this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. places of worship are on high alert today. we speak to local religious and community leaders about an fbi warning due to the israel-hamas war. as that war stretches into its third month, lawmakers on capitol hill are battling over proposed funding package for more military assistance to israel. the need for food has never been greater for bay area families. the simple ways we can all get back to make sure no one goes hungry during the holidays. good afternoon. i'm ryan yamamoto. liz is off today. let's get your headlines. local homeless advocates say the way san francisco kountze's homeless population leaves a

lot of families out in the cold because they are not as visible as individuals living on the streets. santa clara says they have collected more than 400 firearms during their gun buyback program this past weekend including uzis, sawed-off shotguns and more than 20 ghost guns, a dozen assault style weapons also taken off the streets. in the middle east, israel says it has received 200 cargo planes of weapons, ammo, and armored vehicles from several different countries . this comes as amnesty international reports american weapons have helped in the mass killings of families, adding that this is a, quote, urgent wake-up call to the biden administration. israel says it is pursuing the top hamas leaders in the southern gaza and have already killed five senior military leaders and minister benjamin netanyahu says the idf is surrounding the home of the man they believe is the mastermind behind the october 7 attacks.

as that war stretches on, the fbi now warning terror groups will likely use it to call for violence and the u.s. over the holidays and that has jewish and muslim places of worship in the bay area on high alert. joining me like right now to talk about this is a rabbi from a temple in oakland. today marks two days since the attack on israel. my first question is, how are you doing and how is your congregation doing at this time? >> thank you. you are kind to ask. there are a lot of folks that are still in pain, folks that are worried and concerned about the families that are in israel and a lot of folks worried about everyone living in gaza and a lot of folks in the crossfire. >> while the fbi in the chp in the bay area, what are you the morning and is your temple or do you know of any other temples taking measures? >> every single temple i know is taking higher security

measures. we all have since october 8. it is often the case that things are happening in israel or the middle east that they were repercussions and ripples and folks who want to carry out their frustrations and things on the local jewish community or local muslim community as well. we have been on high alert in terms of our own security and our security measures. >> as we enter the first day of hanukkah which is at sundown, what are your hopes and what are your thoughts? >> i think that i have been proud of my community and seeing the other folks in the jewish community, it really feels like people want to stand up and be proud of who we are and what we stand for. this is a time where we talk about finding light. we keep moving on in a positive way, creating positive relationships with other folks in other communities and recognizing that things can get better, we can work to make things better.

>> we talked about positive communications with other people and other communities. what have you done to reach out to other side or to help educate people about what is happening? >> we have tried a lot to talk with a lot of different organizations , whether that is the school board and city council or those kinds of things. we have been in conversation with a lot of folks to understand what happens and more important how it affects the people here. when we do things like pass resolutions and do these protests and things, they don't have an effect on what is happening in the middle east but they have a very strong affect here in the guiding of people here . our work is to recognize that those of us in the bay area, certainly in oakland, we are here together. this is our community and one of the things we love about it is the fact that it is so diverse and that we need to make sure that when we are expressing our feelings and expressing our thoughts, we are sensitive to who is here in our community with us. in order to make sure that these are not lasting difficult feelings and

hurt that goes beyond this war. >> i know that a lot of people are still struggling. i know that today will be a day of celebration on the first day of hanukkah. >> thank you. police are already patrolling the bill grandma menorah at union square. you can see it right here. thisprio and that first candle that will be lit at 5:00 p.m. tonight. it is not just anti-semitism on the rise . since the war started, so is islamophobia including a group of college students were recently shot in vermont while just walking down the street. the fbi is warning about potential attacks applying to hamas as well. we are joined by the council of islamic -- there are no credible threats in the bay area but has your community faced islamophobia? have you seen a rise? do you

know any mosques or temples that are preparing just in case something happens? >> thank you so much for having me. we live in an environment where security concerns are every day for us but since october 7, we have seen over 170% increase in complaints of experiences of islamophobia including violent hate crimes in the bay area and an assault in monterey, hit and run in stanford and more. mosques have been preparing. i recalled sitting in meetings in october with mosques as this all began. they had hired security. they were reviewing their video cameras. they were thinking about which doors need to stay opened and closed at different times. with an exponential increase in complaints of islamophobia across the country, prevention is necessary. mosques are doing what is important to protect

their congregants. >> this war is weighing heavy on a lot of people and a lot of different communities. how are you doing and how are your family, your friends and your community doing? >> just a couple of hours ago, i saw the news that one of my reporters who i follow had been killed by israeli forces. every morning i wake up and i check my friends who have family here. did your family make it through the night? there are no words to describe what it is like to watch a genocide happening live on our phones and on our televisions and to know what is happening without any accountability. we are all funding the murder of women, children, men of all ages and it is beyond belief that it continues this long. >> today marks two months since that war began. the latest estimates say 80% -- i believe

that is 1.9 million people in gaza -- have been displaced by the fighting. that number is likely to rise. you had mentioned this already but what are you hearing from community members who may have family members stuck in gaza? >> we are between a rock and a hard place. we want to help those people get out and get to safety but we also know that that is exactly what the israeli government wants, to take over the land in gaza. every day we watch as they hold onto life and faith that the world will stop this. but, it continues. so too will our advocacy, so too will our cries for our government cease-fire now. >> you had mentioned a simple question that a lot of people in the community are asking yourself and even on the other side too. are you doing? how important is that question? >> it is one that we ask because we care about each other but every time i asked kid or have been asked, we struggle for the answer. most of us in my community are

waking up and watching the news, going to sleep watching the news and offering condolences on a regular basis to people we know or friends of friends, reporters that we are following online. how are we? how can we all be anything but heartbroken as we watch babies being burned alive by howard tax funded weapons? >> i know it is a very difficult conversation. i thank you for taking the time to share in your thoughts and information on the war. thank you very much. you can stay up-to-date with everything happening in gaza and the ripple effects happening here in the bay area. it affects a lot of people and a lot of communities that we call our neighbors. right here on our website, www.kpix.com , streaming on cbs news bay area. coming up next, san francisco's fbi is looking for several russian hackers they say were targeting a number of national security entities. we will let you know which ones and its ties -- has its ties to

the bay when we come back. paul heggen will have a check of your forecast as some light rain continues to make its way across the bay ar

the fbi san francisco field office announced today on twitter the indictment of two people they say were trying to hack into computer networks here in the u.s. as well as the uk, ukraine, and other nato allies. they were doing this on behalf of the russian government and they are now offering up to $10 million to anyone who can help lead to an arrest. there were plenty of fireworks of the republican presidential debate in alabama last night but instead of going after donald trump, the four candidates who made the putt -- cut went after each other. >> we know from her history, nikki haley will cave to the big donors when it counts. >> you have a corruption problem. >> i heard earlier, she said that donald trump was good on trade. he wasn't. >> i love all the attention. thank you for that. >> with trump skipping out on the debate again, the four candidates did take their

swipes. >> she is the one who is ahead in the polls. yet, i have these three guys who are all seemingly competing with old the mort, he who shall not be named. they don't want to talk about it. >> the idea that we will put some up there who is almost 80 and there will be no effects from that, we know that is not true. >> this s the vinyl debate for the iowa caucuses next month. the cbs poll has trump winning 60% of likely gop votes. it is more than all the other candidates combined. taking alive look out on this muggy day in the bay. let's send it over to chief meteorologist paul heggen with our first alert weather. >> we had some showers this afternoon moving across the bay area but there is nothing new lining up further upstream heading our way. the showers that have been pushing further to the east, the last batch of rain we are likely to see. let's take a look at the closer version of first alert doppler

and where the rain is. the southern and eastern edges of the bay area. right now, contra costa county, a few lingering showers in the edge of the county. there is more rain as you look further to the south . down the peninsula and into the santa cruz mountains, some heavy rain being squeezed out. one more batches about to slide through san jose. this is the last round of rain that we would like to see on a widespread basis. can't rule out a couple of sprinkles. in general, futurecast is quieting down quickly as we head toward 6:00. that gives the road time to dry out before the peak of rush-hour. with the rain falling, everyone is slowing down. some cloud cover to begin the day but we could see a lot of sunshine breaking through. just a bit on the breezy side. the winds will not be too

strong for the rest of tonight but it is the cooler air mass that is moving in behind the system that produced today's showers and it will be delivered by winds gusting up to 15 and 20 miles per hour, not nearly strong enough for wind advisory but just a noticeable breeze you will either be walking into or might try to move you around on the roads. taking a look outside right now at salesforce tower, things are looking pretty good as the clouds retreat into the distance where we can see the potential for a couple of passing sprinkles. temperatures down 53 degrees in livermore. you have the rain most recently. everyone else with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. we are going to drop down later on tonight with clearing skies overhead. low temperatures by early tomorrow morning will fall down into the mid to upper 30s to around 40 degrees inland with low to mid 40s around the band along the coast and temperatures will warm up nicely. everyone should be within a degree or two of what is normal for this time of year. temperatures right around 60 degrees. within a couple of degrees on either side of 60. temperatures will warm up a

little bit more but you will have to wait for that. take a look at the 7-day forecast and we will bring in the virtual 7-day forecast here. we will take a look at that. as we head into the timeframe that brings us further into next week, we move the camera on this . we will have temperatures that will reach up into the low 60s for inland highs, by the beginning of next week. even mid-60s for couple of days monday and tuesday and it is a dry forecast for the next seven days. the next hint of rain could had our way on thursday. we are not adding any raindrops to the forecast yet. for thursday of next week, it looks more likely friday night into saturday. by december standards, this is a long stretch of dry weather that we are in for and temperatures should be running a bit above average as we head through most of next week. the weather will be very agreeable next weekend and next week for running whatever preholiday errands you need to get done. the niners will go for their fifth straight win

against the seahawks on sunday but they could be without one of their top players. vern glenn explains in today's red angled report. >> this is the volkswagen red and gold report. >> i've got good news and bad news for the 49ers defense. the bad? arik armstead is unlikely to play sunday against seattle. he is dealing with a knee injury. the good? linebacker dray green month will be back on the field. he was ejected sunday for his sidelined scuffle with the eagles head of security. today, he said both sides apologized. the play that set the whole thing off was him slamming devonta smith to the ground, his third personal foul this season. >> i play by the rules. just because you get a little physical, it does not make you a bad player. guys are looking to rile him up out there and for the most part, it was a great job. >> 49ers now have to worry

about other teams losing -- using people on their sideline to try to bait one of their players into a similar situation? >> could that be a strategy for other people to try to get them kicked out of the game? >> wait until you see what we do this week. that can't be a strategy. >> with the red and gold report, i'm vern glenn. giving back during the holidays can mean all sorts of things from donating time, money and food and it all helps to make sure people get the food that they need.

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during the holiday season, food banks are reminding everyone of the ways they can help fight food insecurity, whether that is donating food, time, or money. a local union is doing their part after donating big time to an east bay food bank. >> it feels good to get the contra costa and solano food bank here where the need is so great. one in four people suffer from food insecurity right here in the community that we all share. right here at this food bank alone, almost a half million people every month step up and say, i have a need and that need is met by great people like andy blevins whose local union 342 -- why are you donating? >> on behalf of the membership , the food bank is close to my heart.

the need is higher than it has ever been. the plumbers and pipefitters union, thank you for your support. >> we love you and we hear the word community every time but out there is somebody somebody who will be helped by this donation. if you want to be a part of investing in this community, do what our friends did, go to our website, www.kpix.com/give . use the qr code on your screen. you can volunteer. you can donate money or you can bring food to a local food bank and we will show you how. still ahead, there is a new player in the artificial intelligence race. what google's new chat bot means for

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new details tonight after three people were killed in a mess shooting at the university of nevada, las vegas. state police say the governor was a former college assistant professor. plus, terrifying moments students were escorted from inside the classrooms. we have those headlines and much more tonight here on the cbs evening news. a major leap forward in the artificial intelligence race for google. today, it's new ai model gemini is out. google says it goes further than any other programs because it can handle multimedia inputs such as pictures, audio, and programming code. experts say it will give consumers more options. >> it is also from a security perspective, a time when our technology stacks are evolving rapidly. it is important for us to stay on top of how these models change, while they are trained so that they can provide hazardous and dangerous responses. >> google's ai chatbot has

already seen some gemini upgrades. >> the cbs evening news is next on kpix. local news continues streaming on cbs news bay area. i will see you back here at 5:00. ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight our new reporting into the investigation into that deadly shooting on a college campus in las vegas as we learn more about the victims and police say the gunman had recently been denied a job at the university. ♪ ♪ a city on edge. the new details as sources tell cbs ne