and investigators. what we're a midnight discovery at a neighborhood park brings out police officers and investigators. what we're learning right now about an unsettling crime in concord. all over a couple $20 bills. the 7-eleven manager in antioch can't figure out why a clerk came under attack. their son mising since last week in southern california. "today in the bay" starts right now. a very good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. high 30s yesterday and we start off the day with high 40s. >> warm up. >> a whopping five degree warm up. this morning maybe the

difference between winter parka and a nice, thick jacket. temperatures above freezing and temperatures slightly below freezing this morning. as we head towards noon numbers in the low to mid-50s and highs in the upper 50s and low 60s and eventually those clouds will lead to more rain. now for your first check of your tuesday commute, here's mike. >> rob, looking over here towards the north bay. easy, light drive through san rafael. i'll show you on the map all lanes closed and just after 4:00 they reopened lanes after cleanup and a serious crash. we'll talk more about that in a second. laura will bring you that information. as far as the traffic flow goes. traffic reinstated and that is good news to start your day. we do begin with that breaking news you mentioned hillcrest park after a body was found near one of the trails. within the last couple of

minutes police reveal now this is a homicide investigation. police say walking through the park found the person who died from at least one gunshot wound. he is yet to be identified. bob redell is there right now gathering details from the scene. a live coming up in our next half hour. more breaking news. crews battling an apartment fire on joan vista street. so far what we've learned is that firefighters tell us it appears two or three units caught fire out of a total of four units there. but everyone does appear to be out safely. stephanie chuang headed to the scene and give us a live update in our next hour. also, more breaking news, this time from antioch. police swarmed a 7-eleven store overnight after shots were fired. >> an armed robbery turned violent when the suspect shot the clerk. happened at the 7-eleven store this morning. police have not revealed much about the investigation or the

suspect and we do not know the condition of the clerk. as soon as we hear back, of course, we'll bring you that update. also new this morning, wrongway driver caused a deadly crash in the north bay. chp says the car going north on southbound 101 crashed into a fuel tanker just before midnight. it happened in san rafael near the central san rafael exit. the person in that car died after losing consciousness inside the vehicle. two southbound lanes were blocked for several hours while cal trans crews kore s cleaned from the roadway. the search continues in the streets of southern california this morning for a missing man from the bay area. his family is desperately doing whatever whatever they can to try to find eric polar who vanished last week. >> kris sanchez has been tracking the very latest on the search to find him and the desperate plea from his loved ones. >> these are his parents, sam and laura. down on the streets south of los angeles trying to post posters

of their son looking for any information about what happened to him. they say they fear that something bad happened to their son, eric because no one has heard from him since tuesday. now, as lapd investigators, his parents are pounding the pavement down in l.a. where he is a producer at a special effects company. the last-known himmage of him is on tuesday where he was leaving work without his wallet or his bag. surveillance video shows him in his black range rover pulling into a grocery store parking lot and then phone records show that he switched his phone off. part of the reason his parents are worried. he missed thanksgiving with the family in oakley and also a major work deadline. >> he doesn't have enemies. his normal routine is just like any other 27-year-old boy. >> he went to freedom high school in oakley, so his parent are hoping that perhaps he'll

reach out to some friends or family here in the bay area. we are posting that link to that missing poster on our website. nbcbayarea.com. if you know anything, his parents would certainly love to hear from you. laura? >> let's hope people recognize something. thank you, kris. the man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death after a stense standoff on the peninsula. this is video of anthony kirincic being arrested last night in redwood city. it took a couple hours for police to convince him to surrender. he's accused of killing his ex-girlfriend colleen straw in her san mateo home on saturday. investigators eventually tracked him to his parents' home. >> that put us in a better situation to set up a putim rimter and provide for a safe arrest of the suspect, which is exactly what we did. >> police arrested kirincic for

domestic violence. he was ordered to spend 60 days in jail and to stay away from straw. expected to be in court in the next 48 hours. tuesday morning outlook is cold, but not too cold. >> from cold to i guess very cold yesterday. still 40 in san jose and north bay napa just checked, it was 27 at the top of the hour. so, we still have these pockets of cold air up towards the north bay and at least by the numbers your body may not believe you. four to eight degrees warmer at the same time. extra moisture in the air to help keep those temperatures up just a bit. plan on 30s and 40s through 7:00 this morning and as we head towards lunchtime temperatures in the mid-50s. we should get closer to 60 around the south bay today and upper 50s around san francisco and north bay temperatures close to 60 and tri-valley upper 50s to low 60s. get ready for more rain coming up on thursday and closer look

at that storm in five minutes. for another check of your morning commute, here's mike. >> dublin towards 580 and a smooth, easy drive as you would imagine. speed sensors out of the alt altamont pass and an easy flow towards the tri-valley. this being tuesday after thanksgiving, we expect to see a lot more traffic in the last few days and certainly more than last week. ice down here in san hozi. remember, we're playing the penguins at 7:30. coming up next, how safe is the transportation you ride and what is the history? the union square bus crash that injured seven. the surprising past life of that bus. crashed in san francisco two

weeks ago has a very troubled it looks as if the tour bus has crashed in san francisco two weeks ago has a very troubled past. records show that washington, d.c., pulled that bus out of its transit service for safety reasons. the chronicle cites public record. they show the bus rear ended two different vehicles in two separate crashes. the driver of the city sightseeing bus that crashed at union square last month said the brakes stopped working while he was driving. that crash injured 20, seven seriously. tears and grief this morning at children's hospital in oakland as workers mourn the loss of one of their own. nurse patricia alvarez was taken off life support after being struck by a suspected tru eed d

driver in front of the hospital yesterday. leaves behind two daughters, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. the youngest born the same day alvarez was hit. >> she believed in patient and family centered care and treated everyone as if they were her own children. >> oakland police are not releasing the name of the suspected drunk driver. coming up next, a short stint for california's top oil regulator questions he raised about governor brown costing him his job. 4shot ad lib toss to wx

you walk in the door and you see that warming trend. >> feels almost tropical. >> the appropriate word. >> anything is better, i guess, than 20s. >> we had a freeze warning. >> four mornings that we had that freeze morning up. this morning we don't have it. patchy fog to an ou right freeze. right now, though, san francisco you can see we don't have fog, we have high clouds moving on top of the bay area right now, which will also act a little bit like a blanket keeping our temperatures in the 40s around san francisco and san jose not too bad. 40 degrees and partly cloudy skies around the south bay for the moment. livermore, 38 degrees. better than 30 we saw at this hour yesterday and in san francisco, 43 right now. party cloudy skies and you can see a lot of clouds coming in. unlike yesterday where you had the light rain showers, most of

that should stay off towards the north bay today. a lot of moisture in the pacific that will come barreling through as we go late wednesday into thursday. the next few days, a few showers possible and our temperatures will continue to rise as high pressure builds ahead of a thursday storm system that is going to be packing some rain and some wind. highs today warmer. into the low 60s for parts of the south bay and peninsula and san francisco and also seeing some upper 50s. north bay, mostly cloudy skies especially north of santa rosa and highs near 60 there. upper 50s to near 60. tomorrow the warmest day of the week. mid-60s for highs around the south bay up into the north bay, but notice thursday. you have some rain there on the map and thursday we're going to be tracking wind gusts into the morning. 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts out on the coast. looks like the thursday commute pretty messy. thursday morning into thursday afternoon and rainfall projections out of the system

and right now possibly an inch of rain into the north bay. today's weather looks just fine, but plan on some messy driving for thurz now to see how the commute looks right now on this tuesday morning, send it over to mike. >> looking over here towards the san mateo bridge and this is also for your morning commute, an easy drive westbound your commute direction down the incline. over here, foster city, we'll show you where that is on the map. no problem for the span, either that or the dumbarton bridge. we're looking a smooth drive around that east bay approach and a quick look at our live camera in san jose. we have a nice, easy drive here, as well. no real big incidents for your bay area freesway. can you guess how many households still have land lines. >> you would think it is zero. >> i have kids. >> i take that statement back. >> my dad does, too.

>> more precise guess with landon dowdy live from cnbc headquarters with more on that and also more of your business news. landon? >> sam and laura, good morning to you. both investors of the year and santa rally starts early. stocks ending closing lower and the dow and nasdaq still posting modest gains for the month. data on manufacturing and construction spending. the dow falling 78 points to 17720. shoppers were pointing, shopping and clicking and adobe index says a record $3 billion was spent online and $11 billion has been spent since thanksgiving. overwhelmed target site as it was offering 15% off of everything and shipped items out of stock. the top sellers, samsung 4ktvs and lego star wars toys. nearly half of all u.s.

households now only use cell phones. data from the cdc says only 8% have just landlines. a decade ago only 3% used cell phones. more than half will be wireless only and younger people rely more on wireless. 71% only use cell phones. sam and laura back to you. >> we'll have to look up landline in a dictionary. comes more than a year after he asked workers to check on the oil and gas potential of governor brown's family ranch. steve bowlen is stepping down as geothermal are resources. the announcement does not give a reason other than he is going back to a job. comes after only 17 months as california's chief oil regulator. reporters this morning are going over the largest batch yet

of hillary clinton's e-mails. the state department just released 7,800 more pages of them, some light reading. they are from her time as secretary of state and they include information about the government's initial response to the benghazi attacks. one e-mail, for example, is on talking points about the benghazi demonstrations. they suggest saying they were spontaneously inspired. defeating isis at the top of the agenda for the house armed services committee. they will discuss the u.s. military and political strategy for taking down the terrorist group and a hearing on capitol hill. secretary of defense ashton carter and the joint chief of staff chairman will also attend. the current strategy against isis. a real concern coming up here along with hosting super bowl 5 l in the south bay. kick off a campaign to raise

awareness. that campaign will last until february 7th, the day of the super bowl at levi stadium. law enforcement officials say they traditionally see a spike in human trafficking activities. the campaign to raise general awareness and provide people with the resources to report any suspicious situation. 4:50 right now. about ten years ago, san francisco resident jerry tang disappeared from his neighborhood. we still don't know where he is. his wife is pushing a law to help with the case. billy's law being reintroduced to congress for the fourth time. if passed, it would allow law enforcement and the fbi to share crime information with the national missing person's database. void of thousands of cases that are not recorded since law enforcement are not reported to miss anyone missing under the age of 21. her husband disappeared from their neighborhood on november 29th back in 2005. she has searched for him ever since and thinks this law could

bring closure. >> in general, when adults go missing, you're allowed to walk out of your house and not come back. the cops don't look into it as much. >> the law was introduced to congress back in september and was referred to a committee. coming up next, stealing from children. a bay area school that targets for thieves, once again. why they took more than just school supplies this time.

so i know rob mayeda our meteorologist has his fancy projections and models and car temperature thermometer and it said 37 yesterday and what did it say -- >> i'm always fast asleep on tuesday. >> little bit warmer than it was

yesterday. we're four to eight degrees warmer and down to mid-30s for morning lows. that's better than the 20s we had yesterday. still cold enough for patchy fog and we're seeing 27 degrees out at the airport. so, 30s and 40s and patch/snow freeze warnings for you as you head towards noon, you'll see numbers mostly in the 50s. a few high clouds at time in the north bay. temperatures around the south bay today should manage close to 60 degrees and into the north bay, 60s and upper 50s around the tri-valley. a warmer day tomorrow and get ready for the return of some rain and wind as we head towards thursday. mike? >> rob, we're looking at a very clear view of the bay bridge from our emoryville camera. and that is heading towards treasure island. now, right there, saw some lights kind of hovering around a couple lanes are affected by a disabled vehicles right now getting cleared just past treasure island but you sththe t of traffic flowing past. we'll show you fremont and palo

alto and south bay and palo alto the same thing on the peninsula. an easy drive around the bay. back to you. >> thank you very much. a san francisco elementary school is becoming a target for thieves for a second time now in just two years. visitation valley middle school has fallen victim to theft. police say this time thieves took off with 26 mountain bikes that were stolen during the thanksgiving break. snapped a ceiling panel to get into the outdoor sheds on campus. now, new skrurt measures are going to be in place on campus. >> there will be a lot of changes. two locks, three locks. maybe have them inside and, you know, just a little more surveillance on the area just to make sure that we can protect the things that we care about and the resources that are here for the kids. >> school says that the owner of that local grocery outlet has stepped in to cover the cost of the bikes. the thieves are still on the loose.

today is world aids day. last night hundreds gathered in san francisco to remember those who died from the disease. part of the annual light in the grove event in golden gate park. the memorial was illuminated with the names of people who have passed away. some 3,200 names are etched in stone there. organizers say they're hopeful of a future without aids and hiv. >> 20 years ago, none of us thought that we would still be here, you know, without a cure. but i can personally say that myself as a man living with hiv for the last 15 years that we made great advances. >> people were asked to record their stories of survival or loss for future generations to lose more about the aids epidemic. >> so many people, obviously. 4:56. coming up, children slide swings and crime scene tape. investigators scouring a park in antioch after a midnight call reveals a violent crime. but, first, a live look outside from the south bay this

morning. looks like traffic in the distance is still mild. picking up just a bit. temperatures picking up just a tad. still pretty cold start to our day. we'll check the forecast, and some rain in the works later this week and mike has a look at that kaput across the bay area. more news ahead, too. 4:57. stories: first-- a body

discovered at a popular east bay p several breaking stories. first a body discovered at a popular east bay park.

the homicide investigation now under way. all over a couple of $20 bills. a 7-eleven manager in antioch tells he can't come to terms on why a clerk at his store came under attack. "today in the bay" starts now. and a good tuesdayern morn. thank you for joining us. >> let's get a look at that forecast right now. enjoy a dry day today, rob. >> temperatures the next couple days should start to warm up especially during the afternoon, but right now still chilly outside. not freeze warning chilly in san jose, but 39 degrees is cold. look at livermore down to 34 for you this morning. 30s and 40s as we head towards noon hour by hour should break into the mid to low 50s and highs closing in on 60 in san jose and mid-60s in the forecast for tomorrow afternoon. mike? >> look closely with me over here and into the flashing liths th lights that were on the other side.

they look like they just cleared. traffic is jamming up the incline heading around that bend. looked like the incident and the stalled vehicles may have cleared from the span. let's look at the bay bridge toll plaza. that backup to the bottom of the incline has not reached the toll plaza. these folks on the roadway, they actually are waiting for the prices to change. bad, bad, folks. you're not supposed to do that. the span should be cleared in the next few minutes and the rest of your bay moves very smoothly. no problems peninsula or east bay or even silicon valley. back to you. >> very busy morning for breaking news this morning. within the last 30 minutes, crews put out a fire at an apartment complex in the east bay. stephanie chuang is live right now. you're hearing everyone made it out safely. >> yes. that's the good news. everyone made it out safely. no one really hurt, although there is a woman there who seems to be kind of recovering from some panic. apparently she was the one in the apartment unit where this fire started around 3:30 this