Nice and relaxing. Make it through the rest of the week. It will be kind of rough. A little tough between now and sunday. We will use into it though. Today there is a lot of drizzle out there. If you have to leave or get out and buy my present i would wait until this afternoon. It will be better by then. We do have a lot of moisture streaming northward. It is lifting up. We get the lowlevel cloudiness, some drizzle. There is fog in there. The heaviest rain is on the north coast. It will stay there today. Tomorrow it will drop southward. I would not be surprised if we get makes mid60s in the valley. But up from arcata to Crescent City it will be stacked. Underneath that it is hard to see. Im going to try to show you the little bands coming through but that is giving us some drizzle. Most locations do not have much of bereavement. There are few that do. 50s to near upper 50s, almost 60s. I guess we are missing data here obviously. A lot of cloud cover today. We have rain in wind arriving. 50s and 60s on the temperatures a very mild for some especially the santa clara valley. My computer fortunately has all the data we need. Westbound 80 at l4 tell el portek portel. This crashes blocking all 3 lanes at the moment. I think they are trying to get these vehicles out of the way but it is not a good seen as traffic is quickly backing up. The crash is going to be if they get it out of the way relatively soon, then this might disappear because it is early enough. If it happened at 7 in the morning, even if they got it out of the way it would have lasting effects. In the area we can go back to the vacaville, fairfield, vallejo key mute, that key looks okay commute , that key mute looks okay commute looks okay. Were also hearing about how bart is recovering from a 20 minute delay ike taylor silly daylor city. Usually they are doing overnight track maintenance. They didnt get the vehicles off the tracks in time. It wont be a big deal but of course i will check for you. This is the look at the bay bridge toll plaza and this is a look at 280. It is wet out there. Federal investigators are still looking for the exact cause of the deadly oakland warehouse fire were 36 people were killed. Federal agents are focusing on the electrical system of the warehouse. The oakland fire chief says her department never inspected the warehouse because no one was supposed to be living there or holding parties there. She also said no one ever filed a complaint with her department about People Living there. The fire chief says the Oakland Fire Department does not have the staff to look for or regulate underground parties. You have a situation of what some are calling a popup party , and underground party where people are coming together and they are not applying for special permits. The Alameda CountyDistrict Attorney says she will wait until investigation is over to decide if a any criminal charges may be filed. If they are filed in may include manslaughter or murder. There is a team trying to help the families of the 36 fire victors victims. Normally the County Corners office does 5 autopsies a day but the day after the fire they did 20 of them. They spent a lot of time on the phone with families who wanted to know if there sons their sons or daughters are among the victims. We didnt know what to do except sit there on the phone and listen to them. I had a lot of parents tell me stories about their sons and daughters. She says as the victims were identified it was heartbreaking to hear the names and realized realize that she had just talked to their family. She says the work has been very hard but she and her coworkers are happy they could provide answers for victims families as quickly as possible. A member of the San Jose City council is accusing caltrans of not doing enough to keep the freeways clean. Driving along any of the freeways in the area, they say it is hard not to miss the constant litter and graffiti. After complaining for years they want to hold caltrans accountable. Of potential output is proposed that will force the state agency to clean up san jose. The mayor agrees the highways are in horrible shape but says a lawsuit is not the way to go. Filing lawsuits awaiting 4 years for Legal Process isnt the answer for me. I want to get caltrans out there today cleaning it up. He says one option is a 3 Million Contract with caltrans in the county of santa clara that would have san jose conservation groups and other alternative Work Programs help with the cleanup. Caltrans has been hit with another lawsuit demanding the agency stopped taking homeless peoples property when cleaning up camps. They say the supporters accuse caltrans of illegally taking their belongings during raids. A caltrans Spokesman Says he could not comment on the specifics of the lawsuit. Electrifying the caltrain tracks is one of 2 highspeed projects that now has funded funding. A approved funding for the electrification project along with the building of the Central Valley project. Critics are announcing a lawsuit against the funding decision. They say the 10 billion rail bond measure, group by voters in 2008, did not authorize money for electrification. Once it is completed those tracks will be shared by caltrain and the high speed rail. Are you getting tops care at the hospital top care at the hospital . Report claims patients could bear risks because of reports not being processed fast enough. An auto race report and auditors report says only 22 percent of the deadline has been met. Sometimes they take too long in assigning the complaint to an investigative unit. Once they have assigned it to a unit that it takes a long time to assign it to an investigator. There are delays at different stages of the process. The board receives more than 400,000 nurses and gets an average of 75 and gets an average of 7500 complaints each year. We now know the name of the woman killed after crashing into a light pole while trying to get away from authorities in a stolen car. The medical examiners offices office says she was 21year old Samantha Torres of san jose. Officer spotted the car friday night and tried to pull her over. She refused to stop and moments later she crashed into a light pole near interstate 280. Alcohol or a medical emergency to not play a role in a crash that killed 3 people in marin county 2 months ago. The car slammed into a power pole and 2 trees. The driver, 18 yearold chance more and his moore and his passengers all died at the scene. After the crash chp concluded the car was going at least 90 milesperhour , 50 milesperhour over the speed limit. Investigation into the crash is now closed. South toledo will buy 3 Surveillance Systems to set up around the city. The city will spend 107,000 to buy cameras to photograph the license plates of cars entering and leaving south toledo. When crime is committed they can check information from the cameras that will help them to create a short list of crimes cars possibly link to crimes. It will also notify police of a car that is on the wanted list. The San Francisco board of supervisors is approving the resolution for memorial for alex. You shot and killed by police in 2014. He was carrying a stun gun that he used for his job as a security guard. Police say he pointed it at them. The shooting sparked protests in the federal lawsuit about the use of force. The officers were found not guilty of wrongdoing. The association released a statement saying the city should be honoring real heroes and sent. Homicide to take real heroes instead. Edward snowden exiled in russia talks to twitter. His advice for fixing social media platform. Good morning. We can see the traffic is going to be busy if you are driving around the bay area. We have crash on interstate 80 and it may have been in part caused by wet weather. Lots of drizzle out there and light rain. Most of that is trying to lift northward. There is your front for tomorrow. We will break that down and see what is in store temperature wise. my hero zero by lemonheads zero really can be a hero. Get zero down, zero deposit, zero due at signing, and zero first months payment on select volkswagen models. Right now at the volkswagen sign then drive event. Welcome back former nsa contractor Edward Snowden says he has advice on how to improve twitter. Heres a photo of snowden speaking on the big screen at twitter headquarters in San Francisco yesterday. He had a long list of suggestions on how to improve twitter including one user should not be allowed to edit their tweet after sent. 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You wouldve asked me earlier i wouldve said the red faced emoji where they are looking angry. Good morning everyone. Lets go out and take a look at the maps. I want to show your crash on 80 westbound blocking several lanes. It is still there and they are trying to get it out of the way. At one point the Fire Department had all lanes blocked just to get in. Now we have some traffic getting through but we already have a bunch of slow traffic as you drive through the area. We also like to take a look at the tracy commute during this time. The tracy super key mute is getting busier now as you drive on 205 and 580 it will be stop and go. People are already out there but once you get to the Livermore Valley looks okay. The bay bridge toll plaza is wet although the traffic is light union to San Francisco. This is north on 280 on the right with the tail lights moving away from us. We have some drizzle out there right on the bay bridge for sure. The rain line has gone way to the north. Underneath this we get some fog and light rain drizzle. I think it will continue to carry northward. Ersi is the main day that wind and rain will move into the system. This will be a pretty good cold front. We have not had that for a long time. An inch and a half to 4 maybe. High wind watch and a winter storm watch. There are some 5 flood flash flood watches out there. This will be a better set up for san jose in the senator santa clara valley. The pattern that you had before was one great for the Higher Elevations and that is really nothing. This is different. This one will sweep through like the good old fashion cold front. On the north coast pretty good rain. That will continue most of the day as the line continues to lift northward. Underneath that we could get some drizzle. There have been reports of a 3rd to over a half inch of rain for some. Can see here we really have to tweak the radar to show that but some of that is moving across with light drizzle. 40s and 50s on the temperatures. I dont think they will change too much. There is just 2 much cloud coverage too much cloud coverage. 57 belmont. 43 truck he truckee. To the north we have 2 much too much cloud coverage. Some of the rain totals again on the north coast will be really heavy but eventually the system, by late thursday and friday will start to make its way all the way down to monterey. After friday night it is cold as temperatures take a plunge. 15 for some, mid60s for others. It looks like a pattern that after friday we can does bundle up. It will be cold in the morning and breezy at times. Temperatures will be in the 50s for many after mid 60s today. There are signs near the end of the month of even bigger systems. But mid60s today for the santa clara valley. And then we are down to the 20s for lows yes. From the ashes of the lake county fire a way to help this holiday season. We will have more and buy a Christmas Tree now and donating it later. Welcome back. Family and friends and remembering alan thick thicke. He died in los angeles. She suffered a heart attack yesterday while playing hockey with his 19yearold son. Robin called his father the greatest man i ever met pick he recently appeared on the netflix show full her house. Fuller house. Were happy to put a smile on kids faces. Happy that they will be able to have their on christmas. I really love my family. For my mom and getting her a lot of stuff because she loves me and i love her a lot and i need her to look good. The teammates took 25 kids on a shopping spree at walmart in san leandro. He calls it, shop with the jock. Heat he does it every year through his charitable foundation. 2 sisters have come up with a unique project to help people wildfires. The Christmas Tree by now is one you can donate later. They sell the live potted trees and the next month you can bring them back in the trees will be sent lake county burn zone. Fire victims in middleton and other areas get to pick 2 or 3 trees to restore some greenery to their yards. In a bit of green that we can get back is going to be somebodys ray of sunshine, the shade on a sunny day. You feel so helpless so whatever you can do to bring some Natural Beauty back. A dozen nurseries and tree farms are taking a part of the program. The 2 sisters have set up a special Facebook Page to promote it. That is a nice idea. There are warning signs out there along the water. What hes a mud is saying about the possibility east bay mud is saying about the possibility of raw sewage in the estuary. We have wet roads in a couple of problems already as we look at this commute. It is pretty wet on the golden gate bridge. We will tell you more about your drive to work straightahead. Cloudy and mild for her son , drizzly and foggy for others. The rain band has gone north but it will be back tomorrow. Good morning it is a who is who the Silicon Valley leaders. They are meeting with president elect donald trump in just a few hours. We will have more on the tech summit in new york. Also expect heavy rain or maybe flooding coming to the bay area in less than 24 hours. Will tell you which areas will get hit the hardest during this latest storm. The morning welcome back. It is wednesday, december 14 and im pam cook. Good morning it is dave clark. Stevens in his office now. A lot of drizzle and light rain out there but tomorrow will be the day tomorrow will be the main day. The system has lifted northward but there are still plenty of cloud coverage in place. Some areas are dry and others persistent drizzle or light rain. This will swing through tomorrow. I think it will slow down. There looks to be Development Taking place. This will probably intensified as well but that will be tomorrow and not today. There still cloud coverage streaming across. The main banister the north but in this pattern you can pick up some decent totals even though radar says there is not a lot there. Underneath there is in this is where it doesnt do it justice. There is area picking up steady drizzle. 40s and 50s on the temperatures. South bay temperatures also in the 50s for just about everybody. Santa clara 56. If you get son down here you will be in the mid50s. 60s for most of the day and 50s to the north. Westbound 80 at el portal we have a crash that is blocking lanes. Getting out of richmond or toward richmond it is here. This crash started at about 4 00 and here we are coming up on an hour and traffic is very slow this morning. They are making progress with one person taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Now it is a question of getting the vehicles out of the way. We have earlymorning delays on interstate we have Early Morning delays on interstate 80. Where also looking at the tracy super to meet. You can see traffic is going to be busy as you drive on 205 and 580. Is pretty normal which means slow traffic. Once you get to