burlingame. >> daniel age 7. if. >>reporter: confused shaken to the core they same searching for words to help them cope with the tragedy that has struck the nation. perhaps no one is more shaken here than betsy cork who read the scripture. >> conditioning of israel the lord is in your midst you will have no further misfortune to fear. >> i'm spwnsly proud of everyone in newtown. i'm proud to be from newtown. >>reporter: she grew up with friends who were the first responders at sandy hook elementary but is proud of the way the entire town has responded. >> the people of connecticut people of newtown are showing the world how to live. how to love. and how to love people. >> olivia angle, 6. sandy hook endured 20 deaths of 6 and 7-year-olds. i prosecute pose to you tonight we are in the midst of an evil of biblical proportions. >> i have just been in touch with friends on facebook. i couldn't really watch any of it. >>reporter: pain for her is deep. so many others are also feeling deep sense of sorrow and that's wh

burlingame. >> daniel age 7. if. >>reporter: confused shaken to the core they same searching for words to help them cope with the tragedy that has struck the nation. perhaps no one is more shaken here than betsy cork who read the scripture. >> conditioning of israel the lord is in your midst you will have no further misfortune to fear. >> i'm spwnsly proud of everyone in newtown. i'm proud to be from newtown. >>reporter: she grew up with friends who were the first responders at sandy hook elementary but is proud of the way the entire town has responded. >> the people of connecticut people of newtown are showing the world how to live. how to love. and how to love people. >> olivia angle, 6. sandy hook endured 20 deaths of 6 and 7-year-olds. i prosecute pose to you tonight we are in the midst of an evil of biblical proportions. >> i have just been in touch with friends on facebook. i couldn't really watch any of it. >>reporter: pain for her is deep. so many others are also feeling deep sense of sorrow and that's wh

burlingame. >> daniel age 7. if. >>reporter: confused shaken to the core they same searching for words to help them cope with the tragedy that has struck the nation. perhaps no one is more shaken here than betsy cork who read the scripture. >> conditioning of israel the lord is in your midst you will have no further misfortune to fear. >> i'm spwnsly proud of everyone in newtown. i'm proud to be from newtown. >>reporter: she grew up with friends who were the first responders at sandy hook elementary but is proud of the way the entire town has responded. >> the people of connecticut people of newtown are showing the world how to live. how to love. and how to love people. >> olivia angle, 6. sandy hook endured 20 deaths of 6 7-year-olds. 7-year-olds. i prosecute pose to you tonight we are in the midst of an evil of biblical proportions. >> i have just been in touch with friends on facebook. i couldn't really watch any of it. >>reporter: pain for her is deep. so many others are also feeling deep sense of sorrow and

. >> this is video of i-280 in burlingame. a picture similar to the view from the front seat of cars throughout the bay area this morning. with the rain, come spinouts near the 380 interchange. manny maybe more drivers should follow her advice. >> slow down. people don't know how to slowdown in california when it starts to rain. >> the rain brings beauty like the rainbow in the south bay. jewel can tell you about rainbows. >> they are pretty and they are colorful with red and blue and they even have brown and black. if there are no colors it's just a black rainbow it wouldn't be like that. >> and in the sanity cruz mountains, the heavy mist came down for hours and hours. they were thinking about what rain does for her schedule at school. >> we watch a move. >> what is the move today? >> i don't know. >> what do you want it to be? >> and some people weren't thinking much about the rain at you will all? >> no. >> doesn't make you late for work? >> no, i live close by. weather is kind of nothing to you? >> it doesn't matter. [ la

. >> this is video of i-280 in burlingame. a picture similar to the view from the front seat of cars throughout the bay area this morning. with the rain, come spinouts near the 380 interchange. manny maybe more drivers should follow her advice. >> slow down. people don't know how to slowdown in california when it starts to rain. >> the rain brings beauty like the rainbow in the south bay. jewel can tell you about rainbows. >> they are pretty and they are colorful with red and blue and they even have brown and black. if there are no colors it's just a black rainbow it wouldn't be like that. >> and in the sanity cruz mountains, the heavy mist came down for hours and hours. they were thinking about what rain does for her schedule at school. >> we watch a move. >> what is the move today? >> i don't know. >> what do you want it to be? >> and some people weren't thinking much about the rain at you will all? >> no. >> doesn't make you late for work? >> no, i live close by. weather is kind of nothing to you? >> it doesn't matter. [ la

charles forrester is a maine burlingame housing improvement -- is a member of the burlingame housing improvement board and says this upper class neighborhood will be gridlocked. >> an suv factory showroom as far as you can see. every manner of four wheeled vehicle stopped dead waiting to drop the kids off to school. >> reporter: once through, the small neighborhood streets, however, plans call for parents to drive this up street. then into a roundabout and return back downhill. the plan does call to widen the streets but neighbor liz is skeptical. >> garbage day, mondays. got those bins on either sided. no way even with the bins you can't get by. >> reporter: the good news, re- opening of hoover next year will relieve overcrowding at nearby franklin elementary school but until then residents hope new plans will be considered. >> it could also be a tremendous asset to the community. i just hope that they can find a way for it to work properly. >> reporter: burlingame school district said there was no one available to comment on the controversial traffic plan. too busy preparing for th

. >> because of that heart waik, the hillsboro burlingame community will be holding a special villagele and prayer service at the first presbyterian church in burlingame. >> ama: you can express your september the by posting this badge to your facebook wall. >> still to come, new details not deadly accident involving a bay area chp officer. >>> plus, giving back. a group that wants you to add on to their random acts of kindness. >> what the hobbit did that "lord of the rings" could not. lying lying live doppler 7hd picking up some rain. we'll along at that, plus a look at the accuweather >> ama: we now know the name of the chp officer killed friday night. officer john dineen died after his bike clipped a truck that turned in front of him. the accident is under investigation. drugs and alcohol are not believed to be a factor. >>> developing news out of corrosion contracost costa county. a driver flipped her car and it burst into flames. no one was injured. >>> officials are investigating an officer-involved shooting in sunnyvale last night. two officers were responding to a call that man

on the peninsula, a service of remembrance gets underway at 7:00 in burlingame. will take place at the church on easton drive. >> school':ú@w security is on ms of many right now with some districts re-examining their procedures. >> abc 7 news checked in with the millbrae school district. today. leanne? >> well, carolyn, you know the school district says it has a solid security plan in place, they have been talking with parents since friday. a tailor middle school, security measures are updated rigly. locks to each room changed about a year ago, protecting those inside from an intruder, narrow windows are covered. the millbrae school district has four elementary schools, each of them has an emergency security plan. >> we have monthly drills and we're not talking just about fire drills but we also do lock down drills as well. .jx&lyy, police is present during a lock down drill. >> every month, those drills are reviewed. is this ongoing communication. >> the sheriff's office work was the schools visiting them once per week. >> i meet with the principal. and determi

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tonight in burlingame, dozens of people attended a vigil for the victims. and many people turned out for gun buy-back programs in both san francisco and oakland. we're learning tonight just how successful those programs turned out to be. people got 2-hundred dollars for every gun that was handed over. nearly 600 guns were turned in gun control has become a hot topic again. in the wake of the school shooting. kron 4's justine waldman has more on what politicians are saying.and what changes are likely. >>reporter: as funerals and candle light vigils take place.across the nation after the massacre at sandy hook elementary school. the debate over control has started again. president obama addressed the issue during a memorial for the victims. police say the shooter adam lanza was armed with a semi-automatic.223 caliber assault rifle made by bushmaster and two pistols. when he killed 20 children, six staff members and his own mother. all the guns were legally owned by his mother. california senator dianne feinstein plans to introduce a ban on assault weapons.dur

valley getting into light to moderate rain as is san bruno south san francisco daly city, colma towards burlingame that is going to continue to sink south over the next hour if you live near the dumbarton bridge or north you will get light to moderate rain and light rain in the south bay possibly moderate rain in the santa cruz mountains. over the past six hours russian river only quarter of an inch, santa rosa half an inch. petaluma a little more than a quarter. let's talk about temperatures dress for mid 50s to low 60s. mid 50s around the monterey bay. rain this morning, showers this afternoon. foggy spots the next couple of nights brighter and drier starting tomorrow. here's that wave we talked about yesterday, hooking up with the front slowing progress bringing us the higher intensity of rain during the morning commute, you can see noon the steadier rain moves east, scattered light showers will continue during the afternoon hours if you have outdoor plans be prepared overnight maybe a stray shower then tomorrow's morning commute all gone a little fog forming then partly sunny and dry thursday

it will be held at the first presbyterian church in burlingame. abc7 news. >> you can express your sympathy by posting this badge to your facebook wall. a silent show of support for everyone in connecticut. >>> a group anonymous is renewing their support after the organization praised the actions of the shooter in the connecticut school masacre. the kansas-based church says it will claim god's will is punishing america for supporting gay marriage. anonymous started it by posting detailed personal information about all church members on-line. >>> still to come, a new drug trial could make a big difference for breast cancer patients. and it is happening in the bay area. >> and a return to middle earth. just ahead, how the hobbit stepped up to the lord of the rings trilogy. >> and we will also check in with live doppler 7hd. we are checking on the showers. what will that mean for your >>> an innovative drug trial in the bay area could put targeted cancer drugs to work on patients in the very near future. the effort is being accelerated by a new under

close to the san mateo bridge now pulling away from south san francisco and airport heading towards burlingame, hillsborough,7-í pacifica on its way to san mateo as we speak. everybody getting wet weather except san diego and high deserts now, dry but that is also heading towards that area. 60s down there, most of us in the 50s until you get to chico, 49, sierra it is snowing now, you need chains up there. winter weather advisory for tahoe area two to four inches of snow above 4,000 feet, another four to seven inches above 7,000 feet. yes, you still need chain controls watch out for travel delays. here's sue. >>> we hope to have a live shot of truckee through the sierra we'll try to get that for you. chain requirements, there it is, snow on the roads, lots of snow on the sides trying to plow that, big rig going through now, chains required from gold run to the nevada border both directions of highway 80 up and over the sierra. san rafael light from novato past civic center into central san rafael southbound 101 no problems. bart, muni, caltrain all mass transit back to regular schedule, every

heather holmes live in burlingame. that's where hundreds attended. >> reporter: she lives here now. while this small community is now her home, she wept for those back at her hometown, just as hundreds of others did when they came to this church tonight. >> charlotte bacon, age 6. >> reporter: newtown's tragedy became burlingame's sorrow, as the names and ages of all of those killed were read allowed. each followed by the ringing of a single bell, and the lighting of a candle. eight large candles for the school staff. gunman's mother, and the gunman himself who unleashed the terror. pastor paul wanted to provide an opportunity for people to share in their grief. >> when we have a crisis like this, the really important for us to be able to be with other people, and be able to acknowledge our feelings of sadness, or anger. >> reporter: as people prayed, and sang, their hearts were heavy. many fought back tears thinking about the horrific event. >> we pray for the family who is are grieving. we pray for those who are wounded, and recovering. we pray for those who protected others. and

it will be held at the first presbyterian church in burlingame. abc7 news. >> you can express your sympathy by posting this badge to your facebook wall. a silent show of support for everyone in connecticut. >>> a group anonymous is renewing their support after the organization praised the actions of the shooter in the connecticut school masacre. the kansas-based church says it will claim god's will is punishing america for supporting gay marriage. anonymous started it by posting detailed personal information about all church members on-line. >>> still to come, a new drug trial could make a big difference for breast cancer patients. and it is happening in the bay area. >> and a return to middle earth. just ahead, how the hobbit stepped up to the lord of the rings trilogy. >> and we will also check in with live doppler 7hd. we are checking on the showers. what will that mean for your >>> an innovative drug trial in the bay area could put targeted cancer drugs to work on patients in the very near future. the effort is being accelerated by a new under

in burlingame, kron 4. >> in oakland there was a record turned out for a gun by back in at san francisco, 296, oakland, 300. $200 was given back from a private donor natiodonation--j r stone, kron 4. >> this is a model school campus it is fenced with limited access points. in addition, everybody has a school identification and there are over 100 cameras. san pablo, dan kerman, kron 4. >> the east bay park police are looking for a suspect and wanted for this recent sexual assault that happened at this regional wilderness preserve. the white metal was in his 40's, 5 ft. 9 in., the white-male is described with 180 lbs., and brown hair bacand a bowling shirt. he was also walking a medium brown dog. and alamo haazig madyun kron 4. >> and sasan jose, the demand for food and toys for the needy. after serving a record number for thanksgiving the sacred heart community is doing it again. with 3002 ordered families waited in the rainfall for a christmas food box. 3200 -- >> it is a 40 lb. box with a turkey or ham.. the need continues and the san jose, rob fladeboe, kron 4. >> inf moraga. -- the pg

it begins at 7:00 at first presbyterian at burlingame at 1500 easton drive. there will be local religious leaders and public officials there. it will include, prayers readings and hope. >>> two of the youngest victims in the shooting will be laid to rest. coming up at 8:37, we'll get a live report from connecticut with how the people are dealing with a major part of the tragedy in their community. >>> workers and volunteers in san jose are getting ready to give out free holiday meals to families in need. sacred heart community service will will begin handing out the food, starting at 9:00. today's event comes a few weeks after the organization fed a record number of families for thanksgiving. >> we're expecting around 3200 families that we've signed up. we hope to not turn anyone away because we want to make sure that everybody has a christmas meal this year. >> the food giveaway will continue tomorrow and wednesday morning. next week, workers plan to give out toys but right now they don't have enough. if you would like to donate to help out, go to ktvu.com a

heather holmes live in burlingame. that's where hundreds attended. >> reporter: she lives here now. while this small community is now her home, she wept for those back at her hometown, just as hundreds of others did when they came to this church tonight. >> charlotte bacon, age 6. >> reporter: newtown's tragedy became burlingame's sorrow, as the names and ages of all of those killed were read allowed. each followed by the ringing of a single bell, and the lighting of a candle. eight large candles for the school staff. gunman's mother, and the gunman himself who unleashed the terror. pastor paul wanted to provide an opportunity for people to share in their grief. >> when we have a crisis like this, the really important for us to be able to be with other people, and be able to acknowledge our feelings of sadness, or anger. >> reporter: as people prayed, and sang, their hearts were heavy. many fought back tears thinking about the horrific event. >> we pray for the family who is are grieving. we pray for those who are wounded, and recovering. we pray for those who protected others. and

as for burlingame-and to for the last 24 hours pretty impressive. it has just part itself over for the nonstop couple of hours. within 3 in. in santa rosa. dublin, palo alto under 2 in. in oakland, livermore with more rainfall totals and the mountains it was heavy. and nearly 7 in. in some areas and mount st. highlight of mt. diablo, mount st. helena. access of rainfall totals. as we take a look at excess of rainfall totals it is pushing to the east. well off to the north, the front associated with that it will press in towards a sunday. still, rainfall for saturday. overnight rainfall but the spotty showers rubbermaid with delight and steady rainfall for the afternoon. and we will see another blast of heavy rainfall and wind. nearly identical to what we saw today. >> throughout the bay area, rain, when crossing issues. we will start on the early gain a peninsula where this large tree came down. here is another view it fell onto a public parking lot. there was also a fence that was blown over knocking over christmas trees, garbage cans a lot of rain

a service of remembrance getting underway in burlingame. this service begins at 7:00 p.m.yi?v on the church on easton krif. >> shooting prompted two state agencies to review their plans for schools and work place as cross california. nannette miranda joins us live now. nannette? >> this plan just doesn't include shootings but supposed to include responses for earthquakes, fires and other situations. once state lawmaker says self reporting isn't working. every july, how they evacuate sturd yents, whether they have locked doors, which people do they let in? are security cameras in place? are the staff trained? one senator is upset that the last numbers he can find indicate that over half did not comply in 2009. >> and because we don't keep a good track, we don't know in two years whether situation has gone gothen worse or better. >> in light of the shooting state asked all california schools... to review their safety plans. after columbine, lawmakers allegeo indicated $90 million for improvements. but as recession rolled on, and squeezed state budget, finance consultants say l

it will take at first presbyterian church in burlingame. >> two key senators are calling for more restrictions on assault rifles. joe lieberman wants a commission to review national gun laws and national health system. he wants to close loopholes that allows gun buyers to avoid background checks. california senator dianne feinstein wants a vote on a assault weapons ban on the first day the congress is in session. >> it will ban the sale, transportation and possession but prospectively and it will ban the same for big clip drums or strips of more than ten bullets. >> gun rights groups remained silence since the shooting spree. rifle national association removed a tweet that celebrated 1.7 million likes on facebook. you can express your sympathy for the sandy hook school tragedy by posting this badge to the facebook wall. you can use it as show support for everyone in newtown, connecticut. we'll continue to cover the story and find the latest developments on our website and facebook page and twitter feeds. >> kristen: developing news from san francisco where firefighters rescued a man who was st

it is continuing to press southeast, montero, burlingame the south-bay not quite as intense but it is going to pick up. and more details coming up on my next report. now, back to isabel >> new this morning, strong winds are to blame for this accident on the richmond san rafael bridge. the big rig was heading east along the bridge to get you more news we will have a live report coming up later with mike pelton. also later, the latest on the power outages. 18,000 utility in the sonoma, particularly in santa rosa. elsewhere in the north bay, 6400 experiencing powd power outages and also 2200 people in the san francisco. 1300 are on the dark on the peninsula. with that flash flood a flash flood watch for the north bay also has cities near the russian river on alert. water levels have risen onto land in some parts of guerneville. and even though it's normally a slow-moving river... >> with 6-7 ft. it begins to get scary. we have to think about leaving town, turning off electricity, gasoline. and so forth. >> the national weather service says that it could be possibly a flooded road to a.m.

the service will be at 7:00 at first presbyterian church in burlingame. local religious leaders and public school trustees will all attend the service which will include prayers, readings, and expressions of remembrance and hope. >>> six fishermen were rescued after their boat started to sink. they called 911 after their boat started taking on water. they wouldn't be able to reach the men for about a hour so santa cruz harbor patrol deputies took off in their own boat and reached the men in 40 minutes. no one was hurt. >>> house speaker john boehner is accepting a tax increase on people making more than $1 million a year. that falls short of president obama's to raise taxes on people making $250,000 or more. other republicans say the gop needs to support boehner. >> he's our speaker. he's our leader. we are never going to get the perfect deal. i'm confident that john will get the best deal we can consistent with our principals. >> boehner offered to raise income tax rate is contingent upon entitlement cuts including an anapest spied increase to the eligib

confused and upset by the news many came to burlingame last night. for betsy there's a close connection to sandy hook elementary. that's where she grew up and still has friends who were first responders to the shootings. she is upset but proud the way the town has responded. pastor organized the service of remembrance, healing and hope to give people a place to share tears. he says that is important to avoid becoming cynical about the tragedy. >>> post office has establish add address you can use to express condolences to the people of sandy hook. you can send letters, care packages, p.o. box 3700, newton, connecticut, 06470. you will find the address on abc7news.com. you can show support to the people of newtown by posting this badge to your facebook wall you can find that on facebook.com/abc7news. stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the school shooting tragedy. the abc7 news web team is sending out updates you can sign up for breaking news alerts at abc7news.com. >>> this morning eight people are recovering after being exposed to toxic c

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this is down in burlingame. drains just couldn't handle the barrage of water this morning backing up and leaving that monster puddle you see right there. of course, you can track the weather anytime with our live high-def doppler radar. just go to our website, cbssf.com/weather. you can check it out there. >>> some heavy current during the past week of stormy weather snapped the cable that guides a solano county ferry. caltrans has suspended all the service now for the j-mac ferry so they can do some emergency repairs there. >>> traffic is moving again after a head-on collision on the golden gate bridge this morning. traffic in both directions shut down during the height of the morning in commute. it took hours for traffic to clear out. chp tells cbs 5 at least eight cars stalled while waiting for the accident to clear. many cars ran out of gas. three people suffered minor injuries in the crash but folks coming in from marin county had a tough commute today. >>> homicide investigation under way in berkeley today

. >>> must have accessory in the burlingame parking lot, rai boots. >> a three-car crash put traffic on the golden gate bridge at a standstill this morning. no one was badly hurt but at least eight cars stalled waiting for it to be cleared out. >>> after an active morning, there's not much hang on our cbs 5 high-def doppler radar right now. and things should stay pretty dry for the next few days. in about 15 minutes, roberta gonzales will let us know how long this dry spell will last. >>> ken bastida is live in mobile5. residents in lafayette still living with the effects of this weekend's past storms. and ken, money being made available to help speed up repairs to that huge sinkhole in the street. >> reporter: we'll get to that in a second. we're here on mountain view drive whereby now, most people in the bay area know what happened. but take a look at what they were working on today. they were putting huge rocks into this culvert. this is about 80 feet long, about 40 feet wide, and about 15 feet deep. a sinkhole that really got undermined from all the water that was coming down laf

even with the bay bridge, burlingame and the same in the senate to go toward a mixture of light flashed moderate in some of the above the green is indicating light showers pretty heavy and this area, richmond, berkeley, oakland, alameda, wofford slashed heavy. and for the inland areas we are seeing a light rain from dublin, livermore, danville. with wind-- so after this latest soaking >> we want to find out how the north bay is faring. that is where the rain is falling the hardest. to get you more news faster, let's turn to our solo reporter kron four's mike pelton live at the corte madera shopping center. >> let me show you some video from pounding amounts of rainfall. over this weekend, storms from a one-2 in.. there is also a wind advisory until 1 this afternoon. you could see wind gusting from 40 m.p.h.- 50 m.p.h. it is shaking the trees. airline the water, the wind blowing the trees not ideal conditions if you have to leave the house. marty, so many people have extra presence and last minute items. if you have to go out? you might want to get an umbrella. >> an umbrella and the vie

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the service is set for 7:00 at first presbyterian church of burlingame at 1500 eastton drive. organizers say local religious leaders and public school trustees will attend the service, which will include prayers, readings, and expressions of remembrance and hope. california senator diane finestein says she plans to introduce new legislation banning the types of assault weapons and ammunition used in friday's shooting. fine stein says when congress reconvenes at the beginning of the year, she will push a bill that bans new assault weapons, as well as big clips, drums, and strips of more than 10 bullets. she joins a growing chorus of lawmakers who say it is time to revisit stronger gun control policy, even those who support gun rights. today, senator john mansion, a lifelong member of the national rifle association, said it was time to discuss gun policy and move toward action on gun regulation. >>> we set up a special section on our web site, dedicated to the connecticut school shooting. just log on to ktvu .com and click on the tab on the front page. >>> we are getting word in

. >> dozens of people attended a vigil last night at first presbyterian church in burlingame. >> many of those in attendance say they are in the same profession as some of the victims to empathize with their families. >> i am happy to protect the the children in such a heartfelt and selfless way. >> we tried the as we could. >> the will comes as the new town community holds its first funerals were the victims of friday's massacre. >> bay area schools have also seen their share of violence. >> the west contra costa county school district has been beefing up security of the last several years. >> homeelmes middle school in san paulo is considered a model for how to protect students. >> the school has five community safety officers and a local police officer keeping an eye on the property. also students and staffers have to wear photo ids. and just six months ago more than 100 security cameras were installed. thanks to nearly $2 billion in bond money. a third of the district's schools. have already been modernized. >> just a day after the connecticut shooting both oakland and san francis

mission boulevard, one shower and then another one near hillcrest boulevardaexlv towards millbrae, burlingame and you can see now the whole san pablo bay area starting from hercules and heading towardsmutp novato it s quiet now, the showers are still moving to the south and east more up to the north. finally, san jose you are going to get wet weather along the dumbarton bridge towarding 237 is where your next shower is only a matter of moments before it gets there. santa rosa 39°, rest of us in the mid to upper 40s, 50 half moon bay. monterey bay and inland low to mid 40s, monterey 50. today light to moderate showers all day. brief break tomorrow, one day, light rain friday better chance of wet weather saturday. warm front yesterday long duration rain, cold front comes in more showery in nature, stronger, burst of heavier rain now on the back side of this low, counterclockwise flow wrapping around moisture bringing it off the ocean making it unstable the low is the center of rising air with it so near rising air and showers continue through 5:00, 7:00, instability out over the ocean tomorro

was right around larkspur and right around central portions of the bayment san mateo moving towards burlingame out towards 680 and 580. i am having to refrain these graphics quite a bit and also around the sunny veil area. we will continue it going all weekend long. >>> -- we will continue to see rain going all weekend long. >>> we will have problems caused for drivers coming up in a live report. >>> a fight in alameda ends up with four people stabbed, who police took into custody after this alleged attack. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids have got it too good if you ask me. [ male announcer ] now u-verse high speed internet has more speed options, reliability and ways to connect. rethink possible. . >>

it will take place at first presbyterian church of burlingame. >> final check of your accu-weather forecast. >> we'll start with final look at live doppler 7-hd. radar is showing best radar return in solano county heading down, a little bit of light rain towards colma and brisbane and southern sections have san francisco, possibly near mission and around san jose where we are getting some better radar returns. rain is tapering to drizzle and ramping back up to light rain. that is what we're going to have through the better part of this morning. by the afternoon hours, an isolated shower is possible, a little pocket of sunshine and temperatures just like they are right now, low to mid 50s. be prepared for thursday because a big storm on the way. >> back to the bay bridge, metering lights are on, carpool lanes are getting by with no problem, traffic is back toward the west grand overcrossing and macarthur maze and sluggish on the upper deck. golden gate bridge wet as well, traffic moving out of marin county but wet conditions remain there. final look at our abc7 waze app showing you north 101

a -- burlingame and san mateo. >>> it is getting there and starting to fill in north and also fog out to the north bay. it will be cooler even though it is sunny today and clouds increase later on. overnight we will get some rain and it will be a cold rain and that rain will be with us over the weekend. there is not a lot of rain but a 10th of an inch and it is really the bigger story. we have sun here in the morning hours and we will have it most of the day. low clouds are there and sometimes these low clouds can increase fast especially with a front coming in and the front is coming in. overnight into tomorrow morning, brief rain and if we can get enough moisture there will be snow on the 30,000. that system is coming in and it will dry drop right in on us. you can see it is increasing clouds and we will have rain and showers and it is hit and miss and it will be with us tomorrow. the snow advisory starts at 10:00 and the good news is not that there is a lot of snow. 4500 feet by tomorrow and 3500 feet. fog sun, chilly lows, cold lows, steve, 50s on the temperatures and get used to

this tree came down in burlingame neighborhood, a video sent to you reports blocked roads. and here is one being taken down in berkly. after part of it fell across some phone line was a car carred below. and tonight abc 7 news is live in mill valley with, in marin county with a look at the storm story. cornell? >> yes. you know so many hills and mountains and that is part of the beat yu of but tonight they're saturated like this one behind me. the mountain is just so wet. i can't believe it. it's raising a fear of mudslides and toppled trees. tree crews say it's not, but they wanted for christmas. so much work, they can barely give up this, tree one of dozens to topple nofr yoevr night. the family snapped a picture after the tree blocked the road. >> this time, when i saw it, i was just like a massive, like... just like bent soy was kind of like shocked. >> arborists say storms weakened the earth, creating a danger for the public. >> we're noticing out here is just not lth of rain. a lot of moisture. so, the weak winds are falling over. >> tree crews are still removering th

. >> burlingame police say this is a safe neighborhood and the theft was almost certainly random crime of opportunity but that doesn't change the fact odds of getting the memories back are slim. police put the serial number in a data base. if they find it it could be too late. >> criminals tend to wipe them so we can't track it back. >> danielle has been searching craig's list for the rare rims on the truck and her late grander father's golf clubs in the back. another family memory. >> the biggest holiday present you can give me. my family to just bring our sentimental belongings back. please. >> that is heart breaking. >> we'll take you back to storm watch. >> a look at what is concerning authorities in southern california. >> from michael finney the customer discovered hard way he didn't get cash back bonus on the new iphone. >> later ucsf medical students solving mysteries of the human wod body. abc 7 news ú!)x >>> storm watch continues right now. scattered showers are throughout the bay area heavier rain coming in tomorrow. crews had to drain this football field. the north bay saw

if you are driving through the bay, 92 is busy over to 101 in burlingame. >>> let's go to sal. a clear, barm for somebody -- warm for others. >> we have clear skies. oakland, had a a couple of yesterday. oakland and kentfield, it would not surprise me today. oakland's average high is 57. they are already 62. it was a nice weekend. but with the offshore wind. a lot of sunshine, mild to warm weather today and maybe half of tomorrow. it will be dry wednesday. i've seen gusts to 57 miles an hour. not as bad as the surface. you can get some pretty good gusts. 38 to 62. 38 santa rosa, 62 at the oakland airport. incredible. low 40s or 50s for some. if you have any kind of an easterly breeze, that definitely helps stir things up coast and bay. a little low off the coast. high pressure there. that's why the wind is flowing from the low pressure to the -- from the high pressure to the low. that's usually a warm direction. this system in the gulf of alaska is on its way, believe it or not. everything is going up and over. it's driving toward us. we could have the possibility of -- very lo

and officers paid visits to every school in burlingame just to make sure everything was okay today. abc 7 news reporter vic lee and laura anthony are covering local schools for us tonight what. can you tell us about school security? >> well, dan, since you mentioned police, i can tell you they've been in the process of distributing police radios to schools. so that teachers can call them directly instead of using 911. i can also tell you that all of the school zrekts by we contacted today say they do have security measures in place and that they drill regularly, all of this is after columbine.s5[4x since the columbine massacre, schools have been holding drill was police, simulating shootings. all with a goal of preparing teachers, staff and students for the unthinkable. it's taught schools to toughen their security. san francisco school chief says every campus now hz a safety plan and a crisis man yule. >> it has scenarios from you know, intruders to gas leaks to electrical leaks to evacuations and schools practice the safety plans regularly. >> he and other school officials we spok

notice this precipitation rate is on hillside drive outside of burlingame here and the map is extending out towards raymond city. over the past few times, you can see. as far as current numbers, you will need anatomy bell la or jacket in the lower 50s. today the cold unstable air mass will show a little bit of everything and as a result we have some heavier downpours. here is the forecast at 8:00 and we have showers and temperatures mainly in the 40s and by 12:00, scattered showers and there is a possibility you may run into hail and see how unstable the air mass is today. showers will linger all day long. a look ahead, your five-day forecast, it will be dry, a slight chance of a shower by friday afternoon and into saturday. coming up, we have an update on the sierra. >>> this may turned out to be a disappointing holiday for retailers after all. retails are up 7 / 10th from last year and that shows it is the weakest growth since they see leg trig is older. they are asking you to import sales and they are talking about seven of its patent. >>> well net flick says they are up and running

. >>> in burlingame, hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects to victims of the connecticut schoal scooting. >> olivia engel, 6. [bell tolling] >> the names were read aloud -- and a aloud and a -- were read aloud and a candlelit for them. >> people in our community are just heartbroken over what's happened in connecticut. we all identify with the parents and with the community. these little children have been killed so horribly. >> one person with a special bond to newtown is betty. she grew up there and her grief was clearly visible during last night's service. >>> more bay area candlelight vigil vigil are scheduled for tonight -- more bay area candlelight vigils are scheduled for tonight at 6:00 and ameral park in plan tonight -- in pleasant tonight. and also there will be one tomorrow. >>> more people are buying guns these days after that tragedy in connecticut. gun owners in oregon, virginia, texas say many are buying guns fearing for their safety. some storeowners also say the president's promise to deal with the gun issue has caused an increase in sales. >>> dick's spo

confused and upset by ÷ ke news many came to the service in burlingame last night searching for inspiration to help them cope. for betsy there's a close connection to sandy hook elementary that's where she group and still has friends who are first responders to friday's shooting. she is upset, but also proud of the way the town has responded. >> the people of connecticut, the people of newtown are showing the world how to live, how to love and how to fight evil. >> the pastor organized the service of remembrance, healing and hope to give people a place to share tears he says that is important to avoid becoming disengaged or cynical about the tragedy. >>> the post office has established an address you can use to express condolences to the people of sandy hook. you can send letters, care packages even drawings from your children, p.o. box 3700, newtown, connecticut, 06470. the address on abc7news.com. stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the tragedy in newtown. the abc7 news web team is sending out updates, sign up at abc7news.com. >>> eight people are recovering after being exposed

burlingame and sam mattel are also in the clear. cupertino, santa clara are all getting rain right now. as we take a look at the weather headlines. we are waking up to spotty showers and windy conditions. >> there are on and off showers and we are not in the clear. storm #3 may be the strongest of the three that we have seen. >> one of the hardest-hit areas from the storm is the bay. they receive 7 in. of rain and the storm also caused damage. our coverage will not start with again. >> public work crews were still at it. this time there were cleaning up falling leaves. the fare leaving water form the next fall of storm having nowhere to go. there were falling leaves a work a concern but we also had trees that had failed. this mistake house but not the session be. it was quite a surprise when the owner came out of this come to get to work. >> i went to sleep about 1:00 last night it was born but it was not too bed. i did not hear the wind. >> the car was miraculously still trouble. it made it easier for crews to come in and began to

it will take place at first presbyterian church in burlingame on easton drive. >> joe leeb er man wants a commission to review national gun laws and mental health system to recommend changes. he wants to close loopholes to allow gun buyers to avoid background checks. democratic senator feinstein will call for a vote on an assault weapons ban the first day that congress is back in session. >> it will ban the sale the transfer and the possession not retro agoively but prospectively and will ban the same for big clip drums or strips of more than ten bullets. >> the senator, of course, from the san francisco area, gun rights groups have remained silence since the shooting spree. national rifle association removed a tweet posted one day before which celebrated 1.7 million likes on facebook. >>> activist group anonymous is renewing its attack on bat baptist church after the church praised the actions of shoot they are the connecticut shooting massacre. they will picket sandy hook elementary that god's will is punishing americans for supporting gay marriage. >>> "abc 7 news" will continue to c

we are keeping an eye on your drive to the airport and that drive looks good to burlingame and san mateo. let's go to mark. >>> once again, we are dealing with very cold numbers and some frost. you might be scraping off the frost on the windshield. upper 20s in fairfield, san jose early 30s checking in as cold and we have a layer of high clouds all in advance of this. this will be a first in a series of storms that will impact the region tonight into friday right onto the weekend and this morning it is dry, fair skies, patchy frost, 28 to 40 degrees into the afternoon hours and we do bring in a chance of a few showers up in the north bay. we also have this winds advisory lasting until 4:00 friday and in the coastal hills, we have gusts approaching 50 miles per hour so we have a possibility of a very stormy windy pattern developing offshore and we will have some periods of hey have i winds. first one -- heavy winds. first one is friday, second one saturday and third one sunday. santa cruz mountains could have up to 5 inches and once again it is dry and cold this morning. we have a chance

. >>> the burlingame school district will meet tonight to consider a plan to reopen hoover elementary school. the school has been closed since the early 1980s. neighborhood residents are concerned that opening the school will have a major impact on traffic bringing 250 cars to the area twice a day. >>> monterey bay residents want to know what drove thousands of squid to beach themselves. thousands washed up yesterday along a 12-mile stretch of shoreline from aptos to watsonville. some people put them back in the water but they swam back to shore. a graduate student observing the bizarre phenomenon said the squids probably didn't mo where they were. >> they don't see the shore very often so maybe they don't understand what's going on around them and they are just trying to get away and don't realize if they swim towards the shore, they are going to run out of water eventually. >> researchers think the juvenile squid may have eaten toxic algae. it may have caused them to become disoriented and swim to the beach. el nino weather patterns may have played a part drawing the squid to the co

. >>> the burlingame school district will meet tonight to consider a plan to reopen hoover elementary school. the school has been closed since the early '80s. neighborhood residents are concerned that opening the school will have a major impact on traffic, bringing 250 cars to the area twice a day. >> monterey bay residents want to know what drove thousands of squid to beach themselves. thousands of humboldt squid washed up during high tide yesterday along a 12-mile stretch of shoreline from aptos to watsonville. some people tried to put them back in the water but the squid swam right back to shore. the graduate student observing the bizarre phenomenon said the squid probably don't have a clue where they are. >> they don't see the shore very often. so it might just be that they don't understand what's going on around them. they are trying to get away and don't realize if they swim toward the shore they will run out of water eventually. >> researchers think the juvenile squid may have eaten toxic al it. they may have caused them to become disoriented and then swim on the shore. el nino