That little different and its also a little chillier at the coast. We normally see so it is one of those mornings its keeping you on your toes that yet again look out clear the golden gate is it is Crystal Clear out there along the coastline now as robin mentioned some of our inland areas such as the tri valley on up into the delta these areas right here are looking at some fog but the searching out into the Central Valley this morning but definitely a little clear all right along the bay, there are some spots though that could cause this visibility issues and are clear spots are actually well out towards the coastline. This morning now were going to see a lot of sunshine today. Thats not something were going to be short of a nice clearing day ahead of the holiday just around the corner. Good chance to get out there get some travels and some last minute shopping out of the way more and more of your off work now im sure in which case you up at 04 00am im very impressed. This monday morning we are looking at snow up in the sierra continuing into the afternoon after seeing that through the weekend. Now tomorrow. We do look to remain dry at least a start but showers will start to push in towards your christmas evening and will be spotty at first, but by the time we work into Christmas Morning right here look at this we do have some rainfall that is going to be pushing back into the base of christmas itself does look to be offering up not just some rain but with temperatures pretty cold some snowfall returning to the slopes above san jose on to the east bay and up into our highest elevations in the north bay, so some wintery weather just around the corner could be a White Christmas if you dont mind driving on up into the mountains just above much of the bay area were very chilly this morning look at this redwood city or 38 livermore 36 degrees, San Francisco tapping into the 40s concord at 39 Napa Petaluma fairfield saint helene a all these areas up in the north bay down into the 30s so yeah temperatures are quite chilly. We are getting the week started off on a frigid know this morning temperatures a lot cooler than they were at the same time yesterday look at these temperature drops half moon bay, san jose down 16 degrees each oakland in napa down 15 degrees in of in santa rosa following 14 degrees since the same time yesterday so it is frigid the start we do have some fog inland as robin definitely noted and as we move our way into the afternoon well see less of the fog just a lot of sunshine cool. But nice out there today. We have daytime highs cooler than yesterdays only in the low to mid 50s and it will be a nice one with all the clear skies that we have enjoy it because i am talking that holiday rain and even mountain snow still to come just around the corner. Rob all right. Thank you john now, lets check in on traffic youre not going to see a whole lot this week so many folks have time off there at home theyre out of town so that means a lighter than normal commute Holiday Light so far were checking in on the bay bridge 80 west setting into San Francisco and yes, its looking good. So you dont have to worry about any delays or problems right now at the toll plaza, its been a great trip across the upper deck through downtown all morning. So far over to 92 with checking in on the san mateo bridge normally we have some heavier traffic right not this morning. Its looking good up and over the high rise into foster city, no big problems right now connecting to want to want or highway 2. 80 so were off to a fantastic start were checking in on the Richmond Sandra fell and all is well no wonder rolling through the tolls right now its about 8 minute trip roughly to make it into the north bay and the from the north bay to San Francisco are checking in on want to want to cross the golden gate. Its doing just fine we dont have trouble spots are hot spots that you need to worry about. Im like jon said keep in mind that the fog is dense inland and some spots so just be extra cautious driving around this morning, well check more traffic and drive times coming up a little bit later. Well family and friends are rallying to rallying to help a blind woman who says that she was robbed at a bart station. Her phone was stolen at the 12th street bart station in oakland kron fours dan thorn has that story. 30 yearold sammy redberg may be blind but shes competent and independent. She also likes getting around. However recent experience on bart has her feeling unsafe about the transit system, im very going on by now. Because you know i didnt feel like i was protected him. Redberg says someone yanked her iphone 11 out of her hands at the 12th street station in oakland thursday afternoon, unable to see the suspect she felt helpless im just saying there with the headphones in my hand and i stood up in. Screamed help me please help me someone please help me help me redberg says she was helped by people at the station but didnt get much help or respect from bart police already feeling violated redberg couldnt understand their lack of compassion causes me to have a lot of here now. And moving my mike. And confidence in in in my independent. That fear is keeping redberg off of bart at least for now shell be using Ride Sharing Services like uber and lyft to get around but those rides can be costly friends and family are now coming together to help with those expenses a go fund me page has raised thousands of dollars online and she also got a replacement for her stolen iphone words cant even say how much reporting in union city dan thorn kron 4 news. Well to the east we now woman is dead after a crash in brentwood. These are pictures we have some from the scene on saturday morning. The crash happened right along vasco road near communal diablo which is known to be a dangerous stretch. Chp says that a driver crossed over the center line and crashed headon into a womans car. That woman died right there at the scene the driver of the other car was taken to the hospital with major injuries, the cause of the crash is still under investigation. Well to the north and now authorities are searching for a pair of credit card crooks take a look at a Little Police say. That there was a man and a woman you see them right there in the pictures they stole a wallet last saturday from the petaluma market. Theyre accused of using those stolen credit card to racking up 17,000 worth of charges. But during the Holiday Season state and county officials expect to see increased credit card skimmers at gas pumps. Most recently a marine county inspector found an illegal credit card skimming device at a sentence elmo gas station on force taylor psaki shares more and details on how to protect yourself from becoming a victim. Hes stealing your credit and debit card information through hidden devices at the gas pumps, terrible. I mean thats the people become vulnerable. And i believe it because ive seen allpkinds of. Carters and this station first recently. In marine county inspector found an illegal credit card skimmer at this and sell gas and shop on sir Francis Drake i think i have seen science to that effect before so i wouldnt be too surprised the illegal devices one of 286 gas skimmers found and confiscated a statewide sweep. This year skimmers are used to gain access to unsuspecting customers credit and debit card numbers is and zip codes and corn up to the pump experts advise drivers to use credit cards instead of debit cards. Also take a close look at the pump is comes closest to the clerk window and pay inside with cash or card to shine a chip. Spread my credit card around 2 this late in the best advice was paid in summer should also be aware of card skimmers while shopping this is a small place well lets talk targets and some of the places. Too many of them in were all vulnerable and those people are really evil because. Im not technically advanced im not technically advanced such a thing that somebody will take advantage of a terrible thing in san anselmo taylor is at kron 4 news. Were taking a little peek outside this is a live look from the airport the always busy San FranciscoInternational Airport and of course the Holiday Travel rush is on for people coming home and going home for the holidays. Now if you travel today make sure you check with your Airline Carrier about your flight before you head over to the airport. Yesterday morning wet weather caused some major delays it was a mess kron fours gayle ong was at the airport and talk with some travelers. So many flights were delayed in the morning for more than an hour more than a dozen flights were canceled due to weather and mechanical issues as people rush to get home for the holidays, San Francisco resident season to grado made the most of the travel setback as she waited for her brother and niece to arrive from chicago, there were lots of delays and so some of it was very useful, i got to go to costco right near the airport. And then it looked like it was coming long enough so i part to come in the soggy windy weather sunday morning caused hundreds of delays at San FranciscoInternational Airport philip kelly felt the storm hit flight the 2nd half was a little bit bumpy. I would say. But the 1st half was pretty smooth. There are there is there is weather going through the across the country if you can sleep through thick sleep take they would to if not that music does. Writing or everything was the music that usually helps me out. There were few canceled flights airport duty manager say 142,000 passengers are expected to fly in and out of sfo on the sunday before Christmas Christmas eve is expected to be busier just be that at this point many travelers happy to see their families before the holiday just bear with it youll get through eventually. Yeah except families get flu now so were going to stay in a hotel the over in oakland passengers traveling during the Holiday Season are urged to arrived at the airport at least 2 hours early for domestic flights, 3 hours for international. Libby child arrive to the airport 3 hours early for her flight to we arent supposed to leave until 6 something that we decided to come early just in the event we had some trouble workers here tell me that this is actually a manageable line and it was actually busy or the night before, but you certainly want to check your Airline Carrier before you head out the door. Reporting from sfo gayle ong kron 4 news about is great coming up next on the kron 4 morning news a Death Investigation is underway in the south bay will have the latest and the reaction from neighbors coming up. Plus an investigation reveals that pg e was not fully prepared before it started shutting off power in the bay area well take a look at the persistent problems that are plaguing the troubled utility. And also after the break the impeachment process is on hold for the holidays will have the and welcome back to the kron 4 morning news, the times for 14 happy holidays to everyone christmas right around the corner. And i think its gonna bring some rain or maybe even before christmas comes were expected some wet weather. Yes. Yes, we are christmassy a few sprinkles out for us mister de itself does look to be picking up. If you want a White Christmas just drive up above san jose and theres your snow it will be kind of fun actually remember last year we was at mount diablo we went up there to take a peek of the still so maybe this year will go down the san jose this year thats where in the city were a a yes we are looking outside at berkeley this morning. It is nice and clear Crystal Clear in fact in berkeley not so much for some of our inland areas we do a fog for inland spots this morning closer out to the coast you get the last year saying it youve actually got a really clear view across the bay this morning from berkeley cs are inland valleys, a touch on the foggy cider coast in bayside areas, nice and clear we do have some rain and snow that lingers up in the Sierra Nevada this morning if your plans do involve heading up that direction you do have the White Christmas already up on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada, and i think a lot of people have headed up there to enjoy the holiday now futurecast shows that today we remain nice and clear a sunny monday ahead of the holiday just around the corner now come tomorrow, we start nice and clear, but we are going to see cloud cover increasing throughout the course of the afternoon tomorrow, this is by 03 30pm couple of sprinkles rainfall becomes a little bit more prominent on towards the middle of the night christmas eve. Into Christmas Morning and you will see some showers come christmas and look at that theres your snow fall at the top of some of our bay area slopes it had really high up to start to see it. But nonetheless as you look outside the skies begin to clear you might be able to see some wind up there on the slopes. Its still a little bit in the holiday spirit. 50s for todays daytime highs regardless of where youre at our coastal areas and our inland areas all tapping into some pretty similar temperatures to one another it will be a slightly cooler than average day ahead and a little bit cooler than yesterday was even santa clara campbell, each up to 53 san jose youll be a 54 today east bay temperatures as i mentioned really not much different in fact for pleasanton and livermore its going to be a slightly cooler day than for some of our coastal areas today, sonoma and napa youll be to her warmer spots at 55 degrees. Each while Petaluma Novato not far behind at 54 degrees. Heres a look at your next 7 days. So we do have showers returning tomorrow night for the most part and then some christmas showers on wednesday. After that thursday and friday clear up very nicely with some sunny skies good drives home from your christmas destinations saturday and sunday will continue to be nice with some rainfall looking likely to arrive late on sunday all right. Thank you lets check in on traffic not much out there so. For those of you who are commuting this morning heading into San Francisco to be a nice trip. Right now theres just a minor way as you can see right there in the in the cash lanes on the right hand side a little slow. But that said its going to be great trip up through the pay gates if youre carpooling or fast tracking a nice trip across upper deck clear through downtown youre fine on the skyway no problems on the central freeway or 2. 80. So all is well in San Francisco over to 92 and its much lighter than usual normally we have a a crowd here leaving hayward heading over to the peninsula it is not as bad not as many folks on the road this morning so 13 minutes to make it off to one o one west 5 80 to the Richmond Sandra fell trouble for a delay free a great trip if you want to go ahead and roll into the north bay, its only 8 minutes right now for your drive time and we are checking in on drive times more numbers more freeways we have highway 4 which is 13 minutes from antioch over to concord im no big trouble spots there 6. 80 particular danville thats roughly a 15 minute trip. Maybe youre taking the of so its looking pretty good. Its only 20 minutes from san leandro to milpitas if youre traveling between maybe milpitas fremont and san jose on 6. 80 heads up for the fog. Theyve issued a fog advisory for 6. 80 traveling off from scott creek all the way up to diablo so once again it is dense as john has been telling you you know that can be dangerous so be cautious will check more numbers coming up. Want a National News now the impeachment process is on pause and will likely remain so until the start of the new year now in the meantime both sides arent showing much holiday spirit toward each other John Lawrence reports. President trump at a weekend event in florida blasting the house for impeaching him they are violating the constitution the matter is at a stalemate for now since House Speaker nancy pelosi has and send the articles of impeachment to the republican led senate crazy nancy shes crazy. Its so unfair. She has no case but newly released government documents show the white houses Budget Office ordered the pentagon to Free Security funding for ukraine less than 2 hours after President Trump ended his phone call with ukrainian president zelensky in july until we hear from the witnesses until we get the documents the American People will correctly assumed. That those blocking their testimony were aiding and abetting a coverup pelosi wants Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell and minority leader Chuck Schumer to agree to rules for the senate trial. One white house official things pelosi will eventually give then she will shields theres no way she can hold this position until theres movement on one side or the other the president and the rest of the world will have to wait to see what happens next President Trump. We released the emails. Let the witnesses testify what are you afraid im John Lawrence reporting. Utah man has put some technology under his skin it, unlock his tesla like and says le. Well just the wave of his hand and thats all you can do with it before chips that he has in his hand. Jordan hogan reports. Ben workman is one of the few people around the world who are turning to cybernetic implants simply speaking the different