marcus and laura are off today. we want to take you live for a . the golden gate bridge there on the left. kari, any chance we will get the wet weather to stick around >> we will get it to return, more rain in the forecast before the end of the week. also ahead, rain and snow that could be with us at the start of next week. right now, light showers moving across the bay area. we still have sprinkles for parts of the bay and in san francisco. the clearing trend is what we are expecting for the rest of the day. once again, we do have more rain in the forecast, headed for sunshine today. tomorrow the clouds start to move back in and as early as late tomorrow night, into early thursday morning, another round of light rain moves in.

we will talk about that bigger storm in the forecast in just a few minutes. oakland leaders are expected to take emergency action to combat the recent surge in crime and deadly violence. >> they are voting on incentives to hire new police officers. bob redell is live with the details. >> reporter: the goal is to immediately fill 60 officer vacancies in the oakland police department. these are positions already funded but just not filled right now. the mayor and oakland city council members want to fill these positions not with rookies out of police academies but with veteran police officers from other places, and so they will vote on a $50,000 hiring bonus. right now opd has only 676

officers and that's a decade-low for the number of officers. this emergency proposal comes amid recent mob robberies of retail stores, and the city just recorded another homicide for 2021, which puts oakland on track with its deadliest year in a decade. councilmembers say these officers are needed on the streets to accomplish this. she proposes the city hire an independent recruiting firm. >> we are going to go nationwide for committed officers with no history of misconduct. i want to be very clear that --

we need to -- >> the city council will also vote on $20,000 bonuses to entice oakland residents to enroll in the police academy. in an e-mail last night, mayor libby schaaf implored her citizens, saying these are historic investments for violence prevention. this morning there will be a virtual protest, reporting live,

bob redell, "today in the bay." eufpt thank you, bob. the reward is growing to more than $38,000 to track down the gunman that shot and killed the security guard protecting a tv news crew in oakland. he was a decorated officer that died on november 27th. the public memorial service is scheduled for this thursday at the san josé civic center. developing now, president biden getting ready to hold a high stakes conversation with russian president, vladimir putin. this comes as the white house weighs possible sanctions against russia should putin take further military action in ukraine. alice barr is live in washington. this is a difficult day in washington? >> yeah, this is a complicated relationship. president biden has diplomatic needs to think about with russia, and also trying to draw

a line in the sand to make it clear there will be very real consequences if russia does invade ukraine. >> we affirm the united states' support for the sovereignty -- >> the biden administration is prepared to respond with sanctions. >> that could have a detrimental impact -- >> he wants to keep ukraine from joining the western military alliance, nato, and prevent nato

from putting advanced weapon systems into the country. >> what we have to do is beef up for our own security and own troops in the nato region, and provide more defense equipment to ukraine. >> the tensions come amid a separate diplomatic dust up with china after the white house announced a diplomatic boycott of the winter olympics in beijing, and no u.s. officials will attend the games in protest of china's human rights abuses. china calling the boycott an offense and promising necessary and resolute counter measures. president biden is coordinating his call with allies, and in both, russia and china, the president is walking a fine line and he needs to counter iran

nuclear threats. the omicron variant continues to spread to other states, and officials are working to balance new safety protocols as cases go up in number. new york issuing a sweeping vaccine mandate that affects all private sector employees. sam brock has me new york is ma. >> reporter: kris, good morning, we are at a fragile point in the country with respect to covid. at this point the united states is seeing more than 100,000 cases of covid every day with concerns that the omicron variant will add fuel to the fire. in florida, it's considered a cautionary tale. by early august, the delta flooded hospitals. so many cities across the country are trying to get out in

front of omicron, and new york city is mandating vaccine for all private sectors, and it's up to 3.6 million workers, and naturally you are going to see pushback, and we have already seen legal battles play out in the big apple for mandatory vaccines for teachers and workers, and we will have more information coming up on a cruise line outbreak with 17 cases linked to a norwegian cruise ship that left new orleans. more on that on "today."

researchers concluded fewer infections when more students were in class, in part because of the strict safe protocols in place. from vaccines to variants, we continue our reporting online. head to nbcbayarea.com and you can find the latest covid air travel rules and the up-to-date headlines on the omicron variant. today marks 80 years since the attack on pearl harbor, and many gathered in hawaii to remember. >> and one of them is richard shimmal who was there and he was part of the radar team that detected incoming objects at pearl harbor, and that technology on that day was brand-new. but today he says it's a warning he could never forget. >> when we got the coordinates,

we sent them into him, and the lieutenant said don't worry about it, it's nothing. for some reason, i don't know why i ever did this, i copied it down. >> he saved that first message. you heard that. that story and more of how it turns out coming up on "today." his story. we know how pearl harbor turned out. one congressman and city mayor will testify before the natural resources sub committee. the pair are among those pushing to pass a bill that would honor richmond's wartime efforts. let's take you outside in the south bay. this is alameda. you can see everything is a bit wet as the overnight rain moved in. let's check in about kari and see how long it will last. >> yeah, we are left with spotty light sprinkles, but the roads

may still be wet as you are driving and as we take a live look outside in the tri-valley. visibility is clear and the clouds are still lingering for a little bit. temperatures in the upper 40s right now and we will have sunshine today. a lot more than yesterday. as we take a look at our highs this afternoon, headed for 60 in san rafael, and 60 in san francisco with palo alto and san josé reaching 62 degrees. all of this clearing out but we do have more rain in the forecast. we'll talk more about that in a few minutes. mike, there's a glow to our palo alto camera? >> yeah, there are clouds drifting through the shot and more visibility now. we are looking at the potential, as kari said, mist and drizzle. rain from overnight could still be a factor. silicon valley getting a lot more potential for fog in spots. we will check on this, and chp

will give us an update as far as lanes closed. slowing around the county line, and it was much more pronounced over the last 20 minutes. looks like things might be clearer, but still, use caution and be careful. your contra costa county drive looks mild over the next couple of days. back to you. >> thank you. it's 6:12. keeping your kids safe online. the new safety features instagram is set to roll out for its app. it will help monitor your teen's access. plus -- ♪♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, h.e.r., the special tribute the north bay superstar is set to perform tonight at the people's choice

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right now at 6:15, we have early-morning rain but now it's rolling out of here and headed for southern california. we will see more rain in the forecast and also the cool temperatures will settle in. we will talk more about all of that and when we will get a really big storm in the forecast, coming up in a few minutes. metering lights turned on half an hour ago, but the backup formed in the last seven minutes, so quick changes coming over here off the maze. i will show you what i am watching in the south bay. mike, i am watching the futures to see where the dow,

nasdaq and s&p 500 will open. tesla, meanwhile, replacing some of its cameras in its model sx vehicles because of the cameras. the cameras enable features like auto pilot. the company has not started a recall but will fix the cameras for free if owners complain. instagram set to roll out its first set of parental controls for children in march. the head of the social media app said in a blog post parents will be able to see how long their children have spent using instagram, and limit the amount of time they spend on the app. he is expected to field questions about whether or not social media harms children and

teenagers, kris. >> thank you, scott. happening tonight, the peoples' choice awards are sure to be a star-studded affair. among the stars, california native, h.e.r. ♪♪ >> the award-winning singer will take the stage and perform a tribute to marvin gaye. this is all to honor the 50th anniversary of the release of his iconic record, "what's going on." you can watch the peoples' choice award here on nbc bay area. that's tonight at 9:00. also, trending this morning, if you ever thought to yourself, i would like a salad with my glass of eggnog -- >> i never have thought that. >> some people say this product combines those to the horror of many. >> hidden valley getting press

because it's releasing a limited edition of ranch-nogg. >> let's be honest, this will be popular with kids under 10, because they love ranch. >> yeah, the orange sauce. >> yeah. >> i guess we should not be ridiculous. it would make perfect sense. >> go ahead and drink ranch dressing. you heard it from the people on the news. >> for my son it's ketchup. eating lasagna, and he's like, can i have ketchup? oh, let's move on. i know you don't want to think about that as you are trying to

drink your coffee and eat breakfast. storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar showing light sprinkles left from the bay area towards san francisco. the bulk of the more measurable rain is rolling out of here and we will see our sky gradually clearing out today. what else is out there. we are watching a couple more systems coming in, and you probably heard about all the big storms happening over hawaii and all the heavy rain. that eventually will move up and over and into the bay area by late sunday into early next week. we do have something in between with the system sliding down the coast, and we will bring in cooler temperatures and possibly light snow for the sierra. for us, the rain will be very light. maybe 0.1 of an inch of rain between late wednesday into early thursday. the bigger storm once again coming in on sunday afternoon into monday. that will tap into that deep tropical moisture and enhance the amount of rainfall. our models still don't agree on

how much rain we will see, so let's look through a couple of them. it's 1 to 2 inches where you see the red in parts of the north bay. then we go to the gfs model, and it is showing the white and gray, and that's six or seven inches of rain possible with the north bay showing lesser amounts, about two to three. overall it looks like a significant system. thursday's storm brings two to six inches of snow for the sierra, and then check out next week with the possibility of several feet of snow. king vale, 74 inches. the same in kirkwood. this is what we have been waiting on since october when we had that nice start to the ski season and the water year. we are going to see a weak system coming in on thursday, and then once again we will be preparing you for what is coming our way next week. we can enjoy the weekend, even though it will be chilly.

temperatures reaching into the mid-50s. it will be sunny, and we will batten down the hatches for next week. mike, you are updating the crashes in san josé? >> yeah, 280 under the overpass, that cleared out. the one in saratoga, it involves a tanker truck, and that's clearing out. up along the peninsula for 280, that's where the road weather index registers more chances of fog and that's coming out of san martin and morgan hill. right now we have on the phop a mild build for the east bay and south bay. the backup fuels the toll plaza on the bay bridge. back to you. next on "today in the bay,"

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new hope for one tropical rainforest. the rainforest in puerto rico is the only rain forest in the world managed by the u.s. forest department. the migration of farmers helped the forest to thrive. >> was it really some of the only remaining rainforest on the entire island? >> yes, from the top of the mountains. >> now what is the status? >> if you look at the latest descriptions covering the island, we are 65%, so we are back full circle. >> it's part of a whole network wide series called rescuing the rainforest, and it's coming up right after "today in the bay." next up, top stories we are following today, including the showers making their way into the bay area overnight. kari is tracking a storm for next week, plus --

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right now at 6:30, tightening vaccine mandates. teachers in one of the bay area's largest school districts now required to show their proof of vaccination in order to teach in a classroom in person. we will show you what is at stake for them if they don't. new requirements parents are facing as well. plus -- >> before it was all crazy. >> a surge in bay area retail thefts forcing stores to take action. the key vote that will allow off duty deputies to boost security and new safety measures one grocery store is taking to detour shoplifting. you're watching "today in the bay." good tuesday morning. i am kris sanchez. >> i am scott mcgrew. laura and marcus have the day off. let's take you out live to san josé. if you have not been outside yet you may not have realized

overnight rain moved in. >> sounds great. meteorologist, kari hall, is tracking showers this morning and has a look at the forecast in case you don't have your holiday lights up yet. >> we did start out with early morning showers, and so wet roads could be left, that's outside in oakland. we will get ready for another chance of quick moving showers on thursday, and then we have a storm that will bring in heavy rain and snow. still light showers as you are stepping out the tker in san francisco and across the bay in fremont, and rain will push to the south of us. a lot more activity that we will break down in the forecast, coming up in a few minutes. new confirmed cases of omicron show up in california. the total number of covid cases statewide approaching 5 million

since the start of the pandemic. so far at least 74,000 people across the state have died. today we are moving you forward with efforts to limit risks, and for one bay area school district, the deadline is now today for teachers to show proof of vaccination. this comes as more businesses tighten vaccine requirements as well. cierra johnson is live this morning. this is something parents and teachers need to pay attention to, because it's a mandate. >> reporter: good morning, kris. west contra costa school district is where the teachers will need to show that proof of vaccination, and it's not just the teachers, but as you mentioned the students will need to show their proof of vaccination to stay in the classroom. take a look at your screen. west contra costa unified, their

teachers are required to show proof of vaccination today and later this month by december 15th, the students must show their proof of vaccination. oakland, hayward and piedmont districts also have similar vaccine mandates. every teacher must be fully vaccinated or have a valid exemption, and if they don't they could lose their job, and those with the exemptions are required to take a covid test weekly. some were worried the mandate would make the shortage first, but the association says it does not. >> we are finding people wanting to teach in contra costa because of the vaccine mandate, making them feel safer being able to teach here. >> reporter: the president of the united teachers of richmond said 99% of its 1,600 members

are vaccinated. as for students they must be fully vaccinated or exempted by january 3rd or will need to return to distance learning. and some businesses are also making changes to their covid protocols. new protocols at the chase center. kids 5 to 11 must show proof of vaccination or have a negative covid test three days within the event. the same thing at the shark arena. sap says they will have testing at the arena for those unvaccinated kids. i was doing reading, and it looks like the testing will take place about an hour before the events, so may be best to try and get your test before you go, because not sure how many test they will have and if you have

to stand in line and you don't want to miss the events. today is the day teachers in contra costa have to show proof of their vaccinations. >> it will be interesting to see what the rate turns out to be right off the bat. thank you, cierra. and then omicron could be a more contagious variant, but includes milder symptoms. that's the census in south africa where omicron is raging. hospitalizations are not increasing as the rate from those -- as they did with the delta-related infections. >> it's probably what you would expect from the baseline infection in the community, but they don't seem to be severe even if they are hospitalized. >> while the jury is still out on the effectiveness of the current vaccine, so far there's no proof they don't work against the omicron variant.

being vaccinated is still considered the key to limiting your risks. testimony resumes this morning in the elizabeth holmes criminal fraud trial following a one week hiatus. the defense is expected to wrap up its case as soon as this week. here's a tweet from our scott budman. he just posted it. he's already out there, in order to cover this trial in person they stand in line at this time of day. you can follow him @scottbudman to get the latest updates on the trial. a 52-foot christmas tree, somebody torched it at about 1:30 in the morning. 15% of the tree burned. some electrical wiring melted as

well. the tree lighting ceremony is still happening and is scheduled for saturday at 6:00 in the evening. high-end stores are not the only ones being targeted by robbers. every day stores like safeway and restaurants are facing the same threats. yesterday morning somebody broke into a rotisserie and took the register. customers say theft is a common sight at one safeway at market, too. >> i am hoping they can close the doors and keep people from escaping. >> management reduced store hours, and closed the main entrance and locked up most products and installed fencing inside. there's only one way in and one way out now. the changes have gotten mixed reaction, but some customers worry that unless the stores do something, stores could close with the amount of crime. happening today in san francisco, a key vote that would

allow off duty sheriff deputies to be hired by businesses and neighborhoods. they would be paid by the businesses and not by the city in an effort to stop the smash and grab robberies. officers would wear their uniform while working and be armed. there are flames that happened a little before midnight and the flames did not spread. we do know this often happens when there's dust on the transformers and it rains. and then potential catastrophic flooding in hawaii, and this is heavy winds and rain pummeling the island of oahu. the governor has declared a state of emergency. >> reporter: a tremendous amount of rain falling, in some cases

two inches an hour. in some areas -- remember, this is mountainous, and up to 15 inches flowing down, so the concern this morning are actual mudslides. on maui, so much rain and flooding that it lifted parked cars and moved them down the street. there were some schools closed. power is out. this is not what you expect when you talk about hawaii. there are many here on honeymoons and vacations, and also today is december 7th, the 80th anniversary of the some veterans that survived that and are making their way back here today, and no matter the rain they plan to honor their shipmates that died in that attack. >> as well, they should. thanks. to another kari, our kari, you are talking about weather as well? >> yeah, that storm in hawaii

will make it over to the bay area. right now we have a weak storm system, and that rain passed and pushed to the south, but the roads are still wet and we have low clouds and patchy fog as well as the mist. here's a look at the system affecting hawaii with all of the heavy rain and the high elevation snow. that will make its way across the pacific into the bay area by the end of the weekend. we will be watching that. today our sky gradually clears and temperatures will head toward the low 60s. enjoy time outside. after that rain comes out, we will catch a break. we are going to start here at the san mateo bridge, and i saw radar activity hovering around the area for a while. we didn't see major slowing bit light so we know there's moisture in the air and sheen on the runway. dumbarton bridge, san mateo

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the door and the roads are wet. temperatures in the low 50s and we will get more sunshine today. we will get a break before the next round of rain comes in, and we will talk about that in the forecast, coming up. a live look outside shows you fremont. look at that. a lot more headlights heading south towards silicon valley, and that's susceptible to a lot of fog. we will show you that as well as what is developing in the south, looking further south than we often have to look. that's coming up. oakland is expected to take emergency action to combat the recent spike in crime, especially homicides. >> council members will vote. >> reporter: they want to get 60 police officers on to the streets, new officers on to the streets of oakland.

these are positions that are already funded. the mayor and the city council, they don't want to fill these with rookie cops from the police academy, we are talking about veteran cops from other departments. in order to entice those veterans to come, the city will vote on a $50,000 hiring bonus. right now 676 sworn officers is a decade-low number according to the mayor and in violation of voter approved z. this comes as the city recorded it's deadliest year in almost a decade. recent victims include a man that tried to stop a car

break-in, and a retired police officer killed while guarding a local television crew. the city council member is proposing the city hire an independent recruiting firm. >> we will go on a nationwide search for experienced, talented and committed officers with a diverse background and no history of misconduct. i want to be clear -- we need to make sure their principles outline oakland principles as well. >> in an e-mail last night, mayor libby schaaf wrote and tried to implore her citizens to support the proposal, and wrote

that it will not impact other services including the historic investments made into the violence protection, and one group will hold a protest against the proposal being voted on by city council. they want to tell the city council, and i am quoting, there's no police staffing crisis and to reject libby schaaf's fear mongering propaganda. i'm bob redell for "today in the ba will be the largest city in th the right to vote. let's talk about what that measure means. it means people with green cards and those legally authorized to work in the u.s. can vote in local races only.

council members are expected to ratify that today and it's expected to be signed into law later this week. 20 years since the story of boy wizard graced the silver screen. >> the entire cast is marking the release of that film. ♪♪ >> hbo max just released the new teaser trailer for "harry potter" 20th anniversary return to hogwarts. it will include interviews from emma watson and the other co-stars. >> i mean, 20 years -- >> yeah, that seems wrong. >> yeah, hbo max got it wrong. >> i'm so young. >> doesn't feel it. that's for sure. >> what we did feel this morning is the mist in the air.

rain, we need the rain but this is just nuisance rain. messed up my hair. >> yeah, i put my plants out to hopefully catch the 0.1 of an inch of rain we were getting. we look outside in san francisco, still clouds overhead and you can see the roads are wet and that's what you will see as you are heading out. most of the rain has cleared even though we have a little bit of green here and there, and some of the rain is pushing to the south of us. as we go into the rest of the day, our sky will continue to clear. we do have a couple more systems down the line, and a stronger one, that's still over hawaii right now and will be headed our way for the end of the weekend. most of the rain will miss out on the bay area. there will be light snow for the sierra, so there's already winter weather watches up for some of the areas in the sierra. then a bigger storm early next week will bring us heavier rain starting on sunday and continue

to monday. so that next storm system we are looking forward to next week will tap into some deep subtropical moisture and enhance the amount of rain we will see. the models right now not agreeing on how much rain we will see, and that's understandable because it's almost a week out, and one computer model in the north bay showing one to two inches of rain and then as you head to santa cruz mountains, looks like it could be three to four inches of rain, and then another model is basically a lot more, for the santa cruz mountains, possibly six to seven inches of rain and the north bay could see a lot more. we talked about the lack of snow in sierra, and this week we are looking at two to six inches of snow, and then some models are putting down next week, heavy snow, up to possibly 74 inches of snow at our big resorts.

that's going to be nice and right in time for christmas. looking at spotty rain in the forecast on thursday, it's going to be a chilly weekend and you will have a jacket on. we will keep you up-to-date on the storm system coming in. the alert is watch out for kari's forecast, because she's getting excited and that means it could be a big one. there's minor slowing here, and the fog is registering for the south bay. keep in mind, the fog, mist and drizzle, a potential for slicker roadways. coming up, 101 and 87 through downtown san josé as well, showing a typical build for silicon valley. contra costa drive, the typical build here as well including the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. california could be the first state in the nation to decriminalize drugs that include

lsd and magic mush raoplgz. it would allow anyone over the age of 21 to possess the drugs and grow it. oakland and santa cruz have already taken similar action. it's now being debated in the state assembly. and up next, one extreme steps a store is taking and the reaction to it. we'll tell you the fate if some teachers refuse the vaccine mandate. you can join mike on facebook right now. >> looking good, mike. >> you're watching "today in the bay."

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welcome back. here are our top stories. they include moving you forward on the efforts to limit the covid-19 risk. >> a bay area school district as of this morning requiring its teachers to be vaccinated. our today in the bay's cierra johnson is live this morning. parents will need to pay attention as well. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. not only the teachers have the deadline of today to show proof of vaccination, but students will have to show they are

vaccinated by the end of the month. take a look at your screen. this is what you need to know involving contra costa and the new vaccination policy. the district's mandate policy requires teachers to show proof of vaccination by today, and later this month students must show they have their second vaccine by december 15th, and that includes students 12 and up, a population that makes up half of the district. oakland and piedmont have similar vaccine mandates. there's new protocols in effect for the chase center. that announcement was made right before last night's warrior home game. kids 5 through 11 must show proof of vaccination or a negative test taken within three days of the event, and at the sap center, same goes but it's for kids 3 to 11. they will have testing at the arena for some of the unvaccinated kids, and that testing will last for an hour for kids, and as a backup you

may want to have your kid tested to have that negative result to get into the venues at sap and chase. a follow-up on the deadly shooting of a security guard protecting a tv news crew in downtown oakland, a look at the suspected getaway car. the reward to solve the shooting has grown to more than $38,000. the guard was a retired decorated police officer. he was murdered november 27th. a public memorial service scheduled for thursday at the san josé civic center. high-end stores are not the only ones being targeted by robbers. restaurants are also facing the same threat. theft is a common sight at one safeway at market and church. they have locked up products and stalled fencing and there's only one way in and out.

some worry the store could close unless crime is reduced. and today in san francisco, a key vote that would allow deputies to be paid by businesses in an effort to stop those robberies. much like police officers, deputies would wear their standard uniform as they work and they would be armed. wet roads out there. let's take a look at san josé. you need to be careful as you take your drive into work or school or wherever you are going. let's check in with kari. >> time to get the coffee and umbrella and head out the door. i think you can leave the umbrella at home for now. we will have sunshine today. we will need it again on thursday morning, and we will have more rain in the forecast for the start of next week. >> mike? >> spots on san mateo bridge, nothing major there. notice on the right as you catch the view of the american flag, it's at half-staff for mr. dole

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