good morning. it is friday and we are peeking out our window over imryville this morning. what a difference a day makes. you can see the fog that shrouded us yesterday is mostly out. some showers, though in the forecast as we look live at the radar. thank you so much for joining us. >> let's get right toe the foreca forecast. what do we have? >> some showers mostly in the north bay, starting to make its way into the east bay as well. storm ranger is our mobile

doppler radar. i have some greens there. yountville, and then just north of mill valley, so tracking in showers there for parts of contra costa county, some rain about to move into richmond and also around the antioch area so we'll continue to track that. mike, you're tracking the oakland jam. >> oakland is my jam right now. look, those taillights, everybody has brake lights instead of being the overhead, i see you -- so 580 westbound, much clearer, but there's a bit of rain as kari has been talking about. that roadwork should be clearing up probably just after 5:00. wet roadways with some patch in

fog, but not as much as yesterday. so we'll track it, guys, back to you. thanks, mike. developing right now, the clock is ticking down to the federal shutdown deadline. neither side budge, it would take effect at midnight eastern time. >> as "today in the bay" records, bay area federal-based workers are waking up in limbo. >> we'll stay open and run tours through the day, not the late afternoon or night tours. there's a possibility if there is a government shutdown, we may have to close on saturday altogether. >> reporter: uncertain waters ahead for alcatraz cruises. it's run by the national parks

service. visitor say it's unfair. >> i'll be deeply disappointed. >> reporter: the house and senate need to sane a bill. the president says he won't sign anything that doesn't include $5 billion for a southern border wall. >> this is a waste of dax pair money. it's ridiculous and embarrassing. >> the president said this is something i believe in. >> house republicans passed a spending bill, but it's not expected to pass the senate. with no agreement in sight, the national parks service is working to figure out what the impact will be on bay area atractions. we do know the post office will keep delivering holiday packages, and air traffic controllers and tsa agents will keep airports operating, but some boats may be docked. >> we'll be doing a lot of explaining about what's going on. and many are concerned about president trump's decision to

bring home troops, anonymous sources at the pentagon confirming reports on plans to pull american troops from afghanistan as well. military leaders are accounting pulling up to half of the 14,000 troops there. so far there's no timetable, but it follows president trump's announcement he's pulling all u.s. force from syria. all of this comes in the wake of yesterday's surprise resignation by defense secretary jim mattis. although the country is watching the touching moment of a mother reuniting with her dying son, this is the latest pictures of that mother. the 2-year-old is on life support at children's hospital in oakland. he has a rare brandy disordin d. his mom needed a visa visit, which was complicated because of the u.s. travel ban on seven countries, including yemen. after contacting the media and making a plea for help, three members of congress wrote

letters asking for a waiver. it was finally granted on tuesday. the mother arrived at sfo wednesday night. a south bay community is protesting president trump's immigration policies. last night there was a rally at the santa clara county building, worried that president trump is trying to deport many of its community's members. an agreement between the u.s. and vietnam in 2008 protects many of them from being deported. however, the administration maintains it does not protect people who are undocumented or those who have committed a crime. >> maybe they made a mistake, under the prior administration this were allow to do stay here, but because of the change of the administration they're going to be looking at these people in a difficult way. >> many locals worry that hundreds will be affected. a warning for pg & e about

up calls that are a scam, saying do not give your credit card information. it's sharks and jets. yes, as times it was a rumble at the shark tank. fists flew. nikolai eelers knocked in the tiebreaker, and the sharks lost 5-3. >> that was the most theatrical performance that i've seen. >> well, hey. we do what we can. 4:36. coming up on "today in the bay," do you still have christmas shopping to do? well, you're not alone. why last-minute shopping may be a good thing for you. plus how about dinner and a movie on subway?

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good morning. here are today's top business headlines. wall street is set to open slightly higher this morning after another day of selling yesterday. worries about rising interest rates following the fed's rate hike and the possibility of a government shutdown unnerving investors and punishing stocks. shutdowns don't typically do

much damage to the markets, but they can be more harmful the longer it last. the nasdaq dipping briefly into bear market territory, meaning it's dropped 20% from the most recent highs. reports on durable goods, income and spending, consumer sentiment and third quarter gdp. if you're still trying to find that perfect last-minute gift you are certainly not alone. a quarter of americans say they will finish their christmas shops this weekend. 4% say their final gifts won't be bought until after christmas. for those that miss the 25th deadline, plan on taking advantage of post-christmas sales. head on over to subway, the sandwich shopping is giving away child's tickets to "mary poppins returns."

supplies are limited. the voucher is only valid for a purchase through fandango, and there is a limit po per househo >> it could be a great date night. >> i don't want to go on a date night and go to marie poppins? kari, marie poppins? we want something a little racier on date night. >> whoa. kari is tracking our friday forecast. >> we have some nice weather. no dense fog in palo alto. here's a look at 101. our temperatures will go from the low 50s to the mid 50s today, also tracking some rain. here's a look at storm ranger. a closer look is up next. a close look at the san mateo bridge, and a glow of the lights you can't even see across the span.

some low clouds, fog across 92, we'll show you what's going on for the jam in oakland. ?

its just about 4:45. look, we can see the tree in downtown san jose. christmas in the park yesterday was all fogged in. this morning it's all clear, and it's getting you revved up for your morning. there will be a lot of fur flying when they take on the

tucson roadrunners. this is the fourth annual teddy bears to. fans are asked to throw new or lightly used animals there. here is jeffrey vielle, with an example of how -- >> jeff, i'm going to feed you a couple bears. less do it. >> no, no. >> please do not kick the teddy bears. the puck drops at s.a.p. center tonight at 7:00. i don't know, do you want that one that big? >> no. >> what kid can take that home? >> my dad threatened that -- >> they're so big anoticing, but the kids love them.

s. grandpa's on duty. >> they're the best and the worst. >> that and drums. so let's get up and out the door. tracking some rain on storm ranger. that's coming from san bruno mountain. as we get a closer look, a lot of the rain has been expected, it's making your drive wes this morning, and we are will see at times some heavy rain moving through. we see the rain other vallejo, and it's making its way acar the carcinus bridge, and this is about what we'll see as we go through the day, a lot of this

rain falling apart. as we go through the 6:00 to 7:00 hour, we are going to see some of those showers making it into the east bay. there may be a couple showers that make it into the south bay by later this morning. it clears out as we go into the afternoon. after a chance of rain this morning, we will have a very nice day ahead. saturday is looking good as well, but partly and mostly cloudy. by sunday we're going to see another round of rain moving in, but mostly late sunday night, if you're going to be out shopping late sunday evening, there will be some showers moving through that will continue into christmas eve. check out the seven-day forecast, as we look at christmas in the park, kind of mesmerized on the tree. as you get dressed we are going to need a jacket, even one with a hood. also jeans will be comfortable

today as well, maybe with your ugly christmas sweater. as we go into early next week, it doesn't add up to much, maybe about a quarter of an inch of rain. also liking out for king tides this weekend. it's the high tide and extremely low tides as well, and it may cost some localized coastal flooding. we're looking at high temperatures in the upper 50s, low 60s. and then tomorrow as well as sunday we stay dry, but showers early on monday morning. mike, is it still jammed through oakland? >> i'm going to give that camera to change, i did see some changes. this is the san mateo camera. there's not just fog, but mist and drizzle as well.

right in that area, that's where the radar is showing all that acuity. probably mist, but there's that scan that kari has been talking about. the stormranger is the best in the business, best in the bay area, and the most acrae of course is kari hall. that road is damp, and behind me that yellow, that's contra costa county, alta month pass, there may be more fog. highway 4, interstate 80 looking all great, rain as well throughout the north bay. oakland, there we go, that slowing has started -- back to you. >> thanks, mike. well, a christmas celebration in butte county that almost did not happen. the survivor of last month's fire enjoyed a night of food, games and a visit from santa.

>> comcast teamed up with the boys and girls club to host that event. >> merry christmas! >> reporter: for many families here, this is the only christmas they will get this year, so organizers decided to pout on a spectacular event. >> we got here, made cookies and then we went and ate. >> faith dunn enjoyed the christmas painting. pretty cloud crowded. >> she is one of a family of seven who lost their home in paradise. >> it feels like christmas here. before, it hasn't felt like christmas. >> reporter: the whole aim of this is to help people forget about the fires and celebrate the holidays. >> this is the type of support we need. >> reporter: it's an event that nearly didn't happen. 22 staff members of the boys and girls clubs lost their houses. >> this year they just thought they didn't have the funding to

do it. we didn't want that to happen. >> reporter: comcast took on the holiday party, and in ten days put on this event. along with the games, noto booth and picture with santa, every child got a gift of their own. for kevin and his son levi, who lost their home in the fire, was more than a relief. >> it's incredible these people take care of us, food, games, santa claus, we're having a good time. what do you think, bud? >> yeah, it's good. >> reporter: for "today in the bay." >> so glad they got to be santa. coming up here on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> we're checking the accuracy of the scales they used for check luggage. nbc bay area responds, next.

but the top u.s. nuclear envoy says washington as no intention of easing its sanctioning against north korea. u.s. leaders are in seoul participating in a meeting with south korean officials. it comes amid deadlocked talks. north korea said yesterday it would never unilaterally giver up its weapons until the u.s. removes sits threats. if you )re

season, there )s a good chance you )ll have to pay extra to check your bag. if you're flying this holiday season, there's a good chance you'll have to pay extra to check your bag. >> an airline is going to weigh your bag first, partly for

safety, but also to see if you owe them a second fee. good morning. let's go back to the money first. airlines raked in $4.5i billion in baggage fees last year. they are on track to collect even more this year. often airlines charge another feed if your bag exceeds 50 or 70 pounds, but how reliable are their scales. luckily local inspectors check them from time to time. they hauling in weights to make sure the readout is accurate. how did the big three bay-area airports? all 65 were ruled acreal at oakland. at hohn so say they found just one that failed, it was actually underweighing bags. but sfo, they looked at 333

scales and found 18 that were not accurate. five were underweighing bags, 13 were overweighing them. how do you as the everyday travel ser know when scales to avoid. actually they get the red tag there. they're supposed to be taken out of service for repair. a blue tack is taped onto scales. the airlines can still use them,% you supposed to fix them. if you see a red tag scale, let the local weights and measures folks know that, or let us know. 4:56, a look at your friday forecast. >> you may have to turn on the windshield wipers, but not here in fremont. as we look at 880, our temperatures start out at 50 degrees. it's very slow to warm up. we're tracking that rain on stormranger, mostly moving

through parts of the north bay and east bay. more on that coming up next. much clearer views here. san jose nice and clear. i'll show you where i can find something on the road. plus breaking news out of the south bay. we are live on the scene of an apartment fire that we now know has turned deadly. we have a live report from san jose, next.

good morning to you. it is friday. i'm going to say it twice, it's so nice. it is friday. we are tracking some rain in that forecast. you can see that green and yellow right there over the bay area. we'll look at that in just a second. thank you so much for having your morning right here with us on "today in the bay." >> we want to get to that forecast. kari, we saw some pretty bright colors. >> that means we do have a pretty good amount of rain coming down. we are tracking it with stormranger, as we get a closer look. moving through napa as well as south of petaluma, heading down to mill valley. as we get a closer look at some of the showers moving through sausali sausalito, extending through richmond and martinez.

it's really coming down in some of those areas. san francisco with some light showers near the bayview district. as we look at what else is going on, your drive this morning may be wet. i'll have more on what to expect and mike, you're also checking out the rain. >> dancing in the rain, this is the richmond to san rafael bridge. sto stormranger shows that rain actually falling. that's what we're showing over here. the red sweep is stormranger, and the blobby activity, that's where the most intense rain is right now. traffic is have i light right now. it's not affecting the volume of traffic, but it will affect your conditions. be careful. an damper roadways, that's about it right now. back to