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More than 6 Million People will be flying this Holiday Weekend. A million of them will be flying in or out of San Francisco, oakland or san jose airports in. Airport Officials Say they are expecting the longer lines at security and also at checkin as well as heavy traffic getting into the airport. They are saying its worth braving the line. I feel part of iti travel during the year for work. I try to get here early and get suede at the gate. I travel during the year for work. I try to get here early and get situated at the gate. Reporter people who dont travel regularly could lead to longer slower lines so their best advice especiallythis morning as you can see is arrive early. Terminal 3 the line to get through security is about 20 to 25 minutes. They expect that to just get worse throughout the day. No delays at any area airports. Katie nielsen, kpix 5. As we take a live look outside, a beautiful shot of the city of San Francisco. This is the coldest it has been since january. You can feel the differences in temperatures. Yesterday the first day of winter is perfect. Right on q i know, one of our coldest days of the season. We have those freeze warnings in effect. Heres a look at our temperatures out the door. If you are heading outside, grab a jacket. You needed them over the last week or see but really today especially inland. Here you go. 29 in santa rosa. Its 30 degrees still in livermore. These temperatures are just going to continue to cool as we get closer and closer to sunrise. Around the coast its a little warmer there. We have frost advisories in effect along the water and then away from the water, thats our coolest areas with the freeze warnings in effect. Temperatures in the mid20s to 30s so protect your pets, pipes and plants. I know some people are traveling or maybe heading to work. Heres a look at that with jaclyn. Right now, folks that are using mass transit we are dealing with some delays. This is bart delays, 20 minutes in all directions at civic center in San Francisco due to an earlier medical emergency. So plan accordingly. Good news with as, muni and caltrain. Those are all running on time. Well take a live look at oakland, the nimitz freeway, 880 looking aokay in both directions still very quiet conditions out there if you are heading over to the oakland airport. No problems. San mateo no problems although its a little crowded westbound from hayward to foster city. 14 minutes though in the green. 101 towards sfo, heres a live look, you can see traffic is very light. So as long as youre leaving the house on time, youll be a okay heading over to the airport there. I cant promise you anything once you get to the airport though. [chuckling] but its quiet for drivers heading along 101 all up and down the peninsula. Heres a live look down in san jose at north first street and you can see speeds are in the green right at the limit. How many times can i say right at the limit . [ laughter ] all right. Hats a c heck of your traffic; over to you. Now to the Recovery Efforts following the wine country wildfires. The state insurance commissioner is urging companies to provide victims up to 100 of personal property coverage limits. A january 8th deadline has been set for companies to reply to the request. Policyholders have filed over 15,000 Residential Property claims in Sonoma County resulting in almost 7 billion in damages. Of that total, there were nearly 5,000 residences destroyed in the fires. Insurance companies have paid out about 2. 4 billion so far. Pg e is close to restoring temporary overhead power lines to coffey park in santa rosa. The west side of coffey park now has power and the east side is expected to be energized by today. This week, two napa fire survivors took time to thank the First Responders who came the rescue. Philip and linda visited the napa air operations hangar taking this photo with one of the officers who helped them. Chp posted it on facebook. The couple was lifted to safety from the atlas fire in october by a chp helicopter. A big deadline today for those looking to get Health Insurance through covered california. Jackie ward reports from the newsroom. Reporter people only have until midnight tonight if they want or need that coverage starting the first of the year. This is an extended deadline because of a strong surge in demand. More than 220,000 new enrollees selected a plan through december 15th. And that remains ahead of last years pace by about 10 . Still there is a lot of uncertainty. As part of the tax bill Congress Passed Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell told maine republican senator Susan Collins she would get a vote on two obamacare market stabilization bills by the end of the year but thats not happening. But no one believes that those two bills would make up for the detritus, for the destruction, that is caused by removing the mandate. And they are going to pay a price for that, big time. They talk about, you know, again the increase in premiums for so Many Americans will far outweigh any tax cut they get. The obamacare individual mandate thats still in place forces americans to have Health Insurance or pay a fine. That will be removed in 2019. People who dont have coverage for 2018 will still get find if they dont buy Health Insurance. Premiums may go up. 1. 2million existing covered california consumers have had their coverage renewed for 2018. In the newsroom, jackie ward, kpix 5. Lawmakers on capitol hill have left themselves some extra work in the new year approving a shortterm solution to government funding. The federal government had faced a shutdown at midnight tonight. These are the last votes expected in the house for the day, the week, the month and the year. [ applause and cheers ] before leaving dc, they approved a stopgap measure to fund the government for four weeks averting a government shutdown. The bill serves as a shortterm extension to the childrens Health Insurance program, or chip, and provides funding for veterans healthcare. In response to the north korea threat, the measure also sends 4. 7 billion to the department of defense for missile defense. The development came just days after republicans passed a sweeping tax plan. Some lawmakers expressed concerns about the recent fast pace on capitol hill. People of goodwill of both parties try and fail to get us back to regular order and to end this process of moving crisis to crisis. The house also passed a separate 81 billion Disaster Relief bill to help puerto rico and states like texas, florida and california recently impact by hurricanes and fires. The senate though voted to delay the measure until the new year. The Emergency Response is over but recovery and rebuilding efforts go on. The president is expected to sign both the funding bill and the new tax overhaul bill as soon as today. The bill funds the government through january 19th. Today the United Nations Security Council will meet to vote on whether to impose new sanctions on north korea. Those could include cutting limits on its imports of refined oil and forcing all north koreans working overseas to go home within 12 months. The proposed sanctions are in response to north koreas test of its most powerful Intercontinental Ballistic Missile yet the government said it is capable of hitting anywhere on the u. S. Mainland new details on that suv attack in australia. The 32yearold driver who police say drove into christmas shoppers in melbourne was released from the hospital this morning. He is now in Police Custody and will be interviewed in the coming days. 19 people were hospitalized. Roads in the area are now back open. A suspect has been arrested accused of two mail bombings including one that targeted an east bay police officer. That second package was delivered by the post office last month to the officers home in alameda. Husband wife opened it and it exploded and burned his wife opened it and it exploded and burned her. 56yearold ross laverty is responsible. He was arrested in 2013 boo the very officer he targeted. Investigators say laverty mailed the bomb in retaliation against the officer. They say they used dna found on a battery from the first bomb to link him to the crimes. The first bomb was sent to a home in east palo alto. The man who opened that one had burns to his stomach and legs. Here is a look at what is left of the two bombs and what the labels look like. Laverty now faces federal charges of mailing an explosive device with the intent to injure or kill. No word when he will face a judge. Developing overnight in antioch, flames tearing through multiple buildings. At least five abandoned buildings caught fire just before 10 00 last night. The Contra Costa Fire Department tweeted this picture from the scene. No injuries. Another building later caught fire and it was put out. Right now its not yet clear what started these fires. But the Fire Department is investigating the possibility of arson. Time now 6 11. This morning, work is under way to repair the damaged oroville dam. The questions one lawmaker is asking about what went wrong. And the new poll that shows how many californians want to see the states gas tax repealed. And right now, we are tracking speeds in the green for drivers heading through san lorenzo along 880 but some problems in hayward. Well take a closer look coming up. And this morning a very festive looking safe skyline. Your sevenday forecast is coming up. [ splash ] [ horn sounds ] dang ok, i gotta run. Hey, wait, theres something i need to tell you dang. Dang dang dang. Dang. See zero in a whole new way. 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There will be a one month grace period when violators will be warned instead of cited. After that, fines will be 75 for adults and 55 for minors. Bart estimates it loses 15 million to 25 million a year to fare evasion each year. A glimpse of how californians feel about the states recent gas tax that started in november and added 12 cents to a gallon of gas. A ucberkeley poll finds statewide 52 of people say that they would vote to repeal the tax. The bay area, the numbers are a little surprising. 60 of respondents want to keep the tax. They say that the state desperately needs the 5 billion that the tax is expected to raise each year mostly for road repairs. The keyword mostly. Hm. [ laughter ] we are going to begin in the sierra. I know a lot of folks are heading up to tahoe for christmas and right now, no chain controls in effect but look at. Its beginning to look a lot like christmas we have snow on the ground there. We have quiet conditions but still pretty busy for i80 at, you know, in the 6 00 hour. So no chain controls to the sierra but have them with you in case. Westbound 4 approaching port chicago highway a car blocking a lane and debris in the road and a backup developing, speeds below 20 Miles Per Hour approach there. Past that, no problems. 880 through san lorenzo getting heavy in that southbound direction although we are tracking any speeds in the yellow just yet. We are getting reports of some debris flying from someones vehicle and causing many cars to swerve around in the area. But we arent seeing any major delays just yet. Well keep an eye on that, thats typically a busy route. San mateo bridge, it is still in the green in both directions. 101 checking in problemfree. Looks good on the roads, huh . Everyone starting to take the Holiday Travel season off. Heres a live look right now over San Francisco and the skyline. It looks very festive this morning. We have Christmas Lights out and lit up over the embarcadero. You can see the bay bridge lights up there as well but you cant see the temperatures. Its cold all around the bay. We have a freeze warning in effect for much of it especially areas away from the water until about 7 00. So concord right now 34 degrees. But the coolest spots inland valleys, livermore, santa rosa, San Francisco on the relative mild side at 43. Heres a look at your weather picture around the bay. High pressure bringing us high, dry skies really over the next several days. We dont have any major rain event in our immediate forecast. That area of low pressure you see, that is farther east and it is bringing a storm system to parts of the south especially if you are traveling over texas. But three things to remember closer to home. Its a similar weather pattern to what we have been seeing the last week. Clear to cold start, sunny and cool this afternoon. So we will see sunshine by this afternoon even though it will feel brisk. Seasonal weather, slightly below average for this time of the year. And a spare the air alert is in effect through the Holiday Weekend so no woodburning at least through Christmas Eve. So darn it those yule logs have to wait. Sfo today, clear start, sunny afternoon. We have been checking in all morning and there are no weatherrelated travel delays but its been busy. Right now things are clear weatherwise. No major fog. Heres a look at atlanta, chicago, we do have some clouds rolling in through those parts of the country and then houston and new york, those airports are reporting some rain, possible thunderstorms. So check ahead if you are heading out of town if you are heading to the south and northeast, you have two separate storm systems moving in around the country. Sunrise today at 7 22. So coming up. We are going to see temperatures dip a bit just before the sun comes up. Temperatures later on this afternoon, pretty much 50s across the board as you can see. 56 in vallejo. 56 is your high in San Francisco. Mid50s in pacifica. This is pretty similar to yesterday. Bring a jacket before you head out this morning. We are going to see a lot of sunshine continuing on saturday. And then a few more clouds will roll in for Christmas Eve but it looks like the rain showers are going to stay north of us. Then more sunshine for christmas day. Really through at least thursday. Pretty seasonal mild and dry. Thats your latest forecast from here. Back to you. Thank you. Drought conditions are soon likely to return to california. Thats the according to the climate prediction center. The agency just released this map showing the drought outlook for december through march. It shows dry conditions developing in a vast Southern Area of california extending from san diego to the north. And the east bay area, as well. The bay area has reported less than a half inch in many spots since december first. The Trump Administration is being urged to hold off renewing the 50year license for the oroville dam. At issue the spillway problems that became evident during last winters heavy rain. Elected officials and those below the troubled dam say the federal government has to know why the spillway broke last winter. What we really want is a change in how this dam is operated because its operated in such a way that puts our communities at risk. Last winters problems forced the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people and caused damage to downstream properties. The sports world loses a legend. Im dennis odonnell. And the fallout from index cardgate continues. What the nfl decided coming up coming up. New push for funding as wildfire ravaged areas work to recover. We start is this morning with sad news. Playbyplay man dick enberg died yesterday morning at his home in la jolla. Enbergs career in the broadcast booth lasted 60 years. Famous for his oh, my call. He worked for cbs, nbc and espn, calling 28 wimbledons and super bowls. He has been inducted into several halls of fame. Enberg was 82. Frank mason from half court . Good the kansas alum checking out his alma mater take on stanford in sac town. Azubuike throws down the dunk for two of his 24, just a sophomore. The 14th ranked kansas beat the cardinal 7554. Stanford is 67. The cal bears with a night to forget against portland state. Ryan edwards flies in for the putback sending the bench into a frenzy. Portland state beat cal, 106 81. Last night sharks and canucks game went to the dogs. Tied at 4 in overtime, kevin labanc winds up, scores a game winner on the slapshot and san jose wins an overtime thriller 54. The nfl has told its officials they can no longer use index cards as an aid for measuring first downs. Raider fans will say, well, thats four days too late, after a ref used the card to give the cowboys a first down in the 4th quarter of a win sunday in oakland. And the 49ers and jacksonville at home levis stadium 1 00 right here on the big 5 and the 5th quarter to follow. Im dennis odonnell. Have a great christmas weekend. It is 6 26. This morning, a new push for funding as wildfire ravaged areas work to recover. How much Disaster Assistance Officials Say is needed for cleanup efforts. And the battle brewing on capitol hill this morning over whether to keep a russia meddling investigation going. Up next, well clarify something the president said regarding obamacare and also when to sign up for covered california, the deadline is today. That will throw you off track. Youre looking at around ten grand in fines, legal fees, and increased insurance rates. Lets try this again. Smart move. Because buzzed driving is drunk driving. Busiest days of the year, across the country as many travel for the holidays. Good morning, it is expected to be one of the busiest days of the year across the country as many travel for the holidays. Good morning, im michelle griego. Im kenny choi. Long lines are popping up this morning. Millions are expected to fly between today and january 1st. Kpix 5s Katie Nielsen joins us live from sfo with more on the travel rush this morning. Reporter good morning. So were here at terminal 3 at San Francisco International Airport. And it has just gotten busier since we have been here. We are in front of security right now. The line has shortened just a little bit. So they are estimating right now about 15 to 20 minutes to get through security here at terminal 3 at San Francisco International Airport. Aaa estimates more than 6 Million People will be flying this weekend. About a million of them will be flying in or out of the three local airports. It will be heavier than normal checkin and traffic getting to the airport. People flying to see families say its worth it. We decided to leave really early. We have about 2 hours to kill at the airport now. [ laughter ] so thats what we we planned well but we have planned for a crowd and its doing well. Reporter a lot of those people are heading to the airport today not regular travelers. So experts say that could slow down some of those lines, as well. And its the same advice that you hear every year but it is still just as true. Leave yourself plenty of time to get here to the airport and to get through all of these security lines. As you are, its already starting to stack up at tsa security here at terminal 3. Longer than normal lines for people trying to check their bags. Leave yourself plenty of time so you dont get into a jam. There are no delays here at San Francisco International Airport or at san jose or oakland. Live at San Francisco International Airport, Katie Nielsen, kpix 5. Even though people are starting to go to the airport, you can see behind her it didnt look too bad in the security lines. No, not bad. I think a lot of commuters hoping it stays like that. It could change. Its still early. Give it some time. Right now, on the roads, we are seeing some new accidents this just coming in. We are continuing to see these delays. This is not an accident, excuse me. This is a car thats blocking a lane, broke down. But it has quickly backed up traffic along highway 4. We were in the green throughout this entire morning until about 10 minutes ago and then we saw that backup that stretches beyond bailey at this point. And this is just before the port chicago highway. So 24minute ride from loveridge to 680. If you are heading all the way over to interstate 80 this is a live look near highway 4. Your ride heading through hercules is moving at the limit. But we are tracking a new accident. This was in the eastbound direction a crash blocking two lanes. Right now our sensors are in the green. So hopefully they just cleared the cars over there to that shoulder. But do expect to see some flashing lights as you are heading through that stretch. Lots of emergency crews on the scene. Your ride continues to move well along the eastshore freeway. But richmond parkway starting to see slowdowns as well as heading across the Richmond San Rafael bridge. We just saw the sensors turn to yellow. Still no metering lights and still no backup over at the bay bridge toll plaza. So Holiday Light . At least for now. 11 minutes in San Francisco. Liz has the forecast. Thats one of our biggest gifts of the Christmas Season better commutes. If you are heading to work, theres good news. Theres the bay bridge toll plaza. Wow. Out the door, cold temperatures. It is all about the freeze advisory thats in effect this morning. Santa rosa still below freezing at 29 degrees. 43 in San Francisco. The freeze warning in effect for about a halfhour. Most of the bay area in the 20s and 30s. Protect your plants, pipes, pets and people. A clear cold start sunny and cooler temperatures. Similar weather pattern to what we have been seeing this last week. Cooler weather and then sunshine by this afternoon. Mostly sunny skies, were also seeing a spare the air in effect this weekend so no wood burning. Those yule logs have to take a break at least through Christmas Eve. High temperatures for today 50s across the board. 58 in oakland. 56 in vallejo. Mid50s in pacifica and 58 for folks down in san jose. Those temperatures are pretty seasonal. Maybe a tick or two below average for this time of the year. Temperatures right now like i said we are seeing a lot of 29 degrees out in santa rosa, 36 in san rafael and 30 in livermore. Thats your latest forecast from here. Back to you. Thank you. Developing now, crews are on the scene of a one alarm house fire in hayward. It began just after 2 00 this morning on minerva street. Two elderly people were sent to the hospital for treatment of minor smoke inhalation. There were no major injuries. New details on an attempted robbery at a san jose drugstore that ended with the suspect dead. Police say a walgreens Security Guard shot and killed Maurice Charles after the two struggled over the guards gun. It happened at 8 30 monday night at a walgreens on santa clara and first streets. Police say charles had threatened the store clerk when the guard intervened. The shooting is being classified as the citys 32nd homicide of the year. A Richmond Police officer is set to be arraigned today in connection with an armed standoff at a hotel in San Francisco. It happened on sunday. Philip sanchez is charged with negligent discharge of a firearm, vandalism of 400 or more, assault with a firearm, and shooting in an uninhabited dwelling. Democrats are raising concerns about a premature end to the investigation into russian interference in the president ial election. Three separate investigations are happening simultaneously. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan today saying democrats are deeply concerned about republican efforts to end the House Intelligence Committee probe and yesterday, democratic lawmakers came together in a public show of support for special Counsel Robert Mueller. The president has been critical of mueller and multiple reports have suggested President Trump is considering firing him. If he is not guilty of collusion or money laundering, if he is not guilty of making deals with oligarchs to lift the sanctions, so that russia can proceed with projects to make money for him and his allies, what is he so worried about . Shouldnt he support the investigation proceedings so that his name ca cleared . A majority of americans believe President Trumps public statements on the probe have been mostly or completely false. Thats according to a new cnn poll conducted by ssrs. The same poll found nearly half of americans think special Counsel Robert Mueller is doing a good job about a third saying they do not approve of his performance. A new poll shows Lieutenant Governor gavin newsom retaining a narrow lead in the race for governor of california. The ucberkeley survey shows that he has the support of 26 of likely voters compared with 17 for former Los Angeles Mayor antonio villaraigosa. Businessman john cox and assemblyman travis allen both republicans are in a tie for third place with 9 . A deadline to get Health Coverage through the state Health Exchange is approaching. Jackie ward reports. Reporter so we are just hours away from that deadline. If you need coverage starting january 1st, you have until midnight tonight to enroll. This is an extended deadline because of a recent increase in demand. More than 220,000 new enrollees selected a plan through december 15 and that is ahead of last years pace by 10 . Covered california says based on the first months enrollment most of the consumers will be paying less for coverage in 2018 than they were this past year on wednesday, when President Trump spoke about the passing of the bill, he briefly mentioned obamacare. I hate to say this, but we essentially repealed obamacare because we got rid of the individual mandate which was terrible. [ applause and cheers ] reporter the Obamacare Mandate that requires people to have Health Insurance or pay a fine is in effect next year and is gone in 2019. There are many elements of obamacare like individual Insurance Markets that are in place unless Congress Gets rid of it. Most evacuations have been lifted around the thomas fire in Santa Barbara and ventura counties. The long burning thomas fire is still on track to become the largest in california history. More than 1,000 structures have been destroyed so far. Its burned more than 272,000 acres and is 65 contained. From historic wildfires to catastrophic flooding here in california, natural disasters took their toll this year. Cal fire saying that they responded to 7,000 wildfires in 2017. The wildfires alone cost the state about 4 billion but floods back in february hit the state hard, as well. The statewide flooding involved about 48 counties in california and that ended up about 1. 2 to 1. 4 billion in damages. Just this week, Governor Brown requested a president ial major disaster declaration for the Southern California wildfires still ongoing. In the wake of the balcony collapse in berkeley, a new bill would require contractors to report settlements of construction defects cases. The bill by state senator jerry hill would involve work on apartments and condos as well as homeowners associations. Time now 6 40. Would you pay 3 more to cross bay area bridges . A new poll shows apparent support for a toll hike on the ballot but not everyone who is voting will have to pay. And some iphone owners head to court. Why they are suing apple this morning. And the market just opened up about 10 minutes ago. Lets check the big board here. You can see the dow is down about 24 points. You could save energy by weaving your own shoes. Out of flax. Or simply adjust your thermostat. Do your thing, with Energy Upgrade california. Coming up later on cbs this morning. Norah odonnell joins us now from new york. Good morning. Thanks. Time for a look at whats uplater on cbs this morning. Norah odonnell has more from new york. Youre in red, im in green. We look very festive, norah. [ laughter ] reporter yes be merry and bright. Thats what i say. Right . Thats right. Reporter good morning to you, michelle. Ahead, how does the new tax plan impact you . Well, we asked an accountant to run the numbers for three families, including one in california. Plus a warning from oprah to her fans. How scammers are using videos of her to try and steal your money. And Kennedy Center honoree carmen, who the ballerina credits for paving the way to her success. Its a great show ahead. We have all that plus the eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Well see you at 7 00. Thank you. Bay area voters may soon be asked to vote on another toll hike. A proposed ballot measure would raise tolls on the seven state bridges by up to 3. That would raise the toll to 9 on the bay bridge during the commute. [chuckling] and 8 everywhere else. A poll commissioned by the mtc found a majority of voters support the hike with 54 saying that they would vote yes. But some opponents are crying foul. Drivers in alameda, contra costa and solano counties cross bay area bridges the most but voters in all nine counties will get to vote. Santa clara has the largest population in the bay area so it will have a big say on the proposal but a study shows only 3 of the Santa Clara County voters are frequent toll payors. Thats not fair. You dont use it, why vote for it . Thats not right. I dont think people in san jose should be voting if they are not going to be using the bridge at all. Regional leaders say that toll payors may not like it but it will fix choke points on highways and reduce congestion and would improve Public Transportation like bart, buses and the ferry system. I think i can guess how drivers who take bridges every day how they would vote. Yeah. It could be frustrating for one side. I personally think, um, i believe in elon musk and the hyperloop and the tunnels. I think that will solve all our problems. Someday. [ crosstalk ] the roads are getting busy. Theres no major backups over at the toll plaza right now. We typically see for this time of morning, but its Holiday Light at least this morning it is. So lets take it to our maps. We are tracking an accident in San Francisco. This is northbound 280 as you approach alemany boulevard there. Its blocking the right lanes. As you can see, its not causing a backup. Traffic is still light. We are starting to see some slowdowns along 19th avenue but thats to be expected. We will take it to 101 right near cesar chavez and you can see that traffic is doing fine in both directions. Again, very light. If you have some getaway plans, hit the roads now. You wont be in those delays as they are likely to come. Heres a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. No metering lights. We have not seen any delays or backups this morning and we even had some lanes blocked earlier. Richmond san rafael bridge delays building. We are in the yellow now for drivers heading across the span. But no reports of any accidents or stalls. 580 heading through livermore, drivers are seeing slowdowns eastbound and we had an earlier crash. It looks like now in the clearing stages. But westbound the commute direction, moving right at the limit. Hats a check of your traffic; over to you. If you want to get into the holiday spirit, take a live look at this. Our sierra snow cam looking gorgeous out there. Looks like there will be an abundance of fresh powder for those dreaming of a white christmas. Looking very nice so far. No chain controls in effect along interstate 80 and highway 50. As we continue to take a look at that beautiful shot there it goes liz, whats up . We got another one behind us, too, yeah. Sadly, theres no more snow in our immediate forecast for the sierra. So yeah, thats it for a while. But heres a live look right now over the dublin area. You can see 580 there in the distance and its a clear chilly start. So giving us some beautiful camera views this morning. But it is cold. So definitely jackets, sweater weather out there especially in the inland valleys. Lets tack a look. 34 right now in concord. 30 in livermore. Northeast bay valleys, those are the coldest spots. We actually checked in with the National Weather service. They extended that freeze warning to 9 a. M. It was in effect until 7 00 so they have extended it for two more hours. Mid20s to mid30s around the bay area. A frost advisory in effect at the coast. So protect the pets, pipes, plants and people. High pressure is sitting off the coast. Thats keeping us dry. We dont have snow or rain in our immediate forecast. We need the rain so not looking too good that way. But if you are heading farther east, there is an area of low pressure thats sitting east of us bringing some rain showers to parts of the south. We have a storm system moving into the northeast. Three things to remember today. Clear and cold to start. Sunny and cold this afternoon. And then this weekend, we are staying dry. Chilly mornings, seasonal weather this afternoon with lots of sunshine. Its a very similar weather pattern we have been seeing over the past couple of weeks it seems like. And its also a spare the air day. So that continues through the holiday season. No woodburning, no yule logs, sadly. Clear start, sunny this afternoon, with a high of 56 degrees. We are not seeing any weather related travel delays. If you are one of those many folks heading out to the airport today, it looks clear at bay area airports. Different story around the country. Clouds in atlanta and chicago. Houston with thunderstorms as well as new york city. If you are heading to the east coast, definitely check ahead. Travel weather lake tahoe looking like partly cloudy skies today so we have fresh powder but thats it. 56 in fresno and 58 the forecasted high in ukiah. High temperatures quick look around the bay area seeing mainly 50s across the east bay, similar story walnut creek, pleasant hill, more 50s around the bay. 56 in sausalito. Bodega bay, and then farther north looks like low 50s. Ukiah, lakeport and clearlake. The sevenday forecast going to be pretty seasonal. Friday, saturday, sunday a few more clouds roll in and then the sun comes back in on christmas day. Thats weather. Michelle, back to you. Thank you. Tesla vehicles will be getting a major navigation overhaul in the new year. Ceo elon musk tweeted out about the navigation changes saying it will, quote, be Lightyears Ahead of the current system. He added that the company is rigorously testing the system before rolling it out. Teslas current Navigation Software isnt different from the kinds of navigation apps you see on mobile devices. However, the system does build in Key Information like the location of Tesla Chargers and superchargers. Iphone users are suing apple for intentionally slowing down older phones. The tech giant acknowledged that its a Software Update last year on several models to prevent battery shutdowns. But users have complained it slowed every feature down. The lawsuit accuses apple of deliberately slowing phones to encourage users to buy new ones. Apple did not respond to the lawsuit but says its goal is to deliver the best experience for its customers. Facebook and Universal Music Group just signed a major deal. It allows users across its properties including facebook, instagram and oculus to use universal music in the video they upload and share. The deal will also allow the social media giant to introduce new musicbased products across its platforms, including messenger. With christmas on monday this year, today could be one of the busiest travel days of the year. Take a look at these lines already forming at San Francisco International Airport. Well have an update for you coming up. 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Airport Officials Say they are expecting longerthannormal lines at checkin and security and also heavierthannormal traffic getting to the airport. But for people flying to see family, they say its all going to be worth it. Well, i only get to see my family, like, all together about once a year so i really want to take advantage of the weekend and try to travel on this day rather than on saturday. Reporter so again, plenty of long lines here at San Francisco International Airport which could be one of the busiest travel days of the year. So leave yourself plenty of time to get through the lines not only at checkin but also at security. Good news is right now, no major delays at any of the three major bay area airports. Live at San Francisco International Airport, Katie Nielsen, kpix 5. It is 6 57. Time for your final 5. Lawmakers heading home for the holidays ar passing a temporary stopgap measure to fund the federal government. The agreement will pay the bills through january 19th. Congress pushed disputes on hot button issues like immigration, healthcare and the budget into next year. The deadline to sign up for covered california coverage is today. The deadline was extended to friday because of a strong surge in demand. So far more than 180,000 new customers have signed up. But if you enroll after fridays deadline, you will not have coverage until february first at the earliest. The long burning thomas fire in Santa Barbara and ventura counties is still on track to become the largest wildfire in california history. More than 1,000 structures have been destroyed so far. In antioch, flames tore through multiple buildings. At least five abandoned buildings caught fire about 10 00 last night on madill street. Another building later caught fire on a street. That was quickly put out. The Fire Department is investigating the possibility of arson. We are getting a glimpse of how californians feel about the states recent gas tax. It took effect in november and added 12 cents to the cost of a gallon of gas. A ucberkeley poll finds statewide 52 of people say they would vote to repeal it. And over at the bay bridge toll plaza, still a very quiet scene we have been tracking. No delays, no metering lights. A different story at the san mateo bridge starting to see crowds developing but we are still in the green as far as our travel time goes. 101 near sfo traffic moving at the limit. No metering lights. Love it heres a live look right now over the bay. Gorgeous shots this morning. Look at that. It is cold to start with this morning. We still have that freeze what is it, freeze warning in effect until 9 a. M. They actually extended it for two hours. And taking a quick look at some of the current readings outside, still 30 degrees in santa rosa so its still below freezing there. And then more sunshine by this afternoon. Expecting mostly sunny skies, pretty similar story as you can see there for the next seven days. We are kind of on repeat. Good for christmas. Look at this. Some traffic at sfo. Have a wonderful weekend. Good morning to our viewers in the west. Its friday, december 22nd, 2017. Welcome to cbs this morning. Stormy weather slows down the Christmas Travel rush with snow in the rockies and the heavy rain in the midsouth. Well have the latest forecast and look at potential trouble spots for the Record Number of americans traveling this weekend. Vice president mike pence surprises american troops in afghanistan. Our Margaret Brennan was there. She asked him about the war strategy and cooperating with Robert Muellers investigation. Republicans say most americans will see a tax cut next year. We ask an accountant to crunch the numbers from three families and see who saves. And oprah win