brutalized and tortured and killed literally hundreds of thousands of innocent syrians. the fall of the regime is a fundamental act of justice. it's a moment of historic opportunity for the long suffering people of syria to build a better future for their proud country. it's also a moment of risk and uncertainty. president biden laid out the u.s. plan of action in syria. he says at first, the united states will support syria's neighbors, including jordan, lebanon, iraq and israel, should any threats arise from syria during the period of transition. second, he said, the u.s. will help ensure stability in eastern syria and upheld its mission to protect against any isis threats. president biden added that the u.s. will help establish a transition away from the assad regime, with a process led by the united nations. the impact of the downfall of the assad regime is being felt around the world. and of course, right here in the bay area. yeah. people gathered in san

francisco this afternoon after this historic moment. nbc bay area's christie smith was there. well, we thought it's important to organize an event to celebrate the victory of the syrian people against a tyrant. for us, he helped organize this event near city hall in san francisco. living under assad's, you know, like, for me, like for 24 years, bashar assad, of course, his father ten years before and, you know, like through the revolution, 13 years, 14 years. unbelievable. and i'm very shocked, surprisingly, positively shocked. it's a great moment of triumph for the syrian peopople after five decades of the assad tyranny. finally, we could say the syrian people are free. syrian rebels captured the city of damascus and brought down the assad regime that has ruled the country for generations. as you can see, a bunch of people

behind me are celebrating because as of yesterday night, bashar al-assad, who is was the president of syria, is no longer the president of syria. he's fled. the people are free human is with the syrian american council. i'm american. right? i've always had my freedom. i've been very privileged. but for us as syrians and americans who have family back in syria, it's knowing that they no longer have to fear being potentially imprisoned or being afraid of having to not be able to speak freely. it's a celebration of a new beginning. yes, there's a lot of work still ahead of us, but at least we are rid of a brutal criminal regime. maya vallejo says it's an emotional moment for many. april 2011. actually, we came out here, a few of us syrian activists, and we're supporting the syrian revolution back home. and it feels surreal to be back here now to finally celebrate that goal. they are sick of destruction and they want to rebuild their countries, their country, and they want to build

a system, a democratic system. in san francisco. christie smith, nbc bay area news. and this is a developing story. get the latest on this story on our website, nbcbayarea.com, and on our free nbc bay area news app. chaos caught on video and into our newsroom, showing a crowd rushing a gas station in oakland. the owner tells us this happened about 2:00 this morning at the shell station on hegenberger road. you see the group runnining throug the stor, grabbing items off the shelves, taking anything they want. we did reach out to the police about this robbery. we're still waiting to hear back. and a chaotic night elsewhere in oakland after several illegal sideshows broke out. it all started about 130 this morning near stanford avenue and market street. this is west oakland. police say nearly 200 people were involvedn this. a half hour later, another sideshow reported near 17th street and

san pablo avenue in downtown. video shows a bmw engulfed in flames right there. police broke it up. it's unclear if any arrests were made. rap mogul jay-z has now been named in a civil lawsuit accusing him and sean diddy combs of raping a 13 year old girl back in 2000. the accuser was identified only as jane doe. the lawsuit was originally filed in october against just combs. it was refiled today to include jay-z, whose real name is sean carter. it says the assault happened at an mtv video music awards after party. the lawsuit also mentions an unnamed female celebrity and claims that celebrity watched as carter and combs raped her. this is the latest in a string of suits accusing combs of assault and rape, but the first time to name another high profile defendant. combs, who is currently in jail, has denied all accusations. carter issued a lengthy statement tonight. he called the allegations idiotic. in that statement to nbc news, he said in part, quote, these allegations are so heinous in

nature that i implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one. whomever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away. would you not agree? he goes on to say, quote, these alleged victims would deserve real justice if that were the case. today on meet the press, president elect donald trump sat down with kristen welker for his first broadcast interview since winning the election. in that exclusive interview. he fleshed out how he plans to follow through on his campaign promises. related to immigration. bay area groups that work with immigrants are now digesting this new information. nbc bay area's alyssa goard breaks down the proposed policies and how one group is responding. in an interview with nbc's kristen welker on meet the press, president elect trump elaborated on his plans to deport undocumented immigrants once in office. is it your plan to deport everyone who is here illegally over the next four years? well, i think you have to do it. and it's a it's a very tough thing to do. trump also

said that could possibly include removing amerirican citin family members of those deported. he told welker he would move to end birthright citizenship through executive action, a move that would likely prompt legal backlash. he has a pretty uphill battle for that. the east san jose based amigos de guadalupe center for justice and empowerment is paying attention. you know it was, you know, very disturbing to hear what the interview this morning. you know, that could have a lot of impacts on our families here locally in the bay area. they say they're taking trump at his word and working to educate local immigrant families about their rights. amigos de guadalupe say they are encouraged to hear trump is willing to work with democrats on a path for daca recipients to stay in the country. they're waiting to see how that might happen in san francisco. alyssa goard, nbc bay area news. dub nation was treated to a night honoring filipino culture at

chase center tonight. the golden state warriors held filipino heritage night tonight and it featured performances by none other than bay area tive p-lo and a halftime dance by the kalikasan dance company. boxing legend manny pacquiao was expected to attend the game, but unfortunately had to cancel because of travel issues. what a bummer. by the way, the warriors beat the minnesota timberwolves 114 to 106 and our anthony flores will have the highlights coming up in sports. he is live at levi's stadium tonight. all right. speaking of sports, the golden bears are heading to los angeles. cal football announcing today they have accepted an invitation to play in the art of sport l.a. bowl at sofi stadium. the bears are going to play the university of nevada, las vegas rebels, who are the runner up in the mountain west conference. this will be the second time these teams have faced off. it was years ago. 2022. last time they played, cal beat las vegas back then. whole new set of players. the game is happening ten days from today, december

18th at 6 p.m. up next, honoring those who died while living on the streets. how? one group is making sure their lives are never forgotten. the fireworks at seaworld polluting the waters of san diego county. what a new lawsuit is claiming. plus, making mochi will take you to the annual tradition at a south bay buddhist templ we're seeing less air pollution, better visibility, but also more wind moving forward into that monday morning forecast. we'll look at that. and when rain chances return in

caused an officer on a motorcycle to crash into a parade crowd in palm springs. we want to warn you, the video may be disturbing for some viewers. the crash happened just after 6:00 last night. video showing the officer speeding up before the crash into a group of spectators. ten people, including the officer and a two year old, were injured. all were

taken to the hospital and are expected to be oy. the parade continued after that crash. a calistoga animal shelter is asking for help after crates of small dogs were dumped outside a town. the napa county animal shelter and adoption center says 27 chihuahuas were crammed into small crates and just abandoned a few nights ago. the shelters are already at capacity. can handle these. it's urging people to come forward to foster or adopt. adoption fees are being waived, by the way. families looking to take home one of the dogs are going to have to be patient here. the shelter says they are not yet in adoptable condition, but says you can check if there are any other dogs you'd like to adopt right now to help that shelter. clear some space. well, the popular fireworks shows over san diego's seaworld are polluting mission bay and surrounding beaches. that is a claim by two environmental groups. the advocacy groups say the problem is so severe they intend to sue. san diego coastkeeper is an organization that fights to protect the waters along the county's coastline, and they

have joined the coastal environmental rights foundation with the aim of holding seaworld accountable for pollution. the company produces dozens of fireworks shows a year. the group claims much of the debris drops in the water and on beaches. our view is they are not allowed to use mission bay as a dumping ground for their firework shows and as a as a basically a garbage dump for their poorly treated wastewater, which they're supposed to treat. seaworld has a permit from the state allowing it to put on the shows, but requiring them to pick up any trash they create. nbc reached out to seaworld, but they have yet to respond. in the south bay, a tribute for those who died on the streets of santa clara county today. volunteers came together to create headstones for the unhoused who died this year and to fight to save lives in the future. here's nbc bay area's marianne favro. according to the tombstone project, more than 200 unhoused people in santa clara county have died this year, and the

number of children who have died has gone up. 73 year old rosita tolentino. 39 year old saurav mohapatra. they are just two of the more than 200 people the tombstone project says died on the streets of santa clara county. the project began five years ago to make sure the unhoused are not forgotten. advocate sean cartwright also says the project is doing its own tracking of deaths on the streets. it's a record number of asians that have died on the street. it's a record number of babies that have died on the streets. it's a record number of people who died of hypothermia on the streets. it is almost a record number of females and blacks that have died on the streets. this tombstone is for 14 year old jose zamora, who died by suicide after he was teased for being homeless at santa clara high school. others died during heat waves or cold snaps. amanda cole survived living on the streets for ten years. now she wants to honor

those who didn't make it. i do feel moved by making sure people acknowledge how many people die on the street, and i want to be part of the solution of preventing that and putting them all together. sean cartwright with the tombstone project says she believes the sweeping of homeless camps has played a role in this year's deaths. one of the things that is causing people to die the most is sleeping people and that's because you're taking them out of shelters that they have buil, that protect them from the elements, or you're taking away the things that they have that keep them warm. cartwright also says more needs to be done to protect seniors living on the streets. on december 20th, these tombstones will be displayed at san jose city hall to call attention to the deaths and call for action to save lives in the future. in san jose, marianne favro nbc, bay area news. well, the mountain view buddhist temple was a flurry of culinary activity today for its annual mochi making. people gather this

morning at dawn to start mochizuki. look at them go. a japanese tradition that goes back a thousand years. the name literally, literally translates to pounding mochi. good name. yeah. look at them right there. pounding it. all right. volunteers. watch that hand pound shaped rice cakes. wow. they sell and give it to family members and friends in the new year. many have been doing this since childhood, including reena vignola, whose grandfather and father served as ministers at the temple. this was my backyar. so every every december i would remember this was mochizuki time. so we would wake up really early as i grew older, into a teenager, i remember shaping and just the smell and wanting to pop one of those things in my mouth. it was a wonderful family tradition and something i look forward to every year. i got to check this out. this sounds right up my alley. all right. mochi. used in both sweet and savory dishes, the temple estimates it pounds more than 2,000 pounds of sweet glutinous

rice into mochi every december. wild. dozens of bikers taking to the streets of san francisco today. it's the hells angels toy drive. let's bring in the hells angels right now. take a look at this. there they are. this is the fourth year the motorcycle club has organized this donation drive. all of the toys. and they bring in a bunch we're giving to the san francisco fire department to be handed out to families in need. the best part about this? they're in our community, our neighborhood. they're helping the people in our in our communities. have a very happy christmas. this year. let's hear it for the hells angels. what can you say? nice job. once the toys were dropped off a barbecue was held to feed all the volunteers. all right. rob mayeda here. very nice day for a barbecue, too. except there was a spare. the air alert. yeah. you know, we had. the air quality was worse yesterday. you saw a little bit of blue skies there. so we did get the wind to pick up, which did help to push some of that wood smoke out and other pollutants. so that's the good

news. no longer looking at spare the air conditions, but we're going to be dealing with some pretty chilly nights ahead. we'll talk more about that in a moment, but outside right now, christmas in the park looking great at 54 degrees. nice visibility in san jose, a lot less hazy than the same time last night. you can see around the tri-valley down to 46 degrees. now in dublin we will be seeing mid 30s in reach over the next few mornings around dublin, pleasanton and livermore. 57 in san rafael might see a patch or two of fog early tomorrow morning and san francisco looking a lot better than it did this time yesterday. 54 degrees currently. so moving forward now the thing we're watching will be the wind increasing overnight, especially around the hills of the north bay. and then that drying of the air will set us up for the wind sheltered valleys dropping into the 30s. and then finally more december like weather will make a return towards the end of the 7-day forecast. look at the skies yesterday. compared to today, that is a dramatic shift. we had the winds pick up, so going from the unhealthy air of yesterday to moderate to good air quality today, and those

winds will continue to pick up overnight. notice these areas here in red as you head over to napa county, yolo county and solano counties by the morning, wind gusts 20 to 30mph could see gusts over 40, though above 2000ft. notice the wind direction is offshore, so it'll be a dry breeze which will keep our skies clear and set the stage for some chilly mornings ahead. morning temperatures tomorrow mostly 30s and 40s in the wind sheltered valleys. same time, though it will be gusty across some of the hills and the ridges around the bay area. by lunchtime and into mid afternoon, mostly sunny, mid 60s around bayside areas from oakland into hayward. upper 60s again for areas south of san jose. now let's talk about those morning lows. the wind backs off. the air is dry and clear. could see low 30s around the north bay valleys. mid 30s around the tri-valley, even near downtown san jose it will be cold tuesday morning. wednesday morning similar temperatures, but from there the temperatures will start to go up as the moisture the clouds come back

and eventually rain chances. starting thursday, you see it right there and what looks to be a better chance of rain lining up as we get into friday night and saturday. something that's been missing in the forecast la two weeks. rain coming back in sierra snow as well and it looks like next weekend we'll see a bit of a break in the action sunday before potentially more rain rolls in for the following week, so we've got some breezy conditions and dry to start the week with a rainy finish. rain chances coming back as we get into thursday, and then we could make up on some of the sierra snow we've been missing on, with snow levels close to 5 or 6000ft as we move into next weekend, and we'll take a closer look at those bay area. expected rain totals as the wet pattern returns coming up in the second half of this newscast, some pretty good looking totals headed our way, and we're going to find out about that thursday evening forecast for levi's. that's right. quick turnaround. we'll be watching that. showers possible. all right rob, thanks very much. up next, the end of an era after 149 shows and 50

cities, taylor swift's record breaking world tour is coming to an end. how the superstar is closing out her eras tour

at the white house tonight. very definite. northern california influence here among this year's honorees. bay area director francis ford coppola. bonnie raitt. i'm not sure she still lives in marin. she used to. grateful deadembers mickey hart, bill kreutzmann, bob weir as well. the president personally congratulated the award winners for their lifetime achievements in art and entertainment. cracking a joke that he might ask coppola for a job next year. if i get in trouble, i'm coming to you, pal. well, francis, i'm looking for work in february, so. maybe you've got something for me. and

the biden, de niro combination here. i can't sing, i can't act, i can't dance to a thing. but i can help you. the. the 47th kennedy center honors show was hosted by queen latifah. several tribute performances honoring the recipients. it's going to be broadcast at a later date. okay. it is the end of an era for taylor swift. the superstar is wrapping up her eras tour tonight in vancouver. the marathon tour has included 149 shows that were performed over nearly two years in 50 cities around the world, and the show featured swift singing and dancing for more than three hours. the tour was marked by friendship bracelets, a revolt against ticketmaster, and a record setting concert film. it's also been credited for boosting economies in nearly every city it visited. that includes santa clara, where the eras tour made a stop last year. couldn't forget that one, right? look how many people came. her fans say, broke a record that

weekend with more than 23,000 boardings to and from the concert that more than doubled the number of boarding from super bowl 50. in 2016. and billie eilish fans can ride to see her san jose concert in style. eilish's hit me hard and soft tour is making a stop at the sap center tuesday, and wednesday. singer is partnering with caltrans to encourage her fans to take public transportation to her concert, instead of driving. they created an eilish themed billie khanna for fans to ride to the first show. during the trip, riders will have the chance to win official tour merch. the billie car will depart from san francisco and make stops along the peninsula until it arrives in san jose. very cool. dogs and cats found their forever home today in san jose thanks to a pop up event. pop, by the way, is spelled pwp. i'm not sure. i'm not sure i'm delivering that right. the city opened the new adoption site in downtown to help empty its shelter. this comes after a 133 page audit found that the city's shelter is

overcrowded, dirty and lacks space to prevent disease. the new adoption site is part of the city's plans to fix those issues we spoke to. a new pet owner today who says he wanted to help out because i feel that they deserve a second chance, and i know that i can give him the quality life that he deserves. the pop up site is located on east san carlos, a couple blocks from christmas in the park. it will be open every friday through sunday for the next month. it's going to feature five dogs and seven cats each day. all adoption fees are waived. well, people got to do some holiday shopping while supporting local artists today in the east bay. the 62nd annual holiday arts festival, held at the richmond arts center. it featured more than 50 artists selling crafts and household items. organizers say it's an event they look forward to all year long. i think we get a wonderful turnout. we get people that not only from the

community, they come from different areas, different parts of the bay area, either because they're familiar with some of the artists work or because they just seen our social media, whether on facebook, instagram and people really respond well to it. and it's always a wonderful turnout. people also got to create crafts with the help of artists and try food from some local restaurants. well, rising from the ashes. after more than fivyears of reconstruction following the devastating fire at notre dame, the famed cathedral has now reopened its doors. its first mass was held today to celebrate its rebirth. nbc's jay gray has more on the historic moment from paris. well, good evening from just outside of notre dame. a very special. and for many very sacred weekend here as the iconic church reopens after more than five years of rebuilding following just a horrific fire

here, the first mass was this morning. a celebration, really, of faith, commitment and rebirth of this structure. the service, attend by french president emmanuel macron and around 2500 invited guests. it was led by the archbishop of paris with nearly 170 bishops, not all from france, but around the world, taking part in this celebration. it included the blessing of a new bronze altar inside the church that a very important part of that service. the reopening actually started on saturday. dignitaries, heads of state from around the world gathering here and the ancient bell finally sounding again, echoing through the streets of paris. music from the grand organ filling the restored cathedral. but perhaps the most ovation. people clapping and it extended for several minutes, honoring the first responders, the construction teams, the artists, the architects and craftsmen as they took their place inside this cathedral. the

cathedral that they helped to bring back to life. that morning service, followed by an evening mass here, the first time the public was back inside notre dame and celebrating the faithful getting their chance to worship inside this cathedral. and there will be masses over the next several days for all of those who live here or have traveled here to get their chance to be back inside this iconic church, that's the latest from here in paris. jay gray, nbc news. up next, swarms of unidentified drones flying over neighborhoods on the east coast. one even flew over a meeting of pentagon leaders here in california. the high tech hunt now underway to track them down. and still ahead, an iconic piece of cinematic history after being stolen and then recovered. the slippers judy garland wore in the wizard of oz sold at auction. we're going to tell you auction. we're going to tell you how much they sold you know you want a burger. so make it my smashed jack, rated the best burger in fast food.

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a south bay special education student, says he was given a high school dipiploma thahe did not earn, and it's hurting his future. we investigate. thanks for joining us on this special edition of nbc bay area news. i'm gia vang and i'm terry mcsweeney. you might have heard stories of star athletes struggling to read in high school, but getting passed on to college with diplomas anyway. well, some special education students say it's happening to them only they don't want the diplomas. they tell investigative reporter candice nguyen, the diplomas and a new push for inclusion is leaving them behind. ibrahim bari for most students, a high school diploma is a step into their future. but ibrahim bari says his diploma from san jose's lee high school stopped his future

in its tracks. i thinking, what am i going to do for my life? ibrahim is hard of hearing and diagnosed with a specific learning disability. according to his individual education plan or iep, an iep is a legal document, a school follows so a student with disabilities receives personalized education. today, people are graduating. they call my mom. she's like, o, i have bad news. everyone is not getting a certificate of completion. he's getting a diploma, a certificate of completion is something a student gets if he finishes high school but doesn't meet all the requirements to graduate. ibrahim and his mother were expecting that certificate so he could attend vocational school. his dream is to work with automobiles. he says. but according to this letter, the diploma meant ibrahim is now no longer eligible for those special education services through the district or county. i was sad because if i don't go

to the adult school for them, what am i going to do for my future? college isn't an option, he says. even though school officials wrote that he earned his diploma, there's a problem. he struggles with basic reading. i don't understand the basics of the work. the system failed him. how can an 18 year old read at a second grade level? and how can a high school student who only reads at a second g grade lev have a transcript that's filled with a's and b's? we really failed him. this was one of ibrahim's teachers. she asked to remain anonymous to avoid retaliation. having worked with him, i know that he was reading at second third grade level. according to the county's lette, school officials decided to issue ibrahim's diploma based on his iep documents, assessment reports and other factors. with his mother's permission, we shared those documents with two special ed advocates who don't know ibrahim. they say they

found red flags. he was indicated to have passed algebra one, but when looking at the assessment results, it looks like he was only testing around a fourth grade level at most. for math advocates taylor cohn and alicia tucker say school administrators seem to be looking mainly at ibrahim's transcript, not at ibrahim. when you see a transcript, you see the name of a class and a letter grade. you do not see anything additional like modifications happeninwhich are noted on the iep. with an iep. cohn and tucker say classes are adjusted. ibrahim's baseline was different from other students. let's say earning an a in english typically means being able to read a novel. for ibrahim, a teacher is directed by the iep to pass him. if he meets his own individualized baseline. his goal may be just to write two sentences towards a topic, and if he masters those goals and he

makes an a in the class, the problem is those a's and b's he earned for his modified lesson plans ended up on his transcript. the fact that the classes were modified didn't always. tucker says most of those teachers probably weren't even aware the grades they gave him would result in denied services. after graduation, she says she sees this problem with special ed students nationwide because of the lack of funding and the teacher shortage. they're just forgotten. which is why ibrahim says he's speaking out. i would like them to be supported them, teach them, help them no matter what so they don't struggle in the real life, because if they do, they will be the same thing. i'm homeless. is that your biggest fear? yeah. yeah. we reached out to school leaders. the santa clara county

office of education declined an restricts their ability tolaw disclose specific details about any student's educational experiences or conversations related to their education. this regression in social skills. for six months now, ibrahim has been at home. no vocational school, no training to be a mechanic. he wrote this letter to school officials. every time i see a school bus on my street, it makes me depressed. why do i have to pray and beg for an education? do i not the one? the county office has since offered ibrahim four years of adult school. he'd have to sign a contract, and because he has a diploma now, it would not be with an individualized education plan anymore. the family says they want more information before signing anything, and they are demanding an iep. candice nguyen, nbc bay area. we investigate. if you have a story for our investigative unit, call

888996 tips or visit our website nbcbayarea.com. slash investigations. jury deliberations continue tomorrow in the murder trial of nima momeni, who is accused of killing cash app founder bob lee. the jury was handed the case wednesday morning after lengthy instructions from the judge. jurors are tasked with considering a single count of first degree murder with an enhancement of using a deadly weapon if they cannot reach a unanimous verdict on that, they can consider lesser charges of second degree murder. voluntary manslaughter, or involuntary manslaughter. monday will mark the third day of deliberations for the panel. growing questions tonight about those big drones spotted flying at night over new york and new jersey. with police now on a high tech hunt of their very own to try and track them down. nbc's george solis reports from toms river, new jersey. 's looping around the area tonight. the investigation into reports of small car sized drones hovering over new york and new jersey is deepening. oh, it's slowing down. tonight,

authorities in toms river, new jersey, launching their own drone offensive for a closer look. their eye in the sky, capturing one of the drones in motion. you're not targeting or going after them, so to speak. is there a methodology and reason why? well, right now we just want identify what it is, the way it was explained. there are two feet bigger than our drones or two times the size, rather so they're about four feet and it looks like it's a fixed wing type craft. what concerns us mostly is that at this point, nobody's seen any of these units taking off or landing. this is a significant threat to u.s. national security. reted four star general and nbc news military analyst barry mccaffrey tells nbc news. there's good reason why local and federal agencies are treading carefully. when you see something of this capacity, you wonder why it would be needed. what are they doing? it implies a heavy payload, and a heavy payload would be either something dangerous, a bomb, but

in this case, surveillance of some sort. look what's back again. same spot as last night. meanwhile, more sightings of the large drones continue to proliferate. social media. new jersey resident michael marciano capturing these images on saturday. coming right above my house. the fbi not commenting on the drone activity to nbc news, but setting up a tip line for people to report any sightings. it's moving really fast now. growing concern as the mystery in the sky continues. george solis nbc news, toms river, new jersey. still ahead, seeing san francisco's famous cable cars in a whole new way during the holidays, the annual tradition turning a lot of heads this season

for more than $32 million atn auction this weekend. slippers

are one of four surviving pairs from the 1939 film, and they were once stolen from a museum. dorothy's ruby slippers, worn by judy garland of course, now have the distinction of being the most valuable movie memorabilia ever sold at auction. the initial bid was $500,000. the auction house estimated that go for about 3 million. the auction also included the hat worn by the wicked witch in the wizard of oz, which sold for $2.9 million. well, tis the season for holiday decorations. and in san francisco, you won't only see them on homes, buildings and trees, but also rolling up and down the hills. nbc bay area's joe rosato jr. has the story of what's become an annual tradition decorating the city's iconic cable cars. no matter how many times you've watched a cable car rumbling down the tracks, it feels like a festive moment. and with the city decked out for the holidays, it seems

only fitting. the cable cars get into the holiday spirit. two. oh, you found them perfect. inside san francisco's cable car barn. i just got some for the roof. an army of elves could be found adding some holiday flair. the garland, the tinsel, the ornaments hauled out of storage. all ready for some artistic license. this one first. and then that one. do we have any more zip ties? right there? it's really important to show the spirit. this annual decorating party has become a tradition in recent years. it just kind of jump in and do it and kind of copy what other people are doing. it's a team of mostly volunteers like james jurado. up on the ladder. this is my seventh year to do it, and it's just a lot of fun. the only qualifications here. enthusiasm and an eye for decorating. mainly it's just being able to hang things, you know, using tie wraps, binder clips, bungee cords. put that off and use

another one. up until 20 years ago, only a single cable car in the fleet got the holiday treatment. and then i took over and it went from one car to three to 5 to 10. this marks the 20th year gripman valentine lopez has headed up the decorating. if you're going to do it, it's got to come from here. there's plenty of heart here. lopez and the team buy the decorations themselves and multiple generations of families turn up to put them on. it's a lot of fun. my grandson is the one that coordinated all these kids here. this year, i decided to bring as many people as possible. you get to do something that everyone will see. tourists will see it. passengers will see it. riders will see it throughout the holidays. this festive atmosphere belies the recent grinch like warning from city transportation leaders, who say they might have to scale back. cable car lines because of a budget shortfall. lopez believes that's a last resort. there's the cable cars that bring in the tourists and the tourists spend

their money at the restaurants and the hotels and the convention centers. so if these things stop running, the tourists stop coming. if there's an added reward for these volunteer decorators giving up their weekends, it's when these cars hit the streets. oh, it's a blast to see the cars go through it. and knowing that you decorated those when you see the people. as the cable cars are going up and down, stopping and looking at them with all the decorations and taking pictures, it gives you a little bit of pride. lopez says the decorations have the power to lift the city right after covid, and leading up to it, it seemed to really pick people's spirits up and made them happy. it seemed to bring some life back to the city. so these days when you hear the bells are ringing, it might be an extra special cable car passing by a festive moment in this most festive time of the year. joe rosato jr. yea. perfect. nbc bay area news. gorgeous up there. and how about christmas in the park? live.

look at downtown san jose and that tree is happening this year. i love what they're doing. it's like a light show on that big, beautiful tree in downtown san jose. gorgeous as well. rob outside? yeah. better air quality, less of that air pollution, but more wind moving forward into that monday forecast, especially around the hills of the north bay. more on the dry start to the week. but what is looking like a very

camera tonight, reflecting off the bay. nice. yes. pretty clear night right there, rob. yeah. a big, pleasant change from the same time yesterday. where it was just a lot of haze and smog around the bay area, but the wind picked up, helped to clear out our skies. and good news in terms of air quality. we will not see a spare the air day for tomorrow, but we will see more wind. a reminder of the last 24 hours. the weekend did not start off very well when it came to air quality. that's a look at

unhealthy air. mid afternoon yesterday. then the wind picked up and the same view. same time today. blue skies back around san francisco. so the air quality saturday unhealthy today back into the moderate to good range. we should see that continue as we head into monday. meantime the wind in the north bay mountains by sunrise will be picking up and we'll see breezy conditions into monday. that will set the stage for some chilly nights and mornings. tuesday and wednesday could have some patchy frost, and that rain making a comeback right now might see a few patches of fog around the north bay valleys, but overall, the visibility looking better, aided by the wind mixing in the drier air, helping to clear our skies. and notice by about 9 a.m. tomorrow morning, some of the red there for elevations above 2000ft near calistoga, mount saint helena and near napa could be about 20 to 40 mile per hour. gusts above 2000ft and generally some breezy conditions. turning offshore at times into monday and you know, these offshore winds help to clear out our skies and set the stage for some dry weather, at least for the first three days of the week. so tomorrow mornin,

wind sheltered valleys will have a chance of 30s. better chances as we get into tuesday and wednesday morning. midday tomorrow. sunny skies, dry and breezy as our highs will be in the upper 60s. may get close to 70 again around san jose. mid 60s closer to san francisco and oakland. low 60s around the tri-valley. so the return to rain starts thursday. that will weaken persistent high pressure which has been over the region. but the stronger of the weather systems. the second follow up here for friday night into saturday that has potential for some heavier rain at times into early saturday and sierra snow. and you can see here for sunday. looks like a little bit of a break and maybe more on the way as we head towards sunday night. so a closer look at the rain totals as we head through the end of the week. you see a little bit of rain there thursday, and there is a closer look at the main event, which will be friday night on into saturday. so the first chance thursday. does it look like a whole lot less than a half inch of rain. but again, it's friday night into saturday where those

totals starto go up. looking a bit more like december. finally. and that 7-day forecast. so kind of a dry start, chilly start to the week in terms of morning lows. then we look at the rain chances making a comeback a little bit on thursday. then a lot more friday night into saturday. and well, speaking of thursday, yes, thursday night football. short turnaround for the 49ers. kick off at 515 right now. plan on showers. low 60s. the rain doesn't look too heavy on thursday. really. it's friday night and saturday that i think will be the main event when it comes to the rain as we start next weekend. but for now, if you're heading to levi's, maybe bring a rain jacket. good advice. we'll be watching. i know a guy who headed there a few hours ago, anthony flores. in fact, he loved the game so much he stayed there. anthony, what's going on out there? that's right. guys, the 49ers get back on track by making things unbearable for chicago. we'll take you inside the locker room following the 49ers big win over the bears. stick around. sports is next

i'm anthony flores, live at levi's stadium. the 49ers still have a playoff pulse. it's faint, but they are still alive in the race for division title. after snapping their three game losing streak against the chicago bears and quarterback brock purdy in the 49ers, returning home after back to back losses on the road, the red and gold got out to a fast start against the bears on their first possession. brock purdy hits jauan jennings for a seven yard touchdown, 14 nothing 49ers after one. then in the second, purdy and jennings hook up again, this time it's a 16 yard touchdown pass. 24 nothing san francisco at the break. purdy pass for 325 yards and two scores. the defense also came to play. the niners sacked caleb williams seven times in the game. the offense was humming. george kite had six catches for 151 yards and with the

injured christian mccaffrey looking on in the fourth, isaac galindo scores his second first start as a 40 niner, he rushed for 78 yards but left the game with a possible foot sprain. he'll have an mri tomorrow. patrick taylor came in and scored the niners final touchdown. the 49ers snapped their three game losing streak. they blow out the bears 38 to 13. we had to step it up today. we wanted to play well. i thought we did play well and most important thing was getting a win and we got it done. so i was proud of the guys, the way they came out and the way they finished today. we just went out there, we executed and we played aggressive more than anything. even in the last couple of weeks, even though it didn't go our way, we practiced really well in those weeks. it just didn't translate onto the field. and today you saw it translate with the execution. you know, when it mattered most physically. how do you feel, especially with a short week coming up? you know, honestly, i feel great. so, you know, just continuing to get your body right. obviously ia quick

turnaround regardless of how you feel in the game. so, you know, just continue to get your mind and body right for that moment. all right. so the next big moment for the rookie running back and the 49ers comes on thursday night when they host the l.a. rams right here at levi's stadium. the niners are still in last place in the nfc west. seatattle beatrizona, so the niners are two games behind the first place seahawks with four games remaining in the regular season. all right. in the nba, the warriors hosting minnesota for the second time in three days. down a point in the fourth quarter, steph curry finds jonathan kuminga for the flush. curry had a game high 30 points and eight dimes. then with under a minute to go buddy hield puts the game on ice with the three ball. he had 27. the warriors beat the timberwolves 114 to 106. all right. also the raiders they lose to the buccaneers. and cal is headed to the la bowl against unlv on december 18th. that's going to do it here from levi's stadium.

guys we're the 49 ers. get a much needed win today against the chicago bears. like i said earlier they still have a playoff pulse. it's faint. but if you listen hard enough you can hear it i think i can hear it. maybe that's just the people cleaning up the seats. back to you in the studio. for me, it's very loud. i can hear that that playoff pulse. three days and then they're going to be playing in a light rain. what do you make of this rams game? i know it's huge for both teams. but what are your thoughts. well it's a short week so it's going to be a big factor. the one thing that i think favors the 49 ers the travel is not really that big of a deal because they're only it's an hour flight. the 49 ers didn't have to expend a lot of energy in that second half where the rams were in a battle with the bills. they came out on top. but the bills made a late charge. so they were in a physical game that could take its toll on thursday of course we'll have to wait to see tomorrow how isaac foot is our ankle is. we'll find out more on monday. it's time

for you to suit up, anthony. yeah, and for you to suit up as a running back. yeah. no, they want to be so strong in that case anthony. all right anthony flores here it live from levi's. thank you anthony. well hey dozens of san jose families got a free christmas tree today thanks to an annual giveaway specifically for district three. the roosevelt community center serves district three, which has had a rough year after the council member for the district, omar torres, was arrested on child sex abuse charges. today, district three staff teamed up with mayor matt mahan and others to make sure that disadvantaged kids got a tree for free. in addition to the giveaway, there were fun activities inside for families. so we just want to make sure every family, especially every child in our community, has a very happy holiday season. there are arts, crafts, hot chocolate, i think santa is even visiting, so we're having a pretty fun time here at the roosevelt community center. and the community center offers a variety of programs, classes, and services for san jose residents. so many great stories about christmas and people doing great things. i love this time

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