tracking the warnings now in place for parts of the bay area and parts of the world already ringing in 2025. look at this. from new zealand to australia, we have a look at the celebrations already underway this morning. this is today in the bay. well very good tuesday morning to you. new year's eve i'm scott mcgrew, filling in for marcus. and i'm laura garcia. welcome to this final day of the year. all right. it's a cold start to our morning as well. and i would imagine it's going to be cold through the day. yeah, it will be. it will be a gradual warm up, so might not be till mid morning where we start to feel that sunshine warmth. finally we are looking at some frost advisories in place, the freeze warnings and the purple up towards the north bay and some of the foothills down here in the south bay. notice though, that parts of san francisco and the immediate coastline aren't in this. it just takes a little bit longer to cool down those temperatures out by the water, as it does in our inland valleys. and that's where we

look at the freezing numbers right now through parts of danville, approaching that right now in parts of san martin. 35 for you. 33 in boulder creek, the low 40s right there in the immediate bay. so not as cold as places up in the north bay. 34 in santa calistoga right now. but as we go on and talk about our new year's eve plans, it will be dry and cool. but staying dry for people to be out and about. we'll walk you through that forecast, but then things might change as we talk into the first couple of days of 2025, with the chance of rain coming in once again. but mike, let's go over and start at the bay bridge toll plaza. what's going on? well, we're getting an idea for how much traffic is out there. and as you can see, light traffic, not as many people out and about today. i think some folks might be sleeping in or not going to work and trying to get some rest so they can stay up through midnight. i'm looking at the north bay highway 37, where we saw a little bit of slowing about a half hour ago. it's cleared up, so we're basically at speed once again. light traffic flow indicated

here by no slowing on highway four as well. great drive getting across the bay. visibility, maybe a patch or two of fog. we're watching for that. and one disabled vehicle on the incline for west 92. no other problems. back to you. all right, mike, thanks. this morning we have new details, including new video from san francisco police showing the moments which led up to a deadly police shooting near union square earlier this month. obviously, some of these clips may be hard to watch today. in the bay's jocelyn moran has the story. terrifying moments caught on surveillance video not far from union square. it was december 19th. three people can be seen on kearny street street as a black suv drives onto the sidewalk and hits at least one of them. hello, me and my friend just got hit by a car. police also sharing that 911 call detailing how the chaos unfolded that night. the video shows that black suv hitting a cyclist who is able to run off. the driver of the suv takes off too, but not before swiping the cyclist's bag. police quickly identify him as peter hodge. tonight, they

shared police body camera video of their plan to take hodge into custody. hours after the hit and run. so right now, he's parked in front of dior. all right. he's in that black yukon. last time we saw him, he was in the front seat. so you ran him? he has what? a pistol and a rifle. so he has a bunch of pistols. one rifle. so there's a bunch of pistols, one rifle. we don't know about where the rifle is or anything, but we know that he's armed with a pistol. during their investigation, officers located the suspect, who was working as an armed security guard. their video then cuts to officers approaching hodge outside the dior store. he's coming out. hey, peter. don't move. officers order him to put his hands up. put your hands up! get up! hands up! wait wait wait wait. are you worried about. we're going to use force against you. just put your hands up. put your hands up! hodge turns. police deploy a bolawrap to try to restrain him. hey, i'm gonna wrap him right. but it doesn't seem to work. officers then hit

him with a beanbag round, but that didn't seem to stop him either. moments later, officers opened fire after it appears hodge draws a gun on them. sfpd enhanced the body cam video showing hodge raised the weapon before officers fired. we are not showing the moment he was hit. video also shows officers rendering aid. police say hodge died at the hospital. a glock was recovered at the scene. we still don't know why hodge was cyclist. police want to talk to him. we're still looking for him. we'd like for him to come to us. he is a victim in this case. the da's office is also investigating. jocelyn moran, nbc, bay area news. well, new at six. gruesome discovery as the search is now suspended for two men who were swept out to sea off the coast two days before christmas. we've learned a body was seen floating in the monterey bay over the weekend. it was spotted by crew members and sightseers aboard a whale watching boat sunday morning. however, weather conditions

prevented the coast guard from retrieving the body. there's no way for us to know with absolute certainty that this body that was observed by the whale watching crew was, in fact, either of the two individuals that were swept out to sea on the 23rd. this could be an unreported individual. the whale watching boat stayed on scene for about an hour after it called the coast guard. first responders could not dispatch a boat until two hours later, and by that time the body could not be found. 604 plans now set for the nation to say goodbye to former president jimmy carter. official memorials begin saturday, when a procession will take the former president's body past his childhood home, and then to atlanta to lie in repose. on january 7th, the late president will return to the capitol rotunda in washington until the state funeral on january 9th.ter will go home, where he will be buried in plains alongside his wife, rosalynn, who died last year.

stick with nbc all throughout the week, both on air and online. we will bring you that special coverage of the nation's farewell to president carter. less than 18 hours to go until the bay area officially rings in 2025. but all morning long, we're taking a look across cities across the world that are actually already celebrating. video from new zealand. the country celebrating the arrival of 2025 from auckland's sky tower with a fireworks and light show featuring the synchronized soundtrack. more than eight and a half miles of electrical cabling and wiring were required to pull it all off. and joining the party at 5 a.m. bay area time australia video from sydne. more than 1 million people watched the fireworks display around the city's famous opera house and harbor bridge. and if you're planning to ring in the new year, right here, cinthia pimentel is with has a look at the forecast because it's important we get a lot of fog.

we do. and that ruins the fireworks at times. of course, it ruined the blue angels. remember earlier in this year. so that's something that we'll continue to watch. but if you're staying here or traveling, either plan is good. let's take a look at our travel forecast across the state. maybe a few showers up towards the northern coast. we see right here in the bay, keeping some low 60s for the south bay, and that sunshine up towards tahoe. also, roads look clear and good to go. let's head down south 75 degrees in palm springs. that sounds nice right about now, after starting with a cold morning, and as we go on into tonight, it will be cold once again and cloudy at times. those clouds rolling back in later on tonight in parts of the city. so we'll watch that and see how the models clear them out. maybe you can be also our eyes out there and let us know that report. we go on and talk about our inland valleys. that's where the numbers will drop down quicker as we see those numbers coming down right around 6:00 into the 40s in some

spots, maybe the low 40s and some 30s, as we take a look at those valleys. so we'll continue to watch the forecast for tonight. but people going out and about need to find those cheap gas prices. mike, where are they? we're doing our best. we'll start in the south bay, folks, with sunnyvale's low. not for the entire south bay, but for the city. it's 363. great gas on north matilda avenue lower elsewhere in santa clara county. but that's the best for sunnyvale. same situation for alameda county. we'll check the low for fremont specifically at 375 at warm springs. gas on warm springs boulevard in the middle here. now, the best price in marin county. the whole county. that's 377 at san anselmo as far as gato auto on sir francis drake boulevard. there are changes. we're looking at your area. will you look at your area? gasbuddy.com? because i don't know exactly where you live. that would be a privacy thing. on the roadways, we have mostly green sensors. good stuff. light traffic like yesterday. folks probably want to stay up late tonight. so not up so early this morning. altamont pass shows no slowing. yesterday we did see a

considerable amount starting up about this time, but that was really the only slowdown. top of the screen highway 37 has not shown much except for one little dip in speeds earlier this morning. it's all clear there. the bay bridge shows a little more traffic, but no metering lights. back to you. all right, mike, thanks. the u.s. treasury department hacked, and it could have been from china next. the way the hackers were able to infiltrate the system. plus, a settlement reached eight years after angelina jolie and brad pitt divorced. the reason it took so long. and move over. millennials, get out of the way. gen z, there is a new generation in town. we'll introduce you to them when we return. you're watching today in the bay.

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freeways. it's the coliseum station for bart. we get word that trains are not stopping at the coliseum, the station on the berryessa line, due to some police activity. we'll talk about that. and your options are coming up. the markets falling sharply yesterday with some year end profit taking since the post-election rally. the dow is on track for its worst month in more than two years, while the s&p 500 is headed for its worst month since april. the nasdaq, though, is up more than 1% in december. the s&p and nasdaq are on pace for a fifth straight positive quarter for the year. the dow is up 13%, the s&p by nearly 24%, which would give it two straight years with gains above 20%. and the nasdaq has outperformed all of them, up nearly 30% for the year. the treasury department says it was hacked by china backed actor

earlier this month, who stole a key from a third party software provider and then accessed employee workstations and some unclassified documents. treasury disclosing the breach in a letter to the senate banking committee, saying there is no evidence the hackers still have access to its systems. the department has been working with the fbi and other members of the intelligence community and outside investigators to determine the impact of the cyber attack. and the justice department and federal trade commission announcing a civil enforcement action against the fintech company. dave and its ceo for allegedly violating federal law. the agencies claim the company lured users to its personal financepp by advertising cash advances of up to $500 that many would never receive. the complaint is seeking unspecified fines and

repayments for customers. with your cnbc morning business report i'm bertha coombs. thank you bertha. well, after eight years, multiple legal battles and numerous tabloid headlines, the divorce of brad pitt and angelina jolie is finally complete. jolie initially filed for divorce in 2016, citing irreconcilable differences. in 2019, the couple received a judgment which meant they were legally separated but still married. all of the six children the couple share now legal adults except their 16 year old twins. 615 the numbers are in. you helped us raise millions to feed families across the bay area. we teamed up with safeway for our annual nourishing neighbors campaign. the goal was to beat last year, and we did through the holidays. donors raised 7 or $4.7 million, enough to fund 9 million meals. we partnered with local food banks that serve families across the entire bay area and from all of us at nbc, bay area and

telemundo. thank you. also trending with the new year often comes new goals. and according to a new poll by the associated press, many people will focus on eating healthier excercising, saving money, losing weight. another big one was focusing on mental health and ending bad habits. yeah, that looks pretty familiar to last year's set of things, which, you know, every year, every year and you know, more power to you. i hope you, i hope you succeed. that would be great. probably not. maybe learn something new or organize a little bit. yes, we'll do something. do you have any resolutions? yes. i plan on cleaning and being better organized at my home office. and then tracy did it for me, so that was great. oh, yeah. so i'm going to try the same for next year's resolutions. have your wife do it. i just put a list out there that tracy can look at all year. that's a true honey do list. that was a great gift. maybe clean up something for her. oh, yeah. that's a little spa day for tracee tracy i tried. right. what about you,

scott? you know, we do that too. we organize junk drawers. we see my friends and i send pictures of each other before and after. oh, nice. the closets all. yes. the garage. you know, just to how much junk you can justazing accumulate over a year. yes. yeah. no kidding. precious things until you. until the space. yes. yeah. all right, cynthia, you've got to look at our forecast for today. it is a chilly, chilly start. i know we are going out 2024 bundling up as people head out the door. maybe to work or on that walk with the dogs. we are wearing those thick winter coats today. maybe even some mittens if you've got those for christmas. some areas in the north bay and the south bay foothills under that freeze warning until 10:00 this morning. so some dangerous cold out there. please be careful. we see just about everybody else under the frost advisory, so conditions could be dangerous. this morning. as we look at those numbers approaching almost that subfreezing number in calistoga,

we do have those 30s continuing out towards parts of the east bay. 32 in danville, 36 right now in livermore, low 40s around parts of san mateo into palo alto. we start to get into the 30s, though, and that carry us into south san jose at 36 degrees right now. and then we'll stay in the south bay and talk about our microclimates for today. we might feel it a little bit warmer down here compared to the rest of the region, where we could see some low 60s for san jose down into gilroy, but everybody else not really breaking through the 50s out there in the east bay along the peninsula as well. we see 57 in half moon bay, upper 50s for the outer sunset to maybe getting into that 59. in the mission, we go up towards the north bay. after a chilly morning we will feel the sun, but the numbers will also not break through the upper 50s there for today as we go on into the evening time and maybe some firework activity right there through san francisco, we're going to notice some clouds creeping back in into our evening time, but i'm

going to stop it right around approaching midnight hour. we could see a little bit of a break through, so it might just be some patchy fog. you'll know where to go based on your location in the city tonight. now, as we go on and take this, fast forward into wednesday, new year, new rain chances as we go on, and maybe get some light activity up there towards the north. and that should continue as we go through the day, the rest of us getting into some sunny spots, but i see it carrying it through wednesday too, as there's just a couple of systems way to our north. the better rain maker i see here will be as we go on into our first weekend of 2025, but don't worry the rest of it. saturday and sunday we should see those skies starting to clear for people in san francisco and along the peninsula will stay mostly in the 50s. and as we go on and track our start of the new year, we should see some skies starting to clear and that rain chance returning on friday. we'll watch it as we get closer. still days away. that's next year. cynthia's problem there is an alert for bart riders though.

mike, what do you want them to know? that's right. and, well, maybe that's no longer our problem either. it's coliseum station was reporting a police activity with no train stopping, but i believe the update have to decipher it. read it again. but i believe the update is they're recovering. i believe that means the coliseum station is once again open for service. there was again police activity. fruitvale is next to the north and san leandro just a bit to the south. but i think you can get back to the coliseum station. i'll verify that. check your bart status and your and your updates there as well. if you are a bart rider, watch those overhead signs. meanwhile, the roadways around the bay are moving very smoothly. there may be a new incident in the fremont area just popping up on our map. i'll get more detail once chp files that report, but so far, smooth. easy drive, including the bay bridge with no backup and easy flow. back to you. thanks so much, mike. well, next on today in the bay nbc bay area responds in 2024. nbc bay area responded, i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. straight ahead a look back and one story we are watching into 2025.

invite you to share your consumer problems. you do, and then nbc bay area responds. consumer investigator chris chmura here with a look at the team's accomplishments. fighting for you in 2024. good morning. we just ran the numbers and here we have it. 1945 complaints from viewers like you this year. that includes viewers like us l in

the east bay. vicki in san jose and khanna in san francisco. she asked us to make some noise when a piano mover failed to deliver her heirloom baby grand and went silent. i reached out to nbc bay area responds, because i see that bay area responds when nbc reaches out. it's true. khanna got her piano back. we often get results you can take to the bank. companies returned $959,388 to viewers like you since we started the year. one story from 2024 that will continue watching in 2025 is a $100 million construction company's collapse. homeowners all around the bay area tell us they paid anchored tiny homes up front to build an adu in their backyard, but now they have little or nothing to show for their money. we've been on hand, as the families have told the state and the fbi that they suspect fraud. now we are following the company owners through bankruptcy. the ceo

previously told us it was a failed business and that he hated that it happened. customers have one main question. i want to know where my money went. we're asking the same question and we will continue to. if you have a consumer complaint, 100 million, 100 or just even $1, you can let us know. snap the qr code on screen right now to fill out our consum complaint form online. happy new year. all right, you two. kris 624 49ers played their final home game of the season at a packed levi's stadium last night. it was a rematch of the nfc championship niners taking on the lions today in the bay's anthony flores has highlights. it was exciting. it was high scoring, but in the end the 49ers come up short as they lose to the detroit lions on monday night football. with the national spotlight shining bright on levi's stadium, the faithful packed the house for the 49ers final home game of 2024. glad you're with us fans

still showing their support, even though the niners failed to overcome some major challenges this season, the biggest. oh straight up. injuries, pressure and down goes purdy at brock purdy to the list of injured players. the niners quarterback left the game late in the fourth quarter after hurting his right elbow. he'll have an mri on that sack. i got hit on the backside and yeah, basically just my arm was on fire. doesn't feel the best, but just leave it at that. so we'll see tomorrow. this offseason will determine the future of the 49ers. the team will decide whether or not to pay purdy like a franchise quarterback. somewhere between 50 to $60 million a year. paying purdy might force the niners to part ways with other high priced veterans and rely more on their younger, skilled position players. despite being eliminated from postseason contention last week, the niners showed plenty of fight against one of the best teams in the nfl. try to approach it the same way we approach every game, try our hardest to win and try to

play our best. so with the loss, the 49ers record falls to six and ten. they will close out the regular season next sunday at arizona. there's a chance the niners could sit brock purdy and start josh dobbs at quarterback. i'm anthony flores for today in the bay. that will be interesting to see. thanks anthony. we've got a lot more ahead at 630 including norovirus is surging across the u.s. this winter. and that includes the bay area. the steps you need to take to avoid getting sick. plus, authorities are pleading with people to avoid illegal fireworks this new year's eve. the one city here in the east bay where residents say the problem is now becoming something that is year round. stay with us. you're

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it sounds like heavy explosives going off. bombs, i mean it. car alarms are going off from the concussions of whatever is going off right now. at 530, the end of the year is bringing illegal fireworks into neighborhoods throughout the bay area. the way one east bay community is trying to fight back. plus, will the weather comply for this year's fireworks show in san francisco? we're tracking frosty temperatures and visibility concerns. and as we enter 2025, california has new laws. from your child's education to pedestrian safety. new cannabis clubs. we're moving you forward with the changes ahead. this is

today in the bay. good tuesday morning, last day of 2024. thanks for spending it with us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington has the day off. let's check in with cynthia. see, you started cold. started so cold. we are off to a cold start, so give yourself some time to find that coat. as you're stepping out the door bright and early. the cars also might be looking at some frosty windshields and there are microclimates out. right now, 43 degrees in san jose. we're in a frost advisory, but up into santa rosa. a freeze warning as those numbers come down into the mid 30s right now, and they continue out towards the tri-valley in dublin 36 to start our final day of the year. now here are the headlines as we go on and talk about not only today, but into the first couple of days of 2025. yes, we'll be talking about what's going on tonight with the visibility and the cold. numbers, of course, bring that heavy winter coat

with you as you make those plans. and we will be talking about the chance of umbrellas making a return in that 7-day forecast when i come back and join you, scott. all right. with new year's celebrations happening tonight, growing concern about these illegal fireworks across the bay area today in the bay's bob redell joins us live from the east bay, where people in one city say fireworks aren't just a problem on nights like tonight, but during many days throughout the year. bob. correct. happy new year's eve to you, laura and marcus. we expect many cities here in the bay area to be like the city of dublin. behind me here in the tri-valley, you'll hear some illegal fireworks. and if you're on a parched lot perch like i am here on this hillside, you might see them as well. but north of us, in the city of richmond, the problem appears to be much worse. this is according to people who live there, who we have spoken to. residents there say illegal fireworks are no

longer reserved just for new year's eve or the 4th of july. they're happening many times throughout the year. a number of residents say they were stunned to hear fireworks this past christmas eve. not only are these illegal fireworks dangerous to people and at risk of starting fires, the loud explosions are also very stressful for dogs. we spoke with the richmond police department, who says they will have extra officers deployed tonight. they are not only warning people against illegal fireworks, but celebratory gunfire as well. you fire the gun in the air and then the bullet needs to come back down somewhere. it can go through the roof of a house, or it can strike somebody on the street. if you want to know what a war zone sounds like, come to richmond tomorrow night. loud pops. i looked out the window and i saw the fireworks and just trying to figure out what was happening. and it wasn't 4th of july. i try to figure out, is it 4th of july? no, it's 25th of december. that was richmond city council member cesar zepeda, who tells us he pla to ask the

council to review and possibly strerengthen the city's firewors ordinance in the new year after he, too, has been shocked by the escalation of the number of fireworks throughout the year. a reminder if you want to celebrate new year's eve tonight with legal fireworks, the city of san francisco will be hosting its annual new year's eve fireworks show. be at midnight and what they do if you haven't been to it before, they have some barges about 1000ft off the embarcadero into the bay, where they launch the fireworks from. that's just between the ferry building and the bay bridge in that vicinity. reporting live here in dublin. bob redell today in the bay. just bundle up if you're headed out. thanks so much, bob, and make sure you stick around for another 15 minutes or so. our ginger conejero saab live in san francisco. she's actually breaking down some of those preparations underway right now for tonight's fire show that bob mentioned, as well as celebrations happening throughout the city. it's ahead at 645. all right, 6.34 right now, a live look at the roads this morning. chp urging everyone ringing in 2025.

celebrate responsibly, get a designated driver or take public transit or uber or whatnot. the department's holiday maximum enforcement period starts tonight at eight. all available chp officers will be working through the holiday. make sure drivers are safe this weekend. maximum enforcement will run through midnight wednesday night. new at 6:00. hundreds gathered at a memorial altar today in seoul, south korea, to pay tribute to the victims of this weekend's plane crash. the jeju air crash killed 179 people, marking the deadliest air disaster in that country. on sunday, the aircraft landed and skidded off the end of the runway. the plane was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members. two crew members were rescued from the plane. investigators are still working to determine the cause of that crash. cases of norovirus surging across the u.s. this winter, according to the cdc. outbreaks often seen on cruise ships, nursing homes, jails,

schools, really anywhere where people are close together. during the first week of december, 91 cases of norovirus were reported. that's double the highest number recorded between 2021 and 2024. so vomiting diarrhea. those are the most common symptoms nausea, stomach pain body aches headache, fever. but you have to really watch out for dehydration. ucsf infectious disease specialist doctor peter chin-hong says. washing your hands. the key is if somebody has diarrhea around you, don't use hand sanitizer. it doesn't work against norovirus. use soap and water saying, you know, make sure you you use it for long enough so you have to sing happy birthday or, you know, a song by beyonce or something like that. and then the next thing you do is that you can clean surfaces with bleach. doctor chin-hong says scrubbing surfaces with household disinfectants also

helps. a disaster fund is now available for businesses shut down because of the santa cruz wharf closure. last monday, a 150 foot section crashed into the ocean. the wharf and 17 businesses lining it have been closed since then. the santa cruz county disaster fund will give out grants to local organizations helping wharf employees. well, we're moving you forward into the new year. starting tomorrow, a slew of new laws go into effect across the state, including education bills. starting january 1st, it's illegal for schools to notify parents of a student identifies as lgbtq. california will also require information about menstruation to be taught in existing sexual health classes. for students in grades seven through 12, beginning new year's day. cities across the state can begin writing citations if you're parked too close to crosswalks and intersections within 20ft of a marked or unmarked crosswalk. for reference, 20ft is about the

length of a pickup truck. it also applies to intersections statewide, regardless of signage. sfmta announced earlier this month it was delaying a plan to issue those tickets for drivers in san francisco until march 1st. so-called cannabis coffee shops will start being allowed in california, designed after the famous attractions in amsterdam. a bill will allow the businesses to sell food and drink to people who want to smoke on site. san francisco assemblymember matt haney sponsored that bill. 638 on the last day of 2024. a live look at the g golden ga bridge this morning. nice and clear. at least you can tell. but we don't have that blanket of clouds to keep us a little warmer this morning. it's cold out. international orange. yeah. give it a little bit of a wake up. sutro tower. yeah. no kidding. we are looking at a not so bad reading right there at 46 degrees, but our microclimates show that it gets colder once you do wake up in parts of the

east bay. the north bay. that's where the low 30s are starting. and our frost advisory. we start come down here to the south bay. 43 right now in san jose. but it gets cooler as you move down into the south county. so let's take a look at our day planner. maybe you have some errands to run in san francisco before getting into all of the crowd activity. later on today we will see some sun for the first half of the day and again, talk about that cloud cover rolling back in into the evening. we go o out to discovery bay, check in on our friends furthest east in the bay area. we do see a cold start right now in the 30s. we get into the mid 50s later on this afternoon and then drop down quickly once again for people gathering for those new year's eve plans. mike, we want to start with our camera in palo alto. what's going on? i heard about a disabled vehicle. cynthia. southbound 101 around marsh. that would be right at the top of the screen. i haven't seen any flashing lights or any disturbance. i've been watching the speed sensors in the same area, and no problem. as folks

are heading south past highway 84. marsh is right about here, so we're going to say the lanes are just fine there on that side of the bay. we have over on the east bay northbound 880 at stevenson, reports of a crash. it's over off to the right shoulder. so no problems, no injuries. again, light traffic flow. the van cleared from the san mateo bridge westbound around the high rise in the south bay. a smooth flow of traffic. we've never seen any of this slowing. typical for the first and second bursts kicking in about now actually for the morning commute. so very light volume of traffic shows up a little later on. and no sharks game tonight over at sap center. note the time 5 p.m. earlier. couple hours earlier than we typically have sharks games because there will be apparently people going out after the game, i guess being new year's eve. we're looking at a smooth flow of traffic around the bay though right now. the note for oakland. the coliseum station has indeed reopened for bart without any further incident. there was some police activity there. again, all trains catching up on service. no slowing for highway 4. highway 37 doesn't show any dip in speeds and no backup at the bay bridge. things are clear

again. just like yesterday. back to you. all right, mike, thanks. we do have some breaking news. we're understanding that a majority of puerto rico is without power right now. we'll have more on that coming up in just a bit. 640 right now. a major rescue operation in big sur after a hiker was unable to make it home. up next, the reason rescuers themselves needed saving. plus, we're showing you the last sunrise of 2024 here in san francisco. and up ahead, we'll talk about how the city plans to ring in and sparkle into 2025. stay with us. you're

a power outage in puerto rico right now. we're told 80% of the island without power. more than a 1.3 million people impacted. the power company says it appears the outage is being caused by an underground cable, and it's working to restore that power. power outage is, of course, frequently occurring in puerto rico. a string of blackouts during the summer sparked protests and a state of emergency. new. at 6:00, a hiker who fell ill while in a remote area of the los padres national forest near big sur, is now safe. monterey county sheriff's search and rescue team was dispatched over the weekend to

the area of sykes hot springs. they got a call that a 20 year old hiker was sick and couldn't make the seven mile hike back out. rescue teams at one point became stranded and unable to cross a river. the victim and rescue crews had to stay in the area until daylight. a helicopter was eventually deployed, but they were unable to hoist the patient due to the weather. after 16 hours in difficult conditions, that crew got the hiker out and eventually to a hospital. we're just hours away from ringing in the new year, with some places around the world already starting 2025. here's a look at new zealand and australia, which just rang in the new year. here at home, preparations are underway for san francisco's new year's eve fireworks show and many parties across the bay area. today in the bay's ginger conejero saab live in san francisco, ginger. the city ringing in with glitz and glam. that's right scott and laura. happy last day of 2024 to you guys. it looks like the

forecast. it looks like the skies for now will allow some of that glitz and glam, some of that glitter in the skies tonight. whether you're watching the fireworks in person or one of the new year's eve parties, or even at home. now the pyro spectacular crew was busy getting things ready yesterday for its annual fireworks show. they were loading up new products and old favorites on the barge of pier 68 yesterday. producer pat dias promises a one of a kind 15 minute fireworks display filled with magic to ring in the new year in san francisco. you can watch the fireworks from the embarcadero later tonight, or you can watch them from one of the tops of san francisco at the mark hopkins hotel. they, too, are getting eve party, which in past years hosted 800 people in its ballroom. now, this year, they are trimming that down to a more intimate 100 guests, celebrating in a way that is reminiscent of the historic hotels new year's

parties of the past. tickets there are going for $550 per person. they sold out weeks ago. it does include a seven course dinner wit wine pairings, live music, dancing and of course, the champagne. at midnight we have a countdown, we have a balloon drop. and of course, if we get the timing right, it will be perfectly synchronized with the firework display. well, if you want to see that fireworks display a little closer to the ground and possibly on the water, vip nightlife has room for you. this is the four story san francisco bell cruise ship, where you can ring in the new year with a 1920s themed great gatsby party that will be complete with casino games, drinks and dining, a dj, and a view of those fireworks from the sky deck. those tickets start at $220 a person, and i told you guys in the last hour that we think we've got a pretty beautiful thing going on here.

look at the sunrise behind us, the last sunrise of the year. we're going to maybe set up shop here and see you guys tomorrow morning from the roof deck. we won't go home this time. i'm just kidding. i don't know, that could be long night. very cold. little chilly, long night for those kids, i know. yeah, yeah, yeah. your husband is saying no, you get home, right? yes. thanks, ginger. get home. okay, so everybody needs to be careful. tonight. we leave for work. so early tomorrow morning, we may run into some people. actually. yeah, it happens every year. we see people. you know, we're not your ubeber driver. we're trying to get to work. we don't want running in. you guys talked about chp maximum enforcement period right. so folks maybe best to not drive if you're celebrating absolutely other ways. and so, you know, transit agencies are trying to help celebrations stay safe with some special offers to get you home without getting behind the wheel. folks, you can try out the new electric caltrain for free starting at 8 p.m. tonight, extending through their special new years eve late night

service, they have their last trains heading out of san francisco tonight. 1 a.m, 130 and 2 a.m. those are specials. meanwhile, other transit agencies extend their free service. beyond that, even a muni ac transit and the vta also offer free rides starting at 8 p.m. tonight through 5 a.m. tomorrow morning, the morning of the first and not free but a bonus. bart also offers special three line run at 1 a.m. that would be the orange line from ririchmondo berryessa service. they have a yellow line providing transbay millbrae to antioch service, a and the blue line listed here runs from bayfair to dublin pleasanton only. so keep those three lines in mind as options on the bart system. plenty of options for you to stay safe, though. let's get on to the current traffic, though, because some folks may be staying up late, getting up early might not be so much of a factor. we knew that would be the case. so no metering lights again. second day in a row at the bay bridge. look how light this is. an easy flow just to the north. a little more traffic coming in off the richmond side

over toward the north bay, but no problems in the north bay. highway 37 never saw those breaks beyond just a couple of minutes there at mare island highway for easy light. contra costa county light, easy drive and so is the rest of alameda county to the south. we don't have any problems in the dublin interchange or the south bay. never saw that first burst heading north on 101. so that's indicating very, very light traffic. cynthia, conditions are great for the drive right now. pretty clear out there as well. and people are turning on those heaters i'm sure of it. if they're on the road. as we take a look at the 30s right now through santa rosa and pleasanton, it is a frosty start to our last morning of the year, 43 in san carlos. we see more breaks of the sunshine starting to come in through in san jose as well. 43 to start our morning, but after the cold part of the day we will see more sunshine. that will be our little treat to push through the last day of the year. really not breaking out of those upper 50s, maybe a few low 60s down here in san jose and the south county. but the afternoon that will be something to watch as we get more clouds rolling on in here.

there are a couple of systems to the north that could bring that cloud cover. as we go on and start to gather with friends and families and even those cold numbers for our inland valleys coming down into the 40s, right around midnight, san francisco, we could see a cloudy evening, maybe starting to break apart right by the start of fireworks. so don't get discouraged as you wait out there for the grand event to get started. as i mentioned, we go on into 2025. talk about the first couple of days, see how far south that storm line maybe pushes on. i think the best bet of seeing a sprinkle or two is the north bay tomorrow and on thursday and the pacific northwest. some airports might be dealing with delays for people heading up there or coming back home. the rest of the state travel looks good to go in southern california. now, as we go on and take a look at another chance of rain, i think that happens as we go on into friday, the start of our first weekend here in 2025, and then really make our way for some better conditions after that. so

aside from the cold mornings, we have some nice days to get out and about, do those errands, maybe start that walk the new year's resolution early. we'll be watching the storm lines to our north, temperatures not going past upper 50s and 60s for the next couple of days, and the umbrellas, the windshield wipers for friday. but really the weekend, saturday, sunday and even into monday, people returning to work at least the roads will stay dry. laura, which will be nice. thanks so much, cynthia. 651 right now and happening now, an east bay nonprofit organization is expanding free hikes and outings at a place which boasts some of the most majestic views of the bay area. the group saved. mount diablo is making that announcement as we head into 2025. the events will be free to the public, including 38 excursions. for more details, visit save mount diablo.org. 652 right now we're back in three minutes with a look at the top stories, including new video showing the moments leading up to a deadly police shooting in

san francisco, plus the end of the year bringing illegal fireworks into neighborhoods throughout the bay. the way one community is fighting back. and a live look at times square, where last minute preparations are underway for tonight's ball drop. let's check in with hoda and jenna. join us tonight as we ring in the new year and bid goodbye to 2024. we're going to have it all, guys, including the year's hottest pop culture moments, the wildest hookups, the funniest bloopers, and the many inse things we tried thanks to social media. joining us is an all star lineup including snoop dogg and martha stewart, jeff goldblum, reba mcentire, kristin chenoweth, michael buble, amber ruffin, and adam lambert. it's a celebration you do not want to miss. that's all right here on

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on today in the bay. we begin with graphic new details of this month's police shooting at san francisco's union square. and we have to warn you, this may be hard to watch. the hit and run happened late at night on december 19th at kearny street

and sutter, about a block from the from a store. police say the video shows the moment a guard, identified as pete hodge, sped down a sidewalk in an suv with emergency lights on, hitting two people as he chased a man on an e-bike. hours later, investigators counted hodge and the vehicle outside of the christian dior store. police shot him after video appears to show hodge drawing a gun on law enforcement. bay area leaders asking people to just don't set off legal, illegal fireworks. people living in richmond. among those calling for the change, they say whether it's tonight, 4th of july or any random tuesday, it is driving them crazy. the city police department says extra officers will be deployed tonight. san francisco getting ready to ring in the new year. the annual new year's eve fireworks display is set for tonight. the show will happen just south of the ferry building near pier 14, where mission street intersects with the embarcadero. several streets will be closed to traffic along

the embarcadero. those attending the show are urged to take public transportation. and as we have discussed earlier, we are in one of the foggiest cities in the world. and sometimes that does mess up the fireworks. sometimes i think maybe we'll get a chance of it clearing into that. 1130. so right around that mark. we'll continue to watch that as the evening goes on. but yeah, you need to bring those heavy jackets as you're out partying tonight. it's going to get cold once again as we wake up in the 30s in our inland a chance of getting a sprinkleof or two as we go on into wednesday and thursday, but a better chance on friday with the weekend clearing up. and the morning commute is basically nonexistent right now. so we can focus on this evening, as we enumerated before, lots of opportunities for you to get where you're going or get back from the city if that is where you're going without driving. look at these transit agencies giving free rides starting at 8 p.m, a lot of them extending until tomorrow morning. bart has a special three lines going on here the orange, yellow and blue lines. we'll have one last service at 1 a.m,, perhaps still

extended beyond that. if the need is there, maybe the trains are full, so just keep watching those stations. but do know that you have your options to get home safely. yeah. have a plan. yeah, that's exactly it. have a plan. exactly. good to know because we want you to return here to today in the bay with us. you know, the today show is just moments away. but for more local news, today in the bay streams live on roku, pluto and other platforms including nbcbayarea.com ahead at 8:00, the family friendly new year's eve events that are happening across the bay area. you can watch the lego ball drop for some kids. kids have fun with it. it's a lot of fun. exactly. and parents love that too. they call one of them happy new year! i think it is. yeah, which is great for us. to the older i get, the more idea of just having a party late afternoon. you play good enough for me? well, yeah, we certainly have a lot to be grateful for this past year. we thank you as being great viewers for us. we really appreciate you. grateful for friends and family and for me, good health this year. oh yeah.

oh yeah for sure. yes. for me it's my parents health. elderly parents who are doing fine. that is a blessing. that is, and the ability to stay connected with this because of either transportation or technology. right. exactly. good morning to the mcgrew family, to my dad. every day. good stuff. and what about you? for my husband and our dogs, we just have a little, you know, warm home that. i'm so glad that, though i love cozy vibes. cozy vibes all the way. all right. yeah, my little puppies too. it's good. thanks for being a part of our family. oh, yes. your good tuesday morning. and you know the countdown is on. >> the new year's eve arrival now just hours away. it is december 31st. this is "today." primed and ready. the nation getting set to welcome in 2025. parties planned from coast to coast. more than a million people expected to pack time's square after that iconic ball passed