But that backup stretches beyond mission boulevard at this point. So give yourself extra time in that stretch. Eastshore freeway about 20 minutes for drivers making their way from 4 to the maze. And once you get over to the bay bridge toll plaza, its another 20, 21 minutes heading into San Francisco. So you will be in good company over there. 880 through oakland, look out, caltrans has been doing some overnight roadwork and it looks like they should be clearing that up but its 32 minutes just to go from broadway down to 66th at the coliseum. Give yourself some extra time. Its possible to get away from the city lights. Look up and you will see the stars and the crescent moon. It means a dark morning for us. Heres a live look at san jose. Very Clear Conditions there. A little different up in the north bay where there is patchy fog and frost occurring right now. Clear skies for most of the bay area dry air is here yet again and its going to stick around for the next few days. We are under another spare the air alert for today and we have a chance of rain but its going to take a while to get there. Ill show you the sevenday forecast, and ill explain about the shift in the weather pattern. For now, taking a look at the bay bridge, gorgeous view, temperatures in the 30s and 40s right now. 49 in San Francisco. Santa rosa dropped to 30 degrees below freezing. In just a few hours, the fcc is expected to roll back rules on Net Neutrality at a meeting in washington. As kpix 5s jackie ward explains, the rules keen Internet Service providers from prioritizing one web company over another. Reporter the days of equal websites may be numbered if the fcc does what its expected to do and votes on getting rid of Net Neutrality. Its the set of rules that was established under the Obama Administration that prevents so called speed traps on the internet. For months, protests have popped up against the rollback across the bay area and dozens of Internet Companies asked the fcc to keep the rules in place but the fcc chairman ajit pai told cbs news in the spring the internet thrived before the Obama Administration rules and these rules stifle investment. Because those regulations are so prescriptive, Many Companies big and small have told us that they are holding back on investments in their internet networks. Internet Service Providers say there are no plans to block or restrict content on the internet. But critics are wary. 18 attorneys general have called on the fcc to postpone the vote. Jackie ward, kpix 5. Democrat doug jones says he won alabamas senate race. Republicans and democrats alike agree he is the winner as is President Trump. His opponent, though, republican roy moore, is still not backing down from his claim that the result is far from final. The battle rages on. Reporter roy moore, the republican candidate for alabamas hotly contested senate seat, is refusing to concede defeat. Last night he posted this video message. This race, we have not received the final count to include military and provisional ballots. This has been a very close race and we are waiting certification by the secretary of state. Reporter nearly everyone else agrees Democrat Doug Jones won. Unofficial returns show him up 20,000 votes or 1. 5 . 3 times the margin needed to avoid an automatic recount. When the president of the united states, who endorsed roy moore, calls me to congratulate me, i think he feels like its pretty cleancut. Do the right thing, roy. Its time that we heal. Reporter yesterday, President Trump not only acknowledged the loss but also moores polarizing effect on the gop. Wish we would have gotten the state. A lot of republicans feel very differently. They are very happy the way it turned out but i would have as a leader of the party, i would have liked to have had the seat. Reporter after moore was accused by several women of Sexual Misconduct, many republicans publicly withdrew their support. Some were relieved to see him lose. I hope it sends a message that, um, you know, we can do better. Republicans can do better. Reporter if the current tally is certified, jones would be on track to be sworn in at some point in january. Even if an automatic vote recount is not triggered, moore can still ask for one. In that case, his campaign would have to cover the costs. Democratic nature is senator Bob Hertzberg of los angeles is facing new allegations this morning. Several female colleagues, um, claim that he inappropriately hugged them. They say that it made them feel uncomfortable. A spokesman for the state senator says he hugs people as a means of connection. The allegations come as the California Legislature struggles with repeated claims of Sexual Misconduct that already promised two Assembly Democrats to resign. In just a few hours, two men charged in connection with oaklands deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will be back in court. Tenants Derick Almena and max harris face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter, one count each for each person killed in the fire. The judge is deciding if there is enough evidence for a trial. A Fire Department official testified that investigators never determined the cause of the fire. However, she thinks it was caused by some type of an electrical problem. Right now, Hayward Police are searching for two people wanted in connection to a homicide. The Department Just released this sketch of a man and a woman. The deadly shooting happened in front of the Islander Motel last week. A 47yearold man died it the scene. If you recognize either of these suspects, call police. Now to the wine country wildfires. Hundreds of Sonoma County victims who lost their homes in the october fire say they are underinsured. Many will now likely have to pay tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket as they process their claims. In Sonoma County policies holders have filed 5,000 Residential Property claims resulting in almost 7 billion in damages according to the state insurance department. There were nearly 5,000 homes destroyed. Today state regulators will consider tougher safety rules for power lines. This comes in the wake of octobers wine country wildfires and the wildfires currently burning in Southern California. Kpix 5s anne makovec has more. She is live in San Francisco outside the California PublicUtilities Commission. Anne. Reporter these kind of rules carry a lot more weight right now. A lot of gravity since the purpose here is to try to prevent the next devastating wildfire. The proposed rules being considered today by state regulators, tree branches would have to be kept farther away from power lines and newly installed lines would have to be spaced farther apart. Priority would be given to power line repairs needed in high risk fire zones before making repairs in areas less at risk. And those repairs would have to be finished within 6 months in extreme fire zones. State regulators first began considering these rules after a series of devastating wildfires down in Southern California. In 2007, ten years ago, they were tied to power lines arcing and falling. Similar to whats been reported in the wine country wildfires here in october. No official cause of those fires has yet been determined. Now, earlier this month, cpuc regulators made a new rule based on Power Companies basically telling the Power Company down in san diego that it cannot charge its customers for those wildfires for the damage caused to the power lines because the utility was found at fault. So that also sets another precedent for pg e. Live in San Francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. Right now, part of snake road in oakland is closed. Thats due to damage caused by a fire that burned down two homes monday. The fire also damaged an additional six homes nearby. It started at a house under construction, when dry winds and hillsides spread flames quickly. Its not known when the road will reopen. Problems from the oroville dam crisis last winter resulted in 1. 2 billion in claims. And according to a new report in the sacramento bee, the state of california has not paid any of it. The claims include shops and restaurants that lost business and farms that were flooded. Most claims argue the state is responsible because it ignored warning signs about the condition of the dams spillway. The crisis was caused by a large fracture in the dams main Flood Control spillway during heavy rain in february. Major budget cuts coming to oakland schools. Ill have the details coming up. [ music ] plus, increasing fares. Next, how much more you can soon expect to pay to ride vta buses. And right now, we are tracking speeds in the yellow for drivers heading out of antioch along highway 4 in that westbound direction but in the eastbound, opposite commute direction, we are tracking a crash blocking lanes. Well have the details and the backup coming up. Another cool start to the day but afternoon temperatures will be warming up nicely. And winds are calm for now. Ill let you know when they are about to pick up. Millions of dollars in budget cuts. For the latest, lets go live to flores. The Oakland Unified School district has begin the goahead for millions of dollars in budget cuts. For the latest, lets go to kpix 5s Jessica Flores who is live in oakland. Jessica. Reporter hey, kenny. Im in front of the District Offices here and this is where a lot of outrage is going to be aimed at officials here today. Parents, teachers, school principals, students, upset over 9 million in budget cuts. The vote came down after a really long meeting last night that stretched late into the night around 10 30 p. M. When that vote came down. A room was packed with those people protesting these cuts. They chanted boos to the midyear cuts and after about 5 hours the school board voted 6 1 could cut 9 million. 5million cut from the central office. 4million cut from school sites. This comes after years of overspending and lax budget oversight. The superintendent says they need the cuts to keep the directly afloat financially but the union says these cuts are excessive. They do have to cut know toward make the 1. 2 reserve. Thats a legal requirement. And they probably have to add more for special ed. Funds and transportation because we know those go overbudget. Thats what were talking about 5 or 6 million is all, not nine. Reporter according to the proposal, 32 District Office jobs will be cut but the cuts are not going to affect counselors, nurses or custodians. Teachers say they are already suffering with old books and inadequate supplies. And this budget cut means that those the money that will go to supplies and books will be cut further. Live in oakland, Jessica Flores, kpix 5. Belvedere will allow Recreational Marijuana deliveries starting next month. But the ordinance just passed by the city council will prohibit other cannabis Business Activities and outdoor home cultivation. Indoor cultivation of up to 6 plants will be allowed. This new year, all santa clara vta riders can expect to see some changes starting on january 1st. The vta will be implementing new fares and expanded hours of services. According to the vta, their new fare policy will change adult fare from 2 to 2. 25 per ride. Youth fares will drop 75 . Day passes will go up from 6 to 7 and monthly passes will be 80, an increase of 10. Train service will increase from 30 minutes to every 15 minutes during the week. 6 am 15 right6 15 right now. Do we have a humidifier here . No. My sinuses are acting up. We have good news mass transit on time. No delays. So speaking of the vta and bart looking exceptional this morning. 59 trains in service. Westbound 4 excuse me, slowdowns westbound 4 and then a new accident eastbound direction. And thats right at bailey road. Its blocking a lane, no backups. Southbound 680 on the right side of your screen there, this is right near north main streets heading into walnut creek, 7 minutes from willow pass to 24. Avoid 880, though. Caltrans will be out there until 7 a. M. Now with some roadwork so 580 may be the way you want to go. Lets check in with neda on the forecast. Heres a view from our mount vaca camera as we wait for sunrise. Its very dark. Its been dark because of a crescent moon. Also very cool. But these temperatures are about 5 to 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. Its chilly in the 30s but yesterday we were in the 20s in petaluma and guerneville. So visibility clear for most of the bay area. Half after visibility down to five. Petaluma down to five. Fog and frost in the valleys in the north bay. Also in the north bay air quality unhealthy for sensitive groups another spare the air alert in effect for today. This will be 7 in a row. Hazy conditions expected along the coast, as well. San francisco temperatures now 48. Santa rosa 30. 30s and 40s in the area. Its going to be nice out later on this afternoon just before that sun goes down, our afternoon highs are looking like this. Mid to upper 60s, even 70s for morgan hill. San jose 68. East bay temperatures in the 60s. So about 10 degrees above average. San francisco 64 today. Napa and sonoma, temperatures around 67. Friday into saturday, windy. We are talking gusts up to 50 Miles Per Hour for some of the Higher Elevations. Looking way ahead into next week theres a chance of rain in our forecast. Well have to wait about 7 days. Apple announces a 390 Million Investment in [ indiscernible ] the Sunnyvale Company makes lasers used in facial recognition. Apple uses it with the iphone x. Its the latest investment from apples Manufacturing Fund to create more jobs in the u. S. Twitter is launching a new feature that will allow people more easily post tweet storms. The company confirmed last month it was testing the feature which its now calling threads. Theres now a new plus button in the composer screen where you can type your series of tweets. Just in time for last minute christmas shoppers, amazon is launching free same day shipping. The service is for its prime members and lasts until christmas eve. For nonprime customers, same day delivery is about 9 plus 99 cents per item. Your order has to be above 35 to qualify. Finally a trade for one of the local baseball teams at the winter meetings. As or giants, you ask . And pointed words from steve kerr following the election for the senate in alabama. Coming up. Think of your fellow man, lend him a helping hand, put a little love in your heart. Youll see its getting late, oh please dont hesitate. Put a little love in your heart. In your heart. In your heart. In your heart. In your heart. vo going on now, our subaru share the love event will have donated over one hundred fifteen Million Dollars to those in need. Little girl and boy land while you dwell within it you are ever happy there daddy, its christmas childhoods joy land never let go of your dreams. The mercedesbenz winter event is back. Lease the glc300 for 449 a month at your local mercedesbenz dealer. Mercedesbenz. The best or nothing. All quiet on the western front for the giants at baseballs winter meetings. Not so for the as who reportedly acquired outfielder steven piscati in a trade with the cardinals. He went to Amador Valley high school in pleasanton and later stanford. He hit 22 home runs in 2016 but slowed that pace last season. The real winner in this, his mother, who was diagnosed with als recently. Now she get to watch her son play baseball in the bay area. Classy move indeed by the as. Got to think steve kerr chose cnn on tuesday night. The warriors head coach had plenty to say about the Senate Election in alabama after doug jones defeated embattled candidate roy moore. Kerr tweeted a reference to the Big College Football teams in alabama. Im a big sec football fan. I dont care democrat, republican, independent. If we put a known pedophile in the senate, what would that have said about it. It clarify, roy moore is accused of Sexual Misconduct. Chris paul and the rockets looking for the 11th straight win and in the 1st quarter, against the hornets, paul on a race against the clock to end. The gets the three at the buzzer part of a 250 run for the rockets. They win 10896. The rockets actually have the better record than the warriors in the western conference. They are redhot. Im dennis odonnell. See you tonight. Heres the play of the day from college basketball. Kennesaw state at texas tech. [ playbyplay ] just got it inside. The raiders with the finish. Texas tech going on to beat the owls as we take a look one more time. 6 25. This morning, san franciscans are still mourning the loss of mayor ed lee. The Services Planned this week to remember the iconic leader. And were on fire watch as flames tear through Southern California. The battle under way to put out the fires and how long