numbers. napa sinking below freezing at 28. fairfield at 31 s. 36 in livermore. thirty-one for you walnut creek. around the bay, we have 39 in redwood city. and upper 30s at the airport in oakland. san jose this morning. in a nutshell, dry and cool. temperatures will thaw out. under partly cloudy. mostly clear skies in this area. fifty-three nappa. 53-degrees in san francisco. we're going to be cooling off as we gate into the evening hours. and i'll have a look at what you can expect coming up in just a few moments. let's take a look at the morning drive with alex. good morning. >> a fantastic huff looking drive around the bay area. if you do have to get up early here on this final day of 2015 and head out the door, all is looking good for you. in is the bay bridge toll plaza. no back-ups to report there. for all the folks in san francisco, there's highway 24 in la fayette. no slow-downs reported there. and i will take you to the maps and we will show you what the south bay commute looks like. no slow-downs in the south bay. there are no slow-downs on highway 101 or interstate 80. a very nice-looking run here at 5:02. new this morning, do you know it's already 2016 in some parts of the world. look at this live picture. in is a great way to wake up this morning. the fireworks. just an incredible colorful picture. they just counted down to the new year. a couple of minutes ago. a million people show up every year to watch this incredible fireworks show in sidney, office trail y. just take it all in. and as you sit that cup of coffee. >> and new zealand getting an early jump on semibaiting the beginning of 2016. one of the first countries to ring in the new year. twenty-one hours. at 3:00 this morning our time. they were doing this. setting off fireworks over new zealand and the sky tower to welcome the new greer. the safety and the security. i'm sure it has their reasons. well, in europe, they're scaling back many new year's eve celebrations. they're also tightening security as you can imagine. staying on alert for possible terror attacks. 60,000 police officers and troops are on alert across france. the annual fireworks show in paris. obviously some of the terror-he lated materials may have been used and confiscated. belgium has canceled its fireworks show after the arrest of two people suspected of new year's eve terror attacks. authorities the suicide bomb plot that had been planned tonight. two people with suspected ties to islamic state militants. they were arrested there suspected of planning suicide bombings during new year's celebrations. here in the bay area, final preparations are underway for new year's eve fireworks show in san francisco. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to show up and see it. he's in san francisco as well to tell us how police are planning to make sure everyone is safe. good morning, christian. yeah, good morning i was trying to do a little mental aright ma tick. our turn coming up in under 19 hours. and as we set underway. and as we take a look we can see dpw crews at work here making sure that san francisco's waterfront is ready for tonight's big display. everyone hoping if clear weather for tonight's big display. knew, rain did slow some of yesterday's big set-up as crews placed red caps over the ends of the fireworks. organizers said last night two- thirds of the work was already done getting the fireworks ready. at 10:30 tonight, with all the fireworks will pull out and get ready for a huge and lovely 15-minute display. i have seen it in years' past. it was pretty incredible. san francisco police say they did not see any word. they will be on alert and are asking anyone to see anything suspicious to notify the officer. every available officer in san francisco will be out on the street tonight. >> there going to be officers on every block and all the main areas of san francisco. >> the quick traffic note. bart will be running through 3:00 a.m. new year's day. traffic experts are warning people that are driveing to get on their way early. and it's not unusual to see people stuck on the bridge or possibly stuck at the bay bridge toll plaza hoping to make it into san francisco for the big show. and they are going to stopwatching it in the car. coming back to our live shot, you can see some of the displays that are set up here. crowds possibly in the hundreds of thousands. and one more note. and if you are coming over to san francisco, remember, if you are driving, you can see no stopping. you can imagine it's going to be pretty tough getting around. the best advice is to take public transit. and the ride share. you can party. and you can get around safely. you don't have to worry about parking. >> chris clan, i'm very impressed you did math early this morning. it is 18 hours and 33 minutes. >> you can see the wheels turning. >> i am just impressed. good job. and new year's squared. heading into tonight's new year's festivities. 1 million people expected to bring in the new year now. 6000 police officers will be in the crowd. and police say that indrissed patrols and surveillance means that times square they say will be the safest place on earth when the clock strikes on midnight. right now is time is 5:07. if you are going out tonight, you may want to take public transportation. they are making getting around on new yore's eve easy without driving. bart training will be running from 3:00 a.m. new year's day. they will be running every 20 minutes after midnight. certain trains will not stop though at some san francisco bart stations after 8:00 p.m. they're trying to help ease the crowds. check ahead on the schedules. by the way, bart will charge the normal fair. and as for other public transit like cal train, munie and the valley transportation authority are offering free rides between 8:00 p.m. tonight and 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. go to ktvu.com about getting around the bay area, new year's eve. click on the web links section of the home page. >> if you can't say it enough. if you plan to drink, make sure you have a safe ride home. law enforcement agencies will be out in full force looking for drunk drivers. the chp will start maximum enforcement at 6:00 tonight and will continue until just before midnight on sunday. last year, the chp says 28 people died in crashes on california roadways during the new year's holiday. in addition, the chp says they made more than 1100 arrests. and there is aaa. they are once again going to offer tipsy tow service. from 6:00 tonight until 6:00 tomorrow morning, drivers can call for a free tow even if they aren't aaa members. the was includes a one-way ride and tow to the driver's home up to ten mimes. the number is 800-aaa-help. well, san francisco city officials are warning people to steer clear of illegal fireworks. new year's eve, of course, is a popular night to shoot off fireworks. fire officials say thousands of people get injured by illegal fire crackers across the u.s. every year, including kids. the fireworks can also spark housefires. fire officials say so-called safe fireworks including sparklers are illegal in the city. our time is now 5:09. an armed rob sr. on the loose here in the bay area. investigateors think he is expanding his target area. this is a suspect. you see he's wearing a mask. yesterday morning he robbed a gas station on north broadway. now, they think he's the same person who pulled off similar robberies recently. this opinion is described as possibly asian, about 30 years old, five feet nine inches tall. he has a stocky build. he was wearing a black sweatshirt, blue jeans and a ski mask. he waived a gun at the gas station employee before running off with cash from the cash register. now, san francisco police also released this surveillance video for you to see. in is a mcdonald's being robbed. police say last month, a man smashed a glass door to get inside the mcdonald's. he ordered the employees to open up the safe and all of the cash registers. police say he threatened the employees with what appeared to be a handgun under a cloth. you see him holding that blue cloth. no one was hurt in that robbery. time is 5:10. you will likely see an increase in your pg ande bill. according to the san francisco chronicle, the arch monthly bill for pg ande will jump 7% to about $147. that toms a 6% increase at the beginning of 2015. now, the rate increases are due to a decision by the california public utilities commission to let pg ande collect traiks rev knew. the money will pay for maintenance and upgrades to the utility's electricity grid as well as the natural gas pipeline network. all right, brian, time is 511ment. the flooding in the central u.s. is getting worse this morning. in 20 minutes, we're going to show you some of the damage and the challenges those crews are facing to take poem to safety. plus the mother of the is to-called affluenza teen is back here in the u.s. this morning. up next, 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facility. the judge had a deportation hearing for him. the u.s. believes his family wants to keep him in mexico and can drag out the proceedings in court. >> we do not have a time frame. we do not know if the mexicans have the highest priority on this case like we do here in america. >>reporter: now, in 2013, couch was 16 and drunk when he crashed into an suv and kimed four people. he received probation as his attorneys argued the teen suffered from affluenza. they claimed his wealthy parents spoiled him so much that he didn't know the difference between right and wrong. well, couch and his mother fled to mexico last month after a video surfaced showing him attending a drinking party. the couches were worried that he violated his probation. time is 5:15. let's check in you year's eve morning traffic. alex savidge in for sal. how does it look so far? >> everything looking good, you guys. let's wish a happy new year to anybody who may be watching this online down in new z zealand or australia. >> happy new year. we want to hear from you u. let us know if you are watching down there. hopefully 2016 is off to a fantastic start for you. can't wait to ring in the new year here in the bay area. here is a live look this morning interstate 80. the east shore freeway is coming through memoryville and burkley heading through the maze. this morning just after 5:00 a.m. this is a good time to make that trip through the east bay. we'll now take you down and show you the san mateo bridge. folks on the right-hand side of your screen are heading westbound. toward the peninsula in highway 92. that is a good ride across the span this morning. no slow-down there is. no slow-downs at the toll plaza for the bridge either. if you are making a ride out of the antioch area on highway 4, things are looking very good. no slow-downs. no crashes. anything of that sort on highway 4 or 680 or 24 for that matter, and we'll also slide you down here and show you what things look like in t livermore valley where we distend to see some slow-downs especially hat this hour. of course, westbound e are getting close to the new year's holiday, and that means, i suspect, not as many people working. we don't see any slow-down there is in the livermore valley on 580. 5:16. rosemary is here with the chilly forecast. bring a couple of jackets and sweaters. >> i just ran into our security guard out in the lobby and he said it is freezing. >> yeah. i know. and those poor folks have to sit out the there in the parking lot all night. and i feel awful. >> well, he's inside now. >> he's indoors now. if you are going outdoors, maybe the extra layer. maybe the novembers, the hat, the mittens, the scarf. we have cold weather in store. low 30s. even upper 20s for some of our valley locations. partly and mostly cloudy depending on where you are at. mostly cloudy in the south bay. mostly clear over portions of san francisco and oakland and freemont. you sawn tab rosa and fog. we are looking at a little bit of fog here. that is going to continue through the morning hours. it's dense. visibility down to a garter mile. it's going to be a little bit hazardous driving there. take it easy. napa at 28. thirty-two in concord. and 39 in oakland right at the airport. slightly warmer for downtown, but not by much. four # in san francisco. forty-two mountainview. san jose 42 as well. last half hour we went to the peninsula, this time the inner east bay where temperatures are freezing not la fayette. below freezing in danville. antioch starting out with 37 degrees. let's go et into your forecast before the evening hours as you are getting out and about perhaps to do some dinner in the city of san francisco. we're looking at already 48 degrees. so temperatures into the afternoon today will be in the low to mid 50s. we will see -- into 9:00, already in the low 40s. if you are going out to watch the fireworks, expect 4 # degrees or so. clear cool weather and even going to perhaps cool off just a little bit more by the time you arrive home into the early morning hours of friday. here is a look at your bay area weekend and the first day of 2016. not a lot of change. and subtle changes in store. friday, saturday, we'll wake up very cold. afternoon highs under mostly sunny skies. med to -- mid to umer 50s in the forecast. in the back end of the weekend, we'll still look at that possibility with somehowers coming our way. maybe more sierra snow. that's some great news lasting into monday. long range models show an active week next week. we're counting on that. >> all right, rosemary. you. stage story to talk about. a disturbing story. and it may have been used as a chew toy for dogs training to bite. it's recovering not redwood city. it's nicknamed smurf. it was dropped off at a shelter this week. that color is actually dye. it may have been used to cover up his wounds. a shelter veterinarian told the san francisco chronicle cats are often used as bait for fighting dogs in that area, so it's not a good idea to give away kittens for free. smurf will have surgery next week. they'll have to fix a pretty big wound on his leg. a two-year-old southern california girl who is a cancer survivor with an amputated arm is getting a special gift this new year's. her parents had been searching for a kitten for their daughter who was born with a rare form of cancer. now, she had her left arm amputated when she was just ten months old. well, now that she is cancer-free, her parents wanted to get her a kitten that had also undergone an amputation surgery to help with their daughter's recovery. the kitten had a leg amputated also because of an injury. all right. time is 5:20. six weeks from now, the super bowl. i'm not kidding. if you are going, organizers want you to plan now how you are going to get there p. up next, luxury transportation option to get you to santa clara. welcome back. time is 5:23. line >> reporter: was rough. they played with that mvp steph curry as they lost their second game of the season. the dallas mavericks beat them 114-91. curry didn't play after his mri revealed a lower left leg bruise. the warriors were also without three others. you but ian clark did score 21 points off the bench. clay thompson and green combined for 21 points. the warriors, they will face the houston rockets later today before heading back here to the bay area. it is still unknown if curry will play later today. time now is 5:23. the superbowl is still more than a month away u. the superbowl host committee. they want you fans who have tickets to start planning now. how are you going to get to the big game. ktvu shows us a transportation plan that involves luxury buses picking up fans all over the bay area. >> superbowl 50 is no ordinary football game. organizers say no ordinary transportation plan would do. so they are trying something new that has never been done before. offering pick-up by a fleet of luxury coaches called san express. >> we're able to put up to 50 fans in one luxury motor coach and have them picked up and dropped off in the same location and have an easy reliable way to get to the game and back home. it's only $55 round trip. >> pick-up locations will be ho testimonies throughout the -- throughout the region. in san francisco, at sfo, on the east bay, north bay, and on the peninsula. the host committee estimates they can transport 6000 fans this way. no t oen will it be a fun way to travel, it will relieve stresses. >> we introduce things like the express so more people can take one single vehicle to the game and from the game reducing the need for, you know, a huge number of parking spots because they are simply not available. >>reporter: some parking lots were used for tents, temporary structures and as part of a gameday fan club of levering fewer overall spaces. still, there are parking permits on sale now. fans can take public transportation, taxis or for the first time, uber. >> uber is one overparter ins. there will be a dedicated lot where people can be dropped off and also pick up uber after the game u. >>reporter: the host committee says they have studied past superbombs learn energy their successes and mistakes. they think the key here will be giving fans plenty of transportation options. >> if you can create a balance and multiple ways for people to get to the game, you won't have an overloading situation that is played maybe a couple of past superbowls. >> that. reuben reporting. tick echts for the fan express will go on sale today on the website. and time is 5:36 u. next to levi stadium. in just a couple of days, the nfl plans to take over that park. they're going to turn it into a media cam. a youth soccer league filed a lawsuit trying to stop this. they say 1500 young soccer players will have nowhere to play u. the city of santa clara says it is trying to find some other locations for those players and they will fight the lawsuit. the superbowl bid included using that soccer park through march 2nd. and at 5:26. it was a pretty scary ride for hundreds of passengers on an air canada flight. why the plane was met by 15 ambulances. as soon as it made an emergency landing last night. new year's eve preparations are underway in the south bay. we are live in cram bell, and we will take you inside this balloon bare house to show you all the activity that is going on. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number, and the lowest prices of the season, sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. you like the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! only at a sleep number store, find the lowest prices of the season. save $600 on the #1 rated i8 bed, plus no interest until january 2018. know better sleep with sleep number. life. you never really know what's coming. life just... happens. just when you think you know where it's going sfx: (ambulance sirens) it 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forty-one in san francisco. thirty-nine for oakland. livermore, 36. most of us fall within this range. low 30s to low 40s. our inland communities are definitely the colder areas. we're deal being a little bit of dense fog for portions of the north bay u. first, the 24-hour temperature change with clouds overhead in san jose. you are up by 7 degrees. chillier this morning if you are headed out to sfo. santa cosa, -- santa rosa, fog and temperatures very similar to yesterday morning just up by a tad. visibility around the bay area looks good. concord reportling five mimes' visibility. a little bit of fog in your neighborhood. still okay to get on to the roadways. this is where it is especially thick. you can see this darker shade of gray. from santa rosa, visibility down to a quarter mile. that is going to be a very slow drive and we have it all the way down in areas you can see here from the graphic not as thing thick. a5 for hayward. fifty-three in san francisco e. 54 santa rosa. into the south bay, you're looking at 54 as well. as we get into the evening hours, temperatures are going to be cooling off quite fast as we get past sunset and into the evening hours. i'll have a look at what you can expect for tonight and take a look at your bay area weekend in just a little bit. let's get tune to the highways with alex in for sal. >> sounds good. thank you for pointing out the fog situation there on highway 101. very important. take it easy. that thick fog. and also another word of caution this morning. there is the potential, of course, for icy conditions on some of the roadways, especially inland. because rosemary just showed you those freezing temperatures. be careful. yesterday, the chp had to shut down a road because of black ice. here you go. 880 in oakland, and this is the traffic that is heading right past the coliseum and oracle e. northbound, southbound moving as good as well this morning. let's take you here to 208. no slow-downs on that freeway. as we give you a bigger picture of what the commute looks like. things looking very good. the freeway system moving smoothly this morning on this final day of 2015. not a lot of folks up and about. it wouldn't seem this morning. no slow-downs being reported. and there is a quick look at what things look like in the north bay this morning. highway 101 looking good. interstate 80 looking good coming down through richmond and burke lee. a very smooth ride. brian, over to you, my friend. >> thank you, sir. it is already 2016 in some parts of the world. that is. >> they was the scene as fireworks lit up the sky in beautiful sidney australia. 1 million people showed up every year to watch the fireworks show in sidney. last preparations were underway for big new year's eve in fireworks show in san francisco. and barricades are set up along the waterfront to show the huge crowds of people who are expected to go up. extra security to make sure everyone is safe especially after recent terror attacks. >> there are going to be officers pretty much on every single block on all the main areas of san francisco. we also have a lot of plain-clothes officers that you are not going to see that are going to be immersed within the city and within the people. >> now, police say they have not received any specific threats to the city, but they want anyone who sees anything unusual tonight to tell an officer. oakland police are warning people to not shoot guns into the air to celebrate the new year. the department says more officers will be out patrolling the streets tonight. yeah, they will be using their shot spotter system to see where those shots are being fired. police say they will arrest anyone caught firing a gun. they're also warning people no to fire off illegal fireworks. time is 5:34. in parts of the south bay, they are already preparing for new year's eve celebrations. ktvu fox 2 live in cambell. this morning, we're going to call you the balloon lady. what's happening to me. and you can help it smile. these are gorgeous balloon. they call balloon bouquets. you can see this black, silver, and white, super popular. you know, they just go with what the client asks for. purple, gold, and black. after all these balloons are okay, you can see they even have -- i want to show you they have a balloon wall. that is new this year, and one of the businesses asked for that. i mean check this out. i have never seen something like this. and i don't know how it is going to fit in the delivery truck, but they have been blowing up balloons here since last saturday to get prepared for new year's eve. the crew came in here at 5:00 in the morning. you can see some of the workers here behind me. they are going to be nonstop all morning long. to get rid of the parties. and palo alto. and the woman blind all of this is the owner of it. you have a smile on your face. how busy are you going to be? >> very busy. and i am happy about that. busy is good for us. and we are really happy about being busy. we have over 5000 today. and not counting over 20 that we already did for the past week. so straight leg raising, very business schism. >> business is up like at least how much? >> business is great? >> i want to say at least 15 to 20%. we're going to be hanging out here with them all morning. i may try to help them out. i can imagine their hands must get tired of doing all this all morning long and they're going to be making deliveries later. we just wanted to show you sort of a sneak peak of behind the scenes of what is going on just to ring in 2016 m. dave? >> all right. please tell them we love the name. >> i love that name. >> the baloonatics. >> isn't that a great name? >> it is a great name. >> all right, janine, thank you u. we'll talk to you later. time is 5:37. if you plan to take an uber ride after celebrating new year's eve celebrations, get ready for a big price headache hike. a lot of riders will call for rides between 12:30 and 2:30 a.m. that is when you could pay hundreds of dollars to get home. there are ways to get around it. you could leave your party early even before midnight. you could also try waiting out that price surge. they'll typically last about five to ten minutes. if you are going out with friends, hey, split the fare by using uber pool. and finally, you can try an alternative ride-sharing service. toker that is how you count down. the bay area-based netflix trying something new this new year's eve to help parents who don't want to stay up until midnight. netflix is offering a fake video countdown featuring these characters from shows like care bears, inspector gadget and many more. the parents can just turn on that countdown whenever they want to go to bed. now, a study by netflix shows 49% of parents in the u.s. said their ideal countdown time would be about 9:00. time is 5:38 u. switching gears now, the flooding we have been telling you about in the central u.s. is worse this morning. in the last hour, both directions of a major interstate in missouri closed because of flooding. look at this video. water levels near st. louis are as high as the roads on some of the bridges. the the flooding has lead to evacuations in both missouri and in illinois. at least 20 people in those two states have died from flooding. the flood waters have already topped nine of the levees, and a dozen more are at risk. >> and wishing and hoping, praying that everything holds up. this is unbelievable. some have had a foot of rain over three days. the weather man is saying that happens once every 100 to 300 years. president obama is checking things out. he's contacted the governor of missouri offering federal help. well, dave, at least 21 passengers on an air canada flight were injured after violent turbulence that forced the plane to make an emergency landing. now, the plane was on its way to toronto from china. it made an emergency landing in calgary. overall, 21 people were take on the the hospital with various injuries. passengers say the turbulence was so severe people literally went flying into the air. >> whoever didn't put the seatbelt on was -- >> my legs were shaking when it started. i was like -- i don't know like sliding. like you were in midair and i just fell back down. >> well, canadian authorities say an investigation will be conducted as well as an analysis of the digital flight recorder. operations are getting back on track after the winter storms that battered much of the country within the past week. the weather is not the only concern for airlines and airports these days. we're talking about new security measures being enforced from both passengers and airport workers. for years, there was a huge flaw in airport security. every passenger is screened, tsa agents and baggage handlers. they're not. homeland security is stepping up the pace of random screening for airport workers. our time is now 5:40. a woman in fairfield arrested on suspicion of deliberately drowning her four-year-old grandson in a bathtub. chesty in court today. fifty-one-year-old don ray hughs confessed but didn't say why she did it. police found that little by o unconscious and not breathing at a home on jefferson street tuesday morning. he died later at the hospital. neighbors say they never saw problems and are surprised and also saddened by what happened. >> i mean the baby was only four years old. >> police say miss raines hughes was caring for the boy and his sisters. those little girls were not harmed. outgoing san francisco sheriff. the san francisco examiner has been working on his proposed policy changes for more than a year now. they include new deescalation training, identifying exactly what kind of force is allowed and defining who is responsible for i -- for reporting claims of inmate abuse. earlier this year, allegations surfaced that deputyings were staging fights among inmates at the jail. the last day in office is januarymentth. time is 5:42. 2015 was a great year. a big year in sports. in our next half hour, we're going to show you some of the best from an nba title to the women's world cup to the first triple prom in. the new signs of hope following yesterday's snow survey in the sierra. >> if you are heading out and about on this final day of 2015, you will have a nice-looking commute around the bay area today. we'll show you what the east bay commute looks like coming up. dry weather returning for the final day of 2015. it is a cool one out there. we have temperatures right about freezing. even below for some. what is happening outside your door this morning and what you can expect for the rest of the day coming up. announcer: for the new mattress models-- during sleep train's huge year end clearance sale. for a limited time, save hundreds on tempur-pedic mattresses. get the most highly recommended bed in america at closeout prices. plus, get interest-free financing and same-day delivery. why wait for the new models? sleep train's year end clearance sale is on now! superior service, best selection, lowest price-- guaranteed! ♪ sleep train [train horn] ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ we still need more rain and snow to overcome four years of drought. the survey shows we are finally headed in the right direction. hopefully it continues that way u. the california department of water resources. they measured the snow pack yesterday at application near echos summit and el dorado county. they found it is 136% of average. testify snowpack statewide stands at 105% average. officials say it's an improvement compared to the last few years, but it would be a mistake to think our drought is over. >> what we really need to see is a couple more months like the one we just had. with that kind of rain and snow, then definitely we'll be in better shape with our reservoirs. >> police say mud monitors reservoirs around the clock and they say the snow pack measurable is at 146% above average for this time of year. well, california water managers say they will feel more confident if april 1s snowpack survey is 150% aabove normal and that depleted reservoirs reach regular levels. time is now 5:46. in just a couple of hours from right now, the biggest cargo ship to ever sail into the united states. it will arrive at the port of oakland. it is the ben gammon franklin. it is a quarter mile long. this can carry 18,000 shipping containers. one of the few american ports that can receive a megaship. the port invested millions of dollars to dredge channels to 50 feet. that is what you need to receive a megaship. the ben gammon franklin, due to arrive just outside the golden gate bridge ant 8:30 this morning. then sell on to the port of -- sail on to the port of oakland. ktvu will be covering the arrive. -- arrival. sky fox will be flying over to give us a view from the air. >> that will be quite a sight. amazing. time now is 5:46. let's check in with sal. >> i think people figured it out. >> it is an old joke. a good-looking ride. a lot of people are off today. hopefully that is you. you have the day off. but there are folks out there who are working. if you are working today or heading out the door, i want to hear in you. let me know where you are led off to so we can make sure you have a good-looking commute. no major slow-downs to report. no major crashes. the toll plaza looking fantastic. here is highway 24. and westbound on highway 24. they are in for a smooth ride. here is the maps. you can see the east bay freeway system looking very good. intertate 80 toward the maze looks great. and 580 and 808 -- 880 also looking good as well. you will also show you this ride through the livermore valley which tends to be a slow- one on this time of morning. not a normal morning. a holiday week. 580 looking fantastic into livermore and dublin. 5:48 is the time. and rosemary is here. it is cold out there. we were warning folks -- we want to warn them again about the potential for ice on the roads. >> yes. absolutely. a little bit of patchy fog. patchy frost and areas over santa rosa where it is freezing. and below freezing in some areas. we do get a little bit of freezing fog. that means if it settles on to the roadway. that may be below freezing. you're going to get the icy slick roadway there. that is to be aware of. here is a look at storm tracker 2. the drizzle is gone. we do have partly to mostly cloudy skies over portions of the south bay. thes the north bay where it is going to be a little bit slow especially right along highway 101 between santa rosa. >> it's not where i wanted to go. i wanted to go to the north bay. right between santa rosa where it is down to about a quarter mile visibility. this stretch is going to be a bit hazardous getting out this morning. it's really, really thick. thirty-two. thirty-two in santa rosa. napa, you are at 28. we are looking at temperatures sub freezing for areas right around nafa and also walnut creek, 31 outside your door. thirty-six in livermore. around the bay, we have upper 30s in oakland. forty at sfo. forty-two at mountainview and 4 in san jose. along the peninsula, a lot of 30s. san mateo. 35-degrees outside your door. 3 atwoodside. here is a look at the futurecast model. we will be mostly clear for today. plenty of sunshine in store for your afternoon. it will take you into the evening hours. we'll remain with mostly clear skies. it's going to be a cold one. here is a look at your oakland forecast into the evening hours. temperatures cooling off. 46 degrees at 9:00. and as we get into midnight, 42 expected there. temperatures cooling off a little bit more in the overnight hours. fifty-five in layward. into the south bay, 54 in san jose. a53 morganhad hill. you know what to expect for the afternoon. we have cold mornings. cool afternoons. sunday into monday, and when i say snow, the sierra. >> all right. thank you. >> you're welcome. time now is 5:50. bill cosby. he's free on bail after the first criminal charges were filed about rape allegations. why pennsylvania prosecutors say they were able to charge him with sexual assault more than ten years after the alleged attack. bill cosby is free often a million dollars bail after being charged with sexual assault. he was arraigned in pennsylvania yesterday. he did not enter a plea. his accuser first came forward back in 2005, a year after the alleged assault. the district attorney at that time declined to not file charges. prosecutors in the case say they were able to reopen this case after learning new information from cosby's deposition in her civil lawsuit against him. >> reopening this case was not a question, rather, reopening this case was our duty as law enforcement officers with a sworn obligation to uphold our constitutions and to up holiday the law. more than 50 women have now come forward to claim bil cosby sexually abused them and drugged them. the fbi is making a new push. they are looking to find bay area bank robbery suspects who have been on the loose for years. one of them is calmed the droopy-faced bandit. san francisco police and the fbi have spent eight yores trying to find him. police -- years trying to find him. he's robbed ten banks since 2007, mostly in china town, some in the richmond district. in the south bay, authorities are looking for two men who robbed a wells fargo bank last month. told everyone to get on the ground before escaping with cash from the vault. >> we don't live in vacuums. there is somebody somewhere out there who knows who that individual is. >> now, as the fbi is asking for help, officialeses the number of bank robberies here in the bay area metropolitanned dramatically. in 199 #, there were about 750 robberies around the bay area compared to just 102 so far this year. a friend of the two mass shooters out there has been indicted now. a grand jury indicted enrique marquez on charges of weapons and terrorism-he lated charges. now, he is accused of giving the weapons the two shooters used in the attack that left 14 people dead. other charges involve conspiring with one of the shooters to attack riverside city college and a freeway in 2011 and also in 2012. those plans were never carried out. marquez is not accused of taking part in the mass shooting earlier this month in san bernardino. there are reports that google continues to expand in the east bay. inside bay area reports that the tech giant will release another building at the alameda naval air station. the paper reports that google already leases two buildings there. the company has been at the former navy base for the past two years. the paper reports that last year, google renewed the lease with the city for up to 21 years with an expansion clause. on tuesday, city council will consider approving a new lease that would allow google to take over a 65,000 square foot building on tower avenue. in the meantime, yahoo may sell a sizable chunk of land. the sunnyvale tech company confirmed it is considering selling its 48-acre development site in santa clara near levi stadium. yahoo paid $106 million in 2006. there's no word on what the sale price could be. it could help boost the sagging revenue string. a mother of a so-called affluenza teenager has been deported back to the u.s. from mexico. in ten minutes, why her son accused of killing four people was allowed to stay in mexico. san francisco getting ready for the big fireworks show tonight. for the new mattress models! it's time to make room during sleep train's huge year end clearance sale... get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices! save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory! plus, same-day delivery, set-up and removal of your old set. why wait for the new models? sleep train's year end clearance sale is on now! superior service, best selection, lowest price-- guaranteed! ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ good morning. look at this. we're going to have a look at some of the celebrations underway. >> how they are getting san francisco's waterfront ready for the fireworks display. >> good morning. here is a live look towards san francisco if you are heading in the city for the fireworks tonight. color but cold. >> you know the music goes wherefore you go. the final countdown. >> you know, i wanted to do it but i'm not going to do it. >> all i know is a commercial. >> aerosmith. you're up. -- the band europe. thank you for joining -- joining us this thursday, december 31s. i'm pam cook. >> and thank you for joining us. >> yeah. >> good morning, i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. it's new year's eve, but it's cold. rosemary, stop laughing. >> i have worked countless new year's eve. i'm not griping. i'm happy to be here. but one of the best parts is watching how the other countries celebrate. >> it is fun. australia for one.