right now at 4:30, all that rain is out and now, oh, yes, that fog is moving in. it is monday for you, december 9th. here's a live look at san francisco and a foggy apalo alt this morning. >> that's just one camera, that's the golden gate bridge. you can't see the trans-america building. >> this is true. >> it's kind of moving around. good to be here though. >> it is. >> happy monday. >> monday morning. but, yeah, here's the fog again. there it is. >> well, i do look at a lot of monitors. >> i think that's probably our oakland camera, the corner of th not sure. >> yeah, it's going to be foggy.

it's really bad in parts of the east bay, the tri-valley as well as parts of the peninsula. now, as we take a live look outside in walnut creek, you can see the clouds in the distance there, and there will be some spots where it just suddenly clears up and then you'll run back into that fog on your way to work. we're going to see temperatures in the mid 40s and then as that fog clears out around 8 to 9:00, we'll get some sunshine today as we take a break from the rain. there is another storm system out there that's moving a little bit closer so we'll talk about the impact that will have on our weather as we go through the week. mike, you were just saying three letters, f-o-g. >> that's right. i was mistaken, the corner of that building i think is from our emeryville camera. we have backups in the last five minutes. the cash lanes are backing up on both sides at the bay bridge. this foggy area, really dense fog in patches around the bay

and a disabled vehicle going eastbound at highway 4, eastbound 80. there's a disabled vehicle in your fast lane where visibility is low and that vehicle reportedly doesn't have any flashing lights. that's one of the areas to be careful. be careful all over the bay. it looks like south of the dunbar bridge you are okay. earlier this morning in fremont i did catch patches of dense fog as well. over here, there may be a new crash near the cutover and i'll check on that. back to you. this morning on capitol hill that's wherer and against impea present their case to the judiciary committee. members of the intelligence committee will break down their findings from the evidence provided byen a dozen witnesses. we'll have a live report from washington in our 5:00 hour. at 5:45 our scott mcgrew will have much more insight on this morning's hearings and what we can expect. as soon as they start you can watch it right here on nbc bay

area. we'll have a special report with lester holt at 6:00. bart is cracking down on fare jumpers through a string of early morning sweeps on trains and they've been doing it under the radar. >> we're live in fremont. i know fathre evaders cost the agency millions of dollars each year. >> reporter: bart estimates as much as $25 million a year. it's common enough to our own cameras were able to capture it as you can see on this video on your tv screen. bart tells me that since september the transitors andbeen asking riders to show proof of payment. those who haven'teen bected. the transit agency says that during each sweep between 75 and 100 riders have gotten the boot. i asked if they will be conducting sweeps at other

practices. they noted that police have been checking for proof of payment for almost two years now including on trains, this focused enforcement on morning trains since september. bart improved a new fare gate, a tall, swing style gate, very similar to what is already installed. it will cost around 1$115 million. bart is still trying to find the funding and after that it will take about a year and a half to install new gates. reporting live in fremont. our investigative unit has been looking at the issues happening on bart and you can watch the entire series of reports on nbcbayarea.com. people living in one south bay neighborhood say they are fed up with this is video shot about 24 hours ago by someone who lives

on san jose's doughnuts. other neighbors say this is a common sight. >> a person pulled into the intersection and started doing doughnuts and everyone else just sat there and watched. >> another neighbor we spoke with says that he avoids the hillsdale area at night due to the dangerous driving. in 2017 a young matter was killed in a car crash near that area. new details and new questions about former coliseum authority leader scott mckibbon on your screen. the bay area news group obtained public records of authority members believe indicate questionable sending during the time that he interest accusations in connection with the coliseum naming rights deal. the new report suggests he made a questionable payment and had the agency cover costs for a pair of nba finals tickets. he defended his actions to the east bay times saying that it was all part of his daily duties as the executive director. palo alto leaders will

discuss a new push to ban e-cigarettes. supporters are also asking for new legislation making it harder for minors to buy the products online. other bay area cities and counties have taken similar actions. the cdc reports more than 2,000 cases of lung injury linked to vaping in the u.s. santa clara supervisors are expected to pass an ordinaneina that requires gun owners to store their owns in a locked container or in a trigger lock. this would go into effect 90 days later if it's passed for all unincorporated areas of the county. coming up on "today in the bay" jeff bezos is speaking out and defending silicon valley's

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release of "star wars":is skywa" i personally cannot wait. >> i might watch "frozen" instead. i have two little girls. >> that's right up their alley. >> yeah. thanks, frank. coming up on "today in the bay," tracking that work week forecast. >> we're starting out with fog this morning but we will get some sunshine today as we take a look at a live look outside in san jose. we can see the clouds overhead but here the visibility is clear. we'll see a few peeks of sunshine and cooler air this afternoon. more on that coming up next. this is palo alto, traffic going smoothly but there's construction north of our camera. i don't see it. we'll talk about what you can see and what you can't see and what to expect. european airlines are hel

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it is 4:45 right now and there's nothing wrong with your television. that is a live look at sfo right now where we are seeing a lot of fog but there is fog in other

spots that you might not expect, so make sure you stick around. mike and carrie are coming up. this latest round of rain inundated san francisco and people are still feeling the effects. flooding was a bigi issue but some people say the debris in their homes came from sewage that backed up into their homes. not just homes and properties, the public works department said some of it flowed into the ocean. we're following the developments and will have a live report at 5:00. not the way you want to spend the weekend. >> no. but we know the microclimate, san francisco got in san jose it was patchy nuisance rain. >> that's usually the case. we see the rain shadow happen in san jose, some of our valleys, while coastal areas and some of the hills get the brunt of that storm. as we take a look, we have the remnants of all of that moisture

that was left from those past storms giving us some high humidity this morning once those temperatures cool down. we make it to the dew point and it starts to condense into fog. we're seeing thick patches of it right now, especially in the tri-valley where at times visibility is almost down to zero. in dublin we're going to also have some cool temperatures in the mid 40s as you head out the door and then we go from the into the rest of the day. there will be another storm system approaching. we can she swirls oflo this stot weaker and we are going to see some scattered showers. once the fog clears out today, we'll see some sunshine, more fog against tomorrow morning. then as we head late on tuesday into the evening commute we'll see some of that rain moving into ukiah, towards santa rosa later. by early wednesday morning we'll see spotty showers put itbut ity

his or miss. we may see some areas along the coast getting more rain, mostly about a quarter or less. as we go hour by hour for today, we're only going to see our temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s but that's normal for this time incooling off qui. as we're starting out this morning you're getting ready for the day, you don't need the umbrella but make sure you have a nice, warm jacket today as our temperatures stay in the upper 50s and low 60s. that storm coming in mid-week will be a weak one but then we'll see showers possible going into the weekend, especially on friday and saturday. then it does look to clear up on sunday which of course as we know will be that big last home game for the raiders. we'll see those temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s all week and morning temperatures

mostly in the 40s. heading over to mike, you've been watching those reports of fog. >> yeah, the chp reports have been continuing to update with issues for fog across the bridges. here's the richmond bridge, not a lot of traffic but there's a lot of fog in the area and across a span further south. we showed you the bay bridge toll plaza. waiting for the cash lanes to open, there's still closed. the issue is the visibility there. east shore freeway, look at the map. anywhere you see this orange color, that's where you'll have trouble seeing in patches. around the north bay, watch out coming through the robin williams tunnel and on the golden gate bridge from time to time. our current view from the golden gate bridge camera is fine. further over here, it doesn't look like a major problem but our cameras on 580 show a good amount of low clouds so concern

for the tri-valley as well.680,. over here, that crash at 680 is northbound at mission and it is blocking one lane for the time being until they can clear that. it should be out of the foggiest areas but still watch for patches and be careful. san mateo bridge shows more fog than the dunbar bridge and we happen to have a camera there. we can see traffic moving smoothly. >> thank you, mike. a man accused in a deadly stabbing of a good samaritan is due back in court this week. he'll appear before a judge thursday but he did not enter a plea. his public defender requested the hearing be delayed until wednesday. police say he stabbed oliver williams at bart's heyward station. they say williams was trying to stop brim from stealing a passenger's shoes.

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good monday morning to you. taking a look right here, a nice amount of people on the road right there in dublin. we start out with a foggy morning for a lot of people. we'll get you to that commute as well as look at the forecast coming up in just a bit. the 9ers this morning wake up to the top heat in the nfc. >> if you somehow missed yesterday's against the new orleans saints,

missed the game of the year. it had a season's worth of big plays including a huge catch by george kittle with less than a minute left. that set up the game-winning field goal as time ran out. there it is. the 9ers' 48-46 win launched them over the saints in the playoff race. the 9ers later solidified the top seed when seattle lost to the rams on sunday night football. they will host atlanta next sunday and host the rams at levi stadium on december 21st in a game you can watch right here. after a logistics scare, the kansas city chiefs wound up being properly equipped just in time for their showdown with the patriots. somewhere along the way someone mistakenly rerouted the chiefs' equipment to the new jersey stadium instead of gillette stadium. however, the missing gear arrived a couple of hours before kickoff and the chiefs avoided that dreaded forfeit.

by the way, the chiefs won the game 23-16. >> oh my goodness, i've left stuff behind on trips but -- >> who's in charge of that? >> and the traffic between those two stadiums, they're not that far apart but -- >> making a note. coming up on "today in the bay," kari hall is tracking our foggy forecast. how late is it going to go? >> it's going to last until 7:00 or 8:00 so we've got a few more hours and that's the view in l palo alto. you'll have to deal with that too on your way to work with temperatures in the low 50s here. we'll talk about that and what else is ahead in the forecast coming up next. dublin looks great too, kind of glowy. look at that. we have the headlights westbound. visibility is tough. we will talk about those speeds. looking pretty good right now

but i'll be forecasting a slowdown in the contra costa county area. parents in the east bay are raising concerns over school budget crisis. coming up, we'll talk about that planned meeting for today and how people plan to weigh in.

right now at 5, breaking news, a tragic situation in new zealand where a deadly volcanic eruption on an island popular with tourists happened.

we're hearing exclusively from a san francisco man who shot video of the aftermath. it's certainly abuse of power. it might be obstruction of imp but because they hate the because they have the evidence president. fc week in ismorning. a live report from capitol hill on what's next in the>> and thie bay area just as the rain moves out. our team is tracking the dangerous driving conditions ahead for your morning commute so you're ready to hit the road. "today in the bay" continues right now. a good morning to you on this monday. thanks for starting your morning with us. >> i'm chris sanchez. first something we're talking about in the newsroom, the kickoff of award season this morning. the nom 2345inees are just star to roll in. >> that's going to be interesting to see. there's been a lot of good movies, a lot of talk about mr.

rogers. it's a beautiful day in his neighborhood if he gets the nomination, i'm sure. >> tom hanks. >> he's not a fan