nbc bay area's marianne favro at a covid testing site in san jose with a look at why health leaders say the situation may soon get even worse. >> reporter: santa cla couray public health leaders say we are still dealing with the thanksgiving surge of covid cases. now we're bracing for a christmas and new year's surge. tonight there are just 25 i.c.u. beds in all of santa clara county where nearly 2 million people live. hospitals are now strategizing daily on how to care for patients and what looms ahead. >> given that people have been traveling, people have -- given

>>> well, we have lost marianne.he life of a 1960s tv actress who became a pop culture icon. her real name was dawn wells, everyone knew her as marianne from "gilligan's island." she was 82 years of age. on the show, her portrayal of the girl next door grounded the characters stranded on the island. she was best known and loved as marianne. tina louise, who played the movie star "ginger" on "gilligan's island" said i hope people will remember her the way i do, always with a smile on her face. >>> as coronavirus vaccines continue to get shipped across the country, new data sheds light on what may motivate people to roll up their sleeves. a new survey of the 1400 registered voters shows 60% said they would get the vaccine, and the reason is over half said they would do it for their family. the poll also found that playing up the benefits of the vaccine, such as getting it to keep your loved ones safe and healthy was more effective than moralizing and lecturing. >>> we asked for your help and you overwhelmingly answered

in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, marianne. >>> president-elect joe biden addressed the nation just a short time ago. this comes after today's vote in which the electoral college confirmed mr. biden's victory over president trump. the electoral college did its duty by confirming the popular vote. up next, congress will finalize the election on january 6. inauguration day is january 20th. a lot happening this evening, including a 19-year-old from the bay area, actually a student here, raj, part of history. what an amazing situation to be in for her. >> jessica, i love this story. this is her first time ever voting for a president. wouldn't you know she's essentially a supervoter. we're going to talk to her in just a moment. but first the president-elect, joe biden, talking about the flame of democracy. >> 306 electoral votes is the same number of electoral votes that donald trump and vice president pence received when they won in 2016. excuse me. at the time, president trump called his electoral college tally a landslide. by his own standards, these numbers

nbc's marianne favro broke the story yesterday that regional medical center in san jose is at capacity. now two more hospitals have reached capacity as well. marianne. >> reporter: county health leaders announced today that o'connor hospital here in san jose no longer has any icu beds available, and neither does srt louise hospital in gilroy. >> this is absolute the worse we have seen. we're in a much worse state right now than in the summer or spring. >> reporter: today, the warning is we may see 100 new covid patients a day heading into hospitals during the next few days, straining their resources. regional medical center of san jose has already reached capacity with 70 covid patients. icu, emergency department beds, and the hospital's entire covid floor are full. the e.r. remains open, and the hospital has brought in more staff, postponed elective surgeries, and taken other steps to handle the surge. >> we have tried to chance fer so -- transfer some patients out, but we're doing that on a selective basis. >> reporter: the icu beds at o'connor hospital in san jose and st. louise hos

here is "today in the bay's" marianne favro from palo alto. >> reporter: it may be the last night evan johnson and his family can walk down the middle of california avenue in palo alto this year. at 10:00 they will prohibit outdoor dining until january. restaurants here will have to revert back to only offering takeout and delivery. the street will reopen to make that easier. >> i'm really disappointed. i really liked the outdoor dining. i like that it's been closed off to the cars. it's just a really nice atmosphere out here. >> reporter: richard and eileen specifically dined outdoors because they knew it would be their last chance for a while. eileen says she's always felt safe dining al fresco. >> i do think it's a bit extreme. i do. because we -- our restaurants, the people that work in the community, this is another blow to them. >> reporter: michael is one of the owners of italico with only to go orders he says he'll be forced to reduce his staff to a third of what it is now. >> we're trying to spich like we did before, takeout only. it affects our business a lot. we have to let

in pleasanton, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> outside right now a look at san francisco and the bay bridge, absolutely gorgeous. we had some clouds, rain in parts of the bay area today. and we hoped you liked it because according to vianey arana we're going to get comfortable. >> dust off your rain boots, your coats you'll need them tomorrow morning. but it's not going to be crazy heavy downpours, even though i wish it was because we're in a serious deficit. 40 degrees in fairfax. we did have that rain taper off today. and tomorrow we're going to see the arrival of a cold front late overnight into early morning, and that's going to bring rain from the north to the south, light to moderate, but periods of heavy downpours are possible. i want to show you doppler radar because this really showcases that moisture that we're talking about. however, yes it's going to rain tomorrow, but i think the big story is going to be those king tides. we're talking about a coastal flood advisory expected to be in effect until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. i'll take you through the timing of all this rain a

. >> marianne favro has new details. >> q. latifah: the mall has been clear cleared but they were taken to thpt and tonight they're still looking for the shooter. a busy evening of holiday shopping turned into a nightmare for hundreds of people at the great mall milpitas when someone shot a male in or near the old navy store sending panicked shoppers running. >> a lot of people running away, running scared, definitely a lot of banging from people running into each other, running into the malls. i definitely haueard a lot of screaming. >> reporter: april and her mom hid in a small gm store with 12 others. >> it was really hot and we weren't social distanced so it was pretty suffocating in there, so we all thought we were going to pass out, but, yeah, it was pretty scary. >> reporter: milpitas police ordered people to shelter in place and went from store to store clearing each one, but even when they were cleared shoppers experienced some tense moments. josive nelson's daughter was shopping at the mall and told him she was hidin

i think of marianne who was influential. and then the anya character draws a lot more from my family's stories and my grandmother's experience. and the third woman in the book is sort of a -- someone who is kind of apolitical. i think of her as the embodiment of the kind of person who is just living the life in front of them and really not interested in engaging in the broader picture. but she keeps getting dragged in, because her husband is a part of this plot and he's executed. i think we all know people who are -- there are people who don't see the forest for the trees. and there are people who don't see the trees for the forest. and i think of marianne and many of the resistors, they see the forest but not the trees. and bonita is the one who is seeing right here but not the big picture. >> the next question is to your left, speakers. >> do you think that your grandmother would have felt the need to be understood if the nazis had won the war? >> oh, gosh, it's almost impossible to imagine. i think there's a tv show that

i think of marianne and many of the resistance as seeing the forest and not the trees. anita is the one who is seeing right here, but not the big picture. >> the next question is to your left, speakers. >> do you think your grandmother would have felt the need to be understood if the nazis had won the war? >> oh, gosh. it's almost impossible to imagine. i think there's a tv show then imagines that right. so i guess i could watch. if any winning ideology, i think when you follow in ideology and it emerges victorious, that ideology is shored up. i would like to hope that the forces of a light and goodness and humanity would exposed the cracks in that ideology and that there would be a powerful resistance movement. but we're getting into sort of kind of tsai finally there. i think that by the end of the war, my grandmother and many people like her saw how evil the war was. that was already happening. but if they had one, i guess there would have been no into the war. >> we will go towards a right. >> thank you. i'm a great writer of fiction, but i will make an exception fo

here's nbc bay area's marianne favro in palo alto. >> reporter: now those restaurants have to pack up everything because cars are going to once again move through here. tonight may be the last night evan johnson and his family can walk down the middle of california avenue in palo alto this year. at 10:00 tomorrow night sant ought clara county will prohibit outdoor dining until january. restaurants here will have to divert back to only offering take out and delivery, and this street will reopen to make that easier. >> i'm really disappointed. i really like the outdoor dining. and i like it's been closed off to the cars. a really nice atmosphere out here. >> reporter: they specifically dined outdoors tonight because they knew it would be their last chance for a while. eileen said she's always felt safe dining alfresco. >> i do think it's a bit extreme, i do because the people who work in the community, this is another blow to them. >> reporter: michael is one of the owners in palo alto. he says he'll be forced to reduce his staff to a third of what it is now. >> we're trying to switch l

. >> marianne favro is in san jose to see how hospitals are handling the covid surge. >> reporter: regional medical center of san jose is now at capacity, but it continues to accept new patients here in the emergency department. there are at least 66 covid patients at regional medical center, and the surge is straining hospital resources. >> we are at capacity. there's essentially no more beds in the hospital to rapidly put the patients into their inpatient unit. >> reporter: the hospital continues to perform surgery and accept emergency patients. but elective surgeries have been put on hold. the medical center is also using beds in the post-acute care unit to accommodate additional patients. but it won't be using the pandemic tents set up in the parking lot back in april. >> we think it's going to be better to circle the wagon, have our team together and use the space that we have to the best of our ability and forego the pandemic pinning. >> the covid surge is taxing hospital intensive care units across santa clara county. and the situation is getting worse every day. >> as of noon today,

"today in the bay's" marianne favro reports from san jose. >> reporter: here at the santa clara county fair grounds hundreds of people got tested for covid, but county health leaders say even if you are tested it's not a passport to travel. hospitals in santa clara county remain overwhelmed as covid patients fill up intensive care units. there are just 25 icu beds in the entire county of 2 million people leaving hospitals to strategize how to care for patients. >> every morning hospitals are huddling with each other trying to distribute patients in a way to ensure that everyone gets the best quality care. we are clearly stretching. we are clearly stretched. and we are very concerned about the effects of christmas and the new year's holiday on our health care system. >> reporter: with an increase in patients kaiser permanent has postponed elective and nonurgent surgeries at all of its northern california facilities through january 4th. sutter health is also postponing some elective surgeries. emergency rooms are also stretched thin. county health leaders urged people wanting a covid tes

"today in the bay's" marianne favro has reaction. >> $1,200 and we wanted to make sure you are well taken down. >> thank you. thank you so much. >> reporter: this waitress still can't believe a first-time customer in pleasanton gave her a $1,200 tip. >> i was shocked. i started tearing up and she started tearing up. i was in awe and just overwhelmed in the moment. super filled with gratitude. >> reporter: the gift came before allie would be forced out of a job by covid restrictions. she and her husband were struggling to pay for his schooling and mounting bills. >> i can't work and so this was a very big blessing. >> reporter: marianne gave her the mega tip as part of a venmo challenge on tiktok. >> on my facebook said, hey, who wants to do a venmo challenge with me? >> reporter: within a few hours she received money from 61 followers which she promised to give to a server. >> reporter: everybody can make somebody's life better for a small amount. >> reporter: just as marilyn paid it forward, so did allie. she gave some money to the staff, gave the owners a bottle of wine and -- >> she sh

in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, marianne. >>> the spike has led to a shortage of icu beds in the state capital. it's been activated as a patient overflow site. several patients are being treated at the arena. the staff is preparing for patients as early as tonight. they're one of the 11 sites in california. in total 1800 beds are being made ready for an overflow of patients across the state. >> governor newsom said the state of early supply vaccines are being distributed among 3 million frontline workers and skilled nursing facilities first. so who's next? the next phase con sisters of 8 million people, that is teach e farm workers and grocery store employees and the so-called community advisory committee will ultimately decide who goes next. it is holding an open forum tomorrow where you can give your input. >> with so many people lobbying to be considered high priority this opens up a new concern. will there be a black market for the covid vaccine? raj joins us now with people trying to jump that line, raj? >> this will be a global problem, jessica. we are ta

reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, marianne. >>> so what do these new travel restrictions mean for your weekend plans? we mapped out several different nations to see if they are within 150 miles of the county line. we did this based on driving directions because that appears to be how the health department worded it, but they wouldn't clarify that for us today. take a look. here is santa clara county. up to the north bay, you can still go to neighborhood. you can still go to sacramento, but lake tahoe is over the mileage limit. in the central valley, take a look. fresno, just fine. but tulare is just outside the limit. and heading south, you can head to atascadero, which is near temple to templeton, but san luis obispo, that's too far, about 18 5 miles away. >>> the covid surge has the entire sports world in scramble mode right now. among those impacted are teams that santa clara county calls home. 49ers will play their next two home games in arizona, cardinal stadium. the moteam says it will announc where it will practice at a later date. san

we will and once again the show is trafficked with marianne events eller it's on national geographic you talk about that being tough but imagine one other thing would be tough when i hear guys like robert shapiro or gerry spence katz talk about the founding guys who they are maybe you don't want to ask the final question did you murder this person because you don't want to know the answer because they deserve according to our system a invigorated defense as they say when you're with somebody who's not telling you a tale about how possibly their their upbringing or weird twist in life brings them to being the best guy they the picasso of crafting the final overlay on a dollar bill that's fake what about when you're talking to somebody who has a product that leads inevitably to the death of youngsters are you able to do i know there's that 5 w. party you that wants to get the story the information are you repulsed by that maria able to view them objective lee or do you can you hate them and still do the story. hate is a very strong word and it's one that i i'm not truly i'm not there t

marianne 30: me puede cantar un pedacito de una canciÓn?s medias carolina: los 28 parecieran estar ligadas a fallecimientos importantes en el mundo del espectÁculo mexicano. el primero fue roberto gÓmez bolaÑos, falleciÓ un 28 de noviembre del aÑo 2014q por problemas cardÍacos. el 28 de agosto, juan gabriel dio su Último aliento por un paro cardiaco. 3 aÑos mÁs tarde se apagÓ una de las voces mÁs emblemáticas de todo mÉxico, el prÍncipe de la canciÓn, josÉ josé. falleciÓ el 28 de septiembre del aÑo 2019 por cÁncer de pÁncreas. en este 2020, el 28 de agosto nos dejÓ manuel valdÉs, luego de una dura batalla contra el cÁncer. desafortunadamente, el 28 de diciembrefalleciÓ armando manzanero por coronavirus. este virus no es criminal, nos afecta absolutamente a todos. desafortunadamente, sigue cobrando vidas. el epicentro en estados unidos es california. hospitales y mÉdicos no dan abasto. socorro: a los comerciantes hoy lloviÓ dos veces. la noticia que se extiende es la de quedarse en casa. las restricciones que incluyen capacidad reducida tien

marianne will heat it might be here for seven. now it's time first sportsday. and welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up... it's the first manchester derby since lockdown. no fans at old trafford and no fireworks yet with the teams deadlocked at the break. after 12 years away, the bears are back, but bristol's return to top european rugby ends in defeat as clermont show their class. it's max powerfor red bull as verstappen pips the mercedes drivers to pole for the season ending abu dhabi grand prix. and the countdown is on to the heavyweight fight of the year betweenjoshua and pulev at wembley later. welcome along to sportsday. let's start with the marquee fixture in the premier league this weekend. the manchester derby is underway at old trafford with united hosting city. less of a marquee first half. it's goalless at the break. kevin de bruyne with the best chance of the first half for city. earlier in the west midlands derby, there was late drama as aston villa snatched a stoppage time winner at wolves, while at stjames park, we had the fastes

colleagues and those working around the clock, the unsung heroes keeping the senate running like john and marianne and all of the folks in front of you. there are too many to think. first and foremost i think my staff we are only as good as the people on our team and as my friend patrick leahy says we're just a constitutional impediment to the staff. [laughter] i have been impressed with staffers who are full of talent, skill, drive and heart. madden president i don't want to leave anyone out i won't part of the record all of those who have been part of my team thank you for your public service and your commitment. i want to thank my family and to my parents who instilled in me the will to do good and to be good and to my brothers a and sisters and my sister lawyer one - - lori and my cousins supporting me throughout my three decades in elected office. thank you to my daughter amand amanda, my forever campaign manager and my son-in-law just recently a judge in new mexico for their constant love and support. most importantly thank you to my brilliant and beautiful partner of 42 years, jill cooper w

marianne, do you think that capitol hill will be listening to their cry?the last nine months especially the senate. that's the confounding thing here to hear michigan mcconnell say we are not going to leave town until there is a bill that should have happened months ago. that's why the poor woman in her restaurant is in such distress. you are forcing people to choose between their personal health and their financial health. and that's a false choice. at least back in the spring state and local governments were available and. so federal government gave them some relief and gave them some money to get by when they were closed down they could kind of make ends meet that money is long gone. state and local governments don't have it anymore. and washington has been waiting for the election for the holiday for christmas, for anything but to do their job. they need to do their job now. because more people will die. more people will be sick. and it will be much more expensive for this economy to get back on track. >> dana: collin reed, congress doesn't have a high

wells was 82 years old and is best known for marianne from gilligan's island. her death leaves tina louise the last surviving cast member of that legendary tv show. >>> still ahead, the new steps airbnb is taking to stop new year's eve parties. >>> was, looking to get away next year? you may need to show your medical records before hopping on a plane. we will >>> the next time you travel, you may need proof of vaccination and some smart phone apps can help you do them. one app called common pass lets users upload a covid test result or eventually proof of vaccination. it generates a qr code that could be scanned to get into stadiums, movie theaters, even other countries, without revealing sensitive information. you can also use it to check covid-19 rules based on your itinerary.>>> crews are gearing up to get ready for new year's eve, you can watch the ball drop in times square in person, you can't watch it that is, but you can watch it online. health experts are sounding the alarm about the risks of large gatherings and they feared new year's parties will like

nbc bay area's marianne favro reports. >> reporter: 112 days after he first went into the hospital with covid, tom of san jose was wheeled out in july. while in the hospital he spent 79 days in a coma. and his family feared he wouldn't make it. months later tom still has lingering health problems caused by covid. >> yeah. i have difficulty with breathing. i can't read a full sentence without having to stop and take a breath. i have neuropathy. >> reporter: with the new covid vaccine on its way to the bay area, we asked the 67-year-old if he would get it when it's available to him. >> as soon as they tell me i can get it, i will be down there to get the shot. i don't want to do this again. >> reporter: when he got sick, tom was healthy, fit, and training for a 70-mile triathlon. now he wants people reluctant to get the vaccine to know that being in good shape doesn't offer you protection. >> i was in very good health. and yet one week later i was in the hospital, and five days later in a coma. too risky. get the shot. >> reporter: he says even if you don't get the vaccine for yourself, a

in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> palo alto is adding another covid testing option. the city is oering free tests from 10:00n the morning till 4:00 in the afternoon each tuesday. that is going to be in th parking lot of mitchell park library on middle field road. it's a self-testing model. you handle the sample yourself. a trained worker watches and guides you, but you do the work. the program starts on tuesday. >>> california now has the second worst covid surge in the u.s. this map here shows the average number of daily cases in the country over the past week. it is color-coded. the darker the blue, the more cases that state has. and california, as you can see, which consistently has been a lighter blue, now one of a handful of states in the darkest shade. our positivity rate right now, 95 cases per 100,000 people. only tennessee has a higher rate. the state seeing seeing the lowest rate is hawaii, 8 new cases for every 100,000 people. take a live look at s.f.o. where new rules are about to take effect for travelers starting tomorrow. travelers from the u.k. will n

. >>> coming up, the 1960s can't be show, remember the woman who played marianne on gilligan iceland. -- gilligan's island. >>> eight you bay area bars and restaurants have found themselves in trouble for violating state health order in trying to throw new year's eve parties. ktvu's elissa harrington has that story for us. >> i don't know what to do tomorrow, if people start showing up with their loved ones and tuxedos. >> reporter: c to raise the owner fort mchenry, restaurant and bar in south san francisco that also host events. an invite for black-tie masquerade ball a new year's eve is making the rounds online. but ray says is not happening. in fact, the restaurant will be closed after 2:00 p.m. >> we were upset about it, we did not even know that they posted the event. >> reporter: ray says this boy is than two and a misunderstanding with an outside event planner. she said that planner inquired about the space months ago when restrictions around covid were much looser. >> we contacted the organizer, they said they are canceling the vent, but they did not remove it from the websit

people like john, the, marianne, all the folks that are herein front of you . you know, there are too many to thank. first and foremost, i thank my staff. every senator here knows you're only as good as the people on our team . and my friend, as my friend patrick leahy says, these senators are often just a constitutional impedimentto the staff . and over the years i've been blessed with staffers who are full of talent, skill, drive and heart. madam president, i don't want to leave anyone out so i asked permission to enter into the record a list of all my staff who have been part of team udall and i want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart fto each of you for your hardwork , public service andyour commitment . and i want to thank my family . to my parents in me but work to do good and to be good. and to my brothers andsisters , my sister lori is here and my cousin who have supported me throughout my three decades in electedoffice . you to our daughter amanda, my forever campaign manager ig and our son-in-law, just recently a judge for their constant lov

marianne was the whole some cast away who competed for decades.other shows and on stage as well. dawn wells was 82 years old. my kids watched their first episode three weeks ago and no surprise they loved it as well. rest in peace, dawn. that's it for me tonight, "ac 360 starts now." >>> a good evening to you, jim sciutto here in for anderson. a slow vaccination efforts. the race to immunize to stop the virus when we are already behind him could be getting a whole lot tougher. dr. fauci, the new transmitted covi

works around the clock, the unsung heroes who keep the senate running, people like john, leigh, and marianne, all of the folks that are here in front of you. you know, there are too many to thank. first and foremost, i thank my staff. every senator here knows we're only as good as the people on our team, and my friend -- as my friend patrick leahy says, we senators are often a constitutional impediment to the staff. over the years i have been blessed with staffers who are full of talent, skill, drive, and heart. madam president, i don't want to leave anyone out, and so i ask to enter into the record all of my staff who have been part of team udall and i want to say thank you to each of you for your hard work, public service and your commitment. and i want to thank my family. to my parents, stuart and leigh udall who instilled in me the will to do good and to be good. and to my brothers and sisters, my sister laurie, who is here, and my cousins who have supported me throughout my three decades in elected office. thank you to our daughter amanda, my forever campaign manager, and our son-in-law

lives we lost this year and the legacies they leave behind >>> well, she was best known for playing mariannen the hit tv series "gilligan's island." dawn wells died today of causes related to the coronavirus. she was 82 years old tonight we pay tribute to some of the other towering figures we lost this year, people who made an impact on our culture and our lives. ♪ >>> bond james bond ♪ >> who are you >> my name is ruby galore ♪ ♪ i can still come ♪ and make the girls swoon ♪ ♪ but now it is time to say ♪ ♪ what i forgot to say ♪ ♪ baby, moving on ♪ don't it make you want to get some sun to shine on, shine on ♪ ♪ ♪ darling, i love you but give me park avenue ♪ ♪ good times ♪ any time you need a payment ♪ >> lea"leave it to beaver." ♪ ♪ we're going to make that dream come true ♪ >> hello ♪ >> forget about the camera, give the folks at home a real big treat. ♪ sherri ♪ sherri baby ♪ sherri, baby ♪ sherry baby ♪ sherry baby ♪ sherri, cy, can you com out to ♪ >> live forever, y'all, whether you want to or not. ♪ nobody here will ever find me ♪ ♪ but i will always b around ♪ ♪ just like the songs

well, there's nothing easy or straightforward about being a black woman journalist but in marianne shedcase, being an editor owning and running a newspaper and a note you know that she gives a enterprise disguising her identity -- that she is convinced that readers just will not -- newspaper that is led by a woman. and that is an ongoing challenge for black women journalists, editors and more. and at the same time it's hard to say too much about the way in which newspapers in particular are the crossroad that nips black americans together -- knits -- across space and time. i did have to tell you nikole, sometimes had to remind my students that there was no internet and all that. but the newspaper is that, right? it is the new media. it is a crossroads and it is incredibly dynamic. when black women are at the helm we can then recover the ways they shape the coverage, they shape the debates. they are deciding what to know what's out and how to frame issues. and mary ann shadd is deeply interest in women's rights and women's suffrage. she will have her own political life as a journalist in

marianne: yes.is: because i'm just trying to understand how 50 a month want to do it and only 2 end up doing it. so, you take an empty shell, put the insulation in, put the electric in, put the plumbing in, put in your standard features. why is it taking you two weeks to do that? marianne: we do everything from scratch, so we're cutting all of the sheets, to sanding, to laminating, to putting it in. breanne: and we're doing custom work, 100%. lemonis: what's a typical conversion cost the consumer? lacey: we can do a standard conversion for $32,000. lemonis: okay, and what's your cost to do that? lacey: so total cost would be about $15,600. lemonis: labor and materials? lacey: correct. lemonis: so a little better than a 50% margin? and what does it cost you to run the business on a monthly basis? breanne: around $30,000. lacey: with two vans, we're breaking even. lemonis: the custom labor model creates a severe bottleneck that limits sd campervans to producing two vans per month. in order to actually

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you probably know her best as marianne from gilligan's island. she died in los angeles. she was 82 years old. >>> alaska airlines is now the first major united states carrier to announce a ban on emotional support animals. starting january 11th they will only allow trained service dogs on flights. passengers with emotional support animals with reservations booked before that date will still be allowed to fly but no exceptions will be made after february 28th. the action comes after the department of transportation revised its regulations earlier this month about what defines a service animal. >>> another live look outside. we have a final check of the holiday forecast up next. >>> and today on the drew barrymore show, neil patrick harris, and seth goldman and you remember rick, her neighbor? sure, he's the 76-year-old guy who still runs marathons, right? sadly, not anymore. -what? you mean-- -mm-hm. just like that. wow. so sudden. um...we're not about to have the "we need life insurance" conversation again, are we? (woman) no. we're having the "we're getting coverage so

marianne from "gilligan's island." biggest party of the year and no one is invited. >> a new year's eve unlike any other. >> and the year of lawlessness. then, attack of the squirrels. >> a neighborhood under siege by the most aggressive squirrels you've ever seen. >> and baldwin speaks out. wh

. >>> coming up, covid claims the life of the beloved gilligan's island actress who pleaayed marianne. >>> plus finally snow. after a very dry summer and fall. how this year's snowpack is stacking up to years gone by. >>> a tv actress who became an icon of 1960s pop culture has died from coronavirus. her real name was dawn wells, but everyone knew her as mary ann from the sitcom gi"gilligan islan island". she was 82 years old. on the show, her portrayal of the girl next door grounded a group of over the top characters stranded on a deserted island after going out to sea for a three-hour tour. wells' career started when she represented her home state of nevada in the 1959 miss america pageant. while she appeared on several tv shows, she remains best known and most loved for being mary ann. one of wells' co-stars, tina louise, who played ginger, released a statement saying, i hope that people will remember her the way i do, always with a smile on her face. >>> this new map from the cdc shows our state has the worst covid outbreak in the nation. check this out. it is color coded. the dar

marianne favro is there and she says authorities are confirming now there was a shooting at the shoppingenter. a very chaotic scene. we'll continue to follow the story on-air and online. >> thanks for joining us. we'll be back again at 11:00 and of course we'll have more on that breaking news as well. have a great night. >> take care. male a nnouncer: you're watching an nbc bay area news special. tonight, "nbc bay area responds." theresa brees: it's been an absolute nightmare. chris chmura: mold, maggots, mildew. just some of the damage bay area fire victims say they're fighting to get their insurance companies to cover. we take their case and help you avoid their headaches. the covid-19 vaccine is here. we're answering an important question, how much it will cost you. lisa turner: i literally wanna pull my hair out. chris: we've been watching the state of customer service in 2020. see how your experience compares to hundreds of people we polled in a national survey. and a big warning about those little qr codes. we'll explain the risk and help you spot dangerous fakes.

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marianne favro is in san jose to explain what that means. >> reporter: the judge's order goes into effect immediately, forcing cavalry chapel san jose to adhere to the public health orders. but attorneys for the church tell me they plan to appeal. when cavalry chapel san jose held indoor services with hundreds, with many not wearing masks or social distancing, it violated santa clara county's public health orders. the county issued fines and went to court to get a temporary restraining order, trying to get the services to stop. but the county says the church held indoor services as recently as thanksgiving eve. today they took the added step of asking a judge to grant a preliminary injunction to stop the gatherings, citing a public health threat. the judge agreed and ordered the church to comply with county health orders immediately. >> the orders are unconstitutional because as the supreme court affirmed, you can't treat religious services differently than essential businesses. >> reporter: attorney for the church also argued a recent supreme court decision barring restrictions on religi

in redwood city, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> all right. so all this comes down to icu bed availability. let's check how it is in the bay area counties. right now three counties are in the yellow. you can see them here. all right? they're still doing okay. they have more than 30% availability. we're talking san francisco, alameda, and napa. one county is in the orange. let's show it to you here. that's contra costa county. that means it's dipping to less than 20% available icu beds. now, four bay area counties are in the red zone. that's bad. that means they have less than 15% of their icu beds available. we're talking about san mateo, as you can see here, marin county, which has zero beds. also santa clara not doing so well with 9%, and sew lolano is 11%. but marin definitely in the worst scenario here. marin county, no more hospital beds as i keep telling you. tonight health leaders are sounding the alarm. t nbc bay area's jodi hernandez takes a look at that surge and the long-term solution for it. >> reporter: it's been a good news/bad n

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. >> reporter: that cry for help coming from mariann geyer, whose husband stan had just collapsed.chance had recently completed a cpr class, didn't hesitate to help. >> i could tell that he wasn't breathing. i checked for his pulse. i made the decision to start cpr. >> reporter: stan rushed to the hospital. >> they told me that i was essentially dead. >> reporter: stan going on to recover. but that is not the end of this story. with stan in rehab, the couple began a four-month search to find the mystery woman. >> now when we go out there, i look at all the faces of the people, hoping that i'll remember who it was because she's an angel to us. >> reporter: so the hospital contacted our affiliate wtae in pittsburgh, who shared the geyers' story on their evening broadcast. >> i burst into tears. i kept watching it and i just kept crying just because i was so happy that he's okay. >> reporter: gina calling in to the station to say it was her. days later, a reunion. and here's that moment. >> thank you so much. i can't tell you how much this means to me. >> we just love you and we appre

marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> fines are raised to those not following covid orders. the supervisor are going to talk about it on tuesday. how much fines could be increased? one supervisor says she wants to see fines that has "a bite." business owners find it so expensive that they don't want to keep violating the rules. first violation is $400 and a $1,000 is the third violation. >>> cliff house high above ocean beach announced it is closing permit na p per mantly. the restaurant first opened 157 years ago, since 1973. it has been run by dan and mary hapless. about 100 employees will lose their jobs when that restaurant closes on december 31st. >>> new cases of in the bay area, head to nbcbayarea.com/coronavirus. >>> a cloudy day across the bay area, more rain could be on the horizon. let's get to rob mayeda. he's tracking all the changes for us. >> we are catching a little bit of a break as the skies start to clear. we get a meteor shower tonight. the numbers are pretty good. you can see a few other spots did go into an inch of rain. how things are starting to dry o

1858.rom 18 he is going to be accompanied on this voyage with his wife -- by his wife whose name is mariannend two of their children, mary and john will be joining on this voyage. here we have a young man whose name is joseph ray and joseph kept a journal throughout this voyage. a lot of the drawings that you will be seeing came from joseph ray. he was a 21-year-old nantucket boy hired to go out on the edward kerry and his job is to be -- that means that when they lowered the whale -- from the whaleship, joseph will be in the bow of the ship. he will first be using in order to help grow towards the whale, but when they approach, he will also be the person who will harpoon the whale. joseph joins the rest of the crew, and these are men from all over. there are men from buffalo, boston, nantucket of course because the captains and the mates are most likely from nantucket. there is also a man from the azores and that is edward -- as the edward kerry sailed all over the world, they would pick up sailors along the way. that will add to the diversity of the crew. the first whaling crews created th

accompanied bybe his wife, whose name is marianne, and two of their children. it will be joining on this voyage. and here we have a young man whose name is joseph ray, and journal throughout this voyage. a lot of the drawings you will see came from joseph ray. he was a 21-year-old nantucket boy hired to go out on the edward carey. his job will be her pruning -- harpooning. so when they are actually pursuing a whale, joseph will be in the bow of the ship. , then he will ore pooner.harp corner -- har joins the rest of the crew, and these are men from all over. they are from buffalo, boston, captains, because the and the mates are most likely from nantucket. as they carry sailors all over the world, they will pick up other sailors and that will add to the diversity of the crew. diverse whaling crews created the first meritocracy in the colonies. any young man who could prove his worth to climb up the ladder . maybe he would become a mate, maybe even a captain. pictured here we have the first african-american captain of a whale ship with an all-black crew. so he is