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outside our emeryville camera facing towards oakland. beautiful pink skies on our saturday as we welcome martin luther king jr. weekend. thank you so much for starting it with us. i'm kira klapper cinthia pimentel has a quick look at our microclimate forecast. if that view was any indication, it will be a lovely day, but quite cold. yeah, a little bit gloomy from our shot right now in san jose. but what that did, kira and everybody was help keep our temperatures jusa little bit warmer. so that blanket of clouds waking up right now to 47 in san jose. there are some 30s on the map, though, as we make our way through concord and santa rosa at 39 degrees, we should break through that early morning cloud cover start to feel those temperatures cool. similar to what we felt yesterday. that will continue on into tomorrow. so the weekend not t much different. i'll tell you what i am watching though. that offshore wind that could make a return throughout the state early on into next week. so i'll show you the model runs what we know at this moment,

coming up in about 15 minutes. cara. all right. cynthia, thanks. shocking accusations rocking oakland just two months after voters recalled their mayor. sheng thao. we're learning that former mayor is now facing federal charges and prison time. tao is being accused of conspiracy and bribery, and she's not alone. her longtime boyfriend, andre jones, and two local businessmen also are named in an indictment unsealed yesterday. as today in the bay zena maga reports, the four are being accused of funneling city business to those men in exchange for money and benefits. sheng thao attorney is denying all charges, saying the indictment lacks evidence. but prosecutors say they have plenty of it, including a money trail that links tao and jones to the alleged crimes. oh, a smiling, composed sheng thao leaving oakland superior court friday morning after pleading not guilty to charges of bribery,

conspiracy and mail and wire fraud. her attorney vowing to fight the charges. the mayor looks forward to defending herself against these charges, showing that there is, in fact no evidence to support these charges, and we will look forward to doing that in the courtroom. the six counts % allegedly using her influence as mayor in a bribery scheme with father and son city contractors david and andy wong, leaders of oakland's main recycling service, california waste solutions. this public trust is broken when elected officials agree to a pay to play system to benefit themselves.rosecutors noted text messages exchanged between andy wong and a coconspirator weeks ahead of the november mayoral election, promising tao would buy 100 modular housing units from a company run by the wong's guaranteed. andy wong text back. prosecutors allege that wong

funded a negative mailers campaign attacking tao's political rivals. they went out one week before the 2022 election. former city council member lauren taylor, who narrowly lost to tao in 2022, addressed the indictment friday. when we talk about a 677 vote margin, those fliers that were funded through this scheme clearly had a direct impact on the outcome of our election. the multi-year investigation was a coordinated effort with the irs, u.s. postal inspection service, the u.s. attorney's office, and the fbi. our cameras were there last june when agents from the fbi raided tao's home as part of the investigation. if convicted on all six counts, tao and jones both face a maximum sentence of 95 years in prison. jones and the wong's have also pleaded not guilty. andre, do you have any

comments? emma goss for today in the bay. meanwhile, some candidates who are vying to replace tao are now weighing in. former congresswoman barbara lee says in part, quote, city hall must never be for sale. we need a fresh start in oakland. our local governance and political system must be beyond reproach. every oaklander deserves no less. we also reached out to candidate reina webb, who was tao's former chief of staff. we have yet to hear back. we will continue our coverage of former mayor thao's indictment on our website, nbcbayarea.com. you can also see a detailed timeline of how that case got to this point. we want to take you now to monterey county, where all evacuation orders have been lifted for people who live near a fire at one of the world's largest battery plants. the fire initially broke out on thursday at the moss landing vistra power plant. it's a lithium battery energy storage facility. the

fire once again flared up yesterday because the fire is being fueled by lithium ion batteries. firefighters tell us they can only contain the fire and wait for it to burn itself out, but it's unclear how long that fire will burn. the plume of smoke coming from the fire is considered toxic, but officials say it has gone up high enough in the sky that it no longer is a concern for residents. we are hurting today because we know primarily it's impacted and disrupted the people who live around our site. lip service from from the company that put those components in place right in my backyard. meanwhile, it's not clear what sparked that fire. this is the third fire at this vistra facility since it opened in late 2020. the community of hollister, which is about 45 miles south of san jose, is coming together in the wake of a tragic crash that

claimed the lives of three teenagers. tonight, there will be a candlelight vigil for the three boys who died, and it's all to help the families of the teens who died tuesday night in gilroy. tonight, there will be that candlelight vigil at the legacy church in hollister at 6 p.m. we spoke with a friend of one of the victims. she tells us that her husband started a car wash raffle to help one of the victims families. estoy haciendo. what i'm doing is giving my time. what i can do with my biness is what i'm going to do. the victims have been identified as 17 year old victor lujan. angel villegas lemus and 18 year old brandon alarcon. a fourth teenager and the driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash were both taken to the hospital. the cause of that deadly crash is still unknown. meanwhile, san jose

firefighters are now home from southern california after helping battle the deadly eaton fire that scorched more than 14,000 acres. right now, that fire is 65% contained, thanks in part to our local crews. the crews were exhausted, both mentally and physically, by what they saw and what they did. today in the bay is jocelyn moran met them as they arrived back home after a harrowing week of firefighting. san jose fire crews are back home after helping battle the eaton fire in southern california for more than a week. the palisades and eaton fires have killed at least 27 people and destroyed more than 1200 structures. one street on the fire front. not a single home has burned. one street back. every home on the street is burned. they talked about some ofhat they saw with san jose mayor matt mahan, who stopped by shortly after they returned home. when i heard you guys were coming back, i just wanted to drop by very quickly

to thank you. apartment that has been challenged by low staffing levels, a pandemic, plenty of challenges, and yet they show up every day. you just came back? yeah, yeah, the two of us. thank you. battalion chief dennis bell says they were on ember patrol on the eaton fire with the multiple wind events that were going on in southern california and the red flag warnings. we didn't want embers to pick up and start other fires. so that was our main concern for the first two days that we were on the fire. and as they come back home, one of the biggest things they're thinking about is the amount of devastation caused by the fire. people losing everything. so i think that was the biggest, the biggest thing for us as a group. definitely noticing how much destruction there was and they take with them the gratitude southern california showed them. not only were the other fire departments very thankful that we were there, but even the community and the citizens really rallied around the fire departments in san jose. jocelyn moran, nbc, bay area news. and actually,

just during that story, we just received an update from cal fire that the eaton fire is now 73% contained. that's up from 65 yesterday. the palisades fire is now 43% contained. again, that death toll stands at 27. together, those fires have burned more than 40,000 acres, destroying more than 12,000 structures. many of those homes, nine past the hour on your saturday morning. still to come on today in the bay, that app that's become a lifeline for people in southern california. and maybe you've downloaded it too. we'll tell you more about the watch duty app straight from its co-founder, right here in the

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a gloomy, cloudy start as we look towards the bay and the western span of the bay bridge. a chilly morning out there. have no fear, some sunshine is on the way, but those cool temperatures will remain. cinthia pimentel will be along in just a few minutes with your full microclimate forecast. but first, tiktok could be banned by tomorrow. i'm sure you've heard by now, uess the government steps in and when it goes dark, for you could all depend on your time zone. tiktok's u.s. headquarters is in santa monica, so that means it could be as early as 9 p.m. tonight, which is midnight for the east coast. either way, the company says the app will shut down tomorrow

unless it gets guarantees from the white house that providers like apple or google won't be punished for carrying tiktok on their app stores. this comes, of course, after the u.s. supreme court, just a couple of days ago, upheld the looming ban that says u.s. app stores must remove it unless its chinese parent company sells it by tomorrow. but now, democrats and republicans who both once supported that ban say they may not enforce it at all. the supreme court's ruling, of course, is a very real, authoritative say and a kind of line in the sand about the constitutionality of the law. i'm deeply troubleby the ruling, but there are so many other political considerations that make this a real moving target and an ever changing, evolving issue. experts say the security concerns about the app have not changed. but now president biden says the trump administration can ultimately decide. back here locally, the man convicted of that infamous

kidnaping in vallejo has now pleaded guilty to more home invasions in the south bay. you may recall matthew mueller was convicted in that 2015 kidnaping and assault of denise huskins. vallejo police at the time dismissed the case as a hoax. earlier this month, investigators linked mueller to more burglaries from back in 2009, in mountain view and palo alto. yesterday, mueller pleaded guilty to those charges. prosecutors say the investigation was only possible with the help of huskins and her husband. mueller faces life in prison. he is scheduled to be sentenced next month, and the menendez brothers will have to wait even longer to find out if they might be released from jail decades earlier than expected. the much anticipated resentencing hearing for both lyle and eric has been pushed back again, this time because of those los angeles wildfires. the brothers are serving life in prison for the brutal murders of

their parents in 1989. the case is now getting that second look in light of new evidence, which appears to corroborate claims of sexual abuse at the hands of their father at the time of the killings. the hearing is now set for march 20th. the southern california wildfires are shining a spotlight on a new app. born right here in the bay area. it's called watch duty. you might already have it on your phone. the app was created back in 2021 by ceo and co-founder john mills. he wrote the code while living in healdsburg. of course, sonoma county experiencing its own wildfires. now, less than four years later, there are more than a million users. watch duty alerts you to nearby wildfires and firefighting efforts in real time when every second counts. the service is powered by real people, active and retired firefighters, dispatchers and first responders. well, you'll

be surprised to know it's really just about four engineers who pulled this off from an engineering perspective. i mean, we saw about 2.5 million downloads in the past, i guess nine days since the fire. and at peak, we were doing about 100,000 requests, a second, about 3 million users a minute. wow. and get this. the app is used at every red cross and office of emergency services. and the impact from losing a home in disasters like wildfires can also affect the mental health of people living far away from the fire zone. one psychiatric expert tells us that can often include loved ones with their own mental health conditions. you see, there's a survivor guilt where they feel like, well, my son is down in that area. i'm not there. and now i have a history of depression, and i feel my symptoms are getting worse because i'm not down there. i'm not supporting my family. are they okay? but yeah, it still affects you. you don't have to be in the center of it to

actually feel the effects of the natural disaster. and if you are struggling emotionally with the wildfires, he strongly suggests reaching out for help, saying receiving mental health treatment is far less stigmatized. ever since the onset of the covid pandemic. you can find resources to help victims of the southern california wildfires and develop an emergency plan for your family at nbcbayarea.com. we are also posting updates on the wildfires and investigations underway. in much better news, the sound of a ringing belll is the greatest sound in the world. for one south bay family. a two year old girl celebrated that she is now cancer free. yeah, that is lucy when she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of infant leukemia when she was just two months old. now two

and a half years old, lucy has spent her entire life in and out of the hospital, enduring chemotherapy and other treatments. it has been a difficult journey for lucy and her parents, but mom and dad say lucy is a warrior. nothing brings her down. even in her hardest days, she still puts a smile on her face and that puts a smile on our faces. and it just makes things a little easier. lucy's care team and extended family all took part in yesterday's celebration. her parents say they're looking forward to traveling and letting lucy run wild. lucy tells them she wants to go to school just like her five year old big sister, lucy. we are so happy for you. time now to check in with cinthia pimentel for a look at our microclimate forecast. not a dry eye in that room. so cute, but in the skies. we're still seeing dry tos and we're

off to a cool morning on this saturday, so let's see what the day has in store for people going out and making those plans. we've seen the low clouds and fog return yesterday and today after keeping the skies clear for a little bit over a week and a half, and after starting in the upper 30s for some places up there in the north bay low 40s elsewhere, we're still going to struggle to keep those temperatures warming up as we go on into the middle part of the day. yes, we'll see some peeks of sunshine, but into the afternoon we'll feel those temperatures cool. a little similar to yesterday. near seasonal only places getting into those mild low 60s will be down here in the south bay, mid to upper 60s from san mateo over on into dublin, and a similar feel up there in wine country. so a fabulous winter coat. not a bad idea. you'll feel it the same for tomorrow and on monday as well. weather not going to change that much. what i am watching though, as we carry it on into next week, will be another gusts of those offshore winds setting up for monday as that high pressure still stubborn to break apart and low

pressure that pressure gradient battling it out, driving up those wind speeds once again. the one thing that i will note though, is that it won't be as crazy as that wind storm in southern california that it was two weeks ago. those gusts, we're looking anywhere from about 20 to 50 miles an hour. and for the bay area, the peaks up here could be anywhere from 20 to 40. so even though we've received some rainfall, we're still staying dry. weather, fire weather not too extreme, but those gusts could carry those numbers once again into southern california. so we keep watching that. but a little sliver of good news is that the pattern change could happen next week. we look at the system of maybe some rain and snow for the northern half on into next weekend, but it could bring some showers down there into southern california. so a little bit of good news that will continue to follow. and hopefully those showers don't fall apart as we creep towards next weekend. overall, we will be staying dry and sunny through san francisco and the peninsula watching for the fog in the morning. the wind

chance on monday, martin luther king junior day staying in the low 60s, our inland valleys also watching for some patchy fog and those morning lows in the 30s pretty much all week long. but then we get some sunshine into the afternoon. we'll cross our fingers for some rain into next week. yeah, definitely. all right cynthia, thanks. we have much more ahead on today in the bay coming up. it's a story that we hope will make you bay area proud. we found local artists who went to unique lengths after that tornado touched down in scotts

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master. we are always on the lookout for the helpers. the good stories to share. like this story about the aftermath of last month's tornado in scotts valley and the santa cruz mountains. our garvin thomas brings us the story of a bright spot in this morning's bay area. proud. the date was december 14th. the place the scotts valley cultural and performing arts center. the curtain was just about to rise on the 2 p.m. performance of a year with frog and toad, a musical. the performers going through their last minute warm ups, the audience just taking their seats. all these details are important because at that very time, just a few hundred yards away, another more dramatic performance was making its debut. oh my god. okay. the

tornado that landed in scotts valley that day did plenty of damage, but just missed the theater. in fact, the only sign of trouble director cindy gorski noticed was the power going out 20 minutes before it just went. everything went dark and the house was full. i mean, we had almost all 250 people that had bought tickets in the house sitting there when it went black. word soon filtered in about what was happening in the outside world, and it was clear the power wasn't coming on quickly. but with all the surrounding roads closed, no one was getting home quickly either. at that point, the tornado was had had landed and left, and so we didn't. and it wasn't even raining anymore. so it was like kind of like, okay, i guess the only thing then for us was to try to figure out how to keep the audience safe. well, not just safe, but entertained. we can do this. it was theater veteran scott laird who said if a generator could be found, he could operate one of the old,

practically antique follow spotlights. they could pull off a show with just that. yeah, and i had just retired from all theatrical endeavors forever, i thought. so that's when we, one of our parents, they had a generator at their house. and so basically she called her husband and said, can we get the generator here? within an hour, they had their generator. they opened some curtains and cracked some windows so the musicians could see their instruments and without microphones, projected backdrops or any modern day production staples, the curtain indeed. rose on frog and toad. i was right there, and i actually burst into tears. i just it was the most moving thing i think i've ever had happen to me in my life. and you could see most of it. lieu and barbara rubin were in the audience for the post-tornado performance community theater. it was cool. it was it was, you know, it was it was the community coming together? yes. every almost christmas there is, yes, a

cliché about how the show must go on, but cliches become them because there's always a bit of truth behind them. and on this day, that truth got a standing ovation. everybody was together in it. we were united as a as a company to make this happen and to give the audience the best experience we could possibly give them. wow, that is incredible. thanks, garvin, for another beautiful story. 27 past the hour. we have much more ahead for you on today in the bay. coming up, thousands of people will be in washington, d.c. for donald trump's second inauguration. we'll tell you how the secret service is preparing like never before to ensure everyone's safety. despite a everyone's safety. despite a la minutest

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good. saturday, january 18th. a live look outside. pink and orange sherbet skies as we look over oakland on your saturday morning. as we begin our martin luther king jr. weekend. thank you so much for starting it with us. i'm kira klapper cinthia pimentel has a peek at our microclimate forecast. it was definitely a blast. the heater in the car. morning. turn on those seat warmers if you have them. and the steering wheel as well. everything we can to stay warm this morning. but down here

in the south bay, the cloud cover overnight kept us a little bit more mild compared to places like pleasanton and over on in petaluma and those low 40s. we're starting out at 50 degrees right now. we will see that sunshine peak on through after the morning cloud cover, but still feel cool right there. only in the low 60s for today in san jose and the south bay. a bit more mild compared to the rest of the bay area. we'll keep it dry, see possibly some bursts of offshore wind once again bonta early next week for us and for southern california. but guess what? we could be looking at a major pattern change throughout the state. we'll talk about what could be in coming into next weekend. maybe some rain and sierra s showers. snow showers. i'll talk about that coming up in about ten minutes. kira. all right, cynthia, thanks. well, speaking of a major pattern change. a live look at capitol hill as changes are underway here ahead of monday's inauguration for president elect donald trump. the event will now be held inside in the capitol rotunda. that's because it's going to be

so freezing in dc. the last time this happened was 40 years ago, during ronald reagan's second inauguration as well. freezing temperatures are all to blame. as nbc's kelly o'donnell explains. frigid weather becomes the first clear threat to safety for monday's inauguration. president elect trump on social media. i don't want to se people hurt or injured. as he announced, i have ordered thehe inguration address, prayers and other speeches to be delivered in the united states capitol rotunda, noting the same move inside happened for ronald reagan. so help me god. mr. trump said the ceremony could be watched inside washington's 20 000 seat capital one arena. contingency planning prepared for changes including weather. the threat environment obviously changes as as we move along, so we look at all of those different areas and we plan from the ground up. the u.s. secret

service is leading this national special security event, involving more than 25,000 responders. a secure perimeter includes a record 30 miles of anti-scale fencing. drones deliver expansive visibility from above. police robots ready to check packages and places for dangerous materials. washington special agent in charge matt mccool. there's no stone unturned. there is no threat that is not mitigated. what happened? shaped by real world crises like the summer assassination attempt. you will see people on roofs. you will see lots of officers and agents on roofs. and the deadly new year's car attack in new orleans starts with no vehicles. then it starts with checkpoints, and then it gets a little bit tighter as we get closer here. nbc news has exclusive access to this multi-agency communication center, where teams of experts from across government, 40 agencies track and triage any

issues with all levels of law enforcement out on patrol. securing the city also means guarding the water. local authorities out on the potomac to detect anyone using the river to get close to official events. also at the ready air support, fairfax county is able to keep watch and fly in life saving medical services if needed. we have to get it right. it's a no fail operation, and i believe we're as well prepared as we ever have been tested by brutal, cold and varied threats to safeguard washington's biggest stage. kelly o'donnell, nbc news. we will, of course, have live coverage of the inauguration all day on monday. you can watch it right here on nbc bay area, beginning at 7 a.m. meanwhile, immigration and customs enforcement officials appear prepared to make good on the trump campaign promise, with plans for a major enforcement operation immediately after he

takes office. according to a document reviewed by nbc news, ice officials are planning a days long immigration sweep in at least one u.s. city. it claims a briefing for agents who plan to participate was held yesterday. the document says the operation will include volunteer agents and that more volunteers than needed have offered to participate. meanwhile, here in california, the state's top cop is handing down guidance on what police and sheriff's departments should do and should not do when it comes to federal immigration and deportation issues. attorney general rob bonta was in san francisco yesterday saying that california law prohibits the use of state and local resources to assist with federal immigration enforcement. can be sure that, as california's attorney general, if trump attacks the rights of our immigrants, i will be there. if trump breaks the law, we will see him in court.

bonta also released guidance on hate crime laws. some fear the new administration's talk of mass deportations could lead to a backlash against minority groups. now to the middle east, where israel's full cabinet has approved the gaza ceasefire deal. as we learn new information about plans to release those hostages, a qatari spokesperson tells nbc news that the ceasefire will start at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow in gaza, which is 10:30 p.m. tonight. our time, nbc's richard engel, is in jerusalem with the latest. it hass been more than 15 months of war, sorrow and destruction. gaza obliterated nearly 47,000 people dead. and israel reeling after a savage hamas terrorist attack, killed 1200 people, 250 taken hostage. israel's cabinet, agreeing to the ceasefire and

hostage deal to go into effect sunday. but it will be a slow process. israel will end its assault on gaza and release palestinian prisoners, but a permanent ceasefire is still to be negotiated, and hamas has agreed to release 33 of its hostages in the first phase. but only three are expected to be released sunday, according to israeli media. danielle thinks he'll wait several weeks before he sees his 84 year old grandfather, oded. what's going through your mind? first of all, i'm really happy. of course, until it's done, i'm trying to stay calm until it's done because we are dealing with the worst people on planet earth. the worst terrorist exists. we visited oded's house just after october 7th. here, the whole roof collapsed. hamas shot. oded kidnaped him and his wife and burned their house down. danielle telling us he's been desperately waiting for a deal.

so why now? do you think trump being elected in gaza at a soup kitchen? eight year old aboud abu zaid is waiting to hear for hours with his pot to take home to his family. the crowds are so big, he says. he often leaves empty handed. when i heard there was a ceasefire, i was happy. here there's no food, he says. when the distribution begins, the chaos is total and tragic. abud manages to get some rice and runs off. this is what gaza has been reduced to after 15 months of war and siege. with the deal fragile as it is, there's a chance for relief. as for the hostage release, families tell us they've been told to expect the first three will be women. that was richard engel reporting for us back here locally and happening today in the wake of those shocking and destructive wildfires in los angeles, san francisco mayor

daniel lurie will be part of an emergency preparedness exercise. the drill is meant to demonstrate the effectiveness of firefighting technology, such as high pressure fire hydrants and the san fran saint francis fireboat. it will be a multi-agency emergency drill at the sf fire department fireboat station 35. the drill will start at 10 a.m. meanwhile, former oakland mayor sheng thao is facing federal charges and prison time after being accused in a pay to play scheme. torri is accused of conspiracy and bribery charges along with her longtime boyfriend andre jones, as well as father and son city contractors david and andy duong. they are leaders of oakland's main recycling service, california waste solutions. prosecutors noted text message exchange between andy duong and an unknown coconspirator weeks ahead of the november mayoral election, promising tau would buy 100

modular housing units from a company run by the wongs. they also allege the duong funded a negative mailer campaign attacking pao tao's political rivals. this all coming as the fbi raided tao's home as part of an investigation last june. tao's attorney, meanwhile, is vowing to fight these charges. the mayor looks forward to defending herself against these charges, showing tt there is in fact, no evidence to support these charges, and we will look forward to doing that in the courtroom. if convicted on all six counts against her, tao and her partner jones both face a maximum sentence of 95 years in prison. all four have pleaded not guilty. thieves in the east bay dipped to new lows, stealing 200 bronze vases from several grave sites. it happened at oakmont memorial park cemetery

in lafayette. the managing partner tells us they ripped the vases right off of those gravestones. some families telling us they will need to pay more than $800 to replace each vase. it's really sad. it's like i'm a widow. i don't have the money to replace this. you know i didn't do it. i don't have no respect for anybody who wants to do that for money. i feel like it's totally disrespectful. i feel like, you know, whoever did it is the lowest of the low. contra costa county sheriff's investigators say they are searching for who is responsible. 41 past the hour. still to come on today in the bay. are we falling short on reducing our food waste? the reason climate scientists believe we won't be making our yearly goals and tips you can implement in y

at 41 degrees. we'll keep the 40s and that cloud cover around till about 10 a.m, and then grab your sunglasses and a coat. we should see more sunshine peeking through and feeling cool there in the east bay in the low 60s. livermore for you too. but notice, though, that the temperatures are only about two, maybe three degrees off from where we should be for this time of year. we'll do 60 in santa rosa today, 61 in concord, and feel those mild low 60s through san jose. so more seasonable weather for today and tomorrow.

now the weather has been nice. maybe you wanted to go to the coast this weekend. kind of clear your mind a little bit. well, you need to be careful of that. we do have this beach hazard statement for the coast extending down into the monterey bay. for those sneaker waves a the rip currents that could come about. so never turn your back to the ocean. and if you are walking close to the water, just watch for any logs and debris that could come through. now, from the coast to the ridges, i mentioned that we will be looking at another wind event come monday into next week. right now, most of that event is highlighting the north bay mountains at around 2025 miles an hour offshore. so that will also bring about some mild temperatures for the rest of the bay. we're going to keep those gusts under about 15 miles an hour, but still could feel pretty breezy as we go on into our next week. for southern california. a much different story. this weekend will be calm though, as far as the wind speeds go, so maybe that will be an upper hand for firefighters. but we take these model runs on into monday as well, and you notice that the contours start

to come back. those gusts 30, 40, maybe even 50 miles an hour as we go through the day on monday and on into tuesday as well. but i mentioned that hopefully a pattern change is coming for everybody across the state. we go on into talking about friday and saturday of next weekend. we could see that low dropping in once again, maybe even some rain and sierra snow showers. right now it looks to miss the bay area, but if it does travel south into southern california, that could further put out the fires. so we'll continue to watch that and keep you posted. but that is for next weekend. meantime, we'll keep the mornings foggy at times, 30s continuing in our inland valleys low to mid 60s as we travel through the week, so that will feel nice courtesy of the offshore winds. san francisco and the peninsula a cool weekend in store for martin luther king junior. all right, cynthia, thanks. it is beautiful behind us. it is 47 past the hour.

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that we're not addressing kind of upstrm food waste. we're not thinking about the causes of that food waste. we're not thinking about preventing that food waste. and so we need to be thinking more as a nation. and in california as well, about stopping food waste from happening in the first place. so what can we do at home, especially as the new year kicks off and we think more about with leftovers or that spinach you have wilting in the fridge. sticking to our grocery list is a good way, and understanding best buy labels and how you can keep the food around longer. if you're a business owner, try donating more of the food to help fight food waste. now you can read the full study and learn more about climate solutions on our website nbcbayarea.com. just click on the climate and crisis tab kira. cynthia, thanks. now to the warriors. guard brandon podemski will miss his 10th consecutive game tonight when the warriors

host jordan poole in the washington wizards at chase center. the team confirms he's still recovering from an injury but making some progress. pisemsky is working to come back from that abdominal strain, which happened back in december in the warriors win over kevin durant and the phoenix suns, coach steve kerr says he did manage to scrimmage for the first time, so that is a good sign. warriors host the wizards tonight at 530 at chase center. 51 past the hour. up next, a quick look at our top stories, including you likely heard by now. the last weekend to enjoy tiktok may be over by tonight.

what you can expect tomorrow morning. on sunday, today with willie geist. hey, willie. good morning kyra. great to see you tomorrow morning. on sunday today, a look at the wildfires that continue to burn in southern california. and then we'll try to give you a little bit of a break as we turn to my conversation with the hollywood icon, glenn close, on the new movie that has her teaming up with jamie foxx and cameron diaz, the latest in an extraordinary 50 year career of unforgettable roles, with plenty more to come. i still feel there's caverns of the unknown in me. i'm still waiting for the roles that demand everything because there are few and far between. does that motivate you a little bit though? feeling like, oh, i'm an outsider here. i want to keep pushing and keep

pushing. yes, because i think there's still discoveries to be made. you just have to find the right team. you find the next thing that's different, and you just have to trust that they will find you somehow. to a sunday. sit down with glenn close, plus t the morni's latest headlines and another life well lived. when sunday today airs at 6 a.m. in the bay area. if you are not up at that hour on a sunday, just set the dvr and we will see you whenever you're ready for us. kyra. thanks, willie. we do hope you're awake to catch willie at 6:00 tomorrow morning. and then just stick right here for your local news with us on today in the bay at seven. back here locally, here's a quick look at the top stories we're following, including israel's full cabinet approving a ceasefire and hostage release with hamas. the deal would pause that 15 month war and lead to the release of dozens of hostages, some as soon as tomorrow. in exchange, hundreds of palestinian prisoners would also go free. a qatari spokesperson tells nbc news that the ceasefire will start at 830

in gaza tomorrow morning. that is 1030 our time tonight. happening today in the wake of those wildfires in los angeles, san francisco mayor daniel laurie will be part of an emergency preparedness exercise. it's meant to demonstrate the effectiveness of our local firefighting technology. it will be a multi-agency drill at the fire department station 35 that's just under the bay bridge. it starts at 10 a.m. all eyes remain on whether the government will step in to save tiktok before tomorrow. you can see the countdown on your screen. 16 hours left. tiktok's u.s. headquarters is in santa monica, so that means it could be as early as 9 p.m. tonight, which is midnight for the east coast. this, of course, all coming after the supreme court upheld that looming ban that says the u.s. app stores must remove it unless its chinese parent company sells it by tomorrow. but now, democrats and republicans who once both supported the ban say they may

not enforce it. president biden says the issue will go to the trump administration, as he is sworn in on monday. or inaugurated, i should say. all right. 57 past the hour. cynthia has one last look at the forecast before we go. well, if you're going to scroll tiktok for what might be the last couple of hours, you can do it outside because it's going to be very lovely this weekend. yes, we are starting off cool and with some patchy fog, but that should clear for the middle part of the day. our inland valleys weekend. we'll keep it in the 60s into monday. that's when i've talked about maybe seeing that offshore wind return. right now it looks gustier up towards the north bay. we're going to keep it at 20 to 30 miles an hour, maybe even up into 4050, in the highest ridges. but then that should start to kind of break apart that high pressure that's been with us going on into the week. we will see those numbers climb up just a little bit, feel mild then into san francisco and the peninsula. watch out for the coast. we are looking at that beach hazard

statements this weekend. continuing on into monday, might not get as windy there through the city and the peninsula, but still good to kind of clear the patio. maybe this weekend. rake the leaves a little bit so you don't have even more piling on the numbers there. in san francisco and along the peninsula starting in the 40s, but definitely much cooler in our inland valleys in the 30s. maybe a good weekend for people to take down those christmas lights too. don't get me wrong, i love them, but a good break in the weather to do it. all right, cynthia, thanks and thanks so much to all of you for making us a part of your saturday morning. we're back with more local news for you tonight at five, six and 11. and we are always on at nbcbayarea.com. have a great saturday. we'd love to see you right back here tomorrow morning. and we lve "the y doctor will see you now" but do they really? do they see all that you are? at kaiser permanente all of us work together to care for all that is you. ♪♪

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