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♪ ♪ good morning. it is saturday, december 2nd, 7:00. this live look outside, wow. beautiful as we look at south beach harbor just outside of oracle park. our camera inside the park there giving us a good view on our first weekend of december. thank you so much for starting it with us. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel has a quick look at microclimate forecast. i cannot believe we are already in december, but it felt like it driving in this morning. my windshield wipers were in use. >> in use, okay. very well. when i woke up i saw the roads out there in the south bay, pretty slim at times. so that's what i want you to be careful of this morning. we have seen just a couple of bands push through the bay area. most of that activity though is to the pacific northwest, but let's take it on to stormranger, see where the rain is right now. we are seeing it focused on

parts of the central bay this morning, and i want to give you a closer look through the east bay. we have seen a cell pop up over 680 this morning through walnut creek, down through san ramon and headed down the dublin interchange. we will continue with the spotty fashion through the south bay as the day goes on. it won't ruin all of your weekend plans, those holiday plans i know you are all excited to see. we will talk about that and what is ahead in my full forecast in about ten minutes. explosions resuming over the gaza strip overnight. fighting resuming nearly immediately after the week-long truce between israel and hamas expired. both sides accusing the other of violating the temporary peace deal, and this morning israel's national intelligence agency says it has withdrawn from negotiations in qatar and returned to israel. that's according to prime minister benjamin netanyahu's

office. over the last week more than 100 israeli hostages held in gaza and 240 palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails were released. there's a follow-up we are pleased to shea. nbc bay area has been telling you about a bay area woman whose sister-in-law and brother-in-law were taken hostage by hamas. now that sister-in-law is free, released just before the end of that temporary truce. the bittersweet reunion though as they hope for her husband's release. and as the wishes for all hostages and prisoners to be released were extinguished the instant that cease-fire was called off, people here in the bay area are feeling the pressure to do something more. today in the bay reporting. >> we feel lucky to have her back but our joy is painted with the pain that her husband is still in captivity.

>> reporter: speaking from israel about the mixed emotions of reuniting with her sister-in-law who was released by hamas, but her husband remains in captivity. for privacy reasons yael did not disclose her experiences as a hostage, but says similar to the accounts she is hearing from other hostages. >> they are coming back home very, very scared. most of them still have family members in captivity. >> reporter: and with the release taking place before the end of the temporary cease-fire, groups in the bay area are pushing cities to pass resolutions calling for a permanent cease-fire. resolutions have already been passed in both richmond and oakland with a majority of the oakland city council voting against an amendment condemning hamas. next week another cease-fire resolution could get introduced to san francisco's board of supervisors. tyler gregory with the jewish community relations council feels the resolutions are causing divisions within communities. >> we really think that our local city governments should be working on local issues and not pretending to be a foreign

policy body. >> reporter: and as yael's sister-in-law recovers from the trauma she knows it will be a difficult journey with her husband still in captivity. >> thinking about the future, of a future home for her, any long-term plans is really impossible because how can she make plans without her husband. >> reporter: pete cerrados, today in the bay. happening today, people are invited to gather in san francisco calling for an immediate cease-fire. various groups including the arab resource and organizing center as well as the jewish voice for peace bay area will take part in the rally together despite their different views. it starts at 2:00 p.m. at san francisco civic center. then on tuesday, the same groups are planning to be outside san francisco city hall once again as they introduce a resolution calling for the cease-fire at the board of supervisors meeting. that rally on tuesday also begins at 2:00 p.m. the oakland school district is issuing a reminder that teachers need to follow policy

as news is emerging about an upcoming pro-palestinian teach-in. a video was posted online by a teacher and member of the oakland education association or oea. the group is calling on other district educators to join them in the event this coming wednesday, december 6th, to show solidarity with palestinians. the oea previously issued a statement in support of palestinians and had vowed to support educators who faced disciplinary actions for their teachings. but after heavy criticism, the oea later condemned both islamophobia and anti-semitism. while some support this teach-in, others are concerned it will be biassed. >> i'm concerned that the district is less responsive to the needs, to the experiences and to the requests of its arab muslim families and students. >> our concern is about accuracy, about fairness, and also keeping the students in the classroom safe with their identities. >> ousc is reminding all

educators of their responsibility to adhere to principles of education and to keep personal beliefs out of the classroom. as we have been, we will continue to folw the israel-hamas war its impacts here on the bay area. for the latest updates when we're not on the air, be sure to go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. a manhunt is underway in los angeles for a possible serial killer. this coming after three homeless people were killed in just under a week. police released pictures from security cameras that may show the killer and the getaway car. the shootings happened last sunday, monday and wednesday in downtown and south l.a. police say the murders have many similarities but it is too early to know for sure if the same person is behind the shootings. officers also are advising the unhoused community not to sleep alone. here in the bay area a gun buy-back event happening today,

giving you money for your unwanted firearms. the santa clara county sheriff's office wants people to know their event is simple and anonymous. anyone with a gun they no longer want or need can bring them to san jose's reid hill view airport today. in exchange you will get cash. it is a no-questions-asked event which the santa clara district attorney says will help the community at large. you will get about $100 in cash for handguns, rifles and shotguns, $200 for ghost guns and assault weapons. it starts at 8:00 this morning until 1:00 this afternoon. again, that's reid hill view airport in east san jose. your data could be at risk after blue shield of california was hit by hackers. the oakland-based health insurance company is one of california's biggest health care providers with about 4.5 million members. we still don't know whether people's personal information was compromised, but experts say members should assume their information was stolen.

blue shield says the attack targeted one of its outside vendors managing vision benefits. california law requires that a business or agency notify anyone whose data may have been acquired by an unauthorized source. blue shield of california members should expect to get a letter soon. last year we received so much rain and snow that helped us get out of our drought, but now state water officials are saying we could be in for another short water year. here's today in the bay's thom jensen to break down what that means for us and our bay area water companies. >> reporter: after a late autumn evaluation of california's reservoirs and lower than normal rainfall recently, state water regulators sent letters to water agencies across california today. they told bay area water providers right now they would only receive allocations for 10% to 15% of their expected needed water supplies for 2024. the water level here at lexington reservoir in los gatos may look low, but this is

actually high for this time of year, and the folks at valley water say there's no reason to panic about water supplies right now. >> it is important to know that these allocations, they're updated each month as we make our way through the water year, and really it is the numbers that are released in may or june that really dictate, you know, the amount of water that we're going to receive. >> reporter: the dam at anderson reservoir in santa clara county is still undergoing seismic upgrades and is being kept artificially low for the work. but mark gomez at valley water says the reservoir will be filled to capacity again once work is completed, and he says this is just the first water allocation from the state and it is not uncommon to come in this low initially. >> like we said, it is a reflection of a dryer start in october/november, but i think it is also important to note here in santa clara county that valley reservoir levels are above normal for this time of the year. >> reporter: they know snowstorms can come fast and

heavy and hover over the sierra, increasing snow pack levels and with them the water allocations for millions of californians. >> we are prepared for whatever, you know, the changing climate brings us, whether it is a dry period, whether it is, you know, a series of atmospheric river. >> reporter: thom jensen, today in the bay. >> shy of 7:11 on your saturday morning. still more to welcome on "today in the bay." san francisco shining more brightly this holiday season with let's glow, san francisco. where you can see these art where you can see these art

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welcome back. a live look in walnut creek this morning. cloudy skies with that golden sunshine trying to break through. you can kind of see remnants of raindrops on our lens there. cinthia pimentel will be along in just a moment, almost a meteorologist, and with your full forecast. all right. we are going to get to this major holiday effort to get people back into san francisco's struggling downtown. it is underway, it is right there on your screen, let's glow sf, turning skyscrapers into works of art. those who were there as the lights turned on last night, hope the spectacle on six landmark buildings will be a way to draw back crowds who once had concerns about visiting downtown. here is "today in the bay's" gia

vang. >> reporter: the canvas, six iconic buildings in san francisco. a large crowd gathered on the embarcadero for the kickoff of let's glow sf, a much-needed welcome for some. >> right now i feel there's a lot of people still, so i feel very excited. >> i have been tired of staying home over the years, and so being back finally, seeing when things -- you know, seeing the semblance of normalcy is something that feels very refreshing. >> reporter: as some companies shifted to remote work during the pandemic, businesses in downtown struggled to stay afloat, some closing for good. some of the consequences arise from open air drug markets and homelessness. >> we are in a period where downtown san francisco needs to go through a major transformation. >> reporter: robbie silver is the executive director of the downtown sf partnership which hosts let's glow sf. he says it is a way to draw people to the city again and they've got the numbers to back that after three years. >> last year we actually had 51,000 attendees which created a 3 million economic impact.

>> reporter: a chilly but dry night meant crowds sat in chairs in different locations taking in the art. the projectors are huge. look at this one behind me, projecting work on this iconic san francisco building, this work from george berlin, one of the artists participating. >> we threw a tribute. my in-laws live here, they're chinese. it is a great gift to the city about the contributions everyone has made. >> reporter: a place that mayor london breed thinks is seeing a change thanks to culminating efforts. >> we are seeing a significant increase in sales. during the thanksgiving holiday we had record numbers of people out shopping. >> reporter: some in the bay area agree the city made headway but they would like to see it back to its prime. >> there's a lot of work to be done so that people feel comfortable about wanting to be out and enjoy, you know, what is the greatness of san francisco.

>> reporter: you can check out all of the let's glow sf art shows through december 10th. by the way, nbc 10 bay area is a sponsor of this event. "today in the bay." christmas will come early for some families in san jose. we have a look at founders park in san jose this morning. this is where families in need can come get christmas trees. yesterday council member omar torres gathered a small army of holiday helpers and unloaded dozens of christmas trees that are being donate it to underprivileged families in the washington neighborhood. most of the families were selected by their children's schools and that giveaway starts at 9:00 a.m. happening today, santa is getting a little help. kids bike lane charity is hosting its eighth annual big bike build event. volunteers are coming together in pleasanton to build more than 600 bikes. they'll then be given away among 21 charities and go to kids in

alameda and contra costa counties. today's event is sponsored by the county fair grounds and units portable storage. the owner of units spoke with us about what he enjoys about the event. >> my favorite part is being involved with the bike build, being involved with the 300 volunteers who come together for a good cause, and it is that camaraderie of that community event that we're doing something for others. we are coming together. you know, when you bring good people together you can do great things. >> today's event is happening right now and full of volunteers. event organizers encourage you to come out next year. the mayor of flavortown is spreading christmas cheer across the north bay. celebrity chef and long-time resident of sonoma county guy fieri will be at the santa rosa shopping center today, ringing bells and encouraging people to donate to the salvation army. it is the second year that the fieri family worked to raise

money. they will be across from sir la top starting at 9:30 this morning. by the way he just signed a $100 million contract for three more years with the food network. learn a new thing every day. the mayor of flavortown. 7:18 right now. the kitchen is not my forte clearly. >> me neither. time to check in with cinthia pimentel for a look at microclimate forecast. >> i leave the cooking to my husband, i clean up afterwards. that's my specialty, and the weather. >> that's my specialty, minus the weather. >> you will get there. we are starting to ramp things up, kira, and everyone moving into the rainy season in the bay area. it is the second most wet month followed by january. we have seen a sprinkle or two around the area. most of the activity is in the pacific northwest. if you have plans there over the next couple of days keep it here as we get you the details. stormranger picking up on rain

from san bruno mountains. we will keep it mostly to central parts of the bay area this morning as we see parts from south san francisco down through san mateo towards the coastline, too, and parts of 880. really want you to be careful on the roadways out there this morning with the change in visibility. out towards 580 and down through sonoma seeing some slick roadways. we will keep the spotty fashion as we go throughout the day. i don't think it will ruin your weekend plans but i want you to be careful if you are hanging up any holiday lights. might be a little slippery on the ladder there. through the mid morning hours, again, spotty through the north bay, through the east bay and down towards palo alto and san jose. as we take it out into lunchtime, parts of richmond, oakland, san francisco and out towards the tri-valley seeing that spotty rain, but really that's about it. most of what we are going to get as we take it on through this afternoon, we will see that rain push down south into parts of morgan hill and gilroy and just continue to push on east. by tomorrow morning, i do think we will wake up to, again, some spotty showers mainly to the north bay. the rest of us going to remain in mostly cloudy skies and the

temperature is going to feel a little bit of the same. 62 in san francisco as well as over in dublin. we will see mid 60s from san jose down through san martine. and if you are looking for something to do this weekend, gilroy holiday festival of lights. i do want you to bring a jacket because those temperatures once it starts off at 3:00 will be in those mid 60s but cooling off quickly into the 50s as we go on into the evening hours. taking it on ahead long-range, again, that rain just continues to bring atmospheric river after atmospheric river to the pacific northwest. our next rain chance isn't until wednesday, but really most of that we're seeing 7 to possibly 12 inches of rain through the pacific northwest. we are going to watch that storm line move down south. that could increase our rain chances there but we are looking at a tenth of an inch of rain or less over the next seven day. the forecast unstable as we go through on-and-off showers through today and tomorrow, but the extended forecast looks mild for the start of the workweek

there. >> cinthia, thanks. we have much more on "today in the bay" if you and your family have a wild side. we have a holiday attraction you will want to see. will want to see. we take you to six fla

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>> reporter: good morning, kira. so much for the christmas present i was going to be bringing back to the station. you can see christmas presents and cougars do not mix. one of those is akaya. the other one is ayanna, 5-month-old cougar cubs brand-new here to six flags discovery kingdom in time for their annual holiday in the park in vallejo. i don't know who is who there. but this is angela reynoso, the animal care specialist. good morning. >> good morning. >> they're five months old, the perfect age for us to be in the same cage with them, right? >> yes, and ten closure with us. in front of us is kaya. >> how do you know this is kaya, by the snout? >> they have different snout structures. kaya has a more longer face and ayanna is round. they is kaya in front of us. they came from a small facility in montana when they were only two months old and weighing about a pound. now these girls, again, are about five months old, will be

six months on december 16th. >> and they're 30 pounds? >> about 33 pounds. >> reporter: how much will they way when fully grown? >> at about three years old they will be around 100 pounds. >> reporter: okay. >> standing on their back legs they will be about five feet tall. >> reporter: the behavior we're witnessing, is this play behavior? where is the line between play behavior like when tearing up the christmas present versus predatory behavior? >> play behavior for these predatory cats is hunting behavior. that's how they learn to hunt in the wild, is through play a lot of times. there's the jumping, stalking, ripping and shredding things up. that's what they would do naturally in the wild. right now this is play behavior. >> reporter: okay. >> they're chasing each other, trying to get that piece of paper so having a good time. >> reporter: we can pretend this is a hiker in the woods right now, we don't want to visualize that. >> hopefully not. typically, yes, these guys are carnivores but they tend to hunt deer and, again, some other small mammals, birds and stuff as well.

yes, you can see the damage they can do. >> reporter: we were talking about this earlier, just seeing them in this enclosure you can see why you do not want to run away from them if you were to encounter one in the wild. >> yes, if you were to run away from them, that's instantly going to click into their innate behavior to hunt. we always want to make sure we don't have our backs to them. yes, if you run they will chase. they are very fast and what they do is they'll stealthily come behind, leap and go for the bite behind the neck. >> reporter: nice to meet you, angela. thanks for allowing us to be in here. >> yes. >> reporter: merry christmas, you two. this is actually their most active time, dawn and dusk? >> down and dusk. >> reporter: they're very active right now. as we were saying earlier, i'll remember, out in the wild you only have to be the second slowest to win. so beautiful creatures. >> and my gift is destroyed! thanks, bob. love you anyway. 7:27 right now. we have much more ahead for you on "today in the bay." coming up, israel and hamas

seeming to pick up right where they left off after the temporary cease-fire. a glimmer of hope though for one bay area woman whose family members were

♪ ♪ good morning. it is saturday, december 2nd, 7:30. a live look outside. christmas in the park in downtown san jose. hopefully the showers we saw earlier this morning will hold off so people can go out and

enjoy. thank you so much for starting your morning with us. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel has a peek at microclimate forecast. i should say we both came in a lot earlier this morning and it was wet out there. what do we have on tap for the rest of the day? >> it was. it was wet out there because the showers passed through mainly overnight. good morning, kira. good morning, everyone. we are seeing peeks of the rain through walnut creek with the sunshine just above the low-to-mid level clouds out there. temperatures not too bad, waking up in the mid 50s just as we are down here in san jose. we did have some overnight showers, so the trees might be a little wet this morning. as we see that activity just start to push on through the bay and out towards the east. now, where is that rain focused on right now? if you are headed out towards maybe the airport, down through the peninsula, some of the showers are pushing through parts of san mateo, down into palo alto and over into the east bay. that activity starting to break apart. the santa cruz mountains getting a little bit of the rain as it will start to push on through over the next couple of minutes. again, it will be spotty at

times, especially through santa rosa, the north bay, keeping the cloud cover with a chance of rain later on this afternoon. i will walk you through the full microclimate forecast in about ten minutes. back to you. >> see you soon. thanks. in the middle east the cease-fire has abruptly ended and the deadly fighting resuming almost immediately. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel brings us the late details as both sides blame one another for an end to the truce. >> reporter: the war in gaza is back in full force with hamas firing rockets into israel and the israeli military carrying out at least 200 strikes, many in southern gaza where the hamas-run health ministry says around 200 palestinians were killed. and hundreds wounded including ibrahim who cries for his dad as he is carried to an ambulance. israel says hamas brought this down upon gaza by breaking a seven-day truce when it refused to release more hostages and

fired rockets. the u.s. also blaming hamas for the end of the cease-fire. >> it came to an end because of hamas. hamas reneged on the promises made. >> reporter: hamas failed to release hostages instead of the women israel was asking for. israel seems to be in no mood to accept edicts from hamas. in tel aviv, the relatives and supporters of israeli hostages gathered to light candles, weep, sing and pray. on wednesday hamas released redin in the sweat chart, reunited with her daughter and husband. but her sister remains a hostage. her brother told us he hoped she would be out soon as hamas rockets were intercepted above us. >> this reunion are making

everyone in israel and i think around the world to feel the hope, feel the strength. i think it is -- i'm not sure. >> reporter: right there. >> the bombing and the interception -- >> reporter: no, there's the iron dome. >> the iron dome, that's the interception. >> reporter: but could hamas's october 7th massacre that started this war have been prevented? "the new york times" says it reviewed a 40-page document outlining hamas's attack plan that israel obtained a year ago, detailing how hamas would use a barrage of rockets, drones and gunmen in paragliders. but israeli officials dismissed it as aspirational. nbc news has not seen nor independently confirmed the document. an idf spokesperson telling us after the war the idf will conduct an in-depth investigation. that was richard engel

reporting for us. a follow-up now to a story we've been reporting on. a bay area woman whose sister-in-law and brother-in-law were both taken hostage by hamas. that sister-in-law, one of the israeli hostages released before the end of that temporary cease-fire. and as the seven-day truce ended and war resumed, people here in bay area say they're feeling the pressure to pass resolutions calling for a permanent cease-fire. yael nidam of berkeley spoke with us from israel about the mixed emotions of reuniting with her certainly, rimon kirsht. she was one of the hostages released by hamas this week during the temporary cease-fire, but her husband remains in captivity. yael says her sister-in-law is recovering from the trauma, knowing it will be a difficult journey especially with her husband still gone. >> the thing about the future, a future home for her, any long-term plans is really impossible because how can she

make plans without her husband? >> now local groups here in the bay area are pushing cities to pass resolutions calling for a permanent cease-fire. resolutions already have been passed in both richmond and oakland with a majority of the oakland city council voting against an amendment condemning hamas. on tuesday another cease-fire resolution could be introduced to san francisco's board of supervisors. some in the jewish community feel the resolutions are causing division within communities. happening today, people are coming together in san francisco to call for an immediate cease-fire. various groups including the arab resource and organizing center and the jewish voice for peace bay area will take part in the rally coming together despite their differences. it starts at 2:00 p.m. at san francisco's civic center, and as we just mentioned, on tuesday the same groups will be outside of san francisco's city hall, introducing a resolution calling

for a cease-fire at the san francisco board of supervisors' meeting. that rally on tuesday also starts at 2:00. we do cnu to follow the israel hamas war and its pas on people here in the ba for the very latest when we're not on the air, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. in other news now, an east bay pastor is under arrest, accused of sex crimes with an underage member of his church. as he is being held on a $7 million bond, police believe there may be more victims. here's "today in the bay's" jodi hernandez. >> reporter: pastor victor hernandez pineda is known for his passionate sermons by those who attend iglesia pentecostal movimiento de gloria, a spanish language christian church in richmond. >> reporter: we have always loved our pastor, truly, all of us, the whole church, says one of the members.

but hernandez pineda is accused of abusing his position. richmond police say he sexually assaulted an underage member of his congregation multiple times, and they believe there may be other victims. >> it is always disheartening when somebody in a position of trust, especially at a church, is alleged to have committed a crime, especially as heinous as this. it is always just concerning and unfortunate which we have to investigate these types of crimes. >> reporter: police say hernandez pineda faces four counts of sexual assault of a child and of kidnapping. they're asking anyone else who may have been victimized to come forward. >> we understand it is scary, but we're here to help and give you the resources you need. we would encourage them to step forward so we can ensure if this did occur he is felt accountable to the fullest extent of the law so it don't happen to anybody else. >> for me, a surprise. >> reporter: this man says he always believed hernandez pineda

was a man of god. he is shocked at the allegations, but he says if they're true he needs to pay. in richmond, jodie hernandez, "nbc bay area news". justice sandra day o'connor broke barriers on the supreme court. did you know her career started in the bay area? o'connor grew up in arizona but her groundbreaking legal career began at stanford. that's where she enrolled at just 16 years old. she did her undergrad and law degree at stanford and now the road leading to the law school, the literal road is named after her. following stanford, o'connor briefly worked as a deputy attorney for san mateo county. we were able to speak with another groundbreaking judge, retired judge ladoris cordell, the first african american woman to be a judge in northern california. while the two never met, cordell was appointed to the santa clara municipal court by governor

jerry brown in 1982, and justice o'connor sent her a letter. now, that letter hangs in judge cordell's home. >> you will be an excellent judge and i trust this will be just the beginning of a long and distinguished judicial career. with best wishes from another stanford law graduate, sincerely, sandra day o'connor. and i was so touched by this and surprised that she would be so gracious as to take the time to send this letter and to sign it. >> wow. what a treasure indeed. sandra day o'connor was 93 years old. turning to the start of the see season for many tahoe area ski resorts. many opened around thanksgiving, but there's a delay for one. sierra at tahoe was set to open today, but it is pushing back its opening day. the resort posted on social media that it is blowing snow every chance it gets, and mother nature dropped a few inches thursday night, but they say it

is not enough to open the slopes this weekend. it has not yet announced when it plans to open. 7:40 right now. still to come on "today in the bay," if you will be sending holiday gifts through the post other it is a story you will want to see. our behind-the-scenes look at the bay area's newest mail processing facility and how workers tre arehe

at 43 past the hour i wanted to take a second and talk about our average rainfall for the month of december. let's start in the north bay.

san rafael close to 8 inches of rain for this month but still running at about a deficit of 2 inches. we need awful of the moisture we can get. for this month over in livermore, close to 3 inches there, and san jose typical for us to get rain down here by the santa cruz mountains, we only see about 2.25 inches of rain for the final month of the year. there is moisture out there, spotty at times, and it will start to break apart as we get the daytime heating going. stormranger scanning the sky, working hard from san bruno mountain. let's focus on where the rain is right now. remember, you can see stormranger from your phone and track the rain in your neighborhood. we are seeing some cells just developing over part of the bay, mostly that activity hanging on tight to parts of half moon bay over the last half hour, redwood city, and now pushing into parts of stanford. the rest of the bay area seeing light amounts of rain that break in the sunshine. the santa cruz mountains i have seen this cell push through parts of boulder creek and down

through santa cruz. as we take it hour-by-hour for you, i don't think you need to put those plans on hold. maybe be careful on the ladders if you have to hang holiday lights, but otherwise cozy as we get ready for the holidays here. taking it through the mid morning hours, a few amounts of rain through the north bay, parts of palo alto down through san jose and towards the east bay. as we take it into the afternoon it will continue to be spotty. if you don't see the rain you will see the mostly cloudy skies and that's about it as we get through this afternoon. 5:00 rolls around, most of that rain is just a little bit pushing through parts of morgan hill, gilroy, san martine. as we go on through tonight we will see another light band mainly from san francisco to the north where we will start our sunday morning off with just a little bit more rain to hang on for parts of the north bay. then we will start to change things up in the weather pattern, at least for the first part of the week. we are going to see the temperatures go from those low 60s to the mid 60s, possibly even some 70s as we go on into monday. but then as we take it on through the rest of the week,

our next rain chance won't be until we get through about wednesday where the pacific northwest just continues to be pummelled by atmospheric river after atmospheric river. a tricky situation there. we wish we could get in on some of that moisture, but i don't wish we would see the flooding concerns they might be dealing with over the next couple of days. >> indeed. cinthia,hanks so much. t

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earthquake has hit near the philippines. the usgs reporting it happened just after 6:30 our time this morning, 10:30 p.m. there. no word on any injuries nor damage, but the philippine seismology agency says a tsunami is expected in the philippines as well as japan. back here locally, yesterday marked the 35th world aids day, and last night you could see here san francisco city hall and the state capital in sacramento both illuminated in red. it is the first time ever that the state capital has been lit up in red to mark the day. moving you forward with some good news about your holiday deliveries. "today in the bay's" chris sanchez joins us now with how the u.s. postal service is ramping up not just for december but for the future. >> reporter: good morning, kira. the u.s. postal service is ramping up and at the palo alto facility alone they will be able to process more than 10,000 packages and 10,000 letters a

day during the holiday season. palo alto also got one of the first 40 sorting and delivery centers in the nation which is just one of two in california and the only one in northern california. eventually there will be 400 across the country with new technology and streamlined systems. next year palo alto will get a new fleet of 120 electric vehicles to serve customers in dozens of zip codes. you also will start to see self-serve kiosks, smart lockers and extended lobby hours. it is part of the u.s. postal services modernization, which will benefit customers starting this holiday season. >> we have this processing machine, one of over 300 across the nation that's been installed to really maximize our time and our employees so that they can process 3,000 packages per hour just on this machine alone where everything used to be manual.

>> now, even with all of that technology, usps is still hiring full-time year around workers in addition to 10,000 holiday workers nationwide. the usps shipping and mailing deadlines for any holiday cards and packages that you are sending are december 16th for ground advantage and first class mail, december 18th for priority mail, and you can ship as late as december 20th for christmas delivery but you will have to use priority mail express which will cost you a little bit more. now, from modernization to a classic, operation santa, the letter adoption program, is now in its 111th year. if you have some free time, you can really help out the big guy answering letters from the little ones. >> we redact any personal information which is super important for us, and what's really interesting about that is you can go on the site, register, read these letters,

pick one that you want, adopt it, fulfill it. the receiver never knows who you are and you never know who you sent it to. so it is this random act of kindness. >> i love it. i think we will be doing that this holiday. it is a busy time, but the post office is ready. they say to help deliver some holiday wonder. i'm kris sanchez, back to you. >> kris, what a great idea. thanks. the faithful are getting ready for a make-or-break sunday. that's when perhaps the two best teams in the nfl, the 49ers and the eagles, square off in philadelphia. the 49ers are coming off a dominating thanksgiving day performance in seattle to move to 8 and 3. the eagles have the best record in football with just one loss. the winner of this game will have the post-season edge if both teams finish the season with identical records. nbc bay area has another great matchup on tomorrow night. it is the green bay packers working their way back into the post-season race, taking on

patrick mahomes, travis kelce and the kansas city chiefs. football night in america starts at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. up next, a quick look at the top stories we are following on this saturday morning. airstrikes resuming after the cease-fire between hamas and israel ends. israel ends. that plu your other tsop

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welcome back. here is a quick look at the top stories we are following on this luding the end of the week long truce between israel and hamas and a

near immediate return to war. both sides accusing one another of violating the temporary peace deal. this morning israel's national intelligence agency has withdrawn from negotiations in qatar and returned to israel. over the last week more than 100 israeli hostages held in gaza and 240 palestinians held in israel were released. happening today, people are invited to gather in san francisco to call for an immediate cease-fire. groups including the arab resource and organizing center and the jewish voice for peace bay area are participating. it starts at 2:00 p.m. at san francisco civic center. and then on tuesday, the same groups plan to be back outside san francisco city hall to introduce a cease-fire resolution to the board of supervisors. that rally also begins at 2:00

p.m. we will connue to follow the israel-hamas war and its impacts here on the bay area. for the very latest updates when we're not on the air, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. and christmas is coming early for some families in san jose. we have a live look at founders park where families in needle get christmas trees. yesterday city council member omar torres gathered a small army of holiday helpers and unloaded dozens of christmas trees. they're being donated to underprivileged families in the washington neighborhood. most of the families already were selected by their children's schools. that giveaway starts at 9:00 this morning so how will the forecast be? cinthia has one last look before we go. >> we have spotty saturday showers we're going to call it, but there could be some breaks in sunshine for you to get holiday errands done. we are taking a look at stormranger scanning the skies. most of the rain still over the

santa cruz mountains and pushing in through parts of west san jose, but it will be light if we see anything on the radar this afternoon. san francisco over the next couple of days, those on-and-off showers this weekend but starting off a touch milder as we go on into next week. look at the inland seven-day forecast. we go from the spotty rain this weekend, mid 60s to upper 60s for monday and tuesday. by, kira, it will be short lived because we are tracking a next round of rain that could start to push on through. i will say late tuesday night in the north bay as it typically does, and then by wednesday on in through thursday and friday we continue to see that unsettled weather. but really the story and where the focus will be, not only here but through the rest of the country, is going to be the pacific northwest. they're getting all of that atmospheric river activity. we are just going to continue to watch that storm line. if it pushes down south just a few hundred more miles, we could be in for a lot more moisture. that will change the forecast, but we'll keep an eye on that. >> i know you will.

our excellent team of meteorologists, and i'm just worried about the weather in philadelphia, how will the '9ers fay. >> it will be a rainy sunday. >> thank you, cinthia. thank you for making us a part of your saturday morning. we will have more local news at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 and we are always on at nbcbayarea.com. we hope you have a great saturday and we would love to see you back here tomorrow morning. this is one last look at founders park in san jose where families in needle get christmas families in needle get christmas trees this mor

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