san francisco's iconic cable cars were live in san francisco. with the tough questions muni now faces and where it may hurt commuters the most, making a stand the walk some bay area students will take to today honor a civil rights pioneer and a bruising confirmation battle for one of president elect donald trump's latest cabinet picks. we're live in washington. with the immediate backlash on capitol hill. this is today in the bay. good thursday morning to you, 5:00 right now. thanks for joining us i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. we'll get a look at that commute with mike coming up in just a bit. but first that forecast for you on this thursday, meteorologist kari hall is tracking that more changes. you know yesterday we had the off and on showers. it was sunny. it was cool. it was breezy. and we're seeing the same thing again today. look at all the rain that's coming in from the north and even some very light sierra snow showers happening across the region. as we are going to continue to see the rain advancing into the

north bay, there will be some rain chances, mainly very light, spotty and light as it moves through, but we are already getting that wet weather enough to wet the roads. as you're heading out this morning, north bay will be the target for seeing a lot of this activity today, but notice how much of the rest of the bay area is only going to see partly to mostly cloudy skies. and as we go into the next couple of days, we're still looking at those rain chances lingering in and around the area, with highs only in the upper 50s to low 60s. i'll be tracking more changes for the weekend. that's coming up in a few minutes. but mike, you just heard about a traffic alert. yeah. and so the sensors have not yet changed. so they're starting to change now. eastbound 80 getting up through fairfield right around airbase parkway reports all lanes just got blocked by a crash. and the related activity? no major injuries reported. we'll track this. it's a larger vehicle, probably a tractor trailer there again, that's going away from the bay area. heading up through the north bay. the rest of the east bay shot looks fine here, but we have two more crashes to

talk about in the east bay. westbound 88 eaton canyon road. there's one lane blocked by a crash and a lot of activity slowing in the last few minutes. same thing. southbound 680. around sunol. we do have a disabled vehicle blocking your slow lane. back to you. thank you very much, mike. well, is it the end of the line for iconic parts of san francisco history? the chronicle is reporting there's a bleak outlook for the city's busses, trains and even its cable cars. today in the bay's ginger conejero saab joins us live in san francisco. ginger, how bad are we talking here? well, laura, we're talking about a deficit into the hundreds of millions. anywhere between 200 to $40 million to $320 million. and the chronicle is reporting that because of that budget deficit cuts could begin as soon as next summer. now, sfmta points the finger at the fallout from the failure of proposition l. voters failed to pass the measure a week ago. it would have taxed ride sharing services to provide an

additional 25 million annually for sfmta. right now, all of these are just ideas that are being floated with no proposed cuts just yet. but as of yesterday, the chronicle says staffers were at least considering ideas, including indefinitely suspending cable car service, doing the same thing with muni's historic f market streetcar line, and drastically cutting service on some bus and light rail lines. now also scaling back or cutting nighttime bus service and less direct routes. now, maybe this is a slight sliver of silver lining. i should say. ridership reached a post-pandemic high in september, with over 520,000 weekday boardings, but that is still under 75% of 2019 levels. weekend ridership has now nearly fully recovered at 92%, but that data did not include streetcars and cable cars will this recovery be enough? that is the

big question. with muni set to meet in the coming months to brainstorm on ways and how to cut into the deficit, and may even impact your own holiday shopping plans, muni has launched some new merch, hoodies, hats, socks, mugs, stickers, just to name a few, and i've taken a look at some of those items on the website. some of those are sold out. they're apparently doing really well here, but it is difficult to see how realistically how much this can impact hundreds of millions of dollars in deficit. we'll have to wait and see how those other ideas come along. we're live in san francisco, ginger conejero saab today in the bay. all right. thank you, ginger, for the latest there. well, happening today, a key moment in the controversial plan to build a massive sea wall along san francisco's ocean front. california's coastal commission will vote on the plan, which will likely cost hundreds of millions of dollars. it calls for a 3200 foot underground sea wall to protect a sewage tunnel along the southern portion of

ocean beach. it would also reroute the great highway and widen the existing beach. opponents, including surfers, argue the plan is so large in scope it may also do just the opposite and make the beach disappear in the event of heavy surf. today's meeting takes place at 9:00 this morning. turning now to a significant step in president elect donald trump's transition to the white house. he met with president joe biden for two hours in the oval office yesterday on capitol hill. gop senator john thune was voted in as the majority leader. now, republicans are also poised to return control of the house. today in the bay brie jackson. following many of those headlines out of washington and brie, the president and president elect met in the oval office yesterday, closed off to the media. but do we know what that conversation was like? so yeah, we do. good morning marcu. so administration officials say that president biden and president elect trump, they discussed key national security and domestic policy issues during their nearly two hour

meeting at the white house. now, that meeting happened as mr. trump announced surprising and controversial picks to fill his cabinet, including matt gaetz as his choice to become the next attorney general. do everything we can to make sure your commerce. president biden welcoming president elect trump back to the white house. well, mr. president elect and former president and donald, congratulations. the president pledging a smooth transition, something trump refused to do when he lost in 2020. but is now taking a softer tone. thank you very much. and politics is tough and it's in many cases not a very nice world, but it is a nice world. today, the president elect is moving quickly to fill key white house roles. his latest choices include tulsi gabbard for director of national intelligence. despite a lack of experience and congressman matt gaetz for attorney general, gaetz played a key role in the historic move to oust former

republican congressman kevin mccarthy from the speakership. i didn't like the way he handled the squabble with with speaker mccarthy. i think it was a i thought it was unnecessary. i thought it was divisive. i think that the conference suffered. i'll say this everyone who served with him will tell you he's one of the most intelligent members of congress. he's an accomplished attorney. gaetz is among the trump picks that will need senate confirmation. democrats are raising alarms. this feels like a red alert moment for democracy. there were a lot of people, both my colleagues in the senate and voters in this country who didn't believe trump when he said that he was going to turn the department of justice into an arm of the white house. president elect trump's return to washington, bringing a handshake inside the oval office and concerns on capitol hill. and when announcing his choice for attorney general, president elect trump described matt gaetz as a tenacious attorney. while

some current justice department officials have called trump's pick for top cop truly stunning and insane. matt gaetz has been a critic of the justice department and defended people charged in connection with the january 6th attack here at the u.s. capitol. markus, something new every day. all right. brie jackson in washington this morning. brie. thank you. well, now to a live look in downtown san jose. and that's where students will gather at city hall. this is all part of what's becoming a national commemoration of historic civil rights moment. now, you'll they'll actually take part in the ruby bridges walk to school day. students across the bay area and the state, for that matter, are honoring the walk bridges once made in 1960 at six years old. she was the first african american student to desegregate her all white new orleans school. federal marshals actually had to escort her as she faced an angry and racist white mob. the group of fifth graders students. this is over in south san francisco actually

started the commemoration event in 2017, and it should never be forgotten as well. okay, let's hope for some breaks in the sky. this. yeah, you will have to watch out. yeah, and the for the fog. the spotty showers that we will see and slow down as there may be some more kids out and about around eight to or 7 to 8:00. and now we're starting out right now. temperatures in the mid 40s in walnut creek. it's 52 in san jose and in palo alto, san francisco at 53 degrees. your school day forecast for mill valley starts out with some patchy fog at drop off time, and it's going to only be in the upper 40s. overall, a cool day even at pick up time. we're still wearing jackets and it's going to be mostly cloudy. we'll also have some off and on spotty rain moving through. we'll see that between 9 to 10:00 in parts of the north bay. the rest of the bay area, you just want to keep that jacket on and stay bundled up. now, mike, do you have a look at where we can find some lower gas prices? yeah,

trying to track those deals at the pump. we have livermore still has the best prices in the bay, but we're going to check the other parts a little north. contra costa county is not bad with 364 at bond fair market on a willow pass road. your top number here. mill valley is next to the best for marin county, where we have 377 at arco on redwood highway and then following a number of signs reading 383 inlling out alliancs creek boulevard this morning. you can get the latest changes, so hopefully they're going down in your neighborhood. gasbuddy.com on the roadways. we still follow a couple of red sections here with our speed sensors. southbound 680 heading down through sunol just around koopman. reports of a disabled rig and that's blocking the slow lane. there may be crews on scene helping out, so that might be an additional distraction and slowing. and then a crash westbound 580. your commute direction into castro valley does show slowing. coming up toward eden canyon road. still, reports of that crash blocking at least one of your middle lanes. a lot of activity shows up, a lot of slowing just for a

short section. the rest of the east bay, though, getting toward the bay bridge, moving very smoothly right now. back to you. thank you. mike. 511 for you this morning. and if your holiday travel plans are still in the works, have you at least put together an attack plan? have a game plan, be flexible and you're probably going to find a great deal. okay, so those are some of the first steps. but i want you to stick around because we have a look at the best deals that you may not have long to check out. all right. and in the south bay, hundreds of people lose their jobs. and the company says it's because of ai. much more new ahead.s

on today as temperatures go from low 50s to low 60s. not much of a warm up here today, so keep those jackets on and also for the north bay you'll need an umbrella. we'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes. and a nice look at the bay bridge where traffic moves very smoothly. however, in the north bay, heading up in through fairfield, we talked about an earlier traffic alert. we've got some worse news up there. this is going to be a few hours. we'll talk about what's going on for eastbound 80. well good morning. in a very happy thursday to you. we get producer price data today. a judge has told meta that it has to go to court over the government's opposition to its purchase of instagram and whatsapp. the government says the acquisitions were anti-competitive. directv

says it will not buy dish tv after all. direct was going to pay a dollar for dish plus pick up dishes. $10 billion in debt and a group of investors said that's a terrible idea. and directv gave up the fight. the latest inflation numbers came in hotter than we'd like. prices up 2.6% compared to last year. economists said they expected it with higher housing prices, higher costs for used cars, but it was still discouraging. it's going the wrong way. the textbook rental company chegg, based in the south bay, will lay off hundreds part of checks business is helping students study and learn, and sometimes they just straight up give the students the answers to their homework problems. the company says it's facing serious competition from generative ai, like chatgpt. if you or your student have not tried chatgpt for school, it's worth a try. it

can walk you through a math problem, for instance, and you can say, i still don't get it and chatgpt will try another way until you do. it is useful, especially if you're a parent who has forgotten their math. other news elon musk, who is arguably one of the most powerful people in the maga movement, warned on his social media x quote, the hammer of justice is coming. not entirely clear what that means, but take a look at this. this is the account for the on x for the government department of government efficiency x, the former twitter has given the department a gray check mark. the seal that shows the account is run by an official government agency, except it's not. the department doesn't exist. musk joined president elect trump and republican members of congress at the capitol yesterday. he's picked up the nickname first buddy, trump said at the meeting, quote, he won't go

home. i can't get rid of him. three, six, nine, you're fine. hoping you can sock it to me, baby. one more time. mark zuckerberg has released a version of the hip hop song get low that he recorded with t-pain. zuckerberg calling himself z pain. the facebook founder says get low was playing when he met his wife, and he's giving her a version of the song for their anniversary. and if you're wondering if she's a fan, here's her reaction. so romantic. 21 years later, i can't get quite as low, but it brings back a lot of fun memories. kris. if you want to, you can stream the remix on spotify. z pain i'd be i'd be s pain, but that's just spain, so that doesn't work out very well. i think most people can relate to her. there you have it. i was thinking about getting low, but i mean, if you like it, you like

it. if you don't, you don't. it's up to you. but no, i mean, i was thinking like anybody who was dancing to it back then, 21 years ago. yeah. well known. getting low is not as easy. it's not as easy as it. well, it's not so much the getting low. it's the getting back up again. yes. there you go. yeah that's it. okay, old man, let's move on. 518 for you right now. happening today. it is the most wonderful time of the year for starbucks lovers. the coffee chain is bringing back its annual holiday red cup day. today, starbucks rewards customers who order select holiday drinks can get a free limited edition red holiday cup. this year's reusable cup is made with 95% recycled materials, and it is only available while supplies last. if you are hoping to travel over the holidays and you haven't booked anything yet, you may have a big chance coming up to save some money. a travel expert tells us to expect black friday, cyber monday and travel tuesday deals on december 3rd to offer some pretty good money saving deals. that's 21 days before christmas eve while

airfare is holding steady next week, travel site booking.com is planning to cut some lodging by as much as 50%, as well as offering discounts on rental cars and attractions as well as on board credits for cruisers. but experts say you have to commit when you see a deal. for really anyone planning a trip, you got to have a game plan. pick a destination, preferred travel dates, set a budget so you're not scrambling when all these great deals drop. flexibility a big plus too. so if you're open to shifting your dates or maybe a different destination, travel experts are also seeing a trend in intergenerational travel. 80% of baby boomers surveyed say they're willing to pay for their kids to travel with them, and almost as many say they'd be willing to pay for their grandkids. oh, i like the sound of that. all right, marcus is paying your grandma son, you're getting a little too old for

that. says who? i'm the baby. i'm her baby. that is true. that is true. all right? you don't have to travel far. we're going to change up the weather every few minutes for you here in the bay area. we are going to start out with cool temperatures and see partly to mostly cloudy skies throughout the day. even a little bit of rain, but mostly in the north bay with cooler temperatures than we've recently seen. and then we also will have the return of king tides if you deal with that flooding, you know what i'm talking about. it goes on from today through monday, and we'll also have more chilly mornings ahead and sunday. another chance of rain. back to the king tides. we're expecting these areas shaded in green, included in a flood advisory. not because of any rainfall, but because of the higher tides due to the gravitational pull of the moon, which happens during our fall and winter months. and the high tide for san francisco will be between about 9 a.m. to about noon. so we are going to be

watching that time frame for that possibility, looking at the rain and just now getting a lightning strike just offshore. as we get a closer look at the rain moving over the north bay, there will be some pockets of some moderate to maybe some briefly heavy rainfall, but overall it's the north bay where we're watching out for that best chance of rain. the rest of the bay area may stay dry throughout the day, just mostly cloudy and temperatures on the cool side only making it up to 64 in novato and 64 in martinez, as well as san jose in san francisco, 62 degrees and then going into tomorrow, it's about the same still very, very cool for this time of year. upper 50s for the most part. and then on saturday, not much warmer as we see highs near 60 degrees. looking ahead to the weekend early next week, a couple of more storms in the next one, quickly moving through on sunday into monday, and then much of next week is dry and we'll see the return of high pressure and possibly some warmer

temperatures. so we only have a couple of shots of rain and no significant storms coming in. so it looks like for the most part, a lot of our inland areas won't see any rain for quite a while. mike, you've got a major issue for i-80. yeah. to put folks at ease. it's okay here. contra costa and alameda county is getting toward the bay bridge. is just fine. it's getting away from our viewership and heading up in toward davis through fairfield. we have basically all lanes of eastbound 80 getting away from us, blocked right now right around air base parkway. there's been a deadly crash, we hear. and so that means west texas over to north texas is the easiest alternate for you. lighter traffic on that major surface street. it will not be at capacity as the freeway. so we'll watch that as it builds through the north bay. we still have a crash coming in through castro valley west 580 and south 680 heading in towards sunol. back to you. thanks, mike. well, using ai to power new housing. coming up next on today in the bay. the new idea in silicon valley pg&e is using. and the way it helps battle r climateou

proposed state of the art housing and data center development. this is to help fight climate change and boost ai. leaders unveiled the idea yesterday at pg&e innovation summit. the plan calls for three new high tech data centers, along with as many as 4000 housing units in downtown san jose on 12th street, near the former bank of italy. the data

centers would help boost ai infrastructure in the process. developers say the energy normally burned to power those centers would instead support nearby housing. we're actually going to be using each electron twice, so electron will go into the data center, you know, used to power the data center, convert to thermal energy, and will capture all of that and then send that to the residential. leaders say the payoff would amount to a net zero clean energy solution. that may pave the way for similar developments elsewhere. the first housing units may open within the next year. well, next to top stories we're following today, including nima momeni sharing his side of the story. the man accused of killing tech entrepreneur bob lee takes the stand. his revelations about the night leading up to the deadly stabbing. you're watching today in the bay

pressure from county leaders. we're live this morning with the latest surprise to us and the response to the allegations of an inappropriate relationship with her chief of staff on the chopping block. a troubled school district faces some tough questions about school closures. the make or break meeting today, leaving south bay families in limbo. and a live look outside this morning. meteorologist kari hall tracking the changes in the forecast just in time for the weekend. this is today in the bay. did someone say weekend?

oh, it's coming up very close. want to say good morning to you? thanks for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. i'm laura garcia. it is thursday morning. let's start out with a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall tracking what we can expect. a lot of rain for parts of the north bay, but cloudy skies and cool temperatures for us all. so we're going to see a mixed bag of weather as we see this unsettled weather continue with this system dropping in from the north. a closer look shows that we are getting some rain over parts of northern napa and sonoma counties and marin county as well, and it's going to be hit or miss with the rain activity as cool temperatures settle in all across the bay area. danville, you're one of the cooler spots. you're at 43 right now, and it is 53 in san mateo. much of the north bay in the upper 40s and low 50s and napa will see a spotty shower moving through right at about noon. otherwise, it will be partly cloudy. highs in the low 60s, and we will have another chance of rain in the forecast for the north bay for this morning. we'll talk more about

that coming up. mike, there are some incidents right now in the traffic report. major issues right now. this is eastbound 80 in through fairfield. folks, if you're traveling away from our viewership and heading up toward davis, no. eastbound 80 will be basically blocked at air base parkway because of a deadly crash. word is, it will take several hours to clear that you can use west texas to exit and then take calvert calvert over toward north texas. that will take you past the incident. it's a major surface street, so allow slower speeds. this part of contra costa county is just fine with typical slowing here, as well as highway 37 in the north bay. but another issue here west 580 coming in through castro valley there is that crash still in lanes at eden canyon road. no word on when they can reopen, but speeds are starting to improve a little bit. i'm tracking that closely, but chp has called an alert for here through sunol south 680, a disabled big rig blocks your slow lane and that may take a while. they need a special heavy duty tow truck to clear that rig. so right now there's already slowing out of pleasanton, heading down toward

fremont. back to you. thanks, mike. this morning, the san mateo county board of supervisors is officially calling on the sheriff to resign over alleged racist and homophobic culture in her department. today, in the bay's bob redell joining us live this morning. and bob, the sheriff not taking these allegations, lying down, she's actually fighting back in a surprise move of her own. correct. good morning. marcus and laura, the san mateo county supervisors, the board of supervisors also accused san mateo county sheriff christine corpus of being in a romantic relationship with her chief of staff, who the board was going to fire. they were going to fire the chief of staff, but last night, the sheriff walked into that board meeting meeting and told supervisors she would not let that happen. she made a surprise announcement to protect his job. this all comes as the board asked to retire judge ladoris cordell to conduct an independent investigation into allegations that her sheriff's office has a culture of racial and homophobic slurs,

retaliation and humiliation. the report also points to evidence showing sheriff corpus and her chief of staff, victor i. angel, were involved in a personal relationship. now, the sheriff says the inquiry was politically motivated. one sided and filled with lies. those are her words and as i mentioned before, the board was to consider a resolution to remove inge's position. last night, sheriff corpus again walked into the meeting and promoted him to a different position, effective immediately. i'm appointing doctor victor, i and j to the position of assistant sheriff. if we zero out a position, zero out its budget, and eliminate the position, and he's the one in it, he would be laid off essentially by her taking that proactive step today in. in live action before everyone. she protected him from that taking place. the board of supervisors still passed two resolutions eliminating inge's former

position and calling for sheriff corpus. resignation. they're also directing staff to transmit the report of that independent investigation to the da's office. the california attorney general and the san mateo county civil grand jury. supervisors also asked the county to look into whether victor inge could serve in the role of assistant sheriff, who the sheriff promoted him to last night, since they say his current status is as a reserve officer, not a sworn officer. we will continue to follow this story and bring you developments as they happen. reporting live, bob redell today in the bay. well, it's really continuing. thank you. bob. 5.34 right now, a make or break moment is at hand in the trial of nima momeni. so he is the man accused of murdering tech ceo bob lee in san francisco. well, many yesterday taking the stand in his own defense and that's when he told his version of the moments leading up to and following that deadly stabbing a year and a half ago. he says that the two

took drugs in the car and when they got out of the car, lee pulled the murder weapon from his own jacket and lunged at me. many legal experts agree how the jury processes this testimony will undoubtedly shape the verdict. it's very critical for mr. nima momeni to come across well to this jury, for the jury to get to know him and his background and all of that will go into their calculus as to whether they believe that mr. nima momeni is telling the trut. nima momeni also told jurors that he drove off from the scene because he had not realized that lee had been stabbed repeatedly, and he claims that he only found out lee was dead the next day. prosecutors today resumed their cross-examination. today is a day thousands of south bay families have been dreading. the alum rock school superintendent will present the list of schools he recommends closing to close a giant budget deficit. today in

the bay kris sanchez joins us live from san jose. so kris, talk a little bit about how deep these cuts may go. you know, these cuts go really deep here in this alum rock community, laura. and if or when those seven schools close next fall, this is going to impact where thousands of children go to school and how their parents aim to get them there. i want to show you the schools that are on the final list. that will be recommended to the board today by the superintendent. it's cherrywood for elementary schools. toyon, lakeview, summerdale and ruskin on the middle school list. serramonte, piedmont and morrill. though the superintendent may request that one of those middle schools be converted into a k through eight school rather than close it. now, families have been pushing back ever since the closure plan was announced, but no amount of public pressure is going to change the fact that the alum rock school district has nearly 3000 fewer students than it did about ten years ago, and a $20 million budget deficit. you can cut every program. you can cut

as many district positions as possible. you're not going to get nowhere near the $20 million deficit that we're in, and it's 20 million per year. now, the superintendent will make his recommendation today at the school board meeting. if they vote, it will move on. if it's pushed to december, then those teachers and staff and administrators who are going to be laid off, they will be notified, likely in january. districts around the bay area are struggling with this issue of declining enrollment. there are just fewer children and there are fewer dollars coming from the federal budget. after those covid era funds that came our way. in san jose, kris sanchez today in the bay. all right. affecting a lot of people there. thank you. chris. well, now to a live look in san francisco, which is hosting its own first ever official version of a popular global festival starting tomorrow, diwali, the festival of lights is india's biggest holiday of the year, and

it gets its name from a row of clay lamps that people light outside of their homes, symbolizing the inner light that protects them from spiritual darkness. that event is taking place the same time as the city's bajaga and beats night market season finale. organizers say that it will include dozens of food vendors and fun activities for all, bringing people back downtown. remembering that this is an area of the city that they can, they can be play in. and so that's a really important aspect. and i think it is also really important to have something very different than office activities. now this will be the latest event at one of the city's new so-called downtown entertainment zones. this is on battery and clay in the financial district. want to turn now to meteorologist kari hall? because we have a look at what people can expect as they go out, because it's going to be outside. a lot of people want to have fun. how is the weather looking? i think you want to keep dancing, to try to stay

warm at the diwali celebration this weekend. we're going to start out at 57 degrees in san francisco. it will be clear for tomorrow evening, but once that breeze picks up and the temperature drops, it is going to be chilly out there. maybe you're heading into the chase center tomorrow night. here we're also looking at about the same temperatures in the low 50s, with a breezy wind. or you can join our mike inouye in san ramon for the kristi yamaguchi holiday ice rink. grand opening starts tomorrow night at 6:00. and look at the temperature 49 degrees. yes, it's going to be cool out there. i guess that's appropriate for ice skating, but if you're able to bundle up and spend a little bit more time outside this weekend, check it out. look at the night sky for the leonids meteor shower that will be happening from now through december 2nd. the peak is coming up, so we may be able to see about 15 to 20 meteors per hour. will be watching out for this sky condition for that. mike, you're continuing that traffic alert for the tri-valley. yeah. this is a bigger delay for southbound 680.

this disabled big rig still in the slow lane. they need a heavy duty tow truck, and that may take a while to get the equipment. we see the buildup already coming down. 680 off the dublin interchange. folks in pleasanton are hearing about this, likely getting over toward 84 to join past that incident, but it's adding to more slowing for 84, and that will affect folks coming out of the altamont pass as well. that's rougher news. however, better news for this 580 westbound into castro valley. the earlier crash has been cleared from lanes at eaton canyon road just minutes ago. we already see some slowing. things should smooth out, setting a lot of traffic over toward the castro valley, y prepare that for that. heading over through the area toward 880, which is moving at speed right now. we'll start to see the build. we do see north 101 in san jose. traditional timing for that south bay commute first burst back to you. good to know. thanks, mike. 540 right now in san francisco, it's beginning to look a lot like christmas, but not without some added uncertainty. just ahead on today in the bay. the growing concern last nights union square tree lighting may mark the end of, or

at least the overhaul of, a holiday tradition and a milestone decades in the making. the celebration, planned for one world war two veteran from the east bay. in washington, president elect trump names more names he'd like to have in the cabinet, but boy, are they controversial. let's check now with investigative reporter candice nguyen. it's supposed to revolutionize california's entire 911 emergency calling system. but we investigate whether the state is putting lives at risk by deploying a system that isn't ready. i'm investigative reporter candice nguyen. watch that report. right

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well, there is a high surf advisory in effect. it starts at 7 a.m. this morning and continues through saturday morning. and we could see waves breaking at 12 to 15ft. already seeing 16 foot waves. and near bodega bay. it's very dangerous to be out there. and we'll talk about what to expect with the rising of tides today coming up in a few minutes. and we're looking live as the backup is forming for the bay bridge toll plaza that is showing you a slower drive. this is interstate 80 getting across the bay. i still have an alert for the north bay. north bay, interstate 80 up there, as well as 680 coming through the tri-valley. we'll update you coming up. thanks so much, kerry and mike.

it's 5:45 right now. president elect donald trump naming two more people he wants in his cabinet. and they're controversial. scott mcgrew has been following this one. and scott, when you say it out loud, it makes you turn your head. but matt gaetz, who is under investigation by the justice department, will run the justice department. yeah, yeah, he was under investigation. now trump wants him to do that if confirmed by the senate. gaetz, the republican from florida, is so confident he's getting the job. he just resigned from congress. we were expecting the house, which, remember, is run by gaetz, fellow republicans, to issue a report about him this friday. not clear. that's going to happen now that he's not in congress. but the ethics report like the justice department investigation was looking into accusations gaetz was involved in the sex trafficking of a minor. gaetz denies he was involved. the doj never filed charges. but to your point, the idea that someone investigated

by the doj for a serious crime might then run the doj court. many in washington off guard, as did trump's naming of former hawaii congresswoman tulsi gabbard to be director of national intelligence. that would put her in charge of the cia, the nsa, all the american spy agencies. several republicans have accused gabbard of having two close relationship with russia, parroting russian propaganda, and she met unexpectedly and privately with syrian president bashar al assad and said after the meeting he was not an enemy of the united states. american troops were in syria at the time. gaetz and gabbard, along with fox tv host pete hegseth as defense secretary, will all have to get approval from the senate. and it may be the first time we see trump's version of conservatism run up against the more traditional republicans, like the newly elected senate majority leader john thune of

south dakota. here's thune speaking just after getting his job. and this republican team is united, are on one team. we are excited to reclaim the majority and to get to work with our colleagues in the house to enact president trump's agenda. now, thune would go on to say he looked forward to the process of approving trump's picks, perhaps subtly hinting each candidate will go through a full hearing and not by recess appointment that trump may prefer. as for hegseth, he like tulsi gabbard, is an iraq war veteran, but he has strong feelings about his experience with women in combat. in a clip from a podcast interview, been making the rounds on social media. i'm straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles. it hasn't made us more effective, hasn't made us more lethal, has made fighting more complicated. most of them actually are. a lot of them are pushed. i shouldn't say most, but many are pushed into a combat track because they're so

highly capable. but if they had their first choice, it probably wouldn't be that. now we expect president elect trump to continue to name more names to his cabinet and other positions. one relatively non-controversial pick is marco rubio for secretary of state. presidents are entitled to have the people that they want in these key positions, to carry out the mandate that's been delivered to him by the voters of the united states. believe it or not, election results are still coming in. the republicans have now won enough seats to retain control of the house, meaning that party will run both houses of congress. laura. all right. thank you very much, scott. 548 right now, new this morning, the contemporary jewish museum in san francisco is set to close in one month. it plans to shut down for one year as it tries to preserve its financial stability and develop a sustainable operating model. it says it has been struggling to bounce back from the pandemic. the board of trustees says it's not a permanent closure, but a

strategic pause to ensure the museum's longevity. the contemporary jewish museum will be open free of charge through december 15th. well, the tree in san francisco's union square is now lit. marking the start of the holiday season in san francisco. three. two. one push. looks beautiful. right? well, the lights went on around 630 last night. of course, this comes as retail giant macy's announced earlier this year it was shutting 150 stores nationwide. and it's looking to sell the flagship store property that boasts the iconic wreaths in the windows every holiday season. well, the company representatives say that it is working with various partners to redevelop the property. the fate of the flagship store hasn't been determined just yet. it's you know, all in the hands of, you know, folks outside of what we do in the store day to day. the union square alliance is confident that it can help find a way for macy's to stick

around. it also adds that if you don't want macy's to close, come on out and visit and shop. there's your cue to go shopping. hey, here's a very happy birthday. in order for a world war two veteran in contra costa county. so today, the veteran is turning 104 years old. this is air force veteran sam avila. chino, and he was born in italy and came to the u.s. when he was just three months old. so last year, at his birthday party in danville, the mayor gave him a key to the city. but this year he will have a party this weekend. he says that the secret to longevity is wine, good pasta and no stress. and a good wife. of course, i want to say happy birthday to mister sam there 104. he looks amazing. so does wife. look at that. we still got it. what was it? wine. good pasta, no stress. and a good wife. and a good wife. or a good husband in her case. got it all. they got it all. good for them. all right, we're ready for you

this morning. two wickedly talented stars opened up ahead of the highly anticipated fall blockbuster and a little bit of insight for you this morning in what's sure to be a very popular movie. i'll help you be pop. you sure you'll hang with the right cohorts? you'll be good at sports. know the slang you've got to know. so let's start. cause you've got an awfully long way to go. don't be offended, okay? if you don't know it, you will. that's the popular song in the new movie. musical wicked. the film explores the backstory of the witches in the wizard of oz and the stars ariana grande and cynthia erivo are talking with today about the film. grande calls this a really full circle moment because as a child, she had a backstage encounter with kristin chenoweth wicked's original glinda on broadway. this has been like really a destiny for the two of us. we've loved it our whole lives, and i think we needed

these roles more than they needed us in certain ways. it just feels like the perfect balance between that manifestation and dreaming, but also the magic is real, too. wicked hits theaters one week from tomorrow, november 22nd. its distributor, of course, is comcast owned universal. you can watch the full interview with both the stars and a big surprise that they had for a special screening for nbc employees later on the today show. it's at 7 a.m. right after today in the bay. and someone on the set was lucky enough to already see it. i know he's more popular. yes, he's very popular. wow. yeah. and it was a good one. it was a good movie. it was a good movie. as i was saying yesterday, ariana grande surprised me. i mean, comedic timing. perfect. the singing from both of them, cynthia erivo as well as ariana grande. amazing. did they explain why in the video we saw she was putting on makeup, but if she's magic, can she just. you got to watch

the movie to see all about her magic. all right. oh, nice. all right. i already got my tickets. you got to buy them ahead, i guess. i know, all right. and hopefully it's a rainy day because it'll be cozy to be in. it's going to be definitely cold. so, i mean, i think that's a reason to try to escape from being outside too long. we are going to also have to deal with this. the return of king tides coming back this morning. coastal flooding expected to be minor, but in those typical spots that we always talk about, or if you live near one of those areas that deal with tidal flooding, well, you will have to watch out very closely for this over the next few days. the time frame is usually late morning from 9 a.m. until noon, and this kind of flooding is not because of any storm systems coming in or any rain. it's the gravitational pull of the moon this time of year. it's the closest point to the earth, and that pool brings that water farther inland. and we start to see these tides really having an effect on some of those low lying areas for the bay, those

park and rides and the trails that are near the bay. and we'll see that for the next several mornings, but also extremely low tides as well. looking at the rain coming in, this is what we'll be watching for the north bay, mainly with some off and on showers, cool temperatures and as we go, hour by hour does show some of that rain making it into san francisco. parts of the peninsula, possibly into the east bay. but as we go toward the early afternoon, we're getting a break in some of the activity. but really, at any point we could see some rain coming through. how much rain we're talking about here in santa rosa on northward, that could really measure up to about 3/10 of an inch of rainfall. many other areas, if you see some rain, it will be very light and won't last that long. and then we go back to some dry weather for the weekend. even though the storm pattern stays active across the region, another atmospheric river moving into the pacific northwest that will weaken as it moves closer to the bay area by sunday into

early next week. and then we have a period of high pressure building and warmer temperatures toward the end of next week. not looking at a whole lot of rain here. once again, the north bay seeing the best chance for today and a very light spotty rain tomorrow, but then dry for much of the rest of the forecast. mike, you're still tracking two traffic alerts. yeah, the biggest one is the closure of eastbound 80. this is in the north bay through fairfield, heading toward vacaville. eastbound 80 basically inaccessible because of a deadly crash that happened at air base parkway. it sounds like things won't open for hours right now. still, the option for you is getting over to west texas, which curves over to north texas. that keeps you well clear, but it doubles your travel route and also slower surface streets. so min that add another 20 minutes. i'd say at the very least right now. the rest of the east bay shows a pretty smooth flow on that. with the build of the bay bridge toll plaza, we have recovery now for 580, but 680 still slow past the disabled big rig. back to you. all right. thanks, mike. well, happening now for you. california is experiencing a big

rise in whooping cough infections. this is all according to the numbers from the state department of public health. california has seen 1800 cases through the end of september. there were only 644 infections reported in all of last year. for example, contra costa county, there have been 109 reported cases. that is up from just 16 last year. ucsf infectious disease expert doctor peter chin-hong says that the increase is likely due to a decline in vaccinations during the pandemic. big changes could be coming to a popular san francisco beach just ahead on today in the bay at 6:00. a controversial new proposal, which could help protect against erosion but could be tough for surfers looking to hang ten. and later, mark zuckerberg in the studio with t-pain. our scott mcgrew breaking down what the social media ceo is up to these days. you won't want to miss it

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