and san francisco at 49 degrees. look for highs in the mid to upper 60s. some spots hitting 70 degrees like the north bay and 67 in the east bay and peninsula. let's see how the commute is moving with mike. >> over toward the bay bridge we have a few folks waiting. these folks are pulled over, waiting for 5:00 for the pricing to change. you should never pull over on the approach to the bay bridge. you can get a pricey tigt as well instead of saving a couple bucks. on the san francisco side a crash left busted up sand barrels. that will be a distraction. there is a crash on 580. i'll track the details. back to you. as you hear there, sense moments unfolding overnight in france. police swarm an apartment on the outskirts of paris as they hunt

down the suspected mastermind of last week's terror attacks. >> "today in the bay's" chris sanchez is tracking the details. >> the president says france is at war but there needs to be a coalition against the threat posed by the islamic state, how those raids are just part of the reaction to the terror attacks of the weekend. they started as most of us were going to bed this morning. they are over this morning, seven hours later. it's unclear yet whether french police got their target. here is individual dwroe into our newsroom from the saint denis suburb. we know two people are dead including a woman who blew herself up with a suicide vest. there was no time for people to evacuate from the neighborhood before the prolonged shootout. we can tell you that four men and a woman were also arrested. five police officers were injured there. a police dog was killed. this is the target, abdel hamid abaaoud, the suspected mastermind of those paris

attacks. >> this man says police were in his apartment in that saint denis neighborhood. he said he hosted two people who he did not know. he says he did not know they were suspected terrorists, that he was just doing someone a favor by letting them stay in his home. stay tuned for more on that. also, another overnight video released by french police. you can see police in body armor entering a home, searching dvds, hard drives, telephones. authorities seized weapon including rocket launchers and illegal drugs. 23 people under arrest at that location. france is continuing air raids on isis targets in syria. this video just released of action over isis targets in raqqah yesterday and monday. human rights activists -- rather observers on the ground say at least 33 extremists were killed. while we wait to hear the identities of the people who were killed and arrested at that saint denis apartment in the

raids overnight, french president francois hollande says his nation is at war against terrorism. but he's also calling for french men and women to go back out into the cafes and continue living their lives so as not to give isis this win. >> thank you very much, kris. two air france flights diverted last night because of bomb threats. one plane landed safely in salt lake city after taking off from lax. both flights were bound for paris. the other plane left washington's dulles airport. it was forced to land in halifax nova scotia. both those threats were actually called in from the ground while those flights were midflight. passengers got off both planes safety. authoritiesed and found no credible threat. president obama is praising the renewed international push against isis. the president is still traveling overseas in the philippines.

in manila he praised air strikes against syria and urged russia to focus efforts on subduing isis. some republican lawmakers suggesting that the u.s. should reject syrian refugees due to fears they may be planted by terror groups. >> we won't admit 3-year-old orphans? that's political posturing. >> sure. let the 5-year-old orphan in, of course. the 5-year-old orphan is no threat. >> u.s. intelligence leaders are focusing on how to verify 10,000 syrian refugees the white house wants to allow to immigrate next year. that screening process may take up to two years. we're getting new developments from france by the minute. for the latest you can go to nbcbayarea.com or download our free nbc bay area app. new this morning, firefighters have just cleared the scene at a south bay health care facility after reports of an unusual smell there.

that incident started around 3:00 a.m. at the satellite health care center on west el camino real in mountain view. a short time ago we spoke with firefighters. they say crews noticed smoke and when they arrived immediately issued a hazardous materials response, but they could find no flames. also, firefighters never determined the source of that smell. disturbing graffiti found at a french american school in san francisco is prompting a hate crime investigation. here is the image found yesterday at the playground at the french american international school. leaders say the graffiti did not appear threatening and there was no obvious connection to isis. but students were still on edge. >> it was like an islamic symbol from the '60s. that's what we were told. >> the group called the 5% nation uses a nearly identical symbol. the group was created in new york and is an off shute of the nation of islam. in the south bay a san jose

teenager facing charges of distributing child born. the lincoln high school teenager posted pictures of naked students on instagram. police are not releasing his name because he is a minor. no word on whether other teens may be involved. new details on a crackdown on the homeless population in berkeley. it is such a hot button issue. it had protesters camped out overnight pushing against it. their efforts, do they make an impact? "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang joining us with the late night decision. what is the latest? >> reporter: i can tell you, first of all, you the people, the protesters who have been out here for 48 hours and they're still out here. you see the tents here. unfortunately they did not get the vote they had been fighting for. the city council chambers packed last night for the vote that came very late after midnight. six of nine votes, essentially

so they can't sleep on the sidewalk and for some to move shopping carts every hour enforced from 7:00 in the morning until 10:00 at night. it would make it illegal to urinate and defecate in public. the debate last night was both tense and emotional. >> stop criminalizing the behavior of homeless people, that they have no choice. >> we are not trying to criminalize the homeless. we are basically saying there are certain behaviors that are unacceptable. >> reporter: one more measure that passed, adding nighttime police patrols at ahlone park. the plan is to add more bathrooms and provide storage for personal belong innings. the measures are back at city council for a second reading in two weeks. after 30 days they become law unless there's a successful referendum. live in berkeley, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay."

>> stephanie is all bundled up out there as you can see. >> it's pont to be bundled up as you head out the door. kind of a way of life in the bay area. >> absolutely, especially with the temperatures in the low 40s. in the east bay it's 40 degrees. in the south bay, 46 degrees there. as we zoom in, we also see lower 40s in downtown san jose. 42 degrees in gilroy. in san francisco, 49 degrees. looking at the highs, trending in the upper 60s to low 70s. pacifica 64 and 66 degrees on the embarcadero. dublin looking at 70 degrees today. how is it looking on the roads, mike? >> overall things are look great. we have green sensors for most of our roadways, a little slowing out of the altamont into livermore as you would expect. nothing like yesterday's craziness on 580. that's moving well. in the south bay, there was an overnight brush fire on the side of the road, hofstetter on-ramp

that's expected to reopen within the next half hour. otherwise the south bay moves very well. we'll check the north bay with our live shot flowing southbound in your commute direction through san rafael, no disturbance from novato down to the golden gate bridge. up next, they spawned protests, blocked streets. now the fate of the bay area's tech buses is decided. new restrictions on drones this morning. it's fed minute day. i know you have this marked on your calendar. we'll take a look coming up. i'm bob redell. we'll take you live to the east bay to tell you why a third of the city workers here in the city of concord plan on going on strike today. that story coming up.

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sam/cu a high-speed chase ended in a crash and injuries. breaking news from san jose. a high speed chase ending in a crash and injuries. here is video just into our newsroom of the scene. the chase started around 3:30 this morning when chp tried to pull over a speeding car on highway 101 in south san jose. officers say the driver turned off the headlines and tried to get away by getting on and off different freeways.

the driver traveled at speeds up to 100 miles an hour during the chase. the two people in the car are now in custody. one was taken to the hospital with a head injury. no word on that suspect's condition. 5:13. happening today, hitting the pickett lines. concord city walkers walking off the job, upset over what they call unfair labor practices. "today in the bay's" bob redell has more on how the strike could impact you. bob? >> reporter: good morning, laura. this one day strike won't affect police protect or 911 service. all the city officers here in concord will remain open but there will be limited service. this concord city worker strike meaning no building permits, street sweeping, landscaping, limited construction and building inspections and the police record and property room will be closed to the public. now, at issue here is a strike being put on by the teamsters local 856. about 137 employees walking off

the job. that's about 35% of the city's workforce. they've been without a contract since june 30th. been in negotiations with the city since april. the reason for this particular one-day strike, the union is filing for unfair labor practice against the city of concord. the union accuses the city of allowing a non-union supervisor, someone who is not a teamster, allowing them to train a member of their union. they say that's not appropriate. it's an unfair labor practice. in response, the city said training is a shared responsibility that should be shared among all workers regardless of union affiliation, and the city says the union is by passing any informal resolution process. in other words, they wish the union would come to them so they could sort this out instead of going on this one-day strike. the union will rally at the civic center and starting around 8:30 this morning. it's just a one-day strike. the city has said that they do have a mediation meeting that is

scheduled for friday to discuss those on going contract negotiations. reporting live in concord, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. a followup, san francisco's tech buses are going to continue shuttling peninsula employees back and forth through san francisco. the plain white buses with no logo that have become a symbol. after a long pilot program, the municipal transportation agency approved making those buses permanent yesterday. mayor ed lee praised the bus program for keeping thousands of vehicles off city streets. 5:15. the world's largest maker of drones is tightening restrictions on where they can fly this morning. >> scott mcgrew joins us to explain how this works. >> the dji drones are using something called geofencing, preventing them from flying near airports and, say, the white house. this morning they're going to

offer customers expanded geofencing that will prevent those drones from flying over other things like forest fires or visits by the president, that kind of thing. the restrictions not to fly over the white house, those are hard coded into the drone software. the temporary restrictions will have to be downloaded and updated the way you update your apps on your iphone. it is entirely voluntary but can help you stay out of trouble. in san francisco tuesday, parrot showed off a new model in time for christmas, called the bebo 2. it's faster and has better battery life that bebo 1. stocks will try to bounce back today following a mixed session on tuesday. futures are higher. look for data on new home

construction as well as minutes from last month's fed meeting when the central bank signaled it could raise rates in december. we're getting earnings from target with revenues beating wall street's forecast, nasdaq up one point to 4986. scott, back over to you. >> landon, thank you. we expect san francisco-based square will offer shares to the public for the first time. by public, i mean people way richer than you and me. square will sell them off to banks and early investors. tomorrow we expect they'll start trading on the new york stock exchange. ipo tonight, first day of trade tomorrow. we'll talk more about this today and tomorrow as well. >> what do you think it will be priced at? >> that's a wonderful question. i'm not going to take a guess. >> put you in the hot seat. >> always smart not to go on the record. thank you very much, scott. want to check the temperatures for today with

kari. another cool start. it's been very nice. >> it has been so comfortable in the afternoon, just perfect. all the sunshine after a cool start. it feels very nice as we go throughout the day. more of the same today, even warmer than yesterday. the wind is kicking up, too, feel a lot more gusty as we go through out the day. as we take a live look in san jose, clear skies, a calm wind. the winds will once again start to pick up. before you step out, be prepared for 46 degrees in san jose, sunnyvale and oakland. in napa, 39 degrees. we do still have those 30s popping up. may drop another degree or two before sunrise. we start off in san francisco at 8:00 at 53 degrees and then into the low 60s throughout the day. another day in the 60s, absolutely perfect and mostly clear skies with lows in the mid 50s. we have high pressure to the west of us, bringing in the

northerly winds, keeping it gusty, too. we've had weather systems passing to the north. when we have high pressure and low pressure close together, it makes the air cool quickly. the cold fronts moving to the east of the bay area and keeping the rain away. when will we see some rain? it looks like it takes a while. here we are all the way into next week. on tuesday, wednesday, i know you'll be making plans to hit the road for thanksgiving, we could have another wet system moving in. so you want to keep checking in for updates on that. in the near term, in this weekend's forecast, it will be warm, warmer than average. reaching into the upper 60s to lower 70s. how about 74 degrees on friday in the tri-valley. we keep that through the weekend, just dropping back a couple of degrees. we will feel more like early fall rather than approaching thanksgiving as we head into the next few days. let's check in now with mike. how is it looking at the bay bridge toll plaza? >> really good right now. we have the cash lanes starting -- about five minutes

with no backup. cash lanes are open. a backup on the right approach just starting to bid. we should see the metering lights on in about ten minutes from now. right now we'll look at your maps. no major convince coming across from the east bay side. out of san francisco, we have the sand from the busted up sand barrels in the earlier crash 7 at eastbound 80. chp did put out a note that there's sand in the area to absorb whatever oil may be left over from the crash. we have the hofstetter on-ramp closed. a fire on the side of the road near one of the trees. quick live look shows you the peninsula, palo alto, 101, no problems. sparsely populated. there you go, northbound all the way. a little steam off one of the rooftop vents here. no concern. >> i thought that might have been breath coming from your mouth it's so cold mike. >> hundreds of items and

equipment missing. how the items you helped pay for are now nowhere to be found. we investigate next. the centers for disease control

will reportedly examine what's behind teenage suicides along one stretch of caltrain corridor in palo alto. ==vo== that st the centers for difficult vees control will examine teen suicides along a corridor in palo alto. the story is getting new attention nationally with the publication in the piece of "the

atlantic's" december issue, at least nine suicides involving people on one four-mile corridor. that's what was reported in that piece. four four of those deaths happened since last fall. the cdc study will also involve the group project safety net. now to an investigative unit exclusive. a bay area medical center can't find hundreds of pieces of equipment. government leaders say it's possible items you helped pay for may have been stolen. >> a lot of money at stake. the original purchase price of those items? nearly $11 million. investigative reporter bigad shaban explains what public officials are doing about it. >> agencies need to be accountable for how they spend your money, including doing an annual inventory of what they have or may have lost. in doing that inventory,

hundreds of ielts terms were paid for many millions of your tax dollars. we obtained five years of records. heart monitors, office furniture, microscoping and even a lcd projector. after our investigation, they say they've been able to account for 29 of the missing items. that means 354 others remain missing. that equipment cost taxpayers $11.3 million. the county executive in santa clara told us budget cuts over the last ten years hurt the hospital's ability to keep an accurate list. they believe much of the equipment may have been sold or thrown out by hospital staff who just failed to notify the county. two years ago they started tagging their equipment so it can be tracked and the medical center hired someone to help oversee the inventory. you can watch our full

investigation by logging on to our website, nbcbayarea.com. guys, back to you. >> bigad, thank you. if you have a tip for our investigative unit please call 888-966-tips or send an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.cotheunit. we continue follow the developments in france. a suspect nabbed in the overnight raid. joining us. i'm sam brock.

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good wednesday morning. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get a look at the forecast. >> good morning. a hot cup of coffee and warm coat before you head out. that will be a necessity as we start out in the upper 30s in some spots. we do have more widespread 40s compared to the way we started this workweek. as we go through the day, highs in the upper 60s, even some 70s in the north bay. i'll detail that as we head into the weekend. let's see how it looks in the south bay as you head out the door. >> kari, the freeways moving well. the 101 starting to crowd, typical. i do want to point off hofstetter at 680, might have issues for the on and off-ramp. no major issues burks still that off-ramp is closed. there may be slowing through the area. use capital avenue a couple blocks to the north. meanwhile, the rest of the bay

moving well. let's get you updated on breaking news in san jose. within the last few minutes the chp has confirmed one of the suspects involved in a high-speed chase has died. you're taking a live look right now at the scene. presumably his car, near winchester boulevard and 280. this all started around 3:30 when the chp tried to pull over a speeding car on highway 101 in south san jose. that's where things started. here is video of where it ended, in a crash. officers say the driver turned off the headlights and tried to get away from them by going on and off different freeways. the driver couldn't maneuver the southbound 280 ramp at winchester boulevard. two people were inside the car. one of them has died. the other person has been taken into custody. "today in the bay's" bob redell is headed to the scene and will bring us an update as soon as he

gets there. gunshots and explosions just hours ago outside paris. this is in an effort to catch the man they believe to be the mastermind behind last week's deadly paris terror attacks. >> we have team coverage with all the developments. we'll start with kris sanchez in our newsroom. it's not clear if they were able to get the master mind, but he was targeted. >> two people are dead there, seven others under arrest after the seven-hour raid. not clear whether any of them is the mastermind behind the attacks. that siege in the saint denis neighborhood started as many of us were going to bed last night and just ended this morning about a mile from the stadium that was targeted on friday. one of the two people dead is a woman who blew herself up with a

suicide vest after firing at police. the target was this man, abdel hamid abaaoud, the suspected mastermind believed to be in a safe house in that saint denis neighborhood. >> that man says police were in his apartment. he told nbc news he hosted two people who he did not know. he said he didn't know they were suspected terrorists, that he was doing someone a favor biletting them stay in his home. we're waiting for more information on that. also, in other overnight video you can see police in body armor entering a home there, searching dvds, hard drives, telephones. authorities seized rocket launchers and illegal drugs. 23 people were rounded up there. france is continuing air rides on isis targets in syria. this is video of action over isis targets in raqqah yesterday and monday. human rights activists and

observers there say at least 33 extremists were killed. in the last half hour, french president francois hollande reiterated his nation is at war with the islamic state. at the same time he said the french must resume life in full. that is, of course, a tall order for people in a neighborhood where the shootout happened before they could even be evacuated. sam and laura. >> thank you very much, kris. also overnight, more tough talk from president obama who is praising the renewed international push against isis. >> "today in the bay's" tracie potts joining us live from washington, d.c. this morning. tracie, the president also blasted u.s. republican lawmakers and many governors who say they want to reject syrian refugees for national security reasons. >> he did. he said it was irresponsible. we also heard from french president hollande that they will continue to take in the 30,000 syrian refugees they promised which is three times as many as president obama wants to

see coming here over the next year or so. he said it takes 18 months, almost two years to clear someone into this country. he believes the pushback from capitol hill from the 31 states that have said no to syrian refugees is political, particularly on the campaign trail where the president accused some candidates of playing politics. here on capitol hill, intelligence briefings are focusing on the verification process. how do you verify when people come into this country as syrian refugees that they're not really members of isis. there are gaps there, concerns at this point without third party verification. they're working it from all angles, the president condemning those here in the united states, pushing back saying no syrian refugees, even orphans, children as young as 3, 4, 5 years old should be allowed to come in. terrorism continuing to

dominate the national agenda, forcing our nation's leaders to hold several hearings. secretary of state john kerry and cia director john brennan both expected to speak this afternoon on security overseas. the two-panel discussion will focus on the united states' hostage policy. later today homeland security secretary jeh johnson will give an update on cyber security ef efforts. an capitol hill, the house foreign affairs committee will hold a hearing on radical islam and terrorist sanctuaries and how it impacts the united states. france's president francois hollandee will welcome secretary of state john kerry and meet with president obama on tuesday. the two leaders will coordinate efforts into the investigations on the deadly attacks in paris, international cop ration against isis and end the fighting in syria. we're getting new developments from france by the minute. we'll keep you updated on our

airwaves and online. for the latest you can go to nbcbayarea.com and download our free app. a one-time student carried out a pipe bomb. in 2011 eric youshock was convicted of setting off two bombs. a judge ruled him insane. now you slooet shock claims he's sane. doctors will present their findings. if hees found to be sane, he would start serving a 25-year prison sentence. a man accused of burglarizing cars at the great mall under arrest. police say 19-year-old manu pamoli fit the description of a man seen looking into car window windows.

milpitas police say when they questioned him, he was carrying a device used to break glass and found stolen items in his car. new scrutiny about the treatment of inmates in the wake of the august beating death that left three guards facing charges. the "mercury news" asked for complaint records. the santa clara county sheriff's office investigated just 14 cases. sources say some of the complaints led to suspensions and first. more recently 65 inmate complaints have been filed through the first nine months of the year. new details now. an overnight vote on a controversial plan that cracks down on the homeless population in berkeley. the issue had protesters camping out against the proposal and they are out again this morning. "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang live in berkeley with the late night decision. >> reporter: if these officially become law, it's the start of

restrictions on the homeless of where they can be and what they can do. you can see a couple dozen still cramped out in front of city hall. it's been 48 hours they've been out here. many of them were here at midnight for the vote by city council, passing a measure to limit the space the homeless can use on the sidewalks so it prevents them from sleeping on the sidewalks and forcing them to move shopping carts and their personal items every hour. it also bans urinating and defeca defecating in public. it could become law by the end of this year. >> it's really important that the city of berkeley's streets be safe and welcoming for not only residents and people that work in berkeley, but visitors also. >> we need to actually invest in restrooms first before we consider any laws that ban urination and deaf case. we need to invest in adequate storage space before we

criminalize people for having stuff. >> adding rest rooms and providing um to 100 personal bins for belongings are two steps the city is working on to help the homeless. the city manager is slated to work on the timeline and costs for both of those projects. >> after a second meeting in two weeks, on december 1st, after 30 days this could both become law. a homeless advocate tells me this morning that he and others have a plan for fighting for their rights. live in berkeley, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." it's 5:39 right now. following the forecast for us, meteorologist kari hall. >> another clear morning, but cool temperatures. this is what you need to know before you step out that door. it is mostly clear. we've seen spots of fog here and there. sunrise at 6:50 and heading into the day, mild sunshine, near 70 degrees today. although you need some long sleeves today, not this afternoon. remains clear and breezy as we go through the day and sunset

earlier and earlier at 4:55 today. highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. 72 degree in santa rosa, oakland at 67. livermore up to 68 degrees. let's go back to the bay bridge toll plaza. how is it looking there, mike? >> it's looking crowded. but this is not breaking news, kari. this is what we expect. a little lighter on the left approach. tht will happen on days as we approach next week and thanksgiving. thursday and friday many businesses are completely closed there. a lighter volume right now this wednesday at the toll plaza. we'll look at your map. we don't see problems at the maze or eastshore freeway. we have a good commute and one kicking in tomorrow as well because we have a week to go before the turkey vacation. in the tri-valley, a smooth drive right now. no problem towards the san mateo bridge, easy flow through the south bay as well. in fremont, the volume builds heading south for these guys. up next, new video emerges from last week's double decker

tour bab bus crash, this as the diver's attorney revealing why the bus reportedly lost control. more refunds for kids who went to a now bankrupt trade school. we'll have all the details coming up in business and tech.

a followup on what might have triggered the double decker tour bus last friday in san francisco's union square. right now you're looking at new surveillance video. the chronicle spoke with the attorney representing the driver. he says a small explosion, perhaps from the compressed air brake system made the driver lose control. the attorney says nothing else worked including turning off the transmission. that forced to driver to steer the bus into a construction scaffold to head off a worst disaster. investigators are still looking into the cause of the crash. they are not ruling out mechanical failure. 20 people were injured in that crash. about quarter to 6:00 right now. super bowl 50 begins to come into focus in the bay area. so are safety measures from fbi-led drills to a super scrimmage in san francisco. this morning public safety officials and planners will participate in a tabletop exercise using a miniature diagram focusing on security,

public safety and transportation for the week leading up to the big game. thousands of fans from across the world are expected to take part in super bowl 50 festivities. the city will host several events beginning january 29th through super bowl sunday. you can never be too prepared especially when it comes to safety. the massive safety drill was held at levi stadium yesterday. we told you about it in the morning. less than three months away from super bowl 50 coming to the south bay. helicopters, ambulances, bomb squad technicians around the area of the stadium. the fbi, santa clara police and other law enforcement agencies were on hand for the drill. we all know how expensive education is. the federal government is expanding refunds for those ripped off. >> corinthian college misled students about the value of their education. >> primarily by inflating the

prospects of job placement. students at hooeld had been getting money back. that is being expanded to everest and wyotech. federal law says they can have federal loans forgiven if it's proved the school deceived them about their education. one of the bits of evidence the feds in the state of california found was a marketing memo from corinthian colleges that explained to their recruiters what kind of students they should be targeting. it is so insulting and so hurtful, it's not worth reading. sprint today will introduce something big. we have no idea what it is. they say something big. it's been forced into a corner by t-mobile. earlier this week the ceo of sprint tweeted out this picture of his team after they came up with the idea.

whatever it is, it comes out at 8:00 a.m. our time. we'll tell you about it on twitter and, of course, on our 11:00 a.m. news. the long-time ceo of tivo is stepping down. he created the cable channels cnbc and national geographic. if all goes to plan, san francisco-based square will ipo tonight pricing its shares and selling them early to investors. this is the one and only time it will raise money. guys, square has to figure out a price that's high enough to raise lots of cash, but low enough when the early investors turn around and sell tomorrow they get a nice pop everybody will talk about. if you price too high, you make a lot of money but then get that embarrassing red arrow on the first day of trading. nobody wants the embarrassing red arrow.

state senator jerry hill set to hold a hearing in san francisco to examine wildfires ignited by power lines, focusing on what utilities have or have not done to prevent fires like the recent butte fire that burned 70,000 acres. the investigation is on going, pg&e officials ignited fire was like lick ignited by contact between a power line and a tree. the senator wants to use taxpayer moneys for safety measures. expect smoke in the skies, in about three hours cal fire will begin a prescribed burn in the isabelle area about 25 miles east of san jose. the goal is twofold. it will clear out dry brush. >> how far will that smoke be

scene? that might be a function of cloudiness or lack thereof, kari. is it going to be pretty clear to start? >> we will have some clouds here and there. it won't be completely clear until late morning, early afternoon like we normally see. temperatures will be warming up, too. as we take a live look, we see there's a thin layer of clouds up there. as we go into the rest of the day once again, that will be rolling out of here, still chilly, though. take a look at these temperatures as we get a look at all the microclimates in the north bay, 45 degrees and san francisco 49. let me take you to the east bay. 39 degrees in dublin. we've been hitting upper 30s. bundle up as you head out. the south bay at 46. a look at the microclimates, this is what you can expect as we go into the afternoon. warming up nicely, feeling comfortable in san jose, high of 67. 69 in redwood city and the embarcadero at 66. 72 in santa rosa and 70 in napa.

dublin reaching 70 degrees. we have high pressure just to the west of us. with these low pressure systems passing just to the north of us, it keeps the rain away from the bay area, but still making some gusty conditions. so when will we see some rain again? it looks like it takes a while before it goes here. computer models picking up on a chance for early next week, maybe starting on tuesday and continuing into wednesday. unfortunately that's when a lot of us are getting on the roads to travel to get to family for the holidays. we'll keep you updated on what to expect there. a look at the weekend forecast, highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. peninsula, 71 degrees on friday. it gets a degree or two cooler for the end of the weekend, but still feeling very nice. above average temperatures as we head into the end of november. let's see how it looks out there for the morning commute now with mike. >> kari, that's good looking for next week's travel and the weather there. we'll watch your forecast. meanwhile we have a slowdown for

101 northbound at 680. your map here, slow from 680 to 880. that will tend to clear up after 6:00 and kick in about 6:30. hofstetter on and off-ramps at 680 have all cleared. there was a tree fire on the side of the roadway. nothing beyond that. it's not affecting most of our computers. over here the tri-valley shows your typical build. no drama like yesterday. smooth flow to the dublin interchange. typical building there as well as hayward and the san mateo bridge. up here, another crash westbound highway 4 around willow pass road. it's on his shoulder, but a bad spot toward concord and 242. the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on. all lanes are filled back past west grand avenue.

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pulled her feet back inside as the motorcyclist zoomed by. foot fetish? i don't know. >> kind of strange, isn't it? 5:53. up next, taking inventory of your tax dollars. millions of dollars in medical equipment disappears. we investigate the accountability or lack thereof. >> got a tip for nbc bay area's investigative unit, call 1-888-996-tips or e-mail theunit@nbcbayarea.com. nbc bay area, we investigate.

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0% apr financing. now to an investigative unit exclusive. a bay area medical center can't find hundreds of pieces of equipment and government leaders say it's possible items you helped pay for may have been stolen. >> pretty high sticker price. the original purchase price, more than $11 million. investigative reporter bigad shaban explains what public officials are doing about it. >> agencies that run off your tax dollars need to be held accountable for how they spend your money. that can include an inventory for what they have or may have lost. in doing that inventory, santa clara valley medical center in san jose discovered it had no idea what happened to hundreds of its items that were paid for with millions of your tax dollars. we obtained five years' worth of

inventory records from the medical center. the list of missing items included heart monitors, office furniture, microscopes and even an lcd projector. after we started asking questions, the county hospital told us it has since been able to account for 29 of the missing items. that means 354 others remain missing. that equipment cost taxpayers $11.3 million. the county executive in santa clara told us budget cuts over the last ten years hurt the hospital's ability to keep an accurate inventory list. the county as well as hospital leaders believe much of the missing equipment may have actually been sold or thrown out by hospital staff who just failed to notify the county. two years ago vmc started tagging the equipment so it could be tracked and the medical center hired someone to help oversee the inventory. you can see the full investigation by logging on to our website, nbcbayarea.com. >> if you have a tip for our

vittive unit, give us a call, 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. a south bay high school student facing serious charges, this after police say he stole naked pictures of classmates and posted them. lincoln high school sent a warning to parents. now facing child pornography dix charges. it's leaving many people shellshocked, some saying they have sworn off social media. >> i ended up blocking it because it's so gross. >> so far police aren't saying if the student acted alone or if others were involved. a couple of breaking stories in the south bay. a high speed chase ends with a suspect dead. we just learned how the driver

was gtrying to get away in the first place. breaking news overseas. gunfire and explosions once again rock paris as police continue to launch raids to trook down the mastermind behind last week's deadly attacks. a controversial vote in the east bay. the decision made just hours ago that has homeless advocates ready to fight the city of berkeley. "today in the bay" starts now. good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we are tracking traffic and weather. mike looking at some slow go on the bay bridge. first let's go to kari hall who is tracking the weather. a coldish start to your day? >> yes, mostly clear skies. spots with patchy fog. mostly clear skies above. as we go through the day, our skies will gradually clear and

looking at highs topping out in the upper 60s to lower 70s. some of these temperatures are above average, and we continue that trend into the next several days. i'll show you details on that and our next chance of rain that's coming up. let's see how it looks at the bay bridge. >> i have a live shot of the bay bridge. i was watching a slow-moving car. it looks like it's made its way to treasure island. you see the cars moving toward san francisco. on your maps, the speed sensors won't reflect that one car but it shows a slow drive from the full toll plaza. a motorcycle involved in a cash, the distraction is more of an issue. west highway 4 bogs down at willow pass road. the dublin interchange, good stuff there compared to yesterday. southbound 880 builds through hayward.