behind, strangled and raped. why police say she might not be the first victim targeted by the suspect. and how much did pg&e know before the deadly blast in san bruno? the new report that points to holes in the utility's story. and a live look at the fed-ex facility in san jose. the busiest day of the year. they'll be cranking it into overdrive on this monday, december 12th, "today in the bay." >> good morning, everybody. thanks for being with us. it is 5:00 on this monday morning. i'm marla telless. laura garcia-cannon is off today. >> good morning, everyone. i'm jon kelley. >> we have showers on the radar this morning. you can see a good amount of

shower activity all the the way from san jose. you'll encounter slick conditions. give yourself plenty of time. we're not going to deal with the showers all day long. at noon, getting a nice break. mostly cloudy conditions. we'll take you through the full forecast, show you the seven-day coming up. we have the bay bridge approach the maze there. the accident has indeed cleared from the roadway. slow it down. 5:01 now. occupy protesters are planning several demonstrations in oakland. and one of the targets is a major lifeline to the bay area. bob redell is live in oakland with a look at the protests and which groups will be joining their cause. bob, good morning. >> good morning, marla. the overall goal today is to shut down the port of oakland.

right now occupy protesters are meeting here at west oakland bart where we are right now. you can see there's a small crowd of them starting to show up. they've been trickle in for the past 15 to 20 minutes. there's maybe 50 to 60 of them. and what they'll do within a half hour is march down seventh street to the port of oakland to try to shut it down again. just like they did on november 2nd. occupy groups in the western united states are going to be trying to shut down ports up and down the coast and in hawaii in what they are calling wall street on the water front. they hope to hurt the 1%, the big corporations that make money imports and exporting these goods through the ports. protesters did seem to have the support of workers at the port. this time around not so much or not as much. the leadership of the warehouse union, which represents many port workers, is not supporting today's shutdown. what if you're costing union

members money today by shutting down the port? >> well, either they'll be in informed that, you know, that it's unsafe for them to cross the picket line, they don't have to. in which case they'll be paid or we're looking through. i don't want to cost anybody money. >> those are real people that are making real differences in their families lives and in the community every day. we're trying to get that message out there. it seems to be resonating with people. people want to see productive solutions. >> reporter: that was a spokesperson with the port of oakland who we spoke with on friday. protesters said they they have the support even though the leadership is not on board. the tem sters have thrown in their support for today's action. for planning purposes if you have business in the west oakland area. they may have a rally at 3:00

today. the police chief and city administrator are going to be at the emergency operation center, monitoring what's going on here and update us through a news conference in about an hour. reporting live at west oakland. bob redell, marla, jon. >> bob, thank you very much. also this morning the sidewalk in front of san francisco's reserve building is all cleared off after a police sweep over the weekend. 55 occupy protesters were arrested early sunday morning. demonstrators were warned on an hourly basis during the 24 hours leading up to the crackdown. police say no one was injured during the raid. this morning warning fliers cover a san francisco neighborhood after a woman was brutally raped. neighbors say they are taking extra precautions since the rape was reported thursday morning. according to a neighborhood e-mail sent hours after the attack, a man grabbed a woman

from behind, broke her knock, raped and robbed her on fair oak street. she's now being freeted at a nearby hospital. neighbors say it happened so fast no one heard he scream. >> you certainly don't feel safe. >> police say the suspect could be this man, right here, seen in this surveillance video. police say this man is wanted in connection with another attack that happened in november. crews still trying to soak. a campus police officer discovered the leak over the weekend when he smelled some gas in strawberry creek on campus. and we're told the fuel then overflowed while it was being transferred to another storage tank. federal and state workers teaming up. >> it is sentencing day for a bay area man arrested in the shooting death of a local college basketball player.

29-year-old ricky anderson is charged with attempted robbery and personal use of a firearm in connection with a shooting last june. police say former university of san francisco basketball player taylor jr. was in a group trying to rob a drug dealer when she was shot in killed in the parking lot of an ikea store. this morning we have new insight into what pg&e knew. they declared two high pressure gas lines safe despite the gaps. experts say the utility couldn't have been absolutely sure that the lines were, in fact, safe. now one of the pipes runs through discovery bay and brentwood. the other runs through the valley. in some places the pressure is allegedly five times the amount running through the san bruno pipeline when it ploeded last

year. 5:06. tip for the day, dress in layers. meteorologist christina loren is checking the forecast. little damp out there. >> yeah a little bit damp out there. you won't need the rain jacket all day long. ooel get clearing by 9:00 a.m. this morning. the most active weather is right now. early birds are getting the worst of the drive when it comes to the weather elements. showers are pushing up from south to north. and right now the peninsula you're seeing the most moisture. livermore getting a break. san jose, showers moved over your neck of the woods. we keep the future cast going for you. as we head throughout the morning, all the way throughout your tuesday staying nice and mostly dry. i think we'll see a lot of this activity start to wind down through 9:00, 10:00 a.m. by noon today mostly cloudy and cool. 45 in concord. 48 in sunnyvale. 42 with what few showers.

45 in san francisco at 7:00 a.m. as you break for lunch the today still staying on the cool side. mostly cloudy conditions. by ak p.m. a mix of sun and clouds as it starts to get dark at 5:30 this time of year. let's check your drive. we want to see what it looks like out there with the rain on the highways. >> we have highway 4. let's take a look at the antioch and concord. no slowing on the freeways. the rio mccoy ferry continues to be out of service. on gin going mechanical issues. they're taking it out of service. we'll look at some travel times. speeds are looking good. 680 in the last map moving smoothly to walnut creek. 580 as well as 880. lower the speeds. you might have slick roadways because of the overnight drizzle. we're looking at the peninsula with 101 and 280.

no problems. the earlier accident at 92 and 35. skies cleared out with no slowing between half-moon bay and 280. and we get a live look at the golden gate bridge. you see the slick conditions there. there's water toon lens. just be prepared for ha little drizzle in the earlier morning hours, guys. back to you. >> mike, thank you very much. are you driving a set of hot wheels? >> not, not the little ones you get for gifts. we're talking the big ones. is your car a thief for targets? a list of the most stolen cars in the country just ahead. plus, no elves inside, but plenty of hustle and bustle. it is the busiest shipping day of the year. but, will your packages make it on time? and for the latest news and traffic, weather and all kinds of good stuff, find us on facebook at nbc bay area.

welcome back, everybody. you're looking life at the port of los angeles. this is all part of a push by occupiers to occupy ports up and down the entire west coast. it's 5:12 right now. dry for most of the day yesterday, and last night the south bay at least got hit with rain, and it continues this morning. christina loren is here to talk about that. >> the greater bay area is getting a little bit of rain this morning. if you are commuting towards the peninsula or waking up with us along the peninsula give yourself a lot of time. as you can see from the satellite imagery. we're getting rainfall not just in the bay area but through southern california. a lot of people traveling this

time of year. just really take it easy. the grapevine getting hit hard right now. as you can see here. we have a core of low pressure just off shore. this is going to move inland. and that will bring the rain showers to a close. it's going to be slick. a cool and cloudy day. showers coming up this will be the case for the next couple of hour ls. you can see bone dry noon through the evening hours. that ininclude through tuesday. temperatures on the cool side in livermore and gilroy. still you're about 20 degrees, to degrees warmer than we were at this time last monday. so it's significant improvement when it comes to the warmth in santa rosa. 42 degrees, i bet it feels much better out there. as we head throughout the day today, your temperatures will reach the low 50s by noon. pretty much uniform conditions from the inland cities to the

coast with a fair amount of cloud cover all day long. 58 in fremont. 58 in san jose today. d 57 in gilroy. we stay in the 50s as we head through the next couple of days, only hitting the 60 degree mark on wednesday with rain moving in late wednesday to thursday. and then we get a nice dry break if you want to do christmas shopping this weekend, you should be able to do so without any rain coming down on you. let's find out what the rain is doing to your drive with mike. >> it's slick roads. so we always give the warning, especially as you mention. that oil has built up. looking over here, 280 an accident. at john daly boulevard off ramp from southbound 280. only the off ramp is affects, but 280 itself down through daly city, you're still at the limit through the area because of the light volume of traffic in this portion of the bay area. pretty light and pretty much all over the place. the south bay is also looking nice. capital up to the airport. a little blip for 101 and northbound 880 as you're

crossing over 87. those are just blips here and there. earlier debris has been cleared without incident. we look to the tri valley. a 14-minute drive through livermore. 680 is clear of any construction overnight through alamo and danville and walnut creek. antioch showing just a little bit of slowing. watch for the first slowing on a monday morning for highway 4 about 15 minutes from now. live look at oakland shows you volume of traffic. still nice past the coliseum. the glowing rights show you there's still moisture and slick roadways. watch the off ramps here as well as the rest of the bay and the golden gate bridge shows us what we're talking about. the water on the lens and the roadways. no delays through the north bay. southbound or northbound for 101. >> 5:15. the thereby won't be any elves in sight, but plenty of santa's helpers will be working at fed-ex this morning getting

ready for one of the busiest shopping days of the year. let's turn to jackie deangeles live at cnbc headquarters. jackie, good morning. >> good morning to you. the futures are lower as wall street comes off a second week of gains. the wall street closed near highs on friday boosted by a strong consumer sentiment report and relief over the late plan to try to resolve the nation's debt crisis. asia was higher overnight. europe was in the red today. this could be the last real busy week for data in the u.s. before the holiday season. we have the federal reserve meeting tomorrow. we're going to get reports on retail sales, unemployment and inflation as well. watch for those this week. the dow rose 186 on friday to close at 12184. the nasdaq gains 50 points to close at 2646. fed-ex will be running at full speed on what's projected to be the businessest shipping day of the year, possibly in the company's 40-year history. they plan to ship 17 million

packages across the global network. double it will average daily volume. in order to get your gifts to their destination by christmas, you need to make sure that you ship them no later than friday. so keep that in mind, and amazon, also, may be stoking the fire. the online retailer will upgrade the new kindle fire tablet to address customer complaints. those include the lack of external volume control and slow internet connection. a spokesman says in two weeks there will be an online update with improvements in the fire's performance and navigation. as far as kindle 2.0, amazon is not talking just yet. but there may be a new version out this spring. i wonder if you should just hold off on that then. >> could be. could be. you have to watch with the technology because they're always releasing new versions. you don't want the old versions. you just don't want that. >> always trying to keep up.

jackie, thank you very much. it is 5:17 right now. one of the world's leading automakers topping a list it doesn't want to be a part of. a new report says the 1994 honda accord continues to lead the list of most stolen cars. more than 44,000 of them were 1990s models. reports say thieves have figured out the easy access to the car's locks and ignition. the parts are worth more than the car itself. a fuel line can catch $375. and parts for anti-lock breaks go for $450. coming up, how the grinch stole the box office profits. >> we'll tell you why tinseltown is not feeling the holiday spirit. plus republicans continue to attack the president with commercials about solyndra. we'll take a look coming up. this is los angeles down in long beach. demonstrators trying to occupy the port again today.

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welcome back, everybody. we give you a live look at the golden gate bridge. christina loren telling us, yes, it's cold out. there she'll keep you posted coming up. the time is 5:21. this morning former dictator is back in his home country for the first time in decades. he covered his face as he was wheeled into the panama prison where he will serve two 20-year

sentences. he is convicted of ordering the killings of his political opponents during his role in the 1980s. he spent the past years behind bars for drug trafficking and money laundering. about 5,000 missiles belonging to former libyan leader moammar gadhafi have been discovered. the u.s. is working to blow up the missiles east of tripoli. the weapons are being destroyed to keep them away from al qaeda. the 2012 presidential election coming quickly here. a powerful political attack set to attack president obama and his involvement in solyndra. no doubt the president is vulnerable in that issue. >> his republican opponents have good optics. lots of presidents have visited lots of factories. it's pure gold if you oppose the president and have him visiting the factory. the political action committee

will release a new political ad this week similar to this one that attacks the president's involvement with solyndra. you won't like lie see it here in california as we are simply fot a battleground state. over the weekend republican presidential candidate rick perry took on the president and solyndra in a speech in ames, iowa. though the president misspeaking said the country gave. and happy zynga week. trading on the nasdaq this friday. 54 million people a day log onto play a game like farmville. eight other smaller companies are expected to ipo this week as well. recent tech ipos have made the offering in the stock a lot of money. not necessarily you, the investor. these days you can buy it for you should ten. you about broke even on groupon out of chicago. this is a volatile stock.

and you did okay on linked in. now trading for $71. we expect zynga probably thursday with the first trading on friday. >> with that kind of news coming out. how will this affect what they do? >> facebook is an entirely different category. we are talking about that company bringing in billions in profit every quarter. that is by far a much bigger sort of ipo where there's proven money behind the company. >> scott, thank you very much. the bay area east best film critics are weighing in on the best films of the year. the san francisco film critic circle says the tree of life is the best picture of 2011.

the best actress went to tilda swinton from the movie we feed to talk about kevin. and albert brooks took top honors for his work in the movie "drive." some hollywood big hitters saying nothing short of ba bah humbug. the worst weekend in more than three years. they have a whole cast of stars on that one. and the comedy, "the sitter" opening up in second place, just $10 million. >> i was just thinking, i love to go to the movies. i can't name a movie playing in the theaters right now. >> couple good ones coming up want i want to see mission impossible. >> tom cruise. >> i-max. >> of course. >> 5:25. still to come, a mid-air scare

at a christmas in the park in the south bay. we'll tell you about the freak ferris wheel accident that left people swinging in their seats. and we're track showers on the radar. and while i'm watching both the roads and the rails this is a live picture from the chopper over the west oakland bart station. bob redell has been following the occupy oakland movement going on today affecting the ports. this right now is affecting your access into the station. we'll track this and anything else going oncoming up. and a lot of buzz building at the fed-ex facility in san jose. it's the busiest shipping day od the year. if you have packages, run them down. we'll be back in a few.

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of oakland. we'll have the latest coming up. and a convicted murder becomes a murder victim. and a new law helps make sure you have holiday seafood on your table. and a live look at the golden gate bridge toll plaza. you can see wet roads on this monday. december 12th. this is "today in the bay." it's early. just about 5:30. good morning. thanks for being with us. laura garcia-cannon is off today. >> she has an extra glow. just got back from hawaii. >> aloha. >> let's say aloha to meteorologist christina loren. >> it's cold out there. also we have some shower this is morning. unfortunately that's not the way you want to start out a back to

work monday. but they're not going to last all day. by noon as you break for lunch we'll see a lot of improvement out there. you can see the local bridges, the golden gate bridge is getting wet. give yourself plenty of time to reach your destination. in the south bay we have more moderate rain pushing towards los gatos. 50 at noon inland with mostly cloudy conditions. we'll lose the rain showers at that point. as you make your way home from work at 5:00 p.m., still on the cool side. no more rain to worry about. some changes on the way. now we have minor delays getting into the west oakland bart station. bob redell will talk about why that's the case. another issue for the roadways is on the golden gate bridge with a wet commute through the north bay slick roadways.

watch the offramps. then we're also following the accident at 280 off of john daly boulevard. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. >> oakland citying leaders bracing for a conversation. the main target t port of oakland. bob redell is live in oakland. you've seen it before. >> we're at west oakland bart where occupy protesters are gathering for their trip down seventh street to the port of oakland for another attempt to shut it down. want to go o to our chopper. there's at least a couple of hundred of people out here. if you look to the north of the station from your point of view on seventh street you can see the buses are lined up. instead of marching, they're

going to take buses to terminal 30 and 50. we expect them to board the bus at any moment. the occupy groups in the western united states will shut down ports up and down the coast and in hawaii. so it's not just the port of oakland. they're calling this an action against wall street on the water fron front. >> it's much more powerful to prevent them from getting their goods than any action that we're able to do right now. >> we work with glups representing diverse interests to move forward on the agendas to help working people every day. it will probably hurt the working people that these

movements are trying to help. they are not supporting this action today like they did back in november. though the protesters tell us they have the support of the ranking file, even though the leadership is not on board. the teamsters are on board with the action. inside the emergency operation centers we are told by mayor police chief they are there. they're monitoring what's happening. they're going to be updating us around 6:00 with a news conference. jon, marla? >> bob redell out there. that preplanning is clearly resulting in big numbers. we'll keep you posted. bob will be there for us. thank you very much. 5:33. protesters will rally, demanding charges be dropped against those arrested during occupy protests. dozens of people are expected outside the occupy courthouse just before 9:00.

the rally coincides with a court date for 39 protesters arrested during the occupy cal demonstration at the uc berkeley campus. there was a big time scare at san jose's christmas in the park when a ferris wheel accident sent people swinging in their seats. spectators say they heard a loud bang and a pop and then saw a carriage wheel swaying. they all went tumbling down onto a carriage below. the impact broke a piece of fiberglass and sent the carriage rocking side to side. fortunately nobody was hurt in the incident. new safety measures are being taken to make sure this does not happen again. >> the search is on for a third suspect in a black friday shooting as his alleged

accomplice faces charges in court. meantime, he will face attempted murder charges in court today. watson surrenders to police after a standoff in oakland last week. a third suspect will be in court next month. the shooting victim is recovering at home. >> today we'll find out how long the murder of a san francisco socialitle will remain behind bars. last week he plead guilty to killing her at a russian hills home back in 2010. investigators say he posed as a utility worker to gain entry into the house. at the time of the murder, he was on parole for attempting to murder his aunt back in 1999.

the investigation continues into the killing of a convicted murder. guards found anthony seriously injured. he died a few hours later. prison officials believe the 38-year-old was killed by his cell mate. steadham was serving a life sentence for a first-degree murder. san mateo will pay $55,000 to the family of a special education student enrolled at yorj hall school. he was suffering from behavioral disables and at that time he was disrupting the class. the officer pepper sprayed him over concerns for the child's safety. the lawsuit claiming the boy's civil rights were violated and he suffered post-traumatic stress. >> well, christmas is only two weeks away. a local charity that helps feed 250,000 people a month is asking for your help.

second harvest food bank of santa clara and san mateo counties is short on cash and food do nations. organizers say this year donations are down compared to last season because of a weaker economy. you can make donations at drop-off locations all over the bay area and at safe way supermarkets. they are proposing create iing will decrease the frenzy during the season's opening weeks. they say it would just protect

the local fishery. >> i love me some kra b. >> you and me both. weaver looking good so far. nothing heavy. certainly enough to slow the morning drive. you can see the area of low pressure sa quick moving system. it's sliding south. you see the bands of moisture wrapping around. pumping from south to north. that's bringing in the rain. we're going to continue to see this activity until the area of low pressure really heads south in the next couple of hours. this is the most active we're going to be all day long. right now san francisco, you're getting hit with pretty good rainfall. nothing heavy. certainly enough to sle you down where you'll need your windshield wipers. down through the east bay, getting more action as well. we've been quiet for the past half hour. as we head throughout the day we continue to see light activity for the first part of the day. cool and cloudy by this

afternoon. sfl well, as you said, it's just 5:39. the clocks just changed. the sensors changed for highway 4. look at this. there's a 24 registered in the middle of the circle. that's at the hill crest center. the rest showing areas in the 30s and 40s. all the way over to love ridge, that's a hard hit for highway 4. looking at the rest of the maze approach. you're at the limit or close to it. watch the slick roadways christina has been talking about. the rain and the showers will be an issue through the area. we'll get you a live look out there. repinder, there are no delays reported. 41 trains running on time. as bob redell is reporting, activity could slow you down getting into the station. that's for occupy oakland. and a kwook look at the bridge

where you have a nice smooth across the 101 and 280. no problems there. back to you. >> 5:39. should teens get behind the wheel at age 16? >> the crackdown on teen driving that could keep parents in the car pool lane for a little bit longer. and a nationwide business under fire after pulling ads from a tv show. why some people are calling this decision un-american. >> and we lost the signal to the north pole. we thought we would give you a live look at san jose. this is the busiest shopping day of the year. they will be putting it into hyper overdrive to make sure everything is there by christmas day. >> i wonder if any of the packages are mine or yours. >> it's a shipping center. i think i said shopping. >> and for the latest news, traffic and weather, and good conversation, comesearch and nb. arch and nbc bay area.

a new push to keep teens safe behind the wheel. a new report shows towns of teen lives could be saved each year. tracie potts is live in washington, d.c. this morning with a look at the impact the new rules would have here in california. tracie, good morning. >> hi, marla. good morning, earn. the national safety council and all state did a report. they found if every state had the strongest graduating driving laws we could save 2,000 lives a year in this country. every state does have graduated laws, but they're all different. some are not as effective as others according to the report. take a look at the laws for california. you can get a learner's permit at 15 1/2.

this group says you should be 16. you have to drive supervised for 15 hours. ten at night. then at 16 you can get the intermediate stage license. they think that should be a little older. they want that to start earlier at 10:00. for the first 12 months you can't carry any passengers. california is one of the states where some parts of the licensing law seem to comply with the standard. they're pushing for. some parts don't. they want to see it standardized across all foo of our states. >> parents will like it. teens may not be for it. this morning the family of a suspected cop killer offering condolences so the offer's family. the family offering prayers to the officer's family in the unsigned statement to the

associate ed from press. ashley is accused of gunning down officer crouse before killing himself. the alleged victims in the penn state child sex abuse case will confront former assistant football coach jerry sandusky tomorrow. at least half of the men are expected to testify in a pennsylvania courtroom where prosecutors must show there is enough evidence to bring sandusky to trial. sandusky's attorney says his client has been giving him information that could explain why the list of accusers ha grown and twhi the stories are strikingly similar. sfl is it possible that all of them are have reacted the same by staying in touch with jerry and maintaining kaks with them? i find it strange. what it might say is some sort of collusion. >> but the attorney for one of the alleged victims says the idea of collusion is just a

smoke screen. sandusky maintains his innocence. former penn state football coach joe paterno is expected to make a full recovery after a fall this weekend that fractured his pelvis. a popular home improvement chain in serious heat after pulling ads from a reality tv show about muslim-americans. they stopped advertising after getting complaints from conservative groups. now state lawmakers calling for a boycott of the retail giant, calling the decision, coat, un-american and naked religious bigotry. it chronicles the lives of five families. lowes did issue an apology but has nod decided if it will run ads during the broadcast. a new study shows rising health insurance costs are taking a heavy toll on businesses, families and single people. according to the commonwealth

fund from 2003 to 2010 the average amount california families and their employers paid for health coverage skyrocketed, 52% to almost $14,000 annually. and during that same time family income went up just 4%. for single people premiums went up 46% to about $4800. wile their incomes remained the flat. later on today, solyndra employees getting some career help at a workshop in san jose. san jose's office of economic development offering services to laid off solyndra workers at the transition center on park moor avenue. they get occupational training, job fares, networks and recruitment. they built a state of the art facility in fremont and took more than a half billion dollars in federal grants before ultimately having to lay off the workforce and shutting down completely just months ago. members of the u.s. military and homeless veterans are among

hundreds of victims of a grand theft scam. at lucky supermarkets this the bay area. the thieves tamperred with the payment card readers at 24 lucky stores in california, including san jose, sunnyvale and sa san leandro. if you used a self checkout lane, you're urged to call the bank to check for unauthorized transactions. this shaping up for a crucial week for california. we'll get the financial forecast and fending on the results governor jerry brown may pull the trigger on more budget cuts. he'll announce the results of the finance team's forecast on the fiscal year on thursday. if revenues fall from 1 billion to $2 million short of an

estimated $4 billion in new revenues the governor will make the first tier of cuts. now if they fall short by more than $2 billion, then there are be $1.9 billion in cut backs for grades kindergarten through 12th grade. >> good idea to grab the umbrella as you head out the door on this monday morning. meteorologist christina loren is here now. >> grab the umbrella. give yourself ample time to get to work because you can blame it on the rain. but your boss doesn't want to hear it. we're looking good. showers are light. we have fog developing in the north bay as well. nice and slick, as are in highways in the bay area. and because the showers are m coing down, coinciding with the coldest side of the day, we have snowfall high atop mount hamilton.

let get to the radar and show you y the showers are coming down as we speak. for the most part the west end is seeing the most action. a lot of rain in your neck of the woods. there's the snowfall high atop mount hamilton. that's been on and off throughout the past two hours. it's not going to stick. once the sun comes out, we'll see a lot of improvement. an area of low pressure will slide to the south. right now we have a good amount of shower activity coming down all the way from san jose through novato. you can see from the future cast, we stop the clock at 11:00 a.m. a dry bay area. a little bit of activity onshore. at that point we'll be mostly cloudy and cool. temperatures in the 50s. 58 in fremont. 59 in los gatos. 57 in san francisco. near uniform numbers with clouds over the entire bay area. maybe a few breaks of sunshine. additional fog with the moisture. lateednesday to thursday another light round of rain. nothing heavy.

pesky showers on the way. we'll see a comfortable weekend. let's check your drive with mike inouye. >> we keep showing the fed-ex facility. i wish we would give equal time to ups. also because of an accident by ups 101. right by the ups building. they are trying to get it over there quickly off the shoulder. lighter volume of traffic fchl you're heading through that area, be careful over the next few minutes. coming in to san francisco the bay bridge is moving smoothly. clear to the shoulder from what i understand. we have cash lanes on either side. this lane was affected. it looks like cars are moving from time to time. that is clear from the earlier accident. antioch, an early jer accident here as well.

right in the middle of earlier slowing i showed you. but slower here through livermore. 17-minute drive time to 680. >> a bright chaining bay area landmark losie ining its luster? >> how a neighborhood is fighting to save an orphaned tourist spot. >> and here's avenue live look in oakland. protesters occupy protesters rallying to shut down the portl of oakland. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com.

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