trending to mid-50s by noon. we are seeing low visibility in parts 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 580. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 5:00 right now. today marks day 20 of the partial government shutdown. at moffett field in mountain view, most federal workers have been furloughed. with heyday coming up, the first time since the shutdown the workers will not get a paycheck. no movement on the stalemate in washington, d.c. two days after addressing the nation president trump heads to u.s.-mexico border today in southern texas. nbc bay area tracie potts live on capitol hill this morning following negotiations for us. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: hey, good morning. day 20. 21 is the longest shutdown we have ever seen in this country. it looks like that's where we my be headed. after a tense white house meeting, democrats and the president seem no closer to ending the shutdown than they were a few weeks ago. negotiations between president

trump and democrats to reopen the government have fallen apart. >> he sort of slammed the table. >> nobody slammed their hand on a table. >> he asked speaker pelosi, will you agree to my wall? she said no. he got up and said we have nothing to discuss and walked out. >> reporter: or as the president put it, nancy said no and i said bye-bye. >> the president made his position very clear today. there will be no deal without a wall. >> today democrats continue their piecemeal attempt to close the shutdown for farmers and food stamps. >> the bill is passed. >> eight house republicans joined democrats to reopen the irs. five republican senators also say they want the shutdown to end. >> both sides are going to have to give a little. >> how long are you willing to let the shutdown last, mr. president. >> whatever it takes. >> it's frightening for federal workers who could miss their

first paycheck tomorrow. >> missing one paycheck is a big deal. >> he thinks maybe they can ask their father for more money but they can't. >> stop playing chicken with our lives. >> lives in limbo with no strategy to end this. >> reporter: it's not clear when this is going to end. whenever it does, these workers will likely get back pay. right now as they are struggling to pay bills and make ends meet, that's not the issue. back pay may not be enough. it may not come soon enough. >> exactly. they have bills to pay and their credit could be affected. that's interesting to follow. tracie potts, thank you very much. 5:03 right now. as i mentioned happening today, president trump visiting the border wall. federal workers certainly feeling the bankrupt of the shutdown. they will be protesting, in fact, nationwide, staten island, d.c. to utah. hundreds of furloughed workers will hold rallies demanding the government reopen. the workers include irs

employees, air traffic controllers, flight attendants and more. >> new year, new home, but not by choice. just a week into the new year and some palo alto residents are scrambling to find a new place to live. the owner of president hotel apartments plans to build a luxury hotel on the property. chris joins us live. shocking to a lot of people there. how long do they have to move? >> they don't have as long as they want. that's for sure, marcus. they are living in the high-rise building behind me. it can't come as a complete surprise as we've been covering this story since last summer on "today in the bay." that's when the real estate firm gave notice they were going to turn it back into a luxury hotel which it used to be. the tenants of the 75-unit six-story building got five months to vacant, which means they had to be out by the end of the year, though some were

hoping they would either have more time or the city would intervene. here is what some of them told us back then. >> many of my clients bike and walk to me. so not only would i be losing my home, i would be losing my place of employments. >> do we need luxury hotels more than we need housing? >> the city of palo alto city manager's response, "the displacement of 75 units is a concern given the city's current housing shortage but hotel uses are permitted by right in downtown." unless that toefler changes the outside facade, they don't need much more permitting than that. according to palo alto weekly, the building owner did consider extending that move out date if the city would take action to then facilitate that conversion from the apartments to the hotel. the city did not do that. now the movout date is january 31st. we'll continue to follow the story for you. in palo alto, kris sanchez,

"today in the bay." >> a lot of packing for people. the idea of turning old b.a.r.t. cars for housing for homeless may or may not start to crystallize soon. happening today parity board of directors will debate the futures of its so-called legacy cars. hundreds of cars soon to be retired thanks to modernizing. other options include reusing them for hotels, selling those cars to other transit system or turning them into scrap metal. new for you today, the city of san jose is moving forward with a plan to help the homeless. the council approved a zoning request southeast of willow glen. it will allow shipping containers to be converted into 60 housing units. the proposal still needs to be secured by the city funding from the next -- from the council next month. >> it is 5:06. a possible high school senior

gunned down will be laid to rest. investigators are searching for the shoes who he knew. police say they have served a number of search warrants across the bay area including one at a home in pleasanton. they are still in shock. >> he was such a good person, such a big personality, i can't believe he was the tarlgt of something like this. >> we had a moment of silence. our school set up counselor systems. >> police tell us they are following promising leads and want anyone with information to call them with tips. in just a few hours, a suspended san francisco police department officer charged with robbing a bank is due back in federal court. prosecutors say 44-year-old daughtry approached a teller at a sunset district bank last september and demanded cash. he got away with over $9,000 but was later arrested with the help of surveillance images. he's one of nine san francisco police officers who in 2015 were

accused of sending racist text messages. this morning a covered california tour bus will be making a stop in the bay area. it will arrive at the grand theater on mission street in san francisco. the stop is part of the agency's statewide tour to remind you that open enrollment ends on tuesday. this year's deadline is shorter than previous years. covered california previously announced that over 1 million existing customers renoud their coverage for 2019. a mainly change for san francisco giants fans. here is a look at at&t park, which is getting a new name. at&t is out, oracle is in. while we're at it, pac bell and sbc are both now distant memories. >> oh, my gosh, i've worked here that long, i can say all of that. holding a news conference to make that official announcement. new deal is supposed to go to 20 years.

terms weren't announced yet but should be upwards of $200 million. fans tell us they are going to miss the most recent name. >> definitely going to miss this one. this one lasted a while. yeah, man, bummer. >> that's how we know the name of the park, at&t. it's weird to change the name. >> we're all used to it. add it all up, oracle park will be the fourth name for the station, one more than giants championships since the stadium first opened in 2000 as pac bell park. as an anchor we have to remain ourselves it's oracle. >> heading out, we're starting with a busy morning but not a lot of fog here. our temperatures have been cool. some low 40s in some spots like tri-valley where it's been quite foggy in spots as well. napa 52, 45 in san jose.

as you get ready to head out, maybe heading to the fruitvale parity station. partly to mostly cloudy. we will get sunshine and milder weather. we'll talk about our next storm coming in in a few minutes. mike, you have warning for the commute. >> oracle park, started by oracle arena. i like how you transitioned. over on the south a smooth drive. both sides of the bay look good as far as speeds go. we're talking about the city side as well as the town side, oakland. we're looking at conditions, lower visibility, many patches of fog rolling through. not really registering on this particular map but you do see it here, highway 4 concord the crash on the shoulder past 42 interchange. that's reported as a hit-and-run. if you hear about anybody talking about a crash early morning through the area, encourage them to call chp with the details. low visibility at times as you come across the city. i've amped up the light.

you can see emeryville a clear view of a clear drive across the bay bridge. see low clouds drifting down, fog as well, approaching golden gate bridge as well. back to you. >> thanks, mike. coming up on "today in the bay." looking for a new home? how about this one. it's a great neighborhood. it has all the amenities except the kitchen. you heard me right. how much would you pay for it? what the asking price is next. >> i'm afraid to ask. plus a new way to watch basketball. we'll show you coming up in business and tech. also still ahead a 7-year-old who spent much of his short life helping animals find homes stops by ellen today. >> about helping animals and shelters because i believe they deserve more than a life in a kennel. >> coming up at 5:25 we're going to meet this little hero and hear about how he saves animals. it will inspire you on this

thursday morning. a lot more ahead. stick around. 5:11 right now. kari weather teae

good thursday morning. it is 5:14. if you're driving through fremont, things are looking good on 880. not a bad one. we will have some cool temperatures to start. upper 40s as you head out the door today. it is going to be so comfortable with low 60s as the sun comes out. we'll talk about what's ahead as our next storm system approaches.

that's coming up in less than five minutes. we're building a little volume of traffic over here on the richmond side of the richmond san rafael bridge. missed drizzle. in the distance you lose sight of some of those lights. we'll talk about why and where you might find it. >> good morning. very happy thursday to you. look for wall street to close lower this morning as investors realize the government shutdown will continue. tesla says it's going to stop making certain versions of the x and s models. amazon stockholdersing up even though its largest shareholder amazon founder jeff bezos said he and his wife would split. tim cook will get a big raise according to papers filed by apple. a 22% raise, this is despite apple warning it will make less money. watch for fed chairman jerome powell to speak. last week he sounded as if the fed would go easy on rate hikes. that made the markets happy.

twitter said it made a deal with nba to show basketball games on twitter. it's an unusual deal. they will only run the second half of the game. it won't look like it does on tv. instead the camera is going to follow one player whether it has the ball or not. re-code reports that. fans can watch one player, steph curry, on their phones while watching the bigger game on television. consumer electronics show in vegas, our reporter is there. watch his original reports on nbcbayarea.com. but here is the tape. >> reporter: buckle up. the biggest tech event of the year is sure to be a wild ride, especially on this vr roller coaster. >> it's awesome. you can fell the air from those machines. it's very realistic. >> at $180,000 it's cheaper that a real roller coaster and much smaller. >> you can see it in very crowded places, shopping malls.

>> speaking of crowded, 180,000 people attended last year's cef and this year looks no different with 2.5 million space this is a welcome sight. >> it's squeezing my pressure points, the base of my feet, squeezing my calves. >> wow, a workout. >> we sort of cut it off there because that was intentional. i want you to go to nbcbayarea.com and see what's going on with jonathan bloom. he's posting every day. of all the things i would want, the roller coaster and the chair. >> the one that folds your clothes. >> shorts. already. >> i'm working on that one. >> i'm on my own on that. hey, new this morning, the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in the u.s. according to a new study released by babson college, 27 million americans are starting or running new businesses. that's the highest level

reported since the global entrepreneurship monitor started back in 1999. >> and from making money to owing it. if you're in debt, you're not alone. according to a separate new study from credit cards.com, 65% of americans, adults there, don't know if they will ever be debt-free. that includes 41% who don't know when they will pay off the debt. on a brighter note, 35% of americans with debt believe they will copinger it at some point in their lives. happening now, a home for sale on the peninsula turning a lot of heads. not just because of the asking price but rather what it's missing inside. this home is in san carlos. the asking price, $1.6 million. look at that, a fire destroyed the kitchen a year ago. all over the top floor. realtor estimates $400,000 to renovate. they already have seven offers.

>> wow. >> you're thinking about. i see you. >> yeah, you did. >> exactly. >> i guess if you don't cook you're like, oh, just -- >> it might work for me. >> who cares. >> all right. so this morning we are -- hey, take a look at that. you can barely see anything. it's getting worse in dublin. if you're getting ready to head out to work, you'll have to deal with this. some patchy, dense fog. it's not everywhere. the good thing is if you have a little bit of a drive, you may get out of that and have a fairly nice drive the rest of the way to work. take a look at concord, though. visibility has been drifting. it's now down to three-quarters of a mile, so we will see that patchy dense fog for the next several hours. if you're heading out to pleasant hill parity station.

by 7:00 we will see fog clearing and sunshine later on this morning. getting up and out the door for school in san jose, it's going to be a nice day. starting out cool upper 40s. by the time the kids head out for lunch or recess, it will be upper 50s and sunshine as you do back to pick them up. if you're styling your hair this morning getting ready, it is a humid morning. we've seen the dense fog but it will be improving today, so maybe a little extra oil or hairspray will help you out for a good hair day. our next storm system for tomorrow, today is our break, the only completely dry day in the forecast. hour by hour shows gray indicating clouds by tomorrow morning. our cloud cover will continue to increase but the green shows where the rain will start to pop up. here we are tomorrow afternoon at 3:30. we're seeing some spotty showers moving through. that rain may get a little bit heavier as we go into tomorrow night and continue through at least the first part of the day

on saturday. some of the models still showing a slight chance of rain for saturday afternoon. this next storm system brings us anywhere from a half to maybe closer to an inch of rain in the santa cruz mountains. for the sierra, check this out. next week there may in some spots be several feet of snow. look at kingville where they may measure 70" of snow. wow, that would be amazing. we do see it's going to be busy over the next several days, even going through next wednesday. off-and-on rain. won again today is the dry day. still sa slight chance on saturday. other than that we're still going to have a lot of rain and sierra snow in the forecast. heading over to mike, you've been tracking the drive. the fog is the main issue. >> it's an issue over here. even in the south bay we're looking at the glow for these lights. traffic flow much better than yesterday. no problems on the bayshore freeway through san jose but the glow of low clouds hovering around might encounter a patch of fog or two.

we have friends on the station, keep it in mind. over here, the dublin camera where we lost sight of the freeway. we can see the parking lot and not much beyond that. there's westbound 580. we don't see it rental sterling because it's moving through so quickly. keep that in mind for your morning drive. lighter volume of traffic but more tens fog in the contra costa area, san rafael definitely a tough area to see. we're looking at the live camera we have. light traffic. back to you. >> thanks, mike. coming up next on "today in the bay," anger and outrage growing against singer r. kelly after allegations of sexual abuse and predatory behavior. now music superstar lady gaga is talking about it. the action she's taking next. plus get inspired by this little guy. he's on the ellen today. he's celebrated for saving the lives of thousands of animals.

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welcome back. it's 5:24. across the country, protesters are calling for the boycott of hip-hop artist r. kelly. that includes outside his recording studio in chicago. outrage was spawned after lifetime released a series called "surviving r. kelly." in it about 50 women accuse kelly of physical, mental, and sexual abuse. kelly denies the accusation. now lady gaga is coming forward on twitter. last night she tweeted her support for the accusers. she says she's also taking down from itunes a provocative song she once made with r. kelly. a stunning crash and rescue is also caught on a florida highway by patrol troopers-o et

camera. take a look at this. he pulls over to help the driver. the rear facing camera on the cruiser was rolling. moments later that car swerving to avoid slowing traffic hit the guardrail and slams into the trooper's cruiser. the car then catches fire and the trooper pulls that driver out of the car. that man was seriously hurt but survived. and on "ellen" today, a little boy who spent his short life helping hundreds of dogs and cats in shelters finds a loving home. >> we talked about thp seven-year-old before today. he started making videos to help animals find homes. he helped over 1,000 animals even getting a national award for his work. now he's helping out a lot of dogs but there are other animals, too. >> we to other animals because i actually have once made a video of guinea pig. his name was niblet.

>> did he got adopted? >> he got a home. >> that's fantastic. >> see what she actually gives him. it's getting a lot of attention, a lot more than the award. ellen right here at 4:00 followed by nbc news at 5:00 and, of course, lester holt and "nightly news" at 5:30. 5:27. coming up on "today in the bay," the top stories we're following thursday morning including the search for thieves who beat and robbed an elderly san francisco woman. she's seriously hurt. we have a report on what happened and where that investigation stands right now. that's coming up next. plus modernizing the dmv. that's what new governor gavin newsom plans to take on. what he has in mind. still ahead.

a very good thursday morning to you. it's been a foggy part in many parts of the bay area as illustrated in this live look outside somewhere in the bay area. it does. it looks like that. be careful as you head out the door this morning. depending on where you are, though, downtown san jose was pretty clear. >> it was. >> pretty amazing. good morning to you, thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. let's go to meteorologist kari hall, a better look at where we see that fog. >> showing a shot on san rafael, highway 101. you head into san francisco, we do have low clouds. at least you can see. in some parts visibility is very low, in san jose. in one spot it's down to a mile and a quarter. it's at four miles in livermore. if you head to dublin it may be a lot lower. it's been coming through in patches. that's what we'll see as we head

out the door. on the way to pleasant hill bart station, 45, patchy dense fog there. once that clears out, we are in for a very nice day. you may be already starting to make plans for the weekend. i'll help you out and a look at weather with events going on coming up in six minutes. mike has a look at the fog and bay bridge. >> we have the by bridge and back-up starting to form. the metering lights weren't on the last time i checked. that was about 45 seconds ago. we see the back-up forming so there is a need for metering lights. low clouds in the distance emeryville and patches of the north bay tougher to see. kari showed you the numbers, visibility, highway 4 from concord all the way over on the skyway on highway 4. notice here, the fog creeping in on san jose. 101 does see low clouds on 680.

back to you. >> thanks, mike. developing now. san francisco police need your help for whoever robbed an elderly woman. >> family members are in shock. bob redell joins us at the scene of the crime. it happened in visitation valley to tell us what happened here. bob. >> they describe what it's like in the neighborhood, living in fear of each other and it's not right. this after her 89-year-old grandmother attacked on her home of 1,000 block of visitation avenue just a few blocks away from john mclaren park in san francisco. the victim, 89-year-old. she's seen her in photos provided by the family. she is in intensive care suffering from life threatening injuries. this attack happened around 6:50 this past tuesday morning. the call came in as a burglary at wong's home.

when police officers arrived they found wong across the street in grave condition. you can see the facebook video posted by her granddaughter. she said this the second time her grandmother's house has been broken into. as you're about to hear from her voice, she's at her wit's end. >> it's hard. i'm posting because i'm tired of this and i want there to be peace in the southeast. i want to take some action, some community action. can't we just call come together. >> wong's granddaughter also into at a news conference yesterday arranged by newly elected supervisor walton during which he demand police build a new substation in this part of the city to help reduce crime. reporting live in san francisco, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> that is a concern. thank you, bob.

pg&e may have fire in some neighbors in the name of fire spreng prevention. they are forcing them to take action for potentially unsafe transmission line. the company will be required to inspect its entire electric grid. it comes after two years of devastating wildfires where downed power lines are suspected of sparking many of those flames. federal probation officials determined pg&e violated the terms of a settlement tied in part to the deadly san bruno pipe explosion. they now say the company failed to alert federal monitors about a million dollar deal with butte county prosecutors for charge in a small fire. >> as part of probation, they are required, a, not to violate the law. b, if they do violate the law, they are required to tell their probation officer. what's alleged here is pg&e did

neither. >> the judge mathis wants pg&e to explain why he wouldn't impose serious restrictions on probation for the 2019 fire season. he ordered the utility to return it federal court at the end of the month. 5:35, also asked to appear in court an east bay battalion chief accused of using his job to steal illegal prescription drugs. police arrested richard stevenson sunday. he's ems chief of contra costa fire protection district. he's charged with stealing fentanyl and other addictive drugs. they say he had access to pharmaceutical bins and drug disposal areas. they also believe he may have been selling the drugs on the street. >> after forcing people to spend hours in long lines and weight rooms, the dmv is getting an overhaul. governor newsom is launching a strike team to improve the agency services. yesterday he appointed isn't of state government operations to

head the team. no word yet on how much that will cost. currently long lines and suspicious of voter registration errors are plaguing the dmv. nine years and $13 million later an old dam in the bay area getting a new bridge. tomorrow the crystal springs dam bridge is opening, located on skyline boulevard and crystal springs road in san mateo right across the freeway from the famous flintstone house. the brim is the last piece of dam renovation project. without it the road is closed. works director jim porter and mario are opening that park tomorrow at 4:00. 5:36 right now. happening today, a new way to commute to san francisco if you live in contra costa. >> live from richmond with details on the new ferry service that's being offered to make of the people there. good morning, pete. >> good morning to you, laura

and marcus. good news from my hometown. the new ferry service beginning in richmond that will take you directly to san francisco. the new terminal behind me next to harbor way south. i want to show viewers a map for the direct route. it's pretty cool, there's no stops along the way. directly to san francisco, direct line for commuters this morning. that's going to leave at about 6:10 a.m. we're told it's a 20 minute ferry ride to san francisco. told the spokesperson that 3 million commuters used the ferry last year with an average of roughly 9 to 10,000 people using the service during the week. a spokesperson expects richmond to become a popular destination in the future. >> we have pretty conservative estimates in our ridership models for richmond. we're expecting about 400 riders a day through this year. we've heard a lot of excitement from the community, so we're actually thinking we estimated pretty low and a popular service

for commuters. profit from richmond to san francisco at about 6:10 a.m. as i mentioned. three more trips taking place throughout the morning. four ferry trips in the afternoon from san francisco back to richmond and, of course, the prices vary depending if you have a clipper card or using cash. in the next hour we're going to get on board for that first ferry and we'll have that for you at 6:30 a.m. we're live here in richmond, pete suratos, "today in the bay." >> we need to get you a little skipper's hat then. thanks, pete. >> right now we want to head to mike inouye for traffic. >> you can help clear up traffic, so doing good for everyone. right now no delays for ferries, looking at 6:10 at the part you're the new ferry pete is talking about. we'll continue to follow that as well as transit agencies. no delays for the rails or waterways. however getting over water

richmond san rafael bridge you can see in the background the lights, glow over the explanation shows that. fog on the road, slicker conditions, be careful out there. meanwhile you see it on the roadway, north bay. once you get toward bay bridge an easier drive as far as visibility, tri-valley and south bay for sure. >> for sure. all right. taking a loot at that weekend weather. a lot of people have plans this weekend. >> it's going to be wet at times for the weekend. you'll have to plan your activities around some of the showers coming through. on saturday it's mostly during the morning. then for the afternoon we'll get some clearing. we're looking at the coastal temperatures reaching 58 degrees and for the inland valleys 62. on sunday that's going to be pretty dicey. we will see rain off and on as the next storm system moves in. if you're heading saturday to the lantern light festival, we

do see a peter of dry weather during that time. it will be a great weekend, great day to go. you can still go ice skating in san francisco and union square. saturday once again that's your day. in the evening we're fog to be seeing those temperatures in the mid-50s. if you're heading out of town, maybe going to lake shasta, off-and-on showers throughout the weekend. temperatures pretty much holding steady with some upper 40s or rather mid fours there. for paso robles we see rain in the forecast on friday. saturday not bad at all. upper 50s. then on sunday maybe as you're heading back to the bay area it will be about 56 degrees. at times some rain coming down. same for monterey as we will see saturday the break in between the showers for friday and sunday. we'll talk about today our one completely dry day that's coming up in about three minutes. >> sounds good. look forward to it. 5:40 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay." we know the camp fire nearly destroyed the city of paradise.

the worst tragedy the golden state has ever faced. now we're learning it's one of the worst disasters in the world. we're going to tell you where the camp fire ranks global next. >> meanwhile in washington, the talks have broken down and the president on the way to the border this morning. you're watching "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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this span of highway 101 is looking good. palo alto temperatures start out at 46 degrees. that's a cool start. we're heading into the mid-50s and we'll get a lot of sunshine today. you better take it in because the rain is back tomorrow. more on that coming up in less than five minutes. >> talking about some patches like this, dublin although clearer than before, we still see those low clouds, traffic. you can see it slowing. 580. i'll show you where we have problems from the bay area hills. >> thanks, mike. new this morning we're learning the deadly camp nooir tops the list of costliest disasters in the world. in total the damage topped out at over $12 billion in insured losses. that's according to a new report by german global reinsurance firm. the fire was also the deadliest in the state history calli.

this morning we're learning a rider is in the hospital with injuries. a 15-year-old was hit last night by a car while riding an electric scooter without a helmet in national city, just outside of san diego. police aren't sure if the teen was riding in traffic lanes or pike lanes or trying to cross the street at the time of the crash. two witnesses nearby. he suffered injuries to his head. the course of the collision broke that scooter you saw there into multiple pieces. >> when they were taking him in the ambulance, his eye was all bloody right here. >> the driver of the car stayed at the scene. this the latest in a series of accidents involving scooters. several cities are imposing new regulations. san jose requiring scooter companies to obtain insurance and limit scooter speeds to 12 miles an hour.

>> 5:45 right now, last minute extension for teachers threatening to walk off the job in los angeles. some 35,000 teachers plans to walk off the job today but now the union is pushing back the deadline to monday. the postponement comes after a judge determines the union should have provided more advance notice. teachers are asking for higher pay and smaller class sizes. l.a. unified is the second largest school district in america. the president and democrats have failed to make a deal. >> that means the shutdown continues, day 20 now. >> not just failed to open the deal, the meetings to open the government just broke apart with hard feelings. trump tweeting he told democrats bye-bye. here is a description of the meeting from both sides. >> he asked speaker pelosi if he opened things up quickly, reopened the government quickly, would she be willing to agree to funding for a wall or barrier on the southern border.

and when she said no, the president said good-bye. >> unfortunately the president just got up and walked out. he asked speaker pelosi, will you agree to my wall? she said no. he said we have nothing to discuss and got up and walked out. >> the president said he could make a deal in a matter of minutes. the question is what happens with republicans. mr. trump says gop is holding firm and people making up reports he's losing support. >> we have great republican support, as you know. you're just making that up. we have tremendous republican support. i don't think the democrats have great support. >> numbers disagree. as you can see eight republicans voted yesterday for a measure to reopen portions of the government without a wall. three republican senators, colin, garner, roberts all said they would vote to reopen the government without a wall as well. that vote in the senate is never going to happen. mitch mcconnell won't allow it.

the president will travel to texas today. here is what the local congressman said about that. >> mr. president, it's come to my attention you'll be visiting my district this week. i'm glad you'll see the 30-year low crime rate, one of the safest communities in the state and country. you will see we don't need a wall. >> the president may simply be out of options. democrats made it clear they won't give him money. he made it clear he will build the wall. we'll be covering his trip today. follow me on twitter. i'm @scott mcgrew. >> remember the petition to separate them into more than two states? we may have to say all 49 states. that's because this plan would

bring north and south dakota together. there's a new petition on change.org to get the president to combine the states. almost 7,000 people have signed. if it passes they want to name the new giant state megakota. >> really? >> that sounds great. >> you're sold on that idea. >> how about kota. megakota. we can keep it at 50 with if he split northern and southern california. >> ay yi yi. >> we've got our microclimates to deal with. here is a look at san rafael and dense fog rolling through there. the fog is not everywhere across the bay area. also while we take a look at that foggy shot, take a look at the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. here is a look at our current visibility. once again we're not all dealing with the fog. where we are seeing it, it's like a wall and it makes it really hard to see. so just a heads up about that as

you get ready to step out the door. we've also seen fog in martinez and it's going to stick around through about 8:00. then we'll start to see the sun breaking out with temperatures heading into the upper 50s. we are starting to see some light patchy fog here in downtown san jose. so as you get dressed this morning, expect it to be cool stepping out the door. mostly some 40s. you do need a nice warm jacket. some pants will keep you comfortable, too, with light long sleeves for the afternoon. we are taking a break from all of the wet weather but there's another storm system approaching. we can see the clouds in the pacific. that will be here by tomorrow starting to bring us rain. we see patches of gray here indicating some clouds as we go hour by hour today but not anything in the way of rain. for tomorrow we do start out with mostly cloudy skies and starting to see showers near the coast at about late morning to early afternoon. we probably won't see that rain until about the evening commute for much of the bay area. some of that rain may get

heavier as we go into tomorrow night as well as early saturday morning, then rain chances go down. during this time we're looking at the potential of getting anywhere from a quarter to a half of an inch. there may be some spots like santa cruz mountains that get close to an inch of rain but a pretty decent soaking there. then it tapers off on saturday. sunday another storm system will be moving in to bring us wet weather that looks like we'll see waves of rain coming through, even through the middle of next week. mike, you're tracking a delay in the silicon valley. >> that's right. kari, it's not for folks from the peninsula, tri-valley, although the build is starting to happen. hayward, castro valley shows a little slowing for sensors. the road weather index highlights lower visibility, definitely have fog creeping through silicon valley. as you get through foggy santa cruz moups, foggy at times. we're looking at northbound 17. a crash blocks one labor.

as crews arrive we start to see this slowing. that will be a distraction out of los gatos and down the santa cruz side. the crash and clearing that's on the northbound side. we zoom out, north county 101 at san martine, more slowing because of that volume of traffic but also fog. drifting around bayshore freeway. 101 towards san jose. that will be a factor for a lot of folks hitting the road over the next few minutes. >> the bay bridge and approach hasn't seen problems. for five minutes only fasttrack lines with a back-up. they are starting to fill in at 6:00. we have that standard build at the toll plaza but lighter on the approaches like oakland where we have plenty of traffic but no problem past oracle arena. >> thanks, mike. happening now, scientists have a way to hack photosynth thesis. a process of turning food and

water and air we breathe. a new way to feed the world's growing population. genetic engineering may help plants grow bigger and fast. still ahead and all new this hour, new royal duties for the duchess of sussex. announced overpass the new charities meghan markle will start supporting. plus -- >> amputees like me can to anything, different kids can do anything. >> defeating the odds. meet the team basketball star not letting a disability stop her on the court. sad news for s!

check out this photo he shared writ it's been a rainy week. scott mcgrew posted polly not allowed to play outside when it's raining. look at the rabbit. cute. a follow-up now if you're about to pack your lunch, the cdc says the outbreak for romaine lettuce is over. illness started in october. 52 people in 50 states got sick. it was traced back to adams farms in santa maria. cdc said no one new got sick in december 6789 the potentially affected lettuce is off the

shelves. >> this weekend former stanford star and likely comeback player of the year andrew luck two games away from the super bowl. he missed all of last season but this year playing a lot better than he did in college. >> once the game gets going, it's all the same. same size field, same players you've got to play technique, fund mentals. >> right here on nbc bay area. no legs, no problem for one high school player in illinois. >> she was born with a condition that deformed her fingers and leg but she's not letting that stop her from being a star basketball player. you can see she can shoot, run fast. the coach even named her team captain for her talent. >> i also work hard to let other people know in the crowds or on

the other team that an amputee like me can do things different from other kids. i work hard to prove them wrong. >> the sophomore has two more years to play. she's continuing to be a huge inspiration to others with disabilities. this morning california's own meghan markle has some new royal duties. overnight the queen announced two charities for markle to focus on, the national theater and the association of commonwealth university. the duchess of sussex devoting herself to additional organizations. according to kensington palace she hopes to work with a group that empowers women in the workforce and an organization that helps neglected animals. andy samberg returns to nbc bay area tonight. >> if you didn't know he was born in berkeley. samberg's show "brooklyn nine-nine" is jumping to nbc.

fans flocked to social media to save the show. it follows the misadventures of funny cops. >> jam-packed with jokes, full of heart. >> so here isotope's lineup. hayward native dwayne "the rock" johnson hosts the titan games at 8:00. andy samberg's "brooklyn nine-nine" on at 9:00 and then nbc area news at 11:00. border wall visit. today president trump will visit the border wall. what we expect to hear from him. we'll take you there live with what we expect to actually happen there in just a few hours. plus -- >> it's not possible to live in palo alto anymore. >> eviction date. a big follow-up to a story we covered last summer when people living in a peninsula apartment will have to get out to make way for luxury apartments. and off the market. big move by tesla to stop

selling two popular vehicles. at 6:15, a look at what it means for the company and you. "today in the bay" continues right now. :15 - a look at what means for the company. today in the bay continues right now. good morning and thanks for join gooding us. very i )m l morning andaur thanks so much for joining us. thursday already. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. mike will have a look at our commute in a bit but first we want to talk about that weather, kari. the fog is drifting around. it changes minute by minute. for a while we could see downtown san jose but not anymore. take a look at this shot. that's the downtown shot i was showing you a few minutes ago that looked fine. we're going to see that as an issue as you get ready to head out the door. sunnyvale looking nice in the 60s today. current visibility and mountain view down to half a mile. and then not dense fog everywhere around the bay area, it's been very patchy. heads up about that as you get ready to drive to work this morning. mike, now you have a