you can go to the market outside, i don't understand why you cannot eat outside. right now at 5:00, a brewing battle on the menu. the outdoor dining across the state supposed to be off limits. the new legal order allowing some restaurants to reopen as bay area leaders cook up even more opposition. and working to reach a last-minute deal, our washington insider is tracking stimulus talks on capitol hill as the clock ticks down to pass a proposal. plus, growing concerns over a deeper coronavirus surge as the holidays hit their high point. the new warnings from dr. anthony fauci and the new steps one bay area city is taking. "today in the bay" continues right now.

good friday morning to you guys. i'm chrkris sanchez, and i have just lost my lights. i think my little electrical port has overheated. >> oh, no. >> i'm here. >> working from home problems. marcus and laura are off while kris works through problems. >> go back to bed. >> we'll go to kari for the weather. yeah, we have a lot going on and, you know, we're our own tech help, right, so we'll let you get that fixed as we check out the forecast. as we take a live look outside in san jose and we're starting out with some cold temperatures this morning. hopefully the heater doesn't go out. we're going to have sunshine today and the next several days and as we go into next week the dry conditions continue so we're not going to see any rain coming in. we'll talk more about this and what's ahead in the forecast coming up. vianey, how is the commute

rolling? oh, kris, it's okay, girl. it's okay. it happens. all right, so let's talk about the crash along northbound 680. this is right near the 24 interchange. it looks like it's a big rig against a wall, and i am starting to notice maybe just a little bit of delays through there. the 880 is working to clear as well. that happened on the southbound side. aside from that let's take a look at how the bridges are doing, so far so good. i'll have an update again coming up in a few minutes. cierra? here is a live look across the bay area. at midnight a regional stay-at-home order took effect. it will remain in place until at least january 7th. tight restrictions for all nine bay area counties and it includes santa cruz and monterey. restaurants can do takeout and delivery only with outdoor dining banned. also those hair salons and barber shops must close and retail stores can only have 20% capacity. at the same time more and more

state and local leaders are questioning the value of closing all outdoor dining options. as restaurants in san mateo county tried to take advantage of one last outdoor meal, some diners were asking why the closures were even necessary. a ruling this week in san diego county has put the ban on hold with restaurants reopening yesterday and next week san francisco supervisor matt haney questions his governor's order. >> what i would like the state to do is either justify this position publicly somehow with any sort of data and definitely reconsider it moving forward. >> opponents argue they haven't seen the evidence yet showing outdoor dining spreads covid-19. lawmakers will be working through the weekend to hammer out a deal on covid relief. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington

tracking it all. not to add pressure, tracie, there's a looming government shutdown deadline, too. >> reporter: exactly and, of course, the important thing about this covid funding is it includes money for vaccine distribution. let's go live to washington right now. i want to show you the shot where the second lady, karen pence, is actually right now getting her vaccine and right next to her to the left -- to her right is the vice president. the surgeon general also there. he just got his shot. this is the most high-profile vaccine distribution that we've seen so far in washington. also, people on capitol hill have been notified they'll be getting theirs next week, the same folks trying to deal with covid relief. for millions of americans devastated by covid-19 losing benefits just after christmas, lawmakers promise help is on the way. >> we're going to stay right

here until we are finished even if that means working through the weekend, which is highly likely. >> we're very close to an agreement but the details really matter. >> reporter: details on $900 billion to help small businesses and extend unemployment. 885,000 americans filed for the first time last week. >> to be honest, i've run out of what i'm going to do next. >> reporter: there's $600 for every eligible adult. not everyone wants that. >> what could be dumber as an idea to print up money we don't have. >> reporter: this emergency relief includes millions to distribute vaccines. vice president and mrs. pence and the surgeon general get theirs today with key members of congress up next. the fda could approve a second vaccine today as the u.s. hits another day of record cases. >> i think by next christmas we'll be close to normal. >> reporter: president-elect joe biden on "the late show" urging

americans to hold out one more year. tracie potts, nbc news. and with the weekend about to get started holiday travel is about to kick into its highest gear and, yes, fewer people will be on the move but millions still plan to gather with family. lots of cases taking to the skies or the roads. pete suratos is live with the message from health leaders. >> reporter: good morning to you, cierra. aaa is expecting those numbers to be down for holiday travel this year. they're still expecting around 84.5 million people to travel this christmas holiday. of course this is all happening as a majority of california is still under the stay-at-home order. but you do have cities like san francisco taking matters into their own hands. they are putting in place this ten-day quarantine. now that applies for folks that live or work in san francisco, and decide to travel outside the bay area for this christmas

holiday. now there are exceptions that includes first responders and some essential workers. the order urges folks to avoid nonessential travel as we deal with this pandemic. here is what local officials as well as dr. fauci are saying about avoiding nonessential travel and, of course, practicing social distancing. >> we're working to educate and issuing the order really to ensure people understand that we are in a grave situation. we do have time to turn this around. >> as we are proceeding with the rollout of the vaccine, we absolutely have to adhere to the public health measures that we're talking about all the time, the wearing of masks, the physical distancing, the avoiding crowds and congregate settings. we can't just say there's a vaccine on the horizon so let's forget about everything else. >> reporter: the city of san francisco hopes people will comply with this quarantine but

say additional enforcement will be used if needed and, again, the cdc is urging folks against holiday travel since it does increase the chances of spreading covid-19. reporting live, pete suratos for "today in the bay." thank you, pete. lake tahoe's short-term rental market right now is being hit by a double whammy during what is normally one of the busiest times of year. you know that if you've ever tried to book something during christmas. the latest stay-at-home order will impact nonessential travel at least through the end of the year. longer term strict new regulations take effect for sites like airbnb starting january 1st. at the same time airbnb is not blocking any online bookings and there's no real clarity on how authorities are enforcing the latest stay-at-home order. another record-breaking day in the pandemic with 243,000 new cases in the u.s. in addition to

nearly 3,300 deaths. california's surge is at its worst point yet. for the second day in a row more than 50,000 new cases and a record for deaths, 379 people died. our website is a great resource for pandemic coverage. you can find ongoing updates on vaccine and testing right there. just head to nbcbayarea.com. all right. new this morning crews are at the scene of a water main break on the peninsula that led to a sinkhole this is all happening in redwood city on harrison avenue and jeter street west of el camino real. video from a short time ago. it's not clear at this point how big the sinkhole is or if that break is still going, but we'll keep asking. >> definitely. and hopefully we have some mild temperatures going into the first day of winter, kari.

yes, we are going to have at least the afternoon highs starting out. the highs will be nice and mild but the way we start the morning is going to be cold. let me get that straight. let's get a look at where we are right now, some low 30s in parts of the north bay but most of us in the low 40s and if you are going outside today getting some fresh air, maybe going for a hike, of course, with all the nice weather we're going to see temperatures reaching into the upper 50s today. so we'll talk about the weekend. that's coming up in a few minutes. vianey, any issues for the morning commute? unfortunately, we are starting to notice some slowing right near the crash along northbound 680 right near the 24 interchange. it appears a big rig hit a wall and now we're definitely noticing delays. earlier it wasn't as bad but i'm assuming as the traffic continues to build it's causing a bit of a traffic hazard. you can see the yellowing there as the traffic begins to slow down. aside from that let's take a

quick check of your tri-valley drive times. 580 from grant line road to 680 you're only looking at about 20 minutes. kris, i'll send it over to you. all right, thank you, vianey. digging out. still ahead on "today in the bay," coming up at 5:25, the impact that east coast snowstorm is having on holiday deliveries all across the country. and tesla's ceo elon musk criticized by a group that once praised him. ♪ ♪ i can see but you when you dance, dance, dance ♪ plus, justin timberlake can do it all from singing to acting. his latest movie role and when you can watch the all new film in your living room. you're watching "today in the bay." this year, xfinity internet gives you more options

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at 5:14 as you head out the door a cold start. a clear sky and slow warm-up. we'll talk more in a few minutes. happy friday to you as well. a leading lgbtq group is pushing back on elon musk aft he made fun of people using him or her depending on the way they wish to be addressed. musk says it's a, quote,

aesthetic nightmare. tesla has been rated one of the top places for lgbtq people to work and the human rights campaign said, yeah, we were the ones who gave you that rating. now apologize. he has accused people of being pedophiles, criticized officials after they wouldn't let people go to work. he called wall street analysts boneheads and said tesla employees who won't get paid over the holiday could, quote, volunteer to work. capitalism loves him, though. tesla stock will be added to the s&p 500 on monday meaning all kinds of funds required by their starter will have to be purchased. the largest company ever added to the s&p 500 for the very first time. that suspected russian hack is getting worse. we now know computer systems in

three states and 40 companies were accessed in addition to the federal government's computers. yesterday a former trump security adviser warned joe biden he would be inheriting a government where no one knew how much the russians know or what computer systems they're still accessing. president trump has not said anything about the historic hack. biden indicated his administration will take new action including new sanctions. something lighter perhaps. i host a number of tech awards over the year, and one company that keeps coming up in the nominations is berkeley's prime roots which makes meats out of koji. a full vegetarian christmas dinner and, yeah, that turkey is not made out of turkey even though it looks like a turkey. you can get it that way or in a more bread shaped loaf style. i spoke with kimberly lee, the founder. >> it's really interesting

because a large group want something that looks and feels exactly like a turkey and a lot of people who like the loaf shape more. >> the turkey is not a real turkey but the dog in the back ground was a real dog. working from home. >> oh, murphy always has to steal the show. nice to see you, scott. new this morning with twitter getting reld ready to out a new verification policy users are told what they'll have to do to get that coveted blue check mark, that verified check mark. twitter will reopen for all users. some not verified for more than three years. automated and human reviewers will verify the applications. twitter working on a new label for bots along with memorialized accounts for people who passed away. the new policy goes into effect

january 20th. and trending this morning justin timberlake returning to the big screen for an all-new movie. take a look. >> listen to me, son, kids are mean, especially when they see something they ain't used to seeing. >> you ain't nothing but a criminal. you have no right looking after any child. >> that looks good. timberlake play as former college football star who comes back to his hometown after serving time in prison and finds himself taking care of an abandoned young boy. you can watch the movie on apple tv plus starting january 29th. and trending cardi b is launching her own new series called cardi tries. she made the announcement by releasing this trailer. each will feature cardi attempt to go do something out of her field, ballet dancing, race car driving. she'll be joined by experts to learn the ropes. it will air on facebook each thursday through february 4th. she is really funny.

i don't think she means to be but she is hilarious. >> her first episode should be cardi tries not to curse. that might be a double feature. we keep it clean around here and we're excited that winter is finally here, kari. >> you'll see that officially starting on monday by the calendar. meet logically we started december 1st. let's head to napa. a cold start for you as you get ready to head out the door. some upper 30s by 7:00 and then we go into the upper 50s by lunch time. if you're enjoying lunch on the patio you'll probably still need a jacket. to the south bay and check out our highs for today. 60 in milpitas. los gatos, 69. upper 50s and low 60s, martinez reaching 58 degrees. livermore, 59. along the coast we're in the upper 50s and low 60s for san

mateo and pay low alto you. downtown san francisco reaching 58 degrees and our north bay highs will reach into the low 60s for today. so not a bad friday. we're going to see more of the same weather pattern. unfortunately, all of the rain will stay to the north of us. it just weakens before it gets here. as we get into christmas eve there will be a storm system off the coastline but it looks like it holds off for christmas. we'll see if it will bring us a christmas gift. maybe things will change between now and then. if you have solar panels let's check out how much energy you'll generate the next few days. around the bay area looking at 89 to 91% of your home's usage. you can generate by solar energy. that's pretty good seeing the rating at 8.8 to 8.9 meaning it's not at 10 but you'll get a lot of your energy from the sun. because we see a lot of it in the forecast, more of that sunshine continue through the next week and temperatures in

the upper 50s to lower 60s. vianey, as people are heading out for the morning commute how is it looking for the drive? so far we've managed to stay fairly good with the exception of 680. they're working to clear that out and that was an earlier crash that happened right around northbound 680 near the interchange. they're working to clear that out. it was a crash involving a big rig against the wall. so let's look at how your bridge times are doing. to the richmond bridge, eight minutes. westbound 80 to the bay bridge eight minutes. westbound 92 to the san mateo bridge only 13 minutes. i'll have another look at that coming up in just a few minutes. back to you. >> reporter: two tv stations, two upset consumers and more than $30,000 on the line. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, nbc bay area responds and telemundo next. but first our team always on

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more than 20 north carolina college students are in custody tied to a large-scale fraternity house drug bust. dea agents says the fraternity houses at three separate campuses including duke and unc, the university of north carolina, were part of a complex distribution ring. over the course of several years the ring allegedly funneled several hundred kilos of cocaine, more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana and major quantities of other drugs. the u.s. department of energy is now revealing it was among the victims in the large-scale hacking of government agencies. russian hackers are believed to have targeted u.s. government agencies for months on i.t. networks infected with solar winds malweare. this comes as a new warning is issued about a popular chinese product, the tcl tv that includes a back door allowing hackers to download the owner's personal information. tcl tells the tech website it is

aware of the vulnerabilities and is working to update its products and security. vanessa bryant, the widow of nba legend kobe bryant is being sued by her own mother and is lashing out saying her mother is trying to extort her. in the lawsuit obtained by "people" magazine bryant's mother alleges kobe bryant had promised to take care of her for the rest of her life. she says her daughter is canceling those promises. the suit claims vanessa's mother worked as a family nanny without meals or rest breaks. happening now a strong winter storm battered much of the northeast with record snowfall and it's beautiful to see from here. parts of new york are still buried under more than three feet of snow and there is more snow to come. a state of emergency is in effect with travel on roadways restricted to just essential workers. and with roads covered in snow that means there's a slowdown on

holiday deliveries, too. trucks are stranded in snow outside the usps center in cleveland. usps says people will be waiting for their mail a little longer than expected. not what we want to hear at this time of year, cierra. right. well, if there's one gift everyone seems to like it's the universal love of cash. >> several families have more cash to spend this season thanks to our responds team. consumer investigator chris chmura has his story. >> reporter: good morning. tis the season to be jolly and victor nava in san francisco has 1,100 reasons to be jolly. he was having trouble with a shipping company that he says overaveraged him $1,100 but wouldn't fix it. he called telemundo, consumer investigator arlen fernandez got victor his money back. our nbc bay area responds team gave pat in napa even more reason to cheer this time of year. she was getting nowhere with a canceled vacation with a huge

amount of money on the line, more than $28,000, so she called us. our team got the travel company in gear and pat got all her money back. maybe we can help you, too. call 1-888-996-tips. have a great weekend. next, rolling out another round. a live report on the bay area hospitals set to get the covid-19 vaccine today plus under fire, the move one hotel in yosemite reportedly made that has expressing outrage this morning. 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.

right now at 5:30, coming up short, the confusion surrounding the number of vaccines california is supposed to get in the coming days. and it comes as cases surge at a record rate. the bay area counties now running out of room to treat icu patients. what health leaders say it will take to slow the spread of the s.ru plus, making it in the bay. the record high home prices not dropping despite the global pandemic. what you can expect to pay if you're planning to purchase a house in this hot housing market. "today in the bay" continues right now. and we are glad to have you with us on this early friday morning. it's ladies night -- or ladies morning anyway. i'm kris sanchez.

>> and i'm cierra johnson. marcus and laura are off. we'll take a look at the roads. first, meteorologist kari hall tracking our forecast. good morning, kari. good morning. our weather starting to quiet down. we are going to have some chilly mornings, but then some mild afternoons. in some of our inland areas we'll even have to deal with some frost. there's more sunshine in the forecast going into the weekend even next week as the dry weather continues. we'll talk about this and if there are any rain chances coming up. vianey, how is it looking heading to work this morning? well, i was going to say for the most part all clear, but just as i was coming out to do this report a crash popped up on my map, because this is in real time in the south bay. i will have to look into that to see what that's about. hopefully it is nothing major or serious and everybody is okay. i'll look into that in just a second. the tri-valley drive times right now i am starting to notice just a little bit of slowing from

westbound 84 to 680 looking at ten minutes. an update on the crash in the south bay coming up in a few minutes. cierra? thank you. more vaccine help and hope now on the verge of arriving. the fda appears ready to give emergency use approval to the seconds vaccine from moderna after advisers give their overwhelming approval. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in santa clara where another round of frontline workers received the pfizer vaccine today. bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, cierra. yes, the fda vaccine advisory board overwhelmingly recommended approval for the moderna vaccine. the fda itself could give final approval within the next day or so. right behind me here kaiser permanente will begin vaccinating doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists within the hour with the already approved pfizer vaccine. later this afternoon they'll do the same in san jose. hospitals across the bay area

distributing the pfizer vaccine earlier this week at stanford health. staff will begin to get their shots today as well. hospitals across the bay area currently have strict covid-19 protocols but stanford did share video of its first batch arriving yesterday. you can see hospital personnel putting the boxed vials in a special deep freeze refrigerator, keep them at negative 94 degrees fahrenheit. they will bring them back down to room temperature or back up to room temperature right before injection. if the moderna vaccine is approved for emergency use it may turn out to be easier to distribute compared to the pfizer vaccine. that's because it can be stored in more standard freezers unlike the pfizer version that requires it be stored in that special equipment i just mentioned. >> it will make it easier for us to expand vaccinations to different parts of our systems. >> reporter: the first shipments of vaccines come as the bay area and the rest of the state are

getting hit hard with this winter wave of infections. public health officials say the vaccines are a ray of hope but they also say that thorough hand washing, social distancing, wearing our masks must continue for several months at least until a large percentage of the whole population is vaccinated. reporting live here in santa clara, bob redell, "today in the bay." meanwhile, the next round of covid vaccine shipments to california are now expected to be much smaller than they first thought. according to "the chronicle" the state is expected to receive 233,000 doses of pfizer's vaccine next week, 40% of what they were initially promised. pfizer said it's not experiencing any production issues on its end. the feds say the number of doses are not being reduced but deliveries are being spaced out at different sites over several days. all right. let's talk about california's icu bed capacity. it is now at its lowest point.

northern california is the only region above that 15% threshold, and the only region not under the stay-at-home order. the bay area, however, at 13%. and we are under a stay-at-home order. san joaquin valley only has 0.7% of their beds available. southern california has zero percent. let's take a closer look here at home. only alameda county has more than 30% of beds still available. five counties are now in the red zone with less than 15% available. marin county continues to have no nonsurge icu beds available. folks, this isn't just for covid patients this is for anybody who ends up in the intensive care unit. well, with delays looking more likely and the return to in-class learning san francisco appears ready to expand its in-class learning alternative. mayor london breed yesterday held a virtual celebration for the city's new community hubs program. since september hubs provided

in-person support including meals and wi-fi to some 2,000 low-income students. most importantly there were no outbreaks reported. now that schools are likely to delay that move to hybrid learning the program is expected to expand in january. so a very famous hoe it tte yosemite national park is under fire for hosting several hundred people. they served dinner to 300 to 400 guests with seating spread out over six hours. while the gathering did not violate any state or local health orders specifically it did contradict the cdc guidelines to keep our thanksgiving dinners to our own households a. spokesperson for airmark which runs the hotel says dinner was served at a touchless buffet and that only 70 people were in the dining room at any given time. the company adds that all of the staff members were also wearing

masks. the pandemic is not slowing down home buyers who are trying to make it in a bay. home sales continue to climb in the bay area despite many leaving the state. the average price is still just over a million dollars and is up almost 19% from just last year. the population has declined in napa, sonoma, marin and san mateo counties but rose in all of the other counties. realtors say if renters continue to buy homes prices will continue to rise. all right. so we enjoyed the rain weep got here at home, but the wet weather here means parts of mammoth mountain is under about a foot of new snow. and they sent us video showing all of that activity up there. kari, we know that it's a bummer we can't go and play in the snow but this really is our drinking water for the rest of the year.

yes, so it's more important than just recreation, the reason we're always staying on top of what's happening in the sierra and snowfall totals. we mentioned mammoth mountain had 11 inches of snow but some of the other areas didn't get as much. home wood had 7 inches. sierra-at-tahoe had 4. and kirkwood had 3 inches of snow. as we bring you back home it is a chilly morning as we are mostly in the 30s and low 40s. we're heading into the upper 50s and low 60s, which is about normal for this time in december and we'll have some sunshine. so i think that makes it feel warmer. let's head over to you, vianey. how is it looking right now for the commute? actually i have some good news, kari. the crash that popped up on my map in my earlier report ended up being nothing major. that has been cleared out in the south bay. aside from that the map overall. we've seen green which means cars are moving along nicely.

how are the bridges doing? the bridge drive times to the richmond bridge seven minutes. westbound 80 about nine minutes. to the san mateo bridge only 12 minutes. let's hope it stays friday light. i'll acceptsend it back to you. thank you, vianey. investigators are catching up on the massive fraud at the state's employment development department. still ahead on "today in the bay," the new break that could be a warning sign for others who also tried to gain the system. vice president mike pence has gotten his vaccine and jill biden speaks out about her ph.d. all ahead. a light moment following a tough loss on the feel. the wardrobe malfunction that had oakland raiders fans doing some wishful thinking.

right now at 5:43, this is the last day of home schooling as the kids are getting ready for their winter break. i am so excited about this and your kids probably are, too. they'll see temperatures today in oakland reach into the upper 50s as they head out and play in the sunshine after school is over with. we'll get a look at our microclimates and weekend forecast coming up. and a quick check of your east bay drive times. northbound 880 from marina

boulevard to broadway, ten minutes. westbound 580 to grand avenue, eight minutes. westbound fish branch road seven minutes. back to you. new this morning firefighters are battling a warehouse fire in the east bay this morning. just in to our newsroom in the last couple of hours you can see the flames shooting through what we believe is the everline services building on wright avenue in richmond. crews tell us they will be on the scene for at least a few more hours just to make sure that nothing sparks up again. no word on any injuries or what might be inside that warehouse, but we are asking and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. the norcal rapist may learn his fate as soon as today. one month ago jurors convicted benicia resident waller for a string of sexual assaults over

15 years across three-count in the bay area. dna evidence helped crack the case. his sentencing hearing takes place today in sacramento. he face as maximum sentence of life in prison. a new surveillance video is coming to light this morning two years after that deadly mass shooting attack in thousand oaks down in southern california. you might remember 12 people were killed. we should warn you the video you are about to see is disturbing for some people. several angles show police arriving at the borderline bar and grill in november of 2018. one angle shows the shooter hiding inside the nightclub's office. that gunman later went on to take his own life. president-elect biden says congress will have to go a little farther to help the american economy. >> scott mcgrew, so far they haven't gone very far at all. >> that's a good assessment. not with this round of stimulus.

they're still arguing over it and have been doing so since may. it's really getting down to the wire. we think we may see a deal as soon as today though it may not include legal protections for business that is republicans wanted or help for cities, counties and states the democrats wanted. it should include a $600 payment to americans who qualify half the previous stimulus that went out earlier this year. not only has congress not been able to help the american people it hasn't funded the american government. the government runs out of money today. it's entirely possible it could be shut down for a short time over the weekend. we're in a pandemic and our government could be shutting down. in a statement yesterday pfizer says it had millions of doses of its vaccine in storage because the government had not yet told it where it wants the vaccine shipped. several states say they are receiving fewer doses than expected. you saw vice president pence getting the first of two shots

this morning. he'll get the next one three weeks from now. the president has no immediate plans to be vaccinated. he's had covid but we know it's possible it get infected more than once. >> we have a safe and effective vaccine and at these days of hardship and heartbreak will in a day not too far in the distance will be put in the past. >> joe and jill biden were on "the late show" with stephen colbert. the president-elect talked about the lasting damage from the recently discovered russian hack, the vaccines and his son hunter. future first lady jill biden talked about the controversy over her ph.d.. >> that was such a surprise. >> it caught me by surprise as well. i did not see that one coming. >> no, nor did i. it was really the tone of it that i think -- he called me kiddo, and one of the things i'm

most proud of is my doctor ate. i worked so hard for it. >> i got to hand her her doctorate on the stage. >> they're referring to a "wall street journal" editorial, guest editorial,which the person said jill biden should not be referred to as dr. jill biden. now, to be fair, we often speak of ph.d.s without giving the word doctor nor put their name doctor below their face when we show them on television. i do make certain exceptions when i am speaking to people like dr. condoleezza rice or dr. kissinger or perhaps dr. martin luther king. you'll find me on twitter. i don't even have a mister next to it. it's just scott mcgrew. you'll find me ther there @scottmcgrew. >> all right. thank you very much, scott. los angeles mayor eric garcetti is pulling his name out

of the ring for any consideration for higher office in the biden administration because he's facing a major crisis at home. garcetti says covid cases are spiking in los angeles and now his 9-year-old daughter is sick with covid. he says there's just no way for him to leave. his daughter's symptoms are mild and he and his wife have tested negative for the virus and now they'll quarantine. >> my family is going through what so many across this nation and this world are experiencing. we're doing exactly what our public health officials have asked to us do after a covid-19 exposur exposure. >> this announcement comes with icus in southern california absolutely at capacity and case rates even higher than they are here in the bay area. federal authorities appear to be getting a handle on some of the widespread fraud at the edd announcing the arrest to

three women. two of the suspects are former edd employees, one in roseville and the other in san diego. one of the women is accused of filing 100 fake jobless claims and using the name dianne feinstein for one of those bogus claims. >> oh, come on. so san jose state football fans are sure to be clued glued to their tv sets tomorrow morning including our morning assignment editor shawn murphy. the first time ever they are playing for the mountain west championship in vegas against boise state. today at noon they are holding a virtual pep rally. the head coach brent brennan and krazy george, he will have his drum, too. well, it was a tough night for the las vegas raiders, the special thursday night game, anything but special as quarterback derek carr went down with a groin injury and they lost that game in overtime. a big pass and sneak woman it for the l.a. chargers.

and no recap of sports would be complete without recapping the cap seen right here. coach gruden, it said oakland raiders by halftime, he had change it had to the more modern las vegas cap. don't know what kind of subliminal messaging was there. very interesting. and this weekend you can catch an all-new "saturday night live." >> former cast member kristen wiig will host. >> i'm hosting "snl" and, gosh, it really is the most wonderful time of the year. >> it really is, isn't it? >> isn't it, though? >> it really is. >> are you guys okay? >> no. >> no. >> no. not everybody is okay. be sure to watch tomorrow night. 8:30 right here on nbc bay area. so trending this morning a speech not to be forgotten.

representative joe cunningham urged his colleagues to set aside their differences. then the democrat did something unexpected. take a look. >> for the betterment of this country we have to come together. we have to sit down and listen to each other and maybe even have a beer. in the spirit of the bipartisanship and cooperation i raise this glass to my colleagues both democrats and republicans. >> all right. that beer was named joint resolution. by the way, he did not drink it on the floor. let's bring back scott mcgrew. have you ever seen something like this? we have been clamoring for some niceness. >> over a beer would work. keeping it in your jacket pocket hadn't occurred to me. he's tried this before. he was told to get rid of it.

you're not allowed to bring anything onto the floor other than water. not even coffee, which i would change that rule right away. i would be okay without the beer but no coffee. some of those speeches, yeah. >> no wonder they can't get anything done. they're not even caffeinated. >> exactly. i think coffee at every place and they would get right to it. as we were saying earlier, they're running out of money. >> yeah, a cold beer to reach across the aisle. >> running out of time. we're going to throw it to kari for a check on our weather. >> it is friday so cheers to you later. and i don't do anything without coffee. just side note about that. you might want to grab an extra cub th cup to help warm you up. a live look out in san jose as we start out with cold temperatures. you're feeling it as you're getting ready to head out the door. as we go through the forecast we are going to have a cool start,

maybe enjoy more time outside, of course, socially distanced and we'll see sunshine and our south bay temperatures reaching into the upper 50s. there will be a few spots reaching near 60 degrees. overall we are going to see some nice weather for today and for our south bay highs we're up to 59 degrees in gilroy. we're going to see some upper 50s and low 60s for the east bay as well as along the coastline. some upper 50s, low 60s in san francisco and our north bay highs in the low 60s. that went fast. let's take a look at what's going on for the weekend. we've been watching the storm systems get closer but, unfortunately, they won't bring us any rain so we are going to continue with the dry weather pattern into next week. notice the time line. we're at christmas eve and all of the rain off the coast. we may have a christmas gift. we'll see if we can finally get another round of rain in here by the end of next week. but for the next week we're dry. temperatures starting out cold in the mid-30s but then reaching

into the upper 50s to near 60 degrees and it continues as we officially welcome in winter. vianey, how is it looking heading to work this morning. we are having a smooth commute in the south bay. noticing some slowing but it could be as the traffic builds into the 6:00 a.m. hour. a quick check of the drive times. from highway 85 looking at 22 minutes. no major accidents. sounds good. happening now, covid has taken the lives of eight nuns all living in the same milwaukee retirement home. they all died within last week with four on the same day. it started with one sister testing positive thanksgiving day leading to a wider outbreak. and there's much more ahead on this friday morning for you including the apparent end to a long battle over access to one popular bay area park. new details next on whether you

can go. plus, the parrot in oakland. up next why some are concerned for that little guy. you're watching "today in the bay." ♪ on the 9th day of croodsmas my neighbor gave to me ♪ ♪ 9 chicken-seals screaming i'm sorry! i'm sorry! duh, duh, duh. [ gasps ] go to watchcroods.com.

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5:58. you're watching "today in the bay." a san jose church wrapping up big fines for defying santa clara county's health order asking for a federal judge to intervene. attorneys for calvary chapel appeared in court yesterday arguing people have the right to gather to worship. health leaders say the church is putting the community at risk by having indoor services. a judge says she'll make the decision by monday. a new beginning for foothills park in palo alto. it is now open to all visitors instead of just the people who live in the city limits. under the threat of legal action the city changed the entrance rules earlier this year. recently those who opposed the change tried to gather enough signatures to put that issue in front of voters. now we've learned that petition drive just came up short. a bright colored bird is catching the eye of a lot of people in the east bay. maybe you've seen it. take a look. a yellow parrot has been hanging

out with a group of crows for about three weeks around lake merit. at first the crows couldn't believe the parrot but they came to accept it into the murder. the experts say the parrot was likely somebody's pet who either escaped or perhaps was recklessly released. >> i saw something that wasn't a crow, a parrot with a yellow head. >> this gives me hope for the world, crows and parrots recognize each other, probably speak different dialects of the same language and hang out. a little bit of hope for humanity. >> apparently the parrot has been speaking crow. experts say the parrot can tolerate the overnight cold but it is defenseless against predators so maybe the crows will help him in that department. >> interesting. right now at 6:00, celebrating christmas during a crisis. concerns are growing as the high point of the holiday arrives. will people heed the