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You may get sun for san jose. So the south bay not much rain from the storm. Heres the forecast for todays rain totals from a quarter to threequarters inch across the north bay mountains today, just the Higher Elevations. The rest of the bay area may see a few hundredths of an inch up to a quarter inch. Sunny saturday. No clouds until sunday night. Thats ahead of mondays storm. That one will be a big one, up to 2 inches of rain, up to 3 at the Higher Elevations for monday and tuesday of next week. So plan accordingly. And enjoy the sunny weekend while we get it. Ill explain more coming up. You can see the roads you can see the sheen on the roads due to that rain that we had overnight. So just a heads up for drivers. Please be careful as you head out the door this morning. Bay bridge toll plaza looking fantastic for your friday morning commute. Some friday light conditions along the eastshore freeway. This is interstate 80 at powell street right before you hit that berkeley curve. We have speeds in the green for our south bay commuters except for if you are heading southbound 17. This is all due to a power line that came down. The right lane is closed for quite some time so give yourself some extra time. Other than that good through the south bay. More on a new crash just coming in along 101 coming up. Back to you guys. This is day 5 of legal sales of Recreational Marijuana under california law. But its clear the legal issues are just beginning. Kpix 5s anne makovec joins us live from San Francisco to explain. Reporter today recreational pot sales are finally legal here in San Francisco. So its a bit of a holiday for pot smokers. Local regulators here had a tough time deciding on the rules. Thats why we waited until january 5th. These rules were passed at the end of november. And while these rules go into effect, the feds are threatening a crackdown. Of course, marijuana is still illegal nationwide. And yesterday, u. S. Attorney general Jeff Sessions announced he is rescinding four guidance memos which allowed prosecutors to avoid interfering with medical marijuana in states that allow it. Now, he didnt order an increase in pot prosecutions. But he opened the door to more uncertainty over pots legal future. Federal prosecutors here in Northern California so far say they will continue to address local Law Enforcement priorities. So today, for pot users, it is a celebratory day. Normally, i would, like, either have someone to have a card get it from me or, like, get from the street dealers. [ laughter ] its going to be easier for me. I was getting it on christmas, like, from a street dealer. Reporter dispensary this is San Francisco have been getting ready for today since Recreational Marijuana was passed in november 2016 in california. They have been ramping up supplies and the number of employees expecting some big sales. Right now there are 50 dispensaries, around 50, licensed to operate here in San Francisco. They have temporary permits. They will have to reapply for permanent permits starting on april 1st. Live in San Francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. President trump was unsuccessful in his attempts to block the release of a book detailing the inner workings of the white house. Its called fire and fury inside the Trump White House by michael wolff. The president s lawyers sent a cease and desist letter to the publisher and in response the publisher pushed up the release date from next week to today. The lawyers also threaten to sue steve bannon quoted in the book. He was highly critical of the first family and others in the administration. The big picture here is a picture of a white house that is chaotic, of a president whose impulses whipsaw the white house, of a lot of back stabbing, front stabbing. In the book, bannon addressed the russia investigation. He says that donald trump, jr. , and Jared Kushner were treasonous and unpatriotic for meeting with a lawyer with ties to the kremlin who claimed to have dirt on hillary clinton. That meeting happened at trump tower in new york city in june 2016. And it appears that all the uproar over the book has piqued the publics interest. This was the crowd at a bookstore in dc where they were lining up before midnight to pick up the new book. Every copy was sold in less than 20 minutes. Earthquake researchers are getting a unique audio impression of the moderate temblor that rattled much of the bay area yesterday morning. The 4. 4 magnitude quake struck at 2 39 and was centered near berkeley. And this is what it sounded like eight miles deep inside the fault. [ noise ] ucberkeleys Seismology Lab is practically on top of the hayward fault. The epicenter of yesterdays quake was just a mile way near the claremont hotel. The plates are basically stuck and theyre stressing sort of the way a rubber band stretches and stretches and stretches. And you never know when this rubber band is going to break. So what we actually heard is more like the rubber band breaking. [ noise ] researchers say that sound is the pacific and north american plates moving past each other. Bay area hospitals are taking extreme measures to deal with an unusually bad flu season. Kpix 5s jackie ward is live at the Santa Clara County department of Public Health which says that some of its flu cases have turned deadly. Reporter flu season is far from over but Santa Clara County is already reporting four flu deaths. Local medical experts say this virus has been on a rampage of sorts that led to a statewide outbreak which made some hospitals restrict or suspend visiting hours. At laguna honda in San Francisco, two nursing units are under quarantine and City Health Officials say its a precaution to protect elderly patients. In Monterey County, where one person recently died from the flu, visitors to Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital can only see patients for 15 minutes. What were seeing in california right now is a very early large spike in cases, four times greater than last year at this time. A sneeze or a cough from somebody who has been infected can spread a half million influenza germs so this is a big deal. Reporter statewide, at least 17 people under the age of 65 have died because of the flu so far and this is the worst time of the year for the virus, the time between december and february. But still, medical experts say that the flu season can last as long as may. In san jose, jackie ward, kpix 5. Today we should learn more about the arrest of a man accused of sexually assaulting a teacher in san jose. Police say a man showed up to Harker Middle School tuesday before students arrived. He was roaming around for a couple of hours before he attacked a teacher inside a classroom. San jose police will hold a News Conference at noon to provide more details on the arrest. Today federal authorities may take custody of the man who was acquitted of murder in the death of kate steinle. Jose Ines Garcia Zarate shot and killed kate steinle on pier 14 in july 2015. He was convicted on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Zarate phase an identical federal charge now faces an identical federal charge. Tony serra represents him. He will be at the sentencing today. Zarate will probably get time served and then be given to the feds. Time now 5 08. A stretch of highway is open after nearly a year. But drivers will still encounter some obstacles along the way. And bitter cold and snow still causing all kinds of problems across the country including thousands of flight cancellations. [ music ] no cold or snow here, but what we do have is rain. Ill be tracking the rain this morning on our hidef doppler and let you know which neighborhoods are next in line. And its getting a little busy over at the bay bridge toll plaza. You may see slowdowns also along highway 24. Ill track a new hot spot coming up. But it will be a while before some people in massachusetts can get the east coast is gigging out from this weeks snowstorm. But it will be a while before some people in massachusetts can get back to their cars. These vehicles were trapped in floodwater that froze over. While the storm has moved on, cbs reporter hena doba explains this may be the most hazardous day this week. Reporter a woman in hull, massachusetts, being rescued by a front loader. The first home of first floor of the home flooded. As if the snow brought by the bomb cyclone werent enough, boston and close areas nearby had historic flooding. It was pounding. It was going above the telephone poles. Reporter 500 National Guardsmen helped in flood emergencies in several states. Most places are still digging out from the snow. Plymouth, connecticut, was caught off guard by a foot and a half. We thought we would get about 6 inches. Reporter the accumulation in maryland was so bad in parts, that even these two snowplows got stuck. In new york city the signs in times square couldnt be seen in the height of the bad storm. Making a bad situation worse, this tractortrailer was left spinning its wheels while blocking an intersection. And while this round of snow has passed, a bigger danger may lie ahead as extreme cold is expected to freeze anything that hasnt been shoveled away. Reporter officials on the coast are asking people to stay off the roads. Police officers in typically warm weather states like here in South Carolina are particularly worried about drivers who have never had to deal with icy conditions. Unless youre driving a zamboni, you cant control the vehicle especially at higher speeds. Reporter many of the states hit with snow yesterday may be in for another round early next week as the system developing in the Pacific Northwest makes its way east. Hena doba, cbs news, new york. Thousands of flights were canceled because of the storm. Most airports will reopen today but some delays are expected. A stretch of coastal highway is finally back open in marin county. Heavy rains last february washed away pavement and the roadbed shutting down part of highway 1. The reopened section covers about 5 miles between Stinson Beach and muir beach. Drivers will still face some slow going because the fix isnt totally complete. Its only one lane wide so far in some places. So24hour Traffic Control is in place so 24hour Traffic Control is in place which adds an hour to your drive thanks to six traffic lights. Slower the better. You have to drive safe. Roads are slick from being just paved. The road fell victim to the rain last year when a slide destroyed a hillside. The repairs are major and as you can see from skydrone5 video, it will cost 60 million to fix it. No one wants to add an hour to your drive but at least the road is making some progress. Thats a good thing. Lets see what kind of progress on our roads now, jaclyn. We are tracking a few hot spots right now. Well begin along 101 where this crash is not really causing delays but its right by the airport. Northbound 101 right near san bruno avenue. And it looks like its now cleared over to the right shoulder. North of there traffic is fine both directions 101 at 380. No trouble getting to the airport. 101 at spencer we are getting reports of an accident along this stretch. We dont see any backup. We havent seen any emergency crews or flashing lights making their way through the stretch and speeds are still at the limit and lots of space between all those cars out there. But you can see the sheen in the road as neda has been mentioning. We have had some rain overnight. So please be careful. Those wet roads, you want to take it easy as you get behind the wheel this morning. Reports of a car thats blocking one of the lanes inside bore number 3 of the caldecott tunnel. So westbound 24 blocking the fast lane. It wasnt an accident, looks like a breakdown. Crews are assisting to clear that but you may see minor delays westbound on 24. And over at the bay bridge toll plaza, nice and light. We say friday light or Holiday Light . Ill let you decide. Hats a check of your traffic; over to you. Lets talk about the rain. Yes, you said the sheen on the roads. I want to show you where its coming down on our hidef doppler right now. So we saw it pass through mill valley and now its moving over the bay towards richmond. So get ready. It is wet over there. And it will continue to be so throughout the next couple of hours, berkeley, emeryville, you are likely next in line as this cell comes through. Further north, it looks like we are seeing scattered showers around the bay. Areas of darker green, yellow and orange, about a quarter inch of rain per hour coming down. But these cells are moving in pretty quickly and they are heading out further east but for now, were only seeing them scattered across the north bay so it looks like yountville just got some rain and now its winding down. St. Helena, as well. The rain is now winding down there. But theres more to come and its all off the coast, all of this going to push in towards the bay area so well a little more widespread rain in the next couple of hours as this slowly works its way on to land. So San Francisco get ready. This is the richmond bridge. Yes, its wet on those roads now. And futurecast heres an idea of whats to come. So the next hour or so well see similar conditions is what were watching on our hidef doppler. By 8 00, 9 00, it will get more intense throughout San Francisco and across the north region. So fairfield, concord, may get some rain by noon today. Then it will move further south perhaps redwood city, hayward, maybe scattered showers in livermore. But most likely, places like san jose and livermore will stay dry from this system. If you get anything it will be very light not measurable. Just a very light drizzle as that storm moves out by later tonight. It will be clear by the afternoon hours. So that will be nice. Right now, temperatures upper 50s already in concord and oakland. So we really didnt get much cooling overnight. Livermore 49. San francisco 59. San jose 58. High temperatures today cool at the coast in the 50s. 65 sunnyvale. Santa clara 66. San jose 67. San jose broke a record at 70 degrees yesterday. Well see if it reaches it again. Most likely not. Mid60s for the east bay. Walnut creek will be in the low 60s, danville as well at 61. And San Francisco also 61. In the upper 50s for petaluma, san rafael, novato. So across the north bay temperatures slightly cooler as that rain comes through. Mid to upper 50s for ukiah and lakeport. So the wider view here, theres another storm system. This is what we usually get in january. This is the rainy season. Were in it. So right now, it looks like more of these storms are going to be ushering in. We are getting another storm system that will bring with it some subtropical moisture and thats going to bring us a good dousing of rain by early next week so monday and tuesday, we could see up to two inches of rain in San Francisco. Up to three inches of rain for some of the mountain ranges. The north bay, Santa Cruz Mountains, could get that much rain on monday, tuesday. But the timing is just right. It makes for a nice sunny saturday. So all will be clear for your weekend and then the rain will arrive next week. Lets check in now with michelle. Its the start of a new year. New awards to be handed out. I know. Awards and we always like to watch the fashion on the red carpet. Beverly hills is rolling out the red carpet for one of hollywoods biggest nights. Preparations are under way for the 75th annual golden globes. Seth myers is hosting the awards show. I think its a balance. You want to talk about obviously the elephant in the room, while also remembering that this year is about the movies and Television Shows that were made and now we realize they were made under a lot worse circumstances than we even understood. The red carpet will look different at this sundays show. Many actresses plan to wear black to protest the flood of sexual abuse allegations in hollywood. President trump is expected to attend the College Football National Championship game. Thats according to the atlanta journalconstitution. The showdown between georgia and alabama will be held at the mercedesbenz stadium in atlanta on monday night. First Lady Melania Trump is also expected to attend. President trump won the states of alabama and georgia in the 2016 president ial election. And the cats are out of the bag. We are getting our first look at thenew members at the new members of the st. Louis zoo. According to the association of zoos and care aquariums, this is the first cheetah birth of eight cubs. Well be right back. Three days left of the uggs National Figure skating championships in san jose. Fremonts karen chin ended the Short Program in third place two nights ago and last night on the mens side, another local skater hoping to make the olympic team. 17yearold vincent cho from palo alto won the world Junior Championship last year and last night, triple toe loop. The last jump ends with a spill. The son of a chinese immigrant is hoping to earn one of three spots on the olympic team. Now, out in front with the big lead 18yearold nathan shan out of Salt Lake City who might win gold in south korea. Cho is in fifth place. Sharks meeting an old friend Patty Marleau in toronto. A goal on jones. The leafs won 32 but the highlight of the night happened two seconds into the game when joe thornton and qadry dropped the gloves. Qadry had a fistful of Joe Thorntons hair and tossed it on the ice. The sharks backup goalie dell managed to scoop it up and save it for a souvenir. Probably on ebay this morning. Get out of here, tell you the warriors beat houston last night 124114. Thats their ninth straight road win. Im dennis odonnell. See you tonight. As it seems like everyone you know is really sick this winter season, well, some local hospitals are taking extra precautions to keep their patients safe from the flu. And as of today, Recreational Marijuana sales legal in San Francisco. But this comes at a time of increased legal wrangling with the feds. The latest next. upbeat music hi im joan lunden. More than 100 million americans are living with diabetes, or prediabetes. You could be one of them. Some risk factors include, your age, a Family History of diabetes, being overweight, or not physically active. Some races and ethnic groups are also at higher risk. Learn more at cdc. Gov diabetestv. [narrator] sponsored by nacdd, with support from the centers for Disease Control and prevention. Terror plot in San Francisco reveals new details on the plan. And Alabama Senate candidate the indictment against a man charged in a failed terror plot in San Francisco reveals new details on the plan. Roy moore is now facing a defamation lawsuit in the wake of his failed bid for congress. Tracking rain coming down on our hidef doppler and its feeling warm out there. Im going to talk about the Tropical Weather were experiencing this morning. And we are tracking a few new hot spots including an overturned vehicle near lake herman road. Your ride on 680 not seeing any delays but well check it coming up. Good morning, its friday, january 5th. Ike michelle griego. Good morning. Im kenny choi. Marijuana enthusiasts thought it would be easy once proposition 64 took effect on new years day but the federal government is now making things complicated. Anne makovec is live in San Francisco with more. Reporter pot enthusiasts arent going to let this celebration today for a lot of people here in San Francisco. Sales took longer than the rest of the state to actually allow pot sales because of some disputes over the regulations. But today is the day despite that threat of a federal crackdown. Of course, marijuana is still illegal nationwide and yesterday u. S. Attorney general Jeff Sessions announced that he is rescinding four guidance memos that allowed prosecutors to avoid interfering with medical marijuana in states that allow it. He didnt order an increase in pot prosecutions. Its an unknown right now and certainly theres a lot of fear out there as to what the impacts will ultimately be. Reporter the latest from federal prosecutors in Northern California say they will continue to address local Law Enforcement pry orders and now growing support to revive a bill in sacramento that would make california a sanctuary state for the marijuana industry. That bill stalled last year but obviously, new importance on it after this federal announcement. In the meantime dispensaries here in San Francisco have been ramping up for today getting more supplies and hiring more employees expecting big sales. Live in San Francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. State officials are issuing a warning for any Illegal Immigrants who want to use Recreational Marijuana. Since pot is a federal offense, nonu. S. Citizens who admit to using it to any immigration official could find themselves detained and deported. If they see a picture of you holding a joint or in a dispensary or any other way that indicates that you may do it or youre wearing your pot t shirt, 420 tshirt or whatever, they might ask you, have you been using, prop 64, awesome, if you say, yeah, lit up guess what, youre not coming back. Illegal immigrants should leave the pot at home, dont carry a medical marijuana card and hire a lawyer if you want to open a dispensary. 4 32. Lets check the forecast. A lot of rain in parts of the bay area. Oh its 5 32 thank you for the correction. [ laughter ] go back to sleep and dont go to work [ laughter ] lets show you whats going on, on the roads. Rain right now, light in richmond. A little to the north there on 37 and hercules a little bit stronger rain. But as we look at the wider view, you can definitely see more of it right along the water here. Its going to be moving towards land through San Francisco today. Most of the north bay santa rosa some rain coming towards you. Windsor, santa rosa, looks like napa, snow, also. Look at the temperatures today. This is pretty impressive. We are already in the upper 50s for San Francisco. San jose 58 degrees. So very warm conditions out there for this hour. Usually 30s and 40s most of the area this morning so feels tropical and muggy because of course that storm thats coming through. Little let you know how much longer when you get that rain. Reporter right now, well look at your ride on the benicia bridge. No problems there. You can almost count the cars out there. Right now we are getting reports of a crash, involving an overturned vehicle that has one lane blocked and its on the frontage road that runs parallel with 680 in fairfield. This is along southbound lopes at gold hill or parrish road. Its in the area near lake herman road. So expect delays. Eastshore freeway at 4 things getting busy as the morning commute is picking up making your way on the freeway. You can see those cars backing up. But interstate 80 is fine in the green. Friday light conditions. Back to you. A spike in severe flu cases this season is prompting some bay area hospitals to tank extreme measures to protect their patients. Kpix 5s jackie ward is live at the Santa Clara County Public Health department with more. Reporter were in Santa Clara County because already, four people have died from flu related illnesses here and that is exactly why local hospitals are taking extra precautions especially when it comes to people who want to go visit the patients and spend time with them. Because of the statewide outbreak of the flu hospitals have suspended or restricted visiting hours. Health officials are protecting their elderly patients. In Monterey County where one person died from the flu, visitors to Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital can only see patients for 15 minutes. At boulevard pediatrics in encino the flu is topping the list of a long variety of illnesses this season. Doctors there are seeing coughs from a common cold sticking around for up to six weeks. Wheezing and cough. Were seeing other than influenza a lot of other illnesses, as well. Reporter illnesses like strep throat ear infections, the common cold, stomach viruses and respiratory infection called rsv. Even though its a pain to get to the doctors office, doctors say some of these illnesses are highly contagious and its a good idea to see a doctor if there are chills, vomiting, fatigue, dehydration, dry mouth or a fever that doesnt go away. This is great stuff to be talking about first thing in the morning, huh . Doesnt it make you feel all healthy inside . If you think you are protected because you got the flu shot this year, think again. Experts are saying that this flu shot doesnt work. In san jose, jackie ward, kpix 5. The former marine suspected of noting a Christmas Day terror attack at San Franciscos pier 39 has been indicted. 26yearold Everitt Jameson of modesto is charged with attempting to provide Material Support and resources to a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization and distribution of information relating to destructive devices. Jameson was reportedly working on the plot for nearly two months. Federal prosecutors say that he planned to set off pipe bombs at the beginning of the attack. And then according to the indictment, jameson hoped to funnel people into an area in order to shoot them. He allegedly told undercover agents that crowded pier 39 would be a good target. He could get 20 years in prison if predicted. An alabama woman is suing roy moore the republican nominee who lost that states special election for u. S. Senate. Moores candidacy was derailed by allegations of sexual misconduct. The woman suing moore claims he touched her sexually when she was 14 years old. Her lawsuit accuses moore and his campaign of defaming her citing personal attacks against her after she came forward with the allegations. Leigh corfman is not seeking financial compensation except for legal costs. Another big day for the stock market. Diane king hall with the moneywatch report as the dow keeps climbing. Reporter oh, indeed. Good morning, kenny. The dow sprinted to yet another milestone yesterday cracking 25,000 for the first time and all three closed at new highs. Blue chips rallied 152 points. Nasdaq up 12. It is a little more affordable to buy a home this week. Lending giant freddie mac says the average rate for its 30 year fixed home loan went to 3. 95 for 15 years popular refinancing option falling to 3. 38 . Honda and volkswagen are getting in on the driverless car race. They are partnering with a firm led by executives from google former executives from google. They hope to bring selfdriving cars to roads soon. And the cdc is warning people romaine lettuce may be linked to a recent e. Coli outbreak. The investigation is ongoing. The warning comes after 60 people were infected by e. Coli bacteria. Illnesses were reported in 13 states and canada. The cdc says the outbreak started in midnovember. Kenny. Diane, we hear that theres a new report that kids are earning a paycheck around the house. How much are kids earning on average these days . Reporter okay. This is an annual report from rooster money an allowance app and track their shows kids earn about 450 a year. Thats about 8 to 9 bucks a week. And guess what. They are planning to save nearly half of that. As for top things kids save for, they are looking for legos, phones and dolls. Hm. Pretty interesting. Yeah. You can do that or if you are a parent who says, hey, just do it, no, no, um, no money for you, thats another option, too, right . I didnt get an allowance. I didnt get one, either. Its enough to have a roof over your head, lady. You should be grateful. Diane king hall, thank you. My kids do their chores for free. Just do it. Do it. 5 39 right now. California lawmakers are considering a new plan aimed at helping residents facing higher federal tax bills. Plus, the bitter cold gripping the eastern half of the country is causing some unusual problems with wildlife. Forecast in just a few minutes. Good morning. Heres a live view of the bay bridge right now. But we are seeing cloudy skies but a little break in some areas with that cloud cover. This morning, though, it feels muggy, tropical, also some raindrops. Ill be tracking that throughout the morning coming up. A lot different from the east coast thats dealing with the effects of a massive snowstorm this week. Check out this video taken yesterday from jfk airport in new york city. Runways were just blanketed in snow. Strong winds and whiteout conditions caused thousands of flights to be canceled nationwide most of them in and out of new york and boston. 18 inches of snow fell from the carolinas to maine. In florida its so cold iguanas are falling from trees. Temperatures went below 40 degrees in some areas. Thats chilly enough for the coldblooded creatures to justin up and fall from their perches to just stiffen up and fall from their perches. They thaw out later. Relief for taxpayers facing higher bills under the newly passed republican rules law capping deductions to 10,000. A bill yesterday would allow people in california to call their state taxes charitable donations to allow taxpayers to deduct the amount from the federal taxes. Californians because of our high income tax will be penalized severely from this tax act in washington and we want to change that. Experts believe that if the measure is approved, congress would likely move to close that loophole. The bill would not affect property taxes which are paid to county governments. Next time you rent a home you could be greeted by real estate robots. A team based in sunnyvale says they are the First Company in the country to use robots to guide customers through rental properties. Because the agents dont have to leave their office, they say they are able to show more properties. They are now seeing rentals have picked up within days instead of weeks or months. We can control the robots through any mobile devices. So it can be a phone, ipad. I could end this call right now and go to another property technically within minutes or seconds. They began using the robots a couple of months ago. They have about 100 robots showing properties throughout the bay area from santa cruz to napa. Whoa. Like the doctor thing. You have doctors on a stick like that. [ laughter ] i know. But i love that face to face contact. You know . Yeah. I dont know. I hear you. Im more of a traditionalist. I would rather have a real estate agent, a person rather than a robot. Well, things are looking okay with the exception of a few areas. Overall were still tracking some light travel conditions. But for drivers on highway 17, thats a different story. We have had a couple of problems there already this morning. Earlier a power line down blocking the right lane. Speeds are dipping just around 40 Miles Per Hour in that southbound direction at 17. But it looks like our sensors are going back to the green but were tracking a new accident and this is southbound 17 right past glenwood and it looks like this is causing just minor slowdowns but we are starting to see some yellow sensors light up our screen here. Its not blocking a lane but its in a bad spot. So please be on the lookout for that. Emergency crews heading out to the scene. Other than that, your ride heading through the south bay looking good. We are seeing the usual slowdowns starting to build along northbound 101 approaching 880. But no reports of any accidents or stalls along that stretch. Out of antioch, starting to see a few brake lights especially as you get closer to pittsburg and things do start to pick up again. We are getting reports of an accident along highway 4. Its not blocking lanes near cummings skyway. Activity on the stretch. 80 seeing crowds developing near highway 4 at hercules. Its about 15 minutes over to the toll plaza. At the benicia bridge and 680 is checking in problemfree. Neda has the forecast. Heres the rain thats about to reach land. We are watching it off the coastline there as it moves towards lagunitas and mill valley, san rafael. You will also be next. So hidef doppler is kicking into high gear this morning. So right now theres some scattered showers, light rain for a lot of people especially through vallejo. It moves across the bay and reached land on the other side. So American Canyon may get a little rain from that. But very light drizzle across the area as you see except for the north. So in santa rosa, youre about to get hit with some of these yellows and on. Thicker band toward calistoga, napa, sonoma next. Heres a live view of san jose this morning. Good morning to you. You beat a record in san jose yesterday reaching 70 degrees set in 2011 at 68 degrees for the warmest on that date. But today 58 degrees right now. So you didnt get much cooling overnight across our area at all. It still feels muggy out there, sticky as well, very tropical conditions this morning. Our headlines, the rain has arrived this morning and it will be drying up later today. Very short storm. The next one will be on monday. That one is going to be a pretty good one. By 7 a. M. Rain reaches San Francisco. More of it moving south towards 8 00, 9 00 this morning. So possibly redwood city. But you can see most of this is staying to the north. If santa cruz gets anything it will be a light drizzle for the morning hours. By 9 00, it will start to work its way further south reaching places like the south bay, possibly across the south bay. So perhaps mountain view, palo alto, could see some light drizzle from it. And then 6 00, things should be winding down. Some of the rain action will move east towards sacramento, even tahoe could get a light amount of precipitation from it. As far as our temperatures today, this is where we should. Look at this. 56 for San Francisco. Well be at 61. San jose should be at 57. But add 10 degrees. Thats where well be there for today. So temperatures still remaining above average. They will stay that way through the weekend and heres what is next. Heavier storm coming through early next week. Its going to arrive monday and tuesday. Thats when that storm is timing out. One to two inches now forecast for the bay area. So San Francisco could see that much rain. The north bay mountains Santa Cruz Mountains could get as much as three inches of rain for monday, tuesday. So early next week will be a wet one. Enjoy the dry weekend while we have it. Things will be drying up wednesday and thursday of next week. Time now 5 49. State leaders are preparing to go to battle with the Trump Administration once again this time, over plans to allow drilling off the california coast. And an expensive mixup at an Northern California gas station leaves drivers fuming. Good morning. Check out our hidef doppler where rain is coming down right now. Just north of windsor, guerneville, it is winding down a little bit as that cell moves out towards the east. So st. Helena, santa rosa, will be next towards petaluma light scattered showers throughout vallejo, as well. So you can see a cell that just went through richmond. Expect more as i track the rain for you coming up. And traffic moving at the limit along 680 northbound as you approach 242 on the right there. Reports of an injury crash. Thats requesting chp to close down the flyover in the area so expect delays through concord. Well continue to monitor the crash coming up. A vallejo man is set to be sentenced today for setting a house fire that killed his estranged girlfriend and their 5yearold son. He pleaded guilty two months ago to setting the deadly fire on stella street in may 2016. Todays sentencing is set for 10 a. M. At the Solano County law and Justice Center in fairfield. Governor brown and his counterparts in washington and oregon are vowing to prevent more drilling off the west coast. Yesterday, the interior department announced plans to lift the drilling ban off the coast of california and florida. The Trump Administration also wants to increase drilling sites near alaska and in the gulf of mexico and reinstate leasing sites in the pacific and atlantic. The oil and gas industry says that the move will create jobs and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Environmental activists disagree. This is worse than the worst news possible. This is a fullblown assault on americas coastlines and beaches from sea to shining sea. This is the map included with the plan. Each block is a separate area under review for drilling leases. This is only the first phase. There will be at least 2 more reviews to narrow down the sites based on things like the environment or national defense. A final more detailed map is expected sometime next year. California attorney general blasted the decision and promised that the state regulatory agencies will have a say in what happens next. New this morning, a fuel mixup at a yuba city gas station. A Delivery Driver switched the diesel and premium gas. So about a dozen customers say their cars were affected after pumping. The local mechanic says that the vehicles lost function, damaged estimated to cost hundreds per car. The gas station owner said he is reaching out to the Delivery Company so that the drivers can get compensation. Some of the worlds most innovative vehicles are on display today through the weekend in san jose. More cars at the Silicon Valley International Auto show are powered by something other than gas. New versions of the all electric nissan leaf, chevy volt and other cars are available for test drivers. Drivers have plenty of choices on alternative fuel vehicles. So whether its a hybrid gas vehicle, electric vehicle, all electric vehicle, plugin electric vehicle, Hydrogen Fuel cell vehicle, even some solar vehicles, thats what were seeing more and more manufacturers creating versions of the typical gas vehicle. There are plenty of traditional vehicles as well including muscle cars and exotics. The Silicon Valley International Auto show runs through sunday at Mcenery Convention center in downtown san jose. Todays the day pot enthusiasts have been waiting for. Sales of Recreational Marijuana legal in San Francisco. But this comes at a time of increased legal wrangling. Well explain next. 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Good morning, im michelle griego. Im kenny choi. Its friday, january 5th. This is a look at the Golden Gate Bridge on the left. Its dry now but hidef doppler you can see on the right lit up in many parts of the bay area as the rain moves through the north bay today. We are looking at yellow and orange on the screen. Thats a sign of a about quarter inch of rain per hour in some areas. This system will be moving out east. So right now guerneville you just got some more raindrops there. I have been watching that area for the past hour or so getting hit with some decent amount of