let's check in with meteorologist christina loren with a look at your microclimate forecast. good morning. >> good morning to you sam, kris, everybody at home. if you're leaving any time between now and 7:00 a.m.,

you're okay. we're still a couple hours away from the shower activity reaching into sonoma county, but everybody getting a free car wash for today. this is not our only chance for rain as we get into this week. new week, brand new forecast and your drive is always changing. let's find out what's going on. some early morning road work out there, huh, mike? >> yes. we're looking over toward fremont with no drama here and no roadwork on this portion ofle 80. we'll look at the maps. we're not talking about 880, l milpitas. all green for 580. we'll give a live look out for

the dublin camera and show you regardless of those speeds, you'll have a lot of company. you wouldn't be lonely right now and you'll feel less lonely later on. >> ibm will be making payments to santa clara base chip maker global foundries over three years that take a $4.7 billion write-off in the third quarter when the company reports its results today. ibm's chip division has reported declining revenues for the past couple of years. >> now to the developing story of the ebola virus. the centers for disease controls issued new guidelines for health care workers who come into contact with ebola patients. the cdc says all nurses and doctors should be covered with protective gear with no skin

exposed. and a 30-person medical support team will be trained to provide assistance to any medical center in the country in the event of an outbreak. in the meanwhile, those who came into contact with thomas duncan are now in the clear, free to do as they wish. yesterday marked 21 days without symptoms, which means the danger has passed. >> governor brown will talk tomorrow about the need for high are safety standards here. >> and yet another victim in the palo alto flasher. a couple comes forward to say something similar happened to their daughter. a 13-year-old was walking her dog near palo alto high school when she saw a man touching himself in the car and looking at her. here's a sketch of a man who

exposed himself to 14-year-old and 10-year-old girls earlier this month. police have released a different sketch of a man who exposed himself riding a bike earlier this month. >> alex tickleman pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and other drug charges. prosecutors say video shows her injecting him with heroin in his yacht and watching him die. >> today california lawmakers will take a close look at the response to the napa earthquake. hearings will begin on the 6.0 quake that struck back in august. lawmakers want to see if improvements can be made to the

statewide emergency response system. >> your morning commute across the bay bridge is expected to be easier this morning, compared to friday at least. this weekend caltrans removed a series of steel plates. those were put into place to help crews replace six expansion joints. many slowed down to drive across the plates and traffic backed up in some places about an hour. >> predicting traffic is an inexact science. when they saw the traffic, they made the decision to suspend this and see what other options we have. >> aldon smith could be back on the field earlier than expected. pro football talks's mike florio

reports his suspension may be reduced by a game or two for good behavior. the nfl suspended him last august for violating conduct and substance abuse policies. >> south bay niners fans watched the game at a san jose bar and grill and said the team sure could have used him. the team lost 42-17 as peyton manning broke the nfl record touchdown passes. >> everybody get your giant on. a live look this morning at san francisco. this as the giants have wrapped up workouts here and are now in kansas city for game one of, say it, the world series. >> it is the giants' third visit to the world series in the past five years. the team caught a flight out of sfo yesterday morning. outfielder hadn't are -- hunter

pence even stopped to sign autographs. >> you can recognize him a while away. >> fans headed to kauffman stadium to get a new feel for the field. bruce bochy is going to madison bumgarner to start. >> meteorologist christina loren is here with the forecast. first you have to set al discussion that sam and i are having. i say this is orange, it's rust, he says it's red. which could be wrong. >> you know i'm going to go with kris on this one. >> oh, come on! >> no, you come on, sam, you come on! >> i do see why you raise the debate. 61 in santa rosa. as we get into this afternoon, we have showers on the way.

so grab your umbrella. most of this is not going to impact your morning drive. here is the center of rotation, some spotty clouds, cold air behind the rain. that's going to set until as we head throughout tonight. basically it's going to start to feel like fall and we have more rain on the way as we head throughout the end of the week. so let's time this thing out for you. showers still to the north of the north bay. as we get into this afternoon, though, everybody getting a good three to four hours of steady rainfall. we stop that clock for you, everything starts up. mid-morning, 9:00 a.m. to the south of the golden gate bridge by 11:00 money we stop that clock for you by about 1 p.m. we're talking about a little bit of that deep green. that produce about a quarter inch of rain where we really need it. 68 on the peninsula, 67 for the east shore, meanwhile, mid 60s for san francisco and low 70s out in the north bay today.

give your sprinklers a break, if you have them set on a timer, as we're expecting some pretty good rainfall. mike? >> if you don't plan on commuting until after lunch, find me a job at your company. you won't have as much company getting out of the city because as sam just talked about, they moved those plates out. right now it's an easy flow between the city and the east bay. looking farther north, we see a smooth drive. it's not necessarily a heavy traffic flow but we're seeing a few slower vehicles. the rest of the bay shows a typical pattern as well. we'll give you a live look out here on west 92.

you can clearly see who high rise. fog not really an issue. the rain coming over, that's what we're watching for that effect. >> in that event the rain does trip you up a bit today, some good news. you'll probably notice gas prices are falling. but it could come back to haunt you next year. experts say prices could drop below $3 in the coming weeks but they say that could reduce employment. >> the former secretary of state hits the campaign trail here in the bay area and we'll show you where she's going to be. >> and that is what he thought until this woman here stuck in a chimney, the online meeting that went horribly wrong. >> also, apple makes the big

jump into mobile payments. why the company says this system is different.

welcome back. president obama rocking the vote early this year. the commander in chief will cast his ballot early today. today is the last day to register to vote for the november 4 election. you can register online at registertovote.ca.gop. >> hillary clinton is back in the bay state today. she will appear along with nancy pelosi for a fund-raiser.

>> investors are wondering if they're in for another wild ride this week. it was a roller coaster all week long. kate, some folks might have needed some maalox to get through last week. good morning. >> it was a really rough week last week, sam. fupts pointing to a higher open as the markets come off a negative week, despite last week's rally. now, there's no economic data out today but we do get reports this week on home sales and inflation. look for earnings today from ibm, apple and chipotle. the dow rising 263 points on friday to 1,16,380.

and apple pay begins today and is available through a software update. apple says it is secure and the company won't track or correct what people buy. >> the financial times reports that ford's new car has sensors to determine if someone is having a heart attack. >> incredible innovation. >> heavy rains and mudslides in new mexico killed at least six people there. three dozen communities in the area are currently under a statement of emergency while more than 4,000 people have evacuated to shelters.

but good news if you are planning a trip to hawaii. hurricane ana is now just a tropical storm. the eye left-hands seem to be damage free since the eye of the storm never hit land. forecasters say the tropical storm could gain strength and be upkbraded again to a hurricane. >> something something to track. it mightin snare you, it might not. how are things looking this morning? >> i think it should be okay today, which means you're free to wash today. between about 7:00 and 9:00, we'll start to see showers press into the north bay. we'll have to wait on the activity until about lunchtime here in the south bay but everybody getting enough rain to wash your vehicle. if you're like me, that's something to celebrate. as we get into your afternoon, we're expecting first showers to

arrive, up in the north bay -- san jose region and then the activity moves our way and it looks like it's hard to again a quarter of an inch, maybe even a inch we'll pull out the umbrella by 11 a.m. the east shore 67 degrees. looking good for rain in oakland, all the way to livermore. same deal, about a quarter of an inch expected. peninsula, south bay today, upper 60s to low 70s. basically uniform conditions across your microclimate. tuesday, witness, thursday in the south bay, bringing back the rain thursday night.

for san francisco, looking good as we get into your friday. basically the jet stream is where it needs to be. we have a couple headed our way ngs as long as it stays put, we'll keep you posted. >> and in jakarta, a new president, the first not to come from the ranks of the country's elite. >> the september 11, 2012 attack killed four americans, including

ambassador chris stevens. he could face up to life in prison if convicted. >> hong kong's chief executive said in a television interview, quote, there is obviously participation by people and organizations from outside hong kong. china's central government has for weeks accused outside groups of stirring up that unrest. the hong kong federation of student immediately rejected those accusations. >> a southern california man might be swearing off online dating for good after finding out a woman he met through a web site got stuck in his chimney. firefighters spent hours trying to tear apart his chimney. >> there wasn't too many red flags. the biggest one was the person

on my roof was probably the biggest flag there was. after that, you know, i pretty much gave her -- let her know i wasn't interested. >> it's a fair question to ask, why is there a woman on tom of my roof? she was taken to the hospital and then arrested for illegal entry and providing false information to an officer. >> infatuation makes you do crazy things, those i've never been on anyone's roof. >> that's good to know. i feel better now. >> coming up, we're going to introduce you to posey, panda and bochy and they're all up for adoption. >> a sense a trend there. we'll talk about what's going on farther north coming up. >> with every pg&e bill --

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welcome back. the time is 4:54. raiders fans are fuming this morning over some unsportsmanlike conduct over a cardinals players. injured cardinals player darnell dockett mocked the fans. he took to twitter to defend his actions during the day saying raiders fans threw coins and ice

at us, calling us every name in the book. that's what made me want to make this sign. >> the kansas city radio station decided to play the song once every hour from 7:00 this morning until 7:00 tonight, the day of the world series opener. the singer was inspired to write the song after seeing a picture of george brett. >> i thought it was royalty. that's interesting. >> the monterey county spca is getting a lot of attention today. among thome, bochy, posey pence.

>> let's be optimistic about your commute and check in with mike inouye. >> it's an easy drive since this portion of your north bay. right there at the off ramp, there a problem with the signal there. as we look at your north bay maps, we see an easy drive through 101 itself. it's just specifically at the bottom of the ramp through that part of the north bay, coming down toward the bay ridge. looking over here toward the east bay and tri-valley and

through livermore, right on schedule. we'll give you a live look outside and show you 680. we talked about the smooth drive at the bay bridge. it looked like all the toll cash payers are okay for business. >> don't worry, they'll be back. i have a feeling. 4:57 right now on your monday. a bay area private school has a new headmaster this morning after the previous one was arrested on drug charges

. >> and a live look outside right now on monday, october 20th. lots of news to get to, a ehave important forecast. you are watching "today in the bay." and good monday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> let's get you your live forecast. good morning christina loren. >> good morning. looking good today all across the board for rain today. you can see the