changes coming to the state's medical code. the bizarre list of new codes that have some say they are no laughing matter. "today in the bay" starts right now. and a very good now thursday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. a good story to tell today, finally, more rain is on the way. we check in now with meteorologist kari hall. >> you want to take in as much rain as you can today. i have the plants sitting out and everything just ready for this rain to come down. because we will have more of it as we go into the afternoon. a live look now at what's happening across the bay area. you see that radar picking up on some greens and yellows and reds. the brighter the color, the heavier the rain. and not a lot of that shifting off to the east, but could be some more headed to the bay area. i'll show you what to expect and how much rain we could see, especially for the south bay that's coming up in a few minutes. but that may slow things down on the roads, though. let's check in now with anthony. >> a line form at the bay bridge

toll plaza. this is the fastrak lanes getting through without a problem. keep in mind, it is wet out there. allow extra time this morning. no problem getting to the bridge. and same deal from alameda over towards oakland. approaching the san mateo bridge a stall over on the shoulder you can see there, not really affecting the traffic speeds all that much. take you outside and see what it is looking like. moving here without a problem. guys, back over to you. >> let's hope it stays that way. 5:01 right now. five more correctional deputies are now on leave as the sheriff's department investigates several issues at the santa clara county jail. >> "today in the bay,". >> a total of eight correctional deputies are now on paid administrative leave and the santa clara county office is reportedly investigating as many

as 100 more complaints against deputies who work here at the main jail in downtown san jose. you might recall weeks ago the sheriff's office put three of its officers on paid leave for the alleged beating death in august of michael tyree an inmate who was mentally ill. the district attorney has since charged those three deputies with murder. now, within the past 24 hours, we have learned that sheriff laurie smith has put another five deputies on paid heave, she won't say why. "mercury news" reports that none of the five are in trouble for excessive force but that three of the deputies allegedly exchanged racist texts. at the same time the coroner released a preliminary autopsy report that showed no cause of death for another inmate 33-year-old walter roches. autopsy found no sign of foul play. could be weeks before an exact cause of death is determined. reporting live here in san jose,

bob redell. now only on nbc bay area, santa clara county reconsidering, or considering replacing the troubled ambulance provider rural metro. while this goes on, cities and fire departments across the county say they want to be at the table providing input about any new contracts. but the county says no plan can work unless the san jose fire department improves its response times. the department standard requires firefighters get to a call in under eight minutes. right now firefighters are missing that mark 33% of the time. >> only having 70% response time puts the citizens of san jose at risk. and that's not good. >> firefighters say they need more boots on the ground to improve their response times. the county says that the board of supervisors is going to listen to all sides at a meeting next week. our investigative unit has been looking into ambalance wait times over the last year. if you'd like to see our latest

report go to nbcbayarea.com and it's one of our top stories. one of three million californians whose licenses was suspended may not get a chance to have it reinstated today. >> stephanie chuang is live in our newsroom. all part of a bill signed by governor brown. not everyone is going to be eligible, though. >> that is a very big part of our story. the governor signed this back in june. a one-time amnesty program for both traffic and nontraffic tickets, but there are dedefini exceptions. who qualifies for this. an unpaid january ticket with a pay dade jp 21st, 2013. after the governor signed the bill which is june 24th of this year. you are eligible for two things to happen. either get 50% or 80% off your

debt depending on your income as well as have your license reinstated. look at this, there are exceptions. three major ones. this does not apply to parking tickets. this also does not apply to reckless driving offenses, nor duis. now, the governor hopes this move will relieve a traffic court system he described as a hell hole of desperation for those who are struggling. this amnesty will help cut what becomes a problematic trickle down effect. >> without a driver's license they can't get to work. they lose their jobs. they can't get another job. so, they can't pay the debt back. >> the dmv says since 2006, california has suspended 4.8 million drivers licenses after people failed to pay their tickets or failed to show up in court. of those millions, only 83 million people got their licenses reinstated. check your eligibility contact the court where you got your ticket. if you're eligible, the court will process everything without you having to see a judge. by the way, this program runs

through march 31st of 2017. live in our san francisco newsroom, stephanie chuang. 5:05 this morning. alameda county will give away free booster seats to families in need. research shows children seated in booster seats in the back of the car almost always twice as safe as kids that are only using a seat belt. in a recent study found the majority of families who use booster seats use them the wrong way. families who get those new booster seats today will also get a lesson in how to install them properly. happening today, far more than a microscopic change. a lot of microscopic details, though. coming the way health care providers respond to medical emergencies and everybody thinks this is a good idea. currently 14,000 medical codes. today the country is switching over to a new system with nearly five times as many codes. >> kris sanchez joins us in studio this morning. health care providers say it's overly complicated. >> it's overly complicated and it will feel that way in the

beginning but the idea is to get more specific about why you're seeing your doctor. when you go to the doctor now, already codes to describe why you're there. you mentioned 14,000 codes. starting today, your doctor has 68,000 codes to choose from. nearly five times more than in the last version of the so-called international classification of diseases. let's start with the reasons it might make you chuckle. s10.87xa a superficial bite of the neck, a hickey. why you would go to the doctor for that, i'm not sure. activities involving arts and crafts. r46.1 bizarre personal appearance. what my vet calls just not right. w58.03 crushed by alligator not to be confused by w58.13 crushed by crocodile. this is a very important distinction, sam. chances are this update to the icd 10 is causing your doctor

and his staff an r51, a headache. an update ten years in the making and, again, almost five times more codes than before. there are less humorous reasons, though. why the more specific codes are supposed to be better for you and for your health care provider. they will help to identify epidemecor pandemics like an outbreak of the flu or ebola and document details of your visit so your doctor always knows whether it is the third time you've seen that condition whether you hurt your left side or right side. also updates to the intended to reduce fraud and improve accuracy of payment and that eventually could lead to lower health care costs. if that happens, we all benefit, in theory. if it all goes according to plan, only your doctor's staff will feel the pain of the change, not your fellow patients. chances are, you have somebody in your family who is a nurse or a physician or somebody who works in a doctor's office.

does give you an earful and i don't know what the code is for that. >> they'll be walking around with an encyclopedia trying to look up what this code exactly means. >> exactly. 5:08. special code for rain. >> it starts with an r. >> maybe a code for slipping and falling in the driveway because it's raining and we haven't seen it in so long and made the oil rise to the top. yeah, some of that going on this morning. little bit of light rain and even some lightning now happening popping up on the radar in the central valley. not in the bay area right now. but we still see a lot of this moisture streaming in and there could be some more rain as we go through the rest of the day. here's a look at the futurecast. the rain for the central valley off towards the east and brings in a new round by 7:00 this morning, it starts to move towards redwood city and san jose. heavy downpours and we may see more of that heading into the east bay, as well. i'll detail that and what to expect heading into the weekend, that's coming up in a few

minutes. let's check in now with anthony. >> we don't have any major accidents and nonetheless minor accidents. show you the broad picture of what's happening in the south bay. traffic flowing without a problem and same deal are for the east bay. one stall across the san mateo bridge and coming through the altamont pass, no problems there. from richmond down towards oakland. things are still looking pretty good. back to you guys. thank you very much. 5:10. putting syrian refugees on notice. the presidential candidate threatening to send them back. russian president vladimir putin ordering airstrikes in syria. he's targeting isis but the u.s. is worried he has someone else in his crosshairs. syria - but who's the target?

the pentagon - nervous this morning as u-s officials rush t russian airstrikes in syria, but who is the target? the pentagon nervous as u.s. officials rush to figure out what vladimir putin is up to. >> "today in the bay" tracie potts is live in washington with the latest on the airstrikes. good morning, tracie. >> hey, sam and laura. an erin tv is reporting 30 airstrikes on top of what we saw yesterday that the pentagon says were not directed at isis. here's what russia is saying about cooperating in syria. >> we agreed that the military should get into contact with each other very soon. >> reporter: here's what's happening. the first russian airstrike. the u.s. only got one hour's notice. >> concerns that we have,

obviously, about the nature of the target the type of targets. >> reporter: russia claims they're targeting the islamic state and the pentagon says isis doesn't operate in this area. they believe russia is targeting opposition forces supported by the u.s. >> that approach -- >> reporter: critics say vladimir putin is taking action because the u.s. didn't. >> he perceives and caution as weakness and he is taking full advantage. >> reporter: after that handshake, the u.s. and russia still on opposite sides. by the way, russia has been building up its military in and around syria for weeks now. back to you. >> all right, tracie potts live from d.c., thank you. now, moving on to decision 2016. they're going back. that's donald trump's plan for syrian refugees if he is elected

president. trump says the refugees who have been fleeing their country after years of civil war could be isis members in disguise. >> i'm putting the people on notice as part of this mass migration that if i win, if i win, they're going back. they're going back. i'm telling you they're going back. >> earlier this month, the u.s. announced it would significantly increase the number of migrants it takes in over the next two years. >> trump redefining compassionate conservatives. at 5:15 right now. newly released e-mail showing russia-linked hackers tried to pry into hillary clinton's private account while she was secretary of state. clinton received the infected e-mails back in 2011. those e-mails instructed recipients to print the attached ticket, which would have allowed hackers to take over control of the computers. not clear if clinton clicked on any attachment and exposed her

account. >> doesn't have to because she doesn't drive. coming up on "today" show matt lauer interviews jeb bush. that starts at 7:00 this morning. here comes your chance to give your facebook page a makeover. announcing major changes. >> for more on and the rest of our news before the bell we turn to landy dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> sam and laura, good morning to both of you. wall street kicks off the fourth quarter today as stocks come off their worst three month. the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 all falling about 7%. the fourth quarter is h historically for stocks. and earnings could weigh on the markets. look for data today on unemployment and manufacturing. stocks ending sharply higher on wednesday with the dow rising 235 points to 16284. the nasdaq up 102 to 4620. twitter is reportedly expected to name co-founder jack dorsy as its permanent ceo,

possibly as soon as today. dorsy has been serving as interim ceo since july. and also continue to run the digital payment company that is expected to run for an ipo this month. the second go around as twitter ceo. he was fired from the job in 2008. and the facebook rolls out new mobile features to let userser personalize their profiles. this includes the profile video instead of a static picture and similar to a buying video. also be able to use the profile picture for a set period of time. facebook is also giving users more ways to control their privacy. sam and laura, back over to you. >> one way to give yourself a different image out there on the web. thank you very much. >> make a fake profile picture? >> no. >> we all know it's not always flattering, you can't eever tve it back. >> tell me about it. >> bad experience? >> early career pictures.

let's move on to sports. >> or. >> we get to redo the weather every single day and, actually, a real positive thing today. >> it is beautiful to see this rain moving through the bay area because we so desperately need it. we didn't even get the average amount of rain for the month of september, so, now as we start out october hopefully be able to see a change here as we take a live look now from san bruno mountain over towards san francisco. you do have some higher clouds this morning. so, you can at least see as you head out for that morning commute. we do still see some areas of light rain temperatures are now in the lower 60s. today temperatures held down into the 70s because of the clouds and the rain that will be off and on. right now, it's more off because the rain is moving off towards the east. and we're also picking up on some lightning there. and as we look across the bay area, most of us start out this morning with mostly cloudy skies. still a little bit of some rain happening now in the north bay, but it is some light rain. but this is what the models do with this as we go into the next

several hours. the rain continues to move away from us, but another round moving onshore. it starts to move in to santa cruz, as well as san jose and then farther off towards the east, now, this could be some heavy rain and, unfortunately, it's coming right as many people get out on the road during the morning commute. it could be a sloppy one and then as you get to work, you'll sthee rain clearing out. mostly cloudy skies and still a chance of more showers redeveloping, especially for the east bay as we go into this afternoon. so, we may have more rounds of this and the possibility of at least another 0.01 or 0.04 in san jose and then a quarter inch of rain in santa cruz and union city. more benphyllous ra phyllouefic forecast today. let's check in now with anthony. >> i just want to relish in the rain. can we just talk about that some more? let's do it right now. show you the bay bridge toll plaza. starting to see lines build

here. this is the cash lanes. the fastrak without a problem and i want to show you the flow moving in from concord, walnut creek down towards oakland and things looking pretty good. the peninsula looking good, as well, from san mateo down towards palo alto and no issues and wide open lanes. kind of surprising. back to you guys. >> thanks so much. coming up, californians say okay to higher taxes but only in certain cases. plus, the country vowed to never forget. [announcer] right now at sleep train,

get up to 48 months interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic. or choose $300 in free gifts with stearns & foster. the triple choice sale is on now at sleep train.

midnight marked the begining of legal recreational pot sales in at 5:23. happening now. the stroke of midnight legal recreational marijuana sales in oregon. however, the drug remains heavily regulated. you have to be at least 21 to buy it. they're not allowing the sale of edibles or other products and only one ounce with you when you're in public. oregon is the third state to legalize the sale after californ. when it comes to higher taxes californians are showing support in some cases. that according to the public policy institute of california, which released new poll numbers today. when it comes to raising cigarette taxes even higher, voters gave their approval. a full two-thirds of those

polled in favor. favored the temporary tax increases ordered by proposition 30, which is adding money to schools and to public safety. those tax increases are currently set to expire in 2018. in under the wire. democrats and republicans approved a spending bill late last night just hours before the midnight deadline. the bill will keep the federal government open, at least a couple of months. for a while it wasn't clear if the bill will pass. as both sides disagreed to funding of planned parenthood. but the bill was passed with no cuts to the company. democrats and republicans might face off in another shutdown showdown. the health care program for 9/11 first responders expired just hours ago. but supporters expect to make it permanent long before it runs out of money next year. congress went to recess about reauthorizing the health and compassion act. the covers medical care for those who were sick after working that world trade center

following the attacks. critics say failure to meet the deadline sends a signal that the count vows to never forget 9/11 victims is not being taken seriously. in a few moments a moment of silence for the five people who were killed in induck boat crash. all were international students who were studying at the time at north seattle college. carrying the new arrivals to campus when they were hit. >> you come here with a dream and suddenly just take one moment to collapse everything. >> the people of this city, everywhere i go, are standing with you. >> a lot of tragedy there. 67 other passengers were also injured in last week's crash. 5:25. coming up, more correctional deputies pulled off the job at the santa clara county jail. action while families wait for

answers. piled up tickets. unable to pay them. starting today, how you can shed the debt and get your license back. joining us. i'm sam brock.

=laura/2shot= and i'm laura garcia cannon. good morning. thank you for joining us on a drizzly thursday. i'm sam brok. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. one thing you're excited about is rain over the bay area. let's check the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> get in and out of here before the weekend. so, a welcome sight across the bay area. rain moving off towards the east

and some of the heavier downpours as you look across the bay area right now getting ready to head out the door. not a lot of the heavy rain moving through just yet. but there could be some more as we go into the late morning, early afternoon hours. i'll be tracking that next round of rain that could be affecting the bay area and keeping it cool today. details on that, coming up. let's check in now with anthony to see how this may affect the commute. >> you can probably tell behind me you can see the line starting to form across the bay bridge toll plaza and an early start on thing metering lights not on. still zoom through here, but probably in the next ten minutes it will be turned on. a couple stalls coming through walnut creek on interstate 24 and also coming on to 80 right after you get off of 4, but, otherwise, really not affecting traffic all that much. coming through the altamont pass smooth flow of traffic from livermore towards hayward. a little slowing coming through sanol. still, no accidents here. back to you guys. >> thanks. the investigation deepens.

now a total of eight correctional deputies on leave as the sheriff looks into allegations of misconduct at santa clara county's main jail. >> bob redell is live outside the jail this morning. bob, what is theest? >> laura and sam. you recall that the santa clara county office already put three of its correctional deputies on paid leave for the alleged beating death in august of michael tyree. he was an inmate here at the jail who was mentally ill. those three deputies now face murder charges. now we have learned that sheriff laurie smith has put another five deputies on paid leave, but she won't say why. the "mercury news" however reports that none of the five but that three of the deputies allegedly exchange racist texts. sheriff smith also told the paper that her office is investigating as many as 100 other complaints filed against the deputies since tyree's death several weeks ago. at the same time, the coroner

released a preliminary autopsy report. you might recall earlier this week on monday walter roches was found dead in a cell at the main jail. this autopsy report shows no definitive cause of death and no sign of foul play or acute injury. it could be weeks before an exact cause is determined. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. 5:31. three teenagers, two adults charged in connection with a vicious home invasion in brentwood. now set to enter pleas in court today. crime scene back in july when a brentwood couple was sleeping. three people broke into their home and assaulted them. the husband is still in the hospital today. investigators say the attackers were two adult men and a 17-year-old girl. all of whom were from pittsburg. they're facing home invasion, robbery and attempted murder charges at today's arraignment. two other pittsburg teens were arrested on conspuracy charges.

get ready for this, bed bugs have invaded yet another palo alto library. the city's library is the most recent building to fall victim to the pests. last week the library was shut down as pest control came in to treat that area. that library is exed to reopen today. the city is using special bed bug sniffing dogs to inspect all the city's libraries. >> some kid is going to use somewhere. why they can't do their homework. boy scouts of america and the american red crossing up to help victims of the valley fire. together, they're going to build 4,000 boxes to help victims pick through what is left of their burned out home. the wood for the sifters being donated by the mill and lumber and lowe's. the wine community raised $70,000 for victims of the valley fire at a benefit event last night. plenty of food, wine, entertainment and a silent auction and people came from all

over the bay area. >> the cars are lined around the block and it's a blessing we see a lot of neighbors. we see a lot of friends from san francisco. san jose, palo alto and napa valley. >> our hope is to rally some energy and emphasis to these communities over the long time so that they know they're not entirely alone when they're rebuilding. >> the support was overwhelming. more than 1,200 homes were destroyed in that fire. >> certainly need that support. all this comes as wine country faces its own set of challenges between several wildfers, the drought and el nino. the wine industry has had a very difficult harvest season. the grit growers association is holding a panel of industry experts to talk about how to recover from the tough season. if you failed to pay a traffic ticket and you can drive because your license has been suspended. today could be your lucky day. we'll get a chance to have your license reinstated. >> stephanie chuang is live in

our san francisco newsroom this morning all part of a ticket amnest program, right, steph? >> that's right, laura and sam. applies to tickets and nontraffic tickets. this is certainly refor the countless californians whose fines have skyrocketed and for a traffic court system the governor himself called a hell hole of desperation. let's look at who qualifies for this program. if you have traffic or n nontraffic ticket with a deadline to pay before or on january 31st, 2014 and you have not made a payment after june 24th of this year, you're eligible for two things to happen. 50% or 80% off your debt. that depends on your income as well as having your driver's license reinstated. take a good look at this. there are some exceptions to this. does not apply to parking tickets, reckless driving or duis or owe a victim restitution or an outstanding misdemeanor or felony warrant. this will give struggling people that break they need.

>> driver's license? they can't get to work. they lose their job. they can't get another job. so they can't pay the debt back. now, here is an example of how it has become pretty steep. if you ran a red light three years ago $105. today that jumps to $800 as soon as you fail to pay or show up in court. check your eligibility and if you're eligible. the court will process everything without you having to see a judge. this program, by the way, runs for 18 months. so t runs through march 31st of 2017. live in our san francisco newsroom stephanie chaung "today in the bay." the san francisco police department about to get a cash boost in its efforts to battle drunk driving. going to announce the department is receiving a $255,000 state grant. that money will cover the cost of a year-long campaign to

enhance dui enforcement and also raise public awareness about the dangers of drunk driving. 5:35 right now. bit by a pig, struck by a duck or suck under to a jet engine more than once. now there will be a specific health care code to match a long list of things that could go wrong. >> people live to tell about that if you're stuck in a jet engine. kris sanchez joining us now in studio. health care providers have been waiting for a newm for a long time. but some people think it is clearly aal overly complicated. >> you always want to know, what is in it for me? next time sam tries to call in sick with a belly ache, we'll ask him what kind because there are 300 kinds of codes for stomach aches. seems like a bit much, but the idea behind the international classification of diseases is to get more specific about why you're going to see your doctor aside from having a bizarre personal appearance. there are codes for that, too. let's start with the ones that might make you chuckle. struck by a football, subsequent

encounter. dependence on enabling machines or devices. what scott mcgrew might call crackberry and problems with your in-laws. crushed by alligator not to be confused by crushed by crocodile. this update to ic 10 is causing a lot of headaches or r51 for your doctor and his or her staff. this is an update that is ten years in the making and, again, there are nearly five times more codes they were before. the humorous reasons why the more specific codes are supposed to be better for you and for your health care provider includes identifying epidemic or pandemics like an outbreak of flu or ebola faster. documenting details of your visit. make sure your doctor knows whether it's the first time or repeat visit. the updates to the icd 10 also intended to reduce fraud and improve accuracy of payment. now, that reduces the cost of health care. that could be a good thing for

doctors. if it all goes according to plan, as we know it always does, right? only your doctor's staff will feel the pain of the change, not you or your fellow patients. there are some interesting codes. we're tweeting some of the more interesting ones this morning. you can find me on twitter. >> it's amazing the codes that are out there. very unique. >> sometimes it's just where it happened. you need to get more specific with where did you hurt yourself? were involved in a car crash? were you a passenger or a pedestrian on the sidewalk, were you hit by a truck or bicycle. a lot more specific. >> one of your codes there was also dependent on devices. that's like a serious medical problem, i think we're all going to go to the doctor. >> gettal tunnel or something. >> or you forget to look and you hit a lamp pole. there's a code for that, too. >> there's an app for that. where does that sound familiar? well, today bay area tenants rights advocates organizing a string of protests over what they are calling a housing

crisis here. the tenants union based in san francisco says the demonstrations are going to be held all at the same time in at least nine different cities, including san francisco, oakland, san jose, redwood city and fremont. critics are outraged over unfair rent hike and in some cases illegal evictions leaving families with no place to live. the coordinated demonstrations are wld to start at 5:30 p.m. get ready for a curfew in a popular san jose neighborhood. the grand staircase on communications hill will soon be regulated like a park. meaning police can send people home after hours. the site has become a hot spot for runners and athletes during the day, but by night neighbors say the steps are plagued with drugs and alcohol use. right now, the staircase is public and open 24 hours, like a street. but a new bill signed by governor brown this week allows san jose to classify it as a park or trail. >> our hope is that they're going to use that power to be able to come here and say, okay,

look, nighttime, you know, we need to this place down. >> the city's staff is recommending the steps be open from sunrise to about an hour sunset. the city council is expected to make its decision on curfew hours in january. >> all those people running up and down the step there's, they'll need some slickers if they're going out there today. >> i looked for a jacket this morning with a hood, kari. >> we had some sprinkles coming down. so, we still will see that as we go through the morning. i apologize. my computer is frozen and this rain is like way too much for going on information overload. so, we are seeing some rain across the bay area this morning. it will be off and on throughout the afternoon and temperatures cooler, but we'll see a little bit of a warm up heading into the next couple days as the sun breaks out. i'll show you that if i can get this computer working in the next few minutes. >> i'll be over to help you in a minute. let's talk about what's happening in emoriville. traffic build coming through

approaching the bay bridge maze. the thing about this here, this is unusual because it is a little bit earlier, probably about 10 to 20 minutes ahead of schedule when we start to see this build. folks are leaving a little earlier than usual and bay bridge metering lights have not been turned on just yet, but you can see the backup is starting to build here. so, keep in mind, yes, pack the patience here on this thursday. want to show you the maps and we do have a stall approaching the bay bridge maze and right at the maze right near powell street and also coming through walnut creek and on to 680 and there is an accident that could start to slow things, but not really affecting traffic all that much. across the east baying pretty good. a little bit of slowing showing up on 101 northbound. >> thank you, anthony. >> anthony, the engineer and also apparently a therapist, too. coming up next, why one of the most powerful women in the bay area says it could take a century to reach gender equality. plus, another scandal involving the secret service and

this one reaches all the way to the top. got a tip for nbc bay area investigative uniisn't callt? call or e-mail theunit@nbcbayarea.com. another scandal for the secret

service this morning.. this time it's reaching all the at 5:44. another scandal for the secret service this morning. this time it's reaching all the way to the top levels of the agency's leadership. a new report find the secret

service assistant director ordered a leak of information to embarrass utah congressman jason chafetz in retaliation for the investigation into the agency's misconduct. the secret service is now apologizing for improperly accessing agency records. three more women are now coming forward and accusing comedian bill cosby of sexually assaulting them. celebrity attorney gloria allred introduced those women during a news conference yesterday. the women claimed they were all drugged. >> when i came to, again, i saw two other naked people in the room by the bed. a bill was sitting on the side of the bed and i had blocked out, again. after a while, mr. cosby star d ed touching me and rubbing my leg. the next thing i remember, i was waking up in my car and bill

told me to close my eyes and use my imagination. then he tried to kiss me like a boyfriend would. so, i pushed him away and i said, what are you doing? >> those women cannot take legal action against cosby because of the statute of limitations on sexual assault. all three women say that their encounters with cosby happened more than 25 years ago. cosby is expected to testify in a civil case against him by another accuser next week. mounting accusations against cosby led the university of san francisco to rescind his honorary degree yesterday. cosby was awarded that degree back in 2012. ucsf said cosby's behavior is inconsistent with the university's critear for an honorary degree. brown university also revoke cosby's honorary degree this week. facebook ceo cheryl samburg says executives need to focus

onning the glass ceiling as the countrieses on putting a man on the moon. leanin.org released a new study said it will take well over 100 years for gender equality at the executive level. women were underrepresented at every level in quorperate america. not because of women leaving the work, family obligations, but rather for a bill that women face steeper, more difficult paths to getting those executive level jobs. voters will not get a say about california's controversial new vaccine law. the push to get it on the ballot failed to drum up enough s signatu signatures. earlier this year lawmakers passed a law requiring every child in public school to be vaccinated unless they submit a medical excuse. now, opponents of law needed more than 350,000 signatures to get a referendum to overturn the measure on the november ballot. they collected own about 228,000 signatures. the federal is still not

saying whether tiny bits of rubber in artificial turf is bad for you. critics think the so-called crumb rubber contain harmful chemicals that studies have shown no link to any illness. they have remained quiet. earlier this month an nbc reporter asked the head of the epa if the chrome rubber found turf is safe. she refused to answer. it is found in athletic fields across the country. this morning the state water board is set to release water conservation figures for the month of august. it appears californians have met theirt for a third consecutive month. governor brown mandated all californians use 25% less water or could be in line for a personal visit by local water officials. meantime, water officials are warning californians not to be distracted from water saving by the promise of the coming el nino weather pattern. even so, efforts are already under way in palo alto to prepare for a wet winter.

>> we go throughout the county to clean up trash and maintain vegetation and maintain the banks for erosion. and do what we can so when the winter rains do come, the streams are flowing. >> the city also plans to go high-tech to get the word out. launch agnew website at the end of the month to better warn locals of possible flood conditions using sensors along the creek. certainly don't have to run the sprinkles this morning because that rain actually fell down. >> sprinklers off today. actually going to tomorrow and the next couple of days and not too hot. we are expecting a warm up, but it will be nice and warm. i think back to average for the beginning of october as we look across the bay area this morning. starting out in san jose, but, yes, rain. we are seeing some of that beneficial rain moving through today. we may have more through late morning, early afternoon. as we take a look at what's happening on the radar now, a lot of the heavier rain has shifted off to the east. i even saw some lightning

strikes in there. now as we get a look at what's happening, we are seeing just some light rain moving through and we will possibly have another round moving in as we go into the next couple of hours. current temperatures are now in the mid-60s for livermore andland is at 61. also 61 dexwrgrees in san franco and a look at the rainfall totals from the past 24 hours. morgan hill about a tenth of an inch. gilroy closer to 0.25 and then measuring in 0.01 as we head over towards san jose and the rest of the bay area. the futurecast shows the possibility of more wet weather and then moves into the south bay, possibly the east bay, too. and some additional rainfall expected through the morning and early afternoon. won't be untiler on this evening until we get breaks in the clouds and more sunshine and the possibility and still going back and forth. maybe additional trace amounts of rain with highs today in the 60s and 70s.

san francisco a mix of sun and clouds and highs in the upper 60s and 72 in napa and oakland 71 and a chance of rain, also, for the tri-valley with highs near 70 degrees. let's check in now with anthony to see if it's making things slick on the roads. >> it is making things slick. earlier this shot, we had a stall on 880 northbound. looks like it moved over back into the of traffic, but keep in mind as you get outside, wet roads. northbound moving pretty good. 880 southbound moving pretty good, as well. switch over the maps show you where that stall is near the oakland coliseum. again, not affecting traffic all that much. still seeing traffic move good all the way down towards fremont and san jose. things moving pretty good. no accidents you can definitely pick out the slowing on 101 northbound. this is where we always the slow spot develop. take you outside and you can see what we're talking about. again, not all that bad, but speed sensors are showing a little bit of slowing. guys, back to you. what an amazing turn around a dog burned in a case of animal

cruelty. the 1-year-old dog is named fergus. his story drew national attention last when he was found abandoned in southern california. after someone poured acid up and down his back. you know what, fergus is a fighter. a vet this week gave him the all-clear and he found a new home with new loving owners. best of all, despite the adversity fergus faced he never changed. he's starting the next phase of his life as a therapy dog for burn victims. >> i was amazed at just how, how sweet and how trusting he was after what he had been through. >> so he's going to go to the hospital. >> what a wonderful story. now, as for the crime against fergus, it's now an unsolved animal cruelty case that involves several other dogs that were targeted, as well. there is a $50,000 reward for being offered for information

leading to an arrest. >> fergus gets much-needed therapy, too. coming up, she called it a drip, drip, drip on meet the press. the endless questions about hillary clinton's personal e-mail server. now, investigators say they may have found something of note in the latest batch of e-mails just released. [announcer] you're on the right track to save big

during sleep train's triple choice sale. for a limited time, you can choose up to 48 months interest-free financing on a huge selection of tempur-pedic models. or choose to save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic mattress sets. you can even choose $300 in free gifts with sleep train's most popular stearns & foster mattresses. the triple choice sale -- on now at sleep train. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ russia-linked hackers tried to pry into hillary clinton's private account while she was newly released e-mails show

russia linked hackers tried to pry into hillary clinton's private account while she was secretary of state. the e-mails instructed recipients to print the attached ticket, which would have allowed hackers to take control of the computers. it's not clear if clinton ever clicked on the attachment to expose her account. rush airs in syria have the pentagon on edge this morning. russia claims the strikes are targeting isis, but tracie potts explains the russian administration believes vladimir putin has a very different goal. >> here's what russia is saying about cooperating in syria. >> we agreed that the military should get into contact with each other very soon. >> reporter: and here's what's happening. the first russian air strike. the u.s. only got one hour's notice. >> concerns tt we have, obviously, about the nature of the targets. the type of targets. >> reporter: russia claims they're targeting the islamic state. the pentagon says isis doesn't

operate in this area. they believe russia is targeting opposition forces supported by the u.s. >> that approach is tan minute as i said then to pouring on the fire. >> he perceives it as caution and weakness and he is taking full advantage. >> reporter: after that frosty hand shake, the u.s. and russia are still on opposite sides. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. they're going quote/unquote. donald trump's plan for syrian refugees, if he's elected president the republican frontrunner addressed the syrian refugee crisis at a rally in new hampshire yesterday. trump says the refugees who have been fleeing their country after years of strife and civil war could be isis members in disguise. >> i'm putting the people on notice that are coming here from syria as part of this mass migration that if i win, if i

win, they're going back. they're going back. i'm telling you. they're going back. >> earlier this month, a u.s. announced it would significantly increase the number of migrants it takes in over the next two years. coming up this morning on "today" show matt lauer interviews jeb bush. you can watch it right here on nbc bay area starting at 7:00. shut down a verdict for now. democrat and republicans approved a spending bill late last night just hours before that midnight deadline. the bill will keep the federal government open, at least for a couple more months. for a while, it was not if the bill would even pass as both sides disagreed over funding for planned parenthood. but the legislation was passed with no cut to that organization. it finances the government through december 11th when republicans and democrats might face off in another shutdown showdown. struck by golf ball in an opera house burned by a flaming water ski. all part of a real change

happening at every hospital and medical office across the country. plus, a curfew coming to communications hill. why runners won't be allowed on those stairs after dark. a wellsome sight in our drought. "today in the bay" starts right now. you can feel that moisture in the air. good morning. thank so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we say wet weather and the roads. anthony in for mike this morning and we begin with meet urologist kari hall. >> so nice to wake up and hear that rain pounding on the roof. many of us this morning not hearing that just yet, but we will have another round of rain moving into the south bay as well as the east bay and much for the heavier downpours now shifted off to the east and we're seeing light, scattered showers left behind. still a lot of energy that is being fed into the bay area, that could create some more showers as we go through the next several hours into the

early afternoon. i'll detail that and give you an idea how much rain we could see that is coming up in a few minutes. but right now, anthony, tracking some problem spots on the roads. >> yeah, in fact, things are starting to slow down, especially from the east bay fremont starting to see some slowing. but you can see traffic building, but things are at least moving. that's some good news. switch over to the maps to see what's happening. you can see a little bit of yellow that is starting to show up and speeds below 60 miles per hour and starting to slow from hayward to fremont. over through the peninsula and you get off the san mateo bridge no problems there. but we are starting to see things build here across the peninsula. want to show you that shot from foster city and you can see lots and lots of cars coming in from san mateo or hayward into san mateo and foster city and things are starting to build. but, again, guys, the same trend all morning long. no major accidents, i'll take it. 6:00 right now. their job is to keep order within the jail, but this morning, a total of eight