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. >> that's okay.

we're going to get through it together. kari has a look at the radar. the first of four storms headed our way. >> this is a quick one and done. as you get up, getting the kids ready, make sure they have the rain gear. we will see the system quickly moving out of the bay area for the time being. we are tracking lingering light showers through the north bay and moving out of san francisco right now. but the pluck of the heavy rain has shifted off to the south and east. as we zoom in on the north bay, san rafael seeing lingering light showers moving in. and also the bay bridge, heading over towards oakland light rain. just a few minutes ago it was coming down really hard. livermore and pleasanton still seeing light rain. in oakland, you will get clearing here. it has really been pouring there. early this morning we are still

seeing spotty showers continuing for the south bay. a little bit heavier as you head through morgan hill, san martin and gilroy. santa cruz mountains, we have been watching this very closely. a lot of rain still pouring there where we will have the potential the next couple of days of seeing another potential for rain. expect the rain to move in in the next few minutes. the heaviest rain moving out. that's already caused problems on the roadway. let's head over to mike with the crash and the video. >> exactly. look at this video earlier on 880. the status is still the same. the rig is still on its side blocking the right lane. the driver of that rig was taken from the scene with major injuries. we are tracking that situation.

pretty difficult thursday commute for most of the bay. northbound 880, traffic jams from north of the coliseum all the way to fifth avenue off-ramp. we just got word about three minutes ago that one more lane was open. just your slow lane is blocked. let me show you the distribution of your travel times. there is about a half hour faster for 580 than 880 right now. west 580, blocked all lanes. flooding and a crash. no traffic right now. we'll show you more coming up. back to you. all right. we'll look forward to that. live to highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains right now. the morning commute certainly already still impacted by the mudslides. caused by all the recent rain

storms. now there are worries there could be additional mudslides as the next round of rain moves in. traffic already moving through smoothly through there but slowly. it is moving in one direction. off ramps will be closed to prevent drivers from trying to take shortcuts through the city. kari mentioned the fact that the north bay has gotten pelted with rain. this is a traditional trouble spot. crews have been work to go make repairs to highway 37 in novato. this is from yesterday. it is still shut down this morning. they are doing the very same thing at the rowville dam this morning. this is a live look as the crews try to make repairs to the dam. the spillway is holding. but the danger is not over yet. and here is where the situation stands at this hour. 100,000 cubic feet of water is

spilling off the emergency way 6th second. we are expecting two to four inches of rain as the first storm moves in. the good news, it is a colder storm. 200,000 people who live near the bam were ordered to evacuate but they have been allowed back home. pete suratos is monitoring the levels as back-to-back storms move in. the very latest on the spillway concerns coming up at 6:35. in the meantime, happening right now, workers heading back to the high rise in san francisco after very tense hours yesterday after a platform failed. >> today in the bay kris sanchez live explaining what crews will attempt to do today. good morning, kris. let's start by saying the danger here is secure. it is closed between first and

second. all the work will be happening high a top the high rise that is under construction. it threatened to come down, bringing with it a concrete wall. one of the supports under 19,000 pound concrete failed, destabilizing. you can see that on nbcbayarea.com. workers at that point called 911. it took crews three hours to stabilize and secure the pump. it was seven hours before folks could get back in. >> i'm late for work. and i just videotaped this. nobody said nothing.

>> it will remain closed between first and second until all of this is complete. it is happening all the way up there. we will bring it to you on air and online. kris sanchez, today in the bay. >> all right, kris sanchez reporting for us there. thank you very much. >> so many people use social media first thing in the morning. well, president trump is using twitter to blast the intelligence leaks that are causing turmoil. some of those leaks helped bring down michael flynn. >> we know they are calling for an investigation of the leaks. now, this. two tweets posted by donald trump in the last few hours referring to the leaks. says the spotlight has finally been put on the low-life leakers. they will be caught. here's his other tweet. leaking and even illegal classified leaguing has been a big problem in washington for

years. failing at @ "new york times" and others must apologize. critics point out this is a contrast to his presidential campaign when he professed his love for wiki leaks which was leaking thousands of hacked hillary clinton e-mails. >> the latest fallout from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle who want to know what president trump's to russia actually are. he was asked during a joint news conference yesterday with the israeli prime minister. >> president trump talking more about flynn stepping as some are raising more concerns. that includes senator lindsey graham. >> i think it is very, very unfair what's happened to general flynn, the way he was treated and the documents and papers that were illegally -- i stress that, illegally leaked. >> it is very serious. it could be a game changer.

it would require a different response by the congress. >> as you imagine, there is a request for more information. they are requesting transcripts of flynn's phone calls. they are looking at the push to widen gun access, a plan critics say goes too far. that report coming up in the next half hour. 6:09. we want to get back to our microclimate weather alert. a live look outside from your downtown san francisco camera showing the conditions right now. this is a storm moving through pretty quickly. >> we see a little bit of cloud cover in the background. for the most part, clear there. what are you seeing on radar? >> we are seeing heavy rain in spots like dublin. look at the road conditions. as we get to the radar, we are seeing some of the heavier rain shifting toward the east bay as well as the peninsula with clearing in san say. as we go through the rest of the morning, going to see the system

moving off toward the east. still lingering light showers through the 8:00 to 9:00 hour. quickly seeing this activity tapering off with breaks in the clouds as we go through the day. be prepared for a wet and windy morning. but then a warm and sunny afternoon for many spots. this is our period of dry weather before the next round of heavy rain moves in. look at the timeline tomorrow morning at 7:00. another wave of some rain moving in. we will talk more about this. and if you're getting ready to head to the sierra, i'll have a look at that forecast in four minutes. mike is tracking three crashes. three crashes. that's as much as you see on this map. we have crashes all over the wet roads, the bay area, peninsula and south bay. light traffic starting to build right now. we have this getting over to the richmond center, ran raphael bridge. west 580, regatta is completely closed. a number of crashes.

chp says that's closed. over here, we're looking at getting for the bay bridge via the nimitz. overturned rig is on the shoulder. we have a jam from the coliseum. a half hour less travel time for 580. you have to get to and from the alternate freeway. you see the difference in travel times as well. one other spot. watching the tri-valley southbound, 680. a couple crashes coming down. a shoutout. we're looking at two lanes blocked southbound 680, at 84. i'm presuming the person who september that tweet was the passenger in the vehicle. back to you. >> play it safe. we enjoy hearing from you, but please play it safe out there.

we are seeing so many of these weather conditions. continuing team conditions. we have the rain coat wrapped around here trying to hold on to her notes and her phone. >> i'm perfectly dry but i'm covering wall street. high fives all around. five days of record. can we make it six? we'll take a look when today in the bay continues.

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we will have rain falling today but then changing over to snow. a lot of snow left on the ground at squaw valley. up to now 193 inches. and a lot of trails still open. we're looking at the potential of another several inches of rain. take the tire chains. we'll look at the complete microclimate weather forecast. and back to pacifica with vie arana in five minutes. >> a live look at the coliseum. see the top of your trees? northbound 880 is jammed from high street up to fifth because of the overturned big rig. we continue to track that up in richmond. mike, kari, thank you very much. 6:15 on your thursday morning. happening today, we could learn if charges will be filed against the police officers involved in a deadly police shooting in santa cruz. 32-year-old shown her was shot

in his home. four officers were placed on administrative leave. they were asked to lead an independent investigation and decide if any legal wrongdoing. information will be released at a news conference and we will update you on our midday show. they were able to arrest davis jr. he was arrested earlier this month. none of the stolen items had been recovered. you may mention something new on your facebook page. taking on linkedin letting businesses post job listings. you can apply from your profile.

employers can send a message via messenger. facebook will let them reach to specific demographics. >> you're not wasting your time on facebook. >> keep it clean, though, if you're trying to get a job. a panel approved a gene editing technique to change the dna of embryos in the. >> extraordinary science at cal berkeley. >> will it stay there? that's question, laura. it is known as its acronym crispr. this is not pie in the sky science. this is really going to happen and happen soon. the process was invented by this woman. she's been in the middle of a patent fight with an on the east coast over this. the other organization run by

m.i.t. and harvard. wednesday she lost. they lost patent fight. we'll keep our eye on it. this will be d come a legal and ethical become. the dow, the s&p 500 and the nasdaq all closed at records for five days in a row. the dow gained 107, nasdaq up 36. five in a row hasn't happened since '92 when "basic instinct" was in movie theaters. no longer sponsoring the intel science fair. the intel science fair is top of the top. the new ceo wants to use computer chips and things. he feels the science fair has

gotten too bio, et cetera. which is perfectly fine. >> we're dry inside. getting ready to head out the door, it's a wet one. pg&e already out there ready for the action. it is is ready to respond to any outages that may pop up today. thousands have been without power at times. as kari has been telling us, wind gusts and storms may reach 40 miles per hour. >> the weekend might be a little nice, though.

let's get a live look outside right now. san francisco, lingering light showers. heaviest rain moved on past you. temperatures at 62 degrees. we will see the temperatures holding steady. and partly cloudy later on this afternoon. tomorrow, another round of rain. it moves in and will be off and on throughout the day tomorrow. and this weekend, the third storm system arrives sunday. there's your window on saturday to try to get things down done. a live look at san jose with wet. looking at the radar, the heaviest rain shifted over towards the east, sacramento, central valley. we are going to continue to see lingering light showers through most of the morning commute. once again, the heaviest rain moved out. still raining in san rafael.

the marina district as well. then we will head of to the east bay. a few more breaks in the downpours. starting to see more of a spotty light rain off and on. you have to turn on the windshield wipers, turn it off, turn it back on. it is still raining in hayward. you're getting clearing in san leandro. another quick wave moving through fremont. we are taking a break showers. going into the south bay, finally starting to see the rain tapering off there. it is is still continue gilroy. you are seeing steady downpours and rolling out of the santa cruz mountains off to the east. it is starting to break up a little bit here. still looking at the concerns of more mudslides the next couple of days. the peninsula not raining right now. it is is in redwood city.

san mateo, lighter moving in. another storm tomorrow tomorrow. and several more lined up to the west of there as we go into the next several days. just to show you what to expect. this one saturday. still lingering light showers in the morning. the afternoon is looking good. second system late sunday, monday, with heavy rain and gusty winds. and the fourth storm system moves in between monday and tuesday. we're still going to see more active weather in the forecast. i just tweeted out the weekend forecast. check that out. as we head over to vianey arana, let's see what conditions are looking like in pacifica. >> reporter: well, kari, i'm having to hold on to my hat and the photographer holding onto the gear. we are still seeing the waves crashing up on the pier at 10 feet.

13 to 15 feet with breakers at 20 feet. the coast guard said go ahead is and keep an eye out along the delta region for any debris we see following the series of storms across the bay. and small craft, if you do own any of those as well. keep a close eye. the storm is moving quickly. expected to peak mid morning. i will talk about how much we are expecting and of course the advisory and the winds at 6:45. but first i'm going to send things over to mike for a check of the roads. we're going to look over here at the maps showing you wet roadways. ponding and puddling. slick conditions. we still have crashes that continue to be a problem. westbound 580.

clarification. your left lanes are blocked. right lanes closed. big problems getting over to the san rafael freeway. it is pretty mild considering the lanes are closed. northbound 880, one lane closed. overturned big rig. video from the scene. it continues to be blocked. 580 is your option. 680 southbound jammed to pinole. back to you. chaotic commute. >> certainly busy out there. coming up after the break in just three minutes, nbc bay area responds. uncle sam and her doctor tell her she's got to cancel her trip. but the airlines want to attach strings to her refund.

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deserved one. karen and her husband booked a trip to cabo san lucas, mechanics. soon after, she found out she was pregnant. she want to cancel because of the zika virus. they warn pregnant women not to travel to coastal mexico because it could cause birth defects. 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. a wet and windy commute as we are in another microclimate weather alert. >> a look at the radar. some of the heaviest rain moving out of the bay area. we will talk about the timeline of this next round of rain

that's coming up in a few minutes. these new storms bring concerns about mudslides in the santa cruz mountains. you're watching today in the bay. right now at 6:30...we are in a

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weather forecast. we have crews all over the bay area. >> a look at highway 17 and the santa cruz mountains. bright lights out there. one lane open. we want to make it for drivers this morning. there are additional worries this morning. there could be new mudslides as a new set of storms moves through. we are monitoring an old problem. the conditions in pacifica with high wind is and waves there. the latest storm packing a punch. be very careful if you decide to go out water during the storm. all eyes on the oroville dam. crews work around the clock. rushing to repair the emergency spillway. very busy morning out there. first, stop and say good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock.

about thing the radar got rest the last couple of days. >> yeah. it's very busy again this morning. tracking a lot of rain. we will see more of this activity moving through the next

morning with the repair fts that are underway.

from developing >> we're looking for the big ones where you drop into it and your tire explodes. >> how much damage is it causing to cars and neighborhoods right now? >> my family personally, three times so far this winter. >> something for you to note if you are commuting between santa cruz and the silicon valley. chp and caltrans will have some of the off ramps between 7:00 and 10:00 a.m. just to reduce traffic around the jam being caused on northbound highway 17 with that mudslide. reporting live in scott valley by highway 17, bob redell, today in the bay. >> he's talking about everyone pitching in to fix the problem. here is one we are following in

days in oroville. crews making repairs to the damaged emergency spillway. >> nearly 200,000 people could fail, unleashing a massive wave of water on the people who live close to the dam. officials say people may have to leave again. >> as far as the conditions have changed since our last live shot, heavy rain and wind coming down. it is a bit cold out here. as far as progress goes, we see the excavator all week long getting them prepared dropping

them off to the emergency spillway. here's where things stand as of this morning. we know the lake levels are 26 feet below the emergency spillway. and 100,000 cubic feet. we could see later today. crews are keeping an eye on both spillways their this is seeing a good amount of erosion. the main focus is on the emergency spillway. 200,000 residents were evacuated earlier this week. they are still staying prepared. i'm definitely ready. i want them to be as safe as possible. i'm going to the mountains and i'm going the stay there. i just don't feel safe.

>> we have to see if it affects the repairs taking place at the emergency spillway. back to kari to give us an update on how the weather will shake out later today. >> you are seeing a little bit of clearing. we saw the heavy rain moving off to the east. there will be more showers moving in but lighter activity. here's a look at where he is now. the primary dam in the spillway and the emergency spillway. we have had a lot of problems there. this entire area under a flash flood watch until saturday as additional rainfall moves in. just between today and tomorrow. another inch of rain. and just up stream from there we may have about two and a half inches of rain. we will talk about what to expect in the bay area. thank you very much, kari. look forward to that. stay with nbc bay area. we've got you covered when the rain hits. make sure you download our free mobile app you can access our live doppler radar and get

notifications when rain is within 30 minutes of your location. happening right now, a high-wire construction act out 30 stories above downtown san francisco. a live look at the scene where crews are in the process of removing a nearly 10-ton pumping station disabled when a platform support at that high-rise building failed 30 stories high yesterday. when you went to bed, there were evacuation orders in place. late last night they were e lifted. this happened between first and second streets. this is what work looked like last night from nbc sky ranger. the problem led to a tense situation, including a six-hour-long evacuation. 16 buildings were evacuated. i was actually out in this neighborhood standing around trying to figure out what was happening. once the area was cleared, experts came in to stabilize the area of a pump and a crane

sitting on top of the building. the area is all clear. the side treated is expected to remain closed until crews can clear out the pumps. kris sanchez has been reporting live from the scene. >> new details in the killing of kim jong nam. a third suspect was arrested in connection with that killing. two women and a man are behind bars. jim congress n kim jong nam was poisoned by you two female assassins. he lived abroad for years. 6:41. new video overnight that you just have to see. dangerous fire. thankfully no one was injured. this is 50 miles east of asset. it caught fire, triggering multiple explosions. at 7:00 last night, leaving thousands of people in the dark.

a spokesperson said the fire likely started in a transformer. an arc flash triggered those explosions, sparking additional fires. coming up, tracking a windy commute as you attempt to head out the door. and as the sun comes up here in pacifica, the wind is still tossing us around. we're talking about the wind speed. i'll have a look ahead at exactly what you can expect the next couple of hours coming up in five minutes. a major change to rules over mental health and guns. on this day 27. take a look when today in the day returns.

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55 in the south basement 53 in the north bay. the whole microclimate forecast, including the waves at pacifica, something video, coming up in five minutes. >> an interesting live shot from our sky ranger. our chopper over 880.

the rig is on its side. >> some of your favorite restaurants and businesses could be closed today because of a nationwide grassroots efforts under way encourages immigrants to stay home. among the bay area residents mitch lynn rated rasa, a contemporary indian restaurant in burling game. he said it is important to him and his employ wraoes to do this. he canceled about 100 reservations and is going to lose thousands of dollars. >> we care about immigrants. immigrants do feed america. especially within our industry. it is important to take a stand. >> other businesses like chavez

supermarkets will also close. >> 6:46. also happening today, a group of stanford students will demand the school and campus serve as a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants. >> 6:47 on your thursday morning. the president is expected to put an end to a rule of people being mentally unfit from the social security administration from obtaining a gun. scott mcgrew found people were not happy to see it go. >> the rule was written by the obama administration. we expect president trump will stop that rule from ever taking effect.

this is what it will probably look like. this was tuesday. in that case, we're not talking about the president signing a law. what he is doing there is something called the congressional review act. it's a shortcut. they used it tuesday. they will use it again today. the rule they are getting rid of forced the social security administration to turn over a list of names of people who were not mentally well enough to manage their own social security paychecks. turn that over to the background check system f. you're not well enough to manage money, you can't buy a gun. the nra was against that. so too was the aclu, the national autism organization. why? well, because all kinds of mental problems are listed as reasons to prevent gun ownership. obvious ones like schizophrenia.

but also eating disorders and autism. all groups said if you want to take away somebody's constitutional rights, you have to have due process through the courts. more than just the guy at the social security administration making a decision. interestingly, the rule probably wouldn't have made us any safer anyway. mentally ill people are not particularly dangerous with guns, no more than the population. some mentally ill people are less likely to use a gun in a crime. i'm going to tweet out the study so you can read it for yourself. we have asked the white house and the senate majority leader when we might see the signing. we think it is going to come today. it is possible, sam and laura, the president could sign this one away.

scott mcgrew, thank you very much for looking at president trump's tweets as you will throughout the first 100 days. tweets, executive orders, policies. doing all of that on today in the bay. fact checking them. share your thoughts on twitter. @scottmcgrew. we have all the latest political news on nbcbayarea.com. we have your news when it comes to weather and traffic together. kari warned us about the storms and they're here. >> one great tool is definitely nbc bay area app. it also works on your apple watch. you can just use the dial and just control through the hour by hour. a lot of people here have apple watches, right? we will have more rain moving through. san francisco, golden gate bridge still wet out there. hey, at least it's not raining right now. we are getting a little bit of clearing here.

and the temperatures holding steady in the lower 60s. going to see the weather continues. a little bit of a break for the weekend on saturday with third storm system with the fourth moving in on sunday. as we look outside at san jose, weather conditions improving as far as the road. not seeing the heavy rain we saw an hour ago moving through. looking at the heaviest rain shifting toward the valley. there are still some very heavy downpours there. more of a lighter shower here in the bay area. a closer look at the north bay. showers moving through marin county and the richmond, san rafael bridge. san francisco, across the bay bridge as well you are seeing some of the rain extending

toward oakland. as you head through orinda and ra flafayette. getting the roads a little bit of a chance to dry out. seeing some of the water going back into the storm drains. we are seeing a break in the rain in hayward. union city with lighter showers moving through fremont. as we go into the south bay, still some light rain here right near downtown. but then also seeing breaks in south san jose, gilroy, morgan hill, over towards the santa cruz mountains. still raining but not as heavy as we saw earlier. up into palo alto, a break in the rain. showers to the west of you. and rain near the coastline. getting a look at pacifica, we're going to get a closer look. the rain is taking a break. let's see what ground conditions

look like and the waves with the forecast from vianey. you know, kari, i am definitely happy that the rain has finally stopped. because i'm take wind. wind and rain, that's a whole different combination. the sun has definitely come up. you see the waves crashing. we have managed to see consistent winds blowing at 15, 16 miles per hour. we have the anemometer heavy which measures wind speed. the winds are dying down a bit at 5 to 6 miles per hour. it picks up as the gusts come in. the next few hours, that's exactly what we will see. by 11:00, a.m. gusting 18 to 20. areas like san jose and of course san francisco, they are going to be different. by 3:30, it completely dice out. by tomorrow, we will see wind

pick up one more time. for now it looks like the rain has come down. it is still windy out here i would stay indoors. >> dangerous conditions too. she mentioned winds will pick up tomorrow because the second storm system in a series of four will be moving in. so a couple of mosh rounds of rain. saturday is the day especially during the afternoon. the third storm system between sunday and monday. a lot of wet weather here. we are keeping you updated. "oakland" ck tffic ma

they are going to try and lift it. it is just a distraction. the fifth avenue off-ramp in downtown oakland. that is down from before you get to coliseum. the other issue in the east bay, westbound 580 toward the bridge, multiple crashes. getting off the freeway. very crowded on the surface still damp. recovery for the tri-valley has cleared. >> top headlines we're following right now including what happens at this moment on highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains. caltrans out there right now. creating a traffic nightmare for a week. another road closure that is not going to help out the situation next. ool board truste..to resign.

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one of the biggest problem ots in the bay area welcome. one minute before 7:00. we are in a microclimate weather alert. this is one of the biggest trouble spots in the bay area. highway 17. a live look right now. a slow go. traffic still reduced to just one lane in each direction dating back to a mudslide that has been wreaking havoc for the last week. kari joins us now with a look at our forecast. how much the latest storm is going to stick around. >> an early quick one and done with scattered showers but tapering off. >> not a quick one and down for trying to get to your job or whatever. >> 880 still trying to clear. this could be a while. westbound 80 is your option. >> all right. obviously a very busy morning.

hope you play it safe. join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00. be safe. good morning. white house turmoil. president trump's white house turmoil. president trump's nominee for labor secretary suddenly withdraws. congress, now asking for an investigation into those intelligence leaks surrounding the resignation of his national security adviser. after a rocky start, can the trump administration get itself back on track? new arrests. two more people taken into custody in connection with the deadly toxic liquid attack on the half-brother of kim jong-un. as the north korean leader surfaces for the first time since that incident. . and breathtaking. ten years after "planet earth"