That west coast ridge sets up shop it can be tough to break down. We will get high clouds today and down in Southern California for most theres still an easterly or a northeast component, that has not changed. The wind speeds are not as strong as they have been but they are still out of the north for most, or northeast and with the higher clouds still mild on the temps. We get a few high clouds, you can see snows sneaking up so more towards the peninsula, down in santa cruz mountains, santa clara valley, Southern California, deal with some of the offshore breezes, higher clouds, not going to produce any rain. I wouldnt be surprised if they extended the red flag warning. 32 in walnut creek. Pinole at 55 degrees. The easterly component stays there which means the coast today will be in the 60s to near 70s again. 4 31. Sal is back and lets hope its quiet. Is it still that way right now . Yes, it is, steve. Its nice and quiet so far, thats just the way we like it. On 80 westbound if youre driving from solano county, vacaville, fairfield, vallejo, it seems like a very nice drive all the way out to the parking carquinez bridge. Things are nice and quiet. No major problems. If youre driving to the bay bridge toll plaza a small backup in some of the outside lanes but its very light right now in general and once you make it onto the bridge it looks good. Now at 4 32, lets go back to the desk. Thank you, sal. The preliminary hearing in the ghost ship warehouse fire resumes later this morning. The defendant, Derick Almena and max harris each charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. The preliminary hearing began last wednesday and will determine if theres enough evidence to go to trial. So far several former warehouse tenants have taken the stand and testified about safety Code Violations in the building. One extenant cried on the stand, recalling all the friends she lost in that fire. Hillsborough police have made an arrest in a kidnapping case that is more than 20 years old. Evan lynn of Southern California was taken into custody on friday. The 68yearold is suspected in the 1995 kidnapping and ransom of a 9yearold girl. She was later found unharmed. Investigators with the state department matched lynns photo with a wanted picture issued by Hillsborough Police back in 1995 after he applied for a passport. Our time is 4 33. In san jose tonight the Elk Grove School district will hold a public forum about consolidating Elementary Schools. Last monday they held a similar meeting. The School District is facing a 12 million budget deficit plus declining enrollment in some of the schools. A Committee Identified eight Elementary Schools that may be closed. Last weeks forum focused on five of those schools. The three others, anderson, del robles and minor talked about tonight. The meetings at the gym of Herman Intermediate School on blossom avenue will start at 5 30 this evening. Wildfires continue to rage across Southern California. The biggest fire is the thomas fire, it spread from Ventura County into Santa Barbara county, now burned 359 square miles and containment has dropped after winds pushed the flames faster than crews could set up new fire lines. There are some hopeful reports on the other fires, though. The creek fire and the in the San Fernando Valley is now 95 contained. Could be 100 contained by late tomorrow. The fire burning near magic mountain, the Amusement Park there could be fully contained by friday. And the fire in san diego is 75 contained. Now, firefighters from berkeley are among the bay area crews in Southern California helping fight the massive wildfires. The engine 305 tweeted that they were demobilized from the creek fire in l. A. County. They were being sent to the thomas fire now in Ventura County. Thats happening with a lot of crews being sent back up into Ventura County. That tweet went on to say the crew is healthy and safe and has put in hard work over the last few days. Be safe out there, guys. Fire crews battling the fires have performed many rescues in the past week, some of those rescued were animals, san diego area fire crews pulled this dog to safety. That dog seemed hungry and thirsty, appeared last but lost but now being cared for. High school freshmen from danville spent the day yesterday delivering bags filled with personal items to the homeless in one of San Franciscos toughest neighborhoods. The students collected hundreds of donated new supplies, all for people who dont have a home to go to for the holidays. We got details from ktvus leigh martinez. Reporter students in dan vail came to danville came to the tenderloin district to give them holiday presents. Not long after they entered the neighborhood, people on the street found them. The bags were loaded with essentials. Water. Water is the most important. Tissue for my nose because my nose be running when it gets cold out here, you know. We added pads and tamp pops to the tampons to the womens bags because not everybody can afford that. I have given out i think seven, about seven. Reporter the students originally sent out to collect 75 bags to bring here, but they received more than double the donations. We started out by asking for donations from different classes and we were so surprised by how much each student brought in. Yeah, everything is new. We went out and bought it and went to target, actually, and did a run. Reporter but walking just a few blocks, the students realized 250 bags may not have been nearly enough. Theres always going to be one more person that doesnt get it which is kind of sad, but we you know, we could always do it again to come back out here. Feels good to be out here just to see everyone smile after we give them a bag is cool. Reporter those who did receive a bag from the students say it was exactly what they wanted. Im grateful for it because, you know, i had nothing and, you know, god answered my prayers, i need some, you know, hygiene and stuff and i need some socks and look what happened. Reporter and others hope to share what they received with others who are homeless this christmas. Try to help out. Its the holidays, so, you know, thats good. I feel good, able to help out. Reporter in San Francisco, leigh martinez, ktvu fox 2 news. Walmart customers in san leandro received a special holiday surprise over the weekend. A woman walked into the store, paid off 4000 worth of toys that were on layaway, shoppers who had the Layaway Plans received an email, this one here, telling them someone paid off their balance. The anonymous Good Samaritan was very specific. She only wanted to pay off the tabs of toys that were on layaway. The u. S. Postal service doesnt want anyone to be surprised. If you see mail carriers out really early for the next couple of weeks. Starting today and through december 23rd, postal workers will be delivering letters and packages starting at 5 00 in the morning around most of the bay area because the two weeks before christmas are the busiest of the year. Getting that early start gives mail carriers more time to make deliveries, also the post office is letting people know about the early deliveries so youre not surprised to see someone in your neighborhood. Well, if youre thinking of buying a gift card for someone this holiday season, you should be aware of a scam. Crooks grab cards off the rack, scratch off the film that covers the pin number and save it, then they cover their tracks with a replacement sticker that they can actually buy online. The thieves then monitor the card online to see when its been activated once the money is loaded. The scammers drain it of all the funds. They see, boom, theres 100 on that gift card, they are going to go online, they are going to spend it, they are going to load it on a different card and sell it online. To avoid losing money, Police Recommend consumers buy packaged or visa cash cards instead. Buying gift cards directly from companies or smaller businesses, and going for cards towards the back of the displays are also advised. If all else fails, you can just give cash. Time is now 4 39. Some new information about last fridays charter bus crash in San Francisco where 30 people were hurt. The San Francisco chronicle says the passengers were employees of a Company Based in mountain view, an Educational Company called youre das tee udacity on their way to a party in palo alto. The chp says the bus fell onto its side and skidded across the busy freeway. Investigators say the driver and all of the 29 passengers were hurt. Most of them had minor injuries. The chp is investigating whether or not speed was a factor. Also police in oakland investigating a deadly shooting outside of a Shopping Center yesterday in east oakland. It happened just before 3 00 in the afternoon in the parking lot of the foothills square Shopping Center on 10 Seventh Avenue and macarthur boulevard. So far no arrests have been made and still have not heard of a motive. Security increased in jerusalem as violent protests continue. Police set up more security posts over the weekend as more violence flared over the past week there have been several protests across the middle east in reaction to the president s decision. The u. S. Embassy in beirut issued a security alert reminding u. S. Citizens to be cautious. Our time is 4 40. The kingdom of saudi arabia is removing a ban on movie theaters. Something has been in thats been in place for more than 35 years. Beginning next year they will allow movie theaters to open doors to the public. Theaters were shut down in the 1980s during a wave of ultraconservatism in saudi arabia. This was a move by the young crown prince there in an effort to socially reform his country. Hes removing a ban on women driving. That begins next year. Time is 4 41. Nominations for the 75th annual global globes announced this morning. Streamed live on facebook at 5 15 this morning. A second batch announced on one of the Network Morning shows. This will be the first major hollywood event since the recent scandal, the misconduct scandal that ousted several major names including Actor Kevin Spacey who might have expected to be nominated today. His role in the movie all the money in the world was recast. It was also reshot because of all the controversy. Seth meyers will be hosting this years golden globe awards. 4 42 is the time. It seems the 49ers may have found their franchise quarterback. Coming up in a moment, the new positive attitude on the 49ers after their second straight win behind Jimmy Garafalo. Allegations of sexual assault, an announcement made later this morning by several accusers of president trump. Right now highway 24 looks pretty good heading west over to the tunnel. We will tell you a little bit more about the morning commute coming up. And we will tell you a little bit more about our weather, which is pretty quiet but theres a couple little different twists. It doesnt equal rain but we will tell you whats going on. I love you, basement guest bathroom. Your privacy makes you my number 1 place to go number 2. I love you, but sometimes you stink. Febreze air effects doesnt just mask, it cleans away odors. Because the things you love the most can stink. And try febreze small spaces to clean away odors for up to 30 days. Breathe happy with febreze. Its 4 45. And Jimmy Garafalo is now 20 as the 49ers starting quarterback after the team beat the texans in houston. Wide open. Still going. And trying to knock the ball out from behind was eddie pleasant. And garafalo threw for 337 yards and a touchdown. The niners win backtoback games for the First Time Since 2014. Joe fonzi has more from houston. Reporter as many disclaimers as we try to express, it does feel, after watching Jimmy Garafalo for two games as the 49ers starting quarterback, that they have found their guy. We got to have guys who are fearless, hang in there, keep their eyes down the field. He does that very, very well, but he also has the foot quickness and agility to get out of there too in extensive plays. Jimmy is playing great. Hes playing awesome. I think, you know, our vibe has changed, you know, since the past couple of games and you can just you can see it. We are all playing better. Hes a leader, hes a natural at it, he doesnt struggle at any point of the game. And when you see that in the position that hes in, it gives you extreme confidence. When you look at him, you feel that sense of hope. You feel that sense of, im going to get the job done, and at no point in the game do i ever feel like we are behind or we are slacking in our position because hes led us the whole way from start to finish. Reporter now you see why they say quarterback is the most important position on the field. They get too much credit when things go right, too much blame when things go wrong but if youre going to be a contender, you better have a good one. In houston, im joe fonzi, ktvu fox 2. The raiders lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 2615, another disappointing loss in kansas city. From the kansas city 24, it is up and live and intercepted. Yeah, the raiders struggled against a team that beat in october. Derek carr threw for 211 yards, two interceptions and a late touchdown. The raiders defense gave up 165 yards on the ground, but when the game was over, derek carr took all the blame. It sucked. It wasnt good enough and you put it all on me. Dont you blame one coach, one player. Its all my fault. We had some opportunities that we didnt connect on and just cant happen. You know, theres no easy way to go through this one. This one sucked. Disappointed. You know, we really wanted this one, not about want to, not about preparation or effort or energy. Its about execution. We didnt execute well enough today and they did. Got to give them the credit. Oh, boy. The raiders come home to oakland, they will be hosting the Dallas Cowboys sunday night. Well, today is a designated Holiday Shopping day. Its not as celebrated as some others but it is critical to online retailers. We have all heard of black friday, Small Business saturday and cyber monday. Well, today is green monday. Ebay developed the term described to describe the best sales day of the month. The second monday in december is apparently when everyone realizes that they have to hurry up and get their shopping done, dave clark. I know, im starting. Depending on who you ask, the green part of green monday can mean money or the environment, the concept that Online Shopping is perhaps more environmentally friendly than driving around to brick and mortar stores. In 2014 green monday online sales hit 1. 6 billion, which was actually higher than the online sales on black friday, which was 1. 5 billion. So because its tick, tick, tick, tick. This is the time when sal and i get into action. Okay. Good. We feel inspired, sal, right . Absolutely. Yeah. See, this is the time when things start, you know, kind of clicking and i actually think that people like us, dave, and other people realize, oh, my goodness, christmas is getting close. Wow. I should start thinking about what i want to get. Yeah, right. Good morning, everyone. Right now traffic is actually doing pretty well. If youre driving on 580 westbound, not a bad commute, although there is some slowing on the altamont pass. If youre driving from livermore to dublin, it looks good, but coming in from tracy, it does look slow already on 205 and 580. There have been no major problems on the commute when it comes to accidents but a lot of people are on the road. This is a look from dublin to castro valley, its a nice looking drive over the dublin grade. If youre driving on interstate 880, you can see traffic here looks good in both directions, and right here at the bay bridge toll plaza we have more slow traffic on some of those outside lanes but the traffic in the middle does look good still. At 4 50, lets bring steve in with todays forecast. Thank you, sal. Youre welcome. Good morning, everybody. Another quiet pattern, there will be a few high clouds coming in, maybe a little hint or two of fog but again theres just no sign of really anything changing for right now. Easterly breeze means another very warm day over by the coast with record setting temps yesterday. Thats pretty quiet out there right now but it is cold for some. This says steve, is it ever going to rain . I have Wild Mushroom hunting to do. Well, they need rain. It reminds me of the old joke, two male mushrooms asked two female mushrooms would you like to dance and the female mushrooms so no way. The male mushrooms say, why not . We are a couple of fungis. I might be here all week, then again, i may not. Dave likes that. High clouds, hazy and mild. The warmest temps will be over by the coast, because the coast doesnt cool off as much plus they have the easterly breeze. A little bit of a different pattern in Southern California. No, its not rain. They have high clouds. Unfortunately we have that offshore breeze, temperatures and we have been setting record highs since july. Why stop now, i guess. Salinas 80, san jose 70, Half Moon Bay 70 yesterday. Remember, june, july and august, they cant get out of the fog or about 59 degrees but this time of year, down in monterey, also 75. Theres still an easterly breeze thats not nearly as strong as it was in Southern California, but its still north or east and its just i mean, the wind speeds have come down but the direction is still not very favorable from almost, i would say, 90 of the locations. Its an easterly component and i really dont see that changing much. The higher clouds are really just kind of trapping now and the warm temps that they get, they are sitting in the 60s for the lows. 30s, 40s to 50s. That easterly component certainly makes for a mild pattern for some. Look at the difference between los altos 35. 36 menlo park, yet 64 mosque beach, monterrance 59, pacifica 59, foster city 38. Amazing difference here. Easterly or northeasterly wind there on the san mateo coast. Theres a little hint of a southsouthwest but the flow generally eastern. 55 in monterey. And higher clouds coming up from the south and a weak little system. One might spread in a few high clouds but that is the only fly in the ointment. So high clouds, mostly sunny to the north, maybe partly cloudies to the south. Temperatures running above average. Our last rain was saturday, decembersecond. December 2nd. The next one maybe december 31st. My fear is one and done. Pacifica, santa cruz could be 75, 76 today. Amazing. Its a dry pattern, except for maybe slight cooldown towards the end of the week. Thats all i see. On the east coast, midwest, they are getting snow. Well, yeah. Just about another system is coming in tuesday, i think, for the great lakes. But, yeah, everything is east of us. Cold around there. Its cold, yeah. Thank you, steve. 4 53 is the time right now. This time of year police and Fire Departments are holding toy collection drives and when we return, the toy drive that included a lot of toys, santa and some classic cars. If your skin had a wash tag what would it say . 80 glowing 50 freckles no matter your skin type, all skin deserves gentleness. Thats why dove is sulfate free. The 1 body wash recommended by dermatologists. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Its 4 56. The National Park service overwhelmed by the number of people over the age of 62 who applied for lifetime passes before the price went up. Back in august the park service raised the price of a lifetime senior pass from 10 to 80. After the interior department announced that price hike it was flooded with new applications. Now expects to be through the entire backlog by christmas. Thats 17 weeks after the deadline for the lower fee. The park service says if you have a confirmation letter that you beat the deadline, you can use that as a pass into the parks until you get your real pass. The San Pablo Police department is helping make sure children in need enjoy the holidays. Yesterday Police Officers and Community Members collected hundreds of toys for children during the departments annual toy drive. Now, the gifts will be wrapped this week and delivered to san pablo School Children on saturday. We have to give back to our community, not only do we have to give back to our community, we also have to bring our community together. Children who came to the event with their parents to donate toys got a chance to meet santa and to attract even more people to the event, the toy drive also was combined with a car show. Wow. Way to go. A lot to see and do. Yeah. Time 4 58. Still ahead, striking oakland city workers will be picketing again this morning but when we come back we will tell you about the possibility of 90 hope at the bargaining table today new hope at the bargaining table today. And Ellen Degeneres was forced to evacuate her home because of the Southern California wildfires. Her message on social media to fans and first responders. Onders. Harrys meeting clients. From far away. But they only see his wrinkles. Hes gotta play it cool to seal the deal. Better find a way to smooth things over. If only harry used some. Bounce, to dry. Yeah he would be a less wrinkly, and winning at life. Good morning. Breaking news coming in right now from new york city and these are live pictures youre looking at. There has been an explosion at a transit terminal right in the heart of downtown manhattan. Again, you can see soldiers on alert right here, the police. The details of what we know so far coming up. Here in the bay area, looking for a shooter this morning after another bay area freeway shooting. Coming up, how part of interstate 80 in san pablo was shut down because of that gun fire. Also today is an important day in the strike by oakland