morning that is exposing more problems on our coastline. back to school and work today. the wet weather greeting us this tuesday morning. plenty of activity on that doppler radar. "today in the bay" starts right now. a very good tuesday morning, thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. i hope you brought your rain slicker this morning. widespread rain and wind blasting the bay area. take a look at this from san rafael to san jose, everywhere getting a taste of these spring storms. we're tracking the radar as this latest system barrels through. a lot of activity happening right now as your morning commute is getting under way. >> team coverage to help you get out the door and first we go to meteorologist kari hall staying on top of this fast moving storm. zoom in. oranges and yellows in there. >> that shows where the more intense rain is now as it continues to move through san francisco over towards the east bay and over, also, towards the delta. that's where the most intense rain is coming down at this

point. and that may slow you down as you head out for the morning drive, heading to work or school. many people are getting back out on those roadways. as we take a look right now, our temperatures are in the mid-50s and very soggy conditions. standing water, also, on the roads. watch out for that. if water is flowing over the road, you do not want to drive over. you just can't tell how deep it is. today's highs reach up to the upper 50s in san francisco and the north bay. will be drying out later on this evening. most of the rain coming this morning. so, i'll detail that and the next round of rain expected to hit the bay area. that's coming up. let's see what's happening on those roads with mike. >> the shot of the bay bridge toll plaza right here. the volume of traffic not a big deal. just building. rebuilding after the holidays and the holiday yesterday. but look at that. rain on the lens and over here on windshields and wipers going. slick conditions. let's look at your map. a spinout reported on 580 on grand just a few minutes ago. a car went into the center divide and slick conditions,

minor flooding and 880 just off of the downtown off ramps, as well. a crash and minor flooding for 101 and both sides of the bay getting equally stoked. showing that on the radar, as well. smooth drive around most of the bay. foster city side getting off at 92 westbound. kris sanchez on the hayward city side. yourric actually out there, what is going on? >> we're out here. we're safe, we're on the other side of a concrete barrier. we are close to the road where i think it is just time before we get that poured over. we are seeing as much rain as we saw on sunday, but, obviously, at a more difficult time on a more difficult day. lots of folks driving, i would say, in my nonexpert opinion, too fast for the conditions. so, do mind your speed this morning because you don't see the ponding on the roadway until it's just too late. little reminder from the aaa

folks. they say if you hit a skid, let your car go where it is supposed to go. do not give into the temptation of braking this morning. and don't forget the rules are different when we took driver's ed back in high school they said 10 and 2 and the rule is now 9 and 3 for safety. do not be a distracted driver this morning. it is dangerous out here and you want to make sure that you're safe. also, we're seeing the ponding here on the roadway as coming off, you know, 92 and going on to the bay bridge. but the lower level, the street level, the streets, as well. and watch out for kids who are walking to school. the other day my little one got rooster tailed and splashed on her way to school by a driver who was driving just a little too fast through a little puddle and it makes for a long day at scal. so, we're going to watch the wind conditions out here on the san mateo bridge. watching the rain for you, as

well. but i would give you some other advice. blow dry your hair but don't bother with the flat iron. not going to matter this morning. back to you. >> although you're sporting the nbc bay area hat quite well. thanks, kris. stormy weather rattling nerves on the coast. water over the sea wall in pacifica. a live look at the damage left behind this morning. caution tape now up to keep people away from the big hole in the sidewalk. these big waves created. public work crews filled it up with giant rocks to prevent people from falling in. residents with a front row seat to the dramatic seas are now preparing for conditions to get worse. >> right now after being here 11 years, my family wants me to move out of here. they had it. they worry too much about me. >> while crews monitor that situation in pacific the chp is also watching highway 84 in fremont. rocks and mud came sliding down the hillside in nyles canyon

yesterday. a great way to track the storms is with our free nbc bay area app. click on the weather app and you can download the app from google app store or from google play. anger boiling over in two bay area cities. this as demonstrators interrupted the martin luther king jr. celebrations on the right hand side of your screen. a different set of protesters caused a scene on the bay bridge on the left hand side. traffic came to a complete stand still. this as they tried to get their point across. at least 25 people were arrested. thousands more inconvenienced. "today in the bay" bob r deedel live at the bay bridge. what is the fallout from that demonstration as we move into tuesday? >> good morning to you, sam. a group known as black seed who is behind yesterday's shutdown has called for 96 hours of direct action. not clear if they're planning any more protests or shut downs

today, tomorrow or thursday. but yesterday at around 4:00, this is what they did. they parked cars in front of all five lanes of westbound traffic on the bay bridge. some members chained themselves to the vehicles and to each other, which shut down traffic causing a backup that lasted for hours, stranding thousands of drive drivers. the group wants to honor dr. martin luther king legacy and protests in oakland and san francisco. >> i haven't done anything bad to anyone. why have to sit here in traffic for hours. >> the inconvenience that you may have experienced on the bridge, i imagine what it is like to be inconvenienced. having your well being and life constantly inconvenienced. >> they arrested 25 protesters for unlawful assembly and public nuisance, but by late last night all of those 25 people had bailed out of san francisco county jail. reporting live here at the bay bridge toll plaza, bob redell

"today in the bay." >> thanks, bob. that anger, in fact, spread to another bay area event. the martin luther king celebration at the art center. >> we want the police officers involved charged with murder. >> demonstrators forced mayor ed lee from the stage during yesterday's celebration. they're upset over the deadly police shooting of a man last month who officers said would not drop his knife. the family of that man, mario woods, has a high-powered attorney in his corner. burris opposes ed lee. >> doesn't have to appoint and allow chiefs to conduct a review of his own procedure. that should be done by an independent group of people. >> he says several investigations are taking place, including one by the city's police commission. wants the federal government to

look into the officer's use of force. back to our microclimate weather alert. a live look outside from san jo jose. some drops on the camera as wind and rain coming through the region right now in the middle of our morning commute. or at least the early stages of it. meteorologist kari hall monitoring those storms latest path. when can we expect the wet weather to let up a little bit. >> even during the main morning commute, 8:00, 9:00, we will still have the heavy rain rolling through parts of the bay area. we also have the concern of flooding as we've eocene some waves of bright intensities here on the radar with some yellows and some reds. that shows where it is really coming down. so, as you head out this morning, maybe hitting some puddles and the windshield wipers are up on high. as we go into the rest of the morning, we still see some more of this rain coming down. the green shows a steady, moderate rain, but then, once again, it gets the brighter the color the more intense. we are looking at the possibility of some rainfall

accumulations through noon. over an inch, over 1.5 inches for union city over 0.5 of rain. it does taper off as we go into the afternoon. let's see how the roads are moving now with mike. >> the roads are moving well but the conditions are not good. over here towards 880 and rain traveled through this area with the radar and you see it leaves a good, slick roadway here. the volume just starting to build up. as we look at your map, the green and the blue all over. the the blue means some ponding and bigger puddles there and roadway flooding on the shoulders on the slow lanes and over near the center divide. so, just be careful out there. areas like 880 and the downtown off ramps. spinout 880 at grand. the south bay does move well and quick look at palo alto and you still see the lighter traffic flow but the very soupy conditions. >> thanks, mike. coming up next, rivalries.

the caucus draws near and who is on top of the latest poll just released this morning. >> donald trump had some very tough words for apple. we'll take a look coming up in "business and tech." the fight to contain this chaotic scene at a paris hotel. new video this morning..

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fire burned through the top floor of the ritz-carlton. no reports of injuries but the chaotic scene caused traffic problems for that surrounding area. it started on the roof, but so far not identified a cause. the hotel isly under renovation and scheduled to reopen in march. now to decision 2016 and the race to the finish. new poll numbers reveal who's top dog for each party just days before the iowa caucuses. tracie potts has been following it all and joins us live from washington, d.c., and the races have tightened. both races. specifically in iowa and new hampshire, tracie. >> in iowa, new hampshire, they have. nationally not so much. our brand-new nbc survey monkey poll out just a couple of hours ago. this morning shows not a lot of difference from last week. hillary clinton in the democratic primary up by 16. and then on the other side, donald trump up by 17. about the same as last week.

in u in our other poll the democrats more than the republicans. donald trump and three other candidates are at the same event in iowa today. ted cruz is packing in six meet and greets in new hampshire. trump's increasing attacks on cruz not mentioning him by name at rallies. >> i heard somebody say, we're going to build a wall. i said, where did that come from? nobody ever says that but me. >> issues are a fair game but he won't launch personal attacks. >> if he or anyone else wants to engage in a battle of insults, he can do so. >> reporter: our polls released just last night show the battle for the republican nomination has given four in ten voters a more negative view of the party. but not having as much of an impact arepublicans. >> you can support someone who has the experience and getting results for people. >> reporter: our polls show more

democrats value experience over change. that could benefit hillary clinton. bernie sanders greets voters in iowa today. >> they want real change in the way we do business. >> reporter: the poll finds more than half of democrats unphased by the tone of their party's campaign. and new this morning, an endorsement for hillary clinton from the human rights campaign, the nation's largest group supporting people who are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. she's due to accept that in iowa next week. >> all right, talking about some of the candidates we know. trump recently challenged apple to bring its manufacturing back home to the united states. >> scott mcgrew, he was not polite about it. >> no, he was not. this was at a speech yesterday at liberty university. he said apple should and i'm quoting, build its computers in america. well, first of all, they're ac computers. trump said he would force apple to move its manufacturing home, despite the fact that in the past he supported a free market.

could a president force such a thing? well, he could if he got congress onboard. technically, yes. but it would be a radical departure from american politics and american business. apple has and does make things in america already. not many things. the mac-pro which is a very minor product line and note all the robots in this video. american manufacturing uses a lot of robots because robots are cheaper than labor. lincoln logs they were once made in america and moved to china and now moved back to maine they're made by robots. the other thing to keep in mind when criticizing apple and china is many of their customers are there. it's a worldwide brand and sells everywhere. same for hp or facebook or clorox. they are based here but sell in asia and europe and worldwide companies. these days the big question whether they'll have the money for iphones.

let's check in with landon dowdy for the rest of that. good morning. >> hi there, scott, good morning to you, as well. wall street will the first two weeks of 2016 behind it. the dow dropping more than 1,400 points on worries about china's economy and tumbling oil prices. but stocks could get a nice bounce today. futures are higher, rather, this morning. investors shrugging off news that china's gdp slowed to the weakest pace in 25 years. oil is higher today, although still below $30 a barrel. look for more earnings today from bank of america, morgan stanley and netflix. on friday, the dow dropping 3 91 points to 15988. the nasdaq down 127 to 4488. scott, back over to you. >> thank you. twitter having some problems la lately, some people getting a screen off and on. it was yesterday, as well something is technically wrong. now, briefly, normally a brief twitter outage not something we would really pay attention to. but twitter has suffered so much

lately as shares were down better than 6% on friday. no trading yesterday because of dr. king's birthday. twitter stock near all-time lows. we'll be watching that this this morning. >> first things first, a technical problem. thank you very much. >> we'll be tweeting out this morning, especially in microclimate weather aright now. that radar has been very colorful. >> yes, a soggy commute this morning. we do have the concern of some urban flooding and some of the low-lying spots. you may want to watch out for some standing water as you head out this morning. taking a live look at the golden gate bridge. you can see the rain through the light just coming down kind of sideways. we will have this wind-blown rain for the next few hours creating a few problems for the morning commute. so, here's what to expect. once again, some roadway flooding possible as the rain continues to pour and we had a lot of it recently. so there's not a lot of places for this to go. this should say morning. and peak wind gusts rolling on through, at least through the

morning hours and then for the sierra, the travel impact we're looking at four to eight inches of additional snowfall. this system moving in, but what i'm really focusing on is the stream of clouds that are well off shore. so, this snow has a lot more energy and moisture that will be rolling on through. until we see this drier air moving in, we will not see this rain cutting off. that may take at least until early afternoon before we start to see some drier conditions. so, looking pretty wet now. we see the bright yellows and reds. that shows where the heaviest rain is falling now. we haven't seen much in the way of lightning. that's good news. but the rain soaking the bay area as you head out. many people getting back on the roadways after the holiday. a look at the rain timeline. we will continue to see more of the rain at times getting more intense. and by 10:00, still a steady rain pouring, but then it gets lighter. by lunchtime, but still some rain and around the bay area. later on this evening, we start to see that rain tapering off as that weather system pushes off

to the east and some drier air moves in. but it will be gusty. here is a look at the wind direction and wind speed. and up to 37 miles per hour in san francisco and oakland. sustained wind and even a little bit higher athe coast. so, that may raise the concern of downed trees and power lines. at least for the next few hours. let's see how the traffic is moving in the tri-valley now with mike. >> it is moving well, but slippery conditions. we want to tell folks to allow a little extra time and, as always, reminding folks for the last few weeks, ease off of that accelerator and definitely ease up on the brakes here. this is the off ramp and slick conditions at many of the bay area off ramps. looking over towards the map, we see the green highlighted all over the map. takes the weather data and applies it to your conditions as you're driving. green is wet and slick and blue means ponding and puddling. we'll get rid of that and easier to see the speed sensors. slowing out of the altamont and

travel through the hill where the there was a car that went down hillside. no major injuries and that will be there for a while and distraction for the morning commute. couple crashes for southbound 680 coming out of danville and dublin and flooding reported for 880, as well as 101 in san francisco. we'll just end with this shot right here, guys. see the conditions through rafael and also a lucky drive 101 has had earlier flooding reports, as well. your usual suspects. back to you. >> you can stay informed about the weather and more even when we're not on the air. download our nbc bay area app. chief meteorologist jeff raneiri shows us how it it works. >> we made it easy for you to get the latest information on your smartphone. all you need to do is click on the bar that says weather alert and you'll get the information you need to know right when you need to know it. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri and that's how you stay informed. coming up next, technology

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sleep, their levels miraculously turned back to normal. the researchers say longerterm studies are needed to confirm those results. >> i wonder if you eight hours of sleep over the night during the weekend. >> need it. 5:26 right now. coming up, a one-two punch a second douse of rain and wind pounding the bay area just as the morning commute is getting under way. we've got team coverage of this latest storm system after the break. plus, big waves delivering big blows on our coastline. a live look right now at pacifica, the problems being proposed amid our recent wet weather.

a very good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. microclimate weather alert for the second day in a row. a live look at the radar right now. lots of activity all across the bay area. from the north to the south, it's already a very wet morning. a closer look in san jose right now, our camera wet. you see the sprinkles and drops there as the latest storm rolls right through, our second straight morning with rain. >> team coverage as this morning commute gets under way. first, let's get to meteorologist kari hall monitoring this fast-moving storm for us. >> good morning, laura. unlike the storm we saw yesterday, this one last through the morning commute and also into early afternoon for some spots. we are also getting some more intense rain along with the gusty winds and when you have a wind up to 25 to 35 miles an

hour, well, that could bring down some tree limbs and also some power lines. so that a concern as many people get out and about this morning to get the day started. as we step out the door, it's in the mid-50s now and more and more people you can see by the cameras are out on those roadways commuting, heading to work or back to school. temperatures today will reach into the low 60s as we get a chance to dry out. upper 50s for front and the north bay. we'll talk more about how much rain to expect and some of the concerns we'll see through the next few hours. that's coming up in just a few minutes. let's see what's happening as you head through the east bay now with mike. >> kari, we'll show you oakland 880 soupy. we're having trouble keeping track of the taillightsbound and see movement as far as the northbound and southbound commutes go. overall the green painted around the bay, that's where it's going to be wet. and the blue bigger ponding and

p puddling and the latest crash reported there moving to the shoulder. meanwhile, the south bay, although it's wet, it's not quite as bad as far as those conditions go, but those conditions out there, they're a little bit different than you would look at the map. kris sanchez is out there, our friend. things are pretty messy on the hayward side of the bridge. >> you are talking about the effects of the wind and kari has been talking about the amount of rain. we're getting so much in a short amount of time just as the traffic is starting to up this morning you can see as alan has aimed the camera up a little farther how much harder that rain is coming in and coming in nearly sideways, as well. not only do you have to watch for the ponding on the roadways. as you hit the roads this morning, but you do also have to watch for the rain that will make a mess of your windshield. do not forget that the posted speed limit is the suggested speed for the conditions. if the conditions are anything less than perfect, then that speed limit no longer applies and you should really drop your speed, which i would have to say

a lot of folks are not doing this morning. we are aimed towards the bay bridge toll plaza and slowing but only because they have to make it it through the fastrak lanes and we see them approach rather surprise how fast these folks are coming in. a lot of times you don't see the rain on the roadway until it is too late. so, if you come into the a skid and start to hydroplane, remember, let your foot off the breaks a brakes and hold on tight to that steering wheel. it is a very sloppy morning and if we don't have any accidents, i think it will be a miracle. at the bay bridge toll plaza, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> kris, thank you. right now this stormy weather is certainly rattling some nerves on our coastline. live look right now from pacifica. powerful waves have sent water over the sea wall there. but a live look at the damage left behind this morning as we've seen some deterrieration on that pier and the wall there. the retaining wall. caution tape is up to keep people away from the big hole in

the sidewalk that these big waves have created. public works crews filled it up with giant rock to prevent people fromming in. great way to track the storms our free nbc bay area app. click on the weather tab and download the app from the google app store or from google play. from a wet morning commute to a messy evening commute yesterday on the bay bridge. protesters block westbound lanes with their cars and chain themselves to each other. traffic is backed up for hours and thousands of drivers were left stranded. "today in the bay" bob redell is live at the bay bridge and 25 protesters were eventually arrested. >> you're right, lorau good mornimorn morning to you. did arrest 25 people for unlawful assembly and public nuisance. as you can see in this video here late last night all 25 of those people bailed themselves or had someone bail them out of san francisco county jail. now, this stems from a protest here on the bay bridge at around

4:00 yesterday afternoon. this was organized by a group known as black seed. and at that time is what they did was they parked cars across all five lanes of westbound traffic. some of the members even chained them selves to the vehicles and/or each other. effectively shutting down traffic stranding thousands of drivers in the backup. the backup that lasted for hours and inconvenienced many of those people. the group said they're doing this to honor the legacy of dr. martin luther king and also to protest recent police shootings san francisco and oakland. >> i feel like they shouldn't do it it on the bridge because people have places to go and this is a big inconvenience for a lot of people. >> the inconvenience you may have experienced on the bridge, imagine what it is like to be inconvenienced and your well being constantly inconvenienced as a black person. >> the chp did issue a press release in which they wrote,

they recognize the first amendment right to free speech as long as it's not on the bridges or roadways and inconveniencing other people. reporting live here at bay bridge toll plaza, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> we want the police officers involved charged with murder. >> anger also boiled over in san francisco yesterday. protesters shouted over mayor ed lee's speech at a martin luther king jr. celebration. demonstrators say they want justice for mar woods, who was shot and killed by officers last month. police say woods was armed and wanted in connection with the stabbing. an attorney for the woods family is now calling on the federal government to investigate the use of force. a lawsuit by a dozen bullies against the mt. deablow school district goes to court today. the district did not do enough to protect them from martin. he is now serving a 12-year

prison term on 19 counts. the judge removed martin, but the district itself could still be held liable. a call into stanford university for more information on a reported sex assault on campus. here's what we do know. someone reported a sexual battery in the bathroom at 8:00. no word on how the victim is doing this morning. if you know something, you're urged to call stanford police. a masked man with a semiautomatic handgun barged into a five guys restaurant right at the clayton valley shopping center on sunday night. the robber walked in through a side door and confronted employees closing up for the night. the gunman ran off. luckily no one was hurt. well, the woman screams in redwood city appears to have fend off a very scary and what looks to be violent attack. this all hap early yesterday morning. a woman in her late 20s arrived

home and left the front door of her home opened when she was distracted by her dog. the woman's sister talked with us in hopes of getting the word out about the attacker, but did not want to be identified. >> she went outside to take her dogs out and next thing you know somebody was coming towards her. and tried to choke her. he screamed and he said, get up. >> after those screams another family member came to her aid and the perpetrator ran off. if you have any information in this case, contact the san mateo county sheriff department. it is 5:37. battling the clock and the weather. the search continues this morning for a missing ski instructor. 23-year-old carson may was last seen skiing on the back side of sugar bowl ski resort thursday. researchers are scouring the area in two feet of fresh snow. rescue workers are looking in spots he could be sheltering if he is hurt and back country

areas where there were avalanches over the last several days. a live look at san jose as wind and rain continuing to be factors so far this morning and the weather is going to extend. the wet weather into the middle of our morning commute. kari hall monitoring the storm's latest path. >> it won't be until this afternoon. we see the moisture streaming in from the west and you can see the clouds exing well out into the pacific. so, as we go into the next few hours. that will be rolling in and we will have a more widespread rain and some bouts of some heavy rain, as well in the mix as we go through the next few hours. this is the way it looks on the computer models. by 7:00, we do still have the bright yellows and the reds showing that that is where the most intense rain will be. and even by 8:00, we already have a 0.25 on the ground. and it will be slow to soak in. so, that may create some flooding and some of those low lying areas, poor drainage

areas. by 10:00 the rain continues and more steady and becomes much less widespread and little bit lighter, too, through the noon hour and it continues to let up as we go into the day. we will be left with another inch of rain in some spots, but most of us getting about 0.5 to 0.75 of an inch. we'll talk more about that andthex and the next round of rain moving in. let's check in now with mike. >> live look here. 101 northbound and see traffic bogging down. 539. now, this is getting back to the pattern we typically saw before and then things eased up for the end of the year holidays. six weeks before we see this rebuilding. there's 101. not the volume, but as we look at your map. the volume combine would the roadway conditions are the issue this morning. overall i wanted to show you the slowing we on that map and now bring in that road weather index where you'll see the green that is wet and the blue ponding and puddling. that's over here on the peninsula. the weather data translating to

your roadway conditions. minor crashes southbound 680 from walnut creek down to dublin and they're out of the roadway. use caution through that corridor. showing conditions up there very soupy, as well. southbound coming through san rafael and so far you're at speed. back to you. >> thank you very much, pretty wet out there. morgan hill will soon have an inclusive playground built for children with disabilities or special needs. the park behind the centennial recreation center. everything will be built for kids in wheelchairs, as well as children who are deaf or blind. more than 40 volunteers have been working for more than a year to get this park up and running. >> able to do stuff in each areas. they'll have slides anding areas and they'll have teeter-totters. so, they'll be able to do it. the grounds will be wheelchair friendly. we're going to get a wheelchair-type slide, a wheelchair type swing and some

type of equipment. >> children in the community are being asked to help design the project. so far volunteers have raised $12,000 and the goal is $2 million. the park is expected to be done later this year or early next year. happening later today, san jose rolling out the teal carpet for a silver anniversary. the san jose sharks tonight celebrating 25 years in the nhl. city leaders are going to join current and former sharks players for a celebration event at the sap center, aka, as laura would say, come on, the shark tank. the program will include reing highlights over the years and how the sharks have contributed to the growth of bay area hockey. tickets start at 25 bucks apiece. and the proceeds are going to go to thes foundation, which is a nonprofit. >> all right. sharks in the water are coming up. an alarming discovery. our oceans are warming faster than ever. worries for wall street and news about the onion that seems to have come right out of the

onion. we'll take a look in "business and tech."

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elderly man hit and killed by a san francisco tour bus over a follow up now. the elderly man hit and killed by a san francisco tour bus over the weekend a long-time teacher in the city. 82-year-old peter roel was struck saturday at a crosswalk in lower pacific heights. he was from canada and had worked for a san francisco unified. investigators are still trying to piece together what happened. the tour bus company and the

driver are said to be cooperating with investigators. happening later today, the start of a four-day cpuc hearing looking into allegations that pg&e destroyed records and evidence tied to the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. along with five other explosions between 2010 and 2014. a cpuc law judge is expected to assess whether the utility company broke the law by failing to maintain accurate and safe records. california's puc has already fined $1.5 billion for causing the san bruno explosion. the company could face more penalties in a federal trial, which is expected to take place in march. now, ahead of today's hearing, leaders are going to present what they believe is evidence of shotty record keeping that continued long after the san bruno explosion and said led to a pipeline explosion in carmel. in that case a vacant house blew up in 2014. thankfully no one was hurt, but

eventually pg and e paid $11 million in fines. supporters of a higher california minimum wage promise to take the next step in making their dream a reality. an initiative called the fair wage act would raise california's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2021, gradually increasing it $1 per year until then. california's minimum wage is $10 an hour now. san francisco has a higher wage, which will be at $15 in just two years. bay area political leaders today are expected to join organizers in san francisco to deliver boxes of thousands of signatures for a measure on the november ballot. wall street back to work facing yet more worries about china. >> scott mcgrew chinese growth is the slowest it's been in 25 years. >> somehow, laura, wall street seems ready to shrug that off. the markets were closed frei for dr. king's birthday. china is still growing quickly.

we'd love to have their growth, but the accelerating. we sell lots of stuff into china and thus this alarm over its growth. again, wall street seems to be fairly happy about what it hears. it's really been a tough couple of weeks on wall street. the 2016, the dow has fallen 1,400 points. so, why shouldn't wall street lose its mind out of china? about china? wall street thinks the chinese government is going to step in with stimulus so while our fed is tightening, beijing may be doing the opposite. the best news in the world if you're like most of the kids in my neighborhood. microsoft is bringing mindcraft into the schools. "the wall street journal" says microsoft is preparing an educational push, similar to the old oregon trail software in schools when we old guys were back in school. did you see this headline in the onion a couple weeks ago. b bisquik to unveil a

headquarters. but the onion purchased by univision. no, i did not read that in "the onion." national public radio reporting this as fact. according to two sources but nobody willfirm it. not possible. univision wants young english speaking customers. but it is strange to think that univision would be buying "the onion." >> what is spanish for onion? >> you speak spanish i speak french. do you know what onion is in french? >> tell us. >> onion. >>ian! >> yes. >> you have to make it sound like lumire. >> oh, you boys. it's 5:48 right now. researchers are finding alarming new inform about ocean warming. they say the earth's oceans are absorbing more heat at a faster pace. the issue is raising some

concerns abouting climate patterns. scientists include those at the lawrence liver more national lab. they say in the past few decades alone, the oceans have taken up more than half the increase in heat created by greenhouse gases. the research goes back more than a century. one physicist says we're seeing more of the heat from global warming going into deeper layers of the ocean. >> the ocean not just warming this morning, but churning. we are following what was going on in pacifica and the waves pounding the coastline there. we're keeping an eye on that and also the wet weather that is coming in, once again. >> we do have a of rain streaming in this morning and we had a lot of recently. so, it's soaking in a little bit more slowly than we've seen and it may create some flooding in some of the poor drainage areas and low-lying spots on the road. watch out for that as you head out to work and school. as we a live look now. seems like the roadways are moving along just fine. we'll check in with mike in just a few sexdz. let's get a look at what's happening here as another storm system, the second of the

weekend, yes, i know it's only tuesday, but this is the second one. bringing a soaking rain across the bay area and as we look farth eer out into the ocean, w do see more of this moisture streaming in and the clouds just targeting the bay area. so, we will see this for the next few hours. bringing in some beneficial rain and, at times, it will be heavy, but most of us seeing pretty steady, moderate rain at this point. we start to see the bright yellows and reds, that shows that the rain will be heavier and that will continue through at least the morning commute. 7:00, 8:00, there's still some rain coming down and then it does get a little bit lighter and becomes less widespread into the lunchtime hour. still a chance of rain. later on today, we will be drying out and the sun will be coming out but it looks like that is right about the same time as the sun will be setting. as we take it it hour by hour, in livermore, we're in the lower 50s starting out the day. at lunchtime, not a day to take the lunch outside. it will be 57 degrees and most

likely some showers coming down. a little bit of some sunshining out by late afternoon, but still a chance of rain and then later on tonight it will be cool with mostly cloudy skies. but today temperatures reaching into the upper 50s to lower 60s. los gatos up to 50 degrees and 58 in napa and low 60s for parts of the east bay and the tri-valley. we are getting ready for more rain as the next storm system is set to arrive on thursday night and continue into early saturday. so, more rain is on the way. little bit of a break in between. are we catching a break on the roads now, mike? >> not today, kari. let me preface that, we have the conditions that would be horrible and the commute building back after the holidays today. and over the winter holidays is what i'm talking about. see more cars. considering those conditions, yes, we are catching a bit of a break right now. we just have the bay bridge metering lights on with the wet conditions over at the toll plaza and no problem out at the maze right now. let's look at your map and we're talk about wet conditions all

around the bay and soupy conditions at times and minor flooding reported in san francisco and north bay around lucky drive and 101. downtown oakland off of 880 and another issue here west 580 at grand and we had a crash that happened 45 minutes ago. flares out there still blocking two lanes and the flares are running out. put more out there because about another 20 minutes. that's the toughest drive through oakland right now as far as incidents and crashes go. southbound 680 saw a string of crashes reported south from walnut creek down to dublin and all move over to the shoulder. more than we've seen over the last few weeks. in fact, last month. south bay shows a little build for san jose and 101 for palo alto. >> thank you very much, ming. 5:52. trying to get back to normal life. a marin county man is back with his family after being released from an iranian prison. how he is making up for lost time with his loved ones. microclimate weather alert.

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with his family. the new pictures of jason rezaian in germany with family and co-workers from "the washington post." the american was among five prisoners released over the weekend as part of a prisoner exchange. he was charged with espionage and spent the last 18 months in a small jail. now, he's making up for lost time with loved ones. >> he's my brother. he looks like my brother. we talk about the warriors. we talked about baseball and what's going on in the world. >> but the mystery surrounding another american who was released over the weekend continues to grow. that man chose to stay in iran and the obama administration is not saying much about him. now to decision 2016. while poll numbers appear to be tightening in iowa, ahead of its presidential caucuses, national numbers telling a different narrative. it's actually a story that we heard before. a new nbc poll out this morning shows both sides leading contenders maintaining very

solid leads. mostly unchanged. hillary clinton leads bernie sanders by about 16 percentage points. donald trump topped ted cruz by 17 percentage points with 38% of the support among republicans in total. what is changing the negative campaigning, which seems to be getting more intense. >> we heard somebody say we're going to build a wall. where did that come from? nobody said that before but me. >> if he or anyone else wants to engage in a battle of insalults he's welcome to do so. >> the latest numbers show republicans taking a bigger hit from that negative campaigning. four in ten general election voters say they're turned off by all the sniping involving gop candidates. 5:57. we'll be watching state of the state address for you today especially since are even some calls for his arrest. comes over the state of emergency over the city of flint's water supply. governor rick schneider is expected to vote much of his speech to that today.

protesters are expected that state capital. flint's water supply has been contaminated with lead for months comes after it switched water supplies to river water. a move to cut costs. michigan is providing lead testing, filters and bottled water to try to stem the crisis, which is now declared a federal state of oemergenemergency. unfortunate news for those in southern california made sick by a major gas leak. looks like the supplier in the region is going to meet a state deadline to do something. southern california edison says it's giving up on trying to trap and burn that gas. this is in porter ranch. thousands are being forced to move. state regulators gave the company until today to do something. but edison says burning off the gas catastrophic explosion and won't be until late next month until they can reach that well and plug it up. happening today, testimony in vermont that could one day impact the rest of the country.

a state committee will discuss a new bill that will let police look through a driver's cell phone without a warrant. a proposed change is raising some concern. the vermont chapter of the aclu is calling the bill too vague and unconstitutional. no other state allows warrantless searches to fight cell phone use while driving. >> the bill of rights has something to say about that. right now at 6:00, a microclimate weather alert. our live radar showing heavy rain is hitting the entire bayia as we speak. our crews are tracking this strong storm. we'll have team coverage coming up in moments. plus, the bay bridge. the message from these protesters and the reaction from frustrated drivers just ahead. and a woman assaulted inside of her own peninsula home. how she managed to scare off the attacker. "today in the bay" starts right now. a very good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we begin with a microclimate

weather alert. this as we take a live look outside, a live look at our satellite dar. you can see heavy rain blanketing of the bay area as we speak. >> our team here in the bay area are ready to get you out the door if that's where you're headed. let's start with meteorologist kari hall. how long will the rain stick around? looks like we're getting a lot of it. >> widespread and will last for a few more hours. this impacting the morning commute as we get a closer look at the scans as it moves around the bay area. right now some of the heaviest rain is moving into the south bay. so, just south of san jose. heading up 101. there may be some standing water on the roads, so watch out for that. as it continues, slick conditions downpours and some breezy winds. we may, at times, haves up to 35 miles an hour. as you go through the morning commute, still very soggy, but this evening it will be drying up. so, i'll detail that and look ahead for the next chance of rain that will be here by the end of the week.