the hot spots include hastings drive and dorsett way in benicia. jodi hernandez got a look at the crime and the growing concern. >> people here in benicia are on alert tonight. thieves have been targeting this usually quiet neighborhood, even trying to steal presents from under somebody's christmas tree. >> very safe here, very family oriented. it's just very disturbing to know that this is happening. >> that's how folks who live in this benicia neighborhood are feeling after some brazen burglars hit two homes. smashing their way through back sliding glass doors and making off with jewelry, electronics and in one case, three guns. >> in these cases, they had stacked all the presents up at the door ready to take them with them when they left. i think they might have been disturbed or interrupted during the course of it, but they had the packages all ready to go. >> the criminals are also targeting mail boxes. this stolen benicia mail was found dumped in the streets of vallejo just yesterday. tonight, police have stepped up patrols of the neighborhoo

foggy conditions along the benicia bridge.ditions on the northbound side where we had a stuck vehicle there. highway 4 a little slow as you work your way westbound. taking a look at the altamont pass. 14 miles per hour. westbound 580 stays sluggish to the top of the path. speeds improve at the dublin interchange. eastbound 580. this accident just reported. noncommute delays are on the westbound side. 16 minutes 280 to highway 237. b.a.r.t. is on time. golden gate ferry, caltrain, 8. there are changes. it looks like rate increases by 50 cents at the parking lot. keep that in mind. more about that fog. explain it to us, roberta. >>> they said visibility condensation, this morning it's forming very heavy drizzle around the bay area. visiblibility has been improve as we take a look at the window. on the other side of that bay bridge, we'll have visibility down to a quarter of a mile and throughout concord and to the north of the golden gate bridge, well north, we have visibility down to a quarter mile in the napa area. pockets of

680 still looks okay leaving benicia bound for martinez. i-80 is moving well at the bay bridge toll plaza. more coming up. >>> san francisco chinatown figure raymond "shrimp boy" chow has finished his testimony in his federal murder and racketeering trial. during his final day on the witness stand yesterday, he denied killing anybody. chow contends he left behind his life of crime in 2003 after completing a federal prison sentence. the judge says the case may go to the jury as soon as mid- january. >>> pg&e is off the hook for more than a dozen criminal charges linked to the deadly san bruno blast. a federal judge dismissed 15 of the 27 violations tied to the 2010 incident. he says the county dismissed essentially duplicated some of the others. pg&e will still go on trial for the most serious charges in march. 8 people were killed 38 homes destroyed in the blast. >>> some holiday travelers had a scary experience on a flight from oakland to chicago yesterday. the southwest fright took off at 6 a.m. but passengers saw sparks fly as the landin

precipitation is here around 780 and between military way and about east 2nd street just outside of benicia. this is a scenario. spotty shower no measurable precipitation as this weak cold front digs out from the north to the south. we have temperatures that will be dipping down again tonight with the clearing of the skies down to 30 in santa rosa. 38 degrees. but before we give you the extended forecast, i want to leave with you this. once you got the rain and you have a hint of some sunshine, we have rainbows in dublin all the way back into downtown san jose. rainbow weather and now what you can expect for new year's eve that forecast coming up later in this broadcast. >>> right now, state water managers are surveying the sierra snowpack for the first time this winter. that snowpack is critical for california's water supply. the monthly surveys are conducted at phillips station off u.s. highway 50 near sierra at tahoe. water experts say the snowpack is about 120% of normal for this time of the year. they are hoping for 150% in april for a chance to ease the drought. >>> police in fairfiel

the chp is warning of blustery conditions heading across the benicia bridge with the high wind warning there. also, a high wind advisory in place for the bay bridge this morning. where traffic is very light leaving oakland heading into san francisco. do keep in mind you may see some brief delays later on this afternoon early evening with the raiders game scheduled for 5:25. that's a look at "kcbs traffic." guys? >>> the 911 center in san francisco experienced an emergency of its own this week. kpix 5's mark kelly shows us the backup plan in place after the center's computer system went down. >> reporter: san francisco's 911 center is the heart of the city but that heart gets a beat. >> did you break a sweat a little bit? >> maybe a little. >> reporter: the deputy director says the computer system dispatchers use to send firefighters and officers to emergencies suddenly turned off forcing dispatchers to world old school. [ talking on telephone ] >> we are a 911 center. we have backups to our backups to backups and we reverted to paper and pencil. >> reporter: without computers, dispatch

cars are on the shoulder the i am seeing improvement westbound 80 we have very thick fog north 680 beniciaartinez bridge and an accident blocking the left lane and c.h.p. had trouble finding it because of the fog. low beams and low speed. good advise. >> next, three things can you do to stick to a christmas budget. >> the drastic action china is doing to take care of the smog that is choking beijing. >> fog is limiting visibility >> fog is limiting visibility and it is the gets to work by 8:00...ids, and always manages to give them a healthy lunch. the newlyweds seeking out wholesome meals and exciting flavors for their new cookware. the guy who finally decided to kick 35 years of bad snacking habits. you inspire us to do everything we do... ...for goodness' sake. >>> daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> 5:13. beijing issued the first red alert for smog. it is the most serious warning on a four tier system. officials have forecast more than three consecutive days of severe smog. officials are urging schools to close and lacing restrictions on factories a

couple of morning sprinkles for you in danville and benicia, 50s with afternoon sunshine. kentfield tomorrow 58 degrees. lakeport high 58 degrees. the extended forecast calling for dry weather friday and saturday. some north bay showers, sunday and monday. more north bay showers wednesday. our next widespread chance of rain is thursday. that's your forecast. >>> i got breaking news right here. a new contract proposal for hunter pence. was it accepted? and could anything in sports be more beautiful than the dancing of baryshnikov and the singing of pavarotti? sports is next. ♪[ music ] ,, ♪ at grocery outlet, they sell the brands you love. ♪ ♪ the brands you love. ♪ the brands you know and love. ♪ ♪ even name-brand natural foods and organics. ♪ ♪ at prices up to 60% less than you'd spend ♪ ♪ at those "big-name grocery stores." ♪ hey! right now at grocery outlet, bone-in spiral-sliced half ham is just $1.49 per pound. ♪ things that i know, and love. ♪ ♪ grocery outlet. bargain market ♪ life... is unpredictable. life is deaths. and births. sickness and health. love and heartb

off of the benicia bridge. it is fought clear if it is blocking a lane but it is southbound 680., a look at the drive times. 580 and 101. >> the f.b.i. said the two suspects in the san bernardino shooting tried to destroy their digital footprint before being killed. officers will try to get data from the damned cell phones and computer and believe syed farook contacted extremists through social media. >> thousands gathered for a candlelight vigil in san bernardino to honor the 14 leaves lost in the shooting. authorities released the names of all killed. 12 were co-workers. >> san francisco pestle hold a community meeting to discuss the shooting death of a man in bayview district. cell phone video shows more i don't woods so the by five police officers. lethal force was not necessary some say. >> the 49ers are shuffling the front office with team president losing his job and will handle other duties for the last place team. >> if you plan on getting a live christmas tree you could go green by represent -- renting a tree costing $15 to $85 and then someone else can rent it next yea

also, heads up, the benicia bridge a high wind a individualsry so be careful careful if you drive through mass transit, bart and muni and caltrain on holiday service so keep that in mind and check the website. >> frances, thank you. a gas attendant at a station in new york is more an mated -- animated. he loves do dress up in costume at his job and is dressed administration a giant olaf from "frozen," saying it started at a small idea. >> i started wear the costume as few years ago and they loved them so i ambassador it -- i move it up this year and this year it is olaf and it morphed into this. >> well done, daniel. we go there this effort? high said that after working for 30 years often alone and isolated he love those take advantage of customer interaction. >> back with the seven things you need to know before you go. take us with you if you head out the door. that is free in the phoneup store by enabling ♪ (vo) some call it giving back. we call it share the love. during our share the love event, get a new subaru, and we'll donate $250 to those in need. bringing our total donations to

direction and road work on 780 so watch out for that through benicia. >> next an affordable home ofir own, the big step a silicon valley school district is ready to take to attract new teachers. >> a look at highway 87 in san >> a look at highway 87 in san jose is about to be turned into >>> daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> almost 5:13. san jose is adding a pop of color downtown by turning two underpasses into dazzling pieces of art according to the "san francisco chronicle" with the project at san fernando is funded by grants including painted murals and sensors that allow passerbys to interact. if it goes well, more of the art installations could pop up cross the bay area. >> you will have more places in san francisco to fill your water bottle. we were in the inner richmond for the unveiling of a new water bottle fill station to expand free water access, it is better foreign environment than buying and disposing of president eled water. >> top school district if silicon valley is taking an unpress continued step to attract new teachers with

let's see what he says in benicia, wind gusts so far up to 50 miles per hour. so not only is it problematic because it's slippery on the roadways this morning but also, very gusty winds. this is our live hi-def doppler radar. we have the front, the heaviest rain showers moving through the north bay right now slicing into the central bay and the burned-out area of the "valley fire" we are very mindful of the possibility of mud slides this morning due to the heavy downpours occurring right now throughout cloverdale and lakeport, also in throughout the napa area we're seeing some heavy rainfall. livermore in the east bay 580/680 corridor you're going to see a little bit of a break. we are seeing some rainfall move in towards that altamont pass where the winds have been over 30 miles per hour. alum rock wet. meanwhile heading into the peninsula hit-and-miss scattered showers. we have a pocket of heavier rain moving into woodside at this time. around the bridges today, that's where we'll see some gusty winds 35 miles per hour temperatures in the 50s and 60s. winds 1

this is a high wind advisory for the bay bridge and the benicia bridge so be extra careful. both hands on the wheel with the senseers moving well above the speed limit. guys? >> thank you. happening now it is crunch time for last minute christmas shoppers. a look from the toys 'r us in fremont. the store has been open...around the clock time running out fast and retailers andshippers are in the frantic final push. >> our reporter is there with a live coming up in half an hour including what kind of deals you can expect to find if you are are early to the stores. >> this is the last chance to take part in st. anthony's annual christmas -- side drive with the corn huskers hear to play and will help serve 3,000 meals to families livering in poverty. agoers are trying to collect 100 more hams to reach their goal of 500. the curb side drive starts at 9:00 this morning and ends at 1:00 p.m. and st. anthony's is located on golden gate avenue. >> the last minute christmas gift, rite, gift card service they can be risky. scammers be using hand held devices to copy the number off the

benicia bridge, carquinez bridge look good.tshore freeway slight delays towards the bay bridge. 21 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze westbound. of course once you get to the bridge very slow. metering lights are on, backed up to the maze at this point. taking a look at the nimitz freeway, north- and southbound so far not doing too badly here near the coliseum. we are seeing a few brake lights on that northbound side as you work your way through there but southbound looking okay. you will see brake lights into hayward. we'll check the san mateo bridge coming up. right now, let's check your forecast. >>> 5:48. good morning, everybody. a quiet weather pattern is setting up with cool temperatures expected today through wednesday as a weak ridge of high pressure builds in. we have clear skies right now towards the bay bridge. temperatures wise we are in the 30s and 40s. not as chilly as it was just 24 hours ago and that's because we had some clouds lingering across the area overnight. those are now breaking up. and even

. >> "star wars" goes to space with a link between the franchise and the latest mission >> benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> a very productive morning for three astronauts aboard this russian space capsule, nasa said after a 6 1/2 hour journey the spacecraft has reached the international space station. on board are american and two other astronauts from britain and russia. the trio left kazakhstan at 3:00 this morning after receiving a warm send off. though will now spend six months abort the space station. >> the craw of the international space station is in for a treat. they will see the new "star wars" film "the force awakens" on the space station. most of us will have to wait until thursday night to see the film and a-listers saw it last night in hollywood with the stars mobbed on the red carpet the >> incredible. >> so satisfying. incredible. incredible. amazing. wonderful. everyone is going to love it. >> we should mention, lucas film is responsible for this and is owned by disney which is the owner of abc7. >> and is meteorologist mike nicc

>>rebecca: the sea its pitch is issued of fog advisor for the benicia bridge where some of the pullbackthe cars are definitely slowing. >>rebecca: 12 to 25 minutes with ticket to get into downtown san francisco this morning >>mark: the police are investigating a suspicious death we're at the scene of we have details. >>terisa estacio: 1 into your bottom right now here and work and it is certainly an act of crime scene this is the alameda county crime lab that has up the middle of the street from of the home with the from the woman's body this is a very nice a normally quiet york neighborhood this will not know the situation right now someone called the police department last night requesting the fact track on the welfare of woman who lives at his home on the 5600 block of mclaughlin avenue once inside police said but they found and unresponsive woman and now they're calling this a suspicious death wish to invest in the second pictures we just got off here to the crimes in to return to start talking to residents about this area and who left at home or going to be staying on top of the st

. >> benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> talk about a sticky situation, check this out. napa firefighters rescued a man dangling 50' in a tree my highway 29. the fire department posted this video on social media. they say they are not sure why he was on the tree or how long he had been there. >> if you pull director children out of school during the holidays, maybe you should think twice. according to the marin independent journal a school independent journal a school district lost $10,000 that ed on attendance. >> popular summer camp and after school program for kids in the north bay is forced to close their doors. the large in santa rosa has provided a place for children to learn about animals but the rescue animals are in need of rescuing. again. >> for richard and his wife linda it is tough to say goodbye to the life they have men for 23 years. it is very difficult. why know what to do with myself. i love them all so very much. >> she spent her life carrying for animals in thelies above santa rosa. she and richard opened the 50 screamacreser sanctuar

it will be 58 degrees in vallejo, american canyon and benicia. 60 in mountain view backing all the way into palo alto. and upper 50s and low 60s pretty much around the rim of the bay. northeast flat winds 5 to 10 miles per hour. there you have it increasing clouds on your wednesday afternoon leading to an inch of rain on thursday in the wettest locations, friday begins to clear. we have dry skies on saturday. we cloud back up on sunday and you know what, frank? that bears watching we may have rain on sunday night. >> after no rain at all it seems to be coming in waves. >> that's what we want. we want to get the ground ready for heavy downpours associated with el nino. >> and it's acomin' we hope. >>> 12:16. parents a popular learning toy could be compromising your child's privacy. v-tech makes learning toys. the company says its app was breached some two weeks ago. hackers didn't steal credit card numbers but they accessed kids, names and birthdays and addresses as well as photos. the company is telling parents to keep an eye on what their children put on the app. >>> today instead of

take a live look at the gold >>> benicia. san ramon. san mateo. all the bay area. >>> a little girl in new york who lost her entire family to fire is now getting her simple christmas wish granted. her name is sapphire terry. she received 18,000 holiday cards and letters and 400 packages. she made a wish on facebook to fill her spiral card tree with christmas cards. sapphire suffered serious injuries in a house fire two years ago that killed her whole family. the postal carrier says they're likely going to need a tractor-trailer to deliver sapphire's mail next week. if you want to add to that collection, we have the address on our website. abc7.com. >>> it is an early christmas for bay area children fighting cancer. abc 7 news was in san jose where the police department turned its air hangar into the north pole for the cops care cancer foundation's annual christmas fantasy flight event. st. nick opted for a chopper instead of a sleigh to bring gifts to 45 bay area kids battling the disease. bay area officers and firefighters help hand out gifts to those kids' siblin

[ bark ] >> benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> mangled metaln richmond after an amtrak plane plowed into an abandoned pick-up truck. no one on the train was hurt. the train continues to san jose last night when the track was cleared. the accident delayed the train for half an hour. >> pg&e could face another fine after the san bruno submission according to our media partner, a consumer group at the public utilities commission wants pg&e fined $163 million. they say that the pipeline continues to raise safety concerns. the public they say is at risk because of potential hazards associated with the gas pipeline. pg&e said they will test all the gas transmissions. >> the city of richmond and the police department will unveil an underpass where an officer was killed seven years ago. the officer moody died in 2008 when the patrol car crashed while responding to an emergency call. the 2 1/2 year construction property allows track to move along marina bay parkway which can get congested by a railroad crossing. the moody family lead as recess of cars t

we have a couple of problems to show you, and we will go to the benicia area, and this is eastbound 80 near 780 and that is mcing the slow lane an accident from the central valley and we will check on 580 west in the next report. >> warming cen

in on the area will have some showers about four berkeley parole richmond vallejo also heading to beniciamartinez and into walnut creek over the next few minutes to review this is also what for 80 across the bay bridge and emeryville looking what parts of piedmont into or brenda and lafayette most this offer early light so far this morning more intense is headed this way but not until over the next hour hours were attracted some scattered showers just east of milpitas the right now we're on the dry conditions in the southwest. t >>anny hong: oakland almost an engine have san francisco more than an inch san mateo about three-quarters san was an awful lot of just 100 and and so far by letter on to lead the south bay will pick up litter the in the strike by 10:00 it will come to santa rosa is going to be heavy and turned down for star expected it becomes more widespread the intense it will back off a little bit will see some pretty heavy rain this afternoon that also impacts the evening commute this model is showing it starts to break up a little bit that continues overnight as well and into

fremont 59 degrees. 57 in danville and antioch and benicia. looking at a mainly cloudy afternoon for you in alameda, mill valley and novato. mid- to upper 50s for you. and 58 your high tomorrow for clearlake. sunday morning, rain. we dry out monday and tuesday. and tremendous amounts of rainfall for far northern california. the glancing blow for us will likely be another quarter to half inch of rainfall wednesday and thursday. so we are soggy for part of the weekend but it's not tomorrow. that's your kpix 5 forecast. >> thank you. >>> nba mvp and world leader. hm. the honor that has steph curry scoring higher than the pope. ,,,,,,,,,, the baseball batting king h taken a job as a hitting co- with the miami mar >>> barry bonds has a new title. coach. he has taken a job as a hitting coach with the miami marlins. he is career leader of home runs with 762. it comes during voting season for the 2016 hall of fame. since his steroids scandal, bonds has consistently come up short during battling. >>> when it comes to influential men the internet has sp

i ran into some fog at the toll plaza at the golden gate bridge with a couple fog advisories beniciae. the richmond-san rafael bridge with the fog advisory not here at toll plaza but mid-span. caution, folks. kristen? >> orinda police are looking for a violent robber who pistol-whipped a nanny in front of a young child in the middle of the afternoon, a frightening scenario for any parents. amy hollyfield? >> i spoke with police and no new developments so the guy is still on the run. orinda police have images from the hme surveillance video and hope to get a good look at plan who attacked the nanny, stole cash, ipad and the family car in front of a five-year-old girl. investigators say the man kick the in the door, demanded the 53-year-old map any give valuables and pistol-whipped her and took off. officers say the home location is probably why it was targeted. in is texas to highway 24 an onand off-ramp in half a mile. it is very easy. look at the picture the s.u.v. they are searching for, a 2012 porsche license 6vmk320. the nanny is being treated for a cut to the head. the mother of

benicia your high 53. mid-50s kentfield, novato, sonoma, napa, lakeport tomorrow couple of sprinkles by the afternoon 55 degrees. extended forecast, rain friday night saturday morning. we get a break saturday afternoon. next round of rainfall, sunday night, monday morning. and then we'll catch a break toward the middle of next week. so we are getting there. we're not there yet where we're way above average with rainfall but this has been a very good month and a good start to our rainy season. we have had rain every two or three days. >> we'll take it. >> more is coming. >> thank you. >>> well, bottles of soda exploding for no apparent reason. >> the brand that just issued a recall up next. ,, great change comes from doing the right thing. like the radical idea that health isn't an industry. it's a cause. so we do things differently. we combine care and coverage. and believe prevention is the most powerful of cures. so forgive us for not going with the flow. we just think the flow should go with us. which m

per hour benicia 61 and the british a bridge. >>anny hong: stanford they're picking a 34 mi.wind gust early this morning the wind speeds at this moment 28 in oakland sustained when 20 and hay were 21 and the more guest to impress a for oakland at the airport 44 juvenile the airport this one because of the strong winds will be surprised if your are the latest this morning 32 and the more he was a look at the rain for the rest of the morning commute at 6:00 whether we're still looking at some light scattered showers that will continue throughout the morning hours later morning and early afternoon we do start to see the showers decrease in will hold on to just a chance for showers brought the afternoon to the. >>anny hong: a snow level above $6 fee accumulation to 3 in. at a higher elevation was happening in the next couple days getting at a time for a holiday again showed decreases throughout the afternoon today are the to most a quarter of 13 showers return for christmas eve. >>george: thankfully the effects of minimal as we have seen in the accident on the bridges we arborist

convenient spot is heavy rain forced as a man to the north bank would have liked showers in the type beniciae way up to fairfield look of that we have heavy rain now starting to come down at antioch along highway 4 is cutting right downtown this whole stretch left to right is heading in the direction of the will start giving picking up in intensity but that's a look at the delta also to show you a message wishing him the castro valley hayward university all these things are moving from right to left and at the same time moving to the south and southwest of continues to be scattered depending on where you are will have some life charles the portions of san jose not so much of cupertino and sunnyvale but a lot more going on the map. >>james: a nice line here this is the bottom edge of the cold front of saw early in antioch will have a lot colder air in the popcorn like clouds to cast for pushing through the 6:00 hour to 7:00 a.m. what can you expect in all likelihood the fund will be sent to the over livermore and headed to the south bank by the clock would have to contend showers and san jose

they hope to make >>> benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> we areto l.a.x. you can see the backup outside the departure lanes at l.a.x. and this is one of the busiest travel days for airplanes during the holiday season. including here at bay area airports so be prepared with a long line to chicago and sure you are there in time to get through security. >> even if there is not weather at low-to-mid there could be weather where you are going. >> crews are struggling to find the body of trying. >> they are dealing with rough terrain. deputies guarding the scene to presbyterian the evidence for investigators. the medical examiner today will head out there and try to recover the body of the pilot, john secco, the only one on board. here is the fire that break out when it crashed. weather could be to blame. >> i don't know what the pilot expertise was if he is instrumented rated but the fog and rain were out in the am. >> look at this picture of the wreckage, officials say it looks like the plane hill a hillside and several trees and this is just 12 miles

we'll time it >>> benicia. san ramon. san mateo. all the bay area.is abc 7 news. >>> thousands of cases of chocolates being pulled from walmart because of allergy fears. mars is recalling dove chocolate assortment snowflakes because the items may contain other candies. customers concerned about peanut, wheat, and allergies. customers should return the product for a refund. >>> with the super bowl less than two months away san francisco super bowl city on the waterfront will bring an estimated 1 million vafted carrying an estimated 1 million cell phones. jonathan bloom explains that means the wireless carriers have serious work to do before the big game. >> reporter: hard to believe it's been eight years since these commercials. >> what's this? >> verizon network. >> good network? >> yeah. >> reporter: with smarter phones and more of them the load on that network has doubled year after year and sometimes it slows to a crawl. >> our busiest time is during lunch. >> reporter: those workers in hard hats are at it again with a serious deadline. >> verizon

include the golden gate bridge, the bay bridge as, san mateo as well as the carquinez bridge and the beniciaridge. here's the forecast. >>> good morning. 46 minutes after the hour of 6:00. these are folks around the microclaim climates -- microclaims checking -- microclimates. let's see what peggy has to say, 1/100ths, that's all associated with the condensation from the fog. very heavy ground fog this morning and good morning, happy monday. happy monday to you, too. what a into is note. this is the scene looking out towards san francisco and the transamerica pyramid. there's delays at sfo on some arriving flights at 15 minutes. we've seen a lowering ceiling due to the expansion of the ground fog. it's pretty patchy in some areas but next to the body of water. it's pretty deep. we to have visibility issues. in santa rosa xsb1and in napa d to a quarter mile visibility. three quarters of a mile in concord and also in livermore. so we have the heavy fog out the door. later today, partly to mostly cloudy conditions. very mild temperatures in the 60s. rain and it's coming right now. bands of show

. >> benicia, san ramon, san mateo, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news.f silicon valley top school districts is taking unprecedented step to attract new teachers. cupertino covers cities where the average home costs more than $1.5 million. the district is working on a plan to help teachers pay for new home on the former luther elementary site in santa clara. >> we know at the end of the project which we hope to complete in the next few years, we will be able to stay at the top, we will be able to retain and recrew the best nurse people. >> they do not want to use tax dollars and are looking to a developer to provide affordable askeds. >> hose is adding a pop of color downtown by turning to under passes to become taxpayer weeing pieces of art. the $600,000 project at the end pass is funded by grandparents and developer fees. it includes pained murals, and lee lighting and sensors that allow you, the drivers, to interact. if it goes well more will pop up. >> now a check with "good morning america" next at 7:00. >> good morning, amy. >> good morning, next on

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we have a couple of problems to show you, and we will go to the benicia area, and this is eastbound 80 near 780 and that is mcing the slow lane an accident from the central valley and we will check on 580 west in the next report. >> warming centers are open this morning for people at discovery bay waking up without heat. our reporter is there wi >> it is cold here in discovery bay. my news app shows that the temperatures are in the mid-to-upper 30s right now. the hope is that people will get their gas turned on as soon as possible. pg&e is blaming this outage on the cold. it was a very cold weekend. temperatures were in the 30s the surge in use by customers over the weekend may have overwhelm the system. pg&e crews are going door-to-door to conduct pilot light toasts. two remain aing centers were set up for 6,200 residents gas but most people are trying to make the bet of it. >> will, my neighbor on that side, she doesn't, and she is elderly so i told her, you know, get cozy, stay warm, use your blankets and i don't think she has been outside today. >> pg&e has tips for people row gas:

. >>> benicia, spokeswoman, san -n ramon, san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. largest cargo ship to visit the united states is hours away from arriving in oakland. it is 1,300' long making it the 10n largest container ship in the world. oakland is one of only a handful of unports that is big enough to accommodate the mega ships. i can show you where it is on the itch pad from the website. you can see there is a big graphic next to it but there is a little green arrow and a box around it and that is where the ship is. it is basically parallel half moon bay and on the way to pacifica so we will watch that. it should be docking around 4:3 p.m. we check it out. it will be here this afternoon. >> very cool. >> a super bowl-sized fight is playing out between soccer moms and dads and the city of santa clara. >> a judge will hold a hear on a restraining order filed by the soccer fans against the city. matt keller is near the soccer field that started the ordeal. matt? >>> you can see why the feels are so attractive to the until for super bowl 50 next to levi stadium. b

. >> game of corn hole played in >> benicia, san ramon, san mateo by bay. >> this morning, the snows bracing for the first major snowstorm of the season as the country reels from deadly storms. three people are now confirmed dead in oklahoma and that brings weather-related deaths for the week at least to 49. 3,000 flights were canceled across the united states yesterday according to the night tracking service. already this morning, half of that number are delayed or canceled. >> the so-called affluenza teen who disappeared has been caught in mexico serving probation for killing four people in a d.u.i. mexican officials found 18-year-old ethan couch and his mother near puerto vallarta. at the trial, his lawyer said he suffered from something called affluenza saying his rich parents coddled him into irresponsibility. the disappearance came after a video showed him playing a drinking game at a party which could mean big trouble for him. >> if that video can be authenticated and that is ethan couch he faces the possibility of up to ten years in jail and for the victim's families they say

in the north bay, no problems coming across the carquinez or ben nee benicia bridge. at '680, sounds like there might be one lane blocked. another crash sunol, south 680 at 84. san jose, an easy drive. >> been pretty light so far this week. thank you, mike. >>> coming up, a political firestorm reignited. kentucky marriage licenses are in the headlines. the new executive orders making waves across the country this morning. >>> got a tip for nbc's investigative unit? call 1-888-996-tips or e-mail theunit@nbcbayarea.com. kentucky over same-sex marriage licenses... kentucky's governor ordered the state to prepare new licenses... and this time >>> after uproar in kentucky, kentucky's governor ordered the state to prepare new licenses, and this time they're not going to include the names of county clerks. >> this move comes after the political firestorm that was sparked by the county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. she said it went against her religious beliefs. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington with reaction. so far r

there's the north bay, coming across the carquinez and benicia bridge looking okay as well. >>> later today, a discussion over police-worn body cameras will heat up in san francisco. debate is not about whether police should wear them but whether officers can see the video before they file their reports. >> "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang live in newsroom. we're expecting a decision on that matter later today. >> reporter: we are, laura and sam. the first vote today could be very significant. it could indicate how cooperative officers are in the city during future investigations. that's because the police officer's union says in order to do their job well, the 2100 officers need to review the footage especially after officer-involved shootings and in-custody deaths. the union says the officers will stop giving voluntary statements during investigations. meantime, the san francisco public defender at the bar association of san francisco and the aclu are among the people and groups who say adopting that policy will lead to tainted accounts. >> when a police officer looks at a vide

let's take a look at this one, 52 degrees so says tim woods in benicia reporting fog. okay, foghorns, three nights now, it's getting annoying! i bet it is. thank you so much, tim. and 57 degrees so says steve and steve in los altos, what do you have to say for us this morning? good morning, roberta. it is 7 degrees warmer this morning than yesterday. quite warm. you got that straight. it is warmer this morning, we have a blanket of clouds and that's keeping us mild. we are 60 days away from super bowl 50 to be played right there in the santa clara valley. temperatures now in san jose 56 degrees. look how mild it is stepping out. calm winds. we have dew point equal to the air temperature right now in napa so the visibility there is about a quarter mile with areas of fog. otherwise, our live hi-def doppler radar not picking up any rain here but look at that. across the northwestern quadrant of the state we have rain showers and it's getting more and more intense. pockets of fog out the door this morning. otherwise, we'll have some north bay showers developing this aftern

that would be tim woods and he says from benicia this morning, clear cold and another great day. love the optimism at this early hour. we have increasing clouds in the north bay. our hi-def doppler not picking up any kind of local precipitation but we do see a little bit of rain around the sacramento area. a little bit of ice noted by the areas of pink there and when you see the white a few snow flurries on the fly now in the greater lake tahoe area. we have the clear skies over the bay waters where currently it is 42 degrees due west of the bay bridge. to the east it is now 37 degrees in oakland. it is 29 degrees in santa rosa. also throughout much of the tri- valley. turning partly cloudy today a chance of a north bay hit and miss splash & dash scattered shower otherwise rain is likely on tuesday. this right here is a weak cold front. going south, futurecast shows a chance of a shower north of the golden gate bridge today. if we see anything it will be less than .10" of rain. we clear out tomorrow morning at this hour so overnight tonight it will be another chilly night. meanwh

. >> reporter: aside from being an attraction seen from the shorelines of martinez and benicia, the ghost fleet became a sacred place for those who once served in the military like former navy sailor, russ. >> i saw a couple of the same kind of ships that i started to board in the 1950s. >> reporter: several years ago environmental groups including baykeeper sued the federal government saying the 57 languishing ships were polluting the sassoon bay. >> a lot of the paint on these old vessels was starting to chip. the vessels were putting about 20 tons of heavy metal pollution into the bay. >> reporter: as a result, the government began removing the ships one by one. >> they're being removed from the bay, which means that they're no longer polluting the bay. >> reporter: the "iowa" went to southern california. the hoga went to a museum in arkansas, but most were d dismantled on the island and texas and sold for scrap. now -- >> there are only three left of the original 57. >> reporter: this once mighty fleet of reserve ships is now down to a trio. kate blanco, the brighton and the borda all

fairfield, vacaville, the 680 corridor, 780 into and out of vallejo and now concord, martinez and benicia in on the moderate rainfall the yellow color. still heavy rainfall behind the front toward santa rosa so several more hours to go. no rain in san jose yet of the it will occur later on tonight. winter storm warning for the sierra above 4,000 feet. 8 to 12 inches of new snow. travel will be a mess but when you get there good news. san francisco 58. san jose 58. the rain continues at the golden gate. big pool of cold and unstable air enveloping the teen northeast pacific ocean. now that this front is moving through that will usher in the cold and unstable air to be with us for about the next week so the question is, when do we get fronts or weather makers moving through the first of which is happening now? 10:00 tonight still a deadsty rainfall through the bay area. tapering off to showers by tomorrow morning still a chance of rain through lunchtime but if you want to go outside tomorrow afternoon, may get some sunshine, no rainfall, round of rain number 2. it will be in the far north b

this is 44 degrees tim woods with clear skies in benicia. hey, it's december, it's friday, it's already a great day! well done there, tim! meanwhile, 52 degrees so says george hughes in san francisco. clear skies. and then george has a comment this morning. i find this really useful information. san francisco firefighters, toy program, needs unwrapped toys, drop them off at any firehouse. i'm on may way over to station 13 myself. thanks. check this out. it's live, it's hi-def doppler radar picking up ail little bit of activity in the form of moderate rainfall right now and that's heading towards the central valley. we have the skies clearing across the bay bridge right now. temperatures about 47 in oakland, due west san francisco 50. more rain by sunday. this band of showers continues to roll into the bay area now that the front has passed through. it's that wraparound moisture. no significant accumulation anticipated but if you are in the north bay you will see a scattered shower. but then mainly this afternoon through saturday, it will be

low 60s san ramon dublin pittsburg benicia with a high of 60 for you.loudy in san francisco, milder, 62. mill valley 60. petaluma 61. saint helena 64 degrees tomorrow. it will be wet and windy on thursday. quickly moving out by thursday evenly, we're clear. friday, saturday sunny. sunday cloudy. second chance of rain next month. lots to talk about in sports. dennis o'donnell has the latest coming up next. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i am totally blind. and sometimes i struggle to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. this is called non-24. learn more by calling 844-824-2424. or visit your24info.com. credited with all of the warriors wins despite missi the entire season, meani >>> the nba announced today that steve kerr will continue to be credited with all the warriors wins despite missing the entire season. meanwhile, his replacement luke walton his record officially 0 and 0. >> has he joked to you about all the wins you're adding to his record? >> all the time. it's just a quick little thanks for another one type of thing after games. >> there's one ho

someone destroyed nine vance belonging the the benicia unified school district leaving thousands of dollars worth of damage. school leaders say vandals broke into the high school over the weekend. the vehicles are used for transporting kids to field trips and sporting events. estimated damage, roughly $5,000. officers are still looking for any suspects. >>> parents, teachers and students protested outside city hall. they wanted the school board to vote no on a federally funded gang prevention program taught by police. parents say the course wastes valuable teaching time and gives officers too much power. >> they can approach children at all times of the day including recess, lunch, what have you. >> we're here to learn math, science, stuff like that, not how to stay out of gangs. >> we don't have a gang problem because of the fact we're proactive. we get out of the community and integrate programs like this for our youth. >> the vote boarded unanimously to test the program at two schools in san leandro. students will have the option to opt out. >>> the forecast this week, here it comes, a d

if you have any information, you're asked to call the benicia police department. elyce nbc bay area news. >>> it's a whole new way of figuring things out using a whole new kind of computer. it costs millions and does best work in subzero temperatures. if all goes as planned, it could change about everything. we got a first look at what may be the future of computing. >> reporter: it's just about the coolest computer in the world. >> two factors colder than interstellar space. >> reporter: it's also one of the faster computers you'll see. nasa unveiling its new experimental quantum computer, a joint effort between the space agency and google aiming to use artificial intelligence and algorithms to solve problems much more quickly than before. >> as you can imagine each quantum computing were to work, it is a truly disruptive technology. and it could change how we do everything. >> reporter: like more efficient air traffic control, or faster and more accurate climate forecasting. the possibilities are just now being considered, but at somewhere in the neighborhood of

in benicia this morning, wow, feels warm. isn't that funny how 40s all of a sudden feels very warm? and, of course, steve reports in every morning? >> he is checking in at 42 degrees in los altos. and he is saying that he sees that little bit of moon, some stars and then quite a bit of clouds, dew point down to 32 and -- dew point is down to 37 and that's it's so dry. michelle is complaining about that and static cling. we have stars out there and some cloud cover. 43 degrees. we are in the 40s and 50s you're going to feel the difference out the door this morning but the clouds are on the increase. the winds will increase later today as well out of the southeast about 5 to 15 miles per hour. this is the leading edge of an area of low pressure. it's a cold front. and it will be bearing down on the bay area tomorrow. now, it's going to arrive later than previously noted. but once it does move into the bay area, it will be out of here within about 4.5 hours. so by lunch hour just about everybody is wet. and in the evening commute we'll have that wraparound moisture in the form of a sca

otherwise tim woods of benicia, what does he have to say this morning, sir? he says same as yesterday at this time. and we are now off to the gym. good for you! that's a great new year's resolution there. 44 degrees right now. that would be steve who checks in with us bright and early every, single morning right here on kpix 5. los altos, clear skies, 9 degrees warmer than yesterday. great observation there, steve. thank you so much. heading on out the door toward the los altos area in the santa clara valley we are staying with the theme there to the south. we are looking towards mineta international airport. no reports of any local airport delays at this hour. and there in the distance can you see it? levi's stadium. home of super bowl 5038 days away not including today. super bowl 50 is 38 days away. concord 32. santa rosa 32. expect frost there. patchy fog in santa rosa at this hour. sunny and dry today to wrap up 2015. clear and chilly later tonight. this high pressure is building in along the western states here and as it does so it's deflecting any kind

he is in benicia. "huge thunder at 2 a.m. after three nights of foghorns, a nap is in store." you got that straight. i hear you. let's see how much rain has fallen in and around our microclimates. wow, george hughes picks up about a half inch of rain, a quarter in antioch, according to jerry, thank you guys so much for checking in with us today. we still have more rain in the forecast for this friday. it's live. it is our hi-def doppler radar. and wow! do you see those two huge bands right there and in the secondary one, rolls through the bay area, that was between about 2 and 4:00 this morning. and this is all just wraparound moisture. the front pushed through at this time yesterday. and i want to zero in on this right here. see when you see that pink? we're so used to seeing the green and the yellow now we're seeing the pink and purple. that's snow falling in the mount hamilton area. i'm so excited to see if it's going to stick so we'll find out once the sun comes up. we still have some precipitation also around the santa cruz mountains. it is sloppy and wet at the golden ga

so is the story in benicia around hercules. north of the golden gate bridge, 55 in stinson beach.ds won't be blowing as hard so it won't feel as cold out of the northeast 5 to 15 miles per hour. >>> thanks, roberta. a big decision i had to likely on a rate hike by the feds. >> here now is kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. >> reporter: good morning frank and michelle. it would be a major surprise to wall street if the fed didn't raise interest rate. this move has been telegraphed for several months by the central bank. we saw strong job gains in october and november even inflation showing a little bit of life. so the fed is expected to make a short quarter point move to it federal funds rate. the key will be what the fed says about the pace of future increases. wall street looking for a very gradual pace. this won't have a big impact on mortgage rate. that's what people fear. the federal funds rates impacts shorter term bond yields. housing starts up by 10% a lot of focus on apartment buildings as the rental market stays hot. stocks are higher for the third straight ses

this band of showers in the north bay stretching from bolinas to san rafael, richmond, hercules, benicia of some showers throughout the day today. high winds, as well. it's going to be a blustery wet day today. showers are tapering off by christmas morning. dry saturday. next round of rain on sunday. ♪ >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, norah talks to grammy winner singer/songwriter carole king who created music gold for half a century. king reveals what she learned from james taylor and how her sounds shaped some of the other top entertainers. >>> also a german shepherd learns to guide the way for a blind runner. see how their example could change the lives of thousands of people across the country. that is ahead. time to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. "fortune" says the faa is preparing for a holiday rush on its drone registration website. more than 45,000 drones have been registered since the site opened on monday. the site was taken offline for a while to prepare for high demand. americans are likely to buy up to 400,

benicia johnson had two children enrolled in the elementary school she says she has major concerns with terrorism then use to describe ross happen to check in the school grounds to make sure everything was safe to please the time of the graffiti was not a terrorist threat. >>haaziq madyun: she wishes the school district would have waited for the police before contacting the parents about a possible threat school officials said costas will resume on friday as for the investigation into the graffiti and said it contacted the law forced a partners at the fbi to take a look into what happened here. >>mark: they are looking to make it easier for customers to find their drivers their testing on the color coding technology called spot and allows them to choose a color within the application to your home to make it easy for them to identify the driver and a proper place by now been tested in seattle and the successful and expand to other cities >>mark: the last two seasons he is a major league baseball home >>darya: they are worried about scrolls--swirls-- >>darya: the house and the train is gr