garvin: so lisa decided to make the post.sked on a local facebook group if anyone had seen the binder. sadly, no one had, but then person after person chimed in, offering to replace the little boy's lost cards. erin buchla: i'm erin. this is my cafe. come on in. garvin: erin buchla, owner of cruise coffee cafe, saw the posts and the responses and offered to host a party where everyone could get together-- bradley: i lost my crayon. garvin: --which is why dozens of children and adults gathered to deliver hundreds of pokemon cards-- [bradley gasps] bradley: perfect pikachu. garvin: --to a very grateful boy and his even more grateful mother. kelly: it's awesome. it's unbelievable. so blessed. bradley: whoa, shiny, holographic. garvin: now, to be honest, many of the cards donated weren't as valuable as the ones bradley lost-- bradley: this is first edition. garvin: --at least not to their former owners, but right now, you'd have to call them priceless. garvin: up next, meet a man really good at doing two things with vta buses: on

garvin: --as in small-town small. every few feet, william runs into someone he knows.o, every time we walk, when we talk to people, they always say, "hi." we talk to people, greet them by their first names. william: [speaking chinese] garvin: this is, william says, his dream job, the kind of policing that's not just catching the bad guys but making sure their victims feel taken care of. william: if they're not getting treated right,

it's a key to unlocking a brighter future. >> garvin thomas for us. what a story. it's just shy of 7:27. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, shots fired at a high school football game, the frightening moment that had players and fans dropping for cover. >>> the new omicron variant has the world on alert. where it has been detected and what that company is doing to pivot the fight. i didn't have to shout out for help. because you didn't have another dvt. not today. one blood clot puts you at risk of having another, so we chose xarelto®, to help keep you protected. xarelto® is proven to treat and reduce the risk of dvt or pe blood clots from happening again. almost 98% of people did not have another dvt or pe. don't stop taking xarelto® without talking to your doctor, as this may increase risk of blood clots. while taking, a spinal injection increases risk of blood clots, which may cause paralysis. you may bruise more easily or take longer to stop bleeding. xarelto® can cause serious and in rare cases, fatal bleeding. it may increase your bleedi

. >> she is such an incredible person, thank you, garvin. we had rain overnight. it looks like it's leaving the bay area. >> great story, garvin. really positive. you can see just a few spotty showers let here throughout the bay area. this is going to be clearing out as we head through the next couple of hours. we're going to see new changes as we roll through tomorrow. this area of high pressure's going to push in from the south, keeping that storm track off to the north. if it's been a little too gloomy for you, it's going to be a nice rebound tomorrow. fog for the morning. let's start you off with the picture of the fog, and i think we could have some of that dense ground fog, potentially forming from san jose to gilroy, east bay, north bay to san francisco, then the nice rebound they talked about through the afternoon, we are expecting to get that sunshine returning. so, as we start it off for tomorrow morning, you may find your heaters clicking on. you might need that extra blanket overnight. we're going down to 49 for the tri valley, upper 40s to low 50s thr

garvin thomas introduces us to her in this morning's bay area proud. >> these are from the 1950s. >>orter: when it comes to the big game, it's hard to imagine there's anyone out there with a longer history than carol leslie. >> i remember every one of these. >> reporter: she was 10 years old in 1946 when her father, a stanford grad, returned to the bay area after serving in world war ii. >> he was given some tickets to go to the stanford game, and so my mom and i would go with him. and then later in years later, it was just dad and i. and the score. >> reporter: they went to the big game in the 50s, in the '60s and '70s. they were there whether the band was on the field in 82. and through it all, carol said she didn't realize she had an attendance streak going until about her 50s straight game in the '90s. >> i wasn't going for it. it happened. one year morphed into the next. >> reporter: well, with this year's big game, those years now add up to 75 consecutive games. each year, there's a tailgate, one that now includes carol's grandchildren. it has become as much a family tradition

our garvin thomas joins us with our bay area proud. half is half. >> she's 11 years old. but this year, callie plans on donating hundreds of toys so children in need can have one on christmas morning. the fact that it's her sixth year doing it, even more special. our story begins in a spot many parents have found themselves in. the toy aisle in target saying no to an unhappy child. >> i was 5 when we started. so 2016. >> reporter: callie, now 11 with a child wanting a barbie. her mom sabrina, the one saying no. >> i said no. there's kids that have nothing in this world, and are you complaining about not getting a barbie. >> i told my mom hey, how about we do a drive where we could donate the teddys and toys, and christmas morning they can see the toys and they would be happy. >> reporter: it was in retro spekt a fitting thing for her to say. >> my 5-year-old self was kind can. >> reporter: she and her family collected more than 400 toys and delivered them to lou seal packard hospital stanford. >> over the last six years we've collected over 3,000 teddy bears and toys. >>

. >>> garvin thomas joins us with what's coming up at 5:30. >> right now, at 5:30, president biden isallenges that are facing his administration. he has to tackle consumer prices and covid cases. both on the rise. >>> and she is finally free. an l.a. judge ends britney spears' conseconservatorship. how the pop star reacted to the judge's decision. >>> first, it's a critical statewide system, aimed at getting illegal guns off the street. tonight, we investigate why some bay area police departments aren't following the rules. and that's all because police across california are failing to properly log them in the state data base. >> joint investigation with the journalism non-profit called the trace discovered. that failure could jeopardy gun trafficking investigations crossing state and county lines. >> reporter: each year, law enforcement agencies across california recover thousands of guns. most of them linked to potential crimes. in 2019, the atf traced 40,000 suspected california crime guns. each of those so called crime guns are supposed to be entered into california automated fire

garvin thomas joins us with a special veterans day story in tonight's bay area proud. >> i first met robert corpas more than a decade ago. someone said you have to meet this college student who is doing so much to preserve veteransstories. his mission is still going strong. this is sadly, the first year we will have no world war ii veterans riding in our jeep. >> the american involvement in world war ii lasted just under four years. >> so many have passed away. >> but the passion robert has for preserving the stories of those who fought in it, that's already lasted more than 15 years. >> there's many times where i said i'm done. i'm done doing these events, done doing these programs. let somebody else do it. >> robert may say that, but there he is once again, leading a convoy of world war ii vehicles in this year's veterans day parade through the streets of downtown san jose. >> fun. >> robert is leading the spirit of 45. a group he started in 2007. you'll find them wherever, whenever there's an opportunity to preserve and promote the stories of the greatest generation. >> right now,

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> another great story. next, at 9:30, marching against hate. thousands of people in one south bay town stand in solidarity. why so many there say they felt they had to do something. >>> also, allegations of abuse and neglect. we investigate one of the biggest senior-living operations in the bay area. >>> the clock is ticking down. the vaccine mandate deadline coming monday for some workers in the east bay. >> plus, date night getting more expensive. we actually speak with an oakland-born chef who explains how high his costs are and how he is trying to keep the prices down. make sure you join us monday morning. we're getting destroyed out there. we need a plan! i have a plan— right now at t-mobile, customers on magenta max can get the new iphone 13 pro— and t-mobile will pay for it! it has the most advanced iphone camera ever! i'm talking new customers! i'm talking about existing customers like ronald! the new iphone on t-mobile— let's do it! new and existing customers, can upgrade to the iphone 13 pro on us

here is garvin thomas. >> reporter: our story began in at the toy isle at target. >> i was five-year-oldn we started. well, in 2016. >> reporter: she's now 11, the child. >> she pits a fit about it. >> reporter: her mom says no. >> there is kids having nothing in this world and you are complaining not getting a barbie. >> when i heard that, i felt really bad so i told my mom, hey, how about we do this drive where we can donate teddy and toys and when christmas morning they can see the toys and they would be happy. >> reporter: it was in retrospect, sabrina agreed a fitting thing for her to say. >> my five-year-old me was very kind. i am still kind. >> reporter: thanks to kally's wish, she and her family connected 400 toys and delivered them to the hospital at stanford. they have not stopped collecting since. >> we have collected 3,000 teddy bears and toys. >> reporter: recently during the pandemic, the hospital has paused accepting donations but not her program, she's giving to foster children instead. >> monopoly. >> reporter: every year kally has the option of not under taking the coll

. >> that was garvin thomas for us. >>> in oakland there was a food drive given and the good deal wasiced by the vice president. >> i'm so proud of you. i'm sending all the best wishes for a wonderful thereaftering to all of you. and, please, take care of yourself, and thank you for taking care of your neighbor. >> well, that was vice president kamala harris herself talking to derrick johnson, the owner of homeless chicken and waffles restaurant in oakland. he's a longtime friend of the vice president, and he teamed up with volunteers from city team at the christian nonprofit organization to hand out 400 meals. so well deserved recognition there. >> what a great phone call as well. >> yeah. >> that's fantastic. >> yeah. >> reporter: kari's been talking about the weather we're going to have for this weekend. that sounds fantastic as well. >> good morning. take a look at the live view of the bay bridge as you're heading out. if you will be heading to work this morning, it will be clear. we've only seen light patches of fog around the area. there's clear visibility and then it drops to f

garvin needs to get back on the hill and talk about what has happened here and whether he will thoroughly lied or misled congress. he doesn't know what's going on in his own department of justice . >> shannon: the house minority leader set this, garland must return to congress to address under oath in detail the discrepancy regarding the direc of the issued following investigating american parents. leslie, you're saying he should show up and getting clarified this. would be helpful for everybody? >> i don't think it needs clarification, but if people need to hear the same thing twice to understand the difference between somebody who has threatened violence to be tight and somebody who is asserting their first amendment right. the first amendment does not cover violence of any kind. violent speeches and hatred, bu threatening, no. there's been that some violence and even depth in states like virginia, kentucky, and maine toward other parents, toward teachers and port school board officials. that is illegal to threaten, so to have any law enforcement, whether it is local or federal track su

>> garvin thomas for us this morning. it is 5:49. did you know the macy's thanksgiving day parade will be back today, and it's supposed to be bigger and better than ever, after last year's slim down festival. the balloons will be flying high this year, and there will be new ones that your kids will recognize immediately. we talked to the "today" show's al roker about this year's big comeback. >> we're back. last year we had to do a truncated compact version of the parade. well, this year everything is back, the marching bands, the floats, the balloons that will travel from the upper west side, 77th and central park west all the way down to herald square where hoda and savannah will be. i'll be uptown getting things kicked off, and we've got new balloons including baby yoda. >> baby yoda is making an appearance. if you want to see all of that and so much more, tune in this morning as "today" kicks off thanksgiving with their special live event at 7:00 a.m. right after "today in the bay" and then full coverage of the macy ice thanksgiv

. >> reporter: garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> fighting climate change from the sky, these stunningssion between nasa and the usgs. it is called land sat 9. a satellite carrying two special cameras orbiting earth taking pictures that will help manage vital natural resources and track the impacts of climate change. right now, land sat 9 is in the midst of a 100-day check-out period. testing all the equipment before it gets handed over to the usgs in january. then, along with land sat 8, the two satellites will collect 1,500 pictures of earth. every day. 1,500 and cover the entire global every eight days. >>> let's keep looking at the skies now. look at this. stunning sunset. >> nice. >> ooh, over san francisco tonight. this is a time-lapse taken looking at the city from our emeryville camera. unreal. >> it is gorgeous. >> should be a postcard. >> at night is a sailor's delight but that's not going to work out tomorrow, is it? >> yeah, it is going to look more like this. >> okay. >> yeah. tomorrow, big change is headed our way. right now, though, i thought we would bring you up to dat