for her signature. stay tuned. >> why do i have the feeling this will be stuck in committees and discussions and they will just keep talking about it? >> reporter: highly likely. san francisco is the first city in california to be addressing this issue. it will be interesting to see how other california cities handle this as well. >> thanks. meanwhile, santa clara county health officials are warning about a sharp increase in covidien wastewater samples. sarah, they don't like the direction this is heading. >> reporter: not really. the wastewater samples basically show us just how much virus is out there. it is actually more reliable than the case counts at so many points, people are just testing at home, and those numbers are not automatically recorded. here is what we know. the levels are skyrocketing right now. there is this spike at the end of the chart, showing counties sewer sheds are in the redline for cobit. even higher than the last winters omicron surge. the orange line is the big one to watch, the san jose sewer shed, doctors are coney says it is not just comparable to the omicron peak but it is on its way up. >> we not only have cove it, as we have had the last two winters, but we have flu, and rsv, and other viruses circulating, as well. so, it is like a winter viral soup . >> the bottom line is, there is a ton of viruses circulating, and if you want be healthy for the holidays, you need to take action, and you need to do it now. >> dr. cody says the county probably want to bring back mask mandates, but she does recommend them, especially if you are inside somewhere crowded, like a gym. you should get a cobit booster and the flu shot, she says. only 25% of people in seneca county have gotten the latest bivalent booster. >> among those who are most at risk for getting really sick and needing to be hospitalized for their illness, booster rates are below 50%. and, that is just not going to get us where we need to be. that is not going to protect us, or our families, it is not going to protect our healthcare system. >> hospitalization rates, which we talked about a lot in the early stages of the pandemic, those are going up, too. the number of people in county hospitals has doubled from the beginning of november to december. we also know that cobit can be a big problem for restaurants trying to keep up staffing. coming up at 6:00, we look at how one restaurant owner is giving her workers extra incentive to get boosted. liz? >> the timing on this is not ideal. especially with the holidays just weeks away. sarah, thanks. voters in san jose will not decide the fate of to council seats. after a marathon meeting, the city council voted to appoint the seats instead of holding a special election. mayor elect matt mayhem has been pushing for an election to decide who would fill his district 10 seat as well as the vacant district 8 seat. a special election would have cost the city $11 million, but mayhem told us, you cannot put a price on democracy. >> the idea that if you council members , as few as six, who do not even live in these districts, could make a better decision then tens of thousands of voters engaging in an open competitive election process, is really misguided. >> councilmember sergio jimenez was one of the 7 who voted for the appointment, and says that money could be better spent elsewhere. >> to my mind, saying that we have up to $1 million to spend on a special election, yet we often get told we don't have the money for basic things that residents ask what is frustrating me, and is critical in my eyes. >> potential candidates will be interviewed and appointed in january. they will fill those seats until a general election in 2024. coming up at 5:30, one east bay city council race actually came down to a type of the candidates have the exact same number of votes. wait until you see how they decided on the winter. the polls closed an hour ago in georgia, where we are ruff race , with big f a razor national indications. nikole killion, on the race to decide the final seat in the u.s. senate. >> reporter: the georgia senate race between democratic incumbent senator raphael warnock and republican challenger herschel walker has reached runoff elections, much to the relief of voters. >> we have been inundated with text messages and calls and i think we are already for this to end. >> too much media, too many calls and texts. it has been crazy. it has been annoying. >> reporter: the ads included plenty of mudslinging, with both candidates questioning their opponents character. >> right now, i put my character on the line today. >> my opponent says many things. you cannot believe any of them. >> reporter: democrats have already secured control of the senate, but the outcome of this race will impact how much leverage each party has. >> reporter: both campaigns are counting on strong turnout, and hope rainy weather will not keep voters home. >> right now, this is a good time to get out and vote, have their voices heard and vote counted. >> we had tremendous turnout during the early voting period but we should not rest on our laurels, the job is not done. >> reporter: with more than 2 million votes cast in early voting, turnout has already exceeded expectations. >> everybody assumed we would have decent early vote, but not nearly 2 million altogether. nobody saw that. >> reporter: more than 1 million people are expected to cast ballots today, with an average wait time of about two minutes. nikole killion, cbs news, atlanta, georgia. kpix 5 is holding our annual food for bay area families drive and we have seen this year how the problem of food insecurity is greater than ever. >> that's right. read cowan is live at the whole foods market in oakland to tell us about the ways that you can support local vendors, and of course, our bay area food banks. hi, reid. >> hello, my friends began to talk to our viewers at home right now sitting down, getting ready to have a meal with their family members or friends, and i wanted you look at that food and realize that is a privilege that not a lot of people have this time of year. please believe me when i tell you, i have sat in the call centers and i have listened to fathers, single dads calling and saying, i have one hour before the food bank closes, i need to get my children fed. i have heard some mothers say the same thing. seniors, people who take care of children. the need is great, and he was home, who i'm talking to right now, you have the power to do something about that. >> reporter: some of the people doing something about that right now are at whole foods, the got this program called shop local, give local. it is really great. you buy a product made here locally and it goes to food banks. we took you through the line to show you how it works. watch. >> reporter: sir, we want to show you how this works, shop local, give local. we are here in line once again. tell me about this. >> gretchen, our customer here, has a basket full of local products and the proceeds will all be donated to our local food banks. she can also choose to donate a dollar amount at the end, which the cashier would ask her if she would like to donate. >> reporter: pretty easy stuff. all these products come from local vendors, the camera through the whole foods program and then it goes right back to the food bank. >> yes. >> reporter: pretty easy. you can donated two different ways. shop local, give local. >> reporter: how lucky are we that we live in a place where local food, healthy food is produced and brought right back to food banks and grocery stores. if you want to be a part of the solution in our community, knowing that 1 and 4 face food insecurity, go to our website, kpix.com, or you can follow the qr code at the bottom of the screen to be connected to your community. on that note i will be coming up later in the broadcast to introduce you to a woman who is truly connecting communities, people you may not know about who are in need this time of year. you will hear her story, back in a minute. >> amazing stories, thank you, reid. we will check back in in just a bit. >> the last of the showers quieting down in the last hour, 90 minutes. we have almost 48 hours of the dry break. as the skies clear out tonight, especially chilly in the north bay, upper 20s and low 30s by lower wednesday morning. temperatures are going to warm up tomorrow with plenty of sunshine overhead, 3 degrees below average. take a look at the next rain chance with you to cast coming up in a few minutes. coming up on kpix 5, the officers who defended the capital in the january 6th attack, received the nations highest honor. and icon of the sentences go to skyline celebrate 50 years. the major makeover in store for the transamerica pyramid. bruce lee is a ft! two oute americans who qualify for medicare do not receive all the benefits they deserve. you could be missing out! now anthem blue cross introduces a free 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rioters who stormed the capital 23 months ago in an effort to stop lawmakers from certifying the election of president biden. >> our law-enforcement officers bravely stood in the breach, ensuring that democracy survived on that dark day. >> thank you for having our backs thank you for saving our country. >> reporter: u.s. capitol police officer brian sig nick died on june or seventh, the day after responding to the attack and engaging with rioters. his family was invited to the ceremony today, and they chose not to shake hands with republican party leaders. senator mitch mcconnell and congressman kevin mccarthy. >> they wanted me to wrongdoing, not necessarily themselves, but of the rioters. >> reporter: the metals will be placed in four locations for the visitors to view. the capitol building, the dc police departments and in the smithsonian. subpoenaed officials in four states for communications with or involving former president trump. they are located in wisconsin, michigan, arizona, and pennsylvania. the special counsel also lost records from's campaign is a list of allies involved in his efforts to potentially overturn the 20/20 election. meanwhile, manhattan jury has to trump companies of tax fraud . the trump corporation and trump payroll corporation were charged in a 15 year scheme in which top executives failed to report and pay taxes on perks like apartments and luxury cars. the former president was not charged in the case, but his companies could face up to $1.6 million in fines. more tech layoffs in silicon valley. intel says it plans to chop nearly 200 california jobs to cut costs. they included more than 100 positions in fulsome, and 90 in the company's santa clara headquarters. the semi conductor giant says job cuts are expected to be permanent, and will happen over a two-week period, beginning january 31st. live look at the san francisco skyline right now with the iconic transamerica pyramid is elevating its 50th anniversary, and looking towards the future. city leaders gathered to honor the skyscraper that opened its door with a few owners. schiavo bought the tower eight years ago and today they break ground on a $400 million redeveloped project. >> this is about creating an open community space where people can come and congregate right here at redwood park where visitors can enjoy this particular neighborhood of san francisco. >> that revitalization project is the single largest downtown investment, taking up an entire city block in the financial district. >> looks like a good day for it. sparkling from the misting rain. >> clear skies overhead, scrubbed from all of the wood fire smoke recently. more rain over the next several days. maybe not if you have other plans over the weekend, mother nature interfering once again. >> bring an umbrella. >> exactly. we will cross that bridge into the weekend. the latest storm system is on the way out, lingering rain showers, but the last of those has quieted down in the last hour. on your first alert doppler, you can see showers in the santa cruz mountains and the foothills to the east of san jose. the bulk of the rain is further off to the southeast moving further away from us. the next round of rain is not that far away. future cast, the skies tonight, plenty of sunshine tomorrow. clearing out into early thursday but the next rainmaker is still up to our north. a dry beginning to the day on thursday. rain chances will start moving into the north bay already thursday morning. this is one version of the forecast model, we are about 48 hours moving in, so things could speed up or slow down, we could keep you updated on specific timing. at this point, get ready for a challenging afternoon and evening commute on thursday. looks like some of the heaviest rain is going to be moving in right around rush-hour. thursday, pressing across the bay area quickly, and then dwindling down to some scattered showers as we go through the rest of thursday night. we will begin the day on friday with a dry break for yet another chance of rain heading our way on friday night into saturday. let's talk about wind speeds. not strong , but they will pick up through the day. 20 mile-per-hour guest by early afternoon. the strongest gusts along with heaviest rain right around rush-hour on thursday afternoon and evening. 15 to 25 miles per hour, strong enough to move you around on the road a bit. not quite as strong as what we had last thursday for the morning commute, but enough to be a factor. that is why thursday is highlighted as an alert today on the seven day forecast. the next round of rain will be headed our way by friday night into saturday, even lingering into sunday, potentially monday. so, it is a prolonged stretch of unsettled weather that is going to be stronger than what mr. on thursday. this will rank, friday night into saturday, as an atmospheric river. and number one on our 1 to 5 scale. it is borderline in terms of the moisture being moved through the is here but it is likely to add up to a decent amount of rain as we go through early next week , adding up rainfall totals coming up at 5:30. right now, spectacular sunset, 4:50 was the sunset this afternoon. the earliest sunset of the year. it does not get much better over the next couple of weeks. temperatures in the low to mid 50s, dropping down to a mix of 30 some 40s in most locations by tomorrow morning. the chili is spots in the upper 20s to begin the day on wednesday temperatures will warm up within 3 degrees of what is normal for the average high incentive systems 59, tomorrow's high will be 56. so, we get close. temperatures in santa rosa also topping out in the middle 50s. may be a degree or two warmer for concord and san jose, up to 57 degrees by wednesday afternoon in concord, after a chilly start in the 30s, san jose, not quite as chilly in the morning, warmer in the afternoon. if you fairweather clouds floating through tomorrow. filling in the rest of the map, middle and upper 50s across the bay area, not a lot of variation with cool spots along the coast at 54. warmer spots inland around 50 degrees. not much of a noticeable difference . temperatures don't change much over the next several days, but there are the rain chances increasing on thursday, especially afternoon and evening but if you showers are possible late friday, but better chances night into saturday. lingering into sunday, and evening to monday. that is the river headed our way with another interaction tuesday and wednesday of next week. multiple rain chances . >> we can never complain about the rain, ever. keep it coming. >> last summer was really wet, too, but the nothing happened in january. >> right, don't touch it. >> thanks. the new lawsuit -- i'm reed cowan, live in oakland at whole foods. we are your community station. coming up, you will meet a woman who makes sure that she is connected to her community. her story, when we come back. plenty of bay area families face the prospect of going hungry, this holiday season. >> when it comes to feeding the need, it is not a one-size-fits-all. >> let's go back out to reed cowan at whole foods in oakland but he has the story of one volunteer group, read, tell us about it? >> reporter: i tell you what, it has been my honor to travel the bay area these last several weeks, to meet so many volunteers and community organizers. joslyn moran enlightened us to when hero in our community who makes sure that our muslim brothers and sisters have the food that they need. here is her story. >> reporter: it takes a team to make this happen. rain or shine, volunteers show up to bring groceries to hundreds of families out-of-doors. behind this is a mehdi abdulla at the muslim community center. every day in pleasanton, sister amity loads of these bags. every bag contains staples like rice, beans, pasta, fruit, and vegetables. groceries for people who need them throughout the day. >> i think it is a part of our faith. service. just, helping those in need. that is the whole purpose of the muslim community center, is to help the community, and serve those who are struggling. >> reporter: the first set of deliveries when the pandemic started was for 16 families. they are up to 350, now. once per month, they added diapers for families who need them. a couple of hours after sister emma in a loads of the van, volunteers show up packing volunteers and cars. well most of those they serve are in the muslim community, they help anyone who needs it pick >> the food is going to primarily the elderly who cannot get out and about easily. it is going to single mothers, a lot of whom do not have transportation. >> we are also helping afghan refugees. >> reporter: once the cars are loaded up, volunteers drive to a central location. >> we bring in produce and dry food from hearing pleasanton, over to oakland, where i will be bringing it to a central location , and we have a partnership with jordache. they will actually send dashes to that site, and obviously handed off to them. >> reporter: sister says there is a miss conception that the bay area is wealthy. while some parts of the bay are, many struggle to pay for food, rent, and utility bills >> do you need help getting this out? >> sure. >> deeny diapers? >> reporter: some people will walk up to the warehouse, hearing from others about this pantry. >> when we first moved to california, my husband, and my kids and i lived in hayward. m, we did not have a car at first, and we would walk to the grocery store . so, as we were walking under the bridge, on jackson street, there are a lot of homeless people. and, i think that forever impacted my kids. >> i don't know how she does it. she works with a smile and is a lot of people she helps. >> reporter: everyone here volunteers with a smile on their faces. working together to bring essentials that are desperately needed . in pleasanton, joslyn moran, kpix 5. >> reporter: reminding us all that 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