right now at 4:30, tracking the storm. more wet weather on the way. meteorologist, kari hall, breaks it all down for us and has a look at the important holiday forecast as well. >> it was a chaotic scene for the first arriving officers. >> shots fired at a south bay ball sending shoppers running for cover. travel plans in jeopardy. the omicron variant the dominant

strain. this is "today in the bay." a very good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we are going to get a look at the commute and start off with meteorologist, kari hall. >> we are getting ready for a storm that we have been talking about. here it is off the coast further to the north of here and we will see the storm system arriving later on today. you can see the timeline. here we are at 3:30, and it's starting to spread into the rest of the bay area with light to moderate rain. there also will be gusty winds in the mix and that will continue into tomorrow. a lot more moisture moving into tomorrow and that rain continues, and we will talk about that and how much rain we

can expect in a few minutes. coming out to the report i did notice this pop-up right here, a little hazard. it looks like we are getting a little delay along northbound 880 from an earlier crash, but that icon changed from a crash to this check mark so that means it could be slowing as they work to clear the scene. westbound 580 from grant line road, you are looking at 16 minutes. i will have a closer look at how your bay bridges are doing, or your bridges throughout the bay, i should say. this is inside the oakridge mall forcing shoppers to shelter in stores. >> it happened about 6:00 last night at oakridge mall.

luckily nobody was hurt. ian explains what police are trying to figure out. >> police escorted people out of the building after shots were fired outside, and it happened near the forever 21 store. >> it was a very chaotic scene for the first arriving officers. >> one of my associates was panicking, why is everybody running, and oh, no, now i have to evacuate the store. >> she rushed to get her kugs customers and employees out the backdoor. >> we can't barricade in our store and i quickly got the keys and evacuated. >> we know there was a shooting and we are still looking for a suspect. >> it's unclear if anybody was hit. they obtained surveillance video

but are not releasing what they saw. they appear to say it appears to be an isolated incident and was not an active shooter incident. officers were checking stores in the mall. >> we expect to encounter just a lot of innocent people that caught in the mess and there still could be an armed saul is that correct and we are not going to give the all clear until we searched every corner of the mall. >> it was just over a month ago the great mall in milpitas after shots were reported and it was just a fight. the investigation into who fired the shots continues. ian cole, today in the bay. adds the nation today about employing

additional medical personnel. he tested negative following close contact with a staffer that tested positive. we will bring you the president's address live when it happens. despite omicron it looks like it will be the busiest holiday travel week in two years. the tsa experts 30 million passengers between now and january 3rd. that's back to our travel levels from 2019, really exceeding those. people are already packing airports and planes right now, but experts are costing everybody. >> if you are not vaccinated i would say travel is not a great idea because inner a very vulnerable place now with omicron. >> when you add people taking to the roads and those flying, 30

million people plan to travel 50 miles or more this holiday season. kari, we have an incoming storm and it's cool once again. >> yes, it is. we are starting out with temperatures in the 30s as you are stepping out the door in the tri-valley. we're at 40 in fairfield. we will see the rain starting to move in by early in the afternoon. first in the north bay and then spreading across the bay area with off and on showers that will continue through tonight. some of the heavier rein starts to surge in tomorrow afternoon into thursday, but you can see there's rain that will continue thursday into friday and even into the christmas holiday. we will see temperatures this morning starting out in the low 40s. we need a heavier coat and peeks of sunshine for the start of the day, but it will be another cool one. then we are getting ready for

all the rain with the potential of maybe three or four inches in the santa cruz mountains. we'll talk more about this coming up. vianey, what is going on for the morning commute? >> overall the south bay is doing pretty good. we had a couple overnight fender-benders. it looks like the tow truck is already there moving some of the vehicles off to the slide, and you can see the slowing residual delay, but it should be cleared out in a few minutes. we hope everybody is okay. your bridge drive times, you are looking at about seven minutes. i will have a closer look at how the rest of the bay area is doing coming up again. >> thanks, vianey. a crackdown on parties. the new steps airbnb is taking to mare sure users are not using

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good tuesday morning. we are under a microclimate weather alert at 4:40, as we take a look outside at walnut creek. it's going to be cloudy throughout the morning as we get ready for the rain. a slow rise in temperatures, but that rain comes later this afternoon.

we will talk about what you can expect where you live coming up in a few minutes. a live look at the san mateo bridge. no issues there. moving along quite nicely is the bay bridge toll plaza. let's check in with silvanna. >> good morning. wall street is set to open higher as the market looks to rebound from yesterday's selloff which is sparked by fears of the spread of the omicron variant. the nasdaq and s&p 500 dropped more than 1%. the s&p now erased its gains after a month. investors dump tech. it's on track to snap a two-year winning streak.

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the bay," the fate of elizabeth holmes now in the hands of the jury. what happens if they don't come up with a verdict before christmas? if you are heading out this evening to maybe christmas in the park, plan on it being wet out there. we will take a look at storm ranger and what is ahead in your forecast coming up next. east bay commuters looking good. southbound 680 to 580 to vargas road. ten minutes. we will have a look at more traffic coming up after the break.

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slowly making it closer to the 50s by late morning into the afternoon. eventually we are headed for 58 degrees in san josé. east san josé reaching 57 because it takes longer for the rain to get here. we will see temperatures only reaching 53 in walnut creek and oakland and 52 in livermore. we'll see a high of 55 in half moon bay, and 51 in the marina district. the temperatures will be lower here as the rain gets here first. you want to make sure you are getting everything ready for you head out for work, your wind shield wipers are working well and everything around the house is settled. notice the center of the storm, this area of low pressure here. we can see that connection all the way down to the tropics, and

that's why we call it a atmospheric river, it brings in the tropical moisture. both of these systems meeting up together, we will have gusty winds later this afternoon into the evening. it will be breezy heading into early tomorrow, but that rain basically continues and we will see widespread showers throughout the next several days into christmas day. taking a look at the one-week out look for rainfall, notice this is over the course of a whole week. we could see two to three possibly four inches of rain. the sierra could possibly see six to nine feet of snow in some spots. it could be really high up above 7,000 feet. rain begins this afternoon, gusty winds, and the rain for the most part an inch and a half to three plus inches. some of the higher spots will be

the santa cruz mountains, and sierra snow four to eight feet, but there could be spots that get a little more. we are preparing for the storm that will continue through monday most likely. we are going to see not rain the entire time. there will be some breaks, but a chance of rain in basically every day's forecast. of course we will keep you up-to-date on all that. vianey, what are you watching for in the commute? >> i have looked at some things that recently popped out, including this wrench, a stalled vehicle as you are getting on the bay bridge toll plaza. green on the traffic map means go. no slowdowns right now. in oakland, there's still tow truck activity on 880. westbound 580 to grant line, 21

minutes. and we're doing pretty good for 4:49. back to you. >> not bad. it is early. don't forget to follow kari and vianey, they have the latest on the road conditions on weather updates for you. we want to give alive look at the courthouse in san josé. this is where the jury is set to gather again later this morning. today in the bay's scott budman explains it could take time to decide holmes' future. >> after 3 1/2 months of testimony, detailed cross examines and the text messaged read around the world, the fate of elizabeth holmes is now in the hands of a jury. >> today the jury has to pick a foreperson. >> that was step one.

they began deliberating -- >> they have 11 counts of wire fraud to go through, and 11 jury verdict forms to read through, and they may want to look at some of the pieces of the evidence and it's a process they are just getting start on. >> holmes started theranos at age 19, accused of knowingly lying to investors about theranos blood testing machines which did not work while bringing in hundreds of millions of investment dollars from the likes of henry kissinger, betsy devos and many others. >> i am sure they are going through count one, count two, count three, so it's going to take time. >> the question? which version of the story did

they believe. scott budman for "today in the bay." happening today, a plan to boost housing options for people trying to make it in the bay. dublin leaders are being specked to approve a new 165 acre development with 560 homes. the proposal also includes the creation of two new public parks and 72 affordable homes. there's still no timeline for completion. questions are swirling for what is next for the biden agenda, this after a key democratic senator said he would vote no on a climate change and social safety net bill. >> he announced on sunday he would not vote for the president's build back better

bill, and he mentioned there was nothing in the bill to hold people accountable. senator manchin is taking heat from the white house and progressives, and he defended himself on the radio. >> it's not the president, it's the staff, and they put things out that are inexcusable, and they know what it is and that's it. >> chuck schumer says despite manchin's declaration he will hold a vote on the build back better bill next month. 12 days of christmas continues for the currys. coming up next on "today in the bay," how the power couple are lending a helping hand to families across oakland. a spacex rocket right now on its way to the international space station. it launched overnight and is carrying cargo to the iss kicking off the resupply mission. the rocket is packed with more

than 6500 pounds of supplies. the mission marks spacex' 31st rocket launch of the year. we'll be right back.

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welcome back. steph and ayesha curry are hoping to have thousands of kids answer the question, you have read a good book lately? they are gifting 100,000 new books to kids and families across oakland. most of the kids are going directly to families that some will be used to replenish the community libraries across the city. the books are meant as a gift for the entire city of oakland.

it's part of their annual 12 days of christmas, and we are featuring the good works they are doing throughout the east bay. it's nice to see what a difference these books will make. >> a true sign of the holiday season. >> exactly. giving and receiving. a horse, san francisco police put out this tweet. this is a picture they put out. sonny, that's the one you see posing in front of the christmas tree, and if you look closely enough, sonny is painted green and red for the holiday. this is the second longest stint in america after new york city. >> that's quite the angle there of sonny. >> yeah, sonny looks big and long. cute. a dire message ahead of the

holidays. coming up here on "today in the bay," the key point president biden is expected to talk about as he prepares to address the nation amid the covid omicron surge. as you are heading out in the north bay, temperatures at 43 in novato. it will be a cool day. dry for now but we are getting ready for another round of much-needed rain. more in the forecast on that coming up. there's a crash in the toll plaza area, and not causing delays but could be something you run into. getting to the bay bridge, no problems there, about seven minutes. stay with us. more right after the break.

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right now at 5:00, the calm before the storm. more rain is on the way to the bay area. kari hall tracking the incoming wet weather and has the hour-by-hour breakdown, plus -- >> i hope this ends quickly. >> that's what the nation's top doctor wants. closing up shop. the number of cvs stores are calling it quit in the bay area. a very good tuesday morning to you. thank you so much for starting your day with us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we want to get you started today with a look at traffic as well as