breaking right now at 5:00, israel and hamas resume hostilities with the end of the cease-fire. we're live this morning in washington with a surge in violence overnight and a new push by u.s. diplomats to ease tensions. plus ending the pattern of discrimination. data shows that for asian

americans, that day remains far away. the work some leaders are doing. also, honoring lives lost for world aids day. the events taking place across the bay area and the changing way health leaders are responding to hiv four decades later. this is "today in the bay." a very good friday morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm kris sanchez. marcus washington is off this morning. we'll say good morning to mike and good morning to kari, because we want to start with a look at the forecast. another cold morning, and we're going to have a cold day, with a mostly sunny sky into the afternoon. right now we're in the upper 30s in parts of the north bay, but mostly low 40s as you get ready to head out the door. after a cool start, this is a look at our highs for this afternoon, headed for 62 degrees in oakland and in san mateo, also in the low 60s for much of the east bay.

look at livermore and dublin, only 59 this afternoon. we will be watching out for a slight chance of rain in parts of the north bay later on this evening, but much of the bay area will stay dry. we may have some more spotty sprinkles going into the weekend, so i'll be tracking that for you. mike, you're looking at i-80. >> i am. not just here at the bay bridge, which is moving smoothly and clearly, but i-80 through the sierra, 88, 89, 50 overnight, since 10:00 last night there have been requests for chain controls, advising folks to take those over the sierra. no major issues locally. we have a smooth drive, a little slowing for highway 24, we have a crew that does hang out as you're heading toward highway 13 in an eastbound direction, and eastbound 580, slab repair work again overnight. it looks like it's continued past 5:00. yesterday it took until about 5:30 before it was cleared.

we begin with breaking news. this is a live look at the israel/gaza border. at least 32 people were killed within three hours of the temporary truce ending. the israeli military is warning civilians to evacuate parts of southern gaza, as this new offensive gets under way. >> before drawing to a close, the cease-fire saw a release of more than 100 post ijs, plus 240 palestinians held in israeli jails. "today in the bay"'s brie jackson joins us live from washington, d.c. what do we know about the end of this temporary truce? >> reporter: good morning, kris and laura. talks were ongoing to renew the pause in fighting, but israel resumed combat operations in gaza, despite international pressure for the cease-fire to be extended for as long as possible. loud explosions and black smoke coming from the gaza strip this morning. israel's military launching air

strikes, after accusing hamas of firing at israeli territory, a move they say violated the terms of the seven-day cease-fire. during that time, hamas freed hostages in exchange for the release of palestinian prisoners and aid flowed into gaza. >> we all recognize more needs to be done, more needs to get in, but we shouldn't discount the incredible work that has been done on the ground to get more food, water, medicine, and even fuel to the people of gaza over the last week. >> reporter: secretary of state blinken remains in the middle east, but is now in dubai. on thursday, he met separately with the president of the palestinian authority, and israeli leaders, with hopes of extending the pause in fighting. but stressed that israel must take active steps to minimize casualties when fighting began. >> the massive loss of civilian life and displacement of the scale we saw in northern gaza

not be repeated in the south. as i told the prime minister, intent matters, but so does the result. >> reporter: the government of israel says it's committed to securing the release of hostages and eliminating hamas. >> we refuse to live any longer next to this terror enclave in constant fear of terrorists crossing the border and butchering our people and children. >> reporter: combat operations resuming in israel, further complicating efforts to free those still held in captivity. and the united nations secretary-general said today that he deeply regrets israel resuming its military operations after that seven-day pause in fighting and had hoped for a renewed truce. >> thank you very much, brie. >> in spite of efforts to combat racism against asian americans here at home, a new survey finds that discrimination is still a major problem. the pew research centers finds more than half of asian americans living in the u.s.

feel this way. the survey was conducted between july of last year and january of this year. the survey also finds that almost 80% of asian americans say they have been treated as a foreigner, even though they were born here in the united states. nine in ten say they have faced some sort of discrimination. we spoke with the head of the asian american foundation before the survey came out, and he told us he believes the hatred against asian americans peaked during covid and it has improved, but agrees it's still a major problem. >> many people will tell you they still have experiencing anti-asian hate every day of their lives, walking to work, to the market, it still is very present in our society across the country, and yet there's been much less reporting of it, so there's a perception that it's really gone away, but it hasn't. >> when he says reporting, he's referring to the kind of reporting in media. the asian american foundation was set up in response to the rise in anti-asian hate and violence during the pandemic. that foundation is trying to

reduce the hatred and discrimination, also provide resources for asian americans. the antioch mayor is speaking out calling for a united front in the community after several antioch police officers were federally indicted as part of the text messaging scandal. the mayor made his first public remarks last night at an event honoring members with keys to the city. the mayor says the scandal was one of the most vile cases of corruption in the bay area and he's not going to be quiet about it. he's also asking community members to use the scandal to unite. >> despite intents to divide us as a city, we are here and they were not successful in that. everything is not fine and it's important that people understand that we recognize that. >> the mayor continued to say police reform will be a top priority. south bay leaders are a step closer to a new housing development to help more people make it in the bay. santa clara's vta is signing a

lease agreement allowing developers to go ahead with plans for hundreds of new housing units. there will be part of a transit village near the capital light rail station in san jose. some of the units will be set aside as affordable housing. san jose mayor matt mahan is expected to make an announcement later this morning. to mark world aids day, santa clara will pay tribute to the more than 36 million people who have died from the disease. health leaders estimate close to 4,000 people live with hiv countywide. hispanic and latinos count for six in ten new cases, despite representing about 25% of the county population. another important group needing help, the elderly, because people with hiv are living longer and now have a relatively normal life expectancy thanks to medicines in recent years. more than half of those living in the county with hiv are over

50. >> with aging you start having other health issues, so ensuring they get treatment for hiv, diabetes or any other illnesses they may have. and then in terms of non-medical needs, there's a lot of social support needs that asian populations have, so we need to connect them with peer support groups, other social services like transportation services are also needed. i think it's ensuring that there is a holistic care for both medical and nonmedical needs for this population. >> some of today's events in the south bay including a viewing of the aids memorial quilt at the billy defrank community center. a county and city flag raising will also take place and there will be a candle light vigil at the community center tonight at 6:00 p.m. all scheduled events are posted on the county health department website. let's take a live look out our window at san francisco this morning, where caltrain's annual holiday train is back and

they're ready to party. listen to that. santa's elves will be taking a ride on the train this weekend. the train is decorated with more than 75,000 glittering lights and will visit nine stations between san francisco and santa clara on saturday and sunday night, providing holiday entertainment and collecting donations for toys for local children in need. so if that inspires you to put up your holiday lights on your house, you might wonder, is it going to be raining? i think it looks all good across the bay area for the weekend. maybe a little windy at times and the temperatures have been cool, but that continues as we, once again, take a live look outside in san francisco. so if you're going out to ride the holiday train this weekend, we do have a slight chance of some very spotty showers, but other than that, we're headed for the low 60s and temperatures dipping to the low 50s. on sunday it is mostly cloudy and 62 degrees. and looking out there in dublin,

we are starting out with dry conditions. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds for today, as our highs briefly hit 60 degrees. most of the day we'll be in the 50s. we'll talk more about what's ahead for the weekend coming up. mike has a look at what you can expect at the gas pump. >> we have a good friend in many spots. taking the lead, lowering since yesterday, hayward's valero on hesperian, now reporting $3.93. yesterday it was $3.97. for santa clara, it's $4.03 at diamond gas and market, san jose still has spots below 4 bucks. heading north, solano county, $4.27 at vallejo on springs road. on the roadways, good flow of traffic. we have two slower spots because of crews that continue. this is eastbound 580, the slab replacement work approaching the

dublin interchange. it's scheduled to be picked up now but not yet. this one may be there until possibly 7:00. they're clearing drains, looking forward toward the storms. coming up, a soccer star sued, and other tongue twisters. ♪♪ ♪ rockin' around the christmas tree ♪ ♪ at the christmas party hop ♪ >> that's right, the countdown to christmas is getting real. we're ramping up the holiday cheer here on "today in the bay." ahead, the famous holiday tracker going live ahead of christmas. keep it here. you're watching "today in the bay."

happy friday to you. the time is 5:14. we're heading over to livermore with a look at our day planner, where we start out at 44 degrees at 8:00. we're seeing a partly cloudy day, breezy winds, and it will be a cool one. for the most part we're staying in the 50s into the afternoon. we'll need the layers this weekend, and a few of us the umbrella. we'll talk about where we could see rain in our microclimate coming up. crisp and clear, this shot of the golden gate bridge where folks are traveling with headlights south out of the robin williams tunnel. a smoother drive. we'll see traffic breaks as they clear the crews. we'll talk about the other crews causing a slowdown coming up. good morning.

happy friday to you. breaking business news this morning. the "wall street journal" is reporting that apple is in talks with paramount to combine streaming services. streaming companies have been worried about customers bailing out on their channels because of high costs. we wrapped up november with big wins. a big rally on the stock market. the dow hit its highest point of the year briefly yesterday. it's the first friday of the month. normally that would be jobs friday, but first friday is more of a rule of thumb. the calendar math is complicated. the jobs report is going to come on friday of next week. the united auto workers launched a new drive to for employees at other non-union shops and started with this video reminding everyone the uaw won huge raises for those at the big three. >> fort, general and stellantis,

more raises, cost of living adjustments for one simple reason, they're organized. >> now, part of the challenge for the uaw, a lot of nonunion shops like bmw are located in the south, which have state laws making organizing labor much more difficult. those workers tend to get paid a lot less, too. we've been talking over the past year about the trouble with cryptocurrency, ftx, biunanimous. now a group of investors are suing cristiano ronaldo. that's his advertisement on the left. the lawsuit says ronaldo did not follow u.s. security laws when promoting the tokens and they're suing for a billion dollars. a federal judge has suspended montana's new law banning tiktok before it took effect. the judge ruling montana's ban would likely violate the first amendment and that the state probably doesn't have the authority, anyway. the power to ban that app is

probably something congress should do, the judge said. this week on our sunday morning show, we take a look at how artificial intelligence is affecting companies like just answer, which connect consumers with experts, people who have questions, like, why is my dishwasher making that weird noise? do you need an exert when you can ask chatgpt. >> ai is an incredible tool and it is going to replace certain parts of the world and even of our business. but humans are really an important part of the equation as well. by blending the humans and ai, consumers can get the best of both worlds. >> kris and laura, i think you noticed the ukrainian flag behind him. just answer is a san francisco-based company, but has offices in lviv, so he sneaks in to deliver food and medicine so some of his employees. you can watch it here right after "meet the press." >> i wonder why we need chatgpt

when everybody puts everything on next door. >> ai hasn't quite caught up to the weirdness of next door. they're still working on that. >> just ask your partner. really? or take your dog to the vet. why are you asking me? >> i think it's fun to read. >> it's always interesting. >> like the old police blotter in the newspaper. [ laughter ] >> thanks so much. 5:18 right now. time to get a bit festive. ♪♪ ♪ jingle bell ♪♪ >> let that countdown begin. it's december 1st. not to get you nervous about your to-do list, but we're 24 days away from the big guy making his way from the north pole. kids, are you ready for santa's arrival? >> it's very festive, that's

decorated. >> are you ready? >> i am not quite ready. i think i've bought, like, two things. >> for the people who plan to track santa's busy christmas eve, december 1st means pulling out all of that expensive hardware. >> kids might not be familiar with norad, but the north american command center is ready with the launch of its tracking website. they have an app so kids around the world can stay locked in on the big guy. the tracking equipment kicks into high gear on december 24th, christmas eve. >> do you want to know who is ready for christmas? kari hall. a beautiful photo kari posted on instagram. looks very pretty. did it take a long time? >> somewhat. we actually have two trees. >> wow, nice. >> the other one has already been knocked over a few times. >> i used to have a kids' tree. i still do, actually.

they started it when they were little. >> i'm waiting for my kids to put them on. we put the tree up and then everybody has been so busy with all of their activities, the ornaments are sitting in a box at the base of the tree. >> our stuff is also standing by. >> you can find kari on instagram. we have cool temperatures and, you know, the lights are up, the tree is up. it's time to start baking some things and getting in the festive spirit. we are going to continue with cool temperatures and we do need to layer up as our high temperatures only reach into the upper 50s and low 60s for today. about the same tomorrow as well, as we get a mix of sun and clouds. we are now into the month of december, the first day of meteorological winter. so what do we typically measure here in terms of rain? well, san rafael usually get close to 8 inches of rainfall during the month of december,

oakland over 4 inches of rain is what's normal, and in livermore we typically see over 2 inches of rain for the month, in gilroy it's closer to 4 inches, in san jose over 2 inches is what's normal. now that we're in december, we're in the second wettest month of the year, and now january is the rainiest month we typically see in a usual season. now we're seeing quite a few storm systems, but they've been staying in the north of us. what we've seen the past few days, a couple of spotty showers in the forecast will continue. so we're not looking at any widespread rain. the north bay has the best chance of measuring the showers, as we do typically get more rain there. notice the green there on saturday into sunday, while not all the bay area is going to see that rain. then our estimate going into next week only shows a few hundredths of an inch of rain,

maybe up to about a quarter inch of rain for the north bay. but look at all of the rain that's going to be targeting the pacific northwest and these weakening storm systems coming in. for us, we are only going to see some spotty showers here and there, and our temperatures remaining cool, with highs in the mid-60s into early next week. so we're just seeing a couple of spotty showers here and there, today, tomorrow, as well as sunday. mike, you have a couple of slow spots. >> just a couple. on the chp reports, there were no real incidents as of the last time i took a look a few seconds ago. we are looking toward eastbound 24, this is on the grid until 7:00 a.m. possibly. the crew has permission to be out there. they're doing what's called drainage work, i believe they're preparing for any debris that might be in the area. this is slab replacement, they're trying to improve the conditions for eastbound 580. we've been seeing that clear about 5:30, 6:00 at the latest.

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as far as families are concerned, the time is up, the time is now, and the hostages must come back home immediately. >> breaking now at 5:30, the cease-fire between hamas and israel ends. the overnight developments on the war. also, we speak with a bay area woman in israel this morning. her message about the emotional moment her sister-in-law was freed after being held hostage by hamas. this is "today in the bay." good to have you with us on this friday morning. i'm kris sanchez. marcus washington is off. >> nice to have you. i'm laura garcia. we'll get to more on the breaking news we're following in just moments. first, some holiday cheer to ring in this first day of december. we have a live look at six flags discovery kingdom. bob redell is going to join us ahead at 5:45 with more on this year's holiday in the park

experience. getting some treats. >> it's a chilly start, maybe not for that guy, but for the rest of us if you don't have that player of blubber. we need that blubber today. and some extra layers, too, on top of that. we are starting out with some low 40s here, as dublin steps out the door to 43 degrees. it is 51 in san francisco, 42 in oakland, and it is 45 in san jose. as we take a look at our north bay forecast, we are going to be partly cloudy today, and highs reaching into the upper 50s and low 60s for much of the north bay. watching out for a spotty shower later this evening, but overall much of the day will be mostly sunny. we'll talk about some things going on around the bay area for the weekend in a few minutes. >> thank you, kari. a live look this morning from israel toward the gaza border, and that's where combat resumed overnight following the end of that temporary cease-fire. >> and new video shows columns of smoke rising into the sky over gaza, after suggesting

hamas forces were first to violate the truce, israeli forces launched multiple air strikes. it marks the end of a seven-day pause in fighting that saw the release of more than 100 hostages from gaza and more than 240 palestinians held in israeli jails. efforts are under way to renew the temporary truce. among the hostages released, an israeli woman who has family here in the bay area. >> those family members fought tirelessly for her release and continue to wait for the release of her husband. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab joins us now. ginger, you talked with the family members overnight. tell us what they're sharing about the moments when their family was reunited. >> reporter: kris, laura, i spoke to the sister-in-law of ramon, who lives in berkeley, but is now in israel. she tells me when her and her husband learned that she was on the list of hostages to be

released on tuesday, they left immediately for israel, where we were reunited with ramon shortly after her captivity. the emotions were overwhelming for her parents, her siblings, and even her dog. they have been inseparable since her release. here we are in tel aviv yesterday. that's the first picture her family has shared with us since her release. that sweet reunion is not yet complete, as ramon and her family await the safe return of her husband, who is still in captivity under hamas, after both were kidnapped and taken hostage on october 7th. >> she's always speaking about her husband, saying, yes, but my husband is there, but my husband is there. i told her, we're going to fight for your husband, we're going to fight for all of the other hostages that are still in captivity. we're going to bring them all back. she was crying.

>> reporter: yael tells me this is just the first step on the long road of healing and recovery. they are very careful and intentional about the information that they're sharing at this point. the focus now is to look forward. >> so literally as she was walking, her sister, within the first five minutes of seeing her, handed her her glasses and she puts on the glasses and she says, i can see, like, for two months i wasn't able to see. i can see. and it's this moment of seeing your family and literally being able to see your family, because she was not able to see. >> reporter: yael did not speak much to the conditions that her sister-in-law endured during her 53 days in captivity. >> i think there's a few questions that we can all ask ourselves best on the status of the people that have been

released so far, like, you know, when the chicago residents were released two weeks after being captured, they were wearing the same clothes they were wearing on the day they were kidnapped. so you can ask yourself if they had access to showers or brushing their teeth. you can think for those being held for longer and longer, what does it mean for you if you don't have access to these things? >> reporter: it was a very powerful conversation that we had there, and you can really get a glimpse of how deeply difficult and painful and personal this experience is for the hostages and their families. kris, laura, i'll have more from that interview in the next hour. >> so much hope in that, and, also, still the despair. tinges of hope. >> just one of many families. thank you. we have new developments in the deadly shooting at an east

bay house party in october. authorities have made a new arrest. late last night oakley police announced the arrest of sean karp in brenlt wood. they say information obtained led investigators in the shooting suspect. it happened october 21st outside of a crowded house party. a 16-year-old student from brentwood's liberty high school died, three others were injured. it is 5:36 right now. and governor gavin newsom taking his message to american voters during a rather unusual debate, with florida governor ron desantis. let's just say, in case you missed it, neither of them held back. >> there are profound differences tonight, and i look forward to engaging, but there's one thing in closing that we have in common, is neither of us will be the nominee for our party in 2024. >> fox news aired last night's debate, which was billed as a

blue state/red state dialogue, and for the two men it represented a chance for a sort of opening. for newsom, it may set the groundwork for a possible presidential run in 2028. for desantis, it was another chance to make up ground he's lost in the race for the gop nomination next fall. >> he thinks biden and harris have done a great job, he thinks the economy is working because of their policies for americans, and they are not. so what california represents is the biden/harris agenda on steroids. >> the debate often grew heated, and frequently included the two talking over each other, making it hard to hear. >> very much so. it was hard to hear. san francisco is going to look pretty festive come sunset when the city's most iconic buildings will be lit up with artwork. let's glow sf kicks off, six buildings will be lit through december 10th. organizers want you to know

there will be security and ambassadors through the ten-day event. >> i think we're all familiar with the doom loop narrative at this point and this is something that really fights that narrative and allows folks to realize both the natural and architectural beauty of san francisco, while also celebrating the spirit of the season. >> what projection mapping does, it takes the historical facade of a building and makes it come to life with holiday and winter imagery. >> in addition to the ferry building and salesforce tower, it will be on the hobart building, one bush plaz, and the pacific stock exchange. it kind of gives you a map of where the areas are. keep your eyes open for restaurants offering discounts as well. if you want more information about let's go sf, you can find it at downtownsf.org. should be nice. so do we bundle up?

let's check in with kari with a look at our weekend forecast. >> you bundle up even if it's summertime. absolutely, bundle up this weekend. we are starting out tonight with the holiday lights all around the city. it's only going to be in the mid-50s and it will hold steady with those temperatures with a breezy wind. and, also, we have the tree lighting tonight in healdsburg, and it's going to be a beautiful evening. also, once again, cool temperatures, and it gets colder as the night goes on. if you're going to glowfari lantern festival at the oakland zoo, expect it to be in the 50s, breezy with a partly cloudy sky. whether you're doing that or going ice-skating in san ramon, the ice rink continues and we'll have temperatures dropping from the mid-50s to low 50s this evening. tomorrow in gilroy, you can check out the holiday festival and parade that starts at 3:00 in the afternoon in downtown gilroy. we'll be at 63 degrees.

also, once again, those temperatures drop quickly, so you want to make sure you have layers. if you're packing the bag and going to tahoe this weekend, pack some extra layers. we're only going to reach into the mid to upper 30s and there will be some light snow flurries coming down tomorrow. our overnight lows in the mid-20s. mike, you're saying the metering lights are on. >> yeah, the lights are on, but not as many people as a typical friday. as we slide toward the end of the year, we slide off with volume for the morning commute. over the next five minutes we'll watch to see if there's any stackup from the metering lights. most of that is because we lose lanes as you get onto the span. highway 37, highway 4, both showing a bit of slowing, just a brake tap. you might have heard about the aerosmith concert and that was canceled. this weekend, tomorrow and sunday, there will be weekend

bus service because they're continuing with track work through the area, so that will be the interruption, minor delay because of that reroute onto the bus lines. no paper tickets, we talked about that. caltrain is finishing up their job for this electrification. today is the last day of no train 146. that bus bridge may present some delays for some folks through that small stretch. over here we have a couple of incidents on either side of the bay, both 101 and 880 moving slowly. the green sensors show up with a little slowing for san jose. coming up, a major decision day in washington as the future of george santos hangs in the balance. a sea lion, we're going to take you live to six flags discovery for their annual holiday in the park. >> i think he likes you, bob.

>> he's sticking his tongue out. we are moving you forward with our school shout-out series. here is a transitional kindergarten class from glennview elementary in oakland. >> they want to say -- >> good morning, bay area! >> look at those cute little faces. if you would like to see your students take part, you can email us a video to

happy friday to you. it is 5:45, and we're heading over to brentwood with a look at how the day will shape up. we're having another cold start once again. we'll be in the upper 40s at 8:00, at noon it's 59, and reaching into the low 60s with a breezy wind this afternoon. parts of the bay area may see a little wet weather this weekend. i'll have a look at that in the full microclimate forecast coming up. fremont, 880, the nimitz, headlights southbound through fremont and toward milpitas. overnight they may do repair work for potholes over the next few weeks. right now nothing closed heading toward the south bay. we'll show you any slowing coming up. 5:46 right now. the white house and most democratic leaders are staying out of the debate whether to

kick george santos out of the house. >> scott mcgrew is here. that vote is going to happen today. >> this morning, yeah. good morning. it will most likely be successful as well. and you're right, the house is staying out of it, the white house is staying out of it. it's not their branch of government. there's no upside to taking an opinion on a controversial subject. democratic leadership following the lead. hakeem jeffries telling members, just do what you think is right. >> we have no official whip recommendation. we recognize this this is an issue of conscience. >> this is not the first time the house has voted whether or not to kick representative george santos out. but this vote comes after the house ethics committee accused santos of stealing money from his own political donors and his own campaign to fund a lavish lifestyle. santos, who also faces very serious federal criminal charges, seems resigned that come this afternoon he will no longer be a u.s. congressman.

>> i have accepted that i cannot control that fate, mr. speaker. i have done the best i can to serve in this body and deliver the best i can on my campaign promises to vote as a conservative voice in this body. i stand by that. >> kicking somebody out of congress is a very serious step. it's only happened five times before, three of them because they betrayed the union by supporting the confederacy, two, because they were convicted of crimes. never has anyone been kicked out before conviction. one of the gag orders against donald trump has been reinstated by an appellate court. it prohibits trump and his lawyers from commenting about judge engoron's staff like his law clerk. the order had been lifted as it made its way through the courts. trump took that opportunity to attack the judge's wife, writing the judge's trump-hating wife, along with his disturbed and angry law clerk, have taken control of the witch hunt

against me. a reminder, the judge, whose wife and clerk trump is attacking, is the one who will decide how trump and his sons and company should be punished for defrauding banks with what have been ruled false financial filings. trump's attorney is trying to stave that off as the trial defensor enters the defense phase. we have made it to december, which means christmas is just around the corner. to get us into the holiday spirit -- >> we're going to go live to "today in the bay"'s bob redell with a couple of wild animals, making new friends this morning. certainly not reindeer. >> not reindeer. we've got the sea lion for the annual holiday in the park. when people come out, they'll see the sea lions hit that

button and turn on the lights for the holiday. good morning to you. >> good morning. i was just asking before we went on, because everyone in northern california knows about sea lions. do they ever blink? >> you wouldn't think of that with the big, bulging eyes. they do. >> he's 20 years old, 470 pounds, from hawaii. been here for most of his life. i think erin was telling us he knows the most behaviors of the sea lions. how unusual is that? >> he probably knows about 50 plus behaviors. like you said, he is the longest and oldest animal we have, 20 years old. he's had a while to learn those behaviors. typically for younger animals, they can learn from five to 30, you know. but the longer they've been here, the more they know. >> let's show some of them. salute, i like that. what's that?

>> spank. >> wiggle. >> that's great. >> the best one he does. >> dance, that's great. >> and smile. >> grin. [ laughter ] >> and you said they're smart, maybe not like elephant smart, but like dog smart. >> at least dog smart, yeah. they are capable of learning so many things and they're well adapted to their environments. he shows it by how many things he's learned and he's constantly learning new things. >> this being holiday in the park, i mentioned it already, they turn on the christmas lights and you incorporate other holiday things? >> the idea of the show is basically tinsel the elf is an underpaid and overworked elf and not very happy about christmas. so the whole sea lion team and the seals and see lions took it upon themselves to try to change and uplift the holiday spirit.

they incorporate all the things you see with the lights and fun behaviors and things to try to lift up that christmas spirit. >> we don't get this close to sea lions often. i think the thing that's striking, you go to pier 39 and you can see they have teeth. they have some pretty big teeth. >> they do. >> they use that for eating fish. i mean, they're carnivores, but what are they using those teeth for? >> basically grasping fish. they have flippers, basically adapted hands. but, otherwise, they don't have hands like we do to be able to communicate. they use them for communication, but mainly eating. >> can we hear him before we leave? go ahead, wyland. >> oh, man. i might have to wipe my face after that. what happened here? merry christmas. thank you.

>> how cute. >> look at the slobber. can i wipe that off? dude, you're on tv. he needs a kleenex. >> one more shout-out. come on, bob. >> can you do one more? [ laughter ] >> whoa! i've got snot on me. >> merry christmas, bob. >> throw this thing in the water. >> i love it. >> merry christmas, buddy. >> got him! >> how cute. >> that's the story of the day right there. >> bob has his co-anchor. >> it is a cool opportunity to get up close and personal. >> yeah. >> it was good to see that. it's going to be a great weekend for all of the holiday festivities we have going on. let's talk about the forecast, and where we may see a little rain.

so we're starting out dry this morning. it will be a cool and breezy day with highs in the 60s. we're watching out for spotty rain over the weekend, mainly in the north bay. there's still that chance anywhere across the bay area. calm and mild start to early next week. so you may have seen this on social media. these are not christmas colors. this shows you where you can see the northern lights, the aurora borealis. in canada, they're getting an amazing view tonight. that line dips as far south as some of our northern states. you do have to drive a little, maybe toward seattle, if you want to see it on the west coast. we are dealing with clouds and also rain that may block the view of the northern lights tonight. but we are going to see in the bay area some spotty showers possible, mostly in the north bay. this will not be a widespread weekend rain event. it's going to be very hit or miss. at some point we may see quick passing showers coming by, but you can see that green remains

mostly in the north bay, while the rest of the bay area sees a partly cloudy sky. take a look at our temperatures, staying nice and mild into at least the start of early next week. mike, you were looking at the slowing in san jose. >> yeah, i was looking at the slowing in san jose. things have kind of cleared up here, 101 just north of 680. we still see slower sensors, but those should change. no more slowing for eastbound 580 at the dublin interchange. it looks like the slab replacement work may have cleared. a little build out of the altamont pass. we're driving down vasco, we're still at just 20 minutes from marsh creek down to 580, out of contra costa county and down toward 580, which moves smoothly once you pass grant line road. the bay bridge shows no real problems. we have the metering lights on but there's no backup at the toll plaza. there's just slowing as you head from the toll plaza up the incline because you're losing lanes. back to you. >> thank you so much.

happening now, oakland mayor sheng thao and state attorney general rob bonta are joining forces for a great cause. later this morning, they will help to fill two school buses for the seiu's annual toy and coat drive. that kicks off at 9:30 in oakland. the event includes those two school buses decorated as reindeer. they'll be accepting donation t at the headquarters parking lot located on oak street. the war in the middle east once again on the front burner, with the end of the cease-fire israel resuming air strikes in gaza. at 6:00, live team coverage with the latest overnight developments, including a bay area couple who rushed to israel after learning their loved one is no longer a hostage. and a reminder, you can watch nbc bay area news whenever you would like. we're on 24/7 on roku and other streaming platforms. there you can watch live breaking news, news conferences, even repeats of our newscasts. a lot

the truce with hamas comes to an end. we're live this morning in washington with a surge in violence and the new push by the u.s. to ease tensions. they're running toward her, hugging her. such a long, tight hug, telling her we're so happy, so incredibly happy to have her. i'm kris sanchez. i'm in for marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we'll get to the breaking news in just a moment and check in with mike. it's the first day of december. here we go. winter settling in? >> the first day of meteorological winter. from this point on, temperatures get cooler through the rest of the season and we are going to start out