that's southbound north of the golden gate bridge. and that is definitely something that could be holding you up for just a minute. noel. all right, john, thank you for that. >> for your money this morning. gas prices are expected to rise early next year into memorial day and cruise ships are confirming omicron outbreaks as travel is again disrupted. jane king joining us live in new york with those stories and more jane. >> hi. yes, good morning. that's right. so the cdc says that there are 89 cruise ships right now had some kind of omicron variant outbreak on board and they do meet threshold for a formal investigation now operators like her double in the others a lot of safeguards on. they're requiring masks proof of vaccination, negative test as well. but this fast-moving omicron variant is triggered a number of infections and some reports of ships being turned away at portsmouth will prices on track to reach a national average of $4 a gallon next year says the national average and just in time for the summer driving season. that's

gate bridge for good. >> the golden gate bridge became the world's largest tuning fork but soon though that song will be silenced. that is not your tv freaking out, that is the golden gate bridge humming. in june 2020 on the pacific ocean side, new slats were installed between the handrail and driving deck to make the iconic golden gate bridge resistant to 100 mile an hour sustained winds. dinner slats between the two towers stabilize the structure and also emit a 1000 hertz tone that can be heard for miles on windy days. >> typically they are very high winds with the wind coming from the west or a slight angle from the north or the south. >> yesterday was so loud we can hear from her house. >> u-shaped aluminum clips are only an eighth of an inch wide that will be painted international orange. each slack, all 12,000 of them, get to clips and rubber inserts. it will take golding great bridge workers about six months to installed. >> they will be installed on the slats on both ends, the sharper edge of the slats, and they will be vertical, so they will go top to bottom covering the enti

bridge as well as the golden gate bridge. so a little slower stretches and some pockets of heavier rainfall right around. so no free. my hayward on up towards livermore, reena. >> this story is just incredible. what you're looking at. dramatic body camera video from the aftermath of a tornado in kentucky shows the 2 babies found wrapped in blanket inside a bafta that have been thrown from a home. now, the grandmother it took them into the bathtub for safety along with blankets and the bible as the storm bore down on them. december 10th the boy's 15 month year-old kaden and 3 month year-old dallas were pulled from the rubble by deputies hours after the storm. one of them was taken to the hospital for treatment of a head injury but will be ok, both children survived and so did their grandmother. that is miraculous. coming up in the next hour, the ron covid variant is getting in the way. >> people seeing their loved ones and some airlines are canceling flights because of the i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love

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 through the bay. this is going to be

and the golden gate bridge. we did have an accident with injuries mid span within the past hour that got cleared out really quickly by crews, though. so now southbound, you're back to normal. only 2720 minutes from 37 to the tolls. noel. little rain out there. all right. thanks, john. >> our continuing coverage now on the life of nfl icon john madden who has passed away at the age of 85 kron four's kate rooney taking a look back at his legacy and the impact he had on the sport of football. >> a hall of fame coach award winning television personality and namesake of one of the most popular video game franchises ever all wrapped up in a bigger than life personality. john madden could be best described as an original that started out as just another kid from the bay area. madden and his family moved to daly city when he was 7, he attended grade school and became good friends with john robinson who himself coached usc to a college national title and was head coach. the la rams for 9 seasons. a football star at jeffe

as well as the golden gate bridge. all these in the pocket of some heavier rainfall currently little bit lighter of further southward. butnf

a golden gate bridge 37 to the tolls. it's 21 minutes heading northbound on the golden gate bridge. we do have a slowdown. we don't have any information on why it's slow down just yet. but as you can see. things are definitely at a standstill towards about the mid stamps. mid span of the golden gate bridge and then you move along. fine. once you get past span. noel, thanks, john. >> moving to our continuing coverage on the life of nfl icon john madden who passed away at the age of 85 kron four's. kate rooney takes a look back at maddon's legacy and the impact he had on the sport of football. >> a hall of fame coach award winning television personality and namesake of one of the most popular video game franchises ever all wrapped up in a bigger than life personality. john madden could be best described as an original but started out as just another kid from the bay area. madden and his family moved to daly city when he was 7, he attended grade school and became good friends with john robinson who himself coached usc to a college national title and was head coach. the la rams for 9 se

let's go ahead and get a look at the golden gate bridge traveling from 37 to the tolls. about 20 minutes. we have more weather and traffic coming up. but for now, let's go back to our top stories. well, federal health officials say omicron is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the u.s. and accounts for about 70% of new infections last week. this comes just days away from christmas now. local doctors are urging cautioning people about the risk of getting together with your family. fours haaziq has that story for us. >> it is another winter holiday season during the pandemic. unlike this time last year. covid vaccines are readily available. but with the emergence of the omicron variant. the question yeah. >> is it for those who are vaccinated to with family and specifically in indoor settings of this holiday season. >> right answer be cautious kaiser permanent ban factions disease specialist doctor michael baldor describes this year's pandemic caution factor as being similar to winter 2020. >> you really got to be careful. mixed groups of people coming from dif

golden gate bridge is looking nice and clear. we are in the midst of 30's and 40's feels like the first day of winter san jose at 38 degrees right now doubling at 36 fairfield. you're sitting at 37 degrees for your current temperature. so it is definitely a cold start to this one showers are sitting immediately to the west of the bay area. and as you can see, they will take their sweet time getting here by the time we reach 1045, still no rainfall for the bay. it won't be right after the noon hour that we start to see some north bay showers drifting a little bit further into the bay into the early afternoon after that rainfall starts. the window is open and we will be looking at rainfall for honestly much of the rest of the forecast. so get ready for the arrival of the showers in the meantime, it's a foggy start for livermore antioch. parts of the tri valley in the altamonte past as well as highway for so much like yesterday be mindful of those lower visibility areas later today. showers increase daytime highs in the 50's to low

. >>> new at 6:00, the golden gate bridge is a bay area icon. for over a year now, depending on conditions it has given off a, which could be heard for miles. after eliciting top scientists and physicists, andria borba reports the fix to turn the volume down. >> reporter: the golden gate bridge became the world's largest tuning fork in the summer of 2020. soon, that song will be silenced. >> reporter: in june of 2020 on the pacific ocean side, new slats were installed between the handrail and driving deck to make the iconic golden gate bridge resistance to 100 mile- per-hour sustained wind. the structure stabilizing fix also turned the bridge into a musical instrument that could be heard for miles on a windy day. >> yesterday it was so loud, we live in outer richmond that could hear it from our house. >> there's a very high wind, coming out the railing from a perpendicular angle or a slight angle from the north or the south. >> reporter: the fix is in. 24,000 u shaped aluminum clips and rubber inserts which will be painted international orange.

. >> high winds were creating the sound on the golden gate bridge. the plan in the works to silence the humming and how much that would cost. >>> streaming tonight, a local neuroscientist and mindfulness expert gives tips on how to manage holiday stress. at 8:45, a preview of the musical, 12 night. you can find cbsn bay area on kpix.com or the kpix 5 app . we are also on this cbs news app. downloaded and stream your favorite platforms. ♪ 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 ♪ >>> a very dramatic picture there. breaking news because the chase is over for steph curry. he is a officially the greatest three-point shooter in nba history. >> we could have told you that. vern glenn with highlights of the record-setting moment. >> this is one of the reasons i do my job. 7:33 into the first quarter, steph curry, king of the threes. reggie miller, curry, ray allen, he drilled his first attempt to tie allen's mark. 29-73. a few minutes later,

the golden gate bridge as you're traveling from the north bay 37 to the tolls. you can see our cameras messing up a bit. that's because of the weather conditions. about 20 minutes there out in san pablo 80 eastbound at hilltop drive. this once was a hot spot. still an accident causing delays. not as bad as it was about 30 minutes ago or so. and here in san francisco, like john mentioned, you're traveling along one. oh, one seen a lot of highway flooding northbound to 18 or to cesar chavez street. there is an accident there. so we are seeing a slight delay, but more so just wet conditions all along our highways will have more traffic. coming darya james i'll send it over to you. well, thank you, ray. i didn't shoot my own commute today because it was kind of anti-climatic. it pouring when i was in the house, but they want to get out was sprinkling and i didn't need to be oppressed by. >> i was too busy just eyes lock straight ahead on a c o so intent on driving in. i totally forgot to. >> hit record the producer. scolded me when i got to work that out. that's why

and as for the golden gate bridge. we are seeing conditions out there. pretty empty which is a nice notes as you do. get your monday started okay. now to all right. thanks, john. happening today, the jury will begin their first full day of deliberations in the trial and the fraud trial of theranos founder elizabeth holmes after a 3 month trial. >> the jury of 8 men and 4 women must decide if holmes is guilty of multiple counts of wire fraud. closing arguments wrapped up on friday. prosecutors arguing the founder of the blood testing company is guilty of defrauding her investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars. her defense team responded by saying holmes was building a business, not a criminal enterprise and she went down with the ship rather than running away their nose failed back in 2018 after its technology did not work as advertised if convicted holmes does face up to 20 years in prison for each count of wire fraud and conspiracy as well as substantial fines. now to story out of san francisco. this morning. a violent attack caught on camera as

it's coming down along the golden gate bridge as well. so 37 to the tolls factor in that a little under 25 minutes out in san pablo 80 eastbound at hilltop drive. you've got an accident. they're not seen any major delays, but san pablo avenue might be a good alternate here in the city northbound to a north of cesar chavez street. you have an accident. you also have roadway flooding along one o and 2.80, as well up and conquer your not without delays as well. northbound 6.80, north, willow pass road it's also pretty slick and wet along highway 4, which is why we're seeing delays. we have more traffic coming up, a dorian james. we'll send it over to you. thank you. ran a some people run from the what rain our kron 4 teams run towards and towards end. that includes kron four's will tran who's down in the south bay. >> giving us a look at your long one. oh, one will. good morning. >> the biggest problem right now are the winds. the rain not so bad. it's coming this way. but i think it's being powered by the strong winds as far as the rain is

nora foggy commute over the golden gate bridge. it is beautiful right across the bridge. >> whatever emerges that is not so clear. is the benicia bridge it is in the midst of some very dense fog having formed on sections of highway 4, 6, 80 around concord. now to county. we've also seen some issues, especially if you're heading this direction between davis and sacramento really, really dense fog along 80 out that direction. so as you can tell, most of that fog is concentrated towards the delta towards the central valley. most of us closer to the coastline are looking at least clear conditions. rain snow continues to be sent well to the north across western washington, western canada, northern washington. this high-pressure ridge keeps us dry for yet another day for yet another weekend ahead of us eventually today will be our warmest day. still a hazy horizon, but a really enjoyable one to be kicking off december. i know a lot of people probably focused on hanging on those lights today in which case it is a good day to be getting ou

the richmond sandra fell bridge enrichment about 9 minutes across and the golden gate bridge. a 20 minute drive for you there. we'll have more weather and traffic throughout the week. but for now, let's talk about bay area sports because the forty-niners control their destiny for a playoff run. but jimmy g is dealing with a thumb injury on his throwing hand kron four's kylen mills has an update from the teen. >> it feels like the forty-niners quarterback saga has been going on longer than disney has been cranking out. hit kids movies. a walt disney figure out the formula for success. the forty-niners still haven't quite nailed down head coach kyle shanahan announced a quarterback jimmy garoppolo's a grade 3 sprain of his own or collateral ligament in his right thumb. a grade 3 sprain means there is a tear of the ligament. however, shannon said his veteran qb doesn't need surgery and could still play on sunday. meanwhile, rookie trey lance is preparing to be ready to go to. >> he told me drew brees had one the last few years or something. and his broken. that's why we had to ge

your view outside the golden gate bridge this morning. pretty clear. we do have some low cloud cover overhead and for inland areas. actually some dense fog but not so much near the coastline. our current temperatures range anywhere from the 40's to the low 50's in half moon bay. some of our colder spots are palo alto at 45 degrees. saint helene at 41 fairfield and vallejo each 43 degrees right now. now we are seeing lower visibility in concord, livermore highway for 6.80 5.80, over the altamonte pass. all these areas seeing some problems as far as visibility goes. so taking a little slower inland elsewhere. you're actually being greeted by views like this. the bay bridge pretty empty this morning. not a lot going on out there don't even need the metering lights. it's only going to take you 8 minutes from the maze to fremont street and only 13 from 80 to one. oh, one as you're crossing the san mateo bridge and are some of our brightest skies in the bay right now. richmond center fell. also pretty empty. it does look like the week before christmas. i thi

little under 14 minutes as you're traveling there, the golden gate bridge about a 20 minute drive as you're heading from 37 to the tolls. we have more weather and traffic coming up. and for now, let's switch gears on to our coronavirus coverage. we are learning more about how the omicron variant is going to interact with coronavirus vaccinations. a new study out of south africa confirms what many have suspected 2 shots of the pfizer vaccine are less effective against the omicron variant. according to the nation's top infectious disease expert doctor anthony fauci this variant diminishes the efficacy of antibodies created by vaccines. but doctor fauci says it's not all bad news. >> the encouraging news is that when you get a booster shot that we can see it brings back up the level of immunity. number 3, it appears. that the disease when you do get it. somewhat less severe. then delta. >> of course that is only good news if you're vaccinated, doctor fauci says the omicron y be just as brutal on the unvaccinated as previous variants of covid and the vaccines may not be as effective agai

now it's giving us perspective on what we're seeing golden gate bridge is nice and clear. currently. you can see that there's certainly no rainfall left at the golden gate. things have come down out that in couple of spots here where we do have rainfall showers moving east of antioch now out towards discovery definitely starting to calm down along that highway 4 corridor out there livermore a couple sprinkles for you and

golden gate bridge. it will be about a at say 20 minute drive from 37 to the tolls. now we do have a couple accidents. no major hot spot. jaime 4 westbound west a railroad avenue in pittsburgh. there's an accident there as you're traveling along highway 4. so be mindful of that and a little further down in fremont 80 southbound at 84 east. there's an accident, but conditions are still pretty light will have more weather and traffic coming up. now let's head over to the midwest. well, authorities say at least 5 people were killed, more than 500,000 people are left without power after powerful storms last several states now the storms deliver hurricane force winds. wow. that's incredible from the rockies to the great lakes. this is video from nebraska. you're looking at where you can see rain with the ali with some wild win. and in colorado where the skies are clear. but the cover of someone's hot tub was seen flying get that the neighborhood powerful winds kicked up dust and anything else. not bolted down

golden gate bridge has been an easy go. not just because it's fog free, but it's also got a lighter commute. we are seeing dense fog for solano county. the highway 4 corridor as well as along 6.80 right around concord. the benicia bridge we do have some low visibility issues to our north is where rain and snow continues to be set broke that down a lot yesterday. what the reason behind that is this jet stream cent well to the north. the high pressure ridge in place contributing today's warm field and also contributing to the hazy conditions will see today is going to be the warmest, as i've mentioned, lots of sunshine tomorrow. we keep those 70's around pretty solidly for your second day of december as we will for your 3rd day of december on friday. then we cool things down into the weekend and eventually to next week, too. today's daytime highs. our warmest morgan hill at 77 san jose 75 70's right along the east bay shoreline and some 60's further inland in the east bay as well as in san francisco in mill valley tomorrow's

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looking good toward the golden gate bridge. some big waves pounding the coastline. that's because we've had a series of these storms in the pacific that are generating some large swells 20 to 25 footers expected through tomorrow morning. then subside a little bit. but there's more storms to come and more waves all the way too scattered light showers picked up around the bay area right now. most that extremely light along the peninsula. but if you're underneath one of those showers, you could get a couple raindrops there and it's cold enough. we got more snow over mount hamilton in parts of the south bay as we're going to see more of that snow continuing not only here but up in the sierra nevada, winter storm warnings going up there again. all right. we've had that big atmospheric river. finally the remnants of that storm leaving the bay area moving all the way down in the southern california. look at the jet stream. is that its way to the south. now that means the door is wide open for these storms to come in that next one going to start to roll in by tomorrow after

golden gate bridge, iconic there. it's a cold start to our friday morning. >> it is. you can see a few of the clouds drifting across the golden gate bridge, and coming from the fog in the north bay. it's clear and cold as we get started on this friday morning. our temperatures in san josÉ in the upper 50s -- or upper 30s, i should say. we are only headed for the upper 50s today. starting out this morning, we are starting out with temperatures in the mid-30s right now, and look at the trend for today reaching 55 degrees for some of the spots in the south bay. the north bay in the lower 50s. as we go into tonight, it could be even colder. be prepared for that, and even freezing temperatures in our south bay counties and the valley, so we will watch that as well as our incoming rain from next week. i will have details on that coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. >>> another great resource for tracking that weather, our free nbc bay area app. once you get it you can check out the live radar right on your phone. we are also going to send you updates to your specif

. >>> have you heard it before, the news from the golden gate bridge. >> hanning now, an 11 kgt hour of reprieve. they will not enforce the vaccine mandate until 2022. they preevliousry required all students twelve and up to receive their dose this sunday. >>> well, the golden gate bridge is certainly iconic but it's also developed a problem that's made it hard on your ears. the bridge is humming. the humming sound began last year. they think adding rubber sleeves to absorb some of the vibrations will take care of that. this friday, they'll decide whether to spind half a million dollars to send that hub. >> praump and circumstance in the south bay. >> went back to kansas, yes, with their caps and gowns. and had a real ceremony, compare toads last year's doom. more to come. and more to celebrate the class of 2020, as well as the spring and fall classes of 2021. so, they're making up for it. >> steph curry making a difference in the east bay. he and their foundation started the agial 12 days of christmas with the curries. now is sports hit hard by the pandemic. last week, they surprise

let's go ahead and get a look at the golden gate bridge. normally a 20 minute drive on to say about 25 minutes because people are driving slow taking their time because conditions are slick will have a weather and traffic coming up. now let's get back to these top story. yeah. and the big story is rhe rain and the weather the effect on travel because actually a pretty big travel day the next couple of days. and you can see sfo is a mess. yeah. we've been tracking all morning. daryn, we've been looking at these delays every time we check in. it looks like it's a little bigger. look at that. s f o 10 cancellations, 37 delayed. yeah. and it's it really is the delays, though. get to. but when there's bad weather in s f o that's just a par for the course. >> san jose and oakland are much better off because they don't have any cancellations. but there are delays have grown. it's got adding in flowing. so now we're at a high point with 5 delays at san jose and 9 delays and oakland now will has been outside and inside the airport here in oakland br

and the golden gate bridge about 20 minutes traveling from the north bay into the city. in our coronavirus coverage. an fda panel of health advisors narrowly indoors. marcus covid treatment. pill. the fda panel voted 1310 that the drug's benefits outweigh its risks, including potential birth defects if use during pregnancy. well, the drug designed to treat adults with mild to moderate covid-19 faced greatest risk including those with conditions such as obesity, asthma and old age. it still needs final approval from the fda and cdc before it can be used by the public. well, the new omicron variant of covid-19 has been detected in a growing number of countries, including brazil and japan scientists around the world. now trying to determine just how dangerous this strand really is. kron four's. grant lotus has the latest for us. >> this new variant is a cause for concern. but not panic. the white house covid-19 response team echoing president biden's comments this week on the new omicron variant that is spreading in other parts of the world, including australia austria, bel

don't need to rush golden gate bridge. a 20 minute commute for you traveling from the north bay into the city with still slick conditions. we'll have more weather and traffic coming up. but for now, let's get back to our top stories. daria 5.33, and some san francisco restaurants are now requiring customers to prove of not just covid vaccines but they have to show they've been boosted. exactly. zuni cafe on market street is one of those restaurants are going to start checking customers for their booster status next wednesday, owner of cast in the outer richmond there are also requiring booster saying it's the best way to ensure safety for staff and diners. >> so variant is and then hearing a lot of they are saying that in all i have but know people that got it right. so we don't want to get day. it seemed if if the standard for us was creating a safe environment and there was a safety tool and placed in stick and we need to put that in place to keep. >> everybody in that environment. state. >> and you can see the signs tha

. >>> not much to worry about if the golden gate bridge is part of your morning commute. i will have a closer look at your bridge drive times and how the rest of the bay area is doing in just a few minutes, but first let's check with silvanna on business and tech. >>> good morning. wall street is set to come under pressure this morning. that's on growing concerns about the omicron variant and how it may impact global growth and travel, and that would include raising interest rates. oil prices are dropping as countries impose new restrictions during the holidays. u.s. markets are coming off a negative week with the dow slipping 1.7%, and the nasdaq 3%. some investors are dumping that on higher rates. meanwhile, tesla is making super charging free at some of its stations during off peak hours during the holidays. those hours are 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. local time between december 23rd and 26th, and the deal is limited to a dozen states including california and the stations are located near major roots and urban centers. the company has vowed to triple the size of the networ

that's the golden gate bridge and the future of that bridge is wonderful. let's talk about the stock market. jpmorgan giving staff the option of working at home the first two weeks of january. the banks expect employees to return to the office starting february 1st, and you know they are pushing that back. banks have been proactive in encouraging employees to come back to the office but those plans are under threat due to the spread of omicron. >>> jpmorgan is -- >> that's what scott just said. >> yeah, this is ces, the big event in las vegas that attacks so many people. >> you know what it is? >> go ahead. >> yeah, mercedes canceling their appearance at the show. they will instead hold virtual events. the consumer technology association is standing firms with plans to go ahead with the event with strong safety measures in place. the first to pull out was microsoft. >> yeah, the more companies that pull out, the more companies pull out, and what is the point of going if nobody is going. >> exactly. >>> a number of bay area counties now receiving state aid f

gate bridge. still a few clouds over the marin headlands now looking into next week, especially by tuesday, we could be talking about this, some more rain fall back in the picture may be a chance before then we'll have more on that with your forecast. coming up in a little bit. alright. see you soon, mark. thank you. rain is a welcome sight across the state, but we are still very far away from digging out of this current drought. ktvu is amanda quintana has the story. this latest round of storms brought a lot of rain across the bay area, although it doesn't mean we're anywhere close to being out of the drought. it's a step in the right direction, especially for areas of the north bay that really needed it. this is what referred to as a beneficial storm, where it's helping to deal with the drought conditions. obviously. and then most importantly, promote regrowth, especially in and around our burn scars where we're looking for the healthy rain starts to promote a lot of the regrowth up in the hills

phil 13 minute drive for you and the golden gate bridge 23 minutes from the north bay into the city will have more on that coming up. for now, let's talk about the sky yet. a lot of people are going to be their plan to wherever they're going. and if you're as a foe, that plane is. >> probably late. i mean, the odds are pretty good when the weather gets like this, >hat they're going to be delays and cancellations. and we've seen them out. yeah. we've been seeing them all morning. we're kind of tracking that for you are looking at those numbers. >> so all wow. this is the most. this is the most 10 cancellations. and 45 later as an is officially a so yeah, that doesn't look good. and the the you can see that the delays are going in san jose and oakland as well because earlier they only had, you know, a handful, maybe 5 or 6 and now. >> san jose is leavened delays in oakland has 9. oh, wow. so a lot of people. >> waiting at the airport this morning to hop on most flights. someone else who's also waiting at the airport oakland to a talk to people and give us more information is will tran. yea

that includes the bay bridge as well as the golden gate bridge. san mateo bridge as well. there a trouble spot as you work westbound 24. right before fish ranch road and traffic slow coming out of or ind a and tracking an accident southbound 101 out of san bruno. the number two lane is blocked. possibly the ramp is good. >>> it's down to the wire for the san francisco unified school district to solve it's $125 million deficit. >> the district has until tomorrow to submit a balancing plan. justin andrew is live and the clock is ticking. >> if the board doesn't come up with a plan today to mend this money mess basically the state could essentially take over. we first told you about this more than a month ago when the board first started rushing to hash things out. board commissioners will vote on a plan during today's meeting and hopefully state officials review it and accept it. they want a plan that includes $50 million in cuts to school sites. plus millions more to support services. all this while the district seeing a loss of more than 4,000 students in recent years. tea

now the golden gate bridge. we're looking pretty good. actually. the fog getting a little bit better. we can see both the north and the south towers right now in the shot. south won one coming out of the north bay from highway 37 into the city clocking in at 41 minutes. that's a nun about drive time so far we're looking at a fog advisory that continues through the vacaville area along interstate 80. so just to take note of that. and the extra careful there. and if you're heading through the napa area. chp still has a fog advisory issued for highways. 29 and highway 12. i'll check your livermore valley commute coming up in just a james and ari, back to you. >> thanks a 49 and food. the forty-niners had a bad game from start to finish. i don't really care that they losses on a football fan. but i'm a fan of people. and i was really nervous about this player does condition trenton cannon on the opening kickoff. hospitalized me. they have to bring the apple and sat on the didn't know. >> what exactly was wrong other than the fact that he really got wal

live look at the golden gate bridge. it's getting slick. the rain is moving back in. jeff is going to rejoin us. >>> jeff's back with us, and we are looking at the golden gate bridge, and it's raining. >> we had two years where it was hard-pressed to get anything. >> it's nice as you said, beneficial rain, not too much damage, knock on wood. >> the wind, 25-35 miles per hour. >> it was kicking up as well. >> in the higher elevations around 50 miles per hour. we'll see that tonight and tomorrow morning the winds will again to calm down. let's get you into the forecast. our mobile doppler radar, can you see some areas of some moderate rainfall through the north bay, a few heavier pockets in the east bay and peninsula, and right there through the santa cruz mountains. i do think as we continue through tonight, by 9:00 p.m. we're staying with heavier areas of rain in the east bay and peninsula. and overnight, that's going to be your chance in the south bay to pick up on that rain. as we move into the morning commute i do see this beginning to break up and sunshine coming

a wet golden gate bridge, another wet morning, and windy morning. let's check in with meteorologist vianey arama. she warned us. >> we're not in the clear just yet, but we will be eventually as we head into the later pork of this week into new year's eve. right now some areas picking up light to moderate rain pushing through san francisco like you saw on the golden gate bridge camera. down through the south bay, it's pretty dry. milpitas as well. we're going to continue to see this period of on-and-off again showers through the afternoon. today's highs will only top out in the upper 40s, low 50s for the afternoon. now let's get a check on the roads with mike. >> yeah, vianey. the bay bridge toll plaza, light traffic and not good conditions like we had on monday. rain falling, water kicking up and on the lens as well. the crash should be clearing very quickly. contra costa county experiencing a lot of similar rain. we saw a number of crashes, this one still causing a traffic alert. it's slowing just west of this area. there are wet slick roads. be ca

gate bridge. the camera get a couple raindrops on it right now. yeah. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow has more on the snow in the sierra as well as what is ahead for yeah, guys, this going to be something else. we're going to see that rain really getting going. but the sierra going to see a ton of snow up there. here's a look at the donner summit there police, the both east and westbound. but that is going to be something that's common overnight tonight. >> as the temperature continues to drop and that snow moves in so winter weather advisory posted up there above 5,000 feet. that means all the passes are going to get the plenty of snow and even below that you see all that snow continuing until tomorrow. and then finally breaking up a little bit. but this just the beginning. a series of storms that are really going to bring tremendous amounts of moisture not only to the bay area but a great amount of snow to the sierra nevada outside right now. we've seen the showers developing already. you sa

the golden gate bridge 19 minutes. 37 to the tolls. so we're staying on top of your new year's eve commute. we'll have more coming up. the will. back to you. >> reyna and bay area sports the warriors. they were hoping to get revenge on the denver nuggets last night in denver after losing to them 2 days ago. but they never play the game because of covid and draymond green thinks that's an unfair advantage to the nuggets will explain in just a few moments. and if you're a forty-niners fan you love to of their legends, patrick willis and bright young be why they are taking one more step one, they're one step closer to in mortality. kylen mills tells us what happened. >> our day for the warriors. they flew to denver only to learn their game against the nuggets had been postponed due to health and safety protocols. denver doesn't have the league minimum 8 healthy players. the team already dealing with injuries had 3 players enter covid protocols, nuggets head coach michael malone and 2 assistant coaches also entered health protocols. meanwh

there's a live look there at the golden gate bridge on a wednesday afternoon. some cities have already seen scattered showers throughout the morning, and more rain is moving in later this afternoon, but this round won't be as strong as that storm we saw earlier this week. let's get right to ktv you meteorologist mark mile, who is tracking this next storm and mark it looks like this one's kind of dipping in from the northwest. yes that's right. mike and garcia in fact already if you showers out there, and we are expecting the rainfall to intensify this afternoon, so while it's not as strong as a last yield a few days ago, this will still pack a punch, especially as we head into late this afternoon. add into the evening hours. i've been trying to dodge a few raindrops in the backyard this afternoon. and as you can see right now, the satellite and the radar very active, especially up to our north and that energy will be drifting in over the next few hours. right now. the current radar imagery we do have some light rain reported up in the cinema county for santa ro

so a little under 14 minutes as you're traveling along the golden gate bridge. you saw water start to come down in the last time we visit this bridge still about a 25 minute drive 37 to the tolls. another accident here. this is along the dunbar bridge right near see, traffic is starting to move again, we're starting to slow down just a little bit. looks like they're getting a handle on things out here. martinez westbound highway 4 just east of alhambra avenue. you've got an accident. so you are seeing delays, you know that one of the lanes there is blocked also here in concord to 42 northbound south of all of their road. you've got an accident there. but we're not seen major delays like we saw yesterday yet major issues right now. pretty light steel but slick in what 11 minutes from san leandro to oakland what you do reach san leandro to 37 or to 38 rather to milpitas to 37 a little under 25 minutes along 80 crockett to the maze about a 60 minute drive at this hour. and in the south bay, we're looking at conditions 85 in menlo park a little under 32 minutes dary

traveling across the san mateo bridge and let's get a look at the golden gate bridge, about 20 minutes as you're heading from the north bay into the city. no major delays. the are going well, weather and traffic coming up. but for now, daryn, let's get back to the news. all right. an 8 o'clock. the top story that we're following happening now is the walnut creek city council is trying to figure out what they can do to stop of this rash of retail crimes has been happen even seen it back-to-back. well, this comes after the north's drums and broadway plaza was ransacked by dozens of people last month. proffers camila barco is falling that life on the newsroom. hi, camilla. >> good morning. you guys city council members are considering spending. about 2 million dollars on more security. now, this morning they're going to talk about whether they should hire more police officers and by new surveillance cameras now the money that they're willing to spend is about 2 million dollars and they would employ 5 more police officers purchase surveillance cameras and a security drone. now, they would

the golden gate bridge is also looking great. it's 20 minutes from highway 37 to the tolls as far antioch to concord goes along highway 4. here's the issue. we have some fog having form there. we are starting to see a slowdown that shooting up to 19 minutes now, still not a bad commute. you know, highway 4 can be rough. this is not all that bad. and one oh, one is also looking okay. a little bit slow through downtown san jose. but still only going to take you 28 minutes from san jose at the junction of highway 85 up to menlo park noel and james, thank you very much. john. 6.19 is the time and a big story that we're tracking out of san francisco this and experienced a violent. >> interaction with a stranger right outside of his own home, all caught on camera. kron four's gayle ong explains what happened. >> that homeowner calling the experience nothing short of terrifying. all happening just outside his front door. >> ground that. >> she was blocking access to the door when she did start to descend down the stairway. and i was, yo

. >>> have you heard it before, the news from the golden gate bridge. >> hanning now, an 11 kgt hour of reprieve. they will not enforce the vaccine mandate until 2022. they preevliousry required all students twelve and up to receive their dose this sunday. it's to prevent them. this is elodia. she's a recording artist. 1 of 10 million people that comcast has connected to affordable internet in the last 10 years. and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> well, the golden gate bridge is certainly iconic but it's also developed a problem that's made it hard on your ears. the bridge is humming. the humming sound began last year. they think adding rubber sleeves to absorb some of the vibrations will take care of that. this friday, they'll decide whether to spind half a million dollars to send that hub. >> praump and cir

, the golden gate bridge. usually the empty one 1 that's the case right now. also empty of fog as we are seeing nice sunny skies overhead. looks like those birds above the golden to her, enjoying it a lot to dairy. >> thanks a lot. john. and let's talk sports love to do it. the worry islands talks for some like to watch the they lost after a 7 game win streak and was snapped by the the son did it again. yeah, they did it in the suns house, though we do have another shot kind of makes. okay, but any and jason dumas for sports director is going to go over all the plan will break it down that. >> does in the valley of the sun taking off phoenix. the squad with the second best record in the nba behind golden state. i've been waiting for this matchup all weekend. it did not disappoint. 1st quarter. it turned into the jordan to pull show he had a career-high 16 points in the quarter. >> including 4, 3, pointers to he was just unconscious. he so good. if 2nd quarter, big loss for us. and devin booker goes up for a la

gate bridge. it will be about a 20 minute drive for 37 to the tolls will have more weather and traffic coming up. but for now, let's talk about our top story this morning. we've been talking about the surge in covid cases all across the country and right here in the bay area. the seven-day average of that new covid cases in the country. top 280,000 that surpasses the previous record set last january and because of the surge, several bay area counties are now starting to change mask mandates. that starts today. kron 4. sarah stinson is live in san francisco with the details. good morning, sarah. >> we're a morning to you. get this is a temporary mask mandate going into place today through january 31st. and it's really just a curve of the intense omicron variant surge that we have been experiencing this is now 5, bay area counties and the city of berkeley. and this is for places like gyms and offices. now we have to wear a mask. now begins today. a few things you should know about san francisco in p

it's a live look at our weather camera looking out towards the golden gate bridge. i really like using the towers, which stands 746 ft. tall as barometers, because right now you can see the top of those towers, which means clouds have not yet begun to move into the area. but by this time tomorrow , we won't be able to see them. we'll share that with you on tuesday. today we're still scrubbing out the areas of fog away from the bay. we do have some mostly cloudy skies by tonight's evening commute now around the terror, linda area and marin city and nevado nicasio. we have temperatures in the mid forties, a little bit more mild as you reach windsor in santa rosa. as you go due east. the cool spot happens to be around discovery bay and also brentwood in the mid forties and to the south, just south of the dumbarton bridge. temperatures are in the low. oh, fifties. the winds have been picking up out of the east and south east. and that's what really encouraged that tooley fog to invade the tri valley early this morning. it's scrubbing out a little bit earlier with those

no troubles to report across the golden gate bridge. we will look at the travel times in my next report. >>> a major retail crime ring broken up by the chp. they found 15,000 stolen items. this was the stash of items worth more than 200 grand. police say they first searched a home in vallejo which led them to storage facilities. two people were arrested. kenny has more on the new effort to crack down on the retail crime. now criminals are finding ways to organize. >> we need to make arrests. that's how you deter crime. >> from armed guards inside stores to mobile command center officers stationed on corners. >> more security does make one feel more safe. >> i would want a police officer, someone that is armed and able to take down a grab and run person. >> devon and his girlfriend are shopping and soaking in the holiday spirit. they both work in retail and see what happens inside stores as criminals leave with arms full of stolen items. >> i feel like there's been a lot more happening. >> there's no -- it's organized or if -- individual

all our bridges richmond center fell bay bridge, golden gate bridge in the midst of some heavier stuff. >> pockets of heavier rain into portions of napa. solano contra costa counties. also in it a little bit drier towards san ramon into fremont at this very moment san jose. you've been pretty quiet compared to areas right up highway 17 where you're in the midst of heavier stuff around scotts valley 17 has been a rough one, as you try to get down to santa cruz right now. we're in the 50's across the bay area. it's a mild windy and rainy morning just focus on that rain jacket to keep it dries. you're venturing out of course, rain has been breaking down a lot of as you would understand on a day like this where we sit now, all of >> pretty, pretty backed up out there like this hot spot been tracking of fremont southbound 6.80, south of vargas wrote it's almost a 17 minute commute for you as you're traveling down along 6.80 southbound there in oakland this accident. we were tracking northbound 13 south park boulevard. they just opened up all the lanes there. however, you still have residual

and the golden gate bridge 37 to the tolls will take about 21 minutes. we're going to keep our eyes on your wednesday morning commute. but noel and james, back to you. >> thanks for a time to talk some bay area sports this morning. the forty-niners preparing to take on the titans tomorrow night. yeah. a quick turnaround from sunday night's game kron 4 sports director jason dumas has the latest. the niners got in one last practice this week before the team headed off for nashville for their thursday night showdown with the titans. >> the niners are looking to get to a season-high 3 games. over 500. they've won 5 of their last 6 games in one of the hottest teams in the nfl right now. but they also know that they'll have to be on their p's and q's to get a road win on a short weeks. rest. you've got to learn from the vets about alike, how to prep to the week. like recovering taking care of your body and. >> going on. the road is much different. playing at home on a thursday night game like that kind of. at home. more. so can you get to like obviously it's d

look at the golden gate bridge just was your commute this will. my career was already looking to get now. if you're just waking up, lucky you different. you know what? >> still got northbound 6.80, north of durham road and fremont. we'll have more on that. let's go back to bring us down. let's nasa's got big plans for christmas day. they're launching the most powerful telescope ever in the space eric has more on the big blast off. >> it's been called the time machine in the new hubble. but what exactly is the james webb space telescope and how will it help us. discover the origins of the universe. what makes this telescope different than the rest. it's all about like light comes in many forms like ultra violent x-rays, infrared and visible light. visible light is what our eyes can see, but it can only travel so far before it fades while infrared light travels much farther and isn't as easily blocked by objects in window on the universe. the hubble space telescope has been our premier space telescope for decades, but it primarily sees visible light