record seaside temperatures, and this is a taste of the affects of climate change around the world. can you see more stories like this. head to the climate in crisis tab on nbcbayarea.com. >> watch us whenever you would like on roku and other streaming platforms. right now at 6:00, tracking dangerous surf. here's a live look from pacifica where the massive waves are crashing on to the coast. this is "today in the bay." this is thursday morning. thank you for starting your morning with us. i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. we are under a high surf warning, and meteorologist, kari hall, is leading our coverage. >> it's all because of a storm that moved yesterday into the

bay area, and there were high winds off the coast and gusty winds across the bay area with rain. the high surf warning continues until 3:00 a.m. we will continue with scattered showers mostly in the north bay with breezy winds at times, and another storm will be moving in for tomorrow evening. all of the activity is creating very big swells and dangerous breakers that could reach 25 to 30 feet. we are also at the time of year where we have a greater gravitational pull from the moon and that creates the water coming in further inland, so we have a coastal flooding advisory that will continue into late morning. along the coastline we are already seeing some of the waves now at about 18 to 21 feet. look at the water temperature. only 56 to 58 degrees, so it's very cold water that is coming up. every now and then some of the waves come up a lot higher than the previous waves, and that's what makes it dangerous out

there along the coastline today. >> thank you, kari. if you are headed to the coast, beware, the massive waves expected to crash up on the beaches. >> yeah, and today in the bay's ginger conejero saab live out there. the danger is what people are talking about because of the situation behind you. >> reporter: that's right, marcus and laura. we have moved to pacifica because it's easier to see the waves, and the sneaker waves, every now and then you will see a bigger one that will come up behind you. i want to show you what we have been seeing because every ten or 15 minutes or so we will see a wave crash into a seawall here, and our photographer, jesse, is trying to show you as much as he can, even in the dark, how high

the waves are getting and will come over the actual pier. kari talked about how high they can -- how high they are expected to come up today. some waves as high as 30 feet, and we have been trying to dodge them this morning, and we will be able to see them better as the sun comes up. this is very similar to what we saw in the same spot here in pacifica. waves reaching up to 30 feet, and the swell expected to bring up rip currents and sneaker waves. as kari mentioned, it can catch people who have their backs turned towards the water off guard. and officials are warning beachgoers to stay out of the water and do not turn your backs. >> don't stand on that side. always walk this way on the curb, because if there's a wet spot that means water gets there, so don't -- stay away from that.

>> don't walk along the promenade here unless you are watching the waves. walk on the sidewalk because you will get wet. >> reporter: guess what? i mean, these waves have not stopped. this gentleman taking his dog out for an early-morning walk, you didn't stay in today, sir? >> no, way, and there have been pretty good rollers there on that pier, and i am an ocean fishing guy so i listen to the buoy reports. there was one far out there, 40 something feet every 18 seconds. >> reporter: oh, my. >> yeah, nobody is going out fishing today. it's rough. >> reporter: i hope you enjoy your walk instead. stay safe and dry. thank you very much. happy holidays to you. >> you, too. be safe. watch out. >> reporter: watch out, and it is important. he's on this side of the street, the part of the street that is

further from the seawall there because you just don't know. you can kind of maybe just sneak -- one of the waves could sneak up behind you. >> yeah, and hold on to that leash. he had a big dog, at least. >> yeah, and stay safe out there. ginger, you, too. now we want to take to you capitola where high surf is a concern for that city there. last year the water destroyed the wharf. thom jensen is at the wharf and we will hear from him this morning. >> download the nbc bay area app so can you access to the exclusive doppler radar and you can track how long this wet weather will inbound your area. right now we want to check in with mike inouye because you

have been monitoring the roads for us. how are things looking this morning? >> light traffic, as you would expect. now we are seeing the clouds come back up, so there will be a rise and fall for the clouds, and maybe fog then over here towards the altamont pass. this is our dublin camera, and we are looking out towards the dublin interchange with the headlights and the smooth drive. better visibility now, but things change in minutes. watch 84 as well. it's more dimly lit and may get more clouds. no backup at the bay bridge. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 6:06 right now. developing right now, nearly an 8,000-person caravan is making their way to the u.s./mexico border. in a meeting with the secretary of state, antony blinken, mexico's president pressed the u.s. to spend more money in

central and south america to improve often deadly and dire conditions which are causing thousands to make the dangerous trek to the u.s. democratic mayors in several cities are pleading for help. members of congress went home for the holidays without passing a border security bill. >> i'm out of here. i'm not going to sit here and vote on a bill that won't do anything. >> we cannot do this alone. we need more support from the federal government. >> republicans see the border as a key issue as they try and win back the white house in november. even though president biden has said he is open to significant compromise with republicans on border policy in exchange for increased funding to help israel and ukraine in their wars. 6:07 right now. the self driving car company,

cruise, pulled all its cars off san francisco streets while working on safety issues, and now the parent company, gm, filed a lawsuit last week and wants san francisco to refund $108 million in taxes and plus pay an extra $13 million in penalties and interests. gm claims the city over taxed them because it based cruise in san francisco. gm says cruise operates separately from the company that is based in detroit. there's not many gm cars in san francisco, and gm contends it only sold $677,000 worth of goods in san francisco last year. and a spokesman for the san francisco city attorney's office responded by saying we are reviewing the complaint and will respond in court.

and looking at sfo this morning, and with wet weather ahead the next few travel days could get worse. sfo had ground delays that averaged over an hour and a half due to fog, and then later wind speeds caused a brief ground stop altogether. this morning, average delays around 15 minutes, so check ahead if you are flying in or out. >> kari hall, you have been monitoring all this. what about the best days to get out? >> i think today is a good day. we are starting to see things calm down elsewhere across the country. we take a look at the wide view and see there's still rain across the northeast and around florida, but for the most part it's quiet for much of the rest of the midwest, and chicago getting a round of light snow. we are tracking a storm in the bay area over the next couple of days. that may cause more problems, especially tomorrow when the heavier rain arrives. we are just looking at spotty rain for us today, mainly in the

north bay with off and on light rain throughout the morning. for this afternoon, we do get a chance to try and clean up and clear the storm drains before heavier rain comes in for tomorrow afternoon. most of that coming in the afternoon into the evening and continuing off and on into saturday's forecast. we have had decent rainfall totals but definitely more on the way. we will talk about more about what is ahead. let's give a nod to santa clara, 3.95 at platinum gas on washington street. alameda, an early morning report for sunol super stop, 3.97 at the exit right off of 680, and it's exactly at the exit there, and then in the north bay, 4.15,

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patchy fog in parts of the

east bay and in concord. 53 degrees, so a cool start and head into a mostly cloudy day with a high of about 60. we get a break from the rain but there's more on the way, so i will have more on that timeline in a few minutes. your timeline is uninterrupted by any pause at the toll plaza. notice the damp roadway. that's the concern right now, not a major issue but a note. we will talk about other notes and changing conditions out there. happy thursday to you. i have cummins engines on our board and we will get to them in a second. apple got a reprieve on the ban of selling certain apple watches. the court says apple improperly used somebody else's technology without their permission. stock continues to rise in the santa claus rally, and we usually see a rally between christmas and new year's. in the last three years, nasdaq

rose a percentage point. six record closes in december. the s&p 500 near all-time records, up 25% in 2023. all right. cummins, they make engines for the dodge ram and the government alleges it covered up higher than acceptable emissions from its engines, and the largest violation since the bp oil spill. if you have an outstanding order from zulily is -- it's closing.

you will get your order. chatgpt and other large language model competes against "the times." bloomberg put together the biggest corporate mistakes of 2023, and at the top, elon musk telling advertisers to do the thing we can't say on television. advertisers fled the former twitter this year, and he said something that pretty much guarantees they will not come back. that's the biggest mistake, beating out even the chatgpt company firing their ceo. you remember that. they fired him, sam altman, and then retired him a couple days later and we never essentially understood why, just that the board -- we don't know. that's not the biggest mistake in the world, you know -- >> yeah.

>> musk, he's like a hold my beer. and 2023 is not over yet, and it's elon musk. >> that's true. >> stick around. >> thank you, scott. 6:17 right now. from the music we listen to to the movies we watch, women dominated the global economy this year. many of the billions that were pumped into the economy were thanked to taylor swift and beyonce concert tours, and that blockbuster movie, "barbie." but there were unsung female heroes that contributed to the bump in 2023, and there's still work left to be done, so all women can achieve their full potential. >> the opportunities in the workforce have gotten lighter, and women have been a beneficiary for high talent in the workplace. women's progress can't be taken

for granted and has to be nurtured. >> you can watch the full interview this morning on "today" at 7:00, and that's right after "today in the bay." and then celebrating the gift of organ donation. >> and the parade will have the first person to get three transplants. he has been a fighter since birth. before he was 10 years old, he was given a new liver and a new kidney. when he was 18, he suffered from heart failure and also had a heart transplant. he's the first child to get three transplants from stanford, and he will be on the one legacy donate life float, and this is to honor those lives saved by organ donations. >> what a difference it makes. >> hopefully it doesn't rain on

the parade. >> we do need some rain, and sometimes we are like, hold off just a bit. today we will get a bit of a break, and we will watch out for waves of rain. this is a look at the drive in oakland this morning. already a lot of people up and out the door on this thursday. for the most part the commute is pretty dry. there could be water on the roadways left from the rain that we had yesterday, and in some spots that was a decent amount. in the north bay, mount tam had nearly two inches of rainfall. and danville, a lot of our valleys got about a quarter inch of rain or less. look at alum rock. less than 1.0 of an inch of rain. we are seeing all the moisture condensing into fog. livermore, your drive is down to quarter of a mile or less in a few spots. we are going to see the rain

becoming light and spotty. the bigger storm system is well off the coast. we can see all the clouds moving in as we go throughout today. our storm ranger is powered up and tracking the rain. it's light and spotty where we are not seeing a lot of activity as of now. the north bay will have the best chance of getting rain as we go throughout the day. most of us are getting a bit of a break, and then the next system will be arriving for late tomorrow afternoon and into the evening. some of the rain picking up in time for the evening commute, and then tomorrow evening. early saturday there will be breaks but still will be lingering showers throughout the day on saturday. as of now, sunday is looking dry. we will welcome in the new year with sunshine, and then another storm system coming in for the middle of next week. as of now it looks like the center of the storm staying off the coast. we need a lot more sierra snow. it looks like every time i run

the models here looking at the snow estimates, it backs off. it was showing two feet and now it's showing two inches, so things could change between now and then. we are looking at decent rainfall totals here in the bay area over the next couple of days. the north bay coastline getting the highest rainfall totals. that's where we are watching out for the big waves along the coast today, the high surf warning and a break then as we head towards the end of the weekend. mike, you are also looking out for fog? >> yeah, we are watching your reports and this camera as well. fog creeping into the shot in the last five minutes, and the last 30 seconds or so it started to ease up. notice on the other side, you see that fog around the robin williams tunnel? there's no problems with visibility, and perhaps the worst would be on 580 in the

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and want to do much more in the coming year, and we have seen a 10% reduction in people living outside in tents and vehicles, and a 10% reduction year over year, and i attribute that to the investments we made in interim housing and safe parking. >> he also discussed a new speed safety program and it will have the goal of reducing deadly crashes. he said those could be deployed in the back half of next year. he was elected to a two-year term in 2022. no major contender has come forward to challenge him. 6:27 right now. we have a lot more ahead for you this morning. back to square one. oakland's mayor rejecting all the candidates for a new police

chief. >> reporter: watching the high surf in capitola this morning. workers are closing the streets right now, and we are going to show you why they are so worried, especially businesses that were hit last year by storm surge that

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dangerous swells already crashing up and down the bay area. this is "today in the bay." ♪ ♪ here we go. the last thursday of 2023. >> oh, my goodness. >> thank you for joining us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we are tracking rain and high surf warnings for you. thom jensen is in capitola which is still recovering from the storms a year ago. first, let's get to kari hall. >> we have had the storms coming in. we saw the rain yesterday, and also the gusty winds. that's creating big waves along the coastline. look at the wave heights we are currently getting, anywhere from 16 to 21 feet. the high surf warning will be in effect until tomorrow morning. on top of that, the water temperatures are cold so if anybody is caught up in one of the waves it can be a bit of a

shocker of how cold that water is. the big waves are compiled by the astronomical pulls from the moon. we will see the dangerous breakers continue today as the storms off the coast continue to push big waves in. the next storm is on its way. it will bring us our next round of rain go into tomorrow evening, and also continue into the weekend. and the town of capitola is bracing for the next big storm surge, and for many what is especially concerning is the high and powerful serve that has already proven to be quite destructive, and right now today in the bay's thom jensen is live, and thom, workers are still repairing that wharf. are they taking a break?

>> reporter: they are taking a break right now until the surf comes down. there has been more concern in the past hour, and workers are shutting down the entire village and getting peoples' cars out of here. they are afraid in a short time from now water will come crashing over the seawall and could flood the village here. everybody is concerned. they are concerned about the wharf. many have no insurance after the town was flooded and the powerful surf ripped the wharf in half. >> there's always a concern because, you know, mother nature

comes by, and you don't know what you are going to get. so far i think we welcome the rain, we just don't want the huge storms to go crash down. >> reporter: workers told nbc bay area last night that the wharf is still on schedule to reopen by the summer, and it depends on how much more damage it sustains this time. we have been able to talk to business owners and property owners here in the village and the neighborhoods around the village here in capitola, and they are really concerned because many of them, especially the businesses here along the beachfront lost their insurance policies, were dropped after last year. this year they are going it alone financially if they get damaged. they are really concerned. many of them have been looking at the surf and evaluating what they have to do. we will show you when it gets light out, and we will show you

they have built a wall of sand to keep the water from getting to the businesses, and it's too dark to see but maybe we will get to that in the next hour. >> hopefully it will hold everything back. you can imagine going through that once again, this is only bringing back some of those fears. thom, thank you. >> and expenses as well. thank you, thom. right now about 100 people in fairfax are said to be without power all due to the fallen tree you see. video shows the aftermath at iron springs road and owe lima. the road is closed and there's no estimate on when it will reopen. pg&e estimates power to be restored about 9:00 this morning. download the nbc bay area app. can you get access to the exclusive mobile doppler radar to see the weather in your

neighborhood. we are checking out the dublin camera, and the commute direction coming into this area, and just a note that it's not perfect conditions for the area. the yellow highlighting, it has been lit up all morning. south bay peninsula, all the way in towards san francisco, it's a smooth dry. more damp roadways there. back to you. >> thank you. happening today, the owners of a san josé daycare will be back in court. these are the owners facing felony child endangerment charges after two toddlers drowned back in october. seven additional charges have been added to the complaint. the pool was fenced off, but they say one of the owners left it propped open after they

watered the plants the night before, and nobody checked it before the children went into the backyard. a san francisco rapper and restaurant owner apologizing to mayor london breed that slammed her over the state of crime in the city. "san francisco our home," in the song he called breed a clown that failed to protect the city. he received backlash and this week he apologized and said he only did so after he received threats from an unnamed extremely powerful person. he said in his video, his business was repeatedly burglarized. oakland is going back to the

drawing board in the search for the next police chief. mayor sheng thao rejected the list presented to her. they are leronne armstrong, tucson police chief, kevin hall, and san leone police chief abdul pridgen who was being investigated for department policy issues. the president of the oakland police officers association says he's frustrated with the latest setback in the year-long search. >> this is job one. this should be the first thing that gets done. 11 months later is completely unacceptable. >> the oakland police commission president says he is looking

forward to working with the mayor to find a suitable candidate. this is west of reno at meyers. little bit of snow out there, but chp wants to remind people to not park along the highway to play in the snow. it can cause distractions and crashes. meteorologist, kari hall, joins me now, and there's just a little snow there compared to last year. but it can be tempting to pull off the side of the road. >> yeah, we knew there was no snow at the 6,000-foot level, and it's tempting to want to enjoy some of that snow when you see it. >> sure. >> it's very spotty. we have more warm weather coming that is creating rain instead of the snow we like to see. if you are going to palisades this weekend, it will get

cooler. there's still a lot of rain in the mix. some of that has been melting some of the snow. we are still going to see active weather there and dangerous conditions at times. if you are going to the warriors game tonight, it will be in the upper 50s, an overall nice dry for the evening. if you are going to the sharks game in san josé, temperatures in the upper 50s and a mostly cloudy sky. if you got tickets for tonight for the glowfari lantern festival at the zoo. temperatures will be in the 50s and dry, but tomorrow looks wet. sonoma valley, it will be cool with temperatures in the upper 50s as well as off and on rain. mike, you were saying for now the commute seems smooth? >> yeah, in oakland, this is great. you do see sheen on the roadway, and we have been talking about mist and damp roadways, so use that as a word of caution,

because you can go here at the limit through oakland. and the drive out of contra costa county, they are moving smoothly out of concord. a little slowing for highway 37. we did not see that yesterday so the volume is a little heavier through vallejo, and fog is registering in patches so watch for that. the warriors are playing tonight, so over here there will be traffic. still ahead on "today in the bay," the services available right here in the bay area that helped one man make life changing moves. plus, cities all over the united states appealing to washington. we need more help with the influx

good thursday morning. it's 6:43 now. as you are stepping out the door in the east bay and all around the bay area, berkeley seeing temperatures in the mid-50s. it's going to be mostly cloudy today and at times light rain is possible. we're getting ready for heavier rain in tomorrow's forecast. i will time that out for you and we will talk about the weekend coming up in a few minutes. kari said mostly cloudy. here we go. dublin looking over towards livermore. there's a low visibility as

cloud cover sinks down and becomes fog. we will show you more impact involving your visibility, coming up. u.s. governors and mayors are appealing to the white house, help us manage this influx of migrants. >> scott mcgrew joins us. more people are coming and making it harder and harder to find the needed resources. >> yes, it's just overwhelming. we have not seen the kind of influx of new york, chicago and denver are dealing with. it's a problem that is just bigger than what a city can handle on its own, and there are more coming. there's another caravan, thousands already on the u.s./mexico border. as you look at this video, do understand, this is an absolute crisis for us, but what these people are doing is what they think is in the best interest, get into the united states before the rules change. every time we threaten to crack down, these crowds are going to

get larger. the mayor of new york trying to stop the nonstop flow of buses dropping people off in the middle of the night during the wintertime, telling bus companies they have to tell the city where they are dropping people off several days ahead of time or face the possible seizure of the buses. people are getting dropped off in shorts and flip flops. the city is not getting any kind of realtime information of when and where the buses will arrive. the mayors of new york, denver and chicago appealing to the federal government for more money. here's the mayor of denver. >> we have now seen more than 35,000 migrants over the course of the last year, and we have more than 4,000 in shelters tonight, and that's more than ten times the number when i took office just six months ago, and we have been incredibly

successful, but this is not the right strategy to help make newcomers successful our our cities successful. >> and blinken and mayorkas are in mexico meeting with officials there. mexico is doing what we asked of them, but that country is running out of funds and people to manage the unprecedented size of the flow. congresswoman boebert says she won't run for her current seat, but will run for a seat safely in a republican area instead. >> personally this announcement is a fresh start following a pretty difficult year for me and my family. i never had been in politics before, and i never had been through a divorce, something i never intended to go through. i made my own personal mistakes, and have owned up and apologized

for them. it has tested my faith, my strength and my ability as a mom and congresswoman. it has been humbling and challenging and also has given me perspective and helped me to grow. >> boebert will have to run against other republicans in the primary in her district, so there are no guarantees. and then that will open up the opportunity for the democrat seeking that seat she heard. like michigan, several other states have been resistant about barring a candidate from a primary ballot saying who is on that ballot is the party's business and not the court's, but it allows for the possibility of barring him from

the general ballot. >> thank you, scott. moving you forward and finding solutions. for 40 years bridge housing has addressed the need for affordable housing here in the bay area with projects set to expand in the new year. >> it's not just about providing people with a place to live. today in the bay's ginger conejero saab reports. >> reporter: a lot has stayed the same for joe. >> 30 plus years ago when i was my son's age, two or three, i would just come out and play and run around this play structure. >> he grew up here, attended different elementary schools in the city. he played basketball in the courtyard and recreationally, and then in that high school, that led to a scholarship at the university of alaska fair banks. that was thanks to a scholarship from bay bridge. >> we have had friends that were

not on this path, so everything combined with family and resources and community has kind of kept us on a straight path and let us make something out of our lives. >> joe's story is one of thousands that has began, grown and developed through bridge housing. as the company closes out its 40th year, it's looking to move more bay area residents forward in 2024. >> anytime we have an opportunity to make a difference in san francisco, where bridge actually started, is a huge plus. >> reporter: the president and ceo says joe's success fuels their plans forward. bridge is also working on two developments, one in the district mission in san francisco and the other in fruitvale. >> the need is continuing to grow, so we are even more committed than we ever have been to try and continue to provide new affordable housing for

communities to serve. >> i am proud to say i am born and raised here. >> that's what he takes serious, giving opportunities to his son and daughter. >> to know that we share that same moment, that same space is cool, and i just hope whatever he wants to do, i am here for him. >> ginger conejero saab for "today in the bay." >> a moment shares. >> love it. it's 6:50 this morning. we are looking live out at pacifica, and when the sun comes up you will see the gnarly waves out there. >> we could see big breakers there, and we're talking about 25 to 30 feet. that's for today and tomorrow. the reason why is because we have had storms off the coast and they are forcing the waves

up pretty high. we will see a partly to mostly cloudy day. we are starting to dry out a bit, and other areas are dealing with dense fog. this is a live look at the camera in dublin where visibility continued to drop. we are not really able to see much here beyond the camera, so just allow extra time to get to work this morning. coming through the tri-valley as well as in parts of the north bay, and in novato, visibility dropping to a mile and a half and maybe lower in between some of the sensors. we are getting really active storms out over the ocean and that's going to continue to force that water up along the coastline as we go into today. spotty light rain for now. we will track that with storm ranger. this is a bit of a break for most of us with the exception of the north bay still seeing some of the lingering light showers into the morning, as well as the early afternoon. most of us getting a chance to dry out. the next system comes in -- look at this, right at 4:00 to 5:00

in the evening. we will see some of the rain really starting to pick up and continue into tomorrow night and into saturday. the additional rainfall we will see after already getting about an inch further to the north, we could see another inch of rain, possibly an inch and a half for ukiah. most of us about three quarters of an inch of rain to up to an inch in the santa cruz mountains as well as along the coast. and so we will get a chance to dry out on sunday and into monday, and then on tuesday into wednesday we could be tracking another storm system that could briefly bring us additional rainfall. we have been needing good snow for the sierra, and every run of the computer models backs off on how were snow we will see, and so it looks more like two to eight inches of snow for the upper elevations. we will continue to watch that. as far as temperatures, it's warm for this time of year.

upper 60s for today, partly cloudy, and rain returns friday evening, and then dry sunday and monday. mike, you were saying you have your head in the clouds? >> along with the rest of my body and the golden gate bridge. perhaps through the city, too. there we go. there's slowing on highway 37 and i don't think it's because of the volume, but i think there are low clouds traveling through that area, so tap the brakes if you need to. more fog in the tri-valley, and the traffic volume, it's all green sensors. back to you. >> thank you, mike. it's 6:54. happening now, the powerball is growing after nobody won last night's jackpot. the winning loot is up to $760 million. the winning numbers for yesterday's drawing, 4, 11, 38,

51, 68 and the powerball 5. the next drawing will be on saturday at 8:00. the top stories we are following, the dangerous surf, we are tracking it for you, including the city still

welcome back. we are moving you forward with a look at our top stories here on "today in the bay," including a high surf warning. >> we have a live look at pacifica this morning, where officials are telling people heading out to be careful. the swell is expected to bring breakers and sneaker waves that could reach up to 30 feet. beachgoers should stay out of the water, and, of course, never turn your back on the waves. now to a live picture in capitola, where the high surf is a major concern for the city as last year high surf destroyed the wharf. the crews are bracing for the next storm. download our free nbc bay area

app, and you can get the exclusive mobile doppler radar tracking how long the weather will be around where you are. the rain is not making a debut, because we have already seen it. >> yesterday. >> yeah. today rain is spotty, so we will see mostly light rain along the coast and in parts of the north bay. mostly cloudy and temperatures are warm for this time of year, but it will cool down with the next storm coming in late tomorrow and afternoon, and on and off rain into saturday as well. >> kari, rain on the lens -- i don't know if it's rain but mist. in the last few minutes on the richmond san rafael bridge, and by comparison, san josé light. the "today" show is just ahead, but we continue on with "today in the bay" on roku and

other streaming platforms. can you see it online at nbcbayarea.com or on your smartphone app. >> we keep you going. >> we're with you, even if you go on vacation. please take us with you. >> that's what is happening for you on "today in the bay." >> the "today" show is next. we want to leave you with a live look outside. we are warning about the high surf out there, so maybe enjoy it from this picture, at a good distance. make sure and tune in to our midday show coming up at 11:00 a.m. have a great day. good thursday morning. it is a rainy one out here on the east coast. >> and all of that rain could impact travel plans across the country. it's december 28th. this is "today." downpours,of