robert: well, i hope mike inouye enjoyed that segment. and like i said, mochi, one of my favorites. up, time to work off some of that food. we wiltay l veth us. bayrea holiday ice rinks. the safeway holiday ice rink in union square presented by alaska airlines now open daily at 333 post street in san francisco. the iconic traditions 12th season has kicked off and is open until january. the safeway holiday ice rink is open daily from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. through january 20th, with the exception of closing at 9:30 p.m. on tuesday, december 31st new year's eve. ticket prices for the regular admission are $18 and $13 for children 8 years and under, with figure skate or hockey skate rental included in the cost of admission. for a lineup of special events at the rink, including ice skating classes, visit nbcbayarea.com. and san francisco's newest holiday ice rink, the t-mobile winter park, at civic center is now open for the season. this outdoor rink offers daily ice skating under the enchantin. modeled after the internationally famed wiener project, an ice skating rink located in the ci

i'll have to talk to mike inouye about what to do. he's done this a few times. but this is pretty cool. so mark your calendars there. december 4th. >> very first one. that is super cool. >>> well something ethis, the ma parade. well it is still a waiting game this morning whether the iconic balloons in the parade will fly. they've expected to insolate today in new york city but as we've been reporting potentially strong wind gusts could force them to drag along ground level. >>> and one event not expected to be impacted by the weather, our family favorite, the national dog show now celebrating the 18th year. tune in to see it tomorrow. coverage of the parade starts at 9:00 here on bay area and then see man's compete for the title of top dog starting at noon. >> look at that. >>> last look at the forecast. rain. >> off-and-on rain today and tomorrow looks nice. but warmer on friday with moreg storm late>> saturhis is how cos to the weather. her earrings are cloud and rain drops. check that out on social media. >> and check this out. look this. >> nbc bay area sky

mike inouye has the weekend calendar. >>> but first happening now, girls can do anything boys can and there is a test to prove it. carnegie mellon university studied more than 100 young children who watched math videos while in an mri scanner. they discovered that there is no difference in brain development or brain maturity between boys and girls. they also discovered that both process math skills the same and both were equally engaged in those videos. more after the break coming up. my parents never taught me anything about managing money. the amount of student loan debt i have, i'm embarrassed to even say. we just decided we didn't want debt any longer. ♪ i didn't realize how easy investing could be. i'm picking companies that i believe in. ♪ i think sofi money is amazing. ♪ thank you sofi. sofi thank you, we love you. ♪ >>> you know what, kari hall is always on social media. if you're feeling overwhelmed by the christmas store setups you are not alone. kris sanchez posted this photo. and she's done and over it. >> that is our deal. >> you're not alone either. >> be sure to follow

mike inouye will emcee the event as well. starts at 5:00.city, mayor london will light the christmas tree in union square at 6:00, and going to be cold. >> cold and rainy, too. we have a little bit of coverage today but tomorrow the big storm is making its way in, all day saturday. you heard that right, all day saturday starting in the morning, windy and overnight into sunday, dangerous travel conditions. >> be careful, tahoe to or from, dangerous, blizzard. >> good to have the warning. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >>> good morning. >> 3, 2, 1. >> black friday begins, after a late thanksgiving, the shortest holiday season in years now officially underway and shoppers are not wasting any time getting >> black friday begins, after a late thanksgiving, the shortest holiday season in years now officially underway and shoppers are not wasting any time getting started swarming stores and spending billions online, but what you shoulyou buy today and what's worth waiting for we have ev

laura garcia, marcus washington, kari hall, mike inouye are all off enjoying this black friday morning at home. vianey arana is in for kari and mike. >> thank you for reminding me. i almost forgot. >> doing traffic as well. >> doing weather and forgot traffic. understandably, you have a lot going on including a microclimate weather alert. >> not because today is a crazy weather day aside from the fact it's cold. it's because we have another storm on the way this weekend but wow, santa rosa and napa 28 degrees. napa 29, that is below freezing. san jose dipped down into the 30s with a cold 38 degrees and we are under a frost and freeze warning for some parts of the bay area. livermore, san jose, concord, morgan hill under a frost advisory and freeze warning through santa rosa, napa, san rafael and now you know why because we have the 20s on the map. through the afternoon expect the chance of scattered showers but the majority of the rain is off to the east. we have plenty of snow if you're driving through certain parts of fresno. look at the roads, green, we are good to go. san jose show

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. >>> but first our team is always on social media, check out these photos mike inouye shared on facebook. over the weekend, mike took part in the 100th celebration for japanese language school on the peninsula. be sure to follow mike on facebook, twitter and instagram. mike inouye. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> 5:24 for you right now. the excitement over the now widely popular pop eye's chicken sandwich apparently boiled over into a deadly event, this happened last night at a pop eye's in oxen hills, maryland, a d.c. suburb. police say one man stabbed another, killing him, after a dispute that began as they both waited in line. apparently one man cut in front of the other. >> this individual was in line, a line specifically for the sale of the sandwich, when another customer and he got into an altercation, and that ended with the victim being stabbed outside of the business. >> police are still searching for the man with a knife. you may remember that chicken sandwich returned to pop eye's stores sunday after debuting in august and a lot of people wanting to get it. >> 5:25 rig

that's mike inouye. still plenty of time to donate. our food drive runs through christmas day.here. >> you did a live broadcast out there. >> i think we kicked things off early in the morning on saturday. it was really fun. >> safeways around the bay for the morning show. >> there we go. >> then we're sure to get coffee. let's look out there, thanks to everyone who came out at willow glen and we had kris sanchez, garvin thomas, chris chmura and arlen fernandez as well as great folks looking out toward the south bay, traffic is flowing smoothly. an earlier crash reported at baskin for south 10. may be a disabled vehicle in the same area area or another report of activity. slowing and a recovery for south 680. the earlier crash involving a couch in the roadway that couch reportedly removed and so is the crash from the chp report. we're still watching because that initially set off the slowing we typically see through that stretch of the tri-valley. the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive toward the bay bridge toll plaza, we are seeing slowing at the toll plaza and the metering l

mike inouye helped emcee the event. ere watching yesterday we said that yamaguchi is jealous of mike's manicure. we'll have a follow up on "today in the bay" hot topics. >> you did talk about my blue nail and i did do it. and i wanted marcus and laura and kari to see that. we followed up. >> nice finish for the opening ceremony. a little hot chocolate toast and it benefits the all a dream foundation which supports early childhood literacy. the rink will open through january 12th. >> and that nail was fine. one extra thing aday. >> that is what he said. he had it for years. since college. he colors it in. >> that is his thing. >> one extra a day here. >> and i was looking at the ice rink and drinking hot chocolate and thinking it was pretty warm yesterday. today it is going to be cooler. but we're also along with that going to see some gusty winds. this is a live look outside in san francisco. at times we have clouds kind of drifting across this camera but more the most part the city is clear and we're seeing clear condit

that rink opens today but she and our own mike inouye will be there for monday's grand opening ceremony0. >> pull that up. why aren't you on skates in that picture? >> they wanted to show me fully focused on kristi's skating. if i was there they'd call in to make sure i was okay. >> theoutfit. >> the ones with the flames is awesome. explosio >> that's right. t miss it. well a lot of people will be out e temperatures. >> california. >> warm for us this weekend. >> that's how it works. >> a live look in san francisco, no fog this morning. visibility is clear. the clouds are a little bit higher up, and as you head out the door in antioch, it's in the low 50s, and then we'll see some times of sunshine throughout the morning and into the afternoon. we're going to stay on the cool side, very much like yesterday as we see our high temperatures today headed into the mid-60s. we'll see a high of 66 degrees in morgan hill today. up to 69 in concord, while oakland will reach 61 degrees. we have upper 50s expected today in half moon bay, and palo alto reaching 65 degrees. low 60s in the mission dis

coming up this morning on "today in the bay," vianey arana is in for kari hall this morning and mike inouyeey day forecast next. my parents never taught me anything about managing money. the amount of student loan debt i have, i'm embarrassed to even say. we just decided we didn't want debt any longer. ♪ i didn't realize how easy investing could be. i'm picking companies that i believe in. i think sofi money is amazing. thank you sofi. sofi thank you, we love you. ♪ >>> and welcome back. a look at the transamerica building. a little bit of fog or clouds rolling in but, boy, a chilly day, that's for sure. >> it was so chilly getting in my car. >>> are bad actors exploiting the largest visa program? our investigative unit teamed up on a seven-month-long probe into the visa program. >> the team found loopholes that allowed the potential fraud. >> reporter: more than 1.2 million foreign students use the f-1 visa program to study here and the vast majority play by the rules. they allow students to work up to three years at a u.s. company after graduation to gain skilled technical experience. acc

mike inouye has that coming up. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> good morning. i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. here are today's top headlines. wall street is set to open up high they are morning. the markets may be reacting from the commerce ministry today. the u.s. and china have agreed to cancel some existing tariffs on goods. the exact amount of tariffs must still be negotiated. the next round of tariffs on imports is set to go into effect december 15th. yesterday stocks were little changed. on today's watch list reports on unemployment and consumer credit. >>> google is considering changes to its policy for political ads following twitter's move to ban all political ads. google has been holding meetings on the issue and is expected to share more with employees this week. any changes would be made across all of google platforms including search. criticism over facebook's refusal to ban political ads. elon musk says tesla plans to finally unveil its electric pickup truck on november 21st. the truck dubbed a cyber truck is supposed to look like somethin

mike inouye will help you through the commute this morning. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> good morning. i'm rahel solomon at cnbc headquarters and here are today's top business headlines. wall street could see a few more red arrows at the opening bell this morning. stocks were mostly lower although the dow bucked that trend thanks to boeing on news the company expects flights of the 737 max to resume in january. on today's watch list a report on small business optimism. >>> amazon is set to open a new grocery store separate from whole foods and amazon go chains. the store in los angeles is expected to open next year. amazon is not saying whether more will open elsewhere. earlier this year the "wall street journal" reported the company had leases for at least three locations. the new chain will reportedly not use amazon go's cashierless technology. >>> gen z may be the first generation to grow up with cell phones and laptops but that doesn't mean they'll be doing their holiday shopping solely online. a new report finds gen z is less l

mike inouye has your week calendar. >> at the alameda fairgrounds where the best of the hula dance andic food and arts that draws thousands. next the north bay city of american canyon is hosting the nerf battle and join the fray and there are four divisions and the battle zone will have bumpers. on saturday dia de los muertos and you could decorate and [ speaking foreign language ] . this continues in courtyard square and the san mateo countries museum of mystery and the parks at the library join to share a play and protegs and me will greet you before you say adios for the weekend. [ speaking foreign language ] >> i don't know what they said. >> good job. i liked it. you did well. >>> and the weather is great. this is going to be a nice change for us. we're not worried about the winds but keep in mind it is still dry to the heavy hand creams come in handy at the checkout. i do. 74 degrees, expected high for inland areas and we get to sleep in an extra hour. >> so nice. >> that is great. >> but still wake up with us. yes. >> have a great weekend. you know when you're at ross and you fi

join our own mike inouye for this kick-off event that features a parade of neighbors with floats withted holiday theme along with a lot of entertainment and live performances. some local families will be honored for keeping this event alive in good times and bad, including former mayor, tom mcenery, the lima family, and long-time volunteer, les yeffla. and mike will be joined by malou nubla of "california live" and the one and only kristi yamaguchi for the kristi yamaguchi downtown ice presented by alaska airlines opening ceremony. that is happening next wee m at the circle of palms at 120 south market street in san jose. proceeds benefit kristi's always dream foundation and it is a great way to get into the holiday mood. and you can find out more about christmas in the park and all of our guests and their events at our website, nbcbayarea.com, and we're also on social media, facebook and twitter, and you can follow me on twitter @rhandanbc. and a reminder, the nbc telemundo 48 feed the need food drive will be going on at bay area safeway stores so come out and join us on saturday, no

you'll have kari with you and i'll be at the hamilton and meridian location and mike inouye will joinell as garvin thomas so be all bay area proud. >> and you could see laura and i will be at the river mont plaza starting at 7:00 and doing live hits during "today in the bay" tomorrow so so much fun. come out. and bob told you what to do. just show up and do your part. >> here to make it interesting. let's see who gets the most donations. we're going to be at different safeways? >> i mean -- i want to say yes because i like competition. >> loser does the thanksgiving dishes. >> at whose house? >> all of the houses. >> i'm going to pass. i'll let you two work this one out. >> i would because i made the weather nice. >> you get the good weather. i have the bad news. >> this is a nice weekend. and we should get out there and enjoy it because we're seeing major changes on the way early next week. here is a live look outside in san jose. sunshine and it is also just starting to warm up. but if you are looking for some snow, this is a look at our live camera at north star in tahoe. if you ar

>> mike inouye. >> i think mine is little lg or something like that. >> i can't remember. >> and i'my. we have great weather. celebrating its birthday on this saturday. some celebrations going on and temperatures reaching into the mid-70s. for the inland valleys some low 80s and some upper 60s for the coast. on sunday still very nice. we may start out with clouds and fog but it leads into another nice afternoon. you may want to wrap up the weekend, having your groundbreaking in san francisco. we have some beautiful weather for that sunshine and high temperatures reaching into the mid-70s. expect the tri-valley to be warm, up to 80 degrees tomorrow as well as soth and then going out around the bay looking to f fall colors, you don't have a lot of time left. we've made it past peak in the sierra. and then also in the santa cruz mountains and just north of ukiah. expect it to reach up to about 60 degrees for friday and saturday. cool weather in the early hours. we'll talk about what's going on today. our east bay temperature trend in three minutes. >>> some of our top stories including

our own mike inouye will emcee the ceremony along with yamaguchi.n east bay native, olympic gold medallist. ticket sales help benefit her always dream foundation which supports early childhood literacy. yamaguchi says she's excited to share the stage with mike again but he does outshine her in one key area. >> sometimes i envy, he has a better manicure than me usually with his blue nail on there every time. >> tonight's event kicks off at 6:00 in downtown ice along south market street. the rink operates through january 12th. you've got some time to strap on the skates. >> it operates through my birthday. >> perfect. >> special for you. it's all about you on that day. >> nice celebration. >>> hey, i love being out there with kristi. we compete with nails and who has better hair. she wins on both. she has medals or something like that. looking towards the rest of the commute and we're showing slowdowns through contra costa county and for the walnut creek interchange. the big problem, a sad incident, the deadly crash that happened at eastbound 80 at bu

that rink opens today but she and our own mike inouye will be there for monday's grand opening er is er is ceremony that starts at 6:00. >> you guys showing that picture i feel like i should be up here in your screen. >> it can work for us. >> up close and personal. >> good morning. i hope i didn't ruin your breakfast. over here looking this should make your day pretty nice. a smooth flow of traffic, we are looking at this crash going on here, west 24 at wilder. what i did hear is that this crash involves a flatbed tow truck so i'm interested to know whether or not they need another tow truck to clear that tow truck. everything should be off to the shoulder because the speeds are moving nicely. we're looking at the rest of the bay. i want to call out our friends with waze. we have one small report even though there's nothing major, construction north 880 through fremont, reported by speedy7599, hopefully not his speed otherwise we gave him a shout out and also an alert to chp. i don't normally do that but do what you want as part of nbc bay area wazers community because we all share

mike inouye's morning commute update is coming up next.ks like the metering lights are on at the toll plaza. a lot more news ahead. stick around. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> good wednesday to you november 27th. look at the radar, something we've experienced and we're not done yet. that rain hitting the bay area and more is heading our way. thanks for starting your morning here with "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. rain overnight in the south bay, really across the bay area, but this is what it looked like just outside of our newsroom in san jose. coming down in buckets at one point. we were hoping for a lot of rain and boy did we get it. >> meteorologist kari hall told us all about it yesterday. schee is it done yet? >> it's not done yet. i don't know if you saw it on twitter yesterday, i was talking about this bomb cyclone, and yes, that is a real meteorological term. we call it that when we see an area of low pressure strengthening rapidly, and when we get 24 millibars dropping in that area

got a little mike inouye song coming out, too. >> i'll be his hype man. >> yeah!lot of people hyped about the forecast we've been having recently. >> it's been nice for the afternoons, the morning, not so much. i know and we've had a lot of fog. and so we're dealing with that heading to work and school this morning, as we go across the golden gate bridge, here's a look at that view. you can barely see anything. we are going to see the fog moving around at times, reducing visibility to near zero. that's what we were seeing right now in san martin and parts of the south county are having a tough go with fog moving through. and parts of the delta and as well for the north bay, we're seeing visibility at about a half mile or less. so just heads up about that. allow some extra time to get there. if you're looking for something fun to do, head to san francisco. union squareli skating. this looks like a nice event. we'll see temperatures in the mid-50s through the morning, sunshine throughout the day and we're reaching into the low 60s once we get that sunshine. we're re

right now let's look at traffic with mike inouye. >> the trafg has finally clears. and that will be an issue. an earlier crash and some debris that is still a distraction there. 580 looking good there. the rest of the bay looking lighter than your typical monday, that plan will be interested tomorrow, a lot of folks going into the office for an early commute. >> thank you, another local update in 30 minutes. beyond the routine checkups. beyond the not-so-routine cases. comcast business is helping doctors provide care in whole new ways. all working with a new generation of technologies powered by our gig-speed network. because beyond technology... there is human ingenuity. every day, comcast business is helping businesses go beyond the expected. to do the extraordinary. take your business beyond. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> 8:30 on monday morning, november 25th, you guys, that's the 610 stompers, all male dancers. you have to see sterling k. brown in the studio, laughing and loving it. a sample of the talent that we are going to have at the macy's thanksgiving day parade. >> i want

mike inouye standing by. >> damming up right here passing by the truck scale southbound 880.ogged down. slowing north through silicon valley out of san jose, has been all morning. crash clearing north through san leandro and east shore free still bogged down. here's the berkeley curve. traffic bogged down, low clouds. >> we'll have another local update in 30 minutes. ite mple. case in point, if you get xfinity internet and mobile together, big savings on your wireless bill. write this down, this is important. amy, this is actually a life saving class. what a nice compliment, thank you! save on fast internet and the best wireless network together. what can i say, i love what i do. that's simple, easy, awesome. get xfinity internet and mobile together and save hundreds on your wireless bill. you'll get unlimited talk and text and no activation or line fees. switch today. the amount of student loan debt i have, i'm embarrassed to even say. we just decided we didn't want debt any longer. ♪ i didn't realize how easy investing could be. i'm picking companies that i believe in. ♪ i

mike inouye is standing by. >> a very quick recovery eastbound 80.s really jammed up. recovery from two earlier crashes there in the last half hour. and the northbound routs really pick up through this area. >>> welcome back, >>> welcome back, everybody. it is 8:30 on a monday morning it is november the 18th, 2019. it's windy it's spitting. but our crowd is happy we're about to make one other person in our crowd extra happy. yes. where is pat from ohio pat, you're pat from ohio. this is pat from ohio. so pat is doing something unique today. she is waking up with al roker >> al roker. >> and she is going to spend her evening with >> al roker. >> you flew in from ohio. >> ohio, yes, i did. >> to watch al in waitress. >> oh, my gosh so where are you sitting >> i'm sitting in the mezzanine in the center. >> well, you know, i think we're going to call the folks at "waitress" at the box office, and get you some better seats. >> oh, al, you're wonderful. you're the whole package, you know that, darling. >> thank you that is awfully nice thank you so much. >