more time than the newscast. you showed us storm ranger. we're scanning the skies with our mobile doppler radar, looking off to the west and then the southwest. we're starting to see some rain showing up offshore approaching the coast near santa cruz. the red beam sweeping across the screen, some sprinkles there off to the west of half moon bay. a lot of clouds moving in and what is really unique about this storm is if you look here on the wide angle view it is diving in toward central and southern california. so, unfortunately, where we're concerned it is probably going to take a lot of the bigger rain totals to the south. here is the progression as we head into the morning. the heavier showers will likely stay around the santa cruz mountains and areas south of san jose. the north bay could really miss out in terms of rain totals with this particular storm but as we move forward over the next seven days we're tracking storms that will turn progressively wetter as we head toward next weekend. we have a very interesting look at the first forecast for the new year coming up in about ten

minutes that could bring much higher rainfall totals than this particular storm tonight especially by next weekend. a closer look in ten minutes. >> let me ask you a quick question. up in the santa cruz mountains they have the fires a few months ago. is this the kind of storm that is going to be doing something to the burn areas? >> that is the main concern now as we see the storms set up. if we take a look at the rainfall expectations here over my shoulder the one area that should see the most rain appears to be around the santa cruz mountains but generally less than 0.5 inch rain and a quick moving storm so the rain rates per hour and the duration i think probably won't cause any major issues. but as storms get wetter and stronger as we head toward next weekend it'll be one of the many burn areas to watch in the next 7 to 10 days. >> thanks very much. rob is keeping you updated on the wet weather even when we're not on the air of course. you can follow him on twitter. for the latest information he kind of gives seminars sometimes on twitter. it is fascinating.

now to our making it in the bay series housing advocates gathered at san francisco's union square to call to an end of hotel evictions for the homeless. the board of supervisors recently voted to end the program that offered hotel rooms during the pandemic. instead the city will provide permanent supportive housing options. the organization hotels not hospitals organized today's rally. >> the city will be kicking thousands of people out of the only shelter they have as covid cases and deaths are at the highest they've ever been. >> mayor london breed has said the hotel program was always meant to be temporary. funding for a full year would amount to $178 million. a small antiaircraft rattled the south bay today. the magnitude 3.2 quake struck just after 11:00 this morning.

the epicenter two miles west of san juan bautista just a little south of gilroy. no reports of damage or injuries. it was one of the first examples of how fast covid spreads. up next we catch up with one passenger who was aboard the grand princess. remember that? for the incredible ordeal. the world watched right here. ten months ago. and police in southern california putting the kibosh on an underground new year's eve party. the restaurant that was supposedly planning the get together and how they sent out the invites.

cold weather certainly did not bother tennessee titans football player ben jones on a mission today as he is before every football game. you see him here walking barefoot on the frozen tundra before the game against the green bay packers. temperatures at the stadium well below freezing.

jones was not just showing off. this is part of a weekly tradition where he walks barefoot on to the field. you see him there honoring his brother with a prayer. the villanova basketball team is pressing pause. this comes as jay wright the head coach for the men's team has tested positive for covid-19. another unnamed staffer also testing positive. the team was scheduled to play against xavier on january 2nd. that game is postponed. the decision about games after that have not been made. wright is currently isolating and staying connected to the team via zoom. one of the first examples of how infectious and deadly the coronavirus could be loomd large right off our shore. bet you remember this. the grand princess cruise ship was at one point the epicenter of the outbreak in the united states. ten months ago it docked at the port of san francisco in a state of crisis with many passengers ill, some ending up dying as a result of this. tom jensen caught up with one of the survivors who looks back on

it all. >> reporter: a lot has happened since last february when passengers from the grand princess got back on dry ground in san francisco. angela rodriguez captured fond memories of a horseback ride along a beach in mexico with her sister and a very nice tour guide while on the cruise. and beautiful sunrises and sunsets. that's where the good memories end. >> me and my sister the whole time on the cruise we were being so careful. >> reporter: because at the time they heard occasional stories about a virus in china that was potentially deadly. four days after they got off the ship they learned another passenger on their cruise had died from coronavirus. a few days later a notice from the cruise line. >> actually e-mailed me saying that somebody on our ship was positive and if i showed any symptoms to go get tested. >> reporter: by the first week of march the grand princess initially steaming its way toward hawaii was now circling

back to a multi week quarantine at the port of oakland. angela and her family who were already back home, were getting test results back >> i was the only one in my family who got it. >> reporter: like many passengers aboard the ship angela got really sick. more than 100 eventually tested positive, and dozens were hospitalized. >> it was like nothing i've ever had before. it took like three months to get rid of the cough. >> reporter: at least two lawsuits have been filed by passengers or families alleging the cruise line knew there was a viral outbreak and had sick passengers but didn't warn crew and passengers early enough to prevent illnesses and potentially deaths. angela says she and her family are not parties of any of the suits but she feels awful for workers mostly from the filipino community who were sickened by the virus. it took months for her cough to go away and she hopes a lingering fatigue from the virus

will fade over time. >> you get winded but it's not like real problematic. you know? it's -- i mean, i just work through it. >> reporter: like many people, she hopes to get vaccinated soon and put this pandemic behind her. and remember the good times and the sunsets again. tom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> we also reached out to princess cruises and the bay area filipino community group representing many of the ship's workers but as of news time had not heard back from either. beverly hills leaders are cracking down on a secret new year's eve party allegedly planned by a well known restaurant la scala reportedly placing invitations to a speak easy style dinner inside carry out bags for customers. hum. there it is. apparently it was an attempt to gauge interest. but after someone posted the invite online, it caught the attention of beverly hills police and they were very interested. the party plan is clearly

prohibited under state orders. vaccinations across the european union are officially under way. doctors, nurses, and the elderly rolled up their sleeves in a coordinated rollout for 27 nations. in spain, the first two shots happened in guadalarja. a #96-year-old woman from a care home was first in line followed by a nurse. an italian nurse became the first person in italy to receive the covid vaccine developed by pfizer. she was inoculated with four others at a hospital in rome this morning. a 78-year-old french woman said she was moved today when she received the first vaccination in that country at a hospital on the outskirts of paris. health care workers broke into applause as she got the vaccination. with limited amounts of the vaccine available and in high demand our investigative unit has been looking at questions about whether some people might be jumping the line. here is senior investigator

steven stock. >> reporter: paramedics, emts, and firefighters lined up last friday at hayward st. rose hospital some of the first people in the area to get the covid-19 vaccine under the state's distribution plan. among the first wave nbc bay area news crews spotted the owner of an insurance company in san francisco. naranjo is not a medical worker. records show the 64-year-old is a frequent political donor to local candidates and a member of the six-person board of directors at st. rose hospital. this follows protests last week at stanford medical school where several residents were outraged to learn that some faculty who had little to no contact with the public got vaccinated ahead of others like nurses and staff who did have direct contact with covid patients. stanford admitted its algorithm got it wrong and apologized.

>> any computer expert will tell you garbage in garbage out. >> this is the senior adviser for strategy and policy in at ucsf's department of medicine >> i think it is a very healthy thing for the society that we've begun to talk openly about rationing and examine those values. >> reporter: according to data provided by st. rose the hospital oversaw the distribution of 2,000 separate covid vaccine shots. 35% went to hospital staff including front line workers such as doctors and nurses. 65% went to county emergency workers including emts and firefighters. one shot went to board member fred naranjo who declined to speak with us on camera but in a telephone interview defended his partition saying, quote, i haven't jumped the line. i'm at the hospital all the time walking the halls talking to people. the main thing i wanted to do is show people to take the vaccine and not to be afraid. that it is safe.

that they need to be protected. >> the leaders in these organizations need to really take responsibility. >> reporter: dr. cassel says regardless of motive video like this of people like board members taking the shot during the tier one distribution can be misinterpreted by the wider community >> i will say it exactly sends the wrong message. >> reporter: a spokesman for alameda county's health department told nbc bay area st. rose is responsible for tracking the staff who reported for vaccinations. the doses allocated covered everyone they identified for this initial phase of vaccination. a spokesman for st. rose told me that no other board members took the vaccine and that hospital officials made the conscious decision to include naranjo in the first round of shots because, quote, he's been a leader pro he moating the safety and efficacy of this vaccine. i'm stephen stock, nbc bay area news. >> if you have a story for stephen or anyone in our investigative unit call

888-996-tips or visit our website nbc bay area.com/investigations. new video tonight from nashville showing the moment an rv exploded downtown. nashville police posted this video on twitter. truly unimaginable scene. such force. investigators have released a picture of the man they say set off that bomb, anthony quin warner. they believe he acted alone. here's morgan chesky with the latest. >> reporter: tonight federal authorities naming the man they say is the nashville bomber. >> anthony warner is the bomber. he was present when the bomb went off and he perished in the bombing. >> reporter: the break in the case from a dna test, investigators matching tissue recovered at the bombing site to an evidence sample gathered elsewhere. federal authorities say all signs point to the 63-year-old acting alone. his motive still unknown but the damage he caused beyond clear.

>> what would make this an act of domestic terrorism? >> it has to be tied to an ideology. the use of force or violence in the furtherance of a political socio ideology. >> reporter: nashville police say the rv was playing the 1964 hit "downtown." what came next? a warning to evacuate and a bomb countdown. police rushed to evacuate residents then protect each other. officers james wells and amanda topping sharing what happened when the clock ran out. >> i saw orange and then i saw him stumble and i felt the heat, the wave. >> i just told myself stay alive. i took a full out sprint and running toward her to make sure she is okay. >> reporter: blocks away jeffrey rasmussen was driving his family after police yelled to evacuate. >> we go down to the garage, load in the car. as we're driving away, boom. my wife and son saw it. and then he totally started to

sob and, you know, said our house just blew up. our house blew up. >> reporter: their home potentially a total loss. tonight the family giving thanks to those who likely saved their lives. >> we had two angels show up on christmas morning on our door step. they happened to be dressed in police uniforms. >> the search for answers in the south bay after a hit-and-run leaves one man dead. police say the collision happened about 6:30 last night near story and center roads near the happy hollow park and zoo. police are trying to find the driver. this is the 46th deadly crash in san jose this year. after another year of destructive fires, fire season is officially finally ending in the north bay tomorrow. cal fire says cooler temperatures and recent rain prompted them to call an end to the fire season. they say they'll continue to monitor north bay fires for any potential threats but it'll also start moving resources to high risk areas.

firefighters responded to 600 wildfires this year. one of the largest, the lnu complex fire. it burned more than 363,000 acres in napa, sonoma, solano, and yolo counties. a big delivery on its way to the port of oakland, talking about massive new cranes. the largest container cranes ever at the port. you think the ones there now are big? these are bigger. port officials say the new cranes will help continue to attract the largest container ships to the port of oakland. they are used to load and unload cargo and should be arriving in the next couple days. a followup now to pixar's premier of "soul" which features authentic sound from oakland middle schoolers. the music director for the edna brewer middle school jazz band is thrilled with the movie which came out on christmas. >> the movie is a real testament to the vision that pixar has. they're celebrating -- the first

time there is an african-american that is the main character. they're celebrating jazz, really celebrating the idea of discovering your own sound. and discovering who you are, this individuality, which is really part and parcel to being a jazz musician. and so much a part of my job as a music teacher helping young people really find their spark. >> the middle school jazz band was even asked to play as part of yesterday's virtual red carpet celebration. the writers and director spent some time at the band's performances and asked the band to record several songs to be included in the movie. how is that? "soul" follows a middle school band director who also writes his own music. as a thank you pixar donated band instruments to the school district. nothing has been normal this year including the usual visit to see santa. for one special group of young people it did happen. garvin thomas shares with us in tonight's bay area proud, it's thanks to a group that regularly works wonders.

♪ merry merry >> reporter: in a back corner of the san francisco zoo away from the temporarily closed public exhibits, a little holiday magic is taking place. >> ready to go see santa? >> reporter: it is the brady therapeutic riding program reindeer ride to see santa. >> the cutest reindeer. her antlers keep falling down. >> reporter: to be honest though every day at brady is a bit magical. >> it is magic. it's just magic. >> one, two, three, climb. >> sarah meekin is brady's executive director. >> good job roupt we first profiled sarah and brady seven years ago. they take children with physical and developmental disabilities, introduce them to their equine therapists, then sit back and watch their clients transform in front of them. >> the instant reward you get, these kids light up. their faces are immediate sign boards for what is happening in

their heart and their body and their mind. >> reporter: take the visit with santa for example. for many of these children a trip to sit on a mall santa's lap if you could do such a thing this year might be a challenge. but given the confidence that comes with being atop and in charge of a horse, well, it seems anything is possible. >> this gave them that confidence booster, that i can do it. if i can do it here i'm going to apply it in other areas of my life. oh, that's the best. >> good job, sweetheart. up you go. >> reporter: just like the rest of us. >> foot in the stirrup. >> reporter: life this past year for these kids has been tough. under the first stay-at-home order in the spring many saw setbacks in their progress. it's why brady was eventually deemed an essential service and the children are now back to stay benefiting from a bond that isn't always easy to explain but

simple to see. >> a big hug. you love lola. she loves you, sweetheart. so much. >> reporter: garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> garvin did it again. great job. rob, a storm coming to town but it's not your normal storm for the bay area is it? >> we have the expectations of rain in the forecast but what will be a little unusual other than the somewhat under whelming rain totals i think we'll end up with around the bay area is the fact the north bay probably won't get the most out of this particular set up. yes, rain is coming back tonight. we'll see showers into monday morning. then storms to follow this one we think will bring a better chance of more substantial rain possibly toward next weekend. right now we see the clouds starting to thicken up. still seeing some 50s outside closer to san francisco. other locations seeing a little

patchy fog inland. we'll see the rain producing clouds showing up as we approach midnight including briefly around the east bay and san jose and the santa cruz mountains likely seeing the most with this particular storm. when i say the most in the rain totals aren't all that much. the progression for san jose as we approach 3:00 a.m. you see the showers entering the picture 11:00 tonight into early tomorrow morning. here is the outlook. 40s for temperatures. rain at times and, yes, snow at 4,000 feet. not runny noses. you might have seen that earlier. maybe mount hamilton could see a dusting. here is the issue as the cooler air arrives and the showers will start to move out. so notice the trend as we head toward the afternoon. a lot less green as the skies start to clear first out of the north bay. still high clouds around the north bay tomorrow afternoon. obviously the first half of tomorrow looks to be the half that sees more showers. right now storm ranger atop the san bernadino mountain. you see the showers off to the west of san francisco. the more substantial rain is

going to approach the santa cruz mountains by 11:00 tonight. you see how the stronger echoes and returns on the long-range radar are sweeping in central and southern california likely where the bigger rain totals will stay. tonight approaching 11:00 we begin to see the rain cross the coast between midnight and 7:00 a.m. you see the sweeping action with some of the rain now on the north side of the low so the showers are going to come in out of the northeast and head to the south during the afternoon tomorrow. here are the rain totals we were talking about. santa cruz mountains some locations close to one-third inch of rain around santa cruz. bulls eye will be higher for totals down toward big surf. look at how the north bay -- not really expecting much at all. that happens on the north side of the incoming storms. there is drier air involved coming in out of the northeast. this is not going to be a good rain producer for us. next chance of rain comes in toward new year's eve morning, wednesday night into thursday. again, the rain totals there look a little bit light. about 0.25 inch or less. the pattern as we head toward

the weekend does look more promising both in duration as you see the green kind of hung up across the west coast but the potential is there for some heavier rain totals especially north of marin county starting next saturday and sunday. so as we head into the new year we have these chances for rain at times, generally light rain. next weekend could start talking about the atmospheric river connection in the forecast that could bngri more substantial rain to parts of the north bay especially we'll talk more about that in our next weather ahead. we could see some parts of the state picking up 3 to 4 inches of rain so a closer look at the ten day outlook in our next weather forecast coming up. >> wow, rob. thanks very much. still ahead a multimillion dollar lotto ticket remains unclaimed. we'll tell you where it was sold. what the winning numbers are. and we only want 10% of the cut. this year has been especially tough for so many bay area families we are doing something to help the next time

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san jose police spent the night cracking down on illegal side shows. got a video right there of one of them. you also see the fireworks. those are also illegal. it happened in san jose. police say there were many other side shows going on last night. they couldn't get to all of them but got to enough to impound 11 cars and issue 22 citations. despite covid cases soaring plenty of shoppers were out and about in union square in san francisco today. crowds certainly not what you'd typically see in the days after christmas. nothing typical about what is going on of course. there were still quite a few people who donned their masks and went shopping, maybe to make returns or really make the scene, get a cup of coffee, and

enjoy the weather. christmas has come and gone but some people are still waiting for packages to arrive. the postal service says it is facing delivery delays with the surge in online shopping plus now the extra work delivering vaccines. >> back in march it was almost a perfect storm starting to build up and around thanksgiving became an avalanche. it wasn't just us. it was the other couriers going through the same thing. >> usps has said it expects to break all kinds of shipping record. looking for a job in they're hiring looking for employees who want to stay for the long term. it is nearly impossible to over state how dufrnt the world became in 2020. a global pandemic connected us in tragedy while forcing us to stay apart. a killing caught on tape sent us into the streets to demand justice and record wild fires offer chilling evidence of a changing climate. yet in all the chaos we still

found ways to lift each other up and create much needed hope for a better tomorrow. nbc bay area's joe rosato takes a look back at a year few remember fondly but no one will ever forget. >> it is of course customary to ring in the new year with fireworks and cheers. >> happy new year. >> reporter: but when 2020 rolled in january 1st few had any idea of the real fireworks yet to come. in a january that now seems like another lifetime -- headlines were dominated with president trump's impeachment hearing. the san francisco 49ers clawed their way into super bowl liv only to lose to the kansas city chiefs. we were thinking about the upcoming summer olympics in tokyo, a sporting spectacle known for bringing people together under the flag of competition. we were soaking in the promise of a new year, a clean start. but as we went about our lives heading to jobs, gathering with

family and friends, the story about an emerging virus in a place called wuhan, china began to make its way from the back pages of newspapers to the front. >> unprecedented morning in the coronavirus crisis. >> a plan under way to get passengers and coronavirus patients off the grand princess. >> we have never faced anything like this before. something that we'll all get through together. >> reporter: the covid-19 virus spread around the world slowly then quickly, making its way to the u.s. >> there is a lot of concern and a lot of questions. >> reporter: the unthinkable came across the country and the bay area. cities began to close up ordering people to stay home to stop the spread. >> the order, stay at home for three weeks. >> police departments are stepping up patrols. >> reporter: schools, businesses, churches empty as hospitals filled. >> as we cope with the new reality of social distancing. >> we lined up at grocery stores to find empty shelves of paper products and food staples. >> surreal scenes keep playing out in grocery stores.

>> windows disappeared behind boards. life and learning increasingly zoomed into the virtual world. >> i have lost something. >> reporter: we learned new terms. social distancing, bending the curve, herd immunity, and the newest fashion accessory a mask. shall >> i never thought it would be an essential thing. >> reporter: amid the heart break and hardship we saw people rising up, pitching in to make masks, hand sanitizer, electricians delivering groceries. >> feels good to help people. >> reporter: drive by birthday parties and graduations. with the virus spreading the number of sick rose and the number of deaths crept into the thousands. but it was a single death of a much different kind that would change the country. on may 25th in minneapolis, minnesota george floyd died after a police officer used his knee to restrain him at the neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds.

>> his death energized a movement. >> reporter: his death touched off a nationwide soul searching over racial injustice and police brutality. statues many found offensive toppled, and calls to defund police became a reality in parts of the bay area and beyond. schools like uc-berkeley began to rename buildings dmon strautors united behind three words. >> black lives matter! >> the flames of outrage weren't the only ones fanned. in august lightning strikes created a ring of fire around the bay area leaving a path of devastation in their wake. a month later the glass fire erupted in napa and sonoma destroying 1600 buildings including more than 300 homes. >> getting to be too much to bear. >> i already thought the apocalypse is here now. >> that orange, dirty smoke that is blanketing. >> reporter: blazes so big and smokey we woke up to what looked

like burning skies. >> no matter where you look in the bay area, orange, other worldly haze. >> reporter: soon after the smoke cleared the bay area and the nation headed to the polls. >> make sure. >> reporter: or more often to the local ballot box in an unprecedented election. we watched as the east bay's own kamala harris became the first black woman to be elected vice president in an election that drew a record number of voters even during a pandemic. >> normal it will not be. >> reporter: as we waited for a cure we learned to navigate the covid times. restaurants built kiosks and dining moved outdoors. some students returned to classrooms learning behind plexiglas and masks. >> we're in it together. >> reporter: but in a time where we normally give thanks the weeks after thanksgiving exploded with new hospitalizations with the virus and the nationwide pandemic death toll passing 300,000. as hospital icus threatened to burst at the seams hope arrived in the form of a new vaccine.

in mid december the first sleeves in the bay area were rolled up as vaccinations rolled out. >> it offers peace of mind in terms of safety for my family. >> reporter: a glimmer of hope offering a reason to believe 2020 could end with a promise of better things ahead. a year few will be sorry to see go but no one will ever forget. with hopes for a better new year, nbc bay area news. >> anthony flores joining us now. we're looking at all this, going back over 2020. sports wise what stories stand out for you as the big ones? >> well, the first thing that comes to mind is the death of kobe brunette. we first found out about it on our way to the super bowl in the airport. obviously the 49ers are seven minutes from winning the super bowl and then patrick mahomes happened. covering sporting events, baseball games, football games

with no fans, empty stadiums, now i'm used to it but when i first started covering those games very eerie. i was at chase center the day before the nba season got canceled thinking the warriors are getting set to play without any fans and then we hear season canceled. definitely the pandemic and the effect on the sports world. speaking of the warriors tonight they got their first win of the season in dramatic fashion. stick around. sports is next.

welcome back. the warriors short handed tonight in chicago. draymond green still out with a foot injury and center marquese chriss done for the season after breaking his leg tonight in practice. you might remember steve kerr won three championships with the bulls during their run in the

late '90s. first quarter steph curry buries it from behind the arc. just one of three players in nba history with 2500 three-pointers he had 36 on the night. the dubs getting hot in the second quarter. the big man james wiseman drills the tre. the rookie can also take it to the rim. check out the strong finish. warriors up three. now we move under ten seconds remaining in the fourth. game tied. zach levine comes through in the clutch. the bulls take a two-point lead. five seconds on the clock. dame on-lee gets the ball back and shoots from the top of the key. ball game. the warriors beat the bulls 129-128 in dramatic fashion. what a way to get the first win of the season. >> what a moment for d. lee. that's one he'll remember forever. we needed that. it was a great win and everybody's feeling a lot better in the locker room. >> felt great but most importantly i'm just happy to know we got the win.

that is the main thing i care about. >> a cool moment, being ready to knock it down. next up the warriors at detroit on tuesday. this was asuit for sore eyes. george kittle back on the field for the 49ers. he hauled in four passes for 92 yards in his first action since week eight because of a broken foot. kittle's return helped spark the 49ers big win over the cardinals yesterday in arizona. >> fun to be out there. definitely still a little out of shape but we had a good rotation and when i was in there i know the tight ends played at a high level. i think we handled ourselves very well out there. >> everyone season the field what he means to us. how good a player he is in the run and pass game. just having kittle at practice is different. can't say enough about george. >> in the nfl the seahawks facing the rams. the nfc west title up for grabs.

tied at 6-6 in the third quarter. russell wilson calls his own number. hawks go up seven. their defense dominated l.a. on fourth and goal at the 1. malcolm brown is stopped at the line. the rams were held out of the end zone. the seahawks beat l.a., 29 -- seattle wins the nfc west division their fifth division title under head coach pete carroll. back to the warriors, damian lee is married to steph curry's sister so the curry family very happy tonight after the warriors' first win of the season. >> if you can't be a curry have it be an in-law. >> that's right. they got the shot. >> thanks a lot, man. coming up next a lost wallet gets returned to its rightful owner but the good deed did not stop there. it's a story that will make you bay area proud.

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very round about way. his name is bob clarkon. he lost his brandywine class of '65 ring on cocoa beach florida back in the '70s. this past summer a couple in florida who found a similar ring in the '80s decided to try to track down the owner. word spread on social media and clarkon thought it finally had his keepsake back but that ring actually belonged to a classmate who lost her ring on the same beach. is that possible? it's true. turned out the classmate passed away a few years ago but clarkon found her son and the couple who found her ring was able to return it. >> i'm a big man. i shed a couple tears today. >> we have kept in touch with them and it's been great. they're great people. >> the story doesn't end there. the athletic director at brandywine high school decided bob needed a ring. he went to a jeweler, made a replica.

clarkon says it is a perfect fit and he promises never to wear it on a beach. that's a great story. i've got a better one right here. in our bay area proud series we love nothing more than sharing the story of someone doing a good deed for someone else. the only thing we like better is a story with two good deeds. that is just what garvin thomas has for us tonight. >> reporter: there are man u these days who would compare the year that is ending to a dumpster. one that's on fire. but while the story does include a dumpster -- >> do you want me to tell you the whole story? >> reporter: it feels ev lynn says like everything 2020 was not. >> a beautiful story and wonderful story for this time of the year. >> reporter: it begins she says at this san rafael coffee shop. that's her on december 9th paying for a latte then putting her wallet back in her pocket but not zipping it closed.

when evylen got home the wallet was missing >> i couldn't find it and what was in this little wallet is everything. everything i own. i was distraught. >> right over here. >> reporter: but a day later evelyn got a call from sean curry. sean, who's been homeless for the past five years, found her wallet in a dumpster behind the coffee shop and wanted to return it. the cash was gone but the credit cards were still in it. a friend had suggested sean use them. he said no. >> i -- it's the way i was brought up. i'm an honest person at heart >> i started screaming. i said, i can't believe it! i can't believe it! this is so wonderful! it's a mitzvah. do you know what a mitzvah is? he says not really. i said, well, it's like a good deed. >> what makes the story even

better is that the good deeds weren't done. evelyn's 12-year-old granddaughter mckayla was having a birthday and asking for donations instead of gifts but hadn't quite settled on who should get the money. until she heard about sean. >> i wanted to give to somebody who really needed something. >> reporter: so when the guests pulled up for the socially distant drive by celebration -- >> thank you! >> there were balloons and party favors but also a picture of sean and a basket for donations. >> 250, 275 roupt they ended up collecting hundreds of dollars. >> here you go. >> that she gave to sean the very next day. >> i'm humbled. i mean, i'm just blessed. it's hard to express words for it. i'll tell you. i really am at a loss. i'm warmed by it. 100%. >> i think it is really important for people to think that just because you got pushed

down doesn't mean that you can never come back up again. >> two good deeds by two very different people. ♪ happy birthday >> reporter: teaching us all one valuable lesson and the power of kindness. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> maybe the story of the year. first day on the job mountain view welcomed its newest police chief. might remember the former police chief had his last day on the force yesterday. well now the new chief chris hsiung will replace him, not new to the city. he has worked as an officer in mountain view for 25 years and served as chief deputy for a year and a half. in a message to the community says serving the city is not a job but a calling. one lucky person is ending 2020, $18 million richer. someone bought a winning super lotto plus ticket at cafe

paradise on monterey highway. state lotto leaders say the ticket still has not been claimed. the winner has 179 days, still, to claim the prize. they won't be the only one getting some cash. cafe paradise is going to get about $100,000 just for selling the ticket and winning numbers by the way, check yours, 4, 6, 16, 19, 32, and the meganumber is 2. rob, i don't know if you buy such things but if you do and you bought one there, please do check. >> yes, if we win we're best friends, terry, right? >> that's right. >> sharing those riches. well, free water possibly could come our way tonight. we're watching the rain chances on the increase approaching the south coast. the latest on our storm ranger radar and a very rainy seven-day forecast ahead. we come right back.

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scott budman is the people's astronomer. he captured the halo around the moon and posted it on twitter. he does a lot of sky gazing. he is amazing. explanation is pretty cool. local meteorologists say light from the moon was refrakting through ice crystals and the thin layer of clouds high over the area. the phenomenon is called a lunar halo. it is rare. pretty spectacular when conditions are right. rob, you probably knew all that but i find it fascinating. >> you know, it tells you something about the clouds that are outside. a neat way at night to do a little back yard meteorology as well. a lot of times the clouds are part of the outer fringes of a storm system when rain arrives. the storm system is starting to bring the rain producing clouds right along the coast. up to the north bay we have

mostly cloudy skies. again, water droplet clouds. no halos in the skies tonight. san francisco 51 degrees. mostly cloudy. some light rain off to the west. walnut creek 47. the overcast conditions and cloudy skies. into san jose, 53 degrees. good news for air quality tomorrow. probably one of the better days we've seen in a while as the showers come back into the forecast. east bay, south bay, santa clara valley in the good range as the rain helps to rinse our skies. wind picking up a little bit, too. some rain at times. notice the focus here mainly for areas south of san francisco into the morning. snow may be closer to 4,000 feet but the cold air probably doesn't arrive until later as the showers begin to shut down. look how quickly things wind down for the afternoon. that will transition us to clearing skies at least for the north bay and upper peninsula for the afternoon highs near 57 in san francisco and san jose. mid 50s for concord and livermore. 58 degrees in santa rosa. storm ranger has been waiting

all weekend to take a look at the rain. there it is atop the mountain. into half moon bay, sfo seeing a little light showers at times. offshore more substantial showers starting to show up in yellow and at times orange offshore. the comma shaped cloud is going to bring the highest activity just to the south. central coast, southern california will likely see the biggest rain totals of this particular storm so that makes it a bit unusual. still not a lot of rain inland but as we pass midnight to 5:00 a.m. rain coming in from the south then on the north side of the low and the counterclock wise rotation notice how the showers come from the northeast and pass by the south during the day tomorrow as we transition to clearing skies. rainfall totals with the low to our south will obviously be higher for areas around the santa cruz mountains or to the south toward big sur. notice the north bay not seeing a lot. north bay breezes helping eat the rain.

it evaporates it a lot of times aloft. we don't see big totals with this storm or the storm that will likely arrive late wednesday into thursday. right now new year's eve the evening part of thursday looks dry. rain totals generally less than 0.1 inch of rain. next weekend could be interesting as we see the weather pattern setting up that could tap into multiple atmospheric river type set-ups over the next ten days so the rain now between now and new year's eve doesn't look that big but watch as we jump the forecast forward ten days. red and purple on the north coast, mend sinno county, parts of sonoma county could involve 2 to 3 inches or more rainfall and that could be aiming in on us midway through next weekend. stay tuned. short term chilly with showers early in the day tomorrow. another mainly luight rain even wednesday night into thursday. things may get more interesting next weekend as that could become the gateway to more strong storms with the

atmospheric river connection that could make up for the lagging fallen rainfall totals. 48% of average. that is one pattern that could help us catch up in a short amount of time. something we'll watch closely through next weekend. back to you. >> thanks very much. a lot has been dufrifferent about this year but one thuing s the same.

another sign 2020 is almost behind us workers are installing a new design on the times square new year's ball. each year new crystals are swapped in and this year the design is called the gift of happiness. the ball is outfitted with more than 2,000 crystals and also has more than 32,000 l.e.d. lights installed inside. >> this is iconic any year but this year more than ever. we are anticipating 2021 full of

hope for the new year and though there will be less people the tradition remains the same. >> reporter: the ball drop will be televised live with performances designed for people to watch at home. only about 400 front line workers are invited to watch the ball drop live at times square. finally tonight new have you had yo of three mountain lion cubs rescued during the fires now in their new home in the columbus zoo. they were brought to the oakland zoo and two were okay but captain cal was burned a bit. all three are now learning their new surroundings in ohio. best of luck to them and for everybody. thanks for joining us. we're back at 11:00. hope you can join us then. the holidays are a time for giving. to your friends...

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hi everybody. welcome to xfinity sports sunday. happy holidays. dave feldman my star defensive player is of course donte whitner. the 49ers aren't going this postseason but a lot of tames are. you went four times. what did it feel like? >> now it's the second season. the energy amps up. everybody is super laser focused and you know there are going to be physical games. the playoffs is a