Now at 4 30, and streaming on cbsn bay area, looking live from the exclusive Sales Force Tower camera as were looking east. It is thursday, december 19th. Im michelle griego. Im kenny choi. Were getting a break from the rain. Look who is in the house. It is brian if there is a reason for getting up at had i god awful hour, youre it. Sprinkles, clouds, we start out this gorgeous thursday morning as we have the bay in full view out there. Concord, 48 degrees and san francisco, 53. In santa rosa, were off to a chilly start. The roads are wet, the skies will dry out. Low pressure begins to sweep through the bay area. Well get slow clearing tonight. Temperatures will be in the mid50s. As for what happens next, well, youll have to stay tuned. There is more rain on the way. Well talk about that. First, lets talk traffic. Hey. Good morning. Lets look at the roadways. It is not a bad start. If youre hitting them early, you should be good to go. Were looking at the golden gate bridge. Nice ride on southbound 101 out of marin county. Traffic light out there. Not a lot going on in that portion. We dont have any major accidents or incidents reported by chp right now. That commute out the east bay is good to go with no delays along the east shore freeway. Youre at the limit if youre headed toward the bay bridge. We have cars stacking up at the toll plaza. Fast track users, youre doing just fine across the upper deck and san francisco. No delays on the san mateo bridge. Youre clear from the 880. Looking at capitol hill in washington d. C. , history was made last night. President trump now the third president in American History to be impeached. Russian president putin spoke out on the impeachment decision by the house, calling it farfetched and predicting it will be rejected by the senate. Cbs reporter debra alpharone on what is developing on capitol hill. Article one is adopted. Reporter for the thirst time in history, the house of representatives voted to impeach a president for high crimes and misdemeanors. Article two is adopted. Reporter President Trump is charged with abuse of power and obstruction of congress. What they cant say is that this president s conduct was ethical. Democrats have been triggered into impeaching the president. Reporter after weeks of impeachment hearings, more than 200 lawmakers used wednesdays day long debate as one more opportunity to layout their arguments. Im voting no because the president has done nothing wrong. Our foremothers and forefathers shed their blood to build and defend had i democracy. I refuse to have it undermined. The final vote came as expected, a small number of democrats voting no, and republican, turned independent voting yes. It is our duty to impeach him. Im thrilled to be here. Reporter President Trump was campaigning in amashs district in battle creek michigan. It doesnt feel like were being impeached. He chasmized democrats over the impeachment. Youre the ones bringing pain and suffering to our republic. The next step is a trial in the senate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested that she may temporarily hold off sending the impeachment articles to the senate, which could delay the trial. As the president took jabs at the House Speaker in a rally, he went after san francisco. She ought to go home and take care of her district where the homeless is all over the place and the tents and filth and the garbage is eroding, right into the pacific ocean, and into their beaches. The city and the epa have been in a back and forth over alleged waste water violations. 4 34 now. Where the democratic debate will go on scheduled despite a union dispute. Loyola university. Why the stage will be less crowded than the previous one. Stricter polling and donor requirements means seven out of the 15 candidates qualify for tonights debate. Loyola Political Science professor richard fox says smaller number could be beneficial for candidates. More time looking at each candidate, so those following the race and the candidates who want to win in iowa in a month and a half or so from now, this is huge. Reporter to qualify, candidates had to have at least 200,000 donors with 800 donors in 20 different states and reach 4 support in at least four national or early state polls or 6 in two early state polls. The rules make it harder and harder to qualify. Oddity of that is the party and polls that are put out there deciding who gets to be a viable candidate, not voters in iowa or new hampshire. Joe biden, bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, puttig, klobuchar, steyer and yang will take the stage. When the race started, this was historic, the fields narrowed, it seemed like all of the candidates of color are no longer top tier candidates. Reporter before ending her campaign, Kamala Harris qualified for the debate. The others did not meet the polling threshold. Another candidate you will no not see on the stage is former mayor michael bloomberg. He joined the crowded race of novembers debate. No example of coming into the late and barnstorming and winning. Well see if that works. Reporter bloomberg plans to self fund the campaign and not accept donations, automatically disqualifying himself from the debate. The nine president ial candidates have signed a letter erjing the dnc to adjust the qualification criteria, allowing candidates to meet either donor or polling thresholds, not both, in order to take part in the next round of debates. Well have a live report in the next half hour with the latest on tonights debate. Im anne makovec honoring the press conference by putin, russias president , going on as we speak, as you can see there, he is talking in the latest announcement he made is that russia is going to file an appeal against the four year olympic ban. President putin made that announcement, challenging the sanctions from the World Antidoping Agency sanctions, calling them unfair. Russias Antidoping Agency supervising board just voted to file an arbitration case in switzerland about this. It is with the court of arbitration for sport which ruled that russia manipulated doping lab data to cover up past offenses. This decision still needs to go through several panels in russian government, but that is considered a formality now that putin signed off on. It back to you. A berkeley food delivery takes a turn with the driver taking more than just a tip and it was all caught on camera this Surveillance Video shows a woman walking through the door. She has a package in her hand and it turns out she is a Delivery Driver for door dash. The driver doubles back to the front of the lobby. Residents come and go but she is peeking in the elevator making sure it leaves the floor, doing this dance, making sure nobody is seeing her when she steals the packages. The suspect then uses a post office box as a carry away and takes the packages to her car. Door dash released a statement saying the driver is no longer employed by them. Berkeley police are hoping the public will recognize the woman in the video and give them a call. A Southern California grandmother is sharing a cautionary tale this morning. This may not look alarming but what is unfolding is a robbery at the home. It started when she received a call from a man claiming to be her grandson. A student and another man got on the line asking for 10,000 in bail money. It sounded like him. How many times have you heard that story. I said how are you and everything . She said, you know, it really doesnt sound like you. He said i have a horrible cold. Then he started crying. She went to the bank and a short time later, this guy showed up to collect. Turns out that her grandson never called. The thief is still on the loose. Developing this morning, a satirical Christmas Special on netflix is drawing protest because it is portraying jesus as possibly pay. The first temptation of christ is from the makers of a brazilian comedy show popular online. An online petition has received more than 2 million signatures. Some people we spoke within alameda didnt seem to have strong opinions either way. I think it is okay for people to feel a little bit uncomfortable with that idea. It doesnt mean the tradition has to be lost. You can still have a story of jesus and mary and have the traditional catholic or christian beliefs, but it could also be they have not answered the request for comment. New details out of australia a week long state of emergency was declared for the state of new south wales. There are 100 wildfires burning. Theyre getting help from the u. S. And can day 800 homes have been destroyed over the past few months. Today in sydney, air pollution levels ranging from poor to hazardous. Two bales underneath the console. A third. This place is loaded. New video shows an alameda based coast guard crew busting alleged drug dealers off the california coast. The 18,000 pounds of cocaine was off loaded in san diego yesterday. The drugs were seized over the last couple of months during a joint operation with the coast guard and departments of defense justice, and home land security. This is hard, dangerous work for these crews to actually gain access and control of the vessels, and then there is a lot of just hard labor to get all of these narcotics off of the small boats that the narco traffickers are using. The drugs seized are valued at 300 million. Time now is 4 41. Still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, fast moving snow squall whites out parts of the u. S. Coming up, how the short lived but intense storm turned deadly. Before we head to break, lets look outside. This is the skyline of san francisco. A beautiful shot there. You can see the bay bridge the van gogh. To harrison, the wine collection. To craig, this rock. I leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. That you do everything to preserve and protect them. With love, california. The number of menusing tobacco has declined for the first time. Hundreds may be killed in crashes around christmas time. Diane king hall has those stories and more in the money watch report. Reporter it was a mixed day on wall street wednesday. The dow fell 27 points. The nasdaq rose four hitting a record high and the s p 500 shed a point. Company Officials Say a merger will allow fiat create more environmentally friendly vehicles at a faster pace. The number of men using tobacco has declined for the first time. The World Health Organization says it is a turning point in the fight against tobacco. Four out of five users are men. The stats dont include ecigarette meaning it is hard to figure out how many have switched to vaping. More than 250 people will be killed over the holidays. The safety watchdog is urging everyone to buckle up this Holiday Season saying seatbelts could save 245 lives. If youre drinking, dont drive. Last year nearly 40 of fatal crashes involved alcohol. That is your cbs money watch report. For more, head to cbsmoneywatch. Com. Im diane king hall. Snowy, windy weather is pelting parts of the u. S. Dozens of so called snow squalls slammed some northeastern states yesterday, including new york, new jersey, and connecticut. Some people, though, they took it all in stride. This is the first snow, so i think he is liking it. On a serious note, one person was killed and 40 people were injured in a pile up of more than a dozen vehicles on interstate 80. It is 4 45 right now as we get a check of the forecast again. Here is mr. Hackney. Mr. Choi, michelle. Good to see you. You look exactly the same. You look younger. It is a scary sight. It is a scary sight. Your hair is perfect today. It is perfect. I glued it in place at about 4 00. As we look at the bay area, we have a few sprinkles out there around the bay area. Showers, lets cut to the chase. Christmas day in the bay area looks like there is a chance at least of a few showers moving into the bay area. Temperatures will be in the 50s, but that is late december for you, so all of that is looking as seasonal. San jose is looking good. Streets are slick. The skies will be drying out today. We get a break from the rain at least for most of the bay area. North of the golden gate, maybe tomorrow, a few more showers, for the most part, well get increasing sunshine today after morning clouds and fog. Were starting out in the 40s and 50s. Low pressure is sinking over point conception. Well get slow clearing today. The futurecast does show that things clear out a little bit this afternoon. Overnight becomes clear. There will be fog. North bay tomorrow may get a few sprinkles. Friday is looking nice. For us, were going to put a shower in just to cover ourselves. Fog will be around early this morning. General feel will be a tendency toward partly cloudy skies later in the day today. To sum it up, a sprinkle or two this morning. Then some sunshine this afternoon. A break from the rain through saturday morning. Shower chances return by late saturday. For today, the numbers will mostly be upper 50s, low 60s in the south bay. Santa clara will be 60 degrees, 59 in morgan hill. On the east bay, the numbers will be in the 50s at danville. 59 degrees will do it. North bay, it will be slower to clearer in the north bay. A lot of overcast fog and showers. Chilly around lake port. 52 degrees. In the extended forecast, there is a lot going on. Today the tendency is toward drying it out, clearing it out. Friday looks okay. Saturday, later in the day we get an increase in clouds. A chance of rain later in the day on saturday. Sunday looks like the wettest day in the next seven, and then monday, tuesday, and wednesday, we begin to clear it out, but on christmas day, chance for a few sprinkles around the bay area. Today we will begin to finally dry it out. That is weather for traffic. Here is miss franco. You may be dealing with slick roadways as it dries out. We dont have a lot going on. As we look at the over view of the map. Seeing a lot of green. That is good news. That means youre travelling at the limit for the most part on most of the main bay area freeways. Well zoom in and look at traffic out of the south bay, looking good. Clocking in nice speeds, northbound 101 out of south san jose. A clear ride toward the peninsula, if youre headed to san jose, things are clear. Headed along 87, no delays there. If youre headed on 101 to sfo you should be good to go. The slow lane was blocked they cleared that out of lanes over to the right shoulder. There was an accident that lost debris in roadway. Your drive times out of the south bay, looking green in the green. 280, you shouldnt have any troubles this morning. Our dublin cam, you cant see traffic there but it is sluggish in the 580 connector. East thereof, you have the brake lights out of the altamonte pass. We have a crash blocking at least one lane. Once you pass that it is the typical stuff to grant line and it eases up into livermore valley. 36 minutes 205 to 680. Thank you. Guy pierce stars in a new take on a christmas classic and tonight is the night that star wars fans have been waiting for. Chris martinez has it all in todays eye on entertainment. Imagine you were a violent man. Reporter guy pierce is ebenezer scrooge in a new version of a Christmas Carol. The tv movie portrays a younger version of the bitter man who hates christmas and digs into his past to explain why he is the way he is. It is probably a lot darker is the basic way to put it. Reporter a Christmas Carol also stars joel alwin and andy circus. It airs tonight on fx. A new teaser trailer give us a look at a quiet place, part 2. It follows the Abbott Family who must live in silence to avoid creatures that hunt by sound. A quiet place, part 2. Arrives in theaters in march. Tonight, star wars fans will line up for thursday night preview showings of star wars, the rise of skywalker. The film is the 9th and final entry of the Skywalker Saga which began over 40 years ago. Analysts expect the space epic could bring in 450 million globally, just in the opening weekend. Star wars, the rise of skywalker, is showing in more than 4,000 theaters nationwide. That is your eye on entertainment, chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. Can the warriors win their sixth game of the season . The best Bay Area Team is on the womens side. Can they remain undefeated . Tipoff, coming up. Lets take a live look, downtown san jose on this thursday morning, in the high 40s, as welcome to thursday morning here on channel 5. We have mostly cloudy skies. It will be a little foggy as we get out the door this morning. The streets will be slick and the numbers will be on the mild side for this time of the year, anyway. Upper 50s and low 60s, santa clara is at 60 and san jose at 60 degrees. In the east bay, the numbers will be in the mid to upper 50s. Chance of a shower in the early going but that is about it. I have a frog in my throat. I think it thinks my tongue is a lily pad. Stanford Womens Basketball is ranked number one which has them on the right side of the bed every morning. It is exciting. Youre hopping up quick. Theyre ready for the 23rd ranked volunteers. Third quarter off the inbounds, williams knocks down the three. She scored 19 and went over 1,000 more for the career. Fourth quarter, the vols turn over. They won by 27 points. That is the largest margin of victory ever for sanford over tennessee. They are 100. Down in phoenix, what a night for jordan and st. Marys against arizona state. The step back three part of the 200 run. Finished the game with 34. Final seconds of the half, gives it up to kyle bowen for the buzzer beating layup, giving st. Marys a lead. They cruise 9656 and theyre 112. Carmelo is back in the nba with the trail blazers. Second quarter, 35yearold anthony alleyoop. A little over one minute left. Portland up 7. A drive in for the layup. Oakland native had 31 points. Golden state loses the fifth straight game last night 122112. Theyre 524. How high is buffalo on the bills . Give me the top five on the top thursday morning. Josh allen snapped a selfie with fans at the airport after they clinched the playoff spot. Now the picture is in an art gallery in buffalo. You cannot be serious. Former slam dunk champ glen robinson, look at that baby. Gets tipped twice. High arching shot. Hit nothing but net and that is the game winner. Wednesday was National Signing day for college football. Running back ej smith, hall of famer emmitt smith, signed. He didnt have to wear this hat. It doesnt mean my son has to go there. At the end of the day, my son has his own journey and it is his journey, not my journey. He wasnt even paying attention. Sanford degree is better than florida. That is a fact, jack. Ill see you tonight. Still ahead in the next half hour on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, President Trumps impeachment is set to be a big topic of discussion at the democratic president ial debate. Coming up, were live with the preview from los angeles. Uber finally reaches a settlement after being investigated for Sexual Harassment claims for years. Dont forget, were streaming now on cbsn bay area. You can find us on kpix. Co now at 5 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area taking a live look at the golden gate bridge. You can see the fog moving right on through, taking a break from the rain, but the big concern is the fog and how it will affect your morning commute. Just 24 hours after President Trumps impeachment, the top Democratic Candidates trying to take his place will take the stage. This morning, were live with the preview. Uber, forced to pay up millions. The companys settlement over Sexual Harassment. Good morning, it is thursday, december 19th, im kenny choi. Im michelle griego. Lets get over to Brian Hackney gracing his presence this morning. I like the way you put it. Thanks. Were starting off with fog around the bay area as you saw the shot, fog will be a factor through about the 9 00 this morning and then, low pressure sinks to the south. As it does it will take all of the showers with it. Well get gradual clearing this afternoon and slick streets, though, on the ride this morning. We have a little bit of fog out there, as we look