>> right now at 6:00, we are in a microclimate weather alert. team coverage tracking a powerful storm moving into the bay area right now. >> a lot of green on the radar covering the whole north bay and moving into san francisco as well as parts of the far northern east bay as well. we will talk about the timeline and what to expect as the rain gets heavier coming up. the levels of the russian river are trending down. as you guys can see here, the middle of the stream, some areas are still flooding. i'll have the latest on the conditions. pete getting his feet wet out there. in the meantime, crews still working around the clock trying to clean up a mudslide snarling the commute in the santa cruz mountains. it could be self more days before all of that is up. today in the bay continues right now. what a test it has been to get to and from work. we are watching right now. more storm activity.

we're in another microclimate weather alert. tracking the rain. it is hitting parts of the north bay. it will move to the rest of the bay area later today. >> live team coverage as we are monitoring rising creek and river levels as well as the potential for mudslides. our crews scattered across the bay area to make sure you are prepared. good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. >> i'm sam brock. we have all hands on deck here as we track the storm. more than 50 schools already.

the rain is coming down bow degas bay, santa rosa, with pockets of heavy rain. we are starting to see it reaching marin county. and it will get heavier around san rafael within the next few minutes. across the richmond, san rafael bridge, it is looking quite wet. we will likely see more issues on the roadways. now head over to mike. rain adding problems for two highways. >> two highways. and also the airs. kari got word that the latest update flights three-hour delays. check the status of that flight and continue to check with us on our app and on air. looking at most of our roadways which are looking great. two areas of major concerns, highway 17, that's the one to the south. it is still open. the mudslide is still blocking the northbound lanes. traffic flowing in both directions on the southbound side. that lane shift between granite

creek and vine hill shows south summit. traffic is accessing both sides. but this will be a continued delay throughout the weekend likely. we have a crash in sinole. i'm falling that around the 84 interchange. the other vehicles are out of the roadway. back up to the other concern. this is highway 37. this roadway had been flood as it has been the last few storms. they haven't cleared it yet. the rain is coming in. you see the green highlighting showing the wet road weather. it will be a problem for at least highway 37. there's so much more going on in the north bay. >> there's been so much rain. now the flooding. especially for people along the russian river in sonoma county. it is expected to reach flood stage later tonight. >> pete suratos is in guerneville. they are monitoring the river level there. highway 16. what do the conditions look like.

the lower parts of guerneville and also in the rv park, we had a chance to talk to people and say they are used to flooding conditions but have different takes on the situation. >> it's taking a risk, yeah. but it is taking a greater risk with this thing. >> the current flood is not so bad. >> this has been more of the landslides and downed trees that caused more trouble the actual level of the river. so the current river levels

are roughly at about 32 feet. it is expected to trend down to 29 feet this evening. it is going to pick right back up tomorrow morning. pete suratos for today in the bay. thank you so much, pete. now we want to take you live to the santa cruz mountains right now. mudslides and washed out roads and major problem for people in that area. crews are race to go clean up before the next round of storms. an update when highway 17 should reopen. caltrans crews are work to go break up and clear out this mudslide from tuesday. right now only one lane is open in every direction. it isn't expected to fully reopen now until monday. thousands of commuters are affected. but it isn't the only area having problems. take a look. tuesday night a van almost vanished into a sinkhole on skyland road. the driver is okay, but the road is still closed. no estimate for when it will be back open. >> just a bit too close for comfort there. 6:05. it is smooth sailing for

commuters who are traveling westbound 580 through livermore. all lanes fully cleared just before 11:00. now, it wasn't so smooth when a huge pothole appeared in the right-hand lane. workers trying to clear it up and patch it up. a dozen cars were damaged when drivers hit it. rainy weather has been the culprit. our free nbc bay area app. click on the weather tab to access live doppler radar on your phone. 6:06. new details about the deadly officer-involved shoot anything fremont. police say 45-year-old nana amoco wouldn't sit on the curb.

he refused and a struggled ensued. the officer released his canine which accidentally bit the officer. fearing for his life, the officer shot adommacko three times, killing him. the teenager told investigators two men took her from her home, forced her to walk a mile and a half, and then made her get into a car. investigators say the kidnappers drove her to san jose where she managed to escape. >> we take these things very seriously. a kidnapping case, until we prove otherwise, we take this a very intense investigation. all our detectives are working on this case. >> we are told it was a small light colored sedan with a possibly mystery spot bumper sticker. 6:07. on your left, a live look at the conditions on the golden gate bridge. not a lot of traffic through

there now, but it is wet. look at why. kari hall is tracking the timeline and the rain. kari? >> we come up on 6:08. we are starting to see the radar filling in. this is a look at the timeline of what to expect as we go through the day. at 7:00, a lot of yellows and reds in the north bay. that's where it will be getting really intense with gusty winds and heavy rain. it will be raining heavily in san francisco over towards oakland. but then the brunt of the storm moving farther south through the peninsula and the east by 9:00. south bay will see that rain between 10 and 11:00 and gettingier as we go through the day. by 2:00, it's still raining. it will be getting lighter in the north bay. that's where we will start to catch a little bit of a break. but the south bay will be in with the brunt of the storm through the evening commute and still raining later tonight before it all wraps up.

we will talk about what's happening in the sierra with the squall valley and alpine meadows report. heading over to mike now, it is impacting roads already. >> the road weather index shows more wet roadways. highway 17 through the santa cruz mountains is open for traffic flow but limited. highway 37 is not between atherton and 101. that flooding continues and is going to get worse. highway 1 continues with the closure. take a longer route which is the alternate. the metering lights are on. no major problems for the tri-valley. as 580 reopened from yesterday's pothole drama. that cleared at 11:00 last night. >> busy out there. thanks, bike. >> more coverage of the storm moving into the bay area. plus, the damage left behind by other recent storms that swept through california and other parts of the southwest.

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state line as well. >> oh, boy. this has been a problem regionally. a close eye on conditions at home. we take a beautiful look at the san francisco skyline. all the different colored lights. another round of rain, though, is going to being our camera lenses all over the bay area, including san francisco. >> it's been washing everything off. we are not washing a car these days. you will be able to get your car wash ed saturday. tomorrow, spotty showers moving in. we are getting the brunt of the storm with this first cold front moving through. then a second one for tomorrow. we are looking at wet weather. it is getting more intense for the north bay. with more yellows and reds with heavier rain for marin county. as we go from north to south, you are pretty much seeing an even coverage across sonoma county. this morning wet roads. but then the heaviest rain is now moving through novato and san rafael.

mill valley as well. extending close to napa. expect rain to get heavier there in the next few minutes. tiburon, a steady downpour. moving into san francisco. the additional rainfall totals will reach another inch for most of us. looking at for the san jose area, possibly close to an inch of rain, especially we see this activity getting going later on today. looking at all this rain rolling in, the timeline once again, the rain moving north to south and seeing it in the south bay the next four hours. looking at all of this. i have been tweeting updates on the drought monitor. the raoeufr stagiver stages. if you see anything happening, make sure you send me a picture or report from your rain gauge. keeping an eye on area river levels. for more on that, let's head over to vianey with what it looks like at the guadalupe

river. >> reporter: good morning, kari. and i'm right below right near the guadalupe along 101. they haven't closed this area off. if you pay attention, this is the bike trail. the water is already pretty high. now according to the website, we are expecting this area to reach at about 14.4 feet, which is right below monitor stage. also, guadalupe along alma denned to hit 9.1 feet. and flothis is expected to stay below monitor stage. along mount helena, we are expecting the area to flood. the flood stage is 16 feet. as you can tell, it is still rushing pretty strong out here.

be careful out here. try to keep the safe distance. we'll keep you up to date with all the latest rivers. more rivers and the flood stages and more information coming up in a bit. mike, over to you. how is it looking on the roads? >> vianey, i think you're plenty close enough to the river. be careful. stay off the sidewalk, which is no longer a sidewalk. over here, the roadways are looking pretty well. 580 has cleared up after yesterday's dramatic pothole repair work going on until late last night. all westbound lanes are clear. restrictions for highway 17 from granite creek to vine hill. so a little farther south than you saw yesterday. this will not be good news for the mudslide. that will be there possibly until monday. hopefully they will by then. we talk about the tri-valley.

looking for more traffic off 580. no lane restrictions this morning. nice, easy drive. castro valley starting to show the slower drive. you want to get out there early as the rain is coming in for the bulk of each of our sections. over here, freeways still under 30 minutes. 26 minutes from highway 4 bay bridge toll plaza. that's great news. metering lights are on. we have the backup there. look at the camera. it shakes quite a bit. as the rain comes in from the north, across the bridge as well. no delays for the mass transit lines. bart had delays yesterday. back to you. >> all right. could be a busy day ahead. thank you, mike. coming up next, a south bay man spent a decade paying for a service he says he wasn't

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service he never got for years. >> chris chmura joins us. >> roger nelson said he upgrated to high definition back in 2009. this entailed paying an extra $10 a month for hd services. summer when a directv technician came to fix a signal problem, the tech said he wasn't getting an hd signal and never had been. roger said he had been paying $10 a month for an hd signal for 97 months. so he asked directv for a $970 refund. but he said directv was only willing to credit his account $180. roger stood his ground, insisting $180 wasn't fair. so he reached out to us. we contacted directv and asked some questions. the same questions roger asked. ultimately, he received a $970 credit to his account. in a statement we received from

at&t, directv's parent company, didn't explain what happened all those years. they said we worked with the customer to resolve his issues and apologized for the inconvenience and his experience. you can call us at 888-996-tips. or nbcbayarea.com/responds. all right. thank you, chris. we're tracking a powerful storm moving into the bay area again this morning. live team coverage so you're ready as you head out the door. >> the rain is getting heavier in san francisco as we start to see a lot more coverage with the storm moving north to south. winds will be picking up too. we will talk about the timeline and what you can expect in two minutes. caltrans is busy cleaning up a major mudslide in the santa khruz mountai cruz mountains.

it may not be cleared up until monday. and down the road in felton, lorenzo river is expected to be two feet from flood stage. but you will not believe that felton looked like two days ago.

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we have a lot of school closures. 50 so far. the pluck of them are concentrated in marin county. >> it seems like people are having to adjust their lives, their morning routes to work. here we are, another storm. >> you have to adjust the window wipers too. it is coming down in the north bay. it is heavy through marin county, into san francisco. so we are starting to see a lot more yellows here on the radar indicating heavier rain. it's also moving into bow degas bay, approaching within the next 30 minutes. mill valley and over towards sono sonoma, napa, heavy rain coming down at this point. we are starting to see it getting more intense with breezy winds through tiburon, richmond, berkeley as well.

the rain moving through san francisco. another batch showers moving through south san francisco as well as san mateo and pacifica as well. that will be the trend through the morning commute. and as we head over to mike now, no major crashes on the roads. >> that's right, kari. get out there if you can. we would love to have everybody stay for the whole show. my goodness,ing a break now. what kari showed with the radar is the same we see with the building traffic throughout the area. we are looking at the south bay. just starting to show more traffic building again. no major crashes with the northbound route building. highway 17 great through the south bay. more in the santa cruz mountains in a second. flooding for highway 37 with more rain coming down right now in the area. let's just say this is not going to reopen for the foreseeable future. they will have to continue. atherton is your alternate.

consistent throughout the storms. move towards the bay bridge toll plaza where metering lights are on. 30 minutes for the bay bridge itself. so far bart and tpferry systems not reporting any problems. a number of ferries canceled yesterday. bart slowed down. so likely the same today. >> another busy one. thanks, mike. >> absolutely. another similar scene in the santa cruz mountains. team coverage. crews working around the clock to clear a mudslide still blocking lanes on highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains. it will be a while before it reopens. >> bob redell live to explain how long drivers are going to have to deal with all of these delays. good morning, bob. good morning to you, laura and sam. caltrans saying the northbound direction of highway 17 here in scotts valley might not reopen until monday because of that mudslide. you can see workers have been working on removing all night

long. this is a mudslide that's been here since tuesday. what they have done, caltrans and chp, is the southbound direction they have turned into a two-lane highway between vine hill and sugarloaf roads in scotts valley. so you have traffic moving in both directions. just in the southbound direction. caltrans called in a spider excavator that was able to climb that mudslide and start removal of the mud and the debris from the top of the pile to avoid the fact that if you started the bottom and keep coming on top of the workers. they do have that piece of equipment in there. the mudslide came off the side of an embankment tuesday afternoon covering both lanes of the northbound direction. knocked over a passing vehicle. that driver is okay. travel has been dangerous on the smaller, narrower windy roads that run through the santa cruz mountains. the driver of the blue van. take a look at this video here.

he was returning from the store to buy candles when they nose dived into a 15 feet deep sinkhole. remarkably the driver was unhurt, able to get out okay. >> this was a flat, you know, no stream going under here. i don't believe there was a culvert or anything. >> there's no estimated time when skyland will be repairs. fortunately, there is another work around, another on road people in that area can get in and out of. bob redell, today in the bay. thank you, bob. 6:36 right now. quick thinking from a woman whose home was hit by a mudslide near los gatos.

she used facebook live to call for help. >> everything got washed away with mud. >> no word yet if they can even salvage their home. >> quite the ordeal there. >> all right. concerns about flooding along the san lorenzo river. it flooded its banks earlier in the week. it could get worse as the next round hits. kris, what are you seeing? >> reporter: well, we're definitely hearing the river. it's very loud. it is rushing very fast. and the water is very muddy. is to hit two feet below flood stage today. two days ago it was six feet above flood stage. that is considered a major flood. the video is just unbelievable of the san lorenzo river flowing at 23 and a half feet.

paradise park community, 30 homes were halfway under water. this couple watched the water rise from inside their home. you can look for yourself through their window. >> that is the river outside. >> that is the river out there. >> that's the san lorenzo river. fire officials sounded the sirens. today 3 to 5 inches in the mountains. the ground is saturated. folks already have to deal with driving muddy waters. that's if their cars start because some of them have been flooded out. >> stay dry yourself. thank you, kris. people living along the russian river ready for more rain and flooding. there's already water overflowing the banks of the river. in fact, everyone in this mobile

home park moved to higher ground. it is expected to reach flood stage again late tonight. well, any day now, maybe any hour now, president trump and folks around the world are watching san francisco very closely today as we could finally get a decision on the president's travel ban. the ninth circuit court of appeals is expected to make its ruling very soon. president trump has publicly questioned the judges and called them so-called judges, hoping they will reinstate his immigration ban. neil gorsuch said the president's criticism is disheartening and deizing. that reaction came after president trump criticized the federal judges presiding over the case. more from capitol hill right now. 's attorney general nominee has

confirmed. the senate confirmed jeff sessions. it was a narrow vote, 52-47. 6:39 on this thursday morning. our microclimate weather alert. we want to see pictures and videos as the next round of rain moves in. this is video of the lexington reservoir sent to us from dennis wingo. it is easy to send pictures videos. tag us on twitter or instagram or it to our facebook page. it is almost 6:40. we are getting closer to the heavier part of the commute, coinciding with where a lot of this rain will be falling. a lot of rain moving into san francisco, as well as oakland. extending farther into the north bay. a look at the timeline when we will see the brunt of the storm moving through the bay area. at 7:30, already good coverage from the peninsula and well to the north. where we see the yellows and the reds is the most intense rain. getting even heavier through the lunchtime hour. moving into the east bay, as

well as the south bay with more heavy downpours and gusty winds. we will continue to see this moving through early afternoon. still raining in the south bay as well. it has been going through the evening commute. we will start to see this activity slowing winding down. still causing major issues until later tonight. we will talk about what to expect as far as the winds. that's coming up in three minutes. heading over to mike now, a look at how the roads are moving. >> the roads are moving relatively well. no major crashes. i'm track agony one southbound 680. it should be off to the shoulder before 237. i'll confirm that once chp moves through the area. accessible in both directions. the mudslide continues to block lanes at vine hill so there is traffic control. the repair work in greenville cleared late last night. a new crash west 580. a spinout by the dublin

interchange. the rain is coming through. more complications due to weather. mudslide in the santa cruz mountains and flood anything novato. highway 37 closed atherton to 101. it's been going on for months. look at that ponding and puddling showing up on the roadway. wet roadways on the golden tkpwaeupt bridgate bridge. you may catch a break for the weather coming in we'll check in with vianey who has been keeping an eye on some of the river levels. >> from all angles. a major storm system hitting the east coast right now. the way it could affect travel plans. >> the president's first 100 days as well. we're on day 21. a controversy, but which one? coming up. political uncertainty. the markets have been in the same range here. the dow jones is up right now. 38 points in early trading.

it is 6:45 on this thursday morning. also tracking the rain as well as the wind. a wind advisory has been issued and will continue until 4:00

this afternoon for the coast and the hills. we may see gusts up to 50 miles per hour. looking at the timeline, the winds continuing to pick up as we go through late morning, army afternoon with those stronger gusts we may have downed trees and some power lines. be prepared for that. and low visibility as the winds blow around us. heavy rain moving through. coming up in about five minutes, we'll talk about river stages and the timeline of the rain. chp calls it wind advisory. this is the steadiest shot of the bay bridge span. gusting across the bay. >> we have crewings spanned throughout the bay area tracking the latest storm damage still being cleaned up from yesterday's storm. live pictures from oakland right now where the morning commute picking up. much more live coverage on the storms in a few minutes.

>> in other news, the breitbart editor milo yiannopolous he is returning to uc berkeley. >> scott mcgrew has been examining the first 100 days. we're on day 21. the white house is accuse

nordstrom of attacking the president. >> good morning s. as you probably know, sam, nord stram decided not to stock ivanka trump's products. they cite slow sales. the white house says that is an attack. nordstrom is hurting the president. here it is in sean spicer's own words. >> this is a direct attack on his policies and her name. and so there is clearly an attempt for him to stand up for her because she is being maligned because they have a problem with his policies. >> it comes after president trump tweeted my daughter ivanka has been treated so unfairly by nordstrom. she is a great person, always pushing me to do the right thing. terrible.

they promised not to use the oval office as a way to promote the family business. what if a mayor did that? can you as marilee or mayor lecardo use the twitter account to promote your family business? the answer is a very solid no. i talked with palo alto, san jose, oakland. they say it would violate state law. california penal law 424. the city attorney in oakland said if the mayor there tweeted what the president tweet indeed washington she would violate municipal codes and the city's charter as well. apparently 1201. don't do that in oakland. sam and laura. >> all right.

thank you very much, scott. >> scott has his hands full. he will be looking at all of president's tweets on today in the bay. and we would like to hear from you. there is his twitter handle. it is easy enough to remember. @scottmcgrew. >> turning our attention to the weather now. the storm is moving into the bay area in a moment. check out the scene in times square in new york right now. a live picture. monster storm covering a wide region from maryland to massachusetts. live to camelback mountain in north pennsylvania. up to a foot of snow expected in the region there. that is actually causing flight cancellations here, including more than 30 at sfo. the latest storm in the bay area causing three-hour arrival delays sfo. so check ahead. >> absolutely. our sister station wnbc expecting 10 to 15 inches of

snow in new york. our microclimate weather alert. the north bay already seeing some of this latest storm which is expected to spread throughout the bay area as the day progresses. >> vianey tracking river levels. let's get a check of what's happening now with kari hall. >> good morning. we are tracking heavy rain already starting to move in from san francisco into the north bay. and now starting to roll into the peninsula and parts of the east bay as well. so starting to get a little bit more coverage here with bright reds and yellows and showing the pockets of heavier rain moving into marin county. as we work our way north to south, you see good coverage of the rain. some of the heavier downpours in guerneville. we are watching for flooding near the russian river where it continues to flood. and also for the napa river at st. helena, we are under a flood warning there.

as heavier rain moves in, water levels will be going up. a lot of heavy rain moving on shore for marin county to san rafa rafael, extending to sonoma and napa. we are seeing a lot of yellows on the map. we are tracking some of the rain i that continues to move closer to richmond. berkeley, you are starting to see sloppy, wet conditions on the roadways. and a steady rain in san francisco that will get a little bit heavier moving down the peninsula, pacifica, as well as san mateo. starting to see that rain moving in. alameda creek, niles canyon expected to flood throughout the day. guadalupe at 101. it will be just below the monitor stage 14.4 feet. alma den spraes way at 10:00 will be rising based on the current rainfall expectancy. and for the napa river, st. helena, that will be above flood

stage. a flood warning is in effect. it will be rising into the highest level at 8:00 tonight. if we do see heavier rainfall there, you will need to keep a close eye on it. now it is expected to stage below flood stage. i have been tweeting out some of the river levels and the forecast which improves as we head into the weekend. now looking at dryer weather and highs reaching into the upper 50s. and it will be a much needed break with warming temperatures into next week. mike is tracking a mudslide on highway 17. -- we have the microphone now? there we go. we're good now. we had a little problem in the audio but not the roadways. not until the south bay towards highway 17. that rain will not completely wash away the mud.

we wish that were the case. it is going to complicate cleanup efforts. moving from granite creek up to vine hill road. traffic control in the area. bob redell continues to report that. that will be a problem. slowing likely throughout theend. no more problem for the pothole for 580. nice smooth flow of report 680, 880. niles canyon. there may be more mudslides with the rain coming through the area as well. it goes down low under the train tracks. flooding for highway 37 through novato, agts atherton, 101. we will talk about the smooth flow of traffic westbound which tends to bog down. continuing south, guys. we will end with this and a look at the travel times. the approach just fine. suddenly 40 minutes slowing on the upper east shore. that's a typical pattern. back to you. weather.most of them are in mar

county. we're updating that information. up next, top bay area headlines we're following on this thursday morning. we are once again bracing for another storm coming really right in the middle of your commute. these are live pictures from the russian river. crews covering some of the more vulnerable spots in the area. live team coverage of the storm so you can be prepared. several districts canceled classes because of severe weather. most in marin county. we're updating that information on nbcbayarea.com. before you head out the doo-her

. sam/boxes that includ thstorm that'alreada today in the bay's pete surtors- pete - the north bay will get tm welcome back on your thursday morning. the storm comeing into the bay area right now. >> pete suratos in mont did he say rio. you're already in it. >> yes, the rain is coming down

in the area. you can see this road. flooding along fur road. it is is out 32 feet. it will go down to 29 feet but expected to pick up in the morning. pete, thank you so much. happening right now, the cleanup is still under on highway 17. this is actually a live look right now from where that mudslide has just wreaked havoc. caltrans still looking to break up the clearout from the mudslide. it happened on tuesday. one lane is open in each direction. that is the same status as yesterday. the highway not expected to fully reopen until monday. >> mike has been easy gathering information on the roads this morning. but the storm that is approaching us is going to hit. could be primetime during the morning commute. >> yeah. it is starting to ramp up especially for the north bay. starting to see a lot more coverage. all right. we are talking about highway 17.

do you have an update for us? >> just a continued issue. the rains coming in kari is talking about. it will be an issue. this will likely continue with restrictions at a minimum through the weekend. maybe full closures the next few hours. we will track that storm carefully with kari. no major crashes right now. >> which is good. hope it stays that way. stay safe back in half an hour with a local news update. and news at 11:00. have a great, dry day. see you soon. thousands of flights canceled coast-to-coast. the worst is still to come. law and disorder. after a bitter senate fight, jeff sessions wins confirmation to become the next attorney general. as president trump comes under fire from his own supreme court nominee for criticizing the judges deciding the fate of his travel ban. >> i listened to a bunch of stuff last night on television that was disgraceful. it was disgracef