robert handa was inside the federal courthouse in san jose. so a crucial final phase of the trial today, how did it go? >> reporter: well, you have to say that after you just read that history that this case rests primarily on elizabeth holmes herself and her credibility. today the prosecution hammered home the idea that holmes has been using her power of persuasion to con investors and now sway jurors. for the 37-year-old, one of the silicon valley sensations is trying to stay out of prison. today the prosecutor summed up testimony who said holmes' claims at that her cutting-edge technology could detect hundreds of diseases from a single drop of blood were proven on early on. she continued to make fake statements and then claimed she did not know what was happening in labs. it's important for prosecutors to keep jurors focussed. >> if can you tie it together, instead of repeating it, and you can actually explain to the jury why we're here and we care about this case. we care about it case because elizabeth holmes' technology put patients' liv

robert handa joins us live from the civic to share the deep love and sorrow. it was an emotional ceremony. a lot of tears today. >> reporter: it was a very emotional day for family and friends who came here to the san jose civic to spay this respects, and the finality of the moment was overwhelming. he was such a big part of their lives that this felt so sudden. ♪ ♪ the memorial for kevin nishita was a mix of sadness and recollection of his joy. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: nishita's life-long career in law enforcement was very evident with many in attendance. san jose and hayward police and the oakland housing authority. >> kevin devoted his life to his family and practiced the gift of love, service and passion. and being ethical every day. >> reporter: there were heartfelt eulogies with family members and laughs and tears. >> i know kevin is grateful for everyone being here today, and we are, too. >> i can imagine him dusting off his shoulders and saying, yep, this is all for me. he's our super hero. >> thank you, kevin, for teaching me how to be the man of the house. i

robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> almost 50% of companies have pushed back or changed their reopening plans again, according to consulting firm gardiner. but many companies are hesitant to set another return-to-work deadline claiming the back and forth is hurting their credibility. about a third of companies said the omicron variant had no impact on their return to office plans. >>> good news for college students. the freeze on student loan payments will be in effect for an additional 90 days. payments were originally set to begin on february 1st. now students won't have to pay those loans back until may 1st. it is a reverse a the previous stance, but the president said the ongoing covid crisis is a reason for the extension. >>> nearly $100 billion has been stolen from covid programs. that estimate believed to be conservative. some analysts think as much as $400 billion was stolen from unemployment programs alone. fraud led to the biggest losses. the secret service says it has more than 900 active criminal investigations into pandemic fraud. 100 people have been arrested so far. >>> t

in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> a tough day for so many, robert, thank you. search continues for robert nishita's killer. the reward for information leading to an arrest has gone up, once begin, now at more than $38,000. >>> up next, is the security plan working? is union square getting any safer after those recent smash and grabs? we have an update from sfpd. >> and get out those skies or snow boards, snow has arrived. we'll show you what nasa store what's in for this weekend. ♪give my regards to broadway!♪ ♪remember me to herald square!♪ ♪tell all the gang at forty second street♪ ♪that i will soon be there!♪ ♪whisper of how i'm yearning♪ ♪to mingle with the old-time throng!♪ ♪give my regards to old broadway♪ ♪and say that i'll be there, 'ere long!♪ this is elodia. she's a recording artist. 1 of 10 million people that comcast has connected to affordable internet in the last 10 years. and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion

in livermore, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> crews have been working all day clearing the roads after a record amount of snow. let's take a live look at i-80 near soda springs in the east bound direction. you notice something very different. traffic is on 80, because it is open in the eastbound direction. westbound 80 still closed over highway 50, that's reopened to drivers. we had a jackknifed semi up there on 50 today. that's out of the way. things moving on 50, that's 80. eastbound open, westbound not. what's going on? >> in those pictures from the sierras, can you see how high the snow is up on the side of the road. looks like a bobsled run. you can see behind me a lot of snow in the sierra, and we're still seeing snow at times, enough to have that winter storm warning into wednesday until 10:00, could see one more foot of snow. but good news for travel plans, once we get past tomorrow, less snow but more cold. single digit temperatures as we head towards friday morning. cold temperatures there, and also around the bay area, three or four inches of snow around mt. hamilton.

here's nbc bay area robert handa. >> it feels like every day we experience a new, senseless tragedy. >> reporter: rarely a day goes by without a senseless killing in oakland, like the shooting death of retired police officer and bodyguard kevin sheta and the man who tried to stop a vehicle theft. that led the city counselor to fill vacant positions. while howe wants to open a police academy, her aim is to recruit veterinary officers. >> these officers, what we call lateral officers, are not rookies. these officers are already experienced and ready to hit the streets as an active patrol officer. >> reporter: thao's proposal has the support of some high-profile community members, including pastor willie dixon jr. of the cease fire program, pointing out the city needs more officers immediately, not only to stop the violence but also to prevent the loss of crucial member z spending. >> right across from my church, we've had several people murdered right across the street. >> reporter: yesterday the agency formed to find solutions. they held a public briefing on their efforts which focuse

in san francisco, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> robert, thanks so much. >>> from stores closing to now a program closing. after more than 50 years, the american conservatory threeuating is closing its acting program. alumni include denzle washington, annette bening and elizabeth banks. the theater is closing because it can't find a university to partner with due to the pandemic. the class of 2022 will be the program's last graduates. >>> up next, holiday tension. a crowd pushes back against an officer dealing with an unruly passenger. we'll tell you about this brawl at miami international airport. >>> plus, gearing up for another round of snow. we'll take you to lake tahoe where they are preparing for a snowstorm. >>> i'll get you the latest on that snow, exactly how much we'll see and the rain moving back into the bay area right now. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. i'll have it for you in about ten minutes. >>> the fbi taking new measures to find a bay area man wanted in connection with the january 6 riot at the u.s. capitol. the fbi has released this wanted poster for ev

here is nbc bay area's robert handa. >> reporter: gilroy police have been looking for the two men they abelieved attacked the boy who has autism, but at this point people who know them say they may have fled the area. outside the gilroy police department a troubling scene. a 9-year-old boy and his mother talking about the attack that left him with visible injuries. because of the boy's age, we are not showing the graphic injury that mother says he got during an attack at her home early monday morning. this is home surveillance video of two men entering her house she says illegally. >> we are extremely traumatized that somebody -- that two men broke into our home at 2:00 a.m. and did this to my son. >> reporter: police confirmed they are looking for two men identified as 26-year-old joseph saberino and a friend an 18-year-old known as ethan. >> joseph is my ex-boyfriend and ethan his friend. so that's how we know them and that's it's even more shocking and traumatizing that it's people that we knew that, you know, never showed signs of violence or anything like that, were able to do thi

in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> this comes as the death toll in oakland continues to the city now facing its 129th homicide of the year. it's the highest number of homicides in oakland since 2012 when the city had 131. the latest happened early this morning. police say a transgender person was shot and killed just outside of downtown. officers found the victim inside a vehicle. >>> tonight, the vallejo police officers' union is refuting the findings of an independent investigation into the deadly shooting of 22-year-old sean monthat rosa. they released a statement saying in part, this investigation, the resulting conclusions did not meet the basic standards of objectivity, fairness, and due process without regard to police and personal -- political and personal motives. the poa looks forward to these issues coming to light. now, that shooting happened last june as police were responding to reports of looting at a walgreens. a detective fired his assault rifle through the windshield of a moving police vehicle, killing montarosa. the officer's decision to shoot was, quo

in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> happening today more help is on the way for afghan refugees who come to the bay area, hayward city leaders and community members are setting u refugees as they resettle here locally. it's at the community center in south hayward, needed donations including toiletries and hoegs houseware. >>> coming up a group of vandals targeting the bus. the viral video that had the city and tourists' attention. ♪give my regards to broadway!♪ ♪remember me to herald square!♪ ♪tell all the gang at forty second street♪ ♪that i will soon be there!♪ ♪whisper of how i'm yearning♪ ♪to mingle with the old-time throng!♪ ♪give my regards to old broadway♪ ♪and say that i'll be there, 'ere long!♪ >>> marking what could be considered the end of a guild era, charlotte schultz have died. she was one of the city's legendary hostesses who knew everyone. she was 88. >>> turning now to another sobering video of life in san francisco, not another smash and grab but vandals spray painting a bus packed with passengers on board. the city's image taken a series hits from di

our own robert handa helped to light the tree last night.the celebration also included performances for different cultures. >>> a luxury san francisco mansion once owned by a coffee mogul was sold for under the list price. is that unusual? >> the seven-bed, 7 1/2 bathroom home was once owned by the coffee heir. >>> somebody set fire to the christmas tree at jack london square. >>> the commute a little bit slick but the rest of the day clearing. we'll talk about our next round of rain in the forecast, coming up. >>> you can't see that slick roadway here in palo alto, but we do have cameras that are still showing that. do watch out. we will show you your drive in palo alto on 101. >>> here's a look at downtown san francisco. can't see the traffic, but you can see the pretty lights. you're watching "today in the bay." how do i know that you're not a weirdo? ♪ confessing, yeah ♪ ♪ oh, i've been shaking ♪ ♪ i love it when you go crazy ♪ what are you doing? ♪ baby, there's nothing holdin' me back ♪ i knew you were a weirdo. healthier is seeing a h

in san francisco, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> robert, thank you. the last minute maid rushing sites too busy. contra costa county is switching those testing sites to appointment only. you can't just drop in. the county announced two sites in richmond and san ramon. the county says it has distributed about 14,000 free rapid tests this week alone with many sites closed on holidays, the county says it plans on giving out more at-home test kits. >>> a former minnesota police officer is back in custody and likely facing prison time. a jury today found kim potter guilty on two counts of manslaughter, rejecting she miss took her gun instead of a taser in the struggle against daunte wright. >> we, the jury in manslaughter in the first degree while committing a misdemeanor find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: tonight the jury finding kimberly potter guilty of first and second degree manslaughter in the death of daunte wright. potter supported by her attorneys as the verdicts were read. outside the courthouse, cheers for justice. prosecutors argued potter

in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> up next, not in compliance. restaurants in contra costa county are not following protocols. some are wondering why the health department isn't doing something about it. >>> you've bought something from a company that's just not shipping to you. i'm chris chmura. we'll show you how to get your money back and possibly make a federal case out of it, that's next. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. more clouds today, areas of drizzle in about eight minutes. ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ . >>> supervisors in contra costa county want the health department to crackdown on restaurants who aren't complying with covid rules. there are about a dozen restaurants not checking vaccination status. instead of fines, the health department is giving them warnings. county supervisors say that is not good enough. >> we have done the informing. we have done the educating. and it's not fair to those businesses that ar

. >>> robert handa joined the mayor to light the christmas tree at the pacific plaza. they paid tribute to different cultures and an appearance from santa. >> it fits the month outside we should say. >> it's hard when it's sun eye sunny and warm. >> we need some grit. >> this has already brought us a few spotty showers to the north bay, not an extremely strong storm but showers here tonight. there it is over marin, napa, sonoma counts. a little sprinkle over the santa cruz mountains. i think the best chance of getting that rainfall would be over the north bay, at least over the next two hours or so. once we roll into about 11:00, i think everybody would have the chance of spotty showers, but this moves in and moves out pretty quickly. at least it's helping us with immediate fire danger. tomorrow morning i know a lot of us are tired of the cloud cover. we've fog, the haze. we will start off with more clouds tomorrow morning. but there is indications we are going to see a little bit of that try to break. rainfall totals for that system also not very, again, heavy. only t

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in livermore, robert handa. >> download our free nbc bay area app. >>> it is here, the bay area and the rest of the country are in the middle of another surge. the omicron surge, the variant spreading very quickly. nbc bay area sky ranger over the santa clara county fairgrounds in san jose, as cars lined up for drive-through covid testing. >>> in contra costa county, there's a change in masking rules. the county made that announcement. the county had an exception to the state's indoor masking rules that allowed fully vaccinated people in settings with 100 people or less, to go maskless inside some businesses like gyms, churches, offices. but starting tomorrow, everyone will have to wear a mask at all indoor public locations, regardless of your vaccination status. marin county expects to make the same revisions. health officials are expected to set the timeline for the changes tomorrow. santa clara and san mateo counties never scaled back. >>> 1 in 14 san franciscans would test positive for covid-19 right now, if everyone were to be tested. that's according to the latest data from ucsf.

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in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> the surge in covid cases is being felt by the san francisco fire department. as of today, there are 40 active cases. the department says it has 60 total cases so far in december. the vaccination rate for the agency is 98%. a spokesperson for the fire department says all of these covid cases have not impacted operations. >>> masks were back on at gyms in marin county today. as we've been reporting, marin is among several bay area counties once again requiring everyone to wear masks in indoor public settings. the mandate went into effect today and applies to everyone regardless of their vaccination status. people we spoke to understand the move. >> i don't like wearing a mask, but i know it's a good thing because it will keep us from splattering things around as we huff and puff in whatever exercise we do. >> all nine bay area counties now require everyone to mask up indoors in public settings. >>> a new travel warning today from the cdc. even people who are fully vaccinated should not board a cruise ship. this week, we've been showing you how t

in san francisco, robert handa "nbc bay area news". >>> another day passes without the jury reaching a verdict in the elizabeth holmes fraud trial. we will tell you when they plan on deliberating again. >>> and with conditions a little safer, crews continued their search for a skier that has been missing near north star. >>> and we continue to see some heavy rain at times around san jose while the rest of the bay area begins to clear out, setting the stage for a winter blast of freezing temperatures in the valleys. how cold it is going to get in our forecast when we come right back. >>> minutes away when we join you on the west coast, covid cases among kids are higher than ever, but how sick are they really getting? we share the latest from the experts. >>> and if you have gifts to return, a little secret that lets you keep the item and get a refund. this is elodia. she's a recording artist. 1 of 10 million people that comcast has connected to affordable internet in the last 10 years. and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connectin