San mateo bridge south out of san leandro and then west across 92. Thats a typical pattern. Same thing for 101, a little build north 87 but the crash is north 101 as youre approaching the off ramp there, reports of a vehicle that flipped over off of its wheels, i dont know if it completely flipped over. We will find out about any lanes blocked. Right now consider the fast lane blocked because that was the initial report but we dont see a lot of slowing down here, we see it over towards tully and thats a traditional pattern as well as the south way and 87. Over toward the east bay and over through the trivalley area, no problem for 238 out of the Castro Valley area, 880 slows a bit forward the san mateo bridge and where the backup forms about 25 minutes from highway 4 to the backup at the bay bridge. Back to you. Breaking news for you this morning, former today show anchor matt lauer just issued a response after he was fired wednesday over allegations of Sexual Misconduct. Those claims made by nbc employee. Bob redell is in our newsroom, he has been monitoring the today show which has been airing on the east coast. Anything new . Good morning, it was over two hours ago that matt lauer sent this statement to his colleagues which has read by Savannah Guthrie at the beginning of this mornings edition of the today show. Our top story is once again about our former colleague, matt lauer. And in, fact, we just moments ago received a statement from matt and let me read it to you. There are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain i have caused others by words and actions. To the people i have hurt, i am truly sorry. As i am writing this, i realize the depth of the damage and disappointment i have left behind at home and at nbc. Some of what is being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized, but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. I regret that my shame is now shared by the people i cherish dearly. Repairing the damage will take a lot of time and soul searching and im committed to beginning that effort. It is now my fulltime job. The last two days have forced into he to take a very hard look at my own troubling flaws. Its been humbling. I am blessed to be surrounded by people i love. I thank them for their patience and grace. Thats a statement from matt that just came in within the last minute or two. In another development nbc news is reporting that two more accusers have come forward since news broke of lauers termination, the misconduct alleged in the original complaint began at the 2014 Olympic Games in sochi, russia, and continued after. The lawyer for the accuser had this to pay in part, im awed by the courage my client showed to raise a complaint and to do so without making any demands other than to ask the company to do the right thing. Variety magazine published a report laying out a pattern of alleged Sexual Misconduct by lauer, including exposing himself to a woman in his office and inviting women to his hotel room by covering the olympics. Three unnamed women tell variety they were sexually harassed, their account variety says corroborated by friends and colleague. The magazine also reports that self women said they made complaints to executives at nbc which were ignored. Variety magazine based its reporting on a twomonth investigation with dozens of interviews with current and former staff. Nbc news issued a response saying, we can say unequivocally that prior to monday night current nbc news management was never made aware of any complaints about matt lauers conduct. Megyn kelly just started her hour of the today show, we expect her to comment on the lauer firing, we will bring that to you assuming she says something within the next half hour. No doubt she will. Thank you very much. Our coverage continues online as well where you can read nbcs full statement on our website along with a statement from the lawyer of the woman who came forward. Its all at nbcbayarea. Com. And new this morning, bart police are telling nbc bay area they have not confirmed reports elsewhere about a stabbing outside a san bruno bart station last night. According to the initial reports a man was bleeding from his hand and that station was closed for cleaning. We just got off the phone with bart and they told us that the man did have some kind of puncture wound but that he would not indicate how it happened. The station is open again this morning. Happening today, a man accused of drunk driving and killing four people in a deadly wreck in san pablo over the weekend is expected in court. In the meantime were learning new information about another deadly crash in the east bay, another passenger in a crash in livermore last week has died. Both cases Authorities Say that the drivers who caused the wrecks have had previous runins with the law. Today in the bays kris sanchez joins us live from livermore with whats being done to try to wrack down on these repeat offenders. Good morning, kris. Reporter hi there. We expect that this memorial here at the crash site in livermore will continue to grow today now that one more person has lost their life as a result of that crash, but growing louder today, the question of why that driver was behind the wheel in the first place. 26yearold lauren davis was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and officers that night told us they found alcohol in that vehicle. We checked her driving records and they show she was arrested for driving under the influence twice before, most recently just in may. We also checked Court Records for the driver who caused this crash that killed four people and injured six other people in san pablo. Fred lowe has prior convictions for driving under the influence. Today he will face a judge to be arraigned on charges, four counts of murder, dui and other charges as well. Just yesterday i spoke with madd, mothers against drunk driving which is pushing for better enforcement of existing drunk driving laws because they say that repeat offenders can be deadly on the roadways. For multiple firsttime offenders there are crashes that do occur, but mainly we really want to track and watch those multiple offenders because they are 70 more times likely to injure or kill somebody on our roadways. Reporter now, i surveyed california dui laws and found that madd gives california 3. 5 out of 5 stars in their Rating System so right about middle of the ground. California ranks number one in insurance rate increases for dui drivers, thats one consequence, but they rank fifth in dui jail time and sixth in the severity of drivers license suspensions. But look at this, california ranks 31st in terms of prevention measures, so certainly the state could be doing better in that regard. Now, in 2019 those ignition interlock pilot laws will expand statewide, right now there are several pilot programs, one of them in alameda county, but it is not meant to be a punishment for drunk drivers, but instead as an incentive for them to get their drivers license back on a provisional basis. Now, the california Highway Patrol did do the saturation patrols you might remember over thanksgiving you told you that they were going to be in maximum enforcement. They told us in the nine bay area counties they arrested 186 people for driving drunk. Clearly, though, they didnt get to everybody. In livermore, kris sanchez, today in the bay. People take the advice, do not drink and drive. Thank you, kris. Happening today, another day of jury deliberations in the kate steinle murder trial and there is still no clear indication of when a verdict will be reached. Today in the bays pete suratos joins us live from San Francisco. What legal experts with saying about the case. Pete . Reporter good morning to you, marcus. We want to point out if a per difficult is not reached today deliberations will be moved to next week since court is closed on friday, but we do know that this is the fourth full day of deliberations, remember they had a couple half days before the Holiday Weekend and really, guys, there is no indication right now as far as where they are when it comes to reaching this verdict, but we do know yesterday we didnt see much activity at the hall of justice in San Francisco. We have some video of the prosecution Walking Around, didnt see the Defense AttorneysWalking Around yesterday. Prosecutors have made the argument that Jose Ines Garcia zarate intended to kill kate steinle or at least someone walking on pier 14 back in july of 2015, but there has been no district evidence at least introduced in court and then you have the defense team claiming the shooting was accidental and that that bullet which killed steinle ricocheted off of the pier at peer 14 in San Francisco before striking her in the back. Our crews did speak with legal experts, criminal defense attorney mark yates about the time its taking for the deliberations to wrap up and what it may mean or if it means anything at all. Just wild speculation to start guessing on that, but i can say at this point i would not at all be surprised that they have been out as long as they have. I wouldnt have expected it sooner. You wouldnt be surprised if it goes into next week, either . I wouldnt. I could easily see that happening. It could be tomorrow of course. Reporter now, zarate faces a murder charge and two weapons related charges. The way its going to work is we will get a 30 minute notice the media, that is, if a verdict is reached later today but those jury deliberations are set to begin this morning at 9 00 a. M. We are live in San Francisco, pete suratos for today in the bay. Palo alto leaders are considering several new projects to boost safety along the caltrain crossing. The four crossings run directly through caltrain tracks with no underpass or overpass. City Council Members met yesterday to consider two new studies on on diverting cars, bikes and pedestrians but the Palo Alto Weekly reports leaders say the major Sticking Point is coming up with the funding to cover the construction costs. Good morning, it is 6 10. As you head out the door it will be chilly but eventually will warm up. Seasonal temperatures across the bay area. Lets take a look at your microclimate highs for today, san jose will be topping out at about 66 degrees, milpitas 63, morgan hill 66, the east bay can expect to see mostly clear conditions. We might get a couple high clouds into the early afternoon. Concord 65, wall news creek 66, oakland 62. For the peninsula we will be climbing into the upper 50s and lower 60s, san mateo a high of 62, San Francisco expect similar conditions, really just a great thursday is expected ahead with a whole lot of sunshine, but i know mike is tracking a few crashes this morning. Thats right. Not just one here and there, we have a number that are on the grid, i will call it a couple. The traffic flow the volume holding a little lighter than a typical thursday at this time. North 101 at euro buena that crash cleared from the scene. A spinout and flash tire. A southbound 880 it will add to the slowing over forward the san mateo bridge and we will give you more detail coming up. 6 12 right now. 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Delicious. Grocery outlet bargain market its 6 15. As youre enjoying that delicious omelette or maybe you are a cereal type of person like me, here is a quick look at your Santa Rosa School day forecast. Its going to start off in the 30s, 39 degrees still expected by 7 00 a. M. Eventually warming up into the 40s. If you notice right around lunchtime 54 degrees, eventually climbing into the 60s. Expect a cool day ahead. I will talk about your average highs for today coming up in just a bit. We are looking here at the jam now south 880 from out of san leandro down towards 92 and the interchange. This crash blocks your two left lanes. We will talk about more details there and to bay point. Thanks so much, vianey and mike. This is quarter after 6 00. A followup this morning, a leaders in two peninsula cities now reportedly asks Santa Clara County for more time to examine the planned expansion for stanford university. Stanford wants to add thousands of new Housing Units and 3 million square feet of academic space by the year 2035. Lead ersz in both cities want an additional 60 days to review an Environmental Impact report. Stanford calls the request unwarranted. Surge pricing could become part of every parking meter in San Francisco. A vote is scheduled for this coming tuesday that we told you about this before, the proposal, each of the citys 30,000 meters could be subject to hourly rates that vary depending on demand. Officials say the goal is to increase the availability of coveted city parking spaces. Business and tech news in morning, American Airline scrambling to fix an issue that could leave thousands of flights without pilots in the middle of the december Holiday Travel season. For that and at rest of our news before the bell we go live to landon dowdy at cnbc world headquarters. Good morning, landon . Marcus and laura, good morning to you both. Wall street could be set for another mixed trading session today, the dow closed at a record high on continued optimism that congress will pass tax reform. The nasdaq had its worst day in three months on a big selloff of tech stocks like facebook, apple and amazon. You want to look for Economic Data on unemployment, income and end sping and manufacturing. The dow rose 103 points to 23,940, the nasdaq fell 87 to 6824. One Major Airline may find itself on santas naughty list, American Airlines is scrambling to find enough pilots for thousands of flights during the two weeks surrounding christmas. A computer glitch allowed too many crews to take time off. American will try to avoid canceling flights by playing overtime and using reserve pilots. Volvo wants to sell cars like phone service. They have unveiled a new way to own and operate your vehicles. For 600 bucks it will sell customers an xc40 crossover suv. That figure includes the cost of the car, taxes and delivery as well as insurance and access to the concierge service. All you have to pay for is the gas that you use. Marcus and laura, back over to you. Im sold, landon. I will take one tomorrow. Thank you. Pick your color. Happening today, it is the National ChristmasTree Lighting in washington, d. C. You are looking at video from last years ceremony with then president obama and the former first family. Kathie lee gifford and dean cain aka superman will host this years ceremony. President trump and First Lady Melania Trump will participate in the actual lighting of the christmas tree. There will be several musical performances including one from the beach boys. I want to do that in my living room, like a countdown, music. We will all join you. A small crowd at your house. I have a small little audience. I will sing a selection or two. There you go. See, the party is getting better. Your temperatures right now are in the 30s and the 40s, very appropriate for some hot chocolate. Look at napa at 36 degrees, walnut creek also 36 degrees and san jose and San Francisco a little bit more mild, San Francisco sitting at about 48 degrees this morning and a lot of clear skies, but we are getting reports of a low visibility in some areas in the north bay, particularly near napa, the santa rosa area, visibility mild down to around five miles. Its not too dense but if you are driving you may encounter a patchy area so be careful, slow is down and then the fog should clear out by the afternoon. Once all of that fog clears out we will make way for a very seasonable afternoon. Temperatures will climb once again into those 60s. Lets take you on a tour of the bay area. 66 degrees expected for san jose, los gatos at 63, as we head over toward the east bay, concord 65, danville 67. Along the peninsula expect upper 50s, lower 60s, halfmoon bay a high of 60 degrees, San Francisco will be climbing to about 60 degrees for the embarcadero, mission at 61, and look at santa rosa, a high of 64. One thing is for sure, though, we are expecting very calm conditions today and then these calm conditions will carry over at least through friday which on friday we do have a couple of changes on the way, it looks like a system is sitting off to the north that could bring a couple changes you may want to Pay Attention to if youre heading out on saturday. Lets check in with mike. I got some chan