around from time to time so that may be a factor as folks come out of the altamont pass. keep that in mind for early commuters. a clear view as folks make their way over this high-rise, the san mateo bridge and no problems 92 moves smoothly, so does the peninsula and the north bay. back to you. thanks, mike. we begin with the ongoing government shutdown. today marks day 18, which is now the second longest in history. >> tonight, president trump makes his big pitch. the biggest one yet for the border wall live in a prime time speech from the oval office. "today in the bay'"''s"''s" tas potts joins us live from washington. vice president mike pence is also speaking out this morning. >> he is. you'll see him soon. we saw him on the "today" show. he has said declaring a national emergency and using money that the government already has to build this wall is still on the table. he of the case

will make tonight, he says the need for the wall at the southern border. >> majority of the people now are families and unaccompanied children, and it is overwhelming the ability of our customs and border patrol to address it. the president will take those facts to american people. >> now remember, this is the central issue in the shutdown, asked specifically about the 800,000 workers who aren't getting paychecks, who aren't getting paid, some of whom have to come to work, vice president pence was less clear on that. of course, they want some clarity, some of them tsa workers specifically may not get checks if this continues through friday. >> i know i've seen clips of previous presidents talking about the importance of border security, the importance of addressing the issue of illegal. >> now that may be true, but border security is one thing.

building a wall is part of that, but it's also quite a dumpb thing, the argument that president trump's opponents have been making, you can do effective border security with surveillance, with more people at the border, but not necessarily building this concrete or steel wall or fencing that many of them think is not a good use of money, because it won't necessarily keep people out. >> tracie, as we prepare to hear from the president tonight, the democrats want equal air time. what can we expect? do you think that's going to happen? >> well, it certainly could happen, and they're insisting on this, because they are challenging the president's numbers. vice president pence talked about the numbers of people who are coming into the united states illegally. you'll hear that later this morning, but the administration has said that 4,000 known and sp stopped at the border, but homeland security told congress

that it was only 41 in the beginning of last year, and only six of them were migrants. obviously that's a big difference from 4,000. so they'll be challenging the basis for the need for this wall based on the data and the numbers, the facts. >> tracie, we will be watching. thank you. well, you know that full interview with the vice president airs at the top of the "today" show, that's coming up at 7:00 this morning, following "today in the bay." once again, the president is set to speak at 6:00 p.m. our time. you can watch it right here on nbc bay area. it is 5:03 right now. today, an oakland man who pleaded guilty to trying to help ice his be sentenced. 23-year-old amir algahagi was convicted of giving material support to a terrorist organization. he admitted to opening email and facebook accounts for people he believed supported isis. prosecutors want him to receive a 33-year sentence. defense attorneys are asking for four years. new this morning, authorities hope surveillance images can

help track down a restaurant robber on the peninsula. san mateo county deputies say this man robbed a tacaria on spring street last thursday in the height of the dinner rush. the robber used a knife and demanded all the cash in the register before taking off. anyone with information should contact the san mateo county sheriff's office. this morning, san francisco's search for a new fire chief ramps up with a second pivotal meeting. even as the rank and file raises issues with the selection process, the question is, who will replace chief joann hayes white, who stepped down in october? tensions from the firefighters union which believes an experienced replacement can be found within. the union believes that the most worthy internal candidates are being ignored. the commission meeting starts at 9:00 this morning. 5:04. big week of change in the bay area, with many new legislators taking office. among those being sworn iny, s defender jeff adacci who takes

the oath of office for his third term. several supervisors will be sworn in as well as sonoma and marin counties. new mayor also take on their roles in cities includes mountain view, sunnyvale and richmo richmond as the new board of supervisors are being sworn in, others are leaving, including san francisco's jan kim. she's a strong advocate of pedestrian and biker safety, especially south of market street. kim left behind a new bicycle lane safety project, including a protected bike lane, which she cut the ribbon on yesterday. now to our other big story of the morning, talking about the next big storm taking aim at the bay area. we moved nbc bay area storm ranger to san bruno mountain this morning to scan the skies to give you that hd look of the storm, as you see it out on the sea, but it's moving closer. our team of meteorologists set to issue a microclimate weather alert. we'll have mnt. >> first live to bob redell in

los gat los gatos before the wet weather hits us tonight. >> reporter: the national weather service is expecting the winds to pick up within the next couple of hours. that's why at 7:00 this morning, a couple hours from now, there will be a high wind advisory in effect, talking about winds at 20 to 30 miles an hour, gusts of 45, 60. we get higher in the upper elevations. they're expecting the santa cruz mountains behind me here, highway 17, they're expecting that area to get walloped. as a result, the state is going to be shutting down, the big basin redwood state park in boulder creek, shutting down at noon today and it won't reopen until thursday morning. this is a precaution due to the incoming storm. i want to show you live pictures up the peninsula from the pacific up here. you got a normal amount ofav heh as 18 to 24 feet. that's the prediction from the national weather service, and as a result, they have issued a 24-hour high surf advisory.

again, that's going to start at 9:00 tonight. this is video from yesterday, in santa cruz, where two water spouts formed offshore. one by the wharf, the other by west cliff drive. one of them did eventually come onshore. one was clocked at 70 miles an hour, the other one at 85 miles an hour. no one was hurt, and just some minor damage. just the message today is just be careful out there, especially if you're on the roads, as we are expecting wind to pick up. you can see it behind me, maybe you can't, and also the rain later today. reporting live in los gatos, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> don't want to get wet out there. >> it pays to get ready. anyone want to clean out my gutters, that would help, too. little volunteer action there, thanks, bob. in the meantime, how big will this one be? i k thinking of last it was so huge, that rain coming down. >> yes, it's mainly the wind that's going to be the big issue with this go-round and as we track it this morning, some light as

the storm system arrives and moves inland as we go throughout the day. right now, a lot of the heavier rain still well to the north of the bay area. we are getting light showers, a few swipes of the windshield wipers as you drive to work. the wind advisory starts at 7:00 this morning, but the peak of those winds will be later tonight and the wind advisory will expire tomorrow morning at 10:00, and during that time, we may have gusts anywhere from 45 to 60 miles per hour, especially for the coast and the hills. all those areas that you're seeing in the shade of tan, that's where we will have the wind advisory in effect. so i'll be tracking that as well as the incoming rain. more on that in a few minutes, and mike, you're getting us out the door. how is it lookinlooking? >> pretty smooth. in high waayward northbound 808d wynton avenue. reports of a dump truck fire.

when the cargo gets on fire, this could be a longstanding issue but the fire is out from what i understand. watch the slow lane. stay to your l you're traveling north through hayward, 92 wynton avenue toward "a" street. it's a smooth drive. i'll let you know'sensors change at all. over here south 680 at 24, we have the earlier disabled big rig over on the shoulder there as well. you should see progress as a big rig tow truck may arrive shortly. once it does, there may be a lane closure at the transition. no problems through contra costa county, over toward the bay bridge and the toll plaza is f itself, light traffic but the traffic is building just a bit. back to you. >> thank you, mike. coming up there, the takata air bag recall is affecting tesla's popular model s sedans. why tesla is saying affected drivers should not panic. we'll take you out to loss

vegas and the consumer electronics show to check out the latest gadgets. and new video going viral of a driverless car crashing into a security road block. who is at fault here? that's still ahead on "today in the bay." served in a no-mess bag, my new deli trio and turkey, bacon, and cheddar pannidos are almost too easy to eat on the go. so panni-do eat one while you are in a car, but panni-don't, while you are on a car. order a pannido with doordash today. only at jack in the box.

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door. headed up to about 60 today. it's still going to be one of those days where you'll have to be ready for anything. i'll help you get ready, coming up in less than five minutes. and palo alto is ready to go. this is 101 by university, and i moved it farther south so it's a little darker, there is the billboard on the left. smooth drive here. we'll tell you about what is developing on the east bay. a good tuesday morning to you. tale of two companies here, the best of times and the worst of times. amazon best of times, now the most valuable company in the united states, beating out microsoft. apple is out of the running, after its latest trouble selling phones. the worst of times, pg&e, standard & poor downgraded the energy company to junk status on worries of lawsuit and coming regulation and that stock plunged. i mentioned apple's trouble. samsung warned of a sharp decline in profits as well. it's tempting to compare samsung to apple but we need to wait until the company's full report

to really understand what's going on. more bad news, tens of thousands of sears worker also find out if they're out of work today. there's one last chance to save sears. its chairman can buy it for $4 billion, but he's got to get the approval of a court, and this could be very well the last day in history for sears today. the white house says it will order the irs back to work in the midst of the shutdown so americans' tax returns are not delayed. it's not real clear where the money to pay for that would come. it's kind of a non-story. as of now, you can't file anyway, shutdown or not. last year the irs started accepting tax filings in late january. the consumer electronics show continues in las vegas. we sent our digital journalist jonathan bloom, over there, to take a look. here is a bit of his report. >> look inside, and you can see the future in ever more vivid color. >> this is lg's waterfall, it might look like a marvel of nature but it's 268 curved oled

displays. past the grand entrance you find closets that take care of your clothes, refrigerators that order your food, a robot that brews beer. what is your favorite? >> i like ipa. >> reporter: ces guru shelly palmer says a fraction of these will catch on. >> i'm not sure that we'll go live in george and judy jetson's house any time soon. >> smart fridges are at every ces. you know who has a smart fridge? >> who? >> kari hall. kari hall's fridge can show football games on it and if somebody rings the doorbell, who is at the door is on the screen. >> really? >> fancy. >> also her kitchen is bigger than my house. she's nodding her head, yes. >> laughing over there. >> her kitchen is bigger than my house. >> she had a party this summer and i missed it. >> we both did. >> we all looked at the fridge. >> we'll be over. dinner at the halls. >> she is smiling off camera there. the hits keep coming for pg&e.

shares down another 2% befor theanni cgrew was just talking this. late last year the u the idea o from the firestorm lawsuits that killed 80 people. utility shares have lost more than 60% of their value since the start of the camp fire. a warning for tesla drivers. tesla is recalling model s sedans from 2014 to 2016. this comes after an industry-wide recall on takata air bags. no immediate action is needed at this time and there hasn't been any air bag ruptures in any tesla. they are and will soon contact customers to schedule a replacement service. tough day on the job for a security robot, got a little lost in las vegas, ended up in a parking lot roadway, and watch this. bam! a self-driving tesla hit and knocked over the robot, it happened a few days unfortunately, the company says the robot will not be able to

attend the consumer electronics show. apparently it will have a longer recovery there. >> workers comp.? >> exactly. no, maybe not, exactly. what happens in vegas, comes out on camera, watch out. yes. >> so we're preparing for a storm to come in our way. >> we are going to have wet weather, starting for some of us but the rest of the bay area mostly not until this afternoon. here is a live look in dublin with some low clouds hanging by, and as of now, as you head out on the roads, it is dry, and we're going to see our storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar tracking this next system. right now, some of the showers moving through parts of northern sonoma county and lake and mendocino counties as you get ready to start out. the bulk of the storm arriving later on today as the next storm system moves in. as you get ready to head out the door in pleasant hill, maybe headed to the b.a.r.t. station, you have a dry start to the day. you might want to have the

umbrella. at noon we could see the rain chances going up and it's in the upper 50s. not only will it be wet but it will be windy as well. the wind advisory starts at 7:00 this morning, and our winds peak later on this evening, and then the wind advisory expires at 10:00 tomorrow morning, and during that time, the coastal areas as well as the hills could have some gusts up to 60 miles per hour. let's time it out when the winds will which can up. as we go through 10:00, the coastal areas like half moon bay will already start to have the wind gusts up to about 35 miles per hour. inland areas in some of the valleys, you're not going to have winds as strong but you'll get some of the gusts later on tonight, and during the evening commute, so some of our east to west roads will really have an impact as the southerly wind picks up for tonight, and some of the heavier rain arrives as well. so as you're getting ready, just forget it. don't spend a lot of time trying to style your hair. it's going to be windy, and also very muggy, and we'll start to

see some light showers moving in, and then we'll see some of this spotty showers tapering off for the early afternoon hours. that gives us a little bit of a break, and then the heavier rain starts to roll in from north to south, as we go into 7:00 to 8:00, spreading all across the bay area, off and on rain throughout tomorrow. we're looking at the possibility of anywhere from a quarter inch of rain in san jose to over an inch of rain in napa and it gets higher for spots like ukiah and also for the hills. we will see a break in the rain on thursday, then another storm system arriving on friday. saturday, we will have some sunshine during the afternoon, and then another storm system arriving on sunday. so very busy seven-day forecast, and we will get a lot more rain, more than what we're going to see today. mike, you're tracking several olisng steady so i caught the frizz factor forecast. cracks me, kari says forget it,

ait's a hat day. toward the truck fire in high ward still on the shoulder and still out. no major concern over there at the tri valley. we have northbound 680 just past the dublin interchange the issue on the shoulder. right here we have no traffic break and no lanes blocked for the disabled big rig, before you get to the walnut creek interchange for south 680. 24 moves slowly, so does highway 4 through contra costa county and the maze itself is where we're picking up volume. little more traffic through the maze and i turned our camera to look at the bay bridge and right here those are the metering lights, that expansion right there. i can tell, even though i can't make out the metering lights by the lighter shot, traffic is steady through the area. once the metering lights are on, everybody is lining up like a racetrack here and that should happen over the next 90 seconds. that's what keeps traffic on the bridge moving spooth smoothly, there are problems crews can get there safely.

you can avoid the toll plaza entirely taking b.a.r.t., which is moving nicely right now. back to you. >> thanks, mike. coming up next, a shooting in a popular mexican resort town where several people have been shot and killed. it's his first full day on the job, what is on the agenda today for california's newest governor? more violence erupting

mexican resort city of playa del carmen. welcome back. it's 5:23. more violence erupting in playa del carmen. several people were found shot to death outside of the bar. it is along the caribbean coast south of cancun. it had long been spared by the drug cartel but that changed. last year alone the homicide rate doubled. there were nearly 700 killings reported in 2018, mostly away

from the tourist zones. this morning, new for you, poisonous sea creatures are shutting down beaches in australia, they're called blue bottles and technically, they're a close cousin tolast week alony stung some 13,000 people along beaches and queens island. signs up and down the northeast coast there are warning people not to stay in that water, to get out of the water. stronger than normal winds are believed to be blowing them ashore. now to australia's neighbor, new zealand, where this fireball was caught flashing across the sky. it caught the attention of some residents over the weekend. experts initially tmeteor, but be a russian space junk. look at how fast that was moving. this morning, full speed ahead for governor gavin newsom. >> today he'll travel to colfax

up 08 and the sierra foothills, an area at high risk for wildfires. he's trying to announce new executive actions on emergency preparedness. this comes after he was sworn in as california's 40th governor. we brought it to you live yesterday, about noon. his wife, jennifer, and the four kids were at their side. governor newsom plans to be bold and courageous, as he leads the fifth largest economy in world. >> this country is watching us, the world is waiting on us, and the future depends on us,r. newe wants to reinstate fines for people who do not buy health insurance and set up subsidies who don't qualify for coverage under the affordable care act. not just gavin newsom, how about little dutch newsom, the 2-year-old stole the show when he unexpectedly roamed on stage. dad picked him up, not missing a beat. the governor joking this is how

it went scripted. it went hand in hand when he started talking about family. he certainly stole the show. >> nice moment. coming up next on "today in the bay," the top stories we're following on this tuesday morning for you, including what police are calling a credible threat of a mass shooting against two bay area schools. plus, the next storm is eyeing the bay area, and getting closer. when will we see that system move through our neighborhoods here in the bay area? kari hallracking that storm for us. and a live look as well from the bay bridge toll plaza. if you're getting ready to hit the road, you might want t stick around just a bit longer for mike inouye's traffic report. it's next. you're watching "today in the bay." (mom vo) it's easy to shrink

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approaching 5:30 this morning. taking a live look here from pacifica. we're expecting huge and dangerous waves again today, as the next storm system moves closer to the bay area. so be mindful of that. we want to thank you so much for starting your morning here with us on "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. clear right now, most spots, maybe a good chance to get out and exercise, kari. >> but look outside in san jose, we are starting out with some dry weather, also quchafternoon are going to see that rain moving in. san jose will have a dry start, with some low 50s. we'll be up to about 59 degrees, but as you head over toward walnut creek, it starts to rain earlier than in the south bay. we'll start to see the showers moving in, as early as noon. here is a look at storm ranger, and where the rain is now. we're already seeing some light showers in the north bay, and that's where we'll keep most of our rain chances through about noon. we'll track this and also talk about the time line a little bit more. mike, you're talking about the drive and the bay bridg

13 years i've been looking at a shot similar to this as part of the morning commute. fast track lanes and coming off of 880, the cash lanes are light and no metering lights registered by chp. also i didn't see that from my emeryville camera. that may indicate the folks who are in charge of the metering lights determine the traffic flow say little bit lighter than your typical tuesday, coming down the east shore freeway, one of the cues they use to turn on the metering lights done by hand. it's not an automated situation. you'll be delayed oakland into san francisco. smooth drive for the rest of the bay. crashes in the tri valley and the east bay on the shoulder. no problems, 680 or the nimitz. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:30 right now.

a reminder, if you see something or hear something to say something, and contact police as soon as possible. now, when it comes to these planned shootings, the first one would have been behind me at river middle school in napa, the other one in vintage high. i want to show you a map showing you how far apart the schools are, roughly about three miles apart. according to napa police, they were contacted new year's eve by a student at the middle school that we're standing in front of. that student said another shooter communicated plans to carry out shootings at both schools that i just mentioned and threatened to kill the student if they told police about this information. after the student provided evidence of these threats to police, they were able to serve a search warrant on the suspected student, who was taken into custody just a few days later on january 2nd. the names are not being released of the students, of both of the folks involved in this, since they are both juveniles. this is an active investigation

by napa police but they don't believe right now there are any other threats at this time. we're live in napa, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> good thing everything is safe. thanks, pete. new this morning an update on the slow road to recovery for victims in the deadly 2017 north bay firestorm. at least 24 people died in the series of fires across three cities, three counties, that includes the tubs fire which destroyed more than 5,000 homes in and around santa rosa. so far sonoma county issued 830 home building permits and just 31 homes have been rebuilt. the county adds that california hope, a crisis counseling program, is working to provide services for nearly board of supervisor also vote to extend local emergency as the wildfire recovery efforts continue. if passed, the emergency measure would be extended another 60ys assistance and counseling.

new for you this morning, the woman struck by a hit-and-run driver in benicia over the weekend has died from her injuries. 70-year-old sharon de la more was walking near st. dominic catholic church when she was hit saturday night. the car is described as a red or maroon sedan with possible front end damage. police are asking everyone to check their security cameras. at 5:33, this get your input on marijuana rules and regulations. the city is considering making changes to current regulations for businesses. if approved, san jose would allow businesses to and manufacture marijuana in specific locations across the city. locations would be required to be 600 feet away from schools and parks. several other bay area cities have also been talking about taking steps to allow pot production and testing. saying good-bye, a

well-known san jose restaurant is closing tonight to make way for new development. >> have you ever been been to harry's hof sxwrn brow on saratoga avenue off of interstate 280? been in business for 42 years at that location. they are closing tonight at 11:00 p.m. the san jose restaurant part of a larger chain. the original location in redwood city and another in san leandro will remain open, but big development plans going on there. calling all bay area music lovers. >> tickets for bottle rock, napa's 2019 festival go on sale at 10:00 this morning. the three-day passes start at $359. the event runs from may 24th to the 26th at napa valley expo. here are some of the main stage headliner there ers there fride dragons. saturday, neil lus promise of the real, lead the

line-up. onmudaord ands headliner, other acts, santana, logic and pharrell williams. head over to our website nbcbayarea.com for what to expect. some clemson football fans probably remember this moment, standing in a long, long line. they were waiting outside sporting goods stores in south carolina to buy the new 2019 championship gear. they're die-hards. the gear is celebrating the 44-16 win over alabama yesterday and for some ln the bay area, h gear selling at levi's stadium today. if you didn't see trevor lawrence led the way passing 347 yards. he helped the tigers finish with a perfect season, including the first 10 15-0 season in the mod era, and he's just a freshman. >> freshman, wow. >> he's a big guy out there. quite the presence.

>> way to go. mike, i know you were watching. >> kid's got presence. lots. >> looks like a california boy. >> i used to look like a long time ago. >> throw-back thursday for us. >> i think i burned them all. looking toward the metering lights, folks, we have a nice picture of this. everybody's waiting and they released toward the incline. things have cleared up over the last couple of minutes. over here on the span, the metering lights were turned on, like we said, a few minutes later than we typically expect on a tuesday, about five minutes later than we typically expect as we are doing that last report. the ck is filling in the toll plaza for all lanes but no problem for the maze just yet. it is looking great for a tuesday. we're easing back into work after the vacations and ces is going on so a lot of local tech workers may be out of town at that conference. lot of folks. >> a lot of kids headed back to school, got to get back into the

routine. you're already like, where is the weekend. >> it's always within view, right? so we are going to start out today with some wet weather. we're also going to see some showers by the weekend, but let me get you out the door right now, as you get ready to step out, don't forget the umbrella, although it may not be raining where you are now, we'll see more showers rolling through. friday, another storm arrives. we'll see it tapering off on saturday and the third storm will be moving in on sunday. so we have a lot going on over the next several days, and san francisco, the high temperatures only reach into the mid-50s. so where are you going? if you're going to carmel valley, only saturday is your dry day, so if you're driving out on friday and coming back home on sunday, you'll be able to enjoy a day without some showers on saturday, and russian river valley is going to see a skies. i think the next storm moving in on sunday will bring in more wet weather. if you're going to the sierra, squaw valley also going to have a chance of rain and snow showers, with highs on friday up

to 39 degrees. 37 on saturday, as you get out and enjoy some of the slopes. it's going to be in the upper 30s. checking out santa barbara also some wet weather moving in there. even as you get farther away from the bay area, we are going to see some of those storms rolling through, and saturday is looking like the only day to enjoy outside, and just follow me on facebook and twitter. i'm @karihea help you make plans. we'll talk about today's forecast and the temperature trend, coming in about three minutes. >> thanks, kari.up, california senator kamala harris is releasing a new book today about her life. what does this mean for the possible run for the white house in 2020? meanwhile, the president about to do his very first prime time address tonight. we'll have a preview coming up. plus, pizza hut pulling out all the stops, going on the offensive for the super bowl. its new promotion for the big game is all coming up next. i knew about the tremors.

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we spoke up and it made all the difference. ask your parkinson's specialist about nuplazid. mike traffic tease >> right now at 5:41, we look at downtown san jose, everything is nice and quiet, but as we go throughout the day, our weather turns a little bit rough. we'll see the winds picking up in, but at least we start out in willow glen withomtoeay. it's time to make sure everything is secure before this storm rolls in. minutes. over here, it's taking 26 and drive times go from grant line road, west 580 toward the

dublin interchange. that's a smooth drive but there's slowing because of the volume out of the altamont. there may be low clouds coming out of the altamont pass. as the low rises you get fog. the traffic rises as far as volume toward the bay bridge. the backup because of the metering lights that are on. mass transit, b.a.r.t., that is a way to avoid the backup completely. no delays for any other systems. we had a great start including capitol corridor coming out of the central valley. >> thanks, mike. 5:42 right now. new this morning, authorities are investigating a deadly accident in san francisco. chp says that an unidentified person was walking on to the bay bridge when they were struck and killed by a car. this happened near bryant street justef midnight last night. the driver stayed at the scene and so far, no arrests have been made. all lanes are back open t w.rning. in southern a massive teacher strike. on thursday, ter schools across county are preparing to walk off

the job. the strike would affect well over a half a million children and their parents. teachers are asking for more money, smaller class sizes, less standardized testing, and better regulation of charter schools. >> the rainy day is now, and our kids deserve this investment. >> the district, which says it is negotiating in good faith, appears to have hundreds of substitute teachers ready to cross the picket line and thousands of district employees are ready to report to classrooms. a leading bay area lawmaker will she be making a run for the presidency? >> this new book called "the truth we past as attorney general and lays out her position on crime announce a rrisunooescribes her and law enforcement, suggesting. the book release comes days after senator elizabeth warren announced her run for the presidency. the president will address

the nation tonight in a special address. >> scott mcgrew, it's going to be a first for president trump. >> a first time president trump has done a prime time address. these are reserved for the most serious of topics, when a president has to tell his nation something of great importance. >> my fellow americans, i must speak to you tonight about a mounting danger in central america that threatens the security of the united states. >> reporter: that's president ronald reagan in the 1980s talking about the situation in nicaragua. networks do not have to hand over air time. when president obama wanted to talk about immigration in a prime time address, the networks said no. they said it would be too political, not a leader addressing his nation but a political stunt. we don't know what president trump will say tonight, but it's hard to imagine it's not political, because we expect he's going to talk about the wall, which is very political. the fight over the wall has shut down the government. how political? this was tweeted by the white

house. >> i've been president for almost two years, and we've really stepped it up, and we have won against isis. we've beaten them and we've beaten them badly. >> you can make a reasonable argument presidents don't need tv network its s at all, becaus after all, president trump made a major, major announcement that u.s. troops were leaving syria, in a video posted to twitter. some worry the president will try to declare a national emergency tonight, giving him extraordinary powers tbertarian president'sity cics, all this while the government is functionally out of business. this is where we are, on january 8th, 2019. the president will speak at 6:00 p.m. our time. we'll carry that and the democratic response, live on nbc bay area and nbcbayarea.com. in the meantime, we'll continue to update you on twitter. follow me there, i' i'm @scottmcgrew. let's talk football, pizza and beer.

they go hand in hand for a lot of people and soon you'll get all three at once, delivered straight to you from pizza hut. it brings beer delivery to 300 states. it will start just before next month's super bowl, it also plans to roll out beer delivery to 1,000 restaurants by this summer. the super bowl is one of pizza hut's biggest delivery days each year. >> man, can you deliver me some antacid while you're at it? that's a carb fest right there. talk about the rain. actually, we need the rain. >> we do. for most of the bay area, we're still running about 50% to 75% of normal, so hopefully this will help us catch up to where we should be for one of the wettest months of the year. as we check out storm ranger, we are seeing some of the showers starting to move into parts of the north bay, mostly some light rain, and this is where we will

see the rain at least until about noon, until this system starts to work its way, pushing some rain from north to south. as we see how big this system is, it's going to linger for quite a while, also churn up a lot of waves for the coast. we could see some waves for the coastline reaching up to 27 feet. as we just try to get out the door this morning, maybe you're on your way to the dublin b.a.r.t. station, you don't need the umbrella for the first part of the day, but if you'll be gone for most of the day, you want to make sure you are prepared for some of the showers and as well the gusty winds that will be picking up. we have a wind advisory that starts at 7:00 for all the areas shaded in brown. that includes the coastal areas and the hills, and the hills may have some of the gusts reaching 60 miles per hour. we know that can bring down some trees. we may have some impacts to powerousages and you want to make sure you're driving carefully especially later on this evening. winds rushing up from the south. half moon bay could see gusty

winds picking up by as early as 10:30 this morning and as we go into the rest of the day, most part of the bay area from the coast and once again the hills will see some of the sustained winds and even gusts up to 30 miles per hour. spots like san jose and also the tri valley won't have as strong winds until later on this it will start to pick up once that rain arrives. as you start out this morning, you're getting dressed, make sure you have the rain gear, and when it's this windy, just leave the umbrellas down, maybe just make sure you're staying nice and warm. we'll see some showers, light rain starting ohis morning, and then once again, the heavier rain arriving right at about 7:00o 8:00 this evening, working its way inland, some gusty winds and still cosome ra throughout much of the day tomorrow. we're looking at the possibility of anywhere from light rain in gilroy, up to 0.1 of an inch of rain and as you head your way to the north bay it's much higher, over an inch of rain. we'll see more storm systems

moving in. we'll take a break on thursday, another storm system arriving on friday. that winds down on saturday, and then another storm system arriving on sunday, so hopefully once again we'll catch up as far as where we should be for rain this time of year. mike, as you head out, some of the areas are starting to build. >> just a bit. this is more traffic than we've seen the last few tuesdays. they were both holidays for a lot of businesses around, almost every business and almost all the schools around the bay. we're seeing a few more cars, a little slowing for san jose, over there in hayward, we have slowing. the good news is that earlier truck fire that was quickly put out. no injuries and now that's completely cleared from the nimitz, headed north past wynton. southbound side shows you typical build past the san mateo bridge, that's the 92. smooth drive through pleasantton and the issue with the big issue north of there and the dump truck cleared north of the dublin interchange as well if you are headed around the dublin castro valley border, we are looking at waze and travel times

is about 44 minutes from the spot we picked all the way down in toward fremont. that's a good drive. we can save using waze, data calculated, if you go what feels like you're backtracking through the pleasanton area, traffic is so light, it saves you five minutes. waze willutn for you as we get here or on your phone. the updates from the folks or update us, make sure that you join nbc bay area wazers, great team to join. we're looking back out to our other map system and showing the flow of traffic, the live look through our map system shows us on our live camera for dublin westbound 580 moves nicely. low clouds in the area not presenting a problem as far as we heard from chp, but we have heard about fog coming out of the altamont from time to time earlier this morning. smooth drive through the north bay, kari talked about early light rain up there as things start to move down the north bay. you may get wet roadways but so far no problems and the san mateo bridge. drive over the high-rise to and

from the peninsula. happening now, it looks like something out of "star wars" and is being dubbed the ambulance of the future. f theedehatan walk. vehicle they call elevate. the company says elevate may even be used to reach victims of natural disasters. hyundai is showing off the vehicle at ces in las vegas. may the force be with you. but first, we're going to be talking about the best jobs in america. join us for that, after the break. there's a brand new list just published this morning. there's one or two workers here in the bay area. plus -- >> and what's your name? i'm kidding. this brings back so many great memories having you back. >> it's great to be back. >> a woman whose reality show singing audition took over the internet. hard to believe a decade ago. she stuns the judges once ais b

rendition of a rolling stone classic. stick around. lot more ahead. 5:52. is moving into the bay are!

5:55 for you right now. another round of that wet weather moving into the bay area. kari is sharing her hair frizz factor, and what you can expect on twitter there. you can go to the twitter pa

pagpage page @karihallweather and stick around for the forecast, coming up in a minute. the "bird box" challenge isn't going anywhere. everyone's favorite hockey mascot is taking part. gritty, the nightmare mascot for philadelphia flyers, put on his blindfold for last night's gaming and he and the fans mocked the chicago bears kicker who missed a field goal and lost the game in weekend. it consistented of gritty kicking a ball people started to cheer but two-minute signaled the kicks were no good. that poor guy will not ever live that down. international music sensation susan boyle back in the spotlight. >> i love her. >> she's amazing. >> fans got to see her last night, the talent again as she performed there. if you don't remember the name, doesn't ring a bell, maybe this video will, back in 2009, boyle stunned the world with her audition on british version of the show. her surprise talent got exactly

what fans weren't expecting, they weren't expecting her beautiful voice elather, she's e than 20 million records, and last night she took the stage as part of the show's all-star champion season. ♪ ♪ away >> all dolled up with a beautiful voice. she sounds good. boyle got that golden buzzer, which means she automatically advances to the finals. "america's got talent" airs on mondays here on nbc bay area. >> i love that. it makes you smile when you watch it. very cool. 5:57 right now. group of elderly women in arizona are crocheting with an unusual source for their material, actually shopping bags. >> they loop the bags together, turning them into sleeping bags. then the women give the mato ho.

ee group and every saturday, the group weaves them into beds. >> i have people calling asking me to come pick them up. i probably get an average of four calls a day. are you still collecting bags? >> that's so cool. i wish i could fill those. the group produces around 200 mats a year. helping the homeless is a great way to keep them busy and feel useful. who says the holidays are over? carnival season 2019 just kicked off in new orleans, the 12th night also known as the first night of celebration of carnivale was sunday. during the season, revelers celebrate with music, king cake and parades, parties over the next 56 days, all leading up to mardi gras, fat tuesday th new forht beerrd, that is. >> the company says it's dropping its name from the logo. the interlocking red and yellow

circle also now just stand on their own. mastercard says that 80% of people instantly recognize the symbol, even without the word mastercard over it. the red and yellow circles were an original part of the brand. mastercard was founded more than 50 years ago. >> i think we all recognize that logo. >> it was a classic, it's good when a logo works like that. the golden arches are another one. >> yum. a lot of people say that software developer, that's the best job you could have in america. >> that's according to u.s. news and world report. they put out the best jobs of 2019 list just this morning. the experts look at factors like median salary, employment rate and stress level. the employment rate is low and the job expected to be increasingly in demand. rounding out the top five best stops, statistician, physician assistant, dentist, and nurse anesthesiologist. that's interesting. no anchors in there. be

smooth but tonight will be a different story. the timing of the rain and how much we'll see. we have a humanitarian and security crieses at our southern border. >> brand new conversation with vice president mike pence, his comments on the shutdown ahead of donald trump's prime time address to the nation. and later, robot versus robot. new video into our newsroom right now, the high-tech collision caught on camera. "today in the bay" continues right now. and a good tuesday morning to you. 6:00 right now, and thank you so much for starting your morning right here with "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll get to mike's traffic report in a bit. talk about changes in the forecast with kari. >> light showers in the north bay this morning and see the rest of the bay area getting a heavy dose of rain and wind, as we go into the afternoon. here is a look at storm ranger,

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