with every-other-month cabenuva, i'm good to go. we just declared another first alert weather day. rain returning to the bay area this weekend. the shift that could help all of you.

i have always been about service . it is in my dna. >> you will meet this man who helps the hungry as he fights a life-changing battle. good afternoon. another round of rain and wind and snow in the sierras for the weekend. let's get to paul hagan with the forecast. >> clouds the building over the bay area . rain will roll in tonight, mainly late tonight . if you have evening plans, no problems . we might get a sprinkler to from the clouds but the rain will stay to the north . it will start to get closer to us as we get towards midnight and then rain moves into the north bay first, spreading across the bay area as we go to around sunrise saturday morning this is the first wave of heavy rain moving in. more will follow it up as we go through the weekend. also and atmospheric river which is going to be borderline or week

atmospheric river. it could be a one or two on the scale. either way it indicates mostly beneficial effects. the outside chance of some hazardous conditions and one of those we always monitor is the possibility of minor flooding. the weather prediction center has outlined it for excessive rainfall which means widespread flooding is likely to be a concern but there could be some minor creek flooding and street flooding. watch for standing water on the sides of roads and flooded intersections while the heavy rain moves through. it will be windy. we will track the rain and wind coming up . this weekends rain will be great for our reservoirs. valley water is working to clear up creeks and streams so they can flow freely. you can pick up sandbags at valley water.org . it is good to keep in mind, we are still in a drought. >> the reservoirs are still very low . it is extremely important to keep in mind that it will help but it is still

important to conserve water. >> they remind you last year we saw a strong season before dried up in january. some mask mandates are making a comeback in alameda county. the county move from the low covid-19 level back to medium according to state guidance, that means masks are required in high risk settings like homeless shelters, warming centers. the alameda county food bank we were asked to wear a mask there. we are starting to see an uptick in the hospitals in the united states are more than half full than they have been with the pandemic. more than 80% of hospital beds are occupied coheres a bit of a change, only a fraction of those are coded patients. flu and rsv are the reason. the cdc says the rate of flu hospitalizations and death has skyrocketed in the past week. that adds to the problem of widespread medical

staff shortages and a lot of medicine. >> it is hard to order tylenol, generic brand, ibuprofen generic brand, cough syrup for of healthcare workers protect d whu have been hearing for years, get the most updated vaccines and mask up when you have symptoms . the fda is paving the way for a combined flu and covid shot her coat the fda gave them a fast track to get the combo shot. that will speed up the review of the pfizer shot the company said that they combined the vaccine and start of the trial last month . we know brittney griner is back on u.s. soil. the u.s. secured her freedom with a controversial prisoner swap with russia ago we are about to say the deal of americans left in russia. >> reporter: brittney griner arrived in san antonio texas friday morning ending her nearly 10 month ordeal. >> she arrived at joint base san antonio in sam houston

texas earlier today. and was taken to the medical center for routine evaluation . we are now focused on ensuring that her and her family's well-being are prioritized. >> reporter: the two-time olympic gold medalist was arrested in february with drug possession charge because she was exchanged in the prisoner swap for a notorious russian arms dealer, victor -- victor boot. he conspired to sell tens of millions of dollars in weapons that u.s. official said would be used against americans. >> we sent the message out but it is good business to have an american citizen in your back pocket when you need a bargaining chip. >> reporter: meanwhile paul wheeler remains jailed in russia after the attends to free him have failed. >> it was either free britney or no one. >> reporter: president biden promised to keep working on

paul whelan's release. >> taking americans prisoner and holding them as hostages, this has to stop and my brother has to come home. >> russia president vladimir putin said the prisoner swap involved compromise and that more trade is possible in the future. another layer to this. a u.s. official tells cbs news that last summer russia said they would swap we went for an assassin. we meet so many volunteers at local food banks with different stories and reasons for giving. john ramose met a man whose life was changed when he had a stroke despite his difficulties he has found a way to boost his strength and spirit by helping others. >> reporter: something as

simple as sweeping the floor can be a problem for russ davidson to go for safety the retired nurse detective often wears a bike helmet around the house. he had to tear out his front lawn because he could not operate his mower anymore . it started in 2018 when his coworkers noticed something odd happening. >> they could see the droop and hear the slur in my voice. they could see my balance was off. >> he was having a stroke over the next few years he regained his speech but it left him in a constant state of fatigue. he had to give up his volunteer job at the sonoma county behavioral health facility . it would have been easy to fall into self-pity , that is not a path he normally takes. >> about service . it is in my dna. >> reporter: it was that dna that brought him to the redwood empire food bank in sonoma county. at this weekly giveaway, people lined up down the street to get boxes of

surplus food donated by local grocery stores. it helps families put food on the table. the program coordinator says it also helps the volunteers like russ forget their own problems for a while. >> you do not have a chance to think about what is going on with yourself. what is going on in your life ago you just think about others. >> reporter: she says russ is usually the first to arrive in the last to leave her go because it only last two to three hours it is something he can handle. >> we all bring our strengths and limitations . for me what it does, it gives me confidence back . it enables me to serve the public once again, which is something that i have made a life out of doing. >> they are sweethearts . they take their time to volunteer and do this. if i could i would be out here helping.

>> reporter: as appreciative the people may be to get the food, most have no idea how difficult it can be for russ to be out here. >> after a couple of hours how are you feeling? >> fatigue. but it is a good fatigue . it is tired but good tired. >> reporter: that is the secret he has discovered that the best way to take your mind off your own problems is to focus on the needs of others. >> it gives me the sense that i'm helping somebody that is just a little less fortunate. i am not na÷ve, if that stroke had taken a different turn, i could easily be enough food line. >> reporter: even after all he has been through, this job has convinced russ that he is a lucky guy after all. >> i can do it . i can do it without sitting down . i can do it without dwelling on the fatigue. it really is a good tired. they get something out of it. everybody wins.

>> beautiful story. russ says he volunteers about two days a week at several sites in the county. he says he is encouraged that some of his physical stamina is slowly starting to come back. we wish you greater speed and fortitude in your life and congratulations on your service. earlier this week we went to the alameda county community food bank to bring you another story of those helping. >> we are following covid protocol here at the alameda county food bank . we want to keep everyone safe and healthy and makes her the meal is going where it needs to go. why are you doing what you are doing? >> one of the things that we do is really focus on building resilient communities and putting food on people's tables is important. it is important for nutrition and overall health . it really helps the

entire body to make sure that we have good food on the table. >> so many good employees are part of this. how does that change the work culture? >> it is so heartwarming to see so many employees out there volunteering and giving . we are so proud to support what our employees do. we give them 16 hours time off to volunteer. we also match. this year we had thousands of donations just from employees. >> fantastic. $100,000 , mike, how will this help people? >> it will help enormously . all of this food that you see behind this is farm fresh. and they purchased all of that. that is going to help to buy all of that and we will send it out to the community partners that we have in the county doing the hard work. thank you very much for that. >> so do we at channel 5. we

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they are smiling. wall street closed down. taking a look at the big board, the dow closed in red or the 300 points, nasdaq and s& p also ended on a down note. the ups and downs of the stock market ended up putting a dent in household wealth. federal reserve data shows household wealth decreased. value stocks dropped by $2 trillion. real estate holdings increased and about $700 billion . it looks like the pendulum is finally starting to shift in the red-hot real estate market. for the first time in a long time buyers say they are the ones in the driver seat. >> reporter: as he gives a tour of his home, he is hopeful the right buyer will come in with

the right number . unlike in 2020, 2021 and the beginning of 2022 , it will not happen overnight. his agent translated for us. >> he believes it is a challenge to sell right now. >> reporter: it is a three bedroom three and have bath listed at $1.5 million . it is not a fixer-upper it is recently renovated. so far one month on the market and they have not received a full price offer. >> compared to a year or two years ago, houses like this could get this plus. an average house like this would sell like hot take. right now a good house would get one or two offers. >> reporter: according to the latest data from the california association of realtors from october, with the exception of the three month pandemic lockdown in 2020, home sales in october were at the lowest level since february 2008 . >> winter is always a slow time

for home sales but this is the coldest winter ever in terms of how many homes are being sold. >> reporter: she is the chief economist for redfin. the market is now more favorable for buyers with higher interest rate it is harder to get in the driver seat. >> buyers are facing less competition, homes are taking longer to sell, they are selling below their list price for all of this things are more positive for buyers than earlier this year . when you look at how expensive it is to buy home, it is hard to feel like buyers are better off now than they were earlier. >> the market is what it is. >> reporter: he is not in a hurry to sell and he is glad that is the case. his advice to anyone considering selling, manager expectations. >> if they wait and they can, they should go if they cannot wait, their expectation needs to be more realistic and you

have to have value to offer. >> reporter: on an individual level he would like to get the right offer. big picture -- >> he hopes the housing market will recover and he hopes the interest from the fed will not grow so fast and so high and hope it will come down. >> reporter: redfin's chief economist says they are forecasting home sales will decline to some of the lowest levels we have seen since the great recession as a result of the high interest rate. let's take a look at first alert weather with paul hagan. >> tomorrow is going to be a mess. we will be tracking heavy rain and strong wind . minor flooding will be possible, standing water on the side of the roads . also tree damage and power outage because of the gusty wind and the rain will continue saturday night, sunday into sunday night for we

dry out. we will be able to take you through the duration of the storm system. the rain is hanging out to the north. the stone will start falling in the northern sierra. the heaviest in the north bay but already pockets of heavy rain making their way into the santa cruz mountains. this is associated with an atmospheric river come at the first wave of heavy rain will continue saturday morning pushing further east. a little break in the action often on shower saturday afternoon, it will not be dry, but not quite as wet for the next wave of rain moves in saturday evening or saturday night brings more widespread rain to the entire area because sunday is more of the same . the gaps on sunday might last longer especially late morning and early afternoon. mid and late afternoon another wave of moderate and occasionally heavy rainfall with another sunday evening. by sunday night the last round of rain will get dragged south as the system moves out of the bay area . how

much rain are we talking? forecast models are not perfect at what they do because they stimulate what the atmosphere will do but it hasn't made up his mind. it indicates inch and have close to four inches of rain especially the higher elevations . in general inch and a half to two inches of rain. the most likely rain will come at us in waves the strongest wind will occur tomorrow morning. we will be tracking 20-30 mile-per-hour gus closer to 45 miles per hour along the coast but got the strongest wind right with the first batch of heavy rain 30-40 mile-per-hour gus widespread. stronger ones in the 45-50 mile-per-hour range and the wind will be noticeable but not as strong as we go through the rest of the day, strong enough to move around on the roads. this will be a huge snow maker for the high sierra. you have a window of time that is from right now until 10:00 this evening to go up before the

snow starts flying and it will add up to a lot, too-five feet of snow, treacherous, basically impossible travel conditions with gusty winds . beautiful view ahead of the storm as we look downtown . temperatures are mostly in the 50s , exactly 50 right now in santa rosa . temperatures tonight with the clouds moving in and staying in the 40s . it will be breezy tomorrow with the wind out of the south . high temperatures will climb to the upper 50s and close to 60 . it will not feel that warm because it will be wet and windy. first alert data tomorrow gives way to more rain just without the threat of wind damage . then we dry out for a few days . it will be chilly monday, tuesday and wednesday of next week . thursday and friday bring the potential for additional shower activity, vast uncertainty . take that with a grain of salt ago we will keep an eye on that and once we get this one in the rearview mirror. >> the 49ers have a rookie

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time away from the office as the world cup got back underway. did you call in well? two parties across the bay, we will not tell anybody. one fan of brazil we

talked to said this is the best event to get to know people. >> if you want to meet people from all over the world, it is here in the world cup. there are different nationalities that you can meet. to me that is important. >> let's get to the game themselves but not a good end for brazil, croatia sent it to penalty kicks. croatia advanced knocking out brazil. croatia will take on argentina who held off the netherlands also winning their quarterfinal match in penalty kicks. thhomecogamefor tom brady. charlie walter looks at the love-hate relationship with the 49ers. time for your red and gold report. sundays 49ers bucs game will feature , against tom brady . this will be a rare

homecoming for brady . amazingly it will be just the second time the san mateo native has played at the 49ers . he grew up as a diehard lover of the red and gold. >> i always considered myself a california kid. i grew up loving joe montana and steve young and going to 49er games. i love the 49ers, i loved college and when they skipped over me a few times i started hating the 49ers and that's how it went down. >> with the red and gold report i am charlie walter. a moving truck that is meant to move people in a different way. why this is not a symbol of leaving but the lasting power of community.

a moving truck rolled into a cost go parking lot . it is not there to help someone move him a u-haul is helping kids have a good holiday season. they workwis. rine corpecting toys >> ople are showing up. we left the bins here to collect. we have also been collecting in the lobby and it has been amazing. >> police tell us toys for tots serves tens of thousands of children across the county. all of the toys people donated last week already made it to children in the county. santa claus need some extra help. >> i would have delayed my

trip for a day if i knew they were collecting. >> thank you for watching. spos >> o'donnell: tonight, brittney griner back on american soil after nearly 10 months in a russian prison. the w.n.b.a. star's early-morning return home. plus, new details about the prisoner swap and why she had to cut her long hair. cbs' weijia jiang is at the white house on what's next for another american held in russia, paul wn. natekep-- arnasenator kyrstesine democratic party and changes to an independent. cbs' robert costa's new reporting on the reasons behind the lawmaker's big move and what it means for the democrats' new majority. kids in handcuffs. children as young as five years old in handcuffs. a cbs news investigation uncovers the disturbing cases i