if you can take the san mateo bridge, great, or the richmond-san rafael, better, or, bart, bart, we had our greater taking bart and avoided the woke thing. that is a great alternate. a great shot of the miss on the bay bridge. now, a new problem for the sunol grade another sig-alert, southbound 680 at south mission and traffic is slow for 30 -minute delay with the right lane blocked here. not a good drive from pleasanton into fremont at this hour. is it the weekend yet? mike? mike? >> what happened to friday lite. >> the force is not with us. >> here is a look at our storm, can you see it is stretching from canada to local our back door and knocking on ukiah and heading over to fort bragg. as we talked about yesterday, maybe a random shower ahead of it and there is a little bit of drizzle on the golden gate bridge the only area that our cameras show being wet of the if you see wet weather, let me know i can tweet it to everyone for a head's up. north bay, the rain is coming in this morning and east bay is the afternoon and it will sink south along the coast and around the babe it will b

the san mateo or richmond-san rafael. here is a look at tolls, it is light as usual, and what a surprise if do you not know about this mid-span and at a standstill or very slow crawl. right now, full closure on the san francisco side of the bay bridge with traffic diverted off at fremont treat with a sig-alert in affect. >> thank you, sue. the weather is activity but the next six hours we have few scattered light issues through the only commute and the steady rain is moving in after the morning commute is over. hitting santa rosa at 9:00. here is my 12-hour day planner with low clouds across san francisco from sutro tower. low-to-mid 40s. grab the umbrella. we will be touched by rain in the north bay by noon, heading through the bay and into the south bay by 4:00 and stuck in the south bay by 7:00 with temperatures in the mump 50s -- mid-to-upper 50s? kristen and eric? >> a she down at a south bay elementary school where a fight over a visit to santa could have parents pulling their kids out of school today. matt explains

the richmond-san rafael with the transition ramp closed this morning. a big-rig dropped the load bricks. they scattered all over the roads. that is not easy to clean up. there is a hard closure. a tow truck is on scene. a sweep. it needs to be cleaned up. it will be quite some time's it is re-opened. the alternate eastbound 8230 to central you can cut over to baby 580 to get to the richmond-san rafael bridge and the toll plaza is not bad but tough to get there this morning. mike has the forecast. >> good morning, everyone, the big step is

we are heading from san rafael to richmond. i amy hollyfield. >> be careful. >> many people wake up without power this morning mostly in the north bay according to pg&e with the biggest outages are in marin and sonoma county. 1,200 customers are without power in >> and yosemite has closed one of the passes that usually closes in the fall and re-opened in the spring. yosemite is reminding that all drivers are required to carry chains in the park in the inwith december even if you have four-wheel drive. >> crews preparing for impending wet weather knocked out phone and internet service. the crew cut a fiber optic cable with a backhoe anotting -- affecting at&t customers. >> if you see stormy weather where you live, take a photo or video and share it with us using video and share it with us using #abc7now. city hall last night with outrage at the police department after a 26-year-old man was slot and killed by officers. natasha zouves said public comment was heard for five hours audit police chief is renewing a call for tasers but

we have better news for 101 in san rafael. we had lanes shut down overnight because of a fatal accident that happened after 11 p.m. last night. again all lanes are open and south 101 flowing well leaving novato heading for san rafael. we'll have more "kcbs traffic" coming up. >>> breaking news this morning. a two-alarm fire has forced the evacuation of an apartment complex in el sobrante. the call came in an hour ago and and contra costa county dispatch was first on the scene. no injuries have been reported. evacuations are taking place. we'll have more information coming up. >>> new this morning a store clerk seriously injured after a robbery and shooting at an antioch 7-eleven at lone tree way. police collected evidence. the clerk is currently in surgery at a local hospital. >>> it doesn't make any sense. we don't have any money in the till, maximum 40 bucks. >> the store manager said the clerk had recently emigrated from india. >>> a three-day manhunt ends in an hours long standoff and now police say they have a suspected m

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, the bridge to san rafael westbound 580. that connector is closed. there is an off-ramp between the albany and buchanan off-ramps. that will take you to city streets. look at your map. you see slowing both on the freeway itself as well as san pablo avenue coming towards central. we'll get back on to the freeway. a lot of congestion there that looks like a lot of people are getting off the freeway and back onto the bridge. if you're continuing north past there, you're fine heading towards the carquinez bridge. we talked about this crash north 880, the off-ramp at whipple, just a little debris. the roadway is clear. we'll take you to the peninsula, traffic moving nicely. no maj oior issues in berkeley. >>> federal researchers worried about a threat to wildlife and the environment, this coming after a dozen containers that fell off a ship near san francisco last friday reached shore. the contents of one of them has already washed ashore in baker beach. the rest are floating south toward specifically and moss beach. the marine r

san rafael bridges. we'ri we're tracking this. >> thank you very much, mike. we'll be right back with more news. we need to be ready for whatever weather may come our way. my name's scott strenfel and i'm a meteorologist at pg&e. we make sure that our crews as well as our customers are prepared to how weather may impact their energy. so every single day we're monitoring the weather, and when storm events arise our forecast get crews out ahead of the storm to minimize any outages. during storm season we want our customers to be ready and stay safe. learn how you can be prepared at pge.com/beprepared. together, we're building a better california. exclusive: ==laura/2shot== action prompted by one of our reports. a man acced >>> now to an investigative unit exclusive. action prompted by one of our reports. the man accused of stealing his brother's medical identity is now in custody in santa clara county after authorities found him in washington state. >> investigative reporter vicki nguyen first brought us t

if you travel bay bridge, san mateo bridge, richmond and san rafael all expensing breezy conditions. walnut creek is looking good, southbound, 680 and minor back 100 for those paying cash, the left hand lane on the bay bridge toll plaza again breezy. >>> happening today, surprisers to san francisco's baker beep are in for quit a surprise something washed ashore after an accident at sea. amy hollyfield is at baker beach. amy? >>> yes, the good news is the materials are not hazardous. it is just messy. we have some pictures. we want did show you the container that washed ashore. the c.e.o. snapped this picture and put it on twitter writing, you can find director missing caper between china beach and baker beach. here is what it was carrying that liters the beach, and the c.e.o. took this picture, green crates in the container. this happened during rough waters from the weekend's storms. a cargo ship lost 12 shipping kiners. we could see more debris. crews are looking for them. warning is out to boaters to be on the look out. no one was hurt when this happened. i looked for the twitter

that's the richmond-san rafael bridge approach. looking at your approach from the emeryville camera, this shows the backup. this is a live camera. that's where the closure is. there's the backup starting to form over to the scene. this is flaching lights over there to help us. this with the reopening in the next couple minutes. we're looking west as well. in fact, that goes from the top of your screen out of san pablo and richmond. more distraction because of that activity. a lighter december commute. it's eastbound that's unusually slow heading through berkeley into richmond. pleasanton, 680, hayward, union city, typical southbound build towards fremont. nothing alarming about this. in fact, it's very nice right now. a slower drive across the san mateo bridge. northbound routes through the silicon valley out of san jose, a slight build. back to you. >> keeping our fingers crossed it stays that way. thank you very much, mike. >> when you need little luck on your side, who do you count on? >> my co-anchor. >> good answer. you can al

also, heading cross the richmond-san rafael bridge. expect ponding on the roads. you can see it is raping everywhere -- raping of everywhere. the if lanes is getting light rain, also. it will turn to moderate rain by 7:00. the day planner shows a little bit of a break in the afternoon. then the showers and thunderstorms develop. that is this afternoon and the evening. in the in the 60s now. mid-to-upper 50s and cooler this afternoon. cool heads could prevail the hopefully, sue. sue? >> slick roads. the s curve by the marin ymca. by north san pedro reports of an accident in the slow lane. it is looking heavy as you make your way out of novato. the accident westbound four just getting word from c.h.p. it has gotten clear. the backup remains a solid 45 minutes to the scene. again, that accident just now cleared out of the lanes. kristen and eric? >> the front end of the store is hitting the north bay and will likely ruin the morning commute. you are looking live at a west highway 101 if san rafael. >> our reporter is in marin county. amy? >> we aren't getting drenche

you cannot access the richmond/san rafael bridge right now from 80. that's because of a big rig and a box truck got tangled up. that big rig was carrying a load of cement and concrete. it's all over the road. they shut down that connector road to clear this out of lanes and jumping over to our maps we can show you on our sensors no delays along the eastshore freeway eastbound. that's the noncommute direction. if you plan to cut over to the richmond/san rafael, it will at least be closed for another half-hour. they are saying 6:00 until that connector road will be open. use central as an alternate. and again, the tow crews are on scene moving that big rig and box truck out of lanes. we are just waiting on caltrans sweepers to finish cleaning up. we'll continue to keep you updated on that. not too far from there, though, there is another accident westbound 580 right at bay view over to the ride shoulder. meted meet are on at the bay bridge. >>> police are trying to find the suspect in a deadly beating of a sketch artist. stewart jackson was attacked dec

san rafael is 42. but down the road, look at novato, at 33, and same in menlo park and slow and less altos at 33 so no one is freezing but this is forecast. this afternoon high clouds and sunshine, at 55 to 59 inland, and 55 to 56 along coast with no sneaker waves and 56 to 60 around the bay. walnut creek is 36 degrees, looking south on 680, and 60s tomorrow with rain and a chance on saturday and sunday and hour by hour coming up. >> metering height on the bay bridge at 5:28, and now, stacked up to the macarthur maze. if you travel from highway 4, westbound on 80 all the way to the bay bridge you are looking at 30 minutes. the macarthur maze shows slowing for the car pool lanes but, otherwise, it is sluggish and, still, in stalls or citizens blocking anything. we have a big-rig off the road southbound 101 san antonio road best dump with slow traffic approaching the scene at 3 minutes from petaluma into san rafael because of the debris in the lanes. >> 6:12. still ahead on the morning news, at 6:00, the

san rafael. not a bad ride. overall traffic map, we are in good shape on this wednesday morning. hump day. >> new york city is ready to party on new year's eve the mayor and new york police department and freak freak take -- and f.b.i. say will 6,000 officers will be patrolling the streets packed for the count down. the first test will be conducted to make sure 12,000 pound ball will drop just right. you are invited to ring in right here with dick clark's new year's rockin' eve at 8:00 people and then abc7 news at 11 and at 1:30 more new year's rockin' eve ryan seacrest the. >> a land to draw more visitors to the san francisco water front. >> and a "star wars" celebrity on the defense after backlash over appearance in "the force awakens" and how carrie fisher awakens" and how carrie fisher is who helped make slea difference last yearose for thousands of local foster kids. thank you for helping foster kids. thank you for the school supplies. thank you for the new shoes. thank you, secret santa. an

rafael to san francisco is 17 minutes. tonight, caltrain is on modified schedule. >> new detail on the richmond man accused of making death threats against members of a mosque. the 5 a year old has pleaded not guilty to a felony count of making criminal throats with a hate crime enhancement. a homemade pipe bottom was found in the home after someone called sunday seven said he could harm the community's muslims. he faces seven years. >> two employees of the archdiocese of san francisco from filed a class-action lawsuit finding to make required health care contributions under san francisco city law and misrepresenting benefits and fraud and forcing workers to sign a legal waiver form. the director of communication released a statement to abc7 say that we are just aware that some follow of legal action filed against us but we have had no against us but we have had no time to study it or respond. when a car hit it south of los gatos, a beautiful animal. we were this after the animal took rest use and the officer stayed with i

this is the toll plaza at the richmond-san rafael bridge heading toward san rafael. this traffic is very light and you see cars are making their way here. one reason there's an issue, if you're heading off the eastshore freeway, look at our other camera from emeryville. over the last three minutes, i've seen a number of vehicles clearing the area. there was a sign truck there, a sign truck still there. the other vehicles, the emergency vehicles have cleared. we're waiting for the sweeper truck to give the all clear and chp to reopen the lane for the connector. still 6:00 as far as the estimated time of opening. an issue for the few folks heading over there, taking san pablo avenue taking central. that's causing a jam on the surface streets. the rest of the bay moving smoothly, no problems, a mild build over here for the dublin interchange. >>> federal officials worried about a threat to wildlife and the environment. the contents of one washed ashore, the rest floating south toward mock beach. the marine reserve could be in danger from a large amount of sigh foam. wor

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from san rafael, a little fog. i do want to take you outside and show you what it looks like in san rafael. from this vantage point not that bad, even to nevada looking at extra fog this morning. elsewhere, light commute before that holiday week. happy new year and thank you guys. >> coming quickly. thank you very much. >>> our top story now, comedian bill cosby facing charges for the first time after years of accusations that he drugged and sexually assaulted women. >> as far as the charges are concerned against cosby they involve only one alleged victim. many women say it's taken far too long for justice to come. "today in the bay's" peggy bunker has much more on an interview you'll only see in the bay area. >> the next thing i remember he's waking me up roughly, i'm sicker than i've ever been in my life, i'm naked. i said, what happened? >> tiburon's patricia is one of 6 1 women accused of sexual miss connect, andrea constand was a watershed moment. >> i can't speak for the rest of the women. i never thought thi

. >> happening today, commuters to and from the east bay who travel over the richmond-san rafael bridge will have new bus service from golden gate transit called route 580 is tested for nine months. the buses are for those who drive on 580 which is congested during the commute and propertied to carry 220 passengers a day. the first bus takes off in emeryville at 6:30 from hollis and 58, then berkeley and albany and next in san rafael arriving there at 7:30. >> today, a big vote in seattle could change the way companies like uber and lyft operate. the city council will decide in seattle if seattle is the first in to let drivers unionize. right now, most drivers for ride sharing companies are considered independent contractors. not employees. san francisco-based uber opposes the idea and believes the proposal violates federal labor laws. >> 49ers quarterback kaepernick is taking on donald trump in a weekend tweet compares the banning of muslims in immigration to other racially motivated bans in the united states last century. kaepernick said racism and discrimination is not okay, we are a

north bay first the san rafael north bay first the san rafael anderson drive, larkspur mill valley light rain. san francisco i step aside to see the area through daly city. also ocean avenue in the san francisco area. brings bean getting some light wren on the peninsula belmont, ralston avenue, redwood city middle field road seaport boulevard getting wet. emeryville to oakland also very slick and as we head down to the south bay some very scattered light ran from san jose to sunnyvale cupertino peninsula south bay getting wet. last 24 hours we pick up 13 hundredths in livermore, but look at this over app inch in san rafael, over app inch in san rafael, san francisco mount cell saint helena just over that. 3 quarters inch in half moon bay. still snowing in the sierra but i have to tell you chain controls are 80, 50, 88 and 4 but tahoe truckee it's raining so the snow level has come you. this this is temperatures in the guess and from our emeryville camera the rain is falling. item select for the morning commute. morning get away as we are expecting steady rain no the morning. scattered sh

san rafael is getting a break right now with drizzle as we hook south on 101. it is mild. drizzle to rain today through tomorrow and flooding king tide toll through saturday and also, how high they will be on twitter and facebook at 7:29. christmas eve storm promising snow down do 3000' and dry for the weekend. from 7:00 to 9:00, a tapering and we will look to the north to see the yellows and orange and at noon, moving through the rest of us in the afternoon and evening, and you can see they are staying mainly in the evening and overnight in the higher elevation is we are going to get a rain shield in our valleys, at .25" to .5" and half inch to 1" in higher elevations and the breezes pick up so we are moderate on the storm impact scale and thursday storm has just a little bit of snow. >> it is busy because of the rain and a lot of folk on the road and the backup at the macarthur maze with a problem coming off of the bay bridge in the area non-commute direction with all lanes blocked eastbound 80 to westbound 580 and they have opened up a lane so expect delays coming off i

this is a live look at san rafael. the traffic lights coming on through the s curve and rain and drizzle there and then also along the coast. by lunchtime we will have this rain moving in to the south and it may be heavy at times and that approaches san francisco and this evening into the overnight hours. still steady, light rain falling and along the south and east bays and highs today in the mid to upper 50s and reaching the low 60s in a couple of spots. but you just need the umbrella at certain times of the day. we start out dry farther to the south. but as you head to the north, santa rosa will start to see that rain before lunchtime. and then it progresses into san francisco and then over towards oakland, as well, by 3:00 this afternoon. and into the peninsula east bay and south bay by dinnertime. and this could slow down the evening commute. there may be a couple of breaks, but still some light, spotty showers heading into the overnight hours and into the morning tomorrow. here we are at 11:30 and picking up on t

it's 45 in san francisco. calmer wind in santa rosa, novato and san rafael. not as windy as yesterday. that's good news because it felt wild during the day with our temperatures into the 50s. same again today. 50s at the beaches. 50s around the peninsula. 55 degrees in morgan hill. good morning to you in clayton with the temperature near 53 degrees. also 53 degrees towards hercules and in pinole. temperatures in the north bay 56 degrees in novato. winds will be out of the south and then rotate to the northeast. 5 to 15 miles per hour. and in the far reaching places of the north bay, into the mid- to high 50s with partly cloudy skies. frank we're tracking rain next time arnold we'll tell you when we can all expect it. >> okay, roberta. thank you. >> eight people recovering from minor injuries after a passenger plane skidded off the runway. a southwest airlines flight arrived from houston yesterday when the boeing 737 went into a ditch. 133 passengers, five crew, all on board. investigators are looking into what may have caused that accident. >>> today san fran

all the san rafael fire department is giving away sandbags at several locations. people have been ling up to protect their homes. >> in san francisco public works has been preparing for the storm since last week clearing leaves from the drains to prevent flooding. officials are urging everyone to pitch in. pitch in. >> you can use a broom or waste if you see the problem where you live or work we welcome help. all the city is happening out free sandbags, giving out 10,000 in the past in. people are warned to stay alert at the coast. waves hit a jaw dropping 30'. powerful rip currents can pull you out to sea in just seconds. >> if the storm has you dreaming of trash powder at lake tahoe give yourself plenty of time to get there. it only take adds few inches to trigger big delays on the freeway get into lake tahoe and this is expected to bring more than that. another storm is expected to hit on sunday. c.h.p. recommended you bring warm clothing and food to wait out the delays. chains. and a charger. >> preparations are underway in the south bay but in los gatos veget

san rafael, southbound 101 getting busy and this is by the ymca in san rafael so picture lucas valley road making the turn by the north gate mall and traffic is flowing nicely into the city an 18-minute delay from north san rafael novato to the golden gate bridge. >> developing news right now, orinda police look for a violent robber who pistol-whipped a nanny in front of a young child in the middle of the afternoon a frightening scenario for parents. amy hollyfield is at the orinda police department. amy? >> police say they have surveillance video. they are studying it hoping it will leap to the attacker. police say a man kicked down the door of an orinda home at 2:30 year afternoon. the 53-year-old man any was told to hand over cash and two ipads and he pistol-whipped her and demanded the keys to the family car and took off. the homeowners were at. they say their give-year-old daughter was home. >> she did not go upstairs when the burglars toll her on go upstairs and she stayed downstairs but did not see that. but...i don't know...as far as i me she saw everything. >> here is a look

don't miss a day of brilinta. >> george: the worst traffic is at the richmond san rafael bridge. i have been covering trapped about this for a while and traffic is backed up westbound to one-hour time. jackson on the bridge has been cleared but the traffic is still this bad. it goes all a bad to bravado boulevard. not far away we still have a motorcycle accident on west 580 a central. then there's a crash here at andrade road that block three lanes. from dublin down fremont is still 33 minutes. bay bridge westbound we have slowed traffic down into the macarthur maze. at of hayward into a san mateo it is very slow. we still have that problem near the county line with a big rig ran off the roadway. that kept a lot of traffic into petaluma. >> james: with a quick look at the satellite greater view to the north we have the storm from the pacific northwest that could potentially give us a little rain tomorrow in the north bay. by 9:00 the conditions might have scattered showers across the north bay. by noon and by 3:00 the same story. clouds will build from time to time throughout the

on the richmond san rafael bridge, same story. wind gusts to 40 and perhaps as high as 50 miles per hour reported, as well. in daly city, the korean central presbyterian church parking flot danger of sliding downhill. >> the church is, you know, it has slid before. so you always worry about that and a lot of cold and water and fractures off the land. >> reporter: later today, representatives from daly city and the church will meet to discuss what to do. meanwhile, there are a number of fallen trees to report. many of them in marin county. two at the top here is along highway 1 and erica road. c caltrans saying three hours to clear that. and in hill road and diablo avenue, a tree down there that hill road is closed, in fact, between diablo and indian valley road. reporting live in foster city, chuck coppola, very windy foster city. >> yes. stay safe out there, chuck. thank you. >>> now to dozens of storm-related powers outages. thousands of homes and businesses without electricity in the north bay and fe nins la. san ra feel alone,

in san rafael, you can see it is looking nice. temperatures are running are 56 to 61 degrees today with a light breeze and thick are clouds across the thought bay and the south bay. tomorrow is the warmest day, look at this, low-to-upper 60s and the rain and thunderstorms are possible on thursday, with temperatures around 60 and that is out of here on friday, and there is another chance this weekend. it is coming up. >> a solid line of brake lights on the upper deck of the bay bridge as a result of a stall sitting in the left lane and then other cars came in hot and crashed into that and they are in the clearing stains but you can see a long line behind the toll plaza we have no delays but when you are on the upper span it is bumper-to-bumper traffic all the way just beyond treasure island so give yourself plenty of time. they will be out of there and it will be improving. we have road worker in the lanes eastbound 580 and oakland wrapping up shortly and a look at the drive times if you headed out, over 30 mens from tracy to dubli

nevada, petaluma, freezing with san rafael. as we go into the rest of the morning temperatures improve. highs today in the 50s. more on that. let's check in with anthony on the commute. >> as you were mentioning and talking about north bay freezing temperatures that's where we have a dangerous combination of fog and slick conditions because we're starting to see thin out as folks are getting going this morning. in fact, we do have a spin out that involves five cars on eastbound 37, off 101, 37 near renaissance road that's where five cars spun out 2014 have severe front end damage. the crews on their way. just saw ambulance and police cars on san rafael cam drive that way. heads up if you're using that in the next half hour, probably will be shut down, at least a couple lanes or all lanes. keep you posted across rest of the bay. things moving smooth for toll plaza. no huge concerns. metering lies not on, don't think they will be turned on today. >> coming up next for you guys, take it live to the scene of the biggest new year's

can you see it come coming to san rafael at 4:00, with easy timing like year at 6:00, san mateo bridge, 7:00, dumbarton bridge, 7:00 into 8:00 hour and scattered shows for lunch and a second and third wave roll through in the evening and again during midnight when we can have a burst heavy rain with small hail and a burst of gusty wind push our rain total to a third of an inch to half an inch in the south bay and half to two-thirds elsewhere and two they ares it mother than an inch in the north bay with local winds in the north bay mountains tonight at 10:00 through tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. with gusts up to 45 to 50 miles per hour and a very, very small potential for down trees and power lines much because it is at the highest elevation i will keep our storm index at a two. if the winds were lower it could go do a three on friday afternoon into saturday, it is looking quiet but into sunday have indoor plans because it will be wet. again. sue? how is the commute? >> rough. several hotspots. happy hump day. we had an early accident at macarthur maze. it is gone. we have another iss

on highway 101 smashed into a big rig in san rafael. the chp reports the driver was going north on the southbound lanes near the central san rafael exit. the identity of the driver is not released. this is the second fatal collision though on that stretch of highway this week. >>> two suspects have been arrested for allegedly robbing and shooting a store clerk in antioch. it happened last night at a convenience store on lone tree way near hillcrest avenue. shortly after police located a vehicle there, they believe it was involved in the robbery. the two suspects inside were arrested. the clerk was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. >>> a three-day manhunt ends in an hours long standoff and now police say they have a suspected murderer in custody. it happened at a home on mass. avenue in redwood city yesterday evening. anthony kirincic is accused of stabbing his girlfriend 34-year- old colleen straw to death in her san mateo home. kirincic had been on the run since friday. police tracked his car at an urgent care clinic on satu

here's a live look at san rafael. the storm will make its way through the north bay first and then head south. good morning everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. kris sanchez has a well-deserved day off. let's get right to meteorologist kari hall who's very busy with the radar. >> and it looks busy as we look just to the north of us, but in the bay area it's still nice and quiet. just some clouds starting to move in. now, we'll start to see these scattered showers moving into the north bay first once again and then working to the south. but they've really had a hard time working to the south. it's been very slow. and you know what that means,

on the richmond san rafael bridge the ride is ok. there's nothing out of the ordinary. >> mark: the shared offices releasing video of a police shooting. this surveillance video of the incident that happened on saturday. 28 year- old nicholas robinson was acting in radically walking down the road in glenwood. officers said he fired a gun several times in a residential area. he refused to drop the weapon and it opened fire on him when he turned his body from them. he was found dead with a gun in his hand with the office still investigating. >> anny: communities that promise s--prone to flooding. te typhoon in the philippines has winds of 95 mi. per hour and a gust of hundred and 15 mi. per hour. expected to make landfall again. >> mark: take a look get this, the bay area is getting a big soaking. this big tree branch in belmont toppled over. it's a 50 year-old tree the trotters from the inside. >> this is a truck, and the truck to be fixed, so the damage is minor in my mind. the city planted it by and told are responsible for. >> mark:

richmond-san rafael bridge if you pay cash you are backed up. otherwise, fast trackers be sliding through with no problem from richmond to san rafael or marin county. we have an accident san jose clearing stages. drive time if you are headed out dublin -- tracy to dublin is under 40 minutes, westbound highway 4 is 20 minutes and interest san francisco from marin, under 20 minutes south 101. >> chipolte is making major changes to the way it handles food after the e. coli outbreak in the west and virus outbreak in boston. the company said they will scale back on the use of local inagreed ends -- ingredient and package tomatoes and let news a central kitchen to be tested before being tested. 52 people have been sick after easting at chipolte restaurants and officials have not determined which ingredient causes the illness. >> trader joe's has a voluntary recall of triple ginger bra purchased from november 9 through monday. there are no injuries or illnesses reported. >> safe way employees found skimming devices at two stores. one device was discove

rafael we're just looking at some scattered showers this out for the

sunshine san rafael 52. and san jose, also 52 degrees. rain sunday night. you will be dry during the day but some showers move in late sunday evening. monday, tuesday, wednesday still chilly with partly sunny skies new year's eve and new year's day milder but for the next week nobody hits 60. that's your chilly kpix 5 forecast. back to you. >> thank you. >>> well, as you know, festive decorations and delicious treats make the holiday season special. consumerwatch reporter julie watts says many of those seasonal celebrations also pose a risk to pets. >> reporter: they are keeping their pets safe, at the top of their holiday "to do" list. >> we avoid poinsettias when there's chocolate we make sure it's up high. we avoid tinsel. the stringy type. >> reporter: but even seasoned pet owners are prone to pet emergencies this time of year. >> he just wanted to take a snooze on one of the higher branches. and the whole thing, whole thing, came down. >> reporter: this kitty had eight more lives but this veterinarian says this is when emergency vet visits tend to spik

it happened in san rafael near the central san rafael exit. the person in that car died after losing consciousness inside the vehicle. two southbound lanes were blocked for several hours while cal trans crews kore s cleaned from the roadway. >>> the search continues in the streets of southern california this morning for a missing man from the bay area. his family is desperately doing whatever whatever they can to try to find eric polar who vanished last week. >> kris sanchez has been tracking the very latest on the search to find him and the desperate plea from his loved ones. >> these are his parents, sam and laura. down on the streets south of los angeles trying to post posters of their son looking for any information about what happened to him. they say they fear that something bad happened to their son, eric because no one has heard from him since tuesday. now, as lapd investigators, his parents are pounding the pavement down in l.a. where he is a producer at a special effects company. the last-known himmage of him is on tuesday where he w

it is great across the richmond-san rafael and green across the san mateo bridge and dumbarton bridge. >> did you get a text from santa >> he does text me. >> so far he has delivered 780 million presents an the world. >> impressive. >> we will check out where santa is on for road tracker he is delivering to good boys and girls in australia. >> good day. in california, state veterinarian cleared the reindeer to enter california for christmas, which is the requirement each year, the p allows nine reindeer including rudolph entry into the state between tomorrow evening -- tonight and christmas morning. >> what happens after that? are they kicked out? >> they are asked to move on. if you want to track santa we have a link on abc7news.com and it is very gentle. chipolte is making big changes following the e. coli rout break and what it is doing to keep you safe all the force of mother nature in mississippi that nature in mississippi that knocked over a >>> santa clara, san francisco, east bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> check out the forceful winds with the semi coming st

north bay, san rafael and the glowing conditions and mist kicking up on the roadway. take it easy there because stopping may be a factor for many vehicles out there at highway speeds. as we look at the map and we'll show you what kari is dealing with. this is the radar and all this activity going on around the north bay and we're looking at green patches here, some puddling, ponding and fog and we also have the green all over the roadways where you'll find that. the highlighting is where you'll find the slicker conditions and the tree down and that's at first street where that tree is down and get some wires. we'll track that and the rain make its way over towards the dublin grade. back to you. >>> fiat chrysler will pay $70 million in fines this after it failed to disclose deadly car crashes. >> for more on that, let's turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc headquarters. good morning. >> sam and laura, good morning to you both. the markets will try to break a three-day losing streak. futures are higher ahead of the open. volatile session with the dow more than 350 points

we will look at san rafael beyond the civic center to lincoln and central san rafael, no fog, so clear sailing into san francisco. we do have road work still out there in both directions, we will check with eastbound 580 from 35th to grand with guard rail work in the men valley and to the peninsula, north 101 at pill bring a couple of lanes blocked because of the road work. >> pg&e said the natural gas pipe lines safe but a consumer group is saying "not so fast." why they claim the lines are still putting people in danger. >> went to play santa claus but don't have the time? uber is ready to come to your rescue. >> a look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. bridge toll plaza. traffic is light at the moment. dayquil liquid gels and go. bridge toll plaza. traffic is light at the moment. hey buddy, let's get these but these liquid gels are new. mucinex fast max. it's the same difference. these are multi-symptom. well so are these. this one is max strength and fights mucus. that one doesn't. uh...think fast! you dropped something. oh...i'll put it back on the shelf... new from mucinex fa

highs today are from the upper 50s to nearly 60 at fremont and san jose and 59 in san rafael and the seven-day forecast shows the clouds tomorrow, rain the size of this system we had and monday a lingering showers, dry on tuesday and next system, another system by next thursday. what is happening on the road service. >> we have rain falling at the bay bridge toll plaza and at left a few sprinkles on our camera. some height backup with cash paying folks and that is stacked up but minor delays here, and be prepared for wet roads this morning. we have light conditions through walnut creek and the tail lights are heading in the southbound direction toward the 24 interchange and an issue on 24, i will tell you about it this a second but this accident is just in the clearing stages, if you are traveling between castro valley and san lorenzo northbound 238, there is improvement there and we had -- no, it is turned to red and it is clearing. hopefully it will clear out soon. in the central lafayette toward orinda area, we have a big roll of insulation or some sort of debris in two lanes, whe

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rafael, the fog is not quite so thick as it is here in san rafael but you can see toward lincoln you find yourself in the fog and, also, in mill valley and up and over the waldo grade and golden gate bridge is shrouded in fog. we have a motorcycle down westbound 580 which is sl with 25 minute to 35 minute from tracy to dublin. >> good news for part, today is the bay we have been warning, starting now it will cost you more to park at pour stations in the transit system. matt keller is at millbrae with the details. >> this is an adjustment period for everyone including bart, the entrance to the parking area at the millbrae bart station where you will pay $2.50 to park here but a machine in the bart station you pay $3. the sign by the escalator has been update the and it said $3 to park with the fees goes up by 50 cent at four bart stakes and the fees are evaluated every six months and if the magazine hot is full it goes up 50 cents. the money goes to the station improvement. >> everything is busy. they do a good job. keep it clean. safe. i enjoy riding bart. >> here is what it will cos

san rafael has the temperatures about 38 degrees. this afternoon, high clouds and sunshine inland, thickest cross the north by at 55 to 58 and around the bay it and chess to average sunny and a chill at the coast at 55 to 56. san jose shows we are going to be cloudy tom, a chance of rain on friday and saturday. an hour-by-hour look at that is coming up. >> a sig-alert is issued own wednesday morning, eastbound 80 at the 580 split. you can see the blinking lights. what has happened a big-rig lost the load of bridges and rocks and the big-rig is on the shoulder. the debris is blocking the traffic. sig-alert in affect. there is a traffic break to get it cleans up. you can continue eastbound 80 to central to cut offer to 580. the toll plaza shows no metering heights, a few cars are stacked up to pay cash and we will look at the sig-alert by our maps, you can see the red sensors and traffic is slow approaching this eastbound accident at buchanan with debris in all lanes. kristen and eric? >> for the first time we hear from the young man w

slow traffic across the span into san rafael. guadalupe parkway northbound 87 at curtner, accident still in the clearing stages at least one lane of traffic is shut down there. and we have had backups the entire length of the guadalupe parkway slow for you, northbound 101 also slow approaching and passing the 280/680 interchange. the bay bridge toll plaza has had backups since 5:30 this morning. traffic backed up from the foot of the maze. slug i should west 80 through berkeley -- sluggish west 80 through berkeley and emeryville. altamont pass, slow through the 205 interchange heavy through vasco with pockets of slow traffic approaching the dublin interchange. so surgeon-general a very slow commute for all those drivers heading to and through the tri- valley this morning. and if you are lucky enough to head up to the snow later on today, pack the chains. as of this moment, no train restrictions but that will change. a big storm is coming. that's a look at "kcbs traffic." here's roberta. >>> we have two storms heading this way, li

rafael, all the way to 580 and the richmond-san rafael bridge so be careful on the san mateo bridge although the drive is looking good there is a high wind advisory with no delay on the dumbarton bridge. the dumbarton bridge. >> now, a password required. a notification will appear on the phone asking if you are trying to sign in from another device and tap "yes," and you are in. this could be useful when logging in from a new location or if you like a lot of us have forgot were your passwords. >> disney is expected to sell three million to $5 million in "star wars" merchandise before the end of the year. a reason, of course, is the adorable star of "the force awakens" the hottest toy. the pew seem of science and industry in chicago released this video of the flock and the chicks. it is adorable. disney team up with the robot firm to create the technology. love that. >> could be someone on my christmas list who has received and it i am jealous. >> absolutely. corruption is never good among police but we can make an exception for the k-9 officer you are about to meet. chewy is a frenc

from san rafael toward the golden gate bridge traffic looks great from central san rafael to the toll plaza. we're still heavy from novato leading down to pacific center for the 101 southbound ride. cushing's >> james: it's clear and i see out there at the, in fact it's a freezing morning for many people. but it did take a look a temperature is right now. it's 29 in walnut creek, 32 mafia in pleasanton, 30 in owner park. every city is at or below the freezing mark. on the wider view you can see temperatures around the bay. we've been stuck in the upper fifties all morning long --upper '30's on morning long. you will need a jacket this morning. it's 15 degrees colder in fairfield that it was yesterday at this time, 12 degrees colder and the like hell. here's will be this afternoon. we're expecting generally mid-50s, some folks will be a little bit warmer son, a little bit cooler. he know you will need your jacket all day because it will stay on the cool side. on thursday and friday as the round out the work week there may be sprinkled thursday but the main rain comes on friday and satu

friction in san francisco and, also, half moon bay and mill valley is 45 and san rafael, 101, looking southbound clear this morning we are going to top out in san francisco at 56. peninsula, south bay, east bay, inland east bay, all at 55 and north bay is the warmest at 57. here is a look at walnut creek where it is 34 degrees. we have a file high clouds and temperatures are the same as today. warmer with a slight chance of light rain across the not bay, thursday, a little bit of a break on friday and our warmest day upper 50s to low 60s and the wet weather is slated for the weekend and i have that coming up, hour by hour, in the seven-day forecast. sue? >> 14 isn't months to set the commute from the 880 hayward side to the 101 and foster city and san mateo side for the san mateo bridge, not bad, the tail lights headed to the flat section and the high-rise and it is not a bad rise. fur traveling from san rafael, say, lucas valley road into san francisco i checked the drive time at 18 minutes. in stall or citizens and starting to get slow out of novato, typical for this time of the day

>> a couple of cars going through the richmond-san rafael toll plaza with no delays. busy on the east shore freeway driving from golden gate field to the macarthur maze and i a not seeing any slowing yet, but, just a lot of cars on the road this early tuesday morning. back to the santa cruz mountains blocking a lane with a five or five car accident near the summit. slow traffic near the approach. c.h.p. certain at scene and working to clear that, as fast as possible, and the drive times this morning out of tracy to dublin is not too bad at 35 minutes and highway u.f.o. westbound into concord is end 20 minutes and from san francisco to san francisco we are at under 20 minutes, as well. matt and kristen? >> it is 5:ten 10 look at this high speed chase and what it took to stop them. >> this adorable pup is strengthening international relations after the paris terror attacks. >> and you can see the golden gate bridge less fog. stay on fop of weather and stay on fop of weather and traffic stay on fop of weather and traffic what if the holidays were about people again? and

in san rafael, driving all across the bay area was pretty treacherous. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> weather has caused delays throughout the day and night. sfo is having delays about an hour. >>> sonoma county has issued a cold blue advisory. it's urging shelters and charities to make more space available for those who are homeless. that alert comes as the forecast calls for more rain and cold temperatures that. will last through the next four nights. people can get the latest information on shelters in sonoma county by calling 211. >> take a look at this. white caps are forming on lake tahoe. the storm brought powerful winds to the sierra making the lake actually look more like an ocean out there. the gusts forced many resorts to shut down their ski lifts for safety reasons. once they start running skiers will find more snow covering slopes right here at royal mountain resort. as we get to the sierra, chains are required on interstate 80 and you must use chains on u.s. 50 to myers. viewers are sending in their weather pics and vide