on the roadways. our satellite radar shows the brunt of the storm is still north of the bay area. "today in the bay" team is here to help you get where you need to go and, of course, safely this morning. let's get right to meteorologist kari hall. picked up quite a bit in just the last couple of hours. >> especially for the north bay. that's where we expected the highest impact from this system. it's just now starting to move into the south bay. so, the impact is not as great. but that will slow things down. many people head out the door to go to work or school this morning. and we are picking up on this rain that looks pretty moderate and there may be some bouts of heavy downpours just briefly along with those gusty winds. we had some of the higher wind gusts over 40 miles per hour. right now, temperatures are in the low 50s for the north bay and low 60s for the peninsula and highs today will be right around 60 degrees with times of rain and even some sunshine breaking out for most of the

afternoon. i'll detail what to expect with this round of rain and as the next round of storms move in, that's coming up in a few minutes but now let's check in with mike. looks pretty crowded there at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> it is, kari, because the metering lights are on. a lighter volthat might help with the morning because the conditions are prit bad. camera shakes because of the wind and also the wet roadways just past oakland north and southbound with these headlights with the volume building. as we look at the maps, noer issues. new crash coming in out of lafayette and a car went off the roadway into the bushes and with these conditions and the green all over, that means wet, slick roads. many reports like that. fortunately, no major injuries reported and a slight build for the tri-valley and hayward and union city, a crash reported 680 right around the 84 interchange and, that one is off the roadway, as well. just warning folks to lower those speeds. if you travel through the south bay, the silicon valley moves well and through palo alto lower

the speeds because it is safer in the morning commute and wet conditions meaning tougher to stop. lower the speeds and increase thence between you and the car in front of you so you have more chance to react. >> thank you, mike. let's bring in "today in the bay" stephanie chuang. steph, seeing strong winds where you are and concerns about flooding. >> absolutely, sam. now, i can tell you right now about a sfedy drizzle here in southern marin and we heard kari saying some places see 40-mile-per-hour winds and near lucky drive where there are signs of flooding and warning signs. you can see cars going through now. they're experiencing brake lights and kind of tapping their brakes because it's pretty wet. the warning is to slow down, of course. the north bay getting hit first. pools of water and it's a popular roadway, of course. that's when you can run into problems and a large puddle

around 101 and paradise with standing water and an area that was reported last night. a year ago when hundreds of marin county worked with heavy wind-driven rains and downed trees and power lines left quite a bit of damage and estimated $1 million in repairs, especially after a levee breach in novato and the county said it has been preparing and crews ready to respond to problems. public works going and checking pumps and generators, as well as inspecting the creek, floodwalls and levees. but, again, you heard it from mike and bob and everyone. be safe on the roads. it's quite wet out there. stephanie chuang "today in the bay." let's bring in "today in the bay" bob redell tracking the conditions along the peninsula this morning. still pretty wet out there, bob. >> certainly coming down. on and off about every time you come live turn back on.

live in foster city, the san mateo bridge behind me and the western end and the headlights heading westbound on 101 and one thing be are currently feeling out here that kari has been talking about are those gusts of winds anywhere from 25 to 40 miles an hour. so, if you're going to be traveling across any of the bay area bridges this morning. you want to keep that in mind. watch your speed up there because you could get tossed about, especially if you have a high-profile vehicle like an suv or a minivan. chp also has another warning for drivers during this wet morning commute. >> very important to slow down. also, maybe take care of the things that maybe you didn't need when it was dry weather, such as the windshield wipers, checking the tire pressure. make that the appropriate level and be also aware that the standing water can pose problems with hydroplaning. >> another thing it offers chp would like to remind you about

is watch your tailgating. watch the distance between you and the driver in front of you. when you, of course, have the wet, much harder to slow down. i realize common sense, but i think it's worth mentioning because as the morning commute goes on, the chp is expected to get busier in terms of having to deal with accidents with people who perhaps weren't driving as safely as they should be. reporting live, bob redell "today in the bay." >> especially as people rush out the door. you're right. we'll track this storm throughout thescast and kari hall another update with a look at this radar right here in two minutes. for your microclimate forecast at your fingertips, download our nbc bay area amp and click on the weather tab. new this morning, dogs rescued. two of them from a house fire in vula. you can see the dogs actually being resuscitated there. that fire broke out last night on a street called raw hide court. the flames go up behind you there. crews were able to keep them contained to the attic and back bedroom of the house. no one was injured and no word

yet on what caused that fire. a bay area woman may look at hate crime charges after an exclusive encounter with hate crimes caught on camera. >> do not touch me! >> confrontation is actually going viral. it shows a state employee name denise slader harassing a muslim man praying with other men last sunday. when a park officer arrived slader continued her verbal assault. rasheed albshari started filming. >> you are very deceived by satan. your mind has been taken over, brainwashed. you have nothing but hate. >> he hit him with an umbrella and threw coffee on him. >> people who think her way isis of americans. like it's a tiny minority. they don't represent america. >> alameda county prosecutors are now trying to decide what, if any, charges will be filed

including misdemeanor battery. slader works for a department. police commission meeting about the shooting of woods got loud and angry. >> i hear you. i hear you and i want to hear from everybody. more than 100 people there turned out to voice their opposition to police tactics and some demanded that chief step down. they accuse officers of racism and insensitivity towards the black community. also angry words last night for members of the police commission. >> what can anybody in this room say that could change it? my friends, tonight should be for this commission and this entire city. >> we will work with this group

to work on officer and everything to protect while protecting officer safety at the same time. >> here's the video that sparked the protests which shows woods with a knife being shot by five san francisco police officers. they say he refused to put that knife down after repeated command. the chief says he's now working with dozens of departments across the country on ways to disarm suspects in these kind of situations. it is 6:08 right now. san jose might add two highway memorial signs for an officer killed in the line of duty. officer michael johnson was shot and killed last march while responding to a call of a suicidal man who opened fire. next week, city council leaders will consider installing the signs one on northbound 87 at the capital expressway exit and another on southbound 87 near the 280 interchange. back to our top story this morning. the storm. heavy rain and strong winds and most of the bay area right now. this is a live look at the bay

bridge in san francisco. and kari has been tracking this storm since the early morning hours. we know that it it started north, kari, but now moving south into most of our region. >> starting to see that rain moving in, along with the winds increasing. so as, we take a live look at the bay bridge. we see it shaking around from that camera and some of the winds that are picking up at half moon up to 44 miles an hour. los altos and the hills 42 and los gatos 41 and also into san jose hills and, once again, those wind speeds mipicking up to 35 miles per hour. not only that, but the wind and the rain coming down and a few spots that have had some stronger, heavier downpours moving through. and there will be at times a couple of breaks in the rain and then more rain moving in as we go into today. so, this is just round one and there will another round later on this evening. i'll detail that and look ahead to the weekend with yet another

system impacting the bay area that's coming up in just a few minutes. let's in now with mike to see where things are slowing down those wet roads. >> overall, things aren't doing so badly. looks like a typical commute pattern but you'll need to slow. here approaching the bay and the water on our lens and we can still make out those cars on the road. not a lot of them, but the conditions are tough. making visibility an issue at times. kari showed you a camera that shook from the winds and now the span moves smoothly and gusts of wind around the bay and use caution and the metering lights are on causing a backup at the toll plaza, but that light east bay build and the east shore freeway not a major problem. crash west 24 coming through lafayette and looks like everything is off to had shoulder and the car going off the road into the bushes. highway 4 does have the worst of the bay right now and antioch through pittsburg bay and bay point. tri-valley and south 680 coming out of pleasanton.

the most change over the last few minutes and on this map, the green highlighted means wet roadways and the orange when you see here from time to time maybe foggy conditions and not as much as this today. san jose the live look shows the rain hasn't hit this particular spot. north 101 at 680, but the commute has hit the spot. we're seeing some slowing as you travel towards 880. back to you. >> slow it down out there. coming up next, no service. the wrong move leaving parts of california without two critical lifelines this morning. >> the last ipo 2015 today. we'll walk you through it coming up in "business and tech."

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as we go into the evening. i'll detail that and what to expect as we go into the next 24 hours. that's coming up in just a few minutes. >> goes with traffic for the morning commute. look at this camera shaking. gusty winds will catch you as you cross the bay this morning. slick conditions. 6:14 new this morning phone and internet service is out across a wide as crews cut

through a fiber optic cable and even knocked out some 911 service. the press democrat reports internet connections were lost. the irony here that cal trancrews were working to prevent any problems from the winter storm. service should be restored by about noon today. a very popular bay area restaurant chain sending out a warning to its customers this morning. the elephant bar has been hit with a data breach. credit or debit card users are at risk. the owner says that illegal software was found on the payment processing system. here's a map of the eight bay yare locations that were hit. the data breach started in august and it lasted all the way up through this month. 6:15. the last ipo of the year may be one of the largest. >> scott mcgrew been talking all about it and the company's very unusual founders. >> an unusual balance sheet, as well. the company makes money and been

in business for more than daecae not what we think of. as for their founders, they're pretty unusual, too. kind of remind people but they're not new zealanders, they're aussies. it will trade on the nasdaq in new york, but has a huge san francisco presence. they should start trading today. this is the company's perspective. i read this so that you don't have to. it's an unusual stock structure. two classes of stock. it will allow the founders to stay in control. i was particularly drawn to this page where they list their core beliefs. one, we had the blackout, but it starts with and the other don't bad word the customer. a bit like don't be evil from google. official financial documents. the head of the fbi criticizing silicon valley over inscriptions the shooters in the attacks in garland, texas, sent to known

terrorists. director james comey says the fbi is unable to read those textages. now, encryption could be a sign whether or not you're able to read the content that something is going to happen. the fbi only found out about the text messages after the attacks took place. san quentin graduated a class, they write computer code and then they have the san quentin entrepreneur class. they presented their small business plans to venture capitale capitalists. >> drew out a framework of what we expected and what story they expected the data to tell. >> vector graph that we used as a canvas and we projected a map of the united states. >> scalable vector graphs. these xguys are working to help

map future outbreaks. extraordinary program. it's actually started to graduate its very first students and two of them have been paroled. they're back on the streets and they're working on their startps. >> wow, that's pretty fascinating. >> it is. it saves the taxpayers so much money these programs. whether it's license plates or computer coding because these people go out knowing how to do something. >> and changing the perspective, as well, for many people. >> thank you very much, scott. now back to the rain, the brunt of it still kind of making its way as far as the morning wave is concerned. if you're headed out the door, you can check out the is a lite. you see the green now enveloping in addition to the north bay and parts of the peninsula. >> let's take a live look outside at fremont and the bay bridge from emoryville, as well. >> checking out those cameras and hard to follow them. and winds part of the story here. >> yes, because we had gusts over 40 miles per hour.

especially in the north bay. and it's starting to pick up in the east and south bay, as well. and it's hard to even look at this camera with it just shaking all around, but that is what commuters have to face as you head out the door, especially crossing those high bridges. it will be windy and you have to have a tight grip on the steering wheel. rainfall so far as we take a look at the san rafael camera and things starting to get busy at the curve. mt. tam 2.5 inches of the amount of rain we had so far and still coming down. and santa rosa about 0.75 and napa a little bit over 0.25 and bodaga bay and in san francisco also picking up on over 0.25 and, once again, just getting started and this is the first wave of rain we will see. now, we will see the steady rain for the next couple of hours. i'd give it another three hours of steady rain and then we will take a break now. look at the futurecast shows the rain clearing from the north

bay. at 8:30 this morning still raining in the south and east bay and parts of the peninsula. and we will even have some sunshine breaking out. lunchtime it will be nice, breezy and also fairly mild. but then later on tonight, that sunshine will help give more energy to this next round of storms moving in. and this one could be a strong one. with some heavy rain, lightning and some small hail in the mix, too. especially for the north bay and then it rolls farther to the sou south. later on tonight we'll still hear the rain pouring on the roof every now and then and our morning commute tomorrow could still be wet with scattered light showers moving through. so, a look at how much rain we're expecting with this. in total anywhere from 0.5 to 1 moit 1.25 and then the north ba coastal mountains looking at over three inches of rain and, once again, getting there very closely now. as far as how much snow in the sierra, 32 inches of snow and twin bridges and kirkwood. great for those ski resorts, but

not a good time to travel those areas. so, you just want to give it a rest for now and wait for the storm system to pass. we will still have snow coming down for the next couple of days. highs in the 30s for tomorrow and saturday. low temperatures in the 20s. a look at all the microclimates today. once again, there will be some breaks in the rain. it won't rain all day, but when we do see it, it will be heavy and highs today in the upper 50s to lower 60s. we're looking at 62 in liverand napa today up to 58 degrees. we'll have another round of rain moving in between saturday night and sunday. we'll keep you up to date with that, as well. mike is keeping you up to date on what is happening on those roadways. >> the volume of traffics lighter as we expect for december we have seen this trend and over west 580 it moves smoothly. want to show you this off ramp right here. car comes off at freeway speed and slow down and make the turn at the same time and you see how

wet that is and traction will be an issue and lesser used roadways and the early morning commute. we're watching for that prevention factor below the speed for safety sake. meanwhile, we look at your map, no needs to slow as far as the volume goes and going through the dublin interchange. just slowing now north 680 where there is a crash reported affectings. it sounds like only one lane blocked and with soupy conditions, that should be an issue. meanwhile approaching the bay bridge through oakland a couple fender benders cleared and right at the toll plaza, one is clearing to the shoulder, as well. we have a nice, easy build for the east shore freeway and highway 4 is the worst of it over here. pittsburg and bay point. the green highlighted there as well as the peninsula and portions of the south bay, that is where wet roads are. you will find drier pavement here. 87 does have the through downtown and the wind will keep you across the bay. >> be that way most of the morning, thank you, mike. 6:22. it could save lives. the new simple device designed

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near the corner of winchester the wind and rain really kicking up across the bay area. little break. you still see some rain drops here. this is the corner of wind chester boulevard in steven's creek. slow down if you have to head out the door this morning.

6:25 right now. ori originally designed for the fbi the way emts treat people with gunshot wounds. a syringe-like tool that injects tiny sponges into a wound to stop bleeding in less than a minute. it is called the x-stat 30. first developed by a portland company with troops in iraq and afghanistan in mind. the x-tap 30 can treat shrapnel and bullet areas where applying tourniquets is difficult. a battle between taxi and uber drivers takes a shocking and frightening turn. take a look at this. that's an angry cab driver who is holding on there for dear life to what he believed was an uber driver's car. you can see the car dragging him more than 65 feet down a busy street. this happened in toronto yesterday. like here in the bay area, many taxi drivers there upset and

they say the ride hailing service is cutting into their bottom line among other issues. 6:26. coming up, a mother threatens to blow up a bay area high school. plus, tracking the rain. a strong storm system packing quite the punch this morning and hitting the bay area right at the height of your morning commute. we have reporters fanned out across the bay and live team coverage continuing in 2:30. joining us. i'm sam brock

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speak: a live look outside at a dark san jose and a windy golden gate bridge this morning... the roadways - very wet - so if you're heading out to work soon - t very wet. if you're heading out the door to work or take the kids, maybe. take your time. >> switching now to live satellite radar you can see the hev activity mostly north of san francisco and our "today in the bay" team will help you get where you need to go and safely at that this morning. meteorologist kari hall and this storm has picked up since we came on air. >> especially for parts of the south bay now starting to see some of that rain moving in. this has been happening in the north bay for hours now. and as the system continues to roll to the south, bringing with it will be some steady rain along with gusty winds and even a few spots with heavier downpours. a live look and a look at what we were seeing.

moving through parts of the east pay from union city over to pleasanton. there will be heavy rain there and potential of street flooding as we go through the next few minutes and that will be the case as we go through the morning commute. we'll take a break for a while and then the next round of rain and storms will move in later on this evening. i'll detail that and give you a better idea of the timeline coming up in a few minutes. let's check in now with mike to see what's happening on the roads. >> kari, follow your reports and that rain having come through and just past this area and depositing around the roadway and san mateo bridge toll plaza. watch for the gusts of wind, especially westbound picks up the volume and holding all right for speeds. as we look at your map, that entire region, as well. kari showing the rain getting active through this stretch and streets and we're looking towards the big build for the westbound 580 area.

that crash north 680 has cleared and still has the slowing we saw there. but still wet roads all around. northbound 101 and new crash right around that 680 interchange. we have a camera there and take a live look and show you that we don't see any of the lanes blocked but all that traffic traveling northbound and roads still not quite wet yet. back to you. we'll turn things over to stephanie chuang and live in marin county. steph, there is flooding behind you. >> there is. the umbrella is down and hood is off at this point because it is very light in moisture. the wind picking up at times as you heard kari say 40-mile-per-hour winds. here at northbound standing water and less of a problem now than it wassier this morning. the issue, of course, is there is more traffic on the roads. so, you still have to be very cautious. we also have video this morning from burnville up there where a downed tree is blocking route

116. crews had to cut it up and take it away after it collapsed on a wet pickup and also downed power lines and chp and guernville fire all on scene. now, the north bay got hit first with this rain and it is moving south now. already posing problems for drivers earlier this morning and also around northbound 101 and paradise we saw standing water there. it was an area that was also reported a problem last night. now, you may remember a year ago this month marin county declared a state of emergency because of $1 million of damages from that storm including flooding of businesses and forcing store closures and that was, in part, due to power outage and pump failure. the county says public works has been this season inspecting pumps and generators and checking water levees, floodw l floodwalls and creeks to make sure that the levels are okay with el nino definitely in mind the county has been doing more

preparations and crews on standby for anything that needs a response today. live here, stephanie chuang. >> conditions in marin a much better bob redell joins us now tracking conditions on the peninsula. bob, how is it looking where you are? at least you're smiling. >> because we got a little break from the rain. we had, i wouldn't call it downpour but drizzle throughout the morning on and off and something i've seen with my drive into work which was around 4:30 this morning driving through the tri-valley and crossing the san mateo bridge into foster city which is where we are at right now. headlights heading westbound towards 101 right now. as you can see, the roads are clearly wet. what you might not be able to tell is it gusty out here. we have seen and felt wind gusts of 25 to 40 miles an hour. so, if you're going to be crossing any of the bay area bridges this morning, you want to be safe out there, especially

if you have a high-profile vehicle and chp also wants you to be careful because of this wet weather there are a lot of distractions on the road this morning. >> just the weather with the rain and it's going to be a busy commute. and, also, maintaining your space cushion. >> in other words, you don't want to be tailgating the person in front of you and you definitely want to be careful about not hydroplaning your car on these wet, slick roads. chp does expect it to get much busier out there in terms of accidents as more and more people join this wet thursday morning commute. reporting live here in foster city, bob rdell "today in the bay." >>, thank you. conditions changing by the minute. we are going to continue to track this storm throughout our newscast and the rest of the morning. kari hall will have anotheridate in three minutes and we'll be checking your morning commu, as well, with mike inouye.

download our nbc bay area app and click on the weather tab. someone you could never be too prepared for. today people in berkeley will have a chance to best protect their homes and businesses from flooding and other water-related dangers. berkeley city leaders are hosting what is called an el nino workshop. it is happening at the berkeley unified school district starting at 6:30 p.m. a man accused of committing newark's first homicide of the year expectsed in court this afternoon. kim faces a murder charge for strangling and killing his wife. police arrested kim yesterday after they found his wife dead in their home on mclaughlin avenue on monday. officers say that kim was there when they arrived that scene. they also say that there was blood and broken items scattered everywhere, indicating signs of a struggle. at 6:36. aotic scene in brentwood. a 28-year-old man being tazered and arrested. it started about 9:00 last night on oak street. police say three men were

smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol in the parking lot of a nearby chevron gas station. one of them fought back and ran off when officers tried to search him. during the chase, the suspect turned back, tried to wrestle the officer's handgun out of his holster. when other officers arrived, they subdued him with a taser and him into custody. deer valley high school in antioch is expected to have additional security on hand this morning after a mother apparently threatened to blow it up. june curtman became enraged after her 15-year-old son was beaten up at a nearby park. officers tracked her down and arrested her. the principal brought in additional security for the rest of the week. a warning in the south bay after a close encounter with a mountain lion a popular trail. park officials say a mountain lion went after a 50-pound leashed dog at san jose's quick silver county park. it happened on the mine hill trail monday morning. the dog and owner got away safely, but rangers have now posted signs around that area

informing trail users of the incident and urging them to be cautious. >> usually come when there are a lot of people out. i think i pretty safe. >> talk very loud. just trying to stay safe and keep a home for the mountain lions, too. >> officials say it's safest to use the trails after sunrise and before sunset. if you encounter a mountain lion, make yourself look large and they also say to make a lot of noise. back to our top story this morning, the storm, some areas in the bay seeing a little bit of a break right now as we take a look at downtown san jose, but more heavy rain and strong winds are on the way. we're going to check back now with meteorologist kari hall. all part of the narrative you were talking about. cycles of rain coming through. >> we will see the waves of rain hitting the south bay. as we go through the rest of the morning, just now arriving in those spots. but we had it in the north bay for quite a while and also picking up on some spots where heavier rain is falling at this point, especially in parts of the east bay and then moving

into the anta cruz mountains. this is moving close to the saratoga. let's get a timing of when this will be rolling off to the east and we will see that approaching just south of san jose within the next 20 to 30 minutes moving farther off towards the east. and then also as we take a look at this storm as it continues on from fremont and livermore on off to the east, we will see that moving into the hills as we goy into nekts several minutes. expect some heavy rain during your drive in and then we'll see this rolling to the south and to the east with some sun breaking out as we go into the lunchtime hour. we'll feel nice and have a chance to dry out before a stronger line of storms squall line moving through this evening. and that may impact the evening commute as it continues to move to the south and east. so, i'll detail what to expect as we go through the day and how much rain we can see by the time this is all said and done. that's coming up in a few minutes. let's check in now with mike to see what's happening on the roads. >> with the network of cameras around the bay, we see the rain you're talking about.

pretty much in all of them. san jose a couple cameras there. look at the golden gate bridge and rain having fallen just, once again. as things calm down, we still want to look at the map because we don't have the major winds right around lucky drive coming in towards the golden gate bridge and spots for san francisco. 280 right around 8th and 101 getting off the bay bridge and we have lanes and sounds like everything is cleared and one lane blocked by a lot of water there, as well. the green all over the bay and the bay bridge metering lights are on and you expect that. expect your typical pattern here. slow through pittsburg, bay point and towards the walnut creek interchange. a typical build for the tri-valley is slowing for 580 westbound towards 680 south. and in the south bay, the northbound routes are building. now, look at this map. the green shows you wet roadways on the peninsula and over in fremont and we're looking that build for the south bay where the roads still just damp and not really wet yet and we're

looking at our camera in palo alto the effects of the rain kicking up behind the cars and that will be a factor for you, because it might not actively be raining, will make visibility an issue. still have to use the windshield wipers and slow a little extra at the off ramps because it can be slick. 6:41. coming up a violent confrontation caught on camera. the reason a woman admits to slashing out at a group of men at a bay area park. we'll tell you all about it coming up in business news.

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at hate crime charges after an explosive encounter with muslims caught 6:43. a bay area woman may look at hate crime charnels after an event with muslims caught on camera. >> this lady was talking about my god. he. >> this confrontation is going viral. shows a state employee named denise slader harassing a man last sunday. when a park officer arrived, slader continued her verbal assault. rasheed albeshari started recording the event when she would not calm down. >> your mind has been taken over. brain washed. and you have nothing but hate. >> he hit him with an umbrella and threw coffee on him. >> people who think her way are the isis of americans. like it's a tiny minority group. they don't represent american. >> alameda county prosecutors are now trying to decide what,

if any, charges will be filed including misdemeanor battery. within the last two hours, donald trump announced he's postpopos postponing a planned trip to israel. this after his controversial comments calling for a ban of all muslims entering the u.s. "today" show peter alaxeneder has more from washington including reaction from facebook ceo mark zuckerberg. >> hey, laura and sam, good morning to you in the bay area. the worldwide comdenination is growing. just this morning trump announced he would postpone his trip to israel rescheduling his meeting with benjamin netanyahu to a later date after, in his words, he becomes president. a new poll out of south carolina shows trump with a 20-point lead in is notable there is his support grew after his controversial plan was announced. once again, trump is threatening a thirdy bid of gop bosses don't treat him with what he describes

as a certain amount of respect. the president and hillary clinton both denouncing his remarks wednesday in your neighborhood. facebook founder mark zuckerberg is speaking out in support of muslims in the facebook community. also this morning after trump slammed "time" magazine, "time" is striking back, taunting trump with a never-before-seen blooper reel and it's pretty if and we'll have it when you see it on "today." >> that is what we call a tease. the last time for a first time today. this is the last time we're going to see the debut of the on the stock market for 2015. >> scott mcgrew the last ipo is actually a big one. >> it makes business software. if you use it at work, it's similar to that. one of the things they make. this is a hot category. facebook said it would start facebook for business to help you communicate with teams, same idea. here's the open as the two co-founders from australia ring the opening buzzer on the

nasdaq. starting in australia, based in london, traded in new york city, but a huge presence in san francisco, as well. speaking of "today" show and bay area companies ceo of stella and dot will be featured on "today" show this morning. amazing tech success. ed her first company, sold it for $90 million and then she really cracked down. she got serious building what may be a billion dollar company. glass door has listed its best companies to work for. tech companies dominate the list. airbnb number one best place for employees. but tech companies are all over the top 50. linkedin comes in sixte. just under facebook which was fifth. facebook says linkedin is an inspiring place to work. other inspiring companies. google is number eight. purina number nine and delta airlines 21 and the church of

jesus christ for latter day saints which will not fit on my television came in 22nd. that's better than twitter or apple. solar city got in there, too, squeezing in the top 50 at number 50. >> pretty interesting list. >> tech, god and hamburgers in the top 50. that is the definition of deity. >> maybe reverse that order. back to the storm pounding the bay area right now as we take a live look at raindrops and kind of interesting lighting going on there. san mateo bridge. talking about this morning. we have reporters spanned across the bay area and check in with in about five minutes or so. right now straight to the source. mike on our left or your left, kari on my right. >> kari and mike are here this morning. what's going on? >> well, we are still tracking a lot of this rain moving in.

some spots and looking now at the golden gate bridge. you can see drivers making their way across wet roads and windshield wipers on. as you cross some of these bridges, you may also need a tight grip on the steering wheel as the winds at times gust to 30 to 40 miles per hour. look at the rainfall, we had so far in san francisco about 0.3. and that was just with the initial wave of rain moving in. we had some higher amounts and some of the north bay hills. about 2.5 inches of rain so far. now they are seeing some of the cloudy skies and a break in that rain, once again. but as we take a look at what's happening here as this rain moves into the south and the east bay, some moderate rain and at times we've been picking up on some heavier rain moving into interstate 880 moving off to the east and into the hills and also in the south bay as we take a look at san jose. the rain is just now arriving. so the conditions will be going downhill. as we go into the next several minutes.

so, heavy rain in spots, but all of this rolling to the south and then look at what happens by 9:00 this morning. during the main morning commute, there will be some breaks and even some sunshine coming out. we don't see as much rain here, but then the next round moves in and that sunshine will help warm up those temperatures give a little bit more energy to the next round of rain moving in from north to south. the possibility of some lightning along with some gusty wind and some small hail and by early tomorrow morning, it still looks wet. scattered showers in and out of the bay area and then all moves off to the east with still some snow coming down in the sierra. the rainfall totals for most of the south bay, the east bay and the peninsula anywhere from half of an inch 1.25. head up to the north anywhere from 12 inches and then locally higher amounts for those coastal mountains. today highs in up thor e eoe eo

50s. keep that umbrella handy. we're not done there. as we go into the weekend after this system moves out, there will be another round of rain moving in. that may change some of your weekend plans, especially late saturday night for the north bay and then early sunday with some more downpours and more sierra snow that will be happening. with an update on what's happening in the sierra, let's check in now with anthony. >> good morning, kari. start you off with some storm reports this morning. up to 1,600 customers this morning without power. down to 100 now as the crews are out there assessing the damage and flooding in san francisco. 101 southbound at paul avenue and also 101 at lucky. santa rosa this morning, tree down on state route 116 and that is at first street and actually blocking the entire road. now, as we head towards the next couple days as kari has been mentioning, more sierra snow and winter storm warnings posted through the next couple of days. talking two to three feet in some places. mike, how are tloedz looking? report of a mudslide right now.

>> another report. chp. south 101 where the volume is building through san rafael. this is not the area where the rock slide is. little further south. we called it that for decades, of course. rocks reported in the slow lane on the chp report and others are saying some sort of a rock slide or mudslide. chp has given us all the details and we'll hold off with some slowing and rocks reported in the roadway and crash that cleared from sausalito and adding to the slow down there. minor flooding on surface streets and now things getting tough southbound heading where anthony talked about inflooding. the green over the bay where wet roadways and slick conditions for the area and pretty typical pattern in terms of where you find the flooding lower than typical and slowing south 880 into fremont and same thing for 680 into sunol.

southbound routes for san jose. wet roadways around the bay and san jose where they're flooded with cars. we'll look at fremont where we have both the traffic flow, as well as the wind. and also the wet roadways. you the glow to the light and that is the condition of what it is like for much of the bay. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. coming up, rescued from flames. two dogs are alive this morning thanks to the quick action of bay area firefighters. new this morning: ==laura/vo==

crews rescued two dogs from a house fire in vallejo. 6:56. new this morning crews rescued two dogs from a house fire in valle vallejo. you can see the dog being resuscita resuscitated. that fire broke out last night on rawhide court. crews were able to keep the flames contained to the attic and back bedroom of the house. no word yet on what caused the fire. talking about the rain all morning long and continues to come down steadily. kind of rolling through in waves. this is a live look at our satellite radar showing that the storm has definitely moved farther south now incompassing san jose and santa cruz and gilroy. >> our "today in the bay" team is here. let's get right to stephanie chuang live in marin county. how is it looking out there? you lost your hat and umbrel frau the moment. >> that's good news for me and the folks here. it's not raining any more, laura and sam. the winds have died down. you will see signs around marin

county and the north bay. here at lucky drive and 101 northbound. standing water posing some danger, although that has also sort of subsided. up in guernville people are trying to clean up route 116 blocked by a downed and also downed some power lines. i understand pg&e and they're on all scene for that cleanup expected to take a couple more hours and north bay hit by rain all morning long. already posing problems for drivers around south marin and from lucky drive to paradise and we saw standing water. but marin county says that crews have been preparing, especially because of el nino and they've got crews on standby to respond to problems today. live here in marin county, stephanie chuang. >> anthony was talking about those power outages, as well. >> let's bring in bob redell tracking the conditions out there on the peninsula this morning. bob? >> good morning to you,a and sam. we are here in foster city on the western end of the san mateo

bridge. those headlights behind me are headed from the bridge towards 101 on the peninsula and talking about what you were just saying with regards to that weather system moving south. we have definitely seen a lull here where we haven't seen the rain in about 20 to 30 minutes where we are checking in. earlier we had definitely heavy drizzle, light rain earlier on and we are still feeling those winds. the gusts aren't as great as they were. but we were feeling 25 to 45 mile gusts earlier. if you are going to be crossing any of the bay area bridges this morning, you certainly want to be aware of the fact that it could be gusty up there. if you have a high-profile vehicle, that will affect you. even though the rain is taking a break right now. those roads are still wet and as we heard from chp earlier, you want to be careful about hyd hydroplaning and tailgating. bob redell "today in the bay." >> take it easy. >> and, of course, this rain is much needed.

what helps out quite a bit is we will have time to dry out in between and this system will continue to move through and you can tell by stephanie's report the north bay taking a break now and also in parts of the peninsula it's moving into the south. so, you haven't seen much rain there, but it will be moving in and a look at all the microclimates now. we are seeing times of rain and gusty winds and we'll be keeping you up to date throughout the morning. >> as we see the rain coming into the south bay, mike, has it affected traffic at all? we will see slowing on the map. the dublin camera. this off-ramp illustrates, even if traffic is lighter for this december day, you are looking at slower speeds because you want to watch for slick conditions. out to the maps, earlier slow down saw south towards towards waldo tunnel. rocks not an issue, a crash that's there and we're still waiting for an update from chp on whether or not any small mudslides.

flooding out of san francisco and things are getting easier through san. >> we leave you with a live shot of downtown san jose. good morning. a big are plan -- bigger plan? and crisis at chipotle. more than 120 people now sick with noro virus linked to one of the chain's restaurants in boston, this after a separate incident of e. coli in the northwest. can the company bounce back in we'll pose that question to the man in charge when the ceo joins us exclusively.