plus, demanding resignation amid growing outrage, the growing list of people this morning who want the san francisco d.a. thrown out of office. plus, if you're about to head out the door you may have to fight some fog. a live look from the tri-valley area. downtown pleasanton. meteorologist kari hall is tracking when the fog will lift and the next round of rain will arrive as the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. that's right. we've been up waiting for you. we go on at 4:30. but here we are already 6:00 on your tuesday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm scott mcgrew in for marcus who is out having some fun. in covid i discovered golf. i love it. i'm listening carefully. when am i going to be able to get back out there? all right. you can go out there today. it's going to be a little bit muddy on the green but at least we are seeing some sunshine in the forecast today. let's get a look at the fog and what we're dealing with right now in the north bay.

visibility down to zero, be careful on your way to work. we've seen the fog in parts of the tri-valley, as we check out what's going on with our dublin camera. you can see the headlines just barely but they are starting to slow down. make sure you're slowing down, too. we'll see the fog gradually clearing out by late morning and some peeks of sunshine. we'll talk about the time line of the rain coming up. mike, what's going on right now for the commute? i have to give a shout, you did tweet out a good golf vid. a live look here, the camera from emeryville, the fog is drifting around the deck for the bay bridge. as it descended upon the san francisco side and the tower, as you see now, we saw those speed sensors change on the map as well. the arrow shows we're recovering. the clouds hit the deck there. folks did hit the brakes a bit. moving better, much more fog throughout the north bay.

a much better drive anywhere south of there. again, we're tracking the effects. back to you, scott. mike, so important to talk about georgia this morning. they're heading to the polls to decide two critical u.s. senate runoffs. the outcome could shift the balance of power in washington. if both democrats, there on the right, win, the party will control all of congress. but if either rafael warnock or jon loses. david perdue and kelly loeffler, while president-elect joe biden was in atlanta, a democratic strong hold. >> senate seats are the last line of defense. >> president trump pushes and a weekend phone call revealed he fresh urpressured the georgia s

of state to find more votes. >> he's on his way out the door. >> we have 8,000 poll watchers right now so georgians can trust their vote will be counted. the polls appear to be deadlocked. more people in san francisco starting to say the district attorney chesa boudin could have done more. the man is known to law enforcement. there's a petition to recall chesa boudin and it's gaining traction. cierra? >> reporter: according to that change.org petition they are urging him to resign following the fatal hit-and-run accident involving the 45-year-old and walk you through what happened in that moment.

now that hit-and-run took place in soma. the driver 45-year-old troy mcalister, a parolee charged with driving under the influence, and according to police had just committed burglary. the parolee was arrested just days before. some in the city are saying not enough was done to keep mcalister behind bars. an online petition circulate to go recall chesa boudin and hire an investigative journalist to look into his office as well as his office's approach. the numbers are rising. addressing the decision to keep mcalister out of jail. >> all of us did what we could, took action to intervene and to prevent the criminal conduct that so tragically cost two lives on new year's eve. obviously what we did was not enough.

>> reporter: and right now we are in contact with the district attorney's office and are waiting to hear more about when mcalister could appear in court. he's facing a number of charges including voluntary manslaughter, driving under the influence, as well as second degree burglary for the incident that took place before that alleged hit-and-run. as soon as we get that information we'll relay it to you both on air and online. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." perfect. we'll look for that. thanks, cierra. happening today the state supreme court is scheduled to hear arguments to end california's cash bail system. back in november voters rejected the ballot measure that would have done the same thing. but supporters argue it's actually a defendant's constitutional liberty to have their ability to pay bail considered. not doing so is a violation of those rights. if justices approve it the decision would be much harder for voters to overturn.

it's 6:05. the santa clara county health department and kaiser permanente are assessing a deadly covid outbreak. administrators believe an infected worker wearing this costume likely caused the spread. the worker didn't know he was infected. workers doubt that explanation. the worker was wearing -- was among the 44 employees who have tested pospositive. one has died. it's a battery powered costume that blows air to stay inflated. at least one expert believes it has the makings of a possible superspreader. >> they create little currents and not only that people are coming to the costume because in this time of darkness, joy and delight. >> administrators say a deep cleaning has been completed. patients are being notified and more employees are being tested.

health leaders say there are six cases of the new mutant strain. four in san diego county and two in san bernardino county. the strain is believed to be more contagious but not necessarily more severe. some frontline workers are declining the vaccine. the number of health care workers declining the vaccine is now said to be about 50%. ucla experts say in september they found 66% of health care workers did not want to be the first to get the shot. but that number flipped. >> 66% of health workers were actually wanting to get the vaccine as soon as possible. >> many people say the vaccine rollout has been far too slow. >> we want to follow up on that recent tragedy in so mona county.

bad weather and dangerous waves making it difficult for crews to recover the bodies of two children who were swept out to sea in jenner on sunday. their father identified as michael wyman of petaluma died trying to save his 7-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son. his wife and friend managed to pull him from the water but he did not survive. new video one area between chico and redding looking more like the great plains. a tornado touched down briefly. a funnel cloud quickly broke up, but some people managed to grab their phones and post it to social media. those are very, very dangerous, kari. yeah, and you don't want to be anywhere close to that. but many people don't realize how many tornadoes we have in california every year. we average about 11 and a lot of them happen in the central valley. i want to loop back to the storm that moved through yesterday and briefly we saw a lot of lightning going along with that rain between redding and chico and just off to the east. so that's most likely when the

tornado formed. now as we look at the next storm coming in, looks weaker especially for the bay area. we'll be timing that out for tomorrow. today we are all dry and starting out with some fog. all of these storms have been churning up some high waters making it very dangerous. we're going to have another day of those breakers possibly reaching 25 to 30 feet. and you never want to turn your back to the water. it's going to be dangerous along the coastline again today. we'll talk about the rain coming up in the forecast. mike, you've been tracking the fog and its impact on the morning commute. that's right, kari. hopefully it will help you avoid impact by slowing down, lower visibility, of course, is the message there. as we take a live look out there we have the dublin camera and from time to time we have almost seen nothing on this camera. once again over the last ten minutes very limited view from our rooftop camera you see the headlights streaming and they are spaced well. it looks just fine and clear. the road weather index not

showing that has appeared but it will drift around. look at this at the north bay, a lot of fog has been registering up there all morning long. back to you, laura. >> thanks so much, mike. 6:09. how about this, ringing in the new year with a new crust. the popular '90s phone may make a futuristic comeback. apple's attempt that may have you flipping for a new model. we'll take you out to the futures board. wall street with a rough start yesterday. they are probably waiting on the georgia election. the dow losing about 72 points they expect on the open 20 minutes from now. you're watching "today in the bay." you love your pet...but hate wearing their hair.

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right now at 6:12. yesterday we have two to three inches of snow across much of the sierra and there's a few more inches on the way over the next couple of days. in between we have high winds and a back country avalanche warning. heads up about that if you will be going. here we'll see more rain. we'll talk about that in the forecast coming up. a live look at the bay bridge span and why there is slowing across that -- both decks on the san francisco side. the effect on you coming up.

the average price of a regular gallon of gas up 10 cents from a month ago. it is driven by covid developments. crude oil costing more because there's more confidence in the vaccine. commuters considering an eventual return to the office and travelers looking to fly again. now to your business and tech headlines this morning, wall street set to open flat, just slightly higher after yesterday's sell-off. the dow dropping as much as 700 points but closing at 382. waiting for the georgia senate run-off impacting markets. today looking for reports on manufacturing and auto sales. venmo wants to be one-stop shop for banking needs. the service, owned by san jose's paypal, is launching a check cashing feature. so you can deposit money using your bank's app or using a physical location. now you can take a photo of a

check in venmo and submit it. venmo says most check approvals will take seconds. you will have to pay fees but the firm is waiving the fees for stimulus checks. a foldable iphone may come to your apple store near you. the company reportedly working on a bendable design. one folds in half. the other is two screens with a hinge. a foldable iphone has been rumored for years. they got a patent for an ultimate foldable phone. >> what's old is new. it looks like indianapolis will be the closest thing to basketball nirvana. normally march madness plays out across the u.s. last year it was canceled. this year the ncaa has approved holding all games in the hoosier state. most, if not all games will be played in indianapolis. one university of iowa player already looking ahead. >> it's definitely exciting and

is an opportunity to make sure to make the most of it. >> the ncaa is looking at a bubble-like plan with controlled environments and required testing. they're waiting to decide if fans can even attend. so mcdonald's is entering the chicken sandwich wars. it will launch three new ones next month. the crispy chicken sandwich, spicy chicken sandwich and the deluxe will make their national debuts on february 24th. they began testing back in houston and tennessee nearly a year ago. there's a cheesy promotion going on calling all pizza crust lovers. pizza hut is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its original stuffed crust pizza. they just made the crust without the pizza. it's nothing but stuffed crust pizza. the crust is only offered at select locations in california and texas starting today.

get the crust for free with a $10 purchase. it seems like a waste of a box for all that crust. >> mike and kari, i am also stuffed full of cheese. mostly guda. >> not easy being cheesy. >> thank you very much. there's not much more to do during covid than a cheese plate and netflix. >> there you go. >> there have been cozy days to stay inside, kari. >> absolutely. more nice days for whether you want to just binge watch or just hang out. i think today is the day to get outside. i was telling scott, yes, go golfing today. we'll see some peeks of sunshine, the best we'll get. we're starting out with fog as we take a live look in walnut creek. 44 degrees and then we'll see it

starting to clear up as we go into today. as we check out what's going on temperatures in the mid-50s will be cooler with the fog lingers longer. as we check out san jose mostly clear today. temperatures in the upper 50s and the north bay reaching the upper 50s around santa rosa. we are getting rain in the forecast. we are dry today. it will mostly bring rain to the north bay especially during the evening commute. i'm stopping it right here at 6:30 where the rain starts to break up not all of us are going to get a good soaking here. it's going to be very hit-or-miss especially once it gets out of the north bay tomorrow evening and then as we go into tomorrow night a slight chance of rain in the south bay. this rain will fall apart as it rolls through. looking at the rainfall totals. spots like santa rosa and san francisco, but notice san jose,

morgan hill, fremont really not getting too much out of this. don't expect it to water the lawn. we will have another chance of rain and watching another storm system approaching on friday that could bring in a slight chance of some scattered showers. at this point it doesn't look very strong and then we go back to some dry weather for the weekend. morning temperatures will start out in the upper 30s to low 40s all across the bay area. how is it looking for the commute? kari, in some spots it's been sticking around, others were trying to catch the view. we saw fog creeping across and the fog is drifting away. we're not shy of the impact. you see the curtain of clouds there in parts of the east bay.

to the north all that yellow highlighting throughout highway 37. 101 petaluma to novato, the big impact for low visibility. the speed sensors show green. you will want to slow down because of safety's sake. around the rest of the bay drifting around the tri-valley impacting at times, not a big deal. no major issues. headlights a little glowy. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >> it's 6:20. up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> reporter: uncle sam might owe you hundreds or thousands of dollars especially if you had a baby in 2020. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll show you how to get your money next. i'm talking with a bunch of you on facebook. i posted this the other day. i'm back inside the studio after months of working from home. when you wear a mask it gets all

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moms and dads. >> reporter: millions of people might get bigger refunds all because they got smaller stimulus checks when the irs calculated economic impact payments it used your 2018 or 2019 income and family status. for people who lost work in 2020 using the old numbers meant reduced checks or sometimes no checks at all. if you had a baby in 2020 you likely got nothing for that kid. this is where the recovery tax rebate credit might make things right. it kicks in on your next tax return which might be due soon. here is how to get your money. the irs is adding the new recovery credit option on form 1040, line 30. it says any eligible individual who did not receive the full economic impact payment can claim the recovery rebate credit. the irs says it will increase your tax refund or reduce the amount of tax you owe. how much? that will vary by family and income. if you had a baby in 2020 it

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right now at 6:30 all eyes on georgia. lines continue to grow as voters head to the polls. why the u.s. senate runoff election is gearing up to be one of the most important in all of u.s. history. some ambulance crews waiting

hours to get covid patients into bay area hospitals. the challenges they're facing to get people in as the icu beds hit record highs. and how california ranks against other states in getting people to roll up their sleeves and get that vaccine. "today in the bay" continues right now. good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew in for marcus this morning. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll check in with mike to see how the morning commute is going. kind of foggy in some spots out here. kari has a look at the forecast for today. very low visibility in the north bay. we can barely see anything. take a look at the numbers that shows the visibility in miles and in novato it's at zero. be really careful in parts of marin county as well as sonoma and napa valleys. it's starting to clear astacio as we look at our dublin

clearing. today's going to be dry with some sunshine. we're getting ready for some rain tomorrow. i'll talk about the time line for that coming up in a few minutes. mike, what's going on right now with the commute? >> we're watching some changes as the fog does drift through some of our views, it affects the speeds. the map shows you green sensors. i did circle at the bottom north 101. the second time this morning we've seen slowing sensors, the first time in the last few weeks. we're looking out to the tri-valley, a few things slowing for 84 and also out of the altamont. earlier fog showed you it cleared. fog registering in the north bay on the maps as well. no problem at the bay bridge toll plaza. that's clear for the traffic. >> thank you, mike. 6:30 right now. too common in the bay area and beyond, these small business owners, workers calling for more

help. many are restaurant owners demanding health leaders allow outdoor dining to resume. "today in the bay's" bob redell. so many small businesses are struggling, but there is some help they can tap into right now. >> reporter: correct, governor newsom announced yesterday the state would be trying to provide additional money in his budget proposal that he will be presenting at some point and in the proposal additional money but it's just not clear how much money he would be talking about or what that money would entail. the state announced it is giving small businesses more time to apply for the $500 billion in the state's covid-19 relief grant program. that deadline now extended from january 8th until january 13th. in san francisco yesterday, you can hear it right there on your tv screen, small business owners protested on the steps of city hall, demanding the city do more to help them financially survive this pandemic. and also asking the city to give them a better sense of what kind of benchmarks need to be met for

the shelter in place orders to be lifted. >> our employees are just kind of frustrated and tired of not knowing when they'll be able to pay their bills, when they'll be coming back to work. >> two months out of the whole pandemic, right? my employees have to get edd. i've had to furlough twice. >> a little more assistance from the city. we're okay with being closed if you can pay everybody to stay closed. >> reporter: congress pass add new stimulus bill that includes an additional $284 billion for the paycheck protection program. an additional $300 per week maximum for unemployment through mid-march, and the $600 stimulus checks for individuals who meet the income requirements. reporting live in pleasanton, bob redell, "today in the bay." some californians with so-called high-risk accounts having jobless benefits frozen

by the edd. this comes amidst the ongoing fraud scandal. the state is looking into what may be billions of dollars handed out in bogus claims. new i.d. verification efforts are under way, but as a result some legitimate accounts are getting caught up in the wash. supporters argue it includes some who desperately need the benefits they're just not receiving. the edd has not said how many accounts remain in limbo. arizona is now the latest covid hot spot, according to the cdc. it now has the highest rate of infections surpassing california with a daily case rate of more than 121 per 100,000 people. >> and here in california governor newsom admits california's vaccine rollout is falling short, only about 1% of the state's 40 million residents have received injections. just about 35% of the 1.3 million doses have been administered. the governor is promising more vaccine expansion later this

month. we already mentioned california. it's among the states with the least amount of people vaccinated. the 1.15%. the darker green you go, the better. north dakota, for instance, vaccinated 22,000 people, about 3% of the state's population. west virginia nearing almost 3.5%. that's 53,000 people. kansas no green whatsoever. you can see the terrible numbers, about 0.7% vaccinated, about 20,000 kansans have gotten the vaccine. the governor says he plans to include $300 million in his budget proposal. supporting vaccination efforts. the state department of consumer affairs gave its approval to a public health emergency waiver. so this will allow the state's

36,000 dentists to administer vaccines to people 16 and older. one former california dental association president among those frustrated with the slow rollout. >> imagine that we could have vaccine centers where we could be volunteering to administer a vaccine. >> dr. lee says the state needs to vaccine 200,000 people per day to reach its current goals. californians may want to take a look at the steps florida is taking. the governor wants to close covid testing sites there and turn them all to vaccination sites. the health department has limited testing to one day a week. the rest of the week vaccinations. pop-up vaccine sites in two locations, one is in east harlem and the other in lower manhattan.

school boards are getting back to business and trying to assess where they are in resuming with in-class learning. some districts including san francisco were once eyeing a late january restart. in san jose reopening campuses was planned for this week but no longer. in december covid cases skyrocketed and most districts were in limbo. it's 6:36. public leaders will be sworn in during a virtual ceremony. the new council will hold its first meeting of the new year. the 49ers' roller coaster season is over. the drama continues surrounding jimmy g. do the niners have faith in him. >> at the end of the day i'm a 49er. i'm here to be the quarterback of the team. i try to prove that to my teammates and coaches. that's what really matters. the people in the building i love them, i love every one of them.

the 49ers will have the 12th overall pick. the raiders have the 17th overall pick. to basketball, the warriors have a spring in their step. steph curry has rediscovered his shot. you may remember yesterday a career high 62. he scored another 30 points against the kings. this one a blow-out from the start. rookie james wiseman got in with ten points and four rebounds. the dubs won easily and host the clippers tomorrow. up next on "today in the bay," bye-bye californians. the unexpected findings on why people are moving out of the golden state and where they're going may surprise you. >> the dow moving higher. futures called for an early open. >> reporter: and the ripple from the covid surge is going outward. if you call for an ambulance there's a chance you're going to be in that ambulance for a while

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♪ falling from the sky ♪ shining how we want ♪ brighter than the sun oroweat bread. gathering, baking and delivering the goodness of nature... from one generation to the next and from seed to slice. ♪ good tuesday morning. right now at 6:40 we're about 40 minutes away from sun rise as we take a live look outside in san jose, starting outlear c here. times of sunshine today as we get a break from the rain. we do see more rain in the forecast for tomorrow. i'll talk about the time line for that. it's coming up in just a few

minutes. and i'd like to show folks at home half of the bay bridge. the other half is blocked by the fog. that is the main factor for this morning's commute. no backup at the toll plaza. the fog does start to drift around. thanks so much, kari and mike. 6:41. a live look in georgia where polls are open and they actually have been for more than two hours. to quote the iconic ray charles, politicos have georgia on their minds. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live this morning tracking the elections that have tipped the balance of power in washington as the biden administration moves in. these are some really high stakes right here, tracie. >> reporter: exactly. simply because of the numbers. right now we have 50 republicans

and 48 democrats in the senate and those two open seats are both in georgia. let's go to georgia and take a look at what's happening there this morning, voting, the polls are open in georgia with president trump rallying in rural georgia last night we know that the outcome here could really shift the balance of power in washington because if both of the democrats win, then democrats will control all of congress. if either warnock or ossoff loses the republicans remain in charge. the president was in rural georgia for david perdue and kelly loeffler. joe biden was in atlanta, a democratic stronghold. >> senate seats are truly the last line of defense. >> tomorrow can be a new day for atlanta, for georgia and for america.

>> reporter: so this is all happening as the president is pushing the debunked election and a phone call recorded between president trump and the georgia secretary of state. they were talking about the presidential election and the electoral votes even though today the focus is on those senate races. >> pay no attention to him. he's on his way out the door. >> we have 8,000 poll watchers right now so that georgians can trust their vote will be counted. >> reporter: now in the race that is are happening today, those two runoffs, about 3 million people have voted so far and we're already starting to see them flock to the polls this morning. the polls are deadlocked, so it's really sort of anyone's guess as to how this may turn out. we may or may not have an answer tonight. >> it's so interesting to follow that. and then, tracie, while we have you, shifting back to washington, d.c., there's a lot of security getting into place.

tell us about that. >> reporter: right, because tomorrow congress is going to count the votes, which normally is just a very routine process, takes 20 or 30 minutes, but this is expected to last all day, maybe into thursday because lots of republicans will object. outside the capitol there are pro-trump demonstrations planned. we don't know how many people but they've been burrow mopromo. people will be flocking into the city. they're concerned that some of the supporters may bring guns or weapons. the national guard is on standby for safety to try to keep crowd control, to deal with street closures that have been announced. the mayor saying if you don't have to come into washington tomorrow, don't. >> let's hope it stays safe. tracie potts, thanks for the details. it is 6:44 right now. and new details this morning, a new court filing revealing the number of new daca applications

approved and denied ever since a judge ordered the program to resume accepting them in november. out of more than 2,700 applicants, 171 have been approved. and another 490 have been denied or rejected. america currently has an estimated 650,000 daca recipients protected from deportation and eligible for work permits. a longtime worker at the capitol has died. a 58-year-old automotive pool manager died on december 22nd. state leaders are not at the capitol currently. lawmakers are scheduled back next week. now in santa clara county if you call 911 for a medical emergency you are likely to get an ambulance right away, but there will be a chance you will stay in the ambulance in the hospital parking lot for a while as hospitals struggle under the burden of the covid surge. "today in the bay's" kris

sanchez live. how long are we talking? >> reporter: i talked to county ems which stepped this to allow paramedics to help and they say some of the ambulances were sitting outside for up to seven hours with patients inside waiting to be seen not because there weren't enough beds or room in the hospital but because there wasn't enough staff. now that is what county ems told me happened over the last week. 70% full under normal circumstances is one of the hospitals where several patients were held in those ambulances. but other hospitals are also bracing knowing that the surge related to new year's gatherings is still ahead of us. >> this is happening at an increasing frequency, increasing severity across the board, across all hospitals. >> we're bracing for a huge onslaught of patients.

we're prepared for this and we know how to deal with this. we're trained for this. it is very difficult. our staff is tired. >> reporter: now that regional spokesperson tells me that they are trying to hire more nurses but there aren't any to hire. a lot are already working and some of them are not at work because they have contracted covid themselves along the way. this speaks to the importance of keeping yourself out of the emergency room, continuing to wear your mask, making sure you minimize your chance of exposure to covid-19. i told my own kids, we're not going to tax the e.r. with our own emergency that could be avoided. if you are sick, if you are not well, do call an ambulance. you will be seen. you just might have to wait a while. laura and scott? >> we don't want to get in the situation l.a. is. it could actually get worse than it is now.

>> reporter: yeah, you know, you might have seen this over the week. l.a. county has instructed ems paramedics to not bring anybody to the hospital that could not be resuscitated out in the field and for folks who have a low chance of survival, they're limiting oxygen to those people. you don't want to be in that position. so if you can keep yourself as healthy as possible, make sure that you do that. i would say make sure you're wearing your seat belt. it's not just covid patients it's all kinds of emergencies. don't put yourself in that situation. >> when we talk about rationing health care and what that really means is deciding who lives and who dies. kris, thank you much. >> reporter: it's heartbreaking. >> it is. for more updates on the pandemic including cases and the vaccine rollout, we have a lot more. u-haul says more and more people are rolling out of california.

u-haul measures the data by calculating trucks' one-way trips. findings are in line with the state department showing california had a net population loss of 200,000 people between july of 2019 and july of last year. believe it or not u-haul said the highest influx was tennessee. trending this morning if you're wondering what to get the biggest "baywatch" fan in your life, this is for you. >> david hasselhoff, everything goes, even big dave. >> even big dave. the giant statue currently up for auction online nicknamed big day, the replica used as part of the spongebob movie and the scene where spongebob and patrick rode on hasselhoff's back to bikini bottom of the current top bid just under a million dollars, believe it or not.

the auction runs through january 23rd. you have to be a really big hoff fan for that. >> big dave costs more per square foot than california housing. >> put a santa claus hat on him. let's get a check of your weather and traffic this morning. all right. let's get a look at some of the things we've been talking about last week when the coronavirus stimulus bill was passed. there were some provisions for climate change. we were focused on how much money people would get. there was an item that would cut hydrofloro carbons by 85%. it's used in air conditioners and refrigerators. it is bad for greenhouse gases. we'll have a cut of 85% over the next several years and also more items in there to provide clean

energy as well as some funding and tax extensions for solar and wind energy f. you're planning on getting solar panels that may be a good item to check out and what was included in that. there was also some funding for research and to provide some technology to fight climate change. i posted an article about that on facebook and twitter. i'm @kari hall weather. you can check that out as well if you'd like more information. let's get to this rain that's going to be coming in tomorrow. we're going to be all dry today. we're dry for today, also early tomorrow. but i wanted to stop it right here at 2:30 in the afternoon. you can seep t the rain for som spots right along the immediate coastli coastline. it may be heavy. notice what happens as the rain pushes to the south. it really just falls apart. not all of the bay area will get some heavy rain. we are going to see spotty, light sprinkles. it does come in time for tomorrow evening's commute. some of the models are showing the possibility of up to a quarter of an inch of rain for

santa rosa and san francisco. but for areas south of there really not a whole lot here. san jose may not measure anything. we do see the chance of rain in the forecast for tomorrow afternoon. we'll have another chance on friday, but then we go into the weekend with some dry weather and temperatures in the upper 50s. mike, we've had a lot of fog this morning, especially in the north bay. how is that affecting the commute? kari, low visibility is an issue. no major problems but warnings from chp. it's not sticking around because fog doesn't just stick around. we're looking over at the map and even though the speed sensors look just fine, the tri-valley had a lot of fog. it drifted away from dublin, livermore and sunol. we do have the crash, which is finally on the shoulder west 580. we should see some recovery. watch for the patches throughout contra costa county, to the north there, and even further north looking at the yellow highlighted. very low visibility. chp gives a warning now for the

benicia bridge. i've circled that portion of 680. the bay bridge has fog on the span. the golden gate also has it. typically we talk about the bay bridge as the single issue. this is the last to show a problem, at least the latest, i should say. back to you, scott. thanks. we were reading the latest on iran here. tensions between iran and the west are rising. seizing an oil tanker flying a south korean flag in the strait of hormuz yesterday. it had been traveling from saudi arabia to the uae. another sign of growing tension, iran is enriching uranium to levels not seen since the nuclear deal was reached with world powers in 2015. 6:53 right now. up next a quick look at our top stories including demanding resignation amidst mounting outrage. a growing number of people who want the san francisco d.a. thrown out of office in the wake of a brutal crime. you're watching "today in the bay."

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welcome back. a quick look at our top stories we're following for you including a new fallout in the wake of a deadly new year's eve hit-and-run. >> "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live where a petition to recall the district attorney starting to gain traction. good morning. >> reporter: thousands of folks are hoping that san francisco's

district attorney resigns following the new year's eve incident where a parolee was allegedly involved in a fatal hit-and-run. now that hit-and-run happened new year's eve. the driver was identified as 45-year-old troy mcalister. the parolee charged with driving under the influence and according to police commit add burglary of the he was arrested days before so some in the city are saying not enough was done to keep him behind bars and that online petition as well as a go fund me are both circulating to recall dtricis attorney chesa boudin and hire an investigative ournalist to looknto his office and his approach. now that online platform has gained more than 4,700 signatures and raised more than $40,000. right now in regards to that fatal hit-and-run we're waiting to hear from the district attorney when mcalister will appear in front of a judge facing several charges including voluntary manslaughter and driving under the influence. when we get that information we

will relay it to you on air and online. live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." thank you, cierra. 6:57. happening today the state supreme court is scheduled to hear arguments to end california's cash bail system. back in november voters rejected a ballot measure that would have done the same thing, but supporters argue it is the defendant's constitutional liberty to have their ability to pay bail. they feel it should be considered and not doing so is a violation of those rights. if it is approved the decision would be harder for voters to overturn. 6:58. new video, one area between chico and redding looks like the great plains with a tornado that witnesses say touched down briefly in open fields in tahama. not much damage. the funnel cloud quickly broke up but not before somebody managed to grab their phone and post it to social media. we were saying earlier, i grew up in the midwest and i can

remember many nights in the basement in the summer. it got pretty dangerous. >> i grew up in california where we usually don't have a basement. absolutely. i mean, many people don't realize we, on average, have about 11 tornadoes across california every year and a lot of them happen in that area, in chico and redding. we had a lot of active weather yesterday. things are calming down today. we'll have another chance of rain tomorrow. we'll be tracking it all, of course, with more updates. mike, what's the update on the morning commute? the fog is having the biggest impact. sometimes we couldn't even seep the lights. right now the sun is coming up a little bit better visibility. over at the richmond bridge, also 580, this stretch, by the way, the clouds drifting on the span. watch the north bay, it's really tough, guys. all right, take it easy as you head out the door but thank

you for joining us this morning. we'll take you out live one more time. a picture of san jose this morning and the "today" show starts right now. ♪ ♪ good morning heading to the polls georgia voters set to decide a pair of critical runoff elections. control of the u.s. senate hanging in the balance >> this is not an exaggeration georgia, the whole nation is looking to you >> our country is depending on you. >> casting a shadow over all of it, president trump's phone call pressuring the state's election officials to find him votes. >> the cold hard truth is president trump did not carry the state of georgia. >> as the president doubles down, pushing mike pence to help overturn j