part of your morning. i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. let's take a peek outside overlooking san francisco. we're in for a foggy start this friday morning. can see haze there, and you also see it in the south bay this morning. >> yeah, we want to bring in meteorologist, kari hall. she has been monitoring all this. how long can we expect the fog to stick around? >> i think it's from 8:00 to 9:00 and then we will gradually see a clearing. it's in areas that are not used to seeing fog. we see it every day in parts of the delta and north bay, but we are seeing it in parts of the south bay. after that we will have sunshine and also coastal flooding due to king tides, and we have a mainly dry forecast as we continue on the weather pattern. we are seeing some changes and we'll talk more about that and a look at our weekend forecast. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> we'll check back with you. police investigating another

flash mob robbery. this one happened at a south bay mob. >> today in the bay's kris sanchez is here for us this morning. kris? >> yeah, there will be a meeting today. hooded thieves armed with hammers smashed the display cases and made off with $70,000 of jewelry in just 12 seconds. in los angeles, police got a break there and made 14 arrests in a series of smash and grab robberies that netted more than $23,000 worth of items in just ten days last month, but the 14 suspects, they are already out

on the streets again. in part because of california's zero-bail policy instituted early in the pandemic to reduce jail crowding. while awaiting help from the state, shopping centers like the great mall of milpitas doing what they can and bringing in more security. >> i worked at it, for years, and we saw two officers and a security guard when we first came in. >> the security guards are not just hanging out but they are actually, like, interacting. >> this week we reported in walnut creek where about 80 people swarmed the nordstrom's store, the city blocked broadway to vehicle traffic to make getaways a little harder and they will use federal relief funds to add more police officers. the city of san josé also voted this week to spend federal relief dollars to license plate readers in order to detour and solve crimes. we will be listening as the

attorney general's announcement will happen today, and we already heard from many law enforcement officials saying we want the no bail policy to send. >> what is that? >> it was instituted to reduce crowding in jails, and the state policy went away but some counties kept it in way, like l -- los angeles, and santa clara. >> yeah, that's so much inventory for those businesses and during the holidays. >> yeah. all right. addressing the backlog of criminal cases held up by the pandemic. 451 criminal cases now exceeding the city's 60-day maximum, and of those cases 218 people remain in custody awaiting trial with

some having been waiting in jill for over a year. scientists in south africa found evidence that omicron have a higher chance of infections. there are confirmed cases in some states in the united states, and the first case is here in the bay area and a second case now reported in l.a. county. all international travelers arriving in the u.s. must test negative within hours of departure, and travelers need to be thinking about what to do, including canceling upcoming trips. >> do you cancel your trip preimtively. a lot of times the airlines won't refund you the cash amount of your ticket if you are

canceling on your own, and if you wait until your airline or hotel cancels your trip, often times they will give you a full refund. >> you can see more of that on the "today" show coming up right after "today in the bay." and then starting today a new rapid testing site opens offered a voluntary basis because there are no federal requirements for outbound passengers. developing now, lawmakers alerted a government shutdown. today in the bay's alice barr is live in washington for us. this all comes as we have seen the new job numbers out moments ago. >> yeah, and the job numbers are much lower than expected. employers only added 210,000 jobs to the economy, and that's less than half of what the

economy had predicted, and the unemployment did drop more than expected but certainly a mixed bag. president biden expected to focus on the lower unemployment rate than on the lower than expected number of jobs added and he will focus on the last-minute threat on the vaccine mandates. >> good news for federal workers this morning. their paychecks are secure with a government shutdown averted. >> i am glad in the end cooler heads prevailed. the government will stay open. >> on this vote, the yays are 69 -- >> congress passed a stop gap measure.

>> it's disgraceful. >> despite a push from a handful of gop members to block the bill over an opposition to the vaccine mandates. >> the only thing i want to shutdown is congress funding enforcement of an immoral, unconstitutional vaccine mandate. >> republicans plan to bring up a measure next week to overturn the mandate for private businesses. it appears likely to pass the senate with support from moderate democrat, joe manchin. >> i have been very supportive for a mandate for federal government, for military, for all the people that work on the government payroll. i have been less enthused about it in the private sector. >> for now the mandates are tied up in court. opponents argue the mandates could force unvaccinated employees out of the workforce at a time when labor shortages are fueling supply chain problems and soaring inflation. a november jobs report due out this morning could shed light on

whether workers sidelined during the pandemic are beginning to return to the job. again, we just got the results of the november jobs report showing that just 210,000 jobs were added to the economy. i mentioned the unemployment rate dropped further than expected. it was at 4.6%, and it went down to 4.2%. the democratic leaders say this is no time for a victory lap. there are a lot of issues to be worked out between now and mid february to come up with a deal on a full-yearlong-term funding bill. back to you, laura and marcus. >> still a lot of work to be done. alice barr, thank you. state housing leaders making it clear they plan to hold cities accountable for shooting down viable new housing options. in the latest case, california's

housing accountability team reviewing a oakland city council decision delaying a housing project. berkeley reports the district may have to cut more than $6 million due to declining enrollment. it amounts to 600 fewer students than before the pandemic. leaders still hope the state's new education budget may offset some of the deficit. 6:09 on your friday morning. a foggy look outside. this is in the east bay in walnut creek this morning. kari has tabs on low visibility levels we are seeing in the south bay as well.

>> yeah, the south bay, south county and parts of the east bay and north bay. we can barely see anything on the dublin valley in the tri-valley, and slow down and do not turn on the high beams, regular lights will do, and allow extra time to get to work. look at the temperatures here. temperatures in the upper 40s to start and it will slowly warm up today. you will notice this afternoon will be cooler compared to the past few days. we are in the low 70s, and we are talking mid to upper 60s in some spots. we'll talk about all the changes ahead and what is going on this weekend. it's friday, so lighter volume overall and we do have a backup at the bay bridge. there was an accident that we are tracking, and that could be why they turned on the metering

lights earlier. the volume is not that bad, but we do see the east shore freeway moving smoothly and chp called out the east shore freeway. we are looking at fog here, creeping through highway 4. it's slow through concord and the build for highway 37. more fog through the tri-valley into fremont. just use caution. back to you. >> thanks, mike. new this morning, change is coming to ac transit that could and should speed up bus service. ridership is surging suddenly to 85% of prepandemic levels. some lines will be expended including the 60 bus that will extend. some lines are being fully restored to prepandemic schedules, all of which you can see at ac transits website.

the extra steps -- oh, my goodness. i need some coffee. we will talk about what they are doing to make sure santa is good to go on christmas eve. ♪ all i want for christmas ♪ ♪ is you ♪♪ >> that will make me up. >> yeah, get ready to hear that all day. the queen of christmas getting ready to take her throne. what you can expect from her jolly christmas special tonight. first, has it happened to you? on average there are 47 car breakins a day in san francisco. what will it take to put the car

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good friday morning. it's 6:15 now. we are starting out with fog in the south bay, and once that clears out we have nice weather, and if you plan to head out to christmas in the park it's going to be very mild, low 60s, but cooling down quickly. we will take a look at all our

microclimates in the forecast, coming up. and then that fog increasing in parts of the tri-valley. we will show you how times are affected, coming up. looking at futures this morning. dow jones industrial average, they are up at the moment. they are set to open flat so far this morning on the trading day of a roller coaster week driven by the variant. we are on the airfield here in cincinnati, and they are loading containers into the cargo planes to fly across the country. this plane is headed to seattle.

amazon has an entire fleet to deliver millions of packages every day, and this is the crunch time following cyber monday. we will show you inside amazon's air fleet, and show you how your package is delivered and flying across the country to get to your house on time, coming up on "today." >> thank you, tom. you may want to treat yourself today, you may want to reap the benefits of burger king's deal, and you need to use the app and website and be a member of their loyalty program. also, one whopper per account. yourself proclaimed queen of christmas is back. >> we're talking about mariah carey, and she's out with her new christmas special.

♪ ♪ >> one of her new songs there. it debuts today on apple plus, and it's called "fall in love at christmas." it's part of the special. >> the snow is falling -- >> in a gown, of course. >> that's christmas at your house, i know. >> yeah, every day. every day. >> do we have any snow in our forecast, kari? >> the fake stuff. you know when you go to christmas in the park, and you see the machines blasting that fake snow, that's what we will

see. here's the fog -- i guess we could call that bay area snow, the dense fog, and at least you can still see the lights. it could be hard to see on your drive to work this morning. visibility about three quarters of a mile in the south county, and even lower in some spots. it's about quarter mile in livermore and there's low visibility in the north bay. a lot of the spots dealing with the fog this morning. near the coast we will have something else that is little -- that we have not seen in quite a while. king tides will cause coastal flooding. it's been a while since we have had that going on. in the winter months, we have had the moon closest to the earth, and it gives a greater gravitational pull and gives us flooding in some of the low-lying spots near the coast. we did have the flood warnings up for us, and not only today but tomorrow and sunday as well

as the temperatures head for the upper 60s for this afternoon. we will see a high of 65 degrees in walnut creek, and only 60 in oakland. cooler today compared to the past few days as we reach into the upper 50s and 60s in san francisco, and mid-60s in parts of the north bay. still all dry here as the storm track remains to the north, but finally we are about to see a change in the weather pattern that will allow for these systems to come in. unfortunately we are not seeing anything strong at this point, so scattered light showers in the forecast next week, and maybe a better chance of sierra snow next wednesday and thursday. here at home we are seeing quiet weather but cooler temperatures and a slight chance of rain on monday and also for the rest of next week, just off and on. we are dry for the weekend and it's looking good for outdoor activities. we are watching out for the fog, and mike, you are watching that in the commute? >> yeah, highway 9, we know about that across santa cruz

that often gets the fog, but over here we call it out as well, and we don't frequently report this much of an issue in gilroy concerning the visibility. the slowing pattern is typical for the one portion of the 101. low visibility in the tri-valley. fremont, remember, all weekend starting at 8:00 p.m. tonight, this section will be closed for construction and reopening by monday's commute, but use 880 and mission as your alternate. >> thank you. next here on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> promises, promises. one for 2 grand in gift cards and another for a canceled concert refund. i am consumer investigator, chris chmura. our consumer teams convince a couple companies to fulfill their promises, next. this is my best friend in the morning.

it's my favorite coffee cup. you can turn it upsidedown and it rolls around in my bag and the live truck and my car and it never fails. it's about 15 bucks or right in that sweet spot of a price point for a gift without breaking the bank. hope you like it. >> that is day two of the 12 days of christmas, and kris sanchez sharing her gift ideas on instagram. you can follow her on facebook and twitter to get in on the fun. we'll be right back.

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$2,844. if you have a problem as a consumer, let us know. 888-996-tips. have a great weekend. >> you, too, chris. the women's soccer team two wins away from their second straight ncaa championship. this weekend they are hosting the final four. happening tonight, the semifinals. tonight's game, it's a late one. it starts at 9:30 p.m. okay. if you think you had a rough night, we're pretty sure oklahoma city thunder, they got you beat. >> yeah, beat-down. the thunder last night suffering the worst beat-down in nba history. they lost by 73 points to the grizzlies. that's the largest margin of defeat ever in 75 seasons of nba basketball. we are hoping things get better

from here for them. >> yeah. 6:26 for you right now. next, the top stories we are following today, including the breaking news for you. a new round of deadly violence in oakland. details on the investigation going on right now, and the impact its having on surrounding streets. plus -- with that new variant identified in several states here in the united states, we'll break down what the california department of public health is telling you. we'll talk about the pg&e's huge settles over the fire and devastation in the north bay.

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right now at 6:30, a deadly police shooting that got national attention at the height of last year's george floyd protest back in the it's leaving many in vallejo asking new questions. we do anticipate there will be more cases, but to the extent they are mild, we will address them. >> the arrival of the omicron variant. the impact it's having on scheduling and the protocols for positive test results. this is "today in the bay." very good friday morning to you. thank you so much for starting your day with us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington.

we are off to a foggy start this friday morning. meteorologist, kari hall, has a look at what we can expect from the forecast. kari, you say the fog will stick around for a little bit this morning? >> yes. you do need to plan accordingly and allow extra time to get to work this morning. slow it down and use the regular beams as we are seeing some of the fog drifting around in some unusual areas. once that clears out we have a nice day ahead. for the weekend, expect sunny skies and slightly cooler temperatures, but we are also going to have to deal with coastal flooding as the king tides return. for next week, we are watching out for slight rain chances and mainly dry conditions. these are the temperatures we are heading for as we are seeing visibility in the low range, only three quarters of a mile in the south county. once again, heads up about the fog. we'll talk about what is ahead and things going on this weekend coming up in a few minutes, laura and marcus. >> thank you. breaking news we are

following. police in oakland investigating a deadly shooting. it happened along castro street off of highway 980. officers found a victim inside a vehicle a little after 4:00 a.m. still not clear what led up to the shooting, but investigators, as you see, are still on the scene. castro street at 14th is closed wi oakland's 128th homicide of the year. a vallejo police officer that shot and killed a 22er old man last year violated the department policy by not trying to de-escalate the situation. today in the bay's bob redell joins us live. what else do we know that this investigation revealed? >> reporter: laura, the determination to use that deadly force was not objectionably reasonable. that's the finding into the shooting of the 22-year-old last

year in june of 2022. it happened in response to a looting at a walgreens during a george floyd protest. he had a hammer in his sweatshirt pocket, and police officer say the officer that shot him mistook the hammer as a there was a report that was released last night. the report said the officer fired rapidly through the windshield of a patrol car. this was captured by officer body cams. we are not showing you the shooting part of the video, however. the officer's response was reported as poor and did not use any de-escalation techniques. it's up to the department to decide whether or not that

officer will face discipline. we did reach out to the family last night and they said they need time before they comment. reporting live, bob redell for "today in the bay." >> thanks, bob. an attempted kidnapping outside a preschool in san francisco. this has a lot of parents shaken. neighbors say it happened wednesday afternoon outside of the montessori children's house. a woman grabbed the 3-year-old from a nanny and ran. the nanny chased the woman down and got the child back. the suspect tried to then grab a 1-year-old in a stroller, and luckily that baby was belted in. parents walking their children in that neighborhood say it's a lot to deal with. >> shocked. it's, you know, terrifying, you know, in such a safe and family-friendly neighborhood. i walk these streets all the time with my 6-month-old. >> police say officers searched

the neighborhood arresting a 34-year-old erin williams. she is facing kidnapping and child endangerment charges. one man in walnut creek accused of starting several small fires. the series of fired all happened yesterday starting with two dumpster fires. the man eventually tried to set fire to the library. no word yet on charges. the arrival of the omicron variant pushing more people to get tested and receive their covid booster shots. five states now confirming those cases, and as experts trying to get more information on the severity, cierra johnson is live for us in south san francisco. this is with a message from local health leaders, cierra. >> reporter: yeah, the message from the california department of health is to get tested regardless of your vaccination status if you have any of the

symptoms. a lot of folks will be doing that not only as a precaution, and as they begin to catch the flights and trains and drives to visit family and friends. president biden did address the new variant, and he made it clear his administration is making quick and cost-efficient testing a priority. he announced private health insurers must cover 100% of the costs of at-home covid tests, and the administration will make 50 million tests for community members. if you do test positive, you can then get a second test at a lab. there's an online reporting system to make it easier for people to register their results from home.

>> if somebody is positive and needs support in order to properly isolate and quarantine, that can help trigger a communication with marin county public health in order to offer those point of resources. >> it's not just the testing folks are after, it's also booster shots. a lot of the community seeing an increase in demand for the booster shots with the prevalence of the variant. in addition to some of the drug stores, some community health advocates are also creating locations around different communities where you could get those boosters. in santa clara county, they are partnering with several others to make boosters available. >> on the heels of that, 2.2

million doses were administered yesterday alone. it's the highest single day total since may. the new numbers come as we are learning new details about booster shots. people don't need to worry about getting the same brand as your first shot. researchers add many combinations of shot will work together. a follow-up for you. pg&e agreed to a $125 million settlement with the state puc. this is tied to the kincade wildfire in 2019 that burned 78,000 acres in sonoma county. the commission found multiple violations of overhead lines in the fire zone, and that agreement prevents pg&e from seeking $85 million in compensation for removing abandoned power equipment. the utility has not commented.

let's take a look outside right now, and it's christmas in the park in san josé. a beautiful shot. friday kicks off the weekend. >> the party is involved, and mike is there, and we need to get a good look at the weekend. >> yeah. >> let's see what is going on around the bay area. i know you are making plans and it's all about the holidays. the nights of lights parade going on in half moon bay this evening. it's going to be a cool one as you are out there strolling around town, and you are seeing all of the beautiful sights. temperatures in the mid-50s and a chilly evening with maybe the fog rolling back in. the winter lights are going on

there in san francisco. we are also going to have temperatures in the mid-50s, and this goes on each night into the new year. sunnyvale, the ice rink is open and you want to head out in the middle of the day while it's still bright and sunny. temperatures will be mild because later this evening you will need the hot chocolate, but it's a beautiful evening for ice skating or enjoying all of the holiday sites there. the beach forecast, it will be a nice one heading out to the beach but keep in mind it will be cooler than the weather we have had throughout the week. we are looking at upper 50s to low 60s up and down the coastline. but if you want the warmer weather, paso robles with the 70s and mostly sunny sky, but we have great weather for the weekend but it will be cool so keep that jacket handy. mike, you are watching the fog. you have to wait to leave oakland, right? >> yeah, those are independent factors. the wait to get out of oakland

is because of the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights were turned on. the low clouds in oakland, you can see down the east shore freeway just fine in that section here. the road weather index indicating that factor will be the antioch bridge and carquinez bridge and benicia bridge. the tri-valley a factor for 580 from our view as well as fremont and the south bay, milpitas, and even towards this area, in fact. coming up next, breaking news on the unemployment and the new strides being made to prepandemic jobless levels. >> plus, after another smash and grab here in the bay area, the attorney general, the state's top cop is going to be in san mateo county. what some law enforcement leaders want to hear him say about no bail.

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happy friday. it's 6:44. it's a cold and foggy start as you are stepping out the door in the north bay. we are checking out petaluma, right now 48 degrees and foggy. we will see the fog linger through 9:00 and then mostly sunny skies through the rest of the day. we will talk about the cooler weather and if we will see any rain down the line. that's coming up in a few minutes. clouds in the background, and a nice silhouette for the trees. the build is on out of the east bay. we'll show you how widespread it is. it's not the richmond bridge that's an issue for folks this morning, it's a little further north and we'll talk about that.

just out, the november employment report. the u.s. economy added 210,000 jobs, and that's less than the 573,000 jobs forecasted. the new omicron variant could slow job growth into the winter. in the meantime, unemployment did fall to 4.2%. another flash mob robby, and this one at one south bay mall. kris, rob will be in the bay area today. >> yeah, this is the attorney general. he's going to be in san mateo later today to address the massive surge in organized retail robberies impacting businesses, and we heard from some of the local law

enforcement saying the no bail policy sets criminals free. in 12 seconds hooded thieves armed with hammers smashed display cases and made off with $70,000 worth of jewelry. a similar string of robberies happened and then police got a break and made 14 arrests and then the 14 suspects walked free in part because of california's zero bail policy. while awaiting help from the state, shopping centers like the great mall in milpitas, they have been bringing in additional security. in walnut creek, 80 people stormed the nordstrom's store.

the city in san josé voted this week to spend quarter million in license plates readers to try and detour and solve the crimes. but they say if they solve the crimes, it won't matter if the criminals walk free. we are going to be listening to the attorney general's message today, but many say they want an end to the statewide policy that ended last year, but some counties kept it in place like los angeles county and santa clara county. the city of oakland is trying to heal and move past the recent surge of violence there. eight events will happen across the city tonight, all listed on your screen. the times range from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. all events are free and open to every one. if you missed yours, town nights will happen again, next friday. trending this morning, if

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>> stop it. i'm getting scared. >> me, too. >> you have saw the movie -- well, probably not in 30 years. >> with kids it's on replay all the time. >> come over and watch, unmarcus. >> babysitting duties included. >> kari, how is the forecast looking? >> it's going to be a nice weekend. you probably want to get outside instead of being cramped up inside. there are so many holiday festivities going on, and right now it's hard to see any of the lights because we are dealing with the dense fog. we are going to have the fog with us for the next couple of hours, and the visibility down to quarter of a mile in the tri-valley. we also have seen it very dense in parts of the north bay. just watch out for that because it's in some unusual spots this morning. if you are planning to head to the coast, some of the low-lying

areas have the concern once again of king tides. it's back. that's the extremely high astronomical tides because this time of year the sun is at its closest point to the earth as well as the moon is at its closest point to the earth, and because of that we will have a higher tide than usual. that happens late morning, and we have extremely low tides in the evening, not only today but tomorrow and sunday. we will have to watch the areas shaded in green that is in the coastal flooding. we are reaching the mid to upper 60s in some spots in the south bay. low 60s for the east bay. 64 today in concord. 63 today in san rafael. we are dry but it's all about the change. finally we are seeing the high pressure that is going to be moving out. we will make way for a couple storm systems to move in.

unfortunately they are not packing that much of a punch, so we are looking at slight rain chances and maybe toward the end of the week there could be a chance of sierra snow but doesn't look that promising for bay area rain. we once again, at least, see change here. temperatures for the weekend, cooler. keep the jacket handy and the temperatures will drop off quickly, and then next week we will see more clouds and slight rain chances. mike, any impacts on the commute as you are watching the fog? >> we are looking at santa rosa, it's north on the map, north of novato. this section of i-80, we will see that closure. ten hours there, they are demolishing the bridge. we are looking over here towards the south portion of the commute, highway 17 and highway

101, both affected by fog. over here, it's fremont. no problems for visibility. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. it's 6:52. happening now, college applications rebounding this year after decreasing during the height of the pandemic. the total number of applications submitted is up 22% over prepandemic levels in 2019. that's according to data from the common app, which does not include applications to community colleges. the data shows a big jump in applications from foreign students, up 43% prepandemic levels. more deadly violence in oakland. details on the new shooting reported two hours ago, and the impact it's having on surrounding streets. plus -- >> a new report highly critical of the vallejo police officer that shot and killed a 22-year-old man last year. the consequences that officer

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off of highway 980. officers found the victim inside a vehicle a little after 4:00 a.m. it's not clear what led up to the shooting but investigators are still on the scene. castro street at 14th street is closed with no estimated time on the reopening. this would be oakland's 128th homicide of the year. a deadly shooting in vallejo back in the spotlight after findings from a new independent investigation. >> bob, it sounds like certain department policies were not properly followed here? >> correct. according to the independent report it finds that the officer who the last of 2022 shot and killed a man, and he violated the department policy by not deploying de-escalation techniques. the officer's response was tactically poor and the determination to use deadly

force was not objectionably reasonable. parking lot during the george floyd protests and he had a hammer in his pocket and the officer mistook that hammer for a gun. now the report that was put together by a former civil rights prosecutor working for an outside firm and the report was released last night and it says the officer fired rapidly through the windshield of a patrol car that was captured by body cameras, and it's up to the police department to decide whether or not that officer will face disciplinary action, and the state attorney general also launched its own investigation. bob redell, reporting live for "today in the bay." >> look where bob was, that shot was all foggy and it's happening throughout the bay area this morning as we look at a family

of live cameras this morning. is this going to lift anytime soon? >> it will be a few more hours before it clears and in some spots it will linger longer. that will keep the temperatures down, and we are reaching in the upper 60s for some of the warmer areas. for san francisco, a cooler weekend ahead. we will see at times sunshine and just a few more clouds in the mix as the fog slowly clears. mike, how is it looking now for the commute? >> let's look. this is dublin, and kari you have been showing us this morning, a little trouble showing 580. look at the dublin interchange on the right side of the map. a lot of contra costa county and alameda down toward fremont and the south bay, and the weekend closures here starting tonight, and 680 is your alternate until monday morning. >> thanks, mike. we will be back at 7:25 with

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