right now at 5:00, another proposed rate hike from pg&e, this after regulators approved a huge rate hike last month. we're live this morning and

looking closer at the new filing and the potential impact on your bottom line. ejected again. draymond green tossed for the third time this season. we're going to explain what comes next and his explanation for what happened in the latest incident. get ready for thick fog when you head out to work this morning. here is a live look from emeryville, believe it or not. meteorologist kari hall is tracking another morning of low visibility and where it will be the most severe. this is "today in the bay." this is wednesday morning, 5:00. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we're going to get to mike in just a bit because what's happening in your department is because of what's happening in this department. >> we're going to see more patches of fog drifting around in different areas, so we are seeing this as a result of the high humidity and it's really chilly out there as the temperature comes down to what

we call the dew point, and humidity goes to 100% and basically we have a cloud on the ground. we're going to see areas shaded in gray included in that quarter mile visibility or less until about 10:00 this morning. you can see the den fog advisory in effect for the delta and down into the east bay, into fremont as well. it's coming through the tri-valley into the peninsula, as well as the coastline, and then into san jose, to the south county. so basically a lot of our low-lying areas included in that. then we are going to eventually see a change in the weather pattern that will bring in some rain heading into next week. i'll be talking more about that and what to expect in a few minutes. mike, that visibility, now the chp has a warning. >> they've been talking about that in their reports. this is the hayward side of the san mateo bridge. we cannot see the headlights right now. that's how dense the fog is on the hayward side. on the peninsula in palo alto,

we also have trouble seeing -- there's taillights, there's some headlights. this is our rooftop camera 101 at unit. very tough in both of those spots. there's palo alto, there's hayward. earlier, a few minutes ago, we had the entire peninsula that was lit up in that yellow color. so there is fog and low clouds and it will affect you as you're driving through parts of the south bay, which is sometimes unexpected for folks traveling through san jose, cupertino, mountain view. throughout the east bay, we saw a lot of fog registering on the eastshore freeway. it's drifting around. tougher to see. back to you. >> thanks, mike. new developments for pg&e rate payers everywhere, the bay area's biggest utility is asking for another rate hike. >> "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez is live in the south bay. regulators just approved a massive rate hike starting next month. why this new one? >> reporter: well, so pg&e says

that this is not specifically about wildfire mitigation, the influx of money they're asking for is not to cut down trees or to underground power lines, this is to stabilize finances. it comes on top of the 13% increase you mentioned that goes into effect next year. pg&e's filing with the california public utilities commission, which regulates pg&e, is for $1.5 billion from customers. the utility's filing says it needs that rate increase to cover the spending that it's done on wildfire prevention and storm repair. the utility got a 13% increase just three weeks ago. you might remember they were asking for 26%, which they did not get. the already approved increase kicks in on new year's day. the request in the most recent filing would not be up for approval until late next year, so lots of time to talk about this. when we have talked with the utility reform network, the

advocacy group, they say complain to cpuc if you want, but if you really want to affect change, you need to complain to your elected leaders and tell them there's a limit on how much you can pay and they can pressure the cpuc. like i said, we have a year to do that. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> people will complain. sometimes it seems like the rate hike always happens. thanks, kris. well, we have a follow-up for you, during a special hearing surrounding the recent foul odor that enveloped richmond. >> the extent of bs we've heard in this chamber today -- >> the operators of the city's wastewater treatment plant got an earful member from angry residents responding to a rotten egg smell over the past several days last week. the company, veolia, says the smell was triggered by the release of hydrogen sulfide

during a construction project and is taking responsibility for what happened. >> the disrespect for our community, we're going to change it one way or the other, because we're no longer going to be asking please. >> we're talking about activities to improve the communication, to get those communications out to the community. >> council members ordered the operators to submit a report next month detailing exactly what happened and a new communications plan. happening today, san jose, the south bay man accused of shooting and critically injuring a san jose police officer is due in court for a plea hearing. this happened back in august at a home on gray street, where investigators say he attacked his pregnant wife and ambushed responding officers. one officer was shot in the torso. her partner had to drag her to safety. she then spent weeks in the hospital undergoing numerous surgeries.

officers eventually arrested him after an hours-long standoff. developing this morning, warriors star draymond green likely facing another suspension by the nba after being ejected for the third time this season. here is what happened last night in phoenix. on the inbound play, you can see draymond pivot as his wrist strikes the suns -- did you see it there? the refs called it a flagrant foul with an immediate ejection. green first went quietly to the bench to await the ref's decision. he later said he never intended to hit him but he was trying to draw the foul. coach kerr called it a question of composure. >> we need draymond, he knows that, we've talked to him. he's got to find a way to keep his poise and be out there for his teammates. >> suffice it to say, dub nation is kind of used to these things by now. we can expect the league to come

out with an announcement as soon as this morning. green has already been suspended this season for five games last month. the warriors lost, despite making a furious late rally, 119-116. moving you forward with a season of giving with two essential food distribution events happening tomorrow in the bay area. teams will gather later this morning to process turkeys for meals on wheels giveaway tomorrow in san francisco's bay view district. the memorial church is helping out to help seniors and people with disabilities. starting at 8:00 this morning, volunteers will be collecting turkeys at the meals on wheels facility on gerald avenue. and today catholic charities will distribute food for 300 south bay families. that event starts at 4:00 p.m. at eliot elementary in gilroy. remember, if you can help give back this year, we would certainly love you to do so, with our nourishing neighbors program. it runs through christmas day and it helps bay area families.

you can take part by donating $10 the next time you're checking out at your neighborhood safeway. let's take a peek outside, overlooking downtown san jose. look at the high clouds there. but there is low visibility close to the ground as well. be careful as you head out the door. kari has a look at -- are we in a dense fog advisory? >> yes, we are. we are seeing that in parts of the bay area where visibility drops to a quarter mile or less. we're at a quarter mile visibility in oakland, as well as the peninsula, and other areas that haven't recently seen this low visibility are dealing with it this morning. we're at zero right now in novato, and of course parts of the north bay used to seeing the fog coming around. we're seeing it moving into the peninsula, as well as the south bay, and it's a cold start. this is where we're headed for today, reaching into the low to mid-60s. overall, a nice afternoon. we'll talk about what's coming up in a few minutes.

mike has a look at the prices you can expect at the gas pump. >> i hope you can clearly see these prices. we'll start with alameda county, they lead the list. hayward's valero on hesperian boulevard, now down to $3.81. san mateo clearly has the best of $3.89 on arco at south delaware and the same price, national petroleum in san jose, one on keys and another on south king road. thank you for sharing those options on gasbuddy.com. on the roadways, we see that fog registering where the yellow is, but there are clouds all over the bay. it could change to a foggy situation wherever you are. at the bottom of the screen, you see yellow alameda, oakland. here we are, the coliseum, over the last five minutes i've seen a clear view, all the way up to downtown oakland disappear. back to you. lots of smiles at levi's stadium and the 49ers weren't

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♪ we care a lot ♪ good wednesday morning. right now at 5:13, we are under a microclimate weather alert for fog moving around parts of the south bay and peninsula. you can see in walnut creek we're starting out clear, and we're headed for sunshine today, with temperatures starting out chilly, low 40s at 8:00, and then the low 60s this afternoon. a look at all of our microclimates and what's ahead coming up in a few minutes. and we're looking not at the equipment, but at the headlights coming toward us, north 280 approaching 17. we lose sight because of the low clouds. there is fog, and it's unusual for some spots through the area. allow a little extra time because you might have to slow down. well, good morning. very happy wednesday to you. so i have the closing prices for tuesday on my board, and you

would think that google or alphabet would have gotten hit harder after a jury decided it had violated antitrust laws on monday. but investors didn't seem to care all that much. google can appeal the verdict, maybe that's it, or maybe investors just think google is so strong it will be fine, despite the decision. shares in ring central were down hard after the ceo there quit, after just three months on the job. tesla recalling nearly all of its cars to change software to make it harder for the drivers to fool the self-driving system. legally, it's called a recall, but you can really just push a software patch over the air and that's what tesla is going to do. they're under pressure by the ntsb, which is investigating tesla's self-driving program. critics say it's dangerous and causes fatal crashes. one of the biggest if not the biggest tech conference in north america is no more.

the e3 conference in los angeles celebrated video games. it wasn't open to the public, it was an industry conference, but it attracted hundreds of thousands in the business. conferences in general are suffering just like office space. the cop28 conference wrapping up, various countries have agreed to wind down the use of fossil fuels, transition away, they said. getting to that agreement, very difficult. speaking of decisions, the fed will announce its decision on interest rates later this morning. we expect them to keep them steady. we got good news on inflation yesterday, some prices rose, but meat is cheaper, airline fares cheaper, gas prices way down. the fed raises rates to fight inflation, at least that's the idea. this time around, it seems to totally be working. sam bankman-fried's lawyer is saying he was an incredibly

difficult client. that's david mills, he tells bloomberg he thought the case was unwinnable. when he put bankman-fried on the stand, he may be the very top of the list as the worst person i've ever seen do a cross-examination. he says bankman-fried went off script, despite warnings not to. he says he believes his client is still innocent because he had no intent to break the law. bankman-fried faces decades in prison. on a lighter note, netflix being more transparent about the numbers behind its shows, breaking it down show by show. netflix says the most watched was "the night agent" followed by "ginny & georgia" and netflix doesn't know how many people are watching in each home. they say films and shows have a long tale, languages other than english, one-third of streams. older stuff like "all quiet on the western front" got 80 million hours of viewing the first six months of the year. they put it on a public

spreadsheet so producers could see how they did. have you seen this? a million and a half hours, equivalent to 172 years of watching. >> when do people have time to do this? i never sit down. >> i think most people put that on and do stuff around the house. it's that easy watching. i've turned some stuff on before and -- >> you miss a plot point, you're going to be okay. >> maybe i should try that. the most i sit is here and in the newsroom. that's it. the rest of the day, i'm going. >> laundry, folding, you do something else and you're, like, oh, they did get together. >> watching tips with marcus. >> every wednesday. speaking of movies, trending this morning -- >> other than that, i'm in good shape. ah! >> such a classic scene, we're going to preserve that for all

time. >> "home alone" and one of my other favorites "nightmare before christmas". so the library of congress is selecting 25 films of all kinds each year to preserve for prosperity. some are obscure, some are all-time classics. now, these are ten of the year's better known films. you can see right here "fame" and "terminator 2" making the list. the registry formed 35 years ago. apolo 13 on there as well. a lot of good movies. >> now it's going to live forever. >> very good. >> teed it up there. this fog won't live forever. >> it's going to last for parts of the bay area until about 10:00, and then we're clear the rest of the day. but we are for now under a microclimate weather alert due to the dense fog, and once again that's until 10:00 a.m. then we go into a mild and sunny

day, and then looking at what's ahead, rain returns late this weekend. let's get a look at the current visibility, because you may need to get out the door a little earlier. it's still clear through livermore, but once you get to dublin and heading toward fremont and hayward, visibility is dropping off. we are seeing the denser fog moving into the north bay as well as the coast line. we may see, once again, the coastal areas dealing with the dense fog. and then we also will have higher than normal tides as we make it deeper into our king tide season for these areas shaded in green. there's a coastal flood advisory in effect due to the astronomical tide between 8:00 and 1:00 this afternoon. then we'll see the approach of some rain. we do need a lot more rainfall, as we are running some pretty big rainfall deficits for the season. we need another 4 inches of rainfall to catch up to normal

and concord needs over 2 inches of rainfall. the amount that we've measured is not even close to what we need for this time of year. but now there's a change in the weather pattern that will start to bring us some rain starting this weekend. so we'll see on saturday evening the rain arriving, off and on showers throughout the day on sunday. monday looks pretty soggy and then another storm system arriving behind that, as we go toward the middle of next week. so what does that mean in terms of how much we may measure? it does show that at least that initial round of rain could bring us about 1 to 2 inches of rainfall, maybe even higher for parts of the north bay. as we go throughout next week, there's the possibility that we could see about 5 or 6 inches of rainfall, so, yeah, that would catch us up to normal if we do get all of that rain. also, for the sierra, it looks like we could see a decent amount of snowfall, about 5 inches to a foot of snow.

as we get a look ahead, our weather pattern turns rainy after saturday evening, so we do have a few more days to enjoy the sunshine. and, mike, that fog is really affecting the commute. >> as you said, and as we know, fog will move around. it's clouds on the ground. ground clouds. right now they're just above the ground right here, so that's made visibility of the roadway just fine. from time to time we lose sight of the freeway from the rooftop camera, that's off 880 near tesla. earlier this morning we saw fog registering with the yellow, the road weather index from cupertino toward burlingame and sfo. the east bay has dense pockets of fog around the san mateo bridge. still, we have a very nice drive time. so take your time, watch your surroundings. back to you. >> good advice. thank you. we always know kris sanchez is helping us out with things. before we head to break, we want to share day two of christmas.

>> it is day two of the 12 days of christmas, and i found a beautiful vase at goodwill of silicon valley. i think it is handmade because of some of the markings on the bottom. it is damage-free, freshly washed and i paired it with funky little flowers i got at my local farmers market over the weekend. this would make a nice gift for someone who doesn't celebrate christmas because it doesn't have to be super christmassy when you put it together. when you put it together. >> you can keep up with kris

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5:25 this morning. the 49ers are already champs this year, at least when it comes to spreading holiday cheer. >> that's a big gift in itself. niners star quarterback brock purdy was on hand for a toy and food drive yesterday at levi's and took some selfies with the fans. the team partnered up with second harvest of silicon valley to distribute food, kitchen supplies and toys to families struggling to get by. other guys taking part, nick bow sa, trent williams, george kittle, serving up much needed support and smiles. >> times aren't always fantastic for everybody, and the fact that we can spend a couple hours of our time to help them out, pack

their cars full of supplies they need, toys, food, water, things for their house. it means so much to us to help them out. >> the niners have lots of cheer to spread. they just became the first nfl team to clinch a playoff spot this season, which is a huge gift to all of us. i love how festive it is out there. that's great. love the season of giving. 5:26 right now. coming up next, the top stories we're following today, including an overnight bus crash at uc santa cruz. multiple people now in the hospital. ahead, new details this morning about what happened and we'll have an update on the victims. frustrated passengers on a cruise ship that was delayed hours before leaving san francisco bay. up ahead, we'll tell you the reported cause of that delay and why passengers say the cruise line didn't do

right now at 5:30, a long night in the cold. cruise ship passengers in san francisco finally out to sea, this is after an unexpected delay. the reason so many passengers were left sitting by the dock of the bay. plus, fallout in san francisco, with the school district announcing hundreds of job cuts. new details on the major budget shortfall and what leaders say teachers and staff should prepare for. also, get ready to be greeted by more dense fog on your morning drive. meteorologist kari hall is tracking when visibility is

finally expected to improve. this is "today in the bay." hump day wednesday is here. good morning to you. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. let's start with a look at that forecast. dense fog across the bay area. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking this fog advisory. >> we have some really dense fog. at the same time, it makes it hard to see when we're talking about a dense fog advisory in effect, so we are going to see the return of the king tides for those low-lying areas along the coastline and along the bay area beaches. that water may come in a lot higher, and, of course, in the north bay we watch out for those king tides because it does cause a lot of problems with the park and ride at the manzanita area. we will see this continue for the next couple of days. high tide coming in between 8:00 to 9:00 and ending at about noon, and then we have the extreme low tides as well, which causes the extreme flooding

conditions we see during those high tides that will happen at about 6.6 feet for san francisco, and some of those bayshore trails may flood. so we'll be watching out for that. as far as any flooding from the weather, it's still well off and we'll be tracking an incoming storm for the end of the weekend. i'll have more coming up in just a few minutes. forget waiting for your ship to come in. in this case, very frustrated passengers upset about waiting so long to set sail from san francisco on a princess cruise headed to mexico. >> "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab is live for us in san francisco. ginger, that ship now sailed off, but definitely not when it comes to the lingering anger there, i would imagine a lot of those passengers have. >> reporter: that's right, marcus and laura. the crown princess is at sea this morning, but not before passengers took to social media to voice their frustration, their disappointment, with how the cruise line handled a

schedule delay of one of its cruise ships. take a look at this video that one user posted on social media platform x. she shared her 82-year-old father and family, plus thousands of other people, were waiting in a drafty warehouse last night. this person continued on to say there was no food available and water was limited. food delivery was not an option for them because people did not want to leave, or else they would lose their place in line. another person called out the company in this post, saying it should do better for disabled guests, who waited two hours in the night outside in san francisco. now, the original delay was no surprise to passengers, according to one cruise blog, a notice was shared about the expected delay on sunday. that notice said that due to an increased amount of silt buildup and severe low tide in san francisco bay that crown princess would not have the necessary clearance necessary to berth in the early afternoon on

tuesday, yesterday, december 12th. check-in was rescheduled to 6:30 p.m. and there was a warning for passengers not to arrive early, as seating in the terminal is limited. however, this was the scene outside pier 27 last night, this is in the 10:00 hour. passengers planned for the original delay but they were not expecting that to be pushed back even more. we caught up with passengers who tried to make the most of the added wait. >> we have literally been sitting out here since 7:30 -- >> in the morning? >> no, sorry, 4:30 in the afternoon waiting. they told us that they would check us in by 6:30 and we've been sitting here trying to get in. we're starving. >> you're going to get a $25 credit on board. >> can you believe that? honestly, i don't think that's enough for a drink. and i miss my alcohol package, which we're not going to be able to get because the day is gone. >> you're pretty upset? >> yeah, i'm upset, yeah.

but i am excited to go on the cruise. >> we're going for ten days. >> a mixed bag of experiences there. now, we have reached out to the cruise line for comment but have not heard back. as we heard there, the passengers did receive a $25 credit. that, however, was not enough for some for the trouble experienced. marcus, laura. >> ginger conejero saab. hopefully they're enjoying the nine days. >> use the drink package and everything will be better. new overnight, a bus crash sends six people to the hospital in santa cruz. it happened last night on the campus, a bus veered off the road and struck a wall. one of the victims was airlifted from the scene. it's not clear if any of the victims are students. the cause of the crash is still

not known. happening today, the man who attacked nancy pelosi's husband in their san francisco home is due back to court for a status hearing tied to the federal sentencing. david depape is facing up to 30 years in prison for attacking paul pelosi with a hammer one year ago in pacific heights. now, he's facing another 20 years for attempted kidnapping. today's hearing centers around federal sentencing guidelines. depape is also awaiting a potential second trial in superior court. that trial is still on track to begin in mid-january. stanford university is one of several schools under federal scrutiny in the wake of allegations of discrimination on campus. the u.s. department of education is looking into potential discrimination at several schools, including ucla and uc san diego. stanford is under scrutiny for its handling of anti-semitic or islamophobic activities. it's not clear whether the allegations are tied to recent events in the middle east or the issues predate october 7th. stanford issued a statement to

nbc news saying in part, stanford is fully committed to a campus environment free of discrimination and harassment, and one in which students of all backgrounds are supported and have the opportunity to thrive. a follow-up this morning on the proposed job cuts rocking san francisco schools. the school board voted last night to eliminate nearly 1,000 positions early next year. now, all are said to be positions that right now remain unfilled. the proposal comes as the district faces a $400 million shortfall and the school superintendent says more job cuts are not out of the question. >> we have a few other areas where we're looking at, like where we spend money on consultants, on the district office, how we're staffing our schools. we'll be looking at that through the budget planning process. >> the move is aimed at saving money but comes as thousands of teachers and staff had paycheck problems over the last two

years. we spoke with one substitute teacher last night who says the district still owes her $4,000. the board yesterday also agreed to explore which payroll system they'll use to replace the current one. attention, elves, there's a key holiday shipping deadline you need to know about. today is the final day for fedex ground economy. that means if you want your holiday packages to arrive in time for christmas using that service, you need to get them in the mail by today. fedex offers other delivery methods which will likely cost more money. you still have time if you use the postal service. the deadline for ground shipping and first class mail is this saturday to get those holiday packages to their destinations on time. >> it's that time of year. let's take a live look outside. you can see traffic moving along. we need to talk about what's going on with that fog out there. meteorologist kari hall has a look at what we can expect. the thing about it, you're hopeful that it burns off before you start your commute. >> no, unless you're commuting

after 10:00 a.m., then you have to deal with it in some spots. but it is patchy and it's not very widespread. so there are parts of the bay area where your commute is completely clear and we're seeing that in the east bay. but then for parts of the peninsula, the coastline and the north bay, very low visibility. but once it does clear out, we're headed for a sunny afternoon, mild days ahead for the rest of the week, and then for the weekend the rain will be coming back starting on saturday. but once again, these are the areas impacted by the dense fog advisory. we can see the gray shading there, which includes the valleys in the north bay, the delta, the bayshore, and then it comes through the tri-valley, down into the south bay, and then along the coastline. so we'll be watching out for that, some spots of visibility down to zero, other areas it's at a clear 10 miles. so we'll be tracking that for you as it kind of moves around. mike, you were talking about lights and fog. >> or maybe light fog, i guess clouds. bay bridge toll plaza, we have

the backup gently forming over the last eight or nine minutes, we've had metering lights on. we see the backup cropping up. we see the low clouds above the eastshore freeway. it's all right on the eastshore freeway and on the span for the bay bridge, but other patches around the bay, chp gives fog advisories for the carquinez bridge, toward the san mateo bridge, for example. let's look at the slowing, highway 37 predictable, same for highway 4. no surprises into concord out of pittsburg. a smooth drive despite the fog as it drifts throughout much of contra costa county. alameda county really getting hit early and it started at the coliseum, all the way down past the san mateo bridge and toward fremont. here is the view we showed you of the san mateo bridge. earlier in the day, about 20 minutes ago, there was no visibility from the camera. now we can see everything but the high-rise. it will be fine on your drive, but it creeps into the south bay as well. a little bit of predictable slowing for 101 in san jose. back to you. coming up on "today in the

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and settling down to reduce our visibility here at the ground. but as we take a look at our planner for the day, here by 7:00 to 8:00, it's already clearing out and we have sunshine the rest of the day, with nice, cool temperatures. we'll talk about a change in our weather pattern in a few minutes. and the weather is a note for the changes on your roadway, where it's yellow on the map, you may have dense fog. heads up, also, for the south bay, bear creek road near summit road, they've scheduled some work today. they'll have to close from section from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for today, prepping work that's going on in the next few months. so be aware for the day today. >> thanks, kari and mike. the house is expected to vote today on an impeachment inquiry into president biden. >> as i understand it, scott mcgrew, they still have not specifically said what they think biden did wrong.

>> i think that's a key point. good morning. most investigations go allegation, investigation, prosecution. republicans in the house don't have a specific allegation of high crimes and misdemeanors, but say the investigation will turn up the allegation. it's important to understand today's vote is not impeachment. it's the vote to begin an inquiry or investigation. if you're thinking to yourself, hold on, didn't congress already start an impeachment investigation? they did, on the orders of former speaker of the house kevin mccarthy. but not through an official vote. committees like the house oversight committee launched an investigation into biden's relationship with his son and brought in witnesses. some like former irs agents raised concern. others who were witnesses for the republicans told the committee there was no evidence that should lead to impeachment. that was really embarrassing for the committee, and it's led to

what really is the primary fight on capitol hill over this whole impeachment question. not whether there should be an inquiry. democrats understand they're going to lose that vote. the fight is over how public it should be. democrats say, fine, if you're going to have an inquiry, make it public. for example, biden's critics want to ask hunter biden questions behind closed doors, and hunter biden's lawyers have said the younger biden is happy to answer any questions under oath, as long as they want, if the hearing is open to the public. here is a democratic lawmaker from colorado saying, okay, let's have hearings but call them open and transparent hearings in the language of the bill. >> why not say the oversight committee is going to have, quote, open and transparent proceedings, we're going to require them to hold a public hearing, and we're going to require them to issue a report? why is the language permissive and why has open and transparent

been deleted? this isn't a political argument. it's a good faith question. >> we expect that vote today. what we probably won't get a vote on in the house or senate is funding over the war in ukraine. that bill would fund ukraine, also make changes to america's immigration policies, particularly asylum, and neither side can agree on any of that. president biden met with ukrainian president zelenskyy yesterday, who warned his country was running dangerously low on ammunition. congress, though, ready to break for the holidays without a vote. >> thank you very much, scott. well, turning to our climate in crisis, a new door-to-door service wants to help households in the bay area reduce waste by making it easier to get rid of things. >> you might be thinking what makes them different and where are those items ending up? "today in the bay"'s cinthia pimentel joins us. you met with the company to try to get some answers. >> reporter: good morning.

the company is called rid well. it was started by a family in seattle collecting hard to recycle things, batteries, amazon packaging, frozen food bags and they wanted to see if they can give multiple uses to the items. i got to ride along for several stops and spoke with a homeowner excited the service is around. one person's trash is another person's treasure. >> this material right here, this could be someone's deck. so your amazon bubble wrap gets turned into this. >> tote tags, alameda food bank or berkeley food network, they can fill it up with food and give it out to community members who are in need. >> reporter: inspired by a 6-year-old and his dad looking to recycle old batteries, rid well has grown from their seattle neighborhood to over 75,000 families from atlanta, austin, and now in san jose, serving more than 6,000 homes in the bay area. their goal is to keep things out of the landfill where they'll sit and rot and drive up

greenhouse gas emissions that warm the planet. california makes over 76.5 million tons of waste, and of that, 40% is recycled. the state's goal is to recycle 75% of waste produced by 2025. things are looking to give a second life to are items that usually have us thinking, can i recycle this? so think of bubble wrap, light bulbs. before they rolled into the city, many conversations are had with officials to prevent overlap with existing services. >> we're thrilled to be expanding in the bay area. 6,000 people have collectively diverted over 400,000 pounds from landfills just in the last year since we started. people here truly care about the environment and we want to make it easy for them to contribute positively. >> reporter: through the app and without having to drag bins to the curb, users can list what items they need picked up. certain things are picked up on certain days. you pop them into the box you're given and done.

the company gets to work finding local groups who can turn those materials for landscape use, artwork installations, at food banks, even jewelry. members like francois in south san jose were eager to get onboard and do their part. >> we had moved away to mariposa, and when we came back, i thought the city was not recycling as many things as they used to. i felt bad about throwing a lot of plastic away because we're polluting our planet and oceans. so i decided that that was a good thing to do and i've been very happy. i've been recycling a lot of stuff. >> reporter: the environmental impact and people aspect to this new recycling company has drivers like juan lopez excited for the job. >> seeing the members, how happy they are to see me walking up to the house and coming outside to say hi, to watch the process because they're excited to see their stuff being used for something good and not just going to the landfill is a huge motivation for me.

>> reporter: now the part people want to know, how much does this cost? it really varies by how many items you want to save from ending up in the landfill. baseline is $14 a month. >> reporter: as you just heard, the baseline really depends on how many things you want to divert from the landfill. they partner with local organizations that end up using those materials, so we're going to post this on our website. you can find more solutions on nbcbayarea.com. back to you. >> really interesting. thank you. here at nbc bay area, we're always moving you forward with our stories. but sometimes going back this time is necessary. >> especially when it's in the name of entertainment for the family. tonight the midseason finale of "quantum leap" airs. this is the reboot of the '90s time travel series, but now there's a new set of scientists. tonight's episode leads ben song into egypt as an undercover cia agent caught in a dangerous game of international espionage.

while it's action-packed, the stars say each episode is truly a family event. >> which i feel like is so special amongst all of the dark and gritty that is out there nowadays, to be able to talk to your parents about what it was like growing up in the '70s, that's something that we have that other shows don't have and we feel special to have it. >> you can watch "quantum leap" tonight right here on nbc bay area. maybe this will have you reminiscing, taylor swift has officially hit her mid-30s. ♪♪ >> are you ready for it? >> ready or not, taylor swift is turning 34 today. we're sure swifties will be celebrating. the extended version of her film starts streaming today and it

features performances not seen in movie theatres. it will set you back about $20, but maybe it's just another birthday present for taylor. >> that's the cheapest taylor experience so far all year. >> probably so, in the comfort of your home. there you have it. you might want to stay in cozy this morning. it's foggy as you head out the door. >> you need your cardigan this morning. some cool weather, but we're also watching visibility. we're seeing the low clouds over san jose, but at least here as you're heading out and driving to work, we're not dealing with a lot of visibility issues. it's also been fairly clear for the tri-valley, which was not the case yesterday. so we are at times seeing the fog moving around into different areas, visibility down to a quarter of a mile in oakland and down in hayward, and then clearing up a bit and lifting up a bit as you get to san jose. we've had some really dense fog for the peninsula this morning, san carlos now down to zero. we've seen that in the north bay. but once the fog rolls out of

here, we're going to see temperatures in the low to mid-60s today. overall, a nice afternoon. it will be about the same for tomorrow as well. and then going into the weekend, we'll be tracking an incoming storm. right now we can see the line of moisture targeting the pacific northwest, and then we'll have a couple of these systems rolling in, going into the middle of next week. and we very much need the rain at this point. it's been a dry start to our fall season. in santa rosa, we need over 4 inches of rain just to catch up to our normal amount of rainfall. then looking at oakland, we are still lacking over 3 inches of rainfall. at this point last year, we were already at a surplus, and then now we compare that to the dry start we have now. but the good thing is that we do have some rain on the horizon. as we go late into the weekend, into sunday, we're going to see rounds of rain coming in, off and on showers through at least monday, and then a brief break before the next storm system

comes in on wednesday into thursday. so right now some of our models are showing that we may catch up with those rainfall deficits with these two storms coming in early next week. the first one brings us about 1 to 2 inches of rain for these areas shaded in red, and then we are seeing the higher amounts for the coastal areas and parts of the north bay, and then running it out even farther, we may get 5 to 6 inches of rainfall next week. so this is going to be really significant. we do have a few more days to prepare and enjoy the holiday lights and all of the events going on around the bay area. by saturday night, we'll have to start watching the radar as we see that storm system approaching, and our temperatures will come down several degrees. we're headed for the low 60s today and a sunny sky into the afternoon for san francisco. mike, what are you seeing at the bay bridge? >> i'm seeing more lights and great visibility on the span for the bay bridge. we can also see the eastshore freeway there in the background here is just fine as far as visibility.

low clouds, fog, will come down into the area. this is oakland, our rooftop camera, between us and the roadway there's some fog and a lot more traffic on the roadway. you see it clustering a little more from time to time because there will be lower visibility as the fog will develop in patches. kari is talking about that. from time to time, throughout contra costa county, no surprises, highway 4 and the eastshore freeway show the volume build. you saw that at the bay bridge toll plaza. south 80, just past 92, we do have a disabled vehicle in the roadway and there's slowing on the approach and fog in the area. visibility might be tougher, so you need more reaction time, so slow it down. dense fog in san carlos, south of there past the university and dumbarton bridge area, very tough to see at times. despite those conditions, we have a light drive like vasco road. back to you. >> thank you very much. call this one music to the ears of businesses across san

francisco. so supervisors have approved an ordinance allowing restaurants and bars and other venues to play amplified music outdoors without paying for it. permit fees can run as much as $800. the thinking of this is that live or recorded music outdoors will help further revitalize city nightlife. it takes effect next month. pg&e has one huge rate hike on tap. could a second hike be on the way? still ahead at 6:00, we break down the utility's new request and its reasons for generating even more revenue. plus, ejected again. warriors star draymond green tossed for the third time in season. his explanation for what happened in this latest incident. 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. you can watch live breaking news, news conferences, even repeats of our

right now at 6:00, another proposed rate hike from pg&e. this, after regulators approved a huge rate hik