Wet winter that could bring some challenges. A few miles away at jacksons hardware were stocked up and ready to go. Reporter the manager says with the rain comes business. Obviously theyre preparing for emergencies, flashlights and batteries and sandbags. Reporter the hottest items are rain jackets, tarps and generators. Once the power goes out, you see an influx. Reporter but others have a different plan. Well wait and see when the rain starts coming in. Reporter well, its starting here in sausalito. Youre looking at 101 north near seminary drive, the southbound side volume is much lighter, but it does look like drivers are slowing down because of these conditions. But be careful if you are going to be driving in these conditions. Michelle roberts. A hassle even before the sun came up, when a truck overturned and spreading a drywall compound. And then as that was clearing, a 12pound pile up on 880. Tonight drivers facing a holiday get awhich and looming storm. Boy, is this bad timing in general to be on the road . Yeah, its pretty bad out here. The evening commute, the holiday traffic. Its a major recipe for gridlock and for the east bay out here for many people tonight sha, th nightmare started early. Traffic at a stand still after a drywall mixture fell off of a truck and coated several lanes of the bay bridge. The trucks drover was cited and will be on the hook for the cost of the cleanup. Just as that cleared, a new problem on the 880 interchange to the bay bridge. Two trucks collided, causing a 12car pileup before it overturned onto this red truck. The Tow Truck Company showed us what remained of it. Incredibly the driver only has mild injuries. He was able to move out of the way. Hes very lucky. The last thing we want is death on the roadways, especially during the holiday season. Reporter the morning commute nightmare now giving way to the holiday get away. An estimated 10. 9 million californians will be hitting the road for christmas and new years. Its a 1 increase over last year. Drivers are preparing for traffic and weather already. We were planning to look at the forecast, and it might change my decision whether were going to drove up there or not and how long were going to stay. Reporter the chp reminds drovers to turn on headlights even if its during the day and its raining. Check your tires and make sure theyre in Good Condition before going on any long road trip. Ian cull, nbc bay area news. What about air travel . Dozens of flights have been canceled or delayed. Theyre averaging 45 minutes to an hour. Travel experts say today is one of the top three busiest days to fly. They suggest passengers arrive early and make sure you confirm your flight before you head to the airport. Rain in the bay area means snow in the sierra. How much snow is expected to fall overnight and how much of that white powder has local ski shops seeing green. As a reminder, you can track the snow with our nbc bay yare app. Click on weather on the drop down menu for the latest forecast. New details on the white substance that was sent to an islamic civil rights group. It has been analyzed and found is not dangerous. Powder was sent to the office of islamic relations. The office was evacuated. Now the substance wasnt threatening. Whoever sent it, though, could still be in a lot of trouble. The mass shooting in San Bernardino is the somber reason for president obamas visit to california tonight. Right now air force one on the way to the east coast. His meeting earlier tonight with the 14 shooting victims will be private. After that, the first family will resume their annual christmas trip to hawaii. The shooting was a topic at the president s yearend press conference. He says security efforts have shiflted due what they have learned about the attack. We continuing to work at every level to make sure theres no slip between information sharing among agencies. He also praised todays senate vote on the budget which funds the government through next september and averts a shutdown. A new move for a man to be prosecuted. San Francisco Police say the man refused to drop a knife. The protest came with a twist. The man whose offense they were protesting met demonstrate ers on the steps. Reporter i can tell you that demonstrators are asking for the police chief to resign and charges to be filed against the officer. They made their point in that they heard from the District Attorney who said that his investigation into the december 2nd shooting will be transparent and through the lens of the law. Outside of the hall of justice, demonstrators shouted that the police chief should resign and that the officers who shot mario woods should be arrested. They were looking for a stabbing suspect. In the encounter, wods wouldnt drop the knife. They tried beanbag rounds and pepper spray before he made a move, they say. Protesters are angry. Were not saying that he shouldnt have been arrested, okay, but aint no way in the world its acceptable, aint no way in the world its acceptable for him to be shot. Reporter demonstrators planned to march upstairs to the District Attorneys office, but they didnt need to. He came down. We are conducting a fully transparent investigation. And whatever rationale we come up with will be made public. I intend to expedite this as quick as we can. Reporter they are calling t for nonlethal options like stun guns. That misses the whole point. What we want is a change in the way in which this department operates. Reporter now moments of the group told us that they were meeting privately with the District Attorney this afternoon. We did reach out to san Francisco Police for comment, but they said they were not able to, and certainly people have their right to First Amendment activities. Reporting live in San Francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. We are following breaking news out of south San Francisco where trains are delayed because of a fiery crash. Our chopper over 101 north and grand avenue where it appears a vehicle has hit a train. Its a Union Pacific train. It happened about an hour ago. You see the fire truck right there. No official word on injuries or what might have caused that crash. But there are reports the driver was traveling more than 60 Miles Per Hour in the minutes before that crash. Caltrans uses these tracks and several of its trains will be delayed. Well keep you posted. New video police want you to see. Its a burglar caught on surveillance cameras. Recognize him . The guy on the phone broke no a san jose home back in september. And he appears to be talking the entire time hes ransacking the house, filling that bag with goods. If you recognize him, call police. Still ahead, tracking the storm thats arriving now. A live look at the approach to the Richmond San Rafael bridge where you can see its raining. Thats right, were tracking it on the Doppler Radar. You can see now moderate rain over the Richmond Bridge and heavier pockets. And we have the full timeline on the storm and a Second System this weekend on my micro climate forecast. Its extremely difficult knowing that we have lost a fellow officer. Perhaps his toughest day at san jose. Live at police headquarters, a one on one with larry es coe bell. And the most hated ceo. And companies buyout entire movie theaters to show star wars. His book in the south bay. San joses police chief is packing hes writing the final chapter of his book in the south bay. San joses police chief is packing up boxes and cleaning off his desk, but he set aside part of the day to talk with Damian Trujillo about the department hes leaving and the condition hes leaving it in. Damians live with our exclusive interview. Reporter as you might know, lar larry escobelle was candid. Hes worn the blue uniform for the last 30 years. He has proudly sported the four stars for the last three years, tenure as the top cop. Tonight the chief is preparing to turn them all in, along with his gold badge number 2546. Its surreal, its come down to the less than 30 days now. Reporter esquivel was a strandout linebacker and worked ways way to an elite team. He has had to face Academy Classes plummeting to low digits. But he vows those numbers will turn around. Perhaps the toughest call of his career, responding to the murder of one of his men, over michael johnson. He was with the family that morning. It was extremely difficult knowing that we had lost a fellow officer in that manner. Reporter chief esquivel says he will continue working until his official last day, january 16. Thats when hell slip into the navy blue uniform of san joses finest for the last time. And chief Larry Esquivel will take over the Tracy Police Department in early february. Not at 6 00, we ask helm about his proudest moment and advice for the incoming chief. Live in san jose, Damian Trujillo. Furious stockholders are lawyering up after the arrest of a bay area firms new ceo. Martin shkreli has made bail. He was arrested for securities fraud. It sent stock prices plunging for a south San Francisco Pharmaceutical Company that he heads. Stockholders have hired two different law firms to investigate his work. The stock price fell some 50 before Trading Halted yesterday and hasnt resumed. Star wars mania is in full force. Longawaited seventh installment had a box total of 57 million. It surpasses the previous record of 43. 5 million set by a harry potter movie. They shut down so that people could go watch it, that did not happen here at nbc bay area. A nailbiting experience for one techie who is in the movie. Our business reporter, scott budman is outside a screening in campbell with the story. Did he get to play chewbacca . Reporter we wouldnt know because of the big costume, but he was an extra. A lot of techies have told me through the years that as kids they were inspired by star wars, and we met one techie today who as an adult got to be in the new star wars movie. Of all the people lining up to see star wars, and there are lot of you. Trent adams will be watching especially closely. Its one of the hardest secrets ive kept. Hes an extra in the move e paypal bought out several theaters. You get a bunch of engineers and technologists together with people who love star wars. Reporter paypal is just one of many Tech Companies buying out theaters. In downtown san jose alone we saw google and ak sell op. We have toys in our bedroom that we grew up with. Reporter so get your tickets and watch extra closely for this guy. They had a fullsized set of the millennial um falcon and then asking would you like to go inside. And it was physically hard to walk up the ramp into the millennium falcon because it catapulted you back to your childhood. Reporter it is no coincidence that the new star wars comes out so closely to christmas. Lots of robots, phones and toys for those techies to buy their children. I want to play r2d2 in the next movie. Its now been announced. Its official. Okay. Are you headed to the sierra . Hopefully youre not leaving tonight. Heres a look at the snow already covering 80. Much more expected in the next two hours, so theres going to be slow traffic. Anticipating chain controls in effect. It also means big business for shops as people scoop up boots, jackets, all that equipment. We did a ski week last year in february, and it was so bad that we went biking for some of the day. Lots of rocks and not much good stuff open. So were hoping for a big change this year. There will be a change. Several sierra ski resorts say this is the best time and the best season start that theyve had since 2010. Hmm. Lets go to jeff ranieri to talk about this great snow and season were having. The snow system was about one to two hours behind. Its beginning to get its act together, now approaching San Francisco. As we zoom in on Doppler Radar, i want to show you to the areas that have heavier pockets. That does include 101, from santa rosa to peta luma. This rain fall is not extreatmently heavy but enough to get roadways wet. Our current done hour showing about. 800 per hour. The golden gate, all those major corridors dealing with light to moderate rain. Thats going to surely slow that traffic down. And one of the number one traffic spots thats normally slow, emeryville, thats going to be a mess with a few showers, also the 24 corridor from Oakland Hills and walnut creek beginning at the current moment. For San Francisco, we have started to see some rein tonightonigh rain tonight. By 6 11 we may have heavier rainfall entering San Francisco. Down the peninsula. Thats what a lot of folks along the peninsula need to watch out for. For san jose, nothing just yet, but it will be moving in. Lets go to the morning forecast for tomorrow. We will have lingering showers across the bay area, but i think the worst will have moved out. You need the jacket, maybe the umbrella for a little bit as you start off your saturday. Lets detail it for you. Tonight we saw the heavier rainfall beginning to develop near the central bay area. By 7 30 tonight it continues to slowly push to the south. And we think san jose to morgan hill, this area will get into heavier rainfall by 10 30 this evening. And in the overnight hours well have spotty showers lingering through about 5 30. Most of saturday will stay dry with partly sunny skies, then well look at the Second System arriving as we head throughout sunday evening. It doesnt look like a big storm, but by 5 30 well see maybe see. 10 to. 25. Same goes to pleasanton. And well approach 1 inch for santa rosa, also for napa. Lets take you to the micro climate forecast a we head through the first day of the weekend, jacket weather stays in place. And up into san jose, sun and 56 for the peninsula. 55 in san mateo. San francisco at 54 in the financial district. North bay, east bay and tri valley, north bay will be the first area to clear out, so more of a partly cloudy sky expected, 57 and 56 in mill valley. Tomorrow morning a few spotty showers, by monday well have scattered rain. We have our next possible storm by Christmas Eve. We are looking ahead towards that and check out what its going to mean for the snow totals. Were going to leave you with this, huge, huge news for the drought, maybe 21 inches across the summit. Since november 1st, weve had about 9 feet of snow. This could make it about 11 feet. Bring it on. Omts just new information into the newsroom about what led up to this fiery crash involving a truck and train. Great change comes from doing the right thing. Like the radical idea that health isnt an industry. Its a cause. So we do things differently. We combine care and coverage. And believe prevention is the most powerful of cures. So forgive us for not going with the flow. We just think the flow should go with us. Which makes us rebels with one cause. Your health. Of a deadly crash in south San Francisco where a truck burst into flames and hit a we have some details on that deadly crash in south San Francisco. The driver of the truck was speeding and lost control near grant. The driver plowed into a fence, and burst into flames and rolled into the Union Pacific train. This happened about 4 00. There are reports the driver was traveling about 60 Miles Per Hour before that crash. Caltrans also uses these tracks and it has caused delays for several of its trains. When you pay 500 million for something, you expect it to be great. 243 million is the estimated cost of cleanup for the devastating wild fires that scorched butte counties and calaveras earlier this year. The states rainy days fund will have to be tapped for ssom that money. 200,000 acres were burned. An update on the storm moving through, coming up next. Before we go, lets get an update on the storm thats complicating the evening commute. These are live pictures of we before we go, we want to give you an update on the storm thats complicated the evening commute, heres some pictures. But not dry for too much longer. The rainfall is beginning to move in right now and heavier pockets developing. You can see on the Doppler Radar and satellite, its all about the 101. It will be pushing into San Francisco in about 15 to 25 minutes. Its still dry for most of the east bay and south bay, but the rain will hold up and impact you tonight. We did have a few issues with our sevenday forecast at the bottom of the screen. In case you missed it, here it is again. Temps in the 50s. By sunday evening, another chance of rainfall. And by monday, some scattered rain. All in all, were looking at rainfall through monday producing about a half inch in one inch. So its not flooding conditions, its just that were going to see sporadic, on again off again rainfall. And were looking toward a potential Christmas Eve storm. This is worth taking a look at. Maybe 21 inches over the next seven days. Nice christmas gift. Yes. We hope to see you at six. Hillary clinton and a major fight over alleged snooping into secret files. One campaign now going to court. Also from russia with love. Donald trumps controversial new comment about putin. Record rush. Over 100 million americans in the busiest holiday escape ever. Gas prices plunging, roads and airports packed. Were inside the nerve center where the nations Biggest Airline is bracing. On the run, the texas teen who killed the people while driving drunk and stayed out of jail with an infamous affluenza defense and tonight he is gone and the fbi has joined the hunt. And the tanning
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