a good wednesday morning to you. december 11th take a look outside right notice at san jose, where we'll start out a little wet for you. so watch out for that. >> you sound tloild about it. >> never thrilled about it, but i'm thrilled to be here. thank you so much for being here as well. we're starting off with traffic first, because you have a situation in san jose that seems to have been a problem, but not anymore. >> you see the truck over on the right and the flares, there was a closure under just about a minute, two, three minutes ago when they opened the reopened the connector.

there was a crash involving a big rig. ou coo the area of the south bay. we were having the connector that has been cleared you up, the connector reopen just a few minutes ago. at the same time there was a deadly crash for one lane, both of those closures have just reopened. kari, for today. >> we're seeing some light rain that moved through. we'll have wet weather moving in, with waves of rain, but moth of it will be light. we'll talk more about what's coming in a few minutes. raising money for affordable

housing is already approved by council members. >> by taxing the wealthy and helping the needy. rod roz? >> reporter: here's how it would work. it would levy an extra tax on homes and commercial buildings worth more than $2 million. the projected $70 million a year would be spend on affordable housing as the mayor vows it does not affect. >> we're going to ensure that it does not impact middle-income

taxpayers. >> reporter: it was passed with two members opposed, saying the language was not specific enough. we are live in downtown san jose. >> all looking for some sort of solution and a step forward. thank you very much, roz. overnight police are investigating the discoveries of a woman found shot to death in a car that crashed in east oakland. officers say it happened about 9:00 p.m., police are not saying about those details surrounding the crash or if she was shot before or after the accident. there are no suspects at this time. well, a hearing today may determine if there is a retrial for a man accused in a high-profile bay area murder case. tiffany lee was acquitted in the death of hers fiance.

the jury could not reach a verdict on lee's codefendant. prosecutors are expected toe announce a decision on whether or not they plan to go forward. new details in a string of violent home invasions in lafayette. police this week also made two more arrests. they say the suspects are all part of a group that broke into homes, tied the people up inside while they robbed them. two suspects charged so far are facing more than two dozen felony counts. a by blowing for san francisco. oracle is pulling is annual convention out of moscone center. >> oracle plans to move that event to las vegas. sf travel association says attendees were turned off by high hotel prices and conditions

on san francisco city streets. the president of one union square hotel calls it a major loss. >> you don't replace a conference that represents 63,000 rooms. that's just hotel rooms. >> sf travel says hotel and industry losses will surpass 60 million. oracle says it does plan to maintain its relationship with the cities and its organizations. lafayette are cracking down on pigs that are tearing up lawns, parks, and scaring neighbors out and about. this is video taken this summer. city leaders have desired to hire a licensed trapper before somebody gets hurt. >> we'll use a system that will bait the pigs to an area, catch them, and do an enclosure. >> this woman was saying her husband was walking with the

dogs, and the pig came around him and pretty much atook him. that's scary. we talk back there. >> those trails are expected to remain closed until the problem is until control. a new reminder, be extra careful after a pack of coyotes badly mauled a dog in golden gate park. dog owners we talked with realized the coyotes are not going away and they're trying to watch their pets a little closer. b.a.r.t. is getting the word out to commuters about the elimination of five early-bill bus runs, in place of the 4:00 a.m. b.a.r.t. trains which are on hold for a three-year retrofit. the runs are being discount are discounted as of next month. three run between fremont and oakland. the other two run eastbound to

oakland from the sf transit center. also today you have another chance to weigh in on the future of b.a.r.t. the general manager robert powers is making two new stops on what he calls his listening tour. he'll hear from rider those at fru fruitvale, then at 4:00 p.m. the west oak lend -- you can watch the entire series report right now on nbcbayarea.com. the bay area city moving ahead on the ban on e-cigarettes and vaping products. plus the new technology that walmart is testing out for grocery deliveries made right to your doorstep. a wet start to the morning there on the roads. a live look at the toll plaza. we'll have a look at that in a bit. kari has a look at the forecast for us. you're watching "today in the bay." ♪ a cat cafe sounded better in my head. ♪

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year. >> what's the speed on the things? i hope it doesn't hold up traffic. >> i would think there's kids darting out in neighborhoods and skateboards. >> it certainly gets your attention. still ahead for you this morning, kari is tracking our wet forecast. >> it looks soggy out there. we'll by raining all day, as we take a live look outside, we are looking good, just a lot of clouds rolling back. we'll have peeks of sunshine and what's ahead in the rest of the forecast is coming up next. we're looking at 580. i can see it well enough, and on the road you shouldn't have a problem, but kari is talking about some damp roadways, we'll talk about it. all right. new numbers revealing a financial hit for one bay area

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light rain, we've seen the patches of fog rolling by. we're seeing visibility cut down to about two miles which of course is safe to drive in. as we look live right now at dublin, we're seeing a lot of people already up and out the door. as you get ready to head toward the day, we'll see clouds and temperatures holding steady in the 50s. as far as the rain, it's been the bay t and spotty. and parts of the peninsula. that's about it. we were going to see it coming in off and on, as this large system continue to say spread in. notice of swirls of the clouds. this is the center of the low pressure, way off, and with it being so far away, a lot of the rain that we'll see, not only today, but the next couple days will be fairly weak and light. so we're going to see some of

the rain continues today, mostly for the morning and in the north bay, with a spotty off and on rain. it looks like we'll have a better chance during the overnight hours, so most of our day is pretty dry. going into tomorrow we'll still have the chance of rain, most of us getting about a tenth to a 1/4 inch of rain. some of the higher amounts will be over the north bay. the forecast will have these waves coming in every now and then. there would be breaks in between, but then going into sunday, we're dry, but there will be a couple more storm systems to roll in. this is what your seven-day forecast looks like, this off and on rain spotty, and also very light. it will also be a weak system coming in on sunday, but we are all clear and dry on sunday for the 49ers home game and the raiders final home game. heading over to mike, chp is happy to report. >> very calm, the only incident

is they have continued paperwork and i think? clearing on the shoulder off the roadway or cupertino. we'll talk about that in a second. the bay bridge toll plaza does have traffic, but it's about mid parking lot. it continues to shuffle around. once they open the last one over here, they should start to clear on the left approach as well. that will be the case in is spots, but no major problems. the drive lighter volume now. after thanksgiving, the slide toward later in the date for the commute to kick in, and also a lighter volume as many folks are traveling, moving around, finishes of their activities. this trip is just fine here, 18 to 20 minutes. right now 40 minutes out of brentwood. so, you know, you get out there, you get about another half hour

as far as way waze and their p t predictive at the travel. if you get on the freeway you may see some activity on the shoulder there, but the freeways are reopened. a nice clear view from palo alto. you can even see the portion of the south bay. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 4:49. santa rosa leaders have approved more help for the people who lost houses in the fire. consulting firms that helps residents filling out the necessary paperwork. the fire destroyed more than 3,000 homes in october 2017. san leandro is detailing the financial impact of pg & e's

recent power shutovers. according to "the east bay express" the city spent at least $15,000 in overtime. the shutoffs were put in place because of the danger. strong winds did knock down a radio tower. that combined with a failed backup system briefly left officers without a way to communicate. now to decision 2020. today democratic candidate and san francisco billionaire tom steyer plans to visit the bay area. hashe two town h walnut creek, is tomorrow in napa valley. california's former governor is throws support behind the newest democratic candidate, former new york mayor michael bloomberg. jerry brown plans to make an appearance alongside bloomberg the pair plans to participate in a conversation --

for hundreds of ccf classes are now on the chopping block. there are 300 classes slated to be cut. the school is projecting a new $13 million deficit on top of the cuts already made to get out of the deeper hole. if approved, the proposal would move money from the city's budget revenues. a follow-up, menlo park leaders approved the ban of vaping products and e-cigarettes. they will hold a second vote we'll track that for you. coming up here on "today in the bay," it is 4:51. nbc bay area responds. >> one of those bike share bikes, and is charged more than $1,000. i'm consumer investigator a chris chmura. they claim the denver-based

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docking station and made sure it gave an okay signal, but the next day she got a notice saying the bike was missing and she week charged returned. she said she looked every around the dock for that number. after pleading her case to lyft without success, she turned to us for help. lyft did say we have reached out and confirmed to her that the trip has been closed out in our system. denies told us she won't have to pay that $1200 charge. got a problem with rideshare, call us anytime. 888-996-tips, or go to nbcbayarea.com/responds. grab your ten-gallon hat. san jose airport is adding a new nonstop route to austin, texas,

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all right, coming up on toy toy kari hall is tracking the forecast. >> it's going to be so humid today. i have one very light sprinkle moving across the bay, but storm ranger is on top of it all. we'll talk more about this in the -- >> evidence right there, i'm circling it. light traffic right now, we'll show you what's going on as far as the bigger view for your longer commute. plus the price you pay during your morning commute, where you can actually weigh in on the bay area compress lane toll policy today.

right now at 5:00, showdown over an east bay school busing crisis. a live report on the push to recall the president of observationland schools. plus showing support no sam lick cardo and his plan for a customer takeover of pg & e. the price you pike for your commute is up for debate. that and much more as "today in the bay" continues. a good morning to you this wednesday, thanks for joining us. >> first we want to tell you something we were talking about this morning, the force is very strong in mississippi. we're going to show you how police are using baby yoda to

get drivers' attention. >> oh, who was that? i hope it was not that. >> i said slow down! >> stick around for that one. we want to talk about that weather today. >> muggy today, off and on light showers, and a live look outside. you may notice thats roads and everything are still wet, and now we are just stuck with the clouds, and a slight chance of rain throughout the day, showing that for the most part we're not seeing very heavy rain, tomorrow as well, even into early friday, i'm going to talk about what you are see right there, might be, bay area freeways are looking good. >> looking great. the toll plaza is looking good as well.