reporter: while much of the world is focused on rising sea levels due to climate change, we found uc berkeley team of environmental scientists who have been studying rising water in the ground beneath our feet. >> what we think of is a dry cross land, it's not so dry anymore. >> it's coming up through the grounds so we can't see it but we need to be checking what's going on under the hood. >> reporter: dr. hill and her team studied data from wells that the state uses to monitor water quality. they match those numbers to ground elevations at each well. the team mapped the entire bay area, red highlights where ground water isless than 40 inches below the surface. black shows where the water is at the surface. >> underground water with an underground contaminant on it getting into pipes and coming into buildings that could be happening during the wet seasons now. not 2050 or 2100. >> it's a risk now. >> yes. >> people can be exposed to this in a way that impacts their health and causes a miscarriage or cancer case. >> it's underground and it's affecting the water under us. >> reporter: karen pag

with the emergency, we need a comprehensive approach. >> grad of merrick college and uc berkeley. election is next november, current mayor libby schaaf is termed out. sheng thao and loren taylor and derrick sao, a homeless advocate. >>> stepped down last year after accused of sexually assaulting women. served a search warrant, took some things, won't tell us what. six people accused foppoli of sexual assault. he's denied all allegations. >>> crew member from the deadly movie set shooting taking alec baldwin to court, blaming the actor for what happened that day. >>> dealing with climate in crisis, peninsula city's plan to deal with rising sea levels. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, i'll get hi honey! hi mommy! oh i missed you! you just want to video call the kids. ok. hush little baby...don't say a word... but if slow upload speeds turns your goodnight call into an accidental horror movie... can you hear me? shut it down. just remember. you're not a bad mom. you just need better internet. at&t fiber delivers faster upload speeds for more

uc berkeley police have not speculated about the motives. a university employee who spoke with me off camera said one of the vehicles is a university van parked here. investigators have not released any information on who might be responsible for the two incidents. in berkeley, nbc bay area news. >>> a bizarre attack in san shot her in the eye with a paint ball. it happened in the sunset district last week. zoe and her boyfriend were wait fog a ride on the corner of sunset and noriega after working at outside lands. that's when a car drove by and someone shot a paint ball at them. you see the photos of her injuries. she was hit three time. once in the eye. her boyfriend hit six times. >> it hurt very badly. i finally got to see night mirror and i calmed down a little bit. we were going to the hospital. >> pretty traumatizing. the investigators say the attack was unprovoked. >> new at 11:00, a reversal for san francisco in the case of an unarmed man shot as he ran from police. the city has agreed to pay 2.5 million to settle the deadly shooti

with the emergency, we need a comprehensive approach. >> grad of merrick college and uc berkeley. election is next november, current mayor libby schaaf is termed out. sheng thao and loren taylor and derrick sao, a homeless advocate. >>> stepped down last year after accused of sexually assaulting women. served a search warrant, took some things, won't tell us what. six people accused foppoli of sexual assault. he's denied all allegations. >>> crew member from the deadly movie set shooting taking alec baldwin to court, blaming the actor for what happened that day. >>> dealing with climate in crisis, peninsula city's plan to deal with rising sea levels. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, i'll get you ready for veterans day activities and show you where the rainfall is heading in about six minutes. >>> one, zero, ignition. lift-off. >> lift-off indeed, reached a global milestone. this evening four spacex astronauts launched into orbit from cape canaveral, 600 in in 60 years. doctor from north carolina and german astronaut. spending six months at international space station. >>>

we'll talk about the next storm system coming in coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> berkeley police this morning are talking about an unusual arrest. one they say involved a prowler wearing no clothes. this happened early monday morning in the neighborhood on wallace street near san pablo avenue and ashby avenue. police say that they were responding to a call about someone peering into the bedroom of a teenage girl. once they investigated a woman at the home next door started screaming. they say they ran over there and that is where the woman was saying a naked man was in her bedroom. officers ran over there and say they found the man hiding in a bath tub wearing only a shirt. he is now facing multiple criminal charges. >>> new developments in the ahmaud aubrey murder trial in georgia. a jury has been seated but critics say the panel includes just one person of color. prosecutors have already alleged racial discrimination in the jury selection but the judge last night rejected the argument. three white men are accused of the shooting. investigators say that aubrey was chased

cal tech's coach blames it on poor communication from the city of berkeley suggesting players tested positive one day after testing positive. the team, they are just ignoing proper covid measures. postponing that game, probably the best decision. >> right now we need to find out are these players symptomatic in which case they can transmit the infection and the appropriate thing to do is to cancel this game. so i think we need a little more information from what's happening. >> just about all of its players are fully vaccinated. that game rescheduled with usc is now going to take place december 4th. >>> happening now, the so lano county fairgrounds have opened the mass vaccination site for younger children. that site officially reopened last month, wednesday through saturdays. also today, santa clara county begins covid vaccinations at school campuses. it's also taking place sunday. now just in, the white house saying about 900,000 children between ages of 5 and 11 got their first covid vaccine within the first week. another 700,000 have appointments for their first dose. >>> followi

the axe is headed back to berkeley for the second time in three years. check out the postgame celebration by the golden bears inside their locker room. they hammered stanford in the 124th big game at stanford stadium. after dealing with covid outbreaks for the past 2 1/2 weeks, they did this. trayvon clark for the longest play in big game history. an 84-yard touchdown. cal dominated with a record 646 total yards of offense, including 352 yards rushing. cal wins the big game in a blowout, 41-11. the axe returns to berkeley for the first time since 2019 and for just the second time in the last 12 years. >> any win you get, especially against stanford is extremely gratifying. just overall, the team played tremendous. really proud of everyone in this locker room. i think we just have to build off that going forward. but it's great to get this win at stanford and definitely compare it to 2019 a little bit. >>> hey, george. how you doing? the niners hitting the road for jacksonville. now, after a huge emotional win on "monday night football," the 49ers might h

he was found injured at the berkeley tennis club. experts think he got into a fight with another falcon. he pulled through and now he is a free bird. >> i thought you said he was playing tennis when he got zwrired. >> exactly. a bad lob. >> bye-bye. [ cheers and applause ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy ll

he was found injured at the berkeley tennis club. experts think he got into a fight with another falcon. he pulled through and now he is a free bird. >> i thought you said he was playing tennis when he got zwrired. >> exactly. a bad lob. >> bye-bye. >>> tonight, the surprise turn in the trial for the killing of ahmaud arbery the defendant testifying in his own defense. travis mcmichael accused of firing the fatal shotgun blast taking the stand one of three white men accused of chasing down and murdering arbery in georgia. the moment mcmichael appeared to tear up telling the jury it was a life or death situation. >>> also, day two of deliberations in the kyle rittenhouse trial. the question the jury asked about videos in the case and the defense motion for a mistrial the evidence they say prosecutors withheld. >>> big news from moderna on booster shots for all adults >>> the thanksgiving rush more than 53 million expected to travel long lines at the airport. gas prices at a seven-year high. the president calling for an investigationak

that is presenting more slowing near berkeley. we have the metering lights on and a slow drive in san francisco. it is in patches through the tri-valley. >> forget having to buy a ticket to get that buttery movie theater popcorn. coming up next, you'll be able to get the same snack, just watching in your living room. a new marketing push. >> and more good news, really good jobs numbers, the economy is really improving. >> look, the quick edly good news this morning, we finally know the two women set to defy draifty in the upcoming "wick ed" movie. >> you're under studies. someone a tony winner, another other an oscar nomination. >> we're getting coaching from laura and kari coming up later. . we're going to talk about that and more coming up here later on "today in the bay." when it comes to flooring, i'm hard to please. so, i go to floor & decor where i find every imaginable tile, wood, laminate or stone without compromising my design. cause one aisle doesn't cut it. i need an entire store. explore floor & decor in person or onli

drew min, a junior at uc berkeley, and dennis casey wu. thanks for your time tonight. drew, why do this? do you want just that apology on the record or something beyond that? >> raj, thank you for having the both of us here. i think it's -- this is important because -- so one of the things that i would like to see from this is, of course, and i explained this before to others is this is a symbolic first step. a strong foundation for a future of further understanding of the past. so if you -- if you ask any -- i speak as an api myself, but the pride is such an important part of being an api that this symbolic apology will do so many things in breaking the boundaries of trust between different communities. we hope this will propel local governments to do more for their api communities. >> we're all in the same boat here. members of the api community, and all educated here in the bay area. dennis, let's bring you in here. how personal is this to you and to your family? >> well, you know, because my dad has told me stories of when he came to the u.s. in like the 1950s how

we visited with mary in 2017 at her berkeley restaurant. the unofficial headquarters for the raider nation, she worked for years to keep the team in oakland. she was known for sharing the restaurant food with people in need and launching an an you'll toy drive. her death comes sadly just a few months after her sister dorothy king also died. >>> okay, what time is it going to be tonight? your bedtime may impact your risk for heart disease. that is what researchers in the uk suggest after studying sleep habits of more than 88,000 people. people who went to bed between 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. had a lower risk of developing heart disease. the risk was higher for people who slept at midnight or later so still got about 40 minutes to get to bed here. researchers say the late nights disrupt your body's natural clock. those findings were more noticeable in women, though it's unclear why. >> does not bode well for me. >>> for the first time ever, facebook released data showing how often people see bullying or harassing posts on its apps. according to i

so again, today this applies for alameda, contra costa, along with berkeley. again, masks are optional in gyms with less than 100 people. we've seen a few people still wearing their masks this morning but most seem to be -- seem to have taken them off. management hopes this new rule sticks and helps businesses get back to where they were precovid. >> we've been stuck in between trying to figure out how to please both sides. it's a 50/50 with our membership. half want to wear a mask. half of them don't. and this new sort of mandate that's come down letting people decide if they want to wear masks or not really help us. >> it's a challenge wearing a mask and trying to breathe when you're exerting yourself. no doubt. it feels good. it feels good. it feels like we're one step closer to normalish. so it's -- it gives me hope about the future here. >> reporter: starting in just under an hour at noon today, marin county, north of us, will lift most indoor mask mandates. this will be a step ahead of places like contra costa, alameda, birkly. masks will be recommended

. >>> berkeley is taking clinics to the children. elementary once of the first to host for young kids only open today, hundreds lined up to get the shot. >> extremely relieved last person in our household is able to be vaccinated. waiting for that day for a why. glad it's here. >> more one-day clinics are on the way. parents are scrambling to get appointments at county and school clinics. pharmacies also offering vaccines for young children. walgreens and raitt aide, and cvs taking appointments for tomorrow. so much to keep track of. we're doing it for you. our twitter page is great resource. @nbcbayarea. >>> to our series making it in the bay. san jose is moving closer to a major new affordable housing development, first major moving forward in the google planned downtown village. mcavoy near dupont off bird avenue. marianne favro, this is going to transform this part. >> it sure is. 689 apartments, 375 affordable housing units. also calls for demolition of more than 64,000 square feet of existing industrial buildings on mcavoy to b

that's what a new study at the lawrence-berkeley national lab shows. the snow in the mountains will be replaced by rain. we have already seen a change in recent decades as the snow season has been shortened by about a month. at the same time, snow levels have moved up by 1,200 feet. no snow pack means california would be without spring and summer melt-off that fills rivers and streams. the state relies heavily on that for its water supply. jeff has been talking about this for a while now in our extensive coverage. >> yeah. and that really goes along with some new research we're seeing that we would get overall fewer storms. but when we do have those storms happening, they'd be those stronger atmospheric rivers that tend to be warmer. so hence, less snow pack. but the good news we want to remind you is new research came out this year and said if we all do our part, we contribute to lower our carbon footprint, we can mitigate and keep things from like -- like that from happening in the future. you can head to nbcbayarea.com and and click on your climate

yeah, berkeley is not involved, but there's no issues with slowing. at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have seen fog registering in parts of the north bay, petaluma and fairfield for i-80, but not a major concern for drivers. there's an easier build. there you go, right on time. a little bit of slowing from northbound 101 to oakland road off of 680. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> the impact from california wildfires are being felt far and wide, and next here on "today in the bay," how one industry is being forced to adapt due to so much smoke. >>> and then the president going right to the ports, and then meanwhile, accusations of campaign violations for the past president. >>> and then mlb executive of the year. he had been with the orange and black for many years and helped to guide them. >>> good wednesday morning. right now at 5:43, as you are heading out in the south bay, it's a cloudy start and may even be misting at times. right now it's 63 degrees, so it's a milder start. we will slowly see the temperatures heading up today, but a lot of sunsh

christina hill, a uc berkeley professor studies water moving in urban areas. >> it's coming up through the ground, so we can't see it, but we need to be checking what's going on under the hood. >> reporter: dr. hill and her team studied data from wells that the state uses to monitor water quality. they matched those numbers to ground elevation at each well. the team mapped the entire bay area, red highlights where ground water is less than 40 inches below the surface. black shows where the water is already at the surface. >> underground water with an underground contaminant on it getting into pipes and coming into buildings, that could be happening during the wet seasons now. not 2050, 2100. >> now? >> now. >> it's a risk now? >> yep. >> people could be exposed to this in a way that impacts their health, causes a miscarriage, causes a cancer case. >> it's underground, and it's affecting the water under under the. >> reporter: sherry padgett lives next door to a toxic site. she developed two cancers work crews tried to dig up that site digging into the soil. >> do you worry this has imp

. >>> now that children can get vaccinated berkeley is opening up clinics in places where the children go. malcolm x. elementary school, one of the first schools in the east bay to host a vaccination clinic. it was only open for one day so hundreds of children and their parents lined up for the shot. >> i'm extremely relieved the last person in our household is able to be vaccinated. >> berkeley will also open up one-day clinics at rosa parks elementary and sylvia mÉndez elementary schools and that's going to happen later this month. >>> a u.s. appeals court has frozen president biden's vaccine mandate for companies with more than 100 employees. not complying would have meant companies could face thousands of dollars in fines per violation. republican led states filed legal challenges against that rule. that led to a freeze. the legal battle is expected to continue over the next couple of months. we're keeping track of all of it. keeping track of the led lines, too. just head to nbcbayarea.com/coronavirus. >>> we're following developing news out of hoougsen which is reeling from a con

christina hill, a uc berkeley professor, studies water movement in urban areas. >> coming up through the ground so we can't see it. but we need to be checking what's going on under the hood. >> reporter: dr. hill and her team studied data from wells that the state uses to monitor water quality. they matched those numbers to ground elevation at each well. the team mapped the entire bay area. red highlights where groundwater is less than 40 inches below the surface. black shows where the water is already at the surface. >> underground water with an underground contaminant on it getting into pipes and coming into buildings -- that could be happening during the wet season now. not 2050, 2100. >> now? >> now. >> it's a risk now? >> yep. people could be exposed to this in a way that impacts their health, causes a miscarriage. causes a cancer case. >> it's underground and it's affecting the water under us. >> reporter: sherry lives next door to a toxic site in richmond. she says she developed two cancers the same year work crews began trying to clean up that site. digging into the soil next

. >>> now 88% of all eligible people in berkeley are now fully vaccinated. >>> a live look at sfo, and away we go apparently. happening today, the thanksgiving travel period begins. of course you still have plenty of time to make it to your thanksgiving dinner, and aaa is predicting travel will be back up. >>> here's a live look at the newly named palisades tahoe ski resort. they are now delaying their opening. you see a little snow but not enough. they were hoping to open the slopes next wednesday but the warm weather is not cooperating. the new hope is to open early december. other resorts delaying their opening include heavenly and northstar. yes, there was skiing on halloween, but not thanksgiving. >> but you can take a cardboard box, break it down and take it to a little snow and sit on it and slide down. if there's no snow, it will still slide down. >> i want to make sure and get video of that. >> yeah, i think it's more like hiking for the weekend. we have not seen a lot of snow here recently. you have to go really high up in elevation before you see a dusting of snow. as we go

hey, the axe is headed back to berkeley for the second time in three years. check out the post-game celebration by the golden bears. they hammered stanford in the 124th big game at stanford stadium. remember, they had to deal with the covid outbreak for the past two and a half weeks after a scoreless first, chase garbers hits trayvon clark for the longest play in big-game history. an 84-yard touchdown. cal absolutely dominated with a record 646 yards of total offense, including 352 on the ground. cal wins the big game in a blowout 41-11. the axe returns to berkeley for the first time since 2019, and for just the second time in the last dozen years. >> anyone especially against stanford is gratifying. >> hey, george, how ya doing? the 49ers on the road today in jacksonville after a huge emotional win on monday night. they have to guard against the jags. >> i don't think that people let down after something like that, but you've got to realize the emotions are bigger. your emotions can't be high every single day. that means we got to practice accordingly every

it smooths out better once you get into berkeley. the rest of the bay shows a nice drive, and we have the sunol and fremont area, a crash on 680 that could slow you down just pass 84. >>> happening now, uc schools preparing for disruptions. the group is working without a contract and accuses uc of acting in bad faith. >>> next, a quick look at the top stories including breaking news. the reason one bay area and one of the longest serving lawmakers says she's stepping down. >>> first, right now, i am also looking at "today in the bay," go to facebook and log on and see what is happening behind the scenes as we continue to be here on "today in the bay." you are watching "today in the bay." can you see my wall of smiles? when i first started using genesys technology i was kind of embarrased at all the love and attention i got from my customers. people are so moved by how much i understand about them. they start including me in their lives. that's helen and her friends. i arranged a wellness retreat for them. look at those ladies. such w

berkeley public health now saying the number of positive tests has climbed to more than 40. head coach justin wilcox is responding to reports that proper covid protocols were not followed. players admit nearly 100% vaccination may have led to a false sense of security. >> there was a lot of frustration from lack of clarity and communication to us players. >> so now there will be multiple tests during the week. there is going to be foods grab and go. workouts will be structured differently. >> cal plays stanford nine days from now. and the usc game will be december 4th. >>> all morning long we are honoring those who have served on this veterans day. it was here on nbc bay area's today in the bay about two years ago that we first told you about jake larson. >> a go fund me campaign raised thousands so he could go to normandy. now he is 98. we recently caught up with him at his home in martinez. he says it is important to remember how world war ii troops shaped american history. >> if it weren't for veterans, we'd all be speaking german right now. hitler's goal was to conquer t