is bart finished? >> correct. >> thank you. we will -- we have a question from the vice president. >> mr. holmes, if we are doing a project at your house, and the project manager came to you with the lack of clarity that you were presenting to us tonight with regards to what will we do here, what will we do there, would you allow that contractor to proceed on your house? >> i think when we talk about lack of clarity, it is regarding having to come up with a modified plan. so even chris bock indicated that there is a moving target in terms of being able to ascertain which trees would be impacted on a more permanent basis if we were to try to replant for market street. so i comfortable with accepting a certain amount of risk, as long as that risk is identified so it can be mitigated throughout the process, but not identifying the risk, yes, i would be concerned, but the fact that it is identified and we are trying to show ways to mitigate, then i would be comfortable with moving forward with making sure that the risk is addressed

as we look over towards the san mateo bridge and in the bart station, bart has the delay. power outage there and that ripples out to the east bay as well, and we have a bus system in place for sfo. find alternate plans, because it looks like the problem will be there for a while. >>> we will be back at 7:25 with live local news updates. >> join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00, our midday show. the "today" show is next. >> don't forget, jeff ranieri on the "today" show. stick around. >>> good morning stuck for the holidays across the country, thousands of flights delayed or canceled after christmas leave desperate travelers stranded >> we had no idea that the flight was canceled. >> as growing numbers of airline employees are out of commission because of covid >> they said the reason why the flight was canceled was becae of crew availability >> and it could take more than a week to get the chaos under control. wool have the very latest. >>> breaking records, holiday travel and reunions have courthouse surging again,

i had bart and i lead design and construction . i want to concur with what you heard in terms of our staff presentation. but i would like to add a little bit more context particularly what you heard from one of the appellants josh klipp in regards to what we were trying to do with applying for that agreement. i would want to just confirm that we do want to continue the process of removing the trees in order to install the canopies but we are adamant about wanting the additional fees and i believe those are the appraisal fees to be utilized for planting of trees, replacement trees let's say. either on market street for along the market street adjacent corridors.and then we are in the process of working with a company by the name of in the nature by the city in regards to a green roof scenario. but there's some ... >> 30 seconds. >> there's publications in regards to us being able to solidify that and it's regarding the ease of construction, of installing the plants on top of the roof as well as making sure that we have agreements wi

bob redell joins us from the bart station in dublin this morning.what happens to those employees that refuse to get the shot? >> reporter: it's not clear, laura. bart has mandated all of its employees must be vaccinated by today unless they have a valid religious or medical exemption. bart did tell us as of this past friday the overwhelming majority of their roughly 4,000 employees have been vaccinated, and that's 91% of bart employees are vaccinated, and the transit agency says it does not expect any service disruptions because they could cover any potential worker shortages with overtime. we did ask the board of directors what would happen to an employee that did not get an exemption and still refuses to get vaccinated after today's deadline. >> so it's too early to say. today the bart board passed a statement and directed the management team to work with the labor union to determine the impacts and what that would look like for those who opt not to get vaccinated. we will be working over the next two months to get as many employees vaccinated as

bart employees are in shock after a well respected manager suddenly died . hello again, everyone. i'm alex savage in tonight for frank somerville, and i'm julie julie haener jamal thompson was killed over the weekend when he was thrown from his bike while riding through oakland shepherd canyon park. ktvu zach sauce joins us now with how his colleagues are remembering him. zach. good evening. caring funny and beyond hardworking. those are just some of the ways jamal thompson is being described tonight by his family, friends and former coworkers that bart, a man they say was simply taken away from them too soon. we have a hole in our heart for his passing lynn williams, still reeling over the loss of her colleague, bart 41 year old jamal thompson. he was my co worker. he was my personal friend. and you know you're not supposed to have favorites. but he really was. thompson was cycling nearly 5900 block of shepherd canyon road on sunday in oakland's mark claire neighborhood when he was thrown from his bike. police are still investigating the cause of the accident. but the road is kno

bob redell joins us from the bart station there in dublin. >> reporter: good morning.e know that bart mandated all of its employees must be vaccinated by today unless they have a medical or religious exemption. bart tells us the overwhelming now majority, 91% of the employees have been vaccinated as of this past friday and they expect today that number will be higher. the transit agency says it does not expect any service disruptions, because it can cover that with over time. >> so it's too early to say. today the bart board passed a policy statement and it directed our general manager and the management team to work with our labor union to determine the impacts and what that would look like for those who opt not to get vaccinated. we will be working over the next two months to get as many employees vaccinated as possible, just as we have been doing over the past year. >> reporter: again, that was the bart vice president of the board of directors back in mid-october. bart is saying if an employee gets at least one dose by today they can continue working as they wait fo

he joined bart's engineering department and rkisay up the ranks to become a project manager. behind much of the planning and execution of bart system, wide rail and infrastructure upgrades . beauty as a visionary who reimagined how the department functioned one of his legacies, creating. almost like a software to be able to track all of our projects. a man she says, knew how important his work was to the bay area focused on public safety and transparency. his co workers now trying to move forward because they say, that's what he'd want them to do. he's physically not here, but his energy and his efforts are are here and for the future, too. and his family asking for privacy at this moment, but it's three brothers sending me a joint statement saying there's simply too many wonderful things to say about their brother reader, and that he puts his family first and that he will be lived on through those he touched in his lives for an hour live in oakland's access. ktvu, fox two news. just a terrible loss for his loved ones, zack. thank you. the late alameda county supervisor wilma

there are 17 bart trains in service or on the whole system right now. left lanes are blocked on 580. you can see chp is on the scene. better news in pittsburgh. we had a single alert that has been cleared and it looks like traffic is flowing freely through the area. be aware of wet roads this morning. jobina: additional resources being deployed to help crews during these extreme weather conditions. kumasi: a new plan to stop the millennium tower from tilting even more. jobina: saying good riddance to 2021. how some are saying goodbye to the negativity that came with this year during the pandemic. kumasi: as we had to break, we will take a live look outside. this is castro valley. we will be checking on the conditions all morning long, and of course you can track conditions where you live right now at abc7news.com get your personalpoints plan! i'm james corden and i'm here to tell people that ww is getting even more personal. keep on shopping. ignore us. i've lost, like, 28 pounds. you look great! wow. i love that my clothes fit better. but i just love i

this happened yesterday afternoon around 3.30, near the west oakland bart station on 5th street. the photographer was on assignment when this happened and was not injured. the suspected robbers did get away in a car. but oakland police have not revealed any details on. what type of car it was and now it has been exactly one week since kron 4 security guard kevin ishida passed away after being shot while on assignment with one of our reporters tonight we're hearing from the machine to family. they spoke with kron four's pam moore and they're begging anyone who has any information in connection to his murder to come forward. i kindly. please ask if anybody was in the area in the oakland community. in the area at the time that this incident happened that. >> they cell phone footage, but they please. we get to the oakland police department are seeking to find. the reasoning behind all of this. >> the family's plea for someone to come forward comes after the oakland police department made a similar request revealing they believe someone has cell phone video of the shooting. here's a m

is bart finished? >> correct. >> thank you. we will -- we have a question from the vice president. >> mr. holmes, if we are doing a project at your house, and the project manager came to you with the lack of clarity that you were presenting to us tonight with regards to what will we do here, what will we do there, would you allow that contractor to proceed on your house? >> i think when we talk about lack of clarity, it is regarding having to come up with a modified plan. so even chris bock indicated that there is a moving target in terms of being able to ascertain which trees would be impacted on a more permanent basis if we were to try to replant for market street. so i comfortable with accepting a certain amount of risk, as long as that risk is identified so it can be mitigated throughout the process, but not identifying the risk, yes, i would be concerned, but the fact that it is identified and we are trying to show ways to mitigate, then i would be comfortable with moving forward with making sure that the risk is addressed

ama: we just got word that the bart service station has opened again -- the bart civic station. the person was hit by a train. there are still delays for bart trains in san francisco. muni service was also impacted, but it is back in operation. dan: an unexpected moment in jury deliberations today in the fraud trial of theranos founder elizabeth holmes. we were in court when everyone was called back inside. stay with us. i didn't have health insurance, not because i didn't want it. i worried it was too expensive and i was having a hard time paying our other bills. but now, for the first time in our lives, i can do both. covered california makes health insurance easier in every way. with financial help for millions of us and free assistance to compare your options. covered california. this way to health insurance. enroll by december 31st at coveredca.com hey, angie! you forgot your phone! hey lou! angie forget her phone again? this way to health insurance. yep. lou! mom said she could save up to $400 on her wireless bill by switching to xfinity internet and mobile. with nationwid

if you're taking bart, we have a major delay to tell you about. this is on the transbay going to the transbay tube that's in the millbrae daly city east bay direction because of unscheduled track maintenance that they have going on right there. so we'll keep a close eye on that as that continues to unfold. >> traveling into the city still under 13 minutes for your drive time. but very slick conditions. so you don't want to see less traffic out there and start to speed up here along the san mateo bridge are finally starting to see some delays reflective of the conditions. 25 minutes as you're heading across towards the peninsula there in oakland flooding. southbound 8.80, north of 9.80, west, pretty slick along 5.80 as well as you're traveling here in south san francisco, northbound a one, a one to 3.80, west that connector you're seeing flooding there as well. and i saw reports of a spin out in that area in the south san francisco area. a little under 9 minutes heading across towards san rafale still slick conditions along the golden gate bridge a

we are getting word of bart delays this morning on the richmond line. major delays. if you can use muni or cal train, that might be the best bet. >>> tickets for tim mcgraw's upcoming tour go on sale this saturday. there are stops in tampa, atlanta, and philadelphia. >>> it is 6:20. still ahead, remembrance of a best selling author and novelist with deep ties to the bay area. >>> good monday morning. i am tracking atmospheric river bringing the rain and wind. you see we are looking at widespread rain as we start our day on high def doppler. through our day, heavy rain at times and strong winds. lunchtime forecast will be a wet one. we are looking at low to mid 50s by noon for the coast, bay, and also inland. in san francisco a wind advisory in effect looking at 56 degrees at noon for your lunchtime forecast, south southwesterly winds at 20 miles per hour at noon. oakland, you are also under the wind advisory, mid 50s for lunchtime forecast with that rain and for the south bay, san jose, 55 degrees. you are also under a wind advisory with that rain expected. so you wi

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this next request is from bart. this is for public address system upgrades at the palace street station. the current system is at the end of its useful life and the new system will improve sound quality and speech ability. western addition signals, this is a project with 16 locations included in the scope. the improvements include new signals at two locations, flashing beacons and speed radar signs at two locations and larger signal heads at 12 locations. so it's a combination of new signals, and improvements to existing signal. the work will be coordinated with other projects, including buchanan mall restoration, two paving projects, so those projects could construct the underground infrastructure needed for the projects. junipero serra paving. this is a 17-block project that the public works department is requesting $4.4 million in prop k funds to execute. the work includes all of the scope that is related to the paving work, including curb ramps and sidewalks and traffic control. the contract will be led joint wi

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bart. >> any news on that that we should know. i didn't get any updates on closures up in the area. but again, i'd be checking those routes because it looks like the storms in last few days. >> i just do you have like one area that is like a sore spot. the biggest problem you have with drivers, doing weather conditions like these. >> went wherever you have big interchanges were a lot of traffic is flowing through, especially after it's been a while since it's a it's it's rained. sometimes the oils to get on the freeway can make it a little bit slicker. so really got to be watching it in the first few hours of the heavy rainfall. but but i'd say any of the big intersections as interchanges is where you might see some heavy slowdowns and and some challenges regarding congestion. that's what i saw my way home on. i 80 ran into a flooded intersection in this case title not long ago. big disaster all right. from caltrans. so thank you so much for your time. we appreciate. all right. be safe out there. >> banks. and if you are driving back from tahoe tonight or if you know anybody facing

when we looked at what happened on january 6th, the run-up to january 6th with donald trump, bart, the lawyers that he had and the lawsuits that were filed were a laughingstock. people laughed at them for their attempt to do so. they stopped laughing at january 6th, but they still look at the legal attempt quite comically. will those same lawyers be in place next time, or has donald trump upgraded? >> donald trump and the republican party have upgraded their legal game. and they have a new strategy with a doctrine called independent state legislature. let's just back up for just the foundation of it, is that republicans control the statehouse and state senate in many of the most competitive presidential states, in many of the most competitive races. and the states were biden won and made all the difference, like georgia, michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin, arizona, all of those are governed by strong republican majority in the statehouse and senate. and the legal doctrine that trump and his people are pushing now says that the state legislature is supreme. the state legislature can appo

now the mandate even applies to bart's board members. barr is accepting medical and religious exemptions. but the policy does not give workers who decided to decline to get vaccinated option to get tested frequently bart's board of directors announced policy in october and at the time they said the option to submit to covid testing could be added during bargaining discussions with bart's labor union. senate democrats say they hope to pass president joe biden's build back. better plan before christmas. but they're running out of time. moderate democrats are still concerned with the price tag and how this is going impact inflation while republicans are blasting the cost of the bill. reshad hudson has the latest from dc. good morning. senate democrats say they hope to pass president biden's build back better plan before christmas. but in reality, the running out of time. and not everyone is on board. >> we have to get this done. minnesota senator amy klobuchar says for her passing the build back better plan is about making prescription drug

this next request is from bart. this is for public address system upgrades at the palace street station. the current system is at the end of its useful life and the new system will improve sound quality and speech ability. western addition signals, this is a project with 16 locations included in the scope. the improvements include new signals at two locations, flashing beacons and speed radar signs at two locations and larger signal heads at 12 locations. so it's a combination of new signals, and improvements to existing signal. the work will be coordinated with other projects, including buchanan mall restoration, two paving projects, so those projects could construct the underground infrastructure needed for the projects. junipero serra paving. this is a 17-block project that the public works department is requesting $4.4 million in prop k funds to execute. the work includes all of the scope that is related to the paving work, including curb ramps and sidewalks and traffic control. the contract will be led joint wi

according to bart. as of today, 92% of its employees have been fully vaccinated. that leaves roughly 240 workers who were unvaccinated, including 27 train operators. now if they don't submit proof of vaccination by midnight, bart says they will receive a letter tomoromply with the mandate. so far, we've seen tremendous progress. just more people going and get vaccinated , specifically trained operators , police officers, janitors, those we really rely on station agents to make sure we're putting out a good quality service. true says bart has agreements with all five labor unions on how to make sure everyone gets their shots and that no one will be terminated tomorrow. coming up cars with reduced emissions saving lives and money. the new study joined the impact of better emissions over the past decade, also a suspicious death that tesla's fremont factory is now fremont factory is now considered a homicide. everyone needs health insurance. covered california is making sure more people can get it. new federal funding of $3 billion is available to help more california

rogers are encouraged to check the exact schedule posted to bart's website, bart dot gov . caltrain will offer free train service on new year's eve so everyone can get home safely. the free service begins after eight p.m. on friday and lasts until the evening spinal departure from san francisco at 1:30 a.m. saturday. caltrain has also added special trains for new year's eve beginning at 12:30 a.m. trains will make all regular weekday local stops between san francisco and san jose's dear it on station. caltrain requires space coverings for all writers and does not allow open alcohol containers on trains. after nine pm organizers of the annual times square in new year's eve celebration are gearing up for the big night now. back today, organizers tossed confetti down to the streets to get people excited about the new year's eve confetti drop. that's what about £3000 of confetti will be released at midnight there in times square. and a lot of that confetti will have written wishes from people who submitted them to the new year's eve wishing wall the celebration has been scaled

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check that out if you are going out on bart today.e you going out on the roadways are you dealing with a lot of puddles out there. let's go live to our photographer, is he driving in heyward this morning. southbound 880 approaching the 92 interchange. things moving at long smoothly there. taking a live look at the bay bridge, metering lights on. a 17 minute drive. let's take a look at the pass, still that fog advisory in effect. a 42 minute drive right now there 20a to 680. going from tracy into the city. our east bay travel times, everything still looking pretty good right now in the green. we are hearing of an issue in oakland, a postal truck overturning on 580 eastbound. nah is near the park boulevard off ramp. be aware of that. meantime from the castro valley to the maze. 18 minute drive. the san mateo bridge camera looking live there. roadways wet and traffic starting to pick up. still about a ten minute drive from 880 to highway 101. finally our south bay drive times, everything looking good. 85 from bernald, only a 21 minute dr

bart wrote a piece that was the opposite. it was remarkably prophetic because it basically laid out a blueprint for how trump with sufficient allies in the republican party across the country could attempt or perhaps be successful in overruling the democratic will of the american people and essentially steal an election or steal an electoral college majority to keep himself in power even if a majority of americans both in the popular vote and in terms of electoral votes voted against him. and he lays this out. it seems like harebrained and nuts, and yet it is in many ways ends up being precisely accurate blueprint of the steps that donald trump and mark meadows and all of his collaborators took in the run up to january 6th. and in december he wrote another piece, a follow-up. basically saying, look, it didn't stop after january 6th, and as you know if you watch the show or the podcast, we cover this all the time, it kept going. that piece published just a few weeks ago called trump's coup has already begun about american demo

i want to read what bart writes. the justice department and fbi are chasing down the foot soldiers, but no public sign against the men and women that sent them. an unpunished plot is practice for the next. >> bannon is as close as we've gotten to the control center of this. but giuliani is there. powell is there. the other people in the hotel room are there then at the end of the day, you've got to trump kids and trump. it was interesting that meadows got so upset that they had the nerve to subpoena his phone records. that should be expected when a group of people march on the capitol to reverse a free election. by the way, fraud free, according to donald trump's own administration. so it is going to be a big problem for, i mean one thing our country's always had is faith in the rule of law. we've always known it was frayed around the edges. we've known that the justice was not applied equally, depending on who you were and where you lived and how much money you had, but ultimately, we thought when somebody did somet

we just got word that bart is running a 2020 minute delay right now due to all this wet weather.or or trying to head be aware that there is a 20 minute delay across all of the bart chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is going to be back with us at 3.45 you can have a full forecast. but first, we want to tell you a little bit about your health this afternoon exercise can be a valuable tool if you suffer from anxiety. that's according to swedish researchers who found regularly exercising for 3 months can greatly reduce anxiety levels among patients. >> those who trained at lower intensity were over 3 times more likely to improve their anxiety symptoms than those who did not exercise and people who performed higher intensity exercise is were nearly 5 times more likely to improve their symptoms. so a little exercise goes a long way. >> still ahead here, we'll be live in illinois where an investigation now under way after the deadly tornadoes this weekend. tore down an amazon facility with workers >> time to talk california politics. we're following up with state lawmakers after gover

the last east bay bound bart train running through downtown san francisco will be at 1:30 a.m. the last southbound train will run until 2:10. >>> the jury deliberating for its 6th day in the elizabeth holmes trial. jurors are considering over 11 counts of trade and conspiracy. if she is convicted she is looking at a 20 year maximum prison sentence. tech aists say this case could serve as a warning for other start ups and set a precedent for the industry. we will bring you that verdict as soon as it comes down. right here on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. >>> right now vta is holding a graduation ceremony for bus operator who completed nine weeks training. the new drivers are expected to help fill a deficit of drivers in santa clara. the celebrations kicked off at 11 in san jose. >>> let's get a live look at san francisco where starting today seafood lover dear sir now buy live crab directly from fishing boats. it's all part of a new pilot program. the port of san francisco will celebrate the opening of crab season and the launch much off the boat crab sales at pi, r47 at

writers are encouraged to check the exact schedule posted to bart's website, bart dot gov. caltrain will offer free train service on new year's eve so that everyone can get home safely. that free service begins at eight on friday night and last until the evening's final departure from san francisco at 1:30 a.m. saturday. gala strain has also added special trains for new year's eve beginning at 12:30 a.m. trains will make all regular weekday local stops between san francisco and santa day san jose's dear daan station , countering requires face coverings for all writers and does not allow open alcohol containers on trains. after nine pm. alright, it's raining pretty significantly more towards the south. by now. the heavy showers had moved through the north and central bay by around one o'clock, two o'clock, and now they're hanging out in the santa clara valley, where we're starting to see some some street flooding and things like that some urban and small stream flooding, so there's an advisory in that area. i'll show you where it is coming up. there's the radar loop will com

authorities say it does not appear there was a collision with any bart trains. they're still looking into that. still to come on the kron 00:00am morning news the jury in the kim potter trial could be deadlocked. the questions they've been asking the judge while deliberating. plus president joe biden says he is not giving up on the build back better plan. why he says it's good for the economy will be right back after the break. when a truck hit my car, the insurance company wasn't fair. i didn't know what my case was worth, so i called the barnes firm. call the barnes firm now, and let us help you get the best result possible. ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ >> welcome back to the kron 4 morning news a time for you now. 04:14am, here on this wednesday. december 22nd just a few days away from the christmas holiday. so i think, john, this is this is the last acceptable week where we can listen to mariah carey and nat king cole and you know what, i know a lot of people don't like to do that after christmas. but i think it kind of extends into early januar

. >>> new concerns about the cost of extending bart to san jose. the federal transit ministration said it would be $9.1 billion and that is more than $2 billion over the initial estimate. bart board members are calling for an independent cost analysis. >> i'm really deeply concerned about the cost and i want to be honest that public agencies especially transit agencies don't have a great track record in the bay area and beyond in delivering major capital projects on time and on budget and where we are at right now is not instilling a lot of confidence. >> they say the feds have agreed to find 25% of the project and it it would stand bart to santa clara. >>> still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area . >> we introduce you to the robot that can write poetry and even create art. ♪ have yourself a merry little christmas. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ make the yule-tide gay. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ from now on our troubles will be miles away. ♪ ♪ and have yourself a merry little christmas now. ♪ celebrate the season together with a holiday gift from pandora jewelry. >>> good friday

a pass for hostile or student dorms, if it weren't for the bart windows and bats bolted to the floor with the new prison looks much better than the old one. some quarters even have cosy christmas decorations, but he can still see c, c t, v cameras through layers of 10. so everything that's going on in the prison quarters and sales is monitored by the guards 247. the only place we're inmates can have a little private see, is a restaurant, but not for too long was just in. if it's more than 10 minutes, it's a call for concern. i may call in regards so they can go and check on the email for the be po to the administration says the prison foods also get better as we walk into the vast kitchen with mashed potatoes and are in the menu tonight. you'll know what have dinner is over, but you are still hungry or not. you can have sandwiches with d and his blog only though. sentence for minor crimes, and we have an excellent reputation among the guards are allowed to work in the kitchen even so all knives and other sharp tools are stored in a metal, save the kitchen supervisor documents. every

he comes to the united states, i hope his lawyers are 1st thing they do is cobra for a court claim bart nikki and get him released. because even though the information may have been stolen by by chelsea manning as long as it is alleged improving that he did not have any role in that, that he wasn't involved in the actual per lining. he is theoretically scott free, as we say, well, you said when it's still a matter of if and madeline until this ruling have you as a news consumer there in florida out there in america, have you been seeing much ongoing assange coverage by the domestic corporate media frankly, not much you know, until today we haven't heard much about it. we've heard a lot about maxwell trial. we've heard a good bit about jesse snell, latin, the way his child's been going and, and as well as steve bannon and other trump affiliates, all the stuff they've been up to. but until today we haven't heard a lot on the developments in these on case. yeah. i'm not surprised, but no this, unlike mainstream media in america are te, america is all over this assange story as it unfolds.

a host of other improvements on bart. over the weekend.eo was released of police in san jose slamming a woman to the ground. >> after police say that she was interfering with an arrest. it happened saturday night at the oakridge mall in san jose. the same time officers were trying to detain a group of people involved in retail theft. the attempted thieves trying to steal merchandise and ended up assaulting one of the store employees. police say the woman tried to interrupt them during the arrest. and that is when things escalated as a result, one of the suspects got away and has still not been found. the woman is being held at the santa clara jail on multiple charges. >> police in san jose are looking for a man who exposed himself to a young girl. police have released this sketch of the suspect. it happened last wednesday in the area of lee avenue and missy the way police believe this man has been involved in a series of similar incidents. he was last seen driving a newer gray toyota camry or nissan ultima with tinted windows. >> jury deli

. -- bart delay. you're watch watch watch watch w mornings.still falling right now. >> there is even some snow falling on mountaintops. that's some heavy downpour falling through coyote creek. the pink and the white and the purple. that is snow falling right now. storm impact today. it will be windy this afternoon. the rain will taper to scattered showers. temperatures stay in the 40's all day long and then drop into the low 40's getting very cold overnight. there. >> out of 28 incidents, 21 are2e so low spinouts. we have the bay bread. you can see the wet roads and if you are traveling into san francisco just above 25 minutes. it's getting by nicely. we have a major part delay due to a power outages. sam trans is giving mutual aid with buses. major delay means over 30 minutes. >> a neighborhood in sausalitoli on high alert right now. over fears of mudslides. a section of dirt and debris already fell into one neighborhood. ryan curry joins us with more of what we need to know. >> one neighborhood here in sausalito already seeing warning signs

bart service has stopped at milbrae. we have information on that. if you plan on taking bart, a heads up. we've got issues there for that. it looks like it is between milbrae and san bruno due to a power outage. this is the san francisco line in richmond and milbrae direction. for now it is in the dark. sam's trans is providing mutual aid between the stations. >>> today, jury deliberations resume in elizabeth holmes trial following a brief christmas break. >> day four beginning later this morning and justin andrews is live in the newsroom. any idea at this point how much longer these deliberations can take? >>> we talked to a former prosecutor who says given the length of the trial, three to four days of deliberating really isn't that long. keep in mind the jury has a lot of things to review including 32 witness testimonies and hundreds of exhibits presented during this more than three months' long trial. 20 hours of deliberating over three days, jury of eight men and four women left thursday from court without a verdict. they did ask the judge thou

bart gelman, writer for the atlantic, we appreciate it.nk you very much. >> thanks for having me. ♪ judy: the united states has left afghanistan but it is just one part of a region that general frank mckenzie counts as is was possibility. he oversees the middle east and southwest asia as the top general at u.s. central command. not only did he run the evacuation of afghanistan, but he commands troops throughout the region, especially in syria and iraq. he must keep his eyes on iran. it is a full docket and he sat down with nick schifrin this morning. nick: thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. nick: what is the threat from iran and how will they confront? >> it is the most serious threat in the region today, and it manifests in several directions. versus their expanded ballistic missile force, which they have expanded and in the past three years we have seen the addition of unmanned aerial systems, can be drones, typically of different sizes they could employ. the other thing that is concerning his proxy forces. principally in t

it happened friday afternoon around 3.30, at the west oakland bart station on 5th street.as not injured. the suspected robbers fled the area in a car, but police have not revealed any details as to what type of car it was will continue to follow san bruno police arrested a man they say is connected to a smash-and-grab robbery at a target who police believe got away with more than $1000 in merchandise. the robbery happened late last month that the target at the shops at 10 for and shopping center at el camino real police aren't releasing much about the man they arrested. only that it's a 43 year-old man from oakland. police say they managed to track him down at the san bruno bart station when they went to arrest him. police say the man tried to jump in front of an oncoming bart train but officers managed to stop him. he has been booned on multiple felonies. and heightened security at stores in downtown walnut creek is the new norm during the holiday shopping season. this after the city council voted to create a downtown police patrol beat earlier this week, kron four's phil

bart says a single old car could yield up to 22 tons of metals, which can be reused. however not all cars will be broken down. bart says it received 20 applications for businesses and organizations who want to repurpose those cars for restaurants, first responder training. and even housing, a physician in san francisco, shining a light on the city's homeless crisis. ktvu zambelli shows us his photos that are now on public display and how he hopes they will make a difference. you're looking at the combination of two years' worth of work, interviewing and photographing my homeless neighbors. dr eduardo pena. dolan is a family physician in san francisco. on as many walks to and from work he'd see and talk to homeless individuals. there are human with a story that is often very different than what you might think. most everybody up here. has dreams, and they haven't given up. the first homeless person he photographed was reginal, a u. s. air force veteran. such a kind individual, very eloquent. um not on drugs. ah not a criminal. just a good person. now one of 31 portrait

here at the ta, we held many hearings to talk about muni and bart efforts. i want to thank the board for those important discussions. i am glad to see that all but two muni lines are planning to return next year as part of the mta recently adopted 2022 service plan. and we saw sales tax revenues recover and our vehicle registration and tax revenue. and we were able to put them to good use funding vision zero and bus only lanes and other needed transit system investments. thank you to our policy and programming division who worked hard all year with our partners to support a total of $94 million in prop-k allegations and vehicle registration funds to a variety of projects and programs across the city. kudos to partner agencies who focused on essential travelers and helped us stay focus on achieving our goals. i also want to say congratulations on successfully reorienting muni lines, slow streets and delivering key projects, second street, jefferson street plaza and signals. thank you commissioners for leaning into capital projects large and small in every dis

the transit agency says more than 90% of bart workers. we're already fully vaccinated ahead of today's deadline with some 300 employees remaining unvaccinated employees will also be able to continue working if they're in between their first and second doses by today. the biden administration is promising to help countless families facing devastating losses after deadly tornadoes swept through the midwest said just a whole neighborhoods leveled. the devastation. >> is profound. president biden briefed on the matter today kron four's, washington, dc correspondent raquel martin has more. >> last president. joe biden says the federal government is surging aid to kentucky and illinois after a swarm of deadly tornadoes pummeled entire communities across the midwest are going at this time. we're going to be there long. takes monday. president biden vowed to help families pick up the pieces. the white house is already sending 61 generators 74,000 meals in thousands of caught the hardest hit parts of kentucky will push through all of that because

thompson was bart's manager of engineering programs, and bart issued a statement today, saying jamalad a fervent passion for planning, sustainability and mentoring. and barry whether we've been tracking a weak system today, strong enough, though, to produce a lot of cloud cover for us, and even you may have encountered enough maybe some mistress and drizzle enough to trigger the windshield wipers. nothing major for today, but we're still kind of watching out for the big change next week that will include some real heavy rainfall. as far as the rainfall amounts today, nothing that you major, most areas not picking up measurable rain at all, but you can't see santa rosa 0.3, nevada 0.2. san francisco 0.2 in the form of a lot to drizzle, and san mateo 0.1. here's a satellite showing you with all the cloud cover throughout the days. you can't see mostly cloudy skies over a good portion of the bay area kind of a cooler pattern. and that pattern is here to stay. not only for tomorrow, but actually some overnight lows, getting pretty cold by friday morning and into saturday morning right no