a team that will keep our country and our people safe and secure. right now at 5:00 the presidential transition gaining serious steam. our washington insider breaking down what joe biden is saying exclusively to nbc about his move into the white house. also, the steps he's taking long before day one. and changing course, the cdc's new guidelines against covid-19 when it comes to self-quarantining. we're serving almost twice as many families, almost 60,000, than we were just a year ago. staggering numbers the day before thanksgiving, the need growing for hungry families struggling to make ends meet. a live report on the way bay area food banks are stepping up to the task and how you can help. the season of giving. "today in the bay" continues right now.

a very good wednesday morning to you. thank you for joining us. >> we're halfway there through the workweek, the day before thanksgiving. mike has a look at the commute. first that forecast. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that. how is it looking, kari? it looks pretty good. we are all quiet across the bay area. we started out with cool temperatures and patches of fog particularly in the north bay. a live look in dublin, it will be cooler but comfortable for the middle of the day. we do have some cool mornings ahead. the dry weather does continue. we'll talk about that in the forecast coming up. mike, how is it looking driving through some of those foggy areas? >> yes, folks might have trouble looking around them. the bay bridge for a reference,

very light traffic flow. the note as we look at the north bay 29 to highway 1 up to healdsbu healdsburg, that's that warm amber blob where the fog has registered. lower visibility there. really no slowing on this map. back to you. president-elect joe biden is preparing to receive his first classified intelligence briefing. he will dmrieliver a message to. this, of course, is following his exclusive one-on-one sitdown with lester holt. "today in the bay's" tracie potts has the latest. the president said a lot but the one thing i keep hearing over and over again when he says america is back. >> reporter: exactly. america is back. he was talking about foreign policy and this team of diplomats he's put together to try to reshape the relationships we have with countries all over the world, marcus, and that may

come up today in his thanksgiving message. president-elect biden expected to speak to america. we are told about the sacrifices people have made especially with covid and so many other things going on. so many things came up in the interview about policy changes he wants to make on climate, get kids back in school, about a number of things including national security and how he believes the united states should be relating with leaders around the world especially our allies. >> i've spoken with over 20 world leaders and they all are literally very pleased and excited america will reassert its role in the world and be a coalition builder. >> reporter: meantime president trump is talking about the stock market. did you see the numbers

yesterday? the dow exceeding 30,000. president trump pretty excited about that and taking credit for it. >> never been broken, that number. that's a sacred number, 30,000. nobody thought they would ever see it. >> reporter: now back to the biden interview, now that the doors have been opened, meetings scheduled, they've touched base talking foreign policy. the goal for the first 100 days in office he wants to get kids back in school, roll back the trump climate policy and come up with a comprehensive immigration bill to get to capitol hill within the first 100 days. >> getting to work on day one. thank you, tracie. the president-elect continues to make history when it comes to 2020 popular vote. he is now the first presidential candidate to ever receive more

than 80 million votes and his lead is likely to increase in the coming days with 2.5 million ballots still to be counted. president trump's nearly 74 million are the second highest amount in u.s. history. it's 5:04. the cdc may be ready to cut down the recommended 14-day self-quarantine. it comes with the u.s. seeing its highest death rate in months. there have been 12.5 million confirmed cases. california is seeing record numbers. the state confirmed 15,000 with hospitalizations up more than 80% over the past two weeks. at the same time the cdc is finalizing plans to shorten the quarantine for possible exposure. it may become ten days or a week due to better testing and the fact symptoms come on within four to five days of exposure. >> four more counties are in the purple tier bringing the total

to 45 counties. san francisco, san mateo and marin are all still in the red tiers. san francisco health leaders are anticipating a move into the purple tier and may reach that threshold by sunday. a slide would mean more rollbacks following the statewide curfew. that would mean sf restaurants would have to shut down at 10:00 p.m. for so many families making it in the bay involves serious challenges, demand is said to be skyrocketing due to the pandemic. and it is really hitting home as we approach tomorrow's holiday. bob redell joins us live in oakland where one food bank is giving out meals later this morning. good morning, bob. >> reporter: the alameda county food bank will distribute around 1,000 meals at this location here in oakland in what's been

described as an emergency distribution. to give you a sense how many more people are needing food this year this food bank has added 28 distribution sites since the pandemic began. north of here the san francisco marin food bank is serving almost 60,000 families per week, almost twice as many as a year ago. the same people who lost jobs during the shelter in place order. >> it's full of the gear crossing guards would use. this was a week after the schools closed. a crossing guard who no longer has a job. >> reporter: in the tenderloin neighborhood glide memorial church expects to serve 2,600 meals tomorrow morning. there will be -- there will not be a celebration inside the

church facility. but rather underneath five large tents. they are packing meals for those who can't make it to the church location itself. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> so much need, thank you, bob. the next time you're at safeway maybe picking up things for yourself you can make a $10 donation. that drive goes through december 29th. the san francisco ballet is reimagining "the nut cracker" this year launching a virtual experience allowing visitors to click through the classic christmas ballet. it begins friday and runs through new year's eve. danville will hold its annual

tree lighting ceremony. it is virtual and gets under way at 6:15 tonight. >> it's hard to believe the holidays are here. >> here and things are different but, you know what, we have to find the greatness in what is happening. meteorologist kari hall is tracking it. take in some sunshine. i promise you it will help you feel better. a look at the fog especially in the north bay as we are seeing the lowest visibility around napa, santa rosa and novato. once that clears out, we will have a very pleasant day. highs reaching into the low 60s and it will be slightly cooler than yesterday. we'll talk about a few changes. mike, are you seeing any changes for the morning commute?

>> a change from normal. it's mostly green. a little bit of slowing. the fog will show up as orange yellow. we do see the east shore freeway westbound 80 some debris in the roads. we're tracking that, no major issue and fog in the north bay. highway 37 along 129. use caution but no slowing. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. 5:10. severe weather sweeping through the south. still ahead at 5:25 on "today in the bay," the damage done in texas and the impact the storm is having on so many thanksgiving plans. we'll take a closer look at the record set on the stock market and home prices way up. i'll have those numbers as well.

>> checkmate, one popular netflix show is sparking a big interest in the game of chess. you're watching "today in the bay."

good wednesday morning. the time is 5:43 and we can see the commute is already rolling through the tri-valley at least right now. visibility is fairly clear.

we will see fog drifting through. temperatures in the mid-40s but heading into the upper 50s today. some slight chances of rain in the forecast coming up. as kari points out we do still have a commute even though it's lighter. 101 in the south bay right now where there's no backup, no problems. the taillights traveling north toward alum rock. we'll talk about what else we see as far as any changes in the timing coming up. good morning. a very happy wednesday to you as well. looking at our old studios in 1999 when the dow first crossed 10,000. there was worry the technology on wall street would not be able to handle a five-digit number but everything turned out just

fine. today it will start at 30,046. investors pleased with the presidential transition under way and janet yellen chosen as the next treasury secretary. president trump congratulated everyone on the stock market and said the number 30,000 was, in his words, sacred. in truth there is nothing special or magical other than it's a nice big, round number, like a ten-year wedding anniversary or centennial. now the president does like to take credit and while you can argue, it's doubled since he was first elected president. you know what else is on its way up, home prices. case-shiller says prices rose in nearly every market they measure, nearly 7%. phoenix, seattle and san diego led the way.

houses in the san francisco metropolitan statistical area rose 6% for that year. notice i didn't say the san francisco bay area. case-shiller defines it the way the american census does. the san francisco/oakland part. they split off the peninsula and the south bay which case-shiller for whatever reason doesn't measure. mccormick spieses is buying chol chol cholulua. it's made in mexico but owned by a private equity firm that is based in connecticut which for my money connecticut is the least spicy state there is. the name of the holding company selling the spicy liquid, can you guess what it is? the holding company? >> hot sauce? i don't know. >> it's the spicy liquid company. >> it is? >> i kid you not. >> they went to a meeting, what are we going to call this spicy

liquid company, done. that's it. >> i want to see who is on that board. >> a lot of rich people. >> thank you, scott. 5:16 this morning. another 16 satellites are orbiting earth thanks to spacex following last night's successful launch and landing at cape canaveral marking the 100th launch of falcon 9. and as scott has been telling us passing bill gates to become the second richest person in the world. new this morning hulu bringing back its $2 black friday subscription deal. that's what you'll pay for the first year. it starts tomorrow and is available through monday. this morning one of the world's best chess players talks about how netflix hip series "the queens gambit" is creating

a new generation of chess lovers. >> you're an orphan? >> i'm fine being alone. i feel safe. >> you might be one of the only ones along with me who haven't watched this. a young chess prodigy. google search queries for how to play chess have hit a nine-year peak. hear is what one grandmaster has to say about it all. >> competitive chess is very serious and more will get into it and follow it. >> you can hear more of the interview today at 7:00 on the "today" show. >> there you go. playing games is always a fun thing to do with the family. >> you were talking about it yesterday. you want to play now but then you don't have anyone to play with. i can't help you out. it could be a good lesson for us all. >> checkmate.

>> king me. i remember that from the cosby show. king me, king me, king me. maybe something else is your game. it should be nice across the bay area the next couple of days, kari? nice and cool. cool this morning, a look at where we are as people are getting up and heading out the door. napa, it's 36 degrees. mostly upper 40s and low 50s for most of the rest of the bay area. if you're going to be heading out to the park today getting some sunshine and enjoying the time with the kids out of school, in walnut creek we'll start out with upper 40s but you'll need the jacket throughout the day even when the sun breaks out and we'll see our temperatures getting milder into the afternoon reaching into the low 60s. along the coastline we are going to see some mostly cloudy skies early this morning.

then sunshine the rest of the bay. we'll reach into the upper 50s here. a heads-up, a high surf advisory in effect for all of the coastline and we could have some pretty big breakers today. good for the surfers but for regular people it's going to be very dangerous to be near the coastline today. we could see some breakers up to 24 feet today and coming in every 17 to 19 seconds so watch out for that. a lot of our northwest facing beaches will have the highest waves. and that's all because we're going to see the winds picking up today. at times our winds gusting up to 25 miles per hour along the coastline in san francisco. tomorrow it's going to be even windier, so when you factor in the fact we'll only make it into the 60s and those winds will at times gust up to 30 miles per hour, going to make it feel a lot cooler. if you're planning on having thanksgiving outside you'll want to hold on to that tablecloth because we'll have gusty winds.

antioch will see temperatures reaching into the mid-60s during the middle of the day tomorrow. mike, how is it looking right now as a lot of people are heading out the door? folks are able to get where they're going because of lighter traffic. in the south bay, 680 atteberyessa, a new crash reported. up into the left on the screen and no problems in either direction there or for most of the rest of the bay. it's a smooth flow of traffic all around. lighter volume overall. kari and i have shown you live cameras around the bay. there's fog in the north bay. that's what you watch from vallejo up to sebastopol and healdsburg. do be careful. back to you. >> reporter: maggots, mold, three very good reasons to replace it. one insurance company is telling fire survivors no. i'm chris chmura, nbc bay area responds next.

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>> reporter: we've heard from several people whose homes survived the czu fires. the flames got close enough to do damage but people aren't getting the insurance help they paid for. >> the first call i had from our agent was comforting. he said he'd gone through a fire and knew what we were going through. after that it's been a nightmare. >> reporter: several people told us their refrigerator got moldy during the evacuation and showed photos of maggots and ooze. but they refused to replace the refrigerators. tonight at 11:00 the stark difference of opinion. also, why some homeowners were told something unexpected to do dozens of loads of laundry. all that have and savvy advice whenever you file an insurance claim. if you have a consumer complaint that's stalled perhaps we can get it moving.

please join us again tonight at 11:00. major cleanup going on after a possible tornado hit arlington outside of dallas. trees toppled, the roof of a restaurant collapsed on top of cars. three people had to be rescued. we hardy they're going to be okay. some people are being forced to make last-minute changes to their thanksgiving day plans. the governor issuing a new mass requirement affected today. mask in all public indoor spaces where six feet of distancing cannot be maintained and new york city bringing covid back. police are out in force at bridges, crossings and bus stations questioning travelers from out of state. the show will go on.

definitely will be different. forget the crowds or the traditional parade route. specially designed vehicles. that tradition will continue starting at 9:00 a.m. it's always nice to have it in the background getting things ready. >> so true. >> up next the top stories including setting that thanksgiving day table. a live report and the warning ahead of the holiday and the steps you can take now to keep infections from growing. and if you're hoping to include a bay area favorite on your menu during the holidays, well, you may have to wait longer. the new delays.

we have limited the amount of people and it will be the immediate household. a thanksgiving unlike any other. the steps many families are taking before gathering as health leaders fear the worst is yet to come. plus, as the holiday travel rush gets under way travel trouble popping up. why you may want to think twice about booking. and thanksgiving forecast may be critical. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what you can expect and

what we all can expect here. "today in the bay" continues right now. good wednesday morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. let's start with the forecast. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking those temps for us. how will it feel for us today? it's going to be cool to start but feeling nicer for this afternoon. the sunshine always helps us out. into dublin right now slightly cooler for this afternoon reaching into the low 60s and we'll see some cold mornings ahead even freezing in some spots. but our dry weather continues. only a slight chance that one of our microclimates will see some rain. we'll talk about that in the forecast coming up. mike, how is it looking for the commute? kari, you showed a clear view from the dublin camera. on the maps what the road weather sensors are showing. based on kari's weather reports and we're looking at the fog

she's been talking about in the north bay. just a note for drivers up there. you see the speed sensors are showing green as well as the rest of the bay. no major slowing outside of that. back to you. >> all right, thanks, mike. to the pandemic and hospitalizations statewide have nearly doubled the past two weeks and in some cases leaving a shortage of beds. health leaders everywhere are trying to sound the alarm just as thanksgiving arrives. "today in the bay's" jackie ward is live for us in sunnyvale. i can imagine health officials want everybody to know something. what are they telling or asking from us? >> reporter: this is the message we've been hearing all along, stay home. health experts are saying that our actions as a society will determine how we all get through the surge the next couple of months. they're critical. the secretary of health for california says it is still not

too late to cancel your thanksgiving plans. he announced four more counties are in the most restrictive tier, the purple tier. san francisco is tightly holding on to its red tier status but expects to possibly be added to the purple tier by the end of this week. the state's surgeon general explains why it's critical we do not get together with people outside our households or covid social bubble this thanksgiving. >> in the first week of november we saw a 50% increase in our case rates for covid-19 in the state of california. we really are seeing a surge right now. we really want to encourage families to not have mingling, not have mixings. >> reporter: experts point to what happened in canada. infections and hospitalizations shot up after canadian

thanksgiving last month. now the toronto area is on lockdown. experts are mindful something like that can happen here which is why they're asking people, pleading for people to stay home. however, if you do leave your home, doctors recommend to keep practicing all those healthy habits. jackie ward, "today in the bay." here in the bay area the covid surge continues. another record breaking day in santa clara county. 512 new cases were confirmed. san mateo county 227. those are some of the highest numbers that we've seen in those counties to date and now muni is confirming one of its employees has died. since the start of the pandemic 90 sfmta employees tested positive for the virus. as muni points out as an agency

its covid positive rate is lower than san francisco as a whole. health leaders plan to give an update today starting at 10:00 this morning, a half hour before that free covid-19 testing will get under way. you must make an appointment first. >> if you're thinking about getting the covid test at sfo, think again because according to sf gate advanced reservations are booked through december 1st. walkup, day of travel testing is not available for the rest of the week. 179 of its employees have tested positive since the start of the pandemic. and the news comes as the highest number of people are flying this week. the tsa is saying it's doing everything they can to keep travelers safe. >> you're spacing out people and everybody must wear a mask in the airport. >> curb to curb.

>> between friday and monday the tsa says around 4 million people have passed through its checkpoints less than half the number from last year. starting tonight in los angeles and for the next three weeks a ban on indoor dining approaching 5,000 new infections per day. there was talk supervisors might take even more drastic action, a stay-at-home order like early in the pandemic. no action will be taken. we're tracking the number of covid cases in each county to see where things stand in your area head to our website. >> san jose police will talk later today about sunday's deadly stabbing at a downtown church. this happened at grace baptist church. two died, three were injured. one of the survivors was helping

feed the homeless sunday night. he was stabbed as he tried to help others. >> state regulators are letting pg&e know they've launched a fact-finding review of the company and an outside chance it could lead to a government takeover of the utility. the preliminary review is, quote, well under way. it involves pg&e's record sparking multiple wildfires over the years and they are citing the agreement pg&e made in its bankruptcy plans now falling short of expectations. >> we have a follow-up this morning and a new delay sure to hit crab lovers. pushing back the start of crab season. now the delay extends to december 16th. it's due to endangered whales

swimming in the same area where fishing gear is deployed and that they will become entangled. >> hold the melted butter for now unless you're getting crab with a k. >> absolutely. today if you are able to get crab from somewhere maybe can you eat it outside for lunch. it's going to be nice by lunch time, still cool, though. a chilly morning and slowly warming up. napa, santa rosa and novato visibility down to a quarter of a mile. not that far ahead of your headlights. highs reaching mostly into the low 60s for napa. 61 in livermore and san jose. and we'll see more of this kind of weather in the forecast. mike, how is it looking right

now for the morning drive? the speed sensors are great, kari. i'll call the attention first to the south bay and the map that shows the crash i've been tracking at berryessa. no slowing there. i've circled 101 at story. there have been three reports of fires that i've caught in the ar area. during colder weather there are roadside encampments. no injuries but i'll keep following those reports. the rest of the bay, green sensors except for a little build out of the altamont and slowing for highway 84. low visibility for the north bay. we'll keep tracking it but no problems because of lighter traffic there. crow air a? >> reporter: and coming up after the break we'll break down what you need to know to prepare for your online shopping as we approach thanksgiving. and now that the transition is official from the

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right now at 5:42 as we take a live look outside in the tri-valley seeing pretty good visibility with the morning commute here. but we've seen some fog in parts of the north bay. another sunny and mild afternoon. we'll talk about some changes ahead in our forecast coming up in a few minutes. as kari showed you we do have a good amount of headlights traveling through her shot in dublin. the same thing for oakland. the nimitz moves smoothly. overall even the road crews between 23rd and 29th have their holiday vacation right now. the nimitz is doing just fine without them. laura? thank you very much, mike. news this morning from meghan markle, the duchess of sussex, who revealed she suffered a mischarnmi miscarriage in july. she opened up saying she felt a sharp cramp while changing the

diaper of her first child. i knew as i clutched my first born child that i was losing my second. harry and meghan stepped back from their roles as members of the royal family and moved to southern california. 5:43 right now. president-elect joe biden will finally get access to the president's top briefings. >> scott mcgrew, our current president doesn't always pay attention to it. the presidential daily briefing can be given verbally, through a book. president obama used an ipad. you are right. nbc has in the past reported president trump has not always taken his daily briefing. now the transition is officially under way it's been recognized by the general services administration, under way in that sense. biden can finally get access to the presidential daily briefing. >> do it on a regular basis.

since the certification or what you call -- they've been very forthcoming offering all access and we're going to be starting those on a regular basis. >> biden says he wants to be up to speed on day one and knowing what's going on with our military and our enemies is critical to that. it's easy to forget biden was, until yesterday, technically an unemployed civilian with no access to secrets. vice president-elect kamala harris knew more than he did because as senator she sits on the senate intelligence committee but it would have been illegal for her to pass the secrets on to joe biden. is your rounding himself with experienced people who have been in government before. we noted janet yellen yesterday. you saw what that announcement did to the stock market and former secretary of state john kerry as the new head of the fight against climate change. president-elect biden says that

will be a cabinet level position. now what is and is not cabinet level is up to the individual presidents. there are specific cabinet positions like secretary of defense. but kerry's position will not be one of those. so that could change. america has added cabinet members. secretary of homeland security, for instance, after the 9/11 attacks. president trump has been tweeting a lot particularly things on newsmax, much disprovable through a simple google search. in wisconsin someone has to be indefinitely confined in order to vote absentee. the wisconsin voting site says under wisconsin law voters do not need a reason or excuse such as being out of town on election day to vote absentee. any voter who prefers to vote by absentee ballot may request one. we're hearing but have not confirmed that president trump will travel to pennsylvania today to attend a republican

hearing on voting. this is not a hearing that would affect the vote count which has already been counted and certified but we'll be watching that and talking about it on twitter. you can follow me @scottmcgrew. >> the pandemic's impact on the u.s. economy, from more through may cost $169 billion. 29,000 people's lives were saved, $6 million per person. that was completed and published on yahoo. the research looked at declining market values and job losses due to the shutdown. the arrival of thanksgiving means another holiday tradition is about to begin. holiday shopping and it's no secret this year more than ever online shopping is where it is. "today in the bay's" cierra

johnson diving deeper into the changing shopping habits of so many. she joins us live. tell us what they should be keeping in mind, cierra? >> reporter: good morning. well, after the year we've had a lot of people are maybe completely bypassing thanksgiving and getting a head start on that shopping. christmas a very big time for consumers to get out there, but how are their habits changing? a lot of people's plans are changing. experts believe people's shopping habits will change. by breaking things down according to the data gathering group nearly half of all shoppers will primarily shop online. a quarter will do so in person and while 30% will do a little bit of both. now that we know how they are shopping are they changing how much they spend? nearly 40% of consumers plan to cut back on their holiday spending and with many major retailers including target, best

buy, dick's sporting goods announcing they will not be opening on thanksgiving. we reached out to nbc senior business correspondent stephanie ruhle for insight into where we can expect shoppers to spend their money. take a listen. this is a completely different year in how we're living our lives so what we're asking for and what we're giving are very different. we're all home or close to home. so think about all the clothing gifts. not a lot of party dresses. more sweats, comfy sweaters, and while we will be outside it's more like our backyard. expect to see outside heaters, maybe fire pits. >> reporter: and stephanie says with so many people inside expect to see more people inside, more games and subscription services. this could be make or break. they rely on the small business

saturday. stephanie says you can expect to see a lot of folks frequenting those businesses to keep that money within their own community. guys? >> i hope they do. i'm the daughter of a small business owner. that makes a difference. sierra, i understand your holiday shopping is already done. i'm impressed. >> reporter: this is the first time in my adult life i can say i am basically done with shopping before thanksgiving. i started early because there were so many sales that started before black friday, before that typical cyber monday. they've been going on for a while. i took advantage of those sales and hit up a couple of shops and my family will be getting that package well before christmas. i'm ahead of the game. >> you have to start early and you have to mail it as well. >> reporter: exactly.

>> don't forget the marcus. >> i got yours yesterday. >> really? eight months after the pandemic took out march madness college basketball starts today. the cardinals' first game of the season scheduled today against utah valley. well, that's been canceled. someone on utah's team tested positive. we have a quick programming note for you if you love soccer. telemundo 48 is the place to be. chivas versus club america game. all the action starts at 6:00 p.m. >> let's go. the 2021 grammy nominations are out. "the daily show's" trevor noah will host. queen b is proving to reign

supreme with nine nominations. now the weekend is taking the record academy on task after he was not nominated calling them corrupt. he released his album "after hours" earlier this year. and the nfl announced him as the headliner for the super bowl. he has a lot going on. a grammy doesn't make you an artist. the weekend, hold your chin up high and get ready for the super bowl because we're ready. >> let's get through thanksgiving and christmas first. although i saw a rack with calendars yesterday it at the grocery store, oh, 2021, yay. >> i think everyone is excited about the new year. get '20 out of here. we are going to see some nice weather in the forecast.

we're starting out with fog. visibility cut down to a quarter mile or less in spots. we are seeing in the north bay but not so much elsewhere. if you're going to enjoy the day outside, the kids are out of school this week, so head to the playground. make sure europe sayou're safe. walnut creek will have a cool start. we'll make it into the low 60s by early in the afternoon. we are looking at some mild weather here. winds will pick up near the coastline later today. if you're planning to have thanksgiving dinner outside here is a heads-up, cool and windy. still pretty strong along the coastline going into late tomorrow evening. if you're planning dinner outside and spots like antioch

the temperatures reaching into the mid-60s. a cool start not only here but all across the bay area. the dry weather continues in the forecast. the only thing i'm watching is a chance of rain, a slight chance of light rain on monday in parts of the north bay. the rest of the bay area looks pretty dry. how is it looking for the morning commute, mike? as you would expect this week and every year it's lighter especially on the wednesday before thanksgiving and during the quarantine. there's a little bit of slowing across the area. that yellow highlighting is where kari is talking about the lower visibility. no problems on the roadways, just take it easy. chp has their traditional maximum enforcement period. we're under curfew as well as covid safety in general.

back to you. happening now for you, australia's largest airline says it may eventually require passengers to receive the covid-19 vaccine before boarding. the head says he's spoken with others about vaccination passports for overseas travelers. many are hoping they will be widely available next year paving the way for international air travel. we'll be right back.

5:57 for you this morning. welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." someone keeps shooting pain balls at people along busy retail corridors in san francisco. the drive-by shootings around cortland avenue. several people there have been hit in recent days. the same car is involved each time. no one has been seriously injured but they are really stung. >> it sounded like gunfire when it went off. it was very scary. the woman was traumatized, unfortunately. they raced her into the bar and put some ice on her head. it was really severe. >> now that man describing a paint ball firing into the crowd

outside of bare bottle brewing. police are investigating. the pandemic having a major impact on sexual misconduct cases at college campuses. stanford posting its latest title ix report. over the school yearening in june the school had 187 reports of sexual misconduct. 92 fewer than the year prior. there were eight disciplinary actions. a new federal ruling is giving more leeway to drivers when it comes to what goes on in their car. a judge says california cannot enforce a ban on vanity license plates the state considers offensive saying it violates free speech. it comes after five californians sued including a gay oakland man who wanted the plate with the word queer. the judge did leave room for the dmv to ban plates considered profa profane, obscene or contain hate speech. right now at 6:00

president-elect joe biden forges full speed ahead in building his team. the message he's delivering to americans today. plus, your help is needed. food banks are looking for your help. how much the demand has grown for families struggling during the pandemic. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now for you and a good morning to you. thanks for allowing us to be a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. the road are crowding up out there. going to be a nice one, kari? it's going to be a really nice day but we are starting out with cool temperatures and some fog. we check out dublin and it will be a touch cooler. thanksgiving we're going to have some cold mornings but then warming up later in the day. now