.>> city officials across the bay area now are trying to decide how to regulate sales as investors by the economic potential.>> hi everyone, i am frank, and just seven days one week on january 1, adults in california over the age of 21 will be able to purchase marijuana. the frameworks laid out by the statewide ballot measure starting 2018, and 121 and over can purchase, possess, and consume up to 1 ounce of marijuana in a private residence or a licensed marijuana establishment. adult can grow up to six marijuana plants as long as it is in a secure space are not visible to the public. users cannot smoke where he lives marijuana where tobacco is prohibited, and it cannot be smoked or consumed while in a vehicle. so far, the three major city is in the bay area, san francisco, oakland, and sam jose, as well as other cities on the map have all laid out framework of how they plan to oversee the sale, cultivation, and deliveries of marijuana. the scramble to get the rules in place is not been easy. in san francisco, the sale of weed won't be ready at the start of the new year. >> reporter:

a number of city officials and supporters gathered at city hall to pay respects to mayor lee.he was fromthe dawn of his career, an advocate for the powerless a voice for the overlooked, someone who looked out for others in need before himself. that commitment to others defined the mayors 3 decades of public service.in the last 6 years, mayor ed lee made a lot of positive changes in the city. including helping pass one of the highest minimum wages in the country. we tend to forget but when mayor lee was appointed in 2011, he faced tremendous challenges in this city. sf was enduring the fallout of the great recession, rising unemployment and growing worry. but the mayor was undeterred. he believed everyone should have the opportunity to have a good job with a ood wage. and through his work, more than 140k jobs were created here in the city and county of san francisco.in addition to maintaining her position as president of the board of supervisors, london breed is now the city's acting mayor. a special election will be held june 5th of next year. a mayor will then be chosen to fulfill the r

the city officials were on hand as well as members of the police department. ined the walkway and they were saluting the casket as it was brought inside of city hall. certainly this was a very somber and moving scene here at city hall. minutes ago i had the chance to speak with mayor ed lee's chief of staff about this morning, about the past few days and he as well as the rest of the staff have said it has been extremely difficult. >> we are all heartbroken. a lot of his staff and people in the city we are more than just employees. family members and friends. we looked up to him, not literally. we looked up to him and we took our guidance from him and he came to work every day with a smile on his face.>> reporter: we have heard that over and over about the late mayor ed lee. he always seem to be in a good mood. any time i was ever working with him on a story or i would see him out and about, he has always had a smile on his face. i asked the chief of staff if he was always like that. he said the mayor would get frustrated but he was never one that seemed to be

city officials declared an impasse friday.. in the fourth day of the union's strike.rob szykowny/union negotiatorif i change one word on that offer according to the mayor. that's it the city's done. so that just demonstrates there was no way that the city was trying to reach a compromise and we found that extremely frustrating mayor libby schaff says the city's offer strikes a fair balance giving workers what they need.. while providing residents with basic services.it includes 500- thousand dollars towards converting temporary part time workers.. and a 5% wage increase for many employees over the next 2 years.. mayor libby schaff/oakland.but for some of our lowest paid workers we have offered even higher salary increases. our park attendents would receive a 10 to 11 percent raise. our animal shelter workers an 8 to 9 percent raise but the union says the offer doesn't address the key issue of understaffing.. excessive mandatory overtime hours.. and employees not being able to take accrued vacation so they

with increased traffic on the roadways, some city officials are worried about the safety

>>> san francisco's city officials today announced plans for two public memorials for mayor ed lee. body will lie in state at the city hall rotunda friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. a public celebration of life will then be held at city hall beginning at 3:00 sunday afternoon. mayor lee died early yesterday morning. he was 65 years old. a day later, san francisco city hall is still in a state of flux. while city workers grieve the loss of man who held the office for almost 7 years, they must push forward with their new acting mayor london breed. ktvu's tara moriarty was with the mayor-elect or the temporary mayor earlier today where she tackled questions. >> london breed, our new mayor, give a hand. >>> reporter: london breed in her first official event appearance as san francisco mayor. she and an anti-violence group announced a gun buy-back this saturday. >> sadly, i grew up in a community where gun violence was a normal thing. >> reporter: 43-year-old breed brings a fresh perspective to the job of mayor growing up in public housing in the city's western addition. she promised to contin

whipping winds knocked over the official city of nashville christmas tree friday night. clear skies but congested roads. once inside lax, people were faced with long security lines. >> about 70% of the united states is subject to ice and snow, so you need to be aware of that before you hit the roads. slow down. >> reporter: aaa expects a record 107 million >>> this week, many people will travel to be with their family for the holidays. that brings up a verified question. >> my name is jay. my question is, when you're on a road trip, why does it take longer to get there, than it does to get home. >> why does the trip seem faster? okay. scientists have looked 92 it. they call it return trip effect. they examined three theories. the first folk uses on memory, comes from a study out of japan, it found that people aren't bad at judging how long the trip home is, they are bad at remembering how long it took. that study had a very small number of participants in it doesn't explore why people would be so bad at remembering. that one is inconclusive. that studies comes from a net

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as union leaders and city officials meet in an attempt to come to an agr >>> at noon, oak land city workers continue to strike over pay and labor practices as union leaders and city officials meet in an attempt to come to an agreement that will get employees back to work. >> first, terror under ground in new york. a suspect detonates a potentially deadly i improvised explosive device injuring himself and three other people. good afternoon. let's go right to meg oliver who is live in new york city with the very latest. >> reporter: business is back to normal around the port authority bus terminal behind me. but earlier today commuters ran out of the building yelling "there is a bomb." grainy is you are valence shows -- surveillance shows the the moment a bomb went off in a busy pedestrian walkway during the height of new york city's rush hour. the suspect is identified as 27 year old akayed ullah was taken into custody with nonlife threatening injuries and burns. three others also suffered minor injuries. >> he intentionally detonated the device. >> reporter: police say the suspect was in br

to help keep you save, city officials have a special text message system for emergencies and traffic problems. you can check out the information that we'll post on the screen to sign up for emergency alerts. city officials say extra police and firefighters will be on duty but this is just another layer of safety. >> currently there's no credible threat to san francisco, however public safety is our no. 1 priority. we're working to make sure we're in constant communication. >> city officials are also reminding people to watch for suspicious activity on the holiday. in other words, if you see something, say something. >>>in the wake of several recent terror attacks here in the u.s., new years eve celebrations across the u.s. will include heightened security. brian has the measures taken in new york city. reporter: hundreds of thousands of people will flock here to times square to watch the ball drop. expect the most security ever for the event after two terror attacks in as many months. the nypd is expected to focus on nearby car and truck rental locations. truck restrictionings are exp

city officials topped dozens of christmas trees into a wood chipper outside city hall. the chips will be used for mulch or as biomass to generate electricity. the event is meant to remind people to recycle their trees. >> naked trees next to your bin between january 2nd and january 12th so that we can collect them and do what we do in san francisco best. nothing goes to waste. everything has a new life and these trees are no exception. cbs ev next. >> last january the city recycled nearly 500 christmas trees. >>> the cbs evening news is up next. >> here is the preview. >> reporter: good evening to you. up next an arctic chill over much of the country won't stop increased security preparations for the new year. >> also tonight imagine using just your face to board a plane. >> what the new tax plan could mean for nonprofit organizations. >> and a museum that celebrates failure coming up in a few seconds on the cbs evening news. older versions of the >> thanks so much for watching at 5:00. >>> ahead at 6:00 for us tech giant apple apologizes for slowing down some of the ol

city's first asian american mayor...a little over one week after his sudden death.((2shot))((pam)) thanks for joining us at eight...i'm pam moore.((steve)) and i'm steve avesonlast sunday was the officialt eight...hundreds gather in san francisco's chinatown to honor late mayor ed lee... candles burning bright to remember the city's first asian american mayor...a little over one week after his sudden death.((2shot))((pam)) thanks for joining us at eight...i'm pam moore.((steve)) and i'm steve avesonlast sunday was the official memorial at city hall for mayor lee.but today..the asian community gathered to honor their fallen leader. ((pam/cross shot))kron 4's justine waldman was there...she joins us now. justine...what an emotional evening?? (justine) many said tonight that the mayor would be looking down from heaven with a big smile on his face...

. >>> it's official, city workers in oakland will be off the job in a matter of hours.what that means. >>> sounding alarm, cell phone alerts that never happened for wildfires. >>> fire in alameda, neighbors say may have been an accident waiting to happen. >>> wind hitting bay area right now, how long it will stick around. >>> oakland city workers go out on strike tomorrow after last minute negotiations fail. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. it's a one-day strike but will cause major disruptions. dispute over wage increases and labor practices. >> lyanne melendez is live with the latest. >> reporter: we're talking about 3,000 employees going on strike tomorrow. at very last minute the union gave the city a 1:30 p.m. deadline to consider some minor adjustments. it was not to do. >> as of tomorrow morning sciu local 1001 is on strike. >> reporter: hoping for last minute deal. not to be. as it stands, city agreed to 4% salary increase first year of the contract, rejected any during the second year. mayor libby schaaf was in our studios to defend her position. >> tremendo

it comes after union representatives and city officials began meeting with a mediator. adline here seiu has suspended their strike after -- let's listen in. >> i'm pleased to announce that pending the outcome of mediation with the city of oakland we are suspending all strike activity in oakland for the present. we entered mediation with the city this morning and although we cannot discuss the details of what occurred in mediation, the parties are speaking again and exchanging ideas across the table. the city has altered its position from its finalultimatum delivered last week. once again, we are actually negotiating. >> optimistic? >> i'm cautiously optimistic. the city has been bargaining in bad faith for eight months. pleased to go to work because the city did make some movement today and adopted a new tone which we appreciate. in light of that, we are going to send people back to work and we are going cautiously optimistic that with mediation parties will reach a deal. >> bottom line of your news release is kind of a warning of strike is not over and just suspended fo

. >> they're not official city -- >> they're a vendor. >> they're a vendor. >> it's not a easy -- it's not a a city. it's a service provider that we contract with and they offer certain services including this mapping. >> okay. is there any bbns on this? >> no. as you know, is a separate notification process that would get you that notice reviewed, "who's hot, who's not" -- but not issuance. people need to track it at the website. >> anything, inspector duffy? >> we'd like to give you equal time, too, inspector. >> oh, yeah, i don't have much to say on it. it's an issued site permit. on the notification, d bi i would issue notices for this. i did not check on this, but i would be shocked if we didn't send that on radius once the permit is issued. i think we do that -- i assume it was done. >> how many people plan to speak in public comment? one person. step forward. >> sorry it's a late night, but this issue is important to us. i prepared a statement, but i can also just read my statement. i'm florica. and i'm a resident at 1845 mission street. i resign there with my husband and my 4-y

i also reached out to alameda city officials.. yor, city council members, the city attorneythe city manager jil keimach sent me a statement saying the city of alameda knows the timing was bad for the recent evictions but they are in compliance with the requirements of the city's rent stabilzation ordinance. in alameda gabe slate kron 4 news ( will ) happening now:san ramon police are asking for help identifying a christmas eve burglary suspect ... take a look -- they posted this video on twitter -- with the caption "this is not santa".they say the suspect stole thousands of dollars from a local business. no word on which business was targeted. ( will ) three teenagers are behind bars ... accused of stealing limousines. the thefts happened on christmas eve and christmas day in vacaville. the company noticed four of their limos were missing from their lot ... and called police. officers were able to track down one of the limos ... with two teenagers inside. then on tuesday... an officer found a stretch limo with a flat tire. the driv

the vigil attended by city officials, co-workers of mayor lee and many people who live in chinatown. there was a mix of sadness and joy tonight. mayor lee was the first asian american mayor of the city and many said the historical imporantce of that .. cannot be overlooked. "we became so proud when he became the first asian american mayor in san francisco that pride swelled in all of our hearts on sunday when thousands of san franciscans gathered at city hall to sing his praises.""we know you would be smiling if you were here today and this is the love here and we will continue to show that love in the work we do to make san francisco a better place.""it is a very emotional time for us...especially for those of us who can call ed a friends we miss him we are sorry for the famously we admire the sacrafice he gave to the city." (justine) (justine) many people said that on this very cold night, holding those candles warmed their hearts with fond memories of mayor ed lee... justine waldman kron 4 news. ((steve))((2shot)) tonight the city of san francisco is trying a new approach to preven

city officials say the age of the main could be a factor of it breaking but they say water main breaksre typical this time of year. >> we're in our winter season. we do see an increase in water main breaks this time of year. when the water temperature drops below a certain point we do see water mains break more frequently. there could be contributing factors not just the age of the main something related to the water temperature possibly. >> reporter: that's a new pipe right there that they're hoping to put down under the ground. now, city officials say that they're hoping to turn the water back on to those residents by early evening. for now live at rittenhouse square. >> downed wires on the tracks brought septa regional rails to a halt. no one way hurt. but the issue caused a ripple effect along much of the regional rail line. while service has since resumed septa says commuters can expect residual delays up to two hours on several lines. you can go to cbsphilly.com for a list. >> crews worked for several hours to remove a box truck that smashed into an overpass. chopper3 over king o

whipping winds knocked over the official city of nashville christmas tree friday night.nd in los angeles clear skies but congested roads. once inside lax, people were faced with long security lines. >> you need to be aware of that before you it will the roads. slow down >> aaa expects a record 107 million americans to travel this holiday. back to you. >> nearly 0 people are confirmed -- 90 people are confirmed dead and many more are missing. social media users to theed video from the south earn island. a search and rescue effort is now underway. its expected to move offshore tomorrow. >>> one animal is dead and four others are missing after a fire broke out at a london zoo. the facility is home to more than 20,000 animals. zookeepers moved many of them to safety while firefighters got the flames under control. a 10-year-old aardvark died. >> i am devastated that the aardvark has been killed. we are still trying to find out what has happened to the meerkats. at the moment the site where this fire took place is closed down. >> the fire broke out around 6:00 a.m. local time

i also reached out to alameda city officials.. mayor, city council members, the city attorneythe city manager jil keimach sent me a statement saying the city of alameda knows the timing was bad for the recent evictions but they are in compliance with the requirements of the city's rent stabilzation ordinance. in alameda gabe slate kron 4 news . ( will ) three teens are arrested... accused of stealing four limosines in vacaville on christmas eve. just after the thefts... officers spotted one of the limos. the driver -- who was a minor -- was released to their parents. then on tuesday... officers spotted another stolen limo -- this one driving on a flat tire. the driver tried to run away -- but was caught. and as police were doing their paper work... they saw a third limo drive by. there was a chase -- and the limo was damaged. eventually... two teens were taken into custody. turns out... one of the teens was actually caught with the first limo... and released to their parents. the fourth limo was found nearby... all four have been

things worry cities are safer than other cities, these elected officials are protecting their citiesob: do you agree? >> certainly not. i hate the term sanctuary city because it isn't thing to a for the victims or the cops who have to deal with dangerous illegal immigrants who hide in plain sight, places like chicago, certainly no sanctuary, 600 people have been murdered in chicago this year so far. the idea this is somehow a safety measure is ridiculous. these politicians, what they are doing is putting illegal immigrants over the safety of american citizens and that is reprehensible in my view, it does need to be punished. i don't want to put them in prison, third world tactic but serious consequences need to be paid particularly financially and the federal government is starting to do that and hope donald trump and attorney general sessions make it financially painful for these cities which protect illegal immigrants over the rights and safety of american citizens. jillian: the words we have to talk about when we talk about sanctuary cities specifically what happened in san franci

if you see a homeless person sleeping on the streets, city officials ask that you call the homeless out reach hot line. that number 215-232-1984 to make sure they get to a warm and safe place. now it was only a couple of inches or snow but enough snow fell to create serious problems on the roadways today. one of several accidents was 20 car pileup that shut down the westbound lanes in schuylkill expressway. and the crash happened near the gladwyne exit before 8:00 this morning and one person was taken to the hospital in critical condition. the traffic backed up for miles and miles. now a couple and their dog were at a stand still when eyewitness news caught up with them. >> how long are you guys sitting in this. >> probably 30 minutes. >> 30 minutes. >> 30 snints. >> yeah. >> well the length of time just kept growing and ultimately the westbound lanes were shut down for three hour hours. and the delays were so prolonged that many motorists were treat todd choosing instead to get off the schuylkill any way they possibly could. >> penndot officials told eyewitness news it used 1 100,000 t

. >>> city and state officials continue to mayor mayor lee's legacy. >> live in san francisco, there is a growing memorial for the mayor ed lee. >> that is right. a lot of hugs and tears here at city hall today after lee's sudden passing. you can see the growing memorial here behind me. he wasn't your typical politician. he was soft spoken and operated under the radar. no ego and enormous heart and love of san francisco for the people who lived here is what he had. >> supervisor london breed is the acting mayor of san francisco. >> ed was not a politician. he didn't always deliver the best sound bite. flash never mattered to him. disagreements never deterred him. was humbled and determined no matter the job he held. he was fair and collaborative no matter the heat of the moment. >> he was san francisco's firstationan mayor. >> do solemnly swear. >> known as a champion for the homeless and civil rights he was appointed by the then-mayor gavin newsom >> i stood her seven years ago swearing him in. i was just in his office and they boxed everything up. i mean -- >> many of lee's colleagu

if you see a home less person on the street city officials want to you give homeless outreach hot line a call at (215)232-1984. >>> meantime new this morning a fire in philadelphia's overbrook neighborhood has sent a man and a fire fighter to the hospital. fire fighters rush to this burning house near 62nd street and lansdowne avenue around 3:30 this morning. that fire fighter suffered minor injuries, in word on the injuries, to the other man. >>> philadelphia fire fighters also rushed to a burning house in kensington, this call came in around 3:00 this morning to a fire at c and tuesday column street, one person was rushed to the hospital but no word on how serious those injuries are or how this fire started. >>> a car has flipped over on a burlington county, road killing the driver. and, and, salem road, before 1:00 this morning. the cause of this crash is under investigation. >>> well, it is a go for the mummers parade. string bands will march down broad street on new years day despite the forecast of sub freezing weather. "eyewitness news" reporter chantee lans is live where the ju

reporter: in other parts of the country warmer weather but still problems, whipping wind knocked over official cityle christmas tree friday night, and in los angeles clear skies, but congested road, once inside lax people were faced with long security lines. >> about 70 percent of the united states is subject to ice and snow so you need to be aware of that before you hit the road, slow down. >> reporter: triple a predicts a record 107 million americans to travel this holiday, laura podesta for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> fortunately here in our area really good travel day. >> it is, i was going to say i will be one of those americans out traveling for holidays, great weather today, tonight that is going to change a little bit and maybe even, in the we hours tomorrow morning, when santa comes. let me start off with a view of christmas city looking live from bethlehem there christmas lights looking simply beautiful, dry, total difference compared to what we dealt with this time yesterday know we will go live to center city where it is around 38 degrees. we have wind north at 7 miles an hour, and the

san francisco city officials have placed massive boulders... trying to deal with the issue. 4's terisa estacio has more. city officials here at san francisco public works say this plan so far as cost only a fraction of what it normally costs to deal with the homeless situation. the boulders running about 8700 dollarsthese are the boulders. located undernearth 101 near cesar chavez avenue in san francisco - the latest attempt to try and prevent another homeless encampment from springing up... larry stringer. try something different this was relatively inexpensive. larry stringer is the deputy director for operations in the public works department for san fransisco. he says just a few weeks ago, there were about 80 homeless people living here and about 30 tents. with help from the cities outreach team they steered homeless into services then cleaned this area all up.larry. think of it this way we were using crews, cleaning. it was a health and safety hazard. evelyn bilal. i hope they got some help.this school is located near the intersection where they cleaned up the encampment

mailbox it will get an official christmas city, bethlehem, pennsylvania, postmark. and this is a great place to shop this time of year. we'll be focusing on that coming up. bill henley talking about shopping, too. >> i need shopping advice. >> yes, you do. >>. >> believe it or not, you can do last-minute shopping here. colleen, great to see you. >> you, too. >> you can pick up last-minute things that are great for stocking stuffers -- >> if you're just shopping or finishing up, we have a variety of items that are great for stocking stuffers we have great candy items including the wawa pez truck. a favorite on everyone's list. cookies, the wawa coffee, perfect for the bus drivers, teachers, and everybody. and everybody's into "star wars," so we have cool, trendy stuff. special items just in time for the holidays. we also have your selection of gift cards, if you're not sure what somebody wants but they're a fan -- >> i wanted you have the holiday brew going. >> we do. >> how as long that going to be available? >> well, it's here, let's enjoy it while it lasts. >> i'm

during that process in figuring those out and working with city officials and city attorney to facilitatehis because we knew as soon as the public heard the news that people would definitely be hurt and be devastated. i wanted to make sure that we delivered a message yesterday, which i did, to ensure the city that we are here to do the job and make things work. as you know, the city is a place that we have natural disasters. there is a lot of emergency things. protecting this incredible city i love so much is always at the forefront of my thoughts. i met with our communications folks responsible for all of the major city departments who respond to emergencies, are proactive and understand the communication strategy if anything happens in the city so we are prepared and i am at the helm to make the decisions, talking to the staff members and ensuring them to take care of themselves. the list goes on. i have mostly felt sad, you know, during the process i haven't felt anything but sad. really, a little sad for the fact that, you know, my friend passed away. he was close to so many people. s

charlottesville city officials expect to anoint an interim chief in the next week. >>> homeland security secretary heads to puerto rico and will be addressing the relief efforts three months after hurricane maria. survivors are still in urgent need of help according to a field report from the independent aid organization. food, water, medical services are widely available on the island, but thousands of people still lack access to drinkable water, electricity, aud adequate housing. >>> puerto rico's governor ordering a recount of the death toll from maria. it currently stands at 64, but a cnn report found it to be dramatically higher. that's almost double the $44 billion the trump administration figure. >>> the thomas fire in southern california is 50% contained after scorching some 271,000 acres. firefighters report good progress keeping this from spreading. but a fire weather watch is in place for wednesday evening into thursday morning. north winds expected to gust up to 50 miles per hour. the winds here really have been the enemy. there's little to no rain in the forecast for the nex

regarding the parks, although this wireless facility is adjacent to a green space, that is not an official city park. >> i understand that. let's deal with -- my question relates to distant views. >> okay. >> somebody mentioned in the litigation at the california supreme court, talking about distant views plus something else and they don't differentiate that in their briefs. >> okay. i was going to clarify that this was not referred to the recreation and park department because it was not adjacent to a city park. normally the recreation and park department will confirm whether or not wireless facility would significantly impair the views of a city park. >> i don't think you are understanding my question. perhaps i'm not being clear. before you leave, the question i had for you was, you said something earlier about wireless facilities are not on transit pole lights? >> article 25 allows wireless facilities to be placed on transit poles, which are poles owned by the san francisco municipal transportation agency. they're also allowed to be installed on light poles -- >> i misheard you. i thought y

we have spoke when city officials earlier today and they told us via e-mail that right now everything on, as planned, but they will make a final decision on saturday afternoon. we are he life from center city tonight in a cash brown for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> stay tuned for that, natasha, thank you. >>> also tonight we are wrapping up our holiday fest celebration in grand style at former du pont home in delaware. >> now a museum, winterthur is decked out for the season. we sent vittoria woodill to give us a look at this yuletide tradition, tori. >> that is right, if there was one place to say farewell to holiday fest, we are truly at the place that is doing it, big, to say farewell. this is a 18-foot, christmas tree, completely decorated, in dried flowers this is only one of the special rooms where the conservatory now, but one of the one, one of the many special rooms that is decked out in style and style that is truly, all american, lets take a look. celebrate the traditions of holiday past at winterthur the magnificent estate of henry frances du pont. >> it is he or oversaw th

city officials talk about ton tin jenn see plans with wind chills predicted to be around zero on newr's day. >> we work all year long for this. practice. ready to go come new year's day. all the people in the city want you to go new year's day. however, i mean, you look at it and it's 10 degrees, it's not going to get any better. i mean, you know, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out. >> reporter: stands next to city hall are set and mayor kenney's office says the show will go on as of now. not to mention some have already flown into philly for the festivities. >> i flew all the way out from the west coast just to be with my family to watch this. there's no reason shout shouldn't happen. rain or shine i can dress up. >> hold up for cold weather we've been doing every year in january and they know it's always cold. >> reporter: in south phil. >> practicing tonight if as we're going monday. >> reporter: fralinger vick band members fine tune their movements and sounds and plan on warming up their sacks so phones with heat guns if needed with the virtually unpreceden

reporter: in other parts of the country warmer weather but still problems, whipping wind knocked over official city of nashville christmas tree friday night. and in los angeles, clear skies, but congested road, once inside lax people were faced with long security lines >> about 07 percent of the u.s. is subject to ice and snow so they need to be aware before you hit the road to slow down. >> reporter: triple a expect a record 107 million americans to travel this holiday, laura podesta for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> yeah, a mess in parts of the area fortunately today is a good travel day. >> it is, locally jan and all up along i-95 corridor from d.c. up to boston things are looking just fine if you are traveling especially locally not bad at all. it will change tonight and we will talk about that. look at kutztown area, and, morning, and, pinks and blues as sunrisees, it is chilly out there and colder compared to what it was yesterday, and, out in kutztown, 37 in philadelphia. we're in the mid 30's in wilmington. mid 30's in dover. down the shore, temperatures mid to upper 30's. 37 degrees in wild

((steve))thank you grant and catherine....next at 10...we have officially reached an impasse.that's the word from oakland cityiling to reach an agreement on a new contract with city workers.that means the strike will enter its fourth day and possibly beyond.the mayor just wrapped up a news conference...stand by for a live report.plus...we continue to track the raging wildfires spreading across southern california tonight.crews having a tough time fighting the flames due to the fierce santa ana winds.((steve)) plus...a spare the air alert in effect for tomorrow because all of the smoke is starting to creep into the bay area. your four zone forecast is coming up.don't go away...hour three of kron 4 news in primetime starts right - everything we stock at grocery outlet has crazy low prices. do you know how we do it? - how? - bargainomics! say, if california has a bumper crop and produces too many oranges. or a winemaker in sonoma suddenly has 1000 bottles too many. we've got name-brand, top-quality groceries priced 40-70% off every day. bargainomics. that's our business model. and our business model is... delici

reporter: no sign of snow just yet here in the city of philadelphia, but we can tell you tonight the city officials have already been preparing for any accumulation comes our way >>> penndot will deploy 250 trucks and more if needed as the snow begins to fall overnight into saturday. >> we had our crews out and applying salt bryan to our routes in preparation for the storm. >>> both city and state officials are gearing up for the first significant snowfall of the season >> we're fully stocked and over 120,000 tons of salt on the ground across the five county region. >> reporter: car batteries are one of the top reasons people call us during the winter. >> reporter: aaa is urging drivers to be prepared by filling up the gas tank, and keeping emergency supplies in your car >> pack a vehicle emergency kit, nobody ever plans to get stuck and it may into the be your car that breaks down but it could be another car that jams traffic. >> reporter: they have a gay la to attend on saturday and not going to let a little snow get in the way. >> it's an annual ago la and we're going because we work there >> it

reporter: no sign of snow just yet here in the city of philadelphia, but we can tell you tonight the city officials have already been preparing for any accumulation comes our way >>> penndot will deploy 250 trucks and more if needed as the snow begins to fall overnight into saturday. >> we had our crews out and applying salt bryan to our routes in preparation for the storm. >>> both city and state officials are gearing up for the first significant snowfall of the season >> we're fully stocked and over 120,000 tons of salt on the ground across the five county region. >> reporter: car batteries are one of the top reasons people call us during the winter. >> reporter: aaa is urging drivers to be prepared by filling up the gas tank, and keeping emergency supplies in your car >> pack a vehicle emergency kit, nobody ever plans to get stuck and it may into the be your car that breaks down but it could be another car that jams traffic. >> reporter: they have a gay la to attend on saturday and not going to let a little snow get in the way. >> it's an annual ago la and we're going because we work there >> it

get this the plunge in atlantic city still on. officialshere the event has been cancelled said they feel it will be too cold on new year's day, monday's high supposed to be around 20's water temperature will likely be in the mid 40's >> they're going for it in atlantic city >> we'll >>> i'm jessica dean, i'm nicole brewer, we're always on at cbsphilly.com >> thanks tore watching have a great night and happy new year. >>> new year's eve with ryan seacrest and jenny mccarthy. >> look, they've got a blanket wrapped around their feet right now. >> mariah carey's big comeback after last year's embarrassment. >> the whole world gets to see her do it one more time. she deserves that. >> then brace yourself. coldest celebration in half a century. >> but are we safe? >> it's a different world now. >> and the singer who claims president trump's campaign manager groped her behind. >> this is not okay. >>> the white house intern under fire. did he really flash a white power sign? >>> plus fire disaster, 12 killed. could this $10 device prevent the trag

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solet's bring him into the mix here and will, although there was no official word from city officials this morning during that press conference as to the cause of the mayor's death your own sourcing is pointing to you say a possible heart attack. . >> reporter: my sources tell me that he died of a heart attack. that's not official, but that's what they're hearing. mysources come from the san francisco police department. those same sources tell me around 11:00 last nightmare ed lee was shopping at safeway when they got the call that a person was down collapsed inside the store. they as well as theparamedics rushed to safeway not knowing who it was. when theycame inside that's when they realized it was san francisco mayor ed lee, the 43rd mayor. they rushed him to san francisco general hospital. unfortunatelyhe died at 1:11 this morning. family, friends, associates, dignitaries they all showed up in the overnight hours. that'swhy we're outside the hospital at the time trying to get video, reaction from them. they likeus are very shocked that the mayor, 65 years old, we did not hear of a