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ByBassemMroue and Suzan Fraser The Associated Press BEIRUT AnationwideSyr- ian cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey that went into effect at mid- night held Friday despite minor violations, marking a potential breakthrough in a conflict that has disre- garded high-level peace ini- tiatives for over five years. The Britain-based Syr- ian Observatory for Hu- man Rights reported clashes early Friday be- tween troops and rebels in the central province of Hama and near the capi- tal, Damascus. It said that later in the day a man was killed by sniper fire in east- ern suburbs of Damascus, becoming the first fatality since the truce went into effect. The group also re- ported an aerial attack on the rebel-held Barada Val- ley near Damascus. The Syrian army denied reports it was bombarding the Barada Valley region saying opposition claims aim to show that the army is not abiding by the truce. OppositionactivistMazen al-Shami,whoisbasedinthe DamascussuburbofDouma, said minor clashes nearby left one rebel wounded. Ac- tivist Ahmad al-Masalmeh, in the southern Daraa prov- ince, said government forces had opened fire on rebel- held areas. Several past attempts at halting the fighting have failed. As with previous agreements, the current cease-fire excludes both the al-Qaida-affiliated Fa- tah al-Sham Front, which fights alongside other rebel factions, and the Islamic State group. Russian President Vlad- imir Putin said Thursday that the cease-fire will be guaranteed by both Mos- cow and Turkey, and the agreement has been wel- comed by Iran. Moscow and Tehran provide crucial mili- tary support to Syrian Pres- ident Bashar Assad, while Turkey has long served as a rear base and source of sup- plies for the rebels. If it holds, the truce be- tween the Syrian govern- ment and the country's mainstream rebel forces will be followed by peace talks next month in Kazakh- stan, Putin said in announc- ing the agreement. He de- scribed it, however, as "quite fragile" and requiring "spe- cial attention and patience." Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called the cease-fire a "ma- jor achievement" in a tweet Friday. "Let's build on it by tackling the roots of ex- tremist terror," he added. Russia said the deal was signed by seven of Syr- ia's major rebel factions, though none of them im- mediately confirmed it, and one denied signing it. At U.N. headquarters in New York, Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin circulated a draft resolu- tion that would endorse the cease-fire agreement and said he hoped for a vote Sat- urday morning. But several council members said they needed time to study the agreement and the resolu- tion so it wasn't clear when a vote would take place. U.N. humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien urged the Syrian government in an interview with The Associ- ated Press to give the green light for the United Nations to deliver aid to thousands in need in the war-ravaged country and ensure aid workers' safety. He called the cessation of hostilities "extremely wel- come" and said "incessant and relentless contacts are going on" with the govern- ment, but so far there has been no positive response. Jan Egeland, Special Ad- visor to the U.N. Special En- voy for Syria, told AP the U.N. especially wants to get aid to the 15 besieged areas where some 700,000 people live, but it needs security guarantees from all sides "and we're not given them." "The reports I have from the field is that there is a de- crease, a marked decrease in fighting, in bombing, in violence, compared to yes- terday. But certainly there's been a number of viola- tions," he said. The truce came on the heels of a Russian-Turk- ish agreement earlier this month to evacuate the last rebels from eastern Aleppo after they were confined to a tinyenclavebyagovernment offensive. The retaking of all of Aleppo marked Assad's greatest victory since the start of the 2011 uprising. MIDDLE EAST Sy ri a' s ce as e- fi re a pp ea rs t o be h ol di ng d es pi te m in or v io la ti on s Washington 48/38 New York 44/38 Miami 78/70 Atlanta 50/42 Detroit 42/26 Houston 68/60 Chicago 37/22 Minneapolis 26/21 Kan sas C ity 39/23 El Paso 61/44 Denver 41/26 Billings 32/10 Los Angeles 58/45 San Francisco 53/43 Seattl e 41/33 AIRQUALITYFORECAST Whatitmeans:0-50:Good; 51-100:Moderate; 101-150:Unhealthyforsensitivepeople; 151+:Unhealthyforall. Source: Airnow.gov City Today'sairquality City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W CALIFORNIA CITIES National and world forecast s-sunny,pc-partly cloudy,c-cloudy,sh-showers,t-thunderstorms,r-rain,sf-snow flurries,sn-snow,i-ice City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Summary National Extremes World Extremes North and South America Asia, Australia Africa CarsonCity Hawthorne Reno Herlong Lovelock Sacramento Yuba City Napa Ukiah Chico Corning Lakeview Alturas Susanville Redding Red Bluff Laytonville Fort Bragg Point Arena Eureka Redway Mount Shasta Yreka Crescent City Ashland Shown is today's weather. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows. Shown are today's noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. ALMANAC Precipitation Temperatures ALLERGY REPORT Pollenlevels Source: National Allergy Bureau TODAY'S UV INDEX (The higher the number, the faster skin damage will occur.) Extreme Very high High Moderate Low SUN SETTINGS, MOON PHASES Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Hoursofsunlight River Levels SacramentoRiver Flood 7a.m. 24-hr Stage yest. chg. Lake Levels Elevation Yesterday Storage (acre-feet) Percent Capacity Q: A: SUNDAY 51° 31° MONDAY 47° 27° A co uple of sho we rs An afternoon shower or two TUESDAY 46° 24° Pa rtly sunn y, a s ho we r or two WEDNESDAY 45° 23° Plenty of sun, b ut chilly TODAY 59° 35° Times of clouds and sun. Partly cloudy and chilly tonight. High ....................................................................... 58° Low ........................................................................ 32° Normal high ......................................................... 53° Normal low ........................................................... 37° Record high ............................................. 72° in 1989 Record low .............................................. 25° in 1994 Humidity noon today ........................................ 47% 24 hours through 2 p.m. yesterday ................. 0.00" Month to date ................................................... 3.23" Normal month to date ..................................... 4.01" Season to date .................................................. 9.96" Normal season to date .................................... 8.07" Red Bluff through 2 p.m. yesterday Chico .......................................................... Moderate Napa ........................................................... Moderate Red Bluff .............................................. Not available Redding ............................................... Not available Yuba City ........................................................... Good Allergy, dust and dander today: Neutral Grass .................. Absent Mold .........................Low Trees .................. Absent Weeds ................ Absent 2 Highest at 11 a.m. Today 7:31 a.m. 4:53 p.m. 9:03 a.m. 7:35 p.m. Sunday 7:31 a.m. 4:54 p.m. 9:42 a.m. 8:36 p.m. 9 hr., 22 min. Jan5 First Jan12 Full Last Jan19 New Jan27 aboveBendBridge......................27 ...........5.40 ....... -0.10 atHamiltonCity.........................148 ......131.62 ....... -0.08 atOrdFerry................................114 ........99.42 ....... -0.11 atRedBluffDiversionDam.......253 ......240.00 .......none atTehamaBridge ......................213 ......202.90 ....... -0.10 atVinaWoodsonBridge............183 ......168.98 ....... -0.08 BlackButte ....................440.45..............32,539 .....22.6% LakeOroville..................779.71.........1,971,201 .....52.7% LakeShasta .................1022.41.........3,345,232 .....73.5% LakeTrinity..................2281.79.........1,258,206 .....47.5% Whiskeytown...............1198.32............205,152 .....85.1% Weather Trivia ™ What is the purpose of a snow fence? To disrupt strong winds and thus reduce blowing and drifting snow. Today Sunday Anaheim 59/45/sh 60/49/pc Bakersfield 54/42/sh 55/40/pc Chula Vista 62/48/sh 61/53/pc Crescent City 50/36/c 45/32/sh Death Valley 61/45/pc 64/46/pc Eureka 52/37/pc 46/33/sh Fremont 55/43/sh 53/40/pc Fresno 52/38/sh 52/37/pc Glendale 57/44/sh 58/47/pc Huntington Beach 60/48/sh 59/52/pc Irvine 60/46/sh 59/51/pc Lake Tahoe 37/21/sn 37/19/pc Long Beach 60/45/sh 60/49/pc Los Angeles 58/45/sh 59/46/pc Mammoth Mountain 39/16/sn 39/20/pc Modesto 54/38/sh 55/36/pc Monterey 54/41/sh 54/41/pc Moreno Valley 55/41/sh 53/44/pc Napa 57/35/pc 53/33/pc Needles 63/51/pc 65/51/pc Oakland 56/42/pc 53/39/pc Oxnard 60/46/sh 62/47/pc Redding 60/31/pc 50/29/sh Riverside 55/41/sh 54/43/pc Sacramento 55/37/c 51/34/pc San Bernardino 56/42/sh 55/44/pc San Diego 64/50/sh 62/54/pc San Francisco 53/43/pc 52/41/pc San Jose 56/40/sh 54/38/pc San Luis Obispo 56/39/sh 60/40/pc Santa Ana 61/47/sh 59/51/pc Santa Barbara 56/39/sh 62/40/pc Santa Clarita 53/40/sh 57/42/pc Stockton 54/36/sh 53/34/pc Ventura 57/44/sh 60/46/pc Yosemite Valley 47/23/sn 45/23/pc Today Sunday Albuquerque 46/31/sh 47/31/c Atlanta 50/42/r 54/50/r Baltimore 46/33/pc 50/36/pc Boston 39/35/pc 44/29/s Buffalo 38/29/sn 36/26/pc Chicago 37/22/c 38/31/pc Cincinnati 41/31/r 45/42/c Dallas 70/45/c 69/57/sh Denver 41/26/pc 46/23/pc Detroit 42/26/c 38/29/pc El Paso 61/44/pc 59/38/sh Fargo 25/12/c 23/15/pc Honolulu 78/65/s 78/65/pc Houston 68/60/r 74/69/c Indianapolis 42/24/r 43/38/c Kansas City 39/23/pc 46/40/pc Las Vegas 55/45/pc 59/43/pc Louisville 45/35/r 48/45/r Miami 78/70/pc 84/74/pc Minneapolis 26/21/c 35/29/pc New Orleans 69/64/r 74/65/t New York City 44/38/pc 47/35/s Oklahoma City 52/31/pc 57/49/s A quick-moving storm system will spread snow across the Great Lakes and into the interior Northeast today. The I-95 corridor should stay dry during the day with a some sunshine. The mid- Atlantic will stay dry as well. Farther southwest, rain and thunderstorms will soak areas from the Ohio Valley to the Gulf Coast. The rain could be heavy enough to cause flooding across Louisiana, especially late in the day. Chillier air will spin into the Upper Midwest with only a few flurries around. High pressure will bring dry weather to the Plains. High ........................... 76° in Marathon, FL Low ................................ -13° in Afton, WY High ........... 109° in Marble Bar, Australia Low ... -45° in Summit Station, Greenland Bogota 65/47/sh 67/47/r Buenos Aires 91/71/pc 89/64/pc Caracas 87/75/pc 88/72/pc Ensenada 61/48/sh 57/51/pc Mexico City 73/48/pc 73/45/pc Montreal 24/22/sn 31/13/sf Rio de Janeiro 95/82/s 94/82/pc Tijuana 64/50/sh 62/55/pc Toronto 37/25/sn 35/26/s Vancouver 38/30/c 35/21/s Orlando 74/56/s 83/64/pc Philadelphia 45/36/pc 49/35/pc Phoenix 64/52/sh 58/47/r Pittsburgh 41/28/r 41/35/pc Portland, ME 33/30/sn 41/17/s Portland, OR 40/32/r 40/24/sn St. Louis 50/27/pc 46/41/c Salt Lake City 27/18/c 29/21/c Seattle 41/33/pc 37/24/sn Tucson 62/50/pc 53/39/r Washington, DC 48/38/pc 52/42/pc Cairo 61/44/s 61/44/s Casablanca 68/42/pc 68/43/s Johannesburg 78/57/t 83/58/s Kinshasa 89/73/t 87/73/t Lagos 89/72/s 89/74/c Nairobi 77/58/pc 78/56/pc Tripoli 52/43/sh 57/41/pc Baghdad 62/43/pc 62/43/s Beijing 41/17/s 46/21/pc Hong Kong 72/66/c 74/67/pc Jerusalem 50/37/pc 51/37/s Kabul 59/27/s 55/29/s Manila 87/76/pc 87/76/pc Melbourne 78/59/pc 70/57/sh New Delhi 72/51/c 72/51/c Seoul 42/27/pc 47/38/pc Singapore 88/77/c 88/76/c Sydney 82/71/pc 82/69/sh Tehran 55/44/pc 58/41/pc Tokyo 50/41/s 54/41/s Amsterdam 43/33/pc 40/37/r Athens 43/38/sn 48/37/pc Belgrade 32/22/s 36/23/pc Berlin 38/32/pc 37/33/pc Budapest 35/19/pc 34/21/pc Dublin 51/36/c 42/30/sh London 47/40/c 46/34/r Madrid 50/25/s 44/30/s Moscow 35/34/c 37/32/c Paris 32/26/c 38/35/pc Rome 51/31/pc 53/39/s Stockholm 50/38/c 41/26/r Vienna 38/23/pc 34/24/pc Zurich 33/22/pc 37/25/pc 39/24 41/24 42/25 37/23 37/15 55/37 56/37 57/35 57/31 56/37 58/36 28/12 36/16 39/22 60/31 59/35 54/31 54/42 54/41 52/37 56/35 39/22 38/20 50/36 39/22 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Established2016 530.824-4002 redbluff.mercy.org 2126 Solano St., Corning SolanoStreetMedicalClinic Dignity Health Solano Street Medical Clinic is a new option for primary medical care in our community. 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