the other bridges are busy including the san rafael and golden gate bridge and san mateo bridge, butn western side of the bay bridge coming in to san francisco. mike? >> now it is my turn to make it mazable for the commuters, look what happened? it is drizzling on the bay bridge we cannot -- a break this morning. so sorry. our steady rain is still up to the north and that is where it will stay through the morning commute but in the higher elevations and around the golden gate bridge we have a little bit of drizzle and it will take better part of the morning and here is san jose and 87 we need the sunglasses this morning. steady rain arrives, grab the umbrella, a break tomorrow, otherwise have the umbrella handy we have a chance of rain with the strong of the storm looking christmas eve to christmas day. 9:00, yellow and on starting to move in to the north bay and benoon, most of that is still in the north bay and we will still have waves of drizzle and height showers ahead of it and they will not be steady until we get into the afternoon hours around the bay and in the evening hours,

we have better news for 101 in san rafael. we had lanes shut down overnight because of a fatal accident that happened after 11 p.m. last night. again all lanes are open and south 101 flowing well leaving novato heading for san rafael. we'll have more "kcbs traffic" coming up. >>> breaking news this morning. a two-alarm fire has forced the evacuation of an apartment complex in el sobrante. the call came in an hour ago and and contra costa county dispatch was first on the scene. no injuries have been reported. evacuations are taking place. we'll have more information coming up. >>> new this morning a store clerk seriously injured after a robbery and shooting at an antioch 7-eleven at lone tree way. police collected evidence. the clerk is currently in surgery at a local hospital. >>> it doesn't make any sense. we don't have any money in the till, maximum 40 bucks. >> the store manager said the clerk had recently emigrated from india. >>> a three-day manhunt ends in an hours long standoff and now police say they have a suspected m

the san mateo or richmond-san rafael. here is a look at tolls, it is light as usual, and what a surprise if do you not know about this mid-span and at a standstill or very slow crawl. right now, full closure on the san francisco side of the bay bridge with traffic diverted off at fremont treat with a sig-alert in affect. >> thank you, sue. the weather is activity but the next six hours we have few scattered light issues through the only commute and the steady rain is moving in after the morning commute is over. hitting santa rosa at 9:00. here is my 12-hour day planner with low clouds across san francisco from sutro tower. low-to-mid 40s. grab the umbrella. we will be touched by rain in the north bay by noon, heading through the bay and into the south bay by 4:00 and stuck in the south bay by 7:00 with temperatures in the mump 50s -- mid-to-upper 50s? kristen and eric? >> a she down at a south bay elementary school where a fight over a visit to santa could have parents pulling their kids out of school today. matt explains

when you are beyond the front you can see in san rafael we still have wet weather falling. friday afternoon it will be dry. saturday afternoon to sunday is wet again. >> in san jose traffic is flow nicely beyond the shark tank. this is the julian off-ramp. slick conditions. to the richmond-san rafael bridge, the same deal. we have wet roads. no problems with the toll plaza. it is going to be a rough commute with the standing water especially lucky drive to corte madera and paul avenue in san francisco and 101. we have a new accident now two lanes blocked westbound 580 at harrison with slowing happening and the peninsula northbound 280 at millbrae avenue, two lanes blocked, with chain requirements in lake tahoe and i will pet to that in the ski resort. >> happening today a historic change comes to california schools and president obama is set to sign into law the every student succeed acts passed to replace no child left behind act allowing schools to be moring inible and does not mandate standardized testing. >> an eight week old puppy is safe after found whimpering sufferin

we're talking about folks headed toward the richmond san rafael bridge. you get off the roadway and take san pablo past the scene. i think central should get you past it, i'm checking with chp. >>> new details on a landmark decision in milpitas. the city council approved a 65% water rate hike. residents, as you might imagine, are fuming. "today in the bay's" bob redell has more on a very expensive decision. >> reporter: very expensive is right, sam. good morning to you. when this water rate hike goes into effect, customers will be paying on average roughly $28 to $30 more per month. that's a 65% increase in the water rates increase, they will go up 30% in january and up again by 35% in july. the council chambers were full of upset residents last night as the council listened to their concerns. the city leaders passed this hike in a unanimous decision a few months prior but could not give their final approval which thaid they did last night until hearing from their constituents, some of whom are very worried about how to make ends meet with a significant in

you and use central if you are there on the roads trying to get to westbound 580 in the richmond-san rafael bridge. >> a big shakeup in the san francisco police department if an officer points a gun at you, it will now be treated differently. this is in the wake of the out try over a suspect being fatally shot. >> the police officer union president is addressing the controversial shooting today. according to an article any officer who points his or her firearm at someone must now justify it. a bulletin outlying the policy want out to officers last week on the hollywoods of the fatal shooting of mario woods in san francisco. woods was a suspect if a stabbing. police say he refused to drop the knife. last week, protest protesters rallied and many are calling for the police chief to resign. woods' mother is suing the city for wrongful death. the shooting is "under investigation," and the department has not said if the new policy is directly related to the shoot offeds. the president of the police officers association will make an announcement today at 12:30. >> facebook is changing the use are

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camera shows you the taillights from university up to the split where some folks move over to the san rafaeldge. all lanes reopened. westbound is your commute direction, that would be the headlights coming down towards university, not a surprise. also the san mateo bridge, the heaviest volume outside of the area. the rest of the commute looks really good. >> let's hope it stays that way. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> you can join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00. we leave you with an iconic shot of the golden gate bridge. now to the debate performance last night. >>> good morning. jeb bush go at it on the las vegas strip. >> you're never going to be president of the united states by insulting your way. >> i'm at 42 and you're at 3. i'm doing better. >> doesn't matter. >> you started offver here, jeb. you're moving over further and further. pretty soon you're going to be off the edge. >> trump's proposed muslim ban a hot topic along with a new one. how he wants to shut off parts of the internet. this morning the highs and low

the richmond san rafael bridge and south to san mateo bridge. sounds like 6:30 before they plan to reopen those lanes getting over the bay bridge and into san francisco. the bridge, itself, does remain open. >> we'll ekekeep checking back h you. >>> threw another obstacles at the proposal. the suit says the ucsf chancellor overstepped his authority by giving away valuable property rights that belongs to all californians. the new warriors arena is set to be located on third street, a block away from ucsf medical center. the project has faced issues from the state. with opponents saying it would create dangerous traffic for people trying to get to the hospital during an emergency. it is scheduled to be ready for the 2018 season. >>> the sudden death of a kidney donor at ucsf could mean longer waits for thousands of patients in need of a kidney. the hospital voluntarily suspended all living kidney donor surgeries. well that death is under investigation. a 20-year-old man was scheduled for a life-saving kidney transplant later today. his donor is hi

bridge with a wind advisory, expect breezy condition, four lanes for the southbound commute and san rafaelsouthbound beyond the the parkway and the civic center is getting busy but no problems interest san francisco. a lock at the trouble spots we have a new accident southbound 242 in concord, before 680, we are seeing red sensors so traffic is now backing up toward highway 4 at halfway down on 242. give yourself extra time if that is your drive this morning. >> brrr, birds of a weather will flock together. the reason is the beginning of the reason is the beginning of the 115th ought population and traffic the progress of endangered species. >> "star wars" fever is hotter as fans prepare if the release on friday. "star wars"-related merchandise has been selling off the clarities and now this is something you can eat, kelloggs in australia has partnered with disney and lucas for a limited cereal with darth vader, yoda and the storm trooper, and a storm trooper, as well. unfortunately, it is not available for purchase outside of australia. at the moment. >> long trip to get them. >> it is 5:

then it is busy on way to central san rafael. g is off the roadway in petaluma but it is cleared. the early accident is going but 20 minutes from san lorenzo. kristen and eric? >> breaking news in the case of a major karma, the guy who rocketed to fame for jacking up the price of a life saving pill for aids victim from $8.0 to $750. officials say he was charged with illegally taking stock fromly bio-tech phil to pay off debts from unrelated business deal in. he was later booted out of the c.e.o. position in the company. this month it was announced he dished out $2 million to by the measure single album release "once upon a time," and in solano, officials are on the scene of a fire if vallejo with heavy fire in the garage and flames through the roof. it appears everyone is okay and there are no reports of injury. >> in the case against three santa clara county jail guards accused of murdering an inmate. their attorneys are trying to keep the public from hearing details on the upcoming trial. and matt keller in the courthouse in san

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golden gate bridge we haven't had any problems out of marin county this morning. 101 through novato, san rafaelsouthbound from 580 to san francisco, will take about 14 minutes for the drive time. san jose we are seeing a few brake lights northbound 101. looks like it's starting to fill in a bit as you work your way from 280 north there. it eases up once you past that area towards 237 and it's clear all the way into the peninsula and no delays right now along 280. let's get a look at the forecast. here's roberta. >>> our live weathercam are looking at mineta international airport. 38 degrees there, clear skies, southeast breeze at 3. good morning, everyone. it is cold out the door this morning. 45 in san francisco. and 40 in oakland. otherwise everyone is in the 30s. it's freezing in santa rosa. and then even though the winds are slight this morning, when you pick up a southeast wind at 5 in san francisco, that adds to that chill in the air. in fact, that east-southeast wind at 4 in pleasanton coupled with 34 degrees makes it feel like it's in the 20s at this hour. in order wind at 5 in napa mak

you are looking live at a west highway 101 if san rafael. >> our reporter is in marin county. amy? >> we aren't getting drenched just light rain coming down with notable exception is the wind. we drove across the golden gate bridge into marin from san francisco and we were tossed around silt a two happens on the wheel morning when you are on the bridges. that is when we felt it. when you do get hit with the rain it will be sideways rain in the face. the umbrella will struggle today. grab the hood. the rain pants. cover your charlie hebdo to -- yourself head to tow. not a lost soaking rain right now here at the tip of marin county but we planning to head north when we sign off from the report to see what is going on north of marin as we bring you the latest open this storm. reporting from vista point for abc7 i amy hollyfield. >> pg&e said extra crews and resources are on alert. crews are dealing with several hundred power outages in the northeast and south bays. the utility is using data from the smart meter to restore power quicker. pg&e is urging tuesday have flashlights and radio

san rafael. bad ride. overall traffic map, we are in good shape on this wednesday morning. hump day. >> new york city is ready to party on new year's eve the mayor and new york police department and freak freak take -- and f.b.i. say will 6,000 officers will be patrolling the streets packed for the count down. the first test will be conducted to make sure 12,000 pound ball will drop just right. you are invited to ring in right here with dick clark's new year's rockin' eve at 8:00 people and then abc7 news at 11 and at 1:30 more new year's rockin' eve ryan seacrest the. >> a land to draw more visitors to the san francisco water front. >> and a "star wars" celebrity on the defense after backlash over appearance in "the force awakens" and how carrie fisher awakens" and how carrie fisher is who helped make slea difference last yearose for thousands of local foster kids. thank you for helping foster kids. thank you for the school supplies. thank you for the new shoes. thank you, secret santa. and than

the roadway heads around the san rafael bridge. the connector is blocked. there's a crash involving a big rig, a pickup truck and debris. looking for a sweeper truck and a tow. in san pablo, folks look like they're getting back on at central. chp says they're not sure when they'll be able to reopen those lanes. the rest of your day is clear. >> thank you very much. >> 5:01. in milpitas the city decided to take water conservation one step further with a big rate hike. residents say it's not fair. "today in the bay's" bob redell live in milpitas with the decision. the city council raised those rates by 65%. >> you're right, laura, 65% increase in the water rate hike, water rates in the city of milpitas will be faced in. in january they'll jump by 30% and then in july another 35%, getting it to the 65%. looking at what this will cost the average customer rs their average bill could go up by around $28 a month. the city council explained the dix to a packed room last night, full of concerned residents saying the drought made water more expensive. for example, mi

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all the san rafael fire department is giving away sandbags at several locations. people have been ling up to protect their homes. >> in san francisco public works has been preparing for the storm since last week clearing leaves from the drains to prevent flooding. officials are urging everyone to pitch in. pitch in. >> you can use a broom or waste if you see the problem where you live or work we welcome help. all the city is happening out free sandbags, giving out 10,000 in the past in. people are warned to stay alert at the coast. waves hit a jaw dropping 30'. powerful rip currents can pull you out to sea in just seconds. >> if the storm has you dreaming of trash powder at lake tahoe give yourself plenty of time to get there. it only take adds few inches to trigger big delays on the freeway get into lake tahoe and this is expected to bring more than that. another storm is expected to hit on sunday. c.h.p. recommended you bring warm clothing and food to wait out the delays. chains. and a charger. >> preparations are underway in the south bay but in los gatos vegeta

from san rafael, a little fog. i do want to take you outside and show you what it looks like in san rafael. from this vantage point not that bad, even to nevada looking at extra fog this morning. elsewhere, light commute before that holiday week. happy new year and thank you guys. >> coming quickly. thank you very much. >>> our top story now, comedian bill cosby facing charges for the first time after years of accusations that he drugged and sexually assaulted women. >> as far as the charges are concerned against cosby they involve only one alleged victim. many women say it's taken far too long for justice to come. "today in the bay's" peggy bunker has much more on an interview you'll only see in the bay area. >> the next thing i remember he's waking me up roughly, i'm sicker than i've ever been in my life, i'm naked. i said, what happened? >> tiburon's patricia is one of 6 1 women accused of sexual miss connect, andrea constand was a watershed moment. >> i can't speak for the rest of the women. i never thought thi

north bay first the san rafael north bay first the san rafael anderson drive, larkspur mill valley lightaside to see the area through daly city. also ocean avenue in the san francisco area. brings bean getting some light wren on the peninsula belmont, ralston avenue, redwood city middle field road seaport boulevard getting wet. emeryville to oakland also very slick and as we head down to the south bay some very scattered light ran from san jose to sunnyvale cupertino peninsula south bay getting wet. last 24 hours we pick up 13 hundredths in livermore, but look at this over app inch in san rafael, over app inch in san rafael, san francisco mount cell saint helena just over that. 3 quarters inch in half moon bay. still snowing in the sierra but i have to tell you chain controls are 80, 50, 88 and 4 but tahoe truckee it's raining so the snow level has come you. this this is temperatures in the guess and from our emeryville camera the rain is falling. item select for the morning commute. morning get away as we are expecting steady rain no the morning. scattered showers tomorrow afternoon and

san rafael is getting a break right now with drizzle as we hook south on 101. it is mild.zzle to rain today through tomorrow and flooding king tide toll through saturday and also, how high they will be on twitter and facebook at 7:29. christmas eve storm promising snow down do 3000' and dry for the weekend. from 7:00 to 9:00, a tapering and we will look to the north to see the yellows and orange and at noon, moving through the rest of us in the afternoon and evening, and you can see they are staying mainly in the evening and overnight in the higher elevation is we are going to get a rain shield in our valleys, at .25" to .5" and half inch to 1" in higher elevations and the breezes pick up so we are moderate on the storm impact scale and thursday storm has just a little bit of snow. >> it is busy because of the rain and a lot of folk on the road and the backup at the macarthur maze with a problem coming off of the bay bridge in the area non-commute direction with all lanes blocked eastbound 80 to westbound 580 and they have opened up a lane so expect delays coming off into

. >> happening today, commuters to and from the east bay who travel over the richmond-san rafael bridge will have new bus service from golden gate transit called route 580 is tested for nine months. the buses are for those who drive on 580 which is congested during the commute and propertied to carry 220 passengers a day. the first bus takes off in emeryville at 6:30 from hollis and 58, then berkeley and albany and next in san rafael arriving there at 7:30. >> today, a big vote in seattle could change the way companies like uber and lyft operate. the city council will decide in seattle if seattle is the first in to let drivers unionize. right now, most drivers for ride sharing companies are considered independent contractors. not employees. san francisco-based uber opposes the idea and believes the proposal violates federal labor laws. >> 49ers quarterback kaepernick is taking on donald trump in a weekend tweet compares the banning of muslims in immigration to other racially motivated bans in the united states last century. kaepernick said racism and discrimination is not okay, we are a

san rafael, southbound 101 getting busy and this is by the ymca in san rafael so picture lucas valleyorth gate mall and traffic is flowing nicely into the city an 18-minute delay from north san rafael novato to the golden gate bridge. >> developing news right now, orinda police look for a violent robber who pistol-whipped a nanny in front of a young child in the middle of the afternoon a frightening scenario for parents. amy hollyfield is at the orinda police department. amy? >> police say they have surveillance video. they are studying it hoping it will leap to the attacker. police say a man kicked down the door of an orinda home at 2:30 year afternoon. the 53-year-old man any was told to hand over cash and two ipads and he pistol-whipped her and demanded the keys to the family car and took off. the homeowners were at. they say their give-year-old daughter was home. >> she did not go upstairs when the burglars toll her on go upstairs and she stayed downstairs but did not see that. but...i don't know...as far as i me she saw everything. >> here is a look at the s.u.v. police are looki

don't miss a day of brilinta. >> george: the worst traffic is at the richmond san rafael bridge.i have been covering trapped about this for a while and traffic is backed up westbound to one-hour time. jackson on the bridge has been cleared but the traffic is still this bad. it goes all a bad to bravado boulevard. not far away we still have a motorcycle accident on west 580 a central. then there's a crash here at andrade road that block three lanes. from dublin down fremont is still 33 minutes. bay bridge westbound we have slowed traffic down into the macarthur maze. at of hayward into a san mateo it is very slow. we still have that problem near the county line with a big rig ran off the roadway. that kept a lot of traffic into petaluma. >> james: with a quick look at the satellite greater view to the north we have the storm from the pacific northwest that could potentially give us a little rain tomorrow in the north bay. by 9:00 the conditions might have scattered showers across the north bay. by noon and by 3:00 the same story. clouds will build from time to time throughout the

now, folks can avoid that by using richmond san rafael bridge. a build towards hayward and san mateo bridge. as we move your maps out. a smooth drive for the rest of the bay, but, again, that's now rippling out from the bay bridge to the other bridges going from east to west. b.a.r.t. is a great option for you, as well. we look over at the palo alto camera a smooth flow for the rest of the bay and kari's forecast coming up. >>> good morning. live picture from our chopper from the san francisco side of the bay bridge. cal tran now throwing out more absorbent and more cleanup than they thought. possibly until 8:00 we'll track this and the jam from san francisco solid all the way back into the maze. this is a bad friday for these commuters and alternate coming up. >>> some rain may slow down the evening commute. still far to the north and here is what to expect throughout the day. not as cold and clouds moving in and rain rolling in from the north to the south and maybe heavy at times and steady for areas south of san francisco into early saturday mo

calmer wind in santa rosa, novato and san rafael. not as windy as yesterday. that's good news because it felt wild during the day with our temperatures into the 50s. same again today. 50s at the beaches. 50s around the peninsula. 55 degrees in morgan hill. good morning to you in clayton with the temperature near 53 degrees. also 53 degrees towards hercules and in pinole. temperatures in the north bay 56 degrees in novato. winds will be out of the south and then rotate to the northeast. 5 to 15 miles per hour. and in the far reaching places of the north bay, into the mid- to high 50s with partly cloudy skies. frank we're tracking rain next time arnold we'll tell you when we can all expect it. >> okay, roberta. thank you. >> eight people recovering from minor injuries after a passenger plane skidded off the runway. a southwest airlines flight arrived from houston yesterday when the boeing 737 went into a ditch. 133 passengers, five crew, all on board. investigators are looking into what may have caused that accident. >>> today san francisco's police union will a

oakland you're up to 50 degrees, san rafael the same, livermore 52 degrees. into tonight it will be chilly out there. so if you're going to san francisco to enjoy the fireworks, it will be 47 at 10:00. mostly clear skies, all clear conditions. look at those temperatures dropping down to lower 40s. we'll have a couple storm systems moving in for the start of next week. there's one and a large one right behind that. that arrives as we go into sunday morning into the afternoon with some scattered rain. the rain will take a break for a little bit. another round on tuesday and another one right after that on wednesday bringing some beneficial rain to the bay area and more sierra snow. the rain outlook for us brings us at least a half of an inch up to an inch and a half for most of the bay area. where we do need the rain the most, looks like we could have higher amounts. we'll keep you up to date on that. let's check in with anthony to see what's happening on those roadways. >> you mentioned north bay freezing temperatures, fog left, dangerous combination this morni

in san rafael, you can see it is looking nice. temperatures are running are 56 to 61 degrees today with a light breeze and thick are clouds across the thought bay and the south bay. tomorrow is the warmest day, look at this, low-to-upper 60s and the rain and thunderstorms are possible on thursday, with temperatures around 60 and that is out of here on friday, and there is another chance this weekend. it is coming up. >> a solid line of brake lights on the upper deck of the bay bridge as a result of a stall sitting in the left lane and then other cars came in hot and crashed into that and they are in the clearing stains but you can see a long line behind the toll plaza we have no delays but when you are on the upper span it is bumper-to-bumper traffic all the way just beyond treasure island so give yourself plenty of time. they will be out of there and it will be improving. we have road worker in the lanes eastbound 580 and oakland wrapping up shortly and a look at the drive times if you headed out, over 30 mens from tracy to dubli

very slick conditions and the drive through san rafael and a soggy san jose on your right. >> the rainill move out of the bay area as the day goes on but strong, dangerous winds will stick around. our team is here to get you where you need to go safely this morning. let's get right to meteorologist kari hall. kari, very active morning for you. >> especially with those wind gusts continuing to pick up. we have had gusts over 50 miles per hour in parts of the peninsula this morning and we still see that rain on the radar. especially for the east and the south bays. into the rest of the day this rain becomes more scattered but the slick roadways will continue as we've gotten a lot of rain over the past couple of days. wind advisory until 4:00 this afternoon. it will be the highest in the north and east bay hills and just over 40 miles per hours and traveling to the sierra, another 2 to 3 feet of snow above 7,000 feet making travel very dangerous. i'll detail that and what to expect in the rest of the morning but, mike, the san mateo bridge camera's shaking all around. >> it has. on the pe

it looks like over about .25" of rain in the san rafael area over a tenth in san francisco. this is from the incoming system, the first cold front of the season, or i should say for the month of december, first cold front for december. it looks like it will produce by .05" of rain in san jose and under .25" in the eastern portion of the bay area. we are still far off so the numbers could change. central valley started at 12 degrees in truckee going up to 39. 59 in monterey bay. sunrise tomorrow morning at 7:07. temperatures won't be as cold overnight as this morning generally between 35 and 45 degrees. today's high temperatures in the 50s and low 60s. it will be 58 degrees in vallejo, american canyon and benicia. 60 in mountain view backing all the way into palo alto. and upper 50s and low 60s pretty much around the rim of the bay. northeast flat winds 5 to 10 miles per hour. there you have it increasing clouds on your wednesday afternoon leading to an inch of rain on thursday in the wettest locations, friday begins to clear. we have dry skies on saturday. we cloud back up o

can you see it come coming to san rafael at 4:00, with easy timing like year at 6:00, san mateo bridge, dumbarton bridge, 7:00 into 8:00 hour and scattered shows for lunch and a second and third wave roll through in the evening and again during midnight when we can have a burst heavy rain with small hail and a burst of gusty wind push our rain total to a third of an inch to half an inch in the south bay and half to two-thirds elsewhere and two they ares it mother than an inch in the north bay with local winds in the north bay mountains tonight at 10:00 through tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. with gusts up to 45 to 50 miles per hour and a very, very small potential for down trees and power lines much because it is at the highest elevation i will keep our storm index at a two. if the winds were lower it could go do a three on friday afternoon into saturday, it is looking quiet but into sunday have indoor plans because it will be wet. again. sue? how is the commute? >> rough. several hotspots. happy hump day. we had an early accident at macarthur maze. it is gone. we have another issue wit

the san rafael bridge has been slowed a little bit but it has back up to oppose plaza out toward san rafael. on northbound to 80 by the horns freeway there are five cars that had been tangled up in an accident. that could cause major delays but with a tracking map for you. don't forget our traffic section of the web site at kron4.com. >> anny: the typhoon is slamming into the eastern philippines this morning. here's some bottles and the kron 4 news room. there landslides debtor waiting for heavy winds and rains. of the people of our the evacuated. the typhoon is named mobile or. there when the 95 mi. an hour and gusts of 15 mi. an hour. it is expected to make land fall again. >> mark: the bay area is getting a good soaking yesterday. branches were toppling off trees. this woman belmont had a limb topple cross the road on a neighbor's car. the tree was 50 years old and appeared rotted on the inside. it is unable to stand up and the heavy winds. >> it no one was hurt, and the damage was minor in my mind's. i'm told by was response will for. >> reporter: the homeowner is going to have to

the last stop is san rafael arriving at 7:30.important, happening today, a big vote in seattle could change how capitals like uber and lyft operate, seattle could be first city in the united states to let the drivers unionize. most are considered independent contractors not employees efforts uber opposes the idea. the company believes that the seattle proposal violates federal labor laws. >> 49ers quarterback kaepernick is take on donald trump in a weekend tweet comparing the plan to ban muslims immigration to other racially motivated bans in the united states last century. saying that racism and discrimination isn't okay. we all human beings and things need to change. later, he posted a quote from real estate tired air force colonel asking americans to care about trump's push for discrimination because you could be next. he called it "food for thought." kaepernick is recovering from surgery to his left shoulder. >> the republicannal presidential candidates are preparing, and now the underring do is coming on strong, senator ted

richmond-san rafael bridge if you pay cash you are backed up. trackers be sliding through with no problem from richmond to san rafael or marin county. we have an accident san jose clearing stages. drive time if you are headed out dublin -- tracy to dublin is under 40 minutes, westbound highway 4 is 20 minutes and interest san francisco from marin, under 20 minutes south 101. >> chipolte is making major changes to the way it handles food after the e. coli outbreak in the west and virus outbreak in boston. the company said they will scale back on the use of local inagreed ends -- ingredient and package tomatoes and let news a central kitchen to be tested before being tested. 52 people have been sick after easting at chipolte restaurants and officials have not determined which ingredient causes the illness. >> trader joe's has a voluntary recall of triple ginger bra purchased from november 9 through monday. there are no injuries or illnesses reported. >> safe way employees found skimming devices at two stores. one device was discovered at a check s

it happened in san rafael near the central san rafael exit. the person in that car died after losing consciousness inside the vehicle. two southbound lanes were blocked for several hours while cal trans crews kore s cleaned from the roadway. >>> the search continues in the streets of southern california this morning for a missing man from the bay area. his family is desperately doing whatever whatever they can to try to find eric polar who vanished last week. >> kris sanchez has been tracking the very latest on the search to find him and the desperate plea from his loved ones. >> these are his parents, sam and laura. down on the streets south of los angeles trying to post posters of their son looking for any information about what happened to him. they say they fear that something bad happened to their son, eric because no one has heard from him since tuesday. now, as lapd investigators, his parents are pounding the pavement down in l.a. where he is a producer at a special effects company. the last-known himmage of him is on tuesday where he w

sunshine san rafael 52. and san jose, also 52 degrees. rain sunday night. you will be dry during the day but some showers move in late sunday evening. monday, tuesday, wednesday still chilly with partly sunny skies new year's eve and new year's day milder but for the next week nobody hits 60. that's your chilly kpix 5 forecast. back to you. >> thank you. >>> well, as you know, festive decorations and delicious treats make the holiday season special. consumerwatch reporter julie watts says many of those seasonal celebrations also pose a risk to pets. >> reporter: they are keeping their pets safe, at the top of their holiday "to do" list. >> we avoid poinsettias when there's chocolate we make sure it's up high. we avoid tinsel. the stringy type. >> reporter: but even seasoned pet owners are prone to pet emergencies this time of year. >> he just wanted to take a snooze on one of the higher branches. and the whole thing, whole thing, came down. >> reporter: this kitty had eight more lives but this veterinarian says this is when emergency vet visits tend to spik

it is great across the richmond-san rafael and green across the san mateo bridge and dumbarton bridge did you get a text from santa >> he does text me. >> so far he has delivered 780 million presents an the world. >> impressive. >> we will check out where santa is on for road tracker he is delivering to good boys and girls in australia. >> good day. in california, state veterinarian cleared the reindeer to enter california for christmas, which is the requirement each year, the p allows nine reindeer including rudolph entry into the state between tomorrow evening -- tonight and christmas morning. >> what happens after that? are they kicked out? >> they are asked to move on. if you want to track santa we have a link on abc7news.com and it is very gentle. chipolte is making big changes following the e. coli rout break and what it is doing to keep you safe all the force of mother nature in mississippi that nature in mississippi that knocked over a >>> santa clara, san francisco, east bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> check out the forceful winds with the semi coming straig

san rafael's george lucas is one five receiving highest award for lifetime achievement in the arts >>nd a conductor and rita mo rena and carol king joined lucas at the white house receiving the kennedy center honors. lucas created the "star wars" and indiana jones franchise had part in seven of the ten top grossing movies of all time. that is what you call the midas touch. >> wall street hops to kickoff the year end rally today. >> good morning, topping america's money the stock market stall, an expert said we will finish flat for year. stock futures were down and what is weigh on investors is the interest rate hike. >> holiday shopping is in full swing. put down the plastic and pay with cash. >> a second, shop alone the people spend more with shopping with a partner. >> do it your sell. make your own christmas gift. >> three box office wins in a row for "hunger games," at $19 million for the weekend for domestic total of $227 million. that is america's money. have a great day, everyone. >> happening today, if you look for a new job in the technical, food or security industries, you m

, all the way to 580 and the richmond-san rafael bridge so be careful on the san mateo bridge althoughrive is looking good there is a high wind advisory with no delay on the dumbarton bridge. the dumbarton bridge. >> now, a password required. a notification will appear on the phone asking if you are trying to sign in from another device and tap "yes," and you are in. this could be useful when logging in from a new location or if you like a lot of us have forgot were your passwords. >> disney is expected to sell three million to $5 million in "star wars" merchandise before the end of the year. a reason, of course, is the adorable star of "the force awakens" the hottest toy. the pew seem of science and industry in chicago released this video of the flock and the chicks. it is adorable. disney team up with the robot firm to create the technology. love that. >> could be someone on my christmas list who has received and it i am jealous. >> absolutely. corruption is never good among police but we can make an exception for the k-9 officer you are about to meet. chewy is a french bulldog one b

here's a live look at san rafael. the storm will make its way through the north bay first and then head south. good morning everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. kris sanchez has a well-deserved day off. let's get right to meteorologist kari hall who's very busy with the radar. >> and it looks busy as we look just to the north of us, but in the bay area it's still nice and quiet. just some clouds starting to move in. now, we'll start to see these scattered showers moving into the north bay first once again and then working to the south. but they've really had a hard time working to the south. it's been very slow. and you know what that means,

rain falling out for the east bank vallejo pinole richmond also berkeley also in marin out near san rafael we're just looking at some scattered showers this out for the

north bay, san rafael and the glowing conditions and mist kicking up on the roadway. take it easy there because stopping may be a factor for many vehicles out there at highway speeds. as we look at the map and we'll show you what kari is dealing with. this is the radar and all this activity going on around the north bay and we're looking at green patches here, some puddling, ponding and fog and we also have the green all over the roadways where you'll find that. the highlighting is where you'll find the slicker conditions and the tree down and that's at first street where that tree is down and get some wires. we'll track that and the rain make its way over towards the dublin grade. back to you. >>> fiat chrysler will pay $70 million in fines this after it failed to disclose deadly car crashes. >> for more on that, let's turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc headquarters. good morning. >> sam and laura, good morning to you both. the markets will try to break a three-day losing streak. futures are higher ahead of the open. volatile session with the dow more than 350 points

friction in san francisco and, also, half moon bay and mill valley is 45 and san rafael, 101, looking southbound clear this morning we are going to top out in san francisco at 56. peninsula, south bay, east bay, inland east bay, all at 55 and north bay is the warmest at 57. here is a look at walnut creek where it is 34 degrees. we have a file high clouds and temperatures are the same as today. warmer with a slight chance of light rain across the not bay, thursday, a little bit of a break on friday and our warmest day upper 50s to low 60s and the wet weather is slated for the weekend and i have that coming up, hour by hour, in the seven-day forecast. sue? >> 14 isn't months to set the commute from the 880 hayward side to the 101 and foster city and san mateo side for the san mateo bridge, not bad, the tail lights headed to the flat section and the high-rise and it is not a bad rise. fur traveling from san rafael, say, lucas valley road into san francisco i checked the drive time at 18 minutes. in stall or citizens and starting to get slow out of novato, typical for this time of the day

we will look at san rafael beyond the civic center to lincoln and central san rafael, no fog, so clear sailing into san francisco. we do have road work still out there in both directions, we will check with eastbound 580 from 35th to grand with guard rail work in the men valley and to the peninsula, north 101 at pill bring a couple of lanes blocked because of the road work. >> pg&e said the natural gas pipe lines safe but a consumer group is saying "not so fast." why they claim the lines are still putting people in danger. >> went to play santa claus but don't have the time? uber is ready to come to your rescue. >> a look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. bridge toll plaza. traffic is light at the moment. dayquil liquid gels and go. bridge toll plaza. traffic is light at the moment. hey buddy, let's get these but these liquid gels are new. mucinex fast max. it's the same difference. these are multi-symptom. well so are these. this one is max strength and fights mucus. that one doesn't. uh...think fast! you dropped something. oh...i'll put it back on the shelf... new from mucinex fa

san rafael as you make the turn up the parkway, up toward the civic center, southbound 101 looking good all the way into san francisco at this hour and a trouble spot, though, if you go between castro valley and san lorenzo the accident was cleared because the sensors were green to yellow but the right lane was blocked. heads up. kristen and eric? >> yes, the new "star wars" movie debuts next week and the texas mist is using this in a recruitment video. an officer is asking questions to a possible recite, darth vader. he did not get the job because he has a deep breathing issue. and a misunderstanding of what "the force," really is. people who follow the department on facebook love the video, receiving 2,000 "likes," and 3,000 shares. >> a six year old in north carolina decided to take advantage of the weather by climbing 50' up a tall treat. he got stuck on the branches a few feet from the top and fires crews got him out of the tree using a boom truck from an electric company. he got back on the ground firefighters asked him why he was is high in the tree and he said i felt like chime

by the time it trails off friday morning an inch and a quarter is expected in san rafael. st about .3" of rain in the san jose area. .75" the east. half inch of rain in pacifica. winter storm warning in effect, it's going to snow down to 4,000 feet. here's your ski report. here are your temperatures. mild in the 60s increasing wind out of the south at 15. we have a stormy day on your thursday. and then more rain queued up ready to move in on sunday. make it a great day, everyone. >>> many people are pulling out their christmas lights and there's an easy new way to cover an entire home but as mark kelly shows us, those colorful displays can do a lot more than just dazzle the neighbors. >> reporter: when flying chopper 5, pilot ron jameson has been blinded by a popular new kind of christmas light. >> very scary and it's potentially damaging to eyes. >> reporter: laser beams are fast becoming a quick and easy way to decorate the house for christmas. but they aren't putting pilots in the holiday mood. >> people need to be more cautious about, you know, the aircraft that are fly

san rafael has the temperatures about 38 degrees. this afternoon, high clouds and sunshine inland, thickest cross the north by at 55 to 58 and around the bay it and chess to average sunny and a chill at the coast at 55 to 56. san jose shows we are going to be cloudy tom, a chance of rain on friday and saturday. an hour-by-hour look at that is coming up. >> a sig-alert is issued own wednesday morning, eastbound 80 at the 580 split. you can see the blinking lights. what has happened a big-rig lost the load of bridges and rocks and the big-rig is on the shoulder. the debris is blocking the traffic. sig-alert in affect. there is a traffic break to get it cleans up. you can continue eastbound 80 to central to cut offer to 580. the toll plaza shows no metering heights, a few cars are stacked up to pay cash and we will look at the sig-alert by our maps, you can see the red sensors and traffic is slow approaching this eastbound accident at buchanan with debris in all lanes. kristen and eric? >> for the first time we hear from the young man w

through on 580 the backed up a solid as it would be expected for the five into combat leader of into san rafael the back of already reaching beyond the richmond park where >>james: although nearby and of more is about 33, 34 in san mateo is cold as a spectacle, has now dropped into the upper third it was and 41 degrees but the not surprised to begin the upper 30's 39 in downtown oakland will have to pick temperatures in the low to mid 50's with the wind up the and still wanted to run cold will need to track all the long and cannot stress enough. >>darya: trichinosis when autopsies are planted on the bodies of two young children who were found in commercial storage room and writing. >>anny hong: with and more are to store the cut is more horrific the cult suspected in the two deaths also accused of felony child abuse and torture against the nine year old child she survived and is recovering these zero suspects the nine broad tammy joy hans and 17 year-old gonzalo carryall are considered, suspects and to preschools found dead in a rented storage unit in an all- star the friday with a conscience t

>> a couple of cars going through the richmond-san rafael toll plaza with no delays. busy on the east shore freeway driving from golden gate field to the macarthur maze and i a not seeing any slowing yet, but, just a lot of cars on the road this early tuesday morning. back to the santa cruz mountains blocking a lane with a five or five car accident near the summit. slow traffic near the approach. c.h.p. certain at scene and working to clear that, as fast as possible, and the drive times this morning out of tracy to dublin is not too bad at 35 minutes and highway u.f.o. westbound into concord is end 20 minutes and from san francisco to san francisco we are at under 20 minutes, as well. matt and kristen? >> it is 5:ten 10 look at this high speed chase and what it took to stop them. >> this adorable pup is strengthening international relations after the paris terror attacks. >> and you can see the golden gate bridge less fog. stay on fop of weather and stay on fop of weather and traffic stay on fop of weather and traffic what if the holidays were about people again? and

still clear westbound traffic moving well across the span heading towards san rafael. the bay bridge commute looks good towards the bay bridge toll plaza. just keep in mind there is roadwork in the berkeley and emeryville areas. one lane is shut down westbound 80 just before that turnoff. that's a look at traffic. now to maria. >>> the founder of the iconic clothing company the north face has died. the company got its start right here in san francisco almost 50 years ago. andria borba now on the legacy he left behind. >>> reporter: douglas thompkins the man who kicked off conservation movement died in a kayaking accident in chile. >> very sad because he loved the outdoors. >> reporter: thompkins founded the north face in 1966. the original store was on columbus street. >> he really kind of was at the beginning of the outdoor industry and started it all. >> reporter: and he always had a mission in mind. >> you have to protect the places that we play. that's critical. that's definitely a big part of his legacy. >> reporter: at north face headquarters in alameda, his lega