Thats when he admitted he was a chp officer. I finally said, you be careful out there. Were turned on the news at 5 00 and the first thing that came up at 5 00 was his picture on the tv screen. To tell you the truth, i think him if i remember right, i was standing in front of the tv and i fell down on my knees. Reporter very shaken. Ronald share what may have been one of the last conversations the officer had. That was hours before the chp officer went to work on Christmas Eve patrolling 880 south in hayward. Shortly before midnight, a man accused of being drunk and high on marijuana crashed into the chp car killing camilleri and injuring another officer identified as jonathan velasquez. Jonathan velasquez is expected to recover. Camilleri was a frequent customer and i asked ronald what would it be like going back to work. Just knowing i will need see never see him inside that store again and continue the friendship. I really did just start to get to know him. Knowing the friendship was caught off i think thats what hurts me the most. And started i started to actually get to know somebody who was a good human being and that you connected on a deeper level. Reporter on a deeper level, just hours before the accident happened. In the last hour in hayward, we have been seeing vehicles and motorcycles leave because chp is having a procession for officer camilleri. That will go from the alameda trace where his family is from. That starts at 1 00. Governor brown released a statement saying we are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic loss of officer trained to. We join his family, friends and the entire california Highway Patrol and mourning his death and in honoring his sacrifice. On new years day, bars, restaurants and companies that serve alcohol can help people who had too much to drink get home without getting behind the wheel of a car. They can offer vouchers for free or discounted rides through Ridesharing Companies to drinkers. The current law does not allow any business with an alcohol license to offer customers anything except what is considered of inconsequential value. The alcohol industry strongly supported this new law by the San Rafael Group said it promotes and encourages heavy drinking and the group claims the law does not forbid the vouchers from being used to go somewhere else to get more to drink. Chp is investigating a deadly accident in berkeley. One person was walking on the right lane of eastbound i 80 near ashby street when they were hit and killed around 1 40 am. The driver called police to report the crash. So far no other details have been released. San francisco special task force against child pornography is releasing new information on two recent arrest. November the internet crimes against children unit started an investigation into gilbert francisco. They say he was uploading and treating graphic child pornography. On december 14 it served a search warrant at his home and found thousands of child pornography videos and images on his computer. He was arrested and booked into county jail. The internet crimes against children unit started a separate investigation earlier this year in august. In this case they said this one was uploading and treating graphic child pornography through a messenger app last week investigators issued a search warrant at michael connells San Francisco home. He found a laptop where child pornography videos and images were being stored. This licensed attorney and practice law out of his home, was arrested and booked at the county jail on child porn charges. Police said if you have any information on either of the suspects, lease contact the special victims unit. Dozens of berkeley residents remain without water following a water main break. Repairs continue after the 16 inch water main ruptured around 7 am. Its affecting up to 10 blocks near to white and Martin Luther king jr. Way. East bay Officials Say could take several hours to repair the main and theres no word on what caused the mean to break extract san jose fire officials continue to investigate the cause of a business fire this morning. This happened just after 8 30 am when crews were called out to a commercial building. When they arrived, flames were coming from one unit. You can see smoke is billowing into the air. Due to the size of the building, a second alarm was called. Firefighters were able to knock down the fire quickly picked the business was not occupied at the time in the cause is under investigation. Bay area airports are starting to report more problems due to weather issues around the country. Here is a live look at sfo. Its smooth and clear here but one flight was canceled this morning and there are reports of at least 100 other flights having some type of delay. There are also flights arriving and departing out of san jose and oakland that are late. If you are traveling or picking someone up, airport Officials Say you should check ahead with the airline before heading to the airport. Bad weather is causing delays at airports in the midwest and northeast. Bostons Logan Airport has all runways open at news after a jet blue airway flight arriving from savannah, georgia, slid off the runway last night and icy conditions. No one was hurt and passages were put on buses and taken to the terminal. The runway was shut down for four hours while the plane was removed. People in the northeast are bracing for more snow and two big storms in the south and midwest which may converge. No storms dropped a lot of snow in those regions and as Casey Stegall reports, the storm is causing dangerous and hazardous driving conditions. Reporter a strong winter storm out of the rockies brought several feet of snow too much in the midwest. The northeast got its share as well. Some parts receiving up to 5 inches of snow per hour. Although it fell less rapidly in most areas, with any snowfall, theres always a catch. Hazardous driving conditions. Motorists across the country were advised to stay off the roads monday and for good reason. Crews responded to countless accidents, crash is, spin outs and pileups. Massachusetts state police lower this the limit to 40 Miles Per Hour from boston to the new york border. Many drivers were purposefully going even slower. The windows get icy and the windshield wipers arent really effective with the eyes. Reporter near zero visibility was the problem in erie. It only took a light coating of snow to make those roads slippery in the seattle area. Parts of Washington State got nearly an inch overnight but it was enough to make driving a slippery nightmare. I was stuck in the middle. I cant go anywhere. Reporter people out walking had to contend with frigid temperatures. The temperature in mason city, iowa, monday 3 degrees. Its cold. Cold is cold and you have to adjust. Reporter all that snow on the roads combined with freezing temperatures may driving at night even more treacherous. In new york, Casey Stegall, fox news. There is more work ahead for congress. Legislative battles will be waiting when Congress Returns to washington next week. The looming Government Shutdown and other issues which still need attention. A live look outside of the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge. A mix of sun and clouds meteorologist Rosemary Orozco will be here in a few minutes with the forecast. Christmas and hanukkah are behind us but the shopping is not. People heading to the stores to make exchanges and looking for bargains. We will be right back. Welcome back. Republicans are feeling good about tax reform that when Congress Returns next week they will have legislative hurdles to get over. As Griff Jenkins reports, the first issue they will need to address is the impending Government Shutdown. Reporter with tax reform in the rearview mirror, lawmakers have no choice but to address a list of pressing issues as President Trump says he wants to tackle infrastructure but has to avoid a Government Shutdown first. The current funding measure gives congress until january 19 to reach a spending agreement or face the prospect of a partial shutdown. The latest plug was passed hours before lawmakers skipped town for the december recess. Its the third time since the new fiscal year began. Republicans acknowledge the possibility of the wind being taken out of their tax reform sales. You dont get very long around here to enjoy something when you get an accomplishment like this. We need to shift our focus to the other challenges we have in front of us. Reporter Congress Needs to keep the pentagon going and decide what to do about a legal agreement immigrants who came to the u. S. As children. Democrats have pledged cooperation and working a permanent solution for dreamers. We need to deal with them any constructive, bipartisan way. And if we dont, dont look to us for help. Reporter congress is also expected to revisit and 81 billion Disaster Relief package. It includes money for hurricane and wildfire recovery and was passed by the house on thursday but stalled in the senate. Democrats are hoping the full agenda will help them extract concessions from republicans, especially after the alabama election gives them one more seat in the upper chamber. Griff jenkins, fox news. The republican tax overhaul could cut federal funding for Affordable Housing in california by 20 . Experts say the plan preserved two federal programs that are key to building Affordable Homes in our state. The new tax rules could reduce federal funding for subsidized housing. That could lead to a loss of 500 million per year in projects plus of the 50,000 Affordable Homes. The nonprofit, california housing partnership, says its because of the domino effect caused by lowering the Corporate Tax rate. Fire officials in santa rosa say an Apartment Fire was caused by discarded smoking materials. Crews responded to reports of a fire at the onestory apartment on russell avenue. They were able to quickly put out the fire which caused 25,000 in damage. The woman who lived in the apartment was not home but arrived as crews were finishing. They say the fire started in the bedroom. Rather, in the bathroom and no injuries were reported. An Investigation Continues into what caused a Christmas Day house fire in San Francisco. This was reported shortly before 1 am on prospect avenue in the citys Bernal Heights neighborhood. Four people were displaced. Firefighters were on the scene in minutes and managed to get everyone out of the home safely. The 2alarm fire caused major damage including to the neighboring homes on either side of the house. The red cross is helping those in four displaced people. Cal fire says the wildfires burning in ventura, Santa Barbara counties is 88 contained. The thomas fire has become the largest in state history and has burned more than 281,000 acres and destroyed 1063 structures. This started on december 4 and officials still do not know what sparked the wildfire. 18,000 structures are still considered to be threatened by the thomas fire but fire crews are hoping to have it contained by january 7. Snow coverage in parts of this year looks drastically different than this time last year. The average elevation for rain turns to snow is getting higher and as meteorologist mark tamayo found out, this may be a shift to a new normal. Reporter the sierra winter attracts millions of visitors every year. While fixed elevations skies weed along i80, a big change has emerged in a small amount of time. Sitting at 5000 feet, this gas station has been a popular pitstop. Antonio orozco, the owner, has been shoveling snow for over four decades. On this december day there was no snow to clear. I c. L. Otter rain events. Its a washout through the summer. Weve had maybe five inches of rain in a series of storms and hardly any snow. His unscientific observations may be backed by science. While december failed to deliver deep powder, a study says something the bigger is happening. Middecember, christmas, we generally hope to not see all this shrubbery. Reporter benjamin hatchet, a scientist with the Desert Research institute made the drive to donner lake to look at the mountains that are lacking snow. The current visuals agree with the headline jumping out of a recent study he worked on. In the last 10 years, the average elevation where snow turns to rain has jumped dramatically. Weve seen in a 10 year period there has been about a 1200 foot increase in snow levels which you can associate with on average putting chains on your car around baxter. Now you would do that around cisco grove. Reporter the shift from 4500 feet to 5700 feet surprised researchers. They looked at radar and weather station sites that dot the northern sierra. While there are shortterm fluctuations in snow levels, the longterm trend may be pointing up. This is consistent with the concerns we have with ongoing Climate Change in mountain regions. Reporter the two culprits may be found to our west. Rising Ocean Temperatures and the development of more Atmospheric River storm events. Both linked to Climate Change. 50, 60, 100 years is there a chance the snow level the average snow level could be above donner summit. Certainly. That is one of the largest concerns both for people who enjoy winter recreation but even more so for water resource management. Reporter the cold winter storms are important. The blanket the sierra for snowfall, eventually melting into the water supply but the warmer storms may not produce any snow. They produce just rainfall, possibly too much rainfall and effectively to flooding concerns. This sets up a perfect scenario for a couple big storms, 10,000 for snow levels to rain on everything and bring in a lot of warm, moist air and very windy conditions to produce a lot of snowpack melt. As you can see with the store threestory lodge, the snow was almost to the top. Some of our lives had to be dug out. Reporter met peterson recalls legendary snow season one year ago. This is one of many resorts that relies on a powerful snowmaking system to cover their runs. We have invested into a pond cooling system. What that does is it cycles the water up through fountains and cycles the pond. And it gets the water down by 2 3 degrees cooler. Reporter the cooler water is funneled to create high quality snow that is blessed over the mountain the importance of snowmaking will increase if the cold storm events become less frequent. Researchers admit the tenure sample size is tiny. On the longterm scale of Climate Change. The study suggest a stronger Monitoring System to track future changes. For now the current snapshot at lower elevations maybe a preview of what winters could look like down the road. Lets move things over to meteorologist Rosemary Orozco. Another spare the air day but things are calm. Very quiet out there. We will remain that way as we see the last few days of december. December 2017 as likely to get down as one of the driest on record. Heres a live look from San Francisco where we do have dry and cool weather in place for today. Partly cloudy skies this afternoon. We woke up with a little fog this morning. I will explain why in a moment. As we look toward the west, you may see some cloud cover. Santa rosa, 54. 57, San Francisco. Mid 50s in oakland. Upper 50s in livermore and san jose at 59. Temperature started out chilly this morning but with all that sunshine we are warmer than where we were yesterday. Temperatures this afternoon will be in the upper 50s and low 60s. Heres a look stormtracker where we do have some cloud cover off the coast line. And we had dense fog reported in the north bay this morning and it has to do with the system here moving through Southern California and continuing to the east. That provided us with some added moisture. That moisture turned into fog overnight. Thats why if you woke up with him some this morning, that was the result of that. Today is a spare the air day. We remain with moderate to slightly unhealthy air quality. Tomorrow we may see similar conditions. We will need to see if the air Quality Control district issues another spare the air for tomorrow. During the winter months that means unless you are exempt, please do not burn wood in the fireplace. Here is the afternoon highs for today. Upper 50s and low 60s. Upper 50s in berkeley and San Francisco. For many of us we have reached our peak for the day. Here is a view of the south bay. 62, san jose. 64 in santa cruz. Here is the extended forecast. Notice there is not much going on. On wednesday, temperatures are in your replica. We start in the low 30s and 40s. Low 60s in the afternoon. Mid 60s by thursday and friday and into the weekend, we are looking at partly cloudy skies. New models are showing a possibility of rain coming our way as early as new years eve for some. Right now we are still calling for partly cloudy and dry conditions for the first half of new years eve. When i come back i will look at the tahoe forecast. Californias former top Law Enforcement official has a new job. Just ahead, what the job has to do with the legalized sale of recreational arizona recreational marijuana