on how to pay for stopping the smash and grab mobs. reproductive rights once again before the u.s. supreme court. uncertainty over the newest covid variant has bay area officials on alert. the approach to help one county stay ahead of that threat. this is "today in the bay." very good wednesday morning to you. 5:00 right now. thanks for joining us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington on this 1st day of december. already in december. >> can't belief it. >> here we go. wrapping up the year. we are going to have a look at the commute coming up in just a minute, but first let's get a

look at your forecast heading out the door. how is it, looking, kari? >> visibility down to quarter of a mile in novato right now. watch out for that as our temperatures are starting out in the mid-40s for a lot 6 spots, and warmer in oakland and san francisco. when you compare that to the 44 we have in san josé and 41 right now in morgan hill. even though it's the first day of december, typically we are cooling down but we are talking about near record-high temperatures for today reaching into the 70s in many spots. we'll be watching that to see if we set new records today. we'll talk about when it cools down just slightly in the forecast. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. happening in a few hours right now leaders in one east bay city are expected to take new action to combat the wave of the flash mob retail robberies. bob, what are they considering

here? >> reporter: good morning, marcus. at 8:30 this morning walnut creek city council will hold a special meeting to decide whether or not to give more money to its police department, and we're talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars to detour the kinds of things that happen behind me here at broadway plaza. there was 80 to 90 thieves. they stormed the nordstrom's store here and stole merchandise and took off in getaway cars parked in the middle of the street. when you add up the merchandise, we're talking about $125,000 in losses, and four employees were hurt as well. the city council are look into hiring more police officers and increasing budgets to have officers work security at high profile stores, and the possible purchase of a drone that could

possibly anonymous -- autonomously scan these high profile areas. >> these, of course, are more than misdemeanors. these are things that -- these brazen acts frighten shoppers, and it's amazing there have not been more serious injuries. >> reporter: this proposal could cost $2 million and would be paid for with the stimulus money passed by congress earlier this year. >> bob, thank you. walnut creek not alone in taking action after recent smash and grabs. ahead for you this morning, ahead at 5:30, kris sanchez, she's looking at the decision on whether to approve new license plates readers and how supporters say that could help fight crimes. the more serious challenge to abortion rights in more than 30 years when it considers

mississippi's bid to overturn roe v. wade. alice barr reports outside the courthouse. >> the u.s. supreme court hearing arguments today on a mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, the current standard established 15 years ago in roe v. wade and it stops states from banning abortions when the fetus can survive outside the womb, from 14 to 15 weeks. >> there's no fundamental right in our united states constitution to an abortion. >> lawyers for the clinic in mississippi that performs abortions argue the law violates long held precedents, and analysts note many constitutional rights are not spelled out, like the right to marry. >> the court has held the constitution protects those

decisions, and that's the underlying right to an abortion. >> biden believes the mississippi law violates the right to legal abortions. the supreme court could overturn roe v. wade or uphold it or find a way to let the mississippi ban stand by crafting a new law in washington. >> demonstrations will be held at the san francisco federal courthouse and another in palo alto. both are set to get under way at 3:30 this afternoon. a follow-up to the deadly school shooting in suburban detroit. we have learned the names and ages of the students that died. hanna st. giuliana, and 17-year-old madison baldwin were killed by their classmate.

overnight many in that small town of oxford gathered for a vigil. authorities say the suspect and his parents so far have refused to talk to investigators. a cell phone and other items were removed from their homes from investigators, and charges could be filed later today. and then remembering the former assembly member will be honored in a celebration of life ceremony next wednesday. she died last month when she was hit by a car in alameda. it will take place at 2:00 p.m., and alameda will stream the event on the district 3 web page. here in the bay area, sonoma county leaders are set to hold a news conference later this afternoon. >> there are no confirmed cases of the variant here in the u.s. just yet, but extra precautions are being put in place.

>> so far not a single detected case of the omicron variant so far. they are proceeding cautiously, and the biden administration is changing policies with the air travel with additional covid-19 testing, not you before you get on a plane to travel but several days after as well. coming up on "today," we will get into why it's taking so long to figure out what the transmissibility and the severity of the variant is and one of the biggest sports stars on the planet right now may be having a brush with covid-19, what we know this morning about lebron james, coming up on "today." >> thank you.

a look at the bay bridge as we get started with this wednesday. a cool start to the morning. meteorologist, kari hall, has a look at the forecast and hopefully it will warm up, kari? >> yeah, it's clear in san francisco. there's no fog. then take a look at the camera in walnut creek. >> wow. >> yeah, i will tell you that's the camera in walnut creek because you can't see anything. then heading over to dublin, you can see clearly. the fog has been very patchy. we are starting out this morning with low clouds, fog in spots and temperatures in the upper 60s. as we go into today it all clears out by late morning. sunshine for the afternoon and really nice warming up into the low 70s for a lot of our inland areas. we're taking a look at when the temperatures cool off and what is ahead if there's any rain. and chp calls out that fog. >> so does our traffic system, tied in with the weather system, and we know about the fog up here in novato, and it has been there off and on for weeks, and

then benicia bridge gets a shout-out from chp, and we showed you the camera in walnut creek. here we have a disabled vehicle heading towards the antioch bridge, and fog was reported in this area, and that's the other call-out from chp. that yellow highlighter you see here on the map, that's where there's denser fog and lower visibility. anywhere south of there is just fine. back to you. >> thanks, mike. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza where the congestion was before the pandemic. over 3.7 million cars crossed the bridge, and that's a 91% recovery since 2019. more people may be driving because they are concerned about taking public transit as well. one new parking lot on buchanan street and another on fruit vail

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coming up on 5:13 right now, and in the east bay parts of the delta, patchy fog. 49 degrees and low visibility in martinez, so allow extra time to get to work. as we go throughout the day, the sky will clear and we are headed back to sunshine and warm temperatures. we may in some spots reach near a record high. we'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes. the caution sign here on the golden gate bridge does indicate that even though the cones are clear where we are looking on the south side, they are not yet cleared on the north side. let's check in with bertha. thanks, mike. i am bertha coombs from cnbc.

the futures are opening higher today after yesterday's selloff. yesterday it was sparked by the fears from the omicron variant, and then we heard from the fed chair powell and he's focused now on rising inflation. the s&p dropped nearly 2%. markets are still up for the year, and the nasdaq more than 20% and the s&p more than 20%. this morning we will get a report on hiring the private sector in a couple minutes and we will have reports on manufacturing and construction spending. meantime, paypal ceo says use of the company's buy now and pay later option surged on black friday, and cnbc's jim cramer

said it was one of the stars of the season. paypal did three quarters of a million of transactions on black friday. paypal launched the service last year allowing people to pay for certain purchases over four interest-free payments. when laura shares the baby pictures of marcus, he could say, huh-uh, i don't want those out there. twitter prohibits the sharing of private information like addresses or phone numbers, and those items will be removed. it will not apply from images of sporting events or protests, and it's part of an effort to stop

the publishing of information online with bad intent. although i think those baby pictures are cute. >> yeah, i was a cute baby. from 20 years on, don't post those, but baby pictures were cute. >> i think teenagers in this generation, somehow -- >> yeah, they have filters now. >> oh, right. right. all the secrets. thank you, bertha. >> that helps. experts say american consumerism contributes to climate change and this holiday shopping season there are alternative gift ideas that can help save the planet. what we buy on black friday will end up in the landfill, 32

billion pounds of clothes are thrown away every year. >> the more privileged you are the more you are able to ignore the fact that nothing on this planet every truly disappeared. >> alternative gift ideas are to buy experiences or secondhand items. trending for you this morning, a christmas tree unlike any other. and it's made with recycling in mind. look at this closely. i like it. this has taken center stage on the new jersey shore. a local park decided to ditch its normal tree with something more creative. it's getting a lot of attention and reviews, the cardboard creation. some calling it pretty awesome, which i think it is, and others call it down right ugly. however, the creator is not

attended by what people are saying and i think they did a good job. >> yeah, nice. >> put some lights on it. some l.e.d.s, make it look nice. >> yeah. possibly. >> you have to conserve energy. >> it will never fit in the recycling bin. >> break it down. >> yeah, flatten it out. >> i posted it on my facebook page, too, @marcuswashingtonnbcbayarea. >> it's about the angle, too. let's get a look at the weather this morning as we are heading out the door. we are dealing with dense fog once again especially in parts of the north bay. low visibility in concord right now, down to zero. be careful driving to work this morning. we do have quarter mile visibility in the novato area, we have seen that throughout the week.

as we start out our meteorological winter, normally we are cooling down but today we are talking about near record-high temperatures. you may be wondering what is normal, because it has been so warm lately? 60, 61 degrees. we are heading for the 70s today. we will see if we set new records this afternoon and then again tomorrow as you take a look at the 7-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. christmas in the park again tonight. it's going to be a nice one. we are going to see temperatures in the low 70s in downtown san josé at about 4:00. then you can see how the temperatures drop off at about three or four degrees each hour, so it will cool down pretty fast. we have had dry weather here, but all of the rain further to the north still dealing with flooding and the atmospheric flooding and is lifting to the north right now, and the storm track has been pushed further north because of the high pressure. there will possibly be a

quick-moving system, and it looks like the rain dries up before it gets here but it's a change in the weather pattern. the temperature out look for the month of december shows warmer than normal temperatures for the bay area and then the rain just to our north, but we, once again, could see some of the rain coming in further down the line. we just don't really see it here in the 7-day forecast. our temperatures will be cooling down going from the low 70s in the valleys to the mid-60s this weekend, and maybe slightly cooler this week, while san francisco will see the upper 60s and will head back to the lower 60s for the weekend. mike, you are calling out the dense fog? >> yeah, you and chp. no fog on the bay bridge or the golden gate bridge, but this band around here, novato, across the carquinez and benicia bridge, and that's further south than we typically see. highway 4 getting enveloped

through concord. that's where we see that shout-out. that may slow things down a little extra, but so far we are seeing lighter traffic like we have all week, and that tends to be the case throughout december. no major incidents through the tri-valley. no slowing, but around marsh and 101 there could be debris getting kicked over to the shoulder. back to you. >> thanks, mike. still ahead here on "today in the bay," new water restrictions for some customers in the north bay and the potential fines if you don't follow. kari hall posted pictures on instagram and recently visited van gogh. keep up with kari on instagram, twitter and facebook. you're watching "today in the bay."

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it is beginning to look a lot like christmas in new york city. the christmas tree finally up at rockefeller center. here's a live look at the tree. 79 feet tall, 46 feet wide. it was grown in maryland. the tree will be decorated with more than 50,000 l.e.d. lights and the lighting celebration is taking place tonight. look at the tree topper there. it will include performances by a number of artist including grammy and award-winning singer who shared her hopes for this

year's event. >> i hope this night can bring more unity and keep us connected and we're in it together. >> nbc christmas in rockefeller center airs tonight at 7:30 p.m. it's tonight at 7:30. >> right here on nbc bay area. 5:25 for you this morning. cannabis businesses in san francisco are getting a big tax break. this is to encourage legal marijuana sellers, supervisors unanimously passing the tax break citing job creation. still a lot of basketball to play, so let's not get hung up on just one game, shall we. warriors fans might want to cover your fans for this.

phoenix played a strong final few minutes after shutting down steph curry most of the game. curry storing just 12 points. the warriors losing this game, 104-96, and phoenix won their 17th game. the two teams play again friday. and then one new measure the south bay is taking and a concern over privacy rights. >> reporter: the fears about the new variant could enact new travel restrictions. coming up we will break down what president biden is expected to debut tomorrow.

right now at 5:30, san josé leaders looking at an opportunity for a new surveillance plan and the message to would-be thieves. >> we're in a good place. >> a positive side. six months after implicating a vaccine mandate san francisco seeing more of its workforce get vaccinated. why for some workers the fight over the mandate still far from over. then elizabeth holmes she admitted on the witness stand, and new texts as well.

this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. thank you for joining us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we want to start this half hour with a look at your forecast. meteorologist, kari hall, has a look at what you can expect today. >> it's busy and you can see people are up and out the door in oakland. as you are heading out visibility looking good in this spot, and temperatures in the mid-50s to start and we will see sunshine today as our temperatures warm up. but the fog has been a major issue for parts of the delta over towards concord as well, and also in parts of the north bay. we're seeing visibility in novato for about a mile and quarter, so slow down and allow extra time to get to work. after that clears out we have a beautiful day ahead. our temperatures very warm for this time of year. in fact, in some spots we will be near record high temperatures. we will talk more about that, when we cool down and if there's any rain in the forecast, coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. new for you this morning. we are watching you. that's the message from san joée

city council to the would-be thieves in order to detour the smash and grab mobs and other crimes. they will put up a network of cameras. what kind of cameras are we talking about, kris? >> reporter: we are talking about license plate cameras. the readers that san josé has been using for a couple years now. the question going forward is where are they going to go and how will that information be used. the san josé city council voted to use $250,000 for that. the increase in retail crime is part of the reason for this. the city wants to add cameras to stop crimes before they happen, and to help solve the ones they can't stop. >> the other issues they can help us with and help us both

detour crime and identify and apprehend violators -- >> reporter: over the next few months the council will have to decide whether the cameras will be stationary or mobile in order to go to different hot spots. also how to store any images that they capture. one of the top concerns is also civil liberty and how the information will be shared. the council made clear any information be gathered would not be shared with federal immigration authorities. oakland is also having similar discussions related to cameras in that city. kris sanchez for "today in the bay." >> kris, thank you. more details on the proposed measure in san francisco. supervisors vote pushed back to hire deputies and deputies would be paid by businesses and not

the city. the city council is expected to vote on that issue next tuesday. and then the release of a convicted sexual predator in east palo alto. >> the individual the court is looking to place in our community. >> the acting police chief posting this video a month ago arguing against the proposed placement of the 60-year-old lamar johnson. a california state hospital recently considered johnson to be no longer a threat and recommended placement there. opponents say it's too close to schools and other locations serving young people. he was convicted for attacks in the 1980s and '90s, and serving years of his 36 sentence. jurors will be processing some of the pivotal testimony in the holmes trial.

she read back messages from her and her ex-boyfriend, balwani. prosecutors tried to punch holes in holmes' testimony surrounding the abuse allegations, and they seemed to get her to admit mistakes she made running theranos. the defense plans to rest its case as soon as next week. 5:34. as scientists learn more about the omicron variant from covid, more restrictions are expected at airports across the nation, this as many americans begin to plan their holiday travel. >> cierra johnson is live. it looks like it could impact the international travelers? >> reporter: yes, good morning, marcus. president biden is expected to make that announcement tomorrow.

you are right, it will, in fact, impact the international travelers with the initial testing before they come to the united states. there are new guidelines that could require all travelers coming to the u.s. be tested for covid-19 within a day before boarding their flight, and currently those who are fully vaccinated may present a test taken within three days of boarding, and while the white house could ramp up testing requirements, but you may not need to ground your plans just yet. >> i think it's flexible and we have the next couple of weeks where it will tell how much of a the variant is going to be. >> as for oakland, there were 39 cases with the last positive caseworking on october 8th.

here at sfo, there have been 56 cases with the last positive case coming august 31st. we're also getting a count of how many travelers went through tsa during the busy holiday weekend. we were here around thanksgiving and i can tell you it was packed, and the numbers can confirm this is something we saw across the nation. during this past holiday weekend, 2.4 million travelers went through the tsa, and during 2020 that number did not reach 1 million. but prepandemic, 2018, that number was up. we will continue to keep our eye on that variant, of course, as people are making plans for christmas. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." in san francisco, one of the first cities in the country to issue a vaccine mandate for city

employees. about six months ago generating concern it would lead to terminations and severe staffing shortages. in august, more than 100 firefighters submitted a letter to human resources refusing to give a shot unless the city met a long list of demands. now the fire chief says most of her 1,700 members are vaccinated. >> there are less than 20 who have chosen not to be vaccinated. yeah, we're in a good place. >> the firefighter's union said they put the unvaccinated firefighters on unpaid leave, and they are accruing sick leave and vacation time while the attorney's office considers exemptions. overall the human resources department says over 96% of the

city employees are vaccinated. and then outlining new actions should the drought continue into next year. marin will face more water restrictions. starting today people are prohibited from turning on their outdoor irrigation systems and drip systems, and you cannot refill completely drained pools and you could face fines and penalties. a live look outside at the golden gate bridge this morning. you can count the cars now. a nice start to our morning, but, boy, a warm-up for this time of year. >> it's the first day of december, and we call it meteorological winter, and that's the date it typically starts to cool down but we are talking about near record highs this afternoon. we are starting out with cool temperatures in san josé this morning, 46 degrees. it's clear here and we will see a few clouds to start out the

morning. by about 9:00 it's bright and sunny and our temperatures start to head up as we reach into the low 70s this afternoon. palo alto, we will see a high there of about 71, and 70 in hayward and livermore as well as concord. san rafael today, 67 degrees. we're still watching out for the patchy dense fog up around novato and south of the east bay. it's going to be a nice afternoon. mike, you are starting with slowing in the south bay? >> yeah, kari. that's typical here. look at the bottom of the screen 101, that will last for half an hour and then kick in again at about 6:40. we are looking north bay at the benicia bridge. a disabled tractor trailer reported there that could be blocking one lane. that's tougher too because

there's a fog notice. kari called out the fog there. concord, and walnut creek, this area south of the delta, and that could be a reason why we are having more slowing on highway 4 despite the fact it's lighter volume over there. back to you. >> thanks, mike. new for you this morning, a legal victory for california's high-speed rail project. a state appeals court shutdown the legal challenge trying to halt the project's reenvisioned segment of construction. it's now being built in the central valley. there's no timetable on when the bullet train will open. coming up next on "today in the bay," off the air and under investigation. chris cuomo now suspended at cnn. the allegations he is facing tied to his brother, the former governor of new york. then san josé police chief

talks about the challenges his department is now facing and how it may pose a serious threat to the community. you can find that story on our front page at nbcbayarea.com.

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the mid-60s. as the sun sets it will be a nice evening. we go from 64 to the upper 50s as we go into this evening. we will look at all of our microclimates in the forecast, coming up. first day of december. here's the backup at the bay bridge. the metering lights were activated as i was giving the last report, so five minutes of build. i think i see a little different traffic flow. i will show you what i am talking about as far as the lane counting goes on. >> thanks so much, kari and mike. it's 5:44. new allegations just into the news room, president trump tested positive a couple days before the debate for covid-19. trump then got a negative result from a different test shortly

there after. mark meadows is also agreeing to cooperate with the investigation into the january 6th riot at the capitol. meadows provided records and will soon sit for depositions before the committee, and he previously refused to cooperate. it is unclear what documents were handed over by meadows. cnn host, chris cuomo, is now suspended indefinitely after investigators say he helped his bother defend himself against sexual assault allegations. a columbia professor talks to the "today" show about the

dilemma cnn is facing. >> they need to make a choice on what message, and whether we regard these people as journalists and the profession and the protections of new gathering, or whether this person is an on-air personality that does not bear the same responsibility. >> can you watch the full interview on the "today" show right after "today in the bay." the wife of el chapo will spend the next three years in prison. she pleaded guilty in june to helping her husband run his multi-million-dollar operation. during her sentencing yesterday, she said she was deeply sorry and ashamed for her role and agreed to forfeit property amounting to $1.5 million in drug-related proceeds. today marks the 33rd year people around the globe are

observing world aids day that began in 1988 to try and raise awareness. local events returning this year including local vigils are being held. you can see the red aids ribbon hanging there. the 40 years since the first known aids case, 700,000 americans have died. l.a. lakers superstar, lebron james, is placed in the health and safety protocols. the team is not confirming he tested positive for covid, and he took three tests with two coming back positive. lebron was not with the team for last night's game in sacramento. he is vaccinated so this would be considered a breakthrough case. former shark, evander kane, says he is still hopeful for a

return to the nhl. in new jersey yesterday, the sharks beat the devils 5-2. one young boy is proof that inspiration on the ice can come in all different sizes. >> we are talking about coach cal firing up the hockey team. take a listen to his message that he shared with the team. >> everyone in this room has a dream to be the greatest hockey player they can be, but those dreams don't come free, you have to earn it. how are we going to do that? we work that perk. that's our puck. get that puck up and tonight is the tonight we make it happen! >> oh, my gosh. that's amazing.

>> own that puck! >> after the team received that on social media they invited him into the locker room to fire him up before the game, and that worked. they may want to consider keeping coach cal around. look at him go, pointing that little finger. >> yeah, we need to get him in before the show, come on, guys, you can do it. >> don't miss up reading those scripts. you can do it! >> he's ready to anchor, too. >> no kidding. >> love it. >> that story is yours. own that story! >> mike, how is traffic? >> let's get a look at that forecast! >> you better nail it, kari! >> all right. let's get a look at what is going on here. we are starting out with patchy dense fog in parts of the east bay. look at concord. zero. that's the visibility right now at the airport. slow it down and allow extra

time to get to work. we have seen dense fog in the north bay the past few days and we still have seen it drifting around. the first day of the meteorological winter will be a warm one. we are talking about near record highs here. our record for santa rosa today is 73, and we are headed for 72. we may set a new record if we do get to 73 degrees. it will be over possibly that record that was set back in 2001 across the bay area. so in concord today, looks like we will reach a high of about 70. in san francisco, upper 60s. oakland is about the same. maybe a new record in san josé today. later this evening, our temperatures head back down, so just as fast as it warms up it cools down. if you are going to be out there at sunnyvale at the ice rink, nice conditions here. we have been dry here with all of the rain targeting the

pacific northwest with another atmospheric river as they deal with the wettest fall they ever had on record, and that rain continues. it looks like it cuts off here after the next couple of days as the high pressure that kept us dry moves away and may allow for one storm system to come in, even though it will be very weak, it most likely will dry up before it hits the bay area. looking at our outlook for the month of december, the climate prediction center says the bay area will be warmer than average and possibly some wetter weather starting to move into far northern california, but we have an equal chance of getting above normal or drier than normal conditions. we know the winter is starting out very dry. take a look at the temperatures and clouds in the mix here and there. still not expecting much in the way of rain, even as our temperatures come down several degrees. in san francisco, feeling nice and warm with a lot of sunshine. it will be cooler in time for

the weekend. mike, you are looking at a possible hazard at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> it was the record of a disabled vehicle in the second or third lane, and it's right over here and hov lanes are here, and i saw people avoiding that lane for a period of time as we took the shot just after the commercial, and now it looks like everything is filling in again. they cleared that vehicle pretty quickly. the bridge crew does great work. it's backed up much quicker than yesterday, and the metering lights were turned on ten minutes later, too because they did not have the complications of the fog. we have slowing here, contra costa county. highway 4 continues to build. bay bridge seeing the volume build. the fog tough here, concord, zero miles visibility. anywhere south of here, much

clearer drive and view. disabled vehicle on 580 around livermore avenue. no slowing shows up. south bay shows the typical slowing from 680 to oakland road. that should ease up in the next few minutes and then kick in again at about 6:45. back to you. >> thank you, mike. oakland responded to the recent surge to the demand in the testing and vaccinations. that clinic is open seven days a week 9:00 to 5:00. if demands continue to be high, it could remain open through early 2022. still ahead on "today in the bay," the families and victims killed during a concert crowd surge in houston, turning down the offer of money from rap star travis scott. the reason they say he has not learned his lesson. then, at 6:00, putting a

halt to smash and grab. the new measures one east bay city is considering to crack down on retail robberies and keeping shoppers safe. looking downtown san josé on this wednesday morning. christmas in the park, and it's the first day in december, but, boy, are the temperatures heating up. kari has a look at the full forecast. it's 5:54. "today in the bay" continues in a moment. mom, hurry! our show's gonna start soon! i promised i wouldn't miss the show and mommy always keeps her promises. seriously? oh. - what the- i don't suppose you can sing, can you?

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welcome back. you are watching "today in the bay." stunning testimony from one of the accusers in the sex trafficking trial of jeffrey ebstein's former companion, maxwell. >> the trial is playing out in a new york courtroom and started this week. one of the accusers said she was just 14 years old when he was first abused. maxwell plead not guilty. two people pleaded guilty in the 2018 death of rapper mack miller. they entered their please yesterday. they admitted to supplying fentanyl-laced pills that led to the rapper's deadly overdose. the case against the third

suspect is still pending. and then turning down travis scots' offer to pay for the funerals. they received a letter from scott's attorney that they will not accept. in a statement one attorney wrote for now, mr. scott must respect the fact that his pain and devastation pale to treston's mom. dr. oz is entering the senate race in pennsylvania as a republican. the senate battle is already making national headlines. this comes after former president trump's candidate dropped out after his wife was

granted sole legal custody. parnell has denied the allegations. putting a stop to flash mob robberies. >> it's amazing we have not had more serious injuries. >> an emergency meeting in one east bay city with solutions on how to pay for it. a surprise source that could be tapped to help boost downtown security. plus, reproductive rights once again before the united states supreme court. the hearing today over one state's controversial law that some fear may forever change abortion access across the u.s. uncertainty over the newest covid variant has bay area counties on high alert. the proactive approach by one county to stay ahead of the threat. this is "today in the bay." take a live look this

morning at rockefeller christmas tree there at the plaza. it's set to be lit later today, well, let's say night, the first night in december. we will hear about this ceremony and celebrity appearances coming up later this hour. that's always a fun event. kick starts the holiday season. >> gets you in the mood. >> i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. we have a lot to get to. let's start off with meteorologist, kari hall. the first december forecast will be a warm one. >> yeah, starting out cold and foggy and the only thing you can see in the shot is the trees there in the foreground. this is walnut creek. this is what you will have to deal with as you drive to work. quarter mile visibility only in concord right now. in the north bay, we are seeing