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report, and what it could mean for interest rates. plus, a nuclear energy breakthrough, in livermore. but what is it actually meaning for clean energy? we'll break down the locations. furnaces will be running across the bay with temperatures dropping to the 20s and 30s. i am tracking frost advisories and freeze warnings in effect. good afternoon, i am elizabeth cook. with bay area food banks facing demand, volunteers are needed more now than ever before. we are introduced to a man who is making sure critical donations reach deserving families. >> walking out of this warehouse is a sign dominic figaro's day has already started. and the sun is not even up, yet. but, before starting his truck route, he

has got to do compliance checks , but after checking his truck he is ready for his morning routes. >> all right, ready to go. >> dominic is a driver for the san francisco-marin food bank. he's been here for more than a year. truck driving is a skill, but his spirit keeps him going. >> the emotions that i feel when i see other people when i'm bringing them food. >> you see, dominic used to be a maintenance guy at an apartment building. he says he's used to fixing things. dominic is helping fix hunger for thousands of families. >> food brings people together on so many levels. and just to see that and be the person who is physically giving them the thing they need, it just feels amazing. >> just 1 of 65 deliveries a

day for the food bank. it distributes mostly fruits and vegetables feeding 56,000 households per week. >> about 1500 cows . >> 1500 pounds, dropped off, but the need is necessary. as night turned into day, dominic is still at it. >> how are you feeling, man? >> this drop off is at the mission ymca, two pallets full of food, helping people like walter alvarez . he's also a volunteer. >> i come here, because food is so expensive nowadays. >> walter and dominic shared a moment. >> it's one thing to drop it off. these guys actually do all the footwork here. >> get up early in the morning, let's get this food. >> you heard dominic say it, himself. food brings us all together. >> i'm not the only one who feels that, like it's a real

thing. >> their need, feeding dominic's mission one food delivery at a time. i'm just in angers, kpix 5. >> there is still time to volunteer or donate to our food for bay area families drive. just scan the ur code at the bottom of your screen or go to our website, kpix.com/give. for the fifth straight month, prices are slowing down. prices are still higher this year, but not as much as before. the bureau of labor statistics says prices jumped 7.7% in november compared to the previous year . the june peak was 9.1%. we've already seen this at gas prices, which have plummeted over the past month. the national average for a price of regular has dropped, $.53 per gallon. here in california, it dropped nearly a dollar. but, shelter is one category that continues to

climb, which includes rent prices. tomorrow, the federal reserve is expected to, once again, increase interest rates, but not by as much as the past few months. the inflation report has not moved the needle watch on wall street much. the dow and s&p both went up. earlier today, president biden signed the respect for marriage act, ensuring that same-sex and interracial marriages will be recognized across state lines and guarantees them federal protection. it protects the tax exemptions of religious institutions, if they refuse to serve these individuals. >> racism, anti-semitism, homophobia, trans phobia, they are all connected , but the antidote to hate is love. this law and the love it defends strikes a blow at hate in all its forms. >> and while this is a big step guaranteeing protection, many critics say it does not go far enough to the act does not promise the right to marry, but

rather protects existing marriages. san francisco police will not be authorized to use deadly force robots. the board of supervisors has just voted, 10-1, to formally reject that policy that would have granted officers the option to deploy lethal technology, in extreme circumstances. the mayor still has to sign it. >> simply put, this is one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century. a scientific breakthrough, and clean energy research. for the first time, scientists at the bay area's lawrence livermore national laboratory have achieved net energy gain from an experimental fusion reactor. it's a crucial step in the pursuit of limitless zero carbon power. so, what does it mean for the future? the scientific community is buzzing about the possibilities. wilson walker spoke with the experts. >> two, one -- >> and of course, what fusion

offers, right? the thing most people are excited about is this possibility of clean energy. >> if fusion is the energy holy grail lawrence livermore appears to have taken a step towards it. >> they use this large laser to create a system that produced energy by thermonuclear fusion, faster than it lost it. so, when you tickle the energy they put into the system they exceeded that by a significant margin. >> lee bernstein of uc berkeley knows those involved with the project and says the breakthrough goes beyond the energy possibilities, for example, the plasma created is not unlike the core of a star. >> this is a reusable platform to let us study the way that elements and energy are involved in stars and stellar interiors. so for astro

nuclear physics, this is a big deal as well. i know it's not the one everybody is super interested in, but it does have this angle as well. >> more practical applications like power are years or decades down the road. >> you will have to bring the engineers in, and they are going to need to say had to make something like this work in the form of a power plant? >> but the science of fusion is moving ahead and is picking up speed. >> so in another year, 15 months, what will happen? i don't know. expect wilson walker, kpix 5. still ahead here on kpix 5, it took a week of fighting, but san mateo finally elects its new mayor. so i did it take this long? we'll explain. chilly temperatures tonight in most areas of the bay area. temperatures dip into

after a week-long stalemate, san mateo finally has a new mayor. the city council voted unanimously, late last night to appoint councilmember and lawrence lee.

lee would have been elected last week, but two new councilmembers blocked the nomination, they wanted to elect a fifth council member first. protesters and public commenters were vocal at last nigh's meeting, shaming those councilmembers they say violated the judicial process. ultimately they chose long-time community activist richard hedges, to fill that seat. he said diaz-nash, who fought to delay the appointment will become vice mayor. scientists today declared hawaii 's big island volcanoes have ceased erupting. the eruption from mauna loa, almost destroyed part of the big island's crucial highway. it stopped 1.7 miles away from it, wow! the associated earthquakes and volcanic activity has greatly diminished now that they are no longer active, but they will continue

to monitor them for any signs of renewed activity. it was so fascinating. expect that was spectacular video, especially the nighttime video with fountains of lava. it looks like a special effect, it is liquid rock. >> it's interesting the way people there look at it, but it is scary, but also these are how the islands were formed. so it's growing, the island is getting bigger, so it's kind of a good thing. it's still scary but also spectacular. >> i am sure they are fine with it taking a break. we are getting a break from the rain for the next few days, which, you know, we definitely need more, hopefully we will find more down the line in december, but in the short per levels of the atmosphere which means a sinking air overhead, and that's the opposite direction the air needs to go to squeeze out moisture, so we will stay dry through the rest of the week, likely the weekend, which is fantastic for anyone who wants to head up to tahoe and take advantage of the fresh powder. which better travel conditions, now that road crews

have been able to catch up . we see passing cloud cover from time to time, that's it. clouds we see are going to be substantial enough to hold warmth near ground level, so we are in for some chilly nights, high temperatures running below normal, and we will stay dry through the end of the workweek at the next hint of moisture , showers in the bay area likely tuesday into tuesday night next week. that's literally the last day of the seven-day forecast, so we will keep you updated and maybe we could just a little more moisture as an early christmas present. towards hamilton, there's a little bit of snow , dropping , but if you were in the sun it feels pretty good, temperature ranges stly

spot t now,in santa rosa, livermore, is the cool spot with 53. temperatures tonight, on the cold side it is freezing along the coast, temperatures will drop to the 30s, which yes, it's chilly, there is a frost morning and frost advisory, but we are not close to record territory. san francisco, bottoming out at 39, the record is 35. so it could be a lot worse. temperatures will stay kind of that same level as we head to the rest of the workweek, maybe more of a warm-up, but not yet tomorrow, running below normal across the board. highs along the coast, 50s, low to mid 50s around the peninsula and south end of the bay with mostly mid-50s in the santa clara valley. inland and the east bay, temperatures top out in the 50s, a good five or six degrees below average. in the bay, 50s to low 50s, as you go

farther inland , north counties will be much more chilly. temperatures don't change much, but it will be a small warm-up for san jose, on thursday and friday. we'll see plenty of sunshine early into next week, but we'll put increasing clouds in the forecast by monday and tuesday, but th rain ances are t l st yet enoug put any major dents in the forecast toward the first day of winter. as we mentioned, local food banks are still facing an enormous shortage of funding and volunteers. our read cowan is at whole foods in san francisco where one of our local food banks is getting a major boost. >> the one in 5 people in our community face food insecurity, that the problem here , and it takes everybody to sort of work and that problem taken care of here at whole foods. shop local, give local. tell us more. >> shop local give local is a

program that whole foods market that helps our customers give back directly to our community. they can purchase number one of 6000 local products in our store. identify those through the red signs that say, local. this is one of our local products here. while you are sitting your holiday table, do so and give back to your community, and give it the registers, roundup, give a dollar, give five dollars, however you like. >> that is what community partnership looks like and we have lorenzo here with wells fargo. you are here to also announce a donation to the food bank? >> absolutely. $125,000 will be invested into the san francisco-marin food bank, the wells fargo foundation, in addition to housing, financial health, and sustainability, we partner with this food bank to divide our families and folks ng l taking that usdo know

ery llar me that is a quarter million meals my friend. >> it's amazing, and it matters. inflation is hurting our families hard, and the food bank is there. it really takes a community. we are so hateful. join our cause and help nourish our neighbors this holiday season. >> you said it perfectly. hunger takes no break, and all year long, there are ways you can get involved. visit kpix.com/give or follow the qr code on your screen to get connected to community. when you do that you are part of our family. back to you. >> thank you, reed. there is still time to donate to our bay area families food drive. visit kpix.com/give or visit the qr code on your screen. still to come, the early christmas gift from the legendary quarterback he helped beat during sunday's game . and remember you and watches anytime anywhere on our streaming service, cbs news bay area. catch our live newscast, plus news and weather

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districts on the map, literally. >> with a cape and clippers, barber dave diggs is one of the homegrown entrepreneurs, who is creating a buzz in the east santa clara street business district. >> for the last two years of the pandemic, small businesses like these have been on the razors edge of survival. >> the entire industry died during covid, but when san jose and stanford came back , this young man here came out from stanford, city hall opened back up, business really picked back up. expect a shop called the berbers barbers ink is reachable on foot, which is a new promotional push by city hall. >> what we have here is holiday san jose. >> they created a visitor guide to the city's 12 distinct business districts, putting

santa clara, japan town, rock village, and others literally on the map to expect there is something for everybody. >> it's all about encouraging people to get out , walk, shop, enjoy, and discover. >> sometimes it's easy to overlook the uniqueness and variety that is right outside your door. >> if shoppers go beyond the facades they'll get to know the faces of merchants like dave, started cutting his friends and cousins' hair at the age of 13. >> since i was the oldest cousin and oldest brother started cutting hair first, then i cut about four or five haircuts, and it took off from there. >> it was a side gig until he dropped out of engineering school at san jose state and dropped into barber college in san francisco. but he also admits he made some mistakes in life. he did jail time for fraud case 20 years ago. >> we were able to create a strong customer base that supported us. >> he now owns two shops in san jose, teaches barbering around

the world, and is a brand ambassador for brands like fancy clippers. he also hires barber's with their own histories to overcome. >> whether the covid drama, just to check on them and see if they need help but try to encourage new businesses to come in. >> it is now a destination for students, professionals, and some celebrities. >> it's far more appealing to me to support a small business that is really reflective of the community. >> after humble beginnings, dave diggs is making giving back up lifting his community, he's also living proof if you step inside a small shop you never know what you will uncover. in san jose, and meters, kpix 5. even after blowing out tom brady and the bucs by 24 points, the 49ers were still looking for something from the san mateo native. our vern

glenn explains. expect this is the red and gold report. >> 49ers announced monday, quarterback brock purdy is day to day with an oblique injury, and deebo samuel , with a knee and ankle injury. tom brady's homecoming was spoiled, with 1 of 2 interceptions . he not only kept the ball but asked brady to sign it after the game. >> i went in there like a fan girl. i tried to make him feel better. like you, i appreciate it, good job and stuff. and i was like you've got to sign the ball, because i knew he was going through a lot . i was like man, you've got to sign the ball . fred comes over and is likely to get the ball signed? and i'm like yeah, now you've got to sign his. >> with the red and gold report, i am vern glenn.

when we come back, why the 19-year-old from new england is riding his unicycle all the way down the east coast. coming up here on cbs evening news, small suvs are among the most popular type of car in america, but they are failing a new crash test. what you need to know, that's all tonight, right here on the cbs evening news.

you can't see it, and you can't smell it, but carbon monoxide poisoning kills multiple every year. more on that store tonight at 5:00. it's common to hear people traveling after they graduate high school, but one 19-year-old is doing it a little differently. check this out. this guy is traveling down the east coast on a unicycle. so far he has gone around 1500 miles from his home, in maine, and he's crossing into south carolina. and he does that by pacing himself to 20 to 30 miles per day. >> it only goes about six or seven miles an hour, because it's just the one wheel. so it can be difficult to get a ton of distance. >> yeah, i mean [ laughter ] there you go, and there he goes. he probably has a lot on his mind. destination is the florida

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