at 6:00, high stakes address to congress. >> ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy leaves his war-torn country to make a historic trip to washington, d.c. i am the looming decision for the bay area during crab season. inflation causing the price of food to skyrocket. ahead, the dramatic difference of what $25 will get you today compared to a few years ago. good thursday morning. i am ginger conejero saab in for laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. let's get you started on the day

with the look at the forecast. >> foggy, as we have seen recently, a lot lately, and cold temperatures to start. most of the fog is that fog that develops when we see all that moisture on the ground condensing and it creates low visibility for the delta and parts of sacramento and the central valley. and that's moving into the north bay as well, and in san rafael, we are starting off with fog and low visibility, and that will linger through 10:00 with temperatures in the low 40s and eventually making it up to 50 degrees in that area, and then we will get a little more sunshine. mike, you are watching the roads and the bay bridge? >> yeah, the roads are holiday light, right, and the metering lights have been turned on as well. we will see backup at the toll plaza. it's still the bay bridge, not completely clear. oh, my goodness, the maps are all weirded out right now, so we

are going to take about the traffic in the west bay. congress is set to vote on sending more funding to ukraine. so far the u.s. has spent over $100 billion since russia invaded the country more than 300 days ago. >> last night ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy spoke on capitol hill addressing members of congress. and brie jackson is joining us from washington. brie, zelenskyy is assuring lawmakers their financial support is not going to waste. >> that's right. president zelenskyy said the billions of dollars that congress provided to ukraine is not charity. instead, he says it's an investment in global security. a historic moment on capitol hill. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy leaving his war-torn country and addressing a joint meeting of congress. >> against all odds and doom and

gloom scenarios, ukraine didn't fall. ukraine is alive and kicking. >> the steadfast leader dressed in his signature fatigues giving thanks to the u.s. for providing weapons and financial support and presenting this flag to lawmakers. >> this flag is a symbol of this war and we will stand and fight and wind because we are united. >> president biden pledged aid as long as it takes. >> mr. president, you don't have to worry. we are staying with ukraine. >> the president announcing the u.s. will provide ukraine with a patriot missile defense system. >> it's not escalatory, it's defensive. >> the wartime trip comes in a transition of power in washington, d.c. gop leader, kevin mccarthy, said his party will not write a blank

check for ukraine. other lawmakers say defeating russian aggression remains a top priority. >> my hope is we stay united in support of ukraine. >> your money is not charity, it's an investment in the global security and democracy. >> zelenskyy also sending a message to americans, wishing them peace as ukraine gets ready for a winter of war. >> before you go, brie, i want to ask you, i know the government funding bill hit a snag overnight, so what is the latest on getting that bill passed? >> marcus, the bill, the process fell over the controversial title 42 immigration policy that allows migrants to be quickly expelled. lawmakers plan to get back to work today.

they are going to continue to discuss and try to get the spending bill forward, and chuck schumer said they are not at a deal yet in the early morning hours but will try and reach one by the end of the day. >> hopeful news we are watching out for there in washington. residents in san francisco's castro district are preparing for the worst, an active shooter. last night business owners took part in an event on market street to learn what to do in case of an active shooter situation, and that event was put together by castro patrol, and this comes after the shooting at an lgbtq community nightclub in colorado. >> if you look at synagogues or a lot of other places that are vulnerable, i think people are starting to look at this as something that is necessary. >> recommended precautions include a highly visible

security team, checking every single person for weapons before they enter and having a detailed response plan in place. this holiday season many are struggling to make it in the bay, and this comes as inflation stands at 7.1%, and with high prices across the nation food banks are struggling, including several in the bay area. look at the photo here, and it shows the power of inflation in just a year's time. clearly the left photo is what could have been bought with just $25 in 2021. on the right, a photo of what could be bought with the same amount of money now. take a look at that difference. nbc bay area, telemundo 48 and safeway are teaming up to feed families this season, and so far you have helped to raise $3 million for the nourishing neighbors food drive.

it continues through christmas day. the next time you are at safeway, tear off a sheet at the counter, scan the code and it will add $10 to your total. that money will provide 20 meals to people in need. >> it's just that easy. it really is. a lot of people are starting to wonder if the crab will be available this season. a lot of it depends on migrating humpback whales along the coast. the season was supposed to begin in mid november and has been on hold until december 31st. it's the fourth year we are seeing delays. and then the weather is pounding the rockies and part of the midwest. these are turning cheyenne, wyoming, into a frozen tundra. look at that. with the windchill, colorado is

experiencing some of its coldest weather in more than 30 years. in some places yesterday it got down to 60 degrees below zero. that sounds very chilly. that's impacting holiday travel, as you can imagine, and bob redell will have an update ahead. >> that's dangerous cold. >> absolutely. you think about just traveling, and what if your car breaks down? within minutes you are in danger of, you know, death in that kind of weather. so it's very dangerous, especially from us coming from the bay area, and may not really be prepared for those kinds of conditions, and it's affecting travel and the flights coming into our area. we are seeing the snow tapering off for the denver area, but we can see it moving through kansas as well. it's approaching chicago at this hour but is combined with frigid temperatures as we take a look at what is ahead as it continues to move off to the east. this is a look at afternoon

temperatures where chicago is at 1 degree below zero. it pushes into the south where new orleans is barely above freezing. we see for the east coast a strong storm. you may hear the cycle of genesis, and that could affect the christmas travel here in the bay area. we may be experiencing some of the warmest temperatures anywhere over the next few days, and that's good news for us. mike, you are looking at the drive from richmond? >> yeah, the morning commute at this time of day, light as it has been and even lighter now as we approach the holiday and the weekend, the holiday weekend. looking at the approach coming out of richmond, no slowing. there's a disabled truck, a big rig coming through cornelia westbound your commute direction, and one lane may be

blocked and it could be tough for people to see, and so mild slowing on the incline. we will check the backup at the toll plaza coming up. there's a backup out of the altamont because of a crash coming from 580. vasco is smooth, but just more slowing for 84 back over here. back to you. >> thanks. no complaints about the gym because streaming your next gym session is something that will be possible. the new partnership that will allow netflix users to stream their workout sessions. don't open your parachute, you will not make it. >> how cool is this? going to new heights to make cinematic history. the incredible stunt tom cruise trained for to pull off a scene in your movie. if you are afraid of heights, this one not for you.

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happy thursday to you. the time is 6:13 as you are heading out in the east bay, we have seen fog moving around. if it's not foggy it's cloudy. temperatures cool in the 40s in

pleasant hill. we are talking about rain in tonight's forecast for some, and that's coming up in a few minutes. and then out of the east bay, a little tough with the lighting there from emeryville around the bay bridge. the backup is light at the toll plaza but it's starting to form and show more at the toll plaza lanes. wall street is set to open modestly higher after stocks rallied yesterday. the dow rose more than 575 points while the s&p 500 and nasdaq were up a percent and a half. strong data on consumer confidence boosted the gains, and the market is still on pace to finish the year in the red. in focus today, data on jobless

claims. just into our news room, the economy grew at a rate of 3.2% during the third quarter. that's according to the just-released final revision of the report from september. the forecast of consumer spending driving growth. economists still feel the country may go into the recession given the high interest rates. bay area native and ftx founder sam bankman-fried is back in the u.s. to face federal fraud charges. this is following extradition from the bahamas. he arrived in new york last night. he's facing a lot of things. he's in federal custody and could appear in court as early as today to face multiple charges, federal wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering charges. he could face life in prison if found guilty. and netflix is taking a page

from peloton. subscribers will have access to 30 hours of content in several languages and exercises. >> this is going to be an event people are watching out for. tom cruise has a lot of accomplishments on his resume. >> and now he's adding the biggest stunt in cinema history. take a look. >> we have been working on this for years, and it's norway, and it's a motorcycle jump. >> he explains he will ride it off of a clip and turns into a base jump, and minutes later he does it. take a look. >> 3, 2, 1 -- action! ♪♪

>> we're all holding our breath! our producer had to say, go, talk about it. this is all part of a stunt from cruise's latest film "mission impossible." the movie, he performed 13,000 jumps off of a motorcycle. that movie is expected to be released in july of 2023. >> i was trying to look for some sort of net. >> the insurance policy on that

stuff. >> that's crazy. >> yeah, and we're talking about how many jumps, right? he jumps off a motorcycle. he has a parachute. i wonder how many motorcycles they have. >> i was just frozen, like, watching. i don't know. >> that was interesting. >> i will be watching out for that. let's get you ready for work this morning after taking that pause to see what was going on there. let's look at our high temperatures. heading for the low 60s for the south bay and parts of the east bay. cooler further to the north where the fog lingers a lot longer and we don't get as much sunshine. we are still looking at more of the same tomorrow, and still might need a light jacket on but much more comfortable than what we have seen lately. saturday, 66 degrees for san josé. 62 in novato as well as napa. looks nice over the next few days temperature wise, but we

will see a quick round of rain moving through tonight. at 10:30 we see spotty showers moving through the east bay. by tomorrow morning it's clearing out so most of us get a very little of rain, one-tenth of an inch or less. and then there are big storms heading our way next week. starting on tuesday that could continue into wednesday, thursday and maybe even friday, and the models are showing a huge amount of rainfall next week, between christmas and the new year, we could see anywhere from three, four, five or even six and seven inches of rain for the santa cruz mountains. if you are going to the sierra this weekend, it's looking good getting there. once again, next week is when the storms start to move in and we could see several feet of snow between christmas and the new year. what we will see tonight, just spotty light showers, and we

will wake up tomorrow morning and it's already moving out and temperatures head for the mid-60s inland. on christmas day, looking nice, 60 degrees and sunshine. clouds moving in next weekend. we will be talking about that rain. mike takes us to the backup at the toll plaza. >> yeah, by the way, if you watched that tom cruise video, he was really there, not here, and this is special effects. that is really there as we have the metering lights on. it's 6:20, and you see how little the backup is and there's fog in the north bay. a disabled big rig has been cleared from the cornelia area, westbound 80. and then there's fog across the benicia bridge. keep that in mind. the only issue is a crash at grant line road. and then the volume is building just a tad bit here, and then in

the south we usually see slowing northbound 101, and it's not forming yet. the feed in from san martin, relatively right now. back over to you. >> thanks, mike. next here on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> good morning. perhaps this week's earthquakes have you considering earthquake insurance for your home or apartment or condo. i am chris chmura. i wanted to host my own new year's eve party on nbc, because i think it's important to spend it together and the only way to do that is to get some of the biggest artist and some of the best talent and having dolly pardon doesn't hurt coming to celebrate. nobody will want to miss that. >> miley's second new year's eve party will air here on december

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6:24. we have been talking a lot about earthquakes recently, and if an earthquake like the one we saw this week at 6.4 damaged your home or apartment, would your insurance pay for those repairs?

>> the answer is probably not. chris chmura is here to explain why. >> good morning. here's a quake alert. earthquake insurance is not part of a standard home insurance policy. you have to buy a separate earthquake insurance policy. here's the thing, most people don't. the census says there are 14 million housing units in california right now and yet the california earthquake authority said it only sold 1.1 million policies. let's talk about how much it costs and if it would work for you. we asked how much a policy is on average, and $815 for a full year of coverage. if you want to get a quote, can you do that for free, go to earthquakeauthority.com. you don't have to do this on your own, though. if you already have insurance you likely have an insurance agent and you can ask them for help.

if you have trouble with an insurance policy, let us know, click the qr code on your screen and fill out the paperwork online. and then harry had a tough life growing up, and then he creates a coloring book and it captivated an entire community. >> your son is saying you made this coloring book, and i told him it was from scholastic, and i said, no, i made it for him, and he said i want you to give each kid one and explain each page. >> how the coloring books is inspiring confidence and optimism for children.

that's coming up right after "today in the bay." >> love that. up next, the top stories we are following this morning, including a warning for some low-lying areas. we are talking about the king tides and how long they are expected to last. and then the potential impact on people

right now at 6:30, holiday travel plans may be up in the air due to a powerful winter storm. it includes canceled flights and in some cases stranded drivers. our team this morning, tracking it all. the surge in flu and other viruses lead to a critical shortage for popular medicines. we will show you other options that may be available and how the white house hopes to help. good morning. i am ginger conejero saab in for laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. before we get to our top stories, we want to give you a live look this morning of a unique harry potter-inspired alley. it's all lit up for christmas, and get ready out there because kris is bringing the magic this

morning. >> i think people are probably hoping to use the magic to fix the severe weather across the nation impacting holiday travel plans. our bob redell is tracking delays and the chance of canceled flights at local airports. mike inouye will tell you where to fill up before you hit the road, but first kari hall is talking about conditions across the country. it's cold. >> it will be colder for some spots out east, and we are seeing the plunge of very cold arctic air pushing across the country and that could cause travel problems. as of now we have not seen any major delays across the country, despite the fact that we have snow moving through denver and now kansas and missouri and making its way through iowa and approaching chicago right now. we are going to continue to see this system moves off towards

the east, and these are the high temperatures and then once the snowstorm starts to hit the east coast, that could cause a chain reaction of flight delays across the country. we are talking about high temperatures across the south not making it up to freezing, and sub temperatures further to the north. for now we have "today in the bay"'s bob redell at the oakland national airport. have you seen delays or cancelations yet? >> reporter: obviously you don't want to see any delays or cancelations, and delays look like they are ten, 15, to 35 minutes, and we had one cancelation to denver and one to kansas city. this was the scene across the bay. of course, we are in oakland right now, and across the bay at

sfo this morning, not too crowded. that was video taken from 90 minutes ago. and there's just a handful of cancelations and delays there, but that could change because of the cold weather kari has been talking about. and the fact that so many people are traveling by air this weekend, aaa reports 7 million expected to hop on a plane over the next couple of days, and those are the numbers we saw prepandemic. flight aware is reporting just over 1,500 delays, and it was 800. cancelations, we're looking at about 1,400 nationwide. >> i am rebooked now, the last ticket to go fly into palm springs, but i don't have to get off the plane and then headed to denver, hopefully.

as long as i get there, it's all good. and it's the holidays, so hopefully everybody is being kind to everybody. >> out of here at l.a.x., and it's delayed an hour or so. so the chance of missing the connection -- >> reporter: that's not good. do you have a backup? >> i will talk to the person at the gate when i get there. >> reporter: fingers crossed. >> yeah. >> reporter: some airlines including americans, southwest and jetblue, they are waiving flight change fees. if your flight is canceled by the airline experts say it's a good idea to ask about flight credits even if it was nonrefundable. we have a lull at the tsa line to get to the gates.

let's head over to mike inouye who has a look at how to fill up before your trip. >> some of the areas you and kari were talking about, running out of gas could be life threatening. here it's just a hassle and we are grateful for that. these prices come from gas buddy. the arco in mill valley at the top of the screen, this is traveling through or out of the north bay, that's a good spot. in the south bay, 3.77. a lot of prices there. you can use a gift card at costco if somebody gives one to you, even if you are not a member. and castro valley, it's kind of high but it's the only price

reported. let's go to the roadways where we are looking at the castro valley and the fog off the benicia bridge. there's debris in the road here because of a flat tire. >> thanks, mike. parts of the east bay started shaking last night, after a pair of minor quakes hit last night. the latest just before 6:30 yesterday evening. a 3.3 magnitude centered east of union city, and people felt it as north as concord and as south as san josé. that followed a jolt earlier in san leandro. a lot of people on edge along the humboldt county coast. >> i felt it shaking and i thought somebody was playing, and my buddy said we have an earthquake.

>> the room was shaking and i went outside to see my parents, and they were all panicking, oh, did you feel the earthquake? then the group chat started blowing up. >> 3,400 people are still without water after the deadly quake in humboldt county. you can see the damage in this video. take a look. two people have died as a result of the earthquake. two humboldt residents lost their dogs after their home caught on fire. they say they only left their home for 20 minutes and that was enough time for their home to catch completely on fire. >> i had to come out three times to get breath before i found them in the back bedroom and i carried them out but was not able to save them. >> their friends started a go fund me page to help out with their loss. they are not the only ones that lost their homes. and it means homes are too

damaged to enter if they are yellow or red tagged. the homes that do have water are being asked to boil it. >> it's important that you boil your water before you drink it. it will be sometime before we are able to test the system to make sure that it's clean. >> pg&e says there are only a few hundred homes still left without power, and the 1,300-foot long bridge along state route 211 that was closed because of the earthquake is open now, and caltrans has not reported when they expect all the lanes to open on the bridge. and the white house is opening the federal stockpile of tamiflu to respond to the heightened demand. >> for some, the relief cannot come high enough. >> marcus and ginger, good

morning. great to be with you. this is a problem that is no doubt plaguing so many families and people right now just trying to find tylenol for them kids or themselves and are having no success. the owner here of this pharmacy say parents are coming in looking for medication that is not available, and it's also true in some cases for adults as well, and those medications are getting swooped up. what are you supposed to do? you are trying to figure out if there are substitutes that can work, and maybe get a different prescription? what about generic versions of the same medication if you can find it? we will run through the options, but we will run through what you cannot do, which is use expired medication. that's coming up. back to you. >> also happening today, a warning if you are on the coast, king tides are expected and a

warning expected to start at 6:00 a.m. this could cause flooding around beaches and low-lying areas. and the warning is expected to be in effect until 2:00 p.m. on sunday. meteorologist, kari hall, is tracking that weekend forecast. kari, what does it looks like up ahead this weekend? >> a lot of people have family coming to town and want to head to the coastline, and you want to be careful because of the gravitational pull, and it's making the waves come up higher and more dangerous to be along the low-lying areas. mostly mid to late morning. as you are going to santa cruz, it will be nice throughout the day, and we will have extremely low tides there in the afternoon, and the temperatures in the low to mid-60s over the next few days. if you are going to south lake tahoe over the weekend, looks nice. our mornings start out in the 20s there.

it's looking good, but next week we will have a couple big snowstorms headed that way. if you are staying at home this weekend maybe going to the 49ers game, it will be perfect. 68 degrees in the middle of the afternoon, and a mostly sunny sky and really warm weather headed for southern california if you are going to visit family in l.a., you will have temperatures in the upper 70s and even close to 80 degrees in some spots. we'll talk about what is ahead for us this weekend, and mike, you have a number of cars waiting at the toll plaza. >> yeah, the number has grown greatly. this is nothing compared to what we typically see, but compared to a few minutes ago. there's a crash around the metering lights, and that is what is slowing folks down. we will show backup here on the sensors. nothing dramatic, but anything on the bay bridge could tip the flow from the maze out in the area. a couple minor incidents. no problems for the other

bridges. no closures. the metering lights could kick in, because getaway traffic may be a factor, and starting at 2:00 p.m. they may have the metering lights on if there's a lot of traffic on 680. that should keep the freeway moving more smoothly. and then tomorrow morning, beating the congestion because tomorrow is the getaway for you, and if you travel more than you initially do, there could be the closure from 680 through sunol until 5:00 a.m. the south bay, a light build. starting to see a little slowing 101 at oakland road. back to you. >> good tips there, mike. 6:42 this morning. a landmark deal for the nfl. next on "today in the bay," where you will soon be able to

watch any and every sunday night football game. plus -- >> i am scott mcgrew. coming up in san francisco, a place for grown-ups to go to make friends. i am kris sanchez in diagon

right now it's 6:22 -- or 6:45 i should say. if it's about time for you to head through the tri-valley, a heads up that we have seen dense fog rolling around with the visibility on 580. not seeing much sunshine today as we head for the mid-50s. some spots getting rain tonight and we'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes. visibility is fine from the rooftop camera off the nimitz freeway. 880 moving smoothly. i have an issue for fremont in the east bay. fremont police calling out something, and i will show you that coming up. just into our news room, a landmark deal for the national football league and it's sunday ticket package allowing fans to watch any game outside their market. for years satellite directv had an exclusive deal, but youtube

tv is snapping it up at a cost of $2 billion per year over seven years, and that's starting next season. the league has to work out the commercial rights for bars and restaurants. youtube's costs is higher than directvs current rate, and nbc will still hold the primetime package, and that's good news for fantasy players. many like working from home, but this time of year it could feel lonely. >> it's understandable, no office parties, just you and your webcam, but this morning scott mcgrew shows us a solution to isolation. >> this is ground floor. it's on valencia in the mission. it's not a restaurant even though there's a place to eat, and not a cafe even though you can get a drink, and it's not a library, even though they have

one of those, too. it's a private club designed as a work space, and you can work, sure, but also make friends. jamie came up with the idea after working from home himself. >> they don't literally have an office to go to, and you are looking around and saying where do i go to make a friend? you can go to starbucks and try and strike up a conversation in the cue, and people will think get away from me. what we created a space where everybody opted in for making friendships. >> when you were little, you could go up to somebody and say want to be friends? you didn't need to know their name. it's harder as an adult. everybody here by definition wants to be friends. it's what they signed up for. >> i remember the first day that this opened. i was a really eager person because i live in this neighborhood, and i saw it getting remodeled and rebuilt, and i was here at 9:00 a.m., and

i was, like, hi, i am here, i have been in my apartment for two years and i am ready to be part of this space, you know. >> reporter: making friends comes at a price, $200 a month, and it's so popular membership is limited. ground floor will open more social clubs in other cities next year. i am scott mcgrew for "today in the bay." so trending for you this morning, a perfect destination as most children settle in for their holiday break, of course. >> we're guessing it's christmas break for students at hogwarts academy, right? kris sanchez is live this morning, and kris, looks like the spirit of harry potter is alive and well where you are. >> reporter: i mean, look at this. it's so detailed here. beautiful christmas house next to diagon alley. this is all the work of two people, believe it or not, with a little help from some friends.

thank you for joining us. what a creation. we're about to have butterbeer. >> welcome to christmas in diagon alley. we have hot better beer, and all the calories and alcohol have been charmed away. >> reporter: my favorite kind. we have glenn here, and you are an engineer, and you are right now our host. i will let the wand choose me, and i will choose this one. seems perfect. >> we have eight shops here, and each shot has a spell you might be able to cast if you are, you know, good. try this one. >> alohamora. >> first try.

>> reporter: i am loyal, kind and trustworthy, and that's a good thing for the a journalists. we have the owls here and a number of different spells. i want to try this one. >> this is insendio. there you go. >> reporter: you built this for holiday and decided to keep it up for the holiday, and it's for fun for you and you are also raising money for a good cause. >> absolutely. we have a fundraiser that is a resort in central florida where critically ill children and their families can spend the week free of charge. >> reporter: just a nice gesture. this is the first time you have gone all out here? >> the first time we built

diagon alley. now that we have the space, and i have a willing husband to be a partner in all of the craziness, we love doing halloween this way. this was fun to redecorate for christmas. >> if you want to see all this, diagon alley all dressed up for christmas, you can come by the 26th through new year's day, and it's free for everybody but they do suggest that you make a donation to help children live with magic the rest of the year. information there on your screen, it's the website where you can learn more. if you are wondering where it is, it's near the alameda and 880 on magnolia avenue and we will post that address for you on our social media platforms. back to you. >> very cool. >> i may be taking a young wizard in my family. >> i was thinking pippaty --

it's the wrong one. also, i got the drought monitor update this morning. it's still shows the drought is consistent and persistent across the west and for the bay area, no change. still the exceptional drought that continues for the central valley as well as the southern sierra. we are in a severe to extreme drought here, so let's keep that in mind. looks like we will see improvements here as we go through the next couple of days. we are running minor deficits for oakland and san francisco, and a big deficit for santa rosa. we need four inches of rain to catch up for normal, and even after all we have captured so far, and we are in a slight surplus for san josé. a little rain coming through overnight, and we will wake up tomorrow morning and may see the streets are wet and most of it moves out before sunrise tomorrow. we are dry throughout the weekend. next week is when we are watching a couple storm sets

coming our way. starting on tuesday continuing through wednesday and another one on thursday that may linger into friday. this is what the computer models show right now, the potential of three and maybe four, five, even possibly up to seven inches of rain for the santa cruz mountains. that's all coming next week. that's something we will be watching and having more updates on. if you are going to the sierra this weekend, no snow all the way through christmas, and next week is when all the snow starts to come down and we could see several feet in the forecast. that's good for the drought and the rainfall deficits we have seen, but we will make it through the holiday forecast without any major weather. christmas day reaching 60 degrees and sunny, and morning temperatures in the low 40s. mike, do you have an update ort bay bridge toll plaza?

>> yeah, light traffic now, 37. fog across the area through the north bay, carquinez and benicia bridges. avoid the area of brimmer at carol and that's on the north end around irvington high school, and it's not involving the high school, as i understand. they have to clear that parameter but doesn't sound like there's danger for anybody. the south bay, very mild slowing. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, four miles of trails will reopen at big basin redwood state park tomorrow. trail access has been limited after the entire park was burned down in 2020. the park reopened in july 2022 with several trails still under renovation. currently the park operates on a reservation-based system with the park offering more than 100 spots daily. a look at the top spots this

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welcome back. before you head out the door, here are the top stories on "today in the bay," including the latest on recovery efforts in humboldt county. after this week's 6.4 earthquake, some 3,400 homes are still without water, and also homes with water are being asked to boil water. so far more than 60 homes in the area have been red tagged or yellow tagged. we want to get a final look at the forecast for you this morning. >> we are going to have a slight

chance of rain overnight. we will watch that but looks nice for our christmas weekend. that does it for us this morning here on "today in the bay." don't forget to join us for our midday newscast for you coming up at 11:00. >> the "today" show is next. have a great day. good thursday morning. holiday travel good thursday morning. holiday travel troubles beginning to mount as the powerful storm sweeps across the u.s. >> we will help you get to where you need to go as smoothly as possible. it's december 22nd. this is "today." here it comes. 124 million americans now in the path of snow, ice, and extreme cold during the busiest travel days of the year. >> the timing of the storm is challenging for sure. but we're ready. we're prepared. >> blizzard conditions already delaying flights and causing major accidents on the roads. states of emergency decled