breaking news here at noon. and streaming on cbs n bay area, a huge bust. authorities black town $2 million worth of stolen good, suspected to be out of san francisco. good afternoon. i'm michelle griego go and i'm kenny choi. >> reporter: everything from cell phones and laptops to high- end purses. the san francisco district's attorney's office says this is an unprecedented cooperative effort that resulted in the discovery of nearly two million dollars worth of suspected stolen goods in san francisco. they just announced this earlier at a press conference. earlier this week, multiple law enforcement agencies took down a large fencing operation as part of operation focus lens.

the goods include personal laptops, retail items with the tag still on them and the bar code scratched off. even cell phones wrapped in aluminium foil to avoid detection. there is enough evidence to lead districts to believe that they are deal with organized criminals. >> here is what we know about the property came and some of the drivers of property crime. what is the in seanative is if you can quickly dispose of the the stolen property. >> more than 100 law enforcement officers were involved in the bust and 30 warrants were served. interim district attorney says this was made possible thanks to funding from the state and it does remain an ongoing investigation. chp, bart police, even representatives from the united states postal service all helped take down this operation. if you had a phone or laptop stolen from your car and you

have a serial number for it or some other way to identify it, the district attorney's office wants you to dual them. the number is right there on your screen. >> thank you. we had the storily on cbsn bay area. keep up to date by downloading the cbs news app or watch on the favorite platform. a traffic alert now. drivers moving very slow down the stretch of al camin real. the woman was struck at 9:00 this morning. we'll zoom in and show you what the traffic is looking like in the area, still moving at a crawl in both directions but southbound speeds are looking to be about 10 miles an hour. wart now, taking a look at the golden gate bridge today. not much of the view there. now taking a live look in san

jose. a little bit cloudy out there right now. meteorologist mary lee has a look at the conditions. >> and i'm tracking some isolated showers switching across the area. some light showers have returned for us. that will be the case as we head through the afternoon and with that light scattered activity. let's zoom in on high doppler and you can see light showers pushing across, right down 101 in south san francisco, as well for the east bay, alameda, san leandro, hayward. milpitas, a few showers right over camel at the moment. so really, we have this unsettled weather. keep the umbrellas handy. here you go on cast. isolated at the top, light showers at the top. as we head through the afternoon and evening. we'll talk more about what you can expect this evening into tomorrow and rain chances coming up. kenny. >> thank you, mary.

this afternoon, muni is dealing with an ongoing equipment. some its outdated trains are out of service. >> it will be like this through tomorrow's commute. the problem is with part of the train that holds the cars together and that is a part that has had problems before. >> some of muni's trains are coming up short today because a pin that is supposed to hold two car trains together is falling apart. the s fm t.a. learned about the problems yesterday. >> an operator recorded that ride felt different so our crew was able to investigate the train she was on. and they discovered that shear pain on the muni train lasts only about three months before running unreliable. now, this running trains with older pins as single leaving already packed trains more so. >> that's frustrating. they are exacted as it is, even

with two trains. i hope they get it together. >> reporter: it is not the first time that muni had problems with it fleet of cars. in april, a shear pane broke off. they called the manufacturer and the car manufacturer, siemens repaired it. >> they have been a good partner. we are constantly en nearing. >> reporter: riders hope it works. >> it's inconvenient. we lie on them to go get us to work on time. >> siemens are sending a new pack of pins at their own expenses. chp says a 20-year-old man crashed his vehicle into the center divide, just north of san antonio road in palo alto.

that caused a truck carrying gravel to collide into it spilling debris across the highway. the driver has been arrested under suspicion of dui. one person was injured in a two-alarm fire in-soles this morning the it happened on blackford circle near saratoga avenue. no word on a cause. >> at noon, ten former nfl players including one who played for the 49ers and raiders are facing federal charges. carlos rogers is one of the players accused in an alleged scheme to defraud the league's health care benefit program for retired place which provide tax- free reimbursement of medical expenses not cord by insurance. according to the charging documents, players submitted nearly $4 million worth fake claims which included ultrasound machines and

electromagnetic therapy intended for horses. and at the house today, the committee of of judiciary committee is considering whether to accepted the articles of impeachment -- to send the articles of impeachment. >> first, he conditioned a release of funds. >> this committee has become nothing but a rubber stamp. >> this is a day that will live in infamy. >> both sides are offering amendments to the articles. some big, sol small before the commit eel holds a vote. the full house is expected to vote next week. if the article passes there, it case goes to a senate for trial. in our original series, project home, we take a look at a unique plan to combat rent

hikes and eviction. this provide seed money so that nonprofits can buy homes. all told, the program hats help purchase 35 buildings and keep more than 500 people in their home the. it keeps tenants safe from eviction but residents have to stay aletter alert -- alert. >> alert in changes to your building. like landlords painting your building when it has not been painted in ten years. >> san francisco now requires na nonprofits get a five-day heads up before a property hits the market. the city also passed a $600 million bond for support the small sites program last month. remember to keep sending your housing stories and ideas to project home at cbs.com. you can see all the original reports on our website. that's kpix.com. coming up, ivanka trump

leading the charge on paid family leave and affordable health care. how she's pushing the white house to help families across the country. and a crucial election in the u.k. today. what's at stake. and don't forget that we are now streaming on cbsn bay area. find us on cbs.com, the news app or your favorite platform. mike bloomberg's never been afraid of tough fights, the ones that make a true difference in people's lives. and mike's won them, which is important right this minute, because if he could beat america's biggest gun lobby, helping pass background check laws and defeat nra backed politicians across this country, beat big coal,

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new video just in of that deadly bus crash scene in redwood city. a san tran bus hit and killed a 70-year-old woman at the intersection of villarreal and

james avenue. that happened before 9:00 this morning. traffic in that area is very slow, both north and southbound. no word on what led up to the crash. >> voters in the u.k. are going to the polls today for the third general election in less than five years. the crucial vote could decide the long run being brexit battle. the election can pave the way for the election of boris johnson who promised to pull the u.k. out of the eu by the end of next month. the opposition labour party has put held care at the top of its pitch. all major opinion polls suggest that johnson will win. let's take a look at the big board. the dow is up about 196 points right now. helping our neighbors in big ways and small ways. kpix 5 is working to collect food. juliet goodrich is live with more. >> reporter: we are here in the foot bank of contra costa county and salon yo.

if you see these barrels throughout the bay area, you can donate nonperishables. also at the sunset development company, and bishop ranch, i'm told, chuck martinez, you have to use these barrels throughout the area four your employees to help? they are available for employees to help and we have them at city center for customers coming to visit city center. >> a great way to help, day in and day out. and you have a great way to share the food bank. >> sunset development company will be making a $10,000 contribution this holiday to the food bank of contra costa and solano. it is the holiday season so it is a good time for to us remember the value and benefits of it giving back. >> boy, and it certainly does help. i can tell you, john calendar, you were with the food bank. that amount goes a long way. tell us about that. >> absolutely. we served one in nine people in our community here in contra costa county and solano. sunset development has been a

great partner of us throughout the years. we are great full for the contributions. that's going to help a lot of people. >> thank you, and thank you to your employees who help in day in aday out. of course. >> and we wish you happy holiday. if you would like more information, go to kpix.com/give. first daughter ivanka is holding a summit for affordable child care. >> as a mother, i know that most rewarding -- >> it's time to pass family leave and expand access. >> the event comes one day after the house passed a bill that provide all federal workers with 12 weeks of paid parental leave but a bipartisan bill on paid leave for all americans have not happened. lawmakers are split on how to pay for it and how broad the policies would be. checking our forecast right now on this thursday afternoon, feels like it's been wet and gray all week. >> here we go, kenny and

michele. a gray day today as we are tracking scattered light showers and drizzle. you can see the sales force tower camera, not much to see but you have the rain drops on our live cameras. let's show you the temperatures out there in the 50s and 60s. 59 in concord, 62 oakland. 65 livermore. 59 in san francisco. 66 in san jose. and looking at 59 for santa rosa. there is the doppler and you can see the scattered showers. first of all, giving you a closer look at high desk top and the locations getting that wet weather right now. so zooming in, and you can see from mirraga, across the east bay, getting that wet weather in 580, hayward, san ramon and danville, for daly city across

the peninsula. that's because of this upper level trough that is bringing us this unsettled weather. here we are at noon and as we go through 3:00 p.m., scattered showers as well as for this evening. as we head into tomorrow, we are tracking the next weather system bringing in increasing light rain into the bay area as we head through friday in the afternoon and evening. now, not expecting a lot of rain as we head through today and tomorrow. picking up anywhere from a few hundredth inch to 1/10, maybe a quarter to a half inch of rain in ukiah in the next couple of days. sunsets at 4:51 and the sunrise at 7:15. we have a lot going on this weekend. if you are heading to winter on at the water front, saturday evening, chilly, mid-50s. boat parade and fireworks saturday evening, looking at the chilly temps in the low to

mid-60s there. there is that extended forwards. we are looking at more light scattered showers today, increasing rain as we head through tomorrow with the next weather system a few showers possible on saturday. drier sunday into monday. a chance of showers picking back up. >> thank you, mary. >> sure. new at noon, a much deserved corner for 49ers quarterback, richard sherman, being named for the 2019 walter payton award. the award recognizing people making contributions to the community. just recently, he paid off the debt of cafeteria school kid. and if you have a problem,

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