Afternoon. We will see more clouds in the mix for the evening and the winds will be picking up as well. Those winds may lead to higher fire danger this weekend. Ill have more on that coming up. Vieny is tracking the morning commute. It is friday. So light on the map. We are tracking an accident on the san mateo bridge. A car is blocking the slow lane on the eastbound side. We can expect to see a glaze in the next couple minutes. Southbound side is slowing down as people see the area there. Westbound 80 from highway 4 toward the bay bridge, 14 minutes. Westbound 580 from 238 is about 15 minutes. If we take a live look outside at the san mateo bridge, you can see the slow lane there blocked. Looks like the tow truck is finally there. The cars have started to slow down. That should be cleared up in no time. Back to you. Thanks, vianey. Remembering San Francisco mayor, ed lee. The public will get their chance to pay their respects. Pete suratos is live at San Francisco city hall. We saw a memorial grow there in the past few days, pete. Should be a big day for the city. Reporter good morning to you. That memorial behind me on the city hall steps has grown over the past few days. The doors are going to open roughly around 8 00 a. M. As mayor lees body is returned. I want to bring down a schedule of todays events. A police motorcade is going to bring his body to city hall around 7 00 a. M. Doors to city hall will open roughly at 8 00 a. M. To the public. The closed coffin will be in the row tundra from 8 00 a. M. To 7 00 p. M. We got a chance to speak to the current acting mayor, london breeds to talk about mayor lees impact on the city and the type of turnout we will see today. The fact so many people are expected to come, people really appreciate. My whole family has met him, extensively. He welcomed us to the city when we first got here. Its reporter thats just a sample of the impact mayor ed lee had on the city of San Francisco. He was the first asianamerican mayor in San Francisco history and reportedly died of a heart attack on tuesday, according to former mayor of San Francisco, willie brown. Mayor lee is survived by his wife and two children. They will display a flag outside city hall. They are asking folks to line up as they are expecting thousands of people to show up. It could be a busy day outside San Francisco city hall. More details in the next hour. Live in front of city hall, pete suratos for today in the bay. A lot of people will be attending. Thank you so much, pete. Well be covering the memorial throughout today in the bay, as pete mentioned. Mayor ed lees body is set to arrive at 7 00 a. M. Well bring live pictures of the processional as well. You can head to our website if you want to read details. We will stream the funeral on sunday as well. Follow nbc bay area on twitter for other updates. A warning this morning, beware of sea lions in the San Francisco bay. A man is recovering after a serious bite. This happened yesterday afternoon while a 56yearold man was swimming near the pool. We are learning the sea lion charged that man. Luckily, there was a boat nearby and they were able to rescue him. Here is what another swimmer says he saw. I saw a sailboat with a wounded swimmer on it. It was waving. They were screaming at me to not go out there. The wounded swimmer had deep puncture wounds. The boat took the man to pier 45 where he was treated. No word on the condition. Two men charged in a deadly fire in oakland will stand trial. They are facing 36 counts of Involuntary Manslaughter charges. The judge said theres strong evidence both men played key roles in turning the building into a, quote, death trap. An attorney for the victims said they are pleased the men will stand trial. The first step for them in getting the accountability and the justice and a feeling that they have finally come to a point where these two can be held accountable. Both men claim they are not at fault. No word on when the trial will begin. We are hoping to learn more about a deadly crash involving a vta light rail train. A pedestrian was struck and killed. This is video of the scene in North San Jose last night. The victim was taken to the hospital where he later died. This is the second deadly light rail crash involving a pedestrian this week. The latest on the fires in ventura is still burning. We checked with cal fire, it is 35 contained. Its burned 250,000 acres. It is the fourth largest in state history. The thomas fire claimed the life of one firefighter, Corey Iverson from san diego was killed. He was 32 years old, leaves behind a wife and 2yearold daughter. His wife is pregnant with their second daughter. A very somber scene in Ventura County as the fallen firefighters body was taken away in a hearse. Animals that died in the north bay wildfires. A lot of people wanting to help are getting word a third benefit concert may be in works as well. The red hot chile peppers played in San Francisco. They played for free to a soldout crowd. Many in the audience lost their homes in those fires. I think its magical and amazing. I just love that they are doing that. They are one of my favorite bands. That is maria, who loves the red hot chile peppers. No word, yet, on how much money they raised. Between the first concert and at t park and other fundraisers, the shows have raised 30 million so far. And spirit. Absolutely. 4 37. Coming up next, it is National Ugly holiday sweater day. Alaska airlines wants you to show your christmas spirit. The perks if you are flying wearing your ugly sweater today. Bitcoin continues its appeal to investors. How the competition is heating up with more companies. My name is Cynthia Haynes and i am a senior Public Safety specialist for pg e. My job is to help educate our First Responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergencies. Everyday when we go to work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. I live right here in auburn, i absolutely love this community. Once i moved here i didnt want to live anywhere else. I love that people in this community are willing to come together to make a difference for other peoples lives. Together, were building a better california. Good morning, im landon dowdy. Here are the business headlines. Wall street set to open in the green as stocks closed lower thursday. Two gop senators raise concerns about the tax bill. We will look for data an manufacturing. Thursday, the dow snapped a fiveday winning streak, falling 77 points. The nasdaq down 19 to 6856. Bitcoin fever, big fun. They plan to launch Bitcoin Futures. This comes a week after the rival cboe Global Market offered Bitcoin Futures contracts. They cannot be hacked or stolen like the coins and they are regulated. Tis the season of giving and gifting. For some americans, that is paying for holiday shopping. A poll by mobile banking start up found that 25 of americans will take six months to pay off their post holiday debt. 28 of those surveys said they will spend between 250 and 500 on gifts this year. Get this. The top new years resolution is actually save money. Back to you. Thats in the new year. Right. Good way to start auout the new year, after you spend. Coming up, another cold start. Kari . It is going to be a very nice day. We have had these days where it starts out really chilly, but the afternoons have been so gorgeous, nothing different today. 49 degrees at 9 00 in santa clara. Mid60s today, nor clouds in the mix and the winds pick up. Well talk about how those winds could affect your weekend plans, coming up next. Lets look at the san mateo bridge. I reported there was a vehicle blocking the slow lane. A couple flairs left behind, slowing down the traffic a bit. It should be down in no time. We will have more traffic, weather and news updates after the break. National ugly holiday sweater day. An y happening today, it is the National Ugly holiday sweater day. If you are actually flying out of San Jose National airport, throw that sweater on or borrow one. Alaska airlines will let you board early if you are wearing an ugly holiday sweater. You will get cookies, music and more ugly sweater give aways. Even if you are not flying, put on that ugly sweater, just embrace it. Send us your photos if you are. Tweet us. Id love to see them this morning. How about those warriors winning their eighth straight game beating the mavericks . But we have something to show you. Kevin durant finishing out with this right here. A kiss. Yeah, right there. That woman blushing like oh, my gosh, i cant believe it. He kissed me. I dont know what that man was doing next to her. Why did he do that . I dont know. Maybe it brought luck. Hey, how you doing . Give you a kiss. The guy next to her, who possibly is her husband, boyfriend, i dont know, isnt too upset. Seems random. Had she got injured . The ball hit her in the head . Its kind of what it looks like. Thats a key part of the script we left out. She was rubbing her head, i dont know if it was from the kiss. It could be anything, you know . Eww. Looks like everyone was happy after that. Hope she said it was okay. We are talking about those ugly christmas sweaters. That will be something you need this morning to keep you warm. Its going to be such a very cold start. Here is a look at those temperatures right now. 46 degrees in San Francisco. 38 degrees right on the other side of the bay in oakland. Santa rosa, 32 degrees. Temperatures heading up to 68 as we go into the afternoon. Well be at 65 in oakland, 69 in palo alto. The seven day forecast is up at the bottom of the screen. As we take a live look outside in san jose, getting dressed this morning, start out with maybe a warm jacket and also a hat for the christmas colors today. You need that ugly christmas sweater, the tshirt and nice shoes, sunglasses, too. We will see more of that sunny weather. A few more clouds in the mix as we go through the day. This is ahead of a system that will increase the winds tonight. So, well also have a higher fire danger for those hills above 1,000 feet. The winds 1525 Miles Per Hour with gusts possibly up to 50 Miles Per Hour. With very dry humidity, it will increase our fire danger. It will be less windy on sunday. Lets take a look at that wind forecast as we go into tonight. 2 00 a. M. , we start to see those winds picking up, rushing in from the north. The sustained winds at 30 Miles Per Hour with higher gusts, once again. Any wildfires or flames we have could spread quickly and that continues into sunday as well. Beyond that time period, well have rain moving in. Looks like by next wednesday, well have slight rain chances and may have another round moving into the bay area friday as well as saturday. So, windy weekend. Temperatures in the mid60s for San Francisco. Cooler early next week and then there we go with that rain chance on thursday as winter officially begins at 8 28 a. M. On thursday. Looking forward to that and also the rain chances farther out in that forecast. As we head over to vianey, any issues . Friday light traffic pattern. The Speed Sensors showing green for go. Earlier, we were monitoring a crash on the eastbound side. Looks like that has been cleared, however there are a couple flares on the road causing the cars to slowdown. With that, you can see we are moving smoothly out there. I did check on the live traffic cam. It was look ing okay. The drive times, eight minutes westbound 80 toward the bay bridge. Eight minutes on westbound 82 to the bridge. Its higher. As soon as it clears, everything should go back to normal. The bay bridge camera, you can see a live look. Looks like the metering lights are already on. The cash lanes are backing up. Back to you. Thank you very much. An Investigative Unit follow up for you, a family stunned and disappointed after waiting six years for justice. A military judge found jimmy not guilty in connection to t death of his young daughter. He was accused of four counts of child endangerment after eden lynch died. The coroner ruled her death a homicide. The prosecutor failed to prove they did not do enough to protect her. Defense attorneys argued she died after a fall down concrete steps. His new wipe, who is not her mother was there. A death is a homicide. You would expect somebody would be held responsible. I thought this was going to do it for us. What is it that they would say happened to eden . An accident. They loved eden to death. Eden was their world. She faces one felony count of failing to seek medical care. She is expected to enter a plea next month. The couple declined to be interviewed. If you have a story, call 888996tips or visit www. Nbcbayarea. Com we investigate. The man acquitted in the death for kate steinle filed a motion for a new trial. He appeared in court preefly. A sentencing date was set for january 5th. They filed a motion for a new file surrounding the conviction for being a felon for having the handgun. He would be entitled to a trial on a single charge they convicted him of. Here is the thing, he has served his full sentence for it. This is an issue of whether or not it will be on his background. A legal analyst said the move is not unexpected and could help him when it comes to a federal case against him. Both sides are due back in court in january. Next on today in the bay, where you can watch two great olympic rivals fight it out. Its happening here in the bay area tonight. Plus, nbc bay area responds. A toy that is so hot they are selling fakes. Im consumer investigator, chris chmura. Where and why its a possible danger, next. First, happening now, a Beverly Hills anesthesiologist facing murder charges after a patient suffered a fatal overdose. He was under the influence of drugs while treating the patient. They declined to say the drug they suspect he was taking. Reports from north korea kim jonguns top aide has been executed. He hasnt been seen. There are allegations of bribery. We are back in two minutes with more news. Stick around. Sfx tinny headphone music sfx feet shuffling life can change in an instant. Be covered when it does. With a health plan through covered california. We offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. And all of our plans include free preventive care. Financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. For Health Insurance starting january 1st, enroll by december 15th. Because you never know when life. Will change. Get covered today. I cant believe it comes in. How great this tastes vegaaaan. And organiiiic. Enjoy i cant believe its not butter in its vegan and its organic fraudsters are counterfeiting this year s hottest holiday well, fake fingerlings, fraudulents are counterfeiting this years hottest holiday toy. Consumer investigator, chris chmura on where we found them, plus potential risks. One of our producers bought what looked like fingerlings on walmart. Com. This is what she got. The packaging and toy are nearly identical. The name is missing on the packaging. Check out how batteries is misspelled. An nbc viewer in new jersey had a similar experience. She ordered two on walmarts website. The second was a happy monkey, not a fingerling. Not the brand, nothing. What is the harm . Fake toys bypass federal safety inspections, potentially putting your kids at risk. We havent heard of safety issues with the knock offs. Walmart said they werent selling the fake fingerlings, it was third party sellers. They were on their website. Walmart booted them off the site and gave our producer a refund. If you are in the market for authentic fingerlings, see the legitimate packaging. They are made by the wow wee company. If you have a tip, call 888996 h 888996tips or www. Nbcbayarea. Com responds. A hockey match up is set for tonight. A u. S. Womens National Ice Hockey team versus can dad. We checked, tickets are still available. Coming up on today in the bay, another cold start. Kari is back in a moment. Also the question employers soon will not be able to ask you. It may mean more money for you. This little home of mine, im gonna let it shine. Its Energy Saving time, im gonna reduce mine. Californians all align to let our great state shine. Let it shine, the powers ours to let it shine unplug chargers go, devices go offline. Turn thermostats down low, leds shine mighty fine. Small actions quickly grow, to let our great state shine. Energy upgrade california, will let us shine. Highway 101 it is friday morning, december 15th. A live look at san jose. Some people already on the go. Highway 101 there. No doubt about it, it is cold outside. Good morning. Thank you for joining us, im marcus washington. It is cold outside. Good morning, im laura garcia. It is another chilly start out there this morning. We are getting used to bundling up. Yes, we are. And its friday. It makes you feel great heading out the door. Have the layers to keep you nice and warm. As we go through the day, its going to be much more comfortable. Here is a live look outside in san jose. Another chilly start. Look at the temperature trend in the low 40s. By noon we are up to 61 degrees. For those high temperatures today, 68 degrees in san jose. 70 in livermore and morgan hill. 66 in concord, 68 in santa rosa. A big heads up, red flag warning starting at 10 00 p. M. Tonight that continues through early sunday morning. The areas in red will have a higher fire danger for the weekend. Well talk about those wind speeds and the low humidity expected over the next couple days coming up. We head over to vianey arana and a look at the morning commute. Its very early, so light traffic, its also friday, so this is a typical friday commute. Chp is reporting decent, clear roads. The traffic collision that was blocking the slow lane has officially been cleared off. We