right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, everything we know about the five new cases of the omnicron variant detected in alameda county. what it means for the rest of us. and desperate for answers. the family of a former police officer shot and killed while protecting a member of the media is plowing for the public's help. >> i felt for us it was not only the safe of the thing, but the smartest thing. >> and only on 5, we hear from the bay area store owner pulling everything off of the shelves before thieves do it first. good morning, it's saturday, december 1st. i'm devin fehely. thank you for joining us. start with a quick check of our weather with meteorologist tearen. >> going to have another morning in the city. and that looks town from the top, the vantage point. and into the west. as we check in on other cameras, we will see a few issues with fog, particularly trivalley and up into the north bay valleys.

the temperatures are relatively warm in the low 50s out there now. the one spot that is reading visibility down below a mile is fairfield. and that is where we have the densing if advisory. the entire -- dense fog advisory. the entire central valley has it. once you work towards solano valley, that is where you encounter it. the fog burns off by late morning. a few clouds and day time highs into the low and mid-60s. back to you now. >> thank you, darren. the omnicron variant is detected in alameda county. he's more on how it made its way here this morning with da lin. >> reporter: i talked to a woman who knows the infected people. they feel sorry and bad about what happened. they did not wear a mask at the indoor event. she said her infected friends are doing okay and recovering from mild symptoms. a joyous occasion turned into a superspreader event. health officials say the wedding took place in wisconsin last saturday. 12 east bay residents came back

infected. five of them with the omnicron variant. one of them had returned from international travel before attending the wedding. health officials report one is a berkeley resident and 11 life in alameda county. all of them vaccinated. most of them got the booster and none of them hospitalized. >> the vaccines are doing what they're intended to do, which is to prevent severe illness, hospitalization and death. we know that they are imperfect. >> reporter: dr. another our ryangold is the division chair of epidemiology at uc berkeley. he said, they don't know if it's more transmessible or make people sicker. researchers need more time and data. he predicts more holiday gatherings will locally lead to bad outcomes. >> unfortunately, we're going to see a fair bit of covid this winter. hospitals will be stretched thin and it's going to create problems now of the same magnitude as last winter. i certainly hope not. >> reporter: those three

vaccinated friends enjoying an outdoor meal said omnicron won't change their holiday plans. partly because they paid for their flights. >> i will be going to visit my mom in florida. and she is older. so, it's, i can't skip two years in a row. >> they plan to get tested once they get back and plan to quarantine if i have to for a few days until my test results come back. i plan to double mask in florida, even if i'm the only per. >> reporter: wonder find out if the remaining serve people have the omnicron variant. in berkeley, i'm da lin, kpix 5. this morning, we're learning about a covid outbreak at a school in marin county. the school district said a family sent there 2 children to school knowing that one this tested positive for the virus. this happened at neil cumninfs elementary school. the total of eight kids got the virus. three of the cases are believed to be school-based transmission. the county public health officer said that this could

have been prevented if the parent his just followed the protocol. >> this is a violation, object, of just basic, basic ethics, but it's a violation of law and that there is an order in place that people who are infected with covid-19 do isolate for ten days. if they're known to be exposed to someone in most cases, they need to quarantine. >> school officials say it doesn't appear that any of the children who contracted the virus had significant symptoms last month. thankfully, none were hospitalized. >> a live look at sfo. starting on monday, all international travelers heading to the u.s. will have to show proof of a negative covid test within 24 hours of departure. that rule applies to everyone. doesn't matter if you're vaccinated or not. the proof of having recovered from covid the past 90 days will be accepted. >> stay with kpix for continuing coverage of the coronavirus and more information on vaccines and how to find booster shots.

check our guide on www.kpix.com. the family of kevin nasheda is speaking out. he was a former police officer and security guard for members of the media. he was killed in oakland while working as a security guard. oakland leaders new trying to address the rise in violent crimes and killings in the city. kpix 5's kenny choi breaks down where city leaders stand on pushing for more officers on the street and what kevin's family is asking for. >> he still giving, even though he's not here. >> reporter: nine days have passed since kevin nashida was fatally shot on the streets of oakland working as a guard protecting a tv news crew. >> he didn't deserve this. he was retired. he was just, you know, looking to stay busy and, you know, we wish he could come home. >> reporter: the homicide count reached 129. the mayor and east oakland council members reid and taylor are pushing hard to add more officers by spending 5.8

million, a move they say, would help fill 60 vacant positions and get the total number of officers above 730, which the city council has signed off on. >> there is nothing progressive about unbridled gun violence. >> i am glad to see more of a ground swell of support for our officers and our resources. >> reporter: council member shang tao who is running for mayor proposes 50,000 sipping bonuses for officers who join opdj. this is a public emergency right now that we're going through. it truly does feel like every day we're experiencing's new senseless tragedy. >> reporter: of about his death, nashida made sure his organs would be donated to give life to others. >> he just always over the top and just -- it's something you love about him. you can always depend on him. >> reporter: he remindd his wife, son and daughter to persevere through life's low of the moments by saying in japanese, gaman. >> i would tell him, okay, all right. you know, and it made me

stronger in any situation that we were in. i am going to remember gaman and to stay strong for him. >> that was kenny choi reporting. the nashida family hopes witnesses come forward with any information or videos that may have captured the suspects. oakland police identified the suspect vehicle as a white acura sedan. they believe the model year is between 2004 and 2008. this morning, the parents of a teen suspect in a deadly shooting in michigan are now under arrest. the police caught up with james and jennifer crumply this morn -- crumbly early this morning in detroit. the prosecutor charged the par wants with involuntary manslaughter and they're,expected to be arraigned later today. they allegedly bought a gun on black friday and made it available to their 15-year-old son ethan, who is accused of opening fire this week at oxford high school and killing four students and wounding seven others. a video of a brazen burglary in broad daylight.

this is the 61 at a jewelry store. two armed thieves made off with everything in a matter of minutes. it happened around the corner from the sacramento county sheriff's office. the owner believes the suspects were in the store earlier in the day and came back to rob them. >> a longtime san jose business owner closed the doors for good saying he doesn't want to become the next victim of a wave of smash-and-grabs. denny ryan owns a shoe and clothing store called kicks in san jose. this week, he announced his decision to a large following on instagram. he said he is closing because of the recent spike in retail robberies across the bay area. and he's friends with some of the south bay business owners who have already been victimized. >> definitely sad for me to see that stuff. i don't wish that upon anyone. it's been very hard for me to see some of the guys dealing with that stuff. it's been going on everywhere, you know, and it can happen to any of us. we have been fortunate this far, and, you know, i think again, it was the smart of the decision for us.

>> and ryan plans to hold an annual christmas toy drive and said that he will move his store online where he knows that he won't become another robbery victim. and this morning, san francisco is remembering the woman who for years rolled out the red carpet for foreign dignitaries. charlotte schultz served as the chief of protocol for the city of san francisco and the state. she also served on the boards of the sumphony, ballet and other organizations. she was married to former u.s. secretary of state george schultz from 1997 until his death earlier this year. her good friend senator dianne feinstein introduced them. schultz passed away yesterday at the age of 88. the time now is 6:10. distill ahead on kpix 5 and -- still ahead on kpix 5, the major freeway shut down that can slam the breaks on the weekend gettiaway. and a holiday glow in san francisco. the new attraction transforming the city into a giant canvas.

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. welcome back. the time now is 6:13. this is pretty cool. a giant new holiday display went up in san francisco. kpix 5s bitty yu reports from the embarcadero where the city by the bay is positively glowing. >> reporter: this first-of-its- kind projection here at the hyatt regency at the embarcadero center is one of

four in downtown san francisco brought each night to react have it the area. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: the city's first such holiday activation. -- in the country. revive and reinvigorate downtown san francisco. an area especially more hit by the pandemic. >> won't you all to come back downtown. won't to you come back to shop. to come to our restaurants and have a drink in our bar, stay in our hotels. >> reporter: each she is five minutes long and will run every five want ins until 10:00 p.m. the projections feature work by local and international artists. other roads include the stock exchange and 345 -- >> we turn around the corner and what is that? and it's -- oh, my goodness,

it's beautiful. >> reporter: the launch glies ash-and-grab crimes, seen in viral videos made recent national headlines. >> this ad reality is that people have tried to define us based on a number of videos, which tonight show the very best of san francisco. >> we hope that people are willing to come back to san francisco and know that we're open, you know, won't to so more people. >> yet just cause everyones to stop and look. and that is nice. >> would you bring your family here? >> yes, sure. >> reporter: in san francisco, betty yu kpix 5. we want to see your holiday lights as we celebrate the season. email your pictures and videos to bay area bright spots@kpixcom or tag us on social media using the #, kpixbrightspots. happening tonight, if you plan to travel between the bay area and tahoe, a big

deconstruction project along i- 80 could slow down. and the freeway will be completely shut down at green valley road and fairfield at 11:00 p.m. crews are tearing down an old connector bridge no longer in use. and that i hope to have that done by 9:00 tomorrow morn. and. let's get you ready to get outside. there is a dense fog advisory for solano county. doesn't mean you won't encounter some patchy fog and looking at current temperatures out there. the numbers in the he to mid- 50s for the most part and that is 53 in oakland right now. 52 in san jose. 50, petaluma. the numbers are relatively warm for this time of the day. we have seen the numbers go down in the upper 30s by this point in the morning this tool of the year and the visibility for fairfield to 0.32. that is the area we'll have to cop anon and that is where the dense fog advisory stays into effect until noon today and they may have to extend it until tomorrow. if each the way it plays out,

we don't get rid of the mid- level clouds overhead. for most of the day and we going to let this mr. i through until 2:00 in the afternoon and -- this apply through until 2:00 in the afternoon. plan on a relatively gray day today and day time highs underneath the clouds will only get into the low 60s. 62 for san jose. 62, palo alto. 59, fremont and we'll see the numbers warm into the mid-60s and spot north bay valleys, we see a similar story here and low 60s. although we will have a few upper 50s across parts of the east bayshoreline and up with we're into the north bay valleys, we'll see temperatures in the mid-60s and into the pacific to see if there are any storms out there, there are. that one looks good right there. that is going to get pulled away to our north and that is the one behind that one of the we have to look at the long-

range forecast. and that is on thursday, which is not that long-range anymore. and that shows up in the seven- day forecast. and there is raabable confidence where you will have a weak system move through northern california. and we won't get a lot of rain out of this. we'll get some rain and when who look at the big picture view to show use what the accumulated rainfall looks like between now and then and thursday, we have a couple hundreds of an inch of rain here and it looks like a better rain maker and he elevation snow. by thursday and you have to start somewhere. that is our first system that has a chance to bring rain. and rain, not a lot. lot stuff and more details on the timing of it as we're closer to it. and lot keep an eye on yet the next thousand oaks hours to make sure that the potential for the rain holds together at all and seven aft for our micro climates show the same story.

you can see the temperatures don't change a whole lot and we may warm up a little bit tomorrow and over today. if we get more sunshine here and the clouds start to fill back in again and yes, you see that small chance or rain showing up on thursday for the east bay valleys and north bay valleys as well. doesn't look like a major storm by any means. at lost it's a possibility of light rain and in the 7 arrest. looking at the raid you showed us, is there a storm that is coming in behind it as well? >> good eye on that in terms of what they're seeing now, yes. however, it's too far out. woke watched that the last six weeks from eight to heaven. the forecast models were persistent and hey, you're going to get rain by day 11. and that i have fallen apart. was not going to point that out. am glad you did yo and that means i am paying tag. it you. >> yes. yes. coming up, teslata i bus

the latest model. well at the new cyberquad. how much it will cost you. stop the a party at chase center, the warriors residency was on fire last night. vicious slams and a historic street by the suns snapped. highlights are next.

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. top of the morning, everybody. 19 experienced a real play-off atmosphere at chase center. warriors fans are getting used to their new a bode. the place is popping look a western conference final. why won't it? phoenix came in with 18 straight wins. steph curry didn't play well on tuesday's loss to phoenix. 4 for 21 from the floor. the first quarter, curry.

and doing the moon walk. later in the corner, juan tescano anderson. clear for takeoff. and that is a vicious slam over mcgee and he had 17 in the bench. curry e sustain back. contact and gets the bucket. one of s and in. pus upring music. three caps off of a 9-0 run by golden state. the suns never recovered. warriors up 13. gary payton, the second and the steal and slam. he had 19 points. what an edition he has been. the 18-game win stroke for them. warriors win this woke, and the record is no one and 3. >> that is a great way to respond to adversity. we through the last game in the total and learned from it, made

adjustments and took care of the ball. and what a difference a game makes. to the nhl we go. sharks and new york facing the former teammate, barkley goodrow and the rangers. ryan strom. rips the shot past hill and turned out to be the only goal of the game. rangers win 1-0 and snap san jose's three-game win streak. >> a spot in the national championship was on the line last night in santa clara. byu is in town looking for the ultimate redemption game to make up for their loss to the broncos earlier in the season. and steven stadium blocked scoreless and went by on the penalty kicks. olivia wade, got it. the cougars had the shootout lead. glen needed to make the kick or it's season over. it's off the post.

byu wins 3-2 on pks. the broncos chances at a repeat over as the cougars advance to play florida state in the national titles game. the road to the rose bowl runs to las vegas, nevada. first-ever pac-12 title game at allegiant stadium. utah and oregon. the outs ran the ducks off of the field a few weeks back and more of the same last night. utah7-0 and lloyd, the pic 6, 14-0, same score. and the final minute of the first half. finds dalton kinkade, 20-0 at that point and utah rolled in this one. 38-10 winning their first-ever pac-12 championship. next up for the outs, their first-ever rose bowl appearance. hard to believe that. conference championships in college football today. the playoff picture should be set by the time i deliver my sports guest tonight at 6:00. i will see you then. have a good morning.

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. welcome back. the time is 6:29. thank you so much for joining us. i'm devin fehely. let's start the half hour with a quick check of the weather and meteorologist tearen peck. >> some -- darren peck. >> some places have fog. the one place is in solano county. there is a fog advisory. everyone else is mid-50s. you will hit patchy fog. i don't want to give the impression there is no fog. most of the clouds are elevated and why of we look at the visibility, it goes for 10 miles. all of us with the exception of fairfield. where it's down to a .01 of a mile. and we have the dense fog advisory until 91. if you have to be on 80 through

solapo county. the rest of the day looks great. a few clouds. day team lives in the low to mid-60s. back to you. >> thank you. a traffic stop leads to a gun bust in santa rosa. it started with vehicle cod violation. an officer stop a drive or santa rosa avenue before 1:00 a.m. and that officer noticed a strong marijuana odor and asked the driver toion his backpack. molts later, it turned up an assault weapon. alex maceas is booked into jail on weapon's possession remember chase. and a leave look at san francisco. we're in the heart of the holiday shopping season. and let's be honest, there is a long shadow that is hanging over popular shopping spots look union square and kpix's andrea bobba show us shoppers are heading to union square and will notice the presence of

police. lots of them. >> reporter: after the sound of smash-and-grab robbers filled union square last month, with a heavy police presence, shoppers are back in union square again. there is bags in hand and silvis in -- selfo ees in front of the big tree. >> we have the police lined up in front of macy's there. yes. >> reporter: despite the bad headlines and plywood up temporarily, the crowds returned again for the holiday season. foot traffic is up 135% from 2020. >> we're seeing a lot of people in and around union square and black friday is -- a record number of people since 2020 ,since the pandemic and -- >> folk folks kpix 5 spoke wednesday the large police present is reassuring. >> with all of the police

present here, it feels comfortable. >> shoppers like this lady said, they are definitely more aware of their personal security on the square. >> i am more cautious lately: i am always checking my surroundings and make sure i am not here out past 5:00. yeah. i definitely am taking more safety precautions. >> that was andrea bobba reporting. meantime, the contra costa county sheriff's deputies will help walnut creek police officers and they're beating up security on broadway plaza. it comes after the massive heist at a nordstrom's two weeks ago. new finding were released in a high-profile bay area police shooting and the family of shawnmonterosa is poing ought proof that their brother shouldn't have been killed. an independent investigation concluded the deadly force used

by vallejo police officers does not objectively reasonable. he was fatally shot in front of a walgreens in the aftermath of the george floyd protest. a police unite was responding to the call at the walgreens. the officer shot through the windshield of the car and monterosa's family said there should have been an attempt to de-escalate the situation. >> you act the same way when we first heard the news on june 2nd. we knew our brother was on his knees. that is -- who knew our brother the who will life and he would not get in a taintical position or position to the shoo that is not shawn. >> our whole family is also wanting to see departmental changes happen immediately. and with to says findings. there was a lack of de- escalation found. and and of coursal leading town my brother's murder. >> the california attorney general's office is conducting an investigation of that shooting. and to the coronavirus. he's a look at how many

countries have reported at least one case of the new variant. several mild cases of that variant first detected in south africa have popped up here in california and in other states. and this morning, the white house covid response team is calling for calm. >> we're, quipped and prepared to fight the omnicron variant head on. 99.9% of cases in the country right now are from the delta variant. >> concerns this morning following the five new cases of the variant discovered in alameda county and they're linked to a recent wedding and all of the patients are fully vaccinated with mild symptoms. here's more on the efforts in southern california to stop the spread. >> reporter: l.a. county saw the first case of the ohmin i crown this week when i pardon me travelling to lax from south africa tested positive. health officials are stepping up their efforts to fight the virus with an optional and free rapid covid testing site for

international flight arrivals at lax. she was one of the first parents to test at the new lax covid testing site. >> i think that is a very good issue in and that is why i did it immediately. >> getting vaccinated or boosted is the number one thing you can do to prevent catching covid or catching this virus and spreading it to others. >> reporter: officials at john wayne airport are also offering covid-19 activities kits to incoming international passengers to help stop the spread of the virus. another big concern that surface side being reinfected. scientists say that omnicrown is at least three time -- omnicron is three toys more likely to cause re-infect than previous coronavirus variants. epidemiologist dr. ann said just because you may have previously contracted covid-19 does not mean you can't get the virus again as the new variant is more contagious. >> we're also understanding that people who have been vaccinated and have no the been

-- are at great risk of getting infected. so, you can vaccinate. the thing to do is get the booster as soon as you can. a battle to wear a mask suggests having holiday, vents outdoors and have -- events outdoors and have guests contest it before gathering. a live look at the white house now. a controversial immigration policy put in place by president trump is about to start up again under president biden. as cbs correspondent skyler henry reports, the biden administration is moving ahead with the program, despite objections to it. >> the white house said president biden remains opposed to the trump-era migrant protection protocols program, where migrants were forced to remain in mexico while their asylum cases were processed in u.s. courts. >> deeply flawed. that is why we stopped enrolling individuals in the program on day one and subsequently issued a memorandum in june terminating the program. >> reporter: the supreme court

upheld a federal government's ruling that the program was improperly shut down and ordered it to be started again. something the bound know administration now said it's prepared to do. >> our view of the program has not changed. we're working to implement under the court order. >> reporter: the court ruling said the program could only start back up again if mexico agreed to participate. immigrant rights advocates said the administration could have done more to avoid resuming it. >> and we think the biden administration could have pushed mexico a little bit harder to find some ways to either stop the program from going back into effect or to find ways to make it singca wantly better -- significantly better than it was before. >> the rules could resume as early as monday with changes. the government will have to provide covid-19 vaccines to migrants waiting for their hearing. it will take six months and provide better access to legal council. >> and there is no way to make any humane policy humane. the reality is that migrants

will continue to suffer from violence and danger when sent back to mexico and will continue to be unable to obtain the lawyers that they need to be able to have a fair shot at winning their case for asylum. >> reporter: during the first iteration of remain in mexico, 1% of migrants were granted asylum. skyler henry, cbs news, capitol hill. hiring slowed last month in the u.s. employers added 210,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped hovering at 4.2% and as more people join the workforce. weijia jiang has reaction from the white house. >> reporter: on wall street, stocks slid in response to the latest jobs reports, which offered mixed signals about the u.s. economy. a weaker than expected jobs number. also, a drop in unemployment bringing it to the low of the point since the start of the pandemic in march of 2020. president biden who is nursing a cold, celebrated the

progress. >> we're looking at the sharpest one-year decline on unemployment ever. simply put, america, america's back to work. and our jobs recovery is going very strong. >> reporter: americans are still facing sky-high prices on everything from groceries to cars to furniture with inflation at its high of the rate in 31 years. >> families are anxious. anxious about the cost of living. the economy more broadly. they're still uncertain and i want you to know i hear you. >> reporter: one sector of the economy that continues to struggle hiring new workers is the hospitality industry. last month, it added 23,000 jobs. but it's still down 1.3 million prepandemic positions. >> businesswise, we're up almost 40% over last year. >> reporter: the problems for the florida restaurant owner is that his staff is down by 10%. so his employees are forced to

pick up the slack. >> the work in six days and working much is days. and it's -- i need to get them rested so they don't burn out. >> the white house said that president biden is treating that cold with over-the-counter medicine and cov drops and released a statement from his doctor to say, that the president was tested for many illnesses, including covid-19, the flu and strip three the. all of which -- strep throat and all came back negative. the cold, he caught it from his 1 1/2-year-old grandson who likes to kiss pop. weijia jiang, cbs news, the white house. still ahead, charities are putting out an urgent call to support the influx of refugees from afghanistan this holiday season. how you can help this morning. and christmas is coming early for some bay area kids in need. we'll show you straight ahead.

. california is dealing with an influx of refugees from afghanistan. the charities that support them are putting out the call for help. here's more. >> in addition to the refugees, a huge decision needed at the food basics for california residents as we help those coming to california. we need to help those in california currently. >> reporter: bottom line, there is a demand for help right now. at food banks and refugee

resettlement organizations like opening doors. >> in july, opening the doors welcomed two individuals and in august, we welcomed 160. >> reporter: the nonprofit is one of five refugee resetment organizations in sacramento. that welcomed triple the number of afghan refugees a month since the summer. >> and we anticipate we will welcome 200 individuals in december. so far, fewer than 100 of them are here again. >> reporter: you have likely seen videos like this, taken as thousands fled afghanistan to, scape the taliban. when they get here often, they only have the clothes on their back. and volunteers put together welcome kits to kick start their lives at home. during the holidays, they need something extra. gifts just for children. >> a toy or something special to interruption them joy and that will go a long way to helping them feel welcomed in their new communities. >> reporter: permanent housing is the biggest challenge to

find right now, a donated gift, turn a temporary house into a joyful home. >> for more information on how to help, go to the website, openingdoorsinc.com. old navy is giving back to a group of local children. the san francisco flied family center got an early start on the holiday shopping. families gathered in downtownfras for the annual holiday shopping spree. kids were given $100 government error error card to picture out their gifts ahead of time online and there is a photo op with santa's elves. it gives resources to underprivileged kids and families in the area. >> a reminder our food for bay area families drive is on to donate your time or money to help our neighbors in need this holiday season. go to www.kpix.com/give. this morning, ski season is underway in southern california. the slopes at big bear opened the first time yesterday.

all of the snow is machine made, but skiers and snowboarders didn't seem to mind. meantime, there is something you don't hear every day. a blizzard warning in he hi known to locals as the kona low. the it's creating interesting weather. hawaii's big island is expected to see more than a foot of snow and the winds could gust up to 100 miles per hour. this is the first snow for the big islands since 2016. and in light of how little snow there is here in the sierra, that is an interesting juxtaposition. not unheard of there and that volcano is pretty high. and that camera is into the city and you can look off towards the distance there and see the lights of the bay bridge. and it's hanging out over much of the bay area and that is all yet is, a low cloud and not on the ground cloud and who don't have a widespread area of fog

out there and it's relatively warm and there is fog in fairfield. you can see the visibility reading there. down to 0.1. that tells you can see a 0.1 of a mile down the road. if you look at the fog advisory, that is solano county. everyone else is doing okay. and that staying in effect until 91 today, to watch how long it takes for the stuff to melt away. we're going to let it play to 2:00, 3:00 in the afternoon. it's never entirely gone just like yesterday. we're going to keep the low clouds hanging around for a good part of today. we'll clear it out of the north bay valleys, you will get sunshine here and clear it here. you will get sunshine here. in the heart of the bay issue it's staying gray. into the afternoon and evening, clouds rebuild gan and temperatures stay cool because of that and numbers are 10 degrees cooler than where we were when we left off at the start of the week. low 60s for the inland valleys of the east bay and numbers in

the upper 60s for the east bayshore line and low 60s for some of our warmer valleys and mid-60s into mendocino and lake county. the storms look impressive in the pacific. the aim has been off. that one misses us. the next one comes in behind that right there. gives us a chance of rain on thursday. this is not a major storm. not going to be impressive rain. but at least it's a chance for? rain by the time we get there. if we put it on to the accumulated rainfall to watch the showers come together for thursday, maybe 0.005 of an inch of rain and gets us ahead to thursday and that is about 0.005 of an inch of rain. we'll take it. showing you the rain on thursday. the day tom highs may warm know for the north bay valleys by the time we're into material and it's not a significant change. if we pull up san francisco, oakland and san jose, we see the same story on here for temperatures.

also, a subtle warm-up for sunday. if anything, that tells us we'll get more sunshine through sunday afternoon. but, that -- it's not like a prolonged warning trend and really, the headline is we're going to go the rain and we'll keep a close eye on that and this have updates as we're closer to thursday. >> and the weather story this past week has been the haze and the smog. does that rain clear some of that out? >> you bet. it should clear out most of it. the problem is the big block in the atmosphere and if you can get a system bringing you light rain, that is your first sign. and that will give us better air quality good news there. >> thank you. happening today, several transit agencies are holding toy drives around the bay area. cal train will send a special train to collect donations and inside the north bay, the smart holiday express will be at the

downtown santa rosa station from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. today. and the vta will hold a stuff- the-bus, haven't it runs from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in san jose. and. >> still to come, making a difference in the bay area and worldwide. this week's jefferson award winner is next.

. peninsula woman is making a difference in the bay area and worldwide, making a dent among more than a billion people around the globe who live in extreme poverty. sharon chen introduces us to this week's bay area jefferson award winner. >> 30 to 40 palets we can fit in here. >> reporter: she gets ready for her volunteers to pack hundreds of holiday food boxes for low- income families and fulfills a promise made in 2006. while in her native iran

adopting her oldest daughter, another heaven -year-old girl begged to leave the orphanage with them. >> i make you a beautiful daughter and good daughter. please take me with you, too. i told her that i can't take her as much as i love to, i can't take her with me. i told her, i promise you i would not let you or the children like you be forgot know. >> reporter: she kept that promise two years later of the she and her friends founded moms against poverty. >> those are from afghanistan. >> reporter: the burling game- based nonprofit provides education, health and orphan care plus basic needs like food, water and had join products. moms against poverty or m.a.p., served more than 2 million people, mostly poor children in 16 countries. it's built more than 60 schools and supported more than 30 orphan care centers. >> reporter: feel like we're one big family. and that is a human family. >> reporter: its food baskets

went from went to children from cambodia and more than 27 afghans who fled the taliban at the border. hoh heads a nonprofit in iran that worked with m.a.p. to build schools and feed thousands. >> she is one of the greatest advocates of children in need that i have seen. >> reporter: in the bay area, moms against poverty partners with three dozen school districts, churches and community groups to serve hundreds of thousands of people. the castro valley unified school district receives boxes of fresh organic food to feed up to 40 families twica month during the school year and 500 families in the summer. >> our students own go hungry. >> i mrs. nancy nodell, the parent community liason. yo they don't have to go to the supermarket and decide whether to buy meat versus shampoo. >> reporter: the school superintendent said she even provides free refrigerators see the district can store the food. >> this is a labor of love for

her. she cares so deeply about people, all people. >> we bring hope and hope is all we have left in the world right now. >> reporter: for serving millions of people around the world through moms against poverty, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to delf,a ib. if you know of a quiet hero who is making a difference in our community, nominate that person for a jefferson award. find the online format our website at www.kpix.com/hero and click on the nominations tab. a heads up for drivers heading to tahoe today. the freeway closure you need to know about. next. financial planning is finding your home away from home. ♪♪signin help g there. whenpen a new igible d earn a cash nus and complete required activities.

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officers and increase the number of police academies from five is seven. the plan will cost $5.8 million. the parents of an alleged gunman in michigan are under arrest. the couple plead not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. they allegedly provided then to with a gun he used to kill four people at his high school in michigan. >> a big deconstruction project along interstate 80. the freeway will be completely shut down at green valley road and fairfield starting at 11:00 p.m. crews hep to have that work done by 9:00 tomorrow morning. and looking outside from the camera on top of the hotel. plenty of low clouds out there and same story from the top of the tower. there is a denies fog advisory. only for solano county. for everyone else, it's clouds and it's foggy on the road once you're on e-80 and work through solano county. give yourself extra time today. the day time highs on the cool side as a result of all of this. san francisco, okayland and san jose not out of the low 60s.

noticeably cooler than where we were to start the week. similar actually to where we were yesterday. no big changes here from where we were on friday into saturday. a small chance of rain on thursday. not the most impressive forecast, but that is a couple of hundreds of an inch of rain. devon? >> thank you, darren. thank you for watching kpix 5 news this morning. don't forget the news continues all day on cbsn bay area and we'll be back here tomorrow morning at 6:00. enjoy your saturday.