foster city, san mateo. and even over to fremont. strong low down in baja. it keeps the offshore flow going. we have high pressure in charge and it's not going anywhere. a dent on saturday and no big deal. there's no rain into the weekend. there's above normal temps with 60s, low to mid. >>> 4:30 and sal tells us super commute time. >> i was going to say i like the weather. >> although we need rain. >>> and the super commute is doing well. we do it from solano county. vacaville looks good. and the road sensors are not showing anything major. traffic is moving along well. i know you're probably just listening. a lot of people are not watching, they are doing other things. traffic looks good across the carquinez bridge and heading to the macarthur maze. 4:31. and let's go back to the desk. >>> at 4:31 we continue our coverage of the unexpected death of san francisco mayor ed lee. this is today's front page of the chronicle. mayor ledcy in a time of change. >> ed was not a politician. he did not always deliver the best sound bite or carry the room with unspoken

off to a great start, 880 to 101 about 13 minutes from hayward to foster city. good news is if you are connecting off at 880 to the san mateo bridge, no delays. and if you get to 101, traffic looks good in both directions. 101 itself a nice ride northbound if you heading to sfo. southbound towards the south bay, traffic actually moving at the limit there, as well. that's a look at your morning drive. back to you guys. >>> time is 4:51. recreational marijuana will be legal to buy next week. why some doctors say they are especially concerned about pot-infused edibles. ♪ [ splash ] [ horn sounds ] dang! ok, i gotta run. hey, wait, there's something i need to tell you- dang. dang! dang! dang. dang. see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. now with the people first warranty. >>> welcome back to your wednesday morning. your highs today are at or above seasonal. cooler at the coast. warmer in the south bay. cooler closer to the water. 60 benicia. 59 in vallejo. around the

gray start, 13 minutes from 880 to 101, great start, no delays from hayward to foster city. 880 over the san mateo bridge no trouble spots through hayward. northbound 880 here's a live look, not too far from the coliseum. traffic is light moving nicely in through oakland southbound clear all the way down into fremont. and a quick look at south 680 at main street, looks pretty good here. we're not seeing any major snags or trouble spots but we are getting word of a possible brush fire off to the shoulder south 680 right at highway 24. we'll get more information on that as the chp gives it to us but right now use caution through there. >>> police say that they will have a large presence during new year's eve festivities in san francisco. extra officers are planned for areas like embarcadero and fisherman's wharf. police aren't saying if it's a direct response to the recently foiled attack at the pier 39 shopping area. but they do say that they are prepared to handle any potential threat. >> so for staffing, we have all discretionary time off with extra patrols throughout the city. >> t

. >> here again is the video the california highway patrol truck as 32-year-old daniel birk of foster city. he is expected to be booked once he's released from highland hospit he is facing charges of caltra has inspected the damage there is still a lot of cle in this. even after all of this equipment is cleared out of here, drivers repair weeken caltrans and chp are b.a.r. nbc ba area news. >>>let's take a look at our you ca see the crash still as as far as you can see. stay with us for continuing we're posting the latest updates on twitter feed. >>> just in, we have learn ed invest >>> happening now, people are deadli fire in the city's >> that's right. pretty much all day here in oaklan on 31st avenue. some in tears and sharing with their grief over this year. ♪ some of the music in the names of the 36 people who read a and it's you know, it's sad to >> ed spoke at the gathering he talked about the grief. >> right after it, those moments came much more frequently. now they're not as frequent. but then you know, suddenly, >> flowers and notes were a he represents the district. >> it's not

this morning we are learning that the driver of that truck -- 32 year old daniel berk of foster city- has been arrested on suspicion of d-u-i and vehicular manslaughter. he was taken to highland hospital yesterday with major injuries. ( marty ) new this morning... at least one person is dead after a crash on interstate 880 just north of davis street in san leandro. the crash was reported just before 3 this morning and involved a white dodge charger that struck a pole. further details were not immediately available. (marty) and in the south bay... san jose police are looking for suspects involved in a deadly shooting. it happened around three a.m. saturday in the area of east santa clara street and north 25th street. that's where officers found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. the victim was transported to the hospitalwhere he was pronounced dead. (marty) san francisco police are now releasing the name of the man who was shot and killed by officers on friday. police say 42- year-old keita o-neil was killed after stealing a california lottery van and assaulting its driv

we do have an update with the stall on the foster city side. fortunately it's not blocking lanes.golden gate bridge. two lanes northbound, four lanes southbound. clear conditions. not a problem at all coming all the way from novato into san francisco. we're not seeing any slowing. we'll have drive times here. traffic maps are green. slow out of tracy. typically slow behind the bay bridge toll plaza. let's take a look at this. 580 from tracy to dublin. about 15 minutes now. that is, unfortunately, typical for this time of morning. ace trains are a great alternate there running on time. highway 4, about 20 minutes. your drive from san rafael into san francisco still under 20 minutes. we'll take a look at the grapevine if you're traveling south on i-5. and the fires and the winds there in just a few minutes. >>> let's take a look, again, from our station in l.a. you can see what is happening right now in los angeles. if you're familiar with where the geddie center is, this is near that center and 405. a lot of people in that area. you can see how close it is. traffic -- bel air, ucla

daniel burke of foster city, facing dui and manslaughter charges. the truck was a rental. where it was headed. we did see several musical instruments and sound equipment scattered across the roadway. >> keep in mind if you have any plans tonight, several lanes are still closed at the pope. -- at the toll plaza. as you see from the live pictures, as we zoom out, a sea of red on the screen. totally backed up in the east bay. caltrans says several toll booths are damaged. it's likely that at least one will not be fixed in time for the monday morning commute. >> especially tough on 80 and 880 getting there. think about b.a.r.t. tonight. that's all the time. thank you, ikea. oh, john can't come. my uncle geoff just confirmed. the one that's always bringing a plus-one? yes, but we've got plus-one insurance. what's your dream? at ikea, we help you live it. make the dream yours. (cheering) the energy conscious whopeople among usle? say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear.

san mateo bridge 16 minutes to foster city. over at the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights are on. the backup stretches on to the eastshore freeway. we are in the red 22 minutes from the maze into san francisco. let's check in with neda on the forecast. >> let's hope a lot of people have heaters in their cars because it is keel especially along the north bay. it's very cold. i wanted to show you clear conditions for most of the bay area. but some patchy frost is expected because of temperatures like this. look at novato right now. 28 degrees petaluma 20s so it is very chilly in sebastopol, glen ellen, cloverdale, wow, santa rosa also temperatures below freezing. there will be front on the windshields. calm in the area so the colder air is settling in between the hills across the north bay and that's where that patchy fog is expected. also affecting visibility very slightly right now. look at santa rosa. 29. san jose cool in the 30s. this is a live view of san jose with the clear skies out there and livermore also at fre

if you are jumping on the san mateo bridge, now is a good time to head out of hayward to foster city. traffic is very light from 880 to 101. easy ride about 13 minutes as you work your way all the way towards the peninsula. once you hop on 101, traffic looks like this, pretty good. you're at the limit. north 101 not bad. 14 minutes from woodside towards sfo. so if you have an early flight to catch and you're traveling south to north to northbound towards sfo traffic is nice in the area. over to 280 at 87 in the south bay, through san jose, not too far from downtown san jose, you can see traffic on our live shot here is moving pretty swiftly in that area. very light conditions through the south bay right now. in fact, let's get an overview of the area. traffic look is good. no delays right now along 101 in the south bay. everything looks good along guadalupe parkway, highway 87, everything is clear there. in fact, 101 out of morgan hill we're not seeing any trouble spots or delays so traffic is very light there and a nice ride on 17 and 85 looks good. over to the eastshore freeway, so

we've got a 12 degree spread on the peninsula this morning from 37 degrees in menlo park, 39 in foster city and also in redwood city, 42 at san matteo, pacifica at 49 degrees. 41 also right now in hayward, 40 oakland, 44 in san jose, about 34 in san ramone, napa and 31 in santa rosa. as far as what's going to happen today, we are looking at a beautiful start to the morning, that will include a light breeze and light chop on the bay. if you are exercising maybe starting that new year's resolution a little early or out playing, watch out for the air quality. a quick look at what's going to happen as far as our air quality right now, we are all moderate, but wood burning still banned all day today. we will take an hour by hour look at that chance of rain coming up. >>> we have a solid stream of traffic on the east shore freeway between golden gate fields and the macarthur maze. it is moving at the limit and there are some gaps there so not jammed as you might expect on a normal commute. take a look at the bay bridge, no metering lights and traffic is flowing nicely all the way into san francis

over at the san mateo bridge, we went to the red from hayward to foster city.asa research suggests the sierra nevada mountains get a little higher during years of drought. researchers use gps satellite data. they measured a rise in the height of the sierra by about 1 inch from 2011 to 2015 during the drought. the ground actually sank by about a half inch when more wet weather returns. >> the earth floated up a little higher as it became lighter because it has less water in it over the sierras and then it became heavier again and sunk back down a bit. >> the research suggests that solid earth is capable of storing more water than previously believed. >> that's interesting. i want to talk about how dry it is out there. because yes, we are waiting patiently for some rain, some maybe not so patient because it feels extremely dry. a glimpse of what the whole state and basically the great basin is seeing. we'll have rain in about a week. here's a view from the mount vaca camera. clear skies and dry air in the forecast again. "spare the air" alert in effect also yet a

foster city, san mateo. and even over to fremont. strong low down in baja. it keeps the offshore flow going. we have high pressure in charge and it's not going anywhere. a dent on saturday and no big deal. there's no rain into the weekend. there's above normal temps with 60s, low to mid. >>> 4:30 and sal tells us super commute time. >> i was going

so expected about 45 minutes from hayward to foster city. and a quick check of some of the other drive times, if you would like to use the dumbarton bridge, it's about 22 minutes, 16 minutes across westbound 237. neda. >>> and we are experiencing dry conditions across california. this water vapor map really paints the picture here just how dry it is. dry air from nevada has moved to california adding to the low, low humidity levels. clear conditions for us because of that high pressure ridge. santa ana winds for southern california through saturday. we are also feeling pretty strong winds. oakland peak winds from this morning coming in at 38 miles per hour already. and mount diablo 55. so those strong winds over the hills will continue but warming up this afternoon. >> thank you. thank you for watching kpix 5 news this morning. your next local update is 7:26. ♪[ music ] >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday, december 7th, 2017. welcome to cbs this morning. southern california firefighters face the region's worst wildfir

, into foster city, 13 minutes so we are aren't seeing any delays just yet but we are getting first reports of a crash along eastbound 92 right as you approach el camino real. a car may be blocked after hitting a deer. slow traffic, not on the eastshore freeway or the 580 approach but the ride is slow into san francisco. full house in the cash lanes. you're in the yellow heading into s that's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> >> let's talk about what's going on with our winds today because that's going to make a difference in how those temperatures feel especially this early-morning hour. so let's zoom in and show you some of our wind speeds. half moon bay right now east- northeast winds at 12. check out the wind direction. you can see it all coming from the east, the offshore winds that are continuing to bring us dry, dry air. it is calm for san ramon, pleasanton, livermore, right now fremont east-northeast winds at 6. oakland 9 miles per hour. berkeley 11. so berkeley could really see some pretty hefty wind gusts today as highs 35 miles per hour expected. some of the north

across the span of the san mateo bridge. 13 minutes that's your drive time commuting from hayward to foster city towards the peninsula. 880 to 101, clear conditions both directions of the san mateo bridge. same for the dumbarton bridge and a quick look at 880 both directions, no delays if you head through oakland. kenny, anne? >>> in three days, california will join 8 other states and the district of columbia in allowing recreational marijuana. >> kpix 5's katie nielsen here to explain why that does not necessarily mean you'll be able to actually find a place that sells pot right away. could be tough to get your hands on it. >>> reporter: it could. pot sales will be legal for anyone over the age of 21 starting january 1st. it's up to each individual city to decide whether to allow the dispensaries and how to regulate them. the city of san francisco is allowing the shops but sales won't start until the 6th almost a week after it's legal. the majority of dispensaries allowed to sell to recreational users are existing medical marijuana shops that applied for the new state license. in san jose, budd

--''daniel berk'' de 32 aÑos, un ingeniero de sonido de foster city, que iba al volante de un camionntado, podria tambien encarar cargos por conducir intoxicado.. --berk, quien aun se encuentra hospitalizado choc contra cinco autos antes de estrellar su camion contra la caseta de peaje.. cobrando la vida de la trabajadora de peaje sisi han.... --inspectores del servicio postal aun tratan de determinar quien coloc un artefacto sospechoso dentro de un buzn en oakland.. --el dispositivo fue ubicado ayer al fondo de un buzon en la esquina de las avenidas ''san pablo'' y ''stanford'' .... --aun no se sabe si el paquete era explosivo.... - hace una semana, un artefacto exploto tras ser entregado a un hogar de alameda.... --continua siendo un misterio quien mato a un hombre hallado muerto de un tiro en una calle de antioch.... --la victima fue localizada esta madrugada sobre el pavimento en medio de la calle ''empire mine road''.. --las autoridades piden la ayuda de la comunidad para encontrar a el o los responsables de este crimen.. --la policia de san jose arrest hoy a un hombre que acaba

. -- horas ms tarde las autoridades identificaron a ''daniel berk'' de 32 años residente de foster cityresponsable del mortal accidente... -- ''berk'' sigue hospitalizado y una vez sea dado de alta ser puesto a disposicin de las autoridades por los delitos de conducir bajo la influencia de sustancias txicas y por homicidio vehicular ---el gobernador ''jerry brown'' extendi las condolencias a la familia de ''hans'' quien murio en cumplimiento de su servicio laboral... el choque oblig a los agentes de la patrulla de caminos el cierre de por lo menos ocho horas el cruce de la autopista 880 que conecta con la carretera 80 --las autoridades en san jose investigan la muerte de un hombre..quien fue baleado esta madrugada en la esquina de las calles ''east santa clara'' y ''north 25th''.. y fallecio mas tarde en un hospital.. --hasta el momento no se ha identificado a la victima ni existen sospechosos en el caso.. --tampoco se han proporcionado detalles sobre los motivos del tiroteo.. --tambien en san jose, la policia identific a ''fabian rodriguez'' como el segundo sospechoso en la muerte de '

the truck driver from foster city was arrested. daniel burke faces dui and vehicular manslaughter charges. now that the stfs is overvice i police escort will take the family to the cemetery. reporting live in daly city, abc 7 news. >> certainly be thinking of them, thank you, matt. >>> police issue an $11 million arrest warrant for a man wanted in a menlo park shooting. police are looking for pena, also goes by gustavo the victim was shot multiple times at a homeless camp near the dumbarton bridge. police say the victim is still in the hospital. >>> new developments out of washington this morning, president trump has signed a spending bill that would avoid a government shutdown and keep the federal government running at least until december 22nd. the president signed that bill at the white house after the house and senate acted to prevent a government shutdown over the weekend. the white house and congressional leaders are still negotiating a longer-term agreement. that measure makes money available to several states running out of

easy, breezy from foster city to hayward. 880 to 101 about a 13 minute drive.the bay bridge getting busy in the cash lanes. give yourself a few extra minutes out of oakland to san francisco. the upper deck of the bay bridge is fairly quiet. road work westbound between the incline and harrison street. one lane will be shut down until 5:00 this morning. otherwise the traffic is looking good on the san francisco freeways. >>> a veteran bay area police officer is in hot water accused of firing a gun at a hotel in san francisco. kpix 5 news' jackie ward has details on the suspect. surrendered peacefully. ===sot=== robert rueca/sfpd public information officer "we've recovered a firearm from the incident and there was a shelter in place during the incident." sanchez has been on the years .. a >> reporter: multiple sources tell kpix 5 news off-duty police officer phillip sanchez fired multiple rounds inside the hotel early sunday morning. san francisco police are not releasing details either but they said at can have 30:00 a.m. the -- at 6:30 a.m. the gunman surrendere

those taillights on the causeway up to the flat section for about a 14-minute drive over to foster citya live shot of walnut creek. southbound 680 is where the taillights are traveling. no delays here. an eight-minute drive from concord into walnut creek and another 13 to the tunnel on westbound 24. some slowing out of tracy. not a shock. ace train number one on time and they have reclosed the southbound 101 santo mass off ramp. there was an accident there. i'm not seeing a lot of slowing in the area. you may want to take the lawrence expressway. guys? >> thank you, sue. buyer beware. why the recreational marijuana people buy january 1st could be tainted. >> and a controversial measurement cost the raiders a critical victory. that index card responsible for what fans say was a blown call. >> president trump is only one day away from passing the first day away from passing the first major legislative victory of his we need to be ready for my name's scott strenfel and r i'm a meteorologist at pg&e. we make sure that our crews as well as our customers are prepared to how weather may impact

foster city says 37 degrees. if there is any breeze and it's held up, 56 in moss beach. montero is down 10 from this time yesterday. are still a slight easterly or northerly component but it's weak and offshore. what we see is what we get. it's not much except sunshine. it's one of those forecasts where it's freezing in the morning and in the afternoon it's warm. 60s to near 70s for the temps. >>> right now things are actually pretty good when it comes to the traffic. i don't see a lot going on. if you are getting on the road early, you should have a decent commute. let's begin and solano county on 80 westville -- 80 westbound. traffic here looks good. highway 37 also looking good toward marin county. if you're driving across the carquinez bridge it looks good. at the bay bridge toll plaza, a small delay at the toll plaza. let's go back to the desk. >>> another big political story today is what's happening in alabama. the special election that takes place. in 20 minutes we will look at the race for the senate in the state of alabama. mother nature nothing smells greater

the taillights headed across the causeway up to the high rise and ito foster city for, again, about another 15-minute drive. the chp log is light this morning. we'll come back with any changes after this. >> sue, thank you. 4:37 now. drivers who work for companies like uber and lyft will face stricter limits once the foo law takes effect in the new year. >> it will be illegal to work with the blood alcohol concentration or higher. taxi drivers are already held to the same 0.04 limit. drivers found in violation could lose their license. >> we are going to hold these drivers to a much higher safety standard because they're carrying very precious cargo and it also enhances our ultimate goal which is improving traffic safety. >> the law will take effect in july of next year. >> not if you have the worst job in tech. >> and a new way to prevent excessive police force. how yoga classes help officers destress on duty. >>> it's 4:38 in the morning. a live look from our su ittro t. live weather and t really? really? really? really? really? see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, ze

the driver, daniel burke, of foster city, was arrested on suspicion of dui, and vehicular manslaughter. he has serious injuries. repair work continues on the damaged toll booth. drivers approaching the plaza should use caution, and prepare for possible delays. >>> concord police arrested a pair of suspected shoplifters. police say the suspects stole merchandise from several stores of the sun valley mall, then tried to drive away yesterday. at least one of the bags was lined with foil to get past the store's security sensors. the suspects are both from antioch. they're now facing shoplifting, and conspiracy charges. >>> a possible strike by city workers is looming in oakland. today, a city councilman told kpix 5, that he thinks talks will continue beyond a union deadline. >> so friday, i do believe that's going to be delayed. the last thing oakland needs is a strike. i need help on the street level. so i think we may have reached a further negotiation effort. >> late last week, two unions said in a notice that a strike would begin this tuesday, involving some 2,000 city employees. a wal

the driver daniel berk of foster city was arrested on suspicion of dui and vehicular manslaughter. he is hospitalized with serious injuries. caltrans is still making repairs. we're not sure when the work will be finished. commuters are advised to take bart if you can. >>> new details tonight, authorities have identified a man killed in an early morning crash in the east bay. 23-year-old morton was behind the wheel of this white dodge charger. he crashed into a poll around 3:00 a.m. on 880 near san leandro. when crews got there, the car burst into flames. speed may have been a factor. >>> tonight san francisco crews are trying to figure out how this white pickup truck ended up submerged in the bay. it was down to about 20 feet off treasure island this afternoon. rescue divers searched the truck. luckily no one was found inside. >>> a possible strike by city workers is looming in oakland. but today a city councilman told kpix 5 he thinks clocks will continue beyond the union dead -- talks will continue beyond the union deadline. >> friday, i believe that will be delayed. the last thi

the san mateo bridge where the taillights are on the causeway up to the high rise towards foster city moving at the limit for about a 15-minute drive from 880 over towards 101. green is great. no slowing out here. just a little blip over the altamont pass. we'll check back with your drive times in just a few. >>> sue, thank you. honoring the loss of officer andrew camaleri. i was on the lookout for dangerous drivers when chp says one of those drivers slammed into his suv. >> today a bell ringing will take place at the chp academy in west sacramento. matt keller is live in hayward. matt? >> reporter: good morning, jessica and natasha. that ceremony will take place at 11:00 this morning in west sacramento at the chp academy. here in hayward at the chp officer where he worked a memorial with flowers and candles there at the front door. a huge turnout last night. a sky 7 procession ended in tracy where he lived with his wife and three children. a large crowd gathered at the chapel. family, friends, co-workers and community members paid their respects. >> being a wife and a mother myself,

the red taillights would be the westbound commute direction leaving heyward heading into foster city.4-minute trip there. i'll have a complete look at your drive into work in a few minutes. >>> liza, thank you. it was an unpleasant surprise for passengers aboard a jet blue flight yesterday evening. the plane was landing in boston's logan airport when it slid off the runway. no one was injured. >> we were straight and all of a sudden it started fish tailing and, yeah, it started getting rough. pilot did a fantastic job. everyone was applauding him at the end. >> firefighters helped passengers to get off the plane and they were taken by bus to the terminal. snow had forced the airport to briefly close its run ways yesterday morning but they were cleared by 11:30 a.m. >>> a state law set to take effect in the new year aims to cut down on drunk driving. it will allow businesses that sell liquor to offer free or discounted rides to drinkers. >> reporter: this time of year bartenders here at the bombay say visitors are reflecting with booze and don't have enough money for a ride home. but t

degrees at this hour, getting into the afternoon sh temperatures come down slightly, 42 san mateo and foster city, upper 30s in menlo park and woodside. 42 in antioch, along the valley floors, 37 alamo and danville. santa rosa off

. >>> we are going to the san mateo bridge where your drive up the incline section over towards foster city is about 14, 15 minutes. it's a good looking ride for you this morning. no delays there. some slow traffic out of tracy. those are our early morning commuters. ace train number one is on time. that may be a way to alleviate sitting in traffic there. southbound 280 near 10th street, a solo spinout is blocking the off ramp. tow truck en route. there are no slow cars in the area but just be aware that it's out there and they are trying to clear it as we speak. north 101 after the robin williams tunnel. electric work. that right lane will be shut down for a few more minutes. >>> cute animal alert. the zoo has a couple new additions. >> the mountain lion cubs are calling the oakland zoo home. they're really cute. this is apparently a major get for the zoo. having mountain lions on display is very rare. both of the cubs are male. they were found separately in orange county. look at their faces. wildlife researchers believe they may be siblings and will do dna testing to determine that. the

. >> reporter: investigators identified the truck driver as daniel burke of foster city who's facing suspicion of dui and vehicle manslaughter. the impact of accident so significant it cut burke's truck in half and sheered off the top of cece's booth. >> it's completely demolished and destroyed. the box itself was pushed several feet. >> it hasn't hit me yet. >> reporter: as lanes opened back up tonight and crews clean up the debris, the mood remains somber. the missing booth is a constant reminder of a huge loss. >> she's going to be missed and i'm thinking and praying for her family and the family here. >> reporter: burke and his passenger were thrown out of the truck and taken to the accident along with several other people. they hope surveillance video helps them piece together exactly what happened. kpix 5. >>> governor brown released a statement. anne and i did deeply saddened to learn about the death of cece hahn who died today. we extend our condolences to her family, workers, and friends. >>> and cardinal newman high school played their biggest game tonight since half their

live look at the folks headed from san matteo over the causeway, up the high-rise over and over foster city a 14 minute drive 880 towards 101. those head lights are headed in the eastbound or reverse commute. take a look at our traffic maps. i don't see anything -- anything even remotely slow as we look around the bay area, which is hopefully the issue for this morning. there is drive times from hercules into the maze, you are looking at less than 20 minutes and then just an easy breeze into san francisco and if you're headed to sfo, very pussy travel day today from the city right now it's less than ten minutes. >> thank you so much, sue. >>> united airlines says it has apologized and has given $500 to a passenger who claims that the airline gave her first class seat to a congresswoman. an airline spokesperson says that united's internal systems show that passenger jean marie simon canceled her seat on a flight from houston to d.c. after a wlu delay. simon denies she canceled her seat. in a series of tweets simon claims united did not apologize, instead she said the call center said he was

. >> reporter: he's been identified as 32-year-old daniel berk from foster city. when he's released from highland hospital in oakland, he'll be booked on suspicion of dui and manslaughter charges. the truck he was driving was filled with stage lighting and sound equipment. according to berk's social media pages he worked on several professional stage and live event productions in the bay area and is a member of a local stage workers union. in the distance there you can see that there is a gap along the toll plaza. that's because it's toll number 14, toll booth number 14 which was ripped out in that crash. caltrans crews are going to have to spend at least the next day repairing and replacing that toll booth and some of the other damage. reporting live at the toll booth plaza sergie quintana, nbc news. >>> this is some video that we tweeted out earlier today. and you can find out what's going on while you're on the go by following us on twitt twitter @nbcbayarea. >>> now to our other top story. it was about this time exactly a year ago that the fire at the ghost sh

the taillights heading to the high rise and over to foster city.the limit for about a 14-minute drive. our first look is an incorrect number. do not pay attention to that. no problems, a little bit of slow traffic with the cash paying lanes. we'll check back with your real drive times in a couple of minutes. >> sue, thank you. it's 4:28 now. >>> at the live desk this morning powerful winds are bringing extreme fire danger in southern california right now. ucla canceling classes today because of the wildfires burning near campus. i want to bring you a live look. you can see the ridge of fire in ventura county. it has grown to 90,000 acres, just 5% contained. overnight strong winds fueled several wildfires burning in southern california. evacuation orders are still in effect impacting thousands of people. our sister station in los angeles has the latest. >> reporter: overnight conditions proving to be treacherous for firefighters. winds whipping flames in every direction. at one point we were completely surrounded by a wall of flames that were reachi

difference between los altos 35. 36 menlo park, yet 64 mosque beach, monterrance 59, pacifica 59, foster city 38. amazing difference here. easterly or northeasterly wind there on the san mateo coast. there's a little hint of a south-southwest but the flow generally eastern. 55 in monterey. and higher clouds coming up from the south and a weak little system. one might spread in a few high clouds but that is the only fly in the ointment. so high clouds, mostly sunny to the north, maybe partly cloudies to the south. temperatures running above average. our last rain was saturday, decembersecond. -- december 2nd. the next one maybe december 31st. my fear is one and done. pacifica, santa cruz could be 75, 76 today. amazing. it's a dry pattern, except for maybe slight cooldown towards the end of the week. that's all i see. >> on the east coast, midwest, they are getting snow. >> well, yeah. just about -- another system is coming in tuesday, i think, for the great lakes. but, yeah, everything is east of us. >> cold around there. >> it's cold, yeah. >> thank you, steve. >>> 4:53 is the time right now.

trau california highway patrol later arrested the box truck driver, 32-year-old daniel berk, of foster city for driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter. the governor ordered flags flown at half staff in memorial. portal says she also came in to check in on her former coworkers after the tragic loss. >> to bring some offerings to the family and to the bay bridge family as well. to my former coworkers. to show some solidarity. >> reporter: chp says engineers come from the toll plaza's structural integrity but could not estimate a time tollbooth 14 will be back. coworkers say it will not be the same without her. chp says it does consider burke in custody. however, he remains in the hospital tonight and chp officers say it's likely he will remain in the hospital for several more days. after that, he will be booked on those charges of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence. in oakland, leigh martinez, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> one person is dead and another critically injured after an early morning crash on interstate 880 in san leandro. the driver of a white dodge char

california highway patrol has identified the driver of that truck as 32-year-old daniel burke of foster city. he is expected to be booked once he's released from highland hospital in oakland. burke is facing charges of suspicion of dui and vehicular manslaughter. the california highway patrol is saying this evening, they expect that most of the lanes that had been shut down through the day will be opening sometime tonight. but cal trans says they're going to have to keep at least three of those lanes shut down because they have to have some equipment in place to repair the damage. they do hope all of the lanes should be open for traffic monday morning. >>> we've been following this story all day on our social media platforms. this is video we tweeted out earlier today. you can find out what's going on while you're on the go following us on twitter @nbcbayarea. >>> right now people are continuing to gather for memorials across oakland to remember the deadliest fire in the city's history. it's been one year since 36 people died in the goship fire. christie smith spent the afternoon talking wit

over to the san mateo bridge, taillights heading westbound on the causeway up to the high rise and foster city18-minute drive between 880 on the hayward side to 101 on the san mateo side. green is good. minor slowing. ace train number one is off on time. a look at your mass transit. a couple issues you should know about in the 5:00 hour. >> thank you, sue. this is something parents probably suspected for a long time. kids who have too many toys don't really enjoy them. so in a small study researchers found kids were much more creative and imaginative when they had fewer toys to play with. they suggest parents pack away toys and rotate them. >>> the homeless man who gave away his last $20 to a woman who ran out of gas is no longer without a home. he has used the $400,000 raised through a go fund me campaign to buy a house. the woman he helped out began the campaign because she was so struck by his generosity. it went viral in no time. he says his first purchase will be a truck to help him look for work. >> thanks for the update. that was good. >>> volunteers are helping to create a home away fr

the taillights heading to foster city and the westbound side across the causeway and up on the high risenute drive. sorry about that graphic. it keeps sneaking in there. that is not the correct drive time. ignore that. we have the very few cars stacked up, minor delay at the cash paying toll plaza. we will come back and look at the actual drive time. >>> sue, thank you. at the live desk an explosive wildfire north of san diego has burned at least 4,100 acres, zero percent containment. officials have called more than 100,000 numbers to issue warnings. the lilac is one of six burning out of control in southern california right now. a live look, the helicopter just launched near the thomas fire in ventura county. this has grown to 115,000 acres now and is 5% contained. more than 400 structures burned in the thomas fire. >> reporter: overnight a new state of emergency in california, a massive fire north of san diego is growing by the hour. dubbed the lilac fire, it's destroyed dozens of homes and is threatening thousands more. flames are jumping highways as people are forced to evacuate with

trouble spots to report through hayward and getting on the bridge itself looks good all the way into foster city. >>> bay area home prices hit another record high according to core logic. the median home price hit $787,000 last month. that is up 13% from just one year ago! santa clara county saw the biggest jump the median price is now $1.8 million. >>> a lot of homeowners are rushing to pay their property taxes before the end of the year. melissa caen explains what benefits you will and won't get from paying early. >>> reporter: >> i think between christmas and new year's is the time to clean your desk and catch up on the items on the bottom of your "to do" list. it's been much busier than usual here in the treasurer's office. >> reporter: amanda is the communications director for the san francisco treasurer. but it's not just san francisco. we also found a long line at the santa clara county's assessor with people eager to pay as much as they can in property taxes this year. starting next year, filers can only deduct $10,000 in state and local taxes. now, one option you may have heard is to pr

a 15-minute drive across the flat section and the high rise over to foster city. no delays there.owards san mateo. moving nicely on into the berkeley curve and no delays at the toll plaza this hour. a couple of issues b.a.r.t. is experiencing a ten-minute delay at millbrae. >>> sue, thank you. 4:28 now. the oakland strike entering day seven this morning, and it is really starting to stink. some trash pickup is one of the many services not available as 3,000 employees stay off the job. >> there is optimism this morning as both sides agree to meet today. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live for us in oakland. >> reporter: reggie, could today be the last day of picketing? there is some hope that once both sides start mediation that some workers will go back to work. here's a look at the picketing that happened over the weekend. the libraries, of course, still closed over the weekend because workers are still on strike. the two sides have agreed to mediation with a neutral third party from the state after the mayor declared an impasse on friday. the two sides are still pretty far a

. >> chb later arrested the box truck driver, dirty two-year- old daniel burke of foster city, for driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter the governor ordered flags flown at half staff and memorial to hahn, and her friend that she also came to check in on her former coworkers after the tragic loss . >> to bring offerings to the family and to the bay bridge family as well and my former coworkers. just to show solidarity. >> chb said engineers confirmed the toll plaza's and structural integrity but could not estimate a time that tollbooth 14 would be back. coworkers say that it will not be the same without si si han. chp says it does consider burke in custody but he does remain in the hospital tonight and the chp officer says it is likely he will remain in the hospital for several more days. after that he will be booked on charges of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence. in oakland leigh martinez ktvu fox 2 news. >>> one person dead and another critically injured after an early-morning crash on an e. bay freeway witnesses say this white dodge charger was dri

(grant) new at five: alameda county prosecutors charged a foster city man in connection to the deathof a bay bridge toll worker.(grant) daniel berk was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and six counts of felony d-u-i causing inury. berk drove his truck into a toll booth... killing 46-year-old caltrans worker si si han. the accident occurred around five in the morning. c-h-p officers who were at the scene of the crash say berk smelled of alcohol and marijuana. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. strong high pressure will remain in place through much of the week and result in dry weather conditions along with above average daytime temperatures. clear skies and weak offshore flow will allow for cool overnights which will warm slightly late in the forecast period as onshore winds return. (grant) winds return. (grant) still ahead... a preliminary hearing continues in the ghost ship warehouse fire. details on the chilling testimony from a man who described the fire as a scene from a horror movie. (vicki) and after

. >>> prosecutors have charge a 32-year-old foster city man with felony gross vehicular manslaughterconnection with the crash on the toll plaza. he was involved with the accident and charged with manslaughter while intoxicated. the crash killed a person. he faces six felony drunken driving counts. that is because six people in other vehicles were injured in the crash. >>> the man convicted of sierra lamar was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. the sentence was given to antolin garcia torres today. sierra lamar was a morgan hill teen who vanished in 2012. although her body has never been found evidence pointed to antolin garcia torres as her killer. it was emotional today for the family of the victim. >> you never get closure. the world will be safer. one less evil person on the street definitely makes a difference. >> we've got some justice but what we really want is sierra. and we'll never have that. >> earlier in the day the judge denied request from the defense for a new trial. the judge also ruled that antolin garcia torres will have to register as a s

highway patrol later arrested the box truck driver, 32-year- old daniel berk of foster city for driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter. he and the unidentified passenger were ejected from the truck and suffered major injuries. he is still in highland hospital. chp expects him to remain in the hospital for several days. the occupants of the five other cars, we are told they were also taken to the hospital but they have been released. as for booth 14 they do not have an estimated time as to when it will be up and running. they will have to get a contractor to come repair the booth. they need to create a new one. they had one of their engineers come and do a review of the plaza and the structural integrity is okay. they do need to completely replace booth 14. there is no estimated time frame but the coworkers say that it won't be the same. >> very sad, thank you.>>> we may learn more today about the case against a man accused in oakland deadly ghost ship warehouse fire where 36 people died. allie rasmus tells us a preliminary hearing will start in a couple of hours. >> the

daniel berk of foster city is accused of driving under the influence and crashing into the booth werehe remains hospitalized. si si han was a 10-year employee of caltrans. she leaves behind her husband and a 10 year-old daughter. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... for the first time we are hearing panicked 9--11 calls from the night the north bay fires started in sonoma county. ( james ) and after the break... one of the two men facing charges in the deadly ghost ship is speaking out... only to kron 4 news. what he's saying before he heads to court. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. slow traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza in the cah lanes introducing clorox with cloromax. cleans and help protects. ♪ easier cleanup is the beginning. what comes next is everything. ♪ ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. rebecca:a strong ridge of high pressure over much of the west coast will result in dry

. >>> a foster city man is charged with vehicular manslaughter in the death of a bay bridge toll taker. daniel burke was behind the wheel of a truck that crashed into a toll booth killing the toll taker. he was charged with manslaughter while intoxicated. burke also faces six felony drunk driving counts for the six injured in the crash. >>> oakland police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened in the northern part of the city near the macarthur bart station. the victim is a man and they are not releasing any other information about him. he died at the scene. police are asking for help from anyone who saw anything suspicious in the neighborhood around 2:30 yesterday afternoon. >>> we move to the south bay where fire crews remain on the scene of a two alarm house fire in san jose. the home is located on clear park circle in san jose. when crews arrived the home was fully engulfed. flames pouring from the roof. and there was a lot inside the home and the home itself may have been abandoned. >>> now to the latest on the trump presidency. the president is delivering live remarks

daniel burke of foster city was arrested for driving under the influence. burke is still in highland hospital. chp expects him to remain in the hospital before charges are booked. as for booth 14, a spokesman says that they'll have to put out an emergency contract in other words to fix that booth. they don't have the contract to do it. at this point he does not have an estimated time as to when booth 14 will be back and running. >>> it has been one year since the ghost ship warehouse fire killed 36 people in oakland, the two men accused of causing the deaths will be in court. >> the hearing is supposed to start in a couple of hours. >> and it will last for the next five days. >>> two dozen are expected to testify, including law enforcement officials and people who attended the party the night of the fire and survived. an alameda county judge will decide if there's enough evidence. they lived in the warehouse. and harris was the unofficial creative director of the events that went on. they were in charge of organizing several appears, including the one that

degrees at this hour, getting into the afternoon sh temperatures come down slightly, 42 san mateo and foster city, upper 30s in menlo park and woodside. 42 in antioch, along the valley floors, 37 alamo and danville. santa rosa off to a chilly start in the 30s, it's going to be a struggle to get more warm weather in. 60s by noon. a going to 63, 60 for for san francisco, into the south bay, 66 in san jose, upper 60s in morgan hill. temperatures trending down ward into the weekend with a possibility of a few scattered showers, i have a look at that in the extended forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> sal, lets check the traffic. >> happy friday, so far things are okay for the most part but we see some slowing out there. lets start with the tracy super commute. you have traffic that is busy as you drive over the altamont pass, mostly on 580 and also 205. also there is traffic getting up to 205. slowing on 238. north bound 880 near high street there is a report of a crash and traffic is already backing up. there are doing roadwork in the area, 580 is a decent alternative. i do not see a lot of slow

. >>> foster cities making history. sworn into office monday.e first palestinian american mayor in the state of california. he immigrated back in 1983. he says his role in office is needed now more than ever. >> this is very important for the bay area and the state of california and the nation as a whole. if you will. demonstrated this monday when i was selected as a mayor. this is the anti thinks he is. >> he hopes his position will inspire children to get into politics. >>> coming up, cars are left to burn at a bay area apartment complex. the question now, how did it start. >>> and the search for 2 pit bulls that mauled a little dog to death and then went after the owner. ♪ when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. ♪ visit kp.org to learn more. kaiser permanente. thrive. ♪ choose a cookie makeor brownie crustol. add your favorite ice cream flavor and tasty toppings for an ice cream treat you eat like pizza. polar pizza from baskin-robbins. grab one today or order online. in san franc

saturday afternoon chp said it arrested the box truck driver 32-year-old daniel burke of foster city for driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter. the governor ordered flags to be flown at half staff in memory of the total caloric are si si han. monday morning at least one tollbooth is likely to be out of commission. in oakland, talks to news. >>> today marks exactly one year since the ghost ship warehouse in oakland burned killing 36 people. the warehouse was an artist collective, the building had hazardous issues that the city was aware of but local leaders say the ghost ship fell through the cracks. the victims lost that night were young, creative, and well loved by so many. family friends and members of their community, they had so much life ahead of them. rob malcolm joins us live in oakland for one of the memorials held for the victims and their families tonight. rob?>> reporter: good evening, as many as 25 people lived in the warehouse and while some survived many lives were lost. they were honored all day here from this site and tonight between 11 and midnight n

sunnyvale 57, danville 55, and foster city 56. how chilly do we get tonight? a lot of 20s, including 28 in petaluma tonight, 28 in livermore morgan hill dropping down to 29. a little bump in the snow pack from the snowfall that came about 48 hours ago. 32 percent, we have 68 more to go to get back to normal. so snow pack not doing that well, and we have another ridge of high pressure building in, so no snow. we have the departing low, and the ridge building in is giving us the flow from canada, why it's so chilly tonight. but watch this. there are storms out there. this storm, if it had the opportunity to go west to east, it would and give us rainfall, but instead this ridge is blocking it, and set to go to alaska instead. it's not a lack of storms. speaking of that ridge of high pressure, it stays close enough. no rainfall on christmas or the day after. we stay dry each of the next seven days. freeze warning for most of you tonight. 58 fremont and vallejo. sunshine in napa, 60. san jose 60. seven-day forecast. getting cloudier this weekend meaning milder nigh