this is cbs news bay area, with elizabeth cook. >> tumultuous waters along the bay area coastline today. high surf and big waves prompting evacuation warnings and prompting the threat of flooding. it has been a busy first alert weather day. there have been dangerous up and down the coastline and here is just a taste of what people are experiencing, this video and from stinson beach. >> wow, donna. wow. this is

substantial. >> wow, donna. neighbors in this beachfront community definitely caught offguard there. >> and i turned just like that and it immediately just slapped me in the back. and it sort of took my feet away from me. i was sort of going this way. that rock was rolling around on my ankles. and i grabbed on to the fence until the water went away. >> that can be very dangerous. the combination of high tide and huge waves triggering an evacuation warning. that has now been lifted. here's a wider view of marin county from our chopper. laser on the point bonita lighthouse. people are experiencing flooding. this is video along the waterfront. right now, that is a public

restroom you see being overwhelmed by waives. and the phc says, you should not try to drive across flooded areas. an evacuation warning has been issued now around seacliff state beach and including beach strive. there is also a warning at capitola village. authorities say, if you're in this area, be prepared to leave in case a evacuation order is later issued. meanwhile, the santa cruz wharf and beaches are closed until further notice. big waves also in san francisco today. our chopper was over ocean beach earlier. same story in pacifica. large swells spotted from across the bay area. they are warning today, stay away from the water perk out this is pescadero state beach, which was under a warning. risk of flooding from large breaking waves. so it is a lot going on. let's get the latest on our dangerous her

from personally meteorologist their impact in the virtual view studio. darren? >> and let's try to get an idea of how much later this will go on. and to do that, we need to see where these waves came from. this developed into the ocean because of yesterday's storm. the wind and atmosphere got here first. it took longer for the wave energy to get here. and as we time this out, you can see what the progression of this is. this gets us to friday, really past noon. the big waves from this event heavily come to an end. then expires at 3:00 in the morning tomorrow. and the coastal flood was also set to expire at 3:00 in the afternoon today. so in one way, we can think about this being past the worst of it. but we are not out of it entirely. one more way to look at this. the reason why we saw the coastal flooding

and the issues with the peers and the jennys is because these higher waves came in at the same time that we were experiencing a fairly high tide. that happened this morning at about 11:30. the two of these worked together which is why the videos we shared it looked so impressive. first of all, there is low tide tomorrow morning. and then the high tides will not be coming in at the same time is a large oceans well. the bottom line is, we are past the absolute worst of this but we are not out of the woods yet. i will see what the rest of the forecast. we have got even bigger things to talk about now. pretty good rain coming in tomorrow. i will show you what that looks like in just a moment. back to you. officials have been issuing stern warnings to stay away from the water but not everyone has been lessening. take a look at this video from the wharf. you can see onlookers on the deck. the national weather service says these are are going as high as 30 feet. so

keep your distance. and we have heard it before. do not turn your back on the water perk and we talked to another server who agrees. >> it is really big today. i would advise staying within your limits and probably not getting it within the water. >> apricot that ocean beach in san francisco, lots more activity that whether officials might frown upon. we saw some playing volleyball and others running across the water line. even some swimming in the surf this morning. it turns out a lot of them had not heard the warnings. but for one beachcomber, it got too high to ignore. >> i think we are now getting a little bit nervous. i am seeing some logs being moved around by the waters. >> again, whether officials say high waves like this can easily knock people over and wash them away. they are advising people to just stay away from the water our continuing first alert weather coverage on air and online and

streaming on the free cbs news app. now, to today's other news headlines. part is testing out its new fare gates. these are not the final versions. they are just prototypes. the idea is to crack down on fair evasion which cracks down on parts bottom line. >> i think they will be effective at preventing people from hopping the fence. >> but how are they going to do it? >> unless you are skinny enough to go over the top. >> we have polycarbonate doors and we also have metal mesh. we will see which ones can withstand graffiti and vandalism better and which ones are hotter to push through. >> now, this is the first upgrade to b.a.r.t.'s fair dates in 20 years. they look at the fair dates at the board meeting next month. the city of oakland -- it

looks like it is back to square one there in the search for a police chief. a rejection of the short list of candidates for top cop and demanded a new set of names. the list she tossed out reportedly included ousted police chief armstrong. she said, she is looking forward with the commission to find a candidate. still ahead, we are in between holidays, but the airports are still packed. when to expect the busiest travel days ahead. and we continue our first alert weather coverage today. we check in on one business owner who had been hoping for

well, we are in that weird week in that period between christmas and new year's and airports are still feeling the travel rush. we just caught up with some people from oakland international airport. some people who thought they left early enough but still caught the long clients. >> we left at 2:00 in the morning and our flight is at 5:00. but that is okay. we will make it eventually. >> the tsa is predicting that tomorrow and monday will be the busiest days at airports across the u.s. as we round out the holiday travel rush.

well, bay area food banks work all year long to relieve food insecurity. and one of those organizations just got a big financial boost. it takes all of us to support this mission. >> it is a good day at sf marin food bank were so much good work is being done and it is all powered by you. your volunteerism. your donations. we just want to remind you that for this food bank alone, 37% of the households they serve our households where there are little feet running around, kids running around. and we want to make sure this time of year and all year round that they have enough food to eat around. what kids do not love a bike? you have been part of making sure kids are fed. why does that feel good? >> well, we live in the

community. we have kids. we want to make sure we find a way to give back to the streets. the fundraiser we are involved in is a good way of doing that. >> reporter: what i love is no matter who you are or what you are connected to, you can find a way in your neighborhood or church to come up with a fundraiser. it is all just about being resourceful and having love in your heart. >> absolutely. >> reporter: the food bank, following this very big check. that has got to feel good that it is helping kids. >> this is the epitome of the epic community helping the community. whether it be a organization like street sweeps are with your own tribe, as you might say. >> reporter: if everyone just did one thing in the world, we would have a world that is changed. so what is the world ahead? >> we are still serving 55,000 households. we invite the community to come in and reinvest in the work we are

doing. >> reporter: hey, you do not get a payoff unless you invest. if you want to reinvest in your community and get the very big payoffs -- the payoffs in your heart and making sure people are fed -- go to our website or scan the qr code right there on your screen. make the investment. the payoff is huge. >> all right. back to our first alert weather. capitola, one of the areas seeing dangerous high surf right now. and businesses are still trying to recover from the devastating storms we had last january. one of them is capitola bait and tackle. it was damaged almost a year ago. part of the peer was knocked into the water and it has been shut down ever since. i spoke with the owner earlier. he says construction has a way to fix the shop but now it looks like construction could be in jeopardy. >> this will just set us back a

little bit. you know? mother nature. you just cannot play with mother nature. >> well, right. seeing extreme storms and when there is concerns about sea level rise, what are you thinking when you take this one-two punch? >> it will be a three punch because we see it coming back next week as well. it is our business. you know? we understand that mother nature and the ocean is powerful and when they come together, it is damaging. and that is what we are facing this year. you know this has happened to us before. '83. '84. we survive that 1-2 punch. >> you see it as a cost of doing business on the water? >> this is absolutely the cost of doing business on the water. the biggest concern is just getting our employees and their families back out there. keep them working. and then the

memories that we share with the people who come out and get in our little boats that we have to offer. then go out a couple of miles. and you can do fishing or sightseeing. and we are really looking forward to getting that back open again but mother nature is playing a different course with us right now. >> yeah. sending them good vibes down there. the latest on high surf and weather changes. we are talking about rain with first alert meteorologist darren peck. darren , you are warning about this storm. >> let's not forget, this winter is an el nino. and regardless of how the actual storm track plays out in terms of rainfall here, what an el nino does with much higher certainty is it strengthens the jet stream coming across the

pacific, and that intensifies the winds, and that is what census these large swells. oftentimes, we can get the big swells without necessarily getting the major rain event. so it is going to be a busy winter regardless of what the precipitation looks like. we have got more rain coming though. there's actually a much more impressive rainmaker coming in tomorrow than what we had yesterday. let me show you what this system looks like out in the pacific. and we are going to play this forward to tomorrow. and watch the way the storm comes in, in terms of the way the rain is oriented. we have got a cold front coming in, but it is oriented almost perfectly north-south. let's take a look at that and play it forward. this is a little different than the system that came in yesterday. that is tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. by that point, we have seen the leading edge of the rain just approach the north coast. but then we get right at 12:00 when it is coming into the heart of the north bay. let's pause it for a moment. this is the early afternoon tomorrow. just as we

are getting to an evening commute tomorrow -- however much of an evening commute as this is an awfully -- but you have the cold front moving in a normal way. everything is coming in from the west and going to the east. but the rain with and it is coming up almost from south to north, which means this is going to be an equal rainmaker for the bay. does not win the comes in from the north first, drops the majority of its rain first, and weakens as a comes to the rest of the bay. this one comes in in such a way that it will offer widespread rain to parts of the bay that have not really seen some of the better rainfall totals yet. and we can look at this in a couple of ways. look at the totals just for the north bay. that is an inch of rain coming for the heavier spots. maybe it is a 10th of the inch in toto. but when we look at the south bay, this is really where the story starts to stand out even more. look here. three quarters of an inch of rain coming to san jose tomorrow. this will be more

noticeable rain. this could even cause particularly right to that mid afternoon section maybe some localized ponding of water on roadways. it is not a major concern, but it will be more impactful rain that we have seen. and that will get windy. watch the screen light up tomorrow morning. we will see our 30 to 40 mile-an-hour wind gusts go along with it. and in terms of any style in the sierra, this will be a pretty decent snow maker from a snow elevation standpoint. in other words, the snow should get fairly far down the highway down to about 4003. so if you have got anyone who has got to travel in the sierra on friday, friday afternoon into saturday morning, they are going to counter enough snow that there is going to be delays. and this is not a blockbuster snowstorm by any means. >> coming out to visit her

coming back home who does not have a whole lot of experience with putting the chains up, they have got to be prepared for that. all right. let's get into the seven-day forecast for now. we will take a look at the rest of the days. no significant concerns for rain on new year's or new year's day. there could be a drop or shower coming in on sunday, but it does not look like anything that would impact plans in any big way. the next system comes in tuesday to wednesday of next week. we will deal with that as we get closer to it. a lot coming and relatively so. it is not like one of the big strands of last winter but it will be one of the bigger reins of this season. >> you have got to hand it to the timing as well, leaving those holidays free. again, another round of rain is ahead and belly waters offering residence free sandbags in advance of that. this is at the service chart on center road. some of those service sites might require proof of residency. brock purdy just celebrated

a birth and they have a winter. you will see how the young quarterback is looking to bounce back from a tough loss.

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the 49ers are hoping to bounce back from their loss on monday and finish the season strong. as our matt lively explains, despite the outcome of that game, confidence is high for their quarterback matt purdy. >> this is a volkswagen red and gold report. >> they began their preparation this wednesday for the game against the commanders of san francisco tries about monday's loss to baltimore in the rearview mirror. >> we were so hyped up and excited for an opportunity to show the world how could we are. >> nobody needs a bounce back a more than brock purdy. he was

not listed on wednesday's injury report after leaving the game on a shoulder stinger. purdy to a career high four receptions but kyle shanahan said that quarterback was able to learn a good lesson in defeat. >> i know it is always tough and you have four pics. no touchdowns. especially two minutes into the third quarter. it is not a hard theme to bounce back from. it is hard to play football after you have four pics, especially when you're down on defense. i think that was the best experience to know that and why it is happened and still go out and play. >> further red and gold report, i am matt lively. still ahead, a possible delay for the next mission to the moon. the multiple factors that could push it back to more than two years later than expected. you can watch us on our streaming servic

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goodrich and norah o'donnell, weeknights 6:00 to 7:30 on kpix. and coming up at 5:00, a big milestone in the world of wildlife conservation. we will take a look at what has changed in the 50 years since the signing of the endangered species act. well, americans might have to wait a few more years before astronauts return to the moon. it has been half a century since the apollo 17 mission. and now it seems like the long anticipated return with a artemis 3 crew i take a little bit longer than hoped. >> the government accountability program said is more likely to slip into 2026 or more likely 2027 because of problems and issues developing spacex's new rocket which is going to be the moon atlanta. they have not gotten that perfected yet. that is going to take some time.

>> it had been tentatively planned for 2025. nasa has announced plans to explore the region near the moon's south pole for the first time. well, we know that sand that makes that christmas eve special flight. check this out. a pilot in south florida got into the spirit by flying in the outline of a christmas tree. it took to from the gordon airport. it took the flight about an hour and a half. you can see on the playback there that the pilot even flew a star on the pattern on the top of that she. cbs evening news is coming up here next ♪ ♪ >> tonight, nikki haley defends her answer on what caused the civil war as she is ridiculed for failing to mention slavery. how the republican presidential hopeful and her rivals are responding. >> what