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israeli war planes strike more targets today in gaza, including in the south. this comes a day after the united states vetoed a resolution in the u.n. security council calling for a cease-fire. a police standoff continues in pleasant hill this morning. the suspect shooting at police overnight. authorities say the suspect is locked inside a home. he shot his wife and is a danger to the public. and the search is on for a double stabbing suspect in berkeley this morning. why police says anyone who sees this man should not approach him and should call 911 immediately. good morning. and thanks for starting your day with us. today is saturday, december 9th. i'm max darrow. the war in gaza rages on

this morning, and this week fighting has escalated in the southern regions. today israeli air strikes rained down in khan younis, leaving this home you see on your screen in ruins. gaza says the death toll has now risen to 17,000 people. the israeli defense forces estimates 1,200 people were killed in the initial hamas attack on october 7th. around 140 people still held captive in gaza. as israel pushes forward with its military operation, there are growing threats to the jewish people in the region and around the world. bradley blackburn joins us live now from new york. and, bradley, we are now entering the third month of this conflict in the middle east. >> reporter: we are, max. and yesterday the israeli military said two of its soldiers were seriously wounded in a failed attempt to rescue some of those hostages that remain in hamas' custody. meanwhile, intense air strikes are continuing with

deadly impact on civilians. as israel continues its battle against hamas, the u.n. says gaza is reaching the point of no return. rescuers picked through rubble in the southern city of khan younis after an readzy air strike. cbs cameras caught this after a crowd rushed a truck, desperate for deliveries of water. >> the situation is simply becoming untenable. >> reporter: at the u.n. in new york, the u.s. vetoed a security council resolution calling for an end to the fighting. the u.s. instead arguing for humanitarian pauses. >> we do not support calls for an immediate cease-fire. this would only plant the seeds for the next war because hamas has no desire to see a durable peace. >> reporter: this week the israeli military released this video of what it says is hamas positioning anti-tank missiles. [ explosion ] >> reporter: rockets fired from gaza continue to be intercepted over israel. one landed on this car in tel aviv friday, but

there were no reports of injuries. meanwhile, across the u.s., officials are increasing security as jews celebrate hanukkah. antisemitic incidents have surged more than 300% nationwide since the start of the conflict. on friday in albany, new york, a suspect appeared in federal court after police say he fired a shotgun into the air outside a synagogue. prosecutors are investigating it as a hate crime. the situation is also growing more dangerous for american troops positioned in the middle east. a u.s. official told cbs news yesterday that there were 10 attacks yesterday alone on troops in syria and in iraq, including, max, a rocket attack on the embassy in baghdad. >> and, bradley, looking at just some of the imagery in that story you just shared, there was one of people rushing that u.n. truck with aid. what is israel saying about relief

efforts for civilians in gaza? >> reporter: right, max. israel is pushing back against some of the u.n.'s claims, particularly that there is no safe zone in gaza. yesterday an israeli military official told cbs news that that's false, that the military is not attacking a corridor for trucks in the southern part of the gaza strip. the israeli military says they're encouraging more aid to enter the territory, but whatever the case, max, it's clear that many civilians are not getting the food and the water that they so desperately need. >> bradley blackburn for us live in new york. thank you for your reporting. back here at home this morning, a standoff continues at a home in pleasant hill. the sp armed police vehicles in front of his house numerous times throughout the night. nobody was injured there. s.w.a.t team and crisis negotiators have been on the scene since friday night. they're trying to get a man who's accused of shooting his wife at their home on thursday night to surrender. an arrest warrant was issued on friday as

police now say that 40-year-old suspect is a danger to the public. the man had locked himself inside the home initially. when police first responded to the incident on thursday evening. after hours of trying to contact the man with no success, combined with seeing him post numerous times on social media, police left the scene around 2:00 in the morning on friday, saying that at that point there was no immediate threat. but then police changed their tune. a central county s.w.a.t team came back late last night, along with crisis negotiators. a police lieutenant says efforts are ongoing to communicate with the suspect and arrest him. police say he's been frequently posting on social media. some of those posts have led officers to believe that he mightbe suicidal. just moments ago, police said monument boulevard remains closed in the westbound direction between contracosta boulevard and moore lane. a shelter-in-place order remains in effect for the 14er78on acres neighborhood. the suspect allegedly shot his wife as she tried to enter the couple's

home on thursday night. she suffered minor injuries and has since been released from the hospital. a shelter-in-place order is now lifted in berkeley's clermont neighborhood after two people were stabbed there. police have been looking for this man who they say may be armed. two people were stabbed at around 6:30 last night near elcamino reale and oak ridge path. we don't have an update on their conditions yet. at one point, people in the area were ordered to shelter in place for almost two hours. here's a picture of the suspect one more time. officers are warning people not to approach him and to instead call 911 if you see him. he was last seen wearing dark pants and a red or brown hoodie with a hat and a large backpack. also in berkeley, an amazon delivery driver was carjacked at gunpoint. police say the driver stopped to take a break yesterday afternoon in the area of arlington ave and san luis road. that's when a person armed with a handgun approached the driver, swiped the delivery van. it was dumped a few blocks

away, missing several packages. it's a calm weather pattern taking hold. in fact, it took hold yesterday. it's going to continue as we head through this weekend. high pressure building in the upper levels of the atmosphere. that mean as hill of air taking over, and that means sinking air which suppresses the development of any precipitation. just a few passing clouds overhead this weekend. any chance of rain, mainly staying over the pacific northwest, maybe a few showers for far northern california, right along the oregon border. with temperatures warming up today, we're starting off chilly, in the 30s and low 40s. we are still going to climb up to what's normal for this time of year, upper 50s and low 60s by this afternoon. everybody within a couple degrees of 60, and everybody within a couple degrees of what is average for the middle of december. in san francisco, dozens of legal street vendors banned from selling their goods marched from the mission district to city hall on friday. they say the 90-day ban aimed at cracking down on the resale of stolen goods is

threatening their livelihoods. [ chanting ] >> the vendors are asking the city to let them sell goods on the street during the crucial holiday season. they say since the ban took effect nearly two weeks ago, they're struggling to make ends meet and feel unfairly punished. >> we are not part of the plan. we are part of the solution. we need to work with the city. we need to work with anyone in any way. >> the city offered some financial help for legal vendors. a one-time payout of $1,000. some vendors say they will be right back in the same position when that money runs out. the city also opened too indoor locations for legitimate vendors to sell their goods, but when we last visited on what should have been a busy sunday, there were very few vendors and no shoppers there. just look at that. vendors say they were lucky to make 10 bucks in a day. some vendors are going rogue, setting up tents on the sidewalk of 24th street. it remains to be seen whether the city cracks down on this new

market. the chronically understaffed oakland police department just got a big boost, 22 new recruits graduated on friday to plenty of fanfare. [ cheers ] >> the 192nd recruiting academy celebrated the occasion at the packed scottish rites center. with these new officers joining the force, the department has 724 officers total. now, the department hasn't had a permanent police chief for about 10 months now. there's no word yet from the city on how close they are to picking one. a few weeks ago, the oakland police commission put together a short list of 18 candidates, including fired oakland chief leron armstrong and retired antioch police chief steven ford. all right. 6:10 on this saturday morning. coming up after the break, a report from a bay area food bank on its efforts to deliver plenty of fresh fruits and veggies to families in need. and a woman walking on a

florida beach makes a rare discovery, turning up a shark tooth that is millions of years old. here is a live look outside this morning at san francisco city

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food banks across the bay area are serving thousands of needy families, and the food being distributed includes fresh produce. reid cowan has more from fairfield. >> it just feels good to watch volunteers here at the food bank of contra costa and solano. that's why they have this sign every time they come. they host 70 distributions every week. willie is a part of this effort. and something, willie, that really touches my heart. a lot of people think it's canned goods or things like you see being put in boxes. but without your involvement, people out there, and so many people, thousands a month, wouldn't have access to fresh produce. >> yeah, 100%. so one of our big focuses as an organization is fresh healthy produce. usually when you think of healthy, you usually think a little more expensive and not as healthy as a little easier to afford. that's just reality. so we really, really focus on getting fresh healthy food out into the community. many

families consider it a luxury, right? if it comes between buying a couple of cheeseburgers and celery, in most cases, if it's about survival, like many families in our community, in most cases it's going to be cheeseburgers because that's what fills the belly. but it's not the healthiest. so we focus, with the help of the community, getting the fresh healthy food out. we're looking at a -- we're investing in our community. this is what i like to say. when you make a donation to our food bank, it's an investment in the community. you're investing in future teachers, you're investing in future construction workers, you're investing in future leaders. we're investing in our community. that's what a donation is to the food bank. just like when you come out and volunteer, we couldn't do any of it without our volunteer support. and, again, it's giving back to our community, everybody chipping in, doing their part. >> reporter: that's right. we use the term community a lot here at your community station. but when we use that very broad term, we know we are talking about people. i always say every story has a life, every

lesson, and every lesson has the power to change the world. the lessons that come out of food bank, volunteering and donating really are changing the world right here in measurable ways here in this community. okay. so if you want to find out how you can give, go to our website, kpix.com/give or you can pull out your camera phone, point it at that qr code on your screen. that will take you to a place where you can find out how you can be like willie and the people that volunteer here at this food bank and food banks all over the bay area. the needs are great. but so you are, and so is your heart. yes, i'm talking to you right now. starting off chilly on this saturday morning, but temperatures are still going to warm up to pretty much what's normal for this time of year. some passing clouds overhead today, especially tomorrow, more filtered sunshine on sunday, but temperatures are still going to top out around 60 degrees for most of the bay area which is almost exactly average for the middle of december. there's a little bit of a baby warmup in store monday and tuesday of next week, and any hint of rain is pretty far down the line in the forecast. we'll check that out momentarily. let's check out futurecast as we head through

the next several days. we can go through the entire weekend, and we're just going to see a few passing high clouds out there today, but more of clouds are going to infiltrate skies over the bay area on sunday. still not blocking the sun, just filtering it out. it's that milky sunshine for the second half of the weekend. and then back to a mix of clouds and sunshine on monday. the clouds high up in the atmosphere don't contain really any moisture to speak of so that it can't drop any rain showers on us, and the next chance of that is really far down the line. next week we get through the first half of the week without at least a hint of rain. maybe by friday night, into saturday, that's when we're tracking a better chance of some rain showers headed our way. but at this point in the forecast, that is more of a trend forecast, as opposed to any kind of specific outlook. let's take a look at where our temperatures are going to end up after this morning's chilly start. really not bad, upper 50s and low 60s. it's jumbled together. 60 degrees the warm spots in san jose and morgan hill this afternoon. not quite as warm inland in the east bay. your temperatures are a little chillier this morning, so your highs this afternoon are going to struggle to approach 60, but i think you get close, at least

into the upper 50s. low 60s down the peninsula with upper 50s along the coast. right around 60 in san francisco, and the north bay, you're some of the coldest spots this morning. temperatures beginning around freezing but still warming up almost 30 degrees, despite the limited daylight, up into the low 60s by this afternoon. let's take a look at the forecast for santa clara tomorrow, big game as the 49ers take on the seattle seahawks, 1:05 kickoff. temperatures right around that point around 60 degrees. warming up a couple more through the low 60s throughout the course of the game. again, that cloud cover passing through, not blocking the sun, just filtering it out. let's take a look at the seven-day forecast which does include that brief little warmup as we head into early next week. monday and tuesday are going to be the warmest days in the seven-day forecast, not all that warm, but still five or six degrees above average in december. it counts. and then we'll be back down to closer to normal temperatures late next week. not seeing much difference between that inland forecast and bayside temperatures. we do have the passing clouds in the forecast on sunday and again on monday before the sunshine return in full force, really, tuesday and wednesday. we do have a bit more cloud cover in the

forecast, the tail end of the seven-day outlook friday of next week. right now we're just forecasting increasing clouds. but, again, shows you with the rain chances, we do have that opportunity for a few showers eventually returning to the bay area. they speed up maybe friday brings us a chance of showers. we'll be here to keep you updated. a woman in florida made a huge discovery this week. she found an ancient megaladon shark's tooth while just out walking on beach. that tooth estimated to be around 12 millions years old. beth says hee often walks up and down the beach in venice, florida, looking for shark teeth. the ones she finds normally are pretty small. she says she was never expecting to find a tooth this big or even one this old. venice is a great place for collecting fossils, but beth's catch is a rare one. >> what we do know is that there is a formation right offshore here in venice, and it's very dense with fossils. there's millions of fossils being found everyday by scuba divers. so when they do wash up, typically the smaller ones are what we see. when we do see

something this big, it's really, really special. >> beth says it was all luck that she found this special fossil, simply a matter of being in the right place at the right time. coming up, experts on the effects of concussions in sports meet for a summit. what they are recommending to try and reduce brain injuries and not just in the pros. the 49ers could take a huge step towards a playoff berth with a win sunday, but it looks like the seahawks have a special adviser giving them tips. and on the first night a tough road trip for the warriors, it went to overtime in okc. we're breaking it down. >> denny atkinson -- >>

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february 2002 as a franchise. the 49ers might just be the hottest team in the nfl entering week 14 as they're riding four straight wins into their game against the seattle seahawks on sunday. the win in this game and a loss from either the packers or the vikings, the niners can punch a ticket to the playoffs. now, the niners have won their last four meetings against seattle, including the 31-13 win at lumin field on thanksgiving as 13-point favorite, all signs indicate the niners will make it five in a row on sunday. even pete carroll's friend, will ferrell didn't have much confidence in the seahawks. >> pete carroll says, will, would you like to say a few words. what are you saying to these seahawks? >> i would say, guys, we're going to punt on third down every series, and we're just going to -- we're not going to control the ball. let's not worry about it. i don't know what you do about the 49ers, right? what do you do?

>> reporter: they're loaded. >> they're loaded. >> yeah, punting on third down, that's a bold choice there, will. all right. that's going to do it for sports. have a great day. concussions have been a long topic of discussion in sports medicine. well, yesterday experts in athletic brain injuries gathered at a summit in massachusetts to talk more about ways to prevent these types of injuries, both for professional athletes and for youth athletes as well. those experts offered guidelines, including eliminating unnecessary contact to the head and neck area and even penalizing players for such contact. the summit comes amid an increase in attention on traumatic brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy or cte in sports. the participants also discussed a need on how to diagnosis cte in people who are living. cte has only been formally diagnosed with an autopsy in brain donors who were suspected of having that condition. cte has become a major concern as well because the disease is now being diagnosed in younger athletes. coming up president biden

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welcome back. it is 6:29 on this saturday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm max darrow. president joe biden is waking up in los angeles this morning, kicking off a three-day mission to raise money for his upcoming presidential campaign. he plans to attend a total of seven fundraisers while meeting with business leaders and hollywood stars. joy benedict reports from los angeles' exclusive holmby hills neighborhood. >> reporter: it was the first l.a. sight of air force one since president biden officially announced his re-election bid. a quick wave, and he was hustled off for what is expected to be less than 48 hours in los angeles. >> hollywood has long been the atm machine for both parties. >> reporter: political analyst sarah sidwany says this fundraising trip is long overdue, likely delayed by hollywood strik strikes. >> it would have looked highly

inappropriate, especially for a democrat who, you know, has strong ties with labor to be hob-knobbing with industry executives during the midst of the strike. >> reporter: the first stop was at this home in holmby hills as the soldout fundraiser brought in the hollywood elite, james costas, the former ambassador of spain and his partner, interior designer michael smith, the host committee led by steven spiel werg, shonda riems. lenny krav its was set to perform. but with presidential visits comes controversy. [ chanting ] >> reporter: hundreds of people flocked a holmby park nearby for a pro-palestinian rally. >> we condemn all of the support that biden and the democrats have given to support israel's genocide in gaza. >> there's a lot of people in los angeles and surrounding areas who feel very strongly about defending humanity.

>> reporter: and although the demonstration was mostly peaceful, the lapd did bring in extra patrols after there were reports of bottles being thrown at vehicles arriving for the party and officers. [ chanting ] >> crowd became unruly and began challenging the fence, as well as began throwing objects at the officers that were behind the fence. >> reporter: with the second largest jewish population in the nation, analysts say it's a delicate dance for all politicians in need of younger voters who are demanding change, not only here in los angeles but all over the nation. >> the united states has had a long and deep history of support for israel coming out of world war ii. but what we're seeing right now in this moment is particularly younger voters really turning away from biden because of this issue. and i think that might suggest that biden and the democrats are going to have to begin to reconsider to what extent their

staunch support for israel continues, particularly with the civilian deaths in particular. on the other side of the aisle, republican presidential candidate nikki haley spoke in iowa on friday with that state's first-in-the nation's caucuses looming on january 15th. it was the first campaign stop since this week's heated republican debate. speaking to a crowd of about 100 people, she talked about topics that have become the cornerstones of her campaign, her foreign policy experience and her willingness to tell the hard truths. she said those truths include the fact that republicans have lost the popular vote in seven out of the eight last presidential elections. >> that is nothing to be proud of. we should want to win the majority of americans, but the only way we're going to do that is leave the negativity and the drama behind us and focus with a new generational leader who can look at the threats of the future and get real solutions going for us. >> hailey is pushing ahead of the other candidates who took part in this week's debate. but

former president donald trump still leads the pack. it's a calm weather pattern taking hold. in fact, it took hold yesterday. it's going to continue as we head through this weekend. high pressure building in the upper levels of the atmosphere. that means a hill of air taking over, and that means sinking air which suppresses the development of any precipitation. just a few passing clouds overhead this weekend. any chance of rain, mainly staying over the pacific northwest, maybe a few showers for far northern california, right along the oregon border. with temperatures warming up today, we're starting off chilly, in the 30s and low 40s. we are still going to climb up to what's normal for this time of year, upper 50s and low 60s by this afternoon. everybody within a couple degrees of 60, and everybody within a couple degrees of what is average for the middle of december. investigators are looking into what may have caused a fire that broke out inside of a hospital near rome. at least three people were killed and hundreds of patients and staff were forced to evacuate. officials say the fire started late friday night in an underground floor at st. john the evangelist hospital in tivally, italy. flames reached

the emergency room and the intensive care unit. thick smoke could be seen throughout the entire hospital. officials say 200 patients were evacuated from the building. some were moved to other hospitals, while less critical patients were moved to a nearby gym. the fire department says they eventually were able to bring that fire under control. the oscar-nominated actor ryan o'neill known for his parts in "paper moon," "a love story," has died at 82 years old. o'neill was born in los angeles in 1941. in his early years, he trained to become a boxer before he began to pursue an acting career. o'neill began his career starring in several tv shows throughout the 1960s. his role in the 1970s film "love story" is what catapulted him into movie stardom, earning him an oscar nomination. he later starred "paper moon" aside his charismatic 9-year-old daughter, tatzum. he was known as the heartthrob of hollywood. his family says he

died peacefully surrounded by loved ones. every year about 42,000 women die from breast cancer in the united states. but now there is a groundbreaking new vaccine in the works that could potentially lower the chance of getting the disease in the first place, and it was developed right here in the bay area. as ashley sharp shows us, so far it is showing promising results. >> reporter: when jennifer davis heard the words you have cancer, her mind instantly went to her family. >> it was very hard to tell them and try and just be strong for them. >> reporter: a 2018 biopsy found triple-negative breast cancer, the disease's most deadly and aggressive form. >> statistics on that were scary. >> reporter: after chemo, a double mastectomy and radiation, jenny was free of cancer but not the fear that lingers. >> i was always nervous and afraid of it coming back. >> reporter: so when she learned of a vaccine trial, a developmental drug to prevent

breast cancer from coming back, she thought what do i have to lose? >> it was something that was going to give me peace of mind. if this could work for me, then i wouldn't have to worry about a recurrence. >> reporter: jenny was the first woman in the world to take the vaccine, researched for more than two decades at the cleveland clinic, then developed with a mix of biosciences in san jose. is it in essence teaching your body not to grow a tumor, is that what it does? >> that's exactly right. it's teaching your body to destroy the cells that can grow a tumor. >> reporter: 16 women, including jenny, have now taken the vaccine in its first trial. >> the results are incredibly promising. the vision one day is going to be to be able to give this to any woman who wants to prevent cancer ever occurring in her body. >> reporter: a promising find for the future of fighting cancer that started with one woman. >> the bigger picture of this is really just overwhelming for

me. >> reporter: but hopefully ends with every woman. >> the second vaccine trial is set to start next year. it has a much larger group of women, about 600 of them. if it works, the hope is to have the vaccine available to the public within the next five years. coming up, 6:37 on this saturday morning, more on the ongoing effort to make sure everybody in the bay area has the food they need. got a live interview from a representative from one of our region's major food banks. food bank, they are a critical source of fresh fruits and vegetables for families in the bay area and beyond. coming up our sharon chin shows us how a

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it is 6:40 on this saturday morning. and we'd like to continue now with our series "food for bay area families." we know the need for nutrition is a constant issue for thousands of people across the bay area, so we want to talk with someone who's on the front lines of that effort. joining us live is jeremy crittenden with the food bank of contra costa and solano. good morning, jeremy. >> thanks for having me. >> it's great to have you. first we want to get into how are we doing with donations so far as we are kind of halfway into this holiday season?

>> absolutely. we're doing great so far, but we could always use more donations. you know, the need in the community continues to rise. we're now serving over 465,000, compare that to last year where we were serving around 275,000. so you can see how much we need donations this year. >> and, jeremy, that's like about a 66% increase, correct? >> yes, that's correct. >> and who are these people that you are serving? is it families, is it seniors, is it children? paint a picture of the faces of food insecurity for us. >> yeah, absolutely. and i think you'll see everyone at our distributions, you know. our community is really strigling. as i mentioned earlier how many people we're serving, we're serving more than one in four in our community. so you'll see seniors, you'll see children, you'll see single families, and just, you know, everyone in between. really, we're serving, you know, a lot of our community right now. >> and, jeremy, with that, you know, what is the major driver

that you guys consistently see that's bringing people in to ask for help. >> absolutely. some of the things that are driving that is inflation, you know, really high cost of groceries and gas prices right now, as well as the pandemic-era benefits really hit our community hard. we noticed a huge uptick once those ended. >> okay. so people can help out in a variety of ways. we know that can mean volunteering, we know that can mean donating food, we know it can be financial. let's talk financially first. a dollar, can a dollar really make a difference? >> yes, absolutely. you know, $1 -- with $1, we're able to provide two meals. so we always say, you know, donate what you can. we're able to make every dollar stretch so far, so any donation that you can possibly afford, you know, please send it over because we'll make sure to help out the community with that. >> how about volunteering time?

how does that play into it? how helpful is that? >> absolutely. we love our volunteers, and we would not be able to do what we do in the community without them. you know, we estimate that, you know, our volunteers make up about 50 full-time employees, so, like i said, you know, we wouldn't be able to serve our community without all our fantastic volunteers. so we encourage you to help us out, you know, especially since fighting hunger is year round. so as we, you know, get past the holidays, we're always in need of more volunteers. >> so speaking to our viewers this morning and our community here in the bay area, if there's one reason why you could pitch them on helping out this holiday season, what would it be? >> absolutely. it's just giving back and helping the community that's currently struggling. you know, it will really -- it will really make you feel better and give you a sense of fulfillment. so i would say, you know, go ahead and try to foreat one of our warehouses or

even our distributions and, you know, really get involved and help out the community. >> well, jeremy, we have spent time at food banks all across the bay area, i've spent time in them with volunteers, with staff members and it's wonderful to see the work that you all are doing to help everybody in our community. jeremy crittenden of the food bank of contra costa and solano, thanks for being with us, and thanks for what you do to help our community. and for you guys at home, if you'd like to donate money or time, take a look at your screen. there is a qr code on there. you can scan that or you can head to kpix.com/give to learn more. starting off chilly on this saturday morning, but temperatures are still going to warm up to pretty much what's normal for this time of year. some passing clouds overhead today, especially tomorrow, more filtered sunshine on sunday, but temperatures are still going to top out around 60 degrees for most of the bay area which is almost exactly average for the middle of december. there's a little bit of a baby warmup in store monday and tuesday of next week, and any hint of rain is pretty far down the line in the forecast. we'll check that out momentarily. let's check out futurecast as we head through

the next several days. we can go through the entire weekend, and we're just going to see a few passing high clouds out there today. but more of clouds are going to infiltrate skies over the bay area on sunday, still not blocking the sun, just filtering it out. it's that milky sunshine for the second half of the weekend. and then back to a mix of clouds and sunshine on monday. the clouds high up in the atmosphere don't contain really any moisture to speak of so that it can't drop any rain showers on us, and the next chance of that is really far down the line. next week we get through the first half of the week at least without a hint of rain. maybe by friday night, into saturday, that's when we're tracking a better chance of some rain showers headed our way. but at this point in the forecast, that is more of a trend forecast, as opposed to any kind of specific outlook. let's take a look at where our temperatures are going to end up after this morning's chilly start. really not bad, upper 50s and low 60s. it's jumbled together.63 degrees the warm spots in san jose and morgan hill this afternoon. not quite as warm inland in the east bay. your temperatures are a little chillier this morning, so your highs this afternoon are going to struggle to approach 60, but i think you get close, at least

into the upper 50s. low 60s down the peninsula with upper 50s along the coast. right around 60 in san francisco, and the north bay, you're some of the coldest spots this morning. temperatures beginning around freezing but still warming up almost 30 degrees, despite the limited daylight, up into the low 60s by this afternoon. let's take a look at the forecast for santa clara tomorrow, big game as the 49ers take on the seattle seahawks, 1:05 kickoff. temperatures at that point right around 60 degrees. warming up a couple more through the low 60s throughout the course of the game. again, that cloud cover passing through, not blocking the sun, just filtering it out. let's take a look at the seven-day forecast which does include that brief little warmup as we head into early next week. monday and tuesday are going to be the warmest days in the seven-day forecast, not all that warm, but still five or six degrees above average in december. it counts. and then we'll be back down to closer to normal temperatures late next week. not seeing much difference between that inland forecast and bayside temperatures. we do have the passing clouds in the forecast on sunday and again on monday before the sunshine returns in full force, really, tuesday and

wednesday. we do have a bit more cloud cover in the forecast, the tail end of the seven-day outlook friday of next week. right now we're just forecasting increasing clouds. but, again, shows you with the rain chances, we do have that opportunity for a few showers eventually returning to the bay area.they speed up. maybe friday brings us a chance of showers. we'll be here to keep you updated. california food banks used to distribute primarily canned and boxed goods. but today they give away mostly fresh fruits and vegetables to families in need. that's because of the pioneering work of a bay area man. sharon chin has an update on a jefferson award winner whose idea has become a model for the nation. >> reporter: the program that gary maxworthy started has transformed how california fights food insecurity. families receive free fruits and vegetables each month from dozens of food banks all over california, thanks to a program

gary maxworthy began. >> it's wonderful. and that is actually the key for me is to see it grow. >> it's a little bit too small, just wouldn't sell in the supermarket. >> reporter: we first met gary in 2009. he started working at a food bank after spending more than three decades in the food distribution business. >> what happened was my first wife passed away, and i go, now what am i going to do? >> reporter: he introduced a novel idea. instead of feeding to animals or throwing out produce that wasn't marketable because of shape, size or overproduction, gary reached out to growers, packers and distributors to donate the fruits and vegetables to food banks. >> just has to take that off, and you've got yourself perfectly edible corn. >> reporter: gary started the program farm to family in 1998, and today it's tripled in size. it's a little bit odd shaped. leslie, ceo of second harvest of silicon valley says farm to

family generated more than 250 million pounds of fresh produce last year for 7 million californians in need, and the vegetables and fruits account for more than half of the food that second harvest gives away in san mateo and santa clara counties. >> it is the most important source for food for all california food banks today. and, honestly, it's started a trend around the nation. >> reporter: a trend toward eating and preparing healthy meals, and now that gary's retired, leslie continues his legacy. she leads the farm to family committee at the california association of food banks. he remains her longtime friend, mentor and inspiration. >> gary is a great example of how people can truly make a difference. >> and life goes on. >> reporter: through farm to family, gary found a new passion, fighting food insecurity and a new love. he married again, 23 years ago. where else? at the food bank. >> it was because we were so connected to the organization, and so we knew people. oh, wow!

>> reporter: and as he observes people picking up fresh food at the daly city partnership, a second harvest distribution site, he can't help but feel good for knowing he made it possible. >> coming to a site like this and going to watch the food going out is very gratifying. >> reporter: fresh food for the soul for the man who pioneered more fresh food for the table. ♪ ♪ >> you can nominate your local hero for a jefferson award on

there's a lot of action happening right now on the sun. just like climate patterns on earth, the sun goes through a cycle of activity. it's ramping up right now, resulting in some pretty spectacular eruptions, also known as solar flares. but as brian hackney explains, this

could cause serious disruptions here on earth. >> getting pointed right at the sun with a little bit of focusing. >> reporter: that's professor jeff matthews. >> close one eye, keep the other eye open and take a look down. >> oh, my god. >> so what are you seeing? >> i think it would be -- it's not the sun, is it? >> it is the sun. >> it is? that is the only thing bright enough to get through this filter is the sun itself. >> reporter: andrea isn't the only one excited about what's happening on the sun lately. >> wow! >> reporter: late in november, what's called an archpalego of sun spots rotated around the sun's view of the northeastern limb and under the watchful eye of student ethan. >> on the sun right now we get to see these fairly dark spots which are fairly large magnitude, which means there are several earths large for every spot that we see. >> as the sun rotates, it's bringing these things to bear

on us, and then may hold our breath. >> reporter: as the 11-year cycle of solar activity approaches its peak, the number of sun spots is increasing, so -- >> as more activity is ramping up, we're seeing more of those solar flares and coronal mass ejections, but basically big eruptions on the sun. >> reporter: that part isn't unusual. >> this is the first time we get to see so many dark spots that are so close to each other and so large. >> reporter: in fact, just hours ago, massive prominences leapt from the sun carrying billions of tons of solar plasma. last week the sun spat this coronal mass ejection from its surface. when it hit earth, it just produced amazing displays of northern lights, but if they're big enough, they can wreak havoc. >> early this morning 6 million people across quebec woke up to darkness and disbelief. >> they don't know, but they suspect it may have something to do with solar flares. >> quebec and part of the northeast united states had

their power grid knocked offline. >> last week scientists recorded some of the largest flares this century. >> this was bad enough, but the event that was the granddaddy of them all -- >> the carington event. >> the carington event. >> reporter: in 1859, this sun spot cluster fired a flare at earth, literally burning up telegraph offices and pushing the northern lights down to south america. >> and that was 1859 >> that was 1859. now we're much more dependent on a system of long wires, right, our power grid where we have these wires stretching across the landscape. >> the disruptions, the long distance energy transmission -- >> reporter: would be epic. >> sobering. let's go with sobering. that would be my choice here. >> reporter: in the meantime -- >> put your eye right up there. >> reporter: -- we just can't say exactly what we'll see. >> i see some -- oh! i saw a plane. >> a plane passed right in front of it? >> oh, my goodness, such

perfect timing. >> wow! >> the earth's atmosphere shields our bodies from the impacts of solar flares. nasa's solar dynamics observatory spacecraft has been in space since 2010. it's keeping a close watch to help us better understand solar activity and ♪♪ listen. we know things don't quite add up right now. inflation is down. rent is up. well, when the cost of living is high, we find new ways to go low. we've lowered the price on hundreds of your favorite ikea products. designing something beautiful is easy.

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definitely a chilly start, especially for inland parts of the bay area this morning with temperatures in the 30s on a widespread basis, and some of the coldest spots did dip down to around freezing. but we're going to be in for a rapid warmup as we make the most of the limited amount of daylight that we see this time of year, a little over 9 1/2 hours of total daylight. a lot of sunshine with temperatures reaching up into the middle portion of the 50s already by noon. it's going to be a mix of upper 50s and low 60s for high temperatures this afternoon, very close to what's normal for mid-december, and it's almost a copy and paste forecast from today to tomorrow. sunday's high temperatures might be a degree or two warmer. >> thank you, paul. and thank you for watching kpix news this morning. don't forget, the news continues all day on cbs news bay area. of course we'll be back here tomorrow morning at 6:00. for all of us here at cbs news bay area and kpix, i'm max darrow. have a great saturday. ♪baby don't forget it's the holidays♪

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