kristy smith is in santa rosa with the latest. kristy. >> the epa is handling the first phase, removing hazardous household debris from burned properties like this one here. and also for crews in the peeled weighing how rain could impact hillside or loose debris. they have made significant progress but keeping in mind peeping want to move forward with rebuilding. epa workers have been fanning out around napa and sonoma counties on properties that burned. they've gathered more than 8,000 containers of household hazardous waste. >> we are moving quickly. we have done over 2,000 close to 3,000 properties in just under seven days. so we are moving quick. >> propane tanks, paints, solveants, going to the he area. and some neighborhoods are clear. >> we are trying to do it as quickly as possible. mindful of the fact gnat communities want to rebuild soon. >> fema is trying to remind property owners of the important next step. >> u.s. army corps of engineers does debris removal. it's important we want to tell everybody attacked they should

reporting live in oakland, kristi smith, nbc barnds. >> kristi, thank you ifrmgt pg&e wants to raise rates but wouldn't take place until 2019. pg&e says it needs the extra money to pay for updates on 6,000 miles of gas pipelines, including inspections using robertics. now for a household the rate hike is $4 cents a cray. mall businesses would may more than shh 6 extra dollars per month. the proposed increase is for 2019. >>> it's open. the new a.m. campus. coming up what anyone even those who don't work here can do on campus. >>> plus ski season is here. how much snow in yesterday's storm delivered to tahoe. >> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. clearing out from the storm and a cool 59 in san francisco. but colder tomorrow morning. where it drops down to the 30s at 5:19 tonight. a deadly crash on 101. a dump trk >>> toipt get back to breaking news. this is in san francisco. you see overhead the nbc bay area sky ranger is there on the 101 in the heart of the eepg commute. a dump truck overturned. you can see the first responders on the left side of the screen. the driver of the du

nbc bay area kristi smith is live in san francisco at union square tough to get around union square with all the construction. i can't imagine with all the extra people too kristi. >> reporter: well i tell you they got the deals, the shopping bags in hand. very excited to be part of the holiday shopping here in san francisco. but two things they were not excited about, traffic and construction. black friday got the early start around union square in san francisco and kept building with shoppers through the day looking for deals and a little holiday spirit in the city. the this family came from sacramento. >> with the construction it's a little hard but it's okay with all the shoppers. >> the continuing central subway work near the holiday window caught shopper eye. it's been in progress four years. once again winter walk which officially opened tomorrow sets attracts shoppers with the fun outdoor experience but this year with just a bit less space. >> more, you know carolling and entertainment. what have you. it will be an inviting place to be. a little bit smaller footprint, however, be

reporting live in san francisco, kristy smith nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> up next here at 5:00 more legal trouble for movie producer harvey weinsteinen. ac zakss of rain within the statute of limitations. >>> almost a foot of snow tonight and another foot tomorrow. a warning for drivers and the decision one ski resort made about the week ahead. >>> the doppler radar shows this scattered rainfall with some of the wet weather across contra costa and alameda counties and how long the rain lasts in the weekend at 5:20 tonight. ♪ when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. ♪ visit kp.org to learn more. kaiser permanente. thrive. ♪ the new york police department >>> movie mogul harvey weinsteinen could be charged with raich. the new york police department says it's working on a case against hip dozens of women have come forward accusing him of sexual harassment or sexual assault. many accusations are from years ago. but today the ny p. d. revealed a 2010 claim is within the statute of limitations. actress. paz did he la hur

of harassment in in interview that will air >> shooting in one of their a man who got into an kristi smithd with the neighb >> pop, pop. >> startled by gunfire outside >> i came down stairs and opened my garage door and looked out >> lives by the richmond bart statio before 1:00 this >> unfortunatel the event unfold quickly. that's whenshooting occurr >> the the agencies invest >> there were reports that a >> a suspect has been shot. they w last listed in stable condit and no officers were hurt. neighb say there were vandal people coming is considering it. >> it would add another level of securi >> eugene lives nearby and feels comfor on bart, but is >> it's not something you should get used to. >> in richmond, kristi smith, reveal 30 minutes ago. elon musk unveiling his latest we will give you details. >> a wild boar walks into an it's not the first time in the >> when are this moves out of that's coming up in about 10 minute thing? it's a big night for tesla. the tesla ceo said he will blow announ tonigh 25 minutes ago was the announcement we will show you tesla's new this i happening do

nbc bay area kristi smith joins us live in san francisco at union square. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. and we've seen them scored the deals. seen them walking around with armfuls of shopping bags. now more are coming out to union square because of the annual tree lighting ceremony happening this evening. but it was the traffic and construction that some weren't expecting. >> beautiful, beautiful people. beautiful city. >> in san francisco today, shoppers spent the day looking for deals. chris martinez took in sights but also noticed the traffic. he is visiting from los angeles. >> we've been walking a lot and taking uber. but if you're driving 80s nightmare. >> around union square the rosa family came from sacramento and got into the holiday spirit and noticed the work going on. >> it looks beautiful. a little bit of the construction is a -- probably a little hard to get through. but it will be okay with all the shoppers. >> reporter: the continuing central subway work caught shopper eyes. it's been in progress four years and once again winter walk officially open tomorrow is set up t

kristy smith joins us at city hall. what is expected to happen tonight. >> reporter: right now i'm told that the commission is hearing from experts. and then speakers will have their say. opponents have been very vocal about this but police say there is support and this option makes sense. >> we restrainingly oppose the adoption of tasters in san francisco. >> just minutes before the police commission meeting demonstrators spoke outside the city hall. >> if the police commissioner, the police department don't give them a tool that's going to encourage them to get close. >> it's a national standard. >> commander peter walsh says san francisco and boston are among the last big cities in america where officers still are not authorized to carry the devices called tazers. the police chief pleefs believes it's time to change. >> we believe they are an effective use of force in situations that warrant intermediate force. it is not something that will stop all encounters. but it's a viable option. >> reporter: previous police c

live reporting live in san francisco, kristi smith nbc bay area news. >> thank you, kristi. if you want more information about the mountain lion our coverage continues online. . you can see it there and the effort to krp it. head to the website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> okay you probably know this. the 49ers are still winless. 0-9 on the season. if you watched any of the games you noticed a lot of empty seats. but the 49ers say it's not as bad as it looks. see for yourself. this picture taken at kickoff last sunday, red seats and a lot of empty seats there. niners say 55,000 people attended this game against the arizona cardinals, about 85% capacity. the team says the photos and the video is misleading because a lot of fans enjoy the games from the club areas. as for the prices you can get a ticket for this sunday's game against the new york giants for as low as $19. those are upper upper deck. you want to sit along the $50 yard line more than $2 oh 0. >> a generous act of kindness to a san jose community dealing with two tragedies over the past year. residents of the golden whee

fitted have a radio collar so it can be tracked and monitored reporting live in san francisco, kristi smith, nbc bay area news. >> okay kristi thank you. >>> best case scenario for everyone especially for the mountain lion returning to rural areas. you can watch more video of the mountain lion op the website more raw individual at nbcbayarea.com. >> we have more details on mountain lions in san francisco. a few years ago they were virtually under heard of. then the first known sighting in city captured in june of 2015. in in the sea cliff ribbed neighborhood. not far from the recent siting. at the time animal control workers cannot remember sights that far north. the cat is believed tor my grate four-door the peninsula in search of new territory but eventually lester the city on its own. >>> okay the weekend is here. at times it was heavy. we have had rain on and off across the bay area today. look at the time laps now we put together taken from the traffic cam at the goldengate are gate. you can see the rain clouds rolling in north of the bridge. the san jose traffic cam, how about that a