moderate shower pushed through the richmond-san rafael bridge. a lot of road spray kicking up for several of you today. going to have to use those wipers. check out for standing water too. man transit looking good. bart, 27 trains in service, no delays. ace 1 on time. and normal service on the ferry. >>> the pop singer justin bieber canceled his december 5th concert due the a bruised vocall chord. the 37-year-old srpinger postpod in fresno also because of vocal issues. >>> starting today, mobile phones will finally have internet. here's "techbytes". >>> in today's "techbytes", for the first time ever, cubans will have a chance to surf the web from their phones. >> the country is allowing full cell access until tomorrow. up until now, they could only get state-run e-mail on digital devices. they didn't have whole internet access until last year. >> remember when facebook was considered the best place in the country to work? not the case anymore. >> tech giant slipped to number seven on glassdoor's best places to work. tkpwaol google, linkedin and

no delays tracking from richmond to san rafael. and the golden gate bridge from marin county from 582 san rafael, the only need about 15 minutes. traffic off to a very good start now percolator on that will change per cup the evening drop will be much busier. >>> let's take a live look at the san jose airport. the year is ending with the busy holiday rush. >> activity should be increasing at the airport. >> reporter: good morning. it does not look busy now but we are live at terminal b. we were at departures and it was getting so busy and so crazy that they bumped us over here to arrivals. that's why it doesn't look busy. trust me it is crazy down there. home for the holidays migration has begun. 112 million americans are expected to travel the season. that is more than one third of the entire country. they are expected take a train or car this holiday season. the number of flyers will be up 5.2% this year. at oakland international it's up 5% per cup in san jose it is higher at 9%. numbers are expected to stay flat. everyone else w

here's a look at things before the toll plaza for the richmond-san rafael bridge. k out the street surface. you can see all the drops hitting the pavement heavily there. it is starting to have a little bit of an impact leaving richmond, into san quentin, you're in the yellow at 21 minutes. >>> abc 7 news is committmented to building a better bay area. we are digging into issues affecting our quality of life. >> to some it means new jobs. for others, rising rents. square announced a major expansion in oakland. it's one of the city's biggest ever real estate deals. the tech company is taking over uptown station, old sears uptown station, old sears building. oakland mary libby schaaf is optimistic that tech and current oakland residents can coexist. >> reporter: square is expected to move into uptown station next year. that is one of the real estate deals in the bay area. in mission bay, uber is building a new campus next to the future warriors arena. it is expected to open in early 2020. facebook working on a massive expansion on its headquarters in menlo park. the th

san rafael and mill valley. and moderate to heavy rain pushing through the richmond san rafael bridge. over the golden gate and over the bay bridge. if you're headed to work in school, especially in these areas, give yourself some extra time because we are watching it come down across these areas. in san francisco, light rain right now pushing right over san francisco. and over the bay bridge. light to moderate rain. for the rest of the east bay, this is all moving west to east, berkeley you are about to see this heavy rainfall. it will be in just a matter of minutes. so here is high def doppler in the loop, you can see the west to east motion and for the south bay, looking drive. so here's a live look at the golden gate bridge camera. currently temperatures are in the upper 40s to low to mid 50s. 52 in concord in oakland coming in at 54. here's what you can expect. areas of fog as well as light to moderate rain. heavy rain in spots. a dry and sunny afternoon. we will see things clear out quickly. the next will be on christmas eve. satellite and radar view, there's an upper level low w

the richmond-san rafael bridge getting that wet weather and then heading across the san francisco right over chinatown, you can see that light rain there. as we head to the east bay, from burk lee down through -- berkeley down through oakland and alameda. getting the wet weather this afternoon. down across the peninsula, belmont as well as woodside and portola valley and palo alto and los altos you can see the light rain this afternoon. this is a live look with the san jose cam. and you can see the rain drops on our live cam. temperatures right around 60 in concord and 54 in oakland and 57 in livermore. downtown san francisco as well as for san jose at 56 and santa rosa at 52. not just talking about heavy rain. but also heavy snow. we are looking at that heavy snow, as much as 2 feet of snow in the highest peaks. there's the upper level low that will swing a cold front our way to bring the rain as well as the winds. timing it out for you on futurecast, things really get going in the afternoon. this is at 3:00 a.m. and the yellow and arrange colors indicating -- orange colors indicating

westbound 580, richmond-san rafael bridge, 7 minutes for you. 13 minutes westbound 92 across the san mateo bridge. and dumb bar tan bridge looking good, in the green at 9 minutes. >>> the tech industry is making big moves in the east bay. thousands are about to call oakland a home. >>> autonomous cars are back on the road in san francisco but with big changes. with big changes. >>> also, >>> coming up on 4:42 on this friday. want to show you what's going on around the state. snow showers early. rain around yosemite, tahoe, 43. we'l see a little some more sunshine in the central valley. 62 in monterey. 70 in l.a. a winter storm watch 10:00 monday morning to 4:00 tuesday afternoon. above 5,000 feet, 16 inches to 28 inches of snow. >>> mike, thank you. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. that includes issues that affect our quality of life like the tech industry. >> payment processing company square announced a major spapgz in o expansion in oakland. it is taking over uptown station, the old sears building. kate larson has more on that >> reporter: uptown has a new te

golden gate bridge is one, richmond-san rafael bridge. san mateo actually looks the worst on our traffic cam. you might want to include that with the caution if you are heading out that way. the fog not slowing you down on 101. that is in the green at 15 minutes. >>> built with love, one bolt at a time. this will bring much needed smiles to their special new owners. >>> backing off a plan to tax your texts. state lawmakers want to make sure that never comes back. >>> oh, that four letter word, tuly. in the san joaquin valley through today. less than auarter me luncho. after that, low to upper 70s with high clouds and surbment you can see the clouds from your storm making it down to fresno, santa barbara this afternoon. monterey, fresno, 60. best chance of rain, eureka, chico and redding. tomorrow snow showers in the sierra. getting there saturday and sunday okay. light to moderate snow monday. moderate to light snow tuesday. could be up to a foot of snow. we'll keep an eye on that. what a gorgeous christmas eve and christmas day. >> mike,

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, tis the season for package delivery, it's also high season for porch pirates. but here's a twist. a vigilant neighbor in antioch helped police chase down a porch pirate and make an arrest. and they recovered all the stolen packages. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is in antioch for us with the details. jodi. >> reporter: raj, this is the amazon box that that thief spotted on a porch here in this antioch neighborhood, and just thought he'd help

this is affecting folks going past the richmond san rafael bridge. out of richmond, it is jammed up because of the crash. no major injuries reported. a big problem, though, if you're heading toward the bay bridge, maybe towards san francisco. consider this. get across the richmond san rafael bridge and head toward mill valley and san rafael toward the golden gate bridge. it's a longer drive, but at least you don't get stuck. and if you were headed to the city for fun, maybe just consider a different route, because this is no fun, again, being stuck right there for that traffic jam. still going on, the traffic alert. all lanes of westbound 80 blocked. just past university. and even over here, this frontage road which is actually called frontage road jammed as well. so don't think you're going to get clever. otherwise your options are through the city of berkeley, and that's getting congested, as well. we'll track this in the traffic center. right back to you guys. >> just a mess there. mike, we'll see you again in this newscast, thanks. >>> the search

the richmond san rafael off to a great start as well. a few cars on the roadway.hing like it should be during a typical monday morning commute. we will take it while we can. >>> i wish this could be the way every day with traffic. well, we are kicking off 2019, new years eve and it looks great. clear skies as we ring in the new year at midnight. great weather to damp fireworks celebrations -- catch the fireworks celebration. the new years forecast first, we are looking if you are heading out to embarcadero center, 7:00 p.m., temperatures in the low 50s, clear skies, chilly and breezy to windy. if you are heading out, bundle up with the big winter coat. with the winds, it will feel chillier. midnight, temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. through tomorrow, we are going to see clear skies as well. temperatures now, can cord 38, as well as for oak land 48, downtown san francisco, livermore 37. 43 san jose and 43 santa rosa. a wind advisory in effect for the bay shoreline from 9:00 a.m. today until 9:00 p.m., winds from 15 to 25, sustained gusts 35 to 45, downed trees

san rafael southbound in to san francisco. north, it is foggy in the petatuma area. a quick look at the richmond, san rafael bridge, a few cars in the toll plaza lanes, heading towards toll plaza, sluggish there, pretty quiet committing from richmond to san rafael bridge. >>> as we are looking at the rain for the most part moving out of here. it is well to our . tracking lo over gernville in the north bay. as we put this in to motion, the hi-def loop, see a few showers just offshore, lone, lingering showers, that might push in to the rest of the north bay. isolated showers as we start off the day. for the most part we are dry across most of the bay area. a live look with the sales force tower camera. the rain moved out and dealing with areas of fog. this is our sales force tower camera. south, see the foggy conditions out there. concord 51, san jose, oaklands, 53. san francisco 52. 50 livermore and 48 for santa rosa. the areas with dense fog, starting off your monday here, 3 quarters of a mile hayward. a quarter mile half-moon bay, mile petatuma, half mile santa rosa. areas of thick fog this mor

especially if you are taking the richmond san rafael bridge. also getting of foggy r spots. yourep driveor times still holdg steady as you work your way out and about this morning. make sure you give yourself a few extra minutes. but the rest of the bay area is looking pretty good. we'll have the rest of the traffic coming up. >> the simpsons put on a show in new york and jeff bridges has his moment in the spotlight. >> the newest transformer movie in our eye on entertainment. >> jeff bridges will be the toast of hollywood. the actor will receive the cessel beads. brinlt has captured hearts and minds around the world. the 69-year-old won a best actor globe and an oscar in 2010 for crazy heart. >>> bumblebee buzzes in the studios on friday. the teenager who buys herself a jung yard car. >> oh, my god. what are you. >>. volkswagen beetle turns out to be an auto bottom. >> the fact that my character has this relationship with this object isn't. it's not that crazy of an idea. >> bumblebee is set inraer toys were first created. >>> and look who dropped by the empire state buildi

you can see it coming down from our richmond camera on the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. showers through -- well, more than 7:00. up until about 9:00. and then by noon, they are completely gone. 4:00, increasing sunshine. 7:00, partly cloudy and dry. we'll top out in the upper 50s today. dropping to near 50 by 7:00. let's bring in alexis and talk about the commute. >> overall, we are light. no major incidents to talk about. definitely good news there. you can see a little road spray on gold especially gate bridge. light scattered showers for the morning commute. moderate like in richmond, as mike just showed you. so far we have light drive times. eight minutes southbound 101 crossing golden gate from marin county into san francisco. mass transit, we're looking good here too. 28 trains in service. no delays. a ace is on a modified schedule today. so only 3 and 5 are running. ace 1 and 7 will not run. no delays for capitol corridor. >>> alexis, thank you. breaking news in the south bay. a fire broke out on blossom hill road in san hoe is say. >> abc 7 news reporter matt ke

it's been really good all morning and the richmond san rafael bridge looks good as well. it's an easy ride commuting between 880 and 101. of course we are ready for new year's eve. looking ahead to new year's eve a lot of festivities as we ring in the new year and we've got you covered with the new year's eve forecast first. monday night we are looking at temperatures at 7:00 p.m. in the low 50s. mainly clear skies. a live look with our transamerica cam looking east at the bay bridge with mainly clear skies. temperatures right now mainly in the 40s. from 40 in concord. oakland 46. livermore down to 39 and santa rosa coming in at 40. we are going to see the winds kick up. a wind advisory in effect from 7:00 a.m. today until friday. and mountains gusts up to 45 to 55 miles per hour. downed trees are possible. we'll be watching that closely for you. here's what you can expect. clear, breezy in spots. especially across the north bay. sunny as we head through the afternoon. cool but seasonal daytime highs. breezy to windy later on today and we're going to stay dry and quiet th

leave a lot of space between you and the car in front of you and the richmond san rafael bridge advisory as well. >>> i want to show you that san mateo bridge cam again because it looks definitely spooky. many locations dealing with thick fog across the bay. all coming in at 49 morning. liver more at 45 in downtown san francisco at 42. show you some of the worst spots with that fog. 1/10 of a mile in okayland and 3 miles in pedaluma as well as for concord. because of this dense fog we do have a dense fog advisory for the san francisco shoreline and the santa cl.ara valley due to visibility a quarter mile or less. here's what you can expect. we are looking at dry and cloudy conditions as we head through the day. normal daytime highs tracking a weak cold front that is going to bring some showers for us at least for the north bay first this evening and then for the rest of the bay area late tonight into early tomorrow. but we're talking scattered activity. that ridge of high pressure is going to continue to move out of here. the storm track stays to our in other words. a storm system up in

. >> dancing in the rain, this is the richmond to san rafael bridge. sto stormranger shows that rain actually falling. that's what we're showing over here. the red sweep is stormranger, and the blobby activity, that's where the most intense rain is right now. traffic is have i light right now. it's not affecting the volume of traffic, but it will affect your conditions. be careful. an damper roadways, that's about it right now.

. >>> the richmond-san rafael bridge, toll plaza, very light conditions making your way towards marin county. for a seven-minute drive from the richmond side towards san rafael. we'll take a look at road work. full closure northbound 101 near old redwredwood highway in the grove area with lanes and construction under way until 6:00 a.m. there is a detour in place. >>> sue, thank you. the senate is scheduled to come into session this afternoon. few senators are expected to be there. lawmakers are away from washington for the holidays. they will get 24-hours notice before having to return for a vote. president trump is vowing to do, quote, whatever it takes to get money for a border wall. in the midst of a shutdown, he just made his very first trip to an active combat zone. >> he faces criticism for his plan to remove troops from nearby syria. maggie rulli has the latest tr the cover of president and darkness, surprising troops in iraq since taking office nearly two years ago. >> we came to al assad to share our eternal gratitude for everything. >>ment trip was shroud indeed secrecy. mi

. >> your bridges affected are antioch, benicia-martinez, carquinez, dumbarton, richmond- san rafael and san mateo- hayward bridges and bay bridge. the first increase in 2010, tolls are going to go up again in 2022 and >> they're getting a little expensive. >> i e the signs on the bridge kind of warning is outscored to happen. >> hey, bring an extra buck. and that the golden gate bridge which is not bound by the state, they are going up a quarter $.35, and they may go of a few more dollars as well. >> it's going to be over the next several years we are going to see it. >>> we are following a developing story. issue has been released for the southbay in the connection to a shooting that is claimed a south valley police officer. >> that is in stanislaus county. elissa harrington joined us in the mid-newsroom about what we learned about the suspect. >> reporter: mn hot continues for that suspect. it will it has been released in stanislaus, morrissette and santa clara county. detectives release some images of the suspect. he was caught on surveillance video inside of a convenience for sto

and the richmond san rafael bridge not bad at all. traffic very light just a couple of cars an easy ride over to san rafael. taking a look at 680. extra volume on that southbound side of 680. overall you're clear if you're headed towards highway 84. we are seeing maybe some slight delays. we're now in the green now if you work your way westbound from ant i don't care. and the altamonte pass is really our only busy spot right now. you've got some slower speeds and then clear as you head towards that dublin interchange. and no fog out there. >> that's right. yeah, a beautiful day ahead. so if you're having a hard time waking up and getting out of bed, great news for you because we are looking at a gorgeous day across the bay area and fog-free. a live look at our sales floor tower cam you can see the bay bridge this morning and looking east at oakland so temperatures are running in the 30s and in the 40s so it's a chilly start to the day. concord you are at 40 degrees. oakland good morning to you at 46. livermore 38. san francisco down to

richmond san rafael bridge, not a lot of cars making their way through there. at's a look at the morning drive. >>> i'm ann makovec at the live desk with new information in san francisco that happened early this morning, it was in the city's india basin neighborhood that is just south of the dog patch, north of the bay view, police got a call of a shot spotter technology went off, there had been a gunshot. they got to the scene and found a car that had crashed and inside was a man that had been shot and he died there at the scene. no suspects in custody. police are not sure exactly what led up to this. we will follow new information out of san francisco. >>> tragedy hits a bay area family ahead of the christmas holiday. flames ripped through a san francisco home killing one person. the fire started 1:00 a.m. on clay street in the prevideo heights neighborhood. >> reporter: firefighters are doing overhaul null, carrying out the burnt debris so it doesn't ignite inside the home. before 1:00 a.m., san francisco fire got a call of smoke and flames at this brick home

weill ad bkhere richmond side of the richmo richmond-san rafael bridge. so far not slowin you down. just about nine minutes to get to marin county. >>> new at 6:00, city college of san francisco could drastically cut class offerings to balance their budget. administrators are warning they need to permanently cancel 400 underperforming classes the next seven years. they want to focus on offering courses required for students to transfer to four-year universities because they are the majority of the college's revenue. and state law links state fund to go graduation rates. >>> the holiday travel rush turned to chaos overseas. the overnight incident that grounded flights. of of >> plus, monterey bay gentle means everything, so we improved everything. we used 50% fewer ingredients added one handed pumps and beat the top safety standards the new johnson's® choose gentle with lindor. a milk chocolate shell th a smooth, melting center from the lindt master chocolatis lindor, only from lindt. from the lindt master chocolatis breathe freely fast, with vicks sinex. my congestion's gone. i can

. >> here's a look at the richmond san rafael ridge where the first rains came down. taking a live look at the golden gate bridge a little bit slick for much of the evening. another system will make it plenty wet by tomorrow. overnight, there's not much in the way of showers left on the high def doppler boy you need a magnifying glass. tomorrow looks wet. high tomorrow near 60. 2/3 of an inch of rain. and then, christmas day, sunny and bright. yes for what happens after that we'll cover it in our forecast many just a few minutes. >>> and king habeen going over e area tides happen happen when the gravitational flow of the sun and moon align. >> the house two doors over they were in business for like a month because it just flooded their entire bottom floor. >> when it starts getting bad everybody parks on the other side so it's not really going to be an issue. we get water in here but if we gate berm up we're usually ready to go. >> another king tide is expected in four weeks. >>> desperate search for survivors in indonesia after a passive tsunami slammed popular armie

this is what it did on the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. a little dicey.st 40s to 50s. mid 50s. dry by noon. a little late sunshine this afternoon. and then near 50 at 7:00 with it being dry. let's talk more about the commute. here's alexis. >>> not great this morning, mike. just got an update on this bay bridge situation. we had a sig-alert. three-car crash. that one cleared. a new problem to talk about. it's in a tough spot. 880 past a street. a collision blocking a couple lanes there. so that is not great. on top of this, we also have a collision, a sig-alert in the tri-valley on southbound 680. we will take a closer look coming up next. >>> breaking news from the live desk. bad news for apple. qualcomm won a court battle. apple cannot ship or sell seven phones to china. it said it infringed on two patents. it has to do with adjusting pictures and managing apps with the touch screen is. qualcomm says a court just made a preliminary decision that will ban the phone sales but apple could avoid it by changing its software. we will keep you up to date as we

richmond-san rafael bridge where traffic is very, very light. you can see one set of headlights coming through. for an eight-minute drive from the richmond side of things towards san rafael. here's san jose. highway 87 both directions. you can see the runway lights to the upper left of your screen near the san jose airport. traffic is very light this morning. in fact, you can see out of the central valley, we'll take a look. 24 minutes from tracy up and over the altamont pass. so a nice easy ride for this wednesday post-holiday commute. >>> sue, thank you. a new report says the eyesight of many children is suffering because of all the time they spend staring at screens. >> here's that and more on "techbytes". >>> in today's "techbytes", smartphones harming the vision of children. >> new research from japan says staring at small screens is having an alarming effect on the way kids school. two-thirds of high school students have less than 20/20 vision. they are blaming it all on too much gaming. >>> in the meantime, elon musk is offering a look int

san carlos, pacifica. 50s there. same for los gatos. the rest of us in the mid to upper 40s. santa rosa, 40. cool in pleasanton. richmond side of the richmond-san rafaele interesting there ased cars stack up. it is not because of the rain. that is the evening commute. ferry ride, breezy after 10:00. north bay, speaking of you, 8:00 to 10:00. cloudy. a sprinkle or two. steadier rain at noon. it keeps raining through 5:00. in the east bay, looking at pretty quiet conditions until 2:00. then the rain moves in and hangs around through the evening hours. one more spot towards san jose. dry most of the day. random showers in the south bay. i guarantee the next storm, sunday, will soak you. we'll look at that coming up also. let's bring alexis in. i like to peer over your shoulder and look at your maps. not too many rough spots. >> no. it's been a fairly quiet morning. no complaints over here. we're definitely enjoying that. i have a surface street collision to talk about. a vehicle flipped over camino tassajara. all lanes back open by 6:50, 6:55. a hefty backup. it is looking better. 280 and 17, inbound traffic. northbound side definitely starting to fill i

taking a live look at the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge, just before the toll plaza into that area. a problem on the eastbound side of 580. of for folks from marin county, heading eastbound across the bridge, reports of large concrete chunks in the two lanes there. scattered across both lanes. we are definitely seeing a little delay right around the mid span before you get to the toll booth westbound side. working on confirming that and we are seeing a backup.nfo. so something is definitely there. 57 bart trains in service. no delays ace 3, 5, 7. vta, normal service, no delays >> some of you have been waiting a long time for this. i can officially save a popular east coast chain is coming to the bay area. it is shake shack. they will be open anything stan tord at the shopping center in palo alto. it held a preview tasting last night. sit known for hamburgers, crinkle cut fries and milk shakes. people wait hours when restaurants open. will see if that happens here. >> what some people won't do for a good hamburger. >> cool. >>> next, the 7 things you need to know befo

as we take a live look at the bay bridge, richmond san rafael bridge and the san mateo bridge... kron 4's gabe slate has the new prices people will be paying...(vicki) gabe also tells us áwhy the cost is going up, and áhow the extra money will be spent. ... the bridges in the bay area have a news years resolution get more money from motorists john goodwin, mtc, senior public information officer"all state owned bridges are going up $1 on jan. 1st" john goodwin with the metropolitan transportation commission, and the bay area toll authority, says don't blame them for these toll hikes this was a choice made by the people of the bay area.john goodwin, mtc, senior public information officer"this is part of measure 3 voted in by the people and will help improve roads etc" tolls are going up but it will still save you money to avoid crossing at peak times, and carpool when you can, or drive a clean vehicle that qualifies for the carpool lane.john goodwin, mtc, senior public information officer"the bay bridge is more complicated, depending on peak hours and carpool" (vicki) you still (vi

and more slowing toward the richmond/san rafael bridge, over on the san quentin side there is a crash reported just out of lanes. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:01 right now. >>> crime during christmastime, a robbery leads to a chase and then a y inhe bay's" bob redell is live in fremont where it all ended. bob, you know how it started, too. >> reporter: correct, good morning to you, marcus and kris. this chase ended not too far from where i'm standing on northbound 880 here in fremont. according to police, a man and woman used a knife to rob the walmart on ranch drive, this was in milpitas late last night. milpitas officers are responding around 12:10 this morning. they saw their couple in the car outside walmart, tried to apprehend them. the couple led police on a nine-mile chase northbound on 880. they lost control of their car north of mowery in fremont. the car rolled over. the couple survived. they suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to police, were taken into custody, and police were able to recover the stolen merchandise that was in their car. reporting live in

easy conditions, san rafael in to san francisco, only 12 minutes, taking the southbound side of 101, not a lot of cars on the golden gate bridge. the richmond san rafael looks great as well. everyone is sleeping in this morning. >>> mourning the death of church pastor craig after a sudden heart attack. the 53 year old died the day after christmas while on a snow boarding trip with his family. he was found unresponsive on a ski slope at sierra at tahoe, paramedics tried to revive him but was unsuccessful. he is survived by his wife and 3 adult children. it celebration of life happens this afternoon on hicks road. >>> a slew of new laws. >> 1000 bills will go in to effect starting tomorrow and some were inspired by the me- too movement. one new law prevents secret settlements for people or companies accused of sexual assault or harassment or discrimination. no more paying people to be quiet on those issues. >> a law requires all publicly held corporations in the state to have one woman on the board of directors, they will have to have one female board member by the end of 2019 and two or more by the end of 2021. >>> determined to address mass

this is from the richmond san rafael bridge you can see the light to moderate rain in the yellow and orange indicators. we are looking at rainfall from vallejo and then across the peninsula and you can see the bayview district down through

and a live look right now at the richmond san rafael bridge. a couple cars making the trek across that bridge right now. only take you about 8 to 10 minutes to work your way across the span. kenny, ann. >>> 4:55 right now. a celebrity kaleidoscope of christmas week traditions and the award winning actor, writer, director hoping he has another monster hit on his hands. >> here's more on today's eye on entertainment. >> there's a family in our driveway. >> it's probably the neighborseg a christmas present for horror fans. trailer for his new film "us.". >> if you want to get crazy we can get crazy. >> starring in the follow up to peel's smash hit get out. examines the idea human beings are their own worst enemies. >> the "house of cards" inspired youtube video from spacey. >> if i did pay the price for things i did do i'm certainly not going to pay the price for things i didn't do. that video titled "let me bk" ar will face a felony assault charge. >> the kennedy center's. >> sundayy lauper -- cindy lauper. that's your eye on entertainment. cbs n

richmo richmond, across san francisco is wet. you can see richmond-san rafael bridge is wet. gate bridge is wet. this extends down to sfo. you can see a little bit of rain around burlingame. coming across the san mateo bridge, more than likely you will run into light rain what do i mean by light? less than a tenth of an inch. just enough to make it slick. let's turn it back to you guys. >>> so far not seeing a major impact on the roads, mike. we don't have a lot of incidents to talk about. the bay bridge toll plaza, a little stack up on either side of the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights yet. that should happen 5:20, 5:25. ow to the central valley here as well is. leaving tracy, down to about 25 miles per hour on 205. 19 miles per hour on 580. no incidents in that area. that is starting to fill in. ♪ jingle bells, jingle bells >> germany is getting into the holiday spirit. the annual santa run in brandenburg where women, men and kids of all ages put on a santa suit for a race. they want to encourage people to be active in the winter months and not just the summertime

san rafael bridge. light conditions. high winds on most of the bridges. not the richmond-san rafael bridge. that's good news there. green is looking good at 4:38 on your friday morning. a couple of changes today. reduced service on the ferries this morning. so check the schedule. ace train, only the 3 and 5 are running today. a phoeufmodified schedule into year's weekend. pretty amazing. >>> aaa wants to make sure you get home safely on new year's eve. the tipsy tow service starts 6:00 monday night and ends 6:00 in the morning on tuesday. you don't have to be a aaa member to get a ride up to 10 miles. if you travel more than 10 miles, you will be charged a standard towing rate. only two people can be transported at a time. >>> how would you like to start the year with $348 million? >>> that is pretty good. that is the jackpot in tonight's mega millions drawing. this year saw a major milestone for mega millions as the game crossed the billion dollar line for the first time in october. tonight's jackpot is the biggest prize ever offered any year since it started in 2002. >>> time to play. coming up, did you get an a

the coast guard had to be called in to rescue a pair of stranded sailors who hit the richmond san rafael bridge. now the 17-foot vessel hit the lower part of the bridge where it touched down on san quentin prison, just a light tap. the bridge wasn't damaged, neither was the boat. the sailors told the rescuers they misjudged the conditions out on the water. >> both the people on the boat expressed the tide was stronger than they anticipated in. pretty treacherous. and one said the same thing, pulling through that area, the bridge was treacherous and strong. >> the coast guard towed the boat back to the marina in san rafael. >>> and it was quite a crash in walnut creek this afternoon. smashing into a building and went right through the plaster happening just after 3:30. the driver of the car was taken to the hospital. no word on that person's condition tonight or why they lost control of the car. >>> and new at 6:00, dozens of teachers are expected to call in sick. the protest is a long contract battle with the school district. but kpix 5 devin fehely says the district is warning them to t

mild build as you pass highway 4 off the carquinez bridge and toward the bay bridge and the richmond-san rafael bridge westbound is the commute, there's slowing and fog registering on the road weather index for the north bay. richmond-san rafael bridge a slower drive. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:21. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," the california lawmaker pushing for an investigation after a migrant girl died while in the custody of u.s. border patrol agents. >>> plus devastation and destruction after a tornado touches down in washington state. the total damage done ahead. >>> we want you to be careful when you're looking for government info, like dmv, social security, or public records online. your typical search engine might send you to unofficial web pages that could charge you to do things that are free on real government websites. be skeptical of web addresses that end in dot-com or dot-org. real websites end in dot-gov and don't charge to you fill out forms or applications. let us know if you have a complaint, the number is 888-996-tips, or go to nbcbayarea.com/responds. dama

this is a look at the richmond-san rafael bridge, the approach there, as we start out with those wetat our traffic maps. we are just looking at a couple of minor issues. we still have in some spots some standing water on the roadways, after getting some decent rainfall totals overnight, and now we're still seeing some of the leftovers of that, but all of our sensors are mainly green, showing that roads are flowing smoothly, even with a few issues out there, our east bay drive times are all looking pretty good, looking green here, no matter where you're traveling. i'll keep an eye on all of these things for you this morning on christmas, and i'll have another look coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> 4:49 right now, we're fortunate when it mz could come theater. some broadway shows make their way to the bay area. >> some independent shows deserve all the fanfare and we're getting it this morning from one man. >> the best thing a theater company can see when they step on stage is a full house. the next best thing they can see is barry horowitz in the audience. for small bay ar

. >>> and a look at the richmond-san rafael bridge. the sheen on the roadway, you can see that because the tra ffc is so light. as the sun comes out, dry out but we've already had a couple of spinouts. just letting you know. a live lo san jose. >>> monday morning. let's take a peek outside, 101 in san u ,n see the sheen on th roadway, lots are on, folks out the door, getting their work week started. good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us. hope you're coming off a great weekend. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm twmarcus washington. mike will help us out with the roads but first we start with the culprit of it all, the rain. >> not me. all the rain has

several dense fog advisories including the bay bridge, golden gate and richmond-san rafael bridge. ing you down too much getting into san francisco past the toll plaza on the bay bridge. only going to take you eight minutes. >>> thank you, alexis. how does this sound speaking of your commute. a $10 toll to cross the golden gate bridge. bridge officials will meet today to start taking the first steps to perhaps raising that rate. >> amy, some people are not going to be happy. >> reporter: no. i don't think so, reggie. but officials say if you want those buses and those ferries that keep people from driving their cars, those who are driving ferrieth need money to s aging beauty that is our golden gate bridge. they have to take care of the cables. they have to paint that gorgeous bridge. and the cost of everything is going up. so they say they have to pass that on to you. so they have five proposals they're going to consider. they're going to start talking about it today, the finance committee is. they are expected to take a vote on whether to publicly consider these plans. what they'r

and we've got a sig alert now for this situation on the richmond-san rafael bridge.ation is it's on the eastbound side, right around the midspan, we've got both lanes blocked to some type of debris spill. sounds like some large chunks of concrete. crews are on the way to the scene. could be another 20 minutes before they get there. cars are having to use the right shoulder to get around that. heavy delays on the eastbound side. here's a look at walnut creek, here's a look at walnut creek, so california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones, - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit whoa! the mercedes-benz winter event is back and you won't want to stop for anything else. [ barks ] ho! lease the c 300 sport sedan for $399 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program call or visit >>> now yo

plus the coast guard is called in to save a pair of sailors after their boat bumped into the richmond san rafaell district has a message for his teachers tonight. if you're thinking about calling in sick tomorrow, you better think twice. good evening, i'm juliette goodrich. >> i'm brian hackney. we begin with that house fire in san jose. kpix 5 joe vazquez is live at the scene on lanai avenue, joe? >> reporter: brian, from the outside, you can't really see the damage, inside i'm told it was quite the dramatic scene. i talked to one of the men who lives here, he didn't want to talk about it on camera, but heard screaming around 2:20 this afternoon. he turned the corner of the hallway to see his roommate surrounded by flames. the resident tells me he had been smoking, possibly accidentally set his own room on fire. but they tell me he grabbed a hose and quickly put out the flames. firefighters arrived quickly, rescuing the roommate and doused the flames. officials say the victim was badly burned. paramedics rushed him to valley medical center where we are still working to find out his condition. n

richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge, one lonely vehicle coming our way.g. >>> we are tracking breaking news in the south way. a car drove into a four-plex near payne avenue. everyone is okay, including the driver and the people living inside. the san jose fire department says eight adults and eight kids were displace said. the red cross is helping them find a place to stay. the building will be red tagged until they can assess the structural damage of the building. >>> health workers at kaiser permanente will walk off the job. >> they are prosting staffing and benefits. it involves 4,000 psychologists, it involves 4,000 psychologists, therapists, social workers nurses. patients are forced to wait four to six weeks to see a therapist. they want kaiser to hire hundreds more mental health workers. >>> building tpaoraffordable ho will take center stage in san francisco today. they will talk about potential changes to the current housing policies. a report found only about one in five were affordable for low and middle income families. city leaders think local

seen rain in the last half hour at the bay bridge toll plaza and here's a live look from the richmond san rafaeltarting to show up there. >> this was taken earlier from the appropriately named rain cloud drive. our meteorologist paul deanno is tracking how long the showers will stick around. h>> paul, this -- >> paul, this is not a big rainmaker but coming right when everybody is hitting the roads. >> we're seeing the rain now increase in both coverage and intensity right before that evening commute. there is one hotspot in the bay area now. it is you in marin county. san rafael, tiburon, belvedere getting steady rainfall, wider precipitation, more widespread around livermore and the tri- valley including dublin south on 680 through milpitas to san jose, campbell, saratoga, mountain view getting some rain. the majority of the rainfall is offshore. that's where it's going to stale because the

richmond san rafael bridge. the most highly recommended bed in america just got better.ow more rejuvenating, more pressure-relieving than ever before. make the most of your holidays and nights with tempur-pedic®. find your exclusive retailer today at tempurpedic.com. skies continue to clear out today with plenty of sunshine overhead to take us into the start of your weekend. expect comfortable daytime highs mostly in the 60's with just a few areas holding onto highs in the upper 50's. expect skies to remain dry through the weekend with rainfall looking likely to work back into the bay by monday of next week. (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya )coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... we hear from kevin cooper of lake tahoe tv to get a live look at conditions in the sierra. ( darya ) lots of people are heading up to the sierra this weekend to experience the fresh snow.( james ) you can see all the fresh powder-- making for great ski and snowboard conditions. (grant) joining us live in south lake tahoe via skype no

enough to slow down your friday evening commute, a slick ride now on the golden gate bridge and richmond san rafaelorce camera shows the dark clouds moving in and the first drops starting to fall this afternoon in san francisco, but the big story is the storm coming on sunday. >> this was the scene at ocean beach about an hour ago. by sunday waves along the northern california coast could reach 40 feet. the message from the san francisco fire department, don't even go near the water. >> the important thing is visually you may think that it's okay, but the water and the force of the water and specifically the tow will be so strong that it could actually suck a person into the bay and you could become a victim at that point. >> let's get to meteorologist paul deanno with more on the roughest surf in a couple of years now, paul. >> this is significant stuff. the ocean is stronger than we all give it credit for on a normal day. this is not normal coming up sunday. the swells will be running 17 to 21 feet. normal in the wintertime is 6

no issues for richmond-san rafael. ute drive for the san mateo drive. a 33-minute drive for the san mateo drive. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ am i saying it well, l'chaim? l'chaim. maybe you're making merry. l'chaim! or maybe you're making cocoa. don't spill it. maybe you're with the family you got. (all) ooh! or maybe the one you've chosen. it's culture salad. maybe there's lights... there's definitely lights. maybe there's one less this year. or maybe one more. (singing) our holidays don't all look the same. and maybe that's what makes us great. make the dream yours. ikea. >>> good morning. i'm still tracking showers off the marin county coast. you can see they'r moving southeast along the coast. that's the only game in town right now other than some really thick fog across the north bay. napa and livermore, visibiity dow to 600 feet or less. you can see it's wet just about everywhere for the morning commute. by the afternoon, we'll have clouds, sunshine, and temperatures nearing 60. >> mike, thank you. coming up, the bombshell al

we're seeing a few more cars on the roadway but light conditions out of san rafael into san francisco and richmondan rafael bridge connecting 880 to 101 across the span there. here's mary with our forecast. >>> and we are beginning to see the sunshine out there. a gorgeous live look with our sales floor tower camera. turn to your screen and check out this view to something to make a smile this morning. this is looking south and we're starting off the day with a mainly clear sky temperatures on the chilly side from concord at 40. oakland 47. as well as for downtown san francisco and for san jose. 37 in livermore and 35 right now for santa rosa. so here's what you can expect. mainly clear. a chilly start to the day. sunshine, breezy conditions with northwesterly winds about 10 to 20 miles per hour. cool but seasonal for this time of the year as we head through the afternoon. and we're going to stay dry through the end of 2018. so the satellite and radar view. high pressure in control. this upper level low tracking well to our north and really the biggest impact will be breezy conditions and we will

richmond, san rafael in the green. 4, 84, across dumbarton bridge, a malfunctioning traffic signal around university. so that really is starting to have an impact on the westbond side of 84. a check outside. 680 through walnut creek. i did just double-check to make sure we had nothing blocking here. no, we don't. just volumes that are really starting to get heavy. >>> thank you, alexis. a florida photographer spotted a man proposing to a woman eight years ago. joy instinctively captured these moments in front of a church in palm beach. she was there taking christmas photos with her family when she saw him drop to his knee and she snapped the photos of this couple's special moment. the couple disappeared before she was able to introduce herself >> my goal is just to give them these photos. it was a special day for the two of them much i don't know where they are now. i don't know if they're married now. if they have kids. so i would really be interested to see what their reaction would be. >> she posts them every decembe

richmond san rafael bridge. (áábreakáá)(ácommercialá) ( robin )( will ) welcome back. check of the weather this morning... plenty more sunshine to look forward to this friday with temperatures remaining comfortably cool in the upper 50's and low 60's. wind advisories will expire with some upper elevation areas continuing to see breezy conditions through the afternoon. no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (ááálandingááá) some 49ers fans may be conflicted this fans may be conflicted this sunday --- when the red and gold ... playing mainly for pride ... take on the playoff- bound los angeles rams. the reason -- rams quarterback jared goff. now a fan (ááálandingááá) some 49ers fans may be conflicted this sunday --- when the red and gold ... playing mainly for pride ... take on the playoff-bound los angeles rams. the reason -- rams quarterb

richmond san rafael bridge. take a look at this. winter storms are crawling across the midwest ... and hazardous roadways. winter weather alerts are in effect for more than eight-million people ... and it could last through tomorrow. its making travel rough for the millions of people returning home after the christmas holiday. the national weather service says another winter storm will develop over the southwest tomorrow. (will) ( darya ) welcome back. let's get a check of the weather this morning... temperatures dropping a touch today taking daytime highs down into the mid to upper 50's with clear and dry skies overhead. windy conditions will be seen through the course of the day with winds gusting as highs at 20-30 miles per hour through the day and into the evening. expect cooler than average daytime highs not just today but to take us through the next few days with evening lows dropping to freezing if not below for some inland areas. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. golden gate bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll p

this one at the richmond san rafael bridge. it's 51 degrees there.od wednesday morning to you after areas of fog as well as low clouds. we are going to have that sunshine and mild temps. take a look at our daytime highs for the south bay. san jose 61. 63 in morgan hill. los gatos at 61. berkley you'll see a61 as well as for oakland. 64 for you in santa rosa. we'll talk about what you can expect as you head through the day. details on that on future cast coming up. >> and heads up east bay commuters we are getting reports of a crash on the east shore freeway. you can see traffic is starting to back up. here's a look near carlson boulevard. really bogging things down as you work your way through richmond. give yourself a few extra minutes there. we'll have an update coming up on your trouble spots. kenny and michelle. >>> it has been more than a month since the camp fire ripped through paradise in butte county. >> and now a special brew is on tap to help raise some funds for victims. the sierra ra nevada brewing company all participating breweries are