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 westbound your commute builds

that's the san mateo bridge. the radar showed recent activity moving down toward the dumbarton bridge, over koord cloud covtowa county and castro valley. we're looking at a smooth drive right now and light traffic because it's friday. no backup at the bay bridge toll plaza, but you are jammed up approaching at he erton avenue, westbound 37 we see the slowdown in your commute direction because of flooding, that's closed. atherton to 101 is your alternate. bob redell is on the scene and will bring you more in a couple of minutes, about a minute and a half but right now head to a bigger issue over there. people in the area of the russian river are advised to evacuate. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live with details. pete? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and laura. it would be a good idea to evacuate if you're in the low-lying areas near the russian river. we're standing on drink road. you can see behind me this is supposed to be a road but this area is flooded because it has

reached above flood stages at the russian river nearby. you got this road and other roads that are dealing with this issue throughout the whole day. this voideo is from river road. the sonoma countier shi have's department did issue an evacuation. a lot of homes are raised on stilts because they're accustomed to the flooding that has been a problem for a very long time. later today as we saw yesterday with flooding issues, folks will be using canoes to get around. that's quite a sight to see in gueneville. here's one homeowner talking about the conditions that we saw here firsthand back in 2017. here's what we to say. here's what he had to say. >> 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: getting to higher ground is key in this situation, as we take you out here live, you see flooding from the nearby russian river, just here on drake road with this issue, so of course you want to be careful when you're driving around these roads, expected to stay in flood stage until about 10:00 p.m. >> so much water there, thanks so much, pete. >> highway 37 in marin county lanes there shut down this morning for that commute. it's part of highway near atherton avenue, not too far from black point. this is all because of a levee break, several rounds of violent storms and heavy rain. drivers are upset because they thought recent work on that road was supposed to prevent this from happening. chp says it understands the disappointment there, but they say it's not the same problem it had a couple years ago, when the road was shut down for days. happening now, a man in the

hospital following an overnight crash in san jose. this is new video of the scene into our newsroom. 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. if in gilroy, water is spilling over from the uvas creek. 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 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 in a short amount of time. 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 alleged in the lawsuit, petty theft by department water resources, employees and conspiracy to cover up or destroy documents. >> 6:05 right now. the government 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 is in washington with more on the president's plan.

>> reporter: 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. >> 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: even some republicans are concerned the emergency declaration sets a bad precedent. >> i think it will be a terrible 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. >> later for you this hour, analysis of all the news out of washington this morning. scott mcgrew has the checks and balances coming up at 6:45. you can also follow him on twitter and facebook. right now at 6:07, we're still tracking some rain across the bay area. you can see it coming in waves on our storm ranger radar, even some snow in some of our higher elevations across the bay area, and now in central sonoma county, some rain. we've also seen it moving into san francisco, and the south city, extending over toward the east bay, with san ramon as well as livermore, and dublin right now getting the rain. it's going to continue to stay with us throughout the day. this storm system is not getting out of here yet. as a cold front sweeps through, we may see a few thunderstorms throughout the afternoon and into the evening.

heavy waves of rain and some breaks in between, this pattern sticks with us throughout the weeken, as we add up on more of the rainfall. here we are this evening, at 10:30, and yes, we do still have some rain in and around the area, but this could cause some more flooding, as well as mudslides, and the winds at times will gust up in some of the heavier cells. we're watching out for all of that for you and keep you up to date. another update in a few minutes. mike, it's wet and windy on the roads. >> that's right. almost all of our bridges, except for the dumbarton bridge, have chp issuing a wind advisory, as folks are crossing the spans. the oakland camera shook quite a bit as rain traveled through. it just moved a little farther east, but it does look like things are wet there and around the bay. really hitting contra costa county, diablo range, more across the peninsula as well. so we're tracking that, slippery commute around the bay. the closure continues for west highway 37. we've been following that since last night. novato not fully accessible as you come over from vallejo, use

atherton avenue and the richmond to san rafael bridge may see more traffic as an alternate. right now, not a lot of slowing. back to you. >> 6:08 right now. next and new this hour on "today in the bay," a valentine's day gift you won't believe. even if you can't stand kim and kanye, we're going to promise you, you'll laugh at this story. the musician he paid to stand and entertain her. it has the internet buzzing. plus call it anti-anti-vac. there's pressure on washington on social networks to clean up their act. coming up at 6:25, mudslide insurance. after yesterday's dramatic rescue in sausalito, mudslide forced a home off of its funation, our consumer investigator is answering questions you might have about your coverage. 6:09 right now. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 6:12, it's time for the squaw valley alpine meadows snow report. we are going to still see heavy snow coming down, highs in the low 20s, and lows in the single digits this weekend. if you are planning to go to the sierra, make sure you check the road information. i know going to north lake, i-80 is closed, and we will see more snow throughout the weekend. looking at the snow coming down now on the radar, it will be heavy at times, make sure you're prepared. we'll talk about what's going on with rain across the bay area,

coming up in less than five minutes. >> kari, chains are also required for highway 50 if you're headed to the sierra. over here 80 moves smoothly as you get down to the east shore freeway. no backup at the bay bridge, a little slowing out of the tri-valley and that rain is moving through there as well. >> and very happy friday to you. we expected better numbers on the market, but we got the latest retail numbers. they were grim. u.s./china talks ended in beijing but apparently they're going to restart in washington next week. you heard amazon pulling out of its plan to build a headquarters in new york city. "washington post" reports the ftc is this close to slapping a fine on facebook. the california dmv has released numbers about autonomous cars, a lot of numbers. but the bottom line is, there are a lot more cars out there driving four times as many miles total compared to last year, all driven by robots.

waymo cars drove 1.3 million miles total, compared to 353,000 last year so you see how the number is accelerating. another interesting statistic, the average waymo car was able to drive 11,000 miles before the driver had to intervene, what they call disengagement. let's look at that as a list. waymo cars able to go about 11,000 miles on average, before the human safety driver had to take the wheel or hit the brake to avoid an incident. you see how far ahead they are from the next best, general motors, which tends to be testing in san francisco, so let's be fair, they're not in mountain view cities, a lot more difficult for robots. and zoox, the startup trails behind that. a human had to take over every thousand miles. social networks are under fire for allowing anti-vaccination posts and ads on their sites. a powerful u.s. congressman wants answers.

california congressman adam schiff wrote a letter to facebook and google, squ why they allow false information about vaccinations on their sites. 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's minimizing the harm caused by misinformation in vaccines. let me just take a stand and be perfectly clear. the doctor who made the claim that vaccines cause autism lost his license. the medical journal in which he published it apologized and retracted it. kids in particular can die from things that we could prevent like measles, and vaccines don't cause autism, full stop. >> all right. thanks, scott. >> what did you get your love for valentine's day? as you might imagine, kanye west when all out for his wife kim

kardashian this valentine's day. the rapper paid -- listen ♪ are ek th recognize that? he paid kenny g. to serenade his wife in the living room, the entire room full of flowers. the reality television star tweeted this video of the big surprise. >> the kool-aid smile. >> i would be proud, too. >> i think i'd start laughing, like what is that? who is playing kenny g? oh, it's kenny g! >> i'll call him kenye, looking with kanye. he's still there because he can't get out without tipping over the vases. >> lifestyles of the rich and famous. this morning, if you're about to head out the door, we are getting ready for more rain, and if you're tired of it, well,

i'm sorry. waves of rain coming through, we know we need this. and in the summer months, we'll look back and kind of laugh, hopefully. we are not going to see any more major problems this morning, but we are still watching out for the potential of some flooding. we've already had five, six, seven inches of rain in the north bay, and when you get more on top of that, it just makes problems worse. looking at now lowering snow levels, in some of those north bay hills, but for the most part, this rain is light but let's talk about how much rain we've measured since wednesday. it's really unbelievable, when you look at these numbers, like venado hilltop mountain in the north bay measuring over 13 inches of rain since this storm started early on wednesday morning. san anselmo 8.5 inches of rain, bennen is lomond in the santa cruz mountains nearly eight inches of rain, mt. tam in the north bay almost eight inches of rain. richmond impressive 5.75" with

novato reaching over five inches of rain and san francisco 3:75 inches of rain, oakland 3.25 and sunnyvale 2.25, and over 1.5 inches in san jose. looking at the guadalupe river, it crested yesterday but running high, in fact we have video of the guadalupe river and what it looks like now this morning. still pretty high, and that's a look at the rain gauge. you can see that it's at about nine feet, and we do expect it to continue to fall, as we go throughout the day. so good news, but the additional rainfall will make for this an area that we will need to be monitoring. we do have more rain in the forecast, off and on, and maybe even some breaks in between, that will give us some sunshine and a chance of this rain, soaking in, but it still may be

heavy, as we go throughout the day into tonight. you see the activity on our hour-by-hour outlook, waking up tomorrow morning, put this in your plans you need the umbrella and rain gear and warm clothes because our highs reach into the low 50s and low elevation snow is possible, drying out finally early next week and mike, you're seeing the commute build for some key spots. >> a couple key spots we're watching, kari, overall, this is a pre-holiday friday so there's going to be a lighter flow around the bay but slick conditions are a concern, so watch those speeds, even though you may be able to drive more quickly. over here we're slowing at the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge, west 580 in addition to being slick will be a concern. some folks are avoiding a slowdown, highway 37 approaching atherton avenue near novato, jamming up a mile before getting there and using atherton as an alternate because it's closed between atherton and 101. bob redell continues to follow that scene, closed since last

night when the levee broke and there was flooding in the area. meanwhile, we see rain still falling over here, in through the area of san francisco, san mateo county, getting oefver across oakland, and 580 is a concern a smaller roadway but popular this time of morning. b.a.r.t. experiencing no delays, but they may have to slow b.a.r.t. if there's more significant rain on the tracks. back to you. >> thanks, mike. all new this morning, new questions for pg&e, this time from a federal judge. thor uhe has with the utility company's plan to prevent wildfires. will your insurance policy cover you in the event of a mudslide? i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, "nbc bay area responds," next. and this morning, it's flashback friday. you know what that means? "today in the bay's" bob redell

posted video saying proof cable cars don't fly. to see all of his flashbacks posts he keeps a lot of video from a long time ago. follow him on twitter, @bobnbc. you're watching "today in the bay." where a woman was rescued m

6:23 for you right now. a mudslide in sausalito where a

woman was rescued from her home yesterday might have wondering if you're covered in an event something like this happens to you. >> we asked consumer investigator chris chmura to get some answers. >> good morning. we learned in the event of a mudslide, damage to your home probably will not be covered. the insurance information institute is blunt about homeowners and renters insurance. it says "mudslides are not covered by any policy." here is an interesting caveat. you might have a shot of being covered if it's ruled to be a mudflow, meaning the force behind it, the driving force was water, not just gravity. flood insurance can cover mudflow damage but here answer the problem, almost no one buys flood insurance. it's sold separately by the federal government. fema says only 229,000 homes in the entire state of california are covered by flood insurance. that number is actually down by more than 13,000 homes since we last checked during last summer's major mud flow in southern california. bottom line here, very few families are covered for a

mudflow or a mudslide or flood, for that matter, so odds are, you'd be on the hook to pay for repairs yourself. if there's any chance a flood or mudflow will damage your home, please consider buying flood insurance. one call to an insurance agent should get you started. back to you. >> thanks, chris. 6:25 right now. just a few hours, we're expected to get a better idea of the state of silicon valley. san jose and los angeles mayors expected to give keynote speeches at the state of the valley conference. the event is expected to get under way at 8:00 this morning at the san jose mchenry convention center. new this morning, pg&e's plan to prevent wildfires by shutting off power, now in question. 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. here are the stories we're working on for 6:30, new

perspective on a deadly hostage situation and shooting in san jose. >> they opened the driver's side window. >> they opened the driver's side window. the subject is saying "leave me alone." >> our team sifted through dispatch audio recordings overnight. the conversations leading up to the moment a man, who stole a d police opened fire, killing him. we also continue our team coverage this morning. the russian river cresting during the early morning hours as a major north bay artery closes due to flooding. we're there live with the updates on the ground this morning. and snow way. if your plans for the long weekend include a trip to tahoe, you definitely need to stay tuned. the update on the roads to the sierra. you're watching "today in the bay." live look at radar -- powey

storm ranger. we )re in a microclimate wea right now at 6:30, live look at our radar, powered by nbc bay area storm ranger. we are in the microclimate weather alert. the green is sticking around. could see rain all weekend long off and on. we definitely saw more overnight. this is video from our crews out in los gatos this morning at the intersection of highway 9 and north santa cruz avenue. usually on your way to the beach but not this weekend. good morning and thanks for us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. nbc bay area issued a microclimate weather alert. nbc meteorologist kari hall is tracking the system and it will stick around off and on for the rest of the day.

>> you may look out and rain is not falling but everything is wet and it's not out of here yet. looking at storm ranger, waves of rain and this is the type of activity we'll see throughout the day. it's raining in the north bay, and also in san francisco, extending over parts of the east bay and some light showers across the south bay, but that's also bringing some snow to mt. hamilton. so as we get ready for all of the additional rain we may see, i wanted to give you an update on our reservoirs that have been over capacity or the almaden and uvas reservoirs. others like the lexington and stevens creek are close and vasona now at 80%, i'm monitoring that and river levels and what else to expect? more on that coming up in a few minutes. mike, you're getting us out there with the commute and so far, it's been wet and windy. >> that's right, it's building now for richmond. i'm concerned because the richmond-san rafael bridge with the backup forming here probably the biggest backup. the bay bridge doesn't have any problem. over here it's friday w a lighter volume around the bay,

this might have been a surprise at the toll plaza here headed to san rafael across 580. some folks are avoiding highway 37 getting into to novato. there is flooding and bob redell reports from the scene in i aupical of minutes. atherton avenue is the alternate and traffic jamming coming over the petaluma river. the rest of the bay not much of a commute as far as the volume of traffic, but rain continues to fall, especially over here in contra costa county, so we track both the traffic build and the weather. back to you. >> as you well know, mike, the russian river is above flood stage, creating dangerous conditions for people close to the water. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos in gueneville. have you seen much of a change? you've been out there all morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, guys. we're still at flood stages. the water's maybe receded counsel there as the floodwater comes in from the russian river.

we're getting a good amount of rain coming down at least when it comes to when our live reports are beginning but right where we're looking at this is on drake road, as you can see the water taking over from the russian river as it's well above the flood stages at this point. video from river road you see the same type of situation with flooding affecting the first floor of homes in that area. the sonoma county sheriff's department issued an advisory for folks to evacuate, if you're in the low-lying areas, along the russian river, because you're on the river, susceptible to flooding. a lot of the homes you see when you drive around gueneville are on stilts and that's for the purpose of avoiding flooding because it happens so frequently. also folks are using canoes to get around. as we showed you drake road looks more like part of the russian rivering at this point. in the last half hour we spoke with a resident who said locals do a great job of being prepared. >> i'd say yes, do you.

definitely. >> reporter: just people like you thought people are more prepared? >> they're way prepared. a lot of the houses are raised up around here. they used to not be. they raised them up to get out of the water and boat around. i'm surprised there aren't boats from people in the high areas to get out. the cars are up here and up there. >> reporter: you'll see plenty of that as the morning goes along, as we take you back out here to the flooding situation, here in guerneville which is typical when it hits flood stages near the russian river, you want to be cautious when driving around the flooded roads but we're expected to stay in the flood stage in gueneville until 10:00 p.m. live in guerneville, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, pete. the russian river, where pete is, is of course one area of concern, but the napa river another issue in the north bay right now. overnight, flooding forced the shutdown of a major commute route. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell live in novato along

highway 37. the entire road closed? >> reporter: westbound direction of 37 is shut down. eastbound direction is not a factor but you can see westbound 37 is being diverted here at atherton avenue so people can continue on their trek to northbound or southbound 101, whichever direction they're headed because of flooding of the nearby novato creek. the estimated time of reopening is still about an hour and a half, so we're talking around 8:00, which would be, again, right in the middle of this morning's commute. here is the reason why, as you can see from nbc bay area sky ranger, yesterday's heavy rains flooded the fields north of highway 37, and caused a levee that contains the novato creek to break. could you see the wa the water eroded the foundation underneath a set of rail road tracks. cal trans initially shut down one lane of highway westbound 37 last night and since then shut down both lanes which is why you see the diversion behind me. some drivers are upset, they

thought it was recent work done on the road that was supposed to prevent this kind of thing 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: back out here live it's the westbound direction of 37 that shut down here at atherton avenue. behind me you can see the flashing yellow lights, cal trans trucks are out here, further down the road, you can't see from right here, where the road is flooded over and waiting for that to subside. they're thinking they'll reopen around 8:00 this morning. reporting live in novato, ready ready, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest from there, bob. 6:35. still developing and new this morning, dispatch audio from police following a deadly standoff involving a u.p.s. truck in north san jose business park. it's a story we covered here for

hours last night. a police chase ended in a standoff near big companies like ebay and paypal, only a couple of blocks from our television station. nbc bay area's janelle wang was right there, as the suspect ran from the truck, right towards 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 and her photographer and other crews at that spot took cover. they are okay. police, however, shot and killed that suspect. kris sanchez is live at first and recommend itible in san jose this morning. overnight, kris, you listened through additional new recordings from police dispatchers. >> reporter: yes, this was a low standoff, but those dispatch records that we got overnight seemed to indicate and confirm what friends of that suspect

told us here at the scene last night, as they gathered, that they think that that suspect didn't think he was going to make it 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 did try to move in on that 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. in between, the suspects led santa clara county sheriff's deputies on a chase first in a stolen suv, en this in that hijacked u.p.s. truck. the chase ended on north first street where i am this morning,

when the u.p.s. truck hit spike strips and couldn't keep going. a female accomplice was released and she was taken into custody, we don't know much about her at this point. but it was hours before mark moraski released the u.p.s. driver. one of his friends gathered nearby. she says that it sounded like he was saying good-bye. >> he was scared. he called me, 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 other than it started with the pull over of an suv reported stolen. we do know that deputies say that someone in that suv fired at officers and hit one of the patrol cars. the suspect died at the scene. no one else was hurt. it was a stressful situation as janelle wang could tell you. the shooting is under investigation. it will be reviewed by the the santa clara county district

attorney's office as well which is normal with an officer-involved shooting. at noon today, the sheriff will answer more questions and nbc bay area will be there. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> a dramatic situation unfolding there. thanks, kris. we follow the situation up in the north bay as well with the rain, the flooding. pete suratos is talking about that, and bob is at the closure for highway 37, and the rain continues to fall, although lighter, we show that radar and kari will give a much better explanation. i want to show you the activity over there, brentwood, discovery bay and coming across from the we anyone lawith t peninsula with the highway rain. the concern with highway 37, on to atherton is your alternate, where you're forced off the freeway, you can get back over toward 101. a smoother drive for most of the rest of the bay. the bay bridge metering lights recall not yet on because it's so light, but we have that friday flow and pre-holiday

light as well. >> i'm glad you bring that up, because it's ski week for a lot of kids this upcoming week, and look at this. if you want to head to the sierra, a lot of people love to go to tahoe, but i've got to tell you, 80 is shut down due to whiteout conditions. that's from colfax to the nevada state line, and this in fact, brand new video we just got from n from dutch flat in placer county. looks like they're driving smoothly through there, but boy, can that change. bring your chains, and extra supplies, just in case you get stuck. we expect more snow over the weekend, too? >> yes, if you're going to north lake, that road is closed. going to the south lake tahoe, you see the roads are still open but it's really hard to get there, because of all of the snow that still is coming down. we can see the scattered showers here, and the snow on the roads, and you want to make sure you keep checking that road information, before you set out for your trek, and we are going to see great weather, some in the sierra for the weekend, but

here we still have the rain in the forecast. look at these highs reaching the low 50s, cool and windy, and no better on sunday, unfortunately. if you are planning to get outside, you may be able to enjoy some of the breaks in the rain, and if you're going to the lunar new year festival at the east ridge mall, this is going on tomorrow as well as sunday, but look at the highs, only in the low 50s, and if you are going to kirk wood, highs in the teens, and near whiteout conditions, and we once again were saying it's hard to get there, but if you can wait until about sunday or monday, you may have a little window of some better travel conditions, and not even better for half moon bay, highs in the low 50s, at times some wind and rain, and a few peaks and some breaks as we go into sunday, and a little bit more sunshine on sunday in the tri-valley. i'm watching all of that for you, but it doesn't look that good around the bay area. if you're going farther south to santa barbara, rain today, but sunshine for the rest of the

weekend, highs in the low 60s for saturday, and let me know where you are going and what your weekend plans are. i can help you out with the forecast. i'm @karihallweather on facebook, instagram and twitter. >> sounds like you'll help us find the sun. coming up, new developments in the case of an attack on a bay area actor. he calls it a hate crime, but there are questions this morning about whether it was all staged. how jussie smollett is responding to the new accusations. dramatic rescue, you only saw it here on "today in the bay," all new, the amount of money people online have raised for a north bay woman trapped during a mudslide. and in washington, the white house says the president will declare a national emergency today. we'll take a look at that, we'll take you out to the big board as well, dow industrials gaining 277 points, as it is apparent

the government's going to stay open. you wer you're watching "today in the bay."

. right now at 6:45, it's not yet time to put the umbrella away, as we take a live look at the cloudy skies over palo alto and some puddles on the roads. we will see the rain chances back by about 11:00 and look at how cool it's going to be. we'll struggle to make it out of the 40s today. we'll talk about what's ahead for the weekend coming up in less than five minutes. right now, look at dublin. it's soupy. it's slippery at the tassajara

off-ramp. traffic is lighter, we'll show you where it's not so light, coming up. >> it's a huge day in washington, as the president says he will declare a national emergency. but will it do what he wants it to do?

>> 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. president trump will face challenging in the court. if we had a crisis at the border, why did we wait so long to declare an emergency? let's go back to the name of

this segment, challenges in congress, challenges in the court, challenging the power of the executive, that is what checks and balances is. this is how our government is supposed to work. now the president will address the nation at 7:00 a.m. our time, so a short time from now, and of course, we're going to carry that live both here on nbc bay area, and nbcbayarea.com and we'll always keep you updated on twitter. you'll found me @scottmcgrew. >> thank you. new details for you at 6:48, the chicago police department is dismissing reports that actor and singer jussie smollett staged his own attack. police say there's no evidence right now that the attack was a hoax. smollett, who grew up in santa rosa, says the two men attacked him two weeks ago. police have said that they have not found surveillance video that shows the alleged assault

and battery. 6:48. this morning, a neighborhood in sausalito is on edge. the risk of mudslide looms as more rain falls. you saw firefighters rescuing susan gordon live here on "today in the bay," if you joined us yesterday morning. crews managed to dig her out of the mud, after her duplex slid down on 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? >> 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. you can see the slide caused widespread damage, as gordon's duplex on sausalito boulevard came sliding down a hill onto a vacant home thankfully on kre is enavenue. 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. 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. that's making people nervous. 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. >> i can't imagine what it must have been like for you to live through that. >> i know, but she made it out. >> and she had to see bob, oh, my gosh, poor lady. >> oh, all right. we wish her well. goodness gracious. this rain has been pounding the bay area and it's going to

continue. >> coming through in waves today and we're still not done with this storm system. in fact, we have a cold front dropping in, and our temperatures are dropping as well, so as you get ready to head out be prepared for not only the rain but the cool temperatures, too. here is a look at the radar, showing off and on rain, and this will be the nature of what we'll see throughout the day, even lowering snow levels. let's take a look at how much rain we've measured, and it has been unreal. looking at some of these numbers in the north bay and vanato over 13 inches. that is higher up. then we look at san anselmo, where we've had over eight and a half inches of rain. ben lomond in the santa cruz mountains almost eight inches of rain there. mt. tam in the north bay almost eight inches in are inch. richmond 5:75 inches, novato over five inches of rain. high rainfall totals in san francisco, 3.75, oakland 3.25 there. livermore over 2 inches of rain, the same in sun vay jail. san martin almost two inches and

over an inch and a half in the south bay. as we look outside, you can see the cloud cover. we're going to need the umbrella, the rain gear and a nice warm coat to prepare for the day. expect the rain as we go hour by hour to be in and around your area, even maybe heavy at times, going into the afternoon, the afternoon commute may still be slippery, some standing water on the roadways. here we are tonight at 11:30 and it's active on the radar, and what we could see going into the day tomorrow. so be sure to track that. additional rainfall totals may add up to another quarter to a half of an inch, maybe over an inch in the santa cruz mountains. and then look at the forecast, low snow elevation or low elevation snow going into tomorrow, and cool temperatures still a chance of rain on sunday, but look at monday into next week, it's finally going to dry out. mike, the conditions are a major concern. >> that's right, so monday is

when we dry off. right now it's slick out there. here's palo alto, showing you the light pre-holiday friday drive. you're able to go at the speed limit but the basic speed law only go as fast as conditions allow. slicker conditions might mean you have to slow even though the roadway is clear. resist temptation. the rain is coming in, another wave across the peninsula and toward the east bay as that one just cleared from:c contra cost county. the bay bridge has no metering lights but we have the closure for west 37, as you approach atherton avenue. folks are hitting the brakes and slipping over toward 101. we hope lanes will reopen at 8:00 what novato pd expected. we have more traffic for 580 westbound. alternate is atherton avenue. westbound 37 is closed and jamming you up approaching the petaluma river, the focus of your north bay commute problems because 101 itself is moving smoothly. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. 6:53 right now.

happening now, payless shutting its doors. it's announcing plans to close all of its approximately 2300 shoe stores, when it files for bankruptcy later this year. the company is the latest in a string of bankruptcies that hit brick and mortar stores following the rise in online shopping. next on "today in the bay" a look at the top stories including russian river cresting, up in guerneville. we're live and what this will mean and where the water is now. highway shutdown, the north bay road partially closed because of flooding, plus other weather-related problems our team is following this morning. it is 6:54. you're watching "today in the bay." before you head out the do

here are the top stories on today in the bay-- a live look this morning at the russian river in guerneville. 6:57 on your friday morning. here are the top stories we're covering on "today in the bay." >> the russian river in guerneville the body of water widened well beyond its bed and crested this morning around 1:00. it's three feet above flood stage. some people living nearby had to navigate entire blocks of water with canoes, boots and waders yesterday and taking notice of the rising water and preparing for more flooding. >> 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. >> the department is issuing an

advisory for anyone in low-lying areas to mo of to higher ground. a major commute route in the north bay is shut down, highway 37 near atherton wave avenue because of a levee break following several rounds of violent storms and heavy rain. some drivers say they're upset because they felt the recent work on the road was supposed to prevent this from happening. the chp says it understands the disappointment but it is not the same problem it had a couple years ago when the road was shut down for days. happening now, a man is in the hospital following an overnight crash in san jose. this is video in to our newsroom this morning, the crash happened southbound highway 85 near deanza boulevard. emergency crews there working to get that injured man out. he was running at the time and it's not clear yet what caused that crash but chp is investigating it as a possible dui. the highway is back open this morning.

we're moving into the weekend here, and the rain is not moving out. >> not yet. we are making plans around the rain. maybe a good weekend to catch up on a book and shows and you'll get out there in between the waves of showers and maybe catch a good picture of a rainbow or something. here is a look at our forecast, stays chilly, highs in the low 50s. morning temperatures dipping back into the 30s. we will get some sunshine early next week. >> that's looking good. >> thanks. highway 37 there still flooded in novato? >> you talked about that and the reason why, because that levee broke but still for drivers it's a problem. we have this backup that's forming approaching atherton avenue, which is your alternate if you're headed to novato and highway 10. the richmond-san rafael bridge 580 sees more traffic and 580 through dublin, how slick it still is. be careful. >> i know, it's been such a soggy week and tough for commuter. thanks for joining us this morning. we'll be back at 7:25 with a

live local news update. >> join us for "nbc bay area news" at 11:00 this afternoon. have a great friday, and thanks so much for starting your morning right here with us. good morning, breaking news. the president's $8 billion gamble, this morning president trump set to sign off on a border deal that stops the next shutdown, but with no money for his wall he ups the ante ready to get the money from taxpayers by declaring a national emergency. >> the precedent the president is setting here should be met with great unease and dismay. >> just ahead the once in a generation legal battle between congress and the white house that could land in the supreme court. we are live with the latest. split decision, reaction pours in after amazon cancels its plan to build a massive new headquarters in new york city. some are elated.