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 across the bay

area. parts of the south bay in the rain shadow. that will fill in the rest of the day with the next round of heavier rain moving in. we get a closer look at parts of the peninsula toward the east bay. we have seen rainfall right now a tenth of an inch as far as rain accumulation so far this morning. there may be standing water on the roadways. let's head over to multiple ways of getting to work. >> we still have is the road weather index indicating they are on the surface. a little bit of a break drying

out drying san francisco's western edge. we will look without the road weather index. we also have pigging up patterns. we have a slower pattern typical of your morning commute. a light morning commute. 8830 slow through hayward and union city. the other ways of getting to work, the rails, bart sometimes gets minor delays the as rain comes in. that hasn't happened yet. we'll be tracking that. we're watching all of that. bob redell is live. >> you have the surface eye view. what are you seeing this morning? >> good morning, sam and laura.

roads are still wet but not coming down as hard as it was. workers trying to get on the morning commute on 101, which has been heavy for a regular tuesday morning. 30 minutes ago the rain was much heavier as kari hall has been forecasting. make sure your windshield wipers are fresh and they are working. you are going to need thofrpis morning. i was just talking to go a lady gassing up at a gas station behind the camera position here. she tells us she will drive more carefully. i said how are you going to do that? she had she will watch her speeds and other drivers as well. in millbrae, bob redell, today in the bay.

still a lot of snow. traffic i-80 was bumper to bumper most of the day yesterday. this is 80 at soda. chains, a probably don't have to tell you. it's required right now. coming up at 6:15 this morning, a live report to show you some of the current conditions there and all the great snow that has been falling. another great source is our nbc bay area app. it is free for iphone and android devices. >> 6:04. new this morning. new video out of san francisco. fire investigators trying to figure out who set fire to a homeless encampment. burn marks can be seen on the wall of that church on south van ness and 18th street. a homeless vet tells nbc bay area he believes he was targeted overnight. he said some of his possessions were lit on fire on purpose. nobody was hurt.

a flight from sydney, australia takes a turn as he starts making homophobic remarks. a san francisco couple shooting video on their phones. it ended with a stop in new zealand and 24-hour delay. united airlines says the captain decided to ultimately turn the plane around because the pattern refused to follow instructions. they arrested the 42-year-old man. they say they are not filing criminal charges. the other 250 plus passengers on board that flight were put up in hotels and finally land at is sfo. an international manhunt continues for the man responsible for an attack in

stan bull. 7 of 39 people killed can were foreign tourists and among the dozens injured was an american. >> he was walking on a bench above my head where my head was underneath. when he shot me, i couldn't move. i just let him shoot me. >> isis is claiming responsibility for the attack. at 6:06 this morning, now let's get back to storm coverage. we're in a microclimate weather alert. >> light rain moving through all the bay area. some spots, though, take thing a bit of a break after it moved through this morning, especially near the peninsula. and spotty light showers around san jose. you haven't seen as much rain there. a chance to dry out. still there may be puddles on the roadways.

from north bay, san rafael, there as well. as we head over to east bay, a steady downpour concord, livermore. heavier through the day, especially the evening commute. it stays wet with more light rain. we take a break thursday and friday. we could much snow by the feet over the next days. another storm moving through this weekend will raise the flood concern. i'll detail that coming up in 10 minutes. heading over to mike, let's see what's happening in the tri-valley. >> rain active through that area. more traffic flow as well. that's not a great combination. the wetter roadways. the pattern showing green,

yellow, orange. we do have slowing for 680 through pleasanton. 880, hayward and union city. 238 did sort itself out like we talked about. a live look at dublin shows one of the reasons for slowing. wetter roadways. pushing through livermore and moving over to altamonte pass as more folks are coming out of the tracy area and slick off ramps. spinouts have not really been a problem. we don't usually get this. this is pete suratos's view. you'll notice three lanes in that configuration. pete will explain why that will stay the case. up next, changes are coming to a busy san francisco street all in an effort to make safer for walkers and cyclists. plus, we have continuing

coverage of the storms hitting the bay area. the south bay mountains get a rare dusting of snow overnight. >> donald trump trips up the stock market. former governor schwarzenegger has a new catch phrase.

good morning. it is 6:11. we are in a microclimate weather

alert. weapon continue to is see the rain today and tomorrow. two inches possible across the bay area. a bigger storm is on the way of the weekend. more coming up in microclimate forecast coming up in six minutes. >> mostly richmond, albany area. the toll plaza has a backup. a typical pattern for your tuesday. san ma tea and dunbar bridges are clear. >> hope they stay that way. thank you, mike. 6:12. happening today, san francisco transportation leaders will reportedly review the ongoing changes to the a major cyclist and pedestrian corridor. it runs from golden gate park into the presidio. examiner reports the board today

will discuss traffic closures for the next round of improvement. >> nearly two years after it happened, the couple at the center of a kidnapping once called a hoax by police have something to do about the ordeal. matthew muller pleaded guilty to kidnapping denise huskins. the couple says it is continuing to be harassed despite a guilty plea. huskins are showing some of the nasty messages they are continue to go receive on social media. we blurred out this particular post because of crude language. she said all i did was survive and i was criminalized for it. >> the search is on for a man accused of burglarizing a santa rosa elementary school. police released it of the man they are looking for. they say friday night the man walked into an unlocked

elementary classroom and stole five tab the lets, a laptop, and a box of sharpies. the thief used the sharpies to write graffiti outside two classrooms. >> the power of the presidential tweet. donald trump tweeted about boeing, the company lost billions in value. and soon to be president scott mcgrew tweeting about general motors. >> about 16 cents lower this morning after trump's early morning tweet. he says general motors is sending mexican made model of chevy cruze to u.s. car dealers tax free. make in usa or pay big border tax. one amazing trick would be to try to figure out mr. trump is angry at and short that stack you could have made a fortune on boeing or lockheed martin. g.e. did respond pointing out the sedan is made in ohio.

there is a hatch back made in mechanics core for world markets. they are not taxed of course because of 1/2 attachment not to get too distracted by the tweet. you are talking about some of the startling moves on capitol hill by republicans to weaken the office of congressional ethics. if you're draining the swamp this would be one of yours. it is not uncommon for mr. trump to sweet something controversial. "the apprentice" started its new season last night without him. instead, former governor arnold schwarzenegger. >> you're terminated. has ta la vista, baby. >> he is still executive producer on that show.

it is unclear who will be paying him and for what. it is is very unusual anyone, nbc or mgm. >> i just wish he picked one. you can't have both. >> get to the chopper. >> should they chopper in to check the snow fall? they get their first real idea how well this year's snowpack is performing. surveys take place once a month, january through april. there are still concerns snowpack is below average. it is great to be able to see it in video. forecasters point out a long way to go before we can draw any conclusions. we have had a lot of nice snowfall so far in the sierra. it is is getting a boost from the rounds of storms moving over northern california.

>> brian hickey showing us the current conditions. we can see behind you that it is snowing right now. >> yeah. the snow survey next week. it will be far different in the sierra. the alta exit. it is is getting ready to break down. they have moved it back to colfax. 2,500 feet. it will give you an idea how the snow is falling along 280. it was a very rough drive for holiday travelers i should say trying to get home last night. in some cases hours it took to get from trucky to the roseville area with the storm that continued to bear down. this morning more snow. we are expecting it throughout the day. we're at about 3,500 feet. a foot and a half of snow on the

ground here. great news for the sierra. great news for the water situation. now we are weird about the next storm over the weekend, which promises to be the next. for now, it is all about drivers trying to get of the pass on 80. >> a lot of patience out there. thank you very much. i have a girlfriend who came from trucky to roseville, seven hours. >> seven hours. seven hours. >> hopefully not too many kids in the back seat or a podcast to get you through that. rain mixed with plunging temperatures created this rare sight. snow. it created slick roads on top of

the mountains. >> it will be really great to see. also great to see the rain in the bay area. there's going to be a lot of it. let me talk about what to expect as we go into the next couple of days. the snow starting to move up in elevation. 41 degrees with the rain coming down. we will see warmer temperatures throughout the day. and now some of that rain take thing a break in some spots, especially along the coast. still light showers coming down. and we see this rain how widespread it is. around south lake tahoe, some of the heavier snow coming down. only about a 10th of an inch for spots in the north bay. 0.3 around san rafael.

anywhere from and .01 and a quarter inch. for the east bay, about a quarter inch of rain in spots like lafayette. now with the next round of rain moving, we see the bright reds and yellows here. here's heavier rain moving through. it will be off and on. even tonight before early tomorrow morning. it still will be wet at times through tomorrow afternoon but not as heavy as the rain we will see today. then a break before the next round of rain moves in. so the next round will move in saturday. it looks like a pretty soggy

weekend with the potential of strong winds and heavy rain for both the bay area and the sierra as well. here's a look at how much rain we can see with this first round. two inches of rain. then a lot more this weekend. we'll keep you up to date on on that flooding potential all over the bay area. mike, how is it looking for the commute so far? >> remember, it's a tuesday. we do have a commute which is different than last tuesday where there was almost none. the backup is there. i want to show you that we are getting a little bit of a break. the green highlighting says it will be wet on the roadways. that is our traffic and weather data tied together. hayward, 880 as well. concord and walnut creek. same thing for the east shore freeway heading towards the bay bridge. no real drama. i want to show you the toll plaza camera.

we have the backup. notice already the left approach is getting a little bit lighter. still slow off the east shore freeway. westbound you across 92 does build 101 doesn't have any problem. 6:22. coming up a worry about muscle building supplements. 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.

>> pediatricians recommend teenagers not use creatinine. two-thirds of the salespeople recommended it. it is unclear if it harms growing muscles and bones of teenagers and kids. this morning bay area responds to a san jose woman who kept striking out to get a business to give her a refund.

>> good morning. back in the summer of 2015, cynthia danly said she paid $348 and signed up daughter courtney for a softball camp through college coaches skills camp. but a few weeks before camp started, courtney dislocated her shoulder. that meant she had to go to the doctor, and the doctor said she would be out four to six weeks. translation, no champ. cynthia contacted the camp, and it said it doesn't give refunds. sure enough, that is on the camp's website. but the camp said it would give her a credit for a future camp. so she circled back this fall but there weren't any camps in northern california. she said she tried again this past summer. again, nothing in the area. cynthia is thinking a refund is fair because the camp is not available and the camp still says number we reached out and it issued cynthia a refund. it says it was deciding to

reward the rebased on the company's lack of communication. 888-996-tips or nbcbayarea.com/responds. back to you the. >> thanks so much, chris. 6:26. coming up next on today in the bay, new congress convenes today on capitol hill. the item at the top of the agenda for republicans. >> it could be a longer commute drivers crossing the golden gauge bridge. had has nothing to do with the weather. why this could take a while to fix. i'm bob redell. we're heading live across the san mateo bridge. you're watching today in the bay.

and good morning. almost 6:30 on the dot. a live look at the radar. we have watched this wave move inland over the course of the morning. there will be more rain to come. a live look at the san mateo bridge toll plaza. can you make it out there? a lot on the roadways. good morning to you on this tuesday. first tuesday of the new year in fact. i'm laura tkpwgarcia-cannon. >> we are seeing a consistent wave of rain come in here. >> yeah. it's been pretty widespread throughout the morning. another round moving in late

morning and early afternoon. we are going to see quite a bit of rain in the next 24 to 36 hours. and looking now at some of the heavier rain shifting inland. light rain left behind and standing water on the roadways as a lot of people go back to work, kids going back to school in some spots. and we will have a soggy morning. at least temperatures are milder. a closer look at san francisco. mostly light rain. no major concerns here. a little bit of heavier rain 680 to san ramon. let's see what's happening in the tri-valley on the roads. we have commuters as opposed to yesterday. the patterns you do see on your typical ones. remember, this is tuesday. this is very is, very late for a tuesday. restoring traffic throw because some folks have come back to

school. it will kick in 7:30 in the south bay as well. we're looking to 680. the same thing through pleasanton. the rain kicking up. folks taking the off-ramp. it can be slow on the ramps. stopping may be a factor as well. i want to show you san mateo bridge, westbound. this is your commute. a lot more traffic. i saw a tow truck got into traffic, it went across the bridge. i was worried about a problem. it looked like they cleared any suspicion. eastbound bob redell. bob has been out there.

what's it been like? >> 88, oakland, is sf, 101, san mateo, now heading into hayward. most drivers doing a good job of watching their and the distance in front of them. a little bit of a lull. a heavy drizzle. we had seen it earlier where it was coming down a lot heavier. definitely heavy rain. wet out there this morning. you do want to watch your speeds. the speed limits as the conditions permit. it is not necessarily 65 all the time. we just want to keep your eyes out there on the road. of course make sure your windshield wipers are working. sit coming down quite heavily.

live southbound 880, bob redell, today in the bay. bob was using our weather app to track where the heaviest rain was coming. that is a great way to keep up with the changing forecast. free or iphone and android users. it is slick out there. the morning commute over the bridge could be slower than normal. not just because of the rain but because a section of the moveable median barrier was damaged. >> that is reducing the number of lanes. we will explain how this might impact drivers. pete, good morning. >> good morning to you, sam and laura. this is the first time something has happened to this median. here's how things are going to

change as the get to work this morning. we know that the lanes that will be open are the three southbound lanes. there is not going to be a shift in the four southbound lanes. crews first noticed damage yesterday afternoon 1:30 p.m. live near the golden gauge bridge, pete suratos, today in the bay. it has been four years since see is air ra lamsierra lamar disappeared. >> it has been a long time coming, kris.

>> that's right. the court says it is is about jury selection. although the last time all these folks were together the judge told the attorneys to have their opening statements ready. and that's when things seemed to heat up in the courtroom. jury seating started back in october. they answered 178 questions ranging on their opinions about the death penalty and whether they have been victims of crime. >> everybody knows about the case but are they coming into it with the deck stacked against garcia-torres. >> nbc bay area is in the courtroom. the trial could lost up to six months. and there was an audible gasp. our cameras will not be allowed in for today's hearing. however, reporters will be

inside. kris sanchez, today in the bay. thank you very much. we'll continue to follow that. good news and bad news for muni riders. muni collisions occurred aft year 6.6 for every 100,000 miles, the highest rate in four years. however, on-time performance improved to just under 60%. in 2015, it was closer to 55%. muni targets 85% on-time performance. congress getting to work in washington with the gop in control of the house and senate and soon to be the white house. >> the gop says getting rid of the affordable care act is at the top of their agenda.

>> health care is the number one priority for the republican leadership here. just this morning president-elect donald trump tweeted that it is klausy health care. now they begin the process of repealing and replacing the affordable care act. >> regulations are coming off. we are getting rid of obama care. >> but how? republican leaders headed back to capitol hill still have no plan for how to replace obama care. >> he will replace it with something great and wonderful. that's the extent of his plan. >> president obama heads to capitol hill wednesday for a strategy session on how to keep the affordable care act, any change to the nation's health insurance program could take

years. >> republicans are torn as to how long to delay their appeal. >> new congress may investigate russian hacking influencing the election. >> president-elect trump promises to reveal new information week as the incoming press secretary says. >> it raises the questions whether actions are more political than diplomatic. house republicans voted to give themselves oversight of the ethics office that investigates misconduct. and that's where democrats say there is a problem. if there is a lawmaker accused of wrongdoing on capitol hill, it will be the politicians not the investigators whether or if any of that is released.

6:39. one of the main sources of water is being cut off two months. the pipeline out of the hetch hetchy will be cut off. a tunnel is at risk of collapsing. the closure will last 60 days, the longest shutdown since the 1980s. san francisco and palo alto get the majority of their water from that reservoir. it shows you how the one pipe connects with the rest of the bay. for the next two months, those areas will be pulling water from local reservoirs to keep up with demand. you may notice changes in the way your tap water tastes and smells. now back to storm coverage. we are in a micro climate weather alert. >> mostly light rain.

the roads are wet. we're tracking that commute for you. right now it is 49 degrees. milder air has moved in. no more worries about lowell vacation snow bay area. 50 in the east bay. rain in the north bay with 41 degrees. reaching the low to mid-50s. we'll see theier rain kicking in. another dose by our midday into the evening commute as well. we will be keeping an eye on that. how much rain expect is coming up in 10 minutes. mike is tracking a new crash. >> jumping in and showing you the traffic flow. green shows you the wettest on the roadway. still damp. we see a crash north 101. the right two lanes were blocked about 10 minutes whipple avenue. now the lanes are reporting clear by chp.

nothing major. we'll track this. in contrast with last week where there was no commute to speak of. is this light? it's lighter sam, lighter. back to you. >> it's kind of bad but not super bad. 6:41 right now. all caught on camera. a dresser toppled over on a toddler and his brother comes to the rescue. plus, things are getting back to normal after travelers were delayed at airports across the country. a power outage is being blamed for that problem.

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good tuesday morning. 6:45. looking at heavy rain and the potential of least two inches of rain with this first round we will see moving in both today and tomorrow. there could be more rain as we head into the weekend. if it stays wet tomorrow, we could measure snow by the feet. there will be a concern of flooding. i'll detail that in the mike roy climate forecast in five minutes. >> looking at travel times, we see the top of the screen highway 4 to the bay bridge over a half an hour.

the toll plaza is filled and slowing for the east bay hot spots. they are kind of warm right now. 6:45 right now. airports across the country getting back to business as usual after a tough night. you can see the lines here at the miami international airport. they kept going on and on because of a computer outage at customs and border inspection. it caused backlogs. passengers had no chance but to wait while passengers were processed all by hand. >> it was a very long line. they were working like crazy trying to get them through. >> some people were delayed as much as five hours. in miami, more than 30 international flights were affected. at least two people actually passed out while waiting in

line. >> a lot of people are talk building waiting a long time. we will learn if george lucas will win his long awaited museum. how about the twists and turns. san francisco approved a new plan for treasure island. l.a. has a competing plan in the works. so he will meet with both cities this month and announce his final decision. >> 6:47 this morning. 49ers making a clean start with several coaching and g.m. interviews for later this week. they hear another season is-ending lament from jed york explaining his latest decision to fire chip kelly and chip balky. at some point they asked if he should be fired. >> i own this football team.

you don't dismiss owners. i'm sorry. but that's the facts and that's the case. but that's the fact. >> some of the names emerging on york's head coaching list are familiar. needless to say some fans are getting a bad sense of deja vu. others are trying to look on the bright side. >> the niners fired balky after is six years as general manager. the team will have had four head coaches in four seasons. the "washington post" is walking past its report that what was used from the russians attack the energy department. the worry was russians were attacking our energy in tp infrastructu infrastructure. but the post is adjusting its

story specifying it doesn't know it was the russian government and indeed there may not have been a tack attack at all. the post gets very specific while a computer may have been attacked, it was not attached to the electrical grid. so that is a walk back. donald trump attacks g.m. in an early morning tweet. he said general motors is sending mexican made model of chevy cruze to u.s. car dealers tax free. g.m. doesn't pay a tax because of 1/2 attachment most of the models are made in ohio. there is a new take is circulating from his new year's eve party. it is on social media. it shows mr. trump praising his business partners dubai. once again calling attention to his ties to business just weeks before the inauguration. as for the markets, general

motors sur is sraoeufg the trump tweet, breaking evening. the cow gaining 150 points. nasdaq up 44 as we begin the first business day of 2017. all right. >> scott, thank you very much. this is pretty incredible video to watch. a 2-year-old boy came to the rescue of his brother underneath a toppled dresser. the video is dramatic. both boys are okay. >> there is a happy ending. they were playing in the dresser when it fell over right there. and that looks awful. it trapped one of them underneath the furniture. the other one, every ounce of strength he's got trying to lift it up. he pushes a few times, finally allowing his brother to wiggle free. he takes care of business. the boy's mom decided to share that video to raise awareness about the dangers of in secured furniture. that dresser has now been

fastened to the wall. amazing to watch the one brother help the other one. >> you have to watch televisions, everything as well. we'll be raining all day here. >> yeah. there will be breaks in between. we will see that now as we go through the morning. the next round of heavy rain starts to move in. a live look outside at san rafael. the traffic is starting to stack up. as you head out this morning, it is going to be very saggy. we're going to be dealing with this for quite a few hours. here's a look at the radar now. there is rain continuing to move

through. we will once again have slick roads and some rounds of this moving through not only this morning but the afternoon as well. if you're planning to head on over to the see air, look how much snow is coming down. yesterday we have low snow. it is very heavy. once we see it transition from rain to snow. some of the heaviest rain moving across the east bay to the tri-valley. our temperatures warm up, we're getting a boost in moisture. the heaviest rain moves in right after lunchtime especially in the north bay, san francisco, walnut creek. the south bay still may be missing out on a lot of rain throughout the day. this evening we'll have a better chance of getting measure rain. tonight we start to see some showers tapering off.

another round of rain between saturday and sunday. that's when we have the concern of flooding. here's the reason why. with the first round of rain rg the potential of two inches of rain all across the bay area. the next dose of showers, we could total nine inches of rain in the santa cruz mountains and seven inches in the south bay towards concord. looking at the seven-day forecast for this week, the only break will be friday with temperatures reaching the 50s for the inland areas. we have more computers on the road. the san rafael shot through the s curve. that's the portion of 101 i want to show you. we had the earlier crash around whipple avenue. we now see recovery for the

speeds. past 84 up towards whipple avenue off-ramp. slowing towards the san mateo toll plaza. it moves well. still lower richmond to the berkeley curve. metering lights are on. there's the bart tracks to the airport. that's the option. slick roadways could be a problem. and mentioned bart swell. it may slow down as they have earlier in the last storm. so far it hasn't been a problem. 6:54. coming up, a look at the top stories we're following this morning. including the new congress convening for the first time. what we can expect from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. is as we have been mentioned, a micro climate weather alert because of the rain. kari is tracking the forecast and facebook live over my

shoulder. check us out wherever you go. get instant access. you can track the location, the rain or the snow. back with more of this morning's top stories in two minutes.

welcome back. before you head out the door,

here are the top stories on nbc bay area. the trial of the man accused of murdering morgan hill teenager sierra lamar is due in court today. antonin garcia-torres is accused of murdering her and hiding her body, which has never been found. he was linked to her disappearance through dna tests. the 115th congress convenes officially today. the house will vote to elect the speaker of the house. it is expected of course paul ryan will be re-elected. nancy pelosi is expected to lead the democratic vote. members will be sworn in by the newly elected speaker. pamela harris will be sworn in as our new senator later this morning. >> investigators in san francisco are trying to figure out who set fire to a homeless encampment that denged an adjacent church in the mission

district. burn marks can be seen on south van ness avenue and 18th street. a homeless man says he believes he was targeted overnight. luckily nobody was hurt. a live look at the golden gate bring. fairly light. a couple of sprinkles. a section of the moveable median barrier was damaged which means three southbound lanes and three north lanes will be opened. bridge officials hope to have it fixed sometime but after the morning commute. part of the morning commute includes dealing with the rain. we are in a micro climate weather alert. >> as of now we are seeing light showers as you head out the door. a reminder to grab the umbrella as you head out. more rounds of rain moving in. the heaviest rain will be early afternoon and also into the evening commute all across the bay area. we'll have more updates on that. that could affect the

roadways eventually. we are seeing a post holiday pickup. >> yesterday there was no traffic. today we have seen. the roadways might be getting a break. tiny bit of slowing. all right. that's what's happening today in the bay. we'll be back at 7:25. join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00. have a great day. great to have everyone back on the set. one big happy family. >> until we get in a fight. >> don't touch my papers! damage, from texas to florida. and al says the threat is not over yet. customs chaos. a nationwide outage leads to massive delays and long lines at airports coast-to-coast. frustrated passengers waiting hours just to be screened. >> it was a mess in there. i don't know. took forever. >> this morning, what caused the system-wide shutdown. new era. the 115th