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reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> let's go over to the east bay now. we're followin this is a major water main break in union city. this was happening at the intersection of union city boulevard and whipple road. see a lot of water down below. we do know this, several crews are on site. from pg&e. our own nbc bay area crews are also there. this is in union on the intersection of union city boulevard and whipple. we're trying to get more information and answers for you with regards to what happened with the water main break and the traffic impact and the surrounding streets. >>> unsuccessful high-speed suspects thought they could ram they way into the apple store with a u-haul. this was at the apple store in berkeley early this morning. officers found the abandoned truck with engine still running and shattered glass where the front door used to be. police say metal security gates stopped the truck b and prevented the thieves from stealing the apple gear. >> happened at 3:23 in the morning and not people out. >> what a drag. yeah. that'

we will, of course, have further details coming up on "nbc bay area news" at 11:00. reporting live, sergio quintana, "nbc bay area news." >> my point is, why are we providing sanctuary for criminals, gang members? it's a conversation we need to have. >> the stanislas county sheriff was not mincing words at the press conference today. in the process, he opened u a debate that extends fayo the death of officer ronil singh. >> immigration and sanctuary cities, it's a lot to talk about and it's happening in the middle of a government shutdown all over this proposed border wall that the president has and the funding for it. joining us now for some perspective is nbc bay area's political analyst larry gerston. he joins us live from los gatos. larry, we saw this right after kate steinle's death as well. let's talk about the impact this could have on a renewed debate about sanctuary cities and, really, also about the president's border wall. >> it certainly comes at an interesting time, doesn't it, just as this border wall discussion is going on. could this be leverage for th

download our free nbc bay area app. you'll get access to our radar, including real-time data pouring in from nbc bay area stormranger on the palm of your hand. it's free and only on the nbc bay area app. >>> the nation is pausing to pay tribute to george h.w. bush, the 41st president of the united states. mr. bush passed away friday night at the age of 94. these are live pictures from washington, d.c. members of the public are able to pay their final respects today. >> visiting his flag-draped casket in the u.s. capitol rotunda. the world watching as the final farewell unfolds ahead of the president's funeral tomorrow. nbc bay area's jay gray is live on capitol hill with how so many are remembering bush's legacy. jay? >> reporter: hey there, laura and marcus. look, it's a cold, windy and overcast day in washington. that has done nothing to slow the stream of people gathering here outside the capitol, some waiting an hour or more to say one final goodbye. lines continue to stretch outside of the u.s. capitol. inside, his

we're live in the newsroom, nbc bay area. >> what a perfect christmas story. n, thank you so much. >>> dozens of families whose homes were destroyed by the campfire got a special invitation in the east bay. a christmas retreat just for that. >> merry christmas. >> usually it's closed during the holiday week, but the staff kept it open this year for nearly 100 campfire victims. one week free of charge. volunteers stepped in to help while local restaurants donated trays of food and strangers donated money. >> it's really a blessing. >> a lot of love. a lot of support from strangers. people you know nothing about and know nothing about you. >> much appreciated. the family has also received free clothes from several local organizations. they returned to butte county tomorrow. >>> new information tonight about a deadly officer involved shooting in san jose. police think that people involved may have been connected to another shooting. this all started early this morning with san jose police and got a shot of shots fired. authorities responded. they have two people t

nbc bay area responds. xt. >>> nbc bay area responds to a pacifica woman who ran into trouble with her mobile phone bill. >> she says she was paying a lot more than she bargained for. consumer investigator chris chmura's team looked into the issue. >> let's talk about patricia may tonight. guys, last year she said she signed a two-year agreement with at at&t. a few months later she had a family emergency and was late making one payment. well, patricia says at&t agreed to waive the late fee. but she ended up getting hit with another one anyway. and she decided you know what, i'm not going to pay it. patricia says she made several calls to at&t to try to sort it out but nothing happened. and those fees, they simply kept growing, reaching nearly $200 in total. well, that is when she turned to us for help. and we turned to at&t. we asked the company, hey, take another look. well, apparently it d agreed to of those late fees. it also cut patricia's monthly bill and even threw in an additional $150 credit for the

bay area. those are the spots in red. and there's a lot of them. nbc bay area's sam brock joins us live from one of them in the foothills of mount diablo in contra costa county. that report sun nerving for any homeowner. >> it should be not just surprising but make you think, jessica. certainly that is cal fire's thought process. where i'm standing right now at mt. diablo state park, this is exactly the kind of spot that raises concern. behind me you have hillsides with dry vegetation and trees and wedged right in the middle of it all, homes. a recipe for fire danger. on mt. diabolo's scenic boulevard the views live up to the name. but beneath an irresistible aesthetic lies a more unsettling reality. fire danger is always top of mind. >> i live on the other side of the valley. >> reporter: amanda quatro grew up about ten minutes from where we're standing and tells me she's accustomed to scarce. >> earlier last year there were fires that burned my neighbor's back deck and got within like three feet of mine. >> reporter: a torrent of devastating wildfire

nbc bay area's damian has the exclusive story. >> reporter: the allegations are stunning. sources tell nbc bay area the female officer made a porn video with her husband while she was a cop in hawaii. they allegedly streamed it live on porn hub.com sometime before sun sunnyveil recruited that officer. the sex video recently got into the hands of her fellow officers who allegedly passed it around or showed it to co-workers. sources tell me the department quickly fired two rookies who were still on probation and suspended two veterans. >> i this i that's how karma works. >> if you do something bad to somebody, then you get fired. >> well, that would be a really stupid thing to do. i mean, seriously. shouldn't they know better even if they're rookies? >> mark garcea is a retired sheriff's lieutenant in santa clara county. >> we need to be held to a higher standard. >> nbc bay area is not naming the female officer in this report. sunnyvale police dekriend our request for an interview. if a statement, the department said, "the city cannot disclose personnel information related t

bay area. the federal shut down is now in its fourth day. nbc bay area sam brock joins us from the golden gate bridge. >> reporter: the road closed sign that you see here, this is hard to miss but is it because of christmas or the federal shut down. lack of federal money so they to have shut it down, this area right here at ft. point for public safety. other hot spots remain open but at what price. >> it has been years and years i have been watching this and as an ordinary citizen that pays taxes, i'm getting tired of it. >> reporter: dave walker traveled thousands of miles from charleston, south carolina. he and his wife melissa are thrilled the park is open and booming on thistial day, they wonder what toll the government shutdown is taking. >> i feel bad for t getng paid. have no income for how long. >> a credit to employees who are out here understanding the situation. they don't have to be here. >> reporter: we couldn't confirm with the park service whether these employees are getting compensated. but elsewhere warnings of washington stalem

nbc bay area's sergio quintana is live at newman police headquarters. you spoke to a convenience store clerk tonight. she was one of the last people to see that suspected gunman before the shooting. >> reporter: jessica, she says she actually recognized that gunman because he's been to the convenience store before and some of those visits have been tense. she also says she knew the police officer who was killed. shortly after the shooting detectives released these images of the man they say killed officer ronil singh. the images of the man buying beer were taken by security cameras at the newman food store moments before gunfire erupted. >> we saw the officer went after him. and moments later we went outside and we heard the gunshots. >> reporter: store clerk susanna gunman is not a stranger. she's seen him buying beer before. >> he's been aggressive in the past before, like verbally. >> reporter: the gray dodge pickup truck that investigators believe he was driving was hauled away from a nearby mobile home park. tonight a small memorial marks where off

. >>> right now on nbc bay area news, two years later the pain continues. an motional gathering at the site of the warehouse fire. >> plus, dangerous dining. a car slams into a south bay restaurant leaving customers injured. witnesses describe that frightening scene. >> first, rain about to make a return. before it gets here, people will be dealing with something else. zblfr the news starts right now. thank you for joining us. >> we're on with a special edition of nbc bay area news because this sunday night football. the bay area bunld willidling u tonight. a freeze warning is in effect. >> a live look over the toll plaza. rain right around the corner. we're here to explain it all. >> that's right, as you know, we don't have much cloud cover. we don't have that blanket to keep those temperatures warm. since we're experiencing the clear skies, we're track ag very cold overnight. the temperatures still okay. in the 40s and 50s. 40 degrees in santa rosa. we still have a couple of 50s in through hayward. as we head into the overnight hours, that's going to chang

nbc bay area responds, next. >>> nbc bay area responds to devastated families who lost tens of thousands of dollars in the process of trying to buy a home. >> thieves are stealing their down payment. this is a story we've been covering. consumer investigator chris chmura started investigating rampant real estate hacking over the summer and joins us now with chris, even some more victims coming forward. >> yeah. every time we're on tv it seems somebody else comes forward. we have remained in contact also with people who have previously talked to us about losing a whole lot of money. they all want know one thing. who is going t help them? >> it's ruined my life. >> cindy burnell's $25,000 down payment was stolen. she says thieves infiltrated a real estate agent's e-mail, then posing as that agent the hackers sent her instructions to transfer the down payment for her retirement home into a bank account where it vanished. >> so i wired the money and nothing. >> reporter: none of the real people involved in the sale would take responsibility. all pointed fingers at each other and denied they

we'll have much more on the closure coming up on nbc bay area news at 5:00 tonight, followed by "nbc nightly news," as well as nbc bay area news at 6:00. >>> a high-profile court appearance is set this week in connection with the killing of a young woman at a b.a.r.t. station. john le cal was charged with murder and attempted murder. police say he stabbed nia wilson to death and injured her sister at the macarthur station back in july. he was supposed to enter a plea in this case last week, but his lawyer told the judge he might not be mentally fit to stand trial. he wants doctors to evaluate him before the case moves forward and the judge is expected to announce a decision sometime this week. >>> in oakland this morning, police are looking for the person who shot and killed another person near a nightclub. shots were fired around 9:40 last night on franklin street. a motive in this shooting has not been released. but a $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. >>> a car taking a deadly plunge along the sonoma county coast. a car ran off of a cliff overnight

> it's a heartwarming yearly display of teenage-fueled generosity and compassion and it keeps nbc bay area'svin thomas coming back year after year. he joins us now with tonight's "bay area proud." >> reporter: this was my fourth time attending a winter wishes rally. i keep coming back, because the wishes the students make are always different, and touching in their own way. even the ones they make for themselves. >> good morning, branham high school. >> reporter: branham high school's winter wishes is a teenage production with the potential to bring adults to tears. a promise on which it always delivers. >> this next wish is to mr. hernandez from jonathan. >> reporter: winter wishes begins the start of every school year with every student writing down a wish. then, leadership class, attempting to grant as many as they can. smaller ones at first, like dona, delivered in class. >> welcome tatia and bobby. >> reporter: but then bigger ones at a rally in front of the whole school. it is an amazing hour of generosity in a gymnasium. like the young man who wishes a night out for his hardworking pa

nbc bay area live. gene, police responded to more than 20 of these threats. >> police were very busy responding to these bomb threats. the san francisco fire credit union is just one of many buildings that were evacuated. now, the fbi is investigating, and experts say whoer sent those emails will face serious charges. >> reporter: more than 20 bomb threats delivered in san francisco. all sent in an e-mail. police blocked off streets, evacuated buildings, and even had bomb-sniffing dogs at the san francisco fire credit union. >> the e-mail threat nipg to blow up buildings unless $20,000 in bitcoin was deposited in an account, landed in baltimore across the bay area from petaluma. not just the bay area. across the country. still, community organizations got the same e-mail. >> it causes tremendous confusion. people run around. the police agencies have to react to it. you got to take it seriously. >> former fbi agent rick smith says pris have to take the threat seriously. they'll identify with subpoena pow

also download our nbc bay area app. you'll get alerts to your smartphone as we report them. >>> we have breaking news now, just as ruth bader ginsburg ynd we underwent surgery. there is no evidence of any remaining disease. the two nodules were discovered during tests after she fell last month. the supreme court says justice ginsburg is resting comfortably and is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days. >>> the rain is coming down on parts of the bay area. check out this video we shot in san francisco earlier this morning. people still running in the rain. make sure to bring your umbrella if you're headed outside. >>> it's going to be raining off and on all day today and a bigger storm will be here this weekend. >> a live look at our doppler radar there. stormrang stormranger scanning the skies and rain still over the bay area. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking the storm for us. kari, how is it looking? >> the rain is light and spotty. this really doesn't keep you inside. it's just enough to where as y

bush came here to the bay area after the 1989 earthquake and he helped the bay area get critic help. nbc bay area christie smith joins us live after speaking with the city's mayor at the time about that presidential visit. christie? >> reporter: that is right. former mayor art agnos met the president in the days after the earthquake when he came here to san francisco. he described him as sympathetic and congenial when the city was facing the worst of circumstances and it is a meeting he won't forget. >> we flew all over san francisco, while i pointed out the various parts of the city that were badly damaged. >> reporter: former mayor art agnos recalls his time with george h.w. bush, surveying the devastation by air and walking in san francisco after the earthquake struck in 1989. >> he wanted to know the specifics, the details, and was genuinely interested. he didn't just want highlights. >> a picture from that day in the show -- the shadows of the golden gate. >> there is nancy pelosi and then willie brown was the speaker. >> reporter: he said bush heard from first responders and politi

reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, christie. well, seven bridges around the bay area are set to have a toll hike once the new year begins, in less than two weeks. the toll increase will be the first for state-owned bridges since 2010. now, this doesn't include the golden gate bridge, but the bay bridge would climb to 7 bucks on weekdays from 6. on weekends it will rise up a dollar to $5. the antioch, benicia, martinez, richmond, san rafael, and san mateo bridges will all rise from $5 to 6. >> still to come, a plan to steal christmas presents didn't get very far. we'll show you how a neighbor teamed up with police to chase down a suspected porch pirate. >> and what does it take to get your packages in time for the holidays? we go behind the scenes with fedex to find out. >> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. after fog and low clouds today, we're starting to see a break a little bit with some sunshine here in san francisco. but we're tracking a new chance of rain tomorrow. we'll have details on that in about 8 minutes. >>> well,

live in san francisco, i'm roz slater, nbc bay area news. >> thanks for that report. >>> we have much more on the shutdown coming up on nightly news after this newscast at 5:30. we'll be tracking the latest developments on all our platforms. >>> it is a natural phenomenon causing problems for some people who live close to the bay. the king tides are causing flooding in places like marin county. you can see this parking lot shut down because tides were almost seven feet high this morning. >> i've never seen it like this. i've never been this this area when the water's coming up. it's amazing how fast. i've been in her house for ten minutes and it rose a foot. >> tides are expected to be seven feet again by late tomorrow morning. the parking lot will be closed through tuesday. >>> more weather moving into the bay area right before christmas. let's take a look at the time la lapse video of fog rolling over the san francisco bridge this morning. crazy. we have a look. what is coming up next? >> we have pretty good changes up ahead, and it's definitely going to affect your holiday travel.

tonight at 11:00, nbc bay area responds, so you don't pay the price. >> they're going around and they're breaking into multiple cars every day. >> i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. i'll show you the bay area born gadgets that could keep a thief from stealing your car. >> question can actually show stolen on the plate. >> tonight at 11:00 on nbc bay area news. we investigate. inspiring, talend tough as nails. those are among the tributes today for "penny marshall", who >>> inspire, talented and tough as nails. those are among the tributes today for penny marshall who transitioned from popular tv actress to one of the most successful movie directors of all time. >> there's no crying in baseball! >> "a league of their one of marshall's hit films. she died yesterday at her home in the hollywood hills due to complications from diabetes. marshall was 75. she starred in the tv series "laverne & shirley" and a few years later directed tom hanks in "big." marshall is survived by her daughter and three grandchildren. >>> it's no secret. teenaged vaping has become an epidemic nationwide. the

in oakland, colin resch, nbc bay area. >> how about that. ave a title game in the bay area. >> we're rooting for laney college. >> good weekend coming our way, too. >> thank you for joining us, have a great evening. >> we'll be back at 11:00, hope to see you then. >>> now on extra. two golden globe stars are born. bradley cooper and lady gaga leading the nominations today. >> it's a big one. i'm just grateful. >> julia roberts' son. >> give her a golden globe statue. >> you plus the surprise snubs. prynka chopra's first interview after her wedding. >> i wanted the longest veil in the world. >> what joe jonas revealed about the wild party. george and amal clooney totally decked out for a new york date night. why mrs. clooney is laying into president trump. >> the u.s. president -- >> tea

dozens of threats across the bay area. nbc bay area christie smith joining us live. >> reporter: that's right, we heard from san francisco police and they tell us these e-mail threats came in throughout the day. and they responded to each report and were more than a dozen of them. outside the jewish community center on california street visitors explained that notice to leave came quickly. >> one the attend anlts came and said you have to leave quickly. >> an individual or entity who was notifying us that they had planted an explosive device on-site and demanding payment. >> reporter: a payment in bit coin. a twitter user posted that he also received. they did not find a device. >> part of our investigation will be determined if these bomb threats received are related to the one reeves across the country. >> reporter: san francisco responded to u >> we take these threats seriously and we are not going to make conclusions until we have had the opportunity to conclude our investigation. >> reporter: san francisco police investig

nbc bay area's ian cull is in san jose with the details. ian? >> reporter: yeah. and it only took about two to seven seconds to brighten up the sky just west of us. seen up and down california. the impression was lasting. the theories were endless. >> what is that? >> reporter: for hours it was the mystery in the sky. thousands of images and questions pouring in from the central valley to the south bay. the flash and streak of light seen from reno and in san francisco all around 5:34 tonight. >> probably a falling star or something because it kind of left a halo in the sky. after it went down. and you know, san francisco, for all you know it's a drone too. >> it kind of looks like clouds or something like that. who really knows? >> reporter: there were theories to rule out. vandenberg air force base had a launch scheduled around that time, but it was postponed until tomorrow. tonight both the griffith observatory in l.a. and lick observatory in the bay area believe it was some type of meteor along with our own jeff ranieri. >> it really looks like it's a meteor fi

bay area. but so far, no plans for any power shutoff. that's the latest in walnut creek, melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> melissa, thanks very much. we'll continue to monitor the winds. you can follow along on rob mayeda's social media feeds including twitter. he'll be tweeting out new information all evening long. >>> a prison escape in the north bay to tell you about. there's a manhunt under way right now for this san quentin inmate who managed to slip away last night. it is the first time someone has escaped from the state prison in nearly 20 years. we are also learning that same man may be tieded to another m crime at a home depot north of the prison. nbc bay area's sam brock joins us live from san quentin what he's uncovered. sam? >> reporter: vicky, terry, good evening. mendoza was serving the first year of a five-year sentence for carjacking when he vanished and we're getting all kinds of new informat mendoza was actually o work shift when he vanished but outside of the secure perimeter on the grounds, on the prison grounds here still at san quentin. another new development in the last five or ten minutes the san rafael pol

we're going to have full details on this coming up on nbc bay area news at 11:00. reporting live at san francisco international airport, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. we'll see you at 11:00. >>> a lot of weekend plans impacted by the government shutdown. nbc bay area's ros slater is joining us live in san francisco. >> reporter: tourists are being hurt mostly by the shutdown. imagine if you planned your vacations around visiting beautiful national parks. some sites that are now simply out of their reach. >> disappointment. frustration. what the heck? >> becca came all the way from minnesota with a bucket list of things we wanted to see. but the partial government shutdown is derailing her plans at the aquatic park. >> i'm bummed out that they shut down the great park. >> reporter: this couple from miami pretty disapointed too. >> we're leaving thursday. by the time it's opened up, we'll be gone. >> reporter: tourists are finding some of their favorite parks closed including stenson beach and fort pointe. >> people want to have fun and we can't even enjoy it. it's

nbc bay area's mark matthews is live with why the city put the repairs off until january, mark. >> reporter: you're right. i'm standing on one of two sea walls that protect low-lying belvedere from the bay. they have put sandbags down here to protect the wall, which is being undermined by waves from the bay. it actually comes in under the wall and then pushes this sea wall out towards the water. belvedere cove is flat calm this afternoon. but in a storm with high tide, waves will breach the sea wall. >> the wave comes, hits the wall and comes back. >> reporter: 94-year-old mary hunter has to run for it to get down the walkway from her house. >> when it gets bad, i have to stand here and time the waves. >> this was gravel beach, no sea wall. >> reporter: jim allen and his family own nearly 200 properties on either side of the sea wall. his grandparents helped establish belvedere, and he lives on the bay side. >> under the road there's a cave. >> reporter: the $500,000 fix will be to hammer pilings into the mud. the seteel will be treated to resistha >> that's a little worrisome. >> because?

bay but very low rain totals. we're talking about a tenth of an inch, maybe less with the higher elevations in the mountain areas getting the majority of that rain. >>> still ahead on nbc bay area news at 5:00, it's the highest acclaimed recognition for a chef. we go behind the newest michelin star restaurant and why that chef is making history. for chefs. earning the critically acclaimed 3 "michelin stars." >>> it's like winning the super bowl for chefs. earning the critically acclaimed three michelin stars.cognion, b, one bay area chef made history, becoming the first woman to be awarded three michelin stars. our digital video journalist spoke with dominique. watch the story here first and then share it online. >> for me, you know, cooking is a language. and it's also an art. >> food is culture. culture is food and memories. >> really tiny kitchen but we make wonder here. >> we finally got a call, spoke to chef in french. >> obviously, in my industry, it's kind of the ultimate gift. >> she's just jumped in the air and, like, just screamed her lungs out. and it was just like, pretty emotional. >> i'm french and i grew up with the michelin, so i'm very proud that a fre

a unique connection the late president has to the bay >>> from our nbc bay area ar archives, rememberingesident george h.w. bush. that's him. unique connection to the bay area. played college for june of 1947 cal in first ever college baseball national championship. close, cal got the win to take the title. who knew that? >> wow. surprised we have that video. impress. >> amazed. some historians didn't know that. more sports with dave feldman. >>> hi, xfinity sports desk. steph curry had not played for golden state warriors since game friends when zaza won two titles. durant, block, curry, wrap it. klay thompson, that's warriors basketball. unfortunately didn't happen this often but beautiful to see the splash brothers connect again. third quarter, curry off the curl, hits the 11. they were in the hole most of the night. tried to crawl back. another three. steph finished with 27 but warriors lose, pistons have won five straight. 111-102 the final. >>> sharks and senators, erik karlsson facing former team. chris tierney from mikkel boedker, backhands it and senators spoilkarlsson's return.

nbc bay area news. >>> thank you. new at 11:00, an fbi raid in one of the bay area's most upscale communities. the target of the raid, a small business that caters to kids. witnesses tell us about eight fbi agents were spotted in los altos removing fwrokss the love bug salon. no arrests were made. love bugs is a lice removal salon. >>> new video from oakland. some members refused to leave. about four people were still there in a shed as police tried convince them to come out. they did and police dismantled the last shed. that site has been declared illegal. it happened last month when some 15 people were living in the encampment at the time. city officials say they've all been offered shelter in other locations. >>> addressing a homeless issue on campus. it found that 13% of students have experienced homelessness in the past year. student activists want the university leaders to do something about the issue and they're using tonight's campout as a call for action. >>> we have developing news in washington, d.c. preside

in sunnyvale, sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> that is disturbing to see. thank you, sergio. >>> just in to our newsroom, a two-year investigation leads to an organized crime bust in the south bay. sjpd arresting these four people last month. but just making the announcement tonight. they were allegedly manufacturing and selling drugs across the bay area and even transporting them across the country. more than 800 pounds of marijuana was recovered in this bust along with several other drugs and some weapons. warehouses and n. four other states were also raided. >>> a deadly shooting involving a sheriff's deputy in the east bay. the shooting happened this morning near martinez. the sheriff's office says a deputy noticed a man with an outstanding warrant and he ordered him to show his hands. investigators say the suspect instead reached for his waist and fired a single shot toward the deputy's head. but the suspect's go down. >> he maybe got one shot off after he was a. and the last time he shot him he didn't move anymore. he was gone. >> the 41-year-old man f

nbc bay area's damian trujillo broke the story yesterday. today he's back in sunnyvale to see if the city plans to change its policy when it comes to porn at work. >> reporter: nbc bay area is not naming the female officer in the explosive allegations. but sources tell us she live streamed a sex scene with her husband on porn hub.com before she was recruited. some think it's not a big deal. >> no. >> no. not at all. >> reporter: but i asked five bay area police chiefs if they would hire an officer who was once involved in a porn video. all said no. >> we all need to be held to a higher standard. >> reporter: mark garcia performs background checks as a private investigator. it's not that difficult to find out if a job candidate was once in porn, especially with extensive background checks. >> it's the investigator's job to find out other people, do you know somebody else who may know something about mark garcia? oh, yeah, i know person. >> reporter: sunnyvale officers didn't seem to have much trouble finding the video. two have been fired and

garvin thomas, "nbc bay area news." >> and hopefully they do. it is 7:26. more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, that texas federal judge's decision on obamacare is reigniting the battle over health care. how the former president is now responding. >>> plus, dangerous surf hitting the coast. the bay area is under a microclimate weather alert. our coverage, ahead of tonight's storm, continues after this break. i am a family man. i am a techie dad. i believe the best technology should feel effortless. like magic. at comcast, it's my job to develop, apps and tools that simplify your experience. my name is mike, i'm in product development at comcast. we're working to make things simple, easy and awesome. take a live look outside -- >>> welcome back on your sunday morning. it is 7:29 and we are taking a gorgeous live look outside at the golden gate bridge. stunner of a morning. we appreciate you ing jo us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has some startling news, once we see the golden gate bridge shot and hear what she's about to say. it will not look like

only on nbc bay area, many memories were made this christmas season, but for one south bay man, theying, after a new discovery. >> sargon isaac lives in san jose now but he was a touring musician in the 1970s in england. he didn't have children, he wasn't married or thought he didn't have children. follow along here. turns out a woman reached out to isaac's cousin earlier this year, after an ancestry dna kit match. she was looking for her father. isaac saw her. ic tours apictures and he said i was her dad." yesterday he spent christmas with his 41-year-old newly found daughter, kelly wilson, for the very first time. >> i'm thankful for her. it's my best christmas ever. >> imagine that. wilson says her mom never told her who her biological father was. she doesn't blame anybody, she says. she's after decades apart. wow! >> beautiful thing there. >>> 4:49 right now. dozens of south bay residents spent several hours christmas day helping others in the commute. it's a christmas tradition put on by san jose city team a nonprofit. here's "today in the bay's" scott budman with more. >> repor

nbc bay area is on the scene. ian, what do we know? >> reporter: this is right across the street from the menlo school as well. investigators on scene as though many neighbors have been walking up to us all night asking what happened in this quiet neighborhood. the police department got the call around 5:30 this evening. when they got here a woman was found dead inside of the home. they say a suspect was immediately taken into custody and crime lab investigators are preserving the scene. members of the d.a.'s office are also here. police are not telling us the name of the woman who died but say there's no safety threat to. neighbors say it comes as a complete shock and nothing ever happens here. back out here live, investigators continue to look through this entire area, preserving this scene. they expect to be out here for a few mohr hours tonight. we're live in menlo park, ian cole. >> a new warning about a hidden danger at the pumps. investigators say the crooks who are hitting up gas stations in almeda county is getting more sophis

in redwood city, kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much, kris. and when we learned about the police shooting, we sent out a push alert. you can download our nbc bay area app, get breaking news sent straight to your smartphone. >>> people on strike making their voices heard all across the state this midday. here in the bay area, picket lines. >> one protest against a major california hospital system. the other, teachers in the east bay school district walking out of classrooms. >> we have live team coverage for you. let's begin with those teachers. nbc bay area bob redell is live in oakland to show us what is happening this morning. and bob, what's at stake for both sides here? >> reporter: well, you can hear them chanting behind me, talking about teachers from three schools here in oakland that are now rallying in front of oakland city hall. we're talking about teachers from oakland high, oakland's fremont high and madison park, which is a 6 through 12 school. there is also students out here, they're actually inside city hall right now, trying to

nbc bay area responds, next. -brs -reports that suspect has been arrested. >>> we're continuing to follow that breaking news report. the suspect you see right here in the shooting of a newman police officer has been captured. that newman police officer, corporal ronald singh, 33 years old, a husband and a father of a 5-month-old. he was shot and killed at 1:00 a.m. the day after christmas. the news of a press conference is coming up in about 15 minutes. of course, we want to continue to follow that for you and bringing you those developments as they happen. >>> you know, even though it gets quiet around the holidays, nbc bay area and telemundo 48 continue to make noise for customers. >> consumer investigator chris chmura is here with a look at some recents for our english and spanish-speaking viewers. >> bay area responds and has now received more than 12,000 complaints. and we returned more than $2.3 million to our viewers. here's how we do it. one case at a time. over at telemundo, customer investigator arlen f

you can track the forecast with our nbc bay area app, free to download. get updates on when the rain will hit your neighborhood. >>> we turn our attention to breaking news now involving a not to merry commute right now. this is a live look at traffic just starting to move again on northbound 101 at willow road in menlo park. a car flipped over before 8:00 causing that sea of red lights. all lanes reopened a few minutes ago. >>> emotions are running high in the east bay. 24 hours from now the raiders could be wrapping up the last game they ever play in oakland. it's a bittersweet weekend for raiders fans as memories come flooding back of so many great games. nbc bay area is outside the coliseum tonight with fans making one last plea. roz? >> reporter: they are indeed. i'm here with forever oakland. they are camped out just behind me here, literally right across the street from the coliseum. they are taking advantage just before this crucial game to put this high-profile message out, and that is they want the team to stay, but at least they want to keep the

sam brock, nbc bay area news. >>> okay. thanks, sam. you can stay informed about the timing of that snow and the rain as well by downloading our free nbc bay area map. you have access to the radar, including stormranger scans, so you know exactly when storms will roll through your neighborhood. >>> first out of administrative leave, then resigning from the department. a livermore police officer is facing very serious accusations. the officer, who is not being named at this point, is accused oven gauging in inappropriate sexual conduct with a woman he met in june while he was responding to a health-related call at her home. the officer persuaded her to engage in a string of sexual encounters. internal investigation. >>> new details about the weapons stolen from an atf r in. thieve got away with a fully loaded automatic rifle and a o the oakland federal building when it happened. police say they don't want the weapons on the streets or in the hands of gun traffickers. the atf is offering $15,000 to anyone who can help them find those weapo

reporting live here from city hall, sam brock, nbc bay area news >> one of the nicest and most effectiven the bay area in a long time. >> so many great things including affordable housing. jeff, we had the ground fog this morning. is it sticking around? >> possibly a little tomorrow morning. doesn't look as thick and slow for the morning commute as we head into tomorrow morning. that's the good news. we are still managing to hold onto some rain chances as well. let's take you to microclimate forecast, and i do want to start off with a look at s.f.o. with the fog we've dealt with lately. that ground fog which is different than the typical san francisco fog, i wanted to show you it's clear right now. so if you're taking off tonight or picking somebody up, you shouldn't have any delays due to weather. right now 55 degrees, and you'll notice as we head through tonight we're dropping down to colder 40s once we hit 10:00 p.m. let's get a expansive look at the pacific. it sets up well at what could be coming our way. we have rainfall close by. eventually we're going to get some of that to the b

nbc bay area responds. next. n-b- area is investigating real estate wire fraud. it )s a fast growing crime - leading to staggering losses for bay area families. >>> it's a fast-growing crime, leading to staggering losses for some families. >> chris chmura and his team are following up with victims as they try to put their lives back together. >> good morning. it's been seven months since cindy burnell lost her nest egg to thieves. today she tells us she's no closer to getting her money back. we first brought you cindy's story in june. hackers intercepted her $25,000 cash payment when she tried to buy a house. the crooks used a bogus e-mail to trick her into transferring the money to the wrong account. and it's gone. >> cindy says she had no warning this could happen. >> i wasn't aware of wire fraud. i didn't know that i should have called the title company. >> so why can't law enforcement do more to help fraud victims like cindy? tonight at 6:00, we ask bay area prosecutors what's keeping them from catching cyber

today the dupont judges recognized nbc bay area for our series looking at assaults against bay area bus drivers. led by senior investigative reporter vicki nguyen and producer kevin nyann. after our reporting, the transit launched a campaign that included protective shields for drivers and local lawmakers introducing federal legislation to improve safety for drivers nationwide. dupont judges called the series hard-hitting and credited for for bringing the problem to light. this is the second consecutive year our investigative unit has been honored with a dupont. congratulations to them. >> yeah. nice celebration there. >>> hey, maybe some people celebrating the fog? well, it certainly made an appearance across the bay area today. this is a live look outside. kind of spanning the area there. you see over san francisco this morning -- there, you now see down below, a birds eye view, so to speak. some of it has burned off, depending on where you are in the bay area. >> yeah, we're starting to see it clearing out. >> the toll plaza. >> yeah. it's going to be like this as we go throughout th

scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> up next at 6:30. the count down to the shutdown on the reversal from president trump. we are now less than 28 hours away from a government shutdown. >>> also a bay area reunion a week in the making. a mother once banned from entering this country gets to say one final good-bye to her 2-year-old son who has just days to live. deal talk. when you're powering up for a video game binge try my new chilli cheese or triple cheese and bacon curly fries for just $3. jack. so just so you know, i was like this close to totally destroying your planet until i heard about those fries. that's uh, so thoughtful. try my new $3 sauced and loaded fries. my new $3 sauced & loaded fries with curly fries and all-beef chilli or triple cheese and bacon are perfect for a late night video game binge. i would destroy the entire zerkanian armada for those fries. or you could just pay 3 bucks. or that. try my new $3 sauced and loaded fries. secretary of defense james mattis is out. mattis >>> another shakeup within the trump admin

in san francisco, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, thom. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," much more, including governor jerry brown's response to mayor london breed's request to release her brother. theh request from the mayor an what the governor is saying.am >>> plus, some much-needed christmas cheer for victims of the camp fire in butte county. survivors gather for a celebration and healing in the town of paradise. we'll take you there. more than 420 following the tsunami that hit indonesia >>> the death toll has grown to more than 420 following the tsunami that hit indonesia without warning over the weekend. more than 1,400 people remain injured. as nbc's sara harmon reports, cleanup and recovery is beginning as search and rescue efforts continue. >> reporter: christmas day brought scenes of devastation in indonesia. more than 400 people dead, hundreds still missing. 15,000 displaced. part of the reason this tsunami was so devastating, people got almost no warning. they had no chance to flee or head for higher ground. the country is now discussing the need for better

and some others that are pretty friendly. >> reporter: in san francisco, nbc bay area news. >>> in the east bay, a man suffered injuries saving his wife and 18-month-old daughter from a burning home. it happened this morning in castro valley. these right here are pictures from the alameda county fire department. he suffered second-degree burns and was taken to the hospital. two dogs died in the fire. investigators say it was probably caused by a space heater. >>> a heartbreaking good-bye to a little boy who lost his battle with a genetic brain condition. a funeral for 2-year-old abdullah was held today. his case made international headlines, when his mother, who's from yemen, was finally allowed to visit him this month. the president's travel ban barred her from entering the country for more than a year. he died this week in oakland. >> they're going through an unimaginable time. it was cruel to keep them apart for as long as they did to go through this and it would be, you know, i can't even imagine having to then separate and go their own ways and have to mourn with all that distance

nbc bay area responds next.y but especially: car thieves. >>> the holidays are a business time for many of us, specifically, especially car thieves. >> they want all those gifts in the car. our consumer investigator chris chmura has an alarming find. >> they want the car more than the gifts. actually, that's usually what they're after, the parts. get this. more cars are stolen on new year's day than any other holiday. thieves boosted about 2,500 cars nationwide on the first day of this year alone, one day, 2,500 cars. that statistic from the national insurance crime bureau. and that's how it happens. car theft here in the bay area is well above the national average according to the fbi. more than 14,000 cars were stolen in our nine-county area in 2017. at least one car stolen every hour of every day of every week of every month. you get the picture. and it happens way faster than you might think. watch this dash cam. that's it. that's all it takes. he gets in and drives off inside of 20 seconds. his joyride was

reporting live, nbc bay area news. >> that's super scary. thanks sergio. >>> clear skies tonight but not all weekend long sh more rain on the way. je jeff ranieri has been tracking. what's the time line? >> most of the weekend will be dry but changes. storm ranger shows clear and dry down to san jose. showers off to the north. not worried about that. this is next system in pacific. most heading to north away from us but again bring impacts. 7:30 sunday, start to notice it. cloud cover, then eventually 9:00 p.m. see showers in north bay. tracking how much we get from this, entire weekend forecast and sunshine tomorrow in ten minutes. >>> treacherous 24 hours along the coast. tonight we learned that surfer pulled from water at ocean beach died. another surfer spotted him in waist deep water and brought him to beach. paramedics performed cpr and transported him to the hospital. >>> thousands poured on to telegraph avenue for first friday. it's back with security changes after a shooting forced organizers to cancel it last month. plans to keep v

garvin thomas, "today in the bay." >>> coming up here on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> before you toss the boxes this holiday season, we have a 30-second pause to maybe save you some money. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, "nbc bay area responds," next. >>> good morning. it's simple. your one task is to fill out the product registration card, please. i'm going to give you three good reasons that could save you some money. first, some products now extend your warranty, but only if you register. i did this with a tv. the registration stretched our warranty two years. second, defects. if today's gift ends up on tomorrow's recall list the manufacturer won't know where to send you a notice unless you take 30 seconds to fill out that card and third, class action lawsuits. ment sometimes problem products lead to court cases and compensation for consumers like you. but the judge can't inform you unless they've got your address from, you guessed it, the registration card right there. i've been talking for about 45 seconds now which is 15 seconds longer than it will take

nbc bay area responds. next. ho ran int trouble with h >>> nbc bay area responds to a pacifica woman who ran into trouble with her mobile phone bill. >> she says she was paying a lot more than she bargained for. consumer investigator chris chmura's team looked into the problem. >> patricia may says last year she signed a two-year contract with at&t. a few months later, she had a family emergency and missed one payment. well, patricia says at&t agreed to waive at least one late fee. but she got hit with another anyway. and she decided not to pay that one. so the late fees began to pile up. patricia says she made several calls to at&t to sort it out, but the bills just kept on growing, reaching nearly 200 bucks. total. that's when she turned to us. we asked at&t to take another look, and it did. at&t agreed to waive all those late fees. it also cut patricia's monthly bill and even threw in an additional $150 credit. patricia told us in the end that saved her $623. in a statement, at&t told us, we apologize to the cu

live in santa rosa, pete suratos, nbc bay area news. >> pete, thanks for that. >>> turning now to our microclimate forecast, it is already raining in some parts of the bay area. this is a live look outside. can you guess what we're looking at? the golden gate bridge, pretty cloudy out there. we are joined now with a look at the microclimate forecast. >> and those are some dark clouds. we are seeing this line of showers that swept through san francisco, the peninsula, and it's moving through and that's why we're keeping a close eye on it. this is what it looks like outside right now. you see the nice shot, this is a different view of the golden gate bridge. let me show you where the rain is now. this is a look at our satellite radar, from up above, you can see this little line of showers here. but if i zoom in using our very own stormranger, it gives us higher resolution and in greater detail of that line of showers that just pushed through. this line of showers, again, very light rain. we're not tracking heavy downpours from this initial line of showers, but if you're in livermore thr

garvin thomas, "nbc bay area news." >> that made me bay area proud. >> definitely. >>> coming up heree bay," be "nbc bay area responds." >> merry christmas. now go shopping again. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll explain why a trip to the mall sooner rather than later might save you some gift card hea heartache. "nbc bay area responds," next. fact: some of your favorite foods stain teeth. unlike ordinary whitening toothpaste, colgate optic white has hydrogen peroxide that goes below the tooth's surface for a smile that's 4 shades visibly whiter! colgate optic white. whitening that works. >>> and good morning on this christmas tuesday for you. >> totally -- >> a lot of people stay at home but hopefully you're watching here on "today in the bay." of course the golden gate bridge there. 4:55 right now. >> i don't know if i'm laughing or weeping because we're the only people awake right now. >> hopefully not. >> yes. >>> a lot of people up opening gifts and this year the thin piece of plastic that requires your immediate attention. >> we're talking about gift cards. shoppers