right now at 5:00, rain, wind and, in some cases, flooding descend on the bay area. we are tracking this morning's stormy conditions. and we're timing out your

full forecast in moments, including where the bulk of the rain is falling right now. this is "today in the bay." good monday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. our top story, you probably hear it outside your window, our microclimate weather alert. the roadways pretty much everywhere are slick this morning. some neighborhoods are experiencing flooding. >> if you have to head out the door, slow down. we've got team coverage, kicking things off with meteorologist kari hall, tracking a wet start to our workweek. >> we had a lot of rain falling late last night, so we're still seeing some of that rain lingering across parts of the bay area. even as the rain is clearing out for the north bay, there's still problems left behind with standing water on the roadways and some isolated flooding issues. as we get a closer look with stormranger, once again, we are seeing things taper off for the

north bay, but as we get a closer look at palo alto, the los altos hills and sunnyvale, we're still seeing pockets of heavy rain. there are some breaks here and there across san jose, but at times the rain picks up once again. we're still seeing it in the south county, a little break in gilroy. in morgan hill the rate is picking up once again. very sloppy commute on 101. we're also seeing a lot of problems on 880 and 680. very heavy rain moving through fremont right now. and then that's also starting to wind down for parts of the tri-valley, as well as in parts of the east bay, where the rain was very heavy not too long ago. we're still seeing lingering impacts. throughout the day, there will be a chance of thunderstorms. i'll have more coming up later. >> sounds good. we'll check with you. as kari was just saying, the north bay is experiencing some of the heaviest rainfall and it's leading to a long night in some neighborhoods. >> "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab is on her way to

guerneville, one of the heaviest hit areas with the rain. joining us by phone this morning. talk to us about the road conditions that way. how is it looking? >> reporter: good morning, marcus and laura. we are heading north on 101. it hasn't been so bad north 101 here. i drove through san francisco within the last hour or so. the city was not experiencing that much rain at that time. but it was a very different scene overnight, especially in parts of the north bay like the city of guerneville that you just mentioned. residents there have flooding around the area of 5th between mill and sycamore streets. one resident telling us the flooding in her area that happens frequently is compounded by heavier rain. but she thinks there could be something done about it. >> i think if they cleaned out the creek a little bit better

from this end down and put a berm up, a good, thick berm, high berm, it would stop it from flooding all the time. to me, this is just pure negligence on the part of the state for not rectifying the situation many years ago. >> reporter: now, also, in the north bay, places like san anselmo saw continuous rain, just outside of downtown it was not flooded or close to it, but there was a lot of standing water on the roads and sidewalks. also, if you're talking about the south bay, there's some downed trees this morning in santa cruz county, including this one, which is by mount hermon and scotts valley. definitely something to watch out for with the rains that we are experiencing. a flood advisory has been extended until 6:00 this morning. we are basically making our way

through novato right now. we will have more on how the rain has impacted the north bay and other places around in the next half hour. for now, i'll send it back to you guys. >> sounds good. let's check the roads as well. mike has his eye on that. >> we have tons of reports going on, on the chp grid they're tracking a lot of smaller roadway flooding reports. they did have flashing lights. i tracked a traffic break westbound 80, approaching the berkeley curve and westbound did have a traffic break over the last half hour. things have smoothed out. whatever disabled vehicle was happening near powell looks like it has been cleared from the roadway. a smooth drive down that area. you saw the sloppy conditions on that live camera. emeryville, that will be the case. i see the cameras in richmond, on the bay bridge and throughout many spots around the bay. very slick conditions as we talked about standing water. it's not so mad on the map here, looks standard. but then the green highlighting,

more wet roadways, the same area where kari showed the rain pushing down, 680, reports of flooding, and 880. mostly the outside lanes. stay to the middle lanes. there's san jose, easy drive right now as far as volume. look at all of those conditions, splattering water. back to you. >> thanks, mike. and our free nbc bay area app, really a great resource right now to have during this storm. it's going to give you access to stormranger's exclusive mobile doppler radar. you can type in your zip code so you get alerts before the rain starts falling in your pashd. lots of uncertainty for cal state students today. teachers are vowing to launch a five-day strike. leaders are promising to keep all campuses open, but it is very possible there will be no instruction. the union representing 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians and others are vowing to walk off the job. the sides remain far apart in

reaching a new contract deal. our bob redell is monitoring the dispute and we'll check in with a live report in the next half hour. we have a live look in oakland where this afternoon the families and friends of those killed in police shootings will demand new action. activists plan to gather outside state attorney general rob bonta's office. they're calling for oversight committees, one that includes citizens for cases involving police violence and demanding legal counsel for families who lose loved ones in police shootings, and state-funded mental health and social services. a news conference is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. here is a live look this morning in san jose. you can see right here, and san jose unified schools are the latest district to dial back on covid policies in response to changes at the state level. so starting today students are only required to stay at home until they are fever-free for 24 hours. they can return to school provided they are no longer showing any symptoms and masks

are still advised to be worn for ten days following a positive test. oakland schools last week were among the first to modify its policy shortly after those changes were announced. it is 5:07. developing on the peninsula, san mateo county supervisors will reportedly debate a controversial plan to criminalize unhoused people who refuse shelter. the ordinance would allow authorities to charge a misdemeanor for anyone encamped in a public area who decline shelter offers more than once. county leaders say the same model may be ideal for peninsula cities struggling with homeless encampments. opponents argue it contains too many holes and may lead to added trauma for those without a home. supervisors plan to debate the measure tomorrow. it may be up for a vote as soon as next week. now to decision 2024. and tomorrow all-important new hampshire primary for republican voters. the room is suddenly a little less crowded. >> it's clear to me that a

majority of republican primary voters want to give donald trump another chance. >> florida governor ron desantis yesterday suddenly ending his presidential bid, saying that he could no longer see a path to victory. he posted his announcement on social media, endorsing his rival, donald trump, at the same time. the move leaves trump and nikki haley as the final two republican contenders. trump remains more focused on haley. haley showing no signs of backing down. >> can you hear that sound? that's the sound of a two-person race. [ cheers and applause ] >> as you know, here in new hampshire nikki haley has made an unholy alliance with rinos, never-trumpers. >> you may remember last fall governor newsom actually held an unusual debate with desantis, where newsom pulled no punches. well, the same to be said yesterday in the case because when newsom posted his own dig at desantis following that

announcement. and the california presidential primary is just over one month away, and if you still need to register, nbc news has tools to help give you information on what you need. it's called plan your vote. just scan the qr code you see on your screen. it will take you directly to a website which has details about mail-in voting, what to bring to election say, and more for you. can you hear this sound? the sound of rain coming down over the bay area. as we take a peek outside overlooking san jose and emeryville, we are under a microclimate weather alert. kari is keeping tabs on the latest storm moving through the bay area. >> and it's caused a lot of problems out there on the roads and all around the bay area, with some standing water and flooding that's still occurring. we're going to see that still linger into the rest of the morning, as the storm starts to wind down. but as we get the widespread heavy rain ending, there will be a chance of pop-up thunderstorms as we go throughout the day and

the continued risk of flooding. we are going to see rain coming back late tomorrow night into early wednesday morning, and then we do get a chance to dry out as our temperatures warm up for the end of the week. but we are once again still dealing with all of the flooding issues, the dark green shows where there's a widespread flood watch, and then the lighter green shows that we have these flood advisories in effect that are basically due to the current conditions. so we are seeing it around san jose, as well as the san mateo area, and up to the santa cruz mountains. so we'll continue to monitor that. mike, you're getting word of a new crash in the tri-valley. it came about the same time you talked about the rain. let's look at the map. the green highlighting is where there's definitely going to be wet roadways and larger puddles. the blue is where there's more standing water and perhaps some flooding. we haven't had any closures, but we do have lanes that are really impacted. southbound 680, the latest of

our spinouts reported, in this detail, south 680 at sunol boulevard, someone reported they saw a vehicle do a 360 and go off the roadway. vasco road, contra costa county looking all right as far as speeds. coming up on "today in the bay," stock markets at new records, and a huge turnaround in americans' attitudes toward the economy. ♪♪ ♪♪ guess who is back in studio? justin timberlake. coming up next on "today in the bay," a first listen to a brand new song he's dropping ahead of his first album release in his first album release in nearly six years. look mom, i found one. oh, yeah, you did.

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good monday morning. right now at 5:14, we are still under a microclimate weather alert, as we still track a wave of heavy rain moving through the peninsula, the south bay and into the tri-valley. this will continue to push to the south, but then the risk of thunderstorms lingers for today. i'll be tracking it all with an hour-by-hour forecast coming up in a few minutes. judging by this live camera across highway 92, i think things are a little lighter. there was some active rain falling there on the crossing at the bay between hayward and foster city. a smooth drive, but conditions are the problem this morning. we're looking at localized flooding so watch the outer lanes. well, good morning. happy monday. a lot of good news for you on

this wet monday morning. the s&p 500 at an all-time record, stock markets are very strong, and attitudes towards the economy changing fast. the latest read on consumer sentiment from the university of michigan on friday saw a huge boost in consumers' attitudes, a huge turnaround in the national psyche. the biggest jump since the early '90s when we were coming out of a recession. it appears we were never actually in a recession this time around. we got that soft landing that everybody was hoping for, and the good feelings about the economy cross demographic lines. the data show democrats, republicans, young, old, rural, urban, all feeling more positive. daniel horing works at the white house for the national economic counsel. >> we've been a broad based increase in consumer sentiment,

the way folks are looking at the economy. we've thought that as wages were growing faster than prices, as wealth continues to increase even after adjusting for inflation, that that would start to affect how consumers think about the economy, and the data we got today i think is an early indication that is in in fact happening. >> economic success is not perfectly distributed. in the bay area we have a lot of news about layoffs. the layoffs are less connected to the economy and more connected to the flow of money in silicon valley specifically. that doesn't make it hurt any less, but that's why we have record growth, record stock markets and layoffs all at the same time. the tech investor tim draper says he will hold a fundraiser for republican candidate nikki haley at his home next month. in the meantime, he and his friends got together to record a love song for her called the nikki haley anthem. ♪♪ ♪ we need you nikki right now ♪ ♪ to lead our nation ♪

>> let me know if you want that on your ring tone. that is a band they recorded from hawaii. i'll have to get the band name. if tim seems familiar, he's the guy constantly in the news, that suggests we break california into five different states. so he always is making news somehow or some way. >> now he's making music. >> sweet, sweet music. >> was it? ♪♪ ♪ we need you nikki ♪ >> interesting. >> i'll be looking at my phone later. thanks, scott. 5:17 right now. trending this morning, justin timberlake teasing a new single. >> as fans await the release of the long-anticipated next album. ♪♪ ♪ your lips were made for mine ♪ >> i don't know, do you think it's as catchy as the nikki haley song? >> i don't know, the nikki haley song might have him beat.

if you're listening right now, that's part of his new single. he teased the song during a gig in memphis. this is the first song we've gotten a sample of from his new album called "everything i thought i was" and this is the first album he's done in six years. it doesn't have a release date, but j.t. will make an appearance on "the tonight show" this week. ♪♪ ♪ we need you kari right now ♪ >> we need an umbrella. >> we're going to need both, kari hall, and an umbrella. nbc bay area storm ranger and radar, the conditions complicating this morning's commute. we need mike as well. we'll put it to song. we're tracking the full forecast. i slowed down this morning. >> let me tell you, there is nothing more scary than seeing headlights in your direction on the interstate. that's what i saw this morning. and then i saw another car that

had gone off the road. i mean, people are not able to drive in these conditions. >> got to slow down. >> you do have to slow down. people are having spinouts and there's a lot of puddles left. we're still getting hit pretty hard in parts of the tri-valley, the south bay, as well as the east bay. let's talk about how much we've measured so far. we're seeing rainfall totals anywhere from 3 to 4 inches, in the north bay, calistoga, over 4 inches of rainfall, some mountains getting 7 inches of rainfall. in san francisco it's over an inch. in oakland, about double that. we have had over 2 inches of rainfall. san jose racking up some high rainfall totals as well, over an inch, and almost an inch and a quarter. we're seeing in the santa cruz mountains about 3 to 6 inches of rain measured already. it's still coming down for some spots. so we do have the chance of getting some additional flooding issues. we've had a lot of street

flooding, puddles and also some hazardous road conditions. we're starting to see it backing off a bit for much of the north bay, san francisco, lighter showers, then it's starting to wrap up for a little while in contra costa county. but as you head farther south, we are still seeing the rain coming through. yellows and reds indicate some heavy rain hitting the roof and also you're having to deal with that as you're driving to work this morning, in milpitas and toward fremont. but we are seeing it taper off for the tri-valley. the trend today, by 1:00, most of us are seeing dry conditions. but look at these individual little cells that are popping up. that's where we have the potential of some thunderstorms popping up today. not all of us will see that, but there will be that chance as we go into the afternoon. and the rain is back on wednesday, where we are seeing some widespread light showers, not expecting it to be as big of a deal as we're seeing right now. then on friday evening into

saturday, another wave of rain coming in. but temperature-wise it's going to start to warm up. we're going from highs in the low 60s today to seeing a few more of those mid-60s for the interior parts of the bay area. and then on wednesday it is slightly cooler once the rain comes in, but then after that we're going to be warming up. as far as the storm pattern, we are still going to see waves of rain coming in throughout the seven-day forecast. every couple of days we'll see a slight chance of showers. after today, we're dry tomorrow, then again on thursday, and dry on sunday. mike, that commute is so messy right now. >> like you said, we emphasize the fact that if it's not actively raining, there's still puddles. watch as the water sprays up behind vehicles. the water will spray onto your windshield and you'll need to be careful. visibility can be a factor if it hits at the wrong time as you're changing lanes, for example. slow down, allow more reaction time. it's a smooth drive throughout

the east bay. here is contra costa county. there was slowing with a hazard eastbound 580. that did clear as you leave oakland. all of this puddling and ponding through the wet roads, watch out, north 87 you may see minor flooding on the underpasses. back to you. 5:22 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> some online job ads are simply too good to be true. job scams are exploding. i'm consumer invest > welcome ba.

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right now at 5:30, tracking the storm.

rain, wind, in some cases flooding in parts of the bay area. it's making its presence felt across the bay area. we are tracking your hour-by-hour forecast. cal state teachers going on strike. tens of thousands are set to hit the picket lines in a matter of hours. the looming impact for students set to return this week from winter break. a historic day. tar ka vanderveer coming the all-time winningest coach in basketball history. we're going to break down the unbelievable run. this is "today in the bay." big day on the farm. good morning to you here in the bay area. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. our top story, the microclimate weather alert impacting much of northern california. in fact, we've got new video to show you just in from santa cruz. look at the heavy flooding happening there. this is close to the apartments in the lagoon neighborhood, close to the wharf.

at least 2 to 3 feet of water surrounds that area. we're still working to learn if any nearby homes are impacted by all of this flooding, all that water. but certainly a very wet way to wake up on a monday morning. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking the current conditions here in the bay area. is this rain going to stick around? >> it's going to gradually taper off, but there will be the chance we could see lingering rain into the rest of the morning, as well as the early afternoon. so we're not completely clear, but the widespread heavy rain is starting to end for some of us. as we take a live look in san francisco, we will be clearing by midmorning and the rain chances for midweek, and then we will have have mild temperatures with highs in the 60s and 70s coming our way. we wanted to give you a closer look with stormranger, the south bay, the peninsula, as well as parts of the east bay getting hit the hardest. where we see yellows and reds

it's still pouring quite a bit. so this is going to have a big impact on you as you get ready to head out the door. we'll get a look at our hour-by-hour forecast. mike, you have a number of incidents in the east bay. >> we have 30 incidents on the chp blotter. more water on the roadway, on the lens. more traffic in the area as well. this is 101 north of 280. look at the water really hitting the vehicle behind them. more slowing at the top of the screen. the bottom of the screen, 87, that little area that's not green, there's still wet roadways. we've seen a couple of reports of incidents there as well for north 87. no full closures, no full blocks, but the green are wet roadways, blue, puddling and ponding. the earlier spinout, we saw a 360 reported, that's cleared from the roadway as you head toward sunol. a new incident by the dublin interchange, dryer roads as far

as the road weather index goes. as far as the cameras, we still see lots of water. this morning the north bay is seeing some of the heaviest rainfall. >> some of those areas are seeing flooding as well. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab is on her way to guerneville this morning. this is one of the heaviest hit areas. ginger, we can see the road conditions, certainly wet roads. how is it looking on the way? >> reporter: that's right. good morning, marcus and laura. slick roads. we just exited from the 101, still making our way to guerneville at the moment. but we were on the 101 for quite some time, experienced some heavy rain at different parts. but not that bad of a drive. in general, the heavy rain seems to have taken a break at this point. but that is completely different from what the scene was overnight, very different, especially in parts of the north bay like the city of guerneville, where residents saw

flooding around the area of 5th street between mill and sycamore streets. one resident telling us the flooding in her area that happens frequently is compounded by heavier rain, but she's saying there is something that can be done about it. >> i think if they cleaned out the creek a little better from this end down and put a berm up, a good, thick berm, high berm, it would stop it from flooding all the time. to me, this is just pure negligence on the part of the state for not rectifying this situation many years ago. >> reporter: also in the north bay, places like san anselmo yesterday saw continuous rain, san anselmo creek was not flooded or close to it, but there was a lot of standing water on the roads and sidewalks as a result of that rain.

we did just learn not too long ago that guerneville school district is closed for the day because of flooding, something to take note as people start their mornings. a flood advisory has been extended until 6:00 this morning. we will have more on how the rain has impacted the city of guerneville a short time from now. the roads are dark and slick, especially here in the north bay as we make our way up. so it is very important to be more cautious on the roads this morning. back to you. >> take it easy out there, ginger. as we track the rain, be sure to download our free nbc bay area app. you can grab your phone and scan the qr code on your screen. you can use the interactive radar to track when the wet weather will arrive where you live. 5:36 this morning. cal state students everywhere are waking up this morning with a lot of uncertainty. later this morning thousands of

faculty members are vowing to go on strike at campuses statewide. "today in the bay"'s bob redell is live for us at cal state east bay this morning. i understand the union has come demands. what are they, bob? >> reporter: more pay, frankly. good morning to you, marcus. starting at 8:00 this morning, many of the professors, lecturers, counselors, librarians here at csu east bay, they do not plan to show up in the classrooms and instead plan to picket outside the campus here in hayward in what is supposed to be a week-long strike and demand for more pay. this will be taking place at all 23 campuses throughout the state, california faculty association, that's the union that represents the roughly 29,000 faculty members statewide, they organized this walkout to convince csu to meet their demands. both sides have been in contract negotiations since last june. csu says it is providing a general salary increase of 5%

each year over three years. the faculty, they're demanding an increase of 12%. >> it is a number that reflects the rates of inflation over the last several years and simply keeping pace with the level of inflation to date. in addition, we're looking for more equitable workloads for faculty, we're looking for a baseline increase for our most disadvantaged faculty. >> we would have to make severe cuts to programs. we would have to lay off employees. this would jeopardize our educational mission and cause hardship to many employees. >> reporter: in a virtual news conference friday, the csu chancellor's office said the union's demand for a 12% raise was not reasonable and virtually

impossible to meet, as you heard in that sound bite. csu says that campuses will be open during the strike and student services will be provided. students should check with their instructors to see if their classes will be canceled or not. reporting live at csu east bay in hayward, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> one to continue to follow. bob, thank you. the stage is now set for a battle at levi's for a spot in the super bowl. the niners next sunday will host the detroit lions, who last won a championship in 1957. the lions and bay area native jared goff looked sharp as they took down tampa bay in the divisional round. the niners came back to beat the packers on sunday. the last time they won it all, they beat the packers. maybe we should consider this a revenge game. let's take a live look outside. a wet start to your morning as we take a look at san jose and the bay bridge toll plaza. meteorologist kari hall is tracking as we are in the middle

of that microclimate weather alert this morning. kari, how long is this rain going to stick around? >> it's going to linger for a little longer for the south bay, but it is tapering off farther to the north. i don't know if there's anything on a monday morning that makes you want to turn back over and flip the covers back over you more than this, and even seeing all of those live camera views. but as you are getting up and heading out, be mindful that you might want to get ready a little faster so that you can slow down on the roadways as you're driving to work, because you may be hitting puddles and also dealing with some debris, tree branches down after last night's heavy rain. as we go throughout the morning, we are going to see the activity tapering off, but still a potential of isolated showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for today. and i think the highest chance will be in the east bay and south bay. we'll continue to watch that. mike, you've been watching some of the impacts of this rain on the roads. >> even though things are calming down a bit, we have the southern part of our bay area

map really getting hit with rain. 280 at 17, so northbound 280 blurry, water on the lens and definitely on the roadway. throughout the south bay we're looking at that rain that had traveled through the area. 87 seeing more slowing. no full closures for flooding, but standing water reported in many spots. same for north 101. watch the tri-valley, we had a spinout, south 680 around sunol boulevard. northbound we have an issue, a port-a-potty reported in the middle of the freeway. back to you. coming up on "today in the bay," a lot, and i mean a lot of things happened in the race for president over the weekend. we'll bring you up to speed. plus, in-n-out is moving out of a popular east bay location. financial issues are not to blame. the outside factors the company says in this case it can no longer tolerate. and big celebrations at stanford as the head coach

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isolated thunderstorms, we're watching that for the east bay and south bay. we'll take a look at all of our microclimates in the forecast coming up. also, remember, even if it's not actively raining, here on the golden gate bridge we have a lot of slick conditions and the water does kick up as the treads pull the water off the roadway and perhaps onto your windshield. more coming up. 5:44 right now. happening today, nine suspects in what prosecutors are calling one of the largest sex trafficking busts in state history are scheduled to return to court. authorities made the arrests last november. they also announced nearly 20 women were rescued in the ring, which operated in low-budget hotels, stretching between hayward and gilroy. six men and three women are due back in court today for a preliminary hearing. investigators have said more suspects are still at large. an east bay in-n-out is closing for good, blaming persistent problems for crime.

they announced over the weekend they are closing the store near the oakland airport. we've been following a rash of break-ins and robberies happening in that business corridor. opd has promised to patrol that area more, but it remains a hot spot for crime. the store will be open through march 24th. in a statement from the burger chain, this location remains a busy and profitable one for the company, but our top priority must be the safety and well-being of our customers and associates. we cannot ask them to visit or work in an unsafe environment. a quarter until 6:00 right now. big changes in the race for president happening overthe weekend. >> scott mcgrew joining us now. desantis dropping out over the weekend, and then biden actually launching a new campaign. >> that's right, new ad campaign. and donald trump made a major gaffe, giving nikki haley a lot of ways to criticize him. a lot to get to. let's start with president biden. democrats know the abortion question is going to bring voters to the polls because it's happened over and over in the

past after the supreme court struck down roe v. wade. the biden campaign running a new commercial called forced in key states, using the real life mother of three who had to travel outside texas to obtain an abortion after her doctors told her her unborn fetus would not survive. a baby she wanted very much, but would not make it and threatened her health. meantime, you see abortion rights supporters protested all over the u.s. this weekend. this is a scene in savannah, georgia. president trump has taken the opposite tack, boasting to his crowds that he was responsible for the defeat of roe v. wade because the judges he nominated to the supreme court. this is very popular among his base, but national polls show most americans favor some kind of abortion access. former president trump was in new hampshire this weekend. the primary is tomorrow. and he made a significant error

when talking about january 6th, confusing nikki haley with nancy pelosi, and critics were quick to jump on it. >> by the way, they never report the crowd on january 6th. you know, nikki haley -- nikki haley, you know, they -- do you know they destroyed all of the information, all of the evidence, everything? deleted and destroyed all of it, all of it, because of lots of things like nikki haley is in charge of security. we offered her 10,000 people, soldiers, national guard, whatever they want. they turned it down. they don't want to talk about that. >> is trump mentally fit? you're saying he's not? >> not in that moment he sure as heck wasn't. the point is you have two nearly 80-year-olds fighting this out. that's not what america wants. that's a great example of this is not the donald trump, the great disrupter of 2016. he's lost his fastball. we always want to go forward in america. we always want the next generation. neither of these guys represent

the next generation. >> that was chris sununu on "meet the press" sunday morning, and he is endorsing nikki haley. florida governor ron desantis quit the presidential race over the weekend, immediately endorsed donald trump, saying he had promised to support the republican nominee. trump, of course, is not yet the republican nominee, but the numbers show he likely will be. new hampshire primary is tomorrow. a key question, will desantis voters follow him over to trump, or will they stick with a trump alternative and vote for nikki haley? if we go by the poll numbers, even if she gets every single ron desantis supporter, she'll still come in second. the other thing to watch, trump may choose to testify today in the second e. jean carroll trial. he's been found culpable of sexual abuse and defamation in the first trial, and the judge in the second trial has said trump cannot deny or question that if he chooses to testify. if trump chooses to testify and

he violates that specific court order, laura and marcus, we're not sure how the judge is going to react, but it's going to be very bad more mr. trump. >> a lot to watch. >> it is. thanks, scott. it is 5:49 right now. something to celebrate this morning. stanford's legendary women's basketball coach just became the winningest coach in college basketball history. >> "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez is here. this is just the icing on the cake. i'm talking about that cream cheese icing. >> it's the good, good icing we're talking about. coach tara vanderveer coached her 1,203rd win last night at home, passing all college basketball coaches, women and men, and here is the moment that it happened. >> the stanford cardinals, tara vanderveer. >> with stanford's win over oregon state at home, tara vanderveer became the winningest

coach in all of college basketball history, men and women's. she coached her very first game when she was just 24 years old. and with this win, she surpasses legendary duke and army coach k, and coach vanderveer was all humility and class. >> it is a big number and i'm very appreciative of the great players i've coached and the great places i've been. you know, the attention it's brought to women's basketball and so many great tributes, i'm really very humbled. >> she has reason to be less than humble. in addition to her 1,203 career wins, she has three ncaa championships, she is a five-time national coach of the year, she has a 60-0 record as the u.s. olympic team head coach. so the celebration was ready for that moment and coach vanderveer

got a custom coat celebrating her 1,203 wins. we're going to keep saying that. there was confetti and kind words from the players, who said she shaped their play, but also shaped their lives. >> that's a good coach. >> so coach vanderveer said she fell in love with basketball when she was 3 years old and was kind of envious of the guys who would take it all the way and win. she says now she has the best seat in the house. >> i love it, bringing attention to women's basketball. >> absolutely. it's amazing to see. i mean, the fact that this is something that she truly loves. she could sit back and retire. >> she's 70 years old and be, like, i'm going to watch on tv. >> making history. >> and shaping lives. >> that's great. thanks. now, nbc bay area stormranger zeroing in on that rain. so, look t wet conditions certainly are making things

slick and treacherous on the roads. we are under a microclimate weather alert. mike, i know you're following the roads. kari, what's causing the issues on the roads is the rain. >> it was heavy last night and during the overnight hours. it is starting to wind down for most, but we're seeing the lingering effects, even as we take a look at the golden gate bridge, you can see the sheen on the roadways. the sign says wet road and slow down. so that's definitely the words of the morning, as we take a look at how much we've measured here. the highest rainfall totals, our upper elevations and along the coastline, mount tam had over 7 inches of rainfall. and we are seeing those high rainfall totals along the coastline, in the santa cruz mountains, san anselmo had over 5 1/2 inches of rainfall. most of us had about 1 to 2 inches of rain, we're sill under the threat of flooding. we'll have tidal flooding later. at 8:23 we'll reach the peak of

the high tides and all of the low-lying areas will deal with the same kind of flooding we see during king tides. separate from that, we have the rainfall flooding that's caused our rivers to go up. the russian river still under that flood stage, monitor stage as we go into the next several hours. these other blocks are flood advisories due to the rainfall, causing some street flooding, as well as some creeks and some low-lying areas to deal with flooding as well. so some of the heavier rain is moving over the santa cruz mountains and the south bay, and even though we've seen it taper off, the rain is still coming back for the coastline, as well as marin county over the next several minutes. as we get a closer look at the south bay, still seeing pockets of heavy rain right over sunnyvale and also moving toward cupertino, milpitas and san jose. we're also seeing heavy rain pouring over the south bay, all the way down to gilroy.

it will begin to pick up once again. and then looking at the fremont area, over toward milpitas, we're seeing some rain that's moving through. the overall trend will be for this rain to start to taper off as we go throughout today. there will be a potential of pop-up showers and thunderstorms. the atmosphere is ripe for that potential going into today. going into the next couple of days, on wednesday the rain is back, starting early in the morning. it's off and on throughout the day. it doesn't look like it's going to be a big storm, but we are keeping those rain chances in the forecast. and temperatures today, with some clearing, we'll head for the low to mid-60s. it will be a nice day, but we'll have to watch for the tri-valley. then tomorrow, just slightly cooler as we see the return of some more clouds. overall, the next few days we're seeing a very active storm pattern across the region. we'll see our next chance on wednesday. we'll dry out on thursday, and

some spotty showers late friday into saturday, while we'll see more of the same conditions in san francisco. temperatures will be gradually warming up into the weekend. mike, what's that important port-a-potty update? >> we're looking northbound 680, let's take a look at the maps. we're looking at the approach to the dublin interchange, counter-commute and now, the port-a-potty reported clear from the roadway, but not before a vehicle hit it. watch for activity on the shoulder. no problems coming south off the dublin interchange. that takes you down toward wetter roadways, sloppier conditions. we had a lot of slowing 680 and 880 toward mission. the blue shows you where there's more puddling and ponding south through milpitas. the east bay showing a typical pattern. nothing major. a quick look at the bay bridge does show the backup forming. back to you. >> thank you so much. happening now, the faa ordering more safety checks for

boeing planes, 737 max 9 planes have been grounded for weeks now. this is after the panel blew out midair on a flight. now the faa is asking for inspections of those planes and the 737 900 er model, the model that came before the max 9. the agency is recommending operations visually expect mid exit door plugs to ensure the door is properly secured before it takes off. ahead, breaking weather coverage continues. a north bay school district cancels classes because of flooding. we're live with the areas being impacted and we'll show you where a tree came crashing down on several cars. ahead at 6:00, a controversial plan to address the homelessness crisis. what leaders are debating that could clean up the streets, but it comes with a big price. nbc bay area news is streaming 24/7. watch us whenever you would like on roku or other streaming platforms. a lot more news ahead on this monday mor ni

right now at 6:00, rain and wind descend on the bay area. look at all of