about to change. what to expect as the first major rain storm in months moves in. "today in the bay" starts right now. kind of a dark start to our morning, waiting for the sun's arrival. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott mcgrew in for sam brock. we want to talk first with mike if we could because apparently there is a fairly good wreck out there, mike. >> yes, fairly bad wreck for the big rig. no injuries reported yesterday. we're still waiting on more information from chp. it sounds like there maybe an suv involved as well. this is down in san jose, south of san jose international airport and highway 87. the southbound direction coming down into san jose out of mountain view, we have the two right lanes, the right lanes are blocked. the two left lanes are open getting toward the center divide. a lot of slowing once crews first arrived. now it looks like traffic flow has smooth out. half your freeway is blocked. this is countercommute in the

southbound direction. this will likely not clear for quite some time. no word from chp on when they hope to have the lanes open. that's a distraction for the northbound commute. right now the commute shows at 101 and 85 all the way to where they meet in sunnyvale, they're at the speed limit. at least the weather not making things worse. the overturned big rig, different story heading towards tomorrow morning. right now we've got clouds on the increase, afternoon temperatures for today will be pretty mild. for the next couple days, you can see the rain totals track across the bay area and into the rest of northern california. the most we've seen since mid march. some places on the northern california coastline as much as ten inches of rain. we'll let you know how much you can expect from your friday storm coming up in a few minutes. new allegations against donald trump. several women claim the republican candidate made unwelcome sexual advances towards them. he's denying everything. "today in the bay's" tracie potts live in washington tracking the fallout.

these allegations detailed by several different women from all over the country. >> reporter: exactly. trump says they're all wrong, threatening to sue "the new york times" if they don't distract the story. he says it's a distraction from the clinton e-mails. these accusers have come forward and gone forward. >> he was like an act pus. it was like he had six arms. he was all over the place. >> reporter: jessica leeds tells "the new york times" that happened when she sat next to donald trump on a plane. pageant contestants also coming forward. >> he turned to me and embraced me and giving me a kiss on the lips. i remember being shocked. >> reporter: several women making allegations including one in south florida where trump rallies today. nbc has not verified their claims. the trump campaign denies any of it ever happened and questions why these women waited years until weeks before the election to report it. >> he's doubled down, he doubled

down on his excuse that it's just locker room talk. i've got to tell you, after he said that in the last debate, the most amazing thing happened. athletes and coaches started speaking out. >> reporter: trump says the allegations are distracting from leaked e-mails from hillary clinton's aides. the latest wikileaks documents shows allegations of anti catholic. >> she deleted the e-mails. she has to go to jail. >> reporter: the clinton campaign calls it a faux controversy pushed by russian hackers determined to get trump elected. here in washington there's an anti trump union protesting. they say they want to talk about how trump is treating his workers in las vegas which is where we will be soon turning our focus because of the debate happening next wednesday. >> tracie potts, thank you.

another woman sharing her story with us. arian soouker is responding to the interview. >> do you find those to be offensive comments? >> they are offensive comments for women period, yes, they are. >> the full interview airs this morning on the "today" show right after "today in the bay." election day is quickly approaching. we're 26 days away. besides the presidential election, we break down the local races that are impacting you. just head to nbcbayarea.com and click on decision 2016. at 5:04, a sex trafficking bust in the south bay. our cameras exclusively caught the sting operation as it got under way. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us with details on how it all went down. >> reporter: good morning, laura. this was a two-day operation headed up by the feds and a local task force, a design to crack down on human trafficking. law enforcement staged stings at

a local hotel in the south bay. last night a woman named jasmine showed up at the hotel for a meeting arranged through a sex website. through tears, she told officers she just lost her job and is doing this to support her mother even though a background check shows she has an outstanding arrest warrant for prostitution, the officers decided to treat her as a victim. >> we had the option of taking her to jail. we had the option of not doing anything and walking away. and we had the third option because we have advocates on scene with us, to be able to offer service offer services. >> johns who came to the hotel looking for sex. the task force tells us officers issued 13 misdemeanor citations. made one arrest for felony human trafficking and rescued two people believed to be victims of human trafficking. laura, scott. >> all right. interesting case there. thank you very much.

another developing story we're following this morning, a suspect behind bars after a chase up the peninsula. that pursuit ended near the city college of san francisco last night. san bruno police say it started with a car burglary and a shot was fired in the parking lot of an i hope in san bruno. no word on the identity of the suspect. a rash of killings in san francisco has people in one hard hit neighborhood asking police what's going on. >> so far there have been eight homicides just this month. ingleside district residents have had two in the past week after only having one in the previous 2 1/2 years. memorials mark the shootings and the scenes, one on plymouth avenue near broad, the other on head street. police held a community meeting last night where residents say they are on edge. >> we have no information right now to believe it's gang related. we have no information to believe it's retaliation for anything. that is what we're going on right now. >> i don't feel safe going outside at night, going out to hang out with friends or even

going outside to walk my dog. >> some of the people at the meeting suggested the police have a substation for the neighborhood. a man is under a arrest accused of starting a fire along a popular east bay trail. police arrested mark smith yesterday morning. a witness told us she saw smith throw a safety flare into the brush. it all stems from an ongoing fight over homeless camps along the trail. now police are trying to figure out if smith is behind more than 30 small brush fires on the nearby iron horse trail in concord. 5:07. let's get to your micro climate forecast. we've been talking about the storms, rob. here they come. >> within the next 24 hours we'll see big changes around the bay area as we've got clouds on the increase today. but one more day of pretty mild temperatures, mid 70s expected around san jose. upper 60s in san francisco and around santa rosa we'll begin to

see light rain showing up as we move into the afternoon. here is the timeline for the storms. tomorrow morning wind and rain through san francisco. i think most of saturday could be a break between the rain before more rain comes in saturday evening into sunday. a rainy start for tomorrow and rain aufd and on into the weekend showers. now tracking big problems in san jose with the morning commute. >> seconds ago we got this video in. this overturned understand truck. two trailers. fire crews are on scene. this is why the right two lanes of southbound 101 are closed south of highway 87. no word on how they're going to have to lift this. if this is full like it seems like it must be because of the double trailer, they may have to off-load all the items first. that could take quite sometimes. this is again south of the airport, southbound 101 shows slowing from highway 87, not far from the studio over toward

brokaw where the two right lanes are blocked. the two left lanes get by and northbound no lanes are blocked. but as a commute starts to build in the northbound direction, you may see slowing because of all the activity on the other side of the freeway. again, we're watching this. that's a tough spot for anything to happen on the bayshore freeway down in the south bay. the rest of the bay showing a lighter, easier drive, a new crash over in livermore. your travel times at their minimum throughout the east bay. back to you. >> like seeing that green. thanks, mike. coming up, a new twist in the wells fargo scandal. the sudden departure of the ceo. what it means for the san francisco-based company coming up next. when we're in an nbc bay area micro climate weather alert, we've made it easy to get the information on your smart phone. click on the bar that says weather alerts. that will take you right to what you need to know when you need to know it.

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tesla's plan to expand itfremon its first step forward today. welcome back. happening today, tesla's plan to expand its fremont factory and eventually add thousands of jobs takes its first step forward today. tesla wants to nearly double in size with 11 new buildings on the site of its warm springs facility. you see the proposed buildings in red there. that expansion would create an additional 3,000 jobs. tonight company representatives will present the plan to fremont's planning commission at the city council chambers. 5:13 right now. resigning and leaving behind $41 million on the table. that's what the embattled wells fargo ceo john stumpf is doing. his early retirement comes after the bank acknowledged thousands of employees were pressured to meet aggressive sales targets by opening bogus accounts without customers' knowledge. a prominent bay area attorney representing shareholders of the bank says stumpf's resignation does not go far enough. >> the stock is starting to

plunge. all our shareholders want the officers and directors to pay for that. >> when you take a toll on 2 million of your own customers, you have a long ways to go to make sure you build back that trust. >> the resignation may cause more banks to be under the microscope. samsung making an unusual move when it comes to troubled phones. they're now sending special boxes to their customers. >> for that and the rest of the news before the bell, landon dowdy is live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, landon. >> scott and laura, good morning to you both. wall street could see red arrows. we get info with new claims for jobless benefits expected to rise slightly, but still at the lowest for 40 years. on the earnings front, delta air lines and winnebago reporting today. on wednesday the dow closed up 15 points to 18144. shares of samsung were up in asia overnight for the first time in three days. the firm is offering financial

incentives for customers in south korea who exchange their exploding galaxy note 7s for other models. recovering the hazardous phones is causing headaches, sending fireproof boxes and protective gloves to customers returning the dangerous

::::. . new bonfire rules at san mean that - as of today - fires the end of february. these rul w as of today, fires are not allowed through the end of february at ocean beach. these rules were adopted in april and include the first ever no-burn season. that coincides with the bay area's winter spare-the-air

happening at about 4:20 this among. two people in a suv cut them off. the two people in the suv and the driver of the semi have been taken to the hospital. minor injuries acovercording to chp. the tow truck people are trying to figure out if they can turn the truck upright by using

cables or use an air bag. two to three hours, southbound 101 shut down here. fortunately we're still early in the commute, not too much of a backup, but we do expect a problem as the morning goes on. as more people are on the road, this could become a problem on the morning commute. >> bob's correct. as the commute builds the distraction will become more. most of the bay not seeing any major commute problems, but this could be two to three hours before they expect to turn that double trailer that's overturned on the 101 south of the san jos

aairport. as the push continues we'll see more slowing through the area exhib, but so far the travel limits are the same. the bay bridge toll plaza has the metering lights on. back to rob. >> at least the weather cooperating and that big rig accident on 101. we have 60ss and 70s as we await a storm system that could drop two to three inches of rain. we'll give you the time line coming up in a few minutes. decision 2016, donald trump's campaign staff denying a slew of growing allegations who claim trump touched them

inappropriately. news organizations cite four women who claim trump made unwelcomed sexual advances. jessica leeds claimed trump touched her on an airplane. trump supporters saying the new allegations will not change their vote. >> i feel the democrats have a great deal of garbage on anybody. >> i'm still with trump 100%. >> a trump spokesman responded saying the entire article is fiction and for "the new york times" to launch this. trump's attorneying are threatening legal action. hillary clinton is back in town on her final bay area visit

before the election. last night she was in las vegas after wikileaks released more e-mails. the e-mails revealed the top staffer perhaps mocking cla catholics. nbc news has nota thenty katd those e-mails. 26 days away from the presidential race. we have a breakdown of local races that will impact you. head to nbc bay area.com and click on decision 2016. authorities wrapping up a two-day sting operations targeting prostitutes and johns. undercover agents and a task force arrested people at a hotel in santa clara. task force members say they're going to treat the sex workers as victims and they would not be taken to jail. >> we had the option of taking

her to jail or not doing anything and walking away and we had this third option because we had advocates on scene with us to be able to offer services. >> authorities arrested a number of johns as they are being offered counseling and given misdemeanor citations. students at san jose state say sex assaults happened at the campus. a member of the team has been banned. an alert was not sent out warning students because the threat was not deemed an immediate threat. some students we spoke to disagree. >> i believe it is a threat because it is someone in our campus and we might encounter them. >> because that suspect has not been arrested and charges have not been filed, ishl officials

not releasing the suspect's statement. some are wondering why a campus crime alert was not issued soon sooner. the information at the time including the fact that the suspect had been identified and was being monitored, there was no threat to the campus community. students may be outraged, but officials did follow the rules for reporting on campus crimes. the investigative unit reviewed the details of the law that requires colleges to inform the public about crimes on or near campus. it says schools have to let people know about crimes in a timely manner, but only if those crimes pose an ongoing threat to students or employees. it's up to police to determine what is an ongoing threat. they didn't send out an alert because they interviewed and

investigated that suspect right away. a correction on information we reported on the story during yesterday morning's newscast. our report included details that could have incorrectly implied an identity of a suspect in the assaults. we don't know the name or identity of the suspect and we apologize for the error. police are investigating a late night armed robbery. it happened about 1:00 yesterday morning near the school's lab. a man was robbed at gunpoint. he complied and was not harmed. police do not have details on a suspect. a storm is brewing this morning. a cloudy start to the thursday morning, but nothing compared to what tomorrow will bring. communities are already preparing. >> today in the bay pete is live in the valley with how they're

gearing up. >> the storm is expected to start in the north bay, and for homeowners you want to check trees above your homes and these nearby drains. this drain is cleared out. here are tips when you're hitting the road and dealing with this storm. when you're driving, you want to be aware of flooding on the road so take your time. as for homeowners, trim your trees or removing them if they can put your home in danger due to the storm and you may want to get a ladder out and get on the roof top and clean out the gutters. later this morning you'll have pg&e with crews cleaning tree limbs and vegetations from around the power lines to reduce the risk of the trees coming in contact with the lines to creates power outages. if you see power lines, call 911

or contact the utility company. as far as that cleanup today, that's going to start at 10:00 a.m. we're live in mill valley. >> we'll have team coverage this morning as the storm moves in tomorrow, but for today's forecast let's turn to tom. the calm before the storm as the clouds increase and temperatures are going to be surprisingly mild. you'll see mid to upper 70s. 60s and 70s around the north bay. before 7:00 a.m. everything is in the north bay. lunch time tomorrow heaviest rain around the south bay while the north bay gets a break while we await the next batch of rain. a storm that will carry off and on through the weekend. saturday won't be that bad. temperatures as the rain comes

in, mild. high snow levels in the sierra where they could see rain gusts up to 90 miles an hour so use caution. now for an update with a double trailer overturned. >> ups truck, two trailers overturned there. there's an suv off the side of the road there. trying to sort out those details. the two right lanes are blocked southbound 101. this is by the international airport. considerable activity even though traffic is light, there's a distraction on the southbound side. northbound sees the traffic slowing at 680 for the activity

on the opposite side of the freeway. as we watch through the commute build through the south bay, that is a concern. the toll plaza, the metering light is on. back to you. >> thank you. coming up teachers at a south bay school district are angry and frustrated. we'll tell you why and what they plan to do about it. steph curry throws down millions for this home. we'll show you where this mansion is. it's easy to get connected to the weather outside by going inside. you click on the radar on the weather page and zero in on your neighborhood to see if it's raining there. that will give you what you need to know when you need to know it. i'm chief meteorologist and that's how you staff informed with the nbc bay area app w7.

anim ==scott/live== te now is and welcome back to te bay -- camera -- get ready bay area it is 5:44. get ready bay area, the rain is coming. rob's going to tell you when you should expect it. it will be coming up in his full forecast. the concord police dog that was stabbed in the line of duty continues to recover this morning. this man attacked that dog on tuesday. he was shot and killed by officers.

police say it was started after he allegedly attacked somebody with a hatchet. the police dog jelly then just tracked him into a background shed where the suspect tried to fight off the dog with garden sheers. police say jelly is back at home, but remains under heavy medication. we know the identity of the man killed in the jail. the sheriff's department says he was a 56-year-old of union city p he was arrested in january on an assault charge. the victim and the man accused of killing him were cell mates. teachers are fed up over contract talks. teachers from allen rock union elementary school district will rally tonight. it's happening ahead of the school board meeting. teachers are frustrated over class sizes and low salaries. emergency workers staged a

disaster drill at sfo, the scenario was a pretend collision between a boeing and smaller plane. it tested firefighters and paramedi paramedics. >> we want to find out where our weakens are. >> over three years ago flight 214 crashed while landing at sfo. one of the victims was run over by a fire truck. since then they have upgrade the emergency response. it's renters day of action in the bay area and many tenants through the region are expected to hold rallies to push for renters' rights. hi

high. voters in campbell union district are not getting the information they need about a ballot measure they are expected to vote on in a few weeks. an argument against measure aa was left out of the sample ballot. it calls for $275 million to modernize schools. officials say it was a clerical error that's being fixed. getting a second opinion on the san francisco's leaning millenni millennium tower that is leaning. a developer declared the building would be safe in an earthquake and that differed from the previous conclusion which found even a mod erate quake would be damaging. the city has to pay for an independent evaluation. >> i don't want the city to rely

on reports being produced by the developers. we want our own experts down there and the money will be used towards that end. >> the supervisor wants the quarter million dollar inspection cost to come out of the city's building budget department. the makeup and face paint you may put on your ghosts and gob list goblines could be toxic. experts will reveal the levels of lead they found in some products. keep an eye out for that. about 3,000 mamma and poppa strollers are being recalled. there are concerns the baby could fall out because of a loose latch on 3,000 arm dil low flip xt infants could fall out of the strollers. they could tip back in the parent facing position. if you have one, stop using it

and contacts the manufacturer to try to get it fix fd for free. from the mammas to the poppas to bob dylan has does it feel. he woke up to a noble prize this morning. his smash hit songs won the noble prize in literature this morning. the swedish academy cites dylan's creation of new poetic expression. he is the first american to win the award since author tony morrison back in 1993. as we've been mentioning, rain is coming down. it will be the first significant rainfall. some places are on edge. these are drone edges from last year showing the cliffs crumbling. there's concerns the walls won't hold up and the apartment complex will go into the ocean.

let's check in with rob and mike this morning. we're watching the weather complicate the overturned big rig this morning. wave action on the coast is something we will watch for the next 24 hours. wave heights right now four to six feet, but we have a coastal flood advisory for tomorrow. a combination of gusty winds and those building swells offshore leading to rough conditions off coast as the waves stay high through the weekend. right now a mix of clouds around the bay area. 40s and 50s outside. should see upper 60ss today in san francisco and around 75 in san jose. the radar right now picking up

returns off to the north and that rain line progresses south later tonight. tomorrow morning's compute by 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 through 9:00 and by noon you see the rain progressing south of san jose before the next round sets up late saturday afternoon. besides the wind most of saturday will be okay. look at the wind speeds heading into tomorrow morning. 20 to 30 miles an hour off the coast. saturday night those wind speeds pick back up. could see gusts around 45 miles an hour. the rain from friday into saturday, you can see the areas in purple and red. santa cruz mountains, north bay and east bay hill tops could be approaching two to three inches of rain and higher totals likely up the coast. the forecast turns stormy tomorrow and see a break

saturday before more fills in on sunday and then the showers do begin to come down on monday. as we talked about the chopper has arrived on scene. the flashing lights, two larger trucks have arrived, a distraction for the northbound side, but the southbound side you have two lanes block. the hov and two lanes are open in the southbound direction. an overturned ups trailer and an suv. you do see the northbound side still lightly populated right here as more emergency crews arrive on scene. we'll continue to track this. we'll get you to the map and show you and give a reference for the south bay. this is by the san jose international airport, the northbound has a pretty typical pattern. we'll track this southbound

counter commute direction for delays. the rest of the bay moves predictably including the toll plaza. when you're the mvp you can live wherever you want. >> steph curry just scored this 10,000 square foot home. $5.7 million was the price tag. it was $8 million last year. the five bedroom, 8 and a half bath home. clay thompson has a new friend, but this isn't his dog. this puppy has a purpose. first happening now, our nbc bay area team is preparing co r coverage for the upcoming storm. you can download the nbc bay area app to your mobile device and you'll get immediate alerts on the weather. you can use our mobile

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carrying an assault rifle shott he was shot and killed. and goblins and. ==v boston, police say a man wearing body armor and carrying an assault rifle shot two officers before he was shot and killed. the officers are in the hospital in critical condition. a suspect who has not been

identified opened fire on the officers late last night as they arrived to a home in east boston. other officers at the scene ran inside the house and killed the suspect. happening today, the known gang member accused of killing two palm springs police officers will make his first court appearance. he will be arraigned on first degree murder and several other charges. he planned the attack and ambushed the officers as they responded to a call at his family's home on saturday. he could be sentence in had to death. the man accused of setting off bombs in new york and new jersey will be arraigned in court today from his hospital bed. he is still recovering after he was shot by officers during his arrest last month w. he allegedly planted the bombs in the chelsea neighborhood. a developing story, bermuda

praise bracing for a hit from housework nicole. the tiny island is smaller than manhattan. all 65,000 people living there are being warned in hunker down as winds will topple 100 miles an hour. dangerous rains and heavy storm surge. nicole not expected to impact the united states. a south bay pot shop says it is ready to pay up after refusing to pay taxes for the past four years. the business is willing to write a check for over $1 million, but city leaders may not be willing to take that money. >> do you see any problems with the offer? >> i think there are concerns. you don't want to send a message that you don't have to play by the rules. >> tonight at 11:00 our investigative unit explains what makes the offer so unusual and why the city may not be ready to strike a deal and why the business owner says paying his taxes in the first place could

have landed him in prison. if you have a story for our investigative team call our tip line or send us an e-mail to the unit at nbc bay area.com. the latest honor for clay thompson involves four legs and it's pretty cute. >> a cute warning here. a bay area group guide dogs for the blind has named its latest puppy in training clay. he got to meet his 8 week old namesake. a volunteer family will foster clay until it begins its formal guide dog training in a year. right now an update to breaking news. there's an overturned ups truck and it's causing headaches to south bay commuters. we have live coverage of the impact it's having on highway

101 and beyond. the first major storm of the season about to slam the bay area. we're going to show you how long you have to clear out the gutters. our cameras rolling as johns are busted for prostitution. today in the bay continues right now. a very good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. we've got a lot of breaking news to get to. two lanes of southbound 101 in san jose are blocked by an overturned big rig. >> bob is out there this morning with what's the latest. bob. >> reporter: good morning. it could still be an hour or two maybe even longer before this big rig is cleaned up. you're looking at the southbound direction of 101,