christie smith joins us live in santa rosa with the latest. christie? >> reporter: what we're hearing from a number of agencies today is that the dry spell we've had recently allowed them time to get a lot of work done. we're talking about work that would help with erosion control and debris corolla head of the storm. of course, there are still real concerns about hillside areas, like fountain grove. >> at its property in hidden hills, doug allard puts down straw, and bark to protect the creek that ran here under where a house once stood. >> now that the house is not there, we have a lot of the soil and the slopes on both sides of the creek to keep out of channel so we don't add pollutants into the water. >> a lot burned in one of the fires. he's first working on retaining burn material and protecting drain and erosion control. the dry spell allowed for continued work. >> we've been doing the same thing we've been doing the last few months, just a little bit more sense of urgency because of the pending rain. we're trying to contact as many people as we

nbc bay area's christie smith is live with reaction from the city's mayor and activist there. christie? >> reporter: that's right. the acting mayor says they won't be fearful, but they are prepared for what could possibly happen. as a sanctuary city they already put money into resources for people. >> we always have been and always will be a sanctuary city. >> reporter: san francisco's acting mayor london breed says she has seen an increase in worry and fear. >> we are not going to change any of our laws because of the threats from the federal government. i've heard that time and time again, we're committed to making sure that we protect all of our residents including those who are part of our immigrant population. >> under sanctuary policies, she points out the city has been proactive with things like legal defense and daca applications. >> we don't need i.c.e. here and we don't need them separating our families and deporting our communities. >> reporter: at a rally outside of a federal building d.r.e.a.m.ers and activists called on congress to support a clean d.r.e.a.m. act t

christie smith is live to explain. >> reporter: that's right. we have seen people driving in.arking lots locked and closed. they certainly knew about the government shutdown. now they are seeing some of the inconveniences. >> dogs run around. >> reporter: these two were surprised to find they couldn't park in their usual spot. instead, they parked along skyline boulevard to walk dogs. >> we go in the parking lot up there. it's pretty much open parking up here. we came here today. >> reporter: the gate to the parking lot was locked. the street lined with cars as people walked in. >> what's going on? yeah, the government shutdown. >> reporter: the parking lot is on the list of closures of sites and facilities in the golden gate national recreational area. >> 50% less crowded. on a sunday, this lot is full completely. >> it's an emblem of the dysfunction in our government. i think it's a sign that the country as a whole doesn't know what it wants from our government. >> reporter: visitors were met with signs and u.s. park rangers explaining the closure. no parking, no rest rooms

christie smith live in oakland now with more on that. christie? >> reporter: well, terry, a spokesperson for the mayor's office says she was actually out of town last night when these activists showed up. and in a statement today, she certainly shares their passion on this issue. i did speak with one of the activists late this afternoon, and still they believe they got their point across. it was business as usual today in mayor libby schaaf's neighborhood, just a few flyers left on cars. last night demonstrators set up tents in her front yard. put on by the anti-police terror project to draw attention to the growing issue of homelessness. >> there is nowhere you can go anywhere around my neighborhood where i don't see people, men, women and children sleeping in tents. that's absurd. it's ridiculous. take the money out of the general fund. >> reporter: the mayor issued a statement we are working every day to fight the homeless crisis that affects all oaklanders. and as we work to protect affordable housing in oakland, we're also producing new units

nbc bay area's christie smith talks with both sides and she joins us live in san francisco. good evening, christie. >> reporter: carrying a banner that read "abortion hurts women" a large crowd with the walk for life west coast made their way down market street in san francisco. >> i love women and i know the pain that abortion causes. >> i'm inspired for pro-life. >> reporter: buses arrived early for a rally. many abortion opponents noting president trump addressed the walk for life in washington last week in a broadcast from the white house. >> we certainly have been very pleased with the justices and the laws and what he's trying to do in the pro-life movement so we're sitting back hope. crossing our fingers, praying for him. >> reporter: the event came days after the 45th anniversary of the supreme court's decision on roe v. wade that legalized abortion. many keeping an eye on the ballot. >> obviously i would like to have it banned all together. >> it's none of their business. >> reporter: molly hafer joined counterdemonstrators. is. >> we have the right to have abortion,

christie smith is in oak land with the story. christie? >> reporter: according to a spokesperson for mayor libby schaaf, she was actually out of town when the activists showed up at her home, but in a statement today said she certainly shares their passion for this issue, this very serious issue in oakland. they came and set up camp outside mayor schaaf's home temporarily, saying they were trying to push the city to provide morehousing for growing number of homeless and demand that the mayor provide better solutions to this and the housing crisis activists say they're also calling for a reduction in the police foush force budget to put that into homelessness. the mayor says we are working every day to fight the homeless impacts that affect every old oaklanders. we're also producing new units as fast as we can to alleviate the affordability crisis in our region. today we spoke with councilmember guy owe out helping today where there is trash service and port-a-potties. about 70 people staying there and getting connected to services with vol

christie smith is live with more on that. >> reporter: as always, this is a large group of demonstrators that march down market street this afternoon. abortion opponents, many telling us now they feel energized by what they are seeing out of washington, d.c. now countier protest her -- protesters were out here but for different reasons. >> carrying a ban saying abortion hurts women, they made their way down market street in san francisco. >> i love women and i know the pain that abortion causes. i've never done anything like this. because i would be afraid that someone could feel not loved. >> reporter: most arrived early at civic center for a rally, a week after president trump addressed the walk for life in washington by satellite. organizers say they are hopeful. >> we are certainly have very -- very pleased with the justices and the laws and what he's trying to do in the pro-life movement, so we're sitting back and hopeful and crossing our fingers and praying for him. >> reporter: this event days after the 45th anniversary of the supreme court decision on roe versus wade that legaliz

nbc bay area's christie smith joins us live in san francisco to explain. christie? >> that's right, nancy pelosi touched on a number of issues, the key one her opinion on the tax plan, but she also had a strong opinion about what she says were the president's recent remarks that she described as outrageous and vile. >> so, we cannot be misled. >> democratic leader nancy pelosi described it as a gop tax scam, the work of republicans in congress. >> 83% of the benefits of the bill go to the top 1%. >> she spoke at a teach-in at the university of san francisco with congressman mike thompson. he touched on issues like workers bonuses and the example of a plan with temporary and costly measures. >> any benefit that's going to accrue to individuals is going to sunset and be gone in a few years, and the richest people in the country are going to benefit greatly, and the corporate benefits are permanent tax benefits. >> in december, president trump celebrated the passing of the tax reform package as a win for middle class americans. >> the largest tax cut in the history of

christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> still to come, getting help for sexual assault survivors in the south bay. what some stanford students are doing to make it easier for them to come forward. then -- >> it's a lot, kind of overwhelming. >> palo alto's own figure skating superstar talks to us ahead of the winter olympics. the question that got him all choked up. >>> heavier rain near los gatos on winchester boulevard through 5:52 tonight. we'll let you know how long these storms linger this evening and a new change in the weather for tomorrow. that's in nine minutes. new way e victims of sexual assault. the university says it )s in talks with "santa clara county" to provide "rape >>> stanford is working on a new way to help students who are victims of sexual assault. they are in talks to provide rape kits to the facility in palo alto. right now santa clara valley medical center is the closest place to stanford that provides those kits. students say a closer location would be a big help. >> many people on campus don't have cars. and then are you going to go do a rape kit in an uber?

in oakland, christie smith nbc bay area news. >>> take a look at this unusual scene in san jose. the south bay doesn't get this all that often. tracking three storms this week. rob mayeda shows us this scene could be here. >> a lot of rain recently. temperatures cool. you hit low clouds and fog forming. might see a repeat performance tomorrow morning at the moment it is the north bay, santa rosa and napa starting to see the drop off in visibility. north bay and east bay valleys. and probably around san jose. san francisco 54 degrees. san jose downtown. dublin 50 degrees. we will see temperatures dropping into the low to mid-40s. watching patchy fog. but you are about to see there is a change up in a time line of this first storm with the weather model update pushing it back. showing you the hour by hour impact coming up in a moment. mostly cloudy skies tomorrow. future sprinkles possible. upper 50s and concord and antioch. up in the coast towards san francisco where you might find misty skies. here is your hour by hour outlook by tomorrow. all the way through three clock a lot of

in walnut creek, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> coming up. a live look at nbc bay area sky ranger. we will take you live out to embarcadero. [drumming] one time, in new orleans, well, before it was even founded, a french teenager, bienville, scared away a british warship with just a story. and great stories kept coming. [trumpet playing] some make you move to jazz, funk and bounce. some of our stories aren't quite as straightforward. blocked by the saints! [crowd roaring] while others prove that great things can happen... even on a monday night. cause for three hundred years, great stories have started the same way. one time, in new orleans. [crowd applause] >>> 30 minutes left until 2018. the party is picking up along the embarcadero. thanks for joining us. i am vicky nguyen. 2018 nearly in sight and a lot of excitement across the bay area. the biggest party along the embarcadero. and that is where we find sergio quintana. it looks like security is a big issue but looks like they have it under control. >> reporter: i want to show you, we are

christie smith has this emotional pledge. >> reporter: london breed said today she's really not in fear for what could happen, but the city has been doing work helping people get prepared as a sanctuary city and she's ready to stand up for it. >> we always have been and always will be a sanctuary city. >> reporter: san francisco's acting mayor london breed is clear on where the city stands. >> we're not going to change any of our laws because of the threats from the federal government. i've said that time and time again. we're committed to making sure that we protect all of our residents, including those who are a part of our immigrant population. >> reporter: under sanctuary policies she points tout city has been proactive for things like legal defense and daca applications. >> we don't need them separating our families. >> reporter: at a rally outside of a federal building today, d.r.e.a.m.ers and activists called on congress to support a clean d.r.e.a.m. act to protect recipients of the daca program with a budget deadline looming. >> i work with undocumented youth like myself and rea

christy smith bay area news. >>> you are looking at live pictures from the magnolia wellness center instaff on hand to educate people about the new laws and tax rules that take effect tomorrow. many have been waiting decades for this day and they felt they needed a party to celebrate this historic milestone. >>> great weather for that party. years past in san francisco you would hope to see the fireworks through the fog. >> i think we will be getting haze moving in closer to midnight. temperatures outside pleasant, 50s outside. look what is happening back east. you will notice the temperature is 12 degrees in new york. five in chicago and zero in kansas city and 56 in san jose. the return of the king tides, localized flooding. advisory is up for this. we will have one monday coming up just after 9:00 in the morning. tuesday, 10:00 in the morning. areas that usually see issues with high tide flooding could see that in the next couple of days. light rain showers passing through us. you see the clouds around the bay area. that is what we are watching closely as we head into tonight. san f

nbc bay area christy smith outside of the i.c.e. office in san francisco and the demonstrators saying it an example of an unfair and broken system. >> reporter: that is right. and this is an emotional day here in san francisco for the family of fernando core illa, saying he is a hard-working father who does not deserve to be treated like this. they stood alongside a number of groups who say in this political climate, they must stand up. >> it is a nightmare emotionally and physically and financially. >> reporter: lourdes said her husband was followed as he dropped the little girl off late last year. >> i he drove to the day care and was detained once he left the parking lot of the day care. >> he is undocumented and she stood outside of immigrations and custom enforcement in san francisco with family calling for his release. she said he did have a previous order for deportation and had this to say to the current administration. >> my family is suffering and it is not fair. it is not fair. you need to let them come home. you want the

nbc bay area's christie smith has more. >> reporter: it is a breech court appearance this afternoon, with a public defender describing a potential problem with the brakes on the minivan, while prosecutors describe what they call an attempt to flee. cellphone video shows a portion of the chaos as the minivan rolled down the sidewalk this weekend and sent people scattering. >> we're lucky nobody got hurt. >> reporter: at this deli on castro street, they're open, but boarded up after the frightening incident. his son was behind the register when the minivan hit the window. >> we should consider that people like this should be not driving in the first place. >> reporter: he says the repair will cost thousands of dollars. >> it cost me a lot of money, a lot of my business. >> reporter: 70-year-old kenneth rotter, identified by police as a transient, entered a not guilty plea today. charges include seven counts of assault with a deadly weapon, vandalism, and dui. police say he stated he had trouble with the brakes but also saying he backed up. >> any time you have an assault with a deadly

we had a wonderful walk down the trai trail. >> christy smith, bay area news. >> bay area parks gettingrty is not closing down because of the government shutdown. andrew cuomo is saying the state is keeping it open, visitors were turned away. deal or no deal in washington, she'll be back to business as usual. costs about $65,000 a day to operate that popular attraction. >>> now to an nbc news exclusive look inside the place where north and south korean athletes may train for the winter olympics. nbc's lester holt reports. >>> this is an image of north korea that people don't expect, and one this country wants the world to see, and we're here because north and south korea and athletes will be training together here, something we couldn't have anticipated a few weeks ago. this a result, of course, of the face to face talks which have given a sense of optimism that maybe some of the tensions on this peninsula will be dialed down. notwithstanding the nuclear standoff that continues and issues over the sanctions, but we're covering that story here. we'll tell you more about what we're hearin

nbc bay area christie smith is live at acquatic park. and christie it's rare to have one report of a sea lion aching. but now four. it's getting unnerving. >> reporter: that's right. i have to say after the last bite in area was close add few days for swimming. . that's not happening this time though process. and the thought behind that is this could be isolated incident tp still bright yellow warning signs went up today about the risk that people have been bitten here. >> yeah, i was just hearing her kind of screaming rabbit like help. >> bryant was working near acquatic park in san francisco early this morning when he realized a swimmer was hurt. the people were trying to help. >> i seen her. she had a bite out of her leg by the sea lion thing. >> he says she was talking and alert. a swimmer at the south end rowing club according to managers there. the fourth bite in recently weeks. >> we're not closing the cove. we'll definitely keep an eye on the situation. >> in mid-december the area was briefly closed for swimming after back-to-back

christie smith joins from us sfo where they arrived about 90 minutes ago. the poor people on that flight. >> reporter: jae and i have to say after all that there was a real sense of relief from passengers after an 11 and hour flight. nearly three extra hours tacked on. this is a flight from frankfurt to sfo that as you said circled around the bay. we spoke with passengers as they arrived late this amp at sfo who it people waiting for hours to pick them up trying to get information about the flight. surprised to find it was sitting in oakland. passengers tell us the fog was thick in san francisco. the plane seemed to want to land and then went up. circled around point reyes repeatedly. where they sat on the ground in oakland for more than an hour and refueled finally got the green light to come back to sfo. >> i can't even add it up. we did four or five tours around the bay waiting to land. got halfway in and then took off again. >> i don't think they wanted to irk isle anymore because they didn't have fuel. we sat on the tarmac in oakland and got refueled.

"today in the bay's" christie smith reporting in san francisco with more. . >> we cannot ignore the vile statement made by the 45th president of the united states. >> reporter: house minority leader nancy pelosi weighing in on recent resource of remarks of vulgar language used by president trump. pelosi appeared at a teach-in on the consequences of the republican tax plan and had this to say to reporters after. >> it brings tears to your eyes to think a president could say such a thing, but we all have to speak out and reject the vile statement that he made. and, again, on martin luther king weekend, to disparage people from any place, but on martin luther king weekend, it's just completely inappropriate. >> reporter: the description was the phrase shole countries, though the president denies using any profane language to describe haiti, el salvador and other impoverished countries. congressman mike thompson weighed in, too. >> this was just one more of those. as the leader said, it came at a terrible time. not that any time would be good, but it's been rejected from people across our co

nbc bay area )s christie smith s live in richmond with more... police had their hands full with not one, but two sideshows. the first started shortly after 2 a.m. near 42nd avenue and interstate 880. about 50 cars were involved. a chp helicopter responded, and the sideshow dispersed. but another sideshow with 200 cars started shortly after, near 54th avenue and international boulevard. the police helicopter was targeted multiple times by someone pointing a green laser... which can temporarily blind a pilot. chp officers were able to find the suspect with that laser, follow him, and arrest him. the 23-year-old pittsburgh man is now facing serious charges and hefty fines. it is a federal offense to aim a laser at an aircraft. a water main break is causing a lot of destruction in an east bay neighborhood... including a sink hole. the main burst around 10-30 this morning in hayward sending water and mud down "highland" near "mission boulevard." firefighters put up sandbags in front of homes to prevent possible floods. and two cars had to be removed f

nbc bay area's christie smith talks with both sides and she joins us live in san francisco. good evening, christie. >> reporter: carrying a banner that read "abortion hurts women" a large crowd with the walk for life west coast made their way down market street in san francisco. >> i love women and i know the pain that abortion causes. >> i'm inspired for pro-life. >> reporter: buses arrived early for a rally. many abortion opponents noting president trump addressed the walk for life in washington last week in a broadcast from the white house. >> we certain h

christy smith reports from oakland. >> reporter: it was business from usual in mayor schaaf's neighborhood. last night demonstrators set up tents in her front yard to draw attention to the growing issue of homelessness. there is nowhere you can go anywhere around my neighborhood where i don't see men, women and children sleeping in tents. that's ridiculous. take the money out of the general fund. >> reporter: today the mayor issued a statement saying we were working to fight the homeless crisis that impacts all oaklanders and as we work to protect affordable housing we are producing new units as fast as we can to alleviate the crisis in our region. >> there's a level of frustration. and certainly the city, government moves slowly. >> a counsel member was helping set up. >> so we've been able to relocate a good number of the homeless to this center. >> reporter: a temporary spot with por ta potties and trash pick up. they are looking to other cities. >> we're following those model that is other cities have demonstrated from la. la has over 100,000 homes and they've been in the forefront. sa

nbc bay area )s christie smith s live at city hall to explain. christie. it )s one year since president trump took office. it )s one year since president trump took office. and there )s been a dramatic shift in the treatment of undocumented immigrants all across the country. our investigative unit looked into the data and found arrests of immigrants living illegally inside the country by ice agents surged by 40% from 2016 to 2017. ice made 143,470 arrests between inauguration and the end of september, according to a report by the department of inauguration and the end of september, according to a report by the department of homeland security. while the number of arrests inside the country has increased, the number of arrests at the border dropped to the lowest in nearly half a century. now to a story you )ll see -- only on nbc bay area: a san jose man says he confronted two teenagers who were breaking into his neighbor )s home. the man didn )t want to identify himself but he sent us these pictures. he says the burglars came after him with a baseball bat ne

reporting live in san francisco, christie smith. >>> new at 4:00, not one but two crashes involving san francisco police cruisers this morning. the first happened about 8:45. officers were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. it's not clear what caused that. the second crash happened when an officer on his way to the first crash collided with another vehicle. that happened near geary and 3rd avenue. >>> after a wet start to 2018, a break in the rain today. it was beautiful. check out this live shot. that's a gorgeous shot over san rafael. these clear skies are not going to last long, so enjoy them today. another storm is right around the corner. >> we'll see a significant storm at least by january standards on the way. right now the only thing significant outside is how nice it is. 60 degrees in san jose. most of the country still deals with sub zero and freezing windchills, especially around the east coast. some of the headlines as we head into the new week is the potential now for sustain eed bouts of heavier rain where some runoff possibly out of those forth bay

nbc bay area christie smith joins us live. this is an odd story. do we know why he was shooting at that car? >> this video only rerecently came to their attention. they want to know who is in it. they know there's one man in a santa hat with a gun. >> we are asking the public if they soon the shooter, recognize the shooter. >> reporter: san francisco police hope someone can tell them who the man is why he opened fire around 8:00 a.m. on christmas day. >> we do see a suspect firing into a vehicle. circumstances surrounding that could be variety of things. >> reporter: the car took off and no victims have come forward. police are hoping the suspect's outfit might help locate those involved and determine what led to it. >> it was around that season. you see a lot of people dressed up. you see the santa hats floating around, costumes. who knows where they were coming from or what the circumstances were and why they had the hat but that's something that's d distincti distinctive. it all happened two blocks from the tenderloin police station. one residen

reporting live in richmond, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> also in the east bay in oakland overnight, police had their hands full with two sideshows. 50 cars involved there. a chp helicopter responded and that sideshow broke up. but a short time later, another sideshow with 200 cars. that's near 54th avenue and international. police helicopter was targeted multiple times by someone pointing a green laser which can temporarily blind a pilot. chp officers were able to find that suspect with the laser, followed him, arrested him. the 23-year-old pittsburg man now facing very serious charges and hefty fines. it's a federal offense to aim a laser at an aircraft. >>> in santa clara an early morning fire left one man dead. flames broke out at a two-unit townhome near the border of santa clara and san jose. they pulled the man out alive but he died on the way to the hospital. >> about 2:00, 4:00 in the morning is when most of our fires that cause injuries occur. people are home and they're sleeping and sometimes fire gets a head start. >> crews were able to contain the fire to two of the fou

christie smith joins from us sfo where they arrived about 90 minutes ago. the poor people on that flight. >> reporter: jae and i have to say after all that there was a real sense of relief from passengers after an 11 and hour flight. nearly three extra hours tacked on. this is a flight from frankfurt to sfo that as you said circled around the bay. we spoke with passengers as they arrived late this amp at sfo who it people waiting for hours to pick them up trying to get information about the flight. surprised to find it was sitting in oakland. passengers tell us the fog was thick in san francisco. the plane seemed to want

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