a making history. the spacecraft now in orbit that will hopefully make exploration possible. >> and a pool-size sinkhole still causing trouble in the richmond district. >> we have heavy rainfall throughout the day. you will need your umbrella. i'll show you how much rain you can expect and more importantly when you can get outdoors. it's finally friday you made it to the weekend. >> a beautiful view of the tower. farther north we'll show you what you can't see coming up. >> maybe we don't want to see it. looking live at the bay bridge this morning, all clear. a beautiful site on this friday. this is "today in the bay." >> good morning and thanks for

joaning joining us i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia-cannon is off today. >> and i'm sam brock. christina, sustained rains but not as intense what is we've seen earlier in the week? >> i want to make sure you're ready for it. i stop that clock on your futurecast at 11:00 a.m. and, yes, the entire bay area getting another round of heavy rain between 11:00 and 2:00 the heavy stuff starts up. you can see embedded in that deep green we have pockets of red, yellow that's heavy rain and also expecting some thunderstorms throughout the day. and when you're trying to get offer a hard day's work to enjoy that weekend, probably a tough commute and probably expect your loved ones home a little bit

later this evening. tonight 10:00, things start to ease, more rain on saturday but i'll still be able to get you outdoors. right now back to you, sam, kris and the rest of the top stories of the day. >> it is 5:01 right now and nasa's new era of exploration is in orbit. nanette miranda joins us live where we have been monitoring a live feed all morning. >> reporter: the orion ushers in a new era of space exploration. >> at dawn the dawn of orion and a new era of american space exploration. >> orion blasted off on time.

yesterday's launch had to be scrubbed due to gusty winds and critical valves. researchers in the bay area were watching the flight closely. over at mountain ames in mountain view, orion's heat shields were made there. they made 14-foot panels that protect orion as it goes into space. >> there's a real pride in our company but when you see something that can have such massive implications on humanity, you can't help but be a little excited. >> orion will orbit the world twice, expected to take about four and a half hours and then it will perform a splashdown about 600 and then mission to

mars the next decade after that. nanette miranda, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. >> a quick day trip just into space and back. well it's a big weekend for bay area sports as the 49ers and raiders squaring off against each other. we wish there was more at stake in this game but what there is is concern that both sides could take the battle to the understands, much like they did three years ago. and in oakland security staff is being stepped up for the game. >> reporter: absolutely. good morning to you. we expect a lot of niner and faithful here. anyone headed here this weekend should expect more eyes on what

goes on both in uniform and undercover officers stepped up security. the last time the teams met was back in 2011 for a preseason matchup, when there were several reported fights including a brutal beating in a candlestick park bathroom that left a 26-year-old knocked unconscious. outside in the parking lot there were a couple of shooting victims. one man who reportedly wore a shirt insulting the raiders. and it was the same year a man was violently beaten at dodgers stadium so the topic of violence was a big one. the nfl required all 32 teams to put metal detectors outside every gate of entry. it been 12 years sense the two teams met in a regular season game and they played 12 times in

history. they are tied at 6 games apiece. we'll have more for you on the new policies later. >> a man accused of killing his chronically ill wife to end her suffering is scheduled to be in court today. he turned himself in late october reportedly telling officers that he shot his wife who suffered from dementia and other illnesses. his attorney said he made a promise to his wife he would end her suffering from chronic pain when she could not toll ray it. >> caltrans will be conducting emergency drills at the tunnels,

which will be closed during that time. >> the gaping sinkhole in the richmond district and the city's public utility commission said the rain and. we just needed rain so badly. >> yeah we have some historic totals too. over 10 inches of rain just from the last system alone. that came in over ben loman. down here we haven't had rain

like that in years. and, boy, oh boy, did we need it. our hills are reflecting all the recent moisture. it going to be really pretty out there as we head to the weekend. you have one more round. we have showers coming in across the board. that's when we're expecting the lighter stuff to move onshore. the heavier stuff comes in between 2 and five. we're still getting that heavier rainfall across the board. >> there's more rain on the way as we head out late sunday into monday. temps today in the 60.

64 in san francisco with some thunder boomers in the forecast later today. i'm going to focus in on that in my next report. first let check your drive. mike inouye you love me technical terms, i know it. >> thunder boomers, and gal and now once again, on the roadway, on the deck you're doing all right. there's a little sheen on the roadway, some slippery conditions continue in patches throughout. but we'll look at the north bay, the upper east shore freeway, all heading smoothly with no backup at the toll plaza right now. a tiny build, look at that as we get a wider look at your

peninsula. just a couple of miles per hour across that san mateo bridge. and a live look at the san mateo bridge, here off the high rise a nice nice. >> a scary scene in asia. a typhoon racing toward the philippines. >> and what we're learning about chris christie's involvement in that infamous bridge skate scandal. >> and we expect to hear from the late steve jobs today. coming up.

5:13 right now. and the late steve jobs is expected to testifying sort of posthumously in federal court

today. scott mcgrew has the story for us. >> yeah. at issue is whether apple deliberately and illegally blocked people from selling music to put on now, did the company take it too far? in 2004 jobs wrote angry press releases about real networks attempts to sell music to ipod owners. but in a deposition taken in april 20111, jobs doesn't seem to remember much of the fight. >> do you know who rob glazer is? >> yes, did you ever meet mr.

grace grace. >> he said "i might have. again, i just don't remember." in the meantime let's take a quick look at the market. we'll go to landon doughty live at cnbc headquarters. >> the november jobs report out before the opening bell is expected to show another solid month of hiring and unemployment holding at a six-year low. it could give the fed to hold on on raising interest rates a little bit longer. the dow falling 12 points the nasdaq losing 5. scott, back to you. >> landon thank you much. sam and kris do you know what these are? these are beacons. these are in stores all over.

in a fact they're in every macy's store in america. there are hundreds thousands of them at levi's stadium. what do they do and should you be concerned about them? the quick answer is no they're awesome. we'll talk about it here after "meet the press" this sunday. >> i'm terrified for a second. >> you realize they're tracking me and then you realize they've trapping you that could change your die foon forever. thousands of people are under evacuation. the storm not expected to be as bad as last year's superify

typhoon. that killed more than 7,000 people. forecasters say the storm could last until early next week so still a disaster. meantime sydney australia has been hit by bad weather all week long. two storms have been pounding the city today leaving thousands krout power. so far no reported injuries, though. more heavy rain is expected this weekend. >> we have certainly had our fair share of inclement weather this week as well but it's been a great thing christina and we're just adding to our historic totals. >> yes we really are. we have a potent system on the way. we're getting the best part of the day right now in terms of calm conditions. want to show you san francisco. a little fog concerning me at the immediate coast. you can see here san francisco is mostly clear.

if you're taking 101, you'll want to take it easy. mike can track that for you. it's going to be a rough commute this evening between 2:00 and 6:00. also because the fog is so thick, it's generating a steady mist, a steady drizzle here. so the highway is a little on the slick side. take it easy out there. if you're traveling in southern or northern california right now is a really good time to get up to tahoe. but right now looking pretty good. we've got some fog up in the north bay developing through the sonoma valley. i can tell you as we head throughout the day today your sonoma county valleys, that's going to a little bit of a factor. just a little bit of light activity now moving over the santa cruz mountains. you made it to friday you made it to this all-important weekend

and temperatures are going to stay nice and cool. we are going to have a little bit of rain from time to time especially saturday morning. kris was pointing out yesterday how it's hard to get a christmas tree now because they're all soggy. and this weekend, a fantastic event for you and the family. we'll have the forecast for that later on. >> it's funny you bring up carols there was no carol i knew growing up but i learned they're songs. still a little sheen as christina showed you on the golden gate bridge also the moisture there. keep it in mind and lower your

speeds a bit. lighter volume for the dublin interchange. we just went from green to yellow right here out of the altamont. folks are going to want to get to the fresh snow of the sierra. the green blobs, you can barely see them. highway 87 coming into downtown. but no flooding reported right now. we show you fremont. the flag sitting still for a while but sometimes it moves around just a tad. 101 an easy drive right now and back to the build. >> we told you about the 911

policy that instructed employees to call security first, not 911. last week employees took its concerns to national leaders. more employees stepped forward saying the policy has led to other critical safety failures. vicky? >> reporter: good morning. we first told you about the postal policy that tells employees to call security not 911 when there was a medical emergency. 911 wasn't called for up to 53 minutes after a co-worker found a man on the ground bleeding. now we've learned employees have voiced concerns about delayed medical instances. in one case someone suffered a seizure at work and 911 wasn't called for 45 minutes.

yet the usps did nothing to chang its emergency medical procedures. employees say they've also been told they would have to foot the bill if they call an ambulance. oakland postal officials say they're now revising their 911 policy after our initial investigation but it's been six weeks and employees say still no changes. guys? >> okay vicky. thank you. if you have a tip for the investigative unit please give us a call or you can e-mail. >> new jersey lawmakers say they have not found any evidence linking governor chris christie to the politically motivated traffic jams on the g.w. bridge last year. but they do say that two of christie's aides acted with

impunity christie denies he had any role whatsoever in those lane closures. >> the duke and duchess of cambridge will arrive in new york city on sunday. believe it or not, neither of them have ever been to the city that never sleeps. >> how can that be. >> right? they will attend events that promote british technology. they're going to go to a basketball game between the brooklyn nets and cleveland cavaliers. we've seen them watch sporting events and they get into it. >> and even the most sophisticated of couples can

expand their horizons. >> the warriors are making franchise history. >> closed captioning provided by mancini's sleepworld.

zbrrchlts . it is 5:26 right now. the warriors with a franchise record. >> last night they ran away with the game winning 112-85 marking the team's 11th straight victory and that ties a franchise record. the team has lost just two games the entire season. >> very modest there. >> and check it out, the ford blimp that flies around the arena crashed into the stand during the first quarter. fans immediately took to

twitter. this image shows what appears to be crews trying to get the blimp through an entryway. excuse me pardon me. after some wiggling the blimp was finally pulled out of the arena. >> you think a truck is hard to maneuver. >> even maneuvering a beer and hot dog is hard. >> why local agencies are asking to you skip the wrapping paper this holiday season. >> plus police are closing out the encampment known as the jungle but now new concerns for people living in the area.

>> the november jobs report is just out. scott mcgrew is going to join us to give us context. >> look at that number. holy cow, 321,000 jobs added in the month of november sam. the unemployment rate sticks at 5.8%. this number came to us just three minutes ago. i think you could hear the jaws drop across the economic american industry and economists. that first number with the 3, i don't think we even dreamed that was possible. so we've been very pleased with a quarter million jobs added to the economy every month and that's a phenomenal number. 321,000, we have some people in the newsroom going back over the data trying to figure out when in the world is the last time we saw 300 anything thousand on jobs. it's an astonishing number.

>> last month it was 214,000, maybe 200,000 or somewhere in there we expected. and there will be adjustments to past numbers. >> they revise -- >> i think you have to assume they're revising them up. the economy is just on fire. >> maybe 325 is a low ball. >> we'll see. >> thank you very much. over to kris. >> hundreds of homeless people in san jose were forced to find a new place to sleep last night. the camp they made for themselves along coyote creek is now off limits. "the jungle" is the largest homeless camp in the nation. the folks who lived there filled the streets looking for another place. a group that is trying to clean up coyote creeks say many residents will just move to a different part of the creek. >> this doesn't deal with the

home less problem, it doesn't deal with the trash problem or deal with the fact that human waste is being discharged to coyote creek. it's a nonsolution. >> for now many people who lived in the jungle are camped out on the sidewalk near the creek. >> hopefully everyone is able to relocate. >> san francisco are stepping up their efforts to find three men who beat a homeless man last month. investigators passed out fliers at the montgomery bart station. the night of november 23rd is the night they attacked 67-year-old tai lam. he weighed just 100 pounds and needed crutches to walk.

surveillance videos shows three people beating him up and then coming back for more blows. >> good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning. we're tacking about extra people here private security, both innon form andin on -- in uniform and undercover to make sure people stay safe. a 24-year-old man had reportedly wore a shirt that insulted the niners and a 20-year-old man who suffered superficial gunshot wounds to the face and there was a vicious attack in the bathroom

that knocked out a 26-year-old man. there were more than 40 reports of fan fights and four arrests for battery. this was a season high for both teams. shortly after for the 2012 season, the nfl required all teams to put metal detectors outside any port of entry and fans had to leave their big bags outside the stadium. a couple of the fans who were hurt during the 2011 preseason matchup between the raiders and the niners actually sued the niners saying the team should have done more and that it was aware that fans were not safe during this battle of the bay matchup. but so far the courts have not agreed with that. live at o.co stephanie chuang. >> i hate seeing that violence

because it has nothing to do with the game itself. >> despite days of rain california is still considered to be in a doubt emergency. it is the worst seen1,200 years. you heard that correctly. researchers examined tree rings and found there has not been a three-year period in california with such little rainfall and such extremely hot temperatures. >> wrapping paper is synonymous with the holiday season but the bay area air quality management district court say that wrapping paper really does kwaus a lot of environmental trouble. the agencies say the paper is often burned in fireplaces on christmas morning creating toxic fumes and polluting the air and even the water. they are urging people to opt for rear usable gift bags and boxes instead. >> don't worry about that large

bang in the background. recycling of water would be a great thing. we've seen so much of it, can we bottle it up and keep it? ia, get yourself a bucket sam. i have one in my back office for you. you could probably use card board to wrap some of those gifts because all of us who like to order from amazon yeah you know what i'm talking about, our house is filling up with card board. but that is easily recycled. make sure you're doing that. as we get into this afternoon, we do have some wet weather, unfortunately, for all the guys out there delivering these packages, and women. make sure you're extra nice. say hello and smile for the mostman today. here's the deal we get that rain going between about 10:00 and 12:00 and the heavy stuff comes through for the latter portion of your day.

we're going to clear you out just in time for campbell's carol of lights 2014. it's a great event, good times and of course they'll have some carollers out there as well. i'm more excited about santa than anything mike. what do you like? >> i like the fact that they'll have pony rides and they'll be campbell ponies that's often. i'm used to hearing about campbell soup. it's kind of soup each out here. we're talking about the mist and the drizzle. over here at behave bridge, no problem. a very easy drive. lanes startsing to back up. this is a slower build for a friday but it's there nonetheless. the richmond and san rafael

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ducks against the arizona wildcats. the cats of number seven in the division. a lot on the line for oregon in in one. kickoff for the game is at 6:00. >> and meteorologist christina loren joins us now with a storm on the way. again? >> it is on the way. i know i know. if you only knew what was in this mind right now, i'm going to show you. we got a lot of rain coming in and i'm going to tell you this is the kind of rain we get excited about. it's not that namby pamby stuff we're getting now. we're talking about an atmospheric river tap associated with this. if you've been watching me for

any duration of time that's what i get excited about. that's what creates what i like to call a weather game changer in terms of rainfall total. we'll have cool air moving in all day long. i stop your futurecast at 11:00 and show you the entire state of california because the entire state will get a little bit of rainfall. look at what is on the way. can you see that tap connecting as of 11:00 a.m. but at that point, most of the bay area will still be dry. that thing comes in quickly, hitting the entire bay area at basically the same time between about 12:00 and 3:00 we start to get the heavy stuff. the heavy continues until about 6 and by 8:00 tonight, the showers will start to let up. in week alone our grounds are saturated, we had a really heavy wind event yesterday and the day before so the chances for these storm reports to continue to come in areas of flooding, ponding, you really want to take

it easy out there, especially when it comes to downed trees. i think we'll see more of those as we head to the evening and toward tonight. and there's an vant happening and they're doing it just for the kids. children's festival and fireworks, downtown redwood city, it's all for the kids it's free for the family. there's a lot of good stuff happening for kid around the holidays. a lot of trucks out there on the road, fedex, the usps guys out there, mike they're trying to get those packages deliver. >> and my kid are hoping those fedex and usps trucks are good things for them but we'll have to see. and look at this the gift of moisture in the air. there's low clouds and patchy fog around many parts of the bay. not presenting a huge problem.

this is in dublin coming out of livermore. the map will show you the same area. westland has that gentle bill toward friday. the getaway traffic and with the fresh snow and sierra that would be an added concern. around 2:00 3:00 is where when the getaway will start. no big deal for the south bay but you do have slicker roadways possible over highway 17 and 87. just watch your roadways this morning for the fact that it's rained but hasn't been super sunny because it's before sunrise right now. we do have a nice ride across the san mateo. we'll show you, first of all, the golden gate bridge because here's the spot we're talking about. the bay bridge, we do have the metering lights turned on just seconds ago. we'll seasoned it back to you. >> thank you very much. 5:48 right now and new details on the growing protests over the

death of eric garner. police in new york say they have arrested more than 200 people and that was just overnight. people took to the streets after it was announced the grand jury decided not to indict the white officer who put garner in a choke hold which le led to his death. and activists are calling on people to march on the jail in downtown oakland tonight, where many of the folks who were arrested in previous protests are still being held. >> in oakland last night, the fruitvale bart station was closed. demonstrations also shut down part of the 12th street bart station. >> the latest incidents have led to a call for police cameras across the country, but experts here cautioning that cameras could actually raise more questions. experts say what is filmed could

appear excessive to a person not familiar with police work even though it is actually completely legal. president obama has called on another 50,000 officers across the country to quip themselves with cameras. a camera captured the incident when they put eric garner in a choke hold but there was not a camera used when police shot and killed michael bron. >> two people were walking on greer avenue when a man approached them and exposed himself. the suspect ran away when within of the women said she was going to flash the police. >> health officials say california is experiencing its worst whooping cough epidemic in years and a vaccine here is to be blamed. according to the cdc, almost 10,000 cases have been reported

so far this year. officials say parents were upset about the side effects of the old vaccine. so the new vaccine is more gentle but its effects wear off. >> nasa's orbit -- the unmanned orion. good morning nanette. >> reporter: good morning, sam. this is certainly an exciting time in american space eggs moration. the unmanned orion lifted off this morning it's about half wave through its flight and it started off at cape canaveral. >> five four, three, two, one. and liveoff at dawn! >> reporter: one nasa manager

called today day within of the mars era. orion is expected to be able to take astronauts to that planet sometime after 2030. but there's lots to do and test before hand. today was only the first step. on board cameras provided a rare awesome. there's excitement from those working on this launch especially since the launch yesterday had to be scrapped. lockheed martin in sunnyvale made the 14-foot panels that protected orion's climb into space. the journey is expected to end around 8:30 this morning with an old fashioned flash down in the pacific ocean, about 600 miles

west of baja california and mexico. they called this the ultimate destination of his generation. but he said his granddaughters reminded him don't get so hung up on mars there are other places to go. >> if we got to mars that would still be a pretty substantial plushment. >> mars. who cares about mars. >> the job numbers, even the most optimist being numbers didn't predict this. >> what a number it was, 321,000 jobs added montana month of november. unemployment rate generally speaking sticks at 5.8%. you can measure that in all kind of different ways by race and by age but that number will

change. in general we were talking earlier that they would revise the old are numbers up as well. and indeed they did. . october jumps up to 243,000. they raised the number back in september as well. so the economy is absolutely chugging along. next week the world and then apple stores say they're going to participate on september the 11th, that would be northbound thursday. sam and kris we're going to talk a ton about an hour of code next week. butyou're an english teacher or.

>> i remember you mentioned this a while back and efs trying to remember -- >> i did. get ready. >> 5:4 5/4 on your friday morning. >> well she knows how to work the code on that weather computer, that's for sure. christina loren is here. >> you know we've got a really great day. we have rain on the way but you're going to be able to get to work without any sort of weather delay, at least for now. most of the bay area is nice and clear. we're going to say clear throughout the morning drive. but just as rush hour is coming to a close, i can tell you that's when the showers are going to start to come in and temps will be cool today so grab your umbrella grab that jacket and if you can stick around i'll show you the timeline in just one moment for your neighborhood. moon while, here's mike and your drive in case you can't stick around.

>> if you can't stick around that's all right. you can probably stick around a little extra because it's a lighter flow of traffic. it's the bay bridge toll plaza and the metering lights are on. so little light,. >> highway 4 out of antioch, smiled slowing there. no problems except the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> i like this story. stamp honoring basketball great wilt chamberlain will go on official sale today. >> obviously the postal service working with the nba to honor the warriors and sixers great.

all fans of the game will get 28. >> he's so tall. he made you look the sh shrimp. >> plus as protesters continue to march over a decision not to charge a white officer in the death of a black suspect, one man who marched with martin luther king, jr. is offering guidance for bay area youth.

right now at 6:00. finally we do have liftoff. >> and a new night brings new protests all across the country as hundreds are cuffed and hauled to jail. the latest developments just ahead. >> and more heavy rain on the way to the bay area in less than five hours. >> and we have jaw dropping new job numbers. those numbers trounce expectation. what it all means for the economy coming up with scott mcgrew. >> we do have a backup at the bay bridge. but a crash -- actually two crashes that might affect your drive out of the tri-valley. >> a live look outside. i think that's the bay bridge, safe to say, all lit up on 6:00 on