right now at 4:30, taking a stand against the city. local businesses in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood are fed up with the city's response to growing crime. the demands they are now making. plus, super saturday. we speak with a financial expert about the optimistic outlook and what you need to know before gift giving. and accounts suspended. late-night decisions at twitter lead to multiple accounts shut down. the reason ahead. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. friday morning here we are.

good morning to you. thanks for joining us am i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm ginger conejero saab. laura garcia has the day off. nobody emailed us, but we're all in a festive mood. >> we are. >> i think it's the chilly temperatures -- >> we feel warm in these colors. >> we're getting closer to christmas. >> and you want to light it up with bright colors and layers. these temperatures, it is 29 degrees right now in santa rosa. it's going to dip even more than that over the next couple of hours. in sonoma it's 31. a cold start in dublin. 31 degrees there. 32 in palo alto, and 32 in san martin. we're seeing 30s and freezing temperatures now but as we go into today we are going to see our highs reaching warmer than yesterday headed for 59 degrees in san jose.

so that's two degrees warmer than yesterday. mike, it's early. do we have any issues on the road? >> the issues on the road are the folks on the road. northbound, i did see a truck here. it moves to the north. usually that indicates the crews trying to leave. on a friday we have them wrapping up earlier. a little slowing as they do start to move cones and equipment through the area. that fog and the cold temperatures and as kari talked about the chance of frozen roadways on the smaller bridges. that 29 in santa rosa. do watch out there. scattered smaller crashes. nothing blocking the freeways. the south bay moves smoothly and the closure for 680. we'll track when it reopens hopefully by 5:00. a live look at san francisco where many businesses and property owners in the

tenderloin say their neighborhood is on the verge of collapse. >> the city is not doing its job to protect them, blaming that on the rise of crime and drugs. as "today in the bay's" gia vang reports, demanding their taxes repaid this year. i want to bring something to the neighborhood. >> reporter: it's becoming harder to stay in business there. >> businesses have closeded down. the best restaurants have closed down. it's very sad to see. >> reporter: and more than just shuttered shops, a group of property owners says the root of the problem is the open air drug dealing happening because of ineffective policing. the group calling the city out saying it's abandoned its commitment to provide city. the group wants a refund of sales and property taxes paid this year. so far 150 have signed a petition and chai plans to do so, too.

>> paying those taxes, i think a lot of these businesses that have survived the pandemic and survived everything else now hang on by a thread. >> reporter: the coalition is demanding removal of all drug dealers a rigorous law enforcement and a meeting with mayor london breed. her office telling us in part mayor breed has been clear on our need to end open air drug dealing in the tenderloin. the district attorney is focused on supporting the police department to make the arrest. supervisor preston has another concern saying i share the frustration of tender loin restaurants and small businesses who often feel ignored by the city. with the recent closing of the tenderloin center i worry we will see even more devastation on our streets. in august the castro merchants association threatened to

withhold taxes unless they dealt with similar problems. now i'm told the group waits to see if any of it works. just as the coalition waits to see if their petition will save their neighborhood. >> i do want to see a change in the tenderloin. i would love to keep my business there. >> gia vang, "today in the bay." 4:35 this morning. and it has been a month since the elections but the outcome of at least one local election may still be in the air. this is because the official count shows those candidates involved are separated by just one vote. we're talking about that race in sunnyvale. the city council district 3 race. vasan beat out justin wang by one vote. it triggered a recount. >> it's a very tight and close race.

all of my voters can claim they made the difference. >> but here is why this might not be over. justin wang has requested a second recount. wang and his supporters will foot the bill. it is estimated to cost $12,000 per day. twitter is suspending the accounts of more than half a dozen journalists including ryan mack of "the new york "the new. elon musk says it stems from sharing live location information accusing the reporters of posting links to jet trackers on other websites. a setback for the white house in its push to end the

trump-era remain in mexico policy that requires asylum seekers to wait in mexico for their cases to be heard before ever setting foot in the u.s. a district judge putting a hold on halting the policy pending the resolution of legal challenges. in his ruling, the judge suggested that the biden administration has failed to sufficiently consider potential financial birds on more using their state's social services. a big decision by the fed this week is set to impact our budgets in the new year. >> scott mcgrew joins us with more. the federal open markets committee raised interest rates another half point in an effort to slow down inflation. sam, the fed doesn't set the rates on my credit card or the mortgage but they sure are

related, right? >> what the federal reserve does is sets the rates for banks and essentially banks buy the federal government's debt and that controls the monetary supply. and what the fed does, they target a rate, they say if you're going to buy our bonds, we'll give you a certain rate between this range and really that's what they're controlling. so when they raise rates, they're raising that rate, but that trickles down into the economy. it's the point of raising that rate is to use it as a system to control the monetary supply in the united states. >> so jay powell gave a stern lecture threatening to keep rates higher for a longer period of time and i said on tv it's a little like your parents say don't make me pull this car over. sometimes the threat of high rates are just as effective as actually doing them. >> that's exactly right. and we saw that play out in the markets almost to a t. we got a pretty good inflation print, meaning inflation was trending down.

we're seeing some good news in the inflation data, and i think the market reacted thinking, well, there will be probably a 50 basis point raise, so what does the future look like? the future looks a little better. >> thank you so much for your advice and happy holidays to you as well. back to you. >> thanks, scott. 4:39 for you right now. keeping your information safe. ahead for you this morning on "todayay in the babay," thehe nl that instagram is offering for users. also, how it will help you gain access if your account is ever hacked. stick around. mu more ahead this mornichng

good friday morning. another freeze warning up until 9:00 and for a lot of these areas shaded in purple, we are already below freezing. for the lighter shade of blue, the frost advisory meaning you need to get the credit card out and scrape the frost off the windshield once again. a look ahead as the weekend forecast comes up in a few minutes. walnut creek, pretty chill. we're looking at 680 southbound with taillights. it happens later on a friday. we still have traffic and business. let's check with silvana. good morning. i'm silvana henao from cnbc. wall street is set to open with more losses following yesterday's sell-off and that was sparked by disappointing data on retail sales suggesting inflation is hitting consumers

more than expected and is raising concerns consumer spending is slowing, a sign the economy is weakening and a recession is looming next year. the dow dropping more than 760 points, its worst performance since september. the s&p 500 falling 2.5% and the nasdaq more than 3%. all three are on track for a second straight week of losses. american airlines is lifting the bar for travelers to qualify for frequent flier status. starting in march members will need to earn 40,000 loyalty points to reach gold. that's the lowest status tier up from the current 30,000. that level includes perks such as a free checked bag, earlier boarding and access to free upgrades, requirements to reach other status levels will stay the same, airlines made it easier during the pandemic to earn and maintain status in an effort to hold on to customers but they've started tightening requirements as travel has rebounded. instagram ruling out more safety and security tools including a

hub where you can resolve access issues. now this could be helpful if your account has been hacked because you can visit the hub on the instagram website, answer a few questions and follow a string of steps to help regain access. one method to verify an account that's yours is to ask your instagram friends to confirm your identity. they'll have 24 hours to do so and reset your password. >> i have a lot of friends who had their accounts hacked, and they lost messages and pictures and things like that. that's great. >> so many chats and communications through there. thanks, silvana. >> absolutely. well, it's a big weekend in store at t the box office. next on "today inin the bay"" - >> i neeeed youou t to be ststr. >> y you've been waititing for for a long titime. hohow much thehe h highly antic seququel "avavatar: t the w way water" is expected toring in

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the mountain top gondola opens. they had to overcome numerous hurdles to get to this point including legal opposition. the combined ski area will provide the most anywhere in california. look at all that beautiful snow. it will be so amazing to take that ride just to look at that. a lot of snow but it is one degree right now as we take a look at tahoe. this weekend it will be chilly and temperatures for the most part staying below freezing day and night with a lot of sunshine. you are wearing a hat and keeping pets inside. keeping them covered at night and protecting any exposed water

pipes and making sure the tires are inflated. parts of the tri-valley, the south county and all of the north bay and we are seeing fog drifting around. it will be a foggy start but clearing out. it will be a nice one and san francisco only reaching the low 50s so stay bundled up. 55 in dublin. tomorrow it's 57 degrees there as well as in napa and novato and on sunday we'll see temperatures coming back. sunday the community hanukkah festival in brentwood that starts at 4:30 in the afternoon. temperatures dropping very quickly. we'll have more dry and cold

weather ahead next week. not seeing any storms headed our way. more dry weather. morning temperatures near 30 and we're going to stay in this weather pattern with slightly warmer temperatures for the middle of next week. mike, you are seeing a traffic break. >> that's what chp says they're going to do here. potholes reported in the area so they need to address that. apparently it was a problem for someone so anyone else could drive through them. problems south 101 but traffic is light right now. they have the overnight closures. yesterday it reopened on time so we'll watch for any changes.

back to you. "avatar: the way of water" is out now and expected to break records at the box office. a major shapeup as the new man of steal will hit the big screen. and we have the first look at the highly anticipated horror film. here to help me break it all down this morning is managing editor at fan dangle, eric davis. thank you for joining us this morning. let's talk about it. the world of pandora, some star power. zoe has appeared in three of the highest grossing films, "avatar" and "avengers" and "end game." is this something she can achieve with "avatar"?

will she break another record in her list of achievements? >> she very much could. this week at fandango it has 3d ticket sales since 2015, the highest grossing film ever in the united states. this film is going to be big. just how big and will it be as big as its predecessor we'll have to see. >> one of my favorite movies or franchises "scream." i know fans are excited about the trailer for the sixth installment drop. what are we going to see here? >> you'll see some of the returning stars of that last "scream" movie including jenna ortega who is popular because of the netflix wednesday series.

she will be back. ghost face, as we see in this new teaser, follows them to manhattan. they are on the subway. horror fans will remember that jason vorhees also went to manhattan and so, of course, this is a "scream movie." they are always commentary on the horror genre itself. >> that countdown is near. christmas cheer arrives in chinatown. ahead on "today in the bay," we'll introduce you to the volunteers who helped put on a beloved holiday tradition together bringing gifts to hundreds of kids. happening now, a legendary restaurant is settling a covid insurance lawsuit. this is touted as one of the first victories over business interruption caused by the pandemic. claims have been denied in court because businesses didn't suffer physical losses. the terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.

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several organizations working to put on be chinatown christmas now in its third year. >> the families are typically underserved and part of the multiple organization. most of them lived in near impoverished conditions. they may not be able to change the system and the way they're living, but we can give them a nice christmas. a lot of us feel that it's our way to reconnect with our cultural identity, the way that we've grown up. many have grown up as children where i would have to travel through chinatown every day and on weekends go to school instead of watching cartoons. >> reporter: julia kwan connected because she wanted to give back to a community she calls home. >> this volunteering is important because i see it as a pay it forward. i think it really takes a lot of the community to come together to make sure chinatown is a wonderful thriving place for

everyone to live. >> reporter: gia vang for "today in the bay." 4:57 right now. new changes to keep in mind for those thinking of installing solar panels. ahead on "today in the bay," big changes state leaders made and why some believe it will

we have the tools, we have the infrastructure, and we have the know-how to manage this moment. and that means protecting people, preventing hospitalizations and death.

>> right now at 5:00, a new white house plan to protect against the winter surge of covid, flu and respiratory infections. the resources now expected to roll out to boost safety for you and your loved ones. reducing police patrols on campus. the growing debate in the south bay and where some parents believe that money would be better served instead. plus -- playoff bound. the 49ers beat the seahawks clinching the division in the process. and one important rookie again playing beyond his years. the reaction from their dominating win. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. good friday morning. >> we are ready. >> i don't know if we're in a festive mood or a niner mood. i'm ginger conejero saab. laura garcia has the morning off. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike will have a look at the commute in just a