eastbound 580 approaching 98, the zoo exit right here, slow from the freeway down to that scene. mcarthur boulevard if you it stay on mcarthur below surface streets that's south of the deadly crash. this investigation, the county coroner called to the first crash near the berkeley curve. kris is handling both of those. she's at the scene now. kris, you still have two layups blocked over there, right? >> reporter: hi there, mike. they are waiting for the coroner. here we're on eastbound 580 at 98th avenue off-ramp. we know that the roadway is going to be closed for at least another hour though chp is hoping to reopen 580 sooner than that. here is what's left of that suv that the chp tells us crashed into the embankment and into a tree before then bursting into flames. chp tells us the young woman in the passenger seat died and the young man behind the wheel is now at the hospital with major injuries. the suv will be towed as

evidence as the chp tries to figure out what happened here. now, earlier this morning in emeryville, three people died when the suv they were in slammed into a big rig parked on the shoulder of i-80 approaching bay bridge toll plaza. another person is at the hospital with major injuries in that crash. the big rig driver told chp that he was pulled over on the right-hand shoulder sleeping in his rig when he felt the impact and saw the suv stuck underneath the rig. the big rig driver was not injured. it is too soon to tell whether or not alcohol or drugs were a factor in either of these crashes, according to chp. however, we did ask the sergeant out here and he said it's possible that the rain was a factor because even though it wasn't a really soggy wet morning as we've had over the last couple of days, the roadways were wet at the time this vehicle went off the roadway and crashed into that tree. this vehicle will be towed as evidence again as chp tries to figure out what happened. do be careful out there, folks.

it's really dark and you never know what's on the roadway ahead of you. in oakland, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." we are getting a little relief from rain but spotty showers this morning led to wet roadways. kari. >> roads are wet after all that heavy rain fell across the bay area. now as the storm moves away, we still have light rain that's been falling in a few spots. overall things are starting to clear out. even as that storm moves away, we do still have flooding that's reported around russian river and geurneville and most of that area still not able to go back home. we may not see these river levels and water levels dropping until about tomorrow morning, so still very high today. as you get out the door in the south bay maybe going to diridon station, it's going to be in the upper 40s. we are going to have dry weather and mostly cloudy skies, temperatures reaching into the mid-50s. we'll talk about the next storm set to move into the bay area,

the time line, and where we'll see the heaviest rain coming up in just a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. i want to get you up on the latest numbers when it comes to flooding impacting parts of the bay area. many new developments happening while you were asleep. russian river finally cresting between 10:00 and 10:30 at over 46'. this surpasses the river cresting in 1997. more than 3500 people are under mandatory evacuation orders this morning. thirteen school districts in sonoma county have canceled classes today. >> this is why. take a look at the areas surrounding forestville and geurneville, a ghost town. people can't get to their homes. many parts of the city are like this, under water. this is video we shot once the sun came up yesterday. can you imagine going back to your home? a lot of people don't even know what will be left of the damage there. pete suratos joins us. he's back now live with a look

at the floodwaters there in forestville and how people are doing. >> good morning to you, laura. the sheriff's department confirming in a tweet what we're seeing firsthand, that is the water is receding here apparently in geurneville and also here in forestville. behind me you can see the structure showing you along river road where you can see that water dropping. you see that high point up top, that's where the water hit the highest mark at some point yesterday. also we know they are saying there were no rescues -- additional rescues overnight. also a number of rescues yesterday as a result of the flooding that we saw from the russian river. now, i want to take our viewers to footage from nbc sky ranger. video of geurneville. obviously we can't get into geurneville, still here in forestville. you can see this the town under water. now, remember, the town of geurneville was landlocked yesterday just before 5:00 a.m. so you couldn't go in and out of

the area. you had to use a boat or helicopter to get in. that's how they had to get in if they need to rescue anyone. folks had waited too long to evacuate unfortunately stuck right here in forestville. >> they are lucky. up a hill, power hasn't gone out. we're kind of hunkered down. got the tv, fireplace. >> right now i'm smiling because i'm up on the hill. i wasn't smiling yesterday. >> i'm trying to get in and it doesn't look like it's going to happen. >> take you back out here live to river road. you can see the water coming down on this structure as the russian river begins to recede. we know there are about 40 boat rescues yesterday, so we'll see if there's more. sheriff's department saying no additional rescues. in fact, they were saying it was a slow night. images from geurneville, before and after images in the next half hour. live in forestville, pete suratos, "today in the bay." >> thanks very much, pete. a live look, serious

flooding in sebastopol. you're looking at the barlow shopping district. this is near laguna de santa rosa. people there said they have never seen flooding like this before. bob redell saying he did see water recede this morning but it's still a slow process out there. bob will have a live report at the bottom of the hour. >> kari, a chance to dry out? >> that's the big story. you talk about how much rain in those areas. that's the reason why. it's going it take a while for those water levels to go down. we talk about the river gauge in venado, northern sonoma county measuring 21" of rain, geurneville 12.5" of rain there. san anselmo 10". mark west creek, 9" of rain, yountville 9.37.

santa rosa over 7" of rain. we'll talk about the next storm moving in in just a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. in other news president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un wrapping up their second historic summit with no agreement on denuclearization. >> today susan mcginnis joins us live in washington with what the two leaders discussed. susan. >> hi, good morning, marcus and laura. no deal despite the optimism, the summit comes to an end with the main objective not attained, denuclearization of north korea." president trump leaves hanoi earlier than planned after the second summit with north korean leader kim jong-un fell apart. >> it was a productive two days. sometimes you have to walk. this was just one of those times. >> a planned signing ceremony canceled, lunch also canceled. no agreement on denuclearization. >> we actually had papers ready to be signed, but it just wasn't

appropriate. i want to do it right. i'd much rather do it right than do it fast. >> during the summit the north korean dictator stated a willingness to dismantle the country's nuclear program. >> translator: if i'm not willing to do that, i won't be here right now. >> reporter: the president unwilling to lift economic sanctions in exchange for denuclearization. >> the president walking away rather than lifting all of our sanctions. i'm concerned there doesn't seem to be a follow on or next step to transition this to professional diplomacy between technical experts. >> reporter: the president appeared satisfied north korea had stopped testing nuclear weapon. >> he said he's not going to do testing of rockets or missiles. >> the u.s. president who once denounced the north korean dictator as a madman. >> quite take guy, quite a character. i think our relationship is very strong. >> reporter: now with only warm words.

and reaction starting to come in around the globe. japan prime minister saying he supports trump's move to walk away from the talks. germany sounding disappointed saying the world would be a better place if talks were on track and north korea agreed to denuclearize. marcus and laura. >> susan mcginnis reporting in washington. thank you. >> thanks, susan. at 7:00 a.m. on the "today" show, live coverage from vietnam with how president trump is responding to his former lawyer's explosive testimony that took place yesterday as well. so as we start out this morning, we are going to see temperatures in the upper 40s. taking a look at cupertino and what we're expecting going throughout the day, then we reach spot upper 50s. mostly cloudy skies. we do have a break from the rain as you get ready to head out the door today you can leave the umbrellas at home and it will be a cool day as we're not going to reach near our normal high temperatures. that storm moving away from the

bay area. if you're traveling, there's still showers approaching sierra and then it becomes snow as you reach some of the higher elevations. i'll be tracking more of the snow report in just a few minutes. mike, you're tracking several crashes. >> that's right. another one in the east bay right now, kari. the first one is the traffic alert and the other one was upper east shore freeway. we look at the south bay and peninsula, no problem and typical build for tri-valley through hayward off castro valley. getting to eastbound 580 kris sanchez continues to follow this scene with deadly crash and car fire blocking your two left lanes at 98 getting away from the bay bridge, away from the warm freerm. getting to the bay bridge, this is a new crash off carquinez bridge off hercules off-ramp, three vehicles involved in the crash. chp has not arrived on the accept but seeing slowing. bay bridge toll plaza one factors there, follow more factors affecting north bay like

closure for 37 coming up, guys. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> 6:10. coming up business and tech headlines. >> good news for uber and lyft riders. they are going to get a discount as uber and lyft race to an ipo. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 6:13, time to get you ready to head to the

sierra and squaw valley looking great. still a little tough getting there as they are trying to clear some of the roads. roads may be improving tomorrow but more snow moving in by late tomorrow evening. we've got at the base 217" of snow with a season total of 557". we'll talk about the next storm coming in with bay area rain and sierra snow coming up in less than five minutes. right now looking at san mateo bridge, coming out of the east bay. in the east bay we have two crashes i'm tracking, both potentially a big impact to your commute. and a very good morning, happy thursday to you. we get fourth quarter gdp numbers this morning. we'll look at how the economy is doing. stocks under pressure after no deal with north korea. trade negotiations with china as well. southwest cleared to fly from hawaii from san jose and oakland. lyft and uber getting closer to filing to go public.

the blog, the information, says lyft could come any moment. uber and lyft discounting rides to try to increase market share. the report says price cuts have been particularly good for lyft which is taking riders away from uber. hard to imagine because lyft and uber have become such a part of our lives. if you don't count limos and regular cars, they have only been around about seven years. apple has confirmed it's going to lay offer staff working on self-driving cars. we determined this last month, estimating 200 people. am filed paperwork. actual number 190. tomorrow march 1st in the deadline for canada to decide what to do with that huawei executive arrested in vancouver of she was arrested at the request of the united states. the u.s. accuses her of violating trade sanctions against iran but canada hasn't decided whether to expedite her.

here in the u.s., they will be in court accused of stealing secrets from t-mobile. huawei may be connected to chinese government markets. take a look at this. german firefighters facing an unusual rescue. a fat rat found we believed -- through a manhole cover. "brooklyn nine-nine" talks on me too. >> we got to talk to two of the stars of the show. beatriz directed the first episode titled "he said, she said." it deals with a sexual assault investigation. >> jake and amy are investigating this case. while they are investigating this case all these issues come up. it's really, i think exciting to watch two people kind of being

discussing this stuff that really all of us should be discussing. i'm excited for us to kind of shine a little bit of a light on that. >> you can watch the all new season of "brooklyn nine-nine" right here on nbc bay area. it starts at 9:00. we have been talking about that weather for days now. that rain. now finally a little relief. >> a little relief with rain and flooding in north bay. it will gradually start to recede today. the rain moved away from the bay area. still showers in the sierra. it's going to be dry throughout the day. but as you drive this morning, the roads may still be wet. the cars in front of you kicking up some water. you may need windshield wipers. this is a live look at walnut creek as our temperatures in the upper 40s as you head out the door. it's still going to be a cool morning reaching into the upper 50s today. we may get some peeks of

sunshine. overall mostly cloudy today. here we go through the time line tomorrow. still cloudy and no rain. look what happens early saturday morning by 3:00 to 6:00 in the morning, the next wave of rain comes in. this will give us scattered showers throughout the day saturday as well as sunday. but it looks like this time the heavier rain will be focused mainly across the peninsula and the south bay. some of the areas that didn't get that much rain with the last round, look farther to the north with santa rosa, ukiah getting a quarter inch of rain. then for the sierra, still some light snow showers today tapering off tomorrow. we should see conditions improving. then the next storm system once again starts to bring in some more snow. early on saturday morning. we could see another foot of snow for some of our resorts this weekend. if you will be going, go there for tomorrow and stay until about monday when the road conditions will be better. we will see also the rain tapering off for the bay area for our inland areas on sunday. you may have a break by sunday

afternoon if you want to get outside. monday is looking good and potentially another atmospheric river headed our way from tuesday into wednesday. highs in the low 60s. we'll have more updates on that. san francisco this weekend staying in the 50s with some rain mostly on saturday. mike, you're tracking two important spots. >> that's right. for your commute we had two main areas where there are crashes. overall the speed sensors, colors in the south bay mostly green, just starting to see slowing in the northbound direction. over here 680 for tri-valley 880 hayward, union city, typical spots with lighter build, a little easier time there. 580 through oakland critical here starting past the warren freeway split down to 98 we have this growing slowdown as you're heading to the scene. investigation for the deadly crash over there at 98. the car went off the roadway. car fire. kris sanchez on the scene. the coroner has not yet arrived

to complete the investigation. that is likely because the coroner was held up by the first deadly crash over there at the berkeley curve. that cleared early in the show, happened overnight at 1:16. looking here at the closure that continues through westbound highway 87. westbound direction but not eastbound direction. westbound is the commute. some folks heading to richmond san rafael bridge held on the crash on the upper east shore freeway. no information chp not on the scene. they have been quick to get to crashes, the concentration in oakland, the area over there off i-80 and highway 4. bay bridge toll plaza does have a back-up, talked about richmond san rafael bridge as one alternate to westbound 37. 37 not bad, atherton to 101 so looks like folks are holding off here and also held up in hercules by that crash. back to you. >> busy morning, mike. thanks. next, 100 artists, 100 blank

canvases and a whole lot of creativity. the record merural going up. evacuations remain in place this morning. if you have friends or family in the area, mike inouye sharing a great interactive map on his facebook page. that shows you the road closures and areas under water. you can even find emergency shelters on that map. you can follow mike on facebook to share that link. you're watching "today in the bay." you.

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ranger. taking a live look at our radar in the upper left corner powered by nbc storm ranger. you see the storm pretty much moving out of the bay area. some spotty showers out there. live look in san jose, walnut creek and dublin as well, got you covered across the bay area. team coverage from the north bay is coming up at 6:30. this morning a federal judge will hear the claim that inmates are systematically prevented from sleeping more than five hours a night. they claim it's causing health problems in inmates as they are being constantly woken up in the middle of the night. they are seeking an injunction against the county and smoif. it's 6:24. a special meeting on what to do with parking in berkeley. last year they forced 20 rv

residents off marina boulevard. they will consider whether the change codes that would further limit rv talking. also talk about developing online permit parking system. also consider creating more resources for people who live in rvs. new this morning, not often you can take in a record setting piece of art. a look at a project near plaza cesar chavez. more than 100 artists painted works for the 900 square feet mural. the world's largest collaboration mural will be unveiled officially tomorrow. you can go to the website for nbcbayarea.com. the dog that once served george h.w. bush has a new mission. >> sul ly it putting on a new

military uniform. he's now a member of the program at the walter reed medical center in maryland. he did have to make a few promises before taking on the new gig. >> you take this obligation freely without any promise of treats or tummy rubs. >> i'm sure he'll get a few. sully's new job will focus on reducing stress and raising spirits for staff an merits at the hospital. next on "today in the bay," a brand-new rescue overnight in the flood stricken north bay. our cameras are there plus a live update on evacuations in the geurneville area. kari tells us when the rain finally stops. >> breaking news we've been following in the east bay. a deadly triple fatal crash along a major interstate. sadly not the only deadly crash we're following. and at 6:45, another teacher strike could start up in the bay area. the contra costa county direct considering that move and how other schools plan to support

oakland teachers this morning. r

live look at radar -- powered by storm ranger. the rain is finally slowing right now at 6:30 a live look at radar powered by nbc bay area storm rain, the rain moving down. >> moving out of the area. good-bye. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we've been on the air since 4:00 this morning, 30 minutes earl to get you ready for what's ahead.

nbc bay area issuing microclimate weather alert. >> kari hall tracking the systems moving through the bay area. >> the reason we're in a microclimate weather alert because we have widespread flooding in parts of the north bay even as the storm moves away and we're not seeing any more rain. as you head out the door, low clouds and wet roads as we take a look in san jose. temperatures in the upper 40s. we'll see at times a few peeks of sunshine. overall a cloudy day as we dry out from massive amounts of rain in the north bay. as we head to mike, tracking spots in the east bay. >> overall light volume that's good news. flooding in the north bay so stand by for those reports. south bay shows a little build, nothing major. san mateo, dumbarton bridge, a new crash web 80 at hercules. looks like everything is off to the right shoulder.

it will be a distraction but not a problem off carquinez, a build near berkeley and back-up toll plaza. here we have a traffic alert for eastbound 580 toward 98. two lanes blocked. you see slowing, kind of calmed down past the freeway. a deadly crash there. this is one of the deadly crashes we're talking about on breaking news this morning. >> breaking news, four people dead in two crashes five miles apart. a live look at one of the scenes. one person died when a car crashed and burst into flames. it happened around 4:30, eastbound 580 and 98. not too far from the oakland zoo. this was the second of two deadly crashes. the first happened about three hours earlier on i-80 in emeryville near the maze. three people died when their suv slammed into the back of a parked big rig there on web

shoulder. the fourth person is said to be in extremely critical condition. the truckdriver told chp he was getting sleep in his cab when the suv hit the back of his truck. crews have now cleared that crash. now to the latest developments as part of the bay area waking up to the impact of ongoing flooding. the russian river crested late last night. last check it was over 45 feet. 911 operators have said it's pretty quiet after dozens of rescues over the past 24 hours. no one has been reported injured. that's the good news. at least 2,000 buildings are flooded. our report this morning that prosecutors in sonoma county are vowing to go after anyone caught looting during the flooding. the looters face one year in jail and a $10,000 fine. we've got team coverage of historic flooding affecting thousands. >> we begin with "today in the bay" pete suratos. he's live in forestville. pete, how are things looking out there now for you?

>> marcus, we know that the russian river is definitely receding because while we're standing on river road in forestville, there's no water at least at my feet. you can see the structure we've been showing you all morning long, that high watermark. that's when the water hit when it was around 40 feet range when it crested. at 10:00 p.m. that's bhwhen it crested. that's the high watermark. you can see since we've been here, it is definitely receding. we're standing here in forestville several miles away from geurneville where we're seeing a lot of water damage from the flooding, from the russian river. i want to show viewers before and after pics to give you context of where things stand. you can see the first picture in the safe way, popular location on highway 116 and downtown geurneville. on the left you see where there's no flooding. you see the flooding on the right. show you another picture on 4th street. another issue with flooding because of the rising water from

the russian river. there's timberline restaurant. the last picture you want to go to, rio cafe on bohemian highway in the area. those issues getting worse with the russian river rising to that point where it hit nearly 46' overnight. i want to show videos from farmhouse inn in forestville. we were there when the river was rising. we into with the owner. she did her best job, guys, to try to evacuate when it was taking mayes place. she said she's been there for a while and has never seen anything like this. >> we're sixth generation russian river valley so we've seen flooding. we flood. things happen, but not this. we didn't think this was going to happen. we thought the other parking lot was going to flood. >> take you back out here live

to river road, flooding in forestville. sonoma county sheriff said there were no rescues overnight. they quoted it was a quiet night. we'll have to wait to see the damage in the area. pete suratos, "today in the bay." >> shows how powerful all that water can be. thanks, pete. staying in the north bay, flooding appears to have reached its max in the town of sebastop sebastopol. >> bob redell live where they had to perform some rescues, bob purchase overnight they did. good morning, laura and marcus. this is the barlow, trendy shopping district in sebastopol. that's laguna de santa rosa. that's the waterway that spilled over and flooded this area. it's definitely receding

compared to when we got here several hours ago. this is video last night. the california national guard still out performing rescues in the area around sebastopol. you see they rescued a family. the family said they lost everything in their home. they are very thankful that the national guard arrived when they did. >> the house all the way to 4'. we just needed to get out of there. it was terrible. >> dangerous. >> yeah. all that stuff is ruined. back out here live in sebastopol, you're looking down mckinley street. that's the road we're standing on right now in the barlow. according to the national weather service laguna de santa rosa that flooded the area crested yesterday around 75'. that's about 6' above flood stage. we know it is receding. we were out here at 4:00 this morning. pull out and look at this shot. the water was up to the second

white line on the crosswalk beyond the orange cone. you can see it's now receding a good 25 feet. just going to be a question of how long it will take for all this water to go away. reporting live in sebastopol, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest there. >> in marin county eastbound lanes of highway 37. novato back open for the commute. westbound lanes are still under water and shut down. from the nbc bay area sky ranger, a big rig caught in the floodwaters. anyone heading into marin from solano county will have to get off at atherton avenue. >> another look, el camino real in mountain view, sunnyvale, back open. it was shut down for about two hours this morning after downed power lines found in the area. thousands without power. pg&e updating us that 500 customers now without power this morning. this, in fact, is a live look at the outage map. at one point nearly 6,000 were

without power. they are making progress. crews on the scene working to restore power to those 500. not clear yet how long that could take. >> that is even though el camino has reopened, we still have that. el camino goes over highway 85 there. that is in the area with a lot of signals coming through. folks will be hitting the roadway as you head towards functions over there. keep that in mind. freeway 85, 280, all moving smoothly. northbound push mild start. you'll find slicker spots so be careful out there. watching the rest of the bay. smooth flow from the rest of the bay. traffic, eastbound 580 deadly crash investigation. kris sanchez continues to follow two eastbound rains at 989 are closed slowing as you head to oakland there. >> all right. not slowing down as we head into the weekend. hoping for relief but not

necessarily the case when it comes to rain. >> it's not going to be as heavy as the storm we saw moving in. there will be a storm arriving saturday. right now clearing things out as you get ready to head out the door for work this morning. looking at saturday's forecast, highs mid to upper 50s and some more waves of rain. that will gradually taper off on sunday and our temperatures staying about the same with mid to upper 50s. we're kicking off the little league season in martinez. a lot of the little league will have some parades going on around the bay area. as we check out the forecast for martinez, yes, you do need the raingear if you're going to be out there. it starts at city hall, goes down to main street at about 10:00 a.m. just be prepared for the rain. also in millbrae for the lunar new year festival happening at the civic center plaza starting at 10:00 a.m. as well. low 50s. not only will it be raining off and on but chilly and only reaching into the upper 50s. if your weekend plans include heading into the sierra, squaw

valley looks good. our travel conditions will be a little bit better tomorrow. more snow saturday and sunday. make plans to not come back until about monday. then if you're going to santa cruz we're going to see off-and-on showers, highs only reaching into the upper 50s all weekend long. paso robles will have a look at rain tomorrow. a chance of thunderstorms and more rain into the weekend. we'll track today's rain as it moves away from the bay area. i'll show you the temperature trend coming up in three minutes. >> we'll look forward to it. thanks, kari. a wild finish for dwyane wade against the warriors. a crazy ending that breaks bay area fans hearts. >> president trump says there is no deal with north korea. we'll bring you up to speed and take you to new york city as well. the big board dow barely moving but the economy moving ahead. the gdp up better than expected. you're watching "today in the bay." [phone ringing]

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right now 6:43, let's head to palo alto with weather drying out, roads drying out as well. you can leave the umbrellas at home. still cloudy and cool, reach into the low 50s but also monitoring flooding in the north bay. we'll have an update and live report coming up in a few minutes. >> a little gray but look at the roads, not bad. san jose, lighter traffic, 101, 680. show you a bigger look for silicon valley and the rest of the bay shape up. >> president trump is on his way back to the united states after leaving vietnam early. he was unable to reach a deal

with north korean dictator kim jong- jong-un. kim wanted the u.s. to drop all sanctions but would not agree to completely disarm. this obviously will not work for us and president trump walked out of the negotiations. >> you always have to be prepared to walk. i could have signed an agreement today. you people would have said, what a terrible deal, what a terrible thing he did. you have to be prepared to walk. you know, there was a potential we could have signed something. i could have 100% signed something today. we actually had papers ready to be signed but it just wasn't appropriate. >> presidential advisers predicted kim would not give up his nuclear weapons. critics say kim was able to use those negotiations as a way of boosting credibility. but on a positive note, nothing ventured, nothing gained, nothing else worked in the past. what we will wait to see is how trump treats kim from here on out. remember, we've gone from little rocket man and fire and fury to

the president praising kim and at one point saying, quote, we fell in love. michael cohen will testify again, this time to house intelligence committee behind doors. wednesday cohen testified by a house committee naming the president in several crimes including felonies. republicans pushed back saying cohen, who lied to congress before, was trying to curry favor with prosecutors. here is a report from arizona. >> testimony here could help you out getting your sentence lessened, isn't that true? >> i'm not sure how my appearance here today is providing substantial information that the southern district can use for the creation of a case. now, if there is something that this group could do for me, i would gladly welcome it. >> that's important. cohen, who was a lawyer, used a specific phrase, providing specific information. he's saying what i'm doing here is not news to prosecutors in the southern district, so the testimony won't help me evade

jail time. speaking of fdny, during that hearing a congresswoman asked, are there illegal acts by trump we don't know about and cohen said, yes, those are part of the investigation by the southern district. that's news. while the president has his eye on mueller, there may be big trouble out of manhattan. alexandria ocasio-cortez, a frequent target is getting high marks for the questions asking questions that had cohen name names. giving democrats a path to subpoena some financial records including his taxes. we'll watch from any reaction from the president aboard "air force one." can you follow me on twitter, i'm @scottmcgrew. >> another teachers strike could be brewing in the east bay. they plan to hold a town hall meeting today. the group is taking steps to authorize a strike in case they

can't reach a settlement. tonight's meeting starts at 7:00 at san ramon valley high school. no deal in sight, we're entering day six of the oakland teachers strike. we learned both sides negotiated until 5:00 in the morning to try to hammer out a deal. they walked off demanding better pay, smaller class sizes and more resources. they are facing a budget crisis. the meeting set to take place yesterday but it was abruptly canceled because the teachers protesting. new video this morning. it may be hard to believe but the driver of what's left of this white you see didn't suffer any major injuries from this crash. this happened a little after midnight on southbound 101 near cesar chavez in san francisco. we're getting a look at mightized scooters police

impounded following a ban at the university. officers seized 136 sense the new ordinance started. we told you about this ban on tuesday. police will charge a $25 fee for each device the company wants back. they can ride the scooters to campus but have to leave them in the designated area once they get there. it applies to motorized skateboards and bicycles. cut to finish, last night crazy finish in the warriors game against miami. >> thirteen time all-star dwyane wade. >> wade, blocked, three. >> not so happy there, no one from the restaurant was. >> stunned the warriors who battled all the way back from a 24 deficit there. so this is wade's fairwell season. the warriors have to get over this quickly. they held it orlando to face the

magic tonight. >> mixed reactions on the court. >> did you see the game live? that shot was blocked twice and he was on foot and it still went in. >> he was like, i don't care. made it. >> bam, made it. okay. almost making it to the weekend. >> almost there and we'll see some more rain moving in. you probably were hoping for some dryer weather. but hey, we're still in winter here. i want to show you the impact of all this rain and snow it's had on the state. now looking at the rain moving to the sierra, some high elevation snow. as you head out this morning, can you leave the umbrella at home as you make your way to the pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station. upper 40s. you need something nice and warm to wear. our temperatures in the mid-50s today. a live look outside in san jose as you're getting dressed, a nice jacket and some pants that will keep you comfortable today. it's all about comfort after having to deal with all of that

rain the past few days. we're going to be dry today. it does stay mostly cloudy. also clouds. look at saturday, rain returning to the area. very early saturday morning and off and on throughout the day some scattered showers. this time the heavier rain will be focused over the south bay as well as the peninsula. may make it into parts of the north bay but we're looking at another half to three-quarter inches of rain and a quarter inch of rain for the north bay. so this system won't be as strong but look at the drought monitor. much of california has been removed from a drought status. not even abnormally dry here in the bay area. then when take you a look at the sierra, the snowpack is still at 151% of normal and the central sierra around lake tahoe doing the best at 154% of normal. a snow depth of about 5 to 600" of snow for the season.

that's really amazing. then we're looking at another round of rain moving in for your weekend plans. just make sure you have a way to get inside as that rain will be off and on moving out on sunday. a break on monday. but then look at that, more heavy rain. potentially another atmospheric river for the middle of next week. i'll keep you up to date on that. mike, what's happening now in the south bay. >> the most recent change in our sensors, right here northbound 101 approaching capital expressway, that's not unusual but i want to call it out that's the change for silicon valley. over here, this has not changed, not changed in the facts but compressing down towards 98 past seminary where we see slowing 98. left lanes still blocked by deadly crash on the ramp. kris sanchez at the scene. we're waiting for the coroner to arrive for the final report. a slower drive away from the bay

bridge. southbound 680, a lot of slowing around burnal, past stone ridge. thought what might be a problem is a normal commute. west 92, the flat section here. san mateo bridge toward highrise, a nice drive once you pass that slowdown past toll plaza. potential delay for smart trains. because of the flooding, trains back in service but you may find delays. slowing about 10 minute delay. no problem for any of these other agencies. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 6:52, happening now an alaska airlines flight heading to seattle diverted to minneapolis due to cabin odor after trouble breathing. the cause of the odor is being investigated and passengers are booked on a different flight

back to seattle. team coverage of the weather continues. the russian river is reducing but the situation around geurneville still very dangerous right now. even national guard helping out with rescues. back in two minutes. live look with conditions on the ground. welcome back.

before you head out the door, here are the top stories on today welcome back to "today in the bay." it's 6:55. before you head out the door here, some of the stories we're covering this morning. >> we'll have breaking news this morning, four people dead in two separate crashes 10 miles apart. here is a live look at one of those crashes. this is eastbound interstate 580 and 98 near oakland zoo. you can see pulling the car up

to tow it away. a young woman we're told died when that car she was in was -- she was a passenger in that car. it crashed and burst into flames. the crash happened around 4:30, about three hours earlier three people died on interstate 80 in emeryville. this is near the maze. that's when their suv slammed into a big rig parked on the westbound shoulder there. so a fourth person is said to be in extremely critical condition. that scene is now clear. breaking in the north bay, the russian river is receding. but the danger from flooding is certainly not. pete suratos joins us live in forestville right now. pete. >> good morning to you, laura. we're still going to see widespread flooding in the forestville and geurneville area. at least it subsided on the street level on river road. you can see this building behind me, the water in that area from the russian river dropped a couple feet there. you can see the high watermark there on the top of the

building. i want to show you video from geurneville. the town under water as the town is landlocked. no ins or outs, downtown is completely flooded. i want to point out plenty of rescues so far. the sonoma county sheriff's department said no additional rescues at least overnight. live in forestville, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thanks for the very latest there, pete. >> let's take you to sebastopol. i know you see improvements this morning since we went on air at 4:00. >> yes, the barlow, the shopping district on the edge of sebastopol. the water is receding. when we arrived at 4:00, you can see how much it receded in the few hours since. looked all the way down the street, you see a man who got on a paddle board presumably to survey the damage. a lot of businesses here. you look down and we into to a woman who ran a marriage therapist office there. she's concerned, she's been out sick for two weeks and doesn't

know when she'll get back in there to serve her clients. she's concerned about two things. one, her paycheck. more importantly, her clients. there's clients in crisis and she's trying to figure out a way to meet up with them. she said in the meantime she'll dip into savings. reporting live in sebastopol, "today in the bay." have to face time those appointments. the drive is finally possible as 08 is open. as you see from these pictures, it's treacherous. according to caltrans chains on 80. new video, in fact, to our newsroom from nearby cisco grove. a lot of people had to dig out this morning. all that snow, where do you put it? that winter storm warning in effect in the area. >> all of the flooding has certainly produced some intense images. you can take a look at the pictures of neighborhoods that are literally under water right now. see the full gallery.

the website, nbcbayarea.com. >> that's astounding. a little bit of a break for the next couple of days. >> we'll see the next storm arriving early saturday morning. that may impact your weekend plans with waves of rain that will gradually taper off on sunday. we may watch another atmospheric river moving into the bay area by late tuesday into wednesday. you want to make sure you keep checking for updates on that. >> well, looking at 880 in oakland. >> i want to show folks nimitz freeway looks pretty good past coliseum. headlights coming towards us southbound. eastbound 580. kris showed us the car loaded up. an alternate for you. i think they will clear lanes for 580 and oakland shortly. on the bay very light. >> help things calm down there. kind of a rough morning for commuters. all right. close to 7:00 right now. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back at 7:25 with a live local update. >> don't forget to join us for

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