He strikes the clerk from behind knocking him out. People recognize him as a drifter who have in and out of trouble. Often he says he seems like hes on drugs or battling a mental illness. He yells and starts running opinion hes really weird. Reporter criminal behavior as well. A felon vandalism conviction just three weeks ago. Last week battery and inflicting corporal injury and a court order to stay away from the victim. Two counts of possession of controlled substance in 2015 and arrest on charges of obstruction justice and resisting arrest in 2008. Police responded to numerous calls where no arrests were made. This is somebody our officers have had quite a bit of contact with. Reporter why does he continue to get out of jail with little or no prison time. His crimes arent risen to the level of those requiring times behind bars. Its handicapped law enforcement. Police say a lot of people who are repeat offenders. Hes been tested for Mental Illnesses numerous times, evaluated in court and at a jail and tonight on his 38th birthday hes back in the Sonoma County jail in the Mental Health unit. Nbc bay area news. Thank you. Developing at this hour, the search continues in south san jose. It could be a dangerous suspect. Here is a view from our sky ranger. Police at this point wont say why they want to find the man. Only that an officer tried to make contact with him earlier this afternoon and that man took off running opinion however, they do say he may be armed and dangerous. Several streets in this area still remain closed. Well update you as soon as we get more information. The lack of rien aain and multiple fires in Southern California are creating concerns about the fire danger here in the bay area. This was the same area the bear fire burned in october. Thats the video that youre looking at right here. Half a dozen homes were burned and nearly 400 acres burned in that fire. Lets take you out live to palo alto. Traffic is there but its also try. It has been for weeks. The question now, will we see any rain . Jeff joins us with answers. Its split picture in terms of getting that rainfall next week. The big problem we have been dealing with for the past couple of weeks is High Pressure building on again, off again throughout the west and sending every single bit of rainfall up to canada also alaska. In december we only had one day with rain and for most of the bay area, we only picked up trace amounts to about. 05 of an inch. Totals have been lackluster. Only trace amounts. A current deficit. What is the long range forecast hold for us . I do see a new change in weather once we hit friday night and also saturday. By next thursday and friday the rainfall near the bay area. The problem is very high model disagreements. Winter outlook has la nina here. Shaping future of San Francisco as the city prepares to say goodbye to ed lee, his immediate successor begins a new chapter in city government. Reporter london was asked how she felt in hours after the passing of mayor lee. She says i felt sad. So sad that it clouded out other emotions. Honoring mayor lee, the rotunda right there, hes going to be lying this state for 11 hours. This is a learning point too. Take a minute and really remember and process the feelings that come up. Reporter actor mayor facing questions about her future in that role. I havent even thought about that bill. Reporter prioritizing continuity of governments. I am not blind. I see what happens in our streets every single day. Im going o to continue to push for more housing. Reporter her signature charm she flashed when talking about her love fair for San Francisco. Imagine growing up here even though there were a lot of challenges. There were a will the of things i discovered. My first boy i liked at school and all of those things and you werent at school now. Reporter as you can tell theres a real comfort between breed and the Community Stake holders shes worked with for years. She told me today shes never forgotten where she came from and is qualified and prepared to do this job. Sam brock, nbc bay area news. Its going to be an interesting several months ahead. Thank you. The election is over but the drama continues. A blue upset in deep red alabama. The states first democratic senator in 25 years is now planning his move to washington, d. C. Doug jones claimed victory in last nights special election. Hes ahead by 20,000 votes. You can see the graphic here. The Associated Press has called the race saying jones is the winner. The controversial republican roy moore refuses to concede with the write in vote still uncounted. Moore hopes to gain enough votes to trigger a recount. Election Officials Say thats unlikely. Weve been painted in unfavorable and unfaithful light. Official certification should be completed next week meaning dug jon doug jones is not likely to sb sworn in until next january. Reporter there with dozens of volunteer who is made thousands of calls back to november here at the Democratic Party headquarters in the name of doug jones. Here are some of those volunteers working on a different phone bank campaign. They call voters. They asked them to get out and cast their bat lols. They ask them where their polls place was. They offered them a ride if they needed it and reminded to bring in identification with them. All because doug jones asked them to. After making more than 2,000 phone calls on election day to alabama voters, volunteers waited at the Santa Clara County democratic headquarters watching to see if their hard work paid off and they were stunned to see that Democrat Doug Jones pulled off an upset in the senate race. We were beyond excited. We didnt expect it. We were not holding up hope. Reporter for months three dozen volunteers packed this room reaching ut to targeted groups of democratic voters some 2,000 miles away. People that dont ordinarily get out to vote. San jose state professor Melinda Jackson said targeted messaging likely made a big difference in a special election where theres little enthusiasm and low turn out. We definitely saw large turn out from africanamericans in last nights election and africanamerican women in particularly seem to have played a significant role. Reporter she says because of a perfect storm of circumstances, allegations of sexual abuse against roy moore and the Metoo Campaign democrats seem to have picked up other women supporters too. Younger women, single women and women of color. Reporter and what analysts called suburban soccer moms. Mothers were more motivated to turn out to vote against roy moore. Reporter those women voters helped even if they were part of that write in campaign. Those are new groups they should be looking at. Thank you. Fire bomb attacks at a bay area courthouse. Deputies on high alert and that leads to evacuation. Just ahead, the cool event that will make you want to look up at the night sky this evening. A spare the air day in Effect Tomorrow with unhealthy pollution here in the north bay and the peninsula. Im tracking when the wind picks up to clear out the air. Courthouse in oakland first a firebomb. Then a suspicious scare today at the county courthouse in oakland. Our nbc chopper was overhead. First a fire bomb and then a suspicious package, a backpack. No major danger or injuries. It is prompting a lot of concern. Christie smith at is the white house with more concerns. Reporter its a busy time at the courthouse. The ghostship preliminary hearing is under way. Late this morning, deputies say someone left a backpack outside of the court near where people would enter. This comes after someone left a device. They took no chances and the bomb squad was called. Deputies noticed a suspicious backpack and say the man they plooef le believe left it went outside and started exhibiting strange behavior. It was like radio. We didnt see any other suspicious item s in there. Reporter the all clear wads given after two hours. The man was taken into custody and placed on a hold. We had a similar fire bombing incident where a device was set off in front of the building. Reporter tlths a small charred mark in front of door. The man is on vacation for vandalism. They didnt see any physical evidence to connect him. The devices appear to use a small butane cylinder. The devices are crude but theres some level of knowledge and sophistication there. They are not going to burn down the building or cause any damage. They are doing this for a reason. We dont understand. W we dont know why. Reporter deputies say they have no reason to believe this is tied to any case happening here. They are stepping up perimeter patrols as precaution. It was day five of Court Hearings on oakland deadly ghostship fire. They raised the issue of emergency sprinklers and why there arent any. A federal agent said she spoke with one of the two men accused of involuntary manslaughter. Max harris said he never thought to ask the landlord to install sprinklers. 36 people died in that fire last year. Most were attended a music party upstairs. Prosecutors claim the two defendants violated not just fire rules but also permit and zoning laws. The hearing will determine if there is enough evidence to take both men to trial. New at 6 00, unexpected obstacles for firefighters battling flames at a home in san jo jose. Just before 11 00 a. M. At a home on clear park circle, the flames quickly ved to the second floor. It was difficult for them to get in. Crews managed to knock down the fire a short time later. Thankfully no injuries or nobody was home. Bundle up and get ready for a school night of astronomy. Its a live look at san jose. The meteor shower is tonight. Its expected to be brighter than we have seen in a long time. P h hey, scott. Reporter hey, jessica. Its almost dark enough for the meteor shower to begin. Dress warmly. Find an area like this without too much in the way of city life. You wont need a telescope and the show starts in less than four hours. Of all the meteor showers we amateur astronomers have tried to see, its called among the most reliable and accessible. This is like the only meteor shower where you can view it before midnight. Reporter good news if youre interested in space but also like to sleep. We came here at college of san mateo to talk to the experts to find out what we should do add the night gets dark and we can see the meteors fly. Theyll make a trail of dust easily visible with the naked eye. The dust falls into our atmosphere. Heats it up and burns. Those dust particles are a meteor shower. Reporter if the sky is clear, you height see as many as two meteors a minute. Look towards gemini and you wont have to work hard to see the meteors fly. Need something warm. You immediate hot chocolate. You immediate maybe a blanket. Lay down and look up. Reporter experts tell us meteor showers kpnt expected tot going strongly around 9 30. Heres hoping for clear skies. How will jeff be able to be outside . Its right when were on the air. What are you going to do . Maybe set up a camera and hit record. Or clear the clouds. We have a bit of smoke from the l. A. Fire. Its a nice way to step back from the busy life we all live here in the bay area. One to two meteors and where ever the sky is the darkest, the general best advice is the look straight up. Bring the heavier jackets. Temps in the 30s to 40s opinion well have the haze out there. Theres going to be inland fog developing tomorrow morning 5 00 the 7 00 a. M. I think later you stay out here the worst chances of seeing anything would be. Around midnight, a little bit after that, you should be able to see something across the bay area. I want to focus in on tomorrow mornings forecast. We have a lot happening. Temperatures will be cold. Well see patchy frost and areas of fog develop. I think for the south bay, it will be patchy frost and average of 37 degrees. 38 for the peninsula and the trivalley well have frost and maybe some fog making its way back in. The morning commute could be rough here. San francisco mostly clear and 45 and the east bay 38. Extended forecast will show more dry weather over the next seven day days. Once we hit saturdays forecast, wind gusts should help the clear out this poor air quality. Well let you know a few problems we may run into with that possible storm system. Its not real braille but its on signs at the uc berkeley campus. The University Says theres a good explanation for the confusion. A San FranciscoPolice Officer has been found guilty of filing a false document. The da s office says the officr submitted documents to have the homes of his family members masked. The das officer said the officer submitted documents to have homes of his family members masked, hide their identities. Its only for officers and spouses. Environmental protesters want the company to stop using coal and fossil fuels. Machine sfx squeak sfx stair creak sfx clink sfx deep breath sfx grunt sfx tinny headphone music sfx feet shuffling sfx slice sfx gasp sfx inhale. Exhale. Sfx lights scraping on roof sfx metallic scrape sfx grunt covered california. Its more than just health care. Its life care. Wondering why. Braille signs that you cant actually feel. Some uc Berkeley Students are wondering why thats the case at the brand new hall at the school of business. The video quickly went viral that shows a braille sign outside a classroom. Its flat. Its fake. It doesnt have the raised portion of it. Some students are angry that the fake signs are still up this the building that opened up in august. The University Signs says the signs are just place holders, just temporary and that actual braille signs will be in place when the building is if full occupancy next spring. Signs are in front of classrooms that the University Says arent being used yet and new braille signs will be put in in due time. The building is 100 ada compliant. All signs are braille readable. We do have some temporary signs which will be here before we take occupancy that we had to put up for classroom signs. Actual signs with braille are this place for important places like entrances, exits, restrooms and fire exits. Officials say the building is 100 compliant with all city berkeley codes and ada codes as well. The european premiere of the last jedi. Prince william and prince harry are big star wars fans. There are rumbling that they appear in film as storm troopers but we cannot confirm that. Here at home sky ranger flying over livermore. A crop circle. His dad helps him out. Makes you wonder if they plan the lieng up to see the First Showing tomorrow night. My guess is yes. Republicans in the house and senate cut a deal to overhaul the nations tax laws. What happens next . One man involving bad heart. Im consumer investigator chris. A deal is reached on tax reform. House and Senate Republicans agree on a bill that could be on the president s desk this month. A deal reached on tax reform. House and Senate Republicans agree on a bill that could be on the president s desk this month. President trump says the bill will put more money into your pockets. Democrats say its not a good deal. Its dom my indicated. Its a lot of nuances for us in the bay area. Theres also a final hurdle. The bill would lower the tax rate for most americans and top earners. The bill should have no problem passing the house but in the senate they can only afford to lose two votes. Reporter its a deal. Republicans agreeing on the version of their tax reform plan. I want to give the American People a giant tax cut for christmas. When i say giant, i mean giant. Reporter a well timed for President Trump trying to brush off the loss of republicans in alabamas senate vote. Democrats use that to stop the bill. No vote on the republican tax plan until doug jones is in the senate. Reporter republicans defending their tax plan while questioning the russia investigation led by special Council Robert mueller. How with a straight face can you say this group of democrat partisans are unbiassed and will give President Trump a fair shake . We recognize with have ploys with political opinions. Reporter he sees no problem with the investigation and no reason to fire mueller. As for the tax bill President Trump said if this is signed into law before christmas, americans can start to see changes as early as february. Janet yellen announced they are lifting the short term rate. They expects the job market to continue to strengthen. The issue affects almost everyone in this country. The internet could start to change dramatically beginning tomorrow. The fcc chairman is urging the repeal of Net Neutrality protections and the agency will vote on the issue tomorrow. If that happen, the appeal, the repeal some fear Internet Service providers could give treatment to certain content and charge more for basic service. Supporters argue that current regulations are too heavy handed and impede growth that could happen in a free market. It opens the door to a lot of things we may not want to deal with. The repeal is expected to pass tomorrow with a 32 vote along party lines. An update on the hack take on uber. Theres no evidence the hackers got credit card, bank account or Social Security numbers. Thats what uber is saying. The company hired an outside Cyber Security firm to investigate this case. Last month uber revealed it had been hacked last year. Theres no indications that at this time any of the information was used for fraud. The sprawling City Department has oversight buses, trains and trolleys as well as bikes and taxis. Two members say its just too big and too much responsibility. They are proposing a change to the city charter which would turn over the parking and traffic issues to a new body called the department of livable streets. Nbc bay area responds to man in walnut creek whose computer trouble could teach us all a lesson. His hard drive crashed in trying to retrieve his information took a bite out of his wallet. Todays desk tops and laptops are our modern file cabinets stuffed full of irreplaceable family photos. Thats why david panicked when his computers hard drive crashed without warning one night. I woke up and saw this message and my heart sank. You hear these stories about fires and floods and they are somehow able to recover files off the damaged hard drives. I thought, well, hey, if its not too much money, lets give it a try. Im really in a bad spot. Reporter plat settled on a Company Called secure data rescue. He sent it all. It was about three days. They came back and said hey, we done analysis of your competer, your files are recoverable. Reporter however, the files he got back did not include the accounting record and emails on his priority list. Just a lot of stuff was there. Some of it readable, some of it not. None of the precious files that i really wanted. Reporter david felt taken. His 383 wasted. I think i qualify for a refund. Reporter his refund requests were denied. Ive tried emailing and calling and no success. Reporter thats when david called us. He contacted secure data. It acknowledged it sent david an email that reads your data is recoverable but the ceo said there is nothing in the email or anything on our site to indicate that a recovery can depend on x file being recovered. Hes right. The email doesnt make specific promises. What about that no data, no charge guarantee . The ceo says david doesnt qualify because they found some data. Then he explained what he called standards practice in the industry. You pay full price even if they only recover one file. We checked that. Our team called 33 Data Recovery companies around the country. Do i still have to pay full price . Reporter 24 of the 33 companies told us they charge full price even if they only recover one file. Its an eye opening reality that could potentially pinch a lot of people. On average, one out of two people lose data every year. Reporter he deals with data dilemmas every day. His company aims to prevent lost files. It backs up your entire hard driver to the cloud for a small monthly fee. In the case of back blaze its 5 a month and we back up all the data and then its a bummer of your heart drive but you dont lose any data. Reporter thats exactly what david has done. He has a full back up of his hard drive stored in the cloud. Every file is up there. Weve kind of upped the game on our backing up of our personal data. Reporter data experts recommends you keep your files in three places, computer, external hard drive and a carjacking and a crash. The search for some men still on the run in the peninsula. Crash on the peninsula. The chp says it started on highway 101 around 2 30 this morning. The car was linked to a the chp tells us the chase started on 101 around 2 30 this morning. The car was linked to carjacking. The driver crashed into a gate. Some of the people in the car then hopped out and took off running onto country club grounds. Officers were able to catch two men and a woim. They are still looking for some of the other suspects involved. A string of burglaries have prompted police to release these photos. Surveillance cameras caught them breaking into stores and businesses. The you know who they are, youre urged to call livermore pd. We tell the stories of local pioneers that pave the way for the legalization of pot here in california. Pebbles has been arrested nearly a dozen times for carrying marijuana leaves with her in her car. She fought for three decades for the right to transport medical marijuana. She never gave up and now state law is named after her. Somebody had to get somewhere. Someone was going to win it and it may as well be me or the next person after me who could benefit from what i had argued. Recreational use of pot will be legal beginning in a few weeks, january 1st. Our series bay area revelations airs this sunday night soon after the raiders cowboys came here on nbc bay area. Lets bring in jeff to talk about the next couple of days. You dont see any rain in the forecast. At least this the next seven days. Beyond that theres still hope of a bit of wet weather. Well detail more of that around 6 48 tonight. Right now its all about the chill building again tonight. Details as well on where its going to dip below 32 degrees. [baby crib musical mobile] millions are still exposed to the dangers of secondhand smoke. And some of them cant do anything about it. But you can. Protect your family. Visit tobaccofreeca. Com. Religious sites. In many ways, it was the first Building Block for all of marin tomorrow marks the anniversary of one of the bay areas oldest religious sites. It was the first Building Block for all of marin county. We see its also a place for the mixed legacy. Reporter even before there was a city of san rafael or a county of marin there was a mission o standing on this site. On thursday, the bells of mission will toll for the 200 years since its founding. Te resee teresas family has here. Even the 1949 replica has a history. William Randolph Hurst gifted us 86,000 to build this lar site. The original mission was built by padres. It served as a hospital for San Franciscos mission delores. Were going to have to move people out and into marin county. Reporter author betty has written books about the indians and their local leader. She also documented the abuses native americans suffered at the hands of the missionary. It was caning and indians to follow the rules of the church. Reporter dh made what happened in this church ten years ago al that more remarkable. When Bishop Francis delivered a surprise public apology for the treatment of the indians. They apologize for taking the indian out of indian. Taking their culture. It was the first time any one of the missions in california had ever apologized. Reporter the mission will remember its long mixed heritage with a procession and a ceremony. Two centuries for a Spiritual Center that is as come kplated as the world that grew up around it. The goal is to help put meals on the plates of those in need this holiday season. People can choose from the cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes. They will give away more than 4,000 bags. A lot of people need our help. Were talking about the forecast as we head toward the weekend. The freeze warning that perks up my ears here. Its going to be cold across the bay area. Temperatures dropping down to the 30s which will put us closer to the freezing mark for parts of the bay area. Lets get a look at our micro climate forecast. We dont want the stargazers to miss out on this one. Look straight up in the sky and we have some haze from some of the fires in our poor air quality. You should still be able to see something. All right. Lets bring you into the cold. Get ready for this. I know it has been cold lately but its another consecutive morning of temperatures that could be down below the freezing mark. For the south bay it wont be that cold for the average. 37 with patchy frost. Its in the trivalley. Well have an average of 32 but isolated spots could go below the freezing mark. Maybe a bit of ground fog i want you to be on alert for. Right across the north bay were going down to 31 for the average with isolated 20s as well. San francisco at 45. Its usually milder in San Francisco when the interior valleys get colder. Thats due to the fact the ocean water helps to retain some heat and thats why San Franciscos doesnt drop down to the 20s or 30s for the most part. As we head through tomorrows forecast another Beautiful Day coming our way. Lots of sunshine down here across the south bay. It will put us at 67 in downtown san jose. Light winds coming out of northwest at 5 miles an hour. You got concord at 650 degrees. Livermore 64 and hayward, 62. More dry air in place. You probably noticed it on your skin. A lot of our humidity will range 30 to 40 . San francisco, 61 ray long the outer sunset and right into the mission a bit warmer here another 64 degrees and throughout the north bay. 64 in novato. 63 in sonoma and 63 in santa rosa. We keep the sunshine and hazy poor air quality. Thats just all due to High Pressure sitting out here across the way. By saturdays forecast, i think well have some of the cleanest air weve seen in about two weeks and thats due to the fact that we get a cold front dropping down. Still no rainfall expected from this storm system but wind gusts, 20 to 40 miles an hour will help to clean this air out and give us some incredible blue skies. By next week, a little bit of a chance of wet weather coming our way. December 21st and 22nd. That puts it on next thursday and friday. High model disagreement. Were not certain on whether this will happen. About a 50 50 chance. Were looking at trace amounts to a quarter of an inch at this point. Extended forecast in San Francisco shows next seven days we are dry with temperatures in the low 60s for San Francisco. Overnight lows in the 40s and for the inland valleys were in the mid to upper 60s and those cold overnight. Again, next thursday and friday were keeping our eyes out for maybe that possibility of rainfall but its 50 50 right now. Thanks. We have big 49ers game in santa clara sunday. Jacket weather. For sure. Theres a new fraez making its way through 49er headquarters. Collin joins us with an explanation. Usually having fun. Case in point, the 49ers. After starting 0 and 9 they ve we all now hknow how i goesn a team is winning, were excited. Its not just jimmy g. Its something the players are calling celic time. Pass up the middle and wide open. A first down and moore. Still going. Been a much more consistent player. Found way in the last few weeks to make big plays. Tied at 16, that 61yard catch and gun against the texans this past sunday someone the momentum in favor of the 49ers. A few players later, garrett could score the go ahead touchdown in San Franciscos 2616 victory. His big playability had earned its own designation. When ever i get the ball, everyone starts saying that. Whatever that means. Still dont know what it means. Hes the one who coined the phrase during a team meeting. It started with the giants game. He caught like a 20yard pass and made a guy miss and took it to the house. We started joking they didnt realize it was celic time. It was kind of catchy, i guess, and caught on. All the guys have been saying it and giving me a hard time. We thought it was a one time deal and it came up last week. Guys enjoying it. I heard about it, of course. Its exciting. The guys love it. Hes one of the Fan Favorites in the locker room. You could say that jimmy g. Would like to become a fan favorite among the faithful for years to come. I had a couple plays. It will be a fun atmosphere. The crowd comes out and loud and helping our defense out and everything. Well make some plays for them. It will be fun environment. Niners are exciting to watch. He knows what hes talking about. 1 00 kickoff. Sunday night, raiders and the cowboys from the Oakland Coliseum right here on nbc bay year. We have a big week. Well just bring our jacket. On the 49ers game, what time is that. 1 00, santa clara. Its going to be nice. Temperatures in the mid60s. Dry the next seven days. Maybe rain next thursday and friday. Bring some mittens. Not to a football game. Thank you for joining us. Have great evening. See you at 11 00. Sorry. I cant make it. Its just my eczema again, but its fine. Yeah, its fine. You ok . Eczema. Its fine. Hey hi arent you hot . Eczema again . Its fine. I saw something the other day. Eczema exposed. Your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. Maybe you should ask your doctor . Go to eczemaexposed. Com to learn more. Now on extra. John stamos emotional interview about becoming a dad at 54. After a dui and rehab, how he turned everything around and became a new man. Why is beyonce pushed to get pregnant before the wedding . More breaking couples news. New pics of j. Lo and arod. Are they getting engaged for christmas . We know where he may pop the question. Disturbing allegations against the socalled red men as chef, mario batali. New reports he preyed on an unconscious woman in a vip party room. Was it caught on tap