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agenda in washington. reporter: it was a sweep for republicans when you look at the map. you see them turning red. that number, it can only increase, as three races in virginia, louisiana, and alaska, the yellow states here, are still undecided. now republican mitch mcconnell of kentucky, is expected to become the new senate majority leader. today, he and the president talked about the new political landscape, and their efforts to try to work together to get things done. [ music ] reporter: colorado, arkansas, north carolina. we have swept this nation with a compelling senate majority. reporter: the republican tide rolls across the nation, giving the gop control of both houses of congress. today, the president said he got the message, and vowed to find common ground with republicans. i m eager to work with the new congress to make the next two years as productive as possible. reporter: he also cautioned that cooperation will have its limits. congress wil ....
reporter: the mother of two had a difficult decision to make on the beach. she tried to carry her two children to safety. but she could only hold on to one so she let her oldest go. he survived. thousands gathered at a mosque to pray for those that lost their lives. the group hopes that this all bring peace to all who have suffered through this ordeal. the people who died in the tsunami it was actually only their body that died. their spirit is still alive. hopefully by doing this everyone will feel peace of mind and peace until heart. reporter: the tsunami also caused about $10 billion worth of damage. hundreds of people gathered at glide memorial church for its annual holiday service. as you can see music added to the christmas spirit in the san francisco church yesterday. celebration was packed with people from all over the bay area taking the time to give thanks and reflect. over the years the service has become a tradition in the tenderloin. over 5,000 pe ....
right now it is raining, but a winter storm warning is in effect, by the morning the area should see the first significant snowfall in nearly two months. we ll have live coverage of the snowfall beginning at 4:30 tomorrow morning on today in the bay. we are expecting a disappointing snow survey tomorrow, though. this is video of the first snow survey of 2014 from january 3rd. the snow pack was about 80% below average. the sierra snow pack provides a significant amount of watt tore the state s farms and cities, as well. tonight, president obama says the federal government will do whatever is necessary to help with this historic drought, calling governor brown today saying he s concerned about the brought s impacts. if we don t get enough rain, water conservation goes from voluntary to mandatory. for the tiny town of lompico, this drought is hitting home. we re just a disaster away from being done here. a fire, one of the wells totally dying, or having a major line ....
crossing the golden gate bridge you will need to use your windshield wipers. we are dealing with sprinkles for highway 4 coming out of antioch. dry weather is approaching the caldecott tunnel but however interstate 680 you will see light rain. we have moisture pushing on shore which is impacting san francisco. as we take a look at the dublin a grave, we have light rain but the dry conditions for interstate 580 through oakland. as we shift the attention to the south it looks like just scattered showers for cupertino. it really just depends on where you are. i think the bigger impact will be the freeway and perhaps upon the water. here s a look at future cast 4, the rain is pushing through. you can expect mostly cloudy conditions for the afternoon. really just the possibility of an often on shower. the temperatures are mainly in the low 50 s but we will see upper 50s by noon. by 3:00 p.m. we are talking low 60 s and we do have changes in the forecast. morning fog is e ....
looks like rain is want to dry out and this should not be too much of a problem. in the east bay, we saw light rain about 15 minutes ago. we are dry in danville. drying up heading to the caldecott tunnel on highway 24. san francisco is mostly dry and it is no longer riding along on march the street. the wet weather will continue and we are dealing with light rain for interstate 580 and castro valley. down in the south, the rain is picking up in intensity not only is it impacting san jose but it is also impact in cupertino. you will need to use your umbrella this morning or a rain jacket. the rain is pretty much out of here in future cast 4 shows a just that. it is tapering off and by 9:00 a.m. it will be mainly dry weather. the clouds will stick around as we head into afternoon and i will not be surprised if we see a few pop up showers. for the rest of the day, the temperatures are in the 50s. by 3:00 p.m. breaks of sun is expected with a high in the upper 50s, low 6 ....