and good monday morning to you, december 24th, christmas eve. there you have a christmas tree from christmas in the park in san jose. wow, santa is quickly approaching. >> santa is in the air somewhere around the world. hopefully the kids are really straightening it up. i i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. >> it's wet for the bay area. we are starting out with getting ready to work or travel, you're looking good for the next few hours. i'm also tracking some rain starting to move into northern california.

we're going to see the rain moving in as we go throughout the day and as we go into this afternoon, things are going to get a little bit dicey as we start to see the rain approaching. by late morning we could see a few spotty showers but much of it doesn't arrive inle the heavier rain this afternoon. how the roads are moving right now, a lot of green sensors, just one issue, 880 southbound past the great mall exit. i'll be watching out to see how that impacts traffic. everything is light. i'll keep an eye on that as well as what's going on around the bay area. >> 4:31 right now. firefighters on scene of a deadly fire in san francisco. we just got this video into our newsroom from presidio heights. the fire on clay near maple street just before 1:00 this morning killed one person and

injured two others. we are right now working to find out the condition of those two other people. at this point, it's not clear what started the fire but thom genson is headed to the scene and will bring us a live report. traffic is most smoothly but last night shortly after 8:00 a man crashed into another car and flipped over on northbound 101 near willow road in menlo park. the driver was taken to stanford hospital and arrested for dui. mother and 6-year-old child were in another car. all lanes reopened around 9:15. new information coming to light about a plumber rescued from a catering building at sfo. the map is out of the hospital. on saturday two plumbers were

using a cutting tool when they were overwhelmed by dust and fumes from that tool. one of the plumbers made it out safely. it took others two hours to find and rescue the other man. the raiders experienced it all playing in oakland. tonight they could be playing there for a final time. >> reporter: the raider nation representing what will likely be the last game at the kohl scoli and for some it's an emotional experience. >> i >> he's from '69, i'm from '74. >> it's an older stadium, we know that, but it still is the raiders home for all these years. >> reporter: two years they've

rallied to keep the game here so this likely game here at the coliseum is hard to swallow. >> i'm sad. there's no doubt in my mind. it's change and i'm against change. >> reporter: will you be at the game? >> i will not be in atendance. i will not support the nfl financially any longer. >> reporter: the city of oakland sued the raiders over the move. next season is up in the area. nbc bay area broke the news friday the team is in talk with the giants to possibly play next season at at&t park. would you go to vegas? >> yes. >> reporter: will you go to at&t? >> wherever they go. >> reporter: one more trip to the coliseum first. roz plater, "nbc bay area news." 4:34 right now. after a series of investigative reports looking at the toxic

cleanup at hunters point in san francisco a change could affect future development at the shipyard. so far, 450 homes have been built at that site with thousands more planned. >> 4:35. continuing coverage from washington, at the u.s. capitol there remains no sign of a deal as sergio quintana reports, it continues to prove inconvenient for people here in the bay area. >> reporter: regularly scheduled daytime tours of alcatraz will continue as usual but behind the scenes tours and special night

events are suspended until further notice, a surprise for mary and her grandson. >> it's sad. people come a long way to do all this and when they come, they can't do it. >> reporter: lucky for them, the australian pair is booked on a day tour in the morning which should continue as usual. one entrance to ft. point drivers kept bypassing a street pair area only to turn around when the gates were closed. ft. point is closed to vehicles but nearly every national park site in the bay area is open to pedestrians. those affected the most across the country are federal employees who will be furloughed or have to work without pay. >> we're at their mercy. paychecks aren't coming in. they can't be making mortgage payments. >> reporter: the battle over a border wall is the barrier on this third government shutdown over a republican controlled

congress and president trump's administration. the president's new acting chief of staff offered his prediction how long the shutdown will last. >> it's possible it will go into the new congress. >> reporter: sergio quintana, "today in the bay." besides the shutdown, the other big story is secretary james mattis announcing thursday he is stepping down at the end of february. however, the president then tweeted mattis is leaving on january 1st. in his resignation letter, mattis was critical of how the president treats his allies and highlighted their differing views on global security. mattis stepped down a day after president trump announced a plan to with draw u.s. troops from syria against the advice of the pentagon. patrick shanahan will take over

as acting defense secretary. rescue crews are continuing the search for survivors in indonesia. tsunami slammed the island without warning over the weekend. dozens are still missing. the numbers are expected to rise. scientist believe a volcanic eruption and undersea landslide caused the tsunami because there wasn't an earthquake, people didn't have time to get away from the water. >> we're taking about ten minutes for the tsunami to hit the coast to the west, took about an hour to the east, but even so, there's very little time to get the warning out. >> adding to the devastation there, indonesia disaster officials say this weekend was a holiday so resorts and hotels along the coast in western java were packed with people. 4:38 and coming up on "today in the bay," we have been talking about tesla customers

waiting and waiting for their cars to arrive and many without their car today. the offer elon musk is making customers if they miss out on a tax credit. do you find it hard to get a good night's sleep. one survey says it costs hundreds to get a good night's rest, but we have results on how to improve your sleep for free. taking a live look outside, nice and clear on this christmas eve. kari has a look at your forecast in a bit. it is 4:39. you're watching "today in the bay."

good morning. i'm frank holland at cnbc global headquarters. wall street is set to open lower this morning. it's only a half day of trading on christmas eve. the markets will close at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. stocks are coming off a negative week. the worst since 2008 on continued concerns about raise rising interest rates and a slowing global economy. back to tesla news. tesla will reimburse u.s. can mers for cars delayed missing out on a major tax credit. tax credits for electric vehicles are available for the first 200,000 cars sold by an automaker, reduced by 50% every six months until phased out. orders placed by october 15th

would be eligible for the $7,500 credit and customers would get their cars by the end of the year. january 1st the credit drops to $3,750. millions of kids will have trouble falling to sleep as they wait for santa. many adults get ace good night's sleep on most nights. survey found those who regularly sleep on their back reported having the best quality of sleep. overall, the average person gets 6:17 of sleep per night. i can't imagine what you two get. back over to you. >> i sleep on my back and i get like, hey, roll over, you're snoring. which is a total lie because i don't snore. >> i take over the whole bed. still not seven hours >> that would be a dream.

>> have a good christmas, frank. coming up, your holiday forecast. >> you better put rain in the plans especially for the afternoon. look at martinez starting out dry. upper 40s as you head out the door. we'll see the rain by later on this morning into the afternoon and it gets heavier. as we look at what's happening out there on the roadways, it will start out nice and calm but we could start to see a lot more company. here is a look at highway 101 in san jose. look at the complete microclimate forecast and traffic coming next. >> plus victims find refuge this holiday season. retreat in the east bay is offering much needed peace and recovery to people deal with tragedy.

taking a live look at downtown san francisco. that's a nice, clear shot, beginning of your christmas eve. last day to do the last-minute shopping. >> marcus! you were supposed to finish over the weekend. the alameda county county fire department is spreading cheer. people had the chance to donate a new unwrapped toy or make a monetary donation. santa was there for photos and milk and cookies. the choir from newark memorial high school was also there singing and people were warming up with hot chocolate. toys are essential for kids in tough times. let them just be kids. the donations go to children and

families in need. i think this christmas eve weather will be a nice one. >> it starts out nice christmas eve. christmas day is much better. today we have to get through some rain. i'll be tracking all of that. let's look at strorm ranger our mobile doppler radar, the red scanner we have it parked on san bruno mountain and everything is quiet. if you have an early jump on the day you're looking good. all of the rain farther to the north will start to work its way into the rest of the bay area for the afternoon with some scattered showers and then this system will be working its way toward the east and bringing some rain. as you get dressed this morning, even though it's not raining now, have the umbrella and long sleeves keep you comfortable. let's go hour by hour as we start to see some of that rain very spotty and light starting out at about 10:00 to 11:00 this morning and as we go into the

afternoon starting to see some later rain or heavier rain moving in later today by 3:30, getting a couple of waves of some bright reds and yellows here, indicating heavier downpours and look at 5:00 this evening, in time for the main evening commute, although it may not be as busy we'll track the potential of some thunderstorms here and that chance of storms quickly goes down after sunset as we go into the rest of tonight and early tomorrow morning the kids wake up, open their presents and it will be really nice, still breezy though, with the waves of rain that we'll see today, we're looking at the potential of a quarter to possibly closer to half an inch of rain where some of the heavier rain sets up and the raiders game is this evening and kickoff is at 5:15, there will be a chance of some thunderstorms while you're out there tailgating and also at kickoff. after that, we'll see scattered showers moving through and for

the coast, we're looking at another day of those king tides. there may be some coastal flooding anywhere from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and we are looking at after today a really nice week ahead. highs in the upper 50s and some morning temperatures in the lower 40s for san francisco. rain today, but christmas day clearing out with the temperatures in the low 60s. here is a look at the golden gate bridge with low clouds and fog moving through. we will be watching out for the potential of fog and even some rain. let's see how the roads are moving around the bay area. lot of green sensors here if you're about to head out there on the roads. it's looking good as we get a closer look at the south bay. no issues. i'll be tracking all this in a few minutes. >> thank you very much, kari. the holidays are about giving and strangers in the east bay are doing that. >> a local retreat is hosting

families who survived the camp fire. you can see the religious center here, san damiano retreat, where 150 survivors are invited to relax, hike and enjoy nature. for one mother, nature can trigger traumatic injuries. >> when we first got here we looked up into the mountains and we thought oh, that's a lot of trees there. >> many of the survivors shared stories of survival as well. they agreed that it is nice to have a peaceful place to stay for christmas. parts of butte county leveled by the camp fire starting to show signs of everyday life. the butte regional transit bus service will resume between chico and paradise. people who lost their homes in the fire are allowed to move rvs or tiny homes onto their properties even before the land is fully cleaned up. normally people are not allowed back because the property is

cleaned because the ash can be toxic. the rule has been lifted because of the short am of housing options. low income b.a.r.t. riders could soon ride at a discount. riders will receive a 20% stunt to on all b.a.r.t. rides. family of four would need to be at or below an annual income of $50,200 a year. the program would be funded by a gas tax. if approved the discount could begin as soon as fall of next year. an iconic san francisco store is gone nor good. gump's closed its doors for the last time last night. the store opened in 1861, the same year abraham lincoln was elected president. it was originally a frame and mirror shop but over the years, gump's transpormd into a high-end retail destination. shoppers rummaged through the store's final items and some say

they've within buying gifts at gump's for decades. gump's filed for bankruptcy in august. if you find yourself stopping to buy baked goods there's a chance you'll come across products made by a baker in richmond. >> garvin thomas shows us how the sweet success of rubicon bakers. >> reporter: inside rubicon bakery, employees create desserts shipped to 2,500 grocery stores across the country. but it was something happening much closer to home. down the street literally that made the owner, andrew, realize there was more he could be doing to help his employees. >> about a five-minute walk from the baker why i is a check cashing store. i watched our employees walk down the block and wore row

borrow $50, $100, $2 aun struggle for months after that. >> the answer was a simple one. he reached into his own pocket. >> i opened up my wallet and took out a $20 bill and handing it to an employee asking them to pay it back in a couple of weeks. >> reporter: the employee did, and since then, rubicon has given out half a million dollars in zero interest loans to its employees. 80% of it already paid back. andrew says employees often need money for unexpected expenses like car repair but sometimes it is for something much more meaningful. lucia barres came to andrew a few years ago. her family to go to college needed financial help. "they are really good people" luce is asays. "every company has different bosses but here one feels they get special treatment."

it's why lucia felt comfortable. four years later asking for a new loan. >> we asked her what it was for. she said, it's for my daughters so i can watch my daughter graduate from college, and our eyes just teared up, to be able to loan out money for someone to change their lives or their children's lives, in that way, was what this was all about. >> reporter: and nothing, even in this business, could be sweeter than that. garvin thomas, "today in the bay." coming up here on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> before you toss the boxes this holiday season, we have a 30-second pause to maybe save you some money. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, "nbc bay area responds," next.

good morning. it's simple. your one task is to fill out the product registration card, please. i'm going to give you three good reasons that could save you some money. first, some products now extend your warranty, but only if you register. i did this with a tv. the registration stretched our warranty two years. second, defects. if today's gift ends up on tomorrow's recall list the manufacturer won't know where to send you a notice unless you take 30 seconds to fill out that card and third, class action lawsuits. ment sometimes problem products lead to court cases and compensation for consumers like you.

but the judge can't inform you unless they've got your address from, you guessed it, the registration card right there. i've been talking for about 45 seconds now which is 15 seconds longer than it will take to fill out the card. please do it. should you have trouble let us know 888-996-tips or visit nbcbayarea.com/responds. christm!

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