Transcripts For KNTV Today In The Bay 20171221

Another big accident. Today in the bays bob redell is live there with whats going on. Bob, certainly a scary scene out there for a lot of those drivers. Reporter good morning to you, marcus and laura. The big rig itself was removed by some wrecking crews a wrecker crew within the past three to four minutes behind me. You can see the head lights, those are heading northbound on 101 in palo alto just before the University Avenue accident. The accident with the big rig took police in front of us here where that k rail is and we see those caltrans vehicles are. I did speak with chp within the past 15 minutes and they expect this to be reopened within the hour. Right now three of the four lanes in the northbound direction are shut down. Its just the number one lane thats open. The reason why its taking so long is that when this big rig crashed it spilled some fuel on the road and also knocked one of the k rails this is a Construction Zone, it pushed one of the k rails into the lanes of traffic. Al trans have had to deal with that. This accident happened around 1 40 this morning. Chp believes that the driver they say the driver was not under the influence but rather either fell asleep or became confused and drove into the Construction Zone itself, which is on the right side of the road and then wrecked his big rig into one of the k rails. So that was the situation here. That driver is okay, by the way. So as i mentioned the estimated time of reopening now is probably within the next 45 minutes. Based on the work were seeing out here it could be sooner because theyve already removed the big rig, its a matter of cleaning up whatever fuel was spilled on the road and getting that k rail back in place. Until then, again, three lanes of northbound 101 shut down here in palo alto just before the University Avenue exit. You just have one lane open. Here we are at 5 00 in the morning on a thursday, a lot of people trying to get to work. If you are headed this direction you might want to add a little bit more time to your estimated time of trying to get to work. Reporting live here in palo alto, bob redell, today in the bay. Good advice, find another route. We will continue coverage on both of these crashes that were following, the other one on 880 this morning as well. Head to nbcbayarea. Com for instant information. We are also tweeting out updates for you as well. Now we want to get to our microclimate forecast this morning. A cold start to our thursday. A live look across the bay this morning from the north bay to the south bay, youre going to want to bundle up. And for the next couple of days, right, kari . Yes, the freeze warning goes into effect late tonight but were also seeing freezing temperatures in the north bay. We are going to have to deal with that and its also going to be kind of frosty in some spots. Its 34 degrees in livermore and 38 in san jose and morgan hill with our high temperatures today reaching into the upper 50s. A few spots may reach 60 degrees, but mostly sunny skies and also some very chilly temperatures tonight. We will talk about that freeze warning that goes into effect tonight, thats coming up in just a few minutes. And with the temperatures dropping, drivers are concerning about frost on the roads. Today in the bay live in millbrae with tips out there for commuters. Good morning. Reporter good morning. You can see some of the drivers are heading off to work right now and the concern is that there may be ice on the roadways because of last nights rain. On the way to work in the east bay i saw temperatures in the low 30s, it was a bit warmer in San Francisco. Depending on where youre driving this morning, be careful for icy conditions. Remember, if you hit an icy patch and start to slight, do not hit the brake. Instead turn into the slide and eventually hopefully you will be heading straight again. Dont try to overcorrect because that could cause you to lose even more control. In your homes make sure you check your batteries in the Carbon Monoxide detectors. If you dont have one please get one. In petaluma last night firefighters responded to an apartment where the upstairs units Carbon Monoxide detector went off. The firefighters wound the Carbon Monoxide was coming from the down stairs unit. If they hadnt detected it early on it could have led to fatalities. Make sure with all the heaters on this season your Carbon Monoxide detector is working. Back here live this cold spell should last through tomorrow morning so do be careful on the roads. Im sharon katsuda, today in the bay. Tracking the dropping temperatures with our nbc bay area app, make sure you download it for free to monitor the changes in your neighborhood. Breaking news out of australia overnight. Nearly 20 feet are hurt after a car deliberately crashed into a crowd on melbourne street the driver did. Police say there is no evidence to suggest this is a terror attack, however. The driver has been arrested. He was alone in that car. Police say he is a 32yearold Australian Citizen with a history of drug use and Mental Health issues. Right now 5 05 and live look at washington this morning. Today congress may take steps to prevent a government shutdown. Lawmakers were just dealing with the issue earlier this month. At that Time Congress voted on a temporary spending bill. It runs out tomorrow. We expect the house to vote later today on another shortterm bill putting off tough decisions until midjanuary. That means issues like disaster relief, daca and domestic surveillance will have to wait. And without a Health Insurance for kids in danger. Parents of 9 million children en ro ld in childrens Health Insurance program are counting on us to renew the programs funding. They have the votes and they have the signature so they have the power. The new report says nearly 2 million kids could lose funding next month if congress doesnt act now. This morning President Trump has still not signed the tax reform bill into law. That could happen tomorrow. At 5 06 this morning, happening tonight, its been more than a week since the untimely death of mayor ed lee and the memorials in his honor continue. Tonight several Community Groups will join acting mayor london breed to hold a candlelight vigil in lees memory. The vinl i will will be held at 5 00 p. M. At portsmouth square in chinatown. Lee died last tuesday from a week ago from cardiac arrest. A developing story. Some lanes of i5 in Washington State are back open after mondays deadly train derailment. Crews are still cleaning up the surrounding area and repairing the damage from the guardrail. There was no damage to the concrete road itself. The state department of transportation hopes everything will return to normal soon. A vigil was held for the victims of the accident. Last night local boy scouts came together in front of city hall, dozens gathered to sing songs and light candles for those killed or injured in that crash. Scout leaders say that their troop was looking for a way to do something meaningful, especially with the tragedy so close to the holidays. Live look outside this morning over on 101, 680 inter chaung in san jose this morning, traffic running smoothly right now. Certainly wasnt the case last night. Here is what it looked like during that evening commute. Bumper to bumper traffic for as far as the eye could see. This is all because a man who was on an overpass for several hours, he eventually came down safely. Took a while but finally traffic got flowing again frustrating a lot of people out there. New details on a story we first brought you as praek yesterday morning on today in the bay. A Home Invasion and violent attack in a south bay neighborhood and now we know investigators tracked those suspects from Central Valley where they were arrested. That attack happened about 4 00 yesterday morning in los gatos. The Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office is not saying whether the victim was specifically targeted but they say the home innovation was violent. Multiple people had come into his house and demanded valuables. Vict victims house was ransacked and he was physically assaulted during the incident. The suspects car was stolen and the victims car was stolen and police eventually tracked that down in modesto. The victim is expected to be okay. This morning the search continues for a suspected peninsula porch pirate. Mountain view police say theyre trying to find trisha donley. They think she is behind a string of package thefts near 101 western union, which the federal trade Commission Says admits to have aided and abetted in fraud. Western union will offer 586 million to victims. The deadline to file is february 18th. Right now at 5 10, you head out the door and it is another chilly start and also with those breezy winds still kicking up it makes it feel a lot cooler. We are at 39 degrees in the peninsula and for the trivalley mid 30s there, also mid 30s in the north bay and its going to be even colder tomorrow morning. With these chilly temperatures you are probably going to be spending a lot of time in your car this morning. So for that east bay morning commute, upper 30s to start, make sure you have the sunglasses today, its going to still be bright and sunny for all of the afternoon. Here is a look at the freeze warning in effect for tonight for all of those areas shaded in purple. This will be in effect for tonight as well as tomorrow night. So more on this and how cold it gets coming up. Vianey still tracking those two sig alerts for your commute. Unfortunately were still dealing with pretty heavy delays in the east bay and palo alto. An overall look at the bay area, the rest of the bay area looking pretty good. We havent seen any major reports in the south bay. We are still following that deadly crash along southbound 880 at 66 avenue, that sig alert remains in place, all lanes remain blocked. Remember, get off of southbound 880 before fruitvale avenue. They are diverting all of the traffic that was on the freeway off near the coliseum. We have that other sig alert also in palo alto. This one is not a deadly crash, thankfully this driver is okay, but you can see its causing delays along northbound 101 at embarcadero and only one lane remains open, they are hoping to open more of those lanes in the next couple lanes. A live look at that deadly crash in oakland, 880 right now heavy delays expected, no estimated time on when the lanes will open. Back to you. Very busy. Thank you, vianey. Coming up next on today in the bay, a frightening scene in Southern California. What caused an explosion at a popular hollywood restaurant. Plus confirming the rumors. If you want your older iphone and it seems to run slower, well, you are right. We will explain what im talking about coming up after the break. It is 5 14 on this thursday morning. Get up, get moving. It is cold outside. Here is a live look outside at christmas in the park in downtown san jose. It will be a good day to check that out. Lets go to evergreen for our temperature trend that starts out in the mid 30s at 7 00 this morning, 50 degrees at 11 00 and some mid 50s for later today. It wont be as windy but our temperatures cooler than normal on this first day of winter. I will have a look at the complete microclimate forecast including rain coming up in five minutes. We continue to follow that deadly crash in oakland along southbound 880 at 66 avenue. A hard closure remains in place, chps latest update is that big rigs are allowed to use eastbound 580 through oakland for the duration of this incident. The estimated time of this opening is approximately three hours. So for now a hard closure remains in place, all lanes are blocked. I will have an update on that coming up in just a bit. Quarter after 5 00 this morning. New this morning terrifying moments in Southern California. A gas explosion rocked a restaurant in the heart of hollywood last night. That blast sent glass out from blown out windows on to the sidewalk, you see on the street as well. No one was seriously hurt. The restaurant tin horn flat and saloon was closed at the time. The Ride Share Company lyft is not responding publicly to a lawsuit accusing the company of short changing lyft drivers. The class action suit was filed in Southern California and attorneys say lift is making two fair calculations, one calculates what riders pay, the other calculates what lyft drivers are paid for the ride. The rumors are true if you think that your older iphone seems to run slower, youre right. Apple says that the software feature released last year makes your phone operate more slowly to offset problems with its aging battery. As batteries get older they dont hold their charges as well. This comes after backlash following reports on the website reddit suggesting that the company was purposefully lowering the clock speed or how fast iphone processors run after a few years of use. It always happens when the new ones come out. That little window that keeps going. More business and tech news this morning, lets check in with landon dowdy. Good morning. Hi there. Call street pointing to a higher open today as investors digest the tax bill. The markets had been on a record breaking run leading up to the bill passing. The dow was up 5 just in the past month. You want to look for data today on unemployment and gdp. The dow slipping 28 points to 24,726, the nasdaq losing 2 to 6960. Several companies have a uns nounsed they will pay who will di bonuses and increase pay for workers in the wake of the republican tax bill. Thats giving some support to claims by President Trump and gop lawmakers that the bill would lead to more investment by companies with the money that they save. At t and comcast, thats the parent of nbc universal, will give 1,000 bonuses so thousands of employees once the bill is signed into law. Wells fargo and Fifth Third Bank will hike minimum wage to hourly workers to 15 an hour. Walmart is testing a personal Shopper Service for busy new york city moms. It uses Text Messages to get recommendations and make purchases. You can even send a photo to show what you want. Household items will typically get delivered in about 24 hours. Back over to you. Its like a little assistant, i guess. Thanks, landon. Its 5 18. New this morning, one of americas largest Toy Companies looking at the other side of the spectrum for its latest project. It is a robotic cat with artificial intelligence. Designed to be a companion for seniors. The robo cat can help find lost objects, remind someone to take their medication or keep tabs even on doctors appointments. Hasbro is teaming up with scientists at Brown University to create a cat that may allow seniors to live longer at home without assistance. I havent had too many people who were like i cant wait to move into a Senior Living community, obviously everybody wants to age in place and live in their home for as long as they can. Hasbro says it wants to keep the cats affordable as well, but right now its too early to know how much that might end up costing. Thats so cute. Everyone can be a cat lady no now. You only need one, you dont need a whole bunch of them. Right. You dont have to deal with allergies, all of that out. As you get ready to head out this morning, a very cold start. As we go through the day its going to warm up, but still be on the cool side. Lets take a live look outside in san jose, upper 30s to start and i think it will be even colder tomorrow morning. So still breezy, though, as well and we are going to see our high temperatures up to 59 degrees in san jose and palo alto, in oakland 58 degrees and a lot of sunshine today. Come on over and take a look at the sevenday forecast, its up at the bottom of the screen. Maybe one of the last day before winter break for your kid. Its going to be at 37 degrees. They need a heavier coat heading out the door. Also a hot chocolate would be good for that ride also down to the pickup to the drop off line. As youre picking them up later on today, mid 50s, so it is still going to be cool, even with that sun. As we go into tonight it is going to be really cold, heading into tomorrow morning so we do reach our coldest temperatures right around sunrise and that for tomorrow morning will be at 7 19. We will be dipping below freezing for a lot of the interior valleys. Thats where we do have the freeze warnings in effect. Santa rosa will be down to 31 degrees and 29 in livermore. So with these cold temperatures ahead, there may be some icy spots on the roads, especially for elevations above 1,000 feet. You want to make sure you dress in layers and wear a hat. Also be prepared to bring those pets inside, take care of those livestock and farm animals. Also for the sensitive plants, go ahead and cover them up. The coldest time once again around sunrise. Going through the rest of the forecast, all dry for the weekend and also the winds start to calm down. We take it through monday, which is christmas and there will be a chance of some rain and a White Christmas for the sierra. We will have mid 50s through the rest of the forecast and San Francisco, cold works and very nice weekend ahead, though. Upper 50s for the inland areas, 58 degrees on saturday. Vianey is tracking the slow down, you may need to get out the door a little early, right . Definitely. Especially if you are going to be heading towards the east bay, out of the east bay or the palo alto area. A wide look right now, you can see for the most part were doing pretty good in terms of any slowing. Chp, though, has been busy this morning following a deadly crash, unfortunately somebody did dozen their life involving a fedex big rig and one other vehicle along southbound 880 at 66 avenue right near the coliseum. Now, a hard closure is expected to remain in place at least through 7 00 a. M. According to the chp. They are starting to divert the traffic off of 66 avenue. Again, if this is your Early Morning commute you may want to hop off of southbound 880 before fruitvale and take the surface streets. There is another sig alert at embarcadero. Only one lane of four is currently open. They are expecting to open within the next 20 to 30 minutes. Bob redell was on the scene of this crash giving us the latest updates. I do want to take you to a live look of 880. You can see all of that police activity. You can see them diverting the traffic off of southbound 880, again, a hard closure is in place through 7 00 a. M. Everything else overall is looking pretty good for the bay bridge. I will send things back to you. Thank you very much. 5 22 right now. Coming up next on today in the bay, grizzly new details on a deadly tour bush crash in mexico, what may have caused it to flip killing at least a dozen people. And now to a story thats trending online right now, overnight Kensington Palace unveiled prince harry and Meghan Markles official engagement photos. They are lovely. They really are nice. They are. New details this morning on the deadly crash of a tourist bus in mexico that killed 12 people 5 26. Welcome back. New details this morning on the deadly crash of a tourist bus in mexico that killed 12 people including eight americans. This happened tuesday about 60 miles south of cancun. Prosecutors say that driver negligence and speed were likely factors in that crash. Investigators say the driver lost control. The bus then flipped and struck a tree. Authorities have not determined if that driver will be charged. As millions of people hit the road for the holidays, experts say many will be distracted. A new analysis found american drivers spent time on their phones while behind the wheel on 88 of all trips. We will do traffic stops and people will be like i was just on my phone, i really wasnt under the influence. Those calls are coming like p t hahp hc so the publics perception is that we might have a lot of drunk drivers but in reality there is a lot of distracted drivers. You know who you are, texting, maybe using those apps. This morning on today a closer look into the issue of distracted driving. What leaders are doing to prevent it both here and around the world. Coming up, our breaking News Team Coverage continues. The deadly scene in the east bay this morning. What we are learning about a big rig crash on a busy oakland freeway. The investigation under way to find out what happened and the impact this is having on your morning commute next. A deadly crash on 880 in oakland shuts down several lanes breaking news right now at 5 30. A deadly crash on 880 in oakland shuts down several lanes this morning. A fedex truck is involved and it is creating a big delay for drivers this morning. Thank you for joining us, im marcus washington. And im laura garcia. I want to check in with vianey, she is in for mike this morning, she has been tracking those delays. Its definitely a sad situation to have to start out a morning like this. Overall the rest of the bay area hasnt had any major issues aside from that sig alert in palo alto. I want to get right to the deadly crash along southbound 880 at 66 avenue. The sig alert does remain in place, all lanes are blocked. Again, if you are planning on or if this is your Early Morning commute. Hop off of southbound 880 before fruitvale avenue. They are diverting the traffic off of 66. We do have kris sanchez and she is on the scene. Reporter i want to show you where were standing right now, this is the exit for 66, this is where traffic is being diverted off, but the investigation is going on far behind me. That is a big field for the investigators to look for information and so it is going to be a very long time because this was a deadly crash. We can tell you that it was the we can tell you jt a sedan that back of that fedex truck and caused the trailer to tip over. The driver of the fedex truck, though, the main part stayed upright so he was not hurt. He is on the scene and the chp officer just told us that he is helping with the investigation into what happened. Its too early to say whether speed or alcohol or drugs may have been a factor, but what you need to know is if you are headed to the Oakland Airport headed south this is going to impact your drive there. You will want to leave early, you will want to need need to use another alternate route. I know vianey has been providing those for you. If you are a regular commuter, this is very bad, you are going to be very late to work if you are headed southbound on 880. You will be diverted off the freeway at 66 and you will have to find another way out. The northbound lanes, though, are flowing smoothly, although we have seen some brake tapping as people slow down to see whats going on out here. So prepare yourself. This is going to be a hard closure southbound until at least 7 00. They have to complete the investigation before the coroner can come here. We can tell you it was a hispanic man in a sedan that was killed when that vehicle was flipped over and he died here at the scene. Kris sanchez, today in the bay. Thank you so much. Now, we are going to stay on top of this story all morning long here today in the bay, both on air and online. Get instant traffic coverage at nbcbayarea. Com. At 5 32 taking a live look outside, san rafael this morning, its been a very cold start to our day. Meteorologist kari hall tracking the near freezing temperatures. We have some temperatures colding coming in through the week, how cold will it get today . It will be very chilly out there as we start out this morning. As you showed that live picture, worried about some freezing fog, especially for tomorrow morning. As we take a live look outside in San Francisco, 49 degrees with our high temperatures in the mid to upper 50s which is exactly where we should be for the end of december and also those winds starting to calm down. Really cold temperatures tonight, we will take a look at those numbers coming up in just a few minutes. Thank you so much, kari. 5 33 this morning. Google wants to expand into sunnyvales moffett park. Thats according to a report out today from the mercury news. The paper reports google filed the proposal late last night. That project includes more than 1 million square feet across two buildings that would go up along caribbean drive. Now, this morning we are also seeing renderings of the proposed campus. The merc says it could accommodate 3500 workers. A woman says a man sexual assaulted her in berkeley. Happened earlier in month. Police just announcing it. The victim says it happened about 9 00 in the morning as she was jogging near the heinz avenue and ninth street intersection. They say the suspect is at large and they have not released a suspect description. The search is on for this man, Antioch Police just putting out this sketch. Were showing it to you now. Detectives say the suspect shot and killed another man back in april. The shooting happened april 2nd on k street just a few blocks from the Contra Costa County fairgrounds. A holiday heist caught on camera, a man breaks into a south bay archery shop and takts off with some potentially dangerous weapons. This happened early Tuesday Morning in downtown gilroy inside of predators archery. The shops coowner says that the suspect made off with more than 10,000 in gear. Thats not all. One of the stolen bows was specialized for a student named eddie who has cerebral palsy. He takes the bus down to gilroy every week to practice. Everything else can be replaced, but that one is personal. So that was tough on eddie. Now, the owner says that they are going to make a new bow for eddie. Gilroy police are investigating this one. Now to a high tech investigation in the east bay. Hayward Police Department sent us these photos from a package theft sting. Placed a decoy package with a tracker on the front porch, then police track that package and swoop in. Officers say they found several items in the suspects car including this teddy bear which officers say will be returned to its rightful place under the christmas tree. Good to know. And it is 5 35. We have been dealing with a number of issues out on the road, but an overall wide look at the bay area. You can see those two sig alerts weve been following. The good news with the one in palo alto it appears they have opened another name. We arent dealing with major delays in the south bay which is always great, but we are still following that sad and deadly crash along southbound 880 at 66th avenue. That sig alert does remain in place, a hard closure is expected to be there until at least 7 00 a. M. According to chp. We are seeing the southbound lanes impacted by that. The northbound lanes not seeing a big impact on that. People tend to slow down. Dont be that person, you can cause another accident northbound 880 towards the bay bridge you are looking at 13 minutes. I do want to give you alternate routes, that southbound 880 at 66, you can see the crash here, this is using our waze app, you can ee see all of that red, thats showing the delays, but we do have a better way for you to get around. I want to show you a couple alternate routes. You can see the waze route, the biggest delay is 33 minutes, but right now looks like san leandro street will be your best option at 11 option, surface streets starting to show delays, expect to see delays even along the surface streets because a lot of people are starting to get off before grfruitvale avenue. This is the time to head out now if that is your morning commute. Thats not looking like its going to be opening anytime soon. Unfortunately it is a deadly crash. We continue to follow that. I know kris sanchez is on the scene, so as always just download that bay area waze app, join our tract team for the best alternate routes. The weekend just around the corner and thats good news for a lot of folks. Christmas eve already. I know. And today is such a big travel day, really hate to see all those issues out there. You may be really looking forward to the weekend at this point and just so excited that we are going to have some nice weather to go along with it. It is going to be cool during those morning hours, so on saturday if you are going out first thing in the morning, going shopping, expect 30 degree temperatures, but then the highs making it into the mid 50s and low 60s. More of the same on sunday, but we will start to see some clouds moving in as we go through the day. If youre going to the fantasy of lights in los gatos its going to be at 54 degrees on saturday at 5 00 and then throughout the night its going to be cool, but of course as you drive through you can turn the heaters on and sip your hot chocolate. On Christmas Eve you can go for a stroll on pier 39 in San Francisco, check out all of the lights. Its going to be in the mid 50s during the middle of the day and then during that evening expect it to drop off to 50 degrees at 6 00, and this weekend in santa cruz its going to be a nice one, but also fairly chilly and in the upper 50s to low 60s saturday will be the warmest day at 60 degrees. Going hiking in muir woods its going to be in the upper 50s, cold mornings, make sure you wear lots of layers, but at least the trails will be dry. On sunday it shows a chance of rain, but that will be late sunday evening. Let me know what youre doing this weekend on facebook meteorologist kari hall. Like my page, let me know whats going on and i will give you a forecast. You may see it right here at 6 38. I will have another look at todays forecast coming up in three minutes. Thanks, kari. Coming up next on today in the bay, an emotional plea for justice. They looked me in the eye and said they were committed to getting into the event. This morning we hear from a family of a woman shot and killed by police and new details on the investigation. Plus a computer meltdown, the glitch that impacted all california state computers overnight. Good thursday morning. It is 5 42. Lets take a live look outside in palo alto right now. All clear skies, chilly temperatures and already a busy start. Look at how cold it will be, still at 7 00 we are in the upper 30s. At 11 00, 50 degrees, and sunny skies will make it feel a little bit milder and the winds will calm down. We will talk about the need to bundle up with some extra layers tomorrow morning. A look at how cold it gets coming up in five minutes. An update on that sig alert in palo alto. Good news, all lanes of northbound 101 just before embarcadero in palo alto are now open, expect soft traffic all the way to san antonio road, a delay of 15 to 20 minutes this morning. Traffic is recovering. I will have an update on another incident going on in the south bay coming up in just a bit. It is 5 43 right now. New this morning the family of a woman shot and killed by a Minneapolis Police officer is demanding a closer look at the investigation. In july a Police Officer shot and killed Justine Damon after she called to report a woman screaming outside her home. Damons family lives in australia. Her family made his first Public Comments about that case yesterday. He now believes the investigation is not being handled properly. We are deeply concerned about the possibility that the initial investigation was not done properly and with the greatest integrity or sense of completeness. Recent comments from prosecutors suggest there may not be enough evidence to charge the Police Officer. They say thats in part because state investigators have not sufficiently done their job. A developing story this morning, military Officials Say another north korean soldier was defetected to south korea. He made it safely across. The south korean soldiers fired at north korean troops torp looking for the defector. This comes a little over a month as this video caught on camera. A north korean soldier escaped in a military van and took off on foot. The soldier was eventually dragged to safety by south korean soldiers. He did survive. New this morning, statue of con federal president Jefferson Davis no longer standing in memphis, tennessee. City Council Approved plans to sell the park contains that statue. The group that bought the park has the legal right to remove it. The crowd erupted in cheers at its removal. Fallout this morning from a stunning accusation by an American Olympic star. Mckayla maroney says u. S. A. Gymnastics tried to keep her from coming forward with accusations that a team doctor molested her. Maroney says u. S. A. Gymnastics wanted her to sign a nondisclosure agreement that would have been part of a financial estimate she said she needed to pay for psychological treatment. I think the facts of this case eventually will show that u. S. A. Gymnastics had a lot of knowledge about his conduct and decided that their best course of action was to cover it up. U. S. A. Gymnastics says the concept of confidentiality was initiated by maroneys legal team. The doctor in this case has been sentenced to decades behind bars for a separate case. He will be sentenced in january for criminal Sexual Misconduct charges. New outrage this morning after a white house decision on Debt Forgiveness for students defrauded by corinthian colleges. The Education Department announced yesterday it will cancel debts for close to 13,000 students who attended schools, including healed and wyotech, but Debt Forgiveness for thousands others remains in limbo. Betsy devos says some loans will be wiped out only partially. New this morning, the california state Computer Network appears to be back up and running after a meltdown caused by a construction glitch in downtown sacramento. Yesterday morning crews cut a fiberoptic cable line as they worked to remove part of the sidewalk near the state capitol. They knocked out networking systems for 30 agencies that includes cal fires website which came back online two and a half hours ago. Here is what people had to do to find information instead. In the thomas fire case we have fire information being website, ventura countys website, the u. S. Forest service website. Other departments knocked offline including California State Parks and health and human servic services. They are all back online right now. Crews worked throughout the night to fix the problem. Governor brown is asking President Trump for a major disaster declaration in response to the massive Southern California wildfires. This could be similar to the white house approved declaration for the north bay firestorm back in october. The governor says state and local governments are just overwhelmed in their response to the tragedy in Southern California and they are in desperate need of federal aistness a. Here is the latest on this situation in Southern California right now. Fire crews are in a push to extend fire breaks before the return of those windy conditions which should intensify today. So far the thomas wildfire has burned more than 270,000 acres in ventura and Santa Barbara counties. It is the second largest fire in california history. More than 750 homes have been destroyed since it started on december 4th. And the fire is now 60 contained. Are you dreaming of a White Christmas . If you are all you have to do is head over to the sierra. There is plenty of snow there this morning. This is video sent to us from north star. Crews are making sure that the slopes are clear and crisp for those skiers and snow borders. They say that travel should be smooth, at least for now, and there are no chain controls. If you can get there this weekend and you plan to stay after christmas you may have snow falling on christmas morning. Oh, really . That would be completely amazing. Thats beautiful. Looking forward to that. We are also going to have a chance of rain on christmas, so all of that working in our favor as we start out with some chilly temperatures this morning and all clear skies. A live look outside at emeryville, a busy start to this thursday morning. We know its a big travel day. We are going to have Cool Temperatures this morning, 34 now in livermore, 46 in fairfield and its 34 in santa rosa. We will have to watch this north bay as we go into tomorrow morning because we may have some patchy fog and some freezing temperatures and that deposits down on the roads and creates some icy conditions. So some dangerous travel tomorrow morning. Looking at at our high temperatures for today reaching into the mid to upper 50s, its going to be fairly nice after those winds calm down. As we start out this morning here is a live look outside at christmas in the park. Maybe youre planning to head there today. If you are you do need a lot of layers. Starting out this morning with a hat, maybe some gloves and also a good day to wear the boots. It is the first day of winter after all which gets under way in a little under two hours. We talked about how cold its going to be for tonight into early tomorrow morning. We do get down to our coldest temperatures right around sunrise which will happen at 7 19 tomorrow morning. Its going to be in the mid 30s for napa, but all these freeze warnings in effect for the inland valleys and we may have frost as well. We also keep the cold weather and dry conditions throughout the weekend. We take it through sunday when we start to see this storm testimony approaching. It will bring in some additional rain and snow to the sierra. We are looking at temperatures in San Francisco staying in the mid 50s. Then we will have some rain between late sunday night into monday and for the inland area, more of the same temperatures but just some really cold mornings. Vianey as drivers head out on the roads they want want to hurry up and get moving. We have sky ranger over the deadly accident blocking all lanes along 880 in oakland. Not only are we on the ground with kris sanchez, we also have our eyes in the sky right now. We have plenty of backup, they are diverting that traffic. This is 66th avenue, you can see them diverting the traffic off of the highway and now the surface streets are starting to see a buildup in terms of that traffic. You want to download our waze app. It shows you alternate routes to get around all of that mess that youre seeing not just on the highways but also on the surface streets as well. Heavy delays expected. Right now the estimated time of them opening this area is about 7 00 a. M. But of course that could take longer. Now back out here to my traffic maps, you can see the rest of the bay area is actually looking pretty good. I do have an update on that other sig alert we have been following along northbound 101 at embarcadero. Not really a factor anymore, all lanes are open, traffic is flowing rather smoothly and of course remember that sig alert thats in place along 880. We also saw some slowing at berryessa in the south bay due to a crash but that has cleared out quite nicely. Westbound 92 through the san mateo about 15 minutes. Expect that backup, i will send it back to you. Coming up, a warning of dog owners during the holidays. The holiday treat that you need to keep away from your four legged friends. Happening now, we have breaking news out of the philippines. A ferry with more than 250 people on board has capsized off an island near the countrys capital of manila. At least four people are dead and 140 others had to be rescued. Plus, the polls have opened across catalonia in a hotly contested election aimed at breaking a deadlock over the regions independence drive. It was called by central authorities after they seized control of the Northeastern Region in late october. Plus, the polls have opened today is the first day of winter and it s a cold one today is the first day of winter and its a cold one. Im tweeting about my busy day. I dont know about you, but i have so much to do on the shortest day of the year as well. Join our conversation, share what you are up to as christmas creeps closer. Follow me laura garcia nbc. The florida Police Officer who was caught on camera being dragged by a suspects car is back at home this morning. 19year police veteran john could you sack was wheeled out of Memorial Regional Hospital in nollywood, s a1÷ a call for possible overdose victims and that led to a high speed chase. The chase started with the officer clinging to the side of the suspects vehicle, the car reached speeds above 60 miles an hour before the officer eventually let go. He had serious road cash injuries, but he was okay. The driver of the car is now facing several charges, including attempted murder. A reminder before you hit those holiday chocolates out on the table. Researchers say that people need to keep those chocolates away from the dogs. They say they have noticed an increase in chocolate poisoning in december, especially among puppies and younger dogs. Chocolate has a stimulant that dogs just cant handle. It could lead to an upset stomach, racing heartbeat, dehydration and seizures. In extreme cases it can be faye cal. New video showing a fire rescue in the east bay. We told you about the fire after it broke out last wednesday in newark. The Alameda County Fire Department just release this had video of their response to that fire. Two adults, two dogs and five puppies were rescued in that house fire. Walmart is reportedly testing a personal Shopper Service for what it calls High Net Worth urban consumers, or busy new york city moms. It uses Text Messages to get recommendations to make purchases, you can each send a photo to show what you want. Household items typically will get delivered within 24 hours. Happening today, it is the Second Harvest toy and good give away in san jose. Second harvest giving toys and food to 500 people. The give away starts at 1 00 this afternoon. Take a look at this video right here. The grinch wont be spoiling anyones christmas here in the bay area. You can see why. The San Mateo County Sheriffs Office tweeted out these photos showing the sheriffs deputies arresting the grinch. The post said, quote, sheriffs deputies arent going to let this grinch steal christmas. That will make a lot of kids happy out there. A maryland woman is thanking a little dog this morning for stopping a robber who stole her purse. The woman works as a social worker just outside of washington, d. C. She is about to turn 60 and was planning a safari birthday trip. All of those plans and credit cards for the trip were in her purse, but while she was on her way to a Christmas Party this week a man ran up and grabbed that purse and took off. She thought everything was long gone, but thats where a miniature bull terrier came in. Macel was on a walk with the owner, he this spotted the man running away with the purse and chased after them. The dog owner explained what happened next. The guy stopped at a corner, i said drop the bag or i will let you go after you. So the guy dropped the bag, we grabbed the purse and headed off. Looks like that budweiser dog. Spuds mckenzie. They were able to reconnect the woman with her purse that got stolen. She got all her belongings back. That dag looked like it was taking the owner for a walk. It is 6 00. Breaking news out of the east bay were covering. Live pictures weve been talking about it all morning since we came on air at 4 30. A traffic mess in oakland at this hour. All lands of southbound 880 closed because of a deadly accident near the coliseum. We have Team Coverage to help you get around the crash. We are off to a bitterly cold start across the bay with freezing warnings going into effect for the entire bay area tonight. We are tracking the low temperatures and impact it could have on your drive to work. Breaking international news, the new information were learning about that driver who deliberately crashed into a crowd of Holiday Shoppers in australia. Today in the bay continues right now. At 6 00 we begin with those live pictures out of oakland this morning, a really nightmare commute on southbound 880, this is not the story that we are talking about this morning, this looks like that crash in australia. Tragically there Holiday Shoppers were mowed down. Want to welcome you to today in the bay. 6 00 right now. We are covering that accident. There is a couple of them, actually, that vianey has been in for mike today. A messy commute this morning. We want to talk about that. Lets get right to it. That sig alert cleared out in palo alto so all is clear in palo alto, but right now youre getting a live look using our sky ranger, we have eyes on that southbound 880 crash at 66th avenue in oakland. It remains