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 all over everywhere you look.

mild slowing bay point, concord, highway 4, east shore freeway no real problems. about 18 minutes from highway 4. the bay bridge, maybe it's changed. now 23, so more cars. thank you very much. at 6:01, we do have breaking news in sonoma county. there's an active homicide investigation under way in the community of healdsburg. we just got off the phone with healdsburg police. they aren't saying much except it happened last flight at canyon run apartments. the last homicide in healdsburg was in 2016 when a father was charged with drowning his 4-year-old daughter. tragic there. we do have a crew heading to healdsburg right now. we'll keep you updated all morning long right here on air and of course on the napa. only on nbc, the young woman accusing cal's football team and staff of sexual harassment is taking her story to national tv.

live with why the woman is coming forward and the response from cal. kris. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. page cornelius was a cal student and a member of the cal football sports medicine program until she with drew from school over what she said was relentless sexual harassment and inaction on the part of the cal football coaching staff. she is speaking on the "today" show this morning. in a statement she first made allegations public on a facebook post that reads in part, i'm an athlete. i have been my whole life. when i got the opportunity to work for uc berkeley team, i was excited beyond belief. fast forward to 2019 i'm medically withdrawn from school seeking therapy for posttraumatic stress syndrome and anxiety that happened for the time i spent, woing for the cal football team. here is what she's saying this morning exclusively on the "today" show. >> i don't want money.

i just want respect for all women. i want this toxic masculinity culture to end. cornelius goes on to say she wants to work in sports, but she wants to change the culture before she gets there for fear she would be passed over for promotion exclusively because she's a woman. sexual harassments from some players and coaches culminated with a coach threatening to have her fired if she didn't have sex with him. 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 assertions 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. cornelius says though the statement is now public from the athletic director, she has not been in contact or contacted by

uc berkeley nor california football. can you hear all of what she has to say on the "today" show. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." thanks for the latest, kris. 6:03. in an exclusive interview, fired fbi director james comey speaks out for the first time since the russia investigation ended. tracie potts joins us live in washington with the very latee. good morning, tracie. >> laura, good morning. you might remember james comey was the man who started that investigation. he's now concerned and confused about how it ended. >> i think it's good he was able to finish the world. >> fired james comey in an exclusive interview with lester holt on the russia investigation he started. comey says it's good for the country he was cleared of collusion but william barr's summary left questions only the full report can answer.

>> the obstruction piece confuses me. both are entitled to benefit of the doubt. they have sterling reputations. a lot of what is said in the letter don't make sense to me. >> i think it's clear a lot of things have confused comey over the last year. >> they are demanding it by tuesday. the attorney general says 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. tracie pots, nbc 11 warrant. on the heels of a landmark verdict today, opening statements expected to begin in a third trial involving popular weedkiller roundup.

they claim exposure to herbicide caused them both to develop non-hodgkins lymphoma. a jury awarded $80 million from roundup maker monsanto. bayer, monsanto's parent company says it plans to appeal. last year a san francisco 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 several gun charges for the shoot-out. the shooting killed one person, injuring five hours. harris was among six people shot. another victim was paralyzed from the waist down. a crackdown on sleep

deprivation. a federal judge says he plans to issue a preliminary injunction next month that requires deputies to reduce the practice on female inmates. the women claim their physical and cognitive health is in danger because they are only allowed five hours of sleep at night at the most. the judge said the sheriff's office's practices could amount to inhumane treatment. a follow-up to a high-profile homeless project in l.a. they are forcing it to officially shut doors. it's scheduled for 11:00 at the site along rough drive, not far from san jose airport. organizers say the city, along with santa clara county, made no serious effort to find hope village a new hope. seventeen people live in the encampment. last week the plan to abandon and move the encampment to a willow glen neighborhood. we all know the cost of living in the bay area is very high. today a project aimed at

providing some 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 authority from san mateo county. 60 units will be filled with veterans and families facing homeless nascar construction is expected to be completed in fall of next year. happening today, you can buy your tickets to outside lands music festival. >> paul simon will be headlining, joined by childish gambino, 21 pilots. other big acts the lumineers, blink-182, it runs from august 9th to august 11th. i went last year and had a great time. first time. i'll go back at some point. >> i guess you'll be online buying your tickets today. >> i'll maybe wait a few days. >> we'll have rain moving through parts of the bay area. a live look outside in walnut

creek. so far it's dry here but our rain chances will be back today. off-and-on rain as our temperatures go from the low 50s to 60s and we're also tracking that rain on storm ranger. most of the rain now moving through parts of the south bay and east bay. i'll keep an eye on that. another look in a few minutes. mike, you have a smooth drive in san francisco. >> that's right. talking about golden gate and bay bridge getting into the city by the bay, trans america building, other iconic buildings now lit up as peeks of light in the area. a light drive as well. oakland in towards the city. we just have bay bridge toll plaza. we do have wet roadways. the green highlighted, other than green sensors you see all over the maps, that's where you have the roadways on the peninsula crossing toward fremont where the rain sits now. slowing towards union out of haywa hayward, southbound 880, partially due to radar. you see them slowing in the area. a live look at palo alto shows

recent rain with slick roadways. do be careful but lighter volume. thanks. >> thanks, mike. 6:09 right now. >> the gold medal goes to the best break-dancer? yeah. next and new for you this hour a brand-new update on a push to make it an olympic sport. plus the airline shuts down stranding airliners. >> scott will have more on an airline stranding people. going to work on that mic, too. a lot more ahead.

good thursday morning. it is 6:13, another morning with some of us having to deal with rain. we'll see our rain chances going up at 10:00 and at times the sun coming up. we're also tracking rain in the south bay to the east bay. more on that in five minutes. >> moving smoothly west. you see the volume build. on the peninsula, wet roadways. in fact, neighbors to the south. check the speed on dumbarton with rain as well. >> good morning, happy thursday to you the feds accusing facebook of discrimination over targeting housing ads. the civil suit comes from the department of housing and urban development.

meanwhile, facebook says it's 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 >> the prime minister. >> i do believe categories should fall in the community guidelines of hate speech. nevertheless positive the clarification has been made in wake of christchurch. >> wow air no longer flies 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 rescue 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.

google does not do that, beyond the sense it works in china and everything in china is connected to the chinese government in some fashion. 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. that was quite the accusation that came on saturday. but remember, there were a lot of tweets on saturday. it was quite a saturday. >> 6:15 for you right now. check this out. new for you this morning. making moves, break-dancing and three other sports are one step closer to becoming medal events at 2024 paris olympics. the international olympic committee, executive board there recommending adding break-dancing, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing. the full board is expected to discuss the changes in june.

a final decision must be made by the board in 2020. so maybe i'll be going to 2024. >> do you break-dance? >> hike i've got time. 2024 i have time to check my -- >> watch out. we'll have an update with the broke dancer. >> a cast on my arm. >> anchor. >> brace on the neck. >> guess you didn't make the olympics. all right. >> wishful thinking. >> you've got time to practice today. we're going to see off-and-on rain. it's been very unsettled for the bay area and continues for the day. make sure you're prepared. the rain is moving closer, of course that commute is really getting under way. i want to show you storm ranger and where we're seeing rain. spotty activity for the north bay taking you to santa rosa, parts of northern no, ma'am county. seeing that rain dross calistoga and approaching saint helena.

as you're getting ready to head out, we're seeing rain there. east bay, heavy rain in fremont. that's also moving to the east approaching the tri-valley. for the south bay the rain has been a lot lighter. traveling on highway 101 into san jose it is going to be soggy at times. i'm also seeing lightning strikes and storms developing off the companies and moving closer to parts of the california coast. we will have that chance of thunderstorms today. we still have that area of low pressure in the center of the storm still well west of us. all this has to move through. we may have another 24 hours of off-and-on rain. not all of us will see it. as we go to the 10:00 hour, still picking up on spotty activity through the day. for the north bay, that's where we'll have our highest chance of rain and storms. that may contain small hail and lightning. most of our rainfall totals will be for the north bay. south and east of the golden gate bridge, a quarter inch of

rain or less barely measuring anything in the south bay. we're excited about a's home opener today. just have the mind-set there could be rain moving through. slight chance right before the game and a mix of sun and clouds. as we look at the rest of the forecast, we're going to keep that chance of storms today. highs reaching into the low 70s. by monday we will still see that rain in the forecast. even though we'll have a dry weekend, we are not done with the rain, any stretch of the imagination. i'll have more updates on that. you're starting out in oakland. >> i am. looking at a smooth drive. lighter volume around the bay. this week some schools have finals, others have spring breaks. that's why you see fewer commutes her and next week as well. over past coliseum you'll see more activity, even though track here a good volume. midday game 1:07 first pitch for the a's. lineup starting after 8:00 this morning they do open the parking lot. be aware. a smooth drive through contra

costa county, just the bay bridge toll plaza with slowing there. 880 through hayward, a minor crash reported somewhere around 8th street. typical pattern slowing through hayward, union city and fremont. the tri-city area, kari talks about that rain slowly moving through fremont and getting to sunol. watch the canyon, no reports of any problems. watching sunol for typical slowing. bay bridge 18ments. speeds a little slower toward berkeley area. travel time holding steady for the back-up at the bay bridge toll plaza. palo alto, even though the rain hit a while back, we have slippery conditions because that rain is sitting there on highway 101, a steady volume of traffic. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> next and all new this morning, parts of mexico on edge. the feeling in one town right now as people watch an wait for a volcano. she ends up with an unwanted user on her mobile phone account

so she calls us to get it straightened out. i'm consumer investigators chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. malta

tanker ship that was 6:22 right now. chaos out at sea. maltese navy seizes control of a tanker ship hijacked by migrants in the mediterranean. a new video showing several military officials there with the weapons on board the turkish

oil taerng 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 escort. a concern the active volcano could erupt any time. it's a story we're covering for weeks on "today in the bay." the volcano seeing activity lately. it released a powerful explosion lighting up the sky with lava and incandescent rock. no communities in danger from the blast but authorities urged nearby towns to be on alert. nbc bay area responds to a san jose woman's smartphone mess. >> consumer investigator chris chmura is here with a lesson from all of us to take from her headache. >> good morning. let's talk about martha koch. she asked us to help settle a

dispute with sprint. she wound up with one of her daughter's friends on the account without her knowledge or permission. that extra phone line racked up charges she said she simply couldn't afford. martha said she tried to unwind it all but spent seven months getting nowhere. ultimately she was facing collections. our team stepped in to sort the it out. sprint gave martha a refund of $437 and said, "we "drive" to provide our customers with the best possible products and service. and when sprint fails to meet their expectations, it's important for us to know." if you're hung up ott on a problem you can't solve yourself, call us 888-996-tips or online at nbcbayarea.com/responds. >> thanks, chris. 6:24 right now. more than 1,000 layoffs. that's how 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 that intend 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 early next month. >> if you're a driver 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 problem at a refinery in carson. you have less than a month to say good-bye to the two giant pandas at the zoo. they are heading to china.

it's because of a long-term agreement between the world famous zoo and china. the bears' final appearance. they are hoping to negotiate a new agreement that could ultimately bring the pandas back to the zoo. they look pretty comfortable. >> beautiful animals. >> still ahead, a family heart broken and devastated. a brand new interview with the great-aunt of a little oakland boy who accidentally shot himself in the head. we have an update on his condition and what she told us overnight. an fbi investigation. president trump announcing new steps overnight in the jussie smollett case. what's next for the actor. play ball. the a's set to take the field in a few hours. our pete suratos is already there. what fans can expect this season. you're watching "today in the bay." i )m laura garcia.

a very good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. a check of the weather this morning. meteorologist kari hall keeping track. >> it's another day to be prepared for it all. you may get sunshine and rain moving in and sunshine again. a cool start but it will be warming up. we've also been tracking heavy rain moving through parts of the bay area as we get ready to head out the door. parts of the north bay with rain in napa county, calistoga. we're also seeing rain in an east bay fremont moving into the tri-valley. a cluster of some very heavy

downpours. we'll also have a chance of thunderstorms throughout the day as i track the storm system moving across the bay area. we'll talk about what's ahead for the weekend as all of this moves out. mike, you're starting with the rain through fremont. >> kari, we have our camera in fremont. we're seeing the live shot. shows glow and sheen. some rain down here. 880. right by tesla. we're right across the street from tesla. you see the index shows blue, ponding and puddling in areas just south of the dumbarton bridge and moving toward the mission boulevard area. slowing for 680 as well as 880. nothing major. that's good stuff. check on the crash 880 at a street. a lighter volume of traffic all over the bay, northbound through san jose a little slowing there. a slight build. peninsula got hit with rain earlier, no problems. dumbarton holds up nicely. highway 4, more slowing out of bay point.

slowing for upper east shore freeway. metering lights are on on the bay bridge toll plaza. holding up at 18 minutes slowing through merkley. back to you. >> thank you, mike. new for you this morning, we are hearing from the great-aunt of an east oakland 4-year-old boy who is clinging to his life. police say he accidentally shot himself in the head. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell has the new interview from overnight. >> reporter: jamilia lan is asking you to pray for her great nephew who is on life support after surgery last night and so far no 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 his 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 in the home at the time, the man renting the house, and a woman believed to be navaun's mother. the great-aunt says her nephew needs a miracle. >> they are 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. bob redell, "today in the bay." thoughts to friends and family of the little boy. 6:40, new for you this morning, president trump wacky in on criminal charges against santa rosa actor jussie smollett being pd del rio. he wrote on twitter, fbi and doj to review the outrageous jussie smollett case in chicago. it's an embarrassment to our nation.

prosecutors agreed 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 streets of chicago by two masked men. police say smollett hired two brothers to stage that attack. this morning tmz is reporting smollett is asking his team to help make him likable again. smollett's attorney will actually speak out in a live interview on the "today" show. she'll actually talk about what is next for the actor. that's coming up at 7:00 following "today in the bay." new for you this morning, a unique honor for slain human rights activist harvey milk. norwegian air painting his face on the tailfin. it's the latest in tailfin heroes. it will be based in london. however, it will fly to several norwegian long haul

destinations, including san francisco where it launches service on sunday. baseball season is here. the giants play their first game of the year today in san diego against padres. first pitch at 1:10. tomorrow's game airs in the nbc bay area. they are hoping to retour some of the magic they had last year. you'll recall they lost a wild card after a surprise season. "today in the bay" pete suratos joins us live. finally the boys are summer are going to take to the field this spring. indeed. good morning to you, laura, yes. finally baseball season in oakland. the season opener happening at 1:00 p.m., a's taking on angels fresh off the postseason appearance. exciting times for oakland fans. right now we're with chris, chief operating officer of oakland a's. opening day is a cool time for fans, what are some of the things folks can expect thout the day and throughout the season. >> opening day is always special. this year we've got a lot of new

things in the ballpark. we've got really cool seating options, brand-new food and beverage. we're launching a's access our new membership program. the thing i'm most excited about, our area of the stomping ground. >> we're showing that all the way in the background over there in the outfield. what is stomping ground? talk about it. >> it's brand-new for families. we heard from fans, i wan to come to the ballpark. i want to bring my kids. i want them to be entertained. i don't want to be in a back corner where we can't see the game. we built this area for them. >> that's pretty cool. that's on top of the area for the tree house for the adults to enjoy them over there. >> tree house, a giant party in left field, tiered decks, bars, indoor, outdoor, a cool area really popular. >> really cool n. i've seep that for myself. a number of nights happening. i want to talk about a couple of them. we were talking about a couple of them. bark in the park. that will be a cool night. can you talk about that night when it happens, what folks can

expect. i think it's pretty obvious. >> it's bring your dog to the park tonight. i make it a point to bring my yellow lab with me. most of the people in the front office do asal with. it's a really cool night. >> another night, root beer float night. players will interact. former? >> both. legendary players as well as current as well as members in the front office. we go to the east side club. you can pick which one of us you want to make your root beer float. >> good luck to you. the tarp is off. getting ready for the game at 1:00 p.m. folks start coming in at 11:00. gates open at 11:00. we're going to hang out. send it back to you in oakland. >> i've always wanted to do that root beer float today. usually it doesn't come out. >> you've got to come out and try it. >> yeah, scoop up a few. >> thanks, pete. well, i've got to rm what

yo -- warn you, you've got to base yourself. the tendons got sore, a loot of this. >> i have good training with triplets. >> these folks from richmond towards san rafael, there is a bit of a wait. the roadway damp but not wet. not a major concern but north of there in vallejo, the steady rain, standing water for i-80 as you get closer to highway 37. these sensors, look at them. bay bridge toll plaza, southbound 880, those both show you typical slowing pattern. nothing major. as we zoom out the map, you see that in fremont. that's where there may be standing water. it sat there. the commute looks great because of the lighter flow of traffic. >> all right. is the weather cooperating? it is for the weekend? >> looking forward to sunshine and warmer weather, we do still have some rain out there right now. i'll be tracking some storms throughout the day. starting to see storms fire up and heading to mendocino county.

we'll see if that makes it into the rest of the bay area going into the next several hours. by the weekend, that storm is gone. we'll get some sunshine. for the coastal areas those highs will reach up to 63 degrees, the bay at 66 and 69 inland. even a little warmer on sunday. with a mix of sun and clouds, we are going to have nice, dry weather. if you're going to treasurefest and treasure island on sunday, it's going to be a nice one with temperatures starting out in the upper 50s reaching only about 57 degrees there. for heavenly, we've got snow on the ground, by tomorrow, nice and clear. mostly sunny skies, temperatures in the low 40s, reaching the low 50s pi sunday. for half moon bay, our coastal areas will still be chilly with upper 50s. hey, it's going to be sunny. it will be a great place to hang out and take in some sunshine, maybe do for a hike along the coast. monterey will also be fairly nice and comfortable. a little warmer there, especially by sunday with highs

reaching 66 degrees. follow me on social media, ii' i'm @karihall weather. let me know br you're going. i'll give a personalized forecast. we'll talk about today and an update on that. storm ranger coming up in minutes. coming up on "today in the bay," a popular bay area museum getting a multi-million dollar makeover. an inside look at what will make the new exhibits more unique this time around. >> we know you did not win the jackpot unless you bought that ticket in wisconsin. but here in the bay area, definitely people did not come up empty handed. local stores that sold make winning tickets. and lyft lawsuit. the wheelchair related allegation as the san francisco company gets ready to go public. director of the fbi reacts to the report of the mueller report. let's take you out to the big board. dow industrials gaining 54 points. good news, chinese and american

negotiators are making some headway. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 6:42, cloudy skies over the south bay. some of us are starting out with another round of rain. as we head to campbell, off-and-on rain chances. a cool day with a mix of sun and clouds. normally we're reaching 67 but we won't get there today. we'll talk about unsettled weather and what's ahead for the weekend in less than five

minutes. >> palo alto has heavy rain, slick on the roadways. traffic starting to build. we're okay here. show you what you'll have to watch over in the east bay coming up. one of our top stories, a woman accusing members of cal's football team and its coaching staff of sexual harassment is sharing her side of the story. it's an nbc news exclusive. >> >> i don't want money. i just want respect for all women. i want this toxic masculinity culture to end. last season page cornelius joined the sports medicine program and helped the players at practice. she claims a coach threatened to have her fired if she didn't have sex with him. she's opening about why she's stepping forward in such a public way. >> i want to work in the sports industry. i want to change it before i get there. by the time i graduate, i don't want to have to worry about not getting a promotion because i'm female because i'm already

changing that. >> she said the incident forced her to medically withdraw from school and seek medical treatment. school officials say they are investigating. you can watch her full interview on the "today" show right after "today in the bay." 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. the 23 second video began showing a man carrying a banner. then the 35-year-old man named ron tried to stop him jamming something into his bicycle spoke. that's when the attack happen. san francisco police investigating this as an assault. san francisco lyft not giving wheelchair riders a lift. the company does not provide wheelchair accessible vehicles for riders. they want lyft to provide that option. the company has not commented on

the lawsuit. the lawsuit comes ahead of the lyft ipo expected tomorrow. new this morning -- a popular museum in the bay area getting a multi-million dollar makeover. an $8.5 million makeover on the way at the discovery museum in sausalito. renovations will include several new exhibits, through s.t.e.m. classroom, try-it studio focusing on early math development and for toddlers. what will make it unique for museumgoers. >> what makes them unique, they will be researched back. the museum has a research center. the research center collaborated with our architect to how children learn and put it into a physical manifestation in our exhibit. >> construction set to happen during the next year and a half. the museum will remain open during this time. the first of five exhibits open in september.

6:6:45. the president will hold his report since turning over the mueller report. >> meantime we're waiting to see that report. >> congress, attorney general william barr told the head of the judiciary committee it may be weeks before congress sees that report. remember, the report you have seen is a report about a report. barr says he's more than willing to testify about what he has seen. there's also a lot of confusion as to why mueller declined to make a decision whether he obstructed the investigation or not. it doesn't conclude there's a crime or exonerate either. isn't he the person that was supposed to make the decision crime or no crime. he wasn't supposed to leave it to a political appointee, barr. lester holt into to comey about

the affair. you'll see it on the "today" show but here is a clip. >> do you think it was mueller's responsibility to come to a determination on the potential charge. >> it was certainly his charge in general to investigate fully and come to conclusions. i don't know why he didn't. i don't know what combination of law and fact led him to that. >> meanwhile a new 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 watching everything that happens on twitter. the president will be at that rally in grand rapids, michigan. we'll keep an eye on that. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> i like to say we're all family, here as well as you watching at home. now that's said, i want you to

check powerball tickets. two of the winners in the bay area. >> we're all cousins. one at centerwood liquors in san mateo. a live look at the that story. the other was sold in san jose at gateway food & liquor on basscom avenue. one ticket matched the $768 million to our old uncle. it's the fourth largest prize in history. the lucky numbers are 16, 20, 37, 44, 62. and the powerball of 12. oh, to dream. >> $768 million. >> i love that uncle. >> haven't seen him in a while. >> all my relatives in wisconsin. >> so we may hit the jackpot when it comes to weather at

least after today. >> for the weekend. we're still dealing with rain off and on. rain chances continuing, maybe a few thunderstorms. i'm still watching out for that possibility. as we start off in dublin, you have rain close by. as that commute gets under way on 580 and connecting with 680, we are going to watch out for the possibility of wet roads. heading to pleasant hill, if you're on the way to the b.a.r.t. station, it may be dry now. do make sure you have the raingear in case you see some of those showers, our rain chances go up to 10:00, 11:00 with spotty rain moving through. right now it's all dry in san francisco but still mostly cloudy. you want to make sure you have the umbrella close by. also maybe light long sleeves for the day as our temperatures reach near 60 degrees. we've seen the rain off and on as we get a closer look in parts of the north bay. we're seeing around sonoma rain moving through. most of it has been fairly light as we track that rain into parts of the east bay now moving

through sunol. once again that will be moving closer to livermore. we're also seeing rain coming over the santa cruz mountains so light to moderate rain pouring in saratoga, moving towards sunnyvale. the rain is spotty but thunderstorms across the coast. really going in mendocino county as the storm starts to approach. lightning that may be moving in. we'll see if it makes it into the inland areas. as you prepare for the day once again staying unsettled, off-and-on rain. the best chance of rain over the north bay. into the afternoon, we see a mix of sun and clouds. it won't be until tomorrow morning when we start to see the weather system winding down and our rain chances coming to an end. for most of us, not going to measure much like san jose, barely measuring rain. we head to parts of the east bay. make it a quarter inch of rain, a half inch in the north bay. a live look at squaw creek in

sierra. good-o if you're going there, lucky you, some nice weather for squaw valley and alpine meadows area. so far we've had 642 inches of snow. the weather clears out this weekend. here we're looking at highs in the inland valleys, the low 70s. we may see more rain moving in early next week. enjoy the weekend. >> kari, this happens when the colleges are on spring break. typical commute. despite the rain, we haven't had much problem here. bay bridge toll plaza metering lights on, a build for walnut creek interchange. vallejo did get rain early in the commute. things calmed down. over here, more busy. pete talks about the coliseum there, a's playing at 1:00. the stadium opens at 11:00 and the parking lot opens earlier, sometime after 8:00.

there may be folks lining up late in the morning commute. right now nimitz past the scene fine. nimitz everywhere, slowing for hayward. that's not bad. south bay, your northbound push continues. kari showed that activity, radar activity, saw wet roadways. the parking lot shows that in fremont. freeway moves fine past tesla, truck scales. over here the rain through sunol, pleasanton, dublin area, where the traffic holds steady now. maybe some mist back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. 6:52, happening now, animal rights advocates cheering a new possible move by some california racetracks. whips might be banned from santa anita near los angeles and golden gate field right here in the bay area. a majority of jockeys are against the proposal. recently 22 horses died at santa anita and it was shut down for racing. but the use of a whip has not been connected to any of the horses deaths. "today in the bay," a quick look at top stories. all new this hour, big news for

full house house in san francisco. what we learned overnight about the future of the landmark. but first -- >> all i know is this baby got ahold of a gun. >> a family devastated. a brand-new interview overnight with the great-aunt of a little oakland boy who accidentally shot himself in the head. we have an update on his condition the family is giving us. back in just two minutes with more news. you're watching "today in the bay."

in the bay-- 6:55. welcome back before you head out the door, here are the top stories we're covering on baseball's. breaking news to tell you about in sonoma county. there's an active homicide investigation under way in healdsburg. we just got off the phone with police. they aren't saying much except it happened last night at canyon run apartments. our bob redell is on his way right now. >> all new this morning we're hearing from the great-aunt of east oakland 4-year-old boy who was fighting for his life right now. he accidentally shot himself in the head. here is what she told us overnight. >> he's 4 years old. he's a baby. we keep losing babies. these babies are dying. they are babies. these are babies. >> navaun jackson was rushed to the hospital yesterday when he was found in a bedroom.

a family member says he was playing in a bedroom when the gun went off. his aunt says her nephew needs a miracle. >> they are saying if he does not regain brain activity within the next three days, they will be taking him off of life support. so we're hopeful the swelling goes down and he regains brain activity. >> a man and woman who are in the home are being questioned by police. new for you this morning, the feds are charging facebook with discrimination. this is over targeted housing ads. the civil suit comes from housing and urban development. the charge stems from the investigation launched by the agency last year. multiple outside investigations found facebook's ad targeting and excluding people by race and ethnicity. overnight, wow air no longer

flies out of the bay area. as of this morning it doesn't fly period. the iceland based airliner has gone out of business. it used to fly out of the bay area to washington, d.c.. a full house house going back on the market. jeff franklin, creator and executive producer of the show is planning to sell the house. the price hasn't yet been set. neighbors say that home has been attracting a lot of tourists since he purchased it for a whopping $4 million. baseball is back. in just a few hours the oakland a's take to the field this morning for opening day. let's go live out to the coliseum. we have cameras outside as well as inside ahead of all of that fun. that first pitch is set for 1:05 this afternoon. the a's play the angels. as for the giants, the team is in san diego for a 1:10 game tonight. tomorrow's game airs on nbc bay

area. >> exciting to see them get the fields ready. >> 1:07 watch the a's, then 1:10 the giants. >> next week the home opener for the giants. >> for the a's today we'll still have to watch out for spotty rain. overall a mix of sun and clouds. storm ranger tracking the rain for us. make sure you download the napa so you get alerts as the rain approaches. other than that smooth sailing into the weekend. we'll see highs in the low 70s. >> not so smooth for commuters. slowing down in san rafael. >> take the camera southbound coming toward us, the commute direction at the curve. things stopped for 40 seconds, then it cleared up again. no incidents reported by chp. good news to watch. maybe slick roads in the north bay. a build again at the bridge. more traffic coming up. >> people on the go. all right. that's what's happening "today

in the bay." we'll be back at 7:25 with the live local update. >> join us nbcbayarea.com. have a good one. good morning. should be good news whether you are democrat orepublican. >> calling out the special counsel for what he did not do and the president's attack on the fbi. >> i don't think we have seen history of our country the president trying to burn down an institution of justice. >> jussie smollett's charges all dr