Head over to vianey, friday light, right . I dont have delays or accidents to report. An accident in fremont has been cleared. I want to get you to this 880. The southbound side, looking fairly slow. It looks like an accident popped up. Ill let you know where that is in a bit. Mass transit, 47 trains running for bart. No other delays, however the ferry, they have mechanical issues. Ferries have been replaced by buses. You may want to check the website. Looks like they added buses to some of the evening ferries as well. Ferries replaced by buses. Again, if that is your morning commute, take extra time this morning and check the websites. Back to you. Thank you very much. At 6 01 this morning, the bay area is remembering San Francisco mayor, ed lee. A procession is getting under way to take the late mayors body from a funeral home to San Francisco city hall. Mayor lee died unexpectedly of a heart attack early tuesday morning. A public viewing will begin in about two hours at city hall. Thats where we find today in the bays, pete suratos, with the event taking place. People can really pay their respects. Good morning, pete. Reporter good morning to you, marcus and laura. Yes, today, this morning and throughout the day will be the first chance for folks to pay their respects to mayor lee as his body is returned here to the city. I want to show you whats taking place right now. We are moved off the street. We have San Francisco fire setting up in front of city hall, not far from the growing memorial that we seen on the city hall steps over the past few days. San francisco fire is eventually going to put up a flag when that memorial or public viewing begins in a couple hours at 8 00 a. M. Lets give you a quick rundown for folks going to the city. The mayors motorcade will arrive by the end of this hour or around 7 00 a. M. , thats what we are told. An honor guard is going to carry the coffin inside city hall. From there, the doors are going to open at 8 00 p. M. To the public. It will be in the area from 8 00 a. M. To 7 00 p. M. We got a chance to speak to important Public Officials in San Francisco, including acting mayor of San Francisco london breed including the police chief. He spoke of the impact and the turnout you can expect to see. The fact that so many people are expected to come shows how much people appreciate him. My family met him extensively. He welcomed us to the city when we first got here. Reporter mayor ed lee was the first asianamerican mayor in San Francisco history. He died of a heart attack on tuesday. The medical examiner hasnt confirmed that information, but we know mayor lee is survived by his wife and two children. Well take you back out here live. San francisco fire setting up in front of city hall before that public viewing set to take place in a couple hours. They are going to display a flag outside city hall. Folks are told to line up on the poke street entrance. If you plan on bringing flowers, leave it at the steps we showed you. You will eventually have to go through security when the public viewing begins at 8 00 a. M. They are expecting a massive turnout in the thousands for folks to pay respects to mayor ed lee. Live in front of San Francisco city hall, pete suratos, today in the bay. Thank you. A lot of people will show up. We will continue covering the memorial throughout the show. Our team will be at city hall all morning long. You saw pete there. The procession with mayor ed lees body will go from the funeral home to city hall and happen in moments. We will bring you that, live. Go to our website if you want to read details on memorial plans. We will stream the funeral on sunday. You can follow us, nbc bay area on twitter for the updates. Also today in San Francisco, a dedication for 70 new apartments designed for low income families. The people behind the projects are honoring the commitment to affordable housing. The building is located on the corner of sixth and powell street. In the south bay, there is controversy at a popular hiking spot. Mercury news reporting the agency that operates Mount Umunhum granted rights to a native american tribe. It gives them permanent rights to 36 acres once ok pied by the air force. This is the first of its kind, giving native americans a voice. They say the agency is limiting public use of that area. In washington, d. C. , this morning, a race to beat the clock on tax reform. Republicans hammered out a plan, but they are really counting votes, not sure everyone in their own party is on board. Tracie potts is live in washington with who could throw a wrench in the plans. Plus a look at a plan we will see today. Reporter well, we could see, today, which of the handful of republicans are really giving pushback here. Most republicans do seem to be behind this plan, but it really only takes a handful to derail it. Its not even final, yet, but the government is preparing to adjust your paycheck, if the republican tax plan passes. The irs is already taking steps to prepare new with holding tables for 2018. Reporter thats on hold until Senate Republicans can round up 51 votes. They can only afford to lose two. There are five in question. Senators mike lee and marco rubio are holding out to make more of the Child Tax Credit refundable to low and middle income families. If they can figure out a way to add to the 1100 figure, i will support them. We are going to keep working with them until we get the job done. Been a great guy, supportive. I think senator rubio will be there. Reporter bob corker could be a no. He is concerned the plan adds too much to the deficit. Plus, senators john mccain and thad cochran have both been out ill. Its unclear if they will show up to vote. Why are they rushing the bill through . I think they are ashamed of it. Reporter democrats pushing to delay the vote until the end of the month when jones shows up in washington. In case you are wondering how tight things could get here, the Vice President put his foreign trip on hold. He was headed to the middle east, but thats on the back burner now because hes staying here in case his tie breaking vote is needed. Marcus and laura . One will continue to watch very closely. Thank you very much. A lot of people are watching the movie screen this weekend. The force is strong this morning. Star wars, the last jedi is in theaters. Cameras were rolling as fans lined up ahead of opening night. The movie, get this, is fandangos top movie and expected to dominate the box office. The film made 45 million last night alone. We spoke with one fan at amc who took a vacation day to be the first in line by 9 00 yesterday morning. Always been a big part of my life. Also, because we are finally going to see whats done. Film analysts say the last jedi could make 200 million just in the u. S. This weekend. That would be the fourth largest opening of all time after star wars the force awakens, jurassic world. So far, reviews are great. George lucas thought the film was beautifully made. 6 09. If you are going to be waiting in line for the movie, make sure you are bundled up with a very heavy coat, a hat and gloves. Here is a live look outside in San Francisco this morning. Another spare the air day. No wood burning allowed. If you can, catch public transportation. Air quality is going to be unhealthy in the north bay and peninsula. Moderate in the east bay and south bay. Well have a red flag warning, a high fire danger for elevations above 1,000 feet. The winds 1525 Miles Per Hour. Low humidity and the gusts up to 50 Miles Per Hour. As we look at the map here, those are the areas shaded in red that will have an increased fire danger as we go into tonight and that extends through early sunday morning. Well talk about the wind speeds coming up. Vianey do you have anything going on, yet . I do now. We were all good until the slowdown in the last report. I was talking about a slowing and a Traffic Accident popped up . Chp is reporting a crash northbound 880. It appears a lane is blocked. The majority of that slowing is along the southbound side because we typically see the slowing. With this, you will see build up on the northbound side because there is a crash blocking a lane. Chp is reporting it looks to be a minor accident. They are working to clear that out. They might be on their way over. The drive times are slowing down a bit. Southbound 880 from 230 to 84, 17 minutes. Another traffic update in a bit. Thank you very much. It is 6 10. Coming up on today in the bay, regulating recreational pot. The businesses that were granted the first licenses to sell the drug as we are two weeks away from it becoming legal across the state. Plus, a Strong Economy means more gifts this Holiday Season, when today in the bay continues. Think of your fellow man, lend him a helping hand, put a little love in your heart. Youll see its getting late, oh please dont hesitate. Put a little love in your heart. In your heart. In your heart. In your heart. In your heart. vo get zero percent financing for 63 months on select models, plus well donate two hundred and fifty dollars to charity. Right now, 6 14. Get up, get moving, grab the coffee and get out the door. Palo alto, all clear skies. Chilly morning, again. We are in the low 40s at 8 00 and mostly sunny skies to start. More clouds mixing in today, its going to be a warm one, in the mid60s and the winds increasing. The winds may raise the fire danger for the weekend. Ill have more on that and the events going on around the bay area. A quick reminder for those taking mass transit this morning. The Ferry Service remains with a couple changes due to mechanical issues. They will replace the 7 00 a. M. Vallejo departure with a passenger vessel and backup buses on stand by just in case the vessels reach capacity. Ill have an update on the east bay collision in a bit. 6 14 now. In two weeks, Recreational Marijuana will become legal in california. Theres a flurry of activity to get licensed when the date comes. Today in the bays kris sanchez is live in the news room this morning. Hi, marcus. 200 businesses applied for the licenses to sell Recreational Marijuana starting on new years day. Nearly half of those licenses came to businesses here in the bay area. The bureau cannabis control issued the first 20 licenses so far for all of california and buddys cannabis of san jose got two licenses for medicinal and adult use. Kind people of santa cruz got six licenses. Theirs are permitted for adult use, also for distribution. Herbal inc of santa rosa got a license for a medicinal distributor. They are temporary, only good for 120 days, then apply for a permanent one. The state launched the online licensing system last week. In that time, 1900 users registered with the bureau of cannabis control, the first step toward licensing. 200 applicants submitted documentation. Its a difficult process. They had to submit business plans, financial information, labor agreements and detail how they transport inventory to marijuana as well as well as the plans for Quality Control and for a lot of folks, security. I did post that list of requirements on my twitter feed, in case you are curious. Only 20 licenses were issued initially, the head of cannabis control says the plan is to issue more licenses before january 1st. This is coming down to the wire. We are 16 days away from legal recreational sales, beginning in the state of california. In the news room, kris sanchez, today in the bay. Thanks so much, kris. It is 6 16. If you are applying for a job in the new year, a new bill prevents employers from asking about your Salary History. This is Assembly Bill 168. The idea is employers cannot look at your Salary History and use that information to come up with your salary in a new job. They have to provide information about a pay scale for the position when you apply for the job. You have to specifically request that information. 6 17 right now. Worries of a different sort on capitol hill. Will the republicans be able to pass a tax bill . Scott mcgrew, some senators are on board. One no, five maybes and two out sick. Thats enough to derail it. We are supposed to see the final draft today where we see what the law is going to be. Up to now, we have seen house and senate versions, which are different. Its questionable whether they have the votes. Stocks lowered because they are worries republicans wouldnt be able to pull it off. The Strong Economy means more gifts. The National Retail federation expects americans to spend more this Holiday Season compared to last. When you are talking spending money, 4 is a lot. We have had full coverage of the Net Neutrality coverage. The states attorney general says they will sue the Trump Administration to stop that change. Yesterday, the fcc voted to drop obama area rule that is protected Net Neutrality. The vote was on party lines. The new York State Attorney general along with attorneys general from washington and pennsylvania are joining in. So far, california hasnt. Thursday, the county of santa clara was considering legal action. The martian, it was a hit movie and best selling book. The author is out with a new book called artemis. He says hes under a tremendous amount of pressure to make it really good. I asked if it was because of the money. Pardon me, i made a butt load of money off that. I can kind of do whatever i want. I still dont want to publicly suck at writing. Its a matter of pride. I want to do a good job. I have always been kind of a i was a Software Engineer for 25 years. I have been job focused. I want to do a good job at what im doing. Its not about the earnings, its doing my job well. Pride in ownership. He thinks its just as good as it has martians or close. You have all these eyes now. Its a blockbuster book, blockbuster movie. He is on press here sunday after meet the press at 9 00 a. M. Its a fun part of our sunday morning. Spacex will launch a dragon space contract from cape canaveral, florida. They will deliver supplies, equipment and scientific equipment to the International Space station. The equipment include as solar sensor and fiberoptic payload. What do you have in the trunk of your car . Jumper cables. Its like, ahh, jumper cables. You better have a coat and a lot of gear in the trunk this morning. Getting ready head out, you need layers later on today. You will be shedding the layers when the temperatures quickly warm up. We dropped down to the upper 30s now. In the south bay, chilly in the peninsula. The seven day forecast is coming up on the bottom of the screen. Take a look. A lot of changes farther down the line. North bay at 34 degrees and 48 degrees in San Francisco. A look at the highs, though, pretty much on par with the past few days with mid to upper 60s around the bay area and low 70s sprinkled in. If you are going out to christmas in the park later this evening, its going to be beautiful. The temperatures in the mid60s. The winds will pick up later on this evening with partly cloudy skies. I want to talk about those wind speeds. That will be really important as it has fire danger increases. Elevations above 1,000 feet. The winds by tomorrow morning come in from the north at 25 Miles Per Hour sustained with higher gusts. The wind speeds stay strong as we go throughout the day tomorrow as well as early sunday morning before we see those winds calming down. It may be breezy out there on sunday. Youll be able to watch the sunday night Football Game here on nbc bay area. If you are going out there, mid50s with all clear skies. If you want to see a picture of me wearing my ugly christmas sweater, its on twitter. Laura always looking flawless. Lets look at the forecast. Cooling down, rain toward the end of next week. Thats officially when winter begins. Of course ill be watching that for you. Vianey is watching a slowdown. That was the cutest ugly christmas sweater i have ever seen. A closer look at the bay area and, yes, the east bay. A troubled spot right now. Slowing on the southbound side. Now, of course, we are dealing with that crash northbound 880. That lane is still blocked. Chp is heading out there. It is starting to affect the drive times. Southbound 880 from 238 to highway 4, 19 minutes. We are starting to see delays along the bridges this morning. Look at the bay bridge, westbound 80 is about 39 minutes. A quick look at the 880 camera. The traffic is building. Unfortunately, it doesnt look like its getting better. Back to you. Thank you. Coming up, switching to tea instead of the morning cup of joe. The positive impact tea could have on your vision. You are watching today in the bay. Fake fingerlings fraudster one of those hot toys, fake fingerlings, fraudsters are counterfeiting the hottest toll day toy. Chris chmura was there and found out there are potential risks for people that try to buy them. One of our producers bought what looks like fingerlings on walmart. Com. This is what she got. They are nearly identical, but fingerlings name is missing on the packaging and batteries is misspelled. A customer in new jersey had a similar experience. She ordered two. The second was not a fingerling, but happy monkey. Not the color, not the brand, nothing like that. Whats the harm . They say fake toys bypass federal safety inspections putting your kids at risk. We havent heard of safety issues with those knock offs. Walmart said it wasnt selling the fake fingerlings, it was third party sellers. They were on the website. After we made contact, walmart booted them off the site and gave our producer a refund. If you are in the market for authentic fingerlings, make sure the legitimate name is on the packaging. Real ones are made by