i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we want to talk about the rain moving into the area. >> late morning into early afternoon for the bay area, so you have a little while longer to prepare, securing garbage cans or lawn furniture and because the winds will be gusting up and clearing the storm drains because we will have some heavy rain at times. storm ranger tracking it all for us, giving us a clean sweep for now showing dry conditions as we go through 9:00 to 10:00, we'll see light rain arriving, into the afternoon, heavier with gusty winds picking up especially later on this evening. i'll tell you more what to expect as we head into the weekend coming up. mike, now you have a crash in the east bay. >> this is in richmond. disabled vehicle east bay 80, folks getting off at el portal are trying to get a better route

but there really is not one. this is toward the carquinez bridge, hilltop mall there as a reference for you. the rest of the commute shows a little bit of slowing westbound because of that distraction and aside from that, and the bay bridge toll plaza, we don't really have any other problems around the bay. great stuff. the earlier crash on highway 17 cleared. >> thanks, mike. back to the incoming storm, it is already canceling events like oakland's first friday tonight and a lot of that rain and high winds there in the forecast for today, and the weekend. "today in the bay's" roz plater is live in san jose for us and roz, what are the steps people can take? the rain is coming, the wind is coming. what with we do to prepare and keep everything around us safe? >> looks like roz is having a problem. >> reporter: marcus, i'm in the willow glen neighborhood. folks already started doing some of the prep work they need to do, especially if you have any big trees here with loose branches, you need to make sure

any of those are down so they don't come down on your house or on your car. the wind will be be strong during the storm. look for lawn furniture, some of the garbage cans, make sure those are batonned down so they don't get whipped around by the wind. you're also going to want to do some cleaning way of the leaves and the twigs and debris from your gutters and from storm drains anywhere around your house. the other thing is the rain. so if you're driving when the rain starts into the weekend you want to make sure you you are not driving through standing water. that is a huge problem and can be dangerous. if you have things to do around your house, you have a couple of hours or so until the afternoon, so get busy on all of that. the leaves and twigs and debris get it away from your house as well as any branches that might

come down. lots of work to do for some folks, maybe not in this neighborhood but lots of other folks and you have a little bit of time to get that done. >> all right, a lot going on there. thank you so much, roz. this is a great time for to you download our free nbc bay area app, gives you the breaking weather alerts, straight to your phone. track the weather right in your neighborhood. just download it, it' it's @nbcbayarea. president trump is calling his bipartisan talks to reach a deal on border security a "waste of time." >> blayne alexander is live in washington for us. the president is speaking out about his intelligence chiefs. >> marcus and laura, a lot to cover in this wide-ranging interview he did overnight with the "new york times." first let's talk about the border situation. congress has a bipartisan committee working to find some sort of compromise when it comes to border security but if they cannot reach a deal within two weeks, then we could be headed

toward another shutdown. this morning president trump further digging in on his demand for a border wall telling the "new york times" overnight a bipartisan committee is a waste of time. >> if you don't have a wall, they're all wasting their time. it's just politics. >> there's not going to be any wall money in the legislation. >> reporter: democrats offering billions of dollars for border enhancements but no wall but the president telling "the times" he will likely bypass congress all together and declare a national emergency to get money to build the wall. >> i've set the table. i've set the stage for doing what i'm going to do. >> reporter: and he is standing his ground on a different front, insisting his intelligence chiefs did not contradict him during their capitol hill testimony this week, rather -- >> they said that they were totally misquoted and it was taken out of context. >> reporter: but during a stunning hearing, leaders of the nation's intelligence agencies breaking from the president in their assessment of everything from russia to north korea to isis. >> we have won against isis.

>> reporter: not so, says cia director gina haspel. >> they still command thousands of fighters in iraq and syria. >> reporter: missing from their romp, any mention of a threat at the southern border. and president trump insists that that omission does not undermine his push for the border wall. guys, back to you. >> blayne alexander reporting for us in washington, thank you. 6:05 right now. new this morning, the recent federal shutdown reportedly slowed the faa's investigation of a near miss involving two small planes over oakland. "new york times" reports two single engine planes nearly collided midair on martin luther king day, coming within just 200 feet of each other. one pilot says he quickly descended to avoid crashing. the other pilot reported the incident and told the investigation would be slower because of the furloughs. new details, three people still remain unaccounted for, following the deadly camp fire in butte county. it's the most deadly and destructive wildfire in state

history. fast moving flames destroyed almost 14,000 homes in november. 86 people were killed. much of the city of paradise was destroyed, but there are signs of recovery. for the first time on monday, all town services will resume at town hall. new this morning, if you plan to load up your clipper card at walgreens today, you may need to come up with a plan "b" because a glitch has knocked walgreens clipper card system offline. "the examiner" reports someone in the corporate arm mistakenly deleted the clipper vendor number. a short time ago we called one of the busiest walgreens in san francisco and they tell us the problem has not been fixed but did not know if it may be fixed later today. you can reload online or at any clipper card ticket machine. an iconic san francisco building changing hands. "the chronicle" reports macy's sold the i. magnin building. it was purchased for $250

million. for more than 20 years macy's combined its own space with the i. magnin space. it has no plans to build its department store in sand hill. i think it's safe to say it's been a bountiful january weather wise and it's really providing a big boost in california's water supply. the snowpack was measured and turns out we're leaving the month right about where it should be. water levels are nearly 100% of normal. maybe best of all, we're starting february on a wet note with a new round of wet weather coming in today. here's a live look at interstate 80 in the sierra, soda springs. this is near that area. drivers headed to tahoe for the weekend may be challenged by difficult conditions. kari is looking closer at that weekend snow warning for us. we are talking about a lot of snow in the area? >> the winter storm warning goes up at 4:00, so by then, you won't be able to get to the sierra, as we could have some

blizza blizzard-like conditions there. here at home we get ready for rain but we have several more hours to get you out the door for work. if you're headed out to the pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station it will turn mostly cloudy and our temperature also still be mild ahead of this rain. storm ranger showing there's not a drop coming from the clouds right now. as we go into late morning and early afternoon, we'll start to see the rain coming in, starting out with some light showers by early afternoon and getting heavier and more intense as we go into about 3:00 to 4:00, and then it continues to pour as we go into tonight, with some rounds of some heavy rain continuing through early tomorrow morning. we'll still be tracking some rain tomorrow, sunday even into monday, so more on that coming up in a few minutes. mike, you're just picking out one spot. >> that's right, that's the only major crash we have, and by major, i mean it affects a number of lanes, no major injuries. that's the headline. south bay up the peninsula and east bay, tri-valley no, major problems. nice speeds there for contra

costa county. eastbound 80 toward the carquinez bridge, things really jam up at hilltop drive. still sounds like we only have the fast lane open counter commute, the crash say distraction for the westbound commute direction and the bay bridge metering lights. guys, back to you. >> thank you, mike. everyone looks for ways to make trips to the dmv easier. next and all new for you, one lawmaker, new push to take away one option you have related to the dmv appointments there. all fridays are great but jobs friday is my great because i get to use lots of number, in business and tech coming up. >> i thought it was payday friday. a big first for disneyland, at 6:25, the new addition that has the lgbt community cheering. maybe a little dancing, too. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 6:12, it's time for your tahoe report. if you're going to the sierra, you're going to have a tough time getting there, if you're not leaving within the next couple of hours. a lot of snow moving in throughout the weekend, and at the base, we have 114 inches of snow. 36 lifts and 193 runs, look at how much snow we could see over the next several days, the potential of three to six feet, and blizzard-like conditions starting at 4:00 this afternoon. we'll talk about the bay area rain that's ahead of that, coming up in less than five minutes. kari, talking about a crash

i have an alternate i'll point out once again. things are jamming up getting away from the bay bridge in toward the carquinez bridge this morning. a very happy friday to you. the dow will start this morning at just under 25,000, after its biggest growth in the month of january in decades. though keep in mind, with all the losses over the previous month, we're only back to where we were this time last year. now, intel has a new boss this morning, same as the old boss. interim ceo bob swan is appointed the full-time ceo. there have been a lot of reports swan didn't want the job but it's his now. the labor department says 304,000 new jobs were added to the economy in the month of january. unemployment ticks up to 4%. as i always tell you, ignore the small moves in the unemployment rate. the numbers don't reflect the federal workers who stayed home last month. they weren't unemployed.

they were just unpaid. the hidden news. the labor department revised previous months numbers lower. last month i called those numbers and i quote, bonkers good. well, it turns out economists now say they were not. leah van bidder is president of ava sciences in san francisco. she's from switzerland, went to school in canada and had an internship in germany before going back to school in france, then to china, finishing her masters degree in indiana. from indiana, she went to india, where she started, of course, a chocolate factory. >> i'm swiss, so you have to live up to the cliche a little bit. >> okay, second part follow-up question. india. >> and i went to backpack in india when i was 18 and decided it's a wonderful place so i brought chocolate and india together and started a chocolate company in india. >> of course she did.

ava is a bracelet that tracks a woman's cycle so she and her partner know when conditions are optimal for pregnancy. we'll talk about all of that, about the device and then just her -- >> chocolate? >> chocolate and she's 28 years old, and she's lived in seven countries? >> wow. >> opened up a chocolate factory. on "press:here" this sunday morning after "meet the press" we'll talk about it at 9:00 a.m. what an interesting person. >> i like that. scott, thanks. >> you bet. new this morning, selling your dmv appointment may soon be against the law. "today in the bay's" kira klapper joins us now a new proposal on the table. kira? >> hey, laura, good morning to you. selling dmv appointments has become a common practice pa a parentally because of the long lines we see at the dmv offices across the state. now two lawmakers want to put an end to that practice. right now it is completely legal to sell a service like the one offered by yogov.org. it's a bay area based private

company that promises to get you an opportunity with the dmv within three to four weeks instead of seven to eight weeks like you see on the dmv's website but you have to pay them, of course $25. a new bill introduced this week would make it illegal for anyone trying to sell a dmv appointment. the law would apply to people and businesses. here's what would happen if it's passed. those caught selling or offering to sell appointments would be charged with a misdemeanor, and they would face a fine of up to $2,500. the money would get deposited into the state transportation fund, so that would at least help the state as "today in the bay" has been reporting, many people have complained about the long wait times of the dmv. the dmv blamed the long wait times on the transition to the federal real i.d. program. the agency says it needs more money to handle the number of appointments and requests, so hopefully if the money comes from those fines and goes to the dmv, hopefully that will help. meanwhile our new governor, gavin newsom, is calling for

changes to the dmv. he's calling it chronically mismanaged and pushing a task force to address the issues. so a lot going on. hopefully that will help the dmv. >> it's been building a lot of task force at different departments. >> the dmv as we all have discussed could use some help. this guy over here with his real i.d. already has it. >> i went on new year's eve. >> which is not a popular time. >> right, i figured everyone is getting ready for the festivities. i was in and out. >> b35. >> i'm impressed, or he was like a1. >> i don't know. i've never had that one. i'm not that lucky. >> 36. >> good for you, marcus. we're all jealous. we have until 2020 to get a real i.d. >> thanks a lot, kira. a lot of people are waiting in line at the dmv now, but come this weekend they have to have the umbrellas handy. >> it's wet this weekend, not the best time for waiting in lines. if you get out there early you're looking good. later on today, this is when the storm factors and risks go up as

we start to see heavy rainfall moving in. we're looking at the possibility of one to two inches of rain today. mostly later tonight. so we will have a flash flood watch that goes into effect this evening. also, a high wind watch with some of our wind speeds in some of the hills reaching 60 miles per hour. the risk today of thunder is low, but that goes up tomorrow, and the surf is low, but the waves will also come up, as we go into tomorrow as well. the storm is approaching right now. we do not have any rain for interior parts of the bay area but we have a couple of storms that are on the way in between still, we'll have some wet weather as we could start to see some scattered showers and thunderstorms. looking at today, by 9:30, we're seeing some light showers starting to make its way into the bay area, becoming more widespread, with some light rain initially, but it will get heavier as we go throughout the day and even some pockets of some really heavy rain later on tonight, we're at the time line of 9:30 tonight, and we are seeing waves of heavy rain moving in, some gusty winds and

that continues into early tomorrow morning. it does become more scattered tomorrow, but there still will be the chance of a thunderstorm or two, as a cold front sweeps through, and we still keep those rain chances in the forecast throughout the day on sunday. so during this time, we're looking at a lot of heavy rain in parts of the bay area, with the coastal areas and some of our hills measuring over four inches of rain over the next couple of days, aenwe talknd we about the potential of thunderstorms. if you're joining me tomorrow for the bridge library grand opening, that's happening in san jose, we're looking for events to do inside. so you can meet some black authors, come and meet me as well, and of course we'll try to hold that rain off. find out more about this event on social media, i' i'm @karihallweather and post more updates on the weather. mike is still posting updates on the crash. >> eastbound 80 counter commute toward the carquinez bridge is jammed up but the traffic sensors showing cars ellen is

portal and eastbound 80 are starting to move better. i think chp has done their work, they're waiting to give us the final update. i think we have more lanes opened eastbound 80 at hilltop. the alternate el portal through san pablo avenue and toward hilltop drive. i'll say you don't have to take it because the alternate takes longer than staying on the freeway for the short section. a smoother drive for the rest of the bay. the bay bridgeeay bridge meteri are line. san mateo and dumbarton bridges, typical friday with a lighter volume of traffic and later build. the backup at the bay bridge even that shows a lighter build because the left lanes are still open but fast track is packed. back to you. >> thanks, mike. next and all new this morning, word of warning before you answer your phone. the scam that makes you think the police are calling. and at 6:30, the touching tribute to a pregnant lyft driver stabbed to death. we help you get your money back but it's not always about the benjamins.

i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, "nbc bay area responds," next. . and you may have noticed we are all wearing red because it is national wear red day. "today in the bay" team participating, it's helping to bring awareness of heart disease in women. so when you are walking out the door, maybe choosing something to wear, maybe grab some red. art

dispatch ) scammer calls. welcome back everyone. it is 6:23. this morning, oakland police are issuing an alert about dispatch scammer calls, comes in the wake of a recent outage for a commonly used non-emergency number. according to a tweet from the department, some people have received calls that appear to be from that number. it actually had an outage two weeks ago for several hours. police say the caller claims to be a dispatcher, and asked for money. the caller threatens you if you don't pay the u.s. marshals, they will arrest you. it's not true. don't fall for it. a big warning from oakland police this morning. nbc bay area responds to all kinds of disputes. >> consumer investigator chris chmura says we never know what to expect when they open that inbox. >> good morning. it's an unpredictable potpourri. we have cell phone billing hassles, lousy appliances, shady car complaints but less common

ones like the utility workers who painted an orange stripe on an oakland homeowner's artificial grass. he wanted it repainted green, and we got it done. the san jose shopper who took part in a survey about a store that says she never got paid for her opinions. our team got her a $75 check. and the man who told us his relaxing cruise vacation started off great, with the cabin near the pool, yeah, great until the deck scrubbing and power washing started daily at 4:30 in the morning. we helped him get an iou from the cruise line for 500 bucks to take another cruise. maybe we can help steer your dispute toward a successful resolution. tell us about it at nbcbayarea.com/responds or call us, 888-996-tips. as the plarkts open watch shares of amazon. the company is reporting record profits and sales from the holiday season. also a big lift from its cloud business, amazon web services. however, sales at amazon stores

and whole foods locations are down. the company recently opened two amazon go stores in san francisco. it actually has plans to open more across the country in the coming months. new for you this morning, magical pride, disneyland paris is set to host an official pride event in june, it will become the first disney themed park to ever hold an lgbtq event. the event magical pride first started in 2014 as an unofficial event at the european park but starting this year, the annual celebration has been taken over by the walt disney company. 6:26 right now. still ahead and all new this morning, not just cars, the new information you'll notice in your uber app. the push to include public transit and what you might be able to buy. but first, attempted rape near a contra costa county b.a.r.t. station. the scary attack that started on the train. also, a big day ahead for one east bay school district. ted ththe planned student walko.

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storm ranger. we are preparing for a big storm heading to the right now at 6:30, let's take a live look at radar, powered by nbc bay area storm ranger. we're preparing for a big storm heading to the bay area. looks like a rough shore right now. good morning, thanks for joining us. it's friday morning, the 1st day of february. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. a powerful storm will slam the

bay area in a few hours. "today in the bay's" kari hall has been monitoring the system for us. kari, that rain will come in sometime today, right? >> it will be later on this morning into the afternoon. storm ranger on mobile doppler radar we have it parked on san bruno mountain right now, standing around the bay area. you are all clear to head out the door for now. make sure you're prepared for the high wind and the rain that's on the way. a high wind watch will go into effect by 3:00 this afternoon for all of the bay area, and for the bay area valleys. we could see our winds up to 40 miles per hour, gusts for the hills up to 60 miles per hour. also a flash flood watch for tonight, once the heavier rain gets here. we're looking at anywhere from one to over four inches of rain in the hills. so i'll have more details on the timing of that coming up in a few minutes. mike, you're seeing some improvement in parts of the east bay. >> that's right, we can only say that pretty much on a friday at 6:30 in the morning. we have the build around the bay. we have the toll plaza, which doesn't look like it's improved. in fact, there's more backup here but the reason is because folks are now more smoothly traveling down the east shore

freeway. westbound 80 there's slowing still through richmond or hilltop drive. the earlier crash looks like it's completely cleared eastbound or at least the slowing is cleared as you head up toward the can be condition. we had a crash in a number of lanes blocked counter commute, that was the distraction for the commute. again, no major problems. we are looking at a build for the san mateo and dumbarton bridges, mild slowing there. silicon valley looks great, santa clara no problems and great over the santa cruz mountains. back to you. >> thanks, mike. law enforcement needs your help to find a man who tried to rape a woman he met on b.a.r.t. >> bob redell is live with some of the del tails on what happened. this guy followed her off the train? >> reporter: c ekt this attack happened around 1:00 in a vacant field north of the pittsburg bay point b.a.r.t. station. the law enforcement contra costa county sheriff's office are looking for this man look at your tv screen, an image from

surveillance camera, according to the sheriff's office, the woman was riding b.a.r.t. from san francisco to pittsburg bay point. during that trip, the man struck up a conversation with her, they both got off the train here, exited the station, they headed north on bailey road and when they got to a vacant field near where we're standing, law enforcement says he exposed himself, demanded a sexual act from her, physically assaulted her, tried to remove her clothes. she fought back and fortunately was able to escape. she went to the hospital as a precaution. the suspect again take a look at your tv screen, he was carrying a red and black colored messenger style bag. reporting live here in bay point, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. >> 6:32 right now. a video posted on social media shows a vallejo police officer tackling and handcuffing a man. the video was shot by

adrian burrell of vallejo, standing on his own porch, when the officer pulled over his cousin in his driveway. he immediately started to record when the officer drew his gun. burrell, who is an african-american and a marine veteran was also quickly handcuffed and taken to the ground. vallejo police department has opened an internal investigation into this case. burrell says that he wants to sit down with the officer and the police chief to open a dialogue. we reached out to the police department for comment, but we haven't heard back. >> 6:33. happening today, student in oakland will walk out of class in support of teachers who they think are underpaid. some of those teachers could be going on strike later this month. "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live from oakland with those details. pete? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus. students here at oakland tech are going to participate in this walkout later this morning in support of the teachers. those teachers could potentially go on strike later this month. let's bring you up to date on

where things stand as far as a potential strike for teachers here in the oakland unified school district. today wraps up a week-long strike authorization vote wrapping up later today, that's for teachers throughout the oakland unified school district. now it authorizes the oakland teachers union to decide if the teacher also go on strike, depending on what type of offer they get from the oakland unified school district. now, teachers aren't happy over wages, calling for a 12% raise over the next three years and believe that classrooms are overcrowded. the district is dealing with a $30 million budget shortfall, as we speak, so they have to make some tough decisions, which may include closing down schools. i spoke with a teacher who was unhappy with the district this past week, decided to close down roots international academy in east oakland to deal with some of the current budget issues. >> teachers are fired up and we cannot take it anymore. the district is only escalating

the problem especially with the closure of roots. >> reporter: today's strike authorization vote does not mean a strike is eminent. the teachers union, the school district and a mediator will have to sit down together and go through a fact-finding process for the next couple of weeks, and the district will present an offer from there, and the union could decide on a strike. so the teacher strike could possibly not happen until the end of the month, but today's student walkout will take place at oakland tech around 11:00 a.m. we're live in oakland, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> no surprise there, a lot of the students are joining in. student/teacher relationship is a strong bond there. >> sure is. thanks so much, pete. 6:35 right now. leaders at marin general hospital say there will be no interruptions despite two labor actions kicking into high gear this morning. 20 hospital engineers plan to launch an open-ended strike. 65 imaging engineers plan a one-day strike. it has to do with health benefits. the hospital is trying to reach an agreement with the unions but

all departments will remain open. a rally is planned for noon outside the hospital. dozens of coming together to remember a pregnant lyft driver who police say was killed by a passenger. several other drivers gathered to honor christi tee kristina howato and her unbetter than daughter. the man is charged, he stabbed kristina and her unborn child after she picked him up for a ride on sunday morning. many of the drivers say that whether they knew her or not, they all have shared experience. >> because i thought about my kids, not seeing them again, you know, broke my heart. >> durazo is behind bars on $1 million bond. uber added public tranceit to its app as it aims to be one-stop shop for all modes of

getting from point a to point b. when they open the app they will see a tiny icon with a train on it. it shows directions to the nearest station or stop and the expected fare price. users will also soon be able to buy train tickets right from that app. >> they need a little smiley face for you, mike, could you connect them to what's going on >> that would be great. everyone in denver wants to see my smile. >> as it expands, of course. >> exactly. we're looking over here the transit system. there's a smiley face here for laura and the transit agencies. no delays reported this friday. the roadways seeing few delays, minor slowing shows up and nothing really unexpected. a great drive, a little build across the san mateo bridge. here is dublin westbound your commute with the headlights, talking about the tail lights as well, because this being a friday, folks will get away toward the sierra and kari

talked about the changes in weather so this is something to consider. we happen to have kari conveniently located. >> i know, how is it in tahoe? you say start early. >> start early because the winter storm warning starts at 4:00 this morning and at that point, then blizzard-like conditions will be possible, low visibility and heavy snow. we're looking at still some rain coming into the bay area by late morning into early afternoon, and it does get heavier as we go into tonight, so a lot of your evening plans, even into the day tomorrow, looks pretty soggy and the potential of some very cold temperatures, and maybe even some thunderstorms by tomorrow. so looking at our saturday forecast, highs only reached the upper 50s, and it will be raining off and on. more widespread rain on sunday and i know you're having your super bowl party going on, but it is going to be raining, so it's going to also be breezy. if you're looking for something to do inside, maybe you'll join me on saturday, i'll be hosting the bridge library grand opening and also you can meet some black authors, i'll be introducing

some of the authors at the event and it's going to be raining, so once again, you'll want to be inside, and i have more details on that on my facebook pag page @karihallweather. if you are going to the sierra, we talked about this, your window for getting there is quickly closing. you have about ten hours to get to the sierra before travel conditions will be really difficult and it will be snowing throughout the weekend, so you may have problems getting back home as well. going to paso robles some slepery roads, gusty winds and high winds. highs reaching the upper 50s. in santa barbara they'll see some showers off and on throughout the weekend, as highs only reach near 60 degrees. we'll talk about the time line of the rain today, get a look at storm ranger, coming up in about three minutes. >> sounds good, thanks, kari. next and all new, overnight, a big controversy involving i.c.e. the fake school the agency set up and the arrests in our state. plus another candidate throws his hat into the ring for

president. we'll take you out live to the big board as well, where the dow industrials gaining mildly, after a solid jobs report. good morning. it's not only about the game here in atlanta. we'll take you inside the nfl experience, coming up. don't miss the grand opening of the new floor & decor

in burlingame. if you have never been to a floor & decor, you have to go to the grand opening. hardwoods, laminates, tile or stone. holy smokes, this place is huge! i'm on a budget and i was able to go to floor & decor and save a lot of money. you will be blown away by this experience. the pros come here, i come here. if you love your wallet, and you love your home, you have to go. floor & decor. now open in burlingame, 101 & broadway in the old gokart racer building. it is 6:42. we start out with dry weather across the bay area. here say live look at highway 101 in san jose. a lot of people headed northbound. temperatures starting out cool with low 50s. mostly cloudy skies and the rain holds off until about 1:00 in the afternoon for the south bay. as we get a look at storm ranger once again, dry for now, but

we'll time it out for when you can expect the rain coming up in less than five minutes. we're looking at great travel times but we are up to 25 minutes now. down to 23, improvement because the crash at hilltop drive cleared from eastbound 80. westbound is your commute, we're still recovering there. >> thanks, mike and kari. 6:42right now. i.c.e. sets up a pike university to nab illegal immigrants and fraud suspects. the arrests took place in california and seven other states. the agency took 130 foreign students enrolled at the fake university into custody. i.c.e. set up a fake website and office for so-called university of farmington in metro detroit. these are new photos show the location. federal prosecutors claim the students were aware the university was not running a legitimate operation but attorneys for some of those arrested are pushing back saying that's not true. also new for you this morning, an intense police chase

ends in a loud and dramatic arrest. this is the last part of a pursuit starting in newark that ended in san jose. a police k-9 subdued one of the two suspects. fremont police tell us the officers were warned about a stolen car headed their way from newark. officers spotted that car and that chase started. it continued on four separate highways before the car crashed on harliss avenue in san jose. sfers arrested one of the suspects around 4:00 a.m. the second was arrested happened about an hour later. this weekend, almost everyone you know will be watching the super bowl and both quarterbacks as we've been telling you here are from the bay area. tom brady is 41 years old, and this, in fact, is his 19th season. he's a san mateo native, of course, went to serra high school. the patriots star is 17 years older than jared goff, the biggest age differential ever between starting quarterbacks in the super bowl,

let's talk about jared goff himself. he is just 24 years old. it's his third season. he's from novato and he went to marin catholic. it's not just about the big game with these two guys. of course, their teams as well. nbc bay area's jay gray has a look at the fun for fans from inside the nfl experience. looks like you're having fun, jay. >> reporter: good morning, laura. trying to. the nfl experience getting ready to open up. people will start piling in. i've been trying to find all morning something i could do to take on some of these kids that are expected to be here. i'm not going to give them a chance. i am going to dominate any of these little kids that show up here. the game is still three days away, but the super bowl party has already kicked off in atlanta. >> i love having the super bowl here. it's an experience that i have

never experienced in my life before. >> reporter: fans facing into the weekend gearing up and getting ready for the big game, the hype more than just a passing fancy, for many looking for any way to be a part of the super bowl experience. >> i actually wanted to go to the game, but couldn't afford the game, so i just wanted to be in the atmosphere of the game. >> reporter: thousands getting in on the fun and games before the game. >> every year, it's bigger, it's longer, they want to make it better, and just bigger than life. >> reporter: all under the watchful eye of an army of officers on every corner and in every venue. >> security has been great around here, everywhere you go, you see police officers and i'm feeling very safe right now. >> reporter: the security detail includes local, state and federal teams all coordinated through this joint operations center. >> i feel good that it's going to be a safe event. everyone should come down and have a great time. >> reporter: a celebration building here, before super sunday.

it really is a lot of fans moving in this weekend to be a part of all of this. tens of thousands expected here today. over 100,000 expected to be a part of the nfl experience before it's over. laura, marcus, i'm already winded. i don't have a chance against these kids later. >> i was going to say you may have missed your calling, jay gray. >> you can throw, you can catch. hey. >> reporter: oh, no. no way. >> all right. well, look, he even twirlz ts t ball, too. >> a man of many talents. >> now he's just showing off. >> al roker is live hosting a super bowl pep rally new coming up on the "today" show after "today in the bay." >> should be a fun weekend. 6:47 right now. brand new this morning, president trump says the u.s. will withdraw from a key nuclear treaty. >> a treaty handed out by

president reagan. >> reagan and gorbachev. the announced was made an hour ago. a russian missile land based intermediate range cruise missile the u.s. says the mice sil violates the intermediate nuclear forces treaty so we'll leave the treaty in six months unless the russians destroy those missiles and their launchers. the inf treaty did a good job keeping nuclear missiles out of europe. the russians say the missile doesn't violate the treaty. also a list of people running for president as democrats. cory booker will face a crowded field indeed and if successful take on trump, who we presume will be the republican candidate. the slate of democrats historic with the number of women, two african americans. booker is a stanford grad from new jersey or senator from new jersey and used youtube to make his announcement.

>> together, america, we will rise. i'm cory booker and i'm running for president of the united states of america. >> president trump meanwhile backtracking on his attack on his own intelligence chiefs. he said they needed to go back to school. he said they were naive. he said they were slow. this came after the heads of the intelligence committee testified before the senate and disagreed with president trump on nearly everything. president trump says we in the media misquoted them. >> i did, and they said that they were totally misquoted and they were totally, it was taken out of context. so what i do is i'd suggest that you call them. they said it was fake news. >> now that is a really strange explanation, in that the testimony was public, and it was on television. it's hard to understand how people could be misquoted when they, themselves, are saying the words. here, for instance, is dan coats, director of national intelligence, disagreeing with president trump's announcement that the nuclear threat from north korea is over. >> we currently assess north

korea will seek to retain its wmd capabilities and is unlikely to completely give up its nuclear weapons and production capabilities, because its leaders ultimately view nuclear weapons as critical to regime survival. >> you heard it from the man himself. the president says what the bipartisan session doesn't matter. he'll make it largely irrelevant. we're keeping track of everything that is happening this morning. we are expecting a response from the russians. you can follow me on twitter, i'm at at scottmcgrew. maybe he'll want to talk politics over a good beer. pliny the younger makes 2019 debut. it will be on tap through valentine's day. find the company's new brew house in windsor or at the original santa rosa pub.

take your love some of that home. >> drinking in the rain. >> we're going to be tracking the rain for the afternoon. dry conditions and amazing sunrise across much of the bay area if you open up the blinds for a little bit and peek out the window. our richmond-san rafael camera from the richmond side. the sun rising and the pink hue of the clouds as the sun comes up. so far no rain. storm ranger is tracking that for us, the red scan there. we have it parked on san bruno mountain. the rain welloff shore. you have a window of a few more hours to get ready. secure the lawn furniture, garbages can, things like that and clearing out the storm drains as we will have a high wind watch going into effect starting at 3:00 this afternoon. and also a flash flood watch starting later on this evening. looking at rainfall up to about one to two inches for most of our valleys and also for the hills, we could see rain totals

up to four inches. as we get a look at when that rain starts to move in, here we are at 10:00 in the morning, some light showers start to move in, and we could see it becoming more widespread, with mostly some light rain to begin with at 1:00 today and we start to see some pockets of some heavier rain. track this if you have the nbc bay area app and get a look at storm ranger at any time to see if there's rain moving into your location. now we're going to see the rain becoming very heavy, going into tonight, and that's also about the time that flash flood watch goes into effect. we can also see some winds at about 30 to 40 miles per hour in some of the hills could gust up to 60 miles per hour. so we should be prepared for the potential of some downed trees, some power outages and also some flash flooding, as more waves of rain continue through tomorrow morning, and even during the afternoon, there will be some colder air moving in, that could make it more unstable, and some thunderstorms that could develop as we go into the afternoon to evening hours and still rain as

we go throughout the day sunday. our seven-day forecast shows it being very active and maybe even some low elevation snow as the cold air comes in, and that rain starts to move away from the bay area. after that, we can see possibly freezing temperatures, you may want to hold off on starting your garden right now. headed over to mike, you're tracking what's happening through the valley and the commute is starting. >> sill cron valicon valley loo commute for 101, a light build. it's friday, silicon valley kicks in before 7:00 we traditionally see more slowing start. the live shot a mild build for 87 and 58 as well. that's great stuff. this is a friday. we'll see much more traffic toward later in the morning, especially silicon valley, lasting all day. the rest of the bay not a major problem, a little more slowing across the san mateo bridge. there you see the live shot, the reason why the sensor is are turning from yellow to orange across 9237 deport of there volume 880 toward the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are on but

the maze friday lighter. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:53. happening now, while much of america is in a deep freeze down under in australia, it was the hottest month on record in january. the average temperature across the country for the first time exceeded 86 degrees fahrenheit, which followed australia's third hottest year on record. and next on tpded i ed ied" the bay" ed it, a clipper card glitch, all new for you overnight, the big problem you need to hear about before you try to catch a train or bus this morning. and we want you to leave with a nice, happy story here from this friday. the help a california elephant seal got to cross the road. we're back in two minutes with more news. you're watching "today in the bay." (mom vo) it's easy to shrink

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here are the top stories on today in the welcome back on this friday morning. before you head out the door, here are the top stories we're covering on "today in the bay." >> the labor department releasing its january job numbers early this morning. the economy added 304,000 jobs, beating most forecasts. the unemployment rate is now an even 4%, up from 3.9% in december. but there are some wild cards, because of the federal shutdown. furlough workers and contractors might have misclassified their status, and might have affected the unemployment rate. and new details, three people still remain unaccounted for, following the deadly camp fire in butte county. it was the most deadly and destructive wildfire in state history. fast-moving flames destroyed almost 14,000 homes in november. 86 people were killed. much of the city of paradise was destroyed, but there are signs of recovery. for the first time, on monday,

all town services will resume at town hall. new this morning, if you plan to load up your clipper card at walgreens today, you may need to come up with another plan. because a glitch has knocked walgreens clipper card system offline. "the examiner" reports someone in the corporate arm mistakenly deleted the clipper vendor number. a short time ago we called one of the busiest walgreens in san francisco and they tell us the problem has not been fixed but did not know if it may be fixed later today. here are some ideas, reload online or at any clipper card ticket machine. so here's video that you probably will be seeing on facebook here. >> san luis obispo county deputies posted new video of a rescue mission near san simeon. this is how you move a massive sea animal when it crosses highway 1. experts tell "theber tribune" t young bull elephant seal

probably lost a dispute with another bull and meandered up hill before losing his way. deputies had to cut a wire fencing to clear the way, and they were trying to move him along. look at the guy doing swan arms there or something. that is a big animal, like a big slug crossing the road. >> i'd like to bring the kids to see them. they are huge. >> look at that, almost took up the entire roadway, that's highway 1. >> crazy. look the weather we're facing, rain is coming back. >> it will be a busy weekend and we'll be tracking that. i'll do a facebook live and make sure you join me. i'm meteorologist kari hall with my page and find me on other social medias, i post updates as we track the wet weather through the weekend. >> maybe she'll let us do a cameo. >> maybe. >> mike, too. you're watching a crash? >> the crash cleared quickly south 101, our shot slows north toward san pedro. it's lighting forefriday so westbound in through dublin is

the commute with the headlights. eastbound getaway starts in the late morning. >> nice sunrise out there for you as well. have a great friday. first friday in february, that's what's happening "today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> join us for "nbc bay area news" at 11. good morning, all eyes on atlanta. >> so excited! >> the super bowl's host city gearing up for the biggest game of the year, security tight. the patriots and rams putting in their final preparations while maroon 5 looks to head off the controvey swirling around its halftime performance. >> i'm not in the right profession if i can't handle a little bit of controversy. this morning al and craig are live in atlanta with the super sized super bowl pep rally. record cold. >> i've been here for all my life, nothing as cold as this. >> that brutal stretch of freezing weather claims