rain is moving in with gusty winds. we'll get you out the door with a look at the radar where you live coming up. all the rain coming in, kari, mudslide concerns elevated as the rain whips in, commuters could be deal with more hurdles on highway 17. >> plus, the danger isn't over yet near the oroville dam. how the latest round of rain could trigger another emergency. today in the bay starts now. >> a very good morning to you. 5:00 right now. welcome to thursday. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. a lot of red on the set. that means we're in a microclimate weather alert. timing is everything. >> you and i were talking about the nbc bay area app, how you can download it and see the radar and zoom right on in. i've noticed that the apple

watch, also you can pull it up there too. if you download the app you can see the radar. let's look at the radar right now as we continue to see some of the pockets of the heaviest rain moving through the south bay, as well as the east bay. just getting a little bit of clearing now. you're going to be done with this first round of rain. it is is still very soggy out there as we see a lot of rounds of rain moving through the bay area recently. san francisco clearing around the sunset district. but you are also seeing it on the embarcadero right now. seeing downpours near richmond, concord, walnut creek. a steady downpour for those areas as well as the delta heading through the tri-valley. the bright reds and yellows indicating brief heavy rain that could allow for some of the water ponding on the roadways. really heavy rain moving through there. but the heaviest rain moving to

the hills. we are seeing that into parts of san jose. so going to see a soggy morning if you're getting ready to head out 101, south county, morgan hill, as well as through the santa cruz mountains where we have many mounting concerns with all the mudslides and debris rolling across parts of 17 and 152 and some of the roads through boulder creek and heavy rain there. heading up the peninsula, i just wanted to show you the heavy rain there. all of this tapering off late morning and early afternoon. we'll talk about the timeline coming up. very rainy east bay. >> that's right, kari. the east bay. it is worse in the tri-valley. this is not the worst of what kari had on the radar. it is bad as far as the conditions heading across the bridge. slippery conditions puddling,

ponding. the main area is wet. you will find puddles and minor flooding popping up. minor crashes throughout, most of them on the side of the road. around market street, somewhere a crash causing more than just a little bit more of a problem. slow on the sensors. they haven't had an update in the last few minutes. the rest shows wet conditions. still the mudslide. we will continue to follow that and of course send it right back to you. back to the storms moving in right now. we are monitoring the impact it is is already having across the bay area. >> we talked about the fact that the peninsula, one of the spots getting a lot of rain right now. you see the surf and the tied also something we're watching chosely. a live look from pacifica. our forecaster vianey is out there watching conditions. we'll talk to her coming up in 15 minutes. >> now to one of the biggest

problem spots in the bay area. highway 17. here's a live look at the problem right now. you can already see traffic is reduced to just one lane in each direction at 5:04 in the morning. they hope for the next several days of rain no more mudslides occur. off ramps in scotts valley will be closed to prevent drivers from taking short cuts in the city. the north bay, improvements are going on for another troubled highway. crews have been working overnight on highway 37 in novato. this is video from yesterday of the work they were doing to prevent the road from continuous flooding. the highway remains shut down this morning. >> it's a busy one too. this morning for pg&e crews they are already in action. the utility said it they are re

for any outages. wind gusts may reach 40 miles per hour. >> and the first real test for the folks in oroville and the emergency spillway problems we've been watching here, the water level is oroville will be something else. we will be monitoring extremely closely. it hasn't been tested yet with more rain after they brought in boulders to reinforce the structure. more back-to-back storms could mean a mandatory evacuation. the danger is not yet over. pete suratos is out there finding exactly where things stand. we will be talking with pete as he monitors conditions. everyone there hoping for the best. our coverage will continue as well on nbcbayarea.com stkphraofp. all eyes on the building under construction. this is frightening.

that is when a support a top the residential site failed. it led to lengthy evacuations and road closures. one evacuee we have talked about, six or seven-hour wait just to get back in his home. >> later today, crews will remove that pump from the building. it weighs almost 10 pounds. the east side is expected to remain closed for most of today. it is 5:06. some of your favorite restaurants and businesses could be closed today. there is a nationwide grassroots effort encouraging immigrants to stay home. all of this prompted by the president's stance on immigration. among the residents closing their doors, rasa, a

contemporary indian restaurant. it is is important to him and his employees to take a stance. he said he will lose thousands of dollars. >> it is about immigrants. especially within our industry. it is important to take a stand. >> other businesses like chavez supermarkets are also closing. minutes ago, president trump tweeted once again blasting the leaks now causing turmoil in the white house. >> two tweets in specific refer to the leaks. one says the spotlight has finally be put on the low life leakers. they will be caught. here's the other one you will be seeing in your feed today. leaking, and even illegal classified leak, has been a big

problem in washington for years. failing at "new york times" and others must apologize. this is quite a contrast to his presidential campaign when he even professed his love for wikileaks which was releasing and leaking thousands of hacked hillary clinton e-mails. >> all right. the latest fallout from the flynn resignation including lawmakers from both sides of the aisle who want to know what his ties to russia actually are. . >> i think it's very, very unfair what happened to general flynn, the way he was treated, and the documents and papers that were illegally, i stress that, illegally leaked. >> evidence of collaboration between the trump campaign officials and russians.

it is very serious. it is a game changer. >> the senate judiciary committee is requesting transcripts of flynn's phone calls. more coming up in our next half hour. a live look outside at pacifica and the bay bridge. you see water on your left. slick roads approaching the bay bridge. >> that's right. the radar already coming to the bay area. it's wet out there, just as you have joined us. >> because, laura, we are going to see this weather system moving quickly. i don't expect any major problems as far as flooding and mudslides. once we get to the third and fourth storms by early next week, that's when we have the problems. we will start to see this activity winding down by 6:00 and 7:00 especially for the north bay with more spotty

showers. it is breaking up for the east bay. raining in the peninsula, the south bay and during the 9:00 to 10:00 hour, starting to see more breaks in this rain. it will still be breezy out the there. peeks of sunshine. we will only have a little bit of time before the rain returns for early tomorrow morning. if you are planning to head over to the sierra for winter break, i'll have a look at the squaw valley/alpine meadows report. >> tracking a big rig which is very easy to track because it is not moving on the nimitz. a bunch of crashes that popped up the past 40 minutes. most of these are minor, off to the shoulder.

a concern for drivers heading onto the road right now. nimitz northbound 880. tow truck heading out there. we hope the first one there will do the job. soupy conditions for the nimitz. really bunching up in downtown oakland. back to you. thanks a lot, mike. >> the weather no doubt playing a role in knut today. vianey live in pacifica. no doubt about the rain jacket nuzzled tight. >> yeah. that's right. you can actually feel the wind. it is actually blowing. i have to hold on to my hat. a high surf advisory remains in effect for the entire coastline. we will examine strong wind gusts coming up at 5:15. >> wall street hits the fifth high.

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it is 5:14. we are in a microclimate weather alert. what we are seeing right now, some of that precipitation falling down in the form of rain. but it will be changing over to snow. we still have 193 inches of snow at the base of squaw valley.

looking at some additional snowfall totals reaching at least a foot in many spots, especially for those higher elevations. we will talk about what to expect as you pack up the car and get ready to head out. it's coming up in four minutes. >> we have northbound 880 at the bottom of your screen twice as long as it normally takes. the changes coming up. thank you very much. 5:15 right now on your thursday. thousands of nonhuman primates, mostly monkeys, are being used as pet experiments here in northern california. they test new drugs or medical procedures. but critics say the experiments are outdated and sometimes deadly. tonight at 11:00, we dig deeper

into the controversy. >> it is is not as if i don't think medical research has ever been helpful, because it has. i just don't think they need to do that now. i think there are other means to develop those drugs now. those who say the use of animals research is not necessary are simply wrong. >> so how are scientists using primates in the lab? can they use new technology to get the same results without testing on primates? if you have a tip for our investigative unit if i was a call at 888-996-tips. scientists at uc discovered ways to change dna living structures. it is a discovery that could save millions of lines.

to a lab on the east coast, laura, it claims to have a patent on the technique. there is absolutely no question the idea c.r.i.s.p.r. was invented by this woman. her invention means doctors can rewrite the dna of an embryo in the woman. stop, for instance, muscular dystrophy, before the chide is even born. but the university of california lost its patent case wednesday. there is a legal battle ahead. no doubt ethical battle ahead as well. santa clara will no longer sponsor the in stitel science f.

it is the top of the top. reports say they want to focus more on the competition and events that are involved in things like this, inventions. stuff that uses computer chips. wall street made it five in a row. the dow and nasdaq, s&p all closed at records for the fifth day in a row. nasdaq up 36. five in a rojas not happened since 1992 when george h.w. bush was president and donald trump was in home alone 2. >> that's right. he was in there. >> any time you can make a m mccauley caulk in reference. what a beautiful sight it is. lenses aren't fogged up just

yet. we will bring you the very latest on this round of storms to hit our area. >> the latest round of storms. we are in a microclimate weather alert. how bad is the situation getting for the roads? we have vigilante pothole crews. >> we used to call it pothole patrol. >> were you part of that? >> i was the main -- i was the spearhead for that. i'll put a link on facebook. >> there you go. the storm headed our way. >> it will be a quick one and done. that's what we will see with this round as we get ready for three more storms to move in. it has cleared san francisco. here's a live look outside right now. and the seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen. we will start in the south bay. you'll see all the rain icons popping up. temperatures holding steady. a live look at san jose right now. it is raining out there.

roads are wet. more drops on the camera lens. rain moves from north to south. it is clear in san francisco and much of the north bay. just a few lingering showers up there. as we get a closer look at the city, it has cleared out. we are still dealing with wet roadways. patchy fog and mist and drizzle. the heavier rain over towards concord, walnut creek, as well as the delta where we are still seeing pockets of heavy rain, looking at pleasanton to see how hard that is coming down. a rainfall rate of a tenth per hour. oakland, you are seeing clearing there. and heading down towards san leandro, fremont. the heaviest rain moving off to the east, into the hills. approaching pinol he e and livermore as well. yellows here on the map showing rainfall coming down at a

heavier pace, causing slick road conditions, morgan hill, gilroy, as well as the santa cruz mountains. there's our radar. we see very heavy rain there as well. moving up the santa cruz machines, we are seeing the rain moving through palo alto, as well as clearing. we are seeing that happening right now in pacifica. that's where our forecaster vianey is right now. we are going to see what the conditions are like along the coastline. >> yeah, kari. on the drive up here, it was pouring rain. you can still see very strong winds and of course strong waves crashing. there is currently a high surf advisory. it will remain in effect until 9:00 tonight. the potential of waves of about 20 feet, between 13 to 15 feet.

waves peeking mid morning. we are also seeing very strong winds. the coast guard has given out a statement saying, hey, if you have anything to tie down, watch out for debris. they have seen debris washed up with the recent storms. please make sure to tie them down. we'll talk more about the strong wind gusts at 5:45. first, over to mike for a look on the roads. obviously we had very wet roadways. a word of caution throughout the morning commute. also a big problem, not the south bay, not the peninsula. one lane in each direction. we're looking at this. only two lanes in the northbound direction. half of your freeway is blocked. jackknifed big rig.

off-ramp closed from northbound 880. north of the coliseum all the way up to the area of downtown fifth again. chp said big rigs west bound 580. when they say that, it will be a while before they clear. waiting for one of the companies involved. this could be 40 minutes more at least. we'll track the big problem for oakland. the other issue is the rain. it calmed down the last 20 minutes. slick conditions out there. watch the off ramps. quickly up to the maps. the problem in downtown oakland, two and a half times the typical drive. half an hour delay at you travel through 880. the rest moving well. ace train with limited service. back to you. all right, mike. thank you very much. coming up, making a college

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investigator chris chmura. airlines don't often give refunds, but this woman was in an unusual situation. she and her husband booked a trip to cabo san lucas, mexico. she wanted to cancel pause of the zika virus when she found out she was pregnant. karen said the tour company understood and gave her a full refund but the airline wasn't so generous. why she asked them to reconsider. if you have a consumer complaint call 888-996-tips. or log to to nbcbayarea.com/responds. i'll see you tonight at 6:00. thank you, chris. getting the brunt of it right now. it's going to be a wet, windy commute. meteorologist kari hall.

5:27. the heaviest rain moving through the east bay, bay, and the peninsula. we will take a closer look at this radar. more coming up in two minutes. this week storms raise concerns about more mudslides in the santa cruz mountains. i'm bob redell. i'll take you live along highway 17.

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thank you for joining us on this thursday on what is becoming an, oh, so familiar site. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. it is causing problems for the morning commute as well. look at the radar. say this is one that will move through quickly. >> we are going to see more of that wet weather the next several days. this is something we're getting used to. we have seen round after round of rain. this one a quick mover. in the pa lanes la, the drivers making it with slippery road conditions in the tri-valley. downpours coming down there. and cloudy in san francisco now as we are also seeing some rain, spotty showers and lighter downpours in the north bay. as we get a look at the radar, heavy rain south and east. lingering light showers in san francisco, into the north bay. so this is what we will be dealing with as we head into tomorrow as well with the second

storm system moving in. we will talk how much rain to expect in seven minutes. mike is tracking a big rig crash in oakland. >> this is the one we have been talking about. my goodness. this big rig on its side. this is the problem. the crash at the fifth avenue off-ramp of northbound 880. you see the damage to the cab. you see a couple on the shoulder as well. an plans was there. the driver suffered major injuries and was transported from the scene. all this traffic jammed. only half of the freeway available. we'll show you the maps and the problems it's causing. all the way seeing wet roadways. slick conditions. the big rig over on its shoulder is blocking half the freeway north of 880. jammed from 5th back to just north of the coliseum. chp giving them them another 45

minutes to try to right the trailer. they will possibly have to close another lane before they can right the rig and then clear it from the roadway. right now we are seeing a half-hour delay from 238 to the bay bridge via 880. use 580 if you can. back to you. definitely something to follow throughout the course of the morning. thank you very much. crews and people living near oroville dam are preparing for the worst. today is the first true. >> it is a storm we have been anticipating. pete suratos live in oroville with the very latest for us. pete, right now is just a waiting game to see what happens. >> yeah, guys. the waiting game may be over. we aring to see the rain come down. it a windy one.

they are bagging up all the gravel. it will be used to shore up the emergency spillway. the big white bags of gravel as they continue to shore things up. give you the latest update that was tkpeufrp to us. the emergency spillway, the lake levels are 26 feet below the spillway. there is 100,000 cubic feet of water being pushed down the main spillway in anticipation of the storm we are seeing right now. both the both showing some erosion. >> all right. it sounds like we lost pete signal there. the main focus is they are trying to make sure everything is okay. they are making sure in case

they have to evacuate again they are at the prepared. >> they are dropping large boulders for day and a half trying to shore up the emergency spillway, something we will be following. let's check in with kari hall. how strong is the storm that is going to be hitting us. we see the rain moving through with heavy downpours. we are going to see this activity tapering off here. looking once again at this region. the water feeding into the feather river causing flooding concerns as we will continue to see heavy rain. this entire area under a flash flood watch until saturday. so that will be an ongoing issue. a lot of rain, looking at the potential of at least an inch and a quarter, inch and a half. it will be higher, up to two and a half inches of rain. that will be feeding down into the lake oroville area causing concerns the next couple of days.

coming up, the timeline of what bay area can expect. and looking taed haed to three more storms coming up. >> of course our nbc bay area app will always ensure you you are prepared for severe weather when it hits. we have been having so many storms. you should download our app. >> 5:36 on your thursday. a group of stanford students demanding that the school and campus serve as a sanctuary area for undocumented immigrants. the group is holding a student assembly in the main quad during that meeting. 5:36. coming up, a microclimate weather alert. live in pacifica tracking winds and big waves with just how high they will get. the surf advisory that's coming up.

plus, is it true president will sign an order that might allow mentally ill people to get guns? we'll look at that coming up on tkaeu 27.

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morning. we are in a microclimate weather alert. right now the south bay, the east bay and the peninsula getting the heaviest rain. as we go through the main morning commute, we will saturday sta to see clearing. still lingering light showers. for this afternoon, going to see this activity breaking up. and a chance to dry out before the second storm system rolls in from south to north tore tomorrow. so a different setup there. what you can expect. we'll head out to pacifica with vianey coming up in 10 minutes. >> a look at the travel times. look at the bottom of your screen. a half hour extra from 238 to the bay bridge. >> mike, kari, thank you so much. a live look outside right now at the s can curve in san rafael. you can see some of the sheen on the roadway there. the north bay has been getting

rain quickly tonight. kari talking about the moving through very rapidly. a lot of rain it brought with it. crews tracking can conditions. you can get information on our home page and the nbc bay area app. the president is expected to put an end to people being mentally unfit from the social administration. scott mcgrew is covering donald trump's first 100 days. people were not happy to see the rule go but they were e happy to end it. >> the rule was put into place my the obama administration. and sometime today we expect president trump will sign a document stopping the rule from ever taking effect. this is probably what it will look like. i say this because president trump here is signing a similar order. this is not the president

signing a law. you need the full cooperation of congress to get a law passed, which the president then signed. the congressional review act is approved by the republican senate on wednesday. this rule would have ordered the social security administration to turn over a list of names of people who were not mentally well enough to work and not mentally well enough to manage their own to the national instant criminal background system. as you might imagine, the nra is against that. so too is the aclu and the national mental health stphaoine and national autism. here's an obvious one. schizophrenia. but also eating disorders and even depression and autism.

the group said this is unconstitutional. if you want to take away somebody's constitutional right you have to have more than a guy sitting at a social security office making the. decision. keep in rule this rule has never been in effect in the first place. mentally ill people are not particularly dangerous with guns. no more than the general population. the duke study, funded by the national science foundation, compared 80,000 documented mentally ill people with the general population and found they are less likely to use a gun in a crime. i talked to a professor who said to me, you know what, i'm embarrassed to be on the same side as the nra to be honest but i still believe in it. we asked the white house and the

senate majority leader's office to let us know when we might see this. it is possible the president might sign this standing in front of the cameras thanks so much, scott. >> scott mcgrew is following everything going on with president trump's tweets. executive orders, speeches, policies through the first 100 days on today in the bay. share your thoughts with scott on twitter. you see the twitter handle on the bottom of your screen. @scottmcgrew. all the latest political news on nbc bay area.com. this is not something you see every day. two law enforcement officers brawling in a kentucky jail after a sheriff's deputy handed an inmate property to a jailer. the jailer threw it back. then you can see what followed. they face assault charges.

>> when you hear about a brawl at a jail, it's usually not the employees. ramping up for a series of storms. it is really useful. >> you can timeline it. you see exactly when the rain is coming in your area. you have a lot of tools. >> yeah. i was just looking at it on my apple watch. you can go hour by hour. you have to have a smart watch. more rain moving in. this is what you need as you are riding the bus or the train. getting ready for school. this is what you're facing on the roadways. san jose, it is is a slow go. and you can probably tell why. windshield wipers on.

roads slick. and the rain is still coming down there. we are going to led up 101, palo alto, where it is also pouring rain at this point. starting to get busy on the roadways. seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. the south bay, you see the rain icons pretty much every day in the forecast. we're going to settle into the pattern. rain off and on. we're starting to see some of the rain shifting off toward the south for the east bay, as well as the south bay. and we are getting a little bit of a break in the north bay. but still lingering light showers and light rain in san francisco as we get a closer look. we see pretty much the whole city covered with rain extending to oakland as well. and farther east, we are getting a break in concord, walnut creek. heavy rain for the past 30 or 40 minutes. it will get lighter there. so a chance to head out the door without it pouring at this

point. but discovery bay, you are still seeing heavy rain right now. also for the tri-valley, pretty good coverage. if you're able to wait 10 or 15 minutes, you'll get a break here. that's what we are seeing right now. going up and down 880, 680 at this point. we will start to see that rain activity tapering off for a little while. union city about to catch a break as well. fremont, light showers. it gets heavier as we head into the south bay with pockets of heavy rain between allen rock and lupitis. but heavy rain around gilroy, morgan hill. the rainfall rate coming down quarter of an inch per hour. still a heavy downpour for the santa cruz mountains where we have had a lot of issues with the mudslides. some additional rainfall here may mean more problems. so allow extra time for anyone

coming from the santa cruz mountains into the bay area. breaks in the rain for palo alto. it is getting a little bit more spotty for the peninsula as we are seeing light showers from san bruno and light rain in pacifica. as we get a closer look, we are seeing showers moving in there. we will head out to vianey arana. what does it look like in pacifica? >> reporter: it's getting windier by the minute. with the blowing wind from the northeast, we are starting to see the side ways rain develop in addition to these large waves. the storm will move through pretty quickly. at the moment, if i take out my anemometer, which measures wind speeds, it is 15, 16-mile-per-hour gusts. up to 25 miles per hour as well. although you may not have an

anemometer like i do, we have our app. i know that pacifica right now you can zoom in on your exact location. it shows you the sustained winds 50 to 60 miles per hour. very easy to download this app. future cast, looking ahead, half moon bay -- >> all right. as kari was saying, the wind gusts are strong. >> hope she doesn't get her phone wet in the rain. we have seen the downpours coming down. looking at additional rainfall for much of the bay area reaching an inch to an inch and three-quarters. also for the santa cruz mountains. another two inches of rain. so the storm system moving through now.

the second will be here tomorrow. dipping to the south and moving north with warmer air. that will bring in another round of gusty winds and rain. really starting to see the concerns going up on sunday with the third storm system moving in. it will bring in heavy rain and wind. that's when we may saturday the to see creeks and rivers rising and also more mudslides. on monday into tuesday, the fourth storm system moves in. then we will quiet things down. if you follow me on facebook and twitter, i've been tweeting the radar and what you can expect. and the weekend coming up as we get a look at the seven-day forecast. off and on rain. temperatures reaching the mid to upper 50s in san francisco. we're not going to catch a break here just yet until next thursday. that is not in the seven-take forecast. mike is showing you more options around the bay area.

>> look at the bay. green. wet roadways. santa cruz mountains. watching the conditions. one lane in each direction. nimitz up here a big problem. two lanes in the northbound at fifth avenue. i'll show that to you again coming up. chp said go ahead and use 580. big rigs are allowed. it is less than half from 238 versus 880. consider jogging of there if you have that option. if you can avoid it, take san mateo. westbound 92 starting to see a buildup in the volume. a couple more minutes you can

get through the slower section without much. now we will talk travel times. ace has limited service the next few days, including monday. no problems for bart. pack to you. . going viral this morning, one college student definitely the big man on campus after this. a midwest student after one of the hottest stars in tennis proves she's a woman of her own. >> it started when jeannie bruchard agreed to a date if the patriots came back and won, which we all know how it ended. last night bruchard followed through. she went to a basketball game with 20-year-old missouri student. bruchard paid for his ticket, his flight and his hotel room.

he looks a little nervous. >> i will say this, though. even if she doesn't go out with him, he will get a lot of dates based on that. 5:52. coming up, a supervisor making changes to the national anthem. the reason come up. we investigate. >> the school let me down immeasurable. >> he said classmates bullied him because he's black, and teachers failed to stop it. what led to a federal investigation. but first happening now at 5:53. calls growing louder for a trustee to resign. >> high-end morgan hill restaurant on the hook for $120,000 fine.

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>> reporter: good morning. sonoma county schools at the center of this probe. he said when he was in high school classmates repeatedly called him the "n" word. a former classmate posted the con federal flag on social media and threatened him in these online exchanges. they found the district failed to respond appropriately to the harassment. the feds concluded it was a civil rights violation. the department raised concerns that other black students faced similar treatment. without admitting any guilt, the district agreed to make changes. the superintendent said he takes these meters very seriously is

and stkraoeurives to provide an environment free of harassment and discrimination for everyone. parents are suing the district hoping it will force leaders to confront a racial divide. head to nbcbayarea.com. click on the investigations tab. guys? thank you. if you have a tip for our investigative unit give us a call at 888-996-tips. or the unit @nbcbayarea.com. 5:58 on your thursday morning. outrage is growing after news that a supervisor is adding a word to the pledge of allegiance. he had he's doing it to highlight in equality. she cites "some day." she wants to highlight the in equality on women and minorities across the country.

critics think some day sends the wrong message. >> it doesn't mean i will not uphold the constitution. i just think some day they will have equal access to everything and we need to not forget that. >> there have been three official versions of the pledge since 1882. >> right at 6:00, nbc bay area issued a microclimate weather alert. the roads are going to be slower with of this rain moving in. seeing the rain moving across the bay area fairly quickly. but we will several more rounds of rain. the timeline coming up. all of this rain raising concerns of more mudslides in the south bay as the system rolls through. crews haven't even finished up last week from highway 17. the steps one is take to go prevent more traffic issues in the meantime.

a construction crisis high a top a sky rice in san francisco is stable. they will attempt to move the massive piece of equipment. you're watching today in the bay. morning-- tracking the fir offos we want to get straight to our live doppler radar tracking the first of four storm systems to hit the bay area. we're in a microclimate weather alert. the storm will make for a wet andy commute. >> we are stationed across the bay area this morning to make sure you're ready as you head out the door or taking the kid to school. this is highway 17 in santa cruz mounins as well as the oroville dam and pacifica. we're spread out 6th where for you. very good thursday morning to you. i'm laura seay cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we are vlad you're with us. we know it's bumpy getting to work.