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announcement. reportedly retiring. he is just 34. >> i know. he is an integral part of the team. we are sad to see him go. >> to be 34 and retired. we are talking to former teammates this morning. >> yeah, that too. we are all going to experience rain. it's been pouring across parts of the bay area overnight. a look at when and where it's going to hit you. good morning. >> good morning. we are starting out with some of the showers passing by as we track it with storm ranger. that's our mobile doppler radar. you can see the rain scan there. it's showing where that rain is moving across the east bay and now the south bay as well as the peninsula. it has moved through the north bay. we are looking at drying conditions there. it is still raining as you head down to san jose as well as saratoga. we will see that rain moving over toward the tri-valley and

in dublin as well as fremont this morning. we will watch that as well as more rain ahead in our forecast. that's coming up in a few minutes. mike, you are seeing something going on, some of the rain on the roads that may be slowing people down? >> exactly. where they should slow down. wet roadways. it was actively raining on the lens a couple of minutes ago. wet roadways because that's where the rain is right now. south bay. we are watching for that. no major problems but a lot of smaller crashes, many of them single car crashes as can happen when cars will have problems with traction. it does move smoothly toward the bay bridge. the earlier incident on the low are deck has cleared. moving you forward this morning because covid vaccination for kids underway here in the bay area.

if you are looking to get an appointment for your child, it can be tricky. ian cole walks us through how to find an appointment and how to navigate some of the challenges. >> reporter: it feels like early 2021 all over again if you are searching for vaccine appointments. we ran into roadblocks. sites like walgreens didn't have any available or they did but we weren't clicking fast enough and those times disappeared. we tried the same on cvs. random stores would have one and then gone. on the santa clara county website, the fairgrounds, mountain view and east san jose were booked solid. there were plenty in morgan hill. bay area health officers say to check with your kid's doctor. this doctor's office posted availability and now 500 kids are signed up. the first ones getting vaccinated, these sisters. they are excited to celebrate again. >> they are excited. i think things that we have been

not doing or avoiding like indoor birthday parties that are fun and gathering indoors for christmas, my girls are big disneyland fans. we are excited to go back to doing that stuff again. >> reporter: with the influx of kids getting the vaccine, santa clara county said it won't affect those trying to get a booster. there are less than 170,000 kids in the county, less than when adults became available in mid april. after a couple hours of searching, i was able to get one at cvs, another at walgreens, both in san jose. they will continue to update their websites. keep checking back. ian cole, "today in the bay." >> check out our vaccine frequently asked questions page. click or tap faq co-individual vaccine for kids.

attorneys will sit down for a hearing in the civil suit tied to a bay area homicide. jurors in 2019 acquitted the real estate heiress tiffany green. his family is seeking damages tide to his death. the suspect in what authorities believe may have been a deadly love triangle shooting is due back in court. jessica and her brother marco did not enter a plea when they were arraigned on tuesday. she's accused of shooting a 19-year-old girl in a home early saturday. the brother is charged with accessory to murder. investigators say she was murdered at the home of an airman near the travis air force base. her body was discovered in a field near selena. dave chapell performs tonight at chase center. it tips off a ten-city tour. this is including the screening of his new documentary.

following the screening, he plans to do live material with special guests. that event sold out. his netflix special sparked backlash for his jokes about the trans community which he acknowledged but defending it as art. netflix workers staged a walkout over his special. a giant among giants. buster posey, the mild-mannered superstar reportedly retiring. he captured the hearts of fans and has been there for all three world series titles. he hasn't said a word but they are reporting the announcement will come toward. >> whether pediatric cancer, education, junior giants, giving mites to kids who can't afford it. he is the real hero on and off the field.

>> giants fans sad to hear baseball's giant buster posey will announce he is retiring. a former teammate says he welcomed 28 to the family by inviting him and his wife to live at his parents' house in san jose in 2009. >> dude, the things you did on the field is a sliver of what you provide for the community. what you provided for the community off the field was for greater than what you did on the field. >> brandon says his friend is a born leader and a great ballplayer. tipping his hat while at the top of his game. >> he hit well over .300 most of the year. that's what kids will realize. wow. buster, he got hurt. >> a seven time all star, four-time silver slugger and three time world series champion. >> when buster showed up, that's when trophies started to appear. >> he earned the title of fan favorite and it's hard to see him go. >> i'm sad about this decision

selfishly. i'm sad for the fas that they weren't able to give him a proper sendoff. >> he seemed ready to be with family at the end of the season. >> take time with my wife, talk with her, be able to be a full-time dad of four kids for the first time in a while. >> while he leaves the team at home, fans will always have memories of his magic at the ballpark. >> the love and the legendary aspect of who he is as an icon for the san francisco giants i think is -- it will be there forever. >> a great guy. hard to see him go. excited for his family. a family man. >> more time with the family. >> that's important. snug inside today would be nice. >> i bet they are. coming in this morning, that rain started to come down this morning on my way to work. >> yeah. it makes it hard to get to your day going.

if it's raining, you want to stay in bed. it's not going to be like this all day. we are starting out with morning showers. it's going to quickly move through. as we look at storm ranger, we can see the north bay has cleared the rain as well as san francisco. as you move through the east bay, we are seeing more of the showers moving through. it's just enough to turn off the sprinklers or turn on windshield wipers. as we go into today, we will see clearing out by this afternoon. it's going to be a nice day. we will talk about the weekend in a few minutes. mike, a couple of notes about the bay bridge? >> we talked about a bridge on the lower deck. there may be activity. the lanes are clear coming out of san francisco heads toward treasure island. see the tunnel lit up there. what's not lit up is the lower deck coming out of san francisco. see car light but you don't see lights. the upper deck may have an issue. surface lighting may be an issue. the traffic flow is moving just fine despite the rain we saw with wet, slick roadways.

things are dying off over here. the rain pushing toward this area. you will see active rain in this section. we are not seeing much traffic slowing. be careful out there. >> thanks, mike. pulling the plug. the controversial republican lawmaker canceled her bay area visit. the reason marjorie taylor greene wasn't able to hold her event in san francisco. it's bananas. the problem that's driving up the price of fruit. look at the bay bridge toll plaza. wet roads this morning as we get started with this thursday. we will keep you covered on the commute as well as the forecast. more ahead this morning here on "today in the bay."

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happy thursday. it's 4:43. light rain coming down in walnut creek. temperatures at 60. mostly cloudy. we will see temperatures staying cool, especially as we are heading into the upper 60s here today. we are watching the rain and what's ahead in our weekend forecast. details coming up. right now, a close look at the golden gate bridge. slick roadways. things will be slippery. flooding to the north and south. everybody knows about the usual

suspects. everybody knows about bertha. let's check in with her as well. i'm one of the usual suspects. thanks very much. wall street looks like it's going to open mixed this morning. the dow is pointing lower. the s&p and nasdaq higher. yesterday, all of the major averages closing again at record highs after the federal reserve announced it's going to start winding down its government bond buying program. that was expected. the part that the market really liked was that federal chair powell insists it's too early to think about raising interest rates. given inflation continues to run hot and there's still room for improvement in the job market. focus today in a little bit we will get the weekly unemployment filings. we will get data on the trade deficit and productivity. as well as earnings

alcohol is up there too with top orders including margarita, white claw and corona. pad thai, california rolls and mozzarella sticks. uber eats bought post mates and began grocery delivery just last year. the timing could not have been better for them or for us. for me, it would be ice cream. >> sushi and persian food. >> i haven't ordered out in a while. >> yum. >> that doesn't mean i cook, though. coming up next here on

"today in the bay," a change years in the making. why a prestig bay area law school is changing its name. >> we'll take a closer look at storm ranger coming up. >> this is the nimitz. things are literally stopping southbound 880. details coming up.

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good thursday morning to you. taking a live look outside over looking walnut creek, we're going to see some rain. dust off the umbrella. >> you'll need the windshield wipers this morning. if they've dried out, they're not really doing the work, it's a little too late for that, but you want to make sure you've got some new ones for all the rain we do have in the forecast. it's nice to see this coming through while most of us are sleeping. the rest of the day is looking really nice once this moves out.

we are seeing the rain just moving south of sunnyvale and milpitas. the trivalley it's moving toward livermore and discovery bay. it is moving through much of the region, parts of northern california into the central valley and the sierra with some rain. doesn't look like we're going to see much snow as it is a little too warm. we have this quick round of rain and then we take a break for a few days. we'll also be watching our next round of showers set to arrive on sunday early in the morning. we will be left with possibly some lingering showers for late morning, but the rest of the day is on a drying trend.

we'll see more sunshine later on this afternoon. as far as rain, most of us are getting about a tenth to a quarter inch of rain, but there is more on the way next week with another storm system coming in. at this point, it looks fairly weak and not a lot of rain, but it is nice to see we still have an active weather pattern going into the next few days as we've had a very nice start to our water rain. some spots are over 700% of normal. we'll see some sunshine and temperatures only reach into the 60s for this afternoon, but we are going to see some cool weather continue in our forecast into next week. we'll keep reminding you we'll have to set our clocks back one hour and monday we'll have some rain moving in. >> we had all lanes stopped for

a couple of seconds on the nimitz. looks like they had to move a vehicle from the center divider to the right shoulder. almost all of the nimitz is reopened but we still have one lane blocked and distraction m coming south across the coliseum. the upcoming bay area visit from perhaps the nation's most controversial health lawmaker scratched. marjorie taylor green was scheduled to appear friday for the san francisco gop. the plan included announcing the location last minute because san francisco was not an option due to green's vaccination status. the dinner is now off due to scheduling conflicts in

washington. leaders have agreed to change hastings college of law to something else. he provided the money to build the now famous san francisco law school in the 1870s. critics point out he's also tied to the mass slaughter of native americans and even financed it. the school board voted to rename the school with no timeline on how soon. coming up next, you can soon live like carrie bradshaw. we've got the deal for you. how you can literally walk in her shoes for the first time. happening now for you as many bay area counties move forward to loosen mask mandates,

monterey county is tightening c back into the orange tier from the yellow. the new rule will remain in effect up to 30 days. people who do not comply may fine. about 60% of the county's total population is fully vaccinated.

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the sudden and tragic death of a beloved bay area politician. >> if there was something going on, she would fight for whatever cause for families, children. >> alameda county supervisor wilma chan hit by a car while walking her dog. ahead in a live report, a look back at her legacy and the questions surrounding safety in the neighborhood where it happened. and vaccinating the nation. america's top doctor heading to capitol hill to explain what needs to happen to put the pandemic behind us. we're live in d.c. with a message to lawmakers. this is "today in the bay." g