mucinex dm releases fast and lasts 12-hours, not 4. send coughs far away all day. the north bay right now -- but at some point every area here and a good wednesday morning to you. right now that rain coming back down. you soo he it right there in the north bay, but at some point every person here in the bay area will experience some type of rain in their lives today. a live look at our doppler radar powered by storm ranger. we've seen that rain coming down a second time good mork. i'm marcus washington. >> i going to be more saturdayed today. evnorth bay, not everyone is seeing the rain coming down. it's going to be very hit or miss. for the south bay the roads are wet. as we get a closer look from

areas extending over to yountville, you'll see showers, but with storm system it will be very off and on, coming in waves some of the heaviest on the way later this morning. i'll have what you can expect where you live coming up. mike, how does it look? i had a disabled vehicle north 101 on the shoulder. good news, nothing ever showed up on the chp reports, a bit of a halo effect, there's enough mist and drizzle for the highways to show some sheen and maybe a little slick. back to you. >> thank you, mike. a huge response to a fire burning in contra costa county. neighbors reported hearing

explosions from a home there. >> bob redell is live at the scene in concord. bob, what have you been able to find out? >> reporter: we just spoke with the fire protection district, and they tell us this fire that burned this home here they believe it started in the garage and they're still trying to determine the explosions, either propane tank or ammuniti everybody who lives in this house was able to escape on their open. the fire never bent past one alarm, but unfortunately this house is a loss based on the extensive fire damage. they don't believe there was any suspicious about this fire.

they do believe it was accidental, they're just trying to determine the cause. it did start in the garage, and they did hear the explosions, whether they were the cause or the aftereffect they're still trying to find out. the homeowner does have a smoke alarm, that is what woke them up and got them out alive. one woman has burns to her hands and feet, but she is expect ed o be fine. a decision overnight that may pack a new punch for people scrambling for any type of housing. "the east bay times" reporting that berkeley council members banned overnight parking. >> you come in and then you have the kitchen right away. >> jessica prado is living in an rv in west berkeley. >> this couch turns into a bed. as soon as i pay off know?

>> reporter: she's not on berkeley streets. some streets are lined with rvs, for area businesses, the lineup is driving concerns about safety. >> we've had human feces in our recycling and we've had to clean out. we've received threats from the rv people. it's not indicative of the whole, but we have received threats where it's made our people afraid to go out to their cars at night. rv dwellers mooed up at the city council meeting. members add add plan for city staff to help find housing because they're evicted. >> it's our intent t an l very in-depth outreach where we're actually offering services up front. >> sophie hawn says berkeley is working with neighboring city

leaders, looking for a safe space for people living in rvs to park. all right. 4:35 right now san francisco is going to pay an undisclosed amount of money to the mother of mario woods. he was shot by police 20 times. police say woods was aholding a knife when officers approached after responding to a call about a stabbing. officers shot him w refused to drop the weapon. rema confidential until approved. b.a.r.t. leaders are talking about b.a.r.t. police being understaffed. in a story we covered for you here yesterday on "today in the bay," police are investigating two incidents. it was late monday. the first one, police say a man struck a woman in the head on

daly city train there. and at the orunna station, a man grabbed a woman as backback and threw her to the ground. >> the real objective is to really to prevent some of these crimes from happening. >> while there is no push to hire more officer, actually getting b.a.r.t. police up to full staff may take two years. a follow-up to breaking news you saw here on "today in the bay." the search is suspended indefinitely for a man last seen swimming off pacifica. they suspended the search around 7:45 last night. he was hanging outs with friends at rockaway beach when he and another friend went into the rough surf. that's when collins disappeared.

a crew searched an area of 66 square miles for approximately 15 hours, with no sign of collins. public health experts say it's a growing epidemic among teenagers. today state lawmakers are taking action trying to curb the rise of cigarette and to bako use. the committee will hole a hear on the proposed bill that calls for a ban on -- if passed, violators would face penalties up to $6,000. senator jerry hill backs this bill. he says the data from the state department of health reports that 80% of young people who have ever used tobacco started with a -- product. we want to tell you there's just been an earthquake just west the vallejo, a 2.7

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cities. up ride-peace lets passengers lock in consistent prices for a monthly fee. the service is available for $14.99 a month, though it is higher in some months. marcus and kris. good news for marcus. >> you know, frank, i'm always looking to save money here and there. >> and a little time. thank you very much. frank. coming up on "today in the bay," kari hall is tracking rain this morning. is it where you are? >> it's going to be very scattered. so far not raining right now, but we've seeovin through. our rain chances go upy >> a li clustered than you like. everything else looking smooth, as kari said, we've try to camp

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the things that matter most happen one morning and one cup at a time. 4:45 right now. this is a live look ut window overcreek. kari is going to talk about the clouds in the distance, but ite. maybe you didn't feel it, but we wanted you to kno a what americans feel are the most annoying slang words of the year. according to research by one poll, goat, which stands for

greatest of all time -- >> that's me. >> -- is at the top of the list. so now we'll just call you marcus. the second is bae, hangry, and gucci as an adjective, something cool, great or cool, and ghost, or avoiding someone until they get the you. >> i still like ghost. like, if you want to go to the gym, and i don't answer your calls. >> >> ghost and bae are the polar appantly charlize therrie that theron brought up with what's his name. >> you guys are going to run

down those terms, and now the kids log like they're no longer cool. here's a live look outside. you can tell it's raining there. most of the rain han light, but still the cars deal with your wet roads. if you're on the way out the door. still not -- throughout the rest of the morning. some scattered showers moves again. you can see some showers turning into thunderstorms. we're lightning strikes in the sierra. we can tell this storm will bring enough energevy aything i. . i was able to queryin, that mea of how hard bout a tenth of

an inch. some pockets are heavier, but it's moving pretty quickly. looking at the overall picture, most of the bay area not seeing some rain right now, but you've had some move through the he night hours. we have to wait for all of that to work its way through the bay area today before we start to see this activity tapering oaf. going into about the 6:00 to 7:00 hour, still n aiciet. and then we can see a potential heavy rain around the 10:00 hour, and then we see another break during the evening commute. very hit-or-miss activity. even tomorrow with a chance we could see some thunderstorms moving through. overjaw the rainfall totals look to be -- and then as you head over, of more rain. san francisco could get 3/4 of an inch, and then klaus to an

inch of rain. they have a winter storm warning in effect. mostly above 5,000 feet, and our rain chances go down after tomorrow. friday is looking really nice, mostly sunny skies and the weekend still, and mike, you're also checking out the golden gate bridge. >> not a lot of rain, but enough to make d. we one area ofll has crash tre. that will indicate some wetter roadway

roadways, slowdown, no big deal. 580 through dublin. and we don't really have the full you see start until 5:00 a.m., but some trains are running. and capital corridor isur inves learned laws designed to protect seniorigng into that broken. story for us. . >> reporter: good morning, landlords aren't legally allowed to kick out tenants or dramically increase their rent. some, though, have gone to pretty bizarre lengths to try to skirt those rules. two years ago oakland passed tough laws to make catching that kind of fraud easier, but we discovered those laws are not being enforced. the city has no idea how often

landlords are wrongfully kicking out families. that has to do with what's nose as owner move-in evictions. that's because -- well, now landlords must sign paperwork under penalty of perjury that he intend to move in, and they have to continually provide proof e found those laws largely being ignored, when it court of appeals to owner move-in eslick three out of four appear to violate the housing laws. oaklans housing department says it just hired a company to help educate landlords on all the requirements. meanwhile, the president of the city council says she will have tough questions about the he director of housing when she appears before the council likely in the next few months.

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4:55 right now on this wednesday morning. taking a live look at the golden gate bridge, heading to our area. kari hall will give us a full layout of the timeline of that in just a bit. right now bay area response to a pittsburg man who had to cancel a cruise. >> chris has an important reminder. good morning. esvaldo booked a caribbean cruise, but three days before it sailed, his sister died, so he canceled the trip. a kreutz representative promised a $1478 refund, but he never got

his money back. our team got him and carnival talking. ultimately they settled, but didn't go into detail. carnival was tight-lipped, too, we checked the contract. we didn't see anything that specifically promises full refunds. cruise lines are like airlines, usually very strict. that's why you should look over the rules before you book. give us your calls with your consumers tips or online at nbcbayarea.com/responds. >> thanks, chris. coming up on "today in the ba tracking that rain. >> not all of us you are seeing rain now,today. we're taking a live lieu outside and fremont, and the roads are still wet. we'll talk about what to expect throughout the day and tomorrow. that's coming up next. war of words escalating on capitol hill this morning. not over the mueller report, but

about obama care. coming up in a live report, the reignited health care debate and what both sides are now calling for. you are watching "today in the bay." i'm an ice cruncher. so i was excited about all-new colgate total.

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plus -- >> the republican party will soon be known as the party of health care. you watch. >> what president trump is calling for this time and the obstacles that stand in his way. another wet morning as a new round of rain makes its way over our region kari hall's forecast straight ahead. "today in the bay" continues right now. . a good morning to ris sanch laura today. we want to talk about the weather. >> you may be dealing with some rain, but this is the kind of storm where everyone is not seeing some rain, especial willy in the north bay, and then we'll get our higher chances of rain later on this morning. a pretty good downpour, and we'll be tracking this for today and for tomorrow.

still worried in that forecast, so so. we saw those rains off to the right approach all jammed up. it looks like everything completely cleared, and now we have a few cars, larger trucks slowly making that i way through the toll plaza.ms. dam roadways north, so just watch for slippery conditions. still have that crash 101 and cesar