safely. >> first, let's start with meteorologist kari hall who is tracking the latest. where is it hitting hardest right now. >> some of the heaviest moving toward the east bay. we are all pretty much seeing light rain at this point this morning. so far we are seeing the heaviest rain rolling in on shore. some of the deep subtropical moisture causing quite a bit of rain. once again as we zoom in is and extending towards fremont, we see the reds and the yellows indicating the heavy rain all across the bay area. that may slow you down as you head out for this drive. what's it looking like at street level. >> the green radar on the roadway would be wet road. so slick conditions.

light traffic. all the way through the north bay as well. flooding around merit island. and the 101 and highway 37. of to the bay bridge. unlike last week, more traffic hitting the roadway. that will be much more of a factor. though we will see the return because some schools are back in session. >> bob redell to the roads here. he joins us live in the thick of this morning rain. good morning. >> well, good morning to you, sam. a major intersection here in daly city. people getting ready to out right now, you will be happy to see it is not very impressive. yes, the roads are wet, but we just have a slight drizzle. if you have time to get out, now

would be the time to get out before we expect this burst of rain to be coming in, especially here on the peninsula. this is the san mateo bridge, one of the main thoroughfares of people trying to get to or from work. i've been across the bay bridge. the worst i saw was a drizzle, slight rain. if you're going to get out, get out now before it starts to come down and watch your speeds and the car in front of you. on our nbc bay area app a great way to keep up with us is free. just out of san francisco. fire investigators are trying to figure out who set fire to a homeless encampment that damaged

a church and mission. this is south van ness. a veteran believes he was targeted overnight and his possessions were lit on fire on purpose. >> a flight takes a frighten turn when a passenger starts making racist and homophobic remarks. a san francisco couple videotaped on their cell phone some of those exchanges. it made for a tense flight and ended in a stop in new zealand and 24-hour delay. >> everyone was concerned about what is the next one going to be. well, united airlines said the captain decided to turn the plane around because the passenger refused to follow instructions. new zealand police arrested the 42-year-old man but they are not filing any criminal charges.

the other 250 plus passengers on that plane were put up in hotels and finally landed in sfo yesterday. the search is on for a man accused of burglarizing an elementary school in santa rosa. the man walked into an unlocked elementary classroom and stole five tablets and a box of sharpies and wrote graffiti outside two classrooms. turkish media is broadcasting this video of the suspect that he reportedly shot himself days before running into the club and shooting into the crowds on new year's eve. seven of the 39 people who were killed were foreign tourists. among the dozens injured was an american. >> he was walking on a bench.

when it was above my head. when he shot me, i couldn't move. two years after it happened, the couple at the center of a kidnapping once called a hocks had something to say about the ordeal. back in september 2016, matthew mueller pleaded guilty to kidnapping huskins. the couple say they continue to be harassed despite a guilty plea by mulner. we blurred out this post because of crude language. she said all i did was is survive and i was criminalized for it. not a finished product yet happening today. san francisco transportation leaders are reviewing ongoing changes to a major cyclist

corridor. it runs from golden gate park into the presidio. the examiner reports the board will be discussing traffic closures for the next round of improvements. good morning. 5:06. microclimate weather report. we have seen pockets of heavier rain moving through parts of the peninsula. the rain is heaviest moving through the valley is and east palo alto. 101 and 280 are looking wet as you try to make your way south up and down the peninsula. steady rain. san francisco seeing green, indicating lighter green. it gets darker from san rafael in navado. heavier downpours in walnut creek is and the tri-valley.

we are seeing a little bit of rain moving through this morning. temperature wise, it is 49 degrees in san jose and palo alto. 48. it is warmer as we go late morning, early afternoon. during the evening commute it could be pouring and wet t. sierra looking at heavy snow the next 72 hours. it may cause concern of flooding. i'll detail that coming up. right now seeing some rain moving through. >> that's right. i want to show folks what we are talking building as well. san ramon and farther north to walnut creek. be careful up there. we have mentioned that. over here the live camera. the water is kicking up. even though this area is damp right now. no active rain at this particular shot. the water is misting up.

a good amount of traffic. watch the off ramps. we'll take you back to travel times. despite all the warnings, traffic moving well. altamonte pass, 25 minutes. a little bit of slowing because of the rain on the eastern end there. more towards san ramon for 680. another look at the travel time. no major delays. slowing on the approach to the bay bridge. a calm drive in the westbound commute. back to you. coming up next, a new year and new congress. back to work on capitol hill. so what's on the top of the list for the now republican controlled house and senate donald trump attacks another american company and arnold schwarzenegger has a new catch phrase. get the very latest information on your smartphone. click on the bartha says weather

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happening today, the new congress getting back to work in washington. and republicans control both houses and the resident spresid

well. the gop is getting rid of the affordable care act. absolutely. president-elect trump tweeting about it this morning calling it lousy health care. kellyanne conway debating whether or not republicans will have something ready to replace it when and if they repeal it. >> regulations are coming off. we're getting rid of obama care. >> but how? republican leaders heading back to capitol hill have no plan for how to replace obama care. >> he is going to create it with something great and wonderful and that's the extent of his plan. >> a strategy session on how to keep the affordable care act, any change to the nation's health insurance program could take years. >> the republicans are torn as to how long it could delay their

appeal. >> the new congress may use russian hacking. president-elect trump promises to the reveal new information this week as his incoming press secretary questions before expelling 35 russian diplomats was overkill. >> to go to this magnitude suggests that it is at least raises the question of whether the actions are more political than diplomatic. >> late monday, house republicans voted to give themselves oversight of the ethics office that investigates misconduct. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. we are just beginning. >> "the apprentice" has been replaced by arnold. >> the first president in modern

times to keep control of his business. even jimmy carter sold his peanut farm before coming to washington. we did see arnold schwarzenegger for the first time on nbc the"t apprentic apprentice". of course everyone was wondering what his catch line would be. >> you're terminated. now head to the chopper. >> last night we he was in the credit control. it is not clear if mr. trump will be paid or by whom. it is extremely unusual for the president of the united states to get a paycheck from somebody other than the tax payer. a few minutes ago he made his morning tweet, this time attacking general motors. it is sending mexican-made models of the chevy cruze make

in the usa or pay a big border tax. under nafta, g.m. does not pay that tax because that's the whole point of nafta. wall street back to work. so too is landon dowdy. good morning, landon. >> hey there, scott. happy new year to you. futures are higher this morning. the market is closing out 2016 with the dow, nasdaq falling a third straight day. its seventh positive year. energy leading all sectors since 2017 thanks to a surge in oil prices. on friday, the dow fell to 19,762. nasdaq slipping 48 to 5383. >> landon the, thank you. amazon said it had the best

holiday season ever and the echo was the best seller. this morning linovo showed off its own echo competitor. i gave an echo to my brother-in-law who looked at it like hmm. but the niece freaked out. we have alexa! >> why wasn't your brother-in-law impressed. >> he didn't know what it was. >> he will be now. >> i have one of those in my house as well. amount of experimentation going on. san francisco bay getting visitors trying to stay cool. scott is talking about being cool. bott bottlenose dolphins are showing up in the bay. a marine biologist said they used to stop around santa

barbara. they said they are not sure if this is or is not a sign of climate change. >> the problem, though, today is getting to the beach in nice weather to see them. and i think maybe friday will be the only window we'll have of some warm weather and sunshine. we will be keeping an eye on that. let's get a look at what we are seeing this morning as you head out the door. we are under a microclimate alert. no more lowell vacation snow. temperatures have made it up to 49 degrees. in the south bay, 50 in san francisco. highs this afternoon reaching only the low 50s. we won't see is the temperatures moving that much throughout the day. only 53 in the north bay. 54 for the east bay. widespread rain moving through. it is is pretty much of the

whole radar. slight sprinkles at this point. we have seen the rain moving the heaviest towards fremont and up towards south san francisco, south city area seeing light rain. also in san francisco. and then in the north bay, some of the heavier pockets of rain moving closer to napa. concord, down to walnut creek, arinda, darker shades of green and heavier rain in the tri-valley seeing heavy rain moving through. and this will also increase in intensity for the north bay as we go into the noon hour, lunchtime, it is pretty much pouring for the north day. some of the heavier rain shifts to the south. it avoids san jose for the most part. but moving through palo alto, the tri-valley. it is still pouring. pockets of heavy rain. a few breaks in between. tomorrow morning we wake up to

some spots seeing wet weather from san francisco is and farther to the north with light rain into the afternoon and light showers for the rest of the bay area. so looking pretty soggy. we take a little bit of a break late thursday, friday. the next round of rain moves in. gusty winds very heavy sierra snow. and we could be measuring quite a bit of rain as well. here's the potential of rainfall with this first round of rain between now and thursday. we have the chance of getting at least two inches of rain. for the santa cruz mountains, three inches of rain. as we go through the weekend, this is on top of what we had so far. we could have over five inches of rain for the santa cruz mountains. snow could total three feet. that's at lake level. 38 inches on of snow at south lake tahoe. in san francisco, we get the

sunshine on friday. that's the only chance you have in this forecast for the first week of 2017. and looking at some warmer temperatures heading into the weekend. also that rain coming down. and a lot of energy to go along with that rain. another look at the forecast coming up. mike is tracking the rain. >> that's right. you have a lot of green on the radar. darker green over here. moving to the east bay. that means green on my maps with the road weather index shows you where it will be slick conditions. it makes it tough to see. we clear it off. remember those wet roadways. slow out of the altamonte pass. some schools are back in session. looking towards the bay bridge, no delays down the east shore

freeway. two live shots. first, the bay bridge toll plaza. water on the lenses. again, likely today. and the north bay as well. slick conditions. thank you very much. 5:22. nbc bay area responds. a refund is refused but a credit is offered instead. what happens when you can't redeem it, though. nbc bay area responds next. and stay tuned after today in the bay as a familiar face is back at the "today" show to co-anchor. kat katie curic this week and meredith vieira next week.

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5:30 on your tuesday morning. lingering rain expecting to last all day and chilly temperatures. wet and windy commute. not just rain. even snow. good morning. thank you for joining us. >> another round of wet weather to can kick off the workweek. pretty slick roads out there. helping you get out the door. kari hall is tracking all of this rain for us.

the system isn't going to let up any time soon. >> it gets heavier as we go through the day. widespread rain covering the radar. a few breaks in between. some of the heaviest moving into the east bay. still a break in the south bay. while we get heavy rain, snow is just dumping in the sierra. that will continue the next several days, even getting heavier this weekend is. i'll detail that and the timeline of when the heaviest rain comes in. more commute, on the roadways now, mike. how is it looking at the street level? >> looking better than yesterday. yesterday had almost no commuters. a smooth flow of traffic over here. looking at the north bay, flooding reported 101 and 37 and merit island. i want to show you the bigger view of the entire bay. wet roadways all over the bay. the bay bridge, backing up here.

it looks like the metering lights have turned on. that is certainly different than yesterday. water on the lens here. san mateo bridge. we showed you prior to the toll plaza a couple seconds ago. winds calm. slick roadways. be careful. back to you. >> all right. we have been seeing the ponds picking up in spots. bob redell is thick in the morning commute. bob, good morning. good morning to you, sam and laura. we have finally found the first weather bands of rain coming for the morning commute southbound on 101 right now. we are approaching the san mateo bridge. it has been he heavy like this since we took 380 to sfo. make sure you have a clean windshield. make sure is the wiper blades are fresh and you're able to

keep your visibility open and clear because it is heavy out there. you are really keeping your speed at a safe space at the limit if not below. it is what is safe given the conditions of the road. and watching the distance between you and that in front of you. one car came to a sliding stop as they were trying to make the stop sign there. our nbc bay area weather map, live radar. you can see what kari has been talking about all morning long. we have the bands covering the entire bay area. look around 8:00 what you will see coming up from the southwest. this huge band going to be dumping rain on your morning commute. as you're out there, watch your speeds is and be careful. bob redell, today in the bay.

>> our nbc bay area app is a great way to keep up with our changing forecast. it is is free for android and iphone devices. it is not just rain. we look live at the golden gate bridge. a section of the barrier is damaged which means fewer lanes will be open during rush hour. today in the bay pete saranos live on the bridge for us. >> pete, this is the first time something like this has happened. >> good morning to you, sam and laura. this is the first time this has happened. this barrier has only been around a couple of years. look, you guys, you see the golden gate bridge behind me. so far so good. here's how things will change later in the day. we know that the three southbound and north lanes will be open on the golden gate

bridge. there won't be a shift southbound and northbound lanes which eases traffic coming into san francisco. crews first spotted this yesterday afternoon. they don't know what caused the damage to this median barrier or how it happened in the first place. you can expect crews working on this today. we are hoping to fix it sometime today. pete ssuratos. today the trial for the man accused of murdering morgan hill teenager sierra lamar is scheduled to begin. kri is s, this comes after a series of delays. >> dating back four years, laura. when she told them to be ready she told them to have their

opening statements. jury selection started back in october. seating 12 jurors and six alternates has been going on for months. they answered 178 questions ranging from the death penalty, whether they have been victims of crimes themselves. >> everyone knows about the sierra lamar case, but are they coming into it with the deck stacked against him. >> our colleagues say there was definitely an audible gasp. our cameras are not allowed in but we will have a reporter inside. kris, thank you very much. 5:36 on tuesday. good news, bad news for muni riders. drivers were involved in more

accidents year after year that buses and trains were running on time more frequently. the latest annual uni or report which leaders are now going to discuss later today. they occurred at a rate of 6.6 for every 100,000 miles covered. the highest rate in four years. on time performance improved to a shade under 60%. it was closer to 55%. one of the bay area's main sources of water is being cut off two months. lines out of the hetch hetchy will be cut off. a tunnel may be at risk of collapsing. several cities the including san francisco and palo alto get water from that reservoir.

you can see how it connects up with the rest of the bay. the next two months, those areas will pull water from local reservoirs to keep up with demand. the switch is means you may notice a difference in how your tap water tastes and smells. >> the department of water resources is conducting its first snow survey of the season. finally a lot more power to paddle into. january through april. despite rains, there are still concerns the snowpack is below average this time of year. but forecasters like kari hall point out we have a long way to go before we draw any conclusions. you have to go back a while before you saw this much snow in one week. >> it will be nice to see what they find and look at the forecast and know we have a lot

more snow on the way. snow come canning down in the sierra at this point. we could see decent amounts. at least a couple of feet the next several days. heavy rain today. it stays wet tomorrow. once again for this year we could measure the amount of snow coming down in feet. so by next snow survey next month we could see a lot more on top of what we have had so far. another storm moving in this weekend will raise the threat of flooding, especially on sunday after days of very heavy rain. so i'll have more on that, a look at how much rain we could see and what you should do to prepare. that's coming up. now we are starting to see a little snow on the roadways. >> we are seeing that pattern because more folks are working

than yesterday. we're tracking the south bay. typical 101. it is peeking through the green. all highlighted all of the bay is our road weather index talking about wet roadways. southbound 680 shows slowing as well. down through pleasanton. nothing dramatic. same thing for the valley area. let me show you live shots out there. oakland right here. this is 880. heading over to the april. bart will slow down if it is too much rain on the tracks. they slow down for the sake of safety. maybe 5 or 10-minute delays. 5:40. pretty terrifying moments caught on camera. a dresser falls on top of a

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good tuesday morning. 5:44. a lot more people heading out this morning as school is back in session for some schools. a lot of rain to go along with that. we're in a microclimate weather alert. heavy rain moving in. i'll have details on that coming up in five minutes. we have slowing now. don't be too learned. i'll show you something on our live camera coming up. >> we're taking a live look at

the san mateo bridge. certainly stick out there. a lot of people returning to work. >> a lot of people are returning to their destinations. that was no effect task. airports across the country are just now getting back to business after a tough night last night. you see the lines forming at miami international. just kept on going and going and going. all of that because of a power outage yesterday afternoon. it lasted several hours. it had a huge trickle effect causing a backlog from boston to the bay area. there was a very long line. they are all working like crazy trying to get people through. >> san jose international airport, some were delayed as many as five hours. similar stories among passengers

at sfo and boston. miami, more than 30 international flights were affected. some people passed out while waiting in line. we will learn whether george lucas will land his lucas museum. most recently san francisco approved a new plan for treasure island. but los angeles has a competing plan in the works. lucas now expects to meet leaders in both cities and then announce his final decision. >> this comes after fans yesterday endured yet another painful season. the end of it anyway. they were lamenting the loss of jed york. at some point someone asked if

he should be fired. >> i own this football team. you don't dismiss owners. i'm sorry. that's the fact and that's the case. but that's the fact. >> some of the names emerging are familiar ones. that's because he interviewed the same candidates during his previous searches. needless to say, some are getting a bad sense of deja vu. >> fire coach, fire coach. him establish his team i would feel a lot better. >> the niners fired after six years as g.m. you want to talk about turnover. the team is going to have four head coaches in four seasons. jed york predicted that the 49ers would not be going to the super bowl. >> one of the easiest predictions. >> that was present easy. i think everything else is fairly difficult.

we'll try to do this. a little prediction on this the first day of business of 2017. we can say shares in general motors will be in play. this after our next president attacked g.m. in an early morning tweet. general motors says donald trump is sending mexican made model of the chevy cruze making usa pay big border tax t. he often tweets with american companies and that moves their stock usually to the negative. one way to play it out would be to figure out what the president-elect is thinking about. short the stock before the tweet. probably a lower open. futures on the broader index call for down arrows. many investors do expect good times to continue. consumer confidence soared in december. the dow has been flirting with 20 k for weeks. the best performing silicone

stock was dvidia. it has been doing well a long time. if you bought it for 12 bucks in 2012 you could sell today for 106. wells fargo deals with disaster after disaster. it is brought by workers who say not only were dismissed for raising concerns about fraud, they were blackballed from the banking industry. the big question is will the new ceo stay there. he was an executive back with the scandal broke. he wasn't ceo but he was there. so far investors support him. the consumer electronics show gets under way in vegas earlier this week. some accuse it of a bit stale. the electric car company is supposed to unveil is its sedan. an actual car. that's going to happen today.

we'll bring it to you tomorrow morning. another electric car hopefully on the road soon. >> there we go. >> a man and his gadgets. >> a 2-year-old boy came to the rescue of his twin brother underneath a toppled dresser. it is hard to watch. both boys are okay. >> the two boys were playing in the dresser when it turned of, trapping one of them underneath. the other one tries to lift it up. it was obviously too heavy for the little toddler. so he pushes it a few times allowing his little brother to wiggle through underneath. the boy's mother decided to show this video to raise awareness of unsecured furniture. that dresser has now been fastened to the wall.

>> we have to do that anyway because of the earthquake. >> you see that little boy struggling, though? >> so cute. >> i feel badly. not only did it fall on his brother but forever that video will be used. hey, remember when i did this for you? >> always looking for a leg up. we are looking for a leg up. we are in a microclimate weather alert. >> all day today and tomorrow too. we could still see wet weather moving in. we get a look at what's happening out there right now. it's warmer this morning. we don't have lowell vacation snow like we had yesterday morning. that threat is over. 46 degrees in the tri-valley. 48 degrees in the peninsula. 50 right now in san francisco. still need to bundle up as you head out and deal with the rain throughout the day. 52 will be the high today. we will not see the temperatures

moving up very much in the north bay. a high of 53 degrees. still a lot of rain streaming over the bay area. we may catch a break the next hour, especially around san francisco. but there still will be a lot of snow coming down. if you're heading on of to the sierra, make sure you have the tire chains and you practice how to put them on. rain moving through palo alto, the peninsula. around south city, lolita park, that's where we are seeing light rain coming down. and for san francisco, for the most part, mist and drizzle. north bay, rain to satisfy yell. and alamo, heavy rain moving through there, also in the tri-valley. heavier rain moving right at about lunchtime for most of the bay area. when you see the bright yellows and rains, that shows where the

rain will be. this weekend, another round of rain could be heavy increasing the threat of flooding. two inches of rain for most of the bay area. when the next round of rain, check this out, over nine inches in the santa cruz mountains. now is the time to prepare for the storm that will be moving again and the threat of flooding this weekend. talk more about that. now to mike. slow it down on the roadways, right? >> that's right, kari. the rain will dampen the roadways. we are seeing the tri-valley.

approaching the bay bridge. only 20 minutes. so that's a great time. it shows the backup. we haven't seen that a week. i did notice they are moving well. that's good news. again, still a backup. i wanted to show you water. so it's slick, guys. thanks very much, mike. >> a safety alert for all pilots. the worst year for midair deaths in two decades. >> but first as we have been mentioning bay area has issued a micro climate weather alert because of all the rain moving in. take kari hall's forecast with you all day long. check on our interactive radar so you can track the rain or snow and pinpoint it exactly to where you want it. is there an elk in your bed?

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5:57 on your tuesday morning. we are in a microclimate weather alert. a live look at the radar this morning. rain continues to pelt pretty all area of the bay. not just patches here for wide swaths of rain. much more coming up in your forecast. extreme smog in china.

this was the scene in beijing. an orange level. >> we are learning about the deadly midair crash between two private planes in new year's eve. this happened in mckinney, texas not far from dallas.

rain in the bay area. snow in the sierra. we're tracking winter weather and monitoring. today in the bay continues r50eu9 now. taking a live look right now at radar at this hour. >> you can see it coming down. bright lights headed your way. thanks for joining us. >> i'm sam brock. welcome to the show. team coverage. crews reporting