of us doing nothing. >> the u.s. forest service and crews are working to pull back fuels away and planting new seedlings. you can watch the full story on nbcbayarea.com and as well as lx.com. and new pushback on a plan to allow police to use lethal robots in san francisco. how it may impact the final decision. and everyone has been like i'm really sorry it happened, this is not oakland, this is not berkeley, this is not what we want. >> and starting from scratch, a man moving to oregon losing everything when thieves steal his u-haul truck parked in oakland. the help he has received to help restore some of his possessions that he fears may be lost forever. and warnock versus walker, polls are open in georgia for the u.s. senate race catching the nation's attention. we're live with the impact it

will have on who controls the senate. this is "today in the bay." and good morning to you on this tuesday morning, thanks for allowing us to be a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. and are we getting a break from the rain? >> here and there, but it has been for some definitely on. and we're still seeing as much of the north bay right now as we're still tracking some of the heavier downpours moving through especially marin county across the bay, but elsewhere it is very spotty. you may encounter some showers on your way to work, but we'll see it taper on. a lot of the showers have been moving through with the center of the storm rotating just off the coastline and we'll see some waves of rain continue. maybe another round of heavy rain headed toward the south county within the next few minutes. but then we can see the activity becoming very hit or miss into

the afternoon, maybe a lot more sunshine, but look at san jose at 4:30, still a chance that pop-up shourp may move through while everyone else is enjoying sunshine. so we'll talk about the next storm system as well coming . and we're looking at some damp roadways. and in the east bay slowing through la fayette. an earlier crash is on the right shoulder and now a report of some sort of a fire in the center divide. and chp is not sure what is on fire there. so typical slowing for highway 4, 37, look at all the ponding over there just north of the richmond bridge. and b.a.r.t. typical service, remember reduced service now through the 18th. and happening today, san

francisco supervisors will hold a final reading on that controversial plan to allow sfpd to arm robots are lethal force in extreme circumstances. the first votes sparked heated debate and more of that is expected today. and ginger conejero saab is live for us. and one supervisor is already vowing that he will switch his vote. >> reporter: that's right. and he is one of the supervisors who voted to approve the law enforcement equipment policy last week. but since then, there has been just as much heated debate, a lot of back and forth including his vote which he now says that he is changing from a yes last week to a no today. and take a look at this tweet where he wrote despite my own concerns, i voted for it after additional guardrails were added but i regret it and i will vote no toll. a change made many protestors were calling for yesterday at a rally. and other supervisors along with

those who opposed the measure say even in extreme circumstances row the robots being allowed to use deadly force need to be looked at with more scrutiny. >> this is to open up a window in which they could use it under increasingly casual circumstances. >> reporter: and the video that you are seeing right now, it does not show a gun attached to the robot. the technology is not anything new to sfpd, robots were required in 2010 and 2017, but this is the first time that the sfpd are addressing use of force because of a requirement in state law. and they said it does not own or operate robots outfitted with lethal force options and the department does not plan to outfit robots with any type of firearm, but the police do say that they would consider the use of robots and lethal force in extreme circumstances to save or

prevent further loss of life. last week the policy was approved 8-3 with mar switching over, that makes it 7-4, so still in favor to approve the policy. but we'll keep our eye out for anymore changes in the hours to come. marcus. >> ginger conejero saab, thank you. we'll be watching. and also happening today in the san francisco courtroom, a pretrial hearing for an attack that sparked anger. antoine watson has already pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the death of a man known as grandpa. and he died early last year for injuries when he was pushed to the ground. the district attorney has promised to review the case for probably hate crime enhancement. and for one man on a life changing trip up the coast, a quick overnight stop in oakland

has become a nightmare. he was moving from san francisco to the pacific northwest which started with packing everything he owned into a u-haul. you see right here. last friday night he made a stop in oakland to rest at a friend's house and the next morning the truck had been stolen. >> anything from my pants to my trash cans to my computer, to my bed frame. literally just visualize any room in your house. and whatever is in it, it is gone. >> thanks to social media, he did receive some tips on where to find his van which was parked near a homeless camp on wood street. officers arrested a squatter sleeping inside. and while he is grateful for all the help, he said that he still wishes that he could loeblgts locate the u-haul that carried all of his possessions.

and a do over today in georgia, voters will decide a runoff between raphael warnock and herschel walker. and brie jackson is joining us live in washington this morning. and this is certainly making a big -- this is a difference in the direction of the new senate. >> reporter: absolutely. good morning. yeah, once again all eyes are on georgia as they have this critical runoff election. and candidates know how important this is. so in their final pitches, herschel walker really trying to paint raphael warnock as a rubber stamp voting with president biden 96% of the time. while warnock says walker is unfit to serve. voters return to the polls today for the georgia u.s. senate runoff election between raphael warnock and herschel walker. >> you got to get out and vote because if you don't vote, you

will get more chuck schumer and also president biden. >> we know that he is unprepared. we know heis unqualified. he is unfit to represent the people of georgia in the united states senate. >> reporter: record number of early voters have given the incumbent an edge. walker a newcomer to politics is banking on turnout today to take the lead. this race has remained close despite multiple allegations against the former nfl football star claiming that he paid two former girlfriends to have abortions. accusations walker denies. >> the fact that he came within a point of warnock in the november election just tells you that there are other things at play other than effectiveness or character or intelligence or whatever. >> reporter: it is a numbers game. democrats now control the senate with 50 seats. a republican win in georgia makes it an even split giving the gop a better chance to block president biden's judicial pick

and stop legislation. >> we have to change the direction of this country. we cannot continue the path we're going down. warnock is a part of that. >> reporter: warnock win expands the majority to 51-49. >> it is crate. >> caller: critical because all the things that raphael warnock has supported are things that georgia cares a great about. >> reporter: and so georgia voters will decide. and there is a high level of interest in the race. >> getting out to vote, can't wait to see. and 6:09. let's look at san rafael. and you can see the raindrops on the camera. roads are wet. and kari hall is busy. where is the rain right now? >> yeah, windshield wipers are on in the north bay, that is

where we're seeing the scattered showers. and we've also seen a couple waves of that moving through the south county, east bay and those areas taking a break before santa rose, only 47 degrees. and we'll have a chance to dry out today and even early tomorrow. but then on thursday, the rain will be returning. hour by hour, we'll gradually start to see the rain winding down. and mike has a look at where you can find lower gas prices. >> and a new name for the low price here, the name is morgan hill, $3.99. that is great. a good opportunity for folks. and hayward, looking at valero. $3.91 in hayward. and $3.95 in vallejo.

and a smooth flow of traffic on the roads. through the entsz of the year, we'll see a lighter earlier morning commute. but highway 24 is a sticking point. a fire in the center divide, but turns out it is a flare but it is a distraction. a half hour out of brentwood. and marijuana on wheels? coming up next, the new ordinance up for debate that may ease cannabis restrictions and widen access in the east bay. and plus has apple solved its stalker problem with air tags? two women say no. and stocks have been sinking. and the best of the best in the bay area. and we take a look at the latest restaurants to receive what may be the world's most prestigious

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picking it back up again in the forecast. and meanwhile in the north bay we're looking at san rafael, and you can see the water, a little slick. and we had earlier reports possible with roadway flooding. looks like chp is on that. you will want to ease off the accelerator just a bit. and stock market got whacked yesterday. once again it was the good news is bad news phenomena. factory orders are up, there is growth in the service industry and that freaked out investors who worry all the good news will cause the fed to raise rates three quarters of a point instead of a half point next week. and salesforce which trades at crm on the new york stock exchange saying good-bye to another important executive. stewart butterfield runs slack which is owned by salesforce. he is leaving. butterfield invented slack and

also co-invented flickr. he is one of several to leave salesforce in the last week. two women have filed a law enforcement against apple in san francisco federal court, they say the air tags are dangerous because they enable stalkers to track them. air tags can be attached to keys or luggage or an ex-girlfriend's car if you are creepy. and tell you where those things are. apple has made several improvements to discourage stalking but the suit says that air tags are still dangerous. and president biden is headed to arizona to celebrate the opening of a chip plant. and in the middle of all that, the taiwanese chip company will announce the creation of a send chip plant. this is video of biden in michigan at yet another chip plant. we'll talk more about that in politics. but this is a win for just about everyone. arizona gets jobs, republicans and democrats, they both voted for the chips bill. american foreign policy wins because it is further insulating

us from chai china's influence. and hertz is settling complaints that it called police hundreds of times to arrest customers from stealing their cars even though they did not. in some cases kurt customers customers were arrested at gunpoint. it was shocking how often it happened and it turned on out hertz was just misplacing the cars. it will cost them a lot of money. >> all right, thanks, scott. and happening today debate over home cannabis deliveries in the east bay. contra costa supervisors were weigh in on allowing delivery of

noncannabis vaping products. they will argue that not everyone can travel to receive them. and several bay area restaurants among the late toast receive one of fine dining highest honors. and highly respected guide offers stars to restaurants that offer outstanding meals. >> i can't wait to try at least one. >> presentation always looks good too. >> i'm hungry now. so it is raining out there now, but we'll start to see the rain easing up as we go into

today. but we've alreadymeasured about a half inch around santa rosa and we'll continue to rack up on the titles. novato closer to an inch. but for san francisco and oakland, maybe about a tenth of an inch there. and some spots have barely measured anything like answerity okay and livermore. some of the heaviest rain is moving through the santa cruz mountains and into san martin. for south county, still a chance of rain as you get the kids ready for school and maybe even at pickup time. but there will be the rain just off and on lingering. and temperatures stay chilly and here is why. once again we see the rain

chances tapering off, but look at this cell at 2:00, but other areas seeing sunshine. and so dryer conditions. but as we go into thursday, the next storm system will bring in more rain. as far as temperatures, mid to upper 50s today. it will stay cool and we'll have more days like this. but then we'll start on out tomorrow morning in the 30s. so we'll have to be ready to scrape some frost off of the windshield especially with our temperatures in the mid-30s. and then the next wave of rain comes in late thursday into friday, but then more widespread rain for the weekend. we'll see that rain continue into sunday. and maybe even lingering into monday as well. but then on tuesday, there is another storm system that will be coming in, so this rain not going anywhere anytime soon. and between now and sunday, we're looking at the potential of getting about 2 to 3 inches of rain parts of the north bay where we see the pink, but where we see the red, that is about 1 to 2 inches of additional

rainfall. and we'll see a lot more snow in tahoe. and so once again, this is going to be definitely the kind of weather where we are staying inside a lot more. but there will be those opportunities to get outside like tomorrow. mike, you are seeing the rain on the richmond camera? >> yeah, and light rain, but still water on the roadways. so slick conditions. and you've been showing all the radar activity hovering around this section between in a vat novato and san rafael. and we had a crash off of the roadway, and there are flares in the area. but a distraction, so more flowing on this\toward lafayette. and again eastbound 84, a car

also off the roadway. and coming up next, assessing maternal mortality. new findings suggest it is dangerous to be an expectant month in the united states. and coming up, the solution some policy makes believe sha we should be pushing for. and hey there, it is day three of the days of christmas and we're getting peace of mind. i wondered do i have what i need in my car to hang out for a couple hours if i get stranded? so i went to a local hardware store and bought a small first aid kit, an emergency blanket and hand warmers and a flashlight. and you throw a couple snacks in, maybe a bottle of water, zip it up and for less than $5, you are a hero. >> kris always has great gifts

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say they have a lower mortality rate. and next, the top stories we're following including showers lingering. and kari hall is tracking who may want to pack an umbrella. >> reporter: and managing your afternoon commute, the new metering lights that are about to be activated along northbound 680. stay with us.

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brace for new metering lights. we'll have a live report on the impacts it will have as soon as tonight's commute. and heated late night vote over the balance of power. council members rejected the special election to fill two open seats. major push back based on who making the final decision. this is "today in the bay." and good tuesday morning to you. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. a lot to get to, but first a special happy birthday to an iconic san francisco building. transamerica pyramid. she's a golden girl now. and a live look over the san francisco skyline. stick around to hear about big changes in the works to mark 50 years. >> and plenty of rain in store

for san francisco and all across the pyramid. and it looks like it is to the north a little bit. >> yes, we've seen most of the rain in the north bay this morning. spotty elsewhere. but i may still have to dry through it on your way to work. we'll continue to see it the next couple hours. we'll have rain throughout the morning, but it should start to ease up for the afternoon. we're all going to catch a break for a little while before the next storm system comes in. i'll have more on that coming up. and new metering lights are set to be activated along interstate 680 and it starts tonight. >> and bob redell is live for us near one such meter along

northbound 680. so talk to us about what is going on there. >> reporter: good morning. yau ye yes, this does not impac your morning commute. they will be activated for the afternoon commute.es, this does morning commute. they will be activated for the afternoon commute. it starts in milpitas and up here to stone ridge drive. and you can see on the map, they are located going northbound. ends here at stone ridge drive. and lights will be turned on between 2:00 and 8:00 p.m. only when there is a lot of traffic according to caltrans otherwise they will be turned off or left on continuously green. ands also mission boulevard and

others already have metering lights and they will be also extended to 8:00 p.m. and so anyone who commutes here is familiar with these metering lights. they are designed to spread out traffic and of course try to keep vehicles from pumping up on the freeway. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> something new to get used to in that area. and now let's get a look at how the change may impact that commute time. >> and in theory it should keep traffic a little lighter or better moving here northbound 680. i'll give you a quiz on the 10 on ramp later in the week. and metering lights may be turned on as early as 2:00 p.m. if the traffic 680 northbound gets heavy north, but if it is life, they won't be needed until they are necessary. again, folks familiar know that getaway traffic sometime starts

at early at 1:00, so that could potentially make a lot of better timing for your drive. but right now it is slowing a bit west 237. report of a car five, but i think that it is smoking brakes but the wet road might have kicked up some water and it may being steaming. rest of the bay, we'll talk about 24 coming up. and it is 6:34. antioch police announced a break in the case of a violent assault that left an east bay fast food worker blind in one eye. u.s. marshals arrested 20-year-old ice a being a isaac white carter. and he is facing charges. it happened at a habit burger grill in antioch. the worker said that she was defending a special needs person when the man started yelling violent threats.

doctors could not save her right eye. and in a bombshell decision, council members voted to appoint two council seats rather than hold a special election to let voters decide. >> and kris sanchez is looking at the fallout. and this runs counter to what council has done before. >> it really does. 30 years of precedence we're talking. and the points were the costs of a special election which could run up to $11 million, and the other is that special elections have a pretty low voter turn swroutout and might seem less democratic. but there was a heated meeting and public comment.and might se. but there was a heated meeting and public comment. many of urged the council to consider the long term effects of appointing rather than holding a special election. and one is in district eight, the other --

>> and so he will continue to lead our city and also represents district ten. whereas my district that is almost always forgotten will not have representation. and so with the special election, people are asking to overlook that. >> the vote to appoint goes against 28 years of precedent. the last time a council member was appointed was back in 1994. and the next five vacancies were filled through special elections according to the city clerk's office. last one was during the mayor's term. and after the vote last night, an out-gore mayor pointed out that the council members can't possibly know what voters know what they want for the particular districts as they had

backed the opponent. >> how ironic that the council would have the and you and you todaydy to think that they should appointment council members despite when they got it wrong just a few weeks before. so this is unprecedented and i think it brings shame to our city. >> and he sent us a statement after the late night vote saying that the council got it wrong. >> so interesting everything going on down. and city of richmond is taking an unusual step to determine a winner there. both candidates received the exact same number of votes in the race for the district seat and so that mean as tie breaker which is literally left to luck. last friday the county elections office certified the results.

so today each name will be placed in a sealed envelope and one will be drawn to determine the winner. and today there could be a renaming of a street for two short. ♪♪ so if approved, one stretch of road in oakland may soon be called two short way. it will cover a three block stretch. too short so far has not commented publicly on that plan. and taking a live look outside, a beautiful look at the iconic golden gate bridge this morning. we'll check in with mike in a

bit. and we'll see hugh things are slowing there. but let's get a look at the forecast.audacity slowing there. but let's get a look at the forecast.see hugh things are slowing there. but let's get a look at the forecast. and we're seeing some rain. and in oakland, it is busy but the roads are still wet. today we'll have low 50s, but still that chance of showers that will be moving in for the rest of today. and mike, you are looking out for delays? >> yeah, trying to look ahead not just now, but 237, earlier issue with a smoking vehicle. brake issues recorded. plus that caused a distraction as folks were building off of

880, i believe that has cleared from the roadway. slow northbound 101, typically sees a build a little farther north but building back closer to capital expressway. 87 is still smooth. and wet roadways is a concern. and slow from walnut creek. and a week from yesterday, overnight closures will be on northbound 680, so plan your route. the alternate is a lot longer drive. and coming up next, possible changes in the works to help people who live in the east bay. coming up. but first of its kind push to everyone the playing field when it comes to finding new housing. and down to the wire this

georgia and arizona turning blue. >> plus historic bay area landmark turns 50. stay with us.

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and a mostly cloudy sky. but for now the rain is holding off. we'll see only a slight chance of rain for you today, but parts of the bay area still seeing the rain. so we'll look at radar and talk about what is ahead coming up. and here is northbound 101 with the headlights coming towards us. watch as cars pass by with the mist kicking up. and a big day for president biden. trip to arizona and an election in georgia. >> and good news about a chip plant and also can't forget about the big election in georgia. >> and let's start with that one. and the senate seat we may not know the results on that for a few days. democrats think that they have an advantage in georgia based on early turnout. so remember, it is the current senator raphael warnock versus

the republican challenger herschel walker. the general election in early november left neither with a majority, so today we have the runoff. and so now walker has said his supporters will show up today to vote in person. and so today election day. and the forecast for atlanta, rain. so van savannah rain, macon, rain. and katie hobbss in arizona fishingly governor elect. and the challenger katie lake has five days to challenge. >> we waited patiently for the democratic process to play out. now votes have been tabulated and all 15 counties have earth filed the results in that we have built a strong foundation and our future is right.

>> hobbs was there at that announcement which also confirmed re-election of mark kelly. the reason hobbs was at that head table, she is currently the arizona secretary of state snd in charge of elections. in charge of her own election. republicans objected to that, but it is not be common. when brian kemp ran for governor, he was the are not secretary of state in charge of supervising his own election. anyway, bottom line, arizona a lot more blue. governor both senator, secretary of state, energy. and president biden will be in arizona to celebrate the opening of a chip plant built during the trump administration. and then in the middle of all that, unexpectedly the taiwanese company will announce that they are building another chip plant in arizona. and the big picture in this is the change that is coming to world trade. america is relying less on china and less on taiwan in those countries for critical chips. part of the plan with the

bipartisan chip bill. and we'll be watching the house because we expect that they will vote on the respect for marriage act and we'll be bringing that to you on social media. you can find me at scott mcgrew tv. and a new push to even the odds when it comes to making it in the bay. they will consider the first fair chance housing ordinance that would ban all landlords from using background checks. san francisco has a allow like this already on the books. and an icon is he will doctor brat celebrating a golden anniversary. this is the transamerica pyramid. later this morning willie brown will join mayor breed to celebrate the 50th anniversary.

it seasoned back in 1972. and the current owners will also break ground on a $400 million renovation. >> i remember seeing the cable cars and of course the pyramid. and looking at this building and coming from israel with no running water and no electricity, this was the future. i felt like i was on a different planet. and it changed me forever. >> and he ends up owning it. we asked him why invest $400 million now as we're about to enter into a recession and he said there is no good or bad time to buy a building like the transamerica pyramid calling it a treasure. and he says that there is demand for office space more now than pre-covid. and people always talk about

it. so there you go. >> not a bad gift. nice makeover when you turn 50. >> and the gift of rain that we all get. >> yeah, great to see that especially when we're talking about how dry it was during november. and now we've gotten about an inch of rain in novato and as well as san martin. but the rain as been so hit or miss, some of us has barely measured anything. and it is a lot more for parts of the north bay where novato has 1.14. and nearing a tenth of an inch in san francisco. but still coming down mostly from marin county. we see another wave of rain coming in, but it makes the commute sloppy on 101. and south county, right now we've seen breaks in the rain but earlier it was pouring heavily and there is another

wave coming over the santa cruz mountains heading your way in the next hour or so. still seeing low pressure. that is causing all of the rain spinning right over the bay area. and you can see the rotation there. and so we'll see it hit or miss for the next few hours. but it will be more of a mist going into the afternoon. but at 2:30, while the rest of the bay area is getting a bit of sun, san jose may get some rain. so still that chance for the evening. and it all clears out tonight. tomorrow looking dry. and thursday the next round of rain will be coming in, so not done with the wet weather yet. it is only reach into the mid and upper 50s for this afternoon. and tomorrow morning we'll have a frosty start to the day. and the next round of rain late thursday and continuing into friday, but more widespread rain throughout the weekend, so it will be another soggy one.

and there could be another storm system behind that early next week. so let's talk about how much here. between now and sunday, we could see anywhere between 2 to 3 inches of rain in the north bay. and where we see red, that is like 1 to 2 inches of rain. so looking at a much more of the heavier rainfall farther to the north while sierra gets about 2 feet in parts of south lake tahoe and even more for kingvale and kirkwood. so if you are making weekend plans, it will be really difficult to travel and we'll see temperatures reaching into the mid-50s with the only dry day tomorrow. mike, you are seeing a crash? >> a crash has been reported but i don't see it here north 880 toward 280. so i guess it would be off camera. reports that the car went over as the roadway starts to lift at the overpass.

didn't fall off, but it may be on the shoulder there. so that is not showing a slower drive. 87 and 101 are slowing a slower drive as people try to avoid the crash north 101 around mckee. and so some are trying to take 280. and lighter around most of the bay, but watch the slower drives with the wet roadways. and slow out of walnut creek in towards lafayette. and leaders in walnut creek gave the green light for wrought door dining. city planners approved the new rules last week. and we'll have a quick look at the top stories that we have for you. the new pushback on a

controversial plan to allow police to use lethal robots. the reason why some believe that certain procedures were violated and how it may impact the final decision.

welcome back. we're moving you forward with a look at the top stories on the bay including a second reading in san francisco on the plan to allow police to arm robots with lethal force. >> last week supervisors roted 8-3 in favor, but only in if in extreme circumstances. but gordon mar says that he will change his yes vote to no. police chief says the option is

necessary to save the lives of officers. opponents say that it sets a dangerous precedence. and in san jose there was a late note vote to appoint two seats rather than hold a special election. and people were upset. 500 people spoke during public comments yesterday. and in the end the council broke precedent and voted 7-4 to appoint the next representative for district eight and district ten. most cited low voter turnout and the cost of the election. but outgoing mayor called the move a shame on the city. and south bay health leaders will talk more about what they warn is the latest covid surge. want to give you a look at that data. this is a graph showing the spike this covid levels over the

past 2 1/2 years in waste water samples. palo alto is higher than it was in last winter's omicron surge. san jose, gilroy also spiking. today's briefs at 11:00. and taking a live look at pleasanton where metering lights will start before tonight's evening commute. and there is a map for you to show all the locations. this is stretching from mill pete. and it will be on when congestion calls for it. and get ready for that. >> and coming up, some of the rain? >> yeah, windshield wipers still

on for some and we're starting out with spotty rain but but just a slight chance for the afternoon. tomorrow is bright and sunny and so our day of rest from the brel umbrellas. >> and you can see still damp roadways. the commute still busy. not so bad on the golden bay bridge because there is moment, but behalf of watch the there in ry slippery roadways. >> and you can looking at studio 1a as they are preparing. let's check in with hoda. >> coming up on "today," record holiday shopping fueling massive demand for holiday shipping. and so what does it take get the packages to you on time? a look from a fedex hub. and that does it for us here.

and don't forget to join us for midday newscast at 11:00. >> and "today" is coming up next. ♪♪ good morning. it's tuesday, and it's decision day all over again. >> polls now open in the final battle of the midterms. it's december 6th. this is "today." >> off and running. >> keep pushing for democracy. >> it is time for us to stand up but stand together. >> georgia's crucial senate runoff between democratic incumbent raphael warnock and republican challenger herschel walker. this morning we are live with what the outcome will mean for washington and the future of boboth partieses. still surging. the worst flu outbreak in a decade overwhelming hospitals