janelle wang looks at the top five stories of 2015. >> issuing an executive order mandating substantialour state. >> reporter: faced with a historic drought, california was forred to step up and cut back. lush green lawns turned brown, showers got shorter and californians learned water shaming. >> i don't think it's good that people start reporting each other it makes an enemy out of your neighbor. >>> a shooting on a san francisco pierazzi turned into a national flash point. kate steinle died in her father's arms. the alleged gunman an undocumented immigrant with a lengthy criminal history who had been deported several times. it led to an intense debate about immigration policies and san francisco's sanctuary city law. >>> we heard the shouts and we didn't know what was going on. >> a birthday party turned into a horrific scene without warning when a balcony collapsed in berkeley. the investigation into the tragic accident immediately focused on the construction of the apartment building. dry rot is believed to be the cause but it remains under investigation as ireland continues to mou

it's very sophisticated. >> that was janelle wang reporting. stubhub's super bowl tickets arrive in santa clara on tuesday for inspection but it will not give out any on super bowl sunday when it can hand buyers the tickets. natb.com, the national association of ticket brokers or bb bbb.org. we have ways to avoid scams on our website also. >>> dolores park is officially open once again. the renovations omt 14-acre park feature new grass and new benches. >> but the biggest buzz is over a public urinal. >> reporter: never mind that a trainful of muni riders is whizzing by, the public urinal is a hit. >> any facility is better than none. >> reporter: this simple structure is common in europe but a new addition to san francisco. san francisco park and rec put it here because of past ongoing problems with pple urinating on buildings and in bushes. it's part of the $20 million overall renovations at dolores park. >> the more options we can give people to relieve themselves, the better it is for the park goers, the better it is for the neighbors. >> r

i'm janel wang in for jessica aguirre. >> we have confirmed the escaped inmates hold up at a hotel at the al media. not far from the sap center that will host the super bowl event. >> it's the almeida motel. the motel manager probably did not know it at the time but in that very office behind me here on tuesday night he rented a room that led all the way down to practically the last room of this motel. he rented that room to three escaped inmates from orange county. two of them are still at large. tonight 20-year-old jonathan tieu and 22-year-old dwayne nayeri. and the fourth man who paid for the three men in cash came here to the almeida hotel tuesday night. now, the white gmc utility van they were driving stayed parked here until thursday morning. according to the manager, the men stayed in their room, did not threaten anyone. only after they left did they recognize them from the news. >> killing people, no, no, that was scary. i didn't realize they were across the street. >> we believe there may be some associations of one of the suspects in the fresno area. we think there's a poss

here's nbc bay area's janelle wang. >> reporter: there's not a lot of money in music, it's a way of life. but now his 150-year-old violin, seen in this video, is gone. stolen after burglars broke into his car last monday at san francisco's harding park. >> and i looked up and i saw the window was actually smashed in. >> reporter: he admits he was out of sorts on the day of the theft having just performed at his aunt's funeral. he left the violin on the car's floorboard covered only by a jacket. >> the last song i played on that was -- little did i know it would be the last tune not only for her but for my instrument. >> reporter: today, only silence fills his music room in orinda. >> just emptiness. you know, cut off my arm, take away my voice. there you go. that's how it feels. >> reporter: lining the walls, pictures of the violin and some of his famed performances with luciano and george lucas' s skywalker ranch. he wants the violin back, but also says something needs to be done about the bigger issue. >> the make of whoever does this type of thing needs to stop because it affects ways

>> janelle wang, nbc bay area news. >> everybody had a blue or gold shirt after that. >> we ended on a high note, yeah, of course, they still do. >>> 4:41 right now. coming up a new year's day tradition about to get under way right now. your not the only one up right now. final preparations under way for the rose parade and you can see it right here on nbc bay area. why let someone else have all the fun? the sometimes haphazard, never boring fun. the why can't it smell like this all the time fun. the learning the virtue of sharing fun. why let someone else have all the fun? that's no fun. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. >>> we have a smaller desk this morning because mike and anthony are not here. traffic not a huge concern. >> really no one out there on the roadways. >> i don't know, quite a few people. where are you? oh, yeah. you're coming home from a big party. well, i'm going to work this morning. and it's a great way to start out the day with chilly temperatures as we take a live look at the bay bridge. you can see all the cars still rolling across the bridge this mo

>> janelle wang, nbc bay area news. >> a rebirth for and a new birth now. imagine being hours old and already making headlines. that is the case this morning for a baby boy who was born apparently right at the stroke of midnight. >> thus making him the first baby of 2016. but we don't have that photo just yet. we're waiting for it. but can tell you young edward was born at eden medical center weighing in at 7 pounds, 12 ounces. his mother, michelle and father, james, are both hayward residents. congratulations. >> definitely has a pacifier right now at 6:00. >>> the new year's eve party never stops in san francisco. the champagne is still flowing this morning. why hundreds are continuing the new celebration right now. >>> also the new year brings new laws. we'll sort them all out for you. >>> why the nfl is saying no to a tradition at levi stadium. "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> good morning to you. happy new year. thanks for joining us. ium laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. right to your microclimate forecast. a live look right now at the ba

i'm i'm janelle wang. ===raj/2shot=== and m raj mathai. ==gfx== ==raj/vo== rain, big surf, a wind damage.e're seeing it all tonight asanothee bay area. ==live cam== a live look at the evening commute. this is 101 through san jose. soggy and slow...but it's moving. this drizzle will intensify -- as the night goes on. ==gfx== we've had team coverage since that's the good news. this drizzle will intensify as the night goes on. we've had team coverage since our 5:00 newscast. it continues at this hour. let's begin with our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri, with the timeline of the storm. jeff? >> the latest thing is the storm system continues to move in right now. that's keeping our surf very high. we have king tides happening now. and the entire coastline has just been battered since november with these storms rolling in back to back. right now, waves as high as 14 feet at the coastline. they could go as high as 16 feet through saturday. that's we have a coastal flood advisory in effect. we'll hear more it pacifica and the state of emergency

i'm janelle wang. >> let's get to jeff ranieri. >> it's showers developing ahead of the cold front. it won't be as strong as the storm systems the last five days. but it will put a dent in the drought. consistent rainfall in rain, napa and sonoma counties. also beginning right on down to san francisco and the airport as well. another corridor seeing rain and a few moderate pockets is in hayward and castro valley and in san jose little to nothing tonight. but we expect the activity to pick up. you can see the futurecast shows by 4:00 in the morning, moderate to heavier pockets, san francisco up to napa and back here for walnut creek. san jose missed out from some of the heavier rain. we are going to track the time line into the weekend coming up. but we look at the rainfall to date. the worst is san jose at 115% of average. el nino brings in storms from the south and that's why we are getting the rains to san jose. >> see you soon, thank you, jeff. >>> stay up to date with the weather in your neighborhood by downloading the nbc bay area app. download the app from the apple app store

i'm janelle wang in for jessica aguirre. >>> i'm raj mathai.nforcement is security, the premiere event comes with a heavy dose of federal agents. we also have the other concerns as we approach super bowl week. pete suratos is following the story and we have the traffic and road closures. we start with kimmian knack a. you got a tour of the secret command post. what did you see? >> reporter: it wasn't just what we saw but what we lefrpd. the fbi doesn't want the command post out in the eye since it's the nucleus of their operation. if anything does go down during super bowl week or on gameday, agents say their next move will come from inside that command post. >>> called the joint operations center, tomorrow is goes live. meaning, over 60 people from state, local and federal agencies will be here sitting side by side watching everything that goes on. >> local law enforcement will be sharing information in real time so we're all on the same page. that's critical to understanding what the situation is and re

i'm janelle wang in for raj maathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. the first of el nino's storms are here giving us a taste of what's to come. want to show you a live look at radar. can you see lots of grain rolling into the bay area, and it will be sticking around. we have team coverage for you tonight. nbc bay area's marianne favro is live in palo alto but first chief meteorologist jeff ranieri joins us and we ear talking about the beginning what have you predicted is going to be a blustery 2016. >> yeah, in january overall it's continuing to show above average rainfall and this could be continuing through 2016. we have some spotty showers in the north bay, east bay and also on the south bail. enough to get the roadways slick and heavier rainfall just offshore with our gold front with what's arriving behind the storm system tomorrow. not holding back on the time line. want to know when some of the heaviest rainfall will start and you can see by 7:00 still some spotty showers once we hit 9:30 tonight. it begins up near point reyes and calistoga and

. >> and i'm janelle wang in for raj mathai. we have heavy showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. jeff ranieri is tracking the activity and what's next. >> while the main portion moved in this morning there is so much energy left behind that storm that that instability is continuing right now. let's look at the doppler radar. we have a lot of green here and a few areas of orange and red indicating heavier rainfall. it has been going a lot here. from 8:00 to 11:00 tonight they picked up 1/4 do 1/2 inch of rain. the ground is water logged at this point. still heavier rainfall right now on a clip to allen rock. and you can see it is in pockets here. another zone of moderate rainfall heading towards hayward this evening. light to moderate rainfall in san francisco and the east bay. we're tracking four more systems in seven days. i'll have details on that in 15 minutes. >>> so much rain a woman had to be rescued from flood waters in sonoma county. the truck flipped on its side. the driver was able to get out but his girlfriend wa

sunshine and rain moving off to east, we get these beautiful pictures from weather watchers including janelle wang who sent us this double rainbow. a pretty view. you can kind of see it over towards the right. nice pictures there. after the rain left, afternoon, starting to see the clearing skies. you can see as we head to the sierra, still some snow, but that is the last gasp out of this particular storm. tomorrow, going to have to watch out for patchy fog, as is the case, a lot of rain, so you can see the fog setting up in futurecast in the central valley as winds turn off shore for the weekend, fog for the tri-valley and north bay valley could be an issue, but the days will be drier, at least for tomorrow. temperatures close to today, upper 50s and low 60s. hazy skies, but maybe a little fog cooled for the north bay and east bay interior valleys in the next couple days. temperatures tomorrow, upper 50s and low 60s and a dry day for now. things change thursday night and friday. very impressive looking system here that will push another round of high surf our way as we approach the weekend, and a

janelle wang joins us now. they didn't win the big, big jackpot but got a piece of it. >> santa cruise, san antonio at that rosa. they will win about $600,000. >> it's the morning after the big drawing and dreams have yet to vanish. >> i was really hoping. >> i hope it's one of my kinfolk. >> three big winners from southern california, tennessee and florida are sharing the $1.5 billion jackpot. these folks will get a paltry $528 million. >> still, a dozen californians matched five out of six numbers. >> 12 californians will walk away with $638,000. >> one of niece tickets came from this chevron station in santa cruz. but the convenience store won't get a bonus because the ticket is less than a million dollars. >> the guy actually bought it from here, huh? >> the winner hasn't come forward yet. >> i found it on the ground. i figured i'd check it out. >> nick houser hopes his $10 ticket he found outside the store might be the one. while others haven't been so lucky. >> nothing. it wasn't me. >> not a dollar. but

that was janelle wang reporting.he super bowl nixel to push out alerts but police say, if, for example, there's a suspect they're looking for they may send out a description to subscribers to see if anyone has tips in that area. >>> next at 11:00, reunion 20 years in the making. how a woman finds out a homeless man ended up being her father. >>> new study looks at difference between heart attacks in men and heart attacks in women. what women in particular should watch out for. >>> clouds are starting to peel back from berkeley, giving them sunshine in other spots around the bay area. dry weather is about to end in just in time for the weekend. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> new warning about the number one killer of women which is heart disease, and big gender gap when it comes to having a heart attack. >> symptoms, very different between the sexes, leading some women to ignore signs body is telling them. as anne thompson reports, knowing those signs could save your life. >> reporter: when it comes to treatment

our own janelle wang has the story. >> reporter: robert and tom got married in 2008 in san francisco. four years after tom conwell died of a terminal pran disease, his husband is still trying to collect. he worked as a telecommunications engineer for more than 30 years. he and his husband applied for disability pension benefits after tom first got sick. >> so mr. conwell passed away in 2012 and mr. pritchard was denied a spousal benefit because the couple was in a same-sex marriage. he was denied a benefit even though the plan defines spouse as a person to whom they are legally married. >> she is suing, trying to get the estimated $900 a month she says he's owed. >> the whole thing has been very hard for him. he's getting letters saying his husband was considered single. >> reporter: she says the union are not involved, only the board of trust ease. even though it was deemed unconstitutional in 2013. >> it's very clear doma has unconstitutional for more than two years. to rely on it now when it never barred paying the benefit in the first place doesn't make sense. >> reporter: she sai

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i'm janelle wang. >> let's get to jeff ranieri. >> it's showers developing ahead of the cold front.