california attorney, kamala harris and represent mike honda will be at lunch. the press will leave early from sfo. yesterday, president obama flew into sfo and was whisked away to a cocktail party followed by a $30,000 a plate den aert the geddy mansion. he spent the night in san francisco. we have a crew there this morning. we'll bring you a live report coming up in our next half hour. new this morning, fresh evidence north korea may be pointing missiles across towards south korea. the u.s. sending more missile protection. tracie potts has more details. in a statement just out this morning, north korea's army says the moment of explosion is approaching fast. a south korean news agency reports one of kim jong-un's mid-range missile is on the move, raising fears of a nuclear attack.

>> they have nuclear capacity. they have missile delivery capacity now. >> if north korea goes beyond the rhetoric and begins to take little shots at south korea and there is an exchange of fire, you have uncharted territory here. >> north korea's military got final approval to use smaller, lighter, more diversified weapons. two-thirds of south koreans want their own nuclear arsenal for protection. >> the last thing the world needs is more nuclear nations. >> experts here not sure what to make of this. >> i don't think they are interested in a confrontation with the united states. we have 30,000 troops there. the second day south koreans were turned away from the border industrial park jointly run by the north and south. the united states thinks that

north korea's missiles could reach no further than south korea but we are sending a team to guam just in case. >> we are blaming the u.s. for high-handed, hostile policy. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. new this morning, an armed robbery suspect is recovering after being shot by police in downtown oakland. the shooting happened just before 10:00 last night near the corner of jefferson and tenth street. officers were trying to arrest three armed robbery suspects when one of the officers shot and wounded one of the men. he was treated at the hospital and is expected to survive. in the south bay, gilroy police investigating a deadly shooting happening late last night near the intersection of chestnut and east seventh street. one man died from his wounds, the other is in critical condition. he is expected to survive. they have not made an arrest while they investigate a motive.

the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar is expected to enter a hearing. he is facing murder and kidnapping charges in the disappearance of the 15-year-old more than a year ago. lamar's body has never been found. garcia torres has also been charged with attempted kidnapping and carjacking and three unrelated attacks on women in morgan hill in 2009. the man accused of crashing his car into a south bay walmart. will be back in dort. he is facing ago sgratgravated , hid and rim and dui. he crashed his car into the walmart and attacked customers. we show you a silver crash where he drove a silver lexus into the capital premier car wash in san ho zach jose. he was not in custody, because

he had been out on bail. the sentence for the december incident will be later this month we have a follow-up for you on the smooth-talk thief that's been ripping off electronics. it turns out he may be taking his act to other parts of the bay area. the man walks into a store or office and poses as a customer and has long conversation with the employees. when they are not looking, he swipes their cell phones or tablets. south san francisco police say they have been getting calls about similar incidents in pleasanton, pet lieu ma, san francisco and los altoes. we are expecting to find out today if the pilate who steered an oil tanker into the bay ridge three months ago will face any punish. . >> guy klese was at the helm when it side swiped the person span of the bridge. the california board of pilot commissioners will hear a full report and determine whether he was at fault.

he has not been given any piloting assignments since that collisi collision. the phones to the fremont police department will be down for a short period. work scheduled to start the 6:00. they are upgrading their telephone system. both lines, including the main number, will be down during the outage but 911 calls will not be affected. time to dig through the closet and get that umbrella off and dust it off or the rain will do it for you this morning. mother nature watering our lawns and washing our cars. we like that, specially when we are so close to the weekend and we have more rain on the way as we get through the all-important weekend. want to show you the wide view. you can see we have heavy downpours making their way through northern california. the bulk of the moisture has come through the bay area. that doesn't mean we are out of the woods just yet. we have more moderate to light rainfall as we head through the area. see that line of showers, heavy

at times, stockton, modesto, that is pushing through the central valley. that did come through the bay area. some cities received a quarter to a half inch of rain. you can count on ponding and puddles out there. we did take up a 1 3/4 of rain. count on puddles, ponding in the con strucks zones in particular. let's get to the morning drive we have the stall on the 92, san mateo bridge, approaching foster city. they have it off to the side. as you can see, traffic is moving smoothly there, you can seat yellows and the oranges indicating slow-going at foster city boulevard again off of the san mateo brinl. they have it off to the side now. another accident on 580 has one lane blocked approaching castro valley at the boulevard. slow-going and the roadway flooded as you get through the

tunnel. headed eastbound. folks are slowing there because of water on the roadway. that will be the case through the most of the morning. coming up in a little while. back to you. tesla getting an even bigger presence on santana road this morning. in a matter of hours, the palo alto company will open its new and expanded showroom. the san jose store is three times larger than its old location. it will be located in the space previously held by burberry. facebook saying it will make a big-time announcement. a lot of people talking smart phones. facebook announcing its own smart phone operating on the android system. details will be released at an event at the menlo park headquarters. we'll tell you why another big area benefit could benefit

from face time's big reveal. >> the new moves governor brown is making to try to bring more jobs and money into california. a not so triumphant return for "triumph." we'll tell you about the trouble for the cursed cruise ship. >> after hours of debate, new details for connecticut's plans for some of the strictest gun laws in the country.

welcome back. home to the san jose sharks. they beat the wild, 4-2. they have the longest active winning streak in the nhl. the governor will soon be headed to china to attract investments from china. he will be joined by leaders that will help him open the first of two state trade offices in china. he will promote tourism and clean energy technology and sign a series of environment tall agreements with chinese officials. china is california's number three trading partner, importing $14 billion from the state last

year. new this morning, nba commissioner, david stearns, says it is going to be a little bit of time before we know' kings are going to stay in sacramento. sacramento and seattle pitch ag plan for the league office. commissioner stern says both of the presentations extraordinary. sacramento is led by major kevin johnson. the efforts to try to keep them there. he likes their chances. the league will decide the fate of the team to stay ta san francisco. samsung continues its push to take on apple. the korean company opening up hundreds of shops in the u.s. mary thompson joins us live with detail and the rest of our market news. good morning, mary. >> good morning to you, laura. right now, futures are higher, pointing to an open on wall street. this after stocks suffered their worst day in the month

yesterday. reasons, disappointing data on the jobs market. td d the dow fell 111. t investigators will be watching the number numbers for jobless claims. samsung will be setting up ministores inside more than 1400 best buys. each samsung experience shop will look at smart phones, laptops, tvs and accessories. best buy employees will be trained to educate shoppers on samsung devices and walk them through purchase and activation. samsung says it isn't about competing with apple but about offering consumers what they want. back to you. >> thank you very much, mary. >> it is 4:46 right now. tlolths talk about weatherwise. christina loren, our meteorologist, here to tell us all about it. >> one of those drives where you want to make sure you are ready before you head out the front door. get your mind set on slick

conditions t was treacherous getting up here from campbell to south san jose. you want to keep that in mind eve thoen there are not a lot of commuters to join you u are going to find pud ms, ponding. significant showers pushing in the central valley that came through the bay area over the past two hours. we have more on the way. let me zoom in and show you what we are working with. this mine of moderate rainfall is getting ready to hit 680. we have pretty heavy rain on the radar. through 9:00 a.m., widespread rain showers over the greater bay area. 10 to 4:00. we will see the showers taper off. partial clearing, lingering showers for tomorrow morning. maybe, just maybe, even for the joints game, the home opener tomorrow. very important games. we are going to have the forecast coming up for you in a second. 68, livermore. 64, concord. 60, san francisco.

grab your coat and your umbrella. you'll need it today. get this. after we see these showers come through today and early tomorrow, 59 degrees fort giants, world championship giants take on the cardinals, at&t park, 1:35 tomorrow. wind, 10-15 miles per hour. here is where it gets interesting. let's talk seven-day forecast. we have showers on the radar for tomorrow morning, not just today. a little bit of rain saturday morning. sunday, we'll get another round of rain. that's a tricky forecast. you have the best chance of seeing those showers in the north bay. monday to tuesday, look at what happens. we climb, our temperatures soar. we're talking about a taste of the 90s by wednesday of next week before our next round of rain comes in. more weather, whiplash. get ready for it. we will continue to update you on the roller coaster ride. back to you. new this morning, connecticut will soon have some of the strictest gun laws in the entire country. lawmakers passing a new bill, one that expands the list of

assault weapons band in that state. it would also create a dangerous weapon offender registry and establish new rules for buying ammunition. this bill comes in response to last december's new town school shooting that killed 20 children and six teachers. connecticut's governor expected to sign the measure into law in a matter of hours. new this morning, they have found one of two teen hikers missing since last night in the cleveland national forest e was too confused and disoriented to tell them where his hiking companion might be. the two called for help sunday night after getting lost. rescuers say the mild weather both day and night offer a good chance that the other hiker is still alive talk about going from bad to worse, more trouble for a carnival cruise ship that has a history of problems. carnival says tugboats had to

pull the 900-foot "triumph" after strong winds broke the ship free from its moorings. all 800 people on board are okay. the "triumph" was brought to mobile after an engine room fire in february that stranded it's passengers off the coast of mex kay for five days. >> an l.a. hospital is using mobile technology to help the moms bond with their babies. the neonatal intensive care unit at cedar sigh nine uses face time to connect moms with their newborns. news that the hospital came wupt idea after seeing how anxious mothers became when their babies were in the nicu. it is not only good for moms but the babies too. >> their heart rate is nice and calm and they are breathing easier. >> she is trying to open her eyes. she hears you. >> the hospital considering

extending that program to families of newborns with serious health problems that have to be kept in the hospital for longer periods of times. having three little premies in the hospital for some time, i do understand that. >> what a great use of technology. 4:50, late night comedians are taking their shots. what they have to say about jay leno leading "the tonight show." caught on camera, the amazing landing one australian pilot managed to pull off. we have slick roads and wet conditions and a few accidents starting to pile up. get you out of the door in time. let you know what the traffic report looks like. i'm anthony slaughter in for mike inouye this morning.

in just a few hours, the cal women's basketball team jetting off for the big easy. the first ever trip to the final four. the students will be there at 10:00 this morning cheering and wishing the lady bears good luck. the berkeley band and school cheerleaders will be out at the airport sharing more good vibrations for the team heading down to new orleans, as they call it down there. the bears play sunday against louisville. the winner moving on to play for the national title. >> go, ladies. 4:54. it is official, jimmy fallon taking over the "tonight show."

late night comedians having a field day with this news. >> i had to call "david letterman" and tell him, he didn't get "the tonight show" again. >> letterman also poked some fun at the change. his top ten list was titled. top things we will miss about jay leno. number four, can't remember the name but it's the one where jay is walking. number three, he is mom's favorite talk show host. number two, i won't be able to do my leno impression anymore and number one, watching him interview big stars who won't do this show. as for fallon, he jokes he was already out the door. >> don't worry. until february, our focus is right here on whatever this show is called. i just love jimmy fallon. as mentioned, he will be taking over that show, "the tonight show," in february right aft winter olympics on nbc. >> he has come through this newsroom e is so genuine.

>> he made the perfect transition from snl another great guy, anthony slaughter. >> i have been known to do a few jokes but they usually tank, specially this early. we have a few accidents to get you up to speed with, taking a live look in emeryville. head lights are on. lots of traffic starting to stack up. we have a couple of accidents in the particular location. the first one, eastbound 80 side. approaching 580. you can't see it on our map but you can seate it on the traffic map. the other accident at 580 westbound headed to the 24 connector on the on ramp. traffic is slowing. water stacking up on the roads. a little bit of localized flooding approaching the tunnel. 580 approaching the castro

valley area at the boulevard. you can see traffic slowing down as one lane is getting by at 580. more coming up in a few minutes. we have two hours to get through and get you out the door on time. laura, back to you. take a look at this, an australian pilot lucky to be back on safe ground this morning. his landing was caught on camera. watch it going great until the front wheel of the twin engine, see it dangling. it wasn't able to lock into place. the pilot was amazingly able to touch down on the roadway, just nose down skidding in. the plane slid for several hundred feet before stopping. you know what? even better. no one was hurt. no doubt, a little rattled, though. the cause of that accident is being investigated. >> you talk about lucky, that could have been disastrous, bang, boom. 4:57 right now. a battle over knives at sfo. we will let you know what's being done to stop the tsa's plan to allow knives and blades on the plane.

what the state is doing to try to protect you and your kids from teachers accused of sexual abuse. right now, a live look. that is the bay bridge toll plaza and christina loren will be telling us about the raindrops you see all over the screen. drive safe.

getting tough on crime, is it violating your privacy. we have the new plan the one bay area as the president makes his visits. we will talk about his schedule on what's happening out there. this is what you have to drive to work through this morning. heavy traffic on the radar. traffic is stacking up. a few accidents to let you know

about. we're keeping an eye on it all. >> reporter: plus, it's been about three months since facebook has made a big announcement. when they are expected to announce their own smart phone. it is smart to bring your umbrella this morning if you are headed out the door. live look at the bay bridge. you can see the rain coming down. we have your full forecast for this thursday, april 4th. this is "today" in the bay. good thursday morning. we also call it friday eve. love the sound of that. happy you are here with us. it's 5:00. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. hope you like the sound of rain. it is coming down. we begin on storm watch. let's check in with meteorologist, christina loren. >> hey, good morning to you. we need the rain at this point. what we don't need is for it to come through during the heart of your morning rush-hour. we want to make sure you are prepared for that.

the heaviest downpour timeframe. we are going to see those between now and 9:00 a.m. the heaviest has already come through. we are dealing with a lot of aftermath. the 5 is getting slammed by that heavy to moderate rainfall. we are getting more of that lighter rainfall on the way to san francisco as we head through the next 15, 20 minutes. this is what we are expecting as we head through the day. moderate to heavy at times through 9:00 a.m. that means just in time for your morning drive. by 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the showers will be lighter. some parts of the bay area this morning have picked up a quarter of an inch, a half inch. we are still getting the tallies in. puddles, ponding, a factor for your morning drive. you want to take it easy. highs, nice and comfortable today. a little bit of sunshine later on. i'll time that out at your doorstep. we are talking about that weekend. i love hearing it. i can't say it enough. it is friday