from the coastal areas. >> here is a map to show you where that earthquake actually hit. it happened in the gulf of alaska not far from anchorage. a tsunami warning was issued for parts of alaska and canada overnight. a tsunami watch was issued for the entire west coast but as i mentioned it has since been canceled. however, officials in san francisco are still warning people to stay away from the water for the next 12 hours. >> we have full team coverage this morning. so you are prepared as you head out the door. we want to begin with meteorologist kari hall to really explain how the tsunami watch actually works, kari. >> as soon as there is an earthquake, especially in an area that may cause some waves moves out away from that earthquake and where that epicenter occurred, we are given a heads up and the timing of when it could arrive. when that tsunami watch was issued we were on alert as you could have a short amount of time away from where that earthquake occurred to actually prepare and move away from the

coast. so that 7.9 magnitude earthquake was at 1:31 in the morning and that caused some waves underwater to start to move. so as that is -- that watch is issued, here is how you should prepare. you should make sure that you are tied in and know exactly what's going on, keep the tv on nbc bay area. if you do have to leave, make sure that your smartphone is on nbcbayarea.com or you have the app. and then you should also make sure that you know those evacuation routes and plan to leave with your family. make sure that everyone knows exactly what's going on. then if a tsunami watch is issued you should pack your valuables and important documents and it's unclear at that time when you would be able to return. so just make sure you have everything you need spatial in the coastline and also in san francisco, but we do not have the tsunami watch, but that's something we will continue to monitor as the day goes along. >> that's good advice. we should all prepare for an

earthquake, but the watch has been called off this morning. our team coverage continues with "today in the bay's" pete suratos he is live in san francisco with a warning for people to really continue to stay away from the water. >> reporter: good morning, laura. yeah, we just spoke to the department of emergency management here in san francisco, a spokesperson that we've talked to and they said they are still telling people to stay away from the coastline for at least the next 12 hours despite the fact that that tsunami watch was canceled. here he is moments ago explaining the importance of staying away from the coastline because of those dangerous currents. >> as of 4:00 a.m. this morning the tsunami watch was canceled for the u.s. west coast and that including san francisco, however, you know, there's always the possibility of dangerous currents in the water even though the watch has been canceled. so it's advisable that you stay out of the water at least for the next 12 hours. in the event there is some dangerous currents out there

that, you know, you can get in trouble in if you are in the water. >> reporter: so i want to point out that includes shoreline areas, marinas and harbors. we were at the marina green for our last live report, that would be one of those areas considered to be in that tsunami zone, but you see that he says there to stay away from the coastline for at least the next 12 hours and an important note, he said if a tsunami were ever to hit to always go inland. that's an important piece of information he wanted to share with our viewers. we're live in san francisco, pete suratos, for "today in the bay." >> certainly helpful information there, pete. we want to continue with that "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in santa cruz this morning to show us the conditions there. certainly the current thing that a lot of people were talking about. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. the number of people who live on these boats behind me in the santa cruz harbor you have to imagine they are very relieved this morning because they were awakened by harbor patrol officers overnight to let them know that this tsunami watch was

in effect and that they might have to evacuate. fortunately as we've been reporting that watch has been lifted so these people are safe here in the harbor. this is something that people here take very seriously because of what happened several years ago back in 2011, you will recall that japan earthquake, the 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the shores of japan that created a large tsunami that destroyed parts of japan and had a huge impact here on the west coast in the santa cruz harbor, that wave came in, it sunk 17 vessels, damaged many more and estimated it caused around $17 million at least in damage to the infrastructure. so again, people here will remember that, know that this can happen here even if the earthquake is hundreds of miles away like it was overnight in alaska. reiterating what the san francisco department of emergency services was saying, we spoke with the national weather service out of monterey, this he said there is still a chance that the bay area, the

northern california coastline could experience some sort of tsunami experience, and i'm quoting them on that, and we're talking, again, about stronger than usual currents. something to keep in mind if you're swimming out in the ocean or if you are on a small boat or a kayak. reporting live here in santa cruz, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> san francisco telling people to stay away from the coastline areas until about 5:00 today. big reminder for everyone along those areas today. now, as we mentioned thousands of people evacuated from their homes in alaska after that earthquake. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live at the usgs this morning in menlo park, updating us on those new updates that you're getting, kris. a lot of things could change minute by minute. >> reporter: that's right. things happened very fast, marcus. we know this is a very powerful earthquake, a 7.9, but luckily that tsunami threat is now averted for us here and also in alaska. but here is how the usgs described what that earthquake actually felt like and how it

happened. the 7.9 occurred as a result of a strike slip faulting at its location, the pacific plate con verging with the north america plate. it is a sideways movement kind of like what we saw along the hayward fault, what we saw in napa a few years ago, also along the an andreas fault. it was strong enough to trigger a tsunami warning for parts of alaska, the most serious kind of tsunami advisory. this is a line of people taking that sear seriously, evacuating kodiak alaska by car. kodiak island is south of anchorage so getting up to higher ground quickly was critical for those folks. it seemed pretty orderly, but the folks were rattled. >> i got dressed and came out to my living room and i have a great view of downtown and, you know, all.gb;háhe traffic goes y house on the evacuation road up

to the high school, i'm two block358jáz the high school. i was watching all thet)ñ peopl walk.from downtown and coming up and walking across the $"street. some cars weren't even slowing down to stop to let them pass. >> this morning on twitter i posted the difference between a warning, a watch and advisory so you can familiarize yourself because the next time it might not be a drill for us. i also posted what the usgs describes as that strike slip if you want to find out more about that. a lot of us who live in earthquake county are interested in the science of it all and it's nice to be able to learn about it when there is no damage that we know of at this point. in menlo park, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." our breaking news coverage continues online. we' been posting updates all night long. head over to nbcbayarea.com for the instant coverage. 6:07 on your tuesday morning. looking live in washington, d.c.

federal workers will be back on the job today across the country. the government is officially back open. on monday congress approved and the president signed a measure extending the budget deadline by three weeks. for the average worker some are relieved, others bracing for another standoff, but many d.r.e.a.m.ers are not happy. >> we are really disappointed, one, to republicans because they keep playing games, this he keep trying to pass some sort of anti-immigrant policies against not only undocumented students, youth, but families, and second to democrats that they couldn't hold the line. >> we're not pieces on a chess board, we're human beings. >> we will be back to the same situation, which is ridiculous. >> democrats agreed to end the standoff trusting a republican promise to address daca next 2 month. right now it'sé4 6:08. as you get ready to head#gç oute door we are seeing patchy fog in parts of the north bay.

inéj san rafael that's where wee seen much of the fog, there and in in a.pa, santa rosa, visibility down to a quarter of a mile so allow a lot of extra time to get out the door and to work. as we go throughout the day once that fog clears we will get some sunshine and it will be a very nice day. here is a look at our high temperatures up to 55 degrees in santa rosa and 57 in concord, livermore, oakland and this palo alto. san jose expect a high of 59 degrees and the next round of rain arrives tomorrow night. so i will have a look at the timeline for that coming up. mike is tracking two crashes for the nimitz freeway. >> a tough time for 880, this is right when we see traffic key spot. first the slowing we saw coming down into fremont out of union city, it was southbound 880 at alvarado boulevard, i say was. the crash is still there but on the shoulder out of lanes. we see traffic starting to backup on the approach and clear as you get closer towards the dumbarton bridge. the activity on the shoulder will distract you out of san

leandro out of hayward. farther north we have an issue coming in through oakland toward the coliseum. high street north of the coliseum we have some slowing because of a crash there which may still be blocking the fast lane. chp has to get there and we have a big backup forming quickly coming down off of 980 and through downtown oakland. 580 much clearer, we will track that as well. the bay bridge metering lights are on. north of there we watch for the fog creeping over to the upper east shore freeway. no major issues getting down toward the richmond-san rafael bridge. we will show you the live camera from the toll plaza, you see more cars but we don't really see fog impeding the view. we will track the shift. back to you. 6:10. coming up next on i object too, ç noise in south bay. ç noise in the plans that could help people who are tired of planes landing international airport. andgi"iáñ says it will cost tens of millions of dollars to cancel certain shows, let's

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right now at 6:13 we've had mainly clear conditions across the south bay. we've seen some fog in the north pay. a live look outside in san jose right now, let's go to campbell for our temperature trend, a chilly start throughout the morning, through 10:00 we will

still in the 40s but our high temperature today up to 59 degrees which is just a little bit warmer than normal. we will keep the sunshine today but tomorrow the clouds move in and the rain won't be far behind. i will give you the timing of the arriving rain coming up at about 6:19. and an update not one you like. now the left two lanes are blocked southbound 880 just shy of high street. this crash coming through downtown oakland and the backup corporal forming just past 980. we will track the progress. happening today the santa clara city council is set to discuss the óz÷ncity's rules ab marijuana. councillors will study possible fees and taxes. last year santa clara county temporarily banned recreational growing, selling and use in unincorporated areas. happening today, mountain view leaders will discuss plans to hire a consulting company to look at ways to reduce airplane noise. the company specializes in sound

mitigation. residents have been frustrated with noise from aircraft descending into san jose international airport. mountain view council members want to work with a deal in hiring consultants. a big announcement in apple this morning. >> the company ready to take on alexa we're hearing. >> that's right, apple says it's apple home pod device will be ready by next month and the company announcing that news a few minutes ago. take a look, it's not much to look at, but apple says it's a darn good speaker. these home assistants like a.m. zo's echo and google home have been huge sellers. one in six american households have one of threes. apple says it's home pod will be available for pre order this friday and in stores in three weeks. now, it's expensive, more than 350 bucks, but apple says it has state of the art speakers could it could replace your stereo. amazon echo is just 100 pucks and echo dot is just 50 bucks. it's earning season when

companies open their books to investors and netflix is queen of all she surveys. the company it urnd in phenomenal numbers sending netflix shares skyrocketing overnight. it will spend $8 billion on new content. the company did say cancellation of certain shows cost the company about $40 million. didn't name the shows, but we suspect this one is one of them. netflix as a company now worth more than $100 billion. an interesting day on wall street, futures turned south overnight. that said we will start at new records for the dow and nasdaq. of course, the government is back open, maybe that will help spur a little action as well. >> the markets have been on fire. 6:16. major honor for a hollywood icon. mini mouse finally joining nicki, donald duck, winnie the pooh, tinker bell and snow white as disney characters found on the hollywood walk of fine.

>> about right. >> yeah, right. the year of the woman. all right. she worked 90 years since mini appeared in his first movie. katy perry channeled her inner mini and introduced the mouse she calls a dear friend. >> the definition of icon may fluctuate through the ages but there are some undeniably special characters who are iconic and i can't think of anyone home bodies that more than my dear friend, minerva mouse. >> perry went on to say it's about time mini got her star. it's been 40 years since mickey received his. there you go. >> behind every great man is a greater woman. >> christmas tree lighting one time mickey and minnie were there. i kissed the mouse and i liked it. >> did you? >> nice. nice. >> we'll move along. >> let's move along with that one. we're going to start out with fog in parts of the north bay

this morning. once that clears out we will have a great day and tomorrow the rain will be back as we get a look outside right now, san jose starts out with some clear visibility and here is what to expect, 46 degrees that's a chilly morning and we will be up to 59 later today. mostly clear and cool start and then by the afternoon we will have some sunshine once again, a pleasant day. tomorrow we will start to see that rain moving into the north bay first during the early afternoon, south bay during the later hours of the day tomorrow. so as you get ready to get the kids out the door it's definitely a nice warm jacket day. it will be 44 degrees walking to school or going through that drop off line and then as you pick them up later today it's going to be much more comfortable in the upper 50s by 1:00. here is a look at all of our high temperatures today, in the upper 50s in san jose, for the north bay mid 50s, santa rosa 55 degrees, 54 degrees in san francisco. as you check out that seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen you will see that rain moving back in by tomorrow,

highs only in the low 50s. this is what it looks like as the radar could show heavy rain by 3:00 tomorrow afternoon, moving into san francisco and oakland by early afternoon there, later into the evening commute for parts of the east bay and the south bay. back behind that we will still have rounds of some scattered showers moving through throughout the day on thursday as well. before all is said and done we are looking at the potential of getting a half of an inch to over an inch of rain why some of the heavier showers set up. while we get heavy rain the sierra will get heavy snow. the potential of close to two feet of snow for much of the elevations above 6,000 feet. looking good to get additional snow before it clears out for the weekend. we are going to get some sunshine here, san francisco reaches into the low to mid 50s by the weekend. inland areas will be gradually warming up and by sunday we will be up to 64 degrees and then we will be tracking more rain early next week.

now, mike, you're tracking a crash that's happening in oakland. that's right. north of the coliseum. folks, look at this, we have our camera at the coliseum. northbound slowing right before our eyes the brake lights just shy of the high street off ramp north past the crash on the opposite side of the freeway. crash blocking the two lanes close to the center divide. it's north of the coliseum and that's the slowing we showed you with the camera. southbound even worse but holding just about 23rd and the overcrossing there. traffic jams up past that scene, still waiting for one tow truck which says it can handle both vehicles it has to clear from the left two lanes. two lanes open southbound 880, eastbound 580 is a clearer route, but those aren't great options for a lot of people. you can stick it out but allow another 10, possibly 15 minutes to get through your drive because things will get slower as the tow truck arrives over the next few hopefully. a build for concord and walnut creek and the fog creeping in

through vallejo into richmond for interstate 80. no i'm maar problems for those areas. the drive for west 37 slow, but slow through mere island gentleman en way. south of there looks great. we do have this crash on the shoulder south 880 at alvarado boulevard. things have smoothed out coming down through union city and the dumbarton bridge. crash 101 at 280 out of lanes. coming up next on "today in the bay," growing concerns about the deadly flu epidemic. the reason everyone should be cautious this flu season. you're watching "today in the bay."

developing now, one person reportedly dead after a volcano eruption and avalanche at a japanese ski resort. a web cam captured a view of the falling debris and smoke. several people were trapped in the avalanche, all but one were rescued. at least ten others are hurt. new this morning the new commissioner of the food and drug administration is talking about america's opioid crisis. in an interview with nbc news he says the fda is not to blame for the epidemic. >> could the fda have stopped this? >> well, i don't know that we could have stopped it. i think a lot of people didn't do what they needed to do in the past or we wouldn't be in the situation we are in right now. >> how big a problem do you think this opioid crisis is? >> i think that this is one of the biggest public health crises facing this country.

>> ever? >> ever. >> come say the government could and should have stopped this from becoming a national health crisis. hear more from this interview at 7:00 a.m. on the "today" show right after "today in the bay." 6:25. continuing coverage on the deadly flu epidemic sweeping the nation. this morning we know it's responsible for dozens of deaths in california and experts say it's already five times more deadly than last year. so far no signs of it letting up. the cdc reports this year has even been deadly for healthy people not just the elderly or those are immune system problems. at least 74 seemingly healthy people under the age of 65 have died due to the outbreak. that's including 25 right here in the bay area. doctors maintain the best defense to combat the outbreak is to get that flu vaccine. coming up next on "today in the bay," continuing breaking news coverage of the massive earthquake in alaska. we're monitoring the impact we could see along the california coastline. new overnight, a lengthy standoff finally coming to an

end in a south bay hotel. the questions that still remain this morning as the investigation continues. and taking a live look outside from the bay bridge toll plaza, you can see right there full of people waiting -- just waiting. we're going to get a full check of your weather and traffic in two and a half minutes. the time now 6:26.

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right now at 6:30, a tsunami watch for the entire west coast has been canceled. this after a massive earthquake off the coast of alaska overnight. this happened not far from anchorage. thousands of people along the alaska coastline were evacuated. good morning and thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we have team coverage this morning so you're ready to head out the door. you know what's going on. we want to begin with meteorologist kari hall who breaks down exactly what a tsunami watch really means. >> good morning. yes, it was a 7.9 magnitude earthquake, this happened at 1:31 in the morning in this area in the gulf of alaska where you see that large yellow dot. that shows where the epicenter was and when we get an earthquake, especially one like this that happens under water, that jolt and the movement of the earth causes waves to move out away from the epicenter.

there was a tsunami watch issued shortly after that to see if there was a potential of waves moving away from that and it was dropped as we haven't seen any major movement here, so the good news is that there is no high tsunami threat, but it is definitely a good reminder of what we need to prepare for here in the bay area as there could be something like this happening in the near future. we want to make sure you're prepared, but once again, no tsunami watch issued for the bay area, but we will be watching out for the potential of any more earthquakes after this and any after shocks as we go through the rest of the day. a lot to watch here. also an incoming storm for the bay area and some dense fog this morning that may affect you as you head out for your drive, but, mike, you're also tracking a major crash in the east bay. that's right. the fog was the big issue in a few minutes ago. 20 minutes ago this crash southbound 880, look how jammed up the northbound commute is

coming past the coliseum. southbound side just shy of that camera shot jammed up now coming past 23rd. 980 is where you hit the brakes down to the coliseum. the northbound the distraction slows you from 66 up to the scene. 580 much clearer. sky ranger is heading out to see what they can see if they can get there because there are low clouds hovering around much of the bay. we will track the fog, the backup at the bay bridge and the crash in oakland, there's another farther south we will talk about that coming up. back to you. it's 6:31. back to our team coverage of the massive earthquake that happened in alaska. 7.9. "today in the bay's" pete suratos live at the marina green in san francisco with a warning that was going out for people to continue to stay away from the water, even though the tsunami watch is now called off. >> that's right, laura. that tsunami watch has been called off but they're telling folks to stay away from the

coastline for at least the next 11 hours. we've been bouncing around san francisco right near the san francisco marina green, this would be considered a tsunami zone. you have the marina to your left and the homes are over my other shoulder. this is an area that would have had to prepare for an evacuation when the first tweet was sent out around 3:30 this morning. we will show you the tweet when it was canceled. you can see on that canceled tweet it says to stay away from the coastline. so that's the shoreline areas, marinas and harbors, they're saying those areas could still be dangerous. i want to show you a tsunami zone's map. if you look at that map from sf 72 alert.org, you can see the areas of concern if a tsunami were to hit really when that tsunami watch was in place those areas that would have had to prepare for an evacuation, but i did speak to the department of emergency services here in san francisco and he had this important tip to share with our viewers this morning.

>> for a tsunami specifically the best piece of advice is go inland and go to high ground. when you get that warning, if you live by the coast, follow the blue tsunami evacuation route signs and go inland and go to high ground. >> reporter: so that was an important piece of advice from frances zamora saying to go inland or to go to higher ground if a tsunami were to ever hit, but the important piece of information to take away interest that tweet following that canceled tsunami watch is to stay away from the coastline. live in san francisco, pete suratos for "today in the bay." the tsunami warning issued shortly after the quake mobilized police in kodiak, alaska, to take steps to warn residents there. >> i just want to again remind everybody this is not a drill, this is an actual tsunami warning. everybody get at least 100 feet above sea level. >> right now this video posted by nbc about the same time showing residents in kodiak evacuating to higher ground.

you can see that line of cars there. right now residents in kodiak are still being told to remain in place and that's because the harbor masters say that they noticed receding water levels. at the same time state troopers in alaska so far have said that there are no reports of any waves making landfall in kodiak. our breaking news coverage continues online. we have been posting updates all morning long. we sent out push alerts to the smart phones just as soon as that tsunami watch was issued. head over to nbc bay area for instant coverage. new this morning a lengthy police standoff at a south bay hotel is finally over. this is video we received in just the last couple of hours showing broken glass and law enforcement officers inside the room where it all played out. police now tell us the suspect was taken into custody without incident a little after midnight. it started sunday night at the wyndham hotel in south san jose. we brought it to you all morning

long on "today in the bay" yesterday. police were there for a man they say is wanted on felony warrants. last night evacuees were unnerved. >> just said i've got a reservation here, i'd rather not stay actually and they were very understanding and set me up with a room at one of the other hotels. >> police so far have not said if there was someone else inside the room or whether the suspect was armed. this next story about being in the right place at the right time. a homeless window washer is hailed a hero after stepping in to save a woman being choked from behind. police released this surveillance video of that attack. it happened last week. jesse green a homeless man often washes car windows for tips at / gas station in san francisco's tenderloin. that suspect attacked the store clerk totally unprovoked striking her several times and getting her in a choke hold. green sprang into action along with a cuss am err.

>> her face was purple. he was really -- he was really -- he was -- he was doing the man thing on a woman, on this little teeny thing, you know. i mean, she was little teeny fragile. >> police caught up with the suspect nearby and arrested him. he faces multiple charges. police say if green had not noticed what was going on this story could have ended far worse. at 6:36 we have new details to share with you this morning on how a man accused of brutally killing an antioch teenager evaded arrest for decades. last month we told you that police arrested mitchell bay coup bakem. he is charged with abducting, raping and killing a 14-year-old girl in 1980. east bay times reports that investigators had cleared him as a suspect. the paper cites recently released court records showing that bakem took a polygraph test

that showed inconclusive results. he told police that he was at a bar at the time of the killing and his aunt vouched for that alibi. he has not yet entered a plea in the case. new this morning california is one of a handful of states with traffic laws that make people safer that's a word from a group called advocates for highway and auto safety. this is a live look at highway 101 in palo alto. things moving along there. the group put out a map highlighting certain states. you can see a lot of red and yellow, that's bad, but look at california, it's green, that means the state is significantly advanced in adopting safety y?z laws, these include laws that encourage use ofavseat belts, motorcyclelbi safety seats. the state has safeguards to prevent teenage drivers and prevent distracted and impaired driving. i think we could work a little harder on having people park closer to the kurn and closer to each other to fit more folks on the curb, that's a personal gripe around the school zone. 880, this zone as well people

packed in like a parking lot, northbound jammed up, around the bend past high street all the way up to the crash, we're still following this same crash on southbound 880 just before you get to high street. it is out of range from our camera because of the twisting roadway up there. two lanes, two left lanes blocked waiting for the tow truck to arrive is the key. we don't have any major injuries but we do have traffic jammed up, major backup through downtown down to the coliseum and northbound for the spectator slowing. this crash is in the center divide. 580 moves smoothly through the area so that would be an option for you. fog registers for the north bay as well so keep that in mind. a quick look at 101 through palo alto, there's a nice flow of traffic on the roadway. that's university and that gets really congested through the area. >> looks good right now. >> right now. looking good in weekend? >> it is going to be a great weekend. we will have rain in between but

it does get out of here in time for your saturday. a chilly start but look at your high temperatures. 61 degrees inland and the bay at 59 degrees and more sunshine on sunday. even warmer, too. look at the inland valleys up to 65 degrees and 58 degrees for the coast. let me know what you're doing this weekend. how about we go to monterey, it's going to be 61 degrees on saturday and 64 degrees on sunday. then for russian river valley, great weather there, ptoo, may long sleeves or aywc light jack needed then our high ur:x to 64 degrees by the end of thel) weekend, getting out of town going to l.a. 71 degrees on saturday and 77 degrees on sunday. yosemite will be really nice, fresh snow on the ground and we will see the high on friday at 31 degrees, but it gets a lot milder as the weekend goes along. i'm @karihallweather on twitter. let me know what's going on and you say see what you're doing this weekend featured tomorrow morning at 6:38.

i will have a look at today's temperature trends coming up in three minutes. >> i like to keep what i'm doing secret, kari hall. coming up next on "today in the bay," all new this morning, sexual harassment in schools, the guidelines that could change today. we're looking into current rules at districts across the bay area. plus the 2018 could say car nominations are out. we will give you a sneak peek at what you can expect at the 90th annual academy awards. and the government is back open this morning based on a promise. marcus? right now we're following the money, the stock market. as you can see there it is the dow down 21 points, 19 points right there, but the nasdaq opens at record highs as netflix surges.

it's 6:43. time to get up and moving. we have had some mainly clear conditions in the south bay, but fog has been rolling across parts of the bay area from san francisco to the north bay. let's check out san jose's temperature trend with mid 50s to start. mostly sunny skies and highs making it into the upper 50s today. get out there and enjoy t we've got some rain rolling in here tomorrow, a look at that timeline and when you will see it, that's coming up in five minutes. and, oh, my, look at this, the nimitz northbound we just passed over oracle heading north on 880 for all these taillights. the scene of a crash north of

high street. sky ranger overhead, we will get the scene from overhead where chp claims they will have lanes cleared but there is a big jam from out of town. it is almost quarter to 7:00 and all new this morning "today in the bay" talking to school districts across our area about sexual harassment guidelines. tonight piedmont schools will reexamine its policies. a teacher resigned last year after accusations that he harassed students. nearly 60 parents wrote letters calling for an open nor transparent process. they want to review piedmont's current policies plus more training and support for staff. an assessment of needs and concerns and review of training and decision making processes. we checked with some other big bay area school districts, oakland unified updated harassment guidelines in 2016, fremont says it is taking a look but not planning any changes. in san jose no updates. official tells us the district's

policy meets standards. palo alto unified said it recently adopted updates. at 6:44 all new this morning oscar nominations have been revealed. >> the big category, best picture, announced less than an hour ago. >> nine movies made the can you tell which of these have you seen, they are "call me by your name", "darkest hour", "dunkirk", "get out" lady bird "," the shape of water "," three billboard ". >> for best director it's three men and one woman. >> for best actor, timothy shall may for call me by your name. daniel day lewis who has said he will retire from acting from fan

ton thread, daniel kaluuya forget out, gary oldman for darkest hour, denzel washington for roman j. israel, esquire. james franco not nominated following accusations of sexual misconduct after his golden globe win in that category. best actress sally hawkins for shape of water, frances mcdormand for three billboards, margot robbie for i ton i can't and saoirse row nan. and meryl streep. we've posted the entire list at nbcbayarea.com. >> i think she sets a record. >> 21 nominations. at 6:46 happening today in santa clara county talks of building a new jail and just how many prisoners it will house. this is video of the main jail in west san jose. a board of supervisors approved

a seven story building to be constructed in the same area but since then measures have been taken to reduce the number of prisoners this the county which means there is no need for such a large facility. it's illegal to have pot delivered in fremont, but someone had it delivered anyway. now, there was an arrest, but not for ordering the recreational pot. it was for robbing the delivery guy. fremont police say that when that delivery person arrived saturday the 23-year-old man who ordered the pot told the person that he had a gun and stole $200. now, the suspect used his actual cellphone so the -- yeah, cops -- it was easy for them to end into him. since all pot sales are done in cash, there are major concerns that robberies like these at pot stores could rise. we're getting an idea of just how many people marched in the largest women's marches here in the bay area. organizers estimate that 70,000 people came out on saturday in oakland and in san francisco it's estimated more than 100,000 people came out to march. marchers were also held in san

jose and walnut creek but we are still waiting for those numbers to come back. the government is back open for three weeks based on a promise. >> a promise, scott mcgrew, over daca. >> good morning to you. reopen the government, we will talk about daca, that's the deal. democrats struck with senate leadership. the president already casting doubt on the whole thing this morning. nobody knows for sure that the republicans and democrats will be able to reach a deal on daca by february 8th. that's when the government shuts back down. but everyone will be trying with a big additional focus put on military strength and border security he says. the dems have just learned that a shutdown is not the answer. now, the white house issued this picture showing the president signing the document sent to him by congress that rio initially opens the government, but the president has been a nonissue here, this was all handled in the senate. senators on both sides criticizing the white house because it's been so unclear

where the president stands on anything. he has turned down several deals he said he would support. as chuck schumer said he can't take yes for an answer. now, our senators harris and feinstein voted against reopening the government, harris says the vote was fool hearty, feinstein says she was disappointed. the big story now does mitch mcconnell keep his word and allow a vote on immigration restorm and restoring daca. even if he allows it in the senate, can that daca bill get through the house? 85% of americans support daca, but many in the house do not. we will be continuing to watch this and updating you throughout the day and over the next three weeks because that's when the government shuts back down. you can follow me on twitter, i'm @scottmcgrew. 6:49 right now. time to get a look at weather and traffic together. a mild start to our day. >> a mild start. we have had some fog and that's really caused a lot of issues for people heading out driving this morning. then as the day goes along once that fog clears it's going to be

a nice one. let's get a look at our current visibility dropping down to a quarter of a mile in the south county. as you head up towards san jose it's all clear. then also in napa a quarter mile visibility there, quite dense also in much of the north bay. so allow extra time to get to work this morning. here is a look at our high temperatures today, very nice afternoon. the seven-day forecast also at the bottom to of the screen now, in the south bay showing the rain that will be returning tomorrow as you're starting out this morning getting dressed you look out the window you see those clouds, it will be a cool start. make sure you're prepared with layers. the hat and the coat. later on today once that sun breaks out you will need the sunglasses and you can wear some shoes that won't have to get wet today, but tomorrow we will be breaking out the rain boots once again as this storm system arriv arrives. we can see the swirl of the clouds, the center of low pressure still across the pacific northwest and the rain that's moving through seattle and portland, this will be sliding down the coast and making it into the north bay by

early tomorrow afternoon. here is a look at the timing. today it's all clear. as we go into tomorrow we start out during the morning starting to see the rain moving into the north bay. by about noon to 1:00. san francisco the east bay will see the rain before the evening commutes and that will be off and on throughout the next couple of days between wednesday and thursday before it clearly starts to clear out on friday. here is a look at how much rain it can bring, anywhere from a half of an inch to an inch where we get some of the heavier downpours. farther north you go that's where we will see the highest rainfall totals and for the weekend it will be clear and cool, san francisco with a high of 51 degrees on friday, but getting milder as the weekend goes along and the inland areas will be reaching into the mid 60s. we head back over to mike getting a live look at the crash in oakland. >> sky ranger is overhead. we saw them flying over 880 and the slow drive from the coliseum all the way up here. we're north of high street now.

some folks may recognize the shopping area, mcdonald's over on the shoulder. southbound is the headlights as traffic jams up heading down toward that same crash. chopper might be able to pan over there. they took a sweep through the area, we saw two tow trucks on scene, two left lanes blocked and everybody slowing to see what was going on. all these folks just waiting to get by. we will show you on the map how this shakes out, traffic slows in both directions southbound 980 down to the scene of the crash. northbound from san leandro past the coal em soo. the distraction, no lanes were blocked on the northbound side. we will show you how this shakes out on waze as well. waze gives you an option south from here 43 minutes, south on -- east on 580 getting you past the scene and the additional mileage, still takes you 20 minutes less. that's a big advantage for you. other than that just the fog in the north bay is one issue and the south bay has a little build starting for the silicon valley, standard. back to you. 6:52.

coming up next, a quick look at the top stories on "today in the bay," including the first reports coming in of a school shooting in the east. the information that we're just receiving. plus continuing coverage of the breaking news of the massive earthquake in alaska. a quick response overnight right here in the bay area and the threat still looming this morning. phillipines. (40-thousand people have been told to fle plus happening now, breaking news out of the philippines, 40,000 people have been told to flee as a volcano spews lava. the volcano has been very active for the last week. philippines has about 22 active volcanoes. and big news on the possible future of transportation, the hyper loop's first track location will be announced this year, the company says the passenger pod will be ready by the summer. also the first rides could happen within three years. sorry. i can't make it.

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here are the top stories on today in the bay-- welcome back. before you head out the door, the time now is 6:56. here are the top stories on "today in the bay." we are covering breaking news, there has been a shooting at a high school in benton, kentucky, on the west side of the state. it happened at marshall county high school. these are live pictures from the scene where you see a lot of emergency personnel. it looks like emergency medical helicopter as well. that's because there were multiple injuries. one person was killed, but we are now learning that the governor is tweeting that one person has been taken into custody. other than that, there's limited

information at this point, but wanted to bring you these live pictures from the shooting at the high school in benton, kentucky. more breaking news this morning, a massive 7.9 earthquake hit off the coast of alaska overnight forcing thousands of people to evacuate. this is video of people that were actually evacuated from the area. cars were lined up, they were trying to get to higher ground after a tsunami warning was issued in that area. this happened near anchorage, a tsunami watch was actually issued for the entire west coast, but it has been canceled this morning. looking live now, marina green in san francisco, this would be a tsunami evacuation zone. now, even though the tsunami watch has been canceled, officials say that you should stay away from the coastline for 12 hours. that was earlier today, that's around 5:00. the reason for this is they are concerned about the high and unpredictable tide and waves there. let's take you live to the santa cruz harbor where we have cameras there. people were actually awakened by

harbor patrol officers overnight. they take it very seriously. you might remember back in 2011 right here on "today in the bay" we brought you these pictures. this is after the gentleman pap earthquake and it actually did cause a tsunami. the waters were rising right there at the santa cruz harbor. but again, for today all advisories, warnings and watches have been canceled. >> that quake did trigger a tsunami warning in kodiak, alaska. many people evacuated to higher ground, seeing that video right there. reports of the damage -- no reports of damage or even unusual large waves. by the way, in a tweet the usgs called this a strike slip quake involving converging plates. >> 6:58. new this morning a lengthy police standoff at a south bay hotel is over. a short time ago authorities told us the suspect was taken into custody without incident. it all happened a little after

midnight. this is new video into our newsroom showing some of the broken glass. law enforcement officers were inside that room where it all happened. it actually started on sunday night at the wyndham hotel in south san jose. police were there for a man they say was wanted on felony warrants. this morning as people walk out is it still going to be foggy this morning? >> we have seen those patches of fog in the sourt county and north bay. heads up about that. once the fog clears we will get some sunshine, a beautiful day, highs in san francisco up to 40 degrees and the rain returns tomorrow. nbc bay area sky ranger live over a crash in oakland. >> that's right. let's take you to it. this is all we will have time for this morning, live pictures but do tell a tale. southbound jammed up 980 down to just high of high street. the crash blocks two lanes. chopper has been looking at the crash scene, there's a tow truck there, i don't know why they are not clearing it. we will be back with a local news update in half an hour at

7:25 and every half hour after that. join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00 on this tuesday. >> this is not a drill. this is an actual tsunami warning. >> we're live with the very latest. back to work. overnight president trump signs a bill ending the government shutdown. >> this is not a moment to pat ourselves on the back, not even close. >> the deal setting the stage for another heated showdown over immigration and another possible showdown just three weeks away. stunning announcement. music legend kneel diamo