and a good wednesday m thanksgiving radar. the rain is gone. is it still coming? we'll talk about that, coming down in some places this morning. thanks for joining us this morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's talk about that wet night across the bay area. we've got video from san jose. heavy rain was coming down leaving a lot of puddles, potential mess, if you're one of the lucky ones headed to work this morning you're getting a break from the showers for the moment, depends on where you are. you saw the radar out there. kari is following it and a lot of trouble spots overnight. >> we had the high winds and also the rain that's off and on.

this storm is not done with us yet. we'll see this coming through throughout the day and also the potential of some thunderstorms, you see those lightningr she ne thunderstorms going throughout the day, and some snow on our bay area peaks that could get started around 6:00 to 7:00 this morning especially for the east bay range in the diablo range as well. snow continuing up around ukiah and lake port and some rain heading down to parts of southern sonoma and marin counties and for san francisco, it's just pouring right now and as you head down the peninsula, we have some heavy rain coming through at this point. if you are about to head out the door, maybe just wait a few more minutes. we'll see showers off and on today with cold temperatures and we to have some more rain on the way so we'll talk about the forecast coming up, and mike, of course, the story is the roads and the rain. >> that's right, the wind and the rain on the roads. we have wind advisories for some

of your local bridges and san jose shot shows you the water spraying up behind the cars that are passing spacing, light traffic but the green highlighting covers up the green speed sensors, that will be blending in for the bay, the pink and orange shows you colder, some slicker conditions, perhaps thin ice as well. not a manjor issue for the commute. 280 at lawrence expressway the latest spot. we bring in the traffic and weather data. storm ranger tracking with the red track there showing that activity where the rain is coming down so we've had one area with flooding in the south bay, a couple others throughout the tri-valley, contra costa county. no major issues for the freeways, we are seeing on and off-ramps. we'll talk more about the weather coming up. right now we have breaking news. >> we're working to learn more about a large police presence in the east bay. police in lafayette combed an

area near happy valley road off of highway 24. it may have been a home invasion. our crew on the scene spotted one ambulance near the scene, we have several calls in to authorities to find out more. the police chief is expected to release an update at some point this morning. back to the big first significant rainfall of the season if you're planning to hit the road and so many people are for the thanksgiving holiday it will be a wet one. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in san jose to look at the impact from all of this rain, kris. >> reporter: hi there, marcus and laura. notice i'm not wearing my hood or hat or using my umbrella. we're getting a tiny break from the rain in san jose but it was pouring all night long and there is a lot of water on the little too fast talk about how the rain because of the mountain structures but not this time, south bay misses the bulk of the folks in downtown san jose

struggling against the wind to hang onto their umbrellas. there was lightning last night, too. my kids' swim practice ended early because of it. i didn't get video because i was hustling to get them in the car. turn around if you see deep water on the roadway. in san mateo this driver was stranded at 42nd and pacific. san mateo police officers had to swim out to rescue that person. the person is uninjured. the car was towed. driving was rough in san francisco as well, video of the drive on northbound 101 and vermont in the mission district. you couldn't see the sidewalks at fulsome and 18th streets, they were covered in water and it was not light talking about. it was heavy, came down for a bulk of the time so there are sn your drive. also as kari wyou, it is cold out here. so be prepared for the rain, and be prepared for the ld van. >> you do that. go get some hot coffee, too.

we will check back with you. if you're headed to the sierra this thanksgiving holiday, be extremely careful. this is a live look along i-80, close to truckee. you can see how the snow fell there. a whiteout in some spots, up to three feet of snow was expected to fall. here is what it looked lick in colfax, slick conditions led to dozens of crashes last night causing major backups. 80 was closed near applegate for quite some time. i believe it's closed to trucks at this point. if you plan to head that way, check with caltrans or the chp before you leave and make sure you trang, head to nbcbayarea.com and see it on our front page and type in your zip code to get a closer look at what's going on in your neighborhood. developin kgnoled a 17-year-old boy. that victim found in front of a store along market avenue in north richmond yesterday morning. deputies immediately started cpr but he was pronounced dead after

arriving the at the hospital. investigators are asking if you know anything to give them a call about this case. 4:36 right now. palo alto police department is facing another accusation of excessive force. >> our investigative unit spoke with julio arevalho about the incident. he accuses police of throwing him to the ground and breaking a bone around his eye during a probation search. this is the third time one of the officers involved has been formally accused of excessive force. we showed you surveillance video back in july of one of those previous arrests where the suspect was pulled and slammed on the hed with him for more than half a million dollars and now he's sng be a v helpless. it feels like youchoi, you're j and he did it because he abuses

authority. >> our investigative unit will continue digging and bringing you updates. coming up on "today in the bay," after closing all stores more than a year ago, the toys "r" us mascot geoffrey is making a comeback. the details surrounding the grand opening he's attending and where you can find him. boeing 737 could hit skies in the new year but not before each and every plane is inspected by the faa. the pressure on the administration to get things right. ♪ a cat cafe sounded better in my head. ♪

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i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. here are today's top business headlines. wall street could see more green arrows this morning. stocks rising yesterday as investors focused again on u.s./china trade talks and an upbeat view of the economy by fed chairman jay powell, the dow, s&p and nasdaq closing at record highs for the tenth time this month. on today's watch list, personal home spending, personal home sales and gdp. the faa will handle the approval of each boeing 737 max built since the planes were grounded in march. some of the approvals have been done by boeing employees with their work overseen by federal inspectors. congress aus couped the faa of giving up too much authority to boeing in certifying the max. earlier this month the faa said there is pressure to return the max to service but it will take as much time as needed to ensure that the plane is safe. geoffrey the giraffe is making a big s will o mortar st

almost a year and a half after shutting d opening in new jerse. it's a soft launch, the grand opening saturday in-store events and giveaways. in february former executives announced true kids brands with the aim of opening about a half a dozen stores and new website ahead of the holiday shopping season where of course toys are big sellers. back over to you guys. >> huge sellers. >> especially this time of year. >> 'tis the season. happy frank. happy thanksgiving. coming up next on "today in the bay" all the rain, snow in the mountains and more rain coming your way, kari? >> we'll see the rain off and on. a live look in walnut creek and a very chilly day, off and on rain, temperatures starting out in the mid-40s. we continue to track this bomb cyclone named because of its rapid intensification. we are going to still see this rolling across not only the bay

area, but the whole state. we'll talk about what else is ahead, coming up next. and right now we're looking at the effect of the rain on the lens here making it a little tough to see but oakland moves smoothly on the nimitz. it will do the same on your windshield. we'll talk about other spots to watch as we approach that thanksgiving holiday. you're watching "today in the bay." , me. ♪

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the door. you saw the guy there and of course the bear got out, too, but not really quickly. >> it was warmer in there. >> exactly, no doubt. it happened in north lake tahoe there, and kind of hung out for a while. that's happened to several people that i know, my fiance it ripped you have his center console. >> leave food in there? >> you're not supposed to. >> i know you're not supposed to but i mean, do they just do it anyway? >> usually they are looking for food. gum, candy, even the littlest things they'll get it. >> they just wanted the nice interior. >> exactly. >> do you want to ride in my mercedes? >> it's hard getting to tahoe. the roads were closed there. >> yes. eastbound you can get there now in a passenger vehicle but westbound is still closed coming back from the area. i'll validate that excuse for

now. >> looking at about two to three feet of snow in the sierra. >> they are getting another storm, too. >> we're going to talk about that. all right, we are seeing this storm coming through right now, and you probably saw this on social media, we're calling it a bomb cyclone. that's actually a meteorological term, because we saw the intensification of this storm, the low pressure dropped 24 millibars in 24 hours so that's the measure of the strength of the low pressure, and so it rapidly intensified as it moved closer to the bay area. right now we're still seeing this storm rolling through with lots of lightning this morning and that's what we'll have to watch for as we go throughout the day. right now just waves of showers moving through, every now and then we've seen some lightning strikes. storm ranger tracking it from san bruno mountain, some of the heaviest rain is moving through the peninsula, but we're also seeing some spotty showers and snow in parts of the north bay for the upper elevations. we have some rain approaching

vallejo right now but really heavy rain moving through san francisco, crossing the bay bridge and over seeing some of that heavy rain that's just moved through millbrae, right now just off to the east, crossing the bay, and then also for south san francisco. here's what's coming our way for the rest of the day, we're going to see some breaks in the rain, some off and on showers and also some low elevation snow for spots like mt. hamilton, possibly mt. diablo but especially those interior north bay mountains, we're going to see rain and snow continuing throughout the day. all of this starts to wind down later this evening and we'll be tracking our next storm.hec river that could come in late saturday night into sunday, and it's going to bring in more rain. as far as what we'll see the rest of today, not a whole lot here, maybe another quarter of an inch, but as we head toward the weekend we're going to see the next storm coming in, look at those rainfall totals anywhere from one to possibly

three and a half, maybe even four inches of rain, between saturday night and monday, so this is going to be an even bigger storm than what we're dealing with right now, and then for the sierra, we talked about this, that next storm coming in will bring in additional snowfall totals on top of the two to three feet that we could see day, another four feet possible, so that's going to be crazy going into these next few days but the good news is that we have a break tomorrow for the turkey trot, we're looking good. it's going to be cool with temperatures in the upper 40s, some mid-50s for shopping on friday, as well as small business saturday. we'll see some of those showers moving through during the evening, and then we'll be in and out of the rain through early next week, and mike, weather is really going to slow people down this morning. >> it is. it's the main factor right now because traffic is light and we expect it light for this morning's commute, afternoon and definitely early evening will have a lot of traffic flow as

folks head out and about town. looking over here to the bay bridge toll plaza the left approach has the biggest wait but we have the wet road, look at the water kicking up and many spots throughout the area including getting into our parking lot, maybe standing water, lakes. be careful. we knew how deep that water was getting into our gate because we have the familiarity with that puddle but everything else watch it on the roadways. richmond side of the san rafael bridge we have the water coming in as the volume starts to increase coming in feeding off the east shore freeway, where the bridge camera is and the radar activity, we have our storm ranger out there and that's the red scan showing you all the active radar. san mateo bridge and north as far as the traffic goes we clear out the radar and see the wet roadways but the green sensors indicate a smooth drive. watch the off-ramps. back to you. >> thank you, mike.

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a live look overlooking the dublin area. a wet night, a wet morning out there as well. we've got our eye on the skies and the roadways for you, getting a little bit of a break from the storms but more rain is on the way. we'll get to that in a bit. 4:55. for the first time ever, more americans will do most of their holiday shopping online

this .ll phones and social medi helping increase those numbers. here is a spokesperson from a website that focuses on internet savings. >> the reason social media works so well for retailers especially when it comes to targeting shoppers is that they have the exact data, the exact science for exactly who they want to target. >> companies like instagram are testing new features to letin their app making purchases much easier from your favorite brands and accounts. a possible black friday disruption in san francisco's union square. more than 600 associates at a macy's are warning they could go out on strike this friday. 09% recently voted to authorize a strike. most make around $20 an hour and say they need higher wages and affordable insurance, health insurance that is. macy ace says it offers fair pay and benefits and adds it plans to open its union square store for black friday shopping, strike or no strike.

new cdc report shows the irth rate also s dropped by 2%e continues to decrease, followal another 7%. the increase in births was among women 35 and 44. coming up on "today in the bay," back to our microclimate coverage. meteorologist kari hall tracking how much they picked up and what is still to come. >> we look at storm ranger, some of the heaviest rain moving through redwood city and approaching palo alto. we'll see where the heaviest waves of rain are now moving through and what's ahead for the rest of the day, coming up next. i got to use kari's data as well. our speed sensors are green, blends in with the radar activity in san francisco, across toward walnut creek and of course the bay bridge. anywhere south of the dumbarton bridge in y the clear as far as the radar goes but not as far as the conditions. we'll talk about those and i'll show them to you coming up.

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i love that, it's cute for the kids, snowballs but the dad is putting on the chains. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. of course you know that we got that rain, thunder, lightning and snow all throughout the bay area, more is coming this way. meteorologist kari hall has been -- >> some hail in the mix. >> andil. >> possibly we could see that today, too. >> it's going to be a busy time. you see it yesterday. >> flooded big one and boy, did it deliver. >> and we'venp to two inches of rain already in parts of the north bay, and we see that the storm system continues to spin across the region, so we're going to see more of this rain coming off and on in waves today. a closer look at where some of the heaviest rain is now falling, anywhere from san francisco down the peninsula, and extending over towards parts of the east bay, going into the rest of the day, once again, we're going to see it off and

on, just make sure you're prepared for just about anything but it will definitely be cold today. we'll talk about that and as well as some low elevation snow for the bay area, a