mike is tracking issues around the bay but first we start with vianey arana and you're busy. >> you will need your umbrella. it will be interesting today. it will start raining, then stop and then start up again. depending on where you are throughout the afternoon, that could change at any moment. it won't be downpours all day long. let's look at stormranger. it shows some activity through concord, fairfield, a bit of a gap through highway 80. brentwood getting some of that rain. rain over dublin right now. if i zoom this in to san francisco, it's gotten a little more spotty. taking a break through there and the peninsula as well. also we just had some rain move through parts of san jose. you can see a little bit of wet activity on the radar. not a lot going over santa cruz and morgan hill. highway 17 is a mess with just a

little bit of water. still slow it down. as far as your temperatures go, we will be in the 50s today. not very windy for the most part. that wind will pick up until the lunch hour. we'll noce that in the 20-mile-per-hour range at times. let's get over to mike. >> wet commute emply fied by the green where we see wet roadways, the blue, the potential for ponding, puddling. on 24 between walnut creek, lafayette and orinda. this crash on the lower deck that cleared. no slowing out of san francisco. watch those wet roads. a factor as that rain sat there in contra costa county for a while. in the peninsula, things improving a bit coming up from pacifica through the coast. traffic is starting to kick in. traditional pattern here for san jose. do want to call out we have rain here at the san mateo bridge

just passing through the area. b.a.r.t. is slowing down trains to make sure braking is okay. it's standard. now, not far from that dublin bart station is bob redell. what are things like? >> doesn't seem like rain is having much of an impact on westbound 580 at the dublin interchange. the headlights behind me are heading westbound. as you can see by the reflection, we got hit by much more rain since we last spoke about an hour ago. it's one of those bands that came offshore, went across the peninsula, across the bay and swept through the east bay. we were getting somewhat significant downpour here about 10, 15 minutes ago. as vianey was alluding to, it will be like this throughout the morning where you will have this on and off. thunderstorms are possible tonight and we're expected to have more spotty rain tomorrow

morning. national weather service predicting after it's all said and done, we could see an extra quarter inch to an inch of rain having fallen within the past 24, 48 hours. the national weather service issued a winter storm warning for the northern sierra nevada until 11:00 tomorrow morning. this is video last night of i-80 in kingvale. no chain controls there, that's expected to change. that area could see more than two feet of snow. the storm is good news for palisades tahoe which is extending the ski season until may 15th, but after may 1st the resort will only be open friday through sunday. so this is a good idea of what roads look like. watch out for speeds and the distance between the driver in front of you and yourself. the free nbcbay area app is a great tool for when the rains roll in you can see when the storm will arrive in your neighborhood.

download it to keep track of the forecast. it's more accurate than your iphone weather app. in just a few hours, we expect a major announcement out of the east bay. a break through in a decades old cold case out of richmond. the state attorney general along with the contra costa d.a. and the police chief will be holding a news conference with details. we'll bring you updates and have that information online and you can see the full story during our evening newscast. this morning, russian president vladimir putin is declaring operations in mariupol a success. putin met with russia's defense minister who informed him fighters are still trapped in a steel plant in the besieged city. he is ordering plans to storm that industrial region canceled but that they continue to block that plant. this is all playing out as the west scrambles to arm ukrainian forces with more weapons in order to defend themselves. "today in the bay's" brie

jackson is in washington. president biden's administration is increasing the financial pressure on putin. >> good morning. the latest round of sanctions came after russia launched its new offensive in eastern ukraine. russia also announcing a test launch of its nuclear capable missile. as russia's deadly assault intensifies in the east, ukrainian forces continue to resist. >> the ukrainians have made clear they will fight for every inch of their country. >> reporter: the biden administration is preparing to send a new round of security assistance to ukraine. a weapons package tailored to better help ukrainian forces fend off attacks in the donbas. >> weapons and ammunition are flowing in daily and we're seeing how vital our alliances and partnerships are around the world. >> reporter: the administration is also unleashing more sanctions, including major banks, individuals and the first

set of penalties against cryptocurrency mining firms. >> so this is part of our stepped up effort to crack down on those attempting to evade our unprecedented sanctions. >> reporter: russia now saying it test launched its new nuclear capable intercontinental ballistic missile. putin boasting it makes those who threaten russia think twice. the pentagon says russia notified them in advance and that the test was routine. it was not a threat to the u.s. or its allies. meanwhile, ukrainians under attack are standing firm. >> citizens don't want to live in russia, it's understandable. >> reporter: even with more weapons heading to ukraine, president zelenskyy says help is not coming fast enough. later this morning, president biden will deliver remarks about russia's invasion of ukraine. that is expected to happen at 6:45 today. >> all right. thank you very much. we'll be waiting for that.

happening today, senator alex padilla is making moving to try to lower the cost of insulin for californians. right now californians with diabetes spend nearly $40 billion each year in insulin costs alone. padilla is holding a meeting to talk about the affordable insulin now act. it would require medicare plans to make out-of-pocket costs for insulin $35 a month. the meeting starts at 10:30 this morning. stormranger is tracking the storm system moving across the bay area right now. it's activated and tracking atop san bruno mountain, giving you the most up-to-date weather information. it is stormy looking up there. what does it look down on the ground where you live? vianey is tracking that. >> it's a busy commute especially if you have to head out. we expect these pockets of heavy

rain at times. here's a closer look at what to expect through the later portion of today. we'll be in the upper 50s and low to mid 60s in san jose, 63. concord, 62. san francisco, 61. half moon bay, 57. i have a thunderstorm chance in the forecast. that is because we'll have the interaction of a system that's leaving and then a jet stream that's approaching and the instability created by that could very well bring also the chance for maybe even some small hail. now, as far as the timing of the rain, i will push this all the way forward until about 9:00 a.m. we have some light rain moving in through san francisco and half moon bay. then it sort of clears out. then it starts up again by the evening, mainly for areas south of the golden gate bridge. that's when we'll see the return chance of thunderstorm activity. now let's check how the roads are doing with mike. >> that's right. got to get fueled up, we check the gas prices. cheaper options for you

commuting around the bay. going through hayward, gas is 5:21 at the valero on hesperian boulevard. in berkeley, the berkeley gas and smog on shadock avenue. 5.28, but that's cash only. hq fuels in mill valley, 4.99 cash only. over here at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have the buildup happening, rain is not so much of a factor but we still have slick roadways here. around the bay we're having puddling and ponding from all that rain that hit through contra costa county and the walnut creek interchange. highway 24. no major crashes. just that build kicking in for highway 4, pittsburg, bay point, concord, down through walnut creek on 24. the rest of the bay with a smooth, predictable pattern.

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good morning. it's 6:13. a live look at our mobile doppler radar. san rafael, santa rosa, san francisco, getting a break from the rain. still coming down in concord, brentwood and parts of dublin. expect it to keep on and off throughout the afternoon. calmer now through san jose and the santa cruz area. we'll talk about the next round of rain coming up. >> the rain did hit, so that leaves wet roads in san jose. 280 northbound coming at you, the 17 interchange is right here. it's a smooth drive but i'm concerned about the tri valley and contra costa county. we'll talk about vasco road in a moment. good morning. happy, rainy thursday to you.

breeze airlines is coming to sfo in november. this is a new low-cost airline from the same fella who created jetblue. if you have been flying in the intermountain west, morris air he did that one too. they'll fly from san francisco to westchester county, new york. that's north of new york city. the race car driver lewis hamilton and the tennis great, serena williams are teaming up to buy the chelsea football club. you may remember chelsea was owned by a russian billionaire. hamilton and williams will keep contribute $10 million to the bid. $20 million, not enough to buy a soccer team. they have other lead investors including the chairman of british airways. hamilton may soon own part of chelsea but purportedly he's an arsenal fan. tesla opened its books to investors last night. they are looking very good. they sold far more cars than anyone expected, made more money than anyone expected. this in the middle of a pandemic

and a parts shortage. elon musk did say a car ordered today will arrive in some cases a year from now. we're obviously not demand limited, we are production limited. and look at this. this is an inventionment the inventor compares it to a hockey puck. it's an amazing device to regenerate liver cells and whole organs. up until a short time ago, the company and its investors were a secret, what we call stealth. we arranged that company to come out of stealth. here is dr. ling wong from light speed ventures. >> let's begin with your secret. nobody has heard this. i'll be the first reporter you tell, right? >> exactly. >> what is your secret? >> we're announcing a destealthing of a company called satellite bio.

>> dr. wong is brilliant. she had a lab in boston. any time someone said boston it is code for harvard. you can get sand hill road anywhere you listen to podcasts, apple podcasts, google podcasts, et cetera. >> thank you very much. more workplaces including google are welcoming employees back in person. according to gartner hr practice, a research firm, 82% of companies will allow employees to work remotely some of the time. nearly half of them will allow people to work remotely all of the time. google technology experts say flexibility has to come with productivity. >> people are really loving flexibility, and we're finding ways to build that flexibility into our life moving forward. i think technology is going to continue to be our friend.

>> now, willis suggests using calendar tools to show your team where you're working so they don't have to track you down, build a routine that you can stick to at home and at work, block out quiet time and maximize the video conferencing tools to make you feel more like the team is all together even if some folks are working at home. trending for you this morning, you may know why the chicken crossed the road, but in florida, it was a different story. >> right. venice, florida police had to stop traffic this week to let that massive alligator cross the street. you wouldn't have to hold me back hard. they blocked the surrounding area to let the gator take a stroll around the neighborhood. police say he was laying in the drainage ditch and then moved. alligators become more active with warmer weather and mating season started in april. so there's romance in the air now through june.

>> every time i see that, i think of being a dog owner and how terrifying that would be. >> scary. >> can you imagine? you could never be outside in the yard. >> if you have a dog, right, an alligator comes, that buys you a few more seconds to get away. >> oh, mike! >> i'm just -- >> get out, mike. get out. we're not talking about traffic after this. we're going straight to weather. >> i'm kidding. i'm kidding. don't tweet me. >> he's also a dog dad. the weather is really great. i'm sure your pup is not a fan of the rain. >> not at all. >> we'll get breaks in between the rain for them to get on a nice potty break or stroll the neighborhood. san jose, hopefully you don't run into alligators out there. the we're not in florida. let's talk about downtown san jose, this is what it looks like right now. it's beautiful. stranger right now, mobile

doppler radar is scanning, you can see a break from san rafael, san francisco. some areas of rain pushing through brentwood. even though we're getting a break through the peninsula, we're expecting more rain through this afternoon. it will be on and off again. not a lot of rain pushing through morgan hill. more calm in santa cruz. we just had showers push through. a cell will make an approach likely within san jose within the next couple of minutes. let's talk about the temperature trend. winds are light. in the icon, 7:00 a.m., it stops raining. around 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, the rain picks up again. in san francisco, similar conditions. we're in a break right now. we'll get an opportunity to see more rain later this afternoon. right now in dublin, 54 degrees. light winds. not really a factor when it comes to the winds. the winds will pick up later this afternoon. hour-by-hour outlook does show the increasing wind as we get an approaching system passing over

the existing front. look, by 9:00 a.m., we have a couple more cells passing through san francisco. and then fast forward through 11:00, 12:00, some cells pushing through santa cruz, the south bay. at 5:30, the majority of that focus is now in the south bay, san jose, santa cruz area and moves out. we get a chance of isolated thunderstorms, maybe even some hail into the late overnight hours, early morning as temperatures drop into the 40s later tonight. san francisco, half moon bay, we have a couple more pockets early on friday morning. by 11:00 a.m. tomorrow, it clears out. your morning commute will be wet. as far as the winds go, around your lunch hour, the winds do start picking up again. that will be 15, 25 miles per hour. winds diminish through friday. estimated wind totals right now, we're talking about anywhere from a tenth of an inch to a quarter inch of rain in most

spots heading into friday morning. the good news is that this rain is definitely going to help boost us to somewhat of a normal rainfall range. as far as the sierra goes. be mindful, the winter storm warning is in effect until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. wind at 50 miles per hour. there is an avalanche watch through parts of the sierra. not a good day to commute by any means to the lake tahoe area. friday morning commute, shower activity. saturday and sunday, look what happens to not only the temperatures, but the icons. the skies clear out. we get a lot of sunshine and those temperatures bump right back up into the upper 70s. maybe even a couple low 80s in the forecast. let's check the roads with mike. >> wet roads, that's the word of caution this morning. things are calming down quite a bit from earlier in the show. with he have wet roadways where it's highlighted green, all over the bay. the green sensors, you're

basically at speed, maybe lower them down a bit for caution's sake. vasco road is showing that build and slowing because folks are just coming out of the byron area. up here, over in brentwood and getting closer towards antioch, a lot of rain kicking in through contra costa county. that's the big concern. that volume of traffic holding steady with what you would expect. do be careful, there's standing water and we did see some spinouts reported. now they're getting a bit of a break after that rain did push through that area. b.a.r.t. still letting you know, they're slowing trains down a tad. expect up to ten-minute delays because they have to slow for the wet tracks. safe braking for them as well. right now, next on "today in the bay" it be, nbc bay area responds. >> airbnb is rolling out some new rules. i'm conis chmura. we'll look at how it could change your next stay straight ahead.

6:25. want to say you're watching "today in the bay." look at your screen right here. you can see our stranger busy scanning the skies this morning. that storm is moving through the bay area. radar lit up. meteorologist vianey arana is tracking how long this will last and we'll have the full forecast coming up in a bit. let's talk about those vacation rentals. there can be problems for a lot of people. they run the gamut like houses that don't match the listing, bugs, broken locks, cameras, you name it.

it's there. >> airbnb is changing how it handles those problems. chris chmura has a look at what it means for guests like you and me. good morning. we helped several airbnb guests over the years like teresa in hercules, hernan in santa clara, and mason in san francisco. until now airbnb only gave guests like them 24 hours from check-in to report problems. those are problems that the host did not resolve. starting april 29th, airbnb will give guests 72 hours to report your concerns. it's not 72 hours from check-in, it's 72 hours from when you discover a problem. that's a big win for long airbnb stays. an airbnb rep told us it hopes a longer reporting window will provide more time for the host to work with guests to address issues. one key point, airbnb says the policy change will apply to all bookings made on or after april 29th, not retroactively.

if you had a vacation rental problem that you can't resolve yourself, go to nbcbayarea.com click the responds option or call us at 888-996-tips. >> thanks, chris. stories we're following for you today include an east bay teacher who is now under investigation. >> it was a normal day in class, the kids happened to catch him in an outrage. >> after the break, the comments he made in the classroom that have parents and students sounding the alarm. and "today in the bay" welcomes not one but two political figures. one will be speaking about how we consume information, the other on the maternal death rate. we'll have those stories coming up. plus --

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right now at 6:30, look at your screen here. this is what's headed in your direction and, yeah, those are a couple of lightning bolts in there. we are in a microclimate weather alert as that storm takes aim at the bay area. we're tracking how long it could last as well. and we already knows there some troublesome wet commuting happening this morning. plus former president barack obama and vice president kamala harris both in the bay area today. ahead in a live report, the issues they both will address. this is "today in the bay." good to have you with us on this thursday morning.

i'm kris sanchez. >> i'm marcus washington. you can catch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. let's check in on the bay bridge toll plaza where traffic is backing up a little bit. some of that is normal, some of it has to do with the weather. we'll check in with mike in a few moments. we want to look at that forecast, so vianey? >> we've already seen some heavier pockets move through, but we're not in the clear when it comes to the rain fully. let's look at stormranger. santa rosa, san rafael, getting a break right now. pockets moved through concord. oakland getting a break. i'll push this further down to the south bay. san jose starting to get a bit of that light rain picking up again. morgan hill getting a break. santa cruz getting a break. so expect sort of this pattern of on again and off again rain all day long. we'll sort of get a break, it will pick up later into this evening. look at the current temperatures, it's not cold. it's just mild out there.

52 degrees in san jose. 52 in san francisco. here's what to expect. we'll continue to see the winds pick up. so even if it's not windy now, right around your lunch hour, you know, 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, winds will pick up from 15, 20 miles per hour. some of the gustier locations, the higher elevations around the coastline. there's also a possibility of hail and isolated lightning because of the instability in the atmosphere right now. we do want to check the roads. let's check in with mike. >> absolutely. pretty stable commute patterns despite the instability in the atmosphere. over here, the san rafael from richmond side of the bridge is moving smoothly. i worded that weird. it's light over here on the east bay side. over near sanquentin, a disabled vehicle is causing slowing coming off the bridge and heading on to highway 101. the bay bridge has the metering lights on and slowing down on

the east shore freeway, puddling and ponding is clearing up a bit. still slick roadways keep track of it because it's a little unstable. >> vianey arana is tracking that storm on all of our social media platforms, find her on facebook, twitter and instagram. today will be a busy day in the bay area. both former president barack obama and current vice president kamala harris will be in our area. now, one will be discussing how we consume information. the other maternal health care. cierra johnson is live from where barack obama will be delivering his speech. >> good morning. in just a number of hours, former president obama will be here in an auditorium at stanford while vice president harris is up in the city at ucsf. we'll start there where vice

president harris will be. the sitting vice president again will be at ucsf. it's there she's expected to tour a health care facility, visit expectant families and talk about the maternal health care crisis. this visit follows black maternal health week. during that week harris addressed several actions to combat the systemic inequities that lead to poor health for black women. the last time she visited the area was in september when she was campaigning for governor newsom. in just a couplehours, former president barack obama will be here to talk about how we create and consume information and how they both threaten democracy. the event will be co-hosted by the cyberpolicy center, stanford and the obama foundation. that begins at noon. the event will be livestreamed on the fsi stanford youtube

channel. as you can imagine, a busy day with two political figures here in the bay area. we'll keep you updated. we have reporters at both locations. so we'll bring you all of the latest on air as well as online. we're live at stanford, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> if you're driving around in those areas today, be mindful, it could be a little congested. an investigation is under way involving a san leandro middle school teacher who was caught on tape lashing out and saying inappropriate things to students. he has been removed but his words are still creating an uproar with parents. the controversy happened at bancroft middle school. and what he told his students has been posted on social media. here's part of what he said. >> i shot kids younger than him. >> that's just some of what he said. the superintendent put out a statement saying in part, quote,

the district is actively investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident and in doing so, the personnel involved has been removed from the classroom. we've been talking about this all week. tomorrow is earth day. one san jose state professor and a nasa scientist are making sure even the youngest can understand the science behind our climate crisis. eugene cordero created a video and gaming series called green ninja. he created it back in 2015. it's pretty cool. ease i was to engage sixth through eighth graders in conversations about environmental topics. he sometimes stars in them, for example, explaining the carbon footprint for different types of burritos. >> we look at the food system, the food we're growing, the transportation, the packaging, all of those pieces add up to this very stark difference between vegetarian burrito, which is kind of like driving an electric vehicle or, you know, like a beef burrito which is like driving an suv.

>> when you put it like that you totally understand. >> it makes sense. >> you can watch that full interview on our website, go to nbcbayarea.com. all this week we've been talking about this on the "today" show and here on "today in the bay." we've been focusing on our climate and crisis in ways that we can help our planet. find out more information, just go to nbcbayarea.com. all right. stranger stormranger is up and tracking the system hitting the bay area. let's look at san jose as we zoom across the sky. we can see those clouds still rolling in this morning. vianey arana is tracking that. it looks like there's definitely rain falling there. >> yeah. it's been on and off -- >> we'll let you turn your mic on and come back to you. we know folks need to get this hour-by-hour forecast. look at that. looks like we're getting just a bit of a break in san jose. >> all right.

right now let's look at what else is being affected by that rain. the commute for you this morning. mike inouye has been tracking that. >> absolutely. we're still looking over here on the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. the volume is starting to build. we are concerned about the issue near san quentin on west 580. we're also looking ahead, s.a.p. center, all week, we had activities after work. that will be another factor just outside of downtown san jose across highway 87 down in santa clara. the wet roadways with the factor for this morning. allow some extra time because of potential slippery conditions. again, we watch for that as a possibility as the rain is pushing out. we see all these wet roadways. yesterday that rain affected the game time but not today. the oakland coliseum will see the athletics play today. there will be slowing on the nimitz, 66, 98, all popular exits. after working right when the

evening commute happens, people will be getting away from that area as well. water drying off in the concord area, things are calming down for that commute. the backup at the bay bridge. in the city tonight, the warriors are not playing at chase center, but they are playing, so there's an opportunity for folks to get out there and support at a big screen. >> that's right. that's because the warriors playoff game is going to be happening with a watch party. you can still watch with dub nation altogether. the team is hosting that party outside chase center starting at 5:30 tonight. they call it thrive city. that's the location where they're doing that. it's free, they're asking you to register online if you want to attend. a similar event is scheduled for game four on sunday. >> let's go, dubs. 6:39. a man sues apple and wins. still ahead for you on "today in the bay," one accessory that the bay area tech giant stopped providing that won him that

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good morning. it is 6:43. live look right now at satellite radar as we continue to track this system moving through the bay area right now. we also have plenty of sierra snow in the forecast. we'll talk about the timing of this, how long is this going to last and how much rain are we going to get? full forecast coming up. >> that means chains for i 80 and highway 50. i-80 at the bay bridge, you can see the vehicles moving and the clouds in the area. you have to slow it down a tad bit and slow down here because of the crowd at the toll plaza. breaking news and the latest weekly jobless numbers are out. the labor department says

184,000 people filed first-time claims. about 1,000 fewer than previous weeks. and just above expectations as the labor market continues to be tight. another 1.4 million people filed continuing claims, which is down about 58,000 compared to last week. happening today, a defrocked priest and registered sex offender is set to appear before a judge. steven kesley is accused of drunk driving that killed a man in walnut creek. kesley hit the couple. they were walking on the sidewalk. the man died at the hospital. his wife suffered minor injuries. president biden briefing the american people on ukraine. >> the latest from the white house includes more sanctions for russia and yet more weapons for ukraine. >> the president just had a briefing with top military leaders yesterday. the latest out of the white

house is we'll send another 800 million in weapons in the latest package in addition to the 200 million earlier this week. so that's 1 billion in a week. the president set to speak at any minute now. we'll be monitoring that for you. a new associated press poll shows many americans want our military and the president to get even tougher on russia. 54% say he's not being tough enough. here's a number that startled me. 32% of americans say the u.s. should have a major involvement in the war. that's one-third of all americans. we have sent more than$3 billion worth of weapons since the war began including armored vehicles, helicopters and howitzers. at the same time we're not trying to cross that line where we fall into actual war with russia. russia reminding us what that would look like with a test of an icbm yesterday. they call it the sarmat missile.

the nato code for it, our code name for it is the satan. president putin met with his defense minister yesterday. i don't put a lot of stock into body language, but putin's is not great. the defense minister telling putin things were going well in the fight for mariupol. the other curious thing about this scene, i can't think of another time where we've seen putin sit so closely to somebody else. usually his foreign minister or others are at the end of a long, long table. this is a change. i think it's notable. as for mariupol, the russians claim they control the city except for that steel plant where there are thousands of civilians and ukrainian soldiers are holed up. the russians have made the decision not to storm the plant instead they are putting it under siege and encircling it.

this statement was put out on facebook yesterday. we're watching everything that's happening. and the president should be speaking any minute now. we'll stream it live and on social media. i'll give you the links@scottmcgrew. thank you. queen elizabeth celebrating her 96th birthday today. the occasion was marked with a release of a photo showing her with two of her ponies. she loves horseback riding. those two ponies will appear in the forthcoming royal windsor horse show. queen elizabeth had this ceremony at the norfolk estate. this is where she was joined by family and friends. happy birthday, queen. have you ever ordered something and you didn't get what you were actually expecting? happened to me. >> yeah. happened to me, too. according to the insider, a judge is ordering apple to pay a brazilian man $1,000 for not including a power adapter with his iphone.

that's the little cube for your charger. he said the company was making customers buy two of its products so that one would fully work. apple claimed it included the cable to be used with non-company products. the judge rejected that argument and saying it did not work with all adapters. that happened to all of us. will we all get $1,000? vianey was going hmm. you feel that pain? >> yeah. why not include a charger to include the device? for example, your apple watch, it only comes with the cable. it doesn't come with the little box. >> maybe you get $1,000 for that one, too. >> that's your next "hey vianey." >> climate savvy. >> i know, right? look, eco-friendly things. rain. rain. >> so right. >> it's helping us catch up on our rainfall deficits in a lot of areas. i'll have an update on that. the national weather service

released some exciting information. so make sure to tune in for the midday on that. i'll have a closer look at those numbers us with those are release the. san jose, beautiful shot of downtown san jose. and look at the cloud cover. it's such a cozy morning. i want to be in bed with binks looking out the window and enjoying the rain from the inside of the house. not on the the roads. satellite radar showcases what's going on. that blue is the rain. this is that jet stream coming up behind it, as it swoops in, the instability it will create will fire up the possibility of thunderstorms and small hail. look at some of the areas where we're already getting some lightning. this is further up north, of course. the chico area had a couple of lightning strikes. we are plenty of sierra snow in lake tahoe. getting a break from the rain right now. fairfield, concord, san rafael, santa rosa, you can see the majority of that rain now pushing out east, even a break

for san francisco. you're still going to keep that cloud cover around. let's take you closer to the south. we have a bit of rain coming down in san jose right now. morgan hill, pore the most part dry. then it's going to be on and off through the afternoon. right now, current temperatures as you head out the door, in the 50s. so you're not going to need a heavy coat. it's also humid. so still a little gross and sticky outside. a light coat. something waterproof will be just right. forecasted highs this afternoon, 60. 63 in san jose. oakland, 59. san francisco, 61. as we monitor the possibility of thunderstorms, you might be wondering about when the rain completely moves out. that's a great question. you're not in the clear all day today. it will be one of those weird i'm outside walking t stops raining, there's a peek of sunshine, boom, a shower chance pops up. that's what will happen today. another thing you'll notice is the increasing wind. it will get windy 12:00, 2:00. 15, 20 miles per hour.

then notice by 6:00, the majority of that rain is focused now towards areas south of the golden gate. we'll get pockets of heavy rain at times, then scattered showers are expected to continue through your early monday morning commute with the possibility of thunderstorms carrying into the overnight and early hours tomorrow. still a wet commute for tomorrow. not as much rain as this morning. it will be the leftover rain from that system clearing out by friday evening. just in time for your weekend. as the winds pick up, please remember, bring in any outdoor furniture that may fly away. i hope you already did that, because it's raining. i hope you didn't get your nice patio furniture wet. beach hazards in affect for the entire coastline. may not be a good beach day to be out enjoying the sunday. avalanche watch in effect as well. speaking of the roads in tahoe, let's check in with mike.

>> vianey, the roads in tahoe, i-80 and highway 50, you do need chains. keep that in mind if you're driving there. locally, vasco road is slowing down. as the rain pushed through, the active rain, things have held steady with the half hour drive from byron towards 580. watch the volume of traffic and still standing water where things are registered as blue on the maps, that's where you will see puddling and ponding off highway 4 and byron highway. the rest of the bay, a predictable build especially at the toll toll plaza sa. if you live in west marin or novato, you may soon need to pay more for your water. the north marin water district is considering raising rates by 6%. that money would go towards repairs and wildfire prevention upgrades due to ongoing droughts. if approved, the majority of customers would see a $9 increase on their bill.

the board of directors will vote on the hikes in june. a quick look at the top stories this morning including vice president harris and former president obama in different parts of the bay area today. the reasons for their visits next. i'm bob redell, we have bands of rain sweeping across the bay area. the impact on your morning commute. you're watching "today in the bay."

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6:55. welcome back. we're moving you forward with a look at the top stories on "today in the bay" including that storm hitting the bay area overnight. a live report in moments. first we are following that breaking news into the newsroom. we want to get to scott mcgrew who can break it down. >> according to financial filings, we are just examining them now, elon musk exploring whether to commence a tender offer for twitter. so this is according to a new securities filing. this updated filing was published moments ago. says he has the money to do it. musk says to the s.e.c. he's got $46.5 billion to finance a potential deal. you may recall originally he had offered $54.20 a share. that's about 43 billion. he has got the money he's telling the s.e.c. i will remind you, kris, not

everything musk says necessarily ends up happening in the future. >> yeah. we have seen that. thank you very much. we have big names, two of them, in democratic politics, they are coming to the bay area. you're looking at one of them. president barack obama and we are looking live at stanford university where he will speak this afternoon. he's expected to talk about the way we create and consume information and how it could threaten democracy. vice president kamala harris will be in san francisco. among her spots ucsf where she will address maternal health. they will tour a health care facility, visit with expectant families and talk about the maternal health crisis. we have full coverage of both visits today on air and online. turning to a storm moving across the bay area. stormranger tracking it all for you. bob redell is live in dublin.

>> conditions there now, what are they looking like? >> we don't have the rain. intermittent as we've been reporting all morning. i can see another band heading our way. might be here in 30 minutes if i'm guessing properly. westbound 580 behind me, the headlights are heading in the westbound direction. the roads are very wet. this is video from earlier this morning when we were definitely getting more of a downpour. this is what it will be like throughout the morning commute, on and off. the thunderstorms, we're expecting to see those tonight. isolated thunderstorms as vianey has been reporting. then some slight rain again tomorrow. the national weather service has issued a winter storm warning for northern sierra nevada until 11:00 tomorrow morning. this was i-80 in kingvale. there are chain controls on 80 and 50 through the sierra. that area could see two feet of snow. the snow is good news for palisades tahoe, which is

extending the ski season until may 15th. but after may 1st, the resort will be only open friday to sunday. >> bob, thanks. bob dodged a bullet this morning. he's been dodging those rain clouds, but there are spots that were soaked this morning. >> yeah. it got heavy, which doesn't make for a good commute. look at what's going to happen over the next seven days. friday morning, we still have the early morning showers, mainly before 11:00 a.m. it clears out in time for your weekend plans. saturday and sunday temperatures go up also by 10, 15 degrees. >> things have calmed down. we had a lot of spinouts while the rain was falling. wet tracks mean b.a.r.t. is slowing trains down a bit like you should do on the roadways because you want to ease on to the brakes. they want to do the same. >> never knew that. >> our free nbcbay area app is a great tool for when the rain moves in. if you need to know where you're

headed and where the storm is headed. download it to keep track of the forecast. it's more accurate than your iphone weather app. >> that is what's happening on "today in the bay." another local news update at 7:25. >> our midday news also for you. good morning, up in the air, more mask confusion this morning after the federal government decides to fight in court looking to reverse the ruling that lifted mask mandates. the cdc saying the masks are still needed leaving passengers frustrated. >> one minute wear them, one minute don't wear them, so hey, i'm keeping mine on. >> this morning, where is the heated battle going now ahead of the busy summer travel season? we'll ask the ceo of united airlines when he joins us live. breaking overnight, chaos on capitol hill, police order the emergency evacuation of the