i'm christie smith. coming up, we'll be talking about the tool police say made a big difference in their case. >>> see the joy in their faces and see the energy that shows up and be in that energy with them. it is, i can't tell you how amazing it is. >> the former silicon valley executive drumming his way into the hearts of children with autism. it's a story that will make you bay area proud. that's next. ♪ great change comes from doing the right thing. like the radical idea that health isn't an industry. it's a cause. so we do things differently. we combine care and coverage. and believe prevention is the most powerful of cures. so forgive us for not going with the flow. we just think the flow should go with us. which makes us rebels with one cause. your health. orinda... tonight, the man accused of pistol-whipping a nanny and then >>> new details in violent home invasion/robbery in orinda. tonight the man accused of pistol whipping a nanny then robbing the home has been arrested. police got the suspe

christie smith. >>> a suburb is on edge after a shooting that left one man dead. protesters took to the streets tonight across from a gas station in the city of linwood where police shot and killed a man identified by his family as 28-year-old nicolas robinson. robinson fired shots into the air before officers shot at him. >>> for a third day in a row, divers searched a lake searching for any kind of evidence in the san bernardino shooting. they are looking for electronic evidence that could have been destroyed by the husband and wife shooters. so far no important evidence has been found in that lake. meanwhile, there is new focus on the woman shooter in the massacre. fbi investigators say tashfeen malik was not shy about her quest for violent jihad. her social media accounts could have been overlooked when her y her visa was processed. >>> police say it 23-year-old carl james dial junior is facing charges of arson, burglary and hate crimes. about noon yesterday, flames broke out at the islamic center. firefighters were able to quickly put it out. but the mosque's

christie smith is live at the berkeley police station with more. christie? >> reporter: terry, i just got an update from berkeley police. they say witnesses are cooperating but there are still many questions with this case. we do know now that the young man who passed away was 22 years old. berkeley police say before 7:30 this morning they started receiving 911 calls from inside the fraternity house, calls about an unresponsive male. berkeley police and fire did respond and despite their best efforts, they were unable to revive him. he was pronounced dead at the scene. they called in homicide investigators just to make sure, they say, they're being thorough. >> we're investigating a suspicious death because we're not sure of the complete circumstances of how he actually passed away. we called in our investigators and we've been working the scene and talking with witnesses and just trying to determine exactly what happened. >> reporter: police say they will be looking at a number of things, of course how many people were there, if alcohol was involved. they s

christie smith live in front of the frat house with more, christie? >> reporter: well, terry, berkeley police have not released a lot in the way of details but they say it was early this morning when they were dispatched on an unresponsive male. the berkeley police are not releasing much in the way of details but do say the victim is male in his early 20s and pronounced dead at the scene. we did knock at the door at the fraternity house but nobody answered. i did speak briefly with a student visiting here who said he was a member of the chapter there in southern california and was here to offer his condolences. i also reached out to the national organization in north carolina. they say they were notified about the situation earlier today and they have asked their students to cooperate with the local authorities who are leading this investigation, so of course, still many, many questions but that is away we have for now. reporting live in berkeley, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> all right, christie, thank you very much. >>> a man died this morn

christie smith is live in san francisco tonight where those who are wearing an orange shirt, christy, apparently that was their sign that they wanted to make their voices heard. >> yeah, that's right and they gathered to mark the anniversary, to the grim anniversary of the shooting at sandy hook elementary school. but also talk about ways to end gun violence. now there are events happening here in san francisco, but also a large gathering in the east bay in walnut creek, with the group moms demand action for gun sense. about 150 people gathered near broadway plaza for what they call an orange walk. also today mentioned was the recent shooting in bernardi bernardino. they paid respects for those who died in connecticut and all of those who died of gun veils. in the east bay, part pants say there are concrete steps that they try and urge people to take. >> the way that the organizations are fighting against us, we just need to swell up and everybody needs to do their part to come out and speak against gun violence. >> now there were similar events held in the north bay, along the penins

christie smith live at san francisco's union square where it has been quite the day. christie. >> reporter: yeah, terry, busy would put it mildly. for some folks this is part of the tradition coming out on the day after christmas to get in on the deals. it seems to be coming more and more popular. we've seen people walking around with multiple shopping bags. i did have a chance to speak with one street vendor who says that after black friday this is actually his busiest day for sales. of course the prices are slashed, people also returning, and exchanging. a recent american express survey suggests that december 26 shopping activity might surpass black friday and cyber monday. we spoke with shoppers in san francisco and the stanford shopping center about why they decided to brave the crowds. >> the sales. >> the deals. >> lots of christmas spirit. >> i'm returning some christmas presents. >> we're exchanging gifts. >> the best of intentions but in some cases the wrong colors. >> reporter: some of the shoppers looking for deals, picking up special christmas ornaments fo

reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "nbc bay area news." >> all right, christie, thanks very much. >>> coming up next at 5:00, a food fight in the bay area. the dispute between the owners of this italian restaurant chain that's now headed to the court. >>> and planning that tropical getaway just got a bit easier. the new island destination travelers from sfo will soon be able to go to. >>> we have somebody super special here today. >> plus, a super transformation for one bay area man. how he went from rap singer to web-slinger. that's part of our "bay area proud" series. a food fight is hitting the bay area. celebrity chef guy fieri's plans to end his involvement >>> food fight, and it's hitting the bay area. celebrity chef guy fraherie's plans to end his involvement with one of his restaurant chains lands him in a legal dispute with his business partner. steve gruber is suing the star to stop the dissolution of johnny garlic's. he showed his intent to dissolve the chain last week. gruber wants to keep the chain going. johnny garlic's has seven locations across californi

christie smith is live in that area now where neighbors say they watched the drone and helicopter land. >> reporter: yeah. that's right. they say it landed in this area right behind me. this was certainly a close call for that pilot and crew. they had to make a sudden move to get out of the way of an oncoming drone. one chp officer said tonight this really had the potential to be catastrophic. we did speak with the pilot and the first officer who say they weren't exactly sure what they were seeing last night around 9:00 when they spotted a red light coming at them. and they say that it got closer. they had to make a sudden move. they were about 700 to 800 feet up in the air. we do have a picture of a drone similar to the one that was spotted. they were able to track it and follow it to a martinez neighborhood. >> i didn't know what it was. and from our perspective, we thought it was, you know, substantial distance away. but we shortly realized it wasn't. so we made an evasive turn to the right. as it went by, too close for our comfort, we both realized it was a drone. >> reporter: poli

that's the latest live in oakland, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, christie. >>> a deadly accident shut down almost all of interstate 880 in hayward this morning. emergency crews rushed to the scene after police say a man was hit and killed trying to run across the interstate about 1:30 this morning. 880 southbound, police say the man had been involved in nothing more than a fender bender accident, but got out of his car and police are saying he tried to run across the southbound lanes and he was hit by several vehicles and died before paramedics arrived. for a time during the investigation all southbound lanes were closed and only one northbound lane was open. >>> helping the needy in this cold weather, the community in san jose donated over 1,000 blankets today. truck loads of new warm blankets were dropped off at the home first shelter on little orchard street in san jose. the shelter houses the homeless and those in need and in this cold weather has been filling up very quickly. shelter officls say the blankets will help make more beds available. the community says the

nbc bay area's christie smith is joining us live from the city. what kind of damage and what kind of cleanup are you seeing right now? >> well, terry, the rain stopped a while ago here in san francisco. but the cleanup is another story. neighbors say the rain was coming down sideways, flowing down the hills. sometime overnight, this big tree fell and stretched right over a car. >> on greenwich street tonight, crews were busy cutting up a tree that toppled over a car. in different parts of san francisco, crews worked to remove damage left from the rain and wind. tree limbs snapped. along franklin, overhead lines had to be repaired. at one corner, joanne brown walked into standing water to try and clear it. >> i couldn't get across the street. so i was just stopping. >> reporter: nearby, cars sat. >> that's a lot of water. >> reporter: at an exit ramp near 280, workers tried to clear pockets of water. they have been at it for hours. >> all day long. all day long. everybody is out. anybody who is anybody is out there already. >> reporter: along lomba

reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, christie. >>> still to come at 5:00, continuing coverage of the deadly mass shooting in san bernardino. neighbors evacuated from their homes share their frightening accounts. and we're learning one of the suspects' family members was a decorated navy veteran. back in a moment. >>> welcome back, i'm raj mathai. we're reporting once again from southern california here. we are at this ballpark here, this baseball stadium where a vigil is about to begin at 6:00. a vigil to honor the victims of yesterday's mass shooting here in san bernardino. we do have new information we want to kind of get you updated on what's happening here. it's been about 30 hours since this massacre. the suspect who was killed yesterday in that gun battle, syed rizwan farook, atf agents are stilling nbc bay area they had so much ammunition that they were really prepared for a, quote, mini war, and they also found 12 pipe bombs in their apartment in the nearby city of redlands. so that was the new information being confirmed as of toda

nbc bay area's christie smith is live in san francisco. first, let's go to meteorologist anthony slaughter who what is going on right now. anthony? >> reporter: as you mentioned, terry, the rain has been coming down all day long. here is a time lapse from ocean beach. you can see they're out in the rain enjoying rain drops. things started to clear out at the beach and even in san francisco. close to an inch of rain. even in sausalito over mill valley, 2 inches. mt. tam got up to 4 inches. santa rosa got a little less than 3/4 of an inch. even over near moraga, a little less than that as well. the east bay and the south bay didn't see much in the storm. about a quarter inch or less. even los gatos got about 3/10. santa cruz, over an inch. so it's still coming down right now in some parts of the bay area. and it's light for the most part. and this is going to be just ready for the next round that is expected to move through the next couple hours. in fact, you can see that plume of moisture sitting off the coast. that's our next storm system

christie smith is live in san francisco with the new allegations the family is making. >> good evening. well, there was disturbance elements to this video that attorneys showed at a press conference. sort of a different angle on the shooting of mario woods. what those attorneys are saying is that it shows he didn't raise his arms before he was shot. >> 10% speed. you hear the shots. >> flanked by the family of mario woods, attorney john burress released new video today that he says tells a horrific story of how woods was shot by san francisco police. >> if you look at the videotape and you see it now, you will see that whatever was happening, he did not raise his hands in any kind of threatening manner before the shots were -- the barrage of shots were reached against him. >> burress says he's filing a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of the family saying the police account of the shooting doesn't match the evidence he has, specifically a police report that woods raised a knife just before police officers fired. >> the statement was bogus and designed clearly to cover for the off

nbc bay area's christie smith is live in san francisco and this is the hot debate about what happened to this man. >> reporter: that's exactly right. i tell you, it was an emotional service as people shared stories about the good times they had with mario woods, but they also denounced police actions, while his mother addressed the crowd saying her son was the best of her. ♪ friends and family remember mario woods. >> when i first met mario, i knew that i liked him. >> reporter: how he lived and how he died. >> shot, his sister told me 25 times. >> reporter: the service was near where woods was shot by san francisco police who said he was a suspect in an earlier stabbing, that he wouldn't drop a knife and made a move at police who had already tried bean bag rounds and pepper spray unsuccessfully. >> now i have to live my life without him. he was doing it right. he was doing it so right. >> reporter: his mother said he was on a good path. that troubles with the law were in the past. he paid his dues. >> run and hide, he tried to get away. >> reporter: the shooting has sparked debate

nbc bay area's christie smith is live at city hall. in addition to police, another agency is also getting involved in this matter. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. we are talking about the labor council, but already, the police chief has talked about equipping officers with stun guns and now the union is throwing their support behind that, the police union, but this is something that's been debated in san francisco for years. >> i think if tasers were available at that officer-involved shooting there could have been a completely different outcome. >> reporter: san francisco's police officers association renews the call for stun guns for officers in the wake of the fatal police shooting of mario woods. >> we are working with the mayor's office, the office of the chief of police and members of the police commission to adopt a pilot program that will allow tasers. >> reporter: but he is calling on the city and the commission to act on this. supervisor david campos believes it's more complicated. >> i think that it's too simplistic to say

christy smith is live in san francisco where just minutes ago, the police department released the names of the officers involved. >> reporter: good evening. absolutely they did. they are on administrate of it leave which is customary. but the family -- attorney for the family of mario woods, they're calling the shooting horrific and saying based on images that they have seen, the shooting unfolded a little different than what police have said. >> first shot happened here. and if you look at mario woods, they are not in a raised manner. >> reporter: attorneys say their video tell as story that cop ta contradicts what police are saying. police say they opened fire after woods raised a knife. three separate investigations are under way. >> you have at least five police officers emptied their gun at the slightest moment. >> there is no just if i indicati justification for the killing. >> reporter: police say they tried pepper spray first. a civil rights lawsuit is being filed. woods' mother offered her own memory of her son during today's press conference. >> he was the best to me. and he r

reporting live in discovery bay, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> all right, christie. thanks very much. >>> first freezing low temperatures and now we've got the rain. check out the frost we caught in san jose earlier this morning. talking about the freezing temperatures. the coldest recorded temperature 26 degrees in the southeast part of san jose. tonight it's all about scattered showers. meteorologist anthony slaughter joining us now to tell us where the rain is right now. >> in fact, we're seeing showers right now just south of san francisco. right near the airport and it spins all the way down tao threw the peninsula. half moon bay seeing showers and over near campbell and willow glen start to make its way into san jose. a lot of this activity will be spotty overnight. it will move out just in time for sunrise. if you're an early morning commuter, 4:00, 5:00, we'll run it through some slick roadways. tonight 30 degrees in santa rosa. 41 in san francisco after 34 this morning. so not as cold. but it will still be chilly. 35 in concord. 34 in livermore and 36 in san

reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> all right, christie, thanks a lot. >>> rain in the bay area usually means fresh new powder in the sierra. let's take a live look and see if it's true. this is from one of our caltrans cameras. this is kings beach north shore lake tahoe. they got some nice snow up there blanketing the road waist. caltrans crews were busy at work earlier today. this was the scene on i-80. cars without chains didn't have much of a chance. drivers took their time heading up to the mountains. always a good idea. one passenger used the slow go as a prime opportunity to check out the new snowfall. >> it's like ice first and a mixture of hail. >> travelers heading up boo the mountains to ski. the storm caused some issues at ski resorts. squaw valley ski resort in olympic valley had to close many of its lifts because the winds were too strong. well, we want to see your weather pictures and video. we created a gallery on our website. nbcbayarea.com there is a link on our front page for that. scroll through and see what we've already recei

reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you, christie. tonight the chp is looking for anyone who may have seen a shooting in i-80 in san pablo. investigators say someone in a sedan opened fire in another person in an suv. they hit someone and the victim was later found at the denny's, he wasn't seriously hurt. but he was taken to the hospital. police say the suspects and the victim didn't know each other. this is the third shooting on i-80 in the past two months. >>> well he is spending his last few days wearing his san jose department blues. chief larry esquivel set to retire in a few days. but before he hangs it up, he sat down with nbc bay area's damon trujillo. live at police headquarters after an interview in which he sat down with the chief to talk about what he's going to miss and what he's looking forward to. >> it hasn't been an easy tenure for chief larry ekwifl. he said he's still proud to wear the uniform of the san jose police department and has advice for the incoming chief. chief larry esquivel is a street could be, a man u

christie smith is live at the berkeley police station with more. christie? >> reporter: terry, i just got an update from berkeley police. they say witnesses are cooperating but there are still many questions with this case. we do know now that the young man who passed away was 22 years old. berkeley police say before 7:30 this morning they started receiving 911 calls from inside the fraternity house, calls about an unresponsive male. berkeley police and fire did respond and despite their best efforts, they were unable to revive him. he was pronounced dead at the scene. they called in homicide investigators just to make sure, they say, they're being thorough. >> we're investigating a suspicious death because we're not sure of the complete circumstan

reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> we are following breaking news out of south san francisco where trains are delayed because of a fiery crash. our chopper over 101 north and grand avenue where it appears a vehicle has hit a train. it's a union pacific train. it happened about an hour ago. you see the fire truck right there. no official word on injuries or what might have caused that crash. but there are reports the driver was traveling more than 60 miles per hour in the minutes before that crash. caltrans uses these tracks and several of its trains will be delayed. we'll keep you posted. >>> new video police want you to see. it's a burglar caught on surveillance cameras. recognize him? the guy on the phone broke no a san jose home back in september. and he appears to be talking the entire time he's ransacking the house, filling that bag with goods. if you recognize him, call police. >> still ahead, tracking the storm that's arriving now. a live look at the approach to the richmond san rafael bridge where you can see it's raining. >> that's right, w

nbc bay area's christie smith is live at the hospital where one of the victims is recovering. what a mess out there tonight. >> reporter: that's right. concord police say they're looking into a number of different motives behind this. but this started when they got calls tonight, people reporting that someone was shooting into another car on the freeway. shortly afterwards the man showed up at the hospital needing help. southbound 242 in concord became a crime scene this evening. officers searched for evidence, shell casings, after sync someone in a silver suv opened fire. >> it is 3:40 in the afternoon. shooting a gun in the freeway where it's packed with cars. >> reporter: one man, a driver, was struck by gunfire between concord avenue and grant street. >> he immediately felt that he was struck by one of the bullets and he was transported directly -- he transported himself directly to the hospital. >> reporter: in a gold suv to john muir medical center in concord, he was brought to the trauma center in walnut creek and is expected to survive. >> we can't say there was multip

christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >> now to the sierra and the stark contrast, on the left, the snow pack survey taken in april of this year. on the right, today's survey, a lot of white powder. state leaders say the snow pack is 136% of average for this time of year. also, a great sign, more rain falling in the bay area right now. this is what it looks like at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have team coverage. jeff is tracking the rain and has an el nino update. we begin with michelle roberts in the sierra. what a difference in the snow pack where you're standing. >> yeah, exactly. i'm standing on about five feet of snow, thankfully, i'm not falling all the way down, but the fluffy white snow is great news. scientists warn it's not everything. we still have a long way to go. this is the scene. hundreds of people enjoying the snowy weather. >> the last time i skied, there was ice. >> 6-year-old declin may not understand the drought or what el nino is all about, but the conditions on the slopes at sierra at tahoe, he can tell you all about. >> it's kind of smooth and bum

i'm christy smith. ialver that should san francisco police officers have stun guns? tonight, new support for the non . >>> san francisco police officers, should they have stun guns? tonight, new support for the nonlethal weapons. there's a call from san francisco police officers. they want to be able to use stun guns when confronting violent people on the streets. and another agency also pushing. >> reporter: that's right, certainly the labor counsel has voiced an opinion and the chief has brought up the use of stun guns and so have police chiefs before him. it's been debated but difficult to get approved. >> our proposed solution has been twice rejected. >> reporter: they're renewing calls to equip officers with stun guns following the fatal police shooting of mario woods. >> i think there could have been a completely different outcome. >> reporter: they're working with the mayor and police commission to craft a pilot program for stun guns. police have said woods was arm would a knife, wouldn't drop it and they tried bean bag rounds and pepper spray first. >> i thin

reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, christie. >>> new details on the mass shooting. the judge reached the decision at the end of an eight-day hearing. go is charged with killing seven people and injuring three others in the 2012 shooting rampage at the oakland campus. relatives of the victim were angered by today's ruling. the judge says eventually go, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and a delusional disorder may be well enough to stand trial, but that could be months or even years. >>> kindergarten trip to see santa called off. now a group of south bay parents are taking action. it's an nbc bay area follow-up to a story we brought you yesterday. the principal at santorette canceled a trip to see santa after the mother after jewish student complained and expressed concerned. she said all should be included in the holiday curriculum. now outraged parents say they will stage a student walkout if the district does not reinstate the santa trip. we have a crew at the meeting and we'll bring you a full report tonight at 11:00. >>> happening

reporting live in martinez, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> great story. thank you so much. >>> more details now. the faa would like all drones to be registered. the federal agency announced that the regulations would take place back in november. but official says they want to be able to trace drones back to their owners in case they cause damage. earlier this year governor brown vetoed legislation that would have restricted drones in the air that bill, that was meant to protect californians from peeping thomas. >>> happening now, governor jerry brown is at the climate change conference in paris. and earlier he joined governors and other local leaders from around the world in signing an accord to do more on a local level to reduce emissions and protect populations from global warming. >> we are taking steps, the most important steps so far in dealing with climate change. that's what paris is really the catalyst to make the turn. >> brown arrived in paris wednesday later than scheduled because of the attack in san bernardino. he has nearly two dozen events

t-v nine's brady smith heard what christie had to say. he's live at christie's next stop... the fieldhouse in cedar rapids. brady, what did christie say at his iowa city event? christie is scheduled to start his event here around 5:30. but in iowa city earlier today, christie opened with a salvo not against his opponents in the race for 2016, but the obama administration and its handling of recent terrorism at home and abroad. christie spoke to a packed crowd at the hamburg inn number 2, a popular stop for politicians on the campaign trail. christie was critical of president obama's recent efforts to fight climate change. down with other world leaders to address the threat from isis. he also called into question the experience of many of his opponents, both republicans of them are vying for a position they are not prepared for. "now, we have candidates for president like hillary clinton, who comes from the senate, and marco rubio and ted cruz and rand paul who are from the an executive job in their lives." christie also talked about the need to strengthen the u-s military, a

kcrg-tv9's brady smith joins us cedar rapids. brady, what did christie have to in iowa city? christie stopped at the hamburg inn number 2, a popular stop for politicians. he says showtime is over, and now it's gametime, with the iowa caucuses right around the corner. christie led off by saying president obama isn't doing enough in the fight against terrorism at home and overseas. 7:20-:22 "he's never understood how to fight terrorism." christie referenced the terror attacks in paris and san bernardino, california, saying the obama administration isn't doing enough to keep americans safe. 7:35-:47 "if a center for the developmenta lly disabled in san bernardino, california has now become a target for isis terrorists, then that means every place in called out republican opponents ted cruz and rand paul, accusing them of voting for measures that weakened the u.s. intelligence community. one man in the crowd called republican frontrunner donald trump a "national humiliation," pleading with christie to take him on.12:30-:34 "something happened in made donald lose the christmas spi

andy smith. thanks for being here. on the republican side, the establishment has been hoping and praying for somebody to come and knock out donald trump. but he has remained at the top. what does that tell us? >> it tells us donald trump has been a better politician than anybody expected. he is unconventional but has the establishment vote is split among multiple candidates. the second candidates, marco rubio, jeb bush, maybe chris christie and john kasich. there is more support for a establishment candidate, but there are multiple candidates dividing the vote. because there are so many candidates, 25% might win the primary. adam: that has typically afflicted the antiestablishment candidate. let' s think about more -- one of the more establishment candidates. this chris christie seeing a bump? >> make a little bit. i think it is difficult to say endorsements from newspapers matter as much. it does not have the circulation it did. it does not put its editorials in its news coverage like it had in the past in 1980 with t

then trust kcci for complete straight ahead and commitment news christie's concerns. recent california shooting. and why he says he's the most qualified to lead the nation. plus, clinton in iowa. hillary gave her take on gun control while visiting iowa what she says needs to be done it's been her fight for twenty years. something is wrong with our healthcare system and it needs to be fixed. then, it was about health reform and getting eight million kids covered. now, it's about stopping republicans from repealing obamacare, and taking on insurance companies to bring down drug prices. i'm not going to let any family be deprived of healthcare. i'm not going to let the republicans rip up obamacare and throw it away. >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning weekends with alyx sacks and frank: good saturday morning, welcome back. the time now is just about 5:13. look at these temperatures from yesterday, pretty nice. 52 in des moines. lamoni and ottumwa in the low 50's. the wake-up temperatures this morning not feeling too bad. in des moines, we are