the rain for now, looking at our storm ranger mobile doppler right now, we know that they get a lower level view of that rain that's falling and it looks pretty clear, looks like it's frozen. if we look outside our windows at all of our bridges this morning, it could be another dangerous commute across the bay area. we have a team in place to get you through this friday safely. thanks so much for joining us, i'm kris sanchez, i'm in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we have you covered roadwise as well as weatherwise. let's head over to vianey right now to look at what's going on. you say this is going to probably start up around lunchtime. >> yeah, right after lunch hour. we were seeing the earlier models showing it possibly starting late morning, now it's looking more like into the afternoon. as we can expect to see also the rain, we're also expecting kind of a slight drop in those temperatures. 45 degrees right now in the peninsula, south bay 46, san francisco 45, north bay a very cold 34 degrees. we're definitely a lot colder in

the north bay than we were 24 hours ago. right now this is what our doppler radar currently looks like, we have light scattered showers but i will talk about exactly what we are expecting in terms of the rain and an update on those rain totals coming up in just a bit. even on a friday we have a backup at the bay bridge toll plaza, but i think they're just about ready to open that last cash lane on the left approach. i saw folks pausing for all lanes, it looked like someone was walking over toward their tollbooth. also coming from the san francisco size a little slowing across treasure island. they must have cleared that, so we will track that all clear coming up in the next few minutes. things are moving nicely throughout the bay, we don't have the soaked roadways but we do have slicker roadways so be careful. i have had a couple reports 87 and 101 and 280 at saratoga, we have crashes on the shoulder, but both of those reported after spinouts, that's at least in the chp report, so those conditions

might be tough. bob redell is out there over at the dumbarton bridge. bob, you are talking about those conditions. >> reporter: good morning, mike. look, where we are at 24 hours ago and this is a much better driving situation for people getting into work, especially considering today is theoretically friday light. you can see the roads are still wet but we don't have the rain coming down. i've been driving from the east bay to the south bay again through the dumbarton bridge this morning, i've been all over the roads this is pretty much the conditions you will see out here. again, marked contrast from last night when you saw the rain, this video from southbound 101 just before sir francis drake boulevard up in san rafael, marin county. this morning something to keep in mind, there are wind advisories in effect put out on the chp. these are highway wind advisories for the antioch bridge, the benicia/martinez bridge and the altamonte pass coming from the central valley into livermore in the east bay.

those are some things that you want to keep an eye out. another thing you want to keep an eye out for when we saw this yesterday are drowned trees and if we do see the winds and rain picking up later today and you are aware of large trees on your property that you think are at risk of fall, this would be a time to remind yourself maybe it's time to call arizona borist so that doesn't call on your home. reporting live here in newark at the dumbarton bridge toll plaza, bob redell, "today in the bay." our team coverage conditions, we want to bring in forecaster vianey arena with a closer look at those rainfall totals. we really needed this rain. >> we definitely did. yesterday i saw pete's report saying, hey, the people in the north bay didn't mind the rain at all. we still have plenty of moisture, you can see it sitting off to the north, that's going to bring another band of rain into the area and it will bring a good amount of showers towards the southern california area as well. as far as your storm totals so far, i want to remind folks

these are unofficial rainstorm totals. these are not the official numbers just yet. look at san rafael over two inches of rain, over 3 inches of rain for sent field. san francisco nearly an inch of rain, redwood city nearly an inch of rain. these are unofficial rain totals and we are expecting more rain into tonight is we will see a chance in those storm totals as we continue to track the tail end of this storm system. more mud slide concerns in southern california this morning as the storm we've been experiencing and vianey has been talking about hits vulnerable areas that are finally starting to recover. all of that rain in southern california may cause problems for people here trying to get there this weekend as well. "today in the bay's" anser hassan is live along highway 101 in san jose with the preparation for folks going south. what can you tell us, anser? >> reporter: kris, right now

roadways are still wet from last night's downpour. we've seen puddles as we made our way down here. right now 101 looks pretty good as we head into the morning commute. if you are planning to head to southern california it may be a different toer. chp is warning drivers that if california's coast gets pounded by this morning's storm they may be forced to close highway 101. the national weather service issued a flash flood watch for parts of santa barbara, ventura and los angeles counties. they also predict parts of santa barbara counties could get hit with half an inch of rain per hour. that could be almost three inches of rain between now and 8:00 a.m. chp's concern is that the roads could flood which would force them to close highway 101. officials are already taking precautions. yesterday santa barbara county issued mandatory evacuations that went into effect at 12:00 noon. >> it is coming again and i'm hoping it's not going to have the same effect as the last one,

but, you know, just crossing my fingers. >> we aren't going to wait until somebody says evacuate. we would go before. we have several friends who have died in the mudslides in montecito. >> reporter: these evacuation orders come after a january form which triggered mudslides that ruined homes and killed at least 21 people. chp is getting reports of debris along 101 in ventura county but no road closures. we will keep you updated throughout the morning. reporting live in san jose, anser hassan, "today in the bay." >> stay safe out there as well. we want to see your storm -- the perspective of your -- what you see during the storm. you can see all these beautiful pictures, many of you have shared these pictures with us. you can see those rainbows in

petaluma, san mateo, napa. if you have pictures or video and want to share them to us, with he want to see them. send them to i see@nbcbayarea.com. stay ahead of the storm by down loading the free nbc bay area app. you can get access of our live doppler -- live radar, our data and forecasts are more accurate than the standard iphone weather so make sure you download it. it's free for android and iphone users. immigrant groups are organizing a south bay rally to protest recent immigration customs enforcement sweeps across the bay area. i.c.e. maintains that many of those arrested during the recent sweeps have prior felony convictions. it considers the arrest of those without criminal record a consequence of sanctuary cities not cooperating. the white house is also taking a closer look at the warning that oakland mayor libby schaaf gave

last week that a sweep was immine imminent. >> i think it's outrageous that a mayor would circumvent federal authorities and certainly put them in danger by making a move such as that and that's currently under review by the department of justice. >> i.c.e. yesterday released some numbers from its recent sweep. they say agents detained 232 people, many of them are facing deportation. today's rally takes place in san jose at 5:00 this evening. happening today, president trump's former campaign chairman paul manafort is expected to appear in court for another plea hearing. manafort this week pleaded not guilty to charges tied to robert mueller's russia investigation. that case is being heard in washington. he will be in a virginia court today to enter a plea on related charges. manafort is accused of lying on his tax returns and failing to report foreign bank accounts. also happening today, the santa rosa disaster loan outreach center will close its doors at noon. the small business

administration opened it to help businesses and residents affected by the wildfires in october of last year. for anyone still looking for additional help you can head over to the sb a's website. good morning, it is 5:09 and we're definitely catching a slight break for the rain. i will give you a timeline of when we are expecting to see pop up showers. i'm taking you right through 12:00 just before your lunch hour. we can start seeing some spotty light rain near ukiah, maybe down near morgan hill and the santa cruz mountains. as we fast forward this i am line from the afternoon after your lunch hour between 2:00 and 3:00 you notice we start seeing a couple more of those cells popping up on our radar. if we pair that up with those colder temperatures and that cold air mass we do have a chance of possibly seeing a couple of thunderstorms in the area, that could produce some small hail. we're also expecting to see periods of rain all the way into

the evening hours and by 7:00 we do have this second line of storms and that is expected to bring moderate to heavy downpours at times into the afternoon, also expect to go see lower snow levels as we head into tonight and early tomorrow morning. now, this chance of rain is expected to continue into tonight and early into tomorrow morning as well. looks like we're going to start off our weekend on a bit of a wet note. as of right now looks like you have a couple more hours left before we start seeing more heavy -- you know, as far as the rain goes anyway moderate to heavy downpours. folks can enjoy the morning commute. that's not going to sell. we're looking over here and it's actually not bad because those roadways are drying out right now, still slick, watch the on and off ramps. some spinouts reported for the south bay. here this is a disabled vehicle blocking your slow lane southbound 880 before you get to the split where folks are taking that flee over toward 237. there will be activity for the next few minutes but farther south we talked about those pin

jouts, one reported over by the sjc that's 101 at 87 and over here 280 at saratoga. they are both off to the shoulder and no injuries reported. this is the third or fourth we have seen over the last hour for the south bay. whatever is going on for the lower deck around treasure island has cleared and so has the slowing. we just have a minor backup for cash pairs over at the bay bridge toll plaza. coming up next on "today in the bay," another possible expansion on the peninsula, the plan being discussed that could bring in nor than 10,000 tech workers. and the first rule of trade war is you don't say you're in a trade war. "today in the bay" when. w"today. . . . . continues.

good morning. it's 5:14 right now. if you live in the north bay you're going to notice a noticeable drop in temperatures compared to where we were yesterday. it's about 16 degrees colder at this hour at santa rosa, 13 degrees colder in napa and this cold mass is only expected to bring colder temperatures in through tonight with snow in lower snow elevations. i will talk about that in just a bit. looking live at the dublin area, in the distance that's the dublin grade heading up westbound 580. it's all clear as far as the lanes go, but you have a lot of company. we will talk about the slowing we see as this starts to develop for your morning commute. and happy friday to you. markets are going to try to recover today but so far it is not looking good. stocks plummeted thursday as president trump announced new tariffs on steel and aluminum.

now, all kinds of american companies count on cheap steel and aluminum, notably boeing which makes entire airplanes out of aluminum, but also beverage companies, beer companies get 18% of their aluminum for cans overseas. president trump tweeted this this morning, trade wars are good, he says, and easy to win. one of the first rules of trade wars is you don't say you are in a trade war. now, we got absolutely no guidance thursday as to how the tariffs will go into effect. will some companies be exempt, will some countries like canada be exempt? we just don't know. wells fargo is in the news again, the bank's wealth management division is accused of making decision that is benefited the bank more than it benefited its wealthy customers. yesterday the same bank was accused of closing peoples bank

accounts if there was indication of fraud even if the customer was not at fault. white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders yesterday said that the president is interested in meeting with video game makers to discuss violence in video games following the parkland shooting. video games often come under fire after school shootings as people note that the gunman played video games. now, the industry points out a majority of teens worldwide play video games, it's not a big surprise to find out that the teenage shooter does as well. i got on the phone with ea, the world's biggest video game maker based here in the bay area. they had no ent comment. nintendo and take two didn't get back to me. uba soft based in san francisco, french company, pointed out teenagers as i did play worldwide play video games, but only america seems to have this extreme gun violence problem. >> it could be accessibility but i also heard this statistic on the radio and i wish i could remember, i will look for it in

just a minute but soldiers had a more difficult time pulling the trigger before than they do now and a large part of that has to do with the point of view -- >> yes, the first person shooter. >> comfortable seeing that and in this really realistic gaming. what we played was not like that, it didn't look like that. >> tweet it out. i would be interested to seeing it. >> i will look for it in the next break. google has been writ with a new lawsuit accusing the company of bias in its hiring practices. it was filed by a former google recruiter, he claims the company discriminated by favoring female applicants and ex klug white and asian men. the suit also contends older engineers were also discriminated against and google south to purge e-mails or paper trails shedding light on this practice. google says it will fight that lawsuit vigorously. the recruiter says he was fired for complaining about those firing practices. facebook is now reportedly

in the early stages of another large expansion into menlo park. the mercury news reports this week that facebook met with city planners to discuss a vast new development called willow village. if approved it is eventually granted it would provide nearly 2 million square feet of office space, that's on top of the current 60 acre campus now being built for about 10,000 facebook workers. talks on willow village are preliminary, but construction could begin by the year 2021. >> new video this morning and it may be a far cry from the winter olympics not to mention a far cry from south korea but a winter snowstorm in scotland is apparently bringing out the amateur extreme athletes. video of a man snowboarding on a sloping street in scotland outside glasgow. whether it was a one time run or the start of a new day of fun or a new commute method we just

don't know. mike, we might want to see it on one of our side streets. >> do i have an icon for snow board? >> i don't think you do. >> clear the roads. >> that is kind of cool. you have to trust yourself to do that. i barely do it in a safe environment on a slope. >> lake tahoe and all that. >> put the plastic hood over the bar damage can and fly. >> i think people still do that. if you're heading up to lake tahoe or the sierra, get ready, it's not really good conditions to drive but they're seeing a ton of snow. i know all of the resorts up there are probably extremely happy with all the snow we've been getting and they are expecting a lot more today and even into tomorrow. our current conditions right now we're definitely going to see solder temperatures in the north bay, santa rosa 33 degrees. let's talk about that rain. this is a live look right now at what our doppler radar is capturing and we are still seeing of course a lot of instability in the air.

we're seeing a couple of those light pop up showers that could still bring a very light amount of rain at least through the early morning but if i take you through this timeline so pay attention to the timeline right up here. i'm taking you right through about the lunch hour. if you notice we've already got a couple little cells popping up in the north bay and even down near the south bay. you can expect to see the possibility of light scattered showers. by the afternoon those temperatures will be in the mid 50s but what we are also going to see right about 2:00, 3:00, we see this band of showers moving in and that could bring periods of moderate to heavy downpours with the possibility because of that air mass it could kick up thunderstorms and hail, too. as we head towards the evening showers we could see another line of showers moving through 7:00, with that cold air mass it will lower the snow levels to 2,500 feet, maybe even less. as far as the sierra still expecting a ton of snow from this storm system, about 40 inches plus again for the kirkwood area. so definitely going to be a

great way to check out the slopes after this storm has passed and there's better driving conditions. long range outlook, chance for thunderstorms as we head towards saturday with the low snow levels. on sunday we get a bit of a break, clearing skies and drying trend into early next week. as we head in towards wednesday we might get our second system making its arrival, bringing a chance of rain to the bay area. right now the roads are a lot better. definitely, but they are not completely dried out so be careful. we have had a number of spinouts reported for the south bay. 280 is cleared at saratoga, still have one over near sjc for highway 101 off the roadway, wills a stall in the area. no big deal for folks coming out of milpitas. it's on the shoulder. smooth easy drive throughout the south bay and coming over the santa cruz mountains as well. wind advisories overtime for chp, the antioch bridge, the benicia and altamonte pass. just a little slowing for the

altamonte now. no ferries expected by the wind like they were yesterday. calmer conditions. waze we do want to report one incident coming in, we had a crash reported 92 getting over toward the toll plaza. we don't see any slowing. this person has to join our nbc bay area wazers team but we will thank them anyway. interesting because i'm going to thank a wazer called runs with scissors 119. that is not advised. back to you. >> you never know what your user name will end up on tv. >> got to pick it carefully. coming up next on "today in the bay" -- >> steph curry speaking out after leaving his hotel room like this. >> not steph. >> the reason why, next.

the country )s opioid crisis has spawned a booming bu the country's opioid crisis has spawned a booming business, drug rehab centers can make tens of thousands of dollars every month from one single patient. >> as vicky nguyen learned the privacy that comes with that treatment can also mask some deadly outcomes. >> reporter: tonight we investigate rehab secrets, companies may promise to help you beat addiction but what you may not know is how often

someone dice in a california rehab facility. once every two weeks according to the state. while deaths are not unexpected among people addicted to dangerous drugs critics say some rehab centers are making fatal mistakes motivated by money. do you think people would be stunned to know who is actually caring for niece patients? >> i was stunned. >> reporter: tonight we take you inside the confidential world of rehab centers and we'll show you what we learned about the people who provide care for those recovering from addiction and why it's so difficult to find the track record for a rehab center. we hope to see you tonight at 11:00. if you have a tip for our investigative unit you can give us a call, that number is 888-996-tips or you can send me an e-mail, that's nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. the warriors play the atlanta hawks today, but not before steph curry decided to work on his golf game. this was inside the hotel room. the warriors superstar post this

had photo on his instagram account. he actually wrote when you feel like you are on the pga tour so you've got to get some swings going in the hotel room and added #idiot. look at that. >> you see celebrities trashing their hotel rooms, i'm glad to see that it was that and not like -- >> hit the ball, not the table. coming up next on "today in the bay," whiteout conditions. >> we decided, well, we have to just go for it, we can't just throw away $1,100 for a little vacation and stay home. >> but it was a treacherous drive headed up to the sierra and those conditions continue right now as snow is pounding the area. >> plus new this morning the steps one bay area city is taking to help low income drivers pay parking tickets. [burke] at farmers, we've seen almost everything

so we know how to cover almost anything. even a "red-hot mascot." [mascot] hey-oooo! whoop, whoop! [crowd 1] hey, you're on fire! [mascot] you bet i am! [crowd 2] dude, you're on fire! [mascot] oh, yeah! [crowd 3] no, you're on fire! look behind you. [mascot] i'm cool. i'm cool. [burke] that's one way to fire up the crowd. but we covered it. talk to farmers.

we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ much of the bay area getting a break thi quite a change from 24 hours ago. much of the bay area getting a break this morning from that rain we saw yesterday. a live look right now outside in fremont, you can see people on the road getting ready to go. we're also seeing wet roadways this morning. more rain is heading our way. good morning and thank you so much for joining us, i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez, i'm in for laura garcia on this lovely start to this friday morning, mostly lovely we will say because vianey says that there are those microclimate spots that will get you.

>> we still have a couple storm cells moving through that could bring light scattered showers. right now the biggest temperature drop it in the north bay, they are expecting to see another round of showers through tonight, santa 33. let me show you the 24 hour temperature difference because we have a cold air mass that's going to sweep in but of course we do have a chance of seeing thunderstorms that could produce small hail later tonight. santa rosa 18 degrees colder than we were 24 hours ago, napa 13 degrees colder. we are not seeing as much of a difference in the south bay, about 4 degrees for san jose, but into tonight and tomorrow we could see a bigger change going on there. the doppler radar is showing a little bit of activity just sitting off to the coast which could bring light spotty showers, nothing too major just yet but just behind this spotty flower -- or these spotty showers we are expecting to see light rain into this afternoon and evening hours as well. that's what we are keeping a close eye on for tonight.

even though it's not raining out there just now, put out that umbrella. still drive safe out there. >> that's right. i will show you the map. we have the road weather index showing where vianey was showing that radar activity. wet roads, the green highlighting here and coming towards silicon valley. traffic is light right now but we did have another spinout 101 at moffett. san mateo bridge where that rain may be traveling we will take a live look from the hayward side. you do see traffic moves smoothly. over on the foster city side you may be getting wet in the last few minutes. the bay bridge the metering lights have been turned off in the last ten minutes. the fast track lanes are the biggest issue. on friday bring cash. that might save you a few seconds. rain here in the bay area means this, take a look at t it's snow in the sierra and there is a lot of it. this is a live look at

interstate 80 in kingvale. caltrans briefly closed 80 from the state line with nevada to colfax because of low visibility and there is more snow on the way. >> we have you covered with what's going on with this. "today in the bay's" pete suratos has more on what conditions are like right now and what we need to know before we're heading out there this weekend. pete? >> reporter: guys, we're standing here along i-80 in fairfield but it could be a potentially dangerous drive for folks heading to the sierra this weekend. we want to show you guys some of this video. this is from our nbc affiliate in sacramento, you can see not much visibility there. you're seeing the perspective from a driver and passenger inside of a car heading towards the donner summit area. you can barely see the roadway along the 80 corridor in that area. that was definitely the case for one man who was forced to pull over due to these conditions. >> it was totally fine until actually two minutes ago. i decided to pull over because i couldn't see anything.

>> reporter: now, those blizzard conditions shut down the 80 corridor in that area for about four hours at one point bringing traffic to a stop. in fact, another ski resort closed up as well. now, as far as closures go, there's going to be closures all the way up to the nevada state line, colfax to the nevada state line as we speak and caltrans reminds folks to put chains on their tires unless they have a four-wheel drive with snow tires. it goes without saying to drive carefully if you are heading to the sierra this weekend. in fairfield, pete suratos for "today in the bay." some travelers are waking up not quite where they're expected to be in morning. that's because there were so many cancellations at bay area airports yesterday. weather in the bay area and really everywhere else provided a double whammie here. in all sfo had 430 delays and 145 cancellations yesterday with those flights. to compound those matters the east coast just starting to get hit by a nor'easter, strong winds, rain and even heavy snow are moving in.

more than likely flight cancellations across the nation will have a ripple effect at bay area airports. if you want to keep track of what's going on weatherwise we've made it easy for you. you can download our nbc bay area app, you can do it for free and see our radar and get information on what's going on right where you are. that's nbc bay area app it's for the iphone and android users. new details on this man he is accused of sending a stanford law professor a threatening letter containing white powder and he is expected to return to court on monday. damaged fridays sesiello will m first court appearance this week. the powder was found to be harmless. >> john muir medical center says it is fully cooperating with police after the arrest of a nursing assistant who is accused of sexual battery against a

patient. prosecutors say 29-year-old cody baca turned himself in last friday. walnut creek police say he was working at john muir last year when a patient there made a sexual assault claim. baca also faces burglary charges. in its statement john muir says it takes all patient complaints seriously. at 5:36 the oakland dmv will not reopen on monday as planned. we're learning -- >> oh, no. >> we're learning it's going to be closed another week. you may remember the thieves pulled copper pipes from the ceiling, this triggered massive flooding and forced the office to close and they had to clean up and make those repairs. the dmv is honoring appointments but at other offices. >> that's a long drive for some folks. san francisco is making it easier for low income residents to pay their tickets and citations. the mta yesterday launched a new ticket payment program allowing those who qualify the opportunity to pay in installments so that they can cover the fees for parking and

muni citations. there is also a grace period in place until the end of may. now, if you take advantage of this new program, you can also have all of your late fees removed. south bay transit leaders have reportedly come up with a low tech solution to track tech buses moving through a busy commuter corridor. the vta wants to know how many buses are used by companies like apple and google. this is along highway 85. what they're trying to do is use that information for future transit projects, but those companies are refusing to provide those numbers. in response vta has set up a half a dozen cameras to do the counting. we're counting cars in some areas because traffic is so light. that's what happens on a friday morning but the conditions still slick. watch those off ramps and watch the on ramps. another spinout reported for the south bay. get a second to look at the great green sensors and the rain coming in through san mateo, possibly brisbane and the south

bay. vianey is tracking that on the radar. mild slowing for 101 in san jose. right there, 101 at moffett, that's where i think the fifth spinout for the silicon valley reported this morning. again, no injuries, it's over off to the shoulder, shouldn't be a big problem but still we are tracking that. a quick live look over oakland, shot past the coliseum, traffic flows smoothly southbound. a lot of head lights heading from here down to the san mateo bridge where there is a crash reported 92 but it sounds like everything is off to the shoulde shoulder. >> a lot of people thinking about what they're going to do this weekend, you've been telling us not so much of a dry weekend. >> at least not saturday. we're tracking the chance of seeing thunderstorms into tonight and that will carry over into saturday and it's going to be periods of scattered to widespread rain with isolated thunderstorms. this is expected also through saturday as well through the coast, bay and inland areas. we are talking about temperatures in the 50s so the temperatures not a big noticeable change yet in terms of that, but look at all that

rain. we are expecting the last of this storm system to still bring plenty of moisture to the area, but on sunday much better conditions, still cloudy, though, we are not expecting heavy rain, we are actually expecting the last of that storm system to move out on saturday night and on sunday we will get periods of sunshine, much more pleasant weather, 56 degrees for the bay, inland 56 as well and the coast 55 degrees. if you're reading out to squaw creek, lake tahoe, this is our live camera but there's so many snow that it's completely iced over. it's 21 degrees right now in squaw creek, they are not dealing with the best road conditions. over the next three days they're still expecting to see 20 plus inches or more snowfall on top of what they've already seen up there in the mountains. 19 degrees expected high for today as we head in towards saturday about 18 degrees and on sunday they are also seeing the tail end that have storm make its exit. i think sunday is probably going to be your best day if you had plans to head up to the sierra. coming up next on "today in

the bay," time is ticking. a big daddy line this morning for california dreamers.

♪ (door bell rings) (cell phone vibrating) hello. hello. hello. hello. hello. hello. hello. hello. hello, i got your package. you can just leave it, thanks. (cell phone vibrating) hello, can i help you? hello. hello. hello. hello.

hello. ♪ if you are waking up now and heading outside don't get caught offguard, radar is picking up scattered showers moving their way through san francisco and down the south bay we can expect to see light scattered rain through the early morning hours before the rain picks up through the evening.

that is absolutely right. we are looking at slicker roadways, no slowing, but overnight gusts of wind reported through the altamonte pass. it's a breeze driving there as well as approaching the bay bridge. i will show you the backup that's developing. 5:43 right now. we're learning just how much california agencies had to spend to fight the worst of last year's devastating wildfires. the governor's office of emergency services says the tab for fighting the north bay wildfires was $1.5 billion. in compare some the cost of fighting the southern california fires in december was about $300 million. the federal government is expected to reimburse most of the state's expenditures. happening today, cal grad's deadline for dreamers to apply for financial assistance to their college tuition cost, the california dream act allowed undocumented students who qualify to receive private scholarships funded through public universities. they must submit a grade point

average by today's deadline. the reverend billy graham will be laid to rest at a private funeral service. graham died last week at the age of 99. president trump is expected to attend today's service, it's being held inside a tent on the main parking lot of the billy graham library this is in charlotte. his son says that graham would have thought the funeral is too elabora elaborate. >> he would say this is too much about billy graham. he wouldn't be happy. he wanted it to be more about the lord jesus christ. >> graham's body will be buried on the graham of the line beside the grave of his wife ruth. is the president going to change his mind about guns? >> scott mcgrew, just days after the president said that he was not afraid of the nra he met with them to talk about gun rights. >> he did and we don't know the results of that meeting, marcus. we do know the president tweeted this this morning. good, great, meeting in the oval office tonight with the nra.

on wednesday president trump shocked both gun control advocates and the nra with a sudden 180 saying he supported raising the minimum age and even supported confiscation of guns without a court hearing. it was a jaw dropping change of policy, but that was wednesday and this is friday. the president has a reputation of repeating the ideas of the last person with whom he has met and in this case it's the nra. the white house is combating rumors trump wants to fire his national security adviser h.r. mcmaster. he is a three-star army general, been seen as an experienced and cautious in the white house. he is a veteran of the gulf war, iraq war and war in afghanistan did his dissertation on the mistakes made by the white house during the vietnam war. he put it all into the book, it is well worth reading. again, the white house says mcmaster is not going anywhere. but nbc news reports that if he

did read safra katz is on the short list to become the next security adviser. she is the ceo of oracle corporation a long time trump supporter as well. we invite your opinions and boy have we seen a pickup in those. i urge you to let us know what you think of our coverage, you can find me on twitter, i'm @scottmcgrew, facebook it's scott mcgrew tv. so here you go, a cat is being credited for helping end the chaos started by two dogs on an arizona interstate. >> this is the kind of video that makes some people skirm. you see them there, if you are a dog lover you spot it had right away, dog running on a highway, does have a good ending, though. while this was happening it caused major backups in phoenix yesterday, two dogs got free. state troopers tap toured one

right away then the other could not be corralled until residents in one nearby rv park said a cat stood its ground. >> he finally jumped on somebody's porch and i saw i think it was a black cat went after him and then he got cornered. >> so the dog's get away lasted more than an hour. they didn't stop the traffic, though. authorities say it did have a color but no tags so it is being checked by a vet and the list of people hoping to adopt it is already forming. why would you want to adopt a dog that is -- >> i mean, all dogs need homes. >> keep them active, i don't know, maybe tire them out maybe. >> it's fun. >> that gave me a lot of anxiety. i've seen dogs out on the roads and i am that person that will pull over safely and be like come here. >> not on the freeway. >> i call but i have stopped pulled into a parking lot or something and i'm like come here, baby. >> you are good hearted. >> hopefully the dog had its

shots. >> look, i will take my risk. if the baby is okay i will take my chances because i have my own little rescue pup of my own. i have to make sure i look at its brothers and sisters. if you will be outside this morning with your pup and taking them out late tonight you may want to bring up that time sooner because right now we are tracking the arrival of a couple showers. let's get right to that doppler radar. this is what's going on the matter next 30 minutes. if you are driving to work look at this rain. we are seeing light isolated scattered showers pushing through san jose, the san francisco area. i know it was showing up on mike's traffic maps as well. if i zoom in closer i will show you exactly where i'm pinpointing some of that moisture. san jose right now through 680 also through 380 i think mike was telling us about moffett field where they have a lot of spinouts. be careful because behind it we have light showers. these aren't the heaviest of the downpours, we're seeing post frontal convection that's going to kick up and we've seen a cold air mass.

the temperatures have dropped down to the 30s for napa, 38 degrees for napa, 33 for santa rosa and livermore in the 40s. what does that mean? that post frontal convection will kick up a chance of seeing thunderstorms later into tonight. let's take you through that timeline. friday for today at about 12:00 around your lunch hour we have seen a couple scattered showers by then, but it's going to start moving in if you notice from the north bay, we will start to see periods of moderate to heavy downpours right around 2:00, 3:00, where you see these pockets of yellow and orange, that's where the strongest of the rain is going to fall. if i fast forward this timeline until 7:00 you will notice we see another band of showers pushing its way through and that's what's going to bring us a bit of a concern because aside from the morning commute there is also the evening commute when folks are trying to get home from work and that's when we are expect to go see another round of showers. overnight if you notice the north bay is going to continue to get hit with some of that rain into early saturday morning. let's talk about some of those storm totals so far. these are unofficial storm

totals. san rafael over two inches of rain, kentfield over three inches of rain. san jose which typically tends to fall in the rain shadow about a half an inch. the sierra snow totals about 45 inches through saturday and that's because that tail end of that storm system is expected to make its exit into set night. by sunday we will start getting a break from the rain. looking ahead on the long range outlook into wednesday -- rather later next week we start to see the arrival of another system. for now please be safe. i know we're seeing light showers out there so what is it look look like right now? are there any reports of any accidents? >>. no major crashes. the road weather index the traffic and the weather systems are tied together. you will see things like this, this is where vianey's radar shows activity coming over the san mateo hills and north of that and that's where we are

seeing slicker roadways registering across saratoga and parts of the south bay. no major issues. there is one new spinout reported 101 moffett on the southbound noncommute side. the northbound commute side not showing much of a problem either. a lighter volume for a friday. oakland the crash 880 at 66 is over top to the shoulder, no slowing there because traffic is so light. overnight bob redell talked about chp warning about the antioch bridge, the altamonte pass and the benicia bridge where their cruisers got caught in gusts of wind. no problems this morning as a result. 80 westbound toward the split with 680 there is a crash over on the shoulder but not much of an issue. pete is in this area, he is talking about the seierra and that's where we have a closure between colfax and the nevada state line because of hazardous driving conditions.

you can access all these transit agencies without any delay, that's good stuff. the bay bridge a quick look shows you we do have the backup and the metering lights are on. filled in towards west grand and palo alto where that rain may be coming soon is not showing any problems, a nice clear view. >> always such a pickle, we want snow and then we can't get there. coming up on "today in the bay," a new way to get to the doctor's office, the service uber is offering to make sure you don't miss an appointment. more power outages in puerto rico after those two power plants were shut down. this is after two back to back hurricanes last fall that wiped out electricity to most of the island. so it's happening again. and talk about a hangover and a wrong destination. according to a new report a new jersey man says he blacked out while he was partying in west virginia, drunkenly ordered an uber to where he was living on the west virginia university campus but instead of going back to campus he accidentally put in his new jersey address.

he fell asleep during that uber and he rode 300 miles. he had to shell out more than $1,600 when he got there. from fo

mudslides and mass shootings-- when tragedy strikes, first from fires and floods to mudslides and mass shootings, when tragedy strikes first responders take action, but an

exclusive nbc bay area investigation has found thousands of firefighters across the country aren't getting the help they need to cope with the stress of the job. >> investigative reporter liz wagner has the results of an unprecedented survey about ti firefighters and mental health. >> reporter: good morning. we teamed up with the international association of firefighters and sent out what may be the largest survey of its kind. we heard from nearly 7,000 firefighters and almost every state and the results are staggering. three-quarters say they're suffering from posttraumatic stress, 27% have problems with substance abuse and one out of every five has had thoughts of suicide. but many firefighters point to a lack of services to get them through it. nearly two-thirds don't believe there are adequate behavioral health resources. in recent years the fire service has tried to do something about it, the firefighters union is routinely sending peer counselors to emergency scenes like last month's school

shooting in florida and this month marks one year since the union's ptsd treatment center opened near washington, d.c. we visited the only other place like it in the entire country, it's here in northern california but there is a six-month wait to get in. if you know a firefighter who needs help or want information on ways we can all support our heroes we have resources on our website, head to nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. thank you, liz. if you have a story you'd like our investigative. unt to look into you can give us a call, that number 888-996-tips or send an e-mail to nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. happening today acting san francisco mayor mark farrell begins his open door chats. he says that his goal is to talk with residents about the issues that impact them the most on a day to day basis. he will host those chats twice a month in city hall and you can show up on the first or third friday of every month from 8:30 to noon for a ten-minute appointment. here is the catch, you do have

to have an appointment and those meetings are chosen through a lottery process. preorders start today for samsung's latest smartphone the galaxy s9 and s9 plus. it was just revealed monday at a mobile world congress in barcelona. the company says it made significant camera improvement including a super slow motion feature. it's available in gray, blue, black and the new color this year lilac. yeah, lilac or purple. without a contract signing that it will cost you between $720 and $840. it hits stores march 17th. >> they didn't choose a manly name for the purple. uber is an option to drive you to the doctor's office. they are offering to take patients to and from medical points under a service called uber health. it allows the healthcare providers to book the rides for you so it is available to people who don't have a smartphone or use uber. the passenger will get a text or

a call confirming the ride and then uber will bill the healthcare facility. according to research, millions of americans miss their medical appointments each year because of transportation issues. a traffic alert if you're heading to wine country this weekend. the napa valley marathon is coming up on sunday. this runs from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. the runners will start at the calistoga city limits and travel alongside silverado trail to yachtville crossroad. chp officers will escort drivers heading northbound. the runners will continue on to the crossroads, oak knoll, big ranch, those streets will be closed to drivers from 8:15 in the morning to 2:30 -- 12:30, that is. right now at 6:00, a little break in the rain, but we're looking live at our radar this morning and vianey says she's

watching some scattered showers over san francisco and san jose. she's tracking more rain moving in as we head into the weekend. plus even though we're getting a breather from that wet weather the roads are still slick this morning. the conditions you need to know about as you get ready to head out the door this morning. mud slide fears in santa barbara county as a storm that walloped us yesterday pushes through that part of california. the evacuations ordered ahead of time to prevent another catastrophic mud slide like the one in montecito. "today in the bay" continues right now. >> thanks for joining us on this friday morning, i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we have you covered. the rain ask not here right now or at least we've seen some -- starting to see a few sprinkles. >> we have a couple sprinkles moving through the south bay right now. if you will be driving through the san jose area don't be surprised if you head outside and start noticing light rain coming dow