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twister. just as a city takes account ofhe financial toll. plus, another foggy start to our morning commute. meteorologist kari hall is tracking where we're going to see these dangerous conditions. this is today in the bay. slow it down, slow it down. that's the word for this morning. well, i guess the phrase this morning. good morning to you. on this wednesday, i'm marcus washington and i'm ginger conejero saab. laura garcia is off this morning. slow it down. that's going to be advice mike's going to give you to take my line. we're going to take a look at traffic in just a minute. but first we're going to start out with kari. yeah. you're slowing it down because it's hard to see out there as you're driving. visibility has been very low. and the worst of it is in areas where we aren't always seeing this kind of condition. to start out the day with some dense fog in the south bay, but all of these areas shaded in light blue are included in the dense fog advisory, where visibility and where at times may drop down to about a quarter mile or less

between now and 9 a.m. and looking at some of the numbers here from our airport readings, it's at a half of a mile for san jose, but only a 10th of a mile for oakland and a quarter of a mile in concord. take a look at our live camera in san jose. this is your view. even though we are higher up and in santa clara, we're going to see that fog up until about 8:00 and a mix of sun and clouds and warming temperatures into today. mike, it's a clear view now in san rafael. yeah, and we're seeing lighter traffic around the bay, which starts now and ends through the extends through the rest of the year. we typically talk fog in the north bay, but right now san rafael and the rest of the north bay patches are looking pretty good. the fog is over in the east bay and issue your references may be obscured because of the low clouds, even though you can see the roadway, which is great. you can see the backup at the toll plaza. so do lower those speeds, because friends i've been talking to over at the station, even as they approach the station, we kind of got a little disoriented. we knew where the exits were as far as where those

landmarks were, but we couldn't see those landmarks clearly. so that was a factor for some of us. exiting over by sjc earlier. there's still patchy fog throughout the south bay. that's the big note for folks traveling through the south bay. watch those low clouds. back to you. thanks a lot, mike. well, with a friday deadline looming, lawmakers on capitol hill are scrambling to finalize a short term bill to fund the government or face a shutdown. today in the bay's brieackson joins us from washington. and bree. the clock is ticking for lawmakers to get this measure passed before christmas. yeah. that's right. so the funding bill that's on the table would avert a holiday shutdown and throw a new funding deadline into the first 100 days of president elect trump's new administration. lawmakers are racing to avoid another potential partial government shutdown. republicans unveiling a short term bill overnight. it will go to march 14th, and that date was chosen because it coincides with the calendars of the house and senate. and it makes sense for us to get the

appropriations done. but our aim is to do it early in the year. among other things, the bill includes $100 billion for disaster relief funding for damage caused by hurricanes helene and milton. there's also $10 billion in aid for farmers, something many republicans support. but the overall size and scope of the measure is drawing pushback from some members of the gop. it's a total dumpster fire. i think it's garbage. this is what washington, d.c. has done. this is why i ran for congress. try to stop this. top senate republicans blame democrats for the last minute push. we're dealing with this mess because the democrathere in the senate failed to take up what i think are the most basic responsibilities of our government, and that's to fund the military and obviously to spend wisely the taxpayer dollars. democrats say getting the measure through congress before funding expires is a top priority. we're getting closer to the december 20th deadline. so time is of the essence for republicans to reach an agreement with us that we can

act on quickly. we are heading into the holidays, and the nation really needs a bipartisan package that will prevent a needless shutdown. the bill also addresses rising concerns about recent drone sightings that have shut down u.s. airspace. one provision in this funding bill would reauthorize a program allowing federal agencies to coordinate and counter threats from drones. back to you. all right. all things. we will certainly be watching closely. brie jackson in washington this morning. thank you. brie. all right. 604 for you now, the man who murdered cashapp founder, bob lee in san francisco will not learn his exact fate until next month at the earliest. that is when nima momeni will be back in court for a hearing to set his sentencing. the judge yesterday scheduled a january 10th court date after jurors yesterday convicted momeni of second degree murder. momeni faces 16 years to life in

prison. now outside the courtroom, district attorney brooke jenkins called the verdict somewhat of redemption for san francisco. elon musk took to twitter to make an effort to really shame san francisco and to make it seem like this was about lawlessness in san francisco and about what's going on out in our streets. and we knew it was something different. lee's family members were disappointed the jury chose not to convict on first degree murder. the verdict comes just days before bob lee would have turned 45. happening today in scotts valley, leaders will declare an emergency in the aftermath of that tornado, which touched down on saturday. this is in order to access state funding. damage estimates. they're approaching about $150,000. this is including the cost to repair or replace stoplights and parking lot lights. five people were injured and one of them is still in the hospital. now a cal fire battalion chief, meanwhile,

taking some time reflecting on that terrifying experience of being in the direct path of that tornado. manuel garcia was driving in his department issued truck in scotts valley on saturday. that's when that storm around him suddenly turned furious. his truck flipped over with his michelle equipment in the back. they're nowhere to be found. he managed to shoot some of this dramatic video on his phone after calling for help and witnesses, later telling other first responders that that wind actually sent his truck up about about ten feet in the air. he tells us what he remembers. all of a sudden, i see a van in front of me. start moving. start leaning towards the side, and next thing you know, i'm up in the air and just got turned around, knocked completely, turned around. but i got turned the other direction slightly and just got dropped. so he ended up kicking out his front windshield to escape the flipped vehicle.

then his first responder instincts took over, helping others who needed some help around him. he's now recovering at home and says that he can't well, new at six, a south bay animal shelter damaged by fire two days ago is reportedly hoping to reopen today. flames on monday dadamaged the humane society silicon valley in milpitas. the damaged areas were not located near the animals, which were all safely evacuated and no injuries were reported. the chronicle reports shelter leaders are working to resume normal operations as soon as today. especially because the holidays are usually one of its busiest times of the year. well, let's take a look outside for you this morning in san jose, where that fog is still making sites. not easy to see. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect, and that's really going to be the issue for a lot of drivers out there to kari. yeah, mainly in the south bay where it's been ththe worst. and we've also seen it coming into fremont, where visibility is dn to a half of a mile or less, moving over

toward antioch. at times it is clear, but we've also seen a mostly cloudy sky, and we could see the fog developing there between 8 to 10:00. temperatures in the mid 40s to start, and then as we go throughout the day, there will be some peeks of sun into the afternoon, but staying chilly as our highs here stay in the low 50s and then later on this evening quickly start to dip once again back into the 40s. it will be 62 for the high in dublin, livermore as well as fremont and 60 today in san francisco. tomorrow some spots may be a touch warmer, like the south county, where we could see the 70s for the first time in quite a while. it will be nice to have the milder temperatures. and mike, you've been tracking where we can find some lower gas prices and the lowest is still a two outliers in livermore, those marathon stations. but we're going to look at nearby contra costa county, where concord has that county's best price of 345 at bond fair market on willow pass road. for your top number here, we actually see a few cents better. to the north in solano county, sam's cb hits with 339

in vacaville. and then at the bottom price, we have the south bay where prices hover around 365. a number of places we call out santa clara's platinum gas on washington street for this last number, and then you can check your numbers near you. gasbuddy.com on the roadways, we're looking at mostly speed limit numbers, lighter traffic for the morning commute that will kick in midday and afternoons. definitely across town. throughout the rest of the year, we're looking at some fog registering with the highlighted yellow, the ocher color there. there's some outstanding work that may be going on around el portal, slowing westbound 80 like we have for the last few days, and vasco slows as well, although the fog not quite so much a factor this morning as it was yesterday coming out of contra costa county. back to you. good to know. mike. thanks. another tower could be coming to the city by the bay. up next, we'll show you where developers want to build this 50 story housing complex. the fbi this morning says it's not so much worried about. obviously, this not story, but it's about drones. not so much worried about the behavior of drones in the sky. it's worried about the

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but we will see some much better weather later on this afternoon. headed to the 60s with sunshine. we'll talk about more changes ahead in our microclimate forecast. yeah. kari lookt this. we can now see from our oakland camera those low clouds between the rooftop camera and the roadway below. traffic is moving smoothly and it looks like on the on the roadway, people can see okay through this portion of the east bay. i'll show you a wider look at the east bay impact and the south bay. we got notes for them to. well good morning. very happy wednesday to you. big story. today is going to be the interest rate decision from the fed. more about that in a second. dow fell again its longest losing streak in nearly 50 years since 1978, pulled down by unitedhealth and by santa clara's nvidia. remember this is now a dow component. walmart says it's going to try putting body worn cameras on some of its employees in certain locations, both because of thefts but also

because of not very nice customers. okay, as far as interest rates, we expect the rate the fed will cut rates by a quarter point at the conclusion of its meeting today around 11 a.m. our time the third such cut in a row. cutting interest rates, increases the amount of money in the economy by making money easier to borrow. that increases economic activity. and that's all good news. the cuts today, if they come, are a sign the fed thinks inflation is largely beaten. we'll talk more about what those mean for your family at the bottom of the hour. well you may have one of these in your house a tp-link wi-fi router. the company has about 60% market share. wall street journal says federal regulators might ban the sale of tp routers because they're worried t company ships those routers with too many security flaws. flaws. the spy agency could take advantage of tp-link, based in california, but chinese owned says it looks forward to working with regulators. samsung

matsui san marino cabrillo street. that's the ceo of honda talking to a news crew in japan, catching his breath after a jog, confirming that honda and nissan are considering a merger. nissan also owns infiniti and mitsubishi. they're still in early talks, and the fbi is warning don't take action against the mystery drones because they're likely airplanes. as you know, people are posting all kinds of things on social media. much of it can be explained away as the beacons on the top of radio towers or hobby drones or stars, but some of them are airplanes and helicopters. that's got a lot of people worried about panicked people on the ground, taking matters into their own hands. we are seeing an increase in pilots of manned aircraft being hit in the eyes with lasers, because people on the ground think they see a drone. we are also concerned people will take matters into their own hands and fire a weapon at an aircraft. now, if you see blinking lights above your head, it's likely not going to harm you. because if somebody wanted to harm you or spy on you, they wouldn't turn

the blinking lights on, right? so it's okay. yeah, it will be fine shooting up in the air. definitely not a good idea. issue of danger and laser beams. they're using laser beams and they're hitting helicopters and things. it's very dangerous. that is very dangerous. think about that. then crashing and then the damage. there. there's the damage. yeah, i mean, absolutely. thanks a lot, scott. you bet. well, new at six. developers are reportedly downsizing the plans for a massive new housing project on san francisco's ocean beach. the original plans called for a 50 story high rise on sloat boulevard in the outer sunset. but the plan got a lot of blowback. the chronicle reports the new plan is slightly less than half the size, at 22 stories and 446 units. now, it still faces numerous hurdles, starting with a preliminary study of the building's design. we don't know the details, but esthetically it looks pretty cool. all right, so holiday tradition back in palo alto, it is the 84th annual christmas tree lane. the tradition dates back to 1940. every year, the

homes on fulton street, they are decorated with lights, fun characters and other displays. trademark decoration is a christmas tree in each and every yard. i like seeing all the christmas trees and decorations and lights just celebrating the christmas spirit. what was your favorite? pink. pink. they're all full of lights and merry. i love it! you can walk or drive down fulton street. christmas tree lane runs through december 31st. lights are on from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. i've seen a couple of those streets in oakland. there's one in alameda as well that i've seen. willow glen. yeah. willow glen. so a lot of places around the bay area that you could, if you find one, you know, take advantage of it in the city. it's also i mean, beautiful people really get decked out over by west portal where we are. but so good job guys. i know it is not easy getting up on those ladders to put it up or take it down. watch

out when you're driving through the area, right? we're all looking at the houses. watch out. because lots of times, yes, folks, very much so. that is true. that is true. but it's amazing to see the children, right. because it's just magic. wonderful. they may not see much of those lights because it's so foggy. right? right now. right. yeah. right now a lot of spots. at least it's not widespread. and we're all not dealing with this fog, but it's been the south bay that's had the biggest issues. we're used to it in the north bay. and visibility dropping down to a quarter mile or less. the dense fog advisory in effect for all of these areas shaded in blue until 9:00 this morning, we're down to a 10th of a mile visibility in oakland and in concord, it's a half of a mile. we're seeing about that in san jose and three quarters of a mile in santa rosa. the dense fog develops under a clear sky where we have high pressure above, and then a calm wind, and then we see all of the recent rainfall and that moisture that's in the ground starting to condense, and it creates these suspended water droplets as the

temperature cools down to the dew point, which we see each and every morning. and so that's the reason for the fog that we are seeing. take a look at this live view in oakland. s so it's very patchy. in fact you can kind of see it from this camera here looking down onto the roadway where in some spots it's hard to see. and then other areas it's completely clear. and it just kind of moves around and drifts. and so our temperatures are starting out cool as we've made it down to that dew point. but then throughout the day, as temperatures warm up and we get a mix of sun and clouds, it's going to shape up to be a nice day. we're dry for a while, but then our next storm system comes in saturday into sunday. and if you have travel plans the week of christmas, heads up that it is going to be very difficult because we have one storm after the next coming in and a lot of sierra snow as well. so if you're going north or south, there is going to be some rain moving through for the sierra. if you're traveling east, going 2 or 3 this year, there could be

a foot to possibly a foot and a half, maybe even two feet of snow, as we're already at the normal amount of sierra snow pack, or even double the normal amount for the northern sierra. there will be some more on the way while the bay area gets some rain. look at christmas eve. it's going to be raining as santa visits the bay area and highs in the upper 50s. we'll be watching all of those changes. but now, mike, you're seeing it in the south bay with that low visibility. yeah. santa has the assistance of rudolph with a bright red nose. over here. you can see the orange lighting throughout along the freeway. you can see that well lit sign, but other signs, maybe the exit signs are being unfamiliar, as those low clouds do drift around many parts of the south bay. traffic volume relatively light, as we would expect for the morning commute during these last few weeks of the year, we do see a little slowing for north 101 denser fog coming through santa clara. watch that watch. cupertino, sunnyvale, mountain view, santa clara saw a lot of fog this morning, just now developing for the east bay drive south on the nimitz, out

of oakland and down toward fremont, and more fog through contra costa county, but lighter traffic volume. back to you. all right. thanks a lot, mike. 621 for you this morning. we have much more news ahead for you here on today in the bay, including our response team stepping in to help a person impacted by a faulty appliance plus. hey, there it is. day ten of the 12 days of christmas snack mix edition, and i give you the classic spinach dip that everybody loves at a party. i've never actually made it, so i took the recipe right off the box and it was so easy to put together. kris i can just stop by and grab some from you too. all right, that's another recipe for you to try this holiday season. check out this one and many more right now on chris's instagram page. you can follow her at kris nbc. there's much more news ahead. you're

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when they just stop working, right. and many of you contact our response team for some help. consumer investigator chris chmura joins us with a recent case in the south bay. hello from the response back office. let's talk about judy in san jose. she says her kitchenaid dishwasher died a little more than two years after she bought it. she says a tech told her replacing one failed computer board would cost $480, about half the price she paid for the

whole dishwasher. judy didn't think that was fair, so she contacted us and we contacted kitchenaid. a rep responded and said, we regret that this consumer had a difficult experience in resolving an issue with her appliance. we stand behind our products and we are pleased to have come to a resolution, judy says. kitchenaid dispatched a technician to fix her dishwasher free of charge. kudos to kitchenaid for making an out of warranty exception. you know, judy thought that her dishwasher would last about ten years. other sources, like consumer reports and better homes and gardens agree. and yet her warranty was only for the first two years. well, this is one of those cases where you might want to weigh whether getting an extended warranty will give you peace of mind, but there is some math involved. you've got to weigh the upfront cost versus the future benefit, if any. you can contact us just like judy did. snap the qr code on screen right now to fill out our

consumer complaint form online. great tips as always, chris. 626 right now, the top stories we're following today, including major cuts coming to oakland. the late night decision some first responders say it's taking them by surprise. plus tolls set to go up a dollar in the new year. the vote later this morning. that could mean another toll hike in

the upkeep of those bridges becomes more expensive. right now, at 630, bay area commuters facing new toll hikes in the new year. now another is already in the works. we're live this morning with the vote happening day, which will likely hit everyone crossing most bay area bridges for years to come. plus, the fed is set to make a big decision on interest rates. wall street banking on fresh rate cut. our scott mcgrew is breaking down the impact it may have on your bottom line, and we continue to monitor that dense fog covering parts of the bay area. we're going to find out how long it could stick around, and when we could see some wet weather move in. this is today in the bay. and good morning. i'm ginger conejero saab in for laura garcia, and i'm marcus washington. okay. if you stepped outside, you likely know some of you are dealing with another

foggy start this morning, especially for you commuters out there. i want you to check out these conditions. this is just a short time ago in sunnyvale. a photographer there shot this about an hour ago. this is near lawrence expressway and east wayne avenue. meteorologist kari hall here. i know, and kari, i know we've been talking about it all morning. i can't even see much of what's behind you right now. yes. so that's been the view of a lot of our cameras heading out the door. the fog resting right above the surface here. and in some spots it has settled down to street level, where it makes it hard to drive and get around. take a look at the low clouds and fog we're seeing over san francisco. at least if you're in one of the high rise buildings you can see very clearly. but here at the ground level, it is a really difficult, and we've seen it drop down to about a quarter mile or less. we're down to a 10th of a mile in oakland at the airport. and santa rosa starts out cloudy with fog. it will be with us until about 7 to 8:00 there. and then temperatures going from upper 30s to mid 40s

at 9:00, upper 50s at noon, and eventually making it up to 66 degrees there. it will be mild in some areas as we get some afternoon sunshine. we're watching that as well as more changes ahead in the microclimate forecast coming up. mike, you're seeing the backup in emeryvie. we can see the backup now. those clouds have cleared up a little bit. our rooftop camera looking down to the berkeley curve through emeryville. you see the backup and the backups? no surprise. the visibility starting to shift as those low clouds shift. and that may be a bigger factor than the amount of traffic. we do see a lighter volume, as we expect through the end of the year. right now for the early morning commute. there's the east bay. a little slowing clearing up through richmond later, crew cleared around el portal. south bay pockets, but nothing major. back to you. all right. thanks, mike. let's take another live look over at the bay bridge this morning and across the bay area, so we know the cost to cross those bridges. the toll there is scheduled to increase next year. drivers may just want to get used to that idea. a vote later this morning will greenlight a series of yearly hikes today in

the bay's bob redell. joining us live over at the dunbarton bridge there. okay, look, bob, a lot of folks who crossed the bridge daily, they're like, okay, how much more can it go up? well, we already know it's going to go up at the dumbarton and the six other state owned bridges here in the bay area. marcus, on january 1st, we'll be going from $7 to $8. that's already set in stone. later this morning. we could learn whether or not the hikes, the tolls will go up another $0.50 starting next year. we'll learn that in a few hours from now. later this morning, the bay area toll authority, they're going to meet in s.f. to consider a series of 50 cent toll hikes that would start january 1st of 2026 and go on for five years of each year for all seven state owned bridges. we're talking about the antioch, the bay bridge, benicia, martinez carquinas, dumbarton, where i'm at the richmond-san rafael and the san mateo-hayward bridge. this would not include the golden gate, which is under its own authority. so if approved, tolls would go up from $8.50 in 2026

to eventually $10.50 in 2030. this is for people using fastrak. you can see that on your screen, license plate or invoice. tolling would be slightly more. this is for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the bridges. and what this will do is allow us to meet our statutory obligations to keep the bridges in a state of good repair without having to borrow money to do so. that was john goodwin with the bay area toll authority and the metropolitan transportation commission. he points out that the west span of the bay bridge is 88 years old. the newer e span is just over ten years old, and all the other state owned bridges in our area are somewhere in between. so in other words, these bridges are getting older and they need more maintenance and that costs more money. he says the toll hikes are actually cheaper than the interest they'd be paying on borrowed money to pay for these repairs. the toll authority is also considering this morning a

proposal to allow three person hov discounts at all bridges. that's already in effect at the bay bridge. and right now at the dumbarton in san mateo, there's a two person discount. so they're now talking about a three person discount at all bridges. the proposal also calls for allowing two person carpool vehicles to use the carpool lanes on the approaches to the antioch, benicia-martinez, carquinez, dumbarton, richmond, san rafael and san mateo-hayward bridges. so reminder voters approved a toll hike via a regional measure three that was in 2018. so that means on january 1st and a couple of weeks, the tolls are already set to go up from $7 to $8 at the dumbarton, at the other bridges here in the bay area. just a reminder, reporting live here in newark at the dumbarton bridge toll plaza. bob redell. today in the bay. a reminder we need it. but one you could have kept. all right. thanks, bob. all right, well, still kind of on that bottom line, the federal reserve begins its final policy meeting of the year. with the interest rate decision due later this

morning. and despite high inflation, the fed is expected to cut interest rates this week for a third straight meeting. of course, our scott mcgrew joins us here. scott, a lot of people are wondering here, what does this mean for me? yeah, of course. i mean, we want to know what these decisions made in washington and elsewhere mean for, you know, our paychecks, how much money we have in the bank, what we can buy, that sort of thing. the simple answer, ginger, is less than you might think. i mean, we'll talk about credit cards and mortgage rates, although the fed doesn't set either one of those. but they're related. but more importantly, i'd really rather you pivot to a broader picture. the fed cuts rates when it thinks inflation is under control or close to under control. a little hotter than we would like in the last reading. butre a sign that some of the smartest economists in the world are happy with the economy. as far as the personal pocketbook goes, things do get easier on you. even though the fed again, does not set credit card rates or car loan rates. but by lowering interest rates, banks cut their

expenses, whi theoretically they're going to pass on to you in the form of lower rates. the fed doesn't do mortgage rates either. that's largely attached to a bond, a yield on a government bond. but again, sometimes that leads to lower rates. i know a ■lot of people are watching mortgage rates also here in the bay area. but you mentioned thohose credi card rates. what about that? okay. credit card rates i mean the rates are outrageous. you're paying 17%, 20%, 22%, a quarter point of 1%. change is not going to affect your life. your own credit rating is a much better way of affecting, and you can control that. the fed doesn't control that. if you have a 100 point difference, you're 100 points higher on me than i am on a credit card credit rating. you will pay far less for a loan. so i was saying earlier that the when you're thinking about it as a diet, your your credit rating is the double big mac with extra bacon and a large fry. and the fed cut is the diet coke. i

mean, it makes a difference. but really, we got to talk about this thing over here. it might make a difference. exactly. it might make a difference of how much more of that double big mac you're going to eat if you're too fat. that's one way of looking at it. yeah. all right, well, skip on those big calories. focus on your own credit rating. yes, that's the big lesson there. thanks a lot, scott. you bet. i like that burger analogy. it clicked just like that when you did. i know right. you get it. thanks, scott and ginger. 637 for you right now. new developments coming out of oakland. this is where leaders are taking the drastic steps to commit to painful cuts. this to help offset a massive budget deficit. motion passes with a vote of five ayes. late last night, council members approved that plan. it includes major cuts to the policice and fire departments. the city is now facing a $129 million shortfall. now the cuts will roll out in two phases. phase one takes effect in a matter of days. it will impact city staff and police overtime spending, along with postponing police

academies and browning out two fire stations. the second phase includes browning out additional fire engines and starts at the end of january. 638 for you. now let's take a live look at sfo. we are officially one week away until christmas. triple a says nearly 8 million people are expected to fly this holiday season. that surpasses a record set last year. now, the official holiday rush is expected to begin on saturday and last through new year's day. many people seem to want to escape the cold. triple a says the top holiday destinations this year include orlando, fort lauderdale and miami. meteorologist kari hall, of course. joining us now with a look at the flight delays across the country. how are we looking this morning? we're going to have to watch sfo and sjc as well as oakland for the fog that we've seen this morning. but at least for now, we're not seeing any major delays as we are seeing everything traveling on time. that's some good news. and we're

not seeing a huge storm that could impact the travel. but this is a look at the visibility right now in san jose. and this is what we've been talking about usually. we're looking at sfo for that potential of the fog causing those flight delays. we're now seeing the fog settling into the south bay where it's 49 degrees. it will clear out quickly and throughout the day. sunshine as our temperatures head for the mid 60s. it will be a little bit cooler in the east bay where that fog holds on a lot longer, making it into thepper 50s and low 60s. but mike, the south bay commuters should probably slow down a little bit. yeah, a little bit, because right now our camera in san jose shows the lighter traffic as we head toward the end of the year. we'll see that for the early commute, but also the fog. even though you can see the lines in the roadway, the context may b unfamiliar. so do note that folks may have to slow down a bit as you travel through the south bay. still registering with light traffic and patchy fog throughout the south bay portions into the city. now san francisco does see some fog, so watch for that. an easy drive

with the speed sensors. a warning for tomorrow. the t third line, if you take that, will be replaced by bus service through the day. from sunnydale to third. marin to those stations through this stretch right here. so again, the t-third muni line will be replaced by bus. and that might mean slower drives or later drive for some folks getting to work. meanwhile, the east bay looks like it's just starting to build typical pattern, lighter traffic back to you. great. thanks a lot, mike. well, trump won the presidential election, so why is he suing a newspaper? who predicted vp harris would win? up next, our scott mcgrew is going to return to break down the incoming president's argument. plus, making sure your holiday deliveries make it on time to get under the christmas tree. that morning, we'll give you a live behind the scenes look at the post office this morning as those shipping deadlines quickly approach, i deadlines quickly approach, i know. keep it he

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may have to figure out a solution to avoid a government shutdown this weekend. scott mcgrew. it's a bill stuffed with full of ideas, crammed all of those things like a stocking. yeah, like a stocking. theoretically, the bill to keep the government open could have been written on a cocktail napkin. keep funding of government agencies the same, and you're done. that's the continuing resolution, more or less. that's been running the government for quite some time now. but the bill introduced

that's being passed around in the house right now is so much bigger. not only did they add the badly needed storm aid to the bill and relief for farmers to the bill, but dozens of other ideas and projects and spending. and it's got a lot of members of congress, particularly republicans, upset they're due to go home for the holidays and their speaker is handing them a phonebook sized bill, a continuing resolution that they have to read through. and these are the very same lawmakers who say we should be spending less. now they're dealing with a cr that says we should spend more. so sign it and spend more, or the government shuts down saturday. that's the pickle that they are in. president elect donald trump suing the des moines register newspaper for a poll it conducted right before the election, showing kamala harris ahead in iowa. trump ultimately won iowa. the poll was wrong. many polls are wrong. but the trump trump has attacked this newspaper for what he says is election interference. now, trump often sues or threatens to

sue news agencies. and there's'a word for this slap two peas strategic lawsuit against public participation. a newspaper or other media outlet might think twice before deciding to run a negative story about you. it's very powerful. a lot of states, though, including california, have anti-slapp laws. you can't do this in california. iowa does not have anti-slapp laws. it's an interesting conversation with rudy. mark. sounds like we're going to go to the capitol. you remember her? that's cassidy hutchinson testifying in the investigation into the january 6th attack on the capitol. republicans in the house accusing fellow republican liz cheney of colluding with the former white house aide to modify her testimony. cheney assigned to the committee as one of two republicans, a 128 page report from the house subcommittee on oversight said congress should question the former congresswoman from wyoming for witness tampering.

so it's a house investigation into a house investigation. trump's choice to run the america's health agencies. robert kennedy jr continues to try to woo senators who will decide whether or not to approve and confirm him. kennedy has unusual, sometimes straight up wrong, ideas about vaccines 5g, wireless fluoride, other topics. what i was excited to hear him about is get away from guessing and do facts, do science, get behind the science and stay with it. and don't be guessing. at the end of the day, he doesn't believe that we all need to be guinea pigs, that we need to. we need to find out that actually work first. well, yeah, federal regulators don't try to make americans guinea pigs. they require the testing of medicines and vaccines. some conservatives, in fact, say too much testing takes too much time, too many regulations. 33 days left in the biden administration. mr. biden says he will attend president elect trump's inauguration. trump did not attend. biden's doctor jill biden, meanwhile, told fellow

teachers and administrators at northern virginia community college she's taught her last class. doctor biden is, we believe, the only first lady who had an outside job. the school is about 16 miles from the white house. we presume the bidens will relocate to their home in delaware. and marcus, that's about two hou away. all right, scott mcgrew. thanks. well, you know what? we are one week away from christmas, and time is running out to just make sure at the holiday gifts are getting to their destination on time. and the u.s. postal service wants to make sure you know what you need to do in order to spread christmas joy to your friends and family. joining us live from san jose is christina uppal, communications specialist with the u.s. postal service. thanks so much for waking up early with us, christina. now we understand there are several deadlines that are already arriving. when do people need to have their gifts in the mail? yes, the deadlines are here. in fact, today is your

firsteadline for first class in ground. and tomorrow, the 19th is your deadline for priority. your very last minute deadline is this saturday, the 21st for express mail. so time to come in this week. so talk to us about deliveries. we've heard a lot of this in the bay area, but the mail carriers how are they staying vigilant during the holiday season. because they are carrying those gifts for us as well as their safety, of course. yes, they are staying busy. the whole team prepares for this at the beginning of the year. so in san jose, this plant alone sees 320,000 packages per day. so imagine the package volume or carriers seeing it. certainly our busiest week this week for packages. and so christina say we are sending or we're aware of those deadlines. we're sending out those gifts. but should you kind of still stay on top of when they arrive? how can you do

that? yes. so you have a couple of options. now you can use click and ship online usps.com. you can print your postage from home and have us pick it up your local carrier. or you can come into your local post office. go to usps.com to e the times for your local office. so there's a lot of opportunity there to come in and drop off that prepaid, or go ahead and use one of our self-service kiosks and get your postage there as well. just don't delay. come in today. come in tomorrow. save yourself the stress. save yourself the stress wherever you can. right. thanks so much, christina. i know you guys are going to be hard at work in the next few weeks, so stay safe out there. absolutely. thank you. all right. hard at work. you are? meteorologist. you've been dealing with a lot of conditions out there for us this morning. yeah, it's been foggy in other areas. clear? it's a cold start. and then we're headed for sunshine. let's

take a look at where we are seeing some sun and fog right now. taking a live look at the dublin camera looking toward the tri-valley, the fog settling down over livermore right now and visibility continues to decrease. but just as fast as you run into that wall of fog, you may be driving right out of it. very changeable weather conditions this morning as we've seen the fog now moving into the south bay. that's a look at 101, where at least you can see the road signs beside you. but there have been some very spotty areas where we've seen really dense fog, and then other areas where it's clear. that's a look at san rafael this morning as the sun comes up and we're down to zero visibility in livermore right now, quarter mile visibility in san jose and only a 10th of a mile in oakland. slow it down. allow some extra time to get to work this morning. and we see this after a good rainfall in much of the bay area during the winter time, we have a clear sky aloft, as we saw in that dublin

camera, a calm wind and then all of that moisture in the ground condenses as the temperatures cool down to the dew point, creating these suspended water droplets. that makes it hard to see and very dangerous commute at times. we're watching that, as well as the dry weather that continues for the rest of the week. the next storm system arrives on saturday. that's a very busy day just ahead of the christmas holiday, and we're going to see more storms coming in one after another next week. that's going to create some very dangerous travel conditions, not only here, but across the region and into the sierra. so expect a couple of more days of sunshine for the afternoons. cool and at times foggy mornings in parts of the bay area. by saturday that rain rolls in and we'll see more rounds of rain in the forecast next week. and mike, you're seeing the fog on the golden gate bridge. yeah. all morning it was clear until just a few minutes ago. now it's a tough drive. not unfamiliar for folks through the north bay into the city, but note it is there. the

drive in many parts of the bay are fine on the roadway, but again, the context is lost if there are low clouds blocking your view of familiar landmarks. we're seeing a little slowing for highway 24 building for the caldecott, but overall the morning commute proving to be lighter as we expect a as we hed toward t end of the year. the south bay really kicking in. so is the san mateo bridge, so your usual suspects are now seeing slowing a little later in the morning commute. did want to show you san jose where that fog is a factor. watch those speeds through the south bay. back to you. all right. thanks a lot, mike. happening now. california's voter approved proposition 36 is taking effect as of today. that's the plan to get tough on crime. it means authorities can add more charges and enhancements to a w wide rae of lower level crimes. it will also add more punishments for repeat offenders and in some cases, remove the option of serving out sentences at county jails instead of state prisons. advocates fear the changes will put new stress on california's inmate population. well, next, a

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welcome back. we are moving you forward with a look at the top stories on today in the bay. a vote later today will greenlight the series of yearly hikes. when it comes to crossing bay area bridges. want to give you a look this morning? live here at that morning commute. now bay area toll authority they will meet in san francisco to consider a series of 50 cent raises starting january 1st of 2026. antioch bay, benicia, martinez, martinez, dumbarton, richmond,

san rafael and san mateo-hayward bridge would be impacted. if approved, tolls would go up from 850 in 2026 to eventually $10.50 in the year 2030 for people using fastrak. the man who murdered cashapp founder bob lee in san francisco will not learn his exact fate until next month at the earliest. that's when nima momeni will be back in court for a hearing to set his sentencing. the judge yesterday scheduled a january 10th court date after jurors convicted momeni of second degree murder. momeni faces 16 years to life in prison. new developments in oakland. this is where leaders are taking the drastic step in committing to painful cuts to help offset a massive budget deficit. late last night, council members approving that plan, which includes major cuts to police and fire departments, the city now facing a $129 million shortfall. the cuts will roll out in two phases. phase one takes effect in a matter of

days. it's going to impact city staff and police overtime spending, along with postponing police academies and browning out two fire stations. the second phase includes browning out additional fire engines, and that starts at the end of january. the federal open market committee is expected to cut interest rates at the conclusion of its meeting. that's happening later this morning at 11. a quarter percent is likely. it will be the third time in a row the fed has cut rates as inflation comes back under control. scott mcgrew breaks down what it means for your family's budget. that's coming up in our 8 a.m. streaming newscast today in scotts valley. we'll they will. leaders there will declare an emergency in the aftermath of the tornado that touched down saturday. this is in order to assess state funding damage, estimating around $150,000, including the cost to repair or replace stoplights parking lot lights. we know that five people were injured and one of them is still in the hospital. now, i know we've been

talking about it all morning. i feel like carl the fog is just picking out pockets in the bay area. kari going on vacation on the south bay right now where visibility is very low. it's going to clear out today. highs in the mid 60s. and look at santa peeking in there. we will see some rain next week. he knows when you're awake over here. the south bay does see slowing as kari has been talking about. when the fog creeps around, it may be in patches watch. it may take away some of those references along the roadside, so just be aware of your surroundings. good to know. all right. well, that's what's happening in the bay today show starting now. good wednesday morning. a scary scene in hawaii. >> a plane crashing to the good wednesday morning. a scary scene in hawaii. >> a plane crashing to the ground. the cause still a mystery. it's december 18th. this is "today." deadly plunge. a plane crash in hawaii caught on camera, slamming into a building and bursting into