good morning to you. it is new year's eve 2019. looking live out our window over san francisco, and the city already looking pretty festive, but what will it be like around midnight? good question. >> a lot of fun, i hope. >> pretty quiet. >> good morning to you. i'll be asleep. thanks for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. we want to show you the countdown to the new year. it is on, just 19 hours until we ring in 2020. celebrations planned all around the bay area, and maybe in your own living room and of course in the big apple. a live look at times square where preparations are under way for the big ball drop tonight. >> why don't we start counting down now. >> 19 hours.

>> i start during the holidays. >> tick, tick, tick. >> a lot of people want to know what the weather will be like. >> the fireworks. >> exactly, the fog is of concern. we are tracking the possibility of seeing patchy fog and more in the interior valueleys. right now in san francisco, clear skies, 48 degrees. wind speeds are calm and look at the temperatures throughout the bay area, we're at about 41 degrees in san jose. 40 degrees in santa cruz, and if you're anywhere near the santa cruz area within the next couple of hours, we're seeing gusty conditions for some of our mountaintop areas, gusts upwards of 40 plus miles per hour. in the lower elevations not dealing with the wind and a quick check of the temperature trend, san jose clear, sunshine, don't have to worry about the rain. i'll go more into detail what you can expect tonight in a bit. let's send things over to mike. >> chilly out there. also looking over here walnut creek where you could see the light traffic. nthbound through

the area north through walnut creek, right around main the roadway shows light traffic but there is debris reported and coming past that off-ramp. be careful. wood scattered across lanes, reported to chp no crashes but there may be a traffic break. i'll let you know if they give me more detail. the commute pushes toward the bay bridge toll plaza. yesterday we had a backup at this time. today none right now. we'll show you the shot the rest of the bay. a lot of green, marcus. back to you. >> thanks, mike. breaking news overseas, these are live pictures right now, hundreds of people protesting at the u.s. embassy in baghdad and some made it inside the compound. the live look of the demons areor angry following deadly u.s. air strikes last week that killed 25 fhters from the iran-backed shiite militia in iraq. the mourners held funerals for

those killed in baghdad in a neighborhood earlier and marched on to the heavily fortified green zone and kept walking until they reached the embassy. sunday u.s. forces bombed the militia after accusing them of firing rockets on a u.s. base in iraq that killed one american and injured others. the new year will bring in loss as well for t new laws and that means more money if you use b.a.r.t. >> bob redell is live at the warm springs station in fremont with more and folks don't like hearing they're going to pay more, bob. >> reporter: and they're going to be paying precisely 5.4% more starting tomorrow. we're talking about an extra 10 r.t. say fremont and taking a trip through th that trip today will cost you

$6.75. tomorrow the same ride will be costing you $7.10 an increase of 35 cents per ride, 70 cents round trip, $3.50 if you're doing that round trip five days a week. i should have been a math teacher. that was pretty good. this increase which is based on inflation is the last of four fare increases to take place every two years which the b.a.r.t. board approved back in 201. the board approved another round of increases in effect in 2022, '24 and '26. b.a.r.t. said this money will pay for expenses like new rail cars, new train control system and expanded maintenance facility and more frequent service and in aase the transit agency notes it's not heavily subsidized by budget, that its operating expenses rely on fares, two-thirds of the operating budget does. incidentally, low-income riders on b.a.r.t. will receive a 20%

metropolitan a pilot program transportation commission. that program does not go into effect until20, which means that tomorrow, those low income rider also stis will sti paying that 5.4% increase just like the rest of us. reporting live outside warm springs b.a.r.t. in fremont, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> and joy the lower fares for the rest of the day i guess. thanks, bob. bay area attorneys today are expected to file a new wave of lawsuits tied to the latest church sex abuse accusations. nearly a year ago oakland's diocese released the names of nearly 50 priests and other clergy members accused of abussing minors. many of the priests are dead and none still work in the ministry. abuse victims will attend today's news conference. police hope this image can help track down two thieves they say used a stun gun on a best buy security guard. surveillance cameras caught the

pair walking into the san bruno best buy. they stole a pair of laptops. when he guard tried to stop him they tased him. the pair was seen driving off in a silver or gray nissan or cadillac. an act of kindness from a total stranger. >> you may remember when we told you with the gomez nunez family earlier this month. their home burned down in a fire and while staying in a hotel their car was broken into. the family lost most of their belongings but "the mercury news" reports a los gatos family mailed them a check for $20,000. >> oh my goodness. uber and post mates are taking the state of california to court. the companies are suing over the state's new labor law set to go into effect tomorrow. it would require gig workers to be reclassified as employees, but uber and post mates claim it is unconstitutional for

targeting app based companies while exempting other professions. 4:36 for you this morning. working to keep collapses. still ahead for you here on "today in the bay," the new plan at san francisco city college aimed at avoiding cuts. plus the price you pay to ship the big fees, fedex and u.p.s. are planning to start charging for large packages. and taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, smooth sailing there this morning. a look ahead, will it stay that way? mike inouye has a look at that commute for you this morning. vianey in for kari with a look at the forecast. we'll be right back. you're watching "today in the bay."

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good morning. it is 4:40. you made it past monday. now we're in tuesday and this is what you're waking up to over san francisco. beautiful, clear skies. current temperature right now at 48 degrees and yes, you're going to hear this all day, it's the last day of 2019. how are we making our start? we're in the 40s in san jose. 41 degrees. not as chilly or cold as the past two days in napa, 46 degrees and you're wondering about the new year's eve forecast. a lot of people will be headed out tonight. i am tracking the temperatures and of course how is the sky going to look? can we expect fog around the coastline and interior valleys? i'll have a breakdown of that coming up. >> vianey, we wan the fireworks televised fireworks. over the bay the high-rise for the san mateo bridge shows lights clearly and no fireworks onhe we have a smooth flow for 92 and the rest of the east/west

commute directions right now, look how easy that is. we'll show you a bigger view, coming up. i'm rahel some man at cnbc headquarters. wall street is set to open slightly higher on this last trading day of the year. stocks fell yesterday. the dow and nasdaq and s&p 500 seeing their worst in a month, low volume and some investors took profits at the end of the year but having their best year since at least 2013. on today's watch list reports on home sales and consumer confidence. u-haul says employees hired before february 1st willot b affected, u-haul says new applicants will be asked about nicotine use and consent in states where screening is allowed. and fedex and u.p.s. are planning big fees on the big packages. they will be imposing a $24 fee on boxes weighing more than 50

pounds. previously those additional fees were put on packages weighing more than 70 pounds. the companies are lowering the threshold as part of an annual round of rate increases that could cause millions of packages to be hit by the fee or force customers to change their shipping practices to avoid it, including sending large orders in multiple boxes. analysts estimate 14% of would be hit by the new fee.ers back to you. >> i guess we're keeping all of our christmas presents then, not sending anything back. >> bowling balls. >> a keeper. thank you, rahel. >> at this point. sure. coming up on "today in the bay," vianey is tracking your fashion forecast or weather forecast? we have to ring in the new year in style. >> that's true. it's a little sparkly, you can't see mine. 41 degrees in san jose. 43 in oakland. but you're wondering about your new year's eve forecast, don't worry. i've got you covered and a look ahead at what the first day of 2020 will be shaping up like. >> i got the move, too.

we have the move for the dublin grade no problems, great view. i can see that b.a.r.t. station. we're going to talk about mass transit, an interesting one, today. plus cashing in on the new year, the increase you can expect to pay for legal marijuana in 2020 across the state. 4:43. you're watchinged itted. ♪ here in the club i can't even hear my own voice. ♪ ♪ jack in the box would've been a better choice. ♪ head to jack in the box and experience the joy of missing out with my $3 mini munchies.

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thid early for you this morning. thanks for tuning in to "today in the bay." >> that's bright. >> look how clear it is. >> that's what the future will be, bright. >> good, marcus, your skills continue to impress me. >> i do what i can. >> what's carl doing? >> stay back, carl. >> carl is trying to creep in tonight so we'll be watching him closely. we'll have some tweeting, hey, back off. we want to see the fireworks and it's always something we look out for. this time it looks like the interior valleys might be the ones that might get some of that fog so current conditions right now in san jose 41 nd seds abou hour, and there's that beautiful view of san francisco yet again, 48 degrees, so we're in the 40s, a little chilly to start. it will be another cool afternoon, but let's see what's going on with satellite radar. we had rain on sunday, and then yesterday that rain moved down to southern california. now that system is beginning to so your drive to the grapevine

today should be much better for l. for new year's eve which is good news. microclimate highs in the 60s, upper 50s in san jose, 60 degrees. oakland 57. this is what will happen later tonight that will impact everybody's plans, before we get to that, let's talk about the waves. we're talking about a strong wind offshore that's sending that swell around our coastline and this is kicking up the beach hazard statement that will remain in place through today and into tomorrow because of large breakers and sneaker waves so just don't go swimming and never turn your back to a wave. here it is your new year's eve forecast for san francisco, headed to the embarcadero, take your jacket. our temperatures will be dipping down into the 40s but there's always that windchill factor and it's going to be partly cloudy. so we are worried about the fog in through inland valleys. patchy fog is possible, don't forget your jacket there either. temperatures will be in the 40s. make sure to wear some layers tonight as we get ready to

welcome the first day of 2020 into wednesday, it will be about 59 degrees. clouds increase, and we stay dry with a chance of spotty drizzle headed into the first saturday of the new year. mike, how are the roads? >> they're looking good. i have one misplaced camera shot and you'll see that. looking over here, can't end the new year without one of those. looking over here at a smooth drive, green sensors around the bay. a light flow of traffic. i expect that for the morning commute and afternoon and especially tonight. be careful on the roadways. we have reports of debris or some activity northbound 101 on the northern side of the golden gate bridge and disabled vehicle southbound coming toward the bridge but that should be off of highway 101. i was going to show you the golden gate bridge but i didn't change the camera we have on 101. the golden gate bridge has much less traffic. no problem northbound a couple cars going through the area.

i'll track that closely and show it to you if i need to. light traffic flow yesterday a sizeable backup, most people are preparing for tonight getting their outfits ready. mass transit good discounts, special service for many agencies. check websites for specifics. the san francisco bay ferry have no service tomorrow and today is regular service. back to you. >> all right, thanks, mike. 4:49 for you right now. the san jose womanus morning hit-and-run is scheduled to return to court five weeks from now after a judge yesterday denied bail. ricky martinez died after he was runned down by a suspect on east santa clara street, this happened after investigators say martinez shot the suspect's relative during an argument. sabrina gutierrez is accused of driving on to a sidewalk where she struck and killed martinez as he tried to leave the scene.

a private company that operates several immigration detention centers in california is suing over a new state ban that takes effect tomorrow. come the new year, california's department of corrections will no longer be allowed to enter into contracts with private prisons. starting in 2028 private immigration detention facilities will also be banned. the group is suing just one new multibillion-dollar contract to run new detention centers here in california. it calls the ban unconstitutional arguing its relationship is with the federal government and not with the state. new details and a lifeline for seniors who take special classes provided by city college of san francisco. supervisors have locked in funding to keep the 17 classes going. those classes are taught at about a dozen senior centers serving about 100 disabled older adults in areas like physical fitness, language arts and music appreciation. the new year will add more green to the state budget, where it comes to legalized pot but it could also drive users back to

the black market, that is what some cannabis business owners are fearing. starting tomorrow the state's new pot-related fee also add up to 3% cost hike for dispensaries, on top of what you already pay. it means a lot of dispensaries will likely raise their price of course, merchants point out buying marijuana the old-fashioned way has no strings attached. >> increasing the taxes over and over a little bit every month is pushing people further into the black market. >> a state report found that despite marijuana now being legal in california, 80% of the pot sold is still sold illegally, so the state is missing out on tax revenue. >> all right. 4:51 for you this morning. coming up here on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> international roaming, two words that make me shudder. we have one case where international cost a family more than a thousand bucks. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. "nbc bay area responds" next. but first happening now, thousands of australians who had

to run for their lives are left to hunker down on a beach in australia, no other escape from a fast-moving wildfire in the town of malacuda in the state of victoria. they became surrounded by flames and people are using boats to try to get to safety. two new deaths are being reported because of those fires, bringing the total up to 12, and many more people are still missing.

welcome back. it is 4:54. petty much out of here. getting ready for 2020. if you're having a party you probably purchased hats already, putting the champagne on ice and you checked your flexible

spending account balance, right? >> no. consumer investigator chris chmura recommends one more thing before you ring in the new year. >> good morning. connie and her family went to the philippines. she says she discovered her son using his cell phone while they were there, and immediately asked at&t to turn on its passport international plan but connie says her son's line continued to rack up roaming charges and her bill shot to $1600. she says she disputed it, but didn't get anywhere with at&t, so she called us. we called at&t, and it told us customers who plan on traveling internationally should add an international package to the pr country. however, we know that sometimes life happens, and we try to work with customers who may have forgotten to add this feature ahead of time. with that, at&t then offered connie a $1200 refund. she was very happy with that and wrote us to say "without your

help, i would probably still be fighting with at&t." no matter your carrier, follow at&t's recommendation, ask what international roaming will cost you before you head overseas. call us at any time, no roaming charges, 888-996-tips or visit nbcbayarea.com/responds. >> all right, thanks, chris. trending for you this morning, a date night straight out of a bay area playbook. st date d ayesha curry are ir l night of the year.ayesha blasting e40 in the car and allie wong's comedy show and they went back stage and snapped selfies to end the night, that is not what my date nights look like. >> as long as you're happy. >> we got sushi at 5:00. >> there you go. 4:57 for you right now. coming up on "today in the bay," vianey in for kari this

morning tracking your new year's eve forecast. >> we're not all having date night. we have jammies night. we work tomorrow. i'll give you a closer look at what you can expect coming up. at present great drive times right now, blocked one off with that coming up sign. that's a mystery. we'll tell you what's going on for highway 48. ♪ da, da, da plus gearing up for 2020 celebrations. we have a live report on all of the safety preparations under way across the bay area so you feel safe as you party tonight.

right now at 5:00, counting down until the new year, and new decade. a live report on the safety preparations across the bay area, aimed at keeping you safe during the celebrations. a looming deadline, the claims that wildfire victims have to file today and not by midnight. plus, bracing for high surf, a live look at the pacifica, where massive waves are expected later today. vianey arana is timing it all out, including your holiday forecast. "today in the bay" continues right now. and good morning to you on this tuesday, the last day of the year. thanks so much for starting your morning here with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. we are making plans for our new year's eve, super festive or low key. live pics from sydney, australia. >> happy new year!

we got one in. >> my kind of celebration. okay we can go to bed now. >> live, wow. >> you can see the haze in the area because of the smoke from the wildfires has been devastating. one of the few cities in australia that has gone forward with those fireworks celebrations, but it is a beautiful sight to see and certainly one of the biggest first cities to celebrate. >> wow. >> that is beautiful. >> they're in the 60s right now. >> are they? >> perfect weather, yes. >> happy new year from sydney, australia. >> woo hoo! >> back here to the bay area. >> are there fireworks going the o