Well. No major problems there. The commute continues to look good. If you are driving on the freeway, traffic is moving along okay at the bay bridge toll plaza. 0 traffic does look good into San Francisco. And there are no major problems on the lower deck of the bay bridge. As we look at the commute here in south bay, traffic continues to also look good. Northbound 880, we mentioned that there was a crash reported by chp. Its northbound 880. There is a Paramedic Team enroute. Its light now. Not really any slow traffic to speak of because its so light. But we will keep an eye on that for you. Lets go back to the desk. Thank you. U. S. Officials are ready to blame north korea for the cyber attack at Sony Pictures that led to the cancellation of the film the interview. An announcement could come as soon as today. We are live from the theater where we are talking to people and getting reaction this morning. What are people saying . Reporter well, so far, we havent seen anybody just yet. Its a little early. But we know that american officials are getting ready to blame north korea. They believe that north korea was centrally involved in the hacking of Sony Pictures computers and a spokesperson for the National Security council says that the u. S. Is considering a range of options. Now we know that the hackers exposed sensitive documents and made terror threats because of the film the interview. A comedy about the assassination of leader kim jongun. And that prompted sony to cancer it will release due to concerns over violence. And one film goer went to see a screening in San Francisco but it had been canceled. Drove and so about an hour and a half in the rain. Some things that you just dont joke around about. Dont think it was one of the topics to joke on. Reporter and chains had announced that they would not show the film which led to sonys decision to yank it. And several hollywood big wigs have denounced the decision saying it stifles the right to free expression. And others say that safety is a top priority. And the release would have hurt theaters and other entertainment that see a spike in business during the holiday season. Back to you. Thank you. A suspected drunk driver is accused of running into a group of people leading a Holiday Church Service in la county. And one person was killed and several others are in Critical Condition this morning. Up to a dozen people may be hurt including some kids. And witnesses say the female driver ran a red light and plowed into the people. And she kept going and later crashed into another car. The vehicle struck a group of pedestrians. We still arent certain on the exact number. And continued northbound, colliding headon with a vehicle that was traveling southbound on Pacific Coast highway. The driver was take on the the hospital for evaluation. She faces dui and vehicular manslaughter charges. Oakland police say they did not know that the chp planted two plain clothed officers at a protest. When they attacked the officers, the other officer pulled out a baton and pointed a gun at protesters. They say they were there to find out if they were planning to block freeways but Oakland Police say they have been checking for the past week and have not found anyone within the department who was told about the undercover operation. Theres a concern that a lack of communication among Law Enforcement agencies could endanger the lives of everyone involved. Public defenders across the bay area will rally today in support of michael brown, the unarmed teenager shot to death in ferguson, missouri by a police officer. Theyll observe 4. 5 seconds of silence. The public defenders will rally at 8 00 this morning followed by San Francisco public defenders at noon. East bay leaders held a Town Hall Forum last night aimed at bridging the gap between police and protesters. The oakland mayor and congresswoman lee took part in at the vent which was held at the memorial cathedral. Hundreds of people packed the church to voice their frustrations about the justice system. Congresswoman lee says she wants president barack obama to appoint a police czar. Racial profiling legislation that we have pending. The president has taken several executive actions and we need to go further. The mayor says Oakland Police had enacted Police Reform such as uniform cameras and the number of officers wearing body cameras went from about 200 in 2010 to 619 this year. And over the same time period, use of force incidents dropped by 75 . Its been years since the killing of a young bay area mother but her family is still searching for answers. Family and friends held a candle light individual nil downtown last night to mark six years since her death. The body of the 33yearold woman was found in a parking lot nearby. Police say she had been raped and strangled. And family members are pleading for anyone with information to come forward. Hopefully the message will reach the right ear, the 50,000 reward is out there. Hopefully it will reach the right person and they can be compelled to come forward hopefully. She left behind a daughter who is now in her teens. San franciscos supervisor is publicizing a video that shows a person vandalizing the tree. It shows the man walking up to a newly planted tree outside a home and then tearing a limb off and walking away with a branch. While the city is working to add extra officers the, supervisor says theres an anything goes criminal atmosphere for smaller crime which is he worries will lead to bigger crimes. The tough ban on smoking is getting tougher. Yesterday the city Council Voted to expand the area outside businesses where smoking is already prohibited. It affects the shopping center, downtown and the california avenue business district. Smoking was already prohibited within 25 feet of a doorway but the city found its too difficult to enforce. Remember earlier this week when it was the busiest day at post offices across the country . Well, its going to continue today. This is is expected to be the busiest day for package deliveries, all brought in by customers reach their destinations today. The u. S. Postal service says its seen deliveries grow by 20 in the last five years because other shippers depend on the Postal Service to deliver the packages to addresses they dont typically serve. Well today the San Francisco giants could announce the resigning of the relief pitcher. The two have agreed to a two year, 15 million deal pending a physical. He lost the closer role last year but performed well as a setup man. And he has been a part of all three of the giants championships. Could be a Major Business opportunity. The major california industry that could be significantly impacted by the president s decision to reestablish diplomatic relations with cuba. Up next, the lifechanging christmas surprise for five deserving bay area families. Good morning. Right now, looking at a commute where there are no that many incidents and traffic is still doing very well on bay area bridges. Well, the current pattern, one more system kind of waiting for that late tonight and tomorrow. And drizzle this morning. And we actually have more sun in the forecast and warmer temperatures. We will show you those coming up. Is welcome back. Its 4 41. President Barack Obamas announcement from the u. S. Is reestablishing diplomatic relations with cuba doesnt mean you can book a vacation just yet. The white house is expanding the special travel permits but americans wanting to travel to cuba will still have to fall into one of the authorized categories such as educational or professional meetings. And americans who do go can use their credit and debit card which is they could not do before and theyll be allowed to bring home up to 100 worth of cuban cigars and rum. And most cubanamericans in the bay area say they welcome the opening of ties with cuba. A District Attorney who grew up in cuba said he has mixed feelings about the news. He says on one hand, hes pleased to see president barack obama engaging in meaningful dialogue with cuba and noticing that the and noting that the isolation has not worked. And on the other hand, he says because a free media in cuba does not appear to be part of the equation. Economist say eventually opening ties with cuba could present opportunities for businesses, particularly here in california. Hightech companies could help wire the island where right now, few average cubans have computers and. If regulations are eased, california farmers could increase the amount of products sent to cuba. A gunman remains on the loose after shooting a meteorologist in texas. The meteorologist was leaving the station when the gunman approached his car. Police officers say they exchanged words and he was shot three times and then ran away. The weatherman managed to drive off and get help down the road. He is in stable condition with wounds to the shoulder and abdomen. And investigators dont believe he knows the shooter. The tv station immediately went into lockdown. And police later took a person into custody but now officers say they do not believe he was involved in the shooting. Well security will be very tight this morning as the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect heads to court for the final pretrial hearing. The 21yearold, it will be his First Court Appearance since 2013. He faces a possible death sentence if he is convicted. His trial is scheduled to begin on january 5th. A new report says the wealth gap between mid and will upper income households is at a record high. The Research Center says on average, high income families had 639,000 more in assets than debts last year. And thats up 7 from the year before. But middle income families held steady at 97,000. And that number has not changed in four years and that means the typical wealth is now seven times higher than for middle income households and thats the biggest gap in 30 years. Time is 4 44. And christmas came early for five east bay families. Ready, one, two, three, do it yes awesome story here. They were given cars refurbished by workers at mikes auto body shops. They started the give away back in 2001. Families that dont have their own transportation are recommended and they say receiving a car is a life changing event. Two kids, a wife, no vehicle, schools, soccer practice, its difficult. Amazing. Well the cars are packed full of holiday gifts. Thats great. And Insurance Companies donate cars they consider totaled and then workers fix them up like new on their own time. And the shop owner donates tools, Storage Space and parts. Way to go. Thats an awesome story. What a big impact. Oh, yeah, absolutely. Sal, how is traffic today . Its good. Good morning to you both. Were still doing very well. There are a couple things out there but its so early that its not causing delays. We have a look now at the commute here at the bay bridge toll plaza. Westbound bay bridge west of treasure island, an accident in the right lane. And no injuries. However, chp and the tow trucks are up there. But again, its early and i dont think its going to cause a major traffic delay. And looking at 880 Oakland North and southbound, the traffic is moving well here in oakland. And northbound 880 in union city, theres a car that hit the center divide. Its on the shoulder now and just waiting for the tow truck. Lets go to the weather center. How are you, my friend . Im well. You . Not bad. A little break here. Much needed. Much needed. We have drizzle, light rain, not a big deal. One more system to go. Take a look outside my bedroom window and you can see the tree i put up the other day. You have a big ladder. I do have a big ladder. And drizzle also in San Francisco. But there are breaks in the clouds and light rain this morning, mostly cloudy. Sun and clouds but cloudy north. And wouldnt take much to get rain going again but we are waiting for the next system to we will get warmer pattern today. Clouds on the increase and light rain up into lake county. Some of this is so light it doesnt show you on the radar beam. But overall, this is drizzle moving across right here. San francisco, over the golden gate bridge. And across oakland as well. Nothing too heavy but misty. And same out of the mountains and maybe toward morgan hill. For us, High Pressure weak as it may be will build in for about 18 hours or so. And this next system is not that strong but it will still give us rain on friday. Late, late tonight into tomorrow. Yet, what we call the overrunning could produce rain in the north baby the evening. And 50s on the opens. And few up 40s. A lot of moisture in the air. And low 50s or upper 40s for everybody. Close here. And 30 up in tahoe. Sacramento 52. And you can see not much going on, maybe isolated scattered snow showers but overall, a quiet morning. And next system gives us rain and after that, High Pressure builds in and deflect to the north. And the pattern looks like it will change a little bit. So today except for a few showers, a few hit and miss guys, kind of moving about. And then increasing clouds coming in later tonight. And then the rain move in and the next system will start overnight and producing rain overnight into tomorrow morning. And back into the rain and this will have. 50 to an inch. Drizzle light showers in the morning but more sun, 50s and 60s on the temperatures. And an easterly breeze in place for some. So a couple areas around mountainview with 22 Miles Per Hour gusts. So a breeze kicking up there. And one more system, friday morning rain and clear out by saturday morning and high and dry except for fog. Going to be nice on the coast, fog inland. Longterm forecast. Its okay through about christmas eve, christmas day. A ott of people could be traveling this weekend to take the whole week off. This week send okay. Thats good. The fight over access to a San Mateo County beach continues. And now the billionaire who owns the beach has filed a motion to throw out the recent legal decision in the case. It ordered them to reopen the gate leading to the beach by last week. And now they claim theres language in the order that allows him to lock the gate when he wants to. He says thats why hes kept the gate locked and he is asking for a rehearing of the case. And surfs up for women at the legendary mavericks. This is week, 14 women have gathered to surf off the coast of the northern end of half moon bay. Its not a competition but organizers say its a landmark event because so many women are surfing at the same time. And they tell us, and we know in fact, mavericks has some of the most intimidating big waves on the planet. Incredibly harsh conditions. But just shows how narly everyone is. I wouldnt have paddled out if it was like this on a normal day. But just out there with all these amazing women was just, wow, history. Yeah, those waves are narly. Swells can bring waves with up to 40 feet faces and under extreme conditions could reach close to 100 feet. Wow. Yes. Thats crazy. It looks like a shark. Swims like one. But its so much more. In 20 minutes, the Important Mission of this hightech underwater tool. In his life so much pgh and backlash after a school takes away a blind boys cane and replaces it with a pool noodle. The reason the school did and it what happened after word got out about the incident. Welcome back everybody. Time now is 4 52. And a Missouri School district is apologizing over a decision by School Officials to take a cane away from a blind student and replace it with a Swimming Pool noodle. Its harder with this. The 8yearold was born without eyes and uses a cane to get around but a North Kansas CitySchool District spokesperson says he hit someone with the cane on the school bus and so they took it away from him and gave him the noodle as a substitute. Well his mom says her son did get a writeup for misbehaving but believes taking the cane was not the right punishment. Why would you do that . Why would you take the one thing that hes supposed to use all the time and, thats his eyes. He was told he would have to use the noodle for two weeks but after community backlash, School Officials have returned the cane and are apologizing the the record incident. And meantime, the National Federation of the blind has donated a new cane so he now has an extra one at home. A Northern California family is grief stricken and confused after their daughter died from a mysterious allergic reaction while on a family trip to hawaii. She was really nice. Reporter what did she teach you . The 6yearold says her sister would insist that the family still celebrate christmas despite their heavy hearts. 11 page went into a coma and died while on a thanksgiving vacation. She says she had been swimming in a pool for about 10 minutes when she came to her complaining that her nose was burning. Because she suffered from serious allergies, she called 911. Looked at me and said, im dying. I know im going to die. Because i can see the look on your face. She loved to draw. And her family says she will always live on. Her parents say they dont know what caused the deadly reaction but were told anything from ash to the temperature of the pool may have contributed. Time now is 4 54. Aid or abettor 4 54. And uber is promising to focus on consumer safety. They are considering new ways to screen drivers using technology that could include polygraph tests. A lawsuit claims that they have exaggerated how thoroughly they screen drivers. A spokesperson calls the alleged crime dispickable and says the company is fully cooperating with police. And Company Records indicate the driver passed multiple background checks at the federal, state and local levels. The San Francisco mart is staying put but in a different location. Details of a new deal were announced yesterday. And now the mart will be rebuilt. And turned into a four acre Office Complex but the developer has agreed to build an underground warehouse for the flour mart. All vendors tenants will be offered a fiveyear extension of their lease at the current rate. And we are moving forward with plans on remaining here on this site. Were going to reinvest back into the flour business in the future. And we are going to maintain this business here in San Francisco. Not everyone is happy about the deal though. The former San Francisco supervisor is leading an effort to get a measure on next novembers ballot that would keep it in the current location. It was a time of celebration followed by disappointment. For almost 300 student who thought they got into a top university. Baltimores Johns HopkinsUniversity Says it mistakenningly sent out welcome emails to applicants who got rejected. They blamed the glitch on an outside contractor. And they sent out followup messages and they are apologizing to all the applicants who were impacted. Coming up in the 5 00 hour, for the First Time Since the big bay area storm, the special way they are helping one family regain a since of normalcy. But first, let go from the niners and now his mom is coming to his defense. What she told us about the allegations that forced the team to release her son. Good morning. Right now, looking at a commute where traffic is doing well on 280. Nice looking drive. We will tell you more about the south bay commute. Some light rainout there but we are in between one last system which will arrive on friday. Light rain, mostly cloudy but a break today. The next system coming up. American Officials Say north korea is indeed responsible for a cyber attack at sony. And the terrorist threats that led to the scrapping of a movie release. How hollywood is reacting. Do we have to move . Or are we going to stay . Is the water going to get bigger. A family forced out by flooding is finally back home but their concerns are not over. How the community is pitching in to help. Ray mcdonald cut by the 49ers after yet another criminal investigation. The evidence his mother says will prove hes innocent. And a big crowd expected today in the south bay. The holiday helping offer people having trouble making ends meet. Good morning. Thank you for joining us. It is thursday, december 18th. Im pack cook. Were ready. Im dave clark. Weather and traffic. And steve is right there. You going to let it rain today . Just a little bit today. One more. Will it come in tonight or tomorrow morning . Tonight in the north bay and overnight for the rest. And after that, a break. Okay. Still light rain or drizzle out there. Not done yet. But there are breaks in the clouds and we will see more sun today until the next system rolls in. I see my ship has come in. Once again, im at the bus station. That drizzle so light, light