it is the last friday of 2018. >> wow. >> take a live look outside right now at the golden gate bridge. beautiful shot there to start out our weekend. the weekend starts on friday, so here we go. thanks so much for starting why you are morning here with us on "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kira klapper. laura garcia is off this morning. it seems like the weekend because we work saturday and sunday. vianey is in for mike. you literally never take time off. >> we are going to start out with very cold air this morning as we see what's happening around the bay area. here is a look at some of the numbers now, not so badncold,

below freezing right now, 31 degrees and we have some upper 40s in livermore, so it's still kind of ranre in temperatures, some of the more gusty winds are dovta as well a the tri valley. i'll be tracking those wind speeds and what else is ahead as we head throughout the last weekend of the year, that's coming up in a few minutes. vianey is tracking the morning drive for you. >> the chp issued their own wind advisory for the altamont pass and portions of the dumbarton bridge. if you're driving on the bridges, keep both hands on the wheel, until the winds tame down a bit. i did notice this crash pop up on my way over to do this report so i'm going to check out what that's all about. overall, to start our morning it's fairly quiet with the exception of the bay bridge toll plaza. bit. back to you. >> thanks, vianey. the developing news for you, newly released photos of the man considered armed and dangerous, the suspect at the center of an

intense manhunt. >> he is accused of shooting and killing a police officer and he's still on the run. >> as sergio quintana reports, investigators aren't releasing his name but the sheriff says that suspect is in the country illegally. >> stanislas county investigators confirm this is the suspected gunman but would not confirm his name. in the small community of elnito south of merced, a s.w.a.t. team drives away from aner off but the man suspected of killing officer n him to justice. i hope he's watching today and he does the right thing and turns himself in. >> reporter: his grief seems to be shared by plenty of newman

residents, on the marquee, a message for the fallen officer. before he was killed he had pulled the suspect over as part of a dui investigation, and shots were fired. >> it was a gunfight. corporal singh absolutely tried to defend himself and stop this credible threat. >> reporter: during the news conference, stanislas sheriff adam christianson made it a point to mention the immigration status. >> in our country illegally. he doesn't belong here. he's a criminal. >> reporter: this tragedy now making national headlines. president donald trump tweeted about it writing "time to get build the wall."security. sergio quintana, "today in the bay." the mother of a woman shot to death by san jose officers is making demands. candlelight vigilorennir vasque. friends and family expressed b

christmas. the officers thought she was a suspect in a shooting. vasquez's friends believe the shooting could have been avoided. >> they could have pepper sprayed her, they could have tauz er tasered her or shot out the tires. >> had the deceased not been driving a stolen vehicle, had not led police on a dangerous high-speed chase, crashed the vehicle and did not attempt to get away, at all costs, ramming officers and endangering their lives, that this shooting and this tragedy would not have occurred on christmas morning. >> i am announcing an investigation at a federal level. >> you also heard there from san jose police chief ed egarcia defending hisamy wants to meet with a district attorney. to our nation's capital, where it is day seven of the partial government shutdown. here is a live look in washington, d.c. hundreds of thousands of workers remain home. the key negotiators and members

of congress are staying home, too. the shutdown seems destined to last until the end of that and potentially until the new congress is sworn in on thursday. president trump has tweeted about the shutdown stating "this is only about the dems not letting donald trump and the republicans have a win." some lawmakers say it's time for the president to give in. >> the president has nancy and chuck in the oval office and negotiated against himself and now he's in a corner. >> neither side is willing to budge over funding for a border wall. 4:35, and someone might start the new year a millionaire. mega millions drawing happens in about 17 hours. the jackpot is up $348 million country are buying tickets. 2018 has really been a lucky year for those winners there. there was a $1.5 billion mega millions winner in october, which the winner hasn't come forward. the drawing tonight is at 8:00. >> every time i hear about these stories i think, i go the t to

tickets. i never do. maybe i can give you some cash for that. coming up on "today in the bay," the last shot for the survival of sears, the efforts the company's owners are making to make the best of that iconic department store. plus social media outrage as instagram users face changes on the site. the cause of the format change and a look at if this is the future of instagram. taking a live look out at san francisco as we start the morning. cold start for you out there. meteorologist kari hall there have a look at the forecast for today and the rest of the weekend, coming up in a bit. 4: 4:36. you're watching "today in the bay."

good morning. i'm frank holland at cnbc global headquarters. here are teed's top business headlines. wall street looks like it will open higher this morning after the market staged a stunning turnaround yesterday, erasing heavy losses with the dow swinging 870 points from low to high with most of that in the last hour of trading. the dow had its biggest rc in a decade. light holiday volume and computer-driven trades are blamed for a the choppy action we've seen recently. overall, stocks are still down for the month and for the year. some big retail news, the fate of sears could be determined today. the chairman of the iconic retailer eddie lampert has until

4:00 p.m. eastern time to submit a proposal of more than $4 billion to buy the company through a hedge fund in an effort to keep stores open. advisers for sears would have until next thursday to decide whether that offer is a qualified bid. if it's not or no offer is made, the retailer could start liquidating its assets which would let creditors get back some of their financial losses. sears filed for bankruptcy in october. it has 500 stores and 68,000 workers. social media news, instagram rolled out a new feature yesterday but people weren't facebook, very briefly switched to a horizontal down. meaning you swipe left and instagram previously tested the change in october in the explore section of the app. it says the feature wasn't meant to be rolled out to everybody. the bug has been fixed. those are your cnbc business headlines and man, people were upset on social media.

>> i heard a lot of people upset. i didn't see it on my instagram. >> i saw it. i wasn't upset. i was mainly confused. i was kind of like my mother on instagram, how do i get to the next feed. thanks, frank. coming up here on "today in the bay," we'll have a look at the forecast. kari, how is it starting out? >> it's starting cool. here is a live look in san jose as you get ready to step out the door in campbell. low 40s, as we've seen most of the week and headed into the mid-50s, another day with sunshine and calmer winds. we'll talk about more of that coming up next. and it's friday morning so generally we have light traffic, of minor crashes that may impact your morning commute. i'll have an da along 580 that just popped up, coming up in a bit.

and take a look at this, the toll plaza there, you can see already a lot of people on the road there on this friday morning. 4:44 right now. now to a rescue in t policen ice. can y save a puppy stuck in the ice. you could see him rescuing the puppy there. theuffed hypothermia, received cpr and they got it to the vet in time. the puppy isxp fully recover. >> wow. cold waters out there. >> ye not that cold. >> not that cold, but we've had some strong winds and that's been the main concern. i want to show you how high the winds gusted over the past 24 hours, at mt. st. helena up about 4,300 feet, we had a

63-mile-per-hour wind gust, mt. diablo 50-mile-per-hour wind gust, chrissy field really gusty there also in san jose with wind speeds at about 30 miles per hour. now things are starting to calm down, and for the north bay, we have some very cool temperatures, it's only 34 in degree below freezing in ukiah, so watch out there for the potential of some icy roads. we're at 50 in oakland and 42 right now in san martin. heading out the door mid-40s are your temperature to start out the day. still kind of breezy and we'll see winds calming down with temperatures heading up to the mid-50s. here is a live look outside in san jose this morning. as you get dressed, you take a look out the window, it's chilly out there, grab a hat, maybe a coat, as we try to fight off some of that cool air that greets us this morning. in concord, it's even cooler with a morning start in the low 40s, right around sunrise and we'll start to work on some

warmer air, headed by late morning into the mid-50s, and as you check out the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen, we have a lot more sunshine and seasonable weather over the next days. gilroy expect a high of 62 degrees, one of the warmer so its in the south bay. for the east bay reaching up to 60 in pleasanton but mostly upper 50s around the east bay and the peninsula, still go u.s. why i in half moon bay. highs reaching 57 degrees and 59 today in the mission district. north bay also 59 in novato and sonoma. and then we're still with some very clear air, some dry as r o we areoi some partly cloudy skies headed into sunday, cool temperatures in the morning hours, with a lot of 30s over the next few days, and highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. and as we check in with vianey, any issues? you said there was a couple of minor crashes. >> we have a couple of minor fender benders through 680. let's get started up here,

actually let's go to 680, that will pop up first. we have this crash, minor along northbound 680 at capitol avenue. chp reporting it as a crash, not a major accident. you could senrs aren't showing any major slowing in through the area. if you encounter it on your morning commute, just they're working to clear that out to the right-hand shoulder. we have another crash along eastbound 580 at coolidge avenue. the left-hand shoulder is blocked, you can see it through this area. we're not seeing any major slowing from this either and chp was reporting they had tow trucks on the way so this shouldn't be a big issue impacting your morning commute. checking the bridge drive times, westbound 880 to the eight minutes, and westbound 84 toward the dumbarton bridge ten minutes. by the way, chp has issued their own high wind advisory for the dumbarton bridge and also the altamont pass, so just keep that in mind as you head out the door this morning and bundle up, because it is chilly out there. i don't have the proper coat for

this type of weather just yet. i'll send it back to you. accused of murdering a woman at a b.a.r.t. station is due pack in court today. john cowell's attorney claims he is not competent to stand trial. the 27-year-old transient is accused of stabbing nia wilson and her sister in july. nia died. over six years he has been put on a psychiatric hold 22 times. the judge ordered t-appointed d. wilson's family and friends packed the courtroom. >> if this guy could could whdo did and change his clothes so smoothly, i think that's pretty competent. >> he knew what he was doing when he did it, and we're not done. >> now the doctors will determine if cowell is competent to stand trial. new video shows a water rescue in the north bay, after a

boat capsized. it happened yesterday afternoon at spring lake in santa rosa. if you look behind the tree, you can see a man pulled out of the lake by a helicopter. firefighters say the man wasn't hurt. he just got stuck. a local farm is in trouble, accused of polluting a waterway, mo i facing a lawsuitor directlo fisher creek, it joins coyote creek which flows into the san francisco bay. the santa clara county d.a. filed a $67 mvermigation claims pumped toxic water from holder ponds and tanks into the bay eventually for at least a year. coyote creek is home to several endangered species. if you're waiting for your new tesla to arrive, we might know where it is. take a look at these trailers at tesla in fremont this week. this is video from nbc bay area sky ranger. this could be a sign of a rush to deliver these cars before the deadline of the tax credit on

december 31st. elon musk tweeted that tesla will cover the tax credit difference if they can't get everyone their cars by the end of the year. we reached out to tesla, but the company has not responded. >> that must be where my car was. >> merry christmas. >> in my dreams. 4:50. coming up on "today in the bay" -- >> her food delivery app is sending meals 1800 miles away. and yes, without her authorization. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. "nbc bay a but first, happening now at 4:51, tourists will have a chance to visit the independence hall in liberty bell center in philadelphia today despite the partial government shutdown. visit philadelphia inc. donated $30,000 to the u.s. national park service to reopen the historic landmark. park officials say the week between christmas and new year's day is one of the busiest times for the center drawing about

25,000 visitors. the center will be open through the weekend. we'll have more news after the break.

welcome back, at 4:53 on your friday morning, the last friday of 2018, a live look in oakland and oracle arena. it looks nice and clear out there. you know what that means. it is a chilly start, so bundle up as you head out. even though it's pretty quiet around the holidays, nbc continue to make noise for dissatisfied customers. >> consumer investigator chris chmura is here with a look at some recent successes for our english and spanish-speaking viewers. >> may i toot our horn for just one sec. ? together "nbc bay area responds" and telemundo responde have received more than 12,000 complaints, and we returned more

than $2.3 million to our viewers. here is how we do it one case at a time, arlen fernandez helped out segundo in san francisco. he had mistakenly made a $725 purchase using an app. he tried to get a refund but couldn't, so he contacted telemundo 48 and he got all his money back. over at "nbc bay area responds," we recently spoke up for amy in san francisco. she told us her delivery service account was hacked and thieves had racked up $84, sending food to a hotel in minnesota. amy reported the hack, but said the delivery company wasn't responding, so we made contact, and then amy got her $84 back. maybe we can help you, too. our responds and responde tip lines are available 24/7, for english call 888-996-tips, spanish 844-408-4848.

>> all right, that was chris chmura for us. a san jose family is unt cou counting their blessings because their young daughter received a new kidney. you'd never guess 4-year-old penelope suffered from a lethal liver disease. she was placed on a liver transplant wait list and her family was told to expect a long wait, but amazingly, a liver became available in a week. >> very shocked, because they had given us such a long time frame, but we were happy, because our baby was going to be saved but at the same time, we knew that somebody else had lost a family member, and it was really sad. >> penelope's family says they are grateful to the oregon donor and their family. there are 1600 people, by the way, still waiting for an organ transplant in santa clara county alone. anyone can register as a donor at the dmv. coming up here on "today in the bay,"ing kari has a look at our forecast. >> it starts out clear and cool,

as we take a live look in fremont this morning, before you step out the door, our temperature also drop down to 42 degrees around suis ahead. we'll get a look at all of our microclimates and what you can expect for the weekend, coming up next. >> here is a live look at the going going. we have a couple of commuters out there hitting the road. it is friday morning so we're expecting nice friday light traffic as we head into the weekend. i'll look at your drive times coming up in a bit. plus, an inmate is on the loose after escaping from san quentin state prison. we have new video allegedly showing him carjacking a driver and getting away. the new clues police are using to catch him.

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francisco. good morning, it is friday, december 28th, here is a live look outside at san francisco, a gorgeous look at the transamerica pyramid, totally clear out there and you know what that usually means is it's cold. thanks for joining us. i'm kira klapper. >> and i'm marcus washington. laura is off this morning. vianey is in for mike with a look at traffic in a bit. first, we want to start with the cool start. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that for us. >> it depends on where you are, because we've seen some milder weather in san francisco, and very cold temperatures in the north bay. here is a live look outside from emeryville, looking at the bay bridge toward san francisco, looks beautiful, nice and clear. look at the ukiah temperature right now, we've dropped down to 30 degrees, but it's 51 in san

francisco. wide range in temperatures there, with some breezy winds as you make your way out the door, maybe headed to the warm springs b.a.r.t. station, it will be in the low 40s this morning, mostly sunny skies, and warming up to some seasonable weather for the day. we'll look at the weekend forecast coming up and vianey ha drive. >> so far, just the minor fender benders. overall look at the bay area, the crash along 680 at capitol avenue clearing out the way, not really a huge issue in through this portion of the south bay. however, i do want to take you over to your tri valley drive times. westbound 580 from grant line road through 680, 19 minutes. southbound 680 from 58 to vargas road about 11 minutes and westbound 84 to 680 looking at nine minutes. i want to take you outside, a live look in oakland, you could see this is a typical busy stretch even on a friday morning. so far, everything is moving along smoothly. back to you. >> all right, vianey. the government and

thousands of government workers will stay home again today. "today in the bay's" scott mcfarland joins us live from capitol hill. it seems like the new congress that will be taking over in just day also have to deal with all of