floating fishing villages like this used to be found in nearly every sheltered cove or corner of ha long baypear. the government has been relocating fishing families inland, hoping to minimize their ecological impact. [ dog barking ] >> ha: the people that are living on floating villages, they're just generally nice and willing to open their home to others and -- >> anthony: they basically farm oysters. >> ha: yeah, yeah. >> anthony: a lot of pearls for sale in ha long bay and in vietnam. they come from places like this. it takes over a year to grow each pearl, and there's no guarantee an oyster will even yield one. ♪ water spinach, i think that's called, right? >> ha: water spinach. that's the most common vegetable for vietnamese people in summertime. >> anthony: yes. mm-hmm. >> ha: yeah. >> anthony: what kind of fish are these? little fish. [ laughter ] >> ha: yeah, ha long fish. >> anthony: ha long fish. >> ha: yeah. >> anthony: it's delicious. good fish. this is a pretty prime piece of real estate. they've lived here how long? >> ha: for many generations. this old grandma is 78 years old

has patented heat cells that penetrate deep to increase circulation and accelerate healing. let's review: heat, plus relief, plus healing, equals thermacare. ((wally it's a part of the bay that has been long abused. now money from the "b-p, deepwater horizon settlement" will go to fix it. but can they un-do ?decades of pollution.? (wally) we're talking about mckay bay, just east of the port. (vanessa) as fox-13's lloyd sowers shows us, the area got no respect for decades, but now that's changing. a photo from 1926 of what would become tampa's 22nd street causeway. the br that's next door to the port. the bay that some know because tampa takes its trash here. to the the waste to energy plant.. but ed sherwood sees it differently. 15:58:03 "we certainly view this area as an urban oasis, you know this is a jewel to the city of tampa" the bay estuary program and other agencies are set to spend around a million dollars on mckay bay, part of that is federal money from the b-p deepwater horizon spill.." the efforts to restore this part of the bay actually started in the late 1980's, but there's been so many hits to the enviroment been a long road back." years ago, it was a hidden fishing the bay

bay. mark has been tracking the storm all day long. >> it's been a busy day and the focus has been in the north bay, the storm targeting the north bay. with all the rainfall, the river levels have gone up quite a bit, we have a flood warning, 14.3 feet, it's edged up to 15 feet. it will crest just above flood stage. russian river, takes time for the water to get there, it will crest just below flood stage. yesterday at this time the river was 8 feet, it will crest close to 30 feet. here's all the moisture streaming into the bay area. northern and central california. a number of warnings to talk about. this is flashflood warnings. you can see with the excessive rainfall. southern sonoma to marin county and napa county. we'll show you the green areas, these are flashflood warnings and the north bay, that could expire at 6:00 this evening. this reflects the minor flooding possible for a good portion of the region in the north bay. look at the coverage right now on the radar, covered in greens and yellows, up toward son houma count -- sonoma county. you can see san francisco. pushing into port

roadway, and westward into san mateo, not quite yet, redwood city, half moon bay, and mild conditions, it has been dry all morning long you'll get rain as well. we've had heavy rain here in the sierra nevada, 39, truck key, 45, blue canyon, a flood watch. we've seen an inch, truckee river will rise out of the banks today temporarily. flood stage is 4.5 feet. we're at 1.8 right now, and probably get to over 5 feet later on this evening, and then quickly recedes. so minor flooding for the creeks and streams there, where the sierra nevada could see 3 to 6 inches. it is a warm storm. snow levels, 8,500 feet. but cold system is on the way next week. emeryville right now, light rain, 59 in san francisco, 61 in san jose, and sunshine in morning. south winds ahead of the front, reached the high temperatures for today, because it will get cooler throughout the afternoon. dry conditions in san jose for now, 9:00, 10:00 where you'll start to see light rain. this is lake tahoe, you have to go pretty high to get the snow. you can see some of it there at about 8,000 feet. the rain sinks south this morning, tapering off from north t

has been tracking the storm all morning long. >> and the storm has been moving quickly through the bay area this morning.utheast, you can see the front right here actually stretching from sacramento to san francisco pretty much right along the 80 corridor. it will continue to push to the south and notice still plenty of rain behind. it the heaviest rain though in front of that front along with some of the highest winds. we'll go ahead and take a closer look at where some of the heaviest rain is falling right now. really from san francisco southeast so really getting hammered there. the north bay did see some of the heaviest rain earlier today and still seeing pockets of heavy to moderate showers passing through santa rosa, yountville, heading down to vallejo, novato, fairfax. we are definitely seeing, though, heavy rainfall now, in fact i wouldn't be surprised if you saw some flooded roadways, some ponding on the roads this morning, in and around san francisco, daly city, south san francisco. now the heavy rainfall pushing off to the easterlyier today. light rainfall heavy from berkeley, oakland, san lea

bay. san francisco has been milder all morning long, but oakland, struggling to make it out of the 40s. 48w, from emeryville, nice and sunny, 38, santa rosa and fairfield, 41, 46 in novado. check this out. a beautiful shot from vollmer peak, mild days this weekend. the winter chill arrives early next week. likely to see a freeze warning here, with numbers dropping into the 20s and 30s overnight. slow recovery into the middle of next week, then increasing clouds will warm this up slightly by the end of the week, hoping for more rain. we have a beach hazard statement, current wave heights about 10 feet from half moon bay to monterey bay, rip currents a possibility through 6:00. from that, we check out santa cruz, where yesterday's highs in the 60s, and today, we'll add-on a couple of degrees, pressure shifting to the east and lighter winds, looking for the mildest day we'll see in a while. 66 in oakland, 8 degrees above average. san rafael, 9 degrees above average. so it should be a glorious afternoon to perhaps enjoy a holiday parade, get the lights up, get the tree. as we shift into early

that's the coldest that the bay has been in a long time. livermore at 51 degrees.hat north wind can help out a little bit. but there are cool readings up in the mountains, 30s, 40s. had some teens and 20s in mendocino county around lake tahoe. 32 truckee. 29 at incline village. 42 in reno. a little bit of snow near covolo this morning. the source of the cold air will continue to filter in tonight and tomorrow morning. then we will shift gears, if you will, and look to the west as a moist system comes up. look at the moisture available there. there's a couple systems coming in. we're in store for three systems between now and early next week. this moisture streaming up from the hawaiian islands. as it does, it will be a chilly wednesday. mostly sunny today. a little breezy at times but dry. the key is tomorrow. it could be cloudy with very cold temperatures. the cold air will be here in the morning. then we get the cloud cover coming in. low snow levels for a while until the rain shows up on thursday. any way you slice it, it looks like a good rain event. not off th

a chemical scare has police on alert at a south bay home all day long. why they think the chemical could have been used to make a bomb. plus. private health data stolen. the information that was exposed to hackers. and next. what was revealed today about the cause of the deadly warehouse fire in oakland. and why, despite complaints --- the building was not on the fire department's radar. >> pam:the a-t-f and the oakland fire department have finished their on- site investigation of the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire, but still no word on the cause. today they said. they continue to concentrate on the buildings electrical system. meanwhile the fire chief explained how it came to be that the warehouse was never inspected by their department. maureen kelly explains. >> reporter:oakland artists are pulling together to help their friends living in warehouses.get up to code. in the wake of the ghost ship warehouse fire, artists in the community fear their living spaces will be targeted for building inspections, that they are not ready for. there is an effort

bay. >> reporter: packers' secondary has been dealing with injuries all season long. they got a big boost with cornerback demaryius randall back in the lineup against the eagles. >> i'm going to go back in and evaluate the film later in the day. i'll take it day-by-day. and just whatever i can do to keep on getting better, um, i'm just going to -- that's just what i'm going to do and, um, happy to be back out there. i'm happy we can get a win. >> how much does it help you to get someone like demaryius randall back who was battling with the groin injury and getting the secondary back to where it needs to be? >> it's good. it's a confidence-booster. no one everyone is coming back and ready to go. i think that's huge. >> anytime you can get some guys back, that's definitely going to be beneficial for us, the unit as a whole and like i said, we're just -- i'm trying to continue to work and trying to ups and downs, whatever may come our way, but, yes, definitely whenever you can get some guys back, that's always beneficial. >> reporter: next up for the secondary and the gr

tomorrow morning raid around 615 in north bay water, pour track and how long it will stick around coming up in just a bit. and pretty much rely on the investment has come forth nfl has contributed to a jury into it and contributing to it and we owe in this city owns the land. the lead will remain at the to the public ownership. includes improvements retail office space. >> reporter: week after a loss of one continued to visit the oakland fire warehouse for closure. it was fortified by police we all came together and a poster for the people who passed away. traveling from utah and to the fire. and explosives for as it steamed digital mapping the warehouse. that cameras and major distances robert marshall of a fire department here the harsh lessons learned the to teach as an instructor. official sources tell us that the electrical component was x rays ought to call engineers consulted item. >> reporter: gather the through veiled village this a weekly loss what happens on friday nights and this week it took on different tone and turned into more of vigil for those lost their lives and the ghost of fire. people were part of this right from the market

bay bridge. it has been light all morning long at the bay bridge. getting word of a brand-new accident reported at 6:59 northbound 880 at hyde street. it is windy. the accident that was just reported is just outside of our camera's view on northbound 880. i don't see any big traffic jams yet on 880. we have one on 580 leaving castro valley because of a crash that was there at really the top of the dublin grade, getting out to the stoneridge area. if you're trying to drive out to pleasanton on 580, you will see slow traffic. move it over to san francisco. southbound 280 atmonter a, they're clearing out an accident to daly city and the south part of san francisco. there is a crash and slow traffic there. by the way, also slow traffic along number 101 from the 280 interchange up to cesar chavez. not completely light but it will be a little bit slow. lighter than usual day commute- wise. happening now, the story weather is also causing delays at bay area airports on one of the expected busiest days of the holiday season. christien kafton is live at sfo.

tomorrow morning it will be pouring in the north bay and this storm has a long way to travel because it's just beginning to rain steadily tonight in eureka. there is the storm. there are still some showers out there now. kpix 5 hi-def doppler radar showing the steadiest showers toward the nut tree, vacaville, fairfield, yountville and still low based rain showers in santa rosa, south to petaluma so where is that line of the heavy rain the stuff we have been talking about for the past couple of days? there it is. 7:00 tomorrow morning, mid- morning commute, it's there in marin county, napa and sonoma county that will work its way south a very wet and windy day talking rainfall totals and when the rain will make it all the way to the south bay coming up in a few minutes. >>> see you then. new at 6:00, some bay area nuns are running into trouble trying to feed the hungry. they have plans to open a new soup kitchen in san francisco. but kpix 5's jessica flores says the new neighbors aren't feeling very charitable. >> as the line broke outside -- >> very blessed. >> reporter: sister marie

lisa, one of the other long list of things that you cover in your job has been guantanamo bay. the president has acknowledged the difficulties in getting it closed before he leaves office, seems to be leaving the door open for further action. the vice president expressed optimism just a couple months ago that it would be closed. what is your take on the possibility that it will be closed by january 20th? how would that happen? and as a separate note, what are your thoughts on general kelly? >> so on gun ta know, the president spoke of this earlier this week. the nda going with the current restrictions that apply, nevertheless, the work that has been done to go from 242 detainees at the time the president took office to today 59 detainees remain in guantanamo, but the transfer efforts are on going and the work that has been done by the state department, defense department, across the board to engage and do tremendous diplomacy and security arrangements with other governments to allow for further transfers, we're going to continue to do that. we're going to continue to pursue tho

a live look from across the bay area-- >>> we've been tracking it all week long. i should say kari most certainly has. a big dose of rain. a live look from across the bay. four different perspectives there. some parts being hit with wet weather right now. elsewhere it's on the way. not just yet though. a time line of when the rain be coming to your area coming up next. good morning. i'm sorry for taking credit. >> we do. we're all working together. >> he's been driving storm ranger. >> we're activating that again tomorrow. >> yes. we will have heavy rain and we'll have team coverage of that all morning long as we track the storm system moving in. now we start out with light rain as you head out the door. kind of that reminder that you need to grab the umbrella as we go into the next couple of days. right now we're looking at mild weather and highs today reaching the low 60s in peninsula and 57 degrees in san francisco. you can tell on that camera there it's already wet and this is what we're expecting. high tides with king tides today. heavy rain tomorrow and some isolated street flooding. we may eve

bay." >> we definitely know it's been thick enough to not see the golden gate bridge at times. >> that would not be unprecedented. >> not at all. the peninsula has been a rough drive all morning long as well. mike, what about the rest of the bay area? >> here is a look, guys. anywhere south of the dumbarton bridge very clear. the morning was tame for the south bay. rain wasn't that much of a factor. it did bring wet roads. palo alto had a tough drive for a little period. san mateo still slow. an early big backup between burlingame and the san mateo bridge. it started out to the normal commute about 6:00 this morning. later in the morning we had fog kicking in here. it's now along the coast and where rick was talking about across the golden gate bridge. no major problems. oakland, there is fog kicking in. the bay bridges. a lighter flow of traffic in december. toll plaza is wall. if the wipers are on steady, the lights must be on. that's the california law. >> thank you for the reminder. tracking the rain is as easy as swiping our app. that way you'll know exactly when and where the rain will arrive. you can get personalized forecasts for your neighborhood. >>> a powerful magnitude

has a long way to go. >> it still one big tree. >> the moon tree. at the capital. >>> bay area officers running for a cause.>> this symbolizes the pain and discomfort that this profession is evolving through right now. >> the mission to pay tribute to fallen officers across the country this weekend. >>> we are tracking the raindrops that are headed our way. we have had some breaks today but the rain gets going tonight into tomorrow.>>> 20 law enforcement officers from the bay area are heading to dallas this weekend to run the dallas marathon in their uniforms. >> as ktvu news reports they are paying tribute to the five officer shot and killed in dallas last summer and all officers killed in the line of duty.>>reporter: on the bay trail at the marina this group of law enforcement officers are training to run the 26 mile dallas marathon. >> we see a lot of death, we see a lot of violence. >>reporter: the group has been training for months. they plan to wear their uniforms when they run the marathon in dallas. they want to feel discomfort. >> this symbolizes the pain and disc

difficult for everybody" >> steve:wagers says a local church has offered temporarybut he is still in search of a long-term parking >> grant:in the south bay. police are after three people caught on video breaking into a home. this surveillance footage. ago. >> grant:you can see the crooks forcing their way into the master bedroom. they ransacked it -- going through drawers. >> grant:police say the three people you see here took jewelry, computers and other items before running out through the garage. >> grant:they're even seen lifting up the bed to see if they could find anything of value that might have been hidden underneath. police say the victim was as it was happening on her cell phone. she immediately called police. but by the time officers arrived. the burglars were gone. >> steve:ahead at eight. an election recount underway in wisconsin is nearly complete. clinton has gained there. >> grant:plus. it's the viral challengethis time it did not end well. a group poses as mannequins. with weapons. >> steve:and next. features inside the ghostship warehouse. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ all the care your family needs. all connected for you. >> grant: over th

bay bridge. yes that camera has been bouncing all morning long. there's a wind advisory in effect, much more on that right after the break. >>> happy friday. it is 6:11 now and tonight in jack london square there will be a tree lighting from 5:00 to 7:00. if you're going to check it out make sure to have on nice, warm clothes and maybe some hot chocolate. it will be 53 degrees. let's look at the weekend forecast. coming up. >> going to have a wind advisory from chp. we have a back up at the bay bridge. >>> thanks, mike. entertain, yes. satisfying not so much for fans, not after the doves lost a thriller to the houston rockets. they did a while to do it. kevin durant in double overtime draymond green was given a flagrant foul late and the doves went down 132-127 and there's that flagrant foul right there. it's just the third warriors loss of the season. fewest of any team. the doves host the phoenix suns tomorrow at orakpo. tomorrow at oracle. tip off there 6:00. >> hopefully not another double ot jobs report, which was just released within the pas

bay's" pete suratos is live. we understand the fire department has been flooded with calls all night long. >> reporter: good morning, kira and sam. they got more than 30 customer calls regarding this issue around 2:00 a.m. we do know in our recent conversations that that smell is dissipating, and they're classifying it as an unspecified gas odor. they're telling us there are no natural gas readings at this time around 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 po

bay area sex scandal. two of the successors failed to hold the position and the search has continued since june. >> i don't thing -- think it is taken to long. in oakland we have a police commission we didn't have before and an nsa. and a monitor and a federal judge and who ever takes the jobs init is different then -- understand it is different then most cities and for now oaklanders were fine with the process. >> i would rather it take along time and get the right person and go to quickly and find out we are going into a bad situation. >> the time is now for oakland. >> you need to get it right. you need to get this right this time. this is one opportunity for the mayors office and the city administrator to make a profound decision to make a lasting impact for 3-5 years or more. >> reporter: we will get our answers and the mayors office is holding the announcement until 2017. >> what about hiring tony chaplain whew was passed over in san francisco. >> we have a lot of local candidates without throwing names out there. we are some good local candidates and considering the fact both organizations have been embattled the wise choice is out t

long marriage. >>> it's looking good tomorrow. the doppler showing us the rain has left the bay area.to clear overnight and temperatures will be on the cool side, especially in the north bay. chiliy -- chilly dropping into the 30s. tomorrow sun shine, but temperatures will remain on the cool side only in the 50s for most everyone. san francisco at 53. oakland, 56. and san jose at 57 degrees. so on our storm impact scale rated from one to five, the next storm heading our away is a level two, a moderate storm tuesday and wednesday. the biggest impact will be in the north bay. one two three inches possible. less than that as you head south. and we could still use the rain. we're just a little bit below normal. heyward and in san jose. above normal elsewhere. here's the seven-forecast. a dry break tomorrow into monday. next storm is tuesday, and hang onto your hats on wednesday. it will be raining and gusty as the showers continue into thursday. >> all right. thank you very much. it wasn't really rain. it's tears in stanford. >> it's true. it's christen mcccaffery is we live in a pick and

has just been estimated at $650,000. but it is not actually for sale and the commute from the bay area is a little long.s is santa's house. zillow just added the home to its database. they use comparable homes to come up with the value. if you want a similar house ville low has one -- house zillow has one for 2.4 million. >> dan: especially because santa hasn't lived there. that's what you want. >> martin must wake up every day thankful that he came back for another year at cal. the bears' big man with a big >>> abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> the raiders host the bills. derrick carr will play with mangled finger and all. it is not good when your pinky is facing north, south, east and west at the same time. carr was able to overcome the pain of a double dishoe location to lead the -- dislocation. carr was asked repeatedly about his pinky and he was polite as can be saying nothing. >> how does the finger feel? >> it is great, thank you your asking. >> does it alter your grip? >> it is great. how is yours? >> not dislocated. >> no limitations. thank you. it is doing great. thank you

has just been estimated at $650,000. but it is not actually for sale and the commute from the bay area is a little long. this is santa's house. zillow just added the home to its database. they use comparable homes to come up with the value. if you want a similar house ville low has one -- house zillow has one for 2.4 million. >> dan: especially because santa hasn't lived there. that's what you want. >> martin must wake up every day thankful that he came back for another year at cal. the bears' big man with a big >>> abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> the raiders host the bills. derrick carr will play with mangled finger and all. it is not good when your pinky is facing north, south, east and west at the same time. carr was able to overcome the pain of a double dishoe location to lead the -- dislocation. carr was asked repeatedly about his pinky and he was polite as can be saying nothing. >> how does the finger feel? >> it is great, thank you your asking. >> does it alter your grip? >> it is great. how is yours? >> not dislocated. >> no limitations. thank you. it is doing great. thank

long chase. the motive still unknown. >>> a freak accident at lake merit has prompted east bay parents to sue the city of oakland. their son was crushed to death by a tree. here where the family worries it could happen again. >> reporter: that's right, raj. all that's left of the tree is a stump. as you can see the teenager's friends and family have left candles, and a christmas wreath in jack's memory and tonight his parents say they are taking steps to protect others. >> it was his favorite time of year. >> reporter: the lewis family is gearing up for a second christmas without their son. 16-year-old jack died last december when a tree limb he and his friends had climb at lake merit came crashing down, crushing jack to death. >> i hope it will not happen again. i don't want anyone else to get hurt. >> reporter: the lewis's have now filed a lawsuit claiming the city knew the tree was diseased and decaying and should have removed it. >> this is a tragedy that did not need to happen. the city of oakland had multiple opportunities to prevent this tragedy and every time they fell down. >> there's actually a fungus g

has just been estimated at $650,000. but it is not actually for sale and the commute from the bay area is a little long.zillow just added the home to its database. they use comparable homes to come up with the value. if you want a similar house ville low has one -- house zillow has one for 2.4 million. >> dan: especially because santa hasn't lived there. that's what you want. >> martin must wake up every day thankful that he came back for another year at cal. the bears' big man with a who won the game, who won on the dancing show... ...i mean, if i watched that show. same with my banking. with my bank of america mobile banking app, i can see my accounts all in one place. i can easily manage them and if something doesn't look right, i'm going to know. plus, i can set up alerts to help detect unusual activity. so i feel secure. wait, he won? that's an average tango... at best. wait, he won? ♪ ♪ ♪ all the care your family needs. all connected for you. >>> abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> the raiders host the bills. derrick carr will play with mangled finger and all. it is not good when

bay, we'll be right back with news in a moment. >>> the most colorful man in the sports world has died. longe nba sideline reporter craig sager passed away after a long battle with leukemia. known for his witty sense of humor and bright suits, he was inducted into the hall of fame just two years ago. >> the fans just loved him. >>> a tribute led by his friend, steve kerr, who had a special request. joined now from the oracle. >> reporter: the warriors paid homage to craig sager to benefit his foundation. today, he passed away after a long battle with cancer, he was 65. prior to the game, steve kerr leading the crowd not in a moment of silence, but a moment of cheering, more in the way of how sager lived his life. and mcgee, getting the start and doing what he does best, dunking alley-oops, a season high for mcgee, warriors win with ease. steve kerr still thinking about his buddy, craig sager. >> craig's death in the news today obviously far outweighs anything that happens in the gym. >> reporter: with the warriors' win and on pace to eclipse the win plateau for a second season. >>> not often

to last couple of days and a half moon bay you are ready at 57 degrees that mild air mass has made itself comfortable right now but it won't be around for that longy of sunshine potentially weaken sense of loyalty amid 60 degree readings that is going to feel warm let's talk about the next storm headed this way. >>anny hong: as we drive area thursday night here is what looks like dry conditions what was happening to the north the bus it will be encompassing much of not just the bay area but the state is you have driving plans to bay area down south toward lost angeles you expect some rain on friday evening and that will happen it will continue overnight into early saturday morning here was a look at the expected rainfall total. >>anny hong: a testament three- quarters just over three- quarters of berkeley aid to the oakland and generally about three-quarters almost intentionally san jose also may be a tense also almost three- quarters of san francisco thursday almost a repeat it a little bit cooler temperatures are born to be very nice and comfortable friday the rainy conditions and the what and when there will be picking up do expect a stormy da

access to the property south of half moon bay is the subject of a long running fight between venture cappalist bernard coast la and the city. the commission has never used the tactic in the 78-year history and wants to reach an agreement. he closed off public access to the beach when he bought that property eight years ago. >>> it is a special christmas event in the south bay honoring fallen police after sers across the country. ♪ >> each of the 132 ornaments around that tree represent 132 police officers killed in the line of duty in the u.s. this year. the ceremony last night was put on by the silicon valley lodge of the fraternal order of police. it's part of christmas in the park in san jose. it is especially touching for the wife of fallen san jose police officer michael johnson. his wife nickie placed his ornament on the tree there, and that is a beautiful gesture here as part of the annual christmas in the park. >> hey, something to watch on tv tonight. >> nbc started the tradition a couple years ago. it started with "the sound of music" in 2013, followed by "peter pan" and "the wiz" last year. >> the back lot of universal studios has

tonight the bay area is paying tribute to the incredible life and legacy of astronaut john glenn. >>> also ahead -- >> it has been a long journey to get here. really been a dream come true. >> 17 hours in the operating room, the serious surgery at stanford to separate conjoined twins. >>> and live doppler 7 is tracking showers across the bay area. meteorologist >>> new at 11:00, flames shot out of a home in san jose tonight. this fire started about 6:00 on turnbury place in the vista park neighborhood. two brothers and their elderly parents got out safely thank goodness. one of them was treated for smoke inhalation. >>> sky 7 was over a five-car crash that caused major delays in the south bay tonight. all lanes of northbound 87 at san jose were shut down at almaden expressway about 6:30 tonight. four were injured. the highway re-opened around 7:00 tonight. >>> there's this, spilled chicken parts fouled up the commute on the peninsula. sky 7 was over highway 101 in san mateo where a big rig filled with poultry guts spilled its load. not appetizing, i know. the chp says the truck driver slammed on the brakes to avoid stop

tonight the bay area is paying tribute to the incredible life and legacy of astronaut john glenn. >>> also ahead -- >> it has been a long journey to get here. really been a dream come true. >> 17 hours in the operating room, the serious surgery at stanford to separate conjoined twins. >>> and live doppler 7 is tracking showers across the bay area. meteorologist sa i know every bench, every tree, every squirrel -- -hey, what's up, andy. -andy: hey! same with my banking. with my bank of america mobile banking app, i can see my accounts all in one place. i can easily manage them and if something doesn't look right, i'm going to know. plus, i can set up alerts to help detect unusual activity. so i feel secure. in other words, no surprises. morning. hey, abby. like i said. the mayor. >>> new at 11:00, flames shot out of a home in san jose tonight. this fire started about 6:00 on turnbury place in the vista park neighborhood. two brothers and their elderly parents got out safely thank goodness. one of them was treated for smoke inhalation. >>> sky 7 was over a five-car crash that caused major delays in the south bay tonight.

for the problem across the entire bay area everyone has rights and it is a big giant blob of grain the east bay a prime example of where the u nv of the delta or longhe east bay shoreline was to get to the santa clara valley of the dylan the rain occurs at the moment it if you're out in san were failure seen light rain that is what we see at the moment kron 4 word here is what we are thinking in store for you we have the scent of a card our the importance time friend kids heading off to school we're looking at bay area out with some pockets of moderate showers >>reporter: getting right to that also a lot of this is not to mention all the winter weather advisory that really goes on until 10 this morning and one to 2 in. 6,000 ft. and elevations the afternoon evening commute although it will be rain you won't be dealing with this schedule will from a morning commute will be the one feature >>robin winston: let's start off on 280 if you have to travel between san francisco and a leasing it does not amount to 80 at geneva will have been overturned as soon be two lanes blocked pretty quiet through the area and not too many commuters no major delays so f

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bay bridge. it has become one long and very slow commute from oakland to the south part of san francisco.an alternate route. those are major traffic delays at the moment. 7:32. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> a man and his girlfriend who were shot yesterday on 580 in oakland yesterday they are recovering this morning. investigators want to know if that incident is connected to other freeway shootings in the east bay in the past year. christien kafton is at oakland police headquarters with more on this and the search for the shooter. >> reporter: yeah. good morning, dave. that man and woman injured in the incident. at last report they were in stable condition. no updates on their conditions so far this morning. we can tell you that a family member tells ktvu that they have no idea why this couple would be targeted. >> my cousin wasn't into anything. neither was the female. we have no idea. all they do is work and take care of their kids. >> reporter: oakland police say the shooting happened around 3:15 yesterday afternoon. just at the start of the rush hour, causing a maj

has a long criminal history - including an attempted robbery win 20-10 that ended when an i-r-s agent shot him. ==chyron== he's now accused of killing 27 year old "jermaine jackson." sources tell nbc bay area that the shooting may be gang related. =sam/cu= the c-h-p is investigating another shooting on an east bay freeway. =rail= it happened around three yesterday afternoon at the canal boulevard on-ramp to westbound i-580 in richmond. a witness saw people in one car shooting at another car . investigators located shell casings on the on-ramp - but no other evidence of a shooting. =vo= it follows another shooting on 580 just one day earlier. police say a man and woman were shot near the fruitvale exit. investigators closed eastbound traffic for hours while officers combed the roadway looking for evidence. the victims are expected to be okay. =kris/rail= a high school teacher in fremont is off the job and out on bail... charged with having sex with a student. =vo= police say 'corine ah-dee- ott audiat' started communicating with a male student at washington high school in fremont this past spring. by early summer, the 32-year old p-e teacher allegedly started having sex with the studen

as you can see right now, the main focus all morning long into the afternoon in terms of the significant rainfall has been up in the north bay and also for the santa cruz mountains. right now the north bay esent shallly covers. santa rosa the most recent observation reporting heavy rain for the 12:00 hour. santa rosa and moving the maps closer to marin county and napa county as well. showing you the coverage here. still soaking rains for this portion of the region. more enhancement off shore. more developments. the yellow showing up here. that will gradually move on shore. it looks like things are on track for this afternoon. santa cruz mountains had a flash flood watch posted. that cans turn over to a warning if the rainfall amounts verify. winds gusting to 25 miles per hour in concord. more wind reports for you sfo gusting to 23. san jose not as strong. but the winds will pick up beginning 1:00 this afternoon. we have a wind advisory for the bayshore line, the coast and the bay area hills. winds could be gusting over 45 miles per hour. take a look at the projections. most areas between one to four inches. but the focus for

has been very busy in the weather center all morning long tracking that rain. where are we at, roberta? >> we have venado 12 miles from healdsburg a mountainous community in the north bay over 5.5" of rain today already over 2 inches of rain in the santa rosa area. when you see the yellow and orange on your tv screen, that's the real deal. that's the moderate to heavy rain and it has been draped across the north bay for hours. as i get ready to zoom on in, you can see that the heaviest precipitation now along 101 from petaluma back through novato in a san rafael all the way in towards the golden gate bridge and the city of san francisco. that's the leading edge of the heaviest precipitation and the gustiest winds. western addition, lincoln boulevard, you will start to see the rains increase. in fact, we're looking out towards the golden gate bridge, let's verify that with this our live weather camera surely indicates it's wet there. now, if we take a look at our hi-def doppler radar again, i want to explain to you, right here this is the leading edge of the heaviest rainfall. that is surging down in a southerly direction. as it does so, this is hours and hours of heavy

it has been about 40 all morning long. 36 in oakland. 38 in mountain view, plenty of 30s from the south bay. gilr gilroy, half moon bay, holding at 39. golden gate bridge, great visibili visibility, from the sutro tower camera, still freezing at livermore, 29 at the airport. by the delta, 46, 40, and it dropped to 34 within one hour when the wind backed off. nap na, 33. and santa rose ta, colder locations. lake tahoe view. very pretty, the higher elevations received snow, and lake level, not too much snow. but it will be awfully cold. 7 in truckee this morning. cold mornings throughout the week. most of the week, and then by thursday, could see perhaps a 0.10 inch of rain, san francisco, north bay, but tonight, another freeze warning for the interior valleys, south bay, right on through 8:00 tomorrow morning, with cold air in place, we could temperatures even colder sunday morning. maybe some 20s arriving. we had a few 20s this morning, and the frost advisory through the peninsula and closer to the bay here. so once again, it is going to be an awfully chilly night. how cold? we should be in

bay bridge toll plaza. the traffic has been heavy and slow all morning long. the wet weather is adding to it. e volume just isn't there. we look at the south bay commute. there are slow spots on 101 as you drive 101, 280, 85. and palo alto and mountain view as well. it is better than it normally is. san mateo and dumbarton bridge commutes will be heavy getting over to 92 and san mateo. 7:46. let's bring steve in. >> sal, i have to give a shoutout. michael in shoreline, there's a gentleman there by the name of lenny. >> okay. >> he watches us all the time. i saw him last sunday. >> thank you, lenny. >> i haven't seen him in two or three years. he was like good to see you. thank you. we do have really thick fog. this is out of bay point, i do believe. this can be dangerous. when you get fog this thick -- i'm going to zoom out. watch this blanket down there. up above, we are getting breaks. so -- but to budge this fog out there was this time of year, now of course if it was summer, no problem. but these days it can stick around because the days are so short. soquel, kent field, and bonnie do you

. >>> as we close out 2016, there is a long list of events around the bay area to celebrate the new year. tonight's weekend watch, rosemary orozco haswhat's on tap.>> reporter: here are a few event happening around the bay area. ring in the new year at san francisco's firework show on the waterfront. the event will kickoff at midnight. the fireworks will launch from barges inside the bay. the best viewing possible will be south of the ferry building along the embarcadero. telegraph hill is also a good location.>>> you can find a list of events at ktvu.calm.>> reporter: if you want celebrations for the whole family, check with a local museum. in the spec, the science center will celebrate three countdowns around the world. in berkeley, afternoon celebrations including the balloon drop. in the north bay, happy new year charlie brown will be held at the charles them scholz museum. the final candle will be lit in union square for the last night of hanukkah. the grand finale of the 42nd annual lighting of the 25 foot tall menorah will be held at 7 pm on saturday. in sports, warriors and niners play at home, sharks play on friday, raiders

there's a long list of events around the bay area this weekend to celebrate the new year, rosemary orozco has your weekend watch. >> into the final weekend of the year. here are a few events happening around the bay area. ring in the new year on san francisco's new year's eve fireworks show. it will kick off at the stroke of midnight. they will launch from barges inside the bay. so the best viewing spots will be south of the ferry building along the embarcadero. you can find a list of new year's eve events on ktvu.com. on web links at the top of the page. if you are interested in celebrations for the whole family. check with your local museum. at the children's discovery museum of san jose, a party will be held saturday from 10:00 to 4:00. in the east bay, the space and science museum in oakland will have three new year's eve countdowns around the world. in berkeley, the lawrence hall of science will have afternoon celebrations including a huge balloon drop. happy new year charlie brown will be held at the charles m. schultz museum. in union square, the final candle will be lit for the last n

this very heavy rains from half- moon bay to san mateo wood sued and all the freeways are going to be very slick. and san francisco has been covered all morning longis very wet rainfall. now, you can see the north bay lightening up. we are seeing showers most of the heavy rain activity pushing out and move further east. and that's going to be getting the east bay even more wet but in a vado lightened up all the way -- and getting today golden gate. on futurecast 4 see how rain activity going to take place throughout much of the morning, you can see current conditions right now. almost covering the entire bay area but it's going to move southeast once we get closer to the 10:00 hour and spread out lighten up a little bit especially into the early afternoon hours. right around lunchtime that's when we so a lot -- see a lot of heavy rain move out and open widespread showers. the spotty showers are going to be sticking with us all evening long into the overnight hours. and then tomorrow morning, christmas eve we might wake up to a sprinkle or two. now wind speeds right now we are looking at 10-mile-an-hour winds for oakland and 7 for hayward. 13 if yo

long, jet lag. polaris, from united. y area father who >> closed captioning for this newscast is sponsored by living spaces furniture. >>> tonight san francisco's mayor has ordered a special bay area tribute for a father who was gunned down while cleaning up the streets of potrero hill. joe vazquez tells us more about him. >> reporter: he was so enthusiastic about his job at the public works department jermaine jackson, jr. would often post videos on facebook live painting over graffiti, what he did for a living. this is also how he died. police say jermaine and two other employees were painting over a mailbox at 25th and vermont when someone drove by opening fire. jermaine, the 27-year-old father of two was killed. a street memorial now covers the paint that replaced the graffiti. here you see candles and flowers and right here above them a crucifix and behind the crucifix a bullet hole. >> he was a really great employee. he was very well liked. he was always happy. >> reporter: mohammad nuru, director of public works, said jermaine was an apprentice in a program that helped young people set their life straight and put them on a path long term toward a career. >> i've been c

long will that take? mr. lipsky: it will take a while because there is a lot of infrastructure that has to be put in bay -- inthe big bang in london, american banks moved quickly. atyou were a chief economist chase and a senior official at imf. they have been taking down estimates of global growth consistently. are we going to see a change in that given the election of trump or have growth in europe that you talk about? mr. lipsky: let's hope. the imf forecast is actually a bit better next year on the basis of things like the banks getting worked out in other aspects. economyal, the advanced is moving along at essentially a more or less steady pace. what is notable, since the great recession, since 2008 and 2009 the growth in the advanced economies has persistently been well below the 30 year average since below that -- for that period. how to spurblem is growth. jonathan: there has been a flashing light in the background over the last decade, it is global trade stalling and now we hear increasingly a lot more protectionist rhetoric coming out of campaign trails across the world. does that concern you? mr. li

has been selecting toys and bikes for the toys for tots program. she gets the money by selling $7 lunches and raffle tickets all year long to her co-workers at bay alarm. >> that's right, and abc 7 news was there today as the marines loaded up for their holiday giveaway. >> 90 bikes right here and more than 27,000 toys that she donated. that's just amazing, really is. my jaw dropped when i walked n.oh, my goodness, this is amazing. >> as a child i didn't have a whole lot. christmas was sparse, doggone it and i knew that if i ever had the means to do something special i wanted to do it for kids. >> what a wonderful thing to do. mary collected more than $13,000 this year and family that owns bay alarm generously matched every penny. >> we should called her mrs. claus. >> i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. we >>> tonight, breaking news. the horrific images coming in from the christmas market. the truck plowing into a crowd in berlin. at least nine killed, dozens injured. you will hear from witnesses on the scene tonight, and what the white house just said about this apparent terrorist attack. >>> also breaking tonight, the chilling moment. the assassi

long here on nbc bay area. just an hour ago, investigators wrapped up a news conference where they announced the death toll hassen to 36. >> pete joins us live from the scene of the fire. he was there with that news conference. sounds like they stopped operation recovery efforts. this could take a long time to recover those bodies. >> good morning. that is correct. we are going to continue to get updates as we get new information throughout the morning. we know that 36 victims were inside of that building. they found 36 deceased bodies. 11 have been identified. we confirmed that 70% of the building has been searched by crews on the ground. back to this work stoppage. that happened around 12:00 a.m. due to an unstable piece of structure in the roof area of the building. this poses a safety concern for firefighters. >> the top of the exterior building if you imagine where the roof meets the wall, there's about a five foot unreenforced section of the exterior wall. it's leaning in three inches. it should be straight. we are concerned that unreenforced area potentially could collapse. >> they will look inside this

est has a long criminal history including being shot himself by an irs agent during a robbery attempt back in 2010. he's now accused of killing 27 year old jermaine jackson. sources tell nbc bay area the shooting may be gang related. >> a potential up side to the downside for bart. they are planning to retrofit the tube, but it could be years of delays for riders. more on possible headaches for commuters, i understand especially early, early morning commuters. >> reporter: could cause big headaches, jessica. transit officials say this is necessary in order to keep riders safe should the big one hit. but for commuters who ride bart here, it could mean even more delays, even trains not running during certain times. for some commuters, riding bart is rarely easy. >> there's always a problem every two or three week, there's some delay like you're just stuck on it. >> reporter: it could be getting worse, especially for early morning commuters like gloria lantham. >> the job i work for is going to be different hours. >> reporter: lantham is more than one of 3,000 passengers who uses bart to get in and out of san francisco between 3:35 and 4:45 in the morning. >> i'm not happy about

east bay you have a pretty big cell in orinda and moraga. all this has been scattered all morning long at times, pockets of heavy rain encompass 680 as you make tracks out of the sunol grade past fremont swinging around to 237 into the milpitas area. los altos, you, too have the rain. this is the view looking out towards the very wet golden gate bridge. it's not as cold as yesterday when we had air temperatures drop down to 29 degrees in santa rosa. it was freezing in livermore. now it's 43 degrees. but it has been on the breezy side. in fact, peggi rodgers in novato reports she is actually now in petaluma, she has a wind up to 10. an air temperature of 44. so the wind chill is 39 degrees and she picked up already .8" of rain since it started pouring yesterday. wind speeds now at 3 in oakland, not so windy there. but once you make tracks over the bay bridge west, jump off in san francisco, right around the mission district we are picking up winds at 12. 10 at sfo with airport delays up to 1 hour on some arriving flights. 13 in mineta international airport. 14 in fairfield and napa back

long time because of that. >> reporter: matthew salewske remains in santa clara county jail. the family has told community members a service for claudia is now being planned. in gilroy, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> new at 5:00, a legal setback for san francisco's police union today. the union wanted to stop changes to the city's use of force policy that would prevent officers from shooting into a moving vehicle or using a specific choke hold. today, judge richard ulmer denied the police wrunion's request. citing the city's right to set use of force policies. >> fundamental managerial or policy decisions include changing the policy regarding the police officers' use of deadly force. >> your honor, a case-by-case analysis, read the case law in total -- >> that's not what the california supreme court says of those cases. >> your honor -- >> it's a categorical holding the way i read it. >> the head of the police officers' association says his organization will push ahead with its lawsuit attempting to overturn the policy. the union says the ban on shooting into vehicles could prevent them from reacting to terror attacks that use cars and trucks as weapons. city says the policy include

lisa, one of the other long list of things that you cover in your job has been guantanamo bay. the president has acknowledged the difficulties in getting it closed before he leaves office, seems to be leaving the door open for further action. the vice president expressed optimism just a couple months ago that it would be closed. what is your take on the possibility that it will be closed by january 20th? how would that happen?