it will stick around for your weekend -- meteorologist kari hall has your hour by hour timeline. right now at 5:00, more rain in the forecast and it will stick around for the weekend. meteorologist kari hall has your hour-by-hour time line. >> plus happening now, flooding in the north bay. people are put on alert, as the russian river overflows its banks. we are live. new overnight, hear dispatch recordings for the first time, as san jose officers surround a suspect with a hostage. intense moments before the standoff comes to a tragic end. "today in the bay" continues now. a very good friday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. 5:00 right now. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is going to get a look at that commute for you in a bit. first we want to talk to meteorologist kari hall about the weather. it seems like it's not as bad as yesterday. >> not as bad as yesterday but it's still raining and we are going to still have the waves of showers coming through and may be heavy at times. here is a look at storm ranger as you get ready to head out this morning, overall very light. that's the good news. we have some rain coming down in

san francisco, and then extending over toward oakland and berkeley, so it is still raining there and the roads are very wet. now, as we get a look at the wider view, if you're planning to travel, it is still going to be unsettled, and some heavy sierra snow coming down, if you're planning to travel there, heads up, it may be closed in some spots, some of those roads. headed toward concord, upper 40s this morning. a cool day with still the need for an umbrella. mike, you still have one highway that's flooded. >> that's right, kari, and we also have mud that caused a closure for highway 9 into and out of lahonda. the roadway most recently closed because of flooding in the north bay, westbound highway 37 is your commute direction for a north bay commute, hot spot here as you travel from vallejo, you'll be forced off the freeway at atherton avenue. it takes you directly to highway

101, today being a pre-holiday weekend, this friday might see a lighter flow of traffic but you'll see slowing. we'll track that and i'll give you another alternate coming up. back to you. there is breaking weather coverage we're tracking, rivers across the bay area, the russian river in guerneville has crested. the water is about flood stage. >> "today in the bay's"s. sps alive along the water. have you seen the water recede at all? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and laura. actually, the water has gone down just a little bit since we've been out here but still you're getting a good amount of flooding because of the russian river cresting, as kari just mentioned, all morning long, just a few feet above flood stage. here a couple years ago if our viewers recall the golf and arcade. the area is prone to flooding. there is flooding here as a result of the russian river cresting. it is a little bit lower than it was earlier, not too long ago but still you could see the area flooded, so it will be a

headache for folks trying to get around here this morning. i wanted to show you video, this is what we showed you at the top of the river road, where you have homes, seeing some of that floodwater from the russian river making it onto the first floor of those homes. now i want to point out sonoma county sheriff's department issued an advisory for folks to evacuate if they are in low-lying areas along the russian river, which is where those homes are. now, i want to point out, too, many of the homes in this area have been raised or put on stilts because they are customed to the flooding in this area and how they're preparing but still, you're seeing the flooding, you're seeing these roads turn into rivers and you're going to see folks later on today using canoes just to get around. now here is what one home own her to say about the conditions here, back in 2017. >> almost three feet, right about up it-to-here. >> trying to secure as many thing as we can. all our rv tenants have left and gone to higher ground. there's not a lot you can do.

>> reporter: take you guys back out here live to guerneville on drake road, where you're seeing flooding from that russian river and also want to remind folks, the sheriff's department says to use caution driving around the flooded roads. clearly this is a problem for folks throughout the day. we're live in guerneville, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> a lot going on there. thanks for the update. 5:04 right now. in gilroy, another dangerous mess. water spilling over from uvas creek, at silva's crossing by christmas hill park, where they always have the annual garlic gilroy festival. silva's crossing looks more like a river than a place to cross right now. happening now, a man is in the hospital, following an overnight crash in san jose. this is video new to us from that scene just into our newsroom, and that crash happened on southbound highway 85 near deanza boulevard. emergency crews working to help that injured man. it was raining at the time and not yet clear what caused the crash, but the chp is

investigating it as a possible dui crash. the highway is back open this morning. and we have much more online, including this video, an ac transit passenger took while riding the bus in oakland. a very wet ride for them, where water is getting inside the bus, while the driver is trying to cross a flooded street. head to nbcbayarea.com to see more. this morning, a u.p.s. driver is safe after being being held hostage. the scene is cleared, this is exclusive video. the driver shaken up but certainly unharmed. the standoff lasted for nearly two hours last night. the gunman, mark moraski was in the front passenger seat of the u.p.s. truck with a shotgun. tactical officers moved in to eventually end that standoff where he ran and was shot. moraski died on the scene. deputies chased him as he drove a stolen black suv. during that chase he shot at

him. 5:05 right now. the government shutdown will not shut down today. president trump plans to sign a budget deal congress approved last night. he also plans to declare a national emergency at the border. "today in the bay's" tracie potts breaks down how the president plans to pay for this wall. >> reporter: the federal government will not shut down today. president trump announces this morning he is signing off on the budget compromise congress approved last night. and as promised e he's adding to it, declaring a national emergency to build a border wall. >> i think he has all the legal authority in the world to do this, and i'll stand behind him. >> reporter: so will the senate's top republican. he had opposed it. >> i'm going to support the national emergency declaration. >> reporter: democrats call it a gross abuse of power, they may sue. they argue there's no emergency, because illegal border crossings have been going down for years. >> we will not have an enron

around the congress of the united states. >> reporter: some republicans are concerned the emergency declaration sets a bad precedent. >> i think it will be aer itish idea. >> reporter: in addition to the budget deal, president trump plans to build the wall with $600 million from a treasury department drug fund, $2.5 billion from a pentagon drug program, and $3.5 billion in pentagon construction funds, some of that money was earmarked to rebuild puerto rico, after hurricane maria. the island's governor tweets "is it now puerto rico and california, american citizens that, will pay for the wall? if this is the case, we'll see you in court." tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> as scott mcgrew grows even more in-depth on the deal, he'll have more on his checks and balances segment coming up in 40 minutes. happening today, oroville dam officials head to court in sacramento, the fight over the spillway which you can see in the time lapse video is still under construction, work expected to last until spring.

it comes two years after 188,000 people living nearby were all ordered to evacuate due to the fear that the damaged dam would fail. it really created a lot of chaos with everyone trying to move out of that area. now in just a few hours, a judge will decide whether or not to dismiss portions of a lawsuit over the spillway crisis. it was filed by the city of oroville, several farms, businesses, and other plaintiffs involved. the city alleges petty theft by department employees and conspiracy to cover up or destroy documents. i want to check in with kari hall because the rain we're getting now is what led to all the problems back at this dam in 2017. >> yeah, we had rain after rain, and waves of it coming through and we are seeing the same conditions now. luckily, we are still not seeing any problems like that as of yet. as we get a look at storm ranger and our radar showing still some rain, as you head out this

morning, and also the water that may be covering the roads, we've also seen our reservoirs across the bay area running at or above capacity at times. so we are still going to have some rain throughout the day. here is a live look outside in palo alto, before you head out the door, you still need the umbrella. we are going to see the potential of some showers, not only this morning, but continuing into the afternoon, and temperatures will not warm up much from where we are now. we'll talk about what else is going on today, and the forecast for the weekend coming up. mike has a look at the morning commute. >> and overall, kari, being friday morning we expect this lighter flow, which we see. we have a couple trouble spots, mud blocking part of highway 9, multiple parts, typical as we continue to follow those closures in the south bay. but this has been happening since last night. westbound highway 37 is closed at atherton avenue because of flooding. novato pd are hoping to have westbound lanes open by 8:00 a.m. that could be good for the

morning commute because that is the commute direction west 37. you'll take atherton avenue toward 101 or venture down to the richmond to san rafael bridge. reminder even though the rain stopped in the area it is wet and we're dealing with the aftermath and more rain coming as kari has been talking about. bob redell will give us another report from that location later on. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:0rig 5 5:10 right now. new this morning, pg&e's plan to prevent wildfires by shutting off power, now in question. coming up at 5:25, what a federal judge is saying about it. new attempts to get nonsense information about vaccines off facebook and youtube. and honoring the music legend himself, elvis presley. coming up next, nbc's tribute, that's fit for a king. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 5:13, it's time to get you ready to head to the sierra for the weekend and it has been a great season for squaw valley and alpine meadows. we are seeing a season total of 408 inches, and there's more snow in the forecast throughout the weekend. today you've got 33 lifts and 29 runs. we will see some more snow. here is a look at the current radar. it's snowing right now. so bring the tire chains and also keep up-to-date on the road information. we'll get a look at our rain as

it continues to move through the bay area, coming up in less than five minutes. and we're looking at the nimitz in oakland. everything is moving smoothly, southbound with the headlights, we did have a crash at davis, but it cleared pretty quickly through san leandro. we're tracking the closure in the north bay. and a very happy friday to you. we expected better numbers on the markets, but then we got the latest retail numbers. they were fairly grim. u.s./china talks ended in beijing but will apparently restart in washington next week. you heard that amazon is pulling out of its plan to build a headquarters in new york city, and "the washington post" reports the ftc is this close to slapping a massive fine on facebook. facebook also under fire for allowing anti-vaccination posts and ads on its service, youtube as well. california congressman adam schiff wrote a letter to facebook and google-owned youtube asking why they allow

false information about vaccines on their site. schiff says there's strong evidence medically inaccurate information about vaccines surface on your websites. now they've taken some steps to stop the spread of false information. youtube has stopped recommending anti-vaccination video. facebook says it will "explore minimizing harm caused by misinformation about vaccines." here is a straightforward reminder for you. vaccines do not cause autism, and the person who made that original claim lost his medical license. in other news, the california dmv released the latest numbers about autonomous cars. lots of numbers. bottom line is, there are a lot more cars out there driving four times as many miles compared to last year, and weimo cars drove 1.3 million miles total, compared to 353,000 last year so

you see how the number is accelerating. the average waymo car was able to drive 11,000 miles before the driver had to intervene, what they call disengagement. waymo cars able to go about 11,000 miles before the human safety driver had to take over. you see how far ahead they were from gm cruise, which, to be fair, tests its cars in san francisco and not mountain view and the city is harder for robots and zoox startup trails behind that. apples to oranges, but in zoox's case they had to take over about every 2,000 miles. if you think of these as potential accidents, human beings can go roughly 300,000 to 400,000 miles before having an accident, so a little bit apples and oranges, but clearly they are nowhere near as good as people. they're not even in the same universe as people. >> right. literally. >> yet. >> and figuratively. >> yet. >> thanks a lot. 5:16 right now. this weekend is all about the king of rock 'n' roll.

music's biggest stars coming together to honor elvis presley. you can watch a two-hour program, "elvis all-star tribute" here on nbc bay area. several stars will perform hit songs, including carrie underwood, adam lampert, john legend, jennifer lopez. you saw keith urban there. blake shelton is hosting the program and will also take the stage. ♪ well i quit my job down at the car wash ♪ ♪ and left my mama a note >> how fun to sing that, a little backup figures. >> shadowy. >> a little too close for mike. you don't want to miss a special appearance from lisa marie presley as well. the elvis all-star pri future airs sunday 9:00 p.m. on nbc bay area. >> going to be a great program. we go back to our microclimate weather alert issued by nbc bay area for that storm system moving through right now. live pictures you see of oakland, not too bad out there, as cars on the move this morning, but you can see that

radar and you see those rain drops sticking around for a bit. kari, this is something that we're going to see off and on throughout the day. >> off and on throughout the day. we had several inches of rain, downed trees yesterday, and also the possibility of mudslides and that still continues today. we know the hillsides will remain a little bit unstable, and then we were also tracking the ga wuadalupe river levels t ten feet. yesterday we were watching for the potential of flooding. it still has gone down quite a bit, but may still be running pretty fast, and may be dangerous to approach those areas. once again, the ground is very unstable, and we do still have some rain moving through. so as we go into the day, the rainfall totals may be adding up. we are seeing on our radar now that the rain is back in san francisco, and extending over toward oakland and also moving toward concord and san ramon, expect the rain to get going mostly some light rain within the next few minutes, but some of the heavier rain right now

around san mateo in the south city area. we're going to see it once again continuing, it's like doing this over and over again, day after day. it's like we're in groundhog day or something, seeing more waves of rain coming in. i want to talk to you about the reservoirs, and the capacity and the update that i have this morning. the uvas reservoir is now close to 104% of normal, so it's still very high, and then also the almaden reservoir at 104%. these other reservoirs are very close and at times going up to 100%, and it was a quick rise. yesterday the guadalupe river crested at about 5:00 in the morning but once again, running high and fast and we'll continue to monitor that, as more waves of heavy rain come in. here we are at 7:00, and still seeing some pockets of some showers moving through palo alto and continuing into parts of the north bay. off and on rain throughout the day, but you'll notice it will be a lot cooler, and the snow levels will be dropping across parts of our hills in the east

bay as well as the north bay. but additional rainfall totals may add up to be another half inch to an inch, and cool temperatures this morning, but don't forget the umbrella, as you head out for that morning commute, and you may have to turn the heater on along with the windshield wipers. watching out for low elevation snow for the weekend, spotty showers on sunday, but much of the activity will be winding down and looking dry at this time for presidents day. definitely great news there. headed over to mike, you've been tracking the roads. any issues out there? >> wet roadways clearly, kari. as you've been talking about, i continue to talk about the same slippery situation for the off-ramps. things are pretty calm right now on the roadways. we have green sensors for most of all of the bay, except for up here, this is a concern for your commute direction westbound 37, we continue to talk about the closure, as you are coming over from vallejo, forced off the highway over here toward atherton avenue, that will take to you 101, one of your alternates for the morning commute. novato police tweeted out saying

they hope to have the lanes open for highway 37 about 8:00. we'll track that and see the situation as it continues to evolve. that richmond to san rafael bridge right be another option for you traveling over out of the east bay. you can travel across that carquinez bridge down to this point and cross over in toward the north bay as an alternate to highway 37 as well. you see the little puddles here and that is a continued issue, slick roadways around the bay. be careful, watch for other debris that might have fallen overnight. b.a.r.t. has about 21 trains running on time and no delays for ferries or train systems either. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. a federal budge is questioning pg&e's wildfire prevention plan. the new details coming up. plus rose actor jussie smollett back in the headlines this morning. what chicago police are saying about allegations the actor staged his own attack, which he called a hate crime. that's all coming up next. you're watching "today in the bay." a federal judge in san frao

is now questioni 5:24, and new for you this morning, a federal judge in san francisco is now questioning pg&e's plans to prevent wildfires. he says their intentions to clear vegetation and electrical power lines would take more than a decade to complete and now asking for the utility to respond to that question. pg&e submitted the plan to the puc last week. new detail this is morning, chicago police department is dismissing reports that actor and singer jussie smollett

staged his own attack. many media outlets reported smollett did it in response to his character being written off "empire." police say there's no evidence right now that the attack was a hoax. 20th century fox television which produces "empire" denies smollett was being taken off the show. he grew up in santa rosa. he says two men attacked him two weeks ago. police have been trying to use phone records and surveillance to corroborate the time line of the alleged attack but they say they have identified two persons of interest. nbc bay area responds every day to complaints from consumers like but. >> consumer investigator chris chmura is here with a roundup of recent wins for our viewers. >> good morning. we're not even two months into 2019 and we've already helped consumers like you recover $261,673.12. the wins are big, and small, but either way, they add up.

let's start with kanan in fremont, a gift card with 89 bucks left on it for a store that was going out of business. we contacted corporate and got him a card for a similar store. mary in san carlos said a contractor's mistake left her kitchen unusable for more than four months. we helped her get $5,500 back, and andrea in san mateo told us a tree fell, knocking out her cable and internet, more than a week went by with zero repair work. we made one call and her service was up and running the next day, also the cable company gave her an $800 credit for the inconvenience. maybe we can help you, too. call us any time, 888-996-tips or visit nbcbayarea.com/responds. >> thanks, chris. coming up next on "today in the bay," stop story this is friday morning. including dispatch recordings of san jose officers surrounding a suspect that had a hostage. >> they opened the driver's side

window. the subject is saying "leave me alone." >> our team sifted through dispatch audio recordings overnight. up next, the tense moments before the tragic end. plus, happening right now, flooding in the north bay. the russian river overflowing its banks at this hour. we are there live this morning. it is 5:27 right now. you're watching "today in the bay."

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area - making for another wet right now at 5:30 for you, this rain still coming down in partsed of the bay area this

morning, making for yet another wet, tough morning for us in that commute. >> you are so right, marcus. new video, rain overnight, this was from los gatos. ponding water out there. our poor little umbrellas are getting a workout these days but it is friday. good morning to you and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. nbc bay area issuing the microclimate weather alert for you this morning through the storm system. we've been dealing with this for several days now, the heavy rain. >> we're feeling soggy, kari. >> we do, and we are watching out for flooding, and we could see still rising the russian river in guerneville. the overall trend is going down. we have rain in and around the area and seeing it mostly moving through parts of northern sonoma county and northern marin county in the next few minutes. san francisco toward contra

costa county picking up on rain and more showers moving through oakland, extending toward san ramon and concord pushing off to the east for hayward. we'll see waves of it coming through throughout the day. but there will also be breaks in between, so we're looking forward to that, as it may give that rain a chance to soak into the ground and keep it from standing on some of the roadways and rising creeks as well. so i'm watching all of this for you and talking about the weekend, more in a few minutes but the commute, mike, is light right now. >> it is because it's friday. we look at the bay bridge now starting to see some of the cash payers waiting in line a couple of minutes here. you see the wet roadway and kari showed you the radar activity across the san mateo bridge as well but no problems and no major slowing. green all over the bay, talking about slick roads. we have a closure for flooding west 37 over there. the alternate to 101 atherton so

that's good news. bob will talk about that in a couple of minutes. you've got a wider area we're focused on in the area as well. >> that is the breaking news we're covering this morning. the russian river is above flood stage, creating dangerous conditions for people near the water. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos live out there now in guerneville. we've seen it behind you that water extremely high. >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you, marcus and laura. the water is high here as the flooding is taking place from the nearby russian river as the river crested a few feet into that flood stage. we're also getting a combination of that downpour. we had a good downpour not too long ago. the rain is coming down here in gue guerneville. this is arcade and golf, to give you an idea when this flooding how bad it is. it is right under the window area. we've seen it before, it was in that window sill area. right now it's under it but still it's flooding nonetheless so it's an issue throughout the

day. i want to take our viewers to some video we got from this morning on river road, this is near homes so you see that the flooding is impacting homes in that area, the low-lying areas. i want to point out the sonoma county sheriff's department issued an advisory for folks to evacuate if they're near the russian river. many of the homeowners made the decision to raise the homes, put them on stilts to avoid the flooding problems they've seen a number of years because of the area we're in. what you'll see later today is you're going to see folks using canoes to get around, because those roads are turning into rivers, because the russian river is flooding, you're seeing the stream of water on those roads. let's take you back out here live to see the situation out here in guerneville. we'll still be in the flood stage at least until about 10:00 a.m. so it's going to be a problem throughout the day, coming up at 6:00 a.m. we'll tell you guys what locals are saying about the conditions.

we're live here in guerneville, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> the cleanup will be a long process. >> all that water. flooding forced the shutdown of a major commute route in the north bay. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in novato along highway 37. i know that entire road closed or looks like part of it is open now? >> reporter: eastbound 37 has always been open. westbound 37 is shut down right now, and as you can see behind me it's diverted off of atherton avenue, by the park n ride, and this is in novato, because of flooding, and now the estimated time of the reopening of the westbound direction is at 8:00 this morning. initially chp was saying 7:30, they're now saying 8:00 so right now, that would take place in the middle of the morning commute. here is the reason why, from nbc bay area sky ranger yesterday's heavy rains flooded the fields north of highway 37 and caused a levee that contained the novato creek to break. the water eroded the foundation underneath a set of railroad

tracks. chp and cal trans initially shut down one lane of highway 37 westbound. drivers are upset because they thought recent work was going to prevent this from happening. >> they retrofitted it last year and fixed it, so it's going to be pretty hard. it's going to be pretty hard on us. so i think my reaction to it is, i'm a little disappointed. >> they raised the roadway, improved the drainage and that is holding and that is not the same thing we had happen out here today. >> reporter: to reiterate what chp is saying, the work they did on the road last year is not related to what's happening here. again, westbound 37 shut down here at atherton avenue behind me. there's a steady flow of commuters diverted to get back on to 101. the estimated time of reopening, 8:00 this morning. reporting live here in novato, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks, bob. >> with all of that rain, ac transit answering some tough questions about driver and passenger safety this morning.

a rider tweeted out this video of her west oakland bus ride yesterday. look at this, at seventh street and 880, that driver of the bus decided to roll through a flooded intersection, sending water into the bus. the agency says that it will be taking action to make sure that this does not happen again. this is a great time for to you download our nbc bay area app. it is free for you, that way you can get breaking news alerts, also check the radar on your phone. you can track the weather in your neighborhood. this is free and available for iphone and android users. >> it is 5:36. developing this morning, we're hearing new audio from police during a deadly standoff in a san jose business park. it was a hostage situation involving a u.p.s. truck. we covered this story for hours last night, it happened near big companies like ebay and paypal, only a couple of blocks from our tv station. nbc bay area's janelle wang was right there, as that suspect ran from the truck, right toward her. take a listen.

>> he's pointing the shotgun, he's getting down. oh no. get down! get down! get down! he's pointing the shotgun. okay, you're fine. he's opened the door. oh my god, he's running! he's running! he's running! >> janelle ear hen photographer who she was telling to get down took over. they are okay. police, however, shot and killed that suspect. nbc bay area's kris sanchez is live at first and trimble in san jose this morning. kris, i know you got the chance overnight to listen to some of the new recordings from police dispatchers. what did you hear? >> reporter: they seemed to confirm what friends of the suspect told nbc bay area out here last night, that that suspect did not think he was going to live through that standoff. >> copy, per the victim, the shotgun is loaded, unknown how many rounds the vehicle is running, but there are no keys. >> the suspect also said that he stated that he wanted to die

tonight. >> copy, suspect stated that he wanted to die tonight. >> reporter: now that suspect mark moraski was shot when he ran from the u.p.s. truck with the shotgun. moments before that, tactical officers moved in on the truck. i want to show you where this all started around 5:00 last night. on the map on your screen you'll see pearl and chynoweth. north first street and trimble is where it ended. the suspects led deputies on a chase first in a stolen suv, then in this that hijacked u.p.s. truck. the chase ended on north first street when the u.p.s. truck hit spike strips. a female accomplice was released and she was taken into custody, but it was hours before mark moraski released the u.p.s. driver. in that time, some of his friends gathered nearby and they say he was telling them good-bye. >> he was scared, he said "i love you, i'm in a standoff" and

he was saying bye, and i was like no, don't say that. don't say that. >> reporter: we don't know why the chase initially started, but we know deputies say that the suspect fired at officer, even hitting one patrol car, while they were chasing that suv. the suspect died at the scene. no one else was hurt. the shooting is under investigation. the santa clara county district attorney's office will review this as a standard protocol. at noon today, the sheriff will answer more questions about this shooting, and what happened, what led up to it and nbc bay area will be there. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, kris. >> 5:39. let's switch fears, logears at the friday morning commute. >> this is our camera at the hay wafrd si ward side of the san mateo bridge. the water hit the lens, folks are traveling commute direction westbound. we'll show thaw radar on our system here, traffic system overlaid with the weather, we share that data with you.

that's the san mateo bridge. oakland as well as we move the radar out the green sensors throughout contra costa county, alame alameda, san mateo, san francisco counties moving nicely. we are looking at that closure, though, for highway 37. bob talked about that, and may reopen by 8:00 but right now, the commute out of vallejo will be impeeleded. use atherton avenue as an alternate. you know what we're on the verge of? >> what's that? >> not us but a lot of people on the verge of a three-day weekend because of presidents day. a lot of people in the bay area love to head to tahoe. this is a live look, in fact, 80 shut down due to whiteout conditions. this is brand new video that we just got from dutch flat up in placer county. rough driving conditions out there. now, if you are attempting to head to the sierra, remember to bring your chains, extra supplies, blankets, maybe some snacks in case you get stuck and of course your patience, but 80

is closed. so no go. >> oh well. for the weekend we'll stick here. i wasn't thinking of going -- >> we're not blaming kari. >> there are a lot of things to do in the bay area. >> it's hard but we'll get a window on monday, you say, to head up there? >> i think sunday, monday will be the chance that you could get to the sierra. >> because it's ski week next week. >> you want to get there, because the snowpack is now at 136% of normal, so we didn't see that last year and i just also posted that on social media. here is a look at the radar, in case you do want to risk it and try to drive there. we have some scattered showers moving through, and then the heavy snow still coming down for the sierra. you get up past placerville, and then it's really heavily snowing, and then we're also seeing that for i-80, once again, you can see why it's probably shut down. now, as we get a look at saturday, the forecast scattered showers here, with highs only in the low 50s. we will have a cool weekend and at times still some rain moving

through on sunday, and then if you're planning to make, head out to the lunar new year festival in san jose and east ridge mall, just plan for the cool temperatures in the off and on rain. we're also going to see a lot of chinese lunar new year festivals going on throughout the weekend and kirk wood, the forecast there, look at how cold it's going to be today, 19 degrees, yes, that's the high temperature. and it's still going to be windy, and more snow throughout the weekend, and for the coastal areas, really not much of a break here either. it's still going to be wet, and highs in the low 50s. we'll talk about what's going on here today, just trying to get you to work, that's coming up in less than five minutes. >> thanks, kari. 5:42 right now. we're watching the wet and soggy hillsides in sausalito this morning. as you recall, if you joined us on "today in the bay," yesterday morning a mudslide trapped a woman inside her home. we're going to have a look at how she's doing this morning. and in washington, the white house says the president's going to do something even many republicans don't want him to

do, declare a national emergency. we'll take a look, when "today in the bay" continues.

right now at 5:45, we are still seeing some rain moving through parts of the bay area, and now some snow on mt. hamilton. expect it to still be wet and right now in south san jose some rain coming down. here is a look at downtown san jose. we'll head to santa teresa for our temperature trend, upper 40s

now through company a7:00 and w rain coming through. we're not done with the rain yet. we'll talk about what's ahead for the weekend coming up in less than five minutes. >> we saw that rain hit the san mateo bridge and seeing it here on our oakland camera. we see the glow for the lights, the mist, the drizzle and the water kicking up. we were' talking about a slick drive here and farther north. and it's going to be a huge day in washington, as the president says he will declare a national emergency. but will it do what he wants it do? president trump says he'll sign a bipartisan deal to keep the government open but the white house says at the same time he will declare a national emergency, giving him the legal power to take money away from the defense department or other sources to build part of his wall, the wall congress won't give him. the house and senate yesterday passed a compromise funding bill, gives trump $1.3 billion for border fencing, far less

than the $5 billion he has demanded. mr. trump has the power to declare a national emergency, and in fact, presidents have declared them before. usually something to do with terrorism or sanctions, but congress also has the power to end them. congress can vote to revoke that declaration, and it sounds as if nancy pelosi will call for that vote. >> i know the republicans have some unease about it no matter what they say, because if the president can declare an emergency on something that he has created as an emergency, an illusion he wants to convey, just think of what a president with different values can present to the american people. >> if pelosi calls for a vote, it will put republicans in a very awkward position. they're going to have to go on record as to whether they support the president's move, and the senate will have to vote as well, in this case, a vote in the house forces a vote in the

senate. and of course, president trump will face court challenges to his power to declare an emergency. watch for those who are arguing against it to point out. if people crossing the border is a crisis, why isn't the president, why has he waited this long to declare that emergency? let's go actually back to the name of this segment, challenges in congress, challenges in court, challenging the power of the executive, that is checks and balances. now, this is how the government is supposed to work and we're going to see it play out. the president will address the nation this morning 7:00 a.m. our time. we'll carry that live both here on nbc bay area, nbcbayarea.com, we'll be tweeting about it as well. you know where to find me there, @scottmcgrew. >> thank you, scott. 4:48 right now. back to our microclimate weather alert, as that powerful storm moves through the bay area, and it will rain in parts of the bay area all weekend long.

>> you saw firefighters rescuing susan gordon live here on "today in the bay," if you joined us yesterday morning, pretty dramatic to see. it's a story we brought to you as breaking news. crews dug her out of the mud after her duplex slid down the hill onto an empty home. "today in the bay's" kira klapper joins us with more on how the community is coming together to help gordon. kira? >> laura and marcus, good morning. the 75-year-old gordon was buried for 20 minutes, her son says miraculously, she is going to be okay. this is video from our nbc bay area sky ranger yesterday morning. you can see the slide caused widespread damage, as gordon's duplex on sausalito boulevard came sliding down a hill onto a vacant home on crescent avenue. five cars were swept up in this one mudslide. no one else was hurt, but gordon's cat named peaches is still missing. right now, four buildings are still red tagged, with rain

still falling, as laura and marcus said, people who were able to return home are feeling anxious. >> and the hills are clearly saturated. i hope this is the end of the rain, because they really can't tolerate much more. >> you can see here that water continues to pour out of the mudslide grooves, creating new paths down the hillside. some homeowners are hoping sandbags will prevent more damage. meantime, a go fund me page has been set up for susan gordon, at last check this morning $20,000 had been raised. later today, fire crews will be back on scene to continue damage assessments. back to you guys. >> so concerning what happened to her. thanks a lot, kira. let's look at the why. this is the rain that continues to inundate the bay area. we've had such super soakers around here. so slick on those hillsides as well, and so now it's on and off throughout the weekend? >> yes, we're still going to see the waves of rain coming through and that will be the concern, as we go throughout the next 48 hours, and this rain is just not

letting up, and we are also dealing with some chilly temperatures, and that's also lowering some of the snow levels, and some of our north bay peaks as well as some of the east bay foothills as we are going to continue to see rain moving through. we're seeing some of the snow on mt. hamilton right now and also south san jose, as you get ready to head out. most of what we are seeing now is light. we will still have a chance of getting heavy pockets of rain through 7:00 to 8:00. we're seeing rain in the north bay, as well as the peninsula, and then rolling on through off and on today, some breaks in the sunshine, getting some sunshine at times, but then we're still not done with the rain, so even tonight into the day tomorrow, you do have to plan accordingly, as we could still see this rain coming through, and looking at additional rainfall totals, it could measure anywhere from half an inch to an inch on top of the several inches we've already gotten, and there will be some low elevation snow once again on our peaks and highs in the low 50s. cool temperatures next week, but

at least we will be drying out, and mike, you have some problems for the north bay commute. >> that's right, and also involves the east bay right here, and richmond we see the build just starting at the richmond-san rafael bridge, wet roadways here. more than wet, flood and closed for highway 37 westbound in novato. that problem is because folks may use that as an alternate to westbound 37. so far no delays in either areas. rain continues to fall and that will be a factor around much of the bay, san mateo bridge and oakland recently had rain and wind. we're tracking an easy lighter drive because it is friday. back to you >> thanks, mike. happening now, u.s. vice president mike pence visiting auschwitz, along with the polish president. it's the first visit for pence to the site where german forces murdered more than 1 million people during the nazi's occupation of eastern europe during world war ii. most of the victims were jewish but also other ethnic minorities and others. 5:52. next and new this hour, be careful what you drink. the risk for women over 50 who

drink diet soda several times a week. the health risk new research says you may be at risk for. plus, big update on the investigation into prince philip's car crash in the uk. what prosecutors are saying this morning. mike inouye is reflectis

valentine )s day. he shared this this morning, "today in the bay's" mike inouye reflecting on his valentine's day, sharing his photo of conversation hearts from necco saying it's been his tradition since elementary school. you can share some of your valentine's day traditions, maybe any presents you got on social media, tag me, nbc bay area. update, british prosecutors say queen elizabeth's husband, prince philip, won't face charges in connection with a car crash that hurt two women, the decision days after buckingham palace saying the 97-year-old royal would stop driving, they decided it wouldn't be the best in the public's interest to prosecute him over the crash. >> 5:46 right knnow. new information that may affect your lunch plans if you're a woman who drinks diet soda. women over 50 who drink two or more diet beverages have a higher risk of blood clots.

they were more likely to develop heart disease. the risks were highest for women with no history of heart disease or diabetes, and women who were obese or african-american. new for you this morning, a real life home alone situation here, a real estate investor who discovered booby traps inside a home he's fixing up says the danger will not stop him from finishing the job. >> ooh, [ bleep ]! [ bleep ]! [ bleep ]! yo [ bleep ] right inspect head. >> oh, wow, look at that. all right so that's a knife attached to a metal crunch there. this happened in philadelphia, that investor said he wouldn't be surprised if he came across something like this again. >> a lot of these houses that are going shells and vacant and with the gentryification in philadelphia and housing market growing at a rapid pace, you'll come across these things. >> video of the booby trapped

house has gone viral. the investor said he plans to finish rehabbing the row home. >> that's amazing. flawed, dangerous and potentially illegal is how insiders are describing some of san francisco's efforts to clean up city streets. >> here is investigative reporter bigad shaban. >> reporter: good morning. you know, we first started looking into potential safety violations late last year, and we learned the state has launched its own investigation. san francisco's public works department is being acued of accused of dangerously overloading its garr ban collecting pickup trucks, so nothing is stopping the piles of trash from falling onto nearby cars, bikers or pedestrians. >> i think it's our job as workers to bring up safety issues to management, and it's their job as management to make things right and they're not doing that. >> tonight at 11:00, you'll hear from whistleblowers who work there and the man in charge of it all, the director of public works.

>> in general, we haven't been strapping. >> reporter: in general or at all? because we haven't seen it at all. >> most of our drivers don't strap. >> reporter: you can watch our full investigation tonight at 11:00. >> we'll be watching. if you have a story for our investigative unit, you can give them a call. that number 888-996-tips or go to the website, nbcbayarea.com/investigations. right now, at 6:00, you may be asking yourselves when will it end? rain still falling in parts of the bay area this morning, but will the weekend be a washout? when kari says it should finally clear out. plus, russian river crests, up in guerneville, the russian river crested overnight, where we are live there with what it means and where the water is now. and highway shutdown. the north bay road partially closed because of flooding. that, plus other weather-related problems our teams are facing out there for you this morning. "today in the bay" continues right now.

good friday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike will have a look at our commute in a bit. first we want to start with the weather meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that. >> this weather system is not out of the bay area yet and will linger throughout much of the weekend. here is a look at storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar and showing those as waves of showers, moving through, especially the north bay, and on the south bay, some lighter rain, but now it's snowing on mt. hamilton. we'll be able to see that from the south bay, as we get a live look outside right now, low clouds rolling by, our temperatures in evergreen will be cool, be prepared for the highs that only reach 50 degrees and off and on rain. more on that and mike, it's still raining and slick. >> our snowy and slick. mt. hamilton, don't go there. the sheriff will tell you not to go. people get stuck. over here no one is stuck but the rain was sticking to the lens here on the hayward side westd