the pain and anguish from today's speakers is overwhelming in this room, is it not? so can you imagine the pain the people have here and the pain in gaza at this moment? >> right now at 5:00, impassioned calls for peace as san francisco supervisors hear demands for a middle east

cease-fire. we're live this morning with the emotional pleas, the immediate blowback, and the city's next step after a hearing went late into the night. a live look outside. today's dense bay area fog may include the chance of rain at some point. meteorologist kari hall is tracking conditions in your neighborhood. this is "today in the bay." good morning. 5:00 right now. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. before we get to those headlines this morning, first, trending this morning, just into our newsroom, yeah, pop star taylor swift is person of the year. "time" magazine's person of the year. swift is their pick because of her ability to bring joy and has made her story big enough to resonate with many across the world. other nominees on that short list, russian president vladimir putin, barbie, king charles iii,

and ai creator sam altman, as well as chinese president xi jinping. >> so interesting. one minute after the hour. now let's check in with meteorologist kari hall. talking about another foggy start. >> yes, we've seen the fog rolling around, but it's definitely not as widespread or as dense as it was yesterday. so we are seeing a clearer drive for now. but a dense fog advisory is in effect as we wait for the possibility of lower clouds to settle in. we're going to see quarter mile visibility in parts of the north bay from napa to santa rosa, and half moon bay it's about half mile visibility, but mainly clear elsewhere. as far as temperatures, it's headed for the upper 50s and low 60s and mid-60s for the south bay. it will be cooler as we get ready for rain that will be arriving late this morning into the afternoon. i'll have more on that timeline coming up. mike, what do you see on the san mateo bridge? >> i see smooth traffic.

look underneath the lights, we see the curtain effect here. so there is definitely moisture in the air, but not like yesterday where it was so foggy we couldn't really see the cars at all. the fog is still moving around the bay. not registering on the road weather index too heavily. we see slowing north 280. there may be crews clearing through the area, so just a few cars will change the average speeds. the fog really kicking in just off the delta. back to you. we're following breaking news this morning. police in austin, texas, have arrested a man in connection with a shooting rampage. that man is accused of shooting a high school police officer on campus around 10:30 yesterday morning. officers believe that same man killed two people at a nearby residential area and shot a cyclist. they're tying all of the shootings together after that suspect tried to burglarize a home. it was at that home a responding officer and that suspect shot each other, and the officer was

taken to the hospital with minor injuries. later, at that same house is where police found two people dead. now, police eventually caught that suspect, after a police chase which ended in a crash. that man is facing assault and murder charges. to developments in the middle east. a live look at the israel/gaza border. there are new dire warnings from the united nations, palestinians are now facing a, quote, apocalyptic situation in southern gaza. food, water and medicine are running short. israeli forces are conducting what are said to be some of the heaviest strikes yet in their ongoing offensive. troops are focused on areas sought to be where hamas leaders are hunkered down. in the meantime, prime minister benjamin netanyahu is now insisting israel maintain its control of gaza's security when the conflict ends, arguing only israel can demilitarize gaza. his statements come amidst the fierce ongoing battle over

funding on capitol hill. republican lawmakers are demanding border policies changes be included for the aid packages to be considered for israel and ukraine. the white house is warning any funding stalemate could come with serious risks. >> any member who does not support funding for ukraine is making it easier for putin to prevail. >> it's in america's interest to get the money to help ukraine, but we also recognize that the president put border security on the table as part of this. >> the senate may vote on the white house funding package as soon as today. republicans are vowing to filibuster because the measure lacks sufficient immigration restrictions. peace in the middle east takes center stage in san francisco, with some calling it the largest public turnout in years at city hall.ng going lat night, debating a cease-fire resolution. >> "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab joins us live in san francisco. ginger, emotions ran very high from the start.

>> reporter: indeed, laura and marcus. supervisor dean preston also getting choked up as he introduced the resolution that calls for a cease-fire between israel and hamas. it also calls for the release of all hostages and more humanitarian aid for those in gaza. the proposal eliciting hours of public comment from a large turnout at city hall. >> hopefully this adds to all the other humanitarian organizations, the united nations, labor union, cities and others that are saying we need a cease-fire now. so hopefully that pressure builds. >> there was a cease-fire on october 6th. they broke the cease-fire by carrying out this atrocity. they can't be trusted with a cease-fire and they've said they're going to do this again. so we don't really know what it means to have a cease-fire with hamas. >> reporter: that was ty gregory from the jewish community

relations council talking about the uncertainty of another cease-fire taking place. critical voices on social media say the approval of this resolution accomplishes nothing, and that san francisco has other pressing problems. those voices did not stop the ones making theirs heard loudly throughout the halls of city hall last night, including one pregnant palestinian american woman who begged the board to pass this resolution for the hope of a better tomorrow. we'll have more on her thoughts in the next hour, as far as that resolution is concerned it is expected to be up for a vote next year. marcus and laura. >> ginger, thank you. a lot to follow there. more than 100 pro-palestinian supporters had a similar message in the south bay. they guard at city hall to call for leaders to pass a permanent cease-fire resolution. some asked the city council to also pass a resolution calling for an end to u.s. aid to israel. their pleas come despite the fact the issue was not on the agenda. new overnight, one man is

hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, this is after a violent attack in san francisco's mission district. police say someone stabbed the man a little before 8:00 last night at mission and 20th streets. it's still not clear what led up to that confrontation. police are saying the attacker got away. anyone who may have seen something is asked to contact sfpd. an east bay pastor accused of sexual crimes against juveniles is due in court for arraignment. victor hernandez pineda is a pastor at a spanish language church in richmond. he's charged with sexual assault of a child over 14, kidnapping and molestation. they claim he took advantage of his access to juveniles attending the church. investigators say at least four victims have come forward. we take a live look outside and you can see right here from

pacifica, yep, another repeat. what we've seen pretty much all week, that foggy start to our morning. >> yeah, but it's been drifting around in different areas. some areas that were dealing with dense fog yesterday is all clear this morning. we are going to see it continue for the north bay and along the coastline until 10:00. then we're also watching the coast for that high surf advisory for the big waves that could reach 18 to 22 feet today, and then we're also going to be watching out for showers later this morning, breezy winds as the system comes in. right now it's just starting to enter into california, but it's been affecting the pacific northwest with some flooding rains, and we're going to start to see the possibility of some light to moderate rain as we go toward late morning. we may pick up a little more for the north bay and then become scattered for the rest of the bay area for the afternoon. mike, you have a change for the bay bridge. >> yeah, compared to 24 hours ago we couldn't use this shot. we had to point it straight to

the ground because the fog was such a factor. this morning, not so much, but there are low clouds and you can't see the lights in the city. it's fine for driving and the conditions are nice around the bay. we show green sensors behind me. highway 4 had a lot of slowing, they're just starting to clear up the construction work that was going on overnight as you come into concord out of pittsburg and bay point. a smooth drive, 880 at 980 we did have sign work in the early morning hours, but those have cleared from the roadway. 880 as you get down toward san jose, we have a crash to the shoulder. back to you. coming up next, ai gets to coming up next, ai gets to santsa' look mom, i found one. oh, yeah, you did.

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good wednesday morning to you. we're taking a look at our day planner for walnut creek, starting out chilly with upper 40s, patches of fog, and then mostly cloudy throughout the morning. as we go into noon, it's going to start to rain and that rain will be off and on until at least 4:00 today. we're timing out the arrival of more wet weather. more on that coming up in the full microclimate forecast. showing you a shot of oakland we couldn't show you yesterday because of the dense fog by this camera near the coliseum. southbound, the headlights move as we expect. pretty light volume right now. we do still have fog out there. there's glow in the lights and

we'll point out more spots we're going to watch coming up. good morning. very happy wednesday to you. shares in apple gained yesterday enough to push the market cap, the overall value of the company back above $3 trillion. germany's gdp is $3 trillion. that's comparing apples to oranges, but that is a huge number. what else is a big number? the value of one bitcoin. bitcoin is up 140% on the year. san francisco-based twilio is laying off more staff, about 300 jobs according to paperwork it filed with the state of california. it's the second cut this year for the communications software company. the head of wells fargo told investors at a conference that the bank will likely make more cuts. we may not know how many until january when the bank makes its quarterly report. we don't know how big. but the ceo is talking about

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ask any question you want. >> it's not an app you download. you just go on the web browser on your phone and it's asksanta.app. i asked santa the question that older children, and i'm going to speak in big words here, you know, the veracity of existence, and that's a question he likes to avoid. >> i would imagine so. >> believe. >> i also asked, does it play any -- what if you ask something naughty. >> i think the only thing bad he may know is about the naughty and nice list. but in general santa is designed to respond as he would to anyone 11 years or younger, and make sure that he stays within his christmas and holiday knowledge. >> yeah. so it's ai, but it knows when not to answer the question. >> it knows when to be naughty and nice. >> here is a little coal for that question. >> a big lump.

meteorologist kari hall is working hard in the weather center. you've got a lot going on. >> we're tracking fog, we're tracking rain, and also high waves for the coastline. we also will have some cooler weather coming our way. so we are still dealing with the dense fog this morning in these areas shaded in gray where visibility may drop to a quarter mile or less in much of the north bay. that also continues for san francisco, down the peninsula, as well as down to santa cruz. and then as we open up the view, you can see the rain that's headed our way, with an atmospheric river that's been really giving the seattle/portland area a hard time with daily rainfall records, a lot of flooding. now that it's starting to move to the south, they'll eventually get a break from the rain and then we'll start to see the activity, with the possibility of a quick wave of rain coming through for today. so we're starting out with some heavier rainfall for parts of the north bay, but most of us will see light to steady rain as we go into the afternoon.

once again, it is weakening as it moves into the bay area, so we're not expecting this to cause a lot of problems. as we go into tomorrow morning, one more system passing by that will bring in some scattered showers, mainly light rain, and then it clears out for the next few days. temperature-wise, we're going to have some cooler weather coming our way. we're going from mid-60s for the south bay today to highs only in the low 60s and a lot of upper 50s for the north bay tomorrow. on friday, it's about the same with highs near 60 degrees for much of the bay area. as far as how much rain we're going to see, anywhere from san francisco on southward it's about a tenth to a quarter inch of rain. but it will be higher for years farther to the north, with ukiah possibly getting an inch of rainfall between wednesday and thursday. so definitely heavier farther to the north. then going into the weekend, we start to see the rain rolling back to the north and we'll be watching to see if we can get some more rain farther down the

line. but as of now, the weekend is looking dry, as well as early next week. but the cold air will be settling in and our mornings will dip to the mid-30s. we'll have to deal with frosty conditions once again. san francisco will see some cool mornings, but our highs head for the low 60s. mike, how is it looking, the drive looking for the tri-valley? >> we can see it clearly but there's a glow of the lights from time to time. in the distance there may be low clouds. 580, the longer drive out of the altamont pass looks just fine as you head toward the dublin interchange. it doesn't look like anything unusual. we are looking over here, all of this yellow where we showed the fog along the peninsula and the east bay and north bay yesterday. things are moving just off of delta, brentwood, rio vista, we'll watch for that. the impact on your local commute, not a big deal. the slowing for highway 4, the last of the crews overnight in the area, they look like they have picked up according to the caltrans grid.

that's likely slower moving vehicles as they move out of the area. over here, we have a disabled vehicle reported around the treasure island tunnel. couldn't see anything going on from our emeryville camera. we can see the bridge itself, better visibility there as well. a smooth drive with a pretty nice volume of traffic getting through the toll plaza itself. if there is slowing, we'll likely see it at the toll plaza. right now it looks like everything is fine. next on "today in the bay," spreading goodwill after being dealt a heartbreaking setback. >> when we return, garvin thomas joins us to share his bay area proud story of someone who helped others in a big way just days after realizing her big day would not be happening after all. you're watching you're watching "t

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another foggy start to our day. the advisory now in place for parts of the bay area. meteorologist kari hall is working hard tracking the latest conditions as you start your commute this morning. later this morning in oakland, the teachers participating in an unauthorized teach-in about the war in gaza, a local rabbi and school parent who is concerned this could who is concerned this could create a look mom, i found one. oh, yeah, you did.

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right now at 5:30, controversy in the classroom. activist teachers in oakland prepare to hold an unauthorized teach-in supporting palestinians. we're live this morning with multiple questions surrounding today's planned action, including from concerned oakland parents. plus, the bay area pilot accused of trying to cut fuel to a plane mid-flight is fueling an urgent discussion about pilots and mental health. the conversation happening today and the new charges he faces. also, a beloved santa claus decoration swiped from the porch of a home. the video and the family's message to the thieves. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you out there. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. let's start out with a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall is

tracking a dense fog advisory once again today. >> we're seeing the fog move around as we typically see with especially the tule fog. it's a lot thicker in some spots and today the north bay really has to deal with the lower visibility. down to a quarter mile or less for the north bay, as well as the coastline, where once again, that fog has been moving around. so far, not too bad. we're about a quarter mile visibility for san francisco. it may get lower as we go into the next couple of hours. in fairfield it does continue to drop and we may approach near zero over the next hour or two. for the north bay, we're going to see temperatures near 60 degrees today. you'll notice that it will be cooler as rain comes in. we're going to see some of that rain arriving by 11:00 to noon for parts of the north bay. so i'll be tracking that. we'll talk more about what to expect with that rain. mike, you have a new crash and slowing. >> yeah, and also i want to point out you're talking about tule fog and that's showing up

here just off the water. we'll zoom in toward highway 4, contra costa county, we do have this crash in the commute direction. the other crews from overnight maintenance cleared the area, the crash was reported just shy of bailey road. that's the westbound commute, it's building now. no major injuries. we'll watch to see how quickly they can clear it. i'll track that. that's the one slow spot on our commute right now. everything else is moving pretty smoothly. we'll check the bay bridge for the build. back to you. a live look this morning at the israel/gaza border. fierce battles are under way in southern gaza, with israel's military intensifying its assault. the families of israelis still held hostage by hamas met yesterday with prime minister benjamin netanyahu's war cabinet. one participant described the meeting as chaotic. family members are urging leaders to prioritize the return of their loved ones. in oakland, meantime, today is shaping up to be a controversial one. some activist teachers are

planning to hold teach-in actions inside of their classrooms focused on the war in gaza, specifically the palestinian struggle. >> "today in the bay"'s bob redell is live this morning. i know the district and superintendent are warning teachers this kind of thing is unauthorized. >> reporter: you are correct. good morning to you, marcus and aura. oakland unified school district says it does not authorize today's teach-in about the war in gaza, says the materials, whatever they are, have not been approved by the district, and the district has not indicated what, if any, disciplinary action it would take against the teachers who participate in this unauthorized teach-in. the teach-in is being promoted on social media in a video that's been posted online and on that video an unidentified teacher said haters can, quote, apply their labor power to show solidarity with the palestinian people, unquote, by encouraging students to think critically.

it is unclear who is organizing the teach-in and how many teachers might be involved. we spoke with a rabbi whose children attend oakland unified and she feels it's one-sided, not properly vetted, and in some cases not at all factual. she's concerned today's teach-in might create additional rifts in the community. >> i am worried that a lot of the terminology that is being used and, especially for some of the younger kids, that they are going to be indoctrinated in thinking about things in a particular way, and that's scary because it will have significant repercussions for communities in oakland connecting with each other. >> it's never too early for children to learn that everybody, regardless of where you live, regardless of your ethnic, cultural, religious, racial identity, all people deserve to live with peace and in dignity and with freedom from oppression.

i feel that's where the palestinian struggle for freedom connects to so many freedom struggles that we've seen here in the united states. >> reporter: that was a parent who is supportive of his child participating in today's teach-in. on monday, the superintendent of oakland unified released a statement that reads in part, our schools are sanctuaries for learning and i am deeply disappointed by the harmful and divisive materials being promoted as factual. we have remained unwavering in our stance against anti-semitic, anti-israeli, islamophobic or anti-palestinian prejudice or discrimination within your district. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. a former alaska airlines pilot from the bay area accused of trying to take down a packed airplane is now facing scaled-back charges. the original charges were filed as attempted murder. >> kris sanchez joins us from the newsroom. this case is generating a lot of

conversations about pilots and their mental health. >> reporter: right, and not just conversations amongst ourselves, but up at the top leadership. joseph emerson was initially charged with 84 counts of attempted murder, but now the district attorney in portland where he was arrested announced that he will face lesser charges instead. emerson, who is from pleasant hill, was riding in the cockpit of a plane in october when he allegedly tried to cut the engine on that alaska -- or that flight that left washington headed for san francisco. emerson calmed down soon after and left the cockpit on his own, and took a seat in the rear of the aircraft, while the pilots diverted the plane to portland. he allegedly told portland police he was having a mental breakdown after suffering sleep deprivation, depression, and the effect of psychedelic mushrooms. the change in the charges from attempted murder to reckless endangerment and endangering an aircraft follow the findings of

a grand jury. his case and that of her pilots is triggering action from the safety administration, holding a roundtable discussion today about pilot mental health. the chairperson says current policies force some pilots to really keep their mouths shut about their struggles. here is some of that discussion from the "today" show. >> pilots are really given tough choices. it's report to an aviation medical examiner and the faa that they are seeking treatment, potentially receiving certain medication, and potentially lose their license for seeking treatment, or don't report it and continue to fly. neither of those are good for safety. >> reporter: joseph emerson remains in custody, but could be released to return home to pleasant hill on thursday when he returns to court. >> kris, thank you. well, a search is under way

for grinches who stole one contra costa county family's christmas. take a look at this. it happened on saturday on g street in antioch. this is surveillance footage of the robbery. you see the car parked in front of the driveway of paul silva. one of the suspects gets out of the car, takes the santa, throws it in the trunk of the car and then they drive off. the suspects return to the car, you can see paul silva is just upset, and he says he wants to stop those thieves from striking again. >> i knew i was not going to get it back. i wanted to share if see if anybody could recognize the guys to make them stop doing it. >> paul says he spoke with police about the incident, but they have yet to file an official police report. taking a live look outside, another foggy start this morning. this is over in pacifica. meteorologist kari hall has been telling us this morning that we're seeing fog in different parts of the bay area. it's still causing some problems for people out there. >> yes, yesterday it was the

peninsula and it got really bad from san francisco all the way down to palo alto. but this time it's along the coastline and mostly the north bay, maybe coming through the delta as well. that will be in effect until 10:00, a high surf advisory also in effect. then later today into tomorrow, we'll have cool, showery weather, starting late this morning into the afternoon, as this storm system comes in. we'll see it move from north to south. but, also, that high surf advisory. we may see waves kicking up 18 to 22 feet. farther to the north we're seeing 17 foot waves. so really dangerous near the coast. we'll talk about the rain coming in in a few minutes. mike, you're seeing the petering lights on. >> they are active at the bay bridge. we had a report of a smoking vehicle, disabled vehicle approaching treasure island. i haven't seen an incident after that. we do have the backup forming standard at the toll plaza, but it did form quickly in the last seven minutes here. so we're looking at that backup

coming off the main part of the maze. no problems down the eastshore freeway. typical slowing for highway 37, maybe some fog up there as well. highway 4, the crash continues right around bailey, blocking your fast lane. but a lot of activity, four vehicles involved. no major injuries reported. we're tracking fog further east off the delta. we're looking ahead to what's going on later today as well. chase center, the warriors are having a game tonight at 7:00. the 280 extension will be more crowded. folks are shifting schedules, there's more later in the day traffic, and that may be impacting you as you head to the city for some festivities. in the south bay, just typical slowing for 101. over here at s.a.p. center, ricky martin, enrique iglasius.

this morning in our bay area proud series, we're doing something we've never done before. in this case the person we're spotlighting wishes to remain anonymous. >> this is the story of a wedding that wasn't and turning big time lemons into lemonade for a nonprofit. garvin thomas woke up extra early to join us this morning. i understand that woman called off her wedding just days before. >> reporter: that's right. we're talking about a wedding that was planned for this past saturday. the bride learned some information about the fiance that compelled her to call off the wedding. that's all i'm going to say about that. but she was emotionally devastated, then there was the practical issue of it was too late to get a refund and it was going to go to waste. she decided to do something good with it. she contacted a nonprofit called parents helping parents that help children with disabilities and this group helped the bride's family so she went to them. she said, you can have the whole

thing, have your own party. she donated the entire reception, the venue, the food, the deejay, even fireworks, and it allowed them to hold a party, a special event for not only the families of parents with children with special needs, the staff, everybody got together. the generosity is something parents helping parents executive director calls extraordinary. >> i've never heard of anyone ever calling a nonprofit and saying, we want to donate a $15,000 party in two weeks to you. this just doesn't happen. i don't expect in my career to ever see this again. >> it's wonderful to be include skpd to have this celebration of who our community is. >> reporter: it was a fantastic party. i'll tell you, when i left late on saturday night, they were still dancing and still having a great time. they were making the most out of this generous donation and everybody was thinking something wonderful had come from something awful. it took somebody really thinking

outside of themselves, which is often the case when people do acts of kindness. in this case, the bride had suffered something unfortunate and turned around and was able to make it something unforgettable for a group of people who really enjoyed it. >> amazing. and let me tell you, her life is going to be blessed as well. >> oh, yeah, absolutely. >> i just feel it for her. >> i imagine the smile on her face when she saw them dancing and having a good time. >> that's a lovely story. thank you, garvin. >> reporter: the excitement and everything was infectious that night. >> you could feel it in the video. that was a great story to share. >> thank you. always a great time. >> garvin has fantastic stories. we always want some good news. you can see the entire bay area proud series online. just head to our website, nbcbayarea.com, and search bay area proud. just really check it out. they're great. >> i love that. this year's christmas tree lighting event suddenly looks a whole lot different at the state

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it is 5:45. as you're heading out the door, we are under a dense fog advisory for parts of the bay area. looking at all of these cameras, it is much clearer than yesterday at this time. we'll be watching the fog drift around in spots. we'll talk about that and the arrival of rain coming up in a few minutes. we're looking at san jose with a slight build, right on schedule. nothing unusual for the south bay. but overall the bay is looking relatively smooth. we do have one incident in contra costa county adding to your main commute for the morning. we'll show you a couple of options you may want to exercise coming up. a live look at the state capitol this morning. happening today, the capitol is holding a belated tree lighting ceremony. it was supposed to happen last night, complete with several musical performances, but it was then dealt a surprise last-minute twist. governor gavin newsom canceling the event due to protests being planned by palestinian supporters. as part of the change of plans, the governor calls for the light be to be prerecorded and for

tonight to be held virtually instead. a spokesperson said the changes are being made for the safety of families. the tree lighting will stream at 6:00 p.m. 5:46. president biden surprising some voters saying he might not have run for a second term if donald trump weren't running as well. >> scott mcgrew, an off-the-cuff remark that's hard to walk back. >> it is, but he's trying to do that. from biden's point of view it's very consistent with what he's done and said in the past, that he considers trump an existential threat to democracy and considering he's beat him one, he could beat him a second time. some of his political advisers must be worrying about the statement that biden made at a fundraiser in boston says about his willingness to serve the full eight years. the president's exact quote, if trump weren't running, i'm not sure i would be running. biden has been plain spoken about his worry about a trump

presidency. you may recall the speech he gave in philadelphia last september warning of the crisis america faces. it's not just biden who worries about a trump presidency, it's the people closest to him. trump's former defense secretary, james mattis, says he's a threat to the constitution. trump's other former defense secretary, james esper, says he's a threat to the republican. trump's former chief of staff general john kelly predicts a trump presidency would be chaos, his words. liz cheney on the "today" show monday said if trump were re-elected, he would never leave the white house. >> no question. >> do you think he would try to stay in power forever? >> absolutely. >> now, even sean hannity asked trump several times last night if he would be a dictator, if he would abuse his power. several times trump did not answer the question, but then referred back to that question later in the interview. >> he says, you're not going to be a dictator, are you? i said, no, no, no, other than

day one. we're closing the border and we're drilling, drilling, drilling. after that, i'm not a dictator. >> hardly seems like the most important fact check in that statement. america is producing more domestic oil right now than any time in history, more than when trump was president. the speaker of the house who intends to release new videos taken by capitol cameras during the january 6th attack says the videos will be edited to blur the faces of the people involved. speaker johnson said that's to prevent partisans from using the video to prosecute the participants. conservatives have been pushing for the release of unseen footage, hoping it will prove the day was largely peaceful. >> as you know, we have to blur some of the faces of persons who participated in the events of that day because we don't want them to be retaliated against and to be charged by the doj and to have other concerns and problems. >> now, we don't report every

prosecution because they literally happen almost every day. but the doj is methodically working its way through the public videotapes, identifying and prosecuting each person with thousands, laura, to go. >> so interesting to see. thank you very much, scott. let's switch gears a little and talk about what's trending this morning. b.a.r.t. is having a party this week and there is a dress code. >> we're talking about the b.a.r.t. ugly sweaters. over the past three years, b.a.r.t. sold thousands and thousands of them, three different versions. this weekend the agency wants to gather people for a day of fun and an epic group picture. this year's sweaters have been especially popular, generating more than $100,000 in profit, perhaps because it lights up and even has an authentic b.a.r.t. horn sound. >> people embrace the idea of something silly and it's just a way to celebrate not just b.a.r.t., but really celebrate the bay area. they're wildly popular. i mean, they sell out in literally hours when we post

about it. >> the b.a.r.t. sweater fest is this sunday from 2 to 3:30 at the rockridge b.a.r.t. station. if you want to check out the other b.a.r.t. merch, go to railgoods.com. >> rockridge. >> i'm hoping this might be a good trend for b.a.r.t., because since the pandemic their ridership has dropped off, they have maybe a quarter of what they had before. we need to get folks on the rail to support the rails so they can keep the rails. >> grab your sweater. they're hard to come by. >> you might need one this morning. it's chilly, you need that and the umbrella. later this morning we're going to see rain coming in. i'm tracking that with our hour-by-hour forecast. it is just now starting to make its way into the state after really hitting the pacific northwest. let's talk about how much we need this rain because it's been such a dry start to our fall

season. in santa rosa, we are lacking more than 3 1/4 inches of rainfall and in oakland we need 2 1/2 inches of rain to catch up to normal. what we've measured is not what we typically see and we need a lot more rainfall to get to where we should be for this date. we are going to see some of the heavier rain moving into the north bay starting at about 11:00 to noon, and then the light rain moving in to san francisco and parts of the east bay. we're going to see the showers off and on through the evening commute, and then late night it is going to take a break for a little while, with a possibility of more rain coming in starting tomorrow morning at 8:00 to 9:00. then sweeping on through. then by the early afternoon it is starting to clear and we will have some dryer weather for the weekend. rainfall totals may reach anywhere from about a tenth to a quarter inch of rainfall from parts of the north bay on southward. but santa rosa on northward, we are going to see much higher rainfall totals, ukiah could

reach one inch of rainfall. that would be beneficial for a lot of us across the bay area, but we are still seeing a big part of the storm track farther to the north. going into next week, not seeing any major storms on the horizon. our seven-day forecast, expected to be cooler over the next few days and our mornings will drop to the mid-30s. so brace yourself for much cooler weather heading into the weekend to start out our days. >> thanks, kari. happening now, sonoma county leaders are declaring a bird flu state of emergency. state agricultural authorities say the virus was recently detected at two local farms. about 250,000 birds were euthanized as a result. the emergency declaration allows the county to access additional public safety and emergency services, including assistance for impacted businesses. the race is on to drop future leaders in science. for years, the u.s. has led in the field, but are times changing? coming up, the new effort going

on within our borders and the nation many say is closing the gap. then at 6:00, a key vote on capitol hill to fund the war efforts in ukraine and the middle east. we're live in washington with the latest on the brewing stalemate and the new warning from the white house. and a quick 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, newconferences,s breaking news, newconferences,s look mom, i found one. oh, yeah, you did.

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welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." here in silicon valley we often pride ourselves on leading the way for innovation and technology, but new research from the state of science in america, a report just released shows we're quickly losing ground in the race for global leadership in science and technology. china will take the top spot within the next five years if no meaningful and comprehensive action is taken. i spoke with president and ceo of research america who says that we need to get ahead and it starts with our educators. >> we do need a stronger k-12 s.t.e.m. education system.

that means we've got to do a better job compensating talented teachers who might be tempted to leave education. some of the science trained people should be spending some of their time helping our policy decisionmakers nationally and locally and at the state level be as informed as they possibly can about the decisions they're making on behalf of us all. >> artificial intelligence, clean energy and bioscience are top priority fields to keep the u.s. as a global leader. you can read the full report on their search and how you can help at sciencetechaction.org. we'll post that on our website. law enforcement officers are stepping up today. this is to provide some special holiday memories for south bay children. >> that's right. it's always such a great event. silicon valley valley shop with a cop event is back for its 16 year. this is video from last year.

about 250 children from underfunded local schools have the chance to select gifts for themselves and family members at a local target store. uniformed officers from more than 20 first responder agencies will accompany them. many of the kids are being rewarded for their recent achievements in the classroom. also included, kids who may have been severely impacted by recent traumatic circumstances. >> i love that. my fraternity, we do one of those each year. the faces and just the excitement from the families, it's a beautiful thing. >> i happen to be running errands sometimes and i run into it. it's so much fun. a quick reminder you can watch nbc bay area news whenever you like. we're on roku and other streaming platforms. you can watch live breaking news, news conferences and even repeats of our newscasts. the pain and anguish from today's speakers is overwhelming in this room, is it not? so can you imagine the pain the people have here and the pain in gaza at this moment?

right now at 6:00, emotions running high at san francisco city hall. supervisors hear demands from a middle east cease-fire, and we're live with impassioned pleas, the immediate blowback and the city's next step after a hearing that went late into the night. a live look outside. more thick fog has been rolling in, but today you may want to keep that umbrella handy. meteorologist kari hall is tracking conditions in your neighborhood. this is "today in the bay." this is also wednesday morning. 6:00. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we're dealing with something that effects both traffic and weather. let's start with weather, because we're talking about that fog out there. >> yeah, we have a dense fog advisory in effect. it's not as thick as it was yesterday for parts of the peninsula. this is mainly moving through the north bay as that dense fog advisory continues until 10:00 this morning. visibility down to a quarter mile or less, so that means you need to allow some extra time to get to