Part to a renewed confidence in the economy and low gas prices. So definitely consider yourself lucky if you are heading anywhere today. No rain here. Jackie ward, kpix 5. They had problems on 880 where all lanes are now back open after a sinkhole forced lane closures through most of the night. Southbound on 880 near oak street. Caltrans worked through the night with heavy equipment to replace the asphalt. Cars hit the hole as it widened up so the chp had to shut down three lanes between broadway and oakland. Heavy rain was a factor. Liza has been watching a Traffic Alert this morning. We have a problem and a chp advisory for west 580 on the approach to 680. Thats where they are clearing an accident. The left lane is shut down for 30 minutes now. They expect it to be closed until at least 7 20 this morning. Traffic backed up for a mile slow from beyond vasco approaching the dublin interchange on westbound 580 because of that problem. We have also been watching the sig alert issued in oakland. East 580 on the transition ramp to west 980, 24, thats the problem involving the busted sand barrels. Crews are cleaning up sand in the road. Its slow from 880 on the bay bridge toll plaza. Ahem. Excuse me. We are off to a chilly start this morning. Chilly and breezy. No rain. Keep your umbrella handy for tomorrow. Heres a look at your current temperatures out the door. 30s and 40s areawide. Cooler than we have seen lately. Your weather headlines for the day off to a cool and breezy start. Dry though a break in the rain today. More wet weather is on the way for Christmas Eve and for christmas. A lot of folks traveling today. Heres what you can expect. No weather delays right now. No arrival delays into sfo but many of the major hubs may see delays today. Showers in houston. 30minute arrival delays in new york. So if you are connecting to atlanta, chicago, houston or new york, expect weather related delays where its raining. Go to the high country today. Tomorrow winter storm warning in effect snow levels around 2500 feet. Pass levels seeing anywhere 12 to 24 inches. Expect travel delays tomorrow pack the chains. Firefighters on the scene of a mobile home fire overnight in vallejo. That started about midnight at the vallejo Mobile Estates on san joaquin drive. A double wide trailer went up in flames. The fire didnt spread and there were no injuries. A body that washed up on bodega bay beach has been identified as a missing fisherman. [ nonenglish language ] of roseville was reported missing in october when his fishing boat overturned in tomales bay. He was found in the harbor two weeks ago. One of the other men on the boat was rescued, another died. Charges have been filed against a woman accused of robbing and extorting a San Francisco supervisor. Scott weiner had his phone stolen from him on friday near 16th and mission street. He had agreed to pay to get that iphone back but as he and the woman stood at an atm, a Security Camera recorded the transaction. Now the woman faces multiple charges. Two other suspects are still on the loose. Investigators are looking into the cause of a Small Plane Crash near Castro Valley. The plane was going from lincoln to oakland when it went down yesterday. Kiet do is live in Castro Valley with more. Crews could not do much of a recovery yesterday because of a stormy condition. But they are hoping that with the calmer drier conditions on tap today they will make some progress at daybreak. Family members have identified the pilot and the victim as john sacco at rockland. He is an entrepreneur and industrial hygienist. He worked helping Companies AvoidOccupational Health hazards. To give you some sense of the difficult work ahead take a look at this photo from the Alameda County fire department. The wreckage of the plane is in the steep wooded hills near Castro Valley. It struck trees broke apart and will have to be carried out in pieces. It took a long time to find it near palomares road. He lost contact with air Traffic Controllers about 12 miles east of the Oakland Airport around 11 30 yesterday morning. The pilot reported he was having engine trouble and that is the last information that was given to air Traffic Control. And searchers say visibility was an issue with low clouds, high winds and rain at the time. The ntsb will help out with the investigation. Kiet do, kpix 5. Police in hayward say that a man died when they tried to police him on a psychiatric hold over the weekend. 42yearold roy nelson was in the back of a patrol car when he became violent and tried to kick out the windows of the car. Officers then took him out of the car and restrained his legs. Then he had a medical emergency and died. The coroner is investigating. A pot club wont be added to the tourist shops and attractions around fishermans wharf. The proposal would have allowed a Marijuana Dispensary on a busy stretch of taylor street. But the Planning Commission voted it down after hearing concerns from Business Owners who worried that a dispensary will attract the wrong crowd. We are hearing competing explanations for a bright light seen over the skies of arizona, nevada and california last night. Its odd. It started about 6 p. M. Last night and you can see it there streaking from northeast to southeast for several minutes. The military says it was Russian Space debris but others say its debris from a meteor shower. Every once in a while this earth flies through it. So what fell to earth was probably a little piece of what used to be part of the comet. Its all over facebook and crazy. You wonder whats going on. An observatory says it was a sporadic meteor shower. The military saves it was a Russian Rocket reentering the atmosphere. Who do you believe . You be the judge. Its 6 08. She was a trailblazer in the u. S. Military. Her legacy after being killed in action. Mud slides forcing moor people out of their homes to our north. Reporter and hidef doppler is dry for now. But changes are on the way. Your rainy snowy holiday forecast is ahead. We have better news for the dublin interchange where lanes are open west 580 approaching 680. We have backups at the bay bridge toll plaza. Ill tell you how much time it will cost you with kcbs traffic. Announcer get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempurpedic mattress sets at low clearance prices save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory the year end Clearance Sale is on now at sleep train your ticket to a better nights sleep complete forecast in just a minutes. Strong winds to our south toppled more than a dozen ts and big rigs yesterday in l angeles and kern welcome back. Time now 6 11. Heres a live look at our roof cam on this wednesday morning. No rain but chilly and breezy. Rain returns tomorrow. And talking about weather. Strong winds to our south toppled more than a dozen trucks and big rigs yesterday in los angeles and kern county. Look at that wind gusts whipping about 80 miles an hour forced authorities to close to parts of state route 58 and highway 14 out there by tehachapi. Nobody seriously injured but yikes landslides are forcing more evacuations of apartment complexes in oregon city, oregon. The slides started happening over the weekend. As the problem continues more people are being evacuated. Water is being shut off for health reasons. A federal judge especially held a law requiring faith based Pregnancy Centers that abortion is an option. Several had sued the state claiming the law requiring them to post signs detailing all Reproductive Health services violates their First Amendment rights. But the judge said those signs provide truthful and nonmisleading information. And do not restrict free speech. Friends of the man who was shot and killed by San Francisco police three weeks ago will hold a fundraiser today. They are raising money for the family of mario woods. The event featuring local musicians and comedians starts at 6 00 at the elbow room until San Francisco. Police investigators say that woods was carrying a kitchen knife when officers shot him in the bayview district. It led to changes in police procedure. The u. S. Military member killed in a Suicide Attack in afghanistan includes a woman who helped break ground in the armed forces. Kpix 5s mark kelly has more on her legacy and her marin county connection. Reporter the deadliest attack on u. S. Forces this year killed 6 Service Members near Bagram Air Force base in afghanistan. Among the dead, air force major adrianna vorderbruggen, the highest ranking officer killed and one of the first openly gay Women Officers killed in action. The tal land is taking responsibility claiming this is the suicide bomber that rammed his explosive filled motorcycle into the american foot patrol killing 6 including vorderbruggen. The victim had a bay area connection. Her inlaws live in this quiet san rafael neighborhood. This is her with her family. The couple married in 2012 after the repeal of dont ask, dont tell. Major vorderbruggen championed hard for equality in the military. A Group Supporting lgbt military families wrote today, vorderbruggen leaves an indelible legacy of strength and selflessness to all those touched by her life. The military lost a champion for the lgbt cause exactly five years to the day since dont ask, dont tell was repealed. In the newsroom, mark kelly, kpix 5. Fantasy sports websites are under growing scrutiny in california. A bay area assemblyman is urging state attorney general Kamala Harris to shut down the betting sites in california. Daily fantasy sites like fanduel and draftkings have exploded in popularity this year. But assemblyman mark levine says its just gamble and needs to be outlawed to protect consumers. Both services are appealing a decision to shut them down in the state of new york. A bizarre custody battle in marin county is over. A duck named juanita escaped from the bello gardens assisted living facility in san anselmo in september. Then she got placed into a Wildlife Hospital in san rafael. The agency wouldnt legally return her because of permitting issues. But the residents are sad. They missed their duck so congressman huffman stepped in to get the duck back to the gardens. The Senior Center can keep her as an education wild animal. Juanita, back home in time for the holidays. Aww, nice. Happy and sad. Everything it was quacked up to be. Now on the road ahead, heres liza battalones. Well talk about this mornings commute and where we have had a few hot spots out there fortunately over at the dublin interchange all lanes are open and the earlier accident that we have been reporting to you west 580 before 680 is now gone. Drive time 28 minutes now is what its going to cost you to make the drive between the Altamont Pass and the dublin interchange. Two lanes of traffic shut down at east 580 to westbound 980 24. A cleanup is in progress. In san jose, north 101 approaching oakland road. Theres an accident now blocking the left lane. It has traffic backed up from the 280 680 interchange but you can see all the green on the sensors our map of the south bay picking up light traffic for 280 approaching downtown. No delays for the guadalupe parkway if you have to catch a flight at Mineta International airport. No delays for either direction of 87. So thats in good shape. The bay bridge toll plaza backups it the 880 overcrossing, 25 minutes between the bay bridge toll plaza and downtown San Francisco. So not too bad this morning. A high wind advisory still in place for the san mateo bridge. This wind advisory issued by the chp they are warning a very blustery condition especially along the highrise section soft span. No delays and no problems on the san mateo bridge. On the peninsula traffic does well in both directions of 101 outside sfo. The rest of the commute is fine. 880 which was problematic overnight we had a big sinkhole approaching oakland thats been cleared up and thats been repaired and all lanes are open for you. Blustery conditions out there. Wind advisory from the chp though not from the weather service. It is pretty breezy out there. Wind speeds so to 20 Miles Per Hour in some locations. 49 in concord. 44 in livermore. 49 in san jose. 39 in santa rosa. So off to a chilly start. We are getting a break in the rain today. Weak ridge blocking that rain just temporarily. The rain however will return tomorrow as a cold front passes through tomorrow morning. And then showers continue throughout the day tomorrow. Timing it out with futurecast dry today but as we advance into this time tomorrow take a look, if this was a regular commute, it would be a tough one. Hopefully not a lot of people commuting at 8 a. M. On Christmas Eve but if you are, grab the chains if you are heading up to the high country because well see snow at low elevations down around 2500 feet. Showers continue throughout the day tomorrow. Snow showers as well in the higher elevations. Midnight Christmas Eve into christmas morning, yes, thats when santa will be out flying around and we will continue to see some showers but dont worry, santa flies in all weather. Cooler today. Breezy in spots, a mixture of sun and clouds. Rain returns tomorrow in time for the holiday. Sunrise today 7 22. Sunset at 4 55 this evening. High temperatures around the bay, pretty much topping out in the 50s areawide. 55 in morgan hill. East bay temperatures slightly warmer. 56 pleasant hill. Bay area right around the bay proper 54 sausalito, 56 in alameda. Your extended forecast shows temperatures in the 40s through the extended forecast. Not a lot of change temperature wise. Lane activity kicks in tomorrow. Rain and snow, snow at low elevations, could even see a White Christmas here in the bay area, mount diablo could see a dusting by tomorrow. Rain thursday, friday and drying out this weekend. We have santa on the sevenday forecast. Ill try to switch that up for you, brian. 6 20. Homeowners in Santa Clara County getting an unexpected christmas bonus. The mistake that means tens of thousands of dollars to some families. Reporter and Division Rivals and a huge test for the cal Mens Basketball Team that goes into overtime coming up. ,,, cal basketball went into the season with a ton of hype so a win on the road against the fifth team in the country would do wonders to validate that hype. Nba scouts on hand to watch the bears battle virginia probably loved to see cal super freshman jaylen brown do that 10 points bears lead in the second half but the wahoo sports overtime down 2 with 10 seconds to go weather the go ahead three was knocked down so the bears need a player with 2. 5 seconds left full court pass to brown and that shot is off but its short. Virginia led just 30 seconds of the entire game but they win 63 62. Big night for joe pavelski against the kings in l. A. The sharks down a goal in the third period but little joe redirects the shot to tie the game at 3. 92 seconds later pavelski strikes again. The sharks take a 43 lead and they win 53. Its their League Leading 13th win on the road. Steve kerr coached the warriors practice yesterday after luke walton went homesick. Kerr will travel with the Team Next Week but didnt a specific date for his return. He says being away from the guys is just killing him. Their talent, chemistry, everything they built over the years, to not be coaching is just probably the most frustrating thing i have ever gone through. And the warriors will be back in action tonight 7 30 tip off against the utah jazz. Have a good morning. Play of the day now from college football. The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl this is in boise. Check out this trick play. Its reverse to the wideout. He throws back to the quarterback woodson. Touchdown takes it in for the score. Aggies lost 2321. Thats your play of the day. Its 6 23. And the recent storms have been a huge help in the sierra. Well tell you where the crucial supply of water now stands. Reporter Holiday Travel hardly ever comes without its delays. Well tell you where some flyers may be running into trouble. ,,,,,,,,, vo some call it giving back. We call it share the love. During our share the love event, get a new subaru, and well donate 250 to those in need. Bringing our total donations to over sixtyfive million dollars. And bringing love where its needed most. Love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. Declared brain dead after surgery two years ago. Weather ad libs traffic jahi mcmath declared braindead after surgery two years ago. A new chapter in the saga. Crews are waiting for daybreak to pull out a plane wreckage in Castro Valley. And hidef Doppler Radar is dry today. But rain and snow are on the way. Your christmas forecast coming up. And we have backups at the bay bridge toll plaza. And an accident now westbound 80 at carlson. What lanes are shut down with kcbs traffic. Good morning, its wednesday, the 23rd. Im anne makovec. Im brian hackney. Time is 6 30. Travelers clamoring to get to their destinations around the country today. They are going to be hoping for stressfree travel. Good luck. Jackie ward reports from sfo. Reporter