now at noon, and streaming on cbsn bay area, a christmas tragedy in alameda county. three teens killed. two others seriously hurt in a violent crash. good afternoon. i'm anne makovec. michelle has the day off. >> and i'm kenny choi. the question right now, what happened? the five teenagers were driving just outside of pleasanton around 10:00 last night. jackie ward has more from scene. >> the main thing is how tragic this is. three people lost on christmas night. very, very sad. >> just before 10:00 last night, chp says that a single car traveling southbound on food hill swerved on to the northbound side, hitting a tree and taking out a power pole.

when help arrived, they found three ceased teenagers in the car and three other teens ejected from the impact. they are alive and resupervise rating from serious injuries. debris were still scattered along the road. this is known as a dangerous intersection. >> shortly after we moved here, there were two kids that died down here by pleasanton ridge. and then several more have died up this day. so about a total of eight or nine people have died along this road. >> right now, chp is trying to determine if speed was factor. >> that car has some type of a black blocks that we can download to get more vehicle information. >> we have a lot of people that speed through here, drag race. especially on the weekends because they know that, probably, they can get away with it. >> the involvement of drugs and

alcohol also not ruled out. >> pg&e o on replacing the power pole that was taken out. and the victims have not yet been identified. new video this noon of a robbery a bakery in san jose. the owner says that they were alerted by their security monitoring company. they are asking the thieves why they would target such a small local business. police are still looking for the gunman who opened fire during a christmas party in east oakland. it happened just after 6:00 last night at a home on 34th avenue near foothill boulevard. three males and a female were hurt. at least one of them in serious condition. they are ranging in age from 15 to 29. no word on a motive nor a description of the shooter. >> in vallejo, a six-year-old is expected to recove after he was shot on christmas eve.

about 20 people include the boy on his mother gathered on the sidewalk when someone started shooting hitting the boy in the stomach. no arrest. it's unclear who was the intended target. the man accused of killing the brother of 49ers quarterback is in jail. he stabbed three men outside of a nashville bar on saturday morning. two of them were killed. clayton bethard, the brother of c.j. and his friend. police say that mosey attacked the men when he made unwanted advances to a woman who was with them. the moms for housing had been living in a home on magnolia street since they illegally entered it on november 18th. they are now demanding that wedgewood, the real estate firm that owns the house, negotiate

the sale of the property through the community oak land land trust. a judge tentatively ruled in favor of eviction but delayed and final eviction this morning. outside of the court house, both sides dug in. >> the responsibility of wedgewood is to negotiate with these moms. they have offered to buy this home. >> there is no right way to do a wrong thing, what these people are doing is the wrong thing. they are bullies and they are thieves. >> the case now goes back to its original hearing date of december 30th. residents of an oakland homeless en campment also are facing eviction this noon. the city ordered about 50 people living at the wood street site to leave in november but some mappinged to stay saying that they have nowhere else to go. the city wants to convert the

site to a rv side. >> reporter: president trump started the day with a series of tweets aimed at house speaker nancy pelosi and her fellow democrats. he slammed them for sending the articles of impeachment straight to the senate and called them liars. a trial in the republican- controlled senate promises to be friendlier territory for the president. >> everything i do during this, i'm coordinating with the white house counsel. there is no difference between the president's position and our position. >> but that statement could cause senate majority leader mitch mcconnell some problem with moderate republican senators. >> when i heard that, is disturbed. >> reporter: alaska republican lisa murkowski says that she believes that senators should be impartial. >> it means ma we should take a step back from being hand in glove with the defense. >> the white house blocked turned and past administration

officials to testify during house impeachment hearings but democrats want to hear from them during the senate trial. >> it takes majority of senators voting to set rules for trial meaning that democrats will need four republicans to rode with them to compel new witness testimony. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell wants to hear opening arguments first and then determine if witnesses are needed. natalie brandt, cbs news, the white house. house speaker nancy pelosi still is insisting she wants the rules set forth before she send the articles of impeachment to the senate. police have found the fourth person accused in the willig of a barnard college student. a 14-year-old boy is already in custody in connection with the stabbing death of 18-year-old

student. a glimpse of the final eclipse of the decade. and dangerous driving conditions along the california highway where traffic came to a sliding stop for many holiday travelers. well, after a cloudy start, we are catching that sunshine as high pressure builds in. a beautiful roof at the coit tower. . don't forget that we are streaming now on cbsn bay area. you can find us on kpix.com, the cbs news app or your favorite platform.

very impressive celestial show over tie land. the last solar eclipse of the decade darkened the skies over indonesia, owe man, saudi arabia. this is the type of ellipse where the moon does not fully cover the sun. the next solarey clippings will be in june of 2020. one man in indonesia used the solar event to test an event. will an egg stand on end during a solar eclipse? during this time, it looks like it's okay, but a scientist says that this is a myth. as many holiday travelers as holiday travelers head home. in some places, it could be triple. >> according to aaa, there are

3.9 million more people traveling this holiday week compared to last year including the pierce family, driving from connecticut to opinion to visit family. >> we left a little earlier than usual. i got ahead of some of the rush hour. >> it's been pretty smooth. >> near white out conditions causing travel delays. closer to the coast, torrential downpours. >> pretty bad. inside the nation's airports, travelers can expect long lines. an estimated .5 million people in the u.s. will try over christmas and new year but today and tomorrow are the busiest. cindy morano is trying to escape chicago. >> this is the easest vacations. nothing will stop me.

a new storm in the nation's mid- section will travel to the east coast by the weekend, bringing merry misery to many. hillary lane, cbs news, seacaucus, new jersey. a tree came crashing down on hikers. witnesses say that the hikers were on designated trails. barney's in san francisco plans to close its union square store. just a few doors down, forever 21 will close its flagship branch on stockton street. both reit taylers have filed

for bankruptcy. three bay area retailers also closed, costing more than 350 people their jobs. >> i do amazon, i work and i get home late and amazon makes it very convenient to just go online and order and return what i need. >> so far this year, u.s. row taylers have announced more than 9000 store closure, up nearly 60%. let's see how stocks are trading on wall street. the dow is up a bit, about 45 points. we are seeing the sun, finally, around the bay area. a little postholiday treat. it sure is, mary. blue skies over the bay bridge as well as the east bay. and many locations now catching that sunshine after a cloudy start and chilly as well earlier this morning. now, temps are running generally in the mid-50s. 57 in concord.

oakland at 53 as well as for downtown san francisco. livermore and santa rosa at 56. san jose at 55. let's check the winds this afternoon. looking at nine miles an hour out of the northwest in san jose. 13 in pleasanton. five in downtown san francisco. 12 mile-per-hour winds out of the north and northwest. so, your weather headlines, as we head through the afternoon, looking at plenty of sunshine, high pressure builds in for us. we will see plenty of sun continue for us friday into saturday. showers returning with the next weather system on sunday. if you are heading out to the beaches, please, be careful and safe. that beach hazard statement has been extended until 10:00 tonight, due to sneaking waves. use caution and stay safe. here is the satellite and radar view and that low pressure system that brought our stormy weather yesterday across the

bay area continues to move south and away from us. this ridge of high pressure is building in. it will be the dominant weather feature over the next couple of days. take you hour by hour, you can see all of that sun as we head through the afternoon. tomorrow morning, going to be a cold start. some patchy frost, patchy fog. afternoon sunshine, temperatures warming up nicely for friday. very similar conditions for saturday. sunday, we'll watch the next weather system bringing showers back to the bay area so a wet end to our weekend. we'll have a better idea as we get closer. the water models not in agreement for monday morning, could be drier. sunset tonight 4:56, the sun sets at 7:23. daytime highs, warmer than yesterday. ridge of hires. 54 in san francisco, 56 for a

tie in oakland. 57 in san jose. 55 for concord as well as for livermore. next week, we say good-bye to 2019 and though we ring in the new year shall the new year's forecast first, looking at mostly clear skies, chilly temps around midnight. looks great as we kick off 2020. plenty of sunshine. going to be a cold start. sunshine in the afternoon, showers return on sunday. there we go with high pressure building in, monday. tuesday, plenty of sun and we'll start the new year next wednesday for 2020 with that sunshine. so looking good. >> all right. we like it. >> thanks, mary. sure. still ahead, how major airlines are working to make flying less of a pain. is this the perfect seat?

today marks the official start of kwaanza. it is a seven-day celebration of family, community and culture for millions of people of african descent. in san francisco, a full day of events is planned starting just a short time ago at city hall.

at 2:00 p.m., the museum of african diaspara will hold its celebration. kwaanza celebration events are scheduled every day through new year's day. during this holiday travel season, airlines are cramming more passengers into every plane. >> yes. this is hard to believe. but they are planning for more comfortable flight. they actually care apparently. chris van cleef shows us how. >> spirit airline, known for rock bottom fares wanted to start with a clean slate. brand new empty airplane with the rows needly inside the detroit han garr. the work begins. it took a few hours to get all 182 seated into the plane, slotted into the right spot and

locked into place. >> lonna spend the year. they have memory phone, curved back, so passengers seat fourth back in the seat. the row are still just 28 inches apart, but the curve will add two inches more. >> this is just an initial cushion to cram more people. the number of seats are still at 182-6789 what did change was the liveable space in the seat. >> we flew with alaska airlines frequent fliers over california bay area for a sneak peak at the cabin. the only rows that got closer were in first class. the new seats designed by bmw

were intended to feel. >> the memory foam are giving people a more cot forthable feeling. >> jetblue went with curved back feat, memory foam and signature nytv. the seats take place plays, jett blue can add up to 12 more seats. >> it's incredible important that bee ask that. because aircraft interiors do fly for a long thought. >> united just launch add new 50-seat regional jet with what it believes will be the best in class interior with business, premium economy and a snack bar. perhaps perfect for a short flight. in truth, the perfect seat probably depends upon how fly. for spirit, these new seats will be in all of their new aircraft-- and they have up to 850 in order. it will take a year to get all of these new seats installed. and just a reminds before

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year. now they are year round. and sweet onions are so great because you don't have to cook them a long time to get the sugar. the other kind, you had to took them for 15 to 20 minutes. these are sweet, right off. although some people do, you don't have to cook a long time. salads, they are great. that's why they are so, so popular. a little expensive than the regular hot onions but they are delicious. >> when you buy the onion, make sure that skin is nice and translucent exhibit. see the outer skin? it flakes apart. that's a nice fresh onion. when you bring them home, store them in a cool, dry place. this might ruin all the

wonderful flavors that you have. i'm tony. itan tyllo. >> coming up at 5:00, more on the tragic accident that killed three teenagers and injured three more. and remember that we are streaming 24-7 on the cbsn bay area, on our website and also download our app. >> soak up that vitamin d. >> head out there. >> enjoy that sun. have a great day. hope to see you right back here tomorrow.

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