news to tell you about. out of room. an alarming revelation from marin county as it reveals hospitals have run out of icu beds. plus -- >> when it comes to vaccinations and the pandemic in general, this is a marathon. it's not a sprint. >> a new shot of hope. the next round of health care workers are set to receive covid vaccines today. how it's looking for a second vaccine candidate set to gain fda approval perhaps in a matter of days. and sky ranger is clear now. meteorologist kari hall is tracking when another round of rain is set to arrive. "today in the bay" starts now. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. first we have to talk about that incoming rain. meteorologist kari hall is tracking that. >> we are seeing showers still off the coast. this will be moving in later on

tonight starting in the north bay and making it on through. as we start out this morning it is partly cloudy. we'll have a dry most of the day. the rain moves in and we're back to the dry weather. we'll talk more about that coming up. mike, how is it looking right now for the commute? it's looking light and dry as well. monitoring 280 at farm hill. just off the roadway. a smooth drive on the right side. no delay at the toll plaza. we did have metering lights on yesterday. we'll track that again today. laura? >> thanks so much, mike. >> a live look in marin. the county out of icu beds. the news came down last night.

plans are already in place to get some help from other nearby counties. the bed shortage not much better in some parts of the bay area. santa clara and solano are below the 15% threshold. san mateo is just teetering at the edge. the bay area is teetering above the 15% threshold meaning any surge in patients would trigger a stay-at-home order. of course most bay area counties have already enacted strict measures. for people who live in long-term health facilities, they will have to wait at least several more days. bob redell is live in concord. talk to us about the holdup here. >> reporter: there's been some confusion. we expected people who live in nursing homes to receive their

vaccines this week along with doctors and nurses but the cdc says they won't receive their first dose until next week or the week after. as the "usa today" reports the reason is a lot of those facilities opted into the program that relies on walgreens and cvs to administer the doses, and that program doesn't start until december 21st. here this concord late they are morning some other doctors and nurses will receive their first round. contra costa county has received close to 10,000 doses so far, all of which will go to frontline doctors and nurses. the first of their two shots. we were live out there yesterday morning, if you'll recall. another five at zuckerberg san francisco, across the bay. 100 to 150 more will receive their first dose starting today.

>> it offers peace of mind in terms of safety for my family and for my extended family at home and everyone in my life as well as my patients and fellow staff. >> people are asking questions, eager to know when they can get the vaccine. >> reporter: alameda county, including the city of berkeley, is expected to receive 13,650 doses friday. the goal is to have all their workers and 911 responders vaccinate vaccinated by the end of the month. for those of us who don't fit into that category we're looking at spring at the earliest. bob redell, "today in the bay." more details on the vaccine, this is video we want to show you right now posted by the veterans administration showing the first pfizer vaccines arriving in palo alto yesterday. marcus, the fda has authorized a new way to test for

covid at home. the test is made by an australian company. here is how it works. you swab the inside of your nose, then you add a few drops of liquid to the sample and place it onto a small plastic device. the results show up on an app in just about 20 minutes. it costs about $30. it will be available next month over the counter. you don't need a prescription. a great resource to keep up with the pandemic and our coverage. you can find ongoing updates and vaccines as well as testing. just head over to nbcbayarea.com. new overnight santa rosa police are investigating an apparent murder/suicide. a woman was found shot. they later found the gunman dead.

they're not saying how the two are connected. now to an nbc bay area exclusive. terrifying moments for a retired san jose police captain. bullets fly in his direction after a man tried to steal his car in the willow glen neighborhood. he says he walked away from his car while it was running to drop something off at a neighbor's. that neighbor saw a man jump from a nearby car and jump in. the retired captain ran after him, and he got out. here is what happened next. >> the guy jumps out of the passenger side, levels an automatic rifle and shoots up at us. we can't let the bad guys win. >> video shows what appears to be the suspect on the hood of the getaway car. police caught up with the car and arrested the suspects inside. >> renters concerned about making it in the bay are organizing a car caravan this afternoon. struggling tenants are worried they may soon be evicted in

orinda. the plan to travel to the home of glazer in support of two bills that would provide debt relief. south bay water leaders. you can see it's now close to being empty. it's being drained for a retrofit project. the retrofit will take more than a decade to complete at a cost of more than half a billion dollars. right now our storm ranger busy scanning the skies outside right now at the golden gate bridge nice and clear for you. a car driving by so everything looks nice. rain is coming our way. how much rain can we expect to get? yeah, we're really excited

to get rain once again in the bay area. if you're about to head out the door you can leave the umbrella at home. it's not coming until overnight tonight. as we look at our live camera and our temperatures that will start out cool, some upper 30s this morning. we'll make it into the mid-50s. the rain will be coming in late tonight after seeing the high temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. a few spots will reach the low 60s for today and for the north bay, you'll start to see that rain starting to come in this evening but some of the heavier downpours will be shortly before midnight and moving into the rest of the bay area as we go towards tomorrow morning. we'll talk more about how much rain we can expect coming up. what's the update on the commute? kari, we're looking at changes even as we speak. heading north are the taillights and that construction project.

west is 280. it just cleared at farm hill. no slowing. i will say everything is clear. it's a smooth drive around the rest of the bay and no backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. laura, back to you. all right. you always have a look at who is going and coming. well, on the move next on "today in the bay," when it comes to actually leaving the bay area, the one location easily getting the most looks online. >> i think you can call it a facebook freakout. plus -- ♪ mission critical. actor tom cruise has strong words on the set of his brand-new "mission: impossible" movie in england. drama including cruise and crew members. 5:09 this morning.

right know at 5:12 i am tracking a new round of rain set to move in late tonight into early tomorrow morning, but most of the day will be dry. we'll start to see those clouds moving in and cooler temperatures today. we'll talk how much rain to expect and how much rain the sierras will get. and i talked about how light the bay bridge backup is but i thought i would show you as well

in case the word light didn't convey the message. it's headlights. a good drive across oakland into san francisco. we'll give you a bigger look coming up. happy wednesday. a lot of people are realizing how much facebook knows about them after apple made changes to its iphone operating system and added privacy information about each app in the app store. app apple's list runs more than 650 words in how it can track you including your location, your exercise data and it can track you across apps. for instance if you buy something using a different app facebook may still know about it. people are posting about it on line. the user scrolls through all the ways facebook tracks you. nothing is new and facebook as been fairly up front about it

and you can turn off most of those trackers but people don't. apple is just making it ease why are for people to discover what's happening. make sure you're running the latest ios on your phone and go to the app store and search for facebook. the u.s. government and pfizer are in talks to secure more doses. the white house it turned down pfizer's offer for more vaccines earlier this year. the u.s. will have enough to vaccinate half of us by june counting pfizer and moderna. half of us by the middle of next year. mckenzie scott may not be a household name yet but should be. the ex-wycife of jeff bezos has given away $4 billion to food banks and others. the irony and scott herself

acknowledges this is while the pandemic has made a lot of americans poor, it's made a lot of americans much richer. in her case with amazon stock much, much richer. the fed will talk about the economy today. we don't expect any change in interest rates remaining at the lowest of the low on the spectrum. here is something to think about, it involves a kid leaving a dirty sock on the bathroom floor. this played out on facebook. a mother in washington state says she waited a whole week for her daughter to pick up the sock and the daughter did not. she put a little museum like placard next to the sock. the forgotten sock, mixed media on loan from the artist. her 10-year-old daughter added a little stand for the sock and it went from there. animals started gathering around and like real life eventually a monolith showed up as well. they decided to clean it all up,

including the sock, after they started stepping on the animals. it was a little bathroom. >> i like that. >> we're all getting a little stir crazy during this pandemic but i love the light that we can find from it. >> exactly. >> all right, thanks, scott. actually yesterday scott was talking about oracle ceo larry ellison moving to hawaii and the island of lanai that he essentially owns. it's apparently a small part of a larger trend. a new report from apartment list says honolulu topped the list of searches for leases of six months or fewer and the most searches came from san francisco, san jose and los angeles. the jump over to hawaii. many potential renters are now working from home so why not do it on an island, marcus? >> not a bad idea. tom cruise reportedly let his covid concerns be heard lau loud and clear on the set of the

movie "mission: impossible." the audio is not verified by nbc news where you can hear cruise livid with his crew. nbc has reached out to cruise and his attorney for comment but he has not yet gotten back to them. perhaps the perfect way to celebrate the end of 2020. ♪ i will survive as long as i know how to love i know i'll be alive. i've had all my life to live. >> that's the 1978 hit "i will survive." pretty appropriate this year. the singer will perform in times square. the event will be virtual, of course, with crowds being kept away when the big ball drops.

i will survive and we will make it through. what will 2021 hold? >> hopefully some more rain. and happier days. >> yeah, that's what i'm talking about. let's wash all of this away. let's get a look at storm ranger radar as we get a look at a dry weather pattern. we'll see things changing as we go into tonight. a new round of rain. we can see the storm system to the north of us and the rain off the coast. it will first start out in the north bay and work its way across the rest of the bay area tonight. i'm taking you throughout the day. mostly clouds but here we are stopping it at 11:00 when we see heavy rain approaching santa rosa and then starting to make its away further to the south as we go to midnight, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 in the morning.

you can see the rain passing by. some of the heavier downpours will weaken. we will see the dry weather returning. the roads may still be wet as you go out for your commute. what may come out of the clouds, it's possible that parts of the north bay could get over half an inch of rain and then for the east bay, oakland, dublin, closer to half an inch as well as san francisco, less down the peninsula and the south bay. that's a pretty good soaking. the possibility they're looking at 5 to 9 inches of snow which is enough to make the roads slick but not the heavy snowfall we need. we turn back to below average rainfall as we go to the end of 2020 into the start of the new year. as we get a look at our

seven-day forecast. the rain in here late tonight, early tomorrow and all clear for the weekend with highs in the upper 50s. how is it looking now for the commute? it's looking december normal, i guess. light compared to the rest of the year. we see green sensors. contra costa county and the north bay, west 24. i just learned it affects the broadway off ramp but it might be 90 minutes until they can get that disabled vehicle moved. the off ramp is open f. that is your exit keep that in mind. the rest of the bay just a endbuild. the tri-valley coming up. back to you. >> sounds good, thanks, mike. coming up next on "today in the bay" work to go help struggling restaurants. the unique way one couple is enjoying their favorite meals to go. first, nbc bay area responds. >> reporter: when you leave a repair shop you don't have to

wonder if they did the work they were supposed to. the state will inspect your car for free. the inspector will compare your invoice to the work that was done. if they find a discrepancy that can trigger an official complaint or even investigation. 888-996-tips or nbcbayarea.com/responds. and this is fun. you can always find our team on social media. check out these two photos kari hall shared. i know one person happy she won't be sitting on santa's lap this year. that's kari's daughter in 2018 looking a little nervous as she sits on santa's nap. what's up with this? so cute. follow kari and share your fun moments. you're watching "today in the bay."

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well, believe it or not, it's been five years since san francisco general was renamed after facebook ceo mark zuckerberg. the san francisco supervisors are suddenly against it. the board yesterday passed a resolution condemning the renaming citing perceived transgressions. zuckerberg and his wife donated $75 million to establish a trauma center and the hospital

is proud of the affiliation. the vote is symbolic and does not force the hospital to do anything. >> indoor dining is off the menu in new york city. it will shut down the next two weeks as covid cases surge. some fear they won't be able to survive the latest shutdown. florida's governor vowing to keep restaurants open and is ensuring hospitality workers will stay employed. now to something good. an innovative way to support restaurants and bars. transforming a van into a mobile dining room. the couple started dining out back in october. they have a date night once a week where they just park in the restaurant parking lot and have the food delivered right to their van. they are hoping to bring some awareness to the struggling businesses and restaurants. that's adjusting to the situation.

now to a dropped call that has a lot of people talking this morning. >> a documentary worker got careless taking photos. well, his iphone, yeah, fell from his hand dropping 1,000 feet to the ground. recorded the entire thing, 15 seconds of that fall. a little dizzy there. thanks to gps they found the phone the next day still charged with only a crack in the screen protector. if i was the company i would find out if it was mine. advertising you could use. it fell in the grass. the top stories including the key meetings set to happen today on who gets the next round of vaccines shipped to california. >> another bay area county rethinking the extra fees from

food delivery apps.

right now at 5:30 a critical situation. hospitals are out of available icu beds. what health leaders say needs to be done to stop the overflow. plus -- science shows kids in school with appropriate precautions are not creating an environment that spreads the virus. >> many of our staff have

communicated with me directly and feel they don't feel safe. >> why it's not too late to weigh in on the return plan. working to help those struggling to make it in the bay. "today in the bay" continues right now. but, hey, our storm ranger scanning the skies this morning. we have a live look outside where it's clear for now. meteorologist kari hall is tracking when another round of rain is set to arrive in the bay area. hopeful for some snow in the sierra as well. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. meteorologist kari hall, what have you got for us? we've got some rain and we're excited about it because for most of us it doesn't impact your plans. it will come in late tonight and move out of here early tomorrow morning and it is a quick shot

but the storm is just to the north of us rolling through into the evening. we're dry most of today. the rain is clearing and then we're back to dry weather. mike, how is it looking for the commute? >> it's looking great. we have a new incident on the bottom of our map. i'll check out what's going on there. just off highway 8. a smooth drive, a little build out of the altamont. a live look shows you the volume getting just a little bit -- building a bit. back to you. >> thank you very much. breaking news out of room, one bay area county, marin, hit its limit on icu beds.

one hospital forced to adjust. what are they doing, cierra? >> reporter: good morning. this is one of those hospitals where there are no icu beds. the health officials and local leaders warned the surge after thanksgiving have put strains on hospitals. reporting zero beds in marin county. icu beds at marin, kaiser permanente, san rafael medical center and novato. it isn't just marin county seeing low icu availability, some counties are under or approaching that 15% availability with solano county at 11%. statewide much of the same with many regions reaching their covid cases rise.

greater sacramento, san joaquin valley and southern california are all below 15% and governor newsom announced changes to help health care workers and doctors. it will change how they adapt to staffing. >> during our critical staffing shortages we now have a seven not a ten day quarantine for health care workers and emergency response and social workers exposed as long as they test negative on day five or later. >> reporter: and changing guidelines regarding how many nurses are allowed to care for at a single time from two patients to three patients to accommodate the shortage in staff and growing number of patients. there is good news related to the number of vaccines. 1,950 doses of the pfizer

vaccine are expected to arrive. next week 1,900 doses are expected to arrive of that moderna vaccine. good news on that front. here hospitals are strapped for both staff and beds and i've been doing some research in other parts of the state they've been transporting sicker patients to counties where there is an availability of beds. those numbers could fluctuate as the days go on we're live in marin county. so here is the concern, the daily new cases here in the bay area. on august 16 there were about 1,400 new cases and that was the height of the summer surge. look where we are now. on monday more than 3,500 new cases, almost triple the numbers during the summer.

for many the vaccine cannot come soon enough. workers were among the first in the bay area to get the vaccine yesterday. another treatment for the next ten months and they say they are ready. >> it offers peace of mind in terms of safety for my family and everything in my life as well as my patients here and my fellow staff. the general public likely won't see vaccinations until next spring at the earliest. >> sheryl sandberg shared her father had tears in his eyes. she urged people to get a vaccination once available. he's a doctor in florida.

more details on the rollout. governor gavin newsom saying the next phase consists of about 8 million people. that group will likely include teachers, farmworkers and grocery store employees. the state's so-called community advisory committee will you will matly decide who goes next. it's holding an open forum where you can give your input. happening today parents and teachers in contra costa county will meet up again to discuss the change to keep students at home for even longer. san ramon decided to not start in-person learning on january 5th. the board voted to continue remote instruction until the county moves out of the purple tier and into the red. emotional comments were read. >> greater risk at the height of this pandemic. with our many safety protocols which life are we willing to sacrifice to achieve this hybrid plan?

science shows us kids in school with appropriate precautions are not creating an environment that spreads the virus. >> those in favor of in-person learning says the lack of personal interaction is causing grades to drop. a similar debate for santa rosa schools. the hopes of reopening in january gone. new action from san francisco leaders to help people struggling to make it in the bay. supervisors have reportedly approved two measures. advocates say some are living one step from becoming homeless. the rents for those units will not exceed 30% of the tenant's income. and homeless hotel room program. homeless people are able to be placed in about 30 of those

hotels. marcus, money and saving money will be among the hot topics at today's metropolitan transportation committee meeting. the marin ij says those representing transit agencies have asked the mtc to set aside at least $100 million now pegged for transportation projects. they want it to be used for salaries instead. every bay area transit agency is struggling, many considering job cuts. a follow-up in the south bay. santa clara county and leaders are moving forward with a new cap on food delivery fees. like doordash, uber eats and grubhub. the cap goes into effect immediately and will expire when restaurants can reopen indoor dining at full capacity. this morning nbc bay area storm ranger is busy scanning the skies. let's take a live look outside in fremont and in san jose right now.

it's clear but there's more rain heading to the bay area. meteorologist kari hall is timing out what we can expect. are we looking at a pretty good amount of rain, kari? yeah, we're going to get a decent amount of rain later tonight as we get a look at storm ranger right now. we are seeing a clear, basically dry start to your morning. you can leave the umbrella at home. it's not coming until later on this evening. as we make it through home schooling today and getting a look at the forecast in martinez we're going to start out with some upper 40s. once again the rain arriving tonight. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking for the commute? looks like i need to correct myself. not a big deal but just off highway 17 and not 87. the map shows you it's just off 17. off montague expressway. it is on the grid.

san jose pd taking care of it. an easy flow of traffic. no backups to or at the bay bridge toll plaza. roz? >> reporter: hospitals are stretched thin as those covid cases surge. just ahead we'll tell you why officers fear that it could all get worse. it is indeed getting worse and it's been six months since mike pence said there was no coronavirus second wave. they will be coming for us. >> it's a classic movie we all enjoy. next here on "today in the bay" the shocking new admission from one of the actors about filming.

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right now at 5:43 watching out for king tides that will be subsiding today but these high breakers will continue as we look along the coastline some beach hazard statement will be in effect through 3:00 p.m. today. some of the breakers could reach over 20 feet. we'll talk about the incoming storm and what we're expecting in terms of rain in just a few minutes.

so you're looking ahead to changes, kari. yesterday the metering lights were on. there was a backup. this is not yesterday and there's no backup. a smooth drive right now. where there is some slowing coming up. a live look for you at sfo where holiday travel is still going on despite the shutdown and fearing a second wave as christmas nears. >> roz plater for us with a look at how bay area medical teams are responding. good morning, roz. >> reporter: good morning. indeed hospitals are already feeling the effects. we're rolling into another series of holidays, hanukkah, christmas, kwanzaa and new year's. experts fear we could be looking at a surge on top of a surge. the pleas to not travel and it's

all coming home to roost. kr setting up to take care of the less severely ill covid patients. one is in richmond. the other in sacramento. and in an ominous sign the state has ordered an additional 5,000 body bags. yesterday an emotional dr. sara cody spoke about the toll this is taking here in the south bay. >> we have lost 553 people in our county. covid, in fact, is on track to be among the five leading causes of death here in our county. so our pandemic locally is out of control. >> reporter: dr. cody asked that people think long and hard about the decisions they're making as

this holiday season is coming up and try to work to get the surge under control. that means staying home if you don't need to go out, wear a mask and social distance. roz plater for "today in the bay." >> you heard the emotion from her as well. thanks, roz. here is a live look outside of the white house this morning where president-elect joe biden is set to move in in just about a month. we're learning more about the safety measures put in place ahead of inauguration day. americans are being asked to stay home because of the pandemic. biden will take the oath of office on the u.s. capitol steps with a limited number in attendance. the inaugural celebrations will be mostly virtual. 5:46 right now. six months ago today mike pence assured americans there was no second wave of coronavirus. >> scott mcgrew, he could not have been more wrong. >> he didn't just say it he

published it in an op-ed in "the wall street journal." they post it had to the white house website as well. there isn't a coronavirus second wave. we're far better off than the media reports, says pence. it was 200,000 deaths ago. the media has tried to scare the american people every step of the way, he said, and these grim predictions of a second wave are no different. mike pence, of course, is the head of america's fight against the pandemic. and while he was very wrong to criticize the prediction of hundreds of thousands more dead, the white house has had speed along the development of the vaccine, particularly moderna, the pfizer vaccine was not part of operation warp speed though its manufacture and distribution will be. president-elect joe biden has tapped more cabinet members. pete buttigieg will be nominated to run the department of

transportation, and jennifer granholm will be asked to run the department of energy. is a professor at cal berkeley. before that the governor of michigan. she went to willow glen, delmar high school also in san jose before graduating from san carlos high school. she's an immigrant becoming an american citizen on her 21st birthday. a rift has appeared between president trump and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell after mcconnell congratulated joe biden for winning the election. trump tweeted it's too soon to give up. >> i had a conversation with mitch mcconnell today. i called to thank him for the congratulations and that while we disagree on things there's a lot we can work together on. we agreed to get together sooner than later. i look forward to working with him. >> we'll continue to watch who joe biden is nominating and talk

about it on twitter. i'm @scottmcgrew. it looks like james wiseman won't ever see the floor until the game matters. coach kerr says he and draymond green will be kept out of the last preseason game tomorrow after coming back from positive covid tests. and without the team in sacramento the warriors lost 114-113. one christmas tradition that doesn't have to go away with the pandemic. >> that's right. we're talking about watching holiday movies. in a new study listing the most popular by state and topping california's list, drum roll please -- ♪ "edward scissorhands" the fantasy classic starring johnny

depp. the study was done using data from ibm db and google trend. "home alone" is the top favorite holiday film overall. despite the debate whether "die hard" is a holiday movie it came in at number two. i'm surprised "elf" wasn't on the list. i love that movie. >> i know. interesting. you know what's also trending, this one, too. trending for you a little insight into another holiday classic the star of "a christmas story" says that a man gave him real chewing tobacco in one of those scenes. the actor peter billingsley played ralphy there only 12 at the time. wow. in a recent podcast he said it happened during the scene he pretends to be a sheriff's deputy with the red rider bb gun. it triggered him having a stomach issue there and filming had to be shut down for 40 minutes. no surprise there.

"people" magazine reached out for comment, but they said so far they have been silent on the issue. it was so long ago, too. not something you should do, i'm just saying. >> no, not at all. i have never seen that movie. >> i got this shirt for my brother. this is the famous phrase because that boy wanted that bb gun, number one prize. >> how did the mom say it? >> you'll shoot your eye out. >> i'll have to check it out. add it to the list, kari, of movies we need to watch. got to make sure it's kid appropriate. >> i've probably seen it about 100 times, no lie. we watch it over and over again during the holidays. you have to see it. it's our favorite christmas

movie in this household. we're going to have nice weather. tracking rain that will be coming in tonight. storm ranger is all dry for you this morning. we will see the rain coming in as we see it still to the north of us. off the coast and some showers coming in tonight starting first in the north bay. let's go through the time line because, as i mentioned you can leave the umbrella at home unless you'll be out later this afternoon into the evening. we're seeing heavier downpours rolling through. it will mostly pass the bay area. i'll be waking up at 2:00 a.m. to watch this rain. we'll see it rolling through. for sun right drying out into the day tomorrow. the possibility of about half an inch of rain, maybe even more for parts of the north bay. but then as that rain moves

through some of the rain loses its punch a bit. we look at how much rain we've seen for the water year so far only measuring 19% in san jose and oakland and we're not doing that much better elsewhere. as we go into the next couple of weeks hopefully we'll get a little bit more rain than we were expecting and can try to catch up. we may have another system we're watching starting next tuesday. mike, how is it looking for the commute? >> looking pretty good as we look at the map there's a little blip for san jose. we move over to the tri-valley. a slower drive building out of the altamont pass and the cutthrough. no surprises.

lighter december traffic flow. the exit was -- one lane was closed. i'm going to double-check to see if chp has cleared that. the bay bridge toll plaza, no backup. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now for you an us australian regulator is suing facebook claiming the information was private. they say facebook prompted a virtual private network as a way for people to protect data. the lawsuit is similar to the one here in america by ftc which accuses the social media giant after monopoly. much more ahead on "today in the bay" including what happens when thieves try to steal a retired cop's car in the south

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welcome back to "today in the bay." we start with an nbc bay area exclusive and really terrifying moments for a retired san jose police captain. bullets fly in his direction after a man tries to steal his car. it all happened in the willow glen neighborhood. he says he was walking away from his own car while it was running to drop something off at a neighbor's. well, that neighbor saw a man from a nearby car jump in. the retired captain who asked us to conceal his identity ran after him and he got out. here is what happened next. >> the guy jumps out of the passenger side, levels an automatic rifle and shoots up at us. we can't let the bad guys win. >> video from surveillance camera shows what appeared to be the suspect on the roof of the getaway car. san jose police eventually caught up with the car and arrested the two inside. one city spreading the cheer for those in need. sunnyvale community service

holding a drive-thru meal event giving out food and target gift car cards. it starts at 8:00 a.m. one easy way you can help those in need right here in our community is through our nourishing neighbors food drive. the next time you go to any safeway make a $10 donation. that will go to local food banks. that drive is going on until december 29th. all right. now to something good and a glim ea er of hope. a mother finally gets to hold her baby in her arms a month after giving birth. she gave birth to the baby boy named philippe in november. she was suffering from covid-19 at the time and as a result never got to hold her child. philippe himself was recovering in the nicu. she beat the disease, was released from the hospital yesterday and was finally reunited with her baby boy. what a wonderful feeling that must have been. right now at 6:00 breaking news

in marin county. no icu beds available. what that means for people who get sick. >> we are live at the next hospital getting ready to receive those shots in a matter of hours. senior facilities at the front of the line but that's not happening yet. the reason why and when the vaccinations will begin. and let the rain fall down. this morning we have a better time line of when the latest storm will get to you. straight ahead as we continue with the third hour of "today in the bay" right now. and a good morning to you on this wednesday halfway through the workweek. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll check in with mike in just a little bit. the rain coming to the bay area, kari, i've been holding off on washing my car f