nurse: you should know, he did it as mayor, he'll get it done as president. mrb: i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. right now at 4:30 a hit-and-run crash causes water to shoot dozens of feet in the air. we'll tell you what it took to clean up the mess in san mateo county. plus, the future of bart bart up for a vote. the major changes you could see good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> let's take you outside this morning. storm ranger is tracking the rain as it starts to move out of the bay area. here is a live look outside in san francisco and san jose. carry hall tracking that forecast. >> we are seeing the wave of rain coming in and it will be off and on throughout the morning as we head out the door.

scattered showers into the rest of the bay area. light rain to oakland and over the peninsula right now. it's just starting to approach the south bay. so we're going to see the off and on showers with us for the next few hours. making that morning commute a little bit more slick, mike. so what are they dealing with as they head out the door? >> kari, the green radar means wet conditions. the green highlighting. i want to start with a special note for b.a.r.t. it is open andow. you might have heard a big delay, problems on the tracks in conco concord. those problems have been cleared for the morning ride and a nice, easy drive. if you are going to an outdoor station that highlighted green may be an issue here as you see contra costa county and along the south bay and over in the tri-valley.

back to you. new overnight a run in san bruno. officers tweeting out this video between sixth and seventh avenues meet. a car plowed into a fire hydrant, the driver did not stick around for police to arrive. firefighters eventually turned off the hydrant, a bit more wet for the wear. 4:32. b.a.r.t. wants to clean up and make the commute better for riders. its board of directors are looking at creating ambassadors. pete is live for us. hi, pete. >> reporter: good morning. they want to vote on this ambassador program which will essentially be community service operators on the trains and their main focus is to focus on what they call quality of life issues for passengers that are riding on these b.a.r.t. trains. part of a six-month ambassador pilot program through b.a.r.t. if approved later this morning.

there will be ten-hour shifts. if it passes you'll see five teams working on saturday. officers will go through a training period and measure effectiveness by the number reported, how satisfied customers are and the trend in calls for police help. it will not exceed $690,000 and it could be months before we see officers on trains. pete suratos, "today in the bay." you can watch on our website. president trump backing dow. what comes next? the president is vowing even

stiffer sanctions and not letting iran obtain even more options. >> our missiles are big, powerful, accurate, lethal and fast. >> as the trump administration considers options in the middle east, anti-war protesters are speaking out and that includes demonstrations planned later today in the bay area. in fact, coming up on "today in the bay" a live report from washington on the response from capitol hill. in an interview mike pence reacts to the developing situation. the federal court will hear arguments surrounding the fate of thousands of asylum seekers, those unlawfully prevented from accessing the u.s. before the white house issued its ban last year. an injunction is in place that blocks the trump administration from applying the ban to that group of people. today federal attorneys will try to lift that fill out question

for the man acquitted in the kate steinle hearing. prosecutors filed a charge after jurors found zarate not guilty in the shooting death of kate steinle on pier 14. his attorneys argued the gun went off accidentally after he found it under a bench. another story on the housing crisis. healthy advocates will speak on behalf of more than 700 people living in a san jose mobile home park. residents received eviction warnings this week that they may have to leave by august of 2022. mhc operating manages the park and says the owners of the property are demanding that the property be returned with no residents when the lease expires. but in a statement bruce nicholson says the well-being and stability of the park is the partnership's top priority. tenants say if they are forced to move they will have to leave

the bay area because they simply can't afford to stay. to clean s dirty streets. supervisors want to see more trash cans, dumpsters and pick yum services. trash and worse on streets and sidewalks has attracted national attention, not to mentionheeade se garbage that was initially dropped into cans or dumpsters. facing new pushbacks next on "today in the bay," the educator warning the university of california it should not end its standardized test requirements. plus, a look at where buying is more affordable than renting. >> out live this morning as we expect wet roads. you're looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. both mike and kari keeping an eye on that. you are watching "today in the bay."

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good thursday morning. right now at 4:39 as we take a look at our radar we are seeing a wave of rain quickly moving through the bay area. but this will not last all day. in fact, it will mostly be out of here by noon. how much to expect as we head into the next several days as far as rain. that's coming up in the micro climate forecast. and here's some of that rain, more loosely packed bay bridge. that won't last all day either. we'll have the buildup of the backup. we'll have the clearing hopefully of the wet roads. right now slick conditions. we'll talk about that coming up. good morning from cnbc headquarters. wall street is set to open up higher today adding to

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ownership is more affordable in lightly populated counties while renting is better in suburban areas. with interest rates falling, owning can still be more affordable overall, even as home prices continue to rise. in the bay area it has to be a tough way to juggle the high rent, too. i'm sure it's hard. >> high everything here. >> at the end of the month for sure. thanks, mike. >> at the beginning of the month for a lot of people, too. 4:41 now. up next on "today in the bay," kari hall tracking the thursday forecast which includes some rain. >> we're just starting to see the rain drops hit the lens here as we look outside in downtown san jose. we're going to see temperatures with rain for the next few hours but clearing out today. we'll talk more about this and the weekend forecast up next. and here is more of the rain hitting our lens for the camera and your car if you'rerichond t. you have to slow down, allow yourself more time to respond on slicker roads but first nbc bay

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a very good thursday morning to you. look at that. wet roadways out there. this is a live look at the golden gate bridge. take it easy as you head out the door. slick in some parts. >> kari and mike are watching ening it's all starting to roll out of here. a quick moving system bringing us rain and snow and you can se letting up some. we head into parts of the east bay from oakland to richmond, concord, light rain but heavier right now for antioch. that will be moving out within the next few minutes and then some areas where there's yellow being picked up on radar. for the most part it is light

down to palo alto and into the south bay. light showers coming down soap the roads are getting a coating of some wet conditions. this weather system has been a fairly quick moving one and will be out of here as we head to 6:00. it clears the north bay. by 8:00 most of us are seeing the rain out of here for at least the most part of the day. and once again for the evening commute we are all dry. dry but that next round of rain comes in early on saturday morning. by 4:00 we're seeing some light inwe'lstart to see it tapering off as we head throughout the day on saturday, so the weather forecast is improving for the 49ers game. looking at how much rain we're about to see right now, very light amounts once again. a tenth to a quarter inch of rain is holding. for the weekend anywhere from

about three to four, maybe up to five inches of snow. but look at what happens as we go into next week. bigger storms headed our way and there may be several feet of snow in the sierra next week. for the sierra snow, bay area rain. more active systems coming in heading to the middle to end of next week. we're going to see the morning showers clearing through. dry tomorrow and another round of rain again on saturday. make, you were saying there was a lane blocked in san jose. >> we don't want to have spinouts. southbound 101, hopefully getting cleared, no slowing showed up either direction but this highlighting takes the data kari is showing you for the radar, if that's what's going on above the roads, then the road

conditions must be like this, green means slick and means go for the speed sensors. that's what we see for most of the bay. a new incident in the palo alto area. over here contra costa county moves nicely getting to the bay bridge. a little slowing across the span kicking iri may be because rain is kicking in through the area. a note, b.a.r.t., the big delays at 6:00 p.m. concluded before 3:00 this morning. now everything is moving smoothly on the b.a.r.t. system. the county connection, those buses helped take the folks through concord where there was a problem on the tracks. if you're waiting outside, you may be wet with this wet weather. the bay bridge toll plaza shows you the cash lanes starting to back up and we only have one more cash lane to open up. 4:49. we should see the metering lights on schedule looking at the golden gate bridge as well as we showed you earlier. not a fog issue.

you see the lights across the span. it is the slick roads that is the concern. 4:49. police in los angeles looking for two men wanted in a string of armed robberies targeting nail salons. this shows the robbers in action, terrifying customers. at least half a dozen salons have been hit since late november. governor newsome says he will not hold a special election to fill duncan hunter's seat. the republican resigned following a corruption conviction. he pleaded guilty last month to charges that he and hisfe$150,0 campaign funds for personal expenses. the san diego district is expected to vote for a new congressman in 2021. hunter's resignation leaves empty one of the gop's few remaining house seats in california. also new this morning the uc regents are weighing the future of standardized test scores in

admission requirements. regents are looking into making those tests optional, even ending their use entirely. things like s.a.t. and acts, in the wake of new lawsuits arguing they are a form of discrimination. "the chronicle" says the head of the a.c.t. sent a letter to regents this week listing potential negative consequences including closing the door for underserved students without stellar grades. happening today in contra costa county, parents and students can weigh in on renaming wilson elementary school after first lady michelle obama. a committee will meet to consider the request and hear public input at 6:00. the committee will also meet a second time later this month to discuss the possible name change again. >> and gearing up for a showdown for the 49ers.

happening now, the sleeping accommodations for athletes in the 2020 olympics. in a first of its kind move those competing in tokyo will be sleeping on beds made out of cardboard. they wanted to use the stainable material that could be easily carried in and out of buildings. nbc bay area is your official home for the 2020 summer olympics in tokyo. how comfortable do you think they'll be? the it's 4:51. trump: obamacare is a complete

and total disaster. let obamacare implode. nurse: these wild attacks on healthcare hurt the patients i care for. i've been a nurse in new york for thirty years. i know the difference leadership can make because i saw what mike bloomberg did as mayor. vo: mayor bloomberg helped lower the number of uninsured by 40%, covering 700,000

more new yorkers, life expectancy increased. he helped expand health coverage to 200,000 more kids and upgraded ptrtality rates dd to record lows. and as mayor, mike bloomberg always championed reproductive health for women. so when you hear mike bloomberg on health care... mrb: this is america. we can certainly afford to make sure that everybody that needs to see a doctor can see a doctor, everybody that needs medicines to stay healthy can get those medicines. nurse: you should know, he did it as mayor, he'll get it done as president. mrb: i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. welcome back on this thursday morning. you see the clouds in the air. you can almost feel the humidity. rain in and out of the bay area.

kari will have your forecast as we look at walnut creek. >> you can see the humidity in my big hair. always an indication. the niners still have to win the game on the field. we're also hopeful. kari has been telling us rain less likely as the game progr s progress progresses. >> a lot of people believe it will favor the niners and their very precision offense. witherspoon will indeed keep his starting spot. he got benched during the last few minutes of the niners' win against seattle. it airs here on nbc bay area. kickoff 1:35. we'll get it started early. start pregaming at 11:30. a two-hour postgame show as well. a lot of people are getting their game faces on. they play in the santa barbara based reggae band. they are among the bands just

announced for the lineup in napa. >> heads up for music fans there. single day tickets go on sale for bottle rock this morning. it includes red-hot chili peppe peppers, dave matthews band, stevie nicks and miley cyrus. you can get tickets starting at 10:00 a.m. bottle rock runs from may 22nd through the 24th. coming tracking our we are seeing some rain for weekend forecast as well. this morning as you get ready to head out the door. we're mostly seeing the rain moving out of the north bay and into other areas around the bay. we'll talk about this, a closer look at the radar up next. and a look at oakland 880. you see the glowing lights, a smooth drive but slow it down because slick roadways can mean a chance of spinouts. we'll watch for that. i'll let you know what's going on across the bay as well. a live report on what you'll notice about uber's app and how

much you'll pay for rides.

iran appears to be standing down. right now at 5:00, easing tensions on both sides. the live report from capitol hill on the latestwi iran inclul new reaction from vice president mike pence. plus, rolling out changes. we'll tell you what uber is doing differently for california riders and drivers just days after a controversial state law takes effect. >> and right now rain is moving through the bay area.

kari hall timing it all out as you start your day. "today in the bay" starts right now. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm scott mcgrew in for marcus washington. something we've been talking about all morning, yesterday that royal bombshell. new details on harry and meghan's surprising split from the royal family. they're quitting their jobs to spend less time with their family. they are walking away from their royal duties. they say they will spend half their time in north america, specifically in canada and, yes on royal family. they want to be independent. i want to be independent, too. i can start a fund-raiser. a college fund. >> be the duchess of -- >> many people would have an answer to that i'm sure. >> send in your ideas. >> oh, gosh. if you do, we would totally read them on air. all right, let's get to the queen of weather, kari hall.

>> your majesty. a heads-up, it is raining for most of us around the bay area as you head out for the morning commute. a different drive this morning and you're having to get out the umbrellas but you won't need it all day. we'll see the rain rushing through quickly. if you're an early riser you'll have to deal with it. you will see the sun starting to peek out and the rain is falling as we're heading to noon. we will have sunshine and another round of rain by weekend. we'll talk more about that coming up. mike, drivers should slow downa you'll want to slow it toward us you see the wet roadways, the water kicking up. even though it may not actively be raining, the green shows you where there will be wet roads, pretty much all over the bay. no major problems for this crash on the peninsula. 101 is at speed. to the bay bridge a little slowing on the incline, again, i think because there's active rain falling and b.a.r.t. is running on time without any delays.

laura, this morning starts without any problem. back to you. >> sounds good. thanks so much, mike. 5:00 and developing now in an exclusive interview with the "today" show mike pence is speaking out about the decision to take out the top