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neighborhood, as a long police standoff ends. we're live this morning with new developments in the last two hours. race to pass a funding bill days before congress breaks for the holidays. new funding for israel and ukraine still in limbo. we'll break down where senate negotiations stand this morning. also, a live look outside, parts of the bay area are waking up to a freeze warning. meteorologist kari hall is tracking whether you'll need to bundle up before heading out the door. this is "today in the bay." good morning. i'm ginger conejero saab. laura garcia is off. >> and i'm marcus washington. we'll get a look at that commute with mike coming up in just a bit. first, let's start with the cold forecast. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking it. it's cold. >> and you don't even have to get out of bed. you can probably tell the heater is kicking on more often or it's just really cold inside the house. so that's the weather we're

starting out with this morning. we'll have more of these cold mornings ahead. we're focusing on the north bay, where the temperatures will be the lowest and these areas under a freeze warning shaded in purple this morning. that will be in effect until 9:00. we'll also have the patchy, frosty conditions. walnut creek right now, it's 39 degrees, mostly low 40s elsewhere. here is a look at our highs this afternoon, reaching near 60 degrees for all microclimates. we'll talk about the weekend and if we'll see some rain coming up. mike, you're tracking a crash and closure in san jose. >> yeah, the off-ramp north 101 at brookline is closed because of this overturned big rig. it happened around 3:30 this morning. you can see there's damage on the top of the rig. maybe it's a tarp. the report for chp says there's no damage to the truck, they say it's intact. it looks like it hit something at the split, at the gore point as you're taking the off-ramp at

north 101. that exit is closed. the flares are out. as we look at the map, light traffic. things will keep moving very smoothly northbound. keep that in mind as you're traveling northbound. the southbound side moves smoothly. the rest of the bay moves nicely. the off-ramp is currently closed because of the overturned big rig. back to you. >> thanks, mike. we begin this morning with breaking news while you were sleeping. a police standoff putting an east bay neighborhood on lockdown. it is finally over, but authorities say that it started with violence involving a husband and wife. >> "today in the bay"'s bob redell is live in pleasant hill. bob, what are you learning? >> reporter: good morning to you. we are still trying to confirm with the pleasant hill police department whether or not the man who barricaded himself

inside a home in the sherman acres neighborhood behind me, whether he surrendered to police overnight or if law enforcement had to take him into custody by force. pleasant hill police tell us that around 7:00 last night this man shot and wounded his wife inside a home here on the 200 block of cleopatra drive, a neighborhood bordered by 680 and monument boulevard. she was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries, but her husband would not surrender initially and barricaded himself inside that home for a number of hours. police locked down the neighborhood. they asked residents to shelter in place while they tried to communicate with the man. then sometime before 1:30 this morning, police released a statement indicating the neighborhood was reopened, the standoff over. again, we are trying to confirm how that standoff ended. back out here live, that is monument boulevard behind me, a major road here in pleasant

hill, in this intersection was shut down, but it is now reopened as you can see behind me. reporting live in pleasant hill, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. now to a live look at capitol hill. this is where lawmakers are now just a few days away from their holiday recess, and there's still a lot of work to be done before anyone or anything can take shape to help fund israel and ukraine. lawmakers are expected to work through the weekend, but talks are stalled in the senate with the demand from gop lawmakers to add border and immigration reforms to any agreement. the white house is warning of dire consequences if a deal cannot be reached. here is what senators are both sides are saying. >> republicans are going to have to get serious, everybody has to change their outlook. it's crunch now or never. >> the commander in chief, joe biden, needs to wake up and do something about our broken border. >> the white house contends president biden is open to

compromise and there's still optimism senators will reach a new agreement before the end of the year. the activist group code pink is organizing a rally to support palestinians. it takes place at noon along battery street in san francisco. it was a peaceful first night of celebrating hanukkah in san francisco's union square. last night the celebration included a large police presence as hundreds helped light the oldest, largest scale public menorah outside israel. the event went on without interruption. a separate lighting took place outside san francisco city hall. organizers there said they were also honoring the lives lost in israel and gaza, as well as calling for a cease-fire in gaza. >> even though this is a joyous occasion, we are actually grieving at this moment. >> right will triumph over evil, good will triumph over evil. darkness will never prevail. >> the union square event

leaders remained focus on the message of optimism and hope for jewish people everywhere. happening today, the man accused in a string of violent attacks in the south bay is due in court for a plea hearing. authorities arrested him in june in the hours after an alleged rampage spanning 20 miles, that covered areas in san jose and milpitas, leaving three dead, seven others injured. investigators say the former tech worker was armed with a kitchen knife which he used to stab four victims while striking seven others with vehicles he carjacked. court documents revealed the suspect had a history of violent and mental health issues. two people are behind bars after attempting to steal from two lululemon stores. officers say the thieves were caught running out from the back of a los gatos lululemon with nearly $4,000 worth of merchandise. police arrested the suspects. they then connected the pair to another lululemon robbery just

an hour before over in gilroy. the suspects were booked on organized retail theft charges. later today, state leaders, including governor gavin newsom and nancy pelosi, will help celebrate the recent massive investment in a new high speed line connecting las vegas to southern california. the white house this week approving $3 billion in funding for the new line. once complete, it promises to transport riders between los angeles and sin city in about two hours. the total tab for the project is estimated at about $12 billion, with the plan to complete by the year 2028. leaders will hold a virtual news conference later. it's 5:07. let's take a live look at interstate 80. it's a little dark still. that's over near truckee. if you're on your way to lake tahoe this weekend, you will need chains. caltrans says chain controls are in effect for parts of highway

50, interstate 80, highway 88 and 20 for all cars, except four-wheel drive vehicles with snow tires on all of its wheels. >> we know a lot of folks like to go on the weekend. weather-wise, how much snow? >> it's clearing out for now. we've already seen the snow fall, but it's about 10 degrees right now. so whatever is on the road is freezing and creating icy conditions. so once again, the snow is done. we don't have any more coming for the weekend. in fact, as we take a live look at palisades, it is starting out with temperatures once again in the teens, and we'll only see it reach into the mid-20s for our overnight lows. then look at the highs for the afternoon. i do think that once we get a couple of days above freezing for the afternoon and things dry out a little bit, it may be able to drop the chain controls if you're going for the weekend. we don't have any more snow, at least for the next week or so. i'm stretching the forecast all the way out to next weekend, where there will be a chance of some snow coming in. bay area could get some rain as

well. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. mike has a look at what to expect at the gas pump. >> we're looking at some prices still coming down just before the weekend. santa clara county, the ten best prices listed in santa clara county all below $4 today. we're going to call out $3.97 at the arco in san jose. san ramon slides in at $3.99 for national petroleum on san ramon valley boulevard. and the north bay, the getaway traffic through vallejo, you've got grand on springs road with $4.21 a gallon, just a couple blocks off i-80. as we get out to the roadway, a smooth flow of traffic for most of the bay. we still have the off-ramp closed for north 101 in san jose. the arrow at the top of the screen shows you westbound highway 4, the crew around bailey is restricting traffic right now and we'll check to see if they have an update. right now that's the only slow spot. the bay bridge, no backup at the toll plaza, no metering lights.

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happy friday to you. the time is 5:13. let's head over to mountain view with a look at our day planner. starting out all clear and it's going to be very chilly today. we're in the mid-40s at 8:00 and headed for the upper 50s for today. but at least it will be sunny. more sunshine and chilly weather in the weekend forecast. we'll talk about it in a few minutes. over here, a crisp clear view of oakland. 880, the nimitz. headlights moving smoothly both directions along this stretch of the freeway. we'll talk about how things are shaping up in the south bay, as well as the east bay. i still have the slowing on highway 4. well, good morning. very happy friday to you. disney is talking about getting rid of office space at its

emeryville offices where they house pixar studios according to the san francisco business news. general motors ceo telling office workers they've got to come back three days a week. originally the ceo had promised permanent flexibility. it is jobs friday. normally the first friday of the month. today it's the second friday of the month. the calendar is complex. the reason i mentioned general motors, it's going to muddy up the job numbers. workers at gm, ford and stelantis were on strike and it may give us an artificially high number. what we're looking for is a softer jobs number, lower than the 200,000 or so we've been averaging this year. much lower than the 300,000 average last year. we're looking for the sofngvide rates are working and we don't need any more of them, thank you

very much. the 49ers play the seahawks again this weekend. a lot of people betting on the game. you can also bet on specifics on the game called parlays. you can say i bet there's going to be a turnover on the seahawks first possession, for instance. if you link a lot of those together, a turnover, followed by a 49er touchdown, followed by a two-point conversion and if you're right about such an unlikely combination, you can win a lot of money. i spoke with an online expert who helps people make bets like that and wondered, how much money is he making helping other people? >> so it's kind of like a full-time job where even when i'm not necessarily working, i'm still on my phone just looking to see what players have what lines. so, yeah, it's definitely a full-time thing. >> can you give me some picture as to what the income for you is? >> so i don't like to say the exact numbers, but i will say this year we're going to make over $5 million.

>> oh. >> hold on, it gets better. he also makes six figures playing video games. he's one of my guests on the weekend on "press here" and he knows a lot about football, he knows a lot about the madden video game. he is the world champion. this is him being introduced on a live stream championship madden game. he won to become the best in the world a few years ago. and i asked him, if i'm playing against marcus and i want to beat him, what is the best strategy? >> the main thing is just run shotgun bunch. it's been the best formation in madden, i think, since maybe 2008, and we're in 2023. it's been the best formation for 15 years in a row. if you're just a regular person who wants to get better at madden, if you run shotgun bunch against your friends, you can pick any play and more times than not you're going to be able to find players open in that formation. >> i'm using it this weekend. we're talking about sports,

flying cars and even artificial christmas trees and we take you to a christmas market in france, right after "meet the press" sunday morning at 9:00. half hour show, we smash that much stuff into it. >> that's a lot. scott, you're getting me thinking here. my husband definitely takes that football, and i'm, like, wait, you can make that much money? he's always watching football. he's got to be like that guy, making millions. >> multiple streams of income. >> my goodness. so much to watch out for on that. >> thank you so much. target is offering a deal for local shoppers trying to make it in the bay. the retailer is offering a $25 christmas meal. you'll get a six-pound bone-in ham, potatoes, corn, french bread, mushroom soup, green beans and holiday peppermint sandwich cookies. target says final prices may vary depending on how big the ham is. the meal is available for pickup in storms or same-day delivery. trending this morning,

acting and music a-listers adam driver and olivia rodrigo will headline snl tomorrow. >> i'm adam driver hosting snl this week with musical guest olivia rodrigo. >> okay, this is awkward. olivia rodrigo and the guy she wrote a song about. >> what song? >> driver's license. adam driver. >> that song is not about me. >> it's 100% about you. >> that's cute. driver, get it? well, adam is hosting for a fourth time. this is rodrigo's second appearance. speaking of drivers, adam driver is starring in the new movie "ferrari" that comes out december 25th. rodrigo recently received six grammy nominations for her album "guts" and her tour starts early next year. you can watch the show right here tomorrow night at 8:30. also watching out for that movie on christmas. looks like a good one. >> a lot going on. weather-wise, pull out the

coat. you're going to need a coat. not a jacket, a coat. >> yeah, it's pretty chilly out there. we have cold air coming in behind the scattered showers we've seen over the past couple of days. and for the north bay, there's a freeze warning in effect until 9:00 this morning. i do think we'll have more mornings under freeze warnings and frost advisories and it's mainly the inland valleys where we see temperatures dropping a lot more quickly. for the weekend into next week, we have sunny and calm weather, but there will be a chance of rain all the way into next weekend. that's the next chance of rain we're watching. once again, the focus for now is the chilly temperatures that continue to drop. we're at 36 in napa, it is 39 in fremont, and in san jose it's 43 degrees. we usually reach our lowest temperature right around sunrise, and some of us waking up and heading out this morning to some patches of some dense fog. we're seeing that in dublin right now. much of the rest of the commute on 580 is clear, but once again,

the visibility may drop very quickly as you're driving into work. then by 8:00, it's clearing out. we're going from 40 degrees to temperatures in the mid-50s for today. it's going to be a fairly cool afternoon, reaching up to 60 in san jose, and 60 in martinez. it may only just be a touch warmer for tomorrow for the inland valleys, with some mid-60s for morgan hill and san martin. early tomorrow morning into the next few days will be very cool, with patchy frost and freezing temperatures in the north bay. once again, looking ahead, we don't see any chances of rain, even though rain gets very close at times next week. it looks like it's not until next weekend we get a significant chance of rainfall. so our seven-day forecast is all dry here. mornings starting out in the 30s, and afternoon highs near 60 degrees. a little warmer for the beginning to middle of next week. san francisco will see temperatures hitting 60 degrees for the weekend, and then mornings starting out in the

lower 40s. mike, what's going on with that slow stretch of highway 4? >> still looks like it's there on the sensors, although the caltrans grid said the crews have cleared, or they have permission to clear. we see the sensors starting to get a little better. westbound highway 4, your commute direction, right here around bailey is where that construction crew was overnight. we do see things getting better coming in and out of the area. there may be crews right now on the roadside still packing up equipment. otherwise, it is friday and it's lighter traffic flow. highway 4 is still under 50 minutes. it should be about 45 this time on a friday. vasco road is still at the minimum from marsh creek down out of contra costa county and into alameda county for 580, where kari showed you a little fog, low clouds hovering around. over here, the san mateo bridge, no problems. clear view, clear drive. look at that nice flow of traffic from hayward to foster city. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds.

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investigator chris chmura's team was the ticket. he's here with that case, plus an invitation for you. >> happy friday. kimberly in san leandro paid annually for a park past, even paid during covid-19 when the state closed parks. she said the park promised to pay during the closure. she called us, we called the park and they gave her her $405. speaking of roller coasters, we have a half hour of respond stories about travel ups and downs. please join us at 6:30, we're 100% focused on solving travel problems, planes, hotels, automobiles, we're all over the map helping out and finding lessons for you so your next trip doesn't go off the rails. see you tomorrow night. and have a great weekend. >> good stuff. thanks a lot, chris. next, the top stories we're following on "today in the bay." the reason you'll have to wait a

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foe in their quest for the top playoff seed. the mind-set of their suddenly hot quarterback, we'll have it for you. this is "today in the bay." >> we're guessing it's purdy good, by the way. good morning to you all. i'm marcus washington and it's friday. >> it's friday, that's purdy good to me, too. i'm ginger conejero saab. laura garcia is off on this very chilly morning. a great way to start your day, kind of, not really. meteorologist kari hall has what's in store. >> you know when it's this cold outside, it just makes it hard to get out of bed. but we've got to get the day going and we're starting out with a freeze warning for parts of the north bay. this is where temperatures will be coldest and that continues until 9:00. take a look at where we are now. we're very close to freezing. we're at 36 in napa, 35 in sonoma, and we're in the upper 30s for parts of the inland east bay, with parts of the south bay

in the low 40s as you get ready to step out the door. let's get a look at our planner for walnut creek. starting out clear, it's going to be sunny throughout the day. even though we're staying mostly in the 50s, it's going to be nice because it's friday and we have sunshine. we'll get a look ahead to the rest of the weekend forecast coming up. mike, we still have that crash and closure in san jose. >> i was mistaken, i thought this was a hole in the top and we could see through the back because of the way the video was arranged. that's actually people with a flashlight. there's a little rise and i think the truck might have hit that and turned over to its sides. this truck is filled with vegetables and it's still blocking the off-ramp north 101, and they've now closed the slow lane, the latest update. we still don't know when the off-ramp will reopen. folks familiar with the area know there's 880 and tremble and de la cruz in the area, so you can exit at nearby exits and

take surface streets to get where you need to go. north 101 at brokaw, the exit is closed. the fog is not as much of an issue this morning, although we've seen low clouds drifting around the spots. traffic on the road index does not show a problem. no lights just yet at the toll plaza. back to you. first an update on breaking news out of pleasant hill. that's where all roads are now clear and the shelter in place has been lifted. this is after a long police standoff that started last night. the police put that order in place after they say a man shot his wife and barricaded himself inside of a home. this is near monument boulevard. the woman was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. it's still not clear how the standoff ended, whether the suspect surrendered or if police officers took him in by force. our bob redell is near the scene and will have a live update in the next half hour. now, in a matter of hours, sidewalk vendors in san

francisco's mission district are planning to march pushing back against a ban. "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez is joining us live with more on a message they're hoping to send to local leaders, kris. >> reporter: hi, there, marcus. this is the time of year when vendors get a lot of their business done because there are more people coming into the city and there are more people looking to spend money. they say this 90-day ban, though it's temporary, a really crippling their business. today they plan on making that message heard as they make their way from the mission, marching on to city hall. they want to make sure the city knows that this policy isn't without ramifications. the venders are caught up in the middle, as the city is trying to crack down on people who are working without permits, blocking sidewalks, sometimes selling stolen goods in the mission, and sometimes threatening the public works workers who are in charge of enforcing the rules.

now, also the city rented space for some of them to operate during this 90-day ban, one man who sells with a permit tells us he's making 200 sales a week instead of 200 sales a day. >> it was unfortunately an ill-timed move and right now the vendors will tell you themselves, they're suffering, not selling. this is their peak month. and on the flip side, you have all of the same activities that the supervisor said would be cleaned out by doing this. >> reporter: so hopefully we will get some update on whether or not this is working. the ban is a 90-day ban, so perhaps we won't get information on the results of the crackdown until later. but we do know that the city has been trying to offer some sort of support for these merchants who are operating with a permit. if you want to know more about what the city is doing, you can find that at nbcbayarea.com. in san francisco, kris sanchez,

"today in the bay." >> one to certainly follow. thank you. not far from the mission district, one business owner says he is through with san francisco, after he says he was recently attacked. he says it happened wednesday afternoon outside his store south of market at the corner of howard and moss streets. the owner of box sf says a man acting strangely threw a cup of soup on him after he asked him not to leave it outside his window. he says he defended himself and tried to take the man to the ground. >> i got attacked by a knife a couple years ago, about three blocks from here. i'm not waiting for somebody to injure me again. i stayed on top of him until the police arrived. >> the owner says he is now selling his business and the rest of his inventory before he packs up and moves elsewhere. now, business owners like the box sf owner, who was attacked this week, say they are very concerned over public safety in san francisco. but according to city leaders, recent efforts are showing

progress. police chief bill scott and district attorney brooke jenkins held a town hall in the bay view last night. they talked about how the tackling of the open air drug market, property and violent crime has been happening. the chief says they've made a lot of progress this year working with the fbi to tackle the fentanyl crisis. the da also addressed challenges keeping criminals behind bars. >> almost 900 year to date, which is about double where we are this time last year. >> what we're seeing is repeat offenders of selling fentanyl are being released over and over again at your courthouse. i've been working hard to make sure our lawyers are asking judges to keep the most egregious offenders in custody. >> when it comes to property crime, chief scott pointed to the new $15 million state grant for organized retail theft. he says it will help the department with more personnel and overtime pay. it will also cover the cost of

400 license plate readers across san francisco. bay area crabbers are familiar with this, dungeness crab season being pushed back for the third time this year. state fish and wildlife has postponed the start of the commercial season and this is the fifth straight year of delays, all due to concerns migrating whales may get tangled up in crabbing gear. the 49ers are hoping to continue their recent roll at home this sunday against a pretty familiar foe. now, familiar not only matchup-wise, but time-wise. the niners just faced their division rivals seattle on thanksgiving night. that was just 15 days ago. since then, quarterback brock purdy played what may have been his best game of the season, when the niners dismantled philadelphia, the team with the best record in the league. purdy says he's just trying to

stay focused. >> nothing has changed. yeah, i'm about my process and weakness against the seahawks and that's it. >> well, the niners are currently on a four-game winning streak. they've also beaten the seahawks four straight times. go niners. meteorologist kari hall is here. kari, i know the rain has been on and off all week. it's been freezing and then the sun comes out for a little bit. should niner fans bring their rain gear this weekend? >> we don't want seattle to bring their weather down here. we're going to see sunshine and also some mild temperatures, headed for the low 60s. we're going to see really nice game time weather forecast. you will need to make sure you're wearing our 49ers hoodie. as we take a look at some things going on around the bay area, we have the fantasy of lights drive-thru in los gatos, and it starts at 6:00 in the low 50s.

it's going to be chilly, you're in the car with the windows rolled up and the heater on. now, we are also going to have some chilly temperatures for holiday on the plaza in downtown berkeley tonight. we're going to see temperatures in the upper 50s to start. as soon as the sun sets, it's going to cool off quickly. then tomorrow in sausalito there's the lighted boat parade. a lot of cool events going on around the bay area to celebrate the holidays. we're going to be in the low 50s at the time people are getting their spots as the boats start to roll down the bay, i guess. we're going to see temperatures in the upper 40s. if you're going out and checking out some of the sights of the coastline today or for the next few days, our temperatures will get a little warmer by the end of the weekend. in big sur we're going to see highs mainly in the 60s. if you're going to l.a. this weekend, expect it to be warmer with highs going from upper 60s today to mid-70s by the end of the weekend. we'll talk about our sunshine in

the forecast as well coming up. mike says as of now, much of the commute looks pretty smooth. >> pretty calm right now at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's friday. we typically have a later and lighter build. and as we move toward the end of the year. we have this slowing, i'm a little confused. westbound highway 4, caltrans says construction should be clear from the area, but clearly it's not for westbound highway 4 passing by bailey road. some folks may take kirker pass, which is smooth at the interchange. a light volume through contra costa county. look at that, no problems. just a little bit of brake tap here for the north bay. highway 37 out of vallejo. everything else looks pretty nice. down here in san jose, we do have a little more slowing. the build traditional, even on a friday, approaching the area coming toward 101. typically this is where we see slowing, but it's worse from 880 and oakland road, the off-ramp is closed. i showed you the overturned rig.

we have no time when they can right the rig and clear it from the off-ramp. prepare for a little more slowing on surface streets. then this roadway here, highway 9, looking ahead as well, this is closed, the bridge repair work and replacement work on the way toward the park. so just note that over the weekend as well. back to you. coming up on "today in the bay," hunter biden indicted again. what it means legally and politically. and we're moving you forward with our school shout-out series. here is a fifth grade class from vista grande elementary in danville. >> i'm mrs. collins, this is my awesome fifth grade class, and we're have vista grande elementary in danville, california. >> good morning, bay area! >> good morning right back to you. i love it when they get all excited. >> i do, too. >> we would love to hear some more good mornings and see students you know take part.

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good friday morning. it is 5:44. this is what you're stepping out the door to. temperatures in the mid-30s in much of the north bay, upper 30s from concord to dublin, and 41 right now in morgan hill. we'll get a look at where we

head for the afternoon and what's ahead for the weekend coming up. over here, a live look shows you fremont, cool, easy drive on the nimitz southbound with those headlights from auto mall parkway toward tesla. smooth drive both directions. we'll show you where there's slowing and check on the construction crew and i'll see if i can find more information about highway 4. >> thanks a lot, kari and mike. a troubled former bay area pilot is returning home while the rest of his legal case plays out. cameras in portland captured the reunion last night for joseph emerson and his wife. a judge released the pleasant hill man after he pleaded not guilty to 83 misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment and felony endangerment of an aircraft. in october during a seattle to sfo flight, emerson was in the cockpit and off duty when the pilots say he tried to cut the plane's engines. his wife addressed the situation yesterday. >> i'm saddened that this

situation had to happen to my husband and to these people that it affected, but i know that this has created a movement. >> emerson is now unemployed and the couple is said to be driving home from portland with one of the conditions of his release preventing him from boarding a plane. no reaction so far from the white house over the latest indictment of president biden's son, hunter biden. >> scott mcgrew, this new indictment was expected, yet at the same time it's quite a bit shocking. >> expected and shocking. good morning. these are the same accusations, the same issues that we've been talking about for more than a year now. hunter biden didn't pay his taxes. he has now. he paid them back. but unlike you and me, he didn't pay his taxes when they were due, and those taxes added up to nearly $2 million. this was one of the issues hunter biden had bargained a plea deal over, which fell through, which means now he's

facing those accusations again and could spend time in jail. all right, that's the expected part. where it gets rougher for hunter biden is the indictment itself. the money he's not paying taxes on are coming from foreign deals, not illegal that we know of, but definitely foreign deals, according to the charging document. he knows he's supposed to be paying his taxes, but he's not. the defendant spent this money on drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing and other items of a personal nature. in short, everything but his taxes, says the special counsel. hunter biden also faces a gun charge in delaware, alleging he lied on a federal form. those were both part of the plea deal that fell apart. there are all kinds of nuance and complexity to this. first, it's very unusual for the government to threaten jail time for not paying taxes, especially if you paid them back eventually

with interest. so the case is unusual. it's brought by the justice department, which works independently from the white house. it undercuts donald trump's argument that doj isn't independent. he says it's a partisan group out to get republicans. but the doj is simultaneously prosecuting him, a republican candidate for president, and the current democratic president's son. trump blasted the doj for most of his trouble, even trouble that has nothing to do with federal charges or federal court. he was in civil court in new york yesterday, nothing to do with the department of justice. >> the doj, the white house, in order to hurt a political opponent and, actually, it's driving up the polls because the people get it. >> the implication of the hunter biden indictment is how it affects joe biden. the president is not accused of any wrongdoing in his son's indictment. in a recent inquiry by the house

oversight committee, they were unable to come up with any specific accusations against the president. but republicans are pushing forward with an impeachment, anyway, or an impeachment inquiry. that could start as early as next week. so not impeachment, i misspoke. impeachment inquiry. the authorization of committees to investigate the president, which, of course, speaker of the house kevin mccarthy had already asked them to do. also, we continue to follow any movement for funding on ukraine. our brie jackson is going to pick up that part of the story coming up at just the top of the hour. >> thanks so much, scott. trending this morning, local elves are preparing for a busy morning out there. the group dig deep sf preparing for a holiday toy drive, buying gifts for families in need, helping the salvation army's annual giveaway. some age groups, kids ranging from 8 to 12 are often overlooked in the traditional toy drives. >> that's right, and joining us this morning from a target over in san rafael is major matt

madsen from the salvation army. good morning to you, sir. happy holidays. glad to see you. thanks for joining us. >> good morning. >> first big question for you this morning, is everyone ready to shop? >> yes, we are. in fact, the army of elves is arriving and you can see a briefing going on right behind us here. we are going to be getting ready to start a massive toy drive, loading up toys specifically for the kids that are hardest to purchase for. it's easy to buy the toys for the small kids, but it's the older ones that people don't know what to do. that's why we brought in the expert. we've got young people helping us out. >> that's a good move. the thing about it, too, is this must make you feel so good to see so many people show up and want to volunteer and help. talk to us about the people who gave so much, the money raised. how much money did you raise for today's event? >> well, the count i got

yesterday, we were getting near $100,000. and i'm not sure if overnight that's been pushed to that number. but $100,000 is going to make a massive difference in the lives of people. >> and, of course, we want to know -- i mean, santa and his elves are working for christmas, but these toys, are they going to be given out and distributed beforehand? when are they going to be given out? >> well, these toys, we're going to load them up after we have a great picture with a massive pile of all the toys. we're going to load them onto our truck, bring them down to our warehouse in san francisco and distribute them on the 19th to families that have come to us for seasonal assistance. >> they're meeting santa. oh, i hear it. they're starting to go. oh, you can see them. look at that. how cool is that? >> oh, yeah. they've got a very important job. what kinds of toys are those shoppers rushing and racing to get?

>> well, we gave them a list of all of the requests of the families that have signed up, so they know the stuff that has been requested. but these guys know how to decipher exactly the more specific things that kids want. that's why we're really benefiting from their experience and knowledge. >> major matt madsen over at the salvation army. thank you so much for what you are doing. thank you to all the volunteers out there. thank you for letting us be a part of it this morning as well. >> thank you. >> i'm glad he didn't get stuck in the rush there. >> it's like that black friday rush. >> friday light, and then we show the inside of that target. cinthia tells me that's one of the most beautiful views from any target in the bay area. you can see the bridge. >> there you go. >> check it out. >> they're going to be inspired to shop. maybe when they look at the

view, will they be seeing frosty windows? >> this morning it's pretty cold up there. we've been watching the north bay because that's where temperatures are dropping the quickest. i wanted to show you this wide view of what's going on across the region, and all the clouds that are stretching out in the pacific towards the pacific northwest. we're missing out, yet again, on another round of rain as it moves farther to the north of the bay area. we're going to enjoy a day of sunshine, but we're also going to have a cool start to our day. so walnut creek, one of the cooler spots in the upper 30s. we're mostly in the low 40s from san jose to oakland. then looking at our south bay temperatures, headed for the low 60s for san jose. a lot of upper 50s and low 60s for not only the south bay, but around the bay area. we get those temperatures going up and then back down very quickly. so if you're going to glowfari, the lantern festival at the oakland zoo, expect it to be in the mid-50s. you want to make sure you're bundled up because it's going to

be a very chilly evening with upper 40s. watch out around san francisco tomorrow, there's the santacon pub crawl going on. that's going to be throughout the city and throughout the day. we're going to see temperatures in the upper 50s, coming down to the low 50s by 6:00 and continuing to dip from there. our mornings are going to be so cold, this is a look at our tomorrow morning outlook. starting out at below freezing for santa rosa and freezing in ukiah. we're going to see a lot of 30s for the interior valleys, not only tomorrow morning, but the next several days. a lot of sunshine in our forecast, dry weather continues. i don't see any chances of rain here. nothing significant through at least next thursday. we'll possibly be watching next weekend for rain, but this weekend is looking all good for shopping or whatever you have to do. mike, you're still tracking that problem for the south bay commute? >> i am. northbound 101, we typically see a little build on a friday. but there's much more slowing because it lasts from about

680/280, all the way up to brokaw. there's an overturned rig we showed you earlier. we have no estimate when they're going to reopen that exit from northbound 101. so look at some alternate routes. just past there is de la cruz and the trimble exit. no injuries for the person involved in that crash, the overturned rig still blocking the off-ramp. over here a light volume of traffic, no problem, dublin interchange. mild slowing for 84. 680 is at speed. so is the nimitz, south of hayward a little slowing. the metering lights are on. mild backup at the bay bridge. >> thanks, mike. happening now, health leaders are issuing a new warning about tainted cantaloupe. this has led to a salmonella outbreak, responsible for at least eight deaths in the north american area since mid-november. there are 230 confirmed cases, including eight in california.

the cdc says many were triggered by pre-cut cantaloupe. if you don't know the source of your fruit, you're being urged to avoid eating it. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> a theme park offers folks a flight to fantasy, but a visitor who is owed a couple hundred bucks may need a dose of reality. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. then at 6:00, caught in the act. how police stopped these robbery suspects before they ever made it out the door. ke it here. ke it here. epyo look mom, i found one. oh, yeah, you did.

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welcome back. nbc bay area responds to an east bay family whose amusement park pass was not amusing. >> and the call to consumer investigator chris chmura's team has the ticket they were looking for. here is the case, plus the invitation for you. >> happy friday. kimberly in san leandro paid monthly for an annual theme park pass, even paid dues during peak covid-19 when the state closed

theme parks. kimberly said the park promised to credit pass holders for the closure, $405 in kimberly's case, but no. so she called us. our team called the park and they gave kimberly her $405. speaking of roller coasters, we have a half hour of respond stories about travel ups and downs. please join us at 6:30, we're 100% focused on solving travel troubles. planes, hotels, automobiles, we're all over the map helping out and finding lessons for you so your next trip doesn't go off the rails. see you tomorrow night. and have a great weekend. a quick reminder, you can watch nbc bay area news whenever you want, 24/7 on roku and other streaming platforms. there you can find our breaking news, news conferences, as well as repeats of our newscasts. breaking right now at 6:00,