Concord as well. If you encounter an area of fog, do not put on your high beams. High beams make it worse. Satellite radar, this is what were tracking with the rain. Were expecting the rain to make its way in but it looks like the timing of this will give us a dry saturday for i want to say most of the day, the rain right now is looking like it is not going to move in until overnight so when people are sleeping which means your saturday today is going to be a great day to go out and get the last minute errands done, go to the game, get the shopping over with, because if youre out early tomorrow morning, thats when we expect the rain and i will break down the exact time line, in about 15 minutes. Thank you very much. We look forward to it. This morning, we have new details about the tragedy out of north bay elementary school. A fence fell over and crushed a young student. Grief counselors were on campus at mark Day Elementary School, trying to console students and staff just before they began their holiday break yesterday. Six officers had to lift part of the fence that struck a 7yearold student on the playground thursday afternoon. The coroner examined the boy and said he was unconscious after the incident, and that he was in cardiac arrest when First Responders arrived. He was rushed to a hospital nearby, but died shortly afterwards. It is beyond whether it is anybodys fault or not. It is just, if anybody is going through that, parents, i cant, you know, i fortunately havent gone through it, but i just cant imagine. The school is an Independent School with kindergarten through eighth grade classes. Were told the investigation is ongoing. Traffic nightmare continues on 237. Yesterday morning, a massive crane flipped, overturning on the freeway. Right near levi stadium. The lanes in both directions were closed. Most of the day. The good news, westbound lanes are open again this morning. And all eastbound lanes remain closed. A burst of bright light in solano county, all coming from a refinery. Now it is not an explosion. It is planted maintenance work. The valero refinery in benicia is warning people they might see this kind of flaring over the next few days for what they call necessary safety precaution. They say it is no harm for people who live close by. Billionaires in wine caves should not pick the next president of the united states. At a napa county wine cave, still generating a lot of buzz, as senator Elizabeth Warren putting it center stage during thursday nights democratic debate. Hashtag wine caves is on social media. And the owner of the vineyard gave us her side of the story and she book with today in the bay. If you go gone online, the web page has changed, wine cave, trendsing for thousands of years. A longtime democratic supporter, she says she doesnt regret hosting the fundraiser. I wouldnt, i wouldnt change anything in the sense that im glad we did it. And for me, involvement in the political process is absolutely a responsibility that everyone should have. She says wine caves are not unusual settings at wineries around the world. Theirs does include a massive chandelier with hundreds of swarovski crystals. Elizabeth warren during the debate hit Pete Buttigieg during the event. The may her a fundraiser that was held in a wine cave full of crystals and served 900 a bottle wine. Think about who comes to that. Buttigieg hit right back. According to forbes magazine, im literally the only person on this stage who is not a millionaire or a billionaire. So if it is important, if this is a problem, with issuing purity tests, you cannot yourself pass. Nbc bay area news. Bart is increasing security for the holidays. Oakland police and bart officers are passing out information about protecting yourself against crime. This is a policy of the station. Cell phone robbers and car breakins jump this time of the year. Bart says adding officers should help reduce crime. We work on the muni stations right now, as fwe see crimes spike, and we provide these sort of services not only at bart stations but at different Business Districts in neighborhoods as needed. In addition those officers, volunteers, also provide an Escort Service for bart riders. Some people who live in the east bay can rest a little easier this morning. Police say they arrested some teenagers in connection to several burglaries. In september, we told you about three people who tried to break into a home in pleasanton. They kicked down a door, while the homeowner was taking a shower inside. When the woman screamed, they ran off. Well, then in october, Fremont Police arrested three teens, for breaking into another home. Now, investigators say evidence links those teens to the attempted robbery in pleasanton. Gas, it is. The Menlo Park Fire Department will not be going electric after all. The Fire District decided not to purchase an all electric fire truck. The proposal failed with a 32 vote. The truck would have cost more than 1 million, which is several hundred thousand dollars more than a standard gaspowered truck. A San Francisco woman is going to great heights to bring home her beloved dog. You might have seen a message, this message here, flying over San Francisco and oakland yesterday afternoon. The banner from the airplane, reading, bring jackson home. Com. That is the web site Emily Palermo set up to find her mini aussie shepherd jackson. It is believed that someone stole jackson on saturday, from outside the good life grocery, in vernal heights. Besides hiring a pilot, the dogs owner also put up flyers, searching via drone, and setting up a gofundme account, all to find jackson. And running as fast as i can, in all directions, and it is just me, i have a lot of support, for people that i dont know that have been reaching out that have been so kind but im worried that christmas is coming and everyone willing leave. Volunteers are gathering at pinole coffee in vernal heights for another search. Lets turn it to our making it in the bay series. We have new information that shows the bay area Housing Market might actually be getting cold. In fact, four of our citys ranked the coldest in the u. Ne studied the 100 most Housing Markets in the country and looked at how long houses were on the mark and how much below list price they eventually sell for. San francisco and oakland ranked in the bottom ten. Fremont and san jose were in the bottom 20. And the average listing in San Francisco dropped nearly 6 before it sold, according to the report. Despite this, the bay area is still one of the most expensive markets in the u. S. What all this means, it is not exactly a great time to sell a house perhaps, it does mean it might be a little bit easier for some families to now buy a home. We have much more ahead, on today in the bay, coming up, standing guard, the Christmas Present that makes it harder for thieves to break into cars at popular malls. Plus, how about a Million Dollar home, for about 275 grand . This los gatos home could be all yours with one important stipulation that well share. A wlilive look outside in s jose, vanz says it will be dry today, so take advantage of it, because we will get some rain tonight, the forecast is coming up. The Holiday Season is prime season for thieves. Especially those who prowl parking lots. Around shopping centers. And malls. The south bay Law Enforcement will be on patrol thanks to, in part, to a gift of sorts from the states. Robert honda has the details. Were going to be 100 . San jose Police Officers are patrolling the Eastbrook Shopping Center parking lot and westfield valley fair and santana row and others but starting today, and through the holidays, cops, such as chris, will be a fulltime presence. One of the goals is to educate people and prevent them from being victims but also apprehending and arresting people who are responsible for the rash of car thefts that is affecting the entire bay area. Similar grants were also given to sant claire, milipitas, fremont and newark, and san jose has Crime Prevention specialists talking to shoppers inside while officers often on foot look for exposed valuables in cars outside. A real easy target. Shoppers we talked to were relieved but they say they understand they have to have their guard up, too. One woman who had her purse snatched said the crime took seconds. I said oh, no, dont, you know, my purse. They took your purse . Yes. Yes. And i never got it back. East ridge officials welcome the police presence, to augment its own holiday security. We have multiple security vehicles that patrol the lot, 24 7. And then we have a state of the art new video surveillance. This weekend, it is security out here, highly visible, and we will have our officers out here, in patrol cars, being highly visible. Robert honda, nbc bay area news. We have more ahead on today in the bay, including a Million Dollar home, selling for a fraction of the price. Where in the bay area you will find it, and how to get in, on that deal. It will be a cloudy day but it looks like the rain is expected to hold off. Just a couple more hours. Does get here . And what about the lake tahoe forecast if youre heading up there for christmas . I will have the details coming up. Stay with us. On the economy, a unique leader. Mike bloombergs created over 400,000 jobs. As president , an opportunity economy that works for us. Tax fairness where the wealthy pay their fair share. Education. Affordable college and high skill Vocational Training so people can succeed in the new economy. Economic security. Lower Cost Health Care proven leadership on jobs. To build an economy where people dont just get by, they get ahead. Im Mike Bloomberg and i approve this message. [ drathis holiday. Ahhhhh ahhhhh a distant friend returns. Elliott. You came back and while lots of things have changed. Wooooah woah its called the internet. Some things havent. Get ready for a reunion 3 million light years in the making. Woohoo yeah it is 7 15. A live look towards the city of San Francisco. The bay bridge in the foreground there. Traffic is moving nicely. Maybe because everybody is at the mall already perhaps. Busy shopping day ahead. Speaking of shopping, how about this . A Million Dollar home in los gatos being sold for about 275,000. Los gatos has been quietly setting aside dozens of homes specifically for low to middle income families, the house youre seeing there, 110 square feet, two bedroom, two 1and a half baths part of a los gatos Housing Program started in 1979 aimed at helping people own a small sliver of the bay area. The firefighters, teachers, who are in the community, seniors. So to be eligible to snag a million home for 275,000, a family of four cant make more than 105,000, and a family of four income cant exceed 130,000. Los gatos is taking applications, until december 26th. The buyer will be picked using a lottery of all of those folks who qualify. This morning, nbc bay area responds to a San Francisco homeowners window pane. Getting new windows installed in your home is a big job and a big expense. Bobby spent 20,000 getting windows replaced on his house. But get this. After the work was done, he learned there was a glaring problem. The windows have vinyl frames and in San Francisco, that is not allowed under the building code. I didnt want them to come out and red tag my house, or make me take off the windows, and not have a solution. Bobby faced fines, so who is responsible . And who is going to fix this 20,000 problem . Tonight, of radio right after the 49ers game, we will get answers and take action for bobby and help you avoid a costly conflict with a contractor. If your home project has gone wrong, please let us know about it, you can go it our app or our web site and just go to where it says respond or take your smartphone and do the old school thing and give us a call. The number is 888996tips. You can call us any time from anywhere. Fighting hunger in the bay area, we have an exciting update from the nbc bay area and telemundo 48 feed the need food drive. The almeda food bank says it is giving out 380,000 bags of food, and that surpasses last years food drive by more than 100,000 bags. Thank you to everyone who has donated. We were out in stores collecting and the outpouring is fantastic and the need is real. The food banks around the bay area are seeing an increase and that is great to see. Still time. You can go to safeway and give them the little thing and donate right there at the register. Thank you. Vianey is here, for a look at the weather forecast. So if i understand it right, we are supposed to get out there today . We are. Getting the errands in. We have rain moving in. And it is the first day of winter, chris, did you know that . Thats right. Happy winter. Yes at about 8 00, we will see the welcome site of winter, astronomically speaking. The golden gate bridge, areas of patchy fog performing to the north bay and santa rosa, down to about a quarter of a mile in terms of visibility and right now, the current temperatures in the 40s. And 47 degrees in san jose, and 46 in palo alto, and 50 degrees in San Francisco, and we do have the low 40s up near santa rosa, so lets talk about that rain, because it is something weve been monitoring, and the niners are playing. Lastminute shopping, and you should have been doing it already. And the satellite and radar, you can see the system off to the Pacific Northwest and it is starting to make its move, but a lot of the rain is going to make its way in far off to ukiah, first, initially and then we will take you through the timing of all of this, and of course when the storm ranger is scanning, as far as your microclimate high for today, coast, bay, and inland, a cloudy day ahead when you dont have to worry about the rain for the majority of your day. It is not going to move in, until were sleeping. That is good to hear. Temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Ahead of the storm that is moving in, we will begin to see the southerly winds kick up. Into tonight. And which is why there is a wind advisory for the east bay hills. And diablo range. And also through the county here, mainly for tonight though, as that cold front approaches. And we begin to see the winds pick up 35 to 45 miles an hour. With possible gusts upwards of 50plus. This could be the potential for downed trees, possible Power Outages so a good reminder if you live anywhere near these hills, you definitely want to tie up the patio furniture, and watch out for the Christmas Decorations. Lets talk about the hour by hour outlook. As i mentioned, it is moving in pretty late. 5 30, look where the rain is through eureka, not too worried about it. Fast forward through 1 30 a. M. And see it in santa rosa and napa and then it isnt until ak 6 00 a. M. , when we finally start to see the line of light to moderate rain, push through from north to south and then by 9 00 a. M. , we will get good pockets down through the south bay as well. Look at what happens, by 3 00, 4 00 tomorrow, sunday night, not really seeing too much rain. However, we will be tracking more rain, and this one is expected to make its way in just in time for christmas. So we get a break from the rain on monday and tuesday, another system moves in and then guess what happens on Christmas Day, an additional system could set us up for a wet christmas morning. There is a wind advisory in place. So if you have plans to head up to the sierra, make sure to check the road conditions. Because the temperatures are going to be nippy, chilly, and sunday morning, waking up to snow, which will make for a lovely white christmas. Overall, we have as all week long. Because of the wind, we want to tie down or anchor down santa in the yard. Absolutely. Frosty, too. Still ahead on today in the bay, when this south bay teen was born, she weighed less than two pounds and may not have survived but a simple gift from a stranger gave her parents hope. See how she is paying that gift forward today. Chances are you have heard of paying it forward and doing a good deed in hopes you will inspire someone else to do the same. Or even better down the road. In the case of our next story, it was 17 years down the road. Today in the bays garvin thomas, shares a story about giving hope, when it is needed most, in this mornings bay area proud. In the household here in saratoga, they have a special day they celebrate. January 9th. Not the birthday of twins erica and yurith but the day they came home from the hospital. The family looks at pictures and tells stories, one story in particular, that had clearly left an impression. In the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Lucille Patrick Childrens Hospital stanford, there are likely thousands of medicines they can give these smallest of patients. For the babys parents though, there is only one that gets them through the day. Hope. Just having hope is just a beautiful thing. 17 years ago, she needed all the help she could get. Her twin children had come into the world at a perilously young age. So they were 27 weeks. They were one pound 12 ounces and one pound 14 ounces. There were many times she wondered if her children would survive and if so, what kind of life they would lead. She desperately needed hope. So from one preemie to another. It arrived one day in the shape of a blanket. And a three by five card. From a girl, who talked about saying she was 15, and she was born with, you know all of the issues that she had, and from then, she is on the honor roll, and in sports, and just sounds like a happy girl. It meant everything. It was hope. It was the hope that, you know, that the kids will have a good existence. It was a story erica, now a high school junior, heard many, many times growing up. So many, in fact, that when she turned 15, erica knew just what to do. When i turned 15, oh, my gosh, im the same age as this girl, chi do the same thing. It gave my mom and dad a lot of hope and i wanted to do the same thing for future babies in the hospital today. Dedicated to my twin brother eric who has been with me every step of the way. Because of a card because i was early, i had a few problems here and there. Erica wrote an entire book. One she has been allowed to give to nicu families at lucille packard, just like that blanket and card years ago. I went through many ups and downs, you see. But that didnt make me different from other babies. Delivering doses of the medicine that is hope. Just when it is needed the most. Garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. Thanks for that, garvin. Coming up, on today in the bay Palo Alto Police under the microscope, after another Man Says Police used excessive force. We investigate. Also, President Trump snaps back at the evangelical magazine that says he should be removed from office. Good saturday morning. Coming up on 7 30, and theres San Francisco, peeking up out of the clouds, and san bruno mountains. Im told this is the shortest day of the year. Right . Good morning. Im chris chmura sitting in for kira clapper. She has the day off. And vianey is here. The final couple hours of autumn. It is and were beginning to welcome winter solstice. Most people think during winter, the earth is further from the sun, but it is based on the solstice, were closer to the sun, the first day of winter is today, and that is going to happen tonight at 8 00, so the shortest day of the year, because of the length, we have nine hours and 35 minutes for the day, and overall, it is the center of the sun directly above the tropic of capricorn. So a lot of people are like what is the difference between meteorological and astronomical winter. And meteorological is based on the annual temperature cycle and astronomical is based on the year, and were closer to the sun during the winter and i think a lot of people like to associate the temperatures to solstice, and they think during the summer, were closer to the sun, and during the winter, were furthest and that is actually backwards. Science class here at 7 30 in the morning. And we will have a look at the rain in 15 minutes. Vianey, thank you very much. This morning, we have new details about a tragedy at a north bay elementary school. A fence fell over and crushed a young student. Grief counselors were on campus at mark Day Elementary School trying to console students and staff, just before they began their holiday break. Six officers had to lift part of the fence that struck the 7yearold student on the playground thursday afternoon. The coroner examined the boy, and says he was unconscious after the incident. And in cardiac arrest, when First Responders arrived. He was rushed to a hospital nearby, but died shortly afterwards. It is beyond whether it is anybodys fault or not. It is just, anybody going through that, i cant, parents, i cant, fortunately, i havent gone through the experience, and i just cant imagine. The school is an Independent School, with kindergarten through eighth grade classes. Were told the investigation is ongoing. A traffic nightmare continuing on 237, yesterday morning, a massive crane flipped and turned over on the freeway. Right near levi stadium. Lanes in both directions were closed. Most of the day. Westbound lanes are open. This morning. But eastbound lanes, remain closed. A burst of bright light in solano county, all coming from a refinery. Luckily, it is not an explosion. It is planned maintenance work. The valero refinery in benicia is warning people they might see flaring like this the next few days for what they call a necessary safety precaution. They say it is no harm for people who live close by. While the president is now in florida, he leaves washington, d. C. Under a cloud of impeachment and uncertainty. He also leaves behind a standoff in congress. Heres nbcs scott mcfarland. Reporter the tree is up. And congress has departed. But there will be no holiday break from the battle over impeachment. The president tweeted this is an assault on america and an assault on the republican party. The white house lawyer, and a top aide visited the capitol to meet with the Senate Republican leader and says it is strange the House Speaker hasnt sent over the articles of impeachment and they say theyre preparing for trial. As i think the president has made very clear, he wants the opportunity to make his case, to the senate, as well as to the american people. Democrats want current and former white house officials, called as witnesses. We want it to be fair. So if new witnesses make it ever more fair, including for the president , then we should welcome them. Joining the debate, an evangelical magazine, founded generations ago by the reverend billy graham, the editor of christianity today wrote the president should be removed from office. It is like were blinking or winking or looking the other way when our president is doing things that are not merely unconstitutional but blatantly immoral. The president responded to the magazine, in a tweet, writing christianity today is a far left magazine or very progressive as some would call it which has been poorly and hasnt been involved with the billy graham family for many years. The editor responded to christianity today that it is not a liberal publication. We likely know the date of the next state of the union address, february 4th, potentially in the middle of a Senate Impeachment trial and though that trial will have to wait until the new year, the debate rages on through the holidays. Scott mcfarland, nbc news, washington. In the race for president , the democrats are changing things up a little bit and setting a higher bar to qualify for the next debate. The Democratic National committee now says to qualify, candidates must get 5 in four national polls, or statewide polls in early voting states. The alternative plan here, they must have 7 in two early state polls. There will also be donation and fundraising minimums. The seventh debate is scheduled for next month. Back here in the bay area, bart is increasing security for the holidays. Oakland police and bart officers are passing out information about protecting yourself from crime. This is at the coliseum station. Cell phone theft and car breakins jump this time of the year. Bart says adding officers should help reduce crime. We work on a needs basis right now, if we see crimes spike and we do provide the sort of services, not only at bart stations, but in different Business Districts, or neighborhoods as needed. And those officers as volunteers, provide an Escort Service for bart. More questions now, about how palo alto Police Officers use force. This, after a resident was sent to the e. R. With a fractured bone in his face. Senior Investigative Reporter first began raising questions earlier this year, after obtains video of an officer slamming another residents head into a windshield. There are also questions about whether palo altos Police Department is complying with the new state law, requiring Police Body Camera footage to be made public when a Police Officer shoots or seriously juries somebody. For months we have been requesting video from this most recent incident. But so far, palo alto pd wont release it. And wont tell us why. Instead, we obtained this surveillance video, from the camera outside the doughnut shop in palo alto, where last july, an officer approached julio aravalo, according to the police report, the officer suspected he was involved in a drug deal. Even though the video appears to show no such thing. When he tries to walk away, the officer pushes him against the fence, and then slams him to the ground. Briefly knocking him unconscious. These are pictures showing what aravalo woke up, looked like when he woke up chained to a hospital bed. I should have stayed home but i wanted to give my son a doughnut and i never came back. Police did not find any drugs on him, and no charges were ever filed. This is at least the third use of force incident involving this same officer that has led to a claim against the city of palo alto. Find out just how much past incidents have cost the city, and more about that officers history, by watching our full story, just go to nbcbayarea. Com investigations. Still ahead on today in the bay, the warriors with a late game thriller, we will show you how they pulled out a rare win. So that early retirement we planned. Its going ok . Great. Now im spending more time with the kids. Im introducing them to crab. Crab . They love it. So, you mentioned that that money we set aside. Yeah. The kids and i want to build our own crab shack. Ahhh, youre finally building that outdoor kitchen. Yup with room for the whole gang. See how investing with a j. P. Morgan advisor can help you. Visit your local chase branch. Maybe for the first time this season, it felt like a real warriors game. Electric crowd. Cheering on a wild finish. Steph curry is still injured but he was having a good time cheering on his teammates. Not sure what you call that dance. The warriors make a Fourth Quarter comeback. Russell led the way with big shots down the stretch. The warriors beat new orleans pelicans, yes, beat them, 106102. And they improve to 624 on the season. Saturday night football to tell you about, the 49ers are taking on the los angeles rams. You can watch the game right here on nbc bay area tonight. Our own raj mathai and janelle lang will be on the field anchoring a special pregame newscast. That is at 4 00, kickoff, the game is at 5 00. Ahead on today in the bay, remember that delorian from back to the future . Well, the one you see right there, it is not hollywood, no, you got to see what stanford engineers coded that delorian to do. And i know youre worried about that niner forecast, but also, a look at the lake tahoe forecast. A beautiful view of lake tahoe. I will time out the rain chances for you and when you can expect, what you can expect on Christmas Day coming up. [ electrical buzzing ] [ dramatic music ] ahhhh ahhhh elliott. You came back kerrygold has a taste so rich it can take you to irelands lush, green pastures. Where grassfed cows produce rich, creamy milk for a truly delicious taste. Kerrygold. The taste that takes you there. Good morning, it is 7 42, hours away from officially welcoming winter, i figured i would start with a beautiful view of south lake tahoe. 47 degrees right now. And yes, the sierra is expecting more snow tonight, as a change approaches. The current temperatures as you head out the door this morning, 47 degrees in san jose, and 46 in palo alto, take a look at San Francisco, 50 degrees. So currently, where are we compared to the rest of the nation . If youre planning on traveling, here is what youre expecting to be in salt lake city, look at that, 28 degrees, and make sure to bundle up, and we have a couple of 20s in minneapolis, and then if youre going to new york city, 27 degrees. So it is going to be pretty cold overall. First thing for christmas, we are tracking the possibility of several delays on sunday, after christmas, and look at the airlines before you travel. And the Pacific Northwest, when is this system going to make it to us . Right now the timing of it has slowed down and showing the rain arriving but mainly for the north bay first, so we have the storm doppler radar, ahead of the storm, we are expecting the winds to pick up tonight. Southerly winds, which has a wind advisory for the east bay hills. The diablo range, 25 to 35 miles an hour. 50 mileanhour gusts. Which could be of concern, because a lot of people have those beautiful Christmas Decorations out. So make sure to go out and tie them down and any inflatables, bring them inside and then pop them back up maybe in time for christmas. The microclimate highs in the 50s. Notice in the bay area skies, i removed the rain from the earlier cutins because the rain is heading in so late, that you pretty much have the entire saturday to go out and get the lastminute gifts out and if youre worried about the game, good news, levi stadium, of course we have that kickoff at 5 15, it is just going to be cloudy, but it will be cool and breezy. So definitely be sure to wear some layers. By the Fourth Quarter, it is going to get cold. And that rain is going to stay off to the north. Dont forget, we have a very special newscast, we will be out on the field, raj and janelle, and be sure to tune in for that, but at least the rain is staying away. When is it arriving . I have the models rain making the arrival at 6 00, and until 1 00, 2 00, 3 00, ukiah, santa rosa and napa seeing rain. And pushing through 6 00 a. M. And 6 00, 7 00, 9 00 a. M. , the primary times of rain. Light to moderate. But not necessarily heavy rainfall. So the mountain tops could see anywhere from one and a half to two inches. And the rest of the area is going to get about a quarter of an inch to maybe just over an inch in some of the Higher Elevation areas. So the Sierra Snowpack right now, where are we in terms of that . Doing pretty good. 92 of average for the north and 108 of average for central and 109 of state average overall. We are expecting more snow this weekend. A couple more inches. Which means a wind advisory is also in place. And the winter officially begins tonight at 8 19 p. M. And right now, we are tracking snow moving in, but on monday, we will take a break, and then we get another storm that moves in, unfortunately, just in time for christmas. Chris, back to you. Vianey, thank you very much. Still ahead on today in the bay, you cant see it, but it is there, we investigate poor air quality, in classrooms. Is your childs classroom a Health Hazard . Thats the question researchers at cal want answered. Taking a closer look at air quality at cal state, ventilation, and their findings could have serious implications for students around the state. Jessica aguirre has the details. Reporter its the invisible indoor air pollutant that no one is talking about. Now, our Investigative Unit has been looking into air quality and ventilation in classrooms, and what was found may surprise you. Whether youre at home, or work, it could be sweet relief for the air conditioning, in the winter, the heating keeps you warm. Hvac is something we cant do without. And hvac could be putting Childrens Health at risk. Trapping high levels of Carbon Dioxide or co2 in classrooms. It has been an issue for more than a decade, going back as far as 2004, showing how poor entvation impacts student attendance and health, citing aging equipment in portable classrooms as two causes. But the new study didnt look at all histovac systems, not old o only new ones and it turns out many are not operating as they should and some may be installed or programmed inappropriately. We were shocked. One of the lead researchers for the study which looked at co2 levels in 104 classrooms across california. 85 of classrooms she says have ranked well above the 1,000 parts per million advised by title 24. Californias building cold. A and three of the 11 were installed here in the bay area. The Research Shows that there is a Strong Association between inadequate ventilation and students performance. Respiratory health and absences. Many of the schools were shocked by the studies and said the core of the issue is a lack of awareness but students in and staff in one School District have noticed difference. We noticed when the teacher closes the door and the room gets hot and stuffy and the students are in general wanting to put their heads down and not as attentive in the classroom. A senior in san jose, working with others for the virtual Design Construction program to research and understand the impact of co2 on bay area students across the bay area. When the door is open, i feel people are more active and they talk more and participate more. And theyre just more awake in general. Thankfully, for emily and her classmates, the director of maintenance for the School District has been working to address the issue. We have updates on the current controls that are outdated, we want to operate a healthier environment for students to help improve theyre chievement. And provide a healthier vehement for them to, a healthier environment for them to work in. The largest high School District in northern california, on the east side, for the last year, the staff have been installing programmable thermostats, that allow them to remotely monitor co2 levels, and automatically adjust ventilation levels if they get too hot. Were looking at 90 days, to have monitoring in all of the classes. So he says the initial monitoring showed many classrooms around the 12 to 1300 range for co2. In rare cases, levels maxed out at 2,000. But the technology has allowed them to address each classroom on a case by case basis. As they install the thermostats. It is almost like in a way, you get enough co2 in the room, that youre almost intoxicated in a certain way. You cant think as clearly. You cant think logically. You cant control your temper and your frustrations, as much as you normally would be able to. Ryan lundo, has been teaching in the district for the last eight years. And i dont really care how great the teacher is, or how excited the student is, if that facility and that air quality is not where it should be, the learning isnt going to happen. Currently, there are no state or federal laws regulating co2 levels in classrooms. But california does have Building Energy efficiency standards that require installation of new hvac systems be tested by certified technicians. Jessica, thank you very much. A decadesold Sandwich Shop will close its doors on the peninsula. Sams italian sandwich company, or sam seas sandwiches is going out of business, on burlingame avenue, and the owners say the city didnt renew the lease so they knew they would have to close. The owner says it is bittersite sweet but after working at the restaurant for almost 50 years, he is ready to move on. The restaurant will close sometime in february. Lets go back to the future now. Stanford engineers are taking an allelectric Autonomous Car to the next level. Meet marty, that is a driverless delorean. Stanford engineers programmed the car to drift, skidding through a turn, and dont try that, let the engineers do that, and the Stanford Team named the car marty after the character in back to the future, marty mcfly, and the goal besides a heck of a show is to study how Autonomous Cars perform in extreme situations. We have a little more ahead today on today in the bay, coming up, our clear the shelters segment, featuring our pets in need and we will introduce to you leo, next. Stay with us. Welcome back. It is time for our clear the shelters segment. With our friends from pets in need. We have al and crystal here. And oh, my gosh, look at this. Leo. Leo. Thanks for joining us this morning. Tell aus little bit about leo. He is a little bit different from our normal pets here, right. He is. What we do is we go out to public shelters, and we pull kittens for the foster program, and when we do so, we send them to foster homes, and this guy has been in foster, and thats why he is so calm and so friendly. And hes just about ready for adoption. Wow. So who is going to be the lucky forever home . Well see. Im trying to convince the boyfriend, but maybe not. It might be you. It might be me. Tell us about fostering and were it is so important, and how people can get involved. Fostering is absolutely crucial to shelter operation. As nice as our shelters, are and as, you know, quality of the care that we provide for the animals, there is nothing like being in a loving family, and having an opportunity to socialize with human beings, and this is the end result when we have animals that are able to go right into foster programs. So having a strong volunteer Foster Network is absolutely essential. If you had to ask leo whether he prepared to be in the shelter or a home no question. No contest, right . Right. How do people get involved and how what kind of commitment do they have to make . They can make a commitment of a weekend every once in a while, particularly types of animals, we have fosters who only want to foster kittens or only, they are a dog family and only want to do dogs for a short period of time. Whatever they, you know, they are able to do, or willing to accommodate. Excellent. Are you guys having a special program right now home for the holidays. Home for the holidays, 20 for all adoptions of cats and dogs and we have other animals at our shelter in palo alto, and six months and older. So from now until january 5th. Thank you very much. Good luck with leo. That is great. All right. Thanks, al and crystal, we appreciate it. You can find out more about pets in need on their web site, which is pets in need. Org. Thanks so much for joining us this morning. All right, thanks for making us a part of your morning. We will have a special newscast this afternoon, at 4 00. Right before the 49ers game, which you can watch right here at 5 00, on nbc bay area. We will also keep you up to date all day long on nbc bay area. Com and our social platforms. We will be back here tomorrow morning, we hope you have a great day. Narrator when you see this symbol you know youre watching television that is educational and informational. The more you know on nbc. Dylan hi, im dylan dreyer and were about to embark on another earth odyssey. On todays show, we head to one of indias wildest regions the thar desert. Home to all types of exotic animals. Some found nowhere else on earth. Well meet some city slicking macaques and find out what happens when they go back to the wild. And later, travelings never a pain when youre a crane, even if the journey is steeper than it looks. [music]
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