. >> i am scott mcgrew. laura and marcus have the day off. >> i had my plants out there and they were ready to collect a little rain we are getting this morning. we can still see lingering showers over the tri-valley as well as the south bay, so a little wet drive for you as you are heading up 101. a couple sprinkles, light rain, and this is a weak system that will be tapering off but we have a chance of some of the showers near the coast and in san francisco for the next couple of hours, and the rest of the day it will be clearing out and sunny. we will have another chance of rain in the forecast on thursday and we'll talk about that in a few minutes. >>> northbound 101, i was worried about the people involved this this crash but they may have been gone from the scene for quite sometime, actually. so far the longer drives are okay. we'll talk on them closer, coming up. >>> local grocery stores are stepping up and implementing barriers. >>> chicken orders were going on the the door, and you would never know

i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm keir ra clapper.ney is in for kari and mike. >> when i see people getting stuck up there, i'm like, i told you. just because the roads are reopening doesn't mean you should head over there. also there's still snow on the road. it's still dangerous to drive. 43 degrees right now in walnut creek. satellite radar quiet right now. down through the south we're still seeing some actiity but it's going to dry out over the next few days. 42 degrees right now in dublin. over the next couple of hours we are going to warm up just a bit, but we are going to stay pretty chilly overall. we'll be in the upper 40s with a couple of low 50s through the afternoon. i'm going to take you through the timing of the forecast and also more rain ahead for the first week of january. >>> this is a percentage of people who get tested who get a positive result for covid. three weeks ago at 2.6%. it's now at 11.2% on the far right of your screen. you see that peak and that is some perspective. during our surge last winter, this top

i am kris sanchez. >> i am scott mcgrew. laura and marcus have the day off. overnight, light rain moved through the bay area so they have wet roads for your commute. how long is wet weather sticking around, kari? >> the rain was expected to be in the overnight hours and we will see it tapering off over the next few hours. we are seeing the sky clearing in the north bay, and that could set the stage for fog, and some of the light showers pushing through the south county right now as it moves away from the bay area, we will gradually see the sky clearing today. cool temperatures stick around and another round of rain moving in by the end of the week. i will have that in the forecast. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> in just a few hours, the city of oakland combating the recent spike in crime, especially homicides. >> the city council will vote on new incentives to hire new police officers. >> reporter: that vote taking place in a few hours from now. the mayor of the oakland city council, they want to fill p

." >>> good morning, everyone, i'm scott mcgrew. i have a fear as i get older i'll pooh-pooh some kind of silicon valley valley invention not because it's dumb, but because i'm too old and set in ways to appreciate its value. the way travel agents probably rolled their eyes at expedia during the dotcom boom. it's natural, right. you just start rejecting things at some point in your life, you stick with what you know, even if it makes you wrong. i try to keep my mind open, particularly working in silicon valley. it's been difficult, though, there have been challenges like nfts, digital photographs that are infinitely copyable selling for millions of dollars. i don't totally get those. or mark zuckerberg's metaverse, so important he says he renamed the company. but metaverse seems like a rebranding of virtual reality to me, and virtual reality, while cool, has never really caught on. with that in mind, i wanted to bring in jacob navoke to bounce some ideas off of. his company makes next generation video games that are part video game,

next, scott mcgrew explains the legal challenge governor newsom says that he'll try out. >> and deadly tornadoes hit six states. the death toll sadly rising in kentucky. the reason it could have been even higher. and when president biden will tour the damage. >>> andy cohen is giving out some great dating advice. so the bravo host reveals his go-to strategy for weeding out on the first late. weeding the weeds out. you can watch the kelly clarkson show right here on nbc bay area at 3:00 this afternoon. we'll be right back. this holiday season, we want to enjoy the gift of being together. for peace of mind, take the first step in knowing. because it might just be a cold, but you want to be confident. the binaxnow covid-19 antigen self test has the same technology used by doctors and detects multiple variants. so in just 15 minutes, you can test, know, and go. available in stores and online. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ >>> breaking news this midday. a southbound -- south el camino real from third avenue to 5th avenue is currently closed due to downed scaffolding in the road. take a look at it right here. it'

that was a hopper said deborah mcgrew, last been shoemaker is an advocate of the long line method. but today he can't go fishing. the wind is too strong and the waves too big conditions are simply too dangerous. so he heads back to the harbor, preserving the ecosystem in the mediterranean will also require more fishermen like las had been shewmaker to switch to alternative methods and not only ins are these . but across tunisia and along the coasts of other countries bordering the mediterranean sea. we've got to interact with our planet in a more sustainable way. nature has an incredible ability to regenerate, but we can't leave it up to nature alone. that's all from echo africa today. i am chris a lamps signing of from lagos. think it grief. i will say good bye to buck i hope of yours. do stay in touch vistas on all social media platforms all the best until next week. and deuced it says, i am thunder tween audio. good bye from compiler. here in uganda. ah ah ah ah ah ah ah, ah, with ah, with the plight of the refugees and kelly. despite the freezing cold, thousands of migrants are

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i'm scott mcgrew. >> vianey is in for kari and mike, tracking our forecast and the traffic. >> good morningo cold but at least it's not raining. we're done with the rain for the next couple of days. we're in the 40s right now. the reason it's going to dip down into the 30s is once we get those low clouds to back off, it will get a chance to get even colder. through about 2:00 we're going to be topping out in the 50s today. still pretty chilly and pretty normal for this time of year. heading into the overnight hours, especially into early friday morning as well as early saturday

i am scott mcgrew. >> i am kira klapper. laura and marcus have the day off.you for joining us on this final day of the year. one country just rang in their new year.

i am scott mcgrew. >> i am kira klapper. laura and marcus have the day off. thank you for joining us on this final day of the year. one country just rang in their new year. ♪ >> wow. >> we are all dancing in our chairs. this incredible show was in australia, just an hour ago when the clock struck midnight. >> and here in the bay area, vianey arana is in for kari, and she's tracking our new years forecast. >> kira and i have our shiny party dresses on to party in the studio. it's 43 degrees right now in san francisco. it's going to be cold today. i want to take you on a tour, look at san josÉ, 37 degrees right now. oh, that's so cold. but it's dry, so that's good, right. walnut creek even colder. 35 degrees. now, this cold air is going to linger not just through today but also through tomorrow. dublin at 36 degrees, and over the next several hours essentially we will get up to the 40s with a little bit more sunshine by the afternoon. we're going to top out in the upper 40s, a couple low 50s. a full forecast on what to expect coming up in a bit. back to you. >>

i am scott mcgrew. happy new year's eve as well. >> yeah, and i am kira klapper.

. >> scott mcgrew, joe manchin delivering the deathblow to the build back better. >> i know you are talkingoe manchin, a democratic key vote. remember the house already passed its version. manchin went on fox news yesterday, sunday. >> joining us now, senator joe manchin. welcome to fox news sunday. >> going on fox news sunday to discuss which way you are going to vote, it's already obvious which way you are going to vote. but this blind-sided the house anyway. >> i can't vote for it. i cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. i just can't. i have tried everything humanly possible and i can't get there. >> you're done, this is a no? >> this is a no. >> now the white house was quick to point out manchin had told them he would be a yes on the new version of build back better. these last few months have all been part of the negotiating with manchin to get him to a yes. white house press secretary, jen psaki not holding back, quote, weeks ago senator manchin committed to the president to support the build back better framework. frustration from democrats who had to deal with our

i am scott mcgrew. happy new year's eve as well. >> yeah, and i am kira klapper. marcus and laura have the day off. in new zealand, it's already 2022. they are the first country in the world to bid farewell to 2021. >> and a light show from the harbor bridge in sky tower, and the celebration kicks off the countdown for the rest of the world waiting for the new year. >> let's get a look at our forecast. vianey arana is in for kari, and the joke is we are both wearing sparkles but scott is not. >> yeah, my sparkle jacket is at the dry-cleaner. poor planning on my part. >>> i want to bring up southern california because we had an active weather pattern through so cal yesterday, and that was causing major issues on the grapevine, and it looks like traffic is moving through this stretch nicely, so if you planned to travel down to south california, it will be cold. be careful because it's so cold we could see icy conditions through some parts of the grapevine. oh, it's cold in santa rosa. napa, 34. look at concord. 37 degrees. a couple low 50s. i will take you through y

. >> you can see scott mcgrew and our morning team avenue morning 4:30 am. >>> president biden said he was very straightforward with president putin yesterday. the u.s. would pursue strong measures should russia invade ukraine. the u.s. would build up military capabilities in here countries that border russia. >> but i made it very clear. if, in fact he invades ukraine, there will be severe kons kwebss. severe consequence. economic consequence like he's never seen. >> he said it was provocative to pose the question on whether russia planned to attack ukraine. >>> not just the united states, several other countries are joining the diplomatic boycott of the olympics. today canada, the uk and australia will join the u.s. in the boycott. athletes will still go. boris johnson said the uk would technically be boycott the diplomatically. >>> one of america's allies has a new leader. olaf schultz became germany's new chancellor take over for angela merkel. lawmakers gave her a standing ovation. schultz has high hopes of modernizing germany and combating climate change. >>> mark meadows is now

. >> i am scott mcgrew. laura and marcusav

. >> you should see scott mcgrew and the rest of our morning team right here on nbc bay area. >>> up next, seeing the destruction first hand. president biden touring mayfield, kentucky. his message to the people there. >> more than a year after she ordered window dressings, she says she doesn't have all the parts she paid for. i'm chris chmura. nbc bay area responds, next. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, tracking the storm rolling in right now. plus two more things headed our way. details in about eight minutes. >>> today president biden got a first-hand look at the damage left behind by those powerful tornados that tore through six states. the president walked through mayfield, kentucky, one of the communities hit the hardest last friday. he was stunned by the amount of devastation and said he is, quote, amazed at how people are coming together. >> the way you all come together. the way people just come out of nowhere to help, as a community. and that's what we're supposed to be doing. that's the way america's supposed to be. there's no red tornados or blue tornados. no re

i want to bring in scott mcgrew. he answered the subpoena but didn't answer any questions. >> that's right. the subpoena requires him to show up. the constitution says he doesn't have to answer questions. he pleaded the fifth. >> i did my civic duty, and i responded as required by law. i did invoke my fifth amendment rights to every question, not because i have done anything wrong but because i am fully aware of the house democrats' long history of fabricating perjury charges on the basis of comments that are innocuous, immaterial or irrelevant. >> now the fifth amendment says you don't have to testify if you think your answers would incriminate you in a crime. keep in mind, you don't have to be guilty of that crime to claim it. you could, for instance, be totally innocent of a murder charge but you don't want to testify that you were at the scene. that would be a good time to plead the fifth. in stone's case, he seems to be saying he'd answer questions, but he thinks the select committee is trying to catch him in li

scott mcgrew is joining us now. you have a closer look at that data. and we're paying a lot pretty much across the board. >> that's right. cars and gas. grocery items, too. the government calculates the consumer price index, the cpi, by sending out actual secret shoppers to stores all over the nation to record the prices of all kinds of things. a sack of potatoes, a quart of motor oil. i grabbed some other random examples. breakfast cereal up 5.7% from this time last year. washers and dryers, 9.2% more expensive. coffee, 7.5% higher year over year. some categories and you were pointing out really skew the numbers. rental cars, 37%. not everything went up. airline tickets are down almost 4% from this time last year. now american consumers want washington to do something about high prices. the white house says these prices are probably temporary because of the supply chain. others say we should abandon build back better because the money will overstimulate the economy and that causes inflation. the most effective tool to stop inflation is crank up intere

that should help temper inflation, but scott mcgrew says that could also slow job growth. >> so the fed has two missions, and what it does definitely affects you. number one, make sure people are employed. that's working. also control inflation. but these makes are almost always in conflict, because, if you super charge the economy and you get this, you get too much of that. control this and you may interfere with the growth of that. think of the economy as an engine. money is the gasoline. the fed is both the accelerator and the brake. but you only use one pedal at a time. we may know more about what the fed's going to do flex week as the market committee conductsity conducts its regular meeting. >>> former senate majority leader and republican presidential hopeful bob dole will lie in state at the u.s. capitol this thursday. mr. dole died yesterday at the age of 98. he overcame disabling world war ii wounds to become a long-time republican lawmakerer. he was elected to the senate in 1968 and served until 1996. in 1997 he was award the presidential medal of freedom. >>> the department

a cooper said deborah mcgrew last i've been shoeing is an advocate of the long line method. but today he can't go fishing. the wind is too strong and the waves too big conditions are simply too dangerous. so he heads back to the harbor, preserving the ecosystem in the mediterranean will also require more fishermen like las had been chewing her to switch to alternative methods and not only ins are these. but across tunisia and along the coasts of other countries bordering the mediterranean sea, we've got to interact with our planet in a more sustainable way. nature has an incredible ability to regenerate, but we can't leave it up to nature alone. that's all from echo africa today. i am chris the lamps signing of from league. i think it grief i will say good bye to buck i hope of yours. do stay in touch with us on all our social media platforms, all of the best until next week, and deuced it says, i am sandra to not be a good buy from compiler. here in uganda. ah ah ah ah ah ah ah, with ah ah ah, ah ah, the kristi pico a german tradition. ah, we want to discover its origin and

that was a hopper said deborah mcgrew last at ben shoemaker is an advocate of the long line method. but to day he can't go fishing. the wind is too strong and the waves too big conditions are simply too dangerous. so he heads back to the harbor, preserving the ecosystem in the mediterranean will also require more fishermen like las had been shoemaker, to switch to alternative methods and not only ins are these. but across tunisia and along the coasts of other countries bordering the mediterranean sea. we've got to interact with our planet in a more sustainable way. nature has an incredible ability to regenerate, but we can't leave it up to nature alone. that's all from echo africa today. i am chris a lamps signing up from league. i think it grief i will say good bye to buck i hope of yours. do stay in touch with us on all our social media platforms all the best until next week. and deuced it says, i am sandra to nadia. good bye. from compiler here in uganda. ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah with ah! with you then to talk only old man from the far north. on christmas eve, he brings presence t

trawling in am, which basically catches everything in the scene that was a hiccup. bush said deborah mcgrew last at ben shoemaker is an advocate of the long line method. but to day he can't go fishing. the wind is too strong and the waves, too big conditions are simply too dangerous. so he heads back to the harbor, preserving the ecosystem in the mediterranean will also require more fishermen like las had been chewing her to switch to alternative methods and not only as ours ease, but across tunisia and along the coasts of other countries bordering the mediterranean sea we've got to interact with our planet in a more sustainable way. nature has an incredible ability to regenerate, but we can't leave it up to nature alone. that's all from echo africa today. i am chris the lamps signing of from league. i think it grief i will say good bye to buck i hope of yours. do stay in touch with us on all our social media platforms, all of the best until next week. and deuced it says, i am sandra to nadia. good bye. from compiler, here in uganda. ah, ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah, with ah, ah, with who was the c

to trawling in am, which basically catches everything in the sea and a woozy cooper said deborah, mcgrew last at ben shoemaker is an advocate of the long line method. but to day he can't go fishing. the wind is too strong and the waves too big conditions are simply too dangerous. so he heads back to the harbor. preserving the ecosystem in the mediterranean will also require more fishermen like las had been shoemaker, to switch to alternative methods. and not only ins are these, but across tunisia and along the coasts of other countries bordering the mediterranean sea. we've got to interact with our planet in a more sustainable way. nature has an incredible ability to regenerate, but we can't leave it up to nature alone. that's all from echo africa today. i am chris the lamps signing of from league. i think it grief i will say good bye to buck i hope of yours. do stay in touch with us on all our social media platforms all the best until next week. and deuced it says, i am sandra to not be a good buy from compiler. here in uganda. ah, ah, ah ah, ah, ah ah, ah, with ah, with you know to nuc

our business and tech reporter scott mcgrew says worrying about inflation is the new focus for the fed. >> yes, we have talked about this before. the fed has two jobs, getting people back to work and fighting inflation. sometimes good jobs, good wages contribute to inflation. with covid, employment was the priority. now, it is definitely prices. jay powell, the head of the fed, has claimed inflation was transitory, but now indicating the central bank needs to do more. the wall street journal calls that change of mind the powell pivot, which i think is pretty good. remember, when you hear they're going to do something about inflation, that means possible pain ahead. we don't get anything for free. higher interest rates are ahead, maybe not tomorrow, but soon. one bit of good news, sort of, is energy prices have start today come down. they're coming down because omicron has economies slowing again. gas is all supply and demand, and demand is falling for now. back to you. >> okay. thanks so much, scott. and scott and the rest of our morning team, you can watch them every weekday. they hav

to trawling in am, which basically catches everything in the sea and a woozy cooper said deborah, mcgrew last at ben shoemaker is an advocate of the long line method. but today he can't go fishing. the wind is too strong and the waves too big conditions are simply too dangerous. so he heads back to the harbor. preserving the ecosystem in the mediterranean will also require more fishermen like las had been chewing her to switch to alternative methods and not only ins, ours ease. but across tunisia and along the coasts of other countries bordering the mediterranean sea. we've got to interact with our planet in a more sustainable way. nature has an incredible ability to regenerate, but we can't leave it up to nature alone. that's all from echo africa today. i am chris the lamps signing of from league. i think it grief i will say good bye to, but i hope of yours. do stay in touch with us on all our social media platforms all the best until next week, and deuced it says, i am sandra to not be a good buy from compiler. here in uganda, ah ah ah ah ah ah ah, with ah! with love and batting thing

scott mcgrew continues our coverage. many american families will notice a difference right away. >> the crossing guards or crossing areas or preschool for children, those you may never notice were gone because they never took effect, if this bill falls through. some things, though, families will notice right away. now it looks like build back better is dead. seems like those child care credits, the money coming to millions of american families, those checks that came in the bill or were deposited once a month lifted some of the poorest children out of poverty. those are not going to return. californians will not get a bigger break on taxes either. build back better had contained an expansion of s.a.l.t. deductions. state and local taxes. republicans had limited the amount of state tax you could deduct from your federal tax. president biden had promised to raise that limit and cut tax bills. looks like it won't happen. analysts say if the senate does not pass build back better, it will hit the economy hard. this according

. >> scott mcgrew, the president is often called upon to sympathize with people during these tough times. >> joe biden particularly good at it because, unfortunately, as you know, he's had tragedy visit his family. losing his first wife and two children. the president will be in kentucky all day. he started with this briefing from local leaders on the ground in mayfield, kentucky, where he toured a neighborhood before moving on to princeton, kentucky and dawson springs, fort campbell as well. here's the president earlier this week talking about the plan to visit. >> what i worry about most in a serious event like this because i've been involved in responding to a lot of disasters as a senator, as vice president and now as president just this year, is the peace of mind of people being able to actually put their head on a pillow and lie down on a bed. be able to know their kids are going to be okay and so with this narrow path, the devastation is just stunning. and there's nothing left standing basically along the path that goes all the way through. >> we'll have more from the president at

i'm scott mcgrew. it's been a year since a takeover at a silicon valley company and asking employees to fill out job evaluations and i thought i'd give him a hand at filling out his own. he's transforming nutanix from a stock company and pushing a sales force to pursue bigger companies and bigger contracts. on the other hand, the company still operates at a loss and that share price is not far from its first day following the ipo. rajiv, thanks for joining me this morning and being a good sport. let me get your thoughts on your first year as ceo and how do u you think you did? >> good question. it's been almost a year since i started here. i can tell you that is an interesting experience and getting to know investors, employees and customers always in that short window. what i realize is getting on board is that technology is a great enabler for doing this and able to meet literally hundreds of customers, hundreds of investors and thousands of employees using technologies that we also have been able. t

mcgrew victor's that goal. the pick of the bunch as has no battling, 13 to washington was as video touch as in the m b a which has also being hit hard by the virus on saturday. there was 70 players and counting, entering a covert protocols at this month. the, with its only had one player on the covert list as washington down, utah, 109203. bradley bill with 37 points for much of the talk in the m. b. a has been about the brooklyn nets and a decision to allow co arvin to play road games. irving is not vaccinated, meaning he can't play at home under new york city regulations. i'm excited to have carry bag pharmacies, an incredible player. you know, no matter what capacity we, we incorporate them in. so you know, positive for our group if you nice a young man in great health. so, you know, i think he's the odds of him having something difficult. catastrophic happened are, are, are small and we're putting an extra strain on a lot of our guys. so i know you can help us warn there and to, with his town in here. it's

. >>> scott mcgrew, you say this could be a sign the president is shifting his focus from build backyeah, we reported earlier this week that it looked like the bill would not make it to vote before christmas. now president biden has acknowledged it's not happening this year. the president will be the commencement speaker at south carolina university today, and his speech will be in part about the importance of voting rights. that could be a pivot point, from build back better to voting rights. voting rights are a democratic priority as many red states move to limit mail-in voting. it's important to minority groups and the minority vote will be important for democrats in the midterms. politicians have two goals. get things done is one of them and get votes is the other. they were hoping build back better would do both of these things, but working on voting rights could also get you both of these things. other news, lawyers representing families separated at the border. the biden administration has pulled out of settlement talks. families were separated by the u.s. government and the u

. >> that was inspired by scott mcgrew.aw him scratching his back -- >> yeah, i am, like, laura, can you scratch right there? >> now you know what to get him, laura. nice stocking stuffers, for the teachers in your life or moms that help you with car pools. >> you were trying to support local businesses through that. >> yes, and it's so easy to click by on your app, and if you find it local than your dollars stay local. sports basement, which is our big sporting goods store is locally owned, too. >> people can find them on your facebook page if they want to go back and look at them. >> on instagram. they did post on facebook, but on instagram, there's a highlight tab and they are all in there. >> thank you very much. >> merry christmas. happy kwanzaa. >> share your christmas lights as well. already people are sharing. >> yeah, i asked folks to share with me their lights. we know michael norris who is big in the affordable housing industry, he had his bike decorated, and we love seeing them so you can find that on my faceboo

. >> scott mcgrew joins us now. >> yeah, he grew up in the soviet union, and she was a member of the other child in her small and soviet town. she went to moscow university where she published a paper that ran counter to the ideas of american banker, and some members of the senate don't trust her. she has withdrawn her name from nomination. some of the criticism is about her ideas, and a lot of it is her heritage and some senators not shy to talk about it. >> i don't know whether to call you professor or comrade. >> senator, i'm not a communist. i do not subscribe to that ideology. i cannot choose where i was born. >> again, as an american citizen, she's from what is now kazakhstan, but it looks like russian vladimir putin wants to assemble some of the old republic. >> hello. good to see you again. >> that's president biden greeting president putin on yesterday's conference where they talked about possible war in ukraine. this is kremlin video. they wanted you to see how friendly biden is. let's look at the white house version the same of the video, and the white house concentrating

. >> scott mcgrew, you say this could be a sign the president is shifting his focus from build back better we reported earlier this week it looked as that vote would not make it to a vote before christmas despite chuck schumer saying it would. president biden acknowledged it is not happening this year. the president will be the commencement speaker at south carolina university today. the white house tells us in his speech he will talk about the importance of voting rights and that could be a pivot point where the white house moving from build back better to a new priority, voting rights. voting rights is a democratic priority as many red states move to close down polling places or limit mail-in voting, and it's important for the minority vote to democrats if they want to avoid getting pummeled in the mid-term. democrats were hoping build back better could get them votes, but voting rights could also get you both. families are suing after their children were taken from them to by the u.s. government, and the government lost track of where they put the children. for a while there was talk of

. >> scott mcgrew has invited democracies around the world to participate. >> some of those countriesemocracies than we have lately. many worries about fair elections, attacks on democracy and institutions. the conference will, of course, will largely virtual. it's a two-day event. president biden kicked off speaking with the leaders. >> inaction is not an option. as we continue to work at home to bring the united states closer to what we call a more perfect union, we're doubling down on our engagement with and in support of democracies around the world. >> there are those who criticize the idea of a summit on democracy, but that may say more about the critic than the summit. the house has voted 428-1 to strengthen laws to prevent american companies from importing goods made by forced labor in china, specifically by the ethnic group the uyghurs, a group the chinese are accused of rounding up into camps. it is already illegal to import and sell items made by slave labor. right now companies sometimes look the other way. there's a chance you own something made under those conditions. sp

. >> i am scott mcgrew. laura and marcus have the day off. let's take you out live to san josÉ.t rain moved in. >> sounds great. meteorologist, kari hall, is tracking showers this morning and has a look at the forecast in case you don't have your holiday lights up yet. >> we did start out with early morning showers, and so wet roads could be left, that's outside in oakland. we will get ready for another chance of quick moving showers on thursday, and then we have a storm that will bring in heavy rain and snow. still light showers as you are stepping out the tker in san francisco and across the bay in fremont, and rain will push to the south of us. a lot more activity that we will break down in the forecast, coming up in a few minutes. >>> new confirmed cases of omicron show up in california. the total number of covid cases statewide approaching 5 million since the start of the pandemic. so far at least 74,000 people across the state have died. >>> today we are moving you forward with efforts to limit risks, and for one bay area school district, the deadline is now today for teac

. >> scott mcgrew, america is going to pay its bill? >> it should not be news.ted states means something, but for a while there it looked like we wouldn't. a group of republicans led by mitch mcconnell joined democrats in the senate to pass a bill that would allow the country to raise its debt ceiling, pay the money it already owed. the treasury warned congress the u.s. would run out of money next week if action was not taken that the raising the debt ceiling is something that happens fairly often and usually it's not political, and that's because paying bills for things you already bought is not optional, when the other option is default. you could choose whether or not to swim if you fall out of a boat, but the other option is, yeah. and mitch mcconnell and the republicans are getting grief. they did not vote to raise the debt ceiling, but they voted for a law that would allow democrats to raise the debt ceiling. we are negotiating with the russians trying to head off an invasion. today we will see the second day of the democracy summit as more than 100 democr

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i'm scott mcgrew.s being cross-examined by prosecutors. the defense expected to wrap up its case as soon as this week. here's the tweet our scott budman posted earlier this morning. already a huge line of people hoping to get in to watch the testimony. you can follow them at scott budman to get the latest updates on the trial. >>> let's check in meantime with kerri. good morning. >> good morning. it's clearing as we take a live look outside in san francisco. expect more sunshine today after a few brief early morning showers. now the rain is pushing to the south of us, and we will be clearing out for the rest of today. we do have more spotty rain in the forecast, late wednesday into early thursday morning, and chilly temperatures settling in behind that. we'll see temperatures in the mid-50s and we'll be watching out for the potential of a big storm system by the end of the weekend. scott? >> all right, kerri, thank you. we'll have another local news update coming in a half hour. how do i know that you'

. >> scott mcgrew, this is a diplomatic boycott? rights. we did totally boycott the ops in 1980 because the russians invaded afghanistan. fans from america can't attend one way or the other, and the games are locked down, they say, because of the coronavirus. washington objecting to attacks on democracy in kong kong and the attack on uighurs and minorities. the ioc says one tennis star is fine after she accused an important chinese official of sexual assault. you heard bob dole died over the weekend. he's one of the last great generations that fought in the second world war, a war hero that led the republican party and vice president. never won the top races but served his country for decades in congress, and kept the reputation of being able to reach across the aisle and get things done. live pictures of the white house flags at half-staff as the government mourns its loss. that will fly that way until december 9th on the president's order. video of bob dole and his wife, elizabeth -- okay, no, i guess it's not video. we will talk

. >> scott mcgrew, in the past that would not be that remarkable, but it is now. >> that america paysas counted on in the past, and the full credit of the united states means something. a group of republicans led by mitch mcconnell joined democrats in the senate that passed a bill that would allow america to raise the debt ceiling and pay what they owed. raising the debt ceiling is something that happens fairly often, usually not a political issue. that's because paying bills for things you already bought really is not optional. mitch mcconnell and the rest of the republicans voted yes, and they are getting a lot of grief from other republicans for working with democrats. technically, they voted on a one-time law that would allow democrats to raise the ceiling. and then we are negotiating with the russians trying to head off a new invasion. a federal appeals court rejected former president trump's argument that what he did and said on the day of the attack at the capitol was protected by executive privilege. the national archives have two weeks to turn that material over to the select

. >> scott mcgrew continues our coverage. it's clear that holmes underpromised and overdelivered here. that's standard practice in silicon valley. >> that's the claim but i think they get that home for two reasons. the product never went to market and the tests were often run on traditional testing equipment that theranos didn't tell people they had. the other reason is while silicon valley companies often over promise, claim a new feature for a phone or something is just around the corner, in this case they were working on life and death technology. people trusted those tests to tell them whether they had cancer or aids. the other lesson i think silicon valley is going to take away from this is don't trust because a company has a first class board of directors that the board of directors knows what they're doing. theranos boasted two former secretaries of state. the former secretary of state and the future secretary of state here and here and a former defense secretary and a future defense secretary jim mattis among others.

. >> our allies are joining us in that warning, scott mcgrew. >> yeah, the g7 meeting that issued thatng, secretary of state, anthony blinken, warning russia not to invade. russia has tens of thousands of troops amassed at the border and certainly looks like invasion is the plan. u.s. troops will not be used to defend our ally, but an invasion could destabilize eastern europe. big sanctions against russia could destabilize russia. back here at home the january 6th committee is planning to request contempt charges against former chief of staff, mark meadows, after he changed his mind and is now refusing to answer questions under oath. he did, however, turn over documents. the select committee says mr. meadows sent an e-mail to an individual about the events on january 6th, and said the national guard would be present to protect pro trump people and many more could be available on standby. an attorney for mr. meadows did not respond to nbc's request for comment. former trump adviser, navarro refusing to testify citing executive privilege. former president trump says it does but there's l

i'm scott mcgrew.ire department in the city and about 60 cases were reported in the month of december. this is according to the "san francisco chronicle." now, as we've reported, the department does have a 98% vaccination rate among its nearly 1800 staff. the fire department says that while positive cases are impacting staffing, they're not impacting fire response. >>> let's get a check of weather this morning with vianey. >> we're getting more sunshine today and the dry weather will stick around in time for new year's eve and new year's day. 44 degrees right now. we have cloud cover, satellite radar paints a quieter picture compared to yesterday. for those thinking about driving through the grapevine check the road conditions, there are several closures through frazier park according to chp. follow them on twitter to get the latest on that. chilly temperatures today but warmer than yesterday, in the 50s, topping out at 52 hayward, 53 san jose and it stays dry through the weekend. scott? >> vianey, tha

. >> our allies are joining us in that warning, scott mcgrew. >> yeah, good morning.ssued a warning this weekend. secretary of state, anthony blinken, once again warning russia they could be cut off from world banking if it invades. russia has tens of thousands of troops amassed at the border and it certainly looks as if invasion is the plan. president biden said u.s. troops will not be used to defend our ally. an invasion could destabilize eastern europe. big sanctions against russia could destabilize russia. and then requesting contempt charges against former trump chief of staff, mark meadows. he's refusing to answer questions under oath, and meadows did turn over documents to the select committee including an e-mail that shows a plan to put the national guard on standby on january 6th, not to protect the capitol but to protect the attackers. california's governor gavin newsom says he will work with the state attorney general to craft a law to allow californians to sue gunmakers the same way the texas law allows texans to sue those performing abortions. newsom's th

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i am scott mcgrew.nt biden already talked about a diplomatic boycott publicly. this would mean no u.s. officials would attend and the athletes still can. this is because of china's human rights violations in the treatment of uighurs and minorities. >>> this is a live look at the camera at walnut creek. we are not going to see clearing, and in fact it stays cloudy as the next storm system approaches from the north and starts to bring the north bay scattered showers this afternoon, and most of it wrapping up by early tomorrow morning. we have another chance of rain in the forecast. by thursday, these storm chances will be light bringing a quarter inch of rain, and then it is looking cloudy and cool and another chance of rain by sunday into monday. kris? >> we have chores lined up for us. we have more local news coming up in just a half hour. have a great morning, and be safe out there in the fog. there's this feeling we chase... like someone upped the brightness on the entire world. like your body is supe

. >>> i am scott mcgrew, and the contra costa board of supervisor is asking them to crack the whip on're taking a look at cloudy skies across the bay area. our temperatures will be cool today, only reaching into the upper 50s and spotty rain moving in, especially later on this afternoon. we are clear for the next three days and then we get ready for an atmospheric river moving in on sunday afternoon continuing into monday and wrapping up on tuesday. san francisco will see light rain today and we will see highs in the mid-50s for the weekend and cool temperatures continue as we get ready for the big storm that will be moving in, and we will have more updates on that. marcus? >>> thanks, kari. we will have another local news update in 30 minutes. see you back here then. ♪ ♪ ♪ find the silver lining in flight delays. vacation starts at the airport with centurion lounge access. one of the many reasons you're with amex platinum. >>> welcome back. 7:30, wednesday morning. december 8th, 2021, 17 days to go before christmas and, of course, our iconic rockefeller center christmas tree is blowi

i am scott mcgrew.way too often and then discover they are way over their heads in debt. >>> it's time to get a look at the microclimate forecast for you. meteorologist, kari hall, standing by. >> we're taking up to cold temperatures. we are seeing fog in the north bay, and we can see that rolling across the bay area. freezing temperatures to start and it will be colder tonight with widespread freezing temperatures from san josÉ to the south county as well as the tri-valley into the north bay. then for our dry weather this weekend, that continues but we will also be watching out for more rain that is set to arrive by monday afternoon into tuesday. we could see several days of rain in the forecast next week, so we will continue to update you on that. san francisco also will see temperatures in the 50s and a dry weekend. marcus? >> thanks, kari. >>> we will have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. we'll meet you back here, then. wanna help kids get their homework done? well, an internet con