fog advisories for the san jose area, also through the altamont pass and antioch as well. ateo bridge has cleared up. i'll show you that in a minute. here's that expansive look at this fog. visibility is low. live look at the golden gate bridge. very smooth ride, a few cars making their way over towards the north bay. here's the san mateo bridge. if you were with us earlier you could tell that you could hardly see through our camera here. now much better out there. we're seeing a lot of brake lights as people move towards the peninsula. >> all right. thank you. we have breaking news. investigators are on the scene of a deadly house fire in novato. >> a woman in her 80s was found in the home. it was initially hard for firefighters to get in there because they say the home was full of >> firefighters say it was tough to get inside this home because there was so much stuff inside. you can see it, they are still here on the scene. the fire was first spotted at 10:30 last night on this home in cherry street in novato. when firefighters arrived, fire was burning through the roof.

this is 280, we have a dense fog advisory for the san jose area and the altamont pass and antioch as well. taking you to one of the foggiest spots all morning, the san mateo bridge. we do have a crash here in the westbound direction near the toll plaza. car flipped over and crashed. it went from the center divide to the right hand shoulder. the chp is on the way as well as emergency crews. injuries are been reported. >>> storm troopers and darth vader took a break from the dark side to make a boy's day brighter. >> have you been on your best behavior? >> they made a surprise visit to ezra in a houston hospital. he has gould syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. he underwent a fourth brain surgery. ezra says the visit was awesome. how nice. disney is the parent company of lucas film and abc7. >> three, two, one! [ cheers ] >> let me zoom out to get all of this tree. >> that looks cool. >> i like it. >> the golden state warriors decked the halls because they lit up this 90-foot christmas tree at chase center last night. it's part of holiday lights at thrive city which also includes decor

it's a through the downtown san jose area. avoid destruction..80 right before highway 87 9 car pileup and of course weather probably the fact or one leave early to try not to follow too closely to the car in front of you and of definitely reduce your speed because the roadways are a very slippery and windy out there and look at that your drive time 17 minutes trying to get out of the san jose area from one to one trying to make your way over to cupertino again you can always jump on 8.80 that's a is solid green right now green means speeds are at the limits of that's going to be that alternate in the meantime to get around that mess. the bay bridge toll plaza wide open in the fast track lanes that's the good news in the drive times stands at 12 minutes. and the san francisco that's a great ride to the fremont street exit so far but it's pretty packed here. the san mateo bridge start to really slow down and the drive time. definitely bumping up to 23 minutes now westman 92 trying to get over to the peninsula and connecting with one oh one. i'll c

mill and half moon bay, it's really coming down, also from san jose to the santa clara valley and morgan hill. 39 degrees to 49 degrees in that area51 degrees, look for off and on rain today. it should start to decree later tonight as the low moves in but the damage is done, we are getting pretty good off and on rain and possible thunderstorms and brief heavy rain from some of these cells, then more rain saturday evening into sunday. >> the damage was done. we are just getting new video of a downed tree in richmond, we are going to bring that to you in just a moment. >>> plus an eecht bay mother and her children struggling to get out of being homeless. how an oakland school is helping them find a permanent place to live. >> more local schools are going after juul, the response from the bay area business. >> lets check in with gasia to see what is coming up. >> when i join you in the studio, if holiday spending has you pinching pennies on holiday travel, you may want to jump on a jet blue sale. we detail the bargains to be had and how long you can wait before you book them and facebook taking more steps to stop the spread of false

san francisco. at least radar is quiet this morning because fog certainly is not novato concord areas around san joseur inland valleys such as out towards the tri valley all experiencing some areas where visibility is an issue as we work our way towards the latter part of your morning you're going to see a lot less of a foggy impact and some rapidly clearing conditions. eventually by the afternoon today we really do have a pleasant one ahead of us. temperatures will remain cool just a few degrees warmer than yesterday's.

san jose area although there still plenty to go from the south, that will slowly work it way north and east through the day. there are still some areas we could get good rain. 401 here he is. when it rains, some people don't drive very well. let's take a look at what we have now. definitely a wet commute as you might be able to see. give yourself plenty of time.>> living in areas affected by wildfires are gearing up for the stormy weather in that that maureen is causing some concerns with the weather can trigger. there are some massive erosion from the kinkaid fire. it has resulted in a small amount of debris getting into one of the ponds. >> the understory holds and binds the soil. it holds rainwater. >> the big concern is mud and debris which can flow outside of the park into neighborhoods. there is an emergency in san bruno after a landslide there. soil erosion caused that slide. 30 feet of the hill clap. it had shut down the sidewalk and right lane near chris moore drive. the declared local emergency means the city can get services needed to deal with the land side. >> president tr

some light rain over sunnyvale and the san jose area. allen rock and also some snow showers over the diablo range over mount hamilton this morning. as we take you through the afternoon we are looking at mostly cloudy skies. sun breaks are possible with the light scattered shower as we go through our afternoon. daytime highs below average in the low to mid 50s. will time off you taking you hour-by-hour on futurecast on your christmas day coming up. >>> we have sun breaking news in berkeley right now. multiple lanes of i-80 are shut down following a deadly crash in the westbound lane. this is a live look from a caltrans camera in that area. you can see traffic crawling along and several emergency vehicles are at work. the crash happened just before 5:30 this morning so about an hour ago. just east of the gilman street exit on 80 and the chp says at least one person died in this crash but no word yet on what led to the collision. >>> a six-year-old boy is in critical condition after a christmas eve shooting that happened in vallejo. this ha

you can see in the san jose area, the santa cruz mountains as well as diablo range and from morgan hillown through gilroy, right along 101, some light showers is. things are wrapping up quickly so you we are starting off mostly cloudy and chilly through the afternoon and so you need to enjoy the sunshine. high pressure builds in today and the dominant weather feature of the next few days. the sunshine continues friday and saturday. the beach hazard has been extended until 9 today due to the sneaker wave threat, sudden breakers on the shoreline. use caution and stay safe on the beaches. as we look ahead, the low pressure system that wrought the stormy weather yesterday across the region, for the bay area, yesterday and christmas day continues to push south and away from us and that ridge of high pressure will be building in today which is why we will see plenty of sunshine. you can see the clearing, through future cast and same story for tomorrow. a cold start, some patchy frost , patchy fog but my morning and saturday morning rebounded nicely with temperatures as well. the next chance f

areas of heavier rain, san ramon, you're right at the edge of it. a little bit further south if you're traveling along 85 down to one o one just south of san jose. tely some heavy rain in this area to san jose you're also looking at picking up and then further north in the bay right around antioch and oakley heavy rainfall for you right out there towards the delta. so we have 2 systems we're talking about this low what we're dealing with right now and then that friday storm still a ways out in the pacific right now this low pressure area center just to our south and west. the atmospheric river is actually down south but it's drying error right up into the bay area so drawing a lot of that moisture back here right into the bay, one of the reasons this morning. rainfall has become so widespread yet again and you're going to be seeing areas of rainfall throughout much of your morning commute so just plan on a wet commute whether you're leaving later this morning or here in just a couple of minutes by the time we work towards 1030 we start to see showers breaking apart pretty significantly at this point. still a few showers linger on into the afterno

san francisco metro area. renters spend billion on rent in the 2010's. renters spend 16.4 billion on red in 2019 alone. >>that's up 2.3% from 2018 and up 56.4% since 2009. in the san jose metro area renters spent billion on rent in the 2010's. >>renters spent 6.6 billion in 2019 which was up 0.4% from 2018 and 65.8% since 2009. the numbers are no surprises robert geary of the south bay renters rights coalition. >>well, not really surprised that the numbers are so high because there's so many renters in the bay area, especiallyere in san jose and they're paying a lot of money and ran and the rents connue to rise and they continue to rise of himself a renter a gary agrees with 0 that the numbers reflect an affordability crunch that has led many renters to make sacrifices in order to pay their rent. >>such as sharing an apartment. gary concedes that san jose is making some headway in slowing the rise in rents but he sees a connection with the lack of affordable housing and homelessness. >>too many people are in the situation they they can't afford the rent anymore. people on fixed income people at a job or you know the hours get cut all the different things that are happe

san jose. and lower 40s. they we gone high definition doppler. you can see that. and, as well as a san jose area. 10 past fremont. and, those out of the northeast this morning. as we go into that clearing. for the coast in the bay. we will talk about the rest of the week ahead, coming up. take a look at the road this morning. we can see this overview map. not too many speeds in the red. so that is a good thing. we are through that area. that is also tracking that crash. and, that fish rants road. it's on the center divider. it's not affecting any speeds right now. not too many cars out there. and got take a look at the south bay drive times. they have ended the regular season on a high note grabbing a victory in seattle. in the top spot in the conference. >> and, they got to witness some history. >> the first half went really well. the niners route 13 by halftime. and they woke up in the second half. this is stopping the seahawks this morning. >> and, it him ever since german. and, wait. let's go. >> last night's victories big relief for the team. they get almost 2 weeks to cover here at the num

and tracking that wet weather for this south bay, from milpitas and near the san jose area, east foothills and sunnyvale. s u n nyvale. you can see the light to moderate rain. you can see temps running in the mid-50s. livermore, you are coming in at 50 and 57 for san jose. as we head through the afternoon, looking at scattered showers, that will continue for this evening as well. so could be a wet evening commute with thlopressure still managing around for us we that unsettled weather. if you look ahead tonight into tomorrow, mainly dry, although a few spotty showers are possible. we are looking to catch that break in between storm systems for tomorrow because that stronger storm arrives for friday. that will bring heavy rain and strong winds. possibility of some isolated thunderstorms. there is that low as it continues to push inland for us. that's why it's been a wet start to the day and we'll continue with wet weather. here we are at 6:00 p.m. you can see some more showers lighting up our radar screen. mainly dry with mostly cloudy skies but a few isolated showers are possible and then

service to come into milpitas and the san jose area, and we knew we needed to look at the service. >> changing signs at 3,300 bus stops across the south bay and you can ride bta for free for four days beginning on saturday. >>> new at 11:00, another sign of the times. one of the longest running newspapers in california is about to print its final edition. it posted on its website its last day will be this sunday, december 29th. it dates back to 1858 so it's is shac shame to see it go. it's not clear if the paper will continue in an online form. >>> cal trans has no estimate on when the major south link will be open. heavy snow surrounded drivers and forced the freeways to close last night. highway patrol even found a trucker dead inside his tractor-trailer around i-5 this morning. an autopsy will be performed to determine how he died. >>> one of new year's resolutions could help reduce your risk of getting several types of cancer. we'll explain. >>> it was heart breaking. i felt terrible to come here pretty much with nothing to give them for christmas. >> a bay area woman has a warnin

service to come to the san jose area, and we though goo opunity t lhe se wre we can make our biggest gains in ridership. >> vta is offering free rides beginning tomorrow through tuesday. >>> a south bay city proposes to ban the homeless from living in rvs. activists are fighting back. this morning we know the outcome. >>> the deadly camp fire devastated butte county. new numbers reveal how deep the impact is. >>> and a group of customers has a message for target, ditch the plastic. >> my family is in town now. i feel so lucky because it's been raining almost every day, three days they're here, beautiful clear weather. >> that's all i needed to know. you need to give me the travel plans after your family so i cannedcan ed adjust accordingly. every time my family comes in, it rains accordingly. frost is possible in dublin, san ramon. everyone else in the mid to upper 30s in the tri valley. mid 40s around antioch and pittsburg. other neighborhoods, thin frost around santa rosa and napa. 30 and 31. oakland, novato at 36. mountain view, 33. hayward at 38. low to upper 40s in san carlos, s

if you're driving from gilroy to san jose, that drive might be choppy, 25 to 152 with slow traffic around 152 156 meets and driving up into the parts of the san jose area here have been all right with no major issues. get out on the road as early as you can, get another 10 minutes carved out. it is a tough thing. westbound 80 looks all right were traffic is slow on the richmond bridge. traffic on the bay bridge, take it easy it will be one of those monday mornings. now let's bring in steve.>> thank you serve and continues but throughout the day will drift southward but not before marin county and down around santa cruz mountains have taken the bulk of this. here are the totals on your screen. looking here in santa rosa there is 3 1/4 inch. west of healdsburg 7 inches of rain. san jose .09 and that is correct. the old classic rain shadow, everything us to the santa cruz mountains the projection into tuesday night is not that much. he stated saving areas around morgan hill. more to the south as the system goes out but more on the way for later in the week. now this is the low nec good circulation that is tapped into the moisture which had been bundling i

san francisco metro area. renters spend billion on rent in the 2010's. nters spend 16.4 billion on red in 2019 alone. >>that's up 2.3% from 2018 and a 56.4% since 2009. the san jose metro area renters spent billion on rent inthe 2010's. >>renters spent 6.6 billion in 2019 which was up 0.4% from 2018 and 65.8% since 2009. e numbers are no surprises robert geary of the south bay renters rights coalition. >>well, not really surprid that these numbers are so high because there's so many renters in the bay area, especially ere in san jose and they're paying a lot of money and ran and the rents continue to rise and they continuto rise of himself a renter a gary agrees with 0 that the numbers reflect an affordability crunch that has led ma renters to make sacrifices in order to pay their rent. >>such as sharing an apartment. gary conced that san jose is making some headway in slowing the rise in rents but he sees a connection with the lack of affordable housing and homelessness. >>too many people are in the situation they they can't afford the rent anymore. people on fixed income people at a job or you know the hours get cut all the different things that are happening.

because it is really foggy other in fact i was looking at chp logs there's a fog advisory in the san jose area. the altamont pass asked this morning and i know you're seeing a ton of it everywhere else. yeah, definitely fog, a subtle than especially for inland areas, it's cut off. >>opposite of what you see sometimes we're closer to the coast to see the worst of it. now it's like our inland spots that are really getting the impact you can kind of make out san francisco skyline from across the bay here but there's definitely enough low lying cloud cover and fog right there through the golden gate that it is blocking out the view just enough. it's quiet on satellite and radar which actually has allowed for fog to form overnight nevado conquered being some of our areas where you're seeing it as a rebecca mention, the ultimate also looking at a pretty dense this morning you'll see that fog burning off gradually into the afternoon but not before having had its impact on your morning commute so do take it slow are out there. i know it's going to be a smoother drive to work at least as far as road co

san jose. and that santa teresa area of san jose and i believe that. san jose airport reported .11. just because you see that doesn't mean you had more than that and that is wm trying to show you because he is still lit up. it's my call the rain shadow effect. santa cruz mountains take most of the moisture or the santa clara valley but it looks like it is picking up. some crazy totals. that is a 24 hour total. so call 3.5 to 4. clayton 2.25 and blossom hill at .80 and sleepy hollow, those are seven- day totals. scotts valley also in the santa cruz mountain about a six inch total and 2.59 n. napa. that is 2.25 and sfo. .32. it was all way. the load will continue to march south and there are drier areas coming in and some favoring areas to the north. you can see to the south the santa cruz mountains in san jose and towards evergreen but north of that there is a dry er storm warning continues until 6:00. the snow level has been going up. it is mainly above lake level mail. southeast >> gusting in at about 35 miles per hour. 40s and 50s and mid-50s and we have warmed up compared to the

the search is on for a killer in the east san jose area. >> salmon was shot and killed around 2:00 this morning. no word on a motive and the entire area is closed off while police search for the suspect. >>> in about half an hour the house judiciary committee is expected to advance articles of impeachment against president trump. that would set up a full house vote likely next week. the president is accused of abuse of power and obstruction of congress. >>> to date uk premise to lawrence johnson declared a major win for brexit and conservative party. the british pound has surged after president trump promised a trade deal and johnson meanwhile helps to complete brexit by the end of january. >>> a new usgs quake hazard map puts areas of the east bay and san jose at a higher risk for damage. the agency also found shaking went up 20 to 25% in the east bay since his last update five years ago. the reason, the area sits on a basin which amplifies the earthquakes slow waves. >>> is singular has been issued on 80 westbound do to a crash that happened about an hour ago. two lanes remain blocked

san jose. >>according to a new zillow analysis of the safrancisco metro area. renters spend billion on rent in th2010's. red in 2019 alone. billion on >>that's up 2.3% from 2018 and a 56.4% since 2009. in the san jose metro area renters spent billion on rent in the 2010's. >>renters spent 6.6 billion in 2019 which was up 0.4% from 2018 and 65.8% since 2009. the numbers are no surprises geary of the south bay renters rights coalition. >>well, not really surprised that these numbers are so high becase there's so many renters in the bay area, especially here in san jose and they're paying a lot of money and ran and the rents continue to rise and they continue to rise of himself or enter a gary agrees with 0 that the numbers reflect an affordability cnch that has led many renters to make sacrifices in order to pay their rent. >>such as sharing an apartment. gary concedes that san jose is making some headway in slowing the rise in rents but he sees a connection with the lack of affordable housing and homelessness. >>too many people are in the situation they they can'

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san francisco metro area. renters spend billion on rent in the 2010's. enters spend 16.4 billion on red in 2019 alone that's up 2.3% from 2018. >>and up 56.4% since 2009. in the san jose metro area renters spent billion on rent in the 2010's. >>renters spent 6.6 blion in 2019 which was up 0.4% from 2018 and 65.8% since 2009. the numbers are no surprises robert geary of the south bay renters rights coalition. >>well, not really surprised that the numbers are so high because there's so many renters in the bay area, especially here in san jose and they're paying a lot of money and ran and the rents continue to rise and they continue to rise of himself a renter a gary agrees with 0 that the numbers reflect an affordability crunch that has led many renters to make sacrifices in order to pay their rent. >>such as sharing an apartment. gary concedes that san jose is making some headway in slowing the rise in rents but he sees a connection with the lack of affordable housing and homelessness. >>too many people are in the situation they they can't afford the rent anymore. people on fixed income people at a job or you know the hours get cut all these different things that are h

san francisco metro area. renters spend billion on rent in the 2010's. renters spend 16.4 billn on red in 2019 alone. >>that's up 2.3% from 2018. and up 56.4% since 2009. in the san jose area renters spent billion on rent in the 2010's. 2019 which was up 0.4% from in 2018 and 65.8% nce numbers are no surprises geary of the south bay renters rights coalition. >>we, not really surprised that these numbers are so high cse there's so many renters in the bay area, especially here in san jose and they're paying a loof money and ran and the ren continue to rise and they continue to rise of mself a renter a gary agrees with0 that the numbers reflect an led many renters to make h sacrifices in ord to y their rent. >>sucas sharing an apartment. gary concedes that san jose is making some headway in slong the rise in rents but he sees a connection with the lack of affordable housing and homelessness. >>too many people are in the situation thethey can't afford the rent anymore. people on fixed income people at a job or you know the hours get cut all the different things that are happening.ur cae the season to fall out of the system. >>in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. departme

south of here we are getting where the trouble spots out of the san jose area, 280 northbound near lawrence expressway. river crashed blocking lanes and the backup is slowing things down. north 101 out of san jose the brake lights at 286. as for public transit, let's go to kpix 5's jackie ward with why some muni writers should be ready for a crowded commute. >> reporter: is squishy and official traffic or commuter term gimmick today should be for muni passengers inbound. if you follow on twitter, you may have seen the news about these single car trains. it is a bit misleading, his what they had to say. it says heads-up due to equipment availability, muni metro service will see an increase in one car trains tomorrow. we expect minimal impact on capacity . more one car trains needs less two car trains which means less wiggle room. they told the chronicle that they learned about a problem with the pins yesterday, the pins keep the new trains coupled together. they last about three months before becoming unreliable. so to ensure their safety, their making sure the trains with older pins are sin

bay is where we are only seeing some showers lingering making their way onshore here toward the san jose area and just to the east of san jose as well. that will dry out into the afternoon hours and your current temperatures now chillier than yesterday. 53 degrees in concord in oakland and 45 in santa rosa in those areas where it is clear we see cooler temperatures dipping down into the 40s and it will be cooler tomorrow but from where we are yesterday anywhere up to 8 degrees cooler again these temperatures tomorrow will be cooler than they are today. our highs today a mix of the 50s and not a whole lot of rain with 55 along the coast and the warmest wishes is 58. close to not quick to 60 in the headlines for the day more showers possible in the afternoon and evening hours and we wake up tomorrow to drier cooler conditions that will stick around until midweek until we have our second round of storms and i will tell you how that will time out and just a bit. devin? >>> this morning governor newsom is telling pg&e try again. he rejected the utilities $13.5 billion plan to compensate thousands

say they discover the 21 year-old has a history of working at different y m c a locations in the san jose area roads has been booked into the santa clara county jail police are asking anyone with information about him or any other similar incident to please come forward. >>mateo police arrested this man for alleged dui and hit and run that left a pedestrian severely injured. it all happened on north humble street around 6 o'clock last night. according to police while under the influence of marijuana. mason ferrous allegedly hit a pedestrian and several parked vehicles to pedestrian is said to be severely injured and had to be airlifted to a trauma center and is still undergoing treatment. witnesses say they saw a number of young people running from the suspect's vehicle and called police and that is an officer say they arrested affairs outside his home on several charges, including driving under the influence of drugs causing bodily injury and hit and run causing serious injury. the store clerk in bay point is lucky to be alive tonight after an armed robber pistol-whipped him during a violent

morning as you have in fairfield as well little bit further south and there you go down in the san jose area down one o one to morgan hill still also holding on to it that's been familiar territory for you the past few days. but a south bay in general has been seeing more rain than the rest of the bay has this week, san ramon also spot a heavier rain right there. well really looking at it from livermore out and so those higher elevations over the ultimate so we're talking 2 systems here the first we're in the midst of right now the second is going to impact us on friday. now the atmospheric river is definitely bulls eyeing southern california. but now with this low it's ending that moisture up just right to hit the bay area this morning showers will eventually start to break apart and that will offer us some scattered showers on into the afternoon today so dry times and then also some scattered showers later on today just make sure to be prepared for all of it even if you do see some clearing keep the umbrella and the jacket handy on him. now tomorrow couple sprinkles are possible for thursd

done at the san jose area, scattered showers. pretty significant. moderate rainfall there. up again. really, the storms side of the river, just a few days now. it really has favored the santa cruz mountains south. lives in a lot of rain and then resume. in the second the cruise month in south pretty significant. still, a foot of rain. this next system, the cooler system, the cooler system comes from the north. the friday thing, it lasts through saturday. to mars directly. out of control storm. but a decent winter storm. a frontal system, scattered showers. right now , the temperatures as we head into tomorrow are generally in the 50s with a few low 60s. temperatures within the next day or so, no big changes. in the weekend, things really change around. the system comes in. so tomorrow, like a say, that is the day. clean the gutters or whatever. it is your outdoor day. get golfing or what have you. and friday it is rain in the afternoon. friday morning is okay. friday evening, saturday afternoon. scattered showers. friday and late into saturday afternoon. son is your best da

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service coming into the milpitas and north san jose area. we knew that was a great opportunity to look at the service and see where we might make the biggest gains in ridership. >> vta employees are changing signs at 3,300 bus stops to get people used to the new changes vt is offering free rides today through tuesday. >>> well it was the first published before the civil where. reported through two world wars. and this weekend contra costa county as oldest newspaper will put out the final edition. our anchor eric thomas reports from the martinez news gazette on the last day of operations. >> a good day but sad day because the paper is going to be missed i'm sure. >> that's 93-year-old barbara setko, legal editor at the gazette. she and former employees got together to say goodbye to the 161-year-old institution that the editor calls a true community newspaper. >> we don't rely on wire services or you know we're not covering sacramento or even san francisco area stuff. we try to really focus on just things that are in our community. >> martine

san francisco metro area. down 3% in the south bay. up .8% nationwide but down .4% in the san francisco market and up more than 2% in the san jose area. realtor.com report indicates the market will clear because economic uncertainty cause people to stop spending especially in the entry level category. he says the report may be accurate but no one trend or prediction especially at the national level applies to all of the micro markets in already high priced bay area. >> we can't continue to go up at 6 and 8% a year. we are out running wage growth. so yes prices are leveling off. and it's becoming more what we call a normal market. >> reporter: now, i note report says that the market here and across country is supposed to slow down, but that's not what we've been seeing. we've been here a few hours and steady stream of folks coming through the door looking at this house trying to check it out before they have even held an open house. like i said, it's expected to sell very quickly. live in walnut creek, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> laura, and why is it inventory expected to be so low next year? >> reporter: well, that's what they are s

san francisco metro area, down 3% in the south bay. home prices will change less dramatically, up 0.8% nationwide but down 0.4% in the san francisco market and up more than 2% in the san josehe realtor.com report indicates the market will cool because economic uncertainty will cause consumers to cut back on spending and inventory will reach historic lows especially in the entry level category. >> i can't refute all of it. >> reporter: he says the report may be accurate to some extent but no one trend or prediction especially at the national level applies to all of the micro markets and high-priced bay area. >> our market is very specific. this corridor we call 680/24 corridor we're seeing buyers coming in from san francisco, the santa clara valley because we are more affordable. we have excellent schools, great quality of life. starter homes like this one or even into the higher priced markets are great value. >> reporter: now the market according to the report will go as millennials go for the first time in 2020, according to the report millennials will take out the majority of the mortgages. this home, i'm told, is one of those places where the generations might clash. y

heavy rain make its way through at least for the next hour or so, down through the south bay, the san jose areaxpect to see heavy pockets of rain through about 7:00 a.m., with rain diminishing after 11:00. >>> >> straight ahead, the heisman winning trophy winner, who sparked money for a food pantry. >> >> and the video of wrapping this change your life. and later as the newspaper industry struggles to survive in the age of digital information, one publisher has a new plan to deliver the news >> wire not trying to take risk and make big profits we're trying to take risks to maintain an institution that's been around for two centuries. >> you're trying to save something you love >> right absolutely >> it's all coming up on "sunday today" and as we head to break, our photo of the week, the united states capitol on a snowy night in washington. a bit of holiday peace in the historic week where the members of congress who work in that building voted to impeach a president for only the third time in the history of our country. i need all the breaks that i can get. at liberty butchemel... cut. liberty

look at this we're starting to get rid of the cloud cover just a few clouds hanging out of her san jose areas further east in the bay, the need to see those showers in the central valley that stretch from los all the way through bakersfield eventually down to great find. >>and then rain and snow across southern california. some of the heaviest of rainfall having worked its way through san diego earlier today now further to the east and for the grapevine still closed snow actively falling as you work your way up the pass on up into those higher elevations, a writer all along the great find itself now if you're thinking about taking to hatch a peep it is also very snowy and recommend against it. one o one's going to take a while today's you might just want to save the travel until tomorrow because even though the bay is looking good today. la and the rest of southern california going to join us on that note tomorrow so friday and saturday, some of your best travel days ahead of us across not just the bay, but the rest of the state. as for tahoe go ahead go up there today, it's going to be beaut

service to come into milpitas and the north san jose area, we knew that was a great opportunity to really look at the service and see where we might make our biggest gains in ridership. >> vta employees are changing signs at 3,300 bus stops. to get people used to the changes, vta is offering free rides beginning tomorrow through tuesday. >> like this meter? you can see the coins stuck in there. >> if you have to drive, finding meter parking can be tricky, especially if you still pay with coins. we're talking about san francisco. sfmta says if yyou park at a brokinging broken meter, you ha to park during the time limit or shorter. if the meet hear a bag over, that still does not mean it's broken. driver's say it's frustrating. >> we do everything we can to, like, put the quarters in, or you put the money in, and then it's not registering. >> the city says it is frustrating for them, too, because they lose out on revenue. sfmta says there is an app to locate stores with parking cards if you don't have plastic handy. >>> mystery in paradise. the search right now for a group of tourists who w

to spread further and further south and the east, heavy ounts of rain nowinally moving into the san jose area after staying dry for most this time and the focus is going to begin to shift a little further to the south and the east as the systecomes through i think we're looking at the cold front. at least the backside of at room. about here now and as thpt front moves through things will begin to dry out in otr parts of the bay area but until that time of course we're watching out r the flooding at least in the north bay that frontal system is going to drop through tonight and then behind that we've got a secondary front that will begin to move that will bring with it with the chance of some of those thunderstorms we're taking a look at more downpours of rain and some gusty winds throughouthe day tomorrow and maybe some lingering showers on sunday before drying out by sunday afternoon. are people trying to maybe enjoy a friday night out. >>got to grab the umbrella to dodge some rain drops kron four's dan thorn live tonight in pleasanton. >>it's been kindf strange on here in downtown pleasanto

service to come to the san jose area, and we thought that was a good opportunity to look at the servicee where we can make our biggest gains in ridership. >> vta employees are changing signs at 3,300 bus stops. to get people used to the changes, vta is offering free rides beginning tomorrow through tuesday. >>> a south bay city proposes to ban the homeless from living in rvs. activists are fighting back. this morning we know the outcome. >>> the deadly camp fire devastated butte county. new numbers reveal how deep the impact has reached. >>> we talked about a warmup. when is that happening? >> today, a little bit. a lot more next week. the new year is coming in dry and warm. >> coming in hot! >> yes. not a hot mess. >> no. >> just >> yes. we need that after this morning. yucaipa, santa rosa, guerneville, sebastopol, rohnert park, lake berryessa cold this morning. lafayette, san ramon, freezing cold. close in redwood city at 33. newark at 34. san jose at 36. of course we have mid 40s for alame alameda, san francisco and daly city. here's your commute across the san mateo bridge. it's 38

we get a couple of pop-up showers in through the san jose area, morgan hill and i'll take you throughrk week forecast because i know a lot of people are wondering what's going to happen on monday. we'll have all the details coming up in about 15 minutes. >> 7:45ish. we'll see you then, thanks. >>> it is time for the cleanup after the storm. it rained so hard in san francisco as vianey was just saying that in just a matter of minutes, intersections, homes, freeways, even the city's muni and b.a.r.t. underground stops were flooded. "today in the bay's" sergio quintana takes us there. >> reporter: rainwater cascading down the steps at the van ness and market station. crews had to evacuate this and the church street station and without subway service to downtown, passengers had to cram on to bus shuttles from westportal to van ness. freeway drivers had obstacles. this is videos of the san francisco skyway ramp from ninth street to the golden gate bridge. you can see a few cars stalled out in the standing water. at the height of the storm, some streets turned into rivers of rushing water.

area say pg&e needs to be changed. just 10% say leave it as it is. julian glover is live in san joseg. >>> good morning to you. people here in the bay area are closely watching what happens pg&e forced to pay up 13$13.5 billion to people affected by the northern california wildfires. one-third of bay area residents surveyed in a new poll out by ucbeuc berkeley and the "l.a. times" say they were affected by the firesolo or being forced to evacuate. maybe that's why people think when and where blackouts should occur should be a joint decision between utility companies and state regulators, not a unilateral decision by the utility company. 90% of residents are also in favor of doing away with pg&e. the only problem is the majority of people say they don't know what the path forward should look like, what the solution should be. next year a judge will rule on the outcome and decide between two competing reorganization plans, one submitted by shareholders, one submitted by bondholders. we do want to point out the california public utilities commission has the final say on the matter which

a warm pattern if you can break through the cloud cover, and i think some areas will. san josetitude is lifting northward slightly. you can actually see it in the last few. that's why i think there will be a few areas that get son today. san jose at 60. the normal low is december 12th 1242. it wouldn't take much to get up to 67 or 68. same on the peninsula. belmont is at 60 degrees. so is palo alto. a very mild 61. weak pressure is lifting slightly taking some of that moisture. you can see the decrease in some of the cloud cover. it's not going away very long. it will be back tomorrow as another system drops in. friday afternoon and evening, it looks like off and on saturday. a break on sunday but it will be cooler. 60s here and still some rain. mild temps into saturday. a little change in the dry air but breezy and windy. cooler on sunday and monday. >>> children from the bay area helping out the salvation army. we are live with how they are making sure that all children have a gift waiting for them under the tree this year. >>> angry parents demanding changes to how the oakla

has teamed up with at&t abotics and tompkins robotics it's currently testing at one out in the san jose arealy, what nordstrom can do, the huge selling point here is they can reduce the size of their warehouse by 90%. so as you know, you cover real estate normally, companies to save money, they plant these warehouses out in the middle of nowhere. and then it just takes even longer to get, you know, your online order to a shopper's home but these kind of micro-fulfillment centers now can be smaller and closer to customers. >> i would -- if you would have given me a list of 100 retailers doing this, nordstrom would have been the last one. i mean, target i could see walmart i could see. >> you think low volume, higher end, right >> but i haven't thought of nordstrom as a cutting-edge kind of retailer ever. >> agreed. i feel in many ways, the department store sector at large, macy's, jc penny's, kohl's, a lot of these companies don't typically speak to their supply chain like you said, it's the walmart and target and amazon and best buys of the world that have really been on the forefront of som

>>te now is 7 oh 5 we have more breakingews to tell you about also in the san jose area where thicar slammed into a busine that happened at the cash one loan office ong 7 trees roads are full of art. police sathe driver ran away leaving behind a 15 year-old female passenger. she's at the hospital now with non li threatening injuries, they're still looking for that driver. and new this mornin out of san jose that officer had to be taken to the last night at the reid urt hillview airport. how exactly wh happened hasn't been explained all we knowis that conscious as you can see here in this video as heas being wheed away and put into the back that ambulance will try and find out more information exactly what happened. >>a doordash delivery person showed up with the food and berkeley and ft with the packages for the whole apartment complex there also right there.a so when she went in to the lobby there she delivers the food and then sees all those packages let 7 she swipes so many that she had to kind of ornize them all put them in the plastic holder that was right ere. this is an apartm

as far as the south bay goes, we could see just a little over an inch in for the san jose area if you'reco, expect over an inch of rain, and then of course highway 17 for the santa cruz mountains we're talking over three inches of rainfall. so the highest totals right now still expected to be up in the north bay and through the santa cruz mountains. as far as the south bay goes, that typically of course tends to fall in the rain shadow, getting a decent amount at best over an inch so we'll keep a close eye on that. for now send things back over to kari with a final look at your seven-day forecast. >> all of that rain comes along with high winds, watching out for that throughout the weekend but we dry out early next week and another look at the forecast vo coming up in a few minutes. >>> guys, let's take you out to the drive. we'll show you how traffic is flowing relatively smoothly. green almost everywhere. we'll call out san jose there's a little blip there. typical pattern for a friday. the bigger blip here is the fog for the tri-valley, a major factor in toward contra costa county, co

that is in the san jose area of 880. kaling is blocked a slow ride there as well.ride west point 580. if portion of the richmond/san rafael bridge, still clearing over to decide. 15 minute drive time. over to bloom. from the east bay into marin county, you can see the live shot year. lots of brake lights near the co-toll plaza. sluggish conditions at the bay bridge. the metering lights are on. your backed up into the miss. west point 580 as well as off that eastshore freeway. eastshore freeway busy anyway. as you work your way her usual drive coming out of hercules. all the way to the maze. 33 minute drive time. nick rush along the 580 in the altamont pass. details on that story my next report. >>> i'm anne makovec in the live news desk. it is an historic moment. house democrats just unveiled two impeachment articles against president trump. they are abuse of power and obstruction of congress. democratic leaders say he put u.s. elections and national security at risk. when he asked ukraine to investigate his rivals including joe biden. representative adam schiff sa

service into milpitas and the north san jose area.was an opportunity to look at the service and see where we might make our biggest gains in ridership. >> vt. a employees are changing signs at 3,300 bus stops. to get people used to changes, vta is offering free rides today through saturday. >> well, it was first published before the civil war. it reported through two world wars and now this weekend contra costa county's oldest newspaper will put out its final edition. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas reports from the martinez news gaz et on the last days of operation. >> a good day but sad day because the paper is going to be missed, i'm a sure. >> that's 93-year-old barbara cetko, legal editor at the news gazette. she and former and current employees got together to say goodbye to the institution that the editor cause calls a community newspaper. >> we don't rely on wire service, not covering sacramento or even san francisco area stuff. we try to focus on just things that are in our community. >> martinez mayor rob schroeder calls the p

san jose where they're keeping track of field crews and their progress. >> we've been working on this since 2016. we were getting ready for the new bart service to come into milpitas in the north san jose area, and we knew that that was a great opportunity to really look at the service and see where we might make our biggest gains in ridership. >> ridership has been on the decline in recent years. despite that, sjsu urban planning expert kelly snyder says there is still demand for high quality and reliable service. >> if you have to take two or three different kinds of buses and trains, that's where you start to lose the really big percentages of riders. you want to be where people are starting their journey and get them to where they're ending it. >> the new service plan incorporates community feedback that was gathered over the past year and a half. but some routes are being eliminated, such as the one used by monica malin who travels from ca cambrian park to the university. >> i'm hoping we can bring the routes back and do oer things. >> as part of the switch, the vta is offering free rides to the public for four days starting saturday. in san jose, chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> a ride on

san francisco. at least radar is quiet this morning because fog certainly is not novato concord areas around san jose out towards our inland valleys such as out towards the tri valley all experiencing some areas where visibility is an issue as we work our way towards the latter part of your morning you're going to see a lot less of a foggy impact and some rapidly clearing conditions. eventually by the afternoon today we really do have a pleasant one ahead of us. temperatures will remain cool just a few degrees warmer than yesterday's. but we remain dry today but aside from a couple of scattered sprinkles here and there. 50's to 60's for your highs and a little bit of sunshine between the clouds. rebecca. >>all right, thank you john we're seeing and no delays no issues here the bay bridge toll plaza approach you can see a little bit of that fog though here it is light, but like john is mentioning very pass patchy around the bay area so no issues here getting into san francisco in fact a nine-minute drive time on the macarthur maze to the fremont street exit but a there is a brand-new accident the san

san jose. san jose 51 degrees. 50 in livermore. 51 sensor cisco, a cool start for santa rosa. the winds are generally lifer the bay area a bit of patchy fog. but for the most part. we are looking good on our highways this morning. done by 10 degrees with a chilly wind outside for you. has to do with the dryer area and lays. a little bit of clearing for the overnight hours are lowering us for cool law. gusting to 22. livermore all within 5 to 10 miles per hour for san jose. here's a view of the visibility. no problems on the highway. santa rosa, this is new developing in and around the airport. a bit less than two miles . we will track out over the next hour or two. we are also tracking a possibility of scattered showers coming to our area. for the most part, we are going to be dry this morning and drive for the afternoon. it comes in right around the dinner hour around five, 6:00 or 7:00. afternoon highs for today partly cloudy skies. 57 oakland upper 50s in concord, 50s eight for san jose. showing you the scattered showers expected for this evening. drier weather returns for tomorrow. >>> all right, today is the offic

oakland comes in second at 24/70, followed by san jose at 24/50. >>> and in san jose, the bay area's largest city is calling on the community to help solve some of its biggest civic challenges through an annual competition with a great name. it's called unleash your geek. >> abc 7 news reporter, chris nguyen has the story from san jose. >> are you ready to unleash your geek. san jose wants to connect with start ups to create technology that will provide solutions to some of the urgent challenges the city faces. >> we have five key challenges, and we hope to see the results in six months. >> as part of the competition, city officials are calling for special drones that can help firefighters enhance emergency response. another request involves the city's office of immigrant affairs, which is asking for someone to create realtime interpretation tools to help make community meetings for inclusive for limited and nonenglish speaking resident. >> because we have spanish and vietnamese interpreters, it leaves out other languages, so community members feel like they don't belong. >> the city