. >> old habits diehard here in sausalito. if you want to go shopping inside this molly stone's grocery store, you don't need one of these, hough, most of the people we see going in today are still wearing their masks. many say it's about time. >> i'm happy, yeah. i can't wait to throw this thing on the ground. can't wait. >> reporter: and some think it's too soon. >> i'm still keeping my mask. >> reporter: why do you want to keep it? >> to be safe and keep my family safe. >> reporter: today marin county allowed vaccinated people to ditch the mask in most places. unvaccinated people had still have to wear a mask indoors, although the county is leaving it up to each business how they police their customers for their vaccination status. >> i think people will feel more relaxed. they'll shop around more, hopefully, and everything will be fine. >> i'm with that, taking it off 1,000%. >> reporter: you'll still have to wear a mask in hospitals, schools and when using public transit. >> we're not saying throw your masks out completel

so that's in sausalito stop the only accident that i just saw pop up another one. this is in south san francisco. so southbound one. oh, one at grand avenue. we're not seeing any major delays as i would even say take 2 atm and just say wait it out as you're traveling heading into the city from the east. a little under 2 minutes, no major issues or delays here heading across towards the peninsula. you can make that in a little under 14 and will leave you with a look at a richmond center fell commute, a little 100 on as you travel out of richmond will be right back after the break. after my car accident, i wondered what my case was worth. so i called the barnes firm. i'm rich barnes. is your accident case worth more than insurance offered? call the barnes firm now to find out. you might be surprised. save now with holiday deals! get 40% off st. nicholas square. find all their favorite toys and get 40% off holiday decor. plus, take an extra 15% off and get $10 off your purchase of $25 or more! kohl's. ♪ ritz cheese crispers. where the crispiness of ritz meets the bo

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sausalito man will be spending 7 months in jail for sexually assaulting a horse. >> the marin county district attorney says 23 year-old shaun dion baker pleaded guilty to charges of animal cruelty and contact with an animal. in addition to time in jail. baker will also be required to register as a offender and spend 2 years on probation, an armed bank robbery in the north bay this morning. santa rosa, police say suspects entered the west america bank on guerneville road around 8.30 this morning. authorities believe the 2 men entered the bank on the east side of the building, both men were carrying handguns and the suspects tied up 4 bank employees. they took some money from the bank but were unable to get to the vault. detectives are investigating if the suspects left in a vehicle. well, at this time they have no vehicle information. a cash reward is being offered for any information that leads to an arrest more than 2 pounds. a fit know was snell off the streets of san francisco sfpd shared this photograph on twitter today showing drugs and a gun which officers say they recovered du

them $5 million for failing to inspect the system running through the golden gate recreation area to sausalito, another $1.5 million for missing a deadline we told you about in may. failed to suspect power poles, many in high fire threat areas. says they've now completed all the delinquent inspections. >>> santa cruz county went back into mask mode requiring a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status. it has a high enough rate of cases to put it back into cdc's second worst tier. >>> christmas in the park coming back to san jose classic or safe, it's both ways this year. last year it was drive-through experience, some liked it, will be offered again at lake cunningham park but if you like the old park you can enjoy it as well. 65-foot walk through christmas tree, both options open friday. >>> more reasons to smile, more holiday cheer. kristi yamaguchi's downtown ice rink in san jose is open. hello to your traffic reporter in the morning. >> and kristi. >> whoa. >> whoa is right. one of a kind shaped ice rink. you can skate around the palm trees. it looks nice. >>> jeff and i will do pair

rainfall totals most impressive over the north bay, sausalito, 0.80, santa rosa, 0.56, san jose only 0.08 inches. puts our surplus of rain 1.36 inches in san jose to over nine inches in santa rosa. compared to where we should be, 652% of normal in santa rosa. oakland, 604%, san jose, 407% and more rainfall on the way. shower chances thursday and could be a stronger storm next monday, full details in about 15 minutes. >> we'll see you then, thank you, jeff. >>> marin county is the envy of the bay area, having eased covid masking requirements, indoor dining and shopping a go without mask. several other counties are getting close. terry mcsweeney. >> reporter: things are looking different in marin county, more faces, fewer masks. >> can't wait to throw this on the ground, probably have to take it out again though. can't wait. >> reporter: not everyone is excited. >> i think should wear masks inside stores to be more safe and don't get other people sick. >> reporter: bay area counties agreed with below 80% and good vaccination rate and how hospitalizations could ease restrictions and mar

. >>> people who live in sausalito will find out tomorrow what steps the city will be addressing to combat sea level rise. rising seas could impair sewers, roads, habitats and cause erosion. the city's made it clear, citizens have to address climate change on their own. >> talking trash in oakland. the new program that helps stop people from dumping their furniture and bulky garbage around town. last year, more than 23 tons were cleaned up. to make it easier for people in oakland to do the right thing, the city had allow them to take large items to the dump for free. they'll allow more opportunities for curbside pickup for big items that people have in their homes and apartments. >> they were able to come out here and do it. as opposed to having my staff members on overtime waiting for me to come to their yard, then they got to come here to dump it. >> the city is still lacks enforcement and that needs to change. the council member says they're planning for more cameras at dumping hot spots to curtail it. >>> we were talking about gas prices soaring. now uber is helping its drivers save mo

them $5 million for failing to inspect the system running through the golden gate recreation area to sausalito, another $1.5 million for missing a deadline we told you about in may. failed to suspect power poles, many in high fire threat areas. says they've now completed all the delinquent inspections. >>> santa cruz county went back into mask mode requiring a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status. it has a high enough rate of cases to put it back into cdc's second worst tier. >>> christmas in the park coming backssic or safe, it's both ways this year. last year it was drive-through experience, some liked it, will be offered again at lake cunningham park but if you like the old park you can enjoy it as well. 65-foot walk through christmas tree, both options open friday. >>> more reasons to smile, more holiday cheer. kristi yamaguchi's downtown ice rink in san jose is open. hello to your traffic reporter in the morning. >> and kristi. >> whoa. >> whoa is right. one of a kind shaped ice rink. you can skate around the palm trees. it looks nice. >>> jeff and i will do pair skating down the

oh, one northbound at golden gate vista pointe in sausalito. we do have an accident there. some keeping a close eye on that as we're heading over to the golden gate bridge to check on conditions. about 20 minutes traveling from the north bay into the city. we have breaking news. police are looking for a 15 year-old girl who was kidnapped from a gas station in santa rosa police say that incident happened at the arco on guerneville road around one 40 yesterday afternoon, george on a bomb below. we this is a photo of her. she's from the lake tahoe. her parents told police that she was forced into a dark colored vehicle by several men. police say there is a video of the incident. police also released this picture. they say this man in the orange shirt is the one who grabbed her and forced her into a dark gray car. police have also released this picture of the car. please take close look at this. they believe bomb below. it was forced inside of they say it was last seen driving east on guerneville road. they've also received some information. they believe this car may be headed

almost people in sausalito are leaving a city approved camp because they say it's contaminated with raw sewage. people living at the city's marine ship. part camps say they started noticing a horrible smell and some sort of fluid bubbling up from the ground after last month's big storm, the residents claim they had the fluid tested at the lab and say the results showed high levels of fecal matter. there are rooms. i'm sure available somewhere that the city can find for us to get off this contaminated soils. they just don't want to spend the money on it. according to the marin i j. the city took its own samples of the soil at the marine ship park camp last week and are still awaiting the results. oakland's police chief spoke out today about the city's recent rise in violent crime and lack of officers. the chief says the staffing shortage will only get worse next year. but. as ktvu is, amberleigh tells us some residents question whether public safety will improve even with more police officers. oakland as say the recent surge in violence brings caution and situational awareness at night.

inspect a high voltage transmission system that runs through the golden gate national recreation area to sausalito. they fined pg&e another $2.5 million for missing an important deadline that our investigative unit first told you about back in may. pg&e failed to fully inspect more than 53,000 power poles in the distribution network many in high fire threat areas. pg&e says it reported the breakdowns to regulators and has now completed all of those delinquent inspections. >>> up next a busy weekend and busier week ahead. hitting a milestone. what you will want to know if you are taking off or picking up relatives from the airport. >>> big crowds and more testimony. i'm scott budman. day two of elizabeth holmes on the witness stand in her trial. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri with a lot coming your way. colder temperatures from this system. we'll also get you ready for airport delays and take a look at what is happening right now in the turkey trot in the south bay. details in about eight minutes. >>> minutes away when we welcome our viewers in the west, closing arguments in the murder of

news anchor king won a number of medals for rowing used to ride motorcycles lived on a houseboat in sausalito and was a union rep at work. she's been call competitive tough and definitely non-traditional. i come by it quite naturally my mother. was her own woman. >> my mom. >> was a white woman who married a black man secretly in the 50's, then became a widow left to raise 2 brown children in the 60's by herself when she turned 50. she joined the peace corps. she left tv news in 2000, to and 2 years later ran for oakland city council. >> that's the craziest thing i have ever done. one for office. i live east oakland. my neighbors are getting iran wanted to advocate. i'm so glad i lost. had had i won. i wouldn't be doing my part. >> she doesn't painting anymore. but much of her early work. this one is called ballot or bullet had social things to be started taking our classes while still working in tv, but it became her main passions after a decision she made on heard of at the time for women in news. it started with my hair. as silly as that sounds. when i let my hair go gray. i i felt authent

inspect a high voltage transmission system running through the golden gate national recreation area to sausalito. another $2.5 million for missing an important deadline. our investigative team first told you about back in may. that is when pg&e failed to fully inspect more than 53,000 power poles in its distribution network, many in high-risk areas. pg&e says it reported the breakdowns to regulators and has now completed all of those delinqient inspections. read our full investigative report online at nbcbayarea.com. it's right there on our home page. >>> state housing leaders now reportedly demanding answers from the city of san francisco over recently rejected development plans. here's a live look at san francisco this morning. the chronicle reports the state department of housing and community development is giving the city 30 days to explain why two high rise proposals were recently blocked. one near sixth street south of market would have created 495 units. another in the tenderloin would have added 316 units. the state is seeking the reasoning and evidence why supervisors sided with oppone

we are seeing light showers across parts of the bay area, from parts of the north bay, santa rosa to sausalito right now. not making it to the east bay as of now, but we are seeing a new round of light rain in pacifica. your drive on 280 could be quite wet. between morgan hill and gilroy, light rain is still coming down. we can see the heavier rain move around midnight or 12:00 in the morning, and now the heaviest rain pushed through and we are left with the light showers that will stay with us for several hours all in connection with the atmospheric river, and you can see how long it stretches out there. even though it waves up and down, we are not the focus on the heavy rain now, but there still could be an additional 0.1 of rain in the next few hours, and then clearing out for the rest of the day. our temperatures will stay cool. you do need the umbrella for at least before noon and then after that we will see a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures reaching up to about 62 in san rafael. looking at the overall pattern, you can see how active it is out there in the pacific. it's just not targe

sausalito, 64. in the east bay, dealing with cloud cover. afternoon sunshine, same thing in union city. inland, upper 60's later this afternoon. pretty close to average this time of year. 66 in san ramon. morning fog to sunshine today, warming trend by the end of the week and the weekend really shaping up nicely. a lot of sunshine temperatures in the 60's and 70's. kumasi: in honor of veterans day, the warriors are hosting a hoops for troops week. the worries are facing tworriest timberwolves at chase center, tip-off at 7:00. friday, they will host a veterans resource fair and workshop. it will help transitioning military members and their families. reggie: early veterans day parade at the clinic today that starts at 11 a.m. this morning. this is video of last year. during today's event, families and loved ones can drive by the facility and safely waved to their veteran loved ones. physical distancing, masking and hand sanitizing will be in force to ensure a safe event for all. kumasi: soon you will be able to buy fresh crab from san francis

sausalito getting in on wet weather. still spotty light sowers -- showers continuing for the next few hours. >>> there was slowing across 580 for quite sometime, and it's probably because of the slick conditions so be careful out there. the golden gate bridge, not getting active rain but you see the wind, and so just be careful out there. traffic looks a little lighter than your tip tuesday right now. >> people staying in because of the rain. >> absolutely. even when we are not on air, you can keep track on the storm on our free nbc bay area app. it can track the weather conditions in your neighborhood. >> yeah, it's cool. it will say, like, 17 minutes until rain where you are. it's like, get me inside! that's what is happening today on "today in the bay." we're back in 25 minutes with a live local news update. >> make it a terrific tuesday. stay dry out there. the "today" show is next. >>> good morning. demanding an . >>> good morning. demanding answers. >> i loved my son. it could have been you, it could have been you.

today's stops include the sausalito side of the golden gate bridge, and the terminal. as the tree makes it stop at the vallejo family terminal, there will be a coat drive for one warm coat, and organization that provides codes for children and adults in need. for every clean and conditioned coat you donate, you will get a ticket to the park's holiday at the park event. it will also be a drop off location until january 2. reggie: all signs are pointing to christmas. kumasi: mhmm. reggie: not ready? kumasi: not ready yet. i am excited for thanksgiving. reggie: did you get a schedule yet? kumasi: mike, please go. [laughter] mike: i have been gone a week. he is out of control. . kumasi: you get a pass because you. kumasi: have been gone one week. [laughter] mike: 6:19. you and i will talk about the weather and how it is wet outside already. 0.0 four inches in san rafael. 101 is already wet. i looking down on us from salesforce tower. pretty ominous looking. it is staring right at us right now. what did we do? unsettled pattern today, rain and then showers. tonight showers

news anchor king won a number of medals for rowing used to ride motorcycles lived on a houseboat in sausalito and was a union rep at work. >> she's been call competitive tough and definitely non-traditional. i come by it quite naturally my mother. was her own woman. >> my mom. >> was a white woman who married a black man secretly in the 50's, then became a widow left to raise 2 brown children in the 60's by herself when she turned 50. she joined the peace corps. she left tv news in 2000, and 2 years later ran for oakland city council. >> that's the craziest thing i have ever done. one for office. i live east oakland. my neighbors are getting iran because they wanted to advocate. i'm so glad i lost. had had i won. i wouldn't be doing my art. >> she doesn't painting anymore. but much of her early work. this one is called ballot or bullet had social things to be started taking our classes while still working in tv, but it became her main passions after a decision she made on heard of at the time for women in news. it started with my hair. as silly as that sounds. when i let my hair go gray. i i

this is for failing to inspect a high volten sausalito. another $2.5 million for missing an another deadline. our investigative team first told you about back in may. inspect more than 53,000 power poles in distribution network and pg&e says it reported the breakdowns to regulators and now compiled all of those dlinquent inspections. you can read the full report on our home page. >>> happening now, governor gavin newsom is in mexico on vacation. he and his family will be there until sunday. his office announced the trip yesterday after he visited san francisco. earlier this month, the governor was criticized for holding no events for 12 days and canceling an overseas trip. he later said he wanted to be with his kids on halloween and chose to work in his office. >>> right now at 6:00, close call. passengers rattled when an amtrak strikes a semi truck that got stuck on the tracks. the frightening moments for those riders. >> my wife got out of the way and by the sime she did, sh car came within two feet of me. >> the parade tragedy and new s

and temperatures are in the low 60's for sausalito. 63 in oakland. and by the time we get to december, numbers begin to recover a little bit. they'll be above average. let's look at the pier in santa cruz. temperatures are going to be well into the 60's. you may want to head to the coast. water temperature just in the upper 50's. but 65 ocean beach. stinson at 68. 72 in santa cruz. so thanksgiving plans, starting up very cool with 30's and 40's and partly cloudy with temperatures from the upper 60's, upper 50's to lower 60's. the accuweather seven-day forecast, a string of sunny and dry days. chilly mornings. the mildest afternoons will be today and tomorrow, liz. so even across the u.s., traveling, no huge storms to speak of. so should be pretty easygoing. but lots of people to accompany you. liz: absolutely. thank you, lisa just ahead, big bucks to help build a better bay area. how millions of dollars in prize money will help local nonprofits make a difference in the lives of others. i'm 53, but in my mind i'm still 35. that's why i take oste bi-fl

news anchor king won a number of medals for rowing used to ride motorcycles lived on a houseboat in sausalito and was a union rep at work. >> she's been call competitive tough and definitely non-traditional. i come by it quite naturally my mother. was her own woman. >> my mom. >> was a white woman who married a black man secretly in the 50's, then became a widow left to raise 2 brown children in the 60's by herself when she turned 50. she joined the peace corps. she left tv news in 2000, and 2 years later ran for oakland city council. >> that's the craziest thing i have ever done one for office. i live east oakland. and my neighbors were getting iran because they wanted to advocate. i'm so glad i lost. had had i won. i wouldn't be doing my art. >> she doesn't painting anymore. but much of her early work. this one is called ballot or bullet had social things to be started taking our classes while still working in tv, but it became her main passions after a decision she made on heard of at the time for women in news. it started with my hair. as silly as that sounds. when i let my hair go gray.

first time for him to actually come to sausalito and this is actually lost halloween in the united states. so we are really excited to be here. so many special occasions. well speaking of celebration pier 23 cafe held their third annual halloween dog party this afternoon after being canceled last year. because of the pandemic dogs and their owners showed up to the event in costume. the halloween spirit was in full swing along san francisco's embarcadero. we're really excited because we just want to bring some more joy and fun and smiles to the community and it really is happening right here with all the dogs dressed up and all their costumes. it's pretty hysterical. the party was co-hosted by jeffrey's natural pet food store who handed out of course halloween doggy treats. true did dapper dress up as anything dapper did not dress up this year. oh years ago though. he was a hot dog one year. oh, what kind of food? thing my my dachshund was a mcdonald's worker this year got 11 balance prize. yeah, so good. tonight we're talking about rain moving in dion first. it's in the bay tonight and th

news anchor king won a number of medals for rowing used to ride motorcycles lived on a houseboat in sausalito and was a union rep at work. >> she's been call competitive tough and definitely non-traditional. i come by it quite naturally my mother. was her own woman. >> my mom. >> was a white woman who married a black man secretly in the 50's, then became a widow left to raise 2 brown children in the 60's by herself when she turned 50. she joined the peace corps. she left tv news in 2000, and 2 years later ran for oakland city council. >> that's the craziest thing i have ever done one for office. i live east oakland. my neighbors are getting iran because they wanted to advocate. i'm so glad i lost. had had i won. i wouldn't be doing my part. >> she doesn't painting anymore. but much of her early work. this one is called ballot or bullet had social things to be started taking our classes while still working in tv, but it became her main passions after a decision she made on heard of at the time for women in news. it started with my hair. as silly as that sounds. when i let my hair go gray. i fe

we have a disabled vehicle at the sausalito exit for 101. not presenting a problem but it did just get reported there. a little slowing for bay bridge. mild slowing for 37. typical spots here for highway 4 as well but a lot lighter volume so we don't see as much slowing. typical for san jose. the blip on 101. >> thanks, mike. >>> happening now, a state committee will soon meet to discuss expanding gender neutral bathrooms on california school campuses. that committee will be comprised of students they go the entire day without using the rest room because they felt sch says he was alerted about this problem when he spoke to students during lgbtq history month. >>> 5:55. still ahead -- not your normal drive home in southern california with a shocking sight. money on the freeway. some jumped into action just to try to gather it all up. the reason they now may be rethinking that idea. >>> plus at 6:00, back to masks. the surge in cases, another county dialling it back up. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> welcome back. it's 5:58. you're wa

some of those areas that are actively seeing rain include the golden gate bridge up through sausalito richmond and vallejo just to name a few spots. your forecast is ahead. and the weather is certainly impact our commute this morning. we're still seeing morning. we're still seeing delays hotspots of issu welcome to this world. you have some big shoes to fill. people will tell you what to eat. everyone will have an opinion. and, yes, there will be tears. lots of new introductions. sleepless nights. that's normal. okay. so many new toys. it's not going to be easy. but, together, we got this. kaiser permanente. thrive why hide your skin if dupixent has your moderate-to-severe eczema, or atopic dermatitis under control? hide our skin? not us. because dupixent targets a root cause of eczema, it helps heal your skin from within, keeping you one step ahead of it. and for kids ages 6 and up, that means clearer skin, and noticeably less itch. hide my skin? not me. by helping to control eczema with dupixent, you can change how their skin looks and feels. and that's the kind of change you notice

porcelain, pottery, furniture, folding screens, and more, sold at san francisco stores in san francisco, sausalito, and daly city. in 1985, the takahashis founded the takahashi foundation. in 2010, they received the order of the rising sun gold and silver rays award for their contribution to japanese culture, history, and arts in the united states. as detailed in the landmark report, the subject property is significant for the following. under criteria 1, it is significant with japanese post world war i resettlement and location and it is an early example of famed architect alfred lansberg. the period of significance is 1912, the period the build was constructed, as well as 1965 to 2019 when the building was under the ownership of the takahashi family. staff recommend initiation of landmark designation for this property. currently, there are only two existing landmarks strongly associated with san francisco's japanese american community, including the japanese ywca. if designated, the building would be only the third associated with san francisco's japanese american community, and the only one to

if approved, it will last through march 2026 to 10 homeless people in sausalito or leaving a city approved can't because they say it's contaminated with raw sewage. people living at the city's marine ship parked camps say they started noticing. terrible smell and fluid bubbling up from the ground after last month's big storm, residents claim they had the water tested at the lab and say the results showed high levels of fecal matter. there are room. i'm sure available somewhere that the city can find for us to get off this contaminated soils. they just don't want to spend the money on it. according to the marin i j. the city took its own samples of the soil at the marina park camp last week and are still waiting on the result. san francisco supervisors are considering a proposal to create a safe place for drug users. mayor london breed is proposing spending $6.3 million to buy this building at gary and hide streets. supporters say the site will help the city address a record surge in overdose deaths. health officials say 500 people have overdosed from january through september, but some peo

this pocket of heavy rainfall is about to work its way towards sausalito. i think it's going to skirt just north of the golden gate bridge. but there is some light shower activity on the bridge itself working your way down the peninsula. also another spot, but some moderate rainfall that has worked its way on to the peninsula. let's track where this was heading. next. looks like it's heading right towards areas like san mateo and then out the san mateo bridge as well. expect rainfall to increase in intensity here in just a few minutes out that direction. south bay conditions having dried out from sonny bill over to santa clara. but there are some light showers around san jose. mostly as you head up towards alum rock just east of the city of san jose nothing more than some light sprinkles from hey, we're down to union city light area of rainfall right around san lorenzo right now and then right across the bay bridge. we are seeing some lighter again, these are really just sprinkles at this point. there's those showers that was talking about just a second ago

tiburon and sausalito, some light rain and a little bit over san francisco as well sliding down along the peninsula sama tail redwood city off towards the coast in and out of a few sprinkles and to the east bay, where it's widespread along 5 80 between areas near dublin all the way towards livermore and out towards tracy along 8 86 80. we've got a little bit there. hayward fremont, one of those areas where we've got a few scattered showers and scattered showers continue over areas of the santa cruz mountains as well as the mountains in the sierra. the snow continuing here we will continue to watch this move out of the area, and by tonight we will be dry. better details on what you can expect for your bay area tuesday, and some of those rainfall amounts from the last 24 hours coming up in just a bit. okay thanks so much. rosemary oroczo say they were prepared for any emergency. ktvu james tourist shows us what the storm left behind and tells us whether this rain is putting a dent in our drought. the rain from this morning storm didn't come down too hard this time around, but it did com

news anchor king won a number of medals for rowing used to ride motorcycles lived on a houseboat in sausalito and was a union rep at work. >> she's been call competitive tough and definitely non-traditional. i come by it quite naturally my her own woman. >> my mom. >> was a white woman who married a black man secretly in the 50's, then became a widow left to raise 2 brown children in the 60's by herself when she turned 50. she joined the peace corps. she left tv news in 2000, and 2 years later ran for oakland city council. >> that's the craziest thing i have ever done. one for office. i live east oakland. and my neighbors were getting and iran because they wanted to advocate. i'm so glad i lost. had had i won. i wouldn't ee doing my part. >> she doesn't painting anymore. but much of her early work. this one is called ballot or bullet had social things to be started taking our classes while still working in tv, but it became her main passions after a decision she made on heard of at the time for women in news. it started with my hair. as silly as that sounds. when i let my hair go gray. i i fe