. right now at 4:30, breaking news. swat teams and guns drawn and a drone flying over contra costa county neighborhood. a live report from the scene as the story unfolds. what is next after a fiery first day of the impeachment trial. the reason why the back and forth stretched all the way into early this morning. and a push to make a bus-only lay on the bay bridge and how you can weigh in today. and good morning to you. thanks for joining us here on "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we've got some breaking news in traffic this morning. it is out by the livermore area.

>> they've shut down half of the freeway. i'll take you out there to my live cameras. normally we're talk about dublin. this may changed in the last couple of seconds. we're looking at taillights going eastbound. that is typical counter commute and even early in the morning this is the commute out of the altamont pass. you see the flashing lights right here and word is chp has shut down 580 at el charo and folks are exiting there. stuck in the back-up is bob redell. and i want to get a word from you since you are out there. what is going on on 580. >> well i'm on the side streets off of 580 but your first instinct is correct, they just reopened eastbound 580 in the last few minutes. chp did. they had shut down airway and then they pushed it back to el charo which is right in front of the san francisco premium outlets because of police

activity on airway boulevard off the freeway. when i drove by that location about 20, 30 minutes ago, i was heading westbound 580 and i looked over to my left and i could see about two or three police cars and the lights on. this is off airway, off the airway off-ramp and also a fire station that was station a good hundred yards behind the police vehicles and they were off on airway by the airport, livermore airport. we have no idea what the police activity is about. i did speak with a chp officer manning the back-up, i mean the stoppage on 580 and i said -- he couldn't tell me what is going on and i said was anybody hurt and he said thought that he knows of. so i'm heading to the airway location to get information there. live in livermore, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. if you just joined us, bob redell has confirmed what we see

now. flashing lights have cleared from eastbound 580 and just reopened attel charo toward airway boulevard that bob redell is trying to get there near the airport in livermore that is closed off of 580. we got that confirmation from chp while bob was out there. so east 580 reopen and we should see the speed sensor light up again and there is a distraction for westbound because of the traffic flow. do not exit at airway. el charo was a better way. and we'll continue to follow what is going on there with with with the police activity. meanwhile, the rest of the bay does show a smooth drive. the south bay along the peninsula and the east bay an easy drive. there is fog on the weather index and slicker roadways and we had some rain. we still have the wet roads as you get ready to head out. here is a live look outside in san francisco looking soggy por you this morning. but the radar has all cleared out. and so we're going to see our rain moving away from the bay

area. and most of us getting about a tenth to a quarter inch of rain. now it is moved off toward the east and through the day we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures reaching into the upper 50s to lower 60s. we'll have more coming up in a few minutes. breaking news for you in contra costa county, police surrounding a neighborhood in san pablo for hours. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos joining us live. police telling you anything. >> reporter: not at this point. we're here at hatch and o'connor drive where the scene is and you could see it is still an active scene and you have contra costa sheriffs and incident command and we know s.w.a.t. team is on the scene and we saw someone just walking out of the one of the homes on the block. you could see the s.w.a.t. officers in tactical gear. so right now we're not getting any information but just observing the scene.

it is a residential area. obviously we have s.w.a.t. team in the areament we don't know if they're looking for a suspect, maybe someone barricaded inside of there but we're working to get more information as the scene continues to unfold. we do know that it came in around 9:00 p.m. last night when we see the police activity here in san pablo. continues to be a scene. as we take you back out here live, sheriffs you see on seen, pinnol fire is on scene so a heavy police presence as we try to get more information and once we get that we'll provide those details to the newsroom. reporting live, pete suratos, for "today in the bay." it is 4:35. opening arguments in the president trump impeachment trial begin today after a long day that didn't wrap up million early this morning. new rules were decided giving each side 24 hours over three days, not two, to present their

case. republican senators shot down many of the amendments democrats proposed. mitch mcconnell vowing to -- bowing to pressure from his own party to make it look more like the clinton impeachment. there were so many last-minute changes to the rule they were handwritten. accepting the house record of evidence and witnesses. democrats say they want more. >> a fair trial requires witnesses. in order to provide the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. >> this all supposedly started because of a whistle-blower. where is that whistle-blower? >> meanwhile president trump still in switzerland at the world economic forum under the new schedule, the trump defense team will likely gib presenting its case on saturday. the trial is difficult for the four democratic senators running for president. they're supposed to be in iowa

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ok! let's ride! oh hey man, uhh... [car beeps] my $4.99 triple bonus jack combo! stack it up for an extra buck. it is hard to see but i'm going to point out the flashing lights. this is the closure from eastbound 580 at airway boulevard closed because of police activity. the freeway itself has been reopened but it was closed for a short period of time. bob redell is in the area in livermore near the livermore airport. we're following breaking news as one of the top stories. good morning. i'm rahel solomon at cnbc headquarters. wall street is supposed to recover from yesterday's losses sparked by concerns over the threat of the coronavirus beyond china after the cdc confirmed the u.s. case in washington

state. boeing said the 737 will not return to service until midyear. asian and european markets are higher and today reports on existing home sales. toyota is recalling 3.4 million vehicles because an electronic defect could result in airbags not deploying in a crash. a majority were recalled in the u.s., the matrix and avalon produced between 2011 and 2019 and after one report of a fatal crash. toyota dealers will make repairs if necessary and the company will notify owners of the recall in mid march. and google has a new tool to find a better balance with technology. one feature asked to you put your phone in a paper envelope to minimize distractions. you could download and make the envelope from an app. there is one for calls only and one for camera only. the buttons will light up to allow you to make and receive calls and check the time but you can't look at the photos until

you take it out of the envelope. once you remove your phone it will tell you how long you've been using it. it just seems like a lot of effort. >> a lot of technology to just go i'm going to put that right over there. >> exactly. a little counter productive but what do i know. >> you know a lot. thanks so much. coming up for "today in the bay," kari is racking the forecast. >> the main -- the rain is movi out. as we look outside in san jose. in campbell we're staying in the 50s this morning and all throughout today. we'll talk about this and what is ahead in the microclimate forecast. the conditions kari is talking about makes the lights blur yu but i'm focused on the flashing lights, on the closure on eastbound 580 and i'll get you around that coming up. if you're feeling ignores by

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a very good morning to you. taking a live look outside overlooking san francisco. a little foggy in some spot this is morning. clouds kind of lingering there. half way through the workweek though. so keep your chin up. >> as you said that, i lifted my chin. >> everyone on set went -- >> and we have some rain that moved through yesterday during the afternoon into the evening hours. now it has moved on. but the roads are still wet. this is a look at the view across the golden gate bridge and the roads that you could see. and the lights are still quite wet. so we have to watch out for the puddles and some of the slick spots and our temperatures start out in the north bay in the mid to upper 40s. we're at 52 degrees in livermore as well as san martin and in san jose we're at 53 degrees. the morning commute heading out of the door didn't feel so bad. we're in the low 50s which is a

little warmer than normal and then as we go through the day, a mix of sun and clouds. a little bit more sunshine today but we do see a lot of clouds out the window right now. so as you are getting dressed, it is a jacket and pants kind of day because it is still cool but we don't have to lug around the umbrella now that storm ranger is showing that we don't have any range across the bay area. so now all of that moved off to the east. if you are traveling across parts of the central valley or toward the sierra, there is rain and upper elevation sfoe. through the forecast, we'll see the clouds lingering today and then into tomorrow more clouds moving in but then on saturday we'll see the rain returning, especially late saturday evening into sunday. so it does look like more most of the day on saturday we are going to continue on with some dry conditions and the rain that we'll see on sunday looks pretty light at this time. most of us getting about a quarter inch of rain and then as

you go up toward the north bay rainfall totals get higher, up to half an inch of rain in santa rosa and closer to an inch in ukiah. so as we go through the seven-day forecast we'll see the spotty sprinkles this morning, temperatures starting to clear out and rain chances in the forecast for late saturday night into sunday, that may continue into early monday morning. mike, you're tracking that closure in livermore. >> the freeway is open but the airoy points to -- the arrow points to the flashing light. this is into dublin. over here on surface streets, that is livermore as you exit at airway but you will not exit because of the flashing lights. that is the closure for the police activity. bob redell is near the area and he's driving around trying to get more information from officials to see what exactly is the cause for the closure of airway. but it did have 580 closed and it has now reopened for the morning commute so we'll show you counter-commute and we still

have a bit as you're exiting past el charo and use el charo if airway was your exit past the airport. and then pass airway and get to north livermore and loop back on city streets. any way, add ten more minutes to get through the area safely. but the westbound commute all right. a disabled vehicle on the shoulder, and other over here in val seatas also in the tri-valley. south bay, no problems and smooth easy drive and westbound 80 a crash but there was traffic break and sounds like there was debris in the roadway and a smooth drive with the cash lanes already showing stackup. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 4:50 thousand. new details after more than two decades there may soon be answers to a cold case that once made national headlines. >> that case involved a disappearance of kristin smart, a calpoly san luis obispo

student who grew up in the central valley and we're told the investigation has taken a major turn which can't be revealed just yet. the news came from the fbi but when they were contacted the agency indicated sheriffs investigators are handling the case. a judge is ordering that all lawsuits by california lyft passengers be heard in a single court in san francisco where the company is headquarters. 14 women across the country have sued lyft saying they were sexually attacked by drivers and claimed the ride hailing company failed to take steps to protect them. a report revealed 18 drivers were accused of assault last year and over 100 uber drivers were accused since that report both companies have been working to make safety changes. today a california mother is expected to plead guilty in the college bribery case. karen littlefield is accused of

hiring a consultant and paying $9,000 to take online classes for her son at georgetown. littlefield reached a plea deal and is expected to get four months behind bars and a fine. this case is all part of operation varsity blues, the college admission scandal. new this morning, another move and another california city to reduce airplane noise pollution. this time it is l.a.x. to try to keep the noise down it is introducing a program to encourage planes to operate quietly but the incentives are being developed. l.a.x. plans to develop new noise control procedures and use of quieter aircraft and will look at engagement with local community groups and stakeholders. in the bay area, jackie speier introduced several bills aimed add reducing noise at sfo and oakland airport. 4:52 and a huge expansion plan here on "today in the bay" where the sharks are looking to build in the south bay.

and something we haven't seen in a college basketball game in a long time, nasty brawl breaking out between kansas and kansas state, how it all started next. but first happening now, conversion therapy is banned in utah, now the 19th states and one of the two prohibited, it is used to try to change sexual orientation or gender. mormonism teaches that intimate same-sex relationships are condemned and it encourages to be compassionate to lgbtq people. 4:53. more ahead. tom steyer: no child should have to worry

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this time in the east bay. walnut creek this morning. seeing the same cloudy start over a lot of parts of the bay area. some rain overnight. we'll have a full forecast in moments. le's talk sharks. could be a huge upgrade. the east bay times is reporting they're looking at adding two ice rinks and doubling the size of the facility. right now there are four rinks. the barracuda, ahl affiliate of the sharks would play 34 games there. right now they play at sap. they will vote on the project next week. l.a. council members may have tipped their pitches a little bit but as expected they're asking major league baseball to hand the dodgers two world series trophies. so the dodgers lost the 2017 world series to the houston astros and then lost 2018 world series to the boston red sox

well the league punished the astros for a sign-steeling scandal and still investigating the sox. yesterday many a meeting they say cheating should be not tolerated. college basketball rivals face off in kansas. >> what should have been a great game ended with a big drawl. third rate kansas state broke out in a fight after a swatted shot attempt by kansas state in the bleachers. he then stood over the player to show him up. that is when the kansas state bench jumped in and there was pushing and shoving and punches were thrown even a stool tossed. a lot of mayhem there. took a while to control it. 4:57 now. police activity on 580 in livermore and another active police scene in a contra costa

county neighborhood. with we have live reports next. a very busy morning. plus kari hall tracking the mid-week forecast. >> after late night rain, roads are wet but we have a chance to dry out today. palo alto shows our temperatures in the upper 50s today. and more on this and a look ahead to the rest of the week next. the same trae, 101 through san rafael and we still have slippery roadways but the big issue is the police activity in livermore. i am running to defeat donald trump.

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right now at 5:00, breaking news. s.w.a.t. teams with guns drawn shutting down part of roadways and a drone flying over a neighborhood in contra costa county. a live report from the scene. plus -- >> i think it is appropriate at this point for me to admonish both the house managers and the president's counsel in equal terms to remember that they are addressing the world's greatest deliberative body. >> fireworks on capitol hill. breaking down day one of the president's contentious impeachment trial. and a battle over a chick-fil-a comes to an end. the decision made. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good morning to you. and hanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. right now we get to breaking news to tell you abouthi