street racing crash that left two little girls on the peninsula without both of their parents. we're live in redwood city with an update on where that case stands. you're watching "today in the bay." we're streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. thanks for joining us on this friday. i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia has the day off. >> and i'm marcus washington. we'll look at that commute. mike, there were more people on the road this morning. >> they just wanted to see. >> possibly. let's get a look at the weather. it's a day we take a break from the rain. it will return later tonight but it's still snowing in the sierra. we're still seeing light snow that's continuing to move off to the east and the storm system that will be affecting us early tomorrow morning is well to the north. so we do have a little bit of time before it gets here. it will be a cloudy day.

here we are at 3:00 in the morning and start to see the showers moving in and the rain gets heavier as it works its way across the bay area and continues throughout the day on saturday. i'll be tracking that. we'll talk about the impacts of the wind, how much rain and sierra snow. that's coming up in a few minutes. there's still that crash on 680. >> over near the walnut creek interchange. i want to show folks a smooth drive, some fog in the north bay. your typical concerns for the last few days. this is a concern, the crash. a little bit of slowing, one lane still blocked, south 680 at olympic boulevard right around the 24 interchange. a smooth drive as you pass there in toward lafayette and once you get south about half a mile, a quarter mile, everything is back at speed for those sensors. no problems but, again, one lane blocked approaching 24 and a build for 84 as you come toward sunol. back to you. breaking news while you were sleeping. brittney griner at last setting foot on u.s. soil.

you can see there in the video as she's arriving in san antonio just about three hours ago. >> this was a prisoner swap months in the making. "today in the bay's" brie jackson live from washington looking closer at what it took for the white house to get that job done. brie, a huge relief for the griner family. >> reporter: oh, absolutely. good morning, marcus, kris. it's been a long journey trying to get brittney griner released from detainment there in russia and get her back here to the u.s., and the biden administration says it was part of a one or none deal, swapping brittney griner for a russian arms dealer that was detained here in the u.s. while leaving another american behind in russia. wnba star brittney griner landing on u.s. soil this morning after the biden administration negotiated her release from a russian penal colony. >> she's lost months of her life, experienced needless

trauma. >> reporter: it was in exchange with viktor bout known as the merchant of death. it did not include businessman paul whelan. >> this was not a choice of which american to bring home. the choice was one or none. >> reporter: the prisoner swap is drawing praise and sharp criticism. >> we're glad that she's coming home for christmas, but we all know paul whelan should be on the plane as well. >> reporter: whelan is held on espionage charges which he and u.s. officials strongly deny. >> i don't understand why i'm still sitting here. i am greatly disappointed that more has not been done to secure my release, especially as the four-year anniversary of my arrest is coming up. >> reporter: this family celebrated griner's release but called it a catastrophe for paul. >> i think the u.s. government has run through all of its options. i think the challenge for our family is to wait and see what other options the u.s. can drum

up. >> reporter: the biden administration says it will never give up on efforts to bring whelan home. the fight for whelan's return continues. there is relief griner is free after ten months and can finally reunite with her family. and administration officials say griner appeared to be in good spirits when she got off the plane this morning. before returning to her family she will undergo a medical evaluation in san antonio. marcus, kris? >> brie jackson, thank you. griner's release also on the minds of people at a star-studded celebration for the bay area's biggest basketball star. last night in san francisco a gala celebration for steph curry. he mention her during the warriors' championship ring ceremony in october. last night on the red carpet he

and many others expressed relief the saga is over. >> for her family, can't imagine what they've been through, what she's been through over there. a reminder all americans unlawfully detained abroad. >> and did we mention curry last night won sportsman of the year, and the magazine says due in large part to the nba finals, his lengthy comeback and the work he and his wife do to promote childhood literacy as well. well deserved for him. >> that's nice to see. happening today the first court appearance for a man accused in a deadly crash tied to street racing. that crash touched a nerve in part because it left twin girls without their parents. >> "today in the bay's" thom jensen live outside the courthouse. this is just one of the two suspects now in custody tied to that tragedy. >> reporter: that's right.

good morning, marcus and kris. kyle harrison, a 23-year-old, he is one of two suspects that were arrested in connection with this crash that killed this couple. prosecutors say harrison and a 17-year-old suspect were racing through redwood city at speeds near 80-mile-an-hour when the teenager lost control of his car and slammed into the car the married couple was in, injuring their two 7-year-old daughters and killing them. harrison was arrested a couple of days later after the deadly collision. the teen was found at the scene of the crash near el camino real. harrison is in jail right now with no bail, and he will appear here in a few hours charged with second-degree murder. live in redwood city, thom jensen, "today in the bay." >> thom, thank you. more details this morning on

the latest deadly traffic crash in san jose. the victim is being remembered as a fierce leader who fought to transform her community. hundreds of people gathered last night to remember 47-year-old maria marcelo. a car struck and killed her wednesday night on little orchard street while friends say she was leading a nightly pilgrimage. so far police are calling the case an accident, but this was just one of many religious programs marcelo helped to create in order to unite and empower immigrants, women, and the underserved. >> she would walk in the room and take over. maria was, like, amazing at building community, and you can see this tonight. this is the community that she built. >> to further her legacy, san jose's healing grove health center is opening a memorial community fund in her honor to help finance programs at the washington community youth center. sonoma county deputies are still looking for three people tied to an armed robbery that's

now left one minor in custody. i want to show you surveillance images of the people they are looking for. they stole vape pens and alcohol in mid-september. a photo including what they say is an untraceable ghost gun. these items were allegedly found after they arrested the minor they believe tied to that robbery who they've identified from those surveillance images. he now faces multiple charges in juvenile court including possessing a firearm on school grounds. moving you forward on vaccine booster shots. the fda is now allowing children under the age of 5 to receive the omicron specific covid booster. this would mean the third shot for most in the age group. regulators will review the data in january to see if a fourth booster might be necessary. taking a live look for you this morning at 5:08 at santana all lit up for the holidays.

i just want to be caroling. it looks beautiful out there, and it probably is not too bad compared to some of the mornings we've been experiencing. how is it looking for us? it looks good but it's foggy and we could see the rain left behind on the roads there at santana row and elsewhere across the bay area. may have some puddled on your way to work, but it is a drier start to your day. a quarter mile visibility around napa. visibility is looking better, but in gilroy we're watching out for the potential of fog as our temperatures start out in the mid-40s, milder as well. it does wam up today and we have dry conditions but rain returns early tomorrow morning. we'll go hour by hour with our time line and what to expect. right now mike has a heads-up for stopping at the gas station. look at the board but wait for it. we're talking about prices in order, top of the screen, the

best in the south bay. san jose, $3.94. the next on the list in the middle san bruno gas is $3.99. it's on san mateo avenue in san bruno. it gets complicated. in concord here is the one you've been waiting for, national on clayton road, the best in the entire county. it's $3.49 a gallon. there are a couple shops on gasbuddy.com. get you out to the roadways, a smooth drive. green sensors dominate the area. damp roadways from overnight. 580 is not yet seeing that morning commute. it is pretty light on the merge. vasco, i picked out a speed sensor. you're still at speed. more detail on the crash in walnut creek. that one lane blocked and what we can expect. >> looking forward to it. the costs are adding up for a lot of us when it comes to holiday shopping especially as inflation continues to ramp up.

there are some easy ways to stretch your budget especially as you prepare your holiday meals. coming up on "today in the bay," some expert tips to get ahead of the shopping rush. and a mean memo from a manager ends up with a firing. i'll tell you the story coming up. and a homecoming most niner fans hope does not include a lot of celebration. the greatest of all time coming back to the bay area. details on the group of longtime friends you may see cheering him on this sunday.

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happy friday to you. right now at 5:13 as you head out in the east bay we're checking out berkeley's forecast. we'll be at 43 degrees at 7:00. it is a chilly start to the day with a mix of sun and clouds, a little bit of a dry period for a lot of us as we get ready for more rain and a soggy weekend for most. we'll talk about the time line and what you can expect that's coming up in a few minutes. right now san rafael, this looks great. we're looking south with those headlights. a smooth drive south of your commute all the way from the golden gate bridge but you will find patches of low clouds and we'll talk about an update for walnut creek crash. the ftc says it will sue to block microsoft's takeover of video game company activision.

we need to talk about inflation. the latest indicator comes out today, the producer price index, the last indicator before the big fed meeting next week to talk about interest rates. they're going to hike, no doubt, but will it be a half a point or three-quarters of a point? we've seen four three-quarter hikes so far. lately inflation data has been better and hope the fed may ease off. we get that information at 5:30, so just a few minutes from now. the s.e.c. is warning companies to start telling regulators and investors if they're exposed to cryptocurrency. crypto has been a mess lately. some of us had doubts from the start but the s.e.c. is saying mainstream companies may have gotten involved in crypto and will be in more trouble than they let on. crypto king turned pauper sam bankman-fried said he would be willing to go before the house

and senate. he's testified before where members of congress long before the collapse of ftx were warning not to overregulate. >> congress should not be dumb enough to raise a red flag around this technology revolution. we should embrace it. we should understand it, and we should have international leaders in this space. a fed-up manager at an olive garden has been fired after she wrote a memo outlying the proper ways to call off work. she was apparently angry they were so badly understaffed writing we are no longer tolerating any excuse for calling off. if you're sick, you need to come prove it to us. if your dog died, you need to bring him in and prove it to us. darden restaurants said the manager's message was not aligned with company values and she has been dismissed. >> i can understand the frustration. >> i can, too. obviously the wrong thing to

write. obviously uncaring. but you do feel for these middle people that are corporate and they show up and there's nobody there. it's hopeless. not taking her side. >> no, no, no. >> i get the frustration of you're just trying to run a restaurant and they can't get anybody in there. >> your customers are like, where is my bread sticks? >> i guess the answer is pay more. >> that's another conversation. >> i wonder what the corporate earnings are for olive guarden? >> i'll look it up. this morning on the "today" show experts are breaking down how to stretch the budget including at the supermarket. they say avoid buying what you don't eat is really the key. >> what you really want to do is understand what you are buying and 40% of all of our foods are wasted.

a lot of that is in our homes, so really make sure what you are buying, you will consume. that's probably the easiest way to save money. >> if you are still looking to find that perfect present for the superhero fan in your life, listen up. on the "today" show, they are looking to one toy company using a photo and 3d printer to customize lookalike figures. you can make your kris sanchez action figure coming up. >> love it. holding a book. ♪ here she comes to save the day ♪ >> by the way, don't throw away your leftovers. throw them in a salad. reduce food waste. helping celebrate the homecoming of the greatest of all time is what it is when tom brady plays at levi stadium for only his second time brady will

take them on. he watched the greats at candlestick and says he plans to have an old neighborhood block party attend sunday's game. >> i'll have a great group of family and friends there that are supportive, people from growing up in the neighborhood. my parents still live in san diego, the same house i grew up in. just a lucky kid growing up in the bay area. >> he is a lucky kid growing up in the bay area. this all comes as his alma mater plays the state high school championship game tomorrow night. >> if he liked it so much here, we do have backup quarterbacks. >> brock purdy is going to take on tom brady. it's purdy's house now. >> he's a young kid. he'll have a story to tell.

>> that would be something to see. >> folks going to the niners game, kari? it will be wet this weekend. off and on so maybe we'll be able to squeeze in a break from the rain for the 49ers game on sunday. we'll be keeping an eye on that. here is what we with expecting. the rain moves into the north bay later on tonight and it just gets heavier as we go throughout the day with some high wind gusts that can reach 30 to 50 miles an hour. we'll have the possibility of flood issues as that heavy rain comes down, the leaves get swept into the storm drain and it may clog it up. standing water on the roadways. you never want to drive over where you can't see how deep the water is and there may be rising creeks and rivers at least briefly and we're expecting heavy sierra snow that could close the roadways. heads-up if you're going there. looking at the storm as it approaches, right now not causing any issues. it's still off the coast but we'll make it into the north bay

starting late tonight sweeping through the bay area early tomorrow morning. we will see waves of rain off and on throughout the weekend. maybe we'll be able to get outside during those breaks but we're looking at a lot of heavy rain here over the course of a couple of days we could see an inch and a half of rain in santa rosa but it may be as much as almost 3 inches in the santa cruz mountains and heavy snow expected with the winter storm warnings that are going up starting late tonight. 2 to 5 feet and 100-mile-per-hour winds. the risk of avalanches happening in the tahoe basin especially in the back country areas so you need to be careful if you're going there this weekend. here is a look at how much snow we could see up to 57 inches. beyond that we get a chance to dry out. there may be more rain by the

end of next week into the week after as we take a look at our seven-day forecast all happening this weekend. after that we'll have a chance to breathe and relax, at least i will. mike, you have better news for contra costa county? a chance to breathe and relax in my department. the crash has been cleared south 680. all lanes open at 24. no more slowing shows on the sensors. very little distraction. maybe some paperwork on the side. 37 still clear out of vallejo. still some patches of fog in the north bay and in the far south county. a nice easy drive toward and across the bay bridge there, the lights, you can see the city. yesterday we couldn't because of the low clouds hovering above the deck. talk about the rain that's coming in toward our area but overnight rain a break from the commute at least for right now. back to you.

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right now at 5:30, the family of a woman killed in a high-profile domestic incident prance a final farewell. the vigil happening today to honor her life. plus, a live look outside right now. lots of places only now getting a chance to wring themselves out and dry off. before you know it, more rain is likely in greater volume and rolling in soon. the preparations in some neighborhoods ahead for a wet weekend. streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. thanks for joining us on this friday morning. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. as we prepare for that rainstorm, we do have team coverage for you tracking those conditions. we want to start with a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall tracking what to expect with that next

round of rain. we are dry for right now but we are getting ready as we start out with a lot of clouds across the bay area. now we are going to see that rain moving in later tonight for the north bay, but the heavier rain arrives early on tomorrow morning and continues with high wind gusts that could reach 30 to 50 miles per hour. we could have issues with some street flooding as the storm drains get clogged up and also high creeks and rivers, the possibility and heavy sierra snow that may close some of the roadways. we have a wind advisory that will be in effect across the bay area. top wind gusts along the coast as well as the mountains. that rain and storm arrives later tonight. let's head over to "today in the bay's" ginger conejero saab in the north bay with how residents are expected to prepare. ginger? >> reporter: kari, as you mentioned, it is dry here in mill valley where the dry

weather -- or the break from the rain means people have more time to prepare as the storm approaches this weekend. not just people who live in the north bay but also santa rosa fire preparing for what the storm might bring. they've tweeted warnings and reminders at the start of this weekend's storm, they are monitoring the storm to see if additional efforts are needed to alert residents in areas above santa rosa's rincon valley or the east side of town. what they are bracing for later tonight and into tomorrow is the wind which could affect trees and power lines and the holiday spirit. >> the decorations are another concern. there's a lot of outdoor inflatables, decorations ahead of the holidays. we're asking residents to secure those so they don't do damage on your property or a neighbor's. >> reporter: now this santa rosa man is taking those warnings seriously especially since he lost his home in the glass fire

in 2020. he's rebuilt his home but says he keeps a close eye on the weather including localized flooding in the area. you can imagine he's gearing up for this weekend. places like ace hardware say they are stocked up and they are prepared for people who want to buy sandbags or prepare for this weekend's storm as we mentioned and santa rosa mentioned it's a good time to tie down some of the holiday decorations or if you can put them away to prepare for the wind. kari? >> thank you, ginger. one of my poinsettias blew off the porch. i'll make sure to secure that. if you haven't already download our free nbc bay area app. it will give that you exclusive access to our mobile doppler radar so you can keep an eye on the wet weather as it makes its move and we'll send you those alerts minutes before the rain starts to fall in your neighborhood. 5:33 now and breaking right

now, brittney griner back on american soil after close to 300 days behind bars in russia. her plane landed overnight in texas following yesterday's prisoner swap orchestrated by the white house. in the video you see her disembarking that airplane in san antonio where, among other things, doctors plan to evaluate her. in the wake of brittney griner's release, the family of paul whelan is speaking out. he is imprisoned on a spying conviction. president biden mentioned whelan. his family says they knew in advance whelan would not be part of this prisoner swap. >> all of these cases are like trains running on parallel tracks and the solution of one doesn't actually, i don't think, impact the solution in the other even if they're in the same country. >> the family also says they are not sure if this makes chances for whelan's return home any better in the future.

5:34 and happening today in oakley mourners will gather to remember alexis gabe, the young victim of domestic violence. hundreds are expected to gather for that candlelight vigil memorial at 7:00 p.m. at oakley's civic center park. gabe's ex-boyfriend killed her in his antioch home last january, and for months her remains could not be located. last month that all changed when her partial remains were identified in amador county. police in june shot and killed gabe's ex-boyfriend in their attempt to arrest him. they say he lunged at them with a knife. happening tomorrow in san francisco, an event aimed at reducing gun violence. police will host a gun buyback event on howard street south of market. it's organized in part by the violence prevention group united players. people will turn in handguns and receive $100. assault weapons will be $200. no questions asked as mayor london breed said earlier this

week the city has collected nearly 2,500 guns. >> every gun we get off the street is a life saved. the impact that it has can't even hardly be measured. >> tomorrow's event starts at 8:00 in the morning. it is 5:36 for you right now. we do have a warning for anyone thinking of heading to tahoe this weekend. you might want to rethink those plans. a live look right now on highway 50 this is where the chains are required. chains are also in effect on interstate 80. here is a look for you right here, donner summit last night. meteorologist kari hall, of course, timing out the forecast for us. several feet of snow are on the way. you're saying whiteout conditions, too, in the area? >> whiteout conditions as we are under a winter storm warning for all of these areas shaded in pink, so that includes the whole sierra range, and we could see snowfall amounts at 2 to 5 feet

and up to 100-mile-per-hour winds, so we are expecting a lot of road closures and also the risk of avalanches around the tahoe area, so that will be very dangerous to go there over the next couple of days. let's talk about yosemite national park where we are seeing a little bit of a mixture of rain and snow for today. 37 degrees but really heavy snow will continue as we go into the rest of the weekend. you may want to keep it at home. we'll see the rain chances going up as we go into the evening but mostly dry if you are going out to enchant later tonight but tomorrow it's going to be soggy in san francisco for santa con. not only will it be cold and rainy but it's also going to be windy as well. now we have the warriors game as well tomorrow evening. temperatures starting out at 56 degrees with those winds out there will be gusting. and even for sunday as we wrap up the week in the 49ers game, still a chance of showers but there may be some peeks of

sunshine. 4:00 in the afternoon. quite cool there. mike, you have a report of a spinout in the north bay? this comes in around bicentennial way. reports of a car on the shoulder after what chp's report says is a spinout. still damp. we're looking over to san rafael where the traffic flows smoothly. still light. remember, it's friday and as we approach the end of the year, a lighter commute. anything before 7:00, no problems for highway 437, still clear but there's the road weather index further north from novato. we may have getaway traffic. we have a bit of a break so folks can head to the sierra. as early as 2:00 p.m. if traffic is kicking in already around midday sometimes we see that on a getaway friday, metering lights turned on which were activated earlier and a look to next week.

overnight closures starting monday night, north 680 closed for this stretch. just the warning we'll remind you again, back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:38 for you this morning. soccer fans around the globe ready to see drama head on. the world cup quarterfinals are about to get under way in qatar. we'll take you there after the break to set up today's big match. and changing teams in a way, a switch by a senator leaves the democrats very confused. let's get you a school shoutout. today's comes from a fourth grade class in creekside elementary in danville. >> from creekside elementary -- >> good morning, bay area! >> good morning, creekside. >> i love it. >> if your child's class would like to take part, email their classroom video to us in an email at school shoutout at

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good friday morning. at 5:42 we're trying to squeeze in the weekend events in between the rain, and i think you'll be able to have some dry conditions tonight if you're checking out let's glow sf, it's going to be around downtown. it's a free event and will be cloudy. you just have to bundle up. now we'll talk about the rain coming back to the bay area

coming up in a few minutes. 880 flowing smoothly. a little volume builds through the east bay like oakland. no slowing for the sensors. we'll show you how things are stacking up for that early commute on this friday coming up. in a case completely unrelated to brittney griner's case a woman is on her way home and just happened to serve time in the same russian prison as brittney griner. sarah krivanek taught in russia. friends say she got in a violent altercation with a male roommate that ended with her roommate receiving facial injuries. the court convicted her of assault and she served one year in jail. they say she acted in self-defense and was wrongfully convicted. the white house continues to work to get american prisoner paul whelan out of russia. >> scott, the white house says we don't have anyone to trade.

>> exactly right. that's because the white house says we don't have a russian spy in custody. the white house says the russians want to trade spy for spy. paul whelan in russian custody has been charged with spying for america. the white house says he's not a spy. new video from russian television of the prisoner swap that did work out, brittney griner, for the merchant of death, arms dealer viktor bout. family cheering as viktor bout returned home. bout, we suspect, has friends in the russian intelligence community. the brother of captive paul whelan will speak on the "today" show later today. earlier the family issued an incredibly generous and heartfelt statement saying they were glad for brittney that the white house made the right decision to take the russians up on their offer one for one. >> she's on the ground. >> stop it. >> yep, she's on the ground. >> great day.

>> griner's wife learning she was free in the oval office with the president, vice president, secretary of state. kyrsten sinema says she's no longer a democrat, calling herself an independent. that is not unusual. bernie sanders and angus king from maine says the same thing. sinema says she will not caucus with the republicans. she's hard to figure out. before she became a senator she was very left with the green party, extremely progressive. moved to the right to the democrats in 2004 where she racked up one of the most conservative voting records in the party and now is presumably moving right again. the democrats are now back to 50 democrats with the vice president breaking tie votes. again, not clear if sinema wouldn't vote with the democrats, but this gives a lot of power back to old joe manchin from west virginia.

democrats probably very glad they won georgia. the house passed the respect for marriage act which codifies interracial and same sex marriage in case the supreme court decides to reverse its previous decisions on those cases. the bill now goes to the president's desk. we're talking about everything that goes on in washington really, on social media, follow me on twitter@scottmcgrew. things are getting down to the nitty-gritty at the world cup and some of the best teams now squaring off today and tomorrow in the quarterfinals. >> telemundo 48's carlos yustis has been in qatar since the tournament kicked off. a preview of today's big games that can only start with a look at brazil. >> reporter: kris, marcus, regards from portugal where cristiano ronaldo's team is preparing for tomorrow. tonight the quarterfinals kick off in the fifa qatar 2022. brazil will be facing croatia in

the first match of the day. brazil one of the top favorites to win this tournament. a great display on the round of 16. they advance through the group stage without any trouble. they're the favorites to reach the final. they are going to face a croatia team that is aging. even though they reached the finals four years ago and have great players, they don't seem to be as cohesive as four years ago and to me brazil should be taking this match. later on on the match we're all waiting for, argentina will be facing the netherlands. lionel messi's team found its footing and was able to advance and then struggling on the round of 16 but making to this round they will face a dutch team. they haven't had a lot of problems to advance. they face a u.s. team that seems

to be naive on how they were facing the dutch team and were able to reach this match. and we'll see who actually advances. the theory is that in the semifinal we'll be seeing brazil and argentina and it will be a powerhouse matchup between these two world champions. that will be today and we'll be here to cover it, everything that happens from doha. back to you. >> i would say viva brazil but that's not spanish. >> i wonder how you say it in portuguese. your chance to see some iconic pieces of music history in san francisco. >> indianapolis colts owner jim irsay owns the items that includes guitars used by legends like janis joplin and kurt cobain and piano played by elton john and john lennon, though at different times. they also have a microphone that jim morrison from the doors used. the collection will be on

display only for tomorrow from 7:00 to 10:00 at night at the bill graham auditorium. the event is free but you do have to register for a ticket ahead of time. there's a concert afterwards as well. ann wilson from heart and john fogerty will be singing with the band. >> i thought you were playing. >> i didn't want to make a big deal about it. >> it was a surprise, marcus. well, don't be surprised by the rain, though. right, at least it's not today. we're saying that. as we go into tomorrow morning you'll wake up to a lot of heavy rain hitting the roof, and we're looking back at the past 24 hours where some of us had a lot of other areas barely saw anything. oakland had about a tenth of an inch of rain, less for san francisco. the santa cruz mountains measured over an inch.

there wasn't a lot of rain there but in kent field, parts of the north bay, about half an inch, a quarter inch, and now it's foggy after all that moisture left on the ground. low visibility in spots especially around napa. by tomorrow, we're getting ready for high winds and rain. we'll be going up and we could see gusts at 35 to 50 miles per hour, mainly for the mountains and the coastline. but across the region we could see some gusty winds. the winds start to pick up as we head into tonight into the day tomorrow with peak winds by late morning into the afternoon. and then it starts to calm down. that's rushing up into the storm system and will bring us rain throughout much of the day tomorrow. there will be some breaks in between and especially on sunday there may be more breaks but the rain will continue even into sunday night. and the rainfall totals may be

quite heavy in some areas reaching mostly an inch of rain but there could be as much as over 2 inches of rain, fremont, other areas where the heavier rain sets up there could be over 2 inches in total. we're going to dry out for a while, but by the end of next week there may be another chance of rain. we do have several days of dry conditions at least to start out next week. we're really focused on tomorrow with the high winds and heavy rains and, of course, i know you're making weekend plans. there won't be a lot of breaks but you can track it all with the nbc bay area app. mike, we have our typical slowing in the south bay? the pattern, even on a friday, north 101 heading up from 680 to just shy of oakland road, also this for the last few weeks, another patch up by sjc. that's the airport. heading up past sfo on the peninsula will continue for 101. down here we're seeing more slowing in san martin up to

morgan hill where we've been seeing it with lower visibility, patches of fog. no problem getting to the bay bridge but metering lights activated and it's a slower drive as you approach san francisco. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now former first lady michelle obama is heading to the bay area. she has three tour stops right here in the bay area. this is for her new book "the light we carry." it will take place it masonic theater. tonight through sunday. tickets are still available through michelle obama's book website. coming up, bay area schools now revamping the way student lunches are cooked and served. and then at 6:00, wnba star brittney griner walking off the

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5:56 now. welcome back to "today in the bay." some south bay schools are now spending a healthy chunk of range to create better meals for students. saratoga high schools are spending about $160,000 a year to hire a chef consultant, five years in the making that has the school serving a wide variety of locally sourced meals. the program's chef makes about 900 meals a day entirely from scratch to make healthier, less

expensive meals ditching the traditional method of heat. students are eating it up. >> every student is entitled to free breakfast and lunch. because the food is already so good we've had high interest, students stay on campus more and we're happy it matches what they're learning. >> administrators admit the costs are steep but costs are covered by federal funding. >> one east bay city planning to crash down on the issue of vexing some residents. cars and other vehicles parked on front lawns. san pablo police plan to start issuing a fine for those parked cars or boats parked in front yards. warning people about the new fine.

fined $100 after the first warning they receive. moving you forward on the grand opening of one of san francisco's oldest movie theaters. the marquee lights were all lit up at the four-star theater in the richmond district. a lot of people say it was worth the wait to see its return. >> i think coming out of the pandemic it's important that we have space to do this in. >> the theater reopened with the feature film "always be my maybe" which is set in san francisco and includes a four-star theater cameo. calling all "minion" fans, a new family friendly attraction next summer called gs illuminations villain-con minion

blast. the attraction will open inside the park's new minion land, an entire area inspired by the movies. universal says more details about the ride and the minion land will be revealed in the coming months and, of course, both universal and nbc bay area are both owned by parent company comcast. >> my kids would be into that even though they're a little bit older. >> those movies were fun. the golden globe awards return next month and that, too, will be on nbc and the show now has a host, comedian jerrod car michael. this is him at the emmy awards. he won an emmy for hbo special. this will be his first time hosting. the globes will air tuesday, january 10. come on, it's too sexy. it's breakfast time. "today in the bay" will bring you coverage all morning long. you can watch us 4:30 to 7:00 online and on our app and

streaming, too. >> it depends on who you are and where you live. just saying. breaking now at 6:00, wnba star brittney griner back on u.s. soil. she arrived overnight after that prisoner swap with russia. her journey home and new calls to action to help another american still behind bars in russia. a man connected to a crash that left two little girls without their parents. an update on where the case stands now. this is the calm before the new incoming storm. meteorologist kari hall is tracking that wet weather on tap for us. you can see there storm ranger. scanning the skies for us. a little dark but it's working.