scott sanchez, planning department. i think neville did a good job of providing the issues. thank you. >> president honda: scott, last words on the board of appeals. >> good night. >> president honda: is that really what you want your last words to be, good night? >> clerk: okay. we'll now hear from the department of building inspection. >> i think it would be what the permit would require. if they wish to keep an excavated area and put a deck on top, it's whatever neville will ask for. neville, are you still there? >> yes, i am, joe, and i think president honda understands the issue exactly. if they were to leave the excavation the way it was, it would need foundation and retaining walls. it would appear that infilling it -- the department is not in a position to tell the applicant what to do, but just looking at the two options, it would appear that the infilling would be the least expensive and least problematic. >> clerk: okay. thank you. anything further from d.b.i.? >> no. i think the question was, you know, would we consider the geotechnical engineer's advice to keep t

. >> good morning supervisors, i'm scott sanchez, a former employee of the planning department and speaking as a member of the public. from 2007 until last month, i had the privilege of being the planning representative at the board of appeals. i worked with almost 20 different board members and three different executive directors and i developed respect for the work of the board of appeals and have been impressed by the integrity of all board members, including commissioner honda and all board staff. in my experience, i have seen commissioner honda prioritize honesty and fairness at the board. and doing the right thing means a lot to him. these characteristics and his skills and knowledge make him an asset to the board of appeals and city. i just wanted to share those thoughts with the board. i appreciate the ability to speak on the matter and strongly support the continued work of the board of supervisors to provide oversight and accountability over all city functions. thank you and have a good day. >> supervisor peskin: thank you mr. sanchez and for your service to the city and county of

sanchez. >> 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 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

statements on laci peterson's family's side and we did not hear from scott peterson as we were expecting after all. >> kris sanchez, the judge is still addressing the court after formally resentencing scott peterson, but, like you said, very emotional from sharon rocha saying you haven't felt any guilt or remorse but could still feel grief that your wife and unborn son were murdered. dean johnson, let's bring you back in. this hearing took about one hour. is that normal proceeding for a resentencing? >> well, it's long for a resentencing, but this is a death penalty case. it's a high-profile case. and there were a number of family members that wanted to speak, understandably. i think it's to the credit of both the defense and the prosecution and the family members that they kept this brief and to the point. >> and what happens now with scott peterson? now he is life in prison, no parole. how does his life change, especially as they gear up for next february when they're hoping to get a new trial? >> his life doesn't change very much. i imagine he'll be transported off of death row because he's no longer a death in

> that request for a new hearing will be heard next year, but scott peterson's resentencing is scheduled for 10:00 this morning. kris sanchez for "today in the bay." >> our coverage of scott peterson will continue this morning. we have crews at the courthouse in redwood city as well as continued legal analysis ahead of the hearing. that all starts at 10:00 a.m. right here on nbc bay area. >>> breaking news this morning on the effectiveness of the pfizer covid vaccine against the omicron variant. findings conclude that getting the booster shot could be key to your protection levels. the ceo of pfizer talking with the "today" show this morning. cierra johnson is live in san francisco. this is promising news for those that got the pfizer vaccine. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. that's exactly right. we received that data from pfizer a little more than an hour ago into our news room. it explains the preliminary studies show the booster does neutralize the omicron variant, which is good news, and it shows the effectiveness of the original two-shot regime was significantly reduced by almost 25 fold against omicron. pfizer's ce

this is what healthier looks like ♪ >>> right now at 5:00, it's resentencing day for scott peterson. i am kris sanchezourthouse where there's only one option for the judge, however the hearing is expected to be anything but straightforward. >>> also, breaking right now pfizer is out this morning with new data on how its covid vaccine responds to the omicron variant and the added impact from its booster shot. ahead in a live report, a brand-new response from pfizer's ceo that just spoke to the "today" show. >>> boosting its ranks in the face of surging violence. this is "today in the bay." >>> a very good wednesday morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we will take a look at your drive times in just a bit, but first let's start with meteorologist, kari hall, to look at the forecast for today. it's cold. >> yeah, for the most part it's mainly clear. we have seen the fog drifting around, and we are starting out dry but have rain in the forecast starting late this afternoon, as a new storm system starts to reach in and it brings in light rain for t

sanchez. >> i am scott mcgrew. laura and marcusav

. >> i will also make a motion that we should keep scott chance -- scott sanchez on the cover of the report. >> in perpetuity. i agree. >> commissioner lazarus has a question. >> no, i didn't. sorry, did i hit that by mistake. >> i would take a motion to accept the minutes and i want to thank our executive director and staff that we have at the board of appeals for putting this together and making things seem so effortless when we get here. and the only thing that we are dealing with is appellants and permanent -- permit holders. julie, alec, staff, thank you very much. >> thank you. thank you to alec. didn't he do a wonderful job tonight doing all those presentations? he is -- he did an amazing job. thank you, you worked so hard. back to the motion. we have a motion from president honda to adopt the fiscal year 21 annual report. on that motion... [ roll call ] that motion carries 5-0. that concludes the hearing. >> do we have another hearing? we don't have another before christmas. happy holidays, happy hanukkah. >> we will see everyone tomorrow night. >> that's right. okay. thank y

the man of the hour scott sanchez, deputy zoning administrator representing the planning department andcam, enforcement manager, joseph duffy, deputy directing overtimw green with dbi

. >> i will also make a motion that we should keep scott chance -- scott sanchez on the cover of the report. >> in perpetuity. i agree. >> commissioner lazarus has a question. >> no, i didn't. sorry, did i hit that by mistake. >> i would take a motion to accept the minutes and i want to thank our executive director and staff that we have at the board of appeals for putting this together and making things seem so effortless when we get here. and the only thing that we are dealing with is appellants and permanent -- permit holders. julie, alec, staff, thank you very much. >> thank you. thank you to alec. didn't he do a wonderful job tonight doing all those presentations? he is -- he did an amazing job. thank you, you worked so hard. back to the motion. we have a motion from president honda to adopt the fiscal year 21 annual report. on that motion... [ roll call ] that motion carries 5-0. that concludes the hearing. >> do we have another hearing? we don't have another before christmas. happy holidays, happy hanukkah. >> we will see everyone tomorrow night. >> that's right. okay. thank y

sanchez. >> 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

. >> yeah, kris sanchez is outside the san mateo courthouse in redwood city. >> reporter: we expect that we will hear from scott peterson himself today. our legal analyst said his attorney said he will address the court before he is resentenced later today. he was convicted of killing his wife and their unborn son in 2004, and they overturned the death sentence because they found the judge made mistakes that impacted peterson's right to an impartial jury. the family has a right to address peterson once again, and the first time this happened our legal analyst was there and he said it was gut wrenching. >> i can tell you it was one of the most moving and emotionally powerful days i have courtroom, boiled homicide detectives with tears in their eyes. >> reporter: scott peterson is expected to break his science for the first time in 20 years as he requested in a separate hearing a new trial. >> with any luck we will hear more details about what he was doing and where he was going, and perhaps even what he thinks about the new evidence that has emerged in this case. i think at this point we have to realize that som

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sanchez. here's a look at what is happening now. >> good morning, everyone. 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