The chp said a vehicle hanging over the edge of the freeway. There is an overcrossing here at barrett around mcdonald and one exit sooner and the fourmile backup. That is a big backup. But the vehicle from the reaction from chp, they let two cruisers clear the area and it might be noses over because it went through the guardrail. Your two right lanes are blocked. That is the big backup on the east shore freeway but Everything Else smooth. Back to you. Thank you, mike. Were following the breaking news overseas. U. S. Forces attacked in the middle east. Iran fired a dozen Ballistic Missiles, about two dozen at three bases that host u. S. Forces. Brandnew video just showing Security Forces just in, inspecting the site and removing shrapnel, they call it retaliation for killing qassemh any casualties. And this morning we expect the president to speak. Addressing the nation on the escalations in that region. Today in the bays tracie potts following this live from washington, d. C. For us. Tracie . Reporter laura, good morning. Good morning, everybody. The president may be able to provide nor details about the situation on the ground here on capitol hill lawmakers are trying to figure out what is the next step for the united states. What, if any, will be our response. And will they be kept in the loop. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said neither america nor the the world need another war. Irans Supreme Leader this morning calling it a slap in the face. More than a dozen missiles fired at u. S. Troops on two military bases in iraq. We are on the brink of another middle eastern war. Reporter all is well President Trump tweeted adding so far on unknown casualties. The attacks payback for a u. S. Strike that killed qassem soleimani. He was a monster and hes no longer a monster. Hes dead. Reporter today Congress Gets an update on the intelligence behind that air strike. The American People should have clear insights as to how this administration came to this decision. Reporter the administration said soleimani was days away from attacking u. S. Troops. Sometimes you got to fight back and by god this is one of those times. Reporter lawmakers are debating whether President Trump needs their approval to retaliate. If hes going to begin what widens into a sustained war, he has to come to congress for authorization. The president has all the authority he needs under article two to respond reporter air space is restricted to commercial flights over iraq, iran and the persian gulf as we await the u. S. Response. Now, the Iranian Foreign minister is saying they are not seeking war but they will retaliate against what they consider aggression. Back to you. Traciepotts. The Iranian Foreign minister grew up in San Francisco. Thank you. And reaction pouring in here at home about the missile strike. We spoke with leon panetta. He lives in importanter in mo county. We worries this will lead to another war. We are on the brink of another middle eastern war. And what weve learned in the 21st century is that its easy get into these wars and difficult to get out. Our coverage of the breaking news continues at nbcbayarea. Com and of course on our free app. Get the latest on the situation in the middle east. Also breaking this morning, a ukraine plane, a boeing 737 carrying 176 people crashed shortly after takeoff from tehrans main airport. That lled everybody on this is brandnew video of the fiery crash scene. Iranian television reporting that crash is suspected to have been caused by mechanical issues. But we have no way of independently verifying that. According to the flight website radar flight 24, flight data showed the airline jet takeoff and then almost immediately stop sending data. The Prime Minister of ukraine said diplomats have arrived on scene to work with officials. Car burglars have been very active in the last few days. This morning in sunnyvale as many as 50 people will wake up to broken glass there andhe recy all. Ery hard. Today in the bays kris sanchez is live reporter 60 different car breakins were reported between yesterday and last night. There were a dozen smashandgrab burglaries on rockefeller drive alone. A Sunnyvale Police officer on scene said the thieves were busy all day long. It is an unexpected cost and inconvenience and a frustration for the victims. It is so sad. I just boarded up my car two months ago. Now they broke it. Reporter here is a map of all of the cities with clusters of breakins over the last few days. Sunnyvale, fremont, palo alto and the san jose willow glen neighborhood. In Fremont Police did arrest two alleged car thieves,19y a rol were arrested in a stolen car responsible for auto burglaries secd to some of the 30 car burglaries reported in fremont, sundale area and reporting from the missouosaic apartments. And two men were arrested along with teenagers in regard to a spike there and palo alto pd said there have been dozens in the last few weeks. On monday i reported on a dozen of smashandgrabs on stoke street about the length of a football field. There a neighbor told me that it happened so often that police advised her to leave her car unlocked to save the expense of another broken window. Replacing a broken window will cost you about 250. That doesnt count what the thieves take from inside of the car. And residents there and elsewhere say they just dont know what to do. Theyve taken all of the valuables out of the car and parking in well lit places as well as they can and they just take your valuables out of your car and try to park someplace where you might be safe. In sunnyvale, kris sanchez, today in the bay. People will wake up frustrated this morning. Thank you, kris. 6 08. A gathering short time from now to mark one year since the brutal attack of a woman in visitacion valley. A sunrise sitin is taking place at the playground where it happened for yik oi huang. Community leaders will join the family to join for justice and change. An 18yearold suspect has been charged in connection with the attack. Investigators say after the attack he broke e jp into the victims nearby home. It is 6 08. This morning mar london breed will be sworn in for the first full fouryear term. You remember she finished out ed lees term before winning reelection in november. Tonight at 5 00, the herbs theater and the new District Attorney will be sworn in. Mayor breed is expected to attend that event. This morning cooler, wetter weather in australia is giving firefighters a break. But there is more heat in the forecast. The flames are expected to flare again within days. When scorching temperatures are expected to return. The wildfires there have killed 25 people and destroyed 2,000 homes. The colleges say millions of animals likely died. Take a look at this comparison. This is the deadly wine country wildfires here in the north bay but the red box shows how big the wildfires in australia are. Over 32,000 square feet have burned. That is the size of san jose, San Francisco, and santa rosa combined. 6 09 on wednesday morning. Lets get you out of the door with kari. Good morning. As we look live in oakland, we do have more clouds moving by and so it is not as cold this morning as you step out of the door. If you are about to head out to the fruitvale b. A. R. T. Station expect the temperatures in the upper 40s and we warm up with a mix of sun and clouds going into the afternoon. But were also tracking another chance of rain that will be set to move in later on this evening. That will bring us more widespread rain but it will be light. Well talk about the timing of that and more on how much rain we may measure, that is coming up in a few minutes. Heading over to mike, you were saying that most of the delay is in richmond. That is right, kari, as we look at bay, we have green along the peninsula and in the south bay. Ill step in here because there is orange shading right here. There is fog and chance of fog along highway 4 over here in through Contra Costa County. Keep in mind that there is slowing where there is a crash on the shoulder. But this is a typical pattern for the the most severe slowing because of a crash which sounds dramatic. A car went in the railing on the right side of the roadway at the barrett overcrossing so it is sticking out and i think the r. But barrett avenue has never been closed as far as i know so i think it is all right as far as safety it concerned. Two lanes are still blocked. The backup extends almost four miles and that is the slowest drive getting over out of richmond into berkeley. Back to you. It is 6 11. Were following developments closely in the middle east as iran attacks two u. S. Bases in iraq. Up next, a look at how markets may react, including a look at oil futures. Plus a Contra Costa CountySchool District targeted by hackers, still ahead at 6 25 on today in the bay, details on the ransom ware attack with a big impact on classrooms. And the holidays are over and maybe your wallet is thinner. Coming up, how Many Americans overspent this Holiday Season and when they expect to pay off thoses. Youre watching today in the bay. Good wednesday morning. Right now at 6 14, lets head outside in palo alto as you step out of the door, notice the fog and clouds overhead and temperatures in the upper 40s. Well see the highs reaching into the mid50s with peeks of sunshine. Well talk about the rain moving in tonight in less than five minutes. Farther north this orange highlighting does show a chance of fog for drivers. And im circling this where we know for a fact it is slow getting over here off of hilltop drive. Youre jamming up approaching barrett and the overcrossing theer mcdonald avenue. That crash still blocking the right lane and well let you know the latest from chp. Wall street expected to open flat this morning after irans missile strikes in iraq. There have been no casualties. Futures initially plunged on the news when this news broke late yesterday. But have since rebounded. Irans foreign minister said iran will not take further military action. Oil prices have surged as much as 4 but those have pulled back. Up about half a percent as traders assess the situation. We know President Trump will be speaking about a possible u. S. Response at 8 00 a. M. Our time. Tensions in the middle east may not translate into a big spike in gas prices yet. Gas prices to t it is impact xc go up five or ten secents. The world has experienced a surplus in oil during recent years due to the u. S. Shale industry. It is 6 16. Sprint is shutting down Virgin Mobile next month. It will transfer existing customers to boost mobile. Virgin mobile has about 6 million subscribers. Sprint said customers will be able to keep the same phone and pay the same price. But you may have to change how you pay for boost mobile. As it will no longer support paypal accounts. So the holidays are over but you may still be paying for it. A survey by wallet hub finds 98 million americans say they overspent but one in four people say the holidays are worth going into credit card debt. More than half plan to pay off the Holiday Shopping debt by the end of the month. But 17 say it will take them until april or later. The Consumer Electronics show is in full swing in las vegas. Everybody talking about a flying tax from hyundai that fits four. And if you believe the pr blitz it is going to be flying across the bay area skies in 2029. Meantime one of the hottest items, panasonic 8k Television Projector will bring audiences closer to the action. Gold medallist Michael Phelps talking about watching himself in 8k. Im myself when i watch my own races so seeing it in 8 hk, i could see everything i do wrong. This robot will tell about crumbs on the floor. This is a bossy robot. It is a tattle tale. No kidding. I have not once, i love ru rule roomba but it has gotten stuck on a sock. Have to do a little bit of cleaning. Lets check with the forecast with kari. Rain overnight. We had spotty showers moving through and not everyone had the rain. If i wake up and head out and everything is damp and that is the reason why. Well drive out the rest of the day and see another chance of rain tomorrow. As we take a live look outside in dublin and well see clear visibility here. As you get ready to head up and out of the door for school in pleasanton, it is 45 degrees. Not a bad start to the day but you do still need a heavier jacket or a coat as we go into the rest of the day well see a nice school day for the kids. Probably head out for recess and well see the temperatures in the mid50s throughout the early part of the day. Eventually we make it up to 58 degrees in livermore. 57 in san jose. San francisco up to 56. And 53 in ukiah. And also getting ready for another round of rain. Now this next round of rain looks like it will be more widespread. But still very light. This is a weak shem coming in. A dropping a cold front across the bay area. Still lingering spotty showers around the coastline today. Elsewhere a mix of sun and clouds and then into tonight and around this time tomorrow morning, well start to see that next round of rain coming in. By 7 00 we have a pretty good coverage of rain across the bay area. But then check out noon. Were seeing that rain pushing out of here. Moving off toward the east and then well dry out for the next couple of days before we see another quickmoving round of rain on saturday. Our rain totals with thisst rai head into tomorrow, anywhere from about a tenth to three tenths of an inch of rain. So it is not significant. But it is better for the sierra. Into the weekend were looking at about two to eight inches of snow from lake level up to king vail. But look at what happened next week. More sig storms headed our way as we keep rain in our forecast. So were going to get through the rain today and tomorrow and then as we head [ technical difficulties ] [ no audio ] were looking at east shore freeway from highway 4, things see a sign lit up op drive. Overhead and folks talking about your right lane still being blocked. San pablo avenue is your alternate as you look at the big quadrant. The rest of Contra Costa County looking nice. It is bogging down at points where the feeder routes jump in and then joining in with i80 farther south past barrett and mcdonald avenue where you are in the clear. The area through here, were showing it on waze, in the backup in the last hour weve seen a number of other smaller crashes reported by waze through that area so do keep that in mind. Well thank the latest one from an unnamed wazer. Get creative with your name and make sure i can use it on tv and join this name nbc bay area wazers. Back to the map, that held up traffic. We still have a backup at the Richmond San Rafael bridge because folks could get through the the richmond streets but lighter at the bay bridge toll plaza and aside from those two spots are fine. Back to you. 6 21, next on today in the bay, another deeply divided debate as a fast food chain looks to expand in the south bay. Pushback this morning into and nbc bay area responds. Furniture that looks worn out after just a few months. Im chris chmura, nbc bay area responds next. Dennys is making 2020 a super duper new year with a new super duper deal now you get bacon, sausage, eggs, hash browns, and all you can eat pancakes for only 7. 99. The new super duper slam happy new year, from dennys. Welcome back, everyone. Good wednesday morning to you. 6 24 now. Nbc bay area responds to a palo altos woman Patio Furniture problem. She wasnt going to take it sitting down so she asked chris chmura and his team to stand up for her. Good morning. Karen oconnell hired a milpitas company to replace the the seating straps on her Patio Furniture and the new straps were to last five years. But this is what they looked like after just a few months. She said they were discolored and she asked the Furniture Repair company to make things right. But she didnt get anywhere so we went straight to the owner and he was delayed by family emergencies but would fix karens chair right away and he did. About a week later karen sent us this after photo. Karen said our effort saved her about 230. One pitfall she encountered, that fiveyear promise on the work, she didnt get that in writing. When you expect a service to be guaranteed, get everything in writing otherwise you might be stuck with defects or mishaps. Dont take your consumer complaints sitting down. Visit nbcbayarea. Com responds or call us at 888996tips. Thanks, chris. 6 25 now. New for this morning. Teachers in pittsburg are getting back to basics this week. Teaching the oldfashioned way. But they say they have no choice. District leaders say hackers targeted School Computer systems over winter break in a ransom ware attack. So far no email or internet. But the district does not believe any personal information was exposed. New Surveillance Video showing a large group of people storming into a Southern California am pm stealing off the shelves, it was called a flash mob robbery. Some dances and others grabbing items offer the shelf. The owner said they took 500 worth of stuff. If you can do stuff like this. If you are hungry, come ask. Dont steal. After two minutes the group left. The owner asking for more Police Patrols. Opponents ramping up efforts for a chickfila ahead of a critical vote. They say there is too much traffic in the area. The restaurant would be located where a denis now sits near oroo seco drive. Council members plan to hear the appeal two weeks from now and make a final decision. Next on today in the bay, well have more on the attack overnight in iran and the white house responses. Richard engle is in iraq now with a live report coming up in jus