especially over the south bay, then we get another round getting into your weekend. can't wait to give you the update to your forecast. >> we're looking at the scene of seconds ago flashing lights, they moved a spin-out from the maze. we'll talk about the conditions around the bay and your commute. >> let's take a live look outside bay bridge, lots of folks making their way across the span. slick roadways out there. slow it down on this thursday, january 30th, this is "today in the bay." >> a very good thursday morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. we're talking about the weather, we're looking at the forecast, here is a live look at san jose and the bay bridge where we've seen cloudy skies, mist on and off throughout the morning. >> overnight much-needed rain fell throughout the bay area. a pool of water collecting near the curb here along embarcadero where celebrating water in the

gutters even. not enough rain has fallen to put a dent, though, in the drought. not yet. >> but right now we have a team coverage here of rainy weather, christina and mike are going to look at the forecast and how it's impacting the commute. bob redell, he is in south lake tahoe. >> let's start out with anthony slaughter live at the highway 17 sum summit. how is it looking? >> the rain is coming down, traffic is moving quite fast, considering how heaven the rain is coming down. you can see a truck passing now with its flashers on. that's a sign of what it's looking like all morning long. commuters are urged, i mean really urged to use caution because this is some rain that we haven't seen in quite some time. and again, chp is urging commuters to beware. >> usually when it's the first rain of the season we get a lot of the oils coming up out of the roads, the roads are more

slippery. we only had a little bit of rain so everything is resting for a while and when we start getting the rain that's when it starts coming out and we get slippery roads. >> reporter: so that's what we're look at. the rain is coming down steady in the santa cruz mountains that's going to continue to be the case. so take it easy. pack that patience with you. all of us trying to get to where we have to go this morning. live in the santa cruz mountains, anthony slaughter. >> rain also falling in the sierra, now it is snow. earlier this morning the snow started to fall at the lake level. now we understand slopes getting some fresh powder. bob, some good news for skiers and snowboarders out there. >> reporter: absolutely. good morning. we're at south lake tahoe along highway 50 at midnight last night there was nothing out here on the main drag. it was drizzling but nothing.

then it started dumping. when the forecasters say it's going to dump they aren't kidding. in the past six hours we have a good four inches of snow. at least two more inches are on the way. there is a winter storm warning in effect for this region, at least until 4:00 tomorrow morning. if you go to the upper elevations, we're at 6200 feet, you go up to 7,000 feet they expect a foot of snow. higher up 8,000 feet. two feet of snow. that's where we'll be heading so the department of water resources roughly 8,000 feet. it's about 15 minutes up the mountain from where we're at. they will conduct their second snow survey for the winter. i don't know if you're aware but the snowpack, the water content of the snowpack, supply, is supposed to supply about a third of the state's water supply. we've been in this drought and the snowpack as not been produce. in january the numbers, the water content was at 20% of what

it is normally at that time of year. and since then there goes another plow on the main drag from people having to refresh those skills. the electronic indicators have shown that dropping to 10%. with this new snow they hope to have the number go up. do they think this is going to have a huge impact on the zplout they don't think it will. that's their word. if we would get more storms, yes, over time. this is the only -- the first significant storm. it's been two months. which is welcome news. we're not only in charge of a water supply but places like heavenly, they had to rely on making their own snow. so at least this might save them money, might not have to make as much today. there are other places who have yet to open. they don't have snow making

equipment. the department of water resources calling this a triple threat, the fact we haven't had that snowpack, the fact the reservoir levels are low and the fact that the forecasts don't show many more storms like this. that could change but right now that's not what they are showing. reporting live, south lake tahoe boy, we had an eighth of an inch accumulation. >> an ice cream cone. >> now christina loren is an incredible scientist, a great meteorologist but i can't help but detect a little dancing around i told you so. let's let her do that. >> well, it all comes at the price of i don't have a life and i'm watching this every single time we get a new model run. i know it's important to you and it's really important to me to get it right. so right now we're looking at a clearing sky over santa rosa all the way south especially vor

mill valley. so throughout the morning hours we're going to see showers press to the south. look at this. we need the rain over the santa cruz mountains. this lifts to the north it's going to pull this area, this line of heavy to moderate rainfall over the santa cruz mountains. looking good for potentially a quarter maybe a half inch if that little guy stays organized. i want to show you your futurecast. this tells the story of the day. the seven-day forecast going to give you your temperatures all the way through this weekend and the beginning of next week. today i want to focus on the rain. that is the wig weather story. 7:00, getting this moderate rainfall. still getting some of that rich moisture right on the valley floor in the south bay. we need it. we'll take what we can get. stop that clock, throughout 10:00 p.m., another impulse is

going to come through and looks like the core of this area of low pressure is going to ride over the bay area. when it stops raining we're still getting snow in tahoe. three feet of fresh powder. we're going to take you to squaw valley and alpine in my next report. stick around. that is going to be good stuff. let's check your drive. mike's here to help you out. >> getting there you have to deal with that yourself. talking about the local commute we have wet roads. you see from this live shot the water is kicking up. we'll look at the map, the area we're seeing the red and orange because we had the burst of traffic that kicks in around 6:10, 6:15. we'll see slowing from tully as we do, also going around the

highlighting, you'll still have wet roadway likes on that live ram la. bottom of the screen is 17 and below the ticker you see there is a crash marked. reports after spin-out and maybe a tire in lanes. another crash so slick conditions. you'll have to slow down now because of that crash. slowing for 580 because of that volume and earlier crash for west 580 slowing for 84 down to the worst of it. we'll give you a live look at 580 coming out around westbound with the headlights you can see the sheen on the roadways. around this portion of the dry valley. out of the altamont class. the metering lights turn on and

that's how quickly the backup is. earlier saw it, a car pushed off. back to you. >> happening now president obama will be leaving air force base andrews. there is air force one as he gets ready to go. the president will be on his way to milwaukee to speak at a general electric facility, then he will head to nashville the trip is meanthighlight his ideas for boosting working class america. >> the first lady will head to the bay area after a fund-raiser last night. protesters lined the road outside the fund-raiser in hancock park where the first lady raised money for the democratic party. activists protesting including

corporate greed. we'll have details about the first lady's agenda while she is here in the bay area, plus the high profile event. >> still ahead, scared by a stranger. we'll tell you how a teen girl escaped to safety after being followed by a white van. >> massive fire destroys a strip mall in new jersey. amazingly no one is hurt. >> and this is neext we have live pictures as someone is driving through atmore, alabama. you recall what a disaster the south bass. you could still see the snow on the roads but that seems to be about the only person out there. >> seems like they need to slow down. >> speed limit is 70.

welcome back now. if you have just joined us come, gather around the television set. take a look at this snowfall and heavy snow at that coming down in tahoe where we are live this morning. we are expecting they are going to double their base from this storm and we'll have a live report coming up for you in minutes. that beautiful weather, we have liquid form here. fremont, slick roads. the latest crash in the south bay. >> and here are today's top stories. governor brown will meet with more than a dozen water leaders from across southern california to talk about the state's drought condition. brown declared a statewide drought earlier this year urging all to cut back 20%. >> michelle obama will arrive in the bay area and attend at least one fund-raiser.

officials will not say exactly where. she will be at the fairmont hotel tomorrow for a fund-raiser luncheon with nancy pelosi. >> and judges in italy are now deliberating in the retrial of american student amanda knox. knox and her ex-boyfriend accused of murdering her british roommate. a verdict is expected today. >> new video this morning the massive fire burning in the town of elizabeth, new jersey. firefighters say the flames are ripping through a strip mall and eight businesses are now destroyed. firefighters had to pull all of the crews out of the building after the roof collapsed. so far no reports of injuries. and the cause of that fire still under investigation. a teenage girl in morgan hill is running for safety after a strange man followed her down the sidewalk. this happened this weekend, of course reminding all in morgan hill of a previous high profile abduction. peggy bunker joins us in the studio with details. >> any kind of situation like

this where a young girl is approached puts the community on edge. that's especially true in morgan hill the site of a well known abduction two years ago. first, here is the recent incident. last saturday night about 5:30 p.m. a 15-year-old girl was walking home along monterey road when a man in a white van with tinted windows started driving along side. the situation escalated when the man got out, came up behind her. police describe what happened. >> he said hey beautiful. she saw him on the back as she looked and then immediately ran into a restaurant asking for help. >> they took care of her there. she was able to get to the pizza store for safety. the man drove away. one mom says it makes her concerned for her own daughter. >> if that were my daughter it would definitely be probably cause a little tension like i wouldn't want my daughter walk

after that. probably change a lot of things as far as lifestyle goes. >> so here is the description. the police are releasing they want to you see this picture t man is described 6 feet, south asian or indian, probably in his mid-30s. of course this news brings everybody back to the abduction and disappearance of sierra lamar in 2012. she was also 15 years old at the time of her abduction last seen at her home near morgan hill getting ready for school. angela garcia torres was charged with her murder after her dnw was found in his car. torres has not provided information about sierra's whereabouts. about a year ago police say there was another man driving around in a similar white van trying to pick up teens in the morguen hill area. that man was never arrested but police do tell us his description is quite different from the one of this man that they are currently looking for. back to you. >> thank you. >> time to check the forecast this morning.

we give you a live look at the mist on the san mateo bridge. you can expect slick roads this morning. the rain has been falling overnight throughout the bay area. and rain turned into snow in the sierra. we have new video taken in south lake tahoe. a beautiful sight. right now we are seeing the snow throughout at the lake level. it's really great to see out there. good news for ski boarders or snow borders and skiers. >> the thing that surprises me is that i guess it can snow down low but not up high. i would have expected it started high, goes low but it hasn't hit the slopes? >> it's got to climb. as it moves up above we get orographic enhancement. more snow. i.e. heavier snowfall once that thing climbs. you know, a good indication of that we watch these storm systems move from west to east across the united states and

they blow up over the rockies, that's what this one is going to do before it makes its way to the east so we're going to hear about this storm for a few days, maybe even a week. i want to take you out live show you what we're working with in tahoe. we have our own bob redell out there. hopefully he is safe and warm. there's people throughout on the highways. but yeah, we're talking about really significant snowfall amounts. and as you know they are making that snow. i have a feeling they will continue to make the snow simultaneously as this natural stuff is falling. we got to get ready for ski week. let's bring it back out here, talk about what we are expecting. here today, we're going to see more of the snowfall throughout the day today into tomorrow. here in the bay area, we're looking really good for some rainfall. let's get it right over to your toyota tahoe report. i want to say if this isn't something that interests you and i don't know why it wouldn't you can check out your seven-day forecast at the bottom of your

screen. pretty good for today. i want to talk about what we expect in squaw valley, alpine meadows, you have 25 inches at the base so just over two feet. we're going to add potentially two to three feet to that base as we head throughout the day. so if you want to get up there while the powder is fresh, go ahead and do so. here's the deal. as you head between friday into saturday your toyota tahoe reports sunny but a high of about 37 degrees. so we're looking good there. then another round of rain in the bay area and snow on the way for sunday. so thank goodness, hopefully we get good storms throughout the next few weeks and hopefully put a dent in the drought. let's take to you the radar, show you what we're working with. looking good for heavier rainfall to continue to stream on shore. this batch is pulling to the north so it's going to be in the gilroy area. morgan hill area as we head throughout the next half hour to hour. so travel cautiously. it's not just that that we're watching for you. there is more to the north. look at san francisco some of

that moderate rainfall now. and then in the east bay we're getting some pretty steady rainfall as well. i want to draw your attention to this. this has kicked up. this is not real rain. so here's what we're dealing w. main front now looking south of the bay area, we're going to get residual activity. looking good for more heavy rainfall down in the south bay. then as we progress throughout the overnight hours we're going to keep the chance for rain going in the bay area though it will be much lighter and spottier in nature than what we get right now. finally by 1:00 a.m. showers subside here but it's still going strong right around tahoe. so we're looking good for two to three feet of that powder. get those chains ready if you are headed up there. >> exactly. always have the chains ready. gosh, you never know when you are called on to take an emergency ski run. this is running fine. northbound with the taillights, southbound heading to university avenue. see the conditions here, not a

lot of wet roadway, damp yet. we're looking at the speeds throughout the peninsula to our map system. the speeds are fine here at the limit. maybe 68. that's a tad bit above. maybe chp will let you get by. the conditions are wet around the bay area. the map was showing green all over the bay area. the peninsula has calmed down. we're seeing patchy green, the green on my map, indicating that you'll have puddling and ponding on the road. 17 coming off of the summit as anthony is out there live, folks going on a good clip. we had a crash and that looks like the last of the issue may have cleared north 17 around the cats restaurant. a slow drive 101 approaching 280/680, that's a standard build. not a big deal for 87 but watch those off ramps. a couple with spin-outs earlier. a smooth drive to the dublin interchange. speeds coming down to around 40

mills per hour. a smooth drive and slowing for south 680 in toward sunol. 580 and 880 northbound. and they are moving nicely through oakland without major issues a live look shows you the oakland area as the volume past high street, a smooth flow again damp roadway, watch the off ramps through all areas of the bay as you hit off of the freeway speeds. the bay bridge toll plaza you have to brake as you approach. the metering lights are on and the span into san francisco looks smooth here as well as across the golden gate bridge. the drive to the golden gate bridge, the lights and again misty conditions, you'll have wet roads, you have all morning but no major issues. >> thanks so much. pack your patience this morning. we need the rain. still ahead on "today in the bay," an oscar nominee yank off the ballot. we'll tell you why. >> a petition to send justin bieber back to canada. we'll tell you why the white

house has to respond to the request. >> speaking of the white house, president obama ready to take off on air force one this morning, at joint base andrews. he is headed east and the first lady is headed west. details coming up.

welcome back. a good thursday morning to you. a petition to get pop star justin bieber sent back to canada now has nearly 185,000 signatures this morning. that number has jumped about 5,000 just in the past couple of

hours. the petition was started on the white house's we the people website. it says bieber is a terrible influence on young americans and should be deported. the white house says petitions that get at least 100,000 signatures will get a response. yesterday toronto police charged bieber with assaulting a limo driver. he will be in court in march. before that bieber will be in a miami courtroom in two weeks to answer to charges of dui, resisting arrest and driving with an expired license. he has pleaded not guilty. >> in a rare move the academy awards rescinded a nominee, the academy says it removed alone yet not alone from best song contention because of improper campaigning. the song's composer apparently e-mailed members of the academy during the voting period, that is a no-no. he is a former member of the academy board. the academy says no other song will be nominated in its place. the last time the academy revoked a nomination was 1992.

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>> finally, some good news for skiers and snow borders. looking at live snow in the sierra. we're going to tell you how much fresh powder is falling just ahead. >> plus, overnight rain in time for one local town that is 60 days away from running out of water. >> we're going to take a live look at wall street this morning. yes, everybody's gearing up for super bowl weekend. live in new york this morning. they are celebrating the super

bowl there. at the nasdaq there is the bell. kind of a football show already. >> today is thursday, january 30th, and this is "today in the bay." good morning. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. new this morning president obama now on his way to milwaukee after leaving joint base andrews earlier this morning. the president will speak at a general electric facility and head to nashville and speak at a high school. the trip is to highlight his ideas for boosting personal finances. >> the first lady is paying a visit to the west coast landing in the bay area in a couple of hours. mrs. obama will be here to raise campaign cash for the democratic party. christie smith is live in san francisco with some of the

details of the visit. i understand the white house is being pretty tight-lipped about this visit. >> reporter: they haven't released a lot of details. one thing we know, we're standing here all morning it's mostly dry but now it's raining so one thing that the first lady might need is an umbrella when she arrives later this morning. she is going to one, possibly two fund-raisers today and then another one tomorrow at the fairmont hotel. what's happening is this is part of a three-day tour in california that started with a fund-raiser yesterday in los angeles, where according to reports tickets started at about $1,000 all the way up to $10,000. protesters showed up. they rallied against something called the transpacific partnership, a regional trade agreement, opponents claiming that it will undermine laws for food safety, the environment, workers rights, that sort of thing. but the obama administration said it will boost u.s. economic

growth. today's events, tomorrow the first lady will join house minority leader nancy pelosi for a women's lunch and reception at the fairmont hotel that starts at 11:30. tickets for that one started at $500, all the way up to $32,000, if you paid that you did get a v.i.p. seating and a photo with the first lady. but well, you can put your wallets away, the tickets are sold out. she had actually planned this trip back in october but that was canceled because of the federal government shutdown. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you much. >> the way you're bundled you could do a forecast on the rain as well. but we're going to leave that to christina loren coming up. first this live look at south lake tahoe this morning. look at that snow that fell. at least low elevations near the lake we understand. and we could see more snow in the coming days. meantime, we've seen all of that rain overnight in the bay area.

we give you a live look outside at dublin. overnight rain, small consolation as we deal with the drought. >> one town especially grateful for the rain is the community of lompico. the mountain town north of felton relies on three wells and lompico creek to supply 500 customers with water that is of course increasingly scarce. the district is one of 17 statewide that could run out of water in the next 60 days. the town is hoping the state going to step in and help. >> i'm not really sure about that. i'm hoping that it means the governor will say wow, those people need some help. we're just a disaster away from being done here. a fire, one of the wells totally dying, or having a major line break. >> two other local communities could be without water in 60 days, cloverdale and heelsberg.

>> it is a seriousness of not having enough rain. i want to check in with christina. >> good morning to you, laura and scott. i want to show you, a better reference of where lompico is. that's one of the places we're getting this steady rainfall. today's rain will not solve the problem but it will help. let's talk about what we're expecting. there is heavier way on the way. as we head throughout the 7:00 hour i want to talk about this batch of moisture here and when it's going to end up in the sn santa cruz area. about 7:58 a.m. it's going to be pretty wet in the south bay all the way through the heart of your morning drive. we're still getting that steady rainfall from san francisco down south along the peninsula into palo alto. we expect more of this to press into santa clara through about 7:43. keep that in mind. it could be a rough drive to work. mike is all over that. we'll get to his report in a

minute. here's what we're looking at now. a little bit of moisture to the south of the golden gate bridge. this is going to intensify through the next couple hours. then this system falls apart. nonetheless we're fair game for moderate rainfall 7:00 to 9:00, then the situation starts to change. getting that spotty activity. you want to keep that umbrella handy. we'll have low cloud cover hugging the coast and the steady drizzle and mist. make sure you're ready for that. probably don't want to bother spending too much time on the hair. take from my example. i didn't. even when the showers subside in the bay area, at 1:00 a.m. friday, we're talking about snow continuing to fall in tahoe and we really need it. we're going to see a mad dash to tahoe the next couple days. i might be getting sick. over to you. >> no, you say sick over to me? no. stay in the weather center.

we wish christina the best, she is toughing it out. we look for the snowfall in the sierra. looking to the south, northbound 28, a few more cars so more well lit roadway. this is north at 280 and 880/17. the green is starting to taper off that means roadways are drying off. more rain coming in down into the south bay. northbound, showing cars traveling quickly through the wet area. that was the result of a lot of cars and a crash. we had a fire in lanes around the catch restaurant. not a lot of slowing coming into the area and southbound the commute is okay. again those are typically spin-outs because of the wet roads. i'm not going to blame anything, just report the facts so far. a little slowing out of hayward and off of the castro valley y,

we'll show you speed out of the tri-valley, typical for 580 and 84, pleasanton. coming out of pleasanton. a live look, there is the backup. look at the cash lanes have started to thin out. >> thank you much. still ahead, heroine in happy meals. the drug bust that happened at mcdonald's drive through window. >> an elementary school teacher under arrest for hoarding snakes in his home. police say the suspect was doing with so many.

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welcome back. 6:40. this morning a ship where 700 got sick being scrubbed down before it heads out to the water tomorrow. hundreds of people came down with a stomach virus last week after the royal caribbean ship left new jersey. investigators say the bug was likely the result of norovirus. royal caribbean says the ship is scheduled to leave tomorrow for a nine-night caribbean cruise. >> this morning a southern california teacher is under arrest accused of hoarding hundreds of snakes in his home.

william bacannon is a teacher at an elementary school in newport beach charged with animal cruelty. police found between 300 and 400 snakes in plastic bins and cages throughout his santa ana home. most of the snakes are dead. investigators say he was or buckman was breeding the pythons to sell them. >> heroine in happy meals, mcdonald's worker accused of putting something extra in drive-through orders at a pittsburgh mcdonald's. this is a picture released showing drugs next to a happy meal. police say customers would stop at the window, pay and get a happy meal with the heroine inside. then the customer would leave without stopping at the second window. police arrested the employee after undercover officers bought drugs at her drive-through window. >> amazing. 6:41. coming up, scared by a stranger. we'll tell you how a teenage girl ran away to safety.

>> a return of snow as we give you a look at south lake tahoe this morning. we're going to tell you when you can expect it on the slopes. >> the first big snow in over two months, meanwhile, big rain in the bay area. look at that. your radar lit up like a christmas tree. i'll let you know who is going to get the most rain and when we could get another round. >> that radar christmas tree means wet roads. incidents to the south of oakland, one to the north. follow that up. ♪

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welcome back. we are looking at the forecast.

taking a live look at san francisco and san jose this morning. the sun is just starting to peek up through the clouds. >> overnight some much-needed rain fell throughout bay area. this is video from earlier this morning showing puddles near a light rail station in san jose. but not enough rain has fallen to put a dent in the drought. we do have team coverage of the rainy weather. christina and mike are taking a look at your forecast and how it's impacting your commute. and bob redell is up in south lake tahoe. good morning, bob. look at that snow. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, scott, laura. the forecasters say it's going to dump they are not kidding. at midnight the road here, highway 50, the main drag in south shore was blank, nothing out here. here you have after seven hours, we're looking at about an inch an hour. you're looking at maybe six inches of snow which is what the forecasters were predicting.

we're at 6200 feet elevation. at 7,000 they expect roughly a foot of snow. up to 8,000 feet they expect two feet of snow. this is the first significant snowstorm in the sierras in the past two months. is it enough to save the ski season or help the skiers like here at heavenly? probably not. there are some resorts that haven't even opened because they don't have the snow making equipment. places like heavenly, this will save them money. is this enough to make a dent in the drought? the department of water resources, they said probably not. what they are going to do at 11:00 this morning will be their second snow survey of the winter season. that will be about 15 minutes away from here at an elevation of 7,000 to 8,000 feet. and they are going to go out and measure the snowpack and the water content. you may not be aware of this but the state gets about a third of

its water or supposed to get about a third from the snowpack. that is clearly not been the case at least for the past couple of seasons because of this drought. the last snow survey, january 3, they found the water content was at roughly 20% of what it was supposed to be. since then electronic readings have shown that drop to 10%. now that number could go up today because clearly we've got snow again. it could be as much as two feet up there. but that is not enough to make a huge significant change in the drought that has been plaguing the state now for three years. actually saying you know, this is a triple threat, the department of water resources, because we don't have enough of the snowpack, because the reservoirs are so low, and also because of the forecast. yes, we have snow here for the next 24 hours, that's how long this storm warning is in effect. what's going to happen in the days and weeks ahead doesn't look promising. that's what their thoughts are now. reporting live in the south

shore, everyone's getting a free snow cone. bob redell. >> it was wonderful to watch. thank you. >> great. >> the snow in the sierra means the rain down here and of course up at the summit as well. that is where anthony slaughter is. got to take it easy out there on the stick roads. >> reporter: that's right. chp is urging people to take it easy once you hit the roads. we're kind of in a little break right now t the rain has let up but the roadways are still slick and of course that is a reminder that chp is giving all commuters this morning, you want to beware of slick spots. >> when you're rushing your car isn't going to perform the same. you could -- your brakes might work but you slide into the back of them. >> that's what we're saying this morning, a lot of cars that are flying by on the roadway. not anticipating what could happen next. we just heard from chp there was an accident over the summit, two separate accidents actually.

and so folks going up the summit you could see they were putting on brake lights and that, again s a sign of you never know what's coming up around the curve. so you want to prepare for the worst but always expect the best. live here in santa cruz mountains, anthony slaughter. >> highway 17 at the summit always a busy place. i want to check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. you've been a busy girl. >> happy, happy to do it, though. good morning to you and scott. so welcome to see this on the radar this morning. i can tell you right now we're not out of the woods yet and i love seeing this line of heave to moderate rainfall pushing toward the salinas. we need that rain over our agricultural communities. that's where that is headed. we're still in the thick of it along the peninsula. i'm watching this cell here that's about to smack half moon bay, make sure you're ready for that. hey half moon bay, it's been really dry as you know. the hills are brown, even right at the immediate coast.

and that could change if we pick up more rain, a little more tomorrow and then another round on the way on sunday. if you're looking for temperatures today, remember, your seven-day forecast is there at the bottom of your screen. also so close to that important weekend, fan fest on saturday, at&t park, and yeah, then we have the super bowl on sunday. so keep in mind your seven-day is right there giving you the update throughout the next seven days. stop that clock. throughout the morning hours by about 7:00 a.m. still keeping the rich moisture over the south bay. a lot of that is going to race over the sierra nevada. we're going to have spotty activity here in the bay area through about 11:00 p.m. we'll keep that going for the first part of tomorrow as well. then we're going to clear out in the bay area. we need the rain, though, we want the system to stall out. if it does i'll let you know. we have impressive totals to show you. redwood valley almost an inch of rain. mount st. helena, between the napa valley and looks like santa rosa where we picked up a half

inch of rain. then we've got .2 inch over the east foothills and .01 in san jose and brentwood close to that in san francisco. we're going to keep you updated. i want to check your drive. it could be rough out there. we have mike inouye to help you get to work. >> we're looking in the north bay. talking about with levels of half inch or more, look at that. southbound we have a good volume of traffic now heading down through the curves at terra linda. a lot of moisture in the air. more coming through the system as christine's talking about. at the maps, the north bay has your typical slow spots, nothing unusual aside from the wet roadways. the peninsula moves smoothly into or out of the south bay. and a smooth flow northbound throughout the south bay. we're seeing these speeds north 101 around capitol past the airport. 87 past capital expressway and into downtown. 85 heading all the way into saratoga that's early for this

to happen. and north 28 shows slowing but no incidents through that portion of your freeway. a smooth drive traveling north through fremont, but reports afteren earlier crash sounds like everything is off the road but wash that off ramp. it might be affected. the southbound side shows slowing, that's the volume out of union city and into fremont and actually slow off 238 in the castro valley area toward the san mateo bridge. a typical pattern here. a smooth drive. no real issues north of davis, heading into downtown. more speeds, highway 4 to the maze, down in the mid-40s there. not so bad. the bulk of the slowing to the berkeley curve. we'll give you a live look, show you what things are like. we had a stall approaching the metering lights. the toll plaza, you do have the backup.

lanes to the left clear. back to you. >> it's 6:52. people living in morgan hill are on alert this morning after a teenage girl walking home on a busy road had to run from a strange man. reminding the community of previous high profile abduction nearly two years ago. peggy bunker joins us with more. good morning. >> good morning. this is scary news for any community but especially morgan hills where the abduction of sierra lamar took place. it had the city out looking for her. this incident has residents watching. saturday night a 15-year-old girl was walking home along monterey road when a man in a white van started following the teen. the man actually got out of the van, came up behind the girl on foot, then this is what she told police. >> started walking toward her rapidly, reached out toward her and said hey beautiful. she saw him on the back as she

looked over her shoulder and ran into a restaurant asking for help. >> the teen ran to a pizza store. the owner there says he was more than happy to provide a safe place for her. >> happy she was able to find a place and i'm happy that we were here and we can comfort her and keep her safe. >> here is the description police are releasing. this is the drawing here. the the man is about 6 feet tall, south asian or indian, probably in his mid-30s, again in that white van we told you about with tinted windows. this brings back everyone to the abduction and disappearance of sierra lamar in 2012. she was also 15 at the time of her abduction. her mother last saw her at their home getting ready for school. torres was charged with her abduction and murder after her dna was found in his red jokes wagon jetta. he has not provided information about sierra's whereabouts. if anybody does have information

especially after seeing that sketch police are asking people to take a look at it again if they need to and call them if they have information. back to you. >> very important. thank you so much. >> the family of a missing dublin middle school student who disappeared 25 years ago is continuing its search. with an annual candlelight march. 13-year-old eileen vanished in 1989 walking home from wells middle school. now more than two decades later her parents and twin brother are leading a vigil and march in her honor. it will start at 7:00 at wells middle school and follow the path eileen took the evening she was abducted. >> prosecutors expect a teen charged with starting another teen's skirt on fire to enter a plea. they charged 16-year-old richard thomas as an adult with a hate crime enhancement. he admitted to setting sasha fleischman's skirt on fire while they were riding on a bus in oakland. fleischman suffered second and

third degree burns. >> a vicious dog hearing will determine the fate of one of the pit bulls who attacked two men in golden gate park. we brought you the story yesterday morning. this is video of cleo, now in custody of san francisco care and control, animal care and control. she will be held for 10 days before the hearing. authorities say cleo and another pit bull mauled the man at a homeless camp late tuesday night, another man was bitten in the leg. cleo ran away after the attack but police found the dog. the other dog was shot and killed. >> 6:56, new details on the recycling plant fire that forced health warnings. investigators say a fire at sims metal management in redwood city in december was deliberately set. investigators will not go into detail but are reviewing surveillance video from the plant. there was also another fire at the same plant a month earlier. >> speaking of fire, wood shake

roofs are much more likely to catch fire than tile or shingle. so two councils want to make a rule no more shake rules on new construction. the towns are doing so at the urging of fire departments. it's discussion only at this point. any new legislation would take time. >> rumors fly that a new costco could force one to close. the council has approved development about seven miles south of the current store great oaks boulevard near 85. ground hasn't broken yet it is expected to include a costco. that's leading many to speck late this company will want to close the one at almaden and 85. the the "mercury news" asked officials about the possibility but the company declined comment. >> an abandoned puppy pulled out of the trash getting a new home. >> this is such a great story. so many people at that plant wanted to adopt the dog nicknamed gem. actually had a lottery. an employee won that.

wasn't just employees interested, many viewers asked about it. more than 200 people from across the country expressed interest in adopting gem. investigators say someone had apparently thrown gem away. >> let's check your weather. >> goodness. what a story. we have a good looking day. your dog might not want to go outside. my dogs do not like the rain but hey, we do, don't we. we needed it so bad. we're getting the steady rainfall now all throughout the south bay. you can see the main front is pushing into the central valley. nonetheless up in santa rosa another band of rain, we'll be tracking those bands as they come through all morning long. here is mike inouye and your morning drive. >> the south bay kicking in. look at this 85 at the bottom of the screen starting to calm down. look at the rest of the speeds kicking i in for 101, 280 starting to slow. 280 the stretch more slowing as

you approach the 880/17 interchange. bogging down around bay point. back to you. >> time 6:59. a final check of the top stories. first lady michelle obama will be in the bay area today. mrs. obama will attend at least one democratic national committee fund-raiser in san francisco but officials aren't saying where. tomorrow she will be at the fairmont hotel in san francisco for a fundraising luncheon. >> governor brown continues to urge californians to cut back on water use. today he will meet with more than a dozen water leaders from across southern california to talk about ways to conserve. >> here is something we need to ease the drought concerns, snow in the sierra. several inches of fresh powder has fallen. the second snow survey of the year will take place today. >> our own bob redell is up there so we'll have continuing live reports throughout the day. you can check nbcbayarea.com.

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