right now at six, awaiting the verdict. seven long days of jury deliberations and a decision is reached in the murder trial surrounding the death of cashapp founder bob lee. hopefully we will all get just a little bit of closure in a way. the problem is now being made by the victim's family. no matter what today's outcome may be. plus, amid its financial troubles linked to california wildfires. pg&e will now get a loan from president biden. the reason? the record setting amount of cash. a

and a foggy start across the bay area this morning. look at this commute. going to see it pretty much across the bay area. meteorologist kari hall tracking the dangerous conditions as you head out the door this morning. this is today in the bay. foggy start to the morning, but not for our vision towards the weekend. yes, we're thinking about it already. are you looking out there? it's tuesday. you got to think ahead. we're moving the bay area forward. yeah. and the prompter. it ss good wednesday morning. so let's just skip on through. obviously, they're trying to move ahead. moving ahead. yeah. happy tuesday. so let's talk about that weather. yeah it is foggy. and yes we're getting a clear view because jt as fast as the weekend is creeping up, so too will christmas as well. and so we're looking at some low visibility in spots as you got to go to work and make that of a mile visibility in santer francisco, as well as san jose and concord quarter mile visibility in some spots in

between these airport stations, it could be down to zero. so just allow some extra time to get there. this is a look at fremont where it's not too bad and we are going to see at times low visibility in some spots, some breezy winds. as you're heading out. those clouds will remain either at the roadway or just above the roadway, and then eventually clear out as we go throughout the day into the late morning into the afternoon, temperatures make it into the low 60s, and it's going to be a little bit milder and nicer than it was yesterday. so we can make some plans to get outside. i think 3 to 4:00 is like the best time of the day, where it feels nicer. mike, you are seeing some things might look different on the commute. yeah, even though the fog is, as you said, kari in many cases just above the deck. so just low clouds. it makes things look different, especially sometimes covering or obscuring those offramp signs and the surroundings that you used to using as references. so keep that in mind and lower those speeds. even though traffic looks like it's already kicking in toward the end of the year. slide right now. the first

slowing for san jose has already cleared up for north 101. this yellow highlighting. remember, that's the weather data translating to the conditions on the roads. low clouds, fog through the areas where it's highlighted in that color. we're actually getting a break for the tri-valley as far as the weather goes. and visibility is fine. 680 southbound. there's a disabled dirt hauler there just past the 84 merge. that's what's making things slow right now, blocking only one lane. but bob did talk about that fog as he drove through that area this morning. there's more fog through contra costa county. back to you. all right. thanks, mike. well, you know, after seven days of deliberations, is it all come down to this? at 930 this morning, the jury is set to announce its verdict in the murder trial of nima momeni. he's the man charged in the deadly stabbing of cashapp founder, bob lee. today in the bay. ginger conejero saab. she's live for us in san francisco this morning. and, ginger, i understand you spoke with lee's ex-wife. what is she saying about all of this? well, marcus christa lee, bob lee's ex-wife, is saying there is nervous

energy before the reading of today's verdict. but regardless of where the verdict may fall, she says her family believes that nima momeni killed her ex-husband, bob lee. now, she shared several photos with us. one of her and bob from 20 or so years ago. she told me they first met at a local spot in saint louis and shared two kids. she says they maintained a very close relationship even after splitting in 2018. bob's birthday would have been on friday and he would have been 45 years old. even though there is a vacant seat at our table, will still be able to celebrate him and at least a little bit of justice that we hope to get. now, christa and her family will be at the courthouse this morning. i'm also presuming that momeni family members of his family will also be there, as they have been throughout these whole proceedings. and ginger, before you go, let's talk about this, because a lot of times

when we look at these trials, we look at the length of deliberation there with the jury, with the seven days. does that speak to where this verdict will lead? well, legal experts, including stephen clark, who we spoke with, say that the amount of time that a jury deliberates may be indicative of where they lean. clark says there was a lot of evidence to sift through during this six week trial. they heard testimony from momeni sister, kathy vara, who was the key piece in connecting lee and nima momeni. the jury also heard from the defendant himself, who says he acted in self defense the night that lee was fatally stabbed. now prosecutors say different. they say momeni fatally stabbed lee to avenge sexual assault claims from his sister, and a man that lee introduced to her. prosecutors say momeni fled the scene and never called police. now, the jury was instructed to unanimously decide whether or not they believe momeni is guilty of first degreee murder. if they could not, they would

unanimously agree he is not guilty and then move down to lesser charges. we're likely to see a verdict somewhere between second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter. now, irregardless of today's verdict, marcus christa lee says that she plans on taking this even further. she plans on taking momeni sister, his mother and his brother in law in court. today's verdict will be read at 930. we will be there for that and give you the very latest in san francisco. ginger conejero saab. today in the bay. all right, ginger, thank you for that. and also don't forget make sure you are there so you don't miss the verdict when it is announced at 930. if you haven't already done so, you can download our free nbc bay area app. that way you can see our full coverage of the momeni trial. no matter where you are, we will be live streaming that as well as having it on air. the moment that verdict comes down just into our newsroom. a top

russian general is dead after a bombing attack in moscow. ukraine's security service claims its operatives carried out the mission one day after it opened a criminal investigation against him. the general served as chief of russia's nuclear, biological and cmical protection forces. he died from a bomb embedded in a scooter outside his apartment building. russia is vowing to respond in just a matter of hours. the house intelligence committee is expected to receive a briefing as questions remain over drone sightings across the u.s. we have a live look at capitol hill, where they will be meeting today in the bay's. brie jackson joins us live from washington this morning. and, bree, four federal agencies now speaking up ahead of today's briefing. they say the public has nothing to worry about. that's right. good morning. laura. so the group says that the drones are not from one entity, the fbi, the department of homeland security, the federal aviation administration and the defense department released a joint

statement yesterday. they say these sightings include drones used from commercial for commercial uses and by people who fly them as a hobby. people are also mistaking aircraft and even stars for these drones, which have been spotted over multiple u.s. states over the past several weeks. the group adds that it still has not found any threat to the public, something the white house is echoing. president elect donald trump says he's canceling a weekend trip to new jersey due to what's happening in. that is driving fears that the government is not telling the public the full story. something strange is going on. for some reason. they don't want to tell the people, and they should, because the people are really i mean, they happen to be over bedminster. we want to know the truth. they're very they're very they're very close to bedminster. i think maybe i won't spend the weekend in bedminster. and because drones fly so low. faa aviation radar

typically does not spot them. fbi and faa officials have said most drone sightings appear to line up with airport takeoffs and landings patterns, suggesting that the public might be mistaking regular air traffic. even passing satellites for drones. meanwhile, a company specializing in drone radar is now working with state police in new jersey. today's briefing of the house intelligence committee is expected to begin at 11:00 this morning. laura. all right. we'll be following brie. thank you so much. new. this morning, pg&e will receive a record setting federal loan to o upgrae its grid and infrastructure. the utility finalizing a $15 billion low interest loan. it will go towards boosting projects tied to climate change, hydroelectric power and modernizing power lines. it is all going to be paid out over several years. pg&e and the department of energy not commenting. let's take a live look across the bay area this morning and you see it right there. a foggy start to

the morning. meteorologist kari hall has been monitoring what we can expect throughout the day. is that going to burn off anytime soon? it's going to take a while, so we are going to be in with the fog and the low visibility for several hours. and it's also cool to start with upper 40s and low 50s for many of our microclimates. walnut creek, one of the cooler spots at 48 degrees with a calm wind. and as we take a live look outside in palo alto, you can see that a lot of the low visibility is just above the roadway. so the cars are moving at a regular pace, but you might want to just allow some extra time to get there in case you do hit one of those thicker patches of fog. it's 50 degrees here. we will remain at 50 degrees through 9:00. and then as the sky starts to clear a little bit, the sun peeks out. we'll gradually see temperatures warming up, and it will be actually a little bit above what's normal for this date. in santa rosa, we're looking at a high of 62, but we're used to seeing temperatures for this date in the upper 50s. so upper 50s for the average high. but

today it will be in the lower 60s. and mike, we're seeing gas prices going up or down. some are going down. but this one's holding steady there in the lead for the long run. livermore marathon stations continue with the best in the bay. 329. again at shops on holmes and south livermore. it continues in that top spot. and now we're looking to the second spot san francisco. 339 at gaugh on mission street. that's at silver avenue, just off to 80. and then in the south bay, their best today it's the same same name as we've been talking about different locations, though a better price by $0.02. it's 365 at dimond gas and market in san jose on south winchester boulevard. you can check your places for those changes. hopefully they're favorable. gasbuddy.com on the roadways, we are looking at pretty favorable speeds, a lot of green sensors, but that yellow highlighting means fog, lower visibility, low clouds, but the tri-valley. the problem is a disabled truck, a dirt hauler blocking one lane still south 680 just at 84,

causing both of those highways in their commute directions to be a problem there. north of there, the fog through contra costa county. here's walnut creek. we see more traffic south 680 heading down toward 24 and vasco road. this might be why it's such a long drive. back to you. all right. thanks, mike. it is 611 right now. waymo going overseas. coming up next, the latest city set to be taken over by driverless taxi. and back here at home. here comes the money. an investor promises lots of money. and everyone will benefit out to the futures this morning. we've had a long losing streak on the dow, the biggest since 2018. looks like that's continuing today. plus one east bay home getting national attention for its over-the-top christmas lights. that display is quite amazing. we're going to take a look at that experience and all the magic it brings when we return. keep it right here. you're watching today in the

very hap tuesday to you. marcus was mentioning that the pg&e. so that's that's publicly traded stock and worth watching this morning. also we have alaska airlines on our board. it says it's adding more routes from san francisco to hawaii as part of its merger with hawaiian airlines sfo to kona four times a week, three flights a week to kauai. now the fed starts its two day interest rate meeting today, and the

expectation is they will cut rates a quarter point. what does that mean to you? well, you're paying way too much in credit card debt and it's way more than anything. the fed is thinking about. your car payment is probably fixed. your mortgage rate more related to the ten year bond than anything the fed does. so not much really, but we'll talk more about it tomorrow as we get the decision. the federal trade commission and president biden are announcing new rules on junk fees. you've heard about these before, but today they become official hotels or airbnb have to tell you about resort fees. ticket sellers have to add the convenience fee to the total price. but these brand new rules are much more narrow than we expected. car rental companies can still advertise one price charge you something else. same with airline tickets. they're exempt from these new rules as well. cell pne companies too. president elect trump met with softbank's masayoshi son at mar a lago yesterday, where he promised to invest billions in

american businesses, much of it tech. now we know this investor, masayoshi son, very, very well in silicon valley. he spent billions here on all kinds of startups. here's the president elect, and we've just concluded a very productive meeting. and today, i am thrilled to announce that softbank will be investing $100 billion in america, creating 100,000 american jobs at a minimum. and he's doing this because he feels very optimistic about our country since the election. now, the same pair made a similar announcement at trump tower shortly became before trump became president, the first time a venture capitalist does not need to stand alongside an incoming president to announce a new fund. it's not mr. trump's money, and the bank does not need his okay to make the investments. but why wouldn't you? masayoshi son kept his promise spent wildly, particularly here in the bay area. some ideas winners uber

comes to mind and some were a giant waste of softbank's money. investments like wework. the one that stands out in my head is his investment in a dog walking company called wag. some of you will come to your house kind of like a doordash or walk your dog. softbank sank $300 million into wag, a business not that different than the dog walking business you might have thought up when you were a kid. a third of $1 billion now, long before we knew masayoshi son and his money were coming back, we did a full breakdown of softbank spending in silicon valley with its head american investor on our podcast, sand hill road. the title inside softbank vision funds new billion dollar bets. you can find it in past episodes because it explains all of what's about to happen. and keep in mind, even if he makes a couple of dumb big investments again, dog walking that employs a ton of people who need to go to lunch, who need to get to pick up their dry cleaning, who need to have an uber. and if this man wants to come into the

bay area, i used to call him the monopoly man. right? it's just money coming out of his pockets. hey, more power to him. well, you know, you've got to have some some bombs to get some, you know, some good ones too. exactly. and boy, does he have some bombs and some winners. it's part of business. sometimes it is. it is. well, speaking of business in bay area companies. let's talk about this. the next step for alphabet's waymo. tokyo. yeah. the bay area based robotaxi company is taking its first step on an international level. this is with plans of start testing in asia early next year. now, waymo is not yet commenting on the starting that commercial operations in japan, but it already has development partnerships with the country's largest taxi operator and a widely used rideshare app. i was recently in scottsdale and they're everywhere. yeah, it's interesting to see becoming big trending this morning. a spectacular display of lights in contra costa county actually delighting people coast to coast. i want you to check out this display right here. so this is at a home in oakley located on solitude drive. and this home is getting national attention. it's all part of a reality tv

competition for the house with the most holiday cheer. i think this one does pretty well. certainly does not disappoint. here, with more than 3000 lights and two christmas scenes with an ice rink. get that? wow. look, we've been checking out holiday light displays across the bay area, and you got a neighborhood you want to check out? well, let us know on social media. we're at nbc bay area. our app includes facebook as well as instagram. wow. no wonder why my son was saying we need more lights and a trolley and some reindeer. goodness gracious. an ice skating rink. i know it's a big property. cool. i would love a nice sweater. at least our holiday sweater. yeah. yeah. keep you cozy. be nice. if you could stay in this morning. it's been foggy. foggy? it's cold. it just feels so damp outside. and so we're going to have this linger for a few more hours. and visibility is pretty low in some spots down to a quarter mile.

even less than a few is very spotty areas, but we're now seeing quarter mile visibility in concord. three quarters of a mile is how far you can see in oakland. and we are seeing it just above the roadway for a lot of other spots as we take a look at concord. the fog will linger through 10:00, and as we go throughout the day, we don't see the temperatures rising very much. so it will be a chilly day even with the sunshine. but it will be nice to enjoy the sun for a little while before those temperatures start to dip back down to the low 50s after sunset and upper 40s at 9:00, we are seeing the storm track changing. we had such a busy pattern over the past week and a half, and so we're seeing it now lifting back to the north, and we're going to take a break from any rain chances. but if you are going to be traveling up to oregon or washington state will expect some rain tre, as we are going to see that continue at least for the next week or so. but eventually the rain comes back to the bay area. we'll see that on sunday, saturday as well as

sunday and then into next week. it's going to be a busy travel time, along with trying to navigate around all the storms coming in. we are looking at temperatures in napa in the low 60s, but it will be cooler for the weekend into next week as that rain moves in. so we're going to enjoy a nice little warm up here. upper 60s, which is above normal for this time of year. and mike, you're also tracking all the fog out there and the commute. the fog, in fact, may be more of a factor. you see some of the glow for the lights at the bay bridge. the volume. yeah, we filled in the toll plaza, but it's not as bad through contra costa county, through alameda county. smooth flow, a little bit of slowing for highway 24. the fog is the big factor. a disabled truck is a problem for 680 south toward 84, still blocking the slow lane and north 85.5. this is also gog on a crash and minor crash. north 85 blocks, one lane at el mino. back to you. excuse me. thanks, mike. 622 for you this morning, we are just days away from a historic flyby, so the

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the way down to the bay area this past october, the sun has spread light in all of our lives this year, and now the sun is back in the news as nasa spacecraft prepares to make an historic close approach next week. after traveling for several years. seven years, i spoke with a nasa mission scientist who describes how the parker solar probe will be able to get close to the sun and what they're hoping to find out. the sun's surface is about 4500 degrees. pretty hot. but as we rise up and leave the surface of the sun, rather than cooling off, the particles become a million degrees hot. this enables the acceleration of the particles, but we do not understand the physics, the details of how this heating and acceleration takes place. the best way to do it to study it, isis to send a spacecraft and actually make the measurements

locally, make the magnetic make, measure the magnetic fields, measure the particles, and that will allow us to develop the necessary understanding, which can be then convertrted into spe weather prediction. the parker solar probe will reach its closest point to the sun the morning of christmas eve. it will take about three months for scientists to analyze all that data. the spacecraft has enough fuel to continue to gather information for an astounding 100 years. so this is not the last we'll hear of this mission. does it have solar panels or something? no. they have tput everything behind this really crazy heat shield because as he said, it's over a million degrees. so it's really interesting to hear them talk about that. pretty cool. yeah. plus, i could talk to that doctor all day long. yeah, i had a lot of questions, but it was like, okay, we got a very limited amount of time, right? very cool. thanks, gary. well, just ahead, kari tracking that dense fog advisory for parts of

the bay area. and bob redell is out there in the field seeing it for himself. and laura. fortunately, it's extremely isolated. so we'll tell you about the potential impact or no impact on your morning commute. stay with us. you're

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report on the dangerous driving conditions you may be facing this morning. plus, a verdict reached in the nima momeni murder trial. an announcement is expected three hours from now. now, the new promise this morning from the victim's ex-wife to continue her legal push, no matter what happens with the finances and the state of the city. i know that our leaders are all in to put oakland first. plus, making room for new leadership. oakland's recalled mayor is serving her last day in office. we're breaking down the transition of power set to get under way. this is today in the bay. the tuesday morning to you. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. want to begin with our team coverage on the dense layer of fog over the bay area. this is causing some issues for commuters. meteorologist kari hall and mike inouye. of course. tracking those conditions for us. but first, today in the bay's bob redell. he's live for us in santa clara. this is after making his way through the

tri-valley this morning, and it looks like it's starting to clear up just a bit behind you. i would definitely say the fog is patchy and yes, it does appear to be lifting. here we are in santa clara. we're not far from great america parkway and 101. it was foggy earlier, but we've always been able to see, you know, the distance. so it was never so bad that it was like pea soup. this was the view driving down 101 through santa clara around 415 this morning. the national weather service did issue this dense f advisory until 9:00 this morning, warning that visibility could be a quarter of a mile or less. but as you can see in this video, unfortunately that was not the case here in santa clara. i had no problem seeing the drivers in front of me. visibility? not really an issue. the only place i noticed dense fog on my drive in this morning was coming over highway 84 out of livermore, on onto 680 south. when i crested over what used to be pigeon pass. the fog fog was thick, probably because i was at an upper elevation, but again was able to see the brake lights in

front of me. had no issues with the fog on 680 south 880 south 237 west to come over here to the south bay on my photographer jesse. he had no issues either in sf or coming down 101 on the peninsula, as we kind of got much of the bay area covered. we didn't get through oakland or the north bay, but again, it does appear to be isolated. if you do, you know, come across this dense fog. always remember, you don't want to be using the high beams. that light can reflect back on you off. the fog can be blinding. if you have fog lights, you want to use them. reporting live here in santa clara, bob redell today in the bay. thanks so much, bob. now let's head over to meteorologist kari hall. she's been tracking those conditions for us. and when can we expect to see some clearance for those drivers out there? yeah, it's going to be a while, because when we see fog like this, even if it is just above the roadway, it can linger for a while throughout the morning. and we are seeing our visibility at about a mile and a half. in san jose, it's three quarters of a mile in oakland. so as bob mentioned that for a

lot of us, it's not too bad as we are seeing at least the ability to be able to see the lines. but this comes after we get some decent amount of rainfall. all that moisture in the air condenses and creates those suspended water particles that create the what we see. basically, a cloud on the ground is what we are seeing. but a lot of our cameras are a little bit higher up. notice that our camera vantage point here in san rafael is higher than the roadway. so what you're seeing at the surface level may not be too bad, but we are going to see that fog continue through 10:00 here in the north bay. and then it will be clearing out fairly quickly. and temperatures later today will actually be a little bit warmer than what's normal for this date, headed for the low 60s for santa rosa, concord, as well as san jose. mike, you're looking at one of our san jose cameras. that's right. so even though you can see the deck, as we've been talking about, and bob mentioned that it does make the context go away, we can't see the freeway that's

above the highway 101 with those headlights. that would be two 8680 crossing, but it's again obscured by low clouds through this area. and that's what's showing up on our yellow, on our maps right here, 101, where the arrow is and where you saw the camera. that's got some slowing typical but lighter overall traffic. this is a tough drive, but starting to move a little bit better. north one northbound 85 still has a crash though. no major injuries, but this crash has been blocking a lane north at el camino for about an hour. that's a problem sticking around so south 680 at 84. that hauler truck. back to you. thank you very much, mike. 634 right now and later this morning, jurors are expected to deliver a verdict in a high profile murder trial, the one surrounding the stabbing death of cashapp founder bob lee. jurors reached a consensus late in the day yesterday. the judge then sent them home with the idea of announcing it this morning at 930. nima momeni faces first degree murder charges for the stabbing death of bob lee in san francisco last year. the jury

can also consider lesser charges. make sure you don't miss the verdict when it is announced at 930 this morning. download our free nbc bay area app. our full coverage of the momeni verdict will be live on air, and we will stream it as well. the moment it comes down. departing oakland, mayor sheng thao says that she'll be looking forward, not back, as she serves her final day in office today in one of her last acts in office. yesterday, the mayor delivered hundreds of donated gifts to 300 oakland families. now, her term will end once council members certify the recall results today. her time in office has been filled with successes, including notable drop in crime, but also controversy, starting with the fbi search of her home and ongoing corruption probe. a massive deficit leading to severe budget cuts. this is, though, through it all. tao says that she has no regrets. it's emotional. you know, we spent less than two years in office,

but i'm just so proud that my team led with values. i think it's a little unfortunate that there was some misinformation that was put out there. you know, in regards to like where the state of the city and the finances are, because we always knew that there was a way to actually lead the city out of its structural deficit. of course, you know, it doesn't happen overnight. voters will elect a replacement in april to serve out the remainder of her term for now. council president nikki fortunato bas will serve as the interim, but once her term ends on janry 6th, newly named council president will serve as interim. later this morning, san jose mayor matt mahan will join southbay housing leaders to help launch a manual count of unhoused people along coyote creek. the city is in the midst of a long term effort to clear the creekside of encampments. the goal is to provide an updated census for resource allocation to help manage and clear out those encampments. the city and valley water are funding relocation

costs. new at six a new lawsuit seeks to upend plans to have new led lights displayed along the bay bridge. now, the nonprofit illuminate created the first display more than a decade ago. that's when it went dark last march due to funding problems before work started last week on a new version, which is expected to light up the span sometime next year. but now, the founder of the national group opposing led lights claims the display is light pollution. also says it had never passed an environmental impact report. so far, there's no response from illuminate the toll authority or caltrans. all right. well, looking outside though, today certainly a cold start. looking outside, you don't see much in some places. not too bad. i mean, we kind of anticipate these conditions. sometimes it just doesn't pan out. and we're seeing the fog just above that layer where it doesn't really impact your drive. this morning we can see that in san jose. or it has been patchy where in some

spots the conditions do come down very low with that visibility. so we are watching out for that as we start out this morning, mid to upper 40s in parts of the east bay. it is now 49 in south san jose and 51 in san mateo. and then looking at brentwood and what to expect, it's going to be cloudy and at times foggy through 9:00. at 11:00 we're seeing the s peeking out and it will be a sunny day, but staying cool as our temperatures here stay in the 50s into the afternoon. for concord, look for a high of 62 degrees and also 62. in napa, novato, santa rosa, ukiah, as well as san jose. it will be slightly warmer in the south county, with some mid 60s today and continuing to warm up tomorrow as well. a few of us may even reach to 70, but a lot of the bay area will stay in the 60s. and mike, you've been watching the conditions for drivers for the commute. kari you're talking about the fog with potential for fog is out there. low clouds is what we see

in san rael. most parts of the bay. we're seeing folks driving just below those clouds. so visibility on the road and of those lines on the road is fine. we want to note in the north bay as well, there's a change from yesterday. the smart system is back in service. if you had to incur additional costs yesterday because of rideshare or what have you, because of that system being offline, well, you can try to file for a refund. they have information on their website over here. we have a continued closure as well. lower manzanita park and ride because of the high tides, not necessarily because of the rain, but i'm sure that contributed to water in that lower parking lot. things should improve that yellow highlighting again indicates lower clouds and some fog, so watch for the area. we've heard of no major problems, and a lighter volume of traffic does continue to show up around the bay. we, i think, have the end of the year slide kicking in right now, but south 680 toward 84 still very tied up by a disabled tractor trailer at highway 84. back to you. all right. thanks, mike. it is 640 right now. moving the bay area forward ahead of the holidays.

up next, the new request for help from one of the south bay's largest charities as they work to make this a special christmas for families in need. and it seems like a crisis tailor made for social media. the drones, the mysterious drones. we'll take a look. plus, well, you're coming. weber y to the north pole. of course. this is the polar express. look, it's the perfect morning and certainly the perfect time of the year to snuggle up to watch some holiday movies. one historic east bay theater giving you a chance to see some of those classic films for free. yeah, keep it around, because we're going to tell you where you can find those and what the showings will be, but it's only for a limited time, so

welcome back. the judge in donald trump's new york felony fraud case says that he will not dismiss the charges. scott mcgrgrew joins us now. president elect trump's lawyers argued he was immune from prosecution. exactly. the judge didn't buy it. but remember the judge the supreme court had ruled presidents cannot be prosecuted for crimes they commit while performing their official duties. but the flaw in this argument is that donald trump was not president when the crimes took place. trump was running for president when he made the payoffs to stormy daniels and others, and then later tried to keep those

transactions secret. there is a separate question as to whether evidence gathered after trump became president should have been used to convict him. the federal trade commission and president biden just announced new national rules on junk fees. you've heard about these before, but today they become official hotels or airbnb have to tell you about resort fees. ticket sellers have to add convenience fees to the total price. now, this is outside california. we have our own junk fee law that is far more pro-consumer. parts of the federal government will have to shut down this weekend unless congress passes a funding bill or a temporary measure to once again kick the can down the road. here's senate minority leader mitch mcconnell on the senate floor warning. we got to fix this. extending government funding by friday is our top priority. shutting the government down is a one way ticket to needless disruption of important functions. the house

intelligence committee, meantime, will get a briefing, a classified briefing about all those reports of drones on the eastern seaboard. the faa, the fbi, assure americans we're not in danger. some, they say, are hobby drones. many are airplanes, even stars. incoming president trump joining the debate from mar-a-lago. the government knows what is happening. look, our military knows where they took off from. if it's a garage, they can go right into that garage. they know where it came from and where it went. and for some reason, they don't want to comment. and i think they'd be better off saying what it is our military knows and our our president knows. and for some reason, they want to keep people in suspense. have you received an intelligence briefing on the drones? i don't want to comment on that. now, mr. trump is kind of having it both ways here. either he's been briefed, in which case he knows the very thing he claims the government isn't telling us, or he's chosen not to be briefed, even though

at this point in the transition, he's entitled to the very same classified briefings that president biden gets. trump says he thinks the government might be hiding something, but it's something he's entitled to find out about. meantime, people continue to post all kinds of mysterious lights on social media like these blinking red lights, which on closer examination, most commenters on the social networks say it probably radio tower beacon lights just too dark and foggy to see the radio towers, which is why radio towers have red flashing tower beacons. the former governor of maryland adding to the fray with a video he posted to social media. people a are rightfully clamorig for answers but aren't getting any. he wrote, the american people deserve answers. there's the video he supplied. user generated fact check system on x says based on the video and the time of day from the former governor, probably seeing stars, specifically the belt of the constellation orion, where those three stars make that perfect line. adding to the confusion,

when you use an iphone or a video camera to zoom in on a star, it looks bigger, like an object. that's a limitation of the optics. stars don't get bigger when you point a telescope at them. laura. just scott. it is 647 right now. we are moving to the bay area forward as one of the south bay's largest nonprofits, tries to make sure everyone is squared away for the holidays. yesterday in san jose, sacred heart community service launched what it called its distribution week, which continues today. volunteers handed out boxes full of holiday food for about 700 families in need. it included turkeys, hams, chickens and other holiday food supplies. our mike inouye recently spoke with the charity's senior development director. she says between food handouts and the giveaways of toys starting tomorrow, a lot of help and donations are needed right now for holidays. our operation gets even bigger, so we see a daily during this food

distribution. we have like 500 volunteers coming in today and throughout the rest of the week, toy donations are still being accepted and food donations are distributed all year long. to learn more about volunteering, visit sacred heart. cs.org/holidays. well, this is no doubt the most wonderful time of the year for all sorts of things, including holiday films. so new at six for you, the orinda theater. they want moviegoers to moviegoers, i should sayto feel the love. you're the grinch. well, so that's a classic scene there from 2000 film how the grinch stole christmas. it's one of 11 holiday films that will soon be screened for free afternoons and evenings between thursday and the day after christmas. now, to start with the polar express, and it includes free hot chocolate for those kids. and for the full lineup, go to

orinda movies.com. again, those showings are all free and the theater will go dark next monday and tuesday, but it's now raising money to replace its main curtain and donations are appreciated there if you can. so i would imagine you better get there early. yeah. fill up if it's free, it's a good deal. hey, that was my seat. i don't want you sitting in front of me, though. you're too tall. i get that a lot, i bet. not me. all she's got a look at theith h ka. visibility out there. it's getting better trying to lift the curtain so we can see beyond the fog. and we're looking at a lot of our cameras around the bay area, where we have seen some low visibility in spots. but notice how as we look at walnut creek, our vantage point is up pretty high. the cars are moving at the regular speed, and at least we're able to see much of the roadway, but visibility down to about three quarters of a mile in oakland and a half of a mile in concord. in san jose,

it has improved slightly, so we're now at about a mile and a half. and looking at the bigger picture, yesterday we had some rain move throuough. now that hs moved out of the way, and we're seeing that long line of clouds, that atmospheric river and that pineapple express lifting well to the north. so we are going to be in the clear at least for a few more days. we are going to see that rain giving us a break for a while until saturday. that's our next chance of showers moving in. and i know saturday is a busy day. you're trying to get the shopping done and do all of those last minute things, because next week is christmas, we are going to see that rain coming in a bit of a break on sunday, and next week will be busy as well, with several storm systems moving by also bringing the sierra some more snow and even into christmas day and the day after. we're looking at more rain ahead. temperatures will be on the cool side. at least we will see a nice little warm up for the weekend. for livermore, parts of the tri-valley into the mid 60s, but next week it will

be cooler with upper 50s, which is actually about normal for this time of year. so we are going to have some above normal temperatures through friday, highs up to 70 in the inland areas and then cooling down as that rain moves in on saturday. mike, you're seeing things improving now through mountain view as far as the speed sensors go. so i think they may have cleared that last lane. north 85 approaching el camino heading into mountain view. that was the really slow stretch for the south bay in the east bay tri-valley south 680. looks like it might be improving, but still one lane reported blocked by a disabled big dirt haulereading south just past 84, adding to the slowdown out of that section out of livermore and pleasanton, a big look at the bay shows with the low clouds and fog will be in the register, with a yellow highlighting there in the south bay, as well as contra costa county.. back tyou. thank you very much, mike. happening now, bird exhibits at the san francisco zoo temporarily closed this morning. the zoo has shut down the african aviary and the south american rainforest and aviary. it says it's all to

reduce the risk of human exposure to bird flu. the zoo says it's been taking other security measures to minimize the risk of transmission of infection between birds and humans. it's rare, but it can be deadly. last month, kqed reports one of the zoo's hawks died from the flu, and we're back in just minutes with a look at our top stories this morning, including a verdict reached in the murder trial of nima momeni, the promise now being made by the victim's family. no matter today's outcome. plus, making room for new leadership. oakland's mayor serving her last day in office after being recalled. we're going to break down the transition of power. but first, here's hoda coming up on today. an inspiring story in this season of giving, i cannot wait to introduce you to some remarkable kids. they're focusing on kindness by helping other people out and wait until you see the special surise we lined up for them. we'll have that and a lot more

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656. welcome back. we're moving you forward with a look at the top stories on today in the bay. it all comes down to this in the trial of nima momeni at 930 this morning. the jury is set to announce its verdict today in the bay's ginger conejero saab live for us in san francisco. and, ginger, is there any suggestion which way jurors may have leaned in this case? this is after seven days of deliberations. yeah, it's really a toss up. marcus and laura. but legal legal experts, including stephen clark, who we spoke with, say that time may be indicative of where a jury leans. however, clark says there was a lot of evidence to sift through in this six week trial. the jury heard testimony from

momeni sister, keana, who was the key piece in connecting bob lee and her brother nima. they also heard from the defendant himself, who testified that he acted in self defense the night that lee was fatally stabbed. now, prosecutors say momeni fatally stabbed lee to avenge sexual assault claims from his sister and a man that lee introduced to her. prosecutors also argue that momeni fled the scene and never called police. now, momeni is charged with first degree murder, but the jury may find him guilty or not guilty of lesser charges, including second degree murder, voluntary or involuntary manslaughter. we will be in that courthouse and in that courtroom when that verdict is read. that begins at 930 this morning in san francisco, ginger conejero saab. today in the bay. all right, ginger, thank you. well, oakland mayor sheng thao serving her final day in office today. this is aer being recalled. her term will end once council members certify the recall results. voters will elect a replacement in april to serve

out the remainder of her term. for now, council president nikki fortunato bas will serve as the interim. but once her term ends on january 6th, the newly named council president will serve the term. pg&e will receive a record setting federal loan to upgrade its grid and infrastructure. utilities are finalizing a $15 billion low interest loan. it will go towards boosting projects tied to climate change, hydroelectric power and modernizing power lines. it will be paid out over several years. taking a live look across the bay area, where a dense fog advisory is underway. meteorologist kari hall and i have been tracking this all morning for us, and we've seen that fog in some spots. you may have to reduce your speed. other areas, it may be drizzling enough to turn on the windshield wipers, but it will be clearing up today, late morning into the rly afternoon and temperatures today reaching 60 degrees for many of the inland areas. overall lighter traffic. so we're okay, but we're looking at the arrow pointing some flashing lights. we found north 880 just

north of the tesla plant. that's causing some slowing heading out of milpitas and in toward fremont and south into fremont, out of pleasanton, south 680. over on the right side, we still have one lane blocked by a disabled dirt hauler. been there for over an hour and a half today. show just moments away. but for more local news, stay with today in the bay. streaming now on roku, pluto and other platforms. live at 8:00. we're speaking with a local economics expert about the interest rate decision due this week, and how it could have an impact on you. all right. well, that's what's happening here on today in the bay. stick around, because today's show starts right now. good tuesday morning. a community left reeling. >> the nation is rocked by yet another school shooting. it is december the 17th. this is "today." classroom horror. new details emerging overnight on the deadly attack inside a