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this store and led san francisco police on a chase going the wrong way on the bay bridge. a crash is blocking several lanes of interstate 880 northbound. find out what police are saying now or chp is saying now about the crash and what alternate routes are. there is at least one very happy lottery player here in the bay area this morning. the mega million ticket sold in san jose. plus a holiday hoax. the reason its no laughing matter at a school in san francisco. ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. we want to take you right back out this morning to san francisco. pretty horrendous case this morning where there was a bold robbery and a wild chase through the streets of san francisco. there is actually two very active scenes this morning. and we are going to get the

very latest on what happened. the latest on the search for the suspect in all of this. coming up in just a moment. its wednesday, december 18th i'm pam cook. >> and good morning, i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. steve is right there. >> thank you dave and pam. you look fabulous this morning. sun and clouds. cooler. turning cloudy tonight. windy at times. windy and cooler tomorrow. we will get into the 50s or very, very low 60s. very light rain down toward monterey. north though its mostly clear. 30s, 40s, still cold some 30s to near 50 degrees. temperatures definitely going to be cooler today. that cloud cover all definitely hold the lows up here. that is from san jose, santa cruz mountains south. next system moving in will be tonight and that will crank up the old wind machine. cooler today. it will be breezy for some but probably not until later on. tomorrow expect a rather breezy

blustery day. 50s and 60s. here is sal. steve, we have a crash on 880 northbound. this is a big rig crash here. several other cars involved. the good news we found the injuries are minor and the incident is really just about getting the wrecked cars out of the way. it was first reported someone may have been trapped inside but again the injuries turned out to be relatively minor. but there is glass and debris all over the road and northbound 880 traffic is going to be slow as you can see it is backing up quickly and pretty soon this should be backing up all the way down to the coliseum. this is one of the freeways that doesn't take much for it to get really bad. we are recommending you use 580 as an alternate. let me throw up a map. 580 is actually really good right now as i'm tracing this line. you can see the road sensors all green. the traffic is actually doing very well on 580.

much better than 880. let's talk about the bay bridge toll plaza. that is backed up for a small delay. let's go back to the desk. new this morning one person has now been detained after an atm smash and grab in san francisco. ktvu paul chambers has been on the scene this morning since 4:30 this morning. and paul, you have more on this wild chase that went all the way to treasure island. >> that is correct. wild chase indeed. we are here at the intersection of jackson and fillmore. this is the store where it all happened here behind me. you can see that post right there. there is a lot of debris surrounding it. police are cleaning up the area. this is where two men are driving a white van. stole an atm from the store. you can see pieces of a chain remains where the criminals are believed to use it to rip the atm from the post. people living in the area heard the incident and thought it was a car crash. >> they front ended it a couple of times. the thing was over on its side. and then pulled the van up to

the front. threw the machine in the back and drove off. >> reporter: police say the criminals took the atm from this area. drove it across the bay bridge to treasure island. for some unknown reason police say that is where they ran into someone on ti. the suspects then got goth on the bay bridge driving -- got on the bay bridge driving people in a chase. the atm was found inside the van. police have taken someone into custody and they also say right now they believe the van is stolen out of the south bay. of course they are look for one more suspect. if you know anything about this case, you are asked to call san francisco police. ktvu channel 2 news. somebody is worth millions and millions of dollars after buying a winning lottery ticket in san jose. jenny's gifts and kids wear on

tully road sold one of two big tickets to last night's jackpot drawing. it ballooned to $648 million because of last minute ticket sales. the owner of the gift shop she will get $1 million for selling the ticket. the other winning ticket was bought at a newsstand in atlanta, georgia. the two winners will split that giant jackpot. they each have 180 days to come forward and collect their prize. here's the winning numbers. 8, 14, 17, 20, 39, and the mega number is 7. a san francisco elementary school has become the target of a holiday hoax on the internet. tara moriarty is joining us from the richmond district to explain why this hoax is no laughing matter. >> reporter: the school probably doesn't think the hoax was very funny and neither will san francisco taxpayers when they learn about the dollars that had to be spent on security in the wake of this

hoax that went viral. now the rumor was started by the national report which is pegged as a website. it had people nation-wide believing a student at argon elementary school was suspended after wishing an atheist teacher a merry christmas. the national report site has garnered at least 20,000 likes and shares on facebook nearly 400 links linked to the original story popped up on twitter feeds. dozens of websites picked up the made up story. many conservative based and they got fired up this fake incident was another example of the war on christmas. the school's principal had to issue an explanation on the school's website and with all the money that had to be spent on extra staff and security, many people say this simply wasn't a funny joke. live in san francisco i'm tara

moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. there is another glitch in the new bart contract. this one involves conflicting dates on when some rules involving new hires will begin. bart management and union leaders have already had to resume negotiations due to a heated dispute over a costly family leave clause. bart's board of directors is expected to review the contract battle during tomorrow's meeting. time 6:07. investigators in oakland dealing with a deadly crash. a big rig ran over and killed a bicyclist. her bike was torn apart and wedged into the back of that truck. one witness called 911 after hearing the sound of metal on the street and then realizing what had happened. the police eventually stopped the big rig a couple blocks away. that crumpled bike was still underneath it. >> sometime whence they make

those turns, the back trailer portion will swing around and get close to the curb and she may have got caught underneath there. >> bicyclist was wearing a helmet, had flashing lights on her backpack and on her bike. the big rig belongs to alegre trucking. the investigation into this horrible case continues. a record streak of spare the air alerts continues today for the 11th day in a row. people with breathing problems are being asked to stay inside and wood burning is banned. we've already had 15 spare the air days so far this winter season compared to ten last year. the streak could be broken tomorrow. now a fire at a recycling plant that we've been reporting in redwood city and that wild fire down in big sur are contributing to the poor air quality. people who live near the sims metal management yard were asked to stay in their homes after the fire started early yesterday morning. it was put out by 7:00 a.m. but the smoke and the chemical

smell lingered for most of the day. >> we feel a smell of chemical and the air is very heavy. >> schools moved pe classes and lunch breaks inside. people with breathing problems are still being advised to keep their doors and windows shut. and avoid spending times outdoors. firefighters in monterey county are getting an upper hand on that fire. it started between highway 1 and the ocean. this rare december fire comes after california's driest years on record. it has destroyed about two dozen structures. half of them homes. the fires burned nearly 800- acres so far. its nearly 20% contained. full containment is expected within the next few days. the good news is no injuries are reported but there is still until official word on how that fire started. happening today the u.s. senate expected to approve a

two year budget deal. it cleared a test vote in the senate with the help of 12 republicanst. the measure rolls become some of the sharp sequestration budget cuts and averts the risk of another government shut down. at least for two years. here at home glide memorial church making sure needy people will have a home cooked meal. volunteers will start passing out 5,000 bags of groceries to low income families. each bag has turkey or chicken, potatoes, bread, pasta, rice, beans, and vegetables. this giveaway starts at 7:30 this morning. it will continue until 12:30. also in san jose sacred heart community service will be handing out christmas food boxes for needy families. that giveaway starts at 9:00 this morning. praying for a 13-year-old girl in oakland. the event that the family has

planned for tonight as they hold out hope for a miracle. plus toronto's controversial mayor rob ford makes headlines again. we still have a crash on 880 northbound that is blocking lanes here on 880 as you come up just before fifth street exit. it looks like temporarily all the lanes are stopped here or at least some of them are. we'll tell you more about the crash and what your alternates are. temperatures have been way above average especially by the coast. that is all coming to a screeching halt here.

time is 6:14. more snow in the northeast. would you believe 12 degrees in parts of the new york area? icy roads in brooklyn blamed for last nights 21 car pileup. central park had more than seven inches of snow in the past two weeks. forecasters predict they could get a half a foot of snow around boston. back here at home happening today a court case in southern california. the preliminary hearing for the man accused of driving his car into a crowd on the venice beach board walk in august killing a woman who was a newlywed bride. a judge is is expect the to decide if -- is expected to decide if there is enough evidence for nathan campbell to stand trial on charges of murder, assault, and hit and

run in that crash. campbell intentionally drove on to the sidewalk and into a crowd of pedestrians. >> i still have nightmares. when the first tent was hit by the vehicle, people started screaming. when people on the board walk heard the screams, i think they naturally parted. >> now 32-year-old woman from italy who was on her honeymoon was killed in that crash. campbell's public defender says he was profoundly depressed and did not intend to hit anyone. we have an update to a story in san francisco we told you about on the morning news yesterday. a house on twin peaks that partially collapsed is red tagged which means it is not livable. the home collapsed late monday night. it was under going a large

remodeling and expansion project that drew opposition from neighbors. the city council voted to set up guidelines for a plan to use eminent domain to prevent foreclosures. they will give priority to those neighborhoods that have suffered the most. and property owners would have to opt into the program. it does not mean the city is ready to start eminent domain proceedings. time is 6:17. rob ford is making big headlines again. he apologized to a reporter who is suing the mayor for liable. and then the mayor started dancing. he did all this during the same city council meeting. that is mayor ford. he started dancing during a performance of bob marley's songs. he did apologize for insinuating that reporter was a

child molester. >> i have never used that word to describe mr. hail. i do not believe mr. hail is a pedophile. nor did i intend as to judge that in my comments. >> the controversial mayor ford has refused to resign over allegations he took crack cocaine, and sexually harassed staff members. mayor ford has stopped drinking. he has lost 26 pounds since starting a workout regimen after the scandal. a tourist in australia fell off a pier as she was checking facebook on her phone. a witness saw her fall into the bay in mel bourn, australia and called police. they saw her flailing about. she told police she couldn't swim and she apologized because she had to be called. police say she still had the phone in the hand when they fished her out of the water opinion they didn't say exactly what country she was from. 6:18 is the time.

let's go back over to sal. i know you are covering the lanes blocked on 880. >> no one was seriously injured. however, a lot of damage to the vehicles. but since no one was seriously injured, they can kind of work quicker in getting the cars out of the way. the fire department is there because there was a spill of oil and glass all over the place. but you can tell they are working faster. when someone is injured that is the priority. but now they basically have property damage. they will get the lanes open as quick as possible. they have been closed now for about an hour. not quite an hour. traffic is backing up on 880 northbound way down as you can see coming up toward downtown. so use 580 as your alternate route. in fact, i can show you on the 580 alternate route the lanes are looking pretty good. this is beginning to look like preholiday conditions. usually on 580 right now we

have slow traffic but we don't. 880 is not good. let's move along to the bay bridge toll plaza. it seems like some of the traffic bound for the toll plaza is stuck on 880 because we don't have a big backup here just yet. let's go to steve. thank you. a very good morning. mostly clear to the north. we definitely have partly cloudy skies over us. the system to the north will sweep out of here. temperature have been aabove average. 70s in december which is not normal. what is normal is 56-61 or 62. cooler today. partly cloudy. mainly mostly cloudy to the south. mostly clear by noon but then partly cloudy as the next system to the north moves in. there is a big difference in some of the temps. 37 concord to 45 livermore. 46 san jose. 48 san francisco. 39 novato. temperatures held up a little

bit. wind advisories start tonight. authority and east bay hills -- north and east bay hills and off the coast. 30 up in redding. 25 in reno. today partly cloudy and partly sunny cooler. temperatures 50s and low 60s for many. tonight we crank up the wind machines. could see gusts over 45. 50s and 6:s on the temps. now upper 50s oakland, berkeley, alameda. santa cruz 73 yesterday not today. san jose at 62. fremont 59.

same for wood side and san mateo. 58 san bruno and 57 d.c., mask coo. cold lows friday. but it will be sunny and gradually warmer. if you wait the until today to start your online holiday shopping you may have saved yourself some money. this is free shipping day. they will guarantee your order arrives before christmas. no minimum purchase. some of the stores involved include nordstrom, rei. you can find the complete list at freeshippingday.com. starbucks expects to be especially busy. last year more than two million starbucks cards were bought in the u.s. and canada on the week before christmas. time is 6:22.

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welcome back to the morning news. 6:25 is the time. an unusual holiday donation drive is under way in san francisco to help police save lives. the adopt a police car program is raising donations to help put defibrillators in all 320 patrol cars in the city. police say that they can be the difference between life and death when used in the first ten minutes after a cardiac arrest. >> the police are often the first people to arrive. they are often there before the paramedics or fire department. >> donations are being accepted at wall greens in san francisco. time is 6:26. christmas as you know is just a week away. and the organization christmas for everyone in concord they are running short of toys. they need more toys donated. every year at christmas everyone offers christmas day dinner to 3,000 people plus they give away toys for kids and clothing for adults.

well, they are low. one reason why things are so bad is ktvu reported in february somebody stole almost everybody from their storage facility. now they are hoping things will turn around in time for the holiday. >> we don't turn anybody away. you show up you are going to get at least you are going to get a meal this year. and we just keep praying that these barrels get full. >> we can also tell you the san francisco firefighters toy program also needs donations. they like more to come in. if you want to find out how to help christmas for everyone in don ford, go to ktvu.com. click on the web links. you can also get information about other bay area charities that list is under the hot topics section at ktvu.com. time is 6:27. an atm theft in san francisco where police found the whole machine after a wild chase that went all the way to treasure island. someone in the bay area waking up worth mega millions

today. the south bay store that sold the life changing ticket. good morning. right now we are looking at a commute that is messed up by a crash involving a big rig on 880 northbound. now they have just towed the big rig away but the traffic is still backed up. i will tell you how long they expect this crash to be there. the weather is not messed up but it will get ramped up tonight in the form of wind and how much cooler it will get today and can we get in better air quality by tomorrow as well. [ male announcer ] december is

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welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. they are ringing the opening bell in new york this morning. that is amc the moving -- the knewing chain. this is a very busy time for the theaters. a lot of people go during the

holidays to see movies. and anchor man 2 i believe opens today. that is right? steve says right. today is the day. so any way, it should start getting a little slower as we wrap up the year and get into the holidays for wall street. but it is a big day for the fed. and we'll hear from ben bernanke later today. we will smile and say good morning, to you. thank you for joining us here on ktvu channel 2 news december 18th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. no sign of rain still? >> there was a little in watsonville this morning. sun and clouds cooler. windy at times and windy and cooler tomorrow. back into the upper 50s or very, very low 60s. there has been a few little light showers. system to the north that will take care of that later on but then that will pick up the old wind. 33 for napa. 40s for others. there are cold readings.

there will more 40s than 30s. cloud cover will keep areas to the south. to the north it will be mostly sunny but that system will play into a much cooler forecast by tonight and then the wind cranks up. tomorrow windy and cooler. today sun to the north. clouds to the south but highs settling into seasonal averages which is 50s and low 60s. here is sal. steve, big rigs are temporarily allowed to use 580 westbound as an alternate to a downtown oakland crash. 880 fifth. the good news no one was seriously hurt. kind of hard to see how that car is just demolished. but the lanes are still blocked and traffic is still going slow on 880. and its backed up all the way down to about fruitvale now. and you can see the traffic here how bad it is coming up on the scene. again 580 is a good alternate. you may be sharing 580 with big rigs temporarily. let's move along and take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. that is lighter. some of the people coming up to

the toll plaza may be stuck in a backup on 880. it is lighter than usual for 6:30. it looks pretty good. very small delay. 880 south bay we are seeing traffic beginning to drop off. so remember on my facebook page i started asking when were we going to see the drop off? apparently its wednesday before the holiday week. so we will see what happens. at 6:32 let's go back to the desk. new this morning. san francisco police recovered a stolen atm. it was stolen just hours ago in the fillmore district and then there was a wild chase across the bay bridge. ktvu paul chambers has been on the story since 4:30. you are back with all the details. so what happened? >> reporter: i can tell you -- let me first start off the owner is behind me here. he is cleaning up the area. cleaning up the scene. exactly where that atm once stood. you can see a lot of debris on the ground. that is where leftovers from the criminals ripping off the

atm. now police say it all started around 3:30 this morning. that is when witnesses saw two men inside a white van trying to take the atm. we are told the suspects tried using a chain to rip the atm from a pole. we spoke to two of the witnesses about the crime. one asked we not show his identity. >> a loud sound like a two-car accident. and looked out the window and there was a white van that crashed. i thought into the store. >> they front ended it a couple of times. the thing was over on its side and pulled the van up to the front. threw the machine in the back and drove off. >> reporter: police found the van with the atm inside here. but before ending up here, police say the two criminals left the original scene, drove the van with the atm inside across the bay bridge. for some unknown reason stopped at treasure island. then the suspects ran into more

officers. criminals led police on a chase going the rang way. police did take one person into custody. of course they are still looking for one more suspect at this time. once again as i said we have the owner out here cleaning up the area. we will try to talk to him about this crime and see what he thinks about the issue. live in san francisco i'm paul chambers ktvu channel 2 news. the champagne wishes and caviar dreams has been answered. janine de la vega is outside what is probably the most popular gift shop in san jose this morning. i'm thinking of the people that went to that store and didn't buy a ticket. >> reporter: yeah. and it will probably will become a very lucky store and get more business. but we still tonight know who the win -- we still don't know who the winner is. if its a he, she, or a group of

people. but we do know the winning ticket was bought here at jenny's gift shop. its in lions plaza. the owner of the store received a phone call last night from lottery officials telling him somebody hit all five numbers and the mega number. he was thrilled because he will receive around $1 million for selling the ticket. the jackpot was $636 million. but its now estimated to be at about $648 million because of all the sales. that is a second highest lottery jackpot in u.s. history. another winning ticket was sold at a newsstand in atlanta, georgia. both winners will split the jackpot. if they choose the lump sum it will pay out in cash. we spoke to a man who buys tickets from the lucky store jenny's but he didn't win. >> its amazing. my kids texted me and called me up last night. >> reporter: how do you feel for the owner? how exciting is this?

>> they are so lucky. >> reporter: you bought a ticket there too? >> once in awhile. >> reporter: here's the winning numbers again. they are 8, 14, 17, 20, 39, and the mega number is 7. the winners have one year to claim their jackpot. and we are all waiting out here in front of the store. waiting for the store owner to open up. we are told the store opens up at 9:00. we are waiting to see if the winners will show up this morning because this will be one heck of a christmas present for him. reporting live from san jose janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. a member of the hells angels motorcycle club and his wife have been arrested on gun and drug charges in an atf investigation. he was arrested at his home in vacaville after selling stolen military equipment and an assault rifle to under cover

agents. they say kellogg is a member of the vallejo chapter of the hells angels motorcycle club and a search warrant was served at the clubhouse. his wife sarah was also arrested and charged with possessing methamphetamines for sale and bribery. his wife had ties to the chp but we are still working to confirm that information. time is 6:37. the family of a teenage girl who's doctors say is brain dead will hold a prayer vigil tonight. friends and family members have been keeping vigil. she is still in intensive care at oakland's children's hospital a week following her tonsil surgery went very bad. the hospital wanted to terminate life support but their lawyers sent a cease and desist letter and promised legal action against the hospital. >> we are happy they backed off.

we are not on doctors time anymore we are on god's time. it has provided us more time to get together and pray. >> the family is asking doctors to feed jahi through a tube and give her antibiotics. once a patient is declared brain dead, there is no obligation for life support. the hospital is only doing it out of compassion for the family. the prayer vigil will begin at 6:00 tonight at the pairial dice baptist church. police in vallejo are searching for the gunman who broke into a mcdonalds restaurant by slipping past the drive through window. it happened at the mcdonalds on east lincoln road. he pulled a gun on the night manager and another employee. forced them to trip off their clothing and then lock them in a freezer. >> they were ordered into the freezer and employees screaming for their own lives and safety decided to stay put until it was safe to come out. >> the two employees were in

the physically hurt but they were traumatized. there is surveillance video of the crime but the suspect was wearing a mask. authorities in colorado say the high school student who opened fire on classmates last friday had planned a much larger attack. the sheriff in arapaho county says 18-year-old carl pearson had written plans to attack five areas of the school. he had those plans written on his arm. reportedly pearson was looking for revenge against his debate coach who is also the schools library. authorities say when he couldn't find his target he randomly shot claire davis who remains in a coma. this is the season normally for crowded stores but so far this year that doesn't look like the case. inside the pottery barn in walnut creek workers there were busy helping shoppers with their christmas buying but outside a lot of shoppers told ktvu news that they are seeing fewer people inside stores and

malls. the popularity of online shopping is the reason why you see few people out. still she is predicting a modest increase of 4-5%. >> i don't see any reason to be concerned or panicked about this holiday season. >> people are buying the big ticket items like cars and furniture. things they put off for in the years past. and as a result they are buying fewer gifts. there are a few more details now for the last week of holiday shopping. kohls they plan to stay open for 108 straight hours from friday morning through christmas eve. toys r us opening for 87 straight hours from saturday through christmas eve. k-mart will be open until 10:00 p.m. christmas eve. target stores will be open until 9:00 or 10:00 christmas eve it all depends on the city you are in. >> that does not mean you should wait until christmas eve.

>> i don't want them to feel alone. [ laughter ] >> i don't think they will be alone. 6:41 is the time. san francisco's bat kid getting a partner in crime fighting. the event planned tomorrow in vallejo for the city's own wonder girl. we are live in san francisco where a hoax about christmas goes viral. we'll tell you why an elementary school got the brunt of it. good morning. we are looking at a commute that is still marred by the crash on 880 or this badly damaged mercedes 300d. completely destroyed. traffic will be slow as you drive up toward downtown oakland. a lot of cloud cover over. especially the south bay. we do have a change in the weather for cooler. ♪

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welcome back to the morning news. 6:45 is the time right now. a san francisco elementary school has become the target of a holiday hoax on the internet. ktvu tara moriarty is joining us now from the richmond district to explain why this hoax is no laughing matter. tara. >> reporter: we don't normally report rumor but this one got so out of control we had to. a student here at argon elementary school had wished an atheist teacher a merry christmas and got suspended for a week. well, it never happened. the fake story first reported by the national report which is

referred to -- had people believing it was true. the student, the teacher they don't even exist. but that didn't stop the school from getting bombarded with phone calls, nasty e-mails according to the san francisco chronicle. argon elementary school administer tours met -- administrators met and decided to beef up security. dozens of websites also picked up the made up story. many of them conservative based that got fired up that the fake incident was another example of the war on christmas. this is very similar to another story that the national report carried regarding a berkeley elementary school student awhile back. coming up we will tell you how it was different and how the

phony story simply to many wasn't that funny. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. time is 6:46. a gay rights magazine has followed the lead of time magazine. they have named pope francis the person of the year. the advocate magazine says even though he is against same sex marriage he has shown a stork change. earlier this year in response to a question about gays and the church, the pope said if a person is gay and seeks the lord with good will, whom a i to judge? napolitano also led a delegation to the closing of the 2010 winter olympics in canada. two openingly gay athletes are also part of that u.s.

delegation. tennis legend billy jean king will be at opening ceremony. and katelyn an ice hockey player will represent the u.s. at the closing ceremony. all of this comes at a time when russia has been under fire for national laws that ban so- called gay propaganda. following in the footsteps of bat kid the city of vallejo is launching a super hero of its own. the city will release the identity of wonder girl. she is a young girl fighting cancer. a group of people in vallejo wanted to surprise her with her own day as a super hero. especially when they found out the young girl is a big fan of wonder woman. the itinerary has not been released yesterday. in just about an hour, the oakland police department's traffic division will begin its annual motor santa operation. officer jim gordon will ride

its motorcycle through the city. officer gordon will begin his ride on 75th avenue. no word on when he is headed. but be on the lookout for the only motorcycle police officer dressed as santa. time is 6:48. let's check in with tori campbell to see what is coming up. >> reporter: good morning, dave and pam. coming up in minutes san mateo county just finished the two- year study that cost hundredsover thousands of collar -- hundreds of thousands of dollars. we'll tell you what the study found and why it had nothing to do with stopping cars from crashing into each other. a one-time boy wonder of the wine world could be facing the ultimate hangover with the los angeles wine dealer is accused of doing to bottles that drove up wine prices around the world. and a blind new york man and his guide dog tumble on to the subway tracks right as the train is coming into the station. the quick actions by complete strangers which witnesses said ended in a miracle.

those stories coming up on mornings on 2. mow back to you on the morning news. >> nice, thank you. 6:49 is the time. back over to sal who is covering traffic this morning. 880. people wondering about that for sure. >> that is right. 880 all the lanes have just reopened. 880 northbound and downtown oakland. just southover fifth. there was a crash blocking lanes with a big rig and several other cars. no one was seriously injured. that is what allowed the chp and other workers to get out of the way quickly and traffic is moving well now here. its still clearing out. traffic is still clearing out along the route. but you can still use 580 as an alternate. its much better now that the lanes are open. let's go out and take a look at bay bridge. its still lighter than usual. so this is the first day. we had a little bet going on as to when the first day we would see christmas like conditions on the roads.

at 6:50 a.m. that is it. now let's go to steve. you know i'm on that facebook thing now. >> you are? >> yes, i am. >>ly find you. >> very good morning. michael who keeps wonderful weather records in san francisco, he is the man. just e-mailed me and said imaginary rain is falling. [ laughter ] i mean it is so dry its awful. so i guess we have to have a little bit of humor. the full moon was yesterday if you don't have the cloud cover maybe you can see it. if you have the cloud cover, there is a lot of it to go around. especially down toward the monterey. could be a little bit of light rain. but to the north it will be mostly sunny here. a couple of systems. temperatures you know and i know they have been way above. although pam wrote me on facebook and said steve, i love this weather. well its not going to last. 57 in san francisco today which is exactly where you should be.

cooler today. 30s, 40s, to near 50s partly cloudy and mostly sunny. we will be right between systems. 40s, 30s for some. 37 concord that is cold. 33 napa. 40 santa rosa. 46 san jose. temperatures though will start to cool down and the wind picks up tonight which is when the wind advisory starts for the north and east bay hills. you see the cloud cover down south. maybe a little bit of light rain. 25 up in tahoe. also in reno. 33 ukiah. still some cold readings around but nothing compared to where we were a week ago. one system here will push south. but then a low all form in southern california by tomorrow. and you know and i know when a low is in southern california, it doesn't like it so it will fill it with wind. that will start tonight into tomorrow morning. the wind will hold things up a little bit. but the afternoon highs will start to come down beginning

today. 50s and 60s. clearlake 63. novato 61. san rafael is in there. 61 walnut creek to 61 brentwood. we lose that easterly breeze. same for the coast. they will be much cooler compared to the next couple of days. windy, cooler on thursday and very cool lows on friday but the afternoon highs on the weekend will be in the slowly warmup. time is 6:53. a startling and bizarre discovery in san francisco. the animal remains found near lake merced and what the police are saying about it. and the shot of a lifetime. what this warriors fan won by making the three pointer in last nights game.

welcome back. 6:56. a bizarre discovery along lake merced tuesday morning and that led for calls to police and a mall control -- animal control officers. two decapitated birds. they were found with plants and candles on red and black sheets marked with symbols. animal control officials think this is part of an illegal animal sacrifice. one of 20 of these cases they see in the city this year.

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