now? >> for the most part the rain is pretty much out of here but we will see spotty showers popping up for bay area today. it's going to be cool. look at these highs. we only make it around 60 degrees today. with breezy we understand. every now and then some rain dropping. it's going to feel very much like winter as we get a look at the bigger picture we can see rain through the north of us and that will bring us rain through the north bay and along the coast. i'll be tracking that. mike, you say you just missed flashing lights? >> just missed it. some flashing lights to wake folks up. just cleared before the 5:00 show. looking at a smooth drive for 582 dublin, no problems out of the altamont, green highlighting, not mine craft, registering on road weather index. didn't want to get kids excited. south bay has spring break. lighter volume for much of your commute. early, cash lines back-up at the bay bridge toll plaza.

we should see this clear. back to you. >> all right, we'll check back with you. new this morning working to find what happened on highway 4 in the east bay. brand new video shows police activity near the exit. separate video shows a vehicle towed into the lot. seems to be a bullet hole. more than 100 shootings on the freeway, called into chp this morning to get more answers for you. also new, a new twist in the school threat hoax that some bay area schools fell victim to. many canceled classes. this morning we're for you learning who is responsible for that claim. >> joeng us live from emeryville this morning with more on that, plus a new poll just released showing how parents feel about school safety these days. good morning, pete. >> good morning to you, laura and marcus. we'll get to that in a moment. we're getting details on the

group that created this, posing on gallop online gaming group to create this hoax. here are new details we're getting according to east bay times. this was carried out by apophis squad, hijacked domain of dallas-based company using their e-mail address to send e-mails to schools across the country including right here in the bay area. those e-mails titled student help, claiming bullied student threatening violence. schools such as emery high closing on monday. initially said the hoax was part of an online contest but east bay times reached out to a member of this apophis squad had said they did it because, quote, they had nothing better to do. the poll by the public policy inside substitute on school shootings pull up that information said 73% of adults are concerned or somewhat concerned with school shootings.

82% of public school parents are concerned or somewhat concerned. two-thirds of that group opposed arming educators in school. of course there's a lot of debate around that topic. that survey was done by phone with nearly 2,000 adults not too long after the march for life protest last month. life in emeryville pete suratos. >> thanks, pete. continuing coverage. this morning we're monitoring escalating tensions between the u.s. and russia over syria. the president has promised a missile strike any day now. this morning the president, however, scaling back on those threats. just a couple hours ago he tweeted, "never said when an attack on syria would take place. could be very soon or not so soon at all! in any event, the united states, under my administration, has done a great job of ridding the region of isis. where is our thank you america? "today in the bay" live on capitol hill tracie potts

tracking developments on this. tracie, the world is watching and waiting on the president's next move. >> exactly. when it will happen, as he tweeted this morning, we're not sure. we can find out more today his defense secretary jim mattis here on capitol hill, will be asked a lot of questions about what's happening in syria and what could happen next. this morning a u.s. navy destroyer like this based less than 200 miles from damascus has left port carrying missiles like the one the u.s. used to strike syria last year. they will be coming, president trump warned on twitter. but when? >> all options are on the table. a final decision hasn't been made. >> new this morning, the president tweets never said when an attack on syria would take place. could be very soon or not so soon at all. >> we stand ready to provide military options. >> some lawmakers say the options should send a strong message to syrian president bashar al assad accused of

gassing his own people last weekend. >> it's got to be more than one and done. i think the president has the right attitude, destroying his air capability, making him a target. >> russia plans to shoot down u.s. missiles. russia has 8500 people in syria and said there was no chemical attack. get ready russia, the president tweets. >> taunt the russians increases potential of what we really want to avoid here, which is a military confrontation. >> it appears that may be exactly where the u.s. is headed. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. 5:05 right now. new for you this morning, president trump thanking governor jerry brown in a tweet within the last hour saying, quote, california governor jerry brown is doing the right thing and sending the national guard to the border. thank you, jerry. good move for the safety of our country. brown, however, says his motive to deploy the national guard are different than the president's. in a letter to the department of homeland security mr. brown

wrote, let's be crystal clear on the scope of this mission. this will not be a mission to build a new wall. it will not be a mission to round up women and children or detain people escaping violence and seeking a better life. governor brown says the troops' mission will be to combat crime. >> at 5:06, happening today san jose state student charged in two sexual assault attempts expected to appear in court. they say he repeatedly made sexual advances to male schoolmates. when they refused, wit they did say he would try to choke them. they believe he was hoping to take advantage of them. officers arrested him last month. investigators say the victims managed to fight off the attack. we've learned new details overpass about a deadly officer-involved shooting in fremont. this happened last thursday. as we reported, police shot and killed the man near a gas station on fremont boulevard

near nicollette avenue. the suspect shot at officers overnight, has been identified as nathaniel assad from oakland. the east bay times reports said fremont police will not release body camera foot aage. >> happening today come together to discuss immigration, and other policies. departments across the country are attending the conference inside oakland. taking it up a notch when it comes to going green. the transition of all ferry services to renewable diesel. it is made from what is called biomass. examples could restaurant oil waste and animal fat. already runs on renewable diesel. >> it's 5:07. we're now seeing the exact of last week's storm on the

national park. almost completely submerged and campgrounds totally flooded. rangers closed that park friday and saturday. it is back open this morning but many areas are still being cleaned up. spring snow, a live look at supers 80 in kingville where we're breaking for another batch of some are calling it bad weather. chain controls in effect heading up the sierra. take it easy. always got to keep those in the trunk. highway patrol reporting spinouts which close i-80. a winter weather advisory for elevations above 4,000 feet. for some people on spring break, they are hoping for more snow before the weekend. >> it's their spring break, so it was kind of the only time -- last time to come. with the snow 10 days ago we thought there might be more but rain took it away. >> if you're heading so sierra,

bring extra clothing. >> getting stuck, i don't know about that. >> put the tunes on. we'll be fine. >> it's going to be a good weekend in the sierra. also if you're just going to work this morning, here is a live look outside in san rafael. heading into san francisco we see the headlights coming down. we're seeing wet roads around bay area. the morning drive through the north bay does start out chilly, upper 30s. we'll get a mix of sun and clouds watching out for spotty showers that may develop. as we do through the day in san jose, mostly sunny skies and low 50s by 8:00 reaching only into the upper 50s today. so make sure you have something nice and warm to wear. it's going to be breezy as well. mike, you've got a report of a spinout? >> i do. a few minutes ago, we talked about overnight rains and potentially slick conditions. nothing major for south bay freeways but this spinout was reported, another 101 and

actually, this one, 680 and mckee road. we'll track that. let you know again, slick conditions from overpass rains and more coming in as kari has been talking about. moving nicely taillights through coliseum, downtown, southbound side moves nicely towards san mateo bridge for hayward area. 101 southbound taillights heading towards lincoln. back to you. >> thanks a lot, mike. 5:10. coming up next on today in the pay. fr -- bay. from tragedy to royal affair. >> i didn't know what to say. i was speechless. >> after the devastating manchester terror attack, the victim now heading to the royal wedding. >> uber expands with more ways to get a ride. that story arrives in 2:15.

mike traffic tease happy thursday. it's 5:13, we're starting to dry out from the rain we had overnight. as we take a live look outside in fremont, it is also chilly behind that front that moved through yesterday. we will strug toll make it up to 60 degrees today with a mix of sun and clouds and breezy winds. i'm also still tracking a chance of rain in the forecast for today. there is more rain coming down the line. we'll talk about that coming up in less than five minutes. >> we're looking at the berkeley curve. i think the camera is a little darker than it should be.

i'll check on that. you see taillights making their way around toward bay bridge. minor back-up bay bridge toll plaza, temporary bridge for a couple minutes. we'll see that building again, track that coming up. >> it's 5:14 on thursday morning. the fed says it expects our strong economy to continue for several years to come. we got that from the latest fed minutes. the tension in the middle east, though, affecting energy prices. airline stocks are down on higher jet fuel cost. facebook did okay as wednesday mark zuckerberg spent his second day testifying in washington. here you see video of the bay area questioning the ceo. he's one of the facebook users whose information sent to third parties. it tracks you even when you're logged off. facebook was aware of the cambridge analytica problem

before it let on they were aware. we heard strange questions. here is a congressman from missouri asking if the website zuckerberg made when he was 18 still around called face mash. >> what was face mash and is it up and running, put up two women and decide which was the more attractive of the two. is that right? >> congressman that is an accurate description of the prank website i made when i was a sophomore. >> long gone. uber ceo on the "today" show. naturally enough he was asked if uber keeps your information safe. >> you can never be too sure of your self. you can never be too sure of your self because that's when someone strikes. we continue to ensure it's secure. either an arms race. we can say we're using your data for you to make your sherns better. we don't sell the data, try to monetize it. >> watch that at 7:00. uber meanwhile expanding, adding a number of features to the

apps, rent a bike, get a ticket on the ferry, even rent a car. no matter where it is you want to go. >> transportation. >> exactly. get from point a to point b all in one app. >> interesting to see how these companies grow. they need to continue to grow. >> yes, they do. >> it is 5:16 right now. happiest place on earth goes dark. here is some video from sister station in southern california above disney land last night. we're told some of the visitors were tweeting about a few of the rides going dark. as you can see from this video there, eventually power got back on there. they did tell our sister station they experienced brief external power dip. >> as long as it keeps going to one place. >> always. >> the royal wedding may be britain's hottest ticket in years, probably since the last wedding. one inspirational 12-year-old girl made the list. >> can you imagine? a survivor of last may's suicide bombing in manchester at ariana

grande. she would receive two tickets to the wedding next month. she got the news yesterday, and it left her speechless. >> i was just like, is someone messing with me. then i got the details. is like, this is genuine. >> amelia's mother said she will not be using the other ticket. instead she gave it to a woman whose grand daughter was killed. that's lovely. >> fanfare. >> very nice they are inviting general public. >> the wedding is in about a month. >> i know. >> i know. what to wear. >> let me check my calendar. >> we're still booking our flight, the private jet. >> the "today" show is actually

going. >> we'll sneak on their plane. >> we'll be right here. >> yes, we will. we'll also be enjoying some nice weather as we go in the day, a little cooler. starting out with clearing skies around the bay area. here is a look at what you'll feel as you step out the door. santa rosa, 36 degrees. it is chilly there. oakland the warmest now, 49, also 49 in san francisco. that's not warm at all for us. so it's going to be a cool day, mostly sunny skies and breezy winds. 60 degrees in san jose. mostly some upper 50s for the south bay. for the east bay 63 degrees in pleasanton, oakland and hayward. it's going to be cool along the coast, half moon bay, 68, 58 san mateo, 59 in the mission district and up to 0 degrees in naacp, santa rosa and novato. if you're hitting the links,

doing anything outside, it's going to be one to bundle up, 7:00 to 8:00 hour with 40s in the forecast and reaching up to 57 at 1:00, a mix of sun and clouds. i'm still tracking the chance of rain today but that chance will be very slight. much of the rain will be across the north bay and along the coast. i'm even looking at light rain moving into marin county. that's moving to the east and approaching san rafael and 101 in the next hour. we still see rain in the forecast today. very spotty showers. not everyone will see this rain. also shows the possibility it could move through parts of the east bay for the afternoon. so just keep a heads up for a. >> steve: shower that may be moving through. as we go through the long range outlook, showers moving north to south, widespread rain on monday. that could also bring more sierra snow. a break on tuesday and wednesday, for the most part, and then we'll see rain moving in late wednesday evening spoke

thursday. not done with the rain just yet. coming up in less than 20 minutes, i have my weekend forecast. send me a tweet, let me know what you're doing, i'm @kari hall on twitter as well as facebook and instagram. you might get personalized forecast. hang out for that forecast at 5:38. mike, you may find a few puddles left on the road. >> kari, you and i were talking about overpass rain, slicker roadways, maybe that rain coming in might affect you as well. depends when you leave. overall green blobs, over on the coast, those indicate damper. looking at no problems gilroy, morgan hill, san jose smoothly bayshore freeway, 17 to and from santa cruz, the summit nicely as well. skipped over san jose but there's a live shot 101, good volume of traffic holding up 5:20, you're at speed.

richmond-san rafael bridge. here we found one puddle, two. one or two, exactly you what talked about. nothing major. getting east bay to north bay. nice smooth drive. towards bay bridge travel time at the limit. bay bridge itself starting that back-up. back to you in a couple minutes, guys. back to you. >> sounds good. thanks a lot. 5:21, coming up next on "today in the bay," a search for answers. this morning clues investigators are digging for after a deadly plane crash in algeria left more than 200 people dead. plus -- >> no, this is not going to get cleaned up, just going to continue to throw money at a problem. >> those problems are piling up. the navy promised hunters point would be cleaned up, now another mess. the troubling new information just released. and screen time is a big fight in many households. i walked in on this last night, my kids. but they are reading together on a screen, but they were reading a book. had to make sure it wasn't a

game. like my facebook page. laura garcia, nbc bay area. love to hear from you. we'll be right back. plane crash

that we first brought to you 5:24 for you right now. an update on that military plane crash in north africa that we first brought you in breaking news yesterday here on "today in the bay." witnesses of that crash in algeria reported hearing an explosion and then seeing flames

bursting out of an engine. the plane slammed into a field. those on board that plane, more than 250 soldiers and their families. authorities are not saying if anyone survived. the cause of the crash is under investigation. >> 5:25 the u.s. navy is launching another cleanup effort at hunters point shipyard in san francisco. the navy detailed plans at a community meeting last night. it comes after the navy admitted the last contractor hired to clean up the contaminated site falsified more than 90% of its data. the company is tetratech now under investigation. >> no, this is not going to get cleaned up. they are going to continue to throw money at a problem. the navy used the shipyard from 1940 to 1974. it's where nuclear reactors and submarines and aircraft carriers were decommissioned, which is why the area is contaminated.

the city has big plans to clean up the land and redevelop it with hundreds of new homes. this is a story investigative unit has been looking into for quite sometime. if you have a store call or visit our website, nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. there you'll also find previous reports on this hot topic. >> 5:26, 11 mayors from california's largest cities are coming together supporting a bill to fight homelessness. they are urging the governor to support a bill that would use $1.5 billion from the state surplus fund. here are the mayors on why action is needed. >> in sacramento unsheltered homelessness has risen in the last two years and the overall number of people that experience homelessness has increased 30%. >> this perhaps the greatest they think standing between us and a great state and amazing

unemployment and innovation, transportation, environment, being a welcoming state. >> the mayors of san jose, san francisco are among those supporting the bill. coming up next on "today in the bay," saying no to google. protesters are asking of the tech company. ahead of a big demonstration. plus -- >> easier to see them in darkness as well as poor weather like rain, fog or falling snow. >> putting your tech dollars to work, the massive project now under way to make freeways safer for drivers. jose

good morning and thank you a very good thursday morning to you at 5:30, taking a peek outside overlooking the south bay this morning, san jose, some rain fell overnight. but now that's clearing up making way for what we hope will be a very nice day. we'll check in with kari in a moment. >> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. right now we want to head to meteorologist kari hall. kari, i think i'm happy about this. >> i'm happy, too. we're going to get some more sunshine today. it's going to be cooler, feeling more like winter across the bay area. another live look outside in san jose just before sunrise. let's go to santa teresa, you'll see some sunshine today but we will only make it up to 60 degrees today. that's cooler than normal. watching for a slight chance of rain. we had that disturbance in the front that moved through yesterday, dropped a little rain but still not completely out of

here. we'll talk about what's ahead and get a look at that weekend forecast in about seven minutes. mike is checking out a few delays. >> two unexpected delays. overall green sensors. on the peninsula, northbound 280, the crash i thought had cleared a few minutes ago actually related in three of four lanes blocked temporarily a crash and some debris reported north 280 around page mill road. light traffic but we only have one lane available just a few minutes. i'll track that. over here a few minutes. hear from chp, suspected traffic break or police activity clear up northbound 680. it's been going on a total of 20 minutes for this activity. they may be looking for something. we don't have specifics. i can just show you the slowing. prepare for that. again, should be clear soon. this one, this is not surprise, third back-up at the bay bridge toll plaza because the metering lights are on and that is tradition. back to you. >> thanks. 5:31.

happening today, a demonstration against google's massive expansion project. >> protesters say the tech company needs to make changes before moving to the city. "today in the bay" ron slater joins us with demands they are asking from google. >> this is protest from silicon valley rising. the group says it has questions that needs answers. mercury news this week said the company is close to having a site that is viable. google has been buying up properties in downtown san jose for its google village near deerden station. they have been worried it will drive up housing prices, displays low and income earners and add to congestion. silicon valley risers will add to demands at the community meeting. we're told community leaders

will present those demands outside google headquarters at 11:00 this morning paragraph thanks so much. it's 5:32. happening in san francisco, an update on how the city is combating car break-ins. they will share their response to the epidemic. more details now. our investigative unit reporting earlier this year in 2016 there were 30,000 auto break-ins in san francisco. that is three times 2010. arrests made in two out of ten cases. our exclusive hidden camera video at nbcbayarea.com. >> 5:33. several people witnessed a violent robbery near san leandro station. police say a man tried to snatch a woman's purse yesterday morning. that suspect knocked the victim on the ground and kicked her until he got her purse. san leandro arrived quickly and

arrested the suspect on his run. the victim suffered minor injuries and she did get her purse back. >> it is 5:33 right now. happening today linebacker san francisco for reuben foster may learn if he will be criminally charged after his arrest earlier this year in the south bay. they arrested foster in february. he's accused of domestic violence, threats, and possession of an assault weapon. the district attorney has since been deciding whether or not to pursue charges. foster is scheduled to appear in court this afternoon. >> new this morning stanford agreed to fix title ix violations. the university reached an agreement with the education department office of civil rights. on a plog poblog post said did violations but did find policies that did not comply with federal general equity rules. we don't have specifics on the violations or cases, started after students complained. one san francisco mission

district school considering bold steps to help students who are struggling. the examiner reports horace man school is looking for funding to convert its gymnasium into overnight family shelter. estimates 64 homeless students enrolled there. >> new this morning making california's freeways safer as we look live at 101 in palo alto, interstate 880 in fremont as the morning commute gets under way. as you head out the door you may notice changes. >> along 237 and 880, the project caltrans just launched. good morning, bob. >> good morning, laura and marcus. caltrans in the process of restriping more than 17,000 miles of freeways and highways here in the golden state in an attempt to make the road safer. what the workers are doing is widening these lines that are on the road so they are easier to see. you can already see this stretch

of i-5 in central valley. if you want to take a look, the lines on the left are 4" wide and on the right the lines have been widened to 6". eventually all lines will be half a foot wide to make them more visible in the dark, rain, fog and falling snow. caltrans has also upgraded the kind of paint it uses. >> personally, i think it's a waste. >> it's been like this for god knows how long. i don't see any reason to expand it a couple inches. >> anything is better, a little bit wider? yeah, i think it would be safer. >> a good idea but i believe the money could be spent better in different ways. >> the total cost to restripe california's freeways and highways, $192 million. that's money from the recent hike in the gas tax. the restriping is taking place mostly during the nighttime. wider lanes also expected to make it easier for the autonomous cars to stay in their name. reporting live in milpitas, bob riddle, "today in the bay."

>> happening today many san jose shark fans in a frenzy as the team takes the ice for that stanley club playoff. >> sharks face anaheim ducks in round one. last night city hall lit up in teal. one and two in california. sharks hosting a watch party for both games at britannia arms, big sharks gathering place right near the center. >> from shark tank to oracle arena. it's expected to be a rocking weekend. the warriors about to begin their playoff run as well. we now know who they will play. san antonio spurs coming to town, warriors swept spurs in western conference finals last season. this year the two teams will face off in the first round. mike, let's head out. >> let's go. >> maybe you can get tickets and we'll head out. >> okay. >> we'll drive. >> exactly. looking over here we will not drive here, not right now,

northbound 280 page mill road. i told you hoping to clear that crash and debris in the next couple of minutes. we're hearing something like 20 minutes until a tow truck can get there. that is a problem. foothill expressway through the area. light traffic. om one lane gets by past that crash. 101 is not a problem heading to or from the palo alto area. other side of the bay 880 past 92 is on the shoulder. that's better news. getting over to 680 talked about that traffic activity. police activity on the northbound side. that's a problem. let's look at the system, southbound may be presenting more of an issue. looking at that purple route from concord in toward lafayette area, 17 minutes if you get off of the freeway. if you stay on the freeway going 23 minutes. will save you five minutes right now. traffic should be cleared up hope any pretty soon. >> there we go. >> right around the corner. the weekend. yesterday telling us it was going to be a great one. >> seemed like yesterday was

monday. this week has gone by so fast. >> we thought yesterday was monday. >> right. this week is going by fast at least for me and it's going to be a great weekend. we are looking at a lot of sunshine, upper 60s. bay 74 and inland area 76. perfect saturday. by sunday more clouds moving in and we'll start to see rain lurking from north to south as we go into the afternoon. expect some showers to wrap up the weekend. i am going to be seeing autism speech walk on saturday in san jose. that's at history park and you still have time to sign up. we are going to have some nice weather. starts out cool, low 50s during registration. by the time the walk starts, it's going to be very comfortable, some upper 50s to low 60s and mostly sunny skies as it warms up. then we also have berkeley bay festival happening at shoreberg park. that on saturday will also be a nice, sunny cool weather in the mid-60s throughout the day.

that looks like a fun event. we also have jake's wish dog rescue happening in morgan hills. you'll be able to check out the details on jake's wish rescue.org. we also have perfect weather, get a forever friend or give a forever friend a home. go to the park and enjoy sunshine and comfortable weather. if you're just going for a hike this weekend, saturday is your day. it's going to be 67 and sunny. by sunday we'll be tracking some rain moving in. it will be cooler with mostly cloudy skies. sierra looking nice out there. fresh powder for the week. higs in t highs in the low- to mid-40s and mostly sunny skies. you shouldn't have any problems getting back home on sunday. we'll bring it back home. i'll give you a look at temperatures for san jose coming up. >> thanks kari. coming up on "today in the bay," gearing up for the worst. how san francisco city leaders are preparing in case of a large

scale disaster. plus a disturbing new twist in the mysterious crash in mendocino county. what a friend is now revealing about one of the mothers involved in a wreck. the president seems to have boxed himself in on syria. we'll go over his limited options when "today in the bay" continues.

mike traffic tease we're coming up on 5:44. if you're stepping out the door, a cool start. wet roads and rain still left over from the overnight showers we had as we do throughout the day in san jose. it's going to be a cool one, much cooler than normal, starting out at 48 at 7:00 and some upper 50s throughout the day with some sunshine, a few clouds mixing in, and also a slight chance of rain for parts of the bay area. we'll talk about where we may see some rain and also hang out for five minutes we'll take another look at that weekend foreca forecast. great news, activity cleared 680, clear of distractions. we'll track that north bay 101 traditional start just before 6:00 we're seeing more traffic. >> picking up out there. thanks so much. 5:44 right now.

new this morning, san ramon police looking for this man. take a look. they say these surveillance images show him committing armed robbery at a bank and local credit union. that's all police are saying so far. it is likely they know who he is because they also released an identification photo. new details released in investigation mysterious and deadly crash in mendocino county. one of the mothers who died when the suv plunged off the cliff sent a text to a friend days before the wreckage was discovered. the friend said she received the message from cheryl hart at 3:00 a.m. it said she was so sick she might have to go to the hospital. emergency call records show the friend then called police to report she had not heard from heart for two days. hours later the family's suv was discovered at the pobottom of a cliff. >> 5:45, details on the effort to streamline responses to mass shootings as well as other large scale disasters in the bay area. the district attorney is set to

announce the deal call memorandum of understanding. it led to one county to request resources and personnel from the surrounding counties. president trump now says that promised strike against syria may not come any time soon. >> the president really boxed himself in. >> he has. his tweets have pretty much committed him to military action, an he's going to look weak if he doesn't take it. not dissimilar to the mistake president obama made with his red line. here is the latest tweet. it came this morning. never said when an attack on syria would take place. could be very soon or not soon at all, which is very different than yesterday's tweet warning russian air dches in syria, a strike was imminent. get ready, russia, because the missiles will be coming. nice and new and smart. in 2013 donald trump criticized president obama for saying all those fools who want to attack syria, u.s. lost vital element of surprise.

so stupid, could be a disaster. as marcus points out, president trump boxed himself in. he promised a military strike. he can't back down from those. but announcing the strikes violated his own rule of not announcing imminent military action so they have to be delayed. the president ordered one other military action in his presidency we know about, 56 cruise missiles filed from navy ships exactly one year ago against syrian airstrip. okay. so keep in mind, all of this is happening as the united states does not have a secretary of state. rex tillerson is long gone. today the senate foreign relations committee will begin questioning mike pompeo for the role. he's the current director of the cia though he hasn't had that job long, 444 days. before that he was a congressman from kansas. lots to watch for. we will always keep you updated on twitter. can you find me there, i'm @scott mcgrew. >> thank you very much, scott.

5:47 right,000. new video this morning. this is so cool. surprise yesterday for viewers of the san francisco live cam. red tailed hawk's nest in eucalyptus tree. look there, presidio, a parent got up and the egg hatched. the other egg not hatched at all. they are watching it. the presidio cam is viewable any time on youtube. >> cool sight. >> isn't it nice? it's simple, nature. >> we don't get to see that often. >> another sign of spring. >> the parent just walked away? >> what. >> spread your wings literally. >> today unlike spring it's going to feel like winter. we had a cool front and that's what property the rain. even though the front is out of

here you're going to have still a slight chance of rain. here is a look at highs today, reaching near 60 degrees. once again that crash. getting dressed in the south baya look outside. san jose right now a chilly start. we are feeling some 40s out there so you do need a nice, warm jacket. probably some long sleeves. you'll be comfortable wearing jeans today. then i wanted to show you the big picture of radar and satellite still showing some rain just to the north of us. very light and spotty. the front moved well off to the south and east. back behind that we're still getting a weak disturbance that's going to bring in some spotty showers. seeing the rain moving across the north bay and right along the coastline, i think this is where we'll have our highest chance of rain today. some of the models showing the rain could start going once again for northern sonoma county, mendocino as well as lake county. right at 8:30 to 9:00 this

morning but there still will be a few of those quick moving cells moving through parts of the peninsula. even shows a slight chance of rain for the east bay. i don't think we'll see much of that across south bay today and overall mostly sunny skies. we dry out for a couple of days. then as we go into saturday and sunday, mostly dry until sunday evening when the next system will be moving in also bringing some snow to the sierra. widespread rain on monday spoke tuesd -- into tuesday, then a break. it stays very unsettled over the next few days. we'll have temperatures up and down. starts out cool and warms up for the weekend as that sun breaks out and cools down again with more showers early this week. the area can expect more wild temperature swings going from low 60s today to mid-70s by the weekend, then low 60s early next week. now mike, you're tracking the traffic alert. >> they just changed status, they being chp, changed stat taos traffic alert or sig alert

meaning it's going to take a lot longer -- a while longer than they thought. bay overall, big view shows you nothing major skpept on the peninsula. heads up, 280, palo alto, page mill road things are getting more crowded as folks move to that side of the peninsula, high-techally, that crash all one lane. north 280 page mill road. that's complicating things a bit. foothills expressway, take you back and locals know that as a great option. 101 also clear there. over here traffic and police activity cleared from 680, slow southbound recovering northbound as you head in to concord. reports of a fender-bender but i didn't see anything in lanes. looks like you're okay. we'll go a little farther north from there. richmond centreville showing more cars, one, two puddles there, indicating what may be on the roadway throughout the bay. more rain coming through the

area. san mateo bridge, just a little build for volume. no surprise. back to you. >> 5:51, coming up, new this morning a report ranking best place to places to live. bay area doesn't crack top 15. what's up with that? >> i don't know. i don't like it. >> we'll look where we stand. >> happening now netflix says it's pulling out of cannes. they banned the films from competition because the movies will not be released in theaters. plus new zealand banning new offshore oil and gas drilling. the government says the surprise move is to protect future generations from climate change. that decision doesn't affect 22 effective offshore licenses. time now 5:52. happening today--

civil rights attorney )ben crump ) and a te 5:55. happening today civil rights attorney ben crump and his team of lawyers representing the family of an unarmed police shooting victim will announce a lawsuit in houston. also representing the family of stephon clark shot and killed in sacramento by police. today's lawsuit stems from a houston case. the 34-year-old man who had history of memorial illness was walking in the intersection at his parents -- with his pants around his ankles. a video shows a deputy arrived to the scene and shooting that man moments after.

>> at 5:55, new this morning, a bizarre attempted kidnapping attempt in northern california. an 11-year-old girl said a man blind folded her and tried to kidnap her from a store. it happened monday night at a shopping complex in roseville. told police a stranger blindfolded her, walked her through the parking lot, and took her to a dirty white van. the girl got away and told her parents what happened. happening now water services are shut down at an east bay park this morning. the drinking fountain, rest rooms and other water features at sycamore valley park in danville will be closed through at least tomorrow. park officials say they discovered a break in a waterline yesterday. temporary rest rooms have been set up while those repairs take place. >> happening today, san francisco teacher accused of dangling a student over a balcony is due in court. pretrial hearing set to continue today. investigators say the incident happened back in december. they say the marshall elementary

school teachers was holding a student over a balcony and was placed on administrative leave. happening today reverend jesse jackson visiting the oakland area, african-american spring symposium, sponsored by oakland school district office of equity. >> 5:57 for you right now. it's that time of year when a lot of us are planning our summer vacations. you might be wondering whether you should pbuy travel insuranc. according to one industry group 36% of travelers buying plans have insurance, canceled flights, lost bags and cancellations due to illness and bad weather. it usually costs 4 to 8% of your total trip. experts say it can be worth it for an expensive vacation. but you need to read that fine print. you don't just jump on the first insurance pitch that pops up when you book your trip.

>> i recommend buying it separately because you want to have an advocate working on your behalf if there is a problem with the cruise or flight provider. >> sights like travelinsurance.com and in sure my trips.com are quotes from multiple companies. >> 5:58. amazon wants alexa to be your new home for sports needs. now a new skill, ability to recap nba and nhl games just in time for the playoffs. alexa will give you individual stats such as how many points steph curry scored. can you also ask when games are starting and which teams made it to the next round. >> okay. this next story had us going what? new this morning in the bay area, apparently not the best place to live in the u.s. >> come on. >> so the u.s. news says this world report just released its 2018 best places to live survey and found austin, texas, is the lest place to live in the country. it's the second year in a row

austin took that number one spot. colorado springs came in second followed by denver. the study chooses the city based on affordability, job prospects and quality of life. no california city made the top ten. san jose did rank 17, san francisco was number 20. >> okay. we'll stay here. right now 6:00, breaking news overnight. police activity along busy east bay freeway. evidence found overnight indicating a possible shooting. >> plus school threat hoax, the group claiming responsibility for a fake threat that prompted school closures here in the bay area. tensions escalating. the new tweets from president trump this morning hinting when he could take action in the wake of a suspected chemical attack in syria. "today in the bay" continues right now. i )m laura garcia. and i )m marcus washington. toss kari. a very good thursday morning to you. thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. a quick check of what's going on with your weather. kari, it could feel like winter

today? >> it's going to be cooler, all because we had that front that moved through yesterday that brought us rain. you're still seeing that as you walk out the door, seeing wet roads but clearing skies. a live look outside in san francisco this morning. as we clear out, everything nice and fresh. there could be lingering showers for the north bay. watching some of that rain in the afternoon could move into the peninsula as well as east bay but not everyone is going to see showers. it's going to be much cooler with sunshine but still a little unsettled today. we'll talk about the weekend forecast in just a few minutes. mike starts out with the traffic alert. >> that's right, kari, and not in a usual suspect area. that's why we have you here, bring unexpected, whes going on with the rest of the commute. northbound 280 jammed up. only one lane opened for half hour after a clash and debris. a sig alert. they say major impact, also say it will take a e.