hen you need to show your cold who's boss, grab mucinex all-in-one... and get back to your rhythm. ♪♪ the relief you need. the cash you want. right now at 5:00, we are under a microclimate weather alert as we see this widespread rain for a big part of the bay area. we are also tracking when you may see a break in the activity. i will have that later in the forecast. two people killed because of flooding on the peninsula. emergency crews were just too late. the reason neighbors say they are still very concerned if that rain sticks around. a big win for san francisco mayor, london breed. the board approved a plan aimed

at improving the city. a merry christmas eve. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. for all the kids watching, we can report that santa is in the sky. this is a live look at the santa tracker there. santa and his eight reindeer are right over russia right now. you still have time to make sure you are on the good list, despite, of course, the omicron surge, it's not going to keep him from delivering everyone's gifts this year. we are checking in with him all morning long as he has been preparing all year for this moment. >> can't wait for him to get to the bay area. >> yeah, when he gets here, he will see wet weather.

this was video shot overnight as we remain in the microclimate alert right here on christmas eve. >> yeah, as we are dealing with the weather, we are also dealing with the traffic. vianey will get to that in a bit, but first let's get to the weather. kari hall is tracking that. it's coming. >> yeah, it is, and it's going to continue. areas dealing with poor drainage, you could have issues. we are still seeing some of the rain coming down from marin county over towards san francisco, some -- the lighter rain in oakland, but it picks up as we head to fremont. we have seen the rain in san josé, but now it's pushing in morgan hill and gilroy. as we track this, we will see more rain off and on, so i will

give you a look at traffic. >> yeah, right now there's a new crash being reported along eastbound 580 near exit 24. not seeing slowing on the speed sensors but it was just reported a few minutes ago, so keep that in mind. i am still seeing areas clearing out from earlier crashes, and now we are seeing crashes along southbound 280, that along winchester exit. a lot of ponding water out on the freeways. back to you. >> thank you, vianey. 5:03. now to a follow-up on how dangerous the storms could be. fplt two people drowned.

two cars that were stuck in the flooded underpass, emergency crews were able to save one man who was standing on the roof of his car, but they could not save two others in the other cars. neighbors say they had to tell family members about that tragedy. >> their family came up from los angeles to spend christmas and new year's with them, and they have been trying to get a hold of them all day and no answer. >> so hard. one neighbor says they are concerned because the underpass is one of the only ways to get into that neighborhood. if it floods again, first responders wouldn't be able to get there if there was an emergency. a great way to keep track of what is going on with the storm, download the nbc bay area app. you can use our live radar to track and find out where that

rain is headed to next and when it with will get to your neighborhood. the board of supervisors voted earlier on a proposal by the mayor that addresses the drug problem in that neighborhood. >> the vote and proposal are not without controversy. damian trujillo joins us for that. >> more services aimed at overdoses and mental health care concerns. supervisors say the moon was needed because there have been 1,700 overdose deaths in that community in the last year alone. that site is designed to help people get off drugs and provides mental health services. the mayor herself was not at the meeting where two voted no to

protest what they see as a plan for more policing. the police said his department will not use the emergency declaration as an arrest tactic to clear the streets. one supervisor said the declaration is long overdue. >> tragically each month that has gone by without this, things have gotten worst and more people are continuing to die. everybody that lives in the tenderloin knows there's been a emergency for a long time now. >> one citizen said the public health order is a trojan horse designed to flood the tenderloin with the police. in the end the mayor insisted that sitting back and doing nothing was not an option. the declaration can be revoked

by the board of supervisors at anytime or be extended. still no verdict in the elizabeth holmes fraud trial. yesterday the jury asked the judge for recordings of holmes talking to possible investors. they came back to hear the 2013 interview with the jury. a potential theranos ito, and the company's relationship with the military and pharmaceutical companies, all claims that were not true. >> i'm going to be surprised if the jury holds elizabeth holmes

to that standard. >> as soon as the verdict comes down, we will bring it to you live for what is next for elizabeth holmes. a live look this morning over san francisco. this is where city leaders say the new year's eve fireworks celebration along the waterfront is a go. many reservations for the late-night seating for a good view of the show, they are sold out. >> if you are outside and you have a few feet around you and there's going and you are fully vaccinated and boosted, i wouldn't wear a mask and would feel comfortable doing that. >> experts say wear a mask in case you end up shoulder to shoulder with strangers ringing in the new year. times square here, and this is where the party is still on for new year's eve but will look

different. de blasio limiting the crowds to 15,000 people. people will have to show proof of vaccination and wear a mask. you will not be allowed to leave or go inside any businesses until that event is over. meantime closer to home in southern california, the rose bowl getting the green light on new year's day. the parade and games will go on as scheduled in pasadena. last year the rose parade was canceled, of course, because of the pandemic. this year's event theme is see, believe, achieve. it would be nice if it's not raining there in pasadena for that parade. we will just see, because it's certainly coming down in the bay area. taking a live look outside at christmas in the park and

downtown san josé this morning, that will put you in the christmas mood, already on this christmas eve. kari, are you ready? >> yes. i think so. as ready as i am going to get. it has been nice to see this rain that has been coming through as we get a look right now at all of this rain that has been off and on for the past several days. it has been raining basically since tuesday. as the days go on, we may see more problems with flooding as well as mudslides. another look at christmas in the park. if you plan to go there this afternoon and later into the evening, looks like we will see a break. if you are thinking this morning of traveling, you might want to wait until 9:00 or there after as we are looking at a mix of sun and clouds. we will see much less rain going into late this morning and afternoon. we could see spotty showers

passing by, and that's the kind of activity we will see into next week. vianey has a look at how the morning commute is rolling. >> it's a soggy commute, which, of course, creates issues and has yards on the roadway. northbound 680, there's a crash blocking one of the slow lanes, and then this one just popped up, and it could be related or could be unrelated to it, and i will check to see if that's causing delays there. grant line road to 680, about 18 minutes. things are slowing down. that's good. slow down out there. coming up, 2021 was a task year for many people, but still a lot to be grateful for here in

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now at 5:14. we are still under a microclimate weather alert. for the east bay, pleasant hill, we will continue to see rain through 7:00. then we see sunshine in today's forecast, more than we had yesterday. i will let you know when we can get breaks in the rain and when it will be coming back. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. a live look now at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights on just yet, but there are a couple issues you need to know about especially if you live in the east bay. details on that in a few minutes. >> thank you so much, kari and vianey. today could be christmas eve, but the new year just around the corner. we are looking back at the past 12 months. let's be honest, they have been tough. >> but when much of the news is bad there's always good happening in the bay area, and that's what we call our bay area

proud. we look back at some stories showing off human beings at their very best. we start in 2021 by sharing the story of a santa rosa artist so inspiring of the bravery and frontline workers in the face of the pandemic. he created dozens of portraits. he gave them to the subjects for free as his way of saying thank you. >> i have a special skill. you shared whatever skill you have, and i am sharing mine. >> in may we brought you to a covid vaccination site in san francisco for a touching moment. serena spent the past ten years of her life, juggling motherhood and schooling to become a nurse. she chose to work at the clinic rather than attend a virtual

ceremony. her co workers heard that and said it would not do and surprised her that day with her own graduation procession, not across the stage but a parking lot. >> that they recognized my hardship and they wanted to acknowledge that and they were proud of me and just beyond words, really beyond words. >> if that were not touching enough, there was the story in august from kaiser permanente san mateo medical offices and a stuffed bunny left behind in an elevator, and robert douglas not only created flyers for the bunny but tracked down every young patient who came that day and called their family. robert finally found 2-year-old nathan, who, his parents said, had been missing his bun bun.

>> you see him holding the bunny and kissing the back of his head, i lost it and literally started to cry, shut my office door. i was, like, this is one of the best moments of my life. >> bay area proud. >> nice so see. a new milestone for one of the world's best known holiday songs. ♪ baby, all i want for christmas ♪ is you ♪♪ >> mariah carey thanking everybody on social media. her classic, all i want for christmas is you just surpassed 1 billion streams. it took 25 years for that song to make it to the hot 100 list. that was in 2019. it hit the mark again last year and third time this year. number one thanks to the streaming.

that's the thing about becoming number one now, you stream something and they can track it. it's played more than on a radio station. >> i play it a lot. >> think of all the money she makes every year. >> that's why she's smiling. >> even though it's pretty catchy, i know it's one of kari's favorites. >> i think there are a lot of christmas songs out there that are good, but we just play that one. i don't know. the rain moving through is starting to push out parts through the north bay. discovery bay with light rain. look how hard it's pouring right now around gilroy and san

martin, and coming over the santa cruz mountains. we picked up two inches of rain in that area since this storm began. we have seen rainfall totals as high as five inches for some of the spots that typically get more rain like the north bay mountains. we are seeing all of this coming together and pushing off towards the east and a break of some of that rain to the north here. i can see the wider view now that the atmospheric river has moved over to southern california. they will continue to see the rain continuing there. we are looking at a break as we go late morning into the early afternoon. if you still have shopping to do or you head out and about today, even just going to work, we will still see afternoon rain starting to pop-up here and there. we are going to continue to see a chance of showers moving through. as we go into tomorrow morning, i do think for christmas morning, it's going to be widespread with the rain and then snow on mount hamilton,

possibly the santa cruz summit and further to the north we could see some snow on some of our north bay mountains. we will have times of sunshine and widespread rain returns on christmas morning and throughout the day. it's nice so see the snowpack going up. we are right now back to what it should be for this time of year, looking at 100% of normal for the northern sierra. 102 for the statewide average. it's nice to see that coming up with more snow in the forecast. every time we run this, i mean, the numbers are just off the charts here, possibly 92 inches of snow over the next week. we could see some snow on our bay area hills next wednesday, and we will watch that as the temperatures drop. vianey, you are watching that and also the morning commute? >> yeah, i have you covered

tomorrow morning with kira and i, a shameless plug there. want to give alook at some hot spots when it comes to traffic accidents, 680 near the auto mall, look at this. this is causing delays because of an earlier crash. there's a second crash happening near the mission boulevard, and you will run into serious delays as well. northbound 280 near the winchester accident, there's also two fender-benders you may encounter. coming up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> have your stockings been hung by the chimney with care hoping a refund will soon be there? >> we will unwrap some of the money our teams recovered this year. >> i made my own sweater.

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right now at 5:30a soggy start to your christmas eve, the rain coming down hard in parts of the bay area. meteorologist, kari hall, is timing whether your outdoor holiday plans will be washed out. while you were sleeping, firefighters pulling a car out of the water and finding a body inside. many questions still lingering at this hour. who came to the rescue to make sure this grinch did not ruin the holiday display. this is "today in the bay." a very merry christmas eve this morning. i am marcus washington. thank you for joining us. >> yeah, thanks for being here. i am laura garcia. if you are getting out to the

holiday destinations this morning, be careful heading out the door, keep both hands on the steering wheel and slow it down. here's a live look at stormranger. shield yourself from the rain in some way. maybe just stay inside where it's nice and warm. vianey has a look at the roads. there's trouble spots definitely out there this morning. >> yeah, but first let's start with meteorologist, kari hall. she's tracking that rain. as laura was saying, make sure you pack it all, because you will need it. >> especially the santa hat. if you are able to, and i know a lot of people want to get an early start on the commute if you have a long road trip, but try and wait a little built because the rain will be tapering off as we go from 7:00 to 8:00 for much of the bay area. we are seeing that happening in

sunnyvale, especially in the los altos area. very heavy rain over milpitas right now, and we will see that continue over the next couple of hours. we are looking at still some very active conditions out here, very sloppy and also some standing water on the roadways. that's going to cause problems as we start to see more of the rain coming through. look at the trend for the rest of the day. for fremont, we are seeing sunshine at 8:00, and it will have a chance to soak in as we get a break from the rain today. vianey, you have been tracking the commute. any major issues? >> yeah, we have a sig-alert that has just been issued for a crash near 680 southbound near the auto mall exit. it appears this was a crash involving two vehicles and one is a big rig now on its side. because of the time that it's going to take to clear that out

they have issued a sig-alert hard closure. your best bet is to avoid this stretch altogether. maybe take the fremont involved and mission boulevard service street. we don't know yet if there are injuries involved. we hope everybody is okay, but this is southbound 680 at the auto mall exit. i'll send it back to you. >> yeah, it's part of all the rain we are getting here. you can have access to the stormranger, the exclusive mobile doppler radar, just download our nbc bay area app and you can see where the rain is and when it will be headed to your neighborhood. a car ended up in the martinez marina. officials got a call just before midnight of a car in the water. it took them nearly three hours

to pull it out. police say the road ends at the boat launch and it's possible the driver got confused in the rain and fog and ended up in the water. the victim has not been identified. now to an update, lanes back open on 880 in danville. officers swarmed the freeway between sycamore valley road and diablo road. still not clear why police shutdown the lanes. when we learn more from chp, we will pass it along. people trying to get home or waiting for loved ones to arrive, some airlines are canceling flights because of omicron. >> today in the bay's cierra johnson is live at sfo where she's monitoring the situation. this could be problematic throughout the day. >> reporter: yeah, it could be

problematic and pose a domino affect for folks looking to take a flight, and the omicron variant is impacting travel with a lot of the staff workers being exposed to the omicron variant, thus leading them to cancel flights. several airlines are canceling hundreds of flights. united airlines cut 112 flights across the country, and omicron has impacted its staff. alaska airlines canceled 17 flights yesterday after somebody reported possible being supposer to covid. additional cancelations were possible for today. a spokesperson said no cancelations were planned.

aaa estimates 109 million people will travel 50 miles or more between the 23rd and january 2nd. this year's number comes to about 92% of 2019 levels. airlines will see a 184% increase from last year. just to put it in perspective for those individual airports, here at sfo, traffic is currently at 60 to 65% at prepandemic levels, and oakland airport expected to reach 90% of 2019 passenger levels for the same period. >> we were 100% prepared for this. we saw the demand coming. we are expecting 630,000 people through san francisco during the two-week holiday period. we were really gearing up for

it. >> reporter: if you do have plans to travel or are expecting somebody traveling, you should keep a close eye on the flight schedules. in this situation, it seems pretty fluid. make sure your flight is, in fact, taking off. cierra johnson here for "today in the bay." >> thank you, cierra. a follow-up on a south bay synagogue that went up in flames after hanukkah. this could be arson. this is near branyan and the expressway. the flames destroyed the entire downstairs. surveillance shows somebody lurking around the building before the fire started. nobody was hurt and the scrolls were saved. a south bay family say their faith has been restored in

humanity after a nativity scene was stolen from their front porch. that man you see right there walked up and started grabbing other figurines and took off. he came back an hour later and stole the rest of it. that family said it was sad for them because an heirloom was passed down to them through generations. >> somebody would have the courage to walk up and take a nativity. who takes that? >> how could somebody do that? the family posted the video to next door, and hours later a stranger, a neighbor brought them a brand-new nativity scene and said they wanted to help out. it's 5:38. take a look at your screen right there. it's going to be a white christmas in the sierra. this is a live look at i-80 and soda springs near castle peak. nearly whiteout conditions there. this is near donner pass yesterday. if you are headed up to the

sierra, make sure you are prepared. the chains are required on i-80 and highway 50. they are talking about closing the highways because of the whiteout conditions there. the windows are very small, so you have to make sure you keep monitoring the forecast. i do think you may have a chance by this afternoon, but right now do not try to go. it's definitely very dangerous. we are seeing another wave of this rain passing by. we are also looking at widespread rain across the region. here in the bay area we are seeing the downpours now, but it's going to be very soggy across southern california, san diego, as we go into today if you are traveling into southern california. if you are about to get on a flight, the airport delays are at zero right now, and everything looks on-time, even across the region.

i don't see any major travel delays due to weather. later this evening, if you want to drive through the illuminated holiday through cunningham park. that will be nice and dry through 7:00. there's a chance the rain could be returning and also looking at showers into the day tomorrow. if you want to kick on kwanzaa on sunday, at golden gate park there will be a poetry celebration. there could be on and off showers for sunday. in tahoe, allow extra time to get there. we have a couple fender-benders down through the southbound. we have a big issue. this is a sig-alert. northbound 680 at the auto mall exit. it's completely closed off. all lines, a hard closure.

no estimated time when this will open according to chp. a big rig is on its side from a earlier crash involving two vehicles. no estimated time on reopening. i want to apologize, a viewer tweeted me that i said southbound, but i meant northbound lanes. hard closure on northbound 680. your best bet is to avoid that stretch. fremont boulevard, a good surface street to make or mission. no estimated time on when this will reopen. back to you. >> thank you. still ahead, taking his case to the top. the latest ditch effort by former president trump to shield his connection to the capitol siege. and 49ers coming up short in the nail-biter there. what this loss means for the team heading down the home

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right now at 5:44, we are under a microclimate weather alert, and we are seeing slow-moving heavy rain approaching santa clara.

when we see heavy rain after a prolonged rain event like this, there could be street flooding and issues in poor drainage areas. i will track more rain in the forecast. we'll talk about when we will see a break, coming up next. a sig-alert issued for northbound 680 north of auto mall parkway. all lanes closed due to an earlier crash. chp now reporting the truck on its side is apparently leaking gas from the tank, so no estimated time on when it will reopen. >> we will check back with you. it's quarter to 6:00 right now. a young teenager dead after being hit by a stray bullet at an officer-involved shooting. police say they found a man attacking another person with a chain in a crowded store.

officers open fire killing the suspect. the 14-year-old girl was struck by a police bullet that traveled through a dressing room wall that killed her. former president, donald trump, asking the supreme court to block the release of white house reports to the january 6th select committee. trump's attorney argued both the constitution and the presidential records act gives him the right to protect records from duh sim nation. japan announcing it will not send a government delegation to the winter olympics in beijing. it will send leaders with direct ties to the olympics, and this

comes as the u.s. is holding a diplomatic boycott over the concerns of human rights in china. you can only watch the games right here on nbc bay area. 5:46 -- no, 5:47 this morning. 49ers fans, they are not feeling so merry this morning. it was a heartbreaker in nashville. >> yeah, a lot of finger-pointing going on at jimmy g, but it was not all him. >> frustration and disappointment for the 49ers. they lose to the titans on a field goal in the final seconds on thursday night. the 49ers' offense marched down the field on their first possession. jeff wilson jr. with the first score of the game. san francisco dominated early

but led at the half. two throws from jimmy g were interceptions. this one led to a tennessee touchdown a few plays later precipitation titans had their first lead of the game at 14-10. the game was tied with two minutes to go, but with seconds remaining on the clock the titans kick a field goal. >> we were rolling early on, and got sluggish in the middle there. but it's tough when you let one like this slip away. >> you want to win the games and you want to dictate stuff, you can't give people a chance with some of the penalties we had and the turnovers we had. >> the 49ers will play their final home game of the season against houston on january 22nd. >> thanks, anthony.

santa is due a little less than 24 hours. >> but if you have been a slight bit under the weather, there's something we will show you later this morning that we can't wait to tell you about, because jennifer coolage gets excited about it. she's so funny how she delivers everything. she was in "america pie," and movies with the bend and snap, and she's always funny and we will bring you that in a minute. >> we need to talk about the problems on the road. the weather is rough out there if you are headed anywhere this morning. kari is keeping track of the forecast for us. yeah, if you can wait a little longer before heading out, please try and do that especially from marin county on southward. we see it clearing up for sonoma county and solano counties. it has been raining steadily in

san francisco but we are dealing with problems in sunnyvale in mountain view. we have seen heavy rain coming through. it's been moving very slowly and approaching santa clara as we go into the next minutes. as that updates with stormranger, we could see flooding on the roadways. we have had very heavy rain around gilroy and san martin, 101, it will be treacherous because it's dark outside and hard to see puddling. we are going to see breaks by the next couple of hours. in concord it's 51, and behind that we should see sunshine for today and a very slow warm-up as our temperatures only reach in the mid-50s. hour-by-hour does show a drier

trend late morning by the early afternoon. going into the rest of today, still a chance spotty showers could pass by, especially by 3:00 to 4:00 this afternoon, and it's not widespread in with a we are seeing right now. the rain comes back in, and into the afternoon hours, we are going to see waves of rain that could be heavy at times. christmas day, if you are able to, you could just stay inside with all of this coming down, and even snow in bay area peaks like mount hamilton and mount diablo, we could see snow as those temperatures stay very chilly. rain is tapering off this morning becoming more scattered, and at times there will be sunshine today. tomorrow, widespread christmas rain and heavy sierra snow. we are looking at additional snowfall totals reaching four to eight feet. that's still on track, especially now as more moisture will be coming in. we are extending how long we

will see all of this unsettled weather. by next week it will be very chilly. we could wrap all of this up with snow on bay area hills. vianey, you have been tracking breaking news still going on in the east bay this morning. >> if you are an east bay commuter, and 680 is part of your commute, listen up because there was a 680 issued earlier because it involved two vehicles, a big rig was on its side leaking fuel. as of right now i am showing big delays through that stretch. you definitely want to avoid that stretch to get on the freeway. southbound freeways, doesn't look like they are being impacted. i want to give you a closer look at how the rest of your east bay drive times are doing. 238 not being impacted, or 880,

but a lot of ponding, so slow down. >> yes, good advice. we are all waiting for santa now. >> if you are not in the spirit, don't worry, we got you covered. take a look. >> it was the night before christmas when all through the house -- it was the night before christmas when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. >> she's so funny. >> just dramatic. >> the "american pie" alum posted a new reading of "'twas the nice before christmas." she had a sip of eggnog, one or two, maybe three. she's one of the film's stars, and it's funny.

>> is it a good one? >> yeah, she's always funny. much more ahead for you this morning, including this one now, tesla sending out a new software update for all of the cars to keep drivers from playing video games while driving. now tesla says the passenger's play feature will now be locked and won't be able to use it while that vehicle is in motion. still ahead on "today in the bay," amazon trying to protect workers amid the covid surge. the reason workers will have to mask up regardless of local mandates. at 6:00, a state of emergency in san francisco's tenderloin. the mayor hopes to address drugs and crime. the new changes you could see that could help the conditions for the people living there. you're watching "today in the bay."

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5:57. welcome back. you are watching "today in the bay." amazon revealed its mask mandate for warehouse workers due to a mask mandate. >> yeah, they have to wear a mask inside even if they are fully vaccinated or live in an area where masks are not

mandated. the company in november lifted the mask requirement for fully vaccinated warehouse workers, however amazon now mandated vaccines for its workers. instead its encouraging employees to get the shop by offering bonuses and rewards. sonoma county just announced it will require high-risk groups to get a covid shot and get it twice a week. it expands the new state order imposed this week. this requires health care workers to receive a booster shot. sonoma county is also recommending testing for unvaccinated or boosters will begin immediately. coming up for you in five minutes, why one bay area city says that the party will go on. we will show you how businesses are gearing up.

san francisco mayor, london breed, going holiday. here she is on the red carpet for the matrix premiere last weekend. turns out mayor breed has a little bit of a cameo in the film. we're keeping quiet on any spoilers, but a quite dramatic look there. >> she made it. san carlos said to be the place to be for christmas cheer. >> neighbors here go crazy for christmas. this is beautiful. it's a lot, though, but it's beautiful. people drive by from all-around the bay area to catch a glimpse of it. when you buy a house there, you are warned it's your turn to actually turn it into a theme park. you have to do it.

>> you have to be all in if you are going to buy in that neighborhood. >> if you go, go hard. >> great neighborhoods there. >> it's a small portion of the year. >> there's a lot of cars, but a lot of cheer, though. a wet christmas eve for you this morning. >> yeah, we are seeing some of the widespread rain across parts of the bay area right now. it will taper off soon. we will tell you when you will get the opportunities to get outside, and when that rain comes back in the forecast, coming up. plus, proof on how dangerous these storms could be. two people killed after flooding on the peninsula. emergency crews tried to save them. the reason neighbors say they are very concerned as this rain keeps coming. all new this morning, a big win for san francisco mayor, london breed. this is after a marathon meeting. a plan the board of supervisors just approved