Behavior report it. Sam brock, nbc bay area news. Thank you very much. If you are looking for a place to celebrate the new year we have you covered. Check out our new years eve events died. Right there on nbcbayarea. Com. We have lifted big events all over the bay area. Well if you are celebrating new years eve outside, air quality wont be the greatest. Take a look at San Francisco. Bay area in the middle of a pair the air alert. The air quality poor the next due two days. There is a question whether the skies will be clear enough to see fireworks. Rob is here to break it down. Air quality not good this weekend. We have the smoky skies unhealthy around sunset. Unhealthy for sensitive groups. The inland east bay including the trivalley. The other issue well be watching is that the cloud cover. For sunday heading towards midnight high clouds and a few patches of low clouds. Around fireworks time out there around the embarked of looking at cool temperatures, low 50s and patchy low clouds
With fireworks along the waterfront. This year, however, in the wake of a thwarted christmas terrorist attack at pier 39, San Francisco police will be extra vigilant. We want the public to know again that there are no Credible Threats and its important that they see officers out there but there will also be officers out there you wont see. Reporter the department will be collaborating with the fbi but chief scott wouldnt satisfy if snipers would be used from building tops as new york city will do for its celebration, this in the wake of the deadly Las Vegas Massacre where a gunman sprayed bullets on concert goers from a hotel room. What is important is to make sure everyone is safe. Reporter acting mayor london breed says the citys Emergency Operations center will be activated as well as the Sobering Center on mission street. We dont want people drinking and driving so use our Public Transportation system. Reporter alex is visiting from riverside where he says his citys festival of lig
Emergency Operations Center will be activated as well as the Sobering Center on mission street. We dont want people drinking and driving so use our Public Transportation system. Reporter alex is visiting interest riverside where he says his citys festival of lights celebration took extra safety precautions this year, as well. This year, for the First Time Ever they had snipers all over downtown. Scary that we have to be at that point but if it works and it helps people feel safe, then its worth it. Reporter police will be out in full force on sunday evening. No discretionary time off is being granted for officers. And a note about fireworks. They are illegal in San Francisco. So if you would like to see them, dont try it yourself. Head down to the embarcadero. Its a free show. Leave it to the professionals. In San Francisco, Tara Moriarty, ktvu fox 2 news. I think the weather is going to cooperate. How many people are going to show up for this . Reporter they didnt go over the numbers
Discussion. A state law goes into effect january 1 concerns a Group Activists say has been overlooked in that conversation. More on the new law and who it protects. Reporter that new law expands protections for victims of Sexual Harassment. Specifically for transgender people experiencing harassment at work. From a threatened band in the military to a number of so called bathroom bills in several states transgender people faced hurdles in 2017. At oaklands lgbt center when i asked the director to sum up what kind of year it has been for transgender people he took us into a room and showed us a wall of photos of trans people. Who had been killed in hate crimes. That is not even the whole year. This is half of the year. Trans people are being killed because they are transgender. This speaks to what we believe is the most marginalized community of people in america. Reporter he hopes the momentum from the me to movement reflected by times person of the year cover showing women breaking si
But first we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Threatening weather conditions across the country. Temperatures plummeting, the record lows. It is cold enough that part of Niagara Falls to freeze up. Winter rages as revelers brace for the big chill. 2017 is departing with a cold slap across the face. Im hoping it gets sunny and hot. It is not going to happen. Not a chance. Look at this Massive Action on u. S. 31 near lake michigan. 40car pileup. Another one going in. It is freezing. The count down has begun. Millions of people will be here in time square braving some of the coldest temperatures in time square hist ory. It is so iconic. When you come here, you have to see the ball drop. A toddler may have caused the first worst in new york city in a quarter srncentury. Playing with the burners on the stove. A deadly swat case in kansas. Ladies and gentlemen, i give you russell westbrook. That is nasty. Caught on camera, a woman under arrest in