i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we are bracing for another storm about to hit the bay area. it is not just rain we will be dealing with. the high winds as well. a live look at the dunbarton bridge. >> we have team coverage to help you get up to speed. we'll start with meteorologist kari hall for an updated timeline. >> the first storm has already passed. this one is not giving us much time to dry out and recover. we are still seeing lingering spotty showers moving through the bay area this morning. still rain across parts of the bay. now as we get a closer look right there on the bay bridge you can see rain coming down. it is is approaching oakland and emeryville. for the peninsula, we have rain south of san mateo, redwood city. it is about to get heavier for 10 or 15 minutes.

it may get heavy north of sonoma you can send me your weather report. let me know what's happening where you live. there's information on your screen. in six minutes, i'll have a close look at the radar and what else to expect with that timeline. and picking up on the rain. >> that's right. they take that data from you and put it on any map. it translates to road weather index. kari showed you on the radar. moving through redwood city and san mateo. that's where the roads are registering wet. a smooth drive down the east freeway. no major delays. a look at the live shot right there at the bay bridge toll plaza. it shows you the rain right now coming right down. still slick roadways out there. >> thank you. sinkholes, eroding coastline, high winds, all the things they

are dealing with in pacifica. bob redell continuing coverage from the coastline. how are the waves out there? >> good morning to you, laura and sam. if you look at the waves behind me by the pacifica pier, definitely more turbulent than it was. wave heights similar. they are coming in quicker. they will come up to the seawall. you'll definitely notice a different intensity from what we saw yesterday. with the other storm on its way, forecasters predicting 12 of 25 to 30 feet saturday morning. you can imagine the city of pacifica is doing its best to prepare for the next onslaught of wind and rain. clean out the storm drains that spills out to the ocean by making sure it is clear of any

sand. and a sinkhole estimated 40 feet wide, 15 feet deep. a nearby cliff that has been eroded for a number of years, this is a reminder why the apartment complex at 310 esplanade needs to come down. they can start demolition as early as next week. back here along the seawall, this welder spotted the wind and rain he was trying to repair a railing. yesterday it was just too much. >> it's gnarly, man. i'm going back to where i came from. >> in spite of yesterday's gusty winds, an estimated 40 to 50 miles per hour. they did find it okay to can come out to the pacifica pier. we hear the fishing did good.

a light breeze. look at the waves behind me. you can definitely see a different intensity out here this morning than we saw 24 hours ago. reporting live, bob redell, today in the bay. >> thank you very much, bob. >> the problems well chronicled. we are watching out for trouble spots in san francisco as well. a live look at the bay bridge and the toll plaza with this latest round of rain. it is not just wet. high winds and advisories in effect. it was closed because of concerns of shallow rooted eucalyptus trees. today crews are expected to knock down loose rocks and install new fencing after the barricade. it will reopen as soon as it is complete. >> they are still getting over issues from yesterday's storms. thousands were left in the dark.

strong winds from the fast moving storms knocked out power causing some businesses to shut down for the night. >> our appliances are all down. >> makes it tough. it shut down traffic on mount hamilton road. in santa fe, it caused a building to go dark at a school safe zone event. our images come from you. melissa showing us the rain coming down in willow glen. tag us on twitter, instagram or facebook. we would love to hear from you. a lot of our viewer pictures. with more weather storms approaching, our nbc bay area app is a great resource to have on your own to track all the conditions. click on the weather tab.

sam? laura, let's go to breaking news right now from europe. crews in the mountains of central italy are scrambling to rescue people believed to be trapped inside the damage from yesterday's strong earthquake. one confirmed death so far and two people have been rescued. crews fear there could be many more deaths. reports of people who are trapped sending frantic text messages to their loved ones trying to get free to safety. this is the scene out of iran as a high-rise building collapsed killing 50 firefighters. dozens are still trapped in the rubble. that was a 17-story structure that caught fire in tehran said to be one of the first built in the iranian capital.

we will bring you developments as soon as we get them into our newsroom. >> happening now, the last minute preparations are under way ahead of tomorrow's inauguration. a look at washington, d.c. where in a little over 24 hours we will officially have a new president of the united states. last night workers put their finishing touches on the lincoln memorial. tracie potts is live at the national mall for us a live report coming up in our next half hour. this will be an eventful and historic 72 hours. raj mathai will lead coverage starting tonight. in addition, he will be covering the women's march planned for saturday. >> some teachers and students are pushing for all santa clara school districts to become safe zones. they are asking for a equipment to the cause yesterday in san

jose. they are promising to protect undocumented limbs muslims and lbgt students. we have rain moving through parts of the bay area, the peninsula and spots in the north bay. you are still dealing with wet weather as you head out. we are dealing with chilly temperatures. 49 degrees in the north bay. 51 in san francisco. then as we go through the afternoon, reaching into the upper 50s with off and on showers, light winds all throughout the day. there will be a few more breaks in between, expecting up to a quarter inch of rain for today as you head through the afternoon as well. let's make sure you have the umbrella handy. 5:13, i'll have a look at the squaw valley alpine meadows report. even though the rain is not as severe as yesterday, you

still see showers out there and the effects. it is the green highlighting. shows you an easy flow there. as well as out of the altamonte pass, tri-valley. transit systems not showing any delay right now. bart did not report any weather-related delays yesterday. you can see rain on the lens here. soupy conditions right there as you approach the bay bridge. back to you. thank you very much, mike. 5:09. a burglar who snuck into cal berkeley dorms while they slept. beating the buzzer against a software giant. that's in business and tech. hitching a ride. the curious critters and the

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it has been setting new records here in january. now at the base of squaw valley, 136 inches of snow. and it looks like there's more still on the way the next couple of days. it looks like the potential of up to three feet. we'll talk about how much rain in the bay area we'll see coming up at 5:18. over here, more towards the bay bridge. we're not seeing any delays. right now uc berkeley police are looking for a burglar they say snuck into a student's dorm room while the student was sleeping. this is a picture of the person they're looking for. this happened at international

house on fremont avenue. he tried to grab his laptop and ran away once he noticed the student was waking up. federal representatives are visiting the stanford campus. members from the office for civil rights are holding office hours today where students can have student groups. the agency is investigating how the school handled recent complaints. >> the feds, along with two states, illinois and washington, have accused a company called navient of cheating students. they handled hundreds of

billions of dollars worth of private loans. lawsuits say they steered them toward payments that would make more profit for the company. the student loan lawsuit was brought in part by the consumer protection bureau a bureau the republicans said they would like to close. also the same agency that caught wells fargo. the labor department filed a last minute against oracle. the feds showed a preference for asian when hiring for new jobs. note their jab at the the timing. oracle says the complaint is politically motivated based on false allegations and wholly without merit. janet yellen will keep her job.

the new president can't do anything about that. on wednesday strong hints the fed will keep raising rates. with that, let's turn to morgan brennan live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, morgan. >> reporter: good morning. wall street will attempt to break out of its recent doldrums. markets were mixed wednesday. they are suggesting earnings reports. they say the economy is closing in on the fed's part. that could signal the central bank. they are set to continue raising interest rates this year. look for data on unemployment and housing. the dow falling 22 points to 19804. the nasdaq the edging up to 16 points 5555. >> you'll be able to get your lunch delivered by robot in redwood city. the start-up created by the same people who brought you skype are

experimenting to bring you from door dash. it will be escorted all the way by two handlers to make sure it is doing what it is supposed to do. this is when we show a pizza being delivered by drone. faa says the drone has to be in visual range the entire time. which means the guy delivering you the pizza is standing right of there. >> they are saying robots cost jobs. no, two robots for every job. surprise guests calling the oakland zoo their new digs. they ended up in the bay area after traveling in the back of a moving truck four days. zoo officials say they think the mother must have given birth in

the truck, which drove away without her. that is sad. but the cubs are now quarantined in oakland. they are trying to figure out where they're going to go. >> i'm so scared of those things. little bandits. >> that is a new movie. >> i can hear it now. >> we can hear a lot of rain coming down. more spotty today. >> more spotty today. really whipping yesterday. the same thing late tonight and early in the morning. so be prepared to be a quakened early tomorrow morning. as we look outside, right now in dublin, roads are still wet. you can see the puddles and standing water on the side of the road. that's what you're dealing with right now. rain coming down hard around

oakland. it continues to move off to the east, skyline boulevard. as we head around the peninsula, rain moving through west minlow park. rain staying the north of napa right now. it will be very hit or miss as we go through the afternoon as well. a few more breaks in between. only expecting some spots up to a quarter inch of rain. we start to the see the radar becoming a little bit more busy around midnight. the heaviest between 3:00 and 4:00 in the morning. the next storm system set to move in. behind that, spotty showers through the forecast tomorrow afternoon. not many breaks here. if you are trying to make plans to get outside, it's not a good bet at any point in the day.

tphorbl north bay, mid 50s. winds could cause downed trees and power lines. winds rush up from the south. peaking at 4:00 in the morning at 45 miles per hour along the coast. waves this weekend. rip currents possible. along with the swells, waves 20 to 30 feet especially on saturday. and i'll keep you up to date on all of that on facebook and twitter.

>> there's what kari was talking about. puddling and ponding. so far no problems reported between half moon bay and 280. 280 in the south bay off the freeway. a crash early this morning. we had this video. the photographer matt went out there and saw the car being pulled from the scene. the traffic signal is out of commission for the morning. the off-ramp is open. south 280. they will have to treat it as a stop sign. we will track that for the morning commute. so far the south bay looks good. a live look i want to show this

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5:30 thursday morning. two major stories including last minute preparations happening now in our nation's capital ahead of the inauguration of donald trump now just a day away. we are closely following our next big storm. things relatively calm. wicked winds and slick roads. good morning. thank you for us on this thursday. i'm sam brock. >> let's get to the forecast right now. we're getting a little bit of a break right now. spotty showers. yes, more of a break compared to the widespread rain we had to deal with that brought parts up to an inch or two. we are looking at additional rain falling on already wet grouped. standing water. rain coming down here and there.

we are not seeing it as widespread as yesterday. the winds won't be as strong. we will see our next storm approaching late tonight. i'll detail that and give you an idea of the timeline in eight minutes. now as we head over to mike, a new crash on the peninsula. >> this is an area where you had rain coming through the last 45 minutes. we have wet roadways. there is a crash now southbound 101 around whipple. more slowing close to holy. somewhere between 92 and whipple. chp should arrive shortly. the bay bridge toll plaza, a look at the live shot. rain on the road. slick conditions. metering lights on. backup forming. easing on the breaks again because we still have slick conditions. >> 5:41.

we are in the final countdown. the last full take of the obama presidency as the nation gets ready to turn over the reigns to donald trump. the president-elect is expected to arrive in washington, d.c. ahead of tomorrow's inauguration. team coverage this morning on he protests and the preparations getting under way. but first let's start with today in the bay's tracie potts live at the national mall with more on what to expect the next 24 hours. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: hi hour la, we have heard checks. this area about 12 blocks so where they are expecting hundreds of thousands of people to come see this inauguration tomorrow the. president-elect trump arrives in washington on a military jet later this morning. a recent arlington cemetery and speak at a musical celebration

this afternoon. his inaugural speech is largely his own and new executive orders could come out as early as tomorrow afternoon and monday. >> the top priority is obamacare. and moving executive action to implement our promises. we're going to move very quickly on the border. >> demonstrations are under way in washington. this dance party outside vice president-elect mike pence's home last night. another near the capital. >> we're not going to be able to do things like this. it's going to be dangerous. >> president obama now in his final hours addressed the immediate and frustrated democrats. >> sometimes i get mad and frustrated like everybody else does. but at my core, i think we're going to be okay. >> more than 50 democrats plan to sit out tomorrow's inauguration. today more confirmation hearings

on capitol hill. steve mnuchin faces senate panels today. the senate going back inside the capitol to vote on three of the trump nominees. tracie, thank you so much. let's get now to what's going on here at home. the ripple effect perhaps washington where protests are headed ahead of the inauguration ceremony. one of the students -- one of the protests will start in a few hours. this involves dozens of different schools. >> that's right. good morning to you, sam. we could expect a busy few days of protests in light of the inauguration of donald trump. we will see teachers and staff members protesting his

inauguration. they differ with donald trump as far as public education, as well as his stance on immigration. after the election we saw widespread protests around the area, specifically from high school students. we'll show you some of the footage. we saw this around the bay area after he was elected. it is a national day of action. being tphaoeuzed by the alliance to reclaim our schools. well see it around the bay area today. we can expect to see more of these rallies as well as the east bay at 7:00 a.m. they will hold hands in front of the school as a symbol of solidarity. live in san francisco, pete is suratos, today in the bay. >> all right. it will be quite the active day. pete, thank you very much. this will be a very eventful

and historic 72 hours. raj mathai will be leading all of our inauguration coverage and the women's conference on saturday. crews trying rescue people that were in an avalanche. one confirmed death and two people rescued. crews fear there could be many more deaths. there are reports of people trapped sending frantic texts to their ones. in iran, a high-rise building collapsed killing 35 firefighters. and there could be upwards of 50 killed. the 70-story structure caught

fire in tehran. it is said to be among the first high rises built in the iranian capital. we will bring you updates as soon as we get them. back to our microclimate weather coverage and take you outside live to the san mateo bridge right now. we are not under alert this morning. but the winds could get you to go grab a hat and cause problems for the morning commute. >> that is where we find kris sanchez. you do have your hat on. >> i have my hat on, laura. it is sprinkling out here. we felt the wind driving of. i have a wind meter. the biggest, strongest we have felt so far is six miles per hour. if you look up at the flag over the toll plaza they are flapping in the wind. that's the why there was a high wind advisory overnight. chp just canceled it he though. they did issue the advisory not

only for the san mateo but also for the antioch, richmond and the bay bridge as well. as you drive over this bridge or of the other bridges, you won't see it of course. you may see wet roadways. the rain is still coming down as well. california highway patrol is advising drivers to slow down. make sure you keep both hands on the wheel. give yourself safe distance to stop. wind is a particular concern for high-profile vehicles like delivery trucks, semis and live trucks like we have. kris sanchez, today in the bay. >> 5:38 right now. the latest storm that rolled through the bay area dumping plenty of snow in the sierra. for drivers, chains are now required on i-80 and 50.

only four-wheel-drive vehicles are exempt from the rule. the snow being are saying is epic. talking about all the feet that have fallen. some of our best images from you. palo alto. send photos and videos. tag us on, instagram or post directly to our facebook page. we use a lot of viewer pictures in our newscasts. good thursday morning. 539. a live look outside at emeryville. we have had close to three inches of rain. in oakland, close to an inch of rain. danville, also an inch. san jose, close to 0.4%. ben lomono, 2.34 inches.

we still see activity out there. we will be adding more on top of what we have already seen. time heavy down powers. a lot of the rain will last only for a few minutes. some of this rain may be causing spin-outs. that's what mike is tracking on the roads. >> that's right. chp did say, yes, that crash on the peninsula, as we look at the commute, southbound, buyers reported spinout between ralston and holly in the area north of whipple. we're watching oakland. a live look past the coliseum. wet rooted ways here. you will still have slick conditions. gusty winds across the san ma 25eu te'o bridge from time to

time. netflix turns out to be an absolute crown jewel in silicon valley. trump's pick for education secretary. she faces democrats during her confirmation hearing. here her thoughts on guns schools. the answer has gone viral.

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a high surf warning will be in effect from noon tomorrow to 4:00 saturday afternoon. we may have 20 to 30 feet possible with some of the waves. we are watching out for the potential of localized flooding, high winds. that could bring down trees and power lines. also coastal erosion because of the high waves. i'll talk about the rain coming up at 5:48. we don't have any problems as far as the transit systems double. no problems so far. your drive looks good. highway 84 shows the build down towards 680. all right, mike, kari, thank you very much. a confirmation hearing of a different kind.

east san jose names council member carrasco as vice mayor. a confirmation hearing will be tuesday. a $12 million plan to improve park space near lake mary. for this to happen, roads in that area have to be closed during phase one of the program. one day after the presidential inauguration, women are expected to march in washington, d.c., including many from the bay area. susan jackson took the red eye last night. they said they are concerned about how women will be treated when president-elect trump takes office. >> i just feel like it is

important that we are represented. that men, women, and children who are concerned about what's happening with our country have a chance to express themselves. >> this is about the actions that he has made to make women feel unsafe, to make minorities feel unsafe, the lgbt community feel unsafe. >> the march on washington was started by a woman who was disappointed with the outcome of the presidential election. the nominee for education secretary facing a lot of criticism this morning. she told lawmakers that guns might have a place in school due to the the threat from wild anima animals. >> i think going back to the school you were talk building in wyoming, there is probably a gun in the school to protect against potential grizzlies. >> that response has gone

online. she says states should implement a federal law that protects children with disabilities she failed to say whether the federal government should have oversight of the schools. >> there's been plenty of grilling for all of trump's nominees the pick to run the treasury is having his own line of tough questioning. >> he will probably face a lot of questions about foreclosures. >> it has been the working man, working woman, hit hard by foreclosures. when steve mnuchin ran a bank he was one of those doing the foreclosing. they had a huge portfolio of subprime loans. in order to turn the bank around, started foreclosing. the bank one west was called the foreclosure king. former governor rick perry will

face questioning. he's been tasked to run the department of energy which will give power of berkeley labs and lawrence livermore as well as overseeing the nuclear weapons. >> remember when wall street was on a tear? not so much anymore. the dow fell for the fourth straight day. janet yellen made a speech in san francisco saying the feds would raise rates several times this year. we were talking about buying netflix stocks. oh, man would that have been a good idea. netflix blew it out of the water. the biggest increase in history. the great show the crown. netflix says the company has been able to figure out what people want worldwide.

and hbo to move the next flicks model making shows available all at once. you can binge watch instead of watching them once a week. in point, the young pope. i was watching this one with friends. i'm not sure i actually like it yet. but i suggest we watch the next one to decide. they said you can't do that. it's not on. and i said oh. >> the crown is awesome. the young pope. tweet me. >> okay. well, good. we'll take advice. >> i watched the first episode last night. two thumbs up. thanks so much. a live look outside at the dunbarton bridge. winds have calmed down a little bit. chp wind advisory has been lifted. they were whipping around for much of the night, though.

>> 5:49 right now. one, two, three punch. the first one is out. >> the first one is out. still light rain still lingering behind. spotty showers. i may linger 15, 20. then it's out of here. it is fairly chilly. only 50 right now in the peninsula. 48 in the tri-valley and south pay. and 51 in san francisco with times of rain. reaching 57 in san jose. slightly cooler than normal. mostly cloudy skies. 56 in fremont. 55 degrees in the outer sunset. it will be the same in sonoma and novato. we are still tracking lingering showers and the potential of a few lightning strikes. as we head to the east bay

pockets of heavy rain north of black hawk and fremont, pinole. we are seeing heavier rain moving north of pap that. you are hearing the rumbles of thunder with that little small cell that continues to quickly race off to the east. we will see more rain rolling through as we go through the day. not expecting any high rainfall totals. it still may be enough to wet the roads throughout the first part of the day. a much longer break during the afternoon before that next storm system moves in tomorrow morning. at midnight, coverage of rain. but the heaviest stuff arrives between 3:00 and 4:00 in the morning. you may be awakened by gusty winds and pouring on the roof. off and on rain throughout the forecast on friday as well as saturday. over the next couple of days,

looking at the potential of another inch and a quarter to two inches of rain for parts of the east bay. and two, maybe even two and a half inches, for of the bay area. winds once again will be an issue. the windsing up. and the highest wind speeds will be 4:00 in the morning coming up from the south 30 to 40 miles per hour. calmer winds as we go into late friday morning. you're tracking a few spinouts around the bay. >> slick roadways. traction is an issue. we definitely have one on the peninsula. we wanted to show you the typical pattern 10 there. we continue to track the fast lane blocked by a spinout. 101, ralston avenue. it doesn't add considerably to your travel times. add two minutes because of your

delay on highway 92. the northbound goes through the area. east bay, the bay bridge, 880. there may be slowing around oak street. car facing the wrong direction. likely a spinout as well. highway 24 out of the tunnel a little build there as well. south 101, south of the robin williams tunnel, another spinout. should be cleared. >> thanks, mike. a police shooting in san francisco was it justified? new body camera video shows an officer shooting the suspect. that person did survive. how the attorney and the police department are using it as evidence. happening now on our digital platforms. a chance to the dry out, but

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er liz wagner. >> reporter: good morning. the woman at the top is defending the system saying reforms improved work comp. she said it's getting better thanks to a brand-new law. she finally agreed to speak with us following our series of investigations that exposed cracks in the system. more than 150 people contacted us through e-mail and social media. many complaining they can't get the medical care they need to get back on the job. the problem is many doctors don't know how to request the right treatment for their patients. she said the state is reaching out to fix that. we talked about a new law that will speed up care. during the first 30 days of new injuries, workers will no longer be is subjected to a medical reprocess many blame for denying treatment. baker points to research groups

that found 96% of treatment eventually gets approved. to watch our interview and to find out more about the workers' comp. law, head to nbcbayarea.com. >> if you have tips for the investigative unit if i was a call. 888-996-tips or an e-mail nbcbayarea.com. you're the san jose sharks and the nhl are hosting centennial fan arena at the shark tank today. you can check out the stan i did cup. it runs from 4:00 to 7:00 on autumn street. breaking news out of italy. many people feared dead after an avalanche buried a hotel.

>> the final touches being put on capitol hill as we are one day away from the inauguration of president-elect donald trump. the events planned ahead of the ceremony. larger waves expected along our coastline. the actions one coastal city is taking to prepare. today in the bay continues right now. that was the vantage point from pacifica and bob redell. we are still tracking scattered showers. you may run into a few of those on on your morning commute. the big story, we're getting ready for another rainstorm to move in don't. >> a live look at the san mateo bridge. another windy one. the flags whipping there in the winds. 6:00 right now. thanks so much for joining us. good morning on thursday. >> i was telling kari this morning it felt almost florida like on my drive in to