and i'm bob redell live here in the south bay how this overnight wet weather could impact your morning commute. that story coming up. and i'm stephanie chuang live in pacifica where the wind is whipping up the waves here and also today when the crews are set repairs from the damage done in el nino back in january. "today in the bay" starts now. good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam br ooock. after a weekend it is still not over yet. morning storm impablcting your morning commute. packs a punch up and down the bay area. >> from wet roadways to dangerous waves. a team in place to help you get out the door this morning. we'll start with meteorologist kari hall for a look at how long this storm is expected to stick around. >> we do expect this to stick around through the next several

hours and definitely during the morning commute and we will have rain moving through and many spots across the bay area seeing spotty, light showers at this point and a bit of a break before the next round of rain does move through. we do still see much activity off shore as this upper level low still spins and brings in more energy to this system that is enhanced by el nino as we see more moisture streaming across the bay area, getting anywhere from three to ten inches of rain over the weekend. as we go into the rest of the day, still some times s of la rain and a few thunderstorms. we will have time to take a bit of a break here as we go into the latter parts of the day, into the day tomorrow, as well. i'll detail that and what to expect as the next round of rain moves in. let's get an update on what's happening on the roadways now in dublin, right? >> that's right. the east bay and the tri-valley where the wet roadways are obvious and the water kicking up here and also like to point out the off ramp.

folks make this off ramp and then negotiate it pretty well and how slippery it is and an issue for traction all around the bay. look at your map. green speed sensors are flying and crash at greenville and still blocking one lane and still causing a problem. but the green highlighting here, well, that's showing up all over the bay. that's our road weather index and i'm showing you where it is going to be wet. down here, some flooding. in fact in many spots. bob down in san jose we have a closure because of some flooding but that's not the only thing going on today. >> well, fortunately, mike, this is probably the worst of it that we've seen in the south bay. we're here on northbound 880. this is the alameda off ramp which you can see is shut down because of this standing water. a work crew behind the camera position that is a little ways up the road and actually a large pump running and probably an issue with the drainage. so, we've seen in the past 30 minutes we've been here water is slowly receding. if you want to look to your right, the headlights heading northbound on 880. we've seen a few people ignore the cones and ignore the signs

that say do not use this off ramp and drive through this water anyway. and chp would tell you not a smart idea to drive through standing water. if you see standing water out there this morning, like i said, we haven't seen much of it. if you can, do not drive through it. want to show you some video a sig alert lifting at any moment now. this is highway 9 both lanes shut down east of highway 35 because of a tree that came down during the overonight storm but that sig alert should be lifting around right now at 5:00 this morning. so, if you're out there this morning, at least here in the south bay, we're not having the rain but the roads are still wet from all the rain that we had last night. you do want to watch your speed as you're heading into work. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." another dangerous situation is developing on the peninsula this morning. high surf advisories whipping up vicious waves in pacifica only adding to anxiety for the residents there.

>> stephanie chuang joining us live. they were holding their breath going into this weekend. >> good morning. the repairs begin for the sea wall here along beach boulevard at santa maria. you might remember when it was first damaged back in january. you see the fencing and the barricades here to keep people away. the winds is really whipping up the waves right now and according to kari these winds could go up to 40 miles per hour with higher gusts and a sense of urgency, too, as more storms may soon hit the seawall which collapsed after el nino storms hit in january and a state of emergency for that, plus damages to the pier. costs totaling around $350,000. the weekend storms this morning brought nearly two inches of rain and we could get another quarter inch. so far no signs of significant damage, but city leaders admitted they are nervous with more wet weather on the way. >> yes, we are.

in fact, the strongest storm of the el nino for 2016. >> and tomorrow the city is set to begin demolishing the apartments at 320. coastal erosion is threatening the empty apartments now in danger of falling over the cliff. the first became the problem back in 2010 with those el nino storms. the demolition will cost the city about $200,000 and it's money the city is hoping to get reimbursed by the property owners who, by the way, has since filed for bankruptcy protection. by the way i check would kari who said the waves could hit up to 19 feet today and the high surf advisory is in effect through 10:00 tomorrow morning. live in pacifica, stephanie chuang. the sierra, meantime, getting a double dose of snow this morning, as well. come down all night and over the weekend coating roads laying down fresh powder at ski resorts. parts of i-80 actually closed because of blizzard-like conditions. drivers are braving the roads

and they want to bring their chains. of course, that is the rule. keep track of the weather by downloading the nbc bay area app and radar constantly updating. you can download our app for free. berkeley firefighters rescued a couple of people from burning apartments just blocks away from the cal berkeley camps and one suffered some sort of fire-related injury. >> that fire broke out just before 7:00 last night at a large two-story building on university avenue right near mcgee avenue. one apartment building gutted and another severely damaged. it took more than an hour to get that fire under control. a brazen smash and grab in the north bay and police are now looking for four suspects in the burglary of a petaluma gun store. you can see it here in this surveillance video repolileased petaluma police. this happened at 7:20 saturday morning at the independence armory gun store on lakeville street. the burglars got away with 18

mostly semi automatic glauchandguns. they would have gotten an assault rifle, as well, had it not been for a security lock and cable. happening today in san francisco, the civil trial continuing against two police officers sued for using unreasonable force. shot and killed alex at a park nearly two years ago. last week, the officers testified that he was threatening them with a gun, but it turns out that he was carrying a taser stun gun. his parents are suing those officers and the city in federal court. back to our microclimate weather alert now and a live look at downtown san jose. just one area dealing with flooded roadways and there are more whipping winds and pounding rain overnight, but what do we have this morning? >> which means don't put that umbrella away just yet. xari hall tracking the conditions for us. >> you will have another round of heavy rain and if you're heading out in the next few

minutes, you're looking at nice weather conditions as we take a break from the strongest of the weather system that we've seen. yesterday we really had some heavy rain coming down late last night and it is starting to wrap up just a bit. but we still do have more activity off shore that could increase in energy as we go into the next couple of hours. i'll be watching that for you. looking at the storm timeline. looking at the last blast of rain moving through and also the potential of thunderstorms later today. it will be windy and cooler as the skies clear. and into the day on wednesday. another round of rain moving in. so, i'll detail that and what to expect as we see even more rain through the rest of the week. that's coming up. let's get an idea of what's happening on the roadways now from mike. >> we'll take you out to oakland where it's glowy. a lot of moisture in the air. rain evident from kari's radar and the live shot out there. this is by the coliseum. as we look at your map, a lot of spinouts reported over the course of the last few hours and

not a lot of lanes blocked but flooding reported in patches through oakland and crash west 580 clearing from greenville coming out of the altamont and dublin interchange looks good. we have green highlighted all over the map. all over the bay, a smoother drive through the south bay, but bob just showed you the closure for 880 at the alameda off ramp from 880 itself getting into san jose. we do have some slowing, as well, on the peninsula. a new crash 101 heading up towards san mateo and two lanes just blocked and reported blocked by chp. more updates on that coming up, guys. back tayou. >> thank you very much, mike. coming up, uber under fire. this time, the company accused of vastly underreporting cases of sexual assault against its drivers. march may be rainy, but it's much better on wall street. plus, how can you make a roller coaster even better? we'll take a look coming up in "business and tech." got a tip for nbc bay area investigative unit? call 1-888-996-tips or e-mail

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microclimate weather alert continues this morning. many spot taking a break from the heavy rain, another round is expected to move through as we go through the rest of the morning. your full microclimate forecast is coming up in about five minutes. right now a live look from the golden gate bridge and i just saw some droplets hitting the lens and that means you have

to use your windshield wipers. if not for the affect rain, the water kicking up. we'll talk about what closures there are are and still a tree down around the peninsula. coming up. mike, thank you. the u.s. olympic committee discussing the zika virus. >> a lot of concern of the spread of the virus as the world gets ready for the summer games in rio. the u.s. olympic committee has formed an advisory group for the best practices for managing the disease. the world health organization declared the zika virus a public health emergency just last month. real organizers say august is brazil's cool season so there will be fewer mosquitos. it's not just in brazil. here in the bay area, the fight against the zika virus continuing. we're expecting the latest information on the spread of that virus today. uc san francisco hosting a discussion on risks. experts will also highlight what regions of the world are most at danger. meantime, there have been several confirmeds of the virus here in the bay area.

a pregnant napa woman contracted zika while traveling to central america. health officials say she's not showing any symptoms of the infection at this time. and two area companies in pleasanton and emoryville are working on tests to detect the zika in the blood supply. the fda is allowing those companies to fastrack development of their tests. blood bank experts say a few cases in brazil where the virus was transmitted through donated blood. five million americans rely on blood transfusions every year. uber under the microscope, once again, this time for the reported number of cases for sexual assaults against its drivers. in response to a buzzfeed investigation, the company said that riders had reported five rapes and 170 sexual assaults. but according to buzzfeed, uber employees came forward with much higher numbers. numbers that are in the thousands. uber is being accused of passing

along only some of the sexual assault to the police or to the media. uber says many are not legitimate. >> i think you leave the investigating to the investigators. like the police. wall street right now starting this monday morning with more good news. how about that. >> scott mcgrew, march is starting out much better than february. >> much better. like a lion. we'll go into today's trading with good news aboutthe american economy and jobs. on friday the labor department said nearly a quarter million jobs were added to the economy last month. unemployment rat stays below 5% at 4.9. hillary clinton's staffer took this picture over the weekend as the presidential candidate went on san francisco's reddit for the first time. she visited the hillary clinton section and said hello. president obama is an occasional reddit visitor, as well.

the man who created the at symbol. ray tomlinsoning an award. he chose at because one of the few symbols on the keyboard that nobody used and where you were at was just a bonus. we have a full obituary. let's check in with landon dowdy at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> hey. good morning to you. wall street gets monday started off on a down note. stocks coming off a strong week following friday's better than expected jobs report that you mentioned. the dow closing at a two-month high. asian markets ending higher today on the back of wall street gains and a rise in oil and commodity prices. the dow rising 62 points friday to 17706. scott, back over to you. >> thank you. we have some news from the world of roler coasters, also

your baby is about to wake up. that's bob redell. six flags said it will add virtual reality to some of its roller coaster ride. you'll wear goggles as you ride. this is coming in the next few months. not some kind of future thing. i'm not clear and they're not saying what it is you would see because, i mean, the most amazing thing you would see is the front of the roller coaster but you're already seeing that. so, what you're going to see in your eyes i don't know. but i guess a little like space mountain in the sense. if you don't expect the turn that makes it extra scary. >> i would love that for home. virtual reality at home. if i'm at the park, i'm just going to be at the park. >> maybe just your couch. >> ease tension a little bit as you're getting to the a pex of the first drop. we all know our hearts are goingy. what puts you at ease on the

other end of the spectrum here. >> bunnies and flowers. that's the whole point of a roller coaster. >> we're overcomplicating things. >> flowers and beer. that's why i say that. no doubt taking on some new meaning at a new spa. a brand-new spa in the pacific northwest. >> hop in the spa is in the nation's first beer spa. suddenly my husband has an interest in going to the spa. located in sisters, oregon. you can have a microbrew soak. but today is your last chance because the spa is going to take locally brewed beer and reconstitute it and use it for a hop-infused spa treatment. after coming up smelling like a rose or brewly for that matter. the business isn't really saying what that part is like. >> as long as not sitting in there with a straw. >> you'd want tadrink it. >> if you smell of beer and then drive home, you have a problem if you get pulled over. >> you'd still pass the breathalyzer. >> i don't think we're done

talking about this one for a while. >> we're not done talking about this weather either because we had a lot going on. over the weekend and some spots some of our hilltops had ten inches of rain. but check out the snow that is coming down in blue canyon and we really have been needing this and hoping for a miracle march. s like so far it's happening. i know it's only march 7th but it is really coming down there in the sierra. if you're planning to head there, expect some long travel delays and you need those tire chains. so, we'll be keeping an eye on the snow as it continues to fall. we're looking at least one to three feet of snow there over the next several days. now, we're taking a look at some of the rain that continues to come down now. mostly spotty, light rain and then as we go into the next several hours, it looks like you can ramp up in coverage, once again. here's a look at the rain timeline and what we expect at least through the morning commute. some more showers and possibly some thunderstorms moving

through, especially south of san francisco. and then in the north bay, still some rain coming down through at least mid-morning. the models are still holding on to some rain through at least 4:00, 5:00 today but it will be a lot more spotty and not everyone will see that rain. also stays very windy. winds kicking up to 40 miles an hour along the immediate coast and that's the reason why we do keep the high waves inland areas. we'll tart start to see the win calming down and as the cold air drops in tonight, still very breezy with sustained winds at 30 miles an hour. temperatures today reaching a near 60 degrees in many spots and low 60s in a few spots like oakland and san ramon today. a chance of some thunderstorms and then as we into the next couple of days, as this systems off to the east, we'll take a break tonight and tomorrow and then more rain moves in late tomorrow might into the day on wednesday. as that next storm system moves through. doesn't look as strong, but, still, more rain in the

forecast, even again on thursday. storm systems moving through and a high surf advisory that continues until 10:00 tomorrow morning. another look at the forecast and let's get an update on the mo morning commute now from mike. >> very messy and ten minutes ago things started and that traction will be a factor all over the bay. let me show you that. that is the green highlighting on our maps. we always tell you about that. maybe some snowy mountaintops in the area but don't head up there because that could be a factor as far as safety goes. 880 the off ramp where bob continues to give us the report for flooding closing part of that lane and 87 or 101 at first and one lane blocked there by standing water. over here 92 blocked by a tree that is still down blocking and cutting off 280 from skyline boulevard. that will be an issue to and from half moon bay. look at the green approaching the bay bridge. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike.

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>> the democratic presidential candidates squared off in a debate last night in michigan ahead of that state's primary which is going to be held tomorrow with a large delegate prize up for grabs. >> "today in the bay" tracie potts is live in washington with how the candidates are stacking up ahead of another busy week of paining. good morning, tracie. >> hi, kris and sam. good morning, everyone. we just learned this morning that hillary clinton's team has just used that exchange in an ad. a new radio ad that they'll start running today in michigan as he tries to hold on to what our nbc ""wall street journal" marest poll shows a 17-point lead in that battleground state. also, the republicans competing there in the midwest. first three tests for them, as well. donald trump has a 19-point lead in our poll. it's an area where john kasich is hoping to do very well. very close to his home state of ohio, which votes next week.

now, the republicans are very much focused on florida. it is also a battleground state. it is a state that is a must-win for marco rubio. he's far behind in the delegate count. ted cruz over the weekend caught up. fairly close to donald trump. they're now about 87 delegates apart. so, florida is going to be important for both of them. >> thank you very much, tracie. we're under a microclimate weather alert as wet weather continues this monday morning. i'll detail what to expect as this last blast of rain rolls through coming up. and from danger on the roads to danger along the coastline. the dire situation happening in pacifica this morning after another round of wet weather. joining us.

=kris/2shot=and kris sanchez in and a good tuesday morning. thank you for joining us, i'm sam brock. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. back to that microclimate weather alert as that powerful storm lingers into your monday morning. a live look at the bay bridge and the golden gate as your commute gets under way. now much of the bay area still recovering from a double dose of rain over the weekend. >> and we are not done just yet. team coverage for you this morning. we'll start right now with meteorologist kari hall tracking the radar and timeline for yet more rain, kari. >> we will still see some more rain lingering as we go through the morning hours for most of the bay area. but we are taking a break at this point before that next

round of energy starts to move in. we will see an increase in coverage of the rain as we go through the morning commute, but if you're about to head out the door now, looks like you're going to make good timing as far as not having to deal with that heavy rain and still some puddles on the roads. our temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s and spotty showers and, once again, a chance of some more showers and thunderstorms today and then clearing out later on this evening as temperatures drop. i'll talk more about that and some more mid-week rain coming up in a few minutes. let's get an update on the bay bridge now from mike. >> we'll look over here and do have that backup forming and meteoring lights turning on. lighter flow and folks could be taking it easier on the roadway and i hope you do. oakland a little glowier. we have more moisture in the air and more moisture on the road. we have seen a lot of spinouts reported. i'll show you the map, as well. the warriors play tonight, but the green over here. that's what we're concerned with.

spots throughout the east bay and especially anywhere south of 880. over here we have a closure that is going on right now off of 880 and bob is out there in san jose. bob, what is going on out there? >> northbound 880 alameda off ramp. good morning to you, mike, is still down and you can see why because of this minor flooding that is out here. and the fact that this is probably the worst of that. we've seen at least here in the south bay is a good indication that your drive into work this morning should be uneventful. but as you can see northbound headlights heading northbound here on 880 right here where alameda off ramp is still shut down, there is a work crew behind our camera position that has been running a pump, at least for the past couple hours now. as we've been standing out here for about the past 60 minutes, we can see this water is starting to recede. echoing what kari was saying, we're lucky as far as people trying to get to work this morning. we have this break happening right now from the rain and

could be going into the morning commute. even though the roads are still wet, you do want to be careful out there and watch out for standing water. we have seen a few cars that have ignored the cones and the signs and have driven through this large puddle this minor flooding, which is not a smart idea. you never know what is underneath that water there. if you're out and about and you see areas of standing water, watch your speed, as always. keep your eyes open. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell. another dangerous situation developing right now this time on the peninsula this morning where a high surf advisory is whipping up vicious waves in pacifica and only adding to the anxiety of the residents there. >> stephanie chuang and the damaged sea wall held up over the weekend and they still have to fix it and the repair work starts today, good morning. >> good morning, sam and kris. start after this damage was caused all the way back in january by those storms. you might remember they were pretty powerful and here are all

the fencing and barricades to keep people away from the seawall. concern for today as kari, waves will hit up to 19, 20 feet in some places. waves that already caused damage to the pacifica pier which is behind us on the left there. the city declared a state of emergency for the repairs expected to cost roughly $350,000. this week, the weekend storms into the morning brought nearly two inches of rain. we could another quarter inch and so far there have been no signs of significant damage. none at the seawall. that is good news. city leaders say no time to waste including the demolition of the vacated apartment. >> and if we wait and there is some catastrophic storm or an earthquake or some other event, that building could end up on the beach below. >> the city is set to begin putting up fencing today and begin demolishing those apartments tomorrow. the danger, of course, the building falling over the coast due to the coastal erosion. a building that was red tagged

back when the 2010 storms hit. the demolition, by the way, will cost the city $200,000. money the city hopes to get reimbursed by the prauoperty owner. the crews working in some very windy conditions today as karied before. some of the wind gusts, some of the wind at 40 miles an hour sustained with higher gusts and that high surf advisory through tomorrow at 10:00 in the morning. >> steph, thank you so much. if you're traveling later today, just take a breath and relax. air travelers may want to brace for more weather-related delays today, at least out of sfo. the weekend weather led to lots of slow going, especially for arrivals. it started out that way, again, this morning. the faa has already posted an advisory indicating delays on some arrivals of more than two hours due to high winds. departures are only experiencing minimal delays on the other hand. so far sfo has a handful cancellations, too. we called sjc and oakland and

they're not reporting any issues at this time. people up and down the coastline are dealing with the aftermath of this weekend storms and the sacramento area currently dealing with some cleanup this morning. >> northbound lanes on highway 70 outside the town could be closed for next several days of flooding there. water is sitting on the road with no where to go and the ground is saturated. the spot not far from flooding that claimed a life on saturday night. there a woman drowned in her car after the vehicle she was in became trapped in the flood water. keep track of the weather by downloading our nbc bay area app. the radar constantly updating and you know where the storm is and where it is headed next. you can download our app for. a man is behind bars for a deadly hit and run in san jose on friday. police arrested him friday afternoon after he fled the scene of the crash which happened at camden and lee avenues friday morning. investigators say a truck and

suv collided scattering debris across both roads. the truck driver was pronounce dead just after police arrived. well, investigators are looking into the death of a man who was struck by a cal train in the south bay. this happened just before 8:00 last night between the santa clara cal train station. the train was headed southbound carrying about 100 passengers when it hit that man. all cal trains have been rerouted to a single track around the scene. trains are running on time this morning, but police have not released the man's denty, nor much else about the case. happening today in the north bay, san rafael looking into tightening its smoking rules in downtown and other public places. the city council will take on that issue during a meeting today. right now, people can smoke when they're passing through the downtown area, but city leaders are hoping to put an end to that, too. the city council will consider regulating ecigarettes in public places. bicyclists lose access to

the span of the bay bridge not that you'd want to ride today. looking live at the bay bridge this morning the reason for the closure has to do with the demolition of the old span. for the next few weeks, cal trans crews will do torch cutting and steel burning in order to knock down a section of the bridge. as a safety precaution, the bike path on the new span will be closed until april fool's day. >> those bikers can be pretty hard core. they might go riding in the rain. a live look at the san francisco area. you see the bay bridge in the distance. a storm is still lingering here in the bay area after a night of whipping winds and pounding rain. >> meteorologist kari hall is tracking the conditions for us right now. what can we expect for the rest of the morning. >> a little bit of a break in the next hour or so and then start to see the rain ramping up, again. it may also bring in a chance of thunderstorms as we go through the day. this storm system is not yet over as i still see that center of the low pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere just off to the west of us. so, this continues to move

overhead. still bringing quite a bit of rain and snow to the sierra. a look at the timeline and what to expect today. still some wet roads and a last blast of rain moving through, through the morning and even into the afternoon. we could have a couple of lingering storms but this system will be moving off to the east. it will be windy and cooler. the next round of rain arrives on wednesday and it doesn't look as strong, but still bringing in some much-needed rain. i'll dethat and let's get an update on what is happening on the roadways with mike. >> a look at san jose. this camera shot much clearer than it was when the water was all over the lens. you can still see the damp roadways and more you see the cars there. the map where there's slowing and because of the volume of traffic and the green highlighted across the background and the damp and slicker roadways. again, we just showed you pretty much all over the bay. there is flooding and bob talked about 880 and flooding across all lanes and they closed that off ramp so they can clear another half hour to an hour possibly. looking towards 87 at 101 or,

i'm sorry, first street where there is also flooding. that's not a surprise. the rest of your bay moves well and bay bridge meetering lights are on. >> thank you very much, mike. the age-old question. >> which do you always do? i always do the wrong one. what is going on at stores when you do that? we'll take a look, coming up.

microclimate weather alert continues as we see another round of rain moving through and it will be ramp up during the morning commute, possibly some

thunderstorms as we go into this afternoon. i'll detail that coming up in the full microclimate forecast coming up in five minutes. a live look here shows you 580 through the tri-valley and water kicks up on to the windshield and traction is tough. look at that off ramp. we are watching folks. a closure in the south bay and a tree down over on the peninsula we're tracking. in the south bay because of the rain, but in tahoe, it is because of the snow. brian hickey is at blue canyon. lots of snow. we can barely see you. >> hey, it's coming down. all the way down around 2,500 feet. and by the time you get here, around 5,000 feet. i have to tell you guys, i drove through here on friday coming home fromming and this place was bare and not a snowflake to be and any snow on the ground got washed away and now look at it, just a day and a half later, two days later, this covered in snow.

this all fell yesterday. it was still raining here yesterday morning and then by mid-day started to switch over. this is the snow that fell last night. i was looking at some of the web cameras around some of the ski areas. sugar bowl, their picnic benches showing about two feet, if not more of snow and that all fell again overnight. those picnic benches were cleared and now covered in two feet of snow. can imagine what's going on up at the top. i can tell you this, interstate 80 was shut down through the night and for whiteout conditions and the interstate is now opened in both directions except for the truck drivers blocked over on westbound 80 and, otherwise, 80 is open. be ready for some snowy travel. you still have rain showers coming through the bay area and make their to the sierra, which means a snowy day with a winter storm warning until 4:00 p.m. today. ready for winter conditions and it just keeps coming down. back to you. >> that is very good news. thank you very much, brian. stay warm. weekend skiers don't have

any excuse why they can't get back to work on monday. cleared i-80, unfortunately. thank you for that. people in the south bay got a little jolt last night. 3.0 magnitude hit around 7:00. the epicenter outside of gilroy. the shaking didn't last very long and we got calls from a few viewers that felt it. you can track all that felt that earthquake by checking out our earthquake app. bomb squad defused a sticky situation in the north bay yesterday. they were called out to a pharmaceutical lab in novotto at noon and a volatile compound which can explode when it crystaliz crystalizes. dried acid was discovered on a container that could have blown up. a bomb squad removed the material and then safely detonated it off site. green peace believes that lives may be at risk across california due to the producing, storing and transporting of

chlorine gas. according to "contra costa times" some pipelines could lead to dangerous gas leaks. there are eight chlorine facilities across the state of california, including one in pittsbu pittsburg. the risks there are believed to be a bit lower. avert a strike at all 23 california state university campuses. tomorrow is the last meeting of the csu board of trustees that scheduled before their april 13th strike date. the president of the union representing faculty says he hopes thatties come to grips with the gravity of the situation. all trustees have done at this point is put out an information item on the agenda for tomorrow's meeting. a teach trustees are only offering a 2% raise. a problem you'll only encounter in 2016 if you're at the store checking out do you swipe or you chip? >> sometimes you chip. scott mcgrew, sometimes you swipe.

it's so confusing. >> it takes forever. >> you do this or do you do that? half the time i try to use the chip and the clerk says, no, you have to swipe. which defeats the purpose of having the chip in the first place. only a third of u.s. businesses have switched to the chip technology. here you see the chip cards being manufactured. they are supposed to make this switch by october 1st of last year. companies that face total secure bacles like target and dfw shoes have made the switch to chip. in this chip era if there is a false charge on the card and the bank will make the store pay you back. so not using the chip becomes a huge risk for small business. stocks performing much better in march than they did in february, though, admittedly at a two-month high above 17,000.

amazon is reversing course that will encrypt its fire tablets. amazon had actually removed encryption recently. obviously, encryption on center stage because of the apple issue. amazon says the next version of its software coming this spring will return the inscription. the connections were encrypted. so, when you ord oered something on amazon using your fire tablet, your credit card was saved, but not the actual data. kris and sam we don't think anybody stores anything terribly sensitive, but, still, in this day in age, it ought to be encrypted. >> i don't store anything valuable. >> your favorite books maybe. music. >> yeah, it's not sensitive. you can get them on amazon. >> but it could be embarrassing if we could see what is on there. we know you're a teenybopper. >> get out of town. last week a south bay bus worker was recognized for helping to save the life of a choking passenger. >> santa clara's vta last thursday honoring thomas

dominguez back in january. he performed the heimlich on a female passenger who was choking onboard his bus. the general manager award for doing work that is above and beyond the call of duty, saving someone's life. >> when they offer those cpr classes take the classes, you never know what is going to happen, right? >> most workplaces do, for sure. listen, kari is going to be your life saver today because she'll tell you when you need your umbrella and when you don't. >> off and on all throughout the morning and then we'll start to see it letting up this afternoon, but not without a few spotty thunderstorms. as we take a look outside there now, we start out with quiet conditions after a rocky weekend. looking at the bay bridge and the boats going underneath a nice way to start out the day. but we will see the area of rain increasing in coverage as we go othrough the next several hours. and as you take a look at that seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen, there is more rain in the forecast throughout the next several days. and over the weekend, in parts of our hilltops and the

mountains, we had over 10 inches of rain, if you can believe it. most of the rest of the bay area had about two or three inches of rain, but still a very good soaking as we're hoping for a miracle march. it looks like it's happening at least start with some spotty showers. much of the bay area taking a break from the heavy rain, but we still have this area of low pressure off shore and that will rotate some rain and some more energy into the bay area through the next several hours. so, this is the way it looks as we take a look at the timeline. still some rain moving in by 8:00. now, this is when a lot of people will be getting out on the roadways. we'll start to see getting a little bit more bizzy and the radar will be busy, too, tracking some more showers and storms. as we go through 11:00 or 12:00, some clearing in san francisco, but you're not completely out of the woods just yet. we may have that area of low pressure rotating around, once again, some more of those thunderstorms as we go through the day. so, looking at the wind forecast. it will be breezy. winds increasing this afternoon. and look at half moon bay.

along the coast. we could have sustained winds at 40 miles an hour with some higher gusts. and inland at about 20 to 25, even 30 miles an hour later on this evening. once that cold air starts to roll through. so, high temperatures today only reaching the upper 50s to lower 60s. not a wide range in temperatures and a chance of storms as we go throughout the day. into the futurecast, we will be done here after this storm system wraps up. several more right behind that that will bring some scattered rain starting late tomorrow night and then it continues into wednesday, as well as thursday. i'll keep up to date on that, but let's get an update on what's happening as you head out the door. we're taking a look at the san mateo bridge with mike. >> we'll take a clear look at the san mateo bridge. you can see the high rise. that's great. we don't have a lot of wind. watching over the bay bridge and might catch you here and a slick roadway. the damp roadways across 92. let me show you better news on the peninsula side. that tree has been clear npd

second tree of the morning. once again, 280 and half moon bay are connected by that wonderfuy windy road. we're looking at a smooth drive towards the bay bridge where the metering lights are on and the green highlighting show you where it's wet and watch the transition ramps and a little build through hayward and union city for i-880. and northbound 101 shows a little slowing up towards the airport. there was flooding reported 87 at 101 near that connector. one lane was blocked and crews should get by just stay away from the left lane and the closure for the left lane at alameda. fremont 880 a live look. we'll see more cars and damp roads, guys. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. coming up, remembering the extraordinary life of nancy reagan. the impact she made on history and how the nation is honoring her this morning. we've made it easy for you to get the latest information on your smartphone. just click on the bar that says weather alert. that will take you right to what

you need to know right when you need to know it. i'm scott budman, that's how to stay informed with the nbc bay area app. a lot you need to know, scott. happening right now, we're covering storm aftermath across the bay area. you might feel the impact in your morning commute. ramp closure due to the flooding. pacifica dealing with more morning surf. you can sign up for alerts on your nb bay area app. we're monitoring chain requirements and potential road closures and you can find updates on our home page. we'll be back in two minutes.

another piece of the malaysia airlines flight that disappeared two years ago may have turned up. here it is,ing to the man who found it. it is a wing fragment found last year on an island in the indian ocean. he says he spotted it not far from his original discovery. now, if confirmed, this would be the second piece of wreckage to turn up. another small, possibly a third piece turned up last week. this was hundreds of miles away on the coast of africa. flight mh-370 disappeared two years ago tomorrow on a flight from malaysia's capital to china. all 239 people onboard are believed to be dead. as you mentioned that anniversary, kris, meantime, the

families onboard are marking tomorrow's two-year anniversary. here they are releasing balloons in malaysia's capital. they're using the anniversary to push investigators to keep on searching for that plane. they desperately want to know what happened. >> those in charge say that this latest phase of the search is only going to last until july. they may call it quits after that. but the man in charge says that he's they're going to find wreckage some time by then. decision 016 now and primaries in four states, including michigan, are on tap for tomorrow and last night a city hit hard by a water crisis saw both democratic contenders trading jabs in their latest debate. bernie sanders and hillary clinton tackled tough questions in flint, michigan. the city has also been devastated by massive job losses because of the auto industry.

the presidential candidates took time to address both issues last night, even calling for the governor of michigan to resign. >> people are not paying a water bill for poisoned water. >> i voted to save the auto industry. he voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry. >> on the gop side, the latest numbers show donald trump still ahead in michigan with a lead there. among democrats, hillary clinton leads sanders by a large margin. other states voting tomorrow include mississippi, idaho and hawaii. fond memories across generations and tributes still poring in for nancy reagan. a live look at the capitol building in washington, d.c. mrs. reagan died yesterday at her l.a. home of congestive heart failure. chairman of the california republican party says america has lost one of the truly great first ladies. the reverend billy graham says his friendship of more than 50 years with nancy and ronald

reagan was greatly valued and republicans on the campaign trail also eulogizing her. >> i have been invited to speak at the reagan library, which was an incredible honor for me. because i grew up and i am a child of the reagan revolution. >> she was an incredible lady. she was very strong. and a total class act. >> the ronald reagan presidential library where ms. reagan will be buried in southern california is opening its doors to those who want to remember the former first lady. nancy reagan was 94 years old. and we are still in a microclimate weather alert as we track some more heavy rain that will be moving into the bay area within the next few minutes. i'll detail that and a look ahead to some more rain this week. that's coming up. and i'm bob redell. tell you how last night's overnight storm affect your ride into work this morning. that story coming up. stephanie chuang live in pacifica where a high surf advisory is in effect and work

in these windy conditions as they prepare from previous storms. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we saw the red, which means we begin with the microclimate weather alert. a very slick golden gate bridge. the roads are wet all across the bay area as another round of wet weathering ready to make its way through. >> live team coverage this morning and we get right to meteorologist kari hall and the radar still very active this morning. >> still very active and we have the storm system that moved through over the weekend that brought anywhere from three to ten inches of rain and it still continues this morning, even though many of ous taking a break. we will start to see this activity ramping up, again, as that area of low pressure tracks across the bay area and also bring in the potential for some thunderstorms into this afternoon. for now, the roads are wet. we are cloudy skies and cool temperatures. right at about 50 degrees and head