will have information about the athlete athletes going for the gold next month. and so we will have more reports from our meteorologist kari hall coming up. >> my credibility is being questioned by a man who has perhaps who has ever walked on earth. >> speak out with the author of the conb trover shall book fire and fury, and you may not know his face, but you know his name, because it is a behind the scenes look at the trump white house. heading to court, the new disturbing details we are learning about the man accused of plotting the pier attack on pier 39 in san francisco. "today in the bay" continues right now. good friday. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura

garcia. and who is ready for the long weekend? me, too. and here we are and the good weather if you want to stay inside and cozying up with a book maybe >> yes, that is what a lot of people will be doing this weekend, but nice for getting outside, too, because the rain is going to be clearing out for tomorrow as well as sunday, but today, we have rain to get through, and with are seeing it on the radar here with lots of green across the north bay and starting to move in san francisco and if you are starting to head out the door, you 20 minutes before the rain is heavy. we will have our high temperatures today reaching into the low to mid-60s, and that is before the cold fronts start to dip in and it is dropping as we head into the weekend. i will talk about all of this coming up in a few minutes. vianey has been tracking a few issue, but for the most part it is smooth sailing a around the bay. >> yes, kari, if you are saying the rain in 20 minutes, oh, boy, we have to look out for it on the traffic map, because it has been looking so good and nothing major to report. we will go right to the mass

transit here. no delays. b.a.r.t. has 28 trains up and running on this friday morning, and not too cold, but don't forget the um brbrella. back to you. >> 6:02 right now, and developing news, the explosive "fire and fury" book that gives a behind the scenes look of the trump white house is hitting the shelves earlier than anticipated this morning. this morning the "today" show is speaking exclusively with the author michael wolff and about what he says about the book that president trump says is a book of lies. >> i spoke to the people who spoke to the president on a daily and sometimes minute-by-minute basis. so this book is really, i mean, in a sense, there was one question on my mind when i began this book, what is itt like to work with donald trump, how can you work with donald trump, and

what is the -- how do you feel having worked with donald trump? >> the book depicts a trump administration that is ill equipped to lead the nation. today in the bay, tracie potts is live in washington with more of what it entails, and treacy, it seems that a lot of folks will have a hard time getting their hands on the book. >> yeah, definitely. i was sold out this morning on amazon, and we can tell you that you just heard there that michael wolff saying that he had access and the president says that he does not or did not in fact, and president trump said that what is in this book are a lot of lies, misrepresentation, and sources that don't even exist exist. >> reporter: at midnight, "fire and fury" sold out within minutes with explosive details unverified by nbc describing the president as mentally unfit. >> it is disgraceful and

laughable and complete fantasy and full of the tabloid gossip. >> reporter: the author michael wolff has been accused of stretching the truth, and some of the most damaging information comes if are the former chief strategist steve bannon and now bannon is telling a different sto story? are there is nobody that we think higher of than president trump. >> well, he called mae great man last night, and so he changed the tune. >> and many republicans are siding with the president on this. in the book, he called the president are treasonous. some believe it could spark new investigations. >> and i don't believe it is treasono treasonous, but very alarming. >> and so you will see more of the interview that you will see shortly on "today" show, kris

and marcus. >> you can see the interview coming up at 7:00 on the "today" show right after this newscast. breaking news out of newark, new jersey, where the firefighters are battling a massive fire in a building that spread to other buildings. cars have been burned and two firefighters have been injured. one slipped on ice, and another hel rpd from the scene. and now, the frozen an windy conditions are making a difficult for firefighters, because they say they have limited access to water. >> and happening today, the man accused in the pier 39 terror plot is due in court. 26-year-old everson jamison is expected to be arraigned in fresno, and the u.s. attorney's office is now going to include a bomb charge, and according to the court documents jamison intend intended to use homemade pipe bombs to funnel the people on pier 39 where he then planned to shoot them.

jamison was arrested after talking about his plan to undercover agents. and the three jail guards who beat a santa clara inmate to death is expected to be sentenced today. the jurors convicted rafael rodriguez, and that was second degree murder of this man, michael tyree. he die d in his cell at 2015 at the county's main jail and the death sparked massive reforms in the santa clara prison system. as for the guard, each faces 15 years to life in prison. >> one person dead in a multiple car crash in vallejo. it happened after 5:00 p.m. on sonoma boulevard near cheery street. they say that two cars crashed headon and the passenger in one of the cars died at the scene. it is looking more and more like june, motorists will be

deciding on a toll hike for the bay bridge. the transportation leaders will be holding a final vote next week, and then that hike would roll out in three phases. we reported this as well if voters a approve it. the tolls would go$is next year, and then another dollar in 2022 and then another dollar in 2025 except for the golden bridge which is not owned by the state. and cleanup is expected to ramp up over the coming weeks from last year's deadly firestorm. thanks to in part a recent $475 million federal contract for a burli burlingame company who are expected to complete the cleanup in two months. today, marin county firefighters are going to conduct a controlled burn. so if you see the smoke in the area, it is expected to happen

in the area of lucas valley road near big rock for the controlled burn. you may smell or see smoke between 10:00 this morning and 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. all right. the investigative unit is looking into the state's efforts to prevent the mega fires like the north bay fire, and you can see liz wagner's full report on what the state is doing or not doing on the website nbc bayarea.com, and click on the investigations tab. right now, it is 6:08 and we have spotty showers around the bay area, and as we are looking at the radar, most of the rain has been along the peninsula, and the north bay while still dry in san jose. as we are getting a closer look of san francisco and san bruno, and the light rain is coming down now, and another cell off shore that is about to move into san francisco within the next ten minutes. and now nfor the morning commut, our temperaturess will be in the upper 50s and mostly cloudy skies ark and if the rain holds

off, you won't see the wet weather until 11 are:00 or 12:00 as you head out for lunch. we will continue to track the rain across the bay area, and look at the trends coming up in freemont, and vianey has more on the roads. >> well, this is going to help the morning commuters stay on track with no major or minor reports here. there is a minor one up in the mountain mountains. and the 10 minutes for bay bridge from westbound 80, and also in palo alto, you can see a couple more cars out there, but no bumper to bumper, so everybody is easing into the work flow. >> thank you, vianey. and next coming up on "today in the bay" it is digging out.

>> this is not normal. >> much of the country is sitting under snow this morning . we will show you the deadly impact that this storm is having and also on the airports around the country. >> it is not just friday, but jobs friday. we will look at the latest numbers of the nation's economy when "today in the bay" continues.

we are coming up on 6:13 and for some of you in your morning commute, you will have rain. as the showers are moving through outside we see in freemont, the rain is holding off until noon. it is 62 at lunchtime, and mi 6 mid-60s today and times of showers. a soggy start to the weekend, but what about the rest of the weekend? we will let you know what is coming up at about 6:19. keeping an eye on the quiet road, and also in the san mateo bridge, and driving westbound, and that is only about 13 minutes. a live look at portland, maine, this morning covered in snow after yesterday's massive snowstorm. take a look there, and also a look at this, with the heavy

rain and snowfall did to new jersey gas stations. you can see it here. look at that. wow. and now, the freezing temperatures are going to be a big problem for them today again, and it is impacting air travel impacting 100 flights from sfo canceled yesterday. at least 20 more flights c canceled for today. >> you might want to call ahead. this morning the california state senate is going be considering two bills on the net neutrality, and the measures will require internet providers to adhere to the old regulations scrapped earlier by the fx cc b can -- fcc, but they say they will fight any state who tries to create any of their own net neutrality laws. it means that the companies are to treat all traffic the same legally. >> and the tech news site rico say says that the fcc chairman is

going to cancel his appearance, because he has received death h threats over his net neutrality position. and usually the chairman would participate in the conference. the u.s. economy is continuing to grow, but not as quickly as it was. >> but you are saying it is perfectly normal some. >> yes, we have seen a slowdown of the jobs gained, but it is more than eight years really into the economic recovery. the labor department just a short time ago said 144,000 jobs were created in december and far fewer than economists expected, but it is growth. and things are muttering along just fine. the bureau of labor statistics says looking at the regions in the united states, the san francisco bay area region has the lowest unemployment in the whole country. if you are break down the single

citi cities, that honor goes the minneapolis, and in small towns ames, iowa, with 1.5% unplo unemployment. and curiously with the good news of the bay area, two companies go pro and ero who makes wi-fi company for the home, and go pro makes the action cameras. we have talked about bitcoin, and that is not bitcoin, but it is ripplecoin and it is a krypto currency. ripplecoin has increased in value like a rocketship. if you are confused about the blockchain, we will lay it out for you sunday morning on "in the press" here. and everything that you wanted to know, but too embarrassed to ask. the guy we will interview holds a lot of krypto currency, a lot. here is a clip. >> business insider says it is worth $9 billion? >> industry read that report.

>> blink if it is true. er all right. he did. >> and this is the dynamic of thinking of the long-term success. >> okay it is $9 billion. >> what would it be like to have $9 billion? >> ri i am thinking of the scot coin. >> so he does sit down to explain why it is important and important for banks and then, you have to ask the guy, you have $9 billion main the krypto currency, and that sin sane. >> and i like that you say that you are too afraid to ask about it, but i see it with my friends in tech, and i'm like, i'm at the party, butly just -- >> we will tell you all about it on "in the press" sunday morning at 9:00. >> thank you, scott. and the red carpet is g getting rolled out, and i mean, literally. and the show is getting ready for sunday night. >> this is a sneak peek from beverly hills. >> good morning chris and

marcus, and of course, the golden globes are known as hollywood's biggest party of the fun and unpredictable bash, but it may strike a serious tone beginning right here on the red carpet where a number of stars are going to be wearing all black to protest sexual harassment and an issue that has dominated hollywood over to the last few month, and it is an issue that could bleed into the awards, but it is because one of the movies that has the a nomination, and all of the money in the world, and this is the film where at the last possible moment christopher plummer came in and replaced kevin spacey in all of his scene, and plumber is nominated for best supporting actor, and director ridley scott is up for the best director and it is possible that the hollywood foreign press could rereward them for the last-second changes. and the shape of water is leading all contenders with seven nomination, and behind that "the post" with six nomination, and those will vie for the best drawma.

on the comedy side the social sat ire "get out" and "lady bird" and the golden globes love to honor new shows which could be good like "handma maid's tal and the other newcomers in the category. and that is sunday where coverage starts at 4:00 sunday. and tomorrow morning not so much, and it is because we will have a cold front moving in, so it is going to be warmer as the warm air brushes into that, and we are are also seeing the scattered showers being fired up as well. we are not going to have some times of rain, and as we get a look at the radar now, you can see that most of the rain has been over the parts of the north bay and northern sonoma county and normarin county and rolling back into san francisco, too, but as we are getting a live

look outside in san jose, it is dry, and may stay drier to a little bit longer, and as we are check out the temperature trend, upper 50s and mostly cloudy skies and in the mid-60s today, and some of the showers are starting to fall around 11:00. we will have the high temperatures around the bay area reaching into the mid-60s for the south bay, and upper 50s for santa the rosa and napa, and 61 degree, and if you will be traveling today as we are looking at the high temperatures across the country, it is only going to be in the single digits in detroit today. and newark city is bitterly cold behind the nor'easter which dumped a lot of snow in the northeast and for the northeast as we are getting a look at what is happening here. the light showers are starting to move in, and in is a fairly week system to bring in hit or miss showers throughout the day, and looking at the time line at 8:30 this morning, and some of the showers are moving through parts of the east bay, and then also, a chance of rain as we are

going into the evening, but most of it is clearing the south bay by 10:00 tonight. i will have a look at the seven-day forecast coming up and vianey has a look at how the roads are moving. >> i am perfectly okay with the rain staying away through the orlly morning commute, because this is when we will see the heaviest of the traffic. but so far, a fantastic start. and we have managed to stay that way, but a quick reminder, if you are going to drive through the santa cruz mountain, they will clear the road hazard with the downed power line, and it was originally blocking some of the lines from summit road through bear creek, and a check of the peninsula here southbound 101 to venice and sx fo and only 20 minutes highway 101 to bowers avenue. >> thank you, vianey. coming up next on "today in the bay" a scare for alex trebeck that is suspending the taping of "jeopardy."

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likes you and the grand total since our launch to $1.25 mi million saved. we are committed to save you more in 2018 and a very strong start and we have saved shelby, scott and laurie a collective $10,000 after closing their cases this week. maybe we can help you. please call us the number is 888-996-tips or online at nbc bayarea.com/respon bayarea.com/response. have a great weekend. >> congratulation, chris. new this morning, popular game show host alex trebeck is recovering are from brain surgery and now "jeopardy" is on hiatus. he had blood clots removed from his brain. 77-year-old says that he hopes to resume taping very, very soon, and he should make a full recovery. jeopardy is still airing new episodes that were taped, and i hope that he is okay and going to come back. we love alex trebeck.

>> also, coming up next on today many in the bay, the kate steinle case could come to a head today. what we can expect today as jose garcia faces a judge. plus a fight po the finish, the u.s. national skating championships continue today. the finish, the u.s. national skating championships continue today. t the u.s. national skating championships continue today. o the u.s. national skating championships continue today. the u.s. national skating championships continue today. taking a live look outside from

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right now at 6:30, taking a live look outside in downtown san jose this morning. the sun is not quite up yet, but if you have not headed outdoors, it is very warm to start the day. thank you for joining us. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. and meteorologist carry -- kari hall is keeping us up to date. >> yes, looking at with where we will be on a high temperature, it is starting out very warm and also some spotty showers moving through, through, and we are seeing the rainle roing across the north bay and also in san francisco right now. as we are look closer, the showers headed off to the north and east, and toward richmond where i will give it another 20 to 30 minutes. and so get ready for the rain and it is off and on and the high temperatures are reaching

into the mid-60s for south bay and tri valley, and santa rosa and oakland to today, and 63 degrees. we will be talking about the weekend forecast in a few minutes, and vianey has a look at the morning commute. >> well, you have not too much sho show off, so a lot of green. getting to the drive time, and southbound 101 if you are heading to the san francisco airport from venice avenue. we have not seen many delays in terms of the drivetimes and in san jose, you can see it is smoothly out there. back to you. >> thank you, vianey. and happening today, the next step in the kate steinle case. the judge could grant a new trial for the one count that jose e necessary garcia zarate was convicted of. >> and we go to the courthouse to see what to expect this morning. keith? >> yes, good morning to you.

in a few hours the sentencing hearing here at the hall of justice and the big question is what you mentioned will the judge grant a new trial when it co comes to the weapons possession for jose ines garcia zarate who was acquitted in the shooting of kate steinle in pier 39 shooting. the judge decided he was not guilty of murder or manslaughter charges, and they dispute that he has possession of the firearm, and the jury was not informed of the transitory possession. that he held it briefly, but not enough to hold it possession. the retrial would be bogus says the judge. but the weapons con vviction gog to be staying unchanged, but he expects the arguments over jury instructions to continue. >> i believe there is a real

possibility that there is an instructional error in the case, and based on that the new trial might be granted, and more likely the new trial would be denied, but it is going to lay the groundwork for a very strong appeal. >> reporter: the maximum sentence that he can face is three years, and likely fulfilled given the time served that the sentencing ha hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. pete sarantas for "today in the bay." and now, we are learning that this suspect who was accused of attacking a teacher has been arrested last night. we have been telling you about this sex yule assault and robbery in harker academy all week long. and the chief is expected to give an update this morning. and police are believed that

two men are tied to a fire inside of an east bay business. these are the images of the men they are looking for. and investigators sayly started fire inside of a business two days before christmas on niles road. they say that the two suspects in the picture may be brothers. and now some insurance companies are backing a wway fr offering coverage to some california homeowners in fire-prone areas. the state insurance commissioner said that thousands of policies were denied renewal which was a jump of 15%, and now likely more higher after the massive wildfires last year. 6:34 and happening now, the california highway patrol is going to welcome in the newest officers officers. in total 108 new cadets will be sworn in. it wraps up 28 weeks of intense training, and they will serve

divisions throughout the state. congratulations. the pressure is on, and the u.s. figure skating championships continue to today. taking a live look at the sap center this morning where all of the action is going to be taking place again today. >> yes, several stars took to the ice vying for at spot on the team usa. we are 35 days away from the olympics begin in south korea. and now inside of the sap center, we have bob redell of what to expectment bob? >> good morning, kris and marcus, today is the last day of competition for the ladies here at the sap center, and then tomorrow morning, early, at 4:30, u.s. skating will announce which ladies they will be choosing to represent the united states at the winter olympics next month in south korea. a few bay area athletes to keep your eye on in today's competition is karen chen of freemont competing in the ladies free skate this afternoon. also, paulina edmonds of san

jose, and in the short dance competition taking placele early in the afternoon, there is the pa partners from los gatos. and on sunday, the men's team will be chosen. one local athlete is vincent cho of palo alto. he was able to land the first jump without a problem, and a very difficult quadruple-triple combination, and the last jump the easier element that caused him trouble briefly are sending him to the ice. chen, and joe took fifth in the short program, but no way that he or anybody is going to catch nathan chen who is sitting far away in first place, and considered to be america's best chance at gold in pyeongchang. >> i did a nice quad, and the triple-axel i made a stupid mistake and got way into the program, and i like had too good of a flow, so i stepped really far over to the left, but other

than that, i think it is great. my spin is good and my footwork is feeling good. >> take a look at the tv screen, we put up a highlight of the events taking place in the u.s. figure skating championships at the sap enter. in an hour and a half, the rink is going to open up at 8:00 for practice. 1:10 is the short dance competition broadcast live by the way on nbc sports network. and 3:45, the ladies free skate competition live on the nbc bay area in primetime, and the tickets are available for the events today, tomorrow, and sunday, and go to skate san jose 2018.com for tickets. reporting live here inside of the sap center, bob redell "today in the bay."-- lots of f looking for tickets. thank you, bob. and we have extensive coverage of the skaters and you can learn more about them by

going to the nbc bayarea.com website and clicking on olympics. the traffic all morning long has been very good. our speed sensors are picking up the slowing near santa cruz, and there was a downed tree causing a pole to fall over, but now, it looks like we are still seeing the delays here at a summit road which is typical for this ear a ya to get congestion and especially if something bad happens in that area. now, right here outside towards oakland, this is a typical area to be seeing the heavy buildup, and that is what is happening, and checking out the bridges, and the san mateo bridge has not seen the mayor or minor incidents, because it has managed to stay clear all morning long. >> also great news there.

>> and some great weather, too. so we do have the soggy weather still happening out there, and now, that is all going to be out of here for your saturday. and cool with high temperatures along the coast in the 50s and 60s for inland areas, and not bad at all. sunday, we will have more of the same, and partly to most hly cloudy skies. what are you doing this weekend? if you are going to santa cruz, there is rain today off and on, but torl, nothing but sunshine, and the highs are up the to the 62 degree, and 60 sunday, and napa valley is going to be nice this weekend, and highs up to 60 degrees, and mostly sunny skies as you go out on some of the wine tour, and as you go out to santa barbara, you will be warmer saying that it is 65 degree, and then going to sierra, there is still some rain coming down now, and you may have to allow some extra time to get there, but this is a life look out there at squaw valley at one of the resorts.

tomorrow, all of the rain wraps up with light snow. it is going to be so nice to be there once the snow is falling. high temperature is 38 and then coming back home on sunday, it'll be in the upper 40s, but all clear. and if you are about to head out or making the weekend plans, and you let me know what you are doing on twitter at kari hall weather, and let me know what is going on, and maybe you will get a personalized forecast right there on twitterer. i will have more in three minutes. all right. today in the bay, terrifying moments aboard a spirit airlines flight, and now the investigation is underway after a woman was reportedly sexually assaulted while she slept on board board. >> today is the day that the book came out about president trump, and we will tell you all about it. >> and now, scott, we will tell you about the stock market and the dow is up 46 point, and another good day today, and the stocks are opening higher today looking to cap off the strong

start of the new year hitting that record yesterday. the time now is 6:40, and you are are watching "today in the bay."

6:43 now, and the rain coming down in san francisco and parts of the north bay. a lot of greenp on the mapb, and while it is mostly dry in the east and south bay, as we are looking closer, the rain is approaching oakland. this is all moving off to the north and east and so no rain

just yet in san jose. as we are going through the neighborhood of santa teresa, the rain is going to hold off until later in the morning with mostly cloudy skies. we will talk about what is ahead in the weekend and what is ahead in five minutes. right now in san jose, you can see plenty of traffic building up now, and you can see reporting the traffic collision, and many concord where that is, and who might be affected. >> thank you, vianey. and new this morning a disturbing story out of michigan where an airplane passenger woke up to find a man sexually assaulting her midnight. prosecutors say it happened on a spirit airlines flight from las vegas to detroit. she says that she was asleep in a window seat, and when she woke up, she was groped by the man next to her. and that man is being arrested and held without bail when they landed. and people are in shock over this story, that they say that,

police say that this man walked into a home and sexually assaulted an 8-year-old girl sleeping. police in rohnert park says that noah holland took a garage door opener from the unlocked car, and then entered the home on francis circle and went into the bedroom where the 8-year-old girl was asleep and took off his clothing and sexually assaulted her. the neighbors are very shaken up. >> the kids are always running around on the scooters and the bikes, and so we would not expect that. people are sick. >> the crucial clue to help the officers track down the suspect was from the suspect himself, baecause the girl screamed and her mother came in and the suspect abruptly left, but he left all of the personal belongings behind in the process. >> 6:45, the coverage of the uptick of flu in california. the flu season according to experts is in full swing. some bay area medical centers

are taking the full precautions. influenza is spiking unusually early, and already four flu-related deaths this season. and two south bay hospitals are going to start restricting the visitors under the age of 16, but in general, the hospitals say they are prepared. across the state, there are 17 people uncan der the age of 65 who have died from the flu this season. >> despite the abrupt policy change on marijuana enforcement, most cities including san francisco don't appear to be changing course. attorney general jeff sessions rescinded the obama administration policy on leniency regard ing ting the recreational use of marijuana. the new regulations are expected to take place saturday. >> and today, a tell-all book

about president trump is going to be hitting the shelves. but according to scott mcgrew, you may not find it. >> right, because sit is sellin out everywhere. the book is "fire and fury" and the author is going to be on "the today show" at 7:00. >> clear it up, because the president said it is full of lice and you did not have the access that you had. >> one of the things that we have to count on is that donald trump is going to attack, and send lawyers' letters, and this is a 35-year-history of how he approaches everything. >> originally the book was not supposed to come out today, but the publisher pushed up the release date after the white house threatened to sue to stop the publication. that is a major sin the legal world because it is prior restraint and it is a big deal. here is the press secretary defending that. >> and the president absolutely believe ms. first amendment, but

the president also believes in making sure that information is accurate before pushing it out as fact when it is certainly and clearly is not. >> the white house is saying it is a stickler for the facts. meanwhile, the new york times is reporting this morning that president trump told one of his personal lawyers to urge attorney general jeff sessions not the recuse himself from the russia investigation saying that he needed his attorney general to protect him. a and that could be construed as obstruction of justice, and the times says that special counsel robert mueller is aware of the order. and so, now i am curious if you are going to get this book and if you read it, what did you think about it? you can reach me on twitter, and i'm @scott mcgrew. >> thank you, scott. you may have called this the dog days of winter right there, and this is a video that it sure seems that way with the little dog. and now, this is australian shepard in iowa sledding over

and over again on the hill, and the owners say that the dog is doing it all by herself, and pulling the sled back up the hill, and the owner says she can do it about 50 times before she calls it quits. a lot of fun there. and this one, too, and this is another good one, a dog in boston common and a hot dog when it comes to the art of ostaying cool. you can see rolling around in the snow, and like the other dogs in boston commons, the dog is not minding the cold. >> you lived in boston and i can guarantee you that my little dog did not do that. >> no, i adopt ed my dog in el paso, texas, but binkks does not like the cold, so i don't know how he would do in boston common. >> well, kari, you will have to hold off, because the rain here means snow in the sierra, but the not this time?

>> no, it is a warmer storm. but maybe next week it is looking more promising for the sierra snow, but for right now, it is just the rain. looking at the green on the map, that is mostly for marin county and sonoma county, and san francisco county here where we are seeing the showers rolling through, and crossing the bay to the are richmond and san rafael bridge and some of the heavier downpours there. we will see the rain rolling off to the north and east, and the temperatu temperatures are going to be reaching the low to mid 60s. and in livermore and san jose, 59, and the seven-day forecast is up at the bottomf screen to show the temperatures cooling off as it going to dry out over the next couple of days. but you want to prepare for the rain today and as we start out in the closet, get the rain jacket, and the boots and the umbrella, and all of that to stay dry. some of the showers that may not but falling right now, but they will be moving through as the day goes along, and as we get a look at the rain, as we take ti

throughout the day, the time line is going to show the showers of the north bay, and the coast from 9:00 to 10:00 through the day, it is hit or miss scattered showers, and maybe not making it to san jose until later this evening, and the rainfall totals reaching a quarter of inch with the latest round ashgts and the much lighter amounts as you go to the east bank. so after this amount moves out, it is dry, and next week, another round of rain moves in, and this is promising once again for the sierra snow, and heavier rain for the bay area, and this could be another atmospheric river, and we have not seen a lot of them throughout the rain season, and we could have a better boost of the rainfall totals headed into next week. i will be watching that for you, and temperatures are cooling off as well. let's head over to vianey with the traffic. >> yes, the green on my map is green to go.

and i am keeping a close eye on the area in concord, and they are reporting a crash on westbound, and southbound 242 and it is looking like they have clear ed it out, and chp's last report is that it is going to be the next five minutes, and cleared off nicely, but the ongoing issue the road hazard with the downed power lines. and that right lane was closed earlier, and working to clear it out, but you could see the speed sensors are picking up the issue issues there. and so, mass transit, no delays to report. 48 trains up and running for b.a.r.t. and coming up next a look at the top stories of today in the bay. several high profile cases we are tracking. the chilling information about a man plotting an attack on pier 39 in san francisco. >> and for now, the chinese

government is promising to deal with violators of the sanctions against north korea. south korea has seized two ships. and plus, a hot air balloon full of tourists crashed and killed one south african tourist, and others were hurt. officials blamed the strong winds for bringing the balloon down. we have more news after the break. before you head out the door,

here are the top stories on today in the bay-- we will be following 6:55 and before you head tout door, we want to get you on top of the top stories on "to today in the can bay." >> we are following several course cases, the man suspected of the the terror plot is set to be arraigned in fresno this a afternoon. thursday the u.s. attorney's office released the indictment which now includes a bomb charge according to the court documents. he had intended to use homemade pipe bombs to lure people on the pier 39 so he could shoot them. he talked about the plot to undercover agents. today, jose ines garcia zarate was not found guilty of killing kate steinle, but a felon in possession of a weapon. the defense is expected to say that the jury did not get

instructions on transitory possession. the prosecution says that a retrial would be bogus, and he is accused of tossing the weapon that killed steinly into the bay. the maximum he could get is three years, but however, he could be freed on the time he has already served. >> and three jail guards who beat a santa clara county inmate to death are to be sentenced today. jurors convicted rafael rodriguez, and matthew fair ris, and jeray levrinth beating a man to death who later died. each guard faces 15 years to life in prison. happening now, a live look at portland, maine, this morning, and you will see still lots of snow on the rooftop, but blanketed by yesterday's massive winter storm, and looking at the snowfall, and what they did it to this new jersey gas station,

the snow is heavy. breezy temperatures are a big problem today as well, and it is impacting traffic flights. over 100 were canceled yesterday, and several more are cancelled today. so do call ahead. >> the golden globes will air sunday here on nbc bay area. the hollywood foreign press honors the top work and television and film. seth meyers, the host, was on hand for ceremonial rolling out of the red carpet. he and the writers are going to prepare a humorous monolog, but mindful of the allegations around sexual harassment. a reminder that in the coverage begins at 4:00 p.m. only on nbc bay aer rea. to a different show as we are looking live at the sap center in downtown san jose, it is coming down to this, the top women's figure skaters. a great performance in the free

skate could vault them on to a slot of the u.s. olympic team. the championships continue tonight, and then tomorrow morning, u.s. skating is going to announce which ladies will compete in south korea. i don't believe they will get a wink of sleep tonight. >> and now, looking out over san francisco, the rain is coming, right, kari? >> yes, we are seeing it in parts of san francisco and north bay, and the rain is cloudy around the bay area, and so download the bay area map, and tune into where you live are. as we are looking at the ray are dar, there you can see the green on the map has been farther to the north from san francisco to the north of the golden gate bridge. >> and what are we watching on the roadways? it is quiet. >> yes, it has been fantastic all morning. 12 minutes for the the bay bridge, and i have been keeping my fingers crossed that the meetering is going to stay off,

and so it looks like they will be off. >> who knew that you were so powerful. [ laughter ] >> that is what is happening "today in the bay." and don't forget that interview with michael wolff coming up on "the today show." good morning. ice age. 139 million americans facing dangerously cold temps this morning. windchills well below zero across much of the nation. >> stay inside if you can. >> the deep freeze adding to the misery caused by that massive winter storm. heavy snow bringing travel to a standstill. entire towns iced over. we're live with the latest. breaking overnight, obstruction? a new report reveals trump use a white house lawyer, this as he lashes out about a controversial new book about his administration, saying