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thank you so much for starting your sunday morning with us. i'm kira klapper. meteorologist rob mayeda is in for cinthia pimentel and has a look at our microclimate forecast. you have a little bit of everything it sounds like. >> maybe not so much rain around san jose, but partly cloudy skies and a sachler of the different conditions we're waking up to around the bay area. you have a look at the light rain over the golden gate bridge. not too cold this morning around san francisco. and there is a view of the rain around marin county, towards berkeley and richmond, as seen from the storm ranger radar. patchy fog and notice on the wide angle view here, the radar showing you where the heavier rain will likely stay today, off to the north. so mostly cloudy skies and still, the ongoing chance of drizzle and light rain showers. highs today, low 60s. san francisco to oakland, mid 60s. coming up. we'll talk about 70s in the forecast coming up for san jose

in the seven-day forecast, and more rain ahead coming up in about ten minutes. >> all right, rob, we'll see you then. thanks. as the israel defense forces pushed into packed southern gaza, israel is now under pressure, mounting pressure from the united states to do more to protect civilians. israel now agreeing to designate large safe zones in southern gaza to where many escaped the initial air strikes and ground assaults in the north. hamas leaders are hiding there, israel says, alongside the masses. yesterday, humanitarian aid trucks resumed carrying food, medicines, water, and fuel passing from egypt into gaza yesterday, following a stoppage of movement across the border on friday. a passenger on a plane flying near tel aviv last night captured this video, which reportedly shows hamas unleashing a barrage of rockets on israel. you can sort of hear the female passenger's horrified reaction

as rockets were being shot down over central israel. unclear what flight this was on. a camera on the west bank appears to show rockets headed towards israel. across the globe, rallies are growing for a cease-fire in the middle east. video from paris, where thousands of people called for peace in gaza, and hear locally, where hundreds of pro-palestinian protestors rallied in san francisco civic center plaza. alyssa gourd joins us, recording on demonstrators in san francisco demanding that bay area leaders take action. >> reporter: for hours saturday, people from around the bay area marched in san francisco urging for a cease-fire in gaza. >> our demands or for a permanent cease-fire immediately, and for the siege on gaza to be lifted. and for all u.s. aid to israel

to end. >> reporter: among the demonstrators waz suzanne ali who is palestinian and has family living in the south of gaza in khan yunis. >> their neighbor just yesterday was killed in a bombing. if you see the videos online in khan yunis, it looks like something out of hell. >> reporter: after the truce collapsed, israel has launched air strikes in the south of gaza, the very area it told palestinians to evacuate to. >> they told us since well before the truce, they told us that, you know, hearing the bombs falling, they already know that they're going to die. they expect to die. that's not -- that's not normal. it should not be normal. >> reporter: she's hopeful about a resolution calling for a cease-fire, expected to go before the san francisco board of supervisors this week. city leaders in oakland and

richmond passed similar resolutions. >> we think our local city governments should be working on local issues and not pretending to be a foreign policy body. >> reporter: the jewish retations council says it's worried these resolutions are stoking divisions. but jewish community members on saturday made it clear jcrc does not speak for them. they support a cease-fire in san francisco. >> we are hoping that our officials will listen to our calls to the tens of thousands of jewish people in solidarity with palestine and demand a permanent cease-fire now. >> we're looking forward to them passing it, and we will be out here, en masse, to make sure that they do. >> reporter: alyssa gourd, "today in the bay." ♪ ♪ came together in tel aviv yesterday, singing at a rally. one of the speakers there was a

recently released hostage captured by hamas on october 7th. she hopes for the release of all hostages, including her son being held in gaza. the israeli military believes hamas is still holding 136 hostages. we will continue follow the israel/hamas war and impacts here in the bay area. for the very latest when we're not on air, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. now to a followup from yesterday. several after shocks shaking the philippines today. at last check, a 6.6 magnitude quake hit the island nation, just after 8:30 sunday night there, 2:30 a.m. our time this morning. saturday night a 7.6 earthquake forced people to escape in the middle of the night, having people here in the bay area worried about their loved ones. marianne favro reports. >> reporter: here at the filipino restaurant in east san jose, employees have been

reaching out to their relatives in the philippines to make sure they're okay, and some of their family members have told them they have already experienced strong after shocks. this video shows glasses and tables shaking and people screaming at a hotel restaurant. as the 7.6 earthquake hits in the philippines. the powerful quake hit in the southern philippine island of mindenao on saturday. john carl says his mom, grand parents and cousins all live there. >> it was very strong. they were panicking after the earthquake. >> reporter: he says his glasses broke and furniture fell and the family ran to safety. >> furniture was falling. >> reporter: he says his family was not hurt, but he's worried

what could come next. philippine authorities issued a tsunami warning, which was later canceled. according to the u.s. tsunami warning system, no warnings or advisories were issued in the u.s. at this filipino restaurant in east san jose, ruth ann jiminez says she's worried about her husband and aunts in the philippines. >> just hope they're safe. >> reporter: and she's concerned about the possibility of a tsunami in the future. >> our house is closer to the beach as well, so i'm not sure if it's going to go all the way through our side. >> reporter: despite the strong quake, there are no immediate reports of major damage or casualties. the philippines experiences regular earthquakes due to its location on the pacific ring of fire, an arc of seismic faults around the ocean. >> i always think about them right now, because i'm guessing we don't know when is going to be another aftershock that will

hit or the tsunami will hit. >> reporter: marianne favro, "today in the bay." it has been two years since a security guard was shot and killed while protecting a tv news crew in oakland. and tomorrow, the trial begins for two of his accused killers. kevin nashito was a retired police officer. he was shot thanksgiving week of 2021 and died in the hospital three days later. the two suspects were arrested in 2022. their trial begins at 9:00 tomorrow morning. meanwhile, oakland police say a third suspect is still on the run. there is a $40,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. well, we all know how difficult it can be to make it in the bay. now some san francisco families got a big helping hand. habitat for humanity presented

keys to eight families yesterday, making them first-time homeowners. the energy efficient homes were built in the city's diamond heights neighborhood. it's an area that has historically lacked affordable housing. the homes with built on land that was donated to habitat. the organization says families have lived and worked in the city but were priced out of market rate home. beautiful. 7:09. coming up, we take you live to washington, d.c. for our weekly

welcome back. last week we saw there are governor ron desantis sparring in a debate with our california governor gavin newsom. desantis running for the 2024 gop nomination, but newsom continuing to say he is not in the running. this as desantis appears to be losing ground in the polls to former president trump and now nikki haley.

join me in welcoming kristen welker, moderator of "meet the press." hi, kristen. thanks for joining us this morning. you have -- >> good to be with you. >> you have this exclusive interview with ron desantis, who really is in the spotlight right now. yesterday, i saw he completed his campaign promise to visit all of iowa's 99 counties. but as mentioned, he's losing ground in the polls. were you able to get his tone, what's keeping him fighting? what is he sharing with you about the future of his campaign? >> you know, kira, it was so interesting. he was pretty defiant. i asked him a number of different ways, is iowa do or die, will he drop out if he doesn't at least come in second? he said he's in this to win it. he said he's going to win the iowa caucuses. that is an uphill battle. despite the fact that he visited all 99 counties in iowa, former

president donald trump is still beating him by nearly 30 points. it's staggering. so it's an uphill climb there. and he's in a battle for second place with nikki haley. she's got the mmentum right now. his strategy is clearly just by doing the work in iowa. that is a strategy, by the way that matters to iowans. we'll have to see if this pays off. >> i saw some excerpts from your interview, because obviously it's aired already on the east coast and we are waiting for it on the west coast. he really is coming out as defiant. we are a month and a half away from the iowa caucuses, so we look forward to seeing your full interview. thanks for your preview this morning. we hope you join kristen welker for this morning's "meet the press." watch that full exclusive interview with republican presidential candidate and florida's governor, ron desantis. if you just stick right here

with us, "meet the press" is on at 8:00 a.m. after this news cast. coming up, we'll talk to nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston and take a look at elected federal officials leaving congress and what this means going forward for the nation. vice president kamala harris saying the u.s. will pledge $3 billion to the u.n.'s green climate fund. she made the announcement yesterday while in dubai at the cop-28 united nations climate change conference. the fund helps developing countries fight climate change, and also finances projects to help countries shift to clean energy. this latest pledge would be in addition to the $2 billion previously delivered by the u.s. back here locally, nearly a year after the tragic shooting in half moon bay, the farm working community gathered

together to ring in the holidays. ♪ ♪ >> that is a look at the event by the non-profit group hosting its night in mexico last night, showcasing mexican culture. some of those performers were directly impacted by january's shooting that killed seven farm workers. they say they're using music as one of many tools to help heal their community. >> to try to get over that trauma and tragedy, it's helped a lot of them and is rewarding for not just myself but for them, you know, that they're learning something new, something that is an instrument that is ours, a latino instrument, mexican. >> they celebrated the 10th anniversary last night. san mateo county gave special recognition to the founder for the good work the group has done.

speaking of good work, thousands of kids in the south bay will have a new toy this holiday season, all thanks to motorcycle clubs that came together for a special toy drive. at final tally, they collected more than 8,000 toys and more than 100 new bikes. bikers and volunteers loaded up two large box trucks yesterday afternoon. the gifts are on their way to families in need all over the south bay. if you are looking for something to do this weekend, mikey has a few ideas. >> good morning, kira. now, last week we entered meteorological winter. here in burling game, tasty treats and the promise of unique hand made gifts for all of your holiday needs or wants. over 30 vendors home and garden, gourmet foods and food trucks, because you have to fuel up,

right? and later on this week, it's the start of hanukkah, so let's go to san jose at the children's museum. the purple building, the you play games and you can saver some hanukkah treats or go traps to the north bay. the holiday arts fair now we bring you over 40 local artists selling jewelry, ceramics, text tiles, woodwork and, yes, the beloved quilters will be on hand with their hats, scarves, gloves and quilts. and as our tradition continues, we will have traffic right here on "today in the bay." time now to check in with meteorologist rob mayeda.

>> it looks like cotton candy out there. a little patchy fog with a combination of everything this morning. san jose around downtown and south of downtown, some patchy fog, not too bad, though. currently 51 degrees. so not too chilly. 47 degrees. there you see partly cloudy conditions in walnut creek. currently 53 degrees and back over to the golden gate bridge right now, pretty view there, 56 with drizzle and still some light rain up towards marin county. so a combination of patchy fog, a few showers in the afternoon before temperatures climb tomorrow and tuesday. then rain making another comeback as we head into wednesday and thursday. so there's the view over mill valley and richmond and berkeley on that golden gate commute,

we're seeing the rain. the shower chances should start to transition a fit further north into the afternoon. santa cruz mountains, seeing a few isolated showers during the day. so mostly cloudy skies to start with the patchy fog, partly cloudy conditions inland. during the afternoon, temperatures climbing into the low to mid 60s for highs from 61 to 62, from san francisco to oakland. mid 60s around san jose and low sects for the north bay. so the chances of drizzle and showers today. drier tomorrow. san jose, upper 60s monday. tuesday, low to mid 70s. if we can manage upper 70s for the south bay, that would be close to records for this time of the year. wednesday, though, temperatures come down as the rain chances return. interesting setup in the beginning of the week, we have this atmospheric weather

pattern. we will see the potential of some big rain totals from the north coast up towards the pacific northwest. but for us, our best chances for finding showers, probably coming in during the day on wednesday. so plan on more widespread rain for wednesday. showers into thursday, then skies trend a bit more clear over the weekend. so drizzle to deal with on sunday. san francisco, may see upper sects for highs on tuesday. for the rain, returning midweek and going from mild to spring-like temperatures on tuesday to snow levels as low as 4,000 feet on wednesday. so that's a big pivot towards the middle part of the week. >> good time to go to tahoe. 7:21 right now. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up for the second time in a week, the warriors squaunldzerring a big league. how the game went from blowout to a heartbreaker against the clippers. sports is next.

good morning, everyone. christmas is three weeks away, but the warriors are in the spirit of giving. twice in five ways, they have given away games after leading by 20 points. the warriors in hollywood for a matinee affair. draymond green had the green light from beyond the arc in the first. not one, not two, not three, but four treys in the quarter. the warriors led by 22, then the clippers came storming back. under ten seconds to go. paul george buries the triple to give the clippers the first lead of the game. the warriors have a chance to win it. steph curry dishes to dra mopd for the win. no good. the clippers win 113-112. this after they blew an

advantage against the kings on tuesday. >> we took care of the ball, we showed poise when they made their runs. this was a clean run that we paid. our guys brought spirit, effort, energy. so i like this version of our team. this is the team i expect going forward. but no question, this hurts. and now to football. they say it's always sunny in philadelphia. not today. rain is in the forecast, and the 49ers struggled earlier this season when playing in the rain at cleveland. mother nature is not the only challenge today. the eagles have the best record in the nfl at 10-1. this is a rematch of the nfc championship. brock purdy got hurt early in the first quarter and couldn't throw the ball when he was forced to return. trent williams was ejected for fighting. but the niners say new team, new season. last year doesn't matter today. >> am i going to go into the game saying i want revenge?

it's not like that. i'm just going to try to do my job and be the best brock i can be for this team. >> i'm not really holding on to anything that happened last year. it was a close game, we lost. we'll figure out a way to win. college football now. brett brennan has transformed the san jose state football game from a pretender to a contender in the mountain west conference. he's not only a good coach, but maybe one of the coolest in college football. check out how he let his team know where they were going bowling. that is awesome. hang ten, coach. the spartans are headed to the hawaii bowl. they'll take a six-game winning streak against coastal carolina. he is the first head coach in program history to lead the spartans to three bowl games in a four-year span. that's a look at your morning sports. i'm anthony flores for "today in

the bay." >> anthony, thanks. 7:26. still to come on "today in the bay," the fighting in the middle east intensifying, as israel now pounding southern gaza. distress from residents who say this is the same region they have been told to evacuate to. plus, launching a new mission. the program nasa is hoping will inspire young kids and their imaginations. imaginations. ho

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good morning. it is sunday, december 3rd. a live look outside at 7:29. this is in sunnyvale looking nice and sunny out there, compared to how we were looking yesterday morning. thank you so much for starting your sunday morning with us. i'm kira klapper. meteorologist rob mayeda is in

for cinthia with a quick look at the microclimate forecast. san francisco behind you looks nice too. >> as soon as you get over the drive here over the golden gate bridge, which is in the sunshine right now. pretty view, but we still have some light rain for parts of the bay area. currently 56 degrees. san francisco, san jose, in and out of the patchy fog. 51 degrees. as we look at the radar view, notice what's happening here. mill valley, the marin area, light rain showers and continue to see partly cloudy to mostly cloud kri skies. the best chance of showers will be closer to the santa cruz mountains and into the north bay as we head towards the afternoon and evening. mid 60s around san jose. but coming up, we have a warmup on the way. for monday and tuesday, 70s in reach before the rain returns midweek. a closer look at the changes ahead in the seven-day forecast. >> rob, see you soon. thanks. this is new video reportedly

of hamas unleashing a barrage of rockets on israel last night. this is caught on video by a passenger on an airplane flying near tel aviv. israel has agreed to designate large safe zones in the south of gaza. that's where many have fled from israel's initial air strikes and ground assaults. israel is under mounting pressure from the united states to do more to protect civilians. yesterday, humanitarian aid trucks carrying food, medicines, water and fuel passed from egypt into gaza following a halt of movement of goods and people across the border on friday. and it is becoming increasingly unlikely that there will be another cease-fire between israel and hamas. meaning the release of more hostages and prisoners seems improbable. nbc's raf sanchez has the latest back and forth from tel aviv. >> reporter: israel's offensive

in gaza back in full force. palestinians under renewed bombardment after a fragile truce collapsed. israel's strikes focusing on the south of gaza, the same area it told civilians to evacuate to. at a hospital in southern gaza, this boy, one foot bone, the other leg amputated. they fled northern gaza hoping for safety. instead, her son, muhammad, was killed in the south. "we ran away from death, we came to death," she says. after seven days of calm, prospects of another truce now seem remote. netanyahu ordering his negotiators to pull out of talks in qatar. thousands gathering in tel aviv hearing testimony from freed hostages. "you feel like you want to pinch yourself and wake up from this nightmare." >> it's the worst torture. >> reporter: her parents were on

a morning walk when hamas attacked. >> she said two terrorists on a motorcycle shot her and my dad, that my dad is probably dead, and that she's wounded. she basically is the last elderly woman in gaza right now. and yet she's not out. my assumption is they can't find her. you never know. >> what you would tell her if you could speak to her right now? >> oh, my gosh. mommy, i love you so much. i will do and am doing everything to get you back. >> that was raf sanchez reporting. across the globe, rallies and calls for a cease-fire are growing. this is video from paris, as well as san francisco's civic center plaza. yesterday, thousands of people calling for peace in gaza. organizers in the city telling

us nearly 2,000 people gathered, making their hopes heard. protestors expressing their concerns about the air strikes on gaza, resuming nearly immediately after the collapse of the recent truce. as death tolls continue to rise, one san franciscoen tells us she recently stopped hearing from her family members in gaza. >> they told us well before the truce, they told us that hearing the bombs falling, they already know that they're going to die, they expect to die. and that's not -- that's not normal. it should not be normal. >> many of the demonstrators we spoke with say they are hopeful about a resolution expected to go before the san francisco board of supervisors on tuesday. that resolution calling for a cease-fire. similar official resolutions have been passed already in oakland and in richmond. we continue to follow the very lest on the israel-hamas

war. all of its impacts across the globe and here in the bay area. for the latest when we are not on the air, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. we have a followup now, an arrest in the killings of three men experiencing homelessness on the streets of los angeles. and now we're learning prosecutors believe the suspect is connected to another high profile murder. police say it turns out the man they were looking for in the murders of those homeless men was behind bars. they say he's the same person who shot and killed a man in his driveway in a follow home murder earlier this week. the suspect, 33-year-old jared joseph powell. investigators say a car and license plate connected powell to the crimes. >> they were able to identify a vehicle that they believed was used in this murder. within hours, they placed the

vehicle license plate number in a law enforcement system. if we did not enter that plate into the system, this individual that we believe is responsible for at least four murders may have been out there and reoffended. >> it is a striking set of circumstances that is puzzling. >> police tell us powell is a convicted felon with no connection to any of the four victims. multiple agencies are involved in the investigation. no motive has been released for any of the crimes, but police say they believe powell could be responsible for other recent crimes, as well. back here in the bay area, two years after a security guard was shot and killed while protecting a tv news crew in oakland, tomorrow the trial begins for two of his accused killers. kevin nashida was a retired police officer working for the san jose and hayward police

departments. he was shot thanksgiving week of 2021 and died at the hospital. two suspects were arrested about five months after the killing in 2022. their trial begins at 9:00 tomorrow morning, but oakland police say a third suspect, laron gilbert, remains on the run. there is a $40,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. another follow up. yesterday's gun buyback in san jose brought in more than 400 guns, including two ghost guns and a rocket launcher. the sheriff's department received hundreds of unwanted guns. it was an anonymous buyback. people received cash for their fire articles. all of those weapons will be destroyed. now, if you could design a space mission, have you ever thought what it would look like? that's the question nasa is

asking students across the country. marcus washington tells us all about the competition. >> reporter: good morning. so nasa is launching future dreams for some lucky and imaginative kids. this is the power to explore students, as young as 5 years old, who are invited to dream up a new space mission to explore places considered the harshest, darkest and dustiest. one spokesperson plains that you can dream far into the galaxies, but you have to use 250 words or less. >> i think it's exciting for students of all ages to look at where we live in the solar system to understand more about earth, to get interested in math and science and technology and maybe one day also work at nasa like we do. >> reporter: one of the lucky winners there, this is last year's challenge winner,

9-year-old luka, of carlsbad, california. nasa hopes to receive thousands of entries this year. there is a big prize involved. a winner in every grade category will win a trip to nasa's research center in cleveland, ohio. submissions are due january 26th. for stories like this, we have you covered monday through friday on "today in the bay," starting at 5:00 a.m. you can always watch nbc bay area news 24/7 on roku and other streaming platforms. back to you. >> marcus, thanks so much for that. still some good news here. cal train's annual holiday train is back. santa and his elves taking a ride from the city down to the south bay this weekend. the train is decorated with more that be 75,000 glittering lights. if you missed it last night, tonight is the last night and

that holiday entertainment, they are collecting donations of unwrapped toys for local children in need. the salvation army says this event brings chore to families up and down the peninsula. the train will start in san francisco at 4:00 p.m. and end tonight in menlo park. 7:39 right now. still to come, the auto worker's union promising more action after their historic strike against the big thre

approaching 7:42 right now, sunday morning. we have partly cloudy skies in walnut creek, 53 degrees on our way to mid 60s later on this afternoon. cooler in livermore. 47 degrees. and san jose, seeing a little bit of fog from around downtown san jose to campbell. 51 degrees and into the sunshine there, east of san jose.

but as of this hour, still dealing with drizzle and some light rain at times around marin county over towards richmond and berkeley this morning. although the better chances for more substantial rain, start to move to the north as we head towards the afternoon. we'll have the chance of partly cloudy skies to mostly cloudy skies and a lot of moisture in the air around the hill tops to keep drizzle or a few brief light rain showers in the forecast. hour by hour for the afternoon, less green south of san francisco. better chances of rain for about northwestern sonoma county up to mendocino county for the afternoon. morning temperatures holding on to the 50s. we'll see these numbers climbing through the 60s. once we head from noon to 3:00 today, low to mid 60s, san francisco to oakland. and mid 60s in san jose, over towards fairfield. temperatures will climb a little bit. for tomorrow, rain chances move out of the forecast. monday and tuesday, tuesday's

highs by the way, could be in the low to mid 70s south of downtown san jose. mid to upper 60s from san francisco to oakland. changes around the corner as we head towards wednesday. the rainfall outlook, it does have flood watches and warnings to the pacific northwest, extending into the north coast. the bay area, we'll zoom in and show you this week's outlook. the heavy rain staying north of mendocino county. we have up to a third of an inch with the storm dropping down the coast on wednesday bringing in cooler temperatures. so the 60s and 70s move out and we'll see highs in the low 60s. sierra snow and probably clearing skies once we approach the weekend. so san francisco, we have patchy low clouds, drizzle at times. especially as you head to the north bay into the afternoon. then things dry out for a couple of days and they warm up. tuesday, 70s and then a reminder, it's still december.

we cool down and the rain in the sierra, comes back for wednesday and thursday. >> listen, i know we need the rain, but i'll take that 0. rob, thanks so much. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston is here discussing the elected federal officials leaving d

welcome back. the contagious avian flu has been detected in the bay area. state agriculture authorities say the virus was detected in sonoma county in commercial bird flocks. the two affected farm had to euthanize about 250,000 birds, costing them millions of dollars. the cases are believed to be part of a nationwide outbreak that began last year. the cdc says the virus is spread by wild birds as they migrate.

bird flu in humans can cause fatal complications, including pneumonia and eye infections. the united nations auto workers union won major contracts and now it has its sights set on tesla. the uaw is working to organize nearly 150,000 workers at 13 non-unionized car companies. that includes the tesla plant in fremont. there's no guarantee each plant will unionize. workers have to vote for it. elon musk says he's anti-union because it creates a "lords and peasants atmosphere." 7:48 right now. this week, controversial congressman george santos was expelled from congress. while santos was forced out, more than three dozen members of

the house and senate have announced their departures. as many as 50 or more retirements are expected by early next year. nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston joins me now. >> good morning. >> good morning. great to see you. isn't that a large number? it seems like a mass exodus. >> yeah, it could be. we had in 2018, 55 members. this could approach that. that's about 10% of the total membership. so yeah, talking about a lot. you know, some of them are easy to see. adam schiff, barbara lee, running for the senate. others will go into states, governor, one will become a president of a college. but the fact is, you're looking at major turnover. >> so you say there are many reasons one becoming president. why are so many others? do you think it's because of what's going on? >> yes, that's one. the whole idea of impeachments,

investigations, the santos thing, all these things take up tremendous amount of time. and in the process, you see these guys say why aren't we doing our work? the second thing is, political polarization. there are fewer moderates of either party. many more on the right now, some more on the left. and because of that, it's harder for these two get together. and finally, the third reason, kira, listen, about 100 of these guys sleep in their offices. that's right, in their offices. you know why? because they can't afford the money necessary to have two residents. it takes a toll on their families, because the families are back in their districts. these folks are in their washington offices. put it together, you know, it's not all it seems to be. >> and you have to take a step back and have some empathy for

those who are killing themselves to make it work. so is there a toll on all of us? when people with experience step back, obviously, there are a lot of calls for new blood, politicians are too old, ageism. but do we lose subject matter experts in this? >> yeah. to your first point, there's no question that some people say let them get out. term limits, keep them going, now blood, get rit of corruption. but most of them are not that way. they're hardworking, believe you me. and it's difficult when you think about the transition. you think about the institutional memory that you mentioned, the corporate culture, how you work with committees, lobbyists, et cetera. these things are not taken with a pill. they happen from getting involved and getting an understanding of what's going on, learning the process, learning the system of the it doesn't happen overnight. there's going to be a lag.

when you have new people come over, there will be a lag. and you'll see some people just not getting up to speed for several months. that's the kind of thing you have to worry about. it happens every two years. in this case, a lot. >> a lot. all right. we know you'll be following it for us. larry, thanks. 7:51. up next, a quick look at the top stories, including the latest from the middle east as israel says it'sreating c s

welcome back. here's a quick look at the top stories we are following on this sunday morning, including the israel defense forces pushed into packed southern gaza. as israel is now under mounting pressure from the united states to do more to protect civilians. the country now agreeing to designate large safe zones in southern gaza. that's where many had escaped the initial air strokes and ground assaults from the north. israel saying hamas leaders are hiding alongside the masses in the south, and that's why they have now turned there. yesterday, humanitarian aid trucks resumed, carrying food, medicine, water, fuel. it past from egypt into gaza yesterday, following a stoppage of movement across the border on friday. a passenger on a plane flying near tel aviv last night captured this video which reportedly shows hamas unleashing a barrage of rockets on israel. you can hear the female

passenger's reaction, looking out the plane's window of rockets being shot down over central israel. a camera you see here appears to show rockets headed towards israel. we do continue to follow the latest on the israel-hamas war, and its impacts across the globe including here in the bay area. for the latest when we are not on the air, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. two years after a security guard was shot and killed while protecting a tv news crew in oakland, two of his accused killers finally will go to trial. kevin nashida was a retired police officer, having worked for the san jose and hayward police departments. he was shot and killed thanksgiving week of 2021. the two suspects were arrested in 2021, and their trial begins at 9:00 tomorrow morning. and oakland police say their third accomplice, laron gilbert,

is still on the run. there is a $40,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. yesterday's gun buyback in san jose brought in more than 400 guns, including two ghost guns and a rocket launcher. the santa clara county sheriff's department held the anonymous buyback. people received cash for their firearms. all of the weapons will be destroyed. on a much lighter note, the cal train annual holiday train is back. if you missed it last night, tonight is the last night santa and elves will be taking a ride. it will visit cal train stations from the city down to menlo park and they're holding an unwrapped toy drive for local children in need. rob mayeda has the forecast one last time before we go. >> one more chance of showers today. then the temperatures warm up

monday and tuesday, with rain returning midweek. >> so one more chance of showers today. then sunshine, then rain. all right, rob, thanks so much. and thanks to you for making us a part of your morning. no 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. news tonight. instead, it's "football night in america" where the chiefs and packers will play. we'll have a special edition news cast after that. and back then at 11:00 p.m. rob will be back at 11:00 p.m. until then, stay up to date on nbcbayarea.com. thanks for making us a part of your morning. hope to see you right back here next weekend.

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