it's just really challenging, so much so that i don't know if we will be able to do it. >> right now at 4:30, new travel restrictions as the variant continues to spread. meteorologist, kari hall, is tracking when this fog could clear out and when the next chance of rain is coming up in our forecast. this is "today in the bay."

good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i am kris sanchez. laura garcia has the day off. >> i am marcus washington. let's get this monday started. i will have a look at the commute coming up in a bit but first let's look at the forecast. both of you are talking about the same thing, the fog. >> yeah, there's fog in a lot of spots across the bay area. it's hard to see getting to work and not just because you are sleeping. we are looking live at dublin as dense fog is in that area, and you will be in and out of the fog as livermore visibility down to less than a mile. we will see some clearing this afternoon, but you will notice temperatures will be cooler. keep the jacket close by. we are reaching up to 60 degrees in some of the warmest spots inland. >> kari, it's tough to look around oakland because the light

is bouncing off the fog and low clouds. 880, traffic is light and there's a report of a roadside fire, and we will track that. this is the reason you don't use high beams in fog because it bounces off the fog, and as we get through the area there's a little slowing as you past the scene that is just starting to clear up. more importantly, look at the dense fog, highway 4 being impacted, highway 37 and over towards san rafael, that will be a tougher drive there. south of the san mateo bridge, things are clearer but low clouds make things look a little eerie. back to you. >> thanks, mike. beginning today tighter testing kicks in for international travelers entering into the united states. >> this is to try and slow and

detect the spread of the omicron variant. >> at the international terminal, passengers will be subject to the new tighter testing window when they return. >> i think it could be challenging, but we will make it work. >> all international travelers including u.s. citizens will have to show a negative covid test within 24 hours, and for people with holiday plans abroad the new rules are another challenge. >> it will be a problem for some people, and i don't know if that will be everywhere for all the flyers. >> i think it's necessary but it's made travel so complicated. >> and passengers also need to research what other countries

are requiring. in france, they require a test within two days of departure, and israel is asking people to quarantine for three days. >> i do think we have an investment in making sure people are not bringing new cases, especially when we have things like the omicron to worry about. >> we have you covered on the latest updates for the omicron variant, and just go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the top of the trending bar, you will find what you need. self defense and awareness events are popping up across the bay area. a special class was held with kids in mind. the anti-bullying workshop was held for children from 7 to 12 years old, and this is to learn

to prevent confrontation. >> we teach the kids how to find their voice and pay attention to their situational awareness, and we teach them how to defend against a punch, choke and wrist grab. >> students learned how many everyday objects could be weapons of defense. the retired police officer turned security guard, his services are set for thursday. the decorated officer served in san josé over the course of his career. public services are set for noon on thursday at the civic center, and masks are required indoors. this is a live look at the

golden gate bridge and it's foggy there. we're used to that, but it's foggy everywhere else, too, and that's really the story. >> yeah, we are starting out with fog in san josé, and in some other areas not used to seeing fog. we are looking live at christmas in the park in downtown san josé. our temperatures are not too chilly now but we may cool off a few degrees before sunrise. that fog will be very slow to clear. later on tonight we are getting ready for rain, and scattered showers start to move in late this afternoon into parts of the north bay, but then the rest of the bay area seeing good coverage of light showers tonight and we will see that continue into early tomorrow morning, but then clearing out for tomorrow afternoon. it's nice to see some rain in the forecast and there's more down the line. we will talk more about that in a few minutes. kari, we are starting over

here in mountain view, 287, and everything is clearing from the clover leaf. very light traffic throughout the south bay now but we are seeing patches of fog and that would mess around, because folks are not used to seeing fog in this area and that could mess around with your context, so drive slow. highway 84 was closed all weekend, but they should be clearing for 680 and the mission boulevard alternate as your work around. that should be right on schedule from what we hear. that fog, really dense fog in patches in concord and walnut creek. a big push for coal.

futures are a bit mixed. we have more on the opening outlook ahead in our cnbc morning business report. >> a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. not that foggy out there this morning. i thought it would be more foggy, but there you go. around the bay area, fog is certainly an issue. stick around and find out how your morning commute will be. we'll be right back.

good monday morning. the time is 4:40, and this is your view in walnut creek. allow extra time to get to work, so it's time to get up and get moving so you can slow down on your way to work. our temperatures are in the mid-40s here and cooler around sunrise and then a lot of clouds today. it doesn't warm up that much, so we will talk more about what is ahead and when you will need the umbrella in a couple minutes. compared to that shot, we see more in fremont. this is 880 just south of mission boulevard. things are moving smoothly. light traffic here. let's check in first with cnbc. the dow is on a four-week losing streak, it's longest in more than a year. activist investors calling on

kohl's to sell the company. the average price of gasoline dropping 2 cents over the past two weeks. it now stands at $3.46 a gallon. walt disney led the box office for the second straight week in domestic ticket sales. >> thanks. 4:42 for you this morning. it's a story you will only see on nbc bay area. another casualty of covid. next here on "today in the bay," a beloved south bay restaurant prepares to close. the reason its owners will now be forced to leave the country. as we take a look at your forecast for oakland, we have patchy fog and temperatures in the mid-40s by 7:00 and a cool and cloudy day. we will talk about rain in our forecast, coming up.

you will see this shot of dublin looks exactly like the shot from fremont. we will talk about the impact the fog is having on your drive, coming up.

here we go, monday morning. this is still a beautiful look there at christmas in the park, downtown san josé. that fog certainly trying to compete with christmas in the

park. it's competing all across the bay area this morning. meteorologist, kari hall, has been tracking that. we are seeing that in a lot of places? >> yes, we are. if you have a drive it will be foggy in some spots in parts of your drive this morning. this is emeryville, you can see the headlights on the interstate. we will see the sky clearing, but chilly temperatures and the rest of the week we will look forward to another chance. visibility down to a quarter of a mile in livermore as much as the north bay. those are just the airport sites. temperatures compared to what we have had recently are only reaching in the low 60s for morgan hill this morning, and some of the 50s for

microclimates today. we have seen the high pressure moving out and the rain is dipping further south and it will be heading into the bay area. how much rain will we get from this? not a lot. maybe 0.1 of an inch of rain. possibly redwood city as well. we have the first round of rain that moves through fairly quickly and another chance as we go into thursday even though it doesn't look like a strong chance for us, and then there will be another system behind that. we are entering into a much more active weather pattern as we go into the next week or so. one computer model for the next week is putting down decent rainfall totals especially for next week. we are expecting stronger storm systems to come in. this is one computer model showing we could see four or

five inches for parts of the north bay, and then could be as high as seven inches of rain in ukiah. this is not this week but next week, there could be a big dumping of snow in the sierra, which is great. there could be as much as three feet of snow. that's next week. we will see off and on showers for today, and then another chance on thursday. we're clear up until late sunday, but notice how chilly those temperatures will be all throughout the week. we're looking at 287, there's a quick break and that ramp should be reopened any second. no major injuries and not a major impact. you should be fine even if you are in mountain view and sunnyvale getting over to that point. even though traffic is

relatively light out of the altamont, the visibility is tough in patches. 580 coming through the altamont and through livermore. despite this, vasco does move at about 20 minutes out of brentwood. you don't have the visual acues, so you should slow down, and you might get caught by a surprise even though it's a familiar bridge getting over to the bay bridge and richmond bridge as well. in the south bay they are saying good-bye to a restaurant with really a cult following here. the owner of the mongolian barbecue in san josé. >> people came from other counties to get their last meal there this weekend. >> not only is the restaurant owner saying good-bye to all of his long-time customers, but because his restaurant is

closing he's forced to leave the country. >> customizable food in a bowl, it has kept people coming back. the owners say after 17 years, they are closing their restaurant. >> it's disappointing because it's a really great place and, you know, it has a nice vibe, a nice family vibe. we're definitely going to miss it. >> this 10-year-old said he learned to like veggies here. >> it's sad to see it, like, go. >> john, an engineer from south korea said he knew nothing about the restaurant business when he first took over, and he is the third person to own the restaurant who has been there since 1973. the restaurant quickly became a cult favorite. the pandemic changed everything, forcing the restaurant to close for nearly a year and when it

did reopen business was down 70%. john says even now concerns about the omicron variant are hurting business, and there are other challenges. >> things have increased. i couldn't increase my food price. >> john and his wife decided to close the restaurant december 15th because he's operating on a special investor visa and has no green card, he and his wife are required to leave the country if they close permanently. he's also hoping somebody will continue his restaurant's legacy. >> i am so sorry i cannot

survive, sorry, everybody. i miss this restaurant, our customers. >> marianne favro, today in the bay. >> so sad. new details now, a spokesperson for former cnn anchor is denning new allegations of sexual misconduct. the reports came out over the weekend in the aftermath of his firing. cnn originally suspended cuomo for helping his brother, andrew cuomo, and over the weekend the network fired chris cuomo. word of bob dole's death yesterday resonating across the country. believe it or not, today would have marked bob and elizabeth

dole's 46th anniversary. the two sat down with the "today" show on how their marriage lasted two years ago. >> i realize he's not some guy chasing women around capitol hill, you know. >> i never did that. couldn't catch them, anyway. >> funny guy there. today we will have full coverage of dole's life and legacy coming up right after "today in the bay." still ahead on "today in the bay," a new mandate leaders are set to discuss this week and the impact it could have on many just trying to make it in the bay. happening now, hiring remains a big problem for many small businesses. the national federation of independent businesses says 49% of businesses are trying to fill open positions. it's not just hiring more workers, business owners say they lack qualified applicants and the cost of labor and rising

compensation also a factor. the numbers reflect a 48-year high for labor quality struggles. we'll be right back.

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looks like the whole community turned out for that one. the fire engine you see there was a big hit, and so was something else in bright red. santa -- >> i know him! >> a lot of kids cannot wait, and he made an appearance to help light the christmas tree. >> it's nice to see things going back to normal a little bit. happening tonight, the semifinals on "the voice" are live right here on nbc bay area. in addition to their solo performances, they will sing a 1990s duet with their fellow semifinalists. it's followed by michael buble's christmas in the city. back in court, the decision

looming this week for killer scott peterson and his push for a new trial. and then in concord, low visibility. it's a cool day and we will get rain eventually. we will talk about that, coming up next. here's the san mateo bridge. when you are on the span, it's a little better but we will show you where it's a lot worse in other areas, coming up.

it's going to be a problem for some people. i am not sure if it is going to be available everywhere for all the flyers. >> right now at 5:00, new travel restrictions now in place. we are live at sfo with a look at the new reality these travelers will face when they arrive at the airport this morning. plus, president biden expected to announce a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 olympics. one county now changing how law enforcement officers respond to people in crisis. the new team that will now answer those calls. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. laura garcia has the day off. i am kris sanchez. >> i am marcus washington. we will have a look at the drive times with mike coming up in a bit, but first