and 58 degrees in san francisco and east bay peninsula and 60 in the tri-valley. getting a little bit better, but there is some more rain in the forecast and i'll detail that coming up in a few minutes. let's see what's happening in the north bay now with mike. >> start with a nice, easy drive but we have two north bay crashes to talk about. now, we'll look at your map. southbound 101. just before you get to our camera shot at lucas valley road. we have a crash reportedly blocking part of one lane and try to get both vehicles over to the shoelder and one speeding earlier we heard. farther north ina rosa and southbound 101 right around we do have a big rig involved in a crash there. no major slowing. as we zoom out the bay bridge metering lights are on and little slowing past the san mateo bridge for the nimitz and live shot westbound. more cars but no drama. back to you. >> thank you very much. little bit of drama in vallejo this morning.

the house fire that knocked out power in vallejo. started at 1:00 this morning. firefighters say they arrived to find a fire in the garage and flames shooting from the roof. power is now out for many homes on the block. the cause is now investigation. a developing story now. a gruesome discovery in a well-known san francisco neighborhood. human remains found in a planter box right outside homes near alamo square. "today in the bay" kris sanchez joins us now. a neighbor actually noticed the bones at first sticking out of the dirt, but didn't know what they were right away. >> tending to a little garden there. if investigators know whether those bones are those of a woman or a man or an adult or a child, they're not saying it yet. we can tell you the process to identify bones could take weeks sometimes months. in fact, confirming that the bones are human has taken quite some time in and of itself. the bones were discovered a few

days before thanksgiving and a neighbor shared this video of detectives sifting through the planter in the surrounding area where those remains were found. that planter was on the sidewalk between the apartment building and the street, but investigators also sifted through this planter, which is attached to the building because that's where the marin county sheriff cadaver dogs made a hit. >> especially when they come to human remains. the big question is, when did itb. how long were these bones in there? trying to find, you know, witnesses, or people in the neighborhood who may have seen something. >> it's just weird to have a part of someone's human jaw in the planter next door. >> the homicide unit is now handling this investigation. but, again, the bones were discovered in a garden planter between the apartment buildings near alamo square. if you can help to solve that mystery, give san francisco police a call. sam and laura. >> very strange case there, thank you very much. this is a tragic case to

tell you about we've been following. new details in an abuse case. investigators have not ruled out the possibility. two siblings found dead in a redding storage locker were actually killed in salinas where police searched a home. so far they're only saying 6-year-old and the 3-year-old sister died outside shasta county. they're expected to update the case this afternoon. redding officer os found another sibling, a 9-year-old sister suffering from severe abuse. until recently, the children were living with their aunt in that salinas home. and her 17-year-old companion are now in custody. new this morning, the search still on for a shooter who injured a man in an act of road rage. police say someone shot up a car driven down stony point road right near an onramp to highway last night. one of the bullets hit the driver in the left side, but he's expected to be okay. both he and his passenger report

some kind of verbal exchange with the driver of another car right before that shooting. been who may have seen anything is asked to please call santa rosa police. a very public funeral service expected today for the stabbing suspect killed by san francisco police earlier this month. the shooting of mario woods more than a dozen times by officers is now the focus of a federal civil rights lawsuit. activists in the city's bay view didistrict where woods lived claimed the 26-year-old was used at target practice. they say he refused to drop his knife and failed to respond to pepper spray and bean bag rounds. the funeral this morning is expected to a large crowd. the union representing san francisco police officers is throwing its weight behind tasers. union leadership say they're an important weapon. >> they're working with the mayor's office. the office of the chief of police. ands of the police commission who adopt a pilot program that

will allow tasers. >> i think that it's too simplistic to say that everything that's happening with the san francisco police department will be resolved by having tasers. >> his opposition to tasers. critics say they can cause death and/or sometimes overuse. no school today for some kids, not the reason that you might suspect. cold weather starting to impact area students. no heat means no school. that is the harsh reality in east palo alto. classes canceled for the rest of the week. the school was forced to turn off the gas heater earlier this month because of a leak. well, it's safe now, but crews are still to need to fix that problem in the next few weeks. teachers are doing their best to keep classrooms warm, but all of those space heaters have overwhelmed the school's aging electrical system. >> it worked out perfectly fine last week. we were warm and cozy. but with inclement weather outside, we weren't able to get

the classroom warm enough c conducive for learning. >> we have to fix this problem. >> school at costano is expected to resume after the winter break. the force taking over as people across the country lining up right now waiting to see what could end up being the biggest movie of all time. >> "today in the bay" bob redell having a a grand old time right now live at the san jose tech museum. that movie has been sold out for a while. you can't get a ticket until thursday there. >> yeah, sam and laura. it is a very big movie. you're looking at nine miles of film here. this is 70 millimeter imax film. this is the film they'll be showing tonight here at 7:00 at the tech museum. the only place on the west coast that is showing the 70 millimeter imax version and michelle duncan the theater manager lucky enough to see this by herself last night in the

theater with a few other people. are you a "star wars war's" fan? what did you think? >> last. tremendous. very organic, old school. filmed with real explosions and a fantastic story. in fact, i sent my girlfriends a message and i said i'm not going to spoil anything, but this is our "star wars". >> are there surprises? >> yes, definitely. >> any disappointments? >> no. i mean, yes. but, i can't give it away. >> you cry? >> maybe a little bit. >> really? >> beginning, middle or end? >> middle. >> okay. all right. that's pretty good without giving us too much. fans aren't expected until 30 minutes. they have been coming throughout the night, though. because of local ordinances, you have to say, wait until 6:30. tell me what you have been hearing from fans who want to see this. >> we love to stand out in the

lobby and just people seeing the signs. the kids everywhere from 2 to 90 we have tickets sold and they're all so excited. they want to bring their families and making family outing and this is what going to the movies is all about. taking time-out and putting away your devices and being a family and enjoying the story. >> michelle duncan, thank you very much. appreciate it. good luck tonight when the film starts rolling at the tech museum in downtown san jose at 7:00. of course, as you mentioned, it is sold out. fans expected here to start lining up within the next half hour. by the way, most theaters, including this one, if you're thinking about wearing a mask or bringing a light saber or any sort of fake weapon, don't do it. they're asking you, please, not to do that. reporting live in san jose, bob redell. >> stay safe, don't scare anybody. >> the force will be with you. thank you very much, bob. >> the force with these people. >> yeah. how about this, bob mentioned nine miles of film there. how about a nine-mile long line trying to get in. we're looking at fans right now

in san francisco taking a bit of a break. they're going through a marathon viewing right now watching all of the films before this "star wars" leading up to tonight's big premiere. >> eating popcorn nonstop over there. >> you really remember how the storyline goes. >> yeah. >> from going from the new to the old to the new. >> you got to get that full tutatorial before you're ready to rely jump in. >> how many buckets of popcorn can you eat in 19 hours? >> i don't want to know. >> 18,000 million billion calories. what does count is what is going on right here today with your weather. let's check in and get your microclimate forecast. if you're starting out not at the movie theaters, just a regular old day. it is cold as you step out. it's in up thor 30s, once again, a few spots in the freezing

temperatures especially in the low lying areas. now, as we go into today, uppers expected, once again. not a breeze. and not very much of one. and then more clouds moving into the north bay where we could have a spot shower or two. i'll let you know when we'll really get some rain in here. that's coming up as we head into the weekend. let's see what's happening with the morning commute now with mike. >> kari, a "star wars" movie coming out soon. bay bridge toll plaza. you might not have heard about the metering lights. they are on. we also know our spider right there out of focus. just want to let you know that's what's going on on the screen. 880 through the area and no problem past the coliseum and southbound commute builds in, as well. let's look at your map. a lighter volume of traffic shows no major problems and just the red over at the toll plaza and slowing south of the nimitz and a standard flow of traffic and standard pattern and lighter flow of traffic. highway 101 and a smooth drive

with a couple of incidents. there's a reported actually bouncing around lanes north 101 right around willow. sounds like everything is off to the shoulder, but i'll track that. that slowing in san jose, not a big deal. i'll hand it over to you guys for now. >> thanks a lot, mike. >> we'll continue slithering along here. snakes, actually, slithering for their lives. this after a fire breaks out at a california reptile store. plus a guy a lot of people hope got arrested. we'll take a look in "business and tech." first of all i'm not in the office and i'm not wearing a suit. >> tonight, the president gets a little wild. a sneak peek at his alaskan adventure alongside survivalist bear. ==laura/vo== snakes and lizards

galore! firefighters in southern new video tashow you this morning makes the lizards galore. firefighters in southern california rescued hundreds of them. that was a bowe constrictor. a heater kept some of the pets warm, sparking the fire at a store near the border with los angeles. there are 300 reptiles in all. i would have hated that call. lizards, snakes, turtles, the works. there are also tarantulas and 300 animals in all they're saying. now being taken to the county animal shelter for their protection. >> the works.

how would you like to come face-to-face with an aguana when you wake up this morning. angry flight attendants promising to stage protests around the world, that includes right here in the bay area. the union representing 24,000 united airlines flight attendants calling for a new contract. the union cites united's merger with continental five years ago and still the lack of a joint contract. flight attendants will picket at 14 international airports and that includes sfo. 6:15. a contract isn't the only thing that united lacked. >> scott mcgrew, it doesn't have a ceo. >> that's right. one ceo resigned and another one had a heart attack six weeks into the job. united is waiting for him to get better, but investors are worried that that airline. the runner of yahoo! marissa mayer looking over a multi-page to the board. the criticism was written by

shareholder eric jackson and the ebs pensive free food in the cafeterias. mayer brought that idea over from google. the total cost of the free food works out in $1.8 million a year. based on roughly 260 work days. that's $412,000 a. also criticizes many of yahoo!'s new products like yahoo live text which has texting and video, but video of people you can't hear. you remember this? it was released in july. nobody remembers this. whatsapp is incredibly popular. we gasped at the time and that turned out to be super cheap. about half billion people use whatsapp. millions of brazilians moved instantly over to another app called telegram. they're not using yahoo! text either. martin shkreli arrested.

it dates back to old accusations. he is, well, thinking when he was a hedge fund manager he was buying up drug companies in a previous case. the feds say he bought a drug company and then according to those accusation s siphoned off to pay for debt at his hedge fund. you probably got his attention, he got your attention when he bought the drug company touring pharmaceuticals. raised the price of one of the pills by hundreds of dollars. daraprim used by cancer patients and pregnant women. it could be deadly to unborn. that's why pregnant women shouldn't come contact with the cat's litter box. we'll follow this arrest and bring you the latest. he recently bought a bay area company, as well. we're on top of this, as is cnbc. >> very interesting. thanks a lot. this is funny to see. the president is running wild.

>> going to teach us about the great outdoors. get our first look at president obama's adventure with the survivalist bear grill. >> as the president i'm in what's called the bubble. secret service makes sure i'm always out of danger. every once in a while, if i do something unexpected the phrase we use is that the bear is loose. so, be the bear in the woods doesn't get any better than that. >> so, they're both bears. out on the loose right now. nothing is off limits as president obama and they trek through the great outdoors. talking about everything from the effect of climate change to how the president balances time between running the country and being a dad. the episode was actually filmed back in september, but you can watch it all tonight right here on nbc bay area at 10:00 followed by nbc bay area news at

11:00. >> you quo what they were doing there? they were eating a fish that bear had just caught. i'm not kidding. no another bear caught in the water and then got scared away. he ate that fish. >> it's bear helping bear there right now. >> it's wild. >> is he in old spice commercials? i've seen that face. >> i don't know. i don't know. weal look into that. in the meantime, our microclimate forecast and it's chilly to start, kari. >> yowl need the survival kit out there this morning as we bundle up and some heat, the heater on as you drive to work or school. live look now at san francisco. clear skies but we'll start to see some clouds moving in as we go through today. let's take a look at some of these temperatures now. 36 degrees in the east bay and in the south bay it's 38 degrees and the peninsula 39. as we take it hour by hour in san francisco, it will be in the upper 40s starting out the day and more clouds moving in. you'll notice that and sun peeks out every now and then. our highs today topping out in

mid-50s there and then as we head over towards sierra, squall valley, alpine meadows. we will have some chilly air lingering with more clouds. but then the snow gets cranking as we head into saturday. the base is now at 44 inches and looking good if you will be heading there into the weekend. but the travel delays will be possible, especially once that snow starts to come down. we're looking at an additional 12 inches of snow at kirkwood then some lesser amounts as you head down the sierra. and our clouds are starting to increase well with this next storm system. that will be approaching heading into tomorrow. now, we might start out with light, scattered showers for the north bay today. the rest of us partly cloudy. then the rain moves in from north to south. starting in the north bay tomorrow evening and then look at the time frame. 5:00 or 8:00 on friday and we have those showers and possibly some gusty winds rolling through. moving into the south bay, by early saturday morning and then let's take a break for saturday

afternoon before the next round moves in. it will be active and the possibility of anywhere from 0.5 to 1.5 of rain with several systems rolling on through between now and next tuesday. and, today, a great day to head out to san francisco. the ice rink, i'll be there at union square for the mid-day show at 11:00. 51 degrees and highs today in the mid-50s. great weather, not only there, but as we go into the weekend, it will be off and on with those showers. you may be able to fit in some of those activities in between the rain, but, put those showers in your weekend plans. let's see what's happening with the morning commute now with mike. >> ari, get you out there on the ice skating rink with one of those go pros. i bragged about this camera. a little build. gradual on this thursday. we'll look to the maps and you don't see much problem and not a lot of slowing. we have a bit of debris reported in a couple of spots and not really affecting the flow of

traffic on the bay shore freeway. a slower build for hayward, 880 and 680 very nice. pleasant through pleasanton. southbound drive down the east shore freeway moves well towards the bay bridge toll plaza where we have the backup and san rafael where you have the southbound drive, as. no problems here, just volume. i did just a couple minutes ago see a set of flashing lights travel north and hasn't been any traffic stopped or any reports, but i'll scan that, again, and tell you anything to note. back to you. >> thanks a lot. coming up, the end of the road the popular half marathon now running away from san francisco. [ dog barks ]

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francisco-- is moving on. ==vo== city leaders say nike ser. 6:24. an event that draws thousands of runners to san francisco is moving on. city lead say nike will not host next year's woman's half marathon. somebody told the recreational parks department it's looking for a new location. the very popular event. in fact, so many people wanted to register last year, there had to be a lottery. long-time participants say the decision is disappointing. >> i feel really bad because this is something i enjoy doing and it really gave me an opportunity to run. >> so, nike is running off with thousands of dollars in fees. it usually pays the city to put on the event. many hotels and restaurants say they'll also lose out on business no word yet where that half marathon will take place next year. well, out of compton and the next step for one hip-hop group.

nwa one of five inductees for the class of 2016. a lineup of ice cube, dr. dre, easy e catapulted straight out of compton with the release of its first album back in 1988. four other acts are going to be indicated and you can be sure none ever share the stage with nwa before. they are cheap trick, chicago, steve miller and deep purple. >> classics there. 6:26 right now. nice day ahead, but major changes on the way as you take a live look at downtown san jose this morning. awaiting the sun's official arrival. meteorologist kari hall tracking wet weather that could put a damper on your weekend plans. for a full forecast just ahead. and i'm bob redell. live here in the south bay where the force is about to awaken for the die-hard fans dying to see the brand-new "star wars" movie. we'll take you here live coming up in a live report. come on in pop pop.

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heart attack, stroke, and even death. brilinta may cause bruising or bleeding more easily or serious, sometimes fatal bleeding. don't take brilinta if you have bleeding, like stomach ulcers. a history of bleeding in the brain, or severe liver problems. tell your doctor about bleeding, new or unexpected shortness of breath, any planned surgery and all medicines you take. i will take brilinta today. tomorrow. and every day for as long as my doctor tells me. don't miss a day of brilinta. laura garcia cannon. a very good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. bundle up and strap on the ice skates for the rink. today is the kind of day you want to be outside and warm,

kari. >> yeah, sam, you're talking about going to union square today. mid-day show, great day for that and our weather stays dry for now. unless you're in the north bay, a chance of a spot shower. and now clouds are starting to move in. it's still chilly out there highs expected to reach into up thor 50s today. i'll detail what to expect as you go ice skating with me today at union square. let's see what's happening with the commute. what's going on out there right now, mike? >> no slipping or sliding out there. we're looking at the build for westbound 92 the san mateo build. a steady build across the flat section. look at your map, not presenting anier problems at the bottom of your screen. green to orange on our sensors. the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on and the upper east shore free way slows a bit. this is unexpected. a lot of slowing out of petaluma and in towards novato and some

debris that fell off the back of the truck and that is slowing you down through petaluma. back to you. a gruesome story to tell you about in san francisco. it's a developing story. well known san francisco neighborhood where human remains were found in a planter box right outside homes near alamo square. kris sanchez joins us now and, kris, a neighbor actually noticed thoses sticking out of othe dirt. >> she was tending to a little guard there and didn't know what it was but knew she needed to take it to the police department and if those investigators now know whether those are the bones of a woman or a man or an adult or a child, they're not saying yet. we can tell you the process to identify bones can take weeks, sometimes months. this confirming that the bones are human has taken a while. the bones were discovered a few days before thanksgiving. a neighbor shared this video of detectives sifting through the planter in the surrounding area where the remains were found. that planter was on the sidewalk between the apartment building and the street. but investigators also sifted

through a planter attached to the building and that's where the marin county sheriff cadaver dogs made a hit and it ended up leading no where. >> time is of the essence. especially when it comes to human remains. the big question is, when did it happen? how long were these bones in there? trying to find, you know, witnesses or people in the neighborhood who may have seen something. >> it's just weird to have a part of someone's human jaw in the planter next door to you. >> now the homicide unit isling the investigation, but, again, the bones were discovered in that garden planter between those two apartment buildings at mccallister near alamo square. it happened the week of thanksgiving. so, if you know anything that might help to solve the mystery, san francisco police would love to hear from you. sam? >> just a bizarre case, thank you, kris. a nationwide search continuing for an el cerrito woman accused of killing her

90-year-old adopted mother. police looking for alicia osibin. she became a suspect two weeks ago when her mother's body was found hidden in the house that they shared. police are trying to uncover any kind of motive. people in this quiet and close-knit neighborhood are stunned. >> no reason to suspect anything. we had heard that lisa went to arizona to take a job there. we knew her mother was elderly. we assumed that her mother went with her. >> police say osibin is 5'8" and heavyset. she could be armed and dangerous. 6:33. the next step in a criminal of discovering a bay boy. a preliminary hearing is scheduled for william shultz. in april the teenager stabbed jordan algrim to death. he later confessed during a jailhouse interview.

in september the judge ruled him competent to stand trial. all new this morning a search following a robbery at a mill valley bank. one suspect made off with the bank bag after hitting the victim in the head. this was outside the u.s. bank near caminoa alto. the suspect took off in a white toyo toyo toyota corolla. these people recently robbed a ulta supply store in couupertin. if you know who they are, give the sheriff department a call. "star wars" mania in full force. right now fans lining up across the country to see what could end up being the biggest movie of all time. bob redell joining us at the tech museum in san jose. bob, this movie is already sold out there until thursday.

>> that's correct. fans are expected to start lining up outside the imax here but you guys want a sneak peek of the film? there it is. unfortunately, i cannot tell you what the story is. nine miles of 70 millimeter imax film. this is the only imax on the west coast showing it in the 70 millimeter. i've seen three positive reviews online and one negative and the theater manager we heard from she watched it by herself with some colleagues here in the theater. she's a die-hard fan and was gushing about the film. so, be really curious to see what other fans are thinking and, of course, they're not going to be able to see it here until 7:00. today being a preview day. now, this is the scene moments a ago. 1:00 this morning they had a sold-out thon show. one of the fewest locations in

the country doing it. but they're showing all the six previous films. i should have asked if they're showing them in chronological order and episodes one through six or in the release order. a great opportunity for a lot of young people who were too young in '77 and early '80s to see the original films on the big screen. >> it's cool. you know, it's really unique. cool being around people who know what the movie is about and what the culture is about and laughing at all the funny parts. they get just the uniqueness of the movies. >> it's prettytric. everyone is a die-hard fan. everyone is excited for the new one. >> now, today, thursday is the preview day. the film technic doesn't open until tomorrow. the thought is that today's film

release of the preview day could garner around $50 million. if that happens, i'll beat the previous preview day record of around $43 million set by the harry potter movie back in 2011. if you take the revenue from this weekend alone. they expect this film to gross $150 million to $220 million. again, sold out here at the imax in san jose. frankly, i'm not sure if there is any place in the bay area that isn't sold out today. i know i have to until tomorrow afternoon to see it with my family. sam, laura? >> how long ago did you buy those tickets? i'm just curious. >> probably two weeks ago. >> so you planned. i think it does take a little bit of planning. >> i know, i'm a nerd. i know. i admit to it. >> you're a fan. >> just want a happy holiday season for your family, bob. >> that was a year ago, two weeks ago. >> at least you're not wearing the chubalka outfit this morning, bob. >> as far as you can tell.

highest grossing film of all time was "avatar" $2.28 million internationally. >> a lot of people. it's going to be a rainy weekend, supposedly, too. good weekend to maybe stay in and watch a movie. >> i think so. off and on rain no matter what you have planned. you want to put the showers in the plans because we'll see that. it could be dropping out of the sky at any time. so and now it's cold heading out. allow some extra time to possibly scrape some frost off the windshield and put on extra layers. today we'll be taking that off as we warm up to near 60 degrees and a little bit more of a cloud cover than we had yesterday with a slight chance of a shower in the north bay. the rest of the bay area sees that rain moving in tomorrow afternoon into the evening hours. and then, once again, off and on for the weekend. so, i'll dethat and give you a better idea of what to expect. let's see what's happening on the roadways now with mike. >> karia build for the south

bay. southbound 101 as the sun comes in and both indicated on our live camera. the map will show you not a lot more slowing than we typically see at that shot. a nice, smooth flow towards capital expressway and 85 shows the build with 280 and that's what we typically see this time in december, especially the week before christmas. a lighter flow and expect it to lighten up more tomorrow. over here we're looking at pleasanton as well as hayward. again, a typical pattern through the area and the bay bridge metering lights are on and quick look at oakland shows you the volume. no concern for the nimitz freeway. south towards the san mateo bridge is getting to be a popular place. major developments out of san bernardino this morning as prosecutors prepare to charge a friend of one of the mass shooters. we are one day after that big fed rate hike. what does wall street think of it? we'll take a look coming up in "business and tech." just into our newsroom:

=laura/ots= federal prosecutors are bringing charges against 6:42. just into our newsroom federal prosecutors are bringing charges against one of the san bernardino shooters. marquez bought the two assault rifles used in the massacre. he purchased the weapons as a favor. so farook would not have to get a background check or be on the record as the person who purchased the guns. investigators have also found no social media posting by malik in the months before she came to the united states.

in the meantime, the president will be in san bernardino tomorrow to meet with the families of loved ones killed in that terror attack. but, tol today, he'll speak at the national counterterrorism center in virginia. "today in the" tracie potts live in washington, d.c., with a preview of what the president is expected to say in just a few hours. good morning, tracie. >> hi, laura, good morning. just over the water here from the district to take a look at the plans that the u.s. has for, number one, fighter terror,ly isis. but also what they're doing over there protect the homeland. really, two different things to focus on. and the president is going to address that coming up just before the holidays. obviously, when there is a lot of concern. people will be traveling and his goal is to ensure americans that they're doing everything to keep us safe. he is going to be over there today doing that. then as you noted he's headed to california on the way to vacation in hawaii. president obama descided to sto

in san bernardino and talk with some of the victims' families affected by the shooting. the fbi is still investigating and they're alsoing at the larger picture of how is isis getting things done so to speak. the fbi director james come speaking to a police group conference in new york says that they're essentially crowd sourcing terror on social media. if you are familiar with that concept, that they're inspiring other people to do these smaller acts as opposed to what we typically had been working towards and preparing for. larger groups like al qaeda did larger attacks like 9/11. that's not really their focus any more. they're talk about how they're shifting theirics to deal with how terrorists are now trying to attack america. and the president will get a first-hand look at that when he heads over to the counterterrorism center today. >> good to know. very much, tracie potts.

>> all night, all day, we will fight for freddie gray. protests in baltimore spilled on to the streets late last night in response to a mistrial in the case against an officer charged in the death of freddie gray. they held a prayer vigil and what they called a unity gathering at the intersection that was inthe epicenter of april's riot. he died while his neck was broken while being transported in a police van. >> this is just a temporary bump on the road to justice. it happens. >> remain calm. patient because we are confident there will be another trial with a different jury. we are calm. you should be calm, too. >> william porter is the first of six baltimore police officers to face trial after gray's death. most anticipate there will be a retrial. prosecutors in williams' defense team will meet with the judge in the case later today. protesters here in the bay area venting their anger over

pg&e's plan to raise fees for communities that are turning to altern tcative power. critics say it's basically an exit fee for customers to transfer if that goes through, rates for many solar customers are expected to double. opponents will speak out later today outside of the cpuc offices in san francisco. wall street back to work in its first full day of trading since the fed raised interest rates. >> what is the impact going to be? investors took the hike in stride pretty much. >> really a fed hike is good news/bad news. the bad news is it's the end of the easiest of easy money. the good news is, money is still historically incredibly cheap to borrow. the other good news is the fed raises rates when it thinks the american economy thinks it is growing to a rate hike of 0.25 is that signal that the worst is behind us, at least according to

the feds. the worst may ahead for hedge fund manager martin shkreli. he has been arrested in his manhattan home by the fbi on accusations he funneled money. you know shkreli who bought pharmaceuticals and raised the price of a pill by hundreds of dollars. well, normally, the law says you can't fire somebody for being too old but target is saying good-bye to its chief play officer telling him it is time for some younger blood. 1 13-year-old alex thorn has been the official play tester for three years. cnbc says he tests between 30 and 50 toys a month but he is being shown the door. he still does some voices on nickelodeon's "paw patrol." he's not out on the streets. he has a job. but, 13, you have to move on. >> you can't relate to the 3 and

5 year olds any more. the age gap is too big. >> next generation. >> no paw patrol in your house. >> that's not -- >> that's when ricky martin embarked on his solo career. >> he's doing all right. >> okay. so do we. we live in the bay area. normally spectacular weather. colder to start today. >> colder and getting ready for much-needed rain. looking good around. but we also need warmer temperatures. we'll get that, too, as we take a live look from san bruin bruno mountain towards san francisco. great way to start out the day. yes, you need to bundle up and grab a nice hot cup of coffee and keep those hands warm as you go to work. a look at all the microclimates now. in the east bay, 36 degrees and

south bay 38 degrees. i know, it's. let's drop in on the north bay. not as cold as yesterday morning. we had widespread freezing temperatures and just slightly above. we're making some improvements there. as we go hour by hour in livermore we start out at 36 degrees by sunrise and then some clouds to mix in with that sun at 3:00. we're at 58 degrees. reaching the upper 50s before dropping down into the lower 40s tonight. early in the morning, mostly clear skies and 43 degrees. but our clouds will be increasing today ahead of this storm system that will be bringing us some rain heading into the weekend. high pressure that kept it dry and cool all now sliding off to the east. and we're watching for the possibility of some spotty light showers in the north bay today. so, keep the umbrella handy there. it doesn't look like it moves anywhere south of san francisco. and then early in the morning tomorrow, the line of rain starts to move in from north to south. now, look at the timeline. by friday afternoon, it looks like we could start to see some heavy rain moving into the north

bay. and then in san francisco right around dinnertime and heading out for some evening activities and then the south bay we'll see that late friday night still lingering into saturday morning. but, once again, much-needed good soaker and we'll start to see several systems moving in between tomorrow and on tuesday. and off and on rain will have the potential to bring us anywhere from 0.5 to 1.5 for most of the bay area. today, a great day to head out to the ice rink. why? because the weather will be nice and i'll be there. i'll be doing the mid-day show at 11:00 it will be 51 degrees in san francisco and the sun peeking every now and then and highs reaching into the mid-50s. a look at the weekend forecast whether you're going ice skating, holiday shopping or putting up some decorations, it will be rainy off and on. so, you may be able to get in some of those activities and between the showers, especially saturday morning into saturday afternoon. and then we'll have another round of rain moving in by

sunday afternoon with highs reaching into the mid to upper 50s. umbrellas needed this weekend, but not so much this morning, mike. how is it looking for the commute? >> good. i'm glad you'll have your ice skates on. over here we're looking over towards the bay bridge. that is good. a smooth, easy drive. look at that across the span. now, folks held up at the toll plaza as we look at your map. not a surprise, not that bad either. east shore freeway moves well from pablo down to the berkeley curve. as i move out of your way. bering and bay point and little slowing towards concord. that's an easy drive right now. slower start for petaluma down south towards the scene of a big rig. one lane blocked and that is why more slowing south of that city. the rest of our north bay moves very well. the south bay, not bad but we still continue to have that build through san jose building for 280 now the most recent slowing and palo alto. for 101 the northbound side with these headlights a lot more cars show up over the last five

minutes. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. human bones found right in front of san francisco home. what we know this morning as the long process of identifying the remains begins. ♪

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find a fire in the garage and flames shooting out of the roof of that house. it eventually caused a nearby transformer to blow. the power is now out for many of the homes on that block. the cause of the fire still under investigation. developing right now. a gruesome discovery in the heart of san francisco. human remains were found inside a planter box in front of homes near alamo square. >> kris sanchez joining us now. kris, it could take weeks and even months, possibly, to identify whose remains they are. >> a bone that was buried in a street side planter and while police say the investigation one like this one time is of the essence. they are not saying yet how long that bone might have been there. those bones were discovered a few days before thanksgiving and identifying them could take weeks, perhaps months. a neighbor shared thisio of detectives sifting through the planter in the surrounding area where those remains were found. the planter was on the sidewalk between an apartment building and the street, but investigators also sifted through planter attached to the

building itself because that is where the marin county sheriff cadaver dogs made a hit. that led no where. still, neighbors are unnerved. >> it's just weird to have a part of someone's human jaw in the planter next door. >> the homicide unit is now handling this investigation. and they're not saying at this point officially whether the bone is that of a child of an adult, but, again, the bones were discovered in a garden planter between the apartment buildings near alamo square. if you can help solve the mystery, give san francisco police a call. sam and laura. >> thank you very much. 6:56. a very public funeral service today for the stabbing suspect killed by san francisco police earlier this month. the shooting of mario woods more a dozen times by officers is now the focus of a federal civil rights lawsuit. activists in the city bay view district where woods lived claimed the 26-year-old was used as target practice. a charge vehemently denied by police.

they say he refused to drop his and failed to respond to pepper spray and bean bag rounds. woods-funeral at 11:00 this morning is expected to draw a large crowd. in east pal alto this morning. classes canceled for the rest of the week at costano elementary school. the reason the school was forced to turn off the gas heater earlier this week because of a leak. crews will need the next few weeks to fix it. classes are expected to resume following the winter break. horse now of a different kind. happening right now, the force in full effect. "star wars" fans are lining up. >> bob redell live at the tech museum in san rafael to tell us all about it. you had to get your tickets early, though. >> these guys right here. first ones in line for the 7:00 imax showing here at the tech museum and you guys bought your tickets the first day they went on sale which is october 19th.

someeni something like that. it's cold today. >> be out here for a long time. >> part of it is just the experience. something to do. i'd be sleeping right now otherwise. but, otherwise, a big cultural event. something that everyone from our generation is going to see and talking about. i wanted to be one of the first. >> what have you heard about the movie? you have confidence it's not going to be -- >> i try not to find out too much, but i heard it's pretty good. i don't know. i've heard good things. >> i see you guys got some gatorade and some junk food. hold you over for the next 12 hours. where are your koocostumes? are you bringing them out later? >> we don't have costumes. >> it's a marathon showing of the first six episodes that started at 1:00 tonight and as we've been talking about. one of the if few places in the country for younger people who weren't alive in 1977 to see the original on the big screen.

they are showing it in episode order. episodes one through six instead of release date order. i think they should do it in redate order because you get to experience the rage which is what i experienced. if you watch that first, i don't think people will get what that did to the series. okay, i'm going to get off my rant. back to you guys. >> you're kind of giddy right now, bob. he's excited. >> he does have that storyline pl plot. >> it's cold, too. >> and if are going to be out there for all of that time, bundle up. highs today in the upper 50s and more clouds mixing in today. >> things tightening up a little bit on the roadways. >> look at the san mateo bridge. that was the concern. look at the maps. what is an issue is maybe we heard about a pallet of packages reported northbound sheraton. i'll track what that is. we're all expecting holiday

packages. >> a lot of people want to know what that is. we're back at 7:25 and a live local news update. >> happy "star wars" opening. we'll see you tomorrow. good morning. good morning. carter now admitting it was a mistake but the question thi morning, why didn't he know better? >> late night confession. >> i've been a little bit divisive in the sense i've been hitting people pretty hard. >> a little bit. >> a rare admission from donald trump as he tells jimmy kimmel he'd like to see people come together. >> hours earlier it was vintage donald.