an early morning "hit- and-run" in the east bay---- with the evidence left on scene. that evidence is a jaguar...that a driver smashed into a thrift an early morning hit-and-run in the east bay with the evidence left on scene. that evidence, that jaguar a driver smashed into a thrift store. police want the know-how this happened. >> a woman in the south bay hails a cab late night and wakes up in the driver's home sexually assaulted. the one piece of information investigators see as critical as they look for the person responsible. a brand new use of force policy pushed through the san francisco police commission. why the new outline directly defies the wishes of the police union in some cases. "today in the bay" starts right now. good thursday morning. thank you very much for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. thanks for joining us this morning. we'll get to that morning commute and first to the dry

before the storm tomorrow. >> today is dry. we'll have one last day to get in the shopping, do everything you need to do before this weekend and some wet weather moves in. right now it's still chilly. it's dropped down to 36 degrees in morgan hill, 35 in livermore. we are below freezing in napa and santa rosa. also some fog being reported. with temperatures below freezing, there may be freezing fog creating slick spots on the roadways. looking down toward l.a., if you're traveling that way, a lot of rain moving in. that will not be what we'll see as we go into true. i'll talk about that and the next storm system moving in in just a few minutes. now as we head over to mike, chp reports the foggy conditions. >> kari, you and i were talking about that. you say maybe freezing conditions from the fog. we'll call that frog. very light at the bay bridge toll plaza. up here around merritt island,

that's where chp found dense fog through the area. we'll track it through the area. so far it does not show up on our road weather index. mike, thank you very much. new this morning, a jaguar smashes through the front of a thrift store and wind up empty. this happened just after 1:00 in the morning on east 14th street in san leandro not far from the bayfair mall. chp says the person or people inside that car took off by the time police officers arrived. witnesses reported a group of young people running from the scene. right now investigators are trying to figure out if that was a joy ride or maybe a theft or something else. "today in the bay's" bob redell will have a live update coming at the top of the hour. to this developing story now, a taxi ride quickly turned into a terrifying experience for a local woman. police say the driver drove the woman to his home and sexually

assaulted her. >> kris sanchez is live in campbell where authorities believe there could be more victims. >> reporter: there are a couple of reasons why. one is that the suspect worked as a taxi driver and could have had countless women in his car. the other reason is that during the commission of this investigation into this case in campbell, an acquaintance of that suspect came forward and said that she had been sexually assaulted by the same suspect. that suspect is 30-year-old julio sanchez of san jose. he drove his cab around busy areas in the south bay. but it was the night of saturday, october 29th he allegedly picked up a woman in downtown campbell. police say she fell asleep in the back of his cab only to wake up at his home as he was sexually assaulted her. that woman did manage to escape. she did call police and they started investigating. sanchez was arrested last week in the central valley. now police say any woman who has taken a cab in the south bay should look closely at the picture of the suspect and his

car. >> while we hope there aren't any other victims of assault out there, we do believe that there's a likelihood that there are other people who have encountered mr. sanchez, and we're looking to speak with them. >> so take a close look at this picture again. sanchez there, his cab is a gray four-door sedan, it's branded, checkered flag taxi. when we called the number to ask questions, the person who answered the phone number associated with that cab hung up on us. we know it wasn't julio sanchez because he's still in jail and his bail is set at $600,000. in campbell, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> right now a new direction for san francisco's embattled police department. last night the police commission did give final approval to a new use of force policy. the new rule banned the carotid

artery restraint technique which many argue can turn into a choke hold. it also bans officers from firing at moving vehicles. the new policies come after more than a year of calls for change from a frustrated and concerned community. >> i think it has some common sense language ha the officers wanted to see to protect them in the event they want to do something to protect the public. i think ultimately there's something in there for everyone. >> we did reach out to police union officials after last night's vote. so far we have not heard back. >> 4:35 right now. paying big bucks for water in the rainy season. water and sewage bills are jumping from $800 to $150 0 in the tri-valley. last night neighbors pushed back claiming they are being penalized. four years of drought translates to rate hikes for residents.

>> it's ridiculous. you wouldn't do it in your own household. >> i know we have to save, i just don't trust them after these last two bills. >> you've been saving. >> i've been saving. >> as neighbors continue to fight the board on the issue, another rate hike is expected to kick in come january. >> coming up, clear today, stormy tomorrow. today we hear it's a good day to get things done, kari. >> it will be a good day. with this rain we're expecting strong winds and good amount of rainfall totals. we'll talk about that and sierra snow coming up in a few minutes. over here this is a live look at dublin 580, steady flow of traffic. no problems as you travel through dublin. we'll talk about what's going on farther east and across the bridges. a turn-around for people living in a mobile home park on the peninsula. why celebrating christmas at home will mean even more this year. "nbc bay area responds." we've recovered over $400,000

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rainy and the rain clears by christmas eve. details on all of this coming up in about five minutes. if you're commuting this morning as all this week, the morning commute has been light. we'll track for anything unusual. the bay bridge moving very well. a beautiful look across the span. >> happening today, the battle over rent control and evictions is going to get turned up another notch in mountain view. tomorrow voter approved measure v is expected to take event. it will roll back rents and limit evictions. a temporary restraining order is scheduled to be taken up in urt co-. rent control supporters says the city attorney has been told not to oppose it. while the fate of the measure is expected to play out in court, organizer are planning a rally. a judge ruled in favor of the buena vista mobile home park

in palo alto yes. the money if city offered for relocation was not enough. they also argued that factors such as schools and safety were not considered. news of the ruling was quit to spread around the mobile home park. >> i think that's good. >> why? >> at least we get to stay here, at a place here and there's no more low-cost housing in palo alto, nada, zero. >> they say the decision is based on an appraisal and peer review process. what was in this man's pocket that caused an explosion right in the middle of his commute.

that's the tune for weather and traffic together. i would imagine the morning commute kind of light right now. a good dry day ahead for us. >> it will be a good day forgetting anything done. >> what kind of things do you have to get done right now? >> last-minute shopping. i'm done but not everyone is done. i've got everything done, under the tree, wrapped. i'm ready for the weekend. if you haven't done that yet, well, you do still have a little bit of time left. of course, everyone is off this week. you've seen more crowds out there at the mall. a live look outside at san jose. it is a chilly start if you're trying to get to one of those stores that are open 24 hours.

it is going to be a great day for that and a lot of sunshine. it's now 35 degrees in livermore. so bundle up. 32 degrees in napa and santa rosa. in oakland now we're at 47 degrees and 43 in san francisco. as we take a look at the bigger picture, maybe you're up early getting ready to get on a flight, some travel delays may be rolling through parts of new mexico where there's some rain and wintery mix with some snow and over toward arizona there's also some raen, also for travel through l.a. where there's still some rain moving through. this storm system will continue to move off to the east. that will not affect the bay area. we're looking a little bit farther north with a storm system that will be moving from north to south and rolling through as we go through tomorrow. so it looks like it could be pretty wet, starting early in the morning in the north bay. we see an increase in clouds later this evening, and that rain starts to move into the north bay and san francisco by 4:30 in the morning. 6:30 we're already seeing that

rain in the south bay as well as the east bay and the peninsula. rain will be off and on all through out the day, even through the evening commute, still some showers possible. so this will be pretty much a day-long event before it moves out on christmas eve. also the winds picking up. we start out in the morning with the strongest winds in the north bay up to about 30 miles an hour. but then the rest of the bay area seeing those gusts up to about 25 to 30 miles an hour throughout the day. and then starting to relax later on that night. rainfall totals don't look all that impressive. most of us getting about a half an inch. there may be spots getting closer to an inch of rain. heading over to the sierra, lake tahoe, it will be in the upper 30s as this storm system starts to move in, possibly some whiteout conditions and starting to quiet down through the end of the weekend. heading down to monterey, wet tomorrow, but then a dry weekend ahead. we talked about that snow. here is a look at what one

computer model is putting down, up to two feet in spots like king dale. mike, starting off with a great commute? >> good idea if you're heading to the sierra, an early present, get some chains out there. a smooth drive. we expect the morning commute to continue light today. today is the last day of school for my kids so they're happy. tomorrow, a few schools left over that have one more day before winter break. it will be rainy so we'll watch for the effect there. a smooth flow at the dublin interchange. a little slowing cleared getting off the dumbarton bridge without any incidents reported. a good flow of traffic there. the north bay, no delays despite the patchy fog reported through napa. i want to get you a look at the bridge. we talked about the bridges. those commutes are looking good. here is the bay bridge toll plaza. we talked about fog in the north bay. this over here is a spider web across the lens. no problem with visibility.

>> 4:47 right now. code and fire inspectors all over the bay area are stepping up their inspections of course in light of the deadly oakland ghost ship warehouse fire. artists are saying instead of being protected, they're being targeted. >> -- conducting witch hunts. >> that is from julie mastron with group care 2.com. she's asking for a program to provide financial aid for the artists living up in those warehouses. city leaders say they're focused on outreach for sure. frightening moments on a central california bus. a man's electronic cigarette explodes in his pocket. the whole thing caught on camera. despite being a little shaken up, fortunately the man only suffered minor burns to his right hand and his size. amazon is thinking outside the box to protect drone

deliveries from hackers. >> for that and the rest of the news before the bell, we turn to landon dowdy live from cnbc world headquarters. good thursday morning, landon. >> good thursday morning to you both as well. it may take a little while longer for the dow to reach 20,000. futures are lower this morning and stocks slipping from record levels yesterday with the markets trading in a very tight range ahead of the holidays. look for data on unemployment, durable goods, income and spending as well as the final report on third quarter gdp. the dow falling 32 points to 19,941, the nasdaq down 12 to 5,471. amazon gets a patent for counter measures to protect drone deliveries from hackers. amazon says drones can be targets of a malicious person using a wireless signal jammer who could cause the device to crash. amazon which has dubbed its drone delivery service prime air recently conducted its first

actual delivery in the uk. disney creating programs for snap chat. the first show will be an after party for "the bachelor" debuting january 3rd. it will be vubl in snap chat's discover section. snatch chat will have longer original shows including a talk show from e and comedy bits from "the tonight show." >> interesting to see the development there. a second ago i was talking about trying to prevent loan hacking. the latest victims of hackers, netflix and marvel entertainment. those companies' twitter feeds were compromised, sending a string of tweets saying they were testing security. the group has struck before hacking into twitter accounts of mark zuckerberg and uber ceo. all of the hacked tweets have since been removed. new body cam video to show you amid accusations of

excessive force by b.a.r.t. police. happening right now, we or already putting together our coverage plan as the next pacific storm moves into the bay area. we'll bring you live team coverage tomorrow morning starting on "today in the bay." you can download the free nbc bay area app. on our facebook page, people newer yous over a piece of video going viral, a woman berating hispanic shoppers at a mall in kentucky. we or back in just two minutes. ad lib live picture-- san jose

we are inching our way towards this holiday weekend. good morning on your thursday. 4:53, a live look outside at san jose. if you look real carefully, you

can see the ferris wheel in the bottom corner. christmas in the park all set up. it is just now three days away from the holiday. >> another twist in a dramatic case involving b.a.r.t. police. san francisco's public defender unveiled new police body cam video of an arrest that some say went too far. the video shows b.a.r.t. police officers detaining michael schmitt. officers rs say they responded forcefully because they were told smith carried a gun. they also claim he kicked, spit and bit officers. critics have called it a case of excessive force. the public defender revealed michael smith's girlfriend told officers she was pregnant when she was taken to the ground and handcuffed. >> until my boyfriend said i was pregnant, he still had his knee in my back. i was just hurtful, hurtful about my pregnancy and stuff like that because i lost my baby afterwards. >> a jury akz quitted smith on

battery charges and deadlocked on three other misdemeanor charges. the public defender is asking for all charges to be dropped. now to a possible danger on the road. the lights turn red, but the buses keep going. >> an east bay man who has made repeated reports to ac transit about unsafe drivers turns to the investigative unit to get the agency's attention. he says he's constantly watching for red light runners like this bus operator. she runs a red, tossing passengers to the floor. he points to a problem intersection near a berkeley home where a camera spotted a bus entering on a red. they found hundreds of accusations that drivers are blowing through red lights. >> it's like the management knows they're doing it and they're looking the other way. >> does ac transit have a problem with buses running red lights? >> no, we do no. >> coming up tonight at 11:00, the investigator unit brings the complaints to the transit agency boss. what he's promising to do to

address the berkeley man's concerns. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, call 1-888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. do you want to live large? go to 94027. of the top 100 priceyest zip codes in the united states, 38 of them are here in the bay area. >> only three dozen. according to property shark, the most expensive zip code is 94027. that's atherton. the median home price is $5.4 million. other cities in the top ten, palo alto makes it as number eight. los altos is number nine. portola valley is number ten. >> the most expensive zip code, 11962. that's the ham tons in new york. >> the ocean views very nice. >> can't beat california weather. dry today, rainy tomorrow.

something for everyone. >> we've got it all. as we go into the next 24 hours, big changes as we will see this storm system moving in. i'll detail that coming up in just a few minutes. not a lot of moving in or out. this morning's commute should shape up to be a light one. that's why you have me to watch out for anything that you don't expect. neighbors say it's a dangerous intersection on the peninsula. they knew that ahead of time, and then this happened. a deadly hit-and-run crash that changes their calling. "nbc bay area responds." we've recovered over $400,000 for our viewers. if you want help, call us or visit nbcbayarea.com/responds.

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day. >> it was so nice. today, pretty much like that. if you can call your boss and say, hey, i need to get on the road a day early. take off tomorrow. get on the road today if you can. why not? you'll have an extra day for the holiday. it will be really hard to get around by tomorrow this o time. we are saying this will be the last good day for some travel, shopping, whatever you need to do before the holiday rolls around this weekend. it will be up to 60 degrees today for the tri-valley and the peninsula. 59 in san francisco and the north bay. you'll see the clouds rolling in later today. we'll talk about the storm system arriving tomorrow. that's coming up in a few minutes. as we head over to mike, tracking some possible fog in the north bay. >> kari, you and i talked about this is possible for fog. not showing up on my road weather index. not a lot showing up because the roads are moving so well. we'll tell you about the temperatures through napa, sonoma county. the possibility of frozen fog. chp says around m