ad lib live picture - bay bridge already january 14th. halfway through the first month of the new year. a live look outside. that's beautiful. >> it is. >> lights glistening there near the bay bridge. hope you had a great weekend. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we'll have a look at that traffic in a bit. not a lot of traffic right now. >> that's my report. tt weather. >> we'll have a lot going on this week. it starts out nice and quietr. we have this parkedn showers. look at what is rolling our way,

a lot of rain and thunderstorms. check out those lightning icons offshore. as we go into the morning, we'll see some of this activity moving in. a live look at fremont, all nice and quiet. rain chances will be going up as we go throughout the day. a slight chance of thunderstorms. i'll track that. mike, you have a look at what's happening near sfo? >> that the the only thing going on in the grid. we have a smooth drive, you can see that. we do have the roadway index showing damp roadways. carrie wi kari will talk about that and the forecast. there's the report of some sfo. the rest of the bay moves smoothly. cash lanes getting ready for all of them to open. back to you. >> 4:31. breaking news, pg&e less than an hour ago announcing plans to

file for bankruptcy. pag' pg&e's announcement not unexpected. it comes on the heels of its ceo, geisha williams. that announcement game yesterday. the utility has been grappling with the fact it may be on the hook for billions of dies tied to recent wildfires. this is the second time pg&e filed for bankruptcy. you may recall it did the exact same thing in 2001 when energy markets were deregulated and bailout talks collapsed with the state of california. in that case, pg&e emerged from bankruptcy three years later. kris sanchez will have a live report at 5:00 a.m. our investigative unit has been reporting extensively with pg&e for the past six years. we first told you about the utility's questionable relationship with regulators at the cupc and our unit broke the news about pg&e's maintenance issues with power lines in bute

county. see our reports and allthe bay area's biggest investigative unit, go to nbcbayarea.com/investigations. san jose police are asking for help solving a deadly eekend shooting. morning near parkmoore avenue an ray street. neighbors described hearing gunfire. >> i just remember hearing, you know, gunshots going off. all i did was go downstairs. >> the victim was not identified. police are not releasing any significant information about a suspect or a motive. happening today, santa rosa church leaders will talk about a list of names released over the weekend. the list identifies priests tied to child sexual abuse. the diocese sent out names of 39 clergy members, all of whom are

deceased or left the church. one-third of those listed are tied t a back years, some cases occurred as recently as 2008. at 10:00 this morning, bishop robert vossa will respend to questions about that list. a one-time silicon valley rising star is expected in federal court today to fight criminal fraud charges. form former this eranosceo krista holm holmes is charged with fraud. it was proven her company was falsifying its data. san francisco m's mayor is trying to make lemonade out of

lem lemons. she's0 laid off drivers from chariot. chariot was trying to be a low-cost version of uber and t have already been offered jobs. good news for south bay commuters, repairs are finished on a sinkhole that opened along montague expressway in milpitas. it measured about 30 feet by 30 feet. it was nearly ten feet deep. crews worked around-the-clock to repair the hole. the road reopened yesterday. >> yeah. yeah. for sure. >> why? >> just because not a fan of traffic. want to get where we needed to go. >> work crews say that sinkhole star underground storm drain. coming up next on "today in the bay," the legacy of sears

coming to an end. the next step for the king of department stores, as the company declares bankruptcy. and if you have a large package, no problem. the big delivery change for bulky items delivered your home by fedex.

. good morning. i'm frank holland at cnbc global headquarters. wall street can see red arrs this morning following weak economic data out of china overnight. that's raising more concerns about global froet an global trade. the markets ended slightly lower

on friday but it was a positive week overall. on today's watch list, earnings season gets under way with numbers from citi group. retail news, sears will hold a bankruptcy auction for its assets today. the proceedings start at 10:00 a.m. behind closed doors in a law firm in new york city. last week eddie lampert submitted a revised $5 billion offer that would keep 425 sears and kmarts open and up to 50,000 employees working. it's unclear how that bid stacks up against others which are mostly from liquidation firms. if the bid loses, it is possible k kenmore and diehard could live on. shipping news. fedex is testing residential delivery of bulky products. that's something that was traditionally left tow trucking companies because large items don't fit well into a courier center. that would be offered through

fedex's freight business. they would carry washing machines and sectional sofas into your house and put them together. >> if they could do the laundry, that's even better. >> there you have it. >> thanks, frank. coming up on "today in the bay," kari has a look at the forecast. >> we'll start out dry. we'll see rain by the afternoon. a live look outside in san jose at 101 as you get ready to head out. over towards evergreen, we could see rain as early as 9:00 this morning. i'll track this and some stronger systems for the work week coming up next. we'll start off light. here is oakland. coliseum. i'll see if there's anything new we'll see more end of the show. to report. i'll bring that to you coming up.

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good morning to you. good monday morning to you. look at those cars on the road. mike will have a look at your commute in just a bit. >> so many to count. >> he's very busy. mike had a birthday this weekend. >> i did. >> a lot of celebrating? >> no,ot family. >> better get in the game early today. >> i think so. the rain will be here. we're starting out mostly dry, as we look at stormranger. you can see how close the rain is to the coast with all of that green that is just offshore. as we look at the bigger picture, i'm zooming out to show you all that is on the way as this rain spreads from south to north. we'll see a chance of lightning.

we're seeing that offshore right now. let's see if that can make its way inland. here's a look at our temperatures. as you get ready to step out the door, we're from 38 in ukiah to 53 in oakland. a wide range in temperatures. heading towards martin to mostly cloudy skies. we may head into the low to mid umbrella. let's time out the rain for you today. we'll see some of those showers starting to work over the santa cruz mountains and into the rest of the bay area. as we go through 8:00, 9:00. by 11:00. some bouts of heavy rain. by 2:00, much cles actiless act. this evening that rain will taper off. there will be another wave of rain moving in by tomorrow morning. we'll be in and out of the rain not only today but tomorrow and pretty much all of this work

week we'll see showers and possibly a few thunderstorms moving through. we are looking at some of other rainfall totals. very light0. inches. much lighter for the tri valley. santa cruz mountains may rack up a decent amount of rain. about a half inch or less for the north bay. a stronger storm system moving in wednesday into thursday. that could bring not only heavy rain but high winds. highs reaching into the upper 50s and low 60s all week long. it's just going to be wet off and on as waves of rain and gusty winds move through the bay area. heing over to mike. you've been tracking the roads. any issues yet? >> very light. whatever was in the roadway at sfo, that cleared without incident. we see maybe some rain or puddles left over from earlier

rain, but right now calm. westbound 530, reports of a disabled vehicle the slow lane. chp knows about it and should be there any second. that is the only incident on the grid. a nice easy drive through the maze. we'll get you a live look towards the at moltamont area, is in dublin. we had a disabled vehicle reported aroundivstations, no ph easy drive.apal corridor as well as the rest of the agencies. caltrans back from weekend work. we are learning mr. about what happened to the aeromexico plane after that flight was diverted from sfo to oakland last thursday. passengers were forced to stay on that plane for more than three hours.

two passengers were detained. >> reporter: instead of landing in san francisco, danny calderon and his wife found themselves stuck in a hot airplane after their aeromexico flight was diverted to oakland international because of fog. he says hours later, passengers were still trapped in the plane and flight attendants ignored their pleas for food and water. he even explained he was diabetic and had low blood sugar. he said children were crying and some passengers were hyperventilating. in the back that passed out. unconscious. and one of the women on the plane dialled 911. said we have a couple of passengers in distress. >> he says finally sheriff's deputies came on board and took one man out in handcuffs. he said he was shocked when they turned to him. >> he asked me to stand up and said we are detaining you.

can you turn around and place your hands behind the back of your neck? and i did so and they proceeded to cuff me up. >> while there's reports that he jet to get out, danny said he never did. he has no idea why law enforcement decided to detain him. >> i did not at any time threaten any employee of the plane. >> reporter: danny says deputies then led him off the plane, down the stairs, and on to the tarmac. they emptied his pockets and put him into a waiting suv. that's when the interrogations began. he was questioned by alameda county sheriff's deputies, stom security and the fbi before he was finally told he could go home. mare. coming up on "today in the bay," have you been sniffling and sneezing. we're in the middle of flu season. a look at how well the flu

season is doing. door to door sales people are a convincing bunch, but you don't have to keep whatever it is they keep you to buy. whenever you spend more than 25 bucks on your doorstep, the federal trade commission says you get three days to request a full refund. you don't have to give a reason, you just have to cancel within the first three days, then you're supposed to get your money back within ten days. you have a consumer complaint, let us know. 888-996-tips, or nbcbayarea.com/response. happening now. scooters could be rolling in the state cal. far companies have b banned from sacramento. before you see them on the streets, city leaders wanted to make laws to ban them off the sidewalks. more news after the break. it's 4:50.

a federal judge in the bay area is 4:52 right now in the east bay overlooking oakland. it looks like lots of folks are up and out the door early this morning. get a jump on that day. a full look at the morning commute with mike in a moment. a federal judge in the bay area blocking the trump administration from allowing employers to opt out of providing birth control. the rule was supposed to take effect today. but a judge yesterday granted a request for a preliminary injunction requested by california and 12 other states. the rule would allow employers to opt out of free birth control for women on religious or moral ground. while the rule is blocked and we judge did not improve an injunction nationwide. a possible major break in trying to determine what brought

down an indonesian jetler search crews have found the voice recorder. 189 people were on board that plane and died. if the v undamaged, it may provide valuable information. crews recovered the cockpit daae recorder a few days after the crash. it looks like this year's flu season will be milder than last year. it's still relatively early in the season, most flu patients are cashing the less serious strain. this year's vaccine seems to also be more effective. the cdc says if the trend continues there will be few fewer flu deaths. last year there were about 80,000 flu deaths reported in the u.s. the ending still yet to be written in this story, a kansas city homeless man trying to help a guy stuck in the snow. >> that guy plays for the chiefs berth.t week plays for a super

on saturday jeff allen was on his way to the chiefs playoff game at arrowhead stadium. that's when his car got stuck on the highway. dave cochran lives in his suv along with his girlfriend and dog. they saw allen and helped free him up from that snow. after the chiefs won the game, allen used social media to track that man down, then he actually gave the couple two tickets to next sunday's afc championship game. >> he told me he was a chiefs player. i didn't look at him as a chiefs player, just a normal person hoping he would do the same for me. >> cochran says he started crying when he heard that he would be getting those tickets. allen says he did have a hard time locating cochran from a sudden spike of replies from the kansas city area. that's cool. >> that will be interesting to see what he does. you know, here it would be

thrilling to go to that game. he's homeless and he probably needs money. he could probably get a lot of money for those tickets. that's going to be interesting. wish him the best. ri has a look at then "today in forecast which could include some rain? >> y but it starts out with quiet weather as you head out the door. if you're an early bird, you will get ahead of this rain. looking live at san jose, things looking good heading over towards sunnyvale. we could see that rain as early as 8:00 this morning. we'll track showers in your forecast coming up next. a clear look over here at the roadways. richmond-san rafael bridge. no problems. bay bridge toll plaza has cash lanes backing up. traffic will easeuay knowstick and new questions about president trump's relationship with russia. his response as the shutdown

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a live look outside at san francisco. good morning and thank you for joining us. i )m marcus washington. a live look at san francisco. what a great way to start your morning. thanks for starting with us and "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington.

>> i'm laura garcia. welcome. thanks for joining us. it's early. the rain is coming later today? >> we will see some rain. if you're heading out the door, make sure you grab the umbrella. we see it off the coast, as we look at our stormranger mobile doppler radar. most of us start out with some dry weather. we have this system that will be rolling closer. we could even see some lightning strikes. 8:00, 9:00, those showers could be moving in. we'll check out the rest of the forecast coming up. >> there may be a change in the commute later on with that rain. off the screen and below us is san jose and silicon valley. it is coming into the area late morning commute. that will be a factor as more folks tend to hit the south bay at about that time.

green sensors around the bay. some patches with wet roadways. the rain is not coming down on the roads right now. we had a disabled vehicle removem the castro valley. no delays in the area except for right here, the altamont pass. easy dive through the maze. no problems. back to you. >> thank you very much. developing now on capitol hill, new questions mounting about president trump's behavior when it comes to russia and president putin. those new developments coming to light as the president keeps pushing for a border wall with no deal in sight the government shutdown moves into its 24th day. it is the longest shutdown in history. "today in the bay's" susan mcginness is live in washington. susan? >> good morning. that's right. the president has been railing

all weekend against these two articles talking about his possible ties to russia. one in the "new york times." one in the "washington post." he continues to demand border wall funding before the government is reopened. >> reporter: now the longest in