now at noon, it's not something you want to be driving under. this tree leaning dangerously over a bay area freeway. good afternoon, thank you for joining us, happy new year i'm kenny choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. a traffic alert in the came in

caltrans crews to remove a tree. the tree was leaning over a sound wall near lake shore avenue and polk boulevard. within the last hour, crews used a pole saw to bring down two sections of the tree. the westbound lanes of the freeway had to be closed. now let's get to live pictures right now. crews are still out there. one lane of westbound 580 is still blocked as the cleanup continues. but the last of that tree is now on the shoulder, as you can see. and crews are feeding it into a woodchipper. chp tweeted this photo earlier. it's not clear if it was bad roots or this morning's strong winds that took the tree down. >> and new video showing just how goov nierkelelarge tree cam narrowly missing a home. it did break the porch railing.

it looks like the winds are weakening a bit, but it was very gusty out there. that is right, kenny. we are tracking breezy conditions out there. in the last 24 hours, we saw some very peak and strong wind gusts. so check it out. peak wind gust 71 -l miles per hour winds. mt. diablo 66. berkeley 42. oakland 35. and san francisco and the golden gate look at 34 miles per hour wind gusts. let's check out the winds right now. north, north easterly wind mountain view at 13 miles per hour. 18 in pleasanton. 13 in san ramon. 11 miles per hour winds in berkeley. 16 in antioch. 17 in fairfield. 20 miles per hour winds in santa rosa. as we go through the rest of your tuesday on future cast wind gusts, we look at winds easing and subsiding as we do through the day. we will time out for you when we will see our next chance for rain. tracking a strong storm that will bring soaking rain. details coming up in a

fewminutes. michelle. new at noon windy conditions impacting this morning's alcatraz swim. it is a new years day tradition. more than 100 swimmers taking part. but swimmers swam inside the break water in cove at aquatic park. >> this is not the first time we had to do this modification. but luckily we were able to adopt. and we also know with open water swimming the conditions will be changing. >> swimmers still swim the same distance. about a mile and a quarter. and yes, it was cold. the water temperature was a risk 53 degrees. flames shot out from a a san jose victorian over night. neighbors helped get everyone out safely. we look at the potential causes firefighters are investigating. >> reporter: the fire broke out the old victorian house sometime over night from new years eve to new years question

the house altheys who saw the smoke and flames, banged on their door and screamed. >> are you a hero? >> everybody. >> >> not the way you wanted to ring in 20819 i bet. >> no. >> reporter: the fire grew to two alarms. it took an hour to get theflames under control. when he first climbed the stairs, he saw flames shooting out of the corner of the porch on the opposite side of the wall of the burn area. and once more we spotted six roman candles on the sidewalk in front of the house. they are illegal but people say they were shooting them off at midnight think way. not clear if fire works started the blaze, but investigators pot of city. g anything out

>> reporter: in san jose kiet do. peek people in oakland may have spotted a fire from an rv fire. the fire was reported around 7:30. no one was inside the rv at the time. one person outside suffered smoke inhalation. police say it was gunfire from a new years celebration that left a six-year-old girl injured in oakland. sometime before 2:00 a.m., the girl was playing in her backyard in the 9600 block of thermal street during a family party when she was hit by a stray bullet. a family member drove her to the nearby hospital and she was later transferred to children's hospital where she is in stable condition. developing news. livermore police are investigating a suspicious death after finding a body in a landfill. this happened on altamont road. patrol deputies and detectives arrived and found e dy of suspta

discarded her ciananspto thela while the cause of death sun known, polisuspect foul play as a factor in this case. >> given the circumstances and how this is a we will do the autopsy andhopefully be able to get some identification on our deceased. >> the gender, age, and race of the person sun known at this time. unusual dui arrest over night in petaluma. a man was found passed out in the drive through of a taco bell restaurant. police said when they arrived on scene earlier this morning, the 23-year-old man was parked in the drive through lane. less 51 he was uncooperative and had to be removed by force. taking a bridge. right now with drivers will be paying the highest peak toes today. $7. today is the first day of the

to increy area state owned bridges. and it's just the first of a few hikes coming in the next six years. back in november, bay area voters approved regional measure three with 54% supporting it. it raises the toes at all bridges at all hours of the day by $1 in 2019. another $1 in 2022. and then one more $1 in 2025. it's expected to haze $4.5 billion for transportation all across the area. >> this is highway and transitimprovements all around the region. >> two lawsuits are pending in the courts right now. one says that the bridge toll is a tax, not a fee. and thus needed two-thirds majority of the vote to pass. if the bridge toll is eventually struck down, drivers will be reimbursed. so if you paid with fast track, your account will get credited. if you are paying in sh, keep w

where president trump says they are waiting to fund the border wall and end 11. housto fundthe t r for the president's wall. as nicole chilean shows us, he is not budging on the border demand. >> reporter: president trump up loaded this video to twitter in the final hours of 2018. taking ticking off what his administration has done in the last four years. >> we need borders. you don't have borders, you don't have a country. we need to have border to have a country. >> reporter: the presidentsays the government will remain shut down until he gets money for a border wall. democrats unvailed two bills monday to put hundreds of federal workers back on the

job. one bill includes $1.3 billion for border security but nothing for a wall. the president says he is willing to negotiate but has continued to criticize democrats on sena minority lea schumer and likely house speaker than nancy pelosi released a joint statement. while the president sits in the white house and treats without any plan to pass both chambers of the congress, democrats are taking action to lead our country out of this mess. republican leadership has said it will take no action without the president's support. the new congress is back in session thursday. nicole chilean cbs news the white house. some national parks like owe yosemite say thanks to shut

down they are becoming overwhelmed by the garbage. a remarkable rescue this russia today. crews pulled a baby boy alive from a collapse of an apartment building. all of this happening in freezing cold conditions. getting the baby out was risky because of unstable debris. the 11-month-old was diagnosed with serious frostbite and head injury but rescuers say being wrapped up in layers while in bed saved his life. the explosion killed at least seven people and left dozens missing. it was believed to have been triggered by a natural gas leak. this afternoon scientists say a nasa spacecraft has survived its most distent encounter with another world 4 billion miles from earth. it's nicknamed it ma thule

shortly after midnight. that is closer than when it passed pluto. it is the size of a baby grand piano and part of an $800 million mission. >> we have a hespacecraft. we have just accomplished the most difficult fly by. science to help us understand the origins of our solar system. >> the guitarist for rock band queen brian may joined the team for a midnight premier for the song he wrote for the big event. still ahead he made his debut right at midnight. we hear from the parents of the first west coast baby born in 2019. >> they are meant to keep your child safe, but there is one factor a lot of parents don't know about car seats. cvs pharmacy.

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it is a new years day tradition. the 130th annual rose parade kicked off in pasadena today with a performance by shaka kahn. the theme is the melody of life. it features flowered covered floats, equestrian groups, and the marching bands. and it was just after midnight when the first west coast baby of 2019 was born. >> ashley williams just talked to the proud parents. >> reporter: it is time to meet the first baby born of 2019 on the west coast. are you ready?

let's do it. introducing allen armenta. making his tv debut first on our sister station. little allen has officially been named the first baby of 2019. >> i was surprised but then i guess he is luck kill. >> reporter: born to patricia romero, allen entered the world weighing in at nine pounds and 16-ounces. >> i was tired at the end but it's worth it. >> reporter: aside from being an instant celebrity, allen also gets a big sister to go home to. >> she is super happy, she has lots of books to read to him. i hope everything goes well. >> that was ashley williams reporting. as for the bay area's first baby of 2019 it's a girl. kaiani diane was born at 12:25 this morning. she is her mom's tenth child and everyone is doing very well. the safest place for a child in a car is in a car

seat. but many parents don't though they expire. but as susan copen reports, many might be in cars throughout the country right now. >> reporter: for samantha booth, children is a priority. all three of her children used this carp seat. >> i never thought anything of it. because we used it for about a year with each kid. i had never been in a car accident. it was in good shape. >> reporter: just one problem. she didn't know it was already a year past its expiration date when she used it for her son nathaniel. >> i was shocked but also relieved. surprised like oh gosh, i felt really guilty i had my youngest in an expired car seat. >> reporter: improper use of car seats is common according to safe kids worldwide. three out of four car seats are used incorrectly. that includes the use of expired car seats. many theme unknowingly bought and sold at garage sales. or handed down from family

members and friends. >> you sow you shouldn't be passing it down from kid to kid to kid and then passing it on to the neighbor. >> correct. >> reporter: kristin irso is a car seat expert with the american academy of pediatrics. >> in general we are looking at a six year expiration. and that is from the manufacture date and not the purchase date or the date you start using it. >> reporter: you can find the expiration date on the bottom of your car seat. look for the sticker that has the manufacture date and do not use after date. manufactures put expiration dates on car seat because the plastic they are made of can break down over time. susan copen for cbs news pittsburgh. to our health watch now, engineers at uc berkeley say they have developed a neurostimlator that can listen to and stem late electric he patients with epilepsy and parkinson's disease. let's get a check of weather now with mary.

is it still windy out there? it was earlier. >> it is. it's still pretty breezy out there. you can see our sails force tower cam is shaking. not as windy as earlier in the morning. but still we are talking about strong winds in sports. let's show you our temperatures currently. 56 in concord. oakland 49. livermore 50. 51 in downtown san francisco. 53 san jose. and 58 for santa rosa. so let's check out the winds as we look at 13 miles per hour winds in mountain view. out of the north, north east. 18 in pleasanton. 13 in san ramon. 16 miles per hour winds in antioch. 17 in fairfield. one of the windiest spots santa rosa north, north easterly wind at 20 miles per hour currently. let show you satellite and radar views. the winds are going to be decreasing as we go through the day. an area of low pressure to the east and a ridge of high pressure to the west. the weather features will be moving farther apart. so the pressure gradient not as

tight. future cast wind gust just to show you the winds will be easing as we go through the day. we will fast forward all the way to the weekend. because we are tracking a strong storm system that will bring the possibility of soaking rain, not just saturday but also for sunday. so the rain returns for our weekend. it's been awhile since we've seen the rain. you can definitely use it. sunset tonight at 5:02 or sunrise at 7:25 for tomorrow. daytime highs cool but seasonable. we are looking at mid 50s for downtown san francisco as well as for oakland, san jose there. looking at 56 for vallejo and napa. so the winds will be easing and relaxing for today. but plenty of sunshine, dry wednesday, thursday, and friday as high pressure really builds in for us. but there you go. with the chance for rain again possibility of a soaking rain saturday, sunday, and into next monday there. so a dry stretch and there you go with system after system beginning for the weekend. >> all right enjoy the sunshine

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tamatios are great roasted and in so many different ways. they are from the tomato family with the husk on it.

now when you get that green salsa you love, good chance if to be with tamatios. that is how good they are and versatile. salsa without it, green salsa, i don't think there is such a thing. there could be, but i like them made with these. let's talk about selection in storage. when you buy you want it green like this all the way around. the husk nice and healthy. when you bring them home, store them on the counter, not in the refrigerator. they can become riper, but i like them a little bit on the greener side. you get a little bit more bite to that salsa or when you roast them, they are fantastic when sliced up and put in a salad. always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. look at how nice this husk is. a live look in oakland now

where a vigil is under way for oscar grant. grant was killed by bart police at the fruitvale station ten years ago today. this afternoon speakers, community leaders, and activists are joining with grant's family and friends. there might be more pain at the toll plaza. officials are advising keep > d that will do it for g your kpix 5 news at noon. happy new year. >> thank you for starting it off with us. enjoy this shot. enjoy your day.

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