right now, taking a live look outside, the roads are wet, as raindrops starting to fall around the area. live look outside san francisco, palo alto. >> rain expected to pick up throughout your morning commute. good news there. >> good morning, 4:30. i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. right to meteorologist christina loren with more on your microclimate forecast. >> good morning. this is exactly what you want to see in a drought in california. we've got heavy periods of rain moving through the north bay right now. san francisco, also getting

slammed. i want to take you to the south bay, not getting much activity yet. we're going to see action ramp up over the next three hours. grab that umbrella if you're leaving now, if not, stick with us. tracking showers all morning long. mike inouye. >> i did grab the umbrella, almost forgot, on the way out the door. bay bridge, camera's moving a little bit. breeze through the area. glow to the lights, moisture in the air, and construction crews. we have two lanes blocked off of the treasure island area for the eastbound direction. we'll look at the map. smooth flow of traffic across. on the approach, slowing 880 around the bend but a couple of slower moving vehicles, not a lot there. green across the carquinez bridge, wet roads. that's what we've seen in the bay and we'll see more. arrow pointing toward the benicia bridge. lanes block for paving work.

we have overnight work going on there. rest of the bay, green zone. green blotches, san francisco, north bay, altamont pass a concern. wet road, more of an influence on the roadways. in minutes, a winter weather advisory will be in effect for the sierra. a live look at highway 50 and twin bridges there. higher elevations could see up to a foot of fresh powder through tomorrow morning. we'll track the wet weather all morning. anytime not on the air, nbcbayarea.com. we've put our interactive radar on the front page to track this in real time to your doorstep. breaking news in san francisco, seven people hurt in a hit-and-run that shut down geary and van ness for hours. police looking for the driver who slammed into a van and took off. "today in the bay's" christie smith joins us with the latest details. >> reporter: good morning. i can tell you the scene has

cleared here at geary and van ness, but there is a streetlight that's laying on the ground there in the center median, after a wild and violent accident that injured seven people and had van ness closed. people injured in this accident were seen running away from the scene. this happened at 1:00 this morning an cording to witnesses, two cars got into a collision, a van and a smaller car. they say that once the smaller car collided with the other one, people got out of the car and physically ran away. two females and a male. bigger car flipped several times. >> so that's what i saw, the girl has blood on her face, and she was panicked. and some girls, a girl standing here, they just say, oh, they might stole the car. once he hit the car, all of the people in the car ran away. >> reporter: the extent of

injuries is unknown. geary was impacted, too for a time. but again, right now, all streets back open if you know the area, this is on van ness, near mel's diner. everything looking good at this hour except rain falling. we do have calls into san francisco police about this. as soon as we hear from them, we'll let you know what they had to say. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> a pretty bad accident. developing story. searchers scouring a small washington town four survivor i've landslide they are still hoping for a miracle, after they pulled two more bodies from the mud. total number of dead to 16 but not counting eight more bodies, however, have not been able to recover. a list of people missing is shrinking as callers call in from a town that lost power. more than 100 not accounted for. family members teaming up with rescue crews to find them.

>> i'm going to search for my sister. we've come to the realization now this is transition into recovery for my sister, versus a rescue. but regardless, we want to bring her home. my mom wants to hold her one last time and i'm going to make sure that happened. >> just tragic. the governor declared a state of emergency that could bring long-term money what president obama has ordered. the deputy killed in the line of duty will be laid to rest today. killed in a shoot-out with a suspect last week. the funeral begins at 10:00 at ft. bragg and preceded by a procession of law enforcement vehicles. governor brown will attend with state attorney general harris. the man accused of killing florentine know died in the shoot-out. a teacher accused of sexual misconduct at a different school was hered near vista middle

school in richmond. arrested in the middle of class in february. accused of sexually abusing a student in richmond. he left the school in the fall and hired mi mira vista all while being investigated by police. arrests in connection to a house fire in mountain view, 14 people, including 12 mine norz, under arrest accused of setting the house on fire possibly covering up a burglary. charged with burglary and child endangerment. they were part of a group that spent several days partying at home while the owner was on vacation. the partying began march 7th and 16th. three teens started a fire inside the home. several items including a car had been stolen. the house was a total loss, but the car was found in one piece. "today in the bay" follow-up to tell you about now to the deadly crash in fremont

yesterday. we have learned that the motorcycle rider killed was a marine who just returned from afghanistan. another man yohn driving drunk and running from police when they smashed into the motorcyclist. the driver kept going and crashed into a pole. he was later taken into custody. 4:37. people in one neighborhood hope new cameras that captured a person responsible for poisoning lawns in south bay. it's happening in saratoga avenue. the first incident believed to have happened in 2012. 30 yards have been hit. whatever poison is being used is causing large swatches of grass to die, leading some to suspect it's retaliation for using water during times of conservation. residents think the culprit is getting boulder. they band together for $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest. >> if the thrill of killing grass dies off, what's the next

thrill? are we going to be targeted? are our homes, families going to be targeted? >> police have no information on a suspect at this time. our microclimate forecast. live look at your drive on highway 101 through san rafael and also to the south bay. downtown san jose. looking at radar closely. >> good morning. >> good morning. 4:38. much-needed rain coming down, especially in the north bay. right now all pressing into the east bay. we are going to see a lot of activity today, tomorrow, and all the way through next tuesday. talking about a lot of rainfall moving through the bay area, and right now i can tell you the heaviest downpours are to the north of san jose. but we are going to get very wet as we progress throughout the morning. so, basically, you want to make sure you have that umbrella ready to go and, yeah, pack your patience. it it could be a rough drive especially north. let's check on that. mike. >> we will take a look at that

in the north bay, talking about showers. but also looking here toward dublin. bottom of the screen, it's slow moving vehicles. these are just off the roadway. construction crew doing overnight road work. now clearing from the entire scene. you see cars, bulk of the headlights, moving smoothly. the bay area looking good. all the way over on your right, that's where green and blue, registers road weather index tied in with the weather system, you'll get wet roadways and puddling out of the altamont pass. rest of the bay looking good south of the bay bridge and the golden gate bridge. south bay itself we have road crews but the 101 was the last to clear. rain did prevent some from doing work. crashing blocking one of the lanes toward redwood estates road. in towards the summit moves smoothly. to north bay, the live look,

less cars than a few minutes ago. it's over on the right, just above where it says nbc bay area, you can see the trucks pulled over, and you see puddling. that will be the case around the bay. more rain coming in. watch for slippery ramps. it will get worse as far as when the rain comes in. ahead on "today in the bay," another scare in the skies, a plane from malaysia catches fire midair. new images. >> dramatic video. this incredible scene as firefighters managed to save a construction worker clinging to the side of a burning building before it crumbles.

welcome back. good wednesday morning to you. halfway through your week, which is a good thing because, let me tell you, covers will feel heavy. i'm blaming it on the barometer with the rain in the air. a scare in the sky involving a new airline based in malaysia. one of the planes managed to land safely after its engine

caught fire yesterday. the airline, formed last year, said the domestic flight was on its way from an airport nur kuala lumpur to the eastern coast when the fire detection system was activated. a photo one of the passengers posted on his facebook. the pilot turned the plane around, landed safely, and no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is under investigation. that scare comes hours before this morning's announcement confirming new satellite images that show as many as 1 2 pieces of debris in the water. this is a picture of one of the images just into our newsroom. officials say, little white specs are huge objects, 12 planes and 2 ships from several countries, including the u.s., scouring the indian ocean for any signs of wreckage. weather conditions improved, allowing crews to continue searching an area about the size of alaska. in the meantime we've learned that it a disaster movie with a

plot similar to malaysia airlines mystery is now on hold. the film "deep water" about a jet vanishing into the ocean. the company behind the project says it's delaying production out of respect for the situation. hours ago, president obama landed in brus sells where he's scheduled to give a speech focused on strengthening the relationship between u.s. and europe. the president will meet with the european union and nato secretary-general. on the agenda, russia. president obama has been downplaying russia's influence, calling that nation a regional power, not a global leader. >> they don't pose the number one national security threat to the united states. i continue to be more concerned when it comes to our security with the prospect of a nuclear weapon going off in manhattan. >> in washington, d.c., congress still trying to figure out how to punish russia for annexing crimea. billion dollar purchase by

facebook for that and the rest of your news before the bell, we turn to bertha coombs. >> facebook has that checkbook open, after buying whatsap, it's snapping up oculus, for $2 billion. facebo facebook ceo says virtual reality could be the next big platform. facebook will not make money from selling devices, rather ads and virtual goods. futures pointing to a higher start, after stocks rebounded tuesday with solid gains. dow now at a two-week high. nasdaq, also coming back into the black. investor looks for data on demand for big ticket durable goods, which is heavy appliances and construction equipment. dow start as the 16367. the nasdaq at 4234, after adding

7. the commerce committee holding a hearing on target's data breach. the chief financial officer scheduled to testify ahead of that hearing. a senate report says retailer missed several opportunities to thwart hackers and no indication it responded to warnings that malwear was being installed on servers. target said 40 million debit card records stolen along with 70 million other customer records exposed or likely going to get a big grilling this afternoon. they just didn't realize, they said, at the beginning, it was going to be as bad as it was. >> massive. thank you. check in with christina loren. she's been tracking the storm coming our way. how are we looking? >> looking really, really good. only thing about this is it's coming in pretty steadily especially the north bay and the east bay. right in the heart of your morning drive. but good news is, as you know,

we desperately need this rain. we have more on the way, all the way through tuesday. tracking showers on the radar. take a look at tahoe. we could accumulate, get this, seven feet of fresh powder before we hit tuesday. we really need that snowpack. that's what makes the difference to our water supply. that's boding well. as we head through month of april, i can tell you now, it's looking heavier than average. things are starting to turn around. still going to take a lot of rain to get out of the drought. look what's on the way. as of 8:00 a.m., bay area getting wet. we stop the clock for you, getting into the afternoon hours, showers lighten up in the afternoon. more through tomorrow. residual rainfall. as we head into saturday, very active around here. we keep that atmospheric river pumping into santa rosa. we could accumulate 6, 8 inches of rainfall in places that we desperately need it in the north bay. we'll talk more about that coming up.

we'll show you what futurecast models are projecting as far as snowfall goes. looking really good. stick with us. much to go over. tracking showers by the minute as they come into the bay area. back to you. >> thank you. new set of eyes will be tracking the sierra snowpack from space. nasa equipped a special plane with high-tech equipment to make regular snow surveys. the airborne snow observatory will measure the depth and water content from 20,000 feet above ground. scientists say the method is more accurate than measurements taken on the ground because the snowpack is taken at low elevations. however, most of the powder in the sierra is on the mountain peaks. engine problems delaying arrival of a russian spacecraft heading to the international space station. one of the rocket engines did not burn off as planned. it launched yesterday. supposed to take six hours to get there. one american is on board. the crew is safe. they are expected to arrive

thursday. cell phone video out of houston shows a construction worker, he's trapped on the fourth floor balcony of a building. he paces back and forth, deciding to jump to the third floor. fire crews eventually rescued him just as the walls of the building begin to crumble. the fire destroyed the complex under construction. was a massive inferno. the cause is under investigation. >> remarkable. both the construction worker and the firefighter panicking there. amazing. popular eatery in san francisco's west portal neighborhood reopening today, after a devastating fire there almost two years ago. >> the restaurant burned down october 2012. it's taken 16 months to rebuild from the fire that caused over $7 million worth of damage to the block. this morning san francisco mayor ed lee will be there in person to cut the ribben and thank

firefighters who helped keep the fire from spreading to other nearby buildings. major role changes at levi's stadium has some fans throwing a flag. traffic flow across the san mateo bridge, highway 92 moving smoothly. moisture in the air. rain is on the way. how else your drive is affected, the bay bridge to the north.

welcome back. right now, 8:53. take a look at the toll plaza there. my gosh, 4:53. what is wrong? >> in your dreams. >> do not be alarmed. only 4:53. i've only had one cup of coffee. >> warning to 49 faithful that new state-of-the-art billion dollar stadium comes with a brand-new set of strict rules. >> the fun-filled tailgates from the candlestick era will likely be a thing of the past. tailgating will only be allowed in designated lots, loud music is banned. forget about tossing a football before the game around. you know, me and you, throwing the ball. >> warming up. >> throwing objects of any kind inside or outside the stadium, just not allowed. >> good old time, that's not the intention. it's ones that are disruptive behavior causing problems that could cause a disturbance or a fight and that's what we're trying to avoid. >> something that's going on for

so long, it's like prohibition, it didn't work. you can't stop something that people like to do. they're not going to be able to stop that. >> the proposal also bans all animals except guide dogs, all pan handling and selling anything in the parking lot without a permit. unanimously approved by city council last night. new rules come the same day that the nfl banned dunking on a goalpost to celebrate a touchdown. players will be penalized for using the crossbar as a prop. in the past games have been delayed. 4:55. forget about the next big silicon valley tech company to go public. >> san francisco-based company's behind a new concept that would trade nfl players like stocks. 49ers' tight end vernon davis, as part of the deal, the company will pay $4 million in exchange for 10% of his future

football-related earnings. to cover fees, fan texts will sell 420,000 shares of stock at $10 apiece. the performance of the stock depends whether the star lands another big contract after 2015 season. so far new york comment from davis. >> wow, interesting. >> a bit of football gambling. >> where will mike be going next? >> not here but just looked this up, i heard about this, hollywood stock exchange as well, you can trade movie stars and their worth on the stock exchange, goes up with worth for the paycheck they get for each movie. like a fantasy league, too. i'm not there. this is where i am, bay bridge. chp issued a wind advisory and pulled it back over the last few minutes as well. we're looking at the camera. it trembles a bit. rain coming in. you might get wind across the bay bridge. san mateo bridge high-rise. slicker conditions, like here in vallejo. see the blue.

you might get puddling. the green just changed on the sensors. traffic weather index changes. you have crash for highway 37 eastbound past highway 29 around fair grounds, might be an issue for local commuters. south of the bay bridge dry and clear now. but that will change as that rain comes in. >> right. still ahead on "today in the bay," we track the rain moving into the bay area. our live radar shows showers in the north bay moving south. we'll have team coverage after the break. >> satellite spots more than 100 objects floating in the indian ocean. take a look at the spots there. objects could be leading us to the missing malaysia airlines jet.

breaking news. >> more than half a dozen people are injured in a reported hit-and-run in san francisco. major intersection in the city shut down overnight. we'll get the latest details in

a live report. plus, after two days on hold, crews are back out looking for the missing malaysia airlines flight. they now say they have spotted another field of debris. we'll have the latest on that search. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm peggy bunker. we'll get to those stories in a moment, but first, live look at weather radar. a second storm is on its way here. we have team coverage about this rain and how it will be affecting you today. also, mike inouye keeping an eye on the roads. bob redell in foster city, where the rain is expected to fall soon. let's start off with meteorologist christina loren. all of the green is good news for us. >> rain is a good thing. good morning. 5:00 straight up. it is looking fantastic. we've picked up decent downpours yesterday. we had convective activity. thunderstorm activity in atmosphere. brought about good rainfall in campbell. heavy downpours now the north bay's where we're seeing activity. not a l