commute... the latest wa ofain is moving through... and this is just the beginning. a wet, windy commute. this is just the beginning. we have team coverage to help you get out the door safely. cars stranded in rushing waters and people had to be rescued. this is new video just into our newsroom as flood start to mount across the bay area. >> we're not just talking about flooding. we're talking mudslide. today in the bay starts with a microclimate weather alert. good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. that video that you saw is from shellville. it looks like water in the middle of the road. >> there is concern because the rain is really coming down. >> you should never drive of the water where it rushes across the road. because it doesn't take much to

carry your car away. of course we know in some spots people had to be rescued from their cars. street flooding as we see a lot more yellow here on the radar indicating heavy rain. stormranger mobile doppler radar giving us the hardest rain moving through parts of the north bay as well as san francisco. it is still coming down near daily city. west oakland, lafayette, it is pouring with reds and yellows. it extends to antioch towards delta. still tracking a lot of pockets of heavy rain moving through the peninsula, out of pacifica. and reports of trees down and mudslides as well as. >> a pathway between silicon

valley and the santa cruz side. wet roads is standard for the south bay, especially after that rain you talked about coming through the south bay. highway 17 south from los gatos to santa cruz. a tree sticking out in the fast lane. traffic is getting by slowly past the seen. there are two others they're worried about. a good samaritan stopped by with a chainsaw because they just had one and they are helping out. we have video we will get to quickly. the other critical roadway cut off by a tree down again is on the coast, highway 1 between pacifica and half moon bay because of a tree across the freeway. both directions closed north of the tunnel and devils slide. back to you. thank you very much. we have new video to show you this morning. this is what sam was talking about. dangerous conditions in sonoma county. this is shellville south of sonoma.

rescuers had to save six people from three cars that got caught in rising waters. and it is still coming down. bob redell will join us with a live report in 30 minutes. kari mentioning a flash flood warnings in effect until 4:00 p.m. it is not just the north bay being impacted by the latest wave of storms. >> today in the bay kris sanchez near the guadalupe river. we understand the river could reach flood stage in this latest round. >> reporter: good morning to you, sam and laura. we are here at the guadalupe river. we are hardly ever here near the banks of the guadalupe. you can see how close they are. it is a little too dark to show you, the water is starting to flow over the jog and biking

path. this is a river that is a concern for the flash flood situation. we will be monitoring it for you. our photographer did get video about a month ago. this is how the guadalupe. we have seen plenty of rain since then. our team is forecasting it could reach flood stage. the flash flood watch is a problem in the santa cruz mountains where they are facing more rock slides and mudslides. the storms that are stacked up will be a problem for folks whose homes have had enough. a man in the santa cruz mountains said he can't even begin to fix his roof which was partially collapsed two weeks ago. we'll show you how close this is going to get in flood stage. a lot of equipment to juggle in the rain.

it is going to be about within a foot of the highest of the flood stage is. according to noaa and our team of forecasters. we'll dry out just a little bit. we'll be back with you in an hour. >> you have cat-like reflexes. that's pretty impressive. >> we see firsthand every day how much kris has to balance. thank you very much. she uses this app. you should as well. more rain rolling through. a great resource to keep track of the rain. click on the weather tap at the top to access live radar. get a personalized forecast just for your neighborhood. >> 5:05 right now. week 3 of donald trump's presidency is kicking off with a battle in congress and our court system. >> a travel ban is being considered in san francisco. judges are considering a long list of legal briefs that will decide if a court decision will

remain in effect. >> other top news out of washington, the president says the u.s. will defeat terrorism, a vow he made to u.s. central command. it was the president's first visit to a military installation other than the pentagon. an all-nighter in d.c. still happening. a marathon session at the u.s. senate. this is an attempt by democrats to see if they can pry one more defection and sway the president's selection of education secretary betsy devos. right now it is split 50/50 with the vice president representing the tie-breaker. the billionaire is unqualified to hold the position, they say. and her status as an outsider is exactly what the country needs, supporters say. a cupertino church possibly targeted because of its stance on immigration. they hung a banner reading

immigrants and refugees welcome. in early january, someone stole the sign. the church replaced it. but just this past weekend, someone damaged one of the sign's poles. the church intends to keep displays that sign. they are divide over immigration is virginia. on one hand, they joined a lawsuit against president trump's immigration order. on the other hand, virginia republican lawmakers are holding the cities responsible. it will now move to virginia's lower house. back to our microclimate weather coverage this morning as we continue to see a lot of changes in the hour or so we have been on air. bay bridge on one side of your screen and the golden gate on the other.

>> there are wind advisories. let's check in with kari tracking the storm. >> we are seeing heavy rain. you can see it in the cameras moving through san francisco, extending over towards oakland. we are getting pockets of really heavy rain here. as we scan around the bay area, some of the north bay seeing a steady downpour. it will take a break soon. you probably definitely need it as we are looking at san francisco, also moving through berkeley, concord and lafayette. san leandro, heavy rain creating standing water. discovery bay with lighter rain. as you go down towards union stickers it is really pouring. it was coming down hard in pacifica a few minutes ago. but another wave of heavy rain towards mill bray and san mateo. palo alto getting ready to see heavy rain as well. with all of this we do have a

flash flood for the north bay, as well as the santa cruz mountains near creeks and streams and rivers. i'll keep an eye on all of this. mike has better news for highway 1. >> the earlier tree down for highway 13 cleared very quickly from the redwood road on-ramp. and the tree across highway 1 as we look at speed sensors all over the bay, highway 1, good recovery as well. the tree was across both directions for the freeway. again, it has cleared, reconnecting folks from pacifica, half moon bay and along the coast. made quick work of that. crews working hard all around the bay. highway 17 jamming up south of bear creek road. heading from los gatos to bear creek, you can use that ramp. we have another tree affecting a lane. the second sounds like it is open. we have good travel times heading towards the bay bridge, east bay and tri-valley.

680, the dublin interchange, vargas road. we are watching conditions for the transit systems. no delays reported. they may in the near future with more rain coming down. so far no delays reported. back to you. a full page of trees down. every time mike does another report, there's another tree down. 5:10. coming up, just getting new video of a mudslide happening in south bay. plus, two guilty pleas. a major development in a high-profile double murder case in the north bay. and -- >> if you see something, say something. even the smallest thing could be a huge difference. >> jumping to action. what a flight attendant did to change the way flight attendants are trained.

good tuesday morning. it is 5:13. as we get a live look outside at palo alto. wet roads and slippery road conditions as we go through this week, we have concerns of winds gusting to 50 miles per hour especially along the coast and the hills. we have also the possibility of street flooding and rising creeks and rivers as well as some gusty winds that will

continue to bring down some more trees around the bay area. so we're keeping an eye on all of this. a look at the complete microclimate forecast coming up. and a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the backup, but the rain, look how it is falling. soupy conditions and trees down. the latest for highway 17 coming up. mike, kari, thank you very much. this is new video to show you as we have crews fanned out everywhere during this microclimate weather alert. this is a mudslide that shut down part of the santa cruz highway in los gatos. it was closed until 3:00 this morning. we are expect to go see more scenes play out during the course of the day. >> in other news, two so-called drifters entered a guilty plea to first-degree murder. they were charged in the kill of a canadian tourist in golden

gate park and hiker in marin county in 2015. landsley will be sentenced to 100 years to life. the second will be charged 50 years to life. at 5:15, courageous actions taken by a flight attendant on a bay area flight are changing the way the airline industry trains employees to look for signs of human trafficking. alaska airlines employee in 2011 noticed something unusual with two passengers on her flight from seattle to sfo. the passengers were an older man and teenage girl. the teen had reported bruises on her arms and odd demeanor. she could tell something wasn't right. so she urged the girl to go to the bathroom where she left a notepad and pen.

i said if you need help, write a note. and she wrote, "i need help." >> the captain called police. the man was arrested in san francisco. that story is used as a campaign to train flight attendants on how to spot human trafficking. an argument in washington whether it is a good idea or not to provide people with free data on their phones. >> free is good, right? >> you would think, right? it actually depends, laura. it might violate the rules. t-mobile users don't pay extra data charges to watch netflix. it is an advantage to being a t-mobile user. it sounds like a great idea. watch netflix on your phone. free is good, except net neutrality rules say you shouldn't do that. they say you ought to treat ought data equally, not charge extra but not give away anything

for free either. the new republican head of the fcc says the commission will not investigate t-mobile's plan or anything similar and may undo previous rulings as well. the fcc will also end reform on prison phone prices. critics, including our own bay area investigative unit pointed out very, very high prices. some are as high as 25 cents a minute. but yesterday they voted to cap the limit. but those have been set aside by the new administration. the dow is down 19, nasdaq down three. g.m. says profits fell slightly but will still share profits with workers. $12,000 per union employee. an update to the magic, magic

drones we saw at the center bowl half-time show on sunday. they were so magic they weren't there. intel is now acknowledging the drones were videoed and composited on television. at the same time it looked very much like they were there. our drones have returned to the ground after amazing pepsi half-time show experience more. >> you're saying that was even superimposed. >> it was superimposed. i was not aware she had recorded the jump as well. >> i don't know if she lip-synched something and then tweet out that it was real. >> so much snow coming in. very excited about this. but it comes with some caution. we look at the banner there.

a lot of snow. dealing with difficult conditions. be careful. trains are now needed between truckee and kingval he e. >> chains. >> yes. . not the polar express. >> roads across the sierra will see a mix of rain and snow. this is a warmer storm. but there is greater avalanche and slide dangers. >> that's right. because it is warmer. it is creating so much moisture. >> connect your buses from reno, they are warning delays. >> because of the chains. >> looking ahead. >> let's get to what's going on right now. we're talking about the snow. we have seen flooded streets in sonoma county. >> it's been crazy out there. you're having to dodge the branches and standing water on the roads. it's a lot to deal with as you

get ready to head to work early on this tuesday morning. it is coming up on 5:20. a live look at san jose, 101. there is a lot of sloppy conditions that you have to deal with as the heavy rain starts to move in. we are scanning around the bay area. the mobile doppler radar truck. it is really coming down in san francisco right now. especially there on 101. and as you head over toward the bay bridge. slippery driving conditions. also for oakland, moving toward lafayette and concord, you see the heavy rain. the rainfall rate coming down at over an inch per hour. it does not take a lot of that to really create issues. flooding, street flooding as well and in union city you see the heavy rain moving through there. heading back over toward the peninsula, near pacifica,

burlinggame, turn the windshield wipers up on high. palo alto, more of a steady downpour. it is about to get heavier. we have rain moving through the santa cruz mountains, near saratoga. that is coming down at a rate of half an inch of rain per hour. as he we go through the rest of the forecast, still seeing pockets of heavy rain through the main morning commute. before lunchtime, we will still have scattered showers. but it does start to taper off later this evening giving us a little bit of a break. still times of heavy rain in the north bay, overnight. and then we will see more dryer air moving in in between these rounds of rain and the potential over the next couple of days of getting at least another inch and a half of rain in the north bay. so we're watching the rivers stay like the guadalupe river at almaden. just below flood stage at 4:00.

all of this moisture rolling into the bay area. the storm is not over yet. i'm keeping you updated on facebook and. make sure you're following me. and accepted me any pictures if you can do so safely if you see weather happening. the forecast shows we will be drying out just in time for the weekend. mike has an update on that tree down on 17. >> that's right, kari. it's cutting off part of your freeway heading towards the santa cruz side. wet roads all over the bay. not so much of a disturbance to the flow of traffic. unexpected things on the road like a tree, southbound 17 just south of bear creek, one lane blocked. crews continue to work on this. the speed sensors show a slow southbound drive, los gatos, the santa cruz summit. the approach toward the bay bridge, that's the upper and lower east shore freeways.

we look at the conditions out there. san mateo bridge, very soupy. light volume of traffic but tougher drive for visibility. we're seeing the rain. there it goes. a subtle build as the metering lights, they get ready to turn that on. we did have wind advisories overnight. back to the maps. we'll talk about mass transit as well. so far no delays, no disruptions. and running on time. back to you. that's good news. >> exactly. that's the good news. the commute might have gotten a little more expensive. the parking fee increase happening at several bart stations across the bay area. bart riders at some east bay

deeper into their pockets tose bart parking lots. ==vo== bart this week raised the costoe 5:26 on your tuesday morning. bart riders digging in a little deeper to pay for bart parking lots. they raised the cost at five locations. west oakland, coliseum, hayward, and both concord stations. the price is now 50 cents higher. they vary for every station depending how busy they get. the prices also affect monthly parking costs. >> happening today, you think that the patriots fans have seen this a couple times by now. they certainly know the drill. the players returning to the city of boston. lots of hugs.

celebrating a super bowl. there's the lombardi trophy. never gets old. robert kraft said this was the sweetest super bowl victory they have had. the patriots victory parade is happening later this morning. you probably know by now that the patriots, despite all the deflategate talk, tom brady getting suspended for the first four games of the season, they triumphantly beat the atlanta falcons in the biggest super bowl comeback ever. the pats have won five since 2001. a lot of people made bets on that game in vegas. this is what's going on now. rabbits invading vegas. owners have been abandoning their pets which tend to be harder to carry for than cats and dogs. it seems bunnies are doing what bunnies do best. they are multiplying en masse.

they are numbering in the thousands actually. they are hoping animal control workers will start collecting the animals soon. valentine's day is right around the corner. coming up, we are already a microclimate weather alert. bay area getting hit with another storm making for a dangerous commute out there. we have team coverage to get you up to speed. it's all coming up. breaking news the overnight storm strands several drivers. i'm bob redell. we will take you live to show you how an overflowing creek is turning a small town in north bay upside-down.

we're under a microclimatweatheh wind ts morning cld make fora d good tuesday morning. right now we're under a microclimate weather alert. you see the camera shaking, filled with rain drops. rain mixed with wind. could make for a dicey commute. flood concerns as well. we have a full team in place as you head out the door. good morning. thank you for joining us on this tuesday. i'm sam brock. >> the video shows you just how strong the winds are. >> you have some work. >> that's right. >> mike will be talking about a tree down on highway 17. first let's get a look what's going on around the bay. >> we have gusty winds kicking up around the bay area along with the heavy rain causing a lot of problems out there.

you have to dodge the tree branches and some have the potential of falling because the ground is so saturated. throw in wind gusts 30 to 40 miles per hour and it causes more problems. mobile doppler radar is parked on san bruno mountain. santa rosa is catching a break with lighter rain. for san francisco, really heavy downpours there. berkeley and moving through the oakland hills and lafayette. you see the bright yellows and the roads showing very intense rain. for most of the tri-valley, from pleasanton through sinole, livermore, steady downpour. it creates low visibility and standing water as also getting heavier for the san jose area, especially near evergreen. we'll continue to monitor all of this. a complete look at the microclimate forecast coming up in seven minutes.

now mike has a tree down on highway 17. >> i have been wanting to show folks this video. i'm not sure if we have the audio from this. there you go. apparently a good samaritan had to be around with a chainsaw. like a good neighbor. there are other crews to help out. this is across. highway 17 southbound north of the summit, south of bear creek road. let me show where that is on the map. heading down from los gatos, towards santa cruz. a winding section towards the summit. a couple others on the side of the road. crews are worried as well. there may be quite some time. one lane open. soupy conditions. the rain continuing to fall down. mud being a factor. hopefully before anything worse happens. a nice easy drive. green shows all the wet

roadways. lower the speeds. you may encounter tough traction. a spinout reported westbound 580, grant avenue. the metering lights are now on. back to you. something you don't hear very often, a good samaritan with a chainsaw. >> in a good way. >> helping to get the tree out of the road. a close look at the guadalupe river. one of several rivers that is expected to reach or be very close to flood stage. here's a live look at what things look like. the wake of the river expanding. and the santa cruz mountains. one area expected to get hard during the latest round of rain. flash flood watch through tonight. people are bracing for the worse. the rain and the wind continues, there are increasing chances of

mudslides. >> that's not the only spot, sam. a look at alameda creek. you may recall this is the same area where two cars plunged into the water at separate times. in one case, sadly a young woman was swept away. her body has still not been recovered. that is just one area where there are very big concerns about flooding. in the oakland hills, some residents are getting nervous with each passing storm as the ground continues to get more saturated. a woman in montclair sees it as a mixed blessing. >> a huge amount keeps seeping through. on the one hand, i'm ready to see it stop.

on the other hand, we've seen so much drought that i can't help but be glad. >> a good resource is our free nbc bay area app. all eyes on the bay area. today we might get a possible ruling in san francisco that could impact people across the world. today in the bay pete suratos is at the 9th circuit court of appeals where they could decide the fate of the president's travel ban. >> reporter: once again, all eyes will be here in san francisco as the ninth circuit court of appeals decides the future of president trump's tramp ban. be all legal briefings have been filed by both sides, which would be the opposition and the department of justice. some opposition is saying this ban would unleash chaos. former secretary of state's madeline albright and john kerry, as well as tech companies such as apple, google and facebook. the department of justice, on the other hand, is saying that the president is simply trying

to protect national security. a three-judge panel will review the briefs. oral arguments will be heard by phone. experts say the president faces a tough battle. >> this is a huge civil rights case with enormous implications as to people's rights to travel and overall rights in a democratic society. of course there are many organizations that are incredibly troubled. >> reporter: oral arguments will be heard at 3:00 p.m. today. each side will get 30 minutes. thank you for the latest, pete. 5:37. alameda county leaders will approve a new seven-figure legal fund to assist undocumented immigrants. they announced their support for the measure which sets aside $750,000 to fund legal aid for immigrants. a matching grant from the san francisco foundation will double

that amount of money. today's hearing is scheduled to start at 9:30. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg did not weigh in on neil gorsuch during her bay area appearance last night, but she did address of other hot-button issues. >> ginsburg appeared at stanford memorial church and touched on feminism, the death penalty and partisan politics ripping the country at the seams. she did take a jab at the congress. >> some day we'll be great people, great elected representatives who will say enough of this sense. let's be the kind of legislature the united states should have. justice ginsburg avoided talking about the's travel ban, which pete was just reporting on. she said if it were up to her

there would be no death penalty or electoral college. 5:38. taking a live look outside at san jose. very slick roadways. certainly add extra time to your commute. high wind advisories in some spots. kari has been tracking this latest storm hitting the bay. it's closing in on san jose as well as the east bay. some pockets of really heavy rain. a steady downpour as well for san francisco. so our stormranger, mobile doppler radar showing where the heaviest rain is. we have a steady downpour for the north bay with a few more breaks than we're seeing in san francisco right now. it is looking pretty soggy there. so the heaviest rain moving through lafayette, extending off to the east. and heavy rain moving through the east. for parts of the peninsula, the rain moving through mill bray.

rain close anything on san jose and sunnyvale as well as sayre toe tp saratoga. we'll take another look at the radar coming up in five minutes as we head to mike tracking all the sloppy conditions out there and causing spinouts. >> that's right, kari. warning a lot of spinouts being reported. not a lot of injuries, thank goodness. clearing quickly. be careful on the roadways. ease onto the brakes when you see something in front of you. just lower the speeds to allow more reaction time. we have a pretty typical pattern for this tuesday. it seems fewer folks are on the roadways. 580 over grand avenue. wash for flashing lights. easing onto the breaks over towards the maze and the backup

at the toll plaza. no major problems. a half hour from highway 4 to the berkeley curve to this backup, metering lights are on. you still see the waves of rain over this live shot. back to you guys. thank you very much. 5:41. coming up, we continue our microclimate weather alert. more video of storm damage coming in. >> plus, prosecutors in the sierra lamar murder case stun the courtroom. questions lamar's friends were asked that could backfire. kids down the ipad and go back to toys. that's coming up in business and tech.

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good tuesday morning. it is 5:44. as you step out the door, a lot of heavy rain. make sure you have all the rain gear. we will still see pockets of heavy downpours throughout the morning. we have flash flood watches in effect for the north bay as well as the santa cruz mountains with rising creeks and rivers. definitely a possibility as we go through the day. more on this and a look at the whole bay area and the microclimate forecast coming up. we're looking at this crash in northbound 280 right around highway 1 in san francisco. full closure for the freeway. we zoomed in a little too much. there you go. this is a problem getting towards san francisco. more detail coming up.

>> thank you very much. video just coming into our newsroom during this microclimate weather alert. we have crews across the area  throughout the morning trying to find the trouble spots for you. take a look at this. this is the mudslide happening in forestville near santa rosa, rover road and sunset avenue. the mudslide even bringing down trees. it is still blocking the roadway. we have live team weather coverage coming up continuing throughout the morning here on in the bay. in other news, today the santa clara county of dave cortese at the government center. and looking further into the possibility of removing highway 980. demolition of the elevator freeway is gaining support. and in san francisco, leaders will focus on developing candle stick point today. the area previously housed 49ers

former stadium. >> now to the latest on the murder trial of garcia torres which enters its sixth day today. he is accused of killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. the focus is on the victim. yesterday some of lamar's friends said she wasn't happy about her family's move from fremont to morgan hill. in an odd move, they brought up her use of ecstasy and pot. they didn't want the defense going into "these character assassination tangents." she could use it to show lamar had reasons to run away. >> maybe sierra wasn't as happy as everyone thinks. since the d.a. opened that door, the defense now wants to show a different picture. >> both sides are going to be back in court in just a few hours. and so will we. mary ann favro will be in court bringing us the details.

lamar's mother is to testify in what is sure to be the most emotional testimony of the trial. we'll have updates for you throughout the day. thank you very much, sam. 5:46 right now. tuition for san francisco residents could become free. it could be free for all students who are california residents living in san francisco. the money would be provided for books and transportation for low income students. san francisco voters a that measure. they vote for the plan on thursday. u.s. news and world report compiles a list every year of the best cities to live in in in the united states based on affordability, job prospects and quality of life. >> san jose is third place in the best of best places to live in the united states.

behind austin, texas, and denver. san jose gets high works for job opportunities and quality of life. lower marks for value. the winchester mystery house and the flea markets are top attractions. i like both. but top? i'm not so sure. rounding out the top five, washington, d.c. and fayetteville, arkansas. austin and denver are number one and two. vizio taking data about what they watched, when they watched it and using the internet ip address to match the television to computers in the home where they can find age, marital status, race, and sending it off to advertisers. they said we're not talking about summary information, about national viewing trends. according to the complaint, vizio got very personal.

wall street will try to claw back modest losses. futures are higher this morning. a drop in oil prices dragged on the energy sector. look today for the trade deficit and consumer credit. parents are worried about kids getting too much screen time, not playing traditional games. that's not true. not when it comes to hasbro. they announced profits to investors and said sales are going gang busters. pie face which is that one classic. did you ever get that for the triplets? i love pie face. it is the funniest ever. >> it sold well. people are dropping their iphones and playing pie face. >> it is good to sit around the table and play pie face. it's hilarious.

>> we could put that on facebook and get hits. >> it might. that is a very private part of my life, pie face. >> this is what it looks like. a lot of rain in your face as you head out the door. lots of rain coming down across the bay area. it is pelting. this is highway 101 in redwood city. all that rain causing a lot of problems in sonoma county overnight. >> let's get to bob redell standing in front a makeshift river in the middle of the road. shellville. bob, we understand cars were stranded there. there had to be rescues this morning. >> good morning to you, sam and laura. we are 10 minutes north of the sonoma raceway. beyond the brush where you can't see in the dark, that's the sonoma creek. it has overflown. highway 21, the intersection with highway 12.

you can see the water as far as the eye can see, has covered this intersection. this is about 25 yards from our location. you can hear the water. it hits some sort of barrier and it has turn spwaed into rapids. you have to be careful driving in the dark when you have wet, rainy conditions like this. i'll show you an example why. between midnight and 1:00, three vehicles, one was a sedan, a pickup truck, and a third vehicle got stuck in these flooded waters. we are told local authorities had to rescue six people from the vehicles. it's not clear if there was a flash flood and they were driving on dry roads or they thought they could get through. regardless, their vehicles were stuck in the situation. it is our understanding all six did get out okay. shellville is roughly over in that direction. but there is no getting through this area. this section of highway 121 is

temporary shut down on both sides where it coincides with highway 116. and on that end beyond the traffic lights. reporting live in sonoma county, bob redell, today in the bay. >> bob, thank you very much. right now we are seeing pools of water. that is hard to believe. >> a lot of spinouts, crashes. it is not even 6:00 just yet. >> it is just going to get worse. a lot more rain on the way. we continue to see the atmospheric river bringing in heavy rain. a live at san jose right now. drivers on this stretch making it along the roadway just okay. a look at 880 in oakland. it is very slow. you really have to slow it down. pockets of heavy rain. our stormranger, mobile doppler radar truck is parked on san bruno mountain. north bay seeing a steady

downpour where bob is. salsalito, pockets of heavy rain moving there. going down 101 into san francisco. low visibility as you drive out on the roadways. this is what we're seeing all around the bay area. i get a look at the stormranger, pockets of heavy rain near 101, san mateo. you lose that level of detail. so that just shows you the added tool that stormranger is to us. it gives us better accuracy of what's happening around the bay area. a lot of heavy rain. we will continue to see this through the day. as the rain moves north to south. then it tapers later this afternoon. it look dryer. we have to get through the next several hours. another storm will be moving in right behind that. so a couple of rounds of storms moving in for the rest of the week and the potential of an added at least inch of rain for most of the bay area. we can see all of that moisture just rolling in.

we will have to deal with this for the next few days before this all wraps up. you can keep me updated what it looks like as you head around the bay area. a crash that closes 280 on the peninsula. >> despite the tough conditions all 5r7bd the bay, folks seem like they are driving more cautiously. we have had a number of minor crashes. the pattern for your slowing typical of the morning commute except for right here in daly city. all lanes blocked by a crash we are hearing of an overturned vehicle. a tow truck should be auto scene shortly. thank you very much, mike. uber trying to help ease your commute in a rather unconventional way. plans to create a flying car program. plus, a spike in a number of people being evicted from their homes in san francisco. the reason landlords could be to

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lookt the wet roa on the sanmat bridge. and on yr rht-- that our live doppler radar tracking thea acrosshe bay arthis mornin tracking the timing of this we're expecting.xt one that on your left, a live look at the wet roads. high wind advisories as well. live doppler radar tracking the rain moving across the bay area. it's a lot. meteorologist kari hall tracking the timing of the storm as well. and the next one we are expecting this week. she'll join us with a full forecast in the next couple of minutes. people have had a hard time with evictions in san francisco. right now it has recently spiked to its highest level in 15 years. >> widespread abuse by landlords may be one reason for the increase. investigative reporter shaban.

>> reporter: guys, good morning. because of the city's lack of oversight, the main way to fight an eviction is taking your landlord to court. but winning can still feel a lot like losing. elizabeth lee was left with $42,000 worth of legal bills after fighting back against her landlord who tried to evict her from her san francisco home of 27 years. the newest owner of the building martin eng tried kicking her out by saying he wanted to move in. it is called an owner move-in eviction, and it's legal. but our investigative unit recently exposed what it appears to be widespread abuse of that eviction, which may be allowing landlords to kick out rent controlled tenants in order to have new people move in at a much higher rent. a judge ruled her landlord's story of wanting to move in wasn't credible, saying the landlord engaged in fraud, intimidation and coercion.

the landlord said i'm probably one of the best honest landlords in san francisco. trier trying to say i had bad intersections, but how do they know if i'm going to move in or not? the san francisco board of supervisors now plans to hold a government hearing on the issue of owner move-in evictions and what lawmakers believe could be widespread abuse. guys, back to you. >> thank you very much. if you have a tip for your investigative unit, give us a call 888-996-tips. or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. the nbc bay area has issued a microclimate weather alert. very heavy rain moving in, especially parts of the north bay. and now the south bay as the heaviest rain continues to move