it doesn't look very cheery on the richmond bridge. maybe people are cheerful inside those cars. >>> later today a construction company will be chosen to install a suicide net for the golden gate bridge. the committee is recommended an open base company for the project. final approval is expected today from the board of supervisors. the company bill $142 million to build the barrier. the project is expected to start next year and could be finished by the year 2021.>> time square in new york is gearing up for the new year. the crews have unveiled the number one and the number seven that will make up 2017 letting uptime square at midnight december 31. 496 led light bulbs will be used on the lights. 1 million people are expected to jam time square to see the celebration. more than 1 billion are expected to watch it worldwide on tv.>>> facebook is taking action to crack down on fake news stories. facebook is partnering with outside fact checkers to research stories that seem suspicious. however, those that have failed to pass the fact check

richmond parkway. we are working to gather more details. we will bring those to you as soon as we get more >>robin winston: we saw the smoke trip across richmondoke. >>darya: it's pretty incredible when for started you conceive this mound of cars when it caught fire. >>darya: that is good news in the shelter in place has not been lifted. ,$8drw >>darya: the all wrecking hundreds of cars going up in flames we're talking about how it is on a long way. >>darya: there in north richmond. >>terisa estacio: know because it is still spreading it looks like hundreds. if well i shouted out to someone from the company they're trying to clear the drain pipes because now the phone and water as backing up into business. >>terisa estacio: it is when the animal didn't see the difference the firefighters were saying that means the tires on fire and the plastic was inside where hank pops out here something is intense enough where it makes the poping explosive sound. >>terisa estacio: i concede a fire truck right at the entrance of the residential area certainly i will stand side when the black smoke is:. >>darya: and we see it on the left-hand side you concede

the pakistan capitol city. it has crashed. >> terrible. richmond officials are looking into what could be another ghost ship right there, warehouse at 21st street the city claims it houses an ungrown nightclub. the facebook video of the band performs there last month. >> the feeling like, well, it is okay, they are artists, just a bunch of kids having fun and no one, really, realizes the consequences until you have something like the fire in oakland. >> the richmond mayor said the warehouse not permitted or listened to be a concert venue and is not sure anyone lives there. there will be an inspection, in the property owner does not let authorities in there will be a war ran. >> a study of living in the bay area, nearly 30% of bay area residents are struggling to make end's meet. a nonprofit crunched the numbers and found 1.5 million people are not self-sufficient so they did not have a stable place to live and cannot cover the basics for survival. they say the key actual operate -- the key culprit is the the high price of housing. >> renters in san

the fair. we go to kaiser permanente in richmond with that part of the story. leslie? >> i am at kaiser medical center in downtown richmond in "stand by mode." we are less than two miles from the fire scene. when word of fire rolled in the hospital call additional staff and nurses and extra doctors. no patients have come in, and richmond fire captain said they will have no reports of citizens' injured or firefighters injured. there was a concern in the concerned about some of roads and freeways reopened. people could experience eye and let -- was tires that contributes to the smoke. they are here with extra people on the e.r. just in case. report from richmond for abc7 news. >> thank you. we are learning the yesterday has an interesting history. we have discovered the wrecking business went even open for business. >> jessica castro is here new with more on that. jessica? jessica: the name of the auto junk yard is deal auto wrecking and recycling. but for longer operational and do not have a working witness because the last known own are died four years ago. we specific

we have the right across the richmond san rafael bridge. the accident westbound at the west end was coming off the decline. it was blocking the left lane it is cleared. check out those speeds. less than 20 miles per hour and backed up across the richmond san rafael bridge through the toll plaza and out to marina. the drivetime is awful. 65 minutes to work away from the polls of 2101. you can wait. from the north baker's highway 37 or leave early. we will check more hotspots in a bit. >> there is another reason to get your kids to go outside and play. it has a lot to do with their eyesight later in life. >> there's a new study and researchers say the uv light from being outdoors could cut the risk for needing glasses as an adult by 30%. >> it has to do with the sunlight. it activates up on me which stimulus i growth. the study says two hours of sunlight per day is all you need to start seeing the effects of this improved eyesight. around 40% of people can become shortsighted as adults. >> a man driving more than 100 miles an hour through traf

they have the single track train on the richmond line down to the mccarter station. that means that line is going to be significantly affected and they say bart is advising you that you might want to think another way of getting around. if you are using the pittsburg line you will be able to get your normal train into the city and back out and there may be minor delays. on the richmond line to the mccarter station there may be significant delays and more as the morning wears on. we are hope that the track is not damaged from the derailment and it would make it easier to get back out to using two trains, one in each direction. we will let you know about that. let me move the maps here. i think that is me. i will have to move the map to the altamonte pass because we are looking at the super commute and i will tell you that westbound 580 traffic is going to be busier now as you drive through the altamonte pass. it's windy there this morning. there is a wind advisory for vehicles using the altamonte pass. moving to the 880 free way. oakland track is moving well in both d

the trains were on time. from bart we are hearing 10-minute delay in richmond and millbrae. so closer to berkeley they will start to feel the impact. when they get into the single tracking area, that is between richmond and mcarthur stations with no idea when it will be moving. everyone else is okay with a line in the cash lanes for the bay bridge toll plaza. remember, we have the high wind advisory across the bay bridge and the high wind advisory for altamont pass this morning, so far, not slowing you out of the central valley at 31 minutes from tracy to dublin. meteorologist mike nicco, what else is going on? >> bone dry. and warmer. inland east bay valleys, upper 40s to a few low 50s like foothill and pittsburg, along with pleasanton at 51 and dublin behind it at 50. everyone else is 47 to 49. low-to-mid 50s an bay shore to the north bay until you get santa rosa you are sheltered from the winds at 42. same in los gatos at 43. and pacifica and oakland at 50. we will look at what will happen in redwood city, on the peninsula, we have a high of 61 and get there at 1:00. we st

we are watching concrete dry on the richmond san rafael bridge. he incline before midspan, late running construction still waiting for the concrete to set. the right lane is close to leaving one lane open, so the backup stretches all the way out to ricotta coming out of richmond. it is going to be a tough commute. i will switch over to the view behind the toll plaza. you see just how slow the traffic is creeping along. looking at a whopping 38 minutes to get from the toll out to 101 pretty well over double the drivetime here. now we are looking at maybe 8:00. originally 7:00, but we are pushing for 8:00. leave early if this is your commute. the ride into san francisco packed at the bay bridge toll plaza but it's usually this jam up. nothing going on on the bridge or downtown. less than 20 minutes for the average drive. an accident wrapping up in downtown oakland. this is at broadway. those vehicles being cleared to the ramp. the broadway offramp closed temporarily. plus, you deal with the usual jam ups here. it was crowded back in 238. looking at 2

top left, the richmond-san rafael bridge on the top right. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. lots of developments to keep track of. team coverage of the weather to make sure you're ready for the storm. >> "today in the bay's" sharp katsuda driving around. chrkris sanchez live. bob redell live in pacifica where there are major concerns about erosion and forecaster vianey arana is live at the san fran kito creek which could rise several inches during the storm. >> we'll get to all our reporters in a moment. right now let's start with meteorologist kari hall tracking the storm minute by minute. >> this storm is mostly affecting the north bay with light rain elsewhere. the heavier rain will be moving in later this morning and for the rest of the afternoon we'll have several hours of heavy downpours causing the concern of some flooding as well as some strong winds. high wind watch in effect. you can see where the heaviest rain is now moving closer to santa rosa and that will be tracking slowly to the south as we go through the rest of thi

taking a live look outside at the richmond bridge on the left and strom >> a quick look at the richmonderybody is going outside to do. macy's is opening in like an hour, 7:00 am to midnight. you know who's open? [ all talking ] >> i do want to make it closer, the only one they see is k-mart and walmart are like cement, 8:00 am. >> so plan the day. afternoon is better. >> this america, ton was heavy rain. a soaking in most parts. so if you have to do some last-minute holiday shopping at any of those stores, wait until the afternoon hours. that's when the rain is gonna start spinning out. we're gonna see it stick with us all day long. the bulk of it is gonna be just during the morning hours. the east bay, completely covered in this heavy activity. san leandro to heyward, into lafayette highway 24. and 680 completely covered into the san ramon valley this morning. the south bay also covered. mostly showers. a lot heavy rain hasn't hit quite yet. it is still wet on the royce. fur travelling anywhere in the south bay this morning. over to the peninsula now we could see a heavy soaking along

heading towards the richmond station. may have some delay. of richmond that delay should be couple minutes. so ten minute delay out of richmond heading through oakland and berkeley because of an earlier problem. again all clear. looking at your map you can again expect to take that bart service heading down toward the bay bridge and we'll talk about more of your commute. there is a crash near the san mateo bridge. but moving well for now. back to you. >>> thanks. tense moments for a uc san jose student who is recovering after jumping away from a moving car that was trying to abduct her. >> this happened earlier yesterday around 12:45 a woman, a student here at uc santa cruz, waiting for a bus here and tried to hitch a ride with a man in a said an who began driving by. the two began as police described as a casual conversation but once he got to her drop off point high street and bay drive, he kept going, for the next mile she pleaded to stop and she had jumped out of the car escaped with minor injuries. she said he's hispanic, mid-20s and sho

it and drive awayopened we're starting with a live look at the rain with the richmond center fell bridge tonight. it's kind of pretty. light rain moving in the oakland richmond and martina's concord and also to rio vista all tracking and from the west moving to the east as we move into the rest of tonight rainfalls and leandro into mountain view. it picks up as we go into our over 9 hours. waking up tomorrow morning raid around 615 in north bay water, pour track and how long it will stick around coming up in just a bit. and pretty much rely on the investment has come forth nfl has contributed to a jury into it and contributing to it and we owe in this city owns the land. the lead will remain at the to the public ownership. includes improvements retail office space. >> reporter: week after a loss of one continued to visit the oakland fire warehouse for closure. it was fortified by police we all came together and a poster for the people who passed away. traveling from utah and to the fire. and explosives for as it steamed digital mapping the warehouse. that cameras and major distances robe

richmond right now. this is a space for the horses and the satisfy of richmond is proposing to establish a new equestrian center. for those using these stables, this is personal. >> it's very heartbreaking. >> where would you go? where would the horses go? >> i don't know. >> reporter: the ranch has been here for 17 years and not a lot of people knew about it. code enforcement was investigating illegal dumping at nearby storage facilities, and that's when everyone on the property got eviction notices. the city council will meet tonight to decide if that equestrian center will become a reality. >>> time now 6:09. a mad scramble at a northern california animal hospital when they are forced to take in 100 cats. >> and another chilly, clear morning with temperatures a little better than yesterday morning. we are still at freezing in spots, and we now have rain in the seven-day forecast. more on that coming up. >> and golden gate bridge is looking good this morning. more on traffic after the break. ,,,,, ♪ lend him a helping hand. ♪ put a little love in your heart. ♪ ♪ take a good look around... ♪ ...and if y

you see on the satellite imagery. richmond and a little bit of the peninsula. basically it is drizzle and light rain you can expect for the most of the day. 60 in san jose. that's very close to what we have a the forecast high. the next hour, 62 in by 5:00, 58. the big shoe will be tomorrow morning and we will have details on that. it will be accompanied with windy. right now, robin has details on area roads>> no major traffic hotspots. the right into san francisco is getting better. is sitting out right here. the carpool lanes and the crossing is improving and it's only backed up two west grand. earlier it was through the maze. 17 minutes is a great right type -- drivetime to get from the maze to fremont street. i checked the east bay drivetime, and checking your right through the south bay. it looks pretty good. 237 west, eight minutes over to the 101 and sunnyvale. no big problems to north 85. out of san jose, it is grain. traffic is back to normal finally. >>> new this morning, we have been video of the moments before and

really realized the consequences of this until you have something like the fire in oakland. >> the richmond mayor said it is not permitted or listened to be a concert venue is and he is not sure if people are live there and the fire inspection will go there and the authorities are not allowed in there will be a warrant. >> there is a benefit on mission street in san francisco and there will be a performance at 7:00 p.m., and singer and songwriter will headline two benefit concerts to help the victims. the shows take place in emeryville, one at 7:00 and another at come at midsummer studios. admission is $10. can you show support to the victims by sharing this badge afternoon facebook on our page at facebook.com/abc7 news. >> from the live desk, we have more breaking news a plane has gone missing in pakistan, with more than 40 people on board including a pakistani pop star, a fellow artist confirmed on twitter moments ago, and pakistan's national care yes said it was missing after take after in the northern part of the country near the border with afghanistan headed to pakistan capital city.

all the way into richmond. 19 san francisco. out of the north at 12 miles an hour in antioch through brentwood. 21 in fairfield and 17 in napa. today's high temperatures may be a degree or two warmer than yesterday. if you want to call low 60s balmy. half moon bay with a full-on sunshine, but brisk. winds out of the north up to 20. high 50s in pacifica. 60s will be common around the peninsula today. 62 cupertino. 60 in san jose. meanwhile, livermore will see the 8th consecutive date without reaching 60 degrees. high 50s there. low 60s in pittsburg. good morning to you in benicia. in the low 60s. meanwhile, down right blustery winds in stinson beach. 58 degrees. 60s around the sunset district all the way into the mission in san francisco. 63 across the golden gate bridge into novato. and 62 degrees in cloverdale with the abundance of sunshine. but we will see some increasing clouds this weekend. the potential of rain showers and colder conditions. we'll pinpoint the days coming up at 48 after the hour. roqui? >>> it's 5:36. let's

you showed the richmond-san rafael bridge. this is san rafael, a live, wet and sometimes windy view of the north bay. we're tracking the system. we're seeing the brunt of the commute starting coming out of the far north bay. i'm giving you a look ahead. a warning for your morning and evening commute. >>> this was a slow time coming, but the fed finally did as expected, hiked up interest rates for only the second time in ten years. that was not a surprise yesterday. >> scott mcgrew, what the feds said next was. >> the feds said not only are we hiking rieks 25% today, we expect to hike them several more times. the fed thinks the economy is not just doing fine, it may be heating up too fast, the opposite of what we heard from some of the candidates during the election. markets will try to resume their upward climb today. the dow fell 118 points, the nasdaq down 27. a couple of quick facts for you about interest rate hikes, they mean more to banks than they do to you. if you have a credit card, you will see a hike. keep in mind in

but the richmond bridge also is a work horse. today it is in trouble. >> it is in trouble because of late running road work. so the concrete did not seta approaching that richmond bridge. they have one lane closed now. it looks like they opened the lane. look at this, the traffic is moving a lot better than it was just a few moments ago. and we still have a backup though. so even if they opened the lanes, it looks like that may have been the case. i want to show you the backup on our map system. it will take a while for that to unwind. it is from interstate 80 heavy all the way out to the bridge. caltrans said they would open it by 8:00. they may have opened it a little early. but the damage is done. traffic is backed up to the macarthur maze. and metering lights are on and traffic is slow. i want to take a look now at the south bay commute. northbound 101, 280 and 85 are all slow. we had earlier accidents. but this is kind of a typical commute for your drive into sunnyvale, cupertino, mountain view or palo alto. at 7:46, let's go

here is a live look at the richmond bridge on the left and the bay bridge on the right.istmas holiday today. . >>james: similar maun moving off into the hills or around mount diablo if it is like everyone is starting to move a light rain we saw that the sea was a loss to get in she noticed it began to taper off which is good news. >>rebecca: some areas might get down to the '20s below freezing is going to be a chilly morning mostly sunny conditions bringdown temperatures over the next couple of days >>robin winston: 580 east out of castro valley for that is a mess because of an earlier hot spot. >>darya: a djebel passenger was kicked off rough flight because of what he is said to the plane was headed to sfo witnesses said the man was operating her during that flight. fourth >>darya: the point is he went too far if the flight attendants hamden they got the man of the flight they're pleading their case same they're simply expressing their displeasure. >>darya: let's take a look it is all about traveling shopping and getting ready for christmas and hanukkah the good news is

flames scared neighbors across the richmond parkway. >> i pulled my car out of the garage, it was that scary. >> cold windy days are the best for dispersing toxic smoke. >> we issued a shelter in place. what we saw on scene it was below action levels. >> samuel williams said the smoke and the embers had him heading down hits -- hosing down the roof. >> my truck was covered with soot. i had to watch everything down. i didn't want it in my driveway. >> there's evident of the soot that blanketed the area. >> this fire had a lot of hydrocarbons so firefighters chose to put foam on this fire like on aircraft and it worked. >> the fire started in a place whether the cars are brought in before tires and fluids are remove nod they have battery, oil, gas, with all the rain and the wind it's possible that something happened that caused a battery to shorten. >> fish and wildlife and epa officials detected no stream or waterway solution. tom ktvu fox 2 news. >>> california secretary of state certified 14.6348 -- 14.6 million ballots. >> i like to think we're leapfrogging other stats in being voter

if you're taking any train on the richmond line, there will be delays. if you're on the pittsburgh or bay point line, those lines are still getting in and out without any problem. however, whenever there's a problem on one part of the system, there are likely to be some delays if you time the trains. we'll keep an eye on the situation for you. let's move to the tracy super commute 0 now. this is is a look at 880 north and southbound. you can see traffic is moving well. i will just tell you with my words that there's a little bit of wind on the tracy commute, and also some slow traffic. it's not as bad as it normally is, but it's going to continue a little bit slow there. let's move to the toll plaza. there's a little bit of a backup here, nothing major. 5:03. let's go back to the desk. >> new this morning, signs of problems for the long- anticipated bart expansion toward this south bay. the warm springs south fremont bart station was originally set to open two years ago, but delays kept pushing back the station opening. we have the latest details. so what

the ride to the richmond san rafael bridge, heavy as usual. drivetime still holding it 18 minutes. less than 20, which is good.

the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge, wet in several areas. drive for the conditions. >> major area of concern this morning for flooding and mudslides, the santa cruz mountains. >> up to 6" of rain expected today in the burn area. matt is there. matt? >>> yes, is with -- i was told by someone i look like a wet noodle. it is drizzle all morning, and i have my photograph others an expert on the santa cruz mountains and an expert on driving highway 17. what are the conditions looking like to you? >> bad. people are drive close together, you have fog, you have wet conditions, poor visibility. it is tough. you have to drive slow and cautiously. >> what happens on days like this? >> get ready for an accident at any time. >> slow down. be prepared. if you live in the area where the loma first burned from when it rains in mid-ok, 4,500 acres of scorched land have no vegetation to hold back the dirt so rocks came tumble down in the roadways and there is serious concern of the possibility of rock slides and debris flows. there is a possibility of crash

from the richmond-san rafael bridge westbound side at san quentin another three or four car crash anddering if it fell out of the pickup and that caused the problems. you are jammed into richmond just happening, so it is obviously backing up quickly and a mass transit note we had 10-minute delay left over on richmond for bart due to the maintenance vehicle stuck on the tracks this morning and we back if the green with no more delays. we will look at the problem on the richmond-san rafael next. >> see you in 90s seconds with the seven things you need to know. >> you but, first, our photo of the day, follow us at abc7 news and you can see photos like this and contribute, as well, we would love you to use #abc7. we feel for all of you who are we feel for all of you who are stuck in that backup each >> the seven things you need to know. mike? >> good morning, everyone, it was not a silent night. it was windy. gusts up to 35 to 40 miles per hour, temperatures in the mid-40s to mid-50s so it is warmer on way to low-to-mid 60s with sunshine and breezy this afternoon. >> biggest problem on th

to the toll plaza in richmond. he flashing lights at the far end of the bridge. >> back in 90 seconds with the seven things you need to know before you go. before you go. >> here is a look but there's so much more to it. here's how benefiber® works. inside us are trillions of good microflora that support digestive health. the prebiotic fiber in benefiber® nourishes them... and what helps them, helps you. clear, taste-free, benefiber®. >> here are the seven things you need to know, a look at 4th and howard, a water main is expected to keep the intersection closed until late this afternoon, officials say the pipeline is 111 years old and that is likely the cause of the break. there is flooding at's scone center but it is nothing major. that is a major traffic center and westbound 580 at san quentin we have up to eight vehicles involved in a crash. we have the left lane blocked eastbound and westbound. it is very tough to see but there are the flashing lights on the end of the bridge. avoid that in possible. >> a lot o

cruiser at the scene from the richmond fire department. and also there are firefighters here from the nearby chevron refinery. we should point out that the battalion chief says this is not because the fire is in any way impacting or have the potential to impact the refinery itself. it is only because the chevron fire department has quite a bit of the fire retardant foam that is typically used to fight toxic chemical fires such as this one. they are fighting this fire. they are putting water and fire retardant foam on it took a these claims under control. this is a salvage yard on richmond parkway at gertrude and richmond parkway shut down entirely for the firefighting effort. the wind is really the biggest factor here and it is driving the fire. a whole lot of cars continue to burn at the salvage yard and richmond fire crews continue to try to get this thing under control.>> i wanted to ask you about the whole retardant thing because it seemed like there was a delay trying to put water on the fire initially? maybe i am wrong. just so firefi

this shop local and independent effort among the richmond district businesses is a kickoff event and we will remind neighbors to support our independent and locally owned businesses especially during this holiday season could you also be singing and caroling from the senior center could snow will be at the historical called 10 trump which is right on fourth avenue good it's a circus theme store that's also in-valley but they will have snow i can't wait to see it. also there's a huge map of all the participating businesses that will be on the windows and bus vans and figures much to michael bus for his leadership of the clement merchants and are president cynthia hughley and all the merchants. be supportive come check out the snow on clement street and support small independent businesses and shop local this holiday season it thank you. the rest i submit >> thank you. mdm. president seeing no other names on the research back quiz introduction of new business spews okay mdm. clerk please read public comment spears at this time the public manner address the entire board of supervisors to

and neighbors woke to loud popping sounds as the auto wrecking yard at the richmond parkway. >> paint and the gas tanks exploded and it's really shocking. >> reporter: big el challenge of the fire with this with the smoke and wind is the community actually because the vehicles, they are already, you know, dismantled obviously. this is a young yard. >> the multi-agency response included crews from the nearby chevron refinery which supplied the foam that eventually put the flames. teams from contra costa county haz-mat and the u.s. environmental protection agency were all on scene to assess the aftermath including potential contaminants in the smoke. >> you get particulates in the smoke and products of combustion, dioxins and things that happened when the components in a vehicle and lots of modern vehicles can burn when they pre-douse these things. >> reporter: though not mandated by law officials first visited the deal auto wrecking yard in march, owner cited for two violations both abated by may. laura and the any, abc 7 news. >> an alert went out to residents downwind from the fire t

bart delay is still recovering on the richmond lines and they are delayed 10 minutes now from richmond, fremont, and millbrae. also ace train the vta shuttle buses serving the afternoon ace trains will run 15 minutes earlier due to the pac-12 championship. roberta is so excited about it at levi's stadium. so keep that in mind. ace trains 1 and 3 are on time. muni and caltrain are on time. i'll send it to you. >> all right, roqui. thank you. >>> mvp for colorado! ralphie the buffalo! good morning, everybody. [ laughter ] >> 6:04. taking a look at our live weather camera, it's friday! we just made it! december 2, looking towards the bay waters, which have a little bit of a ripple there this morning. we'll have a small craft advisory in place and outside the gate a gale warning in effect 20 to 60 nautical miles out. otherwise, we have some gusty surface winds this morning out of the north that's mixing up the atmosphere so therefore it's not as chilly as it was just 24 hours ago. but nonetheless, we have now dipped down to 38 degrees in santa rosa. high 40s in livermore. 50s in san franci

>>robin winston: all the way into downtown san francisco what about the other not let the richmond sannorth and south 101 only seven minutes to the 101 connector. >>robin winston: no problems leaving little more or dublin 101 of very nice ride aboard hill into downtown san jose. >>james: a taxi drivers behind bars accused of sexually assaulting two women there may be more victims out there the 30 year-old was booked into santa clara county jail and suspicion of rape. >>j.r. stone: with the help of u.s. marshal the 30 year-old san jose resident and taxi driver is behind bars right now facing multiple rape charges one case involves an intoxicated passenger will be picked up the downtown campbell lated night in late october. >>j.r. stone: the but it will cut as it was happening was able to free herself and did away she was originally with friends that night but was separated from them as the evening progressed at one point she fly down cab they say he was driving back have been he's part of a small- cap company called chapter flag yellow taxing the car you drove listed the site each taxin

[ laughter ] >> let's head to the richmond/san rafael bridge. this morning, i think the trend is high winds. so expect a high wind advisory across the span. richmond/san rafael bridge span of the richmond/san rafael bridge. high wind advisory across the span of the golden gate bridge and hector is changing the lanes there. another high wind advisory across the bay bridge toll plaza. we have some cash lane backup but otherwise you're looking good if you have your fastrak to go through the toll plaza from the carquinez bridge along the eastshore freeway to the maze will take you 19 minutes. and those metering lights should turn on around 5:30 this morning. moving over now to san francisco, southbound 280, alemany boulevard off-ramp is closed right now due to a vehicle gas leak. chp and fire is on scene trying to clear the vehicle out of the roadway but otherwise, not causing many delays in the area because there aren't that many cars on the road so far. another high wind advisory across the span from the san mateo bridge from hayward to foster city

. >> it is "friday light" in most areas but let's take a look here at the richmond/san rafael bridge.e do have a new crash to tell you about. once you hit the west end of westbound 580 of the richmond/san rafael bridge, before the west end, excuse me, this is right near san quentin, it's a multi-vehicle crash blocking the left lane in both directions. both directions why? because the tow truck has to travel eastbound to get to the westbound side crash. now, traffic is moving in the area at just 22 miles per hour -- or on the bridge at just 22 miles per hour so moving slowly if you're heading to the richmond/san rafael bridge. give yourself some extra time to get to where you're going. now, moving to sausalito that traffic alert on the northbound side of 101 after spencer avenue it's an overturned car blocking the right lane. but not causing many delays. now, you see delays on the southbound side due to the overturned pickup truck earlier this morning has been cleared off the roads but chp and crews left some flares on the ground so traffic is still moving slowly in the area at just 19

to one in the richmond their cleaning up visionary on isolation of senior citizens in the programs in the system that really buildings and support vulnerable people along with allies like the richmond and the village in the richmond as well they not only work with dcyf and our san francisco unified school districts but they're also incredible in building multi cultivate awareness of the children's art programs to love of the teen centers work with the latino and sexiest lines and other middle school organizations i want to acknowledge that the food security programming that sarah and others have veptsd now reaches over seven hundred richmond residents and many are the most vulnerable seniors and people with disabilities in the neighborhood involving young people to develop intergenerational and i'll not read the list of everything they've done but substantial in the few years they've been there they're an amazing organization and had so much pride and also learned so much from them i want to acknowledge that the team that is here today besides michelle and others (calling names) i wan

the richmond-san rafael bridge is wide open approaching the richmond side. traffic maps shows the visibility layer added with some areas with fog. it is thicker in the north bay and napa and the point along highway 37, it is dense and between that and 101 and the novato area, you could run into the reduced visibility so showdown, take it easy and same in the central valley and into tracy it thins out. we will look at mass transit in less than 10 minutes. >> look at this, the warriors help make the dreams come true for this leukemia parent from oakland. 18-year-old darryl aikens received a bone marrow transplant from his mother in june but the cancer has come back. his mother said the visit was good to boot morale for her son as he continues to fight. >> it was cool, i love to see that big smile. he deserves it. >> someone so strong and courageous we can learn a lot from him, probably doing more for us than we can do for him. >> he is an athlete and plays football at the local high school. we wish him the best. >> great story. >> great story. stay tuned. >>>

he's been the director of an agency the richmond area multi services located in the richmond district but having a national focus, really amazing model multicultural culturally competent mental health services for communities. he soon transitioning into a new role as the director of our department of public health behavioral health services division.-he is an expert skilled clinician teacher and trailblazer is dedicated his last 13 years or more to rams and leadership in the richmond district the entire school district in our city. he is up to vastly expand the regions scope of community mental health services throughout our city both increasing capacity current programs as was bringing a greater array of vocational rehabilitation employment services. based services into the full. i know in washington high school for example the peer-based to help support systems of young people has really a great testament richmond area multi services and his leadership. also prior to his work at rams he was a director of operations at the highly successful bridge to on this program a partial hospita

that's the only slowing there. richmondn 30 minutes. >>> yes, james franco never ceases to surprise us as a filmmaker, screen writer, artist, professor, and actor who has appeared in -- you've done over 130 movies and tv shows? >> don't look at me today. look at this multi-tasker right here. >> some of our favorites include his oscar nominated turn as aron ralston in the movie "127 hours" and the hit comedy, "pineapple express." >> now james is keeping the laughs coming in a new movie, "why him." he plays an eccentric new man who asks his girlfriend's father for her hand in marriage. >> he was turned down but he was not going to let that stop him. >> why don't you give me a few days to win you over. okay? and by christmas morning, i promise you're going to be calling me son. i'm going to be calling you dad. >> don't think that's going to happen. >> well, i think it is gonna, dad. >> don't. >> dad, come on. >> don't call me dad. >> don't call you dad. >> i'm not your dad. >> well, i mean you're gonna be my dad. >> no, no. >>

and the richmond san rafael bridge you won't have to share it much this morning. m free all the way into san francisco. now back to the desk. >>> thanks rebecca and in the east bay police are searching for man who burglarized two businesses in one day. kron 4 is in venetia and has reaction from not so surprised community. >> reporter: a brazen bandit is on the the loose after burglar icing two businesses one after another. surveillance video from last tuesday shows the suspect pulling up to the super stop before 4 in the morning. the thief get out and smashes through the glass windows a store employee says they are one of several businesses that have been hit in recent months. >> there's been a lot of break- ins like in this parking lot. this place right across the street got broken into and burger king got broken into and jewelry store got broken into and that's all within the last couple months. we knew it was only a matter of time before we got broken into so we switched around all of our closing procedures so there he he no way to get money. >> reporter: just m

he's been the director of an agency the richmond area multi services located in the richmond district but having a national focus, really amazing model multicultural culturally competent mental health services for communities. he soon transitioning into a new role as the director of our department of public health behavioral health services division.-he is an expert skilled clinician teacher and trailblazer is dedicated his last 13 years or more to rams and leadership in the richmond district the entire school district in our city. he is up to vastly expand the regions scope of community mental health services throughout our city both increasing capacity current programs as was bringing a greater array of vocational rehabilitation employment services. based services into the full. i know in washington high school for example the peer-based to help support systems of young people has really a great testament richmond area multi services and his leadership. also prior to his work at rams he was a director of operations at the highly successful bridge to on this program a partial hospita

right new we are looking at the richmond-san rafael bridge on the richmond side with quite a few puddles, slow down. we could have slick spots. mike? >> good morning, everyone, the storm-impact scale today is going to be a "1" less than .25" of rain but keep it wet through the day. drizzle and low visible. it is kauai around around the state and 45 today in lake tahoe with rain and all the 60 from sacramento to san diego. it will be windy in the mountains. and breezy. look at the rain. next weekend we will try to mix the snow in tuesday and wednesday and thursday. >> playing video games for cash, i an not talking about e sports but a new game platform that lets gameers challenge friends for real money, where play classic arcade games and bet against your friends. you pick a game, choose stakes, real or tokens and compete against opponents of similar skill. do you think this is gambling in sports say it is not. >> it is not about win or losing but the fact that having a dollar on the line makes games more interesting. it is not gambling at all, gambling is about wagering money for a game

the richmond-san rafael bridge shows it is coming down and is heavy. expect brief downpours. grab the umbrella and patient. we will look at what to expect in the neighborhood, but, first, sue? all the roads are wet obviously and we will look at the san mateo bridge with traffic flowing nicely with 14 minute drive. drive time from hayward to thes for store city side. we have problems at the golden gate bridge and wet roads. three lanes both directions. the parking lots are closed through john -- january 2nd with both ends only for buses and taxis. uber and so forth otherwise, green on the map shows where it is raining for the drive and the blue represents the potential for ponding and standing water and we have a solo spinout at oakland airport southbound 880 take extra time. i am not seeing slowing but the car facing sideways in lanes and the potential for slick roads and ponding or puddling. >> lost and found. you can return this purple heart to the family of the man that earned it. >> it is raining a "2" on the >> it is raining a "2" on the storm-impact zero really can be a

we spoke about the richmond bridge. i see a big slow spots on the richmond bridge but there doesn't seem to be anything reported. it doesn't mean it is not they are just means it has not been reported. we will try to keep an eye on it to see if anything is going on. let's go back to the desk. >>> investigators are close to finishing their search of the burned out ghostship warehouse. last night oakland city leaders announced they are declaring the fire local state of emergency. where they are at the command center again this morning with the latest on the recovery efforts in the investigation. >>> that emergency declaration for the city would allow the city to apply for federal and state reimbursement of some of the cost of this recovery effort of here. it also allows some local businesses to apply for some reimbursement as well. some power has been out often on in the 6 block area -- and a 6 block area has been closed because of the response to the fire. asked for a cause that there is no official cause to the fire but

side of the richard -- richmond-san rafael 101 and wet. but it seems to be more a mist or heavy drizzle. the golden gate bridge shows zipper trucks widening the southbound lines. our traffic maps show a new problem for the altamont pass, westbound 580 before north flynn a new crash in the left >> breaking news from the live desk. >> the breaking news is from north carolina. there is a huge search underway right now for an escaped inmate that assaulted a sheriff deputy and escaped from a hospital last night near fayetteville. his name is edward moore arrested for bank robbery and being treated at a local hospital when he escaped. he managed to get the deputy's taser and ran out the front door. he carjacked a car at hospital but ditched the car a short time later. he is considered "armed and dangerous." >>> a new plan for san francisco's parks and other green spaces now coming underfire and some city leaders say thousands of trees have to go. >> is this still good to eat? washington wants to make the answer easier to find out. >> the postal s

on future after the city inspectors ripped at the richmond buildings. the filled out the appropriate. >>will tran: from 300 people or on a guest today police officers and investigators among the many people at the ceremony that one is a lawless the dedication and hard work on the heartbreaking circumstances. >>will tran: a deadly explosion had near mexico city has killed a least 29 people. >>reporter: that this will be running for the alliance the blast with in dozens of people dead and scores more injured the ground still smoldering 3-were expected to be transferred to a hospital for extreme burns. for >>will tran: it was seen driving through the neighborhood looking for packages to steal now the home owners are also more to live these and the car and turn the person in sit. >>will tran: being under the influence of a controlled substance and the golden state warriors looking to stay hot and won their fifth gain that is right to the lead as the palm of the utah jazz they won four straight he finished with a game-high 25 they one basically in 1 04 to 74

he's been the director of an agency the richmond area multi services located in the richmond district but having a national focus, really amazing model multicultural culturally competent mental health services for communities. he soon transitioning into a new role as the director of our department of public health behavioral health services division.-he is an expert skilled clinician teacher and trailblazer is dedicated his last 13 years or more to rams and leadership in the richmond district the entire school district in our city. he is up to vastly expand the regions scope of community mental health services throughout our city both increasing capacity current programs as was bringing a greater array of vocational rehabilitation employment services. based services into the full. i know in washington high school for example the peer-based to help support systems of young people has really a great testament richmond area multi services and his leadership. also prior to his work at rams he was a director of operations at the highly successful bridge to on this program a partial hospita

let's start with the richmond/san rafael bridge. we have roadwork in the right lane from the toll plaza to the west end and that should clear up around 5 a.m. let's move over now to oakland where we have roadwork in both directions. westbound 580 from harrison to 980. eastbound 580 between 980 and broadway roadwork until 6:30 a.m., one lane in both directions. a last look at the san mateo bridge from hayward to foster city,that's a quick 13 minutes. >>> an earthquake in indonesia, 97 people are confirmed dead overnight. crews worry that number will go up. dozens of buildings collapsed in the 6.5 quake. authorities are trying to get supplies and equipment to the area. >>> now to the latest on the deadly warehouse fire in oakland. the city declared a state of emergency. 35 of the 36 victims have been identified. as for the cause, investigators say a refrigerator may have sparked the fire. kpix 5's andria borba has more. >> reporter: from chopper 5 oakland firefighters are on the second floor of the oakland ghost ship shoveling through

a fire is burning right now in the city of richmond. l have more details coming up. >>> a man had to be rescued from the side of a cliff in san francisco. he was walking in the water at seacliff avenue at 1 a.m. he got stranded in the current and climbed up the cliff. >>> remembering the late sports reporter craig sager coming up on "cbs this morning." raffic and weather in just a moment. ,, ♪ ♪ ♪ how else do you think he gets around so fast? take the reins this holiday and get the mercedes-benz you've always wanted during the winter event. now lease the 2017 gle350 for $579 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. >>> good morning. we are getting to mass transit but we want to tell you about some road closures in richmond. southbound richmond parkway before gertrude avenue, there's an auto salvage yard that's on fire and traffic is being diverted. so you want to avoid that area altogether. here's a live look at the richry rich toll plaza. if you are head -- the richmond/san rafael bridge toll plaza across the span there. high wind ad

>>rebecca: was about 92 looks pretty good the richmond san rafael bridge this morning is quiet just aoutside of the grand night club to men between the ages of 20 and 30 police believe one man not one of the victims to the ground another kid to repeatedly in the head. >>darya: another package test this is meant to be christmas presents for two children police say was the husband. >>darya: british pop star george michael is dead just 53 years old his chances to pass the way of heart failure at home. >>reporter: the song that had the world less with me of before you go go it was 1984 and they were the british boy dual. >>reporter: there was always the music at nearly age 50 is great masterpiece or construct a critical success. >>darya: condolences poor than on twitter elton john and the generous all these stars speaking out and a timing of this the 53 years old and died on christmas day a lot of people play that last christmas thank you for waking the we have a loss of had including people behaving badly. >>darya: hopefully they have a good christmas he spent christmas day with his fami

and, i would not recommend the richmond bridge. >>> and, there are some pretty good gusts. it's a cold wind. >>> welcome back to mornings on to the first flu related death of the season has been reported. they say was a middle-aged man in northern los angeles county and is one of those under the age of 65 died of the flu. so far 11 people have come down with the flu and ended up in the hospital intensive care unit since october. health officials say if you haven't had a flu shot, you should go out and get one. >>> investigators for napa county and the state are looking into the death an eight- month-old boy. the child was found unconscious wednesday afternoon at the infant and toddler care from oxford street. there were no signs of trauma. they received license in 2014 as a small facility for nor more than eight -- no more than a children. >>> there will be no cirque du soleil performance in san francisco after the death of a technician. investigators say that he was hit in the headed by a telescopic left -- left. he died at the hospital. he was the son of one of the founder