good morning, i'm kris sanchez. coming up on "today in the bay" a golden morning in sochi. janelle wang talks with the snowboard slopestyle winner who, believe it or not, just winged it. and here at home the rain continues to fall. we'll show you the rough roadways and where you can expect flooding.us meteorologis tells us when the rain will hit your neighborhood the hardest. this is "today in the bay." good morning and thanks for joining us on this rainy sunday morning. i'm kris sanchez. rain still the story this morning. looking live at downtown san francisco where the roadways are wet and the clouds are drippy.

and to san rafael this is still getting a soaking this morning. there is a flash flood watch in effect right now in sonoma county. and we have live team coverage tracking the wind and the rain for you this weekend. scbudman is on flood watch in san francisco, but we begin with meteorologist rob mayeda. >> we are watching that rain, heavy at times up around marin county. you can see a very wet commute across san rafael right now but a very contrasting view across the bay. in the south bay in san jose just got cloudy skies. a few light showers at times, but all this about to change as we get into the afternoon. speaking of the north bay, we have these flash flood watches up through 3:00 this afternoon for briefly heavy periods of rain which may cause localized flooding along creeks and streams. we could see a repeat into theel afternoon in the north bay which is where the bull's-eye is on the radar.

down towards san rafael and just ort north side of the golden gate bridge you can see that heavy rain coming in from the west and moving across the peninsula within the next ten minutes or so. san jose, still some light rain but all of this is going to change as this front, which has been hung up across the north bay, dropping as much as 14 inches of rain at mt. tam since thursday. that line will drop to the south with this next wave coming through for the afternoon. coming up we'll let you know how much rain we expect and how much snow has fallen in the sierra. i'll have a look at that in a few minutes. some of the most dramatic images are coming from northern sonoma county where half of ft. ross road fell apart and plunged down a ravine. fortunately, no one was on the road at the time so no one was hurt. in rohnert park we found many drivers driving through a flooded millbrae avenue. of course the highway patrol advises against that saying you should turn around when you see road flooding because you never know how deep the water will get and you don't know what's under it. with winds, there could be power lines down that you just can't

see. our team coverage continues with scott budman who is in san francisco where a part of the great highway was shut down for a little while. it sounds like maybe it's starting to open again, scott? >> yeah, it is. that wave that rob was talking about is starting to hit here in san francisco. we're seeing increasing wind, we're seeing increasing rain and, yeah, let's take you to the great highway that goes along the water. this is the southbound direction of the great highway which for parts this morning because of increased rain and water buildup has been shut down. to tell you specifically where we are, this is the area of sloat and lincoln along southbound great highway, also very near the san francisco zoo. but unfortunately also near 280. so if you need to get to this area you have some alternate roots. as we were coming from the south bay to the north bay, we noticed some road closures starting to build up along 280 and 101 so if you're heading north into the north bay, north of the peninsula and palo alto, give

yourself a little extra time. we're starting to see some moderate flooding along the exits of t exits. we are also starting to hear of some scattered power outages here in san francisco and that is largely because the rain is starting to pick up and strong winds are starting to pick up. we are live along great highway in san francisco, chris. back to you in the studio. >> thank you very much, scott. we will check in with scott again later in this newscast. officials in marin county are on alert with a flash flood watch in place until at least this afternoon. the ground is already pretty saturated and today's rain could accumulate at a rate of a half inch per hour. the creek in downtown san ensell mow is showing serious volume after yesterday's heavy rainfall. in greenbrae water began to collect making for dangerous driving conditions. caltrans crews are working hard unclogging storm drains. we all know that we need this

rain desperately, but are drivers sick of it? >> no. i have not had enough already, thank you very much. >> that's a good attitude. in fact people say we need more because this storm will help, but certainly you don't have to be a meteorologist to know that it's just not enough. and you can keep up to date on the weather on our website at well, including microclimate forecasts where you live. we also have interactive radars so you can track the storm. it is all on nbcbayarea.com. for the first time in more than 60 years a u.s. athlete won the first gold of the winter games. it is now day four in sochi, and this is a look at the medals plaza at olympic park. the first gold medalist to take that podium was an american athlete competing in a brand new sport, snowboard slopestyle. and style is exactly what people are talking about today.

sage kotsenburg from idaho took home the top prize. not only did he take home the first gold medal in sochi, he won the first ever olympic gold medal for snowboard slopestyle, which is just one of 12 new events at the winter games this year. "today in the bay's" janelle wang caught up with the 20-year-old just a few minutes ago whose winning run included a grab he invented called the holy krail and a 1620 japan air jump which he says he had never done before. >> reporter: i'm janelle wang here at the sochi games with sage kotsenburg. how's it feeling around your neck? >> yes. it's pretty heavy. i've been wearing it all day so my neck is getting really strong now. >> reporter: they say it's one of the biggest gold medals in the history of the games. >> it's heavy and definitely big. >> reporter: you won the first gold medal but this is the first olympic medal ever handed out for slopestyle snowboard. what is it like to finally have

your sport recognized on this scale? >> it's been a long time coming. we've the halfpipe and now finely slopestyle, so i hope everyone back home is stoke andy watching it. >> reporter: tell us about this phone call you made to your brother right before you hit the slopes. wait, the back side 1620 japan air. >> nice. you got it. >> reporter: a lot of rotations and a lot of spins. you've never done it before. what made you do it? >> four and a half rotations, definitely a lot of spinning. and yeah, just -- you've got to do some stuff, think out of the box a little bit. people have done 1620 before but no one has done it with japan. i didn't get the grab that good that i wanted to get but putting it down with the 1620 was pretty sweet. i called my brother like 15 minutes before and was like, man, i think i'm going to do a 1620 and maybe try a japan, like see what happens, i guess. i'm just going to wing it. he was just like you got it, man. just go and have fun.

don't even worry about it. i didn't think about it at all until the last jump. and just came around perfect. >> reporter: you rocked it. people say this course is too steep, it's dangerous, the rails are too icy. shaun white dropped out of it but you dapadapted really quick >> this one is big and definitely separated the men from the boys. it's a big course and all the rails are pretty close together but that's what slopestyle is all about. it's different every time. this one was big and i liked it. i was just staying positive about it and i guess it helps. >> reporter: you've been tweeting this word out. you've got to explain what this means. that means what? >> it means really like whatever you want. that trick was spice or she's spice. really whatever you want. >> reporter: what's next for you? >> let me go to new york, i guess, for a couple days and then go home, see the family,

see all the friends and then go to japan to ride some. >> reporter: congratulations, sage. once more, slopestyle gold medal winner standing here with me. thanks so much. back to you in the bay area. >> janelle wang working some overtime to get that interview. watching slopestyle will give you a belly ache but watching the women's moguls brought a little heart ache last night. team usa, hannah kearney won the bronze medal after a little wobble. strong recovery, though. a pair of canadian sisters took home gold and silver. a new story out of reuters is now suggesting the u.s. and russia are conspiring to help each other win gold in figure skating events, but the u.s. strongly denies that allegation, calling it completely false. speaking of figure skating, you just watched day two of the team figure skating competition and all eyes were on american ashley wagner, who placed fourth in the nationals in boston, which left some people saying she didn't belong on the

three-woman u.s. olympic team. but wagner pulled off a solid performance in the short program, redeeming herself, proving to critics she did belong. >> getting off of the ice from that short program, i felt like i could be my normal spicy self. i could come off with my head held high. in boston it didn't feel like that so much. >> our olympic coverage continues on nbc bay area. team figure skating continues with the men's long program and the women's long program and more competition medals will be awarded in men's downhill skiing. 36-year-old bode miller is hoping to win another olympic medal. also slopestyle snowboard for women, and jamie anderson of southlake tahoe is the favorite to win gold. she is a multiple x-games golds medalist. and karly shorr, who does some training in tahoe, is also in the finals. still ahead on "today in the bay" we'll head back to sochi and also a historic milestone

for gay rights in america. and looking live at some of our weather cameras, thank goodness that tech museum is orange because otherwise it would be a bleak day in the south bay and rainy on the lens in our camera in emeryville. to dublin now, and rain is still coming down. it's moving from the north to the south. rob mayeda has the timing for you. [ female announcer ] wherever morning brings you, bring the energy you need. nature valley soft-baked oatmeal squares. softly baked, made with hearty oatmeal and a drizzle of cinnamon. they're nature valley's take on a morning classic. because when you keep going, the morning can bring you to brand-new places. ♪ nature valley. nature at its most delicious.

good morning. it is 7:13. we are looking live at sunol from our camera there, and you can see those clouds making for a dramatic background. and to san francisco, you can see some of the great highway. no cars on it. part of the roadway still closed this morning. we have scott budman out there and he will update us on that situation coming up in just a few minutes. the justice department announced that it is now extending federal benefits to same-sex couples starting today. attorney general eric holder made that announcement last night at a human rights event in

new york city. holder instructed justice department employees to give legal same-sex marriages full and equal recognition, quote, to the greatest extent possible under the law. >> under this policy, even in states where same-sex marriages are not recognized, the federal government will not use state views as a basis to object to someone in a same-sex marriage invoking this right. >> officials say more than a thousand federal rights and regulations are affected by marital status. concerned citizens and city leaders came together this weekend in san jose to talk about crime-fighting techniques. community members offered feedback at mt. pleasant high school. while officers shared what they knew about gang trends in san jose, they're also telling folks what they're doing to try to keep people safe. >> there were almost 100 focus groups that went into asking them what do they want now?

you know, we've been around since 1991. but we have to change because the ganging change. >> this marks the sixth year for the gang prevention summit. still ahead, a same-sex olympian speaks out about russia's gay propaganda law. why what she says might surprise you. and a view over san francisco shows you the boundary between cloudy skies to the south, heavy rain across parts of the north bay where we have flash flood watches in effect. we'll have a full look at your sunday forecast when we come right back. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits.

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this is the final round of rain, but it is not over yet. you can see from our picture in fremont that the winds are whipping up pretty well as well. the roadways there not too bad, but in san rafael very soggy roadways. do watch out for standing water. the chp always reminds us we don't know what's underneath it, so if you can get around it, do that instead of driving through

it. our olympic coverage continues as the winter games in sochi reached day four. this is a live look at the medals plaza at olympic park. of course that olympic flame, that is just awesome to see. austrian ski jumper and gay rights advocate daniellea stolz said the public reaction has been exaggerated. the 30-year-old athlete is an outspoken gay rights advocates and one of the few athletes to come out as gay. she married her partner last year and took her partner's last name. she was asked about the gay propaganda law and she says she thinks it has been blown out of proportion. she is also an advocate for her sport, women's ski jumping. she was one of 15 jumpers who unsuccessfully sued the organizers of the 2010 vancouver games to be allowed to compete.

and now meteorologist rob mayeda is here with a look at a forecast. though we'd like to say inside and watch the olympics all day long, there are softball clinics, we have a swim meet today. >> at least it's not cold outside. that's about the positive spin for your outdoor plans. we do need the rain and we're seeing plenty of it in the north bay. almost too much of it in a few spots. let's take you up to san rafael right now. what you're going to see is the very soggy roadway into marin county. that's where we've been watching downpours over the last half hour or so. different story in san jose where you've got mostly cloudy skies. the clouds actually being forced to rise up over the santa cruz mountains. you get a little light rain and the air dries up over san jose and it rises again over the hills inland. there's a little shower activity around mt. hamilton. upper 50s to start. we're not going to see these temperatures move hardly at all, so we could see high temperatures right where we're starting right now. you can see those temperatures there in the upper 50s. wind speed, still a little gusty

outside, especially around some of the hilltops. we're seeing wind speeds generally 10 to 20 miles per hour out of the south which means things are mild if not -- these will shift as the frobl system begins to spill to the south. so let's take a closer look at the north bay. flash flood watches up through 3:00 this afternoon for brief bursts of heavy rain around the streams and creeks of the north bay. you could see some localized flooding near the smaller streams and creeks. right now the russian river and napa river are rising, but they have a lot of room to go being how dry things were going back the last few weeks. so the mainstream river is okay, it's the smaller creeks and streams we could see issues as we go through the afternoon. speaking of the north bay right now, let's take you into sonoma county and marin county. you can see the downpours around san rafael, over towards vallejo. notice from san francisco into

oakland, heavy downpours there. that area you're seeing in orange, that is going to cause some ponding on the roads, especially around 880 or heading up to interstate 80. i can see towards concord and martinez, downpours continue but missing out still right now for the most part is san jose down towards morgan hill. you've got the rain on the ocean-facing side of the mountains where the rain is rung out of the clouds but dry air in the santa clara valley. this should change this afternoon. we'll get another wave of moisture coming in, the last, i think, in a series of this weather pattern that will come in and spread the rain from west to southeast as we head through later on today. so through 11:00 mainly north of the golden gate, notice those downpours across the north bay. by 3:00 in the afternoon, now finally you'll get more vertical motion in the atmosphere, overcoming that rain shadow for the south bay. so the main event around san jose will be mid to late afternoon today. and then by this evening we'll see the rain start to push on out. scattered showers to follow.

and it looks like maybe a lingering shower around the south bay for tomorrow morning and skies begin to clear as we go into the middle part of next week. so this rain event winding down as we go through monday. so rain totals we think for the rest of today still may approach close to two inches around santa rosa after already seeing about 12 to 14 inches of rain in the coastal range, including mt. tam. so this would top out the storm totals near 14 inches in a few spots there in the north bay. now, in the sierra, at least 4 feet of snow has been falling so far but we'll probably add to that another foot to 2 feet of snow in the high country, so the snow continues to fly, especially around highway 50 there to the south will have higher totals out by twin bridges. around the bay area we'll see temperatures right where they are right now. we should see the rain pick up in the south bay. san jose has largely missed out on this for the most part but that will change as the front comes in and starts to bring a little more vertical motion to

that moisture that's out there around the south bay. that should be mid-afternoon for san jose. around san francisco, you've already seeing the downpours now. those will pick up around lunchtime and subside as we head into the early evening. for the north bay, we'll see the heaviest rain from 2:00 in the afternoon before the rain starts to drop to the south bay. clearing skies tonight into tomorrow morning. now, the long-range outlook as we take a look at the forecast here going through wednesday, notice on the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen, slight chance of showers far north bay on wednesday but our next chance of significant rain unfortunately will hold off towards next weekend. this is maybe a little good news. it will allow some areas that are very soggy to dry out a little bit. but wednesday and i think for the rest of the bay area come next saturday and sunday will be our next chance to see snow and more rain coming back to the bay area. today clearly the winding down of a very heavy rain event for parts of the north bay. flash flood watches for those north bay counties through 3:00 this afternoon. the rain not making it easy

for travelers to get into and out of the bay yarea this weekend. san francisco international experienced the most problems with 50 flights were cancelled yesterday, dozens more delayed. mineta san jose international only two flights were cancelled because the bulk of the rain is still to come and in oakland, no reported weather cancellations or delays. still ahead on "today in the bay," the gift of art. >> i had no idea about art. i had never been to a museum before. >> what inspired a bay area man to make a multimillion dollar donation to a local university. and looking from our live cameras once again, the san jose foothills all shrouded in low clouds this morning. we are going to get more rain in the south bay and oakland, the rain is still falling. do be careful out there. standing water on the roadways and a flood advisory -- rather a flood watch in the north bay. good morning nelly! woah.

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take a look at the san mateo bridge. it is a very dreary start to the day there. do be careful if you hit the roadways. we look at emeryville and you can see the rain is coming in sideways, it looks, and that's what people have been saying the last couple of days that it seems this heavy rain is coming from i'vy direction. usually just right in your face, right? in the bay area we are surrounded by world class athletes, world class education and world class wealth, so it is not uncommon to hear about donations to schools in the many millions of dollars. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas now shows us a personal story behind one of those donations. it is this morning's "bay area proud." >> reporter: a good bit of advice for any college student to hear is the road of life will likely not be a straight one, they should expect many twists

and turns. at least that's what ed dowd would tell them. >> i look on it and i go, geez, how did that happen? >> reporter: in ed's case, a stint in the military in the late '60s was followed by a degree from santa clara university, which was followed by a staggerly successful career in real estate. a career, though, he would have to dial back once diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. ed filled the void left by work with art. an unlikely choice for him. >> i had never been to a museum. i had never been to a gallery before. >> reporter: still, ed collected it, displayed it and studied it, but didn't learn the true power of art until he donated it. this piece in particular. ed thought an iconic sculpture by dale chihuly would attract top-flite medical talent. he didn't think about the

patients. at least, that is, until they let him know what the art meant to them. dozens of cards, letters and e-mails came in thanking ed for making the arrival for often unpleasant medical procedures a little more pleasant. >> i had no idea that there would be a benefit. >> reporter: the experience influenced ed so much he's now committed to sharing the influence of art in a very big way. $12 million to santa clara university toward construction of a new art and art history building. a chihuly sculpture, of course, front and center. garvin thomas, "today in the bay." we still have more ahead for you on "today in the bay." coming up, there are olympic games every two years so why are people bartering, bargaining and begging for these little olympic pins. we'll go back to janelle wang in sochi. and this is the picture from the south bay.

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good morning and thanks for joining us on this dreary start to your sunday morning. let's take you live outside. we're looking at downtown san francisco where the rain is mostly to the north right now, and san rafael, the north bay taking the brunt of this storm. there is a flash flood watch in effect right now for sonoma county beyond san rafael and we have live team coverage tracking the wind and the rain for you this weekend. scott budman is on flood watch in the north bay but we begin with meteorologist rob mayeda here who has those microclimates and how soon that rain will hit your neighborhood. >> yeah. right now the rain is coming down pretty hard around oakland and san francisco out towards the north bay and we'll take you

into a quick view of oakland. you can see the rain flying right over downtown as we see the winds too pretty gusty. it's the north bay seeing the biggest bunch out of the system ever since thursday with some locations picking up more than a foot of rain around mt. tam, heading up into the coastal hill tops of sonoma county. between now and 3:00, the flash flood watch is in effect for small creeks and streams. we could see some localized flooding as heavier bands continue to push on through. speaking of that, on the radar view what you'll see, locations around vallejo and near napa, we did have some downpours earlier. those have moved on. you're still seeing that rain from san francisco up towards san rafael. berkeley out towards the east bay, you are seeing some fairly good downpours right now. still missing out for the most part the santa clara valley. but that will change later this afternoon as the weather pattern has been a strong southwest push of that moisture across the coastal hilltops.

the system you see right here is going to start to drive that to the south during the afternoon, so right around 3:00 you should start to see that heavier rain approaching the south bay. we'll let you know how much more in terms of rain totals we're expecting and how much snow we're expecting in the sierra out of the storm coming up this afternoon. kris. some of those most dramatic images of the storm or round of storms are coming from northern sonoma county. take a look at this. half of ft. ross road fell apart, plunging down a ravine. fortunately, no one was hurt. in rohnert park we found many drivers taking their chances driving through a flooded millbrae avenue. the highway patrol advises against that, saying you should turn around when you see road flooding because you never know how deep the water will get or what's at the bottom of that puddle. and with the wind, there could be power lines down that you just can't see. our team coverage continues with "today in the bay's" scott budman who's in san francisco where part of the great highway was shut down. it's a good thing it's happening

on a sunday and not during the monday morning commute. >> reporter: you're right, kriz. the traffic is not bad all across san francisco. it's an ugly morning, a good day to stay inside but we have seen some road work because of the rain. as the rain and strong winds have picked up in san francisco, i want to take you along the great highway. you are looking southbound along the great highway. this is close to the san francisco zoo. the area of sloat and lincoln. a little earlier this morning this area was shut down by the department of public works because of some flooding along the road. we have seen some dwp workers come out here and work a little bit up and down the great highway, but things seem to have opened up pretty smoothly now. as you mentioned, not a whole lot of traffic along this great highway which runs along the waterfront. it's a very pretty drive but a very wet one as what rob have said, we've seen that rain come into san francisco and along with it a lot of wind, which is complicating matters. we have heard some scattered reports of power outages here in

the san francisco area. also if you're heading from the south bay into the north bay this morning, you are likely to see some road congestion, you're likely to see some exits that have been flooded, say, north of around palo alto and redwood city as we're starting to see an increase in the precipitation. for now, the great highway is open north and southbound. we are coming to you live from san francisco. kris, back to you in the studio. >> thank you very much, scott. we see scott's photographer, mark villareal, wiping down the lens. clearly those raindrops coming from all different directions and that's what people have been saying about this storm, it's just coming from all ends. officials in marin county are on alert with a flash flood watch that's in place until this afternoon at least. the ground is already pretty saturated and today's rain could accumulate at a rate of a half inch per hour. the creek in downtown san ensell mow is showing serious volume following yesterday's heavy rainfall and in greenbrae crews were working to dislodge depbri

because water was collecting making for dangerous driving conditions. caltrans does have crews on call working this weekend trying to make sure that any situation that pops up is dealt with pretty quickly. there was flooding in mill valley on a freeway ramp there as well. now, we asked some of the drivers who were in all of this mess whether they're tired of the white-knuckle drive. >> no, i have not had enough already, thank you very much. >> maybe her disposition will help everybody else. in fact people say we obviously need more rain. this storm is a lot, but it is not enough to make up for all of the dry weather that we've seen dating back to december of 2012. you can keep up to date on the weather on our website as well, including microclimate forecasts for where you live. we also have interactive radar so that you can track the storm and the timing of it so it doesn't affect your plans. all of this on nbcbayarea.com.

our olympic coverage continues, and the winter games in sochi are now reaching into day four. this is a live look at the medals plaza at olympic park. and there is a big problem at the olympic games this morning. it involves bribery and bartering and even some begging and it threatens to distract even our own janelle wang from her olympic duties. >> reporter: i'm here at olympic village and i've developed a new hobby while i've been here and it's very serious business, very serious. it's pin collecting. >> trade a pin? >> reporter: i spotted them from afar. southern california's daniel pressburger and his son are in sochi, not to watch the winter games but to collect pins. >> thank you. >> these are my 14th olympics. >> it's my fourth. >> i like this one. >> okay. >> and they have built up quite a collection during this time. they have pins from the 1992 games in barcelona, the 1996 atlanta games and even a 2000 british olympic bid pin, when

the country was trying to bring the games for manchester. and many, many, many more. >> wearing 100, 200. at the apartment, 70, 80 pounds. back in california, 100, 120,000. >> reporter: he bought most of his pins in bulk to trade. his private collection, only about 9,000. all this talk of trading pins got me hooked. >> where are you from? >> russia. >> reporter: and i was soon in a negotiating session with complete strangers. >> oh, i want that one. >> yes. >> reporter: a los angeles couple here to watch the games also got hooked quickly. >> i'll give you two pins. >> no, don't do it. >> no, i'll give you one and a pull-on. >> i think it's so much fun. >> i don't understand it. >> it's about meeting people. it's about going around and finding -- trying to get the one you need for your collection. it's just a good time. >> reporter: what are the craziest people you've ever met, like from what country? >> america, by far. >> reporter: well, my favorite pin might be right here. i ran into an olympic committee

member from rio de janeiro, the home of the summer games in 2016, and he gave me a pin that hasn't even happened yet. at the sochi games, janelle wang, nbc bay area news. >> well, raj brought us pins from his olympics. we reveal the truth behind a local fire department response times. what officials haven't told you. looking live at the san jose foothills and those ominous clouds and on north to san francisco where the rain is still falling this morning. ♪ [ female announcer ] wherever morning brings you, bring the energy you need. nature valley soft-baked oatmeal squares.

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rob is watching the radar and those weather models, but we're watching live pictures for you. this is palo alto and we are headed out to oakland as well where the clouds are just a little bit lower. the rain didn't stop many people from lining up for a chance to find a job in santa clara this weekend. people looking for work showed up at great america for their

annual job fair. that amusement park has some 2500 openings this year. the positions include dancers, character actors, ride operators and even emts. some people actually landed their job yesterday after making it through the interview process. >> i like how they do on the spot interviews and they hire if they like you, because it's really hard to get a job nowadays and i haven't been able to get a job for like the past six months. >> great america is the fifth largest employer in santa clara. still ahead on "today in the bay," there's plenty of things going on, even in the rain. we are looking live this morning at a very rainy picture of san francisco. and to the great highway there, also in san francisco on the other side near the zoo, i bet the zoo is going to be slow business today. gresso' assionate about its tomato florentine soup, it took a little time to get it just right. [ timer dings ] at first, it wasn't the perfect amount of tomatoes.

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good morning to you. looking live at a pretty start to the day in san rafael. gloomy but pretty, i think, still. also we are looking live at the south bay and our opposite. speaking of the south bay, we've heard it for weeks that the san jose fire department is not meeting its response times, and that means a breach of contract that it has with the county to respond to medical calls. the department says budget cuts have made the goals of the response times nearly impossible, but our investigative unit found there's still more to the story. our investigator has internal documents that reveal how much worse the problem could be. >> 19th street for a 43-year-old male with abdominal pain. >> about the service they are getting and what they are being told. >> reporter: from inside sources to revealing internal e-mails, this isn't just a story about

the san jose fire department failing to meet response times, it's about a much bigger problem. >> the department has often worked out ways to recreate reality. >> reporter: you see these aren't the real numbers. no, those are much worse. >> my life depends on them. >> reporter: john and shunda mitche mitchell, she has diabetes and the need for frequent calls to 911. >> i've been sick since early last year. >> reporter: she relies on the san jose fire department to show up quickly. >> it's scary waiting when you call and they don't show up like you think they're going to. you wait and you wait and you wait. and it feels even longer. >> reporter: and it's contracted to make that wait as short as possible. it's one of nine fire departments that has a contract with santa clara county to respond to 90% of medical calls in the city in less than eight minutes.

in return, the department gets about $2.1 million a year in funding. >> also new at 5:00, show up faster or we'll cut the funding. >> reporter: it's been widely reported, san jose is the only city not meeting that standard. >> we're not getting the kind of response times that the people of san jose are entitled to. >> reporter: the county supervisor -- >> the city's performance has already got nothing but worse as we have continued to make payments. >> reporter: -- has been vocal about san jose not meeting response times but he hadn't seen these internal e-mails and memos, like this one. officials last summer talking about applying new rules to calculate response times and finding 20 calls to take out. both to help them get closer to the requirement of 90% in under eight minutes. >> it does seem to me like people are worrying more about semantics than safety at this point. >> there is an effort here to get to a number where in reality you're not achieving that number. >> reporter: this retired san

jose firefighter in fear of retaliation asked us to disguise his identity. he claims during his time at the department there was pressure to make times seem better than they were. >> i know when i was responding to these calls, i would see circumstances where they were trying to make adjustments on how they recorded the data. >> reporter: response times the city said it met for six months back in 2012. but these documents revealed those numbers were wrong. poor response times to begin with, now even worse. >> i think we've got some issues with all of our data. >> reporter: reuben torres was appointed interim chief last summer. we asked him about the accuracy of the response times reported to the county. turns out, even when they said they were meeting the 90% goal, they weren't. >> so for six months out of 2012, the department reported to

the county that it met the 90%. are those numbers going to be lower now? >> looking back at the data, i would say that, yes, those numbers are going to be lower. >> reporter: but those aren't the only wrong numbers. the city claimed it was meeting its own internal response time standard, but it hasn't. >> no, we're not meeting that internal standard. >> reporter: last november, the department reported it met the goal 79 to 80% of the time. but nuchal circulations and t-- show it was off by 20%. as for this year, those numbers were wrong too. >> reporter: do you think the department did anything to try to make the numbers look better? >> i don't think that the department tried to do anything to make the numbers look better. i mean i don't -- i wasn't involved with the data at the time so i don't really know. >> reporter: as for those internal e-mails we mentioned earlier discussing how to achieve 90%, the chief believes staff was trying to figure out what the county contract was

asking for. >> so what am i going to do? i'm going to continue to ask for the resources that i believe we need. we've been one of the leanest departments in the country. >> dowel the city has been holding back information in order to make their response times look better? >> i can say from the e-mails i've seen, it looks that way. >> reporter: county executive jeff smith oversees the contract san jose fire has with the county. even though it requires san jose to be penalized for not meeting the times, smith gave them a pass for months. >> does it make you question those decisions earlier about maybe not doing anything sooner? >> well, i think the question is always what can we do to make it better. we thought taking away more money was probably not going to make it better. it probably was not a wise idea to let them off the hook early. >> when the public calls us, we will respond. >> reporter: but the question

remains, how long is that going to take? >> if the system is broken, then the system needs to get fixed and it needs to get fixed pretty damn fast or there's going to be a life lost that could have been saved. >> and again that was investigative reporter jenna susco. chief torrez said the department is doing the best with the resources it has but to meet those requirements of 90% of calls in eight minutes, it needs more resources. after years of inaccurate data, he said the san jose fire's real response time for the county is around 83%. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, call us at 888-996-tips or send an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. we still have more ahead for you on "today in the bay" including how much more rain can we expect. and here's a view right now from emeryville. we can see the rain really coming down, especially in the north bay and across the peninsula and east bay. a full look at your forecast

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good morning once again. we're tracking heavy rain for areas from san francisco northward. across the board you're seeing an interesting mix of different weather conditions around the bay area. san jose has been the story most of the weekend. you've got the clouds there, but really not clouds producing much in the way of rain. different story, though, as you head to the east bay and you can see in san francisco right now the rain falling pretty much sideways. we've got south winds 10 to 20 miles per hour at times and heavy rain at times around san rafael into the north bay. it will be the north bay counties through 3:00 this afternoon that will have the flash flood watch in effect for periods of heavy rain. small creeks and streams could see localized flooding, marin county, sonoma county and napa counties. then the heavier rain will push to the south and finally give us some rain around places like san jose and athe santa clara valley. right now the rain letting up a little bit around santa rosa.

it's and san rafael and over toward san francisco and oakland. in emeryville you saw the raindrops flying there up toward the 680 corridor, alamo, san ramon and dublin. light rain at time. san jose still missing out. rain on the ocean-facing side of the santa cruz mountains but this will change as the vertical motion in the atmosphere increases as the frontal boundary slides to the south a little later on this afternoon. you can see this last wave of moisture here lining up off the coast. that's going to push through right around mid-afternoon today. so in terms of the hour-by-hour forecast, here you go. as you head toward lunchtime, still a north bay heavy rain event. then switching to the south bay, this is 4:00 in the afternoon and then that rain begins to wind down. scattered showers later tonight and clearing skies as we go into monday catching a much-needed break after more than a foot of rain in parts of those hill tops in the north bay thursday through this morning. we'll add 2 inches and santa rosa. notice how these totals really

drop off as you get to the south bay. we'll see a little something out of this for the santa clara valley, heavier totals for sure around the santa cruz mountains for the afternoon. in the high country, sierra, 4 to 5 feet of snow and counting. we'll get at least another foot of snow out of this as we head into monday. our temperatures today not changing a whole lot. the clouds sticking around throughout the day. 58 in san jose, rain developing as we go through the afternoon. the rain clearly already there in san francisco. we should see that rain line push south of the peninsula as we head towards the evening and into the north bay. heavy periods of rain at times. look out for that flash flood watch through 3:00 this afternoon. and for the tri-valley, some of that rain picking up in intensity around lunchtime pushing to the south as we go into the evening. all this rain should be wrapping up this evening. next chance of showers showing up in the seven-day forecast mainly for the north bay come wednesday. >> thank you for making us a part of your morning. the next news on air 6:30, but you can find us any time of day at nbcbayarea.com. and in between, of course, our

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from nbc news in washington, the world's longest running television program, this is "meet the press" with david gregory. and good sunday morning. there it is. you're looking live at the olympic compound in sochi, russia, on the first weekend of these winter games, from the opening ceremonies to the competition. as excited as we all are about our athletes, we have to say that a cloud does hang over these olympics as they're real concern over the prospects of terrorism and attempted hijacking as a ukrainian man alleged to hijack a plane on friday. th