Livermore down to about a quarter of a mile, san jose now at about five miles. So keep that in mind as you head out, that fog will remain through the first half of our morning and our temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s. But if youre going to be taking mass transit, a closer look at your transit forecast. Again, well be in the 50s by 10 00 a. M. Were going to keep that cloud cover. Also a quick reminder if you do take mass transit, a lot of the services were either under a Holiday Schedule or sunday service. Not all of them will be back to normal today so its better to check that before you even head that. Oh, no, its the wrong time. Here is a different view. No metering lights on. Typically they turn on at 5 20. Its already 6 00 a. M. This is a good sign for us and this is what im talking about when i talk about the dense fog. Look at the san mateo bridge. You can barely make out the taillights. Now imagine driving in that. It really gives you a limited amount of time to react. Try to do your best to keep a good distance from the vehicle in front of you. Scary out there, vianey, thanks. Police in south san jose are investigating what appears to be some sort of fiery device thrown as a carport. It happened just after 10 00 last night. Police, along with the bomb squad, were called in to a neighborhood around highway 87. Residents had to use fire extinguishers to put out the flames. Suspicious canisters and broken glass were left behind which has investigators thinking it may have been a molotov cocktail that was thrown. At one point people in the area were told to evacuate until police could sort things out. For the fattitunately no one wa. An earthquake shaking the south bay perhaps while you were watching news right here on nbc bay area last night. It was Strong Enough to get people to dial into our newsroom and even message us on social media as they felt it. Today in the bays kris sanchez live where this all happened. Kris, did you feel it . I know you live in the south bay as well. Reporter i do live in the south bay, and if you could feel it at my house, i did not because i slept right through it. I didnt feel the dog wake up or anything. Perhaps you could feel it in san jose but i was way too sleepy. We always check in with our folks at the Grocery Stores because they have the most obvious evidence of damage in an earthquake even when its a light one. And the night manager here at the Safeway Store on eastbound in morgan hill said they felt a jolt but nothing fell from the shelves. They didnt even see the signs swinging in the distance. What it looked like on the seismograph, registered 3. 9. It was about 11 16 last night. And thats why a lot of folks maybe didnt feel it because they were sleeping. We did get some phone calls into the newsroom and some contacts through our social media platforms from folks saying, yeah, that was a quake and i felt it. Our colleague robert handa said he felt it. He was reminded to put some shoes by the bedside in case this was not the actual quake. If it was just a preshock. So he was ready to go. And that is the advice for all of us, make sure we are earthquake ready by keeping shoes by the bedside, making sure we have a flashlight near the bedside as well, keeping the car gassed up at least threequarters of a tank and cash money on hand. If the power goes out in a big quake we wont have access to atms for will we be able to pump gas at a gas station. Also, make sure you have your 72hour go bag ready to go with food, water and medications. Food for the dog as well. I have a whole list of things you can put in your go bag on my twitter feed. If youre out and about and feel a quake, drop, cover, and hold on. Anything to protect your head. If you are in bed, put a pill lowell over your head and move away from anything that might follow on top of you. If there is glass on the floor, make sure you have the shoes ready to go so when you step out of bed you have a way to get away without hurting yourself. We have been hearing from folks on social media saying i did feel it. No one is reporting any damage, any picture frames falling off the walls or anything. It was a light one but still very powerful reminder to be ready. Kris sanchez, today in the bay. Thank you, kris. As soon as that earthquake hit we sent out a push alert through our nbc bay area app. Be sure to download it if you havent already done so. It is free and you can get those breaking news updates. At 6 05 a live look at capitol hill as leaders returned from their home state. A new year and a new decade opens in d. C. With some political battles weve already heard about already in progress. And others were hearing about that are about to heat up. Tracie potts reports from washington, d. C. Reporter Congress Returns today with no date set for president trumps impeachment trial. I look forward to it. We did nothing wrong. Reporter still unknown, will there be any witnesses . The president s personal Attorney Says hes ready to talk. I would testify. I would do demonstrations. I would give lectures, give summations. Or id do what i do best, try the case. Id love to try the case. Reporter but the trial expected to start this month, the administration is dealing with issues overseas. The state Department Says security remains high at the u. S. Embassy in iraq this morning. We will not stand for the Islamic Republic of iran to take action to put american men and women in jeopardy. Reporter iranian backed demonstrators have withdrawn after two days of violent protests. No one got inside the compound. Iraqi security stepped in and the u. S. Sent 750 troops. This will not be a benghazi. Reporter this as kim jongun declares hes no longer bound by a promise banning missile and nuclear tests. Hes promising to unveil a new strategic weapon soon. Tracie potts, nbc news, washington. Back here locally Oakland Police are looking for the third suspect in connection with the death of a man who was just trying to get back his stolen laptop. Today in the bays bob redell live for us. And, bob, can you tell us if they know anything about that third suspect theyre still looking for . Reporter if they do, Oakland Police are not telling us. They have not put out any description, any identifying information about that third suspect. We do know they have arrested two other suspects but they have not released their identities as well. The people who live in the montclair neighborhood where this man was killed earlier this week, theyre now calling for more Police Patrols to detear these kind of crimes. It was around 11 30 a man in a black hoodie stole a laptop from another man who was sitting inside a starbucks on mountain boulevard. The suspect took off in a getaway black suv. The victim chased right after him, dove into the suv in an attempt to retrieve his laptop. It was like a superman type dive. He made it pretty far into the car. I was surprised. Oh, he might get it back. Reporter sadly, he did not. The unidentified victim, who was dragged down the street, died from his injuries at the hospital. Police were able to locate and april rest two of the suspects thanks to surveillance cameras. One tells us car breakins, purse snatches are common in the area. They would like more surveillance cameras and more Police Patrols. Right now one Oakland Police officer is assigned to that area as well as a private security guard. Reporting live, bob redell, today in the bay. Bob, thank you. A 70yearold man is locked up in the north bay accused of a new years eve shooting in which one person was hurt. Police say the suspect is charged with trying to kill a 61yearold man and also charged with Unlawful Possession of a gun. At last check the victim was hospitalized but we dont have an update on his condition. At 6 09 a lawsuit involving the city of San Francisco and inmates is settled. You might remember plumbing pipes at San Francisco county jail burst back in 2017. More than 200 inmates were swamped with sewage for more than a year. So they sued the city over the jails conditions and one of the attorneys for the inmates just told the sf chronicle that an agreement has been made. Now the citys board of supervisors must approve that settlement in order for it to go through. No word yet on how much the city will pay those inmates. And a big win for california renters. A new law is putting restrictions on landlords. One of the biggest changes statewide rent cap on apartments that are at least 15 years old. So now rent increases are capped at 5 plus inflation and when it comes to paying rent, a new law bans landlords from discriminating against renters who use section 8 or other government subsidies to pay their rent. Landlords also cannot evict renters without just cause. If they do, theyll have to give them a relocation payment worth one month of rent. Now to pacifica where it has been a dangerous couple of days. Strong winds are really crushing on beaches up and down california. Now theres a high surf warning out from port reyes all the way down to big sur. Ocean beach pier in san diego is closed due to the High Surf Advisory. Surf is expected to reach 7 to 10 feet along the coast there. Now to the sierra. Happening later today the California Department of Water Resources conducts its first snow survey of the season and it comes as recent winter storms have dumped large amounts of snow in the area. If youre a skier heading up that way, thats some good news. Good news there. Our own vianey arana is tracking whats happening up in the sierra. Youre right. We have more snow falling this weekend and here is a quick check right now before they release the latest numbers where were at in terms of the state average, about 94 . Approximately 34 of our water which during the spring it starts to melt and that puts us in terms of where were going to be in terms of water at a deficit. When this starts to melt that impacts our Water Resources. Well be keeping a close eye on that and keep getting more snow. The people can continue to enjoy our sierra snowpack. As far as the 81 of average in the north, 94 of average. If youre heading up there, youll have a fantastic weekend to look forward it. And here locally bringing it back for today we will be in the 50s and the 60s in san jose. 61 degrees. Look at oakland, 61. Expect to keep the cloudy skies. Well be dry for today and then heading into saturday weve got a couple sprinkles expected to make their way in. Right now one thing you will certainly notice, if youre heading into the trivalley or the san mateo bridge, thats just the visibility of how much you can see in front of you. In case theres a car in front of you thats stopped. Santa rosa eight miles. A look at the san mateo bridge. Look at this. You can see the cars rolling through. The headlights are coming in. A quick reminder for everybody heading out he might have just turned on his high beams. Dont do that. It reflects and blinds you back. Its a reflection, like a mirror. Its almost like he knew he was on camera and vianey was about to call him out. Streaming is reshaping the music industry. The key device playing a big role in the transformation. We dont know if it was a man for sure. A boy gets rushed to the emergency room. What went wrong and why hes really concerned about his cell phone getting too close to his stomach. Well be right back. Its time for your thursday morning tahoe report update. If youre going to be going to lake tahoe, the base right now 73 inches of snow. Were tracking a chance of snow showers heading into saturday night and sunday. 47 groomed runs and trails. We have about 133. The roads are looking good. Were monitoring all that have fog. Look at the san mateo bridge. Livermore down to a quarter of a mile and visibility, a look at how drive times are doing and an update coming up. Good morning. From cnbc headquarters your top business headlines. Wall street looks set to start the new year and decade on a positive note. Investors continue to be hopeful. China announcing new measures to stimulate the economy, rising 22 . The nasdaq and s p 500 having their best year since 2013. A report of the people filing for unemployment and the minutes from last months Federal Reserve meeting. The irs is announcing changes to hopefully make it easier for to you file your taxes for free putting new protections in place prohibiting turbo tax from preventing their software from showing up in google searches. You should be able to easily find and use free online tax filing software. Streaming has reshaped the face of the music industry. The Recording Association of america says streaming accounts for 80 of the market. In 2018 only 27 . Spotify launched in the u. S. In 2011. And about 80 of americans have a smartphone and think thats the reason at that led to the shift in streaming. Back to you. Thats true. Now when you want to hear something, pull out your phone and there it is. Just like that. Thanks so much. Well, speaking of cell phones, a 7yearold atlanta boy got air pods as a christmas gift. A week later he swallowed one of them. He was rushed to the hospital. Doctors say the air pods should pass through his body in just a couple days. The mother told abc news that her son is okay but hes very nervous of getting too close to his phone because hes afraid his air pod will connect via blue tooth and Start Playing music inside of him. The Music Running through your bones. Its funny even because hes okay. Did you ever swallow something strange when you were little . Not that i remember. I swallowed a marble one time. And they told my mom the same thing, let it pass on out. If it did, it remains a mystery. Well have to go on your mom Facebook Live and ask her. She has her own story. Temperatures are running a few degrees warmer. The view of its a little dark but there will be that cloud cover that will affect the first half of your day and an increase in cloud cover this afternoon. Look at napa, 38 degrees. How much of a temperature change are we seeing . Well, san jose, pacifica, those are the areas noticing most of the temperature increase and then a temperature drop up through napa. And then there goes that visibility. Remember i was talking about how its dangerous to drive in livermore. Were now seeing the visibility limited to a mile and a half. It changed right in front of us. Down to half a mile in the napa area. In San Francisco, breezy conditions. Windy areas up through the mountain tops. Here comes the next storm. If you notice the majority of that is off to the north. It was extended until 9 00 p. M. So be careful anywhere around the coastline if you will be heading to beaches. The best chance of rain late friday night. Things dry out by sunday and will put us on tap for a dry workweek. Sprinkles on saturday for inland areas as well. Lets see how the traffic is doing because i did have an update on that crash along 580 coming in from tracy. Your metering lights are not on. Lets look at how the rest of the bay area is. Good news, that car that was in one of the number one lanes off to the shoulder so its starting to ease in terms of the traffic buildup. An update in about 20 minutes. Coming up next on today in the bay, they are heart stopping moments caught on camera. A b. A. S. E. Jumper gets stuck on the side of an arizona mountain. New for you that morning that video and how rescuers worked to get him to safety. Plus, nbc bay area responds. Reporter when you leave the car repair shop you dont have to wonder whether they did the work they were supposed to. The state will inspect your car for free after youve had auto body work done. The inspector will compare your invoice to the work that was done. If they find a discrepancy that could trigger a complaint or even investigation. You can sign up online. We put a link on our website c nbcbayarea. Com respond. You can also call us with your consumer complaints 88996tips. 6 25 right now. In just a few hours the 13yearold boy in new york suspected of killing a College Student is set to go before a judge. That boy is one of three allegedly involved in a stabbing of 18yearold tessa majors last month, stabbed while walking in a new york city park a few days before taking her freshman exams at Barnard College a. Judge is expected to rule whether the 13yearolds statement to police can be used as evidence in the case. An adventurous end to 2019. A b. A. S. E. Jumper was parachuting inparachut parachuting outside of phoenix and thats when his parachute got caught on a rock. He was suspended hundreds of feet aboveground. Rescue crews strapped the man to their helicopter and cut him free from the parachute lines. President trump plans to ban most flavors of ecigarettes this week but it comes after some compromises. Tomorrow the president may announce bans on mint, fruit, and dessert flavored ecigarettes popular with teens. Now the president is saying menthol and tobacco mrafrs will remain on the market. Originally there was a ban on all flavors. If the goal is reversing the use of ecigarette epidemic, and it is a Public Health crisis this policy wont do it. It will protect the industry. We will pay for it for decades to come. More than 2,500 cases of vaping related illnesses reported. 55 people have died. At 6 26, coming up next on today in the bay, the trial of the man accused of killing a woman and stabbing her sister is hitting yet another snag following numerous delays. Well tell you what that suspects lawyer is now asking for. Plus, more fighting over pg es wildfire settlement. Who says they need to get money before that money is paid to the victims. Good morning and thank you so much for joining us. Im kira klapper in for laura garcia. And im marcus washington. You know what, something a lot of people will talk about this morning is that earthquake and our Team Monitoring what parts of the bay area felt it and even how you can prepare when the next big one hits. Something you want to stick around for as we continue with today in the bay. Exactly. On this january 2nd. Were going to check in with vianey arana who is in for weather and traffic. Nice to see you on a weekday. A v