the yays are 322, t. relief on the way. a bill passes congress and is signed by president trump. our washington insider breaks down the senate showdown still looming over one very big key issue. plus, staying at home longer. two california regions hit hard by the pandemic. the future of the bay area rules remain in limbo. and the new steps ahead of new year's eve to try to stop the spread of the virus. good tuesday morning. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington.

we'll get to that commute and any problems you might have in a bit. a look at that forecast for today. the rain is out of here so what is today looking like? >> it's out of here for now, marcus, because we have a couple more storms on the way. enjoy the dry weather. don't take it as a sign to wash the car. we have a lot of rain on the way. 34 degrees in san francisco. we are cold through the north bay interior valley areas. morgan hill, 36 right now. i'll go into more detail on the rain coming in just a few minutes. mike? vianey, i do say that about the cars. that's just because i don't want to wash it, though. the nimitz, the traffic was stacking up here and is starting to get better. you can't tell from the live shot but the sensors on either

side slowing between the coliseum and 29th. they are starting to move better for those speeds. an easier drive as crews are clearing now from overnight. the disabled vehicle looks like it's cleared as you get across the span. perhaps a minor fender-bender. again, no impact on the speeds. the rest of the bay, you're at speed, laura. back to you. thank you very much, mike. 5:02 right now. new overnight, two people are found dead inside an rv in the south bay. firefighters and officers found the two just after midnight at the marketplace shopping center in san jose. police say there's nothing indicating foul play, and the case has been turned over to the coroner's office. a big rebuke for president trump and a showdown looming in the senate over how big that coronavirus stimulus check will be. chris pollone is live in washington with the latest from capitol hill.

chris? >> reporter: yeah, marcus, good morning. the house of representatives has voted to override a trump veto for the first time in his presidency over a big military spending bill. now the question is will senate republicans back the bill or the president? a bipartisan rebuke for president trump. >> the ayes are 372-87. >> reporter: the majority over the national defense authorization act. the first time it's happened during the trump presidency. mr. trump said he vetoed the bill for the renaming of bases and because it fails to strip liability protections from websites over what their users post. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: the override followed a close vote in the house a move pushed by the president but backed by democrats. >> yes. >> this is not a stimulus.

it is not. and it does nothing to help get people back to work. >> reporter: it sets up a test for those who oppose increasing the stimulus checks. >> i am telling donald trump don't just talk about it. act. the senate republicans have followed you through thick and thin. get them to act and support the $2,000 checks. >> reporter: but there's no guarantee mitch mcconnell will bring the measure to the senate floor for a vote. and to that end the independent senator from vermont, bernie sanders, said he will object and hold up a vote on that trump veto override until there is a vote in the senate on the stimulus checks. live in washington, chris pollone, "today in the bay." >> now let's talk about the race for a vaccine. vice president-elect kamala harris and her husband are scheduled to receive their first doses.

including president-elect joe biden, vice president mike pence, house speaker nancy pelosi and dr. anthony fauci. this is since the start of the pandemic. more than 335,000 people have died. california to see an uptick. the state department of health announcing more than 33,000 new cases just yesterday bringing california's overall total to more than 2.1 million. more than 24,000 people have died in the state. will the governor's stay-at-home order be extended? a decision is expected later on today. the governor himself says a stay-at-home order extension for certain regions is likely depending on covid-19 cases and hospitalization numbers that will be talliednd finalized.

one small business owner in danville says the shutdowns are making it hard for his employees. >> and people need to work. they need to pay the rent. they have a family, need to buy groceries. >> trere a two regions that are set to be extended in california, san joaquin valley and southern california. those two areas have an icu bed capacity of zero right now. the numbers in the bay area not as clear. they're still finalizing. the count here fluctuates daily. a decision won't be made final until later today. tahoe hoping that the icu capacity numbers hold up as an increasing number of people heads to the slopes. the mayor of south lake tahoe says they can't stop people from coming since the nevada state line is so close. even governor newsom is encouraging people to go skiing

as it's a socially distant activity. icu capacity in the greater sacramento region is at 16.6%. cruiseships are coming back to california. princess cruises, holland america and norwegian will start docking in los angeles this week and through next year to re-establish operations in u.s. waters. they won't have any passengers and will only dock to fuel and supply. they will need to show cdc guidelines are being followed. much needed help for those struggling to make it in the pandemic. the state will open up applications to its grant program. the half a million dollar effort will provide qualifying businesses up to $25,000 in grants focused on those underserved most during the

pandemic. they have until january 8th to apply. >> we know the holidays are a tough time for many people in the bay area and one south bay group is here to help. a meal distribution event will start at 7:00 and now stay lawmakers are asking to keep the national guard deployed to food banks looking for a one-year extension. >> so many people need help, marcus. one way is through our nourishing neighbors food drive. the next time you pass through a safeway you can make a $10 donation. the money will go straight to local food banks. and today is the final day for our food drive. thanks to all of those who have contributed as well. we're going to check in with vianey this morning in for kari. let's talk a little sierra snow. it's been so cold up there.

the recent rain here, does that mean pretty good snowfall? do we have more on the way? yes. so we have a good update on the sierra snowpack and i want to start out with a live look using caltrans cameras along i-80 in the sierra. we have already had some snow that fell on christmas morning and we do have more snow on the way. i want to give you an updated sierra snowpack to show where we currently stand from the north central and south portions of california. statewide at about 55% of average. doing okay and the good news is that we have plenty of snow on the way. take a look at this. now this time line i'm taking it all the way through tuesday, january 5th. how about that for snow. kingvale, 57 inches up through truckee. 32 inches. again, this is sort of an accumulation of not one storm but two storms, possibly even

three. so i will detail that and the timing in just a few minutes. let's check in with mike. we do d have chain advisories. cleared now but with the change in the weather folks locally will have to watch out for conditions. we have the maps showing you green sensors all over the bay but i thought the nimitz would be cleared through oakland. it is not. the crew in fremont cleared from their overnight road work. look at the slowing still there from just north of the coliseum. we can still see that on our camera. things slow down to 29th. the crew likely getting ready to clear over the next 15 to 20 minutes. do keep in mind that slowdown between oakland and the bay bridge maze. back to you. thanks so much, mike. it's 105: right now. a passport to travel. a look at the new technology

that could soon be key to gaining normalcy amid the pandemic. where does the market stop? plus -- >> queen b is ready. ♪ if you like it put a ring on it ♪ >> you just have to stop for a minute. queen b is ready to ring in the new year. the epic good-bye 2020 gift she gave to her closest friends and family members. i didn't get one.

good morning. 5:13. about to be 5:14. don't forget the coat as you head out the door. temperatures are in the 30s and 40s. comfortably climbing into the upper 50s and low 60s. we're talking about rain, more rain on the way coming up. the full details. mike? all right, vianey. over my shoulder the speed sensors are still slowing showing a slow drive through oakland. this is over by the coliseum. look at the taillights stacking up from about high street up to just shy of 29th. the crew is slowly clearing, finishing up overnight road work. 580 westbound is much clearer. we'll talk about the rest of the bay coming up. good morning.

a very happy tuesday to you. more records on wall street, even as we ghetto close et so c end of the year. the dow set a new high as did the s&p 500 as did the nasdaq. the nasdaq up more than 40% on the year. investors feel tech stocks are safe in uncertain times. the future probably holds an iphone and some netflix. as chris was showing us the senate did pass the house with some republican support. we'll talk more about that as we talk politics in half an hour. it does not look like the president will get his way on section 230. he wants changes to that communications law so that websites and social networks like twitter and facebook would have greater legal responsibility for what people write on those sites. the president says that will mean twitter will censor him

less. if they lose protections they'll censor more not fewer. the president wanted that rule change as part of the defense spending bill. when it wasn't there, he vetoed it. congress is in the process of overriding that veto. a far bigger issue for the president is, as far as twitter goes anyway, what happens three weeks from now when he's just another american. twitter sometimes suspends accounts from regular americans if they say some of the things that the president has been saying as president. in just a few hours american airlines will fly the first paying customers aboard a 737 max since the two crashes in that airplane. the faa says the plane is safe to fly again. the flight takes off from miami at 7:30 this morning our time headed to new york. now a resint poll shows most

americans who know about the 737 max won't fly but most americans aren't cautious of the airplane's past. the tsa says a record number are flying. pleas from scientists and the government not to. we are seeing record numbers of people at the airport. >> a lot of people couldn't stay away. all right. thanks, scott. after all of these months of the pandemic here is something that could be key to gaining some normalcy as the vaccines start to roll out. new high-tech apps are looking for you to prove you received the vaccine. the system will go digital. developers will use the same

that is used for concerts and air travel. the annual confetti test set to happen ahead of this year's new year's eve celebration. a live look at new york's times square. approximately 1.5 tons will be released with wishes of individuals who shared their new year's wish on twitter and instagram. ahead of that it was good riddance day, people are writing down what they would like to leave behind. >> new yorkers beat a pinata with a bat and shredding up all of their worst memories. i have a friend who will burn them right before the clock strikes so she stas fresh. >> i might need to do that this year. >> you might need a dumpster.

queen b, beyonce, is ready to say good-bye to 2020 and gave friends and family members a gift to say farewell. 2020 with a long zero similar to a certain figure on her hand. yeah. well, of course we can't show that to you but you get the point. it's beyonce. good-bye, 2020. >> quite the statement. >> marcus, i just checked fedex, the package tracker, and yours is on the way. she said she's sorry it's late. >> thank you. i was thinking, b -- i was going to test her -- well, jay first. what's up with that? >> she wanted it to be big. let's get a look -- >> i want one of her clothing line pr packages. have you seen those?

>> no kidding. >> super cool. it's like a whole closet of clothes. i want one of those. marcus, another tech, my girl v. >> i've got you. >> let's talk about the weather. thank you, thank you. it's cold right now in walnut creek. a look at walnut creek because it's a spot that's up in the 30s right now. 38 degrees. we're not in the 30s everywhere. we are still seeing chilly 40s in san francisco. 44 degrees right now. you can see the lights lighting up the bridge there and downtown san jose looking cold, too. 40 degrees. you will need your coat because it will be chilly. today will be calm and let's talk about doppler radar. our storm ranger has been nonstop scanning since christmas eve. a closer look at what you can expect.

a beautiful day ahead. mostly sunshine but rain possibly moving in. well, it will move in. not everybody will see it and it's not going to be a huge washout day. it will move in early thursday morning. by thursday it will clear out. it's that weekend rain that's looking more powerful heading into friday, saturday, sunday and monday. so we have an active weather pattern for the first week of 2021 especially for the north bay mountains. you can see radar tracking a good amount of rain over the next seven days. new year's eve will be dry. a little bit of rain on new year's day. and temperatures will be comfortable in the 50s. more seasonable. mike, over to you. all right. view. we'll call you v-once. a live look at how the traffic is slowing because of the crew around 29th. that is just about clear.

it cleared from the grid. we have just a little bit, things closer to 29th back to the speed limit. a crash in sfrash sfrash is off the freeway so that may affect if you that's your exit. and around the rest of the bay you're at the limit. a great drive right now. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:22. searching for answers. next here on "today in the bay," new body camera footage of an officer near the christmas day explosion in nashville. what he saw as he got closer and the investigation under way. plus, helping those in need. the southern california vet taking to the streets to help pets without homes. we'll tell you all about it.

5:25 and developing for you now investigators in nashville are still searching for a motive in the christmas day bombing. a look at the moment right after the powerful explosion. take a look. the explosion damaged more than 40 businesses, buildings, injuring three people and killed the suspect.

they say anthony warner is responsible. president-elect joe biden said he was briefed on the investigation and took some time to condemn domestic attacks. happening today the bowling alley at the site of the deadly shooting in rock ford, illinois, will host a vigil and prayer service. duke webb of florida charged with three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. 5:26 right now. utah hikers lucky to be alive after falling into a quarry. people in a nearby homeless camp heard the man's yell for help and they called for help. firefighters pulled him out to safety. he had just minor injuries. after four months the czu and scu fires are controlled. there is no chance of them reigniting. the czu fire burned more than

86,000 acres. the scu fire also scorched parts of multiple counties including santa clara, contra costa and alameda. now to something good for you in the central valley. one veterinarian is treating homeless people's pets for free. he is known as the street vet and got the idea when the recession hit. he use as go fund me page to raise for supplies and treatment needed. >> that's really nice to see. just trying to make it in the bay, the two cities you might want to avoid moving to if you want to make the most of your money. >> the breakdown of who is set to get the covid-19 vaccine across the state next.

it's going to be really scary for small business. especially since we can't eat outdoors anymore. >> at 5:30 struggling to survive. the dire setbacks restaurants and businesses say they're facing as the governor says our stay-at-home order could be exte extended. the steps the state is taking to help those financially falling behind. >> a breakdown of who is set to get the next round of vaccines and what's being done to speed up the process.

"today in the bay" continues right now. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike will get a look at the commute in just a bit. first the forecast with vianey. a cold start right now. 30s and 40s throughout the bay area and some areas of patchy fog. today's forecast, we're talking sunshine and dry weather. for now, that is, because looking out ahead to tomorrow night and into the first week of january it looks like we have several rain chances ahead. i'll detail that. first let's check in with mike. >> all right, vianey. the live pictures are telling the story in oakland. the only slowdown we had. a live look at the coliseum and the top of the screen is high street. no more slowing out there. things are moving nicely over

the last couple of minutes. a little bit of slowing between the coliseum and 29th. we should see a lot more traffic and we'll track that. the build for the rest of the bay very light, very subtle. mo marcus? >> the availability of icu beds falls, the current order could be extended. >> "today in the bay's" cierra johnson joins us breaking down some of the numbers of when local leaders could make this call. everybody is waiting, cierra. >> reporter: good morning. a decision a lot of folks, both business owners and customers are waiting to hear. the order was slated to end in january. governor gavin newsom has used d in his most recent address.

it could be made as early as today. monday governor newsom provided an update on covid cases and icu beds and the other state regions including san joaquin valley and southern california. both will have their orders extended and both have zero icu bed availability. the bay area, the numbers seem to be fluctuating and the governor said the numbers used to make that decision. for many business owners and potential customers the decision is nerve-racking. >> i think it will be scary for small business. especially since we can't eat outdoors anymore. >> reporter: california's health and human services director will host a videoconference today to provide an update on some of the numbers and the potential of that extension for the bay area. that will take place on youtube.

we will have that available on our website as soon as it becomes available. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." a closer look at why those restrictions may be extended both in southern california as well as the san joaquin valley. zero percent icu beds available. the bay area dropped to 9% available. here is a look at it by the county right now. in the red napa, solano, contra costa, santa clara, san mateo, marin all in the red there. solano county dropped below 15% just yesterday. santa clara county with 2 million people only has 5% availability. and we continue to follow the latest developments in the race for a vaccine. beginning today local senior living facilities in sonoma county are expected to start injecting its residents with the covid-19 vaccine according to "the press democrat." between yesterday and today the county was on tap to receive

5,800 doses of moderna's vaccine. nationally 2 million have been vaccinated so far falling short of the goal to get 20 million injected by the end of the month. doctors say the vaccine rollout is complex due to several steps it takes to make sure that someone is fully vaccinated. >> at stanford we have an outstanding team that's been able to deliver incredibly rapidly. once it opens up to the broader population it will require additional logistics. >> governor newsom will lay out who will get the vaccine next in phase 1b, people 75 and older, teachers, child care workers, grocery store workers and farmworkers. now to a live look at capitol hill where the president has signed that covid relief bill, small business owners have been calling for help now. they can once again get some forgivable loans. people making under $75,000 will

get $600. the house voted to increase the amount to $2,000. the senate must agree as it votes today. ten months in, some say it may not be enough. >> every small business owner is in that position, i'll take everything i can get. $600 is great. $2,000 is better. this is literally like putting a banld aid on a massive laceration. >> the bill also extends the eviction moratorium for another month. the owner of you balance is hoping to keep his studios in place and try to get back to work. a san francisco city leader is helping to fight the city's struggling nightlife during the pandemic. supervisor matt haney is pushing for a new covid-19 relief fund that would go to san francisco's nightclub and entertainment venues forced to shut down. a recent press relief cites a report that shows san francisco nightlife is responsible for

more than $7 billion annually for the local economy. the industry employs more than 63,000 people and generated $80 million. the board of supervisors plans to discuss that proposal next month. >> we all know the bay area is an expensive place to live. just how far your dollar will go. bloomberg "businessweek" showed the data compared to the cost of living. the two worst right here in the bay area. for someone making $100,000 a year, may want to rethink moving to the bay area. san jose is the worst spot. they also named houston as the best city to live if you're making $100,000. oh, you can't beat some of

the views, though, here in the bay area. people travel worldwide or used to to catch glimpse of things like this. we see the stars still illuminated as the christmas spirit continues. it's a cold one. i hope you have a jacket. vianey? >> right now we're in the 30s and 40s but i do want to give you a little bit of a look of how we're going to be heading into the afternoon. you won't need a heavy coat. you can see the temperatures in the south bay and take a look at the east bay for you. oakland 60 degrees. upper 50s, around the coastline some breezy winds at times. let's check in with mike. all right, vianey. traditional as we approach the

end of the year, the last couple weeks and the map shows green sensors everywhere even as we move over into the altamont pass. slowing out of the altamont pass but not in the last couple of weeks. really at speed in the interchange. i've circled the toll plaza. we saw some slowing there. it's cleared. we just had a burst of traffic as they cleared through the oakland construction zone. over to kris. >> reporter: a lot of folks are making plans for new year's eve and some plans include testing for covid. why doctors say that's not a good vat strategy.

strange bedfellows as democrats agree with donald trump, and donald trump throws his support behind bernie sanders. we'll take a look when "today in the bay" continues.

good morning. it is 5:42. 38 degrees right now in walnut creek. we are seeing some areas of fog. overall a cool start that will turn into a cool, dry afternoon. what we've got in store for new

year's eve. the details on that in a few minutes. let's check in with mike. all right, vianey. we're looking at great conditions for the drive today. much different than yesterday. so a live look in fremont shows you while the crew cleared from their overnight road work on the nimitz freeway, the nimitz has folks heading to their morning work. thank you for doing your job this morning, folks. right now traffic flowing smoothly. over to you. thanks so much, mike. it's 5:43 right now. the focus is on congress. some strange bed fellows. >> i know the president and democrats are on the same page over the bigger stimulus checks. that's right. the last few days of the trump presidency are odd indeed. you have democrats and trump pushing for the $2,000 stimulus check. some republicans publicly rebuking the president on overriding his veto of the defense bill. here are both of those things happening in the house side by side.

on the left the passage of a bill that would increase the stimulus payments to $2,000, supporting by trump and the democrats. on the right overriding the president's veto for the first time ever. the first time it's ever happened with enough republicans rebuking the wishes to make that happen. president trump had blocked the defense bill because he wanted it to include changes to the rules that internet sites like twitter and facebook had to follow. he wanted congress to strike down plans to change the names of some military bases as well. he did not get his way. he vetoed that bill. the house has overridden the veto and it's up to the senate to do the same. here is where things get really interesting. senator bernie sanders has indicated he will hold up the defense bill vote unless senate majority leader mitch mcconnell also agrees to a vote on increasing stimulus checks to $2,000. something mcconnell doesn't even want to bring to the floor. so the president re-tweeted

support for bernie sanders earlier on twitter. to sum up, president trump, bernie sanders and the democrats are on the same page on a single issue and senate republicans now have to decide when it comes to the stimulus checks and the defense bill, whether they stand with the president or the republican party. there are 22 days until joe biden is president and he says civilian leadership in the office of management and budget are not working closely enough with his transition team something those officials deny. there's just a week until the georgia elections. the senate will be controlled by the democrats. if one loses the senate stays in the hands of republicans. definitely congress in focus this morning. we'll be watching all of it and talking about it on twitter. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thanks so much, scott.

5:45. the covid surge continues and people are turning to testing not exclusively because they feel sick but to see if they're in the clear to celebrate new year's eve with friends or family. public health officials say that's misguided. kris sanchez joins us live from palo alto where a self-testing site opens today. kris? >> reporter: this is kind of exciting for folks who have been apprehensive about the covid testing. here in palo alto folks will be able to administer the test themselves. they'll have to swab their nose so this is one of a number of new testing sites kicking off today. this week there is a lot of

demand. bay area hospitals are seeing the surge in patients pushing it to the brink. as of yet we saw -- as we saw over thanksgiving and christmas a lot of folks are counting on testing to feel safe. doctors say that strategy is flawed. >> the intubation period and superspreader events and asymptomatic people that can spread it, too. we don't know what the peak will be and that's the part about it. we are already overwhelmed with the number of patients coming in. >> reporter: public health leaders are responding people the emergency room is for emergencies only. do not use it as a testing site. the testing here starts at 10:00 this morning. if this is not in your neighborhood you can find a

place where you can test in your own neighborhood. we have a full list on nbcbayarea.com. >> kris, what kind of spike does the testing data show? >> i was looking at that earlier because the public health departments do put it together and put it out. the spike now is the same spike we saw before christmas. it does seem people are using the testing strategy to make sure they can gather safely but the incubation period is long and we know that there could be up to five days between when you were exposed and contracted it and showing symptoms. a lot of our younger people don't show many symptoms at all. >> they say 40% is asymptomatic. >> reporter: that's scary.

anyone thinking of heading to the city of angels for new year's eve holiday there is some information you need to know. health officials issuing a ten-day quarantine similar to a san francisco measure put into place earlier this month. l.a. county has seen between 13,000 and 15,000 new infections each day. southern california continues to deal with zero percent icu bed capacity. businesses in southern california are taking a stand against health leaders demanding they reopen. 25 gyms in san diego are suing the county saying their data is insufficient to suggest people working out indoors is dangerous. several gyms had to move outdoors or close down because the county is in the most restrictive purple tier. attorneys for the gym owners argue retailers pose a greater risk of exposure than gyms. warriors have a chance to get back to .500 today with a win tonight. now they take on the pistons in

detroit. draymond green could be back for the team's home opener on friday. the warriors are playing the blazers at chase center. green missed all of training camp because of a positive coronavirus test and a right foot injury. trending this morning, getting over christmas. someone tossing out their tree. i don't want this anymore. get it out of here. it was taken in south boston. boom. maybe they'll go down and get it later. eventually it fell on to the street below. they may go down there later and drag it to wherever they need to. >> to the curb, they'd better. >> it's just easier to throw it out the window. moms, i have a question for you, did you get what you wanted for christmas?

>> i certainly did. i felt very spoiled. but maybe some of you felt like this mom on "saturday night live." ♪ ♪ i got a laptop and i got a robe ♪ ♪ thanks for the robe it's really nice ♪ ♪ this is great >> a robe can be nice. >> the song goes on and on to show even the dog got gifts while the mom was stuck with only the robe. the skit got a lot of laughs. and now moms across america are responding. they're going on twitter sharing photos of robes that they opened on christmas. having a pretty good time saying they put the lounge wear on their christmas list. actually i love robes. i think they're cozy and loving, and this year who doesn't want to be enveloped in some love? >> oh, what is that? >> my robe. >> you can wear it to work. >> very regal, don't you think? >> did you ever imagine in your

career that you would be on television in front of a fireplace in your robe? >> no. not at all. but what a year it's been, mike. >> queen laura, you deserve it today. >> so cozy, though. and you deserve good weather, too. vianey will take care of that for us. >> yeah, but if you want to grab your newspaper, take your robe with you. it's chilly outside. san jose, we do have a little bit of cloud cover, some fog and how about this for cold, 30s in novato. low 40s, down to the south bay, doppler radar right now quiet over the bay area. we do have an approaching storm. using our very own storm change ranger, mostly sunny afternoon.

enjoy your tuesday because by tomorrow night we'll start out our wednesday rather night. a quick moving storm. wednesday evening into early thursday morning but not a huge rainmaker. not a complete washout. just a couple hundredths, maybe even more for the north bay in through the overnight hours. however, into friday night and into the first weekend of john a heavier storm and this is looking stronger in through monday and tuesday and then looking out into the first week of january. this gives you a really good idea what we're monitoring ahead. again, tomorrow it will be dry for the first half. we're going to have slight scattered showers but most of thursday will be dry. the first half of friday will be dry and later into friday evening when we're tracking our next storm and it will stick around for the first week of

2021. temperatures comfortable and cool in the 50s and 60s. mike, how are the roads? >> the roads are looking great, vianey. looks like change is ahead. we see green sensors all around the bay including our further reaches. the arrow shows you the westbound approach. it looks like everything cleared over the last couple of minutes. an easy flow. a little slowing for 84. a steady stream heading west but look at all that spacing. no problems and no delays, marcus. over to you. happening now, croatia dealing with some shaking. an earthquake hit around 3:19 this morning. yesterday a 5.0 magnitude quake

hit the area near the capital. although it's considered moderate quake, the shaking did panic a lot of people, damaged some buildings. there have been several aftershocks there as well. luckily no reports of any injuries. could your next amazon purchase come from the sky? coming up next the faa's strict new rules for companies who want to use drones for deliveries. ♪ to the left to the left queen b wants everything you own in a box to the left. how the superstar is saying sayonara to one very strange year.

5:58. new this morning and an all new step towards delivery by drone. the faa has just released new rules. drones will have to i.d. themselves through a government tracking system. they must also have lights for nighttime operations and they cannot have any exposed rotating parts that can cut human skin. it will take two years before those new rules take effect. 5:58. the annual confetti test is set to happen. this is a live look at "new york times" square. look how quiet it looks.

1.5 tons of confetti will rain down being released on this year's new year's eve including thousands of well-wishers using the #confetti wish. >> it was good riddance day in times square. people can write down what they would like to leave behind. >> and kick it to the curb. >> an unusual year by beating a 2020 pinata with a bat and shredding up their worst memories. >> beyonce is ready to say good-bye. she gave a few friends and family members a gift to say fair well to this challenging year. you can see it spells out 2020 with the long zero similar to a certain hand gesture. of course we can't show you that but you get the idea.

>> kicking it to the curb there. right now it's 6:00. the yeas are 322, the nays are 87. a covid relief bill finally passes congress and is signed by president trump . the senate showdown still looming over one very big key issue. plus, staying at home longer. the governor poised to extend that order for two california regions hit hard by the pandemic. the future of the bay area rules as they remain in limbo. >> and we're in the final stretch of our nourishing neighbors food drive. the simple thing you can do to feed so many families in need throughout the bay area. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good morning to you. the last tuesday of 2020. thanks for joining us. i'm