or the e-mail theunit@nbcbayarea.com. 6:00, a wet and windy morning. we are in a microclimate weather. storm rangers scanning the bay area and showing us heavy pockets of rain moving through and approaching the south bay. this will have an pact on your morning commute and your plans for the diaw. a look at a closer view of stormranger and weekend forecast in the microclimate forecast. bart is finally set to open its warm springs station in fremont. the reason why it extends from here to san jose is facing a major financial hurdle. >> it's now or never. president trump giving an ultimatum as they look to repeal and replace the affordable care act. today in the bay continues right now. we are in a microclimate weather alert this morning as we track some rain and wind moving across

the bay area just in time for the morning commute. looking live at the doppler radar. we have stormranger in action as well showing youly where the rain is falling as you get ready to head out the door. >> a live look from where our crews are stationed. the rain is coming down pretty hard by the golden gate bridge stphraofplt and we're monitoring conditions on the bay area this morning. this is a wind event as well. looking live at our cameras on the four main bridges all around the bay. thank you for joining us this friday morning. >> i'm sam brock. right 6:00, we have our eyes and ears stationed everywhere. stormranger stationed everywhere, kari. a lot of activity all over the bay. >> the thing to keep in mind, as the rain moves through, not expecting any widespread is damage or flooding. but this will have an impact on your day. looking at very slippery road conditions. and also the rain as it gets heavier will produce winds in

excess of 35 miles per hour. looking now at stormranger or, that's the red beam scanning around the bay area from the south bay right now. and as we go into the morning, a very wet commute for you. looking at the pockets of the heaviest rain now moving through the east bay. getting a steady rain in marin county, as well as sonoma and pap that counties as well. as we widen out the view in oakland, emeryville, the rain shifted to the east lafayette. we can take it down to street level and give you a high detailed view of what's going on around the bay area. you have access to this too. download the nbc bay area app. you'll be able to zoom in right to where you live, see what the rain looks like and also where you are headed before you head out for the drive this morning. speaking of the drive, mike, it looks pretty sloppy. >> not the volume of traffic. light this friday, as you know expect. but soupy conditions all around

the bay, moving towards silicon valley just as the commute starts to build. we will track that. be careful, folks. keep the speeds a little bit lower. looking for a little bit of lowering before 238 and 880. it is because of the build. watch the conditions. traveling east over the walnut creek area. the 680 corridor. you can see the eastbound direction for 80 through emeryville. slick conditions. although traffic is live. backup at the toll plaza. back to you. all right. happening today, a major milestone for bart. the new warm springs station is fremont is opening up for service tomorrow. and so today bart officials will celebrate with a ribbon cutting. >> it has been a long time coming. bob redell joining us live with the impact it will have for

service. it could be a while before bart expands to the south bay. >> good morning to you, sam and chris. it has been over seven years since bart broke ground on the $890 million warm springs station in fremont. it will open tomorrow. they have gotten it set up for a ribbon cutting later this morning. this is located behind tesla auto factory. the glass rotunda has an open air design which makes it distinct when you compare it to the looks of the other stations. this is the first time fremont line has been extended since 1972. anywhere between 5 n,000 and 7,0 people use it. 2,000 parking spots, including 42 electric car charging stations, connections to vta bus

lines is and transit. the train on the fremont daily city and rich line will be accommodated by a few minutes. it was supposed to open back in 2014. that date kept getting pushed back for a number of tpo reasons. at one point, there was a problem with the power. bart had trouble sinking up the new software with the older main control network. sam you were talking about the extension into san jose. they are supposed to extend 10 miles south from warm springs but that construction is on hold. .billion set aside was cut from president trump's recently released budget. san jose mayor will try to pressure members of congress to rein state the money by reminding them many components of the bart system are manufactured in their districts. the ribbon cutting set from 10:00 to noon.

the public is welcome. >> the station is supposed to open in the fall. nbcbayarea.com to watch. >> all right. buzz on on capitol hill today. werable. all eyes on the country focused on washington, d.c. delaying last night's planned vote on the american health care act, the house is expected to move forward with a vote today. we do say expected because this has been an ever-changing situation here. now, since republicans introduced repealing replacing obamacare, they have been trying to secure enough votes. last night's vote was postponed.

they got visits from the president's advisers. the charm offensive didn't work. the president is now issuing an ultimatum. vote today or obamacare is here to stay. we're going to check in live coming up at 6:35. 6:07 now. new, antioch police are investigating a doubling shooting with one man dead. it happened on contra loma boulevard near highway 4. two men were shot. the one who died is a 22-year-old from antioch. the other victim is is now hospital and said to be a young man from antioch. police have not indicated what his injuries are nor exactly what happened leading up to that shooting. >> all right. it is a rainy friday for just about everybody in the area. back to microclimate weather alert. a live look outside right now.

slick conditions at the golden gate bridge. we have you covered as you get ready to head out the door. this is live nbc bay area stormranger current youly at our studios in san jose standing at the ground level. >> it gives us a real granular look of what's going on in your community. meteorologist kari hall has been following it closely. >> widespread rain, pockets of heavy down powers. at times winds pick up to about 30, 40 miles per hour. right now the rain has moved to san jose. it is not raining in san jose. and for the south county as well. this will be filling in, moving to the south as we go into the morning commute.

it has been raining a lot longer there. the wind advisory started at 6:00 right now and untils until 3:00 this afternoon. that's when the winds will be the highest. all of these areas shaded in brown, this does not include the valleys or the inner bay. winds will be picking up. in some spots, up to 35 plus. that could bring down trees and have some power impacts. we'll talk more about this. this storm moves out. that's coming in five minutes. mike has the slick roads and light traffic. >> no matter what the conditions. it means folks tend to cheat the speed limit be very careful. stick to the speed limits. kari talked about the rain coming through. the north has gotten soaked. ponding and puddling in oakland. over in san francisco. daly city. we don't see much of a problem.

speed sensors all pretty much at the limit. 101 and 680, clear. but looking at the rain coming through. coleman is and 880. that forecast coming up as well. looking tri-valley, look at the night flow. 19 minutes registering off 580 towards the dublin interchange. very light. over towards the bay bridge, 18 minutes. that's coming off highway 4 and the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are on. we have seen a lot of rain. back to you. thank you. coming up next, delivering by robot. a new service starting up today to deliver food right to your home. we are taking a closer look at door dash's new fleet of food delivery robots. plus, speaking out. the reason family members of late debbie reynolds and carrie

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as we go through the day, the rain gets heavier through

the commute. a wind advisory. may see downed trees and power outages. the rain will be ending tonight. we'll talk about what to expect for the weekend in three minutes. there's only a little bit of slowing for the bay bridge. thank you very much. 6:14 on your morning. new details this morning in the deaths of actress debbie reynolds and carrie fisher. todd fisher said his mom told him she planned to leave the planet the day his sister died back in december. the 84-year-old is suffered a stroke bun day after carrie fisher suffered a heart attack. he's at peace with his mom's death but not his sister. she was in the middle of what he

thought would be her finest hours. both will be remembered tomorrow during the memorial service planned in hollywood. >> 6:14 now. new documents from wikileaks point to an apparent cia program to hack apple's iphones and mack computers. it uses techniques that people can't reset to factory conditions. this is not a major threat to kip tal users because many of those are older. the iphone hack includes 3g from 2008 and requires physical access to those devices. the cia would only use that technique for people that are agents targeting and not the general public. with the showdown, wall street awaiting. looking toened on a positive note. the markets closed lower shares of health insurance on the

decline. we will get durable goodness today, such as heavy machinery and home appliances. after 11 years of free service, twitter is exploring a possible premium version of its network aimed at professionalers, marketers and journalists. they have struggled to track advertising revenue to turn a profit. the next you have food delivered to your door in redwood city, you might want how to you tip a robot? >> a wink. r2-d2 greeting? it might be squeaky. i did say robot here. as kris mentioned, door dash is rolling out a fleet of robots. the man taking the stuff out. they are two feet tall. they travel at walking.

there's the guide to his right. they started trials back in january. ever since there are human handlers that accompany. now they are all grown up. here they are, all thursday for a good squirt of oil. tip the handler, right? >> they are going solo now. they are not flying. >> why not just put it in a wagon. >> it defeats the purpose. >> i'm with you 100% on that. >> we are trying to get to the weekend. >> we're almost there. we have to get through the rain too. so the morning commute looking very wet and slow. expect that as you step out the door. and also for the evening commute. we have all of our tools in action. stormranger. we are the only ones with the mobile doppler radar truck. it is at ground level. scanning around all the other

radars on on top of mountains. we are filling in the gaps here. we will bring it to you by the minute. we are scanning around the bay area and showing what they are putting down right now. the red beam here is stormranger. the other one scanning around farther north and east. we are seeing this with a very detailed view of what's coming out of the clouds. right now pockets of the heaviest rain few and far between. very good coverage anywhere north of san hoe is say. as we two through the rest of the morning, we're going to see this radar filling in. we get a closer look at richmond, emeryville. we see a steady downpour there. also once again we can get a very detailed view. take it down to street level. walnut creek. also around jones road. it is raining quite heavily there. the green is a darker shade. steady rain in san francisco. it continues down the peninsula,

over towards oakland, san ramon, through the tri-valley. yellow north of pleasanton showi showing visibility may be lower. all of us in the south bay for the most part are not seeing a lot of this rain just yet. but it you will be moving in as we two through the morning commute and early afternoon. some of the pockets of heaviest rain in the north bay as we go into early afternoon. seeing the rain tapering off north to south. then a break as we head towards saturday. i say a break. that's the key word. more rain on sunday. this is the first storm system moving in. there's the dry air. and another moves in night. if you're following me on facebook and twitter, team usa at avaya stadium. i have your forecast on twitter.

a chance to dry out. temperatures warm up too. inland areas will be in the lower 70s for the middle of next week. as we head over to mike now, stadium on my mind i guess because a lot of soccer fans and basketball fans in town. >> that's. oakland stadium, avaya. kari tweeted out the forecast. i'll retweet it as well. a slowdown for the morning commute because of conditions out there. weather data shows slick conditions around the bay. metering lights are on. no major crashes. a disabled vehicle or crash. one or the other reported. both reported west 80 at

richmond parkway. smooth drive so far. no slowing. 19 minutes from highway 4 to the bay toll plaza. mike, thank you very much e. >> more people are starting to use those e-cigarettes. a broken box, a broken promise, and and five figures on the line. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. onin ur ddlandighscol udentsayhs

medical news to tell you about. one out of four middle and high school students have been exposed to secondhand smoke from e-cigarettes. that is the equivalent of 6.5 million people. most are not users themselves. smoke-free laws are needed to protect kids and adults from harmful fumes. >> kevin hart is headed to the bay area for a health fair. it starts tomorrow morning at 10:00 in san francisco.

the goal to show the community that making simple lifestyle changes can be fun and improve overall health. the health fair is free and open to the public. 6:25. nbc bay area responds. good morning. it's been a five-figure week for our team. even though we started with a case a that doesn't actually carry a dollar amount. we helped roy in mountain view when his cell phone carrier sent him to collections for an account he close indeed good standing. i'm happy to report that is now settled. we spoke up for mary in lafayette and got her $1,000. she shipped this box and insured

it. it arrived split open. her claim was denied but approved after calling us. our big win of the week was christy in menlo park. her bathroom had to be redone twice due to shoddy workmanship. we made sure she didn't have to pay. as of today, we have opened almost 5,000 cases and returned $677,000 to viewers like you. 888-996-tips or online at nbcbayarea.com/responds. have a great weekend. >> chris, you too. the house delayed last night's plan vote on the new plan. we'll show you what happens if republicans don't approve that bill today. keep the umbrella nearby. the rain is on and off so far this morning in the north bay. i'll show you what the current conditions look like now. in our suvs,

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>> rain continuing to move in the north bay and the east bay. the exception, the south bay right now. where the rain has pretty much stopped north of san jose. we have it parked right out on first street you will be able to see it in action this morning. we are going to see more green all across the bay area, especially as we head towards the busy morning commute times. and pockets of heavy rain. gusty winds. also watching the cluster of heavy rain just offshore, ready to move into marin can county. and expect it to get wet and wind for the next 30 to 40 minutes. as we head into the weekend, we will see this system moving out and another one moving in. i'll talk about the time line. getting you ready for the weekend forecast at 6:39. as we head over to mike, slick roads are the main factor right

now. >> tracking the volume light this friday morning. we off see a lot of folks might be figuring out a way to get out from under the covers. watch the end of the show. it is holding steady. lower the speeds. good stopping distance. ponding and puddling for highway 24. smooth throw of traffic. and travel times great. mass transit, no delays. bart may see delays. as more rain comes through later in the commute. meanwhile, looking at the east shore freeway, eastbound 80 away from the bay bridge. you can see the water kicking up behind the cars. active rain. you might still have the water on the windshield. back to you. thank you. well, we do have team coverage tracking the storm. >> today in the bay pete suratos

live. it might be clearing up a little bit right now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. sam and kris. we're here in marin. the rain hasnisn't drastic here. the rain has really been on and off. good idea to have the umbrella. the roads are still slick. i'll keep you updated on my social media account. >> you can track any time, anywhere on nbc bay area. use it to access live doppler radar and get alerts as to when

rain is headed your way. it is free for iphone and android. >> 6:32. developing at this hour from london, two more people now arrested in connection with the terror attack there. investigators are not releasing much information on the new suspect in custody except to say they are, quote, significant arrests. that makes nine people in custody. as we learned one person is out on bail. death toll unchanged meantime at five people. that includes one american and the attacker, khalid masood. he was barn adrian russell ajao. people are reaching out to the people of london for more information about the attacker. >> in hindsight you realize something about his movements. >> they are investigating how he

was radicalized. two cities now tied to a brutal crime. the deaths of four people found in a sacramento home yesterday. authorities detained a man at an apartment in the western addition of pierce and gold weren gate. we tracked the overnight developments for us this morning. >> reporter: here in sacramento, 35th street where the home sits is still blocked off this morning as investigators continue their work in a very active investigation. they first arrived here yesterday morning at 7:00 a.m. on the tip from a relative who said there were suspicious circumstances at the home and that they were concerned about the people inside. when officers got here yesterday when no one answered the door, they made their way inside and made the gruesome discovery, a woman, her two kids and niece inside the home. a man was detained yesterday in san francisco's filmore district. that is the husband and father of the children involved in this

case. at this point the person is only detained and being questioned as a person of interest by police as continue their investigation here. last night a couple arrived from san francisco claiming to be the parents of the adult woman found inside the home. they, along with this neighborhood, are stated in the news. >> i don't know what's going on. it's daughter. i don't know what's going on. >> it's sad. it's sad. the kids -- nobody deserved that. >> that couple was interviewed here at the scene for about a half hour before being taken to headquarters where they were further interviewed by police. meanwhile, investigators from sacramento are in san francisco interviewing a person of interest there. for the first time we are hearing what a man who confessed

top killing a 9-year-old boy while he was sleeping was thinking days before and right after the murder. after we have been reporting on today in the bay, william schultz murder trial began on man he is accused of stabbing his best friend's younger brother during a sleepover in 2015. east bay times reports yesterday jurors saw video of an interview schultz and investigators shortly after his arrest. he said about the killing, it didn't seem wrong with everything else going on in the world he said his intentions were to kill his friend but he was afraid his friend would have fought back. the health care battles heats up. >> first a delay. now president trump is giving an ultimatum telling congress it has to vote today. he's done negotiating. he's insisting they do it today. >> tracie potts is live in washington. just 24 hours ago republicans

said they would not delay their vote. then that happened. the president saying this is it, right? >> reporter: he said this is it. but it is up to lawmakers to if this is it here on capitol hill. look at what happens today. we have already seen some testy exchanges with lawmakers under pressure to get something done. >> i know. >> reporter: lawmakers boiling over this morning on health care. >> i'll try to bring the tone down here. >> i'm mad as hell about what you all are doing. >> reporter: seeking compromise. >> it's not working. let's make it work. >> reporter: facing an ultimatum from the ultimate deal maker. vote today or no deal. >> we have care and choices going down. it is only getting worse. >> reporter: white aides took president trump's message to capitol hill. if republicans can't pass their health plan today, the president will move on and leave obamacare in place.

at least 32 republicans are ready to vote no. >> i have to keep in mind. what is best for the people i represent. >> reporter: others worry how their vote may play back home. conservatives want to get rid of guaranteed coverage for maternity leave, mental health, emergency. the president agrees but won't budge on pre-existing conditions and keeping young adults on their parents's insurance. >> some of them said we're with you. we're going to go back and think about it. >> recent changes will cut savings in half and still leave 24 million people without insurance. a fourth vote set for today. the president was on the phone for 45 minutes with house speaker paul ryan trying to figure out if there is a way they can work this out today. >> we'll have to wait and see.

thank you very much, tracy. back to our microclimate weather alert. something perhaps a little more predictable. live outside from our san francisco camera. beautiful start to the morning. even as that storm is rolling in. >> kris, we have you covered. a live look at nbc bay area stormranger sitting in our parking lot in san me say. providing us with live doppler radar of the storm. you saw the yellow radar moving around the. >> that's right. meteorologist kari hall is watching the storm as well, even as we head the weekend. and the timing is so critical. >> yeah. we have a lot of events going on this weekend. as we get a view of the rain north of san jose. getting more rain in the south bay as we head through the morning commute. soccer fans getting ready to tailgate this afternoon. in front of avaya stadium. the rain cuts off just as the game gets started, with cloudy

skies. tomorrow, we have a health fest going on. cloudy, upper 50s. great weather for that event. we are planning to cover that as well. on sunday, the san francisco rock and roll half marathon. cloudy and cool, lower 50s. perfect conditions for the runners. you don't have to worry about any rain. as you make plans also to head out of town, maybe you're going to heavenly. here's a live look. it will be raining off and on. highs in the low 40s. sunshine tomorrow. and you'll have to deal with showers, a mix of rain and snow on sunday. heading over mike tracking road conditions towards the commute. >> that's what we want to warn folks about. traffic is light. the number of incidents, there is nothing to speak of as far as any major concerns on the freeway. the conditions will be wet. and soupy as we travel through portions of the rain still ta r tapering off farther east. looking at rain and puddling for highway 24.

it is looking better toward concord and the interchange. a smooth flow here. wet weather throughout the tri-valley and the east bay. quick look at the san mateo bridge. the volume starts to build. a little bit of slowing for the peninsula. a lighter volume. no major concerns. back out to the maps, we're talk building the south bay drive times. 14 minutes highway 101 from 85 and the split and 87 and the airport. back to you. thanks, mike. 6:41. a fire rips through a mobile home park in the south bay. coming up in three minutes, we'll show you the damage left behind after the fire destroyed that mobile home. >> kris, wall street may be optimistic that d.c. lawmakers can get a deal done. dow jones up 23 points at

20,680. we will be back with more news, weather, traffic as we get you out the door at 6:44. fl b

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it just moved out of san ramon. light showers downtown san jose. on the bus stop this morning, rain boots and an umbrella. as the kids head home it will still be raining. >> a lot more rain earlier today. the wet roads are a factor as you travel through the maze. developing news now at 6:45. an intense gas-fueled fire ripped through a mobile home park. firefighters are trying to figure out how it started. the fire started 10:00 last night at that home in the monterey mobile home park. five people were inside the home when the fire started. the heat was so strong they

considered evacuating several other homes nearby. firefighters were able to bring the situation under control but only after the mobile home was destroyed. deliberations continue in the ex penn state university president. jurors will resume their discussions this morning after failing to reach a verdict. he is excused of conspiracy and two counts of endangering for his hamming in the complaints over jerry sandusky. he was forced out as university president in 2011 shortly after sandusky was charged with sexually abusing children. sandusky is also due in court today for an appeals hearing. he continues to insist he is innocent. putting a cost on gun violence in the united states. a new stanford university study revealed a price tag for treating gunshot wounds.

researchers say the figure is higher. the real one because the number only includes the cost from when they were first hospitalized. the $6 billion does not include cost of er visits, patients who die before being admitted, or those who have to be readmitted. a survey of 400,000 freshman say they are more likely to abuse alcohol than their peers. they were e twice as likely to blackout after drinking and had more social and academic problems because of alcohol abuse and they were e more likely to drink to cope with stress or relationship issues. more specifically, students transitioning from male to female had the greatest negative consequences from drinking. >> happening today you can preorder the new lower cost ipad. apple unveiled the latest edition earlier this week.

it has up to 10 hours of battery life. starting price is $329 compared to 600 bucks for the ipad pro. it hits stores next week. in own pads at avaya stadium, a lot of fans across the world gearing up for a big night in san jose. >> if you hear the chant usa, usa, coming from avaya stadium, here's why. the men's national team plays a world cup qualifying game against honduras. team usa is off to a poor start. sitting in last place in a field of six. three teams qualify there. tonight's game is sold out you can find tickets at more than 120 bucks starting price on stubhub. wow. these tickets might run you even more. sports tpwa loga already in the. all is quiet right now after two

regional championship games last night. it did not disappoint. >> the first matchup top seeded gonzaga had all it could handle against west virginia. a late three. there it is. from former cal bear. they win 61-58. so they play tomorrow for a shot in the final four. >> on paper it looked like it would coast to the other final. that's why they play the games. that's why brackets get ruined quickly. xavier got hot when it mattered last night. they barely made the tournament. they coughed up an eight point lead in the last few minutes. the two-point wins means they will square off tomorrow if xavier were to win, they would become just the fourth 11 seed to ever make it to the final four. >> you know what i had in my

bracket? five bucks. i'm already a winner. >> i'm already a loser. >> ucla. >> more rain moving in the rest of the morning. we will be tracking this with our mobile doppler radar. it is parked right out in front of the station. we are going to still see this rain coming in. as of now in san jose, we are not seeing the heavy rain approaching now. we head over to the maps now -- some of the rain closing in on san jose right now. heavy rain approaching the north bay as well.

we are going to watch this pocket of some really heavy rain moving inland. that should be approaching san rafael a little bit later. as we get a look at the east bay, we see pockets of heavy rain between richmond and emeryville. bringing it down to street level. some of the other radar missed. we will see the rain moving through the peninsula and east bay and the tri-valley. it is pretty much covered here. it is just starting to make it into san jose. we have had a little bit of a break here. going to see this rain. a live look outside san jose getting heavier this morning. the coast and the hills will have a high wind advisory domestic e that could bring down trees and power outages with gusts up to 35 miles per hour. the rain gusts in tonight. if we look at the timeline. pockets of heavy rain in the north bay.

and then it starts to move to the south. especially for the afternoon, into the evening commute. here we are at 7:00. still some very heavy rain. it gets lighter later tonight as the skies clear. it may reach over an inch. talking the north bay and the santa cruz mountains. another system behind on sunday. follow me on facebook and twitter. a lot of events going on. mike, you're watching how this affects the roadways. >> the rain is the biggest factor and buggest influence on the commute. traffic very light. we will see the build, of course. the south bay, a little more for san jose an easy drive. north of 237, wet, slick

roadways. things easing off just for the time being. one issue, a disabled vehicle northbound 101 at cesar chavez. all up the peninsula. 101 and easing up once again the skyway approaching the bay bridge. only 19 minutes from highway 4 down to the east shore freeway. berkeley kufb and the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. so far everything operating on schedule. they slow down for safety sake as the heavier rain comes in. that may be the case over the morning commute. we will track it as well. we will warn you of any potential delays. no delays for the rest of the transit systems. back to you. >> come up, a look at the top stories on nbc bay area,

including the ribbon cutting for the new warm springs rstation. keystone xl pipeline project just took a big step forward. today the state department giving the project okay. clears the way for a presidential permit. it has been a hotbed for protests. >> the trump family is launching a new hotel chain later today. scion will be the first trump-run hotel to bear the trump name. rooms run for a discounted rate of 200 to 300 bucks a night, discounted compared to some of the rooms at the trump's luxury chains. oh, dishwasher,

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and welcome back. 6:57 on your try morning. before you head out the door, here are the top stories on nbc bay area. we begin with a look at our doppler radar tracking a storm that's hitting the bay area this morning making for a wet and windy commute. you can see exactly where that rain is falling. and it is most of it and the pluck is in the north bay. one of the hardest hit areas this morning. we look live at conditions from salsalito and the golden gate bridge getting drenched.

>> we are expecting a warm reception for the warm springs bart station in fremont. you see all the tenting set up. seven careers in the making. that includes several delays to get to opening day. all that history will be put to rest later today. it begins at 10:00 this morning. the public is invited to check it out. new bart cars on display. and the service actually officially begins tomorrow morning. bob redell will have much on nbc bay area news at 11:00. from d.c., happening today, expecting a vote on the american health care act which lawmakers would like to move forward, certainly republican lawmakers. they were supposed top vote yesterday but postponed it. president trump issued an ultimatum saying they have to vote today or they will be stuck with the afford care act known as obamacare. coverage in the health care battle continues momentarily on the "today" show after today in the bay. we do want to get awe look at our forecast.

we are in a microclimate weather alert. this is going to impact your commute through the this morning. mike is checking the roads. look at the radar. it is pretty much all covered. pockets of the heaviest rain in marin county. visibility lower. and some standing water on the roadways. it is just is now starting to work its way into san jose. it has been a little bit dryer. if you're getting ready to head out the door, keep in mind the rain is going to make things much slicker than normal. >> yeah. we have been seeing that on our cameras. despite that, no major problems. >> the issue in san francisco has cleared from the 101. it doesn't appear to be a problem nor north 101, cesar chavez. the disabled vehicle clearing. green all over the map. the rain all morning. slick roadways. conditions will be a factor. light traffic flow. throughout the south bay, 101, just starting to build.

>> be careful when you hit the road out there this morning. it is going to be sloppy through the bulk of it. we look live from our camera in salsalito. chaotic day. failing to move rebellious republicans. can the president, famous for the art of the deaget this deal done? breaking overnight. significant new arrests in connection with the deadly terror attack in london. the suspect killed by police, now identified. his home, searched. and an emotional tribute is held for the four victims who died, including an american on his anniversary trip. harrison ford's close call. the release of a packed