you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is going to get us through the morning with the commute in just a bit. >> i'll try. but first, meteorologist kari is going to help us ease through this day. >> it's going to be a nice day, still the rain will be holding off but won't be as bright and sunny as it has been. here is a live lock in palo alto as you get ready for your morning drive. highway 101 looking good and our temperatures are in the low 50s. we will see the sun kind of peeking out every now and then, at least to start, but the clouds will continue to increase, as we head into the upper 60s and low 70s. see, not too bad but there will be rain moving in tomorrow and that's a different story. we'll see some off and on rain for the next couple of days. i'll have the time line on that, in just a few minutes and mike, the traffic alerts continue. >> yes but kari, i shouldn't have been such a bummer. at least this isn't happening tomorrow when the rain is coming through. right now most of your bay shows a great, easy drive. we have two traffic alerts, the one that continues to be a worry

for me is getting off of the bay bridge. you don't see a lot of slowing but westbound 80 off the skyway, these folks might continue through the city or head up toward the golden gate bridge, that connector is still closed because of a crash that took out the sand barrels. there's so much sand and debris they have to keep the lanes closed until a sweeper can get there. you're probably exiting at ninth and civic center, going to clog up city streets. recovery from the earlier disabled vehicle on the span and the east shore freeway not seeing a big build just yet. the rest of contra costa county looks pretty great, except for this other traffic alert, which has been there since early this morning, west 580, two lanes closed coming into the area because of an overnight big rig fire that happened early this morning. that's holding folks up in the altamont, making the dublin interchange and the rest of the tri-valley get some benefit. back to you. >> we'll check back to you, thank you. a north bay school district may finally vote to change its

name. it has been the center of month's long controversy with some residents calling the name offensive. "today in the bay's" pete suratos has been covering this story since the very beginning. he joins us live in san rafael with a look at the next chapter. good morning, pete. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. we'll see if the school board ultimately decides to vote against the dixie school district name or change the name to two of the options that are going to be presented later tonight during the school board meeting. we'll get to the details in a moment. let's talk about the source of this controversy, you touched on it there, some folks believe the dixie name is racist and offensive. of course, the dixie name is synonomous with the confederacy, how some folks feel about the name. there are folks who want to keep the name saying it's named after a miwak woman named dixie, who donated the land for the district in the 1800s. last month, if you remember, the board decided to revisit this issue at a later time instead of actually voting on it, the 13

names proposed by opponents of the dixie name in a meeting last month, they said they want to do more research instead of rushing to a decision. so today the board will consider two names, live oak valley and the other sojourner. if a decision is not made the community may have to vote on this in 2020. live in san rafael, pete suratos for "today in the bay" >> pete, thank you. 6:03 for you right now. today, prosecutors will release the search warrants used to raid the office of president trump's former lawyer, michael cohen. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington with a look at what we can fpt expec learn from those documents. tracie? >> hi, marcus. taking a look at the search warrant will give us some sense of what argument the government used to convince a judge to allow that raid on cohen, who and what did they know that pointed them in his direction.

today, the fbi is expected to reveal search warrants executed on michael cohen's office at hotel room last april. >> reporter: any concerns about what the fbi might find, mr. president? >> no. >> reporter: in a statement, cohen's attorney says revealing the warrants only furthers his interest in continuing to cooperate. cohen was vice president of the trump organization and president trump's long time attorney. he called himself the fixer. the president called him a rat. cohen arranged hush money payments to women mr. trump denies having affairs with. >> mr. cohen has acted like he is above the law. >> reporter: cohen pleaded guilty to tax evasion, campaign finance violations, and lying to congress. he got three years in prison and testified publicly before congress last month. >> i know what mr. trump is. he is a racist. he is a con man, and he is a cheat. >> reporter: the search warrants

revealed today will explain the government's probable cause for searching cohen's home and workplace, and detailed what agents were looking for. >> i think there is significant danger to the president. >> reporter: the raid yielded 12 audio tapes, including one where cohen and president trump discussed buying the rights to one woman's story. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. continuing coverage on new zealand's emotional and social fallout following one of the nation's darkest days. the rampage that killed 50 people in two mosques is prompting some new zealanders to hand over their guns. new zealand's prime minister is applauding those moved to action, she's also vowing to never speak the name of the accused gunman. >> he obviously had a range of reasons for committing this atrocious terrorist attack, lifting his profile was one of them and that's something we absolutely can deny him. >> she is fast-tracking new gun laws and the reforms will be

announced next week. terrorism not yet ruled out in a deadly tram attack at the netherlands. it was breaking news all morning yesterday here on "today in the bay." this is video from last night, showing police arrest a suspect after a seven-hour manhunt. three people died and five others were injured. police say that that suspect is a turkish immigrant with a criminal past. they're not yet sure if that shooting was a personal vendetta or something political. >> 6:06 right now. back in the bay, a city sanctioned homeless encampment in san francisco's willow glen neighborhood will not happen for now. 17 people living in hope village who live there, now have 12 days to leave. city councilmember deb davis proposed a site off of highway 87 to relocate it. but the valley water district owns that property, and yesterday one of the committees voted against it. many willow glen residents are against it as well. >> i think it's very important that they have the government, the community outreach to reach the neighbors, and let them decide what is good for their area.

>> reporter: do you know what you're going to do yet? >> i don't know, honestly. you know, i would say that we will find someplace, whether it's staying where we are or another location. >> the faa says the current hope village site on rough drive is too close to the airport, not zoned for people to live there and they need to be out by march 30th. san jose's housing crisis is expected to take center stage at tonight's city council meeting. a new strategy being proposed would cut construction taxes in half on high-rises in the city. it would then reroute the remaining revenue into affordable housing. that proposal is part of mayor sam liccardo's housing crisis plan which was approved by the city council in june. the plan calls for the construction of 25,000 new homes by the year 2023. new this morning, the days of casting your ballot at your local polling station may reportedly soon be a thing of the past in santa clara county. "mercury news" reports county

leaders are considering allowing voters to cast ballots at any one of about 125 designated voting centers, it would consolidate the current number of polling stations down from about 850. voters would also be able to submit their ballots starting ten days before an election. other counties including san mateo and napa have already made similar changes. supervisors expect to make a final decision next month. >> 6:08. happening today a push to protect bicyclists in san francisco. city leaders calling for more protected bike lanes. the event comes after a woman hit and killed, she was hit and killed by a truck earlier this month along howard street, less than 100 feet away there was a protected bike lane that might have saved her life. the city plans to remove parking on the north side of howard between fourth and sixth to make it safer for cyclists. the rally gets under way at 12:30 this afternoon at city hall. we're coming up on 6:09, and we're going to start to see our

clouds moving in today. we can already see the rain that's just off the coast and that will be moving in, as we go into tonight, looking at the time line, some rain already by 11:30 tonight, and then going off and on throughout the day tomorrow. several waves of rain and also much cooler temperatures, so we're about to head back to a wet pattern for the bay area, and this will gradually start to taper off, as we go into early thursday, before another storm moves in right behind that. so i'm keeping tabs on this, and what to expect, and i'll have more details in a few minutes. mike, you have sky ranger on the scene of a fire truck. >> that's where the truck fire was going on out of the altamont, they're showing the backup and the lanes that are flared off. we'll get toward the dark shot, there are the lane flares blocking off all but one lane. chp said two lanes are open. i guess there are technically two lanes open. they're zooming in, in the darkness, you pass the bright lights, the fire truck, all this foam and the truck shell there. this is a huge distraction for

folks out of the altamont and the reason why folks are held up off the 205/580 merge approaching north flynn. out to the maps, the folks that are coming into the area and the folks leaving the area, the bright lights and distraction slow you. if you're leaving the area headed toward north flynn, eastbound 580 slows but that's over here. that keeps the traffic over here at the dublin interchange much lighter. the rest of the bay looks great but we have that second traffic alert, we continue to follow, getting off of the bay bridge coming down through past the beautiful skyline. you are met with the ugly scene of sand barrels and debris across the roadway. chp, cal trans say there's so much sand there, they're worried for vehicles especially motorcyclists, so they're keeping that closed until the sweeper can get here as well. both scenes need sweepers and say the sweepers are stuck in traffic getting there. back to you. >> those are the big sweepers, not just the brooms. thanks so much. as you open instagram this morning, you may notice something new. the shopping feature just unveiled which a bay area

company hopes will change the way we all buy online. plus, more trouble for twitter and an early investment in lyft pays off big. and coming up for you at 6:25, rock, meet tank. the famous actor's honor from the military that not everyone is so happy about. we'll tell you all about that, coming up in a bit. it is 6:11 right now. you're watching "today in the bay."

good tuesday morning. right now at 6:13, it's mostly clear start across the bay area, but clouds will start to move in. cupertino goes from the upper 50s to near 70 degrees. it will still be warm today, and the rain holds off a little while longer, but does roll in tonight. i'll have a look at the time line and sierra snow coming up in less than five minutes. >> we have two traffic alerts. choppers over the first one, sky ranger shows you west 580, half that freeway is blocked in the altamont pass because of the truck fire we continue to follow. that's a mess right there. over in san francisco, getting there across the bay bridge, it's just fine, until you try to get on to 101 north, these folks can't make that connector. you have to exit on to city streets. we'll talk about why and i'll give you the option, coming up. a very happy tuesday to you. the fed begins a two-day interest rate meeting today.

apple launched new ipads ahead of its big announcement next month. facebook's instagram launched a new program letting you shop on instagram. laura and marcus will tell you about that in a minute. late monday, the sec filed a response in its court case against elon musk. you remember musk is in trouble for tweeting what the sec sees as false financial information, and he's done it more than once. in a legal settlement, musk agreed to run financial tweets past his board of directors before tweeting them. musk says that restriction violates his first amendment right to free speech. the sec says that's ridiculous, because it was musk himself who agreed to the court settlement. he signed his name to the restriction on himself. california congressman devin nunez has sued twitter for allowing parity accounts like devin's mom and devin's cow. parity is protected under u.s. law and twitter rules, but harassment is not included. nunez says the cow account is harassing him. he also says twitter shadow bands him, makes nunez's tweets

hard to find. twitter says it doesn't shadow band at all. lyft began its road show to drum up interest in its ipo. after lyft goes public, it could be worth $23 billion, so imagine if you had invested in lyft when it was worth $5 million, like million with an "m." this week on sand hill road our podcast, we talk to a brand new investor when the tiny company lyft came to her for money. i asked ann what right did lyft have to ask for money? she said what right did i have to give it to them? >> what right did i have to be writing checks at the time? i was a ph.d. candidate at stanford. i hadn't finished my ph.d.. i had five years of work experience and mike maples offered me a checkbook to write out of this made up fund we called floodgate. >> my interview has been published to all the different podcast things this morning, itunes and google play, stitcher

or wherever you get your podcast. for the drive in today, listen to that. >> good deal. >> did she how much she paid? >> no, but when she invested the company was worth $5 million and we're looking at $23 billion. so you can imagine that multiple. >> ding, ding, ding. >> happens a lot in the bay area. >> yes, it does. >> thanks, scott. if you like spending money, how about this one for you? instagram will help you out, launching a new way to shop, called checkout, this allows users to directly buy and pay for products right there on the app. so the menlo park company is pairing with adidas and zara. until now, if you wanted to buy something you actually had to go to the vendor's site. now you can pay for it there, click, click, click, and it's purchased. >> click, click, click, ching, ching, ching, don't forget that. >> it's called instabroke. >> it will make you broke. i just bought some shoes there. drag out the umbrellas once

again but at least not for the day. >> we'll see the rain coming in later on tonight. we'll need the umbrellas tomorrow. after a beautiful stretch of weather, we're going to see more clouds moving in. still looking good though today as you take the kids to school in san jose, low 50s, so nice cool start and warming up. it won't be as bright and sunny as it has been. we're looking at highs for many of our inland areas in the upper 60s and low 70s. san francisco cooler today, 61 degrees, but 70 in palo alto and 69 today in san jose. all right, so here is the clouds. this is what the storm looks like off the coast, as we get a look at it on satellite imagery and rain picked up as it nears the coast. as we go throughout the day we won't see rain until later on this evening and we could start to see some light showers moving in by about 7:00 to 8:00 tonight, but some of the heavier rain right at about midnight. scattered rain through the overnight hours and also off and on throughout the day tomorrow. and then as we go into the day on thursday, this will start to

move off as we get ready for another storm right behind that to move in. it's going to be busy over these next few days and at least with the initial round of rain, it could be very hit or miss, depending on where you are. look at how the rainfall estimates show that parts of the east bay and north bay may barely get anything while you head to the santa cruz mountains and there could be an inch and a half of rain, so just depends on where some of the heavier cells set up. for the sierra, now winter weather advisory in effect above 6,000 feet, we're looking at another two to four inches of snow, and then some more rounds of snow going into the weekend. so heads up about those travel conditions, if you will be going this weekend. we're going to see some rain and of course as spring officially begins on the calendar, we go from 70 degrees for the high to 59 degrees for the high tomorrow. off and on rain over the next few days, and it will be cool, feeling more like winter, until all of this clears out for much of the weekend.

we're looking at sunshine. mike, those traffic alerts continue. >> we'll start with the one where sky ranger is hovering overhead showing you the big backup out of the altamont. once you pass by the incident, look at that, no problem. darkness for these folks. the headlights is eastbound, slowing headed up toward the same scene over there, just east of north flynn road. this is 580 through the altamont pass, very dark, but we'll show you the activity on the maps as well. way out here is where the traffic alert, the first one we're talking about is located and that's holding up the commute really here so livermore, dublin, san ramon, pleasanton are all bearing benefit from these unfortunate folks way back here, even the 40s off vasco road out of brentwood and discovery bay they're happy. the south bay no major build, a slight build northbound for san jose. peninsula seeing traffic coming over, san mateo and dumbarton bridges and some of that traffic out of the altamont may make those bridges lighter as well. coming over from the oakland side into san francisco, the bay

bridge just has the metering lights until you get past ninth and civic, that's the exit you probably want to take, because here if you're trying to get over toward north 101 that connector is closed. headed down south 101 that connector is open but it jams up around the area so there will be a lot of traffic getting on to surface streets as well. civic center exit is probably the one before the backup and that will be an issue for folks in that area of the freeway, just off the freeway. meanwhile in the east bay, we have a mild build actually for the east shore freeway and not bad through richmond, that's the best news of the day through the maze. back to you. >> thanks, mike. steph curry couldn't save the warriors last night but everyone is talking about that epic three-pointer. it's trending this monk. you don't want to miss it. we'll show you it, coming up. >> it's pretty amazing. all new at 6:30, crime concerns creeping deeper into contra costa county. new cameras officials will consider adding today. if you're ever feeling ignored by an airline, after a

sour experience, consider filing a complaint with the u.s. department of transportation. when you gripe there, the airlines are required to respond to the government and you. a lot of times the airlines then settle the dispute right then. other times, the feds step in and open an investigation. we put a link to the complaint form on our website, nbcbayarea.com/responds. look under the heading "consumer resources. "if you have a consumer complaint you can call us. the number is 888-996-tips. welc

former president george w. bush 6:24 for you right now. welcoming new u.s. citizens. former president george w. bush and former first lady laura bush attended a naturalization ceremony in texas. the former president told the 50 or so newly sworn in citizens that he hopes "those responsible in washington can dial down the rhetoric and put politics aside." >> whatever the opinion of one retired politician might be, i believe we will see our way clear to immigration policies that are just, fair, and in the interest of the whole nation. >> the president also encouraged the group to participate in our democracy and vote. steph curry, long distance, no problem for you. in case you missed it, look at this, swoosh, right there, even from 61 feet, yes. everyone still talking about this shot from last night.

steph sank it in to beat the buzzer there, at the end of the first quarter against san antonio. no one in the nba has made a longer shot this year. the problem is the warriors couldn't hit shots like that throughout the game down the stretch. they lost the game 111-105. as "today in the bay's" mike inouye pointed out on facebook, andrew bogut returned to court. mike took this photo inside the golden state warriors alocker room sunday, he was at the arena for his daughter's basketball game and follow mike to see much more of that. also new this morning, servicemembers are dedicating a tank to bay area native dwayne johnson. >> the 1st armored division at ft. worth, texas, said the tank's new name is the rock. it posted this photo on twitter. the hayward actor and tv host quickly thad the division on instagram. johnson added "i'm sending a salute of respect and

gratitude to the blackhawk squad ron." many people since commented on the post, some showed support and others questioned why would it be an honor to have a destructive weapon named after you? >> 6:26 right now. all new on "today in the bay," this morning, we know which military projects the trump administration may pull money from to build a border wall. the california sites on that list, including at least one here in the bay area. plus another teacher strike is looming. what's happening this morning as parents and students prepare for what could come. and as people here in the bay area rent the scooters there, well, this morning, we're learn being a deadly dockless scooter crash in southern california. 6:45, what we know about that wreck and all that happened surrounding it. right now, it's 6:27. you're watching "today in the bay." right now at 6:30--

taking a live look outside at fremont. right now at 6:30, take a live look outside of fremont this morning, made it to tuesday morning, now just making it through. i was talking to kris sanchez in the newsroom. i think tuesdays are harder than mondays. mondays you're kind of jazzed to go to work, energy from the weekend. tuesday you're like, ugh. good morning to you. thanks for joining us, tuesday. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. right now we want to get over to kari with a tuesday forecast, something to smile about a little bit, right? >> yes, i think later on today you'll still be able to get outside and enjoy the warm weather, but there will be some more clouds moving in. this is a live look outside in walnut creek, kind of breezy starting out and our temperatures in the low 50s. we'll go from 50 degrees to 66,

and once again, that rain holding off for a little while longer. our high temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s, up to 70 in palo alto and you can see the clouds starting to stretch into the bay area, and the rain moving in tonight. so i'll have a look at the time line in just a few minutes. mike, you're starting with the closure in san francisco. >> yes, the first of our traffic alerts. there are two, behind me we have these cones. the roadway is not completely covered with cones in real life. it symbolizes the closure of westbound 80 getting off of the bay bridge. you see slowing from seventh past the ninth street civic center exit. you want to take that exit if you had intended to go northbound 101 through the city and over toward the golden gate bridge. the reason is that connector is still closed because of a busted sand barrel. if you're headed south, you'll find that congestion but stay the course, you'll be okay. coming across the bay bridge that's the only big deal. the metering lights are on the oakland side and slowing for the east shore freeway. it's mild for a tuesday. over here not mild coming out of

the altamont pass. you're jammed. half the freeway continues to be open because of the work on the two right lanes and overnight fire with the big rig. they're waiting for a sweeper truck, that's it for the rest of the bay. south bay and peninsula look good. back to you, laura. >> thanks so much, mike. 6:32 right now. another bay area community is considering high tech to combat crime. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live in discovery bay this morning with what is being proposed there. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. talking about automatic license plate readers, as you are aware, many cities and towns in contra costa county have this technolo technology, and now it could be coming right here to discovery bay, especially along this stretch of highway 4, in a few hours from now the contra costa county board of supervisor also decide whether or not to pay for 24 automatic license plate readers in discovery bay. this area has seen a number of serious crimes involving vehicles, criminals cut through the area because it is remote,

located along highway 4 and easy escape to i-5 in minutes. other cities in the bay area have had cameras in place at interse intersections and other strategic locations in the towns. the sheriff's office believes if discovery bay had used the technology, deputies could have identified suspects and/or made swifter arrests. >> i would put one on my house if i could. >> reporter: it's that bad? >> just we got a lot of people come from other cities, we got a lot of crime in the neighborhood. >> i think it's more of a privacy thing for me. because you know, i mean, i wouldn't want them to know where i'm going. >> reporter: what if it helps cut back on crime? >> if it does, then hey, that's great, you know, but other than that, my privacy, i feel like my privacy will be, you know, in jeopardy. >> reporter: the proposed cameras will cost around $331,000. the board will consider giving that money to the sheriff's office during its 9:00 a.m.

meeting this morning in martinez. take a look at the map we put together for you, this is a map of some of the other cities in cocoa county that have installed these license plate readers, you can see them there, you have alamo, antioch, brentwood, danville, pinole, pittsburg, martinez, and incidentally, tonight in the fremont area, police will be talking to that city council will proposed new license plate readers in that city. reporting live in discovery bay, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, bob. 6:34 right now. elsewhere in the east bay, three separate freeway shootings in three days, and so far, no arrests. the shootings happened near concord, in the tri-valley area, and the latest in richmond. on saturday, a 25-year-old woman died on highway 4. investigators believe that shooting is gang related. also over the weekend, a woman was shot in the leg on 580 in livermore. road rage may have been a factor there. yesterday in richmond a car

was struck by gunfire. none of the shootings are believed to be linked. 6:34 for you right now. california to help foot the bill for a border wall, but this is through the loss of federal funding for military projects. this morning, we're getting a first look at what could be on the chopping block. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joining us now and kris, i know you went through all of those documents and how will this impact the bay area? >> we did look through 21 pages in this document, and it looks like at this point, concord would bear the biggest brunt of any potential projects that are cut. on the chopping block, funding for projects at the concord neighbor weapons station and also the tracy defense distribution depot here in the bay area. in all, california stands to lose more than $1.1 billion in appropriations, also on the list, camp pendleton, travis air force base, lemore naval reserve, the tracy defense distribution dee poet and the

national guard. just because a project is on this list does not mean that it will lose its funding. the project list will be a topic of a military readiness hearing in the coming weeks, according to california congressman john garamedes staff. the administration needs $3.7 billion to build the wall along the southern border. all of this amounts to more than that but there is also a vote in the works for next tuesday, a week from today to see if congress and the senate can derail that state of emergency declaration. so a lot in play. >> thank you. >> thanks, kris. teachers in dublin are threatening to strike if the district does not sort out a contract. they plan to meet with district leaders again at 8:00 this morning, just to try to come up with a deal. weeks ago, the teachers in oakland went on strike, you'll recall for seven days, and then they negotiated a deal. san ramon's teachers prepared to strike, but they reached an agreement with the city. teachers in dublin are hoping for a similar outcome.

memorial plans are set for the son of an oakland councilwoman who was killed in los angeles. the family will hold a viewing on friday at harris funeral home legacy. the service will follow on saturday at the auditorium at oakland temple hill. victor mcelhaney was shot and killed during a robbery near the usc campus earlier this month. he is the son of oakland councilwoman lynette gibson mcelhaney. later today we could get an update on the future of california's high speed rail project. the board members are going to update the economic impact. today's meeting comes more than a month after governor gavin newsom announced he would be scaling back the project. he said there's just not enough money to finish building the high speed rail line between san francisco and los angeles. right now coming out of the area westbound 580, out of the central valley and tracy is jammed up still, as you approach north flynn today it's jammed up

over here out of the altamont pass because there is the big rig fire which continues to block two lanes, there are only four available for that roadway through the altamont pass. that's keeping the tri-valley the dublin interchange highway 84 moves more smoothly. a lot of folks are held up back there. we're waiting for the sweeper truck there. the rest of the bay looks good but the speed sensors aren't the big issue. the big issue is the closed connector in san francisco. we have slowing coming off of the skyway, westbound 80 on to 101 northbound making that hook back over toward the golden gate bridge, that connector is still closed because of a crash here, we're also waiting for a sweeper to fix the busted sand barrels. >> they're having a tough time getting there. >> at least the roadways are dry. >> that's today. they're dry for the moment. >> looking ahead to the weekend, before we get there, we could experience some rain. >> we're going to see the rain off and on for the next few days and cooler as we go into the weekend. it won't be as warm and sunny as the past weekend we just had and the showers look to clear out on

saturday morning. sunshine on sunday, only 62 degrees for the high on sunday but i think that will be perfect for getting outside and enjoying some extra sunshine. we are going to see some rain off and on in napa on friday into early saturday, and it will be cool, but sunday is looking much better, upper 60s there. if you're going to yosemite, there will be some rain and snow off and on, and reaching 43 degrees on friday. saturday 39 degrees, and sunday most likely as you're coming back to the bay area, you'll get mostly sunny skies. monterey will also see some scattered showers, and some highs reaching into the upper 50s. on sunday, nice and sunny with 62 degrees. and today is our last warm and dry day, but it won't be all sunny, so i'll have a look at that temperature trend, it's coming up in about three minutes. >> looking foord to thrward to . all new and adorable but uninvited guest caught on

camera. kuaqu koalas jump into your car. the dog is curious, going to let him go. >> at 6:50, the video thousands of people are watching on facebook this persistent koala bear. >> cute bear. google wants to change the video gaming forever. 6:55, the big announcement that could mean you might never need to buy another video game console again. but first, new details just coming in about an rv explosion that left two people dead overnight. and we have a search warrant, moments ago the courts released the search warrants in the cohen case. we'll look at them. take you out to the new york city and the big board, dow industrials gaining 130 points. you're watching "today in the bay." to simone, i leave the van gogh.

to harrison, the wine collection. to craig, this rock. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything in your power to preserve and protect them. with love, california.

right now at 6:43, our last dry morning commute before more rain comes in. this is a live look outside at highway 101 in san jose, as we head down to santa teresa, our temperatures are in the low 50s as you step out the door and clouds will continue to move in, but at least it stays nice and warm. we'll talk about the arrival of the rain, what to expect over the next few days n less than five minutes. it's a backup at the bay bridge. it's actually moving visibly. that's good for a tuesday, but in to san francisco, these folks might meet up with one of our traffic alerts, at the junction with 101. we'll talk about it. >> thanks, mike. 6:43. just in to our newsroom, two

people are dead and two more injured this is after an rv explosion and fire in solano county. the roof of the rv is gone, this happened at the dixon may fairgrounds north of vacaville. firefighters are not indicating what they know about what led to this explosion. we're working to learn the names of those involved in this deadly explosion. >> it is 6:44. happening today in the north bay, the dixie school district is set to vote on a name change. it's a story we've been covering on "today in the bay" for weeks now. the vote comes after many raised concerns saying the current name is racist, and offensive. this afternoon, the board of trustees is considering two possible alternate names. the special meeting will take place at 5:00 p.m. if they can't come to a decision, this could come down to a community vote. that wouldn't take place until 2020. we know that leaf blowers the really loud ones can be annoying for some folks out there. tonight city leaders in richmond will consider banning gas powered blowers because there

are complaints they make too much noise. they're already banned in shonoa county. authorities in san diego are investigating a first death involving a dockless scooter. police say that a 53-year-old visitor from georgia failed to handle a turn and crashed into a tree, this happened last week in downtown san diego. the man not wearing a helmet and later dying from his injuries. san diego only allowed dockless scooters last year and a program similar to the ones that we see in some cities here in the bay area. new for you this morning, google's proposed village in san jose might get bigger. google is reportedly making progress on acquiring more land. "the mercury news" reporting google recently purchased real estate on royal and bird avenues near interstate 280. the area is considered to be the outer edge of google's development plans, suggesting that google may be eyeing a larger footprint around the diridon area. google plans to build office space for up to 20,000 workers,

this is along with housing, shops and restaurants, as well as the hotel. brand new this morning, the courts have released details of a search warrant. >> the warrant the fbi used to search michael cohen's office, scott mcgrew. >> good morning to you. remember, law enforcement can't look for just anything when they search. search warrants, pieces of paper have to specify what the search is for, and we got it less than four minutes ago. it's in my hand. i'm looking at it now. i'm not going to dare try to pull some details out until i've looked at it more carefully, but sometimes you can learn something about the investigation knowing what law enforcement was looking for in the first place. there will be more details ahead on the "today" show as we all look at this thing. the white house meanwhile released the list of projects the military will not undertake, as president trump uses money for the wall instead. among the projects canceled, guard booths in concord, on base middle school in kentucky, kris sanchez has been walking you

through that this morning. meantime, the president has also contributed a quarter of his paycheck to the department of homeland security. the president's salary $400,000 a year donates it to various government departments throughout the year. iowa congressman steve king, meanwhile, has deleted a facebook post speculating about the next american civil war. a graphic showing blue states fighting red states. curiously king's home state of iowa is on the blue side, though he's republican. iowa voted for trump. this is not the first time the controversial congressman posted to social media about a future civil war. whatever disagreements we have, they pale in comparison to great britain. the speaker of parliament prohibiting the prime minister another brexit vote before parliament. britain has a matter of days to work a deal with the eu before it leaves the union on the 29th.

if it goes out without a deal, a hard brexit, nobody knows what will happen but there are people that are stocking up on cash and food and medicine. we're taking a look at this warrant. we'll talk more about it throughout the day. follow me on twitter, i' i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thanks, scott. here's something you don't see every day, a koala in the back seat of a car. a south australian wine maker was checking on his fruit in his family's vineyard when he noticed the animal. he level the car door open with the air conditioning on so his dog could get in. he was out working and ended up with the koala in the car. what a surprise. the wine maker spent a lot of time trying to actually safely coax the koala out of the car, even offered it some water. >> you want some water? you thirsty, want some water? >> i guess the temperatures were very extreme, hot there, so the koala like the air conditioning. i would, too, move to the front

of the seat. the koala eventually left and he was running across the grass before climbing up a tree. the animal did leave behind a good amount of damage, i guess, when he was trying to get himself off, started clawing the dash. >> i sometimes have to follow my dog for damage when he gets lost, damage bag. >> wanted to cool off. >> needed to. cool off, we will get. >> we're going to cool off, too, over the next few days, it's going to feel more like winter, even though the calendar will finally say spring. here is a look outside in dublin this morning, with a nice clear sunrise. it's dry now, but tomorrow morning at this time, we could already start to see some rain moving in. so enjoy your walk to school in the tri-valley. we'll be in the upper 40s, and a mix of sun and clouds, but there will be more clouds than sun, as we go throughout the day, and it will still be warm, reaching into the mid-60s. the seven-day forecast is already up at the bottom of the

screen as we take a live look outside in san francisco, and it is once again still dry now. if you are getting ready to head out the door, maybe light long sleeves and pants will keep you comfortable throughout the day. our high temperature headed up to 61 degrees. 65 in santa rosa and palo alto. still warm reaching 70 degrees and upper 60s for the south bay. and then if you're planning to head out tonight for the persian new year festival and fire jumping in berkeley, it's going to be mostly cloudy but heads up we could see spotty showers coming in. this event goes on rain or shine. we are going to see the potential of some rain moving in. rain chances go up tonight as this storm system moves in, and out ahead of that, a lot of clouds. so we're seeing that on our hour-by-hour outlook. by 8:00, we could start to see some light rain already working its way into the bay area, and then off and on throughout tonight, as well as early tomorrow, just scattered showers continuing, and then gradually

it tapers off headed into thursday. during this time frame, we're looking at some parts of the bay area measuring some decent amounts of rain, while others may get next to nothing, about 0.1 of an inch of rain possible in concord as well as martinez. head to the santa cruz mountains, there may be 1.5 inches of rain. this depends on where you are and where some of the heavier rain continues to roll through. then off and on rain in the forecast, much cooler temperatures. you see it dropping from 70 degrees for the high today to 59 tomorrow. so a major shock to those who didn't watch "today in the bay," and headed into the weekend, we will see some clearing in time for the weekend. you could make plans to get outside. the showers taper off on saturday morning. mike, you still have two traffic alerts going on. >> that's right, kari. there's reason to follow us, watch for the changes. over here, most of the bay shows a nice pleasant drive, south bay showing the build over the last 20 minutes as typical pattern. over here the first of our traffic alerts, we're talking about west 580 out of the

altamont, right around north flynn, we're still too two-lanes open, two lanes closed and earlier big rig fire put out long ago but they're waiting for the sweepers to clear up all the debris and the junk that they had to use to clean up and clear up that fire, and so the sweepers held up here, they won't clear until they arrive and no word when that is. that keeps the dublin interchange moving more smoothly and that's better news for folks over there, castro valley as well, the castro valley y. the second of our two traffic alerts in san francisco, this is affecting more and more folks, as they come across the bay bridge, now you see the slower drive on the approach to san francisco, where you see the beautiful skyline, all the way over toward about ninth and civic center, the connector from west 80 to north 101 going back toward the city is still closed. waiting for sweepers as well. earlier crash took out the sand barrels, they have to clear the sand barrels, they're worried motorcycles might slide if they went through the area. ninth and civic center is how you get to the city streets, probably causing a big backup at this point. not so bad for the east shore

freeway. coming up in less than half an hour, we should have the shoulder closed for that continued roadwork weekdays until 3:30, west 580 has the backup at the richmond side of the bridge. you'll find more slowing as crews arrive and watch for the code zone, please. >> thanks, mike. 6:53. large sections of the midwest and the plains underwater, affecting 10 million people. in iowa more than 40 counties requested disaster proclamation. up next here on "today in the bay," a quick look at the top stories, including housing crisis, a new strategy being proposed in san jose tonight and what this will mean for the future of high-rises. plus -- >> i think that this is huge potential for businesses especially for the brands on instagram. >> instagram's retail

revolution, we told you earlier about the new shopping feature you might notice this morning. coming up for you at 7:00, on the "today" show, they're speaking with an e-commerce expert on what we can all expect here. we're back with more news in two minutes. you're watching "today in the bay." before you head out the do

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"today in the bay." >> san jose's housing crisis is expected to take center stage at tonight's city council meeting. a new strategy is being proposed that would cut construction taxes in half on high-rises in the city. it would reroute remaining revenue into affordable housing part of mayor liccardo's work plan approved in june. new for you this morning, the days of casting your ballot in your local polling station reportedly may be a thing of the past soon. this is in santa clara county. "the merckxry news" reports county leaders are considering allowing voters to cast ballots at 125 designated voting centers, consolidating the current number of polling stations down from 850. voters would submit their balance lats starting ten days before the election. other counties including san mateo and napa made changes. supervisors expect to make a

final decision next month. a live look along highway 4 in discovery bay, the area may soon get a boost in surveillance, and happening later this morning, contra costa county supervisors will debate plans to install automatic license plate readers in discovery bay. the sheriff's office believes it would help better track criminals especially those cutting through that area to access interstate 5 from highway 4. the board will debate a $330,000 grant to cover the costs. a push to protect bicycleists in san francisco. city leaders are calling for more protected bike lanes. today's event comes after a woman was hit and killed by a truck earlier along howard street this month. less than 100 feet there was a protected bike lane that might have saved her life. the city plans to remove parking on the north side of howard between fourth and sixth to make it safer for cyclists. the rally is at 12:30 at city hall. google plans to unveil what it calls its netflix for games.

it claims a new gaming streaming service will allow users to play fortnite and other popular video games on their chrome browser. the announcement is expected to be made at 10:00 this morning. a last look at the dry before the rain. >> we enjoyed some beautiful weather for the bay area. warmer temperatures, too. as we look at the seven-day forecast, not only will the rain come back tomorrow, but also the winter-like temperatures, 59 degrees will be the high tomorrow, so you better get out and enjoy that 70 degrees today, even though it won't be all clear and sunny. we will see some major changes ahead and of course i'll be tracking it. >> that's a drop there. mike is still tracking two traffic alerts. >> the first one in san francisco, the cones not really on the roadway, symbolizing the closure though of westbound 80 off of the skyway, you're jammed up now from treasure island in toward that connector to northbound 101. the busted sand barrels from an earlier crash still waiting for a sweeper there. same thing out of the altamont

west 580. >> that's what's happening "today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> don't forget to join us for "nbc bay area news" at 11:00. have a great morning and thanks for starting it right here with us. ( música). at a chemical plant intensifies overnight. we're live with the latest on both. the president and his rivals. president trump targets joe biden after the former vice president hints at a white house run. while megan mccain blasts the president for his tweets about her late father. >> he spends his weekend obsessing over great men because we all know he will never be a great man. sold out? a stunning report overgh