oakland 44. san francisco, a little warmer at 49. santa rosa still a chilly 28, it s been stuck there all morning now. what you can expect on the rest of your sunday, mostly clear, cold in spots, sunny and mild, another spare the air day. the seventh in a row, truly amazing. dry for the rest of 2013 into the new year. there are less than three days left in 2013 which is going to go down in the history books as the bay area s driest calendar year on record. keep in mind those records go back to 1849. the shortage of rain in some areas is being measured not in inches but in feet. reporter: skiers and boarders are lamenting the lack of snow in the sierra. but lack of snow is even more of a worry. snow melt is the source of water for several counties, and the san diego reservoir about 52 inches of year is there normally. this year the county is headed for a record low with 10 1/2 inches. the morinne water district board already called for a voluntary cutback on water use an
unattended campfire and the suspect s car. he was arrested in his sleeping bag and welsh surrendered after realizing she was outmanned. police are trying to figure out who called in a hijacking threat that delayed a new york bound flight from san francisco. the threat was determined to be not credible. the plane was moved to the side where passengers were rescreened. two people were pulled off the plane for questioning but later released. scientists say there s evidence of a 55 foot, 22 mile long plume of oil from the b.p. spill in the gulf of mexico. don t go looking for it. according to a report released in the journal science it s 3,000 feet below the surface and it s invisible. scientists fear it could linger for months because it s breaking down 1/10th more slowly than if it was on the surface. those seeking a settlement from b.p. will most likely have to waive their right. lawyers handling it say it could lead to years of litigation. let s talk about the obama admin