back in a moment. >>> when nbc bay area declares a microclimate weather alert you get continuous coverage plus weather warning based on your location from our app. an nbc bay area microclimate weather alert keeps you prepared. >>> finally at 11:00, something to smile about. the pandemic's impact on air travel is turning some labrador retriever puppies into jet setters. with commercial flights less reliable, the sonoma jet center is the cutest place in wine country. it is partnering with canine companions to fly these little guys and gals to volunteer raisers for early training. the private jets are a bonus. >> well, they're so generous. they donate their time, their planes and their fuel, and it really saves us a ton of money which allows us to continue to place these incredible dogs because they are costly. >> the puppies are going private. these dogs are going to dayton, ohio, their first step to becoming service dogs. that's really cool to see. >>> that's going to do it for us here at 11:00. for everyone here at nbc bay area, we thank you for joining us. ♪ ♪

you can watch it all on the kelly clarkson show" right here on nbc bay area. that's at 3:00 this afternoon. >>> coming up after nbc bay area news at 11:00, "california live" followed by "access daily" then "days of our lives" at 1:00. i'm a performer. always have been. and always will be. never letting anything get in my way. not the doubts, distractions, or voice in my head. and certainly not arthritis. voltaren provides powerful arthritis pain relief to help me keep moving. and it can help you too. feel the joy of movement with voltaren. >>> well, wall street today, apparently just decided to either not trade stocks or just trade them at the same price. because the markets barely moving up, nor down, this morning. >>> meanwhile, the latest weekly jobs numbers are out. first-time jobless claims totaled 900,000. it's slightly less than the 925,000 predicted but still close to a million. with the pandemic still in full force, president biden already dealing with the economy on his priority list. >>> pandemic, undoubtedly left a wave of negative impact on our liv

nbc bay area's jean elle has the details. >> reporter: leaders in several bay area counties say they don't have enough supply to vaccinate everyone 65 and older. some private medical providers do have supply, and if you have insurance, call them. >> everybody 635 and over -- >> reporter: governor newsome announced from a mass vaccination site in sacramento, everyone 65 and older can get vaccinated. but there is a supply issue. >> we can't vaccine if we don't have doses. >> reporter: if more vaccine doesn't arrive next week, supply will run out at its mass vaccination site for county health care workers. but he says many private medical providers do have doses. >> if you have a commercial health plan, reach out to your health provider as soon as possible and see what you can do to get vaccinated. >> reporter: santa clara county officials are sounding the same supply alarm. >> we don't even yet have enough doses that have been received in the county, first doses to cover all of the health care workers in the county. >> reporter: health officials there are urging people 75 yield old and

the plan welcomed the bay area health department finding the vaccine in short supply. nbc bay area's jean elle has more on where vaccine sites are taking place. >> reporter: this drive-thru location is by appointment only and it's fully booked. but city leaders say there will soon be three locations ready to go. working into the night, crews are setting up a mass vaccination site at city college. it will have a soft opening by appointment only tomorrow. the set-up looks like a drive-thru covid test site, but it's more complicated. >> we don't have to have the freezers at the site, which is fortunate, but we do have to time everything. we have to make sure we have the vaccines thawed in time for the first appointment. >> reporter: the department of public health said 500 people made appointments through ucsf and dignity health. they are also providing the vaccines. the other two sites won't open until more vaccine arrives. >> we want to test the operation and make sure we have the sites in place and can be scaled up. but because vaccine is in such short supply, we can't ope

the nfl playoffs which airs after "nbc bay area" next. >> troops sacramento. >> that's right, it mirrors the scene in washington, d.c., where security is also intensifying, more fencing is going up, and troops continue to move in. meanwhile, police have arrested a man who they say tried to get into the inauguration area with a fake pass, a loaded gun, and lots of ammunition. for the latest on the situation in sacramento, let's go live to nbc bay area's thom jensen, outside the state capitol. hi, thom. >> reporter: good afternoon. it has been very peaceful out here. we saw no violence here today, and everybody's hoping that it stays that way. but you can still expect a strong military and police force out here, at least through wednesday inauguration day, according to state police and the governor's office. there are national guard troops and police protecting not just the state's majestic capitol building and every state office in the city here in sacramento. 1,000 guard members, many from the bay area, have taken posts here along with hundreds of law enforcement officers, mostly from st

in pleasanton, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> still ahead, speeding things up. what's being done right now to get more people vaccinated in the bay area? also, do we have a winner or did the jackpot just get even bigger? the numbers from tonight's mega millions drawing, one of two huge jackpots up for grabs this weekend. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri tracking a little bit of fog and also why we're seeing an abrupt change in the weather pattern. i'll have all the details in about 7 minutes. >>> the man accused of killing 6-year-old jace young made his first court appearance today. 18-year-old james harbor is facing several charges including murder for the death of the san francisco boy. jace was watching fireworks last fourth of july. this was a deliberate shooting but jace was not the target. jace's family was in the courtroom today. >> my son is not going to eat again. my son is not going to do none of those things. he's not going to get to wake up. and it would be fitting that would be the same for him and any other party that's involved. >> very sad

reporting live, pete suratos, nbc bay area news. >> pete, thank you. another casualty of the pandemic, a popular restaurant and gathering spot in the east bay is closing for good. we hear so many stories like this. campo debocci in livermore after they held their annual fund-raising tournament there announced it's shutting down. the owner tells us the constant closures ordered by the state turned out just to be too much to overcome. it has locations in los gatos and fremont. those two locations will remain open. they plan to host the bocce ball tournament this june. >> more vaccines are being administered every day. these are the numbers in the bay area. san francisco administering another 7,000 doses since tuesday, bringing its total to 66,000. santa clara county has given out 176,000 shots. marin county about 24,000. contra costa county about 107,000 shots have been administered. alameda county not saying how many it has administered, but it has received about 102,000 doses so far. the state also seeing more signs of hope in terms of covid numbers. a

we caught up with bay area lawmakers who are still reeling at this hour. here's nbc bay area's cheryl hurd. >> we knew it was serious when the security detail flew speaker pelosi away. >> it was frightening, but it was more the sense of i can't believe this is all happening. >> reporter: bay area representatives tonight reliving the horror and chaos in the nation's capitol. >> i was very seriously concerned about the response, the security response to this mob. >> reporter: representative jackie spear couldn't agree more with her colleague. she was in the gallery listening to the debate when she was told to evacuate. >> told us to take out the gas masks that were underneath our seats. frankly, i didn't even know they existed there. which we did, and then they told us to move. and then they told us to stop. >> reporter: spears describing taking cover on the marble floor as trump supporters stormed the room. >> so they had put a piece of furniture in front of the doors. it looked like something out of a bad movie. and then a shot rang out. >> reporter: the congresswoma

it is part of a grant powered by nbc bay area. ct innovation. >>> it will automatically reschedule drivers for behind the wheel test that were cancelled this month and last month. the dmv will begin bay, our series about the the covid eviction moratorium through june. groups are frustrated that the moratorium does not go far enough. it is a compromise including help for mom and pop landlord who are endanger of losing their own home. governor newsom says he'll sign the bill who's paying 5% through june. >> we'll show you what happens and happening now, california has a new secretary of state, shirley weber. weber is the first black to hold the job. we'll be back in a moment. >> we have an all new show with key began michael and terry gross and music from fontaines d.c., it is a great show. nefertiti: as a young girl i was always comparing myself to my sisters. they were always thin and i wasn't... i ate a lot of food. and then after i had my son it was really difficult to lose the baby weight, and everything took so much time and en

reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> let's check in with the icu bed availability here in the bay area. three counties have less than 30% availability. take a look at the orange on your screen -- contra costa, solano, and sonoma counties. four counties are in the red. that means less than 15% availability. we'll start in the south bay, santa clara county, also on the peninsula, marin county, into napa county. napa county actually 0% if you look there. but that doesn't mean there are no beds available. what it does mean is that the standard icu beds are full. so new patients may have to go to surge facilities. janelle. >>> raj, why the delay? governor newsom faced a lot of questions today about california's vaccine rollout. right now the state has received nearly 1.3 million doses the moderna and pfizer vaccines, but only 454,000 of those doses have been administered. that's about one-third. so where are the remaining vaccines? governor newsom says they're at local hospitals and health departments, waiting to be administered. >> 454,000 administered is not good enou

coronavirus vaccine have been pulled from distribution here in the bay area after several people had an allergic reaction to one particular batch. nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney takes a look at what happened and what happens now. >> reporter: the allergic reactions occurred at a san diego mass vaccination site. out of thousands vaccinated, fewer than 10 people impacted, not many. but more than health experts expected. the self-care worker wondering if her underlying health issues could explain her reaction. >> i had two epishots. by that time they put me into the ambulance, and they said i was ready for my third one if i needed it. >> reporter: vitalia of oakland was vaccinated last week and checked to make sure she did not receive a dose of what's under investigation. she's hoping to receive her second dose. >> i'm relieved. i was a little concerned this was going to affect my next dose of the vaccine. >> reporter: over 330,000 doses from this lot were distributed across the state between january 5th and 10th, although counties say they've had no issues with the doses they've given from this batch, but won't be giving out any more

nbc bay area news. >> thank you. and the ♪a company fair grounds, and the san mateo event center. bay, the santa clara county fair grounds. we should also mention three sites will be open in san francisco. city college, the sf market in the bay view and moscone center. what about our sports centers? they'll play a big role. today the coliseum authority met but didn't make a final decision. the oakland coliseum is expected to be a site. oracle park where the giants play, they say they're hoping to make an announcement soon. the 49ers, levi stadium, they want that to be open. they've been in contact with santa clara county supervisors. no updates from chase center or sap center. >> we're hearing for the first time some of the office here's rushed u.s. capitol during the siege. they say they were attacked from all sides. one officer says people ripped off his mask, stole his baton and then turned around and beat him with it. the d.c. chief said it was the worst nightmare they've ever had. officers say they were twakd metal poles, even pepper sprayed. >> i remember people metal poles.

bay area? here's nbc's cheryl hurd. >> reporter: as the covid crisis hits a boiling point in southern california, medical experts here in the bay area are watching and holding their breath. >> so what goes on badly in southern california will eventually get here, and we may need their help one day. >> reporter: the california governor's office of emergency service asking for help. for nurses to be deployed into nursing homes and hospitals where a third is taking place down south. the usns mercy hospital would be called into service in a situation like this to create beds for patients sick with the deadly coronavirus. but right now it's under mandatory maintenance and unavailable. ucsf professor of epidemiology dr. george rutherford says help is coming from all over the state. >> the national guard which has help from northern california as well as southern california is an obvious thing to be deployed that's already happened. there are active duty service personnel we could put in place as well. >> reporter: the medical officer at marin health medical center is watching southern california close

nbc bay area news. >> very cool, the road to the white house go to the east bay.ks like we have a new landmark in the area. we'll take you to the berkeley neighborhood where vice president harris grew up. we'll show you the pride on the streets. >>> once the president's cabinet is confirmed. three of the top five people will be women and they all have ties to the bay area. of course, vice president harris is first in line followed by speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, if confirmed would be janet yellen, she's the president's nominee for treasury secretary. >> the ballots of power shifted on capitol hill for the first time, democrats have control over the senate and the house and the white house. three senators created 50/50 splits between the party, democrats have a majority with vice president harris able to cast the tie breaking votes. today she swore in three senators including alice padilla. >> and that you are discharged of the duties on the office which you are about to enter so help you god. >> i do. >> congratulations. >> senator padilla is the first lati

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to go to surge facilities. >> with bay area hospitals scrambling to keep up with demand today the state announced it's extending the bay area stay at home order. nbc bay area's marianne favro in san jose with the details. >> reporter: another busy night as ambulances transport patients to good samaritan hospital in san jose. in all of santa clara county there are just 31 available icu beds, which is one reason today the stay at home ord will continue here in the bay area. ucsf professor of epidemiology dr. george rutherford says it's the right move. >> that's the time frame for people to get sick and need hospital care. >> reporter: people we talked with today say they understand the need to remain vigilant. >> we've had family members tat are in the icu. i understand how important vital a service that is. i think we have to get to a place where the hospitals aren't completely inundated. >> reporter: the state says the current restrictions will remain in place until the bay area's 4-week icu projection shows a capacity of at least 15%. the bay area's current icu capacity is 3%. keirsten shum believes ux tending the shelter at home order will help

nbc bay area news. >> hard for the athletes who might get the scholarships, not just in the bay area, other states are more lenients and colleges were able to recruit from those states and not it's tough. >> missed opportunity for them. atmosphere, it's boomeranging back. seen a drenching this afternoon what will we see tonight. >> i think the main zone of the atmospheric river will stay over the east bay, right now over the north bay, just a few spotty showers and even dry weather for parts of san francisco in the east bay. and then down here to the south where the atmospheric river has boomeranged back up, it's hitting us a second time. we do have heavy rain totals over morgan hill and gilroy where it is going well this afternoon, moderate rain and even heavy pockets with that, that situation will continue for the next two or three hours, watch for isolated street flooding, especially as it gets dark, if you approach any water turn around and head in the other direction if you're not sure how deep it is. santa cruz mountains with light to moderate rain and little chance it will move

. >> nbc bay area, marianne favro. >> reporter: operations shutdown. they blocked the entrance and tried to hand out flyers. a lot of shouting but no violence. still a frustrating situation for all the people in line who already waited hours. governor newsom tweeted out, california is working around the clock to provide vaccines to those at the frontline of this pandemic. we'll not be deterred or threatened. dodgers stadium is backup and running. rawlings the governor gaining momentum, more than 1.2 million signatures collected. >> almost a yearlong shutdown of the state and the nation. i think a lot of people seeing that as an infringement of their liberties and freedom. >> reporter: law enforcement is investigaing threats against the governor and his family and the businesses he found it. they include a threat to burn down one of the wineries owned by plump jack group which newsom found it. a spokesperson says any threats against elected officials including public or private property are taken seriously and closely monitored. in san jose, marianne fa

bay area. it was in santa clara county. since then, our world has changed. but one thing isn't changing, at least right now, the shortage of vaccines. here's nbc bay area's anoushah rasta. >> reporter: one year after the bay area's largest county confirmed its first case of covid-19, the numbers tell the story. more than 100,000 confirmed cases across the county. more than 1,300 of those were fatal. >> it's more than 80% of the deaths are in persons over 65 years of age. >> so this pandemic has added a significant work, stress, and increased demands on our health care systems and our health care workers. >> reporter: today santa clara county health officers dr. marty fencer shieb and dr. jennifer tong gave an update on the vaccinations. the doctors say more than 8% of the santa clara county residents have gotten at least one dose. providers have been vaccinating at least 6,600 people per day. and in the next seven days, 67,000 more people have appointments to get their shot. but the county says there is still one big problem. >> the bottom linest we have the ability to give the vaccines. what we don't have are enough vaccines provided to us. >

bay area. that is expected to change fast. a powerful storm system and atmospheric river taking aim at us. the first big storm of the rainy season. right now, it's coming on shore and nbc bay area is all over the story. good morning, and thank you for joining us for our mid dales newscast. i'm cierra marcus washington. joining me now are crews across the bay area with ongoing preparations before the storm hits. first let's start with meteorologist kari hill -- hall, rather, sorry. with the impact of the rain and how long this storm will last. kari? >> it's going to be a high rain event. high winds moving in. this is where the storm is now, just now starting to make its way into the far northern corner of california. and we are quickly going to see our window close for preparation, and then time for just hunkering down and getting ready for all this rain that's heading in. look how much snow we're seeing farther to the north in redding, eureka. and we're seeing cold temperatures we already have in place. storm ranger, mobile doppler radar, we have it parked on san bruno mountain. it will give us a very high resolution view of the rain as it moves in and will take us int

nbc bay area sky ranger was overhead. police say two pedestrians were crossing the street in the crosswalk when they were hit. that's when the driver got out of the car, took off running. officers caught up with him a few blocks away and arrested him. one pedestrian died at the scene, the other was rush said to the hospital and later died. >>> now to our continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. california's covid winter surge is showing signs of slowing down slightly. this is good news there, but we still haven't yet seen the full impact of the holidays. the state is reporting 27,000 new cases since yesterday. for some perspective there, that's about half the cases we saw at the height of the surge two weeks ago. then, again still double the number of cases we saw during the summer surge back in july. even more troubling here is the state is reporting 428 new deaths. that's almost as many as yesterday. yesterday was the deadliest day in the state since the pandemic began. >> san francisco is extending its stay at

. >>> first, a look over the bay area where the roads are wet. nbc bay area storm ranger hard at work, tracking all of these incoming showers. good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us for our midday newscast. i'm scott mcgrew, in for marcus washington. grab your umbrella. meteorologist kari hall is here. we're going to get that rain, kari. >> yes. we've seen it, hit or miss across the bay area. we're tracking it with storm ranger as we get a look at our mobile doppler radar. it's giving us a very clear view of exactly where it's raining, because it's been dotting the bay area. not all of us are seeing it right now. wanted to give you a closer view of the rain that's moving across the richmond, san rafael bridge. that's going to be moving off to the north and east over toward vallejo. we've seen some of those showers moving over toward mt. diablo, the area of martinez, walnut creek and concord. some of the showers moving through around livermore, fremont and covering much of san jose, as well as ove parts of sunnyvale and moving toward showers

in san jose marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> we've mentioned our regional icu availability. it is low. just 3% for the bay area. here's how things stand county by county. most of the bay area as you can see in the red zone. that means less than 15% of standard icu beds are open. counties in the single digits, san mateo, santa clara, contra costa, solano county as well. but take a look at napa. it is at zero. that means standard icu beds are full so new patients may have to go to surge facilities. >>> four paramedics from the fremont fire department are headed to bakersfield to help deal with hospital staffing there. their deployment is part of the state's effort to shift resources to where they're needed the most. with no end to the winter surge of covid cases in sight, other first responders and health care staff could be tasked to help as well. another problem that hospitals are up against is oxygen supplies in some areas. hospital administrators in california and in arizona say oxygen use is up four times than it was at the precovid rate. it's a problem that many doctors a

some national leadership on this for sometime. >> reporter: in san francisco, melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, melissa. so how many people have been vaccinated in the bay area? san francisco is one of the three counties showing and sharing how many doses they've given out and how many doses they've administered. san francisco county, for example, is at 31,000. they've given that many shots. santa clara county 98,000 doses have been administered and in contra costa county, 65,000. and this is crazy. it was one year ago today that the first case of coronavirus was confirmed here in the u.s. if you remember, it was a washington state man which had traveled back from china. since then 24 million confirmed cases and 400,000 deaths. this graph shows the number of daily deaths in the u.s. you can say back in march of last year, it was about 1,000 deaths a day. check out this month. we've been hovering around 4,000 deaths each day, jessica. >> all right. thank you, janelle. not just sweeping changes to the vaccine rollout. president biden also undoing president trump's stance on clima

inountain view robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> just in, teachers at a south bay school district are getting a chance to jump the line to get their vaccine right away. here's how it's unfolding, good samaritan hospital confirms to us it's inviting teachers and staff at the los gatos union school district to make appointments to get vaccinated. the state still lists senior citizens as the priority. according to an email first obtained by san jose spotlight, the school superintendent told staff members they were able to jump the line because they helped raise money for meals and ppe for health care workers. the county health department just told us it has informed good samaritan hospital that it needs to follow state guidelines. however, the hospital says they are following the guidelines. >>> an auspicious new goal for contra costa county. supervisors want to administer 1 million doses of the vaccine by july. if they give two doses per person, that would cover half the county. right now a little more than 65,000 vaccines have been administered. that's less than 2% of adul

in walnut creek, jodi hernandez nbc bay area news. >> let's get to some data. california's deadliest day of the pandemic, we've said that several times. today 510 new deaths reported. there is a ray of hope. the number of new cases as well as hospitalizations is falling. we piqued -- we peaked on january 14th. here is the frustrating part, though, vaccines, california is dead last. we have administered, look at this, 37% of the vaccines that we have available, which means the bulk of the vials are still in freezers throughout the state. >>> san francisco did launch its first mass vaccination site today. 500 people rolled up their sleeves to get that first dose, but what they didn't get is an appointment for that necessary second dose. nbc bay area explains, this has to do with the city's unpredictable vaccine supply. >> reporter: 15 minutes. that's roughly the amount of time people who have received their first dose of the covid-19 vaccine have to wait in their cars. that's because staff need to monitor them in case of any allergic reactions. if you've been fol

in santa clara, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> let's get back to our weather. we know that rain is coming. some people living in the santa cruz mountains are already evacuating. deputies went to the fire scarred areas of the mountains and told people they need to get out now. they're worried about flooding. also heavy rain could trigger mud slides in the area because so many trees and ground cover that hold the soil in place burned. >> we're thankful that they're very on the spot with being ultra conservative. >> we have my mom who needs some work done anyway. we'll double up on the task. >> she has a smile. it's so hard for these communities dealing with the fires last year and now possible mud slides. the county says no one should be surprised by the alert. it held town meetings over the last few months warning people this might be happening. >>> and check this out this is not lake tahoe, this is the bay area. some mountain tops got a dusting of snow. this video from sky ranger from this morning at mt. hamilton, the observatory sits at 4,200 feet elevation. we

ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> mr. biden began his speech tonight by mentioning the first american who died from the virus. patricia dowd of san jose. >> it's been 343 days since the virus, that has ravaged our nation, tragically claimed its first life. on february the 6th, in 2020, patricia dowd took her last breath at home under the california sun. >> we talked to dowd's daughter tonight and she shared this photograph of her mother. she says the whole family is grieving, still. dowd's daughter also told us that she appreciated hearing the president-elect honor her mother in tonight's address to the country. she was only 57 years old when she died. >>> no sporting events but there is a reason to head to the oakland coliseum. mass vaccinations. here is nbc bay area's sheryl herd. >> a lot of work is happening behind the scenes to make the oakland coliseum the next mass-vaccination site in the bay area. >> this is being done in southern california, at dodger stadium and elsewhere. and we need it in the bay area. oakland

in boulder creek, kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, kris. good news there. now to the north bay and more from another burn scar zone. nbc bay area pete suratos went on air with us bright and early, at 4:00 in the morning for an early edition of "today in the bay." he's back live in santa rosa, picking up our live team coverage. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, cierra. we're still in that area of santa rosa, you see the burn area behind me. i spoke with santa rosa fire officials who said they were expecting an inch of rain per hour overnight. they say that's well under the mark and that's why there's not as much concern about landslides in this area. we did see some rain activity throughout the north bay today. we want to show you some of that video. this first video is a tweet from marin county sheriff's department, flooding around point san pedro. you tend to see flooding on nbd 101 when it rains. let's go to this tree into a bile home from rohnert park. there was an 89-year-old inside but we're told no one was hurt. downed trees and pow

nbc bay area's joe rozoto, jr. takes a look at some of the things you should be aware of in 2021 2021 2021. >> reporter: we start every year with a clean slate, a wish list for the future and often new laws. here a are handful to kick around. some of those new laws were inspired by the pandemic. employers must now provide written notice to workers who have been exposed to covid within 24 hours or face fines. hospitals have to maintain at least a three month supply of ppe for workers or face a $25,000 fine for each violation. in case you needed another reason not to drive and text, if you get caught texting or just holding your phone while driving twice in three years you'll get a point on your license instead of just a fine. >> texting and driving is really bad, so probably a good incentive not to do it. >> reporter: some laws reflected the recent racial equality demonstrations inspired by the death of george floyd. police in the state are no longer allowed to use choke holds as people can be fined to call 911 to h

kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> yes, kris, we will continue our coronavirus coverage in just a moment. >>> first, we need to get to your microclimate forecast. there is a lot to talk about. we launched nbc bay area sky ranger a short time ago. it's sending back video showing snow, look at that, at mt. hamilton. this is just the beginning of what's to come as the next storm system out in the pacific barrels towards us. kari, we're talking snow in some places, lots of it. but a lot of rain as well. >> absolutely. so, we do have a lot of changes. i also saw some snow on mt. hamilton as well as mt. diablo. here is a look at that live view. you can see the iced-over camera and snow on elevated surfaces. this is between weather surface we'll see as that first one move s out and winds down, tracking a clear start into our monday. this is our time to prepare for a larger storm system that is well off the coast and will bring in a lot of rain and snow. as it moves in, it taps into deep tropical moisture. the reason we're calling it an atmospheric river. it could bring in one to two inches of r

nbc bay area's cheryl hurd takes a look at the case and how one bay area zoo is reacting to it tonight the first known case of apparent human gorilla contact in the u.s. san diego zoo confirming tonight a number of gorillas are testing positive for covid-19. >> it's unfortunate for sure. it does seem like the gorillas are doing fine. they just have mild clinical signs. >> reporter: doctoral r. alex h a veterinarian at the san diego zoo. >> it does seem like they're doing everything correctly. >> reporter: they released this video not specifying which one was positive. they said they knew something was wrong when two of them began coughing last week. and it's believed they caught the virus from an asymptomatic staff member. zoos throughout california including the oakland zoo are closed due to the pandemic. dr. herman says her staff is following strict protocol. >> masks, hand washing, no staff with clinical signs, but as we know, covid can be transmitted by someone with no clinical signs. >> reporter: that happened at the bronx zoo last spring when a tiger and several lions tested posi

terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> so who gets the vaccine next? here you go. phase 1b will be broken into two tiers. the first includes people over the age of 75, teachers, child care employees, emergency workers and food workers like grocery store workers. tier two, people 65 years and older, people who work in transportation services, prisoners and homeless. phase 1c is still being discussed. right now the governor wants to target people 50 and older, those with underlying medical conditions, waste management, government operation and financial services. the governor's office plans to finalize the list on wednesday. if you want to know where you are in our vaccine line, check out our interactive tool. it's going to ask you a couple of questions and give you a rough estimate of your place in line. just click on the link in our trending bar. >>> all right, it feels like another presidential election. take a look. late night campaigning with the balance of power in washington, d.c. at stake. tomorrow the control of the u.s. senate will be determined because of

bay area representation. live at santa clara, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> bay area well represented.nk you very much, scott. >>> let's go back to our weather. a beautiful day. a live look at the golden gate bridge. you can see lots of blue skies today. but changes are coming. quite the temperature drop, right, kari? >> absolutely. as we have enjoyed some warm weather and some springlike temperatures, we know it's not supposed to be this warm. and even as we take a live look outside and san jose looks a little hazy and we're going to continue to watch out for the potential of some of the those gusty winds bringing in the fires that are still smoldering in the santa cruz mountains, but as we go into the rest of the afternoon, we're going to see our temperatures mainly in the 60s, where we are now, just hold steady and we will not see many changes here. this is still about 10 degrees above normal and schools down slowly as you get ready to head out for your evening walk. we'll still have temperatures in the mid-60s. now we are watching the air quality as well as those fires in the santa

and a criminal and someone who should be prosecuted for sedition. >> reporter: sergio quintana, nbc bay areaews. >> well, those lawmakers local and national are still up at this hour. this is a live look now on capitol hill as they continue to debate the certification process. east bay congressman eric swalwell texting me a short while ago from the house floor saying he is happy to be certifying the election. again, we could get a decision here or a certification within the hour or at least until they finish the process, which could last several hours. we invite you to stay with us from the latest from washington on air and online at nbcbayarea.com. >>> okay. let's shift our conversation to the weather bringing in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. it's been super wet outside. a little bit misty, but we're going start to see more night rainfall. >> yeah, we'll see another chance moving our way as we roll through tomorrow. it's going to be a really quick-moving storm system. and that's when i wanted to start off with tonight and give you a look at where this is positioned and what we're going

let's bring in nbc bay area's ian cole who has amazing video near salinas. >> reporter: tonight teams of first responders are deployed throughout monterey county. oakland and alameda county firefighters pre-positioned here, responding to damage caused by mudslide, placing hundreds of sandbags to divert water from a home in south salinas. more than 25 structures were damaged, sons of mud slamming right into homes and barns in the overnight hours. >> on river road, the mud itself is pretty thick and deep here. this all came from the fire zone up on the mountain, down to the base of it right here. it is now a muddy and watery mess. a wall of debris hit this home and two others right behind it. two people were hurt trying to escape. 50 horses had to be rescued. this charred tree sliding all the way down from the river fire burn scar. a nearby rancher heard the thunderous mudslide around 2:30 a.m. he says, i heard a loud boom. i was really scared and the power went out. and then when i came out, everything was flooded. >> this is the most water ie seen come at once. >> reporter: across the

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up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> reporter: a look back at 12 months of saving you money. i'm chris chmura, nbc bay area responds next. >>> you know our team is always on social media. bob redell posting a throwback clip on facebook. he sat down with a psychic ahead of the year 2000. she made one very accurate pro-dix about the future of one a-list hollywood couple. you can follow bob to find out what it is. make sure you do that. while you're at it check out his twitter and instagram as well. all there on your screen. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> welcome back. 5:24 right now. held up, delayed, families had more than half a million dollars lost in limbo in 2020. >> they turned to our responds team for help freeing up that cash. let's turn to consumer investigator chris chmura with a look back at a full year's worth of credits and refunds. >> reporter: good morning and happy new year. in 2020 you kept us busy. we received a total of 3,349 complaints, close to ten per day. that number is up 7% from 2019. much of that spike in march and april as the pand

reporting live in san francisco, sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >>> looking at the capitol tonightid when they went into hiding on wednesday. nbc bay area spoke to eric swalwell who was in the middle of it all. the possible exposure is all due to, quote, reckless behavior by his republican colleagues who refused to wear a mask while in hiding. >> not wearing masks is a sign of disrespect for health of others around you. inciting violence and encouraging the domestic visits believe they can overturn an election, is in the same perisp of what they were doing in that room. they were all out for themselves, little regard for others. little regard for life. little regard for democratic ideals. >> reporter: swalwell says he will get tested for covid-19 tomorrow as a precaution. >>> the message is clear. stay home. stanford freshman and sophomores will not be allowed on campus for the winter quarter. 43 students tested positive for covid. marrianne favro is at stanford university tonight with the details. >> reporter: in a letter to students, stanford's president says the university hopes

i've got it all for you. >>> nbc bay area connects you to the historic moment. >> while i may be the first woman in this office, i will not be the last. >> a daughter of the bay area shatters the glass ceiling. we explore her impact on women and girls. >>> plus you'll get exclusive interviews with people who know her best. >> and i'll bring you live reports from washington. >> for complete inauguration coverage, connect with nbc bay area. >>> a dhanlt being heard around the state. students asking to make an exception for students playing sports. but is it safe? we look at this complicated issue. >> reporter: students throughout california have been involved in distance learning since march. student athletes here in lafayette are fed up. they are ready to play. about an hour before night fall, student athletes gathering in solidarity with one message. >> for us, basketball, baseball, to have that stripped along with our social lives, with our four years of high school. it is pretty difficult. >> reporter: these young people say the covid crisis has put them on the side line. >> luckily

live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> thank you so much, robert. >>> still to come, gyms across the bay area allowed to reopen, but only outside. we are going to show you what to expect if you want to get a workout. >>> plus. >> took me out for about two and a half weeks. >> our morning news anchor marcus washington opens up about his battle with covid and the hardships he is facing while recovering. >>> it won't be all sunshine this weekend. i think we will get a break on some of the rain for some of us. i'll explain and talk about our next storm system in about seven minutes. >>> when we welcome our west coast viewers, we will tell you about johnson & johnson's new covid vaccine, what the company says about its effectiveness, especially against the dangerous new south africa variant. also speaking to dr. fauci about what it means for speeding up vaccinations when we see you on "nightly news" news. oh, you think ththis is justt a commmmunity centnter? no. it's w way more ththan th. cacause when y you hook our cocommunity upup wiwith the intnternet... boomom! look a at ar

it is a glorious day, nbc bay area's kari hall tracking some spring-like weather. it's january and i am just delighted. kari? >> i know, isn't this great? even though we've still seen some fog in parts of the north bay, i wanted to show you the current visibility where it lingers in napa, as well as in santa rosa. it's cleared out there, but novato visibility is improving as well so once the fog clears out all across the bay area, we'll see more scenes like this, what we're seeing in san francisco with a lot of sunshine right now. now as we go through the forecast, we are going to have near record high temperatures for today, and we are looking at some of those highs in the upper 60s, and when we look at the extended forecast, it does not change. we are heading into some spring-like weather, highs in the low 70s, as we go into the weekend, but there will be a cooldown as we head into early next week, but it is all dry in this forecast, and we'll talk about the impacts of drought, that's coming up in the next microclimate forecast. scott? >> all right, kari. >>> we

in san jose, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >>> let's check in on icu bed availability around the state. southern california and the san joaquin valley, they're out of standard icu beds. they're at 0%. sacramento area, 11%. the bay area dropping down to 6% available capacity overnight. questi we were at 10% earlier this week. right now only northern california is above that 15% threshold with 33%. as for the stay-at-home orders, the sacramento area shutdown is actually set to end tomorrow. the governor's office said that's not going to happen. they'll likely be extending that. here in the bay area, our stay-at-home order set to expire on january 8th. that likely will also be extended. southern california and the san joaquin valley, they are shut down as well. >>> the pandemic has pushed hospitals to their limits, especially in southern california where some have scrambled to provide oxygen for the critically ill. so the state will be teaming up with the u.s. army corps of engineers to try to fix that. teams will be deployed to six los angeles area hospitals to help upgrade outdated oxyg

in the santa cruz mountains, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieriounting down until 2021. just a few hours to go. while celebrations will be different, i'll show you what to expect in your front or backyard and what the first week of the new year will bring us on our rain chances. >>> plus no crowds in times square. we'll take you around the world to show how some of the biggest new year's eve celebrations are changing this year because of covid. >>> and the elephant seals return to bay area beaches for pupping season, at least one being closed. give them some space. >>> starting next week, the first health care workers to get the pfizer vaccine will need to get their second shot. that's because the vaccine requires two doses 21 days apart. our chris chmura talked to david huang, the director of pharmacy at regional medical center in san jose about the vaccine distribution. >> doctor, thank you for your time. what do people need to know about this second shot? >> thank you for having me. the second shot really is more about the timing, making sure t

you know i'm going to be crying at 3:00 when i'm watching kelly clarkson right here on nbc bay area this afternoon. >>> coming up after nbc bay area news at 11:00, california live. followed by access daily. then days of our lives at 1:00. >>> closed captioning sponsored by airport appliance. we made usaa insurance could even inspect the damage.e that's how you do it right. usaa insurance is made just the way martin's family needs it with hassle-free claims, he got paid before his neighbor even got started. because doing right by our members, that's what's right. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. ♪ usaa ♪ >>> well, all this weekur storm ranger is getting put to the test tracking a lot of rain. it is on top of san mountain. you are looking at the radar it's capturing, lighting up again today, tracking all that rain pouring over the bay area. >>> organizers of the 2020 tokyo olympics are trying to reassure the world that the delayed games can happen in july, despite the coronavirus pandemic. but they are said to be looking to washington for an important vote of confidence. nbc repo

and this is danville. >> reporter: in danville, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> you can feel the frustrationre from the parents. well, tonight in sacramento the lock down is over. is the bay area next? no more lockdown in the sacramento region. the state lifted the order and put them into the purple tier. that means a green light for outdoor dining and salons can reopen. >> i'm glad it's being released. we need to get back on track and get back in our normal daily activities and work and stuff like that. too long. >> here's why. i.c.u. availability in the greater sacramento. it's trending upwards. remember 15% is the target and the governor feels sacramento is going in that direction. >> we're starting to see some stabilization both in i.c.u.s as well as stabilization in our positivity rate. we are also starting to see the rate of growth for hospitalizations beginning to decline. >> so what about us? we've been below the 15% threshold for nearly a month in terms of i.c.u. availability. december 16th, take a look, 12.9%. then last thursday a big dip, 3.5%. we dipped below 5% for the first tim

anthony flores, nbc bay area. >> very cool they have that option.. >> that's sharkey. >> tweeted you? >> he tweeted me and said, raj, are you ready for the first game of the season? >> did you tweet him back? >> i said, yes, sharkey, this is awesome. the sharks are kicking up their season not in santa clara county. they're playing in arizona where they've been based the last couple weeks. they're leading the coyotes 2-0 in the second period. we're ready for hockey. the tweet of my life. >> that's nice. we'll see you later. ♪ ♪ we have the power to harness california's abundant solar and wind energy, but it's not available all day long. use less energy from 4 to 9 pm for a cleaner california. >>> jennifer is incredible. >> as capitol security concerns escalate, j. lo and gaga join the inauguration. >> this is my first time here. >> she's michael b. jordan's new girl, but there's voe much more you need to know about lori harvey, including her tough on boriends dad. >> i make it the most uncomfortable. >> get ready for every secret as

most counties in the bay area can't handle the demand so the wait continues. nbc bay area's kristi smith has more. >> we are significantly increasing our efforts to get these vaccines administered. >> reporter: on social media governor newsom was touring a mass vaccination site, one part of the plan to speed up the state's anemic vaccination roll out. another step, starting today anyone over 65 qualifies to be vaccinated. on nbc nightly news the governor tried to explain why the state was 43rd nationwide in vaccine distribution. >> all throughout the state and in each and every instance there's different protocols, procedures, processes, relationships, local health officers, counties, direct providers, clinics, hospitals. >> reporter: he said vaccines head to providers but the process has layers. it's not simple. >> it is all of those nuances that make this more complex from a logistics perspective. you have great success certain regions of the state. other parts are moving slowly. >> reporter: this change of plan comes as cases here continue to skyrocket. monica

thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, thom. >>> up next, not just kamala harris, the bay areaeremonies including the president of santa clara university. we're going to share his important role. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. i'll outline the next several days and what we can expect with big weather changes and will take you through our first chance of rain coming up here in six minutes. >>> ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> garth brooks singing "amazing grace." soon after shaking hands in the crowd. he says his decision to perform was based on unity and not politics. >>> before today's swearing in there was a powerful moment of bipartisan unity at a washington, d.c., church. the president inviting the leaders of both parties to join him for the traditional mass. the man who gave that mass is the president of a bay area university. scott budman caught up with father kevin o'brien who captured the attention of our country's new leaders ahead of the main event. ♪ and the rocket's red glare ♪ >> reporter: among the select few at the presidential inauguration a man who saw things th

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. chris: good evening, and welcome to our, "nbc bay area responds" special. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. since we started "responds" in 2016, we have helped viewers like you save or get back more than $4 million. we do that by speaking up when viewers aren't getting anywhere on their own, and that was the case with several families in the czu fire zone. that's the fire that burned fo