrons inside the hotel inside for quite some time. they've since been released and told they can come and

ought feet along the marin county, sonoma county coastline. headed up there, make sure you are very cautious. always a good idea to hit a guarded beach. that water is cold. 68 degrees. that's what you can expect today in places like san francisco. hit the upper 70s here in san jose. by tomorrow, we are cooling you down to the low to mid 70s inland. upper 60s return bayside. low 60s at the coast. by friday things start to change. talking about kind of a brae friday overall. with a little bit of drizzle and light showers over the greater bay area. not just the north bay. late friday into saturday. there is that golden gate bridge celebration. 75 beautiful years here in the bay area. the weather is really going to accommodate that celebration with 80 degrees inland and 73 degrees in san francisco. as make your way into the city from san jose, it will be downright perfect. room temperature, for example, 72 degrees. 73 on sunday. just you just can't beat. mike has some side notes not just for the golden gate bridge. dunbarton. >> dunbarton bridge is closed this weekend. friday actually,

sonoma county overnight. a 4.2 magnitude earthquake that hit at 2.23 this morning. the area surrounding the geysers is the largest single geothermal field in the world and continually produces small quakes. with this one, no reports of injuries or damage. >>> many san jose police officers will be celebrating cinco de mayo this weekend because they will be on the clock. already we found officers on many street corners in downtown san jose. they are on standby in case anything happens this cinco de mayo weekend. though the last few years have been mostly peaceful, police want to make sure that this doesn't happen again. this was the scene in 2006 when out-of-control crowds trashed parts of the city. that year, 56 people were arrested and windows were busted out at several businesses. those memories are the reason business owner shawn wofford won't take any chances even years later. require plan on being here at least an hour or two later just to see if the crowd is going to be pretty rough or if everybody is going to be mellow. so i'll keep an eye on my business. >> san jose p

stray shower or two, up in sonoma county. but saturday and sunday, temperatures warm right back up. we're getting ready for another gorgeous weekend. still festival season here in the bay area. we talked about some of the events coming up throughout the day. >> another weekend we're talking about on monday. >>> who needs an ice cream sandwich when you can have an ice cream burger? the new dessert that could be coming to a drive-thru near you. >> ice cream. mmm, burgers. we're looking at 580, smooth drive through this area. we have no major construction coming through the dublin interchange. i'll point out some spots to watch now and into the future. hey, your high speed internet here at home... and on the go... ...with some really big news. it's b-i-g, big. high speed internet from at&t at home... includes wi-fi access on the go -- whoo-hoo! it's an unbelievable deal. it's an unbelievable deal. [ both chuckle ] well, gotta go! but, wait, there's more! [ female announcer ] go to the website below today and get high speed internet for the unbelievably low price of just $14.95 a month

motor vehicle's most recent dui report, sonoma county had the second highest rate of drunk driving arrests in the bay area in 2010. napa county ranked number one. both are above the average rate of dui arrests in the bay area and the states. >> are you surprised there are so many duis given in napa and sonoma? >> you know, not really. but we are very proud of the fact that we are very careful about what we do. >> the wineries want to blame it on the locals and the locals want to blame it on the wineries. >> still, megan believes the problem of drinking and driving is infused in the culture here. she's with the local alcohol prevention group called c.l.e.a.r., found around a third of those busted had a drink at a licensed business such as a bar or winery. >> all of us are at risk if somebody else is on the road drinking and driving. >>> well, even though the rates of dui arrests are high in wine country, more people were killed or injured in drunk driving incidents in other bay area counties. tonight at 11:00, the full investigation including who's getting the duis, tourists or loca

of drizzle possible on late friday into saturday in the north bay, i think sonoma county might get some showers. then a big-time weekend, holiday weekend shaping up and temperatures phenomenal for all your outdoor plans. memorial day monday, 82 degrees, inland 76 bay side. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. >>> well, this one a sign of the times. a bay area landmark closing its doors after more than a century. serving the very last meal monday night. yeah, a lot of history here. it's been a fixture on san francisco's north beach for 126 years. it survived the great earthquake of 1906 before moving a block away on broadway. this restaurant hosting a long list of family events from birthdays, baptisms, to weddings. the head chef says a lot of the regular customers aren't coming as often. >> we are surrounded, these people used to come in once a week to a dinner with us. >> the chef says no, he's not giving up hope yet. he hopes one day this restaurant will have a chance to reopen. >> i hope they do. it's so classic. so nice. 4:49 right now. >>> an air show that made headlines

county and sonoma county coastline. good idea to brag buddy with you. 70 degrees at noon today. 79 at 4:00 p.m. temperatures looking really comfortable and right on track with averages. tomorrow happy to report finally in the low pollen count range. moderate high level for the past couple of weeks. finally we are back to the low levels. that's great news. if you have been suffering. allergies of the season. this weekend we warm you right back up. golden gate bridge turns 75 sunday. lot of fun facts and a full forecast hour by hour as you are headed out will and what you can expect. >> thank you very much. >>> decades old saloon can soon be headed for san francisco's waterfront. sounds cool. the owners of the lounge expected to announce they are moving the iconic watering hole to fisherman's wharf. the bar closing its location later on this week after fighting an eviction notice from the building's landlord. the owners are telling neighbors -- neighboring businesses there they hope to reopen at fisherman's wharf in four month. >> good old fashioned bar. >> that's it. old, old west.

the water is safe. >>> sonoma county is a step closer to banning plastic bags. county's waste management agency will lay out a plan today to conduct environmental impact on plastic bags. if approved the vote will be take dwroen ban the fwhags all retail stores. the ordinance can only be adopted by the unanimous vote, however, of the ten-member board which is made up of representatives of each of the nine cities in sonoma county. >>> this one will be a matchup of the last two world series champs and takes place at at&t park tonight. st. louis cardinals rolling into town to take on g-men. 7:15. giants will -- last night they were hoping to extend their winning streak to four. taking on the rockies with tim lincecum on the mound. they go down 4-1 in the seventh inning. the rally is on. game tied top of the ninth. 4-4. but the rockies rocked this one out of the yard. ing that spoils the party. buzz kill. rockies win it, 5-4. let's look at the weather story for today. meteorologist christina loren. >> looking ahead to friday. bay bridge series. taking on the giants right here on nb

area of low pressure might bring showers up to sonoma county. more about that coming up. more about what you can expect this upcoming weekend. a lot happening in the bay area. first let's check your drive with mike. >>> little something happening right here as you might expect. first we address the construction eastbound opposite your main commute from about antioch. we have one lane blocked and not much of a commute issue. and as we zoom out, looking at slowing approaching the el street sensor with a 50 here, yellow zone starting up already. we're kicking off the commute for westbound highway 4. traffic tuesday, things start earlier, flow little heavier for most of your major routes and that's what we're seeing for livermore, as well. a 15-minute drive, standard bill coming into livermore, and once going through livermore, you're at the limit toward the interchange. now, no problems for 680 or 880 getting down into the south bay. and we're looking at, well, basically all the construction spots i picked out. they have all reported as cleared now from chp, no delays and now the crews

watch up near lake county and north of sonoma county, we could see clouds atop the coastal range for the far north bay and out to the sierra north of lake tahoe. we could see isolated showers over the afternoon. but for the bay area we're talking about that stronger sea breeze, which will lead to a cooling effect with temperatures, especially come tomorrow. temperature near the bay area, comfortably in the mid to upper 80s further inland near the santa clara valley south. then cooler back through the inner bay right around mid-afternoon. we'll see the sea breeze picking back up once again, 15 to 30 miles per hour. out toward the east bay areas east of 680 getting out to the altamont pass, we'll still see the numbers probably climbing into the upper 80s to near 90, but the sea breeze is turning on toward the evening with temperatures dropping off rather quickly toward the evening. the upper 80s near fairfield and around the inner bay we'll see some 70s around san francisco and then cooling quickly toward the evening, 60s on the coast. still 80s around the north bay, but we'll watch th

a bit. maybe the low 70s near sonoma and santa rosa up toward lake port. san francisco is quite cool with numbers close to 60. tomorrow we'll see temperatures come up a little bit more. shut down the showers tomorrow and you'll see temperatures inland. back into the 70s for your seven-day. should be in the mid-60s during the day tomorrow. and monday and tuesday we'll stay mild, but then the big change comes wednesday and thursday. and so instead of the cold trough bringing the winter-like air towards northern california, we'll see high pressure building in meaning we'll go from a taste of went tore a taste of summer by the middle part of the week. the memorial day weekend is kind of a slow warm-up towards monday, but the middle part of the week is toasty coming back. >> i am experimenting with different allergy medications because your forecast is still kind of allergy-ish. >> the plants have been very busy this year. >> yeah, very busy. >> hope you feel better. >> i don't like this brand, so i'm trying something else. >>> the housing market is tight in the bay area, but this st

you're waking up with us in sonoma county, maybe a stray shower. overall, though, a comfortable week with spring-like weather. not too hot, not too cold all week long. up to 79 at 4:00 p.m. as you make your way home from work. by the bay, you're going to deal with that cloud cover at least until about noon, but looks like between noon and 5:00, you will get some stellar sunshine even in san francisco. so temperatures will climb into the 60s. 69 degrees as you make your way home. your seven-dave forecast is just moments away. stay tuned for that, first, let's check your drive with mike. >> we'll go to the bay bridge toll plaza. where we have reports of a minor accident there. sounds like a tire fell off the back of a truck. a brown crown victoria. we're looking at no injuries, and that has moved to the shoulder, as well, folks. and that should be better news as the crowds build in the toll plaza lanes. back to the maps, you do see slowing right at the berkeley curve, but none of the a approaches showing speeds in the 50s. and a smooth drive approaching oakland, as well. back to you. >

. tight pressure gradient. breezy to get to today. high spurts in place. from marin county, sonoma county, coastline, you will find large waves, five to eight footers today. the forecast tells the story. up to 70 degrees at noon. comfortable conditions for outdoor lunch plans. we will drop temperatures off substantially as we head through friday, bringing a little bit of shower activity friday night into saturday morning. we are going to warm you right back up. just in time for that golden gate bridge celebration. sunday, 80 degrees. let's check your drive to see if there are any problems. >> no problems now. road crews are moving. there is an issue watch for it. as the crews clear we see slower sensors and that's what we are seeing around the 280/17. 808 interchange. a lot of spots there, including the foreclosure from southbound 880. again, crews clearing. also clearing up through mountain view. 85 all the way up towards palo alto. we had crews on both sides of the freeway. they had cleared out of the area. dunbarton bridge, no problem this morning. remember, that brigitte self 84 close

handgun from his pocket just before midnight on sonoma boulevard. the man was pronounced dead at the scene. neither of the officers were injured, but they will be placed on paid leave while the department investigates this deadly shooting. >>> and now, here is a live nasa feed that we're taking a look at. we've been showing you the pictures from outer space all morning long of the -- the space x "dragon" capsule as it prepares to make history when it docks at the international space station. the capsule was carrying about 1,200 pounds of food, water, clothing, and supplies for the station's crew. it took off from cape canaveral, florida, tuesday, it's scheduled to dock at 7:48 our time. hopefully we'll bring you more live looks of that. >> very cool. history in the making. "today in the bay" will be back in a matter of minutes. . it has moisturizers that penetrate thick skin. thanks. think gold bond. ♪ this stuff works >>> and the golden gate bridge is turning 75 this weekend on sunday, in fact. celebrations get started at 10:00 this morning with an event with san francisco mayor e

, light showers up through sonoma county. throughout the day today, the showers will intensify. between the hours of 12:00 and 5:00, we're expecting the moisture to come through. an area of low pressure, the actual core is going to track right over the bay area. this is going to bring in quite a bit of instability. enough for some strong thunderstorms to develop. we're expecting isolated thunderstorms and associated with these thunderstorms, you could find brief heavy downpours and it could become a problem as you commute home. i'll be here watching those thunderstorms closely in the nbc bay area weather center all day long. as weed head through this weekend, we're going to get better weather. san jose getting light showers at about 10:00 a.m., stop that clock again at 3:00. getting pretty heavy showers over the east shore, concord, antioch, even livermore, but by 12:00 midnight, things start to clear up and we get a nice day. saturday, sunday, even monday looking fantastic for outdoor plans. today is the only day you want to stay indoors if you can. that's it in san jose, 72 tomorrow,

sonoma county on friday. and saturday and sunday, always thinking about the weekend, we've got that golden gate bridge celebration and the weather looks phenomenal on sunday. let's check your drive with mike. >>> first we'll check out in antioch, a little slowing coming down to the 50s, not enough to tip things into the yellow. that'll change over a few. but things have been getting started earlier, monday and tuesday and even wednesday for the last few weeks. looking already at some 50s coming in through north livermore, livermore towards north flynn. once you get past north flynn, things are at the limit past vasco. let's catch a live look at 280/17, we had construction going on northbound 17 as well as northbound 280. those crews have just reported clear a light volume of traffic. no slowing detected. back to the maps. this intersection in the middle of the screen, just a blip or two as crews cleared the scene. and 101 both directions between capitol expressway and story, those crews have reported as clear. no more construction, no more road crews going on. the peninsula hasn't h