, just a very fast 10-minute drive leaving the altamont and leading toward the dublin air change. west 80 leaving antioch leading toward oakland area. >>> president trump says he's headed back to work today after spending the holiday with his family at his estate in from. his son donald junior posted the picture of the president with his grandkids. first lady melania trump tweeted out her own christmas selfie. the president didn't have warm wishes for everyone. mola lenghi explains. >> melania and i are delightd to wish america and the entire world a very, merry christmas. >> reporter: president trump and first lady melania tweeted a christmas day morning. >> in the season of joy, we spend time with our families, we renew the bonds of love and good will between our citizens. >> reporter: hours later, the president trump posted again, i hope everyone is having a great christmas but tomorrow, it's back to work again. it comes a day after the president took credit for bringing back the expression "merry christmas." >> merry christmas, everybody. >> reporter: though in fact, all recen

slow traffic over to the altamont, nothing new there. thought we'd point out the red, the obvious red on our screen, and we do have a refrigerator in lane number four so cars are swerving to avoid it. hopefully that will not result in an accident. chp may have to do a quick traffic break to get that out of lanes. >>> this keeps happening and needs to stop. police are investigating a string of incidents in the east bay, people pointing lasers at planes. >> four incidents just last night. reporter amy hollyfield is there for us live. amy? >> reporter: hi, reggie. this has happened to cargo planes and small private planes, not to passenger flights, and it has happened to planes right around the oakland airport. a pilot of a fedex plane reported that he was hit with a laser that was two miles from the oakland airport. a southbound cessna pilot said he was a victim. chp did a sweep last night looking for the people doing this. investigators say they have good information about where the lasers are located. >> we can tell what street you're on

you can see highway 4 coming in from the central valley and also 580, tracy through the altamont pass. slow down there. things will get slick. the leading edge gilroy down near san juan, and it's going to continue heading south at a rapid clip. because of the cloud cover, look at the temperatures up to 19 degrees warmer than yesterday. so let's start on the peninsula where you have 46 and that's the cool spot. menlo park and daly city. everyone else in the upper 40s. you can see some of the puddles right here on the embarcadero, about .13 of an inch of rain. the flag is starting to unfurl, too, as winds pick up on the back side. your commute planner, this is all for the morning, poor, because of the puddles on the road. rain, we have it in the south bay if you're taking mass transit and we have small craft advisory which will linger into the afternoon hours. temperatures today in the mid to upper 50s from 56 in vallejo to about 59 in concord. we'll take a look at how much longer this rain will last and if the chance on christmas is going to materialize like we talked about yesterday.

filling in over the altamonte where we have a second wind advisory over the altamonte pass.are looking at a 40 minute drive into dublin pleasanton. we will check back on this and more in a couple minutes. >>> the warriors had an epic come back last night in new orleans, the concern this morning is steph curry. curry as you will see there had a problem on the court in the final minute, he rolled his ankle so he was on crutches after the game. x-rays came back negative, an mri is next. it's unclear how much time curry might have to miss but he appeared to be in good spirits after the game. the warriors won 125 to 115 and the road trip continues could tomorrow this charlotte. >>> jimmy kim he will's son recovering from a second round of heart surgery. he underwent emergency surgery right after birth. his second was scheduled for october, that had to be postponed because of colds going around the kimmel household. >>> an insurance fraud ring is out of business this morning. the scam investigator said 18 people used to collect on claims. >>> the big story this morning, though, is

they have listed the high wind advisory off of the altamonte pass so that's good news.e had an earlier problem with a fire at the brokaw off ramp to southbound 88 o 0. that has been cleared, ramp is reopened. i'm not seeing any delays on 37, 880, 601 at all in the south bay in in hour. we will check back in just a few with more drive times coming up. >>> the vingel vas twins claim mark zuckerberg became a billionaire after stealing their idea for facebook. >>> would you say i do to get your tuition paid? the extreme measures some local college students are going to. ♪ >>> oh, my goodness. >> anheuser busch is going after >> anheuser busch is going after a craft brewery in this is a live picture of what is happening in ventura county right now. this is a wildfire that has burned 31,000 acres and high winds are making it really hard to control. one person has died, that person has tried to escape the flames. a firefighter was also hurt. we will bring you any breaking updates as soon as we get them in. >>> ten dogs are safe this morning after being rescued from a meat farm

so we have slow speeds on the altamont pass. if you're on the road at livermore it looks good from livermore to dublin and over the grade where you might feel gusty winds. it's not as bad as yesterday. this is a look at 880 north and southbound. and you can see traffic in both directions is looking good. and no major problems at the bay bridge. a couple of the lanes are backed up a little bit. >>> we do have a warmup coming our way. starting with this morning, temperatures up for many. the wind in the overnight hours helped us remain in the 40s and 50s. so we're dry and relatively mild for today and this will be the beginning of a warming trend as we get into the next several days. it's going to carry all the way to the weekend. temperatures in the low to mid- 60s. we still have wind advisory worth mentioning for coast. and it includes low lying areas. right there the stretch between the north bay all the way to monterey. this afternoon, there could be the possibility of flooding once again. parking lots, roadways, trails, of co

we are getting first reports of a crash on surface street on the altamont pass road. it's not blocking the area but you may see activity. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> time now 4:51. three people are facing charges after an undercover investigation reveals illegal ivory sales at a bay area antique gallery. >>> time now 4:54. if you use the ferries out of sausalito, there's a half day shutdown. the first golden gate departure will be from 12:55 from san francisco. 1:55 from sausalito. there will be alternate forms of transit and golden gate buses have been at it as well as you can use the golden gate larkspur or tiburon ferry. kenny. >>> an undercover ivory bust in san francisco has three people facing charges. the owner of lavelle's gallery in san francisco's chinatown area was arrested on two counts of illegal ivory sales. two workers of the gallery face charges. two undercover operatives bought an ivory statue from the shop last december. then after a recent inspection, authorities say that they found 32 more ivory statues for sale there. the two g

but traffic looks good on the altamont pass. 580 westbound if you're driving through. and one of the big things is that a lot of schools are out. you're not going to have the school traffic. but usually by now we're red on the altamont pass indicating slow traffic. 580 continues to look good out to hayward. this is interstate 880 in both directions and it's moving well. and at the bay bridge toll plaza, light at 5:02. >>> for now, the government shutdown crisis has been averted. congress passed a last minute spending bill to prevent the government shutdown ahead of christmas. >> doug luzader has all the details from washington. >> reporter: they got it done just in the nick of time. the congress has averted a government shutdown that would have taken place tonight. but january is going to be a rough month. >> reporter: no place like home for the holidays, the members of congress are gets out of town. and the capitol looked like an elementary school at 3:00. >> members are advised that these are the last votes for the day, the week, the month, and the year. [ cheering ]

over along the altamont pass, westbound 580 the usual crowds developing in the yellow.ou're looking at about a 24- minute ride between 205 and 680. >>> voters in alabama have elected the first democrat to serve the state in the u.s. senate in 25 years. doug jones will head to capitol hill after narrowly defeating roy moore. the former u.s. attorney finished a point and a half ahead of his republican rival. jones will serve the see the held by attorney general jeff sessions. speaking to supporters in birmingham last night, jones said alabama has been at a crossroads in the past but he believes voters finally took the right path forward. >> we have shown not just around the state of alabama but we have shown the country the way that we can be unified. [ applause and cheers ] >> a cafe in san francisco passed out free champagne in honor of jones' victory. moore's supporters cried and prayed as the results came in at his montgomery headquarters. during his brief remarks he quoted scripture and still has not concedeed. >> what we have to do is wait on god and let this proces

delays up and over the altamont pass. some road work in the northbound direction probably getting ready to pick up. i'll check back with chp. no delays here after the tunnel, the robin williams tunnel in the right lane. updates in a couple of minutes. >>> developing news now from oakland where a young child is recovering after getting shot last night. it happened while the girl was in a car with her mother on simson street. someone opened fire on them. only the girl was hit and she's only 3 or 4 years old. her family drove her to children's hospital where she's being treated for a wound to her arm. you can see the bullet holes in the car. no arrests made. >> no libraries, no afternoon programs, no senior centers. >> also no meter maids. we are entering day three of this impasse with city hall. amy hollyfield live for us in oakland. amy? >> reporter: good morning, reggie. there was some hope here yesterday that there would be a deal reached after the city council met behind closed doors. after a two and a half hour long me

there have been no problems here on the altamont pass, looks pretty good from the altamont pass into livermore as you drive into the main part of pleasanton to castro valley, if you're going that far, should be a nice drive. this is a look at interstate 880 and so far, so good here on the freeway, driving through oakland both directions toward the airport or toward downtown, and here's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, you can see it is light. >>> it's 4:02. go back to the desk. >> topping our news this morning, the chp still searching for whoever fired shots at a car on eastbound interstate 80 in san pablo yesterday afternoon. >> the woman driving the car says she heard the shots blowing out her back window but she wasn't hurt. this happened near the -- causing traffic jams out there for hours. bullet holes were found in the door and the trunk of the car but no shell casings were found and at this point there's no description of the suspect's car. if you have any information, call the chp in oakland. >>> oakland police are also searching for a driver who hit and killed a woman ea

out of the altamont pass, no delays. i'll show you what the rest of the commute looks like and what to expect. >>> now, we are getting an idea of how much money americans spent this christmas. >> we are learning how much retailers made, too. for more on that, we turn to landon dou landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. good morning. >>> wall street is back to business as usual and could be set for a slightly lower open as traders return from that holiday weekend. the dow coming up with gains for the ninth straight month. we'll look at data on home prices and consumer confidence. friday, the dow fell, the nasdaq slipped five. retailers have reason to be cheerful. sales are 4.9% according to mastercard plus, the best pace since 2011, e-commerce with the sales rising 18%. stores benefited with christmas falling on a monday giving them a chance to snatch up their gifts. the holiday season does not end with christmas. consumers flock to stores to make returns and redeem gift cards and expect shoppers to have $59 billion between c

. >>> right now, we are seeing a lot of yellow along westbound 205 and westbound 580 to the altamont pass out of tracy. your cruising speed about 35 miles per hour. still in the green between 205 and 680. no accidents and stalls but a big backup at the bay bridge toll plaza in the cash lanes. fastrak is good to go. 10 minutes from the maze into san francisco. >>> high winds today could fuel the wildfires burning out of control in southern california. crews are battling three major fires threatening thousands of homes. the largest is a 50,000-acre thomas fire northeast of ventura. governor brown has already declared a state of emergency for los angeles and ventura county. more than 66,000 acres have burned since monday. 180 homes have been destroyed. crews from the bay area are among 1100 firefighters on the front lines. let's go now to kenneth craig in ventura county where the high winds could continue this week. >> reporter: three massive fires continue to burn out of control in southern california alongside some smaller ones amid reports hundreds of homes have been destroyed. some

slowing up and over the altamont pass. about a 25-minute drive time if you are heading into the dublin-pleasanton area. checking out 80 to the maze and then from the bay bridge into san francisco, so not bad there at all. in san francisco heading into sfo, under ten minutes. >> sue, thank you. speaking of your commute, if you use 101 or 280 for your morning drive you likely have been stuck in a sea of taillights. transportation officials want to install express lanes to help ease the congestion. >> amy hollyfield live in san francisco with that plan. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hi, good morning, natasha. yes, express lanes. there's a good word in there, express. they leave out that it's a toll you would pay to use the lanes. what do you think about that? according to the "san francisco examiner" that is the idea floating around among transportation officials. those who are in favor of it say traffic is bad in san francisco and is getting worse. they need to do something. they have been studying creating a car-pool lane

if you're just about to leave and head out to the altamont pass, it's about normal, which is to say that traffic is going to be slow in some -- and some areas are getting santa rosa, speeds are down -- slower, speeds with down, 22 miles per hour. some speeds are lower than that. if you make it through the altamont pass, it looks good into livermore and pleasanton, no major problems driving through. if you're driving on interstate 880 in oakland, traffic in both directions is doing very well. no major problems there. at the bay bridge toll plaza you can see traffic is light. at 5:01, let's go back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> topping our news right now, the overnight standoff in the south bay appears to be finally over. >> yeah. san jose police spent more than 15 hours searching for a burglary suspect in south san jose. ktvu's leigh martinez, you're out there right now, so what do you know? >> reporter: the standoff ended in the last hour and the s.w.a.t. team down here in san jose is known as merge, they actually had to enter into a home with the bearcats, the police tear gas and

we are still seeing that slowing along altamonte pass.hat accident now off to the shoulder but if i zoom in this is what i'm talking about. if you're driving in from the fremont area this is what you're going to encounter along southbound 680 at scott creek road. there is a lane blocked and this has gone from green to yellow to now red. you can definitely see heavy delays there. we are also seeing another unrelated accident up ahead. if you can try to get off before scott street, take some of the surface streets there so you don't get caught up in any of this. chp is reporting that they are already working to clear that accident out of the way so hopefully that gets cleared but definitely seeing some slowing there. a quick check right now, also we were seeing major slowing but this is pretty typical for the southbound 880 side along embarcadero, it's backed up all the way towards the interchange between 260 but you can see definitely a lot of major slowing there. unfortunately, though, that's just regular early morning traffic. we are not

no problems out of the altamonte. no problems coming down the east shore freeway or out of the maze. a smooth approach to the backup that we do see at the bay bridge toll plaza. our live camera shows us the lanes over off to that right approach, including lanes coming off of lane 14 but it will stay closed indefinitely. >>> we are going to get back to those southern california wildfires in just a moment but first we want to talk about a story many people in the bay area are talking about today. here is a live look at some of our busiest bridges. this morning there is a proposal to build a new bridge to cross san francisco bay. >> the hope is that the new bridge will relieve some of the congestion for commuters. "today in the bay's" pete suratos live at the san mateo bridge this morning with some of the details of this plan. it would change the whole scenery of the bay area, pete. >> reporter: good morning, laura and marcus, yes, it would change the scenery but i want to point out it's really a lot of talk by point but

you have traffic that is busy as you drive over the altamont pass, mostly on 580 and also 205. also there is traffic getting up to 205. slowing on 238. north bound 880 near high street there is a report of a crash and traffic is already backing up. there are doing roadwork in the area, 580 is a decent alternative. i do not see a lot of slowing traffic after high street but i could still use westbound 580 instead. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the lanes are beginning to get more crowded. >>> topping the news this morning, reaction from around the country, around the world after a san francisco jury acquitted jose ines garcia zarate in the shooting death of kate steinle. the jury said the death was an accident. jose ines garcia zarate was found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. it's likely he could be released from jail in a few weeks, the deputy director of ice said it's not right that politicians continue to endanger the lives of sanctuary city policies while ignoring the concern of their sweps. ice will take action to remove jose ines garcia za

a lot of stop and go traffic on the altamont pass. 580, 205. we have speeds that are down on the altamont pass. but driving into livermore it doesn't look bad. clear shot to cost row valley. and then we're looking at the east bay commute. and this is 880 oakland and traffic is moving well in both directions. and we have a little bit of a backup. and a little bit of a backup in all the lanes. 5:02, back to the desk. >>> from southern california, there's a huge wildfire this morning. thousands of homes are being evacuated in ventura county. the wildfire grew from a few thousand acres to 40 square miles. it started last night near santa paula, 60 miles northwest of downtown los angeles. 60-mile-per-hour wind gusts are pushing the flames towards homes in ventura and santa paula. look at the pictures. high winds expected through the morning. the ventura county fire chief says the prospects for containment soon are not good. people who live in the area had no idea there was a fire until they were told to evacuate. >> we've been through this before bu

. >>> right now we are trying to get you out the door if you're using the altamont pass or any of the freeways through there. traffic is going to be busy but i also want to mention a crash on southbound 680 at 242. that has moved to the shoulder. the altamont pass traffic will be slow this morning, not only on 580 but also on 205 as you drive through the area. you will also see slow traffic on 238 approaching 880 because of an earlier accident. this is 880 in front of oracle arena. traffic is moving well in both directions although it's getting more crowded. at the bay bridge we have a big backup. it's about a 15 minute delay before you make it onto the bridge. >>> it's a cold one for some around here. we have 20s popping up for lowe's under clear skies and the breeze has tailed off. lakeport, 27. park and occidental and sonoma, 29. the high temperatures continue to be very mild or warm. this was yesterday. santa cruz, 78. 74 half moon bay. gilroy in east harriet san jose checking in at 70. clear skies. higher clouds yesterday. smoke does continue to filter in. 30s, 40s and 50s. there

traffic on 580 on the altamont pass looks pretty groovy. there is some slowing but it's a little better than normal. normally we have a backup that begins here or even here. this morning it's there and it's not that long. sometimes it goes all the way to hear. there is still a backup but it's not as deep as you normally see it. hopefully this is a trend. it's actually doing very well once you get into livermore and castro valley. traffic is moving along relatively well here as well. this is 880 north- and southbound, not a bad commute as you drive through. let's go back to the desk. >>> the city of san francisco is preparing to say good by this weekend to mayor ed lee. >> the mayor died of a heart attack early tuesday morning. christian -- christien kafton is outside city hall were a weekend of special honors is beginning. >> reporter: the city is just beginning to say their final farewells to the mayor. if you look you can see the informal memorial we've seen watch on the front steps of city hall which includes flowers, photographs and can

a tiny bit of slowing out of the altamont pass and into fremont on the sunol grade. a problem on 237 we'll update in a couple of minutes. >>> sue, thank you. honoring officer andrew camilleri. on christmas eve he was on the side of 880 on the lookout for dangerous drivers when chp says one of the drivers slammed into his suv. >> today a bell ringing will take place in west sacramento. meanwhile abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live in hayward. matt? >> reporter: good morning, jessica. that ceremony will take place at 11:00 this morning at the chp academy. you can see that there are candles and flowers out in front. a memorial for him. a huge turnout. this is sky 7 over a procession that started in oakland and ended in tracy where officer camilleri lived with his wife and three children. family, be friends, co-workers, and community members paid their respects. >> being a wife and a mother myself, i can't imagine. i cannot imagine what my friend is going through. and to see your three children not have their father around is horrible. >> reporter: the officer was a

slight delays westbound 580 through the altamont pass along into livermore. few stop and go conditions but overall light 20 minutes from 205 to 680 very good. bows directions clear live look at conditions around main street traffic headed southbound towards 24 and traffic moving along there extra volume but again not seeing any slow speeds in the area. now, we are getting reports of a disabled vehicle on the upper deck of the bay bridge. right around treasure island, it was just reported. looks like it is stuck in lanes. we are seeing some slow speeds as a result. 15 miles per hour in fact as you head through there as folks try to avoid that so a little slow now working your way out of oakland into san francisco. you're not going to see any delays at the toll plaza. but you'll run into those stop and go conditions as you get closer to treasure island until they clear that out of the roadway. we'll keep our eye on that this morning. westbound eastshore freeway right at gilman, so far, so good. no delays along the eastshore freeway. everything clear westbound i

continuing to build up over the altamont pass and continued with two separate accidents westbound to montague near north first blocking the railroad tracks so they have set up a bus bridge between the river oaks and orchard stations so heads-up there. delays with vta passengers this morning. head up to 237 and head across the valley that way. >> sue, thank you. remember san francisco spca put a robot on patrol? why the city is now demanding it be turned off. >> the firefight in southern >> the firefight in southern california, jessi oats contain a soluble fiber called beta-glucan. >> the firefight in southern california, jessi this fiber really doesn't like cholesterol. so, it shows it a thing or two. which makes quaker oats a delicious part of a heart-healthy diet. high five, fiber! fred would do anything for hiwell fred... ...good thing the front of this unicorn washed... ...the shirt with gain. because gain has the scent that puts the giddy in "giddyup!" outer layer of your enamel tooth surface. white, the thing that's really important to dentists is to make sure that that enamel

this is a very light drive off 205 through the altamont corridor. no problems in the travel times. 22 minutes from grant line road to 680. 24-25 minutes. over there, mild slowing because it's a city street, highway 84 through livermore and pleasanton. smooth flow of traffic. no delays. we get a live look at the toll plaza camera. cash lanes are backing up. this is typical because they haven't opened them on both sides. lane 14 is off on the right approach. that is still closed until they can figure out how to fix it. >> 4:49 right now. san jose state students who choose to dismiss a professor on the grounds of sexual harassment are celebrating his departure. students against sexual harassment, they labeled a victory party after he resigned in september after a university investigation found he sexually harassed a student. students led the petition drive to have him removed. >> we took action. he did resign. he's not coming back. that's a professor we won't have to worry about in the classroom. >> he filed a claim against the university saying his du

the tracy commute looks pretty good if you're on the super commute through the altamont pass and getting through to livermore and pleasanton. it's not a bad commute. interstate 880 in oakland doesn't look bad either. traffic is moving along. a little bit of roadwork near high street but not causing a delay. at the bay bridge toll plaza, it's light. and a couple of toll booths are out of commission because of a crash over the weekend. we'll be watching closely to see what it does to traffic. >> sal was just saying it could be a rough morning at the bay bridge toll plaza. caltrans crews have been working around the clock. a truck slammed into a toll booth saturday morning, killing the toll taker inside the booth. it destroyed booth 14. the lanes leading to 14 through 17 are actually still shut down so that the repair work can be done safely. people who work at the toll plaza are very aware of the traffic hazards they face every day. everyone who knew the toll booth attendant said she was a loving wife and wonderful coworker. >> reporter: it's been a -- she used to work in the toll booths.

slow traffic westbound 580 coming out of tracy and into livermore on the altamont pass. it's a bit slow but nothing that anyone can't handle for this hour of the morning. next we take you to the bay bridge toll plaza. and it's starting to get a little bit busier, especially for the cash payers. but no major slowdowns on the bridge itself. early on this friday morning. and finally, we'll take you to a live picture of highway 4 here. and you can see a lot more people are getting on the roads here as we move towards 5:00 in the morning. the headlights are headed westbound on highway 4 and it's an okay ride with no problems in that area here at 4:49 in the morning. steve-- >> alex, you know who the busiest traffic people are this morning? those in south texas and louisiana. they have snow. >> snow in south texas? >> all the way down to brownsville. >>> the ridge over the west is sending everything up and over and diving down. take a look at the temperatures across the country. it's 25 in dallas. it's 39 in new orleans. and atlanta, 38. 19 st. louis, chicago, and look at the

>> we do have slow traffic near the altamont pass. that is nothing new.ound 580 westbound 582 205 you will see stop and go traffic. the speeds are down. traffic will be very slow. especially on 205. that is pretty much a slow drive getting through. it gets better by the time you reach the altamont pass and get to livermore. no problems from dublin to castro valley. already slowing on 238 approaching 880. here is 880 n. and south. looks pretty good. there is a backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. backed up for a 15 - 20 minute delay before you make it onto the span. let's bring stephen with today's forecast. >>> good morning. there is a good breeze coming in off the oakland berkeley hills. if you have calm conditions your lows are probably getting down there. freeze warnings out with a few upper 20s up there hills berg, geyserville, and alexander valley. i did see some 29 degree readings. everything is focused towards northern california. not as severe on the wind is today as yesterday. still some high gusts. la com. riverside northeast, san bernardino eas

i'm giving you good traffic right now over the altamont pass.so santa -- go ahead and take advantage. it looks decent. there's a little bit of slowing but the speeds are up. maybe about 30, 35 miles per hour. maybe 40 miles per hour. that's as good as you can expect for this time of the morning. in the livermore valley it looks fine. you can see traffic is looking good. no major problems all the way through into castro valley and eventually on 880 in oakland where traffic is moving well in both directions. traffic looks good into downtown oakland and you can see traffic is backed up all the way out to the end of the line here on the side lanes, but the middle lanes are still getting through. 4:49. let's bring steve in. >> thank you, sal. >> we take a look at what's been a very dry december, not the driest ever. but it's certainly close. but we did have a little bit of rain. san francisco picked up .02 on the second of december. and it's been dry since. and late tuesday to wednesday we'll get rain. what does a dry december tell us about january?

eastbound 580, you can use that as an alternative route, westbound 580 there's traffic at the altamont pass, this morning in case you were wondering if we will have a normal commute day this close to traffic, it looks normal. once you get to livermore it looks better. lets bring steve in for today's weather. >>> we have a cold morning. the only thing holding up themes temperatures is a northerly breeze, tomorrow morning will be colder, just to give you a heads up here. lake port, 46, they have gusts, a decent northerly breeze, there's enough to keep those temperatures up. >> up, palo alto 34, there's a lot of upper 20s and low 30s. petaluma is at 44, 38 in novato, if there is a breeze there, that's helping your temperature, we're off double digits compared to yesterday at this time on the temperature, minus 15 for concord, and minus 11 for livermore, it's colder, minus 11 degrees, we had a font and rain, but now under clear skies. this goes from north to south. some of the coldest temperatures are down towards santa cruz mountains and santa clara valley. this is cold air sweeping over

no delays out of the altamont pass. on the rail, bart reporting no delays. ace and caltrain, no delays reported. a quick look at the bay bridge toll plaza. this is great, not even the cash lane showing a back up. we will track traffic and show you where the slowdowns might occur. back to you. >>> this time of year, people are grateful for giving thanks. this is chilling over the holidays for some. a difficult task for those in sonoma county. the residents recovering from the fires. two months later and many are without a permanent home. sam brock spent christmas day in the coffee park neighborhood. >> manger scenes and many broken gates strapped with stockings, an incredible contrast between total devastation and the familiar comfort of christmas. >> there's christmas trees, lights. this is a neighborhood. they are going to rebuild. it's strong. kathy called coffey park home for decades and can name 50 families displaced. >> samantha there, felicia there, david there, my mom and dad across from me. i can go on and on. >> reporter: loved ones with little left

and people driving in from the altamont pass will see slow traffic on 585.going to be a little bit slow as you drive through. 25miles per hour is not too bad as far as things go. sometimes it gets as slow as 5 miles per hour. it's not so bad. when you get to livermore and dublin. you can see traffic is way up. and moving well. 62miles per hour as you approach the dublin interchange. and that stays about the same into castro valley. this is 880 in oakland. and traffic is moving well in both directions in front of oracle arena. and at the bay bridge toll plaza we don't have much going on. in my traffic pictures, it's absolutely clear and that's the segue we'll use to get to steve paulson and today's weather. >> thank you, sir. good morning, everybody. it's clear. and it's been clear for a while. let's face it. we could use rain. the forecast models were showing a change on the 21st and then they backed off. it's cold. that much we know. the air mass is extremely dry. 26 in -- petaluma is 27. i think sebastopol is also 27. bennett valley 28. we'll see many more

westbound 580, you can see traffic is going to be busy but moving through the altamont pass.ow traffic. and the only thing that worries me a little bit is that the roads are wide open. and when there are accidents, people are going faster. that means more serious accidents. traffic is quiet in oakland and the east bay. traffic is moving well at the bay bridge toll plaza. and it looks good coming up to the pay gate. we're off to a nice start. let's bring steve in. >> correct me if i'm wrong but i believe the chp officer said that. didn't he mention that yesterday. the city doesn't have as many accidents as sonoma county because it's wide open. >> if you're going 50 miles per hour through stop and go traffic you're not going fast enough to do damage. >> it's a cold, cold morning, and some areas had a robust north wind and kept their temperatures in the 40s yesterday and 20s this morning. nothing great as far as travel delays. snow in the great lakes. not a lot. and also heading to new england. and a bigger system is on tap for looks like christmas. and this system coming up thr

tracy, supercommute on 580 westbound looks like there isn't even any slowing at all through the altamont pass. should be easy, no reds on the map whatsoever in the trivalley area. taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, smooth sailing making your way onto the span. no wait whatsoever. i could probably count on two hands the number of cars i see approaching the toll plaza. same with 880 in oakland, traffic moving very smoothly, no problems to tell you about there. san mateo bridge, a little busier than it was at the bay bridge toll plaza but no issues to tell you about. 5:02. back to the desk. >>> new in san jose this morning, police investigating a deadly shooting last night in east san jose just before 9:00 p.m. police rushed to the neighborhood near the aptitude academy at goss elementary on van winkle lane. they found the body of an unidentified man who had been shot at least once. the search for suspects and the motive continues. >>> santa rosa police arrested a man they say is responsible for an unprovoked attack on a 61-year-old man last sunday. police have been working nearly

. >>> right now we're off to a nice start and we can see the traffic on 580, the altamont pass. the road sensors are showing us a pretty good drive. i don't see a lot of red on the map yet. so all green. maybe a little bit of red eastbound 580. for the most part we're off to a nice start continuing all the way to castro valley and hayward. looks good heading up to downtown oakland. and at the bay bridge, traffic is moving well. let's go back to the desk. >>> developing news from southern california. thousands of homes being evacuated as a wildfire in ventura county grew from a few thousand acres to 40 square miles. it started last night 60 miles northwest of downtown los angeles. went to take you there live. this is a live picture. and you can see the flames still burning, still out of control. and there are 60-mile-per-hour wind gusts pushing the flames towards the cities of ventura and santa paula. the prospects for containment are not good. the people in the area had no idea there was a fire until they were told to evacuate. >> we've been through this before but without the w

as you make your way into the altamont pass a live look southbound traffic on the right-hand side and that's flowing well right now as you make your way through walnut creek down to highway 24. >> thanks, frances. senate republicans are hammering out the details on their tax plan. we're live in washington with the issue standing in the way of a major vote. >> wildfires created a challenge for high school students trying to get into uc and cal state schools. the big break they're being given. >>> san francisco's newest park is rising downtown. an exclusive look. >>> hi, i'm michael finney. it's my job to answer questions. if you asked me how to end hunger, there's no easy answer. but i do know a great way to help. help. text feed to 80077 and i am a senior public safety my namspecialist for pg&e. my job is to help educate our first responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergencies. everyday when we go to work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. i live right here in auburn, i absolutely love this community. once i moved here i didn't want to live anyw

you can see just a little pocket of slow traffic right there coming up and over the altamont pass westbound on 580. beyond that, it's an easy ride getting into the rest of the bay area. here's what things look like at the bay bridge toll plaza. very light and not many making the trip to san francisco just yet. now is a good time to make the ride. finally, we'll give you a live look at highway 4 coming our antioch and pittsburg. we are not showing any crashes or slowdowns on that commute. 4:48 is the time. steve is here and talking about some rain. not today but a -- >> late tonight. >>> also some snow. we need big time. things have gotten very dry here in december as you know not only rain-wise but snow- wise. we're well below average. the southern sierra is 8%. and there's a winter weather advisory out. that starts tonight, 8 p.m. for the sierra nevada. you have time to get up before the snow hits. snow levels could get down to 4000 feet. and above that there could be seven to 10 inches in the higher passes. the system is moving in to the pacific northwest. northern california, it's going

we have slow traffic out of 205 over the altamont pass and it freeze upcoming through the livermore valleyi'll show you here what it looks like on highway 4. they're headed westbound out of mountain bay point area and things are looking good. we're seeing a lot of folks on the road as we always do early this morning. you can tell, things are moving along, no slow downs in that particular area. we'll take you south here and give you a live look at the san mateo bridge. we're headed westbound to the peninsula, either way you are traveling, you won't encounter slowdowns getting across the span. steve is here with a check of the weather today. good morning to you. >> thank you alex. >>> good morning, everyone. we have quiet conditions here, an offshore breeze, we'll focus on southern california in a minute. we have to talk about right here, right now. steve, it's time to cry uncle. chances of rain on december 19th are remote. it won't be a good winter. >> really? >> lets take a look. winter dry spells during a weak la nina are common. dry stretches of 19 to 21 days during december, january, fe

and at 580 through the altamonte pass the usual slowdowns. the speeds drop below the limit there, a 20 minute ride between 205 and 680 and all looks well at the bay bridge toll plaza. so far so good. we will keep our fingers crossed for you. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a massive fire overnight prompts dozens of evacuations in the oakland hills. the fire started at a two story house under construction on the 6800 block of snake road in the montclare neighborhood. we have more live at the scene with the very latest with jessica. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. we are on the driveway of a home that has been evacuated here. the fire is still going on behind me. you can see some of the embers right now. this fire started as you mentioned in the construction area. this home was under construction -- two homes were under construction. it basically started there. those homes totally engulfed in flames. the fire spread because of the rapid winds here to three other homes. the embers fly in the air all around here. roads above and below snake r

traffic is going to be okay if you're driving but it's getting busy on 580 as you drive 580 and 205, altamont pass. no major issues but it's getting more crowded. if you're driving livermore, pleasanton, dublin castro valley, it looks okay. in oakland, traffic is moving well. traffic is still light at the bay bridge toll plaza if you're heading into san francisco. >>> the skies are clear. we had some high clouds yesterday but some of that smoke continues to come in from the south. a cold morning. hazy and mild. warmest temperatures look to be on the coast. the offshore breeze speeds have decreased, the flow is so predominantly land to see. we are stuck in this pattern again. maybe on the 20th or the 21st the pattern may change. my fear is that it will be 1 and done. i don't think it'll be a lot of rain. until then, 29 in santa rosa. 48, half moon bay. napa airport, 31. we are seeing more 30s. heading south you can find 30s from gilroy to morgan hill. santa cruz, 78 yesterday. a little cooler. upper 40s and 50s there yesterday. 30s in the santa cruz mountains and around campbell, saratoga and

here is the tri-valley, there's a lighter volume through dublin out of the altamonte pass.back to you. >>> sitting down with the president, prince harry interviews president obama about life after the oval office. a prince and a president ... sitting down one-on-on. >>> 5:24 right now. a prince and a president sitting down one-on-one. prince harry sat down for a bb c interview -- radio interview -- with former president barack obama. >> the interview took place in september but it was just broadcast yesterday. bbc posting that full interview on twitter. topics included president obama's transition out of the white house. >> the sense that there was a completion and that we had done the work in a way that preserved our integrity and left us whole and that we hadn't fundamentally changed i think was a satisfying feeling. now, that was mixed with all the work that was still undone and concerns about how the country moves forward. >> the talk was taped when the prince and mr. obama were in toronto for the invictus games, however, it was more of a friendly chat than fierce grill

we do have some delays coming up and over the altamont pass.his ramp continues to be closed southbound 101 to santo mass off ramp. they had an earlier accident, opened it, and now have reclosed it. you may want to take the lawrence expressway. >>> thousands of south bay children and families in need enjoyed an early christmas thanks to local unions, elected officials, and community members in san jose. the annual labor movement party yesterday. >> we know that many families are really hurting this time of year. and without an event like this they won't have toys for their kids. they won't necessarily have enough food to eat. >> all the kids got a toy from santa he picked out especially for them. one in three working families in silicon valley struggle to cover basic needs throughout the year, not just during the holidays. >>> an east bay lead certificate stepping down after sexual misconduct allegations. >>> an emerging star shines after yet another tragedy. >>> and the lights may be back on at the world's busiest airport, but this morning the

not a bad drive at all if you hit the roads but there is still slowing there on 580 through the altamonte pass, down to 42 miles per hour in some spots. other than that fairly quiet. just a bit busy at the bay bridge. >>> capitol hill is buzzing with talks that president trump will fire special council robert mueller at the white house attacks the credibility of the investigation into russian interference in the election. one bay area lawmaker tells our joe vasquez is rumor of mueller's firing is very strong. swirl around capital hallways ... track: it's unverified, admits democratic congresswoman jackie speier ... but als hears the president plans to >> reporter: it is unverified, but also very specific admits jackie spear, the democratic councilwoman. >> the rumor last week was that he was going to fire him on the 26th of december when congress is all home, we are celebrating the holidays. re dismissed from the probe for sharing anti- trump text messages. (sot - cornyn 1239) u.s. sen. john cornyn / r-texas "i think these conflicts of interest jeopardize the integrity of his investigatio

not a bad drive at all if you hit the roads but there is still slowing there on 580 through the altamonteo 42 miles per hour in some spots. other than that fairly quiet. just a bit busy at the bay bridge. >>> capitol hill is buzzing with talks that president trump will fire special council robert mueller at the white house attacks the credibility of the investigation into russian interference in the election. one bay area

you can see the altamont pass, westbound 580, things getting a little more slow then about a half anr ago. we also told you earlier about this westbound 84 e. of ruby hill's, a crash in the lower left-hand side of your screen. that has not been cleared. it doesn't look like it is causing any slowdowns. from there we will head all the way down to the south bay. i want to tell you about another crash that came up on the capital expressway on-ramp to northbound 101. two vehicles involved. some of vehicles were blocking the slow lanes. we could see some residual backups. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, fasttrack lanes moving along nicely. there is the typical slow down in some of the cash lanes. no problems to report there. also, san mateo bridge looks good heading westbound toward the peninsula. >> we were talking about some of that unimpressive snowfall they have had in the sierra. did they get any snow overnight? >>> they are right now. a little bit. there is a winter advisory in effect there until one a clock. we had some rain, but in a dry month we will take whatever we can ge

just a little blip over the altamont pass.ck back with your drive times in just a few. >>> sue, thank you. honoring the loss of officer andrew camaleri. i was on the lookout for dangerous drivers when chp says one of those drivers slammed into his suv. >> today a bell ringing will take place at the chp academy in west sacramento. matt keller is live in hayward. matt? >> reporter: good morning, jessica and natasha. that ceremony will take place at 11:00 this morning in west sacramento at the chp academy. here in hayward at the chp officer where he worked a memorial with flowers and candles there at the front door. a huge turnout last night. a sky 7 procession ended in tracy where he lived with his wife and three children. a large crowd gathered at the chapel. family, friends, co-workers and community members paid their respects. >> being a wife and a mother myself, they're going through. it's horrible. >> reporter: officer camaleri was not only a leader on the job but at his church. at one time he was a church leader and played

overall our traffic maps are looking good with typical slowing out of tracy heading up and over the altamont pass. a 35-minute drive into dublin. a b.a.r.t. delay, ten minutes. this is in the millbrae station. ace train number 1 got off on time at 4:20. just a heads-up starting december 18th we have some time larkspur ferry will have changes. it will be 8:50 and 9:20. we'll keep reminding you about that. >>> from our live desk this video just came in to the abc 7 newsroom about 30 minutes ago. firefighters rescued a dog this morning during this fire in sunnyvale. the fire started about 2:00 a.m. at the home on pyrus way. family inside the house made it out okay. most of the damage is to the garage, but firefighters say the family will need to stay some place else today. no one was hurt, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> also from our live desk this morning, we are watching those fires in southern california, and the 230,000-acre thomas fire in ventura county, now the fifth largest wildfire in california history. and to put things into perspective that is larger than the s

this is for drivers heading along 580 in that westbound direction through the altamont pass.pping the brakes, your cruising speed just under 45 miles per hour. once you get into livermore things pick up but your travel time is in the yellow, 22 minutes between 205 and the

if you're driving on 580 westbound, not a bad commute, although there is some slowing on the altamont pass. if you're driving from livermore to dublin, it looks good, but coming in from tracy, it does look slow already on 205 and 580. there have been no major problems on the commute when it comes to accidents but a lot of people are on the road. this is a look from dublin to castro valley, it's a nice looking drive over the dublin grade. if you're driving on interstate 880, you can see traffic here looks good in both directions, and right here at the bay bridge toll plaza we have more slow traffic on some of those outside lanes but the traffic in the middle does look good still. >>> at 4:50, let's bring steve in with today's forecast. >> thank you, sal. >> you're welcome. >> good morning, everybody. another quiet pattern, there will be a few high clouds coming in, maybe a little hint or two of fog but again there's just no sign of really anything changing for right now. easterly breeze means another very warm day over by the coast with record setting temps yesterday. that's pretty qui

crews will be out there until about 6:30 this morning. 580 the altamont pass we are seeing the usualwds starting to develop as you pass 205 and as you make your way to 680, no troubles. no metering lights on the bay bridge toll plaza. >>> time now 4:51. what bay area homeowner is taking a unique approach to stopping package thieves. her message to the would-be grinches. it's prime season for thieves who steal packages from people's >>> here is a look at your highs today. it's going to feel good in morgan hill, los gatos 70 degrees. milpitas at 66. upper 60s today. it's chilly now in the 30s and 40s but we'll be warming up as we have been for the past several days, similar weather today. 60s in the bay. low 70s to the north. >>> smooth going if you are heading along 101 to the north bay. this is in santa rosa. right near highway 12. caltrans has roadwork but it doesn't appear to be slowing anyone down near mendocino avenue. >>> of these are stealing packages from porches during this holiday season. as kpix 5's maria medina reports, those criminals may have met their match in campbell.