san francisco topping out at about 53 degrees and if you are heading down to san francisco for the fireworks, what can you expect? well, we are tracking this first storm of two, that is expected to bring a chance of some scattered showers across the bay area. right now, though, this storm system that is moving from the north trending south is expected to bring a few scattered showers to the further southern counties of the bay area. but out near l.a., they have been seeing rain and they are expected to keep rain in the forecast through new year's eve and new year's day as well. clearing out by monday, though, for us, here it is for the next couple of hours. you may notice some spotty showers out on the roads, may be beginning to see some near the san jose area so this could cause some concern for some slick roads so if you are going to be out within the next couple hours, this should be clearing out by about midafternoon into the evening hours as well. sacramento also see a lot of that heavy rain but let's look at your hour by hour outlook forecast. you may notice those spotty showers early

a live look out at san francisco. going to be a big fireworks show there tonight, celebrating the end of 2016, the beginning of 2017. good morning. thanks so much for joining us, i'm garvin thomas, along with vianey arana with a look at your forecast a little bit of everything this morning, right? >> yeah, a little bit of everything, but nothing that should spoil your new year's eve plans. however, we are tracking a storm system that is going to keep us scliegtly cooler than what we've been seeing, topping out into the 50s, today, 45 degrees in san francisco, and if we make our way over to san jose, 44 degrees as well. check of highs today across the bay area. yesterday, we did climb into the 60s, today that cold air mass coming down from the north, pushing through the south is expected to keep us slightly cooler and we are tracking the chance of seeing colder temperatures as we welcome in 2017, so if you're heading out tonight, you may want to bundle up because we will be dropping in those temperatures. here's a quic

. >> reporter: at consulates in san francisco and washington, d.c., russian staffers scrambled to get out quickly. the state defendapartment took control of compounds in maryland and long island, new york that many neighbors were not known russian hideaways for families and secure meetings. >> there has been a bit of of mystery. >> reporter: the president-elect has not said if he intends to keep or reverse the obama sanctions. earlier this week, trump and obama continue to speak. >> i did. he phoned me. >> reporter: trump's team is buying time to weigh options by saying he needs more information on the russian hacking. expected in a high level int intelligence briefing tuesday. now that meeting i'm told by sources will not be with professional level briefers. typical kind of intelligence briefing. instead, i'm told it is expected intelligence chiefs. tops of the agencies meeting with the president-elect. separately, as he continues to fill out plans for the administrati administration, sources tell me trump is considering the solicitor general as george conway. the husband of kellyann

are coming from san francisco. nbc bay area pete suratos joins us from the russian consulate.

san francisco is looking pleasant. we are tracking a chance for some rain to the early morning saturday hours but currently right now in san francisco, a nice 47 degrees. >> hey, guys, don't forget, you can catch the 128th tournament of roses parade here on nbc starting 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific on nbc. yours truly, and ms. hoda kotb hosting the coverage. did you have a question there, a.j.? >> we're trying to solve this mystery about this house that was in the episode of "friends" and the house in "home alone." one of our viewers saying we're pointing out the wrong same house. look at the window by joey and you will see the house with the wreath. here is a better view. >> it is off the to the side. it is on the other side. it is -- it's in the -- by the door. when they first -- see, right there. by the door. no, no. it is before you zoom in. it is on the other side by the door. >> oh, it's the other door, guys! it's a little skinny -- see that little skinny window by the door? that's the house! we're looki

san francisco will be in the 50s. 57 degrees. santa rosa at 61. bringing it down to the south bay, palo alto 53. 63 degrees for san jose as well and in the santa cruz mountains expect a high of about 58 degrees. let's talk about these storms because we're not just tracking one, we're tracking two with the arrival of a third heading into next week. it's going to be a busy map. it looks like the first initial storm is already making its way into southern california is expected to bring pretty good rain totals to parts like l.a., not just tonight but also into saturday. the christmas eve could be a soggy one. if we zoom in on the map, as far as where the bay area falls on the map, since it is pushing in in the south, far south areas could be seeing the chance of a few scattered showers tonight. into the early morning on saturday, right now our maps are showing conflicting rain totals as we head into the weekend. we are tracking a second storm system as we head into sunday. for now l.a. looks like it will be hit tonight. where we see orange and yellow

san francisco in the nice 40s. looking ahead to today's highs, we are expecting to be in the 50s and lower 60s as well for the bay area. by the afternoon, yes, we will start seeing some increase in cloud cover, and that's because we are tracking that subtropical moisture that is expected to bring rain to so cal this weekend just in time for new year's eve. if you do have a commute and you're making your way down to southern california, listen up, you may be catching some raen. tonight heading into tomorrow as well. i would say the worst travel commute time will be in the evening hours. that's when they're expecting the majority of the raen fall. here is a look at rain totals. l.a. expected to get the majority of the rainfall. for us in the bay area, we aren't expecting much chance of rain tonight heading into saturday. if anything, maybe the furthest southern areas might see spotty showers. your new year's eve plans, a quick rundown of what we can expect. new year's eve by 10:00 a.m., the storm system begins to mak

the san francisco area seeing about 46 degrees. over the next couple hours, we are expecting to increase in terms of the temperatures, but here is a quick perspective right now on how we're faring compared to the rest of the nation. if you have any travel plans, especially for new year's, right now new york is at a nice 36 degrees. it is chilly out there, al b kerr i can, 24 degrees. it's definitely very warm compared to the rest of the nation on this early friday morning. today's highs will be climbing once again into if 50s and 60s for some parts of the bay area including san jose at a noise 63 degrees. half moon bay 60. santa rosa 61 degrees. let's talk about the weekend storms we've been mentioning all week. they have been conflicting in terms of rain totals and arrival times. right now it's looking like the storm sis spekt expecting to come in today is going to affect the further south rp counties. areas like monterey might get the chance of partly cloudy skies heading into the afternoon. southern california is expected to be

francisco. now the russian government is threatening a hit for tat respots. >>> pet owners reeling after their dog dies just days after going in for a haircut. the groomer says they have proof they're not to blame. >>> tomorrow, of course, is new year's eve. if you're going to be drinking to celebrate, we'll tell you all the free rides you can take to safely ring in 2017. "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> good morning to you at 4 doo 30 on this friday morning. thanks so much for joining us.

is also affected by the sanctions. 35 top diplomats who live there and in san francisco have to leave the united states by sunday. meanwhile president obama says this is the action he promised when those alleged hackings came to light. >> the sanctions target officials and russian president vladimir putin's inner circle the u.s. is freezing their assets and banning them from business with americans. the sanctions target two alleged cyber criminals and businesses that allegedly helped them influence the november election. >> and the white house is expected to provide a report to congress about the alleged interference in the coming days. president obama reiterated that all americans should be alarmed by russia's actions. >> but president-elect donald trump continues to downplay the hacking allegations. he released this statement, quote, it is time for our country to move on to bigger and say he will meet with leaders of the intelligence community for updates on the situation. >>> russia's government denying interfering with the election. it says it will respond to the sanctions with so

out near san francisco at about 52 degrees. we are expecting to warm up quite nicely into the 60s. finally we're seeing a little bit of a warmup. 65 degrees is expected for san jose. santa rosa in the 60s. let's get a quick check of your traffic. north bay drive time, southbound 1018 minutes. southbound 101 to golden date, 11 minutes. over to the east bay, seeing a nice commute. southbound 680 towards vargas road, 11 minutes. southbound 880, 10 minute drive. pretty light traffic. sam, i'll send it over to you. >> that seems to be the theme of the week. thank you very much for that report. we appreciate it. we will both be back for the nbc bay area newscast at 11:00. hope to see you then. in the meantime, let's send it back to the "today" show. >>> it's the last thirsty thursday of 2016. >> oh! >> i know! so we wanted to close out this year with a couple of bang-out things. >> ambush makeovers. head to toe new looks courtesy of our all star glam squad. >> louis licari, la, la, la, la. >> this is over, hodie. >> you're right. author and style icon jill martin. >> yes. >> how was it o

a little bit warmer in the san francisco and east bay area. north bay still seeing the chilliest of those temps. let's take a look how your temperature trend is going to look over the next couple of hours in san jose. should be hitting 60s today topping out at about 65 degrees into the evening hours. >>> now more of our look back at the best of "today" in 2016. this morning, something special from our good friend jay leno. >> for years, he's been helping support our troops and he proved it once again when he surprised a remarkable soldier wounding when she was stationed in afghanistan. >> specialist stephanie morris had just exchanged birthday gifts with a roommate when the grenades hit. >> two rpgs came in back-to-back. i was on the ground and i seen everybody else laying there. i started screaming. >> she wrapped her present, a mickey mouse blanket, around her best friend to stop the bleeding. >> it was something you never want to see. with your own child, just laying flat in that bed with tubes and blood everywhere and it was just -- it was

now, san francisco, not as cold. but still chilly. 47 degrees in the east bay seeing the backup near the area. 49 degrees as well. north bay, yikes, dropping down into those 20s. overall, your highs for today will be climbing into those upper 50s and the 60s, the biggest trend going into tonight and into your friday commute as well, also your warmer temperatures. let's get right to that traffic right now. we or not showing any major accidents. thankfully it appears everyone is being safe on the road and taking extra time. let's look at your mass transit times. no delays right now. 55 trains up and running. a quick check of your bridge drive times. westbound 80, bay bridge about 112 minutes. westbound 84, the dumbarton bridge, about ten minutes as well. let's get a quick picture of the golden gate. already seeing early morning risers, but overall a smooth commute on the roads. sam and kira. >> thank you very much, vianey. one person is in custody after an overnight stabbing in san francisco. it happened they say at th

san francisco, 46 degrees. not as cold north bay, 30 degrees with light, breezy conditions making their way in through out the early afternoon. your microclimate forecast high today, half moon bay in the 60s. north bay, napa area expecting to see the 60s in the forecast. san jose being the warmest today with about 65 degrees. it will definitely be a day to head outdoors and enjoy. let's talk about our next rain chance in the forecast. as i mentioned, we should be ending 2016 with sunshine. but as we make our way into 2017, that might bring the possibility of a few showers. we are tracking this very, very weak storm system that more than likely as of right now, it looks like it's staying out to southern california. this might actually miss us. it's going to move into so cal. as we head into sunday night and early monday morning, the start of 2016 is going to see the arrival of a second low pressure system coming in from the north, making its way down and that's going to bring a better chance of rain as we head i

san francisco 41 degrees. we're talking sunshine and the next chance for some rain in the bay area coming up in just a few minutes. >>> breaking news in san francisco, a person stabbed near the castro. we'll tell you who police believe is responsible. >>> a stabbing taking place near the castro. what police tell me is the connection between the suspect and the victim. >> reporter: the latest on what happened inside this target with some christmas shoppers and a stabbing, and yesterday a blow-up in a courtroom. ♪ singing in the rain >> remembering an icon. the world mourning the loss of yet another hollywood legend. we'll take you live to los angeles where debbie reynolds is being honored this morning. "today in the bay" starts now. >>> good morning. it's just shy of 5:00. i'm kira klapper in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. as we are about to find out, there are flowers now in three different spots on the hollywood walk of fame. we'll get to that story in just a moment. first, this lady right here

normally safe san francisco neighborhood. we'll bring you the latest. >>> plus a father of four killed in a target store on christmas eve, the two murder suspects, brothers, return to court today for another emotional day. we have a live report. >>> the heartbreak continues for a hollywood family and during yet another loss, debbie reynolds passes away just one day after her daughter carrie fisher dies. "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> good thursday morning. thank you very much for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm

the same in san francisco. it will be a warmer afternoon, just a little warmer than yesterday, reaching the upper 50s to low 60s for some of those en land spots in san jose. up to 61 degrees and 59 degrees in palo alto, while santa rosa sees a high of 60 degrees. into the next couple days, dry weather, slightly warmer temperatures and by friday we're watching for a chance of spotty showers in the south bay as a storm moves in to so cal. i'll have more updates on that. let's see what's happening on the roadways with vianey. >> good morning. we are seeing slowing on the southbound 880 near fremont where you can see the slight red. the let's take a look at your drive times in terms of the tri-valley. still seeing slowing westbound 580 to 680. westbound 84 to 680 at about mean minutes. the south bay also seeing slowing on northbound 101. back to you. >>> vianey and kari, thanks. happening now on nbcbayarea.com, two people are in the hospital after a wrong-way driver caused a major crash on i-280 in san jose. chp sa

in oakland up to 58 degrees and 56 in san francisco. we compare that to what everyone else is feeling around the country. it's pretty much the same. a big chunk of the northern half of the country seeing temperatures right at or below freezing. but no major snowstorms which we're seeing on this busy travel week as people try to head over toward new york city to watch the ball drop. we'll be watching out for a weak storm system moving into southern california for the end of the week. it may bring scattered showers south of the golden gate bridge, but not expecting any widespread heavy rain, also spotty showers and chilly air for the weekend. as we start out the new year, it will be still wet in some spots with spotty showers here and there. then the rain estimates show we won't see much, up to about .25, maybe .50 inch in spots. looking dry over the next several days. in san francisco, expect highs to be the upper 50s, dry weather until friday. then the weekend once again, some cool spotty showers moving in and look at the highs next wee

san francisco only 44 degrees. highs this afternoon reaching the upper 50s to lower 60s, a day very much like yesterday, very pleasant after having to deal with some very chilly temperatures during the morning hours. into the weekend we'll take a look at a slight chance of rain coming up. we'll take a look later. >>> now to more breaking news, this time in downtown san francisco where utility crews are searching for the source of a suspicious odor. >> the calls starting coming in early. "today in the bay's" pete suratos joining us live from san francisco. the fire department was flooded with 30 or more calls. do we have any idea what this odor is? >> reporter: good morning, sam and kira. the last time we talked to pg&e, they're calling it an unspecified odor. when the calls came in, there were folks in san francisco saying this was a gas smell odor. they're saying this odor has dissipated around the city. there were about 30 calls that came in roughly, there were calls of gary and leavenworth. that first call comin

plus pete suratos is in san francisco. >> reporter: san francisco residents reporting a gas smell odor around the city. what pg&e is saying about it this morning. >> iconic star wars actress carey fisher has died. we look at her storied career. "today in the bay" starts right now. >> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm kira klapper in for laura garcia-cannon. >> let's get straight to vianey arana following a major crash on 280 southbound. what are we learning right now? >> reporter: as of now chp have reported multiple vehicles. we don't know exactly how many, but definitely involving a car that did catch on fire on southbound 280. all lanes were closed. it appears they have managed to open two lanes at the moment. this is good news. if you are early in the morning in the commute, right now it's not traffic hour just yet. over the next couple hours if this does continue. they haven't confirmed this is a fatal. we are going to keep a close eye on this. if it does turn into a fatal, this could cause the shutdown of the freeway causing more backup. if it really starts to back

plus pete suratos is in san francisco. >> reporter: san francisco residents reporting a gas smell odor around the city. what pg&e is saying about it this morning. >> iconic star wars actress carey fisher has died. we look at her storied career. "today in the bay" starts right now. >> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm kira klapper in for laura garcia-cannon. >> let's get straight to vianey arana following a

san francisco is still in the lead and d.c. came in third behind boston. miami was last on the list. these rankings are based on each of the area's qualities for both college and post-college life. >>> well, the new year will include multiple shows in the sky incl a total solar eclipse in august. the u.s. has not seen a total solar eclipse since 1949. before then, we'll have a numeral eclipse in february when the moon enters the lighter shadow of the earth. >> i'm getting excited. i already asked for that week off vacation. the whole totality goes from portland, oregon, down to the western carolinas. so august 21st, start planning where you're going to be now. >> are you going to hold a party? >> that's for a lunar eclipse. but for the sonar eclipse, we are planning to be out west. if you're planning to go to yosemite national park and the inner mountain regions with a lot of dark sky, just know a lot of the hotels are already reservations early. monday, august 21st is the full solar eclipse. we won't get a full eclipse view here in washington but we'll ge

san francisco, denver and ann arbor, michigan, boulder, colorado. that is not bad. miami came in last place. the ratings are post-college life. maybe because of all the innovation and silicon valley be different, it is expensive to live out there. >> it is. and here for that matter. good luck, kids. >>> temperatures heading back down after a brief warm spike, but don't head out the door before meteorologist chuck bell shares 4 things to know about the forecast. >>> plus, missing in virginia. take a look at the numbers, new information about the grandmother who disappeared it's all about customization. the possibilities are endless. >>> more questions about the criminal history of the man now charged in the murder of a d.c. yoga teacher, adrian dewayne johnson is accused of kill iing the woman. we'll have more after this. >>> and a hit-and-run occurred on 14th street yesterday. >>> and a suspicious bag kaupca the trump tower to be evacuated for a short period of time yesterday. president-elect tru w >>> and we are remembering carrie fisher who died yesterday. she was

miguel almaguer, nbc news, san francisco. >>> coming up, why the internet is begging 2016 to leave betty white alone. we'll tell you why next. >> forbes magazine is out with its list of the top grossing actors of 2016. the magazine came up with its rankings based upon total box office totals. number one, movies starring her earned $1.2 billion in 2016. she edged out robert downey jr. junior and chris evans, they trooid tied for 2nd place, $1.2 billion. >> it's nice to see a woman leading the pack. she's not the only one. >> i love the scarjo. when it comes to tv shows, "game of thrones" has another description the most pirated show on tv. the hbo hit is being watched by millions of people who are not hbo subscribers, this as they step up their efforts to block "game of thrones'" thieves from watching the show. >>> betty white is a trending topic on twitter. thousands of her fans tweeting this plea to 2016 the year, itself. leave betty white alone. the fans say they want to protect her and keep her safe from what is turning out to be a particularly painful year in celebrity deaths. one fa

in san francisco expect a high of 54 gr 4 degrees, 55 in oakla9 in napa and in san jose. into the next few days our weather stays dry, cool mornings and warmer afternoons. we'll be watching a storm system that could bring scattered showers into part of the bay area on friday. >> what's turned out as a good early morning commute has turned to a nightmare near the oakland 880. we were seeing backup in the sou southbound area. the northbound is already starting to back up. we're not sure why but here's a live look right now. >> thank you very much. more on the death of carrie fisher at age 60 coming up at 11:00. >>> we're back on this brain teaser tuesday, and before the break we gave you this riddle. >> there are six glasses of wine, three on the left are full. three on the right empty. how can a row of all netley full, empty glasses be made by touching only one glass. >> i figured it out during the break. >> yes, you did. what do you do? >> pourp the middle full glass into the empty glass. i spilled a little. >> so what? you did it! >> you know, my mind doesn't work that w

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san jose 59 degrees, san francisco 54 degrees. over the next several days, we will have a little warm up and a cool douchblt i'll detail all that coming up in about ten minutes. now as we head over to vianey, let's see what's happening as you cross some of those bay area bridges. >> kari, more people are starting to wake up which means we are starting to see more of that early morning tuesday commute. it's still very light holiday travel, looking good out there. green roads means not a lot of backup. typical early morning commute also looking good. if you are taking mass transit, 55 trains are running, clearly no delays as of this moment. it looks like wherever your destination might be, you'll have a pretty good commute heading there. as we head over to the peninsula, drive times southbound 101, about 11 minutes, southbound heading to 92 looking nice at about six minutes. southbound 101 towards bowers avenue, about 19 minutes. we're starting to see some taillight action, but nothing major to report. thankfully no major accident.

in san francisco, only 40 degrees. but it will be a nice day with highs reaching into the mid to upper 50s, up to 59 degrees in palo alto and half moon bay. also 59, san francisco 54. as we go into the rest of the forecast, a warmup, then a cool down. i'll taug about all that coming up in about ten minutes. as we head over to vianey we see what's happening as the roads start to get more busy this morning. >>> we are definitely seeing more headlines, but not a lot of accidents. a kourm fender benders but nothing too serious. not seeing a lot of slowing. as you head towards san francisco, typically this is normal around the holidays. people are still recovering from all of the holiday celebrations, a lot of sleeping in. here is a look at your mass transit, b.a.r.t., 5 trains, no delays yet. if you have anywhere to go, looks like a smooth ride all the way around. let's look at the golden gate bridge, nice and smooth, a couple cars on the road. overall everyone still sleeping in. back to you. >> lucky them. thank you very

. >>> a menorah stolen from the middle of a san francisco park, still no sign of it. we'll tell you the reasons plenty of light is being shown on the crime. >>> it's cold enough this morning to trigger freeze warnings for starts of the bay, but the warmer finish should make you smile. "today in the bay" starts right now. >> good morning to you. it's 4:30. i'm kira clapper in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sack brock. i will tell you as we look at the three degree celsius, 37 degree temperature out there this morning, what warms me up is this situation going on right here. i miss mike and laura, no question about it. come on now. this is paradise. >> sam and his ladies. >> sounds like a band. >> sam and the ladies. >> what kind of tune are we singing here today? >> just trying to stay warm this morning. again, we have the freeze warnings in effect for parts of the bay area and that includes the north bay valleys and parts of the delta where the temperatures will be dipping into the lower 30s and even upper 20s in spots. right now in the tri-valley, 31 degrees, 38 in t

. >>> a menorah stolen from the middle of a san francisco park, still no sign of it. we'll tell you the reasons plenty of light is being shown on the crime. >>> it's cold enough this morning to trigger freeze warnings for starts of the bay, but the warmer finish should make you smile. "today in the bay" starts right now. >> good morning to you. it's 4:30. i'm kira clapper in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sack brock. i will tell you as we look at the three degree cels

. >>> some members of san francisco's jewish community are calling the threeft of an outdo maninora is hate crime. this was stolen on sunday. the orthodox you group put up the candne canada lab ra earlie month. >> it was devastating. in the face of this evil and who ever is trying to take the light away, we need to add light. >> the police are asking metal recyclers to be on the lookout for anyone trying to sell large pieces of brass. >>> how long would it take for you to meet 10,000 people? bob lawless wants to spend an hour with you to hear your story. >> i was involved in a lot of clubs and activities there so i knew a lot of people and i missed that community of being able to walk down the street, hey how is your day going, what's up. so that was something i wanted to recreate when i moved into philadelphia. >> he's reaching out to people asking them to spend an hour, no agenda. he doesn't want anything. he documents his meetings on instagram now up to 613. he came to nbc 10 to meet me. i was number 548 and i asked him about the end goal of the project. >> i approached the project

right now we're looking at the highs today in the peninsula, 55, 54 in san francisco and the north bay up to 55, east bay also 55 and san francisco a lot of sun as we go into the next several hours but lunchtime, up to 49 degrees, low 50s later on today and all clear for tonight. there will be another cool night, lows dropping down to 38 degrees, tomorrow a mix sun and cloud and 57 degrees. it continues to warm up as we go through the week, up to 60 degrees for both wednesday and thursday, inland areas will be even warmer, up to 64 on thursday and it looks like we will keep dry weather through the rest of the week but it will be turning much cooler. >> that is going to do it for us right now. more news in just 30 minutes at 1 11:00. >>> wow! it's fun day monday dand after christmas, which means while you want to just sit and chill, hmm, it's time to start chilling the champaign and thinking about your new year's plan. >> whether you're going to hit a club, watch the ball drop on tv or going to a restaurant for date you need a new outfit to ring in 2017. >> right. here to sad shimmer an

san jose, patchy frost. 40 in oakland. in san francisco we start out at 43. it will be still cool today. cooler than average, but reaching 54 in san francisco. 55 in napa, oakland and palo alto. san jose 57. livermore expect a high of 53. we will see more of this dry weather as we go through the week. still cool mornings and nice comfortable afternoons. the forecast brings us in some rain as we go into sunday into monday. some rain possibly for the new year so until then, looks like we will see dry weather in san francisco, highs reaching the mid 50s today. upper 50s to low 60s middle of the week. inland areas looking at 60s by wednesday and thursday. >> thanks. happening now, the bay area mourns the death of george michael whose imprint on music and culture is still felt today. the singer's manager says he died of heart failure at his home in england. you can find a look back at his life and career on nbcbayarea.com. >>> new rules in california. b.a.r.t. with higher rate hikes. banning redskins. all the laws are posted on our twitter page. >> sfo has the ans

tri-valley 54. 54 in san francisco. we'll talk about all that coming up and a look at what to expect as you head out for traffic this morning. all green sensors for the most part. a smooth drive all around the bay area. we haven't seen much in the way of a lot of cars on the roadways also for the bridges as well. looks like it's going smoothly. here is the richmond bridge. one car rolling across. no issues. i'll have another look at traffic and weather in a few minutes. >> thank you very much. we mentioned it was a tragic weekend. investigators believe drunk driving was involved in a deadly christmas day crash in the south bay. the suspected drink driver was killed as well as a 14-year-old boy in another car with his parents. >> tom jensen is live at the scene of the crash to show us the growing memorial for that teen. >> this happened after midnight. you see the memorial is getting larger. 14-year-old boy killed in the accident along with the woman who was expected drunk driving, 25-year-old woman, both identities have

tri-valley 54. 54 in san francisco. we'll talk about all that coming up and a look at what to expect as you head out for traffic this morning. all green sensors for the most part. a smooth drive all around the bay area. we haven't seen much in the way of a lot of cars on the roadways also for the bridges as well. looks like it's going smoothly. here is the richmond bridge. one car rolling across. no issues. i'll have another look at traffic and weather in a few minutes. >> thank you very much. we mentioned it was

if you have to head to work, cal train will offer six additional trains between san francisco and san jose. that schedule includes a round trip between san francisco and gilroy. >>> charitable spirits in the south bay, an overflow of volunteers showed up for the annual christmas lunch and dance event for seniors in san jose at the roosevelt community center downtown. many people look forward to this event because of its inclusive environment. >> providing meals for seniors particularly here in the downtown in many affordable housing developments. this is a wonderful way to bring you together. >> organizers hired performers to sing in several languages to represent the diverse community. >>> it is the first day of kwanzaa. a week-long celebration in the african-american community honors a different principle each day such as unity and creativity. in the bay area there is a kwanzaa celebration at noon at the museum of africa diaspora. kwanzaa continues through new year's day. >>> also in fran, thousands of people in need got an early christmas dinner at st. anthony iodining room yesterd

kevin tibbles, nbc news, san francisco. >> what a great idea. and it's a win/win because then the uber driver can drive them around everywhere they need to go. >> and to their wedding eventually. >> exactly. what a great story. fun, uplifting. well, i'm dara brown along with da bonnie schneider. have a great monday. we'll see you back here tomorrow. another cold morning in the bay area -- the day after christmas bringing chilly temperatures and frost. we're tracking how high the temps will get. pete/live >>> another cold morning in the bay area, chilly temperatures and frost. we are tracking how high temperatures can get. >>> folks could pay a big price if they park illegally at b.a.r.t. >>> a fallen star. george michael passes away on christmas day. we look back at his life and career. "today in the bay. starts right now. good morning and thank you for joining us on this day after christmas. >> hanukkah ongoing, as a matter of fact. >> yes. i'm the o

downtown san francisco. (adlib) >>> 7:15 now. there's san francisco the bridge in the background. 37 degrees. >>> we have a combination of sunshine. here is what it's looking like right now across the bay area. 37 degrees. peninsula 48 degrees. tri-valley seeing the 30s. east bay, 41. right now it's about 32 degrees because of the chilly temperatures the freeze warning remains in effect until 8:00 a.m. this morning. so we're going to make sure that you bundle up because it's going to stay cool throughout early morning forecast. have no fear, this is going to stay well offshore which mean we will stay dry but into start of your workweek as as well. as we fast-forward ahead, we see that storm system off to the area. we're not expecting it to reach land. we may be waking up to early morning patch of fog. we may see is early. san francisco area could see some of this as early 4, 5:00 a.m. early morning hours. it looks like last night was the coldest. i don't think we're going to see the cold temperatures tonight. we are going to be c

san francisco out 41 degrees right now. we're not tracking rain or winds. there's not a lot of wind child in the focast. 30s seems to be the trend. we are seeing that freeze warning that will remain until tect until 8:00 a.m. that's due to the cold temperatures dropped into the 20s. we're going to keep a close eye on that. it's going to be nice cool sunny christmas day. we'll see you in a bit. >>> a woman was stabbed to death. police tell us the victim was stabbed last night in east tailor street and 10th. one person was arrested. the mercury news report this city's 47th homicide. >>> some passengers bound for san francisco almost didn't make it home for christmas. passengers departed from cancun but diverted. crew members smelled smoke on the plane and declared an emergency. they made landing at the airport where it was determined no fire was on boardment the plight landed late last night. >>> derrick carr is schedule to have surgery after he fractured right fibula. this horrible news for raiders fans. >>> looking ahead at 7:00 newsroom is working on break

we may not be getting snow in san jose or san francisco but the mountains are going to get a good chance for it. winter weather advisory in effect until 6:00 p.m. tonight so with that brings the concern of travel issues so remember to please take extra time. that low visibility could cause some concern. about 2 to 4 feet of snow is expected to fall this weekend as we head into sunday, though. no more snowfall but that snow is expected to stick around through your christmas day forecast. now let's go ahead and take a look over the next three days at exactly what we can expect out near lake tahoe, a little gusty tonight. if you're hitting the road, take extra pretaucaution, about 29 degrees, overnight lows, 9 degrees, 10 degrees, that snowfall is expected to end but you'll wake up to a beautiful blanket of snow. as you head into monday, little bit cloudy, 37 degrees and if you're heading to monterrey, could be seeing rain tonight and also expecting to see some of that rain carry over into sunday morning's forecast but by sunday evening and monday and tuesday, we should be clearing out ft t

san francisco right now at about 45 degrees. let's go ahead and take a look at those wind speeds, san francisco seeing slightly breezy conditions with the santa cruz mountains, with gusty winds, we're expecting highs to remain in those nice 40s. >> shana, thank you. as you get ready for christmas tomorrow, a warning about the hidden holiday danger in your home. >> it is supposed to be the happiest time of year, but most house fires happen during the holidays. one of the biggest causes is your christmas tree. fires happening across country in new york, indiana. turns out many of us are making a simple mistake that could mean the difference between life and death. a christmas tree catching fire in missouri. erupting in flames. setting the whole house on fire. the family barely made it out alive. in california, this house up in flames too. again, all starting with the christmas tree. >> it happened so quickly. i was just trying to hurry everybody up and get everybody out. >> turns out it is common and if you are caught inside, dead

san francisco heavy rain. tomorrow salt lake salt. some delays farther east. maybe some delays in the great lakes and the eastern sea board. local weather in the next 30 seconds. >>> i love santa. santa is my favorite friend. he is a big elf. >> it's a little factory up there that make toys and tough. >> big sleigh with reindeer pulling on it. >> he goes down the chimney when >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're under a microclimate weather alert. it's shifted over toward the east bay, with some of the heaviest downpours at this point. all along 580 and going through the tri-valley tort brentwood and down toward tracy, it also moves into san jose at this point with heavy rain continuing off and on all day. >> and that's a look at your forecast. >> all right, thank you. >>> how about >>> thanks so much. but first this is today on nbc. >>> just ahead, can you tell we love what we do? to the after party - and thanks to target, i got this nice little outfit just in time using order pickup. stay fresh! get last minute gifts with order pickup at targ

the rain is getting very intense for spots around san francisco. just saw very intense rain coming down there. it's also getting heavier for the south bay as the rain is showing that we may create some standing water and some flooding, at least street flooding. we see the bright reds here as you go up the peninsula, and the rainfall rates haven't seen it this heavy. over two inches of rain per hour. so that is creating some issues, not only around the peninsula, but san francisco as well. extending over toward oakland, richmond and berkeley. with that we will still see that rain coming down moving closer to vallejo and also into parts of the north bay as well. the east bay pretty much covered with bright reds here on the radar and heavy rain. we'll continue to track that in the next few minutes. more drive time than you think, mike, with that heavy rain. >> that's right. the traffic flow very light right now. the conditions demanding you slow down. use caution. we don't have any real delays around the bay. a smooth flow of traffic, typical slow spo

. >> that's pete suratos in san francisco. let's go to downtown redwood city and check in with "today in the bay's" kris sanchez who does have the rain gear on. how is it looking? good morning. >> reporter: i tried to stay under that overhang at the hiller museum, aviation museum, we got booted -- actually we didn't get booted, we wanted to follow the storm. the raindrops very big, very juicy. you can see it's falling a little faster now. kari mentioned the difference between the last storm and this storm. this storm being a much faster storm. the raindrops are actually different. last time we saw a lot of misty, swirly kind of rain, very light, but constant. these are very big drops here. we have been following that radar. we didn't see too much rain in san carlos. we did see some breezy conditions. i saw a flag kind of waving around. here in redwood city we are feeling the breeze. it is feeling a little cold this morning. we've also seen folks driving a little too fast for the conditions. make sure you give yourself enough t

you see those thick pockets of yellow and orange in the middle of the screen now coming over san francisco, parts of the peninsula. we have crews all over the bay area. we'll have live reports every half hour. good morning. thank you for joining us on this friday. i'm sam. >> i'm laura. >> very casual. >> casual friday. >> there we go. it's going to be a busy wet one out there. >> this is the biggest travel day, one of the biggest travel days of the year. we're dealing with a very big storm system that could throw a wrench in those travel plans. we will have sometimes of rain all day long, gusts 55 to 35 miles per hour. rainfall totals may reach to an inch. it will be enough to leave standing water on the roadways and also puddles. lightning will be possible, especially later this afternoon. there may be snow at mt. hamilton by tomorrow morning and also a chance at the summit as well. i'll detail this in a few minutes. mike is tracking the wet roads and how it impacts your commute. >> we should have a light commute as we do this time every year. folks heading across town as well as doing e

cool in san francisco and l.a. for christmas eve. weather will be there for salt lake city, and also in areas in northern arizona getting snow. by christmas day, much of the west begins to clear out, which will be good for travel out there. today is the difficult day. >> make it through today. bill, thank you very much. >> a star player for a college basketball powerhouse has brin suspended indefinitely after a series of serious fouls on the court. >> duke university junior greyson allen was called out for tripping an opponent. it's not the first time he has done this. >> constant movement by the phoenix. >> the first half was winding down. duke in command of the game, when one of its star players lost control. >> as we saw in that replay there -- >> it took the replay to clearly show what's been seen before. star guard greyson allen caught purposely tripping an opposing player again. nobody injured, but this player's reputation severely hurt. >> i made a really bad play. sor sorry. i'm sorry to my team. >> known for strong moves, al

tmz's cameras captured them once they landed in san francisco. mark sheff seen here sitting in front of ivan ka watched the striking exchange unfold. >> he was upset. he walked on as soon as he saw her, he started shaking. he was visibly shaking. >> reporter: ivanka was seated in coach and protected by secret service but was the confrontation planned? lassner tweeted about an hour before the flight, ivanka and jared flying commercial. my husband chasing them down to harass them. #banalitdofevil. but in a later tweet he tried to downplay the whole thing. my husband expressed displeasure in a calm tone. jetblue staff overheard and they kicked us off the plane. >> he was agitated. if i was security, i wouldn't take the chance either. but he didn't yell. >> reporter: in a statement, jetblue said the decision to remove a customer from a flight is not taken lightly if the crew determines that a customer is causing conflict on the aircraft, the customer will be asked to deplane. meanwhile, president-elect trump still in mar-a-lago, his inner circle comi

., san francisco, seattle, and chicago. as we get into monday next week, rain showers coming into parts of the ohio valley. also remember to call your carrier and what to we always say? >> that's right. there was a crash at the beltway. it's been cleared out. we're open at ordway south of compton road. 95 south of powder mill, we have a car in a ditch and 270 before old hundred, car off the roadway on 270 as well. top of the beltway is rolling along just fine here this morning. 66 and 95 north no worries. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. >>> problem on a libyan plane. >> this is out of malta. malta airport says a that a libyan plane has landed at the mediterranean island and there appear to be two hijackers on board. the malta airport security says all have been dispatched to the tarmac. earlier the prime minister said there was a potential hijack situation going on involving an internal libya flight that was that airport officials say the after friday kia airways a 323 flight has 118 passengers on board. we'll have mo