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 do want to keep it close

by. the rain will be back soon. this cool looking shot in san francisco of the moon and the fog right under the transamerica pyramid there. so it's starting out with a very cool morning and even freezing temperatures in the north bay. that freeze warning continues until 9:00. we are one degree above freezing as well as santa rosa. upper 30s elsewhere for our inland valleys but seeing really dense fog drifting around for the tri-valley and parts of the north bay. so we're watching out for that. mike, you are seeing how that impacts the roadways and it's getting foggy. >> we're over on richmond now. you talk about the north bay, across the bay from the san rafael side. a foggy situation. a bit of slowing right where it says richmond. in the westbound area. it's clear by the time you get to central. talk about the low visibility. tough for portions of the north

bay, vallejo for 37 and 101 and looking at typical patterns. the metering lights are on at the bay bridge. no drama but there is a build for the east bay. there is drama in this story. a man accused of killing another man in revenge, a revenge shooting, making his first court appearance today. investigators say one father was killed by a man who recently lost his young daughter in a traffic accident. "today in the bay's" bob redell is in dublin outside the courthouse there. this case has so many tragic elements to untangle. >> reporter: it does. good morning to you, laura. later this morning at 9:00 a judge here at the east county hall of justice behind me here in dublin will arraign this man, louie sixto lopez, on charges that he shot and killed another man named reynaldo cantu. now according to law enforcement this past friday lopez went to cantu's house in newark looking for cantu's son who used to date

lopez's daughter. the lopez family beliefs the son had something to do with his daughter's death. last october danielle lopez died after she was hit by several cars along 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. a lopez family spokesperson believes the rage that led up to friday's shooting could have been avoided, could have been prevented if law enforcement had taken the lopez family suspicions about danielle's death seriously in the first place. >> and we wanted law enforcement to have all the evidence that danielle's family had. >> reporter: now a spokesperson from san jose police says, quote, our sincere condolences to the victim's family during this tragic sequence of events. the facts are that the young

lady, they are referring to danielle, was reported missing after the tragic collision on the highway. the california highway patrol is leading the investigation into the domestic violence and chp says that agency does not comment on investigations that are ongoing. we did reach out to the wife of reynaldo cantu, the man shot and killed this past friday. she did not want to go on camera but calls her husband's death senseless. reporting live in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> a tragic reminder for her everyone day in that driveway as well. thank you, bob. happening today former theranos president and coo sunny balwani learns his fate. jurors in july convicted him of 12 counts of criminal fraud for misleading investors. prosecutors are asking he serve 15 years in prison. i went one-on-one with legal analyst steven clark. we talked about what he believes may play out today. she received 11 years, 3 months

for her charges. so what do we think how this will impact his sentencing? >> for mr. balwani the prognosis is not good. the judge threw the book at elizabeth holmes. she got over 11 years, and her team was hoping for house arrest or a very short prison sentence. and for mr. balwani, as you pointed out, he's been convicted of more charges. so i think the court will be around that 11-year term or maybe even go higher because he was convicted of more charges in his separate trial, which is a very interesting outcome. ms. holmes was only convicted of four charges and she still got 11 years. it was because of the amount of loss in the case that i think is the big factor for the court. >> a lot of people have been following this case thinking about that holmes' defense they kept bringing up the connection between the two, the personal relationship. so you would think they would talk about everything that was going on. how do you think that's going to impact the sentencing for him? >> certainly ms. holmes accused mr. balwani in her trial of

domestic abuse and said that was a big factor in why she did what she did at theranos. that didn't play out as much in the balwani trial, but the government has portrayed them as partners in life and partners in crime, and i think they're saying they're equally responsible here even though there was a lot of finger pointing back and forth between balwani and holmes as to who was really in control at theranos. >> for his defense, what do you think their strategy will be going when it comes to sentencing for him today? >> they're going to point out mr. balwani invested a lot of money in theranos and he tombly lost a lot of money, unlike ms. holmes. they will also say he was highly invested in the technology part of this, but he left before the theranos ship went down. i think they're going to point out those two factors that 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. i think they're going to say it's not fair to send that man to prison for 15 years.

and they're going to hope for the same thing that ms. holmes hoped for, house arrest or a short prison sentence. >> today's sentencing is set for 10:00 this morning. our own scott budman will be in the courtroom throughout the day's proceedings. give him a follow on twitter for the updates on today's sentencing. we will bring you that verdict live when it comes down. a follow-up for you, a decision whether or not to ban criminal background checks when people apply for new housing has been postponed. it would be the first anywhere in the nation. "the chronicle" reports after hours of debate the vote was tabled for two weeks. i have some big breaking news right now that may hurt a little for giants fans -- actually is hurts a lot -- we're just learning where star slugger aaron judge will be playing baseball next year, actually likely for the next nine years. judge has reportedly signed a nine-year, $360 million deal to

stay with the new york yankees. rumors yesterday were swirling the giants finalized a deal luring him away from the big apple. we were hoping he would come a little closer to home. judge is from the central valley and people believed he could be angling to play closer to home. this way he can have home wherever he wants with that much money. let's take a live look in san francisco where i'm sure a lot of people are crying, giants fans anyway. you know what? nothing to cry about here because it will be a nice day on tap. a cold one. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect. that rain will not ruin the day. today it's dry and we will see the rain returning tomorrow so as you get the kids ready for school this morning in santa rosa, make sure they're layered up. it does start out cold. temperatures in the mid-30s at drop-off time and at pickup time it's mostly sunny and 55 degrees in the north bay and we're going to see upper 50s for our microclimates this afternoon reaching 57 degrees.

cooler tomorrow as the rain moves back in. i'll have more on that. mike, a look at where we can find lower gas prices? i was hoping the lower gas prices would lure aaron judge back but i guess not. diamond gas and mart on story road in san jose $3.99. east bay, san pablo, great price and great gas just $3.69 there. in the north bay mill valley has hq fuels onshoreline highway and that is at $3.85. we're moving pretty smoothly. not a lot of surprises. lighter traffic as tends to be the case as we approach mid and late december. the east shore freeway, west 80, the slowing we saw is as a result of a crash. that holds some folks up there keeping it clear for berkeley and the backup at the bay bridge. metering lights are on but you

may see lighter traffic flow in the next few minutes because of the folks held up in san pablo. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 6:09 right now. tis the season of giving and some jobs rely on giving a lot more than others. up next on "today in the bay," some tips in this case holiday tips. find out how generous americans are feeling these days when it comes to tipping and skyrocketing inflation is having an impact. and sleeping on the job or at the job, another controversy for twitter. let's take you out to the futures this morning. it has been a slide. i think we've lost the last seven of eight days. plus -- ♪ in this world ♪ a big night for pop star harry styles, a big award he received during last night's people's choice awards and a

look at other top winners. stick around. much more ahead this morning on "today in the bay."

good wednesday morning. the time is 6:13. a live look outside in dublin. the tri-valley dealing with some dense fog and right here the stretch of 580 you may have lower visibility and temperatures to start.

first glance, a clear drive southbound with the taillights heading south through san rafael. santa rosa through this stretch but you will find dense fog in areas. low clouds stretching across the freeway. we have more in the north bay. well, good morning. stocks will slip as investors fear will not get the soft landing the fed is hoping for. president biden was in arizona again touring the latest chip plant under construction. now this plant was announced before the bipartisan chip bill.

>> apple had to buy all the advanced chips from overseas. >> the city of san francisco tells "the chronicle" it's investigating after rumor twitter has built bedrooms in the market street office. to be clear you can sleep in your office at your desk. there's no technical law against that. something the city had not issued. elon musk seemed to confirm they were building worker dorms the city of sf attacks companies providing beds for tired employees instead of making sure kids are safe from fentanyl. where are your priorities, london breed? today is also a deadline day for musk and twitter set by a lawyer who has threatened to sue twitter for breaking its promises to workers. it's one of many lawsuits, at

least three. musk is warned, 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. some of the lawsuits deal with the fact musk didn't file warn notices on time, something he often doesn't do. he did it at tesla as well this is about the promise twitter made to employees before the merger. we need you to stay around while we get this new owner and you'll be fine after the merger. musk inherited that promise. you buy the company, you bip the promise. >> is there a length of time he has to honor that promise? >> he did not meet it. >> it was not a few days? >> it was not. it is 6:16 right now. americans feeling more generous this holiday season when it comes to tipping. more than half adults plan to give tips to service providers such as housekeepers, child care

providers and landscapers. the average for a housekeeper to be about $40 down from $50. trending this morning the people have spoken. >> when it comes down to people's champion winner it's about damn time. >> i've used my voice to amplify marginalized voices. make some noise for the people y'all. these are all activists and people i think deserve the spotlight. make some noise.

>> putting the people into the people's choice award. the flint water crisis, gun safety and advocating for trans rights. she took home the award for the 2022 song of the year for her anthem called "it's about damn time." i know laura's friend, harry styles, picked up a win. >> good job, harry. >> and taylor swift, mike's friend -- just kidding -- won for album of the year for herly "midnight." >> harry, tay, good job. >> you're so close you call her tay. >> direct friends. >> harry styles is on republic pete in our car. kari has a look at the forecast today. starting out with cold temperatures. it won't be much warmer than recently. heading for 56 degrees in couper tino and milpitas.

we'll see a high of 58 in walnut creek and 57 in oakland. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s around the bay area. 55 in half moon bay and mid-50s in san francisco as well. north bay temperatures also in the mid to upper 50s. so cool today but once again we're taking a break from the rain. december is usually one of our wetter months of the year looking at this bar chart where we see usually january is the wettest month of the year. as we take a look at a spot like santa rosa that measures more rainfall in comparison to our other microclimates, so far only about 2 inches of rain but that's still above what the normal amount is for the month of december. and then as we look out for the rest of the month and what we usually get, about 6 3/4 inches of rain so as of now it's only the 7th day of the month. we need another 4 1/2 to make what's normal and we're running

at a deficit for the water year. a lot of numbers to juggle there but we are trying to dig ourselves out of a dry hole that we had here with the next storm system approaching that will be arriving for tomorrow afternoon. so we start to see the rain moving into the north bay at about 3:00 tomorrow afternoon and then spreading quick lip across much of the rest of the bay area during the evening there will be a brief break. some spotty showers but then late on friday we see more widespread rain coming in that will continue throughout the week. a lot more rain, a soggy weekend. we may see about 3 to 4 inches. lookingality our forecast temperatures do not warm up any. it stays very chilly with low to mid-50s for highs and morning temperatures and today the only

day we see that sun icon for quite a while. you are looking at some participates of the east bay. >> this is a big delay because of a crash here west 80 out of san pablo. that is one problem. no major injuries reported. one lane blocked enough to cause that longer drive. through that stretch and down to the bay bridge. it's just that stretch through san pablo. the backup continuing to build. there's still movement. they are on the upper east shore freeway right there. looking at otherwise a typical build. the low visibility in the north bay but light traffic in the south bay. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:21 right now. up 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 can you get better sleep each night.

i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. i'll show you how next. >> reporter: it is day 4 of the 12 days of christmas and today we give the gift of an escape. i love to lose myself in a good book. this is one i'm reading now, a recommendation from my daughter, but not all books are classics or meant to be kept around forever. i like to buy mine gently used. my favorite second hand store is in campbell. it keeps the books out of the landfill and keeps us under budget. and kris-mas continues. sharing those gift giving ideas and you can make sure you don't miss one of them. she has a lot of them for you. please make sure you follow her on instagram, twitter and facebook. her handle is there on your screen.

40% of people in the bay area don't get enough sleep every night. >> chris chmura spoke with some sleep experts. >> let's listen. >> reporter: we enlisted two pros who specialize in sleep and asked a barrage of questions. the first one, how much sleep should we be getting? >> most of us need seven to nine hours. >> sleep is a nutrient and our bodies and brains just need it. >> we really have to give sleep a chance. >> reporter: okay.

so how do we do that? set a nighttime routine for zs, empty the trash, do the dishes, lock the door, whatever it is do the same thing every night. >> this prepares our bodies and mind 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. also, go minimal in the bedroom. >> physical clutter equals mental clutter. >> reporter: if your mind races about task s in the day ahead, terry says don't worry. just write out a tomorrow to do list. >> put it on paper the old-fashioned way and you would be surprised, chris, how things look manageable. >> good to know.

6:26 this morning. the top stories we're following today include that early morning chill. parts of the bay area waking up in a freeze warning. meteorologist kari hall is tracking that and how soon we expect the rain to return. >> reporter: i'm kris sanchez in downtown san jose at the federal courthouse where sunny balwani, the former president of theranos, is expected for sentencing today. why his legal

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right now at 6:30, disgraced former theranos president sunny balwani will learn his fate. just ahead why his attorney believes when it comes to doing time money may make all the difference. the new update on the man who was shot on a bike trail. as flu cases spike, one key remedy is falling short. a double whammy one expert believes is adding to the crisis and how to better protect your family this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. 6:30 right now. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. a live look for you. did you know that nighttime

holiday light festival glow sf is under way. how can you join in on all of that fun. >> we're going to move you forward there. first a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. tracking what we can expect. maybe some frost flowers blooming in parts of the north bay. we are under a freeze warning mainly for the areas shaded in purple. temperatures are very close. we may stay a degree or two above freezing in some of these spots. away from some of the sensors that may dip to freezing and cold temperatures in parts of the east bay. that may cause icy conditions, elevated bridges and overpasses. visibility down to zero. novato and livermore and will see temperatures today headed for the upper 50s. we'll talk about rain april head in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. laura and marcus? it is 6:31 right now and it is sentencing day for disgraced

theranos president sunny balwani. his attorneys are asking for no prison time. >> this all comes just weeks after theranos founder elizabeth holmes was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison. kris sanchez live outside of the federal courthouse in san jose. kris, what's the strategy taking shape here today? >> reporter: he should be allowed to serve probation rather than prison time. it comes down to money. the fact that he invested $5 million of his own funds into theranos and that he never used theranos to try to get fame or fortune. balwani and the blood testing machine could diagnose more than 200 diseases from a single drop of blood. the founder elizabeth holmes was convicted on four felony counts, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. in contrast to balwani, he's

been punished enough losing money and his 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, a sentence that shocked some people in its length. she will surrender in april after she gives birth and has time to bond with the baby she is expecting. holmes dropped out of stanford to join theranos. balwani joined her later. they were romantically involved, a relationship holmes described as controlling at her trial. he stepped down after federal regulators started investigating. prosecutors are calling for restitution asking for balwani to pay $800 million. we will be in the courtroom as he arrives. >> thank you, kris. the sentencing hearing is

set for 10:00 this morning. give scott budman a follow on today's sentencing and his handle right there and, of course, we will bring you that verdict live when it comes in. 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. there's still no word about a motive or possible suspects. south bay authorities have announced an arrest in connection with a deadly fentanyl overdose. deputies say manuel rodriguez will face murder charges. he is accused of selling a lethal amount of fentanyl to a 61-year-old sunnyvale man who died in april. investigators say they spent months collecting evidence to learn rodriguez was the alleged dealer. this level of prosecution doesn't happen often. our investigative unit took a

look at how district attorneys are shifting strategies and charging drug dealers with murder to fight the fentanyl crisis. we spoke to santa clara county d.a. jeff rosen about the issue. you can find the full story on our website. growing concern over a tamiflu shortage, this as influenza cases rise. according to data from goodrx prescriptions are at the highest level. the problem can't be fixed anytime soon and may remain in short supply through early next yankee. all of that is bad news according to the former director of the cdc. he tells "today" more people put off flu shots this year and 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, no one wants to think about

respiratory infections, 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 at 7:00 right after us here on "today in the bay." 6:35 for you this morning. take a live look outside at christmas in the park and downtown san jose cesar chavez. no rain in sight. that cold weather is still present. meteorologist kari hall is tracking that for us this morning. i've been keeping an eye on the north bay, this beautiful sunrise about to come over the hills in san rafael where we can see the fog in the distance there. you may be driving in and out of the fog on your way to work. in santa rosa temperatures are just a couple degrees above freezing. as you are getting the kids ready for school make sure they are bundled up at drop-off time and a jacket on at pickup time. zooming in to the south bay we're headed for 57 in los gatos and 59 in gilroy. for the east bay 59 in antioch, oakland and heyward reaching 57.

and mid-50s for daly city. redwood city will see a high of 57. also 57 in downtown san francisco and about 57 in novato and santa rosa as well. we'll talk about the rain coming back but, mike, you were getting reports of a crash in san rafael. >> right here, kari, northbound traffic very light right here where our camera is. north san pedro road to the south there right where the low clouds are crossing. there is a crash reported in that stretch. it's opposite your main commute which is southbound and that moves smoothly. that will be an issue traveling up in toward that fog and low visibility in novato as well. now across the richmond bridge a little build. folks held up by a crash west 80 at carlson. judging by the speed sensors and the update from chp all lanes are now clear but still on scene. the speed sensors starting to improve. many more cars heading south down in toward berkeley westbound on 80 toward the

berkeley curve. we're looking to the metering lights. that should ease traffic going for your commute northbound 680. ten new metering lights activated so that may slow you down getting onto the freeway if traffic flows enough they will activate the metering lights but no change for the time being. the south bay with mild change and a new crash for north 101. i don't think lanes are blocked but we'll track that. caltrain starting monday through the 18th they have reduced service slightly because of the electrification process. back to you. baseball star slugger signs a grand slam of a new contract. ahead on "today in the bay," breaking news. we now know where star slugger aaron judge will be playing next year. details on the multiyear mega deal. >> reporter: ♪ let it glow.

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good wednesday morning we are taking a live look outside in dublin it is a foggy morning on 580 and very low visibility and as you're heading out temperatures in the upper 30s there, it's cold all across the bay area and eventually we'll get some sunshine but it only reaches into the upper 50s today. we'll talk about rain returning in our forecast for tomorrow. that's coming up. and traffic showing up at the richmond side of the san rafael bridge, low clouds, look at the glow in the sky and lights here. travel flows smoothly coming off the east shore freeway which is improving. we have another issue now coming up. >> thanks, kari and mike. 6:42. a new threat against senator scott wiener that led to officers scouring his home. he says he received an email lifting his home address and

mentioning a bomb. the senator also suggested they would shoot up his office at the state capitol. no explosives were found but wiener believes the latest may be linked to a recent twitter exchange he had with representative marjory taylor greene and conservative pundit charlie kirk. wiener says he's been the target of threats for months. authorities convict add man for threatening to kill him. a little more breathing room in the senate. >> by one person at least. a little bit of room. one senator could hold out on any bill he wanted to. democrats' advantage is up to 51 in the senate.

>> there are no excuses in life. we put up one heck of a fight. >> after a hard-fought campaign, you have me for six more years. >> walker's loss is one of four where they lost races they mathematically probably should have won. georgia voting for a democrat instead of for walker in a state historically red. blake masters badly fumbled arizona. adam laxalt lost his bid for governor in nevada and most americans know the tale of dr. oz. they were the candidates mitch mcconnell was most likely talking about when he said republicans had a quality candidate issue. he spoke to the press and for

the second time in a row began his comments with a veiled criticism of donald trump. >> anyone seeking the presidency thinks the constitution could somehow be suspended or not followed, it seems to me, would have a very hard time being sworn in. >> trump over the weekend suggested terminating parts of the constitution. the presidential oath asks for just two promises, faithfully executing the office of president and defending the constitution. we expect the january 6th committee will issue criminal referrals from its investigation anytime now. adam schiff was on npr this morning. he says within days and the chairman said a vote to do so would come soon. congress can forward the justice department, evidence of a crime

or crimes. it sounds like they will. the "today" show will have lots more about the race in georgia and the result. we'll talk about it on social media. on facebook find mean at scott mcgrew tv. breaking news to tell you about this morning. giants fans, here is a tissue. it may hurt a little bit. star slugger aaron judge this morning has agreed to a new nine-year deal, $360 million deal, that is and it is not with the san francisco giants. he's agreed to remain with the new york yankees. lured him away from the big apple. judge is from the central valley. he may just angle to play himself a little bit closer to home, not so much. this morning san francisco all lit up for the holidays. >> you have to nope where to get the best look at a one of a kind

holiday display. pretty spectacular. our own ginger conejero saab a very unique assignment this morning. she's live in san francisco. some call this the biggest holiday event of its kind, ginger. >> reporter: that's right, good morning, laura and marcus. it's really quite interesting. i'm learning about projection mapping in general and how it's big in other parts of the world. they're bringing it to san francisco as part of let's glow san francisco. the pacific stock exchange building behind me is beautifully lit up this morning. it is usually accompanied by sound but because of noise restrictions we weren't able to play that sound as part of the show. look how beautiful and detailed the lights project onto the building. it's one location out of many throughout the city. we're going to learn more about those different locations. let's bring in melissa buckminister and sean mason from san francisco, downtown san

francisco partnership. not just artistically what it brings to the city but what else do these installations bring? >> it's really a time to reimagine what we can do post lockdown. it's a great way to support local businesses. last year's event brought in $2.2 million in economic impact and around 40,000 attendees. >> reporter: you have been working on it for months, sean. talk to us about where projection mapping is in america in san francisco. >> the state and the country as a whole, we would like to seep the art form grow and become

prevalent. a wonderful seed to plant. >> reporter: this is 30,000 lumes. sean tells us there are half a million lumens. you can check out the different locations, see them on your screen right now. the best part about this holiday event is it's free and regardless of what the weather brings this weekend, kari, we will be able to catch the holiday installations because they tell me rain or shine it is going to glow in san francisco. all right, check it out. rain or shine and it's free through december 11th. >> the price point with inflation is perfect. >> we'll take it. i wonder what "today in the bay" looks like on the building? let's have a good look at the forecast.

be mindful to take a coat. >> it will be cold tonight. this may be one of the few completely dry days we have in a while. the san francisco forecast for the evening is only 52 degrees at sunset. falling into the upper 40s the later we get into the evening. now that we are looking at drier conditions we're looking like, okay, how are we doing here with our rain totals so far? and we know that december is in january. heading into a lot of wet weather that we've seen recently but we're still at a deficit in some spots that typically does measure a lot more rain compared to the rest of the bay area. as far as the whole month of december we usually get about 6 3/4 inches of rain.

they make our normal amount for the month and then for october, since october 1st, we are at a rainfall deficit there. as far as the sierra snowpack we are well above normal here. 175% of normal and there's additional snowfall on the way. really tough to get there because we could see anywhere from 29 to 61 inches of snow. that's over the course of a few days. this is the storm system that's approaching. late tomorrow evening approaching the north bay moving through the rest of the bay area by tomorrow night. the rain is more widespread. in the east bay over the course of thursday through sunday and then the storm system will be wrapping up on monday.

no warm-up here. we're going to stay cold. keep the layers and the umbrella, too. at least for today you can leave that umbrella at home. now, mike, you have three crashes to update? >> i do. over here san rafael, that crash seems to be clear from the area right around north san pedro. looking over here to the east shore freeway, west 80, that crash cleared from the roadway. slowing and traffic now heading to the bay bridge. this third crash is a new one since the last report and it is at a critical place, vasco road. both directions blocked. only one lane at a time. slowing heading south down out of byron and heading for 580. travel time building up over 40 minutes. that is an issue. chp should be on scene shortly. 6:52 right now and happening

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welcome back. it's 6:57 on your wednesday morning. we're moving you forward with a look at the top stories on "today in the bay" including a man accused of killing another man in a revenge shooting. he's making his first court appearance. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell live outside of the courthouse in dublin. there's a lot to untangle here. it all amounts to heartbreak from two families. >> reporter: correct. good morning to you, marcus and laura. outside the east county hall of justice in dublin where in a couple of hours from now roughly a judge will arraign this man, louie sixto lopez. and he's accused of shooting and killing another man, reynaldo cantu. according to law enforcement this past friday 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 their daughter's death. last october danielle lopez died after she was hit by several cars along highway 680 in san jose. according to police this past friday there was a confrontation between both fathers which ended when lopez allegedly shot and killed cantu in his driveway. reporting live here in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. 6:58 right now. disgraced former theranos president sunny balwani will be sentenced today. jurors convicted him on 12 counts of defrauding theranos investors. prosecutors are asking he serve 15 years in prison. attorneys are requesting no jail time. cameras will not be allowed inside the courtroom. scott budman will be there and live tweeting just as he did during the holmes sentencing. you can follow him on twitter @scottbudman. we will bring you live coverage once that verdict comes in

expected at 10:00 this morning. take a live look at the golden gate bridge, iconic. traffic moving across. a final look at our forecast on this wednesday. it's cold out there. we still have the freeze warning in parts of the north bay and then as we go into the afternoon we're headed for the upper 50s. tomorrow the rain is back and off and on rain in the forecast throughout the weekend tapering off early next week. no warm-up in sight. >> and on the roads, vasco road, this crash at old rooney north of where all the shops are traveling out of brentwood and byron. sounds like both lanes are blocked. three tow trucks heading to the scene. we are tracking that. once you get to 580, low clouds kari has been talking about. fog there and in the north bay as well. use caution. >> big time. be careful as you head out the door. thank you for starting your day with us. that's what's happening "today in the bay." join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00 and also stay tuned for the sentencing for sunny

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