noter deem beat stanford, 45-14. the cardinal end their season on a seven-game losing streak finish the year 3 and 9. cal on the way to take on your honor cla. the second quarter, chase garber calls his own number. he scores on the short touchdown run. cal grabs a 14-10 lead, but ucla would take control of the game by rattling off 32 unanswered points. the bruins beat the bears, 42-14. cal closes out its regular season next weekend against usc. a big game for the 49ers tomorrow at levi's stadium. the red and gold will host the minnesota vikings. both teams are 5 and 5, and if the season ended today they would both be in the playoffs. now, there are still seven games to go, so the winner of this one has the inside track on locking down a spot in the postseason. now, they haven't played each other since the 49ers beat the vikings in the playoffs in january of 2020. >> i know we have a different defense coordinator but a similar style and similar defense. schematically i think it is similar, and usually there's a lot of

football at stanford stadium. we'll show you what didn't happen. and the warriors -- 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 wisdom. mmm. but it's really genesys that helps me understand people and what they truly need. i'm just glad i can help. >>> the energy, the love, it's all back. everywhere the warriors play. like the kids say, they're vibing. >> it's a lot of fun. let's show you what happened at chase center. hello to klay thompson. literally on the exercise bike while he was doing an interview for espn. we hope to see him back in january. still rehabbing. a big game tonight. watch this fourth quarter. andre iguodala to gary payton ii working the alley-oop. a designed play, executed perfectly. iggy had

football at stanford stadium. we'll show you what didn't happen. >>> the energy, the love, it's all back. everywhere the warriors play. like the kids say, they're vibing. >> it's a lot of fun. let's show you what happened at chase center. hello to klay thompson. literally on the exercise bike while he was doing an interview for espn. we hope to see him back in january. still rehabbing. a big game tonight. watch this fourth quarter. andre iguodala to gary payton ii working the alley-oop. a designed play, executed perfectly. iggy had ten assists by the way off the bench. the warriors win easily. 126-85. they are now 7-1 on the season. they just beat new orleans. on the farm, stanford and utah. cover your eyes. this game is ugly. david shaw cannot be happy. utah's t.j. pledger, 96 yards. all the way to the other end zone. utah wins 52-7. ouch! stanford drops to 3-6. >>> okay. we have to end this week on a smile. we know draymond green has big a personality. apparently so does his son. >> with all the play makers we h

stanford won in 2020. will the ax what changing hands this year? highlights from the 124th big game coming up next in sports. >>> welcome back. i'm anthony flores. are you red and white or blue and gold today? the bay area divided as stanford in cal meet one of the biggest rivals. the cardinals have won 10 of the last 11 in this series. the winner claims that, the ax, and bragging rights for the next year. trayvon clark is fast and he is gone. 84 yards for the touchdown, the longest td reception in big game history. 7-0 cal. more bears in the second. on first and goal, garbers finds christopher brooks for the one-yard score and the bears lead 17-3. we'll have highlights at 11:00. >>> san francisco and their dominating performance on monday night football. who saw this coming? george killian and the niners hitting the road for jacksonville. the jags are 2-7 on the season, but this game is more about which 49ers team is going to show up. after by big emotional win, do the niners have to guard against a letdown on sunday in jacksonville? >> they're a

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 have to guard against a letdown against the 2-7 jags. >> i don't think that people let down after something like that, but you got to realize the em

stanford at 19, so she testified that some of the money her parents saved for college actually went towards the company. she then started hiring people and most importantly meeting investors. those investors who would fund the company from the very beginning all the way up until the bitter end. she was very poised and like you said, her voice did not change. it was the same tone we have gotten used to all these years. one note, this was her team talking to her, the defense team, and they took the whole hour. certainly no cross examination today. they want the jury to have a poised holmes, a holmes who smiled at the jury and made eye contact with the jury and told a positive story as they go for the weekend. we won't hear any cross exam into sometime next week. >> scott, quick question here. the jury saw her today, but the voice is the same, but the look is so different. we're accustomed to seeing holmes in the black turtleneck, stark clothing. now she has a more warm, inviting look. how do you think it played with the jury? >> reporter: it seemed to play well with the jury. a lot of people

when her father a stanford grad returned to the bay area. after serving in world war ii. >> he was given some tickets to go to the game. so my mom and i would go with him. and then later on in years later, it was just dad and i. and the score. >> they went to the big game in the 50s. 60s and 70s. they were there when lt band was on the field in 82. >> it shows -- >> she didn't even realize she had a streak going. until the 50th straight big game in the 90s. >> i wasn't really going for it. it just happened. it just one year morphed into the next. >> well, with this years big game, those years now add up to 75. consecutive games. each year there's a tailgate. one that now includes carol's grandchildren. >> this is funny. >> it has become as much a family tradition as celebrating a loved ones birthday. >> fast forward to 2020. >> even last year. with no fans allowed in the stands. she found a way to continue the streak. >> i put my foot under to say i had actually gone to the stadium. >> she loves everything about the experience. particularly

today stanford and cal will go head to head. cal's football game was postponed because of a major covid-19 outbreak of players and staff. the game is at stanford, why is that good news? the last time it was in stanford in 2019, cal won. >>> next, a quick look at the top stories we are following. the wild smash and grab robbery caught on camera that set our officers racing through the streets. the damage across union square. we'll be right back. >>> help feed local families with our nourishing neighbors program. i am marcus washington, we are live at safeway, coming up, we can tell you how you can help. >> stick around, we'll be right back. on] -great party, carlene. you must have blown your budget. -not exactly. -you have great name-brand snacks, tons of meat... and where did you get this imported cheese? -hello! grocery outlet, bargain market. -♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪ -with this holiday set to bust your wallet, your neighborhood grocery outlet is the destination for savings of 40 to 70 percent on your whole meal w

from stanford. dorsey described his trust as bone deep. >>> scott peterson has left death row in san quentin and has been moved to the san mateo county jail. he was convicted of killing his wife and unborn son connor in 2004. he transferred ahead of his re-sentencing hearing next week. the california supreme court overturned his death sentence last year, the trial judge said that the trial judge excluded potential jurors opposed to the death penalty. peterson fighting his conviction saying a juror was untruthful when she filled out her juror questionnaire. he is expected to face family and friends of his late wife lacey for the first time since his conviction. >>> crimes of opportunity are picking up during the holidays. 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 crisi

notre dame beat stanford 45-14. the cardinals end their season on a seven-game losing streak. they finish the year 3-9. cal on the road to take on ucla at the rose bowl in pasadena. the bears need to win their final two games to become bowl eligible. the second quarter jace garbers scores. cal grabs a 14-10 lead. but ucla would take control of the game by rattling off 32 unanswered points. the bruins beat the bears 42-14. cal closes out its regular season next weekend against usc. big game for the 49ers tomorrow at levi stadium. the red and gold will host the minnesota vikings. both teams are 5-5. and if the season ended today, they would both be in the playoffs. now there are still seven games to go. so the winner of this one has the inside track on locking down a spot on the post-season. they haven't played each other since the niners beat the vikings in the playoffs in january of 2020. >> i know we have a different defensive coordinator, but still very similar style, very similar defense. usually there's a lot of turnover in three years, but you go back and watch those game

. >> all rooting for stanford in the game tomorrow. >> of course. from space eventually, too. >>> a lot of reaction to the kyle rittenhouse verdict, nothing on all counts. that wisconsin jury aquits the teenager for killing two protesters during a racial justice rally last year. >> the move by minority leader kevin mccarthy that made democrats wait a long time for the vote to go their way. >>> and thousands of giant sequoias wiped out by wildfires. the new eye-opening numbers on one of the oldest things on earth. >>> the news at 5:30 starts right now. good evening. and thanks for being with us on this friday. >> not guilty on all counts. that's the decision of a dozen jurors in kenosha, wisconsin. kyle rittenhouse, the teenager who shot and killed two people and injured a third is free tonight. nbc's jay gray joins us live from kenosha with reaction to this verdict. jay? >> when the verdict was announced and finally that news made it outside the courthouse, the steps were filled with protesters, those supporting kyle rittenhouse as well as those wan

. >>> opening round of the ncaa women's soccer tournament, santa clara hosting stanford, cardinal beat the broncos earlier this season but not today, banked off the defender, into the net, first goal of the season, and this save in the 73rd minute, huge save, and the defending national champs beat stanford 1-0. next up the nation's capital to take on georgetown friday. that's sports. more news after the break. and there you have it- woah. wireless on the most reliable network nationwide. wow. -big deal! ...we get unlimited for just 30 bucks. sweet, i get that too and mine has 5g included. that's cool, but ours save us serious clam-aroonies. relax people, my wireless is crushing it. that's because you all have xfinity mobile with your internet. it's wireless so good, it keeps one upping itself. alright, here we go, miller in motion. wha — wait, wait, is that a... baby on the field?? it looks like it, craig. and the defensive linemen are playing peek-a-boo. i've never seen anything like that before. harris now appears to be burping the baby. that's a great moment right there. the ref g

gretchen daley is a professor at stanford and is leading the project to show how the software can be adapted by cities and their developers to use space efficiently and cleanly, adding environmentally-friendly aspects to projects like san jose's proposed google village. they're already seeing results. >> and having more nature in and around cities can really alleviate that, lowering high temperatures by 5 degrees fahrenheit or more, just by having trees and wetlands. >> we asked san jose's mayor how his city, which redrentsly became the largest. he cited the city's largest software company, adobe systems. >> in fact, they retrofitted their headquarters to make it the greenest major headquarters in the world. they're now doubling the size of their headquarters in downtown san jose, and their new building will be entirely electric. >> reporter: with so much planned for this building right here, the national capital project hopes that along with investing in new buildings and parking and infrastructure they help some in adapting to a new climate. >>> we're interested in wanting to know

stanford beats taylorton state university. just in case you didn't know, that is a school outside of dallas. i had to look it up. i don't know if i am provide announcing it correctly. cal was at home against ucsd, uc san diego. this was an embarrassing loss. the golden bears shocked by ucsd. final score, >>> okay. nothing has changed. the most expensive zip code in the u.s., of course, here in the bay area. 94027. yep, atherton, the most expensive zip code for the fifth-straight year. median home price, 7.5 mill. forth on the list, ross. ninth on the list los altos. bay area has 47 of the nation's 100 most expensive zip codes. i believe yours is on there. >> that's pricey. well, have a great night. we hope to see you back here tomorrow. >> bye-bye. >>> breaking news tonight. the major step toward making covid booster shots available to all adults pfizer officially asking the fda to authorize booster shots for everyone 18 and older, impacting up to 156 million americans. how soon could they go into arms? >>> and a holiday alert

gretchen daily is a professor of environmental science at stanford and leads the project to show how the software can be adopted by cities and developers. adding environmentally-friendly aspects to projects like the google village, and they're already seeing results. >> and having more nature in and around cities can really alleviate that, lowering high temperatures by five degrees fahrenheit or more, just by having trees and wetlands. >> reporter: san jose mayor liccardo says his city, the largest in america to ban the installation of gas in new buildings is adapting to the coming boom from the tech industry. he cited the city's largest software company, adobe systems. >> in fact, they retrofitted their headquarters here to make it the greenest major headquarters in the world. they're now doubling their headquarters here in downtown san jose, and their new building will be entirely electric. >> reporter: scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> if you're looking for new or different health insurance, now is the time. open enrollment for covered california is now under way. xavier becerra

stanford beats taylorton state university. just in case you didn't know, that is a school outside of dallas. i had to look it up. i don't know if i am provide announcing it correctly. cal was at home against ucsd, uc san diego. this was an embarrassing loss. the golden bears shocked by ucsd. final score, 80-67. we're back in a moment. and there you have it- woah. wireless on the most reliable network nationwide. wow. -big deal! ...we get unlimited for just 30 bucks. sweet, i get that too and mine has 5g included. that's cool, but ours save us serious clam-aroonies. relax people, my wireless is crushing it. that's because you all have xfinity mobile with your internet. it's wireless so good, it keeps one upping itself. alright, here we go, miller in motion. wha — wait, wait, is that a... baby on the field?? it looks like it, craig. and the defensive linemen are playing peek-a-boo. i've never seen anything like that before. harris now appears to be burping the baby. that's a great moment right there. the ref going to the rule

. >> also stanford childrens health beginning thursday, kaiser permanente taking appointments by then and monday even more will be available. >> we reached out to every local county, marin county tells us the large scale clinics set for saturday. but pharmacies and pediatricians could administer them sooner. same for contra costa county, and alameda, could be a couple of weeks and solano county saying that. your pediatrician, hospital or pharmacy may have a different time line. check out the vaccine faq on nbcbayarea.com or the app. faq-covid vaccine for kids. should my young kid get vaccinated, what are the possible side effects. >>> some people are taking law enforcement into their own hands. another neighborhood sick and tired of rising crime is banding together to hire its own security force. tony enclave of russian hill. terry mcsweeney is in the city. >> reporter: nbc bay area news has learned of a meeting tonight in san francisco's russian hill neighborhood. people got together to talk about hiring a private security force to protect the area. it's not first time this has happe

holmes talked about her time at stanford and how she started from humble beginnings, and she was comfortable on the stand and was allowed not to wear a mask and made eye contact with the jury. the theranos founder is accused of defrauding her investors. >>> anybody over the age of 18 can get the booster shot. that means pharmacies like cvs and walgreens are opening for all adults. experts fear the u.s. will see another covid surge during the holidays. >>> a live look at sfo on the busiest travel day for this airport since the beginning of the airport. over the next ten days, more than 50 million people expected to hit the roads and skies for thanksgiving. tonight we saw airports get busier by the hour, and some are expecting prepandemic crowds. make sure you arrive early. >> come with extra time because -- i mean, i missed my flight. >> she will see her grandparents for the first time, and it has been a good year and a half since we have seen our families. >> sfo is expecting more than 50,000 people to come through its checkpoints today and tonight. >> the san mateo board of supervisors plan

among them, holmes said she was raped at stanford which is why she said she left the college in 2019. balwani has not testified in this trial but previously called the abuse allegations untrue. >>> sources telling nbc news, pfizer is pushing to open booster shots for 16 and 17-year-olds. the drugmaker expected to ask the fda to authorize the shots later this week. right now those 18 and older are only eligible for another dose. omicron is the new variant. south africa raising the alarm. meantime, moderna ceo predicts existing ceo will be much less effective at tackling omicron, and he warned it would take months before pharmaceutical companies can manufacture a jab for the variant to scale. >>> and then the worst case scenario policies are reported every five years. >>> let's get a look at the forecast for you this morning. meteorologist, kari hall, has been tracking that. how is that looking, kari? >> we have seen fog drifting around, but for all of the bay area it's a cold start. we will get sunshine, and temperatures headed for the low 70s. not much of a change going into the rest

bigg as well as, of course, actor willie garson who play stanford. garson passed away earlier this year at the age of 57. looks like it will be a lot of fun. kari -- another carrie p. i'm just not in the city, but, you know, we're going to see some great weather. whether you're inland or in san francisco. temperatures in the mid-70s for some of our warmer spots. next week, we'll see more clouds moving in, and it will be cooler. we'll go from wearing short sleeves to light jackets and sweaters. >> that's how the weather goes sometimes in the bay area. thanks for joining us for our midday newscast on this friday. you can always get the latest on nbcbayarea.com. our next newscast coming up at 5:00. make sure you have a great one. enjoy the weekend if you can. get out and look at this. beautiful area across the bay area. enjoy it if you can. i'll see you back here next week. i saw you toss the kites on high... improved vision coverage. so you can focus on every little detail. one of many cost-saving medicare advantage benefits from scan health plan for 2

george siefer coached stanford before moving on to the niners. he'll be joined by nfl wide receiver james jones. also olympic swimming gold medalist summer sanders who went on to stanford and mercury news columnist mark purdy. big congratulations to them all. >>> it was week two of "the voice" live rounds. these contestants did not come to play. >> stealing the show was team ariana's father/son duo with elton john's hit song "your song." ♪ hope you don't mind that i put down in words ♪ ♪ how wonderful life is ♪ >> sasha in the pink is the first trans person to make it to the -- this round. this is past the battle round. we want to wish him and his father good luck tonight. you can help keep your favorite team, your favorite contestant on the show. live rounds continue tonight right here on nbc bay area. a winning moment. >>> our investigative unit is diving deep into a major problem we all know about. during the pandemic, car break-ins hit record lows. they're skyrocketing especially in tourist spots. tonight at 11:00 our team asking city

during testimony this afternoon a tearful holmes told the jury she had been raped while a student at stanford and was abused by her long-time boyfriend and theranos co-worker. scott bud nan was in court all day. he zbroins us now. >> reporter: the courtroom got extremely quiet this afternoon as the defense team representing holmes continued to walk her through her side of the story today, including painful and emotional testimony that she was raped at stanford which is why she said she left school at 19. holmes said she processed by focusing intensely on starting her own company. she also started dating sunny balwani when she was 19. she said in court he was extremely abusive, physically and verbally. she says he told her she was mediocre and she needed to work harder while focusing on certain foods and even sleep patterns to help her achieve business success. the emotional testimony comes ahead of the prosecution getting its chance to cross-examine holmes. >> i mean, it's very compelling testimony that she has told us that balwani has been abusive, verbally berating her and control her and t

cal at stanford saturday. the big question is will the golden bears be cleared to play. >> yeah, this is a big one. last weekend's game against usc was postponed because cal had about 44 players and coaches on that covid protocol list. now despite the team being 99% vaccinated, as of tonight, yes, cal is expected to play at stanford. the big game. let's do it. >>> the buzz from the 49ers today. it appears that starting running back elijah mitchell will be available to play this sunday in jacksonville. he broke a finger during monday's win against the rams and had a quick surgery yesterday. as for the rest of the team, will there be a letdown against the lowly jaguars? especially after the niners' big win against the rams. >> i don't think people let down after something like that. but you got realize the emotions that go into a monday night game is a little bigger where we were coming from with how badly we had played before that so the emotions were high. so you got to watch for that stuff. your emotions can'

she claimed she was raped and that was the reason she dropped out of stanford. she testified on starting her own company was the way she coped with that trauma, and her former relationship was verbally abusive and he controlled her sleep and diet and told her that she needed to work harder and she was mediocre. holmes told the jury that she was responsible for what went wrong at theranos but she was under immense pressure from bell juany. >> it's compelling testimony. she said he was abusive and telling her how to live her life, and was forcing -- she did talk about that she was forced to have sex with him. >> he goes to trial on the same charges next year. he has previously called holmes' abuse accusations untrue. holmes will take the stand again, and it's one thing to be questioned by your own attorney and today she could face cross-examination that could be a little more heated. >> nbc bay area's scott budman has been in the courtroom following the case from the beginning. you can get the latest on the trial by following scott on twitter and from live updates

. >> she's also reveal deg tails about a sexual assault she said ended her time at stanford. nbc bay area's kris sanchez joins us with more on where the trial stands now. kris? >> reporter: hi there, marcus and laura. the case right now is at a standstill. there's a 30-minute break in the courtroom right now. but already the day started with a back and forth with the judge without the jury present. about whether or not the deposition that sonny balwani gave to the s.e.c., the securities exchange commission, should be allowed. one side wants it. the other side does not. elizabeth holmes was already facing questioning about how she handled those whistleblower complaints as she admitted that she tried to discredit them as disgruntled employees in order to protect trade secrets, she says. also today holmes will face cross-examination of her testimony. on monday in which she alleged she was raped at stanford at 19, claiming that that was the real reason that she dropped out. she also testified that focusing on starting her own company was the way she coped with that trauma. her re

among them, holmes says she was raped at stanford. in aul moment, she told the jury she was raped while a student at stanford which is why she left that school at age 19. she also revealed her boyfriend abused her. he was a fellow theranos executive. holmes says she processed what happened by focusing intensely on starting her own company, which she did. the question now, how do these personal revelations impact the trial and the accusations that she defrauded her investors knowing that her theranos blood testing technology did not work? >> i mean it's very compelling testimony that she's told us that he's been abusive, verbally berating her and controlling her. and telling her how to live her life. and was forcing -- she did talk about that she was forced to have sex with him. >> holmes says she ended the relationship in 2016. balwani, by the way, has not testified in this trial. he has, previously, responded to allegations of abusing holmes calling them untrue. tomorrow, elizabeth holmes will be cross-examined. >>> nbc bay area's sc

reporter: she and her family collected more than 400 toys and delivered them to lou seal packard hospital stanford. >> over the last six years we've collected over 3,000 teddy bears and toys. >> reporter: recently during the pandemic, the hospital has paused accepting the donations, but not deterred. callie and her program are giving to foster children instead. every year her parents say she has the option of not doing the giving and every year callie wants to tackle it again. when you look at it one way, callie has already spent more than half her short life helping others. thank goodness for all of us she has such a long future ahead. >> yes, lucky for all of us and so many children. >> did you hear what she said? my 5-year-old self was very kind. >> going back. >> her 5-year-old self against almost anybody. >> when i reflect. great story. >> great hearing about children like that. we weren't all that way. to say the least. >>> let's check in with jeff ranieri, see if we're going to get something out of this next system. >> yeah, we're going to get a little something in the way of showers coming

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 single day to make sure that we're ready to go on sunday. >> for everything 49ers watch our friends over at nbc sports bay

the longhorns would outscore stanford by ten in the final quarter. texas upsets stanford. that's a look at sports. back to you guys. >> thanks so much. >>> shooting every day, turning some streets into war zones. the feds have the tools to track where the guns come from. but up next, we'll show yu why our local police may be getting in the way. princess cruises was born right here in california. for over 55 years, we've been helping californians make the most of their precious vacation time. and right about now, we could all use a real vacation. so forget the road trips and rentals and sail with princess right from san francisco to the glaciers of alaska, the beautiful tropics of hawaii, the beaches of mexico or along the california coast. set sail with california's cruise line. book now at princess.com or call your travel advisor. >>> a mosque was recently vandalized and leaving people shaken. >> someone smashed a window at a mosque by throwing a beer bottle through it. these are pictures after it happened at the mosque. >> the window is patched up as leaders hope police

no word yet about the big game with stanford. the usc game has been rescheduled for december 4th. >>> the sharks play in calgary and will do without their head coach and some players. those in covid protocol are getting better and made practice in san jose, including erik karlsson. the plan is for them to all reunite and play in denver on saturday. >>> we are losing a local legend after nearly two decades of rewriting the record books. >> chris wondolowski is calling it a career. he scored a goal. it was his 171st of his career, the most-ever in mls history. after the game he gave a heartfelt good-bye to the fans. today he officially said farewell. >> i think it's really going to hit me when preseason starts and guys go back. right now it's the end of the season, it's always sad when the season ends. you get melancholy and feel that, but whether guys go back to preseason, that's when it's going to sink in. >> i think he's going to come work with us at nbc as a soccer commentator. he played 17 years in the mls, 14 with the earthqu

when he was feeling under the weather for a game against stanford. >> lawrence is a legend. his attention to detail. his organization skills. he loves what he's doing. >> his love of the job goes beyond football. he's worked with several sports including spending 30 years doing media relations for the men's basketball team. and trail blazer. in 2012, he became the first chinese american inducted into the college sports information drebt directors of america hall of fame. >> there's a certain responsibility that i have. and that's in part one of the reasons why i feel it's important for me to be in this position. >> along with his tireless work ethic. he's known throughout the country. for the fan cake. a tradition he started in the late 80s. to enhance the pregame meal for the press. for the spar tans game against utah state, a special treat to honor one of the great streaks in bay area sports. 500 games in a row. >> institution. absolutely. when it comes to sports. you know he's the guy to call when you need something. >> the players the students. the school. they love him.

she won a national championship with stanford in 2017. oh, but there's more. here she is after the match with her mother and father, and her father looks very familiar to those of us at nbc bay area. his name is willie mcgrady, our director of broadcast operations. congratulations to tiegen and the wash spirit and i think willie's going to have that smile on his face, it's going to be locked on. >> proud parent. what a beautiful family as well. congratulations to them. >> thanks for watching. nightly news is next. >>> breaking news tonight. chaos at the airport after a passenger fires as gun while stopped at a tsa check point. travellers at atlanta's airport running for safety, flights grounded, the gunman fleeing and it happened during the historic holiday travel surge the nation's airports hitting a new record ahead of thanksgiving. >>> protests from portland to new york in the wake of the kyle rittenhouse acquittal. the new video of his reaction immediately after the verdict. >> the jury reached the correct verdict. self defense is not illegal. >> reporter:

texas with the upset, they beat number 3 stanford 61-56. >> announcer: sullivan. shot was blocked. back post and it goes in! >> and that would be the match winner. a big shout-out to the washington spirit and number nine, teigen mcgrady. you will see her right there. the former stanford cardinal who is the daughter of a longtime member of the nbc bay area family is headed to the national women's soccer league championship game next weekend. the spirit beat the rain, 2-1, to advance to the title match. that is a look at sports. terry, um, if you want a prediction for tomorrow's game, i am just going to say i'd like to be surprised by the 49ers. so far this season, haven't really been so -- >> surprises are nice. i like a surprise. >> it would be a surprise if they were to win but like i said earlier, they have beaten the rams the last four times they have played them so you never know. >> keep it going. >> yes. >> all right. anthony, thanks. >>> roller skating with a view like no other. this free pop-up roller rink at san francisco's pier 70 delighted quite a few folks this weekend.

they'll point to stanford-cal, right? but it's just not even close. >> i'm actually married to a wolverine -- >> oh, no. >> yeah, so football saturdays are intense in our house. it is something special. >> it is, indeed. andy mcmillan, best of luck to you, ceo of using testing. i appreciate you're being with us this morning and the best of luck as your early days of trading. "press: here" will be right back. this is elodia. she's a recording artist. 1 of 10 million people that comcast has connected to affordable internet in the last 10 years. and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> welcome back to "press: here." there has been a lot of movement in the electric car and truck space. rivn is now on the stock market. it had a bigger valuation than ford or

tonight a stanford expert backed up those claims with research. >> there is gender research that has found white women specifically are seen as more fragile. they're put on a pedestal. we can think of the damsel in distress narrative. the missing white women syndrome has found that missing white women receive initial attention more than other missing persons in the news media, as well as prolonged attention. >> so who is to blame and how do we change the cycle that determines the value of a life based on gender, race, beauty and class? if you missed tonight's episode, you can watch it online. >>> we'll be back in a moment and s >>> as many of you know, starting tomorrow many of the sharks including the head coach can start rejoining the team after sitting out nearly two weeks with the covid protocol rules. tonight sharks in winnipeg are going after it. jonah from san jose, a little moab muscle right there, they kept going for about 30 to 45 more seconds. the jets made it look easy. watch the two-on-one here. they get it past james reimer. the jets beat the sharks. final score, >>> we

she talked about her time at stanford. how theranos started from humble beginnings. she was comfortable on the stand and says she was allowed to speak without a mask, making eye contact with jurors. holmes expected to be cross-examined this week. she is accused of defrauding theranos investors. >>> turning to the coronavirus pandemic. what a difference two months makes. mask up indoors. we were telling you how they dropped that mandate. now, santa cruz is in the second-worst tier. five of nine counties are in the moderate tier, moving in the right direction. for at least a week, they have reported fewer than 60 cases for every 100,000 people. the rest of the bay area is orange, which means substantial. >>> we're following a story out of wisconsin. a tragic night, when a parade turns deadly. it happened during the parade in waukesha, wisconsin. now, learning that five people have died. 40 are injured. >>> a parade is a celebration in community. it showed have been a community celebration. i'm deeply saddened that so many went up with injury and heartache. >> the theme

the former california attorney general and stanford grad coming home to make sure everyone gets that message. he was joined by california's health and human services secretary and others to make the announcement and remind people that this is day one to start enrolling for the coming year. secretary becerra touting the american rescue plan which makes health care more affordable than ever before for more people. >> every american should have access to quality health care. so that if your child gets sick and you have to go to the hospital, the other part of your brain isn't thinking, am i going to go bankrupt now if i do this? no, the only thing that you should be thinking about when your child needs to go to an emergency room, to a doctor or hospital is, am i getting the best care possible? not can i afford to do this? that's where we're heading. you go on the covered california website and sign up for health insurance. it's that simple. and it's that matter of fact. >> secretary becerra also said there is more options than ever before. he and covered california officials said more l

she talked about her time at stanford and how her early career exploded. most legal experts did not expect her to risk testifying on her own behalf. prosecutors will have the chance this week to cross-examine her and her faulty blood testing technology. follow the theranos trial online. just click on elizabeth holmes trial coverage. >>> the pandemic and two weeks until the wider covid vaccination rollout. bay area counties have some of the highest rates in the state for 5 to 11-year-olds. looking at the dashboard, about 10% now partially vaccinated statewide. you can see right here the bay area rates are about double that. in marin, it's three times as high at 30%. >> how about a breath of fresh air with a live look outside at the golden gate bridge this morning. a chilly one at that. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall. think it will warm up later today? >> yes, it's going to be a nice afternoon. you just need a warmer jacket for the start of the day. and visibility for the most part has been good all around the bay area for oakland, as you head o

today, she spoke about how she dropped out of stanford to start her company, which was originally called realtime cures, and how her parents used some of the money they were going to pay for college to help her get the company off the ground. she talked about gradually building up that company, eventually calling it theranos, as she spoke i noticed she made some eye contact with the jury, and it's clear the defense wants them to go home for the weekend. seeing and hearing from holmes in this way, very human, but this is also a risky move, because putting her on the stand means prosecutors will eventually get the chance to cross examine her directly. >> it is certainly a risk to put her on the stand because there is so much to cross-examine her about. you have thousands of emails. you have thousands of statements that she's made to people. >> all right, scott budman is here now. what was the prosecution, you said they get to cross examine, when does that happen, and how is she, what was her demeanor on the stand, was she comfortable? >> she seemed very comfortable and confident, raj, she

stanford hooping it up in the bahamas against number-two maryland. great jump-start for the cardinal. end of the first quarter, hannah jump with the buzzer beater, one of seven three-pointers in the game. she finished with a team high 21. haley jones goes for the drive, the scoop and one, she had 15 points and 13 rebounds. the defending national champs upset number-two maryland 86-67. >>> a beautiful day to hits the links in the south bay. local phenomes teeing it up at silver creek valley country club. that's cath ran szu. the senior at tcu from san jose. junior caleb shelter, the junior at san jose state. that is frankie samcod. they put on a show today. frankie, a junior at valley christian high in saratoga, was the only high school player in the field. she won the tourney. the best part -- the event raised more than $6,000 for two local organizations. first tee of silicon valley and youth on course. i have two young boys, and they are in both programs. great job. >>> that's a look at sports. more after the break. the xfinity black friday sales ev

she told the jury she left stanford at the age of 19 because she was raped. she revealed her former boyfriend abused her. he is expected to stand trial next year. >>> happening now. kris sanchez monitoring the testimony has a live report for midday. link to more on the home page. >>> oakland leaders adding more police officers to fight crime, also on the home page response today. (soft music) hey dad, i'm about to leave. don't forget your hat . good morning. how can i help? i need help connecting with my students. behind every last minute save, ok, that works. and holiday surprise, thank you! a customer service rep is working unseen, making it happen. and at genesys, we're proud to help them help you everyday. >>> this morning on the third hour of "today," our christmas tree 101, real or fake? what to know before you bring one home. >>> then, mario lopez live in studio talking saved by the bell. i hope you're hungry because we have holiday gifts for the foodie in your life. the third hour of "today" starts right now. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza,

tonight a stanford expert backed up those claims with research. >> there is gender research that has found white women specifically are seen as more fragile. they're put on a pedestal. we can think of the damsel in distress narrative. the missing white women syndrome has found that missing white women receive initial attention more than other missing persons in the news media, as well as prolonged attention. >> so who is to blame and how do we change the cycle that determines the value of a life based on gender, race, beauty and class? if you missed tonight's episode, you can watch it online. >>> we'll be back in a moment and show you what the sharks did and the latest with the 49ers. we need to do something now! pfeffer, what's the plan? uhh, t-mobile sir. t-mobile has great phone offers for every customer. on every plan. ok. hold on a second... you're telling me that new and existing customers get this? yup, new and existing customers. and they can get other benefits, like free stuff or discounts every tuesday. i was going to say the same thing. that's it! draw up the contract. t-m

chris: susan mcconnell wrote in from stanford. an airline canceled her flight then ignored her refund request for a year. susan: no response to email. no response to the phone call. just dead silence on there and-- chris: two weeks after susan submitted her complaint, the dot pinged her carrier. susan: the next day the airline said, "we're bumping you up in the queue for a refund." chris: in the end, susan got ten grand back in full. to file a dot airline complaint, pick up your smartphone, snap this qr code right here. that's the easy part. be prepared to explain what happened and when. uncle sam will also want to see your documentation, which i'm sure you have. all right, we're gonna stay on the topic of travel and focus on vacation rentals. your host might be watching you or listening in or both. so we decided to look at how to look for spying eyes and ears. chris: if you think cameras are totally forbidden from vacation rentals, i'm afraid you're wrong. your host might be able to have a camera outside the house and inside some

. >> cal will play stanford nine days from now in the big game. and the usc makeup game will be december 4th. >>> a live look in palo alto where you might say the city has a new sister. bloomington, indiana, is palo alto's newest sister city. the mayor started that sister city program over a year ago. this is to promote cultural and commercial ties. >>> all morning long we are honoring those who have served on this veterans day. it was here on "today in the bay" we first told you about jake larson. the then 96-year-old world war ii veteran was trying to get to france for the 75th anniversary of d day. >> a go fund me campaign raised thousands of dollars so he could get to normandy. now he is 98 and we reenltly caught up with him at his home. >> if it weren't for veterans, we'd all be speaking german right now. hitler's goal was to conquer the world. that meant you did what he told you to do. if you didn't do it, he'd just kill you. >> larson is now a published author. earlier this year he debuted the luckiest man in the world stories from the life

they were joined by doctors from the county, stanford. the county has set up more than 80 school vaccine sites to prioritize access to the highest impacted communities. doctors reminded parents vaccines are safe and effective for the newly eligible 5 to 11 year olds, adding in the 3,000 clinical trials that were done on kids there were no major adverse effects and no deaths. the parents asked questions about the potential for a condition that has an inflammation of the heart. >> as a matter of fact the myocarditis risk from infection is more than 100 times higher than the risk from the vaccine. >> so will the kiddie vaccines help lift the school mask mandates? that decision, they say, is up to the state. officials say no plan or metrics for lifting the mask mandate as of now. >>> months after a blind woman was sexually assaulted in cupertino deputies still need help finding her attacker. tonight they showed these photos. this is the santa clara county sheriff's office says this man grabbed a woman and assaulted her in a parking lot near s

thanks to stanford science there may be a new vaccine that doesn't require a shot. the ultimate goal is what's called sterilizing immunity when a person is protected from a virus completely allowing no chance of infection. scientists are hoping the vaccine that they're working on may be inhaled through the nose and provide a line of defense immediately. >> the main advantage of this is the fact that you are able to introduce your vaccine into the lungs, and the lungs is the primary source of course of infection. >> originally they were working on a way to treat brain cancer. when the pandemic hit they applied research to protecting lungs instead of the brain. >>> if you have questions about the vaccine, we can help. check out our vaccine frequently asked questions section on nbcbayarea.com. or on our app. just click or tap faq covid vaccine for kids. it has answers to the most asked questions like should my young kid get vaxed and what are possible side effects. >>> the bear area taking a step in the wrong direction when it comes to covid transmission. the cdc updat

. >> the new stanford grad, jessica walkins is headed to space. she will add the distinction of becoming the first black woman to board the space station. then increasing the maximum price they will spend. to buy here, you need two mortgages, the base mortgage and a jumbo. that should save you money but it could cause more buyers to enter the market and increase prices. we will see. and then netflix is going to change and will rank the show by how many people watch shows, not just for two minutes which is how they have done it. i don't know if you have seen the red notice we ran. it's cute, although it's a movie that you look at twitter while you are watching. >> what is it called? >> it's called "red notice," and it has the rock in it and ryan reynolds. it has a lot of easter eggs in it. if you have seen easter eggs, tweet me. >> i will have to watch it to figure out what you are talking about. >> you had me at ryan reynolds. >>> a look outside of sfo this morning, and if you are going somewhere next week, get ready for busy airports and roads. 5

. >> 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 the world. that meant you did what he told you to do. if you didn't do it, he'd just kill you. >> larson is now a published author. earlier this year he debuted the luckiest man in the world stories from the life of papa jake. >> how cool is that. >> this is a live look at the american flag at san jose city hall this morning. >>> the united veterans counsel of santa clara county will hold a parade at noon in downtown san jose. it was virtual