the traffic map should show that the traffic is not slowing at all. we do have reports of some chair in the roadway. there may be a trafb break heading toward that san mateo toll plaza. look at that wide shot.

the golden gate bridge, though, the a glow to the light and maybe that fog creeping through. we'll give you an update as traffic and weather go hand in hand. >> as long as it takes, that's how long protesters say they will take to the streets, blocking traffic, even trains. dozens prove they're even willing to be arrested. >> people angry over the michael brown and air garner decisions protested in the bay. a crowd of people managed to make it on to interstate 80 and shut down the freeway temporarily. this particular march began at the pedestrian bridge that crosses i-80. protesters and police squared off there before demonstrators made a break for the interstate. student police corralled one group och the road, another one would break right through.

>> amtrak trains are running through berkeley again this morning after protesters blocked the tracks last night. this is just a block from the berkeley amtrak station. protesters came face to face and some protesters even laid down on the tracks, staging a die-in. >> at one point the chp said up to 1,500 people tried to get on to the freeway. ultimately the chp arrested more than 150 people. they face a wide variety of charges, including resisting, delaying or obstructing a peace officer. >> before the protesters wound up blocking the freeway, they marched through the streets of berkeley. >> these killer cops must be held accountable! >> in a much different scene than over the weekend, no reports of major damage or vandalism.

many businesses in downtown berkeley sent their employees home early to help them avoid getting caught in the crowds. hundreds of people weaved through city streets and at one point did a sit-in. >> people are dying. for what? unarmed people? >> no justice, no peace! >> nobody's doing anything about it. it can be the fourth day or the fifth day. until somebody does something about it, we'll be out here i would think. >> there were no major confrontations. >> protesters also breaking windows have been met with police swinging batons and firing tear gas. >> the mayor told the police department tear gas should be a last resort. he said critiquing or requests from city leaders can make a tough job even more difficult,

especially when the chief is appointed by city leaders. >> it undermines the chief of police in terms of his or her ability to do their job. and it also undermines the chief of police with the officers of the department. >> he says being politically correct should not be part of the planning. >> the reverend jesse jackson is going to be in oakland to talk to teen-agers about what's been going on here in the bay area. he'll speak to high school students on police relations and community violence. now, the prosecutor in charge of the case that started this all released more grand jury documents yesterday but he's still holding ones to the fbi's interview with the man who was with michael brown the day he was killed. the attorney promised to make public witness testimony about the case. since last month he's released more than 5,700 pages of documents, but the fbi interview of the man who was reportedly

with brown when he died was missing from those papers. after questions from the media, the prosecutor released more documents including a transcript of the witness's testimony to the grand jury but not his interview with the fbi. less than a week after the shooting. the prosecutor says that interview might be related to a separate civil rights investigation. we'll have to see. >> the justice department released its findings from a federal autopsy of michael brown. a coroner found brown suffered severe injury to the skull, brain and chest and appeared to be shot in the hand at close range. the findings echoed those of two previous autopsies. >> if is exactly the kind of transparency some protesters are demanding. a florida sheriff asked for an investigation into one of his own deputies.

>> stay with nbc bay area for continuing coverage. protest. when we're not on the air, you can always head to nbc bay area.com. we're also on facebook and on twitter. >> and new details on an incident that caused huge disruptions for drivers yesterday in the south bay. traffic coming to a standstill during the evening commute after a woman threatened to jump from the 680 overpass. all lanes in both directions were closed for hours. northbound 680 was closed until

9:00, the southbound side didn't open until midnight. >> today parts of two major freeways are still shut down so crews can clean up debris and replace melted street signs. according to the l.a. times, one of the nearby building housing the city on aging and all of the gifts collected there were destroyed. >> it's been quite an active last 24 hours in los angeles and the bay area. >> and when it comes to the

area, i don't think we've seen anything yet. something big has come our way, right, christina? >> we're going to get a really nice day today. good morning, everybody at home. today the temperatures are going to be comfortable. look at the golden gate bridge, not a car to be found at this point. if you are going to cross that bridge this morning, we are expecting some fog to drift over. if you're headed that way this morning, some fog developing and some of that is creeping over to the delta. a half of a mile meanwhile for you in fairfield. travel cautiously out there. a lot of people are out and about at off-peak hours. as you can see right now, good visibility elsewhere south of the golden gate bridge. as we head throughout your day today, temperatures are going to remain comfortable. this is your last full day to get your storm preps ready. a lot of wind, a lot of rain on the way as of tomorrow.

we're talking about sierra snow tomorrow. how much are we going to get? your mind might be blown away. let's check your traffic. my partner in progress, mike inouye. >> thank you, christina, but you handle the words like mete meteorlogical. the orange is over on the right side of your screen, a northern point of the east bay, concord and highway 4. a quick look at dub lun where yesterday we had fog. >> thanks so much, mike.

a new study about the drought is causing a question of its own. >> and still ahead, where the cost for all water consumption can go up by more then 10%. stay with us.

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it is 4:43. outgoing secretary of defense chuck hagel is in baghdad today talking about isis. hagel says he's believes iraq security forces have gained momentum thanks to u.s. air strikes against isis militants. president obama has ruled out sending ground troops to the country. >> democrats from the senate intelligence committee are set to release a document today that

puts u.s. citizens in danger, especially those living overseas and they argue torture helped to disrupt terror plots and find president obama. >> it is 4:45. honda is expanding the worldwide air bag recall. for more on that, let's turn to landon doughty at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, landon. >> good morning, laura. honda plans to expand what it calls an investigative recall of cars equipped with takata air bags world wide. the move brings the company's total recall to 13 million vehicles. ten honda models made from 2010 to 2011 are part of the recall.

freddie mac and fannie mae are going to offer loans with down payments as low as 3%. good to see you, landon. thanks. >> americans shelling out bigger bucks for their cars these days. according to new data, automakers are on pace this year to sell more than a million vehicles in the u.s. costing at least 50,000. that's up more than 30% compared to just last year. two types of vehicles driving up those sales are luxury models and high-priced suvs tend to be trendy. >> scientists on a federal task force say natural conditions, not human cause emissions of

greenhouse gases are the driving force behind the state's three-year dry spell. some people say it downplays other things that have human fingerprints on them. the meteorologist says the evidence is notes did missive of global warming but says the drought is not a consequence of the warming planet. >> whatever the reason for the drought, we've certainly been experiencing the symptoms of it. and while there's no panacea, christina, we know that some rain would not hurt. >> good morning, everybody. we need this rain. we have a lot of it coming in all during a short duration of time. and a storm system with the strength we haven't seen in a long time. in fact, possibly if we get the rain that we're expecting it will be more rain in a 48-hour

period than we've had in over 12 years here in the bay area and i want to make sure you are ready for it. after all, we have a lot better technology than we did 12 years ago so we'll able to gauge that for you a lot better. you're on your way to about 64 degrees today. the last full day for storm prep. that means clean out those storm drains or your neighborhood couldnd up lo end up looking li. this one is packing a punch. here's the deal. in the bay area, typically you have a storm system that's going to bring you a lot of wind or a lot of rain. this one's going to bring us a lot of both, a rain and wind event. basically you want to clean out the storm drains, bring loose items indoors. we're talking about frequent gusts to 50 miles per hour, mostly on thursday. also, if you live in a flood-prone area, we're going to see creeks and rivers rapidly

rise. you want to get your sandbags ready as of today. particularly up in the north bay. these are your totals we're anticipating here in the bay area. 8 inches in the higher elevations. that's in the santa cruz mountains, 2 to 4 for us here in san jose. 3 to 5 in san francisco, that's inches, my friends. here's the deal when it comes to snowfall. but not thursday, it's the back end of the system that will have the cold air associated with it and by thursday night, snow levels falling down to 5,000 feet with accumulation total between thursday and friday maybe up to 2 to 3 feet at the highest elevations in tahoe. so that's good news. we'll talk more about the storm as we continue through the morning hours and we'll track it to your doorstep. >> all right. stay with us for continuing coverage of the oncoming storm. download our instant app for

weather and traffic alerts. you can also do so at nbc area.com. click on the tap at the top of the page and get the nbc bay area app. >> here's another reality of the drought. east bay water customers may soon be paying higher bills due to that drought. east bay director will meet to discuss a 14% hike in all water consumption. that hike amounts to a little less than $5 a month. those added revenues will pay for pumping sacramento water into the east bay. the board also plans to discuss new plans of penalties if the drought extends into a fourth straight summer. >> how about round-the-clock mass transit? it may be coming soon for late commuters. today bart will outlay its

plans. no word on how much it will cost or what areas the service will cover. >> santa clara county supervisors expected to vote on the new living wage some say would be the most comprehensive in the nation. it would require every employer that dos about with the county to pay a minimum wage of $19.06. if supervisors sign off on it, it would take effect in july. >> the salvation army got a big surprise in one of its red kettles in boston. the woman put a note saying the woman wanted to commemorate her late husband's generosity at christm christmastime. the appraisal said it was worth

$1,800. >> jerusalwelry comes into our kettles from time to time but it's usually by accident. >> this does appear to be intentional. the woman said there's no price for the sentimental gift but she wanted to donate it to those who need it. >> coming up, how your bathroom stacks up to those that open up to the public. did you know you've been away from your house. >> stay away from our bathrooms in our house. we do have a disabled vehicle just north of here. we'll talk about that as well as your south bay coming up.

you're watching "today in the bay." >> looks like we can all use a little more lysol. researchers say public rest rooms are no germier than your own rest rooms. >> oh, come on! >> researchers tracked bacteria in rest rooms and determined the majority of the bacteria came from skin and outside sources, which means a lot of times you're bringing germs into the bathroom, not the other way around. a little healthy skepticism about that. >> too early to talk about germs

and gunk, that's yuck. >> let's check in with mike, our man. >> there you go. we're going to give you a live look at san jose. that rain is coming. stand by for christina's report. things could get crazy out there. look at your maps, we'll show you the entire south bay. the blue mega phone there shouting it out for the go sharks. go cars. you're at the limit for the tri-valley as we move over to this map. we'd expect to see a little more slowing just before 5:00 on a tuesday. again, i think it might be getting lighter toward the end of the year because we're sliding toward the christmas holidays toward the end of the year and that's what we see. back to you. >> let's talk royals now. the duke and duchess of cambridge, william and kate wrap up their visit to the state today. the royal couple will visit the 9/11 memorial and last night

will and kate sat courtside for the game between the brooklyn mets and cavaliers. they met some pop culture royalty, beyonce and jay-z greeted them during the game. after the game, they met lebron as well. >> prince george, future cleveland cavalier. who knows. >> coming up, the family of a war veteran needs your help. how they say you can help find their loved one who hasn't been seen for weeks. >> and the latest star now to be shipped off from the athletics unfortunately. we'll let you know.

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