eventually that's going to push down across the bay area.o what i want to show you next is the futurecast. you can see by 7:30 tonight, a hit and miss shower. once we hit 11:30 at night, wet weather develops ahead of the front. i think this is overdoing it a little bit but you get the general idea. the chance of scattered rain by 11:30 tonight. once we hit 5:00 in the morning, things pick up in intensity across the area as the cold front moves across. so the north bay on track to get that rainfall first. and as that cold front arrives, for tomorrow morning, it will be chilly to start. 47 in the south bay. 42 for the tri valley. for the east bay, 46 degrees. and san francisco begins at 47. let's switch it back to the futurecast, and we'll run this out through your saturday forecast. and, again, wet weather to start first for the north bay. then this starts to push down to the south here. east by and peninsula by 9:00 in the morning. and then by the noon hour, we should have at least something down here for the south bay at this point. totals

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bay. we had crashes in oakland affecting drivers through the area. that blue continuing to show the ponding and puddling. the roads in the south bay also getting wet. not slowing a who lot. we have slowing 16th southbound at 880. the crash moved quickly to the shoulder. more slowing toward high street. we've machine you the camera a couple seconds ago. we have a crash at the oakland coliseum, it did clear after a quick traffic break. the bay bridge clearing from treasure island. better recovery around the incline. because the traffic is light, it didn't cause any backup at the toll plaza. the rain coming down hard across the area. the rain, the conditions are the factors you watch there. not the 1r08 yvolume of traffic will have to alter your speed. we have ikea, home depot, we know the roadways are wet down here. we can't quite see it on the cameras, but it affects your drive. >> sometimes shopping centers are landmarks in the bay area. up in corda madeira, that's where pete suratos is. it's really been coming down. >> reporter: yes, that is right. g

bay area consumers. chris chmura hits another benchmark at the same time. >> in addition to achieving the $400,000 mark, we just recently received our 3,000th complaint. the calls for help are constant. we're opening about 17 new complaints per day on average. our team has built a stockpile of consumer gripes, a one-of-a-kind database that gives us a unique look at what's driving bay area consumers crazy. after opening 3,189 cases and looking for patterns, i can tell you the topics we are tackling are simply all over the map. there is no one sore spot. consumers are hitting brick walls everywhere and asking us to helhelp. we are finding we consistently receive complaints about four industries each we're, contractors, airlines, car dealers and cellular phones. wireless is complained about most. roughly 6% of all of our calls involve a problem with cellular service. the good news is we're finding cellular companies are pretty responsive to us. if you have a consumer complaint, we'll take a crack at it. you

we have a cold weather alert in every part of the bay area. we have a freeze warning inland and a frost advisory in the coast and areas. in the inland areas, you'll get to toes and -- you you'll get to 20s and low 230 30ás overnight. that is not just for tonight, that is tomorrow night as well. protect your plants, your pipes, your pets. make sure you bundle up as well, because those overnight lows are chilly. low 30s in the inland areas. a little bit warmer, if you want to use the word worm warmer, around the bay and in the coastal areas. i'll tell how bundled up you'll need to be for f those outdoor plans. >>> a fire broke out a few hours ago in a san francisco high-rise on camden drive near sf state. a guy shot this video as he was driving by. crews put the fire out in about 15 minutes. 2 people with r displaced. no injuries are reported. >>> uber appears to be on a collision course with california's attorney general over receive-driving cars. christin arrest is explaning. >> reporter: the attorney general's office is threatening a dragdown.

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live in milpitas, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> we are also tracking a developing story we've just learned in the past hour. a deadly house fire in the east bay is now a homicide investigation. the fire broke out just before 3:00 this morning on grove way in castro valley. when firefighters arrived, they found a woman dead inside, and late today, the alameda county coroner said after examining her body, it was determined she was murdered. we want to bring you live at the alameda county sheriff's department where a news conference is under way right now. let's listen in. >> i will tell you, she was not shot. but this is a very brutal murder. it's very concerning. in the manner she was killed. the subsequent fire is concerning. and the investigation right now leaves us with a lot of unknowns as to why this would have occurred. our victim is a person in very good standing in the community. she is a person that you would not expect this to happen to. she is a widow and lived here alone. whether or not this she was targeted for those reasons we're not sure. so we're looking into all tho

more clear skies across the bay area tonight. and we'll see some more 30s as we head throughout tomorrow morning. a live look at what's happening right now across the bay area. and we have this area of low pressure off to the south. this really hasn't been a player for us, but now this area of high pressure just offshore is nosing its way in. it's hoping to drag this wind across the bay area. so it was breezy today, but we're starting to see that wind fade. not nearly as gusty as it was earlier to start. 18 miles per hour here in napa out of the north. and winds out of the west at 10 in san francisco. so for tomorrow morning's forecast, not really as breezy, but it will be chilly to start with. these clear skies down to 41 in the south bay, peninsula 43. patchy frost in the tri valley and 37. also expect the possibility of patchy frost in the north bay with 36 degrees, san francisco 44. and a cool and crisp start across the east bay and 43 degrees. so as we get you into the microclimate forecast for saturday, temperatures warm up

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it looks like a shield of rain over the bay area. it wants to rain but the air mass is so dry a lot of that is evaporating. mid-50s to high 50s around the peninsula. east bay numbers stacking up in the mid-50s a bit of a breeze in simpson beach. upper north bay tracks the rain together at 18 after the hour. here's rocky. >> starting here in richmond on westbound 80. a car fire on the shoulders not causing many delays. definitely vigil distractions. we're hearing reports of actual flames coming from the cars now. we have back ups and otherwise you're good heading towards the toll plaza. those lights should turn on in about 30 minutes or so. along the east shore freeways will take you 18 minutes. looking at the bridge live from hayward in the foster city between 880 and 101, that's a quick 12-minute commute. and a live look at the traffic along the elkmont pass. moving at 13 miles an hour and not doing much better at the 39 miles per hour. >> all right rocky, thank you. as pacifica gets tumbled by heavy rains a stretch of the coastline

nbc bay area's robert handa joins us now in the south bay with more. robert. >> reporter: well, it's been a very enlightening followup report. the victims tell us sad and scary stories. investigators say what this immigration consultant did or didn't do could mean deportation. jesus asked us not to reveal his wife's identity, because he's worried about revealing her immigration status, a situation he was trying to remedy when he paid more than $1,000 of hard-earned pay to james lopez, who rafa this immigration offi in cupertino. >> to be honest, i was shocked. he seemed very honest, but then you never know. >> reporter: but last month, sheriffs investigators arrested lopez, a disbarred attorney, for operating his immigration business without state approval. officers seized records for about 1,000 clients, and said lopez was providing improper service, forging documents, and charging up to $1200 for services that are normally free. investigators say after the nbc bay area report ran, they were surprised by the public response. >> a little more than wha

area. it looks like that has cleared up quite nicely. south bay drive times also looking pretty smooth, northbound 101 towards highway 87, 13 minutes. a quick look near the oakland area. we're already seeing a lot of cars on the road. it looks like more people are starting to wake up. guys, i'll send things back over to you. >> it's nice to have company, to know other people are with us on this holiday week. >>> coming up, we'll tell you about transition trouble, the new twist in the ever-evolving relationship between the current president and the next one. we have that coming up in a live report. >>> plus, technology in action. the way the tesla model s managed to save a family's life and how it could save millions. =vianey/wsifull= weather tease >>> good morning. we're expecting a lot of sunshine in today's forecast. mostly clear skies. right now in oakland a nice 47 degrees, and only getting warmer. let's take a look out on the roads. quick east bay drive times, southbound 680 at vargas, ten minutes. northbound 238 to 880, two minutes. reads no

have no fear, we will be warming up to about 59, 60, maybe even 63, 64 degrees across the bay area. we are definitely going to be seeing microclimates in the forecast coming full circle. san francisco about 46. the north bay typically the coldest at 31 degrees. how do we look compared to the rest of the nation? well, we're almost up there with like the new york area. check out new york city, 38 degrees. san jose, 38 degrees. from the east coast all the way to the west coast we're still seeing the 30s. down near the dallas area they're still in the 50s. if you're just now getting back home from all this holiday travel, if you're heading back to the east coast, the biggest difference is going to be that snow. let's take a look at the next seven-day trend for your next chance of rain. we have been talking about this chance of rain for new year's eve. it looks like we have subtropical moisture moving in from the south. right now it looks like l.a. has the better chance of getting that rain which could bring concerns for that rose parade. it's still very weak. the timing has changed on an

they have to go to kc next thursday, a game you'll see on nbc bay area. time for us to figure out, get the low down on the top five teams in the national football league according to our lorenzo neil. are you red sni >> i'm ready. >> are you going to drag? >> number five, where are these raiders going to end up? should i go five? i'm going five right here with the new york giants. and this one easy could be the giants are or the washington redskins. washington redskins should be there. i love what they're doing. offense, read that tight end. watch that team. they're going to make some noise. who is my number four? yeah, i'm going to say my number four team right now to me is going to be your kansas city chiefs. these guys can get it down, they play great defense. alex smith, the game manager -- >> they beat the raiders this year. >> you have to realize in the playoffs what does alex smith do? they don't score points. andy reid hasn't had a lot of success. >> can i ask you a question? >> absolutely. >> is number one easy to figure out? >> no. >> go to numb

nbc bay area has you covered. peninsula, specifically east palo alto where downed trees have caused a lot of problems for people living there. you saw the high winds and heavy rain giving us our first major storm of the season. >> can you imagine the sound of that coming down if you're in the house. luckily no one was injured. waking up to that would be a tough one. >> good morning, thanks for joining us. we're drying out this morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. still thousands of customers without power. fremont had the biggest numbers. >> hopefully soon they get the power back on. temperatures are dropping. that's going to be the next issue as we go into the weekend as we will feel cool and windy air moving in. no more rain. we will dry out for several more days and the snow still coming down in parts of the sierra. now it's 50 degrees in palo alto in san francisco, livermore, 46 degrees. don't expect it to warm up much more from here. this is the kind of weather we'll see through the weekend. ev

nbc bay area's damian trujillo is in the bay area with details and possible solutions. damian. >> it's fair to say, there is no concrete data yet, they know students are staying at home. and they want to put parents at ease. >> most of the post election fear is being seen. it's where school counselor's say a student shared a heart breaking story on november 9th. >> my parents are packing, we're leaving. their lives from one moment to the 234e67next changed. >> there's a fear of deportation in a donald trump administration has spread. she will now go to them. the superintendent will begin conducting home visits during the holidays to put parents at ease. trying to convince them the schools are safe places. this is a very confidential personal matter. >> you open your doors to one of those meetings? >> yes. >> he's an apparent leader in alum rocks, the district can hold one of its informal gatherings with parents in a living room. a place where parents can feel more at safe and ease. >> they're thinking of pulling their kids from school? >> dr. bauer says schools have to

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that will be rolling into the bay area as that system moves to the south. now mike is tracking it. >> right. kari, we had a disabled vehicle. look at that south bay peninsula. light rain. we're looking at a smooth drive. including the backup at the toll plaza and as we take a live look out there, also a bridge crew had to change the shift. they're going send someone out to check the span. i see. i see the red lights without much of a slowdown. we'll check this. very critical. >> video of several warehouses that were on fire. you can see the fire. >> it broke out. you can see it on your map there. no injuries have been reported. fires contained. but the fire crews right now are closely watching out for hot spots. a push to keep the raider in oakland is getting a big push forward. also alameda officials officially approving a last-minute plan to build a new stadium in oakland. kris sanchez live in the newsroom on what this could mean for the future of the team, and, kris, what nfl officials plan to talk about during the meeting today. >> this is actually a pla

here is a quick look at what the bay area is looking like. right now 42 degrees in the south bay. peninsula 48. in the tri-valley 37 degrees as well. as we head over to the san francisco area we are seeing 40s in the forecast. they actually have been slightly warmer all morning long. i think it is because they aren't expecting to see a big drop in the temperatures, at least not until next week. san francisco in the nice 40s. looking ahead to today's highs, we are expecting to be in the 50s and lower 60s as well for the bay area. by the afternoon, yes, we will start seeing some increase in cloud cover, and that's because we are tracking that subtropical moisture that is expected to bring rain to so cal this weekend just in time for new year's eve. if you do have a commute and you're making your way down to southern california, listen up, you may be catching some raen. tonight heading into tomorrow as well. i would say the worst travel commute time will be in the evening hours. that's when they're expecting the majority of the raen fall. here is a look at rain totals. l.a. expected t

we are in a microclimate weather alert as this storm system moves into the bay area with heavy rain, gusty winds and the potential of thunder and lightning as well. i'll have details coming up in the forecast. >>> pete suratos in the north bay where we're monitoring the wet conditions all morning long. i'll be bringing that to you coming up. >>> breaking news from overseas. suspect killed. italian police confront the man wanted for the massacre in germany after days on the run. the reason the intense search ended with gunfire. "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> good morning on this friday morning at 4:30. a live look right now at the radar. you see those thick pockets of yellow and orange in the middle of the screen now coming over san francisco, parts of the peninsula. we have crews all over the bay area. we'll have live reports every half hour. good morning. thank you for joining us on this friday. i'm sam. >> i'm laura. >> very casual. >> casual friday. >> there we go. it's going to be a busy wet one out there. >> this is the biggest travel day, one of the biggest travel days

subtle there. >> we did have rain in the bay area, in oakland, 1 to 2 inches of rain. and now we are beginning to see some clearing and chilly skies. in the north bay in blue. you are in the mid-40s right now. napa and some of the wind sheltered north bay valleys could be in the 30s tomorrow morning. we have overcast skies and no fog there, pretty from emeryville looking across the bay bridge and san francisco tonight. we had fog earlier and now dryer and cooler air mixing down. the beacon looking very nice this evening. you can see confirmed by the mobile radar. all the shower activity has moved off to the east. during the day we saw moderate to heavy rain at times. but that has moved off to the sierra. this storm is winding down. the rest of the weekend looks dry but it will be a chilly start tomorrow morning. upper 30s for places like santa rosa. and high temperatures tomorrow will see increasing high clouds and temperatures close to average. the average high is 58 for san jose. should be right there during the day tomorrow and the 49ers game with the jets in town. t

right now, temperatures around the bay area -- right now temperatures around the bay area mostly in the 50s. it's electron poisoning. overnight temperatures in the mid-40s tonight. rain spreads out so far the rest of the bay area beginning after midnight tonight and the chance of a thunder bumper or two out there. 47 tonight in san jose, 42 at livermore. 44 napa. rain and wind on the way. low pressure down south, giving the southland trouble tonight. but this is the thing. it will be driving our weather for the next 24 to 36 hours. moisture under that low going to be moving into northern california. and so we'll look for rain to begin developing after midnight tonight in the north bay and then spreading south over the rest of the bay area as the day wears on. amounts look good as we show you in a minute. you can see wham, things change. and this is by 6:00 tomorrow morning. so an hour and a half before sunrise, good cells up in the north bay some around the peninsula. baywide, so things change rapidly overnight tonight. day goes on, unstable air, and so we get heavy showers from time to

it's tonight's "bay area proud," straight ahead. >>> we're tracking a cold christmas in the bay area right now. 48 degrees in san francisco. a look ahead at your christmas day forecast, coming up in just a bit. and a lesson that students at a south bay high school have been taugh.. >>> judge people by who they are, not what they do for a living. it's a lesson that students at a south bay high school have been taut. here's tonight's "bay area proud." >> reporter: traveling the halls with delmar high school with jesse ramirez feels less like hanging out with the custodian and more like riding shotgun with the most popular kid in school. >> everybody knows his name. >> reporter: it's as far from jesse's actual high school experience as possible. >> tough times. growing up, it was difficult for me to learn, to retain things. eventually i would just shy away from everyone, because it got to a point where it was embarrassing for me. >> reporter: it was so tough, jesse admits, he even worried about taking the janitor's job here five years ago. worried that the kids might look down on him. b

bay. you see these orange and yellow areas, the heavier intensity of remain pushing across. by the afternoon, our best guess right now is the east bay will start to fill in with some rainfall at about 2:30. the peninsula and the south bay. san jose, the way that, again, every single forecast model shows it, we should be locked in for some heavier pockets of rain by the late afternoon and early evening. and then the storm system eventually pushes out by 10:00 at night. what about rainfall totals? we have seen it go up a little bit from our earlier thinking. all in all, i think we're locked in for three quarters of an inch to one and a quarter inches bay area wide. notice the areas in purple and also red. that's where we could see totals 1 to 3 inches in the north bay, and also right here across the santa cruz mountains. what about river flooding? the one area i'm zoning in for is the russian river near guerneville. not flood stage but close to action stage. folks in guerneville are used to the large river-level rises. but watch the creeks and streams behind your house. >>> we

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it is 6:39 as we get a look at freeze warnings in effect for the bay area. ll of these areas shaded in purple, that's where we will have the coldest air as it continues to dip within the next hour or so. this freeze warning continues until 8:00 this morning. frost advisories in effect for the coastal areas where you're seeing the blue shadings. that's where it will be from 37 to 32 for the coast and bay. we'll deal with this for one last morning. then it will warm up as we go through the week. details on that and a look at our next two storm systems moving in in about 10 minutes. mike has an update for that truck cash in danville. >> the biggest issue for the bay. a new crash out in san francisco. traffic jammed up out of concord. a live picture out there. pete was showing us they were trying to tow this rig off the hillside. they haven't cleared that yet. all these packages there for delivery by çusps. southbound traffic bogs down here. back to the map, talking about that drive blending in with folks coming out of concord. traffic is mild right now. the bay

tonight, at 9:30, on nbc bay area. unruly inmates caused a disturbance at a south bay jail this afternoon. ==vo== officials say inmates at the "elmwood ec >>> unruly inmates caused problems at a jail this afternoon. inmates in elmwood began protesting after their phone privileges were taken away. 120 inmates refused to return to their bunks. no jail, staff or inmates were injured in the protest which didn't last that long. >>> in overseas, a bombing in egypt has killed about 25 people, wounded more than 30 others. the bomb went off in cairo. this is the second deadliest attack in cairo. on friday, six policemen were killed in a bomb attack. authorities believe the suspect had links to a muslim brotherhood. >>> and members of the eastern christian churches in the bay area joined in prayer at an orthodox church of the redeemer and sang the special songs that honor the victims. some of the attendees there were born in egypt. >> well, we were very sad, obviously. we are very much in solidarity with the christians in egypt.

the rest of the bay area should see rain wednesday in to thursday. u can see it turns rainy for the south bay as we get the subtropical moisture out of east of hawaii aiming in on the bay area. that is thursday morning. as the system moves on, cold air drops in. snow levels as low as 3,000 feet in a few spots by late friday in to saturday. so the three-day rain event for tuesday, wednesday, thursday looks to be mainly for the north bay. san francisco northward on wednesday and then thursday will be the wettest day for the entire bay area. that is wednesday in to thursday morning. look at the high temperatures, low 50s and patchy frost for the valleys next weekend. >> seeing freezing temperatures for lows. >> looks like it. >> it is a san francisco tradition that is for a good cause. the salvation army and compass real estate are partnering for the ninth year collecting toys for needy children in the city. the fund-raising began on monday. they have $140,000 of donations and are doing well. the toys will be distributed to families starting next week. >

forecast highs for the bay area. we'll be look at numbers in the upper 50s low 60s down on the south bay tomorrow. warm spots will be coopertino at 63. same for san jose. 60 freemont. 60 hayward. in the east bay upper 50s. north bay looking good, as well, with a fair day tomorrow. plenty of sun ahead. at least through friday. extended forecast calls for things to get wet into the week. lingering showers on saturday. christmas day is partly cloudy. maybe a few showers coming in on monday, as well. on again off again kind of weather. something for everybody. >> looks good for christmas eve. >> not bad. >> we may get rain. thank you very much. >>> it is a fee you pay every time you buy a carpet. where exactly is that money going? the crack down on a california program critics say is not living up to the recycling promise. >>> a massive explosion at a fireworks market in mexico. at least two dozen people have been killed. the rush to help the injured at a very unstable scene. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but a landmark 20-10 califor

raining over on this side of the bay and throughout the area all morning long. in the north bay, sharon katsuda was on highway 101. you're now in healdsburg. what do you have for us? >> reporter: mike, good morning. definitely the rain is coming down morsteadly. you can see behind me it is starting to come down. the rain is pretty light. you can see it's blowing lightly. earlier i felt like i had to hold on to this umbrella a little tighter. we have a wind advisory for all of today. also, chp is warning people, before you head out, definitely check where you're heading so you don't have to take a look mile you're driving and get an early start because the roads will be wet. we saw that earlier during our live shot. we showed you from healdsburg down to san rafael, we're expecting the storms to get even stronger and down in the south bay for the late commute. be careful when you head out for your morning commute. live in healdsburg, sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> 6:33. san francisco also getting ready for the storm. city workers are particularly focusing o

nbc bay area cheryl joins us from the site. the mayor and also the fire chief peppered with lots of questions at tonight's briefing. >> and the goal tonight was to be transparent about the information they've gathered so far. as you can see, the work is winding down, although it is not complete. no more bodies found here tonight, but investigators are now focusing on what caused this deadly fire. there is no determination of fortune or cause in regards to this fire. >> oakland's fire chief making it clear her department has not come up with the exact cause of the deadly oakland warehouse fire, but alcohol, tobacco and firearms special agent in charge confirming the cause could have been electrical in nature. >> the refrigerator is something they're looking at as a potential source of ignition. it hasn't been like identified as, you know, the smoking gun. >> crews have so much material to sift through, this 24-hour investigation is far from over. >> the fire department will be on scene here until we can look to family members in

much what we have been seeing the past couple of days across the bay area. now, in terms of estimated rain totals we are tracking a second storm system that will make its way in on monday. estimated rain totals for friday in the l.a. area over a quarter of an inch. by the end of the weekend, they are expecting that rain to carry over into saturday and sunday. look at this, they could be seeing about an inch of rainfall out there. here in the bay area, though, we're not seeing much rain. at least not through sunday heading into monday, though. and tuesday we are seeing a second storm system that is going to arrive from the north. and with it, bringing a cold snap, which means we could see record lows across the bay area. here's a quick look right now at your new year's eve day planner. by 10:00 a.m. 44 degrees. as i said, we could see that light rain. by 1:00, mostly cloudy skies and by midnight we're ringing in the new year and temperatures in the 40s and:00 on new year's day when we could see the scattered showers. over the next seven days, pay. this is when

"nbc bay area responds" next. new federal law aimed at improving the quality of hospitals has been successful. that's according to a study led by researchers at harvard medical >>> a new federal law aimed at improving the quality of hospitals is successful. this according to a study led by researchers at harvard medical school. the law is part of the affordable care act. it fines hospitals with a high number of patients readmitted within 30 days of being discharged. new data shows many of the lowest performing hospitals had the highest improvements after being penalized. >>> a livermore woman ended up with damaged furniture after an appliance was delivered. >> chris chmura is here with her complaints and how he got results. >> good morning. dana bought a refrigerator from sears in june. during the delivery she says her sofa and side tables were damaged. she says she napped these photos right here on the damage and filed the claim right away. four months later dana reached out to us saying in an e-mail she has deal

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there are scattered showers around the bay area. some coming down pretty good but officially at 5:00 only san jose is reporting light rain. over the past 24 hours, we have gotten a tenth in oakland, .87 san francisco, half inch in san jose. north bay did well. it was evenly distributed throughout the bay area. now the cold air comes in, the moisture still in the atmosphere. showers continuing tonight. snow level will be down 2,000 feet and there's a chance however small of baited of a white christmas up in the mountains around the bay area. the rest of the forecast is coming up. >>> traffic this holiday weekend is expected to hit record levels. this is 880 in oakland moving okay right now. the wet weather has been slowing down bay area drivers all day. more than 10 million people are expected to drive 50 miles or more this weekend. this is one of the busiest days at the airport all year and the weather is not helping there either. 49 flights canceled today at sfo. the airport is reporting 45 to 60-minute delays. >>> right now lots o

that's beacuse a crab fisherman strike is spreading to the bay area tonight. cg earlier this week -- crabbers in humboldt bay tied up their boats. they were followed by crabbers from bodega bay -- all the way to washington state. cg now -- crab fisherman in half moon bay and san francisco are joining them. nbc bay area's michelle roberts is live in half moon bay -- with more on what strikers want. terry/live turning to our microclimate forecast: tony and every other crab fisherman in half moon bay and san francisco will strike. the half moon sea food marketing association has decided to stand in solidarity with the crab fisherman. many fisherman say it's not enough to cover the cost and risk associated with crab fishing. today local restaurant owners are stocking up on as much crab as they can get before the strike officially begins at midnight. >> i needed to keep going. it helps the restaurants, the two restaurants, the ice cream shop. it's just what brings people into this harbor. >> reporter: well, the fisherman here won't be involved in any of the pricing

nbc bay area responds, next.t fifteen minutes and a little imagination are all you need to make holiday magic. chex party mix. it's what the holidays are made of. sweet cinnamon-sugar on the outside, crazy on the inside. crave those crazy squares. >>> this morning we're staying on top of a microclimate weather alert. as you see to the left side of your screen, or tried to see, the bay bridge. it's totally covered up right now in clouds and fog. on the right side of your screen, that is the live doppler radar and just a thick mass of green passing through the bay area. >> we saw vianey arana at the summit on highway 17. that's where i was starting at 4:00 this morning. when i looked at the radar map on the app, it was -- the blob was up here. now the blob has covered everything. >> it's spread out. that's what we'll see throughout the day, all the rain spreading out and covering most of the bay area. here is a live look outside at san jose. mostly with some light rain starting out. it will get heavier as we go int

this mother of six lives in the bay area and was born in peru. inspires people because of the work being done by the nonprofit she started in the east bay with her late husband, carlos. he started a bank in peru, which is the main sponsor for vida perú. a deadly illness prompted the birth of the charity. the infrastructure was already there after the epidemic ended, so haydee and her team built it into a life-saving powerhouse that ships containers full of surplus medical equipment and supplies to peru and helps millions of other people in at least a dozen other latin american and caribbean countries. >> i took care of the peruvian side while haydee was pushing all of the logistics from the united states, which was the most important part. [ dog barks ] >> the need is enormous. thousands and thousands live in shacks like this without running water or sewage systems. many don't have health insurance, but they can get first-class free or low-cost medical services at hospitals served by vida, like this one in lima. >> everything from a syringe to a b

they were shot in the 22 00- block in the bay point area. he died. the shooting appears to have been accidental. >>> happening on the east bay, police looking for two men who broke into a home in fremont near the intersection of pa dra parkway and durham drive yesterday afternoon. the homeowners returned home after the break -in and it had jus begin. there was a brief police chase but the men got away. the homeowners were not injured. >>> happening today, a popular family ski resort in tahoe is set to reopen after a fire in a building on their appropriate. the homewood ski resort south lodge caught fire. they stayed on scene until early in the morning because they wanted to make sure there were no hot spots. the fire broke out in an administrative building and they want to make sure that there were no flare ups. >> we brought an excavator to the site and a allowed us to pull materials back from the structure and what that did is opened up pockets of heat that will actually flare up as you pull the material back and that's why it's so importan

"nbc bay area responds" next. to a san francisco man whose frequent flier account was wiped clean, and he couldn't understand why. ==kira/2shot== our consumer team figured it out. >>> welcome back on this last friday of 2016. "nbc bay area responds" to a san francisco man whose frequent flier account was wiped clean and he had no idea why. >> our consumer team figured it out thankfully. here is investigator chris chmura with a lesson for all of us. >> david james has been using a-a hawaiian airlines master card that rewards miles. recently he noticed his miles balance was wiped clean. we learned from hawaiian airlines that david's wife was the primary credit card account holder. so the miles have been accumulating in her mileage account. since david hadn't had any activity on his account for 18 months, his miles expired. this is a good lesson for all of us, miles earned through credit card purchases are only awarded to one person even if there are two people or more on the account, and you need to keep your miles

nbc bay area. we investigate. >>> as we've reported, this is not the first time oakland officials have found issues with the property's owner and her family. our team has put together an exhaustive timeline showing contacts between ing and the city of oakland that go back nearly 20 years. senior investigative reporter stephen stock shows us what he's uncovered. >> reporter: we used public records to put together this timeline. it shows the eng family had numerous complaints, citations and even liens against several of their properties. april of 2000, city officials filed a lien against a building they owned at 425 8th street after records showed they failed to clean up hazardous, nuisance or substandard conditions on the property. then we go to 2004 and 2006 where the city receives three more separate complaints about the vacant lot next to the gos ship warehouse. next complaint, february of 2007. oakland city officials send the family a notice of substandard building for the ghost ship and hit the

but not here in the bay area. going to keep a nice dry outlook over the next seven days as well as those 50s in the forecast. they will also be remaining in the temperature trend across the area. a high of 53 degrees is expected through the start of your workweek. 54 degrees heading into tuesday, and by wednesday night, we are going to track a trough that could bring slight possibility of seeing showers not just for the san francisco area but also down near the south bay. it's going to be fly right now. we're far out as we look head to the outcoming weekend. christmas weekend, good news if you have family coming down here. you do expect to see a lot of sunshine. paired with some nice cooler temperatures. it's not going to hot. it's still going to feel christmas like out there. near the inland areas, 50s as we head into tomorrow. we could still be seeing the possibility of some frosty wheelchairs as you wake up monday morning. take your time out the door as we could still see the overnight lows. rob's going to have

we are tracking the storm moving into the bay area. ting some light rain at the moment nothing so far in this out there is a point to bring us a lot of wet weather in cold temperatures here is the future cast as we map out the timing 9:00 in the morning push through 11 it eclipsed the light to moderate rain with heavy rain been reserved at a point but that will eventually move south as well we have a strong line of very defined line of strong rain and heavy rain will pushing through the east bay in the south of the course of the evening commute. >>rebecca: despite the visibility of the shot this is why we're having those delays over three hours for those in bonn flights if you're thinking of loved ones this morning they will be very much behind schedule here is what to expect this is the heavy rain the storm toy like we mention from three- quarters evidence even the for and to the pentagon where you are you might see some of the mountain areas of the air behind the storm system we're getting in the bay area to bring in a lot of cool tem

cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, cheryl. well a potential down side to a big upgrade coming for bart. transit agency is preparing to retrofit the transbay tube to ensure riders aren't trapped under the bay if a catastrophic quake hits. work could take two years. bart trains will be running after 5:00 a.m. instead of 4:00 and after 9:30 a.m. and only on one, only one track will be available. taken down by u.s. marshals after a daring escape out of santa clara county jail. not a movie. real life. it unfolded in the east bay. tonight hearing from one of the agents who helped recapture the escaped inmate. we are joined live from san jose with the story only on nbc bay area. >> how you doing. both of those inmates right now, back in this prison here behind me. as you said, this take down so detailed, and i am going to till you how it happened, step by step. >> vertly evacuated all. except the one the subject was in. for stave tee. >> joe palmer, remembers the moment he helped capture leron campbell in his sister's apartment tuesda

. >>> and a sexting investigation involving several bay area high schools. the popular websites that students reportedly used to exchange sexually explicit photos. "today in the bay" continues right now. >>> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. kari hall has the storm ranger ready to go. that little red beam is going around, the doppler radar. >> ju ear wearing radar red today. >> i guess so. we could see red on the radar, too. that shows very intense rain. storm ranger, if you haven't heard, is our doppler mobile radar and we can move it anywhere around the bay area to give us a very high definition view of the rain, and even particles such as wildfire smoke and fog. we are tracking the next storm. we'll be moving in and as of now we have some light rain. light rain will be possible throughout the day. make sure you have the umbrella handy just in case. we'll talk about heavier rain and very strong winds in the forecast for thursday. that's coming up. heading over to mike, the commute looks li

you can see the wet roadways, the storm moving across the bay area. we've got it all covered for you. stay inside, stay dry, keep watching "today in the bay." we have continuing coverage of the rain storm >>> welcome right now. '6:30 on your friday morning. the intensity of the rain storm today really starting to pick up. you see the yellows, the oranges there. two-inch rain rate in the heart of san francisco. >> this is a live look at our radar you can see. we have seen it grow as we've been on the air for a couple hours, the rain really coming down. our crews out there, they can really feel it. we're dry inside this morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. this is that first burst we're seeing. team coverage of the storm so you're prepared. our crews are stationed across the bay area. we also got kari and mike tracking the storm from inside our studio. let's start with kari hall. >> good morning. yes, we're in a microclimate weather alert as we continue to track this storm that is bringing some intense rain t

. >> this is the bay area's news station. kron4 news at 11:00 starts now. >> our top story tonight say good-bye to the wet weather. but say hello to the freezing cold temperatures now hitting the bay area. good evening everybodyjgj thanku fore, moore. >> and a freeze warning is in effect tonight for parts of the bay area. our meteorologist lawrence carno is here with details on the cold snap. >> get out the thick blankets it's going to be chilly all around the bay area. the cold air is moving in now. nice and clear outside right now with the clear air out there, temperatures dropping off in a hurry. in fact here's some of the$x numbers we're working on now,pjust updating 43 in san jose, 438gx in concord, 40 in n, 36 in fairfield. and 39 degrees if petaluma. so you get%á/Ñ the idea we're working on a very cold night. freeze warnings going out for many of the valleys. temperatures hovering in the 20s and 30s for overnight lows. the cold air sticking around the entire weekend. and the recent winter storm brought lots of snow%qñ

>>> that's probably the foggiest area in the bay area this morning with visibility down to a quarter ocations around the livermore area, sweeping around stanley road backing into main street, pleasanton actually. but it's pockets of dense fog. clear skies from the transamerica pyramid. looking out towards the calm waters of the bay bridge, the estuary of oakland we have clear skies and 49 degrees. it is 37 degrees in throughout livermore. it is also in the 30s in santa rosa with clear skies. san jose waking up to 44 degrees. mid-40s around the peninsula in redwood city. here's what you need know for this very first day of december. sunny and dry today after yesterday's weak disturbance that pushed through the bexar countying to a pretty drippy wednesday. friday lots of sunshine cool conditions continue. and then ahead we actually have some clear and cold starry nights. hard pressed to find fog in the central valley due to the passage of the front that mixed up the air mass but we'll see fog developing tonight through sacramento. meanwhile a brand-new area of low pressure well to the n