congresswoman barbara lee held a facebook live community discussion today with california surgeon general dr. nadine burke harris. representative lee says the death rate among african-americans in the county she represents, alameda county, is twice as high compared to other groups. and that's why she says the african-american community needs to get vaccinated. she says she understands their fears but wants to reassure them. >> in the black community and other communities of color there's a pandemic upon a pandemic. we have this crisis first of all of health care and the pandemic and the underlying conditions, of course, which make us more susceptible, but the underlying conditions relate directly to structural racism in the health care system where we have not received adequate care throughout 401 years, right? >> we have a vaccine that is safe and effective. so when we are talking to our african-american communities and talking to our communities of color, that's when i want to say, y'all, we need to be first in line, not be, oh, i'll wait and see and, you know, hit me up in a couple of

congresswoman barbara lee, who represents oakland, also spoke at today's event. she says the attacks on members of our asian-american community need to be stopped and treated as an emergency. >>> today, celebrating two cultures in san francisco. the bay view ymca and community youth center teamed up to celebrate black history month and lunar new year, featuring speakers and cultural performances. mayor breed said this year's celebration means much more not only because of the pandemic but also because of the anti-asian crimes. >> this year as we celebrate black history month and lunar new year, we also celebrate the incredible resilience of our communities, the asian-american and black communities have come together in so many ways to look after one another during these difficult times. >> there can be strength in numbers here. this was the 11th annual event. >>> the bay area's newest public park is getting a new name. the foothills park sign is expected to be replaced with one that reads foothills nature preserve. members will consider that and new rules for the

she is our neighbor in santa barbara and will interview them in their first tv interview since they stepped back from royal duties. the interview will air next month. >> let's bring in jeff ranieri to talk about rain early this morning and maybe later in the week? >> yes. it's staying locked in for thursday night into friday. right now it doesn't look like a big storm system but definitely enough to continue to keep the fire danger lower. speaking of recent storms, well, we do have the latest on the sierra snow pack. i wanted to share some good news tonight. we've had okay systems the past couple weeks. the sierra has really been getting hit hard each time with a couple feet of snow and it has added up. right now the central sierra at 75% of normal which includes lake tahoe. not as much activity for the southern sierra at 54%. we have an additional 2 to 5 inches coming our way once we hit friday's forecast. there is good news there as we do get one-third of our state's water supply from the sierra snow pac. as you bring in storm ranger our mobile doppler radar things are drying out. there i

recently the couple bought a house in santa barbara. the new baby will be eighth in line to the british throne. >>> this valentine's day people are not the only ones celebrating. critters at the oakland zoo getting some special attention today. it's kind of cool, next. >>> one meal is not enough food for a homebound senior. join nbc bay area as we help meals on wheels provide breakfast and lunch with each delivery. learn more at nbcbayarea.com. >>> finally tonight, love is in the air or on the ground for a group of meerekats at the oakland zoo. >> this video came out today. some cute critters enjoying some valentine's day treats. adorable monkey there enjoying the heck out of it. he did not get a box of chocolates, but he did get some lettuce. a lot to love about this story. and of course lettuce means "i love you." but don't try that at home. a head of romaine lettuce to your girlfriend on valentine's day will not work. i hope you had a great valentine's day, anoushah. >> i did. but i was going to say that the lettuce won't cause you t

they bought a house recently in santa barbara. the new baby will be eighth in line to the british ploen. >>> finally tonight, will you be my valentine. i'm not asking terry mcsweeney that question. >> in 2019 the team has been working can canine companions for independence to follow the pup's journey. happy valentine's day from fin to the world. dangerous winter storms hitting much of the nation coast to coast ice out. blinding snow and dangerous ice across the south. highways frozen solid. fiery multiple car pile up in oklahoma. 1,000 alone. >>> all of texas is facing an extremely dangerous winter storm. >>> in mississippi this car flips and catches fire. >>> outrage and vindication. both sides blasting the other after president trump's acquittal. and the republicans who voted to convict now under fire as the for

. >> hello, barbara. look at that smile. >> 81-year-old barbara moved into a nursing home last summer after being diagnosed with alzheimer's. lewis was allowed to see her once a week and through a glass screen. after his health troubles, he decided to move into the home which meant they finally could be together again. the eight months are the longest lewis and barbara ever had been apart. >> never with anybody else. >> there's never wife of six decades. how beautiful.ow to tom brady getting uncharacteristically sloppy with the football during the big super bowl boat parade this week. fans flocked to the river to celebrate their team's win over the kansas city chiefs, the seventh title brady's career. after some celebration aboard his yacht, brady thought he would try to complete one more pass this season. heaving the lombardi trophy to the boat behind his. naturally, the greatest quarterback of all tim throws a strike to cameron brait who said if he dropped it, he would have had to retire. you can hear b

barbara lee says families can receive up to $7,000. the money is coming from fema. funds will be retroactive through the start of the pandemic. this is part of the covid relief bill passed in december. >>> by now you've probably heard about another covid variant coming from another place. this one identified first in south africa and has now arrived in the bay area. stanford labs discovered one case in alameda and santa clara counties. each involve international travelers who quarantined when they returned. so far there's no evidence the variant is more deadly but it has to be said to be more resistant to the vaccines already approved. coming up in the next half hour a closer look at covid-19 travel restrictions under the biden administration. >>> and find out who can get the vaccine and when, finding that out is tough because the guidelines are constantly changing. nbc news and our parent company nbc comcast universal is trying to make that easier launching plan your vaccine.com called a one-stop shop getting you all of the information on when, where and how to sig

. >> the rain was coming down in the town of burnville, where we found barbara dee haas that was more worried about losing power than flooding. >> around here, you have to be prepared to have your emergency stuff ready for when stuff happens because we don't know always what's going to happen, when it's going to happen. >> we are not seeing any sand bags here, but what we are seeing is this, which will help with erosion especially in the neighborhood. that is the latest here in santa rosa. >> thank you, melissa and you can track the rain from the palm of your hand, super easy, download the free nbc bay area app. that i have goods you the weather in yourrhd. >> among his notable clients, president clinton, hurst, he has died, he the 76-year-old sanfransiscan has died tonight. he a struggle outside of his home, and he hit his head. he captured photos of his killers that helped the police arrest two men in their 20s. his career began in the 1970s while he was a student at cal and patty hursts family hired him to investigate her kidnapping. >>> an update to the tortoise that was attacked

. >>> since the 1969 santa barbara oil spill, coastal environmentalists have fought to block increased oil and gas drilling, which the trump administration tried to revise. senator feinstein's bill will block such attempts permanently. >>> many are asking when can i get my shot, my covid vaccine. we spoke with those who are spearheading the vaccine distribution. >> there are a lot of unknowns, one of them is the amount of vaccine that we have. right now we know we don't have enough vaccine for everyone and that's one reason, again, we've had this prioritiation teams that worked out so we have a schedule when people should get vaccinated. i think things will move a lot quicker as soon as we have a lot more vaccine so we can begin bringing everyone in to be vaccinated. when will we all be vaccinated? i don't know. we're hope big summer, late summer that we will have everyone vaccinated. that could change depending on all those variables. remember it's two doses of vaccine. it's not just one dose, you have to then wait three to four weeks later to get your second dose. >> that's what most

it's amazing >> yes, i have not let anyone film in my house, even barbara walters when she wanted to oprah, no. >> jimmy: yeah >> and now here you are. >> jimmy: unbelievable >> a little tiny piece of my new york apartment >> jimmy: oh, i'm so happy yeah, we just started -- well, we came back to the studio to do these shows here with, like, remote cameras and stuff like that and so there's no family here there's no kids running around >> yeah, they've been torturing you. i think people have developed such an appreciation of teachers and moms that work at home and without alcohol or drugs, it's a big deal >> jimmy: it really, really is franny just lost her second tooth yesterday right here >> did it come out naturally or did you take it out? >> jimmy: she pulled it out. it came out naturally. >> my granddaughter, my eldest granddaughter's father is an ex-soccer pro, kyle martino. her tooth was wiggling he was at her house in brooklyn and he taped a string to a a soccer ball. he taped floss to a soccer ball, put it around her tooth and kicked it and it worked but then guess what the do

willard scott made headlines when new first lady at the time barbara bush left to give him a kiss on live tv and in 2013, al roker lured new vice president joe biden over to the sidelines there for a handshake. roker was back in place hoping president trump would give him some love. >> mr. president, how does it feel to be president finally? how are you, sir? good to see you. >> got a fist bump. there you go. >> al roker probably not very popular with the secret service. there's that roker guy again. got to cover the president. they know that tradition and it's a good friendship as well. >> speaking of the new president, right now at 6:00, joe biden already tackling the nation's biggest challenge fighting the pandemic by getting vaccines to more americans. this as deaths hit a new high. with biden's agenda today, a look straight ahead. >> a boost to california's vaccine supply, not for more but a decision by the state to make sure to help cities like san francisco. we'll have a live report, next. >> and the possible connection between this week's wind driven

. >> reporter: from there it was a successful run for the senate seat vacated by the retiring barbara boxer. she took her skills to the nation's capital, tough questioning in the confirmation hearing of candidate brett kavanaugh. >> are you willing to ask the white house to authorize the fbi to investigate the claims made against you? >> reporter: and then in 2019 in observing the city of her birth -- >> i stand before you today to announce my candidacy for president of the united states. >> reporter: harris once again took aim at higher office. she hit the campaign trail traveling to the far-flung corners of the u.s. but 11 months later her campaign ran out of steam. >> my campaign for president simply does not have the financial resources to continue. >> reporter: last august harris made history as joe biden picked her as his running mate. >> the next vice president of the united states of america, and that's senator kamala harris. >> reporter: with the election of biden and harris she became the first woman and the first woman of color to be called vice president. one more mileston

here is bay area congresswoman barbara lee on today's show of unity and diversity. >> first, a heavy duty weight has been lifted from my shoulders like for so many people. i'm feeling happy, relieved, excited that a daughter of oakland raised in berkeley is our vice president and i say the east bay is in the house, it's in the white house now. >> reporter: all right. so pennsylvania has been blocked off pretty much since those riots at the u.s. capitol and things are starting to ease up. you might hear the heavy equipment, taking down the barriers, the galvanized barriers that were blocking pennsylvania avenue. but we know security is still here in force. 25,000 national guard troops are here. some of them from the bay area. we didn't cross paths with any of them but we finally found a law enforcement officer from the bay area, a national pack ranger, here patrolling the grounds. and certainly he says that he's old enough to retire, so he's been at it for a while. this was one of the most thrilling assignments of his career. >> we know mountain view officers are there. when the firew

tomorrow, 4:30-7. >> back in 1989 today show weatherman willard scott made headlines when barbara bush left the inaugural parade to give him a kiss. >> yes. the baton has been passed. no kiss but al roker always seems to find ways to get the attention of our leaders. this was eight years ago. he lured then vice president joe biden over there. check out today, now president biden went over to al roker again. >> mr. president how does it feel to be president finally. >> how are you sir? >> good to see you. we have to keep doing this. >> got to fist bump. >> there you go. >> that was such a moment for him and savannah guthrie, lester holt, all witnessing it live and such a moment for al roker. >> that was fun. officially the first one-on-one interview with president biden. it was a fist bump and a quick exchange. that was found see. the president, his first night as president in the white house. a live look now at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. president biden's virtual inauguration party will start right now in the washington d.c. called celebrating america. both president biden and vice pres

barbara lee says it was a delightful day. >> to little girls, especially to black and brown little girls, kamala harris, our vice president has broken many glass ceilings. you can do whatever it is you want to do in life. she has made it a lot easier. >> all right. so we did meet up with a republican congresswoman yesterday. she said she was going to be there for that swearing in to show her support and to celebrate kamala harris' inauguration, even though she's from a different party. she said progress for one woman is progress for all women. hopefully that's something we can all agree on. >> it's incredible just to look over your right shoulder there. i can't take my eyes off of where you are right now. >> it's remarkable. i think we have the best spot in the house. we're about three stories up. it's been quite a haul all day long running up and down those stairs. but definitely worth the walk because it is absolutely gorgeous. we know they're celebrating in there, they have that celebration of america happening inside. we understand there will be fireworks later in the evening. even t

volunteers improved a local park, and congresswoman barbara lee took part of in a sit wall celebration encouraging people to follow king's lead in calling for change. >>> tonight we reflected on dr. king's legacy on "race in america: the conversation," our ongoing series on racial equality. in the midst of our national racial reckoning, a daughter of the bay area, kamala harris, a woman of color, is headed to the white house. so i spoke to her niece, mena, the author of "ambitious girl," about the family's creed. >> you know what really moved me about that when i read that? because that was such a nod to what's just happened in this country. [ horns honking, cheers ] >> but while i may be the first woman in this office, i will not be the last. >> talking to my grandmother about this today? she would say, it's ridiculous we're still having firsts. right? that is not aspirational, necessarily, it's just what needs to happen. why? why have we still not elected a female president? >> the harris family, a family of firsts. now mena harris is in washington tonight along with her own daughter

. >> reporter: congresswoman barbara lee took part in a virtual celebration of dr. king's life and wants people to follow his lead in calling for change, especially in the wake of recent events at the u.s. capitol. >> as dr. king said, we have come to this hallowed spot to remind people of the fierce urgency. this is not a time to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. >> reporter: in el cerrito, nbc bay area news. >> we're inviting you to join us for an all new "race in america" at 6:30. we will dive deeper into the work to fulfill dr. king's dream. and we'll speak to the niece of kamala harris about the significance of a woman of color being in the white house and the whole phrase about whether women are too ambitious. >>> on the topic of kamala harris, the vice president-elect said good-bye to her senate seat today. she formally submitted her resignation letter ahead of being sworn in as vice president on wednesday. she posted a message on twitter thanking her california constituents. >> hi, everybody. i just wanted to let you know how honored i've been to se

. >> reporter: on top of that, barbara nye has been hearing reports of snowbirds and canadians flying down to get vaccinated, which is not against the law in florida >> i'm upset because i think it should be the florida residents that are able to get the shot first >> stephanie joins us now from the javits center in new york just opened as a mass vaccination site have they had any difficulties there, stephanie? >> reporter: the state says there are appointments but people are having trouble booking them some people coming down here anyway and then being turned away lester >> all right, stephanie gosk, thank you. >>> i spoke about this earlier with hhs secretary alex azar who blamed the bottlenecks on decisions made by states i began by asking him if he agreed with dr. fauci that the rollout has not worked as smoothly as hoped. >> so we've had tremendous success, having these incredibly effective vaccines, 38 million doses of vaccine available, 31 million shipped and distributed already, we're up over 12 million shots in arms. yes, we've had some governors overly prescriptive and restr

lompoc valley medical star in santa barbara county planned to distribute 100 vaccinations on wednesday to people over 75. it ended up vaccinating 350 people, some without appointments. staffers say the goal is roughly 250 a day. >> the plan actually is to do approximately 250 a day and that was what we had done based on capacity, based on the space that we were working with. >> so why did they hand out more? the hospital decided to start administering more vaccines after injecting all the health care workers and long time patients and then realizing it had vaccine to spare that would go bad. >>> as we've been telling you some counties inundated by vaccine demand, they cannot find supply. other counties not so much. this morning "the bee" reports el dorado county is doing the same. it is doling out on a first come, first serve basis, rather than have those go to waste. earlier this week the county set up a web portal allowing anyone regardless of their tier to sign up. now that list had to be frozen two days after, after word got out, because it was so popular. the county is not saying

. >> reporter: east bay congresswoman barbara lee tweeted, i voted yes again. >> it really in many ways was a dad day, bug it it was a day we had to do what we had to do. >> reporter: you impeachment like an indictment now moves to a trial in the senate. but majority leader mitch mcconnell says there's no time for the senate to hold a fair trial in seven days. the last one took 21 days. congresswoman lee disagrees. >> mcconnell was able to move forward and confirm a supreme court justice, what, in seven days. he could do this now if he wanted to. so the commitment, i don't think, is there. >> reporter: even though the senate trial will be held in the early days of the biden administration, president trump could still be penalized. if convicted by a two-thirds majority, he would lose his lifetime pension and could not run for president again. tonight in a recorded statement put out by the white house, mr. trump didn't mention impeachment, but offered his strongest condemnation yet of the capitol riot. >> mob violence goes against everything i believe in and everything our movement stands

i thought barbara corcoran was your stand-in? no. you obviously go out there and you speak a lot. and you work up your speeches. and i know you have your persona on "shark tank." is there ever an unguarded you? is there ever an unscripted you? almost always. you on "shark tank," our pitchers-- the pitches that we listen to can last an hour and a half. and i always say to them, why? why can't i laugh on "shark tank?" why don't you cut me- they go, no. i'm out. barbara is the kind of quirky one. robert, he can laugh. he's gomer pyle. mark cuban is a cowboy. you're the snake in the grass. and kevin o'leary is the devil. and we're cutting this like business theater. and i love life. i love laughing. i love having a good time. you know what we're going to do? just looking at the camera and laugh right now. - [laughs]. - oh. and that's why they cut it out. that is exactly why. cut. narrator: powerhouse singer and big personality, tamar braxton, graced the stoop and opened up about her marriage, music, and the emotional journey that's changed her life. tamar. yes, darling. you make news.

. >> diana prince, cultural anthropology and archaeology >> barbara minerva, geology, gemology, lithology and part-time cryptozoologist. >> wow >> kept busy in college. sorry, it's these heels, you know stupid i don't know why i was going to wear heels scientists don't wear heels. >> sometimes we do >> right right. >> have a nice day >> those are cool. i like those animal print [ laughter ] >> seth: welcome back to "late night. we're here with the wonderful kristen wiig that was a clip from "wonder woman 1984." i mean, i am so excited for this movie. it just looks amazing. >> i am so excited for it to come out >> seth: did you know -- you play cheetah did you know much about the character? >> i knew -- there's lots of different versions of cheetah -- >> seth: sure. >> throughout the comic book world. so, when i knew i was going to be playing the part, i did kind of research a little bit and i was like, "well, i wonder which one it's going to be." and then, you know, i mean, just through the script and talking with patty, we just sort of landed on this >> seth: is it fun to be a villain? >

that includes democrats eric swalwell, jackie speier and barbara lee. it was tweeted, if vp pence and the cabinet won't do the right thing. we will. jackie speier was even more blunt. >> i was on -- i was in the gallery when all of this was happening. i lived through that experience, and i must tell you that had any of those individuals had guns, i think a good number of members of congress would be dead today. so i think there has to be action taken. >> a spokesperson for the white house says impeaching the president during his final days in office will only further divide the country. bay area democrats, though, say there's no time to waste. >> to somehow suggest, well, there's only a few more days, this was an act of sedition. >> he has access to the nuclear codes and an unhinged, dangerous leader like that needs to be removed. we just can't allow him to be there a second longer. >> moving forward here, representative swalwell says congress is working to ensure that capitol hill is safe and secure for the upcoming inauguration, which is january 20th.

the ads airing in fresno, santa barbara and palm springs. the campaign targets gop members who are least likely to compromise on a budget deal. the ad calls on ledge islators to work together to stop extreme cuts. the campaign comes before governor brown releases his budget on monday. >>> tonight in an nbc news exclusive, sarah shourd speaks out about the country's unexplained moment of her fellow hikers. the men weren't even talken to court, which has families crushed. >> when something like this happens, we fear the worse. we are very concerned about their physical and mental health after nearly two years of extreme isolation. >> on and ra mitch l reports, she said she fears they have gone on hunger strikes out of desperation. >>> retaliation for the killing of osama bin laden.

. >> both desaulnier and congresswoman barbara lee, who was also there at the capitol on the house floor yesterday, says they're in full support of house speaker nancy pelosi's demand that the president be kicked out of office or impeached. lee says she first realized how dangerous things had become when security rushed speaker pelosi from the room, and now she directly blames the president for inciting that mob. >> the public now is beginning to understand what i have known and said all along for the last four years, that he is really a national security threat. and, in fact, yesterday showed that, first of all, he doesn't care, and he instructed these protesters to do what they did. this was a coup attempt, and it was dangerous. four people were killed, and he needs to be removed from office. >> now, they are both fully backing speaker pelosi, who says she immediately wants the president removed. speaker pelosi, as you heard her say earlier, said every day, any day that the president remains in office for the rest of his term is a horror show for the american people. janelle. >> thanks

and many republicans have been pointing out, in -- in previous days, you know, senator barbara boxer had done it, on the democratic side, in past elections. so, it's not unprecedented. but, the short answer, you point out, it wasn't going to make a bit of difference, no matter what. none of it was going to. >> especially, given today's events but at the end of the day, nothing is going to change on the road, between now and january 20th. want to go to meet the press moderator, chuck todd, who is back with us. chuck, what do you got? >> well, i think the question is are we going to see a similar reaction and response with the house republicans that, you know, and that's why i have, you know, it -- it -- where it looks like the senate and the -- and the -- and the dozen or nearly dozen senators who wanted to do this are in a bit of a retreat mode. on the house republican side, that will be interesting to see because, you know, if you were to look at what -- where -- where, in washington, is the president's base, it's the house republicans. they are loyal to him, and they really believe

and many republicans have been pointing out, in -- in previous days, you know, senator barbara boxer had

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this morning, we played you some sound bites of then california senator, democrat barbara boxer, announcing her plans to object to the electoral certification of george w. bush in the early 2000s. she claimed election irregularities. and here is a democratic senator objecting to electoral vote of president donald trump. >> if they're not signed by a senator, the objection cannot be entertained. >> mr. president, it is signed by a member of the house but not yet by the member of a senate. >> it is over. >> now, in order to throw the electoral college certification into a debate and a vote, you have to have support from the other house. that senator you just saw did not have. but senator hawley in this election probably will have. if there is a debate and a vote it's not really biden they'll be hurting. the vote can't rise to the point where it would block biden's presidency, because the house would have to vote yes and it's not going to do that. so, many republicans argue the party most hurt by hawley's objection are republicans. the democrats will paint them as not willing to listen to vote

." >> we are setting sail in santa barbara. cheers. >> cheers. >> riding the waves. >> all right. i got this. i got this on "california live." >> hitting the beach on horseback. >> look at this view and this coastline! this is heaven! >> and sipping our way to the fun zone! >> i hear that one of the wines was served at the white house? the obama white house? >> that's right. >> we are discovering beautiful places to stay. >> you have like the most spectacular presidential suite. >> incredible places to play. >> woo! yes! >> delicious dishes and bouquet wishes. co

yeah >> but i was in baltimore filming with nicole kidman and barbara broccoli, the producer of the bonds, one of the producers of the bonds phoned me up and just said to me, "over to you, kiddo. that was it. >> jimmy: oh >> but this is the thing i was in baltimore i had a night off. i had a day off the following day, and i was like, "what am i going to do? i can't tell anybody." i couldn't tell anybody because it was like she said, "don't tell a soul, don't tell your family, don't tell." so i'm like, like -- so i was in whole foods supermarket literally with a shopping cart with deodorant and washing liquid and, you know, doing my weekly shopping. so i literally pushed that like, you know, down an aisle like that, and walked into the liquor section i bought myself a bottle of vodka, a bottle of vermouth and a shaker and a glass, and i went back. and this is the thing. you may not believe this i'd never had a martini before i'd never mixed myself a a martini, ever. >> jimmy: yeah >> i'd never actually drunk a martini before i kind of understood what it was and i was like, "okay, i'm going

. >>> barbara walters' emotional retirement from "the view." the hat fest is undergoing a major overhaul with the departures of sherry shepherd and jenny mccarthy. that leaves just whoopi goldberg. >>> big news for a "friends" star. courtney cox is engaged to johnny mcdave. the couple was introduced last year by ed sheeran who posted the news last year. cox was previously married to actor david arquette. they have a 10-year-old daughter cocoa. >>> texas republican louie, he is getting pretty good at photo bombing his fellow lawmakers.

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her husband, mossimo giannulli, is serving five months at lompoc prison near santa barbara. the couple paid fines totaling more than $300,000. loughlin must still perform 100 hours of community service. >>> following a disheartening act of vandalism, an artist and an attorney are coming together to rebuild a breonna taylor statue. it appears someone smashed part of the bust in oakland over christmas weekend. you see it there. taylor was killed by police in louisville, kentucky, earlier this year. the statue was installed in latham square a couple weeks ago. the sculptor, leo carson, tells us he plans on rebuilding it stronger than before. a prominent bay area attorney is giving $5,000 to have it cased in bronze. >> along comes someone with some evil mind and destroys that statue. that, to me, is outrageous. you see, it's not just the statue. why we're concerned and why our firm is going to help rebuild that statue is it's what the statue stood for. >> oakland police say no one filed a police report and they were not aware of the damage until just recently. >>> dozens of home

just a little light rain towards santa barbara. southern california is just desperate for rain. they're in their rainy season and it just hasn't rained yet, it's ridiculous. we have hopes for next week. this storm will be in the mountains and we'll get a little snow on sunday for our friends in minnesota and wisconsin. not a blockbuster but a couple of inches making things a little slick. for today's forecast, it is very cold. everyone in florida has to go in their closets and dig for any hats and gloves and jackets. temperatures only in the 50s for highs, 30s this morning. the middle of the country is warming up nicely. one of my best pick cities, san antonio, houston, dallas, temperatures in the upper 60s. tomorrow we'll warm up a little bit on the eastern seaboard. a nice quiet, but cool >>> and we've got a couple of hundredths of an inch. additional to the rain last night we were getting some rain finally in san jose waking up to some pet pavement. live look right now in downtown san jose, about 53 degrees. we'll see some of those lingering showers sticking around to about 1

. >>> coming up, michael jackson's neverland ranch in santa barbara county has been told. we'll tell you how much someone paid for the late pop star's sprawling mansion. ♪ did you know that geico's whole 15 minutes thing... that came from me. really. my first idea was "in one quarter of an hour, your savings will tower... over you. figuratively speaking." but that's not catchy, is it? that's not going to swim about in your brain. so i thought, what about... 15 minutes. 15 percent. serendipity. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >>> firefighters in san diego continue to fight a brush fire that forced some 7,000 people to evacuate their homes on christmas eve. we're talking about the creek fire. it all started on wednesday near camp pendleton. high winds spread the blaze in a difficult terrain. it's made fighting the fire quite the challenge. so far more than 4,000 acres have burned. the fire 35% contained. the evacuation orders have since been lifted. >>> a christmas day message from the vatican dominated by the covid-19 crisis. pope francis delivered

the home located just outside of santa barbara. a billionaire who is co-owner of the pittsburgh penguins and an investor purchased for $22 million. the ranch has a pool, seats 50 theater and a dance studio. it also has a train and train station to carry visitors across the home. >>> not so much a white christmas but a wet christmas. >> so much more of a gift for us. we see the rain moving in. storm ranger is powered up. that's tracking the rain that's mostly off the coast. it's already starting to rain in parts of the north bay. as we get a closer look a lot of light green so light showers and we'll get more heavy as we go into the evening. as we widen out the view you can see how much more rain moving through the bay area as we go into today and moving north to south. i want to show you the forecast in san jose as we take a look at the clouds starting to move in. clouds tloud the day and temperatures reaching into the 60s. now here the rain doesn't arrive until after sunset. temperatures cooling off. for all of the bay area the ti

on his short list was congresswoman barbara lee of oakland. congresswoman karen bass of los angeles and mayor breed as well. brown thinks the governor's decision basically came down to politics. >>> well, a replacement for alex padilla has been made. governor newsom appointed shirley weber to serve the remainder of padilla's term as secretary of state. she's a retired professor and would be the first black woman to hold that office. earlier this month it was her announcement that put joe biden over the electoral threshold of 270 making him the official winner of the presidential election. >>> okay, vaccines are here, but the fight is not over. ahead, a look at what one east bay hospital is doing to make more room for patients. >>> and a quick trip to get gas turned into one woman's lucky day. the multi-million dollar lotto ticket sold at this san francisco gas station. >>> and things are dry and cold for now, but on the horizon we're watching a christmas day storm that could tap into an atmospheric river, which means higher rain totals with th

two of the top contenders were representative barbara lee and karen bass. a replacement has already been named. governor newsom appointed san diego assemblywoman shirley weber to serve as secretary of state. a retired professor, she would be the first black woman to hold this office. earlier this month, as chair of california's electoral college, it was her announcement that put joe biden over the electoral threshold of 270, making him the winner of the presidential election. >>> okay. the highly anticipated moderna vaccine is arriving at hospitals all over the state, as cases continue to surge in california. more than 32,000 new cases and 247 deaths reported since yesterday. now, here in the bay area, the new shipments at hospitals racing to get as many health care workers as possible protected. that as they gear up to handle another holiday wave of covid patients. jodi hernandez has the details. >> reporter: as the bay area deals with the surge in covid-19 cases, hospitals are scrambling to create more room. this medical center is getting ready to open up

a statue of 16 year-old barbara johns is the replacement. she protested poor conditions at her all black high school in the town in virginia. back in 1951. >> up next. george lucas taking on -- will the force be with him? the creator is filing a lawsuit against the bay area city. >>> making it in the bay. while the pandemic has left millions struggling to make ends meet the housing market is thriving. low interest rates. consumer data. up 12%. santa clara county 1.3 million. up 16%. >> film maker george lieu cal is suing the town. and the family that used to own his home. he has an issue with the way the property lines were drawn back in the 1920s. and he claims they have become contradictory over decades. he concerned the former owners could claim part of the land and his house. that everyone though they have never tried to do that. the town is scheduled a meeting on the issue for march. >> okay. let's get a check of the forecast on this monday. we have fog still lingering around the bay area. it will spread over night. >> some places the f

many people expect them to choose barbara johns who protested poor conditions in her hometown. if approved johns would be the only teenager represented in the collection. >> today on "california live" -- >> the art of cooking and quarantining. ross and the crew are making mouth-watering mussels. >> this morning at 11:30 on nbc bay area. >>> nbc bay area gives you the most accurate forecast. >> with storm ranger, the area's only mobile doppler. >> the other radars are too high delaying when they spot the rain, but storm ranger is lower detecting rain, fog and smoke. >> you can see the difference, because storm ranger shows more detail thails than the national weather service. >> getting you weather right down to your street. did you know that geico's whole 15 minutes thing... that came from me. really. my first idea was "in one quarter of an hour, your savings will tower... over you. figuratively speaking." but that's not catchy, is it? that's not going to swim about in your brain. so i thought, what about... 15 minutes. 15 percent. serendipity. 15 minutes could save you 15% or

california, jeanne met a football player named johnny morris while the two were in school at uc santa barbara they married in 1960, two years after he was drafted by the nfl's chicago bears. in the late '60s, jeannie began writing a column called "football is a woman's game. she was so good, the "chicago daily news" hired her to cover the sport. morris cracked a boys club that had rules banning women from the press box during bears games from pit road at the indy 500 and from locker rooms everywhere in 1972, she faced off with baseball legend ted williams, then a manager, when he questioned why she was among the reporters at a pregame interview. jeannie reminded williams the dugout did not belong to him, and then she asked her question. in 1975, she became the first woman ever to report live from a super bowl when she covered the steelers' win over the vikings in new orleans. >> what is new >> during her 24 years as a tv broadcaster, morris covered michael jordan's bulls and the fabled super bowl champion 1985 bears, earning the respect of s. sports' biggest stars. she was an author and later

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tomorrow the team's heading to santa barbara. they're going to stay in practice for saturday's game against ucla. they're 3-2 on this abbreviated season. they won't be going to postseason. >>> protesters upset about covid restrictions in san francisco took their fight to the mayor's front steps. the group gathered in front of mayor london breed's home this afternoon asking for more transparency when the city makes decisions about the restrictions. people with safe san francisco say they have momentum. they've protested at city hall. they did that last week to have playgrounds reopened, and playgrounds have since reopened. now they're asking for outdoor dining to be restored immediately. we've reached out to the mayor's office for comment but have not yet heard back. >>> he was a healthy and a fit triathlete, but covid landed him in the hospital fighting for his life for nearly four months. we told you his emotional story. now he's reflecting on that fight and providing a clear message about the vaccine. nbc bay area's marianne fa

barbara, the county's public health director broke down in tears yesterday talking about the devastating death toll. >> over 8,000 people, sorry. over 8,000 people who were beloved members of their family are not coming back. and their deaths are an incal cueble loss. >> it is rising fast. that is also due to the difference in population. >>> well, staying in southern california, improving weather conditions have actually helped firefighters just about fully contain a wildfire that started last week. the bond fire near irvine burned 6,600 acres and destroyed 31 homes and buildings. >>> and new for you this morning, the arena where the warriors just can't seem to win. the legal arena at least when it comes to their long battle over debt owed to alameda county. mercury news is reporting that the state supreme court has rejected the team's appeal to pay oakland and the county $47 million. this is tied to renovations to the old arena. and, no, the team will not appeal to the u.s. supreme court. in a statement they say that they will at long last pay up. >>> and new details for you this morni

. >> reporter: barbara and arthur, both in their 80s have had a tough year. >> isolated and missing out on the grandkids and hugs and we have another granddaughter who is 2 and we have not been able to see her or anything. >> reporter: and these are nurses who care for the elderly. >> this is not the life that we are livingsh and , and we need t everybody vaccinate and get back to living. it is heartbreaking and losing one person is terrible. losing more than one, it is just sort of soul destroying. >> reporter: and for michael th in and have it. because it's really no problem at all. and i think i'm very fortunate. >> reporter: hope and some hurdles tips, it was a day of hope. but to move forward and it is hopeful really. >> reporter: and people with a warning that if you have al l allergic reactions or a history of them, they did indeed react and you can bet that the u.s. regulators will be looking closely at what did happen there. >> yes, keir, they are. thank you very much. >>> the u.s. army has disciplined 14 senior army officers and soldiers at fort hood after soldier harassment.