but it takes us down the path, a first step. lawmakers reach a deal on capitol hill and our washington insiders breaking down when you might be able to expect another stimulus check. and outdoor dining across the state supposed to be off-limits. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. and here we go on this terrific tuesday. a good morning to you all. thanks for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. it is a chilly start to the morning. some folks maybe were stargazing late last night, kari. yeah, you may have been up late looking it at the great conjunction and now we are just seeing a few clouds moving by san jose. it's a foggy start in some spots as well as frosty temperatures. more mornings like this as it's

also a spare the air alert day. no wood burning. some rain in the forecast by christmas. it's coming up in a few minutes. mike, that fog getting thick in the north and east bays. it is, kari, we're showing that on our maps as we take it to full screen. the amber, the orange highlighting there just like yesterday, that's where the overlay shows where the fog will be thicker and tougher to see. not as widespread. similar areas. the bay bridge moves smoothly and golden gate bridge. all easy conjunctions across the bay and no problem. the south bay, traditional spot should stick around for five or ten minutes. kris, back to you. breaking news where the chp is investigating a shooting that happened on the freeway overnight. it happened late last night at the cesar chavez off ramp 101.

all lanes of traffic were closed for several hours and the scene is clear but the answers are not. the chp has not been able to tell us at this point why the shooting happened or anything about the victims. one car did plow through the off ramp barrier. cierra johnson is asking for answer this is morning. when she gets them we will get them to you. we'll talk with her pe bottom of the hour. a live look at capitol hill where talks went down to the wire. the senate passed the $900 billion aid package just before midnight following the approval in the house. president trump should sign the bill some time this week. "today in the bay's" chris pollone is looking at the details, which, as we know, everything seems to happen. he's showing us what it means for our families here at home.

chris? >> reporter: yes, kris and marcus, what it means for families and for businesses that have been struggling during the pandemic is some relief from the federal government and we could start to see dollars flowing by next week. congress passing a new coronavirus relief package just before midnight, $900 billion with aid for struggling families and businesses. >> it doesn't go all the way but it takes us down the path, a first step. >> a big bipartisan majority recognize the incredible good it will do. $600 for people making less than $75,000 a year and $1,200 for married couples earning up to $150,000 with $600 more for each dependent living in the same household. forgivable loans for businesses and jobless $300 more weekly in unemployment. >> if you're out of work $600 isn't going to do much but $300

a week is huge. >> reporter: the vote coming on the same day president-elect joe biden publicly got his first dose of the covid-19 vaccine. the administration looking to vaccinations. the bill includes billions for transportation, schools -- >> there's some money in there for vaccine distribution. there needs to be more. >> reporter: the vote heads off a shutdown of the federal government which is funded through next fall. and because of a congressional rule this particular bill couldn't go straight to the white house for the president's signature. it should be there by the end of the week. the treasury department says some people could see their stimulus payments arriving by direct deposit as early as next week. live in washington, chris pollone, "today in the bay." >> so much help for so many families. thank you, chris. we do have more details, though, in the massive bill. the new relev has serious

implications for folks struggling in california. for one it means when this is all said and done some californians may end up receiving up to 70 weeks of pandemic-related relief. and jobless benefits. also $14 billion allocated for transit agencies including here in the bay area. b.a.r.t. expects to receive $377 million. again, the most in the bay area. restaurants and stores are sitting empty from this latest regional stay-at-home order which more business owners are wondering how long can we survive? "today in the bay's" jackie live with possibly good news from san pedro square. there is an effort to keep the recounts and businesses afloat. >> reporter: that's for sure, marcus. this morning businesses are continuing to ask for something they've been asking for months. the data that proves the

transition -- the transition, rather, of the virus is happening at their establishments. restaurants are not allowed outdoor dining, takeout only. a lot of them say they cannot survive on that alone. retailers while still open can only operate at 20% maximum capacity. supervisor matt haney is expected to introduce a resolution at a special hearing asking for clarity on how outdoor dining is impacting the spread. >> we're calling for an emergency plan to step in, to provide additional grants and loans. the federal government came out, said they're going to deploy additional ppp loans for businesses. i want to make sure we're ready to get those in the hands of businesses and to support them in applying. >> reporter: san diego county restaurants are now really in limbo tied to the battle that started when two strip clubs sued over closure orders. some businesses are defying an injunction that came down late

friday blocking the lower court decision that seemingly allowed restaurants to resume on site dining. the governor's office requested a stay. enforcement san diego has not yet resumed. the bay area stay-at-home order is to expire january 7th but may be extended. jackie ward, "today in the bay." >> thank you, jackie. with san francisco's return to the classroom plan now seeming to fall apart, supervisors will talk about how to speed up the process. the school board put the brakes on the first return in january and no return date for in-person learning. distance learning will continue at home. mayor breed is blasting not only the school board but the union saying they need to make more effort to get children back into the classroom. today nearly 40,000 doses of moderna's vaccine will arrive in santa clara county and the

relief can't come soon enough. meanwhile san francisco still working to vaccinate 80,000 health care workers. mayor london breed tweeting out paramedics are included in the first round of vax nations. firefighters are raising the red flag at not being included in the first round. >> our members, whether or not they're on an apparatus, they're walking into the unknown. >> union leaders with san francisco police departments say they're still waiting in line. our website is a great resource for pandemic coverage. you can find updates on vaccines and any testing in your community. head to nbcbayarea.com and find everything you need. and a live look outside san jose. for a second day in a row much of the bay area is under a spare the air alert.

that means, please, do not burn wood in your fireplace, not even the manufactured logs. it could cost you a $100 ticket for your first offense and fines just go up from there. so do the right thing. turn on the yule log on the tv. crank the heat. good morning, kari. yeah, we are watching out for that unhealthy air quality. this morning the air is hard to see right now. it's making it hard to see because of the fog we are seeing developing in the east bay and north bay, dense fog once again rolling in from the central vall valley. napa right now visibility down to a quarter of a mile. be careful on your way to work and once again the air quality an issue for the south bay. unhealthy so limit your time outside. as we mentioned no wood burning today. a look ahead to rain in the

forecast coming up. mike, how is it looking for the commute? >> you mentioned air quality. judging by the meter readings, the fog reading is not like it was yesterday in many spots. the south bay is showing a clear view with a little bit of slowing. that's where it was the last time we took a look. zooming out the maps, no problem. highway 84 back at speed. the altamont pass had slowing and maybe fog. a nice easy drive down the east shore freeway. a little slowing north and there are crews in the area doing paving. oakland shows you a good volume of traffic. there's no backup. back to you. up next, only three days away from christmas and if you

shipped presents to your loved ones you may be wondering if they will get there on time. another big problem a different retailer wants to help you tackle. the virus is tough in california but be glad you're not in merry old england because it's not merry at all. a look at the futures this morning. the stimulus bill has passed but wall street is trading about neutral. take a look and listen to this. would you try rone? this sandwich mcdonald's is offering. you may be loving it, you may be not. maybe not for me. we'll talk about what this is coming up.

right now at 6:14 it was so cold and foggy all throughout the day yesterday in brentwood and still dealing with fog now. the potential of it all clearing out as temperatures head into the upper 50s today, make plans to go out and to the park. over at the bay bridge toll plaza not a lot to see. look how light the volume of traffic is. the maze and the approach and a couple of other spots where you

can't see so well like kari is talking about. a very happy tuesday to you as well. you know how facebook and google were facing allegations from states and the federal government. facebook and google got back together in 2018 to team up to fight those accusations if they were to come. "the journal" quoting sheryl sandberg as saying the agreement was, quote, a big deal strategically. the journal reporters got access to unredacted versions of the lawsuit to team up. the lawsuit brought by ten states alleges google made a deal with facebook not to compete with online advertising efforts. that could be illegal under antitrust statutes. the second part, agreeing to team up if accused of antitrust is not illegal but may show they

were very much aware their activities might lead to an antitrust allegation. waymo under alphabet umbrella is expanding taking up more space in mountain view. more than 170,000 square feet of office space to be used when people come back to the office eventually. you'll hear more about england and the uk over the next week or so not only dealing with the new strain that chris was talking about and draconian lockdowns in london, it's been cut off from the rest of the world because other countries are afraid of the spread. the deadline to make a deal on brexit comes in less than ten days. they have no trade deal when they drop out at the end of next month. stocks did better than i would have predicted on monday. there was worry about that new strain of coronavirus in england. we just got the latest gdp numbers showing better than 30%

gain in the economy over the summer. these are really good numbers that are almost useless to us because of the ups and downs of the virus. what we're seeing, you remember that time we were opening up and everybody had the stimulus check from the spring. that's what we're seeing but that's not true now. much smaller stimulus check, hasn't been issued yet. in a much more dire place with the virus. there are numbers that are good but i can't say useful. >> without the big picture you just can't. thank you, scott. a crackdown in los angeles. people have been going to underground parties and now they were busted. the sheriff says the parties are classified as superspreader events. deputies arrested 67 people at one party in downtown l.a. and at another in compton. san jose state's football team may be facing a big off the

field penalty ahead of its biggest game in years. the spartans will try to finish undefeated on new year's eve when they face boise state in the arizona bowl. now they are facing possible fines, even more severe punishment from santa clara county for not following local health orders after spending time between road games in the south bay. county rules call for a ten-day quarantine when traveling more than 150 miles out of the county. the university spokesperson tells us the team's travel plans did follow county health orders. we'll follow that back and forth. the clock is ticking with two days before christmas. customers can use its countless same -- contactless, i should say, pick up and delivery options. walmart wants to tackle one of online shopping's biggest drawbacks, that return.

walmart is launching a program for scheduling a pickup of a return and you can schedule it from walmart's webpage or app. cookies and spam. i don't know if these good. the sandwich is not for everyone, me included. it was made with two slices of spam and is topped with crushed oreos and mayo on top of that. it is only being sold right now in china. on mondays. about 400,000 of them. i don't know. kris -- >> listen -- >> tell me what you did. >> i want to settle the debate. mike and you were like yes way.

you and kari were no way. people leaning to yes way on the spam. they like it with rice, with eggs, they like it in quesadillas. i just chop it up and stir it up with my homefries or potatoes. not very often, though, because it has a lot of fat and sodium. >> for anyone who has been to hawaii or any of the basketball tournaments for the japanese american community around the bay area, spam is big. spam sushi. if you don't know what it is i will post it. it is a huge, huge piece of the japanese-american community's cuisine around here. >> i know what the problem is. you want it with onions. >> onions, lettuce, tomato, bacon. all right. 6:20. time to get a look at the

forecast as you get out the door on this terrific tuesday. meteorologist kari hall, will it be a terrific day for us? >> yes. for me, the spam stays at the store, okay. let's get a look at what you'll see as you get ready to head out and it's still foggy. walnut creek, 43 degrees. warmer than yesterday as our temperatures will hold steady there. it looks like we should get some clearing for this afternoon. parts of the north bay we've seen the fog moving in and out. temperatures in the upper 50s. getting ready for some rain, this is what we need and it comes in right after christmas. santa comes in, gets back to the north pole and then the rain moves in. the weather is clear on

christmas eve. as we go into friday night, that rain will be moving north to south and then we'll see a break between early saturday and sunday. a new round sunday night. with some of the computer models showing the potential of rain it shows a good amount between the two storms this weekend. over an inch for the north bay and about half an inch for the south bay up to three-quarters of an inch and at the same time two rounds of heavy snow so the first round comes in, brings some very slick roads and some heavy snow and then the second round sunday into monday and in total we could see up to two feet of snow. that's great to see. we're dry the next few days. we start to see that wet weather coming in. how is it looking now as the fog rolls through the east bay and the north bay? kari, the fog is there.

traffic is light. listen up because you are on an adventure, the map shows you green sensors but also that amber highlighting in the upper right area where the fog is still dense through the north bay and parts of contra costa county. they do have an annual spam. that's about the only note i have for the map. dublin, no problems. it's clear over here by the dublin interchange. up next, nbc bay area responds. >> reporter: now that the vaccine is rolling out can your boss stand in the way or require to you get it? i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we have answers next.

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>> reporter: millions of people are still working from home, but many businesses are planning to call workers back to the office when it's safe to do so. mandated temperature checks and required health protocols have gotten regulators' green lights. with the vaccine rolling out we wondered whether your boss can require you and your co-workers to get the vaccine before coming back to the office, or on the flip sewed whether an anti-vac boss can prohibit it. we posed those questions at the state and federal level. the answers are less straight

forward than we prefer. let's start with uncle sam. here is what the equal employment opportunity commission said. the commission continues to closely monitor the development of a covid-19 vaccine and is actively evaluating how a potential vaccine would interact with employers' obligation under the americans with disability act and title 7 of the civil rights act of 1964 and the other laws the commission enforces. basically stay tuned. but the eeoc dropped a hint. it shared this q&a about the flu vaccine. question, may an employer public or private compel or of its employees to take the influenza vaccine? answer, no. one caveat. that guidance appears to only apply to businesses with 15 or more employees. as for a boss who might prohibit you from getting a covid-19 vaccine, we didn't get a response. at the state level we asked the california department of fair employment and housing the same question. the department said we do not have public vaccine guidance at this time.

there's plenty of time to develop new rules. dr. fauci says people with no underlying health conditions might not get vcinated until march or april. if you feel your boss has instituted an unfair vaccine policy you can open a complaint with the fed, the state, or both. desperate times calling for desperate measures. coming up next, the new steps some hospitals are taking with the covid cases surging and icu beds dwindling. the break in the disappearance of a girl 32 years after she went missing.

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right now at 6:30 breaking news. a deadly shooting on a bay area freeway overnight. the investigation that is still unfolding. plus, the fight for frontline workers. hospitals across the state forced to turn parking lots into treatment areas for covid patients. and all of this playing out as a mutant strain is discovered. >> i believe intuitively it's already here. we learned this lesson the hard way. and we're not going to go through it again. the new requirements some international travelers will have to meet today. "today in the bay" continues right now. a good tuesday morning to

you. thank you so much for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. we want to start off with meteorologist kari hall and, kari, it's kind of an ordinary day after we saw jupiter and saturn yesterday. yeah, that was pretty cool. hopefully you'll have a chance to be able to get out there again this evening and watch it. some other areas had to deal with some fog and you weren't able to get that viewing yesterday. we do still have the fog. it will be hazy and unhealthy. we're getting ready for rain on christmas. mike, how is it looking? >> light traffic. just cleared a crash reported southbound at edgewood. reports of a deer being hit. they are still darting across

the freeway this time of year. you do see the fog in the upper right-hand corner. the bay bridge toll plaza looks light, it is light all the way across the span, marcus. back to you. thanks, mike. breaking news, bullets flying on 101 in san francisco leaving one person dead. >> "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live with the latest on the investigation. the roadways are clear but the answers are not, cierra. >> reporter: good morning, marcus and kris. we've been reaching out to chp all morning looking for clarification. chp is calling this a fatality. there was a shooting near this area. we're still working to figure out what played out before but we can tell you the roadways are open. they were closed for quite a while. if you were on southbound 101 last night this is what you may

have seen. investigators combed through the crime scene. you can see the two cars with damage near the ramp . traffic coming to a crawl as those investigators worked to piece together exactly what happened. that ramp remained closed for a number of hours and reopened a little after 10:00 this morning. right now that area is clear. we're still pressing to get those issues. we're not sure of the condition of any other folks involved if there were any and where those individuals are. the moment we receive that information we'll relay it to you both on air and online. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." thank you, cierra. now to the coronavirus pandemic and the surge in cases happening all across california. hospitals are saying they may not be able to handle a

christmas surge. >> reporter: marcus and kris, good morning. as you know cases of covid continue to explode nationally and many believe that california is now the he center of the crisis. here in los angeles county the numbers are through the roof. we are seeing some of the highest numbers ever reported since the pandemic in terms of new cases, hospitalizations and icu admissions, they're not getting better. as we approach the christmas holiday travel season officials fear the numbers are only going to get worse. many hospitals can't take more patients here in california and a growing concern where you are at in the bay area fl coming up on the "today" show the very latest including a look inside the crisis at local hospitals. i hope you can join us. thank you, miguel. we want to take a live look at sfo where there's still no official change in the strategy for testing passengers arriving from the uc. we know that new york is instituting changes.

arriving passengers must test negative before they deboard. uk travelers after a new faster spreading coronavirus strain was discovered. experts say they believe the vaccine will still work on the new stren and that there is no evidence that it has reached the u.s. just yet. we know how it moved in the beginning in march. travelers tell us they are mixed about whether or not we need new restrictions. >> i don't necessarily think we should be testing constantly. >> pump the brakes. take a broad look at it. >> i think it's a good thing. it's a lot to ask but for everyone's safety it's necessary now that we have a new strain. >> some experts say the new strain is up to 70 times more contagious. others are wondering if that increased spread is a reflection

of more brits being on the move. >> the arrival of a vaccine propping up new hopes that cal state colleges will return next fall. dr. anthony fauci is touting enough vaccinations for next fall for colleges to reopen everywhere. "the examiner" reports a talk with the chancellor. white dot expect most students to be back on campus next august. the man investigators say abducteded and killed a hayward girl more than 32 years ago heads to court. david misch was just arrested in this cold case investigation and faces murder and kidnapping charges. he faces charges of killing two women in fremont in 1986.

they say he abducted michaela garecht. her mother, now living in iowa, is suffering from terminal cancer. >> i'm not really afraid of dying. it seems like a great adventure and to know that i have michaela there on the other side when i get there. hayward police is not revealing the evidence and still have not released michaela's remains. jackie? >> reporter: up next, what one local politician is doing about it. >> you may see people online complaining about the new coronavirus relief bill and what's in it. let's take you out to the big board where the dow is mildly lower. and you want to rock out like a former commander in chief? we have the sweet selections making barack obama's 2020 play list. you are watching "today in the

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right now at 6:41 a look at the current temperatures, and this is what you'll feel as you head out the door, 30s in the north bay and east bay with some 40s for the inner bay as well as the peninsula. we are going to have some clearing and rain in the forecast. we'll talk about that in a few minutes.

and a live look at dublin or our dublin camera shows headlights westbound off el c r charro. there's a crash reported there. doesn't look bad from the live shot. we'll talk about the report and what you may find. i hope you don't, as you come through the area. conservative media is backing off unproven claim voting machines were rigged to help elect joe biden. >> and, scott mcgrew, fox news and newsmax are in full reversal on this one. >> they are. good morning to you. fox news has been running the same segment on its shows where it interviews an expert about the elections who disproves many of the allegations that have been made over the course of the past few weeks by other fox news guests about smartmatic and dominion voting systems. fox news is not the only one. newsmax, a news channel the president often quotes, has posted a statement to its website that does much the same

titled facts about dominion, smartmatic you should know. some quick samples. no evidence has been offered that dominion or smartmatic used reprogrammed software that manipulated votes. never one, neither dominion nor smartmatic has any relationships with george sor so s. smartmatic is a u.s. company and not owned by the venezuelan government, hugo chavez or any foreign official or entity. all of these allegations were made by the president's so-called elite strike force, legal experts, and then repeated by many pundits on fox news and newsmax. sydney powell, rudy giuliani, jenna ellis never offered any proof of the allegations. bill barr meanwhile, is rebuffing the president's calls to appoint a special counsel to investigate joe biden's son hunter. here is the attorney general. >> i thought a special county stage was the right tool and was

appropriate, i would name one, but i haven't and i'm not going to. congress has passed a spending package that will keep the government open. more than 5,000 pages. lawmakers have complained, quite rightly, they didn't have the time to read it. a lot to go over whether you'll get a check and what it means for your family. our chris pollone earlier was talking about that. we'll talk more about it on the midday news at 11:00 as well. people are talking about it online as well, complaining, really, about some of elements in there wondering why the coronavirus bill has money for, say, foreign aid or even a line about how the dalai lama should be the leader of tibet. that's because the bill is an omnibus bill. it is everything. it's a coronavirus relief, the government spending plan, all assorted other things all crammed into one big bill. for instance page 4,073 deals with murder hornets. mention of the dalai lama on

page 5,099. the establishment of a new museum for women's achievements, that's cool, page 2,80. protecting salmo in california on page 130. we're going not line by line but page by page and tweeting about it. you can find me on twitter. >> leave it to scott mcgrew to break it all down for us. we appreciate you. 6:45. restaurants sit empty across the bay area. this is from the latest regional stay-at-home order. "today in the bay's" jackie ward is live in san jose's san pedro square where there is a new push to allow them to reopen, jackie. >> reporter: a lot of business owners are asking for something that they have been asking for months, data that proves transmission is, in fact, happening inside their establishments. right now as we know only indoor dining is not allowed and restaurants are limited to takeout services only but many

of them can't survive on that alone. and retailers while still open can only operate at 20% capacity. supervisor matt haney is expected to introduce a resolution at a special hearing asking for clarity on how outdoor dining is impacting the spread. >> we're calling for an emergency plan to step in and provide additional grants and loans. the federal government said they would deploy additional ppp loans for businesses. i want to make sure we're ready to get those in the hands of businesses and to support them in applying. >> reporter: officials are citing mask use or lack thereof as the reason outdoor dining is not allowed at restaurants. contra costa county leaders say any activity that involves taking your mask off is risky even if our outdoors. as of now the stay-at-home order is expected to expire on january 7. it's possible that may be

extended. >> a lot of restaurant owners hoping for some relief, some ignoring the protocols when they should shut down but i understand some health officials in san diego are having some issues enforcing the ban as well. some restaurant owners just not listening at all. >> reporter: right. there's been a back and forth because one judge ruled restaurants and strip clubs could open. the court of appeals disagreed with that ruling and said, no, we'll hold the local and state jurisdictions so that back and forth, that gray area is why right now forcing that restriction is really difficult. >> making it hard on everyone involved. jackie, thanks so much. 6:47 this morning. warrior fans, you're ready to roll because the warriors tip off the nba season tonight in new york taking on kevin dournt and the brooklyn nets. they will be without draymond

green and of course we know klay thompson is out for the season. steph curry is healthy and really likes the way things feel with this team moving into the season. >> it's pretty awesome with so many different guys, backgrounds and a lot to prove this year. no matter how it goes, that journey will be awesome. >> the warriors will be exempt from the standard quarantine rules when they return to the bay area. that waiver won't be tested for more than a week. they play new year's day against portland. and nba players won't be getting any reference when it comes to the covid vaccine. the commissioner is talking about this and more on the "today" show right after "today in the bay" at 7:00. the san jose sharks still trying to work out pretty big issues as they get ready for their first competitive hockey game in nine months.

starters have no idea where they're going to play their home games but are looking at playing in a hub city of some kind. they're training in arizona where we know they will play their regular season opener on january 14th at the coyotes arena in glendale. the rest of the season we don't know. they will have fans in attendance for each game there including the opener. the exact number, though, still to be determined. all right, kris, if you're getting ready, put everything down because it's time for a dance break. former president barack obama sharing his favorite songs from 2020. take a listen and move a little bit. ♪ you want me i want you baby ♪ ♪ all right. that is levitating by dua lipa and one of my favorites right

now. obama's playlist covers all different genres. another big hit savage by megan thee stallion and beyonce. i'm not surprised. >> see, that's what we need in the morning, just a few seconds to do a little dance break. >> let's do a four box tiktok. come on, everybody. come on. >> fonobody wants to see that. >> too early, too early. >> it is too early. but never too early for the forecast. >> i'll leave the dancing to the professional. >> kari, are we going to dance the day away with the forecast? >> absolutely. i wanted to show you a picture from shawn that shows saturn's moons and jupiter's rings. i love this.

and i love when you post your pictures and tag me in them. check out the picture i took of us wearing our masks out there. it was great to see something different and look up at the sky. you'll be able to see it tonight if fog doesn't block your view. you can get out there and see if you can see the great conjunction with saturn and jupiter. dealing with the fog now and it's been really thick through the central valley with the tule fog and visibility in those spots down to zero. it's been moving into parts of the delta as well as the north bay and napa. quarter mile visibility so be careful on your way to work. after this clears, we'll see some more clearing in parts of the east bay. temperatures in the 50s and a few spots reaching into the low 60s and getting ready for rain. now it doesn't get here until christmas. santa can get here, deliver the presents, get back to the north

pole and then on christmas day into christmas night we'll see some of those showers starting to move through. we're having movies and game night. it will be perfect to see the rain passing by off and on throughout the weekend. there is the possibility that we could get a decent amount of rain here between the two systems moving in between friday and again on sunday. we may see over an inch of rain in parts of the north bay and about three-quarters of an inch of rain in the east bay. less for the south bay. i'll be tracking that. mike, what are you tracking for the morning commute? >> kari, it sounds like a great time. i'm tracking what you're doing at your house this weekend. on the roadways not a lot going on. it's a great drive. i do have one area i'm worried about. less worried now. green all over. the fog registering out of the altamont pass but in the tri-valley, west 580 where that arrow is, a crash and reports of someone darting across the freeway.

the slowing is clearing. there is fog creeping out of byron, brentwood. no backup. it's been like this all morning. back to you, marcus. happening now for you a new strain of covid-19 different from the one plaguing the uk and it's hitting south africa and it also appears to be more infectious than the original virus. health experts, fair warning, south africa may see a flood of cases in the next wave according to the health leaders there the new strain is dominant. we do have breaking news that happened while were you sleeping. there was a shooting on a bay area highway. one man died in the shooting and the latest on the investigation still under way. also the bay area county receiving thousands of vaccine doses, the moderna one as one of

the faces of the pandemic receives his shot in a matter of hours. you're watching "today in the bay."

welcome back. we want to give you a quick look at our top stories for this tuesday morning. >> we start with cierra johnson tracking breaking developments in the deadly late-night freeway shooting in san francisco. what have you learned? >> reporter: yes, good morning. we can confirm that incident is being considered a fatality by chp. near cesar chavez off ramp is where the whole thing began to play out. crews around 1 is 1:00 p.m. and saw investigators combing the scene. two cars ma were damaged near the shoulder of the off ramp. investigators worked to piece together exactly what happened. that off ramp was closed for a matter of hours, reopening after 2:00.

we're still working to piece together what led up to the moments when that played out. exactly what happened to the other individuals involved whether they were injured and whether they are facing any charges. we're live in san francisco. nearly 40,000 doses of moderna's rack seen wivaccine w. mayor london breed tweeting paramedics are included in the first round but other frontline workers including firefighters and others are raising the red flag over not being included in the first round. happening today more high-profile and public vaccinations are on tap. infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci is set to get his first dose and he's getting the moderna vaccine. we'll be watching for that. a live look outside right now. a look at san jose and san

francisco for the second day in a row. a spare the air alert so, please, do not burn wood or even manufactured logs or manufactured fuel indoors or outdoors or you could face a stiff fine. so you might want to use your heater instead. kari? absolutely. and it is cold this morning. we're seeing some fog, but it clears out for most of us today. temperatures reaching up to 60 and we're getting ready for some rain that will be coming in on christmas day, so i'll have more updates on that. mike, what's the update on the commute? kari, i have seen traffic backing up at the treasure island exit but it just smoothed out. no backup at the toll plaza. nothing to see. you have to look at the four of us once again. all right. that will do it for us this tuesday morning. it was good to be with you. >> always good to have you around with us in the morning. good to have you here, kris.

a live look at san francisco, a beautiful shot. the sun shining on the buildings. just take a look at that and enjoy the bay. the "today" show up next for you. >> will do. good morning. spread alert as the mutated and extra contagious coronavirus strain rages in the uk. new concerns it's already arrived here in the states. >> given the travel throughout the world, i would not be surprised if it's already here. when we start to look for it, wee going to find it. >> but hope remains as new vaccine doses are delivered from coast to coast. we are live as frontline workers receive some of the very first vaccinations. breaking overnight -- holiday help. congress passes that relief bill. the second biggest ever to get americans their badly need