and with our nbc bay area app, you can as well. it will send you those alerts and updates to your phone and even track the weather in your neighborhood. >>> internet and cable service back on this morning for a lot of people who couldn't connect last night. comcast xfinity experienced a widespread outage across the country including illinois, indiana, michigan and philadelphia. here in the bay area, customers started reporting problems just before 10:00 last night. we saw several dozen tweets about the outage. but we hear most people were able to connect about 11:00 p.m. we should note xfinity and nbc bay area are both owned by comcast. the cause of that outage is unclear. >>> developing this morning, a gofundme page has been set up for jasper wu. he's the toddler killed by a stray bullet this weekend on interstate 880 in oakland. nbc bay area's bob redell has more on the emotional message the boy's family is now sending. >> reporter: they want justice for jasper wu. we spoke with jasper's grandfather from his home in fremont. lu d

nbc news investigated the company in 2019. and one nursing home, inspectors discovered maggots on this resident's catheter. >> the individual that ran skyline should not ever be in charge of a nursing home again and, yet, here we are. >> reporter: david is a professor of health care policy at harvard. he says the pandemic exposed an industry already in crisis with a lack of resources and lack of regulation. >> different name, same practices it is really frustrating. it is not enough this is why we need accountability this is why we need that oversight. >> reporter: nicolai was fired four months after the incident, accused of improperly disposing medical waste. he says they were looking for an excuse to get rid of him after what he saw, an experience that continues to haunt him over a year later. >> reporter: you are having trouble sleeping >> unexplainable nightmares something i will have to live with for the rest of my life. >> stephanie, these descriptions are horrifying let me ask you this. does the nursing home face any ot

we just heard from nbc bay area's ian cull. also with us is nbc's scott budman. let's bring you in, tell us exactly where you are and what's happening right where you are there. >> reporter: you know, we're just on the other side of the mall from where ian is, raj. still a tremendous police presence here all over the mall in milpitas. we're seeing fire trucks, we're seeing police cars. we actually saw officers with guns drawn outside stores. like you said, people are being told not to go inside. we met a family that was on its way to dave & buster's. they came down from hayward and they were told there's something going on in the mall. get back to your car, go home. everything is locked down. we're still seeing some people walking around in the mall, so it's not like the whole thing is being evacuated, but clearly inside people are being told to come out, and nobody is being let in. we've seen very many storefronts as we've been driving around. many of them are closing up and everyone is being told, get back in your car, go home, don't come in. none of the street

nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston joins us now. hi, larry. good morning, good to see you. the bill has been discussed for months by us, by everybody, by the house. is it all the back and forth that's taken it so long? or what is it? >> it sure seems like it's been forever. there's no question about that. i think there are two three things we want to think about. we know that republicans in the house have been dead set against the bill. a very diverse democratic caucus. that's been tough for pelosi. there are some touchy areas with respect to this large almost 2 trillion dollar bill. things like paid family leave, childcare payments for the next year or so, money for climate change, various programs. and in some of these cases, progressives aren't happy that the money isn't enough. and the third point is the bill is not fully paid for according to the congressional budget office. it's anywhere between 160 billion and $360 billion, short from paying for itself. so when you put all of these things together and, yeah, it's still touchy as far as

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you can find it at nbc bay area.com or our free nbc bay area app. just click or tap faq covid vaccine for kids. >>> britain becomes the first country in the world today to approve potentially a game changing covid antiviral pill. it was jointly developed by merck and ridgeback biotherapeutics in a boost to fight against the pandemic. the uk regulatory agency recommended the drug be used as soon as possible following a positive test and within five days of the onset of symptoms. this is the first oral antiviral treatment for covid to get approved with the green light coming ahead of the potential u.s. regulatory clearance. u.s. advisers will meet this month to vote on whether the pill should be authorized. >>> in just a matter of hours, we will hear from the man, himself. this is after 12 seasons buster posey is retiring from the game. now, we've all watched as the giants player grew and developed to become arguably one of the best in the league and become the face of the franchise. nbc bay area reporter joining us live from san francisco where fans

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nbc's cheryl hurd joins us live from fremont with more details. that must have been so sad so night. >> reporter: oh, it really is, jessica. i am live in fremont because this is where the family lives, a family overwhelmed with grief. the grandfather speaking out tonight, hoping that his words will prompt someone to come forward to help authorities find the person who killed his grandson. basically adorable, loving and energetic boy, that's how liu is describing his grandson jasper wu tonight, his eyes showing the pain he is feeling inside. >> translator: what he really wants is to capture this perpetrator because he doesn't want these people or person hurting more innocent people. >> reporter: the chp says jasper's family was driving southbound on 880 in oakland saturday afternoon when their car was struck by a stray bullet, hitting the toddler in the head, killing him. two other children were in the car. at a news conference this evening, the chp says the family was not the intended target. >> california highway patrol's mission is to make sure

that is coming up differently tonight a 7:30 here on nbc bay area. watch and we'll keep the conversation going. >>> one local artist making history and leaving her mark in the fashion world. ahead for you right here, this midday, the new incredible milestone actress zendaya reached and it's not winning an emmy. >>> first, happening now, a consumer alert, you need to be aware of, an important study that has been going on. an independent lab study find something brands of hand sanitizer have tested positive for a cancer causing agent called benzene. according to the fda 250 batches have been marked as contaminated in response some brands have recalled the products. the fda says if you have any products on the list you should throw them out. you can head to nbcbayarea.com to see if your hand sanitizer is a part of that warning. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ have you seen those small bowl---? oh! careful with the... (dishes break) sorry, mrs. c! excuse me, could we-- ♪ ♪ excuse me, i was wondering could we-- ? bedroom! finding the right person for the

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ginger conejero saab, nbc bay area news. >>> okay. be careful out there. our climate in crisis coverage continues. california's snow pack in the sierra nevada could be gone in 25 years. 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 contri

nbc bay area's thom jensen joins us. so they estimate many new enrollees could get full coverage with no monthly payment? >> that's right. and more than a million who are uninsured altogether are eligible, they say, and millions more in the private sector could get lower rates by switching to cover california. 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 eme

next on nbc bay area >>> i'm raj mathai. next on nbc bay area news tonight, their lives have changed forever. we have the one on one interview with the mother of the 23-month-old boy killed by a stray bullet on 880. how the community is helping this fremont family and the one message the mother wanted us to share. also, is san francisco ready to confront its racist past? >> we thought if not san francisco, then where? >> tonight, we're joined by three students pushing for the city to recognize more than 150 years of discrimination against the chinese community. and back in the spotlight after a curious two-we

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nbc's ian cull joins us in the newsroom with answers. ian. >> the white house and local marz claiming victory. san jose's sam la card owe said it will help bart station, ev charging stations, school buses and much more. >>> it is the largest federal investment in infrastructure in more than a decade and will provide good-paying jobs, the white house says, but directing $110 billion to upgrade roads and bridges, 65 billion to improve high-speed internet, and 15 billion to replace lead pipes in the country's drinking water system. >> my message to the american people is this. america's moving again, and your life is going to change for the better. >> reporter: after giving their input, oakland mayor libby schaffe and san jose mayor sam licardo were at the signing ceremony. the package includes billions for california. among the projects, up dade the power grid to prevent blackouts and shut offs as well as utility-caused wildfires. more than 25 billion for highways and 4 billion for bridge replacement and repairs over five years. bta says t

this is nbc bay area news tonight. i'm raj mathai. next week pretty normal. we can all gather, right, and travel. we have some pro tips about taking a flight this holiday season especially because there might be a shortage of tsa workers. that's just ahead. but let's start with earthquake country, right where we are here in the bay area, today not big but certainly notable. a series of small earthquakes around lunchtime and then through the afternoon. good reminder, have that earthquake kit ready. the initial quake struck just before noon and centered around san ramon around 11350 a.m., a 3.9 magnitude earthquake. after shocks followed including a 2.8 at 4:00 p.m. people across the bay area felt that initial jolt. here's nbc's melissa coronado. >> reporter: a swarm of earthquakes rattled starting at 4:33 a.m. >> my dogs were going crazy. they freaked out. they were running for the hills. so that got my attention. usually the little ones i just kind of like shake off. this one got my attention a little bit. >> reporter: the 3.9 magnitude earthquake got lots of

nbc bay area news. >>> still to come on this special edition of nbc bay area news, it wasn't just here. thousands of people without power down in southern california, but the outages down there were done on purpose. >>> straight off of your car and onto the black market, catalytic converters are a hot commodity right now that can cost you thousands of dollars to replace. our team is going undercover to see who is buying, and we're going to help you protect your car before you go to bed tonight. >>> and later, miss the macy's thanksgiving day parade? we've got you covered. we're going to take you to new york city with all the highlights. >>> you'll want an extra blanket tonight as our temperatures drop in the 30s in some area. watch for some patchy fog in the tri-valley. a look at your friday and weekend forecast when we come right back. >>> okay, when you go to bed tonight, you might have a lingering worry about your car. maybe you have no idea. i had no idea. >> a lot of people don't know. we can pretty much guarantee in a few hours thieves will attack multiple cars in driveways acros

tonight, nbc bay area "responds." female: everybody is just on standby. chris: brace yourself, passengers. this year holiday air travel might be a mess. we're gonna help you win the rebooking race and show you how passengers are fighting back when there's money on the line. blane workie: we wanna help. and we feel good when we're able to get consumers their money back. chris: we ask and answer a thorny travel question. can a host put a camera in your vacation rental? maybe. we'll show you where they're allowed and not, plus, how to get a refund if you find a spying eye, also-- john lipschitz: well, i'm greatly appreciative of nbc and what you've done. chris: we help a covid survivor battle for long-haul care. his hospital and health insurance weren't communicating, even though they're the same company. chris: good evening, and welcome to our nbc bay area "responds" special. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. since we started "responds" here in 2016, we've helped viewers like you save or get back more than $5.7 million right there on the tote board, a

this is nbc bay area news tonight. happy monday. i'm raj mathai. we're going a little hollywood tonight, but it's actually a very sensitive topic in san francisco. actor danny glover, you remember him? san francisco native with the proposal about reparations. how to pay back the black community in the city. but let's start with some developing news on this monday night. a mix-up with covid vaccines, and it involves kids. right now if you're a parent, you're thinking oh, my gosh, is this really happening? it did happen over the weekend in antioch at a vaccine clinic for kids. the clinic was put on by sutter health. a spokesperson says 14 children were affected. sutter says it contacted the parents and gave them the cdc guidance for this situation. that includes that the patients may experience more sore arm soreness, fatigue, headaches, or fever. our covid expert says really, the parents in this situation shouldn't be overly concerned. >> so what happens as vaccines get drawn on for adults, kids, et cetera, is that you get it in a concentrated form.

nbc news projects that eric adams will be the next leader of the big apple. he will become the second black mayor in new york history. >>> in boston, michelle wu has become the first woman and person of color to be elected mayor. >> facebook is shuttering one of the most used and controversial features the social network says it will end the mashl fet trick system privacy advocates condemned the feature since it was introduced back if 2010 months ago they agreed to a settlement that accused the company of using face tagging without users. >> it's a bird, it's a plane, it's a balloon shaped like a human a. high flying mystery may have been solved you remember in the skies near lax about a year ago or so some believe it was a man flying on a jet pack. they have another theory new images appear to show a human side balloon resembling the nightmare before christmas floating over beverley hills >> looking for christmas town, that's all florida is bringing the tech of the past the auto maker showed off a 1978 f-100 retrofitted with its new illuminator ecrate motor

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i'm stefan stock, nbc bay area news. >> stefan, thank you. if you have a story for our investigative unit, all you have to do is call 888-996-tips. or you can visit our website, nbc bay area.com/investigations. >>> boy, a story of an absolutely gorgeous, spectacular saturday. rob, it was fantastic. >> yeah, clear skies, warm temperatures. though we have reached an interesting part of the year where you need an extra blanket at night, thick coat in the evening and t-shirt weather by the afternoon. upper 60s. 62 with clear skies outside. dublin, 61 degrees. it was the breezy dry offscore breezes which helped dry out the air and keep the fog out of the area. walnut creek seeing 60. san francisco, west northwest wind aft 14, 59 degrees currently. i think as the breezes back off we'll see more fog as we head into next week. the areas that will see 30s tonight, lake county, mendocino county. for some of the wind shelters valley, santa rosa, probably will see upper 30s for the north bay valley. winter weather for the morning, then watch what happens

in san francisco, sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> very nice. we are doing our part. we need the community's help. there are so many ways you can help. our nourishing neighbors food drive runs through christmas day. once again, we have teamed up with safeway to make sure no one goes hungry this holiday season. you can make a quick $10 donation at any local safe way across the area. you can find more information at nbcbayarea.com. >>> all right, chilly outside, chilly expected tomorrow. the big question, jeff, is about this eclipse. the partial eclipse, are we going to be able to see it? >> i don't think we're going to have a really good chance at this point. might get a little bit of break in the cloud cover, but overall you can see it back here behind me, yeah. we have that latest system moving on in, and it's bringing us just a few spotty showers here tonight. there's the clouds we talked about. now we have that new batch of some rainfall off here to the north, and it's tracking more off to the east at this point. so that brings santa rosa some continued rain throug

goes electric >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. there is late word as we come on the air that the fda is on the verge of authorizing pfizer covid booster shots for all adults regardless of risk status, a decision that could come this week the move would put the agency in the unusual position of appearing to take its cues from states that have leapfrogged the government and are already making booster shots available to all. some medical experts remain unconvinced that healthy adults need boosters and the cdc has only so far endorsed them for those deemed to be at higher risk, but with all signs pointing to a winter holiday surge of new infections, government regulators find themselves under growing pressure to okay the extra shots anne thompson now with the breaking details >> reporter: tonight, the federal government playing catch-up with states on who is eligible for a booster shot in an about face the fda could act thursday to authorize pfizer's booster for anyone over 18. this news comes amid a stark warning tonight from vermont

nbc news investigated the company in 2019. and one nursing home, inspectors discovered maggots on this resident's catheter. >> the individual that ran skyline should not ever be in charge of a nursing home again and, yet, here we are. >> reporter: david is a professor of health care policy at harvard. he says the pandemic exposed an industry already in crisis with a lack of resources and lack of regulation. >> different name, same practices it is really frustrating. it is not enough this is why we need accountability this is why we need that oversight. >> reporter: nicolai was fired four months after the incident, accused of improperly disposing medical waste. he says they were looking for an excuse to get rid of him after what he saw, an experience that continues to haunt him over a year later. >> nightmares something i will have to live with for the rest of my life. >> stephanie, these descriptions are horrifying let me ask you this. does the nursing home face any other repercussions? >> potentially, lester the new jersey at

reach out. >> reporter: cynthia mcfadden, nbc news, boston >>> we'll take a break. up next, from tragedy to joy a reunion you won't want to miss >>> finally from boston, a story of resilience and coincidence that's inspiring america. here's kristen dahlgren >> reporter: when jackie webb was rushed to the hospital for an emergency c-section, memories came flooding back >> the last time i was rushed into the hospital was from the bombing. >> reporter: the boston marathon bombing. jackie and then-boyfriend paul norton both severely injured. paul lost his leg. >> when we first got injured, i wasn't sure if i wanted to have a child anymore because i didn't know if i'd be able to, like, teach her to ride a bike, run with her. >> reporter: their lives forever changed. jackie spent weeks at tufts medical center, so imagine her surprise when moments after giving birth she saw a familiar face. nurse nicole casper, who had taken care of her all those years ago. >> we just jumped right into it. like we hadn't seen each other in eight years, but here we are again. >> reporter: n

over on nbc sports california. the 49ers have shifted the narrative surrounding their season after sunday's win over the jaguars. the niners are 5-5 as they prepare to host another nfc wild card contender in the minnesota vikings on sunday at levi stadium. they are back in this thing. the latest edition of 49ers talk. we dive into the dominant win over jacksonville and the outlook for the remainder of the season. listen to 49ers talk wherever you get your podcasts and check it out over on the nbc sports bay area youtube channel. a big game for san francisco on sunday. >> okay. >> they have the groove and their momentum. fingers crossed. >> hi, jessica. >>> right now at 6:00, what is going on? a rash of retail robberies all across the bay area. high priced stores, large groups of thieves targeting and the fallout today. >> i don't want to be in the middle of the chaos when it happens. get knocked down. >> the move some stores in cities are taking to stop those thieves. >>> also lined up before the sun came up. dozen

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and she works at nbc news. they also at nbc falsely reported that rittenhouse flashed a white power hand sign after being released on bail and another nbc headline reads, quote: if convicted he will become a right wing martyr, if is he freed it's a message to others like him that prison won't be in their future. at nbc news there is no presumption of innocence. no due process for kyle rittenhouse. no rule of law. no equal justice under the law. no equal application of our laws. facts, eyewitnesses, their accounts, video evidence, none of that matters to nbc. it's always the same thing. the political narrative is way more important and rushing to judgment. take a look. >> here we have a 17-year-old kid underaged said he bought an ar-15 because he thought it was cool. he drove across -- had his mother drive him across state lines. he appointed himself a militia member. he goes around and he ends up unloading, what 60 rounds? >> he was well prepared by his defense attorneys to disrupt his image as a trigger happy

nbc bay area's joe rosato jr. shows us how it was served as a test run for restoration work aimed to stop flooding on parts of the napa river. >> i was born here. i am a third-generation farmer. >> reporter: every farmer will tell you their most precious possession is land. >> the love of place, i guess, becomes imbued in one. >> reporter: for napa valley farmer tom gamble, the love of place also includes the love of the napa river which winds through his family's vineyards. >> i have grown up playing in the river. i was very fascinated by that -- that fast water. >> reporter: the napa river has a turbulent legacy. it's known to climb its banks and heavy rains and on dozens of farms like gamble's, its floodwaters have stormed into vineyards. >> you have just this narrow force of water coming in and destroying all in its path. >> reporter: for the last decade, gamble and other land owners along the river have undertaken a project to calm its waters. the strategy, restore it back to how nature intended. >> you can s

sources now tell nbc bay area three people have been arrested. u.s. marshals tracked the driver to houston. they took him into custody down there. two others were arrested in the saramento area. joiner is now home and recovering there. >>> we're also following more breaking news out of oakland, where police are investigating a shooting. as you can see from the citizen app video, there's a large police presence in oakland's rock ridge neighborhood. we reached out to oakland police for more details but haven't yet heard back. here's a look at exactly where the shooting happened. people are being asked to avoid that area. >>> and just into our news room. new video shows dozens of people running from a nordstrom store in walnut creek. our reporter was there when all of this happened. she says about 25 cars blocked the street, people hopped out, rushed into the store before running back out with merchandise and driving away. a similar scene to what we saw in san francisco last night. one man who rocks at a nearby restaurant described what he saw. >> i prob

next on nbc bay area >>> i'm raj mathai. next on nbc bay area news tonight, their lives have changed forever. we have the one on one interview with the mother of the 23-month-old boy killed by a stray bullet on 880. how the community is helping this fremont family and the one message the mother wanted us to share. also, is san francisco ready to confront its racist past? >> we thought if not san francisco, then where? >> tonight, we're joined by three students pushing for the city to recognize more than 150 years of discrimination against the chinese community. and back in the spotlight after a curious two-week absence. >> i woke up that next morning with something is probably familiar to a lot of parents, that knot in your stomach. >> he explains why he took a break and worked behind the scenes. >>> good evening. this is nbc bay area news tonight. i'm raj mathai. a lot happen thing evening, including the covid outbreak in berkeley, which has prompted the postponement of this saturday's cal football game. and the new develop

we're going to send it right now over to nbc news. >>> this is an nbc news special report. here's lester holt. >> good day. we're coming on the air as president biden begins remarks regarding the economy and inflation. let's take you now to the white house. >> we have to face. we made historic progress over the last ten months. unemployment is down to 4.6%. two years faster than anyone expected. we started this job, it was over 14%. wages are rising. disposable income is up. more people are starting small businesses than ever before. and our economy has created a record 5.6 million jobs since i became president on january 20th. there's a lot we can be proud of. a lot we can build on for the future. but we still face challenges in our economy. disruptions related to the pandemic have caused challenges in our supply chain. which have sparked concern about shortages and contributed to higher prices. moms and dads are worried asking, will there be enough food we can afford to buy for the holidays? will we be able to get christmas presents for the kids on time? and if so, will t

. >>> next on nbc bay area news, a shooting in the east bay. a mother killed while her two kids were in the car. tonight, her family speaks to nbc bay area. >> somebody saw something. i mean, come on, guys. it was in the morning. >>> he's going after facebook and instagram for harming kids. california's attorney general with the big announcement today. he'll join us tonight. >>> in san jose, the jury gets to hear elizabeth holmes speak. we'll tell you why. a recording of her was played in court today. >>> good evening. this is nbc bay area news tonight. i'm raj mathai. might be david versus goliath, but it's happening. our exclusive interview with california's attorney general. he's going to join us in just a few minutes as he launches a nationwide investigation into facebook, or the newly named meta. we start with this. if you've been around here for a while, you know we had violent periods across the bay area for decades, oakland, san francisco, back in the day, east palo alto and east san jose. but when the shootings happened on the freeways

anne thompson, nbc news, sony rapids, canada. >>> a modern day treasure hunt. up next for us tonight, they're teaming up a trained service dog for those who serve. >>> finally, a different kind of team spirit for one hockey franchise, all to help veterans who need a hand kevin tibbles with those who serve. >> reporter: there is a new teammate on the nhl's washington capitol's bench. just a little guy, but three-month-old biscuit is a real winner just ask caps right winger garnet hathaway. >> when you enter the room and you see him, there is a smile on your face immediately. >> reporter: biscuit, named after a hockey puck, is in training, too, to become a service dog helping a veteran in need. the capitols teamed up with america's vet dogs which pairs about 100 dogs annually with veterans, some suffering with ptsd. the first dog the team sponsored was named captain. >> i think i am the luckiest person alive. >> reporter: he helps marine veteran mark wazney overcome the many traumas that follows him home from the battlefield. >> a dog will always give you uncondi

nbc news compiled data from cities mandating shots. san jose, 94% of city workers are fully vaccinated. that includes police officers and firefighters, compare that to san jose where 73% of the general population is vaccinated. that's a 21% deference. in san francisco, a similar trend. 97% of city workers are vaccinated. compare that to the 76% of the general public. that's also another 21% deference. in los angeles, though, a different story. 74% of city employees are vaccinated, but 79% of the general population is vaccinated. that's 5% higher. now we know you have questions about the covid vaccine. go to nbc bay area and coronavirus. >>> the former mayor of windsor is back in the news tonight. he stepped down after being accused of sexually assaulting various women. a search warrant was served at his home. investigators say they took some things from his home but didn't reveal exactly what they were. at least six women have come forward accusing fapolei of assault. >>> a jury has returned guilty verdicts against two men who killed a

. >> she tells her story only to nbc bay area. and this isn't the only act of violence in oakland recently. the chief of application calling for action. >> we can stand up against things we don't like. >> we're having a conversation about possible solutions. >>> then if you're 18 or older, chances are you can get your booster now. the state opening up eligibility. will it be enough to stop a winter covid surge? >>> plus why do gas prices keep going up? we're explaining what's behind the record-breaking prices. >>> good evening, everyone. this is nbc bay area news tonight. i'm janelle wang. we start with a string of violence in the east bay. three times this week, people have been hit in oakland by a stray bullet. they were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. the latest happening just yesterday in east oakland. and over the weekend, the death of 23-month-old jasper wu. this little boy riding in the car with his mother on 880. he was caught in the crossfire of a shoot-out during saturday afternoon. and just a few days ago,

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officials tell nbc news in war games simulating an american defense of taiwan, u.s. forces have not been able to win a conventional war with the chinese. do we have the capability to defend taiwan >> we absolutely have the capability there is no question about that. >> critics say chinese action against taiwan is more likely now after the chaotic and deadly u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan where the u.s. left americans and thousands of afghan allies behind. do you think that china, other adversaries have been emboldened by the perception that the u.s. was not there for one of its allies. >> they may or may not have interpreted like that if they did, it is a misinterpretation. we gave a lot to afghanistan. i would caution any country that thinks that the united states is in any manner, shape or form weak or anything like that that would be a bad call. >> and milley with new warnings about the potential terror attacks here including from isis reconstituting in afghanistan. are they capable of striking us on u.s. homeland >> my own personal estimate is that the conditio

you can catch all the games on nbc sports bay area. our pregame coverage begins an hour before tip-off. >>> the young san jose sharks on a two-game losing streak. they are still without many of their key players and coach bog boughner due to covid protocols but the team is expecting to have them back ahead of saturday's game against the avalanche. in the meantime, they head to canada to face-off against the flames. our coverage start at 5:30 p.m. on nbc sports california. >>> cardinals not in a good place after falling to the cardinals. you might think, one of the best teams in the nfl, but they were without their stars, deandre hopkins, a.j. green, j.j. watt. it was embarrassing. we dive into all of the problems that are piling up for the team. you can listen to 49ers talk wherever you get youred podcasts and also check it out on the nbc sports bay area youtube channel. raj, janele, back to you. >> at least we've got the warriors. >> she's still kind of smiling. their glass is half empty really quick. >> still have hope. >> jess is he

prison sentenced as a juvenile to life without parole today after 57 years walking free >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. with the country awaiting a verdict in the kyle rittenhouse trial, in georgia another closely watched case took center stage today as the man who shot ahmaud arbery made a surprise appearance on the witness stand testifying in his own defense. travis mcmichael and his father and a neighbor are on trial accused of cornering arbery with their vehicles as he jogged down the street, confronting and killing him. the case with its strong racial overtones focussing on why the men who were white were suspicious of arbery who was black. mcmichael claiming on the witness stand, he had my gun he struck me the prosecution contends the men had no reason to stop arbery that day. ron allen is covering the trial for us and has the latest. >> i want to give my side of the story. i want to explain what happened. >> reporter: stunning the courtroom, travis mcmichael, the man accused of firing a fatal shotgun blast that killed ahmaud arbery taking the sta

nbc bay area news. >>> b.a.r.t. wants riders to breathe easy during the holiday rush so they are putting in air filters strong enough to prevent covid from spreading. they refresh the air every 70 seconds, making sure the virus can't linger. she gave a demonstration today. >>> are you ready for this? this story reads like a hollywood script. within the last hour, nasa launched its first ever mission to redirect an asteroid like the ben affleck movie. >> i think the rock has one, too. there's no danger to earth but it is an important test for the future. it was launched from vandenberg air force base on the central coast. >> and liftoff! >> reporter: late today, nasa teamed up for a mission, a practice run to save earth if we ever need it. it is called dart. or double asteroid redirection test. it is a scene straight out ofrm. but now real life scientists are working on it. it is not heading toward earth. but it is the first test of nasa's planetary technology. >> this is the first time nasa has taken a spacecraft an

nbc bay area is here to help. laura garcia and marcus washington are live near by the safeway in santa clara, good morning to both of you, how can people to join into help? >> reporter: hey, look, this is where you have to be in the morning because this is what we do. making sure we really help our community, that's what nbc bay area is all about. >> completely. it's easy to help. you go to any bay area safeway, go to the counter and they got this cute little $10 easy to stamp. they can make the money go so much further. there is an 80% greater need in the bay area. there are so many people that are going without lately and we are still in the pandemic and we are still here to support each other. >> reporter: there is a lot of partnerships that go on. i want to bring in victoria where san jose, one of the many organizations really helping make this mission works. last year $3 million helped provide 6 million meals, tell me why it's so important for junior league of san jose to be apart of this? >> yes, we have the

sources telling nbc news the internal blame game is real. city lawmakers reeling, pushing for something concrete to take home to voters with developments coming in on that social safety net package floating around the house, which just got put back into that bill and whether that makes it easier or harder to pass. we are here juggling a lot of pieces of news on this afternoon. i'm hallie jackson in washington along with our nbc news team, msnbc national political correspondent steve kornacki as mentioned, posted up at the big board. political editor mark murray is here with the key take aways, what this means politically going forward for democrats. new reaction from both sides of pennsylvania avenue, lyanne caldwell is on capitol hill looks like in a basement. monica alba is at the white house. we just learned we expect to hear from president biden himself, possibly within the next 40 minutes or so, right? >> reporter: yeah, this is notable, hallie, because just 24 hours ago the president was the one who was trying to strike very optimistic

and she works at nbc news. they also at nbc falsely reported that rittenhouse flashed a white power hand sign after being released on bail and another nbc headline reads, quote: if convicted he will become a right wing martyr, if is he freed it's a message to others like him that prison won't be in their future. at nbc news there is no presumption of innocence. no due process for kyle rittenhouse. no rule of law. no equal justice under the law. no equal application of our laws. facts, eyewitnesses, their accounts, video evidence, none of that matters to nbc.la it's always the same thing. the political narrative is way more important and rushing to judgment. take a look >> here we have a 17-year-old kid underaged said he bought an ar-15 because he thought it was cool. he drove across -- had his mother drive him across state lines.s. he appointed himself a militia member. he goes around and he ends up unloading, what 60 rounds? >> he was well prepared by his defense attorneys to disrupt his image as a trigger hap

this is nbc bay area news tonight. i'm raj mathai. we start with breaking news on the golden gate bridge. this is a store we've been covering for about three hours now, but within the past 45 minutes, major developments. a crash at the scene of this protest injured two chp officers and three golden gate bridge personnel. let's show you what's happening. our sky ranger is live overhead right now. the crowd of about 300 to 400 people has disbursed. you're looking at the san francisco side of the golden gate bridge heading into marin county. within the past hour, this is what we were seeing, 300 to 400 people not necessarily on the lanes of traffic but right beside it. and holding them back on the perimeter are several cph officers and other bridge personnel. traffic is and was backed up for miles because there was only one, maybe two lanes that were going through. and keep in mind, that was during the 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. hour. and then we saw this. we're going to loop this video again. you see that car crash? so close to all those p