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 bit.

we want to talk about the cold forecast this morning, kari. it will be sweater weather today, coat weather, scarf, hat, gloves, all of that stuff. it is below freezing for a lot of areas inland with temperatures at 32 right now in palo alto and in scotts valley, 32 in concord and we're in the upper 20s right now in santa rosa. another frigid start and also that fog moving around the north bay. visibility down to zero. temperatures today warm up into the upper 50s. we'll talk about the weekend coming up. mike, how is it looking on the roads? >> there is slowing in the north bay. the poe it tension for ice up there. where it's circled yellow here is westbound 80. there's a crash only blocking the slow lane. i believe crews have arrived.

over here the freeway, the crash should be clearing to the shoulder. west 80 as well and a smooth drive. just off highway 4. byron highway was closed for a couple minutes because of that crash. it reopened, mild slowing through the altamont. back to you. three people are injured. this is after shooting at a candlelight vigil. it happened around 8:00 last night as people gathered above interstate 580 on the overpass. mourners were there to remember a person killed in the crash three years ago. police say three victims were driving, and this was -- they were driven to a nearby hospital. so far there's no update on police on their conditions for victims or that investigation. new overnight, a former east bay elementary school up in flames. fire broke out on the property of the school in san pablo.

firefighters say they received a report about squatters on the property before the fire, but so far no one has been found. there are no reports of injuries and the cause is still under investigation. a department of education website says the school closed all the way back in 1990. doctors are out with a new warning to protect yourself against the flu and covid. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live. bob, what are those experts saying about the flu season compared to other recent years? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and ginger. the cdc is telling us the flu is hitting harder and earlier. the cdc reporting that 44 states have high or very high flu activity. this, of course, as covid cases are surging. the white house says covid cases are up 90% nationwide with more hospitalizations and, unfortunately, more deaths. almost 3,000 deaths last week

alone. mostly in people 65 years and older. the white house is sending covid-19 test kits to schools and clinics. the administration is making available for free at home covid rapid tests. the white house also urging us to get our flu and covid vaccines and to remain vigilant against these viruses. >> the reason for wearing a mask and hand washing, yes, to help with covid. it really works well against the other pathogens and that is the thing to keep mindful of there's a lot circulating as we head into the winter. >> reporter: and there is a third respiratory virus called rsv also circulating but the white house says that has peaked in their opinion and appears to be on the decline. reporting live in walnut creek, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. happening now for you at some starbucks stores around the bay area and the nation for that matter, workers are kicking off a three-day strike.

about 100 stores are believed to be impacted. that's one of the unionized locations workers last month held one-day walkouts. two santa cruz stores will be impacted. the company opposes the unioning of those efforts. that strike is sending some people to social media tweeting about disruptive routines. labor actions are having little impact on residents. unhappy merchants and property owners in the tenderloin neighborhood are now making an unusual demand from the city. they're asking to receive the return of tax payments from the past fiscal year and they accuse the city of abandoning its commitment to provide safety. they are launching a petition

listing grievances including open air drug dealing and ineffective policing. they are seeking refunds on all sales and property taxes. one business owner hopes the petition sends a message. >> paying taxes does not add up. and i think a lot of these businesses that have survived the pandemic and survived everything else just hang on by a thread. >> the response from the mayor's office reads in part, quote, mayor breed has been clear on our need to end open air drug dealing in the tenderloin. the mayor knows this is challenging work and she is partnering with the district attorney who is focused on bringing prosecutions and supporting the police department to make arrests. coalition leaders are hoping for a sitdown with the mayor along with the removal of all drug dealers and more police presence.

shifting money away from campus police officers, that topic led to heated discussion in san jose. last year sj unified board members approved the formation of a an advisory committee to determine the need for school resource officers. opponents argue the $800,000 budget is just too high and more of that money should be allocated to things like mental health. the district says more money is being spent on things like student counseling but currently each school is actually dealing with that over staffing and resource officers. renewable energy advocates are voicing concerns about a new policy that will cut the amount of money solar households receive for their surplus electricity. state regulators approved the new policy yesterday. some groups argue incentive payments unfairly favor wealthier households. they fear it may cut california's new solar installations in half within two years.

now how does best in the west sound? >> i like the sound of that. >> i like it, too. >> the 49ers faithful is just the thing we were hoping to be saying this morning. it has locked up the nfc west guaranteeing a divisional playoff game at home. they came out on fire against seattle last night. did you watch the game? both sides of the ball. so, look, big hit second quarter led to that fumble and defense return. christian mccaffrey followed with a touchdown to make it 14-3. rookie brock purdy again looked like a veteran leading them to the 21-13 win. the kid, as a lot of people call him, made sure he gave props to the guys who helped him along the way. >> honestly, i don't think jimmy and trey get enough credit for what they've done. i'm coming on the scene where

they have been here throughout the off-season for trey and jimmy coming in and leading these guys and winning. and so for me to come in and i want to continue what they got rolling. >> the niners would need a whole lot to happen to top the conference and get the first-round bye. they will play three more regular season games before playoffs begin in early january. >> it was a great game. >> i actually watched the game. taking a live look at san francisco, dark and early for us. we will tell you it is coal out there. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that. pack the coat, the gloves, whatever you need to keep warm, pack it. >> it is ugly christmas sweater day. you might as well wear one to the office today and stay warm. we are starting out with a freeze warning in effect for a lot of our inland areas and frost advisories. elsewhere temperatures starting out in the low thifts.

30s. then see a mix of sun and clouds today but we only make it into the upper 50s today. mike, you've been watching what's going on with gas prices. where are they dipping? we'll start with the statewide leader, concord. overall i will look at the number reported for gas buddy and the national. on clayton road leading the charge at $3.25 in concord, dominates that list. a number of prices right around that range. that's great for that city. we have to call out san ramon. the marathon helps out the average there but just a few at $3.99. just a couple cents cheaper at some others. prices that do report below $4 in san jose, the neighboring campbell averages above that mark. your best in campbell is $4.19 at the safeway. check out gasbuddy.com to find the area that might be closest to you but not necessarily the one next door.

still registering with crews on scene. we do see 84 taking that traffic out to work around. the rest of the bay shows a nice easy drive. it's a friday so expect later but 680 still closed. back over to you. he was just talking about savings on gas, we're talking super savings just in time for christmas. good news for everyone. some storms are calling tomorrow super saturday. but there are some good deals to be had. we'll break down where to find them. well, they have names for everything. more drama over at twitter as elon musk kicks some prominent journalists off the platform. scott, have you been naughty or nice?

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good friday morning. it is 5:14. we're a couple degrees above freezing and it will be a cold start to the day. it's mostly clear. we will enjoy sunshine as it warms up today.

we'll look ahead to the weekend. >> caltrans confirms it's reopen. we had a crew that cleared later so we'll watch for a little bit of slowing but you have access once again heading up to sunol boulevard. good morning, a very happy friday to you. stocks got hit hard thursday after that stern talking to we got from fed chairman jay powell. he said the fed will keep interest rates higher than first planned. i said yesterday i'm not totally sure i believe him but wall street did. sun run down after that decision ginger was telling you about and then avia, do you remember them? these numbers are correct. "the wall street journal" says the south bay company is close to bankruptcy and you can imagine one of the big reasons the company makes office phones. when is the last time you used your office phone? the futures calling for a lower

opening. the dow to open about 300 points to the lower. curiously mortgage rates continue to fall. the 30-year fix still twice what they were a week ago. more drama at twitter. the company has suspended or banned a number of prominent journalists. in some cases for no discernible reason. others says it violated the new rule saying you can't post information about a person's location. this comes a day after musk suspended a college kid's account that tracked musk's private jet using public data. the reporters from "the washington post," "the new york times" and others say they didn't post that but posted a link. you may recall musk tried to make a big deal out of what he called the twitter files, musk

and his supporters said the decision made by twitter seemed arbitrary and counter to free speech. twitter's new policy prohibits posting actual physical location and other identifying information that would reveal a person's location regardless if this is information publicly available. that is a broad rule. if i take a picture at a rock concert and post it and you're in it, it reveals your location. wheels down at sfo, that posts your location. norad posts the location of someone every christmas eve. it tracks santa as his sleigh makes progress around the world because i'm a reporter who follows the rules, i contacted the pentagon to find out if they were going to follow this policy about tracking people because, marcus, santa is real. marcus. >> yes. >> and they did not get back to me. i'm shocked. >> not a surprise. >> shocked.

>> how dare they. >> i was just going to say the initial reaction is really what a broad rule. >> the nice thing about broad rules when you're in charge you can apply them when you feel like it. >> so true. >> scott, marcus, christmas just over a week away and last-minute shopping for gifts, retailers call this upcoming weekend super saturday. one final chance to get rid of the 2022 inventory. the day is a great opportunity for gift givers to get a great deal. >> shoppers should zero in on what retailers want to get off their shelves, games, toys, stocking stuffers, seasonal decor and holiday themed gifts.

>> for more tips tune in. it starts at 7:00 a.m. right after "today in the bay." i know a lot of kids are probably going to be keeping their eye out for those presents. certainly you have to remember how important it is to stay on santa's nice list this close to christmas. >> very important. some adults, talking to you and to us on "today in the bay," it's important to stay on that list as well. we wanted to be clear where most of us stand on that list. trending for you this morning, a group calling itself the department of christmas affairs is out with a new website. it uses what they call a global behavior tracking network to determine santa's nice or naughty list. here is what we found. >> what? >> ginger, myself, scott, mike, we're on the nice list. kari somehow ended up on santa's

naughty list. >> don't tell my secret. >> it's probably human error. there is hope for you. on that website you can request a review of your status if you believe you ended up on the naughty list for the wrong reason. >> santa, i can explain. >> there may have been a misinterpretation of the data because you were handling a lot of bourbon the other day making the bourbon balls. >> and the rain. some people may not have been happy about it. >> there are a lot of reasons to blame the weather lady. >> she's just the messenger. >> i mean, whatever. >> that's what you're going to tell santa, whatever. all right, let's get a live look outside in san francisco where it sure is nice this morning.

it's all clear but it's very chilly. a lot of people have been complaining about that. visibility near zero. we are seeing it around santa rosa drifting it around. as far as temperatures we're headed for the upper 50s for this afternoon. some mid-50s in the tri-valley as we start to see fog developing that tends to keep those temperatures from warming up so quickly, but it will be a slow warm-up today. and then tonight we're back to the freezing temperatures once again. i don't think we'll shake this pattern up from now until about early next week. so it's going to be super saturday. you want to support the local businesses and also shopping small to get the last-minute presents and in mountain view there's going to be a lot going on to support local and our temperatures throughout the day head for the mid-50s but bright and sunny. we need to keep those jackets on and it will be cold even into

next week. the big headline next week will be the polar vortex starting to dive into parts of the midwest. temperatures will be below zero in some spots. we're going to be watching out to see if we can get some rain but right now it is trending a lot drier even heading into christmas day. mid to upper 50s for highs, morning temperatures in the low 30s so it will be close to freezing every day. next week it does look like our morning temperatures warm up and only a couple degrees for the afternoon. >> right now it is. midday afternoon will get more crowded. some folks may start leaving town earlier than usual because of the weekends and some folks have parties planned outside of town. green, green, green sensors. a smooth drive.

look how light it is. you're still at speed. we're still at 16 minutes down to 580. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> reporter: our energy bills are up. we want to help you bring them back do.wn

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fills those gaps where warm air can escape or cool air weasels in. if you qualify as low income or receive government assistance, click this qr code. you might be eligible for savings of 25%. >> thanks, chris. 5:27 this morning. next, the top stories we're following including a major break in a high-profile crime. ahead, the three people now arrested for the murder of a toddler who was shot and killed while in the car with his family driving on the freeway. >> reporter: suspect in the baby brayden case will appear in court. ayu're watching "tod

right now at 5:30, sentencing front and center today for the suspects accused in a baby kidnapping in the south bay. ahead in a live report the time behind bars they may be facing and the arguments expected to be presented today. plus, re-assessing your economic outlook, how recent hikes by the federal reserve may impact the direction of the economy in the new year. and a live look outside. the cold continues as we wake up to more chilly temperatures. meteorologist kari hall is tracking how cold it may get in your neighborhood and lays out the weekend forecast. this is "today in the bay"

streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. thanks so much for allowing us to be a part of your morning. >> i'm ginger conejero saab. laura garcia has the day off. it is friday and chilly. let's start with a look at the forecast. it's been like this every single morning. our temperatures are below freezing. upper 20s in santa rosa. freezing in concord. some fog is drifting around when temperatures are below freezing and fog it's a smooth start but very chilly, in the upper 30s. it will start to warm up and head for the mid-50s for today.

mike, you have a note for drivers on the san mateo bridge? >> i will relay a note here. it says thank you for driving safely. folks are driving safely right now westbound across the san mateo bridge. there is a crash south 880 that looks like it's out of lanes. i will track that closely. north 101 i believe approaching the 286 interchange. that will be an issue for the south bay. it's a story that caught national attention and is returning to the courtroom. two suspects accused of kidnapping an infant better known as baby brandon. they're expected to appear for their sentencing hearing. pete suratos is live in san jose looking at what is expected.

>> reporter: it looks like a sentencing hearing today in a matter of hours. we do know in late october there was a sentencing hearing set but that was delayed. they are accused of kidnapping baby brandon from his grandmother's house back in april. during that hearing prosecutors say either one may have put a tracking device on baby brandon's family car and may have tampered with the brakes. ramirez asked to take baby brandon shopping twice and didn't bring him back until the next morning one of those trips. what was the motive? she said she gave birth to baby

brandon and he wanted her to prove it to him by showing him the baby. as far as the charges, ramirez could face up to 14 years. the hearing is set later today for 9:00 a.m. live in san jose, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> one of three suspects in the shooting death of a toddler is scheduled to appear in court. the d.a. announced those charges tied to the shooting of 23-month-old jasper wu. a stray bullet pierced the windshield of his family's car during an apparent shoot-out. investigators say bullet casings, gun residue led to that arrest. oakland's chinatown chamber of commerce says it is a relief to jasper's parents. >> one day hear about this, they were so excited.

very sad. >> one suspect identified as johnny jackson you see here will appear in court today. two other suspects are in custody in contra costa county on unrelated charges. shootings have more than doubled in the last three years. they looked at the causes of those crimes and research for possible solutions. see our full report. 5:35 right now. a big decision by the fed this week set to impact our budget in the new year. >> and scott mcgrew joins us with more. interest rates were raised 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 are related, right? >> they are. they set the rate for banks, essentially banks buy the federal government's debt and that controls the monetary supply. what the fed does they target a rate. a certain rate between this range and that's what they're controlling. they use it as a system to control the monetary supply in the united states. >> jay powell gave a stern lecture threatening to keep rates higher for a longer period of time. i said on tv it's like your parents saying don't make me pull this car over.

sometimes it's just as effective as doing them. >> we got a pretty good inflation print meaning that inflation was trending down. we're seeing good news and i think the market reacted, well, we know there's going to probably be a 50-point raise in december but what does the future look like? the market thought the future looks better. >> thank you for your advice and happy holidays to you as well. back to you. a live look at palisades which is preparing for a day years in the making. along with its neighboring resort of alpine meadows starting tomorrow the two will be connected allowing skiers and boarders to travel back and forth in about 15 minutes. the resort owners had to overcome numerous hurdles to get to this point including legal opposition.

it will provide visitors the most terrain anywhere in california. it feels like we're in tahoe sometimes, kari. let's look at what some of those temperatures look like. >> right now this morning in south lake tahoe it's 2 degrees. we're headed for the low 30s for a high temperature today. there will be sunshine. you can go ice skating at the enchant light maze and village at paypal park. temperatures dip into the 40s later on this evening. make sure you are supporting a local business in mountain view. a lot of pop-up shops and getting the last-minute gifts so tomorrow we are going to continue to see sunshine but we only reach about 56 degrees. hitting the roads heading to

l.a. it will reach 66 there. more clouds on saturday. still nice on sunday reaching 62 degrees and we'll wrap up the weekend. the hanukkah festival will be going on and there's going to be a lot of celebrations around the bay area as well. it will be coming down into the low 40s fairly quickly. mike? >> what we predict will be the slower drive, through the area up to oakland road. this crash right here south of that 280 interchange may need some assistance getting to the shoulder. getting lighter, we have very brief slowing, just changed the sensors, a little more slowing to the traffic break. over here, south 880.

it may take more time to clear and we're having a little build for traffic flowing out of san leandro. note that for the nimitz in the north bay we still have the slowing from an earlier crash. heading into american canyon that is a slower spot. midday shopping perhaps. reduced service for caltrain. that first night of hanukkah that kari is talking about. we should have back to your normal service. it's still very cold. a new set back in the push to end the trump-era immigration

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good friday morning. temperatures are below freezing and i've seen patchy fog moving around and in san rafael there's possibly some fog moving around there as well. we'll be near or below freezing for the next couple of hours before we get sunshine and it warms up. the weekend forecast in just a few minutes. the taillights are moving west in toward the lights of san francisco. we do have an alert that will be call. all lanes are blocked for south 101, we'll check up on san jose coming up. >> thanks, mike. new this morning 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. pending the resolution of legal challenges. in his ruling the judge suggested the biden administration has failed to consider on state social services. the mass of people at the border is a huge issue for the biden administration. >> those immigrants are following the rules. >> the crisis is there are so many of them. this is american law. we say if you want to apply for asylum in the united states, show up to an official port of entry. so if and when title 42 is changed that's what they're going to do. the laws have not changed. president biden has asked congress for more money and more

officers. money to arm ukraine and taiwan. the bill ends the requirement for members of the military to get a covid vaccine. they still have to get other vaccines. the new rule will not do anything for those kicked out of the military for not getting their vaccine. continue to encourage americans to get that new bivalent vaccine and more tests. leaders say if everybody did their part we would all be better off. >> if every american does their part, gets a vaccine, gets treated who is eligible for treatment, we can have a different winter ahead and that is the goal.

>> you remember the chinese held big tests. the government loosened the rules and we're getting word a lot of people are sick. china does not have the vaccination rate it claims it has. they fund the government until they can figure out a budget. talking about all of those issues on social media. on twitter you can find me, at least for now, on @scottmcgrew. a big week in hollywood. "avatar 2" is out. it's expected to break records at the box office. the new man of steel 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 for you this morning is managing editor at fandango, eric davis. thank you for joining us this

morning. okay. let's talk about the start here some star power here. i know one of the main protagonists has appeared in three of the highest grossing films of all time. talk about that. is this something she can achieve with "avatar"? is she going to break another record in her list of achievements? >> the film has secured the largest share of 3d ticket sales since 2015 "star wars: the force awakens," the highest grossing film ever in the united states. all indicators are showing this film will be big. just how big and will it be as big as its predecessor?

we'll have to see. >> "scream," the sixth installment dropped. "scream" fans excited about it. what are we going to see here? >> we'll see ghost face take manhattan. you'll see some of the returning stars of the last "scream movie" including jenna ortega because of the netflix wednesday series. she will be back. ghost face, as we see in this new teaser follows on manhattan. jason vorhees also went to manhattan this is a "scream" movie, commentary on the horror genre itself. >> okay. i'm excited about most of the mountains. >> i don't like how you always come behind me with that mask. >> i'm trying to get you

ready -- >> trying to desensitize me. >> for my own good. >> he needs to train you to sit through that three-hour "avatar" movie. i don't know if i can make it through three hours. >> they need to dim the lights, everybody, the lights turn back on, okay, it's intermission time. i'm going to get some popcorn, go to the restroom and then about 15 minutes later -- >> come back. >> james cameron tells us that's not going to happen. never going to have that. >> then i will wait until it's available at home. >> and there's a pause button? >> mm-hmm. >> maybe if we're getting an intermission from the -- >> the rain. >> can we get popcorn from that intermission? >> we need coffee for that. another cold morning. we have about three more hours

of this freeze warning. the north bay, frosty elsewhere. we're just above freezing downtown but are below freezing in concord. getting the kids ready for school in the east bay we're checking out pittsburg. drop-off time about 35 degrees. a lot to carry because we know the holiday parties will be going on. at pickup time we're at 54 degrees and it will be nice and sunny. our high heads for 57 in hayward and mountain view as well as napa and novato. san francisco reaching 57. and we're also going to see more of the same, these cold temperatures as we dip to the low 30s again for tonight. so let's talk about what's ahead. we're making travel plans and all of that stuff. we are going to see a couple of very weak systems moving to our north.

up to the portland area, it's going to be very wet. the storm system is heading that way for early next week. it looks like a lot of those storm systems will be headed, the pacific northwest up and around the bay area. for us that means everything is quiet but nice to get more snow because the snowpack is doing so well. in some spots we're more than double the normal amount of snow. if you're going to tahoe the roads are clear and it looks beautiful. i've been looking at the camera and dreaming. morning temperatures near freezing. it looks like it warms up by the middle of next week with more clouds. our high temperatures stay in the mid to upper 50s. mike, you are seeing a major crash in the south bay. >> you see all the green sensors on all sides of the bay. we have this major issue. it's a deadly crash i have to report here in san jose. south 101 approaching 680/280

closer to mckey. reports that a person called in and said someone jumped in front of their car. that's what's going on. all lanes were blocked for a short period of time. i believe they reopened two southbound lanes. 101 is still a viable commute. opposite your main commute. all the flashing lights are there. northbound is distracted. southbound two lanes are blocked. just about the julian and mckey off ramp. watch for that portion between 280, 680 and old oakland road. everything else is moving smoothly. back over to you. >> thank you, mike. happening now new numbers highlight just how hard it is to make it in the bay. the most expensive in the year of 2021. crushing housing and utility

costs. oakland and berkeley triangle there nearly 20% higher than the national average including housing costs. san jose it's metro area ranked tenth highest. >> talk about making it in the bay. weeks later it's still too close to call. still ahead on "today in the bay" one council race no closer to a final result. the margin one vote. the costly next step to fill the seat. a vigil turns violent. the new details we're learning about the investigation. stay with us.

turning now to decision 2022. it's been a month since the elections but the outcome of one local election may be up in the air. the candidates involved are separated by just one vote. murall srinivasan beat out justin wang by just one vote. now that outcome triggered an automatic recount, and those results were still the same. >> it's a very tight and close race. this is interesting in it's a one vote contest. all of my voters can claim they made the difference. >> here is why it may not be over just yet. justin wang has requested a second recount.

wang's supporters say the bill will cost an estimated $12,000 per day, ginger. >> that's a hefty price tag there. santa's helpers for a third straight year are helping families in need in san francisco's chinatown. be chinatown is an event that provides more than 3,000 gifts to underserved families, many provided by the firefighters program. organizers say the event will also include lion dancers, interactive games, prizes and even a cantonese santa. >> a lot of us feel it's our way to reconnect. >> the events are set at waverly place 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. the best part, it's free. >> i love that. >> part of the long list of events we can check out. >> keeping in touch with culture. right now at 6:00, a triple

threat of viruses ahead of the holidays. >> 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 deaths. a new white house plan aims to protect against the winter surge of covid, flu and respiratory infections. the resources expected to roll out to boost safety for you and your loved ones. >> releasing 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. one important rookie again playing beyond his years, his reaction to their dominating win. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. what a good game. it's always a great game when you win. >> it's hard to feel bad about that. >> it makes a fun morning f