so this is a first ever test that we're going to see here. this is ahead, we'll talk about that and explain the spacecraft's mission. >> first, let's get to the thanksgiving holiday forecast. meteorologist kari hall is here. >> it looks good. a lot of people still have to work today, and they're out on the road in oakland. as you're getting ready to step out the door, a chilly morning. we don't have issues with fog. it's all clear and temperatures in the mid-40s and trenting to the 60s by this afternoon. take a look at what we're seeing. we have frost in some of our inland valleys. from the north bay to the east bay, you may have to scrape it off the windshield and then the rest of the day will be sunny but kind of cool. and mike, your commute is a little different today. >> a lighter volume as we have been seeing for the last five days on the commutes here. we see a clear view, so that's a little different. golden gate bridge, midday,

afternoons, evenings, and throughout the holiday weekend, so the holiday starts for some today. tonight, more traffic locally as folks come into town or perhaps head out of town. if you do perhaps early afternoon or late morning is what you'll see more traffic kicking in on the roads. right now, a very easy flow of traffic. no problems out of the altamont pass and heading down 17, 101 is smooth. if you're heading to l.a., for example, southern california, no warnings for i-5, but watch out for others because they might not be watching out for you. >> thanks, mike. >> some of the first legal fallout tied to the recent organized retail robberies plaguing the bay area. suspects in a series of smash and grabs are expected to appear in court in san francisco. bob redell is live for us in walnut creek, and another area targeted by the thieves, and more businesses targeted last night. >> correct. last night, we're talking about the macy's women's store, valley fair in san jose down in the south bay. good morning to you.

san jose police say that four men entered that store and stole $2,000 worth of merchandise. police did catch two of the suspects who were booked on felony charges of burglary and grand theft. the other twoigate away. in downtown oakland, a mob of thieves hit au can see in the n security camera video, this is from the prime 356 clothing store. 30 people rushed in and cleared them out of their inventory. the store's owner tells us this is the second time they have been robbed in a month at a cost so far of about $180,000. in a news conference yesterday, san francisco district attorney announced he would formally file felony charges today against nine people arrested friday night for robbing the lous vuitton store, also a cannabis dispensary and a walgreens. that kind of behavior won't be

tolerated and people will be punished. the san francisco police officers association says it will be following these cases closely to make sure he keeps his promise. budean is already facing a recall for not being tough on crime, according to critics. >> and unfortunately, he has a track record of offering extremely lenient plea deals to repeat and chronic offenders that allow them to be released with little to no consequences. >> he will face serious consequences when you commit serious crimes in our city. >> yesterday, bay area prosecutors announced a new alliance aimed at combatting retail theft. the d.a.s from several counties say this partnership will allow them to better share information and ultimately successfully prosecute anyone involved in these mob thefts. reporting live, bob redell,

today in the bay. >> just seemed like it's not stopping, but police are trying to do their best to get this under control. bob, thank you. so look, the crime plaguing san francisco and other bay area cities, it is the top story on our website. if you visit nbcbayarea.com, you'll get latest and a timeline on when and where these smash and grabs happen. >> happening today, san francisco police holding a virtual town hall in response to a recent police shooting. it happened last friday in a residential hotel at fifth and fulsome. police said the suspect was armed with a knife and since then, he's been identified as asa amani. police have provided few details about his history. >> authorities in the north bay are hoping you have seen this man. identified as steven perez. police in petaluma said he rammed two patrol cars sunday after stealing a car. neither officer was injured but a $25,000 reward is now offered

for information leading to an arrest. he is considered dangerous so if you see him, you're asked to call 911. >> live look outside. the roadways this thanksgiving eve. later today, the chp will start its maximum holiday enforcement period. it remains in effect through midnight on sunday. and with so many people getting ready to drive somewhere to see loved ones, we're also facing the stark reality of the highest gas prices in years. that's because in part of why president biden took action yesterday to try to give americans a little relief. today in the bay's chris pulowell live in washington this morning, and chris, the president's fix is certainly not going to be immediate. >> no, not at all. good morning to you, laura. nearly 50 million americans are expected to hit the road over the long holiday weekend. president biden says some relief is on the way for those high gas prices, but for many, it can't come soon enough. if you have driven a car recently, you know. >> it's high.

what we can do? >> the average gallon of gas is up about $1.30 over last thanksgiving when many stayed home because of the pandemic. before heading to massachusetts to celebrate with his family, president biden took an unusual step to try to provide drivers some relief. >> it will take time, but before long, you should see the price of gas drop where you fill up your tank. >> he ordered the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve, joining several other countries taking similar steps, hoping to force opec to pump more oil to meet worldwide demand. >> this is a game of chess against opec and other oil producing nations. >> analysts and critics say any effect on prices will take time and will likely be minimal. >> keep in mind, this is happening globally, and so until things kind of settle down, until oil production can catch up, we're going to be digging deeper when we fill our tanks. >> while relief at the pump might be hard to come by, the president says things should be

improving as people look for their favorite goods and gifts at stores from coast to coast. >> in the past three weeks, the number of containers sitting on docks blocking movement are down by 33%. shipping prices are down 25%. more goods are moving more quickly and more cheaply out of our ports onto your doorsteps. >> the challenges of getting back to normal as the world emerges from the pandemic. several congressional republicans criticized the president for tapping the strategic petroleum reserve. one called the move nothing more than a gesture. live in washington, i'm chris pollone. laura, back to you. >> thanks so much, chris. happening now, a nasa spacecraft on a collision course, headed towards an asteroid millions of miles away. >> and lift-off of the falcon 9 and dart. >> so the unmanned spacecraft is called dart. this is for double asteroid

redirection test. and last night, it lifted off from vandenberg space force. this is the base on the central coast. if all goes well, in about ten months, it will slam head on into an asteroid which poses no threat to earth. the idea here is to test if it is possible to actually knock a speeding space rock off its course if it should ever threaten the earth. >> this is the first time spacex has taken a nasa spacecraft and intentionally launched it on a trajectory to escape earth and crash into an asteroid. pretty cool mission. >> the spacecraft will travel more than 6.5 million miles, colliding at 15,000 miles per hour. so that should certainly be something -- i mean, if they could get just a glimpse of that, how cool. >> it sounds like a movie. >> i know. >> it also sounds like a dare, though. like, hey marcus, you see that cup over there. can you throw this wad of paper

and knock it off? >> because that's exactly what nasa scientists sound like. >> you heard mission control. almost there to the moon, guys. >> pretty amazing. we'll follow it up in ten months. >> we'll let you know. until then, let's talk about what's going on on earth right now. car kari hall has the look at the forecast. >> chilly temperatures. take a look at how cool it is now. in morgan hill, 40 degrees. that's the coolest temperatures on this map, but i have seen upper 30s in parts of the north bay valleys. that's where we have frost advisories. you may be heading out and about and enjoying the holidays, enjoying the sunshine too. take look at spots around the bay area and high temperatures for the next three days. napa in the mid 60s. san francisco in the lower 60s. and in santa cruz, upper 60s over the next few days. mike, err expecting another lighter traffic commute.

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it is 5:13. as you're heading out in the north bay, let's check out american canyon where temperatures are about 50 degrees, continuing to cool off as we approach sunrise and all sunshine today as it slowly warms up. at noon, 61 degrees and heading for the low 60s. we'll talk about thanksgiving in a few minutes. >> and we're looking at the san mateo bridge where we still have folks getting about their business. look at that. maybe some delivery trucks on the right side. we're looking at a smooth flow across this span. still a tree down in the east bay. >> well, good morning, and good wednesday to you. the head of chase bank has put his very fancy shoed foot in his mouth, probably wishes he could take an insult back about china. jamie dimon said he thought chase bank would last longer than the chinese communist party, specifically bloomberg quotes him as saying the communist party is celebrating its 100th year, so is jpmorgan,

and i'll make you a bet we last longer. chinese officials have so far not responded. high-tech stocks got hammered again on the stock market tuesday. a reminder the markets will be closed tomorrow for thanksgiving. the nasdaq pulled down by those tech stocks, tech is a good place for investors to put their money if they're looking for a better than average return, but the thought seems to be with president biden renominating jay powell as fed chair, interest rates will go up. that will make high return stocks like tech less attractive compared to say investing in bonds, so money comes out of tech as a result. also something called a discounted cash flow but i'm not going to bore you. the economy is getting better, the fed is thinking about raising rates, especially because the better economy does seem to cause inflation. the economy is getting better. we're going to get consumer spending numbers coming up at 7:00 a.m. you may hear peep griping about

the economy, but the numbers don't support that. the numbers are good. nasa will delay the launch of the james webb telescope because, well, somebody nearly dropped it. nasa calls it a sudden unplanned release of a clamp. there doesn't seem to be damage. after all, it was designed to survive a rocket launch, but the telescope is ten times more powerful than hubble. promises to be amazing. >> a few engineers in sunnyvale are probably saying please don't bring up the time we dropped the satellite. but it's important to put things in historical context, like the time they dropped that satellite. i think you can figure out what happened. the satellite was mounted and supposed to be bolted on the white thing on the left. they raised the white thing in a tilted position, and guess what. somebody had taken the bolts out. a reminder to check the t every. fortunately, they were able to repair that weather satellite and it's above our heads as we

speak. >> thank you. >> thanks, scott. >> 5:16 right now. sobering shortage hitting bay area wineries ahead of the holiday season. many are struggling to find glass bottles to fill their product. one livermore wine maker tells the "today" show, while he's crushing enough grapes to keep up with the demand, the bottle backlog is keeping the wine in off-shore shelves. >> if you could get imported glass, it's more expensive due to the shipping, due to the trucking, due to all those issue s where a container used to cost $1500, now it's in the range of $10,000 to $12,000. >> big difference. you can watch the entire interview on the "today" show at 7:00. >> trending this morning, dollar tree losing its main selling point, at least when it comes to branding. >> the discount store

permanently increasing the base line price for most items from $1 to $1.25. the company says only some of it is due to the recent inflation. it's more long-term than short term, but most customers say they plan to remain loyal and continue shopping there, and yes, it will still be called the dollar tree. the increase is set to take place by the end of april. you have a little time to go out and get as much as you want. i'll take more of these. >> we'll call it dollar quarter tree. >> exactly. makes sense. >> yeah, money doesn't grow on trees. let's get started this morning with a look at our temperatures. it's very chilly out there, and it's been dipping into the low 40s for some spots. we do have frost advisories in effect, but so far, temperatures haven't been too chilly. we're seeing temperatures that will cool down a few more degrees, but you can see the areas in the blue shading that's

included in the frost advisory. if you have plants outside, keep an eye on the temperature. if you plan on heading out today, enjoying the sunshine and milding weather, half moon bay will see temperatures at 61, 62 degrees later this afternoon. we'll see more of the same even for the inland areas with morgan hill headed for 64 degrees. we'll see a high of 63 in danville and vallejo up to 62, reaching 62 in san mateo and 62 downtown. it's not a big range in temperatures. the warmest temperature we'll have today, 66 degrees with that sunshine. a light wind. and so starting out early tomorrow morning, i know people are doing this at any point throughout the next few days in silicon valley for the turkey trot. you do your run and then upload your results online. so we're starting out with chilly temperatures again tomorrow morning, if you want do that before the big turkey dinner, and we'll head for the low 60s for the afternoon. across the region, it's all nice and quiet, only a few spotty showers and seeing that also in the pacific as our dry weather

continues. these weather systems will head for the pacific northwest. and we'll just miss out on any chances of rain in the bay area, going into at least the next week. our seven-day forecast is dry, temperatures not changing too much. we'll stay in the mid to upper 60s into the weekend and early next week. and mike, you have been keeping an eye on the road. any problems? >> so far, no problems. we have the one tree down, instead of being in the fast lane, it's in the low slaen and it may be stick nothing to two lanes. a tree fell down into the roadway, and so a crew does have to head out there. this is around redwood road. the off ramp is open itself. traffic flows without slowing, but at the scene, do watch out. there's a crew there. everything else is moving smoothly. a longer drive out of antioch, no slowing, heading out through walnut creek, an easy drive all throughout the bay. back to you. >> thanks, mike.

next here on today in the bay, nbc bay area responds. >> straight off your car and onto the black market. catalytic converters are a hot commodity that can cost you thousands of dollars. i'm chris kimura. we're going undercover to see who is buying and how you can stop them, next. >> first, we want to know what you're thankful for this thanksgiving. after a game of bingo with the family, carrie posted this saying i'm thankful for all the people around me who fill my life with love and laughter. >> one of our vures, valerie, submitted this, she said she's thankful for health, family, love, my retirement this year and embracing beautiful memories of those gone during these last two years. we want to know what you're thankful for ahead of this thanksgiving. you can post a photo or video explaining what you're thankful for. we'll share them on today in the bay this week.

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5:24. welcome back. almost every night, thieves are cutting the catalytic converters off people's cars. and this could cost people thousands of dollars to replace. >> what are thieves doing with that chunk of your exhaust system after they steal it, and how can you stop it? chris chmura and his team went

under cover to see how the black market operates. >> we're going to show you photos from the handful of police raids. cops have caught crooks with dozens of sawed off catalytic converters. >> you just made a grand. that's a lot more profitable than selling drugs, and a whole lot less riv. >> who is buying all those stolen catalytic converters? we wanted to find out. we borrowed a legitimate converter to test how easy it might be to sell. tonight at 11:00, see where we got cash offers. no questions asked. and you'll also hear why a top prosecutor says we can't arrest our way out of the problem. we'll share also a couple steps you can take right now to protect your car. >> viewers like you turned us on to this investigation. share your tips at nbcbayarea.com. click the responds option from the main menu or call us. i'll join you again tonight at 11:00. >> all right, looking forward to it. >> you know, better news for

warriors who are already on a roll. and now, klay thompson is back practicing with the team. this is video from yesterday. he's now cleared to practice at full strength. his knee injury and achilles injury actually -- he did that before that, and they sidelined him in the past two seasons. no timetable on when we're going to see him return to the lineup, but he says he can't wait. >> you know, i don't fear getting hurt again. because the last two times i did get hurt, it was such a freak accident, you could say, and i'm just -- i hate to use the phrase can't wait because i love to be present in my life, but i cannot wait. >> warriors play at home tonighter, taking on the philadelphia 76ers. >> coming up next, top stories we're following for you today, including theranos founder elizabeth holmes on the witness stand. her surprising admission during testimony that some believe may

hurt herdize. >> plus -- >> it's one of the busiest travel days of the year. i'm live at sfo to break down how many folks will be going through tsa, plus a protest scheduled for later today that may impede your travel plans. you're watching today in the bay.

right now at 5:30, suddenly a new obstacle in the holiday travel rush, with airports already busy ahead of thanksgiving, the protest that

may complicate matters for people leaving sfo today. >> plus, reducing your water usage. the mew emergency declared in san francisco and how it may impact your water bill. >> delayed again. the latest tahoe ski resort saying it's not quite ready to reopen. may have some skiers rethinking their holiday plans. this is today in the bay. a very good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we're going to get to the commute in a bit, but first, we want to talk about the forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall has that. >> we still have people working this morning. if you're going to be getting up early, heading out the door for your commute through the tri-valley, it's all clear. no issues with fog. it's just chilly starting out. we have upper 30s and low 40s. in dublin, 40 degrees for the next couple hours. there will be a nice warmup with a lot of sunshine. it's going to be very much like it was yesterday, enjoying that

afternoon, but it warms up and cools off very quickly again today. and like you were saying, some train riders should plan on delays. >> that may be a factor if you're expecting family coming in from out of town. a 30-minute delay through the richmond martinez window. there's still debris on the tracks. that was the deal, it's still going to be a delay for those folks and we may have folks taking capitol corridor for the vacation getaway. the morning commute shows an easy drive, no slowing shows up on highway 4, 37, or the bridges westbound just yet. a smooth flow of traffic and a watch for the metering lights. >> what about the skies? happening today, one of the busiest travel days of the year in the airline industry. forget sheltering at home, air travel once again booming for the thanksgiving holiday. today in the bay's cierra johnson live at sfo this

morning. travelers there may be a little distracted outside of the airport. >> yeah, good morning, laura. we'll get to that talk of a protest in a minute, but i want to set the scene. it's thanksgiving eve, and we have seen a steady stream of cars and a steady stream of ride share drivers heading here to sfo to drop folks off. if you have plans to fly out today, you definitely will not be alone. that's because aaa said a lot of folks will be traveling this year. if you remember last year, still in the heat of that pandemic. but aaa predicts 48.3 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the holiday period, and many are still hitting the road despite the high gas prices we have been seeing. just to give you an idea of huh big of a jump some airports are slated to see, let's take san jose, for example. this time last year, we saw 125,000 travelers during this holiday week rush. this year, they're expected to have over 400,000 people over

that same time period. sfo, thousands are slated to make their way through the airport, while hundreds of workers say they plan to protest demanding affordable family health care. we're being told those protesting include sfo cashiers, cooks, dishwashers, and servers, as well as some bartenders. some of those protesting are union workers who claim they're being kept part-time so they don't meet that insurance eligibility. the other non-union workers saying they're being intimidated into nonunionizing because they said it would require companies to provide health care under the union's health plan. we're working to get a response from sfo about this, but that protest slated for 10:00. if you have a flight, be sure to give yourself extra time, not only because of the protest, but thousands of folks traveling this holiday weekend. so a lot of activity slated for sfo. we'll be here all morning keeping you updated both on air and online. we're live at sfo, cierra

johnson for today in the bay. >> i think a lot of people extra excited to see family after we had the pandemic gap, so to speak. thanks so much. >> well, it is 5:33 right now. and really still too early to tell what kind of impact president biden's oil reserve release plan will actually have on gas prices, but drivers everywhere are certainly hoping it will provide some relief. here's a look at the chevron station on coleman near sjc. you can see right there, a regular gallon of gas is going for $4.83. you can't see it, but i'll tell you, that's how much it costs now. and higher octane gas there going for more than $5. right now, the average across the bay area, hovering around $4.70 a gallon. we just actually spoke with a driver about the pain they are feeling by having to pay for it. >> too much, man. too much. $5 is a lot of money. i stay home.

>> i want you to take a look at this. if you're getting ready to drive somewhere for thanksgiving. here's how much your gas could cost you. according to gas buddy, if you're traveling 40 miles, this is a gallon, if your car gets around 40 miles a gallon, this will cost you about $48. this is a round trip from san jose to lake tahoe. san francisco to los angeles, about $82. if you're going from walnut creek to palm springs, pay a little more, $101. >> that's just depends on what kind of car you're driving too. >> prosecutors will have to wait untim next week to cross-examine elizabeth holmes in her criminal fraud trial. this week's testimony wrapped up yesterday due to the holiday. for a third day, it continues with defense attorneys asking the theranos founder about the company's failures. holmes took some of the responsibility, admitting she used logos for some of the pharmaceutical giants without permission. but as one expert points out, prosecutors will still have to prove fraud and deception.

>> i mean, she's getting to explain to the jury what she did, and seas taking responsibility for certain things, and other things that she's saying other people were responsible for. >> holmes' testimony is creating a buzz among court watchers as well. some lined up for hours outside of the courthouse yesterday just to try to get a seat inside the courtroom. >> we have been walking you through this trial as well as continuing coverage on air and online. stay with nbc bay area ahead of the testimony which will continue next week. >> 5:36, in san francisco now declaring a water shortage emergency. the city's public utilities commission asking all of its nearly 3 million customers to cut back on that water use by 10%. this is a voluntary request that goes into effect immediately. you're asked to cut back 10% of what you used from july of 2019 to june of 2020. but it also means that your bill is going up.

they issued a temporary drought surcharge. the average customer will have to pay about $6 more per month starting in april. >> the sudden dry spell not helping those who were hoping to hit the slopes this thanksgiving weekend. sugar bowl, the latest resort to delay the start of the ski season. it was scheduled to open on friday, but the weather not cooperating. heavenly, north star, and palisades tahoe are among the other resorts closed for the tile being. that is file video. >> not right now. but this is right now for you. taking a live look at the bay bridge. beautiful shot this morning. makes you want to go sailing. i know it is too cold to get on a boat this early in the morning. >> a little too dark. >> then you'll be alone. >> quiet time. >> want to get away? let's get a look at these airport delays and what's going on out there. as of now, it is looking good for travel, whether you have

family coming in or you're about to head to the airport. weather is pretty quiet across the country and erooh also seeing some good travel conditions here locally. and then as we're starting out with some chilly temperatures, this is where we're headed for low to mid 60s for today. areas of frost in parts of the north bay and inland east bay and clearing for this afternoon, heading for the low 60s in san francisco. mike, you're looking at a lighter commute. >> we're also looking at the bay bridge. we're looking at it from the east bay, so marcus was showing us this portion over here as you look at the loit show from the city. a smooth drive, a light flow of traffic. we don't have a problem now. we expect lighter morning commute, as we have been seeing since about this time last week. so the commute starts a little later. it ends earlier as far as the jam-up points but the patterns remain the same. we will still see 37 with a tiny bit of slowing. highway 4, the bay bridge toll

plaza moving clearly. no delays. the altamont pass, getting more volume, and san jose does show a little first slowing around 101 and 880, so we'll track that. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> 5:38. coming up, does your holiday weekend include getting a christmas tree? climate change just one of the issues hitting the industry hard this year. the conditions that may have some families dashing out the door to get the tree sooner than later even if it's a fake tree. there you may have read some comments about the strategic petroleum reserve on facebook or twitter or some of your friends. some are not telling you the truth. we'll take a look. >> prove it or pay it back. the eed's new get tough policy, and we're going to talk about checking the balance. hey, scott. >> it's my best feature. >> a little something for your fans. >> right. >> we're going to tell you about the edds and those who thought they were getting away with

scamming the government. we'll tell you how they could be caught up. >> and we're asking on instagram, what do you think authorities should be doing to try to prevent crimes in bay area shopping centers? head to nbc bay area's instagram account and comment.

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have a nice and mild afternoon. a lot of changes as we go from very chilly to a nice day. we'll talk about what's ahead for thanksgiving and the weekend coming up in a few minutes. >> and we're looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights. it's 5:42. we'll see if they turn on in the next few month. the volume of traffic very light. we'll talk about get-away traffic and where you can already expect a delay. >> well, more than a dozen children remain hospitalizes after sunday's christmas parade tragedy outside of milwaukee, wisconsin. sadly, one of them succumbed to his injuries yesterday. the parents of an 8-year-old jackson sparks posted news of his passing on social media. he is the sixth person to die from sunday's incident. this is when that driver of an suv plowed into the parade being held in waukesha. the suspect appeared before court, this is for the first time yesterday. he held his face in his hands as he listened to that judge. if convicted, he may face life in prison.

>> 5:43 right now. the fate of three men charged in the shooting death of ahmaud arbery now in the hands of jurors. after closing arguments wrapped up, the jury received the case. the defendants include travis mcmichael, his fath greg, and william william brian. they're charged with shooting and killing an unarmed arbery. they claim it was self-defense and they were trying to make a citizen's arrest. >> 5:44. voters are reacting to the latest move by the white house to try to lower the gas prices. >> scott mcgrew joins us. reaction on social media buzzing on both sides. >> much of it misleading, surprise, surprise. as you know, president biden yesterday announced the u.s. in coordination with allied countries would release 50 million barrels of oil from our strategic petroleum reserve. his critics were quick to call it a thanksgiving stunt, and that's totally fair. the timing is obvious. we talked about lots of presidents, including trump and

obama and bush, release oil from the spr in an attempt to lower prices. and it is kind of a stunt. it happens all the time, presidentially speaking. no, it probably won't make that much of a difference, because as we have said, leaders of countries don't have that much influence on energy prices. if they did, canada or france or japan would pay less than the u.s. does for a barrel of oil. but the price is the price worldwide. the price is the price because oil is fungible. it can be eaily moved and sold to the highest bidder. if america said we're going to pay less, the ship carrying the oil or the oil company pumping oil out of the ground would say fine, we'll sell it to somebody else. let's talk about some of the other things you may have seen on social media. the gas is more than $1.30 more than it was in the height of the pandemic, of course it is. the price of gas and oil got so low during the worst of the pandemic, oil prices dropped to

less than zero. true story. april 2020, there was so much oil, there was nowhere to put it. so essentially, companies were paying buyers to take it off their hands. you may hear it's the green new deal, build back better, or canceling of the keystone pipeline causing the price spike. green new deal wasn't adopted, build back better hasn't been adopted, and keystone xl was canceled before it was a full pipeline. it never carried oil. the existing pipelines are running full bore as we speak. there are those who say releasing about three days of oil from the spr won't do much. that's totally true, but it is a gesture every president makes. the spr has more than 700 million barrels of oil, designed to be a rainy day oil spry, especially for the military. former president trump quick to criticize biden, saying, quote, those reserves are meant to be used for serious marria emergen war and nothing else, except

president trump also released oil from the spr. he filled it back up when oil was cheap in order to help energy companies from going bankrupt. not that long ago, we were worried about the lack of big profits from big oil, and president trump said we had way too much oil in the spr. he wanted to sell off about half of it, roughly 350 million barrels of oil, and congress said no. well, we'll be talking about fact checking on social media, on social media. you can find me on twitter. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> it's 5:47. some californians are being told to prove it or pay it back when it comes to pandemic related jobless benefits. the edd recently updated its pandemic unemployment assistance policies. it is now demanding those who received pandemic payments show their prior work history or pay back their benefits. a 30% penalty can be added as well. the agency is now notifying everyone who must submit that

information. state prosecutors have previously said up to 1 million california inmates were part of a massive fraud scheme tied to pandemic assistance. altogether, it's believed the state paid out some $20 billion in bogus claims. >> if you're among the many gearing up to buy a holiday tree the days following thanksgiving, be prepared for shortages this year. this is the case. people are definitely being advised to do their holiday shopping early. experts, they're predicting the tree shortage by mid-december. this is all because of climate change and higher transport costs. they're providing a one-two punch for a lot of people, but one north bay seller is telling us record summer heat in the pacific northwest was really tough for him to overcome. >> we had weather that went from 112 to 114 degrees and it lasted for four days. we never get that type of warm weather like that. it went from corvallis all the way up to almost seattle, washington. >> even artificial trees are

expected to become hard to find. this is due to supply chain issues. leader in that sector, they're also advising people not to wait due to the expected high demand. >> and this morning, a new series. marvel hopes it hits the bull's eye with viewers. let's take a look. >> when i wore the suit, i made a whole lot of enemies. >> you're hawkeye. >> hawkeyes stars jeremy renner and hailee steinfeld. it's streaming now on disney plus. hawkeye is a part-time avenger. the show sets up as sort of a wanda vision with bow and arrow. it takes place around the holidays. the first two episodes are available now. another comes out every week through the end of the year. something else to put on your watch list. >> okay, so good news here for beer lovers. piny the younger will be back, and you can taste or buy it in person. >> you may remember last year, the sales were only online.

disappointing a lot of people. well, this is video from years past, when people waiting in line for hours just trying to get some. so starting february 4th, expert lines to start appearing. this is at the russian river pubs. every customer will be limited to three ten-ounce pours or three hours inside the brewery. >> line up for it. >> you know who doesn't like either one of those? pliny the middle child. >> like jan. >> hmm. >> take it away, kari. >> let's start with a live look at the bay bridge. it is clear. we haven't had the fog issues the past couple days. i think the fog will stay away. it's just chilly out there. american canyon as you're heading to parts of the north bay, 50 degrees. temperatures will drop a few

more degrees before sunrise and then start to warm up. it's still a cool day, very much like yesterday. kind of matching temperatures once again. we're heading for 66 in east san jose, and also some low to mid 60s for the east bay with danville reaching 63. 63 in fremont, and 64 today in redwood city. san francisco in the upper sgichts for the marina district, and 66 in sonoma, while clear lake today will top out at 64. not a big difference in temperatures. we'll just do it all over again tomorrow. if you're running in your neighborhood for the silicon valley turkey trot, you run in your neighborhood and then upload your results online, so we're starting out with temperatures tomorrow morning in the low 40s, if you want to get in that 5k, 10k before you eat your thanksgiving turkey. we'll see temperatures heading for the low 60s. across the region, it's been fairly quiet here. you can see the showers moving over the four corners region, and for us, it's moving away.

we're also seeing some showers approaching the pacific northwest, but that will also kind of skip the bay area so our dry weather continues. only expecting some spotty showers there. going at least into the next week, we see all of these storm systems roll in, and then just dry up. so it's going to be very dry here. even just running the computer models out about ten days, it doesn't show much of anything for us. and even in the sierra, it's also going to be very dry. that's not good news after getting a nice little boost in october. here we go into december, with extremely dry conditions. i get the update on the drought monitor tomorrow so we'll see how that looks. looking at temperatures in the mid tuper 60s over the next few days and staying that way into the start of next week. and mike, driving to work is easier right now. >> very easy. look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights and no backup and not a lot of traffic coming into the area. we still have a morning commute and a little slower for highway

37. but that's all that shows up. highway 4 looking great as well. the long drive in through concord and to the bay bridge. a smooth flow of traffic except for san jose, smooth, but a little slower blip as we typically see from 680 to oakland road. that's it for the south bay. going through santa cruz, mountains, a little slowing north through san martin, but that's milder than your typical commute. no delays through the grapevine. the brief from monday's crash on the train tracks still presents delays today between richmond and martinez. >> happening now, we have all heard of black friday and small business saturday. maybe you didn't know today is now being called green wednesday. marijuana dispensaies across the bay area and across the country are getting ready for what some call the busiest day of the week. historically high pot sales before the four-day weekend.

one firm expects $90 million in sales today alone. >> what's lurking deep under the sea, now washing ashore? the ultra rare sea monster just discovered in southern california. what experts are saying about its mysterious arrival. look at those teeth. >> and at 6:00, another night of flash mob retail thefts in the bay area. now, small businesses are being targeted. we're live with the new security measures police are recommending and the charges some suspects are now facing. you're watching today in the bay.

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your neighborhood grocery outlet is the destination for savings of 40 to 70 percent on all your holiday needs. welcome back. you're watching today in the bay. three suspects in the robbing and shooting of former oakland police captain now being charged. surveillance cameras capture the october shootout. you can see three men approach joiner as he pumps gas. after they search him for valuables, they check his car, which is when joiner pulls a gun, shooting and killing one suspect. they also fire, hitting him six times. the two surviving suspects and accused get-away driver were recently arrested. they're charged with murder of their accomplice and second degree robbery. one of two armed men is charged with premeditated attempted murder. joiner is now recovering at

home. >> some los angeles residents who dial 911 for non-violent issues recommended to homelessness will no longer get a police response. instead, calls will be diverted to trained unarmed professionals under the new pilot program going on there. the initiative is being tested in hollywood and venice. teams including outreach workers and mental health clinicians have been deployed part-time in neighborhoods and the teams will be available around the clock to respond to non-emergency calls. >> turning to our climate in crisis, and we told you earlier this week, l.a. became the third local government here in the u.s. to hire a chief heat officer. that included in the job description the cho will example how city buildings and pavement create heat islands leading the temperatures to much warmer than they have been, especially in the suburbs. experts say this is just a start. >> pretty exciting to see these positions being created. but of course, we can't just stop with chief heat officers.

we have to make sure the federal government and state government help coordinate those actions as well. >> you can find the full interview on nbc lx, channel 11-5, xfinity channel 185, or lx.com. >> new, an ultra rare deep sea monster has washed ashore on a san diego beach. the creature is a pacific football fish. it's a type of deep sea angler fish made famous in "finding nemo." you may recognize it from its nice sharp teeth and bioluminescent light atop its head, which acts like that lure. remember that creature in nemo inexpert have no idea how it got to this san diego beach. they're usually found 1,000 to 4,000 feet beneath the sea. >> this is one of the larger species of angler fish, and it's only been seen a few times here in california. but it's found throughout the pacific ocean. >> now, fun fact for you here. the male of the species may

never eat during its adult lifetime. experts say they're just there to reproduce. facts for you. you dont have to make it dinner. i want to say that's the second time in recent years one has come ashore. >> i feel like we have done a story like that before. >> i never knew it was a real fish. but now you know. >> we see its teeth and its smile. a face a mother could love. all right. here we go. 6:00 for you this morning. well, this one, another night of chaos for those stores across the bay area. >> you build this thing with your hands literally, so this is our baby, and so just to see it violated is just -- it's crazy. >> and big retail or luxury stores are not the only victims here. we're learning of small businesses hit. ahead in a live report for you, the latest targets and some of the first consequences coming for those suspects. >> plus, president biden promising relief when it comes to high gas prices. ahead, a closer look at how