right now at 4:30, growing concern over a rash of crimes in the east bay. the search for a suspect who robbed a woman at gunpoint and the shocking video that has a community calling for change. the latest in president trump's impeachment trial as democrats present their case for removal. and a good morning to you. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez in this morning for laura garcia. more clouds moving through and we've also seen those temperatures not as cold as weo francisco. if you're about to step out the door and on your way out to the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station expect temperatures in the upper

40s. still lingering clouds today but we're still expecting nice, warm temperatures reaching into the mid-60s for the south bay and some upper 50s for parts of the north bay and east bay. we'll be tracking this and find lights along highway 101. we see a crew, traditional area. we know we have those overnight crews, lanes blocked from time to time. traffic is flowing lightly but smoothly through the area. you'll see more slowing there. the off ramp i just passed it up, the off ramp is closed right now. chp has closed it off because police are handling that situation. if you try to get to the area over by the golf course you'll exit earlier but that would be if you're coming from the southbound side.ay

brthanks, people living in an east bay neighborhood are calling for more police patrols after a terrifying armed robbe at observing hills home. >> this was caught on a ring camera. theid clear, it is very graphic. >> reporter: here's a video posted to ring's social media site. we blurred the victim's face to protect her identity. homeowners association president says the video shows the woman was caught by surprise. >> she saw someone walking towards her, thought it was a friend of one of her neighbors, turned to walk into her unit. at which point in time the man came at her from behind, grabbed her purse, shoved her down to the ground and pulled a gun. >> reporter: in the video you can see the attacker is armed. it looks like he's about to leave after scuffling and then returns continuing to aim what

looks like a semiautomatic handgun. the video of the attack has rattled this community. pictures have been posted at the entrance to the complex. residents have been organizing a meeting with city councilmember lauren taylor and officers with the oakland police department. that happens next monday. they want to push for more patrol in the area. >> sometimes we feel we never see police up here and that's a concern. >> reporter: one neighbor says the attack is upsetting. >> the screaming is terrifying. if his intention was to get inside i hope her screaming sent him away. >> reporter: residents wonder if they need to have more security. 4:33 right now. developing on capitol hill today democrats continue their task of convincing republicans to remove president trump from office. adam schiff says that the

articles of impeachment implicate more than president trump. house impeachment managers have three total days to present their case before the president's defense team takes over. >> we're wait to go learn the names of the three firefighters who died in australia. there was a firebombing mission that sparked a new fire when it crashed. >> a look at the plane that crashed. we've seen them flying over our fires. their deaths have been incredibly hard for everyone. >> they're professionals and if i may the firefighting fraternity as we keep saying is a tight knit family, a fairly small family and the crew

onboard were well known. >> in the wake of the crash the rest of the fleet is temporarily grounded. more than 150 u.s.-based firefighters are in australia. concerns are growing around the world as that new viral illness out of china continues to spread. >> the latest numbers. so far 17 are debt, more than 500 sick. thailand is now confirming four cases while the united states, taiwan and japan reporting one illness. ree e world health organization will decide whether to declare it a global health machine and

mutating and incubation time is around five days creating a huge obstacle for health officials to quickly detect it. >> people should go about their usual routines and activities. this may be a novel virus but this is the work we do all the time. public health is well trained to do these kinds of investigations. >> as we reported a u.s. airport is stepping up screening measures for travelers from china including international gateways like sfo. a live look now at the bay bridge and happening today b.a.r.t. leaders consider backing the idea of a bus only lane there. the idea is catching fire. leaders talked about a resolution to support the idea first floated a couple weeks ago by east bay assemblyman. at the same time the idea has been tried before but over just a few months back in the early 1960s.

b.a.r.t. leaders are supposed to fund new canopies like you see here. they're going to vote on whether or not to pay for them. they post train arrival times as well. if approved they wouldov downtown san francisco entrances. 4:37 for you that morning. and breoken promises. new questions about why the airport bus fleet is still gas powered. this is nearly two years after a pledge to go green. plus, tuning in. the growing number of people turning to amazon music instead of spotify or apple music. and taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, a little backup. mike will let us know what we can expect from that commute this morning. i am running to defeat donald trump.

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good thursday morning. right now at 4:40 let's check out martinez and our temperature trend. mid-40s to start out. you're seeing a lot of clouds and it will stick around even though we won't have any rain. we will have some rain in the forecast for the weekend. we'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes. >> looking live at traffic through oakland. 880 northbound as they pass by 98 and thecnbc headquarters. here are today's top business headlines. wall street is set to open

slightly lower this morning after following losses in asia. growing fears over the spread of the coronavirus which prompted the travel lockdown in the city of wuhan. stocks ending mostly flat and news china was taking steps to contain a possible pandemic. earnings from american airlines, southwest, intel and comcast, the parent of nbc universal. a new study shows that 52% of so-called workers plan to take on more jobs this year. these are people who work for services such as uber, door dash. when asked why, tthey need more skills. they should be up front with amazon says it has topped 55 million customers though still

well behind spotify. 248 million overall. that said, it's still steadily chipping away with their lead and that is largely because amazon music is able to rival the popularity of prime membership and alexa. >> when you can say, hey you, play my favorite song, that's the service you use. >> i didn't say her to n wake u kids. thank you, rahel. kari hall is tracking our thursday forecast. starts out cool, more cloedz moving in. we'll see another storm coming in for the weekend. i'll talk about that and the time line up next. and traffic across the golden gate bridge. we're ready for the morning commute but much dryer than yesterday. what else is going on further

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♪ the wait is over. try my new tiny tacos. 15 for 3 bucks or loaded for 4 bucks. delivered exclusively with uber eats. and good morning to you on this thursday. taking a live look out at san francisco as we get started with this day inching closer and closer to the weekend. what is the weather going to look like? >> we have a lot of clouds around the bay area and every now and then some sunshine.

expect the weekend to be the same way. we'll also throw some rain in the mix by the end of the week. let's slide that in there. a live look outside in san rafael. no fog for most of the north bay. it has been drifting by in patches so watch out for that with temperatures starting out at 42 degrees. check out livermore at 44. it is a cool start to the day. as we check out our highs, not bad at all. this is warmer than normal reaching 64 degrees. for the east bay highs reaching 59 degrees and 60 in hayward. in san mateo reaching 60 degrees. upper 50s in san francisco, also 57 in mill valley. here is a look at the wide view

of what's happening across the region. we've seen some of the showers and there will be rain starting to move into the north bay by tomorrow especially during the morning. most of the bay area will stay dry. on saturday still showers just to our north so it willloud and into saturday evening we see that rain pushing south. it doesn't look to be raining the whole weekend and not one to spoil your outdoor plans. the north bay will be higher. for the sierra light rain coming down, 2 to 6 inches. as we look at our forecast the mild weather and sun in the

forecast. once again more clouds moving in. on saturday rain late. mike, you have a good sized group leaving oakland. fastrak, your group can travel more quickly. smooth drive down the east shore freeway. we'll talk about that. predicting from ersan francisco including the b bridge toll plaza right now just over a half hour. between 6:00 and 7:00 it grows almost an hour. contra costa county will feet feed to that major crossing as well. the freeway is moving 101. your exit there southbound, northbound 101 is closed right now.

you'll know that because you'll be able to take the reroute to the golf course. there is police activity and that's why chp has closed that. looking at b.a.r.t. you can avoid the toll plaza. more will come on line and no delays out of sacramento. a reminder the tracks won't be really affected as far as we know but might get some fog out of sacramento and a clear view, a clear drive. remember, again, once you get off the bridge, the san off is activity. housing advocates are getting nervous about the fate of a measure that would increase housing density around transit centers including b.a.r.t. stations. sb-50 is sponsored by san

francisco state senator scott weiner and would allow taller buildings and cut the red tape. but to stay alive the senate says -- or the state senate has to pass it by the end of the month. first, it'll have to get through the committee phase. despite a promise to go green the majority of the shuttle buses at san jose airport still run on natural gas. nearly two years ago the airport promised to introduce an all-electric fleet. ten of the buses were introduced last may. then the airport reintroduce gas powered becauses. the city is getting ready to evaluate an expansion proposal. there is no word on whether more electric buses will be a part of that plan. another dockless scooter company is hoping to join the party in san francisco. four have operating permits but skip was originally skipped over. the "san francisco in

scores in the pilot program and failed to properly fill out a key portion of its program. today skip will ask the city to reconsider. the debate to rename a high school after former first lady michelle obama. actually it's an elementary school. it is named after president woodrow wilson. right now it is under reconstruction and parents and teachers who support the change say it will help usher in a fresh start to go with that fresh new campus. coming up here on "today in the bay" nbc bay area responds. an extra tax refund arrived. is it a bonus or bogus? i'm chris chmura, nbc bay area responds next. but first, happening now vice president mike pence at the world holocaust forum. they hope to show a united front

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and a good morning to you. taking a live look out at san jose. a beautiful start to our morning. dark and early it is but beautiful. 4:54. all right, so it's tax eager to those refunds. that's something you like, right? >> i like the refund. scammers, though, they like -- than expected which could be a getting a refund much earlier con job. >> reporter: good morning, an east bay man asked us about getting this refund check from

the irs in the mail. it's quite the mystery because he hadn't filed yet. that delivery set off our alarm bells, and here's why. the irs has warned us that the bad guys are cooking up a growing fraud. they are hacking into tax preparer and accountant computers stealing your personal information then filing bogus returns in your name. you get an actual refund check from the irs. a few weeks later the crooks call you, pretend to be the irs, claim there's been a mistake and you need to wire them the money you got. what do you do? don't cash the check. take it to your nearest irs office and file a report. also, alert your tax preparer. go to our response page or call us 888-996-tips. so if you follow sports at all we probably don't have to tell you some of the best female

athletes in the world are from the bay area. >> the journey of some of those women. jennings went to high school and is a legend in beach volleyball. the stanford graduate is a four-time olympic medalist including three gold medals and is looking to add more hardware. the 41-year-old mother of three is now training to qualify for her sixth, and she says final, olympics in tokyo this summer. >> i was told i could do everything. everything my brother can do, there's nothing limiting you. i want to teach that to my kids, model that for my kids and keep creating opportunities, experiences within my sport for boys and girls. and men and women. >> kristi yamaguchi and brandi chastain also featured. it airs this saturday at 10:00 p.m. >> it's going to be a good one. they're all good but that one

i'm looking forward to especially. coming up here on "today in the bay" kari is tracking that forecast for us. >> pretty clear and temperatures are not as cool. we're mostly starting out in the 40s. probably all throughout the day, we'll talk about what's ahead in the weekend forecast coming up next. and those flashing lights you saw from kari on 101, more flashing lights over here just . the south bay i am running to defeat donald trump.

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the constitution demands the removal of donald j. trump from his office as president of the united states. >> they're on a crusade to destroy this man. right now at 5:00, history on the hill. a live report from washington on what's expected today in president trump's impeachment trial and the very latest on the fight over potential witnesses. the new reported cases and the action happening right here in the bay area to try to prevent an outbreak here. >> and pg&e paying up for the blackouts. who should foot the bill. "today in the bay" continues right now. a good thursday morning to you. thank you for starting your morning here with "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. we want to start you off with

your forecast ferret so you know what to expect starting out. >> we start to look at walnut creek. temperatures fairly mild and it will warm up nicely after a start at 45 degrees. we won't get a lot of sunshine but our temperatures will head in the south bay up to about 65 degrees and up to 61 in concord. mike, you're still tracking that closure in san mateo. >> that's right, kari. though we have slowing out of