investigated expect these volunteers were advocating for peace in palestine but members of the muslim community and very visibly so. this man called them anti- muslim slurs, vandalized their property and stole it and the list goes on in terms of the crimes he committed. it is important to us that the san jose police department investigate this as a hate crime. >> reporter: they are submitting the case for a d8 with a warrant with a request to add hate crime charges and the final decision will rest with investigators. they said there is zero tolerance for hate crimes in san jose, all hate incidents are treated with the utmost seriousness and the same activist says a different man stole his banner on december 3rd. police are investigating that as well. >> we have seen more than half a dozen crimes right here in the san francisco bay area. >> according to cair there has been an increase in on-the-job racism and bullying compared to this year and last. the volunteer who put up the banner says he will not let it stop him from sharing his plea for a cease-fire in gaza. in san jose, marianne favro. nbc news. a sentencing date set for the man who attacked nancy pelosi's husband. he faces 30 years in prison for assaulting paul pelosi and attempted kidnapping. he is awaiting trial on separate charges. today in federal court lawyers argued sentencing should be deferred until after the state trial is completed. however, the judge moved forward with federal sentencing for april 24th. they have until december 16th to file any pleas or motions. here is the question. why did he come here after the san francisco giants swung and missed to get one of baseball's best players. we are talking about shohei ohtani. he signed with the dodgers instead. buster posey said he thinks the city's reputation might be the problem. and is driven to center field. >> he matches up to be ruth and an impossibly rare talent and why the dodgers have signed him to a 10-year $7 million deal. the san francisco giants said they offered him almost an identical contract and they knew it would be a tough sell. >> he had a comfort level in southern california. >> he had been playing for the angels in anaheim just down the road with l.a. and with the athletic, former giants favorite and current co- owner of the team, buster posey says the image played a small part in his decision. there was a sense he got from some people in ohtani's camp. they got it from other free agents too. >> what i heard from mr. posey is what i have heard from lawyers and businesses. the san francisco needs to do a better job on making progress on their public safety challenges. >> reporter: that durzi represents the district where the giants play. he is a member of the board to get the police department back to full staffing and an advocate to deal with the fentanyl epidemic. the city has been making strides. >> reporter: perception and reality are often blurred together. matt levine works in the city and works close to oracle park. >> we always hear from people and usually the reaction is i can't believe how lovely the city is. i thought it was want to be like mad max. >> mike polk voiced concern about all the money involved in the deal that ohtani signed. >> yes i've had my car windows broken, i don't think it is any worse than any other city, is it? >> reporter: he's been here a week. sergio quintana, nbc news. a long-term project launched a month ago to increase traffic enforcement and foot patrols. today oakland police and city leaders said since it started on november 8 there has been a significant drop in crime. a 43% decrease in robberies and a 29% drop in burglaries. >> the strategy we put in place are definitely a factor in the reduction of the crimes we have seen in our auto burglaries, our robberies and ourselves. this is a beautiful city. it is an amazing city. we want people to enjoy oakland. we will do what we can to keep the city safe. >> krugerville is not the only place that is improvement. there has been a 31% drop in auto thefts in the oakton area as well. the house has formally authorized an impeachment inquiry into president biden. house republicans want to know whether the president and his son hunter, engaged in his influence peddling scheme. so far no evidence has been presented to support that claim. >> reporter: house republicans making it official, formally authorizing an impeachment inquiry into president biden. all democrats voted against the measure and all republicans voted for it. >> that will send a message loud and clear to the white house. we expect you to comply. >> reporter: the investigation has been underway for months, centered on unproven allegations that the president use political allegations to enrich his son hunter biden. u.p. members have yet to tie him to his son's business dealings. >> this is more of a what is it. not a whodunit. we don't know what the crime is. >> reporter: house republicans say a formal inquiry will strengthen their access to documents and testimony. >> this gets us the key witnesses that we want. >> reporter: in a statement the president slammed republicans for not passing a security package. he said, instead of doing their work that needs to be done, they choose to waste time on this political stunt that even republicans in congress say it is not supported by facts. it comes the same day hunter biden defied a subpoena for a closed-door deposition. he came to testify publicly. >> i am here today to make sure the house committees illegitimate investigations of my family did not proceed on distortions, manipulated evidence and lies. republicans will move to hold him in contempt of congress. >> reporter: president biden has firmly denied wrongdoing while standing by his son. >> reporter: the impeachment comes as president biden faces a tough 2024 reelection bid marked by lagging poll numbers and crises around the world. from capitol hill, alice barr, nbc news. >> thank you, alice. former president trump deals with his own legal issues. our political analyst will be here and decide the scope of an obstruction charge central to mr. trump's 2020 election case. what role well the high court play in moving that forward. the supreme court took up a high-stakes legal battle surrounding abortion. the last time it took up an abortion case they overturned roe v. wade. they will hear a case for mifepristone. they want the drug to continue to be available. the court agreed to consider their arguments and the justices will hear their case early next year. millions of prospective homeowners have been hoping for. the federal reserve beginning cutting interest rates next year. forecasters left interest rates unchanged today. the move extends the pause beyond the series of rate hikes. committee members say they expect to make at least three rate cuts next year, as long as inflation does not spike again. real a state experts say those cuts will bring down mortgage rates as well making home ownership more attainable. the federal reserve triggered a stock market rally. the dow hitting an all-time high closing at 37,000. the s&p 500 and the nasdaq jumped nearly 1.5%. indexes hit their highest mark in 52 weeks. breaking news. straight bond rain suspended indefinitely. tied to an incident. draymond green hit phoenix on player in the face. he was given a flagrant to foul and kicked out of the game and they are suspending him indefinitely. the warriors next game tomorrow night against the clippers. we have more on this later on in sports. still ahead. protecting you from scams during the holidays. the fbi warning for every shopper this holiday season and what they suggest to keep you from becoming a victim. from becoming a victim. holiday (♪♪) (♪♪) (♪♪) get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. holiday grinches looking to take advantage. in san francisco look up or scans both on and off-line. nbc's kristin smith explains. >> reporter: robert tripp is a special agent in charge with the fbi san francisco field office trying to make sure people shopping for gifts during the holidays are aware of fraud schemes. >> they will receive spam e- mail that offers something that seems like an incredible deal. they will send money hoping to receive that gift and never receive it. >> the agency is trying to steal money and personal information and the advice to consumers is being diligent about unsolicited offers. >> through the spam e-mails and the unsolicited calls and text messages. if the consumer receives an unsolicited offer, do your due diligence and make sure it is a reputable offer. >> there are tips to avoid being victimized. beware of purchases or services that require payment with the gift card. use a credit card versus a debit card to make purchases. don't click suspicious links and be wary of online retailers offering significant discount prices. today we've caught up with union scared shoppers who are vigilant when it comes to their texts and e-mails. >> the one we get about the boss saying hey, it is a secret. i need you to buy me these gift cards could we get that one regularly at the office. >> we completely ignore them and delete let. >> the county has covered nearly 200 complaints about nonpayment and nondelivery incidents reported in the last two months of 2020. >> reporter: contra costa county had the highest amount los followed by santa clara county. alameda county had the highest number of victims. if you think you have been scanned -- >> call your bank or on -- institution. >> reporter: svi says file a report. christie smith. nbc area news. volunteers hard at work making sure underserved communities are having a holiday that is happy. volunteers packing up dinners at the meals on wheels at third avenue and giving it out tomorrow. part of the annual clyde on the goal grocery bag giveaway program and they are focusing on seniors and people with disabilities. >> we are more than just a meal, you know. we provide comfort and our delivery people maybe the only person they see that week. it is important we do regular chickens. >> reporter: plans to deliver more than 5000 grocery bags throughout san francisco. each bag will have the fixings for a complete meal for four people. >> it is so important. >> we have our food drive to the safeway stores. let's talk about our weather. changes are coming and we have a couple more days of this nice blue sky. chile. >> it has been chilly. it could be the most significant rainfall we've seen so far this season coming in that seven-day forecast and it may equate to four days worth of rainfall. let's get you into the microclimate forecast. we are tracking a lot and i want to started off with what is happening. high-pressure building off to the south of us that has dry air with it. then we have our storm system starting to drop down here in the pacific with quite a bit of rainfall. we aren't going to see rain tomorrow and we are caught between both of these systems. that's why it helps the cloud cover to return as we rolled through tomorrow's forecast. not the sunniest of days as we move through tomorrow. we see it right here at 7:00 a.m. not only the cloud cover but we need to walk -- watch out for patchy areas of fog that could last through the morning. check this out. as we had through the afternoon the cloud cover stays put through the bay area. we started off with a lot of 40s and we are 41 here in the south bay. 43 at the peninsula. san francisco also 45 and for the east bay 40. the one spot we could have 30s is the north bay at 39. as we move through the day despite the fact that we have the clouds numbers warm up decently down here through the south bay. that's where we find the warmest temperatures. 68 morgan hill. for the east bay cooler here. 61 vallejo. 63 pleasanton. 62 hayward. peninsula 62 at half moon bay with calm winds. 64 in san mateo. 63 at the mission and northbay 63 sonoma and 59 in clear lake. we are learning more information and i want to share with you what could be happening with the wet weather. it looks like not only wanted storm system but two storms over a four day. right now these will be developing in the pacific. the way it is setting up it looks like they will linger offshore friday and saturday. we see the rain return sunday, monday, tuesday and wednesday for what would be some widespread rain. zero snow, we are still not sure. we see warmer air and it may limit that snow. there is time for that to change. it doesn't look like supers note the way things are calculating up right now. the storm system let's calculate things at 5:00 p.m. really close and you can see the rainfall. then we expect the rain to moved in by sunday morning around 6:30 and we hang on to rain to sunday night and additional rain chances potentially on monday. also on tuesday and wednesday as well. so for the first part of that on sunday i see about 1/2 to three quarters of an inch of rain then we at the other rain monday tuesday and wednesday. that's how we could get 1 inch to 2 inches throughout the area. san jose around three quarters of an inch. this could cut our rain deficit in half, which is exactly what we need. we still get dry weather for part of your weekend. a mixed bad but you can still get things done on saturday and enjoy it on sunday. coming up. environmental groups celebrating celebrating my late father-in-law lit up a room, but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. his struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga. like straight lines that seem wavy, blurry, or missing visual spots that make it hard to see faces like this one, or trouble with low light that makes driving at night a real challenge. if you've been diagnosed with amd and notice vision changes, don't wait. ga is irreversible. it's important to catch it early. talk to your eye doctor about ga and learn more at gawontwait.com will. of former facebook employees said guilty to stealing from the company. barbara furlow smiles was a diversity leader to the tech giant. she stole more than $4 million to fund a lavish lifestyle. she stole it through fake vendors and took advantage of her friends, family members and nanny. she is scheduled to be sentenced in march. spacex is one of the most valuable private countries in the world. the value reaching $180 billion based on the company's latest agreement with investors, giving employees and company shareholders a chance to sell sock at $97 per share and industry analysts say spacex's monopoly on u.s. satellite internet business is setting it apart. a milestone for environmentalists. the new title marsh opened along the peninsula. nbc beria sky rain -- ranger was flying along when crews broke the levy. we opened an old 300-acre salt pond launching the growth of a new title marsh. part of the restoration project in the 50-year effort to restore 7500 marsh acres. they hope to restore wetlands some preschoolers got a christmas surprise. do they know who he really is? a guy who called himself the skinny santa. none other than former president barack obama. they were not alive when he was president. he visited kids at preschool on the south side of chicago. the president wore a red hat and surprised kids with a sack of christmas books and read a book and he said i could not have had more fun getting some back from the three and four -year-olds and that is what the spirit of these holidays are all about. >> my daughters are older now so they are not reacting like that anymore. >> they were born when the president was and they know who he is. watch our newscast 24/7 on roku and raj mathai joins us live. >> important news for almost everyone who drives a tesla. essentially every tesla needs a software update. it's all about the autopilot feature. what you need to know and how critics are responding. president joe biden meets with families who still have loved ones being held hostage by hamas. how the family feels following this white house meeting. u.s. supreme court getting involved in the obstruction charge facing former president trump. i will -- our political analyst will discuss what it means moving forward. welcome back for the news at 5:30 starting right now. thank you for joining us. i am janelle wang. >> and i am raj mathai. a tesla impact. a federal agency found tesla's not doing enough to keep drivers safe when they use the self driving feature. let's bring in scott budman who joins us with the details. lot
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