right now at 5:00, learning his fate. disgraced former theranos president sunny balwani will be sentenced today. our legal expert on the chances prosecutors will get what they're asking for. a father accused of killing another man in a revenge shooting appears today before a judge. we're live with the deadly chain of events investigators say has now left two families torn apart. parts of the bay area waking up to a big chill. meteorologist kari hall tracking the freeze warning and how soon the wet weather returns. this is "today in the bay" strepg live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. a very good wednesday morning to you. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. >> let's start with a look at the forecast.

meteorologist kari hall is checking what we can expect. it's been cold and it does continue today especially with the drier weather that is moving in. we do have a freeze warning in effect for parts of the north bay and as we can see these areas shaded in purple will be included in that through 9:00 today. we're also seeing some upper 30s for the inland parts of the east bay as well as the south bay. now the fog is another issue we're dealing with especially in the tri-valley and parts of the north bay. visibility dropping down to near zero, so watch out for that especially around novato. mike, you were looking at the low clouds in san rafael. >> specifically here, the lower part of the roadway. let's show you a full screen right where the lights are and looking at what kari was talking about. low visibility, that highlighted yellow, north into santa rosa. potentially petaluma area.

that can be the routine after rain. slowing speeds down below 30 in just a few spots and clearing. a crash maybe by brentwood. happening a few hours from now a man accused of killing another man in a revenge shooting makes his first court appearance. they say one father was killed by a man who recently lost his young daughter in a tragic accident. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live in dublin outside of the courthouse where a lot of activity will happen today. bob, this case has so many tragic events to untangle. >> reporter: it does. good morning to you, laura. later this morning a judge in the east county hall of justice behind me in dublin will arraign this man, louie lopez. he's 52 years old. this is on charges that he shot another man, reynaldo cantu, who

is 40 years old, shot and killed him. according to law enforcement lopez went to cantu's house in newark looking for cantu's son who used to date lopez's daughter. the lopez family believes the son had something to do with his daughter's death. danielle lopez died after she was hit by several cars along highway 680 in san jose. according to police there was a confrontation between both fathers which ended when lopez allegedly shot and killed cantu in his driveway at his home in newark. a spokesperson believes the rage that led up to this past friday's shooting could have been avoided, prevented if law enforcement, in their opinion, taken the family's suspicions about danielle's death seriously in the first place. >> we wanted law enforcement to have all the evidence danielle's family had.

>> reporter: a spokesperson says our sincere condolences to the victim's family during this tragic sequence of events. the fact is the young lady was reported missing after the tragic collision on the highway, referring to danielle lopez. the california highway patrol is leading the investigation into the reported domestic violence as well as the fatal traffic collision. chp says they do not comment on investigations still ongoing. we reached out to the wife of reynaldo cantu. she calls the shooting of her husband senseless. reporting live in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> and now two losses in two families. former theranos president and ceo sunny balwani learns his fate today. jurors in july convicted him on 12 counts of criminal fraud.

prosecutors are asking he serves 15 years in prison. she received 11 years, 3 months for her charges, so what do we think how this will impact his sentencing? >> for mr. balwani, the news is not good. the judge threw the book at elizabeth holmes. her team was hoping for house arrest or a short prison sentence. balwani has been convicted of more charges. the court will be around that 11 year term or higher because he was convicted of more charges in his separate trial. it was because of the amount of the loss in this case that i think is the big factor for the court. >> a lot of people have been following this case.

how do you think the relationship will impact him? >> he was accused of domestic abuse and said that was a big factor in why she did what she did but they have been portrayed as partners in life and in crime. i think they're saying they are equally responsible. as to who was really in control at theranos. >> what do you think their strategy will be when it comes to sentencing? >> they're going to point out mr. balwani invested a lot of money in theranos and he actually lost a lot of money, unlike ms. holmes and he was highly invested in the technology part of this, but he left before the theranos ship went down. i think they will point out it was ms. holmes that made all these misrepresentations to

investors. he actually had skin in the game. he lost a lot of money here. he didn't profit. it's not fair to send him to prison for 15 years and they will hope for house arrest or a short prison sentence. >> the balwani sentencing is set for 10:00 this morning. our own scott budman will be in court throughout the proceedings. give him a follow for any of the updates on today's sentencing. his handle is @scottbudman. we will bring you the verdict live as soon as it comes in. a follow-up, alameda county supervisors have reportedly postponed a decision on whether or not to ban criminal background checks when people are applying for new housing. the fair chance housing measure would be the first in the nation. "the chronicle" reports after hours of debate the vote was tabled for two weeks. it will soon cost you more to mail a letter. forever stamps are increasing to 63 cents. the postal service says it's

raising the price to keep up with inflation. the hike takes effect january 22nd. if you haven't sent out your gifts for the holidays, you have some time. these are the dates to send them out with fedex. costs more the longer you wait. taking a live look at the golden gate bridge. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what is expected to be another cold day. fog in parts of the north bay where visibility in novato is at zero and has been pretty dense across the valley. temperatures in the low 40s. as we go into the rest of today it's sunny, it's nice and still very cool. we'll keep the jacket on and for most of our bay area only

reaches about 57 degrees. that sun makes it feel a lot better and i think tomorrow the rain is back. we'll talk about how much rain we're expecting going into the weekend. i know you want to know before you make plans. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. mike, where can we find lower prices? another new name, kari, diamond gas and mart on story road in san jose. today that's $3.99 we're showing at the top. in the east bay san pablo where the great price at great gas $3.69. the lowest on our board. an old favorite in the north bay, mill valley has hq fuels, $3.85. that's reported by friends through gasbuddy.com. we'll go to the roadways and a smooth drive. most of the bay showing the speed limit, slowing out of the altamont pass. the crash is on highway 4. great valley parkway is the

intersection. no major injuries reported. vasco road still at the speed limit. i showed you the reading for that one spot. a little slowing for highway 84 showing a slight build. some fog drifting around. back to you. >> thanks, mike. a long time challenge for one silicon valley giant being met on with reality. ahead on "today in the bay," the apparent u-turn for apple in its quest to produce self-driving cars. plus, sleeping on the job or sleeping at the job. the latest investigation into twitter. and "time" names its person of the year. the announcement within the last hour. who made the cover of this year's edition

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good morning. the time is 5:13. i've been keeping an eye on santa rosa. parts of the north bay where we have fog but near freezing temperatures and are under a freeze warning up until 9:00. looks like our temperatures here hold steady at about 34 but then as the sun comes out, we'll have a cool but sunny day. we'll see more of what's ahead with the next round of rain. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. looking at palo alto. a clear, easy drive. smooth conditions, taillights northbound into san francisco. we may have a crash on 280 heading up into the same area. we'll talk about that coming up.

stocks will likely slip as investors father we will not get the soft landing the fed is hoping for. mortgage rates are down again. a 30-year fixed down to 4.1%. america may have invented the chip but most chips are manufactured overseas. the chill bill is bringing more investment in factories called fabs back to america. >> chips will power iphones and macbooks. now they're going to bring more of the supply chain here home. >> and back here at home the city of san francisco tells "the chronicle" it's investigating after rumors twitter has built bedrooms in its market street office. this is tweeted out by another employee sleeping on the floor. now you can sleep in your office at your desk.

there's no law against that. but actually building it dorms or bedrooms in an office involves zoning and building permits, something the city had not issued. elon musk seemed to confirm they were building worker dorms when he tweeted so the city of sf attacked companies providing beds for tired employees instead of making sure kids are safe from fentanyl. where are your priorities, london breed? an article about a small child exposed to fentanyl at a city park. now it's early morning, so i haven't gotten a response from the family about the use of their child in an argument over zoning. today is also the deadline for musk and twitter set by a lawyer who has threatened to sue twitter for breaking its promise to workers, one of many lawsuits, at least three. in the letter an attorney warns musk, you can double down on breaking your word and screwing over your employees as they head into the holidays. if so, deposing you will be a joy. now in this particular case the

issue is twitter told its employees, hey, there will be this takeover. we need you to stay because you are very, very valuable to us. stay through the takeover because you'll be fine, then they were fired. by musk. the promise was broken and musk has to stick to the promises the company he bought made legally. that's what the lawyer is getting at. >> a lot to look at. >> thanks, scott. it is 5:16 right now. apple is reportedly tapping the brakes on plans to launch a self-driving car. 2014 silicon valley giant first started kicking the tires on what it calls the project titan. bloomberg reports the company is in the process of designing a car that includes a steering wheel and pedals and would only support total self-driving on the highway. drivers would be alerted first before switching to manual control. the earliest release date is pegged as 2026. hot off the presses "time" magazine has officially named

its 2022 person of the year. drum roll please. >> this year's selection is ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. "time" says zelenskyy galvanized the world by using attention to bring to light the war with russia. in addition the magazine is highlighting the spirit of ukraine and the courage of ukrainians who stood up in unity against the russian invasion. you can get the whole story on the "today" show coming up at 7:00 a.m. right after "today in the bay." >> he really did let cameras inside. you don't typically see that in a time of war. >> very vocal and got out there himself. >> leading by example. 5:17. halfway through our workweek, not bad. we've had some rain, we've had some chill, continues a little bit. >> hump day, we're trying to get to the weekend so it's going to be a fairly easy day in the weather department but then tomorrow we're back to tracking more rain. as we get a look at what to expect in berkeley this morning. we are starting out with some

more clouds, temperatures in the low 40s. yes, it is another cold start but i think we've gotten used to it. the chill hit us early and continues every day with no warm-up in site. only in the low 50s going into late morning and the afternoon and headed for 57 in oakland as well as 57 in los gatos. a lot of our temperatures reaching 57 today and then as we go through the forecast it does get cooler with more clouds moving in tomorrow and spots like dublin will hit a high of about 55 degrees and the same in napa and novato reaching 55 degrees. on friday it's still very cool as we get more rain coming in. now that we're in one of our wettest months of the year it is nice to see all of this activity. we barely get anything during those dry summer months. this is when we make up for all of the rainfall deficits and try to fill our reservoirs and get that sierra snowpack going and it's going to be looking decent in terms of storm systems arriving over the next week or so.

the next one is well to the north of us. developing on the satellite moving through the gulf of alaska. soon we'll be approaching the pacific northwest and eventually making it into the bay area. so the first wave of rain comes in tomorrow afternoon. here we are at 4:00, we see the wave of heavy rain hitting us right before sunset. it's also starting to move in to san francisco and moving across the bay area fairly quickly for tomorrow evening and then a bit of a break before the next round of rain comes in late on friday. that next round will continue throughout much of the weekend with some widespread showers. there may be some breaks on sunday. early next week a couple of dry days before we track the next storm system coming in. so at least for now the models are showing some pretty hefty amounts of rainfall ahead. the potential of getting about 3 to 4 inches in the north bay and santa cruz mountains tomorrow

through sunday and even into early monday. our sierra snowpack is doing pretty well right now at 175% of its normal amount for this date, and we do see more heavy snowfall on the way up to 60 inches for some of our resorts. expect that this weekend if you are going to the sierra, travel will be very difficult. with our temperatures in the low to mid-50s. rain off and on. it will be sloppy in the bay area and cold for those mornings extending into next week. mike, you are tracking a couple of similar crashes. a car and a deer, traveling north. flashing lights. a smooth drive for much of the rest of the bay. another crash involving a deer.

november/december deer are running around looking for a mate so they're distracted. they dart across roadways. there may be more activity there. watch those areas through the beautiful 280 stretch. a lot of times deer dart around there. the rest of the bay, a smooth drive. no problems for contra costa county. the issue in the north bay is lower visibility as the fog just around and it may be tough to see very low visibility. you can see the low clouds block a lot of city lights. it's 5:21. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> reporter: it might seem impossible when you're dragging first thing in the morning but medical experts say you can get better sleep each night. i'm consumer investigator chris

chmura. i'll show you how next. hey there, it is day four of the 12 days of christmas. today the gift of an escape. i love to lose myself in a good book. this is the one i'm reading right now, a recommendation from my daughter. not all books are classics and meant to be around forever. i like to buy mine gently used, a second hand store or recycled. my favorite one is in campbell. it keeps the books out of the landfill and keeps us under budget. >> kris sanchez has been sharing those gift giving ideas as we near christmas and to make sure you don't miss any follow her on instagram, twitter and facebook. much more ahead this morning.

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routine for zs, empty the trash, be do the dishes, check the door lock. whatever. just do the same thing every night. >> this will begin to prepare our bodies and minds for sleep to follow. >> reporter: and when you're doing your routine -- >> keep things calm, keep things quiet. >> reporter: they both said proper lighting is key. if you have light bulbs that can change color, change them. move away from those bright blue daylight tones and towards dusky orange and yellow hues. go minimal in the bedroom. >> physical clutter equals mental clutter. >> reporter: if your mind races about tasks in the day ahead, don't worry. just write out a tomorrow to-do list. >> put it on paper the old-fashioned way and you would be surprised how things look manageable. >> they also don't work the morning shift.

5:26. up next the top stories we're following including new details on the overnight shooting on a bike trail. the latest on the investigation and a new update from authorities on the man who was shot. >> reporter: theranos president is set to be sentenced today. we'll tell you why his team is asking the judge for no time in prison. prison.

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disgraced former theranos president sunny balwani learns his fate today. we are live outside the courthouse. why his attorneys believe when it comes to doing time money may make all the difference. flu cases across the nation and here in the bay area continue to rise during the holiday season. the new message from one former national health leader on how to stay happy and healthy. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> a look at the forecast today, meteorologist kari hall tracking another cold start for us this morning. all of these areas in purple until about 9:00. temperatures are dipping just above freezing in santa rosa and it is a very chilly start for sonoma and napa.

visibility is very low in spots especially in novato with the visibility at zero. we're seeing really dense fog drifting around parts of the tri-valley. we will get sunshine today and temperatures in the upper 50s. low clouds drifting across. we can't see the tunnel and highway 101 and the robin williams tunnel. tougher visibility for drivers. it applies to what it might be like on the roadways where it's highlighted yellow, even tougher to see than the low clouds traveling to dublin that we've seen by our camera. there is a new incident reported near the dublin interchange. i'll check again and bring you the update. back over to you. it is 5:31. it is sentencing day for

disgraced theranos president sunny balwani. his attorneys are asking for no prison time. >> this all comes weeks after theranos founder elizabeth holmes was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison. kris sanchez is live outside of the federal courthouse and what's the strategy this morning. how will it take shape here? >> reporter: balwani's team says the reason they believe that he should be allowed to serve probation rather than prison time comes down to money. he never used theranos for fame or for fortune or for recognition. he was found guilty on 12 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy based on the fraudulent claim blood testing machines could diagnose 200 or more decembers from a single drop of blood. you see there theranos founder elizabeth holmes was convicted on four felony counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. in contrast to balwani's lawyers

asking for probation saying that he's been punished enough by losing his money, his reputation and ability to work, federal lawyers are asking for 15 years behind bars. just last month his former business and romantic partner elizabeth holmes was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison, it shocked a lot of people in its length. she will surrender in april after she gives birth and bond with the baby she is now expected. balwani joined her several years later helping to raise nearly a billion dollars from investors. they were romantically involved, a relationship holmes described as controlling in her trial. they are asking for $800 million in restitution. sunny balwani due in a courtroom later this morning. in san jose, kris sanchez,

"today in the bay." scott budman will be inside the courtroom. you should give him a follow on twitter because he will update throughout the day. his handle is @scott budman. we will bring you that verdict as soon as it comes in live. >> new details this morning on a shooting in the south bay. it happened last night along the san jose bike trail in north willow glen. police updated the condition of the victim. they now say his injuries are not life threatening. still no word about a possible motive or suspects. south bay authorities have announced an arrest in connection with a deadly fentanyl overdose. a lethal amount of fentanyl to a sunnyvale man. they learned rodriguez was the alleged dealer. this level of prosecution

doesn't happen often. a look at how d.a.s are shifting strategies and charging drug dealers with murder to fight the fentanyl crisis. we spoke to santa clara district attorney jeff rosen on this issue. you can find it on nbcbayarea.com/fightingfentanyl. growing concern over a tamiflu shortage. this as influenza cases are on the rise. prescriptions are at its highest fall level since 2013. the national pharmacy group says this problem can't be fixed anytime soon and it may remain in short supply through early next year. all of that is bad news according to a former director of the cdc. he tells "today" that more people put off flu shots this year. that's leading to more severe infections. >> the vaccination coverage rates for adults right now for this time of year are about half of what they were prepandemic this time of year. and i don't know if it's because

people are putting it off, everyone is tired of getting shots because of covid, but it's the wrong decision to make. >> you can watch that full interview coming up on the "today" show. that's at 7:00 right after us here on "today in the bay." and it is 5:36 for you this morning. let's take a live look out at christmas in the park in san jose. a beautiful start to the morning there but it is cold out there. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking those temps and, kari, are we going to see a little warm-up today? >> not much as we compare to what we've had recently. it will still only reach into the 50s but is starting out cold. watching the fog and the tri-valley, visibility there in dublin. at times clear at street level but then at times you may be driving in to that fog. watch out for that. we're headed for those temperatures in the upper 50s today for the south bay. a high of 58 today in walnut creek and 57 in oakland, still very cool with san mateo reaching 57 today and upper 50s in san francisco.

we'll also see mid to upper 50s in parts of the north bay. as we go into tomorrow these temperatures stay just as cool but then we add in some rain so i will have more on that in the forecast and, mike, you are looking at the road ahead. >> i'm starting with the same lead you did. we have the fog and low clouds which is possible that may cause some delays. as you leave the house, plan extra time, 580 and dublin. there is a delay. we talked about the hazard we saw. a disabled vehicle at the dublin interchange. lighter traffic keeps things moving smoothly but we will track that through the tri-valley. 680 up to bernal.

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good wednesday morning. at 5:41 as you head out in the east bay we're checking out pleasant hill. we start out at 37 degrees.

it is going to be a cold start. but it is clear and today we take a break from the rain as our temperatures head for the upper 50s. rain is back tomorrow. we'll talk about the timing coming back. the bay bridge shows smoothly flowing lights. the towers cut off by low clouds which may be a factor as you drive through the area. that, the commute, the build and the metering lights just activated. 5:42. police investigating a new threat against san francisco state senator scott wiener that led to officers scouring his home. early yesterday morning he says he received an emairl listings his home address and he suggested they would shoot up his office at the state capitol. no explosives were found but wiener believes it may be linked to a recent twitter exchange with marjorie taylor greene and conservative pundit charlie

kirk. >> these are absolutely homophoic attacks. i offered legislation to support the equality of transgender people. >> wiener says he's been the target of threats for months. earlier this year east bay authorities convicted a man for threatening to kill him. relief for democrats after a big win in georgia last night. >> democrats after this win have a little bit more wiggle room in the senate. >> they do indeed. you remember how much of our coverage of the u.s. senate this past year has been coverage of joe manchin because one senator, a west virginia democrat, could hold out on any bill he wanted to, and he did over and over. with warnock defeating walker that puts the advantage to 51 in the senate. >> i want to thank all of you as well because there's no excuses in life.

we put up one heck of a fight. >> so thank you for the time. after a hard-fought campaign, you've got me for six more years. >> walker's loss is one of four, races that mathematically they should have won. so georgia voting for a democrat instead of for walker in a state that has historically been red. blake masters badly fumbled his campaign in arizona. adam laxalt lost his bid and the tale of dr. oz. these were the candidates mitch mcconnell was likely talking about when he said republicans had a candidate quality issue. mcconnell spoke to the press yesterday and for the second time in a row began his comments with a veiled criticism of donald trump. >> let me just say that anyone

seeking the presidency and thinks the constitution could be suspended or not followed would have a very hard time being sworn in as president of the united states. >> trump over the weekend suggested terminating parts of the constitution. the presidential oath, of course, asks for just two promises, faithfully executing the office of president and defending the constitution. we expect the january 6th committee will likely issue criminal referrals from its investigation anytime now. adam schiff was on npr this morning and said within days. the chairman of the committee said a vote to do so would come soon. congress cannot charge people with crimes but they can forward justice department evidence of a crime or crimes and it sounds like the committee will. we are watching the latest on the charges against the trump organization and the latest out

of georgia. the "today" show will be talking about that. on twitter you can find me @scottmcgrew. the giants hope the team doesn't strike out on this one. >> if you hear anyone in orange and black yelling here comes the judge today, we can probably tell you why. it probably means, look, the giants have successfully lured star slugger aaron judge back near home base. judge, if you don't know, is the grand prize in this year's free agent class. a multiyear deal could come down any minute. so we are waiting. at this point or at least at one point yesterday a top baseball writer posted that judge was leaving the yankees for the giants. it was soon retracted and hard core fans on both sides still very nervous. >> every ten minutes i check

bleacher report. >> you know he's coming back home. i know he's one of your local natives. >> major league baseball's winter meetings end today and that's a big reason why everyone seems to believe that today might actually be judgment day. >> i talk to my dad every single day about it. san francisco all lit up for the holidays. >> you really have to know where to go to get a look at some of the best one of a kind holiday displays. and that's why our own ginger conejero saab has this unique assignment, probably the best of the day. she's live for us in san francisco. some call this the biggest holiday event of its kind, right? >> reporter: it is. good morning, marcus and laura. let's glow sf is the largest of its kind in the country. it really shows off iconic san francisco buildings like you've never seen them before. take a look at the building behind me, the pacific stock

exchange building. it's beautifully lit up this morning. as part of let's go sf. it takes four projectors to show off these lights. the creators for this projection, mapping projection art, have been working on it for months and they have locations all across the city where you can enjoy beautiful art like this. there's usually music accompanies it. because of noise restrictions this early on we are not able to play the music. you can imagine how impactful it will be for an entire show. we'll learn what it takes to put all this together. good morning to you. melissa, congratulations. this is the second year you are putting this on. talk about not only what it means artistically to have this in downtown san francisco but the impact on businesses.

>> sure. so it's really an opportunity to reimagine downtown san francisco post lockdown. last year's event brought in $2.2 million in economic impact for district spending here in the financial district. we saw 40,000 attendees. it looks like folks are spending even more which is exactly what we're wanting to see. >> reporter: that's great. and it's a lot of hard work that goes into putting something like that. talk to us about how much hard work you have done. >> absolutely. it's several months of content development by 16 different artists, collectives and musicians to make these pieces. there are four, like you said, 30,000 lumen projectors.

throughout downtown there are 18. so half a million lumen throughout downtown, 37 million pixels all throughout the downtown space. >> reporter: that is beautiful. we'll learn more in the next hour. there are other locations as we mentioned. you can see those locations on your screen. you have a new installation called electric dandelions also in downtown san francisco. the best part about checking this holiday, these holiday installations out, it's free. it runs from now to december 11th and it's usually at 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. they did something really special for us. we'll show you more in the next hour. >> we appreciate it. it's just dazzling. >> i love it. it looks so cool. >> i think, ginger, you can't play the music, but you can sing it. it's okay. ♪♪ >> perfect. >> now i'm going to go. >> that makes it all right

there. putting her under pressure but she delivered. >> right on. >> people going out there tonight bundle up because it will be cold. it will be cold and we are seeing more of the same weather we've had recently. temperatures in the low 50s dropping quickly into the 40s even in san francisco. this is what to expect tonight for let's glow if you are going out there, at least it will be dry. you don't have to worry about lugging around the umbrella and we are just needing to add on extra layers after hitting our high temperature today of about 57 degrees and 57 in heyward as well as the east bay. now we are in one of our wettest months of the year in december and we can tell it's been pretty soggy lately. today is a day to take a break from that. when we look at a spot that sees a lot more rain like santa rosa, so far we've measured this month about 2 1/4 inches of rain. that's about an inch over what we typically see and then for

the december normal for the month we usually get about 6 3/4 inches of rain for the whole month of december and just keeping in mind this is only the 7th day of the month so we need another 4 1/2 to catch up to normal and since october 1st we are running a deficit overall. but we've surpassed it in the sierra. and there's more snow in the forecast going into the end of the week. two, three, even four feet of snow in the sierra. the rain begins in the forecast for tomorrow afternoon. we do see it continue into friday as well as the rest of the weekend with the possibility of getting about 3 to 4 inches of rain and so it's going to be very soggy after today going into the weekend. i'll be tracking that with more updates and, mike, you're

looking at how the fog is impacting the roadways. visibility in the north. we're looking at the backup forming right now. it's been forming for about ten minutes now. here is that fog impacting folks driving through novato off 37 with a typical delay and out of santa rosa but clear by the time we get to san rafael. highway 4, that little build as well. i'll update around here this portion of the dublin interchange. better news and less chance of a delay. the tri-valley, heyward and san jose. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now for you expectant black mothers in the bay area are getting a helping hand. california just awarded an abundant birth project, a $5 million grant. leaders hope the money can help reduce the racial disparities

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welcome back to you. it is 5:57 for you this morning and there is some good news in san francisco for people who are

looking for car-free space on weekend. supervisors have approved a plan to keep diverting traffic from one portion of the great highway along ocean beach and the outer sunset. now this is something the city first started doing when the pandemic took hold. the ordinance called for an area to remain car free for at least through 2025. shelters have a crisis on their hands because authorities say more people are abandoning their pets. according to pleasanton police the number of abandoned pets has been growing. officers are responding to more calls. they attribute the problem in part to more people returning to the office or perhaps less time and money to care for their animals. >> these animals are disoriented and scared and far more likely to run away from those trying to rescue them, that coupled with inclement weather and the danger of being struck by vehicles --

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on the "today" show at 7:00 a.m. right after "today in the bay." >> right now at 6:00 sentencing day for former theranos president and chief operating officer sunny balwani. this morning we have live team coverage and in-depth analysis ahead of the decision. plus, motivated by revenge. the charges a suspect is expected to face and who police say he was looking for initially. and make sure you bundle up as you head out this morning, taking a live look outside this chilly morning. meteorologist kari hall tracking the freeze warning and a closer look at when the wind and rain will return. i want to say good morning to you on this wednesday. thank you for allowing us to be a participate of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's start with a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall tracking what we can expect. we can keep the umbrellas in the back seat for today? you