good thursday morning. it is cold right now in parts of the north bay. visibility is looking good. we'll see temperatures slowly

warming up by late morning and then a very nice afternoon with sunshine. we will see the same weather we've had continue with just a few minor changes. we'll talk about that coming up. >> more fog in novato. in palo alto on the peninsula, a clear view, clear drive. not a lot of slowing showing up on our sensors. taking a live look at the futures as the markets are about to open in about 14 minutes. most of them pointing upwards this morning. we'll keep tabs on the opening bell. tesla's move to texas from the bay area officially complete. the electric auto maker announcing the move of its headquarters in a filing with the sec. the shift brings tesla closer to its sister company spacex. one contributing factor behind

the move is the fact that musk stands to save an estimated $2.5 billion in capital gains taxes. apple is reportedly telling parts suppliers demand for the iphone 13 has weakened. it's being seen as a sign consumers are giving up trying to find the hard to get item. apple has cut the production goal for the year by as many as 10 million units due to a lack of parts and supply chain shortages. apple hopes to make the shortfall next year but is telling vendors those orders may not materialize. apple is still on track for a record holiday season, but not the blockbuster the company once envisioned. and a record breaking sale. you may recall the banksy sale back in 2018. recently it sold for $25 million. the painting shows a young girl

holding a red heart shaped balloon. a new banksy exhibit open at san francisco's palace of the fine arts. cierra johnson gave everyone that first look inside. it was pretty cool. you can watch the report on our website at nbcbayarea.com. also trending this morning, 7-eleven getting even more convenient with some bay area snackers. >> residents in mountain view can now order 7-eleven items that will arrive in autonomous vehicles. orders will arrive in modified toyota priuses with a safety driver up front. the deliveries will be available from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and must be ordered on the 7-eleven app. no word if it includes those

little hot dogs that rotate in there all day. >> maybe they can have them cooking in those vehicles all the time. >> i don't know if i want a drone to drop that. >> 7-eleven from 8:00 to 9:00. >> only in mountain view. heading out the door this morning, grab a jacket. it's a little cool out there. >> it is very cold in some spots. we were just talking about how it's in the upper 30s right now in row internet park. only a quarter mile visibility in santa rsa right now. it is looking better in parts of the east bay compared to yesterday. but still at time fog will be drifting around for the morning commute. it's going to be another nice and warm day reaching into the mid 70s, up to 75 in gilroy and

71 in milpitas. san mateo reaching 67 degrees, bright and sunny there. a few more clouds in the mix with san francisco seeing temperatures in the upper 60s today. novato reaching 74 today. we are going to enjoy more of this nice weather. enjoy some of the holiday events like we have the ice rink in sunnyvale. we're going to see still some rain up around the pacific northwest although it is tapering off. the high pressure is moving away and allowing for a change in our overall weather pattern that may

allow a couple systems but unfortunately it doesn't look like we'll see anything packing a big amount of rain. we need that right now because of our extreme to exceptional drought that we have across the bay area. we are still looking at very dry concerns as we start out the month of december, which is usually one of our more rainy months. we are seeing dry conditions for now and possibly into the start of next week. as we look at the seven-day forecast, we're going from the low 70s to the mid 60s for the inland areas and maybe some low 60s for early next week with more cloud cover. mike, you've been watching a couple of issues out there on the roads. >> in davis we still have that deadly crash affecting i-80. the rest of the bay with green sensors all over. just starting our second slowing for san jose and 101 north.

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today marks five years since the ghost ship warehouse fire that killed 36 people. a progress report on the reforms within the oakland fire department. plus, breaking news. new safety guidelines laid out by the white house to tackle the newest covid variant ahead of the winter months. why it may make things easier for you the next time you experience a possible exposure contact. this is "today in the bay." a very good thursday morning to you. thank you so much starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. first, a quick look at the forecast for you. kari?

>> we're starting out foggy again and starting to see the visibility get lower in parts of the east bay, the follow rolling through the delta and over toward concord where it has dropped to about a quarter of a mile as you're heading out for work. we continue to see dense fog in novato with visibility at zero. be really careful on your way out the door and heading to work as temperatures reach near record high temperatures for today into the upper 60s and low 70s. today marks five years since the ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland that killed 36 people. that fire led the city to promise reforms. did the city keep their promise? >> reporter: let's go back to october of 2020 last year. the city auditor put out a report that found that the

oakland fire department fire prevention bureau had failed to inspect just over half the properties it was supposed to within the city. and this was a three-year period after the ghost ship warehouse fire and despite the fact that the department had hired more inspectors. the ghost ship warehouse, which had been illegally converted into a live/work space for artists with illegal wiring and no smoke detectors or sprinklers and crammed with flammable material. the auditor's office told me it does not know if the fire department has improved on its inspections because they have yet to do a follow-up audit, which will happen at some point. in a statement the oakland fire department acknowledges that there are several areas in need of improvement but that they have begun to implement 29 of the 30 recommendations from the october 2020 audit.

ofd has seen solid success in getting properties into compliance but staffing remains a challenge. i'm quoting here. that is the main factor that jeopardizes our ability to fulfill the mission of the bureau. this work is technical and requires people to be very detailed. here's district five counsel member noel gallo. >> there's always room for more improvement and personnel. that's one of the challenges we have, is additional personnel and the funding to accommodate that. since the ghost ship fire, i will say we have been more responsive in neighborhoods like mine that are in great need for the fire code inspections and other public safety issues.

>> reporter: the master tenant of the ghost ship warehouse plead guilty to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in exchange for a 12-year sentence. he was released from jail because of covid concerns and will serve the rest of his term under electronic monitoring followed by three years of probation. many of the victims' relatives called that plea deal prosecutors struck to avoid a second trial, they call that deal too lenient. reporting live, bob redell. today the voices of silicon valley choral group will present a virtual memorial concert for the victims of the ghost ship fire. find that link on nbcbayarea.com. we've created a page where you can learn more about the victims. a live look at sfo. one place you'll surely feel the impact from new measures to combat covid. the white house just announcing measures since the arrival of the omicron variant first

discovered in an sfo traveler. cierra johnson is live at the airport. these new measures cover more than just travel. what will the president address today? >> reporter: good morning, laura. the president will address travel into the united states by international travelers. another talking point is the booster shot for adults. these are talking points we received from white house officials. things we know the president is expected to address. those booster shots for adults also on the table, vaccinations for kids to keep schools open, stronger public health protocols for safe international travel and supplying treatment pills to help prevent hospitalizations

and deaths. that announcement is expected to improve changes to the current testing process for international travel. new guidelines require all air travelers to the united states be tested for covid within the day before boarding the flights. another point of discussion is at-home tests. biden is expected to announce private health insurers must cover 100% of the cost of at-home covid tests purchased by their members. the administration will make 50 million free at-home tests available. the president expected to cover a lot of ground as it comes to that new variant. we're live at sfo.

cierra johnson for "today in the bay." new this morning according to pfizer, yearly covid vaccines are looking more and more likely. the drug maker says it's not yet clear if the vaccines will have to be modified each year for variants but it is working on a new vaccine for the omicron variant. we're continuing our reporting on the omicron variant online at nbcbayarea.com. click on the link in the trending bar. governor newsom putting his money where his mouth is when it comes to getting tough on shoplifters shoplifters. the governor says his proposed budget will include far more money to go after shoplifting rings. he's encouraging authorities to prosecutor shoplifters to the fullest extent of the law. the surge is partially the

result of california's recent reclassification of some thefts from felonies down to misdemeanors. policing priority a big issue in san francisco. the chief trying to tackle it head on at a meeting in the tenderloin. so far this year 545 people in san francisco have died from a drug overdose. it is a crisis centered in the tenderloin. at last night's police commission meeting there were a lot of questions about why the department responds in force to retail thefts but not a neighborhood crisis. >> we've sent teams out to clean. yes, it's been frustrating. our police officers are making arrests. it's a little overwhelming and we definitely need more help than just our local law enforcement. >> police say we can expect to

see more officers on the streets arresting more dealers and offering services to addicts. friends and supporters will gather in san francisco to support an elderly asian man testifying against his attacker. in february 2020 someone jump kicked the man and knocked him out at a tenderloin bus stop in his wheelchair. taking a live look outside this morning in the sierra. look at that. palisades, tahoe this morning. several ski resorts delaying their openings indefinitely due to dry and warm temperatures. many resorts wanted to open at the start of december, but there's just no snow. of course, this is footage from snowfall last month. for a short time we were open

for halloween. then they had to shut it all down again. no opening date right now. >> bummer. you know what? the good thing, we're close to the weekend. whether there's snow or not, you can still go to tahoe if you like. >> yes, absolutely. it's still going to be beautiful there. enjoy the scenes of the lake and the nice warm weather we do have. we're seeing a lot of sunshine in the forecast for south lake tahoe, reaching into the upper 50s. in the morning hours, dipping below freezing. for napa valley, a little bit closer to home, it's going to be a beautiful weekend. temperatures reaching into the mid to upper 60s and our morning starts in the low to mid 40s for san francisco. there's so many local events going on from the holiday markets to just neighborhood festivities going on. you will be able to enjoy that

with some nice weather, temperatures reaches into the upper 50s for highs and morning temperatures in the upper 40s. heading out the door, the east bay starting to slow down? >> really bogging down right now. it's been building for the last half hour. there's the richmond bridge with all the congestion getting across the bridge , westbound 80 as well. east bay 80 in davis we still have the alert, but that's pretty far out of our area. fog on the beicia bridge. coming up next, major league baseball now in a holding pattern. details on the big stalemate putting the entire sport on pause.

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freemont everything looks fine. as of midnight, major league baseball on hold. a lockdown because players and owners cannot agree on a new deal. nbc's morgan chesky explains why neither of them are willing to play ball. >> reporter: good morning. that lockout became official last night. no more trades, no more signings, no more baseball until players and coaches can reach some sort of compromise. it could be a while. >> a year ago the players lost two-thirds of their salary because of the pandemic. the owners say they lost $2.5 billion from the pandemic, so they don't want anything to turn off the fans and have the fans say i'll stay home or watch other sports.

>> reporter: there is a list of stipulations both sides would like, but the key sticking point is money. but the clock is ticking. all eyes go to february when pitchers and catchers report for spring training. experts say if negotiations haven't reached a compromise by then, it could be some time. a high school basketball player in michigan entered the wrong number during a group number with his team. it turned out the wrong number was a player with the tampa bay bucs. the player asked if brady was there and he joined the call, asking, what's up, fellas. also a year end tradition many spotify users look forward to. >> the service is out with its

2021 list breaking down its most popular songs. the most popular stream artist this year for the second year in a row bad bunny topping the list. spotify says people listen to his songs more than 9 billion times this year. he did not release any new material. taylor swift, justin bieber, bts and drake round out the top five globally. >> spotified most listened song this year "driver's license" by olivia rodriguez. people listened more than 1 billion times.

in the north bay we're down to about a quarter mile visibility in santa rosa. we've seen fog moving into concord and parts of the deal that. you can enjoy that time out at the park today as temperatures warm up in mountain view going from the upper 50s and low 60s to the low 70s for later today. really a perfect day. temperatures in the south bay head for the low to mid 70s once again. this is well above normal. the last day we'll see a lot of these widespread 70s. more like mid 60s for antioch,

upper 60s for pleasanton and oakland. upper 60s in redwood city and san mateo. san francisco reaching 68 degrees. low 70s for a high in clear lake, sonoma, napa reaching 70 degrees. still rain to our north but that's starting to taper off as the atmospheric river still continues. as high pressure moves away, that's going to allow for that atmospheric river to move closer to the bay area, but unfortunately all the rain will be gone. so we're only looking at some slight rain chances in the forecast. i just got the update on the drought monitor this morning and it's still pretty bad across the region. in the bay area where you see the dark reds, parts of the east bay still in that highest drought category of exceptional drought and extreme drought for the south bay peninsula as well as much of the north bay. this says we are going into one of our wettest months of the

year. we know it's been a very dry november and dry start to december as well. hopefully we continue to see a change in that weather pattern that will allow for more rain to come in by the end of next week. still sunshine in the forecast with cooler temperatures into the weekend and early next week. >> chp called northbound 880 out of union city and the fremont border there both directions slow. northbound with a crash blocking lanes. the commute slowing for a distraction out of hayward. fog throughout highway 4. that will affect the antioch bridge. eastbound 80, that deadly crash with only the right shoulder going eastbound. westbound slowed for distraction. back to you. it's 6:51. happening now, a new sign berkeley is trying to move forward and maybe back to normal. the city is ending its healthy streets car-free road pilot

program that launched in june of last year to expand more outdoor activity space during the pandemic. leaders hope to adopt elements of the program as part of a 2023 city bike plan. next, a look at top stories including new safety measures just out from the white house as the omicron variant arrives in the u.s. by way of the bay area. the changes coming, from testing to travel. plus, the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire five years later and the big changes the tragedy kick started and the look at whether oakland is delivering on its promises.

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we are moving you forward with a look at the top stories here on "today in the bay." >> president biden laying out all new steps to fight the omicron variant. here's a live look at sfo where a traveler returning from south africa became the first person in the u.s. with a confirmed case of the variant. concerns about the new variant in the coming winter months prompting the white house this morning to issue a new plan to battle covid. it focuses on more widespread vaccinations and boosters and it stresses vaccines for children and more workplace protections. also greater supplies of covid

treatment pills and expanded free at-home testing covered by insurers. the white house is set to tighten international travel with a negative test no more than 24 hours before arriving in the u.s., even for returning americans. the president will address the nation later this morning. today marking five years since the ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland that killed 36 people. that tragedy led to the city making promises to reform especially when it comes to building inspections. bob redell is live for us this morning. >> reporter: good morning. one of the key issues of the oakland fire department had not inspected the ghost ship warehouse which had been illegally converted into a live/work space before that fire. in a statement that we received yesterday, the fire department acknowledges there are still several areas in need of improvement, but they have begun to implement 29 of the 30 recommendations from an october 2020 audit and one in which they proposed to do more than

recommended. ofd has said it has seen solid success in getting properties into compliance since but staff ing remains a challenge. oakland fire did not inspect the ghost ship warehouse, which had been illegally converted into a live/work space for artists. in october of last year the city's own auditor found over a three-year period after the fire, the oakland fire department's fire prevention bureau still failed to inspect just over half the properties it was required to within the city in spite of the fact they already hired more inspectors. today the voices of the

silicon valley choral group will present a virtual concert for the victims of the ghost ship fire. find the link to the memorial at nbcbayarea.com. a live look at oakland where today leaders plan to call for additional help battling the recent crime surge. city council president and other community leaders will demand the city fill its 60 vacant police officer positions and introduce a new plan to offer cash incentives to recruit more officers. beautiful sunrise there. >> we're starting out clear in the south bay. i've been watching fog move around the north bay and east bay. another warm afternoon reaching into the low 70s for some of our

inland areas. just a little bit cooler for the weekend with only slight rain chances early next week. >> northbound we had a number o northbound lane direction out of fremont. another crash southbound at alvarado out of hayward. between hayward and the dumbarton bridge a slow drive between the san mateo and the dumbarton bridge. we'll continue to update this over twitter. before we go, check out the rockefeller christmas tree now lit up in new york city for the holiday season,looking stunning with its 50,000 led lights. >> that's right. they did the big illumination last night. that's what's happening. we'll be back with a live local

news update. >> join us at 11:00 today. we take a live look at sfo. good morning it's here. the country's first covid case good morning it's here. the country's first covid case caused by the omicron variant identified in california today president biden set to roll out a new plan to fight the strain and a potential winter surge. from masks to new travel rules, we got everything you need to know. seismic shift? the supreme court signals it could walk back abortion rights that have stood for nearly 50 years after hearing the biggest challenge on the issue in

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