right now at 5:00, breaking news. you may find some of this video we obtained overnight disturbing but an air force veteran fights back against a robber in contra costa county. he ends up killing that robber. we'll have a live report up next. plus -- >> this email is explosive. a top administration is saying stop the aid. >> as lawmakers on capitol hill take a holiday break new developments are released what, newly released white house emails say about the u.s. withholding aid from ukraine. and patchy fog in parts of the bay area this monday morning. its it may impact your travel. kari hall tracking what's coming next form the holiday week,

after a somewhat foggy weekend depending on where you were. "today in the bay" continues right now. >> soggy. >> it was wet. >> i'm kira klapper. we'll get to mike with the holiday wet and the science if you were rained on, you were soggy. kari hall has the meteorological degree so we'll check with her on that one. >> we did see some rain this weekend and what we have left, a lot of humidity and some fog. it's been very patchy and that's a look at dublin. i know it's hard to tell where we are. we are going to see also along with that patchy fog some very cold temperatures, upper 30s there in parts of the tri-valley. we'll get a look at more of our microclimates and talk about some rain coming up as we head through the week and mike, you're checking in at the bay bridge. >> that's right, kira is accurate about the degrees as well. we're looking over here the bay

bridge trafficologist as i am, a lighter commute, as we talked about the morning commute will be here but it will be different than your typical monday. we have folks reporting to work but over the last ten minutes seen the cash lanes ease up a bit because some of the remaining cash lanes have opened. the earlier crash still on the off-ramp there as you get toward san pablo past highway 4 but the freeway itself moves smoothly. here are the patches of fog i was talking about in the north bay and reported by chp coming through alamo and diablo. be careful the 068 corridor. the speeds are all green. that's good. back to you. >> thanks so much. back to that breaking news an air force veteran fighting back overnight in:can cloud cover county, after armed robbers stormed his convenience store. this morning one of the robbers is dead. >> "today in the bay"s athom jensen is live in bay point and we want to warn our viewers they may find the video we're about to show disturbing. hi, tom. >> reporter: good morning. yes, and this happened just about 11:00 last night. i want to set this up and warn

viewers about that video, because it does show this robbery taking place. so stick with us on this video. we're going to let it roll a little bit but you're going to see a robbery in place, you're going to see this veteran, working as a clerk in the store, get pistol whipped by the gunmen. one goes to the back and holds a manager at gunpoint while the other one goes around the corner in the store here and robs the clerk and that's what you're going to see in the video right now. >> give me everything. >> ow [ bleep ] [ bleep ]! [ bleep ] [ bleep ] >> hurry. don't move.dtsa

got a gun, bro. >> reporter: now you saw both of those gunmen run out the door, the one in the light gray coat who had the manager in the back and the one in the black coat where you saw that white flash, that's where that air force veteran, the clerk in the store, fired a shot with a .9 millimeter, using a hollow point round and hit that robber in the back. he did make it all the way out of the store. this is not confirmed by the contra costa county sheriff's department, which is on the scene, but confirmed by the store's owner who has interviewed both the clerk and the manager.

the gunman, the robber who was shot just died around the corner from the store in the parking lot here. the medical examiner's office and sheriff's detectives are still on the scene. again, they're not confirming exactly what happened but you can see what goes down, the two men come in about 11:00, they hold up this store and only one of them gets away. they're still searching for that second gunman. detectives not confirming this right now but we hope to get more information later on today from public information officer at the contra costa county sheriff's department. for now we're live in bay point, thom jensen, "today in the bay" >> what a frightening night for that store clerk. thanks for the latest, thom. now to a live look at capitol hill. members of congress are back home for the holiday week but the battle over impeachment rages on this morning, interest surrounding one possible witness is growing. "today in the bay's" scott macfarlane reports from

washington. >> reporter: democrats and republicans have a wish list this week. the gop wants a fast impeachment trial. >> i think the president wants to prove his innocence. >> reporter: democrats say speaker nancy pelosi and her party want a trial with witnesses, including key, current and former white house officials. >> i think she's simply trying to make sure that there is an objective trial in the senate as there's supposed to be. >> reporter: the stakes are rising because of revelations about one of the witnesses democrats want to call. newly released documents show former white house budget official michael duffy told the pentagon to withhold aid from ukraine, july 25th, an hour and a half after president trump asked ukraine's president to investigate former vice president joe biden. both sides are still digging in. >> the charges are pretty thin gruel. i don't see anything impeachable in that. >> if there was ever an argument we need mr. duffy to come testify, this is that information. this email is explosive. >> reporter: president trump has

no public schedule, but was actively tweeting through the weekend, including writing "the dems just wish it would all end." scott macfarlane, nbc news, washington. still no arrest in the stabbing death of the younger brother of 49ers backup quarterback c.j. beathard. >> wow, 1997 he was born, 22 years old, just 22, clayton beathard was killed after a fight outside a nashville bar early saturday morning. "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda joins us live and she's tracking the latest. hi, sharon. >> good morning. well, there was so much celebration after the game but then a somber meeting afterwards. in the locker room, after saturday's home game, niner coach kyle shanahan talked about the loss. nashville police say the fight that killed 22-year-old clayton beathard, 49ers backup quarterback c.j. beathard's brother started over a woman. a friend of beathard was also

killed, another person was injured, but is expected to be okay. c.j. beathard wasn't there. he's with his family but coach shanahan says he did meet with him. >> he barely could talk, and the last thing he said to me when i walked out the door, he stopped me and goes, you make sure the guy is going to win this game, and i didn't want to say that at the beginning, because this game doesn't mean anything compared to his brother. >> nashville police are looking for three men and one woman seen in this surveillance video for questioning. one man wanted for questioning is 23-year-old michael mosley. we checked in with police, they are gathering information on what led up to these deadly shootings. reporting live, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest, sharon. 5:08 right now. be prepared for some changes to the b.a.r.t. schedule this week, and a heads up to some east contra costa county riders. today and tomorrow trains will run their normal weekday schedules with extra commute trains on the antioch line will be canceled because fewer riders

are expected. christmas day wednesday b.a.r.t. is running its sunday schedule, service will start about 8:00 a.m. all right, it is time to pack your snow gear if you're spending christmas up in tahoe. take a live look at this live cam picture of i-80 in the sierra. we checked in with kari hall, the mountains picked up about six inches of snow over the weekend, a lot of snow for skiing and snowboarding, but if your travel plans are somewhere farther flung, head to the airport early, this is what sfo looks like right now. not too bad at the moment, but it is only 5:09. it's been a busy weekend for all bay area airports as travelers head home for the holidays, and head here for the holidays. >> that's right, a lot of people coming and going. kari? >> so we had some rain that moved through yesterday especially early in the day. now that moved off to the east and still bringing some rain for parts of the sierra, as you head up the summit. we're going to see some snow changing, rain changing over to snow, and that will start to

taper off today. additional snowfall totals between now and christmas day will be anywhere from one to five inches of snow, so make sure you're prepared with the tire chains and you have your kit ready to go in the car. now, here at home in willow glen, we're going to see temperatures in the low 40s, starting out, a mix of sun and clouds today and staying cool. we will have a chance to dry out. mike, you have a new closure in the east bay. >> i do. let's show folks the big shot of the bay, big shot of the bay, a nice, smooth flow. a couple of fog reports and co doctor, co the off-ramp at pinole valley road is temporarily closed because of an earlier crash i told but. i believe they're hooking up this car. the speeds on the freeway are fine, 20 minutes from highway 4 to the bay bridge toll plaza where the backup is not bad. i'll show you that in the next

report. 5:10 right now. a nightmare, still ahead on "today in the bay" at 5:25, the internet outages at sacramento international airport that led to massive delays for people looking to head home or out of town for christmas. plus, do you still have gifts to buy? you are not late, well you are late, i should say but you're not out of luck. we have deals you can still score this morning. you're watching "today in the bay." i guess you're not late.

right now it's 5:14. here is a live look outside in san francisco, if you're about to step out the door, some patches of fog, as you make your way to work. we have some low 40s. bundle up. it will not only be a cool morning but a cool day but at least we have some sunshine. we'll talk about that and when the clouds and the rain return, that's coming up in about five minutes. >> and we're looking at the commute right now, i zoomed in, and it's over at the willow off-ramp. you see the overcrossing, nice

lighting there. traffic flows smoothly on the peninsula, not that bad, i again zoomed in. we'll talk about what's going on at the bay bridge, you might be surprised. good morning. i'm rahel solomon at cnbc headquarters and here are today's top business headlines. wall street is set to open modestly higher this morning in a pre-holiday trading. markets are coming off another positive week. the dow and nasdaq both up for the second straight week. the s&p 500 for its fourth street. the s&p on pace for its best december also since 2010. on today's watch list a report on new home sales. as you head out on the roads to friends and family this week you may be paying a little less to get there. the average price of gas dipped four cents over the past two weeks to $2.61 a gallon. that is 18 cents higher than a year ago, and the bay area gas is much higher, averaging $3.68 a gallon. analysts say prices are unlikely to continue dropping as retailers around the country face higher costs. if you still have a few more

gifts to buy you're late but not out of luck. the national retail federation says 13% of americans are expected to buy their gifts on saturday but more than 6% are waiting until christmas eve, the very last minute, so catering to the procrastinators stores and malls are opening tomorrow early and many will close by dinnertime. amazon is offering same-day delivery christmas eve. all you have to place your order by 9:30 a.m. local time. kohl's stores have been open 24/7 since friday and will be open until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. ladies, if you haven't shopped just yet or haven't finished just yet you have a couple more options left. back to you. >> i shopped. my problem is that i hid them and i don't know where i put them. seriously. >> you might need to go to kohl's. >> i don't know if kohl's can help you with that. >> you might need to re-buy some gifts. thanks for that. must-see tv on nbc, comedian

eddie murphy returned to "saturday night live" after 30 35 years. >> it was so good. millions of people tuned in to watch. one comment by eddie murphy is making headline this is morning. take a listen. >> but if you told me 30 years ago that i would be this boring stay-at-home, you know, house dad, and bill cosby would be in jail -- [ laughter ] -- even i would have took that bet. >> bill cosby's representatives did not much like that comment. overall the night was pretty much like eddie murphy from the past had returned, brought back his iconic and loveable characters. joining him on stage during ace mo low log, chris rock, dave chappelle, tracy morgan, larry david, maya rudolph and musical guest lizzo. check it on demand after "today in the bay," of course. after. >> yes. it was really good episode.

>> i have to catch it on dvr. >> there you go. >> xfinity. >> yes. >> at your own pace when you want it. maybe a good day to stay indoors or no? get out and enjoy the dry weather? >> you need to bundle up because it is cool. let me show you temperatures we're feeling around the bay area. visibility in san rafael, i've been watching patchy fog in parts of the north bay. right here in the section of highway 101 we're looking good. it is very cool out there with some low 30s in parts of the north bay. we're down to 33 degrees right now in santa rosa, livermore 38 degrees, and san jose 42 and it's 37 in half moon bay and the seven-day forecast is up at the bottom of the screen, as we look at our morning start in antioch. we're going to see some clouds moving by at times, some patches of fog. temperatures in the low 40s, and a slow climb in those temperatures only about 52 degrees at noon today. if you're headed out shopping in the tri-valley maybe trying to get some of the last-minute

deals you'll see temperatures there only reaching into the low 50s today, so you may be wearing that coat and lugging it around to all the stores all throughout the day. now at least we have dry conditions and we don't have to bring along the umbrella. we are going to see some light snow showers still continuing for parts of the sierra. a love the heavier rain moving across parts of southern california from l.a. down to san diego, we'll be watching that, moving away from our area as we go into the day and our rain moving in on christmas, still well off to the west, it will get her late christmas eve. we'll see mostly sunny skies today and clouds tomorrow. rain moving in late tomorrow night with some scattered showers and this won't be a big storm but it will be cooler which could give us some snow on some of the bay area peaks from mt. hamilton toward mt. diablo and parts of the north bay. it only looks to bring a quarter inch of rain from many of our

microclimates and going into the rest of the forecast we'll dry out after christmas, temperatures in the mid-50s. morning temperatures dropping back into the upper 30s and mike, you have an odd view out of oakland. >> look over here, in the middle that's not your odd view, that's your everyday mike. over here the bay bridge toll plaza a lot lighter, it's 5:20 in the morning, we usually have the metering lights turned on but remember, this is christmas eve eve. so this week a lot of folks have taken the day off. we'll see the fastrak lanes likely fill in before the cash lanes do because we have folks who make that regular commute with fastrak going into the city. the cash payers more intermitte intermittent. a smooth drive, a little fog registered up in the north bay and pockets throughout the diablo area through alamo. watch the 680 corridor. we've seen patches develop. over here looks like they may have just reopened or be reopening the off-ramp at pinole valley road. the speeds are going good and our map partners have taken the sign off of the roadway so the earlier crash no major injuries

but they were trying to tow the vehicle. the big view of the bay shows you the light traffic flow. we'll have a commute through right now it's easier and probably shorter lived. back to you. >> thank you, mike. and almost 70-car pile-up. next on "today in the bay," what caused the massive crash on a u.s. highway. plus caught on camera in southern california, a quick rescue following a surfer's frightening shark encounter. you're watching "today in the bay." [ electrical buzzing ]

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welcome back. a scary shark encounter looks like a scene from "jaws." the u.s. coast guard posted this on his twitter page. a 37-year-old man surfing south of santa barbara where he was attacked by a shark. his friend saw atig9÷ tack and rushed to call rescue crews. you can see the main being air lifted from the water with a tourniquet wrapped around his leg. he is expected to be okay.

this morning, a man is behind bars in connection to a shooting in chicago that left 13 injured. it happened at a house party early yesterday morning. police say people had gathered for a memorial for someone who was killed back in april. the chicago police chief said cameras in the area showed two men firing weapons during a fight. a second person of interest in the shooting is among the wounded. investigators are saying this morning that fog and icy conditions may have played a role in this 69-car pile-up. this happened yesterday morning state police confirm at least 51 people were treated and transported. two people have life-threatening injuries >> it may takeqqxoz days for th to get back to normal at sacramento international airport. internet problems over the weekend forced flight cancellations and delays. at&t says a crash knocked over some of its cables, causing the internet outages at the airport. workers had to manually check in

passengers and baggage. several airlines had to either delay or cancel flights. >> oh the lines. >> during the holidays, too, a toug. >> sad for the travelers and the workers, because i bet they have some -- >> a little frustration. >> -- grumpy passengers to deal with there. 5:26. coming up next, top stories we're following and breaking news we're covering fromé# con costa county, an overnight robbery goes bad, ending with a deadly shooting. a veteran clerk fighting back against a suspect and it's all caught on video. plus a dangerous encounter for a shopper at a bay area store, how a simple day out shopping turns into a nightmare.

right now at 5:30, a robbery turns deadly in contra costa county. surveillance video of the night showing a veteran fighting back against two store robbers. one of those suspects is now dead. but first at 5:29, a live

look outside in walnut creek, pretty clear in the city right now, but that's not the case everywhere. some spots have patchy fog. >> we'll look at that forecast coming up in moments. thanks for joining us. good morning, i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm kira klapper in for marcus washington. we'll send it over to meteorologist kari hall but take a look at what's going on out there, as we kick off christmas week and hanukkah. >> it's cold out there, starting out this morning. we have a lot of 30s in parts of the north bay and the tri-valley, along the coast with half moon bay starting out at 37 degrees. 39 in concord, and 34 today to start out in napa. as we look across the country if you'll be traveling we have some pretty warm weather for much of the eastern half of the country for the bay area, we have some cool air as that storm system that we had from over the weekend moves away. mike, you're saying that the bay bridge has your headline. >> that's right, the headline which is emojis thumbs up thing.

no backup, celebrating the first full day of hanukkah with no lights at the bay bridge. smooth flow of traffic. a slow rolling vehicle toward the golden gate bridge toll plaza. i caught it just before it made its way off the screen. i've seen no slowing and no reports of lanes blokd. north bay there may be patchy fog for the diablo area through alamo. crash north 680, i'll get more detail once chp arrives. no slowing there or anywhere else. back to you. >> thanks. back to that breaking news for this monday morning an air force veteran fighting back in contra costa county after two armed robbers stormed his convenience store. this morning one of the robbers is dead. >> "today in the bay's" thom jensen has this report from bay point. we want to warn our viewers you may find some of the video thom is about to show you disturbing. hi, thom. >> reporter: good morning. i just talked to the clerk the

air force veteran who ended up shooting this robbery suspect who did get out of the building but died in the parking lot or just around the corner from the store just after the robbery, after he was shot. again another warning as we look in the store where contra costa county sheriffs detectives are still on the scene this morning along with the medical examiner's office and again, a warning this video you'll see the robbers come into the store, this was at about 11:00 last night, as we roll the video. one goes to the back in the light gray coat and holds a manager at gunpoint while the other one comes around the corner, pointing a gun at the clerk. [ bleep ] [ bleep ] >> reporter: you can see the air force veteran hit mark with the gun, and then goes for the cash register and is taking money out of the cash register, when the clerk reaches for a drawer. watch the drawer just by the cash register there, as mark

kasowitz reaches up and tries to pull a gun as the robber is still getting the cash out. there he goes for the gun and you can see him then wrestle for that gun, the robber and kasowitz. you saw the flight flash, where the clerk fired back at the robbery suspect and you see he does run out of the store after being shot and gets around the corner, and then dies outside the store, just around the corner. you can see the manager come up and check on the clerk, on mark kasowitz to make sure he is okay. after talking to mr. kasowitz, hea=d5 is feeling okay, a littlt sore. his head was opened up with a gash from being pistol whipped. he went to the hospital, he got a couple of staples in the head and he said the adrenalin is still pumping.ozig right now butkp! detectives ar still on the scene. we saw them going over where i gun go off, the -a!ususpect's o

off right before mr. kasowitz fired his shot but a the gun off a safety or something, was having trouble with it. off, he started running, and the3(n8z clerk shot him aga. the contra costa county scene. eìáhp &hc% this. they have not confirmed any of this. &háhp &hc% talking to the clerk, and talking to the store's owner out here this morning, who said that one gunman got away, and the sheriff's department is still searching for him#)gém and mr. n ñ fully recover but quite sore íñ in and ver but quite sore also about 20 years after he got out of the military working in security services so he said that came to his aid. he said he was feeling not afraid for the manager who was in the back of the store at gunpoint. we no idea there was even two people in the store until he

heard the suspect who pistol whipped him say hey he's got a gun and that's when he thought there must be somebody else in here also with a gun and said he had to protect himself and the manager and that's why he fired that shot. >> so frightening, incredible video to see how it played out. thanks, thom, for the latest there. 5:35. this is a holiday shopping nightmare, police say two men shoved a woman to the ground and dragged her across the parking lot while trying to steal her purse, happened 11:00 yesterday morning at the walmart in fremont. police say the attackers got away with her purse and took off in a black bmw. the woman was scraped up but not badly hurt. happening today, sonoma county supervisors are set to tackle the issue of a growing homeless encampment. the camp along highway 12 in west santa rosa is growing controversial. more than 200 people are living there currently. supervisors could approve a plan to send $12 million on potential

solutions, but even the fastest fixes are months away. community leaders are calling it a public health emergency. today marks an important decision regarding the future of the oakland coliseum, the alameda county board of supervisors is set to vote on approving a deal to sell its half interest in the coliseum complex to the oakland athletics. the move gives the a's a fallback petition if the proposed stadium on howard terminal falls through. supervisor nate miley says it's the best option for the city of oakland. >> the city lost two professional sports teams so i think it would be in the public interest and public good to secure one team to remain in the city. i think this is going to be a win/win for everyone. >> supervisor miley predicts the proposal will pass. the a's have six months to review the purchase before the sale is finalized. as the raiders gear up to move to las vegas

next season fans are saying they won't be able to see their team play. they say they're priced out. season tickets at the new allegiant stadium cost between $650 to $3,000, according to the "las vegas review journal." as of october, 96% of the tickets had already been sold. many long time raiders fans say those costs, along with travel expenses mean they won't be going to many games. >> 5:37 right now. san francisco's escooter company scoot is becoming more accessible. scoot told the "sf examiner" it's offering cash payment options to help low-income families. the decision was made to help low income families who might not have access to bank accounts. the company says you can pay for fares at local stores like family dollar, cvs or 7-eleven. lime and spin also offer cash payment options. if you're driving for the holidays, there is some relief at the pump across the country, the price of regular grade gasoline dipped four cents peri gallon to çu$2.61 over the past

two weeks. wouldn't that be nice to see a $2 here? the highest average price in the nation for the regular grade gas is $3.52 per gallon, in san diego. in san francisco it's $3.68, an in san jose, the average is $3.54. so trending this morning, santa sees you when you're sleeping, knows when you're awake. you better watch out. a vermont town is installing these holiday themed radar speed signs, letting drivers know whether they've madevp@ naughty nice lists based on how fast they're going. the police department says so far reaction has been positive, with probably a few ho-ho-hos. >> that is great. speaking of naughty or nice. >> what are you going to judge now? >> i was going to say you are talking about people who are naughty or nice on the roads. >> there you go, thank you,

kira. my gosh. the commute's being nice right now and i'm not going to say anything about how i've been behaving. looking toward the south bay, and the peninsula, very easy drive and yes, i am getting judgy as well for the morning commute. this is a slowdown. traffic break approaching stone valley road, there is a crash. maybe a traffic break to remove the car from lanes. we're getting more detail, the chp is working quicker than we can get the updates. like to keep it that way. we'll talk about what's going on for 242, nothing major but a slowdown that shows up in the circled area. the about be been there is no slowdown, this is a light traffic flow. we should see the commute but right now it's not there. >> that's right a lot of people are kicking off the holiday week. >> or going to the store. last-minute shopping. >> heading out the door. what about next weekend? >> it's looking good as of now. we're going to see the rain coming in christmas eve into krchristmas day and before and after dry weather. pretty good for traveling.

get to your destination by christmas eve. by the weekend temperatures reaching into the mid-50s inland, also some low to mid-50s for san francisco as we get a mix of sun and clouds after christmas day. if you're going to the sierra this week, with he wie will hav travel christmas eve into christmas day. after that, we'll see some sunshine and cool air with high temperatures on the friday only reaching 30 degrees but warming up into the low 40s by sunday and russian river valley we'll see temperatures in the mid-50s, and also a mix of sun and clouds. we'll be watching for what to expect for christmas eve. we'll talk more about that in the forecast, it's coming up in a few minutes. >> all right, we'll look forward to that. coming up, all new this morning, i.c.e. agents arresting a former daca recipient in california. up next, what the agency is saying about reopening closed cases against those with no criminal record. plus -- ♪

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right now at 4:43, it is cool. make sure you're bundled up and patchy fog in the south bay. a live look in san jose, evergreen will be in the low 40s as you head out for work this

morning and normally we're up to 57 but won't make it there today. we'll talk about this and the rain moving in on christmas eve coming up in less than five minutes. there's more traffic coming across the bay bridge but nothing dramatic and no metering lights. we are looking at this, a lot more slowing and we got an update, looks like the crash is closer to diablo road, all lanes currently blocked as they clear cars north 680 headed up toward the walnut creek interchange. we'll talk about that affecting your commute coming up. >> thanks so much, kari and mike. it's 5:44 right now. an arrest of a former daca recipient by i.c.e. agents is spreading fear among the immigrant community in l.a. county. 23-year-old daniella ramirez was taken into custody early friday morning at the marriott hotel where she works. ramirez and her sister came to california from mexico when she was just 10 years old. both became daca recipients but ramirez didn't renew her status two years ago out of fear.

>> she heard from somebody she is not supposed to renew it because they will send her to jail. >> no criminal record, nothing, just living, you know, wanting to live the american dream. she was always worried that because of the trump administration. >> within the past year, i.c.e. has started reopening closed cases against daca recipients without criminal records. acting i.c.e. press secretary brian d. cox released a statement which read in part, "this is not new or specific to daca. that said, all cases that were formally administratively closed are being recalendared." now to decision 2020, and the presidential race. president trump is gaping support among a certain demographic, millionaires. the latest q4 cnbc survey shows 36% of millionaires support the president, up from 32% in may, in comparison, joe biden came in with just 14% of potential millionaire votes and senator

elizabeth warren was a distant third with 8%. millionaires who were surveyed cited the economy as the main reason they support president trump. more than 60% polled say they see bernie sanders and elizabeth warren as bad for the economy. this morning the coast guard is under scrutiny for exempting some boats from strict safety rules that, included the "conception" diving boat in which 34 people were killed in a fire during labor day. some of the victims were from the bay area. u.s. coast guard records show eight diving boats in the state were given exemptions from the 1996 safety standards rule which means they didn't need to add bigger escape hatches and advance fire prevention systems. no word from the coast guard as to why. federal investigators are still looking into the dive boat fire. this holiday season. this is a delivery truck full of

packages on fire, just days before christmas at the beginning of hanukkah. this happened over the weekend in fullerton, south of los angeles. the fedex driver picked up his shipment and was headed to san diego when he noticed the truck on fire. look at that, some packages, some gifts. the driver wasn't hurt. many packages were destroyed. no word on what sparked that fire. new this morning, the u.s. department of housing and urban development released its report on homelessness and found homelessness in the u.s. increased nearly 3%. one of the biggest reasons why is california. the study found that more than 21,000 people in california became homeless this year. that's a 16% increase from last year. better numbers were seen across the nation, 29 states, in fact, saw a decrease in their homeless population. one of the bay area's

largest toy drives is under way. sacred heart community service in san jose, look at that, all geared up and ready to go, the bicycles are made, they're handing out boxes filled with toys, books and stocking stuffers. they'll go to over 6,000 san jose kids in need. the giveaway will last until tomorrow morning as well, and you know what? this is a great time to give, because there's still time to donate any new, unwrapped toys. they got a fleet of bicycles out there but it's so great to see. one of my really favorite stories of the year. >> great that there's time to donate so for anyone looking to donate, there is your chance. and shifting gears just a little bit, from donations to just utter whackiness. if you ever conderd how much it would cost to light up your house like clark griswold, finally he gets his house display to work finally.

according to com-ed, the chicago utility company it would cost $3,700 to run all 25,000 lights for five hours a day for 31 days in december, 2019, but using the l.e.d. holiday lights, it would only cost about $70. that sounds like a drastic difference. >> l.e.d., got to replace them. >> wow. and now speaking of, these looks like l.e.d. lights. this is, can i say? meteorologist kari hall's house? >> no, i wish. >> your neighbor. it's her neighbor's house and blows these folks. they do this incredible light display all choreographed to music. they draw the crowds in, and then they get donations for a local homeless shelter. >> yes. look at all the people gathered around on the streets. they had to close down the whole street and people walk up and you know, just put out their

chairs and blankets and just watch the show. it is spectacular, and you can see the lights from anywhere in the city. >> miles away, i bet. >> do they say when they start setting it up? i imagine it takes a while. >> i would imagine. i don't know, they didn't say, but they're raising money for the homeless shelter. that's really cool. >> that is really cool. >> holiday cheer. >> that's nice, kari. some neighborhoods have little competitions. >> i know. >> one neighbor does that, another neighbor -- >> i'd completely lose. i don't have time for that. >> think about it. your husband does drawings. >> she could dress up as mrs. claus. >> we'll plan it. >> you come over to help. >> that one goes there. >> we can point. >> pointing. it's hard to see the lights this morning. let me show you the fog. >> kari is like let's change

this topic. i'm not doing this. >> yes, with the dense fog in the tri-valley headed out the door having to deal with that and cold temperatures, all right, we've made it down to freezing in santa rosa, we're now at 32 degrees, bundle up as you start out today and heading out for work. you have to turn on the heater inside the car and san jose we're at 42, and 42 in san martin. clear visibility in palo alto. as we head through the day temperatures going from 40 degrees to the low 50s by noon. and if you're going out tonight for the lighting of the menorah in union square, it's only going to be at about 51 degrees and we'll hold steady there with mostly clear skies tonight. we've been looking for chances to get out to christmas in the park in downtown san jose. it's going to be in the upper 40s there and getting even cooler as we go into the evening. if you'll be traveling across the state, there's still a lot of heavy rain across southern california while we are drying out and light snow for the sierra. for us, our next chance of rain

comes in late christmas eve into christmas day, as that storm system arrives, as we time it out, looking dry today as well as much of the day tomorrow. but then going into late tomorrow night, we start to see that rain reaching in to the coast, and spreading inland, with some cooler temperatures. notice this area here the snow will most likely be over mt. hamilton and north bay peaks and elevations above 3,000 feet and going into christmas day, we'll start to see that rain tapering off. this will bring us some additional light amounts of rain anywhere from about a quarter inch of rain to closer to half inch of rain for parts of the south bay. as we go into the rest t forecast, we'll be drying out. we're looking good after christmas day and temperatures reaching the mid-50s. morning temperatures in the upper 30s and san francisco will be in the low 50s all throughout the week. mike, you were tracking three problem spots. >> that's right, kari. none of them are the been beay . the toll plaza light with no metering lights. we have lighter commutes during

the week of christmas, of course, and the first official full day of hanukkah, first night was last night. over here north 680 we are showing slowing approaching diablo road, the updated location from chp. all lanes blocked by a crash, should be making progress. i see the speeds starting to improve. we'll follow that closely headed up toward the foggy area reported by chp as well. southbound 242 we have one lane blocked for construction, and that will continue possibly until after 7:30, that could be an issue but you take that corner, take highway 4 to 680, light traffic through contra costa county conditions there. upper east shore west 80 crash block willing all but one lane, open at the pinole valley road justify ramp, great news and the bay bridge toll plaza as we've said no backup and no metering lights, so good stuff once you get here. back to you. >> mike, thanks. it is 5:53. happening now, a court in saudi arabia is sentencing five people to death over the murder of journalist jamal cho shogie

last seen entering a saudi consulate and never came out. he was "the washington post" columnist and a vocal critic of the saudi government. lots more ahead on "today in the bay" including a lot of people concerned about flaring happening right now at the valero refinery in benicia. coming up, what we're finding out how long the flaring will last and what impact it could have on you. and it's a season of giving, and someone made a generous donation to the salvation army. we'll tell you what was left behind in a red kettle outside a grocery store and may inspire you to give. [ electrical buzzing ]

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the district says they'll need another $1 million to finish repairs. flaring continues this morning at the valero refinery in benicia. so far the flaring has released about 9,000 pounds of sulfur

dioxide into the atmosphere. the city says it will notálxc h any affect on the public and the area is not under an advisory. the flaring started friday and will continue for several days while crews perform maintenance work on a processing unit. the city says the flaring is a necessary safety precaution. all right, a big holiday gift for the salvation army, this is incredible. >> we know the little bell that lures new to gift but an anonymous donor put thousands of dollars of jewelry inside one of the kettles outside of a grocery store in annapolis, maryland. part of the donation was a tiffany bracelet made of yellow gold but doesn't stop there. the donation also included a diamond and ruby ring and matching bracelet. >> that kind of gift speaks volumes not only to our mission in affirming what we're doing with our folks here, but also to what we're trying to do in our

community. >> the money raised from the jewelry will of course go to help families in need. >> wow. right now at 6:00, breaking news we've been following overnight. some of the video we're about to show you we obtained overnight you may find it disturbing. an air force veteran fighting back against a robber in contra costa county killing that robber. [ bleep ] >> what the veteran just told us moments ago, in a live report, next. this email is explosive. a top administration official, one that we requested, as saying stop the aid. >> as lawmakers on capitol hill take a holiday break there are no developments in the impeachment trial. what newly released white house emails reveal about the u.s. withholding aid from ukraine. >> patchy fog making for a tough morning commute. your forecast and check of the roads just moments away. "today in the bay" continues right now.