it is sunday, december 22nd, 7:00 on the dot. we're taking a live look outside in oakland

where surely everyone is waking up remembering the legendary rickey henderson. we will get to his loss, his legacy, all of the memories in just a moment. but first, we want to thank you so much for starting your sunday morning with us. i'm kira klapper meteorologist vianey arana is in for cinthia pimentel. i mean, you and i worked together for, what, six years? every morning. we miss you. i'm sure the viewers are happy to see you. it's so nice to be here on a sunday morning and on a rainy one, too. yeah. you know, we've got a lot to prep for this week here. i know it's the holiday week, but we've got an active weather pattern that's going to settle in and unfortunately it is going to impact our christmas eve plans. so noche buena will be impacted. we've got our mobile doppler radar stormranger scanning the skies. you can see the red scan here. light activity right now pushing in through parts of the south bay. starting to move a bit east, but we're not in the clear just yet. here's what we're monitoring. in addition to rain sierra snow as well. dangerous travel conditions

expected for the sierra. and as i zoom this map out, you can see what's out in the pacific. that is our next series of storms expected to be much stronger with windy conditions. high surf advisories. i'll get to your full forecast coming up. of course, in just a few minutes. kira. all right, vianey, we'll see you soon. thanks. well, as mentioned, a legend of major league baseball and arguably the best oakland athletic of all time. rickey henderson has died less than a week before what would have been his 66th birthday on christmas day. henderson is being remembered as the greatest leadoff man in mlb history in runs scored and as the man of steel for breaking and holding the all time record for bases stolen. he's going to have it. he does. rickey henderson, no contest, steals third base, jerks the bag from its moorings and holds it aloft, representing number 939. 939 that iconic moment on may 1st,

1991, when henderson stole third base, passing the record for the most bases stolen in major league history. he went on to record 1406 stolen bases. but back in 1991, when he surpassed lou brock's 938 stolen bases, he celebrated, as you saw, by lifting the base over his head. lou brock brock was the center of great base stealing. but today i am the greatest of all time. thank you. today, the bay's alyssa goard has a look back at rickey henderson. storied 25 years in major league baseball, 14 of them with the oakland a's. his hall of fame record breaking career, and reflections from those who called him a friend. i want to thank the haas family, the oakland organization, the city of oakland and all your beautiful fans for supporting m. in 1991, rickey henderson shared

these words at the oakland coliseum after he broke the mlb record for most stolen bases of all time. known as the man of steel, he wound up stealing a staggering 1406 bases by the end of his career, which spanned nine teams and 25 years, with 14 of those seasons in the green and gold. henderson was born in chicago, but was raised in oakland, where he was a star high school running back. first time i ever heard of rickey henderson. it was actually when he was in high school playing football at oakland tech. but henderson turned down football scholarships to sign with the athletics. in 1976, friend and former teammate bip roberts, who also grew up inakland, said henderson inspired a generation of athletes in the town. that's the impact he had on all of us as players. we wanted to be like rickey. if we could be like rickey, we could make it to the big leagues, and if we could make it to the big leagues, then

it's a dream come true. and that dream started by watching rickey henderson play baseball. a two time world series champion, first with the a's in the 1989 battle of the bay, then again in 1993 with toronto. henderson is also baseball's all time leader in leadoff home runs and runs scored. when you start talking about the greatest leadoff hitters of all times, rickey henderson is that guy and he is from oakland. the left fielder was elected into the baseball hall of fame in 2009, the first year he was eligible. he remained an icon for oakland and the a's. in 2017, the team dedicated the field in his honor, and henderson got plenty of well-deserved recognition as the team said its final goodbyes to the coliseum in september. adriana henderson throwing out the first pitch to a proud papa. when the a's played their last game at the coliseum, henderson was there, along with fellow a's

legend dave stewart, to throw out the first pitch. rickey was visible. people were able to touch him and talk to him and be around him. and not only that, but rickey was enjoyable to be around. he's charismatic, funny, great sense of humor, just a good human being. henderson leaves behind his wife, pamela, and three daughters, who said in a statement he lived his life with integrity and his love for baseball was paramount. henderson would have been 66 on christmas day. alyssa goard today in the bay. another message, this one from former a's gm sandy alderson. he said, quote, i traded rickey henderson twice and brought him back more times than that. he was the best player i ever saw play. sandy goes on to say rickey's stories are legion, legendary, and mostly true. but behind his reputation a as self absorbed ws

a wonderful, kind human being who loved kids. his true character became more evident over time. nine different teams, one unforgettable player, sandy going to miss rickey. we also spoke with nbc sports bay area's monte poole. oakland native and veteran sports journalist. here's how he's remembering his longtime friend. rickey was one of those people who needed to be seen to be believed. if you just made him up, it was like, wait a minute, this guy set an all time record when he was 32 years old, when he played 12 more years after setting a record. who sets a record and still plays 12 more years? records usually come toward the end of your career. rickey was one of one. i don't know if we'll ever see one like him again. we never saw one like him before. during. and so you can watch our full interview with monte about his friendship with the baseball legend. it's on our website. just go to

nbcbayarea.com for all of our coverage on rickey henderson's life and his legacy. we're going to turn to other news. now. we are getting new information about an amber alert that went out yesterday afternoon. two children were taken, but we have learned they are safe. and police have this woman under arrest. jacqueline guajardo the chp says guajardo attacked one of her children at the family's home in king city in salinas, just south of salinas in monterey county, yesterday morning. the alert was triggered after guajardo left with her two children, a two year old and a seven year old. the search ended after an officer in the south bay spotted the car and arrested her. she has been booked into santa clara county jail for child abuse. several san jose police officers are recovering after they were hit by a drunk driver. it happened around 1030 at night near king road and

burdett drive in the alum rock neighborhood. as jpd tells us, the officers were conducting a pedestrian stop and that's when a drunk driver crashed into two of their parked police cars. three officers who were standing next to the cars also were hit. they were taken to the hospital. they are expected to be okay. that driver was arrested. a break in at a neighborhood grocery store. this is what the owners of four m foods on macarthur boulevard in oakland discovered yesterday morning. the walls, as you see there, pried open the inside of the store, was a mess of toppled products and ransacked shelves. it's a small, family run grocery store. it's known as a convenient spot for fresh produce and other hard to find items in that oakland neighborhood. we've reached out to opd for more information. we are waiting to hear back at 709. football fans are gearing up for a big christmas game on netflix. ahead on today in the bay, the

way the major streaming service is prepping to show the game without any glitches this time, and we take you behind the scenes of how it's all done. but first, let's check in with kristen welker, moderator of meet the press, coming up this sunday on meet the press. finding common ground in this deeply divided nation, how do we talk to one another and bridge the divide? and what exactly is the path forward? my guest this morning, republican senator james lankford of oklahoma, and democratic senator raphael warnock of georgia, the only two members of clergy serving in the u.s. senate, both baptist ministers, but from polar opposites in both theology and politics. plus, steve kornacki looks for cracks in the polarization to the things that bring americans together. it's all ahead on a very

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wave surfers are gathered on the hawaiian island of oahu for the eddie aikau big wave invitational, and a bay area athlete is going to be a part of it. in the 40 year history of the eddie, as it's known, this is only the 11th time it's happening. it's kind of like mavericks when the swell comes in. the contest is called. it's happening on the north shore of oahu at waimea bay. this is video from thursday evening as that swell started to move in. the surf contest is named in honor of eddie aikau. he was a legendary hawaiian waterman who was the first lifeguard on hawaii's on oahu's north shore. this year, san francisco native bianca valenti is hoping to etch her name into the history books. this is only the second time in the 40 year history that women will compete in the prestigious competition, and participation is by invitation only. the eddie has only run ten times in the last four decades. again, this

will be the 11th. conditions have to be just right for the massive 40 plus foot waves. the contest was last held in january of 2023. lifeguard luke shepardson beat out the world's best big wave surfers, competing during breaks while working as a lifeguard. and sticking with hawaii. the island life is treating the spartans football team just right. the team is posting clips to instagram. having fun in the sun happening today. six graduating football players will have a special commencement ceremony in hawaii, since they couldn't make it to their ceremonies at san jose state this week. that's because they're there for a big game. the team is wearing brand new uniforms for the hawaii bowl. the new look on their helmets shows palm trees. the spartans will take on the university of south florida on tuesday, christmas eve. and if you think

delivering high quality streaming content is easy, think again. when it comes to big ticket events, millions of people will watch. it gets even trickier, especially for things like streaming nfl games. today in the bay scott mcgrew looks deeper into what it takes for streamers to hit pay dirt. good morning. on christmas day, netflix will stream not just a football game, but football game with a big star at halftime. there are also games on nfl plus and paramount. streaming is fundamentally different than broadcast because with broadcast like you're watching now, it makes no difference if another person joins in to watch or a thousand people or a million people. it's all the same to tv stations. we just send out one signal. streaming is far different. it matters how many people watch, because the more that watch, the bigger the load on the servers. video from our peacock streaming service from our first try at a streaming a game last year, it went just

fine. big christmas ahead. are all the computers ready? yes they are. well, you know, i tell you, it's the internet. that's the challenge. i think there's a lot of capacity that can be built on the back end of these systems that the peacock and now netflix use for their christmas games. but it's really the internet that becomes the issue. you you actually summarized it great. every single view now is a single session back in the tv days. you're right, it was one broadcast. everybody got the same thing. now everyone has an individual session through the internet. so the capacity on the back end systems is number one. but then also making sure the internet capacity, cdns and everyone's devices are performing correctly. it's a very massively complex project to pull off. so it's not it's not trivial, it's not easy. and we're proud to say we partnered with peacock last year and pulled it off very, very well. as a matter of fact, i thought it was one of the best live events we've ever done, and we've done super bowls, world cups for the last ten years. so we've done massive, large live events, and we're proud to say we were part of a very successful one with peacock. and now we'll see how netflix. right? yeah, it's very alarming, by the way, to a tv guy for you

to say back in the tv days. but streaming has really gone mainstream, right? i mean, you were talking about this, the idea of watching something on peacock, on netflix, on amazon. the tyson fight ran into a couple of problems, i remember, but given the size of it, it went well. well, you know, i tell you, i'll tell you the difference between peacock and maybe netflix is jake paul event. was that the ability to have issues is going to happen. like it's just the way that it's set up. i think the peacock situation uses comviva for real time monitoring. so we were able to, with peacock, show exactly when something was starting to happen, and they were immediately able to fix it. the difference in the in the jake paul fight, those issues never went away. they seem to be, you know, all the way through the entire event, which tells me that they don't have the same real time connection to the consumer. they know that there's an issue and they start trying to find it. but the ability to understand what'sappening, especially in a streaming event, the ability to see what's happening as it's happening and fix it, is the answer. there will be good. it's a good ceo answer. you know, the reason is

because they didn't hire us. so let me ask you, and i hate to even bring this up. what is your biggest nightmare when it comes to any sort of streaming event? what's the thing that you check and double check and triple check before you go, okay, let's do it. yeah. you got to check every layer from your source all the way out to the devices. has enough capacity and enough enough bandwidth all the way through. so there's actually not one single thing because of the fact that it's a complex system, which makes it even more important that you just have to have that in your dna. live events are very different than vod. totally different ballgame. totally different. so i think the ability to understand live event distribution and streaming and making sure you check all those capacity boxes would be the one thing, but it's comprised of many things, which is why it's so hard to do. well, i appreciate you being with us, and i and i look forward to these football games. hey, have a great holiday and i wish you the best of luck. the ceo of comviva joining us this morning guys. back to you scott. thanks so much. after that story, it's easy to say football is bigger

than ever. and you might not have realized that holds true for women's football as well. the jerry rice of women's football is helping lead the charge for that. her name is adrienne smith. she's played women's tackle football for more than a decade, has more championship ringsaan tom brady. she's hopeful about women's flag football coming to the olympics, along with the news this week that silicon valley may soon have a women's national football conference team. she's the founder of gridiron queendom to boost exposure for a sport that's given her so much. i've just been blessed by this game, and it's something that i loved since i was a little girl, since the age of three, and i feel fortunate to have been born in an era where i could live out my football dream. and so when i founded gridiron queendom, i wanted to provide that type of opportunity and that type of support to other girls and women who dream about playing football as well. smith also is the

creator of a popular card game called blitz champs. it's something like uno. players can learn about the sport of football by playing that card game. in the south bay there was a traffic jam, but it was all for a good cause. cars were backed up for several blocks near zanker road and brokaw in san jose, in the rain for the marine corps toys for tots giveaway. a spokesman for the marine says more than 25,000 toys were given away last night alone, all of them donated by people here in the south bay, all going to south bay. families. people not only drove up, you see hundreds walked up to the giveaway site. marines and volunteers brought out sacks of toys to smiling, grateful families. there will be another event in just a few days. so speaking of that rain out there. time to check in with meteorologist vianey arana in for cynthia back on the morning show for a look at our microclimate forecast. and hey guys, back home. listen, we've got an active setup. it's going to include the possibility of thunderstorms and rain. so let's

get right to it. so i can show you what our mobile doppler radar storm ranger is scanning. we've got some light activity to moderate at times, but you also notice some snow coming down in the sierra. now, this initial system is on the lighter side, but look what's out ahead. i'm going to zoom this out so you can get a better idea of the very stormy weather pattern that we're about to settle into. look at this out in the pacific. now, this is going to bring a series of storms, one right after the other, which is going to bring concern for flooding in some areas, especially up in the north bay. now, fog and visibility, if you're going to be out and about within the next hour or so, keep in mind we're down to less than three miles in san carlos, san francisco. look at half moon bay, but it also stretches in through parts of san jose and the tri-valley. we've got that limited visibility. temperature wise, we're fairly mild. temperatures have been seasonable so far these past couple of days, and that's what we can continue to see. in addition to that dangerous coast, we've got a high surf advisory. this is going to be in place through 4 p.m. tonight, but we're going to transition from a high surf advisory to a high surf warning

heading into tonight. and here's the reason why. so follow along here. at about 530 we're going to start to see some heavier pockets of rain moving through areas mainly to the north. but notice in san francisco we do get some periods of heavy downpours to about 930. we're going to see this decreasing by early monday morning. but then we've got another system coming through, and that cold front is going to bring some changes. as far as rain totals go, we're going to see fairly light rain totals for this first system. and look what's happening heading into tuesday morning. this is when we're going to get some very stormy activity that's going to include rain, wind and the possibility for some lightning as well. monday night into tuesday is when we start to see that activity really ramp up, where you see these kind of red orange pockets of rain there. that's where that instability can create the possibility for some isolated thunderstorms. we clear out a bit on tuesday evening, just in time for christmas day, and then those rain totals are really going to accumulate in the north bay. now over the 7-day forecast, you're going to see rain late on monday and then a

bigger storm heading into monday night into tuesday. wednesday for christmas day things will be dry, but then we get another system that rolls through heading into next weekend. this is going to impact your travel, whether that's on the road in the state of california, along the grapevine or in the air. so please make sure to plan accordingly for a very rainy week ahead. all right, thanks for the heads up. vianey 22 past the hour. much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up, the warriors coming off that embarrassing loss in memphis. they almost blew another lead in minnesota. what steph curry did to rally the dubs to victory.

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naz reid gives minnesota its first lead of the game with the three ball. then steph hits the timberwolves with a curry flurry. steph scored 11 straight points in the fourth quarter and finished with a game high 31. the warriors avoid a big time collapse to beat minnesota 113 to 103. it felt good. obviously we needed a win. we needed a feel good type of experience after the memphis game. it felt like a really good night for our team. we needed the win, obviously, but i did feel like we got kind of back to who we are back here at home. the shark tank playing host to a little college hoops. stanford taking on number ten oregon. second half cardinal playing catch up maxime moreno going to work in the paint. he had a game high 20 points and 13 rebounds t it wasn't nearly enough. the ducks win it big 76 to 61. in the nightcap of the san jose tipoff. cal taking on number 23 san diego state. jeremiah wilkinson

led the golden bears with 13 points off the bench, but sdsu was in control pretty much for the entire game. the aztecs beat the bears 71 to 50, while the 49ers are on a business trip in south beach. the red and gold faced the miami dolphins later this afternoon with a six and eight record. the niners have a 1% chance of making the playoffs. so at this point, they're really just playing for pride. i've never played in a game where i've never tried or like for myself. man, i love the game of football and to go out and compete at any chance i can get, i'm like, since i was a kid, it's always been the mindset in the case playoffs, no playoffs. you know, we're playing three good teams to finish this year off. and honestly, i want to finish strong heading into next season. on the ice the sharks north of the border in edmonton, canada. tied at one in the first. john ruda scores his first goal of the season to give san jose a 2 to 1 lead, but the oilers would tie it in the third, then win it

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good morning. it is sunday, december 22nd. we are taking a live look outside christmas in the park. wet pavement out there on this sunday morning. we hope you're somewhere safe and warm. we want to thank you so much for starting your sunday morning with us. i'm kira klapper meteorologist vianey arana is back for today in the bay. she's in for cinthia pimentel and has a quick look at our microclimate forecast. wanted to put you to work today and bring you in on a busy weather day. why not? it's kind of cozy out there. nice sunny winter morning because of course we officially welcome winter yesterday and that's what we're seeing on radar. very on trend for what we typically see around this time of year. we've

got our mobile doppler radar storm ranger light activity moving through right now. but it is going to intensify. and there are different series of storm systems that are going to push through, bringing not only rain but also gusty winds. also, a quick reminder visibility is limited. we've got several areas of fog, including the coastline stretching in through the interior down to about less than five miles. and as we look ahead, we've also got a rainy sunday evening and a stronger storm system monday night into tuesday. but reminder, the coast is dangerous today. never turn your back to a wave. a high surf advisory will turn into a warning at 4 p.m. kira. all right, dina, thanks. the bay area is grieving the sudden loss of legendary oakland athletics rickey henderson, hall of famer and one of the best major league baseball players of all time. he was only 65 and would have turned 66 on christmas day. henderson earned the nickname the man of steel for stealing the most bases in the history of the mlb. henderson also holds the record for most runs in the

league. his career spanned more than 25 years, 14 of those with the oakland a's. he was a star football and baseball player at oakland tech and a true son of the town. henderson is a two time world series champion, first with the a's in the 1989 battle of the bay, the one interrupted by the big earthquake, and then again in 1993 with the toronto blue jays. along with his history making record for stolen bases of 1406, henderson had more than 2200 runs, almost 2300 and nearly 300 home runs. henderson was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 2009. we spoke with friend and former teammate bip roberts, who also grew up in oakland, he told us. henderson inspired a generation of athletes. that's the impact he had on all of us as players. we wanted to be like rickey. if we could be like rickey, we could make it to the big leagues, and

if we could make it to the big leagues, then it's a dream come true. and that dream started by watching rickey henderson play baseball. henderson got plenty of well-deserved recognition as the team said its final goodbye to the coliseum in september. he and fellow a's legend dave stewart threw out the pitch at the a's final game. there, henderson leaves behind his longtime wife, who also was his high school sweetheart, their three daughters and his mom. there are so many memories to look back on. another recent one, henderson's bobblehead night, back in september at the coliseum. he got that first pitch from his daughter adriana. his wife and daughters put out a statement saying, quote, a legend on and off the field, rickey was a devoted son, dad, friend, grandfather, brother, uncle and a truly humble soul. rickey lived his life with integrity, and his love for

baseball was paramount. now, rickey is at peace with the lord, cherishing the extraordinary moments and achievements he leaves behind. news of rickey henderson's passing rocked the baseball world, but it really hit home in oakland, where the hall of famer grew up and cut his teeth as a high school star in multiple sports. today in the bay's thom jensen has more on the legendary number 24, and the fans who began a memorial to rickey henderson. this memorial, so meaningful to fans who said goodbye to their team earlier this season. now saying goodbye to arguably the best oakland a's player ever here at rickey henderson field. rickey in the house. for oakland a's fans, rickey henderson was larger than life. a local guy who became a major league legend. that's all right. hallowed ground here came out to pay tribute. maria dominguez grew up in east oakland and says in her heart, rickey is truly the greatest of all time. her dad is just a day

older than rickey and also attended oakland tech, where henderson was a standout in baseball, football and basketball, so news of his death hit close to home to receive the news that he passed. it's just my heart is just so broken, especially for his f family. b all of our a's fans fans also remembered henderson at rickey sports lounge in san leandro, where the owners are working on a tribute to the hall of famer. i think everybody loves rickey because ricky was rickey. he had a little swag to him before swag was out back in the 80s since i was a little kid. patrons who grew u up wching rickey wow the masses says he was a an inspiration when they learned the game as little leaguers. rickey was very iconic in the bay area. i was only in like fifth or third grade, you know? but rickey was, you know, stealing bases, just making new record highs. we would play run down in our backyard. and, you know, the reason was just we grew up watching ricky. former san francisco mayor willie brown compares henderson to willie

mays as one of the game's greatest ever, a man who had everyone's attention, especially opponents, when he was on base, he disturbed every other player because nobody knew what he might do. in a statement, the a's organization said in part, rickey henderson is one of the greatest baseball players of all time. his on field accomplishments speak for themselves, and his records will forever stand atop baseball history. he was undoubtedly the most legendary player in oakland history, and made an indelible mark on generations of a's fans over his 14 seasons. wearing the green and gold, the entire a's organization sends its sincere condolences to ricky's family and loved ones at this time, a sentiment shared by fans who say they weren't ready to say goodbye to the man of steel so soon. thom jensen today in the bay, other bay area natives are sharing their memories of rickey henderson, vallejo's own world

series champion. cc sabathia wrote. rest in peace to a bay area legend. the man of steel forever immortalized in our game. you will be missed, ricky. and the san francisco giants, a big rival, even calling henderson one of the greatest and most electrifying players to ever play the game of baseball. meanwhile, governor gavin newsom posting a photo with rickey saying rickey henderson was next level a true legend who even this die hard giants fan truly admired. california and oakland mourn his loss. our coverage of rickey henderson's life and legacy continues on our website, nbcbayarea.com. that includes our full interview with veteran nbc sports bay area's monte poole about his friendship with the east bay legend. we're going to turn now to this live look at capitol hill, where president biden has signed a government funding bill avoiding that

crisis. the senate passed the billarly yesterday morning. as we reported yesterday morning, directly after the house passed it. the bill includes $100 billion in disaster aid and a one year farm bill, but it does not include a debt limit extension, which president elect donald trump wanted. some republicans did not support that move, but house speaker mike johnson saide was in contact with trump throughout the process and that trump is happy with the compromise. this could happen again, though, come march 14th. president elect donald trump, meanwhile, has named chad mizell as his pick for chief of staff at the department of justice. mizell will get a second time to work under a trump administration, as he previously served as a general counsel and chief of staff at the department of homeland security. trump shared a statement on social media congratulating mizell on his nomination. in his post, president elect trump said mizell is a, quote, maga warrior who will help bring

accountability, integrity and justice back to the doj. we continue to follow those developments in the strikes of hotel workers in san francisco. a second group of striking workers voted unanimously to ratify a new contract. union workers at hyatt hotels have voted to end their strike and ratify that new contract. earlier last week, marriott workers reached an agreement with their management, but hilton workers are still on strike, and that could grow with members of the hilton park 55 hotel in san francisco poised to join in. hilton workers want higher wages, better benefits and what they call a more manageable workload. they say they hope to reach a similar deal to the other hotels soon. 39 past the hour on your sunday morning. still to come on today in the bay. we'll take you along on an incredible journey with one of our colleagues and his family. their story of giving

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41 and another drizzle start to our day. we've got cloud cover, limited visibility. temperatures right now are in the 50s. if you look at some of the cameras, we're starting to get some clearing as far as the rain goes, but we've got a lot in store when it comes to the storm systems on the way. storm ranger right now scanning the skies. things are starting to get a bit quiet. we saw some rain overnight, and here's what we're monitoring up. and next out in the pacific, we've got this series of storms lining up right here. we're going to get them one right after the other as we head into the upcoming week. so let's break down what you can expect and what to look out for if you're going to be out and about today. so we've got temperature wise, we're in the 40s and 50s to start, but limited visibility down to about three miles in san francisco, down to about two miles in through parts of the tri-valley. tracey included san jose down to less than six miles. we've also

got this high surf advisory. dangerous coastline today. please be mindful of this wave heights reaching upwards of 20ft. now this is expected to be in place through 4 p.m, but then it turns into a high surf warning. and this is likely going to get extended into monday and tuesday as well. because of that faster run up and the danger for rip currents. now at about 530, we're going to get another quick line of moving storms that pushes through some heavier pockets at times, also expected to bring some gusty conditions. and if you notice, some of the totals for today will be on the lighter side. emphasis more on the north bay, less than an inch there. but then we're monitoring our second, more impactful system that moves through, and this one is going to make its impact heading into late monday early tuesday morning. i want you to focus on the colors here. we've got the reds and the purples. that instability could create the possibility for some isolated thunderstorms. and that's going to remain a threat. in addition to that, rain rates will pick up, which will bring some concern for some localized flooding in the typical areas where we've seen it in the past. we also see a boost in those

rain totals, and this is going to set us up for what's ahead. so christmas eve is looking very active. we've got rain, wind and sierra snow. but then looking ahead in the long range outlook, if you notice. friday, december 27th, this system is even stronger. the high rain rate totals pick up even more for that friday saturday outlook ahead, and then we start to see more of a moisture tap with an atmospheric river extending some of that water vapor into our forecast. so your 7-day forecast looks like this. we've got again, rain late heading into monday, an impactful system early tuesday morning. those early morning commuters really have to be mindful on tuesday morning for ponding water, but also gusty winds. and keep in mind, by the time we get to wednesday, we definitely need this break. that saturated soil is going to bring big concerns for downed trees and power outages, along with flooding concerns in localized areas. perfect day for kids to get out and test those new gifts. all right. thanks. vianey 4

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area forward. all thanks to your help. we are happy to say that so far we have raised more than $4 million for our nourishing neighbors food drive campaign. the good news is, we still have a few more days to make more of an impact. you can still donate any time you visit your local safeway or andronico's. all you have to do is let your checker know that you'd like to donate that $10 for the food drive. that money will provide 20 meals. last year, we raised $4.3 million. we would love to surpass that milestone this year. all thanks to all of you. all right. now to a story of giving this holiday season and how kindness and gratitude can change a life. our story today has a personal connection to our nbc bay area family that there is our senior investigative reporter, bigad shaban and his family, his wife kelly, and they

all have had an incredible journey. their family recently grew after kelly gave birth to a baby boy as a surrogate for her best friend. today in the bay's janelle wang shares their beautiful story. oh baby tummy. who's your little brother? this guy. oh. nbc bay area's bigad shaban and his wife, kelly, are parents to five year old reya. these are so many rules. and two year old ziad brie. we eventually adopted our daughter and then my son. we got one embryo in the ivf process, and kelly then became pregnant again. she was nine months along during this interview in early october. it's not my baby. my wife is pregnant with another man's baby, but i'm okay with it. kelly is a surrogate for her best friend, natasha. we had many, many, many years of infertility with these blessings and these miracles that we were

given, it felt like it was my turn to kind of pay it back a little bit. this embryo, like this baby, was not mine and is biologically connected to the parents, the intended parents. when kelly first told me. i remember telling her, i don't think that's a good idea. that's because kelly suffers from retinal detachment in both eyes. it's when the retina lifts away from the back of the eye. she's undergone ten eye surgeries in six years, so those eye surgeries prevented me from even attempting to have a baby because i was on medications that wouldn't be compatible with life. she's lost a substantial amount of vision. but for kelly and bigad, starting a family was always the plan. i'm sitting in the eye doctor chair i had. they had attempted another surgery to try and save some of my vision, and it failed. and literally while i'm sitting in that chair, we get a phone call that there is a mom in modesto that is interested in us. on october 10th, 2019, the siobhans met

their daughter. we're in an open adoption. wow. a few months later, kelly was cleared to try to conceive again. today, ziyad is full of life. i typekit we just, like, still can't believe that he's in the world. oh, did i take a sip too? the pendulum is really swung, you know, in both directions of, like, feeling like god. why am i, like, so unlucky? and then also, why am i so incredibly blessed? the ramifications of all that, of her having lost vision and it doesn't seem fair. it's not fair. and i think her choosing to want to do good in the midst of that, i just think is a testament to who she is. yeah. and whose baby is this? right? matt king. typekit. sha'carri is auntie chachi's baby? that's right. what kelly wanted to do was to help auntie chachi. who is natasha weinstein? dawes, kelly's best friend since high

school. the first child came pretty easily. she developed a heart condition after giving birth to her daughter, london. doctors told natasha she could not carry again. i called kelly just like. like gasping for air. just how sad i was. but yeah, she. i never expected her to, like, fix that. she just offered. there was no ask. there was no ask. it just felt like the right thing to do. it never felt. it never felt. i never questioned it. the offer came in a text message after kelly's eye doctor gave her the okay to go through the process. it's like an immense amount of gratitude. that word also, i think, falls short of like, what? what it feels like. oh my god. two weeks after this interview, natasha and her husband welcomed beckham, ocean kelly doors. i

love this mess. and immediately she was just like, that't's your son. there's definitely always been a part of me that's like, is this is this real? like, is this, is this really going to happen? and then he was just there like perfect. i've actually never in any step of this process had any like regrgrets. i feel like it was something like i felt called to and something that i just felt just made sense in light of how, like our family formed. gave a kiss on a nosy. yeah. not enough words. not enough words. thank you. janelle, for bringing us that story. bigad and kelly, we bowed down. up next, a quick look at our top stories, including the world remembering a bay area legend. oakland's own man of steel, rickey henderson. the massive legacy

major league baseball and the oakland a's are mourning the loss of a legend. rickey henderson has passed away far too young. henderson holds two mlb records for most runs scored and most bases stolen, earning him the nickname the man of steel. henderson stole 1406 bases over the course of his 25 year career, and helped make the oakland a's world champions. along with that record for stolen bases, henderson had

nearly 2300 home runs and nearly 300 home runs. rickey henderson was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 2009. and that happened just seven years ago when he was immortalized in oakland. they dedicated the surface of the coliseum to the legend, naming it rickey henderson field. henderson was just 65. he would have turned 66 on christmas day. our coverage of rickey henderson's life and incredible legacy continues online. nbcbayarea.com. that includes our full interview with sports veteran journalist nbc sports bay area's monte poole about his friendship with the legendary player. and we continue to follow news in the worker strike of hotel workers in san francisco. a second group of striking workers voted

unanimously to ratify their new contract. union workers with hyatt hotels ratified that new contract or voted to earlier. last week, marriott workers reached an agreement with hotel management, but hilton workers still remain on strike, and now workers at the hilton park, 55, in san francisco, are poised to join that strike. hilton workers say they want higher wages and better benefits, and what they're calling a more manageable workload. they hope to reach a similar deal as the other hotel workers soon. meanwhile, president bidenas signed a government funding bill avoiding that crisis after the senate passed it early yesterday morning. the bill includes $100 billion in disaster aid and a one year farm bill. it does not include a debt limit extension, which president elect trump wanted. house speaker mike johnson says trump is happy with the compromise, but this only holds us u until march 14th, whn this could happen again. vianey

has one last look at the forecast before we go. yeah, we've got a look at your seven day because it's going to rain again heading into tonight and into the rest of the week here. but a little break on christmas day it looks like we need thank goodness. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. no. 5 or 6 p.m. news tonight. instead, it is football night in america right here on nbc bay area. the tampa bay buccaneers at the dallas cowboys on sunday night football. we'll have a special edition newscast right after that. and then we're back at 11 p.m. until then, you can always stay up to date on nbcbayarea.com. we hope you have a great sunday. stay warm. stay safe over the next few days. we hope you have a merry christmas and happy hanukkah! we'd lov toe

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