The sentencing of thernos founder Elizabeth Holmes underway. She is facing up to 20 years for defrauding patients and investors in her failed blood testing startup. Her lawyers are pushing for a lighter sentence of 18 months house arrest partly due to her pregnancy and home life. They submitted more than 100 letters of support from family and friends. A lot of times people who we view as monsters are still human beings to other people. Right . She may have caused a lot of harm. She may have ruined a number of lives but she is still a daughter, a mother, a wife, and a friend to a lot of people. The judge might allow holmes to delay her sentence until after she has bonded with her new baby, but some people are worried about that message that a light message would send to Silicon Valley and entrepreneurs. Our len ramirez is at the courthouse. We will have you covered throughout the day right here on kpix5. Also streaming on cbs news bay area and on kpix. Com. More drama at twitter after elon musk gave an ultimatum. Work hard core or quit. Cbs news Jonathan Vigliotti has more. Reporter elon musk seems to be taking a gallows humor approach. Posting an emoji of a skull and cross bone and twitter tombstone. How do you make a fortune in social media . Start out with a large one. But for many employees it is no laughing matter. This cell phone video appears to show a scroll of insults aimed at elon musk. Twitter is an unstable company right now. Reporter zoe is managing editor at the investigative tech newsletter platformer. She said earlier this week, employees were given an ultimatum. Pledge to high intensity hard core work with long hours by 5 00 thursday afternoon or resign with severance pay. She says many more workers than expected decided to leave. Ten seconds. Reporter some even going online to count down to the deadline. Four, three, two, one. Happy new year hundreds of people have said they are out. And a lot of those people were working on Core Infrastructure projects to keep twitters site reliable and secure and keep user data private. Reporter she says so many employees left, the company didnt have enough staff to figure out who was still working. And needed to shut down its offices and cut badge access until the dust settled. They are very scared that employees are going to sabotage the service on their way out the door. Reporter and despite the trending hash tag relationship twitter the, schiffer says twitter is likely not facing an imminent collapse. When there is high traffic and fewer workers to fix problems, twitter could become more glitchy and difficult to log into and those frustrations could be all it takes to lose a lot of losers. Jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, los angeles. If you are one of the workers recently laid off from twitter or any other company or about to enter the work force, what is your next move . In ten minutes we will hear advice from a career expert. Checking in on wall street on this friday. Look at the big board right now. It is up 140 points. Bay area travelers are in for a very busy weekend. Holiday travel is approaching prepandemic levels. Sfo expecting 5 million travelers to pass through the gates between today and new years day. It is only 15 lower than 2019 levels. And earlier, we talked to some people who are already on the move. I havent seen it. I just got here. Seems like its going to get busy. But i dont think it has got the same amount you know of people here at the airport. We checked out the scene at mineta san jose airport this morning. The advice from airport officials . Arrive early. Give yourself at least two hours for domestic flights and three for internationals. And use apps. As we check in with jess, if you take a flight or hit the road, looks like Mother Nature will cooperate. Oh yes it is. Luckily, it will be pretty dry as we extend into the holiday forecast. Lets start off on the large scale. Todays travel forecast all across the states, not looking bad. Things are mild. They are sitting pretty comfortable too. And we have seen clear skies this morning. Partly cloudy conditions in the north bay in the heart of the bay. But nothing extreme like i said. No rain in the forecast for now. So lets take a quick look at what we can expect headed into the next couple of days. Starting off with events, the embarcadero lighting is tonight. If you are planning on heading out there or have been thinking about it, i think its a go. Yes it will be a little chilly. But at least we have clear conditions. This is a great way to start the weekend. Beautiful calm conditions. Maybe head out there and get a hot chocolate to stay warm and bundle up with a jacket. We have more events to talk about in just a little bit but for now back to you guys. Capitol hill, democrats poised to select Hakeem Jeffreys from new york as Nancy Pelosis successor. Republicans appearing to regain control of the house in january. Nicole d antonio has the latest. I will not seek reelection to democratic leadership in the next congress. Reporter House SpeakerNancy Pelosis decision to step down from her historic leadership is giving way to a new era. For me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the democratic caucus. Reporter hakeen jeffreys announced his bid. If elected, the 52yearold new york representative would make history as the first African American to lead a party in congress. Taking the reins from pelosi, the only female speaker of the house. Pelosis long time number two will also step down. It is always good for a party to have new blood. Enthusiasm. Reporter with the new congress in january. They are also laying out priorities including investigations into the biden administration. Rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse will be the primary goal of a Republican House oversight committee. Reporter Kevin Mccarthy has received his partys nomination to become the next speaker though it is unclear if he will get the required 218 votes he will need to receive the gavel. Nicole d antonio, cbs news, capitol hill. In less than a week, families will gather around the table for thanksgiving holiday dinners that will cost more than they have for years. Inflation, global food challenges, and supply chain issues mean you will likely spend an average of 64 to feed ten people for thanksgiving dinner. Thats up 11 from what it cost last year. And nearly 20 from two years ago. And right now, bay area food banks are hard at work ahead of the holidays. They are not just providing food. They are providing hope. Families seeking help can find a safe space free of judgment. Reed cowan has more from the Redwood Empire Food Bank in santa rosa. Reporter all right friends. It is a good day here at Redwood Empire Food Bank. I have my friend rochelle here. The minute people walk in the door, they feel dignity. What is that so important . There is so much stigma attached with Food Insecurity. We wanted to create a safe space for people. Not only to come and get food, but also to learn about Food Insecurity in our community. Reporter thats right. I almost feel like you have a home set up here. One of my favorite things is the sign that said i had to set my pride aside and ask for food. When you come here for the benefit of the volunteers, they are actively at work. When people come in these doors, what do you want them to feel . We want them to feel empowered. Empowered to give back. We give them the tools to do that. And we also have a lot more going on here than people think. So many times people get blown away by the sheer size of the food bank. When you are serving 100,000 people a year, thats what you get. The thing i love about this, you create a feeling from the minute you walk in the door, you are home, you are taken care of and you are an important part of this community. Why was that so important in the design of this space . You know, there are so many people that come together to give back. If you are in a comfortable and welcoming space, it makes you want to do it that much more. Beautiful. Okay. So, if you want to be a part of the energy of this beautiful place, go to our website. Kpix. Com give or go to that qr code right there at the bottom of your screen to get a little bit of that good feeling. Follow the feeling. Back to you. Great advice. Thank you reed cowan. Still ahead, a lot of uncertainty for students about to graduate from college. It is scary. When they will resume. When they will open up the the senior positions im looking at. Good job market advice for people starting out competitive thkpmarylee to students anxious about heading into the work force and got tips on how they can stand out. Reporter here at san jose state, we talked to students who are about to graduate. And they tell us they are very concerned. That is because they know it is going to be even harder to find a job right now. These two are roommates at san jose state. One is already looking for jobs. He said last month, he was talking to amazon and meta recruiters but with the recent layoffs and the hiring freeze, all of that is on hold. It is pretty much scary now. When they are going to resume. When they will open up the new position. Reporter vinkata hopes things can only get better by the time she graduates next year. It is really very demotivating and upsetting seeing a lot of posting up on linkedin. It is really very sad seeing all of that. That really frightens me. Im really scared. First, and foremost, dont panic. Reporter anita manuel, the associate director at San Jose University advises student to start networking and looking for jobs month before they graduate. With an updated resume and linked in profile. They have to be taylored to those positions. Theres Applicant Tracking Software that looks at keywords that really match those positions. You want to make sure you end up at the top of the list, you want to have the keywords and updated information on your resume. Reporter but time is running out before he graduated. It will be tough for me for sure. And you are graduating when . December 15th. Good luck thank you so much. I need luck reporter anita had this advice for anyone just laid off looking for a job. Now is a good time to reevaluate what you want to do and possibly pivot careers. You just need to consider your transferable skills. Mary lee, kpix5 at san jose state. A lot of folks are hitting the road today. Im catching a flight tonight and the weather will be helpful, not hinder your efforts. Exactly. You know, there was a chance of showers for tuesday but now it is starting to trend a little bit drier. That is great new ins time for any travelers headed out on the roads like you said. Or even those headed out of sfo or the oakland airport. This is a live look at the skies. There is no weather delays in sight at the airport. Things are looking very calm as we head into this weekend and especially into the holidays next week. Temperatures now sit in the 50s. Anywhere from sfo to oakland. For our friends in the north bay, it is warming up a lot. They deal with the coolest temperatures. And some of the warmest temperatures for their daytime highs. Like i said earlier, theres a lot of events happening this weekend. At berkeley, theres the 120th big game happening and kickoff is at 2 30 tomorrow. If you are headed out there, we expect mid 60s. Speaking of mid 60s , San Francisco seeing the exact same setup for daytime highs for both days this week. So if you want to head out to the union square ice rink, i plan on doing that this weekend. It looks beautiful and very calm. Maybe we have some friends at lake tahoe. If you plan on doing that, i suggest monday. It is a little bit warmer but the winds will be lighter on sunday, too. Today is travel forecast once again for all the local areas throughout the whole west. Things are pretty mild for the most part. We see scattered showers up closer to michigan. But we are keeping a close eye on that here at the weather center. The next seven days things are staying pretty mild throughout the bay. San francisco, mostly in the mid 60s. Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Sunny skies in the north bay and inland east bay too with 70s around the corner. Looks like it will be a nice mild setup just in case you want to head outdoors afterwards. Thank you. Still ahead, why the 49ers have a change of scenery and weather for this weeks practices. And remember, you can watch us any time, anywhere on our streaming service. Cbs news bay area. Catch all of our newscasts, weather updates throughout the day. You can find us on the free cbs news app sometimes a cough isnt just a cough so its better to be prepared. Keeping binaxnow handy makes it easy to test. And self test kits may be reimbursable with no copay through your health plan. With binaxnow, youll have reliable results in 15 minutes with the self test that features the same Technology Doctors use. And detects multiple variants, including omicron ba. 5 so you can always be prepared with binaxnow. The 1 covid19 self test in the us the 49ers are looking to move up in the standings by moving up in the world. Here is vern glenn to explain. This is the volkswagen red and gold report. Reporter time now for your red and gold report. The 49ers practice thursday in Colorado Springs as they try to acclimate themselves to the High Altitude they will face monday night in mexico city. Back to sundays win over the chargers where one of the most talked about plays was trey greenlaws hit on justin herbert. Got the linebacker ejected. Jimmy ward the quarterback had a warning for quarterbacks who want to take off and run. Dont run it. Dont run it. Play another running quarterback. Dont run it. With the red and gold report, im vern glenn. Much more on the 49ers ahead of week 11 against the cardinals tonight on the red and gold report at 7 30 right here on kpix5. And streaming on cbs news bay area. Okay, the big game happening tomorrow. The cal bears and Stanford Cardinal face off on the football field and it will be last big game for joe starky, radio play by play. You may know him from the famous call back in 1982. Got it back now to the 30, we are down to the 20. 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