did you note there is a bona fide ghost town in the san francisco bay? . >> it is called drawbridge. for 100 years people lived there before they abandon it. >> what is it that we find so fascinating about those towns? is it a natural curiosity about places people lived and loved and left? what is left of this community is half a mile down the railroad tracks. we were given special permission from the government to tour a place that few people know exist. it is the bay area's only ghost town. >> it's the most relaxing place in the world. >> voices of the long gone residence. >> the owners had questionable characters. i did not know those people. >> echoes that help us tell the tell of a place in history. drawbridge has been found, forgotten, brought back to life countless times over the years. >> they seem to call it a ghost town like no one lived there. >> even though it does not look like it now, for more than a century people called drawbridge home. starting in 1876, an employee of the south pacific coast railroad whose job it was to open and close the

hundreds of people converge on a small east bay town for an illegal sideshow.horities fears were realized after one person was sent to the hospital. sent to the hospital. youand the holiday spiritoss just hits you... yes! or when you get the best deal... on a treat for your best friend? or when you score a magical gift... at an unbelievable price? yes! that's yes for less. ross has you and your list covered with gifts you'll love to give. and it feels even better when you find them for less-at ross. yes for less. (ken) a big story we're following tonight out of the east bay... hundreds of people gathered for an illegal sideshow... and when it was over one person was seriously injured kron4's haaziq madyun shows us where it happened. a man is seriously injured after he either jumped or fell from this i-80 on ramp in crockett. it happened around midnight saturday. the california highway patrol were here breaking up a major sideshow at the timesot

. >> jamie's boyfriend, chuck cruise, then 24 said right after the murder he took off to bay town, texass hometown. >> the only thing i remember her father asking me is when are you coming down? so i got some stuff together and drove down as soon as i could and i spent most of the next week with them, mourning with the family. and then acting as a pallbearer for her funeral. >> back in college station, detective kenny elliott was working the case. >> when you have a killer on the run, it's frustrating. you want to catch the person responsible. >> one possible suspect, the male friend jamie visited the night of her murder. he refused to give a dna sample for testing. >> that's odd if he had nothing to hide. >> a lot of people will not give up dna. too much tv. >> but the detective snagged a sample from a beer mug and when the dna finally came back, he was not a match. >> you felt confident that you could rule him out based on the dna not matching. >> yes. >> but even before the dna test cleared jamie's friend, the detective was already looking for other suspects. and his attention quickly

. >>> plus, it's the bay area community that time forgot, a bona fide ghost town in the middle of the bay. we'll take you on a rare tour of drawbridge. >>> and levi's stadium, at&t or out of the country altogether? where the raiders might play next year, or might they come back to where they belong? we'll be back. >>> as we near the new year, it's natural to look toward the future but our next story delves into the past of a community that became the bay area's only ghost town. it's called of drawbridge and for 100 years people lived there until they were forced to abandon it. kpix 5's devin fehely explains why. >> reporter: what is it that we find so fascinating about ghost towns? is it a natural curiosity about places people lived and loved and then left? what little is left of the community of drawbridge is about a half-mile down these railroad tracks. we were given special permission by the federal government to give you a rare tour of a place that few people know exists and fewer still have ever visited. it's the bay area's only ghost town. >> it's the most relaxing place in the

lawrence karnow: a weak storm brought a few showers to the bay area this morning before moving out of town. by the afternoon mostly sunny skies had returned. tonight will be mostly clear and cold with patchy dense valley fog in the north and east bay. on the satellite you can see the cold front that moved through and is now headed toward southern california. there's another op inro of showers. tomorrow will be nnwit late. highs will be in the 50s and 60s. more rain is possible friday and sunday. (vicki) (vicki) and sunday. possible friday more rain is 50s and 60s. more rain is possible friday and sunday. (vicki) coming up... a massive winter storm hits the east coast. and tonight we are learning that it has turned deadly. we'll take a look at the latest conditions. (jr stone) plus after the break-- time is announcing their finalists for person-- or people-- of the year. details on the bay area woman who made the short list. (vicki) (vicki) time has releasedfilists for its 2018 person of the year. the shortlist announced today includes...more than 2- thousand families separated at the u-s -

bay area news. >>> thank you. the town of paradise lost so much, but christmas cheer you can't take that. dozens of families laced up their skates and hit the ice. creating new fun memories. >> it is a lovely family place to spend time with everybody. >> yearly tradition to come out and skate. so figure what better way to do it than come out and have a sense of normalcy. >> to be here and open up the rink and keep it going, it is awes people are just happy. >>> speaking of the spirit of christmas, dozens of south bay residents spent several hours helping others in the community. nbc bay area scott budman in san jose. >> reporter: they year they added new twists and new services. volunteers served hundreds of meals to feed the community and spend hours cutting hair to make people feelter about how they look. >> it is for the cause to help out people who are less fortunate. and i mean, i have a good time every time i come. >> reporter: they also took the time to wash feet, donating shoes and socks helping to add dignity along the way. >> they walked great distances and we wash their feet an

lawrence karnow: a weak storm brought a few showers to the bay area this morning before moving out of town. by the afternoon mostly sunny skies had returned. tonight will be mostly clear and cold with patchy dense valley fog in the north and east bay. on the satellite you can see the cold front that moved through and is now headed toward southern california. there's another one that will drop in from the gulf of alaska tomorrow night and wednesday. but it will only bring a slight chance of showers. tomorrow will be mostly sunny with a few clouds late. highs will be in the 50s and 60s. more rain is possible friday and sunday. (ken) in the east bay... teachers at oakland high school say they are not happy with their pay -- or lack of contracts. there is an impasse between the school district and the teachers union. those teachers and their supporters walked out of class and marched to city hall today kron4 's will tran was there as it happened. he oakland unified school district has issued a warning to oakland high school teachers planning a work stoppage monday to not call-in sick, accordin

lawrence karnow: a weak storm brought a few showers to the bay area this morning before moving out of town. by the afternoon mostly sunny skies had returned. tonight will be mostly clear and cold with patchy dense valley fog in the north and east bay. on the satellite you can see the cold front that moved through and is now headed toward southern california. there's another one that will drop in from the gulf of alaska tomorrow night and wednesday. but it will only bring a slight chance of showers. tomorrow will be mostly sunny with a few clouds late. highs will be in the 50s and 60s. more rain is possible friday and sunday. coming up at eight.. a thief breaks into a family's garage, while they sleep. how they think he got inside. plus. some parts of the southeast see a year's worth of snowfall in just hours. and the danger from the storm is not over yet. and next. a mother struggles on the floor, as police try to wrestle her baby away from her arms. why they say they did it. ♪ toyland, toyland ♪ little girl and boy land ♪ while you dwell within it ♪ you are ever happy there daddy, it's ch

each morning he sets out for the bay of the town a few can afford he used to head into the ocean to catch fish but today he works in salmon farming a major growth industry each of these cages holds about one hundred thousand of the coveted fish a veritable fortune every day fossett checks the cages for salmon last infestation which could harm the fish the new job has changed his life. i can be at home with my wife and kids every day. was not like that when i was out at sea though this is much better. and i can earn lots of money this way. the island's economic success also has a lot to do with the burgeoning tourist industry three new hotels are currently under construction in the capital tolls haven't done the gastronomical sector is booming rice is one of the town's best restaurants even british an american food critics have given it favorable reviews. of. five years ago there was just three or four restaurants that served quality food. now we have ten or twelve. and more new ones open each year. this is more time you're hansen for many years he too went out to sea to hatch fish today h

lawrence karnow: a weak storm brought a few showers to the bay area this morning before moving out of town. by the afternoon mostly sunny skies had returned. tonight will be mostly clear and cold with patchy dense valley fog in the north and east bay. on the satellite you can see the cold front that moved through and is now headed toward southern california. there's another one that will drop in from the gulf of alaska tomorrow night and wednesday. but it will only bring a slight chance of showers. tomorrow will be mostly sunny with a few clouds late. highs will be in the 50s and 60s. more rain is possible friday and sunday. (pam) it's the season of giving. and many organizations in the bay area could use your help. the one thing you can give which organizers say, is priceless. (pam) nissan may be known for affordabilty.. but the company is celebrating a birthday with a new sports car and a new heftier price tag. just how much one of 50 limited edition cars will cost. (ken) nissan will soon be selling sports cars to the tune of one-cars to the cars will cost.limited edition priceless.say,

. >>> notice bay area town wrestles with the idea of regulating short-term rentals.g at drafting rules to see how often homeowners can rent their properties on sites like airbnb. they say at any given time there are dozens of listings. at this point they're not talking about the all-out ban but creating zoning, taxation and other regulations. >>> starting next year the city of san jose will crack down on those electric scooters. the dockless ones. all part of a new permit program that was approved by city council on tuesday night. it will give the city's transportation department the authority to manage scooter companies that operate in san jose. they will make important decisions like reducing the speed of e-scooters and requiring companies to keep riders off sidewalks. companies will also have to deploy geofencing to stop or slow down those scooters in places of high pedestrian traffic. that program will go into effect in february. >>> new video of astronauts are back on solid ground. last night around 9:00 the russian spacecraft there brought home an american astr

bay. here the oldest parts of town have a number of churches large and small and of course there is a van a cathedral seat of the roman catholic archdiocese of san cristobal. i like to consider the fact that we don't have a building as an exciting challenge. but i mean on the parishioners have more of a problem with it than i do. when people say what about your church. i say. you need a church with walls and a roof we don't have that. age. the parish goes back twenty five years. the district was new then and the first mass was held in this house. there wasn't anywhere else to go. where oh i am down to meeting him from his twenty minutes talking off when the game is so late let's have a listen listen we actually met in a house across the way he went over the woman left the country and you can say we moved here by the end of our family but i got home with me my dick in the back then my mother still left here and she opened to houma as if that flipped over on the old body of one of the body of the yamaha to come to see on it how it still and what everyone knew that the arrangement including

lawrence karnow: a weak storm t bay area this morning before moving out of town. stly sunny skies had returned. tonight will be mostly clear and cold with patchy dense valley fog in the north and east bay. on the satellite you can see the cold front that moved through and is now headed toward southern california. there's another one that will drop in from the gulf of alaska tomorrow night and wednesday. bring a slight chance of showers. tomorrow will be mostly few clouds late. highs 50s and 60s. more rain is possible friday and sunday. (jr stone) 4 your health tonight... the c-d-c has confirmed two dozen more cases of a polio-like illness in young kids.(vicki) acute flaccid myelitis is a rare illness that causes paralysis. the agency said there have been 158 confirmed cases in 36 states so far this year, mostly in young the number of cases is still growing. there is currently no cure or vaccine for the illness, but experts recommend washing your hands regularly and protecting against mosquito bites. the c-d-c is investigating risk factors and causes. (jr stone) wom

lawrence karnow: a weak storm brought a few showers to the bay area this morning before moving out of town. by the afternoon mostly sunny skies had valley fog in the north and east bay. on the satellite you can see the cold front that moved through and is now headed toward southern california. there's another one that will drop in from the gulf of alaska tomorrow night and wednesday. but it will only bring a slight chance of showers. tomorrow will be late. highs will be in the 50s and 60s. more rain is possible friday and sunday. (ken) one of the longest standing conspiracy theories out there is that the moon landing was a hoax... a theory warriors superstar steph curry says he believes in. curry admitted on the "winging it" podcast he doesn't believe humans have ever been to the moon. nasa ended the race to the moon in 19-69 when neil armstrong became the first man to walk on its surface. several subsequent missions landed ten astronauts on the moon over the next three years. they brought back video of the experience as well as rocks and dust from the moon. most people agree faking all th

lawrence karnow: a weak storm brought a few showers to the bay area this morning before moving out of townn mostly sunny skies had returned. tonight will be mostly clear and cold with patchy dense valley fog in the north and east bay. on the satellite you can see the cold front that moved through and is now headed toward southern california. there's another one that will drop in from the gulf of alaska tomorrow night and wednesday. but it will only bring a slight chance of showers. tomorrow will be mostly sunny with a few clouds late. highs will be in the 50s and 60s. more rain is possible friday and sunday. (jr stone) still ahead... mental health workers their 5-d we'll explain what they are demanding-- and how patients are affected. (vicki) plus-- a desperate plea from a family after a mother suddenly goes missing. details on where she was last seen. a colorado woman vanishes without much of a trail. kelsey berreth was first reported missing on november 25th... but the last confirmed sighting of her was three days earlier on the 22nd. (jr stone) the 29-year- old's phone was traced to ida

bay. here the oldest parts of town have a number of churches large and small and of course there is a van a cathedral seat of the roman catholic archdiocese of san cristobal did. i like to consider the fact that we don't have a building as an exciting challenge. but i mean on the parishioners have more of a problem with it than i do. well when people say what about your church when i say. you need a church with walls and a roof we don't have the. age. the parish goes back twenty five years. the district was new then and the first mass was held in this house. there wasn't anywhere else to go. where oh i am down to meeting him from his twenty minutes talking off well mccomas all right let's have a settlement so we generally met in a house across the way he did it with the woman left the country and you can say we moved here by the end of our family but actually from a modicum of that then my mother still lived here and she opened to her as if that flipped over on the old body over the body of the young at heart of going to see on how it will and will everyone knew that the arrangement inclu

announcer: a peninsula woman travels thousands of miles back to her impoverished home town, bringing with her boxloads of bay area love. here's nbc bay area's garvin thomas. garvin thomas: thank you so much for joining us. when mayrose munar went on that trip home, her luggage was indeed for her old elementary schooltg in hawaii so reached out to neighbors and friends in the bay area for help and they responded in a very big way. mayrose: that's a good picture. garvin: when mayrose munar looks back on her life, distance plays a big role. mayrose: and that's the library.

. ♪ ♪ from oakland to sac town the bay area and back down ♪ ♪ cali is where they put their mac down ♪smalls was his marquee artist. they modeled their sound on death row in a lot of ways, kind of a gangster rap for the east coast. ♪ jump in the rover and come over tell your friends in the gsv ♪ ♪ i got the chronic by the ♪ i love it when you call me big papa ♪ ♪ throw your hands in the air if yous a true playa ♪ >> i make music about what i know. know what i'm saying? if i'd have worked in mcdonald's, i'd have made rhymes about big macs and fries and stuff like that. you know what i'm saying? brooklyn, i see hustling, i see killing, i see gambling, i see girls, i see cars. that's what i rap about, what's in my environment. ♪ keep banging >> and the winner is -- notorious b.i.g. >> b.i.g.! >> puff daddy in the house. >> i hosted that source awards. mayhem almost broke out in that place that night. >> any of y'all want to be an artist and stay a star and don't want to worry about the producer trying to be all in the videos, all on the record, dancing -- come to death row. >> suge calls

how a group in the east bay is working with the town of paradise. >>> raising eyebrows. one of basketball's greats doesn't believe that man has landed on the moon. how nasa responded overnight to warriors star steph curry. >>> carrots, onions, broth, ol' i have oil -- ol' i have oil -- ol' liveole. rebel, rebel, because i don't usually consider myself a rebel but when it comes to one holiday favorite i say to have ali in once again. >> likes to be back here at always. >> you're a rebel. >> i consider myself so square, but online the issue of like it drink it. yes, i tried it with alcohol and i still don't like it. >> i'm with you. i don't like it. >> really? >> also an unpopular viewpoint for thanksgiving, but i don't like stuffing. >> what! now we can't be friends. stuffing is the meal for me at thanksgiving. but you say no to egg nog. mike. >> not a fan. >> did you also drive through fog? i know you got here earlier than we did. >> i remember seeing the fog over the 980 in oakland. i thought, wow, it's very foggy it was here. >> oakland socked in when i came around 6:3

how a group in the east bay is working with the town of paradise. >>> raising eyebrows. has landed on the moon. how nasa responded overnight to warriors star steph curry. >>> carrots, onions, broth, ol' i have oil -- ol' i have oil -- ol' liveole. rebel, rebel, because i don't usually consider myself a rebel

tomorrow lunchtime raining in the north bay, pushing to the south and weakening but the rain is there, high impact on the evening commute, lots of folks getting out of town a few light showers for the north bay, pretty cloudy on saturday, look at sunday now, steady soaking rain building from north to south once again, sunday afternoon it will be pouring and a good chunk of the bay area. futurecast first round of rain, not that much. add in sunday's rain now, talking rainfall totals, an inch to 2 1/2 inches for the north bay. sunday is likely to be a soaker. like to rain tomorrow, soaking rain on sunday, most of saturday in between is going to be dry and watch out for the rough surf on sunday. san jose 64 degrees, above average, even with the sunshine or rain, 63 in redwoocity danville, 59 pittsburg, 60 degrees in sonoma, 60 in oakland, petaluma 59, watch out for morning rain, ukiah 56. extended forecast, mainly dry on saturday, sunday afternoon the wettest of the next seven days and we look to be mainly dry for next week. wake up with our team tomorrow, mary lee and gianna franco for the latest on weather and traffic. talking about rain inching closer to

what he had to say and a riot, a circular letter written by the massachusetts bay assembly, and an especially provocative town meeting amped up official concern. by the time general gage was making arrangements for regiments of foot and artillery companies to land in boston, he thought it was very probable that they would be met by armed force and he organized as a military operation. as an aside, one of the things that surprised me was to discover how many different times gage and other leading figures in this conflict between the town and the empire, how many times people thought war was about to break out in the streets of boston between 1768 and 1775. but when the troops landed november 1, 1768, nobody shot at them. the next step was to figure out where they should stay. there is a great deal that could be said about the search for a place to stay in the 17 months of occupation that followed. the book devotes two chapters to that period, but for tonight, i want to jump ahead to the shootings to consider what we know and talk a little bit about the effort to control the narrative. what happened was dispute

bay. fans across town, like jeff braley, wondered if this could finally be a miracle season for the back-thenocal franchise of the nfl. but braley didn't get to see all of the game. he was a cop, a detective. and you don't get to pick your down time. >> i was at home watching the bengals game. i get a call from the sergeant. "lieutenant, we're out on a drowning. the paramedics are working on her. but something's not right here." >> reporter: as he rolled to the house he knew some of what to expect. when you are a cop more than a decade you become familiar with the signs of the drowning like the froth about the victim's nose and mouth. >> your mind starts running immediately about possibilities. they initially tell me i have a 24-year-old drowning victim that died in the tub. i'm thinking that we will find evidence of something. drugs. evidence of an overdose or something. as he pulled up the victim was already loaded in the back of the ambulance. the arriving police officer was still inside the house. and he gave the detective a fill on what he had found when he was led to the master bedroom

they plan on celebrating in the bay area when the bears come to town to play the 49ers. congrats to them. >> it will be a great christmas for all of them too. >> very special. i like that. congratulations. the weather will be pretty nice. other than thursday evening, they should have nice weather and explore and he can show her his hometown. three-quarters in richmond. you can see it is still easily wet. it will be through the morning commute. dense fog. watch out for that tonight. cooler conditions tomorrow morning. a chance of rain thursday night. one storm moving to the east of us. another looks very impressive. very mature storm. very mature storm. this will stay more in oregon. clouds hanging down. 62 in free mont and concord. up north, ukiah, 56, lake port 54. a look at the rain at 7:00. you can see it turning into snow as it heads into the high country. a little bit of a break. a little sunshine were. a little sunshine were. they will continue 9:00, 10:00. low to upper 50s is your cooler weather. upper 50s to low 60s all seven days. a chance of rain thursday night

town. a little later, see how a bay area community that has been through so much is opening its hearts for the holidays. get the skis and snow boards out. there is a lot of ski in the area. the resort that are open now. >> tonight we're tracking areas of with advil liqui-gels, what stiff joints? what bad back? advil is... relief that's fast. strength that lasts. you'll ask... what pain? with advil liqui-gels. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ . >>> red suits were definitely in style today. santa com invaded san francisco and dozens of other cities, whether santa was wanted or not. cornell bernard has a look at what's naughty and what's nice about this tradition. >> happy holidays! >> reporter: ready or not, here comes santa con. a sea of red ready to party. >> everyone has a great time. everyone should come out. >> it's filling up little by little. >> reporter: check out the line on powell street. it stretched around the corner. security guard dominic augustine is checking bags. >> don't get do intox dated this week. >> reporter: they were denied an event permit but santas still showed up. >> this is going to h

bay in the 30s. if you're heading to town for the weekend, we could see a few showers today. but it is the snow that we're talking about on saturday and partly sunny on sunday and small snow chance. monday, a one of the tear storm watch is in place for monday through expecting up to two feet of snows in some places. taking a look at your five-day forecast, you'll see the clearing skies get up to the 61- degree mark. tomorrow is nice and dry for your travel. sunday looking nice. a chance for sprinkles on sunday. but monday is the next real bic rain chance. that is how we're looking. >> leave early. >>> san francisco's first citrus city relationship was broken off by the mayor of japan. >> the relationship became strained after so-called women that provided sex to men in world war ii. >> we asked them to explain the ending of the relationship after more than 60 years. >> reporter: this is the second largest city in japan. outside the city hall, colorful banners mark the sister city connection to chicago but no mention of san francisco. now removed from the sister city list afte

town homes. the decision came this morning despite hours of pleas from people who will be losing their homes. they voted 4-3 to approve a proposal by developer from the south bay to tear down the apartments and replace it with 15 new town homes. they would sell for more than a million dollars each. >> now i have to find new place and it is expensive. i have to pay more rent. my -- my kids in the school, maybe i have to move. i don't know yet. >> the developers says the current tenants will receive a pay out of $25,000 along with other financial benefits. the residents will also get help finding a new place to live. >>> after months of debate, congress gave approval to a massive farm bill. $400billion for agricultural subsidies, programs and food aid and reduce had cost for struggling dairy producers. it does not include tighter work requirements for food stamp recipients. it was celebrated by president trump. the president is expected to sign the bill when it lands on >>> president trump is doubling down in his support of the saudi crown prince. this despite growing pressure from lawmakers calling for tougher sanctions against the kingdom following the killing

year. >> yes, so a lot of parties going on, people headed in town, out of town, and we are going to keep it cool across the baya, with some possibly freezing temperatures tomorrow morning. we'll see highs reaching up to about 54 to 55 degrees, and a lot of sunshine. we'll get some more sun on sunday, and no major changes in our temperatures for the coastal areas, up to about 55 degrees and 56 degrees for the bay and inland valleys. and half moon bay we're up to about 58 degrees throughout the weekend, with mostly sunny skies, a nice weekend to head to the beach and soak up some sun. if you're going to the sierra, you want to see some snow, it is going to be cold today. we've had lows dipping down into the teens. today the high only reaches 28 degrees there, but at least it will be milder for the rest of the weekend, with some low to mid-40s. russian river valley will be great all weekend long, looking at some sunshine, and expect the highs right at about 60 to 61 degrees. heading to pasa robles slightly cooler but not bad at all. looking at sunny skies and as we go into sunday, some highs in the upper 50s. 49e

. >>> thank you. 6:33 this morning tragedy at an east bay mall. 7:30 last night at the summersville town center. one witness telling us that a car barrelled through the parking lot and a child and her parent were coming out of a sears store. she was taken to the hospital where she later died. the driver did remain on the scene and is now cooperating with this investigation. >>> an apparent homicide witnesses say they saw a man run from the area after the shooting. police are now searching for a suspect. >>> mourners are paying their respects today to the late president george herbert walker bush. this is live at the u.s. capital building. thousands have been lying in state for hours. he passed away on friday at the age of 94. >>> yesterday washington held its first tribute to the late president. his casket was carried up the capital steps as his son george w. bush. visited the rotunda where the 45th president saluted the first. all sfral offices including the post office will be closed. president bush will lie in state and this morning we learned prince charles will be attending the fune

. >>> when we come back, the magic of christmas in the town where all those special letters wind up. how a south bay city i responding after some of it )s officers were caught sharing porn at work. and the raiders in san francisco? its possible. what s way? how a south bay city is reacting after some of its officers were caught watching porn at work. >>> what sources are telling us. >>> finally tonight, ar and all those letters by all those kids do go somewhere. there for the nightly snapshot. >> reporter: it's that most magical time of year in the most magical place. >> welcome to santa claus, indiana, america's christmas hometown. ho ho ho. >> reporter: there has been a post office since 1856, and for as many years, letters addressed to santa have arrived by the bag full. >> merry christmas. >> tell all the elves and mrs. clause hello for me. >> we receive letters that say santa, north pole, and they are delivered here. >> reporter: because volunteer elves roll up their sleeves and answer them. >> dear santa, i was it's something that i think is so important. children write and really pour out the

town square. reporting live from newman, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for that update. >>> we have videof a water rescue in the north bay after a boat capsized at spring lake in santa rosa. if you look behind that tree you can see a man being pulled out of the lake by a suspect. firefighters say the man wasn't hurt. he just got stuck. >>> someone might start the new year a millionaire. the mega millions jackpot happens in about 16 hours. the jackpot is up $348 million there, and people across the country are buying tickets. 2018 has really been a lucky year for those winners there. there was a $1.5 billion mega millions winner in october, which the winner hasn't come forward. the drawing tonight is at 8:00. >> i hope you've made your preparations for who is going to be the dd on new year's eve. we don't want anybody crazy on the radioed. no drinking and driving. looking ahead to your weekend, it is friday light morning commute. we haven't seen any big crashes. we had a couple of fender benders, minor accidents, but at this hour, the roads are steering clear of that. as far as your bridge

they plan on celebrating in the bay area when the bears come to town to play the 49ers. congrats to them. >>> tree houses aren't just for kids any more. >> no, they're not. you can own one near santa cruz for a whopping $150,000. this is the pine cone tree house, oakland based o 2 tree house is selling the 11,000 pound structure. it is located 60 feet above ground in bonnie dune. it comes with a bathroom on the ground level and a mini tree house structure and includes a shower and composting toilet and cinque. you can also rent it for $300 a night on airbnb. $300 a night. >> i like it. i would consider doing it. it's really beautiful. >> it is really beautiful. very unique. >> take you back to nature for sure. absolutely. you like to see how it turns out, see if people do it and let us know. >> i wonder what it is like with the rain. >> they get a lot of rain this time of yearave a little b outn creek from the storm that is departing us but leaving slick streets this morning. clouds and sunshine. a dry afternoon today. dense fog. partly cloudy and cooler night ahead of u

town. they tipoff on nbc sports bay area. recent history with portland has been very kind. golden state won 17 of the last 22 meetings including the last 8 at home and steph curry will play and that's all good news. it's puck night down at the tank in san jose. they dropped the first three. they'll host the anaheim ducks. up b points in the pacific division. coverage starts at 7-on-nbc sports california. we'll see you then. that's all for sports. >> one more sports story. just one more. he has done it again. that man right there, lebron james is the male athlete of the year according to the associated press. it's the third time james has done it. also on the list, kansas city chief's quarterback and triple crown winner justify. >> the votes are counted. hillary clinton did not win. michelle obama did. she won the top spot on the list of the nation's most admired women. that ends hillary clinton's run of 17 years. barrack obama tops the list of most admired men for the 11 year in a row. president trump was second followed by george w. bush, pope francis and bill gates. oprah

town. energy lives here. >>> live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix 5 news. >> a frantic search isnder way this morning for an inmate who's caped from san quentin this morning. >> a government shut down could stretch well into the new year. >> it is thursday december 27th. i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm anne makovec. this weird period between christmas and new years it's like what am i supposed to be doing today. >> that's us but a lot of people have off lucky. >> yes. >> all right. and it looks good on the roadways. >> i've been talking about how i made tamales and i just told these guys how i brought them for them. >> hopefully they're good. i don't know but we're going to look at the forecast right now. >>> everyone wants to know what we're going to wear. >> you ready for twoint. i can't believe it's here. >> so we are looking at that new year's eve forecast. it does look great. clear skies. it's going to be on the cool side. but let's show you that new year's forecast first here as we ring in 2019. we'll see temperatures in the 40s

town. energy lives here. >>> live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix news. >> we get another lookthis suspect committing another crime. >> and the impact of the shut june on federal workers. good morning. i'm michelle griego. kenny is off this morning, so he's sleeping in. we are going to look at, let's see, the city of san francisco. look at that, all of the beautiful lights out there. it's dark. gianna will have a look at the traffic. we're all worried about the holiday forecast. >> give it to us. >> it's a very good one. i think you will like it. we'll be out

town. looking good out of the south bay, only 38 minutes to the airport. 580 starting to get a little bit busyd side. so 27 minutes there. let's check mass transit. everything is good to go, no traffic issues to report but don't forget to check the schedule before you head out. we have a handful of accidents that minor trouble spots. 101 at ralston has the accident to the shoulder. and then 680, not blocking the lanes. we will look at north a coming up. >>> here is a live look from san jose where it should be a busy friday before christmas at the airport. it is expected to get even busier as the day goes on. >> reporter: the mass migration home has begun all across the country. a record 112 million americans are expected to travel this holiday. to put that in perspective, that is one third of the population of the entire country. taking an airplane or car or the holidays. nationwide the number of flyers will be up on average 5.2% this year. at oakland international they expect 5% increase in net san jose, is expected to be higher at 9%. everyone else will be taking a car. gas prices are $.32 h

town. >>> right now we are tracking santa as he heads for the bay area. we're going to show you next. am a family man. d. i believe the best technology should feel effortless. like magic. at comcast, it's my job to develop, apps and tools that simplify your experience. my name is mike, i'm in product development at comcast. we're working to make things simple, easy and awesome. how the bay area indonesian >>> tonight at 6:00, help from half a world away. how the bay area indonesian community is coming together to bring relief to the tsunami victims. check out that>> don't worry, e partial government shutdown cannot shutdown this holaytradi. norad still tracking santa's journey this christmas eve. the u.s. military has done this every year for the past 63 years. here's a live hook look at wher santa is right now. it looks like it's snowing. he's over brazil apparently. >> the snow is up high. the snow is aloft. >> good thing we have rob here. norad says about 1500 volunteers are keeping an eye on mr. claus. don't worry, we will have the movement for you tonight at 6:00 and 10:00. >> wh

town. you're watching "today in the bay." ht taking a live look outside at burlingame... >>> right now at 6:30 on your tuesday morning, let's take a peek outside. look at the lights. this is in burlingame. first week of december here. thanks for joining us here. >> let's head over to meteorologist kari hall taking a look at the weather we're expecting today. the umbrella should come out at some point? >> yes, it will be needed at some point today. make sure you keep it close by, even though we start out with dry weather. here's a live look at christmas in the park in downtown san jose. as we head towards willow glen, it will be a cool start with upper 40s and will stay cooler than normal. storm ranger giving us a clean sweep right now, but we'll be tracking it as the next round of rain moves in. take a look at the timing, a look ahead of the weekend, coming up. but you're seeing improvement? >>> that's unusual to see at 6:30 on a tuesday. 880 southbound out of hayward, the traffic alert has been canceled. all lanes are cleare

francisco, the financial district, moderate to hef cell pushing over you from china town, richmond district to the sunset district, bay view district, bay shore, all of these areas light to moderate rain, pushing over the bay bridge and in to the east bay e through west oakland and alameda the rain pushing through. across the peninsula, san mateo, san bruno, south san francisco, pacifica, watching the showers push over you right now. looking at temperatures in the 40s to 50 in san francisco. san jose, coming in 44 with cloudy skies as we start off the day in the south bay, concord 49. oakland 47 and santa rosa and livermore, 44. scattered showers, areas of dense fog, especially across our inland locations and the north bay. a dry afternoon with clearing and dry for most of the week with rain returning on friday. we are going to time it out on future cast, taking you through the day, coming up, now let's check in with gianna franco for a look at traffic. >>> a busy start. a laundry list of problems, a serious accident on the bay bridge. westbound near the incline, a motorcycle crash, another vehicle involved. injuries

francisco, the financial district, moderate to hef cell pushing over you from china town, richmond district to the sunset district, bay of these areas light to moderate

bay. you know that if you went outside at all today. it was amazing. can you see those clear skies here in our oakland camera right now looking back towards down town. 56 degrees right now, but what i want you to see here by 10:00, dropping down to 48. you need the jacket tonight across the bay area, and keep that jacket handy into tomorrow. tri valley, down to 39, and the south bay at 41. going down to the number one chill in the north bay at 38. san francisco 44 and the east bay at 40. another one of those days tomorrow that we've had most recently where we start off this cold and move through the afternoon, it's going to be a ten. when you take a look at the temperatures, the sky conditions for december, mostly sunny skies. we're going to rebound right about 65 in morgan hill. upper 50s, low 60s for the east bay. 59 vallejo. and the peninsula also very similar temperatures. 60 in redwood city. san francisco, heading there for holiday shopping, maybe ice skating in union square. maybe you're heading to the civic center. 61 in the ot irsunset. not much wind. and for wine country, 61 degrees. tomorrow, again, looks flawless. let's go ahead and get into