break out the boards and the brooms. another day of clean-up after protests. it is monday, december 8th. this is "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> and a good monday morning to you. it's 4:30. i'm sam brock. >> we have live reports coming up for you from berkeley.

first we want to check your forecast with christina loren. >> good morning, everyone. just a few light showers expected. we are talking about the heaviest rain on the way to california. first let's check your drive. here's mike inouye. >> we're looking over here toward where you have to trust me, this is 580 through dublin. the taillights are westbound toward the interchange. there's not a lot of track from what you see here. you can also see how foggy it is. let's show you the map we're talking about. the orange on our map is our road weather, tied together with our traffic and weather system. also wider spread throughout the tri-valley. our friend with us in the studio area, a lot of fog coming in. look at 680 forth of there

through concord, walnut creek. this is a little heavier than we saw last week. now, over on the right side, the north bay not so bad. but you still watch for the patchy fog along the golden gate bridge. and the south bay, we'll talk about what's going on in the south bay. we had an earlier crash a few minutes ago. >> now the latest developments in berkeley where a second straight night of peaceful protesting turns violent. >> bob redell is live in berkeley. we're talking about smashing windows and looted stores. things seem to be settling down on the protest front, not the clean-up front, though. >> reporter: right in this started around 9:00 last night, a little earlier in the evening. several hundred people out here described as peaceful, they were

marching to protest the recent grand jury decisions not to indict white police officers killing unarmed black men. this radio shack here they looted and a protester implored others to stop and he was then hit in the head with a hammer. he was taken to the hospital and is doing okay. in some instances they set fire to debris and dumpsters in the road. law enforcement tells us that some protesters threw rock, bottles and at one point an explosive device at them, possibly an m-80. you saw the photos of the chp vehicles. this was around 9:00 last night, a couple hundred of those protesters went on highway 24 in

oakland, blocking several lanes of traffic. that's where they met up with chp. according to berkeley police and chp, they arrested 13 people last night, two of the officers were injured, minor injuries, they were taken to the hospital and are expected to be okay, in which you're going to see throughout berkeley this morning. a situation like this where you have these contractors out here, again having to board up windows this morning. this being a radio shack. you can see the windows were busted out. i mentioned this to the manager here. it looks like they might have gone inside and taken some of the merchandise as well. >> reporting live from berkeley, eric redell. >> and eric garner's wife on the news yesterday asking people if you're going to protest, please do so peacefully. >> when we are not on the air,

head to nbcbayarea.com. we're also on facebook and twitter. >> new this morning, a disturbing discovery at the scene of a shooting in san francisco. police found an assault rifle under a car near where someone was shot last night. the shooting happened around 9:30 at the corner of golden gate and leavenworth. it is unclear right now who the victim is and whether the shooter has been found. >> new details this morning on a shooting involving a san leandro police officer. we're told that the driver is in grave condition. the passenger of the car and a plufr were bo

police officer were both taken to the hospital but have since been released. >> a shooting happened at a club. a security guard was trying to break up a fight between niners and raiders fans where he was shot. the restaurant has not commented. several people were detained for questions but it's unclear whether the suspend gunman was arrested. >> things staying mostly calm for yesterday's o.co battle of the bay. the crowd for the most part was very peaceful and respectful. there were a few arrests and scuffles. fans on both sides ate together, tailgated together and seemed to keep the action on the field. >> we're all together, we're having a good time. we've been here since 5:00 in

the morning. >> we're family but i love my raiders! >> niners! she's really a niners fan. >> i don't know. she's got black eye shadow. for raiders fans, yesterday's win may single handedly make up for an otherwise lost season. as for the niners, a crushing loss that puts their playoff hopes seriously in doubt. >> and it is 4:37 now. no one is happier about this than meteorologist christina loren. you called this on friday, girl. >> you don't expect more of the unsp unexpected this week, sister. i was in vegas and i was watching this system. this looks so impressive. over the weekend we look to have what could be historic rainfall on the way this week. after what we had the last couple of weeks, our ground is saturated. we are very concerned about

what's coming our way early on. today is your day to clean out your storm drains, make sure you clear all those leaves. your sun will set today at 4:51. it will be nice out there. everything starts up on thursday. watch out for patchy fog. overall it looking mostly clear through the south bay. we're looking really good this morning. look at what's on the way as we head throughout this week. now, most of this is going to come through on thursday. i'll time out the rain to your doorstep coming up. i just want everyone to be prepared. there's a big system coming through this week. >> i'm getting ready, stocking the supplies and not leaving that traffic center until my shift is over. kind of the way it works over here. northbound 101, a nice easy drive right now. it's right at the 680/280

interchange. nothing really unexpected in the south bay. you see in the upper left-hand side, you see a crash on lawrence praeexpressway. watch for the action tifl on -- activity on the bridge. a fender bender or stall in the roadway. sounds like all lanes are clear at the connector and just some flashing lights as chp arrives. there's nothing coming over the benicia bridge. back to you. >> we want to give you a live look right now at the work that continues to fix a massive sinkhole that opened up after six straight days of rain in san

francisco. this is at lake street and 6th avenue. the sinkhole opened up last week in the richmond district and you can see the crews are still trying to match it up. a lot of folks there in the neighborhood worried because there is a high density housing spot, a will the of fol spot, a lot of folks living there is what i'm trying to say. >> a massive fire has shut down two major freeways. that fire burning what was said to be a seven-building apartment complex. they hope to have them back open in minutes. no injuries reported thankfully as of yet. >> we are learning more about

the failed rescue attempt of an americ american. >> and new this morning, why uber has been banned in new dehli.

>> a live look outside at the bay bridge as folks are starting their early commute. according to a top american diplomat, the u.s. had no clue one of two hostages killed in a navy seal raid last week was on the verge of being released. he was being held captive in al qaeda and yemen. some suggest the u.s. was not aware of a second hostage, peter korkie. the ambassador will say the u.s. did not know negotiations were going on to release him. both hostages died in a fire fight. >> happening today, we could find out if the man accused of killing a tsa agent at lax will

face the death penalty. prosecutors are supposed to announce whether they will -- he has pled not guilty. >> this is interesting. new dehli has now banned uber, this after a woman was allegedly raped by one of its drivers. they made the announcement as a 32-year-old suspect appeared in court. the driver sexually assaulted a passenger who reportedly fell asleep on the ride home. the ceo/. >> you may soon have to pay a little bit more to rent a room using air bnp.

some lawmakers support that idea saying it levels the playing field but air bnb operators say it puts a burden on a group trying to offer people alternatives when hotels are sold out for big events. >> i think that's ridiculous because hotels have access to resources and funds that we never will. it's not a level playing field. it's simply slapping a tax on individuals. >> that tax would general ray about $150,000 a year for the city of san jose and would be added to the other taxes and fees airbnb already charges. >> you may not know it but today is the third busiest shopping day of the year and there is a good reason for it. for that and the rest of your news before the bell, we turn to landon doughty now live at cnbc

headquarters, if she's not too busy punching in those transactions online. >> yes, still shopping away. if you're done with shopping, researchers want you to keep on monday. to is green monday, termed by e bay in 2009. it's the third biggest onlionel shopping day of the season. some also refer to today as manic monday, as consumers shop online to make sure they have the items in time for christmas. >> mcdonald's wants you to create your taste. the fast food giant is expanding its custom sandwich option. customers can use a tablet-like kiosk to take everything they want on their burger, the chicken sandwich with the bun, the cheese, the sauce and the

toppings. customized mcdonald's. can't beat that. >> heavy rain means the end of the fire season. today state officials will declare fire season over for napa, sonoma and lake counties. southern california still faces fire danger. that is, unless they get the 5 inches of rain they expect this week. if that happens, cal fire will be to be able reduce staff in southern california for the first time in nearly two years. >> i think you just said 5 inches of rein. >> in one week. >> that's similar to totals you might see here in the bay area. you're tracking another storm coming through, christina. >> unbleachable rain expected later this week, sam and chris pip have to tell you it's the kind of rain we haven't seen in over a decade pip just want to make sure everybody's prepared. you want to prepare your limb ones as well.

i'm want to show you when we're expecting the heaviest stuff. all of this is going to continue to pretty much stave put right where it is in the north bay as we head throughout the morning hours and the chance for showers will deteriorate. really nice day and tomorrow is going to be pretty nice as well. then i take you into late week starting on wednesday night. we have rainfall on the way. now, this system is definitely going to have an atmospheric river tap. i can tell you that is what's going to create these heavy totals but this is where we're going to be in the thick of it, starting at about 6:00 a.m. on thursday morning, that heavy rainfall moving to the north bay, sliding over san francisco about 10:00 a.m. to 4:00. and in san francisco, we're expecting the heavy stuff between 3:00 and 8:00. and we're talking about inches of rain, it's going to to get very active here.

it's going to come in all at once and a lot of it will impact your morning drive. i right now back to you, sam and kris. >> thank you very much. 4:50 on your monday. at least 21 deaths are now being reported from a powerful typhoon still moving through the philippine tropics. the storm makes its way toward manila. winds are topping 85 miles an hour. the fear is that the slow is moving so slowly that heavy rain may trigger landslides and flash flooding when it hits the

central philippines. >> officials saisai a car reportedly hit a bear and a second vehicle stopped to help the first car and then a third vehicle came and crushed the crowd of people that had stopped to helpin and three people were killed as was the bear. >> and wrapping peerp that's been deemed offensive. >> we're at the forefront.

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walgreens is pulling a specific wrapping paper from its shovels after a southern california woman complained about finding swastikas on them. the woman said she was shopping in the north ridge walgreens when she found the blue and silver pattern that had lines connected in the shape of that

nazi symbol. she complained to the manager overnight and that paper has reportedly been pulled from store shelves. walgreens says other stores will also get rid of that paper. >> doctors say a blow to the chest could cause teens to have an irregular heart beat. an otherwise healthy 16-year-old boy got an irregular heart beat after being hit in football practice. doctors say it may be important to recognize an irregular heart beat in cases like this because it could raise the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm later on. >> a study suggesting people who have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in the knee may be more prone to arthritis. all 31 knees that had been operated on to fix the tears develop arthritis within about a year.

about 60% of patients who did not have surgery developed the painful condition. so not a win-win for anybody. >> i don't think that seems that unusual. >> no, it doesn't seem that odd. >> et 4:55 right now. let's get a look at your tropical situation. >> we had an earlier crash, it sound like it was a stall and it's now moved off of the embarcadero exit. i circled the car fire that just cleared the chp reports. an easier drive but farther east we're looking at the tri-valley. orange blob there, fog likely approaching the dub lun interchange through san ramon. there's a look ot our dublin

camera. it checking our san rafael camera in the north bay, not a concern just yet. so far a great monday commute from north bay. back to you. >> thank you very much. just a couple minutes before 6:00 right now and today marks the official end of u.s. combat missions in afghanistan. but coming up, why thousands of troops serving there won't be coming home just yet. >> plus, there are new efforts under way today to keep the raiders in the east bay coming off of their big victory over the weekend. that's still ahead.

fires in berkeley last night.

police officers extinguish those flames. >> and we're going to start out your work week with some fog, afternoon noon sunshine, then we have some heavy rain on the way for thursday. rain like we haven't seen in over a decade. all the details in moments. >> and unfortunately we see this almost every day, folks waiting for the clock to change to 5:00 and a pricing chang at the bay bridge toll plaza. and a live look outside right now. mike, that the bay bridge where everybody is trying to get to. it is monday, december the 8th. you are watching "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> you got to start somewhere. good monday morning. thank you for joining