right now at 4:30, a soggy start to your christmas eve. the rain coming down hard in parts of the bay area. meteorologist, kari hall, is timing out whether your outdoor holiday plans could be washed out. and then firefighters pulled a car out of water with a body inside. lots of questions linger. who came to the rescue to make sure a grinch did not ruin their holiday display? this is "today in the bay."

i guess a very merry christmas eve this morning. i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. if you are out getting to your holiday destinations this morning, be careful. a live look at stormranger continuing to scan the skies. you have to be prepared. umbrella, jacket, rain boots, santa hat, whatever it takes to make sure you can shield yourself from the rain and take it slow. >> yeah, coverage begins for you right now. vianey has a look at the roads and we will get to that in a minute, but first let's get to meteorologist, kari hall. she has a christmas eve rain fest. >> i love that santa hat laura recommended for this morning. you will need all of that. we are seeing some of the

heaviest rain coming down now, and if you can hold off on driving maybe wait another hour or so because we will see this taper off. take a being look at the bright yellows we have, and all that pushing through and will begin to taper off soon. we have a lot of moisture coming in as that cold front is passing through the bay area. our temperatures will be dropping. once again, we will see a trend of drier conditions later this morning into the first part of the afternoon. if you are planning to head out to some of the events today, maybe christmas in the park or go through the drive-through events, and it will be drier before heavy rain moves in tomorrow. we will track this with the timeline. vianey, how is it looking for the very soggy commute?

>> yeah, it is, and ponding can cause spinouts. chp reporting a couple overnight spinouts. notice how there are three different accidents. it looks like the slow lane is being blocked, and i am seeing reports of some near the auto park exit. one being reported as a solo spinout. we have not seen the metering lights turned on in the last couple of games, and i hoping it will stay this clear for the morning commute. stormranger giving us the latest information for the next coming days. you can have access to stormranger, and download our

app and it will give us up-to-date details of where that rain is and when it's coming to your neighborhood. officials tell us they got a call before midnight of a car in the water. took them nearly three hours to pull it out. it's possible the driver got confused in the rain and fog and ended up in the water. the victim has not been identified. now to an update, northbound lanes back open along 680 in danville. 10:00 last night, it all happened between sycamore valley road and diablo road. it's not clear why police shutdown the lanes. as we learn more from chp, we'll pass it along. airports across the bay area busy, and it's looking like years before the pandemic. travel is not the only thing surging, so is the omicron

variant. airlines say it is impacting flight crews that may have been exposed. delta airlines also canceling about 90 flights. yesterday alaska airlines canceled 17 flights. as always, check your flight status before leaving for the airport. now to a story you will only see right here on nbc bay area. a nativity scene was stolen from a front porch. >> it was caught on camera and a neighbor helps restore their faith in humanity. >> their house was all set up for christmas to welcome family and their son, a marine stationed on the east coast returning home for the first time in months. but home is not quite the same. >> i was very, very upset. >> their cherished nativity scene representing the birth of

jesus was stolen off their porch, and a man caught on camera in plain view fills up a bag and takes off. video shows an hour later he comes back, this time with a hat on to steal the rest of it. >> at first my husband was, calm down, it's fine. i said, no it's not fine. >> the nativity was passed down from her mother, and she hoped to give it to her children. >> for us that was the meaning for christmas. growing up, my parents didn't have a lot but to us that was meaningful. >> she posted the video of the crime on next door, and hours later a woman that lives a few miles away showed up with a brand-new one and wanted to help. her son was the only one at home. >> i was astonished and shocked. it was crazy somebody was

reaching out to help us. >> while praying the old one is returned, they will place this one inside starting a new tradition that represents kindness. >> god, you're showing me something, you know, and i'm grateful. i'm grateful. there are a lot of good people out there. >> ian cole for "today in the bay." >> that's what we have to keep in mind. >> it's going to be a white christmas in the sierra. this is a live look at i-80 and near castle peak. take a look at that, it's just a beautiful sight there. check this out, this was taken near donner pass yesterday. if you are headed up to the sierra, make sure you are prepared. the chains are requires on i-80 and highway 50. crews are worried about closing

the interstate. >> yeah, take a hot blanket, snacks. it's always about the snacks. that rain is coming down, kari. >> yeah, and i do think we will see a break in the snow later on today. don't try to get there too early because right now conditions are very treacherous trying to get through the sierra. we can can see where the showers continue and it's mainly from marin county on southward. most of the bay area dealing with the rain. this is all coming in with another surge of moisture, so as you are stepping out the door in santa rosa, here we are seeing drier conditions with a chance to let that water soak in, and we will have cooler weather and sunshine and better travel conditions later this morning

into the afternoon. i am watching this and helping you make plans out there. vianey, you are trying to help people get to work this morning. >> yeah, there's three reported accidents on one stretch, and the first near the meridian accident, and the keep in mind because it's a northbound stretch. of course it's early and there's some reports of ponding water here that area which could have caused, you know, concern through that stretch. bay bridge toll plaza, a live look. clearly rainy, but traffic is moving on. westbound 80 towards bay bridge, seven minutes. i'll send it back to you. >> thanks. a lot of finger-pointing this morning by 49ers fans. the team coming up short during

the big showdown in tennessee. who many are blaming for the loss and what coach shanahan is saying about what could of, should of, would of. and kari hall is tracking weather in your neighborhood and all-around. we'll be right back. when you open a jar of better than bouillon you open-up dinner time to great flavor. mix it into a stir fry. better! sauté it into some veggies. better! or brush it onto a steak. way better with better than bouillon the possibilities are endless.

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microclimate weather alert right now at 4:42 as we take a look at storm ranger showing widespread rain across the bay area. light to start out from san francisco over to oakland, but roads are wet after early morning rain. if you are able to wait later to hit the road, do that because you will see better travel conditions. i'm tracking this for you as well as the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. san mateo bridge, you can see there on the right-hand side, slow it down because there's a ponding and we'll have a look at your drive times coming up in a few minutes. 49ers fans not feeling

merry. >> a lot of finger-pointing at jimmy g, but anthony flores has how the team come up short. >> they lose to the tightens on a field goal in the last seconds. the faithful were out in force. there was a lot of red in nashville. jeff wilson jr. with the first score of the game, and san francisco dominated early, and the momentum of the game changed three throws by jimmy g. the titans had their first lead of the game, and garrapalo ties the game with two minutes to go, but with seconds remaining on the clock, the titans kicking a 44 yard field goal to win it

20-17. >> in a game like that, we were rolling early on and got sluggish in the middle there. i don't know. it's tough when you let one like this slip away. >> you want to win the games and you want to dictate stuff, you can't give other teams a chance with the penalties and mistakes we had. >> in nashville, tennessee, anthony flores, nbc bay area. >> let's go january 2nd. coming up here on "today in the bay," we're tracking a soggy start to your christmas eve. >> yeah, take a look at all this rain that we are tracking on storm ranger all lit up with the christmas colors. we will continue to see some of the heaviest rain over the south bay and tri-valley over the next few minutes. we will see when we could see breaks in the rain, coming up. a check of the tri-valley drive times.

grant line road 580 to 680, 17 minutes. we will have a closer look at a few crashes in a few minutes. how san francisco is making sure a third shot is readily available and where you can get one, even today on christmas eve.

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christmas ♪ >> a wet little christmas. >> yeah. it's soggy as we take a live look outside, christmas in the park. across the bay area that radar is tracking the rain. you said it was coming, and boy, it's here. >> it's here and it's going to stay for a while. we're going to see some waves of rain in the forecast. we're getting one of those waves right now. as we look at storm ranger, we are seeing parts of sonoma and napa county on northward is dry for now after early morning showers. right now the focus is over san francisco, the east bay and the peninsula and south bay. the steady rain continues from oakland over towards danville and discovery bay. for livermore, getting heavier and fremont as well. then we head down to the south county where it's just lit up, i

mean, it's just pouring down there. over towards gilroy and watsonville, it's bright red indicating intense rain falling right now. the wider view, it's dumping down snow in the sierra. we will continue to see the treacherous driving conditions for a while longer as the system moves through. looking at the wide view of what is happening here, the atmospheric river shifted over towards california. san diego is dealing with the heavy widespread rain. we are getting the cold front that has been slow to make its way into the bay area but giving us extra rain. if you are going out to the illuminated holiday this evening, there will be drier conditions this evening but the later we go into the night, it's more of a chance we will see rain coming back. a little bit more off for this

afternoon into the evening, and then we still will have a chance of spotty showers here and there. be prepared we could see quickly changing weather. then we will start to see waves of heavier rain moving into tomorrow afternoon. it will be a soggy christmas. we are looking at snow capping spots as well as our north bay coastal ranges that will see snow moving in over the next several days now that the cold air is here. we have the morning rain tapering off, what we are seeing right now, a chance of spotty showers this afternoon, but times of sunshine as well. widespread rain throughout the day on christmas, and very heavy sierra snow picking up again for tomorrow. looking at our 7-day forecast, it's busy here. we want to make sure you are checking in because we will see the waves of rain. next week it will be super cold.

we could see some snow on more of our hills across the bay area. we'll keep an eye on that. we have seen a couple issues coming up. we have we have two crashes near moore park exit, this is along the southbound and northbound lanes so keep that in mind because i am starting to see a delay through the 280/87 interchange. right here you can see slowing. sometimes you may not even see the ponding water because it's dark out there. i want to give you a quick check of the south bay drive times. slowing from 101 to highway 85, about 19 minutes. >> thank you. it's 4:42 right now.

a young teenager dead after being hit by a stray bullet in after officer-involved shooting in southern california at a burlington coat factory in north holiday. police found a man attacking another person with a chain in a crowded store. officers opened fire killing the suspect. a 14-year-old girl was struck by a police bullet, and passed through a dressing room and it killed her. the lapd chief vowing to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation. japan announcing it will not send a delegation to the olympics in beijing, and this comes as the u.s. is holding a diplomatic boycott over the games. the olympics begin february 3rd with the opening ceremony. you can watch the olympics only

here on nbc bay area. meanwhile, the latest effort to get as many people as possible boosted is paying off. two of the four clinics will be open for drop-ins today. the site at zuckerberg san francisco general and southeast center in bay view. people we spoke with said it was worth that wait despite the rain. >> i work in customer service at a coffee shop, and i thought it was essential to get it done. >> health officials say the best way to fight the omicron variant is to get boosted. would you choose the red or blue bill? the bay area leader scoring a cameo in the highly anticipated

sequel. tesla sending out a new software update to all of its cars to keep drivers from playing games while it's moving. the investigation includes teslas sold between 2021. we'll be right back.

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