jackie ward is out there live today. a seal is causing a commotion so you might see some spectator slowing. there is a lot of activity there okay highway 37 because of this so people might be slowing down to see what's happening. so some slow speeds as you work your way through there. elsewhere, if you are heading towards the richmond/san rafael bridge, well, at least you're one of maybe three or four people there. not a lot going on. everything is clear as you work your way towards the toll plaza there. taking a look at 280, northbound at page mill we had an earlier vehicle fire. they wrapped it up quickly this morning. looks like it's still in the clearing stages. it's still active so it's off to the right shoulder but no delays. your drive time for the peninsula is looking good. northbound 280, 85, 92, 20 minutes. no delays on 101 or 92. westbound 80 carquinez bridge, 19 minutes once you get to the bay bridge traffic is clear into san francisco. they never turned the metering lights on this morning. everything is actu

kpix 5's jackie ward is live at sfo where travelers are hoping for smooth sailing. jackie. >> good morning, yeah, of course, holiday travel always is stressful. all is clear here this morning. just a bit windy so no problems there. but if you are heading to the east coast, you ma i run into some trouble because of the potential for thunderstorms there. and here yesterday the turbulent weather delayed some passengers. a lot of travelers had to be patient as they found out their flight was canceled or delayed. some delays as long as 90 minutes because of poor visibility. one man says he was delayed five hours while connecting in las vegas. his trip started in iowa and ended here so he could be with his daughter for christmas. runways at sfo can jam up traffic. >> the runways are built too close together so they can't use runways at the same time. they have to kind of piggyback take-offs and arrivals. >> travel experts say to expect a busy travel season thanks in part to a renewed confidence in the economy and low gas prices. so definitely consider yourself lucky if you

kpix 5's jackie ward joins us live with more information about the police investigation. . >> reporter: betty, police say they knew almost immediately that this death was suspicious. and it was quickly determined that the little boy was placed in the bathtub then intentionally drowned. police say this 51-year-old grandmother dawn raines-hewes. fairfield police and personnel went on the house on 1400 block of jefferson street around 11 a.m. and found the little boy. unconscious and not breathing. >> because of the nature of the call the little boy having died and certain information and statements didn't at add up with what officers felt the scene also also indicated. detectives took over the investigation. >> raines-hewes is being held at solano county jail without bail. a 6-year-old and 1-year-old were in her care also, they are unharmed. police are investigating what happened here and trying to determine a motive. jackie ward, kpix 5, fairfield. >>> the federal government is warning that hundreds of homes in illinois and missouri could be threatened by a rare winter floo

jackie ward is live in san francisco where power just came back to some muni lines. jackie? >> reporter: well, we just actually were on the bay bridge toll plaza and we made our way down here to russian hill. as most of you know, the speed limit on the bridge is 50 miles per hour but at one point, we had to drop down to 30 miles an hour because the wind was just so horrific it was rocking our van back and forth. but it was looking lower vehicles as well. as we drove into closer to san francisco, we can see the bay levels. they are so high and the wind is whipping the tides right in. there have problems all over. in the mission district, all eyes are on 17th and folsom an area that's notorious for flooding whenever we have rain. it's been this way for almost 30 years now. water flows from twin peaks right under doors. the sewer pipes need after overall, that won't happen until the city can find the $200 million a proecket ject -- project like costs. staying in oakland but on the joaquin miller road, wind and rain brought down a tree forcing authorities to shut down one lane.

jackie ward joins us live with more on what's happening today. jackie?> reporter: michelle, we've been here before. chief suhr asking the city if his officers can use tasers. he said if they had access to tasers, last week's event may have ended differently. this video may be disturbing. [ sound of gunfire ] >> oh, my god! >> reporter: this video is intense. so is the criticism aimed at the san francisco police department. >> we'll take a look at everything. >> reporter: chief suhr spoke sunday morning on the on kpix. >> it's very clear a taser would have made a difs. >> reporter: after -- after the city said no twice to the tasers, suhr said he will ask again. >> it's crazy to have nothing between a beanbag and a bullet. >> oh! >> reporter: you can hear how many bullets were fired at mario woods in the bayview last week. the chief used all available options, beanbags and pepper spray. there were three crisis intervention officers on scene but suhr said wood was too close when he came at an officer with his knife. it's called the 21-foot rule. >> when so

in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> some better news to report.7 at petaluma river bridge. they opened one lane so traffic is moving on the right-hand side there. still backed up to atherton avenue. we are dealing with an accident plus some black ice reported with fog and limit visibility as you work your way in and around the area. sinkhole 24th and church in noe valley causing delays for muni. n-judah and j-church are affected. shuttle buses are in place. everything else on time. no delays at the bay bridge. try to get through tonight before 10:30 p.m. or it will bog down ling into san francisco. >>> so gianna, what time do the celebrations start at 9:00? >> yes. >> and that's the scene right there. that's where you can see the biggest party in town! the fireworks along the embarcadero. and look at the clear skies. what you see right now is what you're going to get later on tonight. and temperatures very similar. we are talking about 30s away from the bay on the ocean. 40s closer to the peninsula and the water. that's the last sunrise of 2015 ov

jackie ward joins us live from outside a warming center. good morning jackie. >> reporter: good morning. this warming center actually only acomdated 50 to 60 people -- osh 50 50 to 60 people. they closed down the warming center. they will reopen it at 6:30 this morning. cruels are working hard to get people on for the 6,000 people. the spokesperson for pg&e is with us. thank you for joining us. one major thing you want to tell people, don't turn upgas back on. crews are doing that. >> that's correct. we want the pg&e crews to do that. oes the only safe way to do that. they will be coming through. we have approximately 150 gas service representatives coming through the neighborhoods in the discovery bay area. they will be doing just that. >> reporter: you are not putting a time line as to when this problem will be fully resolved. people may be wondering should i stay home if i miss the crew? >> if we come to your home and you are not home, we'll leave a door hanger and that door hanger has instructtions how to contact us and we'll dahm back o

jackie ward is live in san francisco with more on the storm damage and cleanup he efforts. good morning, jackie. >> reporter: good morning. we're here at baker beach. when we first got here, the wind was whipping around like crazy. yeah, as you said yesterday, crazy weather, right a, and today the cleanup is just beginning here at baker beach. you can see all of the wind ripping through the water and scattering degree. wind gusts were intense across the entire city. and these pictures show shipping containers tossed off a cargo ship and into the rough sea at baker beach. storm drains were working overtime, too. it was a big mess everywhere. >> we need help from the city to unclog the drains so. >> reporter: streets looked like city streams, trees came crashing down on cars. the wind blew a plexiglass panel off a bus shelter. i guess this is a sign of what's to come in these winter months. jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> more tree branches toppled a 63rd. luckily, they fell into the street and not on nearby homes. >>> and let's take you up north. 70 miles north of the city. the coas

kpix 55's jackie ward is live -- kpix 5's jackie ward is live at the scene weather very latest. jackie? >> reporter: behind me, frank, is where all these accidents ended. they were caused by a single dump truck. take a look. the truck was uprighted a little bit ago. despite the destruction, veteran police officers say it could have been worse. it all started around 8:50 a.m. when a truck traveling eastbound on silver avenue lost control according to eyewitnesses. at this point in the investigation, police believe the driver was dealing with mechanical issues. the first accident happened at somerset and silver where the truck collided with a car forcing it into a home. two people were in the car and they are being treated for nonserious injuries at san francisco general. the truck continued down silver eventually plowing into a lamp pole at san bruno and silver. that's when it slipped on its side breaking through a guardrail and dumping construction debris on 101 southbound. [ pause ] >> nobody was hit to my knowledge as far as the debris falling down to the 101. as you can see b

kpix 5's jackie ward is there on 37 where you have seen it. >> reporter: yes. it's quite a task, the marine mammal center was here since 2 a.m. we saw her earlier this morning. the 500-pound elephant seal was here at the shore. she was going up and down the edge of the highway 37 turnoff and she disappeared. the marine mammal center has been here since 2 a.m. to make sure she stays out of trouble. >> she's doing good. she is swimming. she may be just a little confused right now. how to get out of the lagoon. and right now, all we're doing here is observing. if she comes back on land we'll take action. >> reporter: it's high tide so we could see her clearly. once tide goes out, it gets muddy and that's why she got stuck yesterday in the mud. the primary concern is if she gets back on land, it would be in the middle of the commute dangerous for the animal and drivers. jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> pg&e still working to restore gas service for hundreds of people in eastern contra costa county. more than 1,000 homes of discovery bay and byron still don't have any heat.

it all started with a 911 call about a drowning in fairfield and that's where kpix 5 reporter jackie ward is with the latest on that investigation. jackie. >>> reporter: police quickly determined that this death was suspicious and soon after that, it was determined that the little boy was placed in a bathtub and intentionally drowned. let's take a look at the person in custody for this. it's 51-year-old grandmother dawn raines-hewes. fairfield police and fire personnel went to her house on the 100 block of jefferson in fairfield -- 1400 block of jefferson in fairfield yesterday morning when they found the little boy around 11:00. >> officers and fire personnel found a 4-year-old little boy who was unconscious, not breathing. they began resuscitation efforts. the 4-year-old was taken to a nearby trauma with where he died . >> reporter: raines-hewes is being held without bail at the solano county jail. a 6-year-old and 1-year-old were also in her care yesterday but they are okay. so as this investigation continues, police are still trying to determine motive. jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> san jo

kpix 5's jackie ward is live at sfo where travelers are hoping for smooth sailing. good morning, jackie. >> reporter: good morning. and, all is clear here this morning just a bit windy which isn't too troubling. if you are going east they are having thunderstorms so there may be delays because of that. and yesterday with the turbulent weather here a lot of travelers had to be patient as they found out their flights were canceled or delayed. some delays were as long as 90 minutes because of poor visibility. one man says he was delayed five hours while connecting in las vegas. he started his trip in iowa and ended here so he could be with his daughter for christmas. his pilot told him runways at sfo can jam up traffic. >> the runways are built too close to each other here at this airport so they cannot use runways at the same time. they have to kind of piggyback take-offs and arrivals. >> reporter: travel experts say to expect a busy travel season due to confidence in the economy and lower gas prices. so you're lucky traveling locally because tomorrow the rain is back.

. >> kpix 5's jackie ward is live at the church where thousands will turn out for the annual christmas breakfast. merry christmas, jackie. >> reporter: merry christmas right back to you, brian and, of course, to you, anne. i'm here at complied in the tenderloin this morning -- glide in the tenderloin this morning. jean cooper the coordinator has a huge part in this day. jean, thanks for waking up early with us on christmas. looks like you're prepared. you have a lot of turkey and ham behind you. tell us this day. tell us what makes it special. >> so, you know, we really try to provide an experience and opportunity for the folks who live in our community to have a place to get a hot meal and to share community on christmas day. so, um, very similar to thanksgiving, we do the same thing so we have breakfast this morning. and we are having eggs and grits and ham and biscuits and then this afternoon or excuse me at 10:00 to noon, to our dinner if you will, ham and turkey and all the trimmings so we have a really good time. >> reporter: you have been doing this for 11 years. you guys are pr

kpix 5's jackie ward joining us live from the restaurant in union square. ady plenty of activity out there. jackie. >> reporter: merry christmas eve. they are trying to collect 15,000 toys here at lefty o'doul's. it's quite a feat but i think they are up for it. we have the owner with us this morning. nick, this is a 15-year tradition and the christmas spirit is alive and well in here. >> san francisco, get the christmas spirit, come on! ♪[ music ] >> we have 5,000 kids out there, don't let them wake up without a toy. >> 15,000 toys. that's 5,000 more than last year. >> yeah. so we are going to do it. my christmas spirit meter is going up. >> i saw you singing christmas carols with former mayor willie brown. >> they asked me to sing. the christmas spirit is building. if you can just drop by on geary street, we have elves out there to take your toys or go to our website leftystoydrive.com. we're looking forward to handing out toys today. in fact, in just a few hours, we are going to be having a first round of kids come in pick up some. we are going to be load

jackie ward on the bitter debate over wages. >> reporter: negotiations with the teachers and the scoot district began in february, but teachers reached an impasse in october, and now negotiators are being brought in to figure out an agreement. >> we want more for our teachers! >> reporter: getting here on an overcast pod monday morning was a priority for parents and students, and they said the future of their education is on the line. >> it's really unfair because the teachers give us all this time and the effort they put into us, it's not fair they are getting the wages they deserve. >> i would be keeping my kids home if the teachers do strike. >> reporter: sonia salven says teaches need more than the 1.5% raise the district is proposing. >> it all falls back on the teachers, and i feel that dollar amount is not enough to survive. >> reporter: fred grill says with the proposed increase the

jackie ward joins us live. she's in san francisco with more on today's big vote. hi, jackie. >> reporter: hi, frank. the mission bay alliance has been the most vocal group in san francisco for the warriors. a lot of people are expected to show up here at city hall today before the board of supervisors votes and decides on whether they will appeal this court. they will be voting on the final environmental impact report. this is a 5,000-page report. includes a man to use $80 million to improve transportation and increase services at the site of the proposed arena. the report was released october 23rd and certified ten days later, not leaving much time for the public to go over. but despite that, the group says they are gaining ground. in a poll, it shows a 12% decrease in support for the arena this is compared to poll numbers commissioned by the warriors and released by david binder back in july. >> this process has been ramrodded and rubber stamped through at the behest and desire of the wealthy and the well-to-do whose interests are not in the best interests of the

kpix 5's jackie ward is live at the scene with the very latest. jackie. >> reporter: it's still a very active scene here on el sobrante this morning after a apartment complex caught fire sometime around 3:30, 3:45 this morning. part nationally everyone is safe. we spoke to a resident yvonne michael who says she is thankful her family is okay. her daughter is safe. her husband is safe. she says this is a small town. it's quiet. nothing happens here. she is shocked that this fire occurred this early in the morning. she is very thankful to be alive. >> [ indiscernible dog bark. you got [ indiscernible ] i just thank god he woke me up too and got my daughter out there and my husband out and we just got out. >> reporter: so from what we kansai now there are at least two dozen people who live in these townhouses here from what we can see. it's up a long wind hill, uphill around this corner. so we hope to learn more details about exactly what happened and how the fire started soon. in el sobrante, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> new this morning, a store clerk i

jackie ward reports. >> reporter: good morning. those crowds will be here in only a matter of hours. actually 200,000 revelers are expected to be here on the embarcadero to watch the fireworks. crews are setting up barricades. it's the largest event in the area. safety preps are in place for a while. barriers along the embarcadero and police have extensive plans to keep everyone safe. now, there aren't any specific local threats but police are urging everyone to be alert. >> we do want the message to be that someone sees something we want them to say something. don't assume that someone else will say something. often times we don't know unless it's brought to our attention. >> the coast guard has a 1,000- foot safety zone at the ferry building until 12:30 tonight. boaters aren't allowed there unless authorized by the captain of the port of san francisco. some would say we are not standing in the absolute best spot to watch the fireworks. a lot of people are saying that the best spot is between mission and folsom. along the embarcad

in el sobrante, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> a store clerk is in seriously injured after a robbery an shooting after an antioch 7-eleven overnight at a convenience store on lone tree way near hillcrest. police were at the scene collecting evidence. the clerk was taken to the hospital. his condition is unknown at this time. the store manager says he had recently immigrated from india. >>> a three-day manhunt ends in a standoff and police have a murderer in jail. it happened at a home on massachusetts avenue in redwood city yesterday evening. anthony kirincic is accused of stabbing his girlfriend 34-year- old colleen straw to death in her san mateo home. kirincic had been on the run since friday. police tracked down his car to an urgent care clinic on saturday and eventually found him last night at a relative's home in redwood city. he is charged with first-degree murder. >> they were able to safely take the suspect anthony kirincic into custody and i can report to you that he is under arrest by san mateo police department now on a $5 million arrest warrant for murder. >> police are questioning

jackie ward joins us live from the restaurant in union square. jackie, the crowd started showing up yet? >> reporter: not so much the crowds but plenty of elves are here working to put these bags of toys into the big barrels. this is the 15th annual toy drive here after the lefty o'doul's. christmas eve you think, you ran out of time but it's not too late! we are here with the event organizer doing this for a long time of. why is this so important to you? >> well, we've got 5,000 more kids this year that have to have a toy for christmas or two hopefully. hi, brian. hi, anne! thank you very much. please, everyone, come on down to union square. we'll have elves out in front. you can just drive by. even in the rain and hand your toys off to our elves and we'll be delivering them all day today and tomorrow and we will make sure that every one of san francisco's forgotten children has a christmas. >> reporter: it's early but we are going to have some entertainment for people dropping off toys? >> somebody shining from above on us because, um, luttuc an

jackie ward is live with the very latest on this closely- watched case. good morning, jackie. >> reporter: good morning, frank. this is expected to be one of the biggest days of the trial thus far if raymond "shrimp boy" chow takes the stand. for two years now, we've watched this murder and corruption trial unfold waiting to see if chow will testify. chow's attorneys say their client is done with waiting and wants the story told. chow is the leader or dragonhead of a chinatown association in san francisco ordering the murder of his predecessor in 200 of is just one of the charges he's facing. he's also accused of taking money from an undercover fbi agent to commit a crime. >> the undercover agent tries to get my client to take the money by professing his love to my client saying we were meant to be. i love you. it's almost pseudo erotic, the approach he takes. >> reporter: chow faces charges for racketeering, laundering money and conspiring for murder. while this trial has been going on for a long time now, it's expected to drag on even further until at le

. >> kpix 5's jackie ward is live at the church where thousands will turn out for their annual christmas breakfast. merry christmas, jackie. >> reporter: merry christmas, brian. merry christmas, anne and to all of you watching us this christmas morning. we are at glide where 5,000 people are expected to get a hot ham and turkey dinner with all the fixings. jean cooper is the holiday coordinator. you have some special volunteers who will be serve today. tell us about them. >> so, um, the foster farms hunger bowl is this excessive we on the 28th down in levi's plaza so the teams from i think past 12, i'm not a football expert at all -- >> you got it right. >> pac-12. >> they are here in the city. so we'll have ucla here, um, around 11:00 this morning i think. defense and then offense. then they come down and serve and make bag lunches for later. >> this is a tradition to have football players come in on christmas morning. what's that like to have big athletes giving back to the community on such an important day? >> it's a lot of excitement. so, you know, christmas day is the beginning of

that's where jackie ward is live talking to a young resident who saw it all happen. ckie . >> reporter: the hoverboard that caused the fire is actually still in the entryway. this all happened last night inside this brentwood home. the new hoverboard batteries were charging when it caught fire and exploded. the family says flames grew quickly and got big but thanks to a 15-year-old from freedom high the house was saved because he grabbed the board and took it to the front door. allyah denny, a daughter of the family, said they got it a week' do. >> smoke and popping noises. we tried getting my younger sisters out of the house in case and right await fire trucks came and it was just all really scary and kind of panicked and -- [ pause ] >> a very hard situation. >> reporter: just a few days ago she got a concussion from using a hoverboard. its stories like this that made online retail giants like amazon decide to stop selling the hoverboard. so far there are 11 reports of boards catching fire in ten states so the consumer product safety commission is investigating now.

kpix 5's jackie ward live now at oakland international airport with more on the tense hours leading up to this emergency landing. jackie. >> reporter: a passenger we spoke to said she was fearful for her life for four hours as the pilot tried to fix the problem and land safely. people on board southwest flight 2547 said that they knew almost immediately after taking off that something was wrong originally thinking it was an engine issue that the pilot thought could be resolved in a matter of minutes but it turned out to be serious when the landing gear was being brought up after take-off. passengers saw sparks. the pilot then tried to bring it back down. he flew around for 4 hours trying to burn fuel going all around the area and a passenger says she was extremely nervous the whole time. >> the worst part was the beginning because no one would tell us anything. i thought i was going to die. people are really scared. we're all safe. >> reporter: that passenger said that before they descended they were told to brace themselves but the landing went smoothly. people were clapping, cheering

and that's where jackie ward is live. she has been talking to a resident who saw it happen. >> reporter: michelle, the family here has only had the hoverboard for a week after they are shaken up by last night's fire. >> and, um, he was screaming, trying to get somebody to help, and my uncle came out. he poured a bucket of water on it. um, i had ran downstairs because i heard the fire alarms, i saw the smoke, i heard popping noise and we tried getting my younger sisters out of the house just in case and right away the fire trucks came and it was just all really scary and kind of panicked. >> reporter: she says her sister stepped on the hoverboard when it was charging and it started popping. >> it almost exploded in her hands. and it basically started to burn up the wall towards the entrance to our house. >> reporter: the family has only had it a week and heard about the danger of having a hoverboard after purchasing it on amazon. they own a second one that didn't catch fire and plan to get rid of it. >> right after my mom

jackie ward is out among the crush of shoppers. jackie, how's it going out there? >> reporter: you know, it's been hey really -- it's been a really weird weather day, rain, snow, wind, sun, and even snow outside lefty o'doul's. shoppers are getting it done. shoppers at union square had umbrellas and rain jackets this morning. most of the stores opened at 10 a.m. and were ready for the last- minute shoppers to come in. with on-and-off rain today we asked shoppers if the forecast had any effect on their plans. >> not at all. not at all. nice weather, got me an umbrella and go from there. >> well, it's a little pressure. it's like writing the paper in the last minute. >> the thing i really, really, really really, really, really want is a surfboard. >> we have come from australia and we are so excited because we just don't have access to all these amazing stores. >> i want to go ice skating in the rain. it's so much fun. >> reporter: we spoke to people who finished their christmas shopping but just wanted that take in the festive scene here, go and look at the christma

kpix 5's jackie ward tells us there was quite a watch party for it. jackie, you had a front row seat. >> reporter: it was beautiful. people wanted a good spot to welcome the benjamin franklin to the bay area and they were not disappointed. we knew it would be big. >> very nice. >> reporter: but seeing it in person was jaw-dropping. >> this is impressive. >> big. [ laughter ] >> really big. >> reporter: for some, there were tears as this woman remembered her late father, who decades ago was in the container ship business. >> i just feel honored that we keep inventing, rethinking, it's what's going to make our world continue to move forward. >> reporter: this couple used the occasion to celebrate their 60th birthday. >> the goal is go to the museum and then we heard about the boat coming in so we thought we would see the biggest ship to come to america. >> reporter: the nearly quarter mile container ship nearly swallowed alcatraz and was definitely worth a selfie-worthy moment. >> it's an american name under a london flag built by the french. it's the wo

kpix 5 reporter jackie ward spoke to one bay area family who says a hoverboard almost burned their house down. >> but never think that might happen to us. you hear reports of it but you never think that's going to be my family. >> reporter: the 18-year-old was upstairs when she heard her little sister on one of the new hoverboards the family purchased a week ago on amazon.com for $235 apiece. after her sister took it off the charger, it started popping and sparking when she stepped on it. denny's 15-year-old sister then quickly dragged the hoverboard from the living room to the front door where seconds after she dropped it, it exploded. she got it out of the house in a matter of seconds but not before it scorched part of the rug and wall. >> we are all really scared. my mom was like okay if this is going to happen, we are never going to get these again. it was unexpected. >> reporter: even if you want to get one, it's harder to find. online retailers like overstock.com and amazon aren't selling them anymore after too many scenes like this have happened. there have been 11 reports of hove

jackie ward reports from the scene. >> reporter: 911 got a call that a car was on fire at 2:40 a.m. weather fire crews got there it was -- when fire crews got there it was a head-on collision. a toyota corolla went southbound on the northbound side of the highway 1 hitting a nissan maxima that was a hired uber. the toyota flipped on its back and caught fire killing the driver. the uber driver had serious injuries but his passenger died. >> a lot of wrong way drivers turned out they may have been intoxicated. it's a possibility. i don't know for sure if that's the case in this particular situation. but it's definitely a possibility. >> reporter: highway 1 is divided by guardrails or barriers to split northbound from southbound so in this investigation police are having a hard time trying to figure out how the driver going the wrong way got on the northbound side. in pacifica, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> today the national weather service is in northern california to try to confirm that a pair of tornadoes that touched down yesterday in the sierra foothills and central valley were indeed

in fairfield, jackie ward, kpix 5. raines-hewes is expected to be arraigned tomorrow afternoon in fairfield. >>> the san mateo county sheriff's office is trying to find two men who robbed a millbrae gas station. they were caught on surveillance video monday night at the valero gas station on el camino real. the robbers were wearing masks and one was armed with a semi- automatic handgun. the clerk said they stole cash from the register and fled in a silver or dark colored 1990s suv. the clerk was not injured. >>> a fire early today destroyed a home in concord where qualitiers had been staying on north 3rd street near willow pass road where squatters were staying. firefighters found live power lines in the front yard making access very difficult. the fire was out within an hour. fire marshal says the house was supposed to be vacant but several squatters were there. no one was hurt and the cause is under investigation. >>> more than a dozen people have been killed as floods ravage parts of the midwest. cbs reporter anna w

jackie ward live at san francisco with more on today's vote. hi, jackie. >> reporter: well, frank, despite the mounting success of the golden state warriors, the people are still resisting plans to build a new arena in folks and today the board of supervisors will hold a hearing and vote that will impact the future. they are voting on the final report. that's a 5,000-page report that include a plan to use $08 08 -- $80 million. the report was released october 23rd and certified ten days later, not heaving -- leaving enough time for the public to go over. in a poll, it shows 12% decrease in support of the arena. this is compared to poll numbers commissioned by the warriors and released back in july. >> this process has been ram roaded an rubber stemmed through at the behest and desire of the wealthy and well to do whose interests are not in the interests of the people of san bernardino. >> reporter: if the board appeals, the alliance plans to move forward regardless. meantime, a spokesman for the warriors project theys you the team's -- tell us t

jackie ward is live with more on what's happening today. jackie?ll, michelle, we've been here before, after that shooting that happened in 2012. officer suhr asked if his force could use tasers as well. we do want to remind you that this video is disturbing. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: this video is intense and so is the criticism aimed at the san francisco pd. >> we will take a look at everything. >> reporter: the chief spoke on kpix sunday morning. >> it's very clear to me here that a taser would have made a difference. >> reporter: after the city has made no twice to arming the police with tasers, suhr says he will ask again. >> it's crazy to have nothing between a beanbag and a bullet. >> oh! oh! oh! >> reporter: you can hear how many bullets were fired at 26- year-old stabbing suspect mario woods in the bayview last week. the chief used all available options, beanbags and pepper spray. there were three crisis intervention officers 0 on scene. but suhr said he was too close when he came at officers with a knife. it's called the 20-foot knife ru

. >> kpix5's jackie ward has more now from mill valley. >> reporter: if you live along highway 1 near erica road in mill valley, it may have been impossible to get where you needed to go. this using limit us fell into the road closing it for -- eucalyptus fell into the road closing it for more than five hours, but some adventurous young souls weren't going to let it keep them from getting their workout in. when more rolls into this area, that's what's expected with the pass almost completely covered, but here in the parking lot this is not normal. whenever there are king tides, driving becomes a major problem at the 101 stinson beach off ramp. stars were getting stuck and even abandoned until the tide made its way back out. >> the rain certainly adds to the drama of the king tide, but it would have been pretty impressive even if we didn't have this. >> reporter: and it could be even worse. >> they haven't been this bad in a while. so the last time i was here actually i ran down this lane. i ran through some like calf deep water. >> reporter: with el nino on its way now is the time to

kpix 5's jackie ward is outside a community meeting where police will explain why they resorted to lethal force. jackie. >>> reporter: veronica, this is what happens every time a police officer shoots someone. they hold the meeting to explain what happened and answer any questions. over the past two days there's been protests about the killing. and, um, police chief greg suhr has said repeatedly his officers did everything they could not to kill the 26-year- old man. still, a mother is now extremely upset over the loss of her son. >>he is cowering. i should have been there. >> i think that it's clear that the officers did use all the methods all the -- all the tools they have at their disposal before it got to deadly force. >> reporter: we are expecting a loud crowd at sf city college much like last night at the protest. this shooting is even being talked about on twitter between a san francisco supervisor and a spokesman for sfpd. just this afternoon supervisor john avalos tweeted, quote, with another shooting at a young person of color and yet another gun massacre i am sick at heart. we

jackie ward went to fairfield to learn more about this family. >>> reporter: neighbors say the family was new to the neighborhood. this man lives just a few houses down from where some believe the drowning took place. he has two young kids of his own. >> we never saw the kids playing outside or, you know, congregating with people so it was a little weird lining there was a bunch of kids in there we never seen 'em. >> reporter: fairfield police got to jefferson street a little before 11:00 yesterday morning and quickly determined the little boy's death was suspicious and alleged that he had been intentionally drowned in the bathtub. >> because of the nature of the call, the little boy having died and certain information and statement did not add up with what officers felt the scene also indicated, detectives from our major crimes unit responded and took over the investigation. >> i just think it was some neglect going on definitely, you know, in the sense of maybe too much on their plate, you know, to handle all the kids at once. >> reporter: there were two other little children in-hou

jackie ward was there when the plane made an emergency landing back at oakland. >> reporter: this is the plane, a southwest boeing 737 on final approach to runway 30. 139 passengers on board. it is a picture-perfect landing. the landing marking the end of a saga that started right after flight 2547 took off from oakland at 6:13 a.m. heading for chicago's midway airport. passengers saw sparks when the pilot tried to retract the landing gear he declared an emergency. he started burning fuel over san joaquin county. >> when the pilot kept coming out of the cockpit, that was really alarm. i thought i was going to die. so people were really scared. >> reporter: the tracker showing how the plane circled for 4 1/2 hours over manteca and lathrop. the plane turned back toward oakland and finally landed. >> we were clapping and crying. >> reporter: some passengers on that flight said they had enough of traveling for the day. they are going back home in the bay area. others tried to get on flights that were finally going to go to chicago. from oakland international airport, jackie ward, kpix 5.

jackie ward, kpix 5. >> thank you. >>> take a look at oakland. more tree branches toppleled at 63rd. luckily, they fell on the street and not on nearby homes. >>> 70 miles north of san francisco, parts of jenner were nearly submerged from all of the rain. coastal flooding actually began a couple of days ago, thanks to several days of heavy rain. in some spots, people used kayaks to get around. the high water even blocked the entrance to the local post office. >> we kind of got a perfect storm here where we had rainfall the last few days and very high storm events this whole last week. the waves were as high as 25 feet. >> high surf made matters worse. in addition to the post office there was flooding at the visitors center and several nearby businesses. no word yet on exactly how much damage has been done up there. >>> the weather likely played a role in a crash that killed a bay area couple and sent their two children to the hospital. joe vazquez on how investigators think it happened. >> reporter: east of the altamont pass, 580 dips sharply. he

in pacifica, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> the victims have not been identified. but the chp says the toyota driver the one driving the wrong way was burned beyond recognition. >>> look at the damage. a tornado did this ripping up trees and making a mess but this is not the midwest. this is a neighborhood not far from sacramento in el dorado county. >> paul, this is wild tornadoes in northern california, especially in december. >> yeah. crazy to have two in one day on christmas eve. our tornado season if there is one in california would be the spring and fall when you get a clash of air mass. pretty rare to have that happen in december. we are going to talk about the freeze in a second. two tornadoes touched down in northern california yesterday according to the national weather service. let's talk about the overnight lows here first. san rafael 29 degrees. mountain view 31. richmond 33. those are the record lows for tonight and i feel that all three will be broken. there is a freeze warning in effect tonight and tomorrow night. we could see widespread overnight l

jackie ward live in the city with the very latest on this closely-watched case. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're hearing that from chow's attorneys that he may take the stand today. for two years we've but watching this murder and corruption trial unfold and waiting to see if he will testify. chow's attorneys say their client is done with waiting and wants his story told. he's the leader of a chinatown association in san francisco ordering the murder of his predecessor is one of the charges he's accused of. he's accused of taking money from an fbi agent. >> the undercover agent tries to get my client to take money by professing the love for my client. saying we're meant to be. we're so glad together. i love you. >> reporter: chow is also facing charges for racketeering, laund dering money and conspiring in the murder of a rival. now, this trial, of course, has been going on for a long time. but it may go up to a month more f. >>> 6:07. elong musk is hoping for -- elon musk is hoping for clear skies as the company makes another attempt at history. >>

kpix 5's jackie ward in san anselmo. you met some people who are pretty excited about the weather. jackie. >> reporter: like really excited. pouring buckets is a description one man used when we asked him about the rain and the people of san anselmo were loving it. >> it was coming down but we're used to it here. >> reporter: whenever it rains in this community, the town manager goes through a checklist to get everyone prepared. >> we make sure that all of our storm drains are, um, vacuumed out so that they are cleared. we make sure that the street sweepers come around and sweep up all the extra leaves whenever we can. >> reporter: san anselmo residents are used to much heavier rain than today. this marker shows where water levels reached in 2005 when too much rain came down too fast. >> all the adjacent creeks came through downtown and we need to watch the water level. >> reporter: the san anselmo creek is notorious for breaching water levels and something the town is constantly cognizant of but the sight of rain falling from the sky across the north bay is still well comedy by peo

but we start with kpix 5's jackie ward in mill valley and she has been in our mobile weather. jackie. >> reporter: veronica, today was one of those days you just had to go with the flow. one minute people were using their umbrellas, the next they had their sunglasses out in mill valley and earlier, a line of showers did rip through about 3:30 this afternoon. and the people in this area only want more. slick roads, miles of traffic and poor visibility not exactly how commuters want to start their day. this tree fell on a parked car in guerneville as the storm first blew through. the mess closed highway 116 for two hours. fast forward a few hours later nothing but clear blue skies. some people in san rafael slept right through the storm. >> i woke up and then i saw rain, puddles everywhere, water everywhere. >> reporter: while others were part of the slow commute. >> it was very wet this morning a lot of traffic coming to work down here this morning in san rafael a lot of rain last night and waking me up about 5 a.m. >> reporter: and every dog owner can sympathize with this guy.

back to you. >> thank you, jackie ward in millio val -- jackie ward in mill valley. thank you. >>> our coverage continues with kpix 5's devin fehely who is in pacifica. hi, devin. >> reporter: here on the coast the storms have come through in waves. early this morning, we had heavy wind and high surf. we had a bit of a lull in the middle of the afternoon and then torrential rain this afternoon about 4:00 but city officials tell me they hope that this wet weather encourages residents to get prepared and have a plan for the winter storms that are coming. people came out to catch the power of mother nature and perhaps a preview of what this winter's el nino has in store. >> we came down from san francisco to see the big waves. how many big waves did we see? >> 1,000 of them! some were climbing the stairs! >> reporter: sam and his son weren't alone. hundreds visited the pier in pacifica to see the crashing waves for themselves. >> just being really big waves. my glasses are getting all wet. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the city actually shut down the pier for hours as a pre

jackie ward, kpix 5. . >>> fire on a cruise ship is holding up a vacation. one sent us this picture of part of the ship that has been tapped off. the fire started this morning in the engine room and knocked out power for a while. the ship left 5 days ago from san francisco. was approaching hilo this morning and that is when the fire erupted. crews put it out but the damage has been done. we got a hold of what the captain told the 2600 passengers on board. [ indiscernible ] throught.. this passenger says they've been told the p going on with jus >> passengers have been busy tweeting about what they are going through right now. they have been told the trip is going on with just one engine and they will no longer be stopping at hilo. there is this update. the ship is heading to honolulu for repairs tomorrow morning. they gave us a statement, the incident was isolated but it did cause a power outage resulting in the temporary use of lighting and air conditions. power has now been restored and no one was hurt in the fire. >>> changes are coming to the port of oak

jackie ward joins us live from a warming center, good morning, jackie. >> reporter: good morning. pretty chilly morning here in discovery bay. this is service outage comes at a really bad time. pg&e crews spent yesterday going door to door to conduct tests and also check out the equipment on the outsides of the homes while this gas service is out for a while. they worked through the flight to help get it back up and running as soon as possible in discovery bay and parts of byron. an issue at a gas facility is to blame. pg&e believes the cold weather is what caused the problem but they are still investigating. >> we need to repressurize the system and then turn on the gas service. it's always -- we ask them to keep safety on top of mind. >> reporter: last night, people were able to go to one of two warming centers at the red cross that pg&e set up. the one here at timber point or the one at discovery bay community center. pg&e is hoping to get everyone back up and running by the end of the night. in the meantime, you are told not to turn your gas back on. even when the service is b

kpix 5's jackie ward with the question about why officers had to use deadly force. jackie. >> reporter: meetings like the one happening tonight happen every time a cop shoots somebody. and people who get an explanation of what happened, they also hopefully get answers to their questions. but we posed the question, why are police trained to shoot to kill rather than shoot to disarm? protestors say this video of san francisco police shooting a man who appears to be staggering on the sidewalk is -- >> another outrageous murder by police. >> i didn't see any police officer life in danger whatsoever. what i saw was police aggressively provoke that young man in a way where they cornered him off. >> reporter: but san francisco police chief greg suhr has said repeatedly that the officers involved did everything by the book. first they tried nonlethal force, then they had to fire real bullets when that didn't work. rick smith says this is exactly how police officers are trained to shoot to kill rather than shoot to disarm. police officers are instructed to fire shots as soon

jackie ward is live in discovery bay with when service could be restored. jackie? >> reporter: so some people in the discovery bay area have been without heat for 35 hours now. pg&e said they have 200 crews working to restore it and get it back up as quickly as possible. after waiting fours hour pg&e to turn their gas back on, this is all it takes. in less than 20 minute, the gas is restored and the space heaters can be turned off. >> this is how we kept warm last night. >> reporter: this homeowner is lucky. she got her heat up around 9:00 a.m. and said the past few nights weren't too difficult. >> it wasn't so bad. we made due with some of the heaters and so when we came down we hit our propane heater. each of the rooms, we shut the doors and kept warm. >> reporter: at one point, 6200 homes were affected by what pg&e is describing as a regulator malfunction that caused a loss of pressure on a major gas line. with temperatures in the low 30s, weather may be to blame. >> really don't see gas outages of this size very often but we're constantly training and preparing

jackie ward is live at the been and drivers are being asked to take it extra slow on the bridges. what's it looking like out there? >> reporter: still wind yip, still very rainy out here but the wind, i think is the driving factor. i guess that's not fair to say, though, because this is kind of the unique situation. the cable is so wet that i have to hold it. as you can see, that's how wet it is out here because it's been raining all nonstop it feels like for the past couple of days just causing the roads to be super slick. people need to take their time out there. yesterday, caused a lot of trouble in a lot of places. we'll start in oakland at 45th street overpass where a puddle turned into a pond making it challenging for cars to get through. staying in oakland wind and rain brought down a large force -- a large tree forcing authorities to shut down one lane. half a mile away, the bad weather brought down a power line briefly blocking people up this road from getting to their home. and in the mission district, all eyes are on 17th and folsom an area that's notorious for flooding

jackie ward joins us live. she's in san francisco with more on today's big vote. , jackie. >> reporter: hi, frank. the mission bay alliance has been the most vocal group in san francisco for the warriors. a lot of people are expected to show up here at city hall today before the board of supervisors votes and decides on whether they will appeal this court. they will be voting on the final environmental impact report. this is a 5,000-page report. includes a man to use $80 million to improve transportation and increase services at the site of the proposed arena. the report was released october 23rd and certified ten days

jackie ward is live at san francisco's city hall where arena supporters are holding a rally. >> reporter: the rally started a few minutes ago. it's people who want a new arena in the mission bay neighborhood. they say the real represent says of how they are feeling about moving into the neighborhood -- >> and again/. >> reporter: the merchandise can't keep on the shelves long enough to keep up with the demand. that's not silencing the mission bay ali aliance -- alliance. >> this process has been ramrodded by the wealthy and well to do whose interest is not in the best interest for the people of san francisco. >> reporter: new poll numbers were released to show they have the data to back up claim the warriors are not wanted at the site. >> we found growing opposition. currently 49% of voters support the stadium and 42% oppose the stadium. that's very different than what the warriors released or the stadium supporters released in july when they found that 61% supported the stadium. >> reporter: it's a different story if you talk to this supporter. >> south of market is so diverse from the

jackie ward is on seal watch this afternoon. >> reporter: she hasn't gone back to 37 yet. but as you can see, she likes swimming along. it's been a busy 24 hours from what they are calls the seal. the mud marks are from her flippers. back and forward and back we go. this 900-pound elephant seal doesn't want to go back to the bay not dampening anyone's spirits. >> i could be doing paperwork or be out with this beautiful animal. >> reporter: thins were looking good as people from the marine mammal center were able to corral her a third of the way around the lagoon. >> she is fine, healthy, in no danger. >> reporter: after this attempt with a kayak and air horns [ beep beep ] >> reporter: she shimmied her way all the way back to where she was this morning. but the tides are turning lid rally and that's good news for the seal. >> it's a lot work to hall her around. the more water, the more incentive to move. >> reporter: if she doesn't, they will be out here for days trying to get they are out of here. >> reporter: so viewing all that hanging out here on the lagoon beach is no