our way. today in the bay starts right now. good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us on now this halfway mark through the week. it's wednesday morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. that's the transamerica building. so clear and crisp right now. rain drops all over it. yeah. tomorrow morning we will have that all covered with rain. it will be wet the next 24 hours. we have a few more hours of dry weather towards the day. as we get a look at the rain, we come closer to the coast. it starts out with light showers moving in from the coast to the inland areas as we go through the day. a look at the bigger picture. you see there is a storm system in the clouds. all of that will be here for the rest of the week. we also have a wind advisory that will be in effect late tonight the coast and the hills included in that wind advisory. 15 to 30 miles per hour with

higher gusts. we'll look at how long it lasts coming up in the microclimate forecast. now mike has the crash in live more. >> we had that police activity in san jose. actually has reopened. two things. this shows up right here in the tri-valley. not a major concern. the radar and the data comes in. it may be a possibility. we'll have a crash west 580. i saw a lot of slowing. may have cleared this from the hov lanes. no problems through hayward or the bay bridge. tri-valley travel times 24 minutes. that's great. >> let's hope it stays clear. roads are finally being reopened in east san jose as police investigate a deadly shooting near the eastridge mall. we understand police removed the

victim's body within the last hour. the shooting happened on actually road. so the investigation has been going on for quite some time. so far no suspects have been identified and the motive for the shooting is unclear. this is the city's fourth homicide of the year. today in the bay kris sanchez is there monitoring the scene talk to go investigators. she's going to go for a live update coming up in the next half hour. now to the very latest on a story we first broke last night on nbc bay area news at 11:00. it comes to the disappointment of many is surfers. one of the most iconic in california is in jeopardy. really in the world. >> pete suratos live with details on what it means for even this year's contest. good morning, pete. reporter: yeah. good morning to you. a very popular surfing event, arguably the premier in the bay area. we're standing in front of the

surf shop which is not related to this bankruptcy, guys. it is is known for its huge waves. it is drowning in debt. organizers filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday. in those documents, it reveals over hotel management access, which includes unpaid contest permits, unpaid bills. san mateo commissioner, this event will be canceled. it would have been a special event. it would have been the first time a heat in the contest. they will release more information on this bankruptcy later today. pete suratos, today in the bay. >> 5:03 right now. santa clara is among those cities. taking the trump administration to court, challenging the

executive order on immigration. the county gets close to a billion in federal funding. county supervisors voted unanimously to move ahead last night. leaders say president trump's orders comply in order to get the $300 million of promised money. the county fears it could lose much more than that. >> the matching money that we gain with $300 million. >> that's how the numbers add up. officials say there will be cuts to services like emergency rooms mental health services. before santa clara did it, san francisco is also headed to court. the city is in the first of the country to sue president trump to sue president trump on sanctuary cities he had his goal

is stopping with holding federal funding. herrera says the president has gone too far and his new order is is unconstitutional. san francisco gets approximately $1.2 billion every year from federal funding. happening now, the widow of the orlando nightclub shooter is expected to appear in a federal courtroom. noor salman married to omar mateen. she is accused of aiding and abetting and obstructing justice. the suspected bank robber accused of leading police on a chase in the santa cruz mountains will also be in court today.

21-year-old cruz vargas robbed a bank last thursday and created delays near redwood estates on highway 17. he was eventually caught the following day in san jose. this might be hard to believe but the search is still going on for an inmate who escaped from custody with his handcuffs still on. we brought you the breaking news during yesterday's newscast. he was on his way to sfu to be france ported back to kentucky when he jumped out of the back of a car on 880 in hayward and took off. the inmate being transported didn't have child safety locks. they didn't put leg shackles on because they were facing a long flight back kentucky. you see them establishing a perimeter yesterday afternoon. they stim hadn't found him. >> he could still be in the community here locally. keep your doors locked i guess,

right? he was wanted for violating probation on a credit card fraud case in kentucky. he was recently arrested in hayward on a dui charge. agreeing to pay more than $1 million for a rape claim by a fellow student. criminal charges were never filed. but in a statement the school says the faculty member was placed on leave after the incident and has since resigned. happening today, can cal state students from across the bay area organizing a protest in hayward. they are discussing a 5% hike in student fees. if the tuition hike comes to pass, it would be the first in five years. good wednesday morning. it is 5:07.

we start out with patchy fog and chilly temperatures this morning. as you head out the door, 47 in oakland. 40 in fairfield. 39 in santa rosa. 53 in half moon bay. already a wide range in temperatures. as we go into the day, on the bus stop this morning, patchy fog and cool temperatures. at recess, we will have cloudy skies. and temperatures in the low 50s. a few spotty showers start to move in early afternoon. and the planner for san francisco, a little bit of some mist and drizzle to start out the day. temperatures in the low 50s. reaching the other 50s today with more of those showers moving in. i'll have a look at the squaw valley and alpine meadows report and tahoe in your weekend plan. that's at 5:15. over to mike, a new issue for mountain view. >> that's right. a report for tahoe as well. you have to drive there likely. in south bay, the tri-valley, clear from 580.

mountain view, we're still gathering details. this is the shoreline boulevard off-ramp. one is a dump truck. it doesn't sound like it is closed. northbound 101 in the next few minutes. travel time not really affected for 85. 20 minutes from where the split in san jose in mountain view. imagine if you could make money off president trump's tweet. a couple of popular new cars don't get top safety ratings. plus, forget taking attendance. the way this teacher is greeting his students every day. i pinky promised my little girl a fabulous

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proudly caring for northern california, mike traffic tease we will see more snow moving back in tonight. 160 inches of snow at the base of the mountain. more snow showers in the forecast even through the weekend. looking at how much we could see. possibility of a few more inches and foot in some areas. the approaching storm system for the bay area. details on that coming up at 5:17. snow in the sierra means changing your car. no major problems of a crash at

580. mike, thank you very much. happening later today, we can expect more protests over the nation's soon--to-be education secretary betsy devos. hundreds of bears lined up. you may remember during her confirmation hearings she said protecting students from bears in rural areas could be a justification for allowing guns in schools. >> a company turning president trump's tweets into cold hard cash. >> they call it trump and dump. the idea is any time president trump negatively tweets about a publicly traded company, the software look mathematically

shorts that stock, selling shares it hasn't bought yet. it all happens in milliseconds. they claim to have made lots of money. they are telling the public all profits are going to the aspca. i wonder if we will see as many personal attacks against companies. apple criticized his immigration policy. but, no, he did not. he never rescinded his call to boycott apple products. the president does not want you to buy an iphone, but lots of people did. sales of the iphone 7 were phenomenal. its quarterly report much more

than past quarters. so you can call that a come back. ipad sales fell hard. the best explanation is probably, and you're thinking it too, there are so many sizes of iphone now, some as big as a small ipad. the ipad may not be something people need. cheryl sandberg was criticized during the women's march. but she is speaking out now for trump's immigration policy. sandberg points out her ancestors were refugees and says the executive orders dethe phi the heart and values that define the best of our nation. she goes on to lament, people with valid visas and invitations to immigrate to america were turned abouting to the border and september home. let's check the rest of the news before the bell. landon dowdy is live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, landon. >> reporter: scott, good wednesday morning to you. the stocks fell again on tuesday.

investors continued to digest continued fallout from the immigration order on worries future moves by the administration will make it haarer for companies to hire skilled foreign-born workers. look for private sector jobs, manufacturing. the fed wraps up its two-day policy meeting this afternoon where it is not expected to raise interest rates. the dow falling to 19864. nasdaq rose one point. back over to you. we'll count that as a win. tesla is making changes to its s sedan seat belts to get a higher rating. the model s passes but not the mark it needs to get the top safety pick. take a look at this next video. the seat belt allows the head to strike the steering wheel. you saw it there for a second. sure, we can talk about this as

well. this is the bmwi series, electric car. it got not top safety pick. let me be clear it is still passing. again, still passes. >> what were you going to say about the tesla? >> the head hits the steering wheel in the test. er it is again. that's going to be completely unacceptable as far as head injuries go. and i want to make sure you understand the tesla s still passes the test. what it lacks, and here's the idea right there. what it lacks is the top safety pick. a lot of people who will spend that much money are well able to afford it. >> they want a safe automobile. >> all of this cutting-edge technology. that needs to be improved. thank you, sam. this teacher definitely a hit in

north carolina elementary school system. he has a special personalized handshake for every student in his three fifth grade classes. his name is barry white jr. oh, yeah. white teaches literacy. he figured he could build trust, make them feel unique by creating custom handshakes. he watches lebron james and his team inspired him. >> that's a lot of kids. >> three classes. >> raise your hand if you thought baritone. that was out of left field. >> oh, yeah. >> as we head into tomorrow, we're getting ready for big changes here as we head into the forecast. it's been so nice to enjoy the

sunshine. you'll get peaks of that. here's our microclimate. 45 in the peninsula. 42 in the tri-valley. also patchy fog in the north bay. a wide range in temperatures from 39 in the north bay to 50 in san francisco. the approach of this next storm system will roll in from west to east with some rain stretching closer to the coast right now. some light spotty sprinkles. it won't arrive with the heavier rain until later on tonight. we could still once again see light rain ahead of that at any point today. the wind starting to pick up. shows the winds rushing 15 to 20, 25 near the coast throughout the evening. later tonight the winds continue to increase with some of those sustained winds 20 to 35 miles per hour. and there may be higher gusts. that with an already saturated ground and more rain moving in. potential of more drown trees.

that will be a concern through the rest of the week. light showers moving in. 3:30 this afternoon. pretty good coverage of light rain, spotty showers that will have you running for the umbrella before you move out. you may wake up early in the morning with the rain pounding on the roof and the winds kicking up as well. that will make things wet for a messy commute tomorrow. a half an inch for most of the bay area. it will be higher for the north bay. possibly up to two and a half inches of rain. and right behind that system there is another storm system that will be here for the end of the weekend and early next week. follow me on facebook and twitter. temperature wise the next self days, highs in the 50s in san francisco. off and on rain. we will see unsettled weather through tuesday of next week. now as we head over to mike, let's see what's happening on the root ways. >> the speed sensors are looking

great. i'm track thing an issue in mountain view. a little patch of low clouds. haven't had a problem. and the crash did clear from 580. off-ramp from northbound 101 that is a big off-ramp later in the commute. the off-ramp is open. may be one lane blocked by a dump truck. here's where the police activity is. i've been telling you early this morning the traffic is flowing back and forth. still an active scene, so we are tracking that as well. 15 minutes from highway 4 to the tal plaza. no delays for mass transit. back to you. 5:21. a tragic story for a california family. a very deadly turn.

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consumer investigator chris chmura took their calls. the dollar amounts varied from $1,000 to $3,000 each. but the story was the same. in all 25 case, people told us they had required an ambulance a little more than two years ago. in the middle of 2016, they got an unexpected notice from a debt collector. >> i was shocked, because i never had any news from rural metro about a bill or anything. >> rural metro is the name of the company that operates ambulances for santa clara can county. in a statement, they acknowledged it sent an unknown number of accounts to collections in error. they said the billing issue resulted from a processing change when rural/metro came out of bankruptcy. we forwarded the 25 complaints we received to rural/metro, it erased almost $35,000 in debt. but there's more. tonight at 11:00, we'll explain

what the debt collector did when it discovered the error and what to do if you are in the same predicament. call us at 888-996-tips. or visit tphaeub bay area.com/responds. i'll see you tonight at 11:00. coming up, it's a case morgan hill residents most have followed for years. the explosive testimony expected today in the high murder trial of the man accused of killing sierra lamar. >> the patrol car left the scene. the side investigation into the fourth killing of san jose continues this morning. a white supreme sift scheduled to speak tonight stirring up lots of controversy here. i did everything i could to make her party perfect.

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returns.. and this could be just e beginning of a ve w a live look outside this morning at the golden gate bridge on your wednesday. you see the live radar in the corner of your screen there. and some green sit issing off the coast. rain is on the way. this could be the beginning of a very wet couple of days. good morning. thank you for joining us on this wednesday. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura tkpwgarcia-cannon. don't wash the car today? >> no, not at all.

>> that was quick. i don't think so. >> unless you want to wash your car in the rain and you get out there. as soon as you clean the car and it's dirty again. why bother with all of that? we will have showers moving in later this evening. it gets heavier towards tomorrow morning. it is fairly chilly in some spots. 39 in santa rosa. 49 degrees in san francisco. a spread in temperatures as the storm system approaches. the rain rolling closer to the north bay. that's where we will see the heaviest rain for the next couple of days. i'll detail that coming up. a new crash on the peninsula. >> it is a minor crash but still another one to keep track of. shoreline boulevard from northbound 101. that's still there. and holly 51, reports of a fender-bender. it may be an issue for the hov

lanes. the metering lights on. thank you. breaking news we have been following since we came on air at 4:30 this morning. it is out of san jose. roads near eastridge mall are back open after a deadly shooting. they are investigating the city's fourth homicide. >> kris sanchez live on actualry road. he she has the latest on the search for a suspect. kris? >> reporter: good morning to you, sam and laura. the last patrol car just left in the last 15 minutes. just wrapped up the last of the crime scene tape. we know the homicide investigation will continue until that killer is caught. that victim was found in a

grassy strip. nearly eight hours later police again are still trying to figure out what happened. this is about a block from eastridge mall in one direction. and the naked park is just about a block in the other direction. at this point, san jose police are not releasing a suspect description nor what the motive might be in the shoot tpg they know the. the victim's identity won't be released until his family is notified. san jose police department says this is the fourth homicide investigation of this year. in san jose, kris sanchez, today in the bay. thanks for the latest there, kris. a live look this morning at the the santa clara county hall of justice. we are expecting more explosive testimony during day three of the high profile trial for the man accused of killing sierra lamar. yesterday defense attorney aloe

possession said deputies may have tainted the evidence. there was no visible hair found on a rope in the trunk of a car garcia torres was driving. that contradicts with what prosecutors say. lamar's body has never been found, so dna evidence will be critical. >> to suggest the dna is not properly analyzed, it wasn't properly collected. and if it's not reliable, that completely undermines a case where there is no crime scene and there is no body. >> prosecutors called the first witness yesterday, the sheriff's deputy who responded to the first call when lamar disappeared. more than 00 witnesses are expected to testify in this case. >> well, it is is going to be another busy day on capitol hill. we are now on day 13 of donald trump's presidency. this coming out of a supreme

court nomination. president trump's pick for david shulkin will will face a panel for the first time. if approved, he would be the first nonveteran to lead the agency. >> and launching a major outreach to get president trump's supreme court nominee confirmed. he nominated neil gorsuch to fill the open seat. the 49-year-old conservative judge is known to favor he religious freedom in his rulings. he will travel to capitol hill to meet with lawmakers. democrats plan to filibuster and block the nomination in retaliation for republicans refusing to consider president obama's choice for the empty seat. happening later today, despite protests, a prominent member of the alt-right movement is expected to come and speak at cal. today in the bay bob redell has details on the controversy surrounding the speaker.

bob, good morning. good morning to you, sam. tonight's speech saying leader of the alt-right movement and editor of breitbart news raises the question of when does free speech cross the line into hate speech. a number of students at cal do plan to pro the appearance. tonight is a sold out speech. it could be a similar scene of what we saw last night when he spoke at cal poly in san luis obispo. the protesters remain. not the case earlier this month where a man was shot outside the university of washington. the protesters were so rowdy at uc davis, it had to be canceled at the last minute. they have asked to cancel tonight's appearance fpt the

administration has defended the right to free speech and the campus's right to invite him. the campus says security will be high tonight. in the past, he were denied that he is racist or white supreme sift he said his boyfriend is black, people are too politically correct. incidentally, within the past 2 hours, he announced the privilege to provide college money exclusively for white men. reporting live in berkeley, bob redell the, today in the bay. >> he said he would use the proceeds for his book deal to pay for that. appreciate the update. gaining from renters. san jose leaders modified an element of the city's rent control program. council members yesterday eliminated a plan allowing landlords to effectively bank the unused portions of rent hike in any given year and be able to use them later. it allows rate hikes up to 5%

per year. that's the cap. 5:37 right now. a lot of is happening these days with raiders. a live look at the oakland coliseum. it may stay their home turf because the road to las vegas just got very bumpy. here's where the deal stands now. billionaire casino owner is pulled out on of the project taking his investment with him. they released a statement saying they are upset because they felt left out of negotiations by the raiders. goldman sachs says it is is pulling out of the deal. however, las vegas remains a possibility for the raiders, at least for now. >> it comes back to the original point which even looks at what percentage of the team is mark davis willing to give up to have a partner with billions of dollars to help him build. >> in the meantime,

hall-of-famer ron in lott has been trying to put a deal together says he's still or ready to work with the city to try to keep the here. good wednesday morning. it is 5:38. a live look at san jose. it is clear now. and poor air quality expected today especially in the north bay p. spare the air alert issued. no wood burning outside or inside. moderate air quality across the rest of the bay area this is ahead of a storm system. no more poor air quality as we will have gusty winds as well. at times gusts up to 50 miles per hour for the areas shaded in brown. that includes the coast and the hills. this is with rain that will be moving in. i'll detail the timeline coming up at 5:49. as we head over to mike now, let's see what's happening on the roadways for the commute.

now a crash. >> we have a little more detail 101 on the peninsula. we have a nice smooth of traffic. a little slow the tri-valley. 680 south. over on the peninsula side, we to the floor much volume of traffic. we have a crash north 101, holly street. the car hit the right shoulder. a car swerved after a blanket flew up on their windshield. debris as well that had to be taken care of. metering lights are on. keep that backup in mine. and tri-valley commute what you would expect. california is extending its deadline to sign up for health care. what you should have done to qualify for the extension coming up next. and peter thiel supports trump and america but he has a backup plan. >> the must-see video of the day. boats on fire in santa cruz.

what witnesses say they heard and saw right before the fire started. that's next. you're watching today in the bay. kari weather tease

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rain rolling in. when we will catch a break in the microclimate forecast at 5:49. a trend here at southbound 680 starts to build through pleasanton. no surprises there. slowing through hey war. mike and kari, thank you very much. the fbi offering a $20,000 reward for information about the khaki bandit were bank robber. the banks are in napa and sacramento and chico areas. he notoriously wears brown khaki pants during the robbery. a sheriff's deposit shot and injured a man carrying this

weapon which turned out to be a b.b. gun. he pointed the weapon at them at the guadalupe church in windsor. they didn't know it wasn't real. one of the deputies was forced to fire. olmedo was hit but expected to survive. major damage in santa cruz. those are boats on fire. a fire in the harbor borned three sale boats. a witness reported seeing an explosi explosion. people for covered california has a little extra time. but you must have started before six hours ago. happening today, state health regulators holding a public meeting on rising health

care costs at the milton auditorium. and in san jose, an event to inform immigrants of their rights at 6:00. lefty o'doul's is having its last day at least for a while. san francisco's baseball themed restaurant will close. if you're bummed out about this, this may perk you up. dunkin' donuts. laura likes glazed. i like strawberry frosted. they are opening up a new location in south san francisco today. dunkin' donuts shops are open in walnut creek and half moon bay.

>> i'm an fashion ld girl, sam. selling at a convenience store near you, twinkies, and cupcakes and sno balls ice cream. >> i love ding dongs. >> ho ho. >> much better today, laura. futures calling for a better open. the dow fell another 107 points on tuesday after its worst day of the year on monday. watch apple. the cupertino company turned the beat around with record says of iphones after three-quarters of slumping growth. private payroll jumped amount last month. a canadian school bus maker named lyon will show off its new

electric school bus which will transport kids in a sacramento school district. i asked if they were opening the california plant. canadian products will become more expensive if president trump kills nafta. he said no. it i makes sense to build bus here. american companies are worried about nafta and trump's immigration policies. there is a really interesting plan tech companies use to move work else out of california and into canada. they are calling this operation true north. we already knew peter thiel, an immigrant from germany, will

get citizenship is from new zealand he said he will probably still live in america but is filing for citizenship because no other country aligns with my future more than new zealand. he made that years before he made the appearance at the gop convention and publicly support donald trump. there is nothing illegal about any of this. you do have to wonder what the patriotic crowd might have thought who knew the man at the podium had been working on getting his citizenship in a different country at the moment he was talking to them. >> it is interesting. "the new yorker" article that featured peter thiel about the doomsday preppers and those preparing themselves for the apocalypse. peter thiel moving to new zealand. >> it is a little like kari hall telling us it is not going to rain but building an ark. let's talk about something positive, not the end of the

world. a conference for women in silicone value. >> a lot of big names including key note speakers facebook's cheryl sandberg, madeline albright and condoleezza rice. >> our very own laura garcia-cannon and jessica curry. laura will kick things off. of all the amazing people, cheryl sandberg and viola davis. >> it is is impress the crud of women. so i'm looking forward to that. >> and i'll be saying here's the rain. we go tonight and throughout the day tomorrow.

we are going to have some scattered showers. so get ready today. clear the leaves from the storm drains. yes, we have to do that again. 46 in the south bay. 50 degrees in san francisco. patchy fog here and there. i haven't seen any really dense fog. that's good news. 61 degrees will be the high in the peninsula and the tri-valley. upper 50s for san francisco. east bay 60. we're starting to see the rain reaching closer to the coast. lining up from north to south. as it moves in, we will bring in gusty winds. the sister of this storm, the swirl of the clouds well to the west of us. and all of this has to work its way into the bay area with rain. at times it will be a little bit heavier. when we see the heaviest rain it will be in advance of gusty winds from the south. the storm system, along the coastline, in the hills, that's where the winds will be the effort.

these are sustained is winds. we will have rounds of heavy rain moving in. winds kicking up 25 to 30 miles per hour as the storm is system arrives. looking at the timeline, starting out with a few sprinkles possible for the north bay. later on, we may see mist and drizzle. it starts out with light showers. then we start to see heavier town powers moving in early tomorrow morning. this is before you wake up and head out the door. we will have heavy rain and gusty winds. tomorrow modern's commute looks wet with gusty winds still continuing. the possibility of seeing half an inch of rain for bay area. from oakland, san francisco. higher amounts to the north. up to two inches of rain. right behind that, another storm system set to arrive on sunday. so two storm systems moving in. if following me, you'll be able

to ask any questions. i'll of course keep you updated. san francisco reaching into the upper 50s and lower 60s. also for the inland areas. staying up settled through tuesday. mike, any big surprises on the road? >> tomorrow morning's commute, as said, a sloppy and messy commute. typical pattern throughout. 101, shoreline, the dump truck still affecting the off-ramp. not a major problem. a little build for the trial valley. typical pattern approaching the dublin interchange for west 580. watch through discovery bay. bay bridge toll plaza, without any problems. sounds good. thank you, mike.

coming up, the seven continues this morning for an inmate who escaped custody in the eve bay. how he managed to get away from officers. while still wearing his handcuffs. a wakeup call about many over the counter sleep aids. it could lead to serious side effects. >> and happening now. we're closely following the murder trial of ant lynn garcia torres he is accused of killing teenager sierra lamar. plus, a silicon valley company offering college degrees to every adult living or working in the city. it is offering 1,000 video-based courses. we read about it on nbcbayarea.com. we'll be back here in just two minutes.

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our downtown san jose camera. we're getting ready for rain to start moving into the bay area as a live look at the s.a.p. center in downtown san jose. we are ready for rain to start moving in. plenty of water around the bay area. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the timing of that storm. an update in just a couple of minutes. 5:57 right now. there is strong new evidence that many people are misusing over the counter sleep aids. sleep medications are so

popular. americans spend more than 125 million of them a year. 18% of people who say they have taken over-the can county sleep aids did so on a daily basis. some for a year or longer. doctors say long-term use of certain medications can lead to side effects. >> some of the ingredients can-can cause liver damage. ibuprofen can cause ulcer orchid any damage. >> most contain a type of allergy medication that happens to make people sleepy. doctors say it is okay to take up to two weeks worth of the doses, but it could be dangerous for very much longer. ucsf one step closer to building a new research building. he they voted yesterday to allow construction of the building. the plan is to build a $00

million facility on a space that is currently a parking lot. all right. laura, a lot of love and carry for a baby kangaroo. take a look at this. >> look at the legs. >> a new set of human parents at a florida zoo. the baby kangaroo, or joey, is only 5 months old and shivers when joey is out of her pouch. >> abandoned when mother was frightened in a storm. so a zoo manager ended up taking care of her. >> we found the little joey on the floor with all the kangaroos. she was about from the very beginning. we're lucky. it is something foreign. sometimes they will fight it. >> the kangaroo is set to be the size of a small house cat.

and for now. >> but she is gaining weight and expected to be about 60 pounds with really strong legs. >> we are springing right mao into your wednesday morning. >> we're getting or for the first of two storms moving into the bay area later today. >> rain reaching closer to the coast. starting out with light showers. getting heavier tonight. details on the timeline coming up. plus, the search is on for a gun involved in a fatal shooting in san jose. live to the scene. it is still an active scene and get an update on the investigation. in trouble financially. why the organizers of this event had to file for bankruptcy. good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-can. >> i'm sam brock. we had vianey in the last couple of days. she said she wantso