just enough to wet the roads. we're talking cloud cover throughout the day with that rain moving in after 9:00, but thank goodness it's not raining right now, mike? >> that's right. makes things easier for me. over here there's no rain registering on our road weather index. the roadways are dry. this is not burnt orange, this is a smooth drive but the fog may be creeping in, in patches. 680 at 242, a checked on the crash, we have no lane

>> thanks, mike. new for you this morning, crime during christmastime im. robbery leads to a chase and crash. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in fremont, where it ended. bob, are you going to tell us what happened at the beginning? >> reporter: correct, kris and marcus. this crash ended not far from here northbound 880 off mowery. this is off ranch drive near 880 and 237, it was around 12:10 this morning. police received a report that two people, a man and a woman, robbed that walmart, using a knife. when the police arrived, they saw the couple in the car, and that's when they tried to pull them over, but of course, the couple did not stop. they took off, according to police, and led them on a chase up 880. it's about a nine-mile chase, talking about up 880 and that's when they got just north of mowery here in fremont that they rolled over, and were taken into custody with

non-life-threatening injuries. police did recover the merchandise as well that was stolen from the walmart. again, a man and a woman who robbed that walmart just after it closed or maybe during the closing, they were alerted around 12:10, they are in custody after leading police, milpitas police on a chase. reporting live in fremont, bob redell, "today in the bay." developing this morning, president trump is on defense. here is him being sworn in back in 2017. today, there's brand new investigation there involving his campaign related to his inaugurati inauguration. tracie potts is live in washington with more. good morn. that swearing in video is relevant because the new investigation goes all the way first took office and investigators think it may involve millions of dollars in donations that may not have been used properly.

>> i, donald john trump do solemnly swear -- >> reporter: now under investigation by u.s. attorneys in new york whether the trump inaugural committee misused some of the $107 million it raised, whether money was given to gain access to the new administration, according to the "wall street journal." >> that doesn't have anything to do with the president or the first lady. >> reporter: it's the latest concern for president trump, multiple sources say he's worried about impeachment after his former lawyer, michael cohen, got three years in prison in part for claiming mr. trump directed illegal hush money payments to alleged mistresses. mr. trump on fox. >> i neverir do anything wrong. whatever he did, he did on his own. cohen discussed the ""tidougall. >> he could be facing criminal charges from bob mueller.

>> reporter: president trump will soon be dealing with mueller's russia investigation without a chief of staff. four people have reportedly turned down the job. so he doesn't have a chief of staff at the end of the month, if john kelly leaves and they can't work this out. obviously with so many different things on his plate, the russia investigation, these campaign finance questions, and of course, the budget that's supposed to be in place today. live from washington, i'm tracie potts. marcus and kris? >> thank you very much, tracie. today marks the last strikes at week, 4,000 mental health workers have gathered to protest and picket. workers tell us that the health care giant is failing to live up to an agreement to increase staffing and reduce patient wait times. kaiser permanente says they are working to reach a contract deal with the workers, all kaiser hospitals and medical offices are open during this strike. water leaders plan to gather

in east palo alto to mark the completion of a flood protection project years in the making. the flood project launched at the start of the decade. work began in 2016. the project is set to better protect thousands of homes along the nearly two-mile stretch near the creek. serious flooding from an el nino back in 1999 got this whole project kickstarted. listen to this. cloud cloning reducing climate change. some san francisco tree growers seem to think so. this morning, they are planting 75 coastal redwoods around the presidio, all of which are cloned from the world's oldest trees. they say each tree can remove 250 times more carbon dioxide in its life time than the average tree. the planting starts at 9:00 this morning. amid constant building and

whotruction in the bay area, we saved a small sliver of land from development. >> she helped to transform it into 25 acres of open space. this is a park that sits at the west end of alameda along constitution and atlantic, the same place where the old alameda belt line train station was. developer was going to turn that land into homes when the rail line decommissioned in the 1990s, but a local woman named jean sweeney discovered the original land agreement allowed the city to buy that land back at a fraction of its market value. >> and so that's how the park came to be, but i think to have a park here, another park,arks . >> on saturday morning they will open the aptly named jean

sweeney open space park. monday is a no go for mavericks, the day organizers were aiming to start the big surf competition but it looks like the weather conditions will be too wild. organizers hope conditions will improve later in the week. vianey, you're watching that as well. >> we're keeping a close eye. the reason they're concerned is because of the south-southwesterly winds, a big swell, upwards of 40 feet toward sunday and monday with the incoming storm system, so that's the reason why they're concerned, safety first. we're dealing with dangerous waves. if you are a professional, they've canceled that. never turn your back to a wave. if you're caught in a rip current, swim parallel to the shore. my best advice is don't swim. keep on the sand, just watch from a distance. we're watching for the south-southwesterly winds. expect them to be gusty sunday

and monday with the incoming storm system. we're talking gusty conditions and that very strong swell. we'll be keeping a close eye on how that affects the rest of the work week, coming up in a bit. back to you. we'll get over to the traffic maps in just a second, here we go. looking at green. vianey, sorry, but i stole this radar data. the weather index in tracy shows you have this yellow there. there will be fog, it won't be yell he will, but that's one i were -- issue in the central valley. the dublin interchange moves slowly. e we ve traffic adjusting. it's friday lighter there. 680 no lanes blocked. the crash is gone. it's a hit-and-run crash. if you saw anything headed down off chp. no delays for the transit agencies. a good flow on the rails as well, that's good stuff coming out of thealeny for the capital corridor. that's an option to relax into

the weekend and not have to drive into work today. back to you. >> thank you very much. coming up here on "today in the bay," who to call when your semitruck gets stuck in the snow. forget the tow truck there. this driver decided to go for some real horsepower there. take a look. looks like a commercial there. >> looks like a budweiser commercial. plus who's at the door? artificial intelligence may tell you. we'll talk about it in business and tech. and brand new video of an explosion in new york city coming in to our newsroom this morning. it is unbelievable, and it happened while firefighters were already on scene. still ahead at 5:25, an update on those firefighters who were caught up in that explosion.

and we are tracking incoming rain, but right now, our camera looks like it gave out a little bit. we are tracking some cloud cover, making its way in. i'm tracking aness cha of scattered showers mainly for the north bay. i'll have the details on tt coming up. and the bay bridge is lightening up, because on a friday we have lighter traffic flow. for once, they opened all the cash lanes. we're going a little better over here. we'll show you a bigger view, of course, of your friday commute. indeed, a very happy friday to you, markets once again under pressure. nobody's happy. we'll probably see any gains we

made this week erased at the open. starbucks is experimenting with uber for starbucks delivery near your home or office. can they deliver while the coffee is still hot? ring doorbell filed a new patent that would use facial recognition to identify bad guys and share that information with neighbors who also have ring doorbells. this is ring corporate video, the bad guy played by an actor. there would be a database of people acting suspiciously on people's front porches. at this point, it's just an idea. this is the patent that ring filed. obviously there are privacy issues, but it's interesting. ring already allows neighbors to share video of suspicious people and downright burglars, let's face it, on social networks. the new idea would be automated. sounds like president trump is dropping his idea of interfering in a criminal case involving a chinese executive violating america's trade restrictions with iran. originally, mr. trump said he would step in, in the case of

ming wan xu if it would help trade negotiations. sounds like the white house advisers convinced him to stay out of it. this is video from the iranian revolution in 1978, going into 1979. i bring it up because there was a 10-year-old boy in the middle of all that who escaped to america, recently named as the next ceo of silicon valley's intuit. he sat down to talk about his childhood. >> unwith of the things i remember vividly when i came to the u.s., i was probably bullied on a daily basis because everybody blamed me for the fact iran took the hostages. it was a very, very tough experience, and that went on for four to five years and one of the things that taught me is, you got to be a dreamer. you got to assume there's a better day tomorrow than there is today. >> i was about his age during that era as well. it never occurred to me some of the refugees that would have come over we would have been very angry at, you know, shouldn't have been, but during

that hostage crisis. we also talked about intuit and leadership as well on "press here" sunday morning at 9:00 after "meet the press." >> it's a social show, too, not just a business show. >> absolutely. happening today, it is free shipping day. major retailers around the country will ship holiday gifts for free. lot of stores are guaranteei ii presents will make it in time for christmas. amazon is offering non-prime members free shipping so if you still have last-minute shopping to do, maybe today is the day. new this morning, excuse me, you have your chance for siri's voice on your iphone. android users can do the same. >> because google just announced its home assistance voice has two new accents, british and australian. the company says the voices were released in other countries naturally, but now the u.s. can

also listen to those accents as well. my photographer, alan, he and his wife like the english accent when they're driving. so cute. new video, check this out. these horses not horsing around in minnesota. they are belgian draft horses pulling a semitruck up an icy driveway. the heavy truck got stuck in the snow so the owners hooked their horses up to it. it took a lot of horsepower, has, has, hha, ha, ha. they finished the job, and of course budweiser probably going, why didn't we think of that? >> good idea there. >> belgian draft horses. >> seeing all that snow there, that's something we can be grateful about. >> we don't have to shovel that. >> the most we have to deal with today is a couple light showers, but sunday night, guys, it's gde always welcome rain around here,

but look at this shot of san francisco. you can see we don't have a lot of fog this morning. we're getting some reports of some patchy fog in through the north bay and portions of salinas, but san francisco is waking up to clear skies. we have some cloud cover rolling in on our radar. if you're headed out the door right now, this is what your temperatures are looking like, some 40s and even some low to upper 50s. check out half moon bay, 58 degrees. the reason some of the temperatures are running a couple of degrees warmer is because of the increase in the cloud cover on the satellite .adar, and that's exactly what right here, we don't have a lot of rain pushing through. the scattered showers are expecto k let's talk about your microclimate highs for the day. low 60s, mid-60s for your morning. it's going to be okay, but as we head in towards the afternoon, this is what it's going to look like. right around 9:00 a.m., we start to get the line of showers pushing through. by 11:00 a.m., some portions of santa rosa, san francisco will start seeing some rain and

between 9:00 and 6:00, we get the heaviest of the rain to the north bay and the santa cruz mountains. this scattered chance of showers linger into saturday morning. we catch a break saturday afternoon. sunday when our rain maker moves in. look at the line here. you could see where the orange and the yellow hues are around 6:00, where we expect moderate to heavy downpours. the line of rain will linger through the start of monday morning. these are estimated rain totals so far. we are tracking the possibility of seeing over an inch and a half, upwards of two inches for portions of the north bay in through napa and mountainous areas as well and tracking the dangerous waves possibly up to 40 feet, so much so they canceled the plans to have the mavericks on monday. that gives you a good idea of how dangerous that swell is expected into monday. temperatures we're expecting upper 50s in for the inland areas. tracking morning showers on saturday. we catch a little bit of a break saturday afternoon and sunday, our second chance of rain rolls to be our

best chance of seeing some good rainfall totals, as we head toward sunday night. mike? >> we're going to watch that for the morning commute on get well rested sunday night. we're looking toward to a nice drive, eastbound 24 standard as sensors wake up and readjust toward the caldecott. caldecott is clear. this crash 680 cleared from the roadways, just south of 242 and the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza is starting to form. it's tuesday -- it's not tuesday. it's friday, hello. lighter volume all around the bay and a nice smooth flow of traffic. south bay and peninsula, no real delays. the volume very light. as you come out of theali altam we're in the orange, not the red, that means a smoother flow of traffic, even at that point. no problems getting toward that san mateo bridge, and on the transit system, i do want to call it union city, yesterday's water main break, the water is shut off but we have the closure or adjustment over there, the

closure at union city approaching whipple road and stanley. line 97 is rerouted a couple of blocks. that is an issue for folks. firefighters in new york caught in a sudden explosion and this is video of what happened. next, what happened to those firefighters. plus, we're getting your weekend started right with this super adorable little video here. yes, that's a puppy taking over st. louis blues hockey practice there. next, what the team's plans are with the labrador retriever. you're watching "today in the bay." this little home of mine,

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firefighters were busy a terrifying new video just in to our newsroom this morning. >> firefighters were busy battling a massive fire in new york, with enthhen this happene. take a look. >> oh, my gosh! >> crews were knocked off of their feet when those flames and smoke burst out of that strip mall, this was in queens. this fire explosion also as a back draft set off a five-alarm fire last night. seven fe ig people were injured. incredibly, the injuries were all minor. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> makes me think about all the times we stand close during pop beto o'rourke plans to meet with

migrant families seeking to claim asylum at the u.s./mexico border. the congressman is meeting with families experiencing delays at a processing center south of el paso, which is his hometown. you might remember, last month o'rourke narrowly lost the u.s. senate race to incumbent ted cruz. how closely do you track your kids' smartphone usage? a study out shows parents might not know what their children are downloading joen to their smart phones. researchers from the university of michigan found parents rarely talk about what their kids are doing on their devices. more time was spent discussing how to use the devices. researchers recorded the conversations of 75 families, and found older siblings were more likely to monitor media than their parents. new this morning, turns out for some people legalized ri meaning to the term high holidays. that is because when it comes to

givi giving, industry leaders say more people are giving the gift of marijuana. >> we have emergency at the sto -- merchandise at the store to help people finding the right gifts. it might be price point, it might be by the type of recipie recipient, someone into health and wellness looking for an anti-inflammatory product, someone new to cannabis and may want to try a product that's high in cbd. >> ten states including california now have legalized pot. ahead on the "today" show, the growing popularity, and the unprecedented holiday impact, but make sure that the person you're giving it to knows they're getting it. n candy. >> that's good advice. 5:25king out his anger with scandalous statue. >> okay, a sevefoot sculpture really stirring up a lot of laughter on social media. what you are seeing is a giant middle finger placed right next

to the highway in vermont. the owner says that it sends a message to his local government. he wanted to build a permanent -- wanted a building permit to build the town's parking garage but the board denied him. he hired an artist, paid $4,000 and erected the big bird right there. according to a town representative, that statue can stay because it's considered public art. new video, might not be enough snow in the bay area but we can this one. one neighborhood in virginia got together and built a giant snowman. it took three days to make that guy named fluf they used sleds, a pickup truck and scaffolding to do it. you need somebody next to see how tall it is professional got a new team member. he has four paws and a tail. the st. louis blues brought in this labrador retriever puppy to

help train him. the puppy skated down the ice and picked up the players' sticks during practice yesterday. the team says he will attend games and practice s until he's old enough to become a service dog. he's having a lot of fun. >> that is good socializing for sure. >> 5:27 right now. coming up, top stories we're following this friday morning, including breaking news in contra costa county. people rushed out of their apartment when that fire broke out. live pictures from the scene right there. the details we're learning about this fire. plus, getting the word out. california officials pushing the message your power will most likely be shut off to prevent wildfires. some folks don't like that idea. what will you st out of the car. how all that money ended up on the freeway, a 5:27, looking lie bay bridge toll plaza, sun ist the wheel. we'll take a check of your

friday morning commute and your weekend forecast also. you're watching "today in the bay." rush to work, grab a drink, hurry home. - [cell phone beeps] - stop! let someone else take the wheel. make a little eye contact. make a plan. it's a busy world out there. we're all in it together.

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you hurry to work, so you can take it slow. - [cell phone beeps] - stop! let's stop looking at pedestrians as a nuisance, and carless objects, and start looking out for each other again. it's a busy world out there. we're all in it together. go safely, california. 5:30 for you right now, on this friday morning. taking a live look in downtown san jose. christmas in the park there. i what a way to start the morning. >> it's so fast. >> good morning. thank you so much for starting your morning right here with "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez, in for laura garcia.

good to be with you. especially nice to be outside, when it's so cold out there, vianey. >> we're seeing high clouds rolling in, that will help warm up our morning temperatures a little bit. this is exactly what our satellite radar is showcasing right now, the high clouds rolling through. let me show you the 24-hour temperature change and some areas of fog, but not hitting the bay area. you could see patchy fog in through santa rosa. the numbers that you see on your screen are the temperatures running warmer than where we were yesterday at this exact hour. look at napa, running 12 degrees warmer at this hour because of those high clouds. in through concord, five degrees warmer. san francisco is running about nine degrees warmer and half moon bay waking up to the upper 50s, running about 13 degrees warmer, so we're definitely noticing a nice increase in temperatures thanks to the clouds, but clouds will also be bringing a sign of the showers just ahead. i'll have a closer look at when the rain is moving in, coming up in a bit. >> vianey is checking the signs of the showers, checking the

traffic signs here the metering lights are on, they were turned on at 5:22, when they registered for chp. the fast track lanes were the first to build and have the most slowing, typical of a friday. if you bring cash, sometimes you get a little break and wait a couple fewer minutes, shorter time. that's what i'm trying to say. it's friday, my brain is taking time off here. contra costa county, no traffic, and a little bit of slowing here for highway 84 through livermore. we'll check on what that is. back to you, cikris. >> thank you very much, mike. you are looking at an apartment building in concord where there was a fire just about an hour and a half ago. two people were hurt. they have smoke inhalation, they're being treated for that. firefighters tell us there is one apartment that is badly damaged, and there are other units that were also impacted by the fire fight. the fire is contained. all of this in concord on ellis

street in the 1500 block. we'll continue to ask questions for you this morning. also, california's energy leaders are trying to get the word out and get public reaction to the idea of utilities like pg&e cutting power to lower wildfire risk. "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us now from santa rosa where officials are talking about this issue later this morning, and pete, more importantly, regular folks get to weigh in as well. >> reporter: yes, good morning to you, kris. the public workshop will take place here in santa rosa in just a few short hours and of course, power lines in general were determined to be the cause when it comes to several of those north bay wildfires that we've . now, the california public utilities commission is the group that's going to be putting together this workshop, and they voted yesterday to give this power shutoff plan that we saw pg put i they want to give it a closer look to establish more of a criteria for residents. now, it was back in october that

pg&e had this shutoff power plan in place in napa and lake counties due to what they considered fire danger conditions. pg&e reports it may have averted two dozen fires as a result of this shutoff plan, but some fire victims aren't too keen on this idea. >> we feel turning the power off will be worse, because we have people working with gasoline, power generators, and we burned down one. >> he with know in the sierra with the ferocity and unprecedented damages we see from wildfires, we can't keep doing the same thing. >> reporter: the public workshop will take place later this morning in santa rosa at veterans memorial auditorium behind me and set to begin at 9:00 a.m. we're live in santa rosa. s s. f -- pete suratos for "today in the bay."

>> 5:34 for you right now. it's been a long night for cleanup crews in union city. some of them may only be getting to sleep, after a water main break caused major flooding in that area, this happened a little before 5:00 p.m. yesterday, union city boulevard and whipple road. pg&e says one of its contracting crews doing work in that area may have actually clipped a 14 inch water main and at last check, that road closure there was still in effect. 5:35 right now, and parking in the city is a pain, we all know it. today, the mta is lookingatic maing changes to make it a little easier. the agency is looking at changing dozens of parking spots and several of the changes will happen on on clement street in the richmond district. find out more going to the meeting at 10:00 this morning. a live look at emeryville this morning, where the skyline could look very different in the future if developers get their wish. we've beenthere. the city's planning commission

met last night to discuss the proposed 54-story tower with 638 residential units. if built, it would be the second tallest all residential building in the western united states. that project exceeds height restrictions for buildings in emeryville, so developers have to show planning commission how it will benefit the community. opinions from the public were mixed. >> just imagine 54-story tower right there. it doesn't fit. it's crazy. it's insane. >> if this can be designed to provide more housing, a more urban environment, i this i that -- think that's exactly what we want in emeryville. >> developers could include affordable housing in the project. formerirstay lady michelle obama will be in the bay area for events, one is private,o te is happening. >> the former first lady is here

in the bay area to meet with young adults and also to promote her autobiography "becoming." obviously as mentioned that private event is invite only but just to tell you about it, it is a special youth leadership workshop hosted by the silicon valley chapter public allies. it's a 25-year-old nonprofit organization that focuses on guiding young people into education and leadership roles. mrs. obama is expected to recount the organization's impact on her life. she used to serve as its executive director in chicago back in 1993. the second event for anyone interested is open to the public, that is part of the event is titled "becoming: an intimate conversation with michelle obama" tonight at 8:00 at the s.a.p. center in san jo o the official website on ticketmaster and looks like the event is sold out. i did not check any of the third party resale sites. i can only imagine those tickets

are for sale at a much heightened price, but for anyone interested in finding out what goes on there, we will have a reporter there tonight and we'll have a story on our evening news. >> thank you very much. >> we'll look forward to that. all right, so a dollar bill scavenger hunt there. >> oesh my goodness. >> this is on a highway in new jersey, money literally rained down from the sky. here's what happened here. the door on one of the armored brinks trucks malfunctioned. the cash went flying everywhere. you can see the money blowing in the wind and the brinks driver tried to pick up what he could but he wasn't the only one trying to pick up money. according to police, other drivers stopped their cars, ran, grabbed, picked up that cash, they said because at least causing two car crashes. look at that man, trying to get that money. so it's unclear exactly how much

money was lost, but many got off with more money in their pockets than they started their trip with. >> how about that deductible, when you end up in the emergency room because you got hit by a car. >> talk about the guy who got his car at the shop, got rear ended at the stop sign. be careful out there. we don't have anything quite that interesting but the tail end of that water main break marcus told you the water has stopped, but they have that closure in place for one portion of union city boulevard between stanley and whipple, so that will affect lin for ac transit. minor reroute, but it may be much more of an impact on the local commute this morning, or the local drive headed near the shopping area. there is the hub, sorry, not the hub, there's union landing nearby. got to get my shopping areas straight. getting toward the bay bridge, that's an easy sgh or curvy shot. a you're at the limit backup to the bay bridge toll plaza it's

friday light. did you know that? >> i think we might have mentioned it once or twice today. vianey, nice weather at least for most of the weekend? >> nice weather right now. in the next couple hours, as we head into the weekend, we'll take it. we have an active weather pattern, so much so that it's going to take you on a whirlwind this weekend. let's go into your saturday forecast. today we'll track a line of showers. the system will move in bringing periods of rain into the north bay, heavier rain into the santa cruz mountains. when you start out your saturday, expect cloudy skies d earlyowers. as far as the temperatures go, we're talking about 50s and 60s. midway through saturday, the winds will start picking up as well and die down. we'll catch a little bit of a break and as we head in toward sunday, this is our second system, and this is going to be our big rainmaker, at least compared to what we've seen from

this initial system. coast, bay and inland temperatures we're talking upper 50s and 60s, and sunday's forecast is expected to bring also gusty conditions, and we're also tracking that northwesterly swell for the waves, which means we are expecting a high surf advisory to take effect at least through this weekend. they have not issued one but as the system is approaching, if you have plans to head to the beach, it's not a good weekend for that. back to you. >> thaovernight, a driver pulls out his car after crashing into a tree. he had to be pulled out. why firefighters believe the driver is very, vy lucky toil b government shutdown. we'll take a look, when "today in the bay" continues.

good morning, it is 5:44. as you head out the door, you're going to notice some spots are running a little bit warmer. if you're waking up in half moon bay, 58 degrees. we have high clouds rolling through that's causing a little bit of a warmup for early morning temperatures. everywhere else, we're talking upper 40s. i am tracking incoming rain. i'll talk about the time line for that and rain totals coming up in a bit. and palo alto looking good. look at that northbound with the tail lights past willow and southbound with the headlights toward university. no problems for the bay area or 280 along the peninsula drive. i'll show you how things are starting to slow down a tad bit in a couple spots. 5:45 right now. new video this morning for you. this man recovering after his

car slammed into a tree. i want you to listen to this. he's in the hospital because someone saw the tree down. when the public works employees got there around 1:30, they found the car. few crews arrived to pull that driver out. they tell us that that man may have been there for more than an hour. no word if alcohol or drugs played a role in that crash. >> wow. if you're among the many who use delivery services like amazon for your holiday shopping, this video may make you wink a little. >> it shows an amazon delivery driver caught on not exactly handling with care. the man who lives at that home says he was expecting a par kel for his 5-year-old son and when he saw the dented box, he checked out his surveillance video. his camera caught the same driver doing the same thing to his neighbor's package. >> it unt doesn't feel good but

the same time i have to ask myself, do you really want someone like that delivering a package, especially the holidays, there's a lot of kids stuff delivered around the holiday. >> that would explain why all my glasses were broken. neither of the items were damaged in this case but there could have been damage when it comes to the driver's career at amazon. the company says he's no longer delivering amazon packages and that this does not reflect amazon's standards. wow. there are seven days until the federal shutdown. mcgrew, neither side willing to compromise. >> kris, they've really dug in. trump says he'll proudly shut down the government if it doesn't get money for the wall. democrats have sworn they won't goive to him. one side or the other is going to have to back down and lose face. look at the video from earlier this week in the oval office, it's hard to think any one of these people are going to back down. therefore, the government will run out of money next friday. last night, the president posted

a video to twitter. >> whatever it takes to get border security, i will do it. i pledged that a long time ago, and i will pledge it always. >> other news, donald trump's former lawyer was on abc this morning, where he said, "of course" his words, trump new the payments to two women were illegal and he knew about them ahead of .d new investigaon thi morning into what happened to all the money for the inauguration. this was first reported by the "wall street journal." president trump's inauguration last january, or january of last year was the best funded in history, paid for by privatedon prince mohammad bin salman's role in the killing of a "washington post" writer and calling for the united states to pull its support of saudi arabia's war in yemen. this is a slap in the face to president trump who not only supports the crowned prince but has often praised how much money america is making selling weapons to the saudi, but he's

lost support even from some of his closest allies. the house is not going to be able to take up that same resolution before adjourning. they'll leave it to the next congress next year. we'll watch what happens today. we expect a quieterhat before. watch and follow me on twitter. >> famous last words, scott. embarrassment for er's public her 10-year-old son. look at this. ♪ mandy is lip-syncing to "since you've been gone" causing her son to hide from the cameras. he's like, i want to be gone right now. they were at a university of maryland game when the fan cam caught her singing along. the school loved it so much, they posted it on twitter. after thousands of views, kelly clarkson responded saying "this is my kind of mama." to which we say blake, zip your

lippy and get over it. >> that was awesome. >> that looks fun. >> that's not what he thinks. he was like, i don't know her. >> you think 10 years old you wouldn't be that embarrassed. coon10, blake. >> i would have been. >> roll that video of very true. >> loving is is our calmest por the day today. satellite radar showcasing what's going on, which isn't much. mainly the cloud cover is what's really trickling in. so much so that the high clouds have managed to warm up certain spots of the bay area, compared to the past 24 hours, san francisco is running nine degrees warmer. napa is running 12 degrees warmer and we've got some spots with some patchy fog in through santa rosa, portions of concord as well, and overall, portions of the tri valley can expect to see some early morning patchy fog. aside from that, let's talk about the changes up ahead, because i mention, this is our calmest portion of the day.

we're not dealing with any rain right now, but by about 9:00, north bay will start getting some of the showers. you can see we have a weak cold front that's going to sweep through, and by 11:30, right between i would say 1:00 and even all the way through 6:00, we're going to track a line of showers push through. anything north of the going going will have the best chance of seeing moderate showers but anything south of that, just some light scattered rain, it will continue into saturday. looking ahead toward sunday, this is going to be our big weather system. this is a second system after acttern, expected saturday morning with showers and increase in intensity toward sunday evening. right around your dinnertime is when we're expecting to see periods of moderate to heavy downpours push from the north down to the south bay. those showers will carry over into monday morning's commute, so that will be something you got to look out for if you have to leave early on monday, do so. estimated rain totals from the second system, the first one not a big rainmaker but sunday into early morning, portions of the

north bay over an inch and a half. south bay less than half an inch. nearly a quarter hill, morgan hill, gilroy area. dangerous waves from the northwesterly swell sunday into monday and unfortunately that will bring periods of strong rip currents, some breakers, so much so they did cancel the mavericks. check that out on our nbc bay area website. again, second chance of rain moves in on monday. we get a break from the rain tuesday, wednesday, into thursday. as we head toward thursday, we start seeing a ridge of high pressure building, and that's going to dry us out, and also going to warm us back up into some slightly warmer temperatures, right in time just before the holiday christmas week. mike? >> help out with christmas trees, i don't know how they work. the green flow of traffic right here for almost all of the bay. we have a little slowing for san jose, that will clear up and then it will kick in over the next hour or so. looking at a couple of stalls reported, west 580 at redwood

road moved to the shoulder. the other distracted me, from a stalled vehicle to a crash. i'm worried they hit a car off on the shoulder. the live camera in dublin was not showing any problems, the earlier stall outside of our view. i'll double check the status, if we have an b in the headed to the central valley early afternoon to try to get toward the sierra. looking at no problems toward traffic and contra costa county and the bay bridge all fine. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, european union leaders are discussing the brexit deal. earlier this week british prime minister theresa may survived a no confidence vote. if there is no deal, the eu will still go ahead with brexit. still ahead, more headlines, is winter coming to facebook? the new deal the social media giant is trying to reach which could change the way you watch shows on cable.

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it's 5:56 right now. if you have any plans to travel long distance this holiday season, doctors have a reminder for you. z>> spending too much time cramped up in cars or planes can lead to dangerous conditions. people who regularly drive long distance or take long flights are most at risk. 12-hour trips are the worst. the symptoms might not show up right away. so what are we talking about? issues with blood clots, and they can happen up to two weeks after a long trip, where you've been sitting for a while. one uber driver says he developed a dangerous blood clot in his lungs after a 14-hour drive. >> from my legs, i could feel it getting worse, and then up next to my heart. i was surprised. i had no clue i could get blood clots from driving. >> now he says he stops every couple of hours to get out and stretch his legs for a few minutes. other tips, compression socks,

stay hydrated, and avoid alcohol. as flu season picks up, new research about teenagers and the flu vaccine. >> black teens are apparently less likely toet go the flu shot than their white and hispanic peers. scientists studied flu vaccination rates of 13 to 17-year-olds. they did the study from 2010 to 2016, and it shows that black teens were least likely to get the flu shot, while hispanic teens were most likely. now to an amazing story of survival, up near the california/oregon border. >> a man survived inside a car for nearly five hours, after he crashed into a river there. it happened early wednesday morning. they towed it out of the water, and were shocked to see that man inside. >> he opened his door, and the guy looked at him, told him, "help me" or told him, he gave

him some words and "oh my lord, there's somebody alive." he said "i'm so cold" and that's when we took him out. >> the driver, a 28-year-old man, says that he survived by breathing from an air pocket inside that car. the hospital says that he was released yesterday. >> that's shocking. new this morning, facebook wants to get into the pay tv business. >> ricoh says the social media giant is talking to hbo, showtime, stars and others about on its o sell those companies site standalone apps. if you subscribe, you can watch the channels on facebook, watch, and you can also likely see the platforms and devices like roku as well. facebook has been trying to build up video content on its site. last month, it began streaming old episodes of "buffy the vampire slayer" in a deal with

21st century fox. right now at 6:00, another investigation, a new problem for president trump, as he defends himself against michael cohen in a new interview. what he's saying. and an armed robbery ght.ni south bay walmart store a they t over to the city as a park, if they ever gave it up. >> new park, brand new and only on "today in the bay," a new place for families in the east bay to go. the story behind it, and the loophole one woman found that made it all possible. "today in the bay" continues right now. good morning to you here for "today in the bay." thanks for starting your morning here with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia today. we know that folks are hustling and bustling, getting closer to the holiday season. there's also rain in the forecast, so we have to watch our speeds this morning. >> we do, especially considering how the timing is all over the place. we will be seeing some showers, as we head toward the afternoon,

but right now we're pretty calm. if you want to get your errands out of the way, do it early on so you can avoid the rain. right now in san francisco 52 degrees. we don't have a lot of fog in through san francisco. here is what it looks like in downtown san jose. anything north of the golden gate bridge will see some showers. san jose has a chance to see showers late into the afternoon. i'll go more over that time line coming up in a bit. mi