doctors weighing in on the latest covid surge and the changes it may trigger when it comes to new mask requirements. this was a tragic and deeply upsetting event. >> new details on the leadup to last year's vta rail yard shooting rampage. the changes made by the agency ever since that tragic day. live in washington as lawmakers race to hammer out new spending deal and president biden prepares to sign a history making bill into law. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. it is tuesday morning. good morning to you. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll check in with mike in a little bit. bundle up, layer up. >> in the north bay another freeze warning although we are seeing freezing temperatures for

a lot of our valleys and the area shaded in purple included in that. right now we're at 31 in santa rosa and sonoma and 32 in san martin. visibility, fog drifting in the tri-valley and the north bay. we'll also talk about what's ahead as we get more of these cold mornings ahead. you were tracking an issue. what's the update? >> caltrans still have a crew in the valley. we didn't think it would last until 6:00 a.m. north 680 lanes closed for the last hour. folks were traveling over 84. the speed sensors appear to be clearing although it's still on the grid as far as my update. we'll check this but delays through sunol.

that's the only unexpected slowing. >> new data on the surge in covid, flu and respiratory viruses show we may be in store for a rough holiday season. >> kris sanchez with a look at the new warning from health leaders. a growing debate over bringing mask orders back. the noon hour today advocates for people with disabilities will protest the end of oakland's mask mandate as some other public health officials order masks back on in some places around the bay area. alameda county is ordering masks in high-risk indoor settings like shelters and jails. the city of berkeley is making masks mandatory. san jose state will require masking for faculty and students in all indoor spaces starting next monday. people ending up in the hospital just one measure of how these three respiratory viruses are

circulating. hospitalizations only represent the most serious cases. a lot of us are testing ourselves for covid at home. cases could be higher than they seem. that's why the level in waste water is telling. while some are recommending masking to prevent the spread of covid, flu and rsv, dr. monica gandhi thinks it's the wrong message right now. people will have to decide who to believe. >> we have a lot of knowledge knowing after we had vaccines in this country fared no differently in terms of cases, hospitalizations and deaths. >> if you do get sick this is what you might find at the pharmacy. some are having trouble finding medicine. some are selling out of cold and flu medicine as soon as they get it and not because the pharmaceuticals aren't making it.

>> they're not having a problem with manufacturer so the shortage is driven by demand. >> there is no vaccination for rsv but you can protect against covid and flu and you'll reach protection by the holiday season. >> protect up seven the way you can because people are getting not just one, two, but three all at once. >> what do i have? i don't even know. >> and then it goes through your household. >> and to your friend who you sit next to. in other news the vta has released new details from an investigation. in may a disgruntled employee shot and killed nine co-workers before taking his own life.

co-workers did file at least five reports or complaints regarding threatening behavior it still fell short of cause for termination or serious discipline. >> he did not issue any threats, he did not say i'm going to do something to somebody either in writing or verbally. it's very difficult to do something. >> the vta says counseling was part of the solution and since the shooting major changes made to vta systems and security. eight of the nine reached a financial settlement. a live look at the white house where later today president biden will sign the respect for marriage act. now the white house is urging

lawmakers to take similar action to prevent a partial government shutdown. "today in the bay's" brie jackson is live for us. trying to hammer out the new spending bill by friday. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. senate majority leader chuck schumer says lawmakers are having productive conversations and moving toward a deal to prevent a government shutdown and fund the government, but the two parties are still about $26 billion apart in how much to spend. history will be made at the white house this afternoon. when president biden signs the respect for marriage act giving protections to same sex and interracial couples. >> the president will note there is much more work to be done to protect lgbtq across the country. >> reporter: it passed with bipartisan support. now lawmakers must come together again this week or face a government shutdown.

chuck schumer pushing for swift action on a short-term fix. >> we can give appropriators more time to finish a full funding bill before the holidays. >> reporter: top republicans are pushing for more funding. >> a short-term bipartisan funding bill. >> reporter: punting the spending bill until january gives republicans time to take control of the house and rewrite it. >> we believe on the government funding we believe there's still enough time to get that done. >> reporter: congress has until friday to reach a deal to avert a partial government shutdown. and senate leaders also want to attach provisions to the funding bill including a major overhaul of election laws.

marcus? >> we will be watching. brie, thank you. happening today san francisco leaders will call for twitter's new ownership to comply with rules and regulations. twitter's elon musk designed fully operational bedrooms inside their san francisco headquarters. twitter janitors have been calling for changes ever since being locked out. attorneys follow up with potential legal action. a live look at sfo and new this morning new numbers showing how many americans plan to travel for the holidays. the majority are getting behind the wheel driving. experts say more people will

have a lot more flexibility in scheduling. >> the friday before christmas and the friday before new year's and the busy day coming back that monday and tuesday after each holiday. >> wouldn't it be nice if it was on the weekend all the time? everybody wants to get together. meteorologist kari hall joins us now. planning wise, how far out can we go a little bit? a drier trend the next couple of weeks. the possibility of any storms going on. if you are talking about flying here even talking about a flight coming in from a different spot dealing with a storm going into

christmas week we are looking good but there may be some storms farther down. even driving in dense fog will be an issue. temperatures in the mid-30s. as we go into the next few hours it will be very cold and eventually we'll see sunshine with temperatures in the low 50s. mike, you're keeping an eye where to fill up. we'll call out lnd on king road in san jose. it has the price of $3.89 a gallon. a number of shops reporting that throughout san jose especially. in marin county, marin gas in larkspur. we've called them out the last few weeks. the deal of the day, they get it from concord.

$3.19 a gallon. a major improvement here. green sensors, lighted traffic. here was a problem, the overnight closure north 680 continued until just about five minutes ago. the crew just cleared heading north through sunol. very quick improvement. the commute direction was distracted by the flashing lights and the build for 84 westbound now slow but 680 shows the build through pleasanton as well. another unexpected delay, b.a.r.t. out of antioch, a 20-minute delay, an equipment problem on that line heading out to san francisco. the rest of the bay pretty smooth ride and drive back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:11 right now. upgrades for one major airline. up next on "today in the bay," the new fleet set to be taking off in the near future and how it may impact fares. crypto capture. the head of ftx is now in police

custody. what do you bet we got good news on inflation? do you think we did, marcus? >> tis the season, mike. you may not know but there is one unlikely group being slated during the holidays at least when it comes to receiving gifts. we're going to explain that when we come back. stick around. much more ahead for you this much more ahead for you this morng on "today in the bayin."

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the time is 6:14. a live look outside in downtown san jose at christmas in the park. we're at 37 degrees and may even drop another couple of degrees around sunrise. what to expect and the forecast coming up. >> you can expect traffic back at speed. 680 in to pleasanton. crews are finally clear and traffic improving and major delays reported through concord. we'll talk about the detail from b.a.r.t. coming up. well, good morning, very happy tuesday to you. a number of important executives are leaving the south bay's vmware as broadcom takes it

over. tesla stock down 50% on the year. the big news is inflation. we just got the latest consumer price index data showing prices rose .1 from the previous month. lower gas prices really held the headline number down, really good news. core inflation when you take out gas prices and food up just 0.2%. wall street going bananas over the news. the dow industrials will gain 800-some points on the open. the fed meets tomorrow to raise interest rates and the bet is they won't raise them as much, probably half a point instead of three-quarters. very good news all around. other news sam bankman-fried, the head of the cryptocurrency exchange ftx has been arrested in the bahamas. sbf, as he's known, was supposed to testify today before congress. under normal circumstances if any of this can be called

normal, prosecutors probably would have liked to have heard what he said, maybe let him say something he would regret. but bankman-fried has given dozens of inadvisable interviews with media and said a lot already that probably will be held against him in court. about an hour ago the ftc charging him with wire and financial fraud saying bankman-fried, quote, built a house of cards. more charges are expected this morning from the u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. more than a billion dollars may be missing from ftx and sister company alameda research. ftx collapsed about a month ago. quick comparison, you remember elizabeth holmes, the theranos rip-off, that was $700 million. investors probably lost something like $4 billion with ftx. theranos times at least four. we'll see. charges just filed today. obviously will have a trial and

what not, but, boy, that's a lot of money. >> a lot of money and investors. thank you, scott. it is 6:17 right now. and just in to our newsroom united airlines sealing the deal on the major upgrade to its fleet. it is adding 100 boeing 787 dreamliner jets over an eight-year period starting in 2024. the new planes fly longer and will replace less fuel efficient decades old aircraft. also the deal includes an option to purchase 100 additional planes. united is one of the bay area's most popular airlines and recently announced plans to create more than 2,200 new jobs at sfo next year. trending this morning tis the season for giving and receiving for that matter. if your birthday falls in december, that may be less true. a new study from the online marketplace not on the high street finds that people born in december receive 160 fewer gifts in their lifetime compared to others. so here is the math for you.

december babies receive an average of four presents each year. for everyone else it's six. so figure two times 80 just about three out of four december babies say they receive at least one joint birthday and christmas gift each year. if you've ever dated someone who has a birthday in december, you know that is a no-no. i've done it twice. >> they let you know? >> absolutely. >> dated. >> i noticed that, too. >> one year i didn't do it right. >> that's the first question when he's dating. >> so when is your birthday? november. i can work with that. >> what if it's february 14. >> perfect. double it up. it's not my fault. >> it is nice having your birthday kind of spaced out. >> course my poor son is on the 29th. >> it is? well, you heard the study. >> between christmas and new year's and all his friends have

gone on vacation. he hasn't gotten the double present, so thank you, relatives. it's cold and we just got past all of that rain. let's see how we're doing with our water year update. yeah, we still need more in santa rosa. we've measured over 5 inches so far since october 1. we're still at a deficit of about 2.25 inches because we see a lot more rain in the north bay. even in san francisco we're at a slight deficit here but we are doing well in oakland, livermore and in san jose. san jose getting the highest amount now at 141% of the normal amount of rage for this date. but we're still at 70% for san francisco. so we do have more work to do, but it was great to see the boost to our reservoirs. looking at how they are in comparison to capacity the east bay mud reservoir is at 81% of capacity and some of these reservoirs in the south bay were running 20% or below before all

of these storms. now we're doing much better and statewide we're at about a quarter of our normal amount of capacity especially for some of our larger ones in northern california and some of them farther to the south do continue to remain critically low. but the good thing is as of now we're at more than double our normal amount of the sierra snowpack with the southern sierra doing the best at 250% of normal. now is just cold temperatures. we do have freeze warnings in effect for parts of the north bay although we are seeing some freezing temperatures elsewhere in our valleys so dress in layers especially if you have to be outside for a while. wear a hat. bring those pets inside and check on those plants that are sensitive to the cold. if you do have any exposed pipes you want to make sure they're protected and keep that tire light -- make sure it does stay inflated with the air pressure for your tires. we're headed for the 50s today. we're back below freezing

tonight. and as we go ahead we are looking at drier conditions. so it does look pretty quiet here at least for the next week. and, mike, you have a major delay for contra costa county? >> more than 20 minutes, closer to half an hour. it sounds like a familiar equipment problem on the track going on through the area for the antioch line. we also have the change to the caltrain service because of electrification on the track and that will continue through the 18th. as we look at the rest of the roadway, it looks like my maps are frozen. an issue westbound 80, the upper east shore freeway. a crash blocks one lane. considerable slowing. back over to you. 6:22 right now. four nations one win away from history making matchup. up next on "today in the bay," we'll preview today's big contest in the world cup and where to take it all in. you're watching oday in the "t

four teams, the world cup semifinals kick off later today in qatar. >> so the winners today and tomorrow face off in the final game on sunday. the losers will play the third place game of the day prior. argentina takes on croatia in

the first semifinal game. then france versus morocco. the winners play on sunday. there are multiple watch parties taking place. the old wagon saloon and o'flaherty's irish pub. today at the world affairs auditorium near union square. fans will also be able to gather at the crossing on folsom street. it is 6:26 right now. coming up next the top stories we're following today including the most recent bay area storm now continuing on. it is barreling towards the midwest. it is certainly packing a punch combining bitter cold with heavy snowfall. we're tracking the potential impact with air travel. >> reporter: a milestone announcement on clean energy coming out of washington, d.c.,

is expected in less than an hour. it's being called the biggest breakthrough in decades and the research happening right there at lawrence livermore national laboratory. up ahead the details. stay witus.h

the backbone of stable and reliable power -- >> what amazing potential right now at 6:30. the holy grail of clean energy

briefly brought to life by a group of bay area scientists. the fusion reaction breakthrough that could one day eliminate the need for fossil fuels. and the city of san mateo appoints a new mayor but it almost never happened. we'll tell you about the late night debate and controversy that almost derailed the historic decision. you want to bundle up as you head outside today. meteorologist kari hall is tracking a freeze warning and breaks down the cold temperatures expected. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. a very good tuesday morning to you. thanks for joining us am i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we have a lot to get to but first to the cold temperatures. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that and what about any freeze warnings this morning? for the north bay we do see freezing temperatures for our inland valleys as we get started and we are going to continue to see more of these very cold mornings over the next few days. take a look at where we are now.

31 in sonoma and santa rosa and we are freezing in palo alto, just above freezing in live more, and we are at 32 in san martin. going into the morning on your way to work we are seeing near zero visibility in the tri-valley as well as in novato having a big impact on drivers trying to make it into some of those areas and that along with the cold temperatures are what you will experience as we go into today and, mike, you've been watching the impact on the fog and the roadways, too. >> lower visibility in novato, one of the warnings we talk about. no surprises for folks up there, though. a look over at my maps and the other issues on the roadways westbound 80, there is a crash and i learned the vehicle is in the middle lane, that will be an issue until they can clear it. it may take a while if they come from san pablo. richmond may help out quicker. a smoother drive for the rest of the bay, metering lights are on. we have a crash westbound

highway 4 that is an issue out of antioch. b.a.r.t. trains are moving smoothly. the rest of the bay moves smoothly 680 northbound has finally reopened. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:32 right now. now to what researchers say could be one of the biggest scientific breakthroughs in decades and could lead to weaning the world off fossil fuels. >> research happening right now here in the bay area. lasers are being used to create a nuclear fusion reaction to reduce clean energy. "today in the bay's" ginger conejero saab live for us outside of the lawrence livermore national laboratory where the big announcement is expected today, ginger. >> reporter: that's right. good morning, marcus and laura. that announcement is expected about half an hour from now at 7:00 a.m. it will be a national press conference and it will focus on a major breakthrough. it's being called one of the biggest in science in 20 to 30 years and research happening at the lab behind us.

it's making national and international headlines like this one from politico that reads it's one of the biggest results in 20 to 30 years. nbc news confirming the department of energy is expected to announce today that researchers here have used lasers to produce a nuclear fusion reaction that creates energy. referred to as the fusion dream trying to replicate how the sun produces energy, and governments have spent billions of dollars trying to make this happen. researchers say it's a huge breakthrough in producing an endless supply of clean, cheap power without radioactive waste or fossil fuel emissions. >> it will create the backbone of stable and reliable power 24/7 to drive that ecosystem. >> reporter: now an example of what this means in the real world while it's unlikely fusion could be upsed in cars,

scientists say once it's fully developed it could fully power entire cities and the batteries inside our cars. but as one professor explains, that could still take a decade or more. >> if we had fusion, we could drop fossil fuels immediately and forever. we would have all the energy we needed, more than the energy we needed. >> reporter: now it will still take time to develop those massive fusion plants to allow for powering up of entire cities, but as of today what's expected, the first step in that major breakthrough. we're live in livermore. ginger conejero saab, "today in the bay." >> science never ceases to amaze me. >> it could be a really amazing breakthrough here. so if you want to watch a little history, we'll bring you that announcement on the nbc bay area streaming channel later this morning at 7:00 a.m. you can watch live on roku just go to channel 133 on your smart

samsung tv. find us at 10:35. we'll stream on nbcbayarea.com. just in to our newsroom santa rosa police are investigating a late-night shooting that injured a teenager. this is near andy's unit park and the victim is expected to survive. police say the shooting is gang related. they're urging anyone with information to come forward. happening today the man accused in the murder-for-hire plot left an oakland woman dead is scheduled to appear in court for a pretrial hearing. 60-year-old dentist lili xu was shot in august, killed in little saigon. a gunman fired into the car driven by her boyfriend, who later took his own life hours after being arrested. police eventually arrested 33-year-old hasheem bason.

they believe the boyfriend hired bason so he could live off xu's $12 million estate. san jose leaders will receive new direction on how to handle misconduct investigations. the city council evaluated internal affairs and considered transferring responsibility from sworn police personnel to an outside committee. in recent months the department has taken heat for a string of controversies that the department recently launched a new web portal to track complaints. our investigative unit has been digging deeper into the recent allegations surrounding san jose police. just click on investigations. a follow-up this morning in valencia after a heated late-night debate. the city of san mateo has a new leader. councilmembers unanimously chose amourence lee as the new mayor. she will be the city's first mayor of asian american descent,

and jewish descent, and her appointment follows days of controversy tied to ongoing delays and even unsubstantiated allegations of candidates trying to extort votes. following a vote last night that seat will be filled by rich hedges. happening now a massive winter storm is poised to descend on the midwestern united states. road crews are surveying conditions as people are stocking up on supplies anticipating a powerful punch. the storm will eventually impact millions and multiple winter weather advisories are in effect. >> "today in the bay's" maggie vespa sets the scene for us in minneapolis. >> reporter: marcus and laura, good morning from minneapolis. the calm literally before the storm. mountains of sand and salt ready to be spread on the roads as the system that, as you know, wreaked havoc out west, now heads east toward us. this is for reference the same system that dumped four feet of snow in the sierra nevada mountains. a blizzard warning, only the second in two years in colorado.

in utah the roads got so bad there was a massive bus crash, a bus flipping on its side with 20 people hospitalized and two in critical condition. because of those delays and cancellations ripple effects, 3,900 flights delayed yesterday. hundreds canceled. safety emergency response resources activated, pleading with people even if they're used to winter storms to take this one seriously and be prepared to hunker down at home. >> people think, i've done this but you say the storm is still moving. >> of course the concern is right now the midwest is dealing with blizzard warnings and it is quickly racing to the east. for the south it's triggering a

lot of tornadoes as well as hail in oklahoma and texas. and then you can see the snow as you move up to minneapolis. now for san francisco we've already made it past that storm and our weather is a lot calmer now. it is cold and our temperatures are starting out in the 30s. as we go into today temperatures do slowly warm up as we reach into the low 50s today. 53 in dublin. 55 in san mateo and 57 in santa rosa. mike, you have new information about b.a.r.t. i'm sorry but we have an update with what we have here. there is a major delay of b.a.r.t. out of antioch. a train was taken out of service. one source of relief is the transit line. they're honoring b.a.r.t.

passes. right now major delays for the antioch line. watch for changes on the b.a.r.t. system. looking at the roadways. we have highway 4 back there more slowing out of antioch. if you do take to the roadways that will be a factor. cleared by the time you get to pittsburg and bay point. the crash at cutting backed up the upper east shore freeway making it over 40 minutes now from highway 4 down to the bay bridge but berkeley, that moves smoothly to the backup at the toll plaza. the rest of the bay and overnight we'll have this closure and last night it lasted until 6:00 a.m. this morning. the closure again in place for 680. back to you. >> thank you, mike. a promising breakthrough in the treatment of parkinson's. coming up we'll tell you how a simple looking pair of gloves may be able to improve quality of life for some patients. and it's been a long road decades in the making, but same sex marriage will be legal completely as of today.

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good tuesday morning. right now at 6:43, heads-up about driving through the tri-valley. visibility is really low. we're taking a look at our

dublin camera, taillights heading west on 580 and it's been in and out of the fog throughout the morning. it's freezing so there may be icy spots as well. the rest of the day will be sunny and still chilly. we'll talk about what's ahead in our forecast coming up in few minutes. >> brake tapping, lights going on here. no incidents reported. it could be that everybody was able to get there clearly because 880 moves smoothly. we'll track for problems crossing here and we do have major delays for the b.a.r.t. tracks. more information coming up. just in to our newsroom, the sports world shaken up this morning learning a popular college football coach, formerly in the pac 12, suddenly died. mississippi state university says mike leach died from complications due to a heart condition. he coached at washington state prior to moving to the southeastern conference. leach helped develop the

so-called air raid offense. many argue it helped change the game. he was just 61 years old. it is 6:44 right now. president biden will sign the respect for marriage act today affirming the legality of interracial and same sex marriage. >> scott mcgrew joining us now. both fell into question here after the supreme court reversed itself on roe v. wade. >> good morning to you. americans now worrying what else could the court change its mind on? not same sex or interracial marriage because congress has made sure that's written in law. a bipartisan effort to put it in writing, to codify it, ends today with the president signing respect for marriage into law that is the end of a very long road. it was not that long ago a different president clinton was signing a different bill, the respect for marriage act, that defined marriage as between one man and one woman. even after that president obama was opposed to same sex marriage

at least in the early years of his presidency. now obama's vice president, a fellow named joe biden, disagreed. biden breaking from his boss on the issue of same sex marriage. here is that moment just ten years ago. >> is that what you believe and you're comfortable with same sex marriage now? >> i am vice president of the united states of america. the president sets the policy. i am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties and, quite frankly, i don't see much of a distinction beyond that. >> in a second term will this administration come out behind same sex marriage, the institution of marriage? >> i can't speak to that. >> obama eventually changed his mind. as for the supreme court, that's what led up to all of this.

legal experts still worry about the supreme court changing its mind again notably on the case called griswold which guaranteed americans the right to make their own decisions about birth control. the president will speak about the economy. we have really good news about inflation. he'll talk about that shortly. we'll talk about it on social media. on facebook you can find me at scott mcgrew tv. >> i'm doing a social media live right now, and it is nice to have this good news this morning. this is really great potential. new out of stanford a potentially groundbreaking new treatment for parkinson's patients. researchers have developed a vibrating glove aimed at increasing patient's mobility in a matter of weeks. it has allowed some patients to reduce medications. one man said he could finish the

boston marathon three months after his first treatment and later a triathlon. >> i still can't believe to this day this is really possible. >> when you look at the glove, what do you think now? >> it's changed my life. transformed me. >> a french neurologist first thought of this idea more than 100 years ago. the gloves actually stimulate a patient's fingertips, in a sense tricking the brain. in the stanford study every patient using the gloves has seen at least some improvement. 6:48. what was once a traumatic visit to santa. >> this photo is now going viral shows the boy right there who at the time was her 1-year-old son sitting on santa's lap using the american sign language to say help. he was not too lild to be sitting on the lap of that intimidating guy. mom ensures us this was his last

traumatic international with the mall santa. >> i have a series of photos from the triplets, one, maybe she won't be named, would never want to be by santa. in the picture, always had her back towards him. now it's a funny thing. now she's older, well, think about it. it's a strange thing. stranger danger, don't -- and now you're just putting me on the lap -- >> who is loud and ho-ho-ho, come here little kid. >> at least he offers candy, so that should be fine -- no. >> right? anyway. it is a christmas tradition. it's fun. >> it's fun sometimes. sometimes it's a little scary. let's talk about the storm that rolled through over the weekend and how we're doing now that all of that rain has fallen. take a look at santa rosa. we've gotten about almost 5 inches of rainfall, a little more than that, but we're still at a deficit compared to what we normally measure for this time

in december. so we're also lacking a little bit of rain in san francisco, but we're at a surplus in oakland, livermore as well as san jose. now when you're comparing how much we measure and how we're doing to this date, we are at 70% of our normal amount of rainfall for santa rosa. 78% for san francisco. but over 100% for oakland, livermore and san jose. so our reservoir is coming up a little bit and now we're at 36% of capacity for the coyote reservoir, lexing top. east bay doing the best at 81% of capacity. a lot running at 20% or less before all of these storms. for the sierra, we're more than double. the southern sierra. it is cold and even freezing

temperatures for palo alto. 32 in livermore. we're going to see our high temperature in the mid-50s. back to the coats tonight as we drop town to 30 in napa. as we look at our overall weather pattern and what's ahead. we're still dry going into the week. we only have slight rain chances in the forecast through christmas week so we're not seeing any more additional rainfall here as our temperatures reach into the low to mid-50s. we'll see our morning starting out near freezing and that will continue at least into a time when a lot of us will be hitting the road or also getting on those flights and for san francisco chilly throughout the week. mike is reporting a new crash on the road. you have even more backups as you come in to richmond.

look at the speed sensors where the crash is reported. it looks like they have cleared because the speed sensors are moving better so some changes but delays for the upper east shore freeway. still over 40 minutes down through that stretch. more traffic building through berkeley. that will be a factor. the metering lights are on. we're looking over to antioch, a smoother drive until you get into pittsburg where a crash is still reported there and out of antioch on the rails you'll have major delays as you travel through concord and antioch. we're looking at the county connection as options for you. there are problems getting trains out of antioch in through concord. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 6:52 right now. happening now santa clara county is crediting a new state law for providing 2,500 tons of food to those in need. the law requires all grocery stores and other businesses to donate their surplus items in part to decrease excess food in

landfills. it helps santa clara county prevent the release of methane. in 2024 the law will expand to include restaurants, schools, health facilities and hotels. and a quick look at those top stories we're following including masking in some places making a comeback. doctors weighing in on the latest covid surge and the likeliness that may trigger new mask requirements. plus, twitter facing new fallout. we'll talk about the actions san francisco leaders will consider today in response to recent policy changes. 6:53 this morning.

6:56 on your tuesday morning. welcome back. before you head out the door, here's a look at our top stories on "today in the bay" including a protest planned for later today bringing back masking

requirements. >> so at noon those people will be demanding oakland bring back the mask mandate. this comes as some bay area mask orders return including alameda county ordering those masks to be worn in high-risk indoor settings including long-term care facilities, shelters and jails. berkeley is making masks mandatory for its meetings and san jose state university recently for all indoor spaces starting next monday. >> the vta released new details from an independent investigation into last year's rail yard shooting rampage. in may of 2021 a disgruntled employee shot and killed nine co-workers before taking his own life. among the conclusions the agency had no indication or warning about the tragedy ahead of time. investigators also conclude while co-workers did file at least five reports or complaints regarding his threatening behavior, it still fell short of cause for termination or serious

discipline. twitter leadership will be asked to comply with rules and regulations. twitter's elon musk most recently blind sided workers by designing fully operational bedrooms inside the san francisco headquarters. twitter janitors have been calling for changes ever since being locked out sparking protests and picketing. supervisors are poised to consider a resolution advising city attorneys follow up with potential legal action. scientists at lawrence livermore labs are announcing a big breakthrough in the quest to produce limitless clean power through nuclear fusion. it's often called the holy grail of clean power. i want to give you a live look at lawrence livermore national laboratory this is where the department of energy plans to make that announcement at the top of the hour. scientists use a massive concentration of lasers to produce the nuclear fusion reaction creating a surplus of energy and it may be the first step in producing endless supplies of clean, cheap power

without radioactive waste or fossil fuel emissions. when that news conference gets under way we will bring that to you at nbc bay area streaming channel expected in just a few minutes. on your roku go to live channel 133. on your smart samsung tv you can find us on channel 1035. >> it's really exciting history here in the bay area. okay. let's get a look at the forecast. bundle up! it's cold again and will be a cool day. we have more of these days ahead. we do have a lot of sunshine and we do start out with some fog in spots but then in the afternoon a nice one. we still need to stay bundled up even as we head into the weekend. bundled up if you have an outdoor station out of antioch because there are major delays. you'll have to reroute some trains and take tri-delta and county connection as your alternate because they are having significant issues. a significant issue. my son's birthday is on december 30th, not the 29th. >> you did say the 29th.

>> don't at me. i'm a good parent. every day we celebrate him. >> he loves you. stay with us, we'll bring you that announcement from ♪♪ good morning. get ready to bundle up and dig out. >> tens of millions now in the path of that powerful storm sweeping across the country. hi, everybody. it's december 13th and this is "today." on the move. >> it's like a skating rink out here. >> that nasty winter weather heads to the midwest. ice, whiteout conditions and high winds leading to accidents overnight and ahead of its arrival on the east coast a blast of bitter cold temperatures. we are tracking it all. busted in the bahamas. the founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency giant ftx arrested and now facing criminal charges here in the u.s.