oakland mayor libby shaff wants $18 million slotted for programs to help deter crime to go to oakland police following the recent spike in homicides there. the money was diverted from opd following a city council vote in june. >> the news conference follows the death of a man near lake merritt. eric davis worked in construction, before he came to oakland two years ago. heavily involved in his church in los angeles and we spoke with his mother and aunt who are just heartbroken and pleading for answers. >> he was our heart. trying to protect everybody. >> pick up for whoever can't pick up for themselves. >> crimestoppers offering a $10,000 reward for information in this case. that news conference is expected to begin within just moments. as soon as it starts, we will bring that to you live here during our midday newscast. >>> this morning, one of the men arrested during the smash and grab at union square more than a week ago appeared in front of a judge. >> 24-year-old callaway was 1 of 9 arrested during the chaotic night. nbc bay area's cierra johnson in the courtroom this morning. she

there's a new push to add police officers in oakland. >> i am bob redell. in a few hours at 11:00 this morning, opd's police of chief will discuss the murders in the city and the additional staffing of tactical units to try and combat the crime. this comes after the death of a man near lake merritt killed while trying to stop somebody from breaking into cars. the victim was 28-year-old davis, and before he came here he was heavily involved in church. >>> one day after holmes alleged she was raped at stanford, she testified focusing on starting her own company was the way she coped with the drama. cross-examination starts later this morning. >>> starting out nice and cool across the bay area. it's one of the warmer days of the week as our valleys reach into the low 70s. we will see more of the same tomorrow and the next few days, and then cooler for friday into the weekend but still not seeing rain in the 7-day forecast. san francisco will have warmer temperatures, and reaching in the upper 60s for the next couple of days and more sunshine once again. laura?

oakland, a good volume of traffic. no problems for the nimitz as you drive down between the two bridges we showed you. >> we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> don't forget to join us at our midday newscast at 11:00. a live look at downtown san josÉ. christmas in the park. the "today" show is coming up next. >>> good morning. breaking news, be prepared. with the omicron variant spreading around the world, president biden and health officials urge all adults to get their booster shot. >> this variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. >> pfizer seeking approval for its extra dose for 16 and 17-year-olds amid growing fears about the strain's potential impact on very young children. major cities now telling people to mask up once again and this morning, still more questions than answers.

just on the oakland side. you can see slowing here approaching the toll plaza and over here at the metering lights. the clouds are clear once you hit treasure island and get into san francisco. so it's on the east bay side. highway 4, no slowing there. more slowing for highway 37, and that fog in santa rosa, also showing over here at half moon bay. santa fe shows the first blip there. >> thanks, mike. >>> coming up, convicted killer, scott peterson, no longer at san quinton. the reason why he's now a peninsula jail cell. >>> and then the vaccine mandates suffer another loss in court. >>> then the big win and adjustments they will have to make on the fly ahead of sunday's game. >>> follow nbc bay area on instagram to get new stories in your feed. i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love, more adventure, more community. but with my hiv treatment, there's not more medicines in my pill. i talked to my doctor and switched to fewer medicines with dovato. dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1

. >> oakland city leaders are asking for the violence to stop. the mayor wants to add more police officers on the streets and it comes as the latest victim, 28-year-old eric davis was gunned down on lake marist sunday afternoon and he was trying to stop somebody from breaking into a car. we spoke to his mother and aunt who live in l.a. >> he was our heart. he cared about everybody. >> eric will take up for whoever can't take up for themselves. >> he was heavily involved in the new mt. pleasant missionary baptist church in l.a., teaching bible study and coaching kids in basketball, and he was trying to make it on his own and lived near lake merritt. >> we really thought that was a good place for him. you know, he didn't deserve to lose his life. the violence, it has to stop. >> oakland police say the passenger inside a rav4 shot davis. a $10,000 is being offered from crime stoppers for information in the case. his family, too, is pleading for help. >> we want to ask for the public's help, locating the suspects who murdered a kind and loving son. >

. >> reporter: in oakland, their while a news crew covered smash and grab crimes, their security guard was shot and killed. to prevent another disaster, some are reducing hours and allowing fewer people inside for far too many, the most joyful time of the year is quickly becoming more dangerous. miguel almaguer, nbc news >>> up next for us tonight, remembering a man who redefined fashion and inspired so many others >>> a golfing trailblazer has died lee elder made history as the first black golfer to play at the masters in 1975. the native texan honed his talent while caddying during segregation. the masters honored elder alongside jack nicklaus and gary player he was 87. >>> tonight the worlds of fashion and design are mourning the loss of another trailblazer, virgil abloh who came an inspiring culture force. here's morgan radford. >> reporter: virgil abloh, the barrier breaking fashion superstar died this week at the age of 41 after privately battling a rare form of heart cancer. the first black artistic director of louis vuitton men's wear, bringing contemporary street ware to the m

his name is martin callatano of oakland. charged with assault with a deadly weapon, felony assault on a police officer. police say he argued with a cal trans employee, then drove his truck the wrong way through the toll plaza. you can see him slam into a chp patrol car in one of these videos that we have been showing you backward. he actually drove the wrong way several times on the bridge hitting two other cars. the officer did suffer some minor injuries during the arrest. >>> okay. a surprising sight on thanksgiving and, no, that's not a turkey. it's a mountain lion. just casually, strolling down a street in san bruno. you can see it there, it's daylight. something you don't typically see. nbc bay area's ginger conejero saab spoke to the family who shot that video. >> reporter: this quiet residential street doesn't see much action, so you can imagine the shock and fear that people felt when they saw a mountain lion make its way down this street in the middle of the day. liz burrdebt says she looked out of her window on tha

today oakland mayor libby schaaf laying out her solution. her solution? adding more police officers to the police department. just yesterday police say a man was shot and killed steps away from lake merritt after trying to stop a thief from breaking into someone's car. the shooter was in a black toyota rav4. the third homicide in one week. mayor schaaf wants to beef up the police force by adding at least one more academy and a rollback of some of the budget cuts to public safety that were approved earlier this year. >> that budget current freezes an additional 50 positions in the police department starting july 1st in 2022. and we will be proposing that we cancel some of those cuts. >> it is time for us to show up in a way in our community, so they can depend and trust that we are moving forward. >> the mayor says 38 cadets have joined the city's latest academy, but police union is losing ten officers each month to retirement or leaving for other departments. >>> also tonight, of the 80 or so people that robbed that nordstrom, three arrested. today one of

it is the latest homicide on what's been a frightening couple of weeks in oakland. today mayor libby schaaf announced a plan to hire more police officers and to roll back some budget cuts to public safety. as far as the shooting, it happened sunday at 3:30 in the afternoon near lake merritt on grand avenue. police say that a passenger in a black toyota rav4 shot a man as he tried to stop a car break-in. the mayor says she wants to add an additional academy to add more officers to the ranks. the holiday she says always brings more crime, but schaaf says last year zero bail policy is contributing to the avalanche of crime in her city. >> the change in bail policies and we believe that that change is not giving sufficient weight in its consideration to gun-related crimes. >> we have to demonstrate our support for those officers who are sacrificing day daily to keep our community safe while, at the same time, investing in replenishing the ranks. >> crime stoppers offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of those people responsible for the shoo

how do you explain the wave of violence in oakland the last couple of weeks? deadly freeway shootings, mob-style retail thefts and yesterday police say a man was shot and killed after trying to stop a thief from breaking into a car. the mayor says she has got a solution to the crisis. and it begins with more police. melissa colorado. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> reporter: thanksgiving morning this was the carefree and joyful scene in oakland. hundreds of families taking part in the turkey trot race around lake merritt. by sunday afternoon, what was once the finish line for runners along grand avenue became a crime scene with officers investigating the city's 127th homicide of the year. police say a man followed and confronted someone he suspected was breaking into cars. >> the victim interrupted an auto robbery in progress and was shot by the passenger in the suspect vehicle. we do foe that the suspect vehicle is a toyota rav4, black in color. >> there is nothing progressive about unbridled gun violence. >> reporter: oakland mayor libby schaaf says the perfect storm of ci

oakland reaching 70 degrees and 66 in san francisco. half moon bay in the mid-60s and napa today reaching 69 degrees. and it will continue to be just like this over the next few days. get out there and enjoy all of the sights and sounds of the city in san francisco today. they are lighting up the second candle of the menorah tonight at union square. dropping into the upper 50s. once the wind kicks in, it feels cooler. expect it to be cool and breezy out there this evening. here's what's going on. we've been missing out on the rain. it's all been targeted towards the pacific northwest around seattle and portland. they've dealt with days after days of rain. and there's another atmospheric river headed that way. and it's being steered to the north because of high pressure and the dry conditions that we've seen, even warm temperatures for southern california. it's not moving so as we go through the rest of the week, we still see all of the rain to the north of us with our drought still continuing for parts of the east bay. looking at the wa

oakland reaching 70 degrees. 63 -- 73 in san jose and upper 60s for napa. going through the forecast, our weather is stuck at repeat. we're going to see more highs in the 70s. chilly mornings and a hazy sky to go along with it. still no rain in the forecast at least through the next week or so. >>> and that is your latest weather. >> you should have asked tom llamas, he deejays on the weekend. >> i do. my wife shows up my three kids. it is the craziest party you were on the spot, you hit "wonder wall". >> you probably know two or three more. >> "champagne supernova". >> now you're showing off. >> "bombo genesis. al, thank you. still ahead, we're going to take a pause and remember a towering figure in the fashion world, trail blazing louis vuitton director who died far too young after a private battle with cancer >> so many mourning this loss. the star studded tributes honoring virgil abloh. first, these messages. ♪ ♪ ♪ olive: wait wait wait! ♪ mom: wait honey, that's that's... ♪ ♪you and i,♪ ♪wait for each other♪ ♪you and i,♪ ♪ ♪st

traffic recovering through oakland. we'll check on that and the issue on the peninsula coming up. >>> it is 6:46. if you decided to avoid the crowded stores of black friday, trns out you're not alone. retail numbers disappointed analysts across the country. bob redell live in pleasanton this morning. online sales, did you take a look at those? how are they doing? >> they are down for the first time. good morning, laura. yes, black friday online sales dipped for the first time compared to the year prior. according to adobe analytics this past friday, shoppers spent $8.9 billion online. that's a lot of money. but it is $100 million less than what they spent the year before last year in 2020. adobe suggests that this dip in online spending might have been caused by an uptick in early spending. you consider the fact some stores started their sales and promotions in early october. or early as october. global supply chain issues could have been another contributor. adobe analytics is predicting today on cyber monday shoppers

hear her, oakland. palo alto looking pretty good as well. 101 traveling north with the taillights moving smoothly up past sfo and into the city. some folks may still be arriving back into town after the holiday weekend. see how business is. let's check in with bertha. >> thank you, mike. i'm bertha coombs from cnbc. we've got wall street poised to open a bit higher this morning after friday's big sell-off. investors are starting to sort of take note of what is happening with that omicron variant developments. on cnbc this morning, the south african doctor says what she has seen so far in that country, the symptoms have been mild. we've also heard from both the pfizer and the moderna ceos who say they are watching and the moderna ceo says if they need a new formulation, that could happen early next year. the markets are coming off a short session on friday when the dow posted its worst day in more than a year. down 905 points, about 2.5%. the nasdaq and s&p 500 were both up more than 2% as well. all thre

oakland will be at about 68 degrees at 3:30. and in novato, 66 degrees. more of the same in san francisco. and then cooling down into the upper 40s once again tonight. this is going to be very much like our weather is just on repeat each and every day. all because of nothing coming our way. we don't have any rain over the next few days. we can see this long line of clouds heading up around seattle. they've been just really hammered with rain here recently. and we've been missing out on all of that activity because of this high pressure that's not budging. and it's steering all of those storm systems on to the north and off to the east. we're going to continue to see that weather pattern continue as that high pressure is not going to move. and now as we're at the end of november, heading toward december, this is usually one of our wettest months of the year. and we had that really great start to the water year. but since then, we really haven't seen much. and there's still not a lot in this forecast over the next few days. temperatures stay in the low 70s.

. >>> a security guard is killed in oakland, california amid a string of violent robberies. covering a recent smash and grab when an assailant tried to grab his camera the man was trying to protect the crew he was shot and killed the crew is asking for information leading to an arrest they released this footage of an image to the shooting. >>> a home depot was looted. >> other cities saw similar crimes on black friday two best buys in minnesota were hit by smash and grab robberies with groups of at least a dozen people stealing items. >>> the city of waukesha marks one week since the parade tragedy. they held a moment of silence in remembrance that was held at 4:36 p.m. the time when the incident occurred. they are asking residents to display blue lights to honor the victims. the packers also held a moment of silence >>> lava after a causing evacuation >>> a wild fire is growing in north carolina in a state park northwest of winston salem the park was evacuated officials say nobody is in danger on the west coast, the national guard helped washington state brace for flooding

. >>> a security guard has been killed in oakland, california amid a string of robberies a local news team with kron 4 was covered a smash and grab, when an assailant tried to steal a camera he died saturday a $32,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest investigators released this image of a car they believe is connected to the shooting. >>> the los angeles sheriff's department says four people have been arrested after a home depot was looted about eight suspects were seen carrying out hammers and other tools friday night >>> other cities saw lar crimes on black friday. in chicago, three stores were burglarized within an hour and two best buys in minnesota hit by smash and grab robberiro. >>> opening arguments in the trial of gilane maxwell starts today. several victims are expected to testify. here is more on what we can expect >> reporter: in just hours, opening statements set to begin in the trial steps from where convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein died. >> i think epstein's death makes the only opportunity to hold them accountable >> reporter: maxwell

. >>> next with a developing story in oakland. police are looking for a car burglar who shot and killed a man after 2:30 this afternoon. this is on grand avenue. the victim was trying to stop a car burglary when the suspect shot him and ran away. the victim was taken to a hospital but died shortly after. police are look at what led up to that shooting. earlier today, oakland police said it was enlisting additional officers to look at the increase of violent crime. this includs teams that are highly skilled in de-escalating situations. >>> new information on kevin nishita going. he us killed protecting a news crew. here's video taken by his colleagues. he died at the hospital. officers followed his body from oakland to the alameda county corners office. dozens of officers were waiting to give his coffin a salute. now, $32,000. hery r retired in 2018. >>> looking at the car, that police think the suspect drove away in. it's a 2004-2008 acura dl. $32,000 reward in this case. we're going to share updates on-air and on our website. >>>

now, to a developing story in oakland. police say the search is on tonight for a car burglar who shot and killed a man in oakland today. it started just after 3:30 this afternoon. this was on grand avenue right near lake merit. police say the victim was trying to stop a car burglary when the suspect shot him and ran away. victim was taken to a hospital, but he died shortly after. police are still looking into what led to that shooting. earlier today, oakland police said it's enlisting additional officers to address the increase in violent crime. this includes tactical teams, who are highly skilled in deescalating dangerous situations. >>> another top story tonight. the new omicron variant continues to spread. several countries reporting confirmed cases today, including our neighbor to the north, canada. so far, there have been no reported cases in the united states. california health leaders say they are closely monitoring that new variant. and they are urging people to get vaccinated and get their booster doses. the biden

a couple of 50s in areas along oakland. 24-hour temperature change. we do have high pressure. that's what's going to bring the hazy and moderate air quality conditions today. so keep that in mind if you're going to be out and about. sunny skies, it's going to be absolutely stunning. and also warmer than yesterday. so we're going to be in the 60s right around 12:00. but there is a possibility that we could be climbing into the upper 70s, maybe even hitting a couple of low 80s in some of the interior valleys based on how this high pressure is dominating the forecast. i'll have a closer look at your seven-day forecast and more coming up. >>> we begin with a story we brought to you as breaking news at the end of our newscast yesterday morning. the bay area law enforcement community is in mourning remembering former police officer kevin nishita. he died protecting others. nishita was working wednesday as a security guard for a local tv news crew when he was shot in an attempted robbery. he died yesterday morning. before working in private security, nishita was a decorated police of

we've got high pressure in the area, 73 degrees for san jose, 71 in hayward. 70 for oakland, and upper 60s in through the city, and also up through santa rosa. >>> straight ahead, the highs and lows of the week including a >>> straight ahead -- the highs and lows of the week, with the check-in on the strangers who quickly became family.t chain a thanksgiving dinner. they were together again for this year's feast. >>> and the emotional return of the long-time voice of college basketball. it's the legendary dick vitale who takes his courtside seat after a recent cancer diagnosis. >>> do the commercial holidays still hold sway over shotters and how has the pandemic affected them? >> black friday isn't going away. even as people do more shopping online, and even as the discounts are spread out, black friday is still this really unique day. >>> it's all coming up on "sunday today". it's time for the ultimate sleep number event on the sleep number 360 smart bed. what if i sleep hot? or cold? no problem, the sleep number 360 smart bed is temperature balancing so you both sleep just right. and

upper 60s to near 70 in oakland. no matter where in the bay area, we are talking upper 60s to low 70s. we have the vikings versus 49ers, the game with playoff implications coming up. temperatures in the 70s. mid 60s towards 5:00 with mostly sunny skies. over the next couple of days we will have to watch more of the fog setting up inland from the central valley. light offshore breeze, may bring more into the east bay valley. clearly there's no rain here. you have fog, you have air quality issues, had is the likely source, high pressure kind of centered right over northern california in the bay area. it will trend a little stronger towards thursday. then we are hopeful it will back off just far enough to allow for a chance of seeing some rain or showers move down into northern california. so for now the best chance we may begin to see, any rain chances in the extended forecast, you might have to wait until about next monday. but stay tuned on this. some recent model runs have pushed more of this inland, which could inv

right now, oakland p.d. is releasing the names or descriptions of suspects but are relys a photo of a white vehicle believed to be involved in the attempted robbery. >> especially in oakland, i want to send ply condolences out to all those who lost loved ones. >> reporter: the latest act of violence is hitting communities hard. a retired officer, husband, father, and grandfather is now gone. >> it's just another blow to our not just sense of security but, you know, to the efforts that we have under way in order to improve safety for oaklanders and those who visit the time. >> reporter: the focus now for community activists and oakland business owner derek johnson, as well as local lawmakers like council member taylor, is working to reach those most at risk of getting into a life of crime before they do, as well as addressing the needs of the community to deter crime. >> it's about getting in the community and knocking on doors and really talking to the individuals, the families, the community leaders, you kn

he was shot in oakland on wednesday while protecting a tv news crew during a robbery. >> a familiar face for reporters and photographers across the bay area. he became a security guard after retiring from colma p.d. now a new lead on the inve

right now, oakland pd is not releasing names or descriptions of suspects but are releasing this photo of a white vehicle believed to be involved in the attempted robbery. >> specifically here in oakland i just want to send condolences out to all those that lost loved ones to senseless violence. >> it is hitting several communities hard. a retired officer, husband, father, grandfather is now gone. >> it is another blow to not just sense of security but to the efforts that we have under way to improve safety for oaklanders. >> the focus is for community activists and oakland business owner derek johnson and council member lauren taylor trying to reach those most at risk getting into a life of crime before they do. >> it is about getting in the community, knocking on doors, talking to the individuals, the families, the community leaders. law enforcement can't do this on their own. this is a bigger issue and it will take a collaboration. >> reward for information on the case continues to grow and is now at $30,000. cierra johnson, nbc bay area news. >> we got statements from agencies wher

upper 60s around oakland, upper 60s around the north bay. we'll fast forward to the sunday forecast and watch the temperatures right there from palo alto into santa cruz and morgan hill. the range should be 70 to 75 degrees. perfect for football weather out of levi stadium. the game should start off, the temperatures in the 70s. and then mid 60s toward the end of the game. the other side of the coin, really the lack of rainfall as we move from november into december. typically we should see storms arriving every two to three days. but high pressure around, we'll see clouds at times. but for now it looks like the storm track is to the north. this forecast as you can see, take us through next weekend as well. if you like the weather pattern, you will like the weekend into next weekend, too. san francisco seeing highs in the mid to upper 60s and sunday, partly sunny of sun to go around. especially at levi stadium, maybe even a little warm there with the temperatures in the mid 70s. >> and some main maybe by the end of next week? >> yes, maybe a

you grew up in oakland on aloni land. i don't really know and i'd love to know what is the essence of native american food? >> oh, it's definitely the culture and where the food comes from and how it's harvest, and how it is made and brought on to a plate. >> tell me a bit about the menu. what kind of ingredients do you use? give us a flavor of what we get if we went to your restaurant? >> oh, you'll definitely get blue corn and definitely get a smoked cedar sweet potato on a tostada and we specialize in blue corn bison meatballs and hand harvest wild rice cakes. >> bison meatballs that sounds so delicious, i got to say. where does the passion for your food come from? >> oh it definitely comes from my grandmother and my tribe which i'm kikapoo from oklahoma. and it's something i have seen missing especially here in the bay area. it's something vital to our community and so beautiful. i love presenting native american foods just on a plate and letting people taste different culture of the foods and different tribes. >> and

. >> businesses say the recent rash of thefts in walnut creek and oakland. san jose and san francisco left them no other choice. >> we're just limiting how many people are allowed to be in the store at once. >> police officers are also doing their part. to help get the stores and shoppers back on their feet. they increase ds their presence significantly. and collaborating with private security companies hired by stores. >> if you walk arnds and see an officer on every corner. >> san francisco police chief says there's been no trouble since thanksgiving. and he's hoping the focussed police presence helps it stay that way. >> we'll have it for the fore seebable future and regroup. >> some shoppers say they feel safe now. but when it gets dark they'll think twice. regardless of police presence. >> you never know what can happen. you can get shot or brutalized. >> a somber day for the families. six months ago today a rail employee shot and killed nine coworkers. the agency hosted a day of remembrance today. a second ser moeny just now wrapping up. lighting a can

upper 60s from san francisco to oakland. we head towards sunday, a very similar forecast. a few areas around the south bay probably trending warmer. which is perfect if you are lucky enough to watch the 49ers take on the vikings. kick off temperature in the low 70s. cooling into the mid-60s. towards the end of the game. the bigger picture the reason why the 7-day forecast looks dry, is high pressure is diverting all of the rain and atmospheric river rain well off to the north. all the way through december 6. or 7. look at the rainfall projection moving out in time, all the way through the next seven days plus seven to ten day out look. looks dry. on the flip side it's a picture perfect weekend. for out door plans. san francisco looking mild. numbers in the upper 60s. patchy fog. you see it the december begins on a dry note. and we're hopeful that a second week of december that high will start to move out of the way. and get the rain and snow going. in the sierra. right now seven to ten days looking dry. >> one of the games i always imagine people in the rest of the country

we have some upper 50s in oakland as well as much of the north bay. we will see the temperatures only going up a few more degrees from here as we are headed for the mid 60s in napa today. you will see that it will get slightly warm entire the next few days while palo alto heads for 66 degrees. 63 in antioch this afternoon. as we go through the forecast, we have so much going on this weekend and hopefully, you'll be able to enjoy some of the things going on around the bay area, including christmas in the park. you can enjoy all the holiday tree displays as well as going ice skating there at the circle of palms across the street. so our temperatures will be in the low 60s at the tree lighting and then we go down into the mid 50s, grab a hot chocolate and all the layers. if you're out there a long period of time, it starts to feel a lot colder. there will be the lighting of the town in half moon bay and our temperatures going from the low 60s while it is still bright outside, to when it is time to light everything up, it will drop to the mid 50s and the

i'm noticing more stop and go into the stretch of oakland. 880, pretty normal. look at the toll plaza. still, metering lights on. and it's 6:19. looking good out there. >> ten whole cars. >>> next up on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> it's such a deal, and you love it until you don't. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds with the rules for returns next. ♪♪ >>> we wanted snow you this fun video marcus washington dancing with janelle wang with the caption how i plan to dance while cooking on thanksgiving day. you can catch more on instagram. we'll be right back. ♪ 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 ♪ >>> if you're taking advantage of an item on black friday, you may look at it virtually and decide you don't like it. you might want to return it. >> we asked what are the rules for returns. >> every year we return billions upon billions upon billions. it doesn't work or it doesn't fit. some have stopped

a reward growing for the shooting in oakland. the $25,000 reward is for information if you can help catch the person who shot a security guard. the security guard, former police officer, was protecting a kron 4 news crew in front of the prime 56 clothing store. that's the one that got robbed. the reporter was interviewing the owner of that store when more thieves tried to steal the equipment and camera. police say he's in stable condition. the reporter was not hurt. >>> people are starting to fly home. more than 2.3 million travelers passed through the nation aisle -- that's more than before nafg 2019 before the pandemic. the next busy day is expected to be saturday and sunday. >>> speaking of saturday and sunday, what can we expect? >> you did say yesterday might be a copy and paste. yesterday was a gorgeous way to spend our thanksgiving. i think people will be heading out shopping. headed for the mid-60s by this afternoon. make sure you have sunglasses and a warm jacket. later on this evening, a coat for half moon bay. they're

in oakland, there was a food giveaway for a homeless encampment, and the good deed did not go unnoticed by vice president harris. >> i'm so proud of you. i'm sending all the best wishes for a wonderful thanksgiving for all of you. please take care of yourself, and thank you for taking care of your neighbor. >> that was the vice president herself on the phone of derrick johnson, the owner of chicken and waffles. he's a longtime friend of the vice president. he teamed up with a christian nonprofit organization to hand out 400 meals. >> that's great. >>> dwayne "the rock" johnson gave a tour. he pulled up alongside the bus and said hello. the rock recently gifted one of his fans a new custom truck after a special screening of his new netflix film. he was touched by oscar. he's a navy veteran, works as a personal trainer and works at domestic violence shelters. >> that's beautiful. >> it is. >>> well, we continue to follow breaking news at san jose. fire crews are on the scene at southbound 80. look at that. we'll have an update ahead in the next hour. >>> on this black friday, i know a lot

. >> reporter: even mom and pop shops falling victim in nearby oakland. >> this is really going to set us back. >> reporter: a similar scene in chicago. more than a dozen storming a store, leaving behind frightened customers to snag merchandise. three incidents this week. >> i have no empathy, no sympathy for these kind of criminal gangs and elements. >>> organized retail theft costing businesses and consumers big. one trade group estimating nearly $69 billion worth of products were stolen in 2019. >> the sheer volume of it is something that's really unprecedented. >> reporter: district vern pierson among the growing voices criticizing a 2014 move to downgrade thefts under $950 from a felony to a misdemeanor in california. >> if you convinced enough people that there will be no consequences for their actions, this is what happens. >> reporter: in san francisco, nine face felony charges and at least three in l.a. arrested. still shoppers on edge as brazen crime taints the season of giving. nbc news los angeles. >> the video is just unbelievable. well, we will be right back in 60 seconds

nbc bay area news. >>> and oakland gives to those in need. the home of chicken and waffles gave out 1500 meals and the good deed did not go unnoticed. vice president kamala harris called. >> every day, hopefully every day, to remember how much we have and how much we have to give even when we have almost nothing. you guys are doing that, and i'm so proud of you. i'm sending all the best wishes for a wonderful thanksgiving to all of you. and please just take care of yourselves and thank you for taking care of your neighbor, right? it's about loving thy neighbor. >> yes, amen. >> aww, the appreciation there. the owner calling the owner of chicken and waffles. >>> the salvation army volunteers delivered meals to seniors stuck at home today. about 4,000 seniors in total were able to get a hot meal this holiday. >>> thanksgiving is all about football. we saw the raiders win today. we saw balboa high school win to lincoln high. and in the south bay, san francisco state played at home on thanksgiving for the first time since the 1940s against an old

crime in oakland hitting us at nbc bay area. this is close to home. a private security guard working with another station's news crew was shot during an attempted robbery in oakland. police say that he is in stable condition. there's a $17,000 reward for information about person or persons who shot that guard to be captured. now, the shooting happened at 14th and webster. this is in front of prime 356. a crime reporter and a guard, they were there to interview the store's owners about the smash and grab you see involving some 30 people rushing into the store. it was all caught on surveillance camera. the owners came back to the store for food give away. this is when the thieves started shooting. >> roll up, say get down, he started shooting at everybody. for no reason, the dude didn't take the camera. it was senseless. you know what i'm saying, senseless attempt on multiple people lives. >> the oakland police department, they are asking for the public's help. this isn't the first time a security guard protecting a tv crew has been shot or even shot at

oakland in the mid-60s and upper 60s for saturday. santa rosa also milder. vianey, you have been watching the breaking news, has it cleared on the peninsula now? >> we're seeing some hopefully confirmation from chp in a little bit. i did notice on my speed sensors, northbound 101 near the stretch in belmont where the fatal crash involving four vehicles caused a hard closure and a sig alert. it does show open. we are waiting to see the official chp report. it does look like movement through the area. westbound 580 from grant line road to 680, only 17 minutes. a quick reminder, if you're traveling to l.a., check the grape line, and it's always a mess. you don't want to get caught in that this afternoon. send it back to you. >> good warnings. thanks. >>> it's 5:41. coming up, santa is returning to malls across the country. we'll tell you about the steps he's taking to keep kids safe. >>> a nearly all white jury convicts three white men in the death of ahmaud arbery, and the mother of ahmaud, she's speaking out. s emotional response ahead for you. small business

police catch the person or persons who shot a private security guard in oakland. the shooting happened here at 14th and webster in front of prime 356. a crime reporter and guard were there to interview the store owners about a smash and grab involving some 30 people monday night that was captured on a surveillance camera. the owners came back to the store for a food give away when thieves arrived with guns blazing. >> somebody rolled up, said get down, he just started shooting at everybody. >> the security guard was hit by gunfire. >> he got shot for no reason. the dude didn't even take the camera. it was senseless. senseless attempt on multiple people's lives. >> reporter: the oakland's police department is asking for the public's help. >> we are asking if you were in the area, have a business or live nearby, check the surveillance footage, you may have captured the crime before, during or after it occurred. >> reporter: it is not the first time a tv crew has been shot the at oakland. it's part of the reason crews travel with guards now. in fact, one of our own n

new details about the attempted robbery of a tv news crew, and the way oakland leaders plan to address the city's violence. >>> a rise in crime has many shoppers on edge ahead of black friday. the key things to look out for before you swipe your credit card. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning, it is 4:30. thank you so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper in for laura garcia today. >> and i'm marcus washington. we want to say happy thanksgiving to you all. thank you so much for making us

oakland is reaching a boiling point. a lot of people in various neighborhoods feel unsafe. >> nbc bay area's cheryl hurd shows us how the city is now responding. >> reporter: tonight, there's a 17,500 dollar reward for information that can help oakland police catch the person or persons who shot a private security guard in oakland. the shooting happened here at 14th and webster in front of prime 356. a reporter and guard were there to interview the store owners about a smash and grab involving some 30 people monday night that was captured on a surveillance camera. the owners came back to the store today for a food giveaway, when thieves arrived with guns blazing. >> somebody rolled up. said get down, he just started shooting at everybody. >> reporter: the security guard was hit by gunfire. >> he got shot for no reason. the dude didn't even take the camera. he told me it was -- it was senseless. you know what i am saying? senseless attempt on multiple people's lives. >> reporter: tonight, the oakland police department is

busy at sfo and oakland. you see the lines here at oakland international, everyone trying to get home for the holidays, babe a beach destination. let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. you are smiling, because it's looking good to fly and travel. >> really good. the map is cooperating with wherever you're going or picking somebody up tonight. you can see on the current map we have a few showers over the midwest down to texas. but as of right now, we only have 30 minute delays over newark, just from some ground volume. we have a lot of those planes going into newark. otherwise, looking really good. >> that's today and tonight. a lot of us getting out of town. >> i do see the weather beginning to redevelop, so we'll watch out for thunderstorms in houston that could bring us some big delays. also in los angeles, some high wind also could stack up delays even on a small hopper flight. rain in seattle, moderate theys, also in louisville, bay area. looks good. >> so we're looking okay. what about the

it includes oakland pd as well. officers, including rookie cops are leaving the struggling police department for other departments across the bay area. in fact, the staffing is so low, it's putting millions in tax funding in jeopardy and couldn't come at a worse time. melissa colorado with the plan to try to fix it. >> we appreciate their sacrifice and service so much. >> reporter: on the day before thanksgiving, oakland mayor libby schaaf is thankful for the hundreds of police officers who are still showing up for work, in light of a violent week that included organized retail thefts, carjackings and two cases of suspects shooting at officers. >> they're leaving in numbers we've never seen before. >> reporter: officers were so inundated with 911 calls this weekend that the union says police had to call in off-duty officers for backup. >> we were entirely overwhelmed with the staff that we had, even by bringing in those officers, it didn't fully stem the tide of violence. >> reporter: this morning union president ba

a private security guard shot during an attempted robbery in oakland. can you see our nbc chopper is overhead. the security guard assigned to a local tv news crew, this is now something standard procedure for all bay area tv stations. nowadays we usually have armed security guards travel with our crews. today a guard was shot in the noon hour near 14th and webster in oakland a few blocks from lake merritt. this is a story that hits home for us, like our reporters on the street like cheryl hurd. what do we know? >> reporter: this story is too close to home, especially when myself, my photographer and a security guard were at that same location yesterday about 5:00. usually we don't cover stories affecting ourselves but this one we can't ignore. the shooting happened today about 12:30 at 14th and webster at the prime store. the security guard was there with the camera crew. that store was hit by about 30 people late monday night. you see the dramatic video. they rushed in, grabbing everything that they could. the news crew today was covering that same exa

outside oakland city hall in broad daylight. a reward of up to 7500 dollars is offered for any information leading to an arrest. >> another top story, verdicts in georgia, heard across the country and here in the bay area too. three men convicted of felony murder fo -- for killing ahmaud arbery. >> the men shot arbery last year when he was jogging through the neighborhood. a lot of people were holding their breath. >> the murder of arbery led to widespread protests and reaction to the verdict was quick from the courthouse in georgia. >> i exhaled for sure. >> and among those watching from further away, the verdicts were a reason to exhale. >> there's a lot of work to do. right. but, the punch in the gut that it would have been had any of them walked free. i'm glad that they were found guilty. >> the three men were originally set free after arbery was shot and then video footage hit the internet. >> technology is important. because again, you have, you cannot believe your lying eyes. >> the latest video to be used to document a c

we'll see some low 60s today in oakland. a high of 62 in vallejo. pleasanton, 64 and 62 in san mateo. palo alto, 63 degrees. also 63 in the mission district and north bay highways in the mid-60s as well. a lot of sunshine for today as well as tomorrow. you might want to get up early in the morning and head out for your silicon valley turkey trot and do your virtual run in your neighborhood. anywhere in the south bay we're starting out with temperatures in the low 40s. if you're going out early in the morning, it's going to be very cool. jacket weather. but then the rest of the day, around the thanksgiving dinnertime, it will be in the low 60s for tomorrow afternoon. looking at what's happening across the region, it is all dry, and we've seen some of those showers moving up around denver and some of the states across the great plains. but for here we're just seeing scattered showers up around seattle and we'll continue to develop. but not expecting a big storm there. but all of this wet weather heading to the north of us and then on around. we're mis

in oakland, a band of thieves hit a mom and pop store overnight. the prime 356 clothing store where at least 30 people rushed in and cleared them out of their inventory. >> good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. wu just got first time jobless claims showing an amazing decrease. great news. 199,000 first-time claims. that's the lowest since 1969. data point after data point show us the economy is not just getting better but a lot better. inflation still a huge issue, but remember, the solution to that is higher interest rates, and they're coming. why? because the economy is getting better. and better. >> let's check the forecast right now with meteorologist kari hall. good start to our day? >> yes, a good start. it's all clear. we don't have fog but it's also chilly. as we look outside in walnut creek, you're stepping out the door in many spates to upper 40s, even some upper 30s right now in morgan hill. so after this chilly start, we will have a mild day reaching into the mid-60s later this afternoon. it will feel nice with all that sunshine. we