>> good morning. i'm christie smith. the wet weather we are talking about is already coming down and cawing problems on the road. what people are doing to prepare. >> want to avoid lines at the mall for holiday shopping? why today is the perfect day to do shopping on line. good morning. it is 4:30. as i say high and say nothing

but sunshine, does that change anything? >> it's friday morning and there is the positive spin. the commute is very tough from castro valley into hayward. south of hayward, this is advancing towards cal state east bay. towards oakland, light rain towards berkeley and north to highway 4. a bit of a break and you can seat rain lifting off towards fairfield. we will be in and out of the rain at times burning breezy towards the afternoon and all the specific moisture on the bay area. we will be stuck in the pattern for a while. it will be chilly from areas south, a few mid 50s and notice the temperatures into contra costa and solano counties. high temperatures only in the 40s. we will talk more about the weekend forecast and the heavy rain in a few minutes. >> woor we say welcome back to mike and just in time. >> rainy days especially. rainy days and mondays.

friday and the san mateo bridge. a live look shows you the view from the east bay camera. as folks are coming over, the headlights are very blury and tough to see the tail lights because of the moisture in the air. a look at the sensors in the area. the castro valley y shows the 20. likely the rain playing with the sensors. i'm here to sort it out for you. low speeds across the bridge. there is construction on the deck and that's typical. the caltrans workers are trying to keep it smooth there. very wet roads on the other side of that. back to you. >> we will continue our east bay stormwatch coverage. christie smith is near the richmond san rafael bridge. tell us what's going on. >> good morning. i have to tell you we have been moving around all morning.

we just moved here to berkeley where it's starting to come down. sort of a light rain. nothing really annoying. sort of a nuisance. it seems like the heavy rain is on the way. when we first arrived it was barely raining at all. it is causing problems already overnight out on the roadways. a big rig slid off the road in contra costa and smashed the front end of the truck. the driver hit his head, but is expected to be okay. meantime near places across the bay area like redwood city, sandbags are out. heavy rain and high tides may flood neighborhoods. that happened before, especially in low-lying areas and garages. neighbors being encouraged to pick up free sandbags and signs are already out that say flood along city streets. public work crews are out just

about everywhere doing a little bit of that maintenance. things like trimming trees and clearing storm drains to make sure they do their best to keep the potential flooding down. that's the latest from here, reporting live in berkeley, today in the east bay. pa. >> let me thank you. i know you drew the short straw this morning. >> it's friday. >> we will check back in with you. march in oakland could clog the smut home. supporters will gather at north county jail at 4:00 this afternoon before marching to oakland city hall for a rally at 6:00. prisoners say they want compensation for the work, healthy meals and adequate medical care. now, these are emotions still high after a stack a few blocks

from his school. hundreds gathered last night to share anger and grief over the football star's killing. two men attacked 17-year-old justice wednesday afternoon and he died of stab wounds. they're urging anyone with information to come forward. they could have been retaliating when he stepped in to defend a cheerleader from two attackers. two oakland men will stand trial in the death of chauncy bailey despite efforts to dismiss the counts against them. the judge will not dismiss the case in the 2007 murders of the three men. bay is the former leader of your black muslim bailey. the judge said evidence favorable to the defense should have been presented to a grand

jury last year. >> east bay schoolsifying back against bullies are increasing awareness of student difference you through workshops and diversity training. it comes after stories of gay students committing suicide after being bullied. district leaders want students to feel safe expressing themselves. a national report shows 1/3 of students ables 12 to 18 reported they were bullied at school. about 20% said they cyber bully others or are cyber bullied themselves. pa. >> more than 100 california national guardsmen will say goodbye or see you later in the east bay. the military police company will spend a year in afghanistan conducting security forces and other operations. 160 soldiers from the 870th military company will leave for texas for predeployment training tomorrow.

the ceremony set for 10 tile:30 at diablo valley college. >> you want to think twice before drinking and driving today. it will frb 6:00 to 2:00 in the morning. they haven't specified an exact location. it's part of the drunk driving holiday crack down. it starts today and runs through january 2nd. it marks the day for people to try to get packages in time for where they need to go. ship by today if you want to get it there by christmas eve. ground shipping has to be in today. >> express ship category wait until december 23rd, but it's crazy expensive. fedex does not deliver on christmas day. >> if you are planning to shop online, today is the perfect day. hundreds taking part in free shipping day held every december. they are offering free shipping for delivery by christmas eve.

at midnight, more than 1500 have signed on. you can find a list at free shipping.com. bart's new board president wants you to take the train, looking to extend train operating hours. 45 to 60 minutes past midnight on saturday to help people out late at parties and other events. they complained they can't public transit home because bart stops running at midnight. the board president said there a lost issues that need to be dealt with, but thinks the change could be worthwhile. the 49ers lost last night big. that turns out to be bad for the niners and the raiders. that's because it means that the chargers have won. the raiders currently trail the chargers in their division as well as kansas city. they needed the niners to win and did they not do that. there is nor pressure on

oakland. the raiders have to win their final three games plus they need san diego to lose simply to stay in the division picture. i forget the score, but it was a battle. >> all i know is bad loss. i don't like to get the two together. >> the charger his a big score. >> we're need to change the font. we have a big issue for this morning's commute. the rain on the road and the live look past the coliseum. notice the headlights glistening off the roadway. wet and slick around the bay area. since midnight a number of spinouts reported. nimitz with no lanes block chd. times traveling through the maze area. 880 northbound and the travel time looks nice. 15 minutes off the 238. interstate 80. no major delays and even though it's friday, we will see the slowing right on schedule at about 5:30 where the 65 is over

on the right. that will be more severe because of the wet roads as well as through the pass where we see that slow down before 6:00. get away traffic heading eastbound out of livermore through tracy and stockton and sacramento and the sierra and bring the chaps if you have to. back to you. >> let's check in with rob. it will be rainy for a good long time. >> all across the seven-day forecast and it's chilly with the raindrops. waking up to the mid 40s. a nice jacket could be good today. an offshore breeze and stronger winds out of the south into the afternoon. in the east bay, 580 towards the castro valley and heavy rain in san leandro and hayward in the next five minutes. heavy rain across the bay. towards berkeley. christie smith is reporting the rain that moved off to the north and east. hit and miss areas of rain. mike pointed out that we have a lot of action in terms of snow

flying up to the high country. chain control towards highway 50 and several feet of snow. hour by hour, the bull's-eye for the rain as you head through the afternoon. on saturday, it's not nonstop rain, but it's off and on rain. heavy at times through the weekend. today's highs running cool. most low 50s for areas south of livermore. as you head into the north bay. highs in the 40s. turning breezy for the afternoon. as we move into the weekend, temperatures warming up. rain heavy at times and heaviest for the santa cruz mountains early next week. >> thank you much. the government's vadvice on the best way to avoid a nuclear attack. mercury in dental fillings. how safe are they? we will have a panel's conclusion. you are looking at a live

picture of very, very wet golden gate bridge. you see the big turkey for thanksgiving?

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[ grandma ] okay. ♪ ah. then we will all do it together. treats. teets...teets...teets... yeah. look at this. [ female announcer ] it seems like the best family traditions always start in the kitchen. ♪ rice krispies®. happy holidays. >> it is wet, wet, wet out there. you get all the way there and we check in with rob in a second.

>> here's a way for cities to make money. charge admission to a mayor's speech. the san ramon mayor will give his state of the city address at the luncheon on january 11th. we will take questions afterwards. tickets to the event are $30 for chamber members and $40 for nonmembers. you have to register at san ramon.org. traffic news is totally, totally free. >> free for the viewer. i hope the station will pay me. >> they pay you? >> in food. i love donuts. the east shore freeway things are moving nicely and despite the friday light commute, you will allow the same amount of time than on a typical commute. we have construction going on, particularly right here on the bay bridge. upper and lower deck with a

couple of lanes blocked. if you are heading over the richmond bridge, there is rain across the bridge. a number of spinouts report and coming down towards the golden gate bridge. there it is. tough to see through the rain and the blurry screen. keep that in mind. you need your windshield wipers in good condition. >> that's a pretty look. let's continue with rob. >> mike pointed it out. we have good rain approaching the bridge. hitting the bay bridge and let's take you into the east bay. dublin and pleasanton with the interchange getting a good downpour. san leandro notice seeing significant rain and downtown san francisco, it will hit oakland in about 15 minutes. 680 through alamo. no matter where you are, you are running into rain. here's the rainfall projection

between now into monday. two big bull's-eyes. the santa cruz mountains and the north bay hills between now and the next three days. more than five inches of rain. we will see problems for maybe run off issues late in the weekend. around the bay area, a cool day. the interesting part of the forecast is the warmest temperatures are towards the evening as winds out of the south bring in more mild air. the temperatures bump up for saturday, but rain off and on with gusty winds. scott? >> thank you much. congress a proved a plan to extend the bush era tax cuts. the move really not having much effect on early traiting for more news before the bell, let's go to courtney reagan at world headquarters. good morning. >> good morning to you. futures are slightly lower right now ahead of the opening bell. investors not reactioning a lot to the tax cut deal that happened after midnight. stocks advanced on the back of positive news on unemployment

and manufacturing data. asian markets were mixed and europe is higher. we will get the leading indicators and state by state break down on the november jobs report. the dow finished up to 11,499. the nasdaq was up 20 points to 2637. the house burns the midnight oil, passing the tax cut deal. president obama brokered through republicans and it happened after midnight. it heads to the president's desk. it extends the tax rates for everyone for two years and unemployment benefits for 13 months and cuts payroll tax by 2% for the next year. while it's expected to give a short-term boost, it adds to the $14 trillion deficit. back to you. >> thank you. the federal government trying to get the word out on what you should do if the u.s. were to face a nuclear attack. it's a response to research

showing many more people could survive in f they simply stayed put. congress ordered the new studies after hurricane katrina revealed the country's lack of disaster planning. >> we need to make sure the american public is sensitized to the area threats. not overly concerned, but sensitized and take the actions necessary to prepare themselves. >> now, according to the study, your best bet on survive suggest resist the urge to flee. sec shelter to avoid exposure to dust outdoors. research shows rates of survival climbed if people stay in place even a few hours. the deeper underground the better. the best she'll suggest in base mts or the middle floors of tall buildings. your taxes may not be going up on new year's day. they approved president obama's tax deal. as today in the east bay's tracie potts reports, the bill

is headed to the president's desk for his signature. >> the motion is adopted. >> the deal prevents a tax hike that would have cost the average family $3,000 and another year of unemployment and cuts your payroll tax 2% and gives tax breaks to businesses and clean energy companies all at a cost of nearly $900 billion. >> nobody on the floor likes this bill. therefore the judgment is is it better than doing nothing? >> if we don't pass the legislation, there is about to be a $3.9 trillion tax increase on the american people. >> refusing to back a generous estate tax for the wealthy, some democrats voted no. >> we couldn't afford the $14 billion to give money to older people paying heating bills. nothing in this bill that is fiscal sanity. it's insanity.

>> they're gave up on the democrats spending bill and they have to pass an extension to keep government running past saturday. >> for those who did not understand, did we just win? >> we cannot continue to bring props like that down or say who wins and loses and giggle about it as they leave the floor? >> a sign of conflict ahead when republicans come to capitol hill in january. in washington, tracie potts today in the east bay. >> let's go to the newsroom with a look at what's coming up today. >> thanks a lot, scott. more in the way of the san bruno explosion. pg&e is ordered to reduce pressure that run under the bay area. we will show you where they are coming up. the wikileaks founder gives his side of the story to the "today" show. we will have a preview and those stories and how to let your holiday guests know when it's time to leave. when the party is over. scott?

>> no conclusion yet from the fda whether mercury in dental fillings is safe. an advisory panel concluded that more research needs to be done. the food and drug administration announced the fillings are safe and did not pose a threat, but consumer and dental groups said they as youed flawed data which led to the meeting last week. members say amalgam is safe for most people, but some folks seem to be more sensitive so more studies are needed to learn the safest levels of exposure. >> a former brother is using twitter. jose canseco said no one is returning his calls so she tweeting, begging his former boss to give him a chance. the gm of the mets. he posted a video of himself taking batting practice.

he said the pitches are coming in at 94 miles an hour. there is no radar to prove that. >> santa and his elves making a stop at a bay area airport. he will be at oakland international airport. he will take pictures with anyone flying through the terminal and give you a copy for free. the workshop will be at gate 22 and will be open between 8:00 and 6:00 today and monday. east bay firefighters will be handing out an early christmas gift to local kids. firefighters have put together 350 new bikes for low income children. this is video of a previous give away. the annual program made possible because of donations from local businesses and other groups. there were dozens of kid who is did shore chores around the house. helmets handed out today. firefighters say it is not too late for you to chip in. if you want to donate, drop it off at a fire station. there is a specific one.

this is in concord. that's fire station number 10. santa claus into the city of oakland and he is teaming up with the traffic division to handout toys to kids in the city. santa will be on a motorcycle to west oakland. he will start the ride around 7:00 this morning. >> he makes millions of dollars this morning, but monty ellis remembers his past. >> i was one of these in line. we didn't have much when i was growing up. >> els and i steven curry were in oakland handing out holiday food and gift packages. the line wrapped around the block. close to 1,000 people attended. >> the big movie hitting theaters is tron legacy. a lot of people are going to go see it. it was 1982 when the young jeff bridges introduced audiences to a strange new world of computers and cyberspace.

we take a look at tron and other movies this morning. >> i was paged last night from your dead's office. >> 28 years after the original, tron gets a sequel. sam flynn, son of a video game developer who disappeared while hunting for clues. sam gets sucked into the same digital world that held his father for two decades. that character evolve and made a younger version of the creator who is determined no the to let them escape. rated "pg." >> bears are supposed to avoid people. >> your picnic basket, yogi bear is on the loose. they get the treatment with life actors thrown in. the mayor decides to shut down jelly stone park. it's up to him to prove he is smarter than the average bear along with boo-boo and ranger

smith. george? >> george is not so good in how do you know? the character is indicted for financial crimes he didn't commit. he hits it off with reece witherspoon and also having a fling with self centered athlete owen wilson. their relationship begs the question, how do you know? the movie is rated pg 13. nbc news. >> in a limited number of theaters, the drama rabbit hole starring nicole kidman. regulators are ordered to cut pressure on major gas lines. a live report on the neighborhoods affected. >> a popular restaurant under fire and the complaints that have nothing s.itwi hhng wings. on the back side of this break.

in order for pg&e to reduce gas line pressure in the south and east bay, this is a cold weather here in the bay area. what it means for customers in a live report. >> plus, an east bay community hit by a string of robberies. the latest one and if police think it's linked to others. >> a live look outside, you can tell that the lens is wet. we have rain falling in parts of the bay area. we will have your traffic and weather and all your day's top stories today, decr