we are talking about an overall 65% water rate increase here in the city of milpitas. anuary, bills go up 30% followed by another increase in july of 35%, getting you toward the 65. the council chambers were full of upset residents last night as the city council listened to their concerns. the city council passed the hike a few months prior but couldn't get their final approval until hearing from the constituents which they did last night. the constituents are worried about how to make ends meet with this significant increase in their monthly bill. >> so many of our residents are lower and fixed income and will be financially devastated. our water and trash bills are already high. the raise is certain to have a domino effect on our local businesses as well. >> reporter: milpitas blames the rate increase partly on the drought. the city gets most of its water from the san francisco public utilities commission which increased its prices for water more than 20%. milpitas also raised rates to help cover improvements in its infrastructure. reporting live in milpitas, bob rede

raise their rates similar to what we've been doing. >> reporter: steven machida is with the city of milpitas and said the city had no choice but to raise rates given the san francisco public utilities commission and santa clara valley water district raised their rates. the city is paying 48% more, not to mention added cost to repair an aging water infrastructure, some pipes are 60 years old. >> their prices have gone up as a result of some of the droughts and operation issues. as a result we see a higher rate so we actually have to pass our increased cost. >> reporter: ava decarlo understands the water crisis but doesn't like to have to bite the bullet on this one. >> we're running out water in california. what's happening? >> many businesses had no idea about the rate increase. you can imagine how it will impact them and in turn affect prices for customers. in milpitas, add, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> we have a little bit less to worry about with the water situation because even though it's clear out there right now, things are going to be changing. >> a very active week continues. last week was

in milpitas the city decided to take water conservation one step further with a big rate hike. residents say it's not fair. "today in the bay's" bob redell live in milpitas with the decision. the city council raised those rates by 65%. >> you're right, laura, 65% increase in the water rate hike, water rates in the city of milpitas will be faced in. in january they'll jump by 30% and then in july another 35%, getting it to the 65%. looking at what this will cost the average customer rs their average bill could go up by around $28 a month. the city council explained the dix to a packed room last night, full of concerned residents saying the drought made water more expensive. for example, milpitas gets some water from the san francisco cup which raised rates by 20%. the council heard from one resident who isn't buying it. >> we are given more base numbers and left to speculate they are justified. many of us are unwilling to trust this slight of hand. >> reporter: another woman pointed out that a 65% increase in the monthly bills could be financially devastating to older people who

a domino effect on our local businesses as well. >> milpitas blames the need to increase the rates in part because of the drop. for example, the city gets most of its water from the san francisco public utilities commission, the puc, which has increased its price for water by more than 20%. milpitas has also raised rates for improvements to its infrastructure. bob redell, "today in the bay.." >>> santa clara has agreed to spend more money on its troubled jail system. "mercury news" reports that over the next 20 years the county will pay $74 million beyond the original budget. the money will go toward the training of guards and beefing up psychiatric care. the new plan comes in the wake of last summer's beating death of a mentally ill inmate. three guards are now facing criminal charges. >>> investigators say it was a space heater that caused a destructive apartment fire in pittsburgh overnight, those flames erupting about dinnertime on peppertree lane. nobody was hurt thanks to a quick thinking woman who grabbed her 18-month-old niece as soon as she heard a smoke alarm, behind the bed, down, coming up. oh, my god, i didn't know wha

lighter rain from sunnyvale and milpitas, redwood city.your rain is going to pick up within the next 30 minutes. the winds have really been out of control. anywhere from 30 to nearly 50 miles an hour. the airport delay is over 2 hours here. even with the passage of a cold front the winds remain quite gusty out of the north at 10:00 tonight. it could be dicey out there for the next several hours. we will look at this to continue throughout the next hour or so in san francisco. then the focus does shift south into the south bay and along the central coast. we could see a thunderstorm, as well. we will detail the rest of the morning and the afternoon for you and talk about more rain in our extended outlook coming up. carolyn. >> thank you, lisa. as you know, while we are dealing with some rain, severe weather is hitting other parts of the country. dangerous weather slammed texas overnight. two reported tornadoes touched down, ripping homes apart, devastating an entire neighborhood. abc news reporter can disgibson is in texas with more. >> tor

. >>> milpitas residents are bracing for a big hike in their water bills. the cityncil approved the two-part rate increase. the first is set for april. the next will come in july. for an average household the city estimates the first hike will cost $10 then $15 for the second hike. we talked to one homeowner who said she's already been culting back because of the drought. >> we're limiting showers to 5 minutes or less. washing maybe every week and a half. i've got lots of clothes. >> the city of milpitas says it's getting charged more for water and has to pass on the costs and has to make repairs to its aging water infrastructure. >>> guess who's back home. the gold n the-- golden state warriors trying to restart their winning streak. >> that's right. scott reiss live at oracle arena. the ws trying to start a new streak. they've got the phoenix suns in town. steph curry and company getting ready to rock. >> the u.s. homeland security department has unveiled a new terror alert. what the new system will tell the american people about the threat of a possible attack. a

. >> the city of milpitas filed a lawsuit against san jose over environmental impacts caused by the landfill. the bay area air quality management district, which has received 2,000 newby landfill odor complaints has issued newby island five public nuisance violations related to odor issues. according to a district spokesman, they are still negotiating the fines. >> trash is a big business and unfortunately it's a smelly business too. >> don litchfield, the northern california environmental manager for republic services. >> the community itself seems to have some concerns about this site and the odor problem that they're experiencing. >> unfortunately we've been a little slow to address those concerns so we'd like to apologize to the community for that. >> here at the landfill we've had an odor mitigation plan that we've been working on for years. >> we get a lot of fresh refuse that comes in every day and we have odor misting stations set up in strategic locations throughout the landfill that can mitigate some of the fresh odors. >> in addition, republic says it invested heavily in this stat

it is damp over san francisco at the moment with cloudy skies and then to the south bay milpitas and union city and even redwood city has damp showers. now this rain has been really per sis extent. this is what it looks like from the richmond san rafael bridge. there is rain doting the landscape and it really has been the haves and the have notes. the north bay has seen an inch of rainfall. mill valley is coming in over two inches of total rainfall. san francisco over an inch of rain in oakland and santa rosa coming in half an inch of rainfall. as you look forward into tomorrow this is what you can expect. a brief wall before the next storm arrives about noon. upper 40s to mid50s. the next storm brings downpours and a foot of snow. we will do hour by hour on what you can expect by the forecast. sergio is live in san francisco with more on how the rain was quite the inconvenience. sergio? >> right now the inconvenience may be for people walking around in the morning. there are lots of streets with pools and standing water and this intersection seems to be the worse we have found so far. it is th

. >>> city of milpitas just approved a whopping 65% hike in your water rates. over loud objections from customers, the city says the drought is making water a lot more expensive. it will start on january 1. the average single family household will pay $28 more a month. >>> a group of sunnyvale homeowners just called it quit for the day after a marathon mediation session over a former neighbor's autistic child. they are suing for damages and to have the child declared a public nuisance. but our len ramirez reports, the plaintiffs can't agree among themselves how to proceed. len. >> reporter: juliette, this is a case that has gotten national attention because it pits the rights of homeowners and neighbors against the rights of parents of children with special needs. so a lot of people are looking at that and people have come here today hoping for some sort of agreement. unfortunately, at least for today, it was not to be. the supporters of the autistic boy's family held a prayer vigil in front of the superior court building hoping for a settlement that would allow

a narrow range. 60 in san jose and 69 mill milosevich -- milpitas. 58 degrees and 57 in daly city. 56 santa rosa and 57 san rafael. upper 50s oakland and san leandro. concord and livermore, the accu-weather seven-day forecast, sunday morning rain will give way to sunshine on monday and then we will go back to rain chances on wednesday and thursday. really have you most of your saturday to get out and about and go for a run and take the dog out for a walk. kneeing you have planned -- anything you have planned before the rain comes in. >> still ahead, curry and messi. >> how the two >>> steph curry is making friends with perhaps the best soccer player in the world, leo mesi. >> man, i can't believe we hit 30 million followers on insta imram. that's incredible. we have to get you to a game to help you celebrate. i had to get you this number 30 jersey. >> mesi posted this on facebook. he said as soon as curry reaches 10 million follow -- followers he will send him a signed jersey. curry is at 6 million followers so he has a little work to do. just get riley in there and that will increase

a narrow range. 60 in san jose and 69 mill milosevich -- milpitas. 58 degrees and 57 in daly city. 56 santa rosa and 57 san rafael. upper 50s oakland and san leandro. concord and livermore, the accu-weather seven-day forecast, sunday morning rain will give way to sunshine on monday and then we will go back to rain chances on wednesday and thursday. really have you most of your saturday to get out and about and go for a run and take the dog out for a walk. kneeing you have planned -- anything you have planned before the rain comes in. >> still ahead, curry and messi. >> how the two pro players are friends with perhaps the best soccer player in the world, leo mesi. >> man, i can't believe we hit 30 million followers on insta imram. that's incredible. we have to get you to a game to help you celebrate. i had to get you this number 30 jersey. >> mesi posted this on facebook. he said as soon as curry reaches 10 million follow -- followers he will send him a signed jersey. curry is at 6 million followers so he has a little work to do. just get riley in there and that will increase your -- >

a narrow range. 60 in san jose and 69 mill milosevich -- milpitas. 58 degrees and 57 in daly city. 56 santa rosa and 57 san rafael. upper 50s oakland and san leandro. concord and livermore, the accu-weather seven-day forecast, sunday morning rain will give way to sunshine on monday and then we will go back to rain chances on wednesday and thursday. really have you most of your saturday to get out and about and go for a run and take the dog out for a walk. kneeing you have planned -- anything you have planned before the rain comes in. >> still ahead, curry and messi. >> how the two pro players a ♪ ♪ grow old with me ♪ let us share what we see ♪ just you and i ♪ ♪ grow old with me ♪ let us share what we see ♪ and oh the best it could be ♪ just you and i ♪ how do you become a superstar? saving superstars. with pg&e's free online home energy checkup. don't let your neighbor enjoy all the savings. visit pge.com/checkup and get started today. e a bow and arrow ♪ ♪ a broken guitar ♪ while the rainwater washes away ♪ ♪ who you are ♪ we go over the mountains ♪ and under the stars ♪ we go over

los gatos, morgan hill, milpitas at 63 back in through union city. otherwise east of the bay into the low and mid-60s. 60 stinson beach through sonoma and meanwhile upstream we go to 62 in cloverdale. i have the timing of the rain and when you should expect it that's coming up shortly but first here's liza. >> bay area roads looking good so far. no major accidents out there although there is roadwork and caltrans is out there. they have shut down lanes on 580 westbound through oakland so watch out for these work crews. they set up shot between broadway and grand and we'll be out there until 5:30 this morning. heading for the bay bridge toll plaza still crystal clear and very light traffic so far at the pay gates. all bridge commutes look fine at this hour. 580 more folks are out there in that westbound direction but still no major brake lights between the altamont pass and the dublin interchange. i'll have more "kcbs traffic" for you in less than 10 minutes. >>> an e. coli scare with a california link has expanded to include more retailers in a dozen

cities. starting attorney, american canyon, milpitas and sacramento ban single use plastic bags, large pharmacies and other retailers. right now 150 other cities and counties across the state have heard affected the similar ban. a ban. on hold until voters weigh in next november. >> family wants costco to explain why they found life parasites in the fish they bought. this is what they look like. they were found in a package of cod and salmon purchased two difficulties before. they sent pictures and a letter to the i department of public health. >> there is no sign that says this is polluted with parasites. the only thing they say, if you do the research, cook it thoroughly. i don't want to cook a worm thoroughly for my dinner. >> this has happen to my family before. it is pretty common. costco has not responded about specific incident and officials say that this happens from time to time in fish but they grow you should not be able to see them. thank you is not providing me with any comfort. at all. >> let positive of have a parasite free 2016. lisa? >> i can look now? >> good morning, everyone,

accused of stealing mainly electronic devices in more than 50 burglaries in nine cities including numerous incidents here in milpitas. >> multiple cars at one time. seemed to burglarize multiple cars in one go, using oftentimes a device calls a rescue me, which is a window pernitentiary. >> it doesn't take 21 people to break into the car, there are 21 people charged with breaking into the same car. >> one woman who lived in an rv at mccarthy ranch didn't want to show her face, but was relieved. >> you watch and try to find the person doing it. and they were really slick about it. pretty slick. >> the five men at this courthouse today are the of 11 in custody. ten alleged members are still outstanding. all five had bail set at more than $1 million apiece. coming up at 6:00, what family members of some of the accused men had to say. live in milpitas, robert rhonda, nbc bay area news. >> beachgoers beware. that's the warning the coast guard is sending out tonight. this is what it looked like this afternoon at maverick, off the coast of half moon bay. dangerous, strong swells. kerry hall is tracking the surf. take a loo

pleasanton over 580 toward livermore we have a shower stretching down to union city and the parkway, fremont boulevard to milpitas and over moffett field heading to sunnyvale. santa clara is another light shower. this is it as far as the next couple of hours. you can see the storms developing to the north. here is what to expect. waves of showers this afternoon and tonight. it will affect the evening commute and the evening activities with locally moderate-to-heavy rain and brieses and some high surf. i will have a timetable on when it will end coming up in the forecast. kristen and eric? >> this morning sky 7 is hing what drivers are dealing with in mill valley, understanding caused by high tide forcing commuters to carefully drive through the water near the park-'n-ride lot. amy hollyfield continues our coverage from mill valley. amy? >> hi, look behind me, here is the left over affect of the storm this morning. this is the park-'n-ride outside of mill valley. it is high tide. add the rain you get a lake. cars getting through okay but not an ideal situation. here is what it looks like early this morning cars on

cities. starting tomorrow american canyon and milpitas and sacramento ban system use plastic bags as stores and pharmacies. right now 150 other cities and counties across the state have a similar ban in affect. a ban remain on hold until voters weigh in on the referendum next november. >> a new united states report confirms what many already know: we have the most built indicated population in california. >> 55 percent of marin residents 25 and older have received at least a bachelor's degree the highest personal in the state. san francisco county? they rank second up to marin county at 53 percent and in santa clara county it is third at 47 percent all very impressive. ait is interesting. >> gearing up tore ring in there is -- to ring in 2016 include how to get home after the big party we have new detail on the fate affluenza teen's mom and where she being held after extradition from mexico. >> first, a look from our sutro tower camera it is gorgeous but it is a cold start to the final it is a cold start to the final day of 2016 who helped make slea difference last yearose for thousands of loca

milpitas. sunnyvale peninsula. 60 degre degrees redwood city. los altos sunshine san mateo o. 57 pacifica. francisco hang on to the sweater. 59 degrees. 57 daly city. north bay high clouds mixing in with sun so filtered sun we call it. sonoma, have lay oh, san rafael 58, 59 santa rosa, nap a.east bay 60 berkeley free mont inland spots fay concord and livermore. accu-weather 7 difficult forecast we go with a mostly sunny tuesday. temperatures go up again on wednesday and then we start to notice the wet windy conditions coming through thursday. slight chance early morning showers friday but we will go dry again until sunday going into monday when we have our next opportunity for rain. >>> okay thanks. >>> still to come on 7 news at 9:00. mystery behind the levitating cars. >> is that wild or what. what >> is that wild or what. what caused >>>km developers have justl secured financing# to build thes tallest building in the0m world in arabia.gd >> the jet a towerx would be a wnp&lenge. they havecfáo change f 'dation will need to be 200 building will cost 1.2 billion dollars to build which is

milpitas 58 degrees. tomorrow, the first day of december, redwood city 59 with sunshine.unshine walnut creek 58. 58 in san francisco. novato 59. mill valley 59. dry till thursday. we get wet and windy. highs in the 60s. we dry out friday through the weekend. next chance of rain next monday. wetter and milder. especially at night. talking football and much more coming up with sports next. ,, tennessee.. >>> keep playoff hope aleve is what the raiders did -- hope is alive is what the raiders did yesterday. >> feel goods to win again. [ music ] >> leading oakland on a 90-yard drive for the score ahead score. roberts with the gain winning -- game winning touchdown. one of oakland's main weapons. >> what did you do today? nothing, just put the game on my back. >> like the hero story. caught two game winners now. worked his tail off to make the practice squad and then the 53, to the starting slot to making game winning catches. >> the playoffs. oakland is a game behind the chiefs and texans for one of two wildcard spots. you know who they got this weekend? kansas city. a huge s

milpitas, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> new details tonight as palo alto city investigates the first deadly police shooting in 13 years. happened christmas night, and now police say the confrontation that beganed with an armed man charging officers ended in gunfireless than 20 seconds later. we are joined live with more on the officers involved and what the suspect's friends are saying tonight. >> reporter: well police say it was the suspect himself that called them to the house, and while they are not calling it suicide by cop, they say that is a possibility. palo alto police say on christmas night, the suspect used a fake name to report someone was threatening people at the house. a transitional residential program for mentally ill clients. police say when three officers arrived at the scene, they found a man holding a nine-inch long metal knife, yelling and screaming. >> the suspect moved to the middle of the street was continuing to jump around, wave the knife, and then suddenly, with no warning whatsoever. charged at a full sprint, directly at one of our officers. >> reporter: one officer fired a tase

milpitas over 20 mi. from our in hayward and in redwood city 14 in santa rosa checking out the when the dust impressive in sfo read now we have a wind gust of 47 mi. per hour also 36 and the more you can seen quite a bit of spice and pressing when a gust at this hour and those winners are we continue over the next few hours >>anny hong: to deceive the rain starts to decrease over the next several hours use a look to what is happening in the tahoe area of what had been seen since no falling a heavy snow was yesterday and during last night this morning additional cumulation about 3 in. and higher elevation of a comeback will talk more about the storm track air around the they forecast. >>george: there's flooding on that route because of the plug storm drain the ramp will be closed for a while and you have to use new the other previous or falling ramp at the 58680 and to change in order to make that connection on to 580 east to bomb no indication of when there will be with to get the crews on scene to unplug the drain the richmond bridge. >>george: not under of an advisory as the golden gate bridge and you'r

nimitz freeway live incentive to 38 offer call to hayward into union city five picks up was to get into fremont confined to milpitasnvestigators will asking for your help to identify the people involved this happen on november 20th of this 7-eleven in, the look of the video offers a sense that when the clark was doing his job to act to amend for that into vacation for departures did not have an identification that came back with the man warming at bird baseball cap and started this confrontation the suspect grabbed the to leave the bottle and she threw and have him striking him below the waist from there the three suspects and the the out of the store and and it took off and an unknown type vehicle >>mark: was left of the contest until officers arrived and fully is expected to be ok they're hopeless war cannot to suspect that will lead to an arrest >>darya: that mr. month the 25 percent water conservation target for the first time since cut back started in june californians have saved the 27% >>mark: libby shaft this joining the fight against climate change december 85, 2015 and is also going to paris to promote th

milpitas, azenith smith, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> san francisco officials are reminding residents about the city's annual tree cycling program for discarded christmas trees. the city's department of the environment held its 20 identical chipping of the trees event this morning at city hall. they say getting rid of your christmas trees these. strictly three of ornaments, lights and other decorations. place it next to your blue been on your designated recycling day. >> no need to chop it up. in fact we don't want it in your grain bin. we want poultry out on the curb. and there is no need to drag it down to the corner. we have seen people put piles of trees on the corners thinking that's a good place to pick them up. in fact, it's much easier on our drivers if you just put it right next to your blue been. >> officials say free curbside collection will be offered from january 2 through the 15th on either trash days. >>> all right, let's head on over to our chief meteorologist, bill martin. we have been talking all day about the chilly temperatures. looks like it's going to be another cool one. >> is going to be even colder tonight.

milpitas. to san francisco it was well into the macarthur maze but now into the city will take you 25 minutes. to sfo is about 45 minutes. >> mark: we have a suspicious death in new york city. >> anny: details on my neighbors became concerned is because on mclaughlin avenue in new york sought a man and put them on alert. the one minute that they found nearby was unconscious and they're unable to revive her. >> darya: an anonymous threat caused an air france flight that went to paris was diverted. >> jackie: 231 passengers took off from sfo yester day heading toward paris. it is five hours into the flight when they were diverted because of an anonymous threat. according to some passengers, about five hours into the flight the captain came on board said they were diverting the to montreal. the passengers said they were held on the plane for about an hour. viet plane was searched and air france said that after full security alert there was a false alarm. this comes on the heels of the last couple weeks. >> i guess is what it is. if something is going to happen and it is going to happen. >> jackie

reporter: the city says it has to raise rate because the supreme court said that tiered water rates are illegal in some cases. the council is still hearing public input on the plan. live in milpitas, terry mcsweeney. >>> tonight, san francisco supervisors turned down $80 million to build a new stand alone jail. while they agree a new jail is needed, constructing a new jail is not the answer. the supervisors would like a new facility that focuses on mental health and substance abuse treatment. >>> taking action against gun violence. the city public safety meeting bans high capacity clips. it is illegal to buy them in california but a council member says that the state needs tougher gun laws. >> now we need to shut down this other route where guns are ending up in the hands of criminals and ending up to be used to hurt people. >> i don't think it is going to solve anything. the criminals aren't going to obey the law any way. >>> a hayward teen from mt. eden high school was taken into custody after posting threats on social media. the student has been booked. >>> as for the scare in los angeles all schools in the l.a. unified school district will reopen tomorrow morning. today, thou

cities nationwide. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> take a look at your temperatures for today. becoming mostly sunny and 50s at the beaches. 52 degrees in palo alto. good morning, milpitasth the sunshine, 52 degrees there. otherwise, east of the bay, numbers stacking up between about 51 and 53 degrees. notice the weather pattern here pretty stagnant. 53 degrees in clearlake. >>> freeways are clear, bart on time, 33 trains. don't forget this week they will be running on sunday service new year's day. trains will be running until 3 a.m. on new year's eve. no fares on muni from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. >>> so much for those low gas prices. they are all going up again in california while still going down in much of the country. sharon chin explains why. >> everybody lives in california kind of pays for it. >>> reporter: drivers nationwide are paying about $2 for a gallon of regular unleaded. that's 30 to 50 cents less than last year's holiday season. but in california, we're paying an average $2.83 a gallon, 16 cents more than last year. >> california, um, should be paying less. a lot of our refineries are close by. >> reporter: refinery maintenance is part of the problem according

located in milpitas, they are scheduled to get a go nation of thousands of pairs of socks from save mart. here at the quick roundup of some of the needs happening in the bay area, starting with city impact in san francisco's tenderloin. they are hoping to raise enough money today for 10,000 christmas meals for the homeless and provide more services at its health clinics. habitat for humanity is hoping for $15,000 for home construction. the east oakland youth development center would also like $10,000 for 10 apple computers for low income kids. and in sausalito they are giving away a billion free ebooks. you can go to the website billionebookgift.org and get 50 free books. henry kim started "giving tuesday" three years ago as a social movement and now it's gone worldwide. with 40,000 global partners, raising nearly $100 million so far. >> all over the country people started to bring their own ideas to "giving tuesday" and it started to grow. >> you're thankful, you give back. it's nicer than shopping all day. >> reporter: here in milpitas they are scheduled to get the socks delivery at 12:30 p.m. if you think this is a fad, last year "giving tuesday" raked in 4 $6 million a 63% in

we good from gilroy at 57 to morgan hill and milpitas and sunnyvale at 65. 55 on the peninsula and everyone else is 56 to 57, and 55 in pacifica, and daly citylma and south san francisco at 56. 55 in sauce least, and bodega bay bridge is coolest, and calistoga and sonoma, napa, at 58, a warm spot. 58 in oakland, the warm spot on the east bay shore and inland, 55 to 57 degrees. tonight, the forecast is chilly. the high clouds keep the temperatures just barely above freezing at mid-30s inland and low-to-mid 40s at the bay to the cot the on noon, friday, lunch time, light-to-moderate rain in cloverdale, and heading through the north bay in the evening during the commute. by the time the commutens at 8:00 it is the heart of the bay. it will be west outside through 10:00 and even to midnight when it is in the south bay and by 8:00, on saturday morning it pulls out. rain is heaviest in the not bay. and .5" around the bay and quarter-inch in the south bay. that puts us about scale with a stronger storm on monday and tuesday. back to you, guys. >> this only, the first reviews are in for "star wars" "the force awakens" and man critics give the instal

city into pleasanton. pulling andism and hit the outlet malls if you know where they are. it will continue sliding the sunol grade. in milpitasext few minutes you can see a heavy band moving through the santa cruz mountains and this is the last push of the steady moderate to possibly heavy rain behind it with scattered light rain as you can see right here on the peninsula at sfo. we keep that rain through 8:00 and we will transition to a quiet pattern and it will be an isolated shower but most of us are dry until the showers and thunderstorms re-develop around 3:00 this afternoon with showers and thunderstorms, waves of them, through the afternoon and evening and overnight. expect mid-50s by 4:00, getting cooler. at the golden gate bridge, can you see the rain and light traffic. we have a problem on the waldo grade and a major accident and a rock slide so rock slide on the last and an accident on the right hand lane so traffic is now back up toward marin city. take the golden gate ferry. it will not improve you can see by the red sensors on the waze app. let us know you can post westbound at harrison, slow because of an accid

city council members explained their decision to a packed room last night. they say the drought has made water more expensive. for example, milpitas gets some of its water from the san francisco c.u.p. which has raised its rates. they also need money to cover improvements in infrastructure. the council heard from one resident who said not buying it. >> you ought to give broad based numbers and speculate they are justified. many of us are unwilling to trust this slate of hand. >> others are concerned about the impact it will have on local businesses. >>> firefighters say a space heater is to blame for starting a fire that engulfed two apartments in pittsburg. it started last night on pepper tree way at an apartment complex. it was plugged in using an extension cord and a lot of clothing and card boor boxes nearby. two families lost everything including their christmas gifts. no one hurt thanks to a quick thinking woman who grabbed her 18-month-old niece as soon as she heard the smoke alarm. >> this push me to go into the bedroom. i saw behind the bed down coming up. oh, my god, i didn't know what to do. >> the red cross is always h

. >>> tonight, milpitas residents can weigh in on a plan that will bump up their water bills next year. the average bill would nearly double but the city wants to phase in the increase. it would go up about $10 in january and an additional $15 over the summer. >>> a new drought report card is slamming california's effort to cut back on water usage. the natural resources defense council says we get a b for urban water conservation and efficiency. ds for agriculture conservation and stormwater reuse. and a b-minus for water recycling and and f for the effort to restore san francisco bay and the delta. >>> there's no secret that marin county is an expensive place to live. a quarter of the people who work there commute from other parts of the bay. new at 6:00, kpix 5's emily turner on the county's plan to tackle skyrocketing rents and affordable housing for the first time. >> reporter: good evening. you know, the people most affected by this are the police officers, the firefighters, the teachers, the people who really make a difference in this community. the county says it's worried because the cost of housing, they say, could be costing

milpitas residents will soon be paying more for water. at a packed hearing last night, cityembers approved a hefty rate hike. it amounts to more than 60% increase that will come in two phases. the first is a 27% increase next month, a 35% spike follows next july. the money will cover drought-related expenses and capital improvements. by next summer, the average monthly bill is expected to increase by $13. >>> you're certainly going to need to crank the heat, especially in the car. it's cold. >> it is. we're only in the 30s across the bay area. freezing temperatures in the valleys. it warms up nicely with a light breeze. a high of 54 in los gatos, 56 in san mateo. also 56 in napa, 57 in oakland and 55 degrees today in pleasanton. how is it looking out there for the commute, mike? >> great. full recovery for eastbound 80. westbound you have your build past golden gate field and that's not so bad. it's not so bad all around the bay. the earlier disabled vehicle didn't cause much. slowing as you'd expect at hayward and northbound 101, a crash at oyster point. that's extra slow r

milpitas will soon have to pay a lot more for their water. the first hike is set to come in april. the next in july. it is a hefty increase, nearly 60%. officials say the city is getting charged more for water, and needs to pass on that cause, while as making repairs to its aging water infrastructure. >>> new draft legislation with uber cars. any seven driving car must still have a steering wheel, and a licensed driver who can take control if something is wrong. google is looking to the development of a completely driver less call, with no steering well. the mountain view company said it is gravely disappointed about the restrictions. >>> the force is strong for fans of "star wars." bay area fans are set to celebrate with a massive lightsabre battle on the san francisco waterfront. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: the critic reviews are in, a spectacular homecoming. it delivers the thrills. another said the empire strikes out. >> we're expecting cheering. we're expecting line parties, the whole thing. >> reporter: after a four year renovation, finishing touches are underway at the draft house. the theater's grand opening is tomorrow. >> there's no better way to kic

milpitas jail. >>> another bay area police department is getting body cameras, officers in hercules will soon be wearing them. they're still in the process of ironing out the protocol for the police union and city leaders. the department already ordered 25 cameras but officials don't expect to start using them until after the new year. oakland and san jose are among a growing number of police departments, which have invested in body cameras. >>> a full day for president obama in paris, where he's attending a u.n. summit on climate change. but on the sidelines, tough talks between the president and one of his biggest rivals about how to take down isis. janelle wang joins us with the details. >> the subject is on global warming but paris tries to move forward from the deadly isis attacks just over two weeks ago. a symbol they are not afraid. president obama and french president hollande went out to dinner at a gourmet restaurant in the heart of paris. president obama prayed paris for its resilience and keeping the climate conference going instead of canceling it. >> we salute the epeople of paris for insisting this crucial conference go on. >> reporter: president obama and nearly 150 world leader

south bay from milpitas and sunnyvale at 58 to gilroy at 60 and 60 at mountain view and los altos is 57 and everyone else 58 to 59 and 5659 half moon bay and pacifica is 55 and daly cityr in san francisco at 58. same in napa a warm spot across the north bay most of us around 55 to 57 and along the east bay more we have oakland and fremont and hayward 9 warm spot at 58 and everyone else is 56 to 57 and high clouds and sunshine inland temperatures running at 57 to 59. tonight, with more clouds and mild air mass, barely any 30s ifism and santa cruz at 39 and morgan hill is 37 and everyone else in the 40s where a few sprinkles possible overnight in the north bay. at noon tomorrow, we will watch the light to moderate rain yellows and evening ons moving into the north bay at 5:00 to 8:00 into the heart of the bay and a wave develops along the front and it slows down. so, still at midnight until 5:00 in the morning it is moving out of the heart of the bay and identity of the south bay and we will have a few scattered showers tomorrow afternoon and otherwise it will be dry a .25" to .5" in the south bay and half an inch for the rest us and .75" in the north bay. without the w

cities >>j.r. stone: off those of the d.a.'s office system of the all burglaries were committed here at the mccarthy ran shopping center in milpitas he also the stanford shopping center in palo alto of the orders believe the suspects rent-a-car is survey the area and then use the rescue mean device to break windows and still electronics shoppers we talked with said that does not come as a shock of the orders have not link that case to the suspect's family members of the least one suspect say there was likely wrong blind here but no gang involvement those of the d.a.'s office said the evidence shows of alliance of 47 to lead to of these 21 suspects of crimes this is one of the mess already behind bars in connection with the have long been embarcadero in san francisco and involved a tv news crew. >>james:--->>stanley roberts: a grinch stole christmas decorations what he did necks have been scratching minutes i will explain and people begin battling--behaving badly. >>james: he tell us this year is no different as defined out in this edition of people behaving death. >>stanley roberts: is also a time for him to strike in this case it