showers arriving as of tonight. it's chilly out there, grab your winter coats this morning. temperatures in the 40s and 50s.

this afternoon we'll actually hit the 70s before the rain moves in. more on that in just moments. take a look at santa rosa. that's cold enough for frost formation. what are you tracking in. >> over here, these are the big -- bigger bridges. debris in the roadway, that will dissipate. it will kind of move over as it hits the cars. we're looking at the rest of the bay and a pretty smooth drive around. we do have a crash reported -- oops, this is the wrong map. i'll straighten out those maps. >> hopefully it dissipates

without hitting your car, right? >> taxi drivers staging a two-hour delay. taxi drivers backed up the traffic at the airport for miles, all of this in protest of ride sharing companies. recently uber and others made deals so they could pick up passengers at the airport. and the taxi cab drivers say they pay fees that the ride sharing companies don't. >> we have to pay fees and they don't have to do any of that.

it's not a fair game. >> san jose police spent the night combing the almaden valley searching for a mountain lion. they say at least three people called 911 to return the cats, including a woman who actually got trapped inside of her car. >> she was sitting in her car and she saw a large cat-like animal in front of the house. and the cat walked around her car and she called her mother, who called 911. >> imagine that might shake you up a little bit. police told the woman to stay in her car. the animal was gone by the time she arrived. >> last night's sighting happened less than a mile away from where this surveillance

video was it and about a month ago, the video showing a mountain lion on top of a san jose man's car in the middle of the night. after standing on top of the car for about 30 seconds, the cat jumped down and went to a neighbor's yard. >> a man charged in the hit-and-run death of a 14-year-old boy is expected in court today. police eventually found his car, which then led them to anderson himself. police say his criminal record includes trying to kill an elderly woman and killing animals at a petting zoo. >> today marks 36 years since the jonestown tragedy. the remains of many of the 918 people temples victims who died

in g -- people's temple gunmen ambushed ryan and killed him at the airport. >> in a month, san jose police staffing levels could dip below 1,000 for the first time in 30 years. in a report it says staff will likely drop from the current 1,010 officers to 988 by july and then down to 949 by 2017. the projections factor in the fact that three or four officers quit every month. the report also assumes cadet classes will have about 45 cadets but there were fewer than 30 cadets in the last two classes. >> san francisco supervisors could be voting on a proposal to chang the way hourly workers get

paid. it would give workers two weeks' notice on their schedules, extra pay for coming in lastment and more chances for full-time employment. some executives come plan the rules would make it too hard and expensive to keep adequate staff. >> the city of campbell will consider putting the squeeze on those styrofoam containers. a ban would not extend to any items you might find in the supermarket like egg cartons or meat trays. >> tonight east palo alto is planning to adopt a series of water restrictions for anyone living within city limits. they could include no hosing down driveway or sidewalks, no excess runoff, no fountains that don't recirculate and no hose without a shutoff nozzle.

the meeting to discuss will be at city hall at 7:30. >> and christina loren is watching a couple storm to head our way. >> that means you don't have to get out there and hose off the patio. how about that? we're going to have some rain. we have three really good opportunities for rain, as we get into the next seven days and it goes beyond that. we're going to talk about the rain coming in to the north bay. as we head to tomorrow, a washout. we have heavy periods of rain coming all across the bay area. everybody is going to get wet. you can give your sprinklers a break for tomorrow. we have more rain on the way as we head to friday and the storm chances continue as we get into early next week as well. our patterns changing and that sunshine we had yesterday, a thing of the past as of today.

69 degrees, and 72 for those of us living in the beautiful south bay and that would be me and mike inouye. let's see what he's tracking. >> was that a south bay accent? i can recognize that, i'm from the south bay. it's an early morning accent where sometimes we need to wake up our vocal cords. you notice coming up from the middle of the screen, the yellow streak northbound. it's just down from 69 miles an hour. there was a hit-and-run crash a few minutes ago. one car involved took off. highway 4 at the middle of your screen typically shows the first slowing and we don't see any

yet. it is tuesday. we do expect a heavier volume. this will be heavily traveled. we should see an extra heavy traffic flow on tuesday this week as folks takeneck week a little easy. we do see that two lanes are open, two lanes are closed. that's why we have that pattern at the bottom of the screen. nothing unusual. back to you. >> in just about an hour, a new set of metering lights on highway 101 will turn on for the first time. you might remember earlier this month caltrans did turn the lights on but only green so people could get used to them. >> an unusual medical

breakthrough happening just down the deodorant aisle. clinics will offer health care members care in areas like pediatric health and women's wellness. >> the kung fu panda started at logan international last night trying to be coy. there are some plusses for sandoval. if he goes there, he could play alongside his friend david ortiz. we already saw you, panda. his brother tweeted out see who can really appreciate pablo and his work. you can't smile for the camera

and then cover yourself. >> those would seem to be in direct conflict. >> and egg on the face. just days after suing a bay area company for not creating so-called real mayo, hellman's is changing some of its own product descriptions. >> and a small plane crashing into a home near the chicago metropolitan area overnight. the search right now on for the pilot. details next.

it is 4:44. welcome back. look at this. new this morning crews are searching for the pilot of a small airplane that crashed into a home in chicago. the plan was to head from chicago's mid way airport to chicago's executive airport and then the plane went down. the faa says the pilot reported engine problems shortly after take-off and tried to return to mid way but the plane crashed about a quarter mile from the airport instead. the two people inside the home

were not hurt but crews have not been able to find the pilot. >> missouri's governor has ex t activated the national guard in case there is more trouble in ferguson. wilson is responsible for shooting unarmed teen-ager michael brown in august. that sparked weeks of protest. >> scientists say they're sure a burst of sunshine will wake up the rover. its solar powered battery ran out of power. it won't be in the sunshine until sometime in the spring. >> honda working quickly with the faulty air bags.

>> good morning, sam. honda is quietly offering to replace defective air bags nationwide. honda is recalling 2.8 million cars with takata air plags that can explode and send metal shrapnel in a crash. the company is not expanding the recall. futures are mixed after stocks ended with little chang on monday. investors reacting to comments from mario draghi about doing whatever it takes to prop up europe's economy. we get data on inflation and housing and earnings from home depot. the dow rising 13 points to 17,637, the nasdaq falling. >> the europeans keep drags us down in the market. michigan preparing for another

ro round of dangerous weather today. this area could see more than 10 inches of snow since thursday. >> that's all because of the polar vortex, right? we're counting on the polar vortex to bring us some rain. it could be a win-win situation if it goes away? >> that polar vortex is just sitting to the middle of the country. we need that thing to move to the east so we can get some rain. the showers are getting closer and closer to the bay area. really not expecting much activity until we head deeper into the day. i just kind of want to show you, this storm system is so big. look at this big, beautiful area

of low pressure. you have that counterclockwise rotation, it's well organized. this thing is going to provide some good rain to the entire bay area. not just the north bay but we are expecting the highest totals as we head throughout the next few days and get the series of storms in the north day. temperatures are going to be comfortable today, upper 60s to low 70s. showers first arrive in the north bay, the steady rain as we get into this evening. once we're in the pattern, we have rain chances thursday, friday into saturday with the heaviest rain expected on witness into early thursday and late friday into early saturday, potentially another system as we head into the early part of next week. so let me kind of show you where the models are this morning. we stopped that clock for you at midnight. starting to get that heavy rainful up in the north bay. all of that comes in as we wake u and meet back here tomorrow morning. we are counting on some pretty good action right here on "today

in the bay" with heavy showers over the south bay at that point. >> just as rush hour comes to a close, the showers are starting to subside. then we take you into thursday. the rain comes back at noon. we're dealing with rain all the way thursday night into friday. we'll get a break for the first part of saturday and watch what happens. it comes back saturday night into sunday. wait till i show you how much we're counting on. we've done some preliminary totals for you. we'll talk about that and sierra snow coming up. right now back to you, sachl and kris. >> a top-ranking executive at uber this morning is apologizing after suggesting that they dig

up dirt on journalists who is criticizes uber. he says that the remarks were made during a private dinner, during an informal debate about media coverage. an editor said no one said the comments made at the dinner were off the record. >> hold the mayo. you may remember this recent story. the maker of best foods and hellman's mayonnaise sued a company for false advertising because it called a product

mayonnaise when it had no egg in it. >> the city's holy spirit catholic church created it for people short on time. in its first hour, 25 people rolled through last night. one visitor even stopped by on his bike. >> quick. something for each person to have. i'm glad to be experiencing it right now. >> drive through prayer is being offered from 5 to 6 monday through friday. the hours may be expanded depending on the need. >> guess what? >> san francisco going to the dog, at least one in particular. >> today the city will honor its dog mayor of the day. this right here would be frieda. she's a long-term resident of san francisco and a rescue dog

advocate. she'll receive a commendation from the board of supervisors. today's event is an effort to spread the word that rescue dogs make good pets. >> i'm glad she dressed up for the occasion. >> famed skate boarding tony hawk testing out a hover board. what he has to say about the product developed right here in silicon valley. >> we'll show you what things are like across the bay bridge. a new incident just showing up there coming up. >> this holiday season help nbc bay area help hunger, one bag, $10.

over a million californians have a gotten something that's beend. out of reach for far too long. health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates and benefits. you can compare plans side by side, choose the one that best fits your needs and enroll online. coveredca.com is also the place to find certified experts in your area who can answer your questions for free, and help you enroll. and, through covered california, you may get financial help to pay for coverage. it's based on income,

and 4 out of 5 people who have enrolled qualified. if you don't have a health plan, or you do, but you want to make sure it's the best plan for you, now's the time to visit coveredca.com. but to get covered, you gotta get going. to have health insurance starting january 1st, you need to enroll by december 15th. visit coveredca.com today. tony hawk has made his living on four wheels, doing things no other skate boarder has managed. he stopped by to test out the company's hover board. he liked it so much that he's backing the product. it's already collected more than $450,000, well more than hendo's

goal. >> i have no knowledge whatsoever in the skate boarding realm. one national retailer has found a way for you to shop online yet still be able to try things out before you buy them. >> sears just launched a new service called reserve it. it allows shop your way members to look online for apparel and shoes and put the item on hold in your local store. the service is free. >> bloomingdale's is offering a new holiday item for the twitter lover in your life. check this out, a hash tag ring, 18 karat gold with diamonds. it will net you about $1,800. >> look, sam, i have a bare finger. >> yes, you do. very interesting to know. mike, are you looking for any

holiday presents right now? >> we are. i was looking at that ring and you can get a bunch of x and o earrings and play tic-tac-toe if you get bored. kris certainly deserves that. i don't see any slowing. stay to the left, a stalled vehicle is on the right. the rest of your bay looking really good. earlier crash west 580, still some activity on the shoulder but no lanes blocked. no problem, just your typical overnight road crew. back to you. >> all right. >> a new delay in efforts to tear down the old span of the bay bridge. >> plus how the sudden death of an elderly woman in a walgreens parking lot is bringing new attention to an even larger problem.

a south bay neighborhood on edge after a mountain lion spotted late last night. details where coming up next. >> and a protest by cab drivers tying things up for hours. if you're traveling today, why this may not be the end of it. >> and traveling tomorrow could be difficult at this time. we're dry and clear for now but there's a storm system lurking and it's just hours away from bringing rainfall to the bay area. we'll tell you how much and when showers arrive at your doorstep in just moments. >> and that focus on the traveling just now. we'll give you details on the hit-and-run near livermore. >> we're going to give you a fully shot of the bay bridge. everybody just starting to rise up on this tuesday, 5:00. wipe the sle