nbc bay area's marianne favro continuing in palo alto with more on the wind damage. marianne? >> terry, right now more than 6,000 people are without power throughout the bay area, most of those are in the south bay, and here in palo alto, 260 people were without power because of downed power lines. dozens of people in vallejo also experienced a power outage after winds caused a tree branch to take down power lines. >> snapped off a power line and couple cable and phone lines, blocking the street right now, and we currently have pg&e and tree trimmers coming out to remove the hazards. >> and in antioch, high winds sent a tree crashing into a home, which caused arcing power lines and a power outage in that area. now, back here in the peninsula, there are 620 people without power at this hour, and the winds are gusting at about 25 miles an hour, so those outages could grow even worse. reporting live in palo alto, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> marianne, thank you very much. and you mentioned some of the power outages. let's break it down for you right now, pg&e releasing t

nbc bay area's marianne favro is live in redwood city where she's been most of the evening and she has the new details. good evening, marianne. >> reporter: good evening, vicky. well, police just left this area a few minutes ago after spending more than eight hours processing this crime scene. they first responded here outside this wells fargo bank after a customer reported a man wielding a gun near the atm. this video taken by a witness shows several police officers with guns pointed at the suspect. police say they responded to a call from a woman who reported seeing a man with a gun pacing in front of an atm machine at this wells fargo bank on broadway. police say several officers tried to convince the man to surrender. this is what happened when he didn't. [ gunshots ] >> at some point he took a combative stance from his normal pacing stance. so he stopped. took the weapon purposely, pointed it at the officers and shot in the officers' direction. the officers at that time immediately rurpd fi lly return. >> reporter: officers then tried to give him cpr but the 30-year-old hispanic m

reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> marianne, thank you. >>> coming up 5:00. this is part of the live overnight coverage, the homes catching fire in the oakland hills and dozens of families evacuated. tonight is reigniting fierce about the local fire danger. >>> plus building tiny homes for the homeless. tonight the city of san jose takes up the innovative idea getting mixed reviews in the community. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. another spare the air day for tomorrow with the worst air quality over the north bay. i'll let you know when wind and rain moves to help the air quality. the forecast at 5:19 tonight. a new fire is stoking fears that we are no where near the end of wildfire season. >>> a new fire is stoking fears that we are no where near the ended of wildfire season. this one is the oakland hills, gutted two homes and scorched three others overnight. nbc bay area jodi hernandez joins us live from snake road near the source of the wind whipped fire. and jodi it was a terrifying night for residents there. >> reporter: it really was. f

nbc bay area's marianne favro live in sunnyvale with the latest information. marianne. >> reporter: the santa clara county coroner has identified that young woman as 23-year-old chu chu ma of womountain view. and tonight friends we talked to say they're devastated. friends say chu chu ma loved cats, video games, and music. tonight they say they can't believe the 23-year-old is gone. ma graduated from the university of texas in austin and worked as a software engineering intern at yahoo before landing a job at google last year. tonight a google spokesperson issued this statement, saying, "chu chu was an excellent software engineer in our developer product team. we are devastated to learn of her passing and our deepest condolences are with her family and friends." another co-worker said chu chu constantly glowed with cheer and always made others snimile. on thursday chu chu's body was discovered in the water off the bay trail in sunnyvale. captain shawn ahearn with the sunnyvale department of public safety says investigators are still awaiting autopsy results but

nbc bay area's marianne favro. >> reporter: we are here with highway 680 behind us. and this is the area where 13 fires were set. tonight investigators say they know the suspect is a man and he got away on two wheels. as soon as san jose firefighters put out one fire along highway 680, they were called to another and then another. by the end of the night, crews put out 13 separate fires. investigators say they were the work of an arsonist. but don't have enough to go on. >> suspect was seen leaving the area on a bicycle. >> reporter: virginia zavala invited us into her backyard. >> it is scarey, very scarey. >> reporter: her neighbor said she was stunned when she went out to her car last night. >> the fire burning near our house concerns me. >> reporter: neighbors say there are several homeless camps along the highway. and now the investigators say someone intentionally set the fire and they are much more alarmed >> the people that caused these fires are people to look out for. i am worried about us of my cousin and sister. >> reporter: in san jose marianne favro, nb

marianne favro. >>> a homicide investigation in the east bay. details are limited right now. police got a call of a man suffering from a gunshot skbound -- wound and by the time they got there he was dead. >>> tomorrow preliminary hearing starts for the two men causing the tragedy. 24 witnesses expected to testify. the conditions inside the warehouse and what likely led to the fire. hearing is expected to last five days. we are going to have a full preview of the case coming up in about 30 minutes from now. >>> city of oakland hoping a last ditch effort to stop a last minute strike. oakland and the unions have been in talks for months now. meat anything tomorrow to try to reach an agreement. >>> oakland police department has been asked to report to the city council involving an i.c.e. raid back in august. oakland police directed traffic during the operation and some say that was a violation of the sanctuary city statutes. >>> still to come, surprising some a-list celebrities, collin kaepernick's big moment tonight. >>> plus the president's tweets coming under scrutiny. >>> li

nbc bay area marianne favro with the latest. >> reporter: it's not just students making accusations. today a former teacher at presentation high school issued this statement. she alleges that the there weres did not follow mandated reporting law involving allegations against three different teachers here. >> he would relocate me from my desk to sit with him in the back of the classroom. he would press his legs against mine and rest his hand on my hand. >> today former presentation high school student kathryn mcganna talked about the frequent sexual misconduct she endured at the hands of a teacher. the mother of another former presentation high school student alleges her daughter was sexually assaulted by a different employee. she claims even though students complained to administrators, the school failed to report concerns to child protective services or the police. something they're required to do under state law. >> this failure led directly to multiple sexual assaults being committed upon my daughter, causing her to suffer extreme emotional damage. >> the women say they're not fil

reporting live in san jose, marianne favro. nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> tonight new information about the train derailment near seattle. look at the train here below. at least three people dead, more than 100 injured after the amtrak train went off the tracks. train cars spilled onto interstate 5 landing on top of vehicles. witnesses scrambled to rescue the trapped survivors. it happened during the height of the morning commute. and at this hour it's still a chaotic scene. the train was making the inaugural trip on a new route from seattle down to portland. 77 passengers and 7 crew members were onboard. authorities say the train was traveling at estimated 80-mile-per-hour, which is 50 miles faster than recommended. they believe it may have also hit something on the track. >> making east bay freeways camera ready. on parts of 4 the cameras are rolling. tonight pittsburg is set to take the lead on the plan to expand a camera network. countywide. nbc jodi hernandez is joining us where the cameras have shone a level of suc

"today in the bay's", marianne favro has the latest. >> reporter: she loved cats, video games and music. they can't believe the 23-year-old is gone. she graduated from the university of texas in austin and worked as a software engineering intern at yahoo! before landing a job at google last year. a google spokesperson said chuchu was an excellent software engineer in our developer product team. we are devastated to learn of her passing. our deepest condolences are with her family and friends. another co-worker said she glowed with cheer and always made others smile. on thursday, her body was discovered in the water off the bay trail in sunnyvale. the sunnyvale department of safety says investigators are awaiting autopsy results, but are not ruling out homicide. friends say they can't believe anyone would want to harm the high school valedictorian who went out of her way to make others smile. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> the search continues for a suspect in a sexual assault investigation at an east bay college. the attack happened friday morning at the mills college campus in

i am worried because of my cousin and my sister. >> reporter: in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> now to the weather. dry conditions have led to air quality concerns. something that is unusual for this time of year. this was the scene over the san mateo bridge tonight. a truly beautiful sunset but a little hazy. a fourth spare the air being issued for tomorrow. >> way down the road. strong high pressure leading to air quality issues. new record highs today. 80 at salinas airport. 75 in monterey. the high pressure helping to trap smoke pollution as you saw from the san mateo bridge camera, warmer air acting like a lid over the bay area. we've seen this pattern since friday. again on monday now, the fourth consecutive spare the air day. we possibly could see more this week as high pressure holds on. take a look at this rainfall to date for the month. 0 to 3% of average. strong high pressure keeping us dry for now. how long this pattern could last and our full seven-day forecast coming up in ten minutes. back to you. >> look forward to it, rob. remember, track the forecast w

nbc bay area marianne favro joins us and marianne we know it started earlier but gotten worse over thes. >> absolutely right. we just learned there was another postal truck break in last thursday here on impala drive off winchester boulevard. postal inspectors say the number of break ins as tripled compared to last year. as reed cappen checks the mailbox at his san jose home he is more concerned about what didn't arrive than what did. >> that makes me worried. >> he is worried bus reed lives a few blocks away from where someone broke into a postal service truck and stole mail november 21st. >> i have some checks coming in. you know credit card, holiday season. >> the u.s. postal service recently sent out 150 letters like this to customers letting them know their mail may have been stolen from a postal truck parked on 5th street near downtown. >> check the credit card statements or bank statements. if there is any activity you did not make, contact us. because that's the information that will help us identify the

nbc bay area's marianne favro has the details. >> reporter: consistent gridlock is now the norm in the bay area. >> it's crazy. i drive every morning to menlo park and it's getting worse and worse. i have to leave earlier and earlier. >> it's getting worse. it just keeps getting worse every year. >> reporter: and studies back that up, showing that bay area commuters have seen a 64% increase in congestion since the year 2000. some leaders say solutions, including dedicated bus lanes and transit that circles the bay could be a reality, but it has to start with voters approving regional newer 3 which is expected to be on the ballot in june of next year. that would hike the toll to cross barea bridges. supporters say the hike would raise as much as $5 billion to improve transportation in the area. >> marquee projects are extending b.a.r.t. to silicon valley, extending cal train to downtown san francisco, drastically increasing ferry service throughout the bay area. >> reporter: the toll hike would also fund an expansion of a managed lane system to break up bottle necks on bay area highways

marianne favro joins us withes plan. >>> well the catch is that you may have to pay as much as $3 more to cross a bridge in the bay area. but the idea is that money would go to fix this. grid lock throughout throughout the bay area. looking at 101, has been like this since 3:00 this afternoon. consistent grid lock is the norm in the bay area. >> it's crazy. i drive every morning to menlo park and it's getting worse and worse. i have to leave earlier and earlier. >> it's getting working. just worse every year. >> reporter: and studies back it up, showing the bay area commuters have even a 64% increase in congestion since the year 2000. but some leaders say solutions, including dead tatd bus

nbc bay area marianne favro is near there with more on the latest murder investigation. >> the victim's body was found around 7:00 a.m. here at the back entrance to the school. police haven't released his name. but they confirm he was a young man shot at least once. >> two bangs, pou, pou. >> evan sawyer describes the gunfire she heard shortly before midnight. this morning she learned a young man was shot to death a few yards from her house. >> scarey and really upsetting. >> the victim's body was found on campus mere the athletic field near mount pleasant high school in east san jose. police went door to door in the neighborhood looking for witnesses. some students who saw the body as they headed to class this morning shared graphic images of the victim with dozens of other students on snapchat. in lady and her two daughters saw it. >> that had my worrisome. you can't unsee something-like that. i saw the video i'm still a little shaken up over it. >> this person also saw the video but had no idea the man had had been shot. >> they didn't let us go home. we were still here what if the p

reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nabz bay area news. >>> flames engufld homes in the oakland hills in the overnight hours. and it rekindled painful memories of the 1991 fire storm. the fire broke out before midnight immediately engulfing two homes under construction. the fire gutted two homes and scorched eight others in the neighborhood. forcing many people to quickly evacuate. >> no shoes, no shirt nothing. it was scarey. i don't know how my house is still there. it was wild. >> it used while wildfire season was a couple months a year now almost all year-round. >> part of the breaking news coverage in the overnight hours. it turned a retaining wall and a portion of the road is closed because of the damage. so far firefighters don't know what started this blaze. >>> it's back to work for thousand of oakland city workers. the strike suspended today. employees were back on the job after walking off last tuesday over contract negotiations. an agreement hasn't been reached yet. however the union and city have met with the mediator. >>> will this help the housing crisis? and will

. >> nbc bay area's marianne favro has more. >> reporter: a postal carrier making the usual rounds yesterday found something very unusual after opening up this collection box on the corner of stanford and san pablo avenues. >> it looked very, very suspicious. >> reporter: that's when u.s. postal inspectors, oakland police and the alameda county sheriff's department bomb squad were called in to determine if it was an explosive device. the bomb squad destroyed the device. this circle on the sidewalk marks where pieces of it landed and were collected as evidence. the investigation force sections of san pablo and stanford avenues to close for nearly nine hours. >> it was a lot of traffic. >> reporter: de-anthony niblett lives nearby. >> i don't know who would want to put a bomb in our neighborhood. >> reporter: investigators say the device was not a piece of mail addressed to anyone and this is the second time in less than two weeks a suspicious, potentially explosive device wound up in the mail in alameda county. on november 24th, a device exploded after it was mailed to a home in alameda's bay

reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area. >> >>> president trump is getting his wish. today the u.s. supreme court gave the green light to his revised travel ban. the specifics still unclear. but there is plenty of reaction from travelers and civil rights and immigration activists. damian trujillo joins from us sfo with the latest. damian. >> reporter: raj, stunned is how most travelers reacted today at sfo when we broke the news to them. supporters of the ban are celebrating the decision while opponents are planning the next moves. the court ruled the administration can fully implement the travel ban while the lower courts settle challenges. the ban will affect challenges from eight countries. iran witness syrian, libya, yemen, chad and somalia. add to that venezuela and north korea. the travel ban prevents most travel frers these countries from entering the united states. travelers we spoke to at sfo is a say they didn't think this could happen in america. >> land of the free and all that, huh? seems to be changing doesn't it. >> it does seem not great. but -- and i