wild weather still whipping across the bay area. this morning a 'wind advisory' combined with steady rain...has wild weather whipping across the bay area. a wind advisory has crews eyeing the rest of fallen trees. churchgoers daly city holding on tight to the church itself. when's being done to stop the place of worship from sliding down a hill. plus reckless driving in dangerous weather. a fatal accident and what he did earlier in the day that should have raised red flags. "today in the bay" starts right now. good soggy tuesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. i'm cara clapper. it is soggy, indeed. we begin with the microclimate weather alert. the bay area is feeling winter

today. bearing the brunt of the latest storm system. heavy, nonstop rainfall leading to localized floods. slick roadways throughout and potential rock slides and now we have strong winds to contend with. >> it is the wind advisory leading the story here. let's go to kari hall. can be a dangerous mixture. >> yes. when the ground is already soggy that could cause some trees to easily topple over with the winds kicking up to 40 to 50 miles per hour like we may see especially in the north bay and the east bay hills. now the rain, the bulk of it, continues to move across the east bay and south bay at this point and a closer look at the south bay, you see where it's till wet and then head to the north bay and a chance to dry out. and it's now in the upper 50s so our temperatures did not dip much overnight an we'll see the temperatures holding steady through the day. i'll detail that and a look at the wind forecast going into the afternoon and continue to increase, that's coming up and

may affect the commute this morning. how's it looking on the roads, moo snik. >> the wind gusts, watch the high-rise for the san mateo and bay bridge. they're usual suspects. nothing of note there for crashes there but we have flooding gone and then popped back up on the report. southbound 680 to eastbound 08 80 and westbound on southbound and traffic be careful and crews there trying to unclog a drain, second time this morning. you'll find spots for flooding around the bay, of course. third morning in a row. we also have a crash south 101 at cesar chavez. hydroplaning, spinouts are the big risks and traffic overall looking good right now. >> watching for road hazards there, thank you. on the peninsula, they're praying for divine intervention amid the wet weather. a daly city church is actually sliding down a hill this morning.

today church and city leaders discuss the options for that building. it is on an unstable part of land leading to mudslide worries. >> area around here of the church is, you know, it has slid before so you always worry about that abe a lot of cold and water and fractures off the land. >> and what do you know? the slow rainfall could be a blessing. mud slides are more susceptible in quicker, heavier rain. microclimate coverage continues online. check your forecast, see the live doppler radar 24/7 at your fingertips. downlead the free bay area app. new this morning, the wet weather is leading to road conditions and a deadly crash in san jose overnight. police say alcohol or other drugs may have been involved and the wet roads a factorment it happened at center and singleton roads in south san jose. off the capital expressway. a witness living in the area

heard what sounded like a speeding car and then a crash just before 11:00 last night. >> just three cars there. and no police cars. >> but this guy was -- >> very fast. yeah. over 50 miles per hour. it startled us. we were inside and we heard the fast car and sure enough. we heard the bang. >> well, they ran outside. they got to this volkswagen beetle first. that man tried to get the pulse but the driver died right there. paramedics took the driver accused of causing the crash to the hospital and expected to be okay. the driver in the third car was not hurt and police say they did not chase that suspect who ran away but looking for someone else after reports of accidents shortly before that deadly crash. >> our suspect driver has been reported to be involved in other acts of reckless driving and accidents and we're putting those accidents altogether and trying to determine exactly what

acts led up to this accident. >> witnesses say that one of the drivers ran a red light, causing the wreck and police confirm that. that driver is now in custody. also new this morning, a double murder investigation in oakland. you hear the screams there. they can be heard from people in that area around 11:00 last night. it's on the 800 block of 32nd street right near the highway 580/980 interchange heading into downtown. police said they responded to a report of shots fired and then two victims pronounced dead at the scene. officers in yet to say if they're looking for suspects. all right. it is 4:35 right now. we'll check in with kari hall for the weather alert. it is wet and windy this morning. >> it is. the winds continue to increase throughout the day. that's the next major issue we

have to deal with and even though we get breaks in the rain, we are seeing the heaviest rain rolling into the south bay and as we get a closer look now, you can see that it's still wet. but we have the wet roads everywhere around the bay area. but the winds will continue to rush in on shore and sustained winds at about 40 miles per hour as we go into the next couple of hours an then we see our winds slowly tapering off into the noon hour but still pretty strong. that's 25 to 30 miles per hour and there will be some higher gusts so with the sustained winds at a long period of time we may see the trees bending over and they may snap so keep that in mind if you're out today. we'll keep you up to date on that and if there's damage across the bay area. let's see how it looks on area roadways and bridges with mike. >> san mateo bridge from the camera and trembling a bit with the gusts of wind. we're looking at a smooth, light

drive from the hayward side. we have cameras on both sides of the bridge and this is where the water is hitting the lens. easing off toward the south bay and on the windshield a good amount of westbound traffic and look at the maps and a smooth flow there. crash south 101 at cesar chavez and a threat of flooding here in the area. back to you. >> thank you. >> messing with his cameras there. >> oh yes. next, one year ago a bay area man shot by a police officer left a paraplegic. find out who the jury says was at fault. san francisco city loader mugged near a bart station? we'll tell you what he did that helped nab the suspect that police say you should not do.

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jose police officer-- is expected to talk about a a man left paralyzed by a san jose police officer expected to talk about a substantial jury award today. 38-year-old lam was shot in the back nearly an officer ago. the officer said he was arguing with and moving toward a man holding a knife. lam's lawyers argue that he was suicidal and threatening to kill himself. the man lam was arguing with was a neighbor trying to talk lam out of hurting himself. yesterday a federal jury awarded lam $11 million saying the officer bore most of the responsibility for that shooting. a san francisco supervisor mugged in the city's mission district became his own crime

fighter. police confirm three people robbed city supervisor scott wiener friday night while he was walking to bart. a woman grabbed a new cell phone with the help of two other men and then demanded $500. he got her down to $200 and convinced her to follow him to an atm a ten camera got a picture of her there. >> thinking i want my phone back and get her on video so that we can get her off the streets. >> the woman took the money and left and the supervisor flagged down police. they got the picture from the bank and four hours later arrested that woman. the men remain on the loose and while the plan worked, police do not recommend anybody else trying the same thing. >> very scary. obviously tried to mug the wrong man there. >> he is like 6'7", 6'6". i wouldn't mess with him. coming up next, we are days away from christmas. it is down to the wire. at santa's workshop.

we'll check in with santa's hardest working aide who's actually at the north pole as he is every year with the famous man in the red suit.

if only we had something to talk about this morning. oh yeah, we have the microclimate weather alert. >> yeah. >> you know, it is really busy in the weather office because we have had a lot of rain the past couple of days and now the winds are starting to kick in. as that system moves closer and we'll continue to sweep some rain across the bay area. a live look now at the golden gate bridge. see the caution sign. a heads up as you cross those bridges the winds will continue to increase and that may mean if you're in a high profile vehicle you shouldn't try to -- try to slow it down and keep an extra grip on the steering wheel. as we see much of the rain now in the south bay keeping everything wet here. maybe we'll get a little bit of a chance to dry out elsewhere across the bay area. the rain takes a break, especially in the north bay. you have had this rain unrelenting and we're seeing more clouds than rain and we'll continue to see more scattered

showers throughout the morning and at times it may be heavy but looks like the system starts to wind down and as it does so, the winds kick up and seeing the wind gusts throughout tonight as well as early tomorrow before it really starts to calm down. still showing spotty light rain by tomorrow and most of the day dry. highs today reaching into the mid to upper 50s and no change there. we have had the same temperatures from the past several days and mostly cloudy skies for the north bay going into the day and satellite/radar showing that the snow is still coming down in the sierra and we will still have this heavy snow for the next several days. models are putting down another two feet of snow in some spots like twin bridges and kirkwood. really liking all of this snow and just dangerous trying to get there and you need the tire chains to get up some of those passes. wet weather continues into christmas and seeing mainly dry

conditions in the day tomorrow, the next system arrives on thursday morning and a much colder rain and we may have more snow at 2,000 feet and continuing over to the sierra, as well. i'll keep you up to date on that. another look at the forecast and see the roadways now with mike. >> looking at a very wet roadway here. this is dublin. westbound 08 -- 580. that's sort of a poster child for why you need to slow down on rainy days. slick and up the curve and embankment might slip out. these folks thank goodness are fine. look at the map. nearby, the dublin interchange, east out toward livermore, that connector closed by flooding. second time this morning they have had a problem. loop back around and northbound 680 at stone ridge and then get back over there towards that route. looking at a crash south 680 at

san ramon. bay bridge toll plaza, no major problems but a lot of wet roadway, guys. >> thank you very much. as if a double bacon cheeseburger isn't comforting enough, mcdonald's has a new comfort food. >> for that and the rest of your news before the bell, we turn to landon dowdy. good morning. >> good morning to both of you. stocks look to build on monday's gains. futures higher ahead of the opening bell. snapping a two-day losing streak. the dow posted a triple digit move in each of the last seven sessions and data today on existing home sales and third quarter gdp and rising 123 to 17,251. nasdaq up 45 to 4968. today it's the last day you can get guaranteed on time christmas delivery of u.p.s.. it's the peak shipping day. they expect to handle about 36

million packages, double its normal daily volume up from 17 million ten years ago. for the entire holiday season, u.p.s. expects to deliver 630 million packages. and this one sounds good. mcdonald's may add a popular comfort food to the menu. the chain is reportedly testing mac n cheese in cleveland. it served an la carte for $1.75 or as an alternative to fries in happy meal. mcdonald's has been experimenting with something items including all-daybreak fast to boost sales. >> yeah, which to get? >> pressure there. mclandon dowdy live from c nbc world headquarters. thank you very much. we are three days away from christmas and as you can imagine last-minute preparations in santa's workshop this morning. >> some people working overtime right now. and bob redell being one of

them. he caught up with santa and the jolly crew to get toys under the tree. >> reporter: with christmas eve fast approaching, santa's main means of propulsion getting the reindeer games out of the system and already filling up on fuel. as for santa's bright, shiny, guiding red light -- >> hey, rudolph. >> reporter: we'll find out if he's ready for the trip around the world. santa invited us for an exclusive look at the test flight. >> come on, rudolph. okay. big up. >> reporter: takeoff looks good. solid landing and? >> did great. he's ready to go. oh, oh, oh! been good in school? >> yes. >> i know. >> reporter: inside the elves' workshop -- >> that's what your teacher tells me. what would you like for christmas? >> reporter: santa is receiving toy requests loud and clear. >> what do you want?

>> an ariel. >> reporter: sometimes loud. other times? he can't make heads or tails. >> i'm hearing a lot of -- i don't know. and i tell them i already have four bags packed. i think we are going to be doing good. having great weather. oh, oh, oh! >> reporter: the weather forecast calls for temperatures of minus 40 degrees christmas eve which even for this part of the world is extremely cold. here in north pole, bob redell, nbc news. >> bundled bob redell. >> bundled up bob. >> if you make it to the north pole, to give your christmas requests -- >> oh yeah. >> got to come true. >> we are lazy and won't get anything. >> on our way. we'll be right back.

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welcome back. at 4:54 on the nose, we'll send it to kari hall for the latest. we have a microclimate weather alert this morning, kari? >> yes. we'll start to finally see it calming down into christmas day. dry on friday. saturday a few clouds moving in and cool temperatures. we could see some freezing temperatures at least during the morning. we'll have another chance of rain heading into sunday afternoon. and look at how cool it will be. highs only in the low to mid-50s. i'll give you an update on when's happening with the rain coming up in a few minutes. let's see when's happening on the roads now with mike. >> a result of the rain, kari, third morning of the rain here and san jose hit most recently and there's the wet roadway at 680 and flow of traffic and we'll show you that weather index on our roads here.

this is the green, there's the green and this is the green sensors and the green on the radar and meaning there's some wet roadways there and same thing for livermore. they just reopened south 680 to 580. that interchange is reopened. that crash at the top of the screen south 680 sick more valley road an issue. we're watching for that. folks talk about still wet roadways, slick conditions, spinouts and loss of traction on braking, as well. >> thanks. happening today, the young mother accused of plowing her car into crowds of tourists on the las vegas strip is expected to make her first court appearance. a bond hearing is scheduled for 24-year-old lakeisha holloway. police say she killed one person. her 3-year-old daughter also was in the car. investigators now say they've recently arrived in las vegas

and that they were living in the car for about a week. but exactly what made her snap still isn't clear. >> we believe that she had some disassociation with the father of her child. we don't know the exact recipient that caused her to snap. >> investigators say she had a suspended license. she tells them she was sober but that she was under extreme stress because parking lot security gaurds at several casinos told her to move along. the child is in protective custody. more very disturbing news. as expected, prosecutors have charged a salinas woman and teenage companion with murder in the deaths of two severely abused children. yesterday the district attorney laid out the case against tammy huntsman and a male. they face eight criminal charges including first-degree murder. police in redding arrested them after finding the bodies of a

6-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl inside of a storage locker. investigators say they died in salinas. her 9-year-old daughter was found in a bad condition. a man found dead at a frat party over the weekend, investigators say jeffrey engler was drinking and fell and died saturday morning. he was a member of the fraternity. he had transferred from uc berkeley to lainy college. police say there was no foul play in the death. next, a perfect form of factors. dangerous weather, speed and perhaps drug use and could have tipped off authorities that something was wrong earlier in the day. days of nonstop rain, many bay area residents hearing drops on their roof tops this morning but it's a different weather element that's wrecking havoc right now and keeping crews on their toes. blasting the bay area... rain

and strongin a persistent storm is blasting the bay area. wind, strong winds packing a punch this morning. we are tracking the radar to keep you up to speed. flood concerns are mounting. how bay area communities are preparing. reckless driving and

dangero dangerous weather conditions, a san jose man in the crash and what he did earlier in the day that should have raised red flags. "today in the bay xwts sfar" st now. >> good morning. thank you for joining us. >> it's a very wet start to the day. we have a weather alert in effect. wind and wicked rains across the bay area. this is a look at several of the hd cameras drying out this morning. neighborhoods are dealing with localized floods, potential rock slides and now wicked winds not expected to let up any time soon. >> we have team coverage from the dangerous mixture of wind and rain and when the system is expected to let up. let's begin with meteorologist kari hall. can you give us a better picture? >> the rain is starting to taper off, becoming lighter across the bay area and the next concern will be the strong winds as the winds continue to pick up as we go through the morning and early afternoon we'll have the conce