About ten minutes. Okay, thank you, so much, jeff. You can track this latest storm with the help of our nbc bay area weather app. Its free. Heres peggy bunker to explain how. Reporter when were in an nbc bay area microclimate weather alert, we made it easy for you to get the latest information on your smartphone. Click on this bar across the top that says weather alerts. That will take you right to what you need to know when you need to know it. Im peggy bunker. Thats how to stay informed with the nbc bay area app. Thank you. Its friday night, plenty of crews still on the clock, and will be for several more hours. A major cleanup as we speak at one of San Franciscos busiest intersections. A water main break right near the Moscone Center, and a lot of people caught up in this wet mess. Nbc bay areas Christie Smith is on the scene for us in San Francisco. Christie, we can see the machinery and the activity right behind you. Reporter yeah, thats right. And i have to say, the pipe itself w
When firefighters arrived, they found a woman dead inside, and late today, the Alameda County coroner said after examining her body, it was determined she was murdered. We want to bring you live at the Alameda County Sheriffs Department where a News Conference is under way right now. Lets listen in. I will tell you, she was not shot. But this is a very brutal murder. Its very concerning. In the manner she was killed. The subsequent fire is concerning. And the investigation right now leaves us with a lot of unknowns as to why this would have occurred. Our victim is a person in very Good Standing in the community. She is a person that you would not expect this to happen to. She is a widow and lived here alone. Whether or not this she was targeted for those reasons were not sure. So were looking into all those aspects. As of now, those are most the details we know. You dont know youve been listening to the Alameda County Sheriffs Department, giving us an update on this fire in the east ba
Christmas market. He was on germanys watch list and actually detained over the summer. But there was not enough evidence to hold him. The tension created by the berlin attack has made its way into many major cities, including right here in San Francisco. The Police Department acknowledged today it is beefing up patrols around popular destinations like union square. Nbc bay areas robert handa is live in San Francisco with more on the increased Police Presence there. Robert. Reporter well, the increased Police Presence does seem to be helping. We heard that from a lot of people here at the embacadero, as well as union square, including some visitors from germany, who saw the initial reaction from the berlin attack, up close. The family from frankfurt, germany, is in the bay area to visit a relative and joined thousands to union square. Before leaving home, the family saw how police were reacting to the berlin attack. We had police running around, standing there with machine guns, which i
Snow to the sierra just in time for the christmas holiday. If youre planning to head to the snow. The chp and caltrans have some tips to stay safe. Add rail first. Get chains and practice putting them on your tires. Make sure youre dressed appropriately and pack extra clothes, food, and blankets in case you get stuck in traffic. Finally keep your gas tank full. You dont get great mileage when its cold out, and you want to make sure youre covered if there are accidents or traffic backups. Kris anim before you head out tomorrow be sure to watch today in the bay for live team weather coverage. Also, be sure to download our nbc bay area app that way you can track the storm without turning on your television. Sam cu negotiating in bad faith and reworking a done deal. Those are the claims coming from the San Francisco police union, less than 24 hours after the citys Police Commision approved a new useofforce policy. We learned about 90 minutes ago. The union is taking the city to court over
Wars movies. She was also an accomplished author and play wright who spoke to us while on stage autobiography wishful drinking. She talked about how her most famous role follows her everywhere. It is not going to go away. I am had princess leah. Deal with it. Reporter star wars fans we talked with were saddened by the news. Big news. I mean you know, im not a huge massive star wars fan but she is super iconic and thats heavy duty. Didnt know about that. Thats pretty shocking to hear. Just loved her as leah. Reporter at last report fisher was still at Ucla Medical Center in critical condition. Her daughter is by her side tonight. Nbc bay area news. Well, reaction to Carrie Fishers heart attack is spreading quickly to social media. Mark hamill tweeting as if 2016 couldnt get any worse. Sending allf our love to Carrie Fisher and the man who played chewbacca our thoughts and prayers to our favorite princess right now. And you can do that too. Its at nbcbayarea. Com. Our other top story. A