30 in the tri-valley. freezing temperatures there. frost on the windshield. the north bay has to watch for the possibility of patchy ice on the roadways with temperatures now at 29 degrees. freeze warning in effect until 7:00 this morning. that may damage your plants and you want to make sure you are taking care of pets as well. we'll talk about how warm it gets and what we are expecting for the weekend is coming up. vianey is tracking the morning drive as people go to work and get out of town. >> it's been a quiet morning. the bay area, you can see a lot of green. not a lot of incidents to report. chp having a quiet morning. the only thing i have been track sg the road hazard, eastbound 80 near treasure island. they have moved that off to the side. you can imagine they are on the bridge, so still blocking one of those lanes. we are not seeing heavy delays out of that area. we are expecting holiday light

traffic. the bridge drive times are light. eight minutes. westbound 84 toward dumbarton, 11 minutes. a live look at the bay bridge camera. you can see it's so beautiful out there. we have a couple cars on the roads. looks like the metering lights are not on. back to you. >> thanks. 5:01. union city police will be on heightened alert. a dangerous and illegal side show is planned. police are taking steps to prevent it from happening. it is planned. they will be monitoring that area and the traffic and close off the access all together after the stores close. the side show is planned at the home depot and food maxx. police issued 100 citations at a side show there last week. the drivers aren't breaking the law by gathering beforehand. if they start a side show, drivers could be cited or

charged with reckless driving. berkeley police hope you might recognize this person. he's wanted in connection to a recent groping incident. police say he grabbed a female jogger on december 10th as she was running near 9th and heinz avenue. police say he was wearing a baseball cap and blue pants. at 5:02, breaking news out of hayward. a destructive fire erupts inside a house, sending two people to the hospital. "today in the bay's", anser hassan is live at the scene with more on what is going on this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. new information. just spoke with the fire cap pain. he says they think the fire started in the kitchen because somebody forgot to turn the stove off. the fire broke out at 2:00 a.m. i spoke with the daughter. she was woken up by fire and flames burning in the back of

the house. she rushed to get her 85-year-old parents out. this is video from a short while ago. firefighters are thankful the fire didn't spread, considering how close the homes are. now, we were told that's about 40% of the house that was burned mostly in the back. the front side has still been saved. the daughter who lives here says her parents were taken to the hospital for smoke inhilation. they are hoping to stay with relatives for the rest of the holidays. anser hassan, "today in the bay." >> glad the daughter was able to learn of the fire and get them out. >> thank you. it is 5:03. in the east bay, a teacher in jail for allegedly raping a student. bail has been set for $2 million. the 55-year-old worked at the loma vista adult center in concord. the victim is an adult student with an intellectual level of a

young teenager. the school district placed gonzalez on leave, pending the investigation. a music conductor is coming under fire. the san francisco symphony is cutting ties with him amid sexual assault allegations. it happened between 1985 and 2010. the boston symphony orchestra and the philharmonic canceled concerts with him. a live look at the u.s. capitol where things today will be, no doubt, more quiet. now that lawmakers passed the stopgap measure to avoid a government shut down for midnight tonight. they agreed to a deal to extend federal funding, but only until january 19th. president trump is expected to sign that measure today. a source tells nbc he may also sign the recently approved tax

bill today. tracie potts has more. >> i have bubbles. >> reporter: who is paying doctor bills for 9 million low and middle income children across america? for now, the federal government. congress extended funding through march. some states fear the money may not last that long. >> next year is going to be very demanding. >> reporter: next year, january 19th, the next budget showdown. >> then, another crisis. >> reporter: the temporary budget congress passed avoids the crisis for now. no government shutdown today, but at least $81 billion in disaster relief up in the air for florida, texas and puerto rico. >> we have 300,000 homes under water. puerto rico has no lights. >> reporter: also up in the air, lawmakers head home for the holidays, daca. protection for young immigrants. it runs out in march.

>> negotiations are going well. >> reporter: if there's a deal, republican leaders promise a vote in january. they are still riding high after tax reform. >> this is going to provide great opportunities for the employees of our country. >> reporter: it doesn't address other issues, reauthorizing warrantless wiretaps on foreigners or stabilizing health insurance. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> thank you. it is 5:06. californians have until midnight to apply for health care coverage. cover california recently extended that deadline to cover a late rush of people signing up for health care. today is the deadline if you need coverage january 1st. happening today, another looming deadline. today is the last day to submit comments of plans to raise entree fees at 17 national

parks, including yosemite. the fees go from $30 to $70. they say the extra revenues will cover future restoration and renovation costs. this weekend, thousands of people will bundle up and check out those holiday lights. >> one neighborhood is fighting to be the go-to spot for everyone looking for a spot. this is willow glen. it's popular as it has been for many years. the neighbors unite. they get together and those reindeer are like 16 -- they are really, really tall. >> i can tell they are tall. >> exactly. they link together. we are going to have a live report from bob redell out there this morning. they do a great job of spreading that holiday cheer. in fact, we posted an entire gallery of the best places to see the lights this weekend. head to www.nbcbayarea.com. >> a fun thing to do this

weekend. >> bundle up, though. >> 5:07. we are under a microclimate weather alert. as we have been saying, it is a cold one out there. bundle up. this is a live look of san rafael. there is no freeze warning there, but it is going to be a cold one. kari? >> we have a couple hours left of this freeze warning in effect. santa rosa down to 29 degrees. 28 in napa and 26 now in fairfield. san jose at 35 degrees. we'll continue to watch those temperatures. there may be some patchy road ice. we talk about those roads coming through the santa cruz mountains and through the altamont pass. those elevated roads as well where the temperatures are the coldest in the north bay. dress in layers. also wear a hat. bring those pets inside and protect your pipes. cover sensitive plants if you haven't already. maybe too late for that. the coldest time will be at 7:20. i'll continue to watch those

temperatures and vianey is continuing to watch the roadways as you head out the door. >> very quiet. overall look at the bay area, no major slow downs. east bay drive times right now, we saw the heavy build up at southbound 880 due to a deadly crash. this morning, the scene is looking better out there. broadway, nine minutes. westbound 580 eight minutes. fish ranch road to the bay bridge, about seven minutes. hopefully it will stay this light. i know it's the weekend. people are heading out of town. we might see a back up later this evening. >> thank you. scary moments on a plane. an investigation under way after smoke took over the cabin of an american airlines flight. the rush to get everyone out safely. plus, a gift fit for james bond with with a secret behind these luxury shoes.

good morning. it's 5:12. a very cold morning. here is a live look in fremont. as you head out, crank up the heater, even through 9:00. we'll still have temperatures in the 30s. then it gets milder as we go

through the day. this is exactly where we should be for the end of december in the upper 50s. we'll start to see more clouds moving in. the rain holds off for a while longer. we'll talk about the timing and how much we could see coming up in five minutes. a quick check of the drive times. westbound 80 toward the bay bridge, eight minutes toward the san mateo bridge. westbound 84 to dumbarton bridge, ten minutes. the metering lights are still off at the main bridge. >> thanks. the time is 5:13. new this morning for you, scary moments on a united airlines flight from boise to houston. they were forced to make an emergency landing after smoke appeared in the cabin. the plane landed without incident. they later boarded another aircraft to complete the journey. a follow up for you on a story we first brought you yesterday. apple is admitting it slows down

older iphones claiming it saves batteries from dying. some people are not buying it. the class action lawsuit has been filed. many apple customers we talked to are furious. >> well, you know, function as quickly -- >> i have an iphone 6, it glitches a lot. when the battery is low, it starts glitching. >> you have a chunk of consumers who thought apple was doing something to force them to upgrade. those people will now feel vindicated. >> apple points out, experts point out, rather, apple did not say a battery replacement can solve the slowdown, but that can cost $80. a spacex falcon 9 rocket will launch today. it marks the first time a reused booster will be used. it's the fifth time a spacex

reused booster has been launched. they have four planned for the upcoming year in the first half of 2018. more business and tech news this morning. good news for last minute shoppers. two chain stores will be open until the last minute. >> some are open 24 hours already. let's check in with landon dowdy live at cnbc. are you ready for christmas? >> hi there, marcus and laura. unfortunately, i'm one of those last minute shoppers. wall street will look to end the trading weekend on a high note. the markets soared yesterday. several companies including nbc universal parent comcast plans to give higher wages and bonuses for workers. you will see new improved sales. the dow rising 55 to 24,782. the nasdaq closing up four to

6965. a big shake up in the front office of a major tech giant. former google ceo eric schmidt is stepping down from the parent company, alphabet. the co-founders recruited schmidt to run their young company in 2001 as an adult in the room. he served in that post until 2011 and has been a regular public speaker for the company for many years. the clock is ticking. it's christmas eve and you need to find a gift? don't fret. two chains are pushing last minute shopping to the limit. kohl's is in the middle of a marathon staying open round the clock until 6:00 p.m. christmas eve. toys "r" us will stay open through 9:00 p.m. sunday. guys, tomorrow is expected to be one of the biggest shopping days of the year. 126 million consumers expected to hit the stores. back to you. >> a lot of e commerce there.

i feel bad for the workers. >> it's tough. 5:16. what do you buy for the man who has everything for christmas? >> how about a pair of shoes, james bond shoes? yeah. shoe maker oliver sweeney and luxury website teamed up to greet a shoe with a secret come partment. take a look here. each shoe comes with three gadgets of your choosing, the smallest mobile phone. does it work? you can get the miniature spy video. they are in the inner sole. the shoes, get this, cost $3,000. >> wow. >> shoes, okay. now, can you get them by christmas? that's the other question. >> probably. if you are going pay that much. >> hand deliver them and put

them up. >> hello? hello? >> a lot of people are trying to get in that last minute shopping. you have a lot to do. let's get to it. a cold start this morning. it is now 36 degrees in the middle of the screen, looking live at the peninsula at palo alto. 35 on the left side in the south bay. it's 29 degrees now in the north bay. you have to watch out for some of those elevated roads and bridges and overpasses that may freeze during these cold temperatures. it may be slick out there, slow down. the high today in cupertino, 56 degrees. 58 in gilroy. we are going to have upper 50s in walnut creek. 55 in oakland. 56 in san mateo. palo alto, a high of 57 degrees and 55 in the mission district. around the bay area, there's not a huge difference in temperatures. generally, mid to upper 50s. if you are hitting the road, clear across the state, the

light snow showers we had yesterday have since cleared the sierra and we are going to have all dry conditions driving down the central valley and into a few other states across the region. for tomorrow, the temperatures much warmer for southern california in the upper 60s. we'll have upper 50s around here and a few more clouds moving in, in advance of this storm system that will bring in light snow showers in time for christmas eve and early christmas morning. it will be a nice treat if you can make it there. here, only a slight chance of rain. i was so disappointed when i saw the computer model. it shows a little bit of rain coming through and got to the north bay and fizzled out. that's about what we can expect. i'm holding out hope that we will get rain in here, keeping that in the forecast on christmas day. be mindful, the chance is light. we have a dry forecast here and temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s.

heading over to vianey now. >> an overall look at the bay area is looking good. nice and green. no major slowing in any areas. the south bay cleared out nicely. let's get to the drive times. southbound 101 to sfo 11 minutes. 101 to 92, about five minutes. southbound 101 to 92, you are looking at 20 minutes. all of your drive times, so far, have been nice and light. it changed to 12 minutes. expect that normal friday morning commute traffic. a quick look alt the bay bridge. you can see nice and smooth in terms of the flow. no metering lights on yet. back to you. >> thanks so much. coming up next, escalating tensions in the middle east. the widespread protest expected after a dramatic vote in the u.n.

remembering an icon. how the sports world is remembering the like of dick enberg this morning. morning..

tensions are rising in the middle east after a dramatic developing this morning, tensions are rising in the middle east after a dramatic vote at the united nations. the u.n. general assembly voted 128-9 to declare the united states recognition of jerusalem

the capital. they call it a form of bullying. protests are expected throughout the muslim world. palestinian leaders are telling vice president pence he is not welcome in bethlehem for planned meetings. details and images of a man who plowed his car into people in australia. security footage shows the car pulling into traffic and accelerating towards people. a crowd of shoppers. we have frozen the video before impact. 19 people were injured. police say this was not a terrorist attack. the suspect has a history of mental illness. the sports world is mourning the loss of a legendary broadcaster. dick enberg died at the age of 82 in his home. he retired last year after a six decade career that included

announcing super bowl to the olympics and of course we can't forget major league baseball, tennis, boxing and golf. for 25 years enberg was the lead forecaster at nbc. he will be remembered for two words used at pivotal moments, oh, my. hundreds gathered to remember the late mayor ed lee. >> lee started his work in chinatown as a tenants rights lawyer in the 1970s. for more, he was proof that a chinese-american who grew up in public housing can achieve great success. >> somehow, he taught me maybe some politicians can keep the humility, do justice, show absolute compassion and kindness. a family spokesperson read a statement from lee's daughters who said he would be somewhat embarrassed by the affect.

lee's ashes will be buried at cypress lawn memorial park. he died of a heart attack last week. a string of fires erupting in the east bay. the destruction left behind and the investigation under way to find out what happened. at 7:56, i'm watching the temperatures dip as we are in a freeze warning this morning. for another hour and a half, we'll have temperatures down into the upper 20s for the north bay and also freezing temperatures in the inland valleys. a closer look at this and also a spare the air alert for today, that's coming up next. first, a live look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see people are on the road. no back up just yet. we know how the morning changes everything. the time is ak 26. you are watching "today in the bay."

a very good friday morning to you. it is a cold one as well. we are under that microclimate weather alert this morning. winter is officially here, the first full day. it certainly feels like it. a freeze warning for the bay area this morning. a live look outside, the glistening lights of christmas in the park in downtown san jose and the bay bridge. beautiful look there this morning. >> we are nice and warm in the

studio. good morning. thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we have been talking about the cold weather. kari hall has tracking it all. old man winter not sparing us this morning. >> no. not even in san jose. with the cold temperatures, it's illegal to burn wood today. it's a spare the air day. air quality will be unhealthy. moderate for the east bay peninsula and the south bay. it may get worse as the weekend goes along with the things we are putting out there and the atmosphere gets trapped in the lower levels. as we go through the next couple hours, still have this freeze warning in effect for the areas shaded in purple and along the immediate coastline, frost advisories in effect. there could be patchy road ice. you have to watch out for that and slow your speed. dress in layers heading out the door, wear a hat. bring those pets inside. i have been watching my tomato plants and hoping they survive.

those are some of the things we have to watch as we go into next couple hours. the coldest time will be the next couple hours. i'll keep an eye on those temperatures. i'll have another update in seven minutes. vianey has been keeping an eye on the roadways. any issues yet? >> not yet. i tried growing a couple plants and they died at my parents during a cold night. protect your plants. this is what we like to see. i saw traffic building in the north bay. i figured i would give you some drive times. you might catch patchy ice on the roads. we haven't seen major issues, but slowing in the north bay. highway 37 to 580, eight minutes. southbound 101 from 580 toward the golden gate, ten minutes. i think people are slowing it down. i know a lot of people are ready to head into the weekend. let's take a live look in palo

alto. a couple cars out there. look, just a view. nice holiday light traffic. back to you. >> thank you. the time is 5:32. new this morning, a strain of suspicious fires in the east bay overnight. now, investigators are trying to find out how each started. >> sharon katsuda is live in antioch with what we know so far. good morning, sharon. >> reporter: good morning, laura and marcus. the sign in front of the building says the humane society. take a look at what this caused, the fire. you can see the damaged rooftop. you can see the windows boarded up. there were several other fires at buildings in the area. firefighters got the call around 10:00 about structure fires on a street. you can see by the video, the fire caused major damage inside the building on a street. all other structures are moderately to severely damaged. fortunately, firefighters say the commercial buildings and

homes were abandoned at the time of the fire. there were no reported injuries. all the fires appear to have been set. no details on a suspect or suspects. if you have information on these fires, you are asked to call the contra costa fire department. reporting live, i'm sharon katsuda. back to you. >> thank you so much for that update there. a man has been arrested and charged with sending a bomb through the mail to a peninsula home. he may be connected to the explosive package sent to an officer's home in alameda. you may recall that story from earlier reporting. ross mailed an explosive package to an east palo alto home. the man who opened it was hurt. a fingerprint led investigators to him. he was arrested in a dramatic fashion at his home in oakland hills. here is one of the neighbors. >> he jumped out like you see in a movie. what is going on in my

neighborhoods? >> he will be back in court december 28. investigators believe this man was meeting an underage girl for sex. 33-year-old jose menez responded to an under cover officer posing at a 13-year-old online. he sent a sexually explicit image to the girl and met where he believed they were having a rendezvous. the man who died during a robbery was trying to take the security guard's gun. the security guard has not been charged in the shooting. 5:34. warriors are hosting the lakers. be careful where you get the

tickets. tuesday night, seven people were turned away because they had fake tickets. 300 fans purchased fake tickets and were not let inside. the best way to make sure the tickets are legit, buy them directly from the team. a sanctuary college protecting undocumented immigrants. this week, the college board approved $600,000 to help undocumented students. that includes caseworkers, counselors and fellowship opportunities. this benefits those who are part of the daca program. more details of how many daca recipients are in school. a study by uc san diego finds of the 800,000 d.r.e.a.m.ers, 25% have a bachelor's degree or higher. 45% are in school and of those, 70% are pursuing a bachelor's degree or higher. by the way, more than 90% of

daca recipients have jobs, many while attending college. some say california's gas tax increase goes too far. apparently, where you live says a lot about how you feel. it's supposed to add $130 billion to roadway projects according to a new uc brk lee poll, 52% of voters support repealing the gas tax. but, in the bay area, 60% prefer keeping the tax. it is 5:36 right now. hitting the skies for the holidays? you are certainly not alone. today is expected to be one of the busiest holiday air travel days. airlines are expected to see 151 million passengers for the holiday season. that's 3.5% increase from last year. if you can switch your flight to sunday or monday, which is expected to be the lightest day

of controversial this season although you will travel on the holiday. thousands flock to bay area neighborhoods looking for the best display. >> one area is fighting for the top spot. bob redell is live with a closer look at the festive holiday light display. we saw a sneak peek earlier. it is a festive time where you are. >> reporter: good morning and merry christmas to you. if you are not if mill yfamilia this area, you are looking at rudolph in front of rosemarie's house. the reindeer go down five homes with santa's sleigh. merry christmas to you rosemarie. >> merry christmas to you. >> what is your pg&e bill? >> i don't care. >> reporter: you don't?

>> the lights are more important. >> reporter: merry christmas. thanks for talking to us. i want to show you video of what it looked like last night. last night, they had hundreds of people lining up in their cars  walking around to see the lights display. what we have now is a fraction of what you would normally see because it's so early in the morning. we have andre and his daughter. you have the snowman and the second reindeer hitched to the sleigh. why do you keep doing it? >> it's a big thing in the community. initially, we did it for the kids. >> reporter: was she 5? >> 7 when we started doing it. it's something we did for our kids. it's just grown. our kids are older, but all the neighborhood kids keep coming past. we keep doing it every year. >> reporter: what is your pg&e bill? >> i'm not going to say. >> reporter: merry christmas. you heard him mention john, that's his neighbor, the guy who

started this. this has been going on for 12 years now. he's got the third reindeer and santa on the roof. i'm curious, where do you put these reindeer in the off season? they are big. >> they come apart. >> reporter: you started this? >> yeah. a friend of mine had one in los gatos? >> what is your pg&e bill? >> a couple hundred dollars more. >> reporter: what time? >> they come on at 5:00 and go off at 11:00. >> reporter: let me do the math. if you haven't been to this section of willow glen, the other streets have scenes like candy canes, snow flakes. a great time. >> please thank all those people for getting up early. >> absolutely. get up so early for this. >> reporter: this isn't early, this is mid shift for us.

>> thanks, bob. if you love seeing that, we have posted an entire gallery of the best places to see holiday lights this weekend. you can log on to our website, www.nbcbayarea.com. at this point, judging by the traffic map, the only traffic you might catch is the nice holiday light displays. at the map, nothing to report. chp has been quiet this morning. we haven't seen major incidents or accidents. keep it this way. look at the bridge drive times, westbound 80 to the bay bridge, nine minutes. a live look outside. there goes the san mateo bridge, a couple taillights there. the bay bridge, no metering lights on. typically, they turn on at 4:40. granted, it is a friday morning, a light commute. a live look in san jose, i can still count the cars. that's how light that holiday traffic is and it's the weekend. >> it is the weekend.

>> holiday parties and shopping. >> so much going on. you want to try to get fun in there, too, right? check out this forecast. starts out cold tomorrow morning. some 30s around the bay area as well with high temperatures reaching the mid-50s and low 60s for the inland valleys. for sunday, more of the same. a few clouds in the mix. overall looks good with 50s in the forecast. how about ice skating in union square going shopping. it's going to be beautiful. temperatures mid-50s in the middle of the day. it will be cool during the nighttime hours. if you are planning on hitting the road, l.a. to visit family, mid-60s today. upper 60s by the end of the weekend. looks nice there. also in monterey, upper 60s and 50s. clouds on sunday. if you are lucky enough to go to the sierra, squaw valley is going to be perfect.

temperatures mid-40s. snow flurries christmas morning. i'll have a look at the temperature trend in three minutes. >> sounds good. 5:42 now. coming up next on "today in the bay," reality winner speaks out. the former nsa contractor accused of leaking classified information, telling her side of the story. the jailhouse interview you have to hear, coming up next. cracking down on rental properties in south lake tahoe. rules that could affect your next stay.

it is 5:45 on this friday morning before christmas. let's take a live look outside at christmas in the park downtown san jose. a very cold morning. let's go to evergreen for the temperature trend at 7:00. we are just above freezing at 35 degrees. it will reach the upper 40s by 10:00, heading out for shopping. there will be a few more clouds filtering the sun. looking ahead to the weekend, we will have more clouds and milder temperatures. more on that coming up in five minutes. a quick check of the peninsula drive times. southbound 101 from van ness to sfo, 11 minutes. sfo to 92, five minutes and southbound 101 to highway 92 to bowers avenue, 13 minutes. >> thank you vianey arana. nsa contractor accused of leaking details about russian

interference in last year's presidential election is speaking out. she spoke to the new yorker. she sat down with an interview airing on the "today" show. >> she had to make a choice, do i honor my vow to keep these secret or share what i think is important information? >> that interview with journalist kari talks about the life she lived leading up to the moment she reveals top information. it airs during the second hour of "today." happening today, a pivotal vote on sanctions against north korea. they will vote on wide ranging sanctions in response to the missile test in late november, which was the most powerful one yet. the sanctions would cut north korea's oil import and freeze kim jong-un's international

assets. developing in southern california, good news for areas threatened by the thomas fire. all remaining evacuation orders are being canceled for santa barbara and ventura counties. another round of strong winds failed to materialize. the fire is 65% contained. thousands of homes are not in jeopardy. permanent residents of tahoe say the headaches of short term rentals are too much. the noise from late night parties and the trash. sometimes homes are overloaded with guests. now, if any home receives three citations within two years, homeowners can lose their rental permit. neighbors like the idea. >> i feel like it's not really the nuisance of being loud. i feel like people don't want

you to come here and act like it's your house. you can throw your trash where you want and throw your feet where you want. that's not how it is. >> they have issued 40 letters to vacation homes with one or two citations. it is up to homeowners to inform guests of the rules. sacred heart community service continues the annual toy drive and need your help. this morning, they are short about a thousand toys. they need gifts for teens. if you want to help, there's time to do that. you can find that information on how to donate on our website at www.nbcbayarea.com. shopping for teenagers. you can donate money to them. >> gift card, gift card, gift card. >> there you go. >> a lot of people are hitting the mall. >> it's going to be super busy going to work and people who have to get in the last day and school for the last day in san jose. a live look outside in san

francisco. all clear skies. despite the cold temperatures, no wood burning today. the air quality is going to be unhealthy, especially in the north bay. watch for the hazy conditions. if you have breathing sensitivities, limit your time outside. look how cold it is. that's no problem starting out the morning. 28 degrees in napa. 26 in fairfield. it's 30 in livermore. check out morgan hill as well. 28 degrees. after this very cold start, it makes it into the upper 50s today for the south bay. 59 degrees and 58 degrees in napa, 54 today in san francisco. so, as you get dressed this morning, take a peek out the window. it's probably cold inside the house, too. no problems layering up. you have to dig in back of the closet to find a hat and scarf. a warm coat. not a bad day to rock that ugly christmas sweater to work, too. it's going to be cool throughout the day. we won't have the gusty winds we

have had recently. we have been talking about how dry it has been this month. in santa rosa, .08 inch. we are missing four inches of rain. that is a lot of water. unfortunately, there's not a lot of rain in the forecast for the next several days. this front for sunday into monday fizzles out before it gets here. it could bring in light snow. that is good news. i'll keep the slight chance of rain in the forecast. hopefully santa will bring us rain. after that, dry weather with highs in the mid-50s for san francisco. inland areas, keep more of the same temperatures, upper 50s to low 60s and cold mornings for several days. vianey, any issues as drivers head out to work? >> no problems yet. we are getting closer to 6:00, so might see a build up in traffic. the map has remained clear. the bridge drive times, westbound 80 toward the bay bridge, nine minutes.

westbound 92 toward san mateo, 12 minutes. a live look in san jose. you can see we have cars out on the roads. traffic is starting to build. all in all, it's been a fairly good morning in terms of traffic for commuters. back to you. coming up next on "today in the bay." back home for the holidays. one military veteran back in the u.s. after being deported. our investigation that got real results. first, happening now, holiday travelers were delayed at dallas love field after a fire alarm went off. passengers were evacuated. after 30 minutes, firefighters declared and all clear and let them back in. plus, a massive drug bust down under. australia ya police seized 1.2 tons of meth. the estimated street value, $800 million. we're back with more news at the break. taking a live look at the bay

bridge this morning-- we )re off to anothett at 5:54, welcome back. a live look at the bay bridge right here. emeryville right here. meteorologist kari hall will be tracking the forecast coming up. it is 5:54 right now. get ready for changes on bart in

the new year starting january 1st. bart will require people to show proof of payment on trains. you will have to show a paper ticket or prove you scanned your card. it will be a one month grace period where you get warnings instead of citations. they will hire fare observers. a u.s. veteran deported to mexico is back in the u.s. for the first time in 15 years. >> this is after we discovered veterans who had been deported. chavez arrived across the border at san diego yesterday. nobody recognized him until he walked up to the microphone. he says he was so excited to come home, he didn't sleep the night before. >> excited. i was in disbelief. i believe it now.

i will be with my family. i'll be able to wake up christmas morning and hug them and let them know i'm home. >> chavez was brought to the u.s. illegally when he was 1 year old. governor brown gave clemency to two other veterans. see the full report on www.nbcbayarea.com. >> if you have a story for our unit, 888-996 h-tips or e-mail e unit. a north bay school that had been closed since the devastating wildfires will be reopened. the elementary school is finally reopened today. first responders from the north bay wildfires are going to go out there and escort the kids to the campus. they have been closed since october. probably a day, then off for christmas break. 5:56 right now. bay area basketball, a lot of warrior fans are wondering if the best defender will return to

the court. >> green has been dealing with the shoulder injury. he missed the last four games, but there's good news out there. green did take part in practice, but considered questionable against the lakers. key players are out right now, including steph curry. it's the most wonderful and stressful time of the year, but there are ways to stay physically and mentally healthy over the next few days. one of the biggest pitfalls is over indulging in food and drinked. try to keep portions small. take time to chew your food and eat slowly. always, always, drink plenty of water. water. >> you are a big guy, you can get away with it. and he's super healthy lately. a lot of people are heading to the mall for the last minute shopping. if you find yourself needing a

gift on christmas eve, don't worry. two chains are pushing last minute shopping to the limit. kohl's is in the middle of the marathon opener around the clock until 6:00 p.m. christmas eve. toys "r" us kicking off a shopping spree momentarily at 6:00 this morning. the store will stay open through 9:00 sunday night, constantly open. tomorrow, one of the biggest shopping days of the year with 126 million last minute shoppers set to hit the stores. an anonymous donor dropped a gold coin in a red kettle in california. >> a bell ringer in roseville told us on the first day of work that he never knew what would end up in the kettle. he wasn't expecting this. someone dropped a kruger brand, a one ounce gold coin that was

mentioned in 1967 and a symbol of international wealth and prestige. he did not know that someone dropped that gold coin until his boss told him about it. >> somebody dropped a it in your kettle. i said no way. >> it took me a minute to recognize. i had never seen one before. i read it, one ounce, fine gold. you know, how kids feel, how i felt on christmas morning looking at that. it's so exciting to know that someone trusted us to bless us with that donation. >> it's going to have a lot of people there. the gold is worth $1200 an ounce in the u.s. right now. the mint condition of this coin could make even more money. >> a lot of generosity out there. at 6:00, we are in the microclimate weather this morning.

cleezi freezing temperatures are gripping the area. kari hall is checking the forecast for the holiday weekend. breaking overnight, the damage left behind after a house fire in the east bay. and -- >> it looks like it takes hard work to put all this stuff up. >> it does, but isn't it worth it? the light displays you will want to check out this christmas season. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good morning to you. thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. as we start this friday morning off, extremely cold. kari was telling us about this. we knee it was coming, now we are dealing with it. >> i have been looking at the very fine tuning of the forecast and looking at the microclimates around the bay area. how about this, healdsberg is