i think a year from now this will all be over with. >> a shot of hope during the pandemic's darkest days. the first vaccine is here. we're counting down when the first bay area health care workers will receive it. leaders believe businesses should have to pay a whole lot more for ignoring covid rules. a live report just ahead. plus, exiting california days after tesla ceo elon musk revealed he left the bay area, another silicon business says he's following suit. the new trend. "today in the bay" continues right now. a terrific tuesday as i like to call it. thanks for making us a part of the morning for you. i'm marcus washington along with mike inouye but first kari hall with a look at the forecast today. and we are going to have sunshine today and will watch out for the next round of rain

set to move in as we check out what's going on. we have that as well as our king tides that will continue for today causing some coastal flooding and then for the rest of the week and into the weekend will stay dry and cool as we'll see the return of that dry weather. so we'll talk more about that in the forecast coming up. mike, how is it looking for the commute? we have situations in flux right now because the crews are starting to clear and move around. a look at the big map not causing much of a disturbance overnight last night and the next two nights the caldecott tunnel work going on eastbound, switch from bore two to bore one and now completely clear so we're not bored anymore, i guess. easy drive over to the bay bridge. i will check out and update you for that overnight construction scheduled through observing, marcus. back to you. >> covid's vaccine now in the bay area but not put to use just yet that will happen later this

morning when the first round of health care workers start receiving. that new vaccine will be administered to frontline health care workers at zuckerberg san francisco general in just a few hours. stanford health will be among the first to receive the pfizer vaccine. dr. sam shin is among those who plans to roll up their sleeves. he explains the possible side effects. >> you can expect local irritation, inflammation. you may experience muscle aches, some fever. >> once frontline health care workers receive their shots those who live in nursing homes and others at high risk may be next. the general population likely still months away. maybe not until next summer. a live look for you on capitol hill where there is new hope for a second covid relief bill a. two-part proposal.

it's gaining steam there and may provide a framework for a final deal. the first proposal would include $748 billion in small business loans, more unemployment benefits, and money for vaccine distribution. a second bill will provide billions for state and local governments supported primarily by democrats. many believe a deal must be in place by the end of the week. contra costa county may be ready to crack down even more on businesses that ignore that shelter in place order. some argue the current fines don't have the impact. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us in martinez. this is where health care workers will receive the covid vaccination starting later today. >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus. yes, at 4:00 the medical center behind me here in martinez will inject their first dose of the covid vaccine into its frontline workers, namely the doctors and

the nurses here. we expect this to happen throughout other hospitals in the bay area starting today as well. also later this morning the contra costa county board of supervisors will decide whether to increase fines for people who violate public health orders, namely talking about businesses here. but by how much they would be increasing the fines is not clear. last week one supervisor said she wants the fines to have a, quote, bite that business owners would find too pricey to shrug off. they face a $250 fine for the first violation and $400 for the second, $1,000 for a third. four restaurants have sued contra costa county to overturn the ban on indoor and outdoor dining. they argue the recent order in effect through january 4th is bringing misery upon the industry which has already been hurt by the shelter in place orders. "the mercury news" reports a judge indicated yesterday he is likely to allow this ban to

continue in agreement with the county's argument the ban is not causing irreparable harm. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. a reminder of what still has to be done to contain the spread. the number of u.s. deaths has surpassed 300,000 with more than 16 million infections. here in the bay area the total number is approaching 200,000 with nearly 10,000 cases just added. more than 2,100 people have died. if you get a covid test you may have to wait longer to receive the results. labs right now are slammed. it is resulting in 30% longer turnaround times compared to one month ago and experts say results are critical because longer delays lead to more infection of people unknowingly spreading the illness. and a follow-up for you, san quentin prison has reportedly

begun transferring inmates deemed high risk for getting covid-19. "the chronicle" reporting some 300 inmates refused to sign waivers allowing them to stay at the facility. the transfers are also going on in spite of in-house doctors recommending otherwise. the prison is finally over what was a massive summer outbreak there. bay area leaders debate different approaches for those struggling to make it in the bay. san francisco leaders are considering extending a program housing more than 2,000 homeless people. long term they hope to move them into other shelters. advocates say that can't happen until the current deadline next summer. santa rosa leaders debate extending a policy on homeless sweeps and the city's agreement with sonoma county. "the press democrat" reporting a judge ruled large-scale sweeps in public spaces are only

allowed if certain guidelines are followed. advocates claim the guidelines are sometimes ignored. san francisco is launching a new essential service hub in the bayview district. that will provide services to communities of color impacted by covid. now those having a tough time finding affordable housing. mayor london breed will unveil it later this morning. one easy way to help a lot of people in need is through our nourishing neighbors food drive. next time you're at safeway you can make a $10 donation that will go to local food banks. the drive goes on until september 29th. be sure to join the "today" show for their season of giving food drive this morning. it starts at 7:00 for you right after "today in the bay." 5:07 this morning. a live look outside for you. what are things looking like in san jose? i think it looks pretty nice. we need to prepare to pack those umbrellas before we head out. not today as kari has been

telling us but certainly need to be on tap for tomorrow because we're expecting the rain to move in then? >> yes. we are going to see it late tomorrow night so probably you'll make it throughout most of the work day without having to deal with any rain. we're looking at this next storm system still well off the coast and some light showers moving through far northern california. we'll see a few clouds in the mix today and all of these storms churning up some waves so we not only have these high breakers but we also have the king tides due to the alignment of the sun and the moon and the earth. we're going to have localized flooding as you see the higher tides late this morning. we'll have some extremely low tides for this afternoon. we'll be watching out for the rain not today but late tomorrow night. mike, how is it looking right now for the commute? kari, we'll just show you since we have the traffic cams out there.

oakland around the coliseum, past high street is just fine. towards 23rd. that overnight road crew, both directions are clear now for the nimitz as we look at the map. 580 not a problem either. where the bay bridge toll plaza has no backup and no slowing. we do have a crash that shows up on 580. i think it's counter commute but we'll double-check because things are getting more crowded. back to you. protecting your privacy. next on "today in the bay," the big changes apple is making to its app store and the information that will now be s displayed for customers r. a self-inflicted breakup. plus -- ♪ i can be happy and just be me ♪ >> i don't think you'll find an argument here. she is the queen of country, and

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good tuesday morning. let's check out the tri-valley.

here is a live look outside in dublin. before you head out the door, you need a jacket but not the umbrella today. we are going to see the rain holding off and a mix of sun and clouds as our temperatures go from the upper 30s to mid-50s. we'll talk about what's ahead as the rain moves in. that's in the forecast coming up. >> tracking a crash a little further out than the dublin camera. i want to show you fremont as well. sounds like everything is on the shoulder. no injuries. a good amount of traffic. good morning. very happy tuesday to you as well. we were talking yesterday about how oracle is joining other tech companies in moving its headquarters out of the bay area we now know larry ellison is leaving, too. he's not going to texas with the rest of the oracle executive staff. he's going to hawaii. in a statement to oracle

employees ellison says i've received a number of inquiries about whether or not i will be moving to texas. the answer is no. i've moved to the state of hawaii, and i'll be using the power of zoom to work from the island of lanai, mahalo. ellison is one of the richest people in california, even higher up the list than musk, who is now moving to texas. so we have a trend here. a writer named wolf richter calls this the texodus. the question that we still have to answer, though, will it work? oracle competes with salesforce and salesforce is in one big building downtown. oracle works in redwood city. their boss is going to work in austin. their boss' boss is going to work in hawaii. who would you put your money on? wall street investors watching the rollout of vaccines

minutes ago we got word of the latest data from moderna showing, indeed, it all works very well and we expect the fda to approve moderna friday. progress on a new relief bill. the two sides decided to put everything they like in one bill and everything they disagree on in another. pinterest going to make the single largest payout in a sexual discrimination case in american history. it will pay $22.5 million to its former chief operating officer. twitter will have to pay half a million for violating gdpr, the new rules in europe protecting people's data and privacy. it's a tiny fine. you can't buy a house for half a million dollars in most places. it's a first for the gdpr and other silicon valley companies would be smart to pay attention this morning. and disney has been pasting

little digital masks on roller coaster riders who either weren't wearing one or the mask slipped off. you know those pictures they take on the rides that you can buy. disney has been adding masks when needed. the woman in the back row seems to have a digitally added mask. disney was not letting people buy pictures if they didn't have a mask on in the ride or it slipped down. this was one solution they came up with according to "the washington post." they have since given it up because -- but they still won't let people who have no mask in the photograph to buy their pictures. i'm uneasy about going to the grocery store. i cannot imagine getting on an airplane and going to disney. >> i'm not ready for that. >> what do you mean? you don't want to touch all the railings and all the little -- >> well, disneyland is closed. this is disneyworld. going across the country, no. >> i'm with you, scott.

>> you stay in your little room with your little books and big microphone. thanks a lot, scott. hey, new this morning, iphone users can get a peek under the hood of what information their apps are collecting. apple updated to show privacy labels. that will show what kind of information an app collects such as contact info, location or purchases. trending for you this morning "the office" binge watchers it is getting a new home. it's leaving netflix on january 1st for nbc universal streaming service, peacock. it is one of the most what happened shows on netflix. on peacock the first two seasons will be free for you. after that you will need a subscription. >> okay, well, also trending this morning many people are hoping for a holly jolly christmas this year but what about a holly dolly christmas. ♪ working 9 to 5 ♪ what a way to make a living

>> oh, yes, it's queen dolly and she is gracing the cover of "marie claire" this month. in this article she goes through a typical day in her life. she wakes up at 3:00 a.m. with a prayer and gets breakfast for her husband in heels. she also says she likes to spend four hours working on writing and business for her upcoming project. by the way, parton does take naps. i think all of us know about those naps every day. >> oh, my gosh, i feel like i have something in common with her. i get up at 3:00 a.m., put on heels. >> do you make breakfast in heels? >> only on the weekends. no, i'm just kidding. come on now.

>> i wanted to make sure. i'm calling to verify. >> no, you're making me blush. let's go to weather. >> she wears crocs. >> no, i want to keep talking about this, laura. don't put me on camera. i want to talk to laura about these heels and making breakfast and stuff. all right. let's talk about how cold it is. you might want to put on more than heels this morning. temperatures starting out in the mid-40s right now. and we do have some upper 30s as we check out our temperatures in the far north bay. as we start out this cool, it will be a cool day. a look at our highs that will reach back into the upper 50s and low 60s. yesterday was nice once you got outside and moving around. it didn't feel so cool with that sunshine. a mix of sun and clouds today and then we wait for our next rainmaker that will be here late tomorrow night and it mostly gets into the north "today in

the bay" about 10:00 tomorrow night. we see it moving in to clear lake and approaching santa rosa. we are mainly dry today and tomorrow. it will roll through fairly quickly and we'll move out by thursday morning before sunrise so it looks like a pretty quick round of rain. shouldn't impact many of your plans as we go into the end of the week and rainfall totals at about a quarter to up to half an inch in the north bay. check out ukiah that could reach close to an inch of rain. hopefully more than that. the sierra gets a little bit of snow. up to about 14 inches in kingvale. i wanted to show you how we're doing with our sierra snowpack. that weekend storm brought a big boost to our snowfall totals and how we're doing as you measure the percentage of normal. how much snow we've measured and hopefully we'll get a lot more over the next few days.

mike, you've been watching the roads. how is it looking now? better news for fremont. i've circled it on the map. southbound 880 around the auto mall, the truck scales. a big rig brushed up against the mirror for another vehicle. no injuries but there's police call going on. chp, i should say. the crash is indeed eastbound. it's now on the shoulder. all lanes were blocked for a scant two minutes. that did cause slowing on the sensors. east 580 past vasco. your commute goes westbound and shows your typical slowing there. not a problem. it's lighter for december's commute getting to the bay bridge with no real backup. no construction through oakland. it's ipicked up. >> reporter: are you making a donation to your boss this year? you might and might not even know about it. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll show you how to prevent

that from happening next. but first, you know what, our team always on social media. have you been cooking for the holidays? check out what i did yesterday. oh, yes, i made sweet potato pies for the first time ever. >> wow! >> yes. if you want to know the family recipe, well, you're going to have to watch. we're going to air the week of christmas. stick around and follow us on instagram and face bobbing to watch. the ones on the left were my finished product. and i tried it last night, laura, and they're good. i promise you, they're good. >> i want to know how i can get a piece. >> i know. we'll talk about that in the break. this year, xfinity internet gives you more options

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>> reporter: this is a public service announcement. donate to charity not your boss. each year many workers mistakenly or unknowingly take money they saved for health expenses and give it to their boss. let's look at how that hams and how to prevent it from happening to you. ♪ since the disco era flexible spending and health savings accounts have let families take money out of their paychecks pretax. it's cash to cover things like co-pays, hospital bills, and medicine. millions sign up for fsas and hsas because they can save you

serious money. uncle sam sets the rules, and they're pretty strict. first, you can only spend your money on allowed items, some things qualify without an explanation and the list changes. for example, feminine hygiene products just became eligible. but some other items you'll need a prescription or a letter of medical necessity from your doctor. your plan should have a detailed list. mileage to and from doctor appointments and pharmacy visits might also qualify for reimbursement. the trickiest part, the part with your boss. federal law requires you to spend your balance each plan year. whatever money you don't spend can be sent back to your employer. if you don't use it you can lose it and your boss can keep it. companies can offer employees a short great period into the new year or a carryover up to $550. they're not required to. what happens to your unspent balance on december 31st? ask hr or the company that keeps your account for details.

spending an fsa or hsa is easier than ever. many stores now have special sections highlighting eligible items. you can stock up on medical supplies and commonly used medicine today so you donate exactly zero dollars to your boss at the end of the year. >> good to know. thanks, chris. 5:27. people in new york city won't be able to sit down at their favorite spot. covid cases and those hospitalizations on the rise. some restaurants fear like they do here they won't be able to survive the latest shutdown. >> the city attorney is working to shut down an underground nightclub open despite restrictions. the l.a. party society is accused of operating without licenses and permits. filing suit to permanently shut down the club which is operating out after storefront that seems to be closed while partygoers enter through the back.

up next on "today in the bay" the first bay area shots just hours away. the new covid vaccine has arrived. a live report on where frontline workers are gearing up to roll up their sleeves. plus, struggling to make it in the bay, extending an important program for minorities.

definitely a monumental day that we've all been waiting for.

right now at 5:30 hope on the front lines. health care workers preparing to roll up their sleeves this week explaining why the new vaccine may make all the difference. plus, ordering up a new battle, the new statewide push to allow restaurants to remain open for indoor service. and the relief of rain, one bay area city declaring wildfire season over, but not cal fire. meteorologist kari hall is tracking when the wet weather returns. "today in the bay" continues right now. good tuesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. the gang is all here now this morning. mike is keeping an eye on that commute. first the weather for you this morning. kari, looking good for us today? yes, we're going to see the sunshine and cool temperatures and we have the rain coming our way tomorrow. still watching out for the king tides, the really high tides we

say late morning that could cause local flooding. then become to our cool and dry weather. mike, how is it looking for the commute? pretty good overall, kari. we have the december lighter traffic. in oakland a crash did see some slowing. let's zoom you over to 580 westbound. looking at keller. sounds like one vehicle is in the middle of lanes there and we see a bit of slowing. it's just popped up. we'll continue to track that but we'll show you what the toll plaza looks like coming up. back to you. take a look at this, new, firefighters at the scene after house fire in san jose. these are the flames crews had to battle started about 90 minutes ago near willow street.

a firefighter was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. one resident was treated for smoke inhalation. people who live there believe telephones anit was an electrical fire that started near the christmas tree. a new day dawns for health care workers. the first covid vaccines are about to be administered one day after the rollout started across the country. >> "today in the bay's" cierra johnson live outside zuckerberg san francisco general. rolling up their leaves, cierra. >> reporter: good morning. exactly. we're hearing it could be some time in the morning hours the first line workers receive the vaccine. many have been working around the clock, extra hours for nearly nine months. they will be in the first round to receive the first vaccine approved by the fda. but before we get to how many local doses and how many first

responders, what's coming to the state. governor newsom took to twitter monday to announce the state has received word from pfizer that 393,000 more doses of the vaccine are expected to arrive next week. what about the status of the bay area groups? 29 hospital groups are expected to receive deliveries with nearly 18,000 doses expected to arrive at the san jose airport today. ucsf tells us they expect to get about 975 doses of that vaccine either today or tomorrow at the latest. and also in berkeley says they're not sure how many doses they're going to receive because they tell us their number keeps changing. as local health care workers wait for their vaccine, we are hearing from the first nurse in the nation to receive hers monday morning in new york city. took to that live yesterday. take a listen to what nurse sandra lindsey says on the

"today" show. >> i took the vaccine because as a health care worker i've seen so much suffering, so much death and pain and harm and i know that everyone needs to do their part to put an end to the pandemic and that is just my small part. >> reporter: she continues in that interview by explaining paying her part doesn't just stop with the vaccine but follow her mask and continue social distancing to put a stop to this pandemic once and for all. we will continue to hear stories from first responders and nurses like nurse linsay. a lot more stories will come in the later days. we're live, cierra johnson for

"today in the bay." >> a lot of people are happy. thank you. california is adding more than 33,000 new infections yesterday, the third highest one-day total. our positivity rate is at 10.5%. californians actually have tested positive more than all of september and october combined. the bar now left, as you can see right here, 213,000 infections. look at the past seven days. 243,807. this morning a group of m t mostly republicans asking newsom to list restaurants. one san diego area restaurant says the new shutdown could not have happened at a worst time. it just opened. the owner is resisting

temptations to defy the order. >> i would love to have tables and service customers but no way the profitability or any sort of financial metric is worth risking the safety and human lives, in my opinion. >> governor newsom has not issued a response to that letter. >> making it in the bay can be even more difficult for low-income families forced out by gentrification and barring a late extension san francisco is about to lose a program meant to offset that imbalance that allows black families displaced by redevelopment to have lottery priority in new low-income housing. now the decades old program expires next month. "the examiner" is reporting just how long it may be extended. it's still not clear. b.a.r.t. is going tapaperle.

in august b.a.r.t. started going paper less. the pandemic allowed b.a.r.t. to quickly make that full transition. the latest rain in the north bay was enough for santa rosa fire department to declare an end to its fire season. among other things it means crews can restore all of that wildfire related gear to its fire trucks. cal fire has not yet made the same declaration and its seasonal fire stations remain open. new video to show you. this was posted on twitter of high surf combining with this week's king tides in pacifica yesterday. look at that. this is adjacent to the pier where we've been seeing the big waves this month. and we're always saying, kari, don't turn your back. and that's the reason why. you may get one of those big waves slapping you in the back if you turn around and you're not waiting on it.

we've seen the storm systems rolling in. they are giving us these big breakers. we also have the king tides because of the alignment of the sun, the moon and the earth and that gives it a big gravitational pull and causes coastal flooding. we're watching out for that today especially for late morning. it could happen again. we are going to have cool temperatures for today and rain tomorrow. we'll talk about that coming up. mike, what's going on right now for the commute? kari, most of the commute is going just fine. oakland, we do have that crash. let me update what's going on for 580 as we look at your map. going westbound to the bay bridge through piedmont and around keller that crash temporarily had all lanes blocked. they moved vehicles. we should have good recovery back at speed shortly. there is a crash in danville. we'll check on that for 680. a quick look at the bay bridge shows now backup as we expect. back to you, sharon.

>> reporter: there are complaints people are defying their own stay-at-home orders and coming here to san mateo county to eat outdoors and get their nails done. i'll show you how that may all change. you thought we were done with elections. we are not. all eyes on georgia. we'll take a look. plus -- an assist just in time. why things are suddenly looking up for the warriors even before they tib off the regular season. the usual gifts are just not going to cut it.

we have to find something else. good luck! what does that mean? we are doomed. [laughter] that's it. i figured it out! we're going to give togetherness. that sounds dumb. we're going to take all those family moments and package them. hmm. [laughing] that works.

let's get this tuesday started. we have a cold one as you get ready to head out the door in walnut creek. low 40s. it will warm up by late morning. a nice and cool day. we'll talk about some rain coming in the forecast. that's coming up in a few minutes. and right now out to the san mateo bridge. i did see some flashing lights. traveling westbound with the taillights to the peninsula. we do have some lights stacking up there, marcus. as it stands san mateo, napa and solano counseledies are holding out to slow the spread of the virus. all of that may be changing. this is when we get a region

wide update. "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda is live in redwood city seeing a ripple effect from other counties closing, right, sharon? >> reporter: that's for sure. stay-at-home orders mean stay close to home and travel for essential services and work but many people think they can come to san mateo county from outside the area. icu availability, factors used in determining the entire bay region including santa cruz and monterey to follow this order. this will happen if the region has less than 15% availability of i cu beds. they continue to be in short supply. if you look at the bay area icu beds. the situation is much worse in the central valley and southern california. san joaquin valley has no beds.

santa clara and solano just above that with 16%. san francisco, napa and alameda county in yellow now with more than 30%. now san mateo county now falling below the 15% icu availability. it is possible that after today the stay-at-home order throughout the state in this region will be called and some of the businesses in the area such as nail salons and outdoor dining may have to shut down like the rest of the bay area. reporting live, i'm sharon katsuda "today in the bay." the race for president is over. now all eyes on georgia. >> scott mcgrew, early voting has begun in two senate races. >> that's right. easily the two most important in all of america in years because,

marcus, if the two democratic candidates win the democrats take over the senate, they already have the house and the white house so it would be an all-democrat government, and they could pass pretty much anything they wanted. joe biden will be in georgia today campaigning to make sure that happens. this comes a day after biden officially won the electoral college vote. this is usually a formality that barely gets mentioned but nothing is normal these days. it was california's vote, by the way, that pushed biden over the top. >> our democracy pushed, tested, threatened, proved to be resilient, true and strong. the electoral college votes which occurred today, even in the face after public health crisis unlike anything we've experienced in our lifetime, people voted. they voted in record numbers. >> attorney general bill barr has resigned. trump and barr had a falling out

after barr said that he saw no evidence of widespread election fraud. barr really has been a net positive for trump. the best example of that is the so-called barr letter. barr got the mueller report early, before the rest of us could see it, and he wrote up a summary of that report that seemed to absolutely clear president trump and his campaign of wrongdoing, and that letter was largely a lie. it did not summarize mueller's findings accurately at all. mueller said so. a federal judge said so. but it's also what the public remembers. speaking of misleading, president trump tweeted out a new report showed widespread voter fraud, enough to overturn the election, even provided a link which leads us to a report about just one county in michigan with barely 20,000 people in it. we have grown used to the idea of the president's spurious claims about voter fraud and can ignore most of them. this one is so peculiar it's

worth menning itioning. it is in northern michigan. number one, trump won there and, yeah, there had been a clerical error by a republican elections worker. but it was quickly sorted out. second, there were only 14,000 votes in the county, yet trump says that's enough to overturn the election. third, the report was written by a fellow who has made incorrect allegations about voter fraud in the past. you may recall i told you about a claim made by the trump campaign about fraud in michigan where they listed counties. turned out the counties were in minnesota because they confused the abbreviation for minnesota, mn, as michigan. that was russell's doing. tomorrow will be six months since vice president pence, the fellow in charge of our coronavirus fight, declared in an op-ed in "the wall street journal" there is no second wave. he blamed the media for overhyping the danger. we'll take a closer look at the claim tomorrow. we're on twitter, of course. you can find me there. i'm @scottmcgrew.

>> thanks so much, scott. it's 5:48. there's new guidance from the state when it comes to youth and recreational sports during the pandemic. sports competitions will not resume until january 25th at the earliest. outdoor physical conditioning, practice and skills training are allowed across the state, even in counties with stay-at-home orders. people in counties under those orders, however, are urged to avoid exercising with anyone from other than their -- >> the warriors are finally staffed at full strength. draymond grown and james wiseman took part. each tested positive for covid-19. coach kerr says they may not see the court until the final preseason game saturday. they open against kevin durant and the nets. call it the fauci effect. applications to medical schools hit a new record.

medical school applications are up 18% this year over last year. at stanford there's been a 50% jump in applications. that's 11,000 applications for 90 seats. this is happening. some say the increased interest comes because health care workers like dr. fauci have received so much attention. looking for cures, marcus. >> don't we know it. there is something good to tell people about, laura, that will make you put a smile on your face this morning. >> the first batches, some are celebrating. take a look. ♪ i do my hair toss check my nails ♪ ♪ baby how you doing >> that's the staff at boston medical center dancing to lizzo,

going viral with nearly 550,000 views. a joyous moment this year. nice to see. >> it is. we should all do a dance because it's something we have an experience with, rain, more coming our way. that deserves a rain dance. >> we were already dancing and that brought it in. more heading our way as we check out our overall view and it has been very active. a lot of those storms will roll into the north of us. and this is the last week of having to home school before a lot of kids have the next week off. if you're going to be out today and getting fresh air, expect the temperatures to not warm up until about 11:00 to 12:00. we reach into the upper 50s.

we're waiting that next round of rain. we're dry today, dry most of the day tomorrow but it comes in late tomorrow night. check out the time line. we're at 10:00. and it's just starting to make its way through clear lake into santa rosa and san rafael and then it does roll through fairly quickly between wednesday night and thursday morning. as we wake up thursday it's pretty much gone and we're going to see that round of rain bringing us a beneficial amount especially since, once again, we've been really happy to see each raindrop fall from the sky especially over the weekend. our upcoming rain won't be as heavy. we're looking at anywhere from about a tenth to a quarter of an inch of rain. it will be higher for parts of the north bay so we'll be watching out for that as well as some sierra snow. coming up to about 14 inches for kingvale. most spots getting 10 to 12 inches of snow. as we go through the rest of the forecast it's going to dry out. so we're going to get this quick shot of rain as well as the

sierra snow and then for the weekend we're back to sunshine and temperatures in the upper 50s to lower 60s. mike, you've been now watching a traffic alert. what's going on? that's right, kari. the traffic alert is in the east bay. so is the bay bridge toll plaza. i want to show you the change there because it looks dramatic. the metering lights on at 5:36. i didn't think it was going to be turned on that early because of lighter traffic. you do see lanes moving here. but look at your map. you see minor backup where the arrow is. the worst backup for the traffic alert kari was talking about west 580 at keller. we told you about the crash and it sounds like they can't get the vehicles out of the middle lane just yet. it's backed up there. northbound 880 through oakland is clear. if you have a choice, take that route. the rest of the bay shows a smooth flow. back to you, marcus. >> thanks, mike. happening now for you despite the rain and overcast skies, locals and tourists are gathering in chile where they watched a total eclipse of the

sun. there was a moment where those clouds opened up allowing people to witness the eclipse prompting cheers and shouts from the crowd gathered on that rainy day. take a look, a second look, at what they actually saw. the clouds made the experience even better. south america won't see another total eclipse of the sun until 2048. a long time away. but you don't have to wait long. there's a lot more ahead on "today in the bay" this tuesday morning including a popular holiday tradition on the peninsula going on this year despite the pandemic. that's all at 6:00. but up next the investigation, dna evidence, and the victims. the hunt for a dangerous coyote in the east bay. it's all coming up. you're watching "today in the bay." we're the croods. -we are the bettermens. this friday... welcome to a better way to live. ♪ welcome to my house the croods are coming home. kinda big, isn't it? that's the mirror. -sorry. and the world will never be the same.

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welcome back. 5:57. you're watching "today in the bay." wildlife trackers are hopeful one recently trapped coyotes includes one that viciously attacked two people. we should warn you the pictures are rather graphic. a man was bitten by a coyote while working out doing some push-ups at the high school. state fish and wildlife say dna samples have since shown the same coyote attacked a 2-year-old boy in july at nearby muraga commons. >> with an animal that is

causing that type of aggressive attack on people, that's something that we have to pay attention to. it's a threat to public safety. we have to remove the animal if we can. >> there is a coyote latched on to my left calf. tried to shake him off. he didn't free up. i had to punch him in the nose. >> that's frightening. over the past few nights teams have trapped four coyotes in the surrounding area. san francisco is launching a new essential service hub in the bayview district. that hub will provide services to communities of color impacted by covid and for those having a tough time affording food. mayor breed will unveil that later this morning. there is an easy way to help those struggling in our area through our nourishing neighbors food drive. the next time you're at safeway make a $10 donation. that money will go right to local food banks and help so many people in our area. that drive goes on through december 29th. and be sure to join the "today" show for their season of giving

food drive this morning. that starts at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." right now at 6:00, bay area health care workers getting ready to roll up their sleeves. >> i'm planning on getting it. i'm counting on other people getting it, too. >> it is vaccine d-day. in a mat earp of hours vaccinations will start across the region. the life line comes as cases continue to surge and hospitals continue to fill up. we're tracking it all with complete live coverage and it's just moments away as the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping an eye on the commute. first, we want to start with that forecast for you and let you know what you need to know before you head out the door. meteorologist kari hall is tracking that. kari, what do we need to know? we are dry today and mostly

tomorrow. rain coming in by late tomorrow night. today it's still the king tides that's causing some problems near the coastline and then back to the weekend once the rain comes in. we'll talk about more of this in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. mike, you have now started a traffic alert. it continues in oakland. let's set expectations as we look at the big view first. postally green as you expect. it's from about 98 tapping the brakes and ride those brakes up to the scene of the crash around keller. the two left lanes are blocked. if you drive there be prepared to move to your right. better yet avoid the area using northbound 880 to get through observing, heading up to the bay bridge. there is the backup with the metering lights. back to you. >> thanks so much. we begin with vaccine rollout in the bay area.