6:00. i'm laura garcia-cannon. and kari hall is here for the radar. you can see it on my phone, not one with the broken screen. >> you can see the alerts as the rain moves closer to where you live. so definitely a necessity where it will be off and on. we are looking at heavier rain moving through san francisco into the east bay and across our bridges so it will be soggy heavier pockets moving through. in richmond and berkeley it's raining moving towards west oakland. get ready for the rain to roll right back in. this is the kind of activity we'll see throughout the day so i'll fill you in on what to expect and the timeline of more rain and the easter forecast in

seven minutes. seeing how that affects the drive for everyone headed out. >> we're watching because the drive is building just as the rain continues to come in. we're seeing the road weather index and as kari said moving toward the western part of oakland. things are getting more crowded: we're focusing on new issues for the south bay. no major crashes blocking the roadway. north 101 a new incident that sounds like a crash reported north 101 just about trimble road. no slowing here. we'll watch the sensors but we see that for the first portion of the commute which kicks in. 87 has earlier slowing and now we're sorting back out again. 87 hat a portion of the roadway reported with flooding around that airport boulevard so be careful out there. back to you. >> thank you very much. this morning oakland police are investigating a crash involving one of the department's officers. it happened about 9:30 last night on hillside and 96th

avenue. police say the patrol car hit another car. the police officer and three other people inside the other car had minor injuries. investigators say the officer was responding to a call about a chase when the crash happened. the suspect was wanted for murder and taken into custody. right now, a look at the scene of a deadly two-car crash in the south bay which has cleared up this morning but it was a mess last night. this happened just before 10:00 on santa theresa boulevard in highway 85. crews were at the scene early into the morning the driver died, the other driver was critically injured. there were no passengers in either car. >> the bart board of directors will consider significant changes as they try to balance the budget. >> bob red elell joining us wit the new proposals the board is looking into and how it can impact service. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you

sam and laura. as you're well aware, bart fares are set to increase by 3% come next january that's to account for inflation. what it doesn't take into account for is the budget shortfall estimated to run anywhere from $25 million to $35 million. later bart will discuss ways to cut costs. some argues they are considering. a 50 cent surcharge on the paper mag stripe tickets. this would encourage riders to switch to the clipper cards. they're looking at a discount rate for senior students and people with disabilities from 62.5% to 50%. delaying the start of service until 5:00 a.m. and cuts in position the elimination of 15 jobs. >> my thoughts are that it's already travel enough. that just sucks.

>> does that change your mind using bart? >> probably not. >> reporter: probably not? >> because i have to depend on it. >> i don't have any other alternatives. it's either caltrain or this otherwise i've got to drive so other places have great public transportation. i don't know why we don't. >> reporter: the transit agency has been enjoying six years of consecutive growth but during the first half of the 2016/2017 year, bart reported a 4% drop the in number of weekday riders. weekend ridership slumped by 9% which led to a tremendous drop in revenue the bart board isn't expected to make a final decision on those proposals until june. bob redell, today in the bay. >> thank you very much, bob. berkeley police need your help identifying three more people they say committed criminal acts during last

month's trump rally. the trio face charges from robbery to assault with a deadly weapon. another rally set for this weekend and the concern is so high that the farmer's market has been cancelled? >> it was scary. i wish people could just use their words and get along. happening today, san jose airport is expanding again and to today in the bay got a sneak peek at the waiting area. family and friends no longer have to wait for passengers to exit through customs they can wait in this sparkling new 3,000 square foot air conditioned lounge. to accommodate the additional traffic, the number of airlines offering service there has tripled from three to nine internation nafl service over the last couple years. here's john with the airport.

>> part of the customs process, you don't know when grandma will be coming through the door because if she's in the back of the plane it might take her longer. it's a great opportunity for meters and greeters to be more comfortable while they're waiting to be reunited with family. >> meet, greet grandma. she'll probably give you a big kiss and you have to wipe the lipstick off of the side of your cheek. that's what happens with mine. the expansion costs just over $8 million using money from existing bond funds. >> in the meantime, according to "sf examiner" the transbay joint power authority approved $5.4 million for a preliminary study. the san francisco transit authority wants to extend caltrain from the at&t park area to the transbay terminal but there's no time line set for the project. a summit getting under way focused entirely on autism. a similar event called autism at

work summit. leading businesses will come together for what's being called the largest gathering to address the issue of autism. 6:07. as you get ready to step out the door, we have clear skies across the south bay but rain is moving in 5, 3 degrees and cooler in the tri-valley. 49 with wet roads. you see those rain drops on the camera lens there in the north bay from tiburon. in san francisco wet roads as the rain continues. we'll see the high on the tri-valley, 60 in the peninsula and 58 in the east bay and san francisco a much cooler day and we're in for a soggy easter as well outlook to that forecast in four minutes, make is checking a crash in san jose. >> we talked about a crash on

highway 101. also highway 101 and 280, that will be the case as the volume builds. just got word from chp because that crash did clear off at the trimble off ramp. just a tippypical drive for the south bay. we're looking toward the east shore freeway 24 minutes suddenly slower now from richmond where backup is don through berkeley as we look at the toll plaza we have that backup because the metering lights are on and slowing because rain is falling. folks are slowing down and we're seeing fast track is a good advantage. >> back to you. one of california's largest school districts facing a lawsuit. the reason a medical group says school cafeteria menus have to

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(mike ad libs) . with a lot of kids out for school this week, maybe you're planning to head to the sierra. it's been a historic season for snowfall, rain, all of that, it's still coming down. you want to allow extra time to get there. you can see the snow continuing today and clearing out for

tomorrow as well as saturday with snow coming down again on sunday. and we'll see the potential of some areas above 6,000 feet getting another foot of snow more on what the bay area can expect in the forecast coming up at 6:16. the bottom of your screen, highway 37 slowing. we are looking at 101 which got hit with rain. 6:12, new this morning, the l.a. school district is facing a lawsuit for serving hot dogs and other processed meats to students. the physicians committee for responsible medicine filed a lawsuit arguing that processed meat cans increase the risk of cancer. the group says serving processed meats violates the state's education code which requires school food be "of the highest quality." this next story is incredibly saddening. thieves at fishermen's wharf

left a bay area visitor crushed by taking the ashes of her dead father. the chronicle spoke at length with this woman, she says somebody took just about everything from the trnk of her rented car on beach street as she and her mom were walking along pier 39. they planned on scattering her dad's ashes on what would have been her father's 57th birthday. 6: cln6:13 right now. construction booming in downtown san francisco and that's creating a huge backup. construction slowed traffic as much as nine miles per hour during the morning commute. yelp is getting into the drone delivery business. the company teaming up with a startup called marble. it's testing the robot for unmanned food deliveries in san francisco part of its eat 24 service. for now human handlers are chaperoning the robot to make sure everything goes smoothly. >> not a bad idea. united airlines offering more than just an apology. they're offering everyone money back. >> meanwhile the family of the

man dragged off the flight is ready to talk. scott mcgrew? >> yes. they've scheduled a press conference and they've hired lawyers who are warning united, do not destroy any evidence. the united ceo is now in full apology mode, a full 180 from where he started out. oscar munoz said david dao, the man dragged off the flight, did nothing wrong and cannot be blamed. munoz says police officers will never be asked to take a paying customer off a paying flight because he or she refuses to leave. a san francisco supervisor, meanwhile, proposed a new law that would prevent san francisco police officers from taking passengers off flights if they are not being violent or threatening anyone. the city of chicago which suspended one of the officers at the airport and have suspended the other two involved. what were the officers told, did

they know? they were being used to ask their police power to take what was fundamentally a contract dispute between the company and the customer or were they told the passenger was a danger and doing their jobs? remember, even united's ceo now says the passenger was not a threat to the aircraft, that this was a business dispute. the difference between united's attitude on monday and tuesday compared to now is stark and it's fair to ask how much is genuine and how much is reaction to the hit on yaw nighted stock. google, what is the whopper burger? >> reporter: google has reprogrammed its google home voice assistant to ignore a new ad from burger king that deliberately sets the device off when it hears that guy ask about whopper, google home is similar to amazon echo and is set off by the phrase -- >> wow, that's sneaky. >> and then it goes to week paid yarks reads whatever is there and burger king went on

wikipedia, made it all yay whopper and it worked for a bit and now google had changed it and apparently burger king and google did not talk to each other ahead of time and google was surprised? >> taking advantage of that. >> they were trying to game the system there. >> you get to do that once. >> boys, we are going out to lunch today. you know why? it's national make lunch count day. the idea is to empower workers to step away from your desk and take a break for lunch. according to a 2016 study, most workers suffer from a a fear of lynching out workers eat lunch at their desk twice a week. a third eat lunch at their desk three times a week. >> i eat breakfast and lunch at my desk. >> at our digital diner? >> we do. >> we have people on facebook that send out pictures of their sad desk selves. >> get outside, get some food,

bring an umbrella. >> i think the rain may chase you back. >> the desk is looking good today. >> especially with rain moving in. it will be off and on throughout the morning and afternoon and as we get a live look outside, it looks dry now, but there is some rain rolling in and we were just seeing rain here in san francisco at the golden gate bridge. it has since cleared so this is the kind of weather we'll see throughout the day. sunny and then it rains and then it's cloudy and sunny again and you see the seven day forecast more scattered showers but clearing in time for good friday. still those showers moving through peninsula and once again it's starting to close in on the south bay while san francisco's catching a break now is the time to head out the door for that drive and then as you drive down to 80 and also 101, redwood city, palo alto seeing rain at

this point, a good chunk of the peninsula, it's starting to move closer to sunnyvale. santa clara within the next 20 to 30 minutes so if you have to get out the door, be prepared you may see rain drops coming down. richmond and berkeley getting in on some rain but it will be wrapping up within the next 20 to 30 minutes so if you can just try to wait it out there. we're going to see this rain moving through at any point today at 10:30 in the morning, we see those showers moving through the north bay, very hit or miss activity for the east bay and south bay and even at 1:00 this system still bringing us some times of rain, it may be heavy, too, and through the evening commute we see this a little bit less, by 7:00 or 8:00 it's out of here. how do you dress for this weather? as you look out the window, looks clear but don't forget the umbrella. it will be cooler so a jacket needed. that's a necessity with some long sleeves and slacks to keep

you dry as you kick up puddles as the rain moves through. there will be more rain on the way in time for easter. this model showing rain returnings. we can see the rain rolling in once again and now mike is tracking a crash this in richmond. it doesn't sound like it's related to the weather but you just showed the rain coming through. the peninsula side shows the road weather index. we see slowing for the south bay. we're looking over here towards eastbound 80 get away way from the bay bridge where the crash reported around central that may be visible with the flashing lights from the other side of the freeway. that may add to slowing we see but we typically see that toward the racetrack and the merge up the upper east shore freeway. mild slowing through the area and in fact through the rest of the bay but there's the road weather index showing you the drive.

let's check back with waze and what waze talks about with our south bay. we had that crash 101 at trimble. despite that slowing waze still said, look, that purple line right here, just 28 minutes from 101 where they split to where they meet up by google. waze is powered by google. this can power your commute as well because you can compare and take these three routes all within three minutes of one another. 87, 280 or 101 toward mountain view. now you go back to your phone, you have an android or iphone. you can use the app or check it out. click on your profile after that. make sure you're on our team. nbc bay area wazers, we're powered by google and the community. that means you. back to you. credit card companies offering plenty of perks these days. you get the junk mail every single day. they're trying to compete for your business but after the break -- hopefully the card is not declined? >> that will wake you up.

>> surprising numbers that show people aren't taking advantage of the perks. a little chip reader there for you. plus, pushing to keep students safe. the steps some schools are taking to protect kids as they get on and off the bus. new this morning...

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their purc new this morning, a lot of credit card holders aren't claiming the rewards they've been claiming on their purchases. that's according to a new survey from bankrate.com. the most popular option for people who do cash in on rewards is cash back. airline tickets came in second. getting drivers to stop for a school bus can be a challenge and now some schools in north carolina are making a change in an effort to keep students safer getting on and off the bus. schools have added extended bus stop arms. that i stretch six and a half feet out. school officials say they're hard to miz. >> it pretty much almost covers the entire other lane of approaching traffic or on coming traffic. there's no execute now that i couldn't see it. according to north carolina, the state has more than 3,100

stop arm violations a day. pushing to create more jobs in california. the state board is considering $91 million in tax credits for businesses that promise to hire people in california. that includes $8 million for general motors to make autonomous vehicles and nearly $8 million for a company that makes electric buses. when you buy a house, if you can, you need title insurance but few home buyers know there's a way to save money doing that. >> every dollar counts. to show us how to do it, chris chmura brings us the story. >> reporter: it's one of the few things we're forced to buy, we have no idea how it works and we don't bother to question the price but even if you're clueless about title insurance know it's negotiable. the california department of insurance says you can save money by comparing rates and depending on the price of the home that can men hundreds, possibly thousands of dollars in your pocket. send us your consumer questions. the number is 888-996-tips or online at

nbcbayarea.com/responds. >> chris, thank you very much. talking about burgers a second ago. a burger run that went a little too far. after getting calls erratic driver, police on sunday stopped a driver in ohio. who was the driver? an eight-year-old boy and his passenger, his four-year-old sister. their mission was to get a mcdonald's cheeseburger. the siblings had a craving, dad was fast asleep, the boy told officers he learned to drive watching videos on youtube. a dramatic scene overnight in the east bay. coming up next on today in the bay, find out what led up to a car crashing into a fire hydrant. >> reporter: a life saving project set to get under way at the bay area's most iconic bridge. how the construction may affect your commute.

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♪ ♪ to take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, visit your local dealer. we're tracking scattered showers-- making for a wet morning commute in parts of the bay area. taking a live look outsid.. we are tracking scattered showers making for a wet morning commute in the bay area. looking outside, downtown san jose. thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. you're in a good mood rain or shine, we know that about you, laura. >> most of the time. >> we saw pete a second ago. he ditched us so things clearing up a bit in spots? >> for a little while. that's the kind of weather we'll see. one minute's sunny, then

raining, then sunny. cloudy, school, breezy. we're going to have a mix today. it's right there on the doorstep moving through sunny vael and approaching santa clara. we'll be in san jose in the next 20 to 30 minutes so if you can get out the door now is the time before you deal with rain. the school day forecast, rain boots and umbrellas a necessity and watch out for those cars driving by splashing up the water. it will be muddy outside. you'll have. so showers possible throughout the day by the time school is over with. otherwise sunny skies and off-and-on rain. we'll see clearing, all bright sunshine tomorrow and i'm getting you ready for the weekend in seven minutes. there's a pothole on the peninsula? >> it sounds like a big one. the car on the shoulder has two

flat tires. we've sent our crew out there so hopefully matt doesn't hit the poll hole. traffic flow is great as you saw. wet roadways on is north 101 looping toward westbound woodside getting over toward the west side of the free way and 280 direction ste we'll check. getting across the san mateo bridge to that side of the bay, soupier conditions, just had the wipers run on the lens because it was very blurry. so slick conditions and a slower drive because of that. but the winds are calmer on the high-rise right now. back to you. we have breaking news just coming into our newsroom right now. just a few minutes ago the u.s. military confirmed 18 allied fighters have been killed in a coalition misdirected air strikes. the people killed were members of the rebel group fighting isis. the air strike was intended for isis fighters. our newsroom is working with nbc news international desk to get

more details. we'll bring you those stup dates as soon as we get them. a high-speed chase leads to this mess in antioch. waterspouting there. our suspect ended up crashing his camaro into a fire hydrant sending the wall of water gushing into the air. that happened at second and l streets near barbara price marina park. chp says the chase started 1:00 this morning on highway 4. investigators didn't say why they were chasing the suspect but we know the driver was taken to john muir hospital. still waiting for word on his condition. the chp is investigating a deadly accident involving a pedestrian on the peninsula. it hanned on highway 92 west of el camino real in san mateo. our crews were at a news conference in the past hour. chp says it's trying to identify the man who died and figure out why he was walking in the westbound lanes of the highway. the victim is described as a hispanic male in his 50s wearing a stanford hat, black pants and

black sweatshirt. happening today, some major milestones for a project years in the making. ceremonies will be held later today to mark the beginning of construction on the golden gate bridge suicide barrier. today in the bay's pete suratos live with what we can expect. good morning, pete. >> reporter: yes, that commemoration event for the suicide deterrent will take place later this morning. we'll see congresswoman nancy pelosi and senator dianne feinstein for that event but we're getting new details on when the construction will begin. let's show you a rendering what the final product will look like. as far as uz new details go, we know fencing on the bridge approaches, we'll see those in may and we could see lane closures in summer. when this product is done, the final product will be 200 feet above the pacific ocean. it's being described as seven football fields of stainless steel but i'm being told by a

spokesperson moments ago the stainless steel won't be installed until next year so when it comes to the construction it looks like it will take at least a few years but a majority of it will be done overnight. i talked to that spokesperson having her explain how this will work moments ago. >> drivers won't see much of a difference. the only times we're looking at closing lanes right now is overnight over the next several months, we may have some overnight lane closures on the o outer lanes of the golden gate bridge so contractors can bring supplies to the sidewalks. sidewalks may be narrowed. a spokesperson mentioned 39 people committed suicide on the golden gate bridge just last year but that event to commemorate the beginning of the construction of the suicide deterrent is set to take place at 10:00 a.m. live in san francisco, pete suratos, toad in the bay. 6:34.

protesters gathered following a district attorney's decision to clear two officers who shot and killed 21-year-old am lee car perez loeppez in the mission district. an autopsy showed he was shot five times in the back and once in his side. the decision outraged leaders of one minority group. >> when it gets like that it's going to explode. >> the family of the man killed released a written statement which in part read "we have always anticipated that the district attorney would refuse to bring charges against the officers. the long-awaited decision comes as no surprise." a group of renters in san francisco planning a protest. activists are calling for taxation of corporate landlords and developers and they want what they say are anti-tenant laws to be repealed.

the rally takes place at 10:30 at the association of realtors on grove street. renters in san jose are rallying against no cause eviction enters we're tenants under attack. what do we do? >> fight back! >> that was the scene in front of city hall yesterday. these activists want city leaders to hear them before next tuesday's critical vote on policies that would protect tenants from evictions. they warn the housing crisis will hit everybody soon. >> why does this happen? nobody cares till it happens to them. i pray that it doesn't happen to you. >> with evictions now they can just evict anybody at any time with no real reason. that's why i feel just cause evictions are needed. >> the numbers seem to bear that out. according to city reports, there have been more than 2,000 no cause evictions in the last six years. downtown palo alto is reportedly paving the way for

shoppers to park their cars more easily. council members have approved a new five-level parking lot at the corner of hamilton avenue and waverley street. it will be built on top of a street-level lot that holds about 80 cars. the new garage will offer more than 350 spaces and open by the end of 2020. >> time for a little hoops. in the nba when it comes to this time of year many teams call it garbage time, especially for ones who secured playoff spots. that was not the case for warriors. kd played and so did steph and klay. they wrapped up their season with a bang beating the lakers 109-94. the warriors and blazers get started on sunday at oracle arena. >> karlsson scores! fantastic start to the sharks. they won in overtime thriller

3-2 against the edmonton oilers. melker karlsson, a.k.a. the melk man, scored the game winner. as they say, timing is everything. sure enough, our cameras had already a left a super paced rookie's sports bar in san jose when the sharks scored the goal. go figure. but earlier fans were talking about a deep run for the sharks in the playoffs. you remember last year the sharks fell just two victories short of winning the stanley cup, losing in the finals the pittsburgh. bummer to be in second place to the stanley cup. a smooth drive. most folks are waiting for their morning commute. look at that peninsula in the green there. we're tracking the pothole in the wood side area. no slowing shows up on our sensor. live pictures show you why. we have a smooth flow of traffic just over here by high street which is off of the roadway but lighter traffic so that little

distracted driver slowing isn't a problem. back out to the map system and we'll talk about a warning for tomorrow. golden gate ferry, sausalito ferry being substituted for bus service. repair work tomorrow morning so that's a note. take the bus instead of over the water. back to you. >> cue that music, you know what? we're juone day away from frida >> you have that special twinkle in your eye. >> a lot of people heading out of town for easter. >> i like to call this friday eve and tomorrow good friday. maybe a long weekend for you so that's a live camera behind the kirkwood graphic and it's snowing right now so if you're heading towards the sierra, bring the tire change and allow a lot of extra time to get there. look at the bright sunshine that will greet you on tomorrow. 35 degrees will be the high with some fresh powder on the ground. saturday also looking dry but then sunday as you're heading back to the bay area it will be raining and changing to snow with that high temperature of 38. on the road to yosemite.

it will be 39 for tomorrow. more clouds moving in on saturday and sunday the rain moves in, we'll have a wintery mix there as well. if you don't want the snow, you want some beach, head to santa barbara. it will be 71 degrees for tomorrow. very warm temperatures, a mix of sun and clouds on saturday and they will keep the rain away on sunday with a high of 64 degrees and paso robles will have warm weather, up to 77 on saturday. a lot of sun and also going to see the clouds moving in sunday but no rain as it will stay farther to the north. if you want to cheer on the cardinals, we'll see temperatures reaching into the upper 50s. a lot of events going on at the stadium and by the time the game starts it will be 63 degrees with bright sunshine, bring the sun block and you'll be taking off the layers as temperatures warm up in to the upper 60s.

muir woods will have free parking and you'll take those tours there. some of the trails may still be muddy after the rain we've had, especially under the redwoods. but it will be 63 degrees so a light jacket needed during your hike. on saturday, the easter parade and egg hunt will be going on, 64 degrees with mostly sunny skies great weather also for saturday but sunday the rain returns for the cherry blossom festival, the parade will have rain moving again, cool and windy weather with a high of only 54 in japantown, laura. >> for the sunrise services as well. thank you very much. 6:41 right now. you can soon see changes on bart as the dran it transit agency t balance its budget. coming up, the proposals that

could impact your ride to work. all kinds of things changed while you slept overnight. we'll bring you up to speed on day 84. >> we are keeping a close eye on the big board. the dow jones down a little in early trading, down 22 points. we will be back at 6:43 with more news, weather and traffic. ==mike/trx==

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6:45 on this friday evening and we are seeing rain move through parts of the south bay. here's a live look outside at san jose. the temperature trend will be cool to start reaching into the mid-60s today and some rain for the first part but then by early afternoon we'll get clearing and sun in the mix as well. we're looking ahead to the easter weekend. i'll look at that forecast and another look at the radar in five minutes. >> here's your drive thyme. both moving smoothly. we'll show you what's going on farther north coming up. 6:45 right now. we're life at the warm springs bart station in premonth and bard riders across the bay area could be facing reduced service. it's something the bart bord of directors will consider. here are the options on the table. a 50-cent surcharge on printed paper tickets, reducing

discounted rates from 62% to 50% and talk of delaying the start of service until 5:00 a.m. instead of 4:00 a.m. bob redell spoke to some riders who say they're okay with the changes. >> i don't care because rather than i'm using my card to go to work it doesn't matter price for me. >> reporter: it's affordable regardless? >> yes. bart faces a 25 to $35 million budget deficit next year. a judge in delaware will rule on whether three teenaged girls are to blame for a school bathroom fight that left a 16-year-old girl dead. the girls, all 17, are tried as juveniled in the death of amy joyner francis after an autopsy found she had a rare an undiagnosed heart devin nunes and she died of sudden cardiac death aggravated by physical and

emotional stress. new details in a four decade old murder case. it looks like the suspect in the gypsy hill killings will go to trial. rodney halbower will stand trial in august for the deaths of two of five women killed during a string of suicide in 1976. their bodies were discovered on gypsy hill road in pacifica. halbower has been in prison for 40 years and a judge ha had to find him fit to stand trial again. >> with all the talk of sanctuary cities, santa clara county studying its own restrictions on law enforcement when it comes to federal immigration. today the county releases the results. the county said the sanctuary policies have lowered crime and increased prosperity. u.s. department of the interior secretary ryan zinke will be in california visiting sequoia and king's canyon national park. he's visit governor jerry brown to talk about water, wildlife

and public lands during his meeting with the governor. president trump is heading to his florida resort once again. he's expected to spend the weekend at mar-a-lago and he's leaving today. it's unclear if there are specific meetings taking place. the president has used his florida country club to meet with the japanese prime minister and the chinese president. the challenge for president trump, the crisis with north korea could come to a head. >> scott mcgrew the u.s. will be forced to respond. >> we're putting enormous pressure on north korea's neighbor china to stop that from happening. reports say north korea is ready for its tix test of a nuclear weapon and it could happen any time. president trump has been very specific nbc news reports satellite images show increased activity at the test site which is very close to the chinese border. north korea said it will use its nuclear weapons if the u.s.

attacks. now, north korea does not have the technology to hit us with a nuclear weapon or any kind of weapon all of japan and south korea is within missile range. seoul within artillery range. the president has been plain with the chinese. force north korea to stop and we will give you a good trade deal. easy as that. he said that outloud. the president is clearly working to make a deal with china. these two statements, these are ten days apart "when you talk about currency manipulators, china is the world champion." he said that to the financial times 10 days ago. yesterday to the "wall street journal" "china is not a currency manipulator." about an hour ago, syria denied the attack on that town in a hospital involved chemical weapons despite all evidence to the contrary. we can safely say syria is lying. meanwhile, russia vetoed a security council vote condemning

that attack and president trump tweeted just a few minutes ago things will work out fine between the usa and russia. at the right time everyone will come to their senses and there will be lasting peace. just 17 hours ago, president trump said "right now we're not getting along with russia at all." and that he's disappointed and dismayed so a lot is happening. you'll continue to look closely at president trump's tweets and break down the facts for us. scott would like to hear from you. you can share your thoughts on twitter. several bay area tech companies among the highest-p highest-paying companies in the country according to career web site glass door. in a ranking of top 25 companies that they their employees well, it's based on pais. mountain view's google came in sixth, facebook at seventh, juniper networks and salesforce

were also in the top 15. the highest paying company is a.t. kearney, a global management firm out of chicago. 6:51. we've been tracking this wet weather and it will continue on and off. >> that's the key. we will have at times sunshine coming through and before you know it it's raining again so you have to be prepared for it all. this is what we are seeing right now. some of the rain moving through santa rosa right now. parts of northern marin county as well and then you head over to vallejo where we're seeing showers moving into the bay, moving out of the peninsula and moving across parts of the san mateo bridge there's light rain in palo alto and we've seen heavy rain in santa clara moving into san jose. that will be moving out within the next 20 minutes. we're seeing the heaviest rain

as you head towards the noel so driving on the road it will be slick in spots. the rain creating low visibility roe deucing low visibility around dublin. as we get a look at that view around concord, that rain will wrap up within the next few minutes. here's the view out the window in san jose. we bring you into the closet. it may not be raining right now, we'll still have a chance of showers. you need a jacket and long sleeves, also pants today to help keep you warm as our temperatures continue to drop. epiwe will see cool temperatures the next couple days. as we head into easter weekend, here we are sunday and more rain moving in probably not what you want to hear. we will have rain moving in

during the afternoon to evening hours and it stays wet into next week so the temperature trend will be in the low 50s rising into the low 60s and showers moving in by early afternoon. we have great info for peninsula drivers. >> our photographer just drove through tear ya with the pothole. easy driving for the morning commute but slick roadways and this pothole reported north 101 looping around under the freeway. that's where the pothole is. mad could not pull over safely so we can't bring you picture but we have his update. to waze, let's show you slowing. despite the slowing, you can avoid that using waze, you can go through a little slowing through walnut creek but that's much better because that little slowing is better than what you see on the upper east shore freeway. we have kids watching this morning so kids ask your parents if you can help them out.

go to the waze application and click for them on the lower magnified glass in the corner. one of your parents' names will be listed, have them go to "teams" and show them where "nbc bay area wazers" is. up next, a quick look at top stories on today in the bay. that includes an overnight crash involving oakland police officer. the call of the officer was responding to just moments before. first halving now we're learning bill cosby has lost his bid to question his accuser in court before his sexual assault case goes to trial near philadelphia. cosby is charged with drugging and molesting women in 2004 me pleaded not guilty and remains free on a million dollars bail. plus, airbnb's growth is slowing because cities are tightening rules. a swiss investment bank found listings have been on the downward trend since october of

2016. we'll be back here in just a few. before you head out the door -

here are the top stories on today in the bay... . sam/ra before you head out the door, here are the top stories on today in the bay. >> we are getting new details on the breaking news out of syria we brought you earlier. about 15 minutes ago, the u.s. military confirming 18 allied

fighters have been killed in a coalition-based misdirected air strike. now we're learning where that happened. officials say the air strike was being carried out in a small city on lake assad. is the city has a large dam being held by isis fighters. the people killed in the air strike were members of the rebel group fighting isis. the air strike was intended for isis fighters. >> three people and an oak land police officer have minor injuries after a late night crash. it happened at 9:30 on hillside and 96th avenue. police say an officer in a patrol car hit another car with three people inside. the officer was responding to a call about a chase at the time of the crash. the suspect at the time of the chase was wanted for murder and taken into custody. investigators have clierd the scene of a deadly two car crash in san jose. it happened on santa theresa boulevard and highway 84 near the oak ridge mall. >> investigators were still at the scene until early this

morning. the driver died, the other driver was injured. this is san jose's 14th traffic related death this year. 6:58. a soggy start. on and off rain? >> late afternoon we'll get clearing here and temperatures reaching the upper 50s. cool day but all sunny tomorrow and saturday looks good. on sunday, easter sunday, there will be showers moving through, look at the inland areas saturday. that will be the day outside. >> slick roads but no problem. >> slick roadways, we had that pothole and you'll hear about that. the green shows you that. you can see a little build to the south bay and no problems on the east shore freeway but highway 4 and the walnut creek interchange showing more traffic. watch those slick roads. >> thank you very much, sir. >> and thank you for joining us today. we'll be back in about 15, 20

minutes, 25 minutes for a local news update. just keep it here. >> we'll be here all morning. >> and see you for nbc bay area news at 11:00. . good morning. the deep freeze. >> we're not getting along with russia at all. >> the president says u.s.-russia relations have reached the lowest point perhaps since the cold war. >> are two of the world's heavy weights on a collision course as president trump reports his hard line on china. this morning he is singing a different tune. two more security officers dragging that passenger off the united flight. is that airline about to get hit with a massive lawsuit? faceoff. the battle between two new york