good morning and thank you good thursday morning, well, friday evening is what we like to call here. take a life look now at the bay bridge, not too bad looking. good morning, thank you for joining us. >> i am laurie garcia. lets check the forecast now with carry. kari hall. >> as you get ready to head out. the roads are still wet and we can see there is some rain that'll be moving through. much of it right now is in the north bay moving through sonoma county and parts o f the east. north ward is all wet right now. rain is still coming down as we

go through the day. we are still going to see some showers popping up and the potential of a few isolated thunderstorms maybe some small hail. that's what we have to watch for into tonight as we'll still have some rounds of rain moving through. i will have more of that coming up. mike starts out with a positive note for drivers. >> we had over night a car fire on the bay bridge. we had the all clear for lanes and you see this slow moving traffic. looking at the green censers around the bay. you will find those damp roads all around the bay and keep in mind, tractions maybe an issue on and off ramps especially. we'll take you down towards 152. we also had a crash for the last five hours. now, it has reopened, also in the last half hour all traffic

flowing in both directions. >> better news there. back to you. happening today, bart riders need to know about a big meeting of the south bay extension project. ba bart's board meets just a few hours. city leaders want a single tunnel which is much faster to construct. bart says it never had done that today. it is not sure the two sides, bart is meeting today at 7:00. president trump is talking about immigration and whether he will testify in the russia investigation. tracey potts is in washington with the latest. >> reporter: it is the biggest question in washington right now. will president trump testify in the russia investigation? >> you would do it under oath? >> absolutely. >> he said it could happen in

two or three weeks. >> it is going to be under oath and video taped because this is a guy who's going to claim the transcript is not truth full and the video tape is not him. a white house lawy's lawyer exp he's in a hurry and he will testify but there is still negotiating tering terms with t. the president's acting director andrew mccabe who he voted for. >> that question is evidence of obstruction. the fbi is facing questions of antitext messages by one of his agents. >> there is a lot out there. >> i think it is a nice way to have the incentive after several years being american citizens.

lawmakers are figuring out how to keep the 800,000 dreamers here >> that's the deadline for the budget. tracey potts, nbc news, washington. happening today at the state capitol hill in sacramento. a lot brown had a lot of success such as taking the state from a huge deficit to a surplus. watch brown live on nbcbayarea.com. police are concerned some victims are not calling police because they are undocumented immigrants who are afraid of deportation. investigators say burglars have ransacked over eight apartments in over a month. the thefts can be crippling. >> with that money, it could be

rent money. >> here rent is due and a loss of this nature could be months worth of income for them and absolutely not only it is devastating but the climate they are in right now, they are scared to report to us. >> officers will not call immigration and they are stepping up patrols hoping to find the burglars. san francisco politics still making waves. the board of supervisor voted 6-3 removing reid to replace with ferrell. some even calling what happened unfair with a hint of ratio and gender bias. ferrell says as acting mayor, he wants to make sure there is transparency of government. >> i want to make sure we talk about and execute on continuity

of government and making sure everything is continuing to working and there is no break in that and that's my job. >> ferrell is not running in the june's election. this happens in the unexpected death of mayor ed lee last month. the proposal would have increase tuition by more than $300 per year. that number is more for out of state students. enrollment is at an all time high but the state is not providing a lot of money. here is what many students say at that meeting. >> you are not interested in hearing our voices. >> that's a month of rent, that's ten textbooks. that's more than 100 meals. >> the region moved the tuition

vote until may. student activists say that's a big win. boeing new's plane is not well with air travelers. the places where passengers are getting stuck and concerns for flights. apple adding more storage for iphone users, informs you can store and how it can be protected.

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dowdy live this morning. today's at the morning bell. the nasdaq fell. the dow rising 41 points yesterday. nasdaq falling 45 to 2837. lg electronics will hike prices on most machines sold in the u.s. lg has been anticipating the move, it is building a factory in tennessee that could open this year. the company is warning u.s. protection will increase. apple is adding a new feature to 'lallow iphone userso store their medical record. it will let users store history and shot records and prescription drug lists and test

results. the idea is to make it as fast and easy to access medical data as it is financial and personal information. john hopkins and others have agreed to participate in an in cre encrypted the program. >> it will be helpful when gough to the doctor and remembering your shots. >> there you go. talk about bad flights. passengers are complaining of bathrooms so small that they gotten stuck in the door. that's what some american airlines flight attendants are saying of the boeing new 737 max plane. we showed it to you. it is faster and fuel efficient. it is not all that comfortable. flight attendants say the sink is so tiny that you can only wash one hand at a time. passengers are complaining saying it is too small and

measuring an inch smaller. you can only wash a couple of fingers. >> for me, it is just fine. >> can you imagine if just the afternoon person is stuck in that door, do you know how it would be for me? >> oh my gosh, really, it would be an emergency. >> more is coming up. we are talking about that weather, soggy start of the day. kari, what are we expecting? >> we are starting out wet road outside. fremont, off and on rain and cool temperatures and we are going to have some more of that rain, at least for today, we'll talk about what's ahead fwor th weekend, that's coming up next. the san mateo bridge, look, a little bit of wet road. i do have an issue over on the east bay, oakland. >> we'll keep tabs on that. new warnings from the department

of justice for sanctuary city which includes one bay area's congressman hometown. >> i thought where i grew up that america will keep its word. can sanctuary city stops the league of action. it is all coming up on the bay area today. the air --

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well, super bowl excitement is in the air. wilson is making hundreds of ball balls. patriots and the eagles each get 100 football for the game. you can watch super bowl 52 on february 4th, where else? right here on nbc bay area. >> what do they do it afterwards. >> sell them. >> i mean they're collector's items. >> i got what you mean. >> all right, no controversy. >> start things off with a clean slate. that's what we are doing. some rain and as we get a look at what's happening here. as we see some of those showers rolling through. the storm system is stronger than the one we had recently.

as we still glook at the radar. some chance moving into the bay area. some snow right now on mounta hamilt hamilton. to the north, there is lightning. there is still thunderstorms that's firing up to the north and i will have to watch out for that anthropologipossibility the into the north bay. high elevations of snow in the bay area. as we look at our rainfall totals, what we had so far. santa rosa of 3 quarters of an inch of rain. a quarter of an inch there in redwood city. 4/10 of an inch of rain in live moore. heyward is a quarter and san jose. we had decent rainfall totals in santa cruz mountains as well.

staying on the cool side where we reach to the low 50s. up to 58 degrees in san jose. getting dressed this morning is a day to have to wear the layers and also don't forget the umbrella. we talked a lot about the storm system yesterday. so even though it may not be raining now, don't forget that. you will get called into some of those scattered downpours. it is a good idea to have your jeans and boots because we still have a lot of puddles out there today. we'll see these little pockets of rain popping up on the radar that could bring in brief heavy downpours and small hail and a slight chance of lightning especially in the north bay. even as we go into the evening, still off and on rain and this does not taper off until later on tonight and we'll have a dry weekend. looking at the seven-day forecast, some upper 50s for the weekend for san francisco, a lot more sun here, this will be our

last chance of rain for quite a while. looks like for the in land areas, our temperatures start to get a boost up above into the low 60s for early next week. mike, you have been tracking, what's happening with the roads for wet conditions for drivers. >> slick road ways even if it is not actively raining. and so we are looking at road ways and possibly some rain, here looking at the map, i will show you these pink blobs, that's what kari is talking about of the chance of snow, just be careful. the freeway is moving well. one crash in oakland, southbound 880. someone is off of the road way right now, no major crash but we do have that being the factor. we are looking over the massive

transit systems. no delays here. we'll also show you a live cameras out there for dublin and much clearer. we have a lot of fog and low clouds today and we have -- >> all right, thank you very much, mike. rough week for google. more protests against the big giant today. demonstrators alleged google hording wealth and calling the company distributing some of the billions the company p mamade i profits. protesters are asking city leaders to consider near by residence when it negotiates on the megaconstruction project. they want google to help with affordable housing and legal rep presentation for those who may lose their homes because of

rising prices. >> google is coming to san jose and negotiations are happening in the back room and the community is not apart of those conversations. we have serious concerns around impact on housing. we need them to take action now. google released a statement saying it plans to work with officials to benefit the city of san jose and those who live there. san jose mayor, liccardo is in washington today. today they'll discuss climb change. normally this event does not make headlines but it did yesterday. the department of justice has renewed its efforts to keep funding from sanctuary ju jurisdiction's office. the mayor did not attend the meeting with the president due to a busy schedule. more the department threatening a subpoena if they did not prove

thanksgiving d they're cooperating with authorities. >> well, it is outrageous, it is really unconstitutional and un-american. here is the basic issue, what fremont and other cities are saying that we should not federalize local law enforcement. local law enforcement should be able to enforce local laws. >> the state of california received a letter from the doj but along with chicago and philadelphia already have lawsuits claiming the department of justice is over stepping authorities by withholding money. here is a story that people are loving. a golden retriever is being held a hero, here is 9-year-old mo of pittsburgh. about 6:00 in the morning, he saw an elderly man falling into

the water and mo started barking very loud and got his owner's attention. >> he's about 10 feet and asking for help. he could not help himself. if it was not for my dog, mo, that fella would have frozen to rest. >> mo to the rescue. the victim slipped and fell into the water while he was on his morning walks. >> as for mo he scored a treat for being the hero. >> well deserved. doing his job. a beauty contest for camel. this is in the middle east. we'll tell you why several of those animals had to be disqualified from the competition. >> that's tough when you cannot win that contest. >> first happening now, flood waters rising in the city.

the water is over flowing. water levels have risen to 17 feet and more than double the average. housekeepers at mgm resorts in las vegas could have panic button. leaders say other city provide hotel workers with protection against sexually assault. we'll be back with two-minutes with more news. stick around. who are these people?

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saudi arabia has a beauty contest for camels. okay, so here is the story you don't hear everyday. it is a story that you would never thought you would hear in your life. in saudi arabia, there is a beauty contest for camels. >> get this a botox scandal

clouded the pageant. twelve camels were disqualified after botox were used on them. it was used to create the perfect camel pouch which is valuable in these sorts of competitions. botox were used on the animals' noses and jaws. there is a $50 million prize money at stake. >> i thought think use fillers on lips and not botox. does it freeze your face? got to call a doctor. >> coming up, another check with the weather kari. >> we are still going to see some rain today and mount diablo will be topped with snow today, we'll talk about that and a chance for some thunderstorms coming up. >> we are looking over here ikea

over there, we'll talk about what your commute is like. a brazen robbery at an east bay tanning salon, the surveillance video that police hope to bring this suspect to justice. a live look outside at

alto. good morning and thank you welcome to thursday morning. a live look outside palo pin, p.

mike is going to look at the morning commute and kari is going to look at our forecast. quickly approaching 5:00 right now. good morning. >> i am laurie garcia. >> i am marcus washington. >> another wet one. >> yeah, it is going to be wet off and on. not all day. we are going to see it popping up in spots as we go into the morning and afternoon. here is a look at what's left with the storm system as the more the widespread rain and the snow is still coming down just to the east of us. now, as we get a closer look, we can see some rain across parts of the east bay and the north bay right now as we get a closer look, we can see the rain moving to the east of 101. we are going to have chilly temperatures along with that, that's causing some light snow to fall on mount hamilton. here is how the rest of the day shapes up. we'll see some rain popping up