she was traveling along the bay bridge here. she spoke to some people in san francisco and the east bay yesterday to see how they're dealing with all the wet weather out there. >> we saw a light to moderate rain on sunday feeling the weaker initial phase of this storm system and people enjoyed the weather. umbrellas were handy in san francisco sunday where the streets are so. >> still, people lined up for grilled cheese. the anticipated atmospheric river brought light to moderate rain throughout the day. the weather, a surprise for this group visiting from paris. guys any rain here at all. >> i want you to some fences. but that wasn't what need over at ocean beach strong winds, the national weather service is expecting hazardous be conditions sunday into monday. >> towards the afternoon the storm system spread light to moderate rain across the bay area. >> in berkeley. people went about their day rain or shine. the rain is really nice. >> i wish it wasn't raining but since his but after that and makes a nice day. a nice day. for

, a live look east at the bay bridge. good morning. i am len kiese. >> i am amanda starrantino. we will start with a look on weather and traffic beginning with mary. calmer this morning than last night. >> for sure. things are starting to wind down and will continue today, still tracking rain on high def doppler this morning. let's first get to what you can expect. you see a wet san francisco camera with those rain drops on our live cam. let's show you what to expect on high def doppler. you see scattered showers pushing through, even heavy downpours. that is highlighted in yellow. across the bay bridge into east bay from oakland, it is pouring over you, south bay, 101, morgan hill, san martin, saratoga at this hour. here we are stopping at 8:00 a.m., still some showers, just a few lighting up our radar screen. we will continue to dry things out as we look to our afternoon with a few showers possible. for the most part, we will start seeing quieter weather. we'll talk about what you can expect as we look to the rest of th

wind advisories in effect for most the bay area bridges. bay bridge included. be careful as you cause the span. 880 oakland. flooding just north of here, along 880. mostly in the right lanes. stick to the middle if you can and the bridge, looks like traffic moving at the limit. 12 minutes between 880 and 101. >>> we are seeing the effects of nonstop rain across the bay area. flooding, damaging winds and this storm isn't over just yet. the storm is leaving a huge mess and will likely take a few days to clean up all the downed trees and other debris. >> and check out this video from jim flanagan in san jose. the southbound connector ramp from i-280 to guadalupe parkway is flooded. it's not expected to reopen until this afternoon. we will have a report from the scene in less than 30 minutes and some roads have turned in to lakes in sonoma county. andrea and mark were out braving the elements all night long. >> i'm here at highway 121 where it meets 12 and this has been closed most of the night. cal trans had hoped to open it back up around eight but as you can see

i will have a closer look at how your bay bridges are doing, or your bridges throughout the bay, i should say. >>> this is inside the oakridge mall forcing shoppers to shelter in stores. >> it happened about 6:00 last night at oakridge mall. luckily nobody was hurt. ian explains what police are trying to figure out. >> police escorted people out of the building after shots were fired outside, and it happened near the forever 21 store. >> it was a very chaotic scene for the first arriving officers. >> one of my associates was panicking, why is everybody running, and oh, no, now i have to evacuate the store. >> she rushed to get her kugs customers and employees out the backdoor. >> we can't barricade in our store and i quickly got the keys and evacuated. >> we know there was a shooting and we are still looking for a suspect. >> it's unclear if anybody was hit. they obtained surveillance video but are not releasing what they saw. they appear to say it appears to be an isolated incident and was not an active shooter incident. officers were checking stores in the mall. >> we expect to encounte

north bay 880 to the bay bridge, 13 minutes. a look at the rest of the bay area drive times coming up. >>> here we go. monday morning. the week of christmas. >> oh, yes. >> a beautiful shot there of the bay bridge this morning. before we get to the traffic this morning, let's get a look at the forecast for you. meteorologist, kari hall, has a look at that. >> christmas in the park, and every day since it started, seems really cold. right now it's 40 degrees, and we will see some peaks of sunshine and just not all clear and sunny throughout the day. our temperatures will only make it in the low to mid-50s here. the 7-day forecast is up at the bottom of the screen and it shows a lot of rain and this is why. we are seeing the storm system that will be approaching from the north heading into parts of the north bay and spotty light showers late tonight. this is a look at the wider view of the storm system. here's the low that will draw in all of this moisture, and it's going to be another atmosphere river, and it will tap into the mo

you can see a wet bay bridge camera. the rain drops and the slick continues out there so please be safe if you are about to hit the roadways. and we will have more on the morning commute. high definition cameras lit up track that light rain. wet start to the day for the north bay, from nevado, mill valley. across the richmond -- in to the east bay. martinez, berkeley, get that wet start into san francisco, across the bay bridge, sfo. oakland, san lea, in dr,o o in -- union city. fremont and into the south bay. it's a wet start to the bay. looking at the showers. and as we head through the day, the showers begin to tap, r off but a few afternoon showers are a possibility. then on and off rain as we head through the week. i will show you what to expect through the day today. 9:00 a.m. and you can see a few showers still by afternoon. you can see a few more hit or miss showers into 4:00 p.m. i think for the most part it's the wettest time frame for us. let's check in with ann for a look at photograph speck that morning comm

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they're stuck in traffic on or near the bay bridge. tonight, there is a new plan to offer drivers some relief as early as tomorrow. the 11 o'clock news on ktvu. fox news starts now. hello again, everyone. i'm julie julie haener. i'm andre senior infer frank somerville, the number of drivers passing through the tolls on the bay bridge now approaching pre pandemic levels. traffic managers hope tomorrow's opening of two new commuter parking lots will ease some of that traffic. one of those lots will allow drivers to park near buchanan street and interstate 80 in albany. the other one will allow drivers coming from the other direction to park underneath interstate 80 at fruitvale avenue in oakland. ktvu zach sauce joins us now he is in oakland with a look at how all of this will work. evening at the park and ride scheme geared towards cutting down on some of that commuter traffic on the bay bridge. and while it's not a fix all the hope is that release encourage some drivers to leave their cars in the east bay on their way to work. because

we've got metering lights at the bay bridge toll plaza. you see the back up as you head into san francisco. a lot of that due to morning commute, wet weather, a new crash on the upper deck. look at the map, look at the red, slow across upper deck to where the crash is. at least one lane is blocked, 21 miles per hour as you work your way through. a new trouble spot north 680 near walnut creek 680 connector, reports of a crash involving several vehicles. all lanes are blocked until further notice. chp has issued a traffic alert. things are improving at the san mateo bridge with lanes close on the foster city side. >>> a section of 280 is open after a deadly crash last night. chp says a car veered off the freeway and crashed against a pole. we have learned the driver died at the scene. heavy rain was pouring down during the time of the incident but it is not clear if it was a factor. >>> rounds of storms move across the bay and it is bringing much needed rain. >> businesses in wine country say the wet weather is dampening holiday spending. ju

the metering lights are on at the bay bridge toll plaza. you are looking at 11 minutes from westbound 80 to the bay bridge. slowing down as well on the san mateo bridge, you are looking at 13 minutes. full drive times coming up in a few minutes. >>> happening today, closing arguments in the trial of a british socialite accused of helping jeffrey epstein sexually abuse girls. the defense wrapped in two days. four women say they were still teens when maxwell and ebstein sexually exploited them. jury deliberations will begin as soon as the closing arguments wrap. >>> warren and booker have covid and were fully vaccinated. warren and booker each experienced breakthrough cases. both are fully vaccinated and have received their booster. >>> chuck schumer says he will bring build back better to a vote in january. >> this is after the west virginia democrat said he would vote no. >> well, to make senator joe manchin say out loud, no, to say out loud he is going to vote against things in build back better. the senate majority leader said this mornin

at the bay bridge, good morning. thank you for starting your day with us. we are looking at 30s, 40s, 50s as we kick off a in you day. 42 livermore, downtown san francisco 54, 46 san jose, a cold 38 degrees in santa rosa this morning. let's take you through the day. we are looking at temperatures in the 60s and 70s, not as warm as yesterday when we did break record highs but still well above average. 67 along the coast, mid to upper 60s around the bay, upper 60s. a few more clouds streaming in. i will show you futurecast. sunrise at 7:07 and sun set at 4:50. the strong ridge of high pressure in place keeping storm track well to our north as we take you hour by hour on futurecast and you see a bit of a southerly surge. a few clouds streaming in today, we'll see mix of sun and clouds, highs in the mid to upper 60s for the coast, 73 in san jose, low 70s in concord as well as for pleasant hill, inland east bay, low 70s for tri valley. around the bay, upper 60s in san francisco, daly city, alameda, oakland, san leandro. t

, across the bay bridge. from daily city, san mateo. palestiniano alto. moving right over you as well as -- as we start off the tuesday. as we head through the day today we are going to see at least partly sunny skies. the chance to see a few more showers and possibility of thunderstorm. just enough instability. here we are at ten and you can see some activity lighting up the radar screen as we head through noon and there we go at four. isolated thunderstorm is a possibility for us as we go through the day today. we will talk more about what you can expect in just a moment in our second weather system we are tracking week. let's check in with giana. hopefully something people can be careful about. >> i hope so. make itself a lot easier for me and them. >>> taking a look at the roadways. a lot of activity and slow and go spots. especially through the pass and on 84 its busy this morning. with this wet weather you can see as mary said we will deal with this for most of the day. you will deal with busy, busy roa

bay bridge, no metering lights. you are looking at about seven minutes westbound 84 towards the dumbarton bridge, nine minutes. i'll send it back to you. >> clearly a lot of people sleepinging in this morning. >> yeah, must be nice. >>> tesla is recalling thousands of cars. next on "today in the bay," the potentially dangerous issues being found. >>> could your new year's eve be off to a flat start? the reason you may struggle to find bubbly to pop open at midnight. plus -- ♪ pretty woman ♪ >> julia roberts, we look at her new san francisco home. >>> today alone over 1,000 flights have been canceled. you can find the link on our front page. we'll be right back. >>> it's 6:14. good morning. we may be taking a little break from the rain but we have a nice rain season update. coming up i'll take you through how much rain we have seen from october 1st to july 1st in the bay area, coming up in a few minutes. >>> then 2021 was an amazing year on wall street, just extraordinary. tesla, meanwhile, recalling half a milli

. >>> taking a live look this morning at the bay bridge. you can see a beautiful start to the morning visually, anyway. how does it look when it comes to the temperatures? meteorologist, kari hall, is looking at that. >> we are starting out chilly. we have seen the patchy dense fog rolling around parts of the bay area. in the tri-valley it's clear. look at 580 and all the cars heading into the bay area as we continue to see cool temperatures with upper 40s right now. you can see the trend that goes straight up as we get that sunshine and head up to the upper 60s, and it's going to be well above normal. we are used to seeing temperatures at december 1st at about 60 degrees, and today we are talking 70s in santa rosa and san josÉ and some of the inland areas, while san francisco and oakland will be in the upper 60s today. we will take a look ahead in the forecast, but first, mike, you have seen something on the bay bridge toll plaza. >> there was a disabled vehicle reported, and everybody is using all the lanes with equal access and better m

near the bay bridge. tonight, there is a new plan to offer drivers some relief as early as tomorrow. the 11 o'clock news on ktvu. fox news starts now. hello again, everyone. i'm julie julie haener. i'm andre senior infer frank somerville, the number of drivers passing through the tolls on the bay bridge now approaching pre pandemic levels. traffic managers hope tomorrow's opening of two new commuter parking lots will ease some of that traffic. one of those lots will allow drivers to park near buchanan street and interstate 80 in albany. the other one will allow drivers coming from the other direction to park underneath interstate 80 at fruitvale avenue in oakland. ktvu zach sauce joins us now he is in oakland with a look at how all of this will work. evening at the park and ride scheme geared towards cutting down on some of that commuter traffic on the bay bridge. and while it's not a fix all the hope is that release encourage some drivers to leave their cars in the east bay on their way to work. because

that does include right major bridges around san francisco and oakland bay bridge richmond center fell as well as the golden gate bridge. all these in the pocket of some heavier rainfall currently little bit lighter of further southward. but rainfall will pick back up for you saying especially highway 17 between san jose and santa cruz is very slick and very heavy rainfall right now light for the most part in the east bay. but we are seeing a heavier pockets of between valais home martinez conquered walnut creek lafayette and some of those higher elevations between in those upper elevations of the east bay hills. on up to vacaville very, very wet right now in a pocket of our heaviest of rainfall in northern napa county right around saint helene, at this moment. you'll continue to see it as you cross up into lake county with a bit of rain. snow mix of those upper elevations north of clear lake itself a little bit calmer for sonoma county. but you can see is rainfall continues to push through mostly in a direction that will take these bands of rain fall on in from the coastline and in th

towards the bay bridge, you will see slowing. you are looking at about ten minutes. i will look closer at how the rest of the bay area drive times are doing in a couple minutes. >> thank you. >>> team coverage continues this morning. steady rain keeps coming down parts of the bay area. today in the bay's cierra johnson joins us with a look at what people are doing to prepare. >> reporter: good morning. i want to start with directing you to the flags. it gives you an indication of how intense really the wind is right now for us standing in the rain, and the wind is making it chilly. the rain has let up just a little bit, but given what we have seen the last week in the forecast in the days moving forward, a lot of folks paying close attention not only to the forecast, but to the pg&e outage map. we had crews capturing what they are preparing for in what could be stretches of rain. they said creek levels are relatively low right now, and the forecasted rain is not expected to cause flooding. crews have cleared the storm drains and

bay area bridges, starting next week drivers will be paying more at most bridge tolls. starting january 1, drivers will be paying $7 on seven state owned bridges. that's a $1 price hike. includes bay bridge, richmond san rafael, as well as san mateo. it's increased 350% percent since 2003 on the bay bridge, seven times higher than rate of inflation during that time. >> yikes. >>> 6:21. week long celebration of kwanzaa is in are way. it is a seven day nonreligious holiday observed in u.s. meant to honor the ancestral roots of african americans. the first candle lit on sunday is for the principle of unity in the family, community, nation, and race. the celebration of kwanzaa ends on the first day of the new year. >>> 6:21. still ahead on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. >> a 1500-pound bull flying through the air. the wild coastal rescue in california. stay with us. we'll be back right after this break. find your rhythm. your happy place. find your breaking point. then break it. every emergen-c gives you a potent blend of nutrients so you can emerge your best with em

bay bridge metering lights on. bumper to bumper traffic, time from the maze into the city is 14 minutes. just a 1 minute drive from 880 to highway 101 running smoothly there. two fog advisories. one 292. be aware of that if you are coming up through san mateo. also vasco road in between the alameda and contra costa line. >>> a big vote happening today in oakland on whether the city needs to add more police officers. >> we are live with why one group opposing the move said it can proof that there is no police staffing shortage. >> this is anti police terror project we are talking about and they say the police department can shift away to nonviolent calls to address homicides. the terror project sites that at least 31% of officers time responding to 911 calls is spent on noncriminal and nonviolent issues like animal control and traffic. the oakland police chief is calling the friendship's report inaccurate and dividing. they have 676 sworn officers, that's the lowest number in a decade. this year there have been 129

it is going to be a rough ride on the bay bridge. this is a live camera from caltrans right now for people in the westbound direction. there are two crashes on the upper deck of the bridge, one at the tunnel and went past the tunnel with injuries involved, and crashes involve multiple cars. they turned on the metering lights, so it will be packed at the bay bridge toll plaza. we usually don't see at this busy at 6:00, so a rough ride, and also a sig alert in walnut creek, purple lines indicating it is shut down and at zero miles-per-hour on northbound 680 at olympic boulevard. kumasi: thank you. we start with the pandemic. mixed news on how effective vaccines are against omicron variant. reggie: a new study shows pfizer vaccines provides 33% protection against infection but 70% reduction from hospitalization. the study was done by south africa's largest health insurer with patients and the country. meanwhile, a non-peer-reviewed study on moderna vaccine shows a booster is critical to increase protection. antibodies were 50 times less

looking at the bay bridge. metering lights still off though at 6:00 time from the maze in to the city an 18 money drive and to our main travel times, a 41 minute drive right now from 205 to 680 going from tracy into the city. >>> happening today california will require health care workers to get the covid booster shot. >> the governor is expected to officially announce this late their morning. justin alive in the newsroom and the governor took to twitter on this one. >> de. he posted on his personal twitter account saying it its to ensure hospitals ready to deal with a surge in omicron cases. he posted this video on twitter. >> we are stepping up our efforts to get people vaccinated to get people boosted and that's why today we are moving forward to require all health care workers to be boosted to get that third shot or at least the second shot if they got the j and j. we will be talking more about that tomorrow at a press conference. >> that press conference will be in the east bay later this morning. the stat

rafael bridge, bay bridge and san mateo bridge. the golden gate bridge is not a state owned bridge and will not face a toll hike in san jose proposal to install two gigantic electronic billboards along highway 11 near the airport has stalled yet again. the san jose city council kicked that proposal back to the airport commission to reconsider . city officials say the billboards will bring in about $500 billion a year for the airport. still, though the project has faced criticism from both the public and the airports advisory board. critics say allowing new billboards would open the door for more billboards across the city with little monetary benefit. and they also say those billboards would be a massive waste of electricity. all right now, the nice day we had that record high temperature in san jose today. tomorrow we'll see temperatures pretty much similar, but maybe a degree or two warmer. so these are the highs from today. lots of seventies lots of upper sixties. tomorrow looks the same . but i think the 73 in san jose turns to

live look at that bay bridge, no metering lights. but the golden gate bridge all clear. 20 minutes from highway 37. south 101 down into san francisco. and the san mateo bridge looking good as well. 12 minutes between 880 and 101. time is 90 minutes after 6:00. coming up, a veteran gets the gift of a lifetime and it could not have come at a better time. >>> let's look ahead to lunch today and get you ready for the forecast. taking the future can't into noon just to give us an idea on how beautiful the day is going to be. the abuse plenty of blue sky today. let me show you the daytime highs. low 50s. it is cold out there this morning and that is really the headline in the forecast are the cold morning lows. but in terms of looking ahead to the middle of the day, you're not going to notice a change in the last several days. we stay in the low 50s. if anything it will look prettier because we are going to have fewer clouds out there today through the heart of the day. with blue sky, that will be the story really until early next week. it

here's the backup at the bay bridge. the metering lights were activated as i was giving the last report, so five minutes of build. i think i see a little different traffic flow. i will show you what i am talking about as far as the lane counting goes on. >> thanks so much, kari and mike. it's 5:44. new allegations just into the news room, president trump tested positive a couple days before the debate for covid-19. trump then got a negative result from a different test shortly there after. >>> mark meadows is also agreeing to cooperate with the investigation into the january 6th riot at the capitol. meadows provided records and will soon sit for depositions before the committee, and he previously refused to cooperate. it is unclear what documents were handed over by meadows. >>> cnn host, chris cuomo, is now suspended indefinitely after investigators say he helped his bother defend himself against sexual assault allegations. a columbia professor talks to the "today" show about the dilemma cnn is facing. >> they need to m

just holding steady is the bay bridge toll plaza. it's what we have seen since the metering lights were turned on at 5:40. we do have a morning commute, but it's lighter around the holidays in the bay area. >> our app, it's free and you just log in and you can see the radar on your phone. we will also send updates on your specific neighborhood. >> enjoy the dry weekend while we have it. a cold start to our morning. thank you for starting your day with us. the "today" show is coming up next. >>> good morning christmas concerns, two covid variants combining to create a perfect storm >>> good morning christmas concerns, two covid variants combining to create a perfect storm here in the u.s. delta staring us right in the face >> hospitals already overwhelmed as the nation braces for cases to skyrocket just one week before holiday gatheris and at a time when vaccines and boosters are even more vital, the cdc warning americans against getting the johnson & johnson shot what you need to know. >>> extreme caution, schools across the country

have you the delays out of the maze and the bay bridge toll plaza. they turned the metering lights on earlier than usual. just about an hour ago. sluggish here anda us contract the upper deck. also busy from the ride. you will track a few brake rights. headlines heading toward that 680 connector and it's busy for your morning ride with a travel time of 452 minutes, east shore freeway, 26 minutes. that's how long it'll take you to go from highway 4 to the maze. from hercules. on highway 4 to 80 give yourself 40 minutes as you head out the door from antioch toward 840. in the south bay, there is still closure south 280. due to flooding. plan for that. other than that the south bay looking back to you. >>> california, bringing back the mask mandate. we will break it down live. >>> and how would you like to >>> live in san francisco as the state is under an indoor mask mandate. this is something that begins toyed and goes for about the next month. that's thanks to the rapid rise in the covid cases we have seen since thanksgiving. san francisco is exempt

highway 37 and the bay bridge toll plaza, things getting better across the bay bridge. they have that disabled vehicle cleared through treasure island. the build is on from the east bay. >>> coming up next, nbc bay area responds. >> lots of people now have a new way to add their vaccine record information to their smart phone. we'll show you how. ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ >>> the apple wallet already stores things like credit cards, concert tickets and boarding passes. two clicks and they're right there. now you can add your covid-19 vaccine record. you need the latest apple software, access to the state's vaccine portal and another phone. first, check your software. apple added the vaccine record feature with ios 15.1. next you need a link to your state vaccine record. this is where that second phone comes in handy. on that phone go to the state's portal, plug in your name, birth date and the phone number or e-mail address you gave whe

there is a high wind advisory in effect for bay bridge. do keep that in mind especially if you are in a larger more high profile vehicle. let's look at traffic into the altamont pass. this is a map near 580, 205 out of tracy getting onto 580. speeds are down about 34 miles an hour in spots but your travel time is not bad. 29 minutes 205 to 680. no delays on the east shore freeway. >>> time for a look at the morning's entertainment headlines. guests attending sun dance film festival next month will have to face stringent covid protocols, no surprise there. it is because of the surge in omicron. attendees will be required to have a booster shot and there will be limited seating in theaters. masks will be mandatory at all events. >>> emily cooper continues juggling work, family, friend, romance. she finds herself involved in a love triangle, second season of emily in paris is streaming on net flix now. a guilty pleasure for a lot of us. >>> eight minutes before 6:00. coming up on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, it might be time to stock

here's a look at the bay bridge. there's actively some light showers on the bay bridge right now and that's not slowing you down, though. we do have a few flood advisories over emeryville on. i 80 the westbound ramp to i 5.80 just east of the maze lanes are affected by some flooding there and also a little bit of flooding on. i 8.80 northbound exiting at market street to get you to downtown oakland. >> the off-ramp is also being affected by some standing water. the san mateo bridge 13 minutes nice and dry for the moment although roadway still wet from earlier morning showers richmond center fell bridge and easy 7 minutes and much improved southbound on the golden gate bridge. we had an injury accident mid span there. earlier on that was cleared out really quickly. so kudos to cruise for getting r% that one cleared out. now it's only 20 minutes from 37 to the tolls. thanks, john. >> the white house covid team is set to update the country on the rapid spread of the omicron variant later this morning after united states

high gusty winds on the bay bridge as well. so a little under 10 minutes. definitely want to take your time because there are pockets of water there heading across towards the peninsula. little under 14 minutes. visibility, though, is pretty low. another hot spot southbound, 6.80, south of vargas road and fremont multiple lanes impacted by this crash. we are seeing delays and slowing along 6.80 here in richmond as you're heading out of richmond across the war. sandra fell a little under 9 minutes with heavy rainfall coming down as we speak this morning, another hot spot. this is out in hercules 80 eastbound west of highway 4. but again, you can't get through 80 as you're traveling there. and in the south bay northbound 17 south of 2.80, south not seeing that much of a delay because of this accident. but it is there and we leave you with the golden gate bridge about 21 minutes traveling from the north bay into the sea. darya james, back to you. >> thank you very much. rain 5.17. is the time in the east bay, the contra costa county sheriff's office is now inv

so 80 west at the bay bridge is backed up to the bay bridge in oakland, their this was reported about 2.45 today. and according to i believe chp, they're saying we can expect delays of up to one hour. if you're trying to get from the east bay into san francisco right now. that's the backup. so we're looking at the situation here. and i'll keep you posted as we get more information right here during kron 4 news at 3 o'clock today. but just a heads up if you're trying to get into the cities in the bay bridge today. this is the situation there at the moment. details on kron 4 dot com as well. now the oakland police department started off the air projecting that they would lose 5 5 officers a month due to attrition that number has now increased to 8 cops leaving every month. and that appears to be linked to the level of officer discipline at opd kron four's haaziq madyun has the story. so next up, we have an update from the chief. chief. strong. >> our staffing numbers to to 6.75 the department is still below the 6.78 mandate measures the the same time last year. we have 723 officers chie

we're taking you outside live at the bay bridge from our bay bridge camera. appreciate it. while you can it's going to cost drivers a little extra across the bay bridge starting january. first the toll jumps from $6 to $7. it's priced act is a part of a ballot measure that was passed in not just inflation. there. meanwhile, tickets for 2022 bottle. rock music festival in the napa valley will be going on sale next week even though the lineup hasn't been announced yet. so. >> got to trust them festival set to return to its traditional calendar spot on memorial day weekend. the event this past year had to be pushed to labor day due to the pandemic. napa county residents kid a head start. they can buy tickets starting next monday and then holiday presales will be available to the general public next tuesday beginning at 10:00am. and we'll be ri the classic hollywood story. we meet the hero, the all-new nissan frontier hero faces seemingly impossible challenge. tension builds... the plot twist the hero prevails in hollywood, this would be the end. but our here, we are just getti

across the bay bridge. you see the showers pushing through into oakland, richmond, san ramon, dublin, tri valley, livermore as well as across the peninsula from saratoga and palo alto into san jose and the heaviest rain along 101, morgan hill through gilroy. you see that yellow lighting our radar screen and that really indicates just a downpour for parts of the south bay. as we head through the day, things are going to wrap up quickly. you see by 10:00 a.m. we are starting to see a little bit sunshine, clearing as we head through our afternoon. we'll talk about our christmas day forecast with more rain on the way coming up. let's check with gianna for a look at traffic and those slick roadways out there. >>> be extra careful if you are out and about early. a live look at the golden gate bridge, traffic at the limit. chp did issue an advisory about 2:45. it's a bit windy as you work across the span. be careful especially if you are traveling in a high profile vehicle. elsewhere, we are getting word of a coup

bay bridge metering lights are off. easy ride in to the city. again a little windy and we have the rain drops so you can see that on the camera lens. wet weather is an issue this morning for wet roadways and golden gate bridge looking good. live look. you can see traffic moving at the limit with no major issues or delays. >>> morning. let's see. can we crown curry enough? let's give it a try. last night, boy, the scene >>> we have the warriors on my mind, particularly seth curry and a deep dive into what took him 789 games to do last night. he had the single season three point record, career? madison square garden new york was the stage last night. left to right reggie miller, curry, ray allen. first things first. tie it, just over a minute in to the game. 29-73. almost three and a half minutes later, milestone. that's how we got to the record 29-74 and curry stood alone. game ball from steve kerr. hug from dad and ray allen. yeah. give him a hug. have you to hug and thank sonia and then the game. final period, green, nice friendly bounce in. ei

you are having the traditional delay at the bay bridge toll plaza. even though the rain is not active, we have the leftovers because the sun has not dried out the roadways. be careful for the slick conditions and wet roadways. traffic is moving at the toll plaza. that's always a good sign. in the north bay, highway 37 and 4 coming into concord, pittsburg, and now pushing into walnut creek, a crash over towards the walnut creek interchange. the crash north 680, the interchange is open and no injuries reported there. a minor crash through livermore may slow you down on 580. san mateo bridge, it's not about speed or wind, it says get vaccinated and your booster. important message. >>> next up on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> more than a year after she ordered window dressings, she said she did not have all the parts she paid for. i am nbc consumer reporter, chris chmura. "nbc bay area responds," next. ♪ >> oh, yes, the team all ready for christmas the team and i. let me know if you are ready for the holidays. you can find me on faceb

the bay bridge metering lights on. time from the maze in to the city 15 minutes, there is a report of a car bumper blocking one of the lanes on the right hand side of the base of the incline there. 880 northbound, 13 minutes, coming up from san jose to the eastside of the bay. a look at the san mateo bridge. a 13 minute drive from 880 to 101. let's look at that dublin interchange, pass, traffic is heavy. 50 minute drive from 205 to 680. and taling major fog issues. they are a 50 minute drive. >>> a live look from the bay bridge where two commuter parking lots set to open next monday. this is all in an effort to help traffic congestion. you see some of that right there this morning. 89 parking spaces will be near fruitvale avenue in oakland. this when we are learning about traffic across the bridge. drivers caused the bridge just over 3,700,000 times. that's 200,000 more than last year and 2019, that number was four million. >>> up next an air b&b booking night mare. a california homeowner said strangeerns kept showing

at the bay bridge on this thursday morning. good morning. it is december 9. >> i am anne makovec for len. >> i am amanda starrantino. let's get a check with mary lee. we got gloomy weather yesterday, wet all day. >> we did. we had drizzle, clouds, this weather system. we are still tracking some showers. things are wrapping up in some parts of the bay area. on high def doppler, things are moving out pretty quickly. we had that light rain and now we are looking at the wet start for parts of the east bay, peninsula, south bay. you see the wet start from union city, milpitas, tri valley, san jose, allen rock, willow glenn in san jose and through evergreen. looking at santa clara, you see the coast as well as the peninsula catching some light showers. as we go through our afternoon, we are going to see clearing. we are going to see sunshine and breezy conditions but cool temperatures, all of us in the 50s. through our afternoon, you see that quiet weather ahead. if you are heading out the door, you will want to at least wear that co

and then here at the bay bridge. look how crystal clear we could see the lights in the city from emeryville, so that's a great view. the fog, as kari is talking about, it's in the north bay as we have seen before through novato but creeping across 370, and down across the delta, there are foggy clouds, and the benicia bridge called out by chp as well. we talked about the construction crew through alvarado, and it should be cleared up as we speak. over the weekend you could see a change in the traffic flow. we are going to follow-up on the other local roadwork, nothing major but the stretch between mountain view and san bruno where they are working on the expressway. >> thanks, mike. >>> san josÉ police say the system has failed. >> this morning san josÉ's top cop is warning people judges are releasing criminals with crimes as serious as murder with no bail. >> the release of suspects has angered top police brass. this man is charged with murder in what police describe as a hit-and-run road ridge on october 31st. th

the commute to get towards the bay bridge, it went from seven minutes to 11 minutes, and that's just typical morning traffic flow. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a look at the most tweeted about celebrations and celebrities this year. did your favorite make the list? we will check and see so stick around. >>> google sharing part of the downtown west plans to help provide for those trying to make it in the bay. >>> now out to the futures, wall street seems unfazed. looks like a very good day on the markets. >>> first, will it every stop sinking? right now at nbcbayarea.com, our investigative unit finds a second test leads to more tilting issues for the millennium tower in san francisco. just click on the investigations tab on our home page. we'll be right back. >>> good friday morning. it's a cold start. as you are heading out in the east bay, check out concord's temperature right now. 39 degrees. we may even dip another degree or two before sunrise. then we will see the temperatures heading up. chilly temperatures today as we get ready for the atmospheric river. we will talk more abo

light traffic around the bay, like the bay bridge toll plaza shows. the rain stopped there, but it was there a few seconds ago. >> that's what is happening on "today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> the "today" show is coming up next. >>> good morning. back to work. a major update from the cdc cutting the recommended isolation period for people with covid in half. in part to help with those major staff shortages causing problems from coast to coast. but is it safe? we'll find out everything you need to know about the new guidance, inuding an urgent call to parents to get their kids vaccinated before they're back in school. >>> breaking news, a gunman in denver is dead after leading police on a wild chase through the city and suburbs. seven victims shot before the spree came to an end. the big question now, what was

the metering lights are on at the bay bridge toll plaza. your south bay drive times, slowing northbound 101 from the earlier crash to highway 85, looking at 35 minutes. >> thank you, vianey and kari. >>> and then we will have team coverage once the storm arrives. make sure you stay with us at nbc bay area news. we have the free nbc bay area app that will let you know when that rain is hitting your neighborhood. >>> developing right now, gunfire sending people running for cover in the height of the holiday shopping. >> it happened at the same mall that was the center of the weekend macy's robbery. >> reporter: sounds like police will provide an update sometime today about the shooting at oakridge mall. officers have not found the shooter or any victims. this happened around 6:00 last night. somebody started firing a gun outside the forever 21 store located inside the mall. hundreds of shoppers fled, some in panic to find shelter in other stores in the mall while the shooting was taking place. the police did find shell casings from a handgun

san mateo bridge cam clear, 12 minutes 880 to 101. bay bridge metering lights are off. it should be an easy drive from the maze into san francisco, seven minutes. >>> after murder suspects were arrested, charged and released with zero bail san jose's top cop and city leader are sounding the alarm. counity at risk. utting the maria medina is in san jose where she discovered a homicide suspect walked out of jail and escaped to a different country. >> reporter: in the last couple days, san jose police chief learned of three murder suspects his investigators arrested but were released from jail as they awaited trial, including a man who they say fled to mexico. >> the circumstances are being treated as low level incidents and they're not. these are homicides. these are lives that were taken. >> reporter: oscar soto trusted by a judge to stay in santa clara county. >> we don't know exactly where he is. >> reporter: he is believed to be in mexico now wanted by san jose police. >> this is a danger to the community, sends the wrong message to the community, our officers and mos

we'll keep a close eye on that same thing for the bay bridge. we have an accident there right near the toll so drive times have gone up a few minutes. we're at about 14 right now. we start at 9. so traffic has been building here but not too. too bad. we also are seeing fog out there in vallejo and hercules as you're traveling along the benicia bridge also antioch as well. so definitely want to be mindful as you're traveling there and the golden gate bridge about a 90 minute drive as you're traveling from 37 to the tolls started. james, back to you. thanks a lot. 6.47 and who needs a christmas tree. this north bay couple fail. they actually formed a nonprofit to give away christmas trees for those who can't afford it. they wanted to spread some joy. so last year, jesse and tory crawler in sonoma county decided to start this tradition. we're going to give trees away so they gave less than a dozen trees away. but how many did you give away, right. i mean, that's pretty cool. >> well, this year it's already grown so big they plan to give away about

bay bridge toll plaza, a big back up at the pay gates. metering lights are on, 15 minutes from the maze into san francisco. interstate 880 oakland near colosseum, more cars but traffic is moving smoothly in both directions. >>> a former police sergeant and security guard will be laid to rest. family and friends will say final good-byes to kevin nishita. >> he was shot while protecting a news crew and died a couple days later. justin andrews is joining us in studio. his family says he died doing what he loved but it is hard to find a consolation. >>> it is. when you think about protection, he really meant it. i remember once he texted me a picture of himself. he says i am kevin. i am here to protect you. he really meant that, certainly. that is who he was. he was a father a husband and a protector for so many people. family and friends describe him as selfless, brave, touching lives of every person he came across. he was a police officer, sergeant, security guard and that family man. the day before thanksgiving he was gunned down during at

bay bridge is a little more notorious. but this one can be a problem to obviously no problems this morning. >> although no. well, this is the bridge i've been keeping an eye on that. but it looks like the crews are gone. now. they are that. so they saw that we're talking about thei and they thought it's time they were like we need to get back where they can see us and the golden gate also looks really good so now a few more cars than than the 2. we saw earlier. so i hope it stays like this that, yes, it would to. we do a time for some bay area sports now. thank you, john, for the bridges of the niners pulled off a big win against the atlanta falcons and now they are one step closer to making the playoffs. kron 4 sports director jason dumas says all the highlights. >> the forty-niners had a chance to up their playoff chances a win against the falcons would put them in a really. >> good spot. let's head to levi's kyle shanahan very familiar with atlanta falcons. he with their offensive coordinator. the year with super bowl o

golden gate bridge richmond center fell bridge and the bay bridge. each looking at conditions that are wet with the rainfall on them currently heavy rainfall around gilroy and morgan hill up to san jose is definitely calmed down compared to where we were earlier. sierra nevada. i'd recommend against it from this point forward. if you really want to get up there. the time has already passed snow packed roadways and at times some closures are possible. we are seeing snow really piling up on 80 this morning. can't even see the view and many of our 80 web cams. it's falling. so heavy currently now rainfall will continue to push on through the bay area over the next couple of hours. we see it's getting out of the region. really quickly, though, and really most of the day on friday for your christmas eve is set up to be a beautiful clear break from the rain. good for the holiday shopping and errands. i know some of us still have to take care of all that. then as we move our way into tomorrow morning. heavy rainfall makes its return to the bay area pockets

sam dumbo bay bridge. they're going to be so. >> and then bachmann was just looking that up during the commercial break on but yeah. that's our reality. yeah. but that's in january. in the meantime, more 3 weeks left to get the fog to deal with this morning. so we'll focus their first actually team coverage of john and rebecca, looking at that. i love that the weather forecast is always has yet. >> but yes, we are looking the fog, certainly thickening out there, very dense fog across the bay area this morning that may hold you up a little bit as you're getting out there. i would certainly leave early so you can just take it slower visibility, falling below 50 feet from any areas means that as you do speed up that risk of any sort of incident does increase with visibility down so low. you look outside at our east bay hills camera right here does show that blanket of fog, especially compacted down in the bay itself. that's why it's our inland valleys of the east bay as well as a wide swath of the north bay t

it's getting a little sluggish, no metering lights at the bay bridge. traffic is okay across the toll plaza across the span. let's jump to our maps or another camera. i am getting word of a new trouble spot. san mateo bridge west bound. they issued sig alert due to a crash involving one vehicle that spun out in lanes. the left lane is blocked until further notice. it is near the high rise past the mid span area. you won't see delays but you will see the flashing lights likely. use the dumbarton bridge until they clear the san matoe bridge. traffic elsewhere, 580 east near castro valley, grove way, that right lane is blocked due to broken down big rig, a very large box truck. it is sluggish in that area. there is no word when that will clear. it is noncommute direction which is helpful. west bound towards 880, starts slow past the castro valley y. at 980, we have reports of flooding, be careful along the nimitz. i stole mary's radar so you can see the areas of freeways where we are starting to see wet weather. a live look at the bay bridge where our phot

live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, new crashes on 580 at lakeshore and highwa rink. before that drink turns to drinks, make a plan to get home safe. just call a friend, a cab, and get a rideshare. whatever you do, don't let drunk drive. go safely, california. out. hair, done. fit, fantastic! marijuana. not so fast. remember, marijuana and some meds don't mix. a sober driver can cure that. don't let high drive. go safely, california. >>> magic of the holiday spirit calls for all types of miracles. a northern california woman experienced one of her own after a plane took a nose dive into her home. >> luckily she wasn't hurt and the pilot survived. the bizarre sight left neighbors stunned. the plane took out power lines, crashed through a line of trees and landed on top of the home. the homeowner says the pilot then started calling for help. >> i lost power and immediately there was a large boom which we thought was maybe a transformer blew up or somebody hit a pole. >> they are so fortunate in this case that the plane did not crash through the home and injure them. we

well, it's still busy behind the toll plaza at the bay bridge. but it is definitely be loosened up a lot. and that's because metering lights were just turned off. so people have that go right through the toll plaza. as for the san mateo bridge, things are definitely busy as well. it's not like you're stopped, though. definitely still making your way steadily across both east and westbound spans and the golden gate bridge is look beautiful. all morning long. there it is again under the sunshine and traffic moving along great daria. >> so here we are. the weather is gorgeous. you looking at people ice skating and shopping and decorating and thinking so why am i so miserable. >> and i said i can't be the only one. i need to call doctor ruth doctor ruth light who is a stress management expert is nice enough to join us this morning because actually while the holidays are fun. they can also kind of be the worst time. good morning. >> good morning, it's so good to see you again. is good to see you. to an end. >> and it should be a good time of year. but