i'm terry mcsweeney in for raj mathai. >> talk about terrifying.ook at the surveillance video into the newsroom. look at the left part of the screen. you can see the car plow right into the bus stop. here's what it looked like from the nbc bay area chopper. crash happened just before 1:00 in chinatown. we have several reports for you this evening. we begin with cristie smith who joins us live for where the crash happened. >> reporter: i can tell you a truck just arrived and now a team is working on that damaged bus shelter but the car is still here. you can see it's wedged into the shelter as investigators still piece together what happened. but they describe a scene of chaos with a car coming straight towards where people were standing. surveillance video captures the moment of a crash as a bus crash under to a business in chinatown. >> i was here when it hit the bus stop and saw four, five, six people reaching down by the car. >> reporter: he was

=raj/gfx= nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney joins us now.... =raj/rail= a taxi ride -- turned out to be a nightmare for a local woman. something in there for everyone. >> also tonight's meeting a last second attempt to reinstate the kroted artery restraint which is applied to the kroted artery in the neck incapacitates a person but in the end the carotid restraint and the officers firing at moving cars are both banned. but maybe this is not the last word in this debate. the police officers association could sue to overturn the ban on shooting at moving vehicles. much more to come on this one. live in san francisco, terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> this should be getting national attention as well. thank you, terry. a taxi ride turned out to be a nightmare for a local woman. cull ixi driver allegedly drove -- woman to his home and s and ly assaulted her. ...what uld be many more victim. nbc bay area's ian joins us from downtown campbell this evening where the woman was picked up. pen, as you know, this is a hot spot for bars and restaurant

i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm terry bunker. san francisco beautiful and clear, of course contributing to these extremely low temperatures. a microclimate weather alert is in effect. meteorologist rob mayeda is tanning btan i standing by. >> by 3:00 a.m. we'll drop to the lower 30s. notice locations inland, tri valley into the north bay, you could see upper 20s by 3:00 a.m. under those clear skies towards the tri valley. san jose temperatures, look at this, 10 and 11:00 already in the 30s as we approach midnight on our way to some low 30

i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm peggy bunker. >>> a wet weekend is leading to a host of problems starting with a massive power outage. rob is tracking the conditions out there. >> yes, very impressive 24 hour rain fall totals. in the mill valley about 2.5 inches of rain. san jose, we saw just over a third of an inch. san francisco is catching a slight break after more than an inch came down around downtown san francisco. you see the total there. around the peninsula, toe above one to two inches of rain. the top mountains in the clearing line now. the heavier showers have moved off to the east. so the trend for the next hour or two, santa cruz mountains, that is where the locally heavy rain will be for the rest of the evening. rain on the decrease the rest of the evening. the sunday forecast is coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you very much. a scary scene in the east bay. a large tree on highway 13 coming down on a car. causing a massive back up. j jody hernandez is the first reporter on the scene. >> i'm standing on the northbound lanes of highway 13 where you see this big tree a

==terry/2-shot== and i'm terry mcsweeney. raj and jess have the night off. iate. instead.. he says he'll essentially wait for donald trump to take office in january. president obama ordered what the u-s describes as 35 russian "intellingence agents" to leave the u-s, following allegations of russian meddling in the american presidential election. today the russians responded... with some sharp comments and a new year's invitation. nbc bay area's scott budman is live outside the russian consulate in san francisco. scott -- yesterday -- they didn't want reporters around. today -- they invited everyone in. =terry/cg= apparently the sudden press conference wasn't enough...

i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm peggy bunker. as the sun drops, so are the temperatures. >> let's get right to rob mi mayeda. >>> for san francisco, the coast and inner bay have a frost advisory in effect. san jose dropping in many places with a freeze warning in effect until 9:00 a.m. dublin by 3:00 a.m. could be approaching the upper 20s, freezing temperatures and in a few exceptions, a hard freeze warning in effect where you could see two to four hours below 28 degrees. dangerously cold temperatures, freezy cold in the north bay and out in solano county. bundle up for your evening plans. we'll let you know how long patchy ice will be in the forecast. that is coming up in about ten minutes. >> something to be on the lookout for. when you cam pair california to other parts of the country, we cannot complain about the cold. a winter storm hammering a lot of the country. on the east coast, this happening here. a fuel sanker crashing into the guard rail. this involved about 55 vehicles and when it was over with it killed three peop

. >>> and i'm terry mcsweeney. today, it's been a very dangerous day on the roads. let's start with meteorologist rob mayeda. >> and from san francisco, seeing clear skies, actually the fog over san francisco with the lights over the crane are seeing the clouds from north bay and belvedere. you can see rain totals around the north bay, two and a half inches of rain around mill valley, more than an inch in san francisco, tri-valley, more than an inch and a half. over the past 24 hours, an inch in many spots in san jose. this is where the last of the weather spots are bringing us rain right now in downtown san jose. doppler radar fired up here from san bernardino mountain, showing you the rain. off to the south of san jose, we saw downpours moving through the bay area. in the next

i'm terry mcsweeney. >> and i'm vicki nguyen. it is a brutal, horrifying crime.her beat to death with a baseball bat by her own son on christmas day where a woman was a prominent member of the community. live from gilroy with details on the crime and how the woman is being remembered tonight. >> reporter: this is going to go down as a very sad time in gilroy's history. we're here at the historical museum, which is an appropriate place to start our story about the victim. it's unfortunate the life history of claudia sluski ended tragically. she literally wrote the book about the community as an authorer and was a long-time educator at gilroy high school and san jose state university. >> a community contributor and she certainly was in every way you could think of and a very gracious, thoughtful person who was always kind of looking out for others who needed a little extra helping hand. >> reporter: but the sheriff's department says on christmas day they got a 911 call from the family home. >> when had deputies were enroute, they learned a son

. >> enand i'm terry mcsweeney. now there's evidence that russia may be trying to tamper with american power companies. >> rick boone is following the story. >> reporter: it's known as malware, connected to the state of vermont electric grid. it was just hours after president obama ordered san francisco russian consulate workers to go back home. >> russian revelation, sources tell nbc news, russian hackers gained access to the u.s. elect grid in vermont. burlington electric said malware was found on one of its computers but noticed the device was not con nengted to the rid. the vermont governor says this especially shoed should highlight the you are jept need for the federal government to vigorously pursue and put an end to this sort of russian meddling. >> it's just not human, frankly. not human. >> the vermont discovery comes just hours after four members of the san francisco russian consulate were given 72 hours to get out of the u.s. >> the whole world is watching the way this country behaves. and right now, you

>>> and i'm terry mcsweeney. today, it's been a very dangerous day on the roads. let's start with meteorologist rob mayeda. >> and from san francisco, seeing clear skies, actually the fog over san francisco with the lights over the crane are seeing the clouds from north bay and belvedere. you can see rain totals around the north bay, two and a half inches of rain around mill valley, more than an inch in san francisco, tri-valley, more than an inch and a half. over the past 24 hours, an inch in many spots in san jose. this is where the last of the weather spots are bringing us rain right now in downtown san jose. doppler radar fired up here from san bernardino mountain, showing you the rain. off to the south of san jose, we saw downpours moving through the bay area. in the next two hours we could see roadway flooding over highway 17, with rain decreasing for the rest of the night. coming up, we'll tell you how much rain you may remember. >>> all right, thank you so much, a very scary scene in the east bay with a large tree falling on highway 13 landing on a car cau

terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >>> as the community mourns the fire victims many are calling forays to prevent another tragedy from happening again. at an oakland tenants meeting people living in similar places say they need more ifordable housing. they're calling for an emergency rally and asking for a moratorium on evictions. >> our greatest fear is that in the aftermath of the fire it could be used as an excuse to conduct mass evictions of people living in places that may be classified as warehouses or otherwise. >> they're dedicated to protecting tent rights and interest. continuing coverage is on our website, nbcbayarea.com. just click on the news section to get a page dedicated to the fire victims. and be sure to tune in tomorrow at 11:00 both on air and online to watch live. >> reporter: we had a dry night tonight but change is on the way. this could be the only rainless day of the week. jeff ranieri checking stormranger and the big day is really thursday still. >> it definitely looks like that is the bull's-eye of the wind and rain. a mobile doppler radar, we're seeing a

i'm terry mcsweeney. >> raj and jessica have the night off. it could get cool enough for frost and we're already seeing near freezing temperatures. >> rob, how low can it go? >> 20s we think in a few spots. possibly the wind sheltered valley thins north bay. 35 degrees in east bay and dublin. and up and down the santa clara valley, check out the temperatures south downtown. 35 in willow glen and saratoga. downtown san jose, temperatures mild relatively speaking. within the next few hours see the temperatures dropping into the mid-30s with patchy frost likely into the morning. where we canned see upper 20s to start the day. and the seven-day forecast coming up. >> we continue our team coverage now with nbc bay area's cheryl hurd. for some the cold means another warm blanket on the bed. >> reporter: it is really cold out here. and here is the sign to prove it. right now it is 35 degrees in walnut creek. there are some people who enjoy the winter had-like temperatures. but there are a group of people having problems with it. power with her was to

i'm terry mcsweeney. ==vicky/2-shot== and i'm vicky nguyen. jess and raj have the night off./rail it was just yesterday we all w for the first time, that cell phone video taken by the former fiancee of an ex 49-er. throughout the domestic abuse case, "kendra" has kept her face and name hidden-- until now. ==take boxes== today the woman you hear screaming in the video... sat down to talk with nbc bay area's robert handa. robert joins us live in san jose with her story... looked at in their child custody fight going on here at this court house in san jose and for many it will be the first time to see and hear the ex-fiance talk about their alleged cycle of domestic violence. >> i loved him. i was hoping that he would change. >> reporter: the woman whose terrified voice can be heard is coming forward to talk. she said she needed to speak out for what she calls other domestic violence victims. >> i think as a group if we can all come together somehow, it's more powerful. >> reporter: kendra says that

i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm vicky nguyen.lywood in mourning again, just one day after her daughter died, legendary actress debbie reynolds passed away. >> fans reflected on her legacy. nbc bay area's jean elle joins us with that part of the story. >> reporter: debbie reynolds entertained us in the movies and on stage. tonight theater lovers here at beach blanket babylon say they will treasure decades of memories debbie reynolds, a star on screen and on stage for nearly seven decades dies at 84. just one day after her daughter carrie fisher passed away. video from tmz shows an ambulance leaving reynolds' son's home this afternoon. she was there discussing funeral arrangements for her daughter when she had a medical emergency she didn't survive. ♪ >> fans can pick from more than 20 films in the '50s and '60s to remember the hollywood star in her heyday sue r. >> we watch most debbie reynolds movies as a kid. >> in line for "beach blanket babylon" in san francisco, some theater goers have fond memories of meeting her. >> she was

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. raj and jess are off tonight. a bold robbery in san francisco left a jewelry dealer shaken up. >> cheryl hurd is at police head quarters with details on what happened. cheryl? >> reporter: well, police here at headquarters say they're investigating it. it happened around 6:30, a dealer at the jewelry mart steps away from the front door, says he was roughed up and robbed. >> usually these people they're not going to just randomly attack someone or do something like that. it's a big deal. they want to get it right. >> reporter: the bad guys in this case got it right this evening when the man you see being treated by paramedics was attacked and robbed by at least three men. >> they probably wait ford him, watched him and got out and jumped him. >> david is related to the victim. says his cousin was hit in the chest and his small suitcase full of diamonds and gold worth about $400,000 wholesale gone. >> there's no tracking on a diamond or you know gold items. so it depends. some people might go and pawn it off for may

i'm terry mcsweeney. that's how to stay informed on the nbc bay area app. >>> good thursday morning. the time is 5:12. as we get a live view of the satellite and radar, the storm moving into the north bay and some rain coming down in the sierra that will all transition over to some snow and the snow report showing that temperatures will drop off this weekend, lows down to 12 degrees as that snow wraps up. we're expecting up to 20 inches in parts of the sierra. i'll have a look at what you can expect here as we go into the next few minutes. >>> a crash in the tri-valley is the issue right now, making the slower drive before north flynn road. after that crash you're just fine over to the change. looking at the bridges as well. rain on the richmond bridge slows you a tad bit. the bay bridge has the wind. we'll watch that as well. >>> if you're planning on taking an uber, one thing you might not see, autonomous ubers. >> the state of california not happy. >> what a strange story. uber rolled out its fleet of

terry mcsweeney and i'm peggy bunker have the night off.icky/rail== the music industry has lost another star in its constellation. george michael was found dead in his home in goring, england, south of london. he was just 53. ==2 box== here's nbc bay area's chuck coppola with a look back at michael's life. ==vicky/take vo==