you know, there are visitors here to golden gate bridge as well. i'm going to guess most have left, but some confrontations about why are you wearing a mask? you know, confrontations like that. i haven't seen any police activity other than holding people, protesters back, can clearing accidents and clearing cars as incidents happen as they try to keep traffic moving, slowly, as you said, in the northbound lanes of the golden gate bridge. >> jean, did the demonstrators say they actively want to get on the roadway so they can block traffic? >> i did hear some protesters talking about how they were angry that the bridge closed parking lots and they closed the walkway of the bridge in anticipation of this event. that's what protesters told me. i have not talked to the bridge district. i have heard people talking about wanting to interfere with traffic. i have not heard them specifically say i want to get onto the roadway. so at this point, it's hard to know what people's intentions or desires are. at this point, they are standing together on the south

this is live pictures at the golden gate bridge. you see the large group of people there protesting vaccine mandates. looks to be a few hundred people on the san francisco side of the golden gate bridge. they're upset with the vaccine mandates on both the federal level and the local level. at this time, they are not on the bridge. you can see, though, right there where the police cars are, the chp cars, they're right on the edge, but there are plenty of chp officers preventing this group from going onto the bridge. however, there is a lot of traffic. you can imagine traffic is backed up now, a couple miles, if you're headed north on 101 over the golden gate bridge into marin county, as of right now, this is a peaceful protest. people upset with the vaccine mandates. we will continue to keep our sky ranger above in this area to give you updates now on the golden gate bridge. right now, it's a peaceful protest on the san francisco side. >> we'll also be posting on our website, nbcbayarea.com. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >

lovely on starting show the golden gate bridge over show in the bay bridge out there. but here's there's the golden gate bridge looking beautiful as well. and look at that, you can see just a couple of clouds over the headlines. otherwise clear skies and what a gorgeous day again today. >> lots of sunshine temperatures running a little bit above the average beautiful glorious evening out there. 70 and fremont right now to 70 in san mateo. a little cooler coast side. but many of these temperatures still very comfortable go for a walk outside right now this evening. 68 in berkeley still 71 in st. look at cloverdale all the way to 75 degrees right now on this fall day, things are changing. we've a cold front that's moving to the north. now it's starting to flatten out that ridge just a little bit. but not that ridge is going to build right back in. and that is going to bring more that rain up in pacific northwest syria. all these areas shaded in red. those are many of the rivers. they're actually seeing some flooding up there from all the rain they've seen over the past f

there are new details tonight about thursday's protest at the golden gate bridge five people including two chp officers and three golden gate bridge district employees were injured when a ford explorer ran into a street sweeper the chp had lane of traffic to keep protesters from entering the roadway abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has more the golden gate bridge district says hundreds of protesters gathered thursday a post to vaccine mandates did not have a permit to protest at the golden gate bridge unfortunately, they do not respond to our outreach and so we had to put together our safety plan with our law enforcement partners without cooperation from the event organizers that safety plan according to the bridge district spokesperson included closing the pedestrian walkway or sidewalk to protesters just after 5 pm protesters instead rallied near the plaza and there began to be comments being made that they were actually going to come off the sidewalks into the roadway and take over the traffic lanes the chp had already addressed that particular concern earlier in the afternoon wh

the north bay with no issue right now across the golden gate bridge. but again, we are working to get information about the anti-vax protest. we understand what's happening there. we have a reporter going to the scene. we've also reached out to chp to see if this issue is going to pop up again as we approach the evening commute because this a protest is supposed to happening until about 6 o'clock tonight. so stay with us here on kron four's. we continue to follow the anti-vaccine protest that has caused some major backups on the golden gate bridge this afternoon. also coming up today, how former news anchor dana king is still telling stories even though it's not behind the anchor desk. >> and as we head to break on this veterans day. let's take a look at a few more pictures of the bay area. men and women who have served our country is still time to submit your photos to our website. kron 4 dot com as we will be honoring these brave heroes throughout our tonight. ♪ ♪ for deb, living with constipation with belly pain was the same old story for years.

but as of right now, you're doing fine at the golden gate bridge. san jose in mountain view hayward as well. santa rosa in the vicinity of some patches of fog that i do want you to be mindful of as you are venturing out to make your way into work on this tuesday morning. radar is showing a continuation of our dry skies so nothing to hold you up there. roadways continue to remain dry 40's and 50's for our current temperatures oakland europe. 49 right now the late going to cool 45. well, dublin livermore novato and santa rosa, each of 41 degrees later on today. expect daytime highs to climb a little bit further than they did yesterday into the low 70's for most of the bay area making for a comfortably. cool feel later on today. now, as far as the roads go, we've already mentioned that it's a bit foggy and pockets out there. the bay bridge is free of that fog and free of a lot of traffic so far. 80 from supreme on streets. only going to take you 7 minutes. the san mateo bridge 92 over the bay from 80 to one o one is a 12 minute commute. well, the golde

the protest began at the golden gate bridge. welcome center. and at one point protesters tried to cross the bridge. but authorities were able to keep them from doing so. hundreds of people attended the protest calling the mandate government overreach. >> i feel it's a medical choice and a health to decide if you want to have a something injected into your body. we should be able to make our own choices that are right for. >> for our bodies, for our families, for children. that is the essential part of being in this country of being an american and no one should be forced to have a medical treatment that they do not want. >> and as you saw the is open at this hour. fire officials in britain would say one man has died there and another was injured in an apartment fire, a dog. sadly was also killed a fire broke out about one 30 yesterday afternoon in a single story apartment building on nancy street fire crews found the 2 men and that dog inside one of the men was revived at the scene and taken to a hospital. the other man of the dog did not survi

vaccination mandate protest at the golden gate bridge. we first brought you this story last night as breaking news here at 6 o'clock and tonight kron four's maureen kelly reports that accident happened as officers were trying to keep demonstrators from taking their protests into the lanes of traffic. >> you can see the collision unfolding in this video from the golden gate bridge traffic camera happening is a crowd of a few 100 people protesting covid-19 vaccine mandates on the east side of the toll plaza was starting to boil over during the evening commute. thursday, there were threats to take over in the traffic lanes. officers we teach me as well as for bridge closed down the number 3 lane station officers and other individuals there to prevent them from actually getting into lanes. and it was at that moment that a ford escape collided with a street sweeper. both heading northbound. >> exactly. why is still under investigation are still trying to figure out last one went, right or what exactly happened. >> regardless, the 2 vehicles co

couple of sprinkles evident along the golden gate in the bay bridge. but the real rain really kicks into gear after that 07:30pm starting to see moderate to heavy rainfall. the north bay starting to settle into the rest of the bay after that in a really well past sunset tonight after you've gotten home and hopefully got nice and cozy indoors is when some of the heaviest of rainfall arrives, the very heaviest of it scoots in after midnight then tomorrow we will have some off and on showers through the day. so that's the way it's looking. we are going to be seeing a bit of a wet start to your evening commute. but the real rain, thankfully pushing in after that evening commute. once we're all settled in so mother nature working in our favor, 40's and 50's for our current temperatures later on today. it's pretty solid. 60's weather at the coast or further inland. we're starting with more sunshine than we're ending the day. so get your errands and year walks with the dog done earlier in the day because later on today you want to hunker down and take it easy

that's the latest here live at the golden gate bridge. dan thorn kron 4 news and dan, good to see the cars moving smoothly up behind you there. thank you, dan. >> new at 10 o'clock fire officials and brett would say one man has died. another was injured in an apartment fire. a dog was also killed. that fire broke out about one 30 this afternoon. and anna single story apartment building on nancy street fire crews found the 2 men and the dog inside one of the man was revived at the scene taken to the hospital. the other man and the dog did not survive. it is not clear yet what started that fire. >> oakland police are investigating 3 separate shootings that happened in a span of about 12 hours. most recently. police say a woman was shot about 1 o'clock this morning in front of lake merritt. she is said to be in grave condition tonight. there was also a shooting around 9.20 last night on 97th avenue near the oakland zoo. police say a man was shot several times and is still in the hospital and then there was a shooting that we first told you a

dan thorn is live at the golden gate bridge right now. he has the latest. dan. >> well, ken and kathryn traffic is moving pretty smoothly again in the northbound lanes here at the golden gate bridge following all of that hysteria. we understand a really bad accident happened here at the same time, an anti vaccine mandate protest was happening. take a look at this video. this was the crash scene again happening in the northbound lanes of the golden gate bridge. we know that at least 5 people were injured in that crash. chp confirming that information with kron 4 news. we know that 2 of the victims that were hit by a car. our police officers. they were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and the 3 other victims we're told. our golden gate bridge district employees and may 2 suffered minor injuries. but again, they all had to be taken to the hospital. all of this was going on when an anti-vaccine protest was happening. the protesters were holding their rally at the golden gate bridge welcome center. this protest was not permitted. and we u

we start with breaking news on the golden gate bridge. this is a store we've been covering for about three hours now, but within the past 45 minutes, major developments. a crash at the scene of this protest injured two chp officers and three golden gate bridge personnel. let's show you what's happening. our sky ranger is live overhead right now. the crowd of about 300 to 400 people has disbursed. you're looking at the san francisco side of the golden gate bridge heading into marin county. within the past hour, this is what we were seeing, 300 to 400 people not necessarily on the lanes of traffic but right beside it. and holding them back on the perimeter are several cph officers and other bridge personnel. traffic is and was backed up for miles because there was only one, maybe two lanes that were going through. and keep in mind, that was during the 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. hour. and then we saw this. we're going to loop this video again. you see that car crash? so close to all those people. looked like a minivan, that dark color van on th

near the golden gate bridge. about 200 protesters protesting vaccine mandates, they have started making their way across the pedestrian walkway of the golden gate bridge on the san francisco side. they're now moving north, it appears, toward marin county. it doesn't look like anybody is in the lanes, but traffic is slow going northbound. cars checking out what's happening. sky ranger will stay over the scene. >> all right, have you ever considered this, if you or a loved one went missing, would the color of your skin play a factor in the search for you? it's part of an important conversation happening in our race in america theme. we're going to discuss missing white woman syndrome. >> it's disturbing to think if i wasn't jessica aquirre the tv woman and i was a random hispanic woman, my story wouldn't garner as much attention. >> according to missing white women syndrome, that's correct, and it's terrible. >> a deep live to look at this. join me for an uncomfortable conversation on how we're all culprits in this

vaccine mandate protest at the golden gate bridge. remember we covered. this is breaking news yesterday as traffic was starting to back up. well now kron four's maureen kelly has the latest on what happened. >> you can see the collision unfolding in this video from the golden gate bridge traffic camera happening is a crowd of a few 100 people protesting covid-19 vaccine mandates on the east side of the toll plaza was starting to boil over during the evening commute. thursday, there were threats to take over in the traffic lanes. officers we teach me as well as for the bridge closed down the number 3 lane station officers and other individuals there to prevent them from actually getting into the and it was at that moment that a ford escape collided with a street sweeper. both heading northbound. >> exactly. why is still under investigation are still trying to figure out last one went, right or what exactly happened. regardless, the 2 vehicles collided. >> went off to the right and struck a golden gate bridge. but for truck, there were

protest near the golden gate bridge. the impact on traffic at this hour, and the crash that happened just minutes ago. >>> it is a booster shot rush. the message to vaccine providers statewide to avoid a winter surge. >> we want this to end. we don't want this lingering forever point >>> it has been over four decades, but her loved ones never forgot her. now the break in the case in the murder of a bay area woman. >>> what is going on in oakland? a string of shootings in just a matter of hours. the chaos that had concertgoers running for their lives. >>> he's helped thousands of struggling veterans, but isn't finished. how a bay area veteran is taking his mission to the next level. >>> let us get right to the breaking story happening tonight on the golden gate bridge. >> chopper 5 is flying over an anti-vaccine mandate protest. we are told across just happened. you can see police have closed most of the northbound lanes. cars are still able to get through from one lane of traffic. you see another car pulled over to the s

but as of right now, you're doing fine at the golden gate bridge. san jose in mountain view hayward as well. santa rosa in the vicinity of some patches of fog that i do want you to be mindful of as you are venturing out to make your way into work on this tuesday morning. radar is showing a continuation of our dry skies so nothing to hold you up there. roadways continue to remain dry 40's and 50's for our current temperatures oakland europe. 49 right now the late going to cool 45. we

gate bridge. this is video of an accident that happened as a result of the traffic being narrowed down to one lane on the golden gate bridge. that suv lips the front end of the bridge district truck just as they were getting past the protesters. that has closed down all of the lanes for a while. they did allow one lane open, but then they closed it again. this is having a big effect on the traffic back into the city, trying to go northbound into marin. >> a major snowball effect of people trying to get out of the city, trying to get to the north bay from all angles. let's look at the traffic maps right now. it looks even worse right now. >> the bay bridge is slow as well point >> because folks are trying to figure out ways to get around, trying to take the bay bridge instead, trying to do the roundabout way. this is going to continue to be a major impact of folks, just trying to get around the city right now, much less trying to get out of the city, if you want to go to either the bay or golden ga

the golden gate bridge visitor center in san francisco. thanks for joining us, everybody on the key will kiss and i'm grant lotus kron four's. dan kerman is live at the scene. we go to him now. >> for the very latest and. well, that's right. you can see right behind me. this is the protests going on right here by the visitor center. let me step out of the way. >> we can zoom in a little bit so you can get some sort of idea of exactly what's going on. how many people are here. again, this is not anti-vax. a lot of these people are anti vax, but some of them are just anti vax mandate. and that's really the focus here. they're talking about wanting to be able to choose whether or not to have if they are going to go into restaurants if they're going to go into schools, things along that nature. we can take some video and show you some of the signs out here. various relating this situation to not see germany relating the situation to the nuremberg trials. this is the correlation they're making in terms of vaccine mandates. we can tell you there

what really happened on the golden gate bridge last night. we were here with you live during that episode next new details about this crash that happened right next to a protest who is involved and who was injured as a result not every new restaurant in the bay area makes news, but this one does because it's part of ♪ ♪ just two pills for all day pain relief. aleve it, and see what's possible. and also try alevex topical pain relief. i see you found the snacks. mmm, delicious! i need this recipe. everyone thinks i made them, but it's actually d-con. what was that? judy? d-con. mice love it to death. moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. this was the most shocking moment of a protest last night that snarled traffic onto the golden gate bridge a car and street sweeper collided hitting a third vehicle and several people as well. and today we learn more about the injuries that and we're learning more about the protests that was happening. just feet away abc 7 news reporter melanie. woodrow has the new details. the golden gate

. >>> also a protest at the golden gate bridge turns dangerous. a crash leaves several officers hurt. >>> and we investigate one of the biggest senior operations in the bay area. >>> good evening. a frightening ordeal to say the least. imagine this, your car stolen with your 1-year-old daughter inside. it happened tonight in pittsburgh. >> police found the little girl and the car. what they're looking for is the female suspect. >> it happened before 6:00 p.m. the car was parked on bliss avenue when it was stolen with the little girl inside. a neighbor spotted the car a few blocks away, abandoned. sergio quintana was there. >> reporter: according to pittsburg police, the child's father was at the back seat adjusting her in her car seat and talking with a friend. and that's when a woman walked up to them and asked for a cigarette. when they said they didn't have one, she walked off. hopped in the front seat, put the vehicle in gear and sped off. the good news is someone spotted the stolen suv a couple hours later about a mile away after police issue

golden gate bridge there on the screen looks great as well. we are seeing clear conditions across the golden gate and that's going make for an easy drive across the gate this morning. now we are seeing some dense pockets of fog, though, and where we are seeing that fog. it's not super widespread, but in those pockets it has resulted in some very low or disability. so be mindful of this as you drive to work this morning. got to be needing to slow down in a couple of pockets out there. as for current temperatures were in the 30's and 40's for most areas. a couple of 50's and alameda san francisco in 2 run. in the meantime, nevado and santa rosa are cold of some spots down in the upper 30's right now. as far as our bridges are concerned, it is definitely foggy at the bay bridge toll plaza, although that fog has lifted a little bit. that's contributing to some better visibility. you can see the gray sitting right above you 19 minutes from the maze to freeman street. that's pretty

a view outside right now at the golden gate bridge. it's clear we aren't seeing any fog at the golden gate. that's not the case. everywhere. half moon bay. there are some spots of fog for you and then elsewhere across the bay to we have seen some patches of very dense fog this morning. that is going to have an impact on slowing things down a little bit much fog year star than what we saw yesterday. radar is otherwise clear and dry and temperatures are all of that colder in the 40's and 50's across the bay area. it is cold enough for a jacket. but at least we're staying well above freezing this morning. now, as far as conditions go out there on our roads. one of our foggy spots has now become the bay bridge. it was not this way just about an hour ago the fog is really settled in now. and that is definitely pretty appearing here at the bay bridge toll plaza still only 9 minutes, but traffic is picking up 13 minutes now from a 80 to one o one across the san mateo bridge. and we're also looking at the golden gate bridge starting to see a l

it's just affecting our view of the golden gate bridge. the span itself, the cameras we have north of the toll plaza, it shows a dry roadway, but the rain will affect the 101 up in that part. no major issues except for this crash, 242, and counter commute, it's north bay where the closure is and the investigation. anywhere else, it looks green. back to you. >>> singer jon bon jovi was scheduled to give a concert in miami yesterday but had to cancel after he and others tested positive. he was going to give an acoustic performance at one south beach hotel, and according to the rep, bon jovi is fully vaccinated and doing well. >>> according to a recent "washington post" report, up to 12,000 personnel have rejected orders to get fully vaccinated despite the pentagon mandate. it amounts to less than 4% of the overall active airmen. those that refuse could be dismissed. >>> the bay area team, teaming up with afghan refugees to send a message through art. the 17-year-old caroline has been painting social justice murals at a number of bay area hig

a little under 9 minutes and the golden gate bridge. it will be about 20 minutes for you to make your way from the north bay traveling to the tolls will have more weather and traffic coming up for now, let's get back to the news, ok, 5.19 the total assessment of the damage to california's giant sequoia trees from recent wildfires. >> it's still being calculated and now efforts are also underway to try and save these giant trees from the next wildfire. yeah, but is enough being done to yost takes a look at that for us. >> when a fire stab wishes self and lowered read we can and we knew we had a problem from his perch on an observation deck above the red wood canyon grow. the largest grove of giant sequoias in the world. sequoia and kings canyon national parks fire management officer john ziegler notes. some of the giant trees below were killed in the camp. he complex fire. but he also knows another truth, although we don't. >> we really don't like destructive you know, sometimes there's a silver lining. the silver lining in this case is

the taillights are heading toward the golden gate bridge. with a light offshore breeze, expect for this to push through the delta and into the bay. dress warmer. it is definitely cooler this morning, with most of us in the low to upper 40's. the low clouds and fog will give way to high clouds and sunshine with temperatures around 62 for lunch. 65 around 4:00. 7:00, back into the 50's. kumasi: abc 7 is on vaccine watch as a part of our commitment to building a better bay area. we know many of you are looking to get the covid-19 booster shot ahead of the holidays but it is proving to be a challenge. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is joining us with what you need to know if you want a booster shot. amy: we keep hearing from people that getting the booster is not as easy as they thought it would be. look at this line at a cvs in san francisco on vanness avenue. it is a popular spot at night. some people who did have an appointment tell us they made them one week ago. one woman said she has not been able to get an appointment, so she has drop

this is golden gate bridge view. looks pretty good. >> it is. the only thing we are dealing with is construction. there are some road work projects out there. one of them just north of the golden gate bridge as you head out -- near alexander. they should have things wrapped up with in the next 30 minutes. not affecting the drive across the golden gate. keeping a close eye on 101 north of here as mary said. this redealing with fog. right now 101, santa rosa. off to a good start. rest of the bay area bridges fairly quiet. heing tosan fra ten minute com the maze. san mateo bridge off to a good start. everything clear. your travel times all in the green. so far so good if you are headed out the door early. >>> we are continuing to follow an investigation into the east bay after a car crashed in to a taco bell restaurant. the clean up continues this morning. check out the video. it happened in oa anthe person crashed into this restaurant with a child in the car. the child was rescued from the wreckage. it happened just after nine last night. you can

this happening, as you see my near the golden gate bridge, and on it. dozens of demonstrators with signsan flag. it is part of a nationwide rally led by first responders. the protest so far, we are told, have been people. earlier this evening police shut down the northbound lanes for a brief moment after somebody did try to block traffic. >>> is take a live look outside at our bay area roads, where drivers are feeling the pain at the pump. gas prices are sky high right now ahead of the busy holiday travel season. kpix 5's andria borba has been driving around san francisco , hunting for the best prices in town. she joins us with helpful tips for commuters. >> reporter: it is all about planning ahead, and finding the cheapest prices, and not just driving and praying and hoping that you find it. here, your eyes are not deceiving you. $4.17 per gallon for regular unleaded. just make sure you understand, it is up on the big board as well, but prices are high just about everywhere. if you stop at the corner of fourth and bryant in san francisco for gas, that

we start with breaking news on the golden gate bridge. this is a store we've been covering for about three hours now, but within the past 45 minutes, major developments. a crash at the scene of this protest injured two chp officers and three golden gate bridge personnel. let's show you what's happening. our sky ranger is live overhead right now. the crowd of about 300 to 400 people has disbursed. you're looking at the san francisco side of the golden gate bridge heading into marin county. within the past hour, this is what we were seeing, 300 to 400 people not necessarily on the

all this under clear skies, golden gate bridge. it's been beautiful clear. but yeah, definitely blowing and that breeze that you noticed yesterday. a northerly wind keeping its way on into the bay area and keeping temperatures on the mild side, you can see the high pressure ridge built up to our south and west in general wind direction is out of the north. we will have enough sunshine this afternoon that it's really already resulting in temperatures climbing a lot less of us in the 30's right now than we were even an hour ago sunshine this afternoon. tomorrow mostly sunny skies for your thanksgiving. maybe you can take that early afternoon lunch outside with the fam before the sun goes down around 04:00pm these days. you remember. then we work our way into friday. a few more clouds and friday will be the cloudy us to the forecast, although still a very nice we are going to be seeing highs today right around the same as yesterday's mid 60's for sf low 60's at the coast and then a range of low to mid 60's elsewhere to whether you're along the bay shore with th

across the golden gate bridge. this is also been one of your smoother commute so far this morning, less than smooth along highway 4, it's going to take you 30 minutes from antioch to concord. this is actually a big improvement from where we were earlier on, especially around pittsburgh where things are starting to pick back up and you're looking at improvements right there. while you're traveling further south from there, especially on routes like to 42 as well as 6 ad. it is a slow down to even stopping conditions heading southbound on both of these routes through conquered pleasant hill down through all that creek eventually as you head over 24 overthrew lafayette also really slow, pretty slow as well across many of our east bay that includes 2.38 as well as other routes. just trying to get on a 92 to cross the also the south bay traffic has picked back up for you from san jose to menlo park. it's going to 46 minutes on one. oh, one 85 has not been much of a better option that one is also proving to be very slow

live look at the golden gate bridge. foggy north of here. be careful as you travel along 101 and surrounding areas. once are you past that. things moving smooth across the span into san francisco with no major delays or issues. bay bridge off to a good start, under ten minutes for the ride from the maze into san francisco. the san mateo bridge looking at 12 minutes between 880 and 101. if you are going along 880 both directions clear. no delays. traffic moving clear at the limit. travel times looking good. westbound 5840 so far still in the green which means moving up to speed for the most part. 30 minutes from 205 toward 680. >>> the live news desk and we are following the search for suspects in a diamond heist in the east bay last night. here is video of this smash and grab robbery in action. it happened at the sun valley mall in concord at around 7:00. nine suspects in masks, armed with hammers robbing iceberg diamonds. they smashed every case and emptied the place out. it happened at seven. originally police got a call to a shooting but

your view outside at the golden gate bridge is crystal clear. sunny out there now, don't expect that same sunshine everywhere. we have seen some patchy fog that is really impacting visibility in pockets and it is persisting even into this late morning. so do watch for those pockets. as you venture out on the roadways. otherwise we remain dry and conditions remain nice and clear 40's and 50's for current temperatures santa rosa, you have been our cold spot all morning long. but at least you're not in the 30's anymore. back up to 46 degrees. now, as far as roadways go we haven't had any major issues. it's just been a lot of slowdowns in the reason behind that is so many of us are back to work after what was a holiday week last week. it's going to take 19 minutes from the maze to fremont street. that's not exceptionally bad. and we actually have seen some big improvements right there at the toll plaza, the san mateo bridge about 13 minutes to make it across there. and the golden gate bridge has been pretty empty. all morning long. i think a lot of

golden gate bridge there on the screen looks great as well. we are seeing clear conditions across the golden gate and that's going make for an easy drive across the gate this morning. now we are seeing some dense pockets of fog, though, and where we are seeing that fog. it's not super widespread, but in those pockets it has resulted in some very low or disability. so be mindful of this as you drive to work this morning. got to be needing to slow down in a couple of pockets out there. as for current temperatures were in the 30's and 40's for most areas. a couple of 50's and alameda san francisco in 2 run. in the meantime, nevado and santa rosa are cold of some spots down in the upper 30's right now. as far as our bridges are concerned, it is definitely foggy at the bay bridge toll plaza, although that fog has lifted a little bit. that's contributing to some better visibility. you can see the gray sitting right above you 19 minutes from the maze to freeman street. that's pretty typical back up there as we do have the metering lights on san mateo

gate bridge that commute looks like as i'm looking at the golden gate bridge from the north bay traveling at least to the tolls. it will take about 20 minutes to reach that and the richmond center fell commute. hey out of looks much darker than it normally is. so that must mean one of the lights they're turned off at this hour. take your time as you're traveling still a little under 9 minutes. well, the san jose sharks beat the calgary flames despite being short players because of covid-19 plus a long time in the last player is retiring kron four's jason dumas says the latest for us in sports. >> the sharks still short-handed 7 players and their head coach still in covid protocols. none are currently allowed to even enter canada or cross that border where the first stop of their five-game road trip. san jose in calgary. >> take a look at skyline. never been the calgary. we have a tie game in the 3rd logan cut bill for cop show too. 2, one sharks. all right. now, check out ayton he the goalie. just outside that he tried to prevent calgary from getting control of that some moments. but san

here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. they just did the lane changes, allowing more lanes for that southbound side of the golden gate bridge. heading in to the city. not bad. little foggy this morning. especially along the coast. i drove in on highway 1 and it was very foggy. pretty dense. limited visibility may be an issue. no delays here. things quiet heading in to san francisco. under ten minutes for your commute from the maze as you work toward 101 over in the city. if are you going on the lower deck of the bray bridge we had road work in the clearing stages. things moving -- out of the counter commute direction if are you going in to the east bay. if are you going toward the san mateo bridge things quiet. 12 minutes between 880 and 101. let's get a live look at 880. here is near the coliseum. you can see both directions moving smoothly there as far as traffic no. delays north or southbound. that's the case the rest of the way if you are going southbound into heyward, fremont, all the way down to the south bay, 880 mo

you can see it over the golden gate bridge. rain coming down there now. >> and plenty more on the way this just some light showers so far. but we're dealing will the call a pineapple express the atmospheric river all that moisture being pulled up right on the sub tropics right back into the storm system going to be deposited here in the bay area and over the sierra nevada, maybe a couple of feet of snow. there it is. you can see moving on shore right now. you see a nice little curl in the atmosphere. that's the center of the low is intensifying is coming on shore. that's a good sign to bring a significant amount of rain to the bay area. in fact, you're starting to see some raindrops taken up and we're starting to get some of the yellow. the orange just off the coastline. so does not that far away so far most that affecting the north bay right now. but that is going to slide across the entire bay area and the instability behind the system to get a little shot of cold air. i think we may see a couple thunderstorms popping up out

the golden gate bridge actually looked wide open. other bay area freeways are somewhat smooth, but this is interstate 80. you can see in both directions it is pretty thick. so just take your time as you're heading to your thanksgiving destination. tomorrow is the big day, but dozens of people and family in need were able to get a hot meal today. >> an early thanksgiving meal was served in san mateo. people we spoke to are grateful for the holiday meal. >>> up next on nightly news, with so many retailers offering early deals, jolene kent explains what to buy and when, given the supply chain issues. lester holt joins us with what you should be doing to get your gifts for christmas day. >>> tonight, the verdict now in all three defendants found guilty of murdering ahmaud arbery the dramatic moment in the courtroom. >> we, the jury, find the defendant travis mcmichael guilty. >> whoo! >> after ten hours of deliberations, the jury convicting three white georgia men for killing arbery, a black man prosecutors say was out jogging. all three

this is the golden gate bridge, you can barely see it poking through the fog. we are going to see the fog stick around for the first half of the morning. san josÉ, right now you can see the layer right there, and yesterday it was more dense in the south bay. we are seeing dense fog in other parts. look at dublin. yes, there's a dense fog advisory that remains in effect until noon. the highlighted areas including san francisco, san mateo, oakland, napa fairfield and up through the bay as well. visibility down to quarter of a mile in santa rosa and fairfield as well. look at tracy. we are seeing a little better visibility down through the south bay. but we are expecting sunshine once some of the fog clears, it will be a little slower so expect around 1:00 for that fog to back off. right now current temperatures in the 40s and 50s as you head out the door. look how nice our afternoon will be. it's going to be a warm day, especially out in the city. we're talking 70s in the forecast for san francisco today, and mid and upper 70s down through the south bay as well.

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golden gate bridge . stunning doesn't look like early or late november early december, but in fact, that is that's coastal fog coming in week weather system to the north of us. that week. weather system just kind of creates an environment where that coastal fog can return. so we'll look for that to be around tonight and then probably be gone tomorrow as those winds click offshore. 42 degrees tomorrow morning in santa rosa 46 napa. not too bad, right? i mean, normally normally this time of year, you know, you think upper thirties but we're kind of doing mild temperatures. we got some cloud cover. i like to show you this. i showed you last night the same thing, but it's pretty. it's a it's a pretty big deal, and that. this ridge of high pressure extends from over here about by the dateline. and the court like the thing, i mean, so how many miles is that? what's uh, have my miles sing on here? i don't have my miles thing on here. deng it well, here it is. okay, so let's do this. just this just rough it out.

golden gate bridge, not seeing fog or delays. you can see things moving at the limit into san francisco. if travels take you between 880 and 101 if you are crossing bay heading to the peninsula, that is the commute direction. towards foster city, it is quiet, a lot of green on our travel times, 12 minutes for san mateo bridge commute, no delays on richmond san rafael bridge. there is a crash chp is the working on. it's the noncommute direction, all the activity is to the right hand side of the road way. if you are headed towards dublin interchange, you are at an okay pace. you can see head lights heading west bound towards 680, things are fairly quiet. we are tracking slight delays as you connect off 205 to 580 well east of the dublin interchange. travel times are good, 25 minutes 205 to 680. 80, no delays. highway 4 is clear. if you are headed from san jose hellyer to sfo, about 36 minutes. so far your friday drive looks really good. that's a look at traffic. >>> whether you like college basketball or not, i know one thing you d

looking at the golden gate bridge. it's about 20 minutes from the north bay into the city will have more weather and traffic coming up. now let's get back to the news. >> well, sequoia trees are known for being one of the most resilient organisms on earth. and they're also one of the biggest to her head chance to see when know you're expert say. >> just one tree can weigh more than a 100 elephants. combine. but yost reports the future of these giants of the force has been threatened. >> in a way they thought was unthinkable before. >> this is just a giant sequoia tree and the black mountain grove. this all burned in the pier fire in 2017 in and around sequoia national forest in central california. experts are studying the changing relationship between sequoia trees and wild fires. the only place in the world where sequoias grow naturally is on the western slopes of the sierra nevada mountain range with most of them located and then narrow 60 mile stretch of forest. >> just east of fresno. the sequoia trees, you'll find

sandra fell bridge a little under 9 minutes and the golden gate bridge about 20 traveling from the north bay into the city will have more weather and traffic coming up. for now, let's get back to our top stories. california's worsening drought is for san francisco leaders to declare a water shortage. mayor london breed and the san francisco public utilities commission voted to adopt the system. white reduction and water use by 10% effective immediately residents and businesses are going to be asked to cut their water use by 5%. other bay area agencies that buy water from the city are going to be asked to deserve by at least 14%. customers can also expect to see a temporary drought surcharge of up to 5% on their water bill. if they do not reduce their water use governor newsom has previously called on all californians to reduce their water usage by at least 15%. >> these are not petty thefts. this is not misdemeanor conduct this is felony and the charges that were filed today are felonies. >> arrested and charged nearly a dozen people taken into custody after a wild crime spree in san fra

golden gate bridge looking clear. a 20 men drive going south from 37 into the city and the chp has issued a fog advisory. keep abhijit eye out for that when you cross and looking at the main travel times. pass in the green, other roads looking good so far, highway 4 to the maze. 13 minutes and 101 northbound looking clear. >>> just as the holiday wraps up a new coronavirus variant. andrea is in san rafael with more on how the potential next wave may hit just in time for christmas. >> at this point the omicron variant hasn't been seen here but many feel it's just a matter of time, most likely in the next two weeks. >> we have not seen the family. that's really -- that's a heartbreaking part. >> frank and theresa are visiting from rhode island to finally see family again this thanksgiving. now they are concerned about the new variant first found in south africa. >> when will this end? it just seems to keep getting legs and continuing. >> researchers want to know how transmissible it is, how sick it can make you and how

there's the golden gate bridge sitting under some fog, free conditions. fog is definitely being seen out into the eastern portions of contra, costa and solano counties as well as into the central valley where it's another dose of to leave fog making for a tricky commute for central valley commuters showers will start to drift in, as i mentioned, well after the sun goes down tonight. you can see that playing out in future cast here. most likely to see rainfall for the north bay. but even then it's looking like some very light on and off showers and showers potentially reaching the rest of the bay area not going to be amounting to too terribly much, though this is going to be through the course of especially early hours on friday before clearing and drying conditions. the rest of your forecast. how much rain are we looking out that will at most a 10th of an inch on the map and fairfield other than that just trace amounts for most of the rest of the bay area. this is not going make much of a dent and where we need to steve keep heading. so to do that today,

protesters taking to the golden gate bridge over the city's demand that city workers be vaccinated against covid-19. that protest began just in time for the evening commute. those demonstrators taking to the bridge at about three o'clock this afternoon. christian captain live at the scene right now, forcing christian of the protesters blocking traffic on the bridge right now. no not ye. we don't know if that's the plan at this point, in all honesty, but we do have about 200 protesters here gathering on the san francisco side that is the south side of the golden gate bridge, and you can see them in this area here, right by the welcome center. the folks here saying that they're gathering together because they all share one thing in common that is that they oppose vaccine mandates that was, protesters are coming from near and far some of them are local. some of them are from out of state to take part in this afternoon's demonstration, they say a similar demonstration drew more than 4000 people in los angeles. but they say there's a heavy chp presence here in san francisco this afternoon. they

they were holding this rally at the golden gate bridge. welcome center. this protest was not permitted. and we understand that the protesters were actually trying to get across the bridge at one point, but they were being kept from doing that. dozens of people were out here today. they were waving flags and saying that these vaccine mandates are fear mongering and government overreach on social media. the event was being called a walkout and it was also being called an axe. the vax event. and we heard from some of those protesters earlier today. and here's what they had to say. >> it's a medical choice and a health to decide if you want to have a something injected into your body and we should be able to make our own choices that are right for. >> for our bodies, for our families. for children. that is the essential part of being in this country of being an american and no one should be forced to have a medical treatment that they do not want. >> so again, back out here live traffic moving again. smoothly and the northbound lanes that had been narrowed do

. >> regardless, the 2 vehicles collided went off to the right and struck a golden gate bridge. but for truck, there were 5 individuals to seize the officers and 3 ridge personnel stand on other side of that truck. so the question went into them. it forced the truck into those 5 individuals the to chp officers and one golden gate bridge worker. >> were transported to a hospital for treatment. but they're now back home recovering the 2 other bridge workers were treated and released at the scene chp says this accident was unrelated to the unpermitted protest. but one motorists to the chp says was connected to the protests was arrested earlier in the afternoon that man allegedly stopped his vehicle in a lane of traffic. hp>> got out onto the roadway with protest signs and fought law enforcement officers who ordered him to leave maureen kelly kron 4 news. >> former president trump adviser steve bannon was indicted by a federal grand jury today for contempt of congress than and is being charged for refusing to answer questions from the house committee investigating the january 6 capi

you might remember a little under 9 minute for your drive and the golden gate bridge traveling from the north bay into the city. it will be a little under 20 minutes. well, the oakland museum of california is still cleaning up after last month's historic rainfall and they have temporarily closed and exhibit due to water damage there. but thankfully no artwork or artifacts for damage. it's going take some time for repairs. kron four's. gayle ong has that story for us. no artworks are artifacts were damaged, but it's going to take some time for repairs. we actually have to replace floors, ceilings and walls. >> so it's taking us a little longer than we helped the oakland museum of california is still cleaning up after last month's historic storm that brought heavy rain to the bay area water is goes everywhere. water is insidious and and once it is in the floor and in and in ceilings. it's very hard to just, you know, dry it out. lori fogarty executive director and ceo of the oakland museum says the damage occurred in the foyer of an exhibition space and in a gallery where an upcoming exhi