we're live in downtown san francisco. nbc bay area news. >>> and a distinction for san jose. the city is investigating its 46th homicide of the year. that's the highest rate of a decade. the latest crime happened near san jose/campbell border. police believe this crime is gang related. so far no word of any arrest. the man who rammed the ghost ship warehouse is defending himself tonight and pointing fingers at several government agencies. the legal team for derick almena should not be made a scapegoat for the warehouse fire and instead pointing to the building code inspectors as potential defends in a civil suit saying civil lawyers look for deep pockets. here the only deep pockets are those of alameda county and the property owner. >>> donald trump officially won the vote to become the next president, texas delivering the final votes giving trump the 270 electoral votes needed. quote we did it. thank you to all my great supporters. we just officially won the election despite all the distorted and inaccurate media. throughout the day we saw this, demonstrators out in force. t

kron 4's gabe slate was in downtown san francisco. there was steady rain today over most of the bay area. kron 4's gabe slate is in downtown san francisco where the rain made the commute challenging. yeah it is. it was a sea of red brake lights in downtown san francisco as people tried to get out of town. it took me 30 minutes to move 8 blocks going from van ness ave to union square. >> britteny: clara some showers bring it down for you galahad and we continue on and off heading into tomorrow same thing this week and heavy rain moves and saturday morning taper off in the afternoon and heading toward evening all this slight chance heading into sunday. we continue to see or temperatures. close to average we will see heavier downpours closer to 415 on saturday lots of rain concord and santa rosa see a whole lot of rain and things start clear into your evening hours again only a slight chance. how much more rain between today and sunday looks like we only get to about 1/3 of an inch by tomorrow afternoon as it progressed and the saturday s

expect 15 minutes through the toll plaza into downtown san francisco. moving to a very slow and miserable commute along the altamont pass here. on 205, moving just 6 miles an hour out of tracy. this is due to a three-car crash on westbound 580 before greenville road. this is blocking the left lane and crews are trying to clear it out. we are getting reports this will take a while. as of now, that's 93 minutes, a very bad commute. give yourself a lot of time before you get on the altamont pass. into the dublin interchange, a live look there. altamont pass to 680 will take you 21 minutes. i hope the weather is better. >>> we have a combination of things going on. we have fog in the napa area, partly cloudy skies throughout the bay right now. we have clear skies in san josi, currently 40 degrees in redwood city, san francisco in the mid-40s. bundle up out the door this morning. later today you'll need the sunglasses. remaining on the cool side, then breezy and windy. take a look at the reporting stations right now, 32 degrees in fairfield. satellite and ra

time is 6-- right now in downtown san francisco, crews are assessing the damage done - >>> good morning. it's friday, december 9. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. time now 6:30. right now in downtown san francisco, crews are assessing damage from a water main break. anne makovec is live at the scene with the latest. anne? >> reporter: yeah. they have a huge operation in front of them. i'm here near the moscone center. it is at howard and fourth. they are cleaning up some of the mud right now and will eventually start digging underground. also very close to the metreon. so this is a busy intersection and this is going to be affecting traffic into the afternoon hours. here's what things looked like when it broke at 3:15 a.m. it was a 12" water main about five feet underground. the water was gushing into the intersection some of it collecting in the basements of the moscone center. they have been trying to pump it out. public works crews have been able to reroute the water flow so no service disruptions right now. but they are getting ready to go underground and repair that 12" pipe

san francisco. the specific areas where they were getting these calls are around downtown san francisco south of the area where we're at on the embarcadero. we're willing told just now that smell is traveling south of 280. that smell is beginning to dissipate. there are investigators here on the ground. we haven't been given a specific location. but, of course, as we get those new details, we'll bring them to you in the newsroom. live in san francisco, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> pete, thank you. >>> now to a legal setback for san francisco's police union. the union wants to stop changes to the city's use of force policy. changes that were approvaled just last week and would affect some police policies for the first time in 20 years. as a result, officers will no longer be able to use a specific type of choke hold and no longer allowed to shoot into moving vehicles. the police union wants to stop those changes, but a judge has denied the union's request. the judge says the state supreme court already ruled that cities have the right to define the use of force policy. the head of the poli

then a quick drive into downtown san francisco. 238 in san leandro to the maze will take you a quick5 minutes and then guess what? it's game night! houston rockets versus the golden state warriors, game time 7:30 p.m. so expect some more delays on the nimitz freeway headed into oracle. i'll send it to you. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> developing now in washington state, a standoff with a suspect who reportedly shot and killed a police officer. the attack happened in tacoma. authorities say the officer was responding to a domestic violence call. there was some sort of fight, and the suspect reportedly shot the officer several times before he fled. >>> the manhunt for two jail escapees from santa clara county is now over. both captured within hours of each other. kpix 5's maria medina is live outside the main jail in san jose with how it all went down. hey, maria. >> reporter: good morning, brian. yeah, this certainly has the beginning and end of the hollywood movie with two escapees on the run after they broke out of jail here just before thanksgiving. now, rogelio chavez was a

san francisco for oakland. san francisco itself looks good. northbound 101 and southbound 101 in downtown san francisco all the way to san bruno. we are at 580 westbound from the altamont pass. 580 looks pretty good. you can see highway 4 also has a little bit of traffic through pittsburgh on the way to bay point. we have been following this story for about an hour. 1 person in custody after a wild police chase in the peninsula. we have the update. >>reporter: good morning to you. this is really just a bizarre pursuit this morning. a man driving a stolen tow truck led police on a chase. it finally ended in south san francisco. the chase started about 3:00 a.m. in san lleandro after this man apparently stole this truck from a tow yard in the city. the driver led the police on a chase across the bay bridge and then san francisco. eventually the police put out a spike trip and that blew out the tires of the truck. and at one point we understand the driver of this tow truck backed up the truck into a chp cruiser. then he hopped out of the truck and ran across lanes of traffic and that's when

larkspur ferry and san francisco ferry cancelled for 8:45 due to problems. muni and caltrain on time. looking good into downtown san francisco. be careful of wet roads. >>> a lot of people are expected to fly today and if you are heading to the airport you are going to want to give yourself some extra time. he so far security lines are taking a half our at sfo. airport officials recommend arriving two hours early. >>> new details on a house fire in the oakland hills. we are hearing from the family who lives inside. firefighters were called to the scene around 10: 00 last night. this was an alhambra lane in the oakland hills. the man who lives there says he was watching tv when his daughter started screaming to get outside. >> so i went out the front door and checked what was going on and saw flames coming out from under the garage. and it went up quickly. by the time i turned around to go back inside because i couldn't see it outside the whole front door was filled with smoke. >> there is damage to the house and garage. cause is under investigation. >>> another shooting on 580 and police are looking for any sus

about the scary scene. çááájamesáááÑ [take vo] çááávoáááÑ and a woman hit by a muni bus in downtown san franciscotatus of her condition this morning. çááájamesáááÑ [take vo] çááávoáááÑ and a bus crashes into a tree in the east bay... the new information we're just learning this morning. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. çááájamesáááÑ[take: on cam] çáááon camáááÑ >>male announcer:this is the bay area news station,kron 4 morning news starts now >>james: think you for joining us let's begin the owl with the check of the weather. >>anny hong: puc '30's and 40's across the board this time when it saw a lot of twenties and thirties mid-40s in san francisco 15 of this is the sign that the mild air mass is on to make its way into the bay area such impact in part to the east bay in the peninsula in san francisco where want to see mostly sunny skies a little milder. >>robin winston: if we haven't found any major trouble spots where off to a rough start checking into some of the other bridges the trip across the san mateo bridge know the problems living hayward. >>james: american news overnight a bu

expect no delay as you cross the span into downtown san francisco. me story at the nimitz freeway looking good in both directions. 880 northbound from 238 in san leandro to the maze will take 16 minutes and across the span of the san mateo bridge, that's a quick 14-minute drive between hayward to foster city. that's 880 to 101. now moving over to some events happening that might cause some delays but maybe not. dallas mavericks versus the warriors tonight, game time at 7:30 at oracle so expect some delays on the nimitz freeway. and if you are heading into the south bay for the sharks game philadelphia flyers versus the san jose sharks puck drops at 7 p.m. also we have some things going on in san francisco. critical mass bike ride. now this causes a lot of chaos in the city lots of bikes out there to watch out for so this begins at 6 p.m. so you want to make sure you're keeping an eye on those delays. and also those bikes. drive safely. i'll send it to you. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> right now 20,000 people are staring at a live stream waiting

and 40s around san francisco and oakland and high temperatures have a chance at 60s around downtown sanose. up towards dublin, livermore, 58 degrees. and out towards daly city andson san francisco, 56. and 57 around point reyes and 58 for novato. and into friday the first system out of the south there will be areas around san jose and monterey with the colder spots. and powered up by cooler air which will bring a chance of lowering snow levels especially sunday and monday. they don't have access to tropical moisture stream we've seen with previous storms. projections between friday and sunday looks like less than a quarter inch. and all that snow for mt. shasta, highway 50 and even the grapevine into southern california could see snow at times by midafternoon. and certainly elevations above 3500 feet, there is a chance of finding snow showers. if you want an early start, chilly temperatures. windy at times. look at the highs along the coast. passing showers not as soggy or windy. but passing showers, chilly temperatures around monterey. and dropping down as the jet stream changes config

bridge beautiful for from marin county into san francisco just 14 minutes from san rafael to the golden gate toll plaza. and if you are traveling into downtown bridge toll plaza you're looking good to the metering lights. they are not on. and there are no delays across the span. from the carquinez bridge along the eastshore freeway to the maze that will take you 19 minutes. and if you are traveling into the peninsula here's a live look at the san mateo bridge from hayward to foster city. a quick 15 minutes. roberta? >> another view of the golden gate bridge as seen from sutro tower. it is brightening up outside. official sun-up at 7:25. and boy, if you are heading out the door, 29 degrees in santa rosa. it's 30 in napa with the winds blowing up to 13 so it feels like it's in the 20s. oakland you are in the mid-40s. we are just about freezing in the livermore area. 38 degrees in san jose. mid-30s in redwood city. my pick city today santa cruz 71 it's a road trip. let's head to carmel valley 75 degrees today. 68 in monterey after 66 degrees yesterday. so 50s and 60s across the board with full forecast. northeast winds to 15 which is an offshor

expect no delay through into downtown san francisco. e same story here along the san mateo bridge into the peninsula. i'll send it to you. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> thank you, roqui. good morning, everybody. it's our live weather camera from our kpix 5 studios looking out past the beautiful embarcadero towards the bay bridge due east where we have increasing cloud cover. it will become partly cloudy today and much cooler. 30 right now santa rosa mid-30s tri-valley otherwise we are in the 40s around the rim of the bay into the santa clara valley. later today, with the cooler temperatures, down from 64 in half moon bay to the mid-50s had high 50s in vallejo, 60 tri- valley, 61 in san jose, back through willow glen, pled 50s to the north. we cool down today. over the weekend daily chances of light rain showers generally less than a tenth inch of rain. it will be dry for your celebrations on new year's eve night and then rain or snow possible on monday, tuesday. much cooler 40s and low 50s. the cold spell continues and as i sign on

it's not affecting much of your traffic though so looking good if you are heading into downtown san franciscoong 80 westbound from the carquinez bridge along the eastshore freeway to the maze that will take you 19 minutes and clear into downtown san francisco. moving to mass transit, bart is now on time. ace trains are on time. muni express buses most of those will not be running this week due to the holiday schedule. and if you are taking the larkspur ferry, that's on a reduced schedule but sausalito ferry is on a regular schedule. roberta, i will send it to you. >> i'm going to just dub the new tower at sfo -- new glory. i'm just loving this brand-new tower standing 221 feet tall. it was unveiled in october at sfo allowing the air traffic controllers better visibility for the airfield and we have a plane taking off and we have no delays at sfo, mineta or oakland international airport this morning because the skies are clear albeit cold. it's 30 in santa rosa. it's freezing in livermore. it's 33 in redwood city. mid-30s now in oakland. that's the coldest temperature we have reported all week

san francisco looks great. no problems for 80 w. meters heading in. it will be smooth through downtown, 101 and highway 280. nd san rafael bridge a little crowded. overall not a bad commute. for those of you who plan on hopping on the ferry this morning we do have delays on south san francisco. they are having mechanical issues so that 7:30 alameda and 7:40 oakland departures have been canceled. your next very heading to south san francisco will be 8:00 for alameda and 8:10 for oakland. make sure you plan ahead. we have bart, ace train operating on a holiday schedule. >> with days away with ringing in the new year that means millions of workers in california and other states across the nation will get a pay raise. minimum wage increases taking affect and 27 since -- 2017. massachusetts in washington state will have the highest state minimum wage in the country at $11 an hour. also starting on sunday, january 1 california drivers can not hold their cell phones behind the wheel. under the lot you have to use history technologies with voice commander. bluetooth. if you have to touch the screen to allow allows f

only 16 minutes from downtown oakland to downtown san francisco.d to drive out of the east bay, check out the dry. 23 minutes from antioch to concord. leaving livermore from basco road to the dublin interchange, smooth sailing. 11 minutes for that ride. very quiet in the south bay. overall a nice commute and it's less than 30 minutes. >>> 7:03 is the time. breaking news that we just learned this morning. san francisco mayor edley apparently expected to announce a new police chief this morning. that news conference called for 11:00. kron 4 will be there and we will stream that live through our website and mobile app. reports say that the mayor will announce he is hiring a veteran lapd chief for the position. kron 4 is working hard to confirm that. the active police chief had been expected to take over that role. he was backed by the police union. there is word this morning the chaplain is not the payer -- not the mayor's pick. again, we will be there updating you as we get the information. >>> and a top story that we are following. police in the eas

and there is the golden gate bridge as well san francisco as a little bit warmer than what we have been saying here is a list shot from our roof camera in downtown what the forecast in just a few minutes from now. >>robin winston: we talked about people have and friday off traffic has been howe london so far we're still off to a great story this morning it's less than 10 minutes out 2101 across the golden gate bridge no big problems for 242. >>will tran: president obama punishing russia for as interference in the u.s. election. >>grant lodes: 5 russian entities including three companies russia calls the allegations brown was the foreign minister slamming president obama and thompson countermeasures and other things to be announced friday in arrears example gop representatives of largely applauding the administration's actions he also praises sanction calling them overdue. >>will tran: the live right here in san francisco to visit the russian consulate in has that part of the team coverage. >>reporter: the russian diplomats kept to themselves of an order from president obama for 35 of them to leave the country and take their families with them in

san francisco is catching a slight break after more than an inch came down around downtown san francisco. you see the total there. around the peninsula, toe above one to two inches of rain. the top mountains in the clearing line now. the heavier showers have moved off to the east. so the trend for the next hour or two, santa cruz mountains, that is where the locally heavy rain will be for the rest of the evening. rain on the decrease the rest of the evening. the sunday forecast is coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you very much. a scary scene in the east bay. a large tree on highway 13 coming down on a car. causing a massive back up. j jody hernandez is the first reporter on the scene. >> i'm standing on the northbound lanes of highway 13 where you see this big tree at about 2:30 this afternoon came crashing downright across all lanes of the highway. now right over here is where a car was driving, and we're going to roll video to show you what it looked like when we got here. there was a camaro and the tree was right on top of it. the driver was stuck and he could not get out. jo

>>> the bay bridge toll plaza, if you are headed into downtown san francisco, the maze to downtown willake you 17 minutes. and, of course, we have the san francisco problem here that's now a remember it northbound 280 before geneva avenue. it's a three-car crash blocking the two right lanes and that backup is to john daly boulevard. look at that, in that area, traffic is moving at just three miles per hour. so he definitely want to give yourself a lot of extra time if this is a part of your morning commute. let's head now to danville here. southbound 680 after sycamore valley road a three-car crash is cleared off the roadway but a lot of residual backup in the area. traffic moving in the area at just 13 miles per hour. down to the altamont pass, traffic where you're coming out of tracy at just 18 miles per hour, and this slow traffic is due to an earlier crash in livermore that's since been cleared out the way but expect delays in the area. north tracy boulevard to the altamont pass on 580 westbound will take you 40 minutes. that's your traffic. roberta, it's cold and rainy. >>> it is c

one out of san francisco where pete suratos is covering a strange odor. >> reporter: san francisco residents reporting a gas odor smell around downtown. what officials are telling us about it this morning. >> pete, thanks. we are live in san jose, southbound 280 at byrd avenue where a wrong way driver caused a multicar crash. many people have been injured and transported to the hospital. only two lanes of the five are open right now. we will have the latest with tom jensen after the break. air at 4:30-- a wrong waas >>> good morning. it's 5:31 right now on your wednesday morning, and problems in the south bay in san jose on 280 south. what you're looking at right here is crews cleaning up after a very bad traffic accident this morning. a wrong-way driver in a silver volkswagen went the wrong way onto southbound 280 at byrd avenue going north. it resulted in a three-car crash. as you see, they're still cleaning up. two lanes have shut down. we'll have live team coverage of that accident coming up nch. >>> good morning and thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm kira klapper in for laura garcia-cannon. mike inouye is also off t

for learning and acquires for conversation for history for cultivate here in the heart of downtown san francisco and on behalf of all of us the california historical society is grateful to partner with the city and county of san francisco i applaud the leadership felt marries the office of economic workforce development and other leaders for recognizing the deep significance of this project and here we're dedicated to ban together to advance to the next expiration it is truly an honor to give thanks for the state of california to senator mark leno and the assembly member and the last one for providing a one-million dollar grant to the historical society yeah. >> (clapping.) >> that will advance our efforts here and provide critical funding for the planning and the due diligence that we will now undertake from capital campaign financing to understanding the buildings needs and renovations to problematic design to assure the rejection of this treasurer will be a latin moment to the city it is with great pleasure i introduce our mayor, mayor ed lee throughout his tenure he's a champion of the city'

. >>> right now in san francisco, crews are working to repair a broken water main in one of the city's busiest downtown corridors. kpix 5's anne makovec is live in san francisco with the latest on repairs and disruptions in the area. anne? >> reporter: yes, 4th and howard is right by the metreon. this is a busy intersection in san francisco. you can see some of the water still bubbling up from where that underground water main broke at about 3 a.m. it sent water gushing through the intersection. take a look at this video we shot just before 4 this morning. a lot of this water headed straight for this underground that unconnects the metreon with the, um, the -- some of the businesses around here including the target so they have been pumping water out of the basement of the metreon for the last hour or so. apparently their pumps are able to keep up with the water but there could be some damage there. in the meantime, they are trying to figure out exactly what caused this 12" water main to break. as we have been talking about for years here, there is certainly an issue with aging infrastructure in san fr

downtown san jose about .4 inch of rain. 4 inches of rain though out around ben loehmann. and downtown san francisco more than an inch of rain. and the mobile radar scanning the sky and showing you that the rain has moved on. and now a chilly start to the morning. north bay temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s tomorrow morning. but the outlook for the first half of next week could be talking about 2 1/2 inches of rain for the north bay. we'll let you know when the next round is on its way. >>> this weather nearly turned deadly in oakland today after a giant tree crashed down across the highway landing on a car with a man in it. jody hernandez has been there since the afternoon and is live with this incredible story. >> reporter: it is really incredible. the officers who responded to the scene told me it's a true miracle that nobody was hurt. we all know that we have many, many drought-stricken trees without the bay area. when one toppled on to the highway today it sent drivers in a panic. this was the scene on highway 13 in oakland this afternoon. after a huge rain-soaked pine tree toppled down

with downtown san francisco stops the lanes alternate between montgomery and embarcadero. caltrain is increasing service and free with a.c. transit on regular saturday service tomorrow and free service on sunday. c.h.p. will be in a maximum enforcement gear until midnight on monday meaning all available personnel will be on duty looking for impaired drivers. >> if they drink for the holiday, have a game plan, whether it is uber, lyft or designated driver. >> plan on delays. this is a look at embarcadero as the fire, would show was ending last year, we are expecting the same thing this year. saying home is an option, as well, and if i can stay awake until midnight. >> watch the 9:00 fire woulds. >> that works. >> if you taking uber home, it could cost. uber is expecting to give 15 million rides across the country a record-breaking night. when demand increases, the prices increase up to ten times the rate. so called dynamic pricing helps ensure drivers are always mere and you can get a ride during high demand. how do you avoid surge pricing new years? do not ride from midnig

moving into san francisco-101 looks good approaching the 80 split into downtown san francisco the bay bridge toll plaza you can see traffic moving along nicely so far getting into san francisco. but springsteen and. >>> cloudy skies out there topic will see any issues for weather is some thought and light rain and a better opportunity on sunday and widespread rain. he didn't hear over the weekend we had rain but the sierra got slammed with rain. there were reports of 9 inches of rain for some. self for a new but is smoking -- snow levels have gone way up and will stay pretty high and come down as you come to the weekend but for us to the a lot of cloud coverage and some light rain possible but a lot of this not going to do much that it is in place. 40s on the temperatures to 50s but a lot of 40s fremont livermore brentwood and concord . northbay temps capital 34. northwest and hillsboro. 21 in tracking -- truckee. what have coverage . 4000 foot level 8000 and the cloud coverage will get a county pattern that a lot after with what will happen with have coverage and is developing system

if you are heading from marin into san francisco, that will just take 14 minutes from 580 in san rafael. into downtownoking? good. and if you are traveling into the peninsula, from hayward to foster city, that's a quick 13 minutes. have a great day, everybody! wayne: (imitating chewbacca) you got the car! - holy cow! wayne: you've got the big deal! you've won, now dance. cat gray's over there jamming the tunes. vamos al aruba! let's play smash for cash. - go big or go home! jonathan: it's time for "let's make a deal". now here's tv's big dealer, wayne brady! wayne: what's happening? welcome to "let's make a deal". i'm wayne brady. thank you so much for tuning in. this is mega deal week. all week long we've been trying to give away the mega deal. here's what happens. if someone in this room happens to win the big deal of the day, then they are eligible for the mega deal, where they can take home every single merchandise prize they've seen in today's show-- over $100,000 worth of prize. right? right now i need one person to make a deal with me.

and if you're heading to downtown san francisco along if east shore freeway, that's 19 minutes. no delays at the toll plaza there, metering lights coming on around 5:30 a.m. kenny? >>> thank you. a criminal investigation is underway at the site of a deadly warehouse fire in oakland. 36 people confirmed dead, and investigators do not believe they will find any additional bodies. friday's fire is now the deadliest disaster since the fire in 1936 in san francisco. officials are still looking for the cause of the blaze. >> reporter: at least 1,000 mourners came to pay tribute to those who died in the fire. for days the local arts community has been in shock. >> we should get an update on the investigation and recovery efforts later this morning. a press conference is scheduled for 6:00 a.m. we'll bring that to you live here and on cbssf.com. . >> authorities have identified many victims, mainly in their 20s, and at least three were from out of the country. two uc berkeley students are still unaccounted for. last night officials released the names of 9 more victims: . >> vigils for t

san francisco looks normal. >>robin winston: it is just under 30 minutes from that point into downtown san francisco >>will tran:l annoying drizzle we have not seen major rainfall it is still causing some problems on the roadways this is the on ramp not as cold this morning as we seen over the past couple of days you definitely need to wear a sweater you conceive the roadway the water being kept up you will not need to use the windshield wipers every now and in the drizzle picks up what it is not too bad so far this morning definitely take it easy >>will tran: as far as this stretch of 880 going through oakland not a problem perhaps the big rainfall will head this land >>reporter: we haven't seen it just yet the rain is coming down the rows have been raining for hours we're going to slow down local streets this morning even we were driving we start driver sped now hitting the center median you going to slow down keep your headlights on also make sure you're watching out for other drivers >>mark: they're looking for the mariel they're involved in the may 11th shooting she was the mother of four and this is their

along the eastshore freeway to the maze will take 21 minutes. 15 minutes from the toll into downtown san francisco>>> we all know traffic is pretty bad in san francisco. now officials are calling out ridesharing companies for the jam-ups. san francisco has the third most congested streets in america. the sfmta says that's because roughly 45,000 drivers working for uber or lyft are packing the city with cars. soon those drivers may be able to rent vehicles for their work. that's a proposal the sfmta opposes. the agency also says environmental concerns cannot be discarded. >> we have to go through an environmental review and yet, conversely, they can add thousands upon thousands of uber and lyft pncs to the streets with no environmental reviews. >> as for the taxi count, some 1800 of them also use city streets to pick people up. >>> donald trump has officially named rex tillerson has secretary of state. he is the ceo of exxonmobil. he has no formal foreign policy experience but has built several relationships with world leaders through the company. some lawmakers are concerned about the pick because

those metering lights are off and you're smooth sailing across the span into downtown san francisco. oth drive across the nimitz in both directions 880 northbound from 238 in san leandro to the maze will take you 17 minutes. southbound 880 to westbound 92 the san mateo bridge, that commute is looking good too from hayward to foster city. that will take 15 minutes between 880 and 101. okay. now to our altamont pass traffic. the slowest traffic of the morning. but it's not even that slow. coming out of tracy off 205 you're moving at 60 miles per hour. and then once you hit north flynn road you're down to 46 miles per hour. so north tracy boulevard along 580 westbound to the altamont pass 17 minutes. frees up in livermore to the dublin interchange where it's good. altamont pass to 680, just 15 minutes. >>> thanks. president-elect trump is again weighing in on the u.n.-israel resolution. his intervention in the issue last week drew some criticism that he was overstepping his bounds. on twitter president-elect donald trump took aim at the united nations saying, the u.n. has such great pote

this is specifically in the downtown san francisco area including south of the embarcadero as well as geary and leavenworth. the first call came in from polk street. the good news is, this smell has dispalted. we're told there are crews on the ground with pg&e conducting those readings around the city. if we get new information or new details on, this we'll bring that to you back in the newsroom. live in san francisco, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> pete, thank you very much. some folks in the bay area also feeling this this morning. a swarm of earthquakes near south lake tahoe that could be felt close to the bay area. take a look at this usgs map showing the cluser? the center of your screen, being updated as aftershocks continue to hit. this is what we know, two 5.7 magnitude quake shook minutes apart this morning after midnight. then there was a serious of smaller earthquakes after that. the two larger quakes were centered near hawthorne, nevada, more than 300 miles from the bay area. >> at least one of the two men arrested in connection with a deadly stabbing inside a tar

out to 1 01 here is the bay bridge ride into san francisco the nimitz recovering from an earlier overturn the 21 minute ride from san leandro and to downtown bay area is the most expensive. çááávoáááÑ welcome back to the kron 4 >>darya: you were pictures and videos this is someone in talk of. >>james: instead is more the scattered variety beginning in the east bay we have the of this there are a few showers and now all that has moved on and acting at mount diablo and some of those communities into the brentwood and the delta still did was some light showers wanted a closer to san francisco and daly city in pacific co pretty scattered some of the santa rosa not much for the rest of 1 01 down to san rafael to watch carefully this side of the bay we could potentially see some flareups on the storm activity pockets of yellow that could bring strong winds you concede flying debris and then it begins to move off by evening time. >>james: she's been focusing on the weekend ahead we can expect. >>rebecca: we're overlooking the east of is on the camera checking out of berkeley were jameses mentioning we're seeing what weather christmas day in the m

the maze will take you 20 minutes and expect 10 to 15 minutes through the toll plaza into downtown san franciscover now again to mass transit, no delays. i'll send it to you. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> in san jose, a math mistake leads to almost a million dollars in overpaid pensions. city workers are being told to pay back the extra cash. the miscalculation started two decades ago with a disparity between the payroll and retirement systems numbers. the mistake affects 300 retired san jose police and firefighters. they will have repair hundreds to thousands of dollars. the city admits it made a mistake but says they can only look ahead now. >> if a problem originated 20 years ago people who might have been responsible or involved at the time aren't here anymore. so our goal here is not to find fault but, rather to fix the problem. >> aka, don't blame us. san jose plans to hold several public meetings for the retirees to discuss how they can make payments. >>> it's that time of year police say thieves are out looking to steal your packages. the latest crime happened in dublin late monday

keep this in mind, parking meters in san francisco will be enforced so don't start your new year with a parking ticket, okay? bay bridge toll plaza, heading into downtown francisco, you are good to go. carquinez bridge along the eastshore freeway to the maze will take you 19 minutes. and then if you are traveling along the nimitz freeway looking pretty good, as well. 238 in san leandro along 880 northbound to the made will take you 16 minutes. if you are taking southbound 880 to the san mateo bridge a live look at that into the peninsula 880 to 101, 13 minutes. >>> police are trying to figure out why a man walked into the transbay tube and caused delays on bart. the trespasser jumped on the tracks at the embarcadero station yesterday during the evening commute. people waiting on the platform posted these photos to instagram. while the man was in the tube, trains packed with commuters could not run at full speed. they had to be operated manually through the tube which caused major delays while police officers searched for him. they found and caught the man about 2 hours later. you can see him here. he ended up shirtless and filthy. he made it more than

. >> and we have minutes adding on to your commute from the maze to downtown san francisco. how is the rest of the commute? more coming up. >> closed capti oning for this newscast is sponsored by "living spaces furniture" ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, across the south, people are waking up to significant damage - after deadly storms tore >>> good morning. welcome to your first day of december 2016. good morning, rise and shine! take a beautiful look at the city of san francisco. looking due east towards the estuary of oakland. we have clear skies now. we have some very frigid temperatures. we are going to talk about frost and when you can expect it. it's traffic and weather together. >>> significant damage in multiple southern states. five people were killed after the powerful system struck alabama georgia and tennessee yesterday. several counties are working to clean up downed trees and fallen power lines. no one was hurt when a tornado hit the atlanta area but two women who saw it saw the winds were a real shock. >> it was so much wind. ving was just flying everywhere. -- everyth

looking good heading into downtown san francisco.quinez bridge along the eastshore freeway to the maze, 19 minutes. across the span of the golden gate bridge 580 to the toll plaza, 14 minutes. >>> that's a big game. they don't come to town very often so another sellout at the s.a.p. center. that's going to be a fun game for the sharks. if you are going to the sharks game, by that time tonight it, will be raining. hi-def doppler picking up a little bit of green offshore. there you have it approaching point arena. cloverdale, healdsburg, occidental, santa rosa, you will hear the raindrops first on the rooftops in the late morning hours. clear skies right now. i wish we could just show you somehow just how cold it is outside. all we can do is display these temperatures. 32 in santa rosa. north winds at 6 makes it feel like 26 degrees out the door this morning. san francisco in the mid-40s almost freezing in the tri- valley. here's what you need to know on this midweek forecast. bundle up out the door. but also, grab the umbrella. you wi

and downtown san francisco close to an inch of rain and some of the wet est spots seen around the bayd that is where deployed our storm ranger as we take a look at that on the radar scan over the peninsula. we'll take you in on some of those lighter rain showers from downtown san francisco to the bridge. we've been seeing the rain at times in the commute across this evening. not as much rain out towards the tri valley in north bay. these light pockets of showers which continue to move on through and the future cast will show you that between now and tomorrow morning's commute generally less than a tenth of an inch of rain falling. that will make the roadways a little slick for tomorrow morning. a reminder as the weather gets more active download our nbc bay area app where you can take a tour of your own interactive radar and future cast much like you saw over my shoulder. it allows you to stay connected with weather as i talk about this moving forward. the numbers you saw could double by the time we get into the weekend. you'll get those notifications in real time on the nbc bay area

bit of a bag of getting up to the scene of the skyway know all the problems hitting into downtown san franciscot know the problems for the south came to 37/17 moving at the limit that is will we like to see. >>will tran: we have new video of another crime this video that was sent to was a burglary that happened yesterday near this the park to drive and capitol expressway. >>will tran: investigators of the kron 4 any information or home surveillance video that and leave it to the capture donald trump thinking victory tour continues with this latest bout of pennsylvania. >>will tran: that response comes after if russia or some other entity was hacking why did they wait so long. >>will tran: he is concerned but the intelligence finding is concerned it is being used to delegitimizes victory in. >>reporter: of this is serious because not only did it and pack the presidential race but the new york times has done a really good series the second day this morning, they pointed out that may have been affected by this in four states. >>will tran: accusations that vladimir was aware of the attack on presid

poured today...with more than an inch at the oakland museum...and more than eight-tenths in downtown san francisco. up in the north almost two inches fell in kentfield in marin county. there's more on the, too...after a bit of a brea timing and so on when we cor the forecast in a few minut. and one more note -- pg-and-e isn't confirming whether it was weather-related... but duri today's rain... a power oute put more than 40- thousand customers in berkeley, oakld and emeryville in the dark this afternoon. investigators were in the rain... digging through debs from the oakland warehouse today. they're putting together a forensic map of the buildin and trying to track anything electrical that could have ignited the fire. fundraisers and vigils are g held for the victims. tonign san francisco: a concert foe youngest person killed -- a member of a boys choir... was the son of an alameda cy sheriff's deputy. kpix 5's cate cauguiran hase touching tribute. nat music sot: kristen grzeca (gre- kah)/dir. of vocal music, rh asawa sota tonight is about it's about draven it's about club".. a fundraiser was held

and you're looking good headed to downtown san francisco. >>> donald trump is expected to officially be elected the next president of the united states today. members of the electoral college will cast their votes. even some republicans admit that in the election season nothing is certain. protests were going on across the country yesterday. demonstrators want the electors to vote for candidates other than trump. >> for the electoral college to break away from what we normally do has only happened a handful of times. >> a bipartisan group of electors is demanding that president obama have the cia brief them on russian hacking before they vote. >>> the oakland raiders beat the chargers yesterday. the team's uncertain future in oakland is still on a lot of fans' minds. [ cheering ] >> thank god. the strategic is over. >> reporter: raider nation celebrates the victory fans have been waiting for for 14 years. >> this is the best christmas present and we're here, baby. >> reporter: with two minutes and 40 seconds left, a successful field goal clinched a playoff spot for the first time sin

. >> taxi driver posted this video of an unbird running a red line in downtown san francisco. on the left side the light towns red and on the right side you can see what is an uber self-driving car running the light. the dmv has a list of companies that need permits to test drive cars. uber is not on the list. the meeting will be heated this afternoon most likely. we have reach out to uber and the dmv but "no comment e. >> high stakes, to be sure. >> the so the bay, the driver behind the wheel of this burning car managed to walk away without serious injuries. the bmw was on the side after a bad crash. witnesses say the driver was getting off 280 and he is skid, hit the overpass and the vehicle burst into flames. it looks bad. a friend said he pulled the driver out of the vehicle before it started burning. >> this is a freak crash that happened a mother and a son. c.h.p. said this happened when a 17-year-old had car trouble the he pulled over next to the center guide on southbound 680. in san jose before we. he calmed his mother and she gets this, she slammed into his car causi

san francisco, the topic is weather. rob was just telling me that right now it's 46. >> already 46 degrees. >> going down to? >> frost advisory, upper 30s around downtown san francisco. across the bay area we have cold, colder, and coldest coming up. a cold advisory in san francisco, colder. san jose, freeze warning. a hard freeze warning from solano county towards sacramento, upper 20s to mid-20s around the north bay and livermore. highs tomorrow going to feel cool again outside, upper 40s to low 50s at 2:00. the frost could stick around tomorrow morning. >> not used to that, for sure. thanks, rob. >>> thank you so much for choose nbc bay area news tonight. >> see you back tonight at 11:00. an nbc news special is next. >> take care. male announcer: you're watching an nbc bay area news special. tonight, "we investigate." david campos: folks have been robbing residents of that housing, and airbnb has essentially been driving the getaway car. enough is enough. announcer: a showdown over home sharing sites in san francisco. we examine a bitter legal battle between the city and airbnb. plus, blinded by the lights at levi's stadium, we uncover what the coun

smooth sailing into downtown san francisco. beautiful look at the golden gate bridge from marin county into san francisco. quick 14 minutes. roberta? >> did you say a beautiful look at the golden gate bridge? i have a beautiful look! the golden gate bridge this morning, bird's-eye view from sutro tower looking in a northerly direction. what a gift this is. wow! it's a stunning view this morning. the visibility is unlimited. sky is blue. but boy, is it cold! santa rosa at 30. redwood city freezing. 37 degrees in the san jose area. we do have a freeze warning in effect for north bay, east bay. ,,,,,,,, ♪ >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour -- utah's canyonlands and arches national parks are natural wonders but an innovative program is help ogg to restore some of their original beauty. how park rangers are creating islands of recovery in the middle of the desert. >>> plus, members of the eagles experienced huge success and devastating loss during their years. the kennedy center is celebrating their

you 26 to 27 minutes so that's a pretty long commute across the span of the bay bridge into downtown san franciscomind there is a high wind advisory as well so keep both hands on your wheel as you're driving. a slow commute across the span of the san mateo bridge from hayward to foster city. that will take you a slow 20 minutes. and then a look at the traffic across the altamont pass, very slow conditions all morning long due to this earlier crash before north flynn road has since been off the roadway but you're still driving at just 30 miles per hour in the area. north tracy boulevard along 580 westbound to the altamont pass will take you up to 45 minutes. and now, to the south bay here, the only slowdown we have to worry about so far is 101 northbound, that 280/680 split to highway 237 will take you 14 minutes. and expect smooth commute on 280 northbound and also 87 northbound. i'll send it to you. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> in pacifica heavy rains and waves have been ripping up the city's cliffside putting buildings right on the edge in real trouble. kpix 5's sandra osborne live in pac

san francisco 56. cool in santa rosa 51 after starting at 28 degrees. downtownncisco right near the mission district back through union square east winds at 4. 12-mile-per-hour winds in pleasanton. 15 in livermore. these are offshore winds. 17 in the napa area. there's what you need to know for this thursday. this is the last day of full sunshine across the bay area because we begin to see increasing clouds friday leading to potential minimum risk of daily rain showers motor notably from friday through next tuesday, wednesday. cool conditions. there you have the high pressure in full command of our bay area forecast and here's our futurecast. you see that swath of clouds for friday? then the clouds thicken and they gather and produce rain showers far reaches the north bay on saturday. and then we'll have a slight chance of rain showers for the new year on sunday. more likely on monday. statewide today good-looking day central valley 57 to 60. one of my pick cities has to be monterey bay at 6le degrees. 49 on the south shore. here's your beach forecast. santa cru

and then you have about a 30- minute drive from the maze into downtown san francisco so pretty heavy you are heading out the door. give yourself extra time. a live look at the nimitz freeway in both directions looking good. but on 880 northbound from 238 in san leandro to the maze that will be a quick 17 minutes. if you are traveling across the span of the san mateo bridge, we have another bridge that's slow here from hayward to foster city. that will be a 30-minute drive, as well. i'll send it to you. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> you wouldn't let one of those uber cars drive you around? >> i don't know. i would like them to work out the kinks. i'll like michelle. >> i'll go for it. i'll be one of those crash dummies. no, i don't mean that. [ laughter ] >> sticking with the weather. i have to stay focused. [ laughter ] >>> good morning, everybody. it is our live -- [ hysterical laughter ] >> we have light rain in the north bay this morning. it was a dark sky before the storm. doesn't that look ominous? but visibility is improving. we couldn't see the bay bridge earlier. we hav

quick check of the live camera berkeley looking at mostly cloudy conditions of the 40's in downtown san francisco mint to upper 50s across the bay including 59 in oakland 60 in san jose 56 and sent francisco opera fifties and santa rosa. >>anny hong: we are attracting a lot of moisture you see this morning not expecting so what weather to impact the morning commute by tomorrow night thing start to change looked at all of this motion that will be coming to the bay area and also be making some snow up in this year by wednesday morning is going to be wed for much of the bay area. >>anny hong: it is one to be happening we will start tuesday and wednesday the winter weather advisory goes into effect four to 8 in. of snow about 5,500 ft.. >>anny hong: everyone will be seen the wet weather friday's is the one chance to dry out the will keep a slight chance for showers over the weekend >>robin winston: that is normal only two to three caslon's open on inside because a little bit of a backed up every morning around this time between the toltec as that is why we always see the slow traffic check of the dri

outside right now, more mild closer to san francisco where you have 46 degrees. notice a off shore breeze over downtown san francisco. fairfax 36 degrees, clear skies. san jose downtown 43. further away from downtown, this is where we see temperatures drop off. south san jose mid-30s. campbell and los gatos a few spots could see patchy frost in the morning. some areas in the low 30s. patchy frost still possible even though temperatures fine tuning of the forecast are running slight li warmer than last night. it means we will probably not see as many upper 20s but low to mid-30s. high pressure to the west. which will over the next couple of afternoons lead to the warmest temperatures of the week, especially by thursday afternoon. so temperatures for the morning low 30s from the north bay to the try valley. upper 30s. close to san jose. south of san jose a chance of 60s. thursday looks to be the warmest day of the week where we could see mid 60s in the forecast. upper 50s concord to antioch. highs in the mid to upper 50s and for the north bay in the upper 50s. overall those temperatures may seem warm com