closely tracking the time line of exactly when we can expect that storm to hit our area. plus we're live with a look at what our cities are to be to prepare for even more rain. and b.a.r.t. riders beware. a major fare increase you can expect for your commute in the new year. woo, "today in the bay" continues for us right now. >> it's tough. especially in january when you're on a money diet. >> happy friday. >> happy friday. >> good morning to you. thanks for starting with "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia whose voice is still gone. she says she feels pretty good, she can't talk >> she types she feels good. >> that's how you get through with her. kari has been typing away keeping track of the storm. >> yes and it's starting to move in closer although we're not seeing any of the rain yet on storm ranger. it is just to our north and west with some of the rain and look at the swirl of the clouds out there in the pacific, all of

that will roll through g koi p high winds and heavy arriving going into thee into the rest of the bay area by tonight and during that time, we're looking at waves of rain, just off and on, even into tomorrow, we're still going to see some scattered showers moving through. so i'll talk more about how much we're going to see, mike, you've got the info on those crashes you're tracking. >> i do but also your radar shows the amber waves of rain, i think that's not the national anthem. we're looking at a smooth drive. amber on my map is fog. we'll talk about that for contra costa in a second. the crash on 24 has cleared. that was an earlier crash at pleasant hill. this one is a crash clearing and it should be mostly out of the roadway but there's some damage i believe over on the shoulder and a distraction and perhaps one lane blocked as you exit the skyway. we're going to keep tracking that. the peninsula is fine. the crash in san mateo should be

off the iverre valley, be careful because of the fog and that system coming in. back to you guys. >> thanks, mike. back to the storm and what's coming and the preparations that are already under way. >> "today in the bay's" damian trujillo is live in santa cruz mountains. damian, you were out there monday morning and really it was coming down at that point. >> reporter: yes, it was. right now it's just cold up here, marcus, cold and a little windy. it is dry right now, but that's going to change in a matter of hours as this area gets pummeled by another round of rain and it is not alone. other areas of california are also bracing for what lies ahead. let's take to you the fire burn areas up in sonoma county, a winter threat this time, the area around the kincade fire will soon be under a flash flood watch. that watch lasts until saturday morning, with the heavy cold front expected to hit there in a matter of hours, up to three-quarters of an inch of rain per hour is forecast for

the kincade area. that increases the threat of mud slides and rock slides at the charred landscape is heavily tular and gonzalez. on wednesday, floodwaters forced the closure of the highway in both directions. several cars got stuck in the floodwaters as drivers hoped to make it across unsuccessfully. crews used yesterday to dry off and make some repairs but there are no guarantees that the same thing won't happen again. so be aware if you're headed to pasoen is robs, santa barbara, and south of salinas. there's a pac-12 championship game today at levi stadium between utah and oregon. it should be dry by the beginning of the game but dress accordingly because the rain might hit you by the halftime. we are live in the santa cruz mountains, i'm damian trujillo, "today in the bay." >> at least both of the teams are used to this nasty weather.

thank you, damian. now to the sierra. a live look at interstate 80, near donner summit. if you're headed that way this weekend, beware because the road's looking perfectly clear right now. within 24 hours heavy snow will fall. tahoe see resorts could be more excited about that forecast. kari hall tells us that up to four feet of snow could fall at higher elevations by the end of the weekend. so you know you have to pack the chains. >> and emergency kit because you don't know how long you might be stranded on the roadway. >> we are lowering the snowfall totals what he are expecting for the weekend but it's significant. i don't think we'll see four feet but we will see some rain and some hazardous travel as the snow levels gradually start to lower. right now things are all clear if you're headed in that direction. we are going to start out this time with some rain compared to the last one, where it started out with snow and then here we are at 11:30 tonight, just now starting to see that snow coming

down, and so notice that there is a lot more color on here with some green, yellows indicating some rain, and then the blues indicate where the snow will be, and notice it's only for the upper peaks so that's the reason why, with this warmer storm coming in, the rain, the snowfall totals won't be as high but we'll see higher rainfall totals. we'll have more on that as we look at once again about one to two feet of snow with this storm this weekend. i'll show you the rainfall totals we're expecting, coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. follow kari an facebook, twitter and instagram, posting the forecast updates so you can get updates on the go. san jose firefighters are posting photos of an unusual rescue. somehow a driver crashed his car on a levee in the el viso slew. air crews find him. an offroad vehicle retrieved the man. rescuers say he was a bit muddy

but okay. firefighters don't know how the driver ended up out there but we should remind everyone the levees are not designed for vehicle traffic. don't have to tell me twice. fremont police put out a warn being a rash of car break-ins. wednesday night suspects targeted some gated complexes. they smashed windows, took bags and other items from the parked cars. police posted photos of the damage they did to one of the car windows. the department says this is a reminder to take your personal items out of the car. it is planning to add extra patrols to deal with the issue. a south bay man is accused of sexually asalting at least three women. san jose police say daniel marino committed the crimes over the past four months. his charges include rape of an unconscious person and rape of an intoxicated person. investigators say the suspect is a bay area nightclub promoter. b.a.r.t. riders be prepared to dig a little deeper into your

wallet for the new year because fares are going up. fares go up every other year, pegged to inflation. as of january 1st there will be a 5.4% increase, that means short trips downtown berkeley, oakland will be up ten cents. longer trips like antioch to powell street will go up about 40 cents. paper tickets will still include the 50 cent surcharge so get your clipper card. cal train holiday train captures the spirit but when that train sets out tomorrow and the next day it will be part of the holiday toy drive. the salvation army band also takes part as does santa and rudolph. he needs a little break there. there's christmas carollers along the way. at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow and the next day, the train will set out from san francisco's cal train depot and each day it will make a series of 20-minute stops along the peninsula, ending its run four hours later in the

south bay. >> that's always fun to see, always. >> yes. >> and you're shielded from the weather. >> i love how they make the fake snow coming down. it really puts you in the mood for the holidays. we are going to see some rain falling from the sky and we are dry as you head out the door this morning but there will be a lot of changes into the afternoon. as we go hour by hour we'll start to see the rain approaching from the north, and then becoming widespread as we go into the evening commute. as that rain spreads in, there will be some times of some heavy downpours here and there, we're going to see the potential that we could also have some gusty winds coming in along with this heavy rain so watch out for that, and your drive for this evening, and all throughout the day tomorrow. more updates on this in a few minutes and mike you're seeing more of an impact from that crash in san francisco. >> i am, kari. it's across the entir bay lights you see them slowly moving and tightly packed all the way from

the san francisco side back to the incline from oakland. the bay bridge toll plaza looks pretty light. it was lightening up as all the cash lanes opened. the crash caused a backup. i got word from chp and our news desk all lanes have cleared westbound 80 and ninth but that's the first san francisco exit had debris across all lanes and that was causing an issue. again, chp reports all lanes are now clear. we should see some recovery because it is friday, that's able to happen with a lighter volume of traffic around bait. 101 at third and 92 at el cam o camino, the two crashes you see in san mateo not a major problem for speeds. one lane may be blocked at most. no major injuries and the toing in the tri-valley is a big concern. back to you. >> thanks, mike. still ahead this morning on "today in the bay," coming up for you at 5:25, a terrifying hostage situation, chase and dramatic stories. on a happier note it's not only friday, it's jobs friday. i'll walk you through what to

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at 5:13, let's see how the day shapes up for martinez, starting out with some fog and temperatures in the low 50s. we have a little bit of a break before the rain comes in and temperatures warm up into the mid-60s. the rain moves in for the afternoon. right now we are seeing a clear storm ranger, more on this coming up in about five minutes. and i've been closely watching the backup along the bay bridge, getting better toward san francisco. the foreground is really jammed up the incline, watching for at cordian effect. n friday that. and good morning, very happy oracle in federal court facing accusations it underpays minority and women. oracle says it wh a transparency report last night showing more than 3,000 sexual assaults in the past year, about half of those the driver was the victim. our bob redell is covering that for us. it's jobs friday. we're going to get the latest data from the labor department

in about 15 minutes. the number of jobs we hear today may be inflated because of the general motors strike. they weren't counted last month. they'll essentially get overcounted. the number we say today may be bigger than it should be. last month, the white house came one a strange math formula. i showed it last month, to show the number should have been higher than they were. that was last month. it will be interesting to see if the white house gives us new math today saying hey, the numbers are artificially inflated, they should be way smaller. i doubt it. the head of united airlines oscar munoz is stepping down. munoz helped turn the airline around, b remembered for badly g the passenger who was beaten and dragged off a plane because he wouldn't give up his seat for a seat, he had a ticket for. originally munoz said the

passenger had been inconvenienced but later realized the seriousness of the attack. a new report from zillow shows the median price of a home in santa clara county fell 6% year over year. the new median price just slightly over $1 million. it's $1,008,000. the median price can go down if fewer mansions are sold, that's 6%. that might not sound like much, you wouldn't buy a pair of shoes that were on 6% sale but 6% in the financial world is absolutely enormous. doesn't make anything more . 1 . we have a word for t gigantic recession, what happened in 2009, right? so as people push for affordable homes as they should, also keep in mind, if we got to the point we had affordable homes, the

economy would collapse. >> that's crazy. >> i know. that's where we're stuck in, right? >> that is uncomfortable. scott. >> all right, scott. and if you love that beyond burger, i want to you get ready because you can now buy the plant-based burgers at costco. for the first time the southern california-based company will sell the eight-pack of patties for about $15. the burgers won't be available at every costcco location. beyond meat available in select stores. kari is doing some fist pumps. diz' niece new show is undoubtedly baby yoda! but he's missing this holiday season. hoping to bring a baby yoda home for christmas you'll be disappointed. we have good news, you can order the new toys but they just won't be available until april 1st at the earliest. so may the force be with you.

what were they thinking? they merchandise everything. they missed it. >> they want you to want it even more. >> i'm tired of feeling manipulated. all right. okay, so trending this morning the swift christmas is coming early. tune that dropped easing an all overnight as you were sleeping so let's take a listen to it. ♪ ♪ you are he mind me of home, baby, baby, merry christmas ♪ >> the new song is called "christmas tree farm. "features home footage of members of swift's own family. guess that little blond gal is her. they released comes one week ahead of her 30th birthday, all grown up. >> happy birthday to her early. >> she was also in the video, did you see her walking in the background? it was like two children and her standing back by the tree. >> i didn't know. >> i think it was her.

>> oh, it is her? >> we have to look at it again. >> tricking. >> i have to read the prompter. that's her mom. >> i thought that was her mom but you know. >> okay. really cool, though. their home videos are stuck in a hard drive. >> another mystery was solved, she's a true blond. >> true. so we're getting ready for the holidays but we've had a hard time getting out putting up the decorations and also going shopping because of all the weekend rain, and so looking at storm ranger, we have another round of rain coming in. we do have a few more hours of some dry weather before we start to see this arriving so as we go throughout the day we're going to see this new storm coming in. so we can see the swirl of the clouds as the storm system

approaches, and also we were just questioning okay, is this an atmospheric river? no, because here is the reason why. you don't see that connection all the way to hawaii, in fact, the atmospheric river and that tropical connection is to the south but we're stilldent rain here as this system moves in. as it does so we'll start to see our rain spreading from north to south. here we are at 5:30. we see some widespread rain. also some pockets of some heavier downpours, we see the yellows and the reds. taking you through tonight, raining off and on and keep in mind, there will be some breaks in between but it's just going to be at times very unsettled off and on rain, and then as we go into saturday, we're going to see some pockets of some heavy rain moving in, and it does continue in to early sunday morning, as we are going to see still some scattered showers moving through, but it will be tapering off. so during this time frame, we're looking at some decent rainfall totals. let's head over to vianey for a look at how much rain we're

going to see. >> kari, a lot of folks are wondering how much rain is my area going to get? i want to take you through this time line. this is pushing us through sunday so keep in mind this isn't just rain totals for today. it's an accumulation of the next three days, friday, saturday and sunday as well. you can see where the purple hues are right through ukiah, santa rosa. ukiah over three inches of rain near santa rosa. just under three inches and of course the ben lomand area highway 17 always an extremely tough commute expected to get nearly 3.5 inches of rain possibly up throughunan jose yo just a little over an inch, which is enough for us, because san jose falls in that rain shadow. if you're in san francisco at all headed into the city, just a little over an inch, so we've got a goodr as our rainfall totals go but by far the most impressive is up through the north bay which is ukiah, santa rosa. the napa area always an area for concern with the burn scars in the kincade fire and santa cruz,

highway 17 is always a big headache. something so look out for but now send things back over to kari. >> yes, we're going to have some gusty winds along with the heavy rain vianey was saying. as we check out our seven-day forecast we'll have a wet week sond we are goi weekend so we'll see temperatures into the low 60s. a chance of thunderstorms tomorrow along with the heavy rain and gusting winds but it will all move out sunday and look at that, after we get all of the downpours, we get a chance to dry out but it will be cool, though, going into the beginning of next week. mike, you spotted a traffic break. >> i did and it'otunexpected but it was very quick to happen. the backup formed very quickly here as well. again same spot, traveling north past willow toward whipple, with the construction zone and crew clearing from the area. another need to slow traffic as you are traveling north and that will add five minutes at the most on to your drive. be careful, brake lights coming up on you quickly when you're

not paying attention. we want to you pay attention. crash on the shoulder 101 at third and 92 at el camino. a light pole is down. just a note for the off-ramp. san francisco the debris reported cleared and we see the speed sensors starting to move better over there at ninth. the reason for the backup rippled across the been been and we see the incline getting out of oakland over toward san francisco and treasure island area slow about half way across. that will continue to be the case. the backup at the toll plaza is right on schedule but a little bit heavier for a friday. back to you guys. >> that is a little heavy, isn't it? >> it is. 5:22 for you right now. in southern california, a scare in the air. next for you here "today in the bay," the drone encounter with a southern california news chopper. plus -- >> first ride. i'm nervous about you excited. let's do this. >> all right, so the actor in that controversial peloton commercial is speaking out. we'll tell you what she's saying

about the backlash and how many money the company is losing because of that ad.

new developments in south and deadly shoot-out that played out during the busy rush hour. two innocent people died in the shoot-out. two jewelry store thieves also died. the video the chaos that was unfolding. [ sirens ] witnesses say it just seemed like that gunfire was never going to end. the shoot-out happened in miramar, 20 miles north of coral gables. two gunmen robbed a jewelry store and hijacked a u.p.s. truck with the driver inside. the truck got caught up in traffic and that's when the gunfire erupted. the u.p.s. driver died in that as did a bystander who was hit by the gunfire. one witness described trying to

protect his young son as that terrifying scene was unfolding. >> i was freaking out, just focused on protecting my son basically, holding him down, trying to look behind and around to make sure there was know other shooters, anything like that. >> nbc identified the u.p.s. driver as 27-year-old frank ordonez, he was the father of two little girls. right now police are still trying to piece together how the bystander died in that chao newh the danger of drones. check out this photo from the los angeles abc station of the damage left behind after the pilot says an unknown object believed to be a drone hit the helicopter while in the air. the pilot said he heard a loud bang and made a precautionary landing on the ground and realized it probably was a drone that hit the helicopter. trending this morning, backlash continues for exercise bikemaker peloton after its latest ad stirred up a firestorm online.

>> are you ready? >> yes. >> now. >> oh a peloton? >> the ad is a video diary of a wife getting a peloton bike for christmas and showing off her progress. peloton is being bashed for the ad being sexist and promoting an unhealthy body image. some reports say the company has lost about $1.6 billion in market value. so the actor who played the husband in that commercial is now responding, sean hunter said he shot the commercial in september, and was intentionally happy that the feedback he received from the acting coach and friends. i just think -- all right. coming up next the top stories we're following today including shocking admission from uber, a live report on the number of sexual salts against passengers and drivers, the action the rideshare company plans to take. a string of thefts in the south bay. who police say are being targeted and the surveillance video that captures the suspects

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right now at 5:30, a newout francisco, foggy walnut creek there. the left all quiet but get . ready because the storm is rolling in. our team timing out as we can expect that storm to head our way by this weekend. good morning. thanks for starting your morning withes its with "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington.

>> and impchl i'm kris sanchez. >> we start out with fog and fairly dry conditions in terms of heavier rain arriving later today. visibility cut count to a quarter of a mile in the tri-valley. as you get hd to head out the door we are going to see some wet weather and the fog really causing an issue. now as we go into the rest of the day, we are this, the live view in dublin right now, and also our temperatures staying in the 60s, so we'll time out that rain coming up for you. mike, the bay bridge is pretty packed. >> it is. monday through thursday we expect this. friday sometimes we'll get a break and especially a friday ea folks and the metering lights turned on about 5:15, the normal, because of a crash in san francisco. that crash cleared, so did the span. we have recovery the speeds up to treasure island are the problem now and the backup at the bay bridge not building as dramatically as you might expect because it's friday, the maze is light. the fog shows up but kari is talking about concord.

brentwood, discovery bay seeing that. we'll track the timing for vasco road and talk about your weekend getaway. right now you're looking fine. an alert for people who use rideshare services to get to and from work or a night out. uber is revealing the number of reported number of sexual assaults. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in walnut creek this morning, sifting through all the all the victims are riders. >> reporter: correct, marcus. surprisingly about half of the victims are drivers. the other half passengers. we're learning this from an 4-page report released by uber. take a look tv screen for a breakdown of the numbers. between 2017 and 2018 uber reported just under 6,000 reports of sexual abuse during rides for the two years. there were about four reported

rapes per week, a slightly higher number of attempted rapes. around 1400 reports of groping, during each year and hundreds of reports of unwanted kissing, sometimes on the breasts, rear end and on the mouth. now according to a study, uber banned more than 40,000 drivers in the united states over that two-year time period for a variety of reasons, including sexual misconduct. continuous background checks revealed problems in a number of those cases. uber will be sharing the names of the drivers with other ride sharing companies. another revelation from the report, uber's aware of law enforcement's involvement in just 37% of the reported rape cases. here is uber's chief legal officer in an exclusive interview with nbc news. >> the number seems kind of low to me, just 37%? >> i'll tell you, one of the facts about sexual assault is that it is a very underreported offense. uber shouldn't make that choice for survivors. survivors should make that choice for themselves. >> it also opened up the possibility that uber is aware of someone who potentially raped

someone else who is out in the public without involving law enforcement. >> as someone who is a former law enforcement official, i understand the tension. we have lots of information about an incident that we will share with law enforcement if we get the consent of the victim. >> reporter: uber's also announced new safety features for riders, including the ability to text 911 fromir and on trip reporting. reporting live in walnut creek, bob redell, "today in the bay.". 20 women claimed lyft allowed drivers to continue after they we 14 other women sued lyft because of similar claims. lyft says it launched more than 15 new safety features including criminal background monitoring. san jose police are looking for two men tied to a series of armed robberies targeting u.p.s. drivers. this security video shows one of the recent thefts which happened tuesday and wednesday, you see a man quickly run from the parked

u.p.s. truck near beech grove court and banana grove lane in south san jose. police believe the same two men were involved in two other similar recent crimes. in each of the cases police say the robbers held the driver at gunpoint while they just snatched packages. a hayward po crashed into the police car yesterday. a police dog was also in that squad car. both the officer and the dog are okay. the driver of the other car was d now to a follow-up in the east bay, two homeless moms with kids are taking a stand by taking over a vacant home in west oakland, they did that last month. now, they may be forced to leave because of an eviction notice issued this week. dominique and misty croft, homeless working moms with five children between them took over the home on magnolia street november 18th. after being there two weeks the court issued an eviction notice for them to get out. >> this property belongs to oakland.

we are from oakland. we have a right to this house more than wedgewood does. >> wedgewood and everybody else really feels for these moms, for people who are homeless but that doesn't give anyone the right to take someone else's property. >> wedgewood llc is a redondo beach real estate agency that owns that property. moms for housing will hold a press conference later today at 11:00. 5:37. governor newsom says he is focusing on the homeless crisis here in california. the governor is releasing $650 million in emergency aid to combat homelessness. yesterday he visited a veteran's village in sacramento where apartments are reserved for military veterans who are formerly homeless. and he's asking california cities and counties to join him in his 100-day housing challenge. >> 100 days, get 100 youth off the street and 100 youth, get 100 seniors off the street. >> the governor says local

governments can set their own goals, if they meet them, they'll have a shot at a piece of $35 million in additional state housing money. beware as you head out to fill up your tank this morning, contra costa county has the second most expensive gas in the bay area according to aaa. the county's average price for a gallon of gas is $3.80. top of the list of course san francisco county at $3.94 a gallon. we want to check in with mike inouye who is seeing some different colors on your map because of the weather, right? >> that's right. some folks over in contra costa county second most expensive, maybe using a little bit more gas because of the fog around. it's a little cool but the bigger issue may be the fog. the green on the list looks great. green is at the speed limit, the bay bridge with a little slowing, recovering from an earlier crash and that can happen because it's a friday. we're also looking over here, this has happened, el camino real the off-ramp is temporarily

closed off of west 92ecause of down but i haven't heard about major injuries. we'll jump over toward the tri-valley, the fog is a bigger issue for 580, cameras have it above the roadway out of the altamont pass there may be an issue. less than 20 minutes brentwood on vasco. south bay and peninsula look nice. we'll time out your north bay commute because folks might want to make a getaway, typically happens on a friday. >> is it friday? i'm so pleased. >> but everybody is going to be concerned about the rain and their weekend plans and all of the events going on. so as we go into today, the rain starts to move in later this evening, but by tomorrow, it is pretty much covering all of the bay area with off and on rain, once again there will be some breaks in between, but we are willing to have a soggy day, looking at sunday's forecast, it's going to at least start out

with some wet weather, but should clear as afternoon and temperatures ine winter festival in red is proba best day. showers and temperatures reaching into the low 60s. if you want to go to christmas in the park, maybe sunday is the better day especially once that rain moves out. we'll still be left with clouds and temperatures in the lower 60s. if you're going to the sierra this weekend, heads up there will be a winter storm warning going into effect later this evening but you do still have some dry conditions to travel today. tomorrow all bets are off as we see more rain and snow. we'll talk about what's going on today with our temperature trend, that's coming up in about three minutes. >> thank you so much, kari. next on "today in the bay," the new move state regulators are taking to help homeowners in fire-prone areas. and the house says we may begin an impeachment trial before christmas. happening that fast. ♪ i don't want a lot for

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right now at 5:43, we have a dry morning and patches much fog. as we track the incoming storm

with storm ranger, we're still ngpushing in as we go throughou the day. we'll time it out for you and talk about how much rain that's coming up in a few minutes. >> kari, the fog is my concern as well. here is dublin and our camera losing sight of anything past the signs over there at the mall, approaching tassajara. can't see toward el charo. we'll show you how it impacts the morning commute and what to expect getting out of town. new this morning, b.a.r.t. police are still under the microscope after this arrest over a breakfast sandwich. the agency's director wants police citations audited for racial bias. at rest went viral after the video of the confrontation between steve foster and the officer was posted online. the suspect says that he was targeted, the rider says that he was targeted because of his race, and that he was eating a sandwich but doing something that a lot of other people do. a new report shows that the

majority of citations handed out for eating on b.a.r.t. are given to people of color. our investigative unit is taking an in-depth look at the issues happening on b.a.r.t. watch our series of reports at nbcbayarea.com. continuing coverage, pg&e is being ordered to answer more questions about what led to the deadly camp fire in butte county last year. 85 people died in that fire. most of the city of paradise was destroyed. a san francisco federal judge wants to know more after nearly 700-page report by the cpuc, that report describes how a device called c hook failed and started the flames. a c hook keeps power lines from touching the metal towers. the judge is wondering if any drones inspected the c hooks closely and if utilities noticed in i problems with the c hook before the fire. meantime, the state is ordering insurance companies to stop dropping customers who live in areas affected by recent wildfires. the order from the california insurance commissioner will only

last for one year. 5:45 for you right now. the president says bring on the impeachment. >> scott mcgrew, president trump wants a speedy trial. >> he does and it sounds like he's going to get one, kris. congress is now talking about an impeachment trial starting before christmas, as soon as the 20th. as you know, yesterday the speaker of the house ordered the democratic-led judiciary committee to move forward with articles of impeachment against the 45th president of the united states. that's the formal accusation, which needs to be voted on in the full house, then the trial in the senate. there will be another hearing on monday. this is when the intelligence committee which was in charge of the investigation will present the formal findings to the judiciary. it is worth remembering the committee has said it is still investigating. president trump has complained of all the accusations against him, but there could be even more coming. it seems like the worst possible

timing but rudy giuliani was in kiev yesterday. these are pictures released by a ukrainian lawmaker, sympathetic to the russian cause. the whole case against trump involves giuliani trying to convince ukraine to launch an investigation against joe biden and his son. the accusations against biden are false. nbc news uses the word baseless, but they are still incredibly politically damaging. joe biden is going to have this on his back throughout the campaign. think hillary clinton's emails. just look what happened when biden was confronted by a farmer in iowa. >> lying. that's not true and no one has ever said that, no one has. >> i see it on the tv. >> you see it on the tv. i know you do. >> i'm not saying you were doing anything wrong. >> he said i set up my son to work at an oil company. >> joe biden responding to a voter who hadn't decided who he was going to vote for. we're covering everything of

course that is happening in washington. you can follow me on twitter, i am @scottmcgrew. >> thanks, scott. lambs, listen up, the mariah carey fans, thaeit's that time year. ♪ i don't want a lot for christmas ♪ ♪ there's just one thing i need and i -- ♪ >> i'm tone deaf. >> how does the mariah carey >> your dreams are coming true, marcus. after 25 years of air time, carey's not infamo song action " we love it, making a return once again. ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> amazon announces that the song is getting its own mini documentary called "mariah carey is christmas." you got to love that. she is a diva. the company released a trailer for the documentary which you can watch later on this month.

she's just so adorable in the whole video. >> with the song, didn't she make a guinness record or something? >> i think so. >> i saw that yesterday streamed for christmas songs. >> half a billion. >> i wonder how many streams bing crosby got. >> not as many. phonograph. >> literally the record. >> all right, hi, kari. >> hi. >> here we go, look at that. >> all right, so here we are, looking at what's going on, on storm ranger. our mobile doppler radar, we are going to be tracking some rounds of rain moving in. you can see the storm system as it approaches, and so it's going to produce some heavy rain as we go into later on this afternoon, but it's still off the coast, and then here is the center of the storm, all of that has to come through before we'll be done with this storm. so looking at the wider view,

this time around is not an atmospheric river. it's not connecting with some tropical moisture which would enhance the rainfall but we are still going to have some decent rainfall totals as this moves through. so let's take it hour by hour, time it out for you. we're going to see the rain first approaching the north bay by about 2:00 this afternoon, and then as we go into this evening, we see some of the heavier rain starting to make its way into the rest of the bay area at 9:00. we're seeing some of the yellows and the reds, indicating some heavy rain. moving through all of the bay area, but as we wake up tomorrow morning, there will be some breaks in the rain, and then we'll start to see it rolling back on through, going into the evening. so just keep in mind that even when we have the breaks in between the rain, there will be more to come, and it will linger into early sunday morning. during this time, we're looking at some decent rainfall totals so for vianey arana, will show us how much rain we're going to see. >> kari as you were mentioning

the rain will move from north to south and right now we are expecting some of the greatest rainfall totals to be in the north bay specifically up through ukiah, over three inches of rain. sap an sell mow, over three inches in santa rosa and this is where the kincade fire burn zone is so any time we get heavy amounts of rain, that's always a cause for concern for possible debris flow, mud flow, things like that. as far as the south bay goes, we could see just a little over an inch in for the san jose area if you're headed into san francisco, expect over an inch of rain, and then of course highway 17 for the santa cruz mountains we're talking over three inches of rainfall. so the highest totals right now still expected to be up in the north bay and through the santa cruz mountains. as far as the south bay goes, that typically of course tends to fall in the rain shadow, getting a decent amount at best over an inch so we'll keep a close eye on that.

for now send things back over to kari with a final look at your seven-day forecast. >> all of that rain comes along with high winds, watching out for that throughout the weekend but we dry out early next week and another look at the forecast vo coming up in a few minutes. guys, let's take you out to the drive. we'll show you how traffic is flowing relatively smoothly. green almost everywhere. we'll call out san jose there's a little blip there. typical pattern for a friday. the bigger blip here is the fog for the tri-valley, a major factor in toward contra costa county, concord, brentwood, discovery bay hit hard. vasco road timing out at speed though. we have a tough visibility through that narrow roadway at times. getaway traffic folks headed toward the sierra, be careful. the storm is coming through you'll need the chains at the least and stick with kari for the timing. we have until 1:30, waze times out for the futurecast, that's one thing that boggs down out of walnut creek toward sacramento.

the bay bridge continues to show the only backup lightening up the backup at the toll plaza because it's friday, marcus, with elwe'll track that. you have breaking news for us. >> getting word from the u.s. navy there was a possible active shooter situation under way in florida, but we are now being told that that shooter is dead. this is happening there in florida, this is the naval station in pensacola, and of course we just told you that shooter has been reported dead. of course we want to continue to follow this story and bring you more information as we get it, right here on "today in the bay." right now we want to send it over to kris sanchez, with what's coming up next on "today in the bay." kris? >> we have a follow-up for a story going viral, a message from a barber to the woman who allegedly ran him over with her car in front of his barbershop in contra costa county, and something to think about if you're headed out to b.a.r.t. this morning. coming up at 6:00 how much more you'll eventually have to pay to

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barber with her car. ruby confronted bryan martin about her son's haircut. witnesses say she rammed martin down with her car. >> was there anything else i could do? he said make sure everybody's okay in the shop and already concerned about other people. it's just who he is. >> martin's leg is broken but wishes his attacker well, writing on his facebook page, pray for the lady who hit me. she has two young boys with her. the sons are safely located and the mom is facing criminal charges. contra costa county we're learning more about how police track down suspects in a violent robbery in lafayette.ttpolice w of a fairfield s.w.a.t. team arrested two men from fairfield yesterday and seized guns while serving the search warrant. the robberies happened on

halloween and on november 26th. the police chief told us a tip from someone who saw something helped them to find those suspects who were considered dangerous. investigators in oakland and benicia are looking into whether the same suspects are connected with home invasion robberies in their cities. yesterday b.a.r.t. approved funds for new cars that run between oakland and san francisco, part of the trance bay corridor core capacity project, aims to cut down on overcrowding. many might call this a high note for the san francisco opera. it just named its first ever woman music director. 39-year-old conductor yun sung kim is a native of south korea. she becomes the fourth music director in the opera's history and will lead the orchestra, chorus and music staff. her job also includes conducting. a lot of little girls will enjoy seeing that. the breakout star of about.

>> if you were hoping to bring baby yoda home for be disappoine is good news to tell you about a. you can order the new toys but won't be able to do that at the earliest april. >> oh, boy. >> so may the force be with you and your wait. it's going to be a while. but you can get it, something to look forward to. >> marcus, here is an iou for your baby yoda coming april fool's day. >> a gift card, thank you. it's beginning to look more and more like christmas in california. california governor gavin newsom and his wife lit the capitol christmas tree with the help of a 10-year-old gilroy girl with lights on the 66-foot tall white fir. it is so pretty. lemas is a fourth grader at charter school of morgan hill, picked to represent the 340,000

californians who have developmental disabilities. the tree has more than 500 hand crafted ornaments made by children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. i say other abilities. more tree lightings are planned for tonight, would you be surprised? i don't think so. just three around the bay area now. the town of cotati is starting its tree lighting event at 4:00 this afternoon, they say rain or shine so most likely rain. burlingame city hall at 5:00, likely raining, also when santa clara lights its tree in front of the rec center and should be raining around then. you want to get the nbc bay area app to track it all. so all of the rain is why we are now on the verge of a microclimate weather alert. right now at 6:00, brace yourselves, heavy rain now just hours away and expected to bring several inches of rain across the bay area. coming up in just a few