the controversial vote we are expecting that could decide whether officers in the area could carry stun guns. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good friday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. this morning, reminds me of the song, rain, rain go away, come again another day. >> there you go. >> or blame it on the rain. >> we haven't had any in awhile. >> it's been a while. october was so dry. now, into november, finally, a decent amount of rain. it's not a heavy soaker, but i think we'll take it. as we start out this morning, we take a look at the radar showing spotty activity. mostly in parts of the north bay and east bay, but we have rain in the south bay as well. so, coming through solano county, light activity there on the radar. then we start to see darker shades of green indicating heavier downpours. moving through the delta right now, then we have rain in east

san jose. i'll be watching all of this as you get ready to head out the door. mike has a traffic alert for marin county. >> down toward the golden gate bridge, this is robin williams tunnel. sudden back ups south of the area. mill valley and farther north is the richmond/san rafael bridge. the bay bridge, the metering lights are on. we zoom out. the slowing in san jose has not cleared up yet. a live look shows from the camera in san jose, the reason why. we have rain hit the lens. everything is blurry. the rain kari showed on the radar, affecting the traffic here at 101 from 680 to oakland road. back to you. this is the first significant storm we are seeing in the bay area move in. kari has been telling us about it. while we certainly need the rain in california, there are concerns that we could see more flooding in the bay area like the coyote creek area.

the flooding that happened there last year. >> kris sanchez is live in san jose this morning to explain what city and water district leaders are doing to make sure this doesn't happen again. kris? >> reporter: good morning to you both. the coyote creek is way down the embankment right now. that is good news, but the solution to keep it away from the rock springs neighborhood which saw the catastrophic flooding in february is low tech. let me show you what we are talking about. it is a dirt and vinyl berm. the temporary berms should protect. it will be as high as five feet and covered by dirt. it's an artificial embankment. you might remember this scene in february when coyote reached the banks and people in the rock springs neighborhood had to be rescued by boat.

marty grimes says the dirt berms are not a permanent fix but should get them through the winter. >> exactly like that, it would protect it because it is designed to protect against that level of flow in the creek. if we had a bigger winter or bigger storm than that, it wouldn't protect. >> reporter: now, a big part of the catastrophe was that folks didn't know they had to get out until it was too late. we saw how critical communication was just last month. the water district and santa clara county are trying to boost emergency communication by getting people signed up by the alert fcc emergency system. download the fcc preparedness app and push the information out via twitter and facebook. the water district website is updated when it's an emergency situation. remember, if you have a lan line, you might get a reverse

911 call . if you don't, you have to opt in to get messages on your cell phone. i have posted this on facebook and twitter so you can access that and maybe do it during your lunch break. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks, kris. kari hall has been tweeting the latest forecast for us. you can follow her at kari hall for what's next on the upcoming storm. live to washington, d.c., president trump heading to asia for a ten-day visit. here at home, republicans are trying to ramp up congressional support for the newly unveiled tax reform plan. house republicans introduced the plan claiming it will benefit middle class earnings and help businesses. here is a bit of the breakdown. it turns the seven tax brackets into five as well as doubling the standard deduction, increasing the child tax credit and preserving 401(k) retirement plans. it slashes the corporate tax rate from 35% to 20%.

republicans say that will allow businesses to stay in the u.s. the plan also eliminates the estate tax helping wealthy americans and ends deductions families rely on for medical expenses, student loans, state and local taxes. more details on how the proposed tax bill could affect families here in the bay area. in short, home buyers may take a hit. caps to mortgage interest deductions at $500,000. currently, you can deduct up to $1 million. buyers may lose tax savings there. deductions for second homes will no longer be allowed. property tax deductions capped at $10,000. happening today, the san francisco police commission could decide whether police officers will be armed with stun guns. >> bob redell has more on what it means for police officers and people who live in the city. bob? >> reporter: good morning to

you. san francisco and boston are two major cities that do not allow officers to carry the less lethal option of tasers. the san francisco police officers association is trying to change that. they are airing ads, pushing for taz zers. the police chief wrote an opinion editorial backing tasers and writes, not having the option creates hands on physical force by police officers and a higher probability of increased resistance by a suspect. the san francisco police commission expected to talk about and possibly vote on whether or not to allow officers to carry tasers. the commission revised the use of power with a focus on de-escalation. this comes after the december 15 death of mario woods. you might recall, he was a man armed with a knife in the bayview and shot and killed by sf police officers. the department is releasing a

report on the use of force. force, their definition includes officers pointing their weapons to physically controlling the suspect. our news room reviewed the data and found overall use of force fell by 32% from july to september of this year, compared to the same time last year. take a look at the tv screen and put numbers up there. according to the report, african-american males are, by far, the largest group force was used against of the more than 600 cases, they made up 44% of those cases. the next group were white men. they are 23%. the third group, hispanic men, 16%. during that time period, officers did shoot and kill one suspect. reporting live in san francisco, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> interesting when you see those numbers. thank you for that update. new details this morning on california's hepatitis a outbreak. 75 cases reported in santa cruz

since april. leaders are taking steps to stop the outbreak. this includes adding public toilets and setting up hand washing stations and having the homeless health project do more outreach. we have been covering this story for months. overnight, we looked up more details. the state department of public health says there are 633 cases in california. 416 people have been hospitalized, 21 people have died. right now, 6:08. tracking the rain. most of it has cleared from parts of the north bay from sonoma to marin county down to san francisco as well as much of the peninsula. the rain is moving through solano county in parts of the east bay. contra costa, alameda counties. coverage as we look at what's happening on i-80 coming into the bay area and also for parts of the delta. basically antioch, oakley seeing

rain at this point. continuing to monitor that as the morning goes along. mike is tracking a traffic alert. >> we have a crash blocking two lanes. southbound 101 and that is the issue around spencer avenue. kari talks about the rain having cleared but it's slick around the bay. be careful. i'll get you word on when chp plans to open lanes. slowing on the east shore and berkeley. highway 24 coming toward the bay bridge, a back up. 20 minutes from highway 4 to the bay bridge. that's a standard friday. the green is where we have the slicker roads. the dublin interchange and san jose saw the most recent rain. the slowing that happened as the rain occurred. back to you. >> mike, thanks so much for the updates. 6:09. coming up next, a carjacking caught on camera. the quick thinking from the victim who was actually still in

the car. what she did that helped police catch the suspect. plus, the tax breaks may not be good for a local bay area car company, tesla. of course, we'll walk you through it coming up. palo alto, people already started lining up to get that iphone x. the reason people have been camped out for days to get their hands on the new phone. it's 6:10. you are watching "today in the bay." - everything we stock at grocery outlet

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good friday morning. we are at 6:13. as we start out with rain in parts of the bay area, including the south bay. we take a live look outside. santa clara for the temperature trend today. starting out in the mid-50s. looks like the rain will be more of a miss than a hit. be prepared for it all. we will talk about what's ahead as we will have off and on showers. that's coming up in five minutes. over here, this is a traffic alert for the north bay. two lanes are blocked causing a jam down toward the golden gate bridge. we'll show you that as well as the wet roads around the bay. >> thanks so much, kari and mike. it is 6:13. today, the man arrested for opening a fire inside a colorado walmart heads to court. he allegedly walked in and

started shooting randomly inside the store in thornton, north of denver. he killed three people. no word on a possible motive. a 13-year-old boy is in custody after police in florida say he carjacked an elderly woman. this is dashcam video that shows the incident and how it ended. that woman says he snatched her keys as she unloaded her groceries at her home. that's when she says she instinctively got in the car and dialed 911. you can see, as she grabbed on to the officers. >> it could have been so much work. i mean, several people could have been killed. you know, him, me and others. he had no regard for anybody in that car. >> police do not recommend doing what she did by getting into the car. the boy's weapon turned out to

be a pellet gun. quickly approaching 6:15. taking a live look outside palo alto, look at that. people lined up outside the apple store waiting for the iphone x. a thousand dollars not getting in their way of the brand-new phone that is out today. we talked to people waiting in line, including a woman who says the release date worked out perfectly for her. >> yeah, my phone was dropped in the water last week, so, i think i have to change to use the new iphone. >> reporter: you need to be here? >> yeah. yeah. it's a good timing. >> how do you survive a week without your phone? that's the real question. some people already have their phones. in the past hour, apple stores opened on the east coast. video of people getting their phones in new york city. there are the lines. they are wanted. brand-new. the money made from the worldwide sales don't end up in

american tax pots. >> scott mcgrew joins us. >> when apple sells in asia and europe, they have their phones already. the rules allow it and we have very high corporate tax here in the united states. apple said yesterday, they have a quarter trillion dollars in cash, just crash. much of that is not subject to american tax. that's the whole point of this tax cut we have been talking about, to cut corporate tax and bring money and jobs back to the united states. president trump has the head of broadcom as he congratulated republicans on the plan saying they would move their headquarters back to san jose and some of the manufacturing to pennsylvania. >> my administration is working every day to make the united states the most attractive place in the world to do business, so more and more companies like broadcom come back to our shores, grow their business zs

and create more and more american jobs. you see it happening on a daily basis. >> in a tweet, the president claims it will result in 20 million in revenue and $6 million in mother and fathering. i spent a long time going round and round about the numbers. manufacturing in pennsylvania. speaking of jobs, we got the latest jobs numbers. they are really good. they are probably artificially inflated. last month's jobs numbers were terrible because of the hurricane. this month, inflated because it's the first without the hurricane. president trump saying my twitter account was taken down for 11 minutes by a rogue employee. twitter confirms it was an employee on his or her last day at the office. we have been talking a lot about taxes and what it means to the average american family. laura and marcus, you speak

spanish. marcus, you and i can go back and forth in french. there's a new language we need to learn this morning about tax. it's bay area language. in 30 minutes we are going to talk about washington talks the average american family making $50,000 a year. i have to translate what washington says into bay area dollars because it's like we live in a different world. >> completely. what are you doing this weekend? it's going to be big at the box office. a rainy one here in the bay area. marvel has the latest hit in the thor franchise. takes over thor's home forcing him to fight back with some powerful friends. i feel like i just told you the whole film. it's rated pg-13. >> from the thriller to the comedy. mila kunis is back in "bad moms

for a bad moms christmas." she and her group of other unappreciated moms decided they didn't want a perfect christmas. everything is going fine. this is going to be a funny one and rated "r." >> i never saw bad moms one. i was too busy being a mom. >> bad mom and robin. >> maybe. >> a good weekend for a movie. >> i think so because of the off and on rain. it's not going to be all clear and sunny or all that warm. yeah, i think the movies will be a great option for you as we get a look at the rain rolling through parts of the east bay and also parts of the north bay this morning. seven day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen, come over and take a look. you see a lot of rain drops there, but not raining the whole time. that's the big take away from this. we will have, at times, scattered showers.

as we look at the radar now, we see most of sonoma and marin county taking a break from the rain. san francisco and san mateo county has the rain earlier this morning. it's still wet. the bulk of the moisture right now, rolling through solano county and extending to the south. we are seeing a pocket of heavy rain moving through antioch and over toward the delta and for san jose, clearing. moving off toward the east. for the south county, still light rain. i'd give it ten or 15 minutes and it's out of here. we take a break for a while. spotty activity throughout the day. 10:30 this morning, more rain possibly moving to the north bay, then for the rest of the bay area, very light at times with this activity taking a break for this evening, possibly as you head out for dinner. most of us not seeing rain. then the rain goes to the south ahead of a cold front as we go into tonight. overall, the high temperatures

today staying on the cool side in the upper 50s to low 60s across the bay area. we see the next round of incoming rain moving in for early tomorrow morning. so, we go through the time frame today, we start to see the rain lining up farther to the north of us. then, as it moves through tomorrow morning at 6:30, you will walk out the door to wet weather. as the day goes along, cool and breezy. another round of rain moving in on sunday into monday. a couple waves of this. we talked about it filling in the sierra and the possibility of 1-2 feet of snow. major heads up if you are going there. bring the tire chains. inland, we are going to have more showers in the forecast for the middle of next week. mike still has an alert for the north bay commuters. >> that's the traffic alert there. chp calls it a sig-alert so it's going to take at least a half hour. two lanes blocked 101 at spencer shy of the robin william's

tunnel. chp does not have an update on when they hope to clear the crash. sounds like a vehicle flipped over a few times. no problem for berkeley, a little slowing. the bay bridge back up with metering lights. the rest of the area looks fine. we talk about the roadways being wet. it's not a big factor. back to you. >> gotta get the windshield wipers. 6:22. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. after the fire, some viewers came to us for help with consumer problems. luckily, we were able to get them their money back. i'm consumer investigator, chris chmura. nbc bay area responds, next. don't wait for disaster to strike to sign up for emergency alert. go to kris sanchez's facebook page right now. she posted information to get

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mortgage, contractors, et cetera, we are here to help. we were able to quickly close two travel related cases that started with the north bay fires. alexis in san rafael was forced to cancel a trip when a fire threatened their property. she was easily able to cancel the flight, but the hotel offered zero flexibility. after she contacted us, the hotel canceled 100% of the stay. that was a $1397 refund. next, sabrina in santa rosa reached out to us for the same sort of help. she had no choice but the cancel the trip. in her case, a $400 airline ticket penalty was left in dispute. we called the airline. they waived the $400 penalty. we were happy to help sa brea and alexis as well as the thousands of others that called on us as we started nbc bay area

responds. since we started, 17 months ago, we received 7,449 requests for help and savings of $1.17 million for consumers around the area. perhaps we can add your account to ours. we can help you. call us, 888-996-tips or online as www.nbcbayarea.com/responds. i hope you have a great weekend. >> you, too. thanks, chris. coming up next on "today in the bay," team coverage tracking the rain moving through the bay area. >> the first wave of rain moved to the east. now, affecting the east bay as more rain could fall across the bay area today. i will have the latest details on that and when you will be able to get out during the breaks, coming up. as residents continue to recover, follow the north bay wildfires, now, they have to worry about the rain. i'll explain the biggest concern

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taking a live look at our radar this morni right now, 6:30, the rain has arrived. taking a look at the radar this morning, tracking the storm to move into the bay area. significant snow in the sierra. >> yes. >> good morning to you. thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. wake up to the rain kari has been telling us about all week long. the time is now, it is here but

not going to stick around all day. >> right. there will be breaks in between. it is going to be very hit or miss. it's not raining in san francisco, but you had it earlier this morning but mostly in the east bay and south county as the rain shifted off to the east. some of the pockets of the heaviest rain moving into brentwood as well as the tri-valley. as we get a closer look, around antioch and bay point as well as clayton. we have rain that is coming down at a good clip at this point and in alamo, danville, north of san ramon, we see the rain creating darker shades of green on the radar, which means heavier rain. as we look at what's happening in the south county, gilroy, about to see the rain clear from 101 and move off toward the east. i'll continue to watch all of this. we'll talk about the weekend forecast. that's coming up in a few minutes. the wet roads and alert for the north bay.

mike? >> the rain traveled through san jose. wet roads here, 101 as well as south county. the altamont quacorridor. this is going to ease quickly. all lanes cleared in the last three minutes here at southbound 101 and spencer. a lot more traffic heading through the robin williams tunnel and the golden gate bridge. we have seen an improvement of a few minutes. it's led to 23 minute drive now from 580 down to the golden gate bridge. a mild build for highway 37. we'll talk about the rest of the commute coming up. >> sounds good. thank you very much, mike. back to the incoming rain that we have been talking about. a lot of people in the north bay worried this morning in communities hit by the north bay wildfires. the rain could be putting toxins in. >> pete suratos is live to

explain what environment lists are doing to keep it from getting worse. pete? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and laura. the good news is we haven't seen much rain or any rain at all in santa rosa. where we are standing is coffey park, one of the hardest hit areas. you can see the damage here, the cars left over, the burned down homes. the big concern is the debris from that. the toxic debris that could come down into the storm drains that you are looking at now. what they have are these waddles, straw cadwaddles to bl the rain and present the water from getting into the water stream. we have pictures of crews putting them around sonoma county. they don't want it to get into the water stream. the toxic ash could be very damaging. we talked to a county official who broke it all down for us. >> really concerned about protecting the streams because they are drinking water supplies

for most sonoma county residents. natural walter should filter. it's important to present all the ash and pollutants from getting into the stream. >> reporter: we are talking 600 such streams in the burn zone. that could affect the water quality if the toxic ash gets in there. sonoma is just one county keeping an eye on it. also, napa county is. they put tips up to drive cautiously with the rain. also use sandbags to control erosion. they are passing out free sandbags at different locations around napa county and install erosion control before things get wet and saturated. out here live, these are the straw waddles you are seeing along the storm drains in coffey park. sonoma county officials have put 200 of these out and are expecting to do so this morning

with the rain coming in. we are live in santa rosa, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, pete. you can keep track of the storms in the palm of your hand. download the app for free for apple and android devices. three people were involved in protests that got out of hand. there are images of two men and one woman that were involved in fights around the park on august 27th. punched, kicked and struck with an impro vised weapon. graphic body cam video of a deadly shooting in march. it comes as the officers were cleared of wrong doing. we have frozen the video just before the shots were fired. >> let me see your hands. >> let us help you. >> let me see your hands.

>> it shows the 24-year-old run from officers who followed him until one of the officers fired four shots. the department has already said officers were not sure he was armed and they believe he would have been a threat to people in neighboring homes. the suspect's family actually called police that day. they believe officers would take him to get mental assistance. the stepfather said he had no idea it would end in death. >> what i saw was flat out murder. they said they tased him. i never saw a tazing. i never saw nothing. i saw him in the bushes getting shot. he's against a fence. >> the family filed a wrongful death suit playing out. the d.a. did not issue a comment after the announcement. a 44-year-old woman is behind bars following the brawl at great america. police say she was arrested after she used a stun gun on a 16-year-old girl who was reportedly in a fight with her daughter.

she is the third person to be arrested after great america's halloween haunt last saturday. there have been 20 reports filed with the police in connection with that. for months, here at "today in the bay" we were telling you about meetings caltrain was holding to manage bikes. they figured it out. they will increase bike parking and provide secure and cheap bike lock options. they are hiring dedicated project manager to beef up staffing. overnight, we look closer at the numbers. 6,000 bikes are brought on board each day. out of that, 93% take their bike on the train. >> if they add a power assist, the trains would go so fast. looking over here, we are moving much more quickly. southbound 101, the earlier crash we told you cleared at spencer. very quick recovery because

there's a light flow of traffic around the bay. we are looking at the bay bridge, crossing above the bay bridge at the richland bay bridge. a slight build for san pablo. nothing dramatic here. we zoom out, a smooth flow of traffic toward the san mateo bridge. a disabled vehicle on the shoulder. i'll track that. we'll give you a look at the san mateo bridge itself. we have volume. look at the taillights westbound. that's okay, it's moving. still, if you are in it, it doesn't feel like it. >> friday is here. feel good friday. >> looking forward to the weekend weather. >> cooler temperatures that finally feel like the season or even like winter. rain during the morning. we will have breaks as well. we have been talking a lot about rain. the highest chance of seeing those showers tomorrow morning. that will be during the morning. then some clearing during the

afternoon. on sunday, expect a chance of rain during the afternoon. so, there will be breaks between the showers moving through. it is going to be chilly. highs reaching the upper 50s. as we check out a couple events going on, i have been checking out indoor events as well. the scientist discovery day in berkeley will start with temperatures mid-50s, mostly cloudy skies. we'll look at that as the day goes along. in san rafael, the day of the dead for celebrations going on. it will be at 60 degrees at 4:00. then, it will drop off fairly quickly so make sure you have something nice and warm to wear. if you are going to carmel valley this weekend, you are going to enjoy some breaks, but a mix of sun and clouds, cooler temperatures only reaching low to mid-60s. most of the rain will fall today. if you are looking at going to the sierra, looking at some of

the lower el veaevations it's s raining. as we look at the resort of squaw valley, it is raining there. it will change over to snow. today and tomorrow, snow showers, clearing out sunday before the next round of snow moves in. let me know where you are going and i'll let you know what the weather will be for that spot. i'll have a look at today's temperature trend coming up. laura? >> sounds good. take your chains if you are going to the sierra. coming up, flooding in the south bay. water district officials are taking steps to avoid a disaster like the coyote creek flood. plus, what washington says about tax reform in washington does not translate to what it means here in the bay area. we are following the stock market. the dow is down seven points. there is good news. the nasdaq opened higher as apple reports strong earnings ahead of the iphone x being

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it's 6:43. as you get ready to head out now in fremont, a breezy and wet morning. most of the rain moved on. light sprinkles. as we look at the temperature trend for the rest of the day, the rain will mostly be a miss more than a hit. you want to make sure you are prepared. our temperatures only reach the mid-60s. we'll talk about what's on the radar and in the meantime, you

can download the nbc bay area app. the forecast coming up in five minutes. we have a crash southbound 680 popped up around vargas. it's building a bit. we'll talk about what chp let me know. we're also talking about breaking news this morning. the white house is under lockdown right now. the secret service reported someone is in custody after suspicious activity near the north lawn along the fence along pennsylvania avenue. it's been shut down, in fact. no word why. the incident happened shortly after the president left the white house. he's on the trip to asia. he's been there the last 30 minutes or so. we'll continue to watch the breaking news story and bring you the latest. closer to home, take a live look. this is coyote creek in san jose this morning. they have a low tech solution to try to prevent catastrophic flooding like we had earlier

this year. the barrier of dirt and plastic will be five feet now in some spots. just temporary. officials tell us it should get the neighborhood at least through the winter. >> exactly like that, it would protect it. it's to protect against exactly that level of flow in the creek. if we had a bigger winter, a bigger storm than that, it wouldn't protect. >> the water district is boosting the emergency communication so people know immediately if they need to evacuate. that was a big issue in february, during the flooding. what may be the largest snowfall in the sierra this season is here. caltrans crews are making sure it is safe. crews are closing the smaller mountain passes. prepare by putting on snow tires. >> i literally picked up my car eight minutes ago, along with

the rest of truckee. there's a line out the door. >> i-80 be prepared to use chains. you may want to get them there before you leave, put them on before you leave. we hear that in the sierra they are pretty high. new video this morning of the california family found after their boat was attacked by pirates in the amazon. the family, including the wife were on board the ferry in the amazon delta. last sunday, armed gunmen stormed the boat. the robbers took off and the boat sat docked at the pier. villagers found the family in a nearby jungle unharmed. happening tomorrow, gathering north bay fire victims, friends, neighbors, the entire community. it's happening in the heart of santa rosa at the old courthouse

square. the event is designed to mark the beginning of the rebuilding of the fires last month. they are going to do some celebrating with live music, food, wine. downtown parking garages are offering free parking as well. the sonoma strong event is by firefighters in sonoma county. nice to see them come together. less than a week away, metallica, dave matthews and the remaining members of the grateful dead are coming together to rock at&t park to help the north bay fire victims. it's called band together bay area. tickets are available for the november 9th concert. this is a live look from at&t park this morning. look at that. the stage is already going up. i tweeted out some info. follow me. it's a link to get those tickets and have some fun. >> a lot of fun. >> a great cause. >> definitely. 6:47 now. the president leaves for the longest foreign trip of his

presidency. one of the things to keep in mind as we watch washington is they don't speak our bay area language, not when it comes to income. here is speaker paul ryan talking about the average american family of four making $59,000 a year. >> with this plan, the typical family of four will save $1,182 a year on their taxes. for many families, having an additional $1,182 more will make a real difference. >> indeed it will but he's speaking a different language. they are not talking about us. there are households here earning little money and we want those households to succeed, the median household income in our area is much higher. paul ryan says $59,000. he uses that example.

our local government says the average in our area is $115,000. when you talk ability section 8 housing, $105,000 qualifies for low income housing. the same governments consider an income of $65,000 very low income. compare our very low income to speaker ryan's average american income. a san jose police officer who is fresh out of the academy makes more money than speaker ryan says is the average american family income, 7$78,000 to star with. that's one income. he's talking a family of four with two incomes. we get hit harder on deductions on mortgages as well. washington wants to cap it at $500,000. that think that's enough. the median house price here is $1,068,000. toledo, ohio, the home city of

joe the plumber, maybe this is his house. that house is $48,900. we'll continue to cover the tax reform effort and translate that from what washington is saying and what we are saying. meanwhile, president trump left on the trip for asia. the longest foreign trip so far. there's the take off. we examine the president's tweets and translate them to bay area language every day on "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, scott. let's get a look at weather and traffic together. rain on the roadways this morning. spotty out there. hopefully not affecting the morning commute. you say on and off. >> on and off. allow extra time to get where you are going. it will be a little slick. mike has already been reporting issues out there. we'll check in with him in a minute. as we look at the radar, showers earlier for parts of the peninsula and the south bay and moved off toward the east. that's where the heaviest

downpours are right now, moving from brentwood to the altamont pass and the tri-valley and hayward with light rain. if this is enough to slow you down. as we start out this morning with the wet roads in spots and cool temperatures, the highs today will only reach the low 60s. check out the seven day forecast at the bottom of the screen and you will see there will be quite a few days of rain in the forecast but it won't be raining the entire time. now, we are starting out this morning, a live look outside in san jose. already you are getting light rain this morning. make sure you grab the umbrella. keep it somewhere close by. several waves of rain through the day. maybe not the umbrella, but a nice warm rain jacket. as the day goes along, light long sleeves and boots today. something you don't mind getting wet or mud gi because that's the kind of situation we are in today. as we look at the incoming rain and what we are expecting the rest of the day.

very hit or miss activity. if you have the nbc bay area app, you will be able to get alerts of exactly when the rain is moving into your location. then we will see the heavier rain lining up ahead of the cold front. it's not moving through overnight and tomorrow morning. still tracking rain tomorrow morning at 6:30 and as the day goes along, that moves to the south and east, clearing and then a second wave of rain between sunday afternoon and sunday night and early monday. a couple chances of rain in the forecast. temperatures stay cool only in the mid-50s for san francisco. going to be breezy as well. inland areas well below normal for this time of year. a bit of a break on tuesday and another storm system wednesday into thursday. mike is tracking those damp roads. now a new crash? >> that's right, kari. a word of caution in the altamont corridor and the south

portion of san jose. keep that in mind for 101. the crash as you look at the sensors, no surprises. more slowing because of the crash. we have recovery for the speed sensors. looks like they may have moved it from the shoulder there. note as you come around the bend, there's slowing near sunol boulevard. typical pattern for pleasantton and 680. 880 to fremont a build there. a nice drive toward the bay bridge. a quick look at the golden gate bridge. we talked about the crash having cleared north of the robin williams tunnel. a lot of traffic coming through the toll plaza. back to you. >> all right. thanks. coming up, a quick look at the top stories on "today in the bay," including a vote taking place that could change the type of weapons police officers are able to carry.

at 6:53, happening now, a developing story out of north korea. they face drills near the communist station. they are planned in advance, not a current event. tensions have been amped up after they bombed north korea. no connection. whatsapp down for europe, india, pakistan and singapore. facebook owns the app and is investigating the outage. we'll be back with more news in two minutes. before you head out the door,

here are the top sto 6:57 on a friday morning. welcome back to you. before you head out the door, here are the top stories on "today in the bay." the white house is on lockdown. here are live pictures of the white house. the secret service is reporting someone is in custody after sis suspicious activity. pennsylvania avenue has been shut down. no word on why. there are reports of it happening shortly after the president left the white house for the trip to asia. we'll continue to follow this breaking story and bring you the latest. following the rain in the bay area, live in sonoma county, where weather worries beyond the wet roads. there are concerns rain will wash toxic ash and debris.

water officials say the streams are a major source of drinking water. in napa, officials are urging people to be prepared for the rain. looking live at sfpd, they rule about the type of force officers can use in the city may change. san francisco does not allow police officers to use stun guns. they are pushing to change that today. san francisco police commission is set to discuss and possibly vote on allowing officers to carry and use stun guns. taking a live look from the apple store in downtown palo alto where people have been camping out. they are waiting in line to buy the new iphone x. one person has been in line since tuesday morning. that's patience. the store opens in just about an hour, at 8:00 a.m. a lot of customers are hoping the apple ceo, tim cook, will make an appearance as he has in the past. more than 300 iphones, listen to this, were stolen from the

u.p.s. truck in san francisco. three men swiped those phones from the trunk as it was parked outside the apple store at stonestown mall about to make a delivery. $300,000 worth of the brand-new apple iphones. >> people standing in line since tuesday z. i don't get that. >> can you get it delivered? >> you can. >> umbrella delivery. >> wow. and it's raining, too. people standing out there in soggy conditions. we have seen the showers off and on. here is a look at the radar. the bulk of the rain is shifted to the east. i'll continue to watch that throughout the day. >> thanks, kari. mike, a last look at the traffic. >> damp roadways, not wet. we have one crash over in the tri-valley. south of 680, a crash on the shoulder. >> all right. we'll be back with a local news update in a half hour. have a great weekend.

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