Our storm ranger scanning the skies. Meteorologist kari hall timing out the wet weather as today in the bay on Tuesday Morning starts right now. Good morning and thank you for joining us. Im laura garcia. And im marcus washington. First well start with the forecast for you. Meteorologist kari hall tracking that rain. Has it already started to fall here . Not yet but we will see it the rest of the day moving north to south. We can still see the rain approaching the far northwestern california coast and were going to see that moving in as we go into today. As we power up storm ranger it is starting to pick up on some very light sprinkles but the heavier stuff comes this morning. Ill time it out in a few minutes. Mike, any issues for the Early Morning commute . No major issues but one in martinez. Lets look at the big view. You see green. That will put you at ease. A major connector coming off the carquinez bridge area. Theres glass on the roadway. There is glass from what, i dont know. That moves smoothly. Back to you. There are a lot of new covid restrictions out there this morning, a lot to digest. Well break it all down if you do or just stay in because youre going to have to now. Six bay area counties now in that purple tier, the most restrictive. Businesses on the left must move outside doors, restaurants, wineries, gyms, museums and zoos as well as card rooms and places of worship. On the right businesses that can continue to operate indoors that includes retail shops and malls but at 25 capacity. Hair salons, barber shops, nail salons and other personal Care Services can also stay indoors. San francisco, san mateo and marin. Restaurants, movie theaters and places of worship at 25 capacity. Gyms are at 10 . Remember, this is the bare minimum of what is required. Counties can put even more restrictions in place. San francisco, for example, has already shut down indoor dining. The bay area isnt alone when it comes to restrictions. 41 out of the states 58 counties are in the states most restrictive purple tier. The stricter measures come as the governor says hes pulling the emergency brake to slow the spread. Hospitalizations up 30 statewide. This is the fact california has seen since the beginning of this pandemic. No matter what tier youre in you can go to the Grocery Store and visit businesses deemed essential. Mask up and practice social distancing. Theres a new mask mandate for all californians as covid cases start to surge. State Health Leaders say people should wear a face coverings everywhere outside of their homes with only a few exceptions. Hand sanitizer and social distancing without a mask will not be enough. You dont have to wear a mask if you are alone in your car, working alone in your office or eating or drinking. With new restrictions returning to dozens of counties in the state, well, so is the panic buying. Some stores Paper Products and meats, well, theyre disappearing just like they did back in march at the beginning of the pandemic from Big Box Stores to local Grocery Stores things like toilet paper, paper towels are disappearing from store shelves. That panic buying is playing out around the country. Employees at Quality Foods center says theres no reason to load up, but some may think that they just need to because of the holiday season. I think a lot of people are trying to get it done now and make sure they have everything they need. We have plenty of food in the supply chain but we need people to buy only what they need now. Some stores are putting black friday deals online early hoping to salvage sales this holiday season. Leaders this week will vote on a new belt tightening measure. The Agency Getting hit hard with plummeting ridership. They will consider offering an early retirement buyout plan to lower the workforce as much as 40 . Theyre also talking about scaling back Weekend Service if the buyout option falls short, b. A. R. T. Leaders tell the chronicle they may be staring at possible layoffs. New protections on the table today to help the many Business Owners now struggling to make it in the bay. Leaders on both sides of the bay really seeking to extend eviction protections. Contra costa county supervisors will debate extending the eviction ban for Small Business tenants now set to expire at the end of the month. San francisco supervisors weighing a similar extension. Theyre considering a new grace period for repaying back rent to march of 2023. Google is reportedly giving a big assist to two nor Affordable Housing projects. The mercury news reports 20 million in loans to the Housing TrustSilicon Valley nonprofit. The money will help develop apartments, a rendering you see here. Its in the area around san joses Downtown West project. A Second Development is going up in sunnyvale and will create 500 new homes for lowincome families. Our storm ranger is busy scanning the skies for muchneeded rain. Of course its coming across the bay area eventually. Our cameras right now taking a live look across the skies and you can see now things are clear, but as meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that, that is going to change. So, kari, you need to bundle up and get those umbrellas and raincoats out. Yeah, its so great to see we are going to get some rain and its also coming along with cooler temperatures bringing back that fall feel to the bay area as we take a look at storm ranger. Thats the red scan were seeing there. And so far picking up on very light showers. But this is not the main line of rain that will be moving in. As you head out in parts of marin and southern sonoma counties expect light rain. We are going to see this moving from north to south as we go into today. Well talk more about this coming up. Mike, how is it looking right now for the commute . Its looking great, kari. East to west, thats the bay bridge, well talk about the lower deck out of San Francisco as you approach Treasure Island overnight and begin a project there. The off ramp overnight from time to time youll see that off ramp close. Right now its fine and the westbound commute is your direction. I80 also in vallejo starting last night, the six bridges project for the next four years working on overpasses through vallejo making them higher so larger truck cans go underneath them. That may mean reroutes. Construction is done for the night. Back to you. Thanks, mike. 4 38. Facing backlash. Still ahead on today in the bay the state lawmakers coming under fire moving ahead with a hawaiian getaway despite the ongoing pandemic. Plus, grab your popcorn because the new deal were going to talk about between two Big Companies that will allow movies to be released early on demand. 4 38 for you right now. Youre watching today in the bay. Theres no bad time to start at amazon. I like the flexibility. It also allows for picking up shifts. Safety comes first, speed comes second. Safety. Safety. Safety. Were making sure that somebody is getting their very important items. It makes me very happy. Sfx turkey gobble sfx dog bark sfx bubbles give thanks, no matter how you share it. Right now at 4 41 as you get ready to head out, the morning commute starting out cool and dry. Make sure the windshield wipers work. Well have rain later on this morning. I think in parts of the east bay well see it moving in as early as 10 00 to 11 00 and well see it spreading from parts of the north bay and to the rest of the bay area. Well talk about the time line coming up. Yesterdays time line showed a tougher commute between the 5 00 and 6 00 hours. Right now were fine. For dublin, the altamont moves nicely. No problems through the Castro Valley y. Looking over at oakland 880, the nimitz moves smoothly. Taillights north past the coliseum, past high street and toward the construction zone. The usual spot to 23rd and 29. Good morning. Im rahel solomon at cnbc headquarters. Todays top business headquarters. Wall street looks to a mixed opening as investors taking a pause after yesterdays rally sparked by moderna showing its Coronavirus Vaccine is more than 94 effective. The dow jumping 470 points closing at its first record high since february. Travel, airlines, hotels and industrials such as boeing and names related to stay at home such as netflix and zoom fell. Import prices and Industrial Production of earnings as well from home depot and walmart. And tesla surged late yesterday after it was announced the company will be added to the s p 500 index next month, among the most valuable Companies Ever added to the widely followed index, larger than 95 of the listed stocks. Whats really important about the move is the Investment Funds that track the s p 500 will now have to buy roughly 50 billion in tesla shares combined so that the portfolios match the index. Tesla is up a whopping 450 this year making it the worlds most valuable car company and thats despite production thats just a fraction of toyota, volkswagen and gm. And cinemark, the Third Largest theater chain striking a deal with Universal Pictures to allow movies to be released early on demand. This marks the latest crack in the theatrical window. A deal was struck with amc earlier this summer. Films will be seen for 17 days before becoming available in digital platform. Movies that have been Opening Weekend of more than 50 million will stay in theaters for at least five weekends. Universal can then release on digital platforms for a rental price of at least 19. 99. Cinemark will receive a share of the revenue. That would work here. We cant even go to the movie theaters now. Weve slid back down in the tier system. Watching at home. You feel for the theater owners, though. Theyre having a really tough time. Thanks, rahel. For sure. Were hoping for the best. Were hoping youre going to pop the pot copcorn. You can start getting prescriptions from amazon as well. The company is launching its Online Pharmacy today including innetwork insurers but will include a discount Prescription Program aimed at folks with the highest deductible plans who may do bet werter with a cash price. A Startup Company they purchased a couple of years ago. 4 45 for you that morning and struggling on the streets. Next for you here on today in the bay the allnew steps Governor Newsom is taking to help the homeless find housing during the pandemic. Well talk about it on the other side of the break. We have the power to harness californias Abundant Solar and wind energy, but its not available all day long. Use less energy from 4 to 9 pm for a cleaner california. And welcome back to you this morning, dark and early. 4 47 on this terrific tuesday. Taking a live look out in downtown san jose where its all clear this morning, clear skies. But oh, thats going to change for you. Meteorologist kari hall has been tracking the forecast for us. We had a Beautiful Day yesterday, but today we need to brace for the rain. Yeah, we are going to have some much cooler temperatures moving in today. Wasnt really supposed to be that warm when you compare what we normally have in the middle of november. So today were going back to some normal temperatures, and its all brought by this cold front that will start to bring us some rain. Well be tracking that rain with storm ranger, you can do the same at home if you have the nbc bay area app. We are seeing light showers moving through parts of marin county and southern sonoma county. Some of the heavier rain still well to the north of us. As we go through the time line we take it through 9 00. A lot more people are up, out and about. Well see some heavy rain moving through parts of the north bay as it moves into parts of the peninsula, moving south of the Golden Gate Bridge at about 2 00 this afternoon. Well see it not as heavy as what well see in the north bay. More scattered showers. It will be off and on as it approaches the south bay later on this evening. There may be a break but then well see still some spotty showers lingering even into early tomorrow, possibly into tomorrow afternoon which could add up on those rainfall totals that well see as we go through the time line once again looking a little wet for tomorrow and our rainfall totals will reach in some spots up to a quarter to half an inch. Higher rainfall totals will be in parts of the north bay where we could see possibly over an inch of rain in mill valley and in ukiah looking at close to an inch of rain while the sierra will have decent amounts of snow, up to 21 inches at some of our ski resorts. Ill be tracking this. How is it looking now for the commute . Looking good for the big picture, kari. I do have to call out observiak green sensors around the bay. Zooming into the nimitz, between 23rd and 29th, we talk about it frequently because we have overnight closures frequently right now. Were down to one lane, the southbound direction. Watch that. Closer to 6 00 we should see some slowdowns as the Traffic Volume builds. The only incident highway 4 in brentwood. No major injuries. Just that intersection. Back to you. Thank you, mike. New details for you that morning, the fate of the accused norcal rapist is now in the hands of jurors. Closing arguments in that trial wrapped up yesterday. 60yearold Charles Waller is accused of sexual attacks spanning six counties including three in the bay area. Hes being tried in sacramento. Authorities arrested him with the help of dna evidence. He testified that he cant explain why his dna was found in the homes of half a dozen of those victims. Now to a followup for you, the university of california system has reached a 73 million settlement surrounding sexual abuse claims involving a former ucla gynecologist. The federal judge still has to approve the deal. Several patients accused him of Sexual Assault and misconduct between 1983 and 2018. As part of the classaction suit more than 6,600 could receive part of that settlement. A few california lawmakers and lobbyists are reportedly not letting the pandemic get in the way of an exclusive getaway. They spent the past week at a political Conference Held every year in maui. It is said to involve fewer people and a lot of protocols. Governor newsom, meantime, finally coming clean about violating his own health guidelines. He now says he regrets attending a wine country event with his wife two weeks ago. The group did dine outdoors but guests were made up of more than three different households which is considered a violation. New details this morning, Governor Newsom is pushing forward to keep the homeless off the streets during the pandemic. The mercury news reports that he gave 62 million to project room key to keep more than 22,000 Homeless People in motels. That program started in april. That money will help keep those motels afloat during the pandemic. Taking a historic step. Next on today in the bay, big changes the nfl is set to make during monday night football on the field. Plus, thankful for its users. Zoom wants to you keep your holiday traditions going this year. Hurricane iota is actually battering nicaraguas caribbean coast causing Severe Damage to the same part of Central America already damaged less than two weeks ago. Iota weakened slightly last night to category 4 which with maximum sustained winds of 155 miles per hour. Some of those residents said this is the strongest and most dangerous hurricane its ever seen. Well be right back. 100 beef and hearty chili. Try my 5. 99 chili cheeseburger combo. Its pretty delicious. 100 beef and hearty chili. Try my 5. 99 chili cheeseburger combo. Its pretty delicious. Welcome back. 4 55. The nfl will make history this monday night. For the first time an allblack referee crew will oversee the matchup when the l. A. Rams take on the buccaneers and tampa bay. A former moore House College quarterback and super bowl referee will oversee the unit. The nfl says members of this crew were picked to symbolize the contribution of black officials to football just weeks after the league celebrated its 100th year anniversary. Trending this morning ahead of thanksgiving a surprise from zoom. The company Just Announced it will lift its 40minute limit on calls on thanksgiving day making it easier for everyone to social distance have a little bit more time with friends and family. 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And im marcus washington. A lot of information to dig into as we want to break it all down for you that morning, laura. Thats right. The six bay area counties in purple, take a look. Santa clara, alameda, contra costa, solano, napa and sonoma counties. The most restrictive tier on the left businesses that must move everything outdoors, restaurants, wineries, gyms, museums and zoos as well as card rooms and places of worship. On the right, businesses that can continue to operate indoors, retail shops and malls but at 25 capacity. Hair salons, barber shops, nail salons can stay indoors. Three bay area counties are in the red tier, san mateo, sfra san fran and marin. Wineries and card rooms must stay outdoors but more businesses can open rate indoors as long as they follow those restrictions. Restaurants, movie theaters and places of worship at 25 capacity. Gyms at 10 . Well have more coming up but our other top story, rain is set to move into the bay area. Revved up the engine and storm ranger looking at san jose and San Francisco. A look at the Current Conditions now. Look whats coming our way. Not only the rain but meteorologist kari hall sorting it all out for us. Yeah, you do want to make sure you have the umbrella even though it is not raining right now. Well see the rain moving in later this morning and into the afternoon and so were starting out with some cloudy skies across the bay area with the rain to the north as we go into today well see that rain approaching in parts of the north bay. Storm ranger tracking that and were seeing some very light showers in parts of the north bay, but it will get heavier as the morning goes along. Well talk more about this coming up. Mike, hows