gcu's online students received over $100 million dollars in scholarships in 2020.cu.edu/myoffer to see the scholarships you qualify for. >>> welcome back. with these cold temperatures, many of us reaching for a hot cup of tea. >> did you know those little tea bags are actually hurting our environment? meteorologist vianey arana has a climate hack to get around that. >> there is something so relaxing about enjoying a cup of tea at any time of the day, but you might be surprised to find out that these small tea bags have an impact on our planet. that's because most tea bags are 25% plastic. a canadian study says tea bags can release billions of micro plastics into tea when heated at a certain temperature. paper tea bags aren't much better. millions of trees are cut down to make them. it's time for your climate hack. instead of buying tea bags, go for loose leaf tea instead. on any given day an estimated 150 million americans drink tea. some of us switched to using loose leaf so we can prevent lots of trees from getting chopped down. >> it's all on nbcbayarea.com. >>>

gcu's online students received over $100 million dollars in scholarships in 2020.visit gcu.edu/myoffer to see the scholarships you qualify for. >>> good morning. it's 4:42. more showers ahead and it's cold out there. look at all these 30s on the map. 38 degrees in morgan hill. 36 in santa rosa. we're going to see a chance of low elevation snow today. full forecast in just a few minutes. >>> it's an unfortunate situation. a deadly crash on the peninsula could be a confusing one for drivers. you do see headlights heading south of the bright lights. i am tracking the details, and we're sorting them out but for right now let's check in with silvanna. >> wall street is set to open higher after stocks rally yesterday as investors reinvest stocks due to the omicron variant. it's the strongest start for the s&p to the santa claus rally period since 2000. historically stocks have been positive during this stretch about 75% of the time. get set to pay even more at the grocery store yesterday. manufacturers plan to raise prices on condiments from mustard to mayonnaise. oreo m

gcu's online students received over $100 million dollars in scholarships in 2020.isit gcu.edu/myoffer to see the scholarships you qualify for. >>> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. >>> right now on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, an east bay county bringing back the indoor masks. we are breaking down the new rules starting morning. >>> and this new year's eve you won't see fireworks soaring in to the night sky because covid cases are. this year's impact. what it has on the cancellation up next. >>> jury deliberations continue in the elizabeth holmes trial. how the case could have a ripple effect across silicon valley. >>> a football coach for us. he was an icon in the east bay. >> the remembering john madden. the lasting legacy and impact of the bay area legend. good morning. thank you for starting your wednesday with us. last one of the year. december 29th. >>> let's first get a check of weather. a lot of rain but hopefully that won't last too long. >> it won't last after today. there is a long break-in the rain starting tomorrow. for t