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>> alan: wet and windy, november's fir storm blows through, bringing hope for water watchers watchers and winter enthusiasts. it was a stealth storm, sneaking in at night and the worst gone by daybreak this is a must-carry day for umbrellas. in the sierra, the precipitation turn to snow, but only at the hiest elevations where as much as two feet was expected. the road to tahoe remains clear on interstate 80 as you can see in this caltrans camera. chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel drive vehiclesver donner summit.
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and the chp issued a wind advisory for bridges. caers and trailers are advised not to use the span. for a better look at where the front is, we talk to leigh glaser. >> leigh: you' exactly right. much of that cold front has moved on towards the east of the bay area and to the south of us. the live doppler 7hd picking up rotating light shane -- rain shers. ben niche should with -- benecia with a brief shower and you can see another branch of moisture heading towards the peninsula. this will be -- most of the rain, i should say, will be winding down tonight. we have nice dry day tomorrow how imprsive. the first real storm of november. oakland, over 1.25.
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st. helena, ov an inch. a healthy rainfall total for mill valley, close to an inch. and when will we see another system move in? the seven-day forest is coming up. >> alan: there's been delaces at bay area airports. atan francisco, delays of 30-60 minute are being put on all departures and arrivals. cecelia vega is at fort mason. >> reporter: this rain today was a headache for so men people in the bay area. nofor this crowd here. it's a sign of the good this to come. it was a good day to take a lease -- leisurely walk if you had an umbrella, a bad day to wait for the bus. it wasn't much butter for driver rain falling from the skies meant headache on the roadways.
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there was a high wind advisory on the bay bridge. >> theneed to slow down still. we're still getting accidents out there. >> reporte the roads were more th just wet. in some parts they were a mess. this tree split. and downed power lines briefly affect muni service. the final round of the charles schwab cup championship at harding park was put on hold for two hours because of a rain delay. these tourists lost part of their vacation to the weather, not to mention the view of the city skyline. >> we were headed to the oakland raiders game but we didn't want to sit in the rain and watch the raiders. >> perhaps the only ones thrilled about the downpower were the thousands flocking to the san francisco ski and bodfest. rain in the bay area means snow in tahoe very soon and that
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white translate to a lot of green for these venrs. >> this is a dream come true. the first year three years ago it was a downpower, -- downpour. but you have to do this. >> a lot of people did show up. 10,000 today. let me just tell you, the talk is centered around snow, and absolutely nothing else. last year was great you're for skiing compared t the two years before that when it was pretty bleak. the folks here estimate they ll get up on these mountai very could soon. >> alan: chomping athe bit. in other news, an 83-year-old man has died from injuries he received from a hit-and-run driver. he was walking in a crosswalk on friday when he was struck by a car. police a hoping someone has seen a light-colored 95 it toyoa avon similar to this one with
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front-end damage. santa cruz police released this sketch of a suspeed rapist. he tried t assault a 15-year-old gi on saturday morning. the ctim worked with a sketch artist. the suspec its 27-33, 59 and 150 poundses. he wore a dark baseball cap. and rode off on a cruis style bicycle. >> today's rain did not stop veterans da parades from marching. tomas got reaction on hotly debated military issue. >> reporter: despite a heavy rain, the pleasaon parade was attended by a few hundred ople. veterans, some through three wars, enjoyed and were moved. >> i'm just glad that people turn out for this and we have
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this show. >> what i think? just a lot of emotions. proud of the country. and i'm happy to be here. >> reporter: tay is the 56th 56th celebration of veterans day. the holiday was started by president eisenhower in 1954. in san franciscoi, the parade on market street didn't draw large crowds. he is a proud gay veteran who wants to bring attention to the unjust "don't ask, don'tell" policy. >> we want this policy to be removed, either by an act of congss or by the president himself. >> the said senator agrees. >> the ideawe set policy for people who want to give their lives for our freem, are expected to lie about who they are. how is that good for unit cohesion? >> defense sretary robert gates says congress shod act
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quickly and row peel the mill -- repeal the military ban on gaze. but this general said yesterday: >> varnz w spoke to shared their points. >> i served and never knew a guy beside me -- what his beliefs were andcare. >> anybody that wants wants to t this uniform on and stand next to me and is willing to sacrific i'm more than happy to have them with me. >> alan: residentsf 16 apartments in antioch are waiting to find out when they can return home after a fire that protect out at 2:30 this morning on lone tree way. one woman was burned and taken to a local hospital. a resident says he had just gone outside and everything seem
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normal when minutes later, the complex was burning. >> fire and everything, and i just go wow. grab everything that i could, and i got out of there. time to go. >> alan: building inspectors hope to know by tomorrow how ma units are safe enough to live inch investigators are trying to determine how the fire started. a group called wild rescue is trying raise funds to help rescue some bay area see -- sea gulls with beer cans wrapped around their neck. since august five of tho birds have been spotted. someone collared them with aluminum cans. the group needs needs to buy a l piece of equipment to catch the gulls. it runs $3,500. in the meantime, they're asking people not to try to catch them because it will only scare them away. up next, the president's visit to india.
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even from 8,0 miles away he could not escape questio about the democts' loss in the house. the republicans zero in on obama's healthcare legislation. can they repeal it with the esident still in office? and silicon valley startup is about to launch a new br for the facebook generation [ cell phone rings ] [ john ] i lo these new cell phones. [ wife ] he just got a new phone and hean't stop using it. boom! profilpic. [ cell phone rin ]
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me being in discussions with the republic party, which is now controlling the house of represtatives. >> alan: indian school chirp -- children coaxed mr. obama to join him in a dance. saying most persons don't support it and it's too expensive, republicans took fresh aim at the healthcare program here's april williams with more. >> reporte fresh off the mid-term election gains, top republicans quickly set their sights on president obama's health care reform program enacted in law this year. >> obama care is one of the worst pieces of legislatn passed in the modern history of the country. >> reporter: he isn't alone. several republicans are vowing drastic changes or scrapping it.
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the repubcans say it puts the government i charge of vital healthcare decisions but it's an uphi battle. >> it will be difficult th him in the white hou. if we can replacet with the common sense reforms we were advocating, we owe it to the american people to do that. >> reporter: a leading house democrat, jim cryburn, isn't phased, and accusing the republicans are spinning rhetoricn the issue. >> a whole lot of money to misrepsent what the plan is. >> reporter: clyburn says the healcare reforms will be with the nailing for, quote, long, long time. >> alan: the bay area man who revolutionized the internet with netscape things he has tomorrow. he is launching a new browser called rock melt.
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it's built on social media sites like facebook and twitter and tries to minimize the need to roam from one site to another by putting everything on the browser itself. the browser only works if you have a facebook account. up next, contra costa county ys almost everybody should get a flu vaccine. and one of the chilean mine trapped underground runs in the new york city marathon. and have we squeezed the last of the rain out of the stor leigh glaser will tell us more about that. >> mike: the raiders hosting the chiefs in the longest and most heated rilries, and ford had the game-tying and game-winning feel goals. we hear from the raiders next in ahfocus group. so what are we testing here? th's our new pastrami grilled sandwich. oh, great. hey, are they happy we got rid of the rye bread
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>> alan: contra coa county is recommending that everyone or six months old should get the flu veep this year, especially pregnant women and people who have contact with young chilen. starting wednesday, the county will offer free vaccinaon clinics. it will proistled protection from the h1n1 and two other strains of the flu in a single shot. we have list of the vaccination sites on our w site. click on "see it on tv".
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on toeigh glaser. >> leigh: another round of light showers to get through this evening, and then loo like we will get into the clear zone later on tonight. here's a live shot from the high definition east bay cam -- san francisco camp looking east towards the bay bridge. let's look at live doppler 7 hd. we still have numerous showers rotating in across the bay area. here's one right here, heading towards san francisco, the bay bridge. san leandro, hayward, and you n definitely get a sense of the activity popping up near redwood city, sunnyvale, and here's pretty much the trajectory of these next line of showers. san jose, and los got a -- los gas. so it's not quite over with yet. although drier air is filtering
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in right now, 56 in san francisco, 57 for antioch. 56 for the livermore valley year,nd look for the showers to be endi, and patchy fog overnight. much cooler as we are now, and on the backside of the cold front, dry and breezy monday, and then the next chance of showers by tuesday. looks like that might stay mainly in the north bay. chilly overnight, napa, 42, 42 for livermore. san francio, 57. an here's this coal -- cold front. it's going to exit the bay and we have a few spotty showers here and there, and that will rotate this evening, and then we get into the clear spot tomoow. in the he country, winter weathe advisory in effect before the 7,000-foot level.
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chain controls on 50. expected overnight tonht, two to three additial inches. close to nine additional inches at the 8,000-foot level. it will be soon before -- won't be too much longer before we start doing some skiing. tempatures tomorrow. not a huge warm. a little warmer than toy. sunshine f you, 63 for san jose. at the coast, 58 degrees. half moon bay. e westerly winds will pick up la in the afternoon. 61, menlo park san francisco tomorrow, 59. in the nor bay, sun and clouds. 61 for napa. east bay, oakland, san leandro, union city and fremont, low 60s there. some mid-60s for brentwood. 63 for concoment danville, 63, and look for 60 degrees for santa cruz, the accuweather seven-day forecas a little break tomorrow, and then tuesday, chance of showers north
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bay. after that, for veteran's day, sunshine, and highs inland in the 70s next weekend. >> alan: do you think we'll be skiing by thanksgiving? >> leigh: i hope so. if temperatures get really cold, they can make the snow. >> alan: thank you very ch, leigh. one of the rescued chilea miners finishedd the new york city marathon. edison peña spent 69 days trped underground until he was rescued last month. today he joined more than 45,000 runners for the 26-mile journey. >> gives me chills to know he is doing something like this. i think it's just great. a great example. for everyone. >> suld be grateful for everhing we have. and stop complaining about everything. to be grateful. >> alan: peña ran for partf
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the race and ended up wearing ice packs on his knees for the final 12 mile he set a goal to complete in six hours, and it took him 20 minutes longer than that to finish. incredle -- >> mike: great story. all right. so raiders sl it out. raider and the chiefs. one of the fiercest rivalries in sports dating back to the 60s, a rookie, bag of tricks and a so-called backup quarterback. cables club looking to go 3-0. matt cassel throws one up to tucker, and the rookie free ent out of cal with a great catch, first career grab is a touchdown. 7 or chiefs. first half, cassel looking for more. mitchell puts it, ware picks it. 10-0 chiefs at the half. second half. opening kickoff. ford out of clemson, ran the
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fastest quarter at the combine. you can't coach speed. here's why. later in the third, 13- iefes. campbell rolling right. raiders pulling out all the stops. in the fourth, the returned punt, fumble. kansas cy recovers. but was miller down? looks like it. raiders out of challenges. chiefs take over. 20 yards on the touchdown strike. raider driving, campbell throws, ford, unbelieble 29-yard catch to keep the drive alive. sets up a game-tying field goal. from janiwski, nails it. going to o.t., raid ball first play, campbell airs it out to ford. 47 yards. ford six catches, 148 yard sets up the game-winner. got it.
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33 yards. raers win in o.t., 23-20, and now only half a game back in the af west. first three-game win streak since 02. >> when i scrambled and just kind of threw it down there for him, and he made a great catch. when you see guys maki plays lick tat you want to give them the opportunity make more and more, gives you confidence. >> want to come out here and make a statement we know we're done and didn't want to hang our hes low, and we knew we could figh and come out here and play our game, the way the raiders play. >> mike: what a victory. elsewhere, brett favre and the vikings hosting the cardinals. favre leads them back. under a minute to go, 25-yard score. ties it at 4. favre, career-high 446 yards passing. then in overtime, longwell, rmer cal bear, from 35 yards ou vikings survive 27-24. warriors and their biggest
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test of the sean on the road. five games in seven days. tipping knopfdetroit -- off in detroit in a matinee. ellis hanginin the air and converting. in the their, wright, strokes the triple. 19 for wright. warriors by four in the fourth, warriors down two. stuckey drains the three-ball. 20 seconds to play. the steal. curry in con -- transition. hulls up. halfway in and out. the warriors 6-23 from three-point ran and fall 102-97. the champions tour is at haing park for their season finale. learningins the points title, th defending champion john cook has hi eyes on th tournament. the most effective e niners have looked all season. e leader entering the day, michael allen, 61 yesterday.
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today on 10 rolls in the long birdie to drop to 15-under. also on 10, john cook. rdie putt of his own. bottom. takes the load back at 16-under. then on 18. cook, the long par putt for the win. this is nerves of steel. shoots a 4-under 67. wins by two stres, defendin his schwab cup championship. >> stanford jumped to number in the bcs poll. denny hamlin wins and takes the lead, and plays of the day at 11:00. >> alan: the raidersooking like their gelling. >> mike: i'm telling yo first time over .500 in -- i can't remember. >> alan: up next, will farrell's blot to take over the weekend bo
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