in flames. a product already 'flagged' for safety concerns ahead of the holiday...nearly burns up inside a bay area house. laura/vo and a young woman chases down a car thief. the brave nearly burns up inside of a bay area house. a young woman faces down thieves. plus, officer os respond to a domestic call in gilroy only to find a man and woman in the heated dispute in a parking lot. what happened next forced officers to respond violently. "today in the bay" starts right now. one kay in the books, it's tuesday morning. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. good morning, kari hall. >> it is cold again this morning. some freezing temperatures in the valleys.

we are looking at now 37 degrees in the north bay. and 44 degrees in san francisco and the south bay. here's where we're headed today into the upper 50s, once again. pretty much like yesterday with some breezy winds and sunshine and feeling a little bit cooler than what we should be feeling for this time of year. so, i'll give you an idea of what to expect with more rain headed in for the weekend. that's coming up in a few minutes. let's see what's happening on the roads now with mike. >> kari, little bit lighter for december typically than we do the rest of the year. a lot of folks are shifting their morning schedules. right now a backup for the cash lanes but they're looking to clear. might have opened all the cash lanes, hour emoryville camera. the camera trembles a bit. no wind advisories there any of the bridges, just a note to watch this. and the maps. the speed sensors no delay across the bay and that's a good start. back to you. >> mike, thank you very much. a hoverboard ignites setting

an east bay home on fire. the family tells us they bought their hoverboard as a gift for their teenage daughter but when she went to plug it in to charge it the device exploded sending flames up the wall of the house. the young girl was able to move it to the front door before the hoverboard could do any major damage. one of a string of fires connected to hoverboards. amazon removed them from their site and airlines are not allowing them on planes. a neighborhood left stunned and frightened this morning as police searched for a car thief who shot a teenage girl in the neck. 911 calls from the area near coleman avenue about 7:00 last night. police say a 17-year-old girl left her car running while she talked to friends in san jose. until she realized her car was being stolen. the victim and her friends then tried to chase down the car thief with another car when she found herself confronting the

suspect at an intersection. that's when the suspect pulled out a gun and shot her. a short time later they found the stolen toyota a half mile away and neighbors are shocked. >> it's crazy. yeah, really crazy. and to happen here in this neighborhood because it's really quiet and i usually walk my dog at this hour, too. now i'm like going to stay inside. >> the 17-year-old girl was grazed in the deck and is expected to be okay. authorities this morning have not yet identified the man shot and killed last night by a police officer in gilroy responding to a domestic disturbance. all of this unfolding at about 7:00 at an apartment complex near gilroy high school. a violent fight involving a couple when the officers arrived they found a man and woman in a heated dispute. investigators say what happened next is still not entirely clear, but one of the officers felts that either his own life or the woman's life was in

danger and that officer fired. >> he was presented with something that he felt was life-threatening and had to make a decision there. somebody in our community is dead as a result of their actions. >> the woman is okay. the unidentified officer who fired his gun is now on paid leave. the first fatal gilroy police shooting in five years. at 4:34. a couple of the officers who shot and killed a stabbing suspect in san francisco already face excessive force allegations from previous incidents. five officers opened fire two weeks ago after he refused to drop his knife. the xanler reports two of those officers are already under scrutiny. one case involved the 2009 shooting of two men in the back when one of the officers worked in antioch. another is a police beating in the bay view back in 2013. that's become the subject of a federal civil rights case. some activists have been calling for the police chief resignation

since woods' death. a widely publicized murder case drawing attention to sanctuary cities heading to court in san francisco later today. mexican national juan francisco lopez is facing murder charges for the charges of kate steinle. she was sightseeing with her family when she was shot and killed. he confessed to the shooting, he says that weapon fired accidentally. his attorney says he found the gun on the pier and somehow it went off when he picked it up. lopez sanchez is due in court today for a hearing on his attorney's motion to get the murder charnels against him dropped. it is a cold start to our now tuesday morning. want to check in with kari. pretty fridgid out there. >> morning for the coat and gloves and all of that, especially if you have to be outside for a period of time. in san jose 44 degrees and we do have some spots that are

freezing. and a look at all the mic microclimates and where we're headed today. into the mid-50s, once again. pretty much like yesterday. no major changes here. still be breezy with gusts up to 25 miles per hour and mostly sunny skies and we'll see this into the next couple of days, but there will be a huge change in time for the weekend. so, i'll fill you in on what to expect coming up. let's see what's happening with the commute now with mike. >> not much of a commute. right now looking great for dublin. as we look at your map, we do not see the slowing coming out of the altamont pass. down just below 60 miles per hour. we're expecting a lighter flow, even though it's tuesday. lighter for a tuesday means that you'll still have your jams northbound through the south bay, but that's later on. right now at speed along the peninsula and the south bay and no delays for the north bay. we'll show you that fin a secon. overly cautious or singling out a large ammunition purchase

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sporting goods store. a story you'll only see on nbc bay area. she asked about buying eight boxes of ammunition at a dick's sporting goods in fremont. two days later police showed up at her home saying the store clerk had alerted them. she is a firearms instructor who's preparing to join the lapd. >> i'm not muslim, but even if i was, i don't think that is grounds for them to call the police on me instantly. >> the officers have apologized to sanga. a store manager for dick's referred our questions to its corporate office and we have not heard back yet. now to an investigative unit exclusive. drinking, smoking, even brawling. 20,000 feet into the sky. unruly passengers can cause headaches for both travelers and airlines. investigative unit combed through years of flight records and showed a dramatic increase in complaints. disrupting a commercial flight is a serious crime.

but as the investigative unit uncovered many of these rowdy passengers are set free without any criminal charges. >> many times on an international flight a passenger is disruptive and ruins the experience for a lot of people around that paerssenger and the plane lands and the passenger walks away. >> a loophole that lets unruly passengers off the hook and what one group is doing to crack down on this safety threat. the story tonight at 11:00 on nbc bay area. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call, 1-888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. a collection of "star wars" memorabilia that might even bring darth vader out from the dark side.

all right. we're already making weekend plans. >> there's a lot to get done and you're saying the rain's coming this weekend. >> a lot of people are still inviting family in or getting ready for that shopping. trying to get in some of those holiday traditions. and we're going to have a lot going on. so, maybe the next couple of days, if you can get it done during the week, that would be best. let's check out what's happening out there now as you step out the door in san francisco. beautiful start to the day, but look at the flag. you can tell it is still pretty

breezy after that storm system rolled through over the weekend and you're still left with the wind coming in from the northwest. some dry and cool conditions. and as you step out, it's only 35 degrees in concord and napa. it's 44 degrees in san jose, as well as san francisco. and we will see those temperatures dipping a couple more degrees. winds coming in from the north. it's still breezy at about 10 to 15 miles per hour and then at times the gusts a little bit higher and it's bringing in some very dry air today. looking at mostly clear skies. a lot of sunshine. breezy and cool. so, as we take it hour by hour in san jose. at 7:00 as the sun rises, 41 it degrees. into the lunchtime hour, upper 40s to lower 50s and we'll hit the mid-50s today and then it starts to come right back down. as we go into the next couple of days. dry, clear cool morning and dry afternoons and some fairly cool

temperatures, but look at what happens early saturday morning. late friday night early saturday the system starts to drop in from the north bay and progress to the south. and then into sunday, we'll have another one moving in that will linger into the monday morning commute. and at this point, it looks like some of the rainfall totals may, once again, top over an inch of rain all across the bay area. so, another good soaker headed our way. if you're heading to christmas in the park this weekend, just keep in mind you may be able to get it in during the rain breaks. friday it looks wet late night into early saturday. temperatures will be cool with highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. let's see what's happening on the roadways now with mike. >> kari, as we get towards the end of the school year and the year in general, a lighter commute that packs in across town traffic midday as you're talking about a lot of folks trying to get that done during the week. getting this done now, the bridge crew moving the center divider. that stays on your typical

schedule just before 5:00. look how light the traffic flow is southbound. it's tuesday, we'll watch for the commute to build here. one of your first spots and look towards the san mateo bridge and right now an easy drive and this camera and much steadier than they were yesterday morning, but as kari talked about, some breeze as you catch the higher rises. back to you. >> thanks, mike. steadily heading into the holidays. talking about it as you get ready to hit the roads or the skies as you prepare to see the family. be prepared to have some company. >> who is the best company? landon dowdy. come on over. >> i don't know if you want me on a long car ride. but the more the merier. the markets will look to extend their gains today. futures are higher this morning and it was a volatile session on monday with the dow turning a triple digit gain.

look for consumer data and inflation and the fed begins its two day policy meeting where they are widely expected to raise interest rates. airlines getting us to our destinations on time. 87% of flights arrived on time in october. the third best month ever. delta and alaskan air had their best ratings. however, customer complaints are still rising up 32%. speaking of travel, a lot of us going over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house. up more than 1% from last year. improving job market, rising incomes and lower gas prices. hard to believe christmas is just ten days away. >> we're debating. if you're in the car with us, what are you going to put on the

radio? what is your style. >> confession time. >> i will see anything that is playing. but, you can't go wrong with taylor swift or christmas music. >> i would have said bieber fever. >> we were putting you on the spot. >> i am a believer. >> thank you. if you don't have "star wars" or justin bieber on the brain, maybe you're one of the very few. "star wars" is not in a galaxy far, far away. >> we sent our own bob redell to check it out once he got through storm trooper security. >> what are you doing there? >> i'm just showing these folks. >> i want to see some identification. >> the force clearly runs strong. >> you don't need to see our identification. >> we don't need to see their identification. >> but can he open that door without using his hands? >> i knew it. got a couple of "star wars" pieces to show you.

>> try 350,000. 350,000 pieces of "star wars" merchandise, memorabilia, movie props, action figures. >> it never ends. there are six more movies coming up. plus fans are making new items. >> the very dead, very burned remains. >> this mushy pile -- >> reporter: who steve rescued from the set of episode one. not as deadly as it seems. >> cardboard desk towers to fill in spaces. >> that's just regular cardboard. >> it's not what it is. it's what it looks like. that's the secret of special effects. >> reporter: like those dinosaur bones. papier-mache props from a 1975 disney movie. >> we all have watched numerous times. one of our dinosaurs is missing.

some original stormtrooper boots. >> reporter: it was after steve reported on the original "star wars" that he smelled a winner and fell head over heels. >> i was buying this stuff in the '70s -- >> reporter: '80s and '90s now what used to be a 9,000 square foot chicken farm, steve calls rancho obi-one open for tours. the guinness book of world records calls it the largest collection of its time. steve won't say how much all of this memorabilia is worth. >> 80% plus of the items i have in the collections i couldn't even get back what i paid for at retail. look, i'm 70 years old i still feel like i'm 12 when i play with this stuff. >> wow. wonder what his insurance is on all that stuff. >> what is going to happen to the 350,000 items when he passes

on to his kids, i guess. is he going to donate them? >> interesting. coming up, paying tribute to a fallen south bay officer. the move expected by san jose city council tonight that will forever honor san jose officer michael johnson.

i'm looking at some words on kari's big screen right now. frost, chilly and clear. nothing says the holidays like some chilly weather, kari. >> let's bring in the christmas season with some cold weather. isn't that the way it is supposed to be? not this cold. we had am frost out there, especially in the north bay and in the valley and we are going to see it warming up into the upper 50s heading into the afternoon. a lot of sunshine. you can tell by that camera there. still shaking around.

breezy starting out the day and we'll still have some breezes heading into the aernoon. into the weekend, though, some changes not as dry as we go into the next few days. i'll detail that coming up. let's see what's happening on the roads now with mike. >> kari, i wanted to show everybody a completely clear toll plaza, but that's only ten seconds worth of complete clearing when the earlier backup starts to form, once again. it is tuesday, we're getting ready for that 5:00 shift and seeing a smooth drive right now, though. we'll look at your maps where we don't see any backups on the approach or upper east shore freeway. even the south bay and peninsula very sparsely populated. i want to show you right here the green zone through fremont. even though we had the trouble for the emoryville camera. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. today crews will continue to pick up the mess left behind from this weekend's storm in pacifica. strong waves caused a dozen slipping containers to slip from a cargo ship friday and they're

still trying to clean up that debris. ten of the containers are still missing and floating off the coast this morning. >> can't pick this stuff up by hand. i tried. there's too much of it. >> we'll actually use leaf blowers and blow it into piles and we're blowing it into big, plastic bags. >> the national park service closed down baker beach to facilitate that cleanup. still no word on when it will reopen. 4:56 right now. happening later today san francisco supervisors planning on rolling up their sleeves and getting down to the details this in bringing together the future home of the golden state warriors. last week supervisors unanimously approved the plan and now it's time to hammer out specifics that includes a transportation plan. at issue is what on tap for discussion later today. the arena is on track to open in time for the start of the 2018 season. it is 4:56 right now. memorial signs for fallen south bay police officer will move one step closer to reality today.

san jose city council members are expected to sign off on a new free way sign honoring michael johnson. johnson died after responding to a call last march involving a suicidal gunman. state lawmakers in september approved designated part of highway 87 for johnson. the signs are expected to be in place by this spring. >> very nice there. 4:57. coming up next, buyer beware. this christmas after hearing stories about the dangers of a popular gift this season. one bay area family finds out first hand the product can be highly flammable. plus, a woman trying to take back her car from a thief unknowingly risks her life. the close call that has police searching for a suspect this morning.

flames-- igniting a home in the east bay how this christmas gift took a tu a hoverboard erupts into flames igniting a home in the east bay. how this christmas gift took a turn for the worst. a teenage girl recovering from a gunshot wound after chasing down a man who stole her car. the hunt for the car thief this morning. and who is ranking supreme ahead of the fifth republican debate tonight. the strong words from donald trump to contenders as they gear up for the last showdown of the year.

"today in the bay" starts now. >> and a very good morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. changes in the works. kari, you'll get to that. first a cold start to the day. >> a cold start but a fairly mild afternoon. still breezy and sunny, but as you head out this morning, you need to bundle up because we'll have cold air staying with us for a few more hours. it's now 34 degrees in the north bay and it's 46 degrees in san francisco. we'll be in the mid to upper 50s, once again today. pretty similar to yesterday. but then we'll have some big changes in time for the weekend. so, i'll detail all of that coming up in a little bit. let's see what's happening on the roads now with mike. >> looking over towards dublin. look at the big space in between the cars. easy flow right here in dublin out of livermore. we'll show you where the only slowing is on our maps as far