it is december 2nd. here is a live look outside -- overlooking johncarl festejo chang. it is 7:00 on the dot on this december 2nd. here is a live look outside overlooking san jose from communications hill. looks like a nice morning out there, but don't be too fooled, it is chilly. i want to say cold. >> it's cold. definitely cold. >> thanks so much for joining us, i'm kira klapper, jean nay arena has a look at our microclimate forecast. sometimes you say cold and people are like i've lived on the east coast -- >> that's fair game. once we get down into the 30s, fair enough, by the scale it's pretty cold out there. now, we are not below freezing, that's next level, but we could drop into that tonight. >> oh, my gosh. >> it will be a frosty night tonight.

santa rosa right now at 33, saj 41, livermore 35, mountain view 39, palo alto 38 degrees and, yes, it's a little bit warmer along san francisco at 44 degrees and half-moon bay 45, but the temperature trend into the afternoon is going to remain actually slightly below seasonable, cool in the 50s. satellite radar, you can see there is no rain right now, the last of that system tracked its way out yesterday in the evening hours, tomorrow we are expecting a mostly dry day with mostly clearing skies. yes, we are tracking another incoming storm system. you can actually see it just offshore in the pacific. it's starting to develop so i'm going to give you a timeline on when it's expected to make its arrival and how much rain this one is bringing with it coming up in 15 minutes. >> see you in 15, vianey. thanks. now to an incredible outcome after a greyhound bus from san francisco caught fire shutting down all lanes of eastbound 580. witnesses captured this startling scene on video, it

happened around 5:30 yesterday evening near the mcarthur maze in oakland. you can see the bus consumed by flames. the seven passengers and driver on board all escaped safely. >> i can imagine, i mean, you are in the bus trying to relax, waiting for a long trip ahead of you and next thing you know your bus is catching on fire. i can only imagine that's pretty terrifying. >> the bus had just left san francisco headed for los angeles, it took nearly four hours to get the aftermath of that fire cleaned up and to reopen all five lanes on 580. the california highway patrol is investigating how that fire started. we tweeted out information about the bus fire on 580 just moments after the flames broke out. be sure to follow us on twitter @nbcbayarea for updates on breaking news. we are following developing news out of the g20 summit where president trump and china's president agreed to a truce in the trade war. president trump says the u.s.

will postpone raising tariffs on chinese goods for 90 days, in return china has reportedly agreed to purchase a substantial amount of u.s. products to reduce the trade imbalance between the two countries. if there is no deal after 90 days, the president says he will raise tariffs on many chinese goods from 10% to 25%. in a statement president trump said this was an amazing and productive meeting with unlimited possibilities for both the united states and china. it is migrate honor to be working with president xi. trump also reiterated his intention to end the north american free trade agreement soon. there also are new developments regarding north korea after the g20 summit. president trump says he expects to hold a second summit with kim jong-un as early as next month and that three locations are being considered. he also said that at some point he would invite kim to visit the u.s. the two leaders met in a

historic summit back in june, aimed at moving pyongyang towards denuclearization. now to our continuing coverage, remembering former president george h.w. bush. the teenage war hero who went on to become a cia director, vice president and the 41st president died friday night at the age of 94. as people across the country honor his legacy people in his hometown of houston gathered last night for a candlelight vigil. "today in the bay's" sergio quintana has more on his impact in the bay area. >> reporter: at grace cathedral a concert for world aids day dedicated to so many people who passed over the decades, the pastor with the metropolitan community church says he vividly remembers an aids quilt event in washington, d.c. in 1989. president bush was invited to attend, but instead left the white house by helicopter in marine one. >> and immediately cleave jones was up at the podium and started saying, shame, shame, shame,

shame, and the whole people on the ellipse were going, shame, shame, shame, as he flew over. >> reporter: he says he doesn't have ill will towards the president or his family. >> all sorts of good things were done by him and in his lifetime, at the same time i remember his inactions. >> reporter: in 1989 president bush left a different kind of impression on former san francisco mayor art agnos. >> he flew all over san francisco while i pointed out the various -- >> reporter: parts of the city had been damaged and were still burning as a result of the earthquake. >> nancy pelosi then willie brown was the speaker. >> reporter: he said president bush wanted to spend time with first responders. >> he wanted to know the specifics, the details and was genuinely interested. he just didn't want highlights. >> reporter: sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> we have learned that the late president's last words were to his son, george w. bush, over

speakerphone, he told his eldest son, his name sake, i love you, too. the father and son had a unique bond that only grew as each became the 41st and 43rd presidents respectively. bush 41 passed down passion for politics and public service. bush 43's final message to his father was telling him he had been a wonderful dad and that he loved him. former first lady michelle obama took some time out to honor george bush. she spoke about the loss during her appearance at his becoming book tour in brooklyn, new york. >> that huge service, regardless of party, that people who decide to put their families on the line and to take that mantle as the commander in chief, we have to remember that everyone doing it from the goodness of their hearts and we can't just look at each other as rs and ds, and the bushes showed us that and i will be grateful to their family

forever. >> it is well known that mrs. obama and the 43rd president, george w. bush, have developed a close relationship over the years, sharing several heart warming moments that have attracted the public's attention in recent years. now to the official schedule of president bush's state funeral. a remembrance has been released, tomorrow the late president's remains will depart houston, texas, and be flown to joint base andrews in maryland. president bush will lie in state in the rotunda of the u.s. capitol until wednesday evening. on wednesday there will be a memorial service at the national cathedral. the former president's body will then be blown back to houston where a funeral service will take place thursday. president trump will be in attendance. continuing coverage of the life and legacy of president george h.w. bush remains on our website, nbcbayarea.com where we post tributes as well as a look back at his impactful life. be sure to follow us on all of our digital platforms for

continuing coverage. now to an update on the camp fire. we have a positive update from the fire zone. the number of people still missing has dropped to 25. that's a small number compared to the more than 1,000 people considered missing just three weeks ago. no bodies were found yesterday, leaving the death toll at 88. new video of the aftermath of friday's 7.0 earthquake in alaska, this foot j analogy is a school in anchorage, you can see flooding, shattered ceilings. anchorage schools will be closed through tuesday while crews work on repairs, but despite the damage the city of anchorage is getting closer to resuming normal operations. most power, water and phone lines have already been restored. the remaining damage is to the roads and highways. seismologists are predicting after shocks will continue. since the big 7.0 quake more than 230 smaller earthquakes have hit. >> since that time we have had literally hundreds of after

shocks. we have been diligently working through this problem. we are all in this together. we are going to all get through this together. >> fortunately there have been no deaths, nor serious injuries reported. it is 7:09. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a controversy at starbucks in vacaville, what was written on a cup that now has the coffee giant apologizing. plus is uber shifting its gears, the technology that the ride share company reportedly has its sights set on. from sutrr

welcome back. it's 6:11 on your sunday morning. a beautiful look, pretty clear towards the golden gate bridge from our sutro tower camera. much cooler this morning, temperatures in the 40s. temperatures will only rise to the 50s across the bay today. starbucks is apologizing after a vacaville man says a barista racially profiled him.

johncarl festejo stopped at a starbucks on his way to drop off his 12-year-old daughter at school. when asked for his name he said john. a few minutes later his order came up, and he says on the cup his name was written chang. >> the next thing i know, i hear is there a chang here? we have -- is there a chang? we have a hot cocoa. she responded that this could have been my name on the app. so i double-checked my starbucks app, it says my name. then i just asked is this some kind of joke, for real? >> festejo said when another employer asked the cashier why his named was changed she snickered. starbucks says they have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to di nation and has suspended the barista. uber may be exploring the jd to buy a scooter startup. they are considering acquired bird or lime. uber already has a minority

stake in lime. the report says a deal could be reached adds early as the end of the month. there is much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a troubling report involving an iconic california mag sneen based here in the bay area. why people are still waiting for a popular edition. it's dry out there, the sun is out. look at this beautiful live look over san francisco. we're talking about some pretty cool weather, but also how long is the dry weather going to last because i do have some pretty big change as we head in towards the workweek. details coming up. take a live lf

welcome back. it's 7:15 on this december 2nd, sunday morning, with the sun shining from our san bruno camera looking towards san francisco. a chilly day today, but the food news is the sunshine is here before the rain returns. vianey will have your forecast in just a bit. hundreds of people gathered in san francisco yesterday to mark the 25th anniversary of world aids day. yesterday survivors along with

friends and family of aids victims gathered at the national aids memorial. the ceremony began with a thundering performance by the san francisco gay men's chorus. speakers shared tributes and expressed hope for the future. organizers say san francisco is the city closest to getting zero new aids infections. >> now more than ever it's important for us to redouble all of our efforts around any of the epidemic. in san francisco we have seen amazing successes in the last 25, 30 years around understanding the epidemic and bringing it under control. our successes are in the happening around the world and are not happening for all populations here in the city. >> the ceremony also included the reading of newly en frafd names added to the memorial this year. $50,000 in scholarships were awarded to the next generation of leaders in the aids movement. the iconic sunset magazine may soon be facing its own sunset. the "los angeles times" is reporting that five top editors including the editor in chief

recently quit. some freelance writers reportedly haven't been paid for months and the magazine's holiday issue is being put out a month late. partly because of a lack of advertising. sunset is based in oakland. the magazine was founded 120 years ago. the publication recently was sold to regents, a small beverly hills firm for about $12 million. in other news now you may want to start planning that trip to tahoe. take a look at this video from the sierra this weekend. so much fresh powder, this was the view at squaw valley, albion meadows. in the last three days the resort received more than two feet of snow. perfect time to check in with vianey arana with a look at our forecast. if people have tomorrow off of work it would be a fwad day to go to the slow. >> absolutely. >> then they would miss the sunshine here. >> that's true. it's a little bit of a compromise. it's probably going to be the best travel day to head up to the sierra because by tomorrow

night we have another system that's going to bring back yucky roadways and snowshowers. let me show you what it looks like right now, though. this is a live picture of what it looks like in lake tahoe, 6 degrees. talk about a december look into the future of the christmas. look at that. we've got some nice trees out there, however, again, this is going to be your best travel day. that winter storm warning did expire last night, which means the roads are probably a little bit safer, but always be prepared and don't forget to take the chains up there. san jose 41 degrees, wind speeds nice and calm, which is a nice shift because yesterday we had very gusty conditions. we've got a combination of sun and clouds. expect a much drier day today, though. no rain expected for today, which means any outdoor plans that you have do not involve an umbrella, but they do involve a coat. san francisco 46 degrees, wind speeds at about 3 miles per hour, but these are the cooler spots. we have even colder spots near santa rosa, near below freezing

at 33 degrees, nap ba 34. below freezing is just at about 32 degrees so we're inching close err towards that frosty early morning where you need to wrap all of those plants, protect them, anything that could get damaged from that overnight frost as we head into tonight the wind speeds are expected to diminish significantly and that's going to make it an even colder night tonight so definitely please take care of those plants. remember, people, pets and plants. by about 7:30 a.m. you can see within the next ten minutes the winds remain nice and light and that's what we're going to see today. the winds not going to be a factor. today's biggest changes no rain and no wind. your microclimate highs for today, temperatures will be similar to yesterday but in some spots running a few degrees cooler. still expecting low to mid 50s in livermore 53 degrees, san jose 56 degrees, oakland 56 and your bay area skies will be a very lovely combination of sun and clouds. now as far as satellite radar goes you can see we have got no activity over the bay area, but

we do have an incoming system and just off the pacific you can see a developing system and this is expected to bring back the return of rain. so when exactly is that supposed to happen? right now the models are showing it trending towards monday night into tuesday. so it's actually expecting an earlier arrival and that's going to bring additional snowfall as well to the sierra. as we head in towards monday night we get to see a couple showers pushing from north to south and then tuesday looks like the best chance to see more widespread rain. as far as significant rain totals it doesn't look like a big rainmaker just yet, we will have to inch closer to those days, but so far inland areas could expect to see showers even in through early thursday morning and we will catch a little bit of a break on friday and then there's a possibility that we could see another system kind of developing as we head in towards next weekend, kira, rain still on the way. >> looks good, vianey. thanks. 7:20. still ahead on "today in the bay," what one local man is

doing to make sure no one goes hungry during the holidays. it's a story that will make you bay area proud next. there are mo

help make sure children don )t o hungry ... particularly at school. well dock businessman. there are many programs to help make sure children don't go hungry, particularly at school, but that doesn't mean there aren't families who fall through the cracks. in gilroy those families have a generous man looking out for them and "today in the bay's" garvin thomas introduces us to him in this morning's bay area proud. >> reporter: outside of detroit and cars i can't think of another city more closely associated with a single product than gilroy and garlic. in gilroy christopher ranch is the biggest name there is. they take their connection to their city very seriously and generously. at christopher ranch in gilroy 200,000 pounds of garlic are processed every single day.

that's 73 million pounds a year, all overseen by just one family, of which ken christopher is the third generation. >> company has been around forward 62 years, my grandfather founded it back in 1956. >> now there are down sides to being executive vice president of the family company. the pressure for perfection is high when it's your name on the bag. but then, there's the freedom of not having to answer to a board or shareholders, the freedom to make spur of the moment decisions like the one ken recently made while talking with jeremy dirks, new principal of the local high school. >> it's pretty unique and very generous. >> reporter: the issue of student finances came up, particularly student lunch debt at the cafeteria. ken asked how much there was. jeremy said $5,000 and so ken cut him a check and wiped it out. >> it's heart breaking. it's tragic. you think about our students in

our community, you want them to have every opportunity, you want them to perform at 100% and then they're going hungry, even just a risk of them going hungry, we knew something had to be done. >> reporter: it's not by chance that it happened at this high school, it is, after all, christopher high school, built a decade ago on land donated by the family in another act of civic generosity. >> it's the right thing to do. i mean, companies that can give back, families that can give back, should. >> reporter: but ken is now interested in expanding his donation to cover the whole district, making sure that at least one financial worry is taken off some struggling families' plates this holiday season, all thanks of course to the christopher family's skill at putting garlic on them. for some families there is a free and reduced lunch option, but administrators at the school say some families don't qualify for that financially and when their families' finances take a hit for another reason often the

school lunch debt is a bill that doesn't get paid, but thankfully was this time. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, president trump claims that many of the migrants trying to cross the southern border are criminals. how factual is that? our partners at fact check.org put that claim to the test. plus, from california senators to commander in chief? kamala harris tells us it won't be long until she announces whether she's running for president. when we could have an answer coming up. i am a family man.

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take a live look outside -- good sunday morning. it is 7:28. here is a live look outside where the sun is shining, it's a beautiful day to get out and enjoy the dry weather while we have t thanks for joining us, i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our forecast and, you know, we both went out and got our christmas trees yesterday. >> we did. >> but we could still go out

today. >> you still have time today. do you know what you shouldn't do, wash your car. don't let the sunshine fool you because you're going to be mad. we're tracking more rain. it's not going to be my fault, i'm trying to warn you. right now the temperatures very cold, santa rosa near below freezing at 33 degrees. yikes. napa 34, oakland 39, san jose a chilly 41, the santa cruz area 38 degrees. it's getting to that time of year when you might even need to turn on your heater in your home. i certainly did it in my car and over the next couple hours you will also notice the temperatures are going to be cool. sometimes below seasonal in some spots including in through the interior valleys. concord only hitting a high of 54 degrees, liver more 5 #, san jose 56. one big difference today, though, is going to be the not so missed wind. i'm not a big fan of the wind and that's not going to be affecting your day today. the winds are expected to be very calm so no windchill factor through the afternoon and definitely no rain.

again, i am tracking more of that, so stick around because i will break it all down for. >> you we will see you in about 15 minutes. this morning the california highway patrol is investigating what caused a greyhound bus to catch fire and shut down 580 in oakland last night. witnesses captured this startling scene on video, it happened around 5:30 year yesterday at the mcarthur maze in oakland. you can see the bus consumed by flames. amaze you thinkly the seven passengers on board and the driver all escaped safely. >> i can imagine, i mean, you are in the bus, trying to relax, waiting for a long trip ahead of you and next thing you know your bus is catching on fire. i could only imagine that's pretty terrifying. >> the bus had just left san francisco headed for los angeles. it took nearly four hours to get the aftermath of that fire cleaned up and to reopen all five lanes on 580. we tweeted out information about that bus fire on 580 just

moments after the flames broke out. be sure to follow us on twitter @nbcbayarea for up jitij iti -- updates to breaking news. this three-car crash was on southbound 87 in san jose around 1:00 yesterday afternoon. the chp says one of the cars smashed into the concrete barrier. one person was hurt but we're told it wasn't serious. and in marin county this tree came crashing down yesterday morning in the soggy weather. it blocked the road and brought down some power lines in forest knowles, thankfully no one was hurt. we are learning more information about the arrest of a local california highway patrol officer. the chp is identifying the 12-year veteran of the force as todd smith. he was arrested friday afternoon on charges of grand theft and embezzlement. smith was assigned to the chp traffic management center in

downtown oakland. the chp says it conducted and investigation into the incident and has submitted a report to the solano county district attorney. they are not commenting further about the details of the case. now to our continuing coverage remembering former president george h.w. bush. the teenage war hero who went on to become a cia director, vice president and 41st president died friday night at the age ever 94. as people across the country honor his legacy people in his hometown of hughes.last night gathered for a candlelight vigil. "today in the bay" has sergio quintana has more on his local impact here in the bay area. >> reporter: at grace cathedral a concert for world aids day dedicated to so many people who passed over the decades. pastor michael dronen with the metropolitan community church says he vividly remembers an aids quilt event in washington, d.c. in 1989. president bush was invited to attend but instead left the white house by helicopter in marine one.

>> and immediately cleave jones was up at the podium and started saying shame, shame, shame, shame. and the whole people on the ellipse were going shame, shame, shame, as he flew over. >> reporter: crow anyone says he doesn't have ill will towards the president or his family. >> all sorts of good things were done by him and in his lifetime. at the same time i remember his inactions. >> reporter: in 189 president bush left a different kind of impression on former san francisco mayor art agnos. >> we flew all over san francisco while i pointed out the various -- >> reporter: parts of the city had been badly damaged and were burning following an earthquake. he shared a photo of the day president bush visited. >> there is nancy pelosi, then willie brown was the speaker. >> reporter: he says president bush wanted to spend time with first responders. >> he wanted to know the specifics, the details and was genuinely interested. he just didn't want highlights. >> reporter: sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. from our nbc bay area

archives, a unique connection, the late president has to the bay area. president george h.w. bush an avid baseball fan played collegiate baseball for yale where he was team captain back in june 1947 yale took on cal in the first ever college baseball national championship. it was a close game, but cal got the 8-7 win to take the title. wow. cool to see that. former first lady michelle obama took some time out to honor george bush. she spoke about the loss during her appearance at her becoming book tour in brooklyn, new york. >> that huge service regardless of party that people who decide to put their families on the line and to take that mantle as the commander in chief, we have to remember that every one is doing it from the goodness of their heart and we can't just look at each other as rs and ds, and the bushes showed us that, and i will be grateful to their

family forever. >> it is well known that mrs. obama and george w. bush have developed a close relationship over the years, sharing several heart warming moments that have attracted the public's attention in recent years. the official schedule of president bush's state funeral and remembrance have been released. tomorrow the late president's remains will depart houston, texas, and be flown to joint base andrews in maryland. president bush will lie in state in the rotunda of the u.s. capitol until wednesday evening. on wednesday there will be a memorial service at the national cathedral. the former president's body will be flown back to houston where a funeral service will take place thursday. president trump will be in attendance. continuing coverage of the life and legacy of president george h.w. bush is on our website nbcbayarea.com. that's where we're posting tributes as well as a look back at his impactful life.

follow-up on our platforms for continuing coverage gentleman sticking with politics, senator kamala harris says she will know in the next few weeks whether she will run for president. yesterday at a women's conference in san francisco harris told the crowd that, quote, it will be ultimately a family decision and over the holiday i will make that decision with my family. the senator was one of the featured speakers at the know your value conference sponsored by nbc's parent company comcast. the focus was how women can fight discrimination, negotiate fair pay and grow their careers. how much do we really know about the migrants trying to cross the southern border? president trump says many are criminals, but is there data to back that up? our partners at factcheck.org looked into it. nbc's keith jones has this report. >> i would say the violence is very strong. we have over 500 people that are serious criminals and gang

members and it's a tough situation. we just don't want that in our country. >> reporter: at a round table event in mississippi president trump takes questions about the weekend conflict between migrants and border agents at the crossing between tijuana and san diego, some migrants threw rocks and tried to enter the u.s. through fencing along the border. agents used tear gas to dispense crowds. another government agency put the number of criminals even higher than the president's estimate. >> the department of homeland security has also said that they have confirmed 600 convicted criminals are among the caravan, but we don't have any additional information on how dhs has identified those people or where they may have committed these crimes. >> reporter: factcheck.org asked the white house and dhs for details, but got no response. >> again, we just don't have any additional information from the administration on how it has identified these criminals, how many are gang members or what

gang. >> reporter: during the same round table discussion president trump talked about violence at the border. >> we had tremendous violence. three border patrol people yesterday were very badly hurt through getting hit with rocks and stones. >> the customs and border protection commissioner told the media that there were no serious injuries. he said that four agents were hit with rocks, but they were wearing protective gear. >> reporter: factcheck.org asked the white house and dhs about the contradiction and again got no response. keith jones, nbc news. >> we are following developing news out of the g20 summit where president trump and china's president agreed to a truce in the trade war. president trump says the u.s. will postpone raising tariffs on chinese goods for 90 days, in return china has reportedly agreed to purchase a substantial amount of u.s. products to reduce the trade imbalance between the two countries. if there is no deal after 90

days the president says he will raise tariffs on many chinese goods from 10% to 25%. in a statement president trump said this was an amazing an productive meeting with unlimited possibilities for both the united states and china. it is migrate honor to be working with president xi. trump also reiterated his intention to end the north american free trade agreement soon. at 7:39, still ahead on "today in the bay," the russia investigation has gained momentum in just the past few days, so what does it mean for president trump? political analyst larry gerston joins us live to discuss these latest developments. also after sitting out for three weeks with an injury, steph curry finally returns to the warriors lineup, but things didn't go quite as planned. dave feldman from nbc sports bay area is next.

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hi, everybody, i'm dave feldman at the xfinity sports desk. steph curry had not played for the golden state warriors since november 8th, but steph was back in detroit, back for the first time in 11 games and facing his old buddy pa actual i can't, they were friends. dubs up 2. block curry, leads the break, rapid, klay thompson, that's warriors basketball, unfortunately it didn't happen all that often, but a beautiful sightseeing the splash brothers connect again. third quarter warriors down 13, curry off the curl, hits the three. now fourth quarter, warriors down 11, they were in the hole most of this night, they tried to claw back, another three. steph finished with 27 but the warriors lose. pistons have won five straight 111-102 the final. >> sharks and senators, erik karlsson returning to face his

final team. sens up one, the senators spoil carlsson's return 6-2 the final. the big game for the acts. stanford at mid field, cost low short pass to scarlett, nothing short about this. 46 yard touchdown, 10-0 cardinals. late fourth quarter now it's scarlett again, his second touchdown of the day. this one running. stanford wins it 23-13. that's all for sports. i'm dave feldman. more news after the break. pickek

with the future appearing bleak the russia investigation picked up speed this past week with the future of hearing bleak for president donald trump. while the president has steadfastly denied any knowledge about nor connections with russian operatives during the 2016 presidential campaign, new

reports suggest otherwise. nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston joins us now to break town the latest developments. first, if you can, because this has been going back and forth for quite some time, remind us of the big picture. >> there are a lot of moving parts here, a lot, so let's take it slowly, go back to the beginning. in 2017 let's remember all 17 u.s. intelligence agencies agreed that the russians attempted to interfere with 2016 presidential election in numerous ways. the 17 agencies also concluded that russians broke into democratic e-mails and gave them to wikileaks which released damaging information about the clinton campaign at key selected moments in 2016, including -- including the day that then candidate trump appears in the "access hollywood" videotapes. i repeat it's important to remember this, all 17 u.s. intelligence agencies reached these conclusions.

the president, president trump, sri monthly dis agreed with these findings. en stead based his discussion with russian vladimir putin -- president i should say vladimir putin -- who denied such involvement. he said he didn't do it, so i believe him. so given the intelligence community's assessment in may 2017 deputy attorney general rod rosenstein appointed former fbi director robert mueller to special counsel position to investigate the russia issue. all the events and activity related to that issue. so since then eight people including former trump campaign chair paul manafort, including former national security adviser michael flynn, including former trump personal lawyer michael cohen have pled guilty or been convicted of crimes related to the election as well as activities before it. more, a dozen russians have also been indicted. now, that takes us back -- or forward perhaps -- to this week.

a lot has happened, but we have to sort of tie it together to get to where we are. >> that is a lot. that's more than i could even remember. so what events have occurred during just the last few days to magnify the investigation? >> oh, my goodness. look, at least three -- at least three major developments have occurred this past week. first, according to the guardian, a british newspaper, manafort held secret talks with wikileaks publisher julian assange at about the time manafort became trump campaign manager. manafort has denied that. second, sources claim that former trump attorney michael cohen said to mueller and more importantly the judge this past week that he lied when he testified earlier that trump had no interest in building a project in russia. in fact, he says, it may be that talks continue as late as june 2016, which is different than the president's statements. third, jerome corsi, a friend of roger stone, who is a long time trump associate, made public the

tentative terms of a rejected plea bargain agreement that placed president trump in the circle of information going between wikileaks and roger stone. >> wow. that is a lot to digest in just the past few days. where does this take us? or bring us? >> it takes us to a very, very uncomfortable place. combined these three reports if true place the president as someone who may have known a lot more about the russian activities than he has indicated. they may also explain why the president has been so reluctant to criticize russia. if he has -- if he has or if he did or might have had -- to have dealings with the rgss prior or during the election. you know, these mention are just all closing in. >> with the president denying things, other people admitting their own guilt, how can we be

sure any of these things are true, any of these claims? >> so far we can't. we can't. we can't. okay. and that's because special counsel robert mueller hasn't said a word. that alone tells us that we must be cautious in reechk any conclusions beyond the hard facts we already know. for his part the president describes these events as lies or convenient claims by those who have been convicted to get reduced sentences. maybe some of that's true but an awful lot of information has been coming from other sources such as the guardian's report or the papers released by corsi. a lot there. >> yeah, so what's next? >> well, as we've been saying -- >> let me let you take a breath. >> as we've been saying for a long time, with he wait. we wait. we wait. we wait for mueller to possibly indict more people and then for his final report. while we don't know when the final report will be given to the justice department these

events suggest the end may be near in the next few months and it may be troublesome, very troublesome, for people high up in the trump campaign, including the president himself. >> so only time will tell. >> yes, but do you know what, the time is closing in. and the end is near. not too much more. >> all right. and we know you'll give us the latest when it happens. as always, thanks, larry. it is 7:51. still ahead on "today in the bay," some lighter news, a holiday tradition floats on to bay area shores. we take you to the lighted boat parade. and it's cold outside and there's plenty of snow up in lake tahoe. i'm breaking down for you your sierra conditions and also i'm tracking more rain just up ahead, coming up in just a bit. stay with us.

good morning. it is 7:54. are you pouring yourself a nice hot cup of coffee or tea? it's certainly feeling magical out there. this is a live look in downtown san jose, they have the tree up, christmas in the park, you could see the roads very much dry. that rain that kind of made its way in into the overnight hours yesterday and into really midmorning yesterday finally cleared out and today we're expecting a much calmer and drier afternoon. 41 degrees in san jose, wind speeds nice and calm and this is what it looks like right now in san francisco. look at those beautiful clear skies. 46 degrees, also seeing those

nice light winds, winds not expected to be much of a factor which is why the temperatures might feel chillier this morning. oakland 39 degrees, again, remember that cold front swept last nate and behind this cold front we get this cold air mass and that's what really dips those temperatures down. concord 39, livermore 35, now, as we head into tonight we're expecting an even frost yer night. so tonight might be our coldest night yet. microclimate highs for today in the low to mid 50s, 56 degrees oakland, 56 san jose and through the interior valleys like concord and livermore low 50s at about 53 degrees. this is what it looks like in squaw creek, lake tahoe, one of my favorite cameras right now, look at all of that snow. i saw a lot of my friends instagram stories last night of them driving up to lake tahoe. that winter storm warning has expired but please be mindful out there. it is very cold. as far as your wind speeds go as we fast forward this timeline

look at tonight, winds no longer a factor, less than 10 mile per hour gusts even in the hill top area. let's take a look at how satellite radar is up. you can see just off in the pacific we are tracking an incoming system that is beginning to develop and that's going to bring back the return of some rain. as far as the timeline goes for that, though, right now the md else are in agreement that it will make its arrival late monday night and then kind of creep into tuesday, linger into wednesday and possibly bring early morning showers as we head in towards thursday. if you notice your temperatures will remain in the 50s for san francisco but look at your inland temperatures, we stick in the 50s through wednesday and then back into the 60s. as we head into friday it looks like we may catch a chance of seeing a break in the rain but as we head in towards saturday we get another incoming system and that's going to bring back the possibility of seeing

another system form, but right now the models are definitely showing the system coming in monday night into tuesday, that will be our best chance at seeing some rain. rain totals, with he still have a little bit of time left but doesn't look like a huge rainmaker. >> finally this morning we want to take to you a winter wonderlanded on the water. this is video of the annual lighted boat parade. last night in santa cruz boats detected out in holiday lights passed through the harbor in this special festival. the lighted boat parade has been going on for 33 years now. that's a fun have a digs. tonight at sundown hanukkah begins, so a lot of fun for everyone celebrating. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning, no 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. news tonight, instead it's sunday night "football night in america" and xfinity sports prime time airs at 8:30 followed by a special edition of nbc bay area news at 9:00.

you will be doing the weather. hopefully you can get a nap in between. we will be on again at 11:00 tonight. until then stay up to date on nbcbayarea.com. we hope you have a great morning and we will see you back here next weekend.

sunday the passing of george h.w. bush and the last president of the greatest generation. >> i w50iant a kinder and gentl nation. >> he faced down saddam hussein afte iraq's invasion of kuwait. >> this will not stand the aggression against kuwait. >> and forged a friendship with a man who denied him a second term. this morning we remember the 41st president. i'll talk his