>> okay. >> we need one of those in the break room to come right on into the studio. >> drive on in. >> right. it would be great. so we are starting out with cool temperatures, and another round of rain, but this is still a part of the same system that brought us all of that heavy rain over the weekend. the center of the low pressure is now rolling back across the bay area, and giving us some rain. some of the heaviest rain has been moving through eastern contra costa county, and pushing off towards the east. the rest of the bay area left with some light rain, so expect rounds of this, as we go at least through the next several hours and it starts to taper off to more scattered activity, and then the rest of the day is just going to be wet, coming in waves, so rain chances even into tonight. we'll talk about our dry day in the forecast and a bigger storm ahead, and mike, you have a soupy view from richmond. >> that's right, chances o100%. here the richmond side picking up a few more cars, traveling

over toward san rafael. it's a smooth drive, this mmo chp, when they were driving overnight they kept everything calm across the span. that's good. on the san francisco side, west 80 the bay bridge getting off of fremont street reports of a crash there. doesn't sound like it will be a big deal. it is a tough spot. spotty reports of minor roadway flooding around the peninsula and the east bay and the san jose crash cleared. we'll talk about the tri-valley coming up. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. this morning on capitol hill, round two of the impeachment hearings begins as the house judiciary committee takes over. stanford law professor pam karlin will be at the center of it. she is a nationally recognized expert on the constitution. she will lead the house and viewers through what is needed for impeachment. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live from washington, where lawmakers have released a scathing, new report. way, she's also one of the three that testimonies selected to be on

this panel. today there was one selected by republicans. they will now have this testimony focusing on the law and that report focusing on democrats' findings of all of the testimony and evidence so far. phase two of the impeachment inquiry begins this morning with a civics lesson, testimony from four constitutional scholars. >> we'll hear from a number of legal scholars about the meaning of the terms bribery, high crimes and misdemeanors. >> liberal law professors predominantly and one republican witness. >> reporter: president trump and his attorneys chose not to participate, calling the process unfair. >> we want biden, we want the son hunter, where is hunter. we want the son. we want schiff. we want to interview these people. >> reporter: today's hearing follows a 300-page report from the intelligence committee making the case for impeachment. it argues president trump abused power and endangered national

security by withholding aid from ukraine to forcere adent of the united states to coerce an ally in to doing the president's political dirty work. >> the president did it, and it's time to hold him accountable. >> reporter: the report includes new records of phone calls between trump attorney rudy giuliani and devin nunez, a top republican, overseeing impeachment hearings. >> maybe they have the recordings of my phone calls with rudy giuliani. they're welcome to play them because everything i spoke with rudy giuliani about is nothing that i wouldn't care if the american people found out. >> reporter: today's hearing is expected to last five hours. and it's not expected to be the last hearing but we don't know when the other hearings might happen and who might testify. laura? >> so interesting. one we'll certainly be watching. in the meantime reaction still pouring in after a shakeup in the 2020 democratic race. east bay native senator kamala harris dropped out. president trump responded on

twitter saying too bad. we will miss you, kamala. harris fired back referring to the impeachment tweeting "don't prident, i'll s changes b.a.r.t. station. are rolling in to the millbrae construction will begin on the housing development that will add 400 new apartments, 100 of which are set to be affordable units. some neighborhood groups fought this project arguing 600 parking spaces will be lost, with a lot more traffic coming in. but b.a.r.t. acknowledges that many of those surface parking lots will be lost, though some will only be inaccessible touring tduring the construction phase. the makers of tiktok are now facing a class action lawsuit. a palo alto student misty hong launched this suit last week according to a story reported by the daily beast. that suit accuses the chinese based company of secretly collecting her data and sending it to servers in china. the student claims she never created an account but loaded the app to her phone.

tiktok has not responded to this report but u.s. authorities are already investigating how tiktok collects users' data. those concerns about privacy invasion are not limited to apps these days. if you have a smart tv or maybe one of those christmas tvs for christmas, experts say you need to be aware, someone may be watching you. the fbi says that hackers may have the ability to take over your smart tv to spy on you. in one worst case scenario, hackers could be able to turn on the mic and camera for a bedroom television and cyber stalk you. if that's not enough to worry you, a recent consumer report investigation found millions of smart tvs have security flaws. a familiar sound in san francisco is going silent for the foreseeable future. if you're ever in the city on

tuesdays at noon, you've probably heard the sound of the city's public warning system when the sirens are tested, in a drill dating back more than 70 years, but after next tuesday, all 119 sirens will go off line as part of a two-year upgrade project. the city in the interim will rely fully on its wireless and online alert system. these days it may seem like every day there's a holiday tree lighting somewhere in the bay area, but here is one that's extra special for us because our very own marcus washington will emcee this event. >> it's really special because this is the very first tree lighting at san francisco's chis center, the new home of the warriors. festivities start tonight at 6:00. i'll see through. as i always say, don't meet me there, beat me there. it's going to be a lot of fun. come on out if you can >> i love it, that's going to be fun. you haven't seen the tree? >> i haven't seen the tree but it's big, a lot of lights. kari, the big question i have, will the rain hold off during

this event? >> i'll make it hold off just for that window. it's going to be kind of iffy today. we're going to see scattered showers moving through, but the bulk of that rain will be rolling through this morning, and then it turns more off and on throughout the day. now as we take a look at storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar showing some of the bright yellows and reds, indicating the heavier rain. now moving off towards the east but really covering solano county right now. and then the rest of the bay area seeing some green, light showers, but we also see some rounds of heavy rain getting ready to move from the south county in to san jose. so here is a look at our hour-by-hour forecast, showing what the radar could look like. if you're tracking this with your nbc bay area app you'll get live views of storm ranger. notice that as we go through the day, there'sgreen, but there is still some here on the map. so there will be a chance that we could see some rain not only throughout the day, but tonight as well, and this does start to

move out by tomorrow morning. so i'll talk about what's ahead in the rest of the forecast, coming up. mike, you have a crash in oakland. >> i do. we have smaller crashes scattered around the bay and smaller reports of maybe roadway flooding, a lane or perhaps just a warning from folks driving through the areas. looking at wet roadways around the bay. oakland talking about southbound 880 just past 980 a crash that may have cleared over the last few minutes because the sensors are back to green, so we'll double check that. it's just past 980 where one lane was blocked. roadway flooding reported there as well. the bay bridge toll plaza does have a backup, we'll talk about that in a second. there is a car fire reported 280 around alameda on the southbound side. car fire with someone putting out flames under the engine so we'll double check with chp, make sure everybody's safe and make sure the lanes are clear as well. the bay bridge toll plaza we talked about it was wet and now it's full of cars. we do have the backup here. the good news that crash did clear from the fremont exit on the san francisco side. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. up next for you,ef

about this morning. concerns experts say the coming up, the serious health contaminated items may pose. and end of an era at google. you don't have to google it. i'll tell you in two minutes. plus the future of coffee making, could this be it? where in the bay area you can get a cup of joe made by a robot. that's all coming up next. you're watching "today in the bay." here, it all starts with a simple...

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right now, off and on rain in concord and temperature also mostly stay in the 50s throughout the morning and into the afternoon. we're going to have a cool day as this round of rain moves in, and there is a lot more where that came from. we'll track it and also talk about another storm system moving in for your weekend, that's coming up in about five minutes. >> the san mateo bridge westbound 92 with the tail lights, looks like some tapping of the brakes. smooth drive but have wet continues here. good news there's no wind advisory not on the sign right there. we'll talk about what your conditions are like and scattered crashes around the bay. and good morning. very happy wednesday to you. elon musk in new york at his own slander trial atwit callir, a c musk will have a tough time winning as there is no evidence the man he pedophile. bigh alphabet, big trouble for the markets, biggest

drop in two months after president trump once again talked down the chinese trade deal, saying it may not come until after the election. now, asked about that and whether what he thinks about the stock market, because it's down 500 points over two days, the president said he doesn't watch the stock market. enormous news out of google and parent company alphabet. the two founders sergei brynn and larry paige stepping away from leadership roles. they'll both be board members and largest shareholders as well. the ceo of google will be ceo of alph. and some degree sergei were in charge of the thing overall so the end of an era. the pair started a group called page rank and became the best search range out there. to 18 they put picahi in charge.

and as of yesterday, he's now in charge of the entire operation. ceo of both google and alphabet. in a letter to shareholders the two founders wrote "if the company was a person it would be a young adult of 21 and it would be time to leave the roost." hmm. >> hmm. >> so there we've got the situation at google very unusual to see the two ceos, founders stepping away from the company. again will still be on the board. this comes as google faces a lot of challenges with the u.s. government. >> it's got to change. >> a lot of change. >> it's been so interesting to be here. >> it has. >> to see the company evolve. >> from a couple guys at sta stanford. >> amazing. it's 5:14. a warning as you pack your lunch, trader joe's recalling sushi products that may be contaminated with listeria. some of the items include ready-to-eat meals of california rolls, classicalical rolls with

brown rice and avocado, spicy california rolls, and tempura shrimp crunch rolls. so far no reports of anyone getting sick. you can return the items to any trader joe's for a refund. >> ooh. all right. look, beware coffee baristas, automation is coming. check out the robotic coffee bar at san jose international. it was just installed in this cafex, can make more than a thousand coffee variations and six drinks at a time and it does a little dance while making your drink. >> is it going to get my name right? >> laura. >> and it's not going to smile at me like a true barista would, right? >> you know, the coffee 11 is already coming out. >> 11? >> yeah, you're right. >> it has a bigger screen. >> we're going to talk about coffee gifts, you know what? there's only 20 shopping days left until christmas. but if you're looking for the gift ideas, you need not look any further than the stars.

>> a celebrity astroll ger has a list of the best gifts for each star sign. kari and i are pisces, she suggests a vintage camera because we have an eye for beauty. that's in her words. >> would you say yes? >> it's cool. easy, mike. >> okay, i'm a libra, so she says that i should get cashmere due to my love of luxury. >> i can see that. >> i've been looking for a cashmere sweater. >> really? >> yes. >> oh, wow. >> that hint wasn't obvious. >> i know, right? and you are -- >> mike's a capricorn and recommends a classic watch because the star sign tends to like investments as opposed to romance. >> oh. >> investment in me. >> i know, exactly. >> marcus says don't meet me there, meet me there. >> i feel kari and i got a vintage camera?

>> here is a polarized. like we like stuff that you can -- >> we like sparkly things. >> sparkly things, something you can wear, do something with. >> yeah. >> all right, we're going to be talking about all of this rain, as we take a look at storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar has been tracking all of what's going on for the past few days and now this morning. another round of wet weather and it's been heaviest moving in to san jose. and the good thing about storm ranger is it can give us not only a hhllines but it can taken to street level. we're seeing the rain on highway 17, just to the east of campbell, and then also on 101, so we're going to see some of that rain between 280, 101, all these areas, especially right now in santa clara, and it will be approaching downtown san jose, within the next few minutes. if you're going to be headed out, just make sure you have the

umbrella, all of the rain deer and also nice, warm jacket because our temperatures for the most part stay in the 50s today. this is all a part of that same storm system that brought us the rain over the weekend. by the end of the week something new coming in. a new storm and new round of rain and so we're going to get another really good soaker, as this system works its way across the bay area. it's going to take a while, so this will also bring in some high wind, as well as some high surf for the coastal areas, and then the showers look to gradually taper off on sunday. so then what else is behind that? we'll storm system arriving on wednesday, and this is going to be a pretty big storm, the models are consistent in showing at least an inch of rain in some of the areas that are usually rain shadowed, and then as we look at what's going to possibly happen in the north bay as well as the santa cruz mountains, another three to four inches of rain and this could also be a good one for the sierra.

right now temperatures are just below freezing in squaw valley and we know from the past week in spots like squaw valley and kirkwood, they had over seven feet of snow. there is more feet of snow on the way going into the weekend. we're looking at another two feet of snow, which is good. as we try to catch up with where we should be for this time in december. we're looking at temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. so if you're looking for days to get outside, put up the decorations, which days will be completely dry? you have thursday tomorrow and then basically late sunday into monday and tuesday. mike you're seeing rain hitting peek over re radar, traffic and weather working together. we have that radar from storm us kari is talking about 85, 101, highway 17, folks coming out of the south county the early commuters are experiencing some rain. as i pull that off it's not any

easier to see because the green highlighting shows where all that water is. wet roadways and green sensors which is actually the good sign. temper the speeds. a crash southbound toward bailey and northbound toward coyote creek, crashes in both directions of 101 south of 85. there was slowing in both areas and some more rain hitting morgan hill. the blue is ponding and puddling and the early start out of san martin traditional through the area. recovery west 580 at livermore avenue. the lanes have finally cleared from the early crash. wet roads out of the altamont pass continuing through the dublin interchange throughout contra costa county. a little slowing for highway 4 but nothing unusual and the bay bruld have the m >> thanks so much. here is a great reminder, there's still time to give and donate to our feed the need food drive from now until christmas day stop by a participating staefway store, grab a ticket, and donate $10 at the checkout or more if you're able to. all the money stays here, goes

to local food banks. really great cause. >> is. >> you feel good about it. >> you do. 5:212. coming up and all new another muni project is over budget and facing delays. >> we'll tell you the problem, where it is and why that problem won't affect your ride. plus trending this morning, why willie nelson striking a major core with an unexpected announcement, one that his fans probably didn't see coming. the big change nelson is making in his life. coming up next.

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it's still not clearover possib response plans. it's 5:24. gun background checks are on pace to brace records this year. so far this year the fbi has performed more than 25 million background checks, that is actually a record high. the firearms industry says gun owners are rushing to buy weapons because democratic presidential candidates are making the call for tighter restrictions. new this morning, muni appears to be running behind schedule in its new digital signage project, and it seems the project is also over budget. the mta approved an additional $1.5 million to cover the extra completion costs. it's now slated to finish sometime next year, six years later than first planned. the signs were originally supposed to be installed in 2014. 5:24. b.a.r.t. is teaming up with the salvation army for a special effort at the powell street station. there you'll find the red kettles set up and the money donates will go specifically to help the homeless.

you can donate b.a.r.t. tickets containing unused fare money, that money will help provide socks and blankets and assist shelters and treatment centers. the red kettle campaign runs through christmas eve. new this morning, forget about -- ♪ on the road again country music icon willie nelson is now on the wagon when it comes to smoking weed. if you know willie nelson you know that he's never made it a secret about inhaling. he says's a quitting to marijuana due ongoing health and breathing issues. the 86-year-old postponed part of his august concert tour due to breathing issue. he resumed that tour one month later. >> i wonder if they've done studies about that, marijuana and smoking. >> over time? >> right, exactly. >> well smoking i don't think is good -- >> at all. >> but i'm no doctor. 5:26 for you right now. happening today, bad boy for life costars will smith and martin lawrence stop by "ellen"

today. >> talking about what it was like to reunite for the franchise after 16 years and lawrence reveals how smith snagged the role. >> it was your idea to bring will. >> my sister rae brought will to my attention, you should do the movie with will. i called will and we set up a dinner and will came to my house, and then you know, five minutes after talking to will, he got the job. >> and history was made. sheryl crow, stevie nicks also will perform their duet "prove you wrong." you can watch all of that on ellen today at 4:00 and before that watch an all new episode of "the kelly clarkson show" at 3:00, right here on nbc bay area. harlem globetrotters reaching new heights with their latest record-breaking dunk. this time they did it while sky diving. team member hammer harrison along with a sky diving pro jumped from a plane with ball in

tow, plummeted to the earth from 13,000 feet before pulling that chute and hitting their mark perfectly as they passed by, hammer hammered home the high flying slam. ooh! that's a pretty shot. >> wow. >> okay. >> that's catching air. >> absolutely. to celebrate the world trick shot day, leave it to the glo globetrotteglob globetrotters to up the ante. >> how do you practice for that? >> i think you pray and go for it. >> that's fun. >> close your eyes and just throw. >> 5:27 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay," a wet wednesday morning. rain coming down on and off throughout the bay area, and there's still more to come. meteorologist kari hall tracking our forecast. >> some of the heaviest rain right now moving through gilroy, morgan hill, and all the way up in to san jose. we're going to see this coming in waves today, and then

starting to taper off as the day goes on. so we'll talk more about this, a wide look at storm ranger coming up next. >> and taking a look here, look at that backup. the bay bridge toll plaza, mike is watchinhe w roads for us this morning, and checking your morning commute, coming up next. >> and happening today, yet another lawsuit expected to be filed against san francisco's lyft. coming up, in a live report, the number of people going after the ride shangth bay." on the economy, a unique leader.

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good morning and thanks for starting your morning here with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez, in for laura garcia. maybe you notice she's a little scratchy in the throat so we're giving her the morning off. >> a little switcherooo. new video from the north bay as the rain was coming down overnight in larkspur. meteorologist kari hall, i was out in the live truck and kept getting alert after alert, rain coming your way, rain coming your way. i drove through all kinds of microclimates. >> the good thing having the nbc bay area app if it's not raining or if you're about to head out the door, you can see that it's it picks up on your current location. the storm ranger is tracking the heaviest rain moving through the south bay so if you're about to head out the door in san jose, expect some heavier downpours that will be rolling to the north and we are going to see this becoming a little bit more scattered today so there may be peeks of sunshine. i captured a picture of a

rainbow yesterday. i think we'll see more of those today. i'll talk more about that and the weekend forecast, coming up. mike, slow down on the slick roads. >> it's necessary, kari. you also have to slow down here because the bay bridge toll plaza has your backup. you see the wet roadway that is an issue, folks aside from the bay bridge toll plaza, a smoother drive and the approaches look great. may have an issue if you come across anything unusual, distance. in san francisco we have a car fire reported northbound 280 as you are approaching 101. the slow in the area looks to clear up. whatev two lanes bng in the radar, i mean the radar we see that all over the bay, as kari talked about things are wet but the south bay really starting to get hit for 101. back to you. >> thanks, mike. another group o rideshare victims of sexual assault. service claiming they were "today in the bay's" bob redell joining us live this morning, and bob, this is the second lawsuit filed against lyft.

>> reporter: correct, marcus. you recall a similar lawsuit filed against lyft this past september, later this morning an attorney named mike baumberger will hold a news conference in san francisco to announce that his firm is representing more than 21 other victims of sexual assault, and rape. these are victims who were lift passengers, four of whom will be speaking publicly during that press event at 11:00 a.m. this morning. the law firm says that many of these alleged sexual assaults happened since the other lawsuit was filed in september. in that september lawsuit, 14 women who say they were raped or sexually assaulted by lyft drivers accuse the san francisco-based ridesharing service of not properly conducting background checks on drivers, not protecting passengers from danger, and not getting police involved when something bad does happen. one of those women claims a lyft driver kidnapped her, raped her

and held her hostage for five hours while lift had no idea allegedly her life was in danger. we reached out to lyft this morning, still waiting for a response but in a statement last september regarding the other lawsuit lyft said it is committed to providing safe transportation, on its website it wrote "we screen every single driver" and active drivers need to pass another background check every 12 months and lyft recently announced that next year, it will start rolling out a new safety feature that allows passengers to alert the adt security company if they are in need of help. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. leader of the coliseum authority is facing criminal charges accused of seeking the payout in exchange for stadium naming rights. scott mckiven resigned in august when questions first surfaced about conflicts of interest in last spring's $3 million naming rights deal with ring central.

he is accused of seeking a $50,000 payout which rink central never paid and other board members never knew about. mckiven is not commenting. crews are still in the process of cleaning up a big smelly mess in antioch, after a large sewer line ruptured there. it happened yesterday near g street and west sixth street. that break and the repair closed surrounding streets. no word on when those lanes will reopen. but we know we're working on it. a memorable night for warriors star draymond green and he never even took the court. >> last night his alma mater, michigan state, retired his jersey. green's number 23 you'll see in a minute, lifted to the rafters, there it is, going up and again. dub nation members were there as well including coach steve kerr, klay thompson and the team owner jay lacob. warriors drafted green with the 35th overall pick back in 2012.

>> he like he's just like us, using his phone to capture his moment. >> like no big crew involved. that's great to see him experience that, too. >> it didn't happen unless you have a real selfie taken by yourself. >> we're all the same. >> folks, it's neat to know green's alma mater, the colors are green and white, just being with the team as he went out of high school to college. staying with the theme. the backup and the wet roads are the story. slicker conditions, north bay south 101 south of the waldo tunnel, the robin williams tunnel we have a crash reportedly blocking one lane. there will be slowing but doesn't show up on our sensors yet. i spotted slowing on tiburon boulevard. that just happened to show up on our speed sensors for the local roadways. the bay bridge toll plaza i showed you, scattered reports of flooding as we have slicker road weis. the blue over there, coming through highway 4, antioch, that's the puddling and ponding

likely on the roadway. more likely than other spots. you'll have damp, slicker roadways around the bay but look, green sensors for the most part and that's pretty good. >> all right, good thing of course to the weekend. >> i was thinking art street and the neighborhood is looking dark because people haven't been able to get their holiday lights up. >> no holiday lights up and you really only have tomorrow because another storm system comes in on friday and i don't know if you want to put them up before then because it will be windy as that next storm comes in and it looks like it will be raining off and on throughout the day on saturday, temperatures only reaching into the mid-50s for the coast, low 60s for the inland areas, and it does still look like we could see some of that rain moving in. if you're making plans, maybe headed to walnut creek on saturday, it's going to be cloudy, expect some showers, and highs only reaching about 58 degrees. for heavenly this weekend and parts of lake tahoe we'll see heavy snow coming down and it looks like it does start out on

friday as rain, because temperatures will be a little bit warmer with this storm system, but temperatures will drop as we head into saturday and sunday, that means lowering snow levels, and more problems getting to the sierra. if you're going to be in russian river valley, expect rain possibly even some thunderstorms on saturday before this system tapers off on sunday morning, and it stays cool, with upper 50s there, for carmel valley also looking at cool weather, and some periods of rain, so make plans that will most likely keep you inside. we're tracking that storm, make sure you're following me on social media, @karihallweather on twitter, facebook and instagr instagram. i'll have a look at today's temperature trend and storm ranger in three minutes. coming up and all new this morning, pg&e responding to a report we first told you about yesterday, highlighting the utility's failures that led to the camp fire in butte county, what pg&e is saying next. and in washington, this

morning the action switches over to the judiciary. we will bring you up to speed so you understand what happens today. listen to this. how about some insects for a little protein boost? what do you think? no? yes? >> breakfast time. >> coming up, the bay area company banking on eating insects as the next billion-dollar food craze. yummy? i don't know about this one but we'll talk about it, coming up. you're watching "today in the bay." so, as you can see, saving can be quite simple.

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good wednesday morning. right now at 5:42, you may need to head out the door a little bit earlier today, because of that rain that will be off and on, but make sure you have the nbc bay area app, because we'll see the showers off a on. martinez only reaching into the mid to upper 50s today, and as we look at the radar we see heavy rain in the south bay. i'll be tracking the rain as it comes in waves today. a look hour by hour coming up in about five minutes. >> while kari showed that radar activity in the south bay for 101, we're looking at 101 through palo alto, clearly the rain has fallen, slick roadways, water on the lens and farther north out of the north bay a crash outside of the waldo tunnel, robin williams tunnel, we'll show you where that is coming up. the president calls it a hoax, but there will be real hearings today, as the house judiciary impeachment charges against the president get under way. good morning. this gets under way at 7:00 a.m.

the committee will not be considering the evidence, talking specifically about the impeachment process. remember, we've only done this twice before in the modern era. the committee will call expert witnesses to guide them on the processes. one of whom is a stanford professor, her name is pamela carlin, used to be deputy attorney general for voting rights and is considered a liberal. you see carlin there. several top thinkers pointed out the committee could have asked conservative experts to testify, too. there are plenty of conservative experts who support impeachment, but they will be notably absent today. president trump is at the nato summit. he said he presented his phone call with ukrainian leaders to top legal scholars and they declared it perfect, using the same language the president uses to describe the calls. i've asked the white house to explain who those scholars are. so that's today. the hearing in the judiciary, at

the same time you have the draft report coming out of the intelligence committee. they're the ones who did the legwork, the investigation portion of the impeachment process, work usually done by a special prosecutor but of course mr. trump's justice department wasn't about to appoint a special prosecutor. key points that are coming in this report, the president withheld military aid, that is established fact, concern by the white house. he asked ukrainians to investigate his political rival, established fact confirmed by the white house. the question is, though, was it one for the other, the classic quid pro quo. mr. trump's only chief of staff says it was, later specifically president ordered it and obstruction. this could be considered established fact at least the democrats pra nbc news, we'll of course carry that gavel to gavel. >> thank you. all right, look if you drive b.a.r.t. each day and it's wearing on you, there is a new housing complex that's about to

spot up near a major transit hub. at 6:00 this morning, how soon it will be there, and why some who live in the area believe that they'll lose something in the process. new overnight a south bay auto body shop is saved thanks to quick work by firefighters, about three hours ago they responded to the fire on angela street near high which 87 in san jose. you can see the smoke rising from behind the building. the firefighters managed to keep the flames from spreading and no one was hurt. no word on a cause. the city of santa rosa is geffort to federal emergency management agency is providing nearly $4.5 million in grants to help restore and fortify infrastu new generators for the city's water system. $1 million will go toward beefing up backup power supplies for city traffic signals.

new details pg&e this morning is accepting new blame for the deadliest fire in california history, the utility issuing a statement it is deeply sorry for the fire that tore through paradise last year, killing more than 80 people. faulty transmission lines sparked that fire and regulators cited failure in inspecting lines. pg&e is conducting more advanced inspections and exploring new technology to prevent similar disaster in the future. richmond leaders have placed a vote to phase out coal shipments on the back burner. councilmembers adjourned l nighth interstate 580. last night's meeting included waterfront terminal near arguments from shipping employees and community has tabled that vote until next month.

standing eye to eye with the sales force, another skyscraper could dot san francisco's sky line. the proposed 61-story tower which you see there in the middle would be built right near the transit center and sales force tower. it would also have 165 condo units, 189 hotel rooms and nearly 300,000 square feet of office space. it would also be the city's fourth tallest building. city planners are debating it thursday. fore get ham and turkey for christmas, swapping in insect protein. the snack food business is at a cricket farm in oakland. if customers can get past the ick factor the insect protein market could grow to $8 billion by 2030. scientists say the insect protein is sustainable, producing the same amount of protein from bugs requires a far less amount of water versus protein from cows and bug food has more fiber because you just eat the whole thing, and if

you've been to mexico you know it's on the menu there. chabuinas. >> in maryland there was a that had an aisle of bugs. looks like a health store. >> i've been to a store with bug food. >> the not ones you -- >> you might want to call the health department on that. it looks just like shrimp if you think about it. >> no, they don't. >> kari is not. >> put it in something i didn't know, but just looking at it, nah. >> like a fig newton. >> throw it in my protein shake. >> kari's like shutting it down. >> no matter how we put it you're not drinking or eating it or anything. >> i don't think so. i can't. but i've probably eaten some and didn't know it. >> i think we all have. >> we have for sure. >> all right, let's digest that for your breakfast this morning. we're going to talk about this rain rolling on through once again. we're starting out with that pitter patter, that rain hitting the roof and the windows right now and it's mostly light as we check out storm ranger, across

the bay area, some areas taking a break, but some of the heaviest rain now moving through milpitas, up around 680 and 880, as you head just north of milpitas and about to move in w rain coming in. this is all a part of that same storm system that rolled through the weekend, and we see the upper level low with that, that pushed the atmospheric river to the south but now the low is rising back to the north. so it's going to bring in more rounds of rain today, off and on, but notice as we go hour by hour, the later we get in the morning and into the afternoon, the more spotty the rain becomes, so we look at a lot of green here to start out the day, not as much as we go into the afternoon, but we will still see the showers off and on across the bay area, with some breaks in between, and you may even see some peeks of sunshine for today. we're going to dry this all out by tomorrow, but we are also

looking at some of those lingering showers for a few areas, going in to tomorrow, before the larger storm sm starting to get ready for the day, not only in san jose, but across the bay area, you do need the umbrella, maybe the rain boots, too, because we've had a lot of standing water, puddles out there that you have to step over and here is a look at what we're expecting going into friday, this storm system coming in will bring in some high wind and rain, also some high surf and it's going to take a while before it works its way across the bay area, that means this will last for a couple of days. there will be a break and then another system moving in by the middle of next week. and it looks like with some of our early indications of the computer models, we could see anywhere from about one to four inches of rain throughout the weekend, so this is going to be another soaker, hopefully it goes right into the ground like the last storm did. so we're going to see temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s, and then drying out, your only dry day is

basically for the most part toow youe updating a crash in the north bay? >> yes, kari i know you don't control it but if you have influence watch under is i have to run a 5k or i'll be in a 5k, i don't know if i'll be running it. i don't know if i'll finish it at least. 101 coming into san francisco we'll be running on sunday, right now traffic is running smoothly across the going going. it's wet, slick conditions there. the rain having touched most parts of the bay, all parts of the bay. we have a crash that must have cleared southbound 101, just past that robin williams tunnel. we know one vehicle drove off and chp was checking on the second, i think we have cleared that. look at the mild drive though throughout contra costa county, so larkspur into san francisco another half hour until things build up for the volume of traffic. brentwood to dublin if that's your drive you pretty much have no more than an hour's drive all morning. it's about 50 minutes right now, so you can hang out and know that you'll have a steady flow of traffic there. there will be the build for the south bay, but with that rain, see that blue, the puddling and the ponding, my concern with

highway 101. no major crashing but the flow something starting to build. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, japan's government working on an economic stimulus package worth about $120 billion. officials hope to upgrade dams and utilities in preparation for natural disasters. under the package, all elementary and junior high school students would each receive a pc or tablet. the package would fund the research and development of next generation wireless networking. eliminating hiv, the trump administration has a brand new program that will show you how you can get access to free medication, even without insurance. the big loophole, some critics say will limit access. plus -- >> kids are involved. they are in it, as they are finger deep in frog guts. >> a change for classroommens a one school, the hands-on anatomy

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things as well as the on-the-go forecast updates. >> i enjoy those. an update on a unique looking puppy that got love from but this little guy, his name is narwahl named after the whale species with the tusk. he has something a little extra on his head. that is a second tail. this morning, missouri animal shelter where he's stay something going to keep him there. they had 300 adoption offers but the shelter couldn't vet everyone. they have safety concerns that someone will actually exploit the dog to make money. the shelter owner says that if anyone is going to make money, she wants it to go to the shelter, so they can actually save more dogs. >> big question was, can it wag and the answer is no. >> it's a cute puppy. >> he's cute and if it benefits the shelter why not? so remember in science class

we had to dissect frogs. >> i remember. >> still traumatized? >> not so much. it was kind of fun but a lot of people it wasn't a highlight for them. new for you this morning, students at one florida school are getting an entirely different experience. the school claims to be the first in the world to u synthetic frogs, an engineer and vet came up with the technology for fake animals. >> students can learn about anatomy, comparative anatomy, basic introductive anatomy and get the experience of a live animal without harming a live han malor formerly live animal or being exposed to the hazards associated with doing that, biohazards and carcinogenic chemicals used to preserve the animal. >> so for the students that reaction is split. >> it's a little gross obviously, but i think it's really cool that we're able to use synthetic instead of actual

frogs. >> i liked the real frog better because it was cool, but it's like really realistic so it's like the same thing. >> no word yet on any plans to take this nationwide. the next step for the tampa based company is to expand the program to other schools in that specific school district. pretty cool, though. >> interesting. 5:58 for you right now. new this morning, the trump administration is set to offer free hiv prevention pills to people without insurance. the health secretary is calling the program ready, set, prep. prep is the name of the drug, the administration calls the move a historic expansion and major step forward for the president's push to cut hiv transmission 90% by the year 2030. the program does not cover the bloodwork required for the medicati medication. critics call that a barrier to access. right now at 6:00, spotty showers and roads might be slick as you start your day. kari is keeping track of the

rain that popped up, while you were sleeping. trader joe's is recalling food, the health concerns the company is warning you about. suing tiktok, the bay area woman helping lead that charge. the claims against the popular media site for young people. "today in the bay" continues right now. thanks for joining us on this wednesday morning. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. so look, this morning we all like that get me up with the coffee, you all like the could have u coffee. i'm more of a tea guy. check this out here, this cafex robot makes the coffee for you. how do you feel about that? >> if they get it right, i don't really care. >> and if it's fast. sometimes there's a long line at sy sjc. >> this is at sjc and kari is talking about fast, we'll tell you how fast it withcan make th coffees and how many at one

time. >> only one arm, i don't know. didn't ask me. i was out in the field earlier this morning, and we were driving through showers and you said spotty and they sure are. >> it's going to be off and on, so you may be