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nissan's available intelligent safety shield. steph curry always excites. you see that ridiculous layup underneath the bucket. not sure how he gets that to go, but he does. curry scored 30 points in 30 minutes gets the heat and the warriors win big, 123-95. the giants are still waiting on a decision from stanton. the marlins have agreed to a framework of a trade for the current mvp to both the giants and the cardinals, but the decision is ultimately up to -- who is waiting for the dodgers, this hometown team to make the marlins an offer. interesting to see how that plays out. the yankees are out, but guess what, reportedly the mariners and the giants are still in. yahoo! sports is reporting the two west coast teams are on the short list for one of the best pitchers and hitters in japan. the reports say otani will hold
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meetings with mlb teams mexican week. let's get back to football, folks. the raiders are basically saying, thank you, chiefs. thank you so much for losing four straight games. thank you so much for losing five of the last seven. that is our fox game-changer. and you want a solution to how to get back to first place? take care of business and then let the chiefs beat your division rival. gave new york the go-ahead score. and marcus peters not happy about it. threw the ref's flag into the stand and the chiefs lose. romo, have you ever seen this? >> i've seen a lot of things like that happen, you know? that was putting yourself ahead of your team. that hurt them and that probably cost them the game. bottom line is when you start making the run at the end of the year, you have to play smart football. that's not smart.
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what michael crabtree did last week -- >> not smart. >> was not smart. >> well, at least the raiders won. that's good news. the chiefs, they did not. so there is a three-way tie in the afc west. the raiders, they controlled their own destiny. >> yeah, it's not a -- at this point, it's not about who they play, it's about the raiders. it's about them taking care of their football. they need derek carr, the leader of their football team, to be great. derek carr has been poor to good. he has not been great this year. we need derek carr to be great. if he's great, he's going to help everybody be better around him. defensively we are making strides. >> yeah. >> they are making plays. >> under john pagano, hey, i give jack del rio kudos for what he did. it's not easy to let a coach go during the season. he let ken norton jr. go.
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john pagano has taken over and these guys are playing their asses for him and i love watching it. >> there is a tough schedule ahead. let me just say, the chiefs, the eagles, the cowboys and the chargers, with that said -- >> all they have is the chiefs. that's all they can worry about. >> okay. >> they have to worry about going into arrowhead and playing the answer city chiefs. and they have to play the best game of their lives because that's what it's going to take. >> well, what is it going to take to beat the chiefs then? they haven't won at arrowhead since 2012, bill. >> what they have to do is go in there and realize it is going to be a rowdy environment. the noise is going to be deafening. they have to go in there -- what i used to do, make believe they were cheering for me. >> okay. >> okay? and that helped me execute what i had to do to step my team win, whether i was playing for the raiders or the broncos. so bottom line, the raiders need to take care of their ball.
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derek carr needs to step up his game and the defense needs to keep improving and making plays. >> we'll see. there's, what, four games left? the raiders take control of their own destiny. thanks so much for joining us on xfinity sports sunday. see ya. st step is to get out, travel to a safe distance until you can't smell the gas anymore and then call 911. the first responders will come out and they'll make it safe for you and your community.
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kaepernick. --and it caught some a-list celebrities by ri right now on nbc bay area news, a big honor for colin kaepernick. and some a-list celebrities were caught by surprise. folks, tonight, we're tracking some dangerous weather conditions in parts of the bay area. meteorologist rob mayeda is in the weather center tracking that forecast. but first, a potential commute nightmare. a deadly crash at the bay bridge toll plaza could have a big impact on drivers tomorrow. good evening, everyone. i'm terry mcsweeney with a special edition of nbc bay area news because of football. we begin on the bay bridge where tomorrow drivers are expected to spend a whole lot longer trying to get into san francisco. our live look now at the toll plaza. the issue, four lanes are closed right now in the wake of that deadly accident saturday morning. nbc bay area's sergio quintana live at the bridge with an update for us. sergio? >> reporter: terry, you said it. four lanes are closed. check it out right over there. the four signs over those four
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booths are going to stay closed at least through tomorrow morning. in fact, caltrans doesn't have an estimate as to when they're going to reopen. when a box truck plowed into cars waiting to go through lane 14 and then smashed into the booth, the toll collector inside, 46-year-old si si han was killed. that booth and the ones next to it have to be repaired. >> we have to completely rebuild booth 14. that is the one that ms. han occupied yesterday morning. that one was completely destroyed. the other three sustained some damage. we don't know yet exactly how long it will take to repair them. >> reporter: commuters should expect all four booths to remain closed at least through monday. that's bad news for the morning drive. >> typically monday through friday all the booths are open here. having four of them down will have an adverse effect. >> reporter: tonight you can see how traffic is stacking up in the lanes closest to the four closed booths. in this video, you can see that
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box truck veer 15 cross several lanes of traffic saturday morning. the man behind that truck, 32-year-old daniel berk remains at highland hospital in serious condition. the california highway patrol says he's facing suspicion of driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter for the crash. at this hour, you can see how that track continues to stack up. actually commuters should probably expect at least three of those lanes are going to be shut down for quite a while because as the spokesperson for caltrans mentioned, they're actually going to have to rebuild that whoegt booth, number 14, and keep two of the lanes right next to it closed as they do that to kind of help protect the people who are going to be rebuilding that booth. reporting live at the toll plaza, i'm sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> another live look at the toll plaza. you can see traffic slow-going now. for the very latest on traffic conditions tomorrow monk, tune
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in in "today in the bay." it starts at 4:30. traffic reporter mike inouye. now to our microclimate weather. another potential impact on tomorrow's commute. not rain but rather strong wind. rob mayeda is tracking the conditions. rob? >> we'll see some chilly temperatures, too. already down to 43 degrees in dublin. san francisco, 53. a bit more wild near the water. san jose, upper 40s. clear skies. the big story will be the wind speeds right now showing signs of picking up in the north bay hills. as we head through tomorrow morning, we'll see the wind speeds increasing, especially in the north bay and east bay hills where gusts will approach 45 miles per hour. from later tonight through 10:00 a.m. tuesday, wind advisory in north bay hills where the wind gusts can get up above 45 miles per hour. find down branches and other debris on the mountainside road
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commutes. feel the car moving around a bit as the winds pick up. wind shelter valleys, though, could be waking up to low to mid-30s. the winter change to the weather. the cold and strong wins in our hour by hour forecast coming up in ten minutes. back to you. >> all right, rob, thanks a lot. our free nbc bay area app is a great weather resource. click on the weather tab to get a detailed forecast for your community. a pedestrian struck and killed by a driver. tonight, santa rosa police are asking for help finding a suspect. the crash happened at about midnight on highway 12 east of warms springs road. officers say they found the victim and broken glass and windshield wipers at the scene. other than that, they have little clues to go on. the identity of the victim has not been released. in the east bay overnight, another deadly crashed. happened at about 3:00 a.m. officers say the driver of a white dodge caravan lost control and crashed on the davis street
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exit, trapping two men inside that car. a 23-year-old michigan man died at the scene. a 19-year-old georgia man was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. the cause of that crash not clear. all officers are saying is for some reason that driver veered across all the lanes and hit a guardrail and a sign. new tonight, u.s. postal inspectors are trying to track down the person who put a suspicious device in an oakland mail collection box. the threat forced two major streets to shut down for hours last night. nbc bay area's maryan favro has the story. >> a postal carrier making the usual rounds yesterday found something very unusual after opening up this collection box on the corner of stanford and san pablo avenues. >> it looked very, very suspicious. >> reporter: that's when u.s. postal inspectors, oakland police and the aelameda county sheriff's department bomb squad
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were brought in to determine if it was an explosive device. the bomb squad destroyed the device. the investigation for sections of san pablo and stanford avenues to close for nearly nine hours. de-anthony lives nearby. >> i don't know who would put a bomb in our neighborhood. >> reporter: investigators say it was not a piece of mail addressed to anyone and this is the second time in less than two weeks a suspicious potentially explosive device wound up in the mail in alameda county. on november 24th, a device exploded after it was mailed to a home in alameda's bay farm neighborhood. >> at this time, we're not making any connections. both of those are ongoing investigations. >> reporter: well, investigators are not just looking at what happened inside this blue collection box yesterday, but they're also looking into another incident that was back on october 19th. and someone made an explosive device that went off to a person
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in east palo alto. reporting live in oakland, ma maryan favro, nbc bay area news. >> oakland is bracing for a city wide strike while holding out hope that a meeting tomorrow could change that. nearly every facility in oakland could be closed starting tuesday. two, of he of-they plan to strike indefinitely over a contract dispute. oakland and the labor union have been in talk for the last several months. but the unions are not satisfied with the city's last and final offer. they're going to meet tomorrow and try to reach an agreement. police and firefighters would not take place in that strike. president trump continued to defend himself today as the russia investigation heats up. his tweets now coming under closer scrutiny. nbc's kristen welker has the very latest from the white house. >> reporter: tonight, damage control. the president outside counsel john dowd saying he dictated this tweet to an aide sent from the president's twitter account saturday.
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i had to fire general flynn because he lied to the vice president and the fbi. the tweet sparked an uproar because it implied the president knew his former national security adviser michael flynn lied to the fbi and then asked fbi director james comey to go easy on flynn. dowd telling nbc news he's responsible and that the president did not know flynn had lied to the fbi when he fired him. dowd also adding, i'm out of the tweeting business. i did not mean to break news. news some say if true raises questions about a possible obstruction of justice charge against the president. republican senator lindsey graham warning -- >> you tweet and comment regarding ongoing criminal investigations at your own peril. i'd be clear if i were you, mr. president. i'd watch this. >> reporter: for his part, the president lashed out today, insisting i never asked comey to stop investigating flynn. just more fake news covering another comey lie. but former fbi director comey testified to congress this
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summer. >> i understood him to be saying what he wanted me to do was drop any investigation connected to flynn's account of his conversations with the russians. >> reporter: tonight, the top democrat on the senate intelligence committee -- >> i believe fbi director comey. i think he was very credible in his testimony and his private meetings with us. >> reporter: on friday, flynn pled guilty to lying to the fbi about his interactions with the russian ambassador and is now cooperating with special counsel robert mueller. >> what has been shown is no collusion. no collusion. there's been absolutely -- there's been absolutely no collusion. so we're very happy. >> do you stand by michael flynn, sir? >> we'll see what happens. >> reporter: at least three other former campaign associates have either been indicted or pled guilty in the mueller investigation. top democrat dianne feinstein on "meet the press" says the congressional investigations are also ramping up. >> and i think what we're beginning to see is the putting together of a case of obstruction of justice. >> reporter: some critics
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suggest as the investigations grind on they may be taking a toll. >> as this investigation has moved closer to the oval of the, it has driven increasingly erratic behavior by the president of the united states. >> what's next in the investigation? donald trump jr. is due to appear for a closed-door interview with the house intelligence committee on wednesday. it's going to be the first time lawmakers have an opportunity to question the president's oldest son about his trump tower meeting with campaign officials and a russian attorney last june. also this coming week, republicans in the house and senate will start hammering out a compromise on their tax reform plans. each chamber passed a different version of the plan. now they need to be merged, approved again before the measure goes to the president's desk. the road to compromise could deed lead to a shutdown with democrats on legislation to temporarily fund the government. still ahead, he didn't play in the nfl today, but he still made headlines. a big honor for colin kaepernick tonight. how he managed to surprise a
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crowd in southern california. plus, breaking through. hollywood a-listers on the red carpet in the south bay tonight, but they weren't the ones receiving the awards. and it's a sight of one of the 49ers' greatest try ups -- now it's the butt of a joke. >> december forecast not as planned right now. the radar looks quite dry and very unusual for this time of year. the seven-day forecast we have in store for you. a look at that when we come right back. across the country today, former
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49ers quarterback )colin kaepernic well, nfl games played out across the country today, former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick was in beverly hills tonight being honored. kaepernick was recognized at the aclu of southern california's annual bill of rights dinner. the crowd gave him a standing ovation. he surprised them by simply showing up. he was not on the star-studded list of honorees released before
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t the banquet. kaepernick spoke briefly to a very supportive crowd. >> we all have an obligation no matter the risk and regardless of reward to stand up for our fellow men and women who have been oppressed -- men and women who are being oppressed with the understanding that human rights cannot be compromised. >> other people honored at the event, jane fonda, viola davis and judd a.p. do you. the sixth annual breakthrough prizes were held tonight at nasa amts aims in mountain view. in math, science and medicine. the co-founder of the ceremony mark zuckerberg says the goal is to bring awareness to their achievements. morgan freeman most hosted the awards and many other stars, limbians and musicians attended.
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rob mayeda here. here is our scientist on staff. he's going to be talking about some very nice weather going forward. >> yeah, once the winds back off. >> dry weather i should have said. >> unusually dry. actually for how long things are looking dry in the long-range forecast right now. breezy conditions in the north and east bay hills. that ride gusty during the day tomorrow. right now as we take you outside, you can see fran san francisco clear, rain showers overnight last night, brief bursts of rain but nothing showing on the radar now. the skies have cleared out. a good supermoon viewing earlier. san rafael, 42 degrees. we're well on our way to 30s in the wind sheltered valleys of the east bay. san jose, 47 degrees. a bit of a windchill factor on the ferris wheel ride.
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higher up in the hills where the breezing will be going throughout the night, 40s and 50s. keep an eye on wind speeds. as we head through the afternoon, mostly sunny skies, it's going to be cool like we saw today. highs in 60s in san jose, upper 50s in san francisco. .sloping wind as cross the north bay valley should bring temperatures into the mid-60s. gusts above 45 miles per hour in the area in red and purple there. the north bay and east bay hills. wind advisers are scheduled to drop at 10:00 a.m. on tuesday and see how the wind speeds begin to come back down. look at the long-range forecast here. high pressure doesn't go anywhere from the start of the week, in fact all the way out to tuesday december 12th. you're looking at now and actually the next ten days look unusually dry. san francisco, some chilly mornings for you means days with start in the mid-40s once winds
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back off. the highs by thursday could be approaching the upper 60s in the valley. tuesday night and wednesday once those winds back off, lots of low 30s to start the morning. you saw the highs, upper 60s, near 70 by thursday and friday. >> all right, rob thanks very much. we'll be right back. hi, we're alaska airlines, and we give you more than just peanuts. we give you european biscoff cookies. hundreds of free movies you can watch right on your phone. if you want peanuts, check out our prices.
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in sacramento, had new video tonight. a southwest plane that took off in sacramento had to make an emergency landing at l.a.x. tonight. the flight was supposed to go to santa ana. they diverted and made it safely to the gate. about 100 people were on board the flight. two of them were checked at the scene by the l.a. fire department but refused any further treatment. a decision whether to move the u.s. embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem may be coming down this week. and today the president's son-in-law jared kushner said mr. trump is weighing the options and still considering
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recognizing jerusalem as israel's capital. the moves could jeopardize peace efforts in the region, at least according to many of the veteran diplomats in the attendance today at the brookings institution mid east forum. the president's advisers say he's likely to once again delay the moving of the embassy to jerusalem, but is likely to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. still ahead here at 9:00, new developments in another sexual abuse investigation. the decision handed down late tonight. plus, one year after the deadly ghost ship fire, a critical moment in the criminal case headed to court tomorrow. experts tell us what to expect.
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then we found out how many years that money would last them. how long do you think we'll keep -- oooooohhh! you stopped! you're gonna leave me back here at year 9? how did this happen? it turned out, a lot of people fell short, of even the average length of retirement. we have to think about not when we expect to live to, but when we could live to. let's plan for income that lasts all our years in retirement. prudential. bring your challenges. year since the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire. right now at 9:00, it's been one year since the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire, and tomorrow the criminal investigation takes center stage. welcome back. i'm terry mcsweeney.
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while the victims are still being remembered this weekend, the criminal case takes a big step forward tomorrow. a preliminarily hearing is set to begin for two men charged with involuntary manslaughter that left 36 people dead. christie smith spoke with a legal expert. >> in the preliminary hearing, the prosecution has a minimal burden of proof. >> reporter: legal analyst says while the prosecution tries to show there is enough evidence for a trial, the defendants are likely to reveal little before an alameda superior court judge. >> first of all, it doesn't do any good because the prosecution's burden of proof is so minimal, they're going to win anyway. secondly, as a part of defense strategy, you don't want to give the prosecution a preview of your defense. >> reporter: these two defendants pleaded not guilty in september. they were charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the deaths in the massive ghost
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ship fire last december. earlier in charging documents they were accused of creating unsafe conditions at the warehouse. sources say up to 25 witnesses could be called to the hearing. johnson says if it moves to trial, experts, the history and the condition of the building may weigh heavily. >> now, the real question for both the prosecution and the defense is, can they show that these individual defendants were responsible for those conditions that they knew or should have known and possibly could have done something about the conditions to prevent the tragedy that happened? >> reporter: in oakland, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> our investigative unit has been pouring through every aspect of the ghost ship fire for the last year. the victims, the impact and those being held accountable, to see what our team of investigators have uncovered, go to our website nbcbayarea.com. s oakland police department has been asked to tell its side of the story involving an i.c.e.
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raid. the opd is scheduled to give a report tuesday night to the oakland city council. back in august, homeland security detained two gaut mallon men in west oakland. some say that was a violation of oakland's sanctuary city statute. while now oakland police chief ann kirk patrick is being accused of providing false information to the public about whether anyone detained during that raid had been charged with a crime. a man shot, killed and left in the middle of the road. happened in ante ideological near deer valley road. again, in antioch. details are extremely limited right now. all we know is police got a call saying there was a man in the road. by the time they got there, the suspect was dead. new details tonight on the sexual abuse investigation involving a famed classical ducter. new york's met opera decided to suspend its relationship with longtime conductor james lavine. nbc's morgan radford has more on
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the investigation and the allegations. >> reporter: he is one of the world's most famous conductors. 74-year-old james lavine who led the iconic opera for more than four decades now accused of sexual misconduct. on saturday, the country's largest opera house announced it is investigating details from a 2016 illinois police report, revealing allegations that levine abused a teenage boy. in an anonymous interview with "the new york times," levine's accuser says the abuse began in 1985 at a summer music festival and continued for years. >> was the metropolitan opera invested in protecting him? that is the question being investigated. they have known about these allegations for at least a year and are only investigating them now that they've gone public. >> reporter: in a statement to nbc news, the met's general manager said they found out about the allegations last year. he said the charges were completely false and we relied on the further investigation of the police. we need to determine if these
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charges are true. and if they are, take appropriate action. the met's former press representative acknowledging in a book published in 2001 that rumors of sexual abuse by levine circulated since the 1970s, claims he denied after the book came out. his the first high-profile misconduct claim to rock the classical music scene since a wave of accusations has topeled other famous faces. from media mogul harvey weinstein to charlie rose to matt lauer. >> it feeds into a culture of wanting to keep things quiet or not coming forward that is not conducive to airing this kind of thing. >> reporter: now a moment of reflection and reckoning. morgan radered, nbc news, new york. drugstore chain cvs is buying aetna in a $69 billion deal. it runs nearly 10,000 drugstores
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and more than 1,000 walk-in clinics with an insurer covering about 22 million people. the deal could help cvs become more of a one stop shop for health care, potentially adding eye care or hearing aid centers. it could help keep millions of customers away from amazon if the company decides to expand into prescription drugs. it was the site of the 49ers first super bowl win back in 1982 and today in pontiac, michigan, everything appeared to be in place to turn the former home of the detroit lions into a pile of rubble. thafts what was suppose to happen. our nbc reporter reports what was supposed to happen didn't. >> reporter: in pontiac, michigan, a crowd had gathered and the cameras were ready to capture the silver dome as it imploded. after the blast, the stadium stood tall. >> so you got your bang but we didn't get our cut. >> reporter: the blast was meant to break the beams that support the upper ring of the stadium, but about 10% of the explosive charges failed to detonate.
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>> a wire somewhere was cut and we don't know why or how. >> reporter: the pontiac silver dome opened in 1975. it was once home to the nfl detroit lions and hosted a super bowl. but in 2002, the lions moved to a gleaming new home in detroit. two years ago, a decision was made to demolish the old home. in pontiac, a city once synonymous with american manufacturing. the dome was symbolic of what happened to the city. the mayor says the failed demolition is also a symbol. >> you know, we thought pontiac was down and out, we came back. the silver dome is the same. they tried to bring it down. the tired old lady isn't coming down yet. >> reporter: excavators will start taking down the rest of the building this week. dan shanman, nbc news. still ahead, we investigate. they would be far ahead of the game if they just left the foundation. >> wildfire survivors were told their cleanup would be free, but will the government plan lead to delays and higher costs for
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homeowners and you, the taxpayer? i'm vicky nguyen, we investigate next. watching some chilly temperatures around the bay area. right now 47 degrees in san jose. 30s in parts of the bay area tonight and wind speeds accelerating into a wind advisory for your monday morning commute. we'll tell you how strong the winds can get when we come right back. thousands who lost homes, jobs
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or wages will get a second victims of the north bay fires will soon get another financial boost. thousands who lost homes, jobs or wages will get a second wave of money from the north bay fire relief fund. it's not clear how much victims can expect to see but checks are going out this week. the fire relief fund has raised about $24 million. most of the money was donated by people, organizations and businesses outside the county's impacted. donations have come from countries overseas. it's been nearly two minutes since the north bay fires. survivors were told government
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cleanup of their properties would be done at no charge, but will homeowners have to brace for another nightmare once they begin rebuilding? senior investigative reporter vicky nguyen is learning what residents aren't paying for now could cost them more time and money later. >> reporter: at issue, how safe are the foundations underneath the homes that burned? the state says they're toxic and structurally unsound. that's why they're taking out the foundations for anyone who opted into the government plan. critics say it's a one size fits all approach that will cost some homers extra time and money to rebuild. >> we had no idea -- >> they hadn't seen anything like that done before. >> reporter: these two neighbors say their experience could serve as a cushionary tale. two years ago, the valley fired destroyed nearly 2,000 homes in lake county, including theirs. the state offered to remove debris from everyone's lot, but the plan required all foundations to be removed, too, because of concerns about
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contamination and structural safety. it's the same program being offered to people who lost their homes in the devastating wildfires in the north bay. >> at the time we did not know that removing the foundation would have such an impact. >> reporter: rob goodman opted in and crews took out his foundation. his lot remains empty two years later. do you think you saved money by going with the debris removal program? >> no, i know it's cost us more money. our costs for our foundation now went from approximately $54,000 to $78,000. we have to replace the driveway, we have to replace the sidewalk. pretty much everything that's being done now is because of what was removed. >> reporter: goodman says he had to fight with his insurance company to pay for the additional costs, which delayed construction. >> it looked just like that. >> reporter: meanwhile, across the street, orson armstrong just moved into his newly rebuilt home. >> it's the biggest relief in many years, a couple of years
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now, to be back here. >> reporter: armstrong declined the government cleanup and hired a private contractor who kept his home's foundation and tested for contamination. he says it passed all safety inspections. and you are confident in the testing that was done to make sure it's structurally sound and that the soil is safe. >> oh, yeah. >> the one size fits all all foundations go is not necessarily the right solution. >> reporter: former sonoma county planning commissioner and constructer consultant tom lynch helped armstrong rebuild. he said people should hire an engineer to test their foundation before agreeing to have to removed or risk paying a lot more when they rebuild. >> it's got to cost you more, but i tell people i want you to move into a house that you feel safe in and that is going to last. >> reporter: todd thalhamer is a state and environmental engineer. after the state andrea fire destroyed 256 homes in lake tahoe, he came up with the blueprint for clearing toxic debris on a mass scale.
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why is it the policy to remove all of the foundations? >> well, it really comes down to a lot of things. it comes down to the contaminants that are present. it comes down to the damage that the heat causes to the concrete and it comes down to the simple economics of it and trying to get all the debris off the ground in a safe, coordinated manner. >> reporter: we've learned that coordination comes with a cost to taxpayers. armstrong's bill for debris removal was $18,000. records from lake county show that's much lower than what the government paid to clean up home sites, an average of $63,000 apiece. goodman's bill was even high we are $83,000. his insurance will pay 5 5ds,000 the rest is build to the state and federal government. thalhamer says the higher costs pay for the prevailing page and a speedy cleanup of toxic materials, plus environmental testing. >> we're doing air sampling at elementary schools, middle schools, daycares, running street sweepers. we're doing things for the
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community at the same time we're cleaning up their homes. >> if this was your house burned down, would you have the foundation removed? >> absolutely. as a matter of fact, i lost my childhood home in the valley fire and i lost my second childhood home in the santa rosa fire. i've done the tests. i've been in the field. i've personally signed off about about 3,000 foundations and removals. you're going to spend $300,000 to build yourself a brand-new home. why is it you're willing to look at $20,000 or $30,000 of possible expense and questionable concrete to put a brand-new house on it. >> reporter: about two-thirds of the homeowners in sonoma county have opted into the government cleanup. they are still accepting applications on a case by case basis. the other piece of advice, brace yourself for that cleanup women bill and make sure your insurance company paid you for every you're owed before you turn in that bill. i'm vicky nguyen, nbc bay area news. >> give us a call at 1-888-996-tips or visit our
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website nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate if you have a story. rob mayeda here now. and there is a moon out tonight. >> special -- supermoon. >> very special. >> we have clear skies, which is nice. sometimes the clouds get in the way of the view, but not the case earlier this evening. here is the view from san francisco. looking back across the bay. and look at that. the glow of the bay bridge lights overwhelmed by the supermoon above. at 6:35 this evening, that was a view. quite a sight. the moon higher up in the sky. 53 in san francisco. a little bit breezy. we're not going to see truly temperatures around san francisco and oakland. inland valley's already cooling. 42 degrees in dublin. will be in the 30s by 11:00 tonight. mostly clear in san jose and a chilly start tomorrow morning if you don't have winds in some of the inland valleys, chances are you'll wake up to mid-30s. in the hilltops, temperatures
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tomorrow morning starting off in the 40s and 50s. highs tomorrow relatively cool, close to 60 in san jose, tri-valley up towards conforward. peninsula temperatures for your monday, a blustery day with highs near 60% san francisco high upper 50s close to 60. and into the north bay, probably the warmest spots around the bay area, santa rosa and sonoma. it drops down from the valleys to help bring up temperatures quite a bit. watch out for these times around ocean beach tomorrow. we'll see another king tide coming up. over seven feet at about 10:19 in the morning and again on tuesday. still close to seven-foot high tides after 11:00 in the morning. the real numbers to be watching are the wind speeds crop you see the red and purple areas? through about 6:30 p.m. tomorrow and through tuesday morning and 10:00, wind advisories begin to
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drop as the wind speeds begin to back off tuesday night into wednesday. check out this hour by hour future cast. no clouds anywhere. high pressure holding its ground here, keeping storms away from the entire west coast. seattle to san diego looking dry. not just tomorrow or the next three days, but this goes all the way out to tuesday december 12th, which is impressive when you consider the long-range precipitation outlook through that time. nothing showing up there. which is unusual for this time of year. december to january usually the wettest stretch of the year for the barea, instead you get a seven-day forecast that looks like this. gusty and try for san francisco. temperatures starting to climb into the upper 60s by thursday. a tale of two climates here. the winter-like temperatures in the morning, especially wednesday as the winds back off. code see temperatures in the inland valleys near freezing but the-day time high rebound into the 60s. parts of the bay area south of san jose close to 70. needless to say an unusually dry
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seven-day forecast. >> something coming up here that you did not forecast. believe it or not, there were 20 tons of snow in san jose today. did you know about this? the san jose earthquakes brought in the snow. it did not fall from the sky. rob was absolutely right with his forecast. brought it in for families to enjoy. the second annual winter fest took place at avaya stadium. they had craft stations, people were urged to donate a toy for a toy drive going on. huge snowman there. we're back in a moment. for an increasing number of
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a story now about money and how you spend it. for an increasing number of us, it means not using cash, instead carrying around plastic or using a smartphone app. more and more businesses don't accept cash at all and some people are saying that's unfair. jo ling kent reports. >> reporter: when brieian gets ready to go in the morning, cash
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is not in the equation. >> i think the last time i went to an atm was two years ago. >> reporter: she streamlined her wallet to credit cards only. cash she feels is inconvenient and dangerous. >> there are a lot of times i think if i had a lot of cash on me, i'd be a little anxious. >> reporter: cash is still the number one payment between 2000 and 2015, noncash payments in the u.s. grew by almost 400%. >> i haven't really needed cash to be honest. it's either my credit card or out with friends i'll use venmo. >> reporter: where people can pay each other on a smartphone now processes $2 billion a month. this year, apple added similar capabilities in imessage. these free services are so popular, 30 major banks launched a competing product called zelle. doing away with small businesses has meant big business no this restaurant in brooklyn. >> guests are looking for the cleaner, safer, easier
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transaction and having a bad wa cash in your pocket just isn't convenient. >> reporter: but 7% of americans do not have access to banking or credit cards. that as up to 9 million households that cop rate with cash only. >> when a business says we will not be accepting cash here, it also is saying we will not be accepting people who don't have smartphones here or can't afford them and don't have bank accounts here. you need some line of credit and technology to be able to live in a cashless society. that leaves out a large portion of our population. >> reporter: the brooklyn restaurant says it will not discriminate. >> if it did become a concern, i think we would pivot and figure out a solution. maybe take it for select people. >> reporter: crashing in an convenience while accepting the cost of change. jo ling kent, nbc news, san francisco. >> a very big day for the 49ers. let's get to sports. . hey, guys, i'm felon smith
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with this nissan sports report. it's been a rough season for the 49ers, but the team and their fans have a lot to look forward too. the jimmy garoppolo era and it was a fitting debut for the 49ers' new quarterback, making his first start for the red and gold in his hometown. let's take you to the windy city. 49ers taking on the bears. jimmy g. getting the start in his hometown chicago. niners down 14-12. shaking and baking. picks up 19 yards and the first down for the drive continues. later in the drive, garoppolo finds trent taylor for a 33-yard gain and that set up this. a 24-yard field goal attempt for robbie gold and he nails it. the game-winner against his former team. how about that? he would scare all the 49ers' points on sunday and garoppolo ran for 249 yards to help the niners win 15-14 for their second win of the season. >> i tried to say all week it
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was just a normal game, but i've never come back to chicago like this. it's exciting. a ton of people here today. it was one of the more fun games i've a part of. >> were you surprised by how warm it was? >> we got off the plane and commenting on we did a walk-through, guys were out in t-shirts and stuff. it was a nice spring day in chicago today. >> awesome. the raiders hosted the giants. first drive of the raiders offense. they give the ball to marshawn lynch three straight times and does this. good-bye. 59 yards to the crib. he finished with 101 yards on the ground. the most since coming out of retirement. how about that? fourth quarter, raiders up 10-7. d'andre washington punches it in. they'd get some insurance here. derek carr finds holton in the end zone and that would seal the
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victory for the raiders. to improve to 6-6 and now in a three-way tie for first in the afc west. warriors in miami taking on the heat. third quart, golden state up 15. steph curry underneath the basket, looks like he's in trouble but nope. what a shot. finished with 30 points in 30 minutes. warriors win 123-95. they're now 18-6 on the season. the giants are still waiting on a decision from stanton. mlb network's john merosi is reporting that the marlins have agreed to a framework of a trade for the current mvp with the giants and cardinals, but the decision is ultimately up to stanton, waiting for the dodgers, his hometown team to make the marlins an offer. when it comes to landing japanese phenom o -- yahoo! sports is reporting the two west coast teams are on the short
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list for one of the best pitchers and hitters in japan and the reports also say that ohtani will hold meetings with mlb teams next week. in orlando on the pitch, the stanford women taking home the ncaa title. beat ucla in the national championship game 3-2. it's the laid cardinal second national title in soccer. pretty cool note on that, the nation at championship marks the 114th for the stanford athletic department and caps off a 24-1 season for the cardinal. congratulations, ladies. way to go. that's it for sports. >> not so fast. we've got some more on the stanford women. a member of our nbc bay area family is celebrating stanford's new national championship. our director of broadcast operations saw his daughter win the title. teigen mcgrady is a junior on the team and almost scored a goal today. willie sent us these photos taken just moments after the
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cardinal victory. congratulates to her, her teammates and the entire mcgrady family. what a feeling, to win it all against all that competition. way to go, everybody. all right. tell me about wind. >> well, it's going to be -- monday is officially windsday. >> i like that. >> backing off on tuesday. gusty at times. what a dry looking forecast. we get clear skies, dry air. mornings could be in the 30s. >> maybe layers this week. we'll be back in an hour. see you at 11:00. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you.
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