i'm bob riddell. we'll take you live to the stick for what turns out to be a behind the scenes fair well tour. that story coming up. >> sad to see it go. one thing i'm not going to be sad to see go, the haze. it is so hazy out there. i want to show you this camera. this is from foster city facing redwood city where that fire is burning. fire actually is getting contained right now, but i can tell you that smoke smell is strong in san jose. we're going to tell you why and what's going to clarify all this, purify us, over the next couple of days. good news in the weather department coming up. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather everyone 'round. a smoked, shank half ham is only 99 cents a pound. with starbucks at $6.99, serve coffee everyone savors. top it off with coffee-mate... just $2.79 for all kinds of flavors. turns out this season less is really so much more. so make your holiday merrier than ever before

nbc bay area's bob riddell live at andy's orchard in morgan hill. bob, a lot of people get coloneled about it because it can damage some plants and even crops. not there? >> well, if you are growing citrus, that's correct. good morning to you, laura. if you are growing did is with us fronts like here at andy's orchard, they want the cold. they need the cold. otherwise, they won't perform well in the spring. >> reporter: this fruit farmer is happy to hear that temps will be dropping tonight. his 60 acres of cherry, plum trees and next arines. time at temperatures below 40 degrees. >> it undiocese sleep. it causes the tlooefz fall quicker and for the tree to go into a dormant state, and that kind of gives it a good sleep so that it can awaken in the spring time. like taking a sleeping pill. >> they're behind on their sleet. >> we still need some more cold. >> reporter: they need anywhere between 550 and 900 hours, depending on the fruit, in order to be bountiful in the spring time. >> if somebody were to sleep for about an hour and they were shaken an

here in san jose at reid hillview airport, bob riddell, nbc bay area news. >>> now to a developing story in boston where flames tore through a massive five-story commercial building early this morning. the fire started on the first floor and moved upwards quickly. the fire was so strong, in fact, firefighters called out an eight-alarm response. the fire broke out under a building in south boston not far from boston children's museum. the building was under construction and was reportedly being converted into microapartments. no one was apparently inside the building as it burned down, but the fire chief says at one point the flames were so strong they got all the firefighters out just as a precaution. >> heavy, thick black smoke. we had to evacuate the building. we had to set up a collapse zone and show us the building and there was plenty of room for the firefighters. >> the fire was eventually knocked down. there are no reports of any injuries. no damage to neighboring buildings as well. the cause is under investigation. >>> new details about that deadly train derailment in new york. i

here top of the san jose marriott, i'm bob riddell, knowns bay area news. >> thanks, bob. for more information on gary's organization, go to shatter proof.org. >>> happening today, fast food workers in the east bay plan to walk off the job in less than 30 minutes. a rally in march is planned at the mcdonald's on jackson street in oakland. workers are already striking in dozens of cities across the country asking to be paid $15 an hour and to be able to start a union. the east bay alliance for a sustainable economy says fast food workers make an average of just under $9 an hour, half of them have to use public assistance just to make ends meet. fast food restaurants say if they raise workers salaries, customers will have to pay more for their meal. >>> some good news about the economy. economists double-checked their numbers and decided business in america was better in the third quarter than they first thought. scott mcgrew, good news for the economy, though. doesn't necessarily mean good news for wall street. >> no, it doesn't, laura, because investors worry perhaps the f

we do begin with nbc bay area's bob riddell.s he live where the fire start on mount hamilton road. the big question, do we know what started it? >> they do believe they know. good morning to you, peggy. cal fire tells us they believe this is definitely suspicious, and that scorched area right there, they believe, is the origin until just moments ago. this is what was there as we take a look at the video we shot not too long ago. you're looking at a burned out honda accord. cal fire brooefz that was the origin of this morning's fire that started around 5:30. if you look behind the accord, you can see the black scorching on the surrounding vegetation. you can he see how once that car started fire, it spread uphill there vomthere. it ended up burninga!ix roughly acres. right now the fire looks like it is out, but cal fire will only say that it is contained, but not yet under control. they don't want to say it's out because there are still small pockets of heat, smoke, and flames that could take off again if the weather conditions w

nbc bay area's bob riddell live in san jose joins us with the very latest. good morning, bob. >> good morning to you, laura. acting san jose police chief larry escoval seen here about an hour and a half ago at city hall, has been in a closed session meeting with the mayor and the rest of the city council where he was officially appointed the permanent police chief of san jose. this according to one of the councilmen who just spoke with moments ago. he is a veteran of the force, 28 years. eight of those years spent as a member of the swat team. he has been acting chief for almost a year now leading a department that is suffering from low morale because of significant cutbacks in recent years. >> it's a big challenge, so we'll have to wait and see. i think from my perspective, he has done an excellent job in very difficult circumstances, and i think he will do a great job as the permanent chief. >> he has already implemented significant changes during a short time at the top over the summer when san jose homicide rate shot up. he introduced a so-called violent

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reporting here from fremont police, bob riddell, nbc bay area news. >> the search is also on for thesuspects involved in a home burglary in the los altos hills. investigators are hoping you can help by taking a good look at the surveillance video. released by the santa clara county sheriff's department. deputies say the three men seen here broke into a home on barry hill lane wednesday afternoon. they came in through the sliding glass door. no one was home at the time. the suspects ransacked the place and took off with a jewelry box. >>> also, take a look at this sketch. police in pleasanton say this is the man who may be responsible for several recent home break-ins. the latest was december 3rd at the civic square apartments. officers say a ten yabt came home to find this man inside. the victim says a suspect put his hand under his jacket and said he had a gun and threatened to kill him if he called anyone. the suspect then took off with cash and jewelry. investigators say the suspect may have broken into several other units at the same apartment complex. >>> well, today the attorne