yards and one yard but the texans who entered the game ranked last in rush yards ran for a season high 189 yards. they are just 4-11 but of course, they will play the 49ers next week and you wouldn't think this would be a tough game but, then again, they did some things tonight that we didn't expect. with what do you expect next week? >> well, i am sure they put something on film nobody really expected and that was for them to actually show up and be the playoff caliber team and that was really disappointed to see the chargers go out there, play that way in houston. because you are a playoff team trying to, obviously, get better and show your best stuff toward the end of the season. so i think for the 49ers, obviously you are going to have to slow down that run attack. the whole season due to sean watson not being on the football field but i can tell you one thing, they have nothing to play for right now. they don't care what goes on, or how they win or allow they lose, they are trying to go play

football. so i think for the 49ers, it is going to be a tough game but it is going to be a home game and also it is a game that you have to win. so i think the guys there be will be fine out there on sunday. >> yeah, they will be back at levi. special delivery time brought to you by amy chi's east coast pizzeria. . they have two games left. first, houston texans at home and then at the los angeles rams. they have to win both these games, and then maybe get some help. they could lose a game, and still win and get into the playoffs. but basically, ian, they need to win these last two games. >> yeah, and they obviously need to win these last two games and i think one of the games coming up tomorrow, on monday night with the saints and the dolphins, you have a young quarterback starting at quarterback for the new orleans saints. they put a lot of wins behind their season this past two weeks, i think they can come out there and possibly do some things for the 49ers and beat the saints. >> yeah, they will be rooting for the dolphins there is no

question about it. and listen, as you pointed out, playing monday night football, a quarterback who is not that experienced, that is not an easy task. >> definitely not. i mean, you got a young quarterback out there. obviously, is going to be a hostile environment because they are trying to go to the play offs for a first time in a long time. so there are no slouch that the dolphins that we have known the past few years so it is going to be a difficult, difficult game for both teams. >> ian, if you watch the sunday night game tonight here on nbc, it was destruction. dallas destroyed washington. it was not even close. and things got even worse on the washington bench which they brought to dallas. so that's washington's bench. they bring from fedex field and then, two players -- defensive linemen who were teammates in college get in a fight. darren pane and jonathan alan, it resulted in a swing at one. you don't push a man and poke him in his face. and that is going to lead to a punch. luckily, alan's punch didn't

connect. but these are two teammates. dallas won 56-14. have you ever been part of a team -- i know in practice and football players are wound up but in a game, two teams -- two players turning on each other like that, ian, that was -- ien had not seen that before like that and certainly not on national television where everyone could watch it. >> yeah, obviously you don't like to see that but those type of things happen. you know, these are football players it is heat of moment. so i am sure something like that happened on the field, something they probably talked about in practice or actual film study that both of them went out there and somebody did something wrong. obviously, putting a finger in someone's face is going to cause somebody to react differently. when you are in a heated moment, on that football field, a lot of things are going at a million miles per hour. so little things like that can spur out and for us to see as fans go oh what's going on? but if you look at the scoreboard, that was what was going on. there was a butt whooping out there and they were upset about

it. >> right. if they were winning, whatever was said was not going to lead to a fight. when you are losing like that, causes a lot ever problems. we will take a break. when we come back, we will check in with ian's new year resolutions. what do the 49ers have to do better and what does jimmy have to do better? all that coming up but first a preview of the news, which comes up right after us. i am audrey asistio in the nbc bay area studios. we are in a microclimate weather alert and tracking the conditions from the bay area to the sierra. >> in the morning, i saw, you know, things getting worse and worse. one south bay family never made it to tahoe. instead, they, along with many others, rode out the storm on the highway. how their all night ordeal came toen aend. squer about to see more rain high impact on your monday morning commute and even colder air sweeping down the coast that is going to be dropping temperatures and snow levels around the bay area. close looks on the news, following xfinity sports sunday.

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right now on nbc bay area. stuck in the storm. a south bay family's trip to the snow turns into a frightening 26-hour ordeal. >> we basically slipped inside the car with my two kids. our food, our water with other passengers. >> the warning tonight, if you are planning a trip to the mountains. but you might not have to go too far if you want to see snow. we are tracking a cold storm that could bring more snow to our local mountains. plus. >> kind of hard to find anything anywhere right now. trying to track down a covid test. long lines in the peninsula today, as people get tested after those holiday gatherings. it is a rare sight on a holiday weekend. no cars on i-80 in the sierra. that's because both 80 and 50 are shut down tonight and you can see why. white-out conditions that are

just -- they are flat-out dangerous. 80 is closed from just east of auburn to the nevada state line. it is about 80 miles of closed freeways. 50 is closed just east of placerville to meyers about 20 minutes south of south lake tahoe. >> not just the sierra. the temperature is cold enough to turn rain into snow on top of some of our bay area mountains. check out this time lapse of the wintery conditions on mount hamilton today todd and the rain isn't over, yet. a live look outside. be careful out there. the roads are slick. >> yeah let's check in with meteorologist rob mayeda and, rob, there is a lot to would watch. >> and we are going to be watching the rain overnight tonight that will have a high impact we think on your monday-morning commute. and after the storm moves out, snow levels which are already low are going to drop even lower and we will have to talk about those high temperatures which will make you think we've teleported the bay area to the sierra. coming up by tuesday. right now, our storm ranger shows you the heaviest rain on the west slope of the santa cruz mountains. scattered showers and still some

snow showers closer to mount hamilton but really things are going to pick often mid night tonight as this band of clouds to the north, this is where the rain will be for tomorrow morning's commute. dropping south. tlkd be locally heavy at times through about 7:00 a.m. for the south bay. then, we are going to get some clearing skies as we see a bit of a polar express work its way down the coast. snow in seattle and portland today. watch how that cold air arrives in the bay area. any showers that fall through that even colder air mass on tuesday could bring snow levels below 2,000 feet, especially in the north bay and the inland east bay. we will talk more about those low snow levels and those highs if you want to call them highs in the upper 30s to low 40s on tuesday coming up in our full forecast in about ten minutes. >> all right. rob, we will see you in a bit. thank you. the winter conditions for forced one of tahoe ski resorts to close today and you can see why. this is video taken overnight at palisades tahoe. winds were gusting at more than 100 miles per hour with no visibility on the mountains. you can see right there. the resort said there was also

increased avalanche danger. at nearby north star tonight, crews are search for a skier missing for more than a day now. he was last tracked getting on the comstock lift yesterday afternoon. can'ts are incredibly dangerous up there right now and a bay area family knows all too well they were forced to spend the night inside their car stranded on the road. nbc bay area's sergio quintana has their story. >> reporter: photos of a caravan of vehicles in the snow and the eerie red glow of taillights in the blizzard conditions on highway 50 christmas night. these are pictures taken by amin, stuck all night there with his wife and two children. >> once we get to the high point of the mountains, you know, the road -- i mean, we basically stranded there. >> he and his family hoped to celebrate christmas in tahoe. instead, they and others on the drive had to sleep in their cars on highway 50. he expected a four-hour journey. it turned into a 26-hour ordeal.

>> we had like, you know, like bottles of water and most of the cars they -- they almost run out of the gas. >> reporter: after all that, they drove straight home to san jose. they say they underestimated the strength of the storm. plenty of snow came down but the wind is what whipped up dangerous conditions. this is video from cal tran. you can see, vid visibility is really bad. ski resorts also dealing with the storm. >> they are going to assess the situation at the summit and down at the base. they will try and open. but they want to make it safe for all the skiers and riders and their staff up on the mountain. there is a lot of digging out. >> reporter: he says some ski runs willy be closed and with so much snow, ski patrols will have to check for the possibility of avalanches. he says anyone planning on heading to the slopes the next couple days should reconsider. >> i would just let the system move on out. let the system move eastward. let's get a break. let's dig out. you got plenty of snow. this is just the start of the season. >> i would recommend not to drive to mountainous areas.

>> reporter: sergio quintana nbc bay area news. >> good advice there and rob was talk about this. we are also seeing snow on some bay area mountains. really came down overnight on mount hamilton. and you can see -- this is mount hamilton. you might be confusing it with the sierra. you certainly could. there was enough there to build a snowman. this is near the lick observatory. over in the east bay, a light sprinkling of snow on mount diablo though much more may be on the way there. we showed you snow in livermore last night at 11:00. you see fog up there at mount diablo coming in low and dense. let's talk about the rain now now. caused big problems on highway 1 in monterey county this weekend. look at this. this mudslide closed highway 1 between ragged point and just south of big sur overnight. that is a 44 mile stretch. here is a look at some of the huge boulders that came down on the road. this is the area south of gorda. emergency debris removaler krurs were able to re-open the road.

a big tree came down in burlingame. look at that. california drive was shut down between mills and grove avenues and that is a look at the aftermath. crews spent hours clearing the tree cutting it into chunks to deal with later. the road was back open by 10:00 in the morning. and our storm ranger is on mount -- san bruno mountain i should say, continuing to scan as the rain moves through the bay area. if you haven't already, make sure to download our free nbc bay area app. it will give you access to storm ranger's exclusive mobile doppler radar. you can see exactly when the rain will be in your neighborhood. all right. we are following some breaking news right now in the east bay. bart service is stopped between the san lean drault and coliseum stations because of power lines on the track. there is a bus bridge in place between the stations, no word yet on when the power line might be removed. >> more breaking news for you right now. part of highway 4 in batepoint is shut down because of a shooting. started right around 7:30. all eastbound lanes between willow pass and bailie roads are

closed. while officers investigate. officers are diverting traffic all the freeway at san marco boulevard so they can look for some evidence. no word on any injuries or when lanes are going to be re-opening. we will continue to follow this and bring you updates on our digital platforms as we get them. not enough tests. it is a familiar refrain this holiday season but today, one bay area county is fighting back rolling out vehicles full of tests for people who lined up by the dozen. nbc bay area's scott budman. >> reporter: by truck in daly city and by bus in hillsboro, san mateo county gave out free covid tests all day today. and people lined up for lots of reasons. >> it was a possible exposure. >> my son just said he had a sore throat. >> we got exposed five days ago. >> reporter: brianna is trying to do the right thing before going to work. >> i saw family on christmas and then they found out they were exposed. >> but after an hour of driving

to drugstores like this one, this one, and this one, she couldn't find a single covid test. >> actually, went to like five different stores to try to find a rapid test because i am supposed to work today and everybody's been sold out. >> reporter: we heard a lot of that. >> we actually went to several stores in the area. couldn't find anything. and so, then we went online and found this location. >> reporter: so san mateo county, which says it went from 40 recorded covid cases a day to hundreds of cases a day in the last two weeks, is rolling out free tests in several cities. admitting there are not enough tests here to go around. >> many pharmacies now that you can go get self-tested. that's problematic. that is extremely problematic. and so, as a county, we are going to have to lean in and we may have to do, um, much, much more than we are doing now. >> reporter: giving people like

brianna a chance, for now, to get peace of mind. >> i want to be responsible, you know, i love my co-workers and i would hate to get them sick. >> reporter: in hillsboro, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> we can tell you this. if you are looking for a test in san mateo county, we made it easy four. we posted a list of sites on our website. go to nbcbayarea.com. you will find it right there on our home page. in the meantime, dr. fauci is warning once again not to grow complacent in the fight against covid even though early indications suggest the omicron variant could be less severe. >> we are particularly worried about those who are in that unvaccinated class that, you know, tens and tens of millions of americans who are eligible for vaccination who have not been vaccinated. those are the most vulnerable ones when you have a virus that is extraordinarily effective in getting to people and infecting them the way omicron is. >> fauci said even though data from south africa, the uk, and other countries seem to show

omicron is less serious, it is not simple. for instance, he explained that a large amount of people in south africa had gotten infected with other variants, first, and had a degree of natural immunity when battling omicron. in addition, omicron is far more contagious than all other variants. >> and if you don't believe audrey, you can just ask the golden state warriors because they are down another player. covid really hitting the warriors very hard. anthony flores joining us with what we know about this latest player and, anthony, talk about a marquee player, he is out. >> the list keeps growing and growing. the warriors will be without the heart and soul of their team when they take on denver tuesday night at chase center. draymond green entered the league's covid health and safety protocols. this comes one day after his defense sparked the dubs to a huge win on the road at phoenix. eight rebounds, ten assists, three boks, and three stills as the warriors reclaim the best record in the nba. now, green makes five warriors in the protocols including

fellow starter andrew wiggins, jordan poole, moses moody, and damien lee. tuesday begins a tough stretch for the warriors. they start with denver here two days from then, they take on the nuggets in denver. then, they are on the road at utah. so, terry, this is going put a lot more pressure on steph curry to carry the load for the short-handed warriors. >> anthony, thanks very much. and it is not just the pros. san jose state men's basketball team has been forced to postpone three upcoming conference games because of covid concerns. we don't know whether that meant players or coaches tested positive or they were exposed. a cruise ship from san diego has returned back to port after being turned way in mexico because of a covid outbreak. the holland america ship was denied entry to puerto vallarta. 21 crew members tested positive for the coronavirus as the ship arrived back on december 23rd. this is despite all crew members being fully vaccinated and

testing negative before departure. passengers say skipping puerto vallarta didn't affect the overall cruise experience much. >> about three-hour delays, they said we are not going to stop. so we are going to have events on the boat and they were really good about it. once again, we didn't even notice it. if they hadn't said something, we wouldn't have noticed it. it was so good. >> the affected crew members all had mild cases. the group, along with close contacts, were quarantined to keep the outbreak under control. back in our area now, jury deliberations continue tomorrow in the trial of former theranos ceo elizabeth holmes. so far, jurors have deliberated three full days. the group hasn't been together since thursday when they asked the court to play recordings of holmes on an investor call. holmes is facing 11 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud by allegedly lying to investors and patients about the capabilities of theranos's blood testing technology. the three-month trial has been

one of the most watched cases in silicon valley history. holmes could face up to 20 years in prison, if convicted on all counts. and we, of course, are keeping a close eye on this case. as soon as a verdict comes down, we will bring it to you live with legal analysis and a breakdown of what's next for holmes. we have developing -- we are following developing news out of bay point where a driver drove his car into two chp officers. all started when they tried to pull over the driver of a blue subaru outback. driver led officers on a short chase, then stopped. the officers get out of their patrol car and say the driver accelerated right into them, causing minor injuries. that driver is still on the run. the car located a short distance away abandoned. now, to celebrations across the world. on the first day of kwanzaa in san francisco, the city's 16th annual kwanzaa celebration is going virtual, again. the free seven-day event started with a poetry reading featuring local poets. it is all organized by the

museum of the african diaspora and the village project in georgia. organizers put a presentation together of the history and meaning of kwanzaa, complete with a march. today's principal means unity in swahili. some of the other principals celebrated include self-determination, creativity, purpose, and faith. vice president kamala harris tweeted a kwanzaa message today. saying her kwanzaa celebrations are some of her favorite childhood memories. she says her family sends wishes and blessings for a happy and healthy new year. coming up. shelling out more to cross the bridge. which bay area bridges you will have to pay more to cross and when that increase starts. and a growing trend to release some pent-up frustration. we will take you inside san francisco's rage room. and right now, the heaviest rain we are seeing fall around the bay area, right around the santa cruz mountains down into santa cruz scattered showers elsewhere for now as we await the next round of more

significant rain arriving for your monday-morning commute and cold air dropping snow levels into tuesday. a closer look, when we come right back.

a live look at the san mateo bridge and richmond bridge tonight ahead of a toll hike. you may know by now but starting january 1st, tolls will rise from $6 to 7 for cars, trucks, and motorcycles. for larger vehicles, tolls are also going up by $1. it is the second of three toll hikes approved by the state legislature back in 2017 and by voters in 2018. the bridges affected are the bay bridge, the antioch bridge, the benisha martinez bridge, the richmond san rafel bridge and the san mateo bridge. here comes the post-christmas gift return surge. malls around the bay area were jam packed once again today. shoppers doing their returns, even taking advantage of

post-christmas sales. those are pretty substantial sometimes. this was the valley fair mall in san jose. some shoppers there, they say the christmas cheer is still around. >> people are still friendly. the holiday spirit was around us. the lines were a little bit shorter than last week. but it was a good experience. >> the national federation of retailers says about 10% of holiday gifts are returned. but some stores have deadlines on returns, to make sure you know what those deadlines are before you go. a theme of the holidays, buy, buy, buy, and the numbers are in and some people did a lot of buying. holiday sales broke some records. today, mastercard released a new report revealing that sales rose at the fastest pace in 17 years. >> wow. >> yeah. comes as shoppers saw higher prices, product shortages, and more covid cases. the hottest items? clothing and jewelry. here is some stats for you. holiday sales were up 10% compared be the pre-pandemic 2019 holiday period. online sales were up 11% from a year ago. and 6% from 2019.

department stores saw a 20% increase from last year. >> okay. but let's face it. the holiday season can be stressful, right? and you might have some pent-up frustration you may be want to take out on something. well apparently, you can. our digital journalist jon than bloom shows us a new rage room in san francisco. >> amazing. >> way better than therapy. >> we are living covid still. it's a stressful time. >> people want to a smash stuff. people want to get aggression out in a new way. >> lot more pent up anger than thought. >> that was a cathartic experience, not going lie. >> tvs, furniture, printers, plates. everything you can think of, we have here that you can break. >> the plates are cool. >> and then, you're done, be like, damn, that felt good. >> holiday shopping can be

stressful and we all have different ways we deal with that. some people do yoga, some people meditate. but here, just a couple blocks from the mall, there is a place you can relieve your stress with a sledge hammer. >> gloves and goggles. >> reporter: miguel moises always knew he wanted to start a business. but he never imagined he would be handing out safety gear and giving warnings like this -- >> please do not hit the walls, the door, or each other with the weapon today. >> reporter: you see, a about a year ago, he was planning to open a bar. the sort of place where glassware is only broken by accident but while traveling in florida, he got some bad news. >> permits were not going through because of covid. >> reporter: miguel heard about the trend of smash rooms or rage rooms. >> it started from japan. and they were going crazy with it and it slowly started coming to the united states. >> reporter: he found one in miami. unleashed his frustration. >> i just went in, went crazy, and like i left feeling amazing. >> reporter: and came back to start his very own bay area

smash room. >> so over here, you can see our breakables. we have some smart boards, some printers, some furniture. >> these are all called breakables? >> yes, they are breakables. meant to be broken. they will be broken by the end of the day. >> reporter: miguel says the breakables are all donated. businesses are bulky garbage send it here, where the customers can help make it a little less bulky. of course, you are welcome to bring your own breakables, too. >> my old orchid pot. >> it is meant to be a personalized experience. >> that old computer that wasn't working on you, come down and break it. >> reporter: how did that feel smashing a laptop? >> absolutely awesome. i wanted to break my laptop this morning. so this was perfect. >> reporter: after you smash, you can sign the walls and you might notice a theme. >> a lot of people say they hate their exes. >> i hate my exes! >> reporter: you might even surprise yourself. >> i am more violent than i thought. >> reporter: but it turns out, the urge to smash things runs

deep in our genetic code. >> as a species, we evolved to deal with physical stressors. so, you know, can i get away interest that saber tooth tiger or that neighboring tried that doesn't like me? >> reporter: stanford psychiatrist says there is one problem with that urge. >> the thing is that most of the stressors we feel now are skoolg skolgcal stressors, things i have to do, things i need to worry about. so you are ready to fight or flee when, in fact, that's not what you need to do. >> reporter: spiegel runs stanford's center on stress and health, and yes, he says stress is higher around the holidays. >> because you are adding all these other obligations on to the other regular work and things you need to do in your life. >> reporter: so it is no surprise the smash room is packed with people just hoping to blow off some steam. >> just the therapy of being able to smash stuff and break it and not have to clean up a mess. the huge mess in there. >> sorry. >> reporter: in fact, the word therapy comes up a lot around here. >> lot of people don't like therapy and stuff so they see

this as the alternative therapy. >> and though some people are timid at first, they tend to catch on quickly. and sometimes, get really into it. >> now even more scared of her than i already was. >> reporter: for many, there is no denying it. smashing things feels great. but is it actually relieving stress? >> in the short run, it increases stress. you are tensing your muscles. you are getting your heart rate and blood pressure up. >> reporter: spiegel says there is no medical evidence it actually helps but he has another theory on why it feels good. >> people don't like feeling vulnerable. stress makes us feel vulnerable and i think what happens when people want to break things is they want to be the breaker, not the broken. >> reporter: his choice to treat stress is hypnosis and, yes, he has an app for that called reveri.

>> that's you. >> that is me. >> it helps you refocus your mind. >> is your body feeling comfortable? >> yes, it is. >> with the goal of reducing your stress and helping you sleep. >> so many people want it to just fall asleep, they said stop asking me questions. i just want to be asleep. >> reporter: then again, it's hard not to sleep if you are dead tired. how many calories you figure i am burning right now? >> honestly, going up to the thousands. >> working up a serious sweat with that 40-pound sledge hammer. and learning new ways to use a crow bar. >> stand right there. let's play some baseball. >> oh, yeah. >> medically proven? absolutely not. but at a stressful time of the year, some say it's just what the doctor ordered. >> definitely going to be an after-holiday kind of thing for me. seeing all of the families all over. like, okay, i am going to need to go back to the room and break more things. >> hey, the best part, you don't have to clean up the mess. >> and it is just fun. >> right? >> yeah.

>> so you can check out some of jonathan's other digital originals on our website. just head to nbcbayarea.com/digitaloriginals. >> well, christmas is over and the count down to new year's is new on. you are looking at downtown san francisco. a gorgeous shot tonight. in six days, that sky is going to be lit up. san francisco says it still plans to hold the annual new year's eve firework celebration. you can catch the show on the embarcadero waterfront. thousands of people are expected to show up. san francisco leaders tell us they have no plans to scale back because of covid. late-night seating a restaurants, nearly sold out. >> wow. >> i think people are really looking to cut it loose, maybe safely, maybe not. and it is going to be clear. >> is it going to be clear, rob? i mean, thoizs of people are going to be out there. >> the weather will be pretty good except a little bit cold. >> that's all right. >> at least it won't be raining on folks later this week but the recent for the microclimate weather aslert increasing rain

tonight into your monday morning commute and then lowering snow levels. right now, 49 degrees at sfo airport. seeing a few clouds, no rain at the moment. 47 in san jose. also in the mid-40s now around the tri-valley. dublin, by the way, the tri-valley, some of the hills there, that will be an interesting place to watch, let's say, by tuesday morning as some that cold air spills into the inland east bay valleys. for tomorrow morning commute, the top story should be the rain which will be locally heavy at times, especially around the south bay. we begin the day with the upper 30s to mid-40s and highs tomorrow should range into the 50s around san jose about 52 degrees. still 40s, though. santa rosa, napa, into livermore and concord. 50 in san francisco and 51 degrees in oakland. scanning to the south here, you can see the santa cruz mountains seeing the heaviest rain there from highway 17 south down into santa cruz. much more scattered the shower activity around the bay area, though, you might notice the hills here south of livermore, color coding on the radar is going to be interesting to

watch. we are picking up still some snow showers about 3,500 feet at times and a few isolated you showers here in the north bay. the next round is starting to work its way down the coast. you see the cloud band there and much colder air behind it. that is going to drop snow levels around the bay area. it's brought snow to seattle and portland today if you say the seahawks versus bears game today, you got a little bit of that. snow in seattle. that is going to be dropping our way over the next 24 hours. rain toll toelts here not as big as we have seen from previous storms but may still see a half inch of rain obviously for the santa cruz mount bs, east bay hills, parts of the north bay and then colder temperatures start to arrive as we get into tuesday. so rain picking up in coverage and intensity through about 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. then, our skies clear heading into monday night which will set the stage for some very chilly temperatures by 11:00 tomorrow night. mid-30s before midnight and then low 30s tuesday morning. as that next batch of cold air comes in, this is where things get interesting. snow showers possible for the interior north bay and the

inland east bay. that is going to be tuesday morning. so stay tuned on that. snow levels briefly lower than 2,000 feet. likely, candidates for more snow, mount hamilton, mount diablo, maybe mount tam, and the santa cruz mountains, taller peaks there could be looking at more snow showers at times. for wednesday, one more round of rain passes through for wednesday morning's commute. then, after that, we talk about new year's eve plans. things do like drier second half the week, you can see the storm trek moves off to think north. our next chance of rain will probably hold off until sunday night, january 2nd or 3rd but, you know, our seven-day forecast, you are going to think we have all taken a car up to lake tahoe by tuesday. look at those temperatures. we are talking highs in the north bay, i think, around northern sonoma county that could be in the upper 30s on tuesday. so by bay area standards, very cold with those low snow levels through wednesday but the second half of the week approaching new year's eve and new year's day, trend drieger. so we get to catch our breath.

sierra gets to dig out after this record breaking pongt month for now. a now supersized snow pack, coming up in about 20 minutes. >> can't go to tahoe. >> no. >> it is going to come to us. >> rob, thanks a lot. >> still ahead, we mentioned all those day after christmas returns. are they really worth it? you might not be getting back what you paid for them. the holidays are in full swing and you can feel the magic in the air. especially at t-mobile! let's go to dianne. can you tell us what's happening? yeah, i got the awesome new iphone 13 pro and airpods,

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tonight, condolences are pouring in around the world after news of archbishop desmond tutu's death. he was 90 years old. >> rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as oh an opponent of apartheid. nbc's chris clackum takes a look at his life. >> reporter: bishop desmond tutu was recognized by the world for his lifelong fight against apartheid in south africa. >> the nobel peace prize for 1984. >> reporter: for which, in 1984, he received the highest honor --

the nobel peace prize. tutu used the church as his base of power. growing up, he said he would never forget the past books that blacked were forced to carry and how they could be stopped and searched at any time for any reason. he became an activist leading marches, always looking for ways to improve the life of blacks in south africa. >> i am always a man of hope and i -- i believe the best about everybody. >> reporter: his search for a nonviolent method of protest led to his call for worldwide sanctions against the repressive white south african government. in 1984, he was named archbishop of johannesburg, and two years later became archbishop of cape town. the highest office that can be held in the south african church. one of his happiest days, he said, was the day nelson mandela was released from prison. he knew then that the country

was finally changing but bishop tutu never wavered in his fight to promote brotherhood and peace. after his retirement, tutu worked as a global activist on issues pertaining to democracy, freedom, and human rights. he also campaigned to fight hiv-aids, tuberculosis, poverty, racism, sexism, and homophobia. he received numerous awards for his life's work, to include in 2009, the u.s. presidential medal of freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor from president barack obama. chris clackum, nbc news. >> desmond tutu made his last public appearance two months ago. here he is with his wife leah after they cast their special ballots ahead of the local elections in cape town, south africa. part of that, tutu was seen attending a service at st. george's cathedral to celebrate his 90th birthday that was on october 7th. tutu was diagnosed with prostate

cancer all the way back in the late '90s and was hospital iedsed several times in recent years with treatment-related infections. however, the kaufz cause of his death has not been released. in other international news, france is seeing historic covid numbers. the country recorded more than 100,000 cases in a single day for the first time. hospitalizations have also doubled over the past month. data there shows more than one in 100 people around paris have tested positive in the past week. most cases involve the omicron variant. the french government is considering a new law that requires proof of vaccination to enter indoor venues. currently, the country requires only a negative test or proof of recovery. we mentioned it a little bit ago. the day after christmas means the season of returning and exchanging gifts is officially upon us. and this year, a record number of returns are expected thanks to the surge in pandemic-driven online shopping. nbc's jo ling kent shows us where your returns really go.

>> reporter: the race to return is on. >> i need something that will either do free returns like through the mail or where i can just drop it off at like ups. >> reporter: but it's not as free as many stores would have you believe. with a surge of pandemic online shopping, the cost of a return is rising fast. thanks to supply chain constraints. now, the average holiday return is two-thirds of the original price tag you paid for the gift. that includes the cost of transportation, warehouses, and paying workers to process your item. >> i have to get at least two sizes because i never know if it is going to fit. >> reporter: angel plans on sending back some clothing she bought online for christmas in extra sizes for her teenaged daughter. a shopping style called bracketing. >> i try to be intentional but i also do know how hard it is when you get something that you really like and it doesn't fit. >> reporter: but she is also well aware that not all returns end up back on a warehouse shelf to be resold. an estimated 5.8 billion tons of

return packaging will end up in a landfill starting now. generating 16 million tons of carbon dioxide. >> not ending up back in the shelf and it is not being resold, it is creating environmental damage. >> reporter: a software company managing returns for ikea, nike, and patagonia is trying to minimize all that waste by making the returns' process more efficient. >> starts with the customer experience where we offer a returns portal that it used to initiate the return. people are putting data on what item they are returning, why they're returning it. our system is capturing that data and real-time, it's looking at what that product is worth at that specific time in that condition across all the potential channels where it can be resold. >> reporter: some brands sometimes offer a full refund and have you keep the item because that's cheaper than processing your return. knowing what goes into a return, how does that change the way that you are shopping? >> well, it definitely makes me think about when i do order

something, i will message my daughter and ask her, hey, do you like this item, this item, or this item? i would rather give it to somebody than try to return it, get, you know, 20 or $30 back and know it's probably either going to go to a landfill. >> reporter: rethinking returns as the holiday season wraps up. jo ling kent nbc news los angeles. >> there is a lot to think about there. >> and you got some returns. >> i do. i do. lot of work. all right. coming up. no jackpot winner but two lucky people in northern california still struck it big. the winning numbers from last night's power ball jackpot is next.

welcome back. it's something no woman has done before. win three olympic snowboarding gold medals. but south lake tahoe native jamie anderson is hoping to change that. >> she is going to be rem representing team usa in just two months in beijing. here is a look at how she was introduced to the sport she loves so much, and why nature means so much to her.

>> announcer: american jamie anderson from south lake tahoe. >> i especially love the sport because it's 100% sustainably made. we use fast growing renewable aspen trees for the wood and the sides are like recycled metal. i feel that in the board. i think when you make things with good intention and good ingredients, they have a little bit more something to give you. >> announcer: front side 720. nice and clean. jamie anderson claims gold in slope style. >> jamie anderson. >> the anderson family celebrating they are a long way from south lake tahoe. her five sisters all in attendance. >> growing up at the anderson house was nothing short of amazing. my parents took a really holistic approach of raising us. growing up pretty much just right in the mountains of lake tahoe. i really valued the importance

of like being outside and connected with your environment and when i got my first snow board, i like fell in love with the winter season. over the years, nature has kind of become a place where i can go and reset, whether i'm really stressed or dealing with an injury. i just love nature. i love all the animals, all the giant trees and i hope that we can just be a little bit more gentle on mama earth. >> announcer: jamie anderson for the second games in a row, golden once again. >> and let's hope she is dancing on that podium, once again, as well. right? we are just 40 days from the opening ceremony of the 2022 winter olympics in beijing. and we are your olympic station. our janelle wang will be live in beijing during the games and you can watch all the events right here on nbc bay area. the jackpot keeps getting bigger and bigger. no big winners, yet. but two power ball winners are in northern california.

the california lottery says a total of 4 power ball tickets were sold yesterday matching five of six numbers. the prize? $400 million. one was sold in auburn. one in los vanos just east of gilroy. each, worth more than half a million dollars. however, the big jackpot, the big number going after $416 million. >> wow. but still, they need to claim that. up next, san francisco's iconic cliff house is closed but it's not the end of this story for the restaurant. how a bay area artist is bringing some of the history back to life.

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>> there is a feeling when you get out here. >> reporter: the west end of san francisco may not be the end of the city that gets all the attention but -- >> it is sort of thick with history. >> reporter: that history revolves around crashing waves and the famous cliff house. it is an area that's long seemed like an escape from city life, without actually leaving the city. >> it is a place where people come when they are feeling bad. it's a place that people come when they want to celebrate. >> reporter: but the pandemic has brought a wave of silence to this old building. late-last year, the owners of the cliff house restaurant closed up after 47 years after failing to reach a lease agreement with the national park service. the restaurant's historic contents were on the way to the auction block when a group called the western neighborhood's project stepped in. >> we were the group that got together, fund raised to save over 100 artifacts from the cliff house auction in march of 2021. >> reporter: that collection is now here, back at the cliff house in a temporary museum. >> the idea is that you can

really experience the history of this place in this place. >> but artifacts tell just one part of a story. images tell another. >> this guy, he is welcoming everybody. >> reporter: visual artist ben wood is using pictures to bring that part of the cliff house's story back to life. >> going down ocean beach, right? >> reporter: every night, as the sun dips behind the fog -- >> thanks for coming out on the chilly night. >> reporter: these windows light up. >> we are kind of animating the building. >> reporter: as wood projects rotating images from the building's long history. >> there is a fire, one of the fires. what i am drawn to is especially showing the faces of -- of people that have been here over the decades. there is the lady eating the corndog dog. >> there are images of the three versions of the cliff house, of which the first two burned down. people, picnics, strolls on the beach, playing to the same natural soundtrack as when they were taken. some more than a century ago. >> you get the broader context

of what these people were experiencing when they were here well because you are feeling the same weather. heir -- you're in the same environment. >> the idea is that we are showing still images. >> ben adds color to them. they move in front of you. the idea is to bring history to life. >> the installation plays every night from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m., running through early april. wood is also calling on the public to contribute personal photos for an upcoming projection. >> trying to add to the story. i am trying to bring back some of the stories you don't normally see. >> reporter: it's the story of a gathering place and its scrolling cast of characters. the march of time beating on the west end of the city. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. >> i think that's so beautiful. >> i used to eat out there. had breakfast out there looking out. i remember the omelettes railroad really good. getting off topic here. rob, you have got looks like an omelette behind you right now.

>> it does. radar omelette as you you see around santa cruz mountains and morgan hill. steady rain interest there. scattered showers for now but plan on more rain, intense at times as we head into your monday morning commute and tracking some very low snow levels this week. we will have a look at that when we come right back.

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frm. take a look at that. wow. live look along 80 in the sierra tonight. 80 mile stretch of the highway is closed tonight because of dangerous conditions. highway 50 also shut down from east of placerville to meyers. >> and drivers aren't liking it right now. travelers aren't liking it at all but we need it and that pack is building, rob. >> anime amazing recovery up there, considering at the beginning of the month we were at 19% of statewide average. how about 146% of statewide average? now, 158% to the south for areas

south of highway 50. so if we get two more feet of snow, we will set all-time records for the month of december and looks like we are going to smash through that. as you can see, by the time we get through the end of the week, another four feet plus of snow coming down and as low as placerville and auburn as snow levels really start to drop getting into tuesday. so if you have travel plans for the sierra, it is going to be tough probably through about tuesday. we will see if they can get major highways open during the day monday, into tuesday. that winter storm warning should expire by tuesday morning. so second half the week looks better for the sierra as they dig out and it should be a fantastic new year's eve weekend for snow and the sierras as their pattern trends a little drier toward the end of the week. nothing dry consider about your morning commute, though. especially around the south bay, 40s to start. highs toernl, generally from the upper 40s to low 50s. 52 degrees in san low zachlt 48 in santa rosa and you can see livermore, only 47 tomorrow. 50 in san francisco. and 51 degrees in oakland.

right now, morgan hill, gilroy, seeg some pretty good rain there moving from the west and for the most part, that is where the more significant showers are. scattered showers northward away from the south bay as we await this cloud band in northern california. once that drops south, that will continue to increase the rain for your morning commute. and look at that cold air behind it. that area in purple. that is going to be the cold air support that really begins to drop down snow levels by this time tomorrow night. so for monday morning's commute, you got a lot of rain at times. first half the day, through about lunch time, vul rain at times. second half the day, though, things start to clear out. and watch out for the temperatures by 11:00 monday as early as 11:00 at night, we are already in the mid-30s heading toward tuesday morning. may see some upper 20s and low 30s in the north bay. as that infect batch of moisture arrive, we have got the cold air support, moisture coming on top of that and we could see briefly some snow even in the lower elevations of the north bay. some of those interior valleys or around the inland east bay.

that is going to be around 9:00 a.m. to lunchtime on tuesday and the best odds of finding snow? stacking up once again mount hamilton, higher peaks of the santa cruz mountains, mount st. helena, and perhaps mount tam tuesday. as we head through the middle part of the week, one more batch coming in maybe not quite as low. snow levels into wednesday. and then, the second half the week, we get to catch a bit of a break and stoort dry out. but notice, the temperatures as we head toward new year's eve and new year's day, not warming up a whole lot as we can see from highs only in the low 40s tuesday with low snow levels. staying in the low 50s as we head to next weekend. skies clear just in time for the new year and get to enjoy all that sierra snow which will likely be setting records with another 3 to 4 feet coming down this week. back to you. >> wow. i like that. >> great news. rob, thank you so much. let's find out if anthony flores also has some great news for us. nfl playoff birth picture

getting a little more clear. >> if your team is the 49ers, your second favorite team, miami dolphins tomorrow night. the 49ers remaining the sixth seed in the nfc playoff raise race but there is a chance they could win out and still not make the postseason. why? i will explain, stick around, sports is next.

welcome back. i am anthony flores. the 49ers remain the sixth seed despite losing to tennessee thursday night but now they have company. the philadelphia eagles beat the new york giants 34-10 so the eagles improve to 8-7. the same record as the 9ers. san francisco holds the tie breaker over the eagles. red and gold beat them in philly back in week two. so, the 49ers hold onto the second wildcard spot with two games remaining. they have the tiebreaker over the eagles and the vikings. but here is the dilemma.

the saints who are starting their third string quarterback play monday night against the red-hot miami dolphins. if the 49ers, vikings, and saints all win out, the 9ers would not make playoffs because the tie breaker for the three-way tie is dwigsz division record and right now, the 49ers' division record is 1-4. so next up for the 9ers, they face houston sunday at levi and this will not be a cake walk. >> touchdown! >> former stanford quarterback davis mills with the first of two touchdown passes. texans with the upset of the day. they blow out the chargers, 41-29. the texans improve to 4-11 on the season. i know you are saying they only have four bins but one of those came against the titans who just beat the 49ers. game time next sunday at levi's is 1:05. all right. silver and black keep their playoff hopes alive by sweeping the season series against the

broncos for the second year in the row. raiders taking on orange crush in sin city. vegas gets on the board first. derek carr connects. guy is just good. no other way you can say it. 7-nothing raiders but carr gets sloppy with the football. throws the pick. that leads to a short touchdown run and a 13-7 denver lead. but the raiders rally in the second half. peyton barber barrels into the end zone. the raiders beat the broncos, 17-13. they improve to 8-7 and can punch their ticket to the postseason with wins over the colts and chargers in their final two games. >> we are finishing stronger than we have. you know? and we still have two games left against two really hard, you know, difficult teams and, um, it is going to take everything that we have, especially one on the road and then one back here at home against a rival. we are just find wags to win, and at the end of the day, that's been -- been praying for this moments tliek this. you know?

we find ways to win at the end of the year so we can get in the tournament. >> okay. so it's simple for the raiders. win and they are in against the colts and the chargers, the 9ers have houston then they are on the road at the rams. as for the saints, if they beat the dolphins on monday night, they have the panthers and the falcons. it is gaeing down to the wire. guys back to you. >> and i think we have given up trying to predict what the 49ers are going to do. >> very hard to tell. when they are the favorites, you get nervous. i don't know that they will be the favorites against the texans. >> they should be, yeah. anthony, thank you so much. >> and thank you so much for joining us. we are going to be back again at 11:00. >> see you then. ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪

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