windy and cold! it's tuesday, january 1, 2019. taking a live look outside overlooking fremont. some windy, clear, cold temperatures out there. whether you're just getting home or just getting up, it's 2019. thank you very much for joining u us. >> windy and cold. you made that prediction last year and it came through. >> yeah. way last year. i hope people bundled up. i know a lot of people went outside. it was windy, cold. here are your current temperatures. 37 degrees in morgan hill.

43 in san jose. 47 in oakland. we're not under a widespread microclimate alert, but we're under a regional microclimate alert. so the north bay mountains and the hill top areas above 1,000 feet are seeing windy conditions. napa, 26 miles per hour. everywhere else the winds are beginning to diminish. we're seeing breezier conditions. there's a wind advisory in effect. this is for hills above 1,000 feet. this will remain in place through 10:00 a.m. today. after 10:00 a.m., we're expecting winds to really begin to die down. as far as the microclimate wind advisory for the lower elevations, that was canceled last night at 9:00 p.m. expected to see gusty conditions, mainly in the hills. let's check your traffic. great start this morning. i hope everyone took our advice, the overall advice of don't drink and drive. we have a nice speed sensor of

green, no major accidents to report. i usually play this game during the holidays of how many cars i can count. there's one. one person out on the roads on the golden gate bridge. these people had to get up in the middle of the night. breaking news in san jose. an old victorian home near downtown going up in flames. this morning the people who live in the home are starting out the new year sadly with no place to live. that fire started about 3:00 in the morning on 5th street near juli julian. our photographer was was told there were units inside. people there were forced to get out. we don't know how many units were destroyed. tom is gathering more information. he'll have a live report at 5:00 a.m. as the wind continues to whip through the bay area, thousands were left in the dark in valeo.

there were two outages in that city. glenn cove area was the hardest hit. we caught up with shoppers last night turned away because of the power outage. >> we have a lot of customers who had preordered stuff, but we can't even cook it now. >> i hope it comes back up before long. wish us luck. >> no word on when all the power will be back on. also this morning strong winds likely played a role in a deadly boating accident in san francisco bay yesterday afternoon. a sail boat capsized near sausalito. rescuers pulled a man and woman from the water. only the woman survived. neither was wearing a life jacket. investigators are trying to determine how a body ended up in a landfill east of livermore. deputies were called to the

facility yesterday afternoon. they're not saying if the body is that of a man or a woman or the cause of death. it was likely the body was placed in the trash in another city and transported to the landfill where workers discovered it. 2019 is here and new laws always come with the new year. sam brock explains what changes there are today. >> the me too movement was more than a cult waural awakening, i was a signal to act. >> california will take the lead for the rest of the nation to show how robust sexual harassme harassment legislation can be. >> it addresses some of the

sneaky tactics we have seen employers use to silence workers and to keep them from being able to file sexual harassment and other workplace claims. >> california witnessed more gun violence tragedy. bringing communities to their knees. >> this doesn't happen anywhere else on planet earth. >> as gavin newsom steps into the governor's office, the gun laws are about to tighten. the legal age for buying long guns jumps from 18 to 21 and bump stocks will be officially banned. other laws taking effect january 1st, all mail ballots must be prepaid by municipalities. customers can only get a plastic straw by request at restaurants. minimum wage raises to $12 for most companies, and people on motor scooters don't require helmets that leaves many uneasy. >> when you're on a bicycle, you have whatever you're wearing to protect you. the fact that a helmet is not

mandatory is mind boggling. >> despite the new law, all scooter riders are recommended to wear a helmet. the department of public health is studying the number of people injured while not wearing a helmet. we'll look at those results coming up in six months. the midnight fireworks show mesmerized the crowd. tens of thousands of people gathering along the embarcadero to welcome in 2019. police were out making sure everyone was safe. >> for many a cold wind was the biggest challenge. >> very cold. >> i'm not cold. i have this. >> otherwise, yeah, it's freezing. we're from l.a. >> people came prepared in bundles of layers staring up at the sky and ringing in the new year with loved ones.

billions of other people had their own way of ringing in 2019. >> let's take a trip through some of the festivities from across the world. >> in new york, revellers refused to let the rain dampen a good time. ♪ the crowd in the hundreds of thousands jammed into times square to say good-bye to 2018 and welcome the new year. but before 2019 was celebrated in new york -- >> happy new year! >> it arrived in new zealand. an australia. across the globe fireworks filled the sky from pyongyapyongyang -- ♪ -- to paris. at the vatican, pope francis welcomed the new year in prayer. ♪ 2018 is now history. 2019 has just started. happy new year. >> so far so good. still ahead, nbc bay area

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888-996-tips or visit nbcbayarea.com/responds. coming up next, tracking the new year's day forecast. >> we got some chilly temperatures right now. 40s on the map. at least that wind will diminish into the midmorning. a look at that coming up in a bit. here's new year's money resolution. there's another major jackpot up for grabs tonight. we'll tell you how big the prize is right now. we'll be right back. there )s a

"selfie" taker in your life. here's something to worry about in 2019. there's a warning for the selfie takers in your life. >> a growing health problem across the world known as sel e selfieies wrist. several issues of carpal tunnel syndrome have been caused by people attempting to take selfies. >> oh, my. >> using the selfie stick there. >> of the three of us, who is most at risk for that? >> check this out, the other day i was watching a show, celebrities hire somebody to make it seem like they were taking a selfie. several celebrities have gotten that from taking selfies. i saw that, i was like that's

next level. >> you're an expert in that, in weather and traffic. >> i'm trying to make sure you guys are covered. it was windy and cold last night. i saw a lot of new year's sell i haves of people in hoodies, scarves. right now in san jose, 43 degrees. wind speeds at 10 miles per hour. we're not waking up to a microclimate weather alert across the board, but we're under a regional microclimate weather alert. right now temperatures in the 40s. 46 in napnapa. 42 in santa rosa. in the north bay mountains and east bay hill, we are still seeing some pretty gusty conditions. na napa, 23 miles per hour. fairfield, gusty. 23 miles per hour, in san jose, the winds are pretty much nonexistent. because that wind advisory will remain in effect through 10:00 a.m., this is indicating we're

under a region microclimate weather alert. we expect the hour-by-hour wind forecast to start showing those winds diminishing shortly after 10:00 a.m. right about 5:30, the winds and gusty conditions are heavily focused in the north bay. fast forwarding that timeline, we begin to diminish around 9:00. look at the south bay, we fall into the breezy category. 10 to 20 miles per hour winds are expected throughout the afternoon. your microclimate highs, we will be very, very cool once again. 53 in san jose. 57 in concord. san francisco, 55. the bay area skies will once again be extremely clear. talking plenty of sunshine, beautiful weather. windy at times. dry start to the new year. some areas saw some frost this

morning. and late friday through next weekend, an approaching coastal system, that will bring our first chance of seeing rain for the very first weekend of 2019ment so here's a look at the next seven days. we'll keep those low 50s in the forecast in through thursday, staying dry. friday, late rain chances move in. yes, it might just be a cold first weekend of the new year. all right. let's check the roads. my favorite game of the holiday traffic morning is count the number of vehicles or the number of crashes which is always great news to hear, nothing major to report. i hope everybody plays it safe, had a designated driver last night. fremont, san jose all the looking good. here's a check of your bridge. westbound 80 towards the bay bridge, 8 minutes. here's not a beautiful shot of the bay bridge. let's look at the golden gate

bridge. i'm on a four count right now. >> four cars total since the newscast began. thank you. new year could mean a new and potentially richer you. the mega millions jackpot has jumped 4$415 million. that makes it the eighth largest jackpot in history. it's been a record breaking year. in october you will remember there's a 1$1.5 billion pot up for grabs. that ticket has yet to come forward. friday was the last drawing of 2018. nobody matched all six numbers. so the pot rolls over to tonight's big drawing. been a difficult year in the north bay for fires. more than 40 people lost their lives. >> this morning features an 89-year-old cowboy and the cow that means the world to him. >> we first introduced viewers to glenn evans in march. i think i described him as a cowboy from the tip of his hat to the bottom of his boots. that's been the case his whole

life, but nothing else about glenn's life has been the same since last year's north bay wildfires. that is until one day this past october. the fire that one year ago destroyed glenn evans' santa rosa ranch was insatiable, unstoppable and unfailingly cruel. >> where the flowers are planted are where my son and i found my wife's remains the next morning. a and -- >> not only did it his his wife t consumed anything that might help him remember their 45 years together. well, almost everything. >> come on, angel. >> reporter: spared in the fire was valerie's favorite animal, a 16-year-old 1,600 pound texas long horn cow named angel.

>> you silly girl. >> reporter: over the past year glenn visited angel every single day in her temporary home in pen grove, nothing was more important to him than getting angel back into her favorite pasture alongside highway 101. >> she means everything to me. right now, it brings my wife back to me in a nice way. >> but with no water, no power, no fencing or barn, glenn was going to need help fixing up the property enough to bring his four-legged two-horned friend home. good thing then that unbeknownst to glenn angel had a fan club. standing alongside 101 for the past 15 years, angel had become a fixture to the thousands of commutes who passed her every single day. when they learned she survived the fire but needed help to come home, well -- >> they have lined up in droves to help us get her home.

>> reporter: they started a gofundme page, paid to had have the water restored and rebuild the fences and a small structure for angel. all so this past sunday this could happen. >> oh, that's great. that is just dynamite. >> in the long history of cowboys, it's hard to believe that one has ever been happier to have a cow come home. >> boy, she's the prettiest thing i've ever seen. >> there is still so much on this ranch, and in this region that is not the same as it was one year ago. but one step at a time, one cow at a time they are getting back to normal. >> she made it home. >> yeah. >> sonoma county is still strong. >> garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> always will be. coming up on "today in the bay," we are hours away from one

of the biggest parades in the world. hear from folks who lined up overnight. first, the case against kevin spacey, what a judge will make him do. and a scare for the people in the hague as the annual new year's eve bonfire got out of control. that fire is the last part of a competition where wooden pallets are stacked high, this year the sparks fly and started several small fires. there were no reports of injuries. we'll be right back. his arraign

that )s according to a boston judge. kevin spacey must show up to his arraignment in court today. the "house of cards" actor charged with indecent assault and battery. a teenager accused that actor of

groping him two years ago. spacey's lawyer tried to get him out of the arraignment but the judge denied that. spacey pleaded not guilty. sad news involving a raiders legend. the son of raiders star george atkinson died unexpectedly. josh atkinson was just 26 years old. no details have been released on what led up to his death. his twin brother broke the news on social media the atkinson twins, josh and george iii both starred at livermore's granada high. their father played ten yeared with the ra years with the raiders. look at this video out of bodega bay. a new year's eve hike ended in a rescue mission. a tourist was enjoying the school house beach views when he suffered a medical emergency at the bottom of a 50-foot cliff.

the only way the paramedics could get him out was to call for a helicopter. the chopper and fire crews pulled the patient out using a rescue basket. a new scam targeting the chinese community. san francisco police arrested two women with close to $200,000 worth of cash and jewelry. it's part of the scam targeting elderly. the scammers claim to provide purification from a curse. potential victims are urged to call police. there's also a chinese scam hotline at the bottom of your screen. big story this morning is the wind and the cold. how is it looking right now, vianey? >> it's cold and windy especially for elevations above 1,000 feet. napa, 23-mile-per-hour winds. that's why we're under a regional microclimate alert. we're still tracking gusty

conditions. we have an update on how the rest of your 2019 is looking. and wall street ended with a rally but investors are not happy. new at 5:00, a new look at what to expect with your money in the new year. more news coming up in two minutes.

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area. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laurwyer scratching off turning them into 9s. >> here we are, 2019 and off to a cold start. >> very cold. it kicked off last night. we were under a widespread microclimate alert, but not so much this morning. this is right now what san francisco looks like. 48 degrees. wind speeds are 6 miles per hour. notice the skies waking up to very clear conditions. no fog to worry about last night, which was definitely great news for the fireworks. if you're near elevations of 1,000 feet, you will continue to see those gusty conditions. that's i wouwhy we'rend