this is northbound 880. i'm going to show you another perspective just to show you how bad the backup is and it is just very slow and go coming away out of oakland through here. use 580 as an alternate. that is a much better bet. you're backed up well beyond higgen burger. it looks like we cleared this crash over to the right shoulder. you are backed up pretty significantly through there. it eases up much better for your drive. everything now cleared over to the shoulder. traffic is recovering through the peninsula. if you're traveling along the south bay mary says there's a bit of drizzle out there. you might see some slick surfaces. we do have a crash near 280. it is over to the shoulder and a look at the bay bridge right now. metering lights are on. you're about to be on 880. not too bad coming off the east shore freeway but busy coming off that 580 connector. >>> i want to show you that drizzle there for the south bay. this is our san jose camera. you can see the low clouds, fog, and if you look closely

take a look in centerville, northbound 28 a braddock road.s is a multicar crash and ae la police response. just getting by on the right side of the. roadw we're talking about four to five miles of backup right now. hopefully they get this out of that left side pretty quickly and get people moving o e again. westbound 50 at west ox road, that's where chopper just was. that crashs cleared, but we still have delays hanging around. beltway looking pretty normal. still slow outer loop as you approach georgia because ofn earlier accident. through prince george's county, inbound 214 miles per hour. >>> 6:31 now. discrimination cla put the prince george's county police department at the center of a federal lawsuit. >> 13 officers are speaking u by saying the divide in the department is affecting the community theyve s news 4's megan mcgrath ith live details now. >> rep 13 current and former prince george's county police officers are involved in this lawsuit. it's a federal civil lawsuit. we spoke to some of tho officers earlier this week. they say th

northbound 101, no troubles or 280 this morning looks good as well. travel times are in the green for the most part. a look at 101, out of the south bay, 36 minute, westbound 580, 20 minutes from 205 to 680. elsewhere, travel times along the nimitz, not bad. southbound to 23 p, 20 minutes, westbound highway 4, 160, antioch to the east shore freeway, 27 minutes. to the north bay, a live look at the caltran camera, 101, traffic looks good in both directions out of the north bay. commuting from here towards the have no delays, 15 minute ride to be exact san rafael, southbound 101, in to san francisco. a few cars on the roadway. traffic has been light this morning. an easy ride. how is the weather going to be for the fireworks. >> it's going to be spectacular, clear skies across the bay area. great weather to view the celebrations tonight. new years forecast first, if you are heading out to the embarcadero to catch the fireworks show, temperatures at 7:00 p.m., in the low 50s with clear skies, with breezy to windy conditions, it's going to feel chillier,

the south bay, stop and go conditions, working on the northbound side, new wreck reported northbound, 280, edgewood, two cars, right shoulder. the accident along 01s broadway, over to the right side of the roadway. live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic is backed up. coming out of the maze, traffic is doing well on, southbound, not bad. delays in hayward and free month. typical slow and go -- ouof ard towards e peninsula on the westbound side. traffic busy at the toll plaza. no major delays. dublin out of the pass to the dublin interchange, give yourself 40 minutes to the 680 interchange. >>> following breaking news, police are investigating a deadly bus crash. this is happening in arkansas, southwest of little rock. one child is dead and 40 are injured, most of them are children. state troopers are questioning the bus driver. the tennessee team was on their way home from a championship game it played over the weekend when the bus left the road and turned over. it's not clear what led up to the crash. >>> reports of a double shooting in san francisco. katie nielson is live in

someone at northbound 680 at main. you can see on the left bound 80, there's a vehicle blocking one of the right lanes and the backup is starting to extend through richmond up through san pablo, that's going to be extend your drive time from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze, things are stacking up there. lets give you a quick look at the bay bridge toll plaza, you're looking at a 15-minute delay more or less to get on to the span, much faster, no problems if you zip through the carpool lanes. let's go back to you at the desk. >>> one year ago today, san francisco mayor ed lee died from a sudden heart attack. later today several events will remember his life. elissa harrington is joining us live. you're outside of city hall with more on that. >> reporter: i'm standing underneath the mayor's balcony, flags have been lowered to half- staff. what's happening this morning, at 8:30, lee's family and close friends and elected official also honor husband life. mayor breed will lead the meeting, she remembered lee as

, northbound glebe near 5th, water main break. no word on when that' going to be done. alexandria, crash along the right side. beltway looks good. 270 at middlebrook road. northbound, southbound, no worries. it looks a little bit foggy there. 270 looks good. top of the beltway, a delay, going 26 miles per hour. 95 northbound, going about 35 miles per hour. rember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm whe you hop in your car today. >> spirit week is a little different at one northern virginia school. >> kids at west briar elementary are usinghis week to promote kindness and caring. molette is hanging out and has details on their i care campaign. very sweet, molette. >> it really is and the whole goal is that no one is left out hereecause why? >> i care. >> they did af whole bunch o activities all week. one of the most obvious ones is the crazy hair as you can see. the crazy hair. we're celebrating everybody's differences. that's the whole goal of this. pta mom spear headed this whole week of activities, right? >> >> let's run down a couple of

easy at 101, looks good northbound. that's a look at the morning drive. >>> i'm ann makovec at the live desk, tracking the investigation of a fay tafire that went on this morning on clay street in san francisco. it is in the presidio heights neighborhood. an elderly couple lived on the third floor of this building, the fire started on the second. they were trapped, a man died, his wife is in critical condition, burned in the hospital. the one piece of good news is the firefighter was also injured in this fire. also sent to the hospital. he is going to be okay. he has been released but the investigation in to to the cause continues. firefighters are on scene trying to drag the debris out so it doesn't have the chance to reignite and get the rest t significant damage and a tragic story to report this christmas eve. >>> the federal government shutdown will continue through the christmas holiday and possibly in to the new year. a live look at the u.s. capitol, over the weekend, in washington, incoming acting chief of staff,

northbound. looking good. landover, out er work on it. northbound at manassas drive, we have all lanes blocked ther quite a slow situation for a lot of folks. in bound on 66 through manassas, 95 to woodbridge, the same thing. that's because of the time of day. arlington. between 23rd and 395, lanes blocked for the water main break. no major impact. incould dely change as the morning progresses. 66 in bound looks good. 95 northbound, no major issues. you're at speed there and top of the beltway on the outer loop, listen to the wt and 103.5 f.m. >>> good morning, i'm fnk holla holland. the breech of the names has been traded to chinese hackers. the hacking of marriott's starwood chain was revealed late last month. they're a top provider of u.s. government and military personl. >> fran thank you. >>> 5:54 right now. should they move back to d.c. stay i maryland or even venture across the river? that's a debate surrounding the washington redskins few years.st maryland's governor is talking about a team- the state is working to provide this. t

reports of a crash on 101 in the north bay, northbound at east washington street. it is an injury-accident, it's cleared to the shoulder baa lot of activity on scene. it is a bit foggy in some spots. fog advisory is in effect for state route 121 between 116 and 29. bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is light. if you are commuting out of oakland, 10 minutes across the span in to the city. >>> i'm ann makovec at the live desk. the rain is over but the pooling, the pond tong roadway is a problem this morning. let's go now to 280, this is southbound at saratoga, there was flooding in the roadway. chp had to shut it down after 6 vehicles ended up in a chain reaction crash, one person was hit and ended up with significant injuries, a person that was on the shoulder of the roadway because of one of the first accidents. that person taken to the hospital. the investigation in to exactly what hit what continues. at one point a chp cruiser was trapped in that accident aftermath by another car that was hydroplaning. flooding there also an accident investigation going on, on the 88

if you are headed out and about on highway 101, northbound looks good.san jose, sfo, 36 minutes to make the trek. westbound, 13 minute drive time from highway 4 to the maze, westbound 580, the pass commute looks great, a 20-minute drive time. live look at the dublin interchange, the headlights are working westbound towards 680, quiet. bay bridge toll plaza, no delays, metering lights are off. quiet in to san francisco, and looking good at the san mateo bridge. >>> the rain is coming, especially by this afternoon and this evening, we are expecting that rain. nice to see light traffic out there. a live look at the sales force tower camera, you can see labor day of drizzle with patchy fog. it looks purple because of the sales force tower bright lights but a pretty view. temperatures in the 40s and the 50s, 49 concord as well as san jose and santa rosa, 52 oak land. livermore 44. downtown san francisco at 52. here is what you can expect, dry now, hi-def doppler, things will be changing as we go through the areas of patchy fog, cloudy skies, a little bit of d

this is northbound 85 where it connects to northbound 101. it's way done in the south bay. we're from where we are. be aware if you're driving to morgan hill, there's slowing there. we'll bounce over to westbound 580, there's a new crash in, it sounds like it's not too major, the vehicles per moved over to shoulder. so hopefully it doesn't tie things up too bad. if you're driving on westbound 80, you'll see some slowing, but otherwise, no major issues or crashes to tell you about there, that's good news. once you reach the bay bridge toll plaza you'll experience a 15 to 20-minute delay to get on to the span. you can see this zipping on through, and the fast track, or carpool lanes, i should say, you can pick up extra passengers this morning, that may be the best bet to get to the city quickly. let's go back to you at the desk. >>> more breaking news out of east palo alto. police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened near dr. martin luther king, jr. park. the area near shore breeze court is blocked off by detectives. leigh martinez is out there this morning, poli

northbound 680 at main street. one car involved. as you work your way out of walnut creek. that's where you're really going to see a backup this morning. we've got a trouble spot southbound 280 connector over to eastbound 280. debris reported in the left lane. we've had nails reportedly over and cars over to the right shoulder. speaking of that area not too far from that area. here's a live look at south 880. those headlights working their wra northbound into san francisco. you might have few pockets of slowing. but a pretty easy ride northbound and no delays heading into san francisco. not the case for the bay bridge. where the metering lights remain on. you've got traffic backed up in the maze. a little sluggish through there. let's take a look at your forecast. >> we are starting off the day once again with areas of low clouds and fog. here's a live look with our transamerica cam and you can't even make out the top of the sales floor tower because of the low clouds and fog this morning. our temperatures are in the 40s and 50. 55

you're met northbound, you can see the congestion. that's our other system where they have -- we have more traffic cameras. there's oakland where the fog drifts through. dense fog showing in portions of the east bay and maze. the volume of traffic is light today. >>> that is what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back with you at 7:25 with more live local news. >>> don't forget to join us on nbc bay area news at 11:00 as we leave you with another foggy shot. >>> good morning. the nightmare before christmas. millions of holiday travelers bracing for long delays with the massive storm beginning the march up the east coast. should you leave now or wait it out? al has the answers. >>> backlash. president trump under fire after declaring victory over isis and ordering all u.s. troops out of syria. >> we've beaten them and beaten them badly. >> the pentagon blind sided. top republicans slamming the move. >> to say they're defeated is an overstatement and is fake news. >>> why vladimir putin is applauding it this morning.

northbound -- northbound 288 getting up in. we will dive into that a little bit more next time around. 7:03. let's get back to the desk. >>> a tesla car bursts into flames not once but twice. santa clara firefighters were busy putting out the flames and trying to cool down a tesla's battery. reporter joining us live now. you are in campell with more the details. good morning, sarah. >> reporter: this is the scene of the second fire. this is where the car was brought to. the second fire happened here last night. you can see what is left of this car. it's absolutely destroyed, but it is still out here and so are santa clara county firefighters. they are keeping an eye on the car still because they want to make sure it does not reignite for the third time. now this is the first time santa clara fire has dealt with a tesla fire, so definitely a learning experience. you can look at this video we have of the scene last night. show santa clara firefighters putting out flames after the car caught fire a second time after one day. here'

making matters worse as you travel northbound. we do have a stalled vehicle blocking at least one lane. that's helping the delays a little bit as you get closer to candle stick. once you get closer into that area traffic is cleared into san francisco. elsewhere, let's head to redwood city right now where they're working on a water main break. looks like intersections are closed in and around that area. back to the freeways we go. seeing a few delays as you head westbound through pittsburgh. we're also clearing an accident westbound 580. it looks like it's still over to the right shoulder. let's show you a live look at conditions at 580, 680 connector. once you get past that mess it looks a lot better heading towards that dublin interchange. no delays as you work your way northbound. 238 to the maze give yourself 14 to 15 minutes. you can see the freeways this morning right here it looks a little bit foggy. >> it does we are not as widespread with that fog compared to yesterday morning. we're still dealing with it in some spots. te

the new one is northbound 85 at winchester. here's a lack at the san mateo bridge, slow as the morning goes on but no specific problems to tell you about once you get on the other side on the peninsula, just the usual morning congestion for this time of the morning. the bay bridge toll plaza is busy but not toost the cash lanes not too much of a back up and car pool lanes traffic moving right on through without any problems. it's 7:02 back to the desk. >>> new this morning, firefighters in concord are cleaning up after an early morning apartment fire off clayton road as you can see on the map. alyssa is live at the scene to look at the damage and talk about a possible cause. what a frightening morning for the residents. >> yes, very scary. firefighters say a woman was cooking when she fell asleep. i'm at the lake view villas on ellis street. firefighters were able to contain the flames to the one unit but there's smoke damage throughout parts of the building. i got a chance to speak with residents who say they woke up because t

we have this northbound 680, we continue to see slowing heading up toward caaveras. the crash looks like it may have cleared from lanes. i see the sensors going from red to orange, just at the right immediate approach to the crash. we'll track that. the orange that crept toward highway 84, the fog blowing around. we've seen it creeping in our dublin camera. be careful pleasanton and livermore. >> headed to the weekend, the weather with kari. >> it's iffy. it's that time of year where we start to see the storm systems every few days and we'll see that for the weekend. saturday is your day to get out there. it's a busy travel day, you have shopping to do and tying up some of the loose ends. we'll see sunshine and highs reaching near 60 degrees for the bay and inland areas. sunday is when the showers return but it will be mostly during the evening hours. you're going to still have some partly to mostly cloudy skies, chance of rain late, and highs reaching into the upper 50s. if you're going ice skating on saturday, san francisco and union square is going to be a great o

earlier stall northbound 880 near the embarcadero. slow and go northbound from the oakland coliseum. westbound near coolidge, the right-hand shoulder. traffic looks good on 580 may be a good alternate for you. >>> all right. thank you, su miley cyrus has confirmed the rumors. >> yes. she is now married to liam hemsworth. photos just appeared on social media a few days ago. miley herself posted this on instagram yesterday with the caption "10 years later." the couple first met at the set of the movie "the last song" in 2009. they got engaged in 2012. but they broke up. a few years later they got back together. now they are very happy celebrating their marriage. >> that's sweet. i like her dress. that is really pretty. >> beautiful. i like the pictures. >>> you know what, i believe they lost their home in the southern california wildfires? >> just last month. definitely happy news. a happy way to end what was a tough year. >> it has been a tough year, 2018. >>> coming up next, the 7 things you need to know before you go. >> a look at sa

northbound 880 between 23rd and 29th. overpass demolition. they should wrap up by 5:00 this morning. typically when we see them working on this project, it is done a little bit before that. that is adding 20 minutes to your commute on northbound 880. of as long as you're not in a big rig, take 580 instead. use surface streets to get around. another slow spot, southbound 880 between tennyson and fremont, a couple lanes down. that should be done by 5:00 this morning. we'll keep an eye on both of those areas. so far so good for the south bay. 101 and 880, slowlyin on the northbound side. that's about it. >>> rivers of mud california. >>> some in the north bay wildfires are fighting their insurance companies. >> don't call her first lady. you can check off your to-do list and wish list. the moment you realize, at lowe's you can satisfy both your lists on a single budget. >>> happy friday. 4:42. this is lake tahoe. all the snow on the ground. good news there. fantastic weekend. if you are going up tosaturday. up to 37. sunday, though. it is rather

northbound 280, highway 17.ve heavy traffic just north of here before you get to saratoga avenue. a new division blocking lane number three. that far right lane, still working on a lot of those that far right lane, still working on a lot of those details. this is just before 23rd avenue. it's been here 45 minutes. one lane blocked. they are working on clearing all three vehicles involved in this. the backup is longer. speeds are picking up a bit. you are averaging 15, 20 minutes for the delay. stick to 580 instead. i would definitely do that. drive times. recovering westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, earlier crash at central. you're in the yellow at 36 minutes. 13 across the bay bridge. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo stkpwhraofp sfo. >>> alexis, thank you. today a celebration of life for the late marilee. >> it starts in just a few hours. preparations are right now under way. he was inducted into the california hall of fame. he was san francisco's first asian-american mayor. today's celebration starts at

two lanes in the northbound direction.nd we still have this problem with the temporary closure of the ramp from southbound 880 to 101. trying to pull a car out of the ditch. and not seeing a lot of slow traffic in the area. heads-up there. we do have this accident with a big rig off to the right-hand shoulder over the altamont pass near grant line. it is slowing 20 miles. a 30-minute drive into dublin/pleasanton. >> i want to talk about this dry cold front. it ushers in drier air not to the coast. it ramps up and starts to push it ramps up and starts to push south. some of the fastest winds 4:30 thursday afternoon. all the way through about 4:30 friday morning with gusts up to 30 to 35 miles per hour. and then as we head into the afternoon and evening hours friday, it will start to turn quiet once again. >>> thank you, mike. elon musk is offering the world a look into the future. the man behind tesla and spacex posted the photo that you just saw there. and it shows a prototype of the starship rocket. musk says it will be u

we're following a crash northbound 101 south of candlestick. there's vehicle that went off the road in the embankment. south of there you see a backup at cedar point. there's a stalled vehicle with flashers on in the right lane. people are slowing down there to get around there. 880 in oakland, northbound, it's the end of the picture, this is south of 23rd, there's semi truck involved in a crash, one of the vehicles involved in that crash is blocking the far left lane and another one blocking right lane. we expect that to slow down on 880, 280 in san jose, it looks like wind in that picture with the camera bouncing around a little bit. the time is 5:48, a breeze out there there are morning. >> there's a little bit of a breeze compared to yesterday. not you a lot, about you a little. it will stir things up, and santa rosa is a perfect example. they went clear and now, they have a mile and a half. you get the clear skies and that fog can form fast which is why we're holding on to it even though we don't have as much as we did yesterday. > ual hav

right now northbound on 109, you're being pushed on to southbound 270.09 pushed on to northbound 270. so kind of a mess through there. merrifield, inner loop before 66, right side blocked by debris. manassas, eastbound 66 after the rest area, crash on the left side. taking a look also at 270. a littl slowdown there. northbound 270 getting on to 109 wellocked right now as aaron? >> melissa, thank y. >>> it's 6:21. we're days away from christmas. if you haven't started your holiday shopping, don't worry. hwe have tips on to get your e cheaplynd quickl ay >>> welcome back. it's 6:24. here's a holiday challenge for last-minute shpers. find gifts for four friends in one hour and stay within a hundred dolours. >> thi can do it? you know who can? news 4's justin finch. we put him to the test. he went on a shopping spree for us, t 4 news anchor team, as we get ready for the holidays. >> reporter: the challenge has been accepted again. i'm taking it on. four anchors, $100 limit, one hour's time. we're here at the leesburg corner premium outlet store, manager jim

morning. finally, least tomorrow morning. finally, 101 northbound here in marin is slowing going, which is normal for the evening commute. (catherine) make sure you download the kron 4 mobile app.. or go to our website kron 4 dot com to stay on top of the storm. there you'll find full forecasts and interactive radar. you can also get alerts for your neighborhood. (grant) president george h.w. bush continues to lie in state at the u.s. capitol. this is a live picture from washington tonight. all day, both the public and small groups of people that were important to the president paid their respects. president bush will continue to lie in state in the capitol rotunda until tomorrow morning when a procession will take him to the washington national cathedral for a national funeral service. (grant) former senate majority leader bob dole has saluted president george h.w. bush at the casket of the late president. like bush, dole is a world war ii veteran. the 95-year-old arrived in the capitol rotunda in a wheelchair pushed by an aide. at the casket's side, the aide lifted dole, into a standi

a detour at northbound 101, old redwood highway exit. guys? >>> coming up, painting a picture of san francisco. the new york times headline that's rubbing people the wrong way. >>> also, controversy over the requirements to get a real i.d. the extra document you'll need to bring if you plan to apply for one this spring. >>> and busted! mauh, was justou think going to drive home. ah-ah-ah. there are several warning signs present that you shouldn't be driving. like hearing voices? like your text-to-emoji ratio. oh, man. the selfies! selfie! nailed it. man: we all have warning signs that let us know that we're probably not ok to drive. mine is pretending to be your subconscious. kevin: greg! come on, man. let's split a ride home. [door shuts] ♪i am beautiful in every single way♪ ♪words, can't bring me down♪ >> it's not only going to be windy here but the central valley, down into the grapevine, up into the sierra and also around l.a. winds will gust to 45 miles per hour. if you're heading that way, nice tail wind. pretty good gas mileage coming u

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northbound on 270 also rolling along nicely. through prince jojgeorge's coun everything ise and clear at this point. same thing 95 in maryland and the btway erall. just that one issue near van dorn street. >> melissa, thankou. >>> it's 4:54. tomorrow we're going to the community to bring you thest chs spirit. >> there is a special sing along at firstrc baptist c in prince george's county. >> it'soing to begood. you can hear them here on news 4 today tomorrow morning. you know how much iove christmas music and a choir. those two, epic. >>> here's a story about nbc's hit show "thi is us" that won't make you shed a tear. >> you sure? >> i can't make any promises. >> that show kills me. it's still going strong. in fact, it was one of the most popular shows in our area and across the country this year. a recent survey of all comcast subscribers shows that "this is us" is coming in at number three on the list of 2018's most watched programs in the dmv. >>thow about . "power," "game of thrones" andd" "west wo also made the list. nation

northbound 101 we just checked in with ch.p. traffic moving nicely along the 101. caltrans hopefully wrapping things up. but that should be happening very soon. right at the toll plaza blocking one lane. if you want to use the san mateo bridge it looks good in both directions. no delays. >> i'll take that. no worries. >>> new video this morning of a tesla that burst into flames yesterday. more on this bizarre series of events live is kit doe. >> you can still smell it here in campbell. here it is. looks like firefighters not taking any chances with this one again. a fire truck stayed with the car overnight. as it sat in the yard at dick's towing. and firefighters sprayed water on it for at least 5 minutes. so they used a forklift and were finally able to prop the car up. it caught fire. the owner who did not want to be identified shot this video himself heard a hissing noise and to the the wreckage only afr tesla told him it was okay. >> all this is fairly new to us. when is it extinguished and when it's not extinguished their engineers are trying to figure it out

that is northbound 101 and brisbane before candle stick.ergency crews are on the scene. >> number four, michael cohen faces sentencing for lying to congress and campaign finance laws. he appears before a federal judge in new york this morning. >> number five, san francisco mayor london breed will host a celebration of life for late mayor ed lee. he passed away one year ago today. and today's celebration starts at 8:30 this morning at city hall. >> number six, mountain view has approved the demolition to make way for luxury units. live before the teardown. beats legend will perform. >>> a spectacular but terrifying moment for a new zealand swimmer. >> yeah. a drone video captures three killer whales trailing the swimmer in hahei beach. judy thought the killer whales were dolphins until she saw the color of her backs. she was wearing a black wetsuit and hoped they would not mistake her for a seal and attack. they swam alongside her for a couple of minutes. eventually they did swim away. that is terrifying. >> oh, my gosh. it seems like she is

first reports of a crab along 87 northbound, before -- crash along 87 northbound before highway 101 all lanes are shutdown, the vehicle is facing the wrong way. you have a car in the center divide, the left lane is blocked as well. all lanes are blocked. give yourself extra time, use 101, which isn't too bad through the south bay. better news to report along 101 at 280, they are hopefully getting this cleared out. delays are improving. we were seeing red on the connector near 280, it's in the yellow. that means speeds rim proving a little bit. -- speeds are improving. that was motorcycle accident with minor injuries. it took a while to clear. over in surface streets, a water main break, chavez and bryant, expect activity around that intersection. a live look at y bridges, bayer bridge, looks -- bay area bridge is slow out of oaklands in to san francisco. the metering lights are turned on. san mateo bridge, not bad. easy ride as you head out of hayward in to foster city. the golden gate looks good. no delays from san rafael southbound in to san francisco. north, it is foggy in the petatu

someone drove their northbound 101. when chp officers got there, no driver. nbc bay area sergio quintana was live when that car went into the car. what's going on up there? >> reporter: somehow, that driver managed to leave the scene. you can see, terry, where the skids mark where that suv careened off the freeway. it actually took out some trees along the way before landing in the water. now, this is what the crumpled mazda suv looked like after it was fished out of the bay by a massive tow truck. you can see clothes hanging out of the hatchback window. it's not yet clear what caused the driver to skid off the northbound freeway and into the water. the california highway patrol says this happened around 9:30 this morning. investigators she submerged vehicle, flag down a passer by, then leave the scene. traffic backed for a out of the then begin their investigation. coming back live, i can tell you that the chp tells us that there were -- that witnesses did not give them a very detailed description of the driver of that vehicle and also, there were no passeng

we're looking toward the woodside on-ramp from are eastbound woodside on to northbound 101, coming over this direction, and onto north 101, there's a crash reported right there at the on-ramp. it sounds like one of the lanes might be open very shortly but right now, the chp is saying just for the next few minutes, be careful. they may have to keep that closed for a bit. we'll watch that, and folks, if you're on local streets, you can travel north along the area. el camino is a great option, go north of that on-ramp. toward contra costa county, it's a smooth, easy drive. highway 4 behind me no slowing through antioch. notice the yellow highlighting, that's the fog that registers on our road weather index for the north bay and patches north of novato. the golden gate bridge you can see the lights across the bridge. notice that the north tower there disappears into blackness. we can't see any of the glow that we often do see. that's low clouds hovering right there above the deck. over there on the deck, this is the bay bridge, the last five minutes we saw a buildup over here. there's slowi

quantity he could to the beltway northbound, you're look going. you saw a little redn theap a minute ago. south bound after quantity he could -- quantico, remember, no yellow line through december 9th. repairs over the bridge. take thelue line instead. during the rush hour, that service is cut in half. >> thank you. >> the day has arrived. in a matter of hours, the public and worldeaders gather to say final farewell to former president george h.w. bush. bush was a veteran and family man. he served as a congressman, head of the cia, and a u.n. ambassador. all this bef se hepped into the vice-presidency and then the oval office.ru president has declared today a national day of mourning nd closed the federal government >> the funeral begins at 11:00 this morning at 10:00 a.m. president busils bodybe taken to the national cathedral. from now until 7:00 this morning, more people are expected to visit theol capo pay respects. we begin our team coverage with news 4'snc justin he's live outside the national cathedral for us this morning. good morning zblf

northbound 101 just before you get there, the fast lane is blocked.l be shifting over, then move over to the right where you see this disabled vehicle and shift back over to the left as you approach the candlestick or harney exit there and the crew and the car that went off the roadway. the rest of the roadways are looking great. that fog patch through oakland sticks around and also into north bay patchy fog as well. in between those two spots we show you that bridge and we're seeing more fog creep in here. that mist may be a factor. you may need the windshield wipers from time to time. >> thanks, mike. >>> coming up, he tells ellen about getting hit by a car. >>> a standing ovation for a quadriplegic college graduate who did the unthinkable and walked across the stage. it's an inspirational story you'll want to hear next. >>> for a mash-up done brady bunch style. you can watch that full video. rush to work, grab a drink, hurry home. - [cell phone beeps] - stop! don't be on your phone. let someone else take the wheel. make a little eye contact. make a

slowing, i've seen speed sensors change so they are starting to move the southbound crews to the northboundide, headed toward 23rd. that won't clear up for maybe a half hour, probably 20 minutes through the area. the rest of the bay shows a nice easy drive but there are pachds of fog drifting around, no the sticking around long enough to show it anywhere except on our north bay road weather index, and that's where you see a caution north of novato. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> former national security adviser michael flynn is expected to wake up this morning as a free man, but his fate is still in limbo, after a federal judge threw a wrench in the government's plan. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington to explain exactly what happened. gar good morning, tracie. >> hi there, laura, good morning, everyone. the defense team went into court thinking they'd keep flynn out of jail, but the judge did not like that deal so they ended up hitting a pause button on the whole thing. the russia special counsel recommended no jail time for former national security adviser micha

northbound 101 you're looking at 20 minutes. a quickic look at palo alto cam, you can see we have some cars out on the roads but it looks like everybody is driving safe and no one is in a hurry to get to work. they're probably dreading coming back from vacation. back to you. >> thank you, vianey. >>> 6:02 right now. breaking news in the north bay where authorities are looking for an escaped inmate at this hour who managed to find a way to walk out of san quentin prison. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos is in marin county with the latest on this search. do we know yet how that convict was able to just walk out? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and kris. we know they're searching for 21-year-old shalom mendoza. he was reported missing during their head count at san quentin state prison. we'll show you a mug shot of mendoza, the man they're searching for at this hour. he was reported missing at 9:30 p.m. during that head count. that's what activated the prison's emergency operations plan, which is what they do when they

northbound 101 we're seeing lots of green on our maps. from san jose all the way towards san francisco. we are starting to see traffic bunch up just a little bit. so getting a little bit busier on that nimmets freeway. overall traffic moving at some pretty decent speeds. northbound still holding steady with no delays heading into oakland. that's a look at your morning drive. >>> and i'm emily turner here at the live desk. we have some breaking news this time out of palo alto. a fatal shooting at 1:00 this morning. of course that area right now has a strong police presence. this is video from that scene this morning. police still there. they've responded to shots fired. when they arrived they found someone who was shot. they called paramedics and unfortunately in the meantime one fatality in east palo alto where there was a shooting. >> thanks emily. >>> 5:33 right now. developing news this morning a stabbing investigation is under way at yet another bart station. kp ix 5's kit doe is live with the latest there. >> quite anas n toight step

easy ride northbound out of san jose. the travel times, if you are traveling from san jose, man to head towards sfo, an early flight to catch, that will take you 36 minutes on the northbound side of 101s in the green along the east shore freeway, westbound 80s 13 minutes hercules to the maze and 580, 18 minutes from 205 towards 680. >>> today marks the end of 2018, now we are hours away from spectacular sites lighting up the bay area skies. kiet do is live in san francisco with how to get around the crowds tonight. >> reporter: last year, 200,000 people came up to san francisco to check out the fireworks, it is arguably the busiest single night in the city, all year long, that means, we got to talk exit strategy. if you were thinking of using a ride hailing service, lyft or uber, think again, so is everybody else. price willing be in effect, rides at the priciest going for twice or quadruple. bart will have expanded service with extra trains and trips available until 3:00 a.m., helping move the large crowds more efficient

a crash as well. 66 inbound, 95 northbound, no big problems there.g. 270 southbound, 32 miles per hour but the top of the beltway here outer loop 95, era slow there at 23 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. >> thank you,ss me tonight marks the third night of hanukkah and we are justay 21 away from christmas even though black friday and cyber monday are over, it doesn't mean all the good deals are gone. >> how dyou know you're getting the best deal on your holiday gifts? of course there's an app for that. >> i seems like everywhere we turn during the holidays there's signs promising bigdeals. we have some simple steps to make sure that you really are geing a good deal. >> before you buy, do your reowarch. r extensions, invedable hand and price blink scour the web for the best deals. price alerts, camel, camel, camel, price tracker, shop it to me and slick deals tell you when prices drop and price comparison apps like buy via, now discount, scan life and shop savvy can tell you if there's a better deal ou

northbound 87 near almaden. the crash they pushed off to the shoulder. no delays southbound 680 out of walnut creek, southbound 101, santa rosa to san francisco, and northbound 17 through the santa cruz mountains in the green as well. >>> alexis, thank you. good morning america is coming up at 7:00 on abc 7. >> ginger zee live with a look at what's ahead on the show. hi, ginger. hey there. just coming off of being near you guys in m good morning and happy monday to both of up. we are celebrating the life of former president george h.w. bush. we are live and learning new details about his last days and also hearing from his family. we will speak with some of his grandchildren this morning. >>> also, this urgent search for a florida woman who vanished on vacation in costa rica. the mystery growing. her family desperate for her return. and how they might think that the smartphone that she had on her may help this investigation. >>> plus, a holiday shopping alert. a new report out this morning about which toys are best to help your child's development. you k

northbound 280 before santa moss. we thought it was a disabled vehicle.like it is debris in the roadway. it is causing a delay. stevens creek works. or north of the area, 82 to sunny veil. quite heavy 680 through walnut creek. traffic is definitely filling in in our usual busy spots. >> thanks, alexis. from the live desk, we have an update on the crash in san jose overnight. police say two people are hurt after two cars crashed into an apartment building. it happened on the corner oet-e a black volkswagen sedan. both lost control of their vehicles. the driver of the honda and the passenger were taken to the hospital. the driver of the volkswagen was not hurt. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. >>> abc 7 is committmented to helping build a better bay area. housing and homelessness comes up repeatedly as one of the top concerns. >> here's a stunning number. 13% of students at san jose state are homeless or have been homeless the past year. this morning students are sleeping outside in a show of solidarity. abc 7 news reporter amanda del ca

give yourself a few extra minutes, 880, through oakland, traffic okay on the northbound side.rd of a stalled vehicle on to 880s not affecting the main lines. another part of the nimitz, 23, a crash stuck in one lane. may take time to clear out. castro valley, southbound, to freemont, you will need 41 minutes for the drive time to the south bay we go, better news to report, the crash, north 101, mckee, all lanes are open, everything pushed over to the right shoulder. speeds 11 miles per hour. slow through downtown san jose but a better choice than 101. westbound highway 4, busy, that antioch commute working through there, 39 minutes from antioch to the east shore freeway. drying out, that's the good news but a bit foggy. >>> we are tracking areas of dense fog as we start off the day. it is dry, the heavy rain is out of here. a beautiful stunner of a sunrise with our sales force tower camera east, see the low clouds and fog and the sun about to rise with the golden colors in the sky, really pretty view of the bay bridge this morning. temperatures are in the 40s and in the 50s, c

northbound no delays as you head toward the bay bridge toll plaza. it's been a really nice ride but a wind advisory is in effect. so be careful. michelle? >>> this morning san gwen tin prison is one inmate short. police released video showing an escaped inmate carjacking a woman. 21-year-old shalom mendoza was b 6:00 wednesday night. he was part of a work crew. about three hours later a carjacking was reported about a mile away at a home depot parking lot. the woman was about to get into an suv. he motioned as if he had a gun under his shirt and he took off in the suv. >> the description given by the victim and san quentin was almost identical. >> he was serving a fiveeeee sentence for a carjacking. anyone who sees him should keep their distance and call police. >>> this is a look at walnut hills police. an intense manhunt is underway for the man who killed one of its officers. anne makovec has more. >> reporter: he may have lived here in san francisco at one point but he's been difficult to track down. he's used several different aliases over the pa

it happened in san jose along northbound first street near rosemary. police now hope that someone with information will come forward... to help them find the driver. kron 4's charles clifford has details. the san jose police department says that early monday morning officers were called here to the intersection of jasmine and north 1st for a welfare check. when they arrived on scene they found an adult female lying in the street along northbound 1st street.sotwhen our officers arrived they found the female with injuried consistent with being hit by a car. there was no car around so this was a hit and run. she was transported to the hospital and died a short time later.invesgtigators have been looking for witnesses and trying to locate surveillance video that might shed some light on what happened but so far they have come up empty handed.sotwe don't have any information on the vehcils of the suspects.the identity of the victim has not yet been released and police are hoping that someone with information will come forward.sotany information

so does 95 northbound. taking a look at 207 and the top -- 270 and the top of the belt sway pretty clear. aaron? >> all right. melissa, glad you exp the issue on the 14th street bridge. explains the flashing lights behind us. live picture, folks. a parking space in one small town creates a big controversy. >> check out "ellen" at 3:00. the show is ronht her nbc 4. stick around for news 4 at 4:00. stay with us. you have a lot of deadlines in your business, right? we miss deadlines, we don't get paid. u what if st your network connection? you gotta be kidding me. chaotic. our gig-speed network letsou download files up to 20 times faster. and we go beyond fast with 4lelte backup for co reliability. so, if you lose your network connection... ♪ ♪ you won't miss the deadlines. having the confidence of something that's never gonna down wou. one more way we go beyond. call today and pay just $49.95 a month for fast, reliable internet. comcast business. beyond fast. >>> there is international outrage after a norwegi

northbound 880 at winton.. 24 in lafayette. unchanged, no specific problems to tell you about. it lightens up a little bit as you approach the tunnel. beyond there, the bay bridge toll plaza looks okay. 20 minutes delay to get onto the span. the carpool lanes are moving smoothly. san mateo bridge, still recovering from a crash on the other side of the bridge and the peninsula. 101, northbound at hillsdale has cleared. it has slowed things down quite a bit on the san mateo bridge as you make your way towards the peninsula in the westbound direction. the time is 8:31 am and let's go back to the desk. >>> thousands of mental health workers across the state are working off the job for a five- day strike. they are calling for the hmo to increase staffing and resources. the patients typically wait more than a month to get appointments and there is only one full-time clinician for every 3000 members. the representative is calling it a bargaining tactic saying that it is more about money. they are partnering with ment

northbound 680. two cars were involved.looks like they may be pushing it over to the right shoulder. 26 minutes to go that 29-mile over from antioche towards the east shore freeway. you shouldn't have any troubles or brake lights. nice ride out of 580. over on 101 right around san bruno south city right at 380. traffic is light looking good in this area. >> volunteers are hard at work sign and decorating. the sparks are flying as they load boxes of flour and other items. to make sure everything is ready for the big event. this year's 130th annual parade is on tuesday. meanwhile four die hard college football fans are proving their loyalty to teams by camping out days they are living on a billboard for 12 days starting today. it's a contest put on by espn. alabama, oklahoma, clemson and notre dame. the college football national championship is going to be played in santa clara november 11th. >> i just don't want any drinking on that and i'm sure there probably is. but when it comes to bay area they're getting a steal of a de

northbound interstate 280 looks good up highway 17 and beyond. the bay bridge is good with crowding in the outside lanes. >>> let's bring steve in. >> thank you. good morning. >> we have shower activity to the south and it is moving to the south. we will say goodbye to most of these. it is cold to the north. there are 30s showing up and clearing is taking place but some shower activity in the santa cruz mountains to the valley and out towards the past and tracy patterson, maybe hollister. it is quieting down in the sierra. things are moving south with energy moving towards southern california. you will be an active day and a northerly breeze in northwest santa rosa. that is called with a combination with the windchills. 30s to the north and 40s and 50s. there is a big difference as we get the clearing. 40s and 50s. the clearing has not arrived. maybe beit 7:00, we will dip into the temperatures. is cool with 54 in la. the activity it is thrown to the north as it tracks towards southern california should that is a big system and maybe into las veg

the drive time, northbound 87, between 280 and 101, normally six minutes.about eight right now. not terrible, but i am keeping an eye on that one. we are in recovery mode on bart. warm springs line is still delayed. an earlier equipment problem on the track has been resolved. >>> new at 6:00, the shocking new study about kids and vaping. >>> but first, why the super bowl halftime show has gone from the most wanted gig for a musician to the least. >>> plus, fans of the movie "a christmas story," are about to have dreams come true. >>> a live look outside at 5:49. clouds out there still. we are tracking a little bit of rain left over in the bay area. we'll be right back. today's storm is level 1. that means light rain. so keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm any time on the a but when i started seeing things, i didn't know what was happening... so i kept it in. he started believing things that weren't true. i knew something was wrong... but i didn't say a word. during the course of their disease around 50% of people with parkinson's ma

on the outer loop, inbound on 66 d 95 northbound, both rolling quite well.rop to listen to 103.5 fm when youop in your car. >> thank you. >>> now to two major oovelopments regarding fac and your privacy. one involves a lawsuit filed by d.c. attorney general carl racine. he says facebook failed to protect the data of millions of users. he focused specifically on the cambridge analytica scandal.he that's a third-party personality quiz took user data before the 2016 >> almost half were340,000 residents, had their user information compromised. >> facebook gave partners, including micrahoft and! more access to your data than previously thought. facebook has denied the report. >>> it's called one of the most magical times of the year. we're talking aboutheoliday in the park at six flags america. >> this morning our molett green is working for you with another option to enjoy the sights and sounds of the season. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. i'm here with some great kids out of baltimore who are joining me this morning at candy cane lane. this is