tsa security lines, delays, lost luggage, freeway traffic, the stress and frustration must be bubbling up inside. we have the top things you need to nknow. >> that is a lot when you say it like that.

>> that's why you got to get the pre-check, all of that. sglus sa just sail right past. good morning on this friday, december 20th. >> and we have foggy conditions out there on this friday morning. here is a look at discovery bay, highway 4, the cut through from the altamont pass also foggy this morning. and of course up in the north bay, you can see pent lik secan novato, 101, 37, 12, all very foggy this morning. and here is a look at the roof camera and you can see that it is foggy in san francisco also. mid to upper 40s, cooler this morning, so dress for that, but no need for the umbrella today. you upper 50s at noon, near 60 at 4:00. and grab a jacket this evening, low to mid-50s.

and so you see the green on our map, that means that everything is moving on our roads which is good news, but also this gray and white behind me, that is the fog. so visibility is low. a live look at the bay bridge, except you can't see anything, foggy conditions there. and there is a fog advisory this morning. san jose, 280 looking good. and let's check in on more drive times. tracy to dublin, 32 minutes. everything else looking good. happening right now, airports across the bay area are gearing up for the holiday travel season. >> a live look at sfo where it is expected to be one of the busiest days for holiday travel and also parked in san jose. and that is where julian glover is this morning. >> reporter: yeah, they are saying this 18 day travel period from today through january 6 of the new year will be one of the

busiest periods the entire year, some 850,000 people expected to make their way through san jose international and it looks like we have about half of them here already. this is at the southwest counter, and this has picked up practically out of no where. but no delays cancellations this morning. but it can also be the other airports across the country. and this is the misery map on flight a wear.com. we're looking at 110 delays so far across country with four cancellations through 6:00 a.m. so not too bad. some of the biggest cancellations at jfk, laguardia and also dca. but we got to talk to the people who were here dark and early waiting in line. tsa says get here two hours early, and you won't believe how early this guy got to the airport.

okay. so that was supposed to be a little bit of a sound bite from the guy who was here six hours early. we have a lot of on other people making their way through the airport this morning. again, as things begin to pick up for one of tfof the busiest stretches of travel. and coming up, you'll get some of the best travel tips to make sure that you are doing everything you can to get through the airports quickly. and i'll introduce you to the sanders family, they don't care about the lines because guess where they going? destination disneyland. the kids are very, very excited. from san jose international, julian glover, abc 7 news. last minute holiday shopping rush is here and kohl's will be open starting today for on 24 hours through christmas eve. doors open at 7:00 a.m. at most locations and they will stay

open until 6:00 p.m. tuesday christmas eve. if you prefer shopping online, kohl's is offering free in-store pickup. most can be ready within two hours. that is convenient. new video in of a shooting investigation in the south bay on matterhorn drive. police say one person was shot, the victim has life-threatening injuries and they have not been identified. so far no arrests. we'll keep tracking this story. a new report finds that pg&e was not fully prepared for the widespread power shutoffs. the report says that the utility experienced the same communication and coordination problems as last year that affected millions of customers. the a.p. says that pg&e was slow to share information that local

emergency responders really needed and that the sound quality of conference calls was bad enough that participants couldn't understand the updates. building a better bay area takes time and now we have proof that patience can pay off. abc 7 was in oakland last year at the ground breaking of an afford only housing development. and today the first tenants will be moving in. demetrius allen says this christmas will mark a new beginning for him and his two young sons. >> as gifts and stuff goerks we might n go, we may not is have a lot of gifts, but this house is gift enough. >> developers say it is a mixed income community with veterans, families and formally homeless people living and working in the area. rents vary, but they will not charge more than 30% of the resident's annual income. we want it hear your ideas about being a better bay area. share them by joining our group

on facebook. the last suspect charged in a murder is now a free man. yesterday the district attorney announced he will not be retried. he was one of three suspects arrested in the 2016 murder case of keith green. a jury acquitted tiffany lee last month and the third suspect is the only one who is still in custody because he cut a plea deal. he may be released next month. larry reed is recovering after escaping gunfire. he was at the east oakland senior center for his annual turkey give away and he accepted outside and shots rang out. reed fell while running for cover. officers had to pull him to safety. >> he got back up strong but in a lot of pain and went back in there and lifted some pretty heavy turkeys and hams and was not going to miss the

opportunity of serving and giving back. >> oakland mayor says that reid has one of the largest hearts in all of oakland and she wishes him a speedy recovery. he we'we're tracking the ste over impeachment. nancy pelosi refusing to send the articles of impeachment to the senate. >> good morning. democrats are hoping to have witnesses testify as part of president trump's senate trial but republicans have already rejected that request. so hoist speaker nancy pelosi is hoping threatening to possibly delay president trump's trial could give her leverage. history put on hold, president trump becoming just the third president in u.s. history to be impeached, but house speaker nancy pelosi is now refusing to take the next steps saying that she won't send articles of impeachment over to the senate until majority leader mitch mcconnell reveals what te trial will look like.

>> our founders when they wrote the constitution, they suspected that there could be a rogue president. i don't think that they suspected a rogue president and rogue leader in the senate at the same time. >> reporter: democrats are pushing to hear from four witnesses that the white house had blocked from testifying but mcconnell has already rejected that request indicating that he wants a speedy trial and that he is working in total coordination with the white house. democrats are hoping threatening to possibly delay trump's trial will give them leverage, but for now at least republicans aren't biting. >> looks like the prosecutors are getting cold feet in front of the entire country. and second guessing whether they even want to go to trial. >> reporter: president trump responding on twitter writing pelosi is afraid to present impeachment to the senate. lawmakers were hoping to have the senate trial begin the week of january 6, but that will all depend on speaker pelosi.

and we have 43 in union castro valley, 45. free month oig, 46. and 50 in oakland. 51 in san francisco. most of us in the mid to upper 40s. 880, no fog here in this spot, but if you look from mt. tam, you can see some fog fwlan kekc bay. no rain today. and on our beaches, lack of sunshine really the only thing there. so may be chilly as it should be in december. we'll get near 60 at noon under a mostly cloudy sky. you'll see the least amount of sunshine. 50 if you are heading out this evening. east bay, some fog until 9:00,

we'll be near 60 also with partly sunny conditions. and our last stop will be the south bay where we'll see the most amount of sunshine and the warmest temperatures from 47 this morning to the low 60s this afternoon. coming up next, seven things you need to know as you start your day. and pat sajak speaking for the first time since the emergency surgery who says things came close to life or death. plus mariah carey capitalizing on her holiday number one, a brand new music video out this morning. and it seems to

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here are the 7 things to know. this morning grief counselors will be at mark day school after a young boy died in an accident on the playground. officials have not said how l g would the boy was or what happened. exams resume after a bomb threat from the main campus yesterday. the school says the public is safe. and here is a live look at the airport where the holiday travel rush is on. officials say about 850,000 passengers are expected to go through that airport from now until january 6.

>> and come sunday, that is when the next storm lights us with light to moderate rain. standing war sunday morning from this 2 moderate storm. and we have a foggy commute this morning, this is a live picture of the bay bridge but you cannot make it out because it is so thick out there right now. ynumber 6, nancy pelosi is putting the impeachment process on hold by threatening to possibly delay the senate trial until mitch mcconnell reveals what the president's trial will look like. the president is accusing pelosi of playing games. and boeing's new passenger spacecraft, the star liner, took off from cape canaveral this morning for a test flight. no one was on board. it is heading to the international space station. building a better bay area takes on a special significance during the holidays. right now local food banks are in desperate need of help, they are facing multimillion-dollar

shortages. as laura martinez reports, time is running out. >> looks like a lot of food, but it is really only three to four weeks that we have on hand at anytime. >> reporter: and they feed one in five county residents. >> the gap that we have to make up a substantially higher. >> reporter: and that gap is meeting their fundraising goal for the end of the year. and they are not the only ones falling behind. the alameda community 2350d bfo is short by $2.5 million. and stiothers short by $11 mill. and in marin, $4.2 million. >> for the last couple years, it has felt that once we get in to hid december that our fundraising hasn't been as brisk as in previous years. >> reporter: he thinks donations to wildfire victims has slowed

usual donations to food banks. but he's hopeful that they can catch up. two-thirds of the annual budget is raised during the months of november and december. >> so we're trying to get the word out. donate sooner than later. >> reporter: head to abc7news.c abc7news.com, link to a specific food badnk will be found there. >> and one of the top stories on abc7news.com in the south bay, an 11-year-old girl is credited with saving her family from a fire that officials say may have been caused by their christmas tree. >> luckily no one was hurt when the home on 19th street caught fire just after 6:30 yesterday morning. and that was thanks in large part to 11-year-old berlin whole alerted her parents and grandmother and sister. >> i woke up and i went to go check my elf on the shelf and then i went back in the room and all i saw was smoke black and

fire. >> firefighters went back to the home yesterday with gifts for the family. the gifts had been donated by the community as part of the holiday toy drive. and there is also a go fund me page for the family that already raised more than $11,000.drive. and there is also a go fund me page for the family that already raised more than $11,000. >> happy to hear that they got some toys. and the new movie cats is now in theater and the reviews are scathing. >> it stashes celebrities like jennifer hudson, ian mckellan, it is based on the musical. but despite a big name cast, it has only got a 19% rating on rotten tomatoes. the beat says it is the worst thing to happen to cats since dogs. variety says poorly conceived and executed. rotten tomatoes, a clawful

mistake. "rolling stone," bottom of the 2019 barrel and arguably of the decade. still industry experts say the movie will be a commercial succe success. >> the show debuted in 1981. and people love it. so the fac that there is a movie out that bunch of critics didn't like it, it won't stop them from going. >> two years ago the greatest show man was also released around the holidays and it was a hit at the box office despite bad reviews. don't put the greatest show man and cats in the same sentence. >> but it got bad reviews but you like it. >> i have seen cats on stage. do you know what cats is? that's it. that is the show. so if that sounds like that is a good time for you, pay the $15. buy the popcorn.

get a baby-sitter. if it doesn't -- >> only 15? >> see star wars. >> i don't know what happens in your particular neighborhood. let's talk about the weather. san jose, no fog fto contend with, but the bay bridge is socked in from the toll plaza over to san francisco. good thing we have dry weather today and tomorrow with limited sunshine. but at least we don't have to worry about the wet weather until you sunday through thursday when an unsettled pattern rolls in and heaviest rain will be sunday morning. here is a look at today's temperatures. mainly upper 50s to low 60s. we do have 63 in san jose. you'll see a little more sunshine. and tonight 45 to about 51 degrees. here is a look at our atmospheric river,le it will stay north of us today and

tomorrow. so we'll get the tail end of this system. as you see as we head through today, just an increase in clouds. tomorrow morning waking up rather cloudy, patchy fog. by 8:00, we start to see rain moving into the north bay which could be heavy at times. and by 7:30, it is moving into the east bay and south bay and just scattered showers on sunday. so rainfall amounts saturday mainly along the coast and up in the north bay and then the rest of us, a third of an inch to two-thirds sunday. the 7 day forecast, 1 for saturday, 2 for sunday, i took the storm i think pampossible s mond away mochb a monday and tuesday fwp. and we do have a foggy commute. so take your time because advise and is low in many areas. a live look at the golden gate bridge, moving smooth.

mass transit, ferries are on a winter schedule. and b.a.r.t. has 26 trains all on time. and same thing for ace 1. no delays. wheel of fortune host pat sajak is sitting down for his first interview since his health scare. here is paula faris. >> reporter: and i'm in orlando for good mom merck and i just wrapped up an exclusive interview with pat say talked about the emergency surgery and what is next health wise. you said they had to operate right away. was it life or death? >> well, my blood pressure had fallen dramatically. they had to wait until it lifted a bit so any could do the surgery. it was tough on leslie and my

daughter. i mean, they don't know if i'm coming out. it is intense, it is debilitating. you can't move. >> and coming up you, we'll have more of our interview with pat say chak and wh say jack and what is next for the show. and abc news will be having a two hour special looking back at the year 2019. it will air this sunday at 9:00 p.m. today we're expecting to see the dawn of the u.s. space force. we have details on how president trump's new venture will look at the start.

here is a look at the entire country. pretty quiet unless you are in vancouver, seattle, portland on you browor brownsville, texas, s pretty quiet. and you can see it is just those areas that will be wet. so today as far as traveling by air, couldn't be much better. so good luck. bay wheels are back on the streets. they were all pulled back in july because the batteries caught fire. nobody got hurt. over the past few months though, bay wheels decided to change battery suppliers. san francisco will get 4,000 bikes over the next six months. there is no time table for the return to the east bay. coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including -- >> a young boy died after an accident at his school.

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a deadly play ground mystery, a screen so scene so s even first responders needed counseling. and this morning we dig for answers. and rumors of racial harassment being whispered through the halls of one bay area high school. why some can't focus on anything but class. and the gloves come off between pete buttigieg and elizabeth warren. we have the big takeaways. and plus a live look from our exploratorium camera and it is looking a little -- i don't

know how to describe that. i think it is always beautiful. >> happy friday, everybody. we're ready. >> to like the ten people that are left. i feel like the bay area last been evacuated. >> yeah, no traffic. >> people are gone. >> but today is a really busy travel day. >> absolutely. getting out of here is not bad. whether you are driving or flying. pretty quiet across the country. we'll talk about that. but first let's talk about those of you that are commuting, it is pretty tough around fairfield, petaluma, the north bay. and in the central valley, you can see some thick fog there. we'll start up around napa.

and you can see at street level, very low visibility. same thing with discovery bay. and this is the way it looks there south bay toward the western span of the bay bridge, that is how thick the fog is here. temperatures cooler this morning, mid to upper 40s. going will be gone by noon and high clouds and sunshine this afternoon. upper 50s to low 60s at 6:00. and low to mid-50s at 7:00. so we get a break from the rain today. but it comes back this weekend. more on that next. and so far we really are just looking at fog impacting your morning commute. no major issues as far as the traffic is concerned. so people coming through the al take month pass there, north the bay, you will see the fog. and there is a fog advisory for the bay bridge. and you can hardly make out the bridge. a live look at 280 at king street, very light this friday morning and things are looking

good. and this morning counselors will be available to talk to students and staff of a san rafael school, they lost a young boy yesterday who died after some sort of accident at the playground. >> it was such a traumatic event for the school community and for about first responders. it happened yesterday afternoon at mark day school. amy holly fo llyfield is at the. >> reporter: and yeah, members of the staff witnessed the accident trying to help the boy, but he did not survive. the incident happened at 1:00 yesterday afternoon at the mark day school in san rafael. officials have not said what happened, only that it happened on the yard. they also haven't said the boy's age. a firefighter who was on the chasm pus for another event heard about happened. >> it is tragic. being a first responder in the fire department for 30 years, that was our toughest calls that we had. and something like that is just -- it flashes back to times

that were real driifficult call. tough for the parents and everybody involved and first responders. >> reporter: the school released a statement saying that the death much someone so young is devastating for all of us and even more so under these circumstances and at this time of year when we are surrounded by celebrations while we mourn. the extension of the school where this happened will be closed off today counselors will be here on the campus to help everyone deal with their grief. in san rafael, amy hollyfield, abc 7. new developments this morning, finals will resume at san francisco state after a bomb threat. several buildings had to be evacuated yesterday as police did a thorough search. the bomb threat interrupted final exams and the school of nursing's graduation ceremony but the main campus will be open

today. some of the final exams will be rescheduled. for the second time this month, an east bay school is reporting a disturbing incident of racism. >> it happened at mond pened school. the president let parents know that they were getting reports of racial harassment. in one incident in online chat school, a student called an african-american the "n" word. >> i don't think that it is just monte advice take. i think we've evseen it everywhere. >> they are not identifying the students involved and that there are programs to reduce racial animosity. and officials vow to keep working on the issue and that there will be consequences. orinda city council has voted to extend a temporary ban on certain airbnb rentals, it applies to nonhosted rentals

like the one where five people died at a shooting at a holiday party. the ban will last 45 days. it requires airbnb hosts to be there while they are renting to guests. your voice, your vote. seven democratic hopefuls took the stage in the latest primary debate. all of them hoping to sway voters. >> if the president claims that he is so innocent, why doesn't he have all the presidents' men testify. >> many of the candidates took aim at president trump just one day after his impeachment. and they also focused on other issues that the country is facing. >> we have a government that works great for those with money and doesn't work for much of anyone else. >> the issshissue now is whethe save the planet. >> the world is making plans on what to do, ignoring the united states because we're no longer

considered reliable. >> why am i the lone candidate of color on this stage. >> only seven out of 15 candidates qualified for the debate. several are putting pressure on the dnc to modify its restrictions for future debates and fact checks worked to fand out which claims hold up. just go to abc7news.com. president trump will be signing a bit to create the new space force. >> space force has been a priority for the president as part of his vision for rein-vehicrein vi reinvigorating the country's roam in space. it will start out where 200 people and a budget of $40 million. included in the defense bill is funding for a southern border fence, new social programs and raising the tobacco purchase age to 21. we're one step closer to sending people like you and me to space. i'm tracking boeing's new passenger spacecraft which launched just a couple hours

ago. boeing launched the star liner from cape canaveral. this is a test flight, no one is on board. the star liner will attempt to dock at the iss tomorrow and spend about a week there before coming back. if all goes well, boeing could send people to space as soon as next year. coming up, brand new accusations being pointed at b.a.r.t. as the agency tries to cut down on fare evaders, could it be racially profiling in the process. we'll take a look at the numbers. plus we get to that brand new video from mariah, what she did there time for her modern day christmas smash hit. and shop, shop, shop from black friday to cyber monday, now we are hitting super saturday. our best tricks to beat the retailer rises. >> but not before foggy friday. i thought that there would be

big delays at sfo, but it looks pretty minor. >> yeah, the fog is really not that quick around the approach pattern, so hopefully that will stay the same. so some really nice weather today to get about whether here in california or anywhere else. we are wanting to dress a little warmer this morning, temperatures up to 8 degrees cooler. on the peninsula, 50 at pacifica. everybody else there 45 redwood city, half moon bay, 48 san carlos, 51 in san francisco, just about everybody else mid to upper 40s. hoar is here is a look at some of the fog. limited visibility at the bay bridge. same thing on the water this

morning. so here is a look at the north bay. we'll be stuck in the fog through 9:00. upper 50s this afternoon with high clouds and sunshine. 50 at 7:00. as far as the east bay, mostly cloudy all day today, 47 this morning. 59 at noon. low 60s from 1:00 to 4:00, about 54 at 7:00. and san francisco will be mostly cloudy all day today from 49 this morning to upper 50s for several hours this afternoon. and good morning everyone. so the only slowdown that i'm beginning to see is at the bay bridge toll plaza where petering lights came on at 5:31. so let's check in at the san mateo bridge. seeing a few brake lights. bruh no major dela but no major delays there or the fog. in san jose, our friends in the south bay are looking good, 87,

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a drink with friends can turn into two.. and a prescription can be stronger than you thought. stop! there are a lot of ways to get a dui. and a lot of ways to go. text a friend. call a cab. share a ride. whatever you choose to do, go safely, california. here is a look at california.

you can see just up in the northwest corner, eureka, wet right now. as we head throughout the day, maybe down to chico, wet weather but everybody else is dry with increasing sunshine and warmth. there is a chance of snow but it is sunday down to 4,000 feet. so could be tough getting home with limited visibility. and check out this shocking video, a truck slamming into a rental car counter. this happened at a florida airport. the white pickup barreled through the cinder block wall. that woman saw it coming and ducked. luckily that woman wasn't hurt, and the driver is okay.

they say the driver was under the influence. >> where did this person come from that they could just -- >> so that was at the sarasota airport. i've never seen anything like that. wild. part of building a better bay area relies on feeling safe in the space that we call home. and in the south bay a nonsploft he nonprofit is helping people find a safe place to sleep. the safeark program has four parking lots and is current i will helping about 80 people. one man who is experiencing homelessness says pooem police a are not knocking on his windows anymore. >> i don't have to worry about being harassed by anybody. >> and no safe park, there is a screening process. the vehicle has to be ren registered. guests have to have a driver's license and insurance and the vehicle has to be able to be

moved. nearly hart of b.a.r.t.'s fare evasion citations are given to black riders. b.a.r.t. surveys show that african-americans only account for 12% of overall riders though. by comparison, white passengers received 18% of citations but comprise 44% of riders. b.a.r.t. says that there are built-in guards to ensure that enforcement is fair and that groups are targeted at the same time withou any regard to their appearance. and you can find all of the b.a.r.t. stories on abc7news.com. keep a close eye on your pg&e bill. prices are expected to go up.

yesterday state regulators a approved a request from several different utilities asking for rate hikes. pg&e estimates that monthly bills will rise 31 cents for people who eceive both gas and electric services. it would bring the average monthly electric bill to almost $114. and the average monthly gas bill to about 55 bucks. and it is the ugly christmas sweater season. and happening today if you are flying with alaska airlines and you are wearing one, you could get an extra bonus. >> both alaska and horizon are gifting a priority boarding upgrade if you wear one while you are traveling today. in today's world where it seems like it is national day of something, today is actually the official national ugly sweater day. >> we're in luck because we're ready to wear ours. >> mine is kind of cute. it is like ugly cute. >> and mine is not? ours are the same sweater. her has minnie on it and mine has mickey.

count down gets real this weekend, tomorrow is known as super saturday. some people call it panic saturday. almost 150 million people say that they plan to shop over this weekend. >> and becky worley is talking about it on "good morning america" and she has tsome tips. >> reporter: a free option in many cases, buy online, pick up in store, let's get you some deals. j crew, 45% off everything on saturday, kohl's 20% on off when you spend 100, mace s's 20% off. and so good luck getting it done. >> that was so ominous. becky will have a full report on super saturday coming up on gma at 7:00. >> i'm done with the shopping.

>> we know. we have heard it. >> are you? but where is my gift that i gave you? >> this touched my heart because i was like this gift might come next year. >> look, you got a gift for me on time. mike, look at this. and mike, your gift is coming next would he beek. i haven't gotten your yet. i start where i need to start. >> i've got one for everybody else. i left it at home today. you'll get it tonight. here is a look at what is going on in san rafael. sfo, no delays being reported. dry with limited sunshine, not only today, but also tomorrow. the unsettled pattern really hits us sunday into a lesser september monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday. heaviest rain going to be sunday morning. here is a look at our high temperatures today, 53 is the cool spot, napa the 57. warmer down further south you go. because we'll have a little more

sunshine around san jose and morgan hill, 63. tonight blanket of high clouds. atmospheric river is out there, but it is not hitting us, it is hitting portland, vancouver, seattle. and it will stay there today and tomorrow. we're going to be dealing with just a mixture of high clouds and sunshine today as you look through the clock, this is 7:30 saturday morning waking up quiet. and here then rain showing up in the north bay. and by 7:30, it is already starting to push out and then just scattered showers for saturday afternoon and sunday. so we go from a 1 saturday night to a 2. i've taken the storm impact scale out of monday and tuesday even though random showers are possible. a better chance wednesday and thursday. and so i want to check in with our mass transit. if you are taking the ferries, you can expect possible delays

due to the fog. they are operating on the winter schedule. b.a.r.t. has 37 trains with no delays. and ace 1 and 3 are also on time. taking a live look at the san rafael brake r brididge, a litt up. bay bridge, there is a fog advisory. and it is a bit crowded out there. drive times here,le albany to the maze, five minutes. fremont to san jose, 15 minutes. overall map showing you the fog again for our tracy commuters and people in the north bay. alameda is the latest to ban police from using facial recognition technology as a new study reveals that it m misidentifies people of color twice as often as it does for

white people. researchers found wide differences in the accuracy between different computer programs. the east bay times reports the study suggests more diverse databases of people could improve the accuracy of facial recognition. tiny additions at a local aquarium. >> but first, one of the busiest travel days of the year is bringing an you are gnt warning why the u.s. is telling americans to stay away there large parts of one of the most popular holiday destinations. and plus a police dog was more like a thief in his own

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let's take a look at the storm impact scale. a 2 for sunday, isolated downpours, breezy conditions and standing water on the roads. so here we are through saturday, most of the rain up in the north bay, some isolated showers. but by sunday, a third to two thirds of an inch of rain. so here we are monday, things are a little quieter. all the rain down to the south. tuesday 7:00 in the morning looking pretty quiet, but by tuesday evening, light rain starts to develop and you can see as we wake up wednesday morning, there is a chance of wet weather through the better part of wednesday and then just a chance of showers for thursday. so this will vary a little bit as we get closer, but right now it looks like a pretty unsettled pattern either way. good morning, even. so we are checking in a live

look at 880 near the the coal coliseum. not seeing any major issues. and i know that you are probably thinking what happened here, looks like the camera is broken. it is not. emeryville is just completely fogged in right now. so advise and is low. take your time as you head out this morning. drive times right now, santa rosa, 13 minutes. to the maze, 14 minutes. u.s. state department is warning americans not to travel to certain parts of mexico because of the risk of violent crime. >> and a travel advisory was issued for five states and they include popular tourist destinations. the man is on the screen.

this is you. >> waiting for you, my friend. >> do it. come on. >> you're supposed do your mariah carey impression here. that is a pretty good impression. even though you're not making any noise. in any case, mariah carey has a bland new video for a very old song. and of course i have streamed it this morning. and the two of us have watched it. so the queen much christmas has given us an early she dropped a new version of all i want for christmas is you. it premiered just eight hours ago. she updated the music video which first came out in 1994. the song may be 25 years old,

but it is already a classic. i think it is very cute. remember the original version of it was just like home videos. and it wasn't much of anything. so this one is like the full treatment, the fantasy christmas. and this is really cute. police in massachusetts have figured out who has been taking the toys that they have been collecting for charities. >> look at this culprit. this is ben franklin, the therapy dog at the police station minding his business. taking off with this baby doll. they posted this on facebook. so where is ben franklin going? just wait and see. he has a whole spot with other items that he has collected

under this desk. >> this is the cutest video. ben franklin, you're a good boy. next, a special treat for shelter dogs, how they got to pick out their very own christmas gift. >> reporter: set, wait. you'll be doing a lot of that. lines are already forming. we'll help you navigate one of the

the holiday travel rush is upon us. a live look at sfo. we have the top things to know on one of the busiest travel days of the year. and we're fight something fog this the bay area. there is a live look outside.