san francisco bay police also responded. again, this is about three hours in now and they've been inside there sfwrn chasically something random. right mu just sfrchl. >> and more breaking news at 6:03. indonesia's vice president says the crews will remain. authorities think the plane crashed on sunday morning i believe the plane flu moo better weather and could blow into a bay area immigrants who have vo loved ones on that flight. many are familiar with airasia. one representative says it's a popular destination for oup. >> this is a christmas spirit where people were going for holiday and then mostly they were planning to have holiday breaks and spend new year's eve in singapore, but it ended up like this. >> official federal government. >> the o. the airline had never lost a live until now but it has been a nrp fwchlt investigators think the plane crashed somewhere in the indian ocean but they have not found any pieces of that plane. 239 people were on board. >> we want you to stay with us for more on the search for the m

francisco where he attended mission high school. >> coming to san francisco was really incredible in the early '60s. on the radio, you could hear everything literally from willie nelson to monk. >> reporter: san francisco where santana grew up was filled with the music that he soaked up. >> there were so many jazz clubs around. each time you went to one, you would learn a particular subject. ♪ >> reporter: santana's long career took him from wood stock to pages of rock royalty -- his 199 album "supernatural" sold 30 million copies pulling in three grammy awards. >> that's why they call it a comeback singer. it's a comeback to radio but not to life. i always connect it with life. >> reporter: for now, santana's life as an author has taken him from stage to book signings and speaking engagements but music is never far away. >> people like to watch us sing songs from our heart because they get to dance. they get to recollect. she was a lover of truth and i feel her energy now more than ever. >> reporter: though he splits his time between marin and las vegas, his early days in san fran

for san francisco the most 48-hour rainfall that we have had in san francisco since january of 2002. some 12 years and 11 months ago. by my calculations it's the strongest storm system rated by central low pressure. that's the core of the storm. since october of 2009. all right, let's move into the forecast. you can see the doppler radar right now, we're tracking a few areas of rainfall. all it's taking is a little bit of rain helping roadways to slicken up. we have a heavier pocket across portions of the peninsula. it's going to be moving off towards the east, toward redwood city, the next 30 to 45 minutes. also woodside. watch out for water, ponding on the roadways. we also have a wide complex of showers across the east bay. if you're traveling toward dublin, san ramon, lafayette, orrin do, oakland, hayward, slick spot 580 and 680. while we're not in the clear, we have a stronger isolated storm developing, a little hail with it, south of santa cruise. we're under the threat of isolated storms as we continue throughout tonight. you can see that on the future cast. it's not widesprea

san francisco, a gallon goes for $2.95. san jose and oakland, $2.81. >>> online retailer amazon unveils a limited new service to deliver those christmas presents a little faster. the one-hour delivery service started in manhattan. the company plans to offer 25,000 items for delivery for a $7.99 fee. amazon prime members can get a free two-hour delivery service. amazon plans to exup and down the new service to other cities in 2015. >>> christmas lights seen from space. nasa's view next. >>> at 6:00, call them late bloomers. local researchers go underwater to learn about the life of these sharks and what it could mean for the entire species. >>> christmas lights brightening the night sky. here's a look at the u.s. from space. scientists have noticed in suburban neighborhoods, night lights are up to 50% brighter in december because of christmas lights. they notice rural or suburban neighborhoods with more yard space shine the brightest, of course because many of them put up more decorations. that is bright. >> i'm contributing

you're getting a break in san francisco. as we head throughout the morning hours, this will continually change. finding out about your drive, it was rough yesterday and with more rain coming in this morning, mike, it could be very tough for commuters. >> there you go, christina. so the active rain is one issue this morning, but also the flooding that we've seen from the rain that's been falling has been abdomen issue, as well. you see the sheen on the roadway. look at your map. to the north, the blue, the ponding, the puddling there, farther north, petaluma, we have a full closure. we got word that that reopen for southbound lanes, significant amount of flooding. they're just north of highway 37. coming down in towards nevada. let's move the driver around the rest of the bay. does show you the green, wed and puddling roadways, as well. there is a lot of flooding at north 280, 87, as well as 101 in patches. stay in the middle of the highway, if you can. over here, that dublin interchange, there's a good amount of water in the

jose mid 50s throughout san francisco. north bay, east bay and trivalley, napa 57 mill valley looking at the mid 50s and tritrally with 52 in livermore. next five days no rain as we head throughout thursday friday, saturday or sunday. little bit of cloud cover by sunday's forecast. and temperatures primarily staying on the cooler side all the way through this upcoming weekend. so once again, wind is done by tomorrow night into thursday. that's going to mean some good news for a lot of those trees shaking around too much. i was out there watching trees in my backyards and just crossing my fingers hoping they wouldn't come down. it's scary out there. >> thanks so much, jeff. >>> service has now been restored on the bart delays. bart has been dealing with problems all day like this one between daily city and san francisco. a cyprus tree blew down to the tracks and shut down bart service at the 24th street mission station. at one point this afternoon, three of bart's five lines were down with some sort of wind-related troubles

and also through the san francisco area. we've heard of some of the largest surface trees with issues right now and the central freeway coming off that bay bridge is flooding in spots like yesterday. we're talking about the north bay. at least you guys have some changes up there for the 1011. i'll hand it off to you. >> look at that. cars just whipping right through pools of water on the roads today. caltran crews worked through the night trying to clear flood waters off the 101. those lanes did reopen about 30 minutes ago. >> in fact, the heavy rainfall in some cases, stopping cars in their tracks and leaving drivers completely stranded. >> today in the bay, stephanie is live for this itself with tons of flooding this morning. >> good morning to you both. we have a break in the rain, but the damage has been done. this is right below 101 where you can see the water has pooled so deep in this stretch that you've got three cars, vehicles flooding there and stranded. we don't see anything in them, so it's very dark down there.

but ear in san francisco we found a need to serve shut-ins. that's what we're doing here today with almost 4,000 meals. >> reporter: we're talking about human contact and how some of the people who are getting these meals may not see any other face today on christmas. >> yes. it's very true. a lot of the volunteers come back when we do this and say that they had great conversations with the people that they delivered the meals to. so it's more than just about a meal. it's also about that human contact. and some will not get that today were it not for the volunteers. >> reporter: and the numbers are so impressive. we're talking about the spirit of giving here is great. 600 volunteers altogether. that's right, 100 prepping the meals and helping out in the kitchen. >> yes. 100 prepping the meals. that's been going on for the last couple of weeks. but today 500 people will drive these meals to the locations to the people and deliver those meals. >> reporter: absolutely incredible. thank you so much, division commander stephen smith. i want to actu

it is going to be nice, 65 in san francisco and 70 in san jose. rain arrives tomorrow and christmas day will be dry but cold. 50 returns across the entire bay as we head towards this upcoming weekend. >> we'll give you a live lookout for san jose. anthony showed you downtown. the last 20 minutes we've seen a little bit more visibility and speeds are coming up a tad bit. show this is very cler. the camera is right here. coming up past capital, 87 toward curtain. things are moving around. >> a lighter than norm at pattern volume of traffic. >> as we get a live look out there, we'll show you we have the metering lights turned on. the fastrak lanes are moving very well. the upper 50s, that's a great flow of traffic. the golden gate bridge, one more akle will be the cloud drifting around. the south end of it is clear as far as your views go. again, the roadway itself was clear no problems like that today. >> we appreciate that from the man we call mr. traffic. now a peek at one of the most extraf gand don't settle for 4g lte coverage that's smaller or

mid-60s for san francisco and the south bay peninsula. thing about it today we'll see a good mix of clouds throughout the morning hour. the sunshine will come out in full force. that will lead to a drying pattern as we head toward the next couple of days. the weather will be nice. the thing about it, the king tides return this week. we'll audiocassette about that in the next report. >> nice to dry out a bit. >>> we begin with a developing story this morning on the ambush and shooting deaths of two new york police department officers. the veteran police officers were gunned down while sitting in their patrol car in brooklyn. they have been identified as wenjian liu and rafael ramos. new york city's police commissioner are call them heroes this morning. as is police tradition more than 100 officers stood and saluted as the fallen officers body were removed from the hospital where they died. police have identified the gunman as 28-year-old brinsley. he walked up to the officers and fired multiple shots hitting them in the head. he turned the

in san francisco and san jose, 30 to 35 miles an hour and that is a gust. that is strong enough to take down trees and topple power lines, as you've seen all morning long. but the strongest of the winds are here right now. why? well, the core, the center of the storm, is making its way right in the coastline right in the san francisco bay. so this is going to be our last main band of rain that's going to move through that you can see stretching in from the east bay. san francisco, you're starting to dry out for the time being, but zooming in you can see hercules, martinez, some of the heavier pockets of rain. even berkley and oakland seeing that happen, as well. wouldn't be surprised to see flight delays out of oakland over the next hour or so. the good news, we are seeing some of this lighter to moderate rainfall, not as heavy as it was earlier in the south bay and also the tri-valley, but it is going to continue to come down over the next couple of hours. temperatures today, cool without a doubt, but the flag blowing in fremont as the cars pick up some of

san jose expecting 64, 61 expected in pacifica, 60 in palo alto, low 60s across san francisco. for the north bay, east bay and tri-valley, numbers in the low 60s, napa, 66. walnut creek, 66. tri-valley, 65 in pleasanton. and you will love what we see here, sunny weather, no doubt on tuesday. check out the temperatures in san jose close to 70 degrees. then as we head throughout thursday for christmas no rainfall expected. it is going to cloud up there on wednesday, but we're still looking like all the storm activity will stay clear. right now, not seeing any potential of any type of problems. one last note, peggy. i almost forget, but we did not forget. tomorrow is officially winter even though we have had winter weather in the past few weeks averring at 3:03 pacific time tomorrow as the sun's rays strike on capricorn. >> thank you. >>> right now, all abuzz by the 90-regard run by kaepernick, i know you have the scoop. >> that is right, what a run that 90-yard run was. after being eliminated last week the 49ers hoped to play spoilers against the chargers. but they were not going

that's in san francisco. if we get the inch and a half we're expecting today, this will be the most rain that we've had since 2009. so unfortunately it's coming in right in the heart of your morning drive. i can tell you right now it is such a good story to tell and a lot of this is moving offer the drought-stricken south bay. we'll tell you how much we're expecting and when we could see thunderstorms coming up right now. here's mike and your drive. >> i want to show folks, the radar we're used to looking at with the weather, let's look at the shot. we're not used to seeing this. there's a lot of rain coming in through the south bay. we don't get as much rain as other parts of the bay. there's 101 northbound. this is 101 north of 680. the blue highlighted for 85, that's more ponding with the rain. likely having flooding reports through downtown, though we haven't had really any for 87 this morning, though 280 did have some. 237 getting all the rain as well. typically see flooding reports through milpitas. unu

. >> let's give you a live look outside at san francisco and san jose today. fairly dry right now, but sprinkles are on the way. >> it will not be a white christmas, at least outside of tahoe. but it will be a welt ot one. this is the radar. we see the green moving into the far north. let's leave that to the expert, anthony. >> good morning. i want to start you off with the time lapse a beautiful shot of the fog moving in. look at the lights. that's san jose. watch. boom. look at that. i mean, just amazing. let's see that again. i mean, this is something i was looking at in the back of the weather office just over and over because really remarkable how that fog just moved right over the coastal mountains and then eventually we looked at whiteout conditions. not the snow but the fog really creating some low visibility this morning. now, turn your attention to the rain assist we were talking about. showers are moving into the north bay. one thing about this, i want to make it perfectly clear, this is not a huge rain event. we're talking about just enough rain to

san carlos up into san francisco, no fog right now. i do think we'll see a little fog develop at the coastline but it's not going to be as thick as it is right now. you can see the south bay completely fogged in. the peninsula not so bad. even into san francisco, visibility looking real good. the other thing i want you to look at are these numbers. look at our highs today, 70. a couple days before christmas, doesn't get any better than this. here's what you want to mo about, the storm timeline. we're expecting showers tomorrow. the system has sped up from earlier predictions. tomorrow 10:00 in the morning, showers will be moving through the north bay. a lot of that activity will stay in the north bay tomorrow morning from 8 till noon. then those showers shift from the south bay and east bay and after that woor all clear. if you're doing any tahoe to. >> if you are try to do some traveling up to tahoe, look good to go up to about 6:00 or 7:00. of course it wouldn't be christmas if we didn't have the snow. right, guys? >> a white christm

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none in san francisco. >>> and now a live look at san francisco this morning where in just a matter of hours, tens of thousands of people will flood the city trying to catch a glimpse of the fireworks lighting up the night i sky. the good news, it will be clear. >> it is quite the attraction. today in the bay annette miranda joining us. annette, you do seem to be a little bit cold right now. and understandable. good morning. >>> oh, yeah. say the people inside nice and warm in the studio. if you are going to come out and brave the cold, certainly bundle up. temperatures around show time in the low 40s. preparations will get under way here this morning along san francisco. 200,000 people are expected. but of course that could change if people find it too cold. the recommendation is to get here by 11:30 p.m. be sure to build in time for delays. the free fireworks show will begin promptly at midnight. here are the best viewing locations. they will be launched 1,000 feet from shore, south of the ferry near pier 14. the best places south of sinbad's restaurant, yerba buena island, treasure

this picture came from san francisco. make sure you send us your photos. >>> other news tonight a woman is being held at the santa clara county jail after causing an all-night traffic jam on the 680 yesterday was reported as a possible suicide attempt but the situation got more bizarre after the woman was finally talked off the ledge. we are live in san jose with the latest on this case and whether it will lead to changes in police policy. >> it is pretty easy to figure out why the traffic jam and circumstances around it hit such a nerve, traffic is usually calm here but the woman's action caused a tie up for more than nine hours, for various reasons. much of the initial sympathy turned to frustration and anger. the woman is now safely in custody. what started as a possible suicide attempt triggered a traffic jam and reactions ranging from sympathy to rage. >> i've never felt so much road rage in my life. i was very angry. i thought i was going to miss my last class, i was going through finals, it was really aggrava d agg

check out that gorgeous picture of san francisco. it is tuesday, december 23rd and you are watching "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> you'll notice thick fog in parts of the bay area today, typical for the bay area but the south bay, this is i don't want to say a novelty anthony but it's pretty heavy this morning. >> we don't usually see fog this thick in the south bay. it's usually across the bay bridge and golden gate. you can see right across san jose. coming across gilroy and morgan hill. the entire south bay really covered in fog with the exception of sunnyvale and saratoga. once you get up to 101 and palo alto, things do improve. you can see visibility down to less than a quarter of a mile, not too bad. coming through the altamont pass, visibility up to ten miles. it's really relative to where you are. you'll notice from our vantage point, expected to see some sunshine later on. 68 in the east short, 65 for san francisco and even 70s for the north bay. take it easy if you have to hit those

looks to be, what is that san francisco downtown? yes, i thought so. wednesday, christmas eve, december 24th. you are watching "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm vicky nguyen. laura garcia-cannon has the morning off. >> i'm sam brock on this christmas eve. anthony slaughter. no snow but we have precipitation. >> no snow in the bay area. doing traveling to tahoe, another additional foot above 6,000 feet. that's going to come this afternoon and evening. if you are doing any traveling, hold off perhaps if you can late tonight. that will be your best bet. the storm system, not impressive. the thing about it, we're waiting on this piece of energy here to link up with this area of low pressure there. and so, once those two meet, that's when we'll see showers push into the bay area. that will be around noon and points thereafter. this morning, dangerous, thick fog. yesterday it was the south bay. you can see even seeing some develop across mountain view and woodside on

san francisco, 43. by thursday morning, that now looks like it is going to be the coldest morning of the week. 29. napa. and also sdpexpecting 29 as well. microclimate forecast. throughout. no big problems here. when it come to sky conditions. great out there. get through the coal. windy, weather. napa expecting 57. walnut creek, 53. trivalley. 52. five-day forecast. in case you dent see it on the bottom of your screen. you can see no rainfall expected thursday. for the first day of 2015. 2015. right, you guys. >> yes. yes. i had a moment. dry weather. if you are heading to san francisco. where it does not get that cold. it is going to be chilly for your standard. numbers in the mid 40s. you ring in new year. the wind kicks up. upper 30s. anywhere inland. in the 30s. hopefully everybody will have a good time. everybody is planning things out right now. >> yes. everybody has the safe night. >> cold. crystal clear. a sign of what is to come next year. >> all right. big prediction. >> thank you, jeff. stil

yesterday the church hosted its annual prime rib lunch in san francisco. the house of prime rib due nated 2,000 pounds of meat for the event. some say it's become a second home, especially with family living far away. >> just kind of uplifts me and allows me to live a full life the rest of the year. >> yesterday the church was able to serve some 3,000 people, and that christmas day meal is a real boost, anthony. hopefully we'll all get to experience it at some point today. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. i love what glide's does across the community. everybody coming together this christmas to make the christmas spirit in full effect and very bright. >>> we'll see a bright day today, but we have rain in effect on the east coast. it's light rain, actually residual rain from what we saw the heavier stuff from yesterday. no airport delays, if you're still trying to traveling, and no airport delays at home. right now clear skies from the north bay down to the south bay. no airport delays this morning and we're not expecting any fog like we've seen

in san leandro, you are closed, college of marin closed, san francisco city college closed, san francisco state university will not meet. there are some exception and south bay is it. san jose unified are not cancelling classes today. the district says teaching and learning there will continue, even if there are power outages and the maintenance staff is on hand in case gutters overflow. also, sam, businesses closed as well and people can e-mail us using their business address, make sure it's in there, let us know about businesses, large businesses, the yahoo!s, the goog ls, let us know about those kinds of things. >> thank you very much, scott. >> we have some new video to show you this morning of work crews trying to fix a damaged transformer in petaluma. a drowned tree blocking part of the road. has much changed, stephanie, since we last saw you? you're still hanging on to your hat. >> that's right. still hanging on to my hat. i just got an update from our producer who says the total in petaluma since 6:00 last night is now 1.4 inches up from 1.07 that was reported an hour ago. it's an

from south san francisco, schools will be locked tight. one parent in oakland thinks it is a good idea. >> a tree could be falling. it's great they're doing that for the kids safety. the day off will be tough for parents who work. some who don't work are organizing play dates. how do kids feel about this. sort of scared. >> how come? >> because i never had a blackout. i hope she doesn't experience a blackout. san jose unified calling parents individually. telling them school there will be open. if you have any doubts. go to our website at nbc bay area.c area.com, or get up early and give your school a call. reporting live in san francisco, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> district in the trivalley staying open so far, thank you, cheryl. >> wind is a big factor in all this. that means conseven fcern for ey area bridges. a warning has beener ud. san rafael bridge, wind gusts could be above 60 miles an hour. could be restrictors on rvs, tractor trailers and big trucks. golden gate being closely watched tonight. it is expected to be open tom

in san francisco. you'll be at 46 for 10:00 p.m. getting oh so close to the fireworks at that time, then midnight, when they go off, 45 degrees. it will be chilly out there. make sure you're prepared for that. you want to cover your ears if they are sensitive, any areas you don't want to be exposed to the cold especially if you are sensitive, though. my ears get really cold. temperatures throughout tonight across the bay area look good. north bay 34 degrees, tri-valley 33 at midnight and 38 degrees in the east bay. san francisco chilly conditions for you. will persist. if you're right on the water, you're really going to feel the impact of that breeze. going to be colder on the water than inland san francisco tonight. we're going to continue to drop though, between midnight and 7:00 a.m. when the coldest point of the day occurs and temperatures will be frigid tomorrow, downright frosty out there. if you are headed to work early, give yourself extra time to get the frost off your windshield. here is the story, we are going to continu

we're waking up closer to 55 degrees here in san francisco. we could see low ceilings develop as we head to the next couple hours. if you tried to fly out of sfo before, you know the drill. anything crops up, we'll let you know. the radar is the driest it's been at this hour all week long. temperatures as we head throughout the day today, they'll stick in the 60s. 61 in the south bay, 60 in the north bay and 60 in san francisco. bring that jacket with you. i think you can get by without your umbrella for most of the day. heavy stuff as we head throughout tonight and tomorrow morning, not a great time to leave it. especially headed down south because this weather will be traveling with you. by about 9:00, the heavy stuff comes through, that's a good opportunity for you to try to get out of town. if you're trying to get to tahoe, there are warnings. you want to make sure you have your chains ready to go. one of the best ski seasons we've had in years. we'll talk about that coming up. a little wind coming up this morning. >> little bit, we have t

live in san francisco, nan nnet miranda. >>> the city manager of san jose is resigning. he made the announcement to the city council today. in a statement he said the city council's desire for a change in its management approach is the reason for his departure. he will stay on until january 1st. the city council will hold a special session this friday to discuss filling the position. >>> let's get back to our microclimate weather alert. rain here means this. more snow for the sierra. this is highway 50, a beautiful drive here just south of strawberry on the way to south lake tahoe. bring your skis, your snowboard and your chains. >> for more on the snow and the rain, let's check back in with chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. >> we could see 3 to 6 inches across the sierra across the next 48 hours. snow levels approaching about 4,000 feet and you'll see on the doppler radar right now our third storm of the week is now beginning to move in here from the north bay down to the south bay. it's moving rather quickly so we think it will mitigate some of the flooding issues we h

the front positioned right over san francisco. that's when our winds gust at their highest at the coastline and then all of that wind is going to roar through as we head towards evening hours. from 2:00 to 7:00, that's when winds are going to kick up. winds are going to remain gusty through morning hours tomorrow as well. keep that in mind. today, rain in the north bay. temperatures only topping out at 59. 60 in san francisco, but rain around lunchtime and shower activity will spread to the south bay by this afternoon. over all, a different day from what we saw yesterday. no sunshine and definitely no temperatures in the 70s today. keep jackets handy. of course, umbrellas a good idea. let's toss things over to mike and check the fog. >> like the brisk morning. fog sitting around. a shot at palo alto. we don't usually see this much fog through the area. there will be typical coastal fog within other patches. . this, we'll see the glowing yellow light, that's where it's clearly the ikea sign, so it's tough to see across the roadway.

san francisco close to an inch around twin peaks. and up and down the peninsula along the coastal hill top, up to 2 inches falling in the last 24 hours around la honda and the east bay. finally the tri-valleys today to get a half inch or more around the dublin hills. the south bay, the big winner from the rain yesterday and today. hills above los gatos, almost half an inch in the last 24 hours. we'll continue to see the showers move on through. notice this morning. we had intense thundershowers offshore. that's what powered up the rain totals. a lot fell this morning. as we made our way to the evening now, you're seeing some of the rain heading towards marin county. more of this on and off at times as we go through tomorrow. scattered showers before more widespread rain comes in. highs tomorrow with the scattered showers mid-60s around san jose and san francisco. low 60s for the north bay. upper 60s out towards the tri-valley. as we go through the week, temperatures staying in the 60s as all this moisture coming in helping to power u

a new school in san francisco is promising just that. now we first told but the minerva project recruited. you the founding class of freshmen is now enrolled at minerva. >> i don't remember which one of you said this. >> reporter: he is a 17-year-old college student from san diego who is debating his college classmates online. >> a very big advantage when they depend on them. >> reporter: when he applied to college, he got into selective schools like ucla, uc berkeley and nyu but he chose minerva. based in san francisco. >> i just want to win the opportunity to be part of the founding class and to co-create my experience is something that i'm not going to find anywhere else. >> reporter: minerva is unique in many ways. there is no campus. most of the students in the first class come from overseas. and the courses they take are entirely online. >> most people would think this is really difficult to do. to be accustomed to having classes online and i think it is a fabulous experience. i'm really engaged. >> reporter: they live together in

bob redell is live in san francisco. bob, protesters turned violent again overnight, not all of them, but certainly a splintered group. good morning. >> reporter: some of them, and they are hoping that's not going to be the case here in just under an hour union square, you can see san francisco police, they have some officers out here to keep the peace when this protest starts at noon here in union square in downtown san francisco. about 100 people are expected, according to the organizers facebook page, the goal is to be a thorn in the side of people taking advantage of the day after christmas sales here in union square. this is very popular with shoppers. there's no time to celebrate, that, quote, black lives matter. they are also imploring participants to stay peaceful, not turn to tactics used last night in oakland. someone vandalized the official christmas tree in jack london square, smashed windows, set a dumpster on fire. about 150 people marched through downtown oakland last night, fully aware, yes, it was christ

even san francisco today. going to be another chilly day with that cold ocean air moving across the bay area. san francisco, the reason you're still in the 40s, you've got that marine influence. you don't see that polar air take hold. our next system expected to move through this upcoming week. it's not going to produce rain, just cold air. it's coming straight down from canada once again. we'll get a reenforcing shot of cold air as we head towards wednesday and thursday. that's new year's eve. if you are planning to be outside for new year's eve wednesday night into thursday, that could be some of the coldest air we've seen all year. give you a quick glimpse, san jose at the top. walnut creek at the bottom. tuesday, wednesday and thursday, overnight lows. we are talking 32 in san jose. even walnut creek back into the 20s by wednesday night. that's going to be the coldest night next week as we move toward new year's eve. your official new year's eve forecast. south bay 33. peninsula 31. these kepts are for 11:

san francisco going to be chilly. san francisco, 45 degrees. let's talk about the wind. because that's going to continue to drop off as we head throughout the day. now, i can tell you it's still rather strong. 25 miles per hour sustained in stpr san francisco. marin county, san francisco, you're going against the win. that could be difficult. also, make your drive and get the cold over our east to west bridges the next few hours. then things really start to improve. our temperatures going to be chilly for today. at lunchtime the wind advisory will expire. a lot of sunshine the next few days. a little bit of a warm trend before the rain comes back. we kick off the first week of the new year. we're talk building a return of the storm window. i'll tell you when we are affecting the rain drops, plus live and a closer look at your forecast. if you have not made the plans, a couple things for you anded kids to do as well. we'll head back to you, chris and sam. >> if you haven't made plans, you're probably in trouble. >> i don't know. something could happen. this is no fish sto

from san jose all the way down to san francisco. also for the north day, east bay, and tri-valley, temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. with that rainfall, heavier at times arriving by the noon hour into the afternoon. you can see the extended forecast, we'll see that off and on rainfall coming our way. then eventually by saturday's forecast we dry out. overall this week it looks like the north bay could see the most rain. anywhere from 2 to 4.5 inches. we're tracking more of it, full details coming up at 6:00 p.m. >>> just ahead, a possible new clue in a southern california fireball. the pictures detectives hope will explain what or who sparked a massive fire in socal. >>> bill cosby's wife breaking her silence. how she's defending her husband. and criticizing growing rape allegations against him. every day is a new opportunity to help make life better right here in san francisco. whether it's helping local businesses like the fruitguys grow and prosper, supporting nonprofits like juma ventures as they fulfill their mission or hel

chp arrested a 22-year-old of san francisco on suspicion of dui. he suffered minor injuries when the air bags deployed. it's lucky no one else got hurt, because even at 5:00 in the morning, the bridge can get busy. >> you add in rain, even this morning all the sober drivers passing us this morning are driving at a slower speed, so it's definitely very dangerous. could have been much, much worse. >> reporter: five hours later, crews took the car away after chp cleared the bridge. >> wet day, drivers are already having a tough time on the road, and this guy who pulled his vehicle up on to the sidewalk has just made everything more difficult for drivers and for us this morning. >> reporter: all throughout the morning, pouring rain challenged drivers who had to navigate through deep pools of standing water like this stretch of 101 in san francisco. >> especially the curves, because the water tends to kind of build on either side of the freeway, but people were taking precautions this morning. >> reporter: the site of a mini waterfall spilling on to the

the san francisco pub crawl. hundreds of santas visiting local bars. ♪ >>> i'm walking down grand avenue in san francisco this morning and i hear this wonderful sound. it turns out to be this man singing. he is a self-described tenor of maiden lane. he just does it because he likes it. if you want to tip him, he'll accept it, but that's not what he's there for. maiden lane near grand avenue. give mr. close a listen. >>> santa's helpers took to the san francisco streets today to celebrate holiday cheer. this is santa con. men and women dress as santa to parade down the streets. each santa is asked to bring a toy to donate for toys to tots and to bring candy canes to pass out along the way. santa con has become a holiday ritual taking place in cities nationwide. i would be surprised if san francisco is outdone by anyone. >>> the bay area is open to score a major rugby tournament. there's a bid to bring the 2018 rugby world cup seven to san francisco. the group tries to attract international events local. the tour

low to mid 60s around san francisco. upper 60s closer to pleasanton. the big story getting into wednesday and thursday, it's this system out here that's made a connection to some tropical moisture. that's the reason once again we're talking about rainfall totals double and trim what you normally expect for the bay area but we're also going to see the wind picking up wednesday into thursday, hilltop gusts at 60 miles per hour. bay area rainfall totals with this storm probably two to four inches for most of the bay area but you'll see coming up those coastal hills getting more than that. high surf, late wednesday evening into friday. all corners of the bay area feeling the effects of the storm. here's the timeline. getting into thursday morning's commute. heavy rain, possible localized flooding in the bother yea thursday. everything transitions for the evening commute thursday into the south bay. that's where the heaviest rains will line up and our rain projections going two to four inches plus in santa rosa. ross valley you'll have to watch out those ra

and that's our job. >> reporter: the prepares of the police unions in san francisco, san jose and oakland writing an open letter calling for more constructive dialogue. protesters are willing to engage in constructive dialogue, but they say the protests will continue. >> it is our right, and it is our role to apply continuous pressure in shifting the criminal justice system. we demand justice. >> reporter: that was the situation this morning in san francisco. tonight, here in berkeley, a very small group of people. we will let you know if that increases. we'll be back at 6:00. reporting from berkeley, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >>> these two men are facing charges in an assault in palo alto that could turn out to be deadly. sunday morning two groups of men got into an argument outside a downtown bar. the man on the left is charged with knocking out the victim, who hit his head on the sidewalk and has not regained consciousness, his condition described as critical. the suspect on the right is accused of driving a getaway car. >>> a cdc lab technician is being monitored for signs of

. >> we have san rafael and dublin, san francisco, san jose, as you can see, not a whole lot out there right now, but meteorologist christina loren says totally different story in 36 hours and counting. santa clara water district -- let's go with christina. >> you know what, we're going to get to that story, it's an important one, because as you know we're in the middle of a drought, and hey, even though we're in a drought and have this rain coming your way, we urge you to please keep the conservation efforts going, because even the storm system that could dump eight inches or more of rain in the higher elevations, it is not going to bust that drought. this is what you can expect through this afternoon, sunshine, that rain moves in tomorrow evening into the north bay, then we're talking about really dangerous conditions by thursday. torrential downpours. in fact, there's a flash flood watch issued for the entire bay area due to localized flooding on streets and rapid creek and stream rises. also we have a high wind watch for the entire bay area and northern california. gusts in excess

you saw in san francisco. the low clouds and fog acting like a blanket overnight the heat we gamed during the day that put temperatures in the 50s and 60s is going to escape out to space. sort of like sleeping inside a blanket overnight. here's what's interesting. the dew point temperatures, normally 40s and 50s, then the fog forms, not the case with dry air in place. 20s and 30s for dew points. so that is almost a kind of sneak preview of how cold the temperatures could get toward tomorrow morning without any clouds in place, winds back off, temperatures dropping more than we're used to. could see upper 20s to mid 30s in parts of the coldest valleys around the north bay. mainly cloud-free now. a large storm north of hawaii, typically you'd think that should bring us rain, except when you have a ridge of high pressure acting like a wall. underneath it the dry air in place. so patchy frost possible, especially for tomorrow morning, maybe less so heading into sunday where some of the coldest temperatures we shou

francisco, for marin county into san francisco. you're running into some of those rain drops. and the two-day rain totals, pretty impressive. kentfield, more than an inch of rain. you saw the video around san jose and gilroy. south bay toward morgan hill. you had more than an inch of rain. for san jose, the wettest two consecutive days going back to february 28th and march 1st. we've finally done that. over an inch of rain coming down in the last few days and we will see the opportunity. we had some pretty intense thundershowers come through this morning. as you can see that on the storm time line. now dealing with scattered showers toward north bay and a little light rain heading into san jose. the next event on the horizon will be the strongest storm in the superies. still taking shame offshore. this next storm will push a lot more wind toward the bay area and has the potential to double the rainfall. we've seen hit the week and for parts of the south bay. coming up, i'll let you know when we expect the next heavy rain. and how s

jose and 31 in san francisco. keep in mind these are wind guests but check this out. by thursday it ramps up into the 30 mile-an-hour category for most of the bay area and by 8:00 in the morning we could likely have wind gusts as high as 43 miles an hour, and 36 in san jose. those are the kind of winds that could bring power outages and downed trees. we'll talk more about the storm system and have another recap of our top concerns in about ten minutes. >> we'll see you then, jeff. coming up, baby's first flight. a mid-flight surprise that greeted some local flyers. >> and a bombshell report that the cia performed torture and lied about it. that's coming up. >>> the joe montana development at santa clara will not be ready in time for the big game. it won't even break ground until after the super bowl. montana had planned to have the $400 million project up and running by the time levi stadium opened this past summer. obviously that didn't happen. it will include a passive hotel, sports bar and retail complex. >> ta

wet roadways through san francisco. the dumbarton bridge is an easy drive right now and a gentle build out of livermore and in toward dub . the big drama is heading south. and this is a big issue right now, highway 17 closed in both directions at glenwood drive, a tree down across the lanes hi 1 is your alternate now. there were 100 vehicles there, including big rigs andle sfrchlt thank you, mike. berkeley's city council will hold a special meeting tonight looking into how officers respond to protest. the council is talking about ban heavy criticism after officers responded to crowdy protesters by using baton's and tear gas protesters continue it kobs michael brown in san francisco, pat n and just let your voice be heard. don't back down. don't be scared. you have rights. >> it's a vicious cycle of brutality and it need to stop. >> students are planning a solidarity march for next month. meanwhile, oscar grant's uncle said he thinks protests reasonable doubt some of the proposals include adding more bike lanes, allowing

college of marin, san francisco city college, san francisco state university no class. they are having class in the south bay, including the big one, san jose unified. >> we'll see how everything holds up in the south bay as the storm system does come farther and forth are south. >> it going to be tough for. >> can also check out our nbc bay area app. you can click on a weather tab and get up to the minute radar and of course fantastic reports from all of our meteorologists as well. we'll give you alerts about wind, flooding, outages as well. that's all at your fingertips on the bay area app. >> and we're getting hot zones. >> yeah, some people are already in it. >> i don't know why these commuters are pulled over there. we'll ask mike in a minute. a lot of rain is accumulating and the roadways are starting o to -- right know dangerous conditions. you really don't want to be on the roadway if you can avoid it. >> that's right. if you can work from home, here's your chance. >> christina talked about the slowing at the san rafael bridge, very high winds illustrated by the

san jose on the left. san francisco on the right. look at the light on top of the transamerica building. >> beautiful. >> it really is. it's going to be beautiful when the rains come. when are they coming? >> for areas north of san francisco, we're starting to see the rain around ukiah mainly north of the golden gate. marin county, sonoma county and napa county overnight that will have the best chance of seeing a few scattered showers. meantime, the north and east bay valleys already sock in by the fog. dense fog advisory towards fairfield. concord and livermore, half mile visibilities and less than a half mile further south into san martine at this hour. the fog affecting more folks around the east bay, north bay and tri-valley locations. patchy areas. we'll see the patchy dense fog and a few showers at times. this system fairly weak. look at all this energy across the pacific. this is the storm we're watching that will bring the potential not only for some heavy rain, but for strong and potentially damaging winds and big waves to t

that is san francisco, folks. christina will be along with a moment with your new year's eve forecast. for now it is monday, december 29th. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> good morning. thank you for joining us. >> we have an update to breaking news in san francisco where police are looking for suspects involved in an early morning home invasion. stephanie chuang joins us live from san francisco. stephanie, what are police saying at this point? the details were scant this morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you. right now it is very early on. you can see the door is open on the 100 block of camden drive. there is a patrol car still here. investigators have been in and out of this house here i did speak with an officer earlier who spoke to me about how there were multiple victims and there puerto rico varying accounts of what had happened. we do know it was an armed home invasion robbery that happened just after 3:00 this morning, here where you see the door open. there are no visible soons of. this

san 27 wind gusts, 32 in san francisco. check out tomorrow morning, likely winds that could top 41 miles per hour in santa rosa. we'll talk more about this storm's timeline, how much we'll get and our billing flood concern for thursday in about 15 minutes. >>> in the north bay some shopkeepers and homeowners are still cleaning up from the last storm and now they're scrambling to get ready for another deluge. mark matthews is on highway 101 in marin city, a flooding trouble spot. are people a little bit anxious? >> reporter: yes, they are. you know, jeff just hit it on the nose, just in the last hour, the wind has been picking up, we have had one band of rain come through, we are watching highway 101 just outside of marin city because we have one trouble spot coming early tomorrow morning. >> the shop is still closed from last wednesday's flood and the new wood floor is ready to go down, but maybe not until after tomorrow. as the manager of the dry-cleaning store says there's not a lot of confidence in the county's pumps tha

mid to upper 30s around san jose. mid 40s closer to san francisco. the brief mild trend isn't going to be sticking around. we're watching another cold pocket of air that's going to dive into the bay area bringing very gusty winds and the potential for even colder temperatures, possibly more 20s showing up. the second half of the week as we ring in the new year, a full look at that in your microclimate forecast in a few minutes. >> everything he's been talking about is why warming centers are open tonight. they're offering beds and warm meals for people who would otherwise be stuck out in that very cold air. temperatures expected to drop into the 30s tonight. the boccardo center in san jose is ready to help. >> capacity of the building is 250. at the gilroy armory where we operate the other, largest cold weather shelter for the county the capacity is normally 100. with the permission of the national guard, we've been allowed to go over capacity in the colder weather. >> because of the cold people staying in the center will be able to stay two extra ho

even sunshine mixing in from san francisco to san jose. we have another storm system throughout next monday and tuesday. probably bring a half inch to one inch. doesn't look nearly as strong coming our way. take this in for tonight. now that we've tracked the rainfall. mountainview is 220% of normal for the rainfall season after this current rain. we're not even done yet. we've already had nearly six times the amount of rain we had last year. in the whole entire year, you guys. >> that's crazy. >> i'm exhausted listening to that. i feel like taking a nap now, jeff. >>> this is a good time to jump on the warriors bandwagon. they're lighting up the nba and now they want to rock the vote. geraud explains next. over a million californians have a gotten something that's beend. out of reach for far too long. health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates and benef

you can see san francisco felt pretty clear. san jose at the top, then oakland, palo alto. you can see the clouds. someone watching it nonstop. >> 55 degrees and some light rain. look at the golden gate bridge commute. that's a sneak peek of monday morning. we'll see wet roadways and at times it could get a little bit heavy. we're seeing more moderate rain pushing across san francisco. light to mod rattle rain at times in the be peninsula. toward pacifica and slowly heading toward san jose. so we're watching you can see that rain coming from the southwest. that will spread over the bay area for your morning commute. like last week, it does look like it will get some tropical moisture. at times, light to moderate rain. the potential for some heavy rain at time. with the soil being saturated, you'll to have watch out. there is always chance of thunder on the increase later tomorrow. you might notice already, the winds picking up. the southeast winds, 15 on 25 miles an hour. some higher gusts possible in the hill tops. the rain spreading across the bay area, heading toward tom