the honors continue to pile on for time magazine's entertainer of the year. the pop singer's first single driver's license and album sour were big hits in 2021. she has been nominated for seven grammies. >>> and a new south park special called south park post covid the return of covid. this time if they work together they could go back in time to make sure the pandemic never happens. >> people are really trying to go back in time. >> south park post covid the return of covid drops thursday. that's your eye on entertainment. cbs news, los angeles. >>> time for this morning's money watch report the ceo named person of the year by time magazine and why an amazon distribution center is now under investigation. diane king hall report from the new york stock exchange. >> wall street pulled back from its record highs on monday. the dow fell 320 points. the nasdaq slid 217 and the s&p500 fell 43. investors will watch for new inflation news over the next few days. november's producer price index is released this morning. it's expected to show prices ticked up slightly

"time" magazine announcing the person of the year, and it is elon musk. >> "time" magazine's editor inthe tesla and spacex founder is profoundly reshaping life here on earth and off of earth. musk also became the richest person ever this year as tesla stock skyrocketed up. "time" magazine also introducing its heroes of the year honoring the vaccinemakers. of course, elon musk recently of the bay area. so there's his tie. >> there you have it. >>> speaking of the bay area, let's talk about this weather, kari. a lot of rain. >> still raining. we'll have this continue throughout the afternoon. if you have the nbc bay area app, you'll be able to get alerts as rain approaches your location and you'll need it this afternoon because we could really start to see thing goes downhill here for the afternoon as some thunderstorms move in. right now it's fairly quiet with some steady rain, but once again we're watching out for those storms. >> much-needed rain but it's what comes with that rain. >> that's right. exactly. all the day's news, nbcbayarea.com. is struggling to manage your type 2 diabet

the one place carter worth said it is time to bet on and later "time" magazine naming elon musk as person of the year. but who our traders think should have taken the clown and the clock ticking toward one of the most critical fed meetings in years. just over one day and 20 hours until we learn how aggressive po policymakers will be in high stakes meeting and we say high stakes because banks are saying they expect the fed to double the pace of taper which, i mean, the markets probably won't like. >> you say high stakes, mel, i say high and welcome back. we miss you. we had a bunch of substitute teachers in last week. listen, yes, it is an important meeting. absolutely i think what they have going for them, they being the fed, is they couldn't have been more -- probably most hawkish we've heard them in the last maybe decade over the last couple of weeks. so i'm hard-pressed to believe that they'll be more hawkish than they've been but that is good for the market. but is it important meeting, absolutely license to james gorman and he said a number of things to wolff, that they should start

elon musk is now time magazine's person of the year. time magazine said he is different from any other c.e.o., constantly interacting with twitter users while running one of the most valuable companies in the world. elon musk can also influence the markets with just one tweet. time magazine also recognizes musk's other ventures like spacex. musk is the richest pan in the world thanks to tesla which has increased in value eight fold since the beginning of the pandemic. >> yay, congratulations bek elon musk. man, i'm so happy for him. like the guy could really use an ego boost, you know? and honestly you can't argue with this. i mean richest man in the world, who also controls space, crypto and electric cars? ha, who would even be second place, like maybe pete davidson, maybe? my only question is this though. why is it that person of the year always goes to the weirdest person. like have you noticed that. like i sometimes wonder, if aliens came down, i don't know if i want these guys representing our race, you know, the aliens would be li

. >>> still ahead on kpix 5 and cbsn bay area, we'll show you who time magazine just named it person of the year, and streaming today on cbsn bay area, chief meteorologist paul heggen will continue our extended forecast and the atmospheric river move luck to the bay area. that's starting at 4:00. you can find us on kpix.com or the kpix app. and we're asking you to share your holiday lights. send us your videos and pictures to bay area bright spots at kpix.com, or share them on social media with the >>> time magazine just named its person of the year. it is elon musk. the ceo of tesla and spacex became the world's richest person in 2021. times editor-in-chief wrote in part person of the year is a marker of influence and few individuals have had more influence than musk on life on earth and potentially life off earth, too. this year time did not release a short list of contenders for the spot. >>> this is on spain's canary islands. everywhere you look. take a look at this video. there is ash, sheets of it, and more keeps coming. the island's volcanic busts with lava for an 86th day. au

in 2006, time magazine made him one of the 100 most influential people who will shape the world.adies and gentlemen, please welcome dr. von eschenbach. [applause] >> good morning. would you like to join me on stage? david? good morning. before i introduce my panelists, i will probably take a little bit more of a historical perspective as to how we arrived at this point in time. yesterday, we looked at some of the history behind the national cancer act but it goes back further than that. if we go back 100 years or so to the turn of the 20th century, the preoccupation with science was to understand the fundamental nature

>> host: the first time and you have the magazine article in your picture on the cover of "time" magazine. i have to ask you if you had to do over would you take that picture? >> guest: you better believe it. "time" magazine has been around for what 100 years and 52 weeks a year. there've been 5200 people have had their picture on the cover of "time" magazine and i'm one of them. i'm on the cover -- cover because i'm telling story and julianne man i dashed giuliani and i were being pushed out the door death by a thousand cuts so that was my swan song. he eventually made the cover or couple times but i was there first. >> host: god bless you. >> guest: did not look great in my trenchcoat under the brick and bridge? >> host: you did a great photo. you are out of the business and i've gone through that. hee hee you feel like you have more in you to give and get you on the sidelines. all kinds of things are happening that you get another opportunity in los angeles lapd. i mean the third-largest department in the united states. i don't think there's any department other than maybe new york tha

the first time all came to a head with a magazine article in the picture in "time" magazine. i've got tohe ask if you had it to do over which you have taken that picture? >> you better believe it. [laughter] time magazine has been around what, 100 years? in the world of millions of people is 5200 people who have their picture on the cover of "time" magazine and i am one of them. i am on that cover because i am telling the story of the 30,000 cops delivering that reduction. as already being pushed out the door at death by 1000 cuts. that was mike's one song. [laughter] he eventually made the cover a few times. >> god bless you. >> denial great and might trenchcoat under the brooklyn bridge? >> a great photo no question aboutt that. i have gone through that, you feel like you have more in you to give and yet you are on the sidelines. all kinds of things arere happening. but you've got an opportunity los angeles lapd. i mean the third largest department in the united states. i do not think there is any other than new york that people have seen more in movies, tv and so forth. in

must told time magazine, his career is quote, mars and cars. so what does inspire the man who inspires so many others? i'm or anyone who is making a positive contribution to humanity. whether that is an entertainment or a technology or, you know, i think anyone who's sort of doing things that are really useful. the rest of humanity is. ready side my are the bailey for r t. i. molly barrows? thanks, molly. you having found solace. musk assures us that neural link is working well in montes and we're actually doing just a lot of testing and just confirming that it is very safe and reliable. and that the neural link device can be removed quickly. you're ready for your implant. let's ask filmmaker and futurists in con and r t boned bus co host an investigative journalists, ben swan, n. when rush limbaugh lost his hearing, he got it back with co, clear implants is must neural link a baby step or a giant step beyond that, and the other biopic devices now commonplace. so thanks for having me haul. and i think it's literally a giant dep, cochlear implan

[laughter] >> time magazine has been around 100 years?200 people that have had their picture on time magazine and i am one of them. and telling the story of crime reduction. and death by a thousand cuts. and eventually he made the cover. >> no question about that. but i have gone through that but i don't think there is any department other than maybe new york that people have seen more with movies and. >> but c places police chief and are you praise test. - - asked and embraced a consensus. why? >> it is an example. he was an insider. but at that time to be these determined to keep the federal government from taking over the department and said if you do not give the displeased chief you will not be elected mayor. but he did it and he did not get to be elected. actually despite my own esuccess coming in so clearly extraordinarily influential. and it cost him the election but that is the type of leader to give up for the greater cause. and was proven by to achieve what he wanted to achieve. but thent to understand the history of placing bu

the gymnastics star was named time magazine's athlete of the year.s on her mental health. we talked about it earlier this fall. >> what is the best advice you can give to some of these athletes watching. >> i would say speak up for what you believe in. take care of your mind, body, your soul and health. i feel we have struggled along the road to him about doing that , because us as athletes, we want to figure everything out on her own and don't want to ask for help or aid we are stubborn, and that is what makes us so good. >> i will leave you with a little trivia. which men's basketball team has the best record in the country? is it the duke blue devils? ucla? how about kentucky, and all of those all-americans? no? it is usf. they beat fresno state last night to become the first team to 10 wins. they are one of only nine remaining unbeatens in division i. let me just applaud the dons. >> number two -- >> fight on. i am sad to see ucla get buzzed. >> usf, that is their best start in 45 years. >> that's fantastic. >> will russell is happy. >> i can't w

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that addresses would i was talking about in that time magazine article.ers. that makes the job so unattractive, which is one of the major problems in the industry. and your plan indicates that the department of transportation, the department of labor, will launch a task force to investigate predatory truck leasing agreements that dissuade drivers from entering or staying in the industry, established in the bipartisan infrastructure law. so that is already established in the law. how do you hope that will help strengthen the trucker workforce? >> we need to make sure that this is the most attractive job possible. on one hand, we are driving more recruitment efforts. because we do know there are a lot of people seeking to get into this profession. that is where some of the work we are doing, for example to cut some red tape out of the process and get commercial driver licenses. so important. more veterans and other efforts. we also have this, there are a lot of conditions that are unfair. or unreasonable, that truckers face. as long as that persists, it is

time magazine has named the entrepreneur ellen mosque. it's a 2021 person of the year. the magazine says the chief executive of tesla and space x is the best example of a massive shift in our society. it credits the 50 year old with creating solutions to global crises and embodying the possibilities and perils of the age of tech titans. the magazine says that gives the war to someone who affects the news or the world. in the biggest way for better or worse will to him, hubbard is an assistant professor of management at the university of notre dumb. he says a lot mosques impacts on the worlds is beyond business. if we stand back and think about all you on mosque has been able to achieve, it's quite impressive. and if you step back even 20 years, and you tried to think about where the auto industry would be, for example, without tesla or where our space industry would be without space ex. i don't think we would quite be expecting the same results if you want must, hadn't been there taking the risks, innovating and really, you know, going for it. i think it's been been qui

but so when time magazine says that i'm choosing him, he eat be they choosing him because he's a, the best example of a massive shift in our society. so not just necessarily being a successful businessman or entrepreneur, but also representing this shift in society. how do you interpret that? i think they're exactly right when we think about the, the antics that he does, for example, on twitter, and the effect that it has in stock markets and social conversations around the world. it is beyond just the accomplishments that he's had in business, and not all of it has been for good. there's been concerned with, you know, working conditions in the companies and the way that he approaches things. philanthropy for example. but when you stand back and you think about, if we, if we took elan musk out of the world, there would be a big gap and whether not that's a purely good got for a bad gap. there would still be quite a, quite a large gap. yeah. mean, he certainly is famous for his antics on twitter, some of which we probably should mention because i'm sure someone watching us around the w

it all came to a head with you know, a article and picture on "time magazine". i've got toask you , how does go over, would you have taken a picture west and mark . >> "time magazine" has been around what, 100 years? in the world of newspapers there's a 5200 people who have that picture on the cover of time magazine andi'm one of them . i'm on the cover because i'm telling the story of the 38,000 cops that were involved in crime reduction. the other 99 had already been pushed out the door. that was kind of my swansong as it were. he eventually made the cover a couple of times but i did it first. >> god bless you because that was really ... [inaudible] it was a great photo, no question about it. now you're out of the business l. i had gone through that. you feel like you have more in you uand yet you're on the sideline? all kinds of things are happening. but you get another opportunity. los angeles. lapd. i mean, the third largest department in the united states . i don't think there's any departments other than maybe new york that people have seen more of in mov

book the tramp of nancy reagan in addition to working at the washington post she has worked at "time" magazine of the los angeles times in the recipient of many awards including the prize for excellence and recording as four years ago by simon & schuster to write the prior gravy it is being published tomorrow on april 13, 2021. they call nancy reagan a luminous and exhausted biography which chronicles the private life of influence of nancy reagan, the book draws on interviews with cabinet members, friends and family members and she became one of the most influential first ladies of the century. we invite you to join our virtual program joined in conversation by reagan foundation institute board of trustees kathy busch. >> good afternoon i am so pleased to welcome you today for the very special sneak peek at a much-anticipated biography on former first lady nancy reagan, the book, the tramp of nancy reagan written by washington post columnist karen to multi-would be officially released tomorrow and karen has graciously agreed to make the reagan library one of her first thoughts on the book tour

. >>> "time magazine" has started naming its people of the year. e olympic gold medalist is time's athlete of the year. the 24-year-old gymnast received the honor for helping raise awareness for mental health issues. olivia rodrigo was named time's entertainer of the year. the magazine said her songs have hit with audiences of all ages. time will reveal the person of the year on monday. >>> and new zealand wants to enact one of the world's toughest crackdowns on tobacco. yesterday the country unveiled a plan to gradually ban all cigarette sales. it will start by making it illegal for anyone 14 years old and younger to ever buy a cigarette even as they grow older. the legal smoking age will go up every year until it covers the entire population. >> future generations will never legally be able to purchase tobacco because the truth is, there is no safe age to start smoking. >> i think maybe it's a good idea because smoking is bad for you and it's really hard to quit. >> and it's good for my ticker and save more money. >> the law is expected to take ef

time magazine and los angeles time and recipient of many awards. ♪♪ the book is finally being published13, 2021. nancy reagan, a luminous and exhaustive biography which chronicles present life of nancy reagan. it draws on interviews with reagan cabinet members, friends and family members and chairs have became one of the most influential of the century. we invite you to enjoy our virtual program, joined in conversation by reagan foundation board of trustees, kathy busch. ♪♪ >> good afternoon. i am pleased to welcome you today to this very special sneak peak. the book, the triumph of nancy reagan written by washington post columnist will be officially released tomorrow and karen has graciously agreed to make the reagan library one of her first stops on the book tour. after filing the book myself, i think readers will agree it's well researched balance and insightful look into the life of one of the 20th century's most fascinating consequential figures. the interest of full disclosure, i thought i mentioned i was privileged to work for the reagan's as a young woman. first in the white hou

conversation iran new book, "the triumph of nancy reagan" karen tumulty rated and she's worked for time magazine at the los angeles times and has been associated many awards including political - and simon & schuster biography the book is being published tomorrow on april 15th, 2021, they call the "the triumph of nancy reagan" the exhaustive biography which is the private life and the book draws interviews of how the members and friends and family members and shares how she became one of the most influential first ladies of the century we now invite you to join in conversation it by the reagan foundation institute >> a much-anticipated biography and the former first lady former first lady nancy reagan. and the book it "the triumph of nancy reagan" written by washington post karen tumulty, will be officially released and karen has said that this will be one of our first stops in the book to work after devouring the book myself, i thinknk the readers wl agree that it has been well researched and balanced and insightful looking into the life of one of the finest most fascinating and consequential f

time magazine has named elon musk its person of the year. the publication wrote that few people have had more influence on life on earth and potentially life offer earth as well. the announcement caps a run in which musk solidified his standing as the world's richest person and turn his one-time electric car startup into a $1 trillion company. coming up, apples run to $3 trillion, the stock market value falling short. when will the company hit that historic valuation? will it? we will discuss, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> apple has released ios 15.2, bringing new features like nude image detection in images for iphones operated by kids as well as a new mechanism to handoff your data in the event of your death. the new feature in messages is the most controversial. it was planned to launch earlier this year but was delayed after privacy experts complained about a companion feature that scans user libraries for child abuse pictures. the latter feature is still on hold, but the messages feature will blur and prevent incoming or outgoing nude i

triumph of nancy reagan" in addition to work at the "washington post" karen tumulty his work at "time" magazine and the "los angeles times" and is recipient of many awards including the prize for excellence in political reporting. past four years ago to write this biography the book is finally being published tomorrow on april 13, 2021. kirkus reviews calls "the triumph of nancy reagan" and a luminous and exhaustive biography which chronicles a private life and influence of nancy reagan. the the book draws in their vs with cabinet members, , friends and family membersn and shares how she became one of the most influential first ladies of the century. we now invite you to join our virtual program join the conversation by reagan foundation institute board of trustees cathy busch. >> at afternoon. i'm so please welcome you to today for this very special sneak peek at a much anticipatet biography on former first lady nancy reagan. the book, "the triumph of nancy reagan" written by veteran "washington post" columnist karen tumulty will be officially released tomorrow and karen has graciously agreed

. >>> and "time" magazine's person of the year has been released. 2021 goes to elon musk, the tesla andcex ceo was selected for driving society's most daring and disruptive transformations. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news" reporting tonight from mayfield, kentucky. >> good evening and thank you for joining us. we're going to begin tonight from one of the hardest hit parts of the entire state, this tiny close-knit community where every home for as far as the eye can see looks just like this one. the destruction is indescribable, and the loss unfathomable. tens of thousands are without heat, water, or electricity, and it is cold here, and it is only going to get worse with temperatures expected to dip below freezing by the end of the week. but for the many people that we've met here, losing their homes is nothing compared to losing their loved ones. and today the saddest news of all, the number of children taken in this tornado outbreak. the devastation spans six stat

end "time" magazine puts this grotesque idea "is god dead."? so in a sense the evidence of god from science reaches the high water mark in roughly 1966. so the question is asked, and my thesis is that the question was settled by the con men is nt in 1966 who pretty much god is dead, we live in a secular world and we need to get on with it, and they never really continued to look at the evidence or a kind of settled that. so we live in a secular culture roughly since then, which means that -- which means that we don't really take seriously the idea of god, that that has been on the wane. so the reason i wrote the book, it really had to do with it -- i do not want to write about atheism or the his ideas. but i met two people from completely different disciplines and some people say it was serendipitous. i truly believe it was god's hand paired but i happen to meet two people that gave me an effect evidence for god did that was so astonishing from two totally different disciplines, that i thought, i've been into this whole thing of looking at sci

or subscribe to "time" magazine and many of us in the room are not subscribers and i know that for afact. "time" magazine heard about the fact that we were presenting the award to cathy park hong so they rush to their issue out to try to underline the before columbus foundation american book awards and they beat us to the punch. the name is cathy park hong one of the most influential americans in the nation. i am a fiction writer so i'm allowed these moments of fantasy. but if you didn't read "time" magazine he wrote the following about "minor feelings" could she said i felt so sane i couldn't believe that this book existed. this is a book to read when you ask me how can i be an ally? this is a book to read if you want to educate yourself. this is a book to read if you want to be more in touch with your humanity. once again as an accomplished poet cathy park hong speaks with a kind of weaponized honesty that is so needed at this particular time. it's my great pleasure to introduce cathy park hong. >> thank you to the illustrious board members at the before columbus american book awar

. >>> "time magazine" realizing the pioneer of electric cars today they named elon mutts being of thewrote few individuals have had more influence than musk on life on earth, and potentially life off earth too phil lebeau, that's some high praise forgivable hyperbole from "time magazine." >> sure. when you look at why "time" chose elon musk. it is now mainstream to consider buying electric vehicle. doesn't mean they're going to do it, but they are at least talking about it that is a huge change for this industry and it has forced every other automakell right, phil thank you very much. phil lebeau reporting. >>> up next, a story of the grinch bots who stole christmas. >>> plugs, governor gavin newsom and they're trying to target gun >>> the grinch bots who stole christmas, or at least the presents online bots are scooping up this year's hottest gifts before humans ever have a chance to snag them. the so-called grinch bots are grabbing items like the playstation 5 in a matter of milliseconds sometimes those items then sell online at a higher price some shoppers are saying if you can't b

congratulations on being on the cover of time magazine. pretty awesome. >> it was the greatest honor for our team and a huge surprise. dan: more wonderful attention to this great product. tell me what the purpose is of this product. why did you come up with this idea? >> it helps children and all people relate find calm in stressful moments. it is based on a simple premise that calming something else helps you calm down. as you pet it, it begins to purr. dan: have you found that this is particularly beneficial for those that have a lot of anxiety? >> yes. for children, this time of covid has been really difficult and we get letters from parents across the country of children using this to help them fall asleep at night, to help after a tantrum, to help during virtual school and even people in their 20's and 30's right in about using this companion to help them find calm in stressful moments. dan: thank you, my friend, happy holidays. clever idea. one of our colleagues purchased one for his wife. it is kind of soothing. it sells for about $

. >>> "time" magazine announcing person of the year.elon musk. >> he became the richest person ever this year as tesla stock skyrocketed. "time" magazine also introduced heroes of the year, and is honoring vaccine makers. you can watch the full announcement coming up on the "today" show coming up at 7:00 this morning. >> i like that edition. that's nice. >> yeah, really nice. >>> it's nice the see our forecast, that weather we are getting, much-needed rain here in the bay area and across california. >> marcus, you asked for rain and you are getting it, a lot of it. >> what else is on your list? >> christmas early. >> we are getting very heavy sierra snow. we will talk all about that, but let's talk about how much rain we have measured so far with the rainfall totals. mount tam is adding up, and we are over eight inches right now. and we are over five inches in marin. napa, over 2 1/2 inches. san francisco also more than an inch and a half. about the same in fairfield. a little more there. danville measuring three quarters of an inch. sa

. >>> "time magazine" realizing the pioneer of electric cars today they named elon mutts being of the of the year they wrote few individuals have had more influence than musk on life on earth, and potentially life off earth too phil lebeau, that's some high praise forgivable hyperbole from "time magazine." >> sure. when you look at why "time" chose elon musk. it is now mainstream to consider buying electric vehicle. doesn't mean they're going to do it, but they are at least talking about it that is a huge change for this industry and it has forced every other automaker in the world to spend billions of dollars to say, how do we do this. >> all right, phil thank you very much. phil lebeau reporting. >>> up next, a story of the grinch bots who stole christmas. >>> plugs, governor gavin newsom and they're trying to target gun makers we have stories of those who barely made it out alive hey google. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ limu emu... & doug ♪ ♪ superpowers from a spider bite? i could use some help showing the world how liberty mutual customizes their car insurance so they only pay for what they nee

"time" magazine naming ceo elon musk person of the year saying quote this is a man to aspires to saven habit. it has been a notable year for the world's wealthiest man he launched the first all-civilian space mission in september. tesla holds a market cap of $1 trillion and he has a major uns florida on twitter, pop culture, and the stock market time also noting the nhtsa's probe into the tesla's auto pilot system on the probe, musk says we still have let of work to to shares of tesla are in the red today, down 5% the last major ceost to get the no from "time" magazine were zuckerberg zuckerberg and jeff bezos. if you were following them for investmented a mice not a bad track record. >> i wonder if tesla's move down has something to do with rivian's move up >>> one more thing peloton firing back after a character on sex in the city died while doing a workout >> shall we take another ride? life's too short not to. >> and just like that, the world was reminded that regular cycling reduces your risk of cardiovascular levels. he's alive. >> julia, i don't know how much of the move down i

"time" magazine named our good friend, olivia rodrigo, the 2021 entertainer of the year [ cheers anduse now for all the olivia rodrigo fans out there, "time" magazine is for -- [ laughter ] it's for people who got their driver's license 50 years ago. [ laughter ] some tv news today, the new "sex and the city" series premiered on hbo max. [ cheers and applause meanwhile, netflix just released a true crime documentary called "what happened to samantha?" [ laughter ] that's right carrie, miranda and charlotte are back but unfortunately, samantha is not there because of supply chain issues [ laughter ] the first episode addressed the pandemic and you can tell it had an effect on carrie. because now in her shoe closet, just filled with crocs [ laughter ] so much has changed since the show's first run between the finale and now michael strahan went from football player to astronaut you know what i'm saying [ laughter ] oh, and get this guys. you hear about this? tinder is rolling out a new feature that will let you hear someone's anthem song before you swipe left or right. [ light laughter

having the innovative idea of naming elon musk its person of the year if that sounds familiar time magazineed it up a bit with jeff bezos saying his jokes are an a term to make bezos spend more time at blue origin and less time in the hot tub. he seems more comfortable with the u.s. competition from ford to rivian and called out china, i think people are somewhat oblivious to just how much progress china is making it's know credible, compared to the mports of the '80s and 'th 0s and i think we'll see something similar to the companies. musk is under fire for his leadership at spacex multiple former employees have accused of company of fostering a culture where sexual harassment was rampant including in an interview on cnbc. spacex did not respond to our repeated requests for comment. what a few days it's been for musk, for tesla and these accolades that he's been getting. >> yeah. accolades and when a ceo like musk is getting so much attention we're starting to hear also about some of the backlash. he said in that "time" magazine interview that the spacex starship facility was like a techno

. >> "time" magazine announcing the person of the year.nner -- >> again. >> and the person named this year was elon musk. >> that's right. "time" magazine's editor and chief said musk is profoundly shaping life on earth and off earth. he became the richest person this year as tesla shares skyrocketed. you can watch the full announcement coming up on the "today" show at 7:00 a.m. >> congratulations to him. i wonder if aliens have a vote. we vote elon musk, or if they talk like that. >> do they sound like that? >> they are probably speaking latin or something. >> a higher degree. >>> it's time to get a look at the forecast for you at 6:30 this morning. rain is what you will be met with this morning as you head out. kari hall has a look at that. >> all morning i have been tallying up the rainfall totals even though it's still raining. i want to see how we are doing here. mount tam, over eight inches of rain. marin, five and a quarter inches of rain. napa, two and three quarter inches of rain. and for santa rosa, we have over two inches of rai

we want to let you know, elon musk, he's been named time magazine's person of the year. quote, reshaping life on earth and possibly life off earth as well. in september. his space flight company space x made history after successfully launching for private passengers into orbit on the very first space mission with an all civilian crew. nasa also selected space x has one of the firms to help build a lunar landing systems that can carry astronauts to the moon by the year 2020 for her. and congratulations are in order to harness on 2 of india's she's been crowned the 70th miss universe is a bollywood actress. she was crowned last night at the pageant hosted in israel. it's been 21 years since india got the miss universe crown. sanders says the title is about much more than beauty saying it's about really caring about your community and wanting to make a difference. that is about all the time. we've got here for the kron 4 news at 3 again, we're going to be tracking all of this rainy wet weather for you all night long on the kron 4 news at 5, 6, 8, 9, 10. so be sure to tune

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and after he bought ten million subscriptions to "time" magazine [ laughter ] i'm kidding, although it a little strange that everyone at "time" drove into work today in a brand new tesla [ laughter ] being named person of the year is a big deal. it's basically "sexiest man alive," but you're competeing against the dalai lama and the pope [ laughter ] it was actually a pretty competitive year the other finalists were the scientist behind the covid vaccine, and the lawyer who appeared at a zoom trial with a cat filter [ light laughter ] >> can you hear me, judge? i'm here live, i'm just -- i'm not a cat. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: some news from washington today, president biden signed an executive order aimed at improving customer experience for government services, like renewing passports and filing taxes yeah, now when you get audited, the irs agent draws a little smiley face on your return [ laughter ] and this is nice now, when you are on hold for two hours, instead of light jazz, they play even lighter jazz [ laughter ] hey, i saw that former vice president mike pence has been touring

that's when "time" magazine will unveil the 2021 person of the year, or persons of the year.that teenage climate activist greta thunberg. and in 2016 donald trump was on the cover this isn't about holding "time" up as an arbiter in judgment. in our fractured digital landscape no organization can speak definitively, but it's a measuring stick, not of them, but of us. as you flip back through the covers, you see our history laid out before us. keep in mind, "time" doesn't award anyone the title. it names the person or persons of the year in the words of its former managing editor, the job is to select the person or persons who most affected the in us and our lives for good or ill. and embodied what was important about the year for better or worse. good or ill, better or worse. you tell me which dominates the day. after all, hitler was person of the year in 1938. stalin twice. even as it put the ayatollah khamenei on the cover in 1979, the magazine called him the mystic who lit the fires of hatred. still the editors have been known to take a dive. in 2006 they heat for picking y

kristen: next week, time magazine will reveal its person of the yearbook today, they got a head startis the magazines entertainer of the year and time magazine reporters summed up the popstar's appeal, saying she has a gift for picking the best of the past and finding just the right way to situate it in the present. simone biles is the athlete of the year. despite being the most accomplished gymnast of all time, her advocacy for mental wellness and victims of sexual abuse make her an obvious choice. so who do you think should be the person of the year? who wants to get us started? spencer? spencer: that is a tough one. i was just nodding in agreement with the choice of simone biles for athlete of the year. i don't know who she would be. entertainer of the year. person of the year. i would have to think about that one a bit. >> they usually pick someone who has been disruptive, has had a big influence. that is a tough one. i think you could go with joe biden, elected president, defeating joe biden. maybe kamala harris because of the history she made in being elected. it is a tough choi

and joining us now, executive editor for "time" magazine. mr. eaking new ground and basically forcing the traditional car companies to innovate and break into the electronic -- electric vehicle space. he runs another company that is spacex, putting satellites in rockets up into space. he has a personal life that is of great interest to many of our readers and many of our people in your audience. and he can move markets with tweets. so this is something, again, that time magazine has done for almost 100 years, and it's one thing to remember is this is not this person of the year. it's not an award. it is simply a measure of influence, and elon musk has influence on our lives for better or worse. one thing to note about him is that he is also the world's best person ever, and, you know, this is a choice that's kind of meant to spur some conversation and hopefully it spurs conversation about the kind of growing gap between the rich and the poor. >> the rich and the poor and of course, "the new york times" yesterday talking about how he trolled peopl

elon musk made the magazine cover for 2021. "time'sday" show saying muchk is reshaping life on earth and possibly life off earth as well. this year alone spacex made history by completing the first mission to space with an all civilian crew. also nasa chose spacex to build the next generation lunar lander and they are developing a human robot with artificial intelligence. >>> up next, our weather coverage continues. we'll tell you where the flooding closed a highway in the bay area. when you have xfinity xfi, you have peace of mind built in at no extra cost. advanced security helps keep your family protected online. pause wifi whenever for ultimate control with the xfinity app. and family-safe browsing gives parents one less thing to worry about. security, control and peace of mind. with xfinity xfi, it's all built in at no extra cost. (soft music) hey dad, i'm about to leave. don't forget your hat . good morning. how can i help? i need help connecting with my students. behind every last minute save, ok, that works. and holiday surpris