issues in the north bay. zero miles in nevada. the north bay is impacted by fog. it will not linger too long this morning. winds are picking up, that is the headline for today. it will be a windy day ahead. a wind advisory begins at 7:00 a.m. a high wind warning will begin in the north bay mountains at 7:00 a.m. gusts about 40 miles per hour for most of us, but in the ridge tops we could see up to 70 miles per hour. there is a possibility of trees coming down and isolated power outages. a clear picture compared to yesterday from her east bay hills camera. early morning fog in the north bay. the big story, the winds today. they will make us warmer than yesterday, mid to upper 60's, up to 70 inland today. kumasi: developing this morning, more than 20 million people are under winter weather alerts from texas to the carolinas as snow and ice hits those regions. some officials are more worried about this round of winter weather than the last one. jobina: governors have declared states of emergency in the carolinas

higher amounts of rainfall in the north bay. we are talking about a few hundreds of inches outside of the bay area for most of us. es in the highest peaks. highest upper 40's and mid-50' tonight, increased cloud cover, upper 40's to low 50's. the next seven days, showers tomorrow. an isolated chance on tuesday. we are dry thursday. friday night into saturday, light showers. reggie: thanks, have a chance to say it, but your rent is due. [laughter] the powerball, hasn't had a jackpot winner since the 700 million jackpot winner in october, where the ticket was sold in the bay. the drawing happens at kumasi: coming up, the seven things to know. reggie: antonio brown quit in the middle of the game. he also quit his shirt. only nature's bounty does. immune twenty-four hour plus has longer lasting vitamin c. plus, herbal and other immune superstars. only from nature's bounty. kumasi: the fda expected to expand boshot for 12 to 15-year-old today. reggie: thousands of bay area students heading back to school after break. districts offeri

drew: foggy areas out there especially in the north bay and the east bay. we will zoom into a couple of locations. zero mile visibility right now, down to a quarter mile visibility. highway 37 certainly impacted in the north bay at this hour. similar story as you move north into santa rosa and into the east bay. livermore seen issues of fog as well, down to a quarter mile. certainly impacted by fog on this wednesday morning. low clouds chopping -- off the top of the buildings. the afternoon is much temperatures a little bit warmer today compared to yesterday in the 50's and 60's. kumasi: we begin with the pandemic and the new tools to fight the virus. the white house is making 400 million n95 masks available for free. the biden administration will start shipping them to pharmacies and community health centers by the end of the week. berkeley researchers are seeing a decrease in covid cases based on wastewater samples. data from 2.5 million people shows fewer cases in san francisco, moraine county and the eastern portions of contra costa county. meanwhile ca

north and east bay. you can see down to a quarter of a mile in nevada, half mile up in napa and santa rosa, three quarters of a mile in livermore and elsewhere. not too much of an issue, but as we look at our current temperatures, his cold 37 in danville, 41. in matara bread on top of mount yeah, both 38 walnut creek and you go up to the north bay and you are just above freezing their santa rosa 48 in pacifica. so looking at that 24 hour temperature change a lot colder out there six degrees colder in her inland valleys. but how about that? 11 degrees colder in concord in 17 degrees colder santa rosa so with a little bit of clear sky and a drier air mass moving in high pressure building in the atmosphere. allowing for kind of a spooky shot out there, but a nice afternoon a nice weekend, but that fog north and east bay this morning more sunshine throughout the afternoon. today, we'll introduce some more high clouds. for your sunday it looks like we could see a few sprinkles coastal hills on monday doesn't

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north and east bay valleys. we will be around seasonal averages but we are missing something, rain. we will talk about that. wind is coming to the forecast. liz: also next, klay thompson comes through in a clutch hitting his biggest shot. the highlights and postgame reaction from the warriors win over the brooklyn nets coming up in sports. how powerful is an invisalign smile? so powerful you can face anything... ...even these faces. invis is a powerful thing. invis is the clear aligner brand most trusted by doctors and more predictable. invisalign. ♪ reynolds wrap makes this whole cooking and cleanup thing so easy. it speeds up this... so i can get to them. easy prep, cook and clean with reynolds wrap. liz: the pregame for the championship game is just about over. the 49ers will try to beat the rams and advance to the super bowl for the second time in three years. kickoff is at 3:30 at sofi stadium. tomorrow, the warriors begin a road trip in texas against the rockets. last year, they closed out their seven-ga

the north and east bay hills. after sunrise, about 730, 8:00, we will begin to see winds ease up a bit. we will still have a lot of wind to contend with throughout the morning. it will be in the afternoon when things really begin to settle down. here's a look at the doppler seven. we are putting wind warnings in the north bay. at 11:00, the wind advisory is elsewhere. base color, and you can see, it encompasses much of the bay area, except for the santa clara region. definitely conditions have been getting stronger overnight. we just had a reading of over 55 miles per hour. take a look at mount diablo. 60 miles an hour. north and northeast winds. entities are dry when. more wins, temperatures are in the 60's. right above half moon bay. we are 30 miles per hour. it is in the north bay. 20 miles an hour. with all of that mixed atmosphere, it is 60 in san leander, and 63 in alameda. berkeley is at 60 as well with upper 60's in san francisco. 51 in los gatos, and with all of that, we'll be looking at the surface winds

drew: we saw some trouble spots in the north bay. from santa rosa to nevada, half a mile visibility, but we have generally clear skies and the

if you don't have to commute, especially in the east bay and north bay, the fog is very low in parts of concorde, fairfield, a quarter-mile visibility. we have a fog advisory. low clouds over the city, overcast skies, and much of the day is cloudy. dense fog first thing with clouds this afternoon, temperatures topping out in the upper 50's and low 60's. rain does return tomorrow. reggie: thank you. kumasi: lessons learned from january 6, one year later. we are joined later by congresswoman jackie spier. she's describing the lessons we've learned. reggie: we are also standing by for the abc 7 special news report, president joe biden expected to speak any minute. kumasi: something else to share with you, in the aftermath of george floyd's killing. a federal security guard in oakland killed by a far right extremists is now accused of being involved. reggie: here's a look ou when kids need medical care, they face life-changing experiences. they miss out on the things that make being a kid fun. starlight children's foundation programs entertain and inspire hospitalized kids. learn more at

drew: patchy fog in the north and south bay. we are doing well in the north bay from nevada to santa rosa. san jose coming in at a quarter mile of visibility. temperatures right now on the cool side. 30's and 40's. 45 in oakland. 42 in san jose with the fog. cooler in santa rosa at 37. 39 in san ramon. you can see some fog currently. a little slower a go than usual. the fog will not linger too long. by 9:00, partly sunny skies. slow clearing in terms of the high clouds. mixture of sun and clouds this afternoon. temperatures are a little bit cooler compared to the weekend. we will be in the upper 50's to lower 60's. it is a dry finish to the month. january will end as the 10th driest in history. kumasi: the united nations security council is meeting to talk about the situation at the ukrainian border. nato allies are putting pressure on russia to scale down its troop buildup at the border. there is more -- jobina has more on the meeting. jobina: u.s. officials are adding pressure on moscow on multiple fronts, promising to push th

it is 37 the fog right now is mostly in the north bay. as we look at concord, half a mile visibility there. you can see the clear sky from our exploratorium camera. we have the chili readings inland, partly cloudy sky these through the day today -- skies through the day today. it will be partly cloudy into your monday afternoon. unfortunately there is a system at the end of the week. a mild pattern will be with us through next week, then we have mlk day, which also looks dry. you can see a few high clouds moving through. not only is there no precipitation, but skies clear into monday afternoon and we are looking at more sun. picking this up here through the middle of the week wednesday into thursday and look at what happens. this is the long holiday weekend. we are talking about perhaps a two week stretch of dry weather. highs from the upper 50's in oakland, 60 in fremont, looking at 62 in san jose. we have the cold morning and sunny afternoon and a partly cloudy end to your sunday. seasonal averages, we we ground with 137% of sierra snow

back at home, it is all about fog in the north bay. temperatures right now, it is chilly out there, mainly in the 30's and 40's as you wake up on your tuesday morning. future weather putting this into motion. any fog will quickly burn off by midday for a lot of afternoon sunshine and pretty comfortable temperatures once again. it is sunny today, and it turns breezy in the hills. 60 in oakland, 66 in santa rosa and 62 in concord. jobina: good morning. no major blocking issues to report right now, so we're going to start with a live look outside at the richmond bridge and you can see how empty it is. that is the story everywhere around the bay area with no major advisor is coming in from the chp. this is emeryville. let's bring in those drive times for your bridges. golden gate bridge is on time, six minutes for that ride. even quicker for the bay bridge. no slowdowns, it is going to be a seven minute ride to the san mateo bridge. reggie: police make an arrest in connection with an assault in the east bay. the charges that person is faci

his ability, we had issues in the north bay. sin arose improved, we were down to a mild visibility and we have improved to the

we have done -- the north bay far. temperatures are cooler compared to yesterday. >> developing news. the u.s. embassy in ukraine on high alert. amid going threats -- growing threats of a invasion of ukraine. >> while the u.s. still open, all non-extensive -- essential staff is being told to get out. a receipt news has learned that -- abc news has learned -- this comes as russia has at least amassed 100,000 troops at the border with ukraine, prompting a bipartisan call for action. >> the very strongest strongestt this sorts of sanctions that we used to bring ironic to the table, is something we should hold out. >> the u.s. military military my additional supplies ukraine after the biden administration approved $200 million in security assistance. i knew report accuses russia plotting to install a pro-russian is -- russian leader in ukraine. >> is -- the bay area may have reached the milestone already. >> medical effort -- experts they are feeling good about the numbers. they like how it looks. the entire country coach

close to the bay, shoreline, and the north bay. i have not seen fog is widespread in some time, many areas down to zero miles, oakland, san jose, santa rosa and petaluma. zero miles even at sfo. thick fog. san jose, 101. not a lot. a lot of headlights going north, taillights south

we will see some 30's and the north bay. most of us will settle in the low to mid 40's as we head into friday. rainfall potential the next seven days. well north of california. we are very dry across northern california. we will show you the computer model. i will let this go over the next seven days. no storms coming into northern california. they stay well to the north. slightly cooler today. the weekend looking great, especially the holiday on monday. mostly sunny, temperatures above average. we will keep that dry pattern for early parts of next week. we are tracking a major accident on the bay bridge. frances: this is a spot to avoid this morning. the bay bridge heading into san francisco is just a disaster because of this injury crash blocking three right lanes. you can see traffic is backed up. there is a caltrans camera, a parking lot right now. it will take you over one hour to make their way over the bay bridge from the east bay. if you had over to the richmond san rafael bridge, you can probably get to san francisc

first, we will go into the north bay. napa is a quarter of a mile. peninsula and the south bay, you are impacted from 280 to 101. 1. look. areas of dense fog this morning. writer skies this afternoon. a touch warmer today compared to yesterday. 60's by 4:00. reggie: france set to host the talks. it comes amid intensifying tensions in eastern europe. ukraine has acknowledged the threat of a possible invasion. jobina: u.s. and nato stepping up efforts for a diplomatic solution. today's meeting hopes to ease tensions, but president biden says the u.s. troops on standby may be deployed sooner than later. he also warns the u.s.-made personally sanctioned vladimir putin if russia invades. >> this would be the largest invasion since world war ii two. it would change the world. >> the ukrainians are capable of defending their country. we do not think ukraine should have to live with a gun to its head. kumasi: the kremlin insist they will not attack, even as troops are gathered near the border. the u.s. is finalizing plans to help with natural gas should russ

the fog has thickened in the north bay. this logo. down tdown these are pretty mild temperatures for the first thing out the door. we may get pizza sunshine later on this afternoon. has later on today. very similar to temperatures yesterday afternoon. we had about 62 in san -- the chance of rain comes on friday and it looks like we will get a dry pattern into the weekend. hour-by-hour, we will show the rain coming up in about six minutes. jobina: we are following a new crash right now and this will affect people traveling southbound on 101 before broadway. the car was t-boned so we're looking at two lanes blocked right now. i would 85 to the san jose airport. the fog, you concert to seert t the oakland cama that this is 880 near the coliseum. we don't have any major blocking issues right now. it's time for our lowest prices of the season on the isssleep number 360 smart bed. what if i sleep hot? ...or cold? no problem, the sleep number 360 smart bed is temperature balancing so you both sleep just right. and it senses your movements an

this morning. 30's and 40's in the north bay. low 40's and linda and 40's to low 50 around the bay shoreline. hour-by-hour we go, by 2:30 p.m. nothing but sunshine. i know it is january, but it's not a bad day if you want to go to the coach -- coast. the uv index is moderate and the temperature right now at 53 degrees. certainly chilly. the highs today back in the 60's for a third day. 63 in oakland, 62 in the city. overnight tonight, we are dropping to the low to mid 40's as we get you into thursday. the rainfall potential has a storm track north of california staying in the pacific. the climate prediction center has it going even further into the future and much of january looks to be dry with dry weather over california. a little cooler thursday and friday and the holiday weekend. a lot of sunshine will stay in the 50's and 60's. reggie: jamie lynn spears speaking up with her side of the story. kumasi: delivered straight to your door. reggie: ww's all new personalpoints program is made just for you. you take an assessment, ent

it is beginning to move through the north bay. doppler showing it very light in intensity and we anticipate it remainsstorm impact scale, it ia level 1 system with scattered light showers for your friday morning. slick roads are the biggest concern as the friday commute gets underway and rainfall really low. we are talking less than a quarter of an inch of rain. right now, temperatures are on either side of 50 degrees. 49 in san ramon. 51 in oakland. 52 in san jose. 50 in santa rosa as rain as we get into approach santa rosa. this is 10:00 a.m.. you see those showers moving south. they are really weakening and breaking down as this front move through by noon and 1 :00. that wet weather is really focused in the south bay. it is very isolated in nature into the afternoon and evening. skies will clear and we will likely see sunshine to finish off our friday. in terms of rainfall, less than a quarter of an inch of rain, really low totals with this quick moving system. we will have morning showers. take the umbrella with you. temperatu

we will press closer to the north bay where we have those issues. nevada down to the have mile visibility. three miles in petaluma and napa which is an improvement over the last 30 minutes. certainly foggy in spots. santa rosa down to half a mile and fog lingers through the 8:00 a.m. hour. temperature-wise, we are in the 30's and 40's. it is 39 in san ramon. 50 in san francisco. 34 in santa rosa without fog. we need to have your jacket first thing out the door this morning. the raingear is taking a break. here is a live rooftop camera at kgo. a light breeze. you can see the flags atop the ferry building. air quality again today and tomorrow remains on the moderate. hour by hour, future weather. here is the fog. it lifts by 8:00 a.m. into the midday hours. a lot of sunshine and temperatures warming through the 50's but we will have some cirrus clouds moving into the afternoon. partly cloudy to finish out the day and temperatures cooler compared to yesterday. 50 in open. 57 in the 60 -- 50 in oakland. 57 in the city. francis: we are still doing pretty

as we widen the view, much of the east bay all in the upper 20's as well as the north bay. 35 in half moon bay, so this freeze warning is not going to warm up until after 11:00 and when we do, we will see increasing clouds, so everyone is colder this morning. bundle up or stay inside. 9:00, still in the 30's with 40's elsewhere and then by the afternoon we will call it partly to mostly cloudy with near 50 degrees and looking night tonight and that is going to take us through the next several days with a return to southerly wind and rain arriving. liz: as parents get ready to head there -- get ready to send their kids back to school, there is some positive news from overseas about the variant. karina mitchell has the latest. karina: concerns about a rising covid cases following holiday gatherings across the country. in new york 85,000 new cases, a single day record to start the new year. nearly 100,000 americans hospitalized with covid and pediatric hospitalizations at a pandemic high. >> pediatric infectious disease experts are seeing kids with long-haul covid system -- long-haul covi

we've got more sun here for parts of the north bay. remember that system is to the south of us. so looking at the cloud. and maybe if you sprinkles along the central coast, this is our holiday tomorrow where once again we're in the mid to high level clouds and this system is going to be on the way out. so with it, we'll bring in a slightly cooler air mass monday into tuesday, but notice how we clear out after that. it looks like high pressure building in more substantially. so look what happens here. we get wednesday with temperatures in the 50s close to the bay then thursday a few more 60s more sunshine. and then by friday, i think this could be one of our warmest days either end of the bay could be hitting 70 degrees. so we're talking about a lot of sunshine and into the extended outlook with the big picture here. you'll notice that the rain not even up into the pacific northwest so it is absent 60 today in oakland partly cloudy 62 in san jose temperatures in the mid and upper 50s in the valleys the accuweather 7-day forecast the holiday dry and pleasant with partly. mostly cl

amy hollyfield is in the north bay with more. amy: good morning. no word yet on when students can take off their masks while in class, but some schools, like here, are relaxing the rules when it comes to school activities. in san francisco, you can take off your mask starting on tuesday at the gym and in the office as long as everybody is vaccinated and boosted. sonoma county will allow up to 50 spectators at sporting events and performances. marion county says there will be no limitations for a crowd of 500 or less. school administrators say this is good news for student athletes. >> we know that there are some students who go to school because of sports, that is their driver, so it is important and it is good for the community, to bring the community together. amy: you can go to those high school basketball games again. and doctors say they have no problem with the changes, saying we are approaching a shift from pandemic to endemic because of the high vaccination rates and natural immunity caused by the contagious omicron variant. they agree we h

temperatures breaking records in the north bay's. here is a look at our big dome of high pressure keeping the west and dry. north winds still in the upper elevations. it's going to turn more on

after midnight and isolated shower the north bay. morning showers and the afternoon is dry and a chance in the north where most of us remained dry wednesday into thursday. friday looks wet but the weekend is shaping up to be nice. a lot of sunshine and temperatures in the upper 50's. kumasi: coming up the seven things to know. reggie: the final season of " blackish." the teenage actress reflecting on the bittersweet final moments. kumasi: we will be right back. after my car accident, i wondered what my case was worth. so i called the barnes firm. when that car hit my motorcycle, insurance wasn't fair. so i called the barnes firm. it was the best call i could've made. atat t bararnefirmrm, our r inry a attneysys wk hahard i could've made. atat t bararnefirmrm, to get you the best result possible. call us now and find out what your case could be worth. you u mit bebe sprisised ♪ the barnes firm injury attorneys ♪ ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ kumasi: 5:23 and here are the seven things to know. a south bay jury deliv

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it is moving to the north bay right now. clear skies into cloverdale and santa rosa. clouds will push off over the next couple of hours. we are warmer compared to this time yesterday. upper 40's to 50 along the bay shoreline. cooler inland. not too chilly for this time of year and time of day. outside, calm conditions, a light breeze. cloud cover overhead. hour-by-hour, here is 7:00 a.m. here is the cloud cover overhead. by 10:00 a.m., it is out of here. the sun really effective at warming us above average at this time of year. 63 later on in santa rosa. 60 in the city. san jose also. overnight tonight, we will see a blend of stars and clouds. 30's we appear in some of our cities. at low 40's around the bay shoreline. morning clouds and sun today. sunshine will continue through much of the seven day forecast. temperatures remaining in the 50's to low 60's. even though this week is dry, it looks like next week will be dry. reggie: they can't new tricks, but can you teach another language? kumasi: a now retired apple product is making a comeback. how teenagers are makin

there is a freeze warning until 9:00 this morning for the north bay interior valleys where temperatures drop into the 20's and lower 30's. so hopefully you have protected sensitive plants and pipes and of course the animals. current numbers look like this, low 30's in santa rosa, 30 san ramon, 30 one livermore, 33 palo alto, and temperatures continue to drop for the next couple hours. two to seven degrees colder than yesterday. nobody at the golden gate bridge. it will be a frosty star through 9:00. upper 40's to near 50. a lot of sunshine, another cool afternoon, not as breezy. another cold night but hopefully not as cold. we will talk about rain chances returning for your commute monday. liz: thank you. it really is cold out. it was a quieter new year's celebration with fewer out in san francisco because of the firework show being canceled. tim johns went out to see how people celebrate it anyway to ring in the new year. tim: as the bay area gears up to celebrate the end of 2021, new year's eve celebrations were unusually quiet. normally the embarcadero would be packed with people but

overnight tonight, we are in the 30's to mid 40's with patchy fog developing in the north bay. as we get you in, tuesday, the pattern is not changing over the next seven days. you can see the storm track stays well north of us. it looks like we could remain dry even into early february. the next seven days, mild for the holiday, cooler tomorrow but that drive pattern continues into the upcoming weekend. it is mostly sunny out there with temperatures in the low and mid 60's. jobina: white today on what would have been her 100th birthday. if you type her search -- if you type her name into the search engine, rose petals will fall. you will also hear the show's theme song. it was as great as i thought it would be. reggie: that is so cute. the other thing i am upset with, warl -- obsessed with, wordle. jobina: enj e parks for free. your next chance if you cannot make it today. reggie: plus we are hearing from the pilot involved in this miraculous crash landing. after my car accident, i wondered what my case was worth. so i called the barnes firm. when that car hit my motorcycle, in

that's where the fog is up in the north bay over towards the delta. otherwise you can see the visibility good here from our suture tower camera. so we have cloudy skies with patchy fog through nine o'clock. noontime moderate air quality near 60 inland low to mid 60s for most today with mix of high clouds and some sun. we'll talk about how long this dry spell lasts when we see you in a few minutes, julian. okay. thank you now to some developing news. are tsunami has hit tonga's largest island reportedly sending waves flooding into the capitol after an underwater volcano in the south pacific exploded into a violent eruption satellite images here share with the volcanic eruption and the massive ash cloud and shock waves spreading from that eruption a tsunami warning has been issued for the islands of tonga tsunami advisories were also issued as far away as new zealand's north island the pacific tsunami warning center said tsunami waves of 2.7 feet high. on tonga's largest island local media reports residents headed friar ground, no word yet on any injuri