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. that's coming up in just a few

minutes. but let's see how the roads are moving now with mike. >> karia combination of factors that are a big issue. of course, the rain that you've been tracking and we've seen this for weeks as you get the commute started and also looking at the rebuild that we've seen over the last few days coming in now for the winter holiday. now we're seeing a lot of traffic north 101 through soupy conditions in san jose. let me show you the map which we're talking about a slower drive and an incident that we just heard about in that backup. 87 shows early slowing and so does 280 linking those two freeways. now, you notice we don't have the road weather index and soggy conditions and maybe some puddling and ponding over here for the blue section over there towards 280 and along that peninsula. that is one big issue coming across the dumbarton bridge and the rain smacks down on the san mateo bridge. both sides are showing a slower drive with that morning commute building. the tri-valley seeing more slowing than we've seen for a few week there's and getting up towards the bay bridge and the

metering lights are on, again, minor flooding reported at oakland and downtown off ramps from the nimitz and 101 at lucky drive in the north bay. your usual suspects. be careful out there, folks. a spin out clearing from west 580 right around from west grand. send it back to you guys. while mike is watching the roads. kris sanchez braving the weather on the san mateo bridge this morning. not only slick roads but winds out there, as well. >> we felt the wind pick up and i'll tell you that, kari hall is pretty good. when she says it starts to pick up, it does just in time for the bulk of the morning commute and the rain flying in now nearly sideways and my cameraman alan getting blown around just a little bit, as well. make sure you heed that advice from the aaa and law enforcement to hold on to that wheel at 9 and 3. hold on tight. and slow down. we've seen a lot of folks driving a bit faster than the

perfect conditions. we all know that the speed limit is for ideal conditions. these are not ideal conditions. you can see the ponding on the roadway and certainly seen some of the rooster tailing. a little bit of advice this morning. slow down whether you're on the freeway or on surface street. try not to splash the people standing. we expect that to happen any minute now. save yourself a little time. get a little cup of coffee instead of messing with your hair too long because not going to matter this morning. the rain is really coming in hard. and you can see that it is coming in at an angle. so, if you are crossing over one of our bay area bridges today on your commute, make sure you do hold on tight because it is definitely blustery out here and there is a lot of water on the roadway. by the way, i use our nbc bayia app this morning because if you look on the main page, you'll see the doppler radar that kari has. but when you're away from the tv, also look at the future

parts down at the bottom and punch in the future part and see what is coming down the pipeline and let me just say, it's more of the same for me anyway. in hayward at the san mateo bridge, kris sanchez, "today in the bay". >> you do it with a smile, kris. we appreciate it. sglm. >> i'm not complaining, i'm dressed for it. >> all right, kris wants to know how much longer she needs to wear that hat. in the meantime, join our weather coverage any time. send us your photo os and videos to isee@nbcbayarea.com. you can also download our nbc bay area app, the one that kris was just talking about. click on the weather tab to find the live doppler radar. you can download it from app store or google play. bad weather is complicating the search for two people who fell from a cliff last night at bonn bonnie dune in santa cruz county. the coast guard did rescue two

others who land alongside the cliff. teens searched through the night from the air and ground and more rescuers plan to join that search later this morning. laura, the weather played no role in this massive backup on the bay bridge yesterday afternoon. instead, it was protesters. dozens of them. blocking the lanes on the bridge by chaining them selves to cars and to each other. "today in the bay" bob redell live at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning with the group's message and reaction, bob, from some pretty frustrated drivers. >> well, thousands of drivers were inconvenienced by yesterday's action. good morning to you, sam. as a result, chp arrested 25 of those protesters for doing this. as you mentioned, they took five cars parked them in the westbound direction of the bay bridge shutting down all five lanes and then some members of that protest group called ended up chaining them selves to the vehicles and/or each other. it wasn't until chp brought bolt

cutters up there that they were able to finally clear up that blocked area. but that was not without a backup that lasted hours for thousands of drivers who are inconvenienced. >> i haven't done anything bad to anyone, so why do i have to sit here in traffic for hours. >> the inconvenience that you may have experienced on the bridge, like imagine what it is like to be inconvenienced. have your well being constantly inconvenienced as a black person. >> the group behind yesterday's protest said they wanted to honor the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. and also protest recent police shootings in oakland and san francisco. as i mentioned, chp arrested 25 people for public nuisance and unlawful assembly. but all 5 of those people were bailed out of the san francisco county jail late last night. reporting live here at the bay bridge toll plaza, bob redel "today in the bay." a woman screams in san jose helped fend off a frightening

attack. a woman in her late 20s arrived home. she left the front door open when she distracted by her dog. a man came in and attacked her. her sister talked with us in hopes of getting the word out about thuer, but did not want to be identified. >> she went outside to take her dogs out and the next thing you know somebody was coming towards her. grabbed her by the throat, grabbed her hands and tried to choke her. she screamed and he said, shut up. >> another family member came to her aid and the attacker ran off. in the east bay, a search for an armed robber. a masked man with a semiautomatic handgun barged into a five guys raunt. this is right at the clayton valley shopping center and it happened on sunday night. the robber walked in through a side door and then confronted employees closing up for the night. ended up forking over $4,000 from the safe and then that gunman took off. nobody was injured. 6:07. researchers are finding alarming new information about ocean

warming. they say the earth's oceans are absorbing more heat at a faster pace. concerns about changing climate patterns. scientists include those at the livermore national lab. in the past two decades alone the oceans have taken up half the increase in heat taken up by greenhouse gases. the research goes back more than a century. we're seeing more of the heat from global warming going into deeper layers of the ocean. this story rattling some nerves on the coastline as powerful waves send water over the sea wall in pacifica. a live look at the damage left behind shore up that retaining wall. caution tape is up to keep people away from the big hole in the sidewalk. filled it up with giant rocks and residents with the front row seat are now preparing for conditions to get. >> right now after being here 11 years, my family wants me to move out of here. they had it. they worried too much about me.

>> while crews monitor that situation in pacifica, the chp is also closely watching highway 84 in fremont. you remember yesterday rocks and mudslides or mud came sliding down a hillside. that's in niles canyon yesterday. a live look at san jose right now. the rain continues to fall this morning. the roads are very slick. we're going to check in with mike and a look at the morning commute in just a moment. right now, let's check in with kari hall. she's been really monitoring the radar. >> it is pretty much covered at this point. we are seeing rain all across the bay area and as we take a look at the clouds streaming in from the west, well, that means that there is still more moisture to move in. so, i do exthis for another fpe next five or six hours until it starts to taper off. in the meantime we have rain still heavy in some spots. in some areas we have rainfall rates that are coming down at about 0.1 to maybe 0.25 inch per hour but that is enough to create some water just standing

on the roads. and when you see the bright yellows and reds, that shows the more intense rain. we could see that by 8:00 in the morning in the east bay also for the peninsula and moving into the south bay later on. so, the rain timeline still shows that we will have rain in and around the bay area. at least until noon and then it starts to clear out as that storm system moves off to the east. we'll have another one right behind that. so, i'll detail that coming up in the next microclimate forecast in less than ten minutes. but let's see what's happening on the roadways now with mike. >> we have your dublin camera over here. we show you the off ramp and the slick conditions. we warn you the slower the speed because off ramps like that where they are making the curve can be an issue as far as traction goes. we also see the cars westbound and a good amount of cars and good spacing and looks like these commuters are slowing down a bit because the conditions demand that. as kris was asking you to do out of the san mateo bridge and folks are doing that for west 580. over here we'll look at your map and see more slowing than we've

seen through the stretch for the last couple of weeks and there's where our camera is and we see speed there and slowing southbound towards pleasanton and sunol. a rebuild this week from before thanksgiving and we haven't seen this much traffic and we expect that to continue on towards the end of the week where your commute will continue to restore itself back to what you expect that commute to be, which is very unpleasant for most. looking towards northbound 101 and 87 over the last few minutes. here we've seen traffic ease up a bit and see it kick in in the next 20 minutes or so. over here on the radar and the index closer and big puddling issues and a crash north 101 at third still causing more slowing and that is the second for san mateo. we talked about that being wet and soupy at times. walnut creek looking better and minor flooding for oakland, parts for san francisco along the peninsula and also for san rafael. no surprises where these reports are popping up, guys. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 6:11.

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libs) microclimate weather alert has been issued today. once again, the second storm system of the week will be moving through the bay area. we've already gotten at least

0.25 of rain and we're expecting more and i'll have details on that in just a few minutes. >> watching for reports of any road slippage like we had yesterday in the niles area. look at this, the conditions in palo alto as that commute is starting to kick in and we haven't seen this in a number of weeks. heavy volume of commuters as well slick roadways. >> thank you very much. 6:15 right now. to cratch a thief. police in marin county us pictures to show you. suspects in a credit card scam. some 50 people are victims. they all pump gas at the n shop on francis drake bull. the thieves captured data from the victims' cards using their own scanners at the pump. the thieves head to atm and withdraw money. one victim is out bout $1,000. catch a thief, catch a ride. need to get somewhere and quickly, why not hire a

helicopter? the latest partnering on air bus which could only be called a pilot program. that was laura's joke. offering on deit mand helicopter rides. the first trail rind will take place in utah. uber tells "l.a. times" that flights between salt lake will run you $200 to $300. time of the flight about 15 minutes. if you're wondering an uber car will transport you to and from the helipad to get a helicopter. just saying. >> i think donald trump has his own helicopter. no word if he took it to liberty university monday where he had inpolite words for apple. >> trump challenged apple to bring its manufacturing back home to the united states. >> he was not polite about it. he said apple should and i'm quoting "build its computers in america." trump said he would force apple to move manufacturing home despite the fact that in the past he's actually supported a

market. now, could a president force such a thing? well, if he got congress onboard, technically, yes. but it would be a radical departure from american politics. apple has and does make things in america already. not many things. they make the mac pro, the very minor product line and note all the robots. american manufacturing uses lots of robots because robots can be even cheaper than chinese labor. lincoln logs, you remember those? once made in america, moved to china and recently moved back to maine where they are made by robots. to force apple back into america, frump would convince congress to raise taxes on apple products made in china by 35%. this make the cost of a new iphone $876. he'd also have to break several treaties, some existing, some proposed and, keep in mind, american jobs are always number one, but we want china to do well. we want people in china and all

of asia and europe to buy our iphones and our hp computers and use google and facebook and clorox products and all the things that are based here in the bay area. they're bay area companies but worldwide as far as what they sell. speaking of china, we just got the latest data on their economy showing the slowest growth in 25 years. it's still great our standards. we'd kill for that kind of growth, but slow by developing world standards. you think wall street would freak out over that? but they think beijing will come up with some kind of stimulus. while our fed tightens, china guys may loosen. >> very interesting time. >> very much so. thank you, scott. as you dry out from your latest trip out in the rain, just think, it could be a lot colder. >> a lot colder. as in so cold you can freeze your pants into a work of art. that's what one person in minnesota did. where temperatures have been hovering around zero. look at that. the idea actually turning pretty hot. it's going viral.

some neighborhoods are turning into cold clothing cornucopias. >> ice in your pants. as opposed to ants in your pants. that is not comfortable. >> you probably see the video of people going out would is boiling water and it turns into snow. >> that would be very cool. >> zero. >> you know what, i'll take this rain and warm weather any day. so, we're getting -- >> she's turning into a californian. >> i mean 60 degrees, yes. and some rain, yeah, i'll take that, too. we need it. as we a live look now at the golden gate bridge. it is soggy as you head out, the windshield wipers all the way up on high. here's what to expect as the rain continues. there may be some roadway flooding. in fact, we do have a small stream and urban advisory in effect. the peak winds that may top out at 35 miles per hour. the concern of some downed trees and if you're going over to the sierra, a travel impact there. most likely the chain controls

are up in some spots. we're expecting four to eight inches of snow. a lot of rain moving in. we still have more to come. several more hours of this rain pouring. at times it does get a little more intense, but right now we are seeing green praty much all over the bay area and that shows that there is just a steady rain coming, but some of the heavier downpours now moving through parts of the tri-valley and the east bay, but still looking good and, also, some slick spots as you head out for this morning commute. the rain estimate shows that we will still have some bright yellows and some reds showing the more intense rain. this is what the radar could look like. these numbers show what the rainfall totals may be at that point in time. so, by 10:00, we may have at least 0.75 in oakland. and about 0.5 in napa and spots like heavier amounts of rain over an inch and by the time this starts to taper off, we'll at least all have about 0.75 and maybe 0.5 in some of the lighter spots like livermore and then pie this afternoon, the rain

starts to taper off. we see this clearing out and right as the sun sets, we'll see that sun coming out from behind those clouds. our high temperatures will be topping out in the upper 50s to lower 60s and 61 degrees in oakland. pleasanton looking at 60 degrees today and this is the first. actually, the second storm system of the week. and it will bring the potential of up to two inches of rain. we have another one right behind that that is expected to move in between thursday night and early saturday. that could bring some additional rainfall and also some agusty winds making it a wet start to the weekend. let's see what's hap pg on the roadways now with mike. >> as you would expect, minor flooding reported in your usual suspect spots. san francisco, oakland and the north bay. show you, also, the traffic building for 92. the camera is freezing up a bit, but the steady stream of lights westbound off of the high rooi. traffic moves well but from time to time we start to see the camera start to shake. we look over towards your map and also see on the peninsula

side, northbound 101. two crashes. the latest north at third street getting over towards the shoulder and causing a little extra slowing over on 101, as well as coming off the san maeo bridge. ponding and puddling on the other side. looking at 280 with more ponding and puddling. those are the areas we've seen a lot of rain over the south bay for the last half hour. northbound commute starting to build and minor crashes just north of downtown san jose on to 280 itself. kicking in for the south bay and tri-valley, a good build, as well. southbound 6 0 and some more slowing and down into niles. live look conditions out there in san jose. we have seen a lot of slowing and haven't seen this for a number of weeks. that commute kicking in for san jose, once again. track this in the north bay where conditions are also soupy, but not quite so crowded. we'll get you back with more news right after this break.

a live look right now at the sap center. the home of the san jose sharks. tonight, san jose rolling out the teal carpet for a silver anniversary. san jose sharks tonight are celebrating 25 years in the national hockey league. city leaders are going to join current and former sharks great for a celebration event at the sap center. that program is going to include reliving highlights over the years and how the sharks have contributed to the growth of bay area hockey. tickts for the event start at $25 and proceeds go to the

sharks foundation, a nonprofit. >> hard to believe it's been 25 years. 6:25 right now. big news for players and fans. better protection against concussions. it's all from a new type of helmet. the research that led to its came from the nfl. the league certainly under intense pressure, some calling it a crisis. some school districts are even ending their football programs over fear of lawsuits involving injuries to players. the designers call it the safest helmet in football. >> the layered design and then it's completely different from existing helmets. >> as we compare and benchmark our helmet from current helmets on the market and we're finding that we're seeing significant improvements in compared to the current helmets that are available today. >> the helmet is actually made of four players with a shell that absorbs impact. developers say there are still some safety tests to do, but if everything goes well, it could be ready for use as early as next season. coming up next, a protest

over the super bowl, laura, and mo more specifically the money surrounding it. heavy rain and winds whipping through the bay area causing some big problems for your morning commute. our live team coverage continues in less than three minutes. plus, wall street hoping to put the first two weeks of the new year behind it. we'll see which way the numbers go when the oep bell rings at 6:30.

good morning on your tuesday as we wait for the opening bell

of the stock market. there it is. we are very closely watching the markets. the dow the first four days of the trading year, the worst on record, hoping to get that correction turned around and in the right direction. good morning, very much for joining us on this tuesday. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. much more on the markets coming up in just a moment. but, first, everybody is talking about another storm hitting the bay area this morning. a quick-moving system making its way through the bay area right now. a live look at the golden gate bridge. pretty slick out there. our live satellite radar, as well, shows the rain just blanketing the north bay, the south bay, pretty much everywhere in between, as well. our "today continue bay" team is here to get you out the door. start with meteorologist kari hall. how long will the rain stick around? we are seeing interesting colors on the radar behind you. >> the brighter the color, the heavier the rain. when you see the reds and the yellows, that shows where it is the most intense. we are seeing mostly some green covering the bay area at this

point, but make it heavy, once again, for the north bay. another round of heavier downpours moves into the north bay right now. as we continue to track this rain, it it creates some standing water on the roadways. some of the small streams may be flooding and water levels rising and those downpours also creating problems for the commuter heading back to work or school this morning. temperatures today will top out in the upper 50s for the north bay and san francisco. low 60s for the south bay, east bay and tri-valley. we'll also see this rain tapering off later on this afternoon. so, i'll detail that and the next storm system set to arrive by the end of the workweek. that's coming up in just a few minutes. let's check in now on the roads with mike. >> this leps rigns right here g hit. this is 280. look at the steady stream of lights. there is a crash just north of the 280/880 interchange. great shot of san jose. look at your map and just show you just north of there, lawrence expressway.

looks like everything is clear and that is the compression. wetter roads to the south. highway 85 may have issues but so far that build for the commute and the good one. 101, 85, 87 all showing that slower drive northbound heading up towards the airport the bay shore freeway. farther north, slowing southbound hay ward and 101 coming in towards san rafael and both sides of the san mateo bridge and the tri-valley shows that build, as well. 680 for a slower drive we've seen for a number of weeks this time. show the build, as well. i do want to show you that look at oakland, 880 because our camera over there over the last few minutes has started to move around a bit. that wind starting to pick up. this is our camera rooftop across from the oakland coliseum. the san mateo bridge we have kris sanchez out there. we've seen rain all morning and you've been out there in it. what are the conditions like right now? >> i'll tell you, the rain has let just a little bit or the drops have gotten a little bit smaller but we have definitely felt the impact of the wind.

my cameraman just got blown around a little bit. he was using an umbrella to try to keep the camera dry. as you look up, you can see it's blowing nearly parallel to the ground. that means it will get into all nooks and crannies. we're getting it from the sides blowing into the cuffs of our jacket. as you are driving, though, slow down and don't observe the speed limit because the speed limit is posted for ideal conditions and these are not ideal conditions. do slow down. give yourself a greater distance to travel. and if you're driving alongside a sidewalk, for crying out loud, don't splash through the puddle. there are kids walking to school this morning and folks standing on the side of the roadway trying to do their jobs. me being one of them. so, do be careful out there. chp, again, advises that you hold on to the steering wheel with both hands when it's windy like this. the old recommendation of 10 and 2 which we learned back in driver's ed is no longer the recommendation. it's 9-3.

that's because the airbag has to deploy, you want some room for that. we have been using our nbc bay area app this morning. looking that radar. if you look at the bottom part right here, you can look at the future radar. because we know that we are only on until 7:00 this morning. but you look at the future radar and what is coming down the pipeline as you are headed home from work later on or out to pick up the kids or drop them off at one of their activities, unless those are activities are rained out. the glass half empty here, well, it's not as cold as it has been in the last couple rounds of rain. but we are wearing more layers and i suspect by the end of the morning each one will be a little soggy. do be careful out there, we'd like to see you back here tomorrow. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> that glass is going to be full before long. you can join our weather coverage any time.

just send us your photos and videos to isee@nbcbayarea.com. you can find us on twitter, instagram and facebook. taking a live look at bay bridge this morning. we were going to tell you a normal traffic tuesday. certainly not the case yesterday. this happened yesterday afternoon. protesters blocking all westbound lanes with their cars chaining themselves to each other. traffic you see it there just backed up for hours and thousands of drivers left stranded. the demonstrators called themselves the black seed. 25 protesters were arrested and eventually released on bail. facing a number of charges, including unlawful assembly and public nuisance. anger also boiling over in san francisco yesterday. >> we want the police officers involved charged with murder! >> protesters shouted over mayor ed lee's speech at a martin luther king jr. celebration. demonstrators say they want justice for mario woods, who was shot and killed by police 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 sfpd's use of force. a developing story in pakistan. the taliban strikes, again. this time a suicide bomber road a motorcycle into a crowded police checkpoint. at least 11 are dead. including two children and four police officers. some two dozen others are wounded. it's on the outskirts near the pakistan region. violence there had been on the deit cline but this follows a year's old military campaign in the area targeting militants. new video to show you this morning of a renowned paris hotel. a luxury one on fire. an early morning out of control fire burning through the top floor of the ritz-carlton. no reports of injury, but the scene was chaotic causing huge traffic problems for the surrounding area. firefighters say it started on the roof and so far have not identified a cause. the hotel is currently under

renovation. it is scheduled to reopen in march. battling not only the clock, but the weather. the search continuing this morning for a missing ski instructor. 23-year-olden may was last seen skiing on the back side of sugar bowl ski resort on thursday. searchers are now methodicallying the area covered in two feet of fresh snow. rescue workers are focusing on spots where he may be sheltering if he's hurt, as well as back county areas i or back country where there are several avalanches in previous days. a lawsuit against several boys goes to court today. they allege the district did not do enough to protect them from joseph martin. a former elementary schoolteacher victed of molesting students. he's now serving a 12-year prison term on 19 counts. the judge removed martin and individual district administrators as defendants. the district itself still be held liable. a call into stanford

university for more information about a reported sex assault on campus. here's what we do know. someoned a sexual battery inside of a bathroom on the main campus at about 8:00 saturday night. no word on how that victim is doing this morning. but if you know anything, please call stanford police. a follow up now. the elderly man hit and killed by a san francisco tour bus was a long-time teacher in the city. 82-year-old peter roel was struck saturday in a crosswalk at post and dividaro. his neighbors tell us he is from canada and had worked for 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. all new at 6:00, a very public protest over the super bowl, finances specifically. this time three san francisco supervisors. they are demanding reimbursement for more than $4 million. that money would come from the super l host committee. it's reimbursing santa clara but

not everything in san francisco is covered. so, at o10:00 today, supervisor john avalos and aaron are expected to join local business owners in a demonstration over this issue. back to our microclimate weather alert this morning. heavy rain across the bay area right now as we take a live look outside. look at this sap center. even our camera shaking a little bit. some winds out there, raindrops certainly a lot of them. let's check in with kari hall right now. she's been really monitoring the satellite radar and the storm passing through. >> this will continue for several more hours so the heavy rain continues to stream in as it targets the bay area. it gets held by those clouds and still off shore and still to work into the bay area today. so, i do expect this rain to continue off and on and heavy at times up until about noon. and then it starts to taper off. but then we've also been tracking some spots where the rain is a little bit heavier moving across parts of the north bay where the rain intensity may be up to 0.25 per hour and we

will still see some of this moving into parts of the north bay where the rain just pours and it also causes that water to just stand on the roadways. so, right there in the north bay right on 01 we do see the precipitation rate coming down at 0.25 per hour. as we take a look at the rain timeline. still through the morning commute, it is coming down. when you see the reds and the yellows, that indicates the most intense rain. it does become wider by 11:00, but still some rain coming down and a little bit more hit or miss as we go into lunchtime and early afternoon. the rain starts to roll off to the east and we will be catching a break with the sun just starting to peek out from behind those clouds right before the sun sets. so, more rain for the next few hours. the concern of flooding and also thosy winds may bring down some of the trees. so, we'll be watching out for that. watching out for the roadways now. let's check in now with mike to see how the roads are moving. >> kari, concern for the road conditions and the hillsides and the trees. so far that's not the biggest issue. but we have the biggest build

for the south bay. this is north 10 right here. you see the sloppy conditions and the rain hitting the lens right now as we're speaking and also let's look at your map. 101 that live shot, that's the not the worst of it. 85 is building and ponding and watch those off ramps. here northbound 280 at saratoga reports of an overturned vehicle blocking one lane. it sounds like your right lane and jamming up and heading back as far as downtown san jose and that's the worst of it so far. we'll see that ripple out to the rest of the south bay freeways. meanwhile, the tri-valley sees the bigger build than we've seen for month. and there's a crash just before you get to the dublin interchange for southbound 680. hayward and the san mateo and dumbarton bridges look pretty standard. the bay bridge metering lights are on and live look at palo alto where soupy conditions grow. >> thank you very much, mike. 6:41. coming up threatening to boycott

the oscars and what the president of the academy is promising to do this morning. news out of the onion that sounds like it should be in "the onion" and donald trump may make your iphone more expensive. plus, tell me if you heard this one before. a high-speed chase in southern california, but this one ended unlike any other that we've seen.

well, this is a video everyone at work may be talking about today. we are calling it, puppy

pursuit. not to make light of how serious it is when police got into a freeway chase in southern california. this happened yesterday on the 710 freeway right near long beach. one chp officer man nled to stop the car. you can see it right here. count the dog. the suspect lets out six dogs out of her car and then they go off. they wag their tails as officers rounded them up. all safely and soundly. we're waiting to hear what charges that woman is now going to face. maybe dog endangerment. >> six of them in there. 6:45. some pretty silly stories in "the onion" newspaper and this one is pretty serious. >> "the onion" has been bought by -- >> unexpected. we did know that univision had been pushing into the english market and certainly "the onion" is a good place to find them. it has headlines like bisquik to

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he died in new york city from complications due to arthritis and he was only 67 years old. >> so sad. it's amazing hit after hit after hit. we're taking a hit of a different sort with this microclimate weather system that is move through the bay yare wu. >> only tuesday. our second storm system of the week and it is a soaker. more on the way. so, some more heavy rain for the bay area this morning. this time continuing into the morning commute. and as we take that live look from san jose, you can tell the roads are just jamming up. we'll check in with mike to see how it looks else where all across the bay area. watch out for those puddles they've been also creating this heavy rain. some standing water and small stream and urban flood advisory in effect for the entire bay area as we see this moving in and there's more to come as we take a look at that stream of clouds targeting right over the bay area. where we've seen the heaviest rain now moving into the north bay. just north of san francisco. getting a closer look. we do see the bright reds and the yellows that shows where the

heaviest rain is falling just north of san rafael. that may create some problems up 101, so, as you head out the door for or school, keep in mind that you don't want to drive over where water covers the road or is flowing over the road. just can't tell how deep it is. we continue to see at times some heavy rain throughout the morning commute. by 9:00, there's still some steady rain all over the bay area and these numbers show how much rain we may be measuring at that point in time. san francisco up to an inch already by 1:00 and then the rain starts to taper off and becomes more spotty hit or miss with the possibility of most of the bay area getting anywhere from 0.5 to over 1 inch of rain in spots where the rain may be heavier and then by this evening, all of this is out of here and we start to see those skies clearing as our temperatures dipper on tonight. winds are another issue. these arrows show the direction where the wind is coming from. these numbers, the wind speeds in miles per hour. look at how it picks up later on

this morn. up to 35, maybe 40 miles per hour and that is strong enough to bring the tree limbs down to the ground and knock some of those trees down. downed power lines also a concern. as we go into the day, though, our temperatures still very warm. reaching into the upper 50s to lower 60s. warm weather continues into the next few days, but cooling off quite a bit at night. today we have this storm system moving in and wind speeds at about 15 to 35 miles an hour and the next one arrives thursday night into early saturday which can bring of a soaking rain. this will be more of a prolonged event continuing into saturday morning. so, we'll keep you up to date on that and let's check in with mike to see what's happening on the roads. >> start with the same shot you started with because it shows the rain, the conditions on the road and the jam right here north 280. now, this may get a little better over the next few minutes, but this is north 280. from downtown you see that snaking all the way up here and continuing on the map towards saratoga where there was an

overturned vehicle there. a crash. another overturned we're hearing about that 101 at 85. down here. that might be an issue. we're tracking that with the chp and getting ooout the detail. i'm also looking at 85 slowing all the way up towards 17. this commute for the south bay seeing more traffic than we've seen over the last six weeks. the conditions demand that you drive slower, as well. we'll move up. show you the areas north of there. the dumbartn and san mateo from the east bay and tri-valley sees more traffic than we did before thanksgiving. slowing from 580 to 680 and bay bridge toll plaza. i want to show you the golden gate bridge. that rain really kicking in over here and went sideways for a few minutes and kind of calming down but kari talks about the north bay getting hit now. back to you. breaking news out of washington. the united states supreme court will review president obama's executive order allowing millions of undocumented

immigrants to work and live legally in the united states. texas is leading 26 states and challenging the order. justices will consider undoing lower court rulings that block the plan from taking effect. the court plans to hear arguments in april and make a decision by late june. we'll be back with today. was top stories right after this quick break.

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news this morning just comes into our newrooms. right now a bus has turned over on its side on northbound 101 right near 85 in san jose. >> we know that fire crews are headed to the scene right now and making calls to get more information and we don't know how many people, if any, have been injured or what type of bus it it so far. but as i mentioned, we do have calls out right now. right now northbound 101 as it approaches 85. >> mike will have the traffic implications, well. meantime, our top story this morning a microclimate weather alert. a live look right now at a very soggy san jose. it has been going on for several hours and the same can be said for the entire bay area. >> oour live satellite radar shows a storm pounding us all right now. team coverage. let's get right to "today in the bay" kris sanchez near the toll plaza near the san mateo bridge. little dry spell for you? >> well, two bits of good news. the rain has let up and now what our weather team often calls nuisance rain and it kind of gets everywhere and the traffic

is finally slowed down, but that might be only because there's backup here at the san mateo bridge toll plaza. as alan looks over to the side, you can see the flags are just flapping in the wind. the wind is really strong here. so, if your commute takes you over this bridge or any of our bay area bridges, you're going to really want to pay attention and hold on tight to the steering wheel because now you're going to get blown around and still ponding on the roadway, as well. this is going to continue, watching that radaron the weather app. in addition to watching kari's weather reports and you can see that we're going to be soggy for some time to come. remember, slow down. give yourself extra distance. you don't have to go the speed limit that is for ideal conditions. these are not ideal conditions. do be careful out there. in hayward, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." heavy rain and wind expected to last for a few more hours. check the timeline with kari and conditions for your complete morning commute in just a couple of minutes. drive across the bay bridge this

morning, typical traffic tuesday. much really different story from about 12 hours ago. >> "today in the bay" bob edell joining us live from the toll plaza where dozens of protesters disrupted traffic on the bridge yesterday and a lot of people, thousands of them, inconvenienced. >> correct, sam and laura. good morning to you. 25 protesters arrested by a chp for unlawful assembly and public nuisance and, as you can see in this video, though. those 25 people bailed themselves out or had someone bail them of san francisco county jail last night. this stems from a protest at around 4:00 yesterday afternoon. and you can see the backup that they caused on the westbound direction of the bay bridge. at that time, they parked cars across all five lanes of traffic. some members of this protest even chained them selves to the vehicles and other members of the protests. it wasn't until chp was able to get there with bolt cutters to detach them and remove them from

the bridge. but the damage as far as the inconvenience was already done. dozens of drivers stuck in the backup thatted for hours. >> i feel like they shouldn't like do it on the bridge because people have things to do, places to go. like, this is a big inconvenience for a lot of people. >> the inconvenience that you may have experienced on the bridge, like imagine what it is like to be inconvenienced. have your life, your well being constantly inconvenienced as a black person. >> yesterday's protesters organized by a group that calls itself. they wanted to honor theacy of dr. martin luther king jr. and also protest recent police killings in oakland and san francisco. police shootings, that is. reporting live at the bay bridge toll plaza, bob redell "today in the bay." we do have that breaking news of a bus on its side northbound 101 near 85. we now know at least 40 people have been injured. >> still trying to get information on any injuries. we're worried about all the drivers through the area. look at your map and showing you

the slow drive northbound really jamd jammed up. >> we'll be back with an update in just 25 minutes on that bus crash. . good morning. it's on. polling is strong in iowa and new hampshire. bernie sanders gets ready for the long haul against hillary clinton. >> two corinthians, 317. that's the whole ball game. >> and donald trump appearing before evangelicals says he's about to get a major endorsement later today. who will it be? >> bouncing back. the dow jumps 150 points at the opening bell as wall street looks to rebound what's been the worst start to the year in history. >> monster in the making? a potential for a monster