The most corrupt president in living history. Watergate . This is a global watergate. We need to restore the dignity of the presidency. Tonights final 2019 debate. The stage a lot smaller and less diverse. And get ready, a washout for the weekend. Im ken bastida. And im veronica de la cruz. Tonight a San Jose CityCouncil Candidate involved in a deadly collision is putting the brakes on her campaign. Kpix 5s mark sayre with her confession to reporters. Reporter police are investigating the accident which occurred in the middle of the day on busy blossom hill road. Tonight, the markings on blossom hill road from the investigation is still fresh. Jenny higgins seen here in an earlier interview. The cofunder of womens march bay area and City Council Candidate admitted to to be the driver that hit the victim, 66yearold tim starky was working at the home of martha dominic. He was the kind of guy who would come if i called at midnight with a leak in the plumbing. He was a sweetheart. Reporter dominic says starky had just arrived and was outside at his truck parked on blossom hill road. She was inside at the time of the accident. A neighbor alerted her to the tragedy. He said hed been hit and killed and i went into shock. Reporter shes one of three candidates running to fill the vacancy for district 10. In a Statement Released by her campaign she said shes heartbroken and deeply saddened by the tragic death and taking time to recover and grieve the loss of life. I was disappointed it was all about her. Reporter police say their investigation is continuing, and there were no arrests at the time of the accident. Tonight the victims family told kpix 5 quote tims smile and humor were the favorite tools he brought to every job. He was so popular that he had assignments lined up for months out and was looking forward to spending christmas with his wonderful family. We just received this. A viewer sending us this incredible video tonight of a a according to the viewer on interstate 880 in west oakland going toward emoryville. Unclear why it caught fire, but you can see the cars carefully navigating by the crash and flames burning feet away. Its not clear if anyone was hurt. Were drying out, but just wait. Theres more rain on the way. Our meteorologist darren peck israa in tg getting here satu ken. So the good news is friday you can get out without getting rained on and most of saturday. Look at high def doppler. It looks stormy right now, but no rain at this point. So saturday evening through sunday, but the majority of this rain is going to come in the overnight hours, late saturday night through sunday morning. By sunday afternoon its just going to be some left over scattered showers. We pick up perhaps as much as a half inch to inch across the bay area. That covers the first storm. But there will be lingering showers that just stick around after that which means we need to talk about the holiday forecast. Monday through Christmas Day theres a chance for occasional light showers for the whole period. But Christmas Eve looks a little more likely for that, and i want to show you that forecast in more detail along with Everything Else coming up in a few minutes. All right, darren, sounds good, thanks. 24 hours after the historic vote to impeach President Trump, the democratic president ial candidates faced off in los angeles, and one of them got hammered over a recent fundraiser in a wine cave in napa. Reporter the candidates focused on issues like impeachment, Climate Change, and diversity, and then going after each other. In the 6th and smallest debate yet. We need to restore the integrity of the presidency, of the office of the presidency. Reporter democrats vying to unseat President Trump immediately weighed in on his historic impeachment. If the president claims hes so innocent, then why doesnt he have all the president s men testify. Reporter the 2020 president ial candidates spent much of their time trying to set themselves apart. Billionaires in wine caves should not pick the next president of the United States. Im literally the only person on this stage whos in the a millionaire or billionaire. Reporter other issues like Climate Change also dominated the night. If were going to treat climate ashet teaithrat th goi partner with the chinese. I entered legislation to do that. Declare a national emergency. Reporter the democratic debate took place here in california, a state that offers the biggest prize in the battle for delegates on super tuesday in march. Are you willing to commit tonight to running for a second term if youre elected next november . No, im not willing to commit one way or the other. Im not even elected one term yet. Lets see where we are. Reporter despite a historically diverse field, thursday nights field featured only 2 women and only 1 candidate of color. I miss Kamala Harris and cory, but i think cory will be back. Reporter the first nominating contest of the 2020 primary season, the iowa caucuses, is less than 2 months away. The first democratic debate of the new year will be held in iowa, but the impeachment trial could take 5 candidates who serve in the senate off the campaign trail in the weeks leading to the iowa caucuses. In los angeles, kpix 5. The Republican National committee had this response tonight. Quote tonights democrat debate could not have had a more fitting backdrop than los angeles, home to out of touch liberal elites and radical far left ideas. Taking a live look at capitol hill tonight. President trump has been tweeting about the impeachment all night and had this to say a little earlier. I dont feel like im being impeached. Despite what he says, cbs news reporting that mr. Trump is worried about how impeachment will effect his legacy. Meanwhile, theres a stand off in congress right now. The senate trial to decide whether be removed from office has been put on hold. I was not prepared to put the managers yet because we dont know the arena that we are in. Frankly i dont care what the republicans say. And theyll have to allow a little more time to work this all out. The senate wont hold the trial until the new year anyway, but tough talk from both sides does signal the start of a negotiation over just how long and how comprehensive the trial is going to be. Our morning team will have the latest developments starting at 4 30. New tonight, san jose Police Investigating yet another accident involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. It happened a little after 6 00 tonight near ray street and park avenue. No word yet on the condition of that pedestrian. A young boy went to school in san rafael but never made it home tonight. Kpix 5s joe vazquez with what we know about a tragic accident on the School Playground just days before christmas. Reporter officials here say a young boy, a student, was fatally injured on the playground. Theyre not elaborating, but they are describing it as a tragic accident. It happened around noon and School Officials saw the accident and did their best to provide medical care. The student was rushed to the hospital, but did not survive. School Officials Say theyll be working with authorities and a section of the campus would be closed off for awhile during the investigation. Its tragic. Its tough for the parents and everybody involved. And the first responders, for them too. Reporter mark day is a private school with students from kindergarten through 8th grade. Classes are scheduled for tomorrow and counselors will on hand, but the school asked parents to use their judgment on whether they bring their kids to school theyre also asking support from the community as they grieve. Joe vazquez, kpix 5. Case closed. Tonight the San Jose Police department ending its investigation into s assault allegations at presentation high school. The victims claim officiexals u the school tried to cover up abuse for years, but tonight investigators say their criminal probe did not turn up sufficient evidence to level charges against school administrators, and in some cases the statute of limitation had expired. Tonight presentation high tells kpix 5 quote we ing itsurein ia everything we can to help support survivors, protect students, and heal our community. 5 more years of these epic blackouts . The warning from pg es ceo tonight. The major Beverage Company accused of trying to convince teens that its sugar drinks are healthy. Plus. Reporter the new star wars movie is out getting mixed reviews in the press, but what do the fans think . And dont forget were streaming now on cbsn bay area and find pg e customers are being put on notice tonight. The o day ceand predicted the emergency blackouts that impacted millions of you could continue for the next 5 years. One senator was not impressed. One would expect to see such Living Conditions in a developing country, but not in some of our most populated and prosperous places in the United States and certainly not in a state with some of the highest electricity prices in the nation. This decision impacted millions of our customers, caused them disruption and hardship even as it succeeded in its role of protecting life. And you can also expect higher bills in the new year. Today state regulators approved the utilitys request for more revenue from rate payers. The consumers will see fewer increases after the bankruptcy than prebankruptcy, but some of the upgrades of the system and other things to the benefit of the customers, theyll have to help contribute to that. Johnson says that consumers will bear some of the cost of infrastructure upgrades planned before the bankruptcy filing. If your phone has been ringing off the hook with unwanted phone calls, a big facebook data leak might be to blame. A Cyber Security firm says it found an unsecured database on the dark web containing the names, user identifications, and numbers of 267 million users. Mainly in the United States. So how did it get there . The information may have been scraped from facebook profiles. Its a tough one because i think its been so integrated into our daily lives that its hard to step away from it, but at the same time you reach acertain point where you have to think about the Bigger Picture and what it means. So be wary of Text Messages and phone calls from certain numbers. Facebook had this to say, quote, were looking into the issue but believe this was information obtained before changes we made in the last few years to better protect information. Facebook started restricting access to phone numbers last year. Tonight cocacola facing some criticism for trying to convince teens that its sugary drinks are healthy according to research by the International Journal of Environmental Research and public health. It analyzed internal documents from 2 ad campaigns. In one it says coke used young social Media Influencers to promote the drink with teens. A cocacola spokesperson says quote, the company is cutting sugar in products and doesnt market to kids under 12. A week before christmas, a san jose family has lost everything, but thankfully not their lives. And they owe it to one alert 11yearold. I was inside my door just screaming daddy. Berlin gomezs alarm went off at 5 30, but when she got up to check her elf on a shelf, she discovered the home where they lived was on fire. I dont think we would have made it out if she hadnt woke everybody up. Shes an 11yearold girl. Reporter a hero, do you agree with that . Yes. Reporter you do . Yes. Reporter youre very modest. Thank you. The family had no time to grab any possessions and the house unfortunately is a total loss, but they are grateful to be alive. A gofundme has already raised more than 9,600 tonight. We posted a link on kpix. Com. Star wars fans have been waiting for this night for quite awhile. The rise of skywalker hit bay area theaters this evening. Thats right. Andrea nakano is in Pleasant Hill asking fans whether theyre satisfied or need a new hope after this end to the saga. Reporter weve seen a lot of people wearingar st now the film has been getting mixed reviews in the press, but if fans say the force is still strong. The rise of skywalker hits theaters nationwide tonight, and the star wars faithful couldnt wait to watch it. Larry started taking his son to the series when he was just a year old, and tonight hes with his grand daughter. Its great, its like reliving it all over again. Reporter flynn has been raised to be a star wars fan. The family doesnt have high expectation for the final installment but say its just about the experience. My dads been saying that he doesnt expect this one to be very good. Reporter many fans will admit the star wars series has been slowly getting worse with each movie. But the new trilogy has been so disappointing. I think the original 3 are definitely the best, but i think these are definitely the worst. Reporter but they may be pleasantly surprised. People just walking out of the theater are giving the film a big thumbs up. It was a fun movie to watch, nice story, closure. As time as gone on people have forgotten what star wars was about, and it was really about having a good time, transporting yourself to a land far, far away and just enjoying something new. Reporter disney expects weekend sales to reach 100 million. That will still be about when t last jedi opened 2 years ago. Andrea nakano, kpix 5. New video and new hope for a stray dog named susie. She wandered through the open door of a philadelphia home a few nights ago cold, malnourished, and in bad health. But she picked the right house. Wa chevenf the there was this dog was in such bad shape, whoever would have had it would have been a terrible person. So we decided to keep the dog. Shes 9 years old, and were going to give her a dignified end of her life. They began accepting donations after the story got out. So far more than 25,000 has been raised for little susie. Jack says donate whatever susie does not need. All right, ebbing whiching in with darren and looking to the weekend. Yes, i want you to see the storm that will bring us rain for late saturday. Look at that long line of clouds pointed right now at the pacific northwest. Really doing a number up in washington state. But well switch from the clouds and look at all the rain pointed up there for the moment. We bring it forward in futurecast, and by saturday, now its down here for us. So we watch the 4 00 time frame here. We still havent seen much rain. Ill get out of the way so you can watch how it plays out the second half of saturday. We got all the way to midnight sunday, and the rain is just barely starting to come on shore for most of the bay area. Theres an important part about this. The details on this line of rain in terms of timing at least have changed with each progressive run on the model, so lets not get too tied down at this point to the exact timing. More importantly is the general take away. Late saturday night into sunday morning is very well organized waves of moderate to heavy rain that will work across the entire bay area. Into sunday afternoon, moth most of the rain has come to an end, and we have scattered showers throughout the day on sunday. Heres a good example of that. That gets us into sunday night at 9 00 and we still have scattered showers for the north bay. This is manageable rain looking at the totals. It wont be downpours, but it will be enough rain to impact Holiday Travel especially saturday night into sunday, and anybody thinking about getting up into the sierra. Thats the snow for the mountains on sunday. It mainly will be confined to sunday. We dont see a lot adding on here once we get into monday. So the Winter Weather advisory for anyone planning to travel up in the sierra really just focuses on sunday travelers. Lets look ahead. Remember i said wed focus on the Christmas Eve forecast. Even though theres a chance of rain monday through wednesday of next week, Christmas Eve is looking like the more likely time frame. But again, those showers dont look all that heavy. Just enough to talk about a stray shower or two for the holiday. And the game, niners against the rams will not get rained on because the rain is not arriving until much later. So well be able to keep the game dry. Daytime highs tomorrow in the mid60s down in the y fost h looksos liutke a mess, but hopefully weve clarified the details and timing on the rain. Thursday after christmas looks interesting. Well watch that for heavier rain. Mary will talk about that in more detail tomorrow morning and gianna will cover the drive. More with giants and warriors, but there might be another team of the decade here in the bay area as the rams prepare to as we get ready to wrap up the decade. A quick recap. The warriors and giants both won 3 titles, and the Stanford CardinalVolleyball Team has a chance to match them. Treesare a big deal this time of year. And its the National Semi , plumber is a 2 time player of k gave stanford the match. Theyll go for their third title of the decade saturday against wisconsin. It will be either 9th in their history andthird this decade. And this game means a lot more to the rams who need to win for a chance at the postseason dance. 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Nobody hurt oh, gee. And this guy had his big moment, caught in between a dunk and a lay up though and got nada. And dennis has 2 brothers, one is his teammate in milwaukee, the other plays for the lakers. All 3 on the court today. The bucks beat la. Thats a lot of vowels. Yeah, good luck with that. And that guy on the roller blades. Right, right . Crazy. All right dennis, thank you. Well be right back. The late show is up next. Before we go, we want to say thank you and good luck to our producer alex. Absolutely. This is her last show with us tonight. Shes moving on to new york. Its a youre watching the wellness hour, the leader in medical news and information. Im randy alvarez. Todays topic, rci