reviewed. ahead on the "today" show at 7:00, hear from experts who say, despite that, the findings echo previous research. a quick reminder, you can watch nbc bay area news whenever you want. we are on 24/7 on roku and other streaming platforms. there you can watch live breaking news, news conferences, and repeats of our newscasts. and breaking news right now at 6:00, oakland swings for the fences with a new baseball team as the a's finalize their move to las vegas. the new details released moments ago promising an independent team in a matter of months. the middle east cease-fire extended. we're breaking down new overnight developments and hearing from the family of the justice released 4-year-old american hostage. moving you forward on the recent surge in bay area respiratory illnesses. the new guidance you need to hear from local health leaders. this is "today in the bay."

good morning. i'm ginger conejero saab in for marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we're going to check that morning commute with mike right now, but i think we're all in agreement it is a cold start to our tuesday morning. >> it makes it so hard to get up and get moving. i think it will wake you up a lot quicker because the cold snap hits you in the face. we're going to see our clear morning continue, and chilly temperatures. we're checking out dublin where we'll stay in the 30s through 8:00. and then at 10:00, we're at 53 degrees. you can see the warm-up does happen quickly. we're only going to make it into the mid-60s today, as that sunshine continues. a look at our east bay temperatures and what to expect today, with oakland looking at a high of 63 degrees, hayward 64. mainly low to mid-60s here and across the bay area, but later tonight some of us will be getting rain. i'll have more on that in a few minutes. mike, we saw some caltrans trucks on the san mateo bridge.

>> great time to do some work over here. the arrow shows you where the flashing lights stop. the end of the flat section. there's a little slowing, not really showing up. it's not really showing up on our sensors, though we will probably see some build if they don't clear soon. nothing on the chp grid and nothing on the caltrans grid. typical build over here in the south bay. a new crash 101 on the shoulder, north 87 also on the shoulder, the right-hand shoulder as you come into downtown. both slow spots for silicon valley. back to you. breaking news just into our newsroom. oakland may be getting a second chance at baseball. but before we get any a's fans perking up, we should say it's a different team looking to call oakland home. >> "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez joins us from the newsroom with a different version of the gold and green. >> this is the logo we're talking about. we're talking about the oakland's b's, not the a's. an independent team created by

a's fans who say they won't root for the a's when they go to las vegas. a group of supporters, including mayor sheng thao, mistah fab, and members of the oakland 68 fan group will formally announce the oakland ballers. the b's will join the pioneer baseball league, becoming that group's first west coast franchise. the new team's founders say their focus is on creating a community-centered team that will never leave oakland. >> that story needs to continue. nobody gets to decide what happens to that story, certainly not one team. if that goes away, it needs to be replaced by something different, something better. what we want to replace it with is an organization that just has different values, that puts fans at the center of what they're trying to achieve, that puts fans' experience at the center of what they're trying the build. >> the founders group say they have raised $2 million in funding from investors, but

today the team is launching a crowd funding initiative that will allow anyone to become part owners of the team, a little bit like the green bay packers. right now the team is still looking for players and plans to hold tryouts early next year. the oakland b's already have 48 home games scheduled with hopes of playing at lainey college. the season starts in may, the first home game would be in june. we'll see what happens. >> we're certainly following it. that news conference will start at 11:00 this morning and we'll bring you the latest during our midday newscast, as well as online at nbcbayarea.com. you can also get a free app with alerts sent straight to your phone, nbcbayarea.com. developing right now, a live look at the gaza border from southern israel. trucks packed with supplies continue to provide added relief to the area now under protection from the extended cease-fire

between israel and hamas. the supplies include much needed fuel, food and water. but even amidst the pause, united nations leaders are still calling gaza's humanitarian situation catastrophic. the extended cease-fire means hamas will soon free another 20 women and children held hostage. the white house is also urging a longer extension to allow for the release of more hostages and the delivery of more humanitarian aid. meanwhile, the family of a 4-year-old american girl just released is speaking out. she was the youngest american hostage hamas fighters freed on sunday. ther aunt and cousin say she is now back home safe. they had this to say about the moment she was reunited with her family. >> abigail is with family, she's with her aunt, her grandmother. they met her. she's been reunited with her brother and her sister. and that was magical in the

sense that a brother and sister who, for 50 days, waited and hoped that abigail would come home. and abigail, when she saw them, was just elated, and with her cousins as well. >> the extended cease-fire is expected to last through thursday morning. the united states says secretary of state blinken will travel to israel later this week. a push for an immediate cease-fire in gaza is getting the support from city leaders in oakland. late last night they unanimously voted to pass a resolution supporting the proposal. the resolution is symbolic, but it prompted some heated exchanges at city hall. one group of protesters that supports the resolution is calling for the release of all hostages. it also is pushing for the restoration of critical humanitarian supplies to gaza. another group argued oakland city council needs to include stronger language condemning the hamas attacks. the jewish community relations

council says instead of focusing on a symbolic cease-fire, leaders should spend more time on issues directly affecting oakland. environmentalists today plan to voice their opposition to a new city being planned by one group of silicon valley business billionaires. a former goldman sachs trade senior leading an $800 million effort to develop what is called california forever in solano county. the model city would cover more than 50,000 acres of land near travis air force base. supporters are promising a lot of new jobs, affordable housing, and open space. today the sierra club will hold a news conference calling the whole idea a land grab, ignoring years of eco-friendly planning and a security threat to the nearby base. moving you forward this morning, cases of respiratory illness, rsv, are on the rise in santa clara county, although there is a vaccine available. santa clara county public health monitors rsv through wastewater, and noticed a sharp increase in

all county watersheds. rates in san jose actually doubled over the past month, and in the last week rates doubled in palo alto, sunnyvale and gilroy. for the first time there is an rsv vaccine available, and anyone over the age of 60 who is at risk of serious illness is urged to get it. pregnant women between 32 and 36 weeks are also eligible and providers should have plenty of adult doses. while babies younger than 8 months are also eligible, their doses are harder to come by, which makes vaccines for moms even more critical. >> the vaccine that's given to the pregnant woman confers protection or gives protection to the infant, so that's a way to be still protecting that infant, even though ear on short supply of the immunization that is available for them. >> it's too soon to tell how many people are vaccinated against rsv because it's so new. the public health department reminds all of us that it's not too late to get covid boosters

and flu shots as the respiratory illness season is just getting started. >> and we feel it with the weather. taking a live look at the stanford campus this morning, it definitely is taking a turn for the chilly temperatures. meteorologist kari hall has more on what lies ahead. >> yeah, we're starting out chilly, it's all clear. it's very much like yesterday morning, where we are dealing once again with patchy frost and freezing temperatures, in the north bay and east bay valleys we continue a frost advisory until 9:00 this morning. our lows dip to the upper 20s and low 30s. right now it is 32 in sonoma, also freezing in dublin. we are very close, just one degree above freezing in palo alto, and 41 now in san jose. as we take a look at our highs this afternoon, it's going to head for the mid to upper 60s for much of the bay area. we'll talk about rain ahead. mike has a look at where you can find lower gas prices. >> let's start in san jose, this is not the big costco, a install

kwik serv, a cash option, on alum rock avenue. a few cents more if you use a credit card. $4.15 at the 7-eleven, you can get it on main street in oakley. vallejo, $4.33 at the arco on sonoma boulevard. on the roadways, a couple of trouble spots in the south bay. we have northbound 101 at lawrence expressway, another crash at matilda. the one at mckee cleared from 101, and then a crash northbound 87 is at the 280 interchange. they are trying to clear that. back to you. >> thank you so much. big changes may be coming in yosemite. coming up, the reason you may soon see fewer climbers scaling the legendary half dome, and the fear this may signal the end of an era. i'm fascinated by mike's $3.99 gas. what's behind that? we'll take a look coming up. let's take a look at the

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happy tuesday to you. the time is 6:13. let's get a look at berkeley and what to expect today. it is a chilly morning.

we're feeling that all around the bay area. we're at 46 degrees at 8:00 here, and the sunshine continues today. but we only make it into the low 60s this afternoon. jacket on throughout the day, and tomorrow some of us will need the umbrellas. i'll have a look at our microclimate coming up. here is the slowdown north 101 in san jose. we do have a crash that just cleared at mckee, but now there's a hazard, maybe a disabled vehicle, in the same area in the backup over another crash at lawrence. we have more buildup coming out of santa clara. good morning. very happy tuesday to you. stocks took a break off their rally on monday, but are still in the big rally. the nasdaq is up 11% this month. so not this year, this month. lly is eli lilly, a new study shows their new injectable mounjaro is more effective than ozempic at causing weight loss.

wall street is estimating that amazon will deliver nearly 6 billion packages this year, that would put it ahead of fedex and u.p.s., and make them the second biggest package delivery system in the united states behind the post office, which also delivers amazon packages. online shopping hitting new records as we get close to the holidays. in fact, shopping of all kinds hit new records. black friday shopping, cyber monday shopping, $12 billion yesterday alone. now, when you ask americans if the economy is strong, they say no, but their behavior tells a different story. more americans with jobs right now than any time in history, wages are up, inflation, gas prices down. mike, yesterday pointing out the first $3.99 price in quite some time in his daily look at gas prices. it's at costco, and, no, your corner gas station probably can't match it, but $3.99 is noteworthy. the u.s. producing more oil and gas domestically than any time in history, more than 12 million

barrels a day. you can get about 20 gallons of gas out of a barrel. president biden is apparently skipping this year's global climate summit where we talk about ways to cut down on gas and oil. the mayor of paris says she's quitting twitter or x because she says it's a gigantic global sew we r. she was one of the more popular politicians, she says twitter is a tool to destroy democracies. you know people play video games online using headsets. turns out they also like to eat chips into the microphone. the maker of doritos says it was a special software that mutes out the sound of the chip. the software is apparently free to download, it only works with

windows, not mac, not xbox. but it is one solution. talking on headsets while playing video games, i love it when i walk by and i realize my oldest son is talking to my youngest son in florida. >> oh, that's cute. >> i'll put the headset on and we'll chat and then my older son will be, like, i need the thing back. >> that's sweet. they're really cutting down on the gamers getting up and getting a refill of the chips. >> that's why you have dad. >> thanks, scott. talk about giving, not chips, but maybe a little bit of your wallet. today is giving tuesday, and the 49ers foundation is working to give back to those in need. and you can help out. the group is holding it's seventh annual sports auction online and it starts today. as the 49ers foundation executive director explains, it's a chance for faithful fans to get one of a kind experiences

and memorabilia while benefiting bay area youth. >> diehard fan who might want to sit in on a podcast with a couple of our players, to fans who are looking for a little holiday gift for those loved ones. >> the auction opens at 8:00 this morning and it will close at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. you can find all the auction packages at 49ers.com/give. new at 6:00, climbers are fearing proposed federal regulations may soon lead to a big clampdown on rock climbing. the national park forests are proposing tighter restrictions on the use of fixed anchors on federally owned land. they're taking comment through mid january but the "chronicle" reports climbers are already calling this an existential crisis that may lead to the end of historic climbs at places like el capitan. it's still not clear when or even if those new guidelines may

take effect. and, sure, maybe this is another chilly morning here in the bay area, but it's nothing compared to what other parts of the u.s. are seeing. >> check out this overnight snow in upstate new york. some areas saw more than a foot of new snowfall. it's making for some treacherous driving conditions. authorities are responding to dozens of accidents and disabled vehicles. it's led to power outages. and take a look at the slushy ice waves in michigan's lake superior. can you imagine taking a dip in that? that's a polar plunge. >> talk about a wakeup call. >> here in the bay area, oh, it's freezing. it is in our standards. it's cold for us, but in some places what we're feeling this morning is their high temperature. and so, yeah -- >> we love california. >> it is nice. and i wanted to show you this

view of the moon this morning. it is a full moon and we've been watching this, and that's been the reason why we do have those higher than normal tides. so we're going to have another day of flooding, the astronomical tide flooding we've seen in parts of the north bay and along the bay shore. let's get a look at what to expect with the frost advisory continuing for the north bay and east bay valleys until 9:00. but after this chilly start, we're headed for highs in the upper 60s. so really it's the envy of the entire rest of the country. and ahead we are going to have some cool weather, with some spotty showers off and on. so here is the system headed our way going into this evening and into the day tomorrow. it looks pretty big, but it's actually weakening and encountering dry air. as it moves in, we're just going to see light showers late tonight into early tomorrow morning. we may see a couple of brief heavy downpours, but it is in

and out of here quickly. by tomorrow afternoon we're back to the sunshine. thursday starts out dry, but we'll see another wave of some spotty showers that not everyone will see, but we are going to have another chance of rain on thursday. so between those two systems coming in, some of us may only see a couple of sprinkles, a few hundredths of an inch of rain. most of us getting about a tenth of an inch of rain. the coastal areas in parts of the north bay, they measure the most with about a quarter inch of rainfall. as we go through the end of the week, it stays unsettled, cooler temperatures, and there will be rain to our north for the weekend. if this slides a little farther to the south, we'll increase our rain chances. about 4 to 9 inches of snow between now and the weekend in the sierra. and look for temperatures reaching into the low 60s inland, our mornings will stay chilly with upper 30s and lower 40s. mike, chp is busy in the south bay.

>> they are, and so might you be if you're on these routes. south bay is the focus. north 101, one clash cleared at matilda. another might be there. north 101 at mckee, a disabled vehicle in the same area there was an earlier crash. i think chp had a unit in the area. we'll check on that. over here speeds are improving but the backup builds north 87 approaching 280. watch the ramp which is clearing. still slow for eastbound 580 at the dublin interchange. back to you. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> he scores a discount, which is supposed to lower his bill. pretty basic stuff here. but it turns into a discount dud and the company does the opposite. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. and this giving tuesday we want to remind you about our nourishing neighbors food drive. you can donate at any bay area you can donate at any bay area safeway

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welcome back. nbc bay area responds to an east bay senior whose cell phone discount turned upside down. >> his bill somehow cost him more with a discount, so he so-called consumer investigator chris chmura's team.

>> good morning. ron in walnut creek says he asked t-mobile about a senior discount. savvy move. he says reps told him, yes, he would pay $50 a month less. not so bad. he agreed. but then ron's next bill rolled in. $115 higher than before the senior discount. ron says he called t-mobile four times, but couldn't get reps to fix his bill, so he pinged our team. we contacted t-mobile. about a week later, t-mobile gave him the $53 a month discount that he had been expecting. we wanted to know more from t-mobile, but we haven't heard back. any time you're renegotiating your mobile phone plan, or any other contract, we recommend getting the deal in writing. in ron's case, he was on the phone, so that was tougher, but not impossible. here's what i would do. i would hash out the details and then ask the agent to email the terms. i would hold the line until that email arrived. if they told me no, i would hang up and visit them in person. the strip mall stores probably have a printer. if you need help on a consumer issue, snap the qr code on the screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online.

>> get it in writing, print. we've got a lot more ahead at 6:30, including a cold start to the morning. but that's not all. rain is returning later this week. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the timeline for when the wet weather could arrive. plus, a major flare-up at an oil refinery here in the east bay. the residents are concerned about the a

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breaking right now at 6:30, as one team prepares to leave, another may be waiting in the wings. the city of oakland mayfield a new baseball team within a matter of months. we'll try to get you ready for the ballers. there it goes again. >> it's happening again? >> residents are fed up. contra costa county investigates a flaring incident at richmond chevron refinery lasting hours. we are live there this morning with the new action leaders are taking to make sure there's no health risks. and it's giving tuesday. we're moving you forward with how you can help bay area organizations help others. this is "today in the bay." 6:30 on your tuesday morning. thanks for starting your morning with us.

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm ginger conejero saab filling in for marcus this cold morning. we are going to start with breaking news. a group in oakland takes the first step in trying to help the city pivot away from the a's, and maybe you can call this plan b. later today the group will introduce their new independent baseball team called the oakland ballers, or b's. plans call for the b's to join the pioneer league next season, which right now has no other teams on the west coast. but investors are said to be buying in with the promise of the new crowdfunding to allow people everywhere to own a piece of the team. mayor sheng thao was expected to attend today's unveiling at laney college where the team will hopefully start playing in late spring. this morning, east bay residents are worried about the air quality after a major flaring at the chevron refinery in richmond. >> "today in the bay"'s bob redell joins us live from outside the refinery, and, bob, chevron says the flaring is done for now?

>> reporter: correct. good morning, ginger and laura. according to a facebook post that chevron put on their feed, they did say there is the possibility of intermittent flaring, though we have not seen that since the major flaring event that ended last night. this was the scene yesterday at the refinery behind me here in richmond. you can see there were orange flames shooting out from the refinery stacks. there's also a lot of black smoke spewing throughout the area. chevron says the flaring was the result of a power outage at the refinery. contra costa county supervisor john joya who represents this area told us that hazmat and the air quality district did respond to this incident, did not issue any public health advisories, but will investigate this incident to see if chevron should be fined. >> this is never a good thing. this means that something went wrong at the facility. that flaring, when the spoke comes down to the ground level,

can have health impacts and flaring should not happen if there's in issues at the refinery. >> i'm not sure how accurate the information is, and being that you have families with allergies and asthma and respiratory issues, it is a concern. >> reporter: yesterday the county did advise those people with respiratory issues and concerns about the air quality to take precautionary measures if needed. the bay area air quality management district reported at least 51 complaints regarding this event. you might recall back in 2012 a leak in a corroded pipe at this refinery caused a fire that spewed lots of spoke into the air and sent thousands of people to the hospital. what happened yesterday was not a fire. again, chevron says it was a flare-up due to a power outage in a portion of its refinery. reporting live in richmond, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks a lot, bob. let's turn to meteorologist kari hall. she's been tracking the air quality in that area and across the bay. what are the concerns here,

kari? >> we've seen seeing more of a westerly wind, and yesterday evening when that flare-up happened we did have a very strong westerly wind which would carry any of those chemicals across the delta over toward concord, as well as antioch and discovery bay. but we are seeing some lighter winds this morning, but with the inversion layer it just kind of settles in the low-lying areas. as we take a look at our air quality now, we are seeing yellow and orange toward parts of the delta and sacramento valley. we are seeing a lot of the pollutant moving that way and being pushed into the valley. moderate air quality is anywhere between 51 to 100, and the air quality is acceptable at that point. however, there may be a risk for some people who have some breathing sensitivities or heart troubles, they may be also particularly sensitive to that air pollution. we'll continue to monitor that. we'll take a look at our temperatures and rain ahead in

the forecast in a few minutes. >> we'll check back with you. 6:34 right now. the sister of the man accused in killing a prominent tech executive is in legal trouble herself. the san francisco police department says momeni was arrested on suspicion of dui after crashing a vehicle in the tenderloin. the incident happened yesterday morning. her brother is facing murder charges in the death of cash app founder bob lee. she has been seen regularly in court supporting nema since his arrest in april. a north bay 7-eleven remains closed after a big scare that sent four people to the hospital. it happened when a car plowed through the store's entrance a little after 6:00 last night on diablo avenue near hill middle school. four people inside the store were hit by flying debris. three of them were sent to the hospital, along with the driver. police say no one suffered serious injuries. so far, there's no word on why it happened, although police are

ruling out driver impairment. later today, san francisco supervisors resume a debate critical in retaining control of the city's housing approval process. it follows the recent passing oe requiring the city to eliminate red tape and speed up permitting. without act, the city may have to yield to state authority. supervisors did not act in time, but a committee yesterday did take two steps. first, to continue talks about complying with state requirements, and, second, asking the state to extend the deadline, which the full board will do today. san francisco must meet state goals to provide more than 80,000 new housing units in seven years or lose out on lit critical state funding. today is giving tuesday, a day charities will be asking you to help them move the community forward, and there are plenty of legitimate organizations doing good work. we're highlighting a few. >> kris sanchez joins us with local organizations and tools to

make sure you know your money is going where you want it to. uh-oh, we can't hear you. >> can you hear me now? sorry about that. this time of year really does bring out the generosity in a lot of us, and today a lot of charities will be hoping that they will be the ones to get your hard-earned dollars. i want to start with how great the need is as described by the united way bay area. they did a survey that found one in four residents struggles to meet their basic needs, which adds up to more than 600,000 of our neighbors in the community. part of the problem is that 40% of people are spending more than a third of their income on housing, leaving little for other living expenses like child care, food and such. now, for that reason, united way focuses donations they get on

efforts to connect people with college and careers, gain financial stability, and advocating for housing justice so that people can stay in the bay area where their support systems are. >> this is where their family is, this is where their community is, this is where they've grown up and raised both their kids and their grandkids. they don't want to leave, and they shouldn't have to leave. >> there are so many other organizations that also help in other ways, so whatever touches your heart, from second harvest food bank, which helps working families keep food on the table, to family giving tree, which sends kids to school with backpacks full of supplies. this is the work of an organization that takes action against poverty, catholic charities of santa clara county. also, organizers who focus on children, from autism speaks to there with care, which helps families are critically ill children at packrd childrens'

hospital and benioff. >> it's like someone coming in to see how you're doing and checking in on you, as well as providing assistance to the families. >> so if you are in a position to donate, there are a number of ways that you can verify that the charity asking for your money is legitimate. you can go to the irs, they will let you check their tax exempt status. also, charity navigator evaluates nonprofits. charity watch rates how efficiently a charity uses your dollars. also, give.org is the better business bureau's wise giving alliance. they verify the trustworthiness of organizations. now, in the event that you fall victim to a scam organization, you can go to reportfraud.ftc.gov. we have a link to all of these charity verifiers on our website, and also a link to the charities that we can vouch for as well. now, i know that when you're

giving you have a lot of questions. the main ones that i ask is how much of my dollar goes to services versus administration, because i don't want to pay for a copy machine. and, also, ask your boss, do we match? i know that our employer does provide matching funds and that's a great way to double, sometimes triple your donation. >> it's a great opportunity. and just find something that touches your heart. >> exactly. it could be anything. i have a nephew on the autism spectrum, that touches my heart. i think that without food it's hard to think about anything else. and, of course, the kids school, they always ask for lots of cash. >> no kidding. there's so many great organizations out there. this giving tuesday, we want to remind you that our nourishing neighbors food drive, you can donate at any bay area safeway. that runs now through december 25th. a lot of great opportunities out there to give to others. >> take advantage. it's 6:40 now. we're taking a live look at san

jose, where the christmas spirit is alive and well. what a beautiful christmas tree, christmas in the park. but will it be cold enough or hot enough, warm enough to enjoy? >> it's definitely chilly enough for that ice-skating rink out there. we're going to have more cool weather, and it is frosty in parts of the north bay, as well as the east bay valleys. so the frost advisory continues until 9:00 this morning for solano county, it is a freeze warning. so we are watching the temperatures that have been dipping, and now that we're approaching sunrise, we're getting to the coldest part of the day. we are at 31 in santa rosa and sonoma, we're at freezing in dublin, just one degree above freezing in palo alto, and 41 in san jose. as we take a look at our south bay forecast, even after this cold start, it will be a mild day, and we're headed for the mid to upper 60s in the south bay. mike, you have an ongoing issue for the san jose commute. >> we do. we're looking over here, coming

up from north 87, a crash at the ramp to 280 there. that's right in the area where we showed christmas in the park. that is an issue backing all the way up to curtner. eastbound 580, the crew still hasn't cleared. it was supposed to be cleared at 5:00 a.m. slowing because of the work on the slab replacement. south 880 around whipple, there is a crash, debris in the roadway. chp yet to arrive on scene. slowing across the san mateo bridge. here we have some build out of concord and toward walnut creek, south 680 shows slowing. same thing for the eastshore freeway. we want to give you a warning, vta has a bus bridge in san jose, they're working on the electrification project. and b.a.r.t. will stop taking paper tickets as of thursday, the 30th of november. the end of this month. you can still get refunds for what's on your paper ticket but you can't use them. use the app on your phone or the clipper card if you have it.

>> and it is a lot more convenient. putting the brakes on speeding. ahead on "today in the bay," the new recommendations from national leaders that may one day eliminate the option of ever driving over the posted speed limit. new into our newsroom, hunter biden's lawyers say he is willing to testify before the house oversight committee. >> plus, not your average neighbor on the doorstep. we'll tell you what this bird we'll tell you what this bird wa ups

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right now at 6:45 on your tuesday morning, we're approaching high tide later this morning, and we'll still have the issues with flooding along some of our bayshore trails and low-lying areas. a flood advisory continues due to the astronomical tides, the pull of the full moon. we are going to see that happening later this morning. i'm watching out for spotty rain. we'll talk more about that in a few minutes. traffic flows toward the least resistance. north 101 might see more traffic as the crash was backing up highway 87. 87 just cleared as you head through downtown. we'll see the traffic shift if there is one for the south bay. >> thank you so much. it is 6:46 right now. president biden and the first lady will travel to georgia today to say their final farewells to rosalynn carter. >> and, scott mcgrew, we also expect to see president carter. >> we haven't seen him in public

for a little bit. the former president is expected, despite the fact that he's very weak. mr. carter has been in hospice care for quite some time. jimmy and rosalynn carter, the longest married couple in all of presidential history. the first lady has been lying in repose at the jimmy carter presidential library and museum in atlanta. president biden, krpt kamala harris, former first ladies hillary clinton, laura bush, melania trump all expected today. the bidens and carters have known each other for years. in fact, a young senator joe biden was the first senator to endorse jimmy carter for president. a georgia peanut farmer who many saw as an outside long shot for president. today is going to be the last public ceremony. there's a private funeral tomorrow. i'm actually not entirely sure of nbc's plans to cover the event live, but you, of course, can see highlights on our midday news at 11:00. reports say president biden

will skip this week's global climate conference. here he is last year at cop27. the white house did not give a reason as to why the president is skipping the meeting. it's noteworthy, the pope will be there. the pope had been -- the world had been worried about the pope's health, but he's making the trip. we just got late word hunter biden is willing to testify before the house oversight committee if he's allowed to do so publicly. the republican committee had wanted a closed-door deposition. the committee has not found evidence to tie hunter biden's business activities to the white house. some inquiries have come up quite short, and it's likely biden's lawyers figure a public hearing might draw a spotlight on what they think is thin evidence. in their letter, hunter biden's lawyers say, rather than subscribing to your cloaked one-sided process, he will appear at a public oversight and accountability committee hearing. the lawyers point out in the

letter that oversight committee had several times publicly invited hunter to testify in open hearings, so they say he'll show up to the next one. that would be in mid-december. >> definitely watching out for that. thanks a lot, scott. new this morning, a push at the national level to stop you from speeding. the national transportation safety board is pushing for all new cars to be equipped with technology meant to make speeding difficult or impossible. the move comes following a crash in las vegas last year that killed nine people. investigators say the driver was responsible and was going 103 miles per hour at the time of the crash. the ntsb says a final board regarding these recommendations will be published in the coming weeks. it's unclear when or if these recommendations will be implemented. last year more than 12,000 people in the u.s. died in speeding related crashes. you'll have to excuse palo alto animal control officers for

chirping a little louder than normal. >> they're happy about two recent successful rescues. on social media they posted ring video of an injured egret in los altos. also this week, hikers found an injured blue heron at a preserve. the birds were saved and they're now recovering at the peninsula humane society's wildlife department for care. so great we have organizations that can literally swoop in to help these birds out. kari has a look at our forecast. i think those birds need a little jacket. >> they should go south. >> they're getting out of here. it's too cold. we're going to have some chilly temperatures today and eventually we'll make our way toward some showers in the forecast. we're starting out with a frost advisory in parts of the north bay, as well as the east bay valleys, until 9:00 this

morning. and then as we go throughout the day, it's going to be mostly sunny and our temperatures, at least in the south bay, parts of the peninsula, will reach into the upper 60s, and then by tomorrow we'll have some spotty showers. cool weather continues and we're going to see this storm system that we're picking up on on the satellite move into the bay area. now, as of now it looks like a significant storm, but it continues to weaken, and it's encountering some dry air. by the time it gets here, the rain will be much lighter and spotty and we'll start to see it coming in around midnight. it will spread across the bay area before sunrise tomorrow. the rest of the day we see that rain in and out of here quickly. we're headed back to sunshine tomorrow afternoon. thursday starts out dry, but then another round of some spotty rain that not everyone will see. we will have a chance of showers in our thursday forecast. so between those two rounds of rain, some of us may get one-hundredth of an inch, maybe a tenth of an inch of rain where

it's just enough to wet the grass. then for the coastal areas and san francisco, it's about a quarter inch of rain, which is pretty decent. beyond that, we'll see an atmospheric river developing across the region, but it is just to our north. some of that rain may make it into the coastal areas, parts of the north bay on saturday. but a slight shift in where it goes and the location of that atmospheric river could change our forecast drastically. we're hoping for a little bit more rain because it's been so dry, and the sierra needs more snow. we're only looking at about 4 to 9 inches of snow between now and the weekend. after that, we are looking at more clouds and cool temperatures, highs in the low 60s, and our mornings starting out in the upper 30s and low 40s, and a few spotty showers in san francisco. mike, you're looking at that ripple effect in the south bay. >> we talked about this. they did get that crash cleared north 87 at 280, the backup is so big. folks shifted over to 101 and

85. the early backup is more severe for those sections. outside of san jose, everything is a little lighter than your typical tuesday. eastbound 580, the crew still hasn't cleared. south 880, maybe some debris clearing from union city. everything else, pretty standard. >> thank you very much. 6:52 right now. the city of hayward is accepting applications for those interested in starting a commercial cannabis business. the application process will open until january 12th. applicants must consent to a criminal background check and allow staff to evaluate their business plans. still ahead, the top stories we're following, including the fallout from a major flare-up. contra costa investigates the flaring incident that lasted hours at richmond's chevron refinery. the new action leaders are taking to make sure there's no health risks.

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6:57 on your tuesday morning. we're moving you forward with a look at the top stories on "today in the bay." >> including breaking news, a group in oakland takes the first step in trying to help the city pivot away from the a's. today the group will introduce their new independent baseball team called the oakland ballers. plans call for the team to join the pioneer league next season, which right now has no other teams on the west coast. mayor sheng thao is expected to attend today's unveiling at laney college, where the team will hopefully start playing in late spring: there will be a

press conference at 11:00. we will bring you the latest during our midday newscast, as well as online at nbcbayarea.com. you can get our free app to get alerts sent to your phone. a live look at the gaza border from southern israel. trucks packed with supplies continue to provide added relief to the area, now under protection from the extended cease-fire between israel and hamas. the extended cease-fire means hamas will soon free another 20 women and children held hostage. it is expected to last through thursday morning. the white house is now urging a longer extension to allow for the release of more hostages and the delivery of additional humanitarian aid, saying secretary of state blinken will travel to israel later this week. richmond chevron oil refinery is still not ruling out possible additional flare-ups after a power outage yesterday triggered flaring, sending plumes of smoke skyward.

here is a live look this morning. it led to a level 1 community warning from the refinery, which includes notifying neighbors and advising people with respiratory issues to take precautions. contra costa county health did not issue an advisory, also teams are now investigating. they say at least 50 complaints have been filed over air quality. >> concerns about the air quality there. also, it's a very cold morning. >> we're feeling temperatures in the near freezing temperature range, in the low 30s in the north bay, as well as the inland east bay. we're headed for the upper 60s for the south bay today. north bay will be watching out for rain late tonight, and we'll see spotty showers going through tomorrow as well as on thursday. we're looking to the south bay, 87 quickly recovering. slower from capitol to curtner, which is kind of what you expect. 85/101 did get the ripple effect. 87 is clear and you can get back to your normal route.

lighter traffic than your typical tuesday. if you're bundled up, staying indoors, the "today" show starts now. "today in the bay," we actually continue right now live on roku, samsung tv, or wherever you stream. you can join us now or whenever it fits into your schedule to always stay in the know. that's what's happening on "today in the bay." the "today" show starting right now. >> bundle up if you head out the door. we leave you with a live look at stanford university. have a great tuesday morning. hi, everybody. good morning. it's a day to bundle up for millions of americans. >> yeah. al is tracking the brutal cold and even the snow. it is november 28th, good morning. this is "today." ♪♪ ready for winter? the coldest year of the season gripping a large part of the country. temperatures up to 20 degrees