Agenda in washington. Reporter it was a sweep for republicans when you look at the map. You see them turning red. That number, it can only increase, as three races in virginia, louisiana, and alaska, the yellow states here, are still undecided. Now republican Mitch Mcconnell of kentucky, is expected to become the new Senate Majority leader. Today, he and the president talked about the new political landscape, and their efforts to try to Work Together to get things done. [ music ] reporter colorado, arkansas, north carolina. We have swept this nation with a compelling Senate Majority. Reporter the republican tide rolls across the nation, giving the gop control of both houses of congress. Today, the president said he got the message, and vowed to find Common Ground with republicans. Im eager to work with the new congress to make the next two years as productive as possible. Reporter he also cautioned that cooperation will have its limits. Congress will pass some bills i cannot sign. Im p
Reporter the mother of two had a difficult decision to make on the beach. She tried to carry her two children to safety. But she could only hold on to one so she let her oldest go. He survived. Thousands gathered at a mosque to pray for those that lost their lives. The group hopes that this all bring peace to all who have suffered through this ordeal. The people who died in the tsunami it was actually only their body that died. Their spirit is still alive. Hopefully by doing this everyone will feel peace of mind and peace until heart. Reporter the tsunami also caused about 10 billion worth of damage. Hundreds of people gathered at glide Memorial Church for its annual holiday service. As you can see music added to the Christmas Spirit in the San Francisco church yesterday. Celebration was packed with people from all over the bay area taking the time to give thanks and reflect. Over the years the service has become a tradition in the tenderloin. Over 5,000 people received a hundreds of v
Weather and traffic. I believe traffic. May be a little bit of traffic. Rosemary is in for steve this morning. Cool and crisp but very nice. Yes very nice. It is the wind helping prevent the fog. It is the wind that is keeping the temperatures up in some areas. And the wind that could cause you trouble. Lets take a look at the wind. Weve got the winds blowing to about 18 miles an hour at sfo. Halfmoon bay sustained at 10 but gusting to 23. Livermore 13 and gusting to 21. Livermore in the low 50s this morning. Again it has to do with the wind when they keep stirring the air around it cant settle right along the ground. Also i want to point out when you get the northerly breeze notice the arrow at sfo north. Notice the bridges running from west to east. East to west. So when you cross these bridges its hitting right up against the side of the car. That is why you have to get the wind advisories at least issued by the chp. So you will find it a little breezy and a little tough to get acro
Right now it is raining, but a winter storm warning is in effect, by the morning the area should see the first significant snowfall in nearly two months. Well have live coverage of the snowfall beginning at 4 30 tomorrow morning on today in the bay. We are expecting a disappointing snow survey tomorrow, though. This is video of the first snow survey of 2014 from january 3rd. The snow pack was about 80 below average. The sierra snow pack provides a significant amount of watt tore the states farms and cities, as well. Tonight, president obama says the federal government will do whatever is necessary to help with this historic drought, calling Governor Brown today saying hes concerned about the broughts impacts. If we dont get enough rain, Water Conservation goes from voluntary to mandatory. For the tiny town of lompico, this drought is hitting home. Were just a disaster away from being done here. A fire, one of the wells totally dying, or having a major line break. Reporter for lois henr
Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge you will need to use your windshield wipers. We are dealing with sprinkles for highway 4 coming out of antioch. Dry weather is approaching the caldecott tunnel but however interstate 680 you will see light rain. We have moisture pushing on shore which is impacting San Francisco. As we take a look at the dublin a grave, we have light rain but the dry conditions for interstate 580 through oakland. As we shift the attention to the south it looks like just scattered showers for cupertino. It really just depends on where you are. I think the bigger impact will be the freeway and perhaps upon the water. Heres a look at future cast 4, the rain is pushing through. You can expect mostly cloudy conditions for the afternoon. Really just the possibility of an often on shower. The temperatures are mainly in the low 50s but we will see upper 50s by noon. By 3 00 p. M. We are talking low 60s and we do have changes in the forecast. Morning fog is expected for tomorrow a