dry but rain chances remain in the forecast throughout the day. i'll have more on that in a few minutes. mike has been tracking wet roads and a commute. >> right now the issue through oakland, we show you traffic backing up past high street. it's condensed approaching high street, then things let up. you see flashing lights around the bay. there's an overnight road crew. this area, coliseum, better view here jams up towards high street. just passed there things are starting to clear up. focus as it clears. nimitz 580 clears. diablo, vallejo, the next 20 minutes as kari said. so far slow and go. thanks, mike. only on nbc, the woman accusing cal football players as well as the staff of sexual harassment is taking her name to national tv. "today in the bay" kris sanchez getting more information on this. kris, talk to us about why the young girl -- young woman is

coming forward and also the response from cal. >> hi there, marcus. she was a student and member of the team as you mentioned until she had to withdraw from school over what was relentless sexual harassment. she's going to be talking more about that on the "today" show this morning. she made the allegations first in a facebook post that reads in part, i am an athlete, and i have been my whole life. so when i got the opportunity to work with the uc team i was excited beyond believe. fast forward to march 2019 and i'm medically withdrawn from school, seeking intensive therapy and psychiatry for posttraumatic stress syndrome and anxiety that happened for the time i spent working for the cal football team. >> i don't want money. i just want respect for all women. i want this toxic masculinity culture to end. >> she says she wants to work in sports eventually but before she

graduates, she wants the culture to change so she doesn't have to worry about not getting a promotion because she is a woman. cornelius said the sexual harassment from some players and coaches culminateed with a coach threatening to have her fired if she didn't have sex with him. she said, again, she with drew from school. cal athletic director jim knowlton released a statement that reads in part, we are aware of disturbing public allegations made on social media. as is our policy when allegations are made, we have immediately referred the matter to the office for prevention of harassment and discrimination, which is responsible for investigating such assertions. these allegations go against the very core of our values. you can hear the full interview with her this morning on the "today" show. of course we know that a lot of folks will be talking about this story. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> certainly something a lot of people want to hear about, kris, thank you. in an nbc news exclusive, fired former fbi director james

comey speaks out for the first time since the russia investigation ended. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us from washington with the very latest. >> hi there, laura. it's been a while since we heard from him. he was the fbi director that started the investigation before handing it over to special counsel. now comey says he's a little confused about how the investigation ended. >> i think it's good he was able to finish the work. >> reporter: fired fbi director james comey in an exclusive interview with lester holt on the russian investigation he started. comey said it's good for the country trump was cleared of collusion, but forney general william barr left questions only the full report can answer. >> the obstruction piece

concerns me. they are people with sterling reputations. a lot of what is said in that letter doesn't make sense. >> i think it's clear director comey has been confused about a lot of things in the last couple of years. >> reporter: it's not clear if congress will get the full report. democrats are demanding it by tuesday. the attorney general said a review to take out classified information could take weeks. >> they seem to be trying to keep large sections of that under wraps. that's just not going to fly. >> we should be consistent in letting the special counsel actually finish his work. >> reporter: president trump continues to criticize the investigation. >> it was treason. >> reporter: we'll hear more about this when he rallies tonight. now, we are also waiting to find out when the man behind the scenes, robert mueller, if he will come to capitol hill. three lawmakers told us key committees here are considering

a subpoena to go around the attorney general and get robert mueller in for testimony. >> to hear what he has to say. we'll be watching closely. thanks so much, tracie. >> 5:04, later this hour we'll have analysis of all the news out of washington. scott mcgrew has checks & balances segment at 6:05. can you follow him on twitter and facebook. >> on the heels of a landmark verdict today, opening statements expected to begin. the third trial around the popular weedkiller roundup. they claim the exposure to the herbicide caused them to develop melanoma. monsanto for causing the same form of cancer. they plan to appeal. last year a man sued monsanto in state court. he was awarded almost $300 million in damages which was cut

down to $78 million. new details following a deadly shooting in san francisco's fillmore district. prosecutors say the two men arrested in the case will not face murder charges, at least not at this time. shawn harrison and jamari coates face charges. harrison among the people shot. another victim was paralyzed from the waist down. a crackdown on sleep deprivation. a federal judge says he plans to issue an injunction that requires deputies to reduce the practice on female inmates. the woman claims their physical and congestive health is actually in danger because they are allowed -- only allowed five hours of sleep a night at most. the judge said the sheriff's office's practices could amount

to inhumane treatment. >> that's what i sleep if less. first ever director of mental health reform, dr. anton holds the position, leave medical director of psychiatrist service as san francisco hospital repeatedly announced she plans to create a new position during her state of the city address in january. the doctor begins that position next month. 5:07 right now. a follow-up to a high-profile homeless camp built on state property in san jose. hope village says the city is forcing it to officially shut its doors. the protest and news conference is scheduled for 11:00 this morning at the site along rough drive not too far from the airport. the city along with the county found no serious efforts to find hope village a new home. 17 people live in the encampment. last week the plan was abandoned to move it to willow glen

neighborhood. it's 5:07. we know the cost of living in the bay area is high. a project aimed at providing relief is set to break ground in san mateo. construction crews plan to build 68 apartments near bay meadows park. half the units will be filled with residents referred by housing from san mateo county. they will be filled with families facing homelessness. construction is expected to be completed in fall of next year. happening today, you can buy your tickets to outside lands ticket festival. >> paul simmon will be joining, childish gambino, 21 pilots. other big acts the lumineers, blink-182, it runs from august 9th to august 11th. kari, i went last year and it was great. >> so as you're on your computer, try to buy some tickets. we have rain moving through.

check in on nbc bay area app. we're looking at dry conditions now as you head out the door in oakland and better travel conditions for your commute. we will see those rain chances go up if you're going out to the a's home opener make sure you have the umbrella handy. we look at the b.a.r.t. station 58 at 11:00 with a slight chance of rain moving through. the rain hit or miss. we're seeing on storm ranger, seeing it move through the north bay and east bay. we'll be tracking that and see when it moves out in the forecast coming up. mike, you've been tracking the commute and just had a couple of minor issues. >> you mentioned the a's home opener. there will be slowing around this area later on today because of the crowd there. there's the a's player. slowing north of the shot you showed at high street. between 23rd and 29th, slowing. lane restrictions as they have

one overpass crew, should be clear in the next half hour. we're watching only that one slow drive for your commute right now. watching more slowing potential through vallejo, slippery conditions around where i-80 meets 37, highway 29 through the area. also off the peninsula, kari, i'm taking your story, because i don't have a traffic story other than watch out for the rain coming in near palo alto. our live palo alto area shows you everything is fine after that traffic is clear heading to willow. back to you. >> hope it stays clear, mike. 5:10. coming up next, hitting that jackpot. the two lucky powerball tickets sold in the bay area and how much they are worth. an airline shuts down and strands passengers all over the world. >> social media lighting up after a man slices his bagel like never before. it's now a bagel debate. up next your take on it. you're watching "today in the

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i'll have a look at that tahoe report of what to expect as you head to squaw valley. that's coming up along with our weekend forecast. do not fear the flashing lights right here on the right

shoulder top of the screen. crews are getting ready to clear their overnight construction work north of the coliseum. we'll see how that shapes up on the sensors and a bigger view of your commute. and a very happy thursday to you. good morning. a lot going on with facebook this morning. facebook apparently being sued by housing and urban development over issues, ads it placed or allowed people to place that targeted specific people. you heard facebook is no longer allowing white separatist content. the company prevented white nationalist content and other things but it was a matter of deciding those two things were so similar they banned them all. let's talk about wow air. maybe we're not going to be able to talk about it. well, we had a really good picture. wow air no longer flying out of the bay area. as of this morning it doesn't fly period, much to the surprise

of its passengers. the iceland based airliner has gone out of business. on its website it has a frequently asked questions section saying, how can i reach my destination. the answer is many airlines have a discount fare try them. back to detroit and washington, d.c. president trump met with the ceo of google yesterday. on saturday the president accused google of helping the chinese military. let me see if i can pull that tweet up or not. i can't do that either. he had tweeted that google somehow was helping chinese military. it doesn't, beyond the sense that it does business in china. the chinese government is connected to about everything in china. now mr. trump changed his mind, having just met with the president of google, minor point, president of google, doing well and stated he's committed to u.s. military, not chinese military. laura, i think we knew that already. >> you're right. thanks so much, scott.

quarter after 5:00, more than 1,000 layoffs. many are expected in the bay area between now and memorial day. state officials say sap, oracle, paypal, insta-cart and thin film electronics among the tech companies to make those cuts. on the screen is the break down of exactly how many positions should be eliminated. the reason for the layoffs vary. according to mercury news, job cuts planned by five companies all scheduled to occur in may. in paypal's case, some could occur as soon as next month. >> now you're likely feeling pain at the pump. gas prices up in california. this is according to aaa. it will cost you $3.54 a gallon on average. that's about a dollar higher than national average. the experts say the spike comes following temporary shutdown of oil refinery in benicia. to make matters worse, another in carson. what's your take.

big bagel slice debate has social media buzzing. he tweeted out a pic of bagels sliced like bread. he says it's a san francisco thing. some calling not cutting them horizontally extremely upsetting. >> i can see in this whole culture now of low carbs if you just want a little slice. >> you and i have been like, i don't want this thing, do you want to slice it. >> this way there's more. like the fishes and loaves. >> you're feeding more people here. >> you slice your fish like that, too. >> just need some wine. >> you bought it, you eat it, you slice it the way you want. >> this morning as you're getting ready for breakfast, about to head out the door, we are seeing dry weather conditions right now over san jose. skies are mostly clear here.

it's not dry everywhere. we're going to talk about that. our temperatures are in the mid-40s in the north bay. we have some mid-50s in san francisco. so a wide range in temperatures as you head out for that morning commute from antioch it's going to be 47 degrees, heaters on in the car. by noon you may need windshield wipers. we're going to still have those rain chances today. the rain has been very spotty. we're seeing that as we get to storm ranger. over the north bay rain tapering off. from vallejo to fairfield and away from that area. it's really picking up on a peninsula, wood side portola valley and south hills, now that rain rolling back into palo alto. we'll be crossing the bay toward newark and over toward union city. also seeing some rain that's been moving just north of danville and moving towards black hawk. expect some of that rain off and on today as the storm system

will be moving through. i've even seen lightning strikes off the coast. so far haven't seen a lot for the inland areas. we'll see a chance of thunderstorms today as we go hour by hour showing spotty rain from late morning to early afternoon. looks like a lot of activity tapers off south of the golden gate bridge. throughout the day north bay, you can see rain at any point. it still shows light rain here and there as we go into tomorrow morning. this is also when the activity will start to wind down and we'll see it moving out. the very light rain, if any, in the south bay while the north bay gets a half inch of rain. if you're planning to head to the sierra, it's still going to be slowing today but roads clearing tomorrow. it's amazing to see how much snow every single week, we keep adding more on that. we're going to see now we have 642" of snow for a season total at squaw valley. our weekend is looking really nice, whether you're going to the sierra or staying here. next week more rain chances in

the forecast. mike, you've been tracking the rain, too. how is it looking on the roads. >> kari, i'm watching your report instead of repeating what you say. the peninsula, that's what we're looking at, worried about possible slowing. you should worry about the conditions and windshield wipers traveling along the peninsula. you see the green highlighted through the radar. that's the radar here. storm sweep as well. smooth roadways on the peninsula, also north bay, vallejo, i-80 out of fairfield for example. i-80 does move nicely right on the bay bridge and a batch of rain right when we're seeing the buildover at the toll plaza. we should see metering lights on. pulled away. slowing from west 80. no other slowing for contra costa county. good stuff. tracking a small crash off 680, off 242. here is the back-up formed already at the bay bridge toll plaza. we talked about that. we have metering lights scheduled any second. back to you.

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malta )s navy seizes control ofa tanker ship that was hijacked by migrants in chaos out at sea. malta's navy seizes control of a tanker ship hijacked by migrants in the mediterranean. weapons on board the turkish oil tanker when it arrived this morning. the migrants are being turned over to police. maltese special operations boarded that ship returning control to the captain who sailed to malta under military expert. teens who pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment pleaded guilty for pushing a girl off a bridge. she will spend two days in jail and also 38 days with a work crew. the video that captured her pushing jordan off the bridge last year quickly went viral. take a look there. the 52 foot plunge sent her to

the hospital with broken ribs and punctured lungs and several other injuries. her mother is relieved it's over. >> we're happy that it's over. >> now, smith's lawyer asked that she start her sentence next week. however, the judge ruled it should start immediately. for you this morning, we're actually going to want you to check your powerball tickets because you could soon be our cousins, because you could be the big winner. two tickets with five winning numbers sold right here in the bay area. >> you could be our cousins. >> you got that. >> you could marry us. one of those tickets was sold at centerwood liquor. live look at the store. the other gateway drive liquor and food. each of the five tickets worth about $3 million. one winning ticket that matched all six numbers worth $768

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saying about jussie smollett this morning and the next moves the actor is considering. and it's another morning of rain here in the bay area but how long will it last? meteorologist kari hall is tracking all of that for us. she'll have that in a bit. taking a live look outside. i bet the metering lights are on at the bay bridge. look at the back-up there. mike inouye watching the roadhe your "morning joe" kmut. you're watching "today in the bay." for comfort food at a comfortable price,

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a very good thursday morning to you. let's take a peek at that radar and see what we're in store for today. last of the storm series has been moving through the bay area but the good news is that there's some clearing on the horizon just in time for your weekend. thanks so much for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. now we want to head to meteorologist kari hall keeping us on tap with what's happening with that weather. kari, i'm happy to see that rain move out. >> it's still one of those mornings you have to lug around the umbrella, be prepared for anything because the rain is off and on. here is a look at storm ranger, we can see it moving through the peninsula and approaching the south bay. we also see the rain moving through solano county and murk through fairfield right now. really heavy rain there, also a cluster of heavy rain moving through woodside, redwood city, palo alto and down to los altos. also rain in the east bay. i'm watching all this for you as

we see it mostly through the morning commute and moving through parts of contra costa county. as we go throughout the day, off-and-on rain remains the story. more on that and the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking in palo alto. >> i showed you the radar, even though it's dark, we can see the glow in the lights. that is the moisture in the air. rain far from university camera, right along dumbarton bridge as well, just east of where our camera is as well. 84, 92. i know it blends in. because of the speed sensors, they blend in as well. good news. we watch those conditions. a lot of rain in the north bay and in through vallejo. reports of flooding on the roadway so be careful. of course the bay bridge toll plaza we had metering lights turned on. back to you. >> thank you very much. 5:31. this morning, a 4-year-old boy who got ahold of a gun and ended up shooting himself in the head is in critical condition.

his aunt is speaking out saying the preschooler needs a miracle. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us with the story. bob, what are investigators saying happened here? >> well, the great-aunt is asking you at home pray for her great nephew, who is on life support after surgery last night, so far showing no signs of brain activity. >> he's 4 years old. he's a baby. we keep losing babies. these babies are dying. they are babies." these are babies. >> 4-year-old navaun jackson rushed to oakland children's yesterday afternoon when he was found with a gunshot wound to hit head inside this home on ritchie street in east oakland. his great-aunt told us he found an unlocked gun underneath the bed and accidentally shot

himself. two people were at home, the manent aman e renting the house and the woman believed to be navaun's mother. the great-aunt says her nephew needs a miracle. >> sher saying if he doesn't gain brain activity in the next three days, they will take him off life support. we're hoping the swelling goes down and he regains brain activity. police have recovered the gun and questioned the man and woman inside the house at the time. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> so sad. thank you very much, bob. it is 5:33, new this morning police investigating a stabbing near uc berkeley. officers say they found a man with stab wounds along shattuck avenue. another man suffered an injury after being hit with a chain. it appears both had an altercation before the incident. both men taken to the hospital. no word this morning on their conditions. >> this just in, president trump

is weighing in on all criminal charges against actor jussie smollett being dropped. he wrote on twitter, quote, fbi and doj to review the outrageous jussie smollett case in chicago. it's an embarrassment to our nation. prosecutors agree to a deal with the actor. charges were dropped in exchange for two days of community service and $10,000 in court costs. three weeks ago smollett was indicted by a grand jury after the actor told police he was beaten on the street by two masked men. police had said that smollett hired two brothers to stage the attack. this morning tmz is reporting that smollett is asking his team to make him likable again. smollett's attorney will speak out this morning in a live interview on the "today" show. she will actually talk about what is next for the actor coming up for you at 7:00 this morning following "today in the bay." it is 5:34. developing now in san francisco, the search is on for a man seen

attacking an 85-year-old protesting outside a planned parenthood office. it was all caught on camera last thursday. a 23 second video began showing that man carrying a banner. then the 85-year-old man tries to stop him by jamming something into his bike spoke. you can see how violent it is. san francisco investigating this as an assault. a man accused of throwing a chihuahua down a trash chute is due in court. he faces charges for animal cruelty and abandonment of an animal. he pleaded not guilty. this is a story we've been covering for weeks on "today in the bay." that dog named rocky was found by a janitor in a dumpster earlier this month. she is now recovering after having her leg amputated. rocky was adopted by a san francisco animal control operator working on the case. also happening a high school in solano county plans to

reopen. it shut its doors yesterday after the school district said someone made a violent threat. the district said it closed fairfield vanden high school out of an abundance of caution. a parent told reporters that some student spray painted his son's name with racist language and symbols a few weeks ago. naacp joining the family demanding justice department and u.s. marshall's office step in to investigate the school. the students responsible are suspended. lyft apparently not giving people who use wheelchairs a lift. that's what a new class action lawsuit claims. a disability rights association says the company does not provide wheelchair accessible vehicles for riders. they want lyft to provide that option. the company has not commented on the suit. this comes ahead of lyft's ipo expected tomorrow. believe it or not, baseball season is here.

giants play their first game in san diego against the padres. first pitch at 1:10. the team's home opener is a week from tomorrow. by the way, can you catch tomorrow night's giants game against the padres right here on nbc bay area at 7:00. and laura talking a's today. >> hoping to capture some magic from last year. they lost the wild car after a surprise season. "today in the bay" pete suratos joins us live at the coliseum. spring has sprung. boys are back on the field. >> yeah, good morning to you, laura and marcus. maybe i'll hang out until the game starts at 1:00 p.m. very exciting time for a's fans. opening day as they take on angels. we're here with katherine. good to see you again. vp of communications in the a's community. what can fans expect when they show up at the ballpark today. >> opening day is the best time of the year.

it's full of celebration and excitement. fans when they get here, they are going to get rally towels, new spaces in the ballpark. we have a new kid zone, premium spaces, new concession items. it's a really fun day at the ballpark. >> goes without saying oakland a's are the last team standing in oakland. warriors moving to san francisco. you guys are going to do some special nights here honoring some of the past players that have played here, right? >> yes, come coco crisp joining the broadcast. tomorrow knife chavez throwing out the first pitch. celebrating 2018 awards, manager of the year and golden gloves for chapman and matt olson. tomorrow night giving baby a pin for our fans. >> still on camera, show you one of these pins. that will be out tomorrow night. >> yes. >> got it. what are other -- there's special nights, san jose state

night, what are some of those nights we'll see. >> we have signature fireworks nights throughout summertime so fans can come onto the field and watch fireworks postgame. we have a number of special bobbleheads. we have group nights. you mentioned a bunch of college nights. a fun time. all-pro motions available at nbcbayarea.com. >> reporter: we'll stick around here. we'll have another report at 6:30 to show you some other cool stuff they have in the ballpark. opening day at the coliseum. >> cheer on our teams. that's great. >> grew up in the east bay, so big, big deal for him to be out there as well and a's for sure. >> may catch on, wearing that nbc bay area hat. >> we'll see. over here, folks moving just fine. 880 moves nicely. volume builds. watch out, pete talked about game starting at 1:00 but parking lot after 8:00. pete may get company.

you may see slowing approaching that home opener midday. over here no problems. you can take b.a.r.t. over there, no special service but it's very handy for folks. a nice drive as well. slowing across the bay bridge. nothing other than that approaching the area. flooding reported on vallejo for i-80. see that green highlighting with green sensors. wet roadway building for the peninsula. >> you said i-80, look at it further north in the sierra this morning. fresh snow has been falling, chain controls in effect, 80 as well as 50. take it slow if you're planning to drive to tahoe but enjoy that fresh new powder. that storm that's up there, the remnants of what was here yesterday? >> what we're seeing right now, part of that. we're seeing it spread across the region because this is a fairly large storm. we are seeing scattered activity that will stay with us throughout today. we are seeing some of that rain as you get ready to head out the door in solano county right there on i-80 and also as you

look at the south bay and parts of the peninsula. as we head into the weekend, our weather will be clearing out saturday, looking really nice. high temperatures reaching into the upper 60s inland. coastal areas around 63 degrees for that high temperature and then on sunday slightly warmer in some of the valleys with the bay reaching 68 degrees. we also have the treasurefest happening on sunday at treasure island. it's going to start out with those temperatures in the mid-50s staying up to about 58 degrees throughout the day with a nice little breeze. if you will be going to heavenly, we are seeing a fresh coating of snow on the ground warming up as we go throughout the weekend. the road conditions will start to improve as we go into this evening and throughout the day tomorrow we're going to be all dry. if we're going to half moon bay, it's going to be cool and breezy, still some high waves. we'll see sunny skies throughout the weekend. we'll tuck about what's going on today. i'm still tracking rain in about three minutes.

>> good, are camei. coming up next on "today in the bay," dealing with the fallout from the college admission scandal. the actions california lawmakers are making to try to make the application process a little more fair. plus the former director of the fbi james comey reacting to the mueller report or reports about the report. we'll take a look when "today in the bay" continues. 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.

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look outside 101 highway in palo alto. this is what you'll deal with. rain chances throughout the morning into the afternoon. as we look at storm ranger, the rain is spotty. we'll get a closer look at this and where you live coming up in less than five minutes. >> san mateo bridge looks calm. dumbarton bridge getting some of the rain kari showed you. tracking how that affects the building commute around the bay. >> thanks, mike. 5:45 for you right now. fallout from college admission situation. they are trying onmake the process ser. >> some of the california schools allegedly involved as part of the ongoing investigation include stanford, berkeley, ucla. the news conference begins at the state capital at 10:30 this morning. two additional coaches charged in the case will appear in a

boston courtroom today. several of the parents charged are slated to make their first appearance in federal court tomorrow. several are from the bay area. >> happening today former governor jerry brown will share his views on current issues impacting the state. he's set to speak to a sold out crowd at the commonwealth club in san francisco. democratic presidential candidate pete buttigieg is also set to make a speech. he's currently mayor of south bend, indiana. a rally since mueller turned over his report. >> in the meantime the rest of us waiting to see it. >> so has congress. barr told the squish it may be weeks before congress sees the report. remember, the report you have seen is a report about the report. barr says he's more than willing to testify about what he's seen. there's also a lot of confusion as to why mueller refused to make a decision whether the

president on instructed justice. the mueller report does not conclude the president committed a crime and does not exonerate him. that was his job, one way or the other. be the nonpolitical person to make a decision, committed a crime or did not commit a cream. he was not supposed to deliver it to a political appointee william barr. lester holt into to him. here is a clip. >> do you think it was his responsibility to come to a determination on that particular charge. >> it was certainly his charge in general to investigate fully and come, if he could, to conclusions. i don't know why he didn't here. i don't know what combination of law and fact led him to that. >> a new nbc survey monkey report shows the majority of americans think the country is moving in the wrong direction. president trump's approval rating 45%. this is dangerous for the white house as it tries to shut down obamacare forever. most americans not only support obamacare, they want medicare

for all expanded 63%. we're tracking everything happening in washington. a reminder comey will be on the "today" show or highlights of the interview with our lester holt. follow me on twitter, i'm @scott mcgrew. a guinness world record for his height. he's standing at 6'10". he's now reached a unique achievement being the tallest male politician in the world. the congressman is honored at a special reception. keep showing how tall he is. he's not the tallest member of his family. he said that distinction goes to his son. >> cracks me up, there's a category for everything. i wonder who the tallest anchorman is. you are around here. >> there you go. that's all that matters. so the best meteorologist around, this one right here, i'm giving it to you, kari.

>> thank you. people like me when it's sunny and all that stuff. >> some coming. >> some sun in the weekend forecast. so we are still watching some rain moving through parts of the bay area and some hitting hard in parts of the peninsula, now moving into the south bay. let's look at the rain falling on the dumbarton bridge. also in palo alto, rain making 101 wet. we've also seen that rain moving along 280 as well. either one, it's still slippery out there. as it crosses the bay, we're seeing rain into fremont as well as newark, union city, and also making its way closer to the tri-valley. we're also starting to see that rain filling in on the radar as we take a look at san jose. rain just moved through santa clara, and we are going to see it very spotty off and on throughout the day. i've also been watching storms developing off the coast. we'll see if some of that makes its way into the bay area today.

we will have that chance of thunderstorms as the center of the low pressure off the coast still has to work its way through today. we're still stuck with the rain and rain chances through at least the next 24 hours. going throughout the day, it looks very spotty. so even throughout the afternoon, we're not going to see rain everywhere. at times some sunshine. still unsettled. the highest chance of rain over the north bay. as we go into tomorrow morning, it still shows we could see a spotty shower or two. overall looking at a drying trend going into tomorrow. for the south bay, we may barely see anything. san jose measuring trace amounts of rain. you head to the east bay, it could be a quarter inch of rain and much higher amounts for the north bay at a half inch of rain. we're excited about the a's home opener today, watching out for the slight chance of rain. overall nice weather, highs in the low 60s and mostly sunny skies. going into the weekend, make plans to get outside.

our inland valleys will reach into the low 70s. we will see the rain chances returning early next week. for san francisco highs near 70 degrees on sunday. mike, you're starting out with what's happening in richmond. >> that's right, kari. the live camera over at richmond san rafael bridge, no problem. the roadways and a build to the commute, really starting to see more traffic off east shore freeway and heading across toward the north bay right over here. no major problems. the north bay has a lot of rain in the vallejo area and coming down i-80. minor flooding. outer lanes reported coming in out of vallejo and fairfield. we're watching for that. contra costa county, it's all right. the peninsula really did get that rain coming across slick roadways and dumbarton bridge, as kari showed you, the radar is activity over the bridge. on the bridge we still have green sensors. use caution. it will be slick out there. put that radar back on, there you see traveling to palo alto, fremont, tri-city area right

when the commute should start to build. no slowing south of hayward. union city you're okay now. live look shows you palo alto with rain starting to hit 101. the conditions are an issue but the volume is not so be careful. marcus. >> thanks, mike. happening now animal rights activists are cheering a new possible move by some california racetracks. whips might be banned from santa anita near los angeles and golden gate fields in the san jose area. the majority of jockeys are against the proposal. recently 22 horses died at santa anita and it was shut down for racing. the use of whip was not -- really has not been connected to any of those horses deaths. >> changes may be coming to mammogram rules. the proposed change in two decades. smart speakers survey. how young kids are using the devices and new perspective on how the invention is changing all of our lives.

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keeping an eye on rain falling in parts of the bay area. here )s a look at her futurecast this morning kari hall keeping an eye on rain falling in parts of the bay area. this is a look at the forecast for today. you can see sunshine again. be sure to follow on twitter for updates, kari hall weather. >> a follow-up for you now, johnson & johnson is cleared of liability in a lawsuit brought

by a new jersey man who says that asbestos in the company's talcum powder product gave him mesothelio mesothelioma. the company says numerous tests show the product is safe. johnson & johnson is facing more than 13,000 lawsuits nationwide. most involve claims that the powder causes ovarian cancer. a bay area man is dead following a crash in southern california. he's from san francisco. he was actually in san diego on vacation. investigators say that pham was in the back of a lyft when another driver smashed into the car. this happened early sunday morning. also in the car was his friend, who is expected to be okay. investigators say that the driver may have been drunk. friends tell us that pham was a hair stylist and owner of tangled salon in fremont. >> it is 5:56. demonstrators coming out in force to save trees in menlo

park. the group called raging grannies met to demand the city keeps seven heritage redwood trees. those are located on el camino real near the library. the trees sit on top of a building, a parking structure, with water damage there. so the city says those trees need to go. >> they are beautiful, majestic trees. they are native to the region, coastal redwoods last year alone menlo park lost 700 trees. >> despite the support, the commission voted to uproot the trees. they say removing the trees is the only way to repair the building. we've got some new perspective this morning on how smart speakers are changing the way we live. here is the headline published other than in "usa today." in that study over 40% of parents surveyed who have kids two to eight, say the family uses a smart speaker. 58% think someone could hack the

speakers. 40% turned off the microphone to keep it from listening. half say their kids interact with the smart speaker at least twice a day. playing music, got info, just to talk and the all important 8-year-old skroex. 5:58. walgreens selling topical products containing cbd in states but california is not one of them. >> a week after a similar move that the company will sell creams, patches and spaces. cbd is an ingredient in marijuana but it won't get you high. some claim it helps everything from anxiety to pain. there's little scientific evidence to back that up. for the first time in 20 years, the fda is proposing changes to mammogram guidelines. provides would have to notify women if they have dense breast tissue. dense tissue appears white, some do breast abnormalities making

results hard to read. more than 40 states require some kind of notification. under fda's proposal, it would apply to all states. right now at 6:00, sharing her story, the woman accusing the berkeley football team of sexual harassment talking exclusively to nbc news. her message to the team and how the school is responding. plus help with housing. the new project starting on the peninsula today. out of business. 6:15, a shutdown causing people to change plans. "today in the bay" starts right now. a good thursday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. mike will get you moving with the commute but first the weather. >> that rain may be slowing you down as you get ready to head out. you want to make sure you grab the umbrella as you get ready to head out today. very spotty rain. we're seeing it on storm ranger

tracking hit or miss showers impacting parts of the bay area. especially the peninsula. you're seeing remnants of rain, east bay, fremont, newark, union city, now approaching sunol. heavy rain moving through. one little batch of rain moving through the south bay. we are going to see spotty showers and thunderstorms possible going into this afternoon. i'll be tracking that with the weekend forecast. mike, you're seeing slowing across san mateo bridge. >> looking at the volume building, 6:00 is the right time. see a slow drive in the flat section but also talking about the rain. the radar active in the area, mostly on the dumbarton bridge right lower. the san mateo bridge is up here. the dumbarton bridge is kind of blocked by that radar so we'll pull that off, see that moving over towards fremont and tri-city area. smooth drive, wet conditions, 101, 280, south bay starting to build. green sensors a