but each one of them. >> getting scared. oh, wow. right now at 6:00, handing over the articles of impeachment. the dramatic way house democrats will deliver the articles to the senate just a short time from now. plus when that trial will get underway. >> and all new this morning, should people living in rvs but aallowed to park on city streets. up next in a live report the santa clara county city where where voters will have a say. >> plus bracing for a big storm. that is expected to arrive late tonight. coming up, small window of opportunity to get ready and get to tahoe to see the snow if you want to. "today in the bay" continues right now. so here is a look at storm that we're talking about. the first major storm of 2020 hovering over the coastline. that is what it headed our way. so clear today at least on this wednesday morning. but cold out there. good morning. thanks for joining us.

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. right now we want to talk about the weather today. you say we're in the clear this morning. >> we are. but it is cold and we've seen the teams in the north bay dip below freezing but because we're expecting the rain in the next 24 hours, today is your day to get out there and make sure everything in the yard is secure for the high wind and you're ready for the rain. right now storm ranger giving us the all clear but as we zoom out we see it apoaching the pacific northwestern coach and some of the rain reaching the north coast just to the bay, north of the bay area. we'll see the rain moving into the north bay around midnight and then spreading into the rest of the bay area tomorrow morning. mike said listen up if you're headed toward a bridge. >> and that is a lot people. westbound across the bridges would be your commute direction. and looking toward the bay bridge west from oakland and we see the lanes are starting to fill in now. so i think there may have been some progress on that crash and the approach which we never fully saw but did affect the

volume of traffic. we see it affecting the berkeley curve and the toll plaza causing more slowing there. another crash at gilman. maybe a factor heading out of richmond and toward berkeley. we'll talk p about the dumbarton bridge coming up. new overnight, chp officers arresting a driver after a high-speed chase through the south bay. the video shows officering taking the driver into custody before midnight near capital and mckie in san jose. but that chase covered parts of 280 and 680. sometimes reaching speeds as high as 120 miles per hour. officers then corralled him when he exited the freeway which we'll show you right now. we're still working to find out what started the chase or the possible charges the suspect now faces. >> live now to capitol hill and happening today, house democrats are expected to walk over the

articles of impeachment to the senate. which means the trial could start next week. and this morning democrats and speaker nancy pelosi offering some new evidence. tracie potts joins us live in washington with the latest developments here. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. at the 11th hour democrats are pitching handwritten notes and text messages from an associate of trump attorney rudy giuliani that seemed to point the finger at the print t at the point the finger at the president. the documents will accompany the house managers or prosecutors who will be named today. as this case starts to move over into the senate. the trial, according to the majority leader expected to start on tuesday next week but we still don't know if they'll have any witnesses. that is the bone of contention with votes still undecided about whether they're needed. >> if the existing case is

strong, there's no need for the judge and the jury to reopen the investigation. >> the trial without witnesses and documents is not a real trial. it is a sham trial. >> reporter: now, we are waiting to find out specifically who the prosecutors or managers will be. and the witnesses, the decision on that, the vote on that we're told won't actually happen until after opening arguments next week. laura. >> we'll continue to closely follow. tracie potts live from washington. thank you so much. in the meantime, moving on to decision 2020, and now a downsized stage for the latest democratic debate last night in iowa. the number of candidates reduced to the remaining six who met minimum polling and fundraising requirements. and president trump's impeachment was certainly a hot topic here as three candidates on last night's stage will serve as jurors during the senate trial. >> i will be there because it is

my responsibility. >> if our republican colleagues won't allow those witnesses, they may as well give the president a crown and a ceptor. they may as well make him king. >> interest is starting to ramp up with the march primary coming. in san francisco last night voters packed a watch party at mannies in the mission. the crowd cheered when elizabeth warren believes it clear she believes a woman can win the house pu some say issues are more important than gender. >> she doesn't support the payer like bernie sanders does. >> and i would say elizabeth warren and sanders are passionate and strong and incredibly strong and brilliant people. >> some say while it is disappointing most of the minority candidates have now dropped out of the race, they don't believe a democrat will leave people behind in 2020. mountain view voters will decide the fate of people who live in rvs in that city. it follows months of back and

forth on a ban that would have pushed large vehicles off the small streets. kris sanchez is live in mountain view with with a look at what is next. kris? >> reporter: hi there, marcus. so the city council made its intention known banning rv parking on city streets but then the citizens said they wanted to do things differently. the ban was set to go into effect this summer but a measure to block that ban did qualify for the november ballot. last night the council had to choose between letting the ballot issue move forward to november or rescinding the law to avoid it. the rv communities threaten safety but others say it is council members who should be afraid come election day. >> we get complaints that they're apropaned at night to be let into the laundry room and bathroom and shower and if they refuse people are often aggressive and hostile so the

residents are afraid. >> to the council members who voted for that disaster, up for reelection in november, you will be defeated. it is very clear. repeal this measurement do not waste the $90,000 to put it on the november ballot. >> reporter: now outside of mountain view other communities are also trying to figure out their own rv programs of the last night santa clara county voted to consider a partnership with local communities and nonprofits to bolster safe parking sites. on monday palo alto approved a narrow program allowing churches to offer up parking spots her night. on the other side san jose scrapped one of the sites citing a lack of participation and safety concerns. in washington a california kogmkog congresshan wants to create a fire or earthquake fund but for homelessness and they say that it is because it is an economic

crisis. in mountain view, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks, kris. new this morning, teachers in san francisco are getting help when it comes to where they live. last night the school district officially passed the first of the kind housy policy thanks to two propositions passed last november. allowing houses to be built on land for teachers owned by the district and city council and $20 million in seed money is now available for future housing projects. there is a break in the storms in the sierra. we have a live look at donner pass near tahoe. right now chains not required but there is a winter storm warning for the area for thursday. a big storm expected to bring up to two feet of snow to some areas. that will help out the ski resorts. kari hall is tracking that for us this morning. how that storm will make its way through the bay area. >> so the chp was tweeting out don't crowd the plow. so we're going to see some of the snowplows out there

tomorrow. as the storm system arrives ant start -- and moves in tomorrow morning, if you are planning to the sierra, it looks like the storm gets going 8:00 to 9:00 tomorrow morning and then visibility is low and the winds are high and heavy snow falling throughout the day tomorrow and gradually tapers off on friday. and once again look at any where from two to possibly up to thee feet in the upper elevations but some of the main resorts will have a pretty good dumpping of snow. we'll talk about had a that means for bay area rain coming up, and mike is checking on the dumbarton bridge. >> we showed you the issue and the back-up but the dumbarton is eastbound over concern and westbound you see the slowing on the san mateo bridge and that is the same direction for highway 84 in about another half an hour. and east there is a disable vehicle blocking the lane by the radio towers but that is a distraction but not any slowing. we saw that on the sensors.

slowing westbound 80 toward gilman. a crash blocking one lane right now and that is causing a quick build for the back-up off the east shore freeway. off the richmond bridge around the race track and the back-up for the metering lights at the bay bridge. >> thank you, mike. a story a lot of folks are talking about. have you seen this? take a look. a delta airline dumping fuel over several southern california schools causing injuries and dozens of students and staff hurt. coming up, at 6:25, what vfrs are saying happened. president trump due to sign an important document in the chinese trade deal. we don't know what it says. we'll tell you what we do know when "today in the bay" continues.

good wednesday morning. we're starting out with with very chilly temperatures around the bay area. this is a live look outside in san jose. it is a dry start and as we get a look at our temperature trend, upper 30s this morning. leading into some mid-50s today with with more clouds. rain arrives late tonight. we'll talk about that come up in less than five minutes. and as lanes clear are from the crash near the bay bridge toll plaza so do the left lanes at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll talk about this and the east shore freeway. there is changing going on right now. and good morning. very happy wednesday to you.

shares of tesla continue to rise. this is really been an extraordinary performer lately. apple, i'll get to that in a second. let's talk about what is going to happen today. we expect president trump and chinese vice premier will sign a phase one of a trade deal this morning. that would be the first positive step in what is turned out to be a major trade war. now this the small detail is we don't know what they are signing. america will not get a look at the text of the deal until after the president signed it. with we think the chinese may agree to buy more agricultural products and reduce pressure on american companies to give up trade secrets if they want to manufacture in china. the justice department continues to pressure apple to open the phones belonging to that saudi pilot who shot and killed three american servicemen. apple said it are will not. president trump tweeted out we're helping apple all of the time on trade and so many other issues but they refuse to unlock

phones used by killers and drug dealers and other violent criminal elements. apple doesn't need help on trade but trump is hinting at a decision not to include apple on recent tariffs on chinese-made goods. tim cook has worked hard to maintain a close relationship with the president. he was one of the very first to join the president for the early business round tables and tech summits. he's never left. even as other silicon valley executives have quit. and cook has been careful never contradict the president. video here of the president visiting a factory where apple products are made in texas. the president appeared to be under the impression that the factory was brand-new tweeting today i opened a major apple manufacturing plant in texas that will bring back high-paying jobs to america. now that factory had been open since 2013. but when the president said that in front of a microphone and you're from apple, you don't step up and tell him he's wrong.

>> don't do that at all. 6:15 now. it is a special day here on "today in the bay" as we celebrate an amazing woman here. laura garcia has been here for 20 years. >> guys, that sounds so long. >> a long time to be getting up in the middle of the night. >> but you've been bringing the light to the morning show for years. especially since i've been here. you're my little angel. >> oh, how sweet. thank you. >> but we want to take a look back. >> we have a lot of new stories on local guys who have done good and we have a couple in studio today. >> seven players from the great team in 2009 made the sweet 16. >> it is her team. >> it is my team. >> and laura garcia -- >> and the brooms are out. let's sweep them. comcast sportsnet amy gutierrez joins us with with more.

>> like at the target stores nationwide causing more people to invest in cyber insurance. >> are are you doing a comparison. >> there you go, laura. >> rolling on out. >> that is in the -- >> being a mom is tough but it makes me better at what i do. >> now with with the construction zone -- the second lane is closed -- >> we do a lot community events but this is one of my favorite where we get to help clear the shelters, i should let him do this. his arms and reach. >> that is right. >> here we are today. >> that is kind of cool to look back. >> 20 years. you have been the guiding light and done this job with grace and integrity and authority and we all love you so much here. >> oh, you guys are so sweet. thank you so much. thank you for putting that together first of all. i'm very blessed to be doing what i love for so long here in the bay area, that is my goal when i was about 16 years old. i want to be a morning anchor in

the bay area and to be there for 20 years. >> you help others and you helped me when i first started on and made it easy transition and thank you and it is such a pleasure. >> it is a great journey. and thank you to the viewers as well. you're always so gracious and kind and you've seen me play out so much of my life here on air as well. don't make me cry -- i didn't expect you. but i am. i'm very, very thankful. and to the amazing staff and crew that we work with. both on air, you see our faces so much but it takes an amazing team to do this show day in and day out and many of whom have been here with with me more than 20 years so kudos to them as well and thank you very much. >> we're not done yet. let them eat cake. >> cake? >> this would be when someone -- >> there is a cake involved as well. we talked about this. the cakes was supposed to come out here. >> we're celebrating all day. all week. >> thank you. >> that is amazing.

>> talk to somebody back there about the cake. >> it is right here. >> i thought something was going to jump out. >> celebrations continue. but we'll -- >> wait, here we go. >> the cake is coming up. >> to our producer. >> people ask is there a delay on the news. not the kind you're talking about. >> today there is. >> oh, i love that. >> she didn't open it either. >> we didn't bake it either. >> look at. this it is beautiful. what could possibly go wrong. do i dare try to get it out. look at that. look at that. 20 years. that is a long time. >> congratulations. that is so nice. >> i have to look at it and i was like -- wait. >> thank you. thank you so much. thank you. that is lovely i love you guys too. >> and we're looking at the storm right now. >> any sprinkles. there are sprinkles. >> more sprinkles on the cake.

so the next storm system coming in will bring us some heavy rain along with gusty winds. we'll see that by tomorrow morning. today we're still in the clear. as we time it out for you. we're going to see mostly cloudy skies today. chilly temperatures and spotty showers for the north bay. but look at the timeline. we're already at tomorrow morning and that rain is just starting to come in. so some heavy rain rushing through at this time tomorrow morning. along with with some snow on the bay area peaks we're going to see it linger throughout the day tomorrow and then gradually moving out by friday morning. so the storm impact we're expecting right now from one to three inches, the highest amount along the coast and the bay area hills. also a slight chance of thunderstorms. the winds will be gusty at 30 to 45 miles per hour. especially during the morning. and aknow levels will drop bound to about 3,000 feet. so anywhere from two to three feet of snow in the sierra. also seeing snow around the bay area. as we continue to monitor our climate in crisis, new study

just came out that said the ocean has warmed about a rate of 500% since the 1980s. and the oceans absorb about 90% of the heat that we get from greenhouse gas emissions so how does that impact us. the water is more acidic which impacted the marine life and the glaciers melt and it gives more fuel and impacts the bay area because we're the first to experience the storms after they roll off the ocean. i posted that whole article on my social media pages on twitter and facebook. i'm at kari hall weather and those updates will keep coming. heading over to mike. you're updating the crash out of richmond. >> but i have to check out your social media because i love when you geek out with that. and pointing out that crash. lightning -- or we want to thank of fighting me, that is a different family but good news back to the maps, wazers on

community, you'll have fewer folks to join with because the back-up is starting to clear. another crash out of richmond but the rest of contra costa county is not a factor. and with a left approach starting to lighten up. the rest of the bay moves smoothly. a disabled vehicle blocking one lane on the dumbarton bridge eastbound. coming up next on "today in the bay," new video of a passenger jet as a dumped fuel above a southern california elementary school before making an emergency landing. and rain coming down in parts of fire ravages australia but up next with with that rain comes a whole set of new problems. 6:22. you're watching "today in the bay."

6:25 right now. and for many of us the new year means changing old habits or must ones. >> chris chmura has a habit you want to change when you sign and date important documents. >> good morning. many of us are conditions to abbreviate dates like this right here. but doing that might pose a security risk if you stop at just 20. cyber experts warn that scammers who manipulate those numbers right there to say 2019 or '18

or maybe '21 and open the door to kind of financial legal or frustrating issues. clever crooks for example could make the date earlier to fabricate an unpaid debt or manipulate when a check clears. bottom line write out the full year 2020 for all of 2020. we take consumer complaints no matter the day and head to nbcbayarea.com/responds or call 888-996-tips. 6:26. a new video showing the moment a plane flew over several southern california schools during yesterday's emergency fuel dump. this happened after the pilots on the delta plane were forced to declare a emergency lander and return to nearby l.a.x. 60 people suffered minor injuries, mostly skin and young people. the plane landed without any problems and the faa is now investigating. 6:26. a huge sigh of relief for parts of fire-ravaged australia.

some rain. new video overnight from the state of victoria showing the wet weather. so much rain coming down there are concerns about flash flooding. nasa is warning that smoke from the fires in australia is making one full circuit around the globe. the agency has been analyzing the smoke coming from the fires. it posted this image from space showing the smoke on twitter. at least 28 people have died nationwide in those fires. and more than 3,000 homes destroyed or damaged. coming up here on "today in the bay," all new for you this morning, a decision in the long year battle over storing coal in contra costa. a live report on the outcome next. plus she saw it play it live here on "today in the bay," the eviction and arrest of mothers illegally occupying a vacant home. through this morning video from inside of the home as the deputies moved in. we'll show it to you.

we' we'll be back in just two minutes.

right now at 6:30, awaiting the arrive of the first major storm of 2020 and it will pack quite a bunch. a live look oat our radar and yu could see the massive storm sitting off the coast. and good morning to you. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall. what is coming our way. >> we'll see the rain especially tomorrow morning and today we're clear but starting out with

clear sky and chilly temperatures. so by the time the storm arrives, it will bring in some low elevation snow for our bay area peaks. but look at where our temperature is now in palo alto and where with we're headed for today. upper 30s to start and some mid-50s with with some more clouds. but once again the rain holding off until later on tonight. but once it gets here it will bring us heavy downpours along with gusty winds. we're at 6:30 and just starting to see the initial line of heavy rain rolling from north to south and then it will linger throughout tomorrow and gradually taper off early on friday morning. so i'll talk more about this coming up. mike, you're talking a couple of issues out there. >> still following the issue off the dumbarton bridge. unexpected issues but wul have one lane blocked. crews should head out to get the disabled vehicle. has the distraction to warn folks about. westbound, you know that san mateo bridge showing slowing. dumbarton bridge should show slowing soon.

and a scattered numbers of incidents but sound like the same one, the san pablo dam road. and judging by recovery we may have that cleared. but the early backup did stay around the race track and the bay bridge toll plaza too. and breaking news. russia's entire government just reassigned as president vladimir putin plans sweeping constitutional changes. those changes to boost presidential powers for prime ministers in russia. in his annual state of the union speech, putin said that he favored changing the constitution to hand parliament the power to choose russia's prime minister. putin has been in power for 20 years but there has been speculation in russian media about whether putin will try to stay in power past 2024. >> big resignation there. 6:32. a quarter of all u.s. coal exports leave through richmond but it may change. leaders in contra costa county

have just approved phasing out coal storage. pete suratos joins us live in richmond with a hook -- to look at the details. >> reporter: richmond city council deciding to phase out coal or the storage of coal in the city. and it is going to affect the facility that we're standing at right now, the levin-richmond terminal. this is a result of complaints over the years over the impact of coal on air quality. the city council approved this ordinance last night and the plan is to phase out the storage of coal and petroleum coke. now the levin terminal which handles a quarter of u.s. exports on the west coast stores coal shipped in from utah before it is exported to japan. now they could use this excite to store other materials in the future but can't store coal. this is come as public complaint over coal dust in the air but at

a meeting last month to discuss the issue, levin officials did say that dozens of jobs could be lost and if it is passed, now that it is passed, the plan is they could take legal action against the city. now the ordinance will not have any effect on transportation of coal through the city, but could no longer store coal in the city but they'll have three years to phase out coal from this facility. reporting live, pete suratos, for "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest there, pete. evicted for squatting, moms in oakland are calling this the start of a movement. this is the video shot by a filmmaker inside of the vacant home with deputies arrested the mothers. we covered the drama all morning long on "today in the bay." last night the mothers were released and returned to magnolia street where they enjoyed barbecue. the owners are are focused about get the home ready for sale.

>> on the inside it was quieter. now we're outside and we can make more noise as people walk by we could hold banners and make sure this is going to go nationwide. >> if moms 4 housing and the city council want to make a difference they ought to try to build more housing not hurt people who create housing. >> the owners are talking about trying to sell the house to a first-time home buyer. well later in morning, we could learn more about the recent surge in people being displaced in the south bay. critics say that if you've been in downtown san jose recently you've seen the gent -- gent fif rickation. they're stopping the displacement of people. the city councilwoman will be there. and they have selected a site to battle the homeless epidemic. they want to build outdoor housing not far from the juvenile justice center between west santa rosa and sebastopol to house 60 people now living in

ann an encampment. they have orders to be gone by the end of the month. in san francisco, a new vacancy tax that could cover a much wider area. if they, in fact, do approve it. voters in march will decide the fate of proposition d. to fine landlords what leave commercial space for six months. it would cover an additional 12 city neighborhoods, that is most of san francisco. here is a look at the additional districts on top of downtown, north beach and the haight. >> one of four fire stations are closing in union city. the city said it doesn't get enough calls and a recent study found less than two calls every 24 hours. the firefighters union warns this may increase risk levels

and firefighters are being reassigned to other alameda county firehouses. well now we want to get a look at the commute for you. mike inouye is standing by with the latest. >> standing by. standing is part of it. slowing still continuing at san pablo dam road. a number of crashes reported through the area around richmond and san pablo but that is the one crash what they're talking about and slowing on the approach there. and when you get past the scene, there are recovery toward gilman for westbound 80 but the bridge from san rafael, that is slowing toward the race track. residual still because of the earlier crash again that cleared at gilman. the bay bridge toll plaza asize from that folks held up on the upper east shore may keep away from the bay bridge and the left approach as well and the rest of the babe is smooth. still tracking the update on the disabled vehicle off the dumbarton bridge but doesn't look like a problem. half way through the workweek already and looking

forward to the weekend. big game at levi's stadium. >> and the weather is perfect for that. and we do have a slight chance of rain on saturday but other than that it is a nice weekend. cool with temperatures in the low to mid-50s from the coast to the inland areas and a few spotty showers going into late saturday. by sunday it is all out of here and it will be slightly warmer with mostly sunny sky reaching into the upper 50s. we do also have the women's march in oakland but around the bay bridge. and it looks like the rain will hold off for that as well. but it will be cool. wear extra layers. we're at 50 degrees and reaching into the mid-50s throughout the day. and then on sunday slightly warmer at keck kwo warmer at kickoff at 3:40, mild temperatures at levi's stadium and partly cloudy going into the evening as the temperatures cool off to the mid-50s. and then looking at our coastal areas, if you're going to half moon bay, just a heads up about the chance of showers there on saturday. but then sunday it is a nice day to get out there and take in

some sun. it is 58 degrees. so some extra layers still needed there as well. we'll talk about what is going on today. we're getting ready for the rain. more on that coming up in about three minutes. >> keep the umbrella handy. thanks, kari. it is 6:39. next on "today in the bay," all new this morning, should people living in rvs but allowed to park on city streets. up next, in a live report, the santa clara county voight where voters have the final say. a bay area icon recovering from stoke but will the 98-year-old park ranker betty soskin be back on the job. we'll talk about that next. and major development in the impeachment of donald trump and he's expected to sign a deal with the chinese. the dow industrials gaining 70 points this morning. we're back over 29,000. you're watching "today in the bay." america isn't just sick of donald trump,

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right now at 6:42, here is your warmth for being an early bird. a beautiful sunrise as we look in san jose. santa clara starting out with with with upper 30s. yes, it is a cold start. and we're see more clouds rolling in today. rain arriving tonight. so i'll have more on that and how much to expect in less than five minutes. and we're reading the signs, kari. this sign does say move over or slow for workers. it is the law. we're looking at the signs here. we have westbound slowing because it is the commute across 92. we'll talk about the build we

see in the bigger view. 6:42 right now. and mountain view voters will decide the fate of people who live in their rvs in that city. >> it follows months of back and forth on a ban that would push large vehicles off the city in small streets. we are live in mountain view with with a look at what is next with with kris sanchez. >> reporter: hi there and congratulations, laura, by the way. the mountain view city council thought it had the issue decided, the issue of parking of rvs on city streets but the residents have a different idea and there was a ban that the city council enacted to go into effect this summer but a measure to block it qualified for the november ballot. so last night the council had to choose between letting that ballot issue move forward or rescinding the law. speakers told the council their rv community threaten safety but others say it is council members who really should be afraid come election day.

>> we get complaints that they're approached at night to le let into the laundry rooms and the bathrooms and the showers. if they refuse people are often aggressive and hostile. so the residents are afraid. >> to the counselors who voted for this disaster, who are up for re-election in november, you will be the face of eviction and you'll be defeated. it is very clear. repeal this measure, do not waste the $90,000 to put it on the november ballot. >> reporter: as you likely know, communities outside of mountain view are trying to figure out rv programs. last night santa clara count voted to consider partnerships to bolster safe parking sites on monday a new programs was allowed for churches to offer a few sparking spots per night and san jose scrapped a site citing a lack of participation and safety concerns. a california congressman is

trying to create a emergency fund to deal with with the homelessness trice is and said the state should be able to get assistance for disaster like homelessness just as they would in a natural disaster like a wildfire or a earthquake. in mountain view, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you. it is quarter to 7:00 now. new this morning california lawmakers debate big changes coming to recycling. >> this would include making beverage companies create return and recycle shem. california is one of ten states requiring a five or ten cents return refund value for bottles or cans but half of the state's recycling centers have closed and supers say it is meant more people tossing recyclables in the garbage. asylum-seekers in california required to have access to attorneys following a new ruling by a federal judge. that ruling requires lawyers be made available before and during the key interviews that may determine whether or not someone is allowed to remain in the u.s.

some border facilities are already following these policies. through november of last year more than 13,000 people were ru returned to mexico by way of california. and the next step in the impeachment of donald trump. >> and the impeachment managers will walk from one end of the capitol to the other carrying the articles of impeachment. >> from the house to the senate side. the senate will take the articles, launch the trial of donald trump. now how it it is going to be conducted, we still don't know. nor do we know who will take the role of prosecutor. nancy pelosi will announce that today at 7:00 a.m. with you suspect it is it is adam schiff and jerry nadler who led the investigations in the house. the trial will begin on tuesday. will do six days a week. the president called is an unfair stain on his presidency. >> while we're creating jobs and killing terrorists democrats in

congress are wasting america's time with the demented hoaxes and crazy witch hunt that have been going on, by the way, from the day i came down the escalator with our future first lady. >> unexpected twist, the democratic investigators have released new documents that show the degree in which the president's attorney, his associate lev parnas and a republican candidate for congress robert hyde were working to push ukraine to investigate the bidens. a letter from giuliani to the ukrainian president-elect said giuliani was working with the knowledge and blessing of president trump. a memo by parnas spells out the whole plot. get the ukrainian president to announce an investigation into the biden and then a set of text messages show the men talking about apparently surveilling the then u.s. ambassador to ukraine

mary yovanovitch saning parnas could get her taken care for money and talking about the ambassador, she's talked to three people. her phone is off. her computer is off. it would certainly appear as if she was under some kind of surveillance. we don't know what the president knew about this, if anything at all. but recall president told told the ukrainian president that yovanovitch would go through some things, unquote. the big question, do these documents make their way into trump's trial? that is up to mitch mcconnell at first perhaps chief justice roberts later. and extraordinary side note as well. former trump national security adviser mike flynn wants to with with withdraw his guilty plea. we're not sure why. or if he even can. flynn is twice admitted and pled guilty to lying during the investigation into his tection with turkey, and ukraine and phone calls with russia. we do expect to carry nancy pelosi live around 7:00 a.m. as she announced the case managers and we'll be talking about it on

twitter. you could find me at scott mcgrew. >> thanks, scott. the next story makes me smile. park ranger betty soskin is back at work. the 98-year-old is returning to richmond rosie the riveter museum. she suffered a stoke five months ago and wrote on her facebook page she's just visiting but will, quote, be working from 11 until 1:00. she is the nation's oldest park ranger and received a presidential met presidential medal as well with. got to interview her last year. she's amazing. >> talking about laura longevity in the administration. >> a lot of work to do here. >> i don't know if you want so to see me sitting here at 98. >> you have not changed. >> other than the hair. >> we're celebrating that today and also the fact that we do have rain coming in. i'll talk all of that with storm

ranger, our mobile doppler radar. i want to give you a live view of the mobile doppler radar. you could see it parked on san bruno mountain from high above san francisco and around the bay area. as of right now, as we look at what it is showing, not a whole lot. so we have the all clear this morning. as we start out with some cold temperatures. and just a few clouds moving by. but then as we widen out the "view," you could see the storm that will be heading in. and the swirl of clouds, the center of the storm and the rain ahead of that and this is a strong storm as it of moves closer we'll start to see some high winds and rain moving in. but right now with with the lack of cloud cover and some very dry air, look at how cold it is now this morning in parts of the north bay. we've dropped below freezing. we're at 31 degrees in napa and in santa rosa. we're just one degree above freezing in san martin and upper 30s and low 40s elsewhere. so mostly cloudy skies expected today going into tonight.

that rain first arrived in the north bay with scattered showers and then getting heavier. you see all different colors on here. green is light rain. orange is the heavier rain and the white is snow. we'll see that on the bay area peaks and the upper elevations above 3,000 feet. still some rain rolling through off and on throughout the day tomorrow. gradually moving out by friday. and during this time we're looking at about one to three inches of rain. thunderstormer storms will be a possibility with high winds at 30 to 45 miles per hour. snow levels dropping down to 3,000 feet and two to three feet of snow expected sin the sierra. right now the subtropical moisture is well to the south of us. so even though it is heavy rain but it is not enhanced by the pineapple express or the atmospheric river but we'll see one to three ifnches of rain an bay area snow. rain moving out by friday and

then we'll see mostly sunny skies and temperatures reaching into the mid-50s and another slight chance of rain on saturday. mike, you're saying a nice looking back-up in richmond. >> let me explain that. nice looking back-up. look at how nice it looks. there you go. beautiful view. kari is talking about the rain this time tomorrow. folks who do dropoff for kids note that for school. listen to kari because i'll talk about the roadways which are building. slower drive out of richmond and also into richmond out of san pablo, still slowing. crash cleared now at san pablo dam road and the other one cleared at gilman but the slower drive past the race track and then another one approaching the berkeley curve. that is the third for the morning but it looks like everything is okay over there. the curve over here, vossco and narrowed down to two lanes and traffic is flowing smoothly but almost 40 minutes out of the area of contra costa county but no problems from 581.

a fender-bender clearing to the shoulder of the dublin interchange and the build in the south bay. back to you. >> thank you so much, mike. 6:52. happening now. the second ever all female space walk is underway. we have new video of astronauts christina coke and jessica meir in space. they're replacing a set of aging solar batteries at the space station. the historic first all woman's space walk took place back in october with the same two astronauts. >> girl power there. >> there you go. >> next here a quick look at the top stories including what is happening today. that is from overnight a fight over coal shortage comes to an end as -- storage i should say in contra costa county. we'll explain the last night decision plus new video from overnight. and coming up, the wild finish to a high-speed chase and what led up to it. we're back in just two minutes with much more.

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welcome back on this wednesday morning. 6:56. before with you head out of the door, here are the top stories on "today in the bay.." >> chp arrested a driver after a high-speed chase through the south bay, this video showing him taken into custody in san

jose. pu that chase covered 280 and 680 and hitting speeds up to 120 miles per hour. covers then corralled him when he exited the freeway which we'll see now. >> we're still working to see what started this chase and what kind of charges that suspect may face. a live look at richmond where city leaders are putting their foot down when it comes to coal exports. council members voted to phase out the storage of coal at richmond facilities. the coal originated in utah and gets shipped overseas from a terminal at the port of richmond. the terminal handles about one fourth of all u.s. coal exports. happening tonight, martinez leaders are voting on a planned pot diz penceary two blocks from a high school. council members approved the plan but since then martinez school leaders have raised the flag over being too close to

alhambra high school. the the closing debt is set for the macy's closing. shutting down in that means more than 100 people will lose jobs. this month macy's announcing it is closing 30 stores across the country. the antioch store is the california store impacts. and a storm not until tonight. >> the rest of the bay bridge early tomorrow morning. off and on showers. under a microclimate weather alert so check in tomorrow morning before you head out of the door. >> the morning commute not bad at the bay bridge. >> but tomorrow morning definitely stay tuned for that. but right now not bad on the left approach. light there all morning. the san mateo bridge seeing the volume build across the bay and no major closures for the freeways. there is the peninsula picking up. >> well as we end this morning with we want to say congratulations to laura. 20 years here at nbc bay area.

>> isn't that crazy. 20 years of getting up at 2:30 in the morning. >> but you do it and you do it with grace and beauty and so much brains. it is just amazing to watch. >> you're very suite. >> as we look back. other than the hair, you have not changed, i don't know about that. my hair has changed a lot. >> changing with with the times. >> yeah. >> seen here in 2000. the start of the millennium. crazy to think about. >> 20 years of people being worried about you playing practical jokes on us. >> i love it. and i love the team that we work with and of course faithful viewers. you're amazing. and you're always so kind to me as well when i'm out in -- >> having a little fun too. >> that is how she gets around the newsroom. >> that is true. i had to kick off my high heels for that. thank you from the the bottom of my hand and for management here as well for supporting me for all of the years. >> and yeah, gosh, what else can i say. >> oh, hail the queen.

[ laughter ] >> let's go have some cake. >> let's have some cake. >> there. that sounds good. >> thanks again for joining us. hope to see you back here for midday news at 11:00. and for the next 20 years. good morning. over to you. the house officially hands off impeachment today. the senate, now set to put the president on trial. straight ahead, the new evidence just in. from bolton to biden, will there be witnesses? and the president's defense team takes shape. sorry, not sorry. elizabeth warren appears to refuse a handshake from bernie sanders after their feud over electability spills onto the public stage. >> it's incomprehensible that a woman can't be president of the united states. >> the only ones on this stage