right now at 4-30.. we )re under a microclimate weather alert. a wet and windy morning right now at 4:30. we're under a microclimate weather alert. a wet and windy morning commute for you this morning. taking a live look outside at palo alto as the biggest storm of the year whips through the bay area. full coverage straight ahead. good morning, thank you for joining us. i'm marcus. >> you will need the umbrella today. it is a soggy one no matter where you are across the bay area. times of rain rolling through and it is going to be pretty much all day long, even into most of the day tomorrow. so, expect a steady downpour but at times it will be heavier starting to pick up, especially

this afternoon. as we get a closer look at the south bay, we see a few of those areas in yellow indicating heavier rain around saratoga and sunnyvale and that will be moving into downtown san jose. and we are getting some lighter showers for the south county, but we'll see that also picking up as we go through the rest of the day. a very soggy start this morning. the winds will pick up later today and we'll talk about the timeline of this storm system as it continues to move through. that's coming up in just a few minutes. mike, you already have two crashes on the roads. >> i'm going to update that. one crash on the road and one was there also. both down highway 17 and more activity reported for oakland. i'll check on what is going on there, as well. a lot of slowing first passing down towards the summit where there was a second crash but a pole was taken down. but, again, lanes are clear south of redwood estates, it sounds like. a quick look at the san rafael

area. there are a couple crashes to the north and we'll check out santa rosa and i'll let you know how that is. and i want to bring our friend from an jose. it is wet. what are you dealing with this morning? >> yeah, my drive down 101 to get to downtown san jose saw a lot of drivers on the road people leaving earlier knowing the commute is going to be a mess. it's kind of quiet and the rain starting to come down a little heavier and get rough later through the morning. so, we saw moderate to heavy rains on the road. we did run into pockets of standing water oon the freeway. as the commute builds this morning, remember, so will the rain. it's important to plan accordingly. chp wants to remind all drivers, give other vehicles one to two extra seconds of follow time in the rain. that gives you and the cars behind you more time to react to

traffic. remember in california, you must drive with your lights on, even in brought daylight and, for example, if your brake lights are out, it puts you and other drivers at risk. and we know it's going to be raining hard this morning. it's the first rain of the season. so, know that your traffic and your commute will likely be a nightmare. so, allow for extra commute time. in addition to poor visibility that comes with the heavy rain, just a real threat of hyd hydroplaning which happens when people drive too fast. chp also advising do not drive with cruise control on. we'll continue to monitor the traffic out here all morning and reporting live in downtown san jose, "today in the bay." >> thank you. my mom always used to make sure you can see the car's tires in front of you to make sure you have enough room. critical in the north bay and we'll keep an eye on this. this will likely be the strongest storm since the deadly fire storm since last november.

crews have been clearing burned out areas for weeks now. too much rain could cause a whole new set of problems. >> the concern now versus a month or so ago when we received our first rain is perhaps the intensity of the storm is more significant. >> now, it's not just the slides that they're worried about, also concerned about keeping rivers and streams free of the potential debris and runoff. we'll have a live report in our next hour. and our microclimate weather covage will continue throughout "today in the bay" and when you're not close to your tv, you can click on our weather tab at nbcbayarea.com. happening today, the man acquitted in the killing of kate steinle will be in federal court to face new new charges. garcia was acquitted of murder

and manslaughter charges in steinle's death but convicted of illegally possessing a weapon. last week he was sentenced to a maximum of three years. fremont police are asking for help to solve a shooting during a botched truck break in that seriously injured two people. that happened yesterday in a quiet part of fremont on summit drive near mello. the two people who lived there tried to stop the robbers, at least one of those robbers opened fire. other residents saw those steves run from the scene leaving their own vehicle behind. that was a white pickup truck. the neighbors there were terrified. >> scared. since 1:30 or 2:00. >> the two men who were shot suffered injuries that are not life threatening. police are searching for two men and two women and are looking for surveillance video they hope

will provide helpful clues. frightening moments in the skies above richmond. about 6:30 last night someone flashed a green laser, you see it there several times. second time in less than a month that the chp helicopter was targeted by a laser in the east bay. the laser, of course, could be blinding the pilot. new this morning, firefighters s in san francisct the fire of a mercedes-benz dealership. the fire broke out near arden fair just north of cal expo near the capital city freeway. so far no word on possible injuries and no details yet on the damage. breaking news just coming into our onnewsroom this mornin and there is set to be an electrical fire. it is trump tower. one alarm fire so far. firefighters responded to the scene there. we don't know if they're

evacuating the building or any other details so far. a fire at trump tower in new york city this morning. well, coming up on "today in the bay" it's being called a grow addiction and your child may be one of the problems. kids spenting countless hours on smartphones. the biggest names in techs waiting to unveil the latest high-tech gadgets. the hottest products on the market.

good monday morning to you, it's 4:39. tech takeover in las vegas. preparations under way for the consumer electronic show that is opening tomorrow. last year's convention. the biggest names in tech will be taking part, again, this year. one oof the biggest trends expected to take over the show are electric bikes, as well as home automated gadgets and voice assistants on products ranging from cars to microwaves. the convention continues until friday and look who's there. business and tech reporter scott budman providing live coverage as he does so well all week. always so cool to see the new gadgets coming out. >> see what we want for christmas. >> trying to pay for the last one. waking up to the wet roads and a microclimate weather alert. kari hall tracking what we can expect throughout the morning. >> rolling not only into the bay area, but bringing some much-needed rain. we will see this lasting for 24 to 36 hours.

we'll talk about the timeline of the rain and how much we can expect coming up. schools are back in full force now and that may mean that commute kicking in strong this morning. right now the bay area is soupy. we'll see how the rest of the approach looks. plus, freezing temperatures wasn't enough for travelers in new york as flooding mounts the lists. what caused gallons of water to shut down a terminal at one of the country's busiest airports.

good morning, i'm semma mody. here are today's top business headlines. add to last week's gains. dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 all rising 2%. the nasdaq, in fact, had its best week since 2016. on the watch list this week, data on inflation and retail sales. earning season kicks off friday. the dow rising 220 point last friday and the nasdaq closing up by 58. two big investors in apple are urging the company to take actions of the growing martphone addiction among children. they collectively own $2 billion

worth of apple shares. they sent a letter calling for apple to develop new tools to help parents control and limit the use and the study impact over use on mental health. dunkin' donuts is scaling back its menu starting today. aimed at making service faster and more accurate. the smaller menu will roll out in england and upstate new york and the rest of the country before the end of march. duncan will eliminate slower moving items such as afternoon sandwiches and smoothies and flatbread. but the majority of items will stay on the menus including doughnuts, coffee and breakfast sandwiches. >> just give people their doughnuts. >> that's all i wanted. >> welcome back. well, we are under a microclimate weather alert this morning. a live look now at san francisco. just one part of the bay area already feeling that impact of the powerful storm. meteorologist kari hall coming up. and with the rain finally some snow. hopefully the storm will help

the sierra snow pack only 3% of normal this year. the most snow expected to fall near yosemite. i was up in the tahoe area and there was nothing. i mean, there was a lot of rain which is nice, but, you know, it was tough up there. 3%. >> wow. >> that's really bad. >> you can see all the grass around it. >> this is still fairly warm snow and it will take a while before the snow levels start to drop. that is what we will be watching over the next few days and only snow in the high sierra and for us it is going to be a lot of rain, too. we are already seeing that. and you don't see any snow falling yet in the sierra. it's all rain at this point. we're also getting in on some heavier pockets of some of those showers as you get ready to head out on this monday morning. a lot of people heading back to school and as you get a look at what we are seeing now, we see the yellows and the reds there.

that indicates some heavier rain now moving into san jose. and also up around milpitas, as well. you're hearing the rain hitting the roof and the windows and you do want to make sure you're prepared for that. we're also starting to see the radar filling in for the south county and little bit of a break from the rain there and also light. i also queried how much rain is coming down in some of the heavier pockets of rain just south of palo alto and the rainfall rate quarter in of rain per hour and pretty good amount could cause puddles out there on the road as you drive. as you go up the peninsula heading up to 80, also really wet and then up 101 and to the north bay. san rafael getting in some really heavy rain just south of novato, as well. then we go to the north bay with a steady downpour that continues over towards napa, as well. with the steady countpour mostly dpre green here on the radar and just

north of walnut creek 0.02 per hour. we're also seeing some of the heavier pockets of rain driving around 84. so, here is our main concerns today. there will be heavier rain and we will really have to closely watch those burn scar areas for the possibility of some debris run off. we will have some gusty winds at times. and there will be a chance that we could have some tree damage or a power outages and a slight chance of some isolated thunder as we go into this afternoon. we also have a flash flood watch in effect for all of these areas shaded in green in the north bay, especially those burn scar areas. where, once again, we could have some debris flows and mudslides. getting dressed this morning, a good idea to have all the rain gear and everything you need from a rain jacket to an umbrella. also, you want to make sure you're staying warm with these cool temperatures. pants or jeans a good option to help stay dry and, also, the rain boots. got the cute ones there breaking those out of the closet.

so, we will have a day where you have to make sure you're ready for whatever comes your way, including gusty winds. a wind advisories in effect for pretty much all of the bay area and this is where we will have most sustained winds at 30 to 40 miles per hour. but in the mountains we may have winds gusting at 45 to possibly 60 miles per hour. watching the santa cruz mountains could bring down some trees and also have power impacts and a high wind warning in effect for selenis and monterey counties. here's a look at how the rainfall continues. we are starting to see rain picking up at 9:00 this morning. that's when many more people will be up and out and about and a lot of red and yellows indicating heavy rain and then start to see it tapering off, but still some pockets of heavy downpours as we go into this evening. rainfall totals at this point look like it could reach pretty much over an inch for all the bay area between today and tomorrow and then until it

finally wraps up on wednesday. after this system moves through, we'll have some drier air moving in and a chance to dry out from the soggy conditions at least throughout the weekend. so, your seven-day forecast shows that we will have some temperatures holding steady in the upper 50s to low 60s. some clearing after tomorrow. i think late tomorrow night we won't see that rain moving out until then. and then for the rest of the week, we will have a chance to warm up just a bit just in time for saturday. as we head over to mike, a number of crashes in the east bay. >> kari, they all popped up and in the oakland area and crash across the santa cruz mountains look like they're slowing and one crash on the shoulder from redwood estates and new crash at 85 and clearing some lanes very quickly. i'll let chp work on that and more information coming up. that will slow you down towards mountain view. this was slowing through oakland and piedmont and lake shore avenue. i just got word all lanes

cleared and from the westbound maze direction. getting away from the maze, a crash on the shoulder and just passed 980 and this crash just moved to the shoulder, as well. but the distraction enough to cue the slowing west 80 as you get towards berkeley. a quick look at the san mateo bridge. very soupy across 92 with no delays right now. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 4:51 right now. more weather-related problems causing a new round of travel headaches for fliers into and out of new york's kennedy airport. this time it was a water main break. it hand yesterday. but still causing some problems this morning. the break actually flooded part of terminal 4, which is the international terminal. that includes customs. an airport spokesperson said the break was triggered by the extreme cold and frozen equipment. as for the deep freeze itself impacting so much of the midwest and east coast, some relief on the way, good news. if you call 30 degree temperatures some relief. >> yeah, certainly a far cry

from those single-digit temperatures that left many places frozen for days now. the freeze is apparently going out with a bang providing one more round of new record lows in many cities over the weekend. not just cold either. also freezing rain making driving conditions very dangerous. coastal erosion from rising sea levels could wipe out more than a mile and a half of the coastline before the end of the century. that is the finding by researchers in southern california. being reported by the press democrat this morning. the same study finds that erosion is causing cliffside areas to recede by as much as a foot per year. coming up next on "today in the bay" a new approach to the opioid crisis sweeping the nation. comes with piles of paperwork and the consumer investigator says that one fee is negotiable. >> it's one of the few things we are forced to buy when we're signing all those papers. we have no idea how it works and

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a live look outside in san jose-- that rain that kari we are under a microclimate weather alert this morning. live look outside in san jose. the rain that kari has been talking about coming down pretty steadily. slick roadways to contend with. we'll check in with kari in just a few minutes. this morning a new approach to ending opioid addiction right here in the bay area. so-called -- >> ultimately to retrain the nervous system -- >> now kaiser is running a pilot program. patients work with doctors to gradually stop taking addiction medications and they also work in groups with other patients to meditate or do physical therapy

which doctors say can really help retrain the brain. >> our goal, ultimately, is to retrain the nervous system and open new pathways that will allow them to help better manage their pain. >> to open up the possibilities of many things i did before that i was convinced i could never do again. >> well, there's no long-term data yet but at least in this case doctors are calling it a success. well, coming up on "today in the bay," we are in the middle of a microclimate weather alert. there are growing concerns about the possibility of flash floods in the north bay. kari is tracking it all. >> in all around the bay area, we get a look at the radar right now, pretty much covering all of the bay area and we also have a wind advisory in effect as we will have those winds picking up today. that may bring down some trees and some power lines. we'll talk about when and where and what you can expect where you live coming up next. we're watching for anything besides cars on the road.

but look the roads and the cars having a tough time enough time. highway 101. we'll talk about the south bay. first, update you on the conditions on the bay bridge coming up. weather alert this morning..

ro a very good monday morning to you. we are under a microclimate weather alert from north to the south bay. wind and rain pounding the bay area. storm already causing some issues on the roadway, as well. new video in overnight shows the car flipped over. this is on highway 17 near the

summit. we got live team coverage as the biggest storm of the season so far moved in. good morning to you, thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. when we get up this morning, we see wet roads and wind gusts. >> later this morning. as of right now the winds are still mostly calm but steady rain coming down and that's the way we need this rain coming in slow and steady, but, unfortunately, it does pick up as we go through the day. some pockets of heavier downpours and as we get a look at the radar right now, some really heavy rain moving across parts of the peninsula and over towards the east bay, as well, as we get a closer look at san jose just north of downtown area. we are seeing some really heavy rains there. and, once again, it will be picking up as the day goes along. some of the lighter showers moving through parts of the south bay coming into san jose. so, we will continue to track all of this as we will have a day of some really soggy weather. tomorrow, as well, this will