now. so far, no reports of injury or damage but we are getting descriptions of people along the peninsula. jerry from san leandro writing me on twitter saying it was a really quick jolt, felt like a car had run into the house. what a way to wake up now on a wednesday morning. we're following another breaking story for us this morning, a microclimate weather alert. the strongest storm so far this year coming. live look at emeryville and our doppler powered radar by storm ranger as kari continues to monitor for us. thanks for starting your morning here with "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's take a look at the seismograph as well, we have it here in our nbc bay area studios. it gives you kind of a look at what the earthquake looked like, a little jolt there, can you see it there, looks like it's been moved a little bit. prepare for aftershocks, just in case, but it was a 3.7, centered in piedmont. it was felt along the peninsula as well.

piedmont in the east bay, along the calaveras fault this morning. doesn't sound like reports of damage or injuries but we're monitoring anything that's going on. thanks to the viewers writing on twitter and facebook. what a way to wake up. >> that's what the woman just said, an earthquake would wake me up when i only have a couple hours of sleep since i have to work early tomorrow. that's what a lot of people are experiencing. meteorologist kari hall is tracking all of this for us this morning. talk to us a little bit about this. >> any time that you think you feel some trembling, one good resource will be nbcbayarea.com/quakemap, and you'll be able to see the magnitude and also just make sure that you weren't just dreaming, especially this early in the morning. we'll continue to monitor that. we're also watching out for this rain that's continuing to move through the bay area on storm ranger. scattered showers especially for parts of the north bay and the peninsula as you get up and get ready to head out the door.

clo light rain is moving through. most of what we'll see is light, as this storm continues to move in. heavier rain will be on track to make it into the bay area later on this evening, as well as some high winds. mike, you were saying for b.a.r.t. the standard procedure is to check the lines. >> that's right, they have to stop the trains and they do a standard track inspection. first, they make sure the computer is okay and they run the trains throughout their route on a slower speed, manual speed, to make sure there are no problems with the tracks, and then get back to speed. that's why you may have a ten-minute delay, just generally reported system wide. keep that in mind for b.a.r.t., as a result and reaction to the quake. the weather may affect the transit systems as well, we're tracking that and the wet commute, a crash coming out of the maze, east 80 around the berkeley curve. breaking news overnight, a fire tears through a san francisco home. several people are hurt, even more are left without a place to live this morning. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos live at the scene there. what can you tell us this

morning? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and laura. we're still here at san jose avenue. number of people are displaced. firefighter was apparently injured with minor injuries, but they have released and you can see here the building that was affected, two buildings affected but of course the main fire building and the cause is too early to tell you about it may have started in that garage area. let it's show you some video of the scene when it was much more active, obviously, this fire is under control at this point, but we know that the fire started roughly at about 12:20 a.m. and we're learning it was put out just over an hour later. that fire affecting two residential buildings in the area, displacing more than 20 people. the fire building had about nine people in it. the other building had roughly 11 people living inside of it. now, this fire was difficult to put out due to the contents,

where a lot of the material in the homes, the crews had to work around, but the crews were able to do one of those rescues residents behind a front door and another on the second floor. >> outstanding jobs by units on scene. engine 33 did a fantastic job. they got the aupt off toccupante second floor. conditions were black smoke puffing out of both floors. >> reporter: quite the rescue there, guys. look, we're showing you a live look at this building, following the fire. we know the other occupants were located and rescued safely from the backyard area. now, as far as injuries go, we know five were sent to the hospital, two are in critical condition at ucsf. still no word or too early to tell right now what caused the fire. as i mentioned a fire official mentioned they saw the origins of the fire look like it may have been in that garage area. of course, we'll provide updates as they come in.

we're live here in san francisco, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thank you, pete. 5:04 for you right now. back to our microclimate weather alert for you. our satellite radar, we want to get there, you have it, showing that powerful storm taking aim right here in the bay area, and it's not just bringing rain but the threat of flooding. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live near alameda creek in fremont with a look at the preparations under way. >> reporter: marcus, the national weather service declared a flash flood watch for the entire bay area, starting at 3:00 this afternoon, lasting until 11:00 tonight, which could have a major impact on waterways like alameda creek behind me in fremont's niles canyon. on the peninsula and in the south bay, water managers are keeping an eye on the llagas creek in morgan hill, the san franciscosiquito bridge as well. they're going to get soaked with runoff rain in this storm and

that could cause flooding. the anderson reservoir which it manages is only at 24% capacity, and even if today's storm dumps several inches of water, the waters down street are not at risk of flooding not like what we witnessed a number of years ago. >> next dry period could be around the corner, we could have more dry years ahead of us. >> reporter: weather models show this might be the last storm of january. the water district wants to see good rain totals so our region can catch up to the seasonal average. reporting live in fremont, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, a lot of people have to get ready and think about what could come. we're also going to continue to track this storm. tomorrow, we are going on air early for you at 4:00 a.m., this is just to make sure that you are ready for that wet morning commute. and we want to see what the storm looks like for your neighborhood. make sure you send us your

photos and videos to isee@nbcbayarea.com or post it on social media, our social media pages there and make sure you tag @nbcbayarea. at capitol hill today marks day 26 of the partial government shutdown, the longest in u.s. history. still no end in sight for hundreds of thousands of federal workers receiving no pay. soon, they are set to miss a second paycheck. lawmakers from the house bipartisan problem solvers caucus met with the president. they were planning on meeting with the president today, but hopes aren't high following yesterday's debacle when the president bypassed democratic leaders' invited rank and file democrats to talk of all of them declined. >> this was supposed to be a bipartisan lunch and the sheer fact not a single democrat was able to show up is telling. >> i'll meet with him any time he wants. >> to mitigate the shutdown's impact, the white house is reportedly called back nearly 50,000 federal workers to resume

functions, including food inspections, overseeing airline safety, and processing tax refunds, but they're going to do it without pay. now, the city of san jose wants to keep travelers moving through mineta international airport by paying tsa workers paychecks. of course, they're furloughed as well. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live from sjc with what the city is proposing, because you have to keep the workers working but it's tough when they're not getting paid. kris? >> reporter: right, well, laura, the concern is that they might have to call in sick in order to make money in another way, so sam sam liccardo wants to pay their paychecks at mineta airport. the city will consider using aviation funds to offer short-term no-interest loans to tsa workers but also air traffic controllers and customs agents. tsa sick calls have gone from 3% to 14% since the shutdown started 26 days ago.

mayor sam liccardo says the city has a moral obligation to help workers who might otherwise have to ditch work in order to get paid. >> the longer this goes, the more they're going to be struggling and if they have to choose, they're going to need to drive for uber in order to feed their families, and we cannot put them in that position. >> san jose is so expensive to live, so i think it's incredible that the city helps out with that. >> reporter: so this isn't free money, of course. the no interest short term loans would be repaid back once these federal workers get their back pay when the government shutdown ends. this is, of course, not only an issue for travelers trying to get them through security but it's also a security issue, because the fewer tsa workers there are on the job, the more possible it is that somebody could make it through security with something they're not supposed to. at mineta, san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay" >> thank you, kris. en from. did you feel the earthquake,

see that dot there, it was centered in the east bay just about two miles north of piedmont. 3.7 earthquake hit about 4:42 this morning. we've been hearing from a lot of different viewers, they're saying they felt it in san francisco, along the peninsula, as well, described as a quick jolt, but certainly waking up a lot of people this morning. >> we've gotten a lot of tweets from people, this is from marissa. "you think after all the earthquake drills we've had growing up in the bay area we'd be ready, but every time i just lay in bed thinking, wow, an earthquake, and the rest of my siblings sleep through it." that's what a lot of people are saying, they felt it in redwood city, over in berkeley. >> meghan from the oakland hills says it woke her up this morning, "i was awake during the shaking." it was interesting to see all the different areas along burlingame, as you mentioned as well. >> right. >> thanks for writing us. >> if you have more, please tweet us this morning. right now we go to meteorologist kari hall.

you were talking about this earlier, this is the calaveras fault? >> this is the hayward fault, and yes, kind of messed up my graphics there, but this is the hayward fault that we look at for some of those earthquakes that happened in the piedmont hills area, and so we'll continue to monitor those tweets and who else felt it and hopefully there was no damage. as we start out this morning, we are seeing really soggy conditions, as we track the scattered showers moving through, as we track it all on storm ranger, here is what to expect as the stronger storm moves into the bay area today. we're looking at about one to four inches of rain, and elevated flood risk, especially for those small creeks and streams. wind speeds reaching about 16 miles per hour, and an isolated risk of some thunder as well for the surf, our waves will come up to about 15 to 25 feet, so dangerous along the coast. here is how it looks as we go throughout the day, with some scattered showers to start out, getting heavier for the north bay, but most of us won't see that heavy rain until later on this afternoon. so we'll talk more about the timing and mike, you're saying

make sure the windshield wipers are working. >> good condition, folks, because we already need them on this camera at the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. you can see the drops falling right now. light traffic but slicker conditions. visibility may be tough at times, as you see the radar activity, i borrowed that from kari's system. our systems are tied together traffic and weather. the weather is hitting through contra costa county. the walnut creek interchange no problems. number of smaller crashes reported, i'll leave them on the map there. smooth drive for the rest of the bay. we'll look at what's going on in the south bay coming up. back to you been >> thanks, mike. coming up here on "today in the bay," a look at this strange natural formation on the east coast. some are calling this an alien ship. that is not it. what it is, coming up next. you've seen people walking around youtube with the blindfolds, youtube says no more, no more dangerous pranks, when "today in the bay" continues. kari weather tease

mike traffic tease good morning, cloudy skies will turn to rain as we go into late morning, and early afternoon. taking a look at storm ranger, we're tracking this system that will be moving in. we'll time it out for your microclimate coming up in less than five minutes. >> and the update, b.a.r.t. says there's a possibility of a 20-minute delay for some trains,

but they're in recovery mode. no problems reported as a result of the earthquake. standard protocol we're going to follow the effect of that on the b.a.r.t. train and the weather on the rest of your commute. a. pi wednesday to you. we'll watch to see if the brexit vote in britain affects our markets today. understand brexit is going about as poorly as it possibly could. netflix is up big on price hikes. we'll talk about that in a second. south bay's roku tripped over its own shoelaces yesterday when it permitted alex jones to open a channel on its service, its video service there. roku then quickly pulled that off. other things making news in business this morning, i don't know, what else are we talking about here? ahh, netflix. shares rose after the news of the latest price hike. the rates go from $11 to $13 for

the standard service. you go to settings on netflix, how you get there, depends on whether you're using a phone, computer or tv, my netflix set for the $11 plan standard hd. click it to change. redfin out with a new report that lists cities most likely to see housing prices flow, san francisco and san jose are on the list. median prices down 7.3 december in december for san jose. keep in mind it doesn't necessarily mean prices are falling. it could mean fewer high priced houses are selling but many lower prices are selling. people walking around or even driving around with blindfolds on, copying the netflix movie. youtube says no more dangerous stunts. the rules are a bit vague but youtube says "we prohibit challenges presenting a risk of serious danger or death, and pranks that make victims believe they're in serious physical danger, or cause children to

experience severe emotional distress." i don't know if this is included in those, but have you seen the ones where the kids are walking on balconies or railings or smoke stacks, hundreds of feet in the air? i hope that is included, because i hate those videos and i hate that other -- >> scary. >> and that other kids are even thinking about that. >> exactly, the challenges are horrible, and can have deadly consequences. thank you, scott. we want to go back to breaking news to tell you about this morning of a 3.7 earthquake that hit in the east bay this morning. this was near the piedmont area there. we have not gotten any reports of major damage there, but certainly people have been able to field this. we've gotten reports from oakland, berkeley, emeryville as well as over on the peninsula there, redwood city and of course other cities in the area. this is the hayward fault. i want to take a look at that area where it's hitting in the

east bay this morning. again, no major damage reported this morning. if you have experienced some damages, you felt it this morning, make sure you talk to us on instagram, on twitter this morning, as well as call our newsroom there, so we could hear about what happened and what you felt this morning, as we continue to monitor that 3.7 earthquake there in the piedmont area in the east bay. 5:19 right now. we're going to continue obviously watching that, but take a look at this. new video showing a huge floating ice disk, it was rotating in a river in maine. isn't it amazing to see? a lot of people thought it looked a little alien like, first spotted on monday morning. the formation itself going viral on social media, comparisons to an alien spacecraft, a carousel, and even the moon. the disk is formed by water's currents. it's estimated to be about 100 yards across. really interesting looking. >> it was rolling on the river. >> literally. >> a soundtrack to it all. >> very good.

we'll be rolling a lot of water later, rowing. >> you see some of the heavier rain moving in this afternoon. we're starting out with the saturated ground. some parts of the bay area yesterday measured an inch of rain or more. as we see more rain falling, most of it light, it's just going to add on to the totals we'll see later on today. so as you step out this morning, make sure you're prepared with all of the rain gear. we are seeing some of the scattered showers that will continue for us, especially the north bay by 7:00 this morning. we go into later this morning, with some reds and some yellows here, indicating some heavier rain, and that is where we're mostly seeing it until about noon. the rest of the bay area will also see some scattered heavier showers moving in, into the afternoon to evening hours. this is when the winds will pick up, right in time for the evening commute, and then we'll also have the risk of some flash flooding. so we are under a high wind watch for all of our coastal areas and the hills, the valleys will be under a wind advisory, meaning that we could see the

gusts to 40 miles per hour. we also have a flash flood watch in effect, and that means you need to stay close to your phone or get those alerts, as well as staying close to your tv, as we'll have more updates throughout the day. we're mostly looking at anywhere from one to four inches of rain today, and make sure you're tracking the storm with me. just check in with me on social media. my facebook pages, meteorologist kari hall, and als also @karihallweather on twitter and instagram. s with head over to mike what, is the updated b.a.r.t. stat us? >> we're in recovery rode. trains should have no more than a 20-minute delay at the max. standard earthquake protocol. they had to make sure the tracks were in good condition. no problems reported. the weather may affect the transit agencies but none are reporting reporting weather-related delays right now. as the system comes in, we'll see more delays and flooding as well but nothing too severe. we have the crash in san jose north 280, affecting the on-ramp at meridian. right now that's closed by an earlier crash, minor crashes

around the bay area have been able to be cleared quickly right now. be very careful out there. back to you. >> good advice, thank you very much. 5:21. coming up, good samaritans step up during danger. the way they saved lives, when a train came barrelling down the tracks.

a frightening experience in the chicago suburbs. moments before this train

crashes into that white car-- [ train horn sounds ] a frightening experience in the chicago suburbs, moments before a train crashed into a car. total strangers put their lives on the line. they ran to help pull an elderly driver out of the car. the 96-year-old had mistakenly drove onto the tracks, when two other drivers noticed what was happening. with the help of a police officer, who was nearby, they helped get that woman to safety and luckily, no one was hurt. we have an update to the breaking news we told you about. the earthquake there in the piedmont area in the east bay has been downgraded to a 3.4. certainly one that woke a lot of people up. if he felt that jolt in the emeryville, piedmont, berkeley area. some people feeling it on the peninsula and in san francisco as well. we will continue to monitor this as the morning continues. if you heard anything, make sure you give us a call in the newsroom. >> or felt anything really. 5:25. one year since 13 children were

found in the so-called house of horrors in southern california, allegedly held captive by their parents, david and louise turpin. they were chained, abused and allowed to shower only once a year. they were also severely malnourished. lawyer for the children appearing on the "today" show this morning says they want everyone to know one thing about them. >> they're just like everybody else. they may not have had the same upbringing, and may not have had the same opportunities when they were kids, but man, they're taking advantage of everything now, ander and they want peoplo know that. >> the parents facing torture, child abuse and false imprisonment charges. watch the full story coming up on the "today" show at 7:00 a.m. coming up here on "today in the bay," we have a really busy morning for you. breaking news there, minor quake, a 3.4 hits the east bay. did you feel it? complete coverage coming up next.

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the 3.4 quake centered in piedmont, this is the hayward fault line. no reports of major damage in the area but people say they have feeling this jolt, they felt it in san francisco, burlingame, san jose even, but certainly in the east bay centered around this spot. you can see on the map where they're located in the east bay, close to berkeley as well, where people felt that jolt. we will continue to monitor this. if you've experienced some of those things, you felt anything, make sure you connect with us on twitter, as well as call our newsroom. >> a lot of people are up on social media. this woman writing "the earthquake sounded like a bullet train went under the house. i haven't gotten genuine goosebumps from a quake in a while but that one certainly did it." sorry, that was from big jim looks like. lot of reports of that. it was centered along the hayward fault line this morning, right there, that runs right under the cal stadium in berkeley. kari? >> it does. you were talking about the

impact and all the people who felt it, because it was centered there in the east bay, but even in san francisco and the peninsula, feeling some of those jolts this morning, that happened at 4:42, and once again, a 3.4, any time you feel any shaking, make sure you reach out to us on social media, and of course, you can confirm that it was indeed an earthquake, and get the magnitude as a lot of people are waking up this morning. we are also tracking a storm system that will be moving in. so far, starting out with some light rain, but everything is really soggy, as you get ready to step out the door. light showers especially for parts of the north bay and the peninsula. storm ranger showing that rain moving through as well as for the santa cruz mountains, and approaching the south bay, we will see more rounds of this, as we go through the day, as we look at how large this storm system is, as it moves closer to the bay area. we'll get the brunt of it this afternoon. heading over to mike, you were tracking the delay for b.a.r.t. riders. >> the maximum you'll have is a 20-minute delay, much less likely because of the standard protocol after a quake, again, the 3.4 magnitude quake out of

the berkeley, oakland, piedmont area. no major problems reported for b.a.r.t. the weather may be causing delays for any one of the agencies over the course of the morning. we'll track that, but so far nothing weather related. we have the backup at the bay bridge. the metering lights are on. some wet roadways here as well as farther north. i'll show you the richmond-san rafael bridge coming up. contra costa county moves smoothly for the freeways. so does the rest of the bay. the south bay has had a number of crashes but all relatively minor. back to you. >> thanks, mike. breaking news from overnight, a fire tears through a san francisco home, several people are hurt, even more left without a place this morning. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live from the scene this morning, with the latest details. pete? >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and marcus. as you mentioned, several people are injured, including the people that were displaced, as well as a firefighter who had minor injuries, but we're being told by officials that firefighter has been released. i want to show you the scene here on liebig street near san

jose avenue. you can see the fire engine there, but also the building in the background that was the source of this fire, but two buildings were affected as a result of this early morning residential building fire here in san francisco. now, i want to tell you guys the latest information we get from san francisco fire, we're told the fire started roughly at 12:20 a.m. and put out around 1:40 a.m. that fire affecting two residential buildings near liebig street near san jose avenue, displacindisplacing, ge more than 20 people. there are about nine people in one of the buildings, in the fire building, and 11 people in the other building. now, this was a difficult fire to put out, specifically due to the contents that crews had to work around. we're not sure if this was a hoarding situation, but taking a look in it right here, guys, there's a lot of material in that fire building. but crews were able to rescue the residents, one behind a front door and another on the second floor. >> outstanding job by units on scene, engine 33, i mean, did a

fantastic job. the engine operator got an occupant out of the second floor window with the ladder off of the engine and again the conditions were heavy black smoke pumping out of both floors. >> reporter: other occupants were located and rescued safely from the backyard. i think there are about six people that were in the backyard they were able to rescue. as far as injuries go, we know that five people were sent to the hospital. there was one child who had a minor injury that had to be treated. two of those residents are in critical condition at ucsf. as we take you back out here live to the scene on liebig street, no word on what caused the fire, but it may have started in the garage area. we'll provide you any new updates as they come in. we're live in san francisco, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> pete, thank you for the update there. 5:34, we get back to our breaking news, a microclimate weather alert for you. this morning, that radar is lit up as that powerful storm moves into the bay area. look at it right there. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live near alameda creek in

fremont, where there is flood concern and bob, what are they doing to prevent the flood? >> reporter: first of all, there are a couple of major concerns regarding the incoming storm. one could be the heavy winds, the other as you mentioned is the flooding along waterways like the alameda creek behind me in fremont, niles canyon. that's why there is a flash flood warning, watch in effect between 3:00 and 11:00 today. in the north bay, residents of mill valley are preparing for this major soaker. goodman's building supply they tell us they've been selling a lot of sandbags, tarps, rain boots, batteries, flashlights, those sort of things in downtown san anselmo. businesses are bracing for flooding from the san anselmo creek which cuts through town and runs underneath the creekside pizza and tap room. >> so underneath here is a floor sink, we're 15 feet above the grade of the creek, but when the water comes up, the water will come up into these sinks down

here. >> reporter: we spoke with diver dave out of sausalito and he's used to lots of water. his concern is boat breaking loose in the rough winds, that's why he tells us he'll be sure to keep his vessel tied up tight. reporting live here in fremont, bob redell, "today in the bay" >> thanks, bob. so much for that update there. we will continue to track this storm. tomorrow we are going on early for you at 4:00 a.m. to make sure that you are ready for that wet weather during that morning commute. new this morning, city college of san francisco students having trouble registering for classes. according to "the examiner" it's because of a software malfunction in a computer system. registration for the spring semester started in november, ended on january 12th. however, the issues have prompted college officials to extend the deadline to february 14th. the sharks are on big time roll there. last night, they beat the pittsburgh penguins at the shark tank, that was 5-2 there.

tomas hertl scored that hat trick there. the sharks won their seventh in a row here. not too bad there, mike. >> we'll take it. we're taking it. that was the ice. right here liquid form, the water, the rain. that's what's going on at the richmond-san rafael bridge. you'll get some receiwet roadwa. i want to peek at the radar hitting the upper east shore freeway. not a major problem for our commute. still pleasant. the speeds and the drive coming out of the contra costa area, the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on. we'll zoom out, the rest of your commute looks nice. the south bay had a couple of crashes. northbound 280, the on-ramp at meridian blocked by an earlier crash, no major injuries, it's still there and so is the rain. >> right here, snow in the s sier sierra. we have a window of opportunity to get up there, but they're expecting some whiteout conditions up in the sierra by this afternoon.

this is a look at 80, where we know that chain controls in effect there. they've got to run the snowplows but oftentimes they just shut the whole thing down. that was the case of an avalanche up at 80 near the state line going into nevada, so be careful if you're headed to the sierra. we've talked to kari so much about it. i'm an avid skier, and i want to head up this weekend. >> it's going to be nice, fresh powder. >> exactly. >> after all of this rolls through. the problem will be getting there. so we'll talk about that. now, as we get a look at the rain that's moving through the bay area, scattered showers to start out this morning. of course, we're getting ready for the brunt of the storm to move through by this afternoon and into the evening hours with some high winds and heavy rain. by the weekend, all of this is out of here. we'll have some nice conditions for getting outside and enjoying some sunshine and some drier weather with highs in the low 60s. by sunday, though, our rain chances will return, but this will not be a major storm.

we're looking at some scattered showers on sunday. and if you can, join me out at the women's march in oakland. i'll be emceeing, and this will be a great event to get out there, nice and peaceful, and also looking at some sunshine. of course, i'll make sure the weather is perfect, but it will start out cool, and this will be the last weekend to check out the lantern light festival in pleasanton at the alameda county fairgrounds. it will be cool out there with low 50s but mostly clear skies. just a few clouds moving in later on, on saturday night. if you are planning to go to the sierra, once again, the main thing will be the blizzard conditions, low visibility by this afternoon. by tomorrow, conditions will gradually improve, as the snow tapers off, highs in the mid-30s. saturday is looking nice with a high of 40 degrees but coming back, more snow showers will be coming in. in the tri valley, we'll have a nice weekend. saturday is looking great, low 60s, and scattered rain, a chance of that on sunday. i'll be tracking all of that and

also what's ahead for today, as the storm moves in. more on that coming up in about three minutes. >> thanks, kari. it's 5:39. coming up, protests over laughs. the comedian performing in the south bay that has people not so happy. meanwhile, another hat in the ring for 2020, as another democrat says she will run for president. and high speed danger, what these people were doing, as you can see right there, that were putting others at risk. kari weae

right now at 5:42, it's time to secure the garbages can, the patio furniture, clear the storm drains and get ready for the rain that will be here in walnut creek by later on this morning. it's going to be windy especially for the afternoon, as a storm system approaches. right now starting out with some light rain. we'll take a closer look at storm ranger and the time line of this storm coming up in less than five minutes. and a live look at dublin, shows you the smoother drive for traffic, but look at the folks getting off there at tassahara, the slicker off-ramps, i'm watching and bank for that. b.a.r.t. had delays from the earlier quake, and we'll let you know how the weather might affect transit as well. staying on top of our microclimate weather alert that extends to the central valley and into the sierra. because the incoming storm is expected to be so fierce, that

the city of polda in the camp fire burn zone is under a mandatory evacuation zone. as much as up to two inches of rain may fall. residents won't be allowed back in the area until tomorrow morning. similar concern this morning in southern california. residents living in several recent burn areas are now under mandatory evacuation orders. this is due to concerns about debris slides. that includes people in malibu along parts of riverside county and ventura county. this is the second time this week some neighborhoods are being evacuated. developing in placer county, two people are dead after a police shooting on the highway, it started last night with numerous calls of a man with a handgun. police say the suspect shot two people, killing one. the man then got into a crash on westbound interstate 80 and that's where he exchanged gunfire with officers, injuring a k-9, before eventually being shot and killed. no law enforcement officers were

injured. the k-9 is expected to recover. comedian lewis c.k. is hoping to make his comedic comeback in the south bay this week but some don't think there's anything funny about his act. he's set to perform before a sold out crowd in the san jose improv tonight. more recently lewis c.k. came under fire for wokking survivors of the parkland shooting during a standoff performance. >> giving louis c.k. a platform to perform, they are making light of what he caused to victims. "we understand everyone will anot aglnot agree with our decision." scott mcgrew, kirsten gillibrand joining a crowded field. >> good morning, she does, on the democratic side, laura, we had five candidates who were going to run. now we add that sixth, kirsten

gillibrand as well. senator from new york. she threw her hat into the ring last night. we expect to go to seven on the board this weekend, as california senator kamara kamar camella harris this weekend. barr is president trump's pick for attorney general and of course the concern is barr will somehow interfere with the mueller investigation. he said very clearly he would not. >> i will follow the special counsel regulations scrupulously and in good faith and on my watch bob will be allowed to finish his work. >> do you believe mr. mueller would be involved in a witch hunt against anybody? >> i don't believe mr. mueller would be involved in a witch hunt. >> other important news, the acting attorney general math eye whitaker will testify before the house judiciary committee early next month, the first trump official to come before a congressional hearing in which the hearings are led by

democrats. it's day 26 of the government shutdown. our kris sanchez was telling you about the city of san jose thinking about loaning money to tsa workers at mineta international airport to help keep it open and running smoothly. members of the coast guard should have been paid yesterday. they were not. 42,000 of them, but they're still on the job keeping us safe. the demandant of the ghost guard in a letter to the men and women under his command said "to the best of my knowledge, this marks the first time in our nation's history that service members in a u.s. armed force have not been paid during a lapse in government appropriations." we are watching this and breaking news coming out of syria as well. follow me on twitter, find me @scottmcgrew. >> thanks, scott. takes a look at this new video from st. louis, missouri, showing something you don't see every day. look at that. these women dancing on top of that suv. this is a busy interstate there, clearly this is major safety

hazard there. the pair eventually got back safely into the suv, drove away there. police say that they were not notified about the twerking on top of the suv but observed three possible citations upon review of that video. >> that's so dangerous. >> very dangerous. >> now they're on the news. >> imagine if that driver had to make a sudden stop. someone hanging out the window there, look, do not do that. >> no kidding. >> people with a comedy background, you got to see the video and shocked when i don't laugh. >> because you don't want kids to see that and attempt it or anything. >> clearly the adults don't have better judgment. you have to be careful out there. we're talking about the weather today, the biggest storm of the season so far. >> and people had a rude awakening this morning with the quarterback that happened in the east bay. we're watching all of that for you. here is a look at our storm ranger, as we see some of the scattered showers that moved through, and continue to roll across the bay area.

some of us wracked up over an inch of rain yesterday, so the ground is already wet, and then we're watching for the heavier rain to arrive later on this afternoon. right now, it's very light. storm ranger showing that it's been very spotty around san francisco, and then moving over toward oakland, and then as we head down to the south bay, right now, no rain falling so it is a good time to get out the door and also prepare for this storm that still has a lot more of this storm to work through the bay area. we can see the center of the storm here, and then all the moisture being drawn up and brought into the bay area and as we go into late morning, we'll start to see some of the heavier rain moving into parts of the north bay. we can see that at 7:30, already for parts of the north bay, and then as we go through the noon hour, still raining heavily in the north bay, and that's where some of of the heavier rainfall totals will be. as we go into the afternoon, here we are, evening commute, and widespread heavy rain for all of the bay area, with some high winds, and then it continues through the overnight, and then gradually tapers off

tomorrow, and still some rain chances, even as we go into the morning. so as of right now, we have the high wind watch in effect, and this is for all of our bay area valleys. high wind warning in effect for the coast and the hills. also a flash flood watch in effect for all of the bay area, and we'll have to watch out for the potential of some debris flows and mud slides and the burn scar areas. some of the models are showing anywhere from about one to even up to four inches of rain in parts of the north bay, so i'm tracking the storm, giving you updates. let me know what you're seeing where you live, i' i'm @karihallweather on twitter, facebook and instagram. let's check out the seven-day forecast quickly as we see drying conditions for the weekend. lunar eclipse sunday night and for martin luther king, jr., day on monday we have nice, dry weather. mike, you were saying some of the crashes cleared. >> kari, the south bay crashes. we had a number of them, they cleared without any major incident but slippery roadways, just note there, drive a little slower than you think you have to. the roadways are not so bad

right now as far as the volume of traffic. we're looking over here to the tri valley, there is a crash. i'm concerned southbound 680 approaching highway 84. you don't see slowing but there is a crash and a critical time as the build happens. you can see from the green sensors around the bay lighter traffic flow. slowing here for the castro valley y and 880 toward union city. we see more cars on the berkeley curve but no problems toward the bay bridge and the metering lights at the toll plaza. you also see the water on the lens that will be the issue. slicker conditions. b.a.r.t. may experience weather related delays and so many other transit agencies but none reported so far. the delay in b.a.r.t. as they recover from the system-wide check after the 3.4 earthquake near the piedmont/oakland area as we've been talking about. back to you. >> thanks, mike. breaking news to tell you about a, we're just learning there's been an attack on coalition forces in syria. nbc news richard engel just confirming that information with a senior kurdish security official.

casualties are reported. among them, americans. it's not clear how badly they are hurt. the source also tells nbc news ice sis claiming responsibility. we'll bring you more information as soon as we get it. also still ahead this morning, the latest on the desperate rescue effort under way for a toddler who fell down a deep well. plus -- >> i think it's really cool, and it's cool that everyone in the school got to put a lego on. >> a work of art with a kids toy celebrating a football legend.

weather alert. today in the bay )s kari hall is tracking the storm hitting back to our microclimate weather alert for you this morning. "today in the bay's" kari hall is tracking that storm hitting the bay area right now. she's also sharing the expected impacts on twitter. for updates, you can follow her @karihallweather. developing for you right now, a rescue operation going on for a 2-year-old boy stuck in a narrow well in spain. that toddler got stuck on sunday. it's 350 feet deep and less than a foot wide. he fell while playing with a friend and his family is getting ready for lunch, they were doing that. spanish authorities have launched a massive operation to locate and rescue that boy.

about 100 rescuers including firefighters and police are working to get him out. 5:55 right now. women may soon have a new option when it comes to pirt control. researchers invented a patch that uses microneedles that dissolve into the skin delivering a hormone. it does need more testing but the university says it should only cost about $1 a dose. a unique medical program giving hope to pediatric cancer patients exploring ways to preserve their fertility in case they want families later in life. here is one mom. >> someday he's going to ask me, can i have kids or am i ready to do this or ready to take these steps and i can now look back and say i've done all i can to have that for you. >> reporter: to hopefully make that possible. >> nbc's kate snow has the full report in the 8:00 hour of the "today" show or look for it later on today.com. new video of a stranded hiker getting rescued on

oregon's mt. hood. look at this, a news chopper spotted him yesterday. he got lost in a whiteout and i can tell you that he is okay. the man told authorities that he was dressed for the weather, and had some food and water as well. several hours after being spotted, rescue crews were able to reach the hiker and guide him down the mountain. >> probably so happy to see that helicopter coming. verizon adding some free apple music to its pricier unlimited data plans. apple music normally costs $10 a month so the move could add millions of new users to the streaming service. the subscription will be added for new and existing verizon customers who have either the beyond unlimited or above unlimited plans. verizon first partnered with apple last year offering six free months of apple music for customers with post paid unlimited data plans. a former child tv actor has a new day job. >> you recognize him from "malcolm not middle" or "dancing with the stars." he's apparently running an olive

oil business in arizona. >> my fiance and i were looking for something to do together and happened to be this was available, the previous owner was moving on to another venture, we scooped it up and here we are. >> for customers, the star appeal isn't exactly drawing them in. >> actually, i didn't know much about frankie, but my kids did. >> we came in, he looks so familiar. are we sure this is really him, and sure enough, my husband looked it up and yep, it's frankie. >> you're probably ask why olive oil? he says his fiance converted him to the benefits to healthy diet, which included olive oil. >> very nice to see. 5:58 for you right now, and new video for you, paying tribute to san mateo's own tom brady. >> some kids in massachusetts made a portrait of the patriots star all out of legos. there's also a lego portrait showing coach bill belichick. this masterpiece was put together by second through fifth graders, each got a chance to

put a little lego block in. by the way, brady's team one win away from another super bowl appearance. right now at 6:00, very busy morning to get you caught up on. small quarterback in the east bay this morning, very early. where it happened, if you didn't feel it. breaking news for you, five people hospitalized after a fire in san francisco overnight, including a firefighter. right now, over 20 people out in the cold, where that investigation stands now. the rare move san jose leaders may take today to pay tsa workers during the government shutdown. and tracking rain. the bay area bracing for the biggest storm so far this season. we're watching the creeks and kari is updating her forecast. "today in the bay" continues right now. and a good morning to you on this wednesday. thanks for beginning your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia.

our stop story on this busy morning with a lot of breaking news. 3.4 earthquake shook up parts of the area near piedmont, this happened at 4:42. >> a lot of people feeling this stretching across the east bay down through the peninsula and parts of the south bay. so far, no reports of damage. >> and this was along the hayward fault this morning, right, kari? >> it was. it's been a while since we had any quakes along the hayward fault. we watched them very closely because the last major quake that we had on the hayward fault was back in 1800s. even with this weak one this morning jolted people out of bed, and we've only seen a few minor aftershocks in the later few minutes right after that happened, so overall, things are looking good, no major damage, but let us know what you felt and what you experienced, and we're also tracking this rain as it continues to move in, with some scattered light showers. it's starting to pick up as far as our winds and the coverage of the rain still mostly fus