northbound portion of that freeway from the 84 junction in sunol to the sunol boulevard exit in pleasanton. this will happen monday through friday 10:00 p.m. through 5:00 a.m. through april. signs will guide drivers toward the detours. there will be local detours along sunol road. if you're going north from the south bay it's recommended 880 to 238 to 580. >> it's going to be a problem for a lot of people, but how else are we going to do this? >> reporter: bruce chan says the detour traffic will likely impact him but, like other people we spoke with, he's not sure how the work will happen without some kind of disruption. >> they're doing it in the middle of the night, so that's good. better than in the day. >> reporter: alyssa goard, "today in the bay." >>> masks are back on for visitors and students at san jose state. starting today people who go to the student wellness center or spartan pantry will need to wear a mask. starting december 19 it will be required everywhere on campus until covid cases drop again. in the cdc's high tier on the community levels map based on rising cases and im

every day in pleasanton, sister amity loads of these bags. every bag contains staples like rice, beans, pasta, fruit, and vegetables. groceries for people who need them throughout the day. >> i think it is a part of our faith. service. just, helping those in need. that is the whole purpose of the muslim community center, is to help the community, and serve those who are struggling. >> reporter: the first set of deliveries when the pandemic started was for 16 families. they are up to 350, now. once per month, they added diapers for families who need them. a couple of hours after sister emma in a loads of the van, volunteers show up packing volunteers and cars. well most of those they serve are in the muslim community, they help anyone who needs it pick >> the food is going to primarily the elderly who cannot get out and about easily. it is going to single mothers, a lot of whom do not have transportation. >> we are also helping afghan refugees. >> reporter: once the cars are loaded up, volunteers drive to a central location. >> we bring in pro

eight of a mile visibility in fairfield, pleasanton is foggy. be careful. there is a look tower review, we get the sunshine in here and talk about a cool night tonight for hanukkah, then a mild week ahead as we warm up. rain chances as well. amanda: this weekend, stores are no doubt bustling as shoppers make a -- for holiday gifts. if that is you, you have probably noticed a significant increase in security in places like union square after high profile luxury store robberies during previous holiday seasons. a closer look at what has changed when it comes to security and safety. reporter: the the sounds. the shopping. >> one week until christmas. reporter: thousands of people are taking it all in at union on this last big shopping weekend before the holidays and the one thing that people are noticing is the extra security. >> i noticed them in the candy store, in the louis vuitton store, at macy's. reporter: this year in union square, you have police officers, undercover officers, ambassadors, and some stores have twice as much security. that is comforting

this video out of the east bay today where a bad landslide between pleasanton and fremont happened.trans issued a closure to get it cleaned up. the road should be reopened tonight at 7:00. about an hour from now. >> the rain causing issues across the bay area. we have live team coverage in marin county from the south bay today where resaw mudslides and flooding. let's check in with rob mayeda with an update on how much rain we've had so far. >> in the last 24 hours, mount tam, more than 3 inches of rain. you're seeing more of that right now, a challenging drive across the golden gate bridge. wind whipping that rain across the bridge. currently san rafael more than an inch of rain in the last 24 hours. flood watches in effect for the north bay. the rest of the bay area from san francisco southward starting up at about 10:00 tonight. and with the increased rainfall tonight, higher rain rates per hour. that's going to increase the

. >>> part of i-680 will be closed from sunol to the sunol boulevard exit in pleasanton. some drivers have been concerned about that stretch of road for a while. >> reporter: if you drive along 680 in sunol and pleasanton, you might notice. >> it's been a nuisance for years. >> reporter: they want to give people a smoother ride. >> it will have to be done. >> reporter: so cal trans is closing the northbound portion of that freeway from the 84 junction to the sunol boulevard exit in pleasanton. this will happen monday to friday 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. there will be local detours along sunol road. if you're going north from the south bay, it's recommended that you go 880 to 238 to 580. >> it's going to and problem for a lot of people. but how else are we going to do this? >> reporter: bruce chan says the detour traffic will likely impact him, but he's not sure how the work will happen without some kind of disruption. >> they're doing it in the middle of the night, which is better than the middle of the day when there's commuters there. >> reporter: alyssa goard, nbc bay are

look at dublin, pleasanton right now. you should see 580, but you can't from the cameras. visibility is less than a quarter mile, and resist the temptation to use high beams which enhances the fog and makes it worse. decreased visibility across the inland east bay. the dense fog advisory under way where some of the most thick conditions are expected across inland east bay between now and 11:00 monday. in addition to that, the haze in the air has led to a winter time spare the air alert for monday. so visibility in miles reduced for the morning commute. air quality issues. but ahead, a chance of showers, which should improve air quality and a big change in the seven-day forecast, a warming trend. >> that fog's start ago spring of problems. fog caused crash and injuries included a baby. no word on how the people are doing tonight. >>> the holiday shopping crunch is on. we're a week away from christmas, and this was the last full weekend to get all of your shopping done. while stores were plenty busy, as can you see. the second busiest shopping day of the year behind cyber mo

reporting live in pleasanton, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> something to get used to. thanks, bob. >>> let's head over to mike inouye, who has a closer look at how the changes may impact the commute. >> good morning, guys. we're looking toward what bob was talking about. the morning commute is pretty much done but we do have a little slowing on 680 because of paving work. but bob is talking about this stretch from 237 up to the dublin interchange. those on ramps, you may see no difference at all today or for days if traffic flows smoothly. but it could cause people to slow getting onto the freeway, hopefully keeping the stretch moving smoother. on days like vacation days, pre-holidays, we can see folks jamming up this area and trying to make a getaway for, for example, tahoe. we'll see how that plays out over vacation days and holidays. >> good to know. thanks, mike. >>> coming up the new preservation work being done amidst a climate in crisis to save a tree some say is in risk of extinction. >> and a historic bay area landmark turns 50. the upgrades to celebrate its m

we're tracking in accident in pleasanton. that just cleared. at averages this morning. 8 minutes mace to that freeman street exit. >> the san mateo bridge 80 to 1, 0, 1, 12 minutes heading across towards the peninsula. richmond sandra fell bridge leads with about 7 minutes tolls to 101. there and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. 18 minutes. we're going to have more weather and traffic coming up for now. we've got some top stories to get over to darren james, back to you with rain bank. you 5.31. the time in the breaking news this half-hour, wnba star brittney griner. >> has been freed from russian prison in a prisoner swap with the u.s. now in return, the u.s. has agreed to release notorious russian arms dealer. viktor bout nicknamed the merchant of death to date. he served 11 years of his 25 year sentence. griner, as you may remember, was arrested in russia back in february on drug charges after airport security found of a pen with cannabis oil in her luggage issue was trying to leave the country to head back to the u.s. and u.s. and a

especially just in livermore and pleasanton.all totals so far are close to 1 inch and a lot of spots. >> we saw a lot of water today, but not as much as this santa. he had help from an elf right there. they plunge into a fish tank. sea creatures will have to wait until christmas like the rest of us. >> we are always on 24/7. streaming on www.kpix.com. we will see you at 3:00 (vo) it's a fact! two out of three americans who qualify for medicare do not receive all the benefits they deserve. you could be missing out! now anthem blue cross introduces a free medicare plan checkup to make sure you receive all the benefits you qualify for in 2023. call 1-866-336-3448 today and receive extra benefits for a zero dollar monthly premium. benefits like dental, vision, hearing and prescription drugs! and to help you stay healthy at home, you can have free prescription drug delivery, online doctor visits twenty-four seven, and free exercise classes. you can even receive money towards over-the-counter health items. call 1-866-336-3448 today an

from dublin to pleasanton, it is a bit of a mess. union city and fremont, those bright yellows and oranges indicating heavier rain. sunnyval clara, downtown san jose and the next hour will get heavy rain. this is a classic december storm. live doppler 7, you can see this comma shape. this is funneling all the moisture into northern california. this atmospheric river is living up to its name, giving us one to three inches of rain and wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour. will keep it at a level 3. flooding and strong, gusty wind. rain still along 7:30 and as we head toward lunchtime, the heavy rain is out and this afternoon, we dry out. more storms are headed are way. we will show you that in about eight minutes. let's see how we are doing with our traffic alerts. sue: a lot of them. 61 incidents on the road. typically at this hour undermining commute we would have maybe 15 or 20. but 61, yikes. it is flooding, standing water, high wind. 880 through oakland and we have standing water at broadway. 580 at fruitvale we have flooding. 580 w

as i zoom out you see brake lights in hayward. 680 is quite busy pleasanton to the sunol grade.hes through the areas but certainly a lot of cars trying to make the trek for the morning commute. 880 near oakland, we'll see brake lights building as you work your way closer to the 7:00 hour. >>> 6:51. karen david, the star of a new cbs original holiday movie when christmas was young. she'll join us live to talk about the premiere of the nashville music themed movie premiering this weekend. >>> we invite you to join us every weekday at 7:00 and 8:00 on kbcw and cbs news bay area. watch your stream wherever, whenever. find us also on pluto tv channel 397 and any platform. all you >>> time for a final check of this morning's top stories. a deadly winter storm heading to the northeast, severe weather crossing the country has left a trail of destruction. it's killed several people in louisiana where multiple tornadoes suched down in the north. storm is blamed for blizzard conditions that may have shut down major highways. >>> as holidays get closer, biden administration is reminding eve

i think there's an acknowledgement you can't be passive and reactive. >> reporter: in pleasanton, bobell, "today in the bay." >>> now to a follow-up for you. all power has been restored in humboldt county, where tuesday's earthquake caused widespread damage and outages. the usgs put this animation out showing how strong the magnitude 6.4 quake shook the area. you can see the ripple reaching down to the bay area. the worst of the damage is in the rio dell area. crews are doing final gas safety checks and making repairs to damaged pipelines. water has been restored, but health leaders are urging people to boil it before cinking it. this is until tests can be run. the earthquake killed two people injuring 17 others. at least 60 homes have been deemed unsafe. >>> let's take a live look at sfo where winter weather elsewhere is having a ripple effect on flight plans. so far nearly 6,000 flights around the country have been canceled. so far at sfo that number is over 40. now with airports packed so tight. expect to experience long lines at airport security. the tsa has recommendations to mak

lane that gets through that narrow area as the lane shift happens westbound 84 out of livermore, pleasantonnd into sunol. you can continue over towards the dublin interchange because that's a smooth drive. and watch these conditions despite light traffic. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> big changes for the silver and black. the raiders benched their quarterback for the rest of the season. >> that means the 49ers will face a quarterback making his first nfl start on sunday. here's an early look at this new year's day match-up. >> the 49ers will play their final road game of the regular season sunday at las vegas, even though they punched the division and a playoff spot, there's still a lot on the line, and it's the coach's first nine-game-winning streak. >> i see some great players who can beat you. there are just a few ball bouncing the different way to be locked in as a playoff team right now. >> the ball has not bounced the raiders' way this season, and today the team announced they are benching carr who has been the starter since 2014, and leads the nfl, and instead they will start the

. >> we bring produce and dry food from pleasanton, and i will bring it to a central location, we have partnership with door dash, so they will send someone to that site, i will hand it off to them. >> reporter: she says that there is a misconception that the bay area is wealthy, but there are many struggling to pay rent, food, and utility bills. >> sure, do you need diapers by any chance? >> yes. >> reporter: many will walk up to the warehouse hearing about this pantry. >> and we first moved to california, we lived in haworth, from our apartment complex, we do not have a car at first, we would walk to the grocery store. as we were walking under the bridge on jackson street, there was a lot of homeless people. i did that forever impacted my kids. >> i don't know how she does it, she works with a smile, she helps a lot of people. >> reporter: everyone here volunteers with a smile on their faces. >> this is what it is all about. >> reporter: working together to bring essentials that are desperately needed. >> we hope that you will consider donating time or money for our food for bay area

what to expect and the forecast coming up. >> you can expect traffic back at speed. 680 in to pleasantond traffic improving and major delays reported through concord. we'll talk about the detail from b.a.r.t. coming up. >>> well, good morning, very happy tuesday to you. a number of important executives are leaving the south bay's vmware as broadcom takes it over. tesla stock down 50% on the year. the big news is inflation. we just got the latest consumer price index data showing prices rose .1 from the previous month. lower gas prices really held the headline number down, really good news. core inflation when you take out gas prices and food up just 0.2%. wall street going bananas over the news. the dow industrials will gain 800-some points on the open. the fed meets tomorrow to raise interest rates and the bet is they won't raise them as much, probably half a point instead of three-quarters. very good news all around. other news sam bankman-fried, the head of the cryptocurrency exchange ftx has been arrested in the bahamas. sbf, as he's known, was supposed to testify today before congre

it was not until we contacted nbc that it actually happened. >> reporter: amy in pleasanton didn't get basketball tickets she paid for or her $3,000 back until we stepped in. >> thankfully nbc bay area responds was able to help me. >> reporter: and alice in mountain view who asked for our help after an impostor travel agent modified her trip to israel. >> thank you for doing this and your basic job. i watch you at night, and i say i'll never need that. >> reporter: until you do. it's our job and we are happy to do it. we want to say thank you to everyone who trusted us with their stories. send us your consumer complaints, scan the qr code on your screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. and here's to more savings in 2023. happy new year. >> to you as well. >>> 6:27. up next the top stories we're following for you today including the next round of rain already hitting the bay area this morning. but, it's going to get worse. vianey arana is here tracking when and where when and where sosometimes a a cough isisn't jujust a coughgh, soso it's s better to o be prep.

. >> reporter: safe traces, a biotech company in pleasanton has developed a harmless dna aerosol that simulates the release of o'an airborne pathogen like covid or flu. sensors placed throughout the building track that mist and determine whether or not the ventilation and air system is filtering out those particles. >> this would be the settings they had precovid. >> reporter: or allowing them to hover and infect someone else. >> people don't know what is actually happening until we make that visible to them on what's actually going and how their systems are performing. >> reporter: they advise thash clients on how to improve the ventilation in the building so they can earn a first of a kind air quality seal of approval issued by the well respected underwriter's lab. >> the public should not be walking into the unknown. >> reporter: within the past few weeks, they became the first company in the bay area to receive that seal which will soon be posted at the sbrants of their building on north 1st street. sort of like a health certificate at a restaurant. >> something that people want t

. >> reporter: this miracle tree is set up at the cafe and plan to attend pleasanton. there are tree set up where people can pick up a wish list ornament. she says from that moment she got a shoebox, she knew there were bigger things for her to do, and she is doing them. >> we just moved a young mom and dad and her two daughters, twins, 2-year-old . they were living in a car , and a shelter pick the dad was working. you would never know they were homeless and struggling. we just got them out of the shelter come aparent. they are going to have a home for christmas. >> great stories happening all over. organizers of this weekend's big toy giveaway in san francisco tine account are hoping the snowstorm doesn't put a damper on their event. the third annual chinatown winter wonderland. they are going to close off grand avenue for train rides , bounce houses, and photos with santa. here. it won't rain. aside from disturbing toys, w have food, pastries. we are going to have an overall fun day that we are providing for the community. >> you go, linda . i love it. the event is

. >> we bring progress and dry food from pleasanton to oakland, where we will be bringing it to a central location , and we have a partnership with doordash. so they will send doordash to that site and hand it off to them. two there is misconception that the bay area is wealthy. while there are areas of wealth, many struggle for daily needs. >> when we first moved to california, my husband , and my kids d yward.and from our apartment complex, we didn't have a car at first, and we would walk to the grocery store. so as we were walking under the bridge, on jackson street, there is a lot of homeless people. and i think that forever impacted my kids. >> i don't know how she does it . she works with a smile, she helps with a smile and helps a lot of people. >> [ laughter ] >> everyone volunteers with a smile on their faces. >> this is what it is all about. >> working to bring essentials that are desperately needed. >> jocelyn moran, thank you for that story. please consider donating your time or family for the bay area families food drive. scan the qr code on your screen or visit kpix.com/give

. >> reporter: a biotech company in pleasanton has developed a harmless aerosol that stimulates a pathogene covid on flu. sensors track the mist and determine whether or not the ventilation and air conditioning is filtering out those particles. >> the settings that they had precovid. >> people don't know what is happening and so we make that visible to them on how their systems are performing. >> reporter: they advise clients so they can earn the air quality seal of approval by the underwriters lab, ul. the first company in the bay area received that seal which will soon be posted on north first street like a health certificate at a restaurant. >> it's something not going away. airborne viruses were here with us before. there is an acknowledgement you can't be passive and reactive. you have to get ahead of it. >> bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> we all know inflation is making it more expensive to feed our families. an eye opening look at just how hard it is to stretch a dollar. on the left of your screen take a look at this. this is the amount of food second harvest could provide throu

through the east bay, 57 in hayward. 59 walnut creek and 58 in pleasanton.e peninsula. 56 in daly city, down to palo alto, 59, san francisco. double 5's in the marina, and the north bay, 55 in clear lake. and 57 in novato. a few chances of rain tomorrow. the thing we're focused in on is what could be an active weather week next week. so check this out, by next monday evening, we have this wide reaching storm with that atmospheric river tap, and it looks like that would hit us next tuesday with that heavier rain, also snow over the sierra. early estimates, this is just for tuesday's storm, we could be at 1 to 2 inches for a lot of the north bay, 2 plus up towards guerneville, from san francisco to the east bay to the south bay, 3/4 to 1 1/2 inches. that's in 24 hours with that system. across the sierra, all next week on and off snow chances would bring us potentially 40 inches. king veil, 37 in kirkwood. christmas, it's going to stay dry. we get increasing chances of rain next week, and the excellent news is beyond that chance next tuesday with heavier rain,

. >> we are bringing produce and dry food from here to pleasanton to oakland where i'm going to be basically bringing to it a central location. and we have a partnership with door dash. they'll actually send door dashers to that site and i'll basically hand it off to them. >> reporter: there is a misconception that bay area is healthy. while many parts of the bay are, they are struggle to pay for food, rent and utility bills. >> you need diapers by any chance? >> yes. >> reporter: some people will walk up to their warehouse, hearing from others about this pantry. >> when we first moved to california, my husband and my kids and i, we lived in hayward. and from our apartment complex, we didn't have a car at first. and we would walk to the grocery store. so, as we were walking under the bridge, on jackson street, there's a lot of homeless people. and i think that, forever impacted my kids. >> i don't know how she does it. she works with a smile. she hugs with a smile and there's a lot of people who need help. >> reporter: everone here volunteers with a fail on their face. >> this is what it's a

pleasanton police say there's been an increase in abandoned animals. >> he shared this image of these pigs that were found near a dumpster left. they've also found abandoned pets, a dog parks and boxes outside a vet clinics and residential areas. a reminder it's a misdemeanor to willfully abandon animals. if you are having some difficulties, keeping your pet, you can reach out to police or resources or you can surrender your little pets to a nearby animal shelter. >> for your health this morning, the flu is back and it's back with a vengeance with some hospitals reporting escalating case loads. so the triple-demic as they're calling it is the combination of the flu, the rsv and covid cases all wrapped together and they're wreaking havoc really, especially on young children. marin county health officer doctor matt willis says that medical personnel are slammed right now. >> i just got off the phone to all of our hospitals. they're it could lead number of people in hospital for flu is there with covid. and that's the first time that's happened in over 3 we've seen about a tenfold increa

last 6.80, definitely slowing down, traveling to pleasanton this morning.nutes may so that fremont street exit. let's check on the san mateo bridge. 18 minutes. a 80 to 101, is a traveling across towards the peninsula. crockett down towards the maze about 27 minutes. maybe if you're taking 24 walnut creek down to 5.80, just under 14 minutes for you. there 1, 0, 1, 57 in iran of 85 park 2.88. you might want to take that. 82. you are seeing slight delays over there and highway for 20 minutes and knocks one 60 into concord's to 42 darya. james, back to you. thank you very much. rain 8.47. the time. and senator raphael warnock has defeated his republican challenger herschel walker in georgia's runoff. election warnings. victory gives the democrats an outright majority in the senate for the rest of president biden's current term. >> so are they going do with that power? let's talk to kron four's political analyst michael yaki about it. hi, michael, what do you think? >> oh, well, i think it's a i think good thing obviously by having 51. 49 does a lot of things p

also the east bay pleasanton.that there has been an increase now in abandoned animals that they shared an image of some guinea pigs. they found in a box near a dumpster. they've also found abandoned pets like dogs at dog parks and in boxes outside a vet clinics and in residential areas. again, a reminder it is a misdemeanor to willfully abandoned animals. that means doing it on purpose. if you're having difficulties, keeping your pet, you're always encouraged to call police. they've got resources for you or you can surrender your pet at a nearby animal shelter. that's the right way to do it. it is 8.41. we'll be right back. all right. we're back at a 44 lawmakers could soon restore disney's special district status to ease some tensions. >> in this ongoing feud between disney and the state of florida. yeah, there was a special session planned for this spring to talk about that change. now the company's under new leadership and talks have reportedly started early. yeah, we've got savior walt now with the latest. >>

san ramon and pleasanton. san jose not expecting much out of this particular storm.f it has already reached the north bay. what's left of the showers should be done before tomorrow morning's commute. you can see the peak of the rain basically late evening until about midnight. as we head to friday morning, clearing skies. a short break before more rain picks up as we head into friday night and into saturday. morning temperatures, 30s and 40s as the showers move out. a cooler afternoon. showers by midday. we'll see the breezes picking up too out of the south. and rain drops on the way as we head in to saturday. one big change for that second storm for the entire bay area. a lot of times we get these for just the coast or the hills. it's everyone. you can see why by saturday morning, the wind may wake you up before you'd like to be woken up in the morning. those gusts peaking 7:00 a.m. until about 12:00. now the progression of the heaviest rain of the second storm shows up in the north bay around midnight. by 7:00 a.m., most of it is san francisco, north ward on saturd

according to pleasanton police the number has been growing over the past few months and animal service officers are responding to more calls. they attribute the problem in part to more people returning to the office or perhaps having less time and money to care for their animals. >> these animals are disoriented and scared making them far more likely to run away from those who are trying to rescue them. that coupled with inclement weather make it dangerous for these pets. >> abandoning a pet is a misdemeanor in california. you can be held responsible for an abandoned animal's injuries. >>> sports fans wondering if judgment day has finally arrived. and by that we mean whether aaron judge may be ready to lock in a long-term deal. coming up next on "today in the bay," the ups and downs that have the giants and the fans on edge hoping for a home run. >>> but first, happening now, expectant black mothers in the bay area are getting a helping hand. the abundant birth project awarded a $5 million state grant intended to reduce racial disparities among preterm birth rates. currently san franci

they were taken this morning at arroyo laguna off six 80 in pleasanton. it was cold enough for ice to dart forming on the creek. that was cold. >> melissa did i skin but she was so humble she didn't share that with us. a straight line right down there. >> in the tri-value can see ice on the road in the morning and if you like that, that's not what appeared that's ice out there. temperatures in the low 30s the last 4-5 mornings. another round tonight. colder in the sierra. gorgeous conditions as we look at that tahoe forecast dooley things out. a crisp 21 degrees under clear skies. dutiful travel and speaking of palisades tahoe, that's it right there. numbers in the 40s during the day. on tuesday, a chance of some snow showers returning. will get fresh sierra snow monday night and tuesday. about a half foot of snow. about 5000 feet. an a chance of showers returning to the bay area but not before the end of the weekend. 50 in san jose. clear with hazy skies. 51 degrees in san francisco. toward san rafael, mostly clear. interesting to note, around dublin and

the closures starting down here on highway 84 where it splits in pleasanton. this is going to happen monday through friday from 10:00 a.m. to 57 a.m. the overnight closure is expected to continue through april if everything goes on schedule. this is needed to make the roadway smoother. while it may cause some delays, locals say a smoother ride is most welcome. >> the freeway needs to be improved. it's been a mess for years. loud and bumpy. >> caltrans says signs are going to guide drivers through detours, local detour, if you're going north from the south bay. caltrans recommends 880 through castro valley. that's going to add 10 to 15 miles. plan accordingly. >> thanks for the heads up. appreciate it. i'm with janelle wang working on the 5:00 news. >> nice to have you back. >> it's nice to be back. what are you working on, 5:00? >> talking about making it in the bay. housing is hard to come by. there are hundreds of new housing units about to go up in this abandoned building, north san jose. the project comes after years of back and forth talks. a percentage o

you know when people say i want to know that i want to live out in livermore, dublin, pleasanton?to the tri valley? it really just depends on their personal preferences. what's important to them, you know? is it going to be home that they're going to grow into that they're going to have for the next 20 years. or is it really just a stepping stone into homeownership. so it's just that a person per person basis and really, you know what i tell my buyer is the only thing they can't change about houses, location, everything else. we could work on the location. you know, you're kind of stuck with it. yeah yeah, i mean, look, great schools community, you know, cute little farmer's markets. i you know, i've turned around my, you know, my earlier kind of disdain in my teenage years for livermore, and i love you have cows. you know, i did a ship. they totally do. i did a showing a couple of weeks ago and i was driving past it part of the north livermore and i was like, oh, my gosh. two blocks over. there's cows moving over. there. i was like it's still a thing. there is still a thank you s

also at 54 today, some low 50's for the inland east bay pleasanton livermore and dublin only at 51 degrees. well, burke, the at 53 today. so no, but napa, among spots at 54 degrees. getting your lookahead temps remain pretty cool all the way through this forecast. it's low to mid 50's for all of us evening lows will get really cold, especially inland. as i mentioned in the north bay tonight, you will have a freeze watch and that will carry us into tomorrow morning. lots of sunshine, especially to start this week and looking likely to remain dry as we make our way into the upcoming weekend. all right, john, thank you for that slick out heading into the city right now. 8 minutes, mace that freeman, exit. >> san mateo bridge 80 to 1, 0, 1, 12 minute ride heading across towards the peninsula. richmond, sandra fell bridge tolls to 1, 1, 7, minutes and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. 25 minutes. a little uptick in traffic there. well, did you hear that? the golden gate bridge made a strange noise? again, this happened saturday night because of those high winds. some describe it as other

it starts at the 84 junction with 680 and continues north to the sunol boulevard exit in pleasanton. this is going to happen monday through friday from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. the following morning. closures are expected until april. caltrans says this is needed to make the roadway smoother. while it may cause delays, locals definitely say the smoother ride is most welcome. >> the freeway needs improved. it's been a mess for years. loud, bumpy. >> caltrans says signs will guide drivers to detours, along sunol road, bernal avenue. if you're going from the south, caltrans recommends 880 to 88, but that is going to add you about 10 to 15 more miles, so do check maps before you drive. >> thank you very much. >>> elon musk defending himself after a controversial post calling for dr. anthony fauci to be prosecuted. meantime, twitter is auctioning off its office chairs. scott mcgrew has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. that's start with the fauci controversy. musk, who fashions himself a free speech advocate seems to have an issue with what dr. fauci says. musk tweeting out my pron

in pleasanton, alyssa goard, nbc bay area news. >>> it is even worse in tahoe, talking about whiteout conditionsns. caltrarans says six inchches of snsnow is fafalling evevery hou very dangerous roads, i-80 has been closed for hoururs now. that is 95 miles of road that is shut downwn. we tatalked to some drivivers the summit that have been stuc for r hours. >> you cacan't rush mother natuture, so while we are e he might as will mamake the best o it. it is heheavy. it is not conducive e to trav but, thankfully i made it this far and it sounds like we will make it home tonight. >> a great attitude. here is a look at i-80 tonight. there aren't many cars out there on the road. still plenty of snow, caltrans says there is no estimated time on when that road will be reopening. >>> two more things i want to show you before we move on. this video from a ski resort, you can see the wind knocking this chair looked around, imagine being on it, they have the whole thing shut down. check this video from palisades, tahoe. a member of the maintenance team shot this on the upper part of the mountain.

. >> reporter: a biotech company in pleasanton has developed a harmless dna aerosol that simulates the release of an airborne pathogen. sensors placed throughout the building track the mist and determine whether or not the haven't lagz and air-conditioning is filtering out the particles. >> this would be the settings pre-covid. >> reporter: or allowing them to hover. >> people don't know what is actually happening and so we make that visible to them on what's actually going and how their systems are performing. >> reporter: they then advise clients on how to improve the ventilation in their building so they can earn the first of its kind air quality seal of approval issued by the well-respected underwriters lab. >> the public should not be walking into the unknown. >> reporter: within the past few weeks. ramos became the first company in the bay area to receive the seal, which will soon be posted to the entrance of their building. sort of like a health certificate at a restaurant. >> it's something that while people want to turn the page on, it's not going away. you know, airborne viru

be sure to check them in pleasanton. the farmer's market will be over the weekend.omething to do while staying warm inside, 21 san francisco museums are offering free admissions this weekend. on saturday the year of the arts district, california academy of sentences and the just a few of the notable places offering free entrance. and also a few free reservations. unlimited amount of tickets will be released on site at the day of the event. >>> well after the break, a monastery in thailand is without any of their monks tonight because let's just say they got in a little bit of trouble. we'll explain. >>> well, a buddhist temple in thailand is left without monks, all of them, after all their holy men tested positive for meth. meth. the four monks who failed the drug tests were defrocked and sent to a health clinic to undergo rehab. monks are respected members of the community in thailand. people who live nearby were reportedly shocked by this. a local official said more monks will be sent to the temple for villagers to continue practicing their religious duties. it's

is mid 50's for the most part, san jose at 55 today, fremont union city and hayward at 54 dublin pleasanton. 53 degrees. well, berkeley and oakland at 54 the lake. it will cool. 52. same for antioch, pittsburgh, up to vacaville as well as over towards mill valley. here's a look ahead. we do have a slight chance of a few showers monday night leading into tuesday. but that's all we've got in this forecast up until that is consistently dry with mild and cool daytime highs and downright cold evening lows. obviously freeze warnings in effect as we speak and we'll have more of those from wednesday night leading into thursday morning. all right, john, thanks for that. let's check on your morning commute heading into the city right now. it's going to take you 7 minute. >> to make it from the maze to that fremont street exit san mateo bridge, 80 to 101, a 13 minute ride. the richmond, sandra fell bridge tolls to 1, 1, 8 minutes there. and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. 20 minutes now. the highway patrol says a wrong-way driver is responsible for yesterday's deadly crash in the east bay. a

. >>> the holiday spirit still alive to not have them alameda county fairgrounds in pleasanton, takeook. [ music ] look at that, my hometown. i have not even seen this yet. hundreds of families turned out to see the colorful winter wonderland, the drone show, the last one of the season that started december 17th, the light show followed by a drive in movie. >> we are excited to be able to offer something to the community, to bring everybody together and have an option to get out of the house after being stuck indoors all through the holidays and the rain. this is the first time we are doing it out here. it is a really nice set up. is great for the kids . >> look at that , the drone show. it is very cool, beautiful night, cold night, the family say they've got lots of blankets to keep. by the way, this is the question, tonight's pastry film was abominable. find your way home. that you've seen that with your kids, right? >> definitely. over and over again . >>> since this is the last time he will probably fill in for the ladies for 2022 , there's only a couple of days left, here we go.

. >>> animals are being found abandoned across pleasanton right now.ice say it is not just that people are surrendering pets to local shelters, animals are being found in boxes, by dumpsters, and tied up in parks. look at that little guy there. officers say if you find that you just can't take care of your pets, contact a local shelter or rescue group. they also want you to think twice before giving a pet as a gift for the holidays. always a good reminder. >>> tonight, we have learned:cancer took the life of award-winning actress kirstie alley. she died yesterday at the age of 71, and had only recently discovered she was sick. reporter lauren pozen has more on the early signs of this disease which may often be overlooked. >> i'm flying, i'm doing a good job. >> reporter: she was a star on the big and small screens, and now we know, actress kirstie alley was diagnosed with colon cancer before she died on monday. her manager telling us it was only recently discovered. it is a cancer melissa knows all too much about. she is a:cancer survivor. >> some of t

well over in the east bay pleasanton, police say there's been an increase in abandoned animals. they shared this image. this is so sad he's or a box of guinea pigs found near tom stir. also found abandoned pets, a dog parks and boxes outside that clinics and residential areas. a reminder it is a misdemeanor to willfully abandon animals. if you're having difficulties, keeping your pet, you can reach out to police for resources or surrender. your pet at a nearby animal shelter. well, the man who shot lady gaga's dog walker and stole her french bulldog is sentenced to more than 20 years in prison. 19 year-old james jackson was one of 3 men and 2 accomplices. you participated in that violent robbery. police say jackson shot the victim, ryan fischer. well, he was walking the pop star's 3 french bulldogs. west hollywood authorities say the motive was the value of the french bulldogs which can run into thousands of dollars. detectives don't believe that these knew the dogs belonged to lady gaga. now the deadline to get your real id has been pushed back. you now have 2 more years to get

you're seeing still some heavy rain pleasanton on up to san ramon and danville, a pocket there and then moderate to light showers elsewhere, but definitely an active morning atmospheric river set up. just bring in this moisture plume square adus. that's what's bringing us the next several days of rainfall. as you can see in future cast, we do catch a bit of a breather. mid-morning, this is your best chance during the day to get outside really around 11:00am towards around 02:03pm, after that rainfall really kicks right back on in a very rainy later part of the day on into the evening and tomorrow, very wet as well. tomorrow into saturday, at least initially holding on to ample areas of rainfall. in fact, saturday morning, look at this very, very heavy rain is set to be pushing in. that is going up. rainfall amounts really, really quickly. we have an additional 2 to 4 inches expected for the rest of the week. then we make our way through next weekend. by the time we reach the end of next week, we could be seeing over 10 inches of rainfall. and this is for some urban areas. so this is com

. >> it has been operating in pleasanton since 1995., the restaurant, which is right off main street, will be serving its final meal after 27 years in business. the beloved owners, joe and maricela, who are long-time pleasantonians themselves had an awesome run with barone's being the go-to place in town. covid, inflation, difficulties in staffing shortages have given them the impetus to retire so they can enjoy a night out as well. i mean, really is the go-to place. i can't tell you how many birthdays, you know, christmas eve dinners we have had there. how many fun times. >> you've talked about this place for years. >> for years i've been talking about barone's. i know. >> congratulations to them. >> the owners are really what makes the restaurant special. they are the most gracious people. >> do we have time to sneak out there tonight? >> we should make a run. >> save us a table for three. >> now they'll have time to eat at someone else's restaurant. >>> final word for you, we expect everyone to get into town. >> just a few spotty sho

. >> reporter: safe traces, a biotech company in pleasanton, has developed a harmless aerosol that simulates the release of an airborne pathogen. sensors track that mist and determine whether or not the ventilation and air-conditioning is filtering out those particles or allowing them to harbor and infect someone else. >> air is invisible, so people really don't know what is actually happening, and so we make that visible to them on what's actually going and how their systems are performing. >> reporter: they then advice their clients on how to improve the ventilation in their building so they can earn the first of its kind air quality seal of approval issued by the well-respected underwriters lab, or ul. >> the public should not be walking into the unknown. >> reporter: within the past few weeks, ram bus in san jose became the first company in the bay area to receive that seal, which will soon be posted on the entrance to their building, sort of like a health certificate at a restaurant. >> it's something that while people want to turn the page on, it's not going away. you know, airborne vi

northbound 680 from the 84 junction to the exit in pleasanton. the closure begins tonight.day through friday. 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. this might inconvenience a lot of people here. caltrans says there will be signs to direct you to detours. crews recommending 880 over to 580. >> i don't want to do that. >> i think it's going to impact you, and maybe even jeff. the work is expected to be finished in april. hang tight, you got -- actually, that's a long way. >> it's a whole 30 minutes to my commute, and everybody else, yes. our director will is in the same thing. >> maybe you can helicopter, use the chopper. >> why don't you send me your helicopter. >> i'm sorry, guys. >> we're going to be able to get dryer weather in the next couple of days. >> that will make it a little bit better. that's going to be painful, ouch. our weather forecast came in with strong rainfall totals across the bay area. i wanted to give you a look at other cities and our three-day storm totals. i saw some of you out this weekend, and you were so excited to get this rainfall. we know it did come with pr

have it at 56 in san jose so we will move through these quick. 55 in vallejo. 54 in pleasanton. more of those mid-50s, palo alto right up to san mateo at 54. san francisco, 53 in the outer sunset and the mission at 55. northbay, 55 in santa rosa and write back to sonoma also looking at double fives. seven-day forecast you will see here in san francisco the chance of maybe a few more spotty showers saturday and sunday. i'll be at the newest information we are getting tonight continues to show the system moving more off to the south so as you roll into tomorrow's forecast we are likely going to see those chances decrease even more for this upcoming weekend. the other thing i wanted to point out here in san francisco, look at your morning temperatures all week long into this weekend. you will be in those 30s so some unusual chill in san francisco for the mornings this week. and for the inland values we are keeping it in the 50s. right near the freezing mark as well into saturday's forecast. all in all not a bad week coming our way especially after all this rainfall. i know jessica,

fremont at 57 the same for you in pleasanton oakland at 56 for your high in walnut creek at 58 degrees. napa, you'll be at 54 today. petaluma through center fell each at 57. here's your look ahead. temperatures remaining pretty steady. it's 50's all the way through this forecast. a little cooler into early next week. rainfall returns, mostly leader tomorrow with friday. also bring mostly evening showers saturday, consistent and at times heavy rain likely through the day with sunday continuing to see some of those showers. all right, john, thanks for that. let's check on your traffic traveling into the city right now about 7 minute. >> may's to that fremont street exit san mateo bridge, 80 to 1, 0, 1, 13 minutes heading across towards the peninsula. richmond, sandra fell bridge about 8 minutes out of richmond and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. 20 minutes. where will kron 4 is your local election headquarters now, cesar zepeda want to see to become rich. this new a city council member cepeda and andrew, but they tied. they both at 1921 votes. exactly to represent district 2. no

. >>> the weather was raining on pleasanton's holiday parade tonight or it would have rained on it if the parade had marched on but it did not, it was canceled. but the city was able to light their city christmas tree tonight on main street. with the help of lots of umbrellas in the crowd, and lots of pretty lights. >>> wet weather could not dampen the spirit in san ramon, the city was able to drape that huge tree and christmas lights near city hall. it even held a tree lighting event with entertainment, treats, crafts, and a holiday toy drive. >>> in other news tonight, san francisco firefighters were busy this morning, first a commercial fire south of market just before 1:30, it was contained in about an hour, no reports of injury or if anyone was displaced and no word on what caused the fire. around 4:00 this morning, a two-alarm fire in bernal heights, this one an unoccupied residential building , this one took much longer to get under control, firefighters finally got it contained around 9:00, no injuries to report here, and the cause is still being investigated. >>> tomorrow, sa

let's talk about the city of pleasanton, a pleasant hill. they're setting up a number of sand back phillip and pickup locations. those locations located at city hall, the community center parking lot and a parking lot on the north side of heart or drive. it's right across the street from pleasant oaks park, san francisco. they're also offering up to 10 free sandbags to residents. those can be picked up at the public works operation yard. cesar chavez street in the bayview neighborhood. they can also be retreat between 08:00am and 02:00pm up until saturday. expect some delays over the next few days. if you're taking bart, the weather was causing delays even before last night's system moved in part has not said how long the delays are earlier this week during the rain, they were about 10 to 20 minutes behind. so just factor that in this morning. take your phone out. scan this qr code on your screen so you can stay connected with kron. 4 for the latest weather conditions as we help you get through the storm again, scan this qr code takes you ov

this video out of the east bay today where a bad landslide between pleasanton and fremont happened. caltrans issued a closure to get it cleaned up. the road should be reopened tonight at 7:00. about an hour from now. >> the rain causing issues across the bay area. we have live team coverage in marin county from the south bay today where resaw mudslides and flooding. let's check in with rob mayeda with an update on how much rain we've had so far. >> in the last 24 hours, mount tam, more than 3 inches of rain. you're seeing more of that right now, a challenging drive across the golden gate bridge. wind whipping that rain across the bridge. currently san rafael more than an inch of rain in the last 24 hours. flood watches in effect for the north bay. the rest of the bay area from san francisco southward starting up at about 10:00 tonight. and with the increased rainfall tonight, higher rain rates per hour. that's going to increase the risk of some runoff flooding as we wake up tomorrow morning. storm ranger showing you at least moderate rain moving through. a steady soaking rain. but t