oakland berkeley emeryville. you can see pockets of rain along 24 5, 8080, very slick commute for you as you're traveling in half moon, bay along the peninsula as well. so at some point in the day in the afternoon. we're going to get a break in the rain. but later on tonight this evening we'll have another week system arrives in the north bay sticks around santa rosa up there and then tomorrow afternoon we have another try break into thursday until another system makes its way here on friday. trace amounts of rain across the bay area today. so slick not heavy. still pretty light. let's get a look at our highs as you're waking up knowing what to wear today. still all in the 50's. so a cooler day. but warmer than yesterday, napa 52 santa rosa 51 of otto 52 mid to lower 50's new san francisco half moon bay redwood city in the south bay san jose, your 52 morgan hill, 48. same with livermore. any at 51 and conquered 51, look at your seven-day forecast for you. we talked about that rain that we're going to see its like

you're look outside this morning at your berkeley hills camera. he's looking really clear just a few clouds overhead and a colder start to the morning than what we had yesterday. so the jacket is certainly the thing and stressing the most this morning, livermore and dublin in the upper 30's as you are across the entirety of the north bay. almost berkeley, san francisco among are more mild spots, egypt. 48 degrees regardless of where europe just keep cozy. the start and then enjoy some sunshine later on reyna. john, thank you for that. all right. let's get a look at your traffic. conditions are pretty light out there as you're heading from the east bay into the city. >> to that fremont street exit, it will be about a 10 minute drive for you. there. san mateo bridge heading across towards the peninsula about 13 as traffic starts to pick up this morning, heading out of richmond across the war. sandra fell about a nine-minute drive still pretty like there and the golden gate bridge traveling. 37 to the tolls. it will be about 20 minutes. the omicron c

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berkeley hills cam looking good. we are going to be seeing a beautiful, clear weekend ahead of fog free day today and lots of sunshine and temperatures actually a little bit warmer than they have been. so what's the catch here? because it's a little too perfect. what we are sitting in the middle of a high pressure ridge to our west in a low pressure descending to our east and right between these 2, we do have some strong offshore winds that will be kicking into gear today. just look at where wind speeds are heading this afternoon. in fact, for areas like petaluma, we could be looking at 40 miles per hour. peak wind gusts today, 30 miles per hour. peak wind gusts near the coastline. a little bit calmer along the bay shore on the peninsula side of things along one o one down to san jose. so if you're looking to enjoy the solid 60's without worrying about the wind so much, he either had a little further south in the bay where you can just wait till sunday because wind speeds will be calming down a whole lot by then toda

you're at 56 moraga 51 or end a 51 in berkeley. low 50's. now up in napa, sonoma in fairfield. you've got a little bit of the upper 40's. so you're seeing cooler conditions in this area and again, make sure just bring a jacket with you today. santa rosa, we talked about the moisture you're going to see in the early morning hours up there in santa rosa won't stick around long, though, looking at your seven-day forecast. rain in the earlier part of the day in the north bay and then later on we start to dry out mostly clear tomorrow with another system we talked about arrives friday into the weekend. clear skies and in lows throughout the weekend. looking at the upper 40's timid to a higher 30's. so pretty cool. there along the coast 50's at the start of the week. mid 40's towards the end will. let's take a look at traffic conditions. >> bay bridge light. no problems. i won't spend too much time on this without bumper to bumper traffic. you're looking at about maybe 13 to 14 minutes now to cross that spanned picking up at the san mateo bridge more tail lights. that's the commute d

that is shrouding portions of berkeley. oakland down the east bay shoreline and then up the peninsula along one. 0, one. we do have patches of visibility that are below a mile, especially in hayward down to san jose on up one o one through santa clara, eventually to san francisco. these are the spots that we should be very mindful of right along the shoreline of the bay itself. that's where fog is formed. and it's tense us for the bay to leave fog out in the central valley skies. otherwise we'll clear out nicely into the afternoon. current temperatures are in the 30's and 40's. so it's another chilly start to this day dublin. you're at 38 degrees. santa rosa at a very chilly. 35 while oakland, san francisco, san mateo and alameda all sitting in the 40's. we'll be breaking down that weekend forecast. still to come right now. john, thank you for that. all right. so we've been looking at the bay bridge and all that dense fog that's rolling in along there. >> you absolutely want to take your time as you're traveling now, there

oakland, berkeley, right back up to 63 north bay. a little bit calmer in just a touch cooler. most of us falling into the low 60's after yesterday's mid to upper 60's tomorrow friday, saturday and sunday. all like one another. a little on the cloudy side friday into saturday morning monday, the last day of january and the first day of february on tuesday, not changing too much. just a little cooler, but staying dry. now we do have a severe traffic incident in the south bay that is really snarled conditions on 85. here's the good news. the road is back open. it was completely closed down due to this traffic incident that did involve injuries. we are looking at better conditions now as the road has reopened, but there is still a major backup that is formed nearly all the way back to the intersection of highway 17 from san jose at the intersection of one. 0, one to mountain view at the other intersection of 1, 1, 42 minute drive. i'd recommend just staying on one. but if you must travel on 85, make sure you're getting off at either 17 or just staying on to 80, if you can just avo

fairfield are only spot in the 30's right now in the meantime, berkeley, san francisco, pacific and bodega bay are mild areas hanging out in the 50's. i'll be talking about what to expect for today and for the weekend just around the corner. still to come all right, john, they even that. so we do have a hot spot this morning on the bay bridge westbound 80 just west. >> of the treasure island accident looks like a solo vehicle collision. it has several lanes blocked. we're looking at 3 lanes right now. so as you are traveling into the city this morning. it's definitely going to take you more time as you're traveling there. i'm not seeing any delays on the eastbound side, but as you can see it at 6 o'clock, if they're not able to get this cleared off the drive times are going to go up. so 3 lanes currently blocked because of that accident. looks like they're working to try to get this accident off of the bridge. at this hour. we're going continue following this and tracking this morning as you're traveling out there, the san mateo bridge, as you're heading across towards the peninsula. about

east bay temperatures upper 50's to low 60's for you as well with oakland and berkeley 58, walnut creek and danville at 61. the late show you'll be at 58 degrees today and solid. 59 from center fell on up one o one to santa rosa. tomorrow. temperatures will be back into the low 60's on average. that's where we're going to stay for the rest of your forecast. lots of sunshine into the weekend and into the very start of next week. i've been keeping an eye on traffic as well. and we have no issues out there on our bridges, especially bay bridge is looking great as you're making your way across their a 10 minute drive right now. as for the san mateo bridge, a 13 minute drive and definitely at the limit. still, we're also seeing the richmond center fell bridge below 10 minutes in the golden gate bridge doing just fine and looking at a chp right now. we do have one traffic collision on 8.80, northbound south of 98th avenue in oakland. only one lane is affected in right now. it's not resulting in any delays just yet, james. all right. thank you very much, john. 6.17, is the time in the south ba

. >> in the east bay berkeley unified says nearly 2 dozen staff members will not be heading back to campus today after they tested positive for covid in a message to parents. the superintendent says that of the 12,000 covid tests given out to students and staff just about 5,000 results came back of those results. 71 students reported testing positive and 21 staff members as of last friday, 23 teachers have reported that they will not be at work today. anyone who has tested positive since christmas eve are in isolation and not allowed to return back to work. over the weekend, a number of bay area school districts handed out free covid-19 testing kits for students and workers before they head back to school in the east bay. hundreds of cars were lined up outside kennedy, high and pinole valley high schools to pick up the at-home kits. officials with the west contra costa county school says with people returning after the holiday break. they wanted to make sure everyone was safe to avoid an outbreak on campus. thus they say everyone required to report their results to the district. very nervo

berkeley orinda, oakland, san leandro, castro valley, all mid to lower 50's a little cooler up in vacaville and napo with the upper 40's and then right here, mill valley and point raise your at the upper 40's there. let's get a look at your week ahead today. talked about we're seeing clear conditions. the friday we start to see that rain in the early morning hours yet again, dry up into the weekend. and then at the start of next week, we could see some rain again, inland lows. you're looking at mid 40's to upper 30's and along the coast, mid 40's james. all right. thank you very much. rain. a quick check of the bridges for you this morning. there's some changes. >> to tell you about here at the bay bridge, though, you're still nice and light traffic volume growing slightly, but you're still traveling without any delay here at the toll plaza making your way into san francisco. it's still also a nice ride across the san mateo bridge, volume of about where it was last half hour. when we checked it last, you're moving at the limit. nothing really slowing down on the spanish. you make your way f

your berkeley hills camera this morning is showing the clear skies. we've got a little bit of a glow now as we're soon to see the sun rising over the horizon, just a touch of a low lying cloud cover on the bay itself. aside from that, though, we are off to a crystal clear start just a cold one. take a look at all the 30's on the map. morgan hill, san jose, half moon bay freemont livermore, dublin, brentwood conquered all in the 30's right now in the north bay, even colder than that. santa rosa and napa at 33 degrees. so do bundle up as you venture out. a look at our traffic cams is still showing a pretty easy commute. we do have that to me. during lights on at the toll plaza and that is resulting in that moderate back up that we're starting to see forming. honestly, though, heading across the bay bridge. once you get past the toll plaza, you're going to be doing a okay. san mateo bridge is moving along just fine. we do have a slowdown right in the middle of the bridge, though, before you start to ascend to get to the high rise, nearing foster city and

just enjoy this nice weather that we do have your view outside oakland and berkeley from the hills above the east bay looks just fine. a little bit of cloud cover this morning. but staying dry as you do venture out and kick off the brand new work week, 40's and 50's for our current temperatures. alameda, you're at 50 degrees right now. oakland in hayward each up. 48 santa rosa, one of our cooler spots currently sitting at 42 degrees back to rain. thank you for that, right tracking your monday morning commute. a 10 minute drive as you're traveling from the east bay. >> into the city to that fremont street exit. let's get a look at the san mateo bridge as you're heading across towards the peninsula. about a 13 minute drive for you. there. a richmond heading across towards sandra fell. it'll be about a nine-minute drive for you and the golden gate bridge. looking at 37 minutes to the tolls. if you are in vacaville, 80 westbound between alamo, drive-in cherry glen road, there is an accident there and a little slowing them seen on the highway. well, the covid surge continues to impact medical

. >> we are looking out there at ywur berkeley hills cam. well above this blanket of fog that is super pressed into the bay and where it is, preston, it's super condensed and that's why it is so thick and so hard to be driving through. so please take a little bit slower out there. what we are seeing on radar is dry conditions. otherwise we have fog for the delta fog for the bayshore one. 0, one in the north bay as well as into the south bay. later today we get sunshine and we also are going to be looking at some of our warmer temperatures of the week so far and only getting a little warmer from here, this high-pressure ridges and just keeping us dry. it's also going to usher in some offshore winds. today is going to be a dry and calm one tomorrow is going to be warmer dry. but on the windier side of things is these offshore winds begin to pick up. now, if we were still in the dry season, this would result in high fire danger. fortunately, october and december have got those hillsides really really green now. so not looking at as high fire da

. >> a nice start to the morning in your berkeley hills cam right here. you can see all the way across the bay, nothing blocking out the view and conditions out there. good to stay that way. today, partly cloudy overhead at times, mostly sunny at other times, not as crystal clear as yesterday. still going to be just as mild, though it is a cold start. san jose at 39 livermore. 36 dublin and only 33 degrees right now at least santa rosa. you're back above freezing at 34 degrees. i'm talking more about what else to expect today and into this weekend. still to come, rain john, thank you for that. so we've been tracking this traffic hazard out in seminole. this is along southbound 6.80. >> north of a dry day wrote there. so we're seeing quite a delay as you're driving along the grade and a little bit along. 84 as well. but that's unrelated. so you can see we have back up there in terms of traffic. we're going to keep a close eye on that as you're heading into the city right now, maze to that fremont street exit just a little under 12 the meteor lights are sti

cleaning up the mic nathanson creek preserve at 10 and the annual martin luther king junior breakfast in berkeley will be happening, although it will be virtual this year. it's set to start at 9 o'clock. we'll take a break as we approach 6.12, in the morning. coming up on the kron 4 morning news. democrats coming up short on their promise to vote on. >> new senate rules that would have put push forward a voting rights bills that president biden had wanted. but we'll talk more about what challenges are ahead for them. plus, some lawmakers aren't happy with the president's response to the pandemic. why they say his actions to combat the spread of the virus is lacking. and after the break, a new push for a 4 day workweek. how does that sound? one bay area companies already putting into place and they think others should follow suit. ♪ my name is austin james. as a musician living with diabetes, fingersticks can be a real challenge. that's why i use the freestyle libre 2 system. with a painless, one-second scan i know my glucose numbers without fingersticks. now i'm managing my diabetes better and

food and drink and then also entertainment venues, theaters, gyms, libraries, contra costa county, berkeley and san francisco have similar mandates in effect. and let's stick with san francisco for minute. new rules go into effect for large indoor events in san francisco. we're talking 500 people or more like, for example, the chase center. you have to prove that you are vaccinated. and that includes a booster shot. if you want to go into these big events and you have to be all vaccinated within a week of the big event. you're going to. but if you're not, you can show proof of a negative covid test. it's 24 hours of his son antigen tests. it's 48 hours for pcr. and in san francisco, if you're vaccinated, you're going to be able to go into gyms without a mask. now they're changing the rules a little bit. and this is if it's they call it a stable setting that and these rules get what is a place that's a stable setting right now. they're giving us example, offices and gyms. ok? so you like where there's desk or through resent not just like everybody, because where a fire as you come in, right,

if you outside of your berkeley hills camera, a nice little glow as the sun begins to come up over the horizon. very nice way to start the morning. as long as you don't mind the crisp feel to it all over again. we are seeing some fog from the central valley trying to work its way on into the inland east bay. a couple of spots of valley fog on up into the north bay, too. back to the 30's for palo alto, dublin, as well as a few north bay cities, including santa rosa. down to 35 degrees right now, pacific of bodega bay and san francisco are more mild spots right up at the coastline, hanging out in the 50's. now, as far as our bridges go this morning, conditions out there have overall been pretty easy, at least as far as our bridges are concerned. you can see the bay bridge a 12 minute drive. they're not really looking at a backup at the toll plaza. san mateo bridge, 14 minutes from a 80 to one o one. definitely a lot of tail lights, but things are moving along. there's a slight backup there at the richmond center fell bridge, but things are still moving in a 10 minute drive over that span