right now at 5:00, the calm before the storm. more rain is on the way to the bay area. kari hall tracking the incoming wet weather and has the hour-by-hour breakdown, plus -- >> i hope this ends quickly. >> that's what the nation's top doctor wants. closing up shop. the number of cvs stores are calling it quit in the bay area. a very good tuesday morning to you. thank you so much for starting your day with us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we want to get you started today with a look at traffic as well as weather.

let's start with vianey -- or kari. >> as we look at storm ranger right now, not picking up on any rain and the storm is still to the north of us as we are getting ready for the rain set to arrive by the afternoon. the rain will start to move into the north bay by 2:00 to 3:00, and move into san francisco by 4:00, and there will be off and on showers and gusty winds. another surge in moisture will give us heavier downpours by tomorrow afternoon into thursday. we will see the rain continue even into christmas day. we could see decent rainfall totals over the course of the next few days, and the christmas forecast is coming up in a few minutes. vianey, how is it looking for the morning commute? >> i have been scanning the chp

traffic reports, and there's a new issue to tell you about. this is near the toll plaza, and there's a vehicle that crashed into one of the tolls or near the tolls, and so far the speed sensors not picking up any slowing. also, i did look at the bay bridge toll plaza, and it was likely not near the view of our county but could be something you encounter if this is part of your commute. i will send it back over to you. >> make sure to follow kari and vianey on facebook, instagram and twitter. and then millions prepare to head home for the holidays, and the president will unveil new steps to help communities across the u.s. to tackle the variant.

>> alice barr is in washington for us. this new variant spreading quickly. >> yeah, much faster than any of the variants we have seen. testing has been difficult to come by this week, as well as more pop-up vaccine clinics, and hospitals expected to be overrun by covid patients. president biden will be addressing a nation that looks discouraging like it did in the early days of the pandemic. with omicron tearing across the country, officially the dominant strain of covid in the u.s., biden is addressing the nation about his administration's response, and it comes after he tested negative following close contact with a staffer that tested positive.

the highly contagious omicron variant now accounts for more than 73% of new cases, overtaking the delta strain with startling speed. >> that punch of surge on top of the depleted health care work cases, that's where the mortality goes up. it's going to be the most important thing i am looking for in the president's remarks. >> the first omicron-related death. for the fully vaccinated and boosted, doctors are hopeful omicron cases will be mild. >> we're seeing break through infections in elderly people, and if they are boosted it's turning out to be mild. >> moderna announcing its booster shot significantly increases protection against omicron leaving health officials with this christmas wish. >> we put aside all the political ideological nonsense

that gets in the way of our doing a good public health job and get everybody who can be vaccinated, vaccinated. >> now americans are going to rush home for the holidays. >> i am going to wash my hands as much as i can and wear a mask, things like that. >> this as the omicron variant is just getting started. president biden set to announce this afternoon that his administration will be sending 500 million free at-home covid test to americans that request them through a website and sending thousands of members of the military to help hospitals as they are overwhelmed and fema to set up at hospitals over the next coming months. >> thank you. we are going to bring you president biden's address live here on nbc bay scheduled for

11:00. travis tells our affiliate he was diagnosed in july after receiving both shots of the moderna vaccine in april. recently he came down with covid again. he said he took a test out of an abundance of caution and was shocked by the resulted. >> i was convinced i was super immune. the science out there was indicating that if you had covid and you had the protection of being fully vaccinated, you had what was considered super immunity. i do not feel super immune having come down with covid a second time. >> he planned to get his covid shot yesterday but now has to postpone it because he tested positive. some restaurants shutting

down out of an abundance of caution. >> it just seemed the pertinent thing to do considering so many businesses around me that we share clientele and staffing with that had incidents in testing positive for covid, and we felt we would send people home for the holidays, and i didn't want them to send them home with the danger of infecting anybody else. with the start of the new year, san francisco will see fewer cvs locations. the drugstore announced they plan to close several locations in the city. today in the bay's cierra johnson has a live look for us with the closures, and it looks like it's happening in cities outside of the bay area. >> reporter: good morning. while a handful of locations like this one on van ness is

slowing in the city. let's look at the map of where those cities are closing. the first closure will take place january 7th with the 771 market street locations, followed by 581 market street, and 351 california, and so in all 900 stores, or 10% of the company stores are recall walgr announced they, too, were closing some of the locations in the city, and they were citing retail theft, and cvs said it's because of buying patterns, so for customers living near the six locations where they are closing, we are being told your prescription will be transferred

to the nearest cvs. we have a list on our website, nbcbayarea.com. we're live in san francisco. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> yeah, people are not happy about that, especially if they are close to your home. how can you not be happy with the rain that we are getting in the bay area. it's so needed. it's dry right now as we take a look at the golden gate bridge. things are going to change. monitoring it all, meteorologist, kari hall. you are going to be one busy lady. >> yeah, we are hoping with the drought update that comes out this thursday, we will see some changes. it will take a lot more than a couple storms to dig us out of the drought. we are preparing for another round of much-needed rain. it's so cold out there right now. 39 degrees in palo alto. we will dip another degree or two before the sunrise, and we

will see a mix of sun and clouds and then we will see the rain. the red beam there, you can get this same tool on your smartphone on the go, if you have have the nbc bay area app, you can get alerts for where you live. you see the storm off the coast that will be coming in later today. it will last for several days. we will talk more about this and what's ahead coming up. vianey, any problems for the morning commute? >> things are getting busy. in the east bay, we have a new crash along southbound 880. i will zoom this in. it's near the industrial exit, industrial boulevard, there's two unrelated crashes, and it

looks like one and then another one happened just behind that. you can see delays, a little slowing through there. we have a little delay near the toll plaza as you approach the toll plaza, and the metering lights are not on just yet. here none of the lanes are blocked off for now. back over to you. >> thanks, vianey. right now, travel booming. coming up next on "today in the bay," a look at the airports across country as they prepare for hundreds of thousands of passengers ahead of the holiday weekend. and -- >> wizards, listen up. a closer look at the much-anticipated reunion with your favorite wizards, and who was notably absent. and then you can find out more information on shipping deadlines and how much it will

cost you to make sure they get there before christmas.

i didn't have health insurance, not because i didn't want it. i worried it was too expensive and i was having a hard time paying our other bills. but now, for the first time in our lives, i can do both. covered california makes health insurance easier in every way. inancial help for millions of us and free assistance to compare your options. enroll by december 31st at coveredca.com when you have xfinity xfi, you have peace of mind and free assistance built in at no extra cost. advanced security helps keep your family protected online. pause wifi whenever for ultimate control

with the xfinity app. and family-safe browsing gives parents one less thing to worry about. security, control and peace of mind. with xfinity xfi, it's all built in at no extra cost. right now at 5:14, we are getting ready for the atmospheric river, that's the long narrow band of moisture that is connecting all the way to the tropics. it will give us a big boost in rainfall as we go into today. we are going to be watching this with several days of rain in our forecast. more on what you will seeex

a live look in oakland. if you are traveling along northbound 880 just south of high street and in the southbound lanes, expect delays from a crash they are working to clear out. good morning, silvanna. let's check in with business and tech. >> wall street is set to open higher as the markets look to rebound from yesterday's selloff which was sparked over fears of the omicron variant. the s&p 500 dropped more than 1%. the dow is still up more than 1% for the month but the nasdaq is down 3.5%. it's on track to snap a two-month winning streak. meanwhile tiktok is nipping at the heels of it's bigger rivals.

tiktok will be the world's largest social network. that's just behind facebook and instagram. insider intelligence also believes tiktok will top 20% of all social networking users for the first time. separate data shows the amount of time users spent on tiktok is growing. and partnering with volkswagen, and they are displaying charging stations and let's you filter stations by the type of charger plug and shows you which stations are currently being used. >> thanks, silvanna. a civil rights regulator is

looking into how google treats some employees. several black women have been interviewed that work at alphabet, and google says it remains focused on building equity for black workers, and 2020 was the largest year for hiring black people. according to the trade group joint venture, silicon's valley unemployment rate fell to 3% as of mid november. in the month before the pandemic, the jobless rate was 2.8%. at its peak, there was a 12% unemployment rate. a live look at sfo with the

holiday rush is on. today shows tom costello at miami international airport, which is already breaking records. >> reporter: we are on the ground behind the scenes with american airlines as this airport and airline has seen exploding passenger growth over the last few weeks. they are breaking records here at miami. 156,000 passengers every single day. volume up 26% over 2019. coming up on the "today" show, we're going behind the scenes with american airlines. how do they move so many people through the system? what does it mean for this busy holiday season, as this airport and others set all-time records. what should you do to make sure you get to your destination on time. that story coming up on "today." wizards -- i am not one, so i can't say that, so wizards and witches everywhere, break out

your wands and broomsticks. >> suffice it to say, things get emotional. >> when things get dark, there's something about harry potter that makes life richer. >> we're family. we will always be part of each other's life. >> they grew up together, really. the film features cast members. noticeably absent from the trailer, a.j. rolling, who wrote the harry potter books. >> that is nice to see them all get back together. >> somebody is getting a whole collection of books for christmas. >> really?

>> it's not you. but, yeah. >> i'll come over and read them. >> we are in the last two hours and 40 minutes of fall left, so winter begins later this morning. we have mornings where it's starting out in the mid-30s. it's 41 in napa, and in oakland, 44 in san francisco. this being the last day of winter, what is going on out there? we see it on the calendar, this is astronomical winter and this is when we have the sun over the tropic of capricorn, and so with that alignment we are tilted away from the sun. this is the shortest day of the year. sunrise at 7:16, and sunset at 4:55. with the shortest day, we are

looking to get a lot of rain. storm ranger will be tracking it, and you can see the wider view of the center of the storm there and then the connection that it's drawing all of this tropical moisture into the bay area that is coming all the way from hawaii. that's why they call it the "pineapple express." a lot of rain here starts later today. we see another surge of moisture coming in with some rounds of rain for tomorrow into thursday. also on friday, it doesn't look like we will be done there, we will see a couple more storm systems moving in behind that that will keep rain in the forecast through sunday and possibly into monday. sierra snow, four to eight feet. as we look at some of the models they have been consistent in showing we could see a lot of rainfall, two to three inches, and the sierra has a potential

of getting 99 inches in king vale. we are going to see another boost into the next several days, and even monday we are seeing a chance of rain in the forecast. it won't be raining the entire time, there will be some breaks but we have rain chances in the forecast each day. vianey, hopefully that drive is going smooth. >> we are doing okay with the exception of the east bay. i will get to that in a second. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, and no metering lights on yet, so that's great. and here in oakland near high street it appears a truck went into the ditch and it was a single vehicle crash. looks like the bed of it went into the ditch, and tow trucks are on scene and this is causing slowing through that area. keep in mind. you may want to keep that in

mind. i will send it back to you. >> thank you. it's a sad morning here at nbc bay area. one of our beloved veteran anchors of kntv passed away. >> doug moore, kntv's anchor died. he shared our news desk with maggi for nearly 20 decades. doug was kind to everybody. he loved people behind the scenes, helping them. he was such a trusted voice in delivering the news, and had such a authority about him as well, and pure kindness as well. our family will forever miss, doug moore, may you rest in peace.

a covid resurgence putting all of hockey on ace, and the nhl putting all games on hold through sunday, and the league has already postponed numerous games this week, including two shark home games. the warriors, meanwhile, they are still playing despite two players in covid protocol. >> the dubs last night played at home for the first time in about

two weeks without wiggins or pool. iggy was one of six warriors to score double digits. covid causing havoc in the nfl. last night against the raiders, the browns were missing close to 20 players and their head coach due to covid protocols. still the game was close. 49er, nick mullins, led them, but then the raiders won it, 16-14, keeping their playoff hopes alive. the 49ers continue their playoff push when they take on the titans in nashville. we will have pregame and postgame coverage from nashville. up next, the top stories we are following including the

update in the jury deliberations in the elizabeth holmes fraud trial. omicron covid cases are spreading. plus -- >> christmas shopping disrupted again at the oakridge mall in san josé. an update from police on the shooting that took place outside of a store for young women. you are watching "today in the bay."

ray loves vacations. but his diabetes never seemed to take one. everything felt like a 'no'. everything. but then ray went from no to know. with freestyle libre 2, now he knows his glucose levels when he needs to. and... when he wants to. so ray... can be ray. take the mystery out of your glucose levels, and lower your a1c. now you know. try it for free. visit freestylelibre.us

it was a very, very chaotic scene for the first arriving officers. >> right now at 5:30, shots fired in a south bay mall sending shoppers running for cover. we are talking to police this morning about that investigation. the latest ahead in a live report. plus a key deadline for first responders in the east bay, the consequences they may face if they are not vaccinated for covid. this is "today in the bay." a very good tuesday morning to you. thank you for joining us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we will get a look at the roads with vianey in for mike this morning, but first we want to get a look at the temperatures and incoming rain. meteorologist, kari hall, has all that. >> yeah, storm ranger is scanning the bay area. that red scan is storm ranger showing we don't have any rain

now but it's just to our north and will be arriving by this afternoon with the next atmospheric river coming in. a lot of rain in the forecast as a few storms heading our way. the north bay seeing rain by early in the afternoon, and the evening commute will be wet for many and continues into tonight with more rounds of rain in the forecast through tomorrow as well, as the winds will pick up, too. we will talk about how much rain you may measure coming up in a few minutes. vianey has a couple problems she's tracking this morning. >> 880, southbound and northbound, we are seeing delays. the industrial boulevard southbound lanes backing up through mission boulevard in hayward. i am noticing slowing southbound at 880 if you are traveling from 238 to highway 84, you are looking at 15 minutes. there's also issues that they are working to clear out along

the northbound lanes of 880, that near high street. keep that in mind, the east bay being impacted right now and the rest of the bay area doing okay so far. i'll send it back to you. >> thank you. >> stay updated with our nbc bay area app, to know when the rain will hit and where it will hit in your neighborhood. and gunfire sends people recovering for cover at the height of the holiday shopping. >> yeah, it happened at the mall targeted by thieves this weekend. bob, what are police saying this morning? >> reporter: marcus and laura, san josé police say they will give us an update sometime later this morning about this shooting that took place last night at the oakridge mall here in san josé, which appears to have been an isolated incident. so far, however, officers have not found the shooter or any

victims. this happened around 6:00 last night, somebody started firing a gun just outside the forever 21 store inside the mall. some fled panicked to find shelter within other stores in the mall. police did find shell casings but it's unclear if anybody was hit. the police obtained surveillance video but are not revealing if that reveals anything. and police blocked off entrances and roads while they were searching the mall. >> i had to quickly -- we can't barricade in our store. i had to quickly get the keys and opened the backdoor and quickly evacuated. >> we know there was a shooting and we are still looking for a victim and still looking for a suspect. >> as you mentioned, oak ridge

was the scene of macy's being robbed. other suspects returned and beat up one of the guards. a woman that was shopping at the mall tried to intervene with officers as they handcuffed the suspect. the robbery suspect got away as officers arrested that woman. reporting live here outside san josé police, bob redell, "today in the bay." not far from oakridge mall, workers at the l & l hawaiian barbecue arrived yesterday morning to find thieves had broken in sometime overnight, and they stole two cashboxes but both were empty. and then jury deliberations

later this morning. yesterday was the first full day of deliberations following a criminal trial that lasted more than three months. the jury will have to decide 11 counts against elizabeth holmes. if you are wondering how soon a verdict could be reached, legal experts say there's a lot of information to review. >> they are methodically going through count one, count two, count three, so it's going to take time. >> holmes is accused of knowingly misleading investors about theranos machines that did not work. if convicted she could be sentenced to 20 years in prison. as soon as the verdict comes down, we will bring you the live coverage with legal analysis and break down what is next for holmes. and then new advice from the head of the world health organization organization. >> it's better than a life canceled.

it's better to cancel now and celebrate later than to celebrate now and grieve later. >> good way to put it. there have been more deaths of hiv, malaria and tuberculosis combined due to covid in all of 2020. today in the bay's cierra johnson is live for us this morning. cierra, there's a lot going on today in the east bay. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, it's a busy day, specifically involving showing that proof of vaccination. let's start with the deadline that is looming today and that involves the alameda first responders. that includes paramedics. here in alameda today is the day they have to show proof of vaccinations. individuals have to be fully vaccinated in alameda county, and that booster shot for now is

not required but they will have to wear masks around patients inside and outside and undergo weekly covid testing. city council members in oakland suggest an emergency ordinance, and that is that people at indoor gathering places show proof of vaccination. it would impact everything from concert venues to museums, gyms, senior centers as well as libraries, and that meeting is slated to begin at 9:30 this morning. we are going to keep you updated on all milestones involving not only the first responders showing proof of vaccination, but also the individuals, the oakland city council and where that conversation goes. cierra johnson, live for "today in the bay." health leaders yesterday

confirmed the first three cases of omicron, and in each case the symptoms are relatively mild. one-third of all eligible residents in contra costa county have received their booster shot. if you have questions, go to nbcbayarea.com/coronavirus, and we have information on vaccines and boosters including a how-to video on how to add your vaccine information to your apple wallet. as a gift, meteorologist, kari hall, is delivering rain. >> we have rain and cold temperatures, so i don't know if you could consider that to be a gift. it's good to see the rain coming in once again, and it's going to give us a big boost in our sierra snow. we are taking a look at the sierra snowpack.

in the tahoe area, it's 95% of normal, and the southern part of the sierra at 102% of normal, and the statewide average at 95% of normal. we are going to see this most likely go up as we have another big storm coming in with the possibility of four to six feet of snow, and there could be isolated spots up above 7,000 feet that will get up to eight feet of snow. that will be great to see. we will look at the commute. >> it's smooth to the bay bridge toll plaza, however we are seeing delays for the east bay along northbound and southbound at 880, high street and industrial, clearing out an earlier crash. there's slowing along 101 in san josé, and doesn't look like a

crash and could be just the building of the morning commute. we are looking at 24 minutes from westbound 580 to 24. and then we will have a closer look at your bridge drive times coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, vianey. coming up here on "today in the bay," what you would think is a plot from the "x files" is live. what could be a rapid response to ufo sightings. we're taking a look back at the top stories of the year. our digital correspondent walks us through that on the latest episode of "synced in" wherever you get your podcast.

i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love, more adventure, more community. but with my hiv treatment, there's not more medicines in my pill. i talked to my doctor and switched to fewer medicines with dovato. dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their current hiv-1 regimen. with just 2 medicines in 1 pill, dovato is as effective as a 3-drug regimen... to help you reach and stay undetectable. research shows people who take hiv treatment as prescribed

and get to and stay undetectable can no longer transmit hiv through sex. don't take dovato if you're allergic to its ingredients or if you take dofetilide. taking dovato with dofetilide can cause serious or life-threatening side effects. hepatitis b can become harder to treat while on dovato. don't stop dovato without talking to your doctor, as your hepatitis b may worsen or become life-threatening. serious or life-threatening side effects can occur, including allergic reactions, lactic acid buildup, and liver problems. if you have a rash and other symptoms of an allergic reaction, stop dovato and get medical help right away. tell your doctor if you have kidney or liver problems, or if you are, may be, or plan to be pregnant. dovato may harm your unborn baby. use effective birth control while on dovato. do not breastfeed while taking dovato. most common side effects are headache, nausea, diarrhea, trouble sleeping, tiredness, and anxiety. so much goes into who i am. hiv medicine is one part of it. ask your doctor about dovato-i did.

♪♪ good tuesday morning. right now at 5:44, we are under a microclimate weather alert, and it's cold and clear in concord. as you are stepping out the door, 41 degrees. if you are going to be gone all day grab the umbrella before you leave because rain will be with us for the evening commute. we will talk about that in our forecast, coming up. a look at your bridge drive times, westbound 80 towards the bay bridge, no metering lights, and we still have issues in the

east bay to tell you about, and i'll have an update on that in a few minutes. here's a look at capitol hill where questions are swirling about what is next for the biden agenda, this after a key democratic senator said he will vote no on a critical climate change and social safety net bill. he says the $2 trillion measure costs too much. manchin adds there's nothing in the bill to hold people accountable. the senator is taking heat from the white house and progressives, and he defended his decision on the radio. >> it's not the president, it's the staff, and they put things out that are inexcusable and they know what it is, and that's it. >> chuck schumer said he will still hold the vote of the build back better bill next month.

trump announced he received a booster shot and that drew boos from the crowd. london breed getting mixed reaction for the troubled tenderloin. the drug use and dealing over ran the neighborhood, and she made the declaration of having more police presence and cracking down. >> we cannot simply arrest and prosecute our way out of the problems that are affecting so many parts of our city. >> the d.a. says the tenderloin needs more social services. supervisors will consider a brief emergency declaration on this thursday. housing options for people trying to make it in the bay. dublin leaders are expected to

approve a new development with 573 homes. the homes will be located along jordan ranch park on croak road. there's still no timeline for completion. "the x-files" may soon look more like reality than future as least when it comes to the u.s. government searching for life elsewhere. a new government office will be created to investigate ufo sightings. we look at the push for answers. we'll get to that later this morning, maybe, but certainly a lot of people will be interested in hearing about, certainly one being me. you know what? it's 5:47 for you this morning. the christmas spirit alive and well at san josé state university. but you know what? turns out that santa claus is too busy to make it there

himself, instead this is the head basketball coach, tim miles. he says, ho, ho -- what is he talking about? he was in a giving move. he gave a walk-on senior, tray smith, a gift that you could call a free ride. >> tray smith, your hard work and dedication to this program has not gone unnoticed. congratulations! >> you know that was a good feeling right there. i got chills just thinking about that. he deserved that scholarship. he's a senior that has been a key member of the team, starting all ten spartan games early in the season. >> that's great. >> hard work pays off. >> that's great. no doubt his parents are excited.

>> yeah. 5:48 right now. we are counting on the weather forecast as well. a lot of rain coming to the bay area. >> yeah, we know we need it so we will let it come on in with no kphraeupbgts, right? we are under a microclimate weather alert. it's a cold start this morning before the rain gets here. our temperatures in the mid to upper 30s in the tri-valley right now. san josé, 37 degrees. yes, a heavier coat needed. it's going to be a cool day but we will see milder weather for parts of the south bay. that rain will take a little longer to get there. the 7-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen, and vallejo expect a high of 50, and a high of 54 in redwood city. san francisco reaching 54 downtown. our north bay temperatures reaching upper 40s and low 50s today. yes, it will be cool with the rain coming in. you will notice a couple features here. here's the area of low pressure and you can see the long line of

clouds and the reason why we're calling this a atmospheric river is because of the connection of the tropical moisture clear from hawaii. we can also notice another band of clouds rising northward and that will meet up with the atmospheric river and we will see much more rain into the day tomorrow. as the system moves in, it keeps us in with several days of rain as we will see the showers just off and on, starting late this afternoon into the evening, continuing even into monday of next week. it won't be raining the entire time, but we will have still some rain in the forecast each day. rain totals over the next week could reach over three inches for up around santa rosa as well as dublin and san josé, i don't know if we will see that much rain because we usually get a rain shadow, but it will be decent around here from an inch and a half to over three inches of rain and several storms coming through.

gusty winds expected at about 20 to 45 miles per hour, and the sierra may see four to eight feet of snow going into christmas as well as beyond. take a look at this forecast. highs only in the low 50s. yes, it does look soggy. once again there will be breaks here and there, and then we will see the temperatures staying in the low to mid-50s into next week. vianey has been tracking a couple issues for your morning commute. >> yeah, especially for the east bay. delays are getting worse along southbound 880 at the industrial exit because of a earlier crash they are actively trying to clear. you can see the delays in the orange and red. take hesperian boulevard instead, that's the surface street that runs along the freeway. you can see here, hesperian boulevard. look how we are seeing the

delays. in the southbound, northbound 101, delays there. it was at about 17 minutes and now at 24 minutes because of the crash, so east bay commuters look at that. now a push to get the government to create at ufo sightings. >> yeah, buried in the defense authorization act is an amendment account that is calling for an office that will send agents to collect and

centralize cases where service members may have suffered affects for coming to close to uaps. the new office could reverse engineer and the advance technology they could be seeing, and what they are is still a mystery. all we know right now is they are unidentified. the big push here is to start listening to the men and women in uniform who say there's something out there, they just can't explain it. >> it concerns me gravely over the past several years service members that have come forward with information and recorded the unidentified aerial phenomenon have not been treated well but poorly and deny grated

in certain respect. >> more on that coming up on the "today" show. spacex rocket launched overnight in the 24th cargo resupply mission. the rocket packed with equipment and hardware for the crew currently on the iss. still ahead on "today in the bay," how a colorado truck driver sentenced to 100 years in prison after a deadly accident is getting the help from millions of americans. and the support from his fellow truck drivers. plus, at 6:00, not once but twice, a california man diagnosed with covid again. even after being vaccinated. the message he has for the unvaccinated. more cvs pharmacies closing in san francisco. the store locations shutting down in weeks and what will

happen to unfilled prescriptions. we'll be right back. this is gonna be the greatest show i've ever made. meena come meet your partner. i think you guys are gonna have great chemistry. ♪ burning up with love ♪ hah-ah, what are you doing with your face? i was falling in love? your face looks broken.

everyone needs health insurance. covered california is making sure more people can get it. new federal funding of $3 billion is available to help more californians get covered. julie and bob are paying $700 less every month. dee now gets comprehensive coverage with no monthly premium and the navarros are paying under $100 per month. check coveredca.com to see your new lower price. covered california, this way to health insurance. enroll by december 31st.

welcome back. you are watching "today in the bay." new developments after a truck driver was sentenced to more than 100 years for causing a

deadly crash. >> last week he was sentenced to 110 years in prison for a deadly pileup that happened back in 2019. you see it there. his brakes failed and when they tried to pull over to the shoulder, another semi was already stopped there. the petition has more than 4.5 million signatures. it urges colorado's governor to reduce the sentence or grant clemency. truckers nationwide are showing solidarity by threatening to stop transporting goods through colorado. police recovered 51 stolen cars and arrested 66 people tied to alerts.

the national cancer act was signed signaling the first step on the war in cancer, and there's promising advances in the research of the disease. after one woman's 11-year battle, the mom is now cancer free and hopes her story can give hope and strength to others. the medical advancements have increased the chance for survival. >> we are able to offer more targeted therapies. there are more and more individuals that are living with pancrease cancer for several years. >> it's chasing the cure series coming up on "today" right after "today in the bay." at 6:00, another round of

rain. meteorologist, kari hall, will have a hour-by-hour breakdown, plus -- >> my christmas wish, it's obvious, that this thing ends quickly. >> the new guidance president biden will likely push today to slow the spread of covid. closing up shop. cvs pharmacies shutting down in san francisco. we'll tell you where. this is "today in the bay." good morning. a live look at storm ranger on san bruno this morning. it's scanning the incoming storm systems we have been talking about. i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. we will get to traffic in just a moment, but first a microclimate alert ahead of the rain. >> the rain will be off and on over the course of the next