plan. a good thursday morning to you. a microclimate weather report. a live look outside at palo alto. a few cars on the road. doppler working in full gear as you see that storm pass across the bay area on this thursday morning, 5:00 for you right now. good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. is it still moving out? >> it is. i ran into a few slick spots this morning. a live look in palo alto. you can see the light off puddles on 101. we will have rain chances and patchy fog. after that, mostly cloudy skies as temperatures warm up. you can see on storm ranger mobile doppler radar showing rain for the area starting to clear except for the south bay. i'll be tracking that for you as you head out the door. mike, the overnight rain is the

main story. >> it is the story. that's why i borrowed your radar. thank you, kari. it's mixed in with the over lay as i remove the radar. you still see green. damp roads around the bay until the sun comes up and dries things out. slicker roadways highway 17, watch puddling and ponding. a a little fog. no metering lights. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. our microclimate kormg continco continues. the storm that brought rain will be active through the commute. have your umbrella and rain coat. >> "today in the bay" kris sanchez joins us live from san jose with what you need to watch out for. kris. >> the good news, as kari said, the afternoon will be nice and

sunny but first you have to make it through the scattered rain that could make your commute a bit sloppy this morning. let's show you what we found as we were rolling around town this morning. this is video we got. here in san jose, ponding on the roadways and raindrops still falling. accumulation on south bay highways as we were out and about this morning as well. overnight the rain was pretty steady over at sfo. there was also pretty good rainfall in dublin in the east bay. no high winds or super cold temperatures for this storm as kari was saying. we know that will change with the next storm. i did post information about warming centers in san jose. if you want to help get the word out, you can find warming centers on my twitter feed and facebook page. just let me know how you're morning is going so far. kris san, "today in the bay." >> stay dry. >> you can track that rain the next time the storm is heading your way from nbc 11 bay area

app. this is a great tool. it's free. it's the nbc bay area app. 5:02. there's serious concerns about russians getting information from the investigation and using it on twitter. live on "today in the bay" tracie potts from washington. let's talk about how this happened. >> well, it happened after the mueller team indicted 13 russian nationals for using social media to try to influence our election. as part of that proceeding they had to turn over some of their information to the defense for those russians. some of it got mixed with misinformation and posted on twitter. that's now all coming out in court. the justice department is asking a federal judge to protect sensitive information in the russia investigation after a twitter account traced to russia boasted we've got access to the special counsel mueller's probe

database as we hacked russian server. you can view all the files mueller had by ira and russian collusion. enjoy the reading. the ira agency was one of 13 indicted for using social media to influence the election. >> they are using this to spread lies about the special counsel's office's investigation. >> not all evidence turned over to another defendant concord management. concord's owner has closed off ties to russian president vladimir putin. the company said they were never hacked but prosecutors revealed in court that at least one person has admitted stealing the documents. >> they do not want this investigation to proceed. when this investigation concludes and there is a report, it's going to be abundantly clear what the russians have done and who collaborated with the russians. >> we in congress need to make sure we're doing everything to ensure the credibility of the

mueller investigation. >> given the leak, mueller is now asking a federal court for permission not to share the most sensitive evidence with the defendants. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. 5:05 right now. just because the federal shutdown has ended does not mean all government workers and their families have fully recovered. police doing their part holding a grocery donation drive from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. the donations will go to a local food bank. the department originally organized the drive for coast guard members who are once again receiving their paychecks. new this morningimprovement the south bay will start. the measure will create a total of $6.3 billion in funding. nearly $2 billion will go towards san jose b.a.r.t. extension project. a large amount of money will go to cal tran improvements and

highway interchanges. 5:05. the solution for muni's shortage could come in the form of new housing. at least that's what some city officials are suggesting. pete suratos joining us from san francisco with details. pete, how does this all work in. >> good morning to you, marcus. this idea was brought up during sfmta event that took place yesterday. when you think about it, the cost of living in the area, let alone san francisco, this could be a good idea. it's far away from actually happening. got to hash the plan. let's talk about the muni operator shortage numbers. they aren't toof san francisco drivers. we're talking about a gap indic muni only has close to 1900 as an issue when it compares to the cost of living in san francisco as one of the main reasons for this operator shortage. of course there's that trickle

down effect definitely having an effect on service in the area. remember just this past month, actually a couple weeks ago, san francisco mayor london breed suggesting offering 300 layoff drivers with jobs as muni operators. that was a suggestion by the mayor. they did not explain what the next steps are but the muni operators union called the idea a tangible and feasible solution. live in san francisco, pete suratos, "today in the bay" nf all right, pete. i'm sure that's a great thing there. follow-up on a story we've been following here on "today in the bay." a judge is allowing the sale of two local hospitals and clinics to go forward. o'connor hospital in san jose and depaul health center had only one i had abouter. that was santa clara county. attorney general javier becerra tried to block the sale saying there should be assurance the

county won't cut any existing services. activists and employees protested the state's interference. and can you believe it, it is already the end of the month. that means happening today state water workers will be back in sierra measuring the winter snowpack. we got off to a so-so start when the first measure was taken and those levels at or below normal. since then there has been a lot of winter weather moving through hopefully adding to the state's water supply. a storm heading our way already prompting some cancellations. oakland's popular festival being canceled because of the heavy rain anticipated to be coming in. organizers say it won't be made up. you'll have to wait for march 1st for the first first friday. takes place on telegraph avenue. people enjoy it over in oakland. >> you don't want the art getting wet. here we are starting out with a round of rain that moved through this morning. we are starting to see it clearing out as you get ready to

head out the door. storm ranger showing that. as we go through the rest of the day we will see breaks in the clouds. mostly sunny skies. much of our microclimates going into the afternoon to evening hours but we are prepping for this next stronger storm that will be moving in with more widespread rain heading into late friday night into early saturday morning. so we will take a closer look at this and also talk about the tahoe report in just a few minutes, if you have plans. so far it looks pretty good, right? >> that's right, kari. it's calm as far as the weather goes but wet roadways. the rain doesn't dry out, there's no sunshine. a little pudg you see how light the flow is. contra costa county, north bay folks traveling southbound. a little fin some of your in the north bay. on the peninsula we had flooding around whipple off the roadway.

watch highway 17 and 101 as they have longer drives and still saw some rain most recently. back to you. >> thanks, mike. coming up here next on "today in the bay," it is rain here but we've been reporting all week. it's well below freezing in the midwest. up next, how much longer will millions of americans have to cope with those deadly conditions there. we're taking you live to green bay wisconsin to speak with meteorologists there. >> super bowl is just around the corner. amazon showing off a commercial where it shows you the mistakes its made. still ahead, florida known for its sinkholes. officials thought they found another one. this one wasn't made by nature. sinkhole.at 5:25, the intended that guy is reaching in. you're watching "today in the bay." what's better than having fast,

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right now at 5:13, it's time for the tahoe report. if you're heading to sierra today is the best day to travel. right now it changes to snow. at the base 114" of snow. we're going to see the snow continue. here is a look how much we may be measuring throughout the next several days. unrenumbers. kingva kingvale, 92" between saturday and tuesday. we'll talk more about what that means for bay area rain coming up in less than five minutes. >> what that means for bay area

getaway. tail rights. westbound, headlights in dublin moving smoothly. we are talking about wet roads. can you see it here. we'll point out other spots to be curious about. >> a very happy rainy thursday to you. amazon reports its profits today. facebook did the same yesterday, reported record profits despite its long string of stumbles. the fed says it's going slow if not stop interest rate hikes. dow crossed above 25,000. president trump in a tweet said, tremendous news. take a lo at this news from 13 months ago. dow crashes through 25,000, he tweeted on that one. there you go. when it comes to the dow, we are where we were a year ago. tesla said it made a profit the second quarter in a row but said its chief financial officer is leaving. the car company also says it's going to work harder tope repair shops and set parts aside

for repairs. the probl tesla cars as fast as they can, there aren't bumpers around for body shops to repair fender-benders. trump administration changing rules on visas making it easier for for new jersey with master's degree or better to get into and stay at the top of the u.s. they go to the top of the pile. silicon valley makes heavy use of h-1b. amazon profits also showing off their new super bowl ad for alexa. alexa is in devices like microwaves. amazon said not everything that tried to put alexa in worked out. >> ordering dog food. ordering dog food. >> you can bark all you any mor food. >> ordering gravy. ordering sausages. >> you better cancel that order. >> the alexa dog caller will not come any time soon. fun to see these ahead of time. i enjoy that. >> that's pretty cool.

>> harrison ford. >> until the second time i watched it. oh, oh. >> he'll always be indiana jones to me. >> happening now light rain through the bay area. we've been talking about it. in fact, we have a look at san francisco right now on the 53 degrees there. what a difference in chicago. the polar vortex everyone talking about spilling across the area bringing with it conditions colder than temperatures on the surface of mars. current temperature negative 20. the windchill factor there. not just midwest, northeast dealing with frigid conditions. 230 million americans with temperatures 32 or colder. seven have died from the cold weather. kari tracking the blast here. >> we are dealing withard to eve what a current temperature of 21 urnt temperature is 23 ike,

below 0. then when you factor in the windchill in chicago, it feels like it is 41 degrees below 0. it's really unimaginable. for many people in the bay area, we're going to head live to green bay, wisconsin to get more of a perspective on what that is like. gino out there in the cold. just tell us what it's like. >> reporter: kari, i'm a little jealous in san francisco, temperatures in the 50s. that's 70 degrees warmer than what it is right now in green bay. it looks like an arctic tundra. we're on the weather deck at our station. this is a towelt completely frozen. that is how cold it is here in the green bay area. now, to give you perspective, the temperatures that we're seeing right now, it is the

this cold. if you'r coldest temperature ever in green bay, it was in the negative 30s back in 1886. now, here is a thermometer we got showing just below minus 20. we've been between minus 20 and minus 30 around northeast wisconsin with windchills ranging from about minus 30 to minus 45. with these conditions, you could get frostbite in as little as 10 minutes. as you can see i'm bundled up head to toe. i've got the scarf. you can have people wearing ski goggles because of how gold el cold it is. it's actually not as windy, so the windchills are not as bad. >> we've both been in temperatures subzero. the coldest i've been in 22 below 0. what about u? as well below 0. i was living in duluth.

i thought i would be experiencing only the cold there. they almost consider it part of canada because it's so far north. but apparently the cold air decided to move down here into green bay, so i guess i have to move a little bit farther south. maybe florida should be my next job. >> thank you so much. try to get inside very quickly right now. we'll check back in with you later. all right. so as we bring it back here to the bay area, we've seen rain moving through. it's really humid but also much warmer than that. we are seeing patchy fog developing. looking at our visibility in naacp, we've seen visibility down to a half of a mile there. you do noticed to slow it down as the fog develops behind the wet weather we've seen. your morning commute leaving from antioch will start toemper storm ranger showing that rain into the low 60s. pushing away from the bay area. we do have several more storms that will be moving in. another one on friday. another one right behind that on sunday. so we're seeing these storms lining up in the pacific. then as we time it out for today, your day is looking nice.

you want to get outside, enjoy it. tomorrow we'll start to see the next round of rain moving in. mostly late morning into the afternoon. we'll see it getting heavier friday night into saturday morning. it could bring us decent rainfall totals. mike, you're taking us to the south bay. >> start with the live picture we have. we had the most recent rain. here is san jose. water on the lens and kicking up behind the cars as well traveling northbound. we see a little build for the traffic volume we exptre. south there highway 17 and 101 out of south county. there may be make puddling and ponding but nothing major. we're also looking at a little fog developing for north bay, the orange on the index. there is a crash west-of-80. we don't see any disturbance with this flow here. the back-up starting. >> thanks, mike. >> 5:20, coming up next, a bay area native killed while flying a medical helicopter in ohio.

we're going to take a look back at her heroic life which was really spent serving others. plus, is it a sinkhole or tunnel? we'll tell you why authorities say this hole found in the middle of the road isn't a natural phenomenon. we )re learn

rosa woman was killed in a helicopter crash. the medical transport flight went down tuesday night in southeast ohio -- killing all three crew members on board. a native santa rosa woman killed in a helicopter crash. the medical helicopter went down tuesday night in southeast ohio killing all three crew members on board. according to the press democrat, jennifer was the pilot. topper's mother who still lives in santa rosa said her daughter was a hero and she was proud of her work. two other flight nurses on board were also killed. they were going to pick up a patient when the chopper crashed. the cause remains under investigation. happening today teachers in denver return to the bargaining table to try to hammer out a new

deal. they voted last week to strike but a walkout is on hold. that's because the district is asking the state to get involved. it's also possible colorado's governor will intervene. oakland teachers meanwhile are holding a strike vote this week. they posted a photo offal ballot teachers can cast through tomorrow. listen to this one. drivers on pembroke pines street first believed a sinkhole was forming. it turned out to be a 2-foot wide tunnel that led to a nearby bank. they found a generator inside, power cords, a wagon and other tools. investigators not certain it was a criminal plot. whoever did digging had not made it to the bank. so far their identity has not been unearthed. skater alysa liu can probably melt that ice she skates on. >> new on friday, if you haven't heard, she won the u.s. figure

skating championship in troilt. she became the first u.s. skater to pull off a triple axel. did we mention, she's just 13 years old making her the youngest u.s. champion ever. she'll be at her home rink, oakland ice center talking about her incredible feat. new video of a grand entrance that may even make james bond a little jealous. we should tell you do not try this at home. scottish bmx driver drops on top of a ramp atop the dubai hotel. then another 30 foot drop and jumped to a red carpet. that's where he rolls up to the hotel entrance there. kyle said he jumped as soon as he was unharnessed because he didn't want his balance thrown off there. three words for him. best check in ever. >> lucky he made it.

>> new this morning, you know the david bowie song "ziggy played guitar." o an ultimate tribute to the hero at the paris auto show. it's a concept car ziggy stardust certainly would have been comfy riding. the car took three years to create starting right about the time he died in 2016. the designer calls it a fulfillment of the dream. any bowie fan would agree he's really made the grade. >> yes. 5:36 right now. coming up top stories we're following thursday morning including more problems for pg&e. now officials are talking about reshaping the utility by breaking it up. what does that men for yoan fore rate payer coming up? >> have you looked outside? how long is the latest storm going to stick around? what's headed our way?

>> mike inouye checking the wet roads for us. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. take a look at all those cars right there. a check of your weather and traffic coming up in just a bit. you're watching "today in the bay." reynold's kitchens™ has eliminated plastic wrap

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morning. rain coming down for the end of nuary. we've issued a microclimate weather alert for this thursday morning. rain coming down for the end of the month of january. taking a live look outside. beautiful, though. illuminated there in san jose. you see storm ranger doppler radar tracking heavy rain moving through the bay area. be careful on the morning commute. good morning, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we want to give you a of

fargo. beautiful scenery. get this, temperature there negative 20. if that's not cold enough, guess what it feels like? >> 55 below. >> you're right. she's smart. meteorologist kari hall tracking the weather. kari, nothing like that but dealing with wet stuff. >> we start out with 50s across the bay area, you can see in san jose, highway 101, a little slick as people get up and on the roads. weheading to sunny vail. rain ces clouds. heading into the low 60s. the rain w continuing to move away from the bay area. we see much improved conditions for the rt othe mike, taking us to the bay bridge. >> the back-up formally on schedule.

all around the bay, a pretty typical schedule, starting to see more slowing and build up on the berkeley curve. out of the maze folks line up and stack up to the toll bridge plaza. keeps a span across westbound moving smoothly. we see over here in north bay, orange, some fog a little bit here there for highway 37. blue, puddling and ponding north of antioch bridge. at the very least through contra costa county, that range traveled out of silicon valley through the regarded. kari continues to track those changes. back to you. >> thanks, mike. a federal judge has a blunt message for pg&e electric one day after utility officially filed for bankruptcy. "today in the bay's" bob redell outs o in fremont.udge have to say? >> gunlg, the basices pg&ees get your act together. the judge out of san francisco

is overseeing pg&e's probation in the deadly pipeline explosion case, back in 2010 in san bruno which killed eight people, destroyed homes. the judge ruled pg&e violated their probation in the case. he also hammered the utility over efforts to prevent future fires. fire victims and the attorneys say the judge's comments are a step in the right direction. >> it's been ten years when people have been burned onto death in their homes, lost their homes. it's time for the actions of pg&e to match its words. judge al sop also wants pg&e to trim its trees near the network of power lines or cut the power if they can't do. that's a requirement he's pushing for. the company says it doesn't have the manpower or financial esources to do so. rescind the order.

the regulator said it would tak every utility pole in the state. might not work. might have to use drones instead. pg&e is claiming bankruptcy because it can't afford liabilities in the possible role in the deadly fires in butte county. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> a lot to think about. happening today a show of unity for oakland workers ahead of what could be crucial contract talks. >> let them know we mean business. >> the union representing city workers posted this video calling for a noon rally on the. the union is ready to kick new round of contract bargains. you may the agreement last time included bumped in the road. in 2017 workers went on a week long strike before they reached a new deal. >> 5:33, new this morning, h-1b

lottery is changing to favor those with college degrees. the visa for specialized knowledge requires a bachelors degree or higher. this will give tech companies an edge in bringing highly skilled workers to silicon valley. the rule will take effect in april. a story we're covering on "today in the bay," the president of the hotel in palo alto warned about a lease law by the city manager as they face eviction deadline today. a chicago real estate fund purchased it last summer. the new owners want to turn the building back into a hotel. they did consider extending the movout date but instead the owners requested it be empty by the end of the month, which is today. palo alto is warning by law the tenants must be offered a one-year lease agreement. some south bay drivers looking to fill up with flex fuel or diesel ended up with some pretty hefty repair bills after a trip to a san jose gas

station. it was a case of bad gas. "today in the bay" kris sanchez joins us live from san jose with what went wrong. big problem, kris. >> reporter: whatever it was it appears to be isolated to that propel pump behind me. the rest of the shell station appears to be unaffected. it happened saturday as 25 drivers pulled into the station to get that propel fuels and drove off to find their cars weren't right. a mechanic across the street told us the gas had a blue tint instead of being perfectly clear. what was was in that propel fuel damaged the tanks and fuel injectors. this is off highway 87 in san jo jose. >> it's the first i hear there's been issues. i'll be a little bit watchful for a while. >> fixings my car out of the

blue would be terrible. >> we reached out and a rep told us they shut down this pump while they figured out what went wrong and they are paying for repairs and rental cars for drivers affected. they shut down all of the propel pumps so they could figure out if there was a problem not just here but at some of their other pumps. they haven't found anything at this pump. right now it appears whatever trouble it was was at this one here. you can see the plastic bags covering the pumps so no one can use them until they get to the bottom of it. in san jose, kris san, "today in the bay." >> thanks, guys. plan ahead before you take your tourist friends to see the crooked street in san francisco. theomba is moving forward. people who live near lombard street say the crowds and traffic are out o planners agre. it was standing room only yesterday. people who live on the street

say the traffic is not just inconvenient, it's not safe. >> it's not just dangerous for the cable cars. first responders can't get to anybody on hyde. >> i'm supportive of the fee if it somehow limits the traffic. i'm support of anything that limits the traffic. >> the san francisco county transportation authorities proposing visitors pay $5 or $10 for a reservation. enforcement would be automated or conducted by staff at the top of the street. all paid for by that fee. a fine tuned proposal will be presented in the coming months to the board of supervisors. over here we're straightening this out. we have a delay reported for ace train, the train is on the move again. there was another train on the tracks. of course you can't pass on train tracks so they had to wait. train number one getting to its final destination. we have b.a.r.t., ferry dels ano

delays period for those systems. a smooth drive, sensors blend in with green highlighting damp, wet roadways in many parts. patches where we see the blue, where you see puddling, in livermore and north bay. rio vista looking at fog. no major concerns from chp. we do have slick roadways. of course the sun isn't up. they are at least damp. be careful. >> let's see if the sun really will get a chance to dry things out. will it be that warm? >> ill reaching into the 60s. a quick moving system and now it's starting to clear out. there's more coming in the next couple of days. that's going to change-up our weathern friday and then there's another one behind it on sunday. t's going to be a pretty soggy weekend. only a few breaks in betweethink heading into saturday evening, sunday morning. meantime it's going to be raining pretty much all throughout the weekend off and on and especially on sunday as

the next storm moves in, highs in the mid-50s. if you are planning to go to the chinese new year's street fair in san francisco, this is all week long. it is going to be soggy. if it's still happening you do need raingear, ponchos, temperatures only reaching 50 degrees. heading out of town, lake shasta, it's going to be warm. too warm to start out with, especially on friday and saturday but then on sunday we'll start to see the changeover to snow up around those areas. half moon bay not a good weekend for the beach as we're going to see high waves and some wind continuing weekend. we'll talk about what's going on today as you make plans for work in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. new details on how i.c.e. to protesters lot this morning about his wall. we'll take a look at what he's

saying coming up. and when it comes to predicting the next super bowl champ, zoo animals are all over it, except this turtle in san francisco zoo, had a tough time. we'll break down his slow moving journey and which team he finally picked. >> who picks a turtle to do that? >> i don't know. we're back. it's 5:40 right now. you're watching "today in the bay."

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. right now at 5:43, waking up and heading out to soggy conditions p. at least the rain stopped falling. a look at 101 in palo alto. as you head out, still some slight rain chances throughout the morning. overall the trend will be for things to clear out and also warm up, as we also look at our visibility. pretty low in spots. we'll get ak storm ranger coming up in less than five minutes. >> no need to rush even though we have lighter traffic we do have slick roads. so be careful. a smooth under 20-minute drive, the back-up at the bay bridge toll plaza. a pleasant drive out of the altamont and interchange with no problems at the tri-valley. new this morning nate is settling with california over a recent privacy breach. the health care company will pay $935 thought state. this comes after one of aetna's

vent ors sent l vendors sent letters. it was revealed they were taking hiv medicines. it has helped ensure another breach ever happens again. a manson follower, a panel recommended parole for leslie van houten. she's now 69 years old. she was 19 years old when she was arrested in the charles manson murders. twice before a panel has recommen s be pedimes new governor gavin newsom. new details on what must be a difficult condition all ou facility, up to 30 detainees are on a hunger strike. they are refusing to eat to protest the conditions of their confinalment. the i.c.e. source says that strike has been going on a month and agents are force feeding some of those protesters. i.c.e. also says four detainees in four other locations are refusing food, including one in

san francisco. a bay area restaurant banning anything wearing a make america great baseball cap from its best. in san mateo, he took to twitter to talk about the issue. he wrote, "it hasn't happened yet. but if you come to my restaurant wearing a maga cap, you aren't getting served, same as if you come in wearing a swastika, white hood or any other symbol of hate. the post has likes and 200 retweets. other restaurants have made similar bans. this morning the president is saying the wall is under construction. >> scott mcgrew, it's not. >> no new wall, laura. we're not constructing the wall president trump had in mind and have not set aside money to do that. that after all was the whole fight that shut down the government. pieces of the existing wall are being repaired. nonetheless the president tweeting this morning, "with murders up 33% in mexico, a

record, why wouldn't any sane person want to build a wall. construction has started and will not stop until it's finished. he tweeted let's just call them walls electric now on and stop playing political games. a wall is a wall. this image tweeted out by the white house in early january. president trump has in the past tried calling the wall different things in an attempt, perhaps, to make it more palatable for democrats, but it didn't work, so we're back to wall. republicans and democrats meeting again to talk about immigration and the wall, trying to work out a deal before the government shuts back eachdoide statement and then they left for the day. expect the state of the union to ncenate on immigration. president trump says he'll invite americans who are victims of violent immigrants. democrats say ty undocumented immigrantslf courses. now that we have the closure

ended, they are working on whatted it. they are making election day a holiday so people would have time to vote. mitch mcconnell said that's a power grab. they say if you give americans tuesday off they might take monday off and not vote at all. one of the biggest critics might come to netflix. the makers of a documentary about alexandria ocasio-cortez called knock down the house. the president trump tweeting about china this morning. we'll talk more about that when we talk more about 30 minutes. >> sounds good. thanks, scott. 5:47. new video shows a ram at the san francisco zoo making sic patriots. this sunday rams take on might not come as a surprise, picking his own, rams to win it's a much different outcome when the tortoise was tapped with choosing which team will come out on top. take a look. they set up a couple of plates of food for him to pick from. a play by play.

at one point he doesn't even go to the treats heading in the opposite direction far away from the end zone. i don't know how much time we have for this story. after walking around, the tortoise takes a moment to stop. he munched on just some regular grass. it seemed like all bets were off at that point. finally he head to the food making a final touchdown for the patriots to win.rascaly rabbit. >> we should do a slowplay. >> we'll catch up with you tomorrow. >> how long are we on the air? >> a long time. i love that. so some of us will be watching the game. >> she's still protesting because of the saints. she's heading to the mall. >> said there's no such thing of a game. >> i don't know what's happening this weekend, except for the rain. that's what i'll be talking about.

we are going to see some of those showers moving through off and on over the next several days. we have a round that moved through. things are wet. it's foggy in the north bay where there may be cars in front of you picking up water as you head down 101 in san rafael. here is a look at storm ranger, mobile radar showing that for the most part. all walking out the door to improved weather as we see that system moving off to the south and east moving to the bay area. as you see a wider view of that, you can see the storm moving in kind ofat will really help stee. the problem was it was kind of wobbling and not moving that fast. as we go into the rest of the day once again, decreasing. so if you're on your way out the door heading to the dublin b.a.r.t. station, may be feeling sprinkles now. roads are wet. as we go throughout the rest of the day, look at peeks of sunshine. this is hour by hour. we see some breaks in the clouds and humid conditions as our

temperatures head into the low 60s. by later on tonight skies will clear but that may also set the stage for some fog to redevelop once again. as we see the next storm system moving in, some spotty showers to start the day. as we go into the afternoon to evening hours, that rain is pretty much covering all of the bay area and continues to get heavier as we go into saturday morning, off and on throughout the day on saturday. nly a brief break as we go into few days. the possibility of getting about lot of rain here over the next 1 to 2" of rain, that's just between now and saturday. some of the models go out t and more. so our temperatures are cooling off as much colder air moves into the bay area. not only will be it be wet but chilly as well. we're looking at morning temperatures in the upper 30s. i'll have more on that. mike, a few minor reports on the roads. >> i was watching thursday flashing there. saturday looks like lightning

there. that's good stuff, activity there. over here looking at good stuff for the drive. pleasant green sensors, most of the bay sees that. scattered flooding reports in san francisco, even though there's no active rain impacting your commute. more folks on the road, we'll hear about more things. we'll hear about minor mudslides and rocks on the roadways and trees. so far nothing like that. it was not that type of storm. we're looking at northbound 17, hamilton, past an kpimt. a crash was o .ensors may be sorting out, be careful. as you travel north to hamilton and 280 interchange, that's a smooth drive. the rest of shows a regar 87 and 101, your usual suspects to show first the maps, that's where damp roadways will be. that's all over the bay. a little fog registers for north bay, behind me rio vista. you may find those on the outside lanes. be careful.

stay to the middle. dryer lanes all morning. a puddle here. we're at the toll plaza where there's a little lower pavement there. back to you guys. >> thanks, mike. happening now, some possible closure in the search for a missing soccer star. emiliano sala had just been signed by premier club cardiff and was heading from france to wales. his plane disappeared over the channel. now investigators say two seat cushions have found, whichhey t have likely come from the crashed plane. right after the break, exclusive details about where the oakland raiders may play next season. first new concerns for parents. the expanded recall dealing with fa young daughter is on camera firing a the quest (mom vo) it's easy to shrink

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bay, wisconsin on current frozen conditions there. new this morning an infant ibuprofen recall we've told you about before. this morning the recall is expanding. take a look at this one. the medication sold at search retailers. may have a higher atan be. walmart and family dollar brands were impacted. now the company is adding three more lots to the recall list impacting more products manufactured for cvs and walmart. i've already tweeted out acebook as well., posted it to for for me. laura garcia nbc. switching gears. a famous singer's husband prompted questions about how young should you let your children use a gun.

>> can i go? >> when you're ready. >> is the safety on? >> it's off. >> in the video you see there the 7-year-old fires a arrival. hart says he thinks knowledge is important writing in his post he's raising his kids to know how to handle, shoot and store guns. reaction to that video has been mixed. raiders future for you thie only on nbc bay area. it may be the 2019 home profit the announcement could come on tuesday. yesterday nfl commissioner roger goodell say the raiders want to play in the bay area this season before moving to vegas in 2020. >> it's unfortunate litigation was filed prior to their final season in oakland. but that's the reality. that was filed by the city. i'm hopeful they will get a resolution soon. as far as timing, the key thing

on the timing is our schedule. we need to make a schedule, obviously, for the 2019 season. the sooner the better for us. >> goodell ruled out the possibility of the team playing in san diego. >> i'm happy about this next story. new for you this morning, music subscribers are about to get a free perk on american airlines. starting friday you with wi-fi. american is the first commercial airliner to provide music inflilt wi-fi. in an act of corporate synergy, passengers who don't have a subscription can sign up for a free three-month trial. three new flavors of peanut m&ms on the way to store shelves. >> they all represent different countries, thai coconut, english toffee and mexican jalapeno. fans can vote for their favorite

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drivers. "today in the bay" continues right now. joining us. i )m laura garcia. a good friday morning to you. >> friday? it's only thursday. >> friday eve. >> oh, man. >> friday eve. is that better. >> we're not going to be here tomorrow, it's saturday. >> thanks so much for joining us on this thursday. i'm marcus washington. >> reality setting arci as well. it's a rainy thursday morning. >> you had people's heart pounding this morning first thing and then they were like, oh, wait. and it's wet outside. at least we are seeing weather