no way! i'll be darned.oilsollection. - fog! and a good thursday morning to you. taking a live look outside at that fog out there. carl sticking around for us. look at that, foggy, foggy, foggy. this is san rafael. good morning. thanks for starting your morning with us. >> is this going to stick around for a while? >> it's going to linger for quite a while but it is very patchy. as you take a live look outside in dublin right now, it is fairly clear there. you drive and run into a wall of fog. it's going to be off and on through the next several hours out the door. we're going more of that in parts of the north bay and concord. lowest visibility there at about one mile. i do expect it to get worse. if you head out for your drive

in antioch, watch out for the fog especially on highway 4. we're going to see temperatures in the 40s, 50s as sun peeks out. we'll talk about what's fog on and the next storm system. mike, you're getting us out the door. >> we have had patches. a number of us encountered them time after time driving to the station. you see it's mostly showing up in brentwood, but we know south county, south bay, east bay, patches we see on the cameras. in the north bay really pronounced across the bridges. the san rafael cam make marcus showed you at the top of the show. carl the fog is what we handle. we'll t happening today, presid trump travels to southern texas to make another public push for the wall between u.s. and mexico. his trip comes after talks between the white house and

democratic leaders seemed tot. >> it was an to the president threatening to the government shutdown. side step congress by declaring a national emergency. atmosphere threat democrats will most certainly try to stop. trump insists the barrier is needed to battle trich, gang, drug and human trafficking. democrats say the wall is not the answer but instead more funding for existing border measures. coming up, tracie potts will join us with a live report on the moves democrats are making today to reopen the agriculture department for farmers and the food stamps program. >> an 89-year-old woman is said to be in grave condition after being beaten and robbed. san francisco police responded yesterday morning to a burglary call made from a victim's home. the officer showed up to find the woman across the street on visitation avenue just a few blocks from mclaren pauncertain

make it. continue. fear that this will >> the police say they are canvassing the area looking for more evidence. meanwhile the family is asking for more officers to patrol the neighborhood. bob redell is speaking with police officers. he'll have a live report for us coming up at 5:30. >> pg&e may have to cut power to some neighborhoods all in the name of fire prevention. a federal judge is forcing the embattled company to take ra crack particular actions. >> this is the same overseeing criminal sentencing for deadly san bruno case. more penalties may be on the way. >> reporter: the crackdown by federal judge william alsup is because pg&e entered into a settlement with butte county and did not inform the court. >> as part of probation, a corporation is required, a, not to violate the law. and b, if they do violate the

law, they are required to tell their probation officer. what's ald here is pg&e did neither. >> pg&e must inspector the entire electrical grid and rate the safety of the entire segment. come this summer, those lines must be deenergized. >> the sense from reading these outraged and wants to do something, has to do something to protect california in the next fire system. >> pg&e's response we're aware of judge alsup's orders and currently reviewing. we are complying with rules and regulations. >> shouldn't shrines be coated to prevent it. it's obvious what he's done. >> pg&e can't take into accou d. safety first. >> i think pg&e needs to make stronger power lines isry t mcs

the bay." horrific ing right now, one of hit-and-run caught on camera is headed to court this morning. oakland police arrest thad suspect yesterday. you may remember last wednesday a 14-year-old boy was riding his bike near fruitvale b.a.r.t. station when he was hit by a car. the car dragged him four blocks. graphic cell phone video shows him pleading for help while a man and woman drive off in the car. they haven't been arrested but are close to identifying the other person involved. the boy remains in critical condition. it is 4:35 right now. also scheduled to appear in dourt an east bay battalion fire chief used to steal drugs. he's the ems chief of stealing fentannd addictive access to ph bins and drug disposal areas. they also believe he may have been selling the drugsn th

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good morning. i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. wall street is set to open lower this morning after stocks rose again yesterday. the dow posting its first four-day winning streak since november as minutes from pient in raising interest rates. stocks paired gains in the final hour of trading after the meeting between president trump and democrats over the border wall and government shutdown came to an abrupt end. retail news. sears will have a few more days to consider options. it's chairman and largest shareholder eddie lampert made an offer. it will keep 50,000 employees working. sears will hold an auction for

assets. they will then decide between lamperted office and that. the company will show off a fully functional phone with foldable screen. it will be at an event in san francisco and london. it will be ready for mass pr sfering a mainly slide in phone sales last year. those are cnbc headlines, marcus an i lt ike i have one. i put it in my back pocket and it folds. probably not the best thing. >> the hinge. what happens when the hinge breaks? >> i don't know. frank, you get it first and you tell us all about it. >> thanks, frankie. 4:41, next on "today in the bay." the time line for bay area's next storm. >> right now in a break we're seeing patchy fog across parts of the bay area. here is a look in san jose at highway 101.

as we head to sunnyvale in the upper 40s, enjoying the break with sunshine. we'll talk about what's ahead coming up next. the san mateo bridge nicely across, westbound taillights. a clear view hel s.w you what e on the report. tank

speaking of the sharks- check it out. a nice live look outside, lights in downtown san jose. quarter to 5:00. >> speaking of the shark tank, check this out, it's the jerseys for upcoming nhl all-star game. you can maybe ask them if -- why

do the jerseys look like they are under water. you know why? the game is being played at the shark tank. airs in our area. >> not the frozen kind of water. >> the uniforms as well. >> they ned that. not baseball weather. washable baseball uniforms. surely not baseball weather yet. >> still inon, guess. >> if you can see the football. >> it's really foggy out there ins are seeing fog. a look at clouds rolling over san francisco right now, but we can still see the visibility so visibility not too bad. we are looking at those parts of the bay area dealing with very low visibility as you get ready to head out for that drive to spots like concord where visibility is down to a mile and three-quarters. check out the forecast on the bottom of the screen, we talk

about the fog in walnut creek you see for your drive. then as we go through 9:00, we'll start to see the sun peeking out. we'll get a lot more sunshine for the afternoon with fairly mild temperatures. as we take take look in san jose, as you get dressed this morning, they are going to have the kichbd jacket start to the day. light long sleeves and pants will keep you comfortable as we once again take is our next sto set to move in by tomorrow. we can start to see some clouds increasing as early as tomorrow morning as we look at our hour by hour outlook. not a whole lot going on. in fact, it looks really nice. as we go into tomorrow, the clouds increase by 9:00. we're looking at mostly cloudy skies tomorrow morning. by tomorrow afternoon, by 3:00 to 4:00 we start to see spotty showers moving in. that may impact some of your friday night plans getting out there as some of the rain continues to roll through.

saturday morning still a chance of showers. them i'll be going through the rest of the day. we'll start to see rain chances go down. right behind that there's another storm system. by sunday rain chances going right back up. we could see rounds of showers early next week or san francisco. today is our only full day rain-free weather. over to mike, you're talking about a traffic break. >> i am. folks over here, you take a look, here you're getting a break, easy drive right now and no major problems although fog has drifted through many parts of south bay, tri-bale and north bay. we'll talk about that in a second. highway 17 just got done with a traffic break towards glenwood drive. the burst of traffic released once again. we have one lane open on the southbound side. there is a crash and they are trying to clear that vehicle through the area. no major injuries reported. we'll track that south through santa cruz. here in contra costa county an

easy flow of traffic. all along highway 4, use that as a caution, antioch, across the bridges, cartenas, convenie. you see the fog and mist has caused the sheen on the road in many parts of the bay. that will be a factor for the early commute but light traffic now. an easy ride on all of these rails. good stuff for the start in case you're taking a ride. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 4:48, a disturbing and rather disgusting encounter caught on camera as a man brings a dead raccoon into a san francisco mcdonald's and sets the bloody animal on the table. >> you can imagine, it horrified customers and employees. "today in the bay" has more details on this bizarre incident. >> i looked and there was a guy with what i thought was a dog at

first. after further examining i seen it was a raccoon. i ran. >> chris brooks ran out of mcdonald's saturday morning and then took this video. an elderly man with a bloody raccoon inside the restaurant. >> it's gross, especially if you don't know if it's alive raccoo. he was asking for help. staff told him to leave. when he did, he left the carcass s the table. d the reaunt was closed immediately after the incident. staff cleaned and sanitized the entire dining room and reopened the restaurant two hours later. the health department visited the restaurant and cleared the restaurant for full operations. mcdonald's was busy with diners. brooks says he won't be eating there again and has some direction for people wanting to find help for wild animals. >> animals control is a block away. why stop here?

you could have went to animal control. >> animal care and control says you can call and a staff member will come and pick up a dead animal. the agency said a staff member did come here to mcdonald's and pick up the carcass for proper disposal. 4:50, a surfers quick thinking may have saved his own life after a shark attack on the central coast. >> amazing. it happened poly student on him, chomped down on his ankle. he probably survived only because he managed to kick that shark away. he believes the shark that attacked him was a great white and 15 feet long. >> the head of the shark was this big. i saw 80% of the body and it was massive. >> with adrenaline pumping, he kicked it in the nose and swam

to shore. his friends took him to the hospital and received 50 inches. it's one of those stories where he says i can't wait to get back in the water. what an amazing story. >> one for the books. coming up. >> i'ma, nbc bay area responds next. it )s t >> but first happening now, plantersa found a way to hack photosynthesis, turning carbon dioxide into food and what we eat and the air we breathe. if it pans oew way to feed the world's growing population. >> genetic operation, growing bigger and faster, which would be cool to see. >> there you go. feed more. we're back with more in a few minutes. 4:52 right now. oakland

good morning to you. thursday already. we like to talk friday eve around here, hopeful for the weekend. getting out the door, this is a live look outside on the morning coe >> nbc bay area responds to a woman whose laminate floor didn't it s after a few years. chris chmura andood morning. hk her washing machine broke and flooded her kitchen and laundry room so she had a new laminate floor. two years later linda said it started to swell and what were. it's hard to tell but damages basically right in this region right here and other places. so linda asked the manufacturer mohawk to fix it, because she

said she had at 20 year warranty. after six months of back and forth, she got nowhere so linda turned to us. mohawk told us an inspector found that the floor was just m in davis restoration. underneath. so we called the installer, paul it told us that t w vendors involved herproblem occ a vendor warranty issue, which it intended to settle with the manufacturers. these two were going to go ahead and duke it out. paul davis didn't want to drag linda through that process. it went ahead and sent her a check for $6500 to get a new floor. we applaud linda for trying to utilize her warranty. that is a really good warranty right there. companies bake the cost of those warranties into the price you pay for their products. so if there's ever an issue, take advantage of those benefits you paid for. make sure you keep a copy of the

warranty like that right there so you can prove what you deserve. got a consumer problem, call us ber time. s 888-996-tips. we're online at nbcbayareachris. coming up on "today in the bay," a look at the forecast starting out foggy there. >> it's been patchy as far as fog. palo alto, 101. it's not foggy there but if you drive a little bit you may run into it. temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s as the sun comes out later today. we'll get a look at all of our microclimates coming up next. found a patch right here. san rafael 101, we see traffic with headlights. we see a tougher time here for the view. i'll show you what i spotted on the maps as well coming up. dozens of people learning when they will be kicked out of their homes to make room for a luxury hotel. details ahead in a live report. 4:57.

and a good thursday morning to you. 5:00. a little before 5:00 there. take a look outside, san francisco there. area.out there this morning, mdful of that. thank you for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. let's see how long the fog will stick around. no rain but moisture out there. >> it still lingers and we can even see it at times as we get a live look outside in downtown

san jose. it's all clear here. as we head to east san jose to the neighborhood of evergreen, it will be about 46 degrees, mostly clear skies. seeing those temperatures trending to mid-50s by noon. we are sg of concord where visibility dropped to a half of a mile. be careful as you drive to work this morning. we'll talk about what's ahead as the next storm system approaches. mike, you're already tracking a couple of crashes. >> we're here for highway 4. the reason i'm calling them out and a little concerned about it is because of the numbers you just showed. lower visibility. folks, look at this. the map around the bay around all sides of the bay. moving smoothly, visibility okay. the road index show you throughout portions of the north bay and along highway 4 where there are a couple of crashes. one as you leave antioch and head to brentwood. the other around 242 in concord. they are pott on the shoulder. again, fog may make things an issue as far as coming up toward the area. we saw very dense fog coming

through portions of your north bay commute. san rafael having trouble seeing the roadway. tri-valley, you see our camera here captures low clouds drifting along