generators and solar lights to hospitals, orphanages, and shelters in puerto rico. katherine ramos also has relatives on the island she says providing generators to keep refrigerators running is critical. >> a lot of elderly people are going through situations where they can't keep their insulin cold. it is causing them to get sick. the issues that stem around that is ultimately we've had a lot of people die. >> reporter: she says the puerto rican civic club learned many less onts about what type of relief is most critical after hurricane maria hit the island five years ago but is disappointed more hasn't been done to improve the infrastructure there since then. >> it is very discouraging when here we are five and a half years later and still dealing with the grid issue, rolling blackouts, quality of life on

our island. >> reporter: despite the frugs, the club is once again answering the call for help from hurricane victims. in san jose marianne favro nbc bay area news. >> if you would like to help we've posted the information on our website. new york city is eying legal action to stop the texas governor from sending more buses full of asylum seekers to the city. an image of one of those buses is getting negative attention. governors from texas, florida, arizona have been busing migrants without notice to so-called sanctuary cities. the driver of this bus tells us the company is not part of the migrant transfer operation. in fact the buses seen in the video were sold months ago. in a statement the airport said the company, quote, would never be part of this adding the buses were to be repainted by the new

owners but they failed to do so. another round of buses arrived in new york city today dropping off more migrants. we'll go to the border for a closer look at the program that has generated a lot of controversy and finger pointing. >> reporter: sunday morning in texas. a city of nearly 29,000 located on the edge of the u.s./mexico border. here today is like any other day as residents brace for a new influx of migrants. >> as a mom it is very hard to see. >> reporter: and heart breaking for this school librarian and mother of two girls. >> these moms are not coming to get a hand out. these moms are coming for a better life. they risked their lives. go see the river. they risked their lives just coming across. >> it is a common sentiment here. compassion for migrants mixed with frustration. frustration that the small city doesn't have enough resources to deal with the growing issue.

this july alone some 50,000 caught crossing the border here. this pecan farm is becoming the busiest corridor for illegal crossing. what do you make of the busing situation? >> they're moving them up there. the united states government needs to do something. we say that we are, that the border is secure. it is not secure. >> reporter: during our visit two men crossed over and got caught. that is just a drop in the bucket for officials >> i can't see getting much worse than it is right now. we are already in a very dire situation as it is. our local law enforcement agencies -- we don't have the amount of resources that a big city does. >> a growing problem now playing out across the nation as migrants are transported from locations like this to bigger cities throughout the nation. priscilla thompson nbc news,

eagle pass, texas. continuing our coverage tonight on the passing of queen elizabeth we are now just hours from her funeral service as the clock struck 8:00 p.m. in london tonight. a national moment of silence was observed to honor the late queen. >> across great britain mourners stood in quiet reflection at number 10 downing street and the new prime minister and her husband bowed their heads. people in the streets paused and the line of mourners at westminster hall fell silent to pay their final respects to the nation's longest serving monarch. here is a live look inside westminster hall where the queen is still lying in state. uk officials closed the queue to pay final respects. after the service tomorrow the queen will be taken to her final resting place at windsor castle. >> president biden and the first lady are among the nearly 2,000 people expected to attend her majesty's state funeral tomorrow. the president described the queen as a compassionate person who reminded him of his own mother. nbc's brie jackson reports from

london. >> reporter: as the final full day of public visitation winds down, president biden and the first lady were among those paying their respects to queen elizabeth ii. and later signing the official condolence book while sharing fond memories of her majesty. >> she was the same in person as her image. decent, honorable and all about service. >> a symbol of unity a part of her legacy that continues today bringing people together to greefb. hundreds of state leaders and dignitaries are among the hundreds of thousands of people that have come here to london ahead of the queen's state funeral on monday. king charles hosted a reception at buckingham palace as final preparations for the queen's state funeral continue. >> the eyes of the world are going to be on london on monday. security is so tight london has become a virtual fortress.

>> over 10,000 officers deployed and the corps of that elite officers, we have help from across the country. >> reporter: until then people say the hours and hours of waiting in line are worth every second. >> she honored all and to me you couldn't ask for any more. >> reporter: a moment of silence across the united kingdom tonight in appreciation for a leader who was inspirational, graceful, and wise beyond words. in london, brie jackson for nbc news. >> you can watch the queen's funeral live right here on nbc bay area. our coverage begins at 2:30 tomorrow morning. coming up new details tonight about the men caught on camera stealing a french bulldog from a home. what we've learned about why the dog may be worth so much money. plus combatting our climate in crisis. can scientists bring a natural wonder back to life? the new under water experiment

that could help save coral reefs. our storm ranger mobile doppler radar scanning rain still there in the tri valley down the grade into san jose and santa cruz mountains with more opportunity for showers and isolated thunderstorms in our monday forecast as well. a closer look hour by hour when we come right back. >> first a live look at the golden gate bridge. they have had some rain up there. they'll get a little bit more as time goes by.

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network of traffic cameras. no matter where you look it is wet. coming cowan some placeans not others. it's coming down some places and not others today. here is 101 earlier, santa clara, the rain coming down. it fell a bit harder along the coast and up in the north bay as well. nbc bay area shows us some of the problems caused by the wet weather. >> along highway 101 the rain showers soaked roadways and further north in santa rosa a huge tree toppled over damaging a parked car. the park service tweeted this picture of a tree down calling attention to the wind advisory and the conditions. >> people are buying a lot of tarps. >> reporter: in san rafael at ace hardware supplies were in demand, a big change from what people were looking to buy a few weeks ago. >> we had to transition quickly from ac units to our flood control type products.

during the heat wave i think we sold upwards of 20 pretty large portable ac units and one day i remember we sold eight of them. so yeah. we've gone from that to a lot of tarps. >> yesterday was a glorious day. and it was beautiful. it could not have been more perfect. >> at the mill valley fall arts festival there were some who bundled up and came out but the rain didn't always cooperate. >> all of our artists were here. about half of the artists did leave last night and it was specifically because they didn't want their art to get negatively impacted by the weather. we had a lot of fiber art. we have a lot of clothing. we have certain types of art that just can't get wet like paintings. >> a little heartbroken because it is a lot of work to make it here. but everyone had such a good day yesterday. i think everyone feels pretty good about it. >> i'm just glad to be water proof with my ceramic creations. already had great sales.

people are out passionate about seeing what creations people have out here. >> and as many pointed out we do need the rain. a team of reporters and meteorologists have been keeping an eye on the wet weather from all over the bay area. all day sharing videos of the rain and the wind on social media. we'll have a look at how much rain we've gotten so far and how much more we can expect in just a few minutes. we want to see what the rain looks like in your neighborhood. send photos and videos of what is going on outside your window. tag nbc bay area and you may see them on the air. >> b.a.r.t. service is back up and running between oakland and san francisco after a train broke down inside the trans bay tube this morning and caused widespread slowdowns even after the tube was reopened. you can see in the video at one point b.a.r.t. had to form a 20 car train using a working train to tow the broken train. it took about two hours to fully

restore service. we're learning more tonight about a frightening home invasion that left a woman hurt and her pregnant french bulldog stolen. we first showed you the surveillance video yesterday. police say the woman was beaten and held at gun point inside her hollister home. it happened thursday. amanda high tower says she believes the break-in was preplanned. she left her house for a few minutes and says she went back to grab something she had forgotten and interrupted the thief >> i surprised them when i had come in the door so they attacked me and kept telling me to stay on the ground. don't move. you know, cussing at me. i was trying to fight back. i was trying to grab one of the hoodies. he was getting upset so he hit me with the gun in the face. >> wow. frightening. video shows the two men running out of her front door holding milani. reproduction costs can be

expensive for french bulldogs and hightower is worried they won't seek veterinary care she needs for safe birth since natural births are more challenging for that breed. new tonight a man and his dogs are back together after the pups were stolen along with his truck in san leandro. police say the man was at a restaurant when the car was stolen. after searching about an hour officers found the truck parked in oakland with two dogs olivia and lucy still in the back. no word on any arrests. happening this week the world's largest software conference turns 20 years old. dreamforce 2022 starts tuesday in san francisco. the first dream force conference 20 years ago much smaller of course. this year there are more than a thousand scheduled sessions drawing tens of thousands of people interested in the latest innovations and ideas. the conference also brings a lot of business to surrounding hotels and restaurants. also this week two of apple's newest products the apple watch ultra and the latest air pods

pro is going to hit shelves. that is friday. this is a more durable watch geared toward athletes with the battery lasting 36 hours under normal use. the price is about 800 bucks. the air pods feature improved noise cancellation technology and cost around $250. moving you forward tonight the newest covid boosters are now in the bay area. our digital journalist breaks down who is eligible, when to get it and where. >> reporter: will there be a winter covid surge? now there is a new tool to protect yourself. here is what to know about the new omicron covid booster shot. they're available now at supermarkets and drug stores and said to provide better protection against the latest covid sub variant. they are called bivalent vaccines because they have two parts. one part is the tried and true formula that protects against the original coronavirus.

one is a new part specifically for the ba.4 and ba.5 subvariants that account for most of the latest infections. who is eligible? that is simple. anyone 12 years and older who is already fully vaccinated. that means at least two shots of the original pfizer or moderna covid vaccine or one shot of the j & j. pfizer and moderna are both offering the new kind of booster. moderna's is for 18 and up so if you're over 18 you can pick whichever you want. there is some evidence that switching to the vaccine you haven't had yet could provide a better immune response. but when should you get it? well, that depends on who you ask. officially the cdc says any time two months after your last vaccine shot or three months after your last covid infection. some experts are saying it is better to wait four or even six months to maximize the boost to your immune system. it does take two weeks to become fully active so don't wait too long if trying to time it with your holiday travel plans.

okay. so what about side effects? well, all indications are they'll be the same as your last vaccine shot and maybe a little milder talking about things like soreness around the injection site, tiredness, aches and pains or a slight fever. this booster has something else in common with your last shot. you can probably get it at the same place. walgreens, cvs, rite-aid and safeway all say they have both pfizer and moderna boosters at some of their stores. you can make an appointment on their website. there is talk this could become an annual thing like the flu vaccine and experts say it is safe to get the flu vaccine at the same time preferably in different arms. if you're getting vaccinated for monkey pox the cdc recommends waiting at least four weeks between those two shots. the fire crews are working to use the rain in their favor to try to contain the mosquito fire. cal fire says they don't expect the rain to be enough to end the fire season.

the mosquito has burn more than 76,000 acres after igniting 11 days ago. containment is now at 38%. yesterday it was 21%. more evacuations have been down graded. flames have destroyed nearly 80 structures. turning to our climate in crisis, an under water experiment could protect our shores. >> there is a catch. researchers wouldn't know if this experiment worked until they viewed it years later under water at night during a full moon. >> wild. >> that's it. >> we joined researchers headed just three miles off the coast of miami to see if a grand experiment worked. can scientists bring a natural wonder back to life? >> we hope fingers crossed you will see one of the wonders of nature. >> reporter: and it can only be seen at night during a full moon. >> as the sun goes down it could

be a magic moment because we have a full moon. >> the full moon this night is critical because it sends bright light into the 85-degree see water as the moon rays go deeper and the light spectrum is filtered. red disappears. but blue light penetrates. at 20 feet down the blue light signals to these coral it is time to spawn. two years ago the pentagon dpaf researchers at the university of miami a $7.5 million contract to artificially grow coral that is engineered to resist depth due to global warming waters then transplant the coral to the ocean floor. with the hope in this darkness those corals will now spawn. why would the defense department be spending money on this? >> the defense department realizes corals are tremendously

valuable in protecting our coast lines. >> so it is a defense project. >> it is reef defense. >> reporter: coral reefs are a shore line defense absorbing 97% of wave energy especially important during hurricanes. >> we are really vulnerable to hurricanes, storm surge, erosion, flooding, and corals have the incredible three dimensional structure that helps break wave energy as the waves come toward the land. >> reporter: all of this was theory until it happened. those millions of what appear to be bubbles are the coral spawning. >> very romantic. >> reporter: a romance that began in a lab now left to nature doing what nature does best. nbc news off the coast of miami. >> that is wild. >> very much so. interesting. back at home we return to our micro climate weather alert as the rain continues to fall. a lot of farmers markets in the

bay area operate year round rain or shine. our camera was at the farmers market in downtown san carlos today. quite a few vendors and shoppers braved the rain and wind. some say they make a point to come every week and are used to dressing for the weather. >> we love the farmers market. it is a lot of fun seeing new veggies and trying the samples and we can wish for more rain as well because we all know we need it. >> i think the boy was licking his lips. >> he was. >> he had something good. >> a lot of farmers there. they welcome the rain as well. there is always a bright side to look forward to during the storm. the camera is moving. you can see it in full view right there. >> should have sent up our window washer to get that rain off for a better look. it is still good. >> it is there. maybe there are some photos on social media. this is a traffic camera in dublin this afternoon.

>> very nice. >> those cameras are a lot cleaner today. >> we're talking about it yesterday before the rain got here. >> the rain really helped out. it did come down. north bay expecting 1 to 2 inches of rain in the hills right now approaching 2 inches of rain in the santa cruz mountains and still coming down in spots and we're not done yet. more showers, slight chance of thunder in tomorrow's forecast and then a little muggy outside. 62 degrees in san francisco. the rain has moved off to the east still seeing showers around san jose at 62 degrees but the rainiest spot right now right there in dublin 62 degrees. tri valley as the rain continues to fly. a busy 24 hours for storm ranger as you can see right on the 586/880 interchange the rain heading toward livermore coming out of the south-southwest heading off to the north and northeast. rain down the grade. scattered showers. less rain now in san jose and also the santa cruz mountains that intense rain band now