reporting live on u.s. 101, i am sergio quintana. >> thank you very much. the san francisco 49ers are mourning a death of the york family, anthony york dies at the age of 35. he lived in sausalito and went to a lot of games. he is survived by parents, brother, and younger twin the sh bay for a man that robbed a bank. this happened just south of san luis obispo. police have found the car in san jose. believing he might still be in this area. >>> one month since the campfire broke out. 85 people died in that fire. and tonight three people still unaccounted for. 153,000 acres. >>> a milestone that will bring a sigh of relief for many. come monday, peak fire season will be over. all be out of peak fire season next week, the second week of december. because of the recent rains and cooler temperatures. the focus is going to be on fire prevention and educating the public. for many fire victims in the north bay, the road of recovery is far from over. the grand ownipening of a new center. the story from san jose. >> after we lost everything. >> reporter: her family

capitol there remains no sign of a deal as sergio quintana reports, it continues to prove inconvenient for people here in the bay area. >> reporter: regularly scheduled daytime tours of alcatraz will continue as usual but behind the scenes tours and special night events are suspended until further notice, a surprise for mary and her grandson. >> it's sad. people come a long way to do all this and when they come, they can't do it. >> reporter: lucky for them, the australian pair is booked on a day tour in the morning which should continue as usual. one entrance to ft. point drivers kept bypassing a street pair area only to turn around when the gates were closed. ft. point is closed to vehicles but nearly every national park site in the bay area is open to pedestrians. those affected the most across the country are federal employees who will be furloughed or have to work without pay. >> we're at their mercy. paychecks aren't coming in. they can't be making mortgage payments. >> reporter: the battle over a border wall is the barrier on this third government shutdown over a republican cont

he just didn't want highlights. >> reporter: sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> we have learned that the late president's last words were to his son, george w. bush, over speakerphone, he told his eldest son, his name sake, i love you, too. the father and son had a unique bond that only grew as each became the 41st and 43rd presidents respectively. bush 41 passed down passion for politics and public service. bush 43's final message to his father was telling him he had been a wonderful dad and that he loved him. >>> former first lady michelle obama took some time out to honor george bush. she spoke about the loss during her appearance at his becoming book tour in brooklyn, new york. >> that huge service, regardless of party, that people who decide to put their families on the line and to take that mantle as the commander in chief, we have to remember that everyone doing it from the goodness of their hearts and we can't just look at each other as rs and ds, and the bushes showed us that and i will be grateful to their family forever. >> it is well known that mrs. obama and the 43rd pre

sergio quintana, "today in the bay." >>> the mother of a woman shot to death by san jose officers is making demands. candlelight vigilorennir vasque. friends and family expressed b christmas. the officers thought she was a suspect in a shooting. vasquez's friends believe the shooting could have been avoided. >> they could have pepper sprayed her, they could have tauz er tasered her or shot out the tires. >> had the deceased not been driving a stolen vehicle, had not led police on a dangerous high-speed chase, crashed the vehicle and did not attempt to get away, at all costs, ramming officers and endangering their lives, that this shooting and this tragedy would not have occurred on christmas morning. >> i am announcing an investigation at a federal level. >> you also heard there from san jose police chief ed egarcia defending hisamy wants to meet with a district attorney. >>> to our nation's capital, where it is day seven of the partial government shutdown. here is a live look in washington, d.c. hundreds of thousands of workers remain home. the key negotiators and members of congres

reporting live in cupertino i'm sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, sergio. >>> another privacy scandal for facebook. the tech giant admitting it let other companies like amazon and microsoft and netflix read users' private messages. the story was first broken by the "new york times," which claims the information sharing benefited more than 150 companies and helped facebook bring in more users. facebook responding saying they allowed their partner companies to access private messages only if you signed into facebook through one of their partners' apps. the company also says all that information shared was with the user's permission. >>> they're cute and cuddly and now they are gone. burglars stole two puppies from a san jose home. it happened saturday night when the thieves ransacked the neat san jose home and stole two lab mix puppies from a mother dog and her litter. the surveillance video shows how neighbors -- from a neighbor shows a car pulling up to the house saturday night and at least one man going in and out, coming out minutes later. the owner says the puppies

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 passengers in that suv. reporting live on northbound u.s. 101 near candle stick point, i'm sergio quinta

reporting live in pacifica, i'm sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> sergio, thanks very much. all the surf pros are in town, but mavericks will not go ahead this week, as many were hoping. initially the waves were too rough for the competition to be held. later this week they aren't likely to be big enough or consistent enough for the competition. the good news is the organizers say january is typically the best month for mavericks off half moon bay. fingers crossed for that. high surf warning remains in effect tonight. coming up at 11:30, christie smith has more on the story. and always keep one step ahead of this wild weather, download our nbc bay area app. it's free, and you always know what to expect before you head out the door. >>> well, a terrifying scene in hayward this afternoon. >> that's right. a pickup truck came crashing through the front window of a sizzler restaurant, and it was full of customers. nbc bay area has been coffering the story all day, and roz joins us with the latest. roz? >> reporter: this had to be a frightening ordeal. take a look behind me. five

nbc bay area's sergio quintana is live at newman police headquarters. you spoke to a convenience store clerk tonight. she was one of the last people to see that suspected gunman before the shooting. >> reporter: jessica, she says she actually recognized that gunman because he's been to the convenience store before and some of those visits have been tense. she also says she knew the police officer who was killed. shortly after the shooting detectives released these images of the man they say killed officer ronil singh. the images of the man buying beer were taken by security cameras at the newman food store moments before gunfire erupted. >> we saw the officer went after him. and moments later we went outside and we heard the gunshots. >> reporter: store clerk susanna gunman is not a stranger. she's seen him buying beer before. >> he's been aggressive in the past before, like verbally. >> reporter: the gray dodge pickup truck that investigators believe he was driving was hauled away from a nearby mobile home park. tonight a small memorial marks where off

sergio quintana is with us. sergio? >> reporter: unfortunately the night tours of alcatraz are a victim of the ongoing federal government shutdown. they will remain suspended at least until the impasse ends. regularly scheduled daytime tours of alcatraz will continue as usually, but behind-the-scenes tours and special night events are suspended until further notice. it's a surprise for mary and her grandson? >> people come a long way to do this and they can't. >> reporter: lucky for them, the australian pair is booked on a day tour in the morning, which should continue as usually. at one entrance to fort point, drivers kept bypassing a street barrier only to be forced to turn around. tourists on bikes didn't know whether they could ride past the gate. fort point is closed to vehicles, but every national park site in the bay area is open to pedestrians. across the country, those affected the most so far are federal employees who will be furloughed or will have to work without pay. >> we're at their mercy so it's tough. p

. >> sergio quintana is live in newman, where a candlelight memorial is taking place, but we start withigators are still here questioning the suspect. they're here at the sheriff's headquarters. and they say that the man that investigators are grilling inside was trying to flee to mexico, and he had help. the fallen officer's family is grateful the suspected killer never made it.

>> let's give it up. >> reporter: in chico, sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> so great.ght to be carefree and enjoy the holidays. >> they deserve it. >> yeah. absolutely. >>> well, look. if you're flying this holiday season, there is a good chance that you're going to have to pay extra to check your bags. >> the airline will weigh it first, of course. that's partly for safety. but also to see if you owe a second fee. >> there's big money on the line here, so consumer investigator, chris chmura wondered if the scales at the airport are actually accurate. >> good morning. let's go back to the money first. airlines raked in $4.5 billion in baggage fees last year, and they are on track to collect even more this year. often airlines charge another fee if your bag exceeds 50 or 70 pounds, depending on your ticket. but how reliable are their scales? luckily, local inspectors like these check airport baggage scales from time to time. weight and measures workers literally haul in weights to make sure the readout is accurate. so how did the three big bay area airports do on these

nbc bay area's sergio quintana visited the area that neighbors say is a trouble spot. >> reporter: this quarry operated here for more than 80 year, and in the summer it struck a deal with the nearby lehigh cement plant that meant an increase of trucks hauling materials between the two sites. neighbors say all the trucks are causing a rucous. >> i'm only focused on safety at this meeting, but there are so many other issues. >> there's dust and pollution. there are thousands of big-rig trucks. >> reporter: lola and stove were among room full of fed-up neighbors. santa clara county recently shut down a private road between the two facilities because it's not properly permitted and it's potentially up safe so until an alternate route is built trucks are use city streets and many residents have had enough. >> it's time to start scaling down the industrial uses of this area, and if we can scale them down by half, by closing one of the two quarries, it's time to close one of the two quarries. >> reporter: not everyone agrees. at the quarry, i talked with one neighbor who supports the local bus

sergio quintana, this man was luckier though. >> reporter: yes, the rocks did not go through his windshield but concerned if this keeps happening, someone is going to get hurt. mr. munoz said several rocks thrown at his car as he approached the offramp, lucky underneath it. five rocks rolled under honda. when he ran them over, worried they would damage his car. looked back to see who threw the rocks. he saw five people near embankment beside the offramp. video before dash cam by lee ding around the same place and time. two rocks hurled at her car. one smashes windshield. photos of the damage. >> my face and body full of fragments. >>. >> reporter: when you zoom in, you can see one person with i awhite sweatshirt standing behind the railing. upper banks of the creek trail. one neighbor has heard about the rock throwing and plans on avoiding the offramp on the way home. >> unfortunate we have to change our patterns but rather do that until they figure it out than have something happen to me or my family. >> reporter: both victims that we've been able to talk with say they have contacted chp a

sergio quintana, n"nbc bay area new news". >>> a milestone that will bring some relief for many. tomorrow, peak fire season will be over for some of the most vulnerable communities here in northern california. calfire reports sonoma county, blake county, napa, solano, yolo and caluso will be out of peak fire season tomorrow, thanks to recent rarn ain and cooler temperatures. >>> at 7:07, we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, failure to launch. lot of people were looking forward to a sec smack collar site out of central california, but it was called off. the reason the rocket stayed on the ground. >>> and the trump administration turning its attention to school lunches. changes are coming. that will reverse what the obama administration did. we'll explain what's back on the menu. grab that wiyou'll save up to inan extra 20 percent with our family and friends event! plus, when members spend fifty dollars or more, they get 25 dollars cashback in points. find all your gifts during family & friends through friday in store and online at sears. >>> welcome back. it's

. >> sergio quintana is live in newman, where a candlelight memorial is taking place, but we start with robert handa live from sheriff's headquarters in modesto with how authorities caught arriaga. >> reporter: investigators are still here questioning the suspect. they're here at the sheriff's headquarters. and they say that the man that investigators are grilling inside was trying to flee to mexico, and he had help. the fallen officer's family is grateful the suspected killer never made it. >> i was waiting for this to happen. >> reporter: this was the moment of truth, when 33-year-old gustavo perez arriaga was captured this morning around 8:30 inside a residence in bakersfield. arriaga, an undocumented worker, is suspected of killing newman police officer ronil singh in a shoot-out after a dui traffic stop wednesday. the stanislas county sheriff said search teams were closing in on him at different times, including when they found the vehicle he had used. >> all of the teams were rolling out, we had people under surveillance, we identified the locations, search warrants were executed.

"today in the bay's" sergio quintana was at san francisco international airport, where she was reunited with her four children. >> reporter: one of her daughters walked through the international terminal with a "welcome home" sign and maria mendoza sanchez held flowers and pictures. >> i'm home, back to my kids and back to work. >> reporter: it's been a difficult year, especially for her children. her oldest daughter had to take over as head of household after she and her husband were both ordered to leave the country. >> all my life, my mom supported me and took care of me and i was going to make damned sure i took care of her kids while she wasn't here. >> reporter: her second daughter fought tears about graduating from college without her parents. >> all my friends were celebrated with their families, and i couldn't see my parents in the stands. >> reporter: maria men zoe zha sanchez has been a long time nurse. her co-workers organized rallies of support after her work permit was affected by changes put into place by the trump administration. she's been allowed to return thanks to su

sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> a milestone that will bring a sigh of relief for many. come season will be over for some of the most vulnerable communities in northern california. cal fire says sonoma, lake, so peak fire season next week. it's due to the recent rain and cooler temperatures. firefighters say the focus will now be fire prevention and educating the public. >>> san francisco 49ers are mourning the death of a member of the york family. the team announced anthony york died yesterday at the age of 35. the cause of death was not released, he is the younger brother of ref ceo jed york. he lived in sausalito, went to a lot of games. >>> he targeted a bank on the central coast. tonight police believe that wanted robber is in the south bay. police say he robbed a bank at gunpoint yesterday morning in grober beach just south of san luis ibispo.gh san jose. >>> a car plunge into the bay causing an track headaches for people heading into san francisco. officers don't know who was behind the wheel. it skidded right into the bay this morning. the driver managed to get o

the highest tides are expected a little later this morning and as "today in the bay's" sergio quintana reports, in some cases, the combination is making for dangerous conditions. >> reporter: some people ventured to the beaches just to see the massive waves. michelle convinced her friend to drive from pittsburg to see the surf. she even felt the spray of one of the waves while she was talking to me. what the heck are you doing out here? >> coming to see this beautiful -- >> reporter: coming to see that. >> yeah, coming to feel that, not see that. >> reporter: this weekend's high surf warnings included advisory for choppy conditions inside the bay. this is what it looked like at ft. point at the foot of the going going. the city of san francisco took the proactive step this weekend of asking people to stay away from ocean beach warning the forecasted waves at high tide could extend to the sea wall. the evening waves looked ominous but there was plenty of beach to walk along. there were some san francisco residents who came out to see how big the waves are. >> just the thought of the wav

sergio quintana is live. >> reporter: the skid marks where the vehicle careened off and went into the trees and into the water. this is what it looked like after it was fished out of the water. it is not clear what caused the driver to skid and into the water. the driver did manage to get out of the half submerged vehicle, anded dn a and then left the scene. emergency crews worked to h the suv out of the water and

. >> as "today in the bay" sergio quintana reports, the big cat appears to be quite comfortable just roaming around. >> reporter: in the photo you can see the reflection of the young lion's eyes. next to it the carcass of a dead animal. >> just passed into our field and i could see our pet goat laying out in the field. >> reporter: pickles the goat is one of several of michelle's animals killed over the last few days. she also lost some of her prized rabbits, but her biggest concern is what time the big cat was caught on camera, 6:37 p.m. >> it's a very busy road for it to be coming out this early at night and so just kind of, i have four children and we were just at grandma's and it's starting getting dark, we need to leave because it's not safe. >> reporter: the mountain lion has been prowling around new avenue and church avenue in rural gilroy. there are several small ranches in the area. neighbors are concerned. >> i've heard they've been coming down the creek, the mo mountain lions. church has a creek over this way, that's when i started getting concerned. to hear they're right

first, let's go to sergio quintana with more on the painful vigil for that family >> reporter: it's not unusual to see such an emotional outpouring after such a tragic event but it is unusual to see so many people turn out, a large portion of the town of newsome was here. this whole square was packed full of people. ♪ ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: at the start of the service, police dog, sam, led the way for sang's wife and infant child. this was basically an open mic for people to share fond memories of the seven-year veteran police officer. sergeant chad earl spoke. >> he made my day better. i do not know how i'm going to go back to work without him there. >> reporter: dozens of personal stories from his coworkers and family members described a man who was a practical joker, a loyal friend and a positive example for the community. this is his uncle. >> we lost a great friend, a police officer, but we lost a role model. >> reporter: organizers passed outlet blue candles, a local fire department flew the u.s. flag and a flag with a blue line symbolizing police service. ronil singh, a man

in sunnyvale, sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> that is disturbing to see. thank you, sergio. >>> just in to our newsroom, a two-year investigation leads to an organized crime bust in the south bay. sjpd arresting these four people last month. but just making the announcement tonight. they were allegedly manufacturing and selling drugs across the bay area and even transporting them across the country. more than 800 pounds of marijuana was recovered in this bust along with several other drugs and some weapons. warehouses and n. four other states were also raided. >>> a deadly shooting involving a sheriff's deputy in the east bay. the shooting happened this morning near martinez. the sheriff's office says a deputy noticed a man with an outstanding warrant and he ordered him to show his hands. investigators say the suspect instead reached for his waist and fired a single shot toward the deputy's head. but the suspect's go down. >> he maybe got one shot off after he was a. and the last time he shot him he didn't move anymore. he was gone. >> the 41-year-old man f

reporting live in san francisco, i'm sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> sergio, thank you for clearing that up. >>> a key figure in president trump's cabinet will leave the white house much sooner than expected. james mattis announced thursday he is stepping down at the end of february, but today the president tweeted mattis is leaving on january 1st. in his resignation letter, mattis was critical of how the president treats allies. he also highlighted their differing views on global security. mattis stepped down a day after mr. trump announced a plan to withdraw u.s. troops from syria against the advice of the pentagon. deputy defense secretary patrick shanahan will take over as acting defense secretary. >>> rescue crews are continuing to search for survivors and victims in indonesia. a tsunami slammed the island of java without warning last night. at least 280 people have been recorded today. more than a thousand hurt and dozens remain missing. those numbers are expect to arrive. a volcanic eruption and subsequent undersea landslides caused the tsunami. because there wasn't an earthq

nbc bay area sergio quintana talks with tomorrow's organizers of the strike. he is live where some students also plan to show their support. sergio? >> reporter: yeah, vicky, the teacher says those contract negotiations have been going on for two years now. so they plan on doing tomorrow's action to try to jump-start those negotiations. susie lebaron and jessie shapiro are dozens of teachers who will not go into their classrooms tomorrow. instead that. >> plan on talking to parents as they drop off their kids in the morning. >> teachers will be lined up outside the school across macarthur on the other side of the school. there will be picket signs, and there will be flyers. we expect about 75 of our 90 teachers out tomorrow. >> we felt that the district has not been bargaining in good faith. we're asking for a 12% raise over the next three years, and they're offering a 5% raise over five years. that's not even going to keep up with the cost of living. >> reporter: teachers from at least four other high schools may also be joining the one-day strike, and student

sergio quintana is live with reaction and the impact this is going to have on students. >> reporter:the school district and the teachers union have been in negotiations now for a contract for about two years. and the teachers i talked with today tell me they feel like those negotiations have stalled so they're organizing tomorrow's event in an effort to jump start those negotiations. susie la rare ron and jesse shapiro two of dozens of teachers at oakland high school who will not go into classrooms tomorrow. instead they plan on talking to parents as they drop off kids. >> teachers will be lined up on the other side of the street from the school. there will be picket lines and there will be fliers. we expect about 75 of our 90 teachers out tomorrow. >> we felt that the district has not been bargaining in good faith. we're asking for a 12% raise over the next three years, they're offering 5% over five years. that's not even kate moss of living. >> reporter: the oakland unified school district has responded with a statement reading in part, a sick-out is an illegal labor action. teache

. >> reporter: sergio quintana, "today in the bay." >> we have a team of reporters covering all angles of the government shutdown. track the latest on nbcbayarea.com or download our free app for those instant updates. we'll have much more on the closure coming up on nbc bay area news at 5:00 tonight, followed by "nbc nightly news," as well as nbc bay area news at 6:00. >>> a high-profile court appearance is set this week in connection with the killing of a young woman at a b.a.r.t. station. john le cal was charged with murder and attempted murder. police say he stabbed nia wilson to death and injured her sister at the macarthur station back in july. he was supposed to enter a plea in this case last week, but his lawyer told the judge he might not be mentally fit to stand trial. he wants doctors to evaluate him before the case moves forward and the judge is expected to announce a decision sometime this week. >>> in oakland this morning, police are looking for the person who shot and killed another person near a nightclub. shots were fired around 9:40 last night on franklin street. a mot