we're going to have to take a deeper look at what's going on with their scheduling system. >> the holiday meltdown, the ongoing travel nightmare as airlines cancel thousands of flights. a live report from washington and the all new response from the u.s. transportation secretary. plus, easing the cost. new changes coming to california. we'll tell you when it's set to start and who is eligible. is this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington has the day off. >> no rain this morning but it will return. meteorologist vianey arana is tracking what we can expect. a little break before a couple active days ahead. this is what is supposed to be happening in december. i hope everybody is being safe. here is the reason why.

we have a little bit of that system made its exit. take a look at the temperatures. 43 degrees. we'll bump up by 10:00, 11:00. santa rosa, though, will start to dip down into the 30s yet again. at least within the next two hours. ahead of that, that cloud cover will move in. another impact on the morning fog through novato and the interior, livermore down to about two miles of visibility and through morgan hill at about a mile in visibility. mike, how are the roads doing? a clear view in patches. a beautiful look at the golden gate bridge. light, light traffic. the break little patches of

yellow from here and there. lower visibility to the north and napa valley. perhaps more traffic than we've seen the first couple of days this week. we'll watch the bay bridge for metering lights as well. breaking news this wednesday morning all eyes on the vatican as we learn former pope benedict's health is deteriorating. the 95-year-old's condition has worsened due to his age. we are continuing to monitor the developments and will seep the very latest as it comes in and at nbcbayarea.com. the man accused of attacking paul pelosi inside his san francisco home is due back in court today. a judge ruled there was enough evidence for david depape

to stand trial. ginger conejero saab live in san francisco with more on what will happen. >> reporter: good morning, scott and laura. more can still happen. today is the second arraignment for the defendant which means he will enter a plea for the charges filed against him. now that the judge has considered this to be okay to go to trial this is the last step. the last day he was in court was a preliminary hearing on december 14th. there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial. more details including body cam video from the officers who responded in the early morning hours which prior to the last hearing has not been seen publicly. some new details emerged from testimony about how that initial confrontation took place and depape's alleged confession and

motive. attempted murder and threatening the family of a public official. depape could face more than 50 years in prison. depape is facing a concurrent federal case that is set to be back in court in january. we're live in san francisco, ginger conejero saab, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. it is 5:04. new developments in the case of the accused stockton serial killer. wesley brownlee is being charged with another murder for a killing that happened in the east bay. prosecutors say he killed mervin harmon in april of 2021. brownlee now faces seven murder charges and one attempted murder charge. we have a look at the time line you'll see here. the first killing happened in oakland with the shooting death of juan vasquez serrano. six days later police say he

shot natasha latour in stockton, but she survived that very same day. the complaint doesn't say when or where. brownlee is accused of five other murders between july and september of this year. it's 5:05. developing now brutal cold conditions continue around the u.s. in buffalo the snow still hindering rescue operations. this is video as new york state police are clearing roadways and assisting vehicles stuck in the mess. the brutal conditions are also contributing to mounting frustrations at the airport. here is sfo and oakland international. all of which have seen hundreds of cancellations and delays over the past few days and hundreds, maybe thousands, remain stranded

at airports. >> brie jackson is live. southwest passengers are feeling the brunt of the backup. now this investigation is being launched. >> reporter: this has been quite a mess. federal leaders want it know what went wrong. they will investigate why southwest airlines fell so far behind other carriers. the travel chaos continues at airports nationwide. >> delayed, delayed, delayed and delayed and then canceled. >> it's been stressful. >> it's been pretty tough. southwest was a mess. >> reporter: southwest airlines is behind most of the backups forcing some to scramble for rentals. >> i've been here for three days. >> reporter: the company scrubbed 70% of its flight schedule on monday with plans to cancel over 2,000 flights daily wednesday and thursday.

>> we're doing everything we can and please also hear that i'm truly sorry. >> reporter: the carrier took the worst hit partly because weather impacted two major hubs in chicago and denver. unions say outdated scheduling software is also to blame. >> we need to double down on our existing plans to upgrade systems. >> we have passengers who can't get hold of customer service. >> reporter: transportation secretary pete buttigieg says he's hold the airline accountable. >> this has crossed the line from what's an uncontrollable weather situation to something that is the airline's direct responsibility. >> reporter: travelers are feeling stranded, enraged and fed up. >> i'm scared. >> reporter: southwest say they are optimistic flights will be back on track before next week. american and delta airlines have announced caps on their fares as

a result of southwest cancellations. >> thank you so much. it is so hard to watch. i think we've all been there but not in the situations they have. turning to trains and automobiles to get back home. one woman says she bought a bus ticket to palm springs because her daughter lives there, one of hundreds stranded in the airport since friday trying to get back to seattle. >> frustrated. just scary and just i think i broke down already. >> amtrak workers say trips are full. trips headed north are booked until january 2nd. two programs aimed at easing tolls on bridges will launch. starting this sunday on new year's day veterans will be able

to cross for free. the program applies to tolls on any state bridges including the golden gate and bay bridge. it does not apply to express lanes. low-income customers won't have to pay fees for late or unpaid tolls between march of 2020 and january 1 of 2023. the program will apply to anyone who earns less than 200% of the federal poverty level or about $55,000 for a family of four. let's take you out live to san francisco this morning. the rain has held off. we have bright lights we can actually see. thanks to some clearing in the skies and i do want to go over how much rain we saw out of the system. conditions are dry but behind that more action ahead. let's go over the storm totals. a lot of rain all at once though

it was quick moving. the biggest impacts, notice mt. tam. 6 inches. scotts creek nearly 5 inches of rain. hayward about 2 inches and down through san jose a little under 2 inches. where does that put us? santa rosa saw an improvement. san jose is looking good out there. how are the gas prices doing? i'm not seeing as many people reporting. i hope they're not at the airport. concord still leads the state, we're looking at a similar situation. pittsburg, $3.49. our buddies must be out of town so the lowest report is

cupertino. the 76 we have that report confirmed for $3. 9. in san francisco speedway on cesar chavez street, $3.79. not bad for that county. san francisco, the city and county. as we look at the roadways, basically at speed. we have 680 that reopened right on time northbound. reopened there getting to the san mateo bridge. no backup there. we can see a nice clear drive. we talked about low clouds floating around but not a problem for visibility. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. new changes to starbucks. next on "today in the bay," the reason it will be a bit more difficult to get some free drinks. plus, tesla shares drop once again. the issues at play, what many speculate might be the reason for the company's continued loss. also, new year, new goals. if you're looking to get some inspiration for the next year we have you covered.

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good morning. it is 5:14 right now in san jose. it is going to be a little cloudy into the afternoon. daytime highs in the 50s and then we see another system roll through. i'll take you through the timing.

and out of the altamont pass down to the dublin interchange but if you're heading to 580 you may have an issue. first let's check in with silvana. good morning, i'm silvana henao why cnbc. a split session with the dow rising for a second straight day. the s&p 500 slipped fractionally. the nasdaq falling nearly 1.5% on declines. the index was dragged down by an 11% drop on reports the company will continue a weeklong production halt. the markets are on track for their worst performance since the financial crisis with the nasdaq leading the losses down nearly 34%. in focus today some data on pending home sales. starbucks is making changes to its rewards program. insider.com reports a leaked

memo shows it will be harder for customers to redeem some free drinks. you'll still earn one star for every dollar you spend or two stars for every dollar on a preloaded car. free hot coffee, tea or baked goods will require double the stars. down from the current 150. starbucks is following the trend of other quick service chains like chipotle who are making it more expensive toer rewards. shares of tesla dropping yesterday for the seventh straight session falling to the lowest level since august of 2020. the electric vehicle stock, the longest streak of losses since 2018. tesla is headed for its worst monthly, quarterly and yearly declines down 51% over the past three months making it the worst performer in the s&p 500. the issues at play, well, concerns about sales in china which make up a quarter of

tesla's revenue and worries elon musk is too distracted by his take yoefrp of twitter. back to you. it is 5:16 right now. happening now the iconic crystal ball in times square getting ready for the new year celebration this weekend. the waterford triangles were installed yesterday. there are more than 2,000 triangles on the ball for the first time since the pandemic started there won't be any restrictions for festivities that happen on saturday night. trending this morning we're four days away from the start of the new year and now is the time to start thinking about maybe the new year's resolutions. country living, you can say new year, new me. keeping your car clean then making your bed. these are easy. >> that's what they're saying. things anyone can do. >> compliment someone. wonderful. and mean it.

more top resolutions, schedule more friend time. i can do this. this is easy. >> we're going to check -- don't check my car, though. >> making your bed, that one -- >> especially when you have a mate and they're still in it. >> i thought you said maid. >> especially when you have a maid. >> when you have a mate. >> i haven't thought about my resolution. have you? >> not at all. >> that's my resolution. >> i have. i thought you could get a jump on it. ease into the new year. start on the 1st of january. eased into the new year but with a punch, storms. we started december strong. we're ending december strong, we're starting january strong. will the storms hold through january and february? last year, 2021, we saw a really strong december and we saw some of the driest months on record.

the goal here is to keep the rain coming. i know it's unpleasant but it's helpful when it comes to our climate, of course. we're in the 40s to start. we have the clear conditions. we don't have anything blanketing us helping to trap the heat. 20 degrees cooler. 17 degrees colder in livermore. hayward about 14 degrees colder. satellite radar is clear. we do have some activity. that atmospheric river event impacting san diego right now. a high surf advisory will remain in place until 9:00 a.m. today. the reason for this is we're still seeing some dangerous coastal waters, and we'll continue to see some winds especially picking up tonight. your hourly forecast, we're starting out partly cloudy, patchy, foggy at time. notice by about 12:00 an

increase in high clouds and then the daytime highs will start to climb up into the 50s and then by the afternoon that rain is still going to hold off around 3:00. you might get a little bit of sprinkle activity. isolated showers with the wind from the west/northwest 10 to 20 miles an hour. notice calistoga, san francisco, it's an interesting line of showers. a lot of this will move through when you're sleeping at about 2:00 a.m. a decent line of showers makes its way through. behind that on thursday we'll get another round of showers. again, the heavier pockets of rain won't be as intense as we saw, of course, early tuesday morning. your san francisco seven-day forecast, we were talking new year's eve.

the concern here will be friday night heading into saturday. saturday day seems to be the worst of the weekend and timing wise there was the possibility if that system exits quickly enough we could see a break from 10:00, 11:00 p.m. to welcome in a clear, fresh washed away start. we'll welcome in 2023. >> a new year's cleaning, that was a great breakdown. we're looking at for the morning commute, some damp roadways. highway 4, there is a crash but no slowing at the scene. slowing on a couple sensors of vasco. a truck in one lane in each

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to get to those final destinations. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. good wednesday morning to you. 5:30 right now. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington is going to take some time off. this morning the rain has moved out but yesterday's winter storm caused a lot of issues across the bay area. a roof at the big 5 store in san ramon collapsed. trees collapsing in the burn scar from the czu complex fire and there will be more issues moving forward this week. >> that's because more rain is headed our way. tracking it all has been meteorologist vianey arana. you have a look at some of the totals of rain. although it was pretty quick moving, it dumped a lot of rain especially for the mountain areas. and the concern when it dumps a lot of rain on mountains is the potential for run-off, debris flow, and of course the burn scars. right now when you look at the map notice 6 inches in mt. tam.

that's where we saw some of the highest totals. anywhere from about an inch to 2 inches, concord a little over an inch, napa and san jose where you probably noticed it was more south bay focused nearly an inch and a half. our current is 145% of the average. this is not taking into account the snow we got from the storm yesterday and the additional snow. this will look even better by the time the weekend storm is over heading into the first week of january and, of course, we'll bring that you update as soon as we have that. as far as your lake tahoe forecast, there is an active winter storm warning in effect so travel up there is still not recommended though there will be a little bit of a break from the blizzard-like conditions, there will still be a wintry mix and we get another system that rings in tonight that will bring rain up through the sierra and notice by friday and saturday that weather pattern stays pretty active overall.

that will keep us in the loop for more snow and rain on the way, mike. yes, but less visibility. >> what is this supposed to be? >> there you go. it's blurry now. let's show full screen. that's in the north bay. what you can't see is the golden gate bridge because the low clouds have crept in front of our camera. the fog on the deck -- not on the deck, it's our view of the bridge itself. there is fog out there, low clouds. a smooth drive right now. no real delays for highway 37, but there's a crash now around 121. we're tracking that critical portion of your westbound morning commute in the north bay. over here critical, vasco road. there may be a quick traffic break as they have to move that truck straddling the center divide. both directions will be affected for a short period of time. that slowing developing for 580 but more than the last couple of days. a little more traffic for the early morning commute but we're still watching very light traffic around the bay.

back to you. mike, we continue to follow breaking news. former pope benedict very sick. his health is deteriorating. a vatican spokesperson confirms the 95-year-old's condition has worsened. a live look at vatican city. pope francis asking for prayers for his predecessor. you will remember in 2013 benedict became the first pope to resign in around 600 years. now he's been living in the vatican since staying mostly out of the public eye. we are continuing to monitor the developments overseas this morning and, of course, bring you the latest as it comes in right here and at nbcbayarea.com. 5:34. southwest airlines is canceling hundreds of additional flights into and out of the bay area already this morning. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is at oakland international. bob, the staggering picture behind you with the baggage. what are people doing to get home? >> reporter: well, they're

resorting to other modes of transportation, namely trains, buses and automobiles. good morning to you, scott and laura. even that's difficult because there are hundreds of stranded other passengers who are trying to do the same thing. here at oakland international, you can see hundreds of bags separated from their people during this mess over the past several days. we have seen employees here shuttling bags trying to getthe presumably get them back to wherever they are supposed to go. we spoke to people at sjc down in san jose because of southwest canceling their flights, one man tells us his sister was calling every rental car company in the area trying to get a ride back to pasadena. a woman we spoke with believes she bought the last bus ticket from san jose to palm springs, which is where she was trying to go. amtrak in san jose tells us you can't find anything to los angeles until after the 30th. nothing towards the seattle area until after the 2nd.

and today doesn't look better for passengers hoping to get out of town on their stopless flights. the latest numbers from flight aware, 124 flights canceled in and out of oakland international. 147 in and out of sjc, those are southwest. and 41 out of sfo, 38 are southwest. you can see nationwide close to 4,300 cancellations, about 2,500 of those are southwest. u.s. secretary of transportation pete buttigieg says southwest's meltdown is unacceptable. >> we'll have to take a deeper look at what's going on with their scheduling systems, other issues that may have contributed to this. while we all understand you can't control the weather, this has clearly crossed the line from what's an uncontrollable weather situation to something that is the airline's direct responsibility. >> we're doing everything we can to return to a normal operation and please also hear that i am

truly sorry. >> reporter: that was the ceo of southwest who says the airline will be running a reduced schedule in order to reposition their planes and people. he says he is optimistic to be on track some time before next week. he also acknowledged the situation is unacceptable and said they're working with impacted travelers. we have spoken with nbc bay area has spoken with some travelers who said they did get their money back and vouchers. reporting live at oakland international, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> but their time and efforts cost a lot. >> they're still stuck. >> thanks for the latest, bob. >> chris chmura tweeting about the southwest chaos. he posted a step-by-step guide to help you get reimbursed. remember, that won't get you home but at least you'll get your money. new details one man arrested in connection to an arson in the east bay. the flames broke out just after

9:00 last night at an apartment building in pleasant hill. it happened on contra costa boulevard just a few blocks south of sun valley boulevard. police say a man was seen running from an apartment holding two kitchen knives. he refused to drop the knives and proceeded to cut himself. police then shot him with beanbag rounds until he was subdued. he was taken to the hospital. they say the fire was intentionally set. the flames and smoke damaged three apartments but no one else was hurt. turning to our climate in crisis. online shopping may be leading to waste in the ocean. a report from wildlife advocacy group says amazon created 709 million pounds of plastic waste in 2021 up 18% from 2020. they say a lot of that packaging amazon uses cannot be recycled.

the report estimates 26 million pounds of waste will end up in waterways. now the study focused on amazon, but amazon is certainly not the only culprit and the company disputes that report. amazon says it's reduced the amount of plastic it uses in each of its shipments. the winter weather brought some serious snowfall and dangerously strong winds to the sierra. this is video of heavenly ski resort in south lake tahoe. the area saw 111-mile-per-hour winds on the upper mountains along with 4 inches of snow. strong winds forced the resort to close all gondola rides and some lifts all day yesterday. here is a look at palisades resort as well this morning. it's early. the sun is not up yet. guess what, more snow is on the way. meteorologist vianey arana is tracking what we can expect. even if you go now where it seems like the conditions have died down a bit there's still a winter storm warning in effect

and for good reason because we're anticipating more snow as you mentioned. let's take a look at where the sierra snowpack lies, about 145% of average. once all of the snow melts, that translates to water equivalents that helps supply a lot of california's water. as far as our conditions that 145% doesn't take into account how much snow we got yesterday and this week. we'll see that number populate during next week's update. notice conditions, still a wintry mix. friday and saturday another system, a ton more rain. that winter storm warning still in effect right now. i booked the time stamp, the reason i did that a storm system that lines up for the 31st and another one that lines up on the 2nd and another one that lines up on the 3rd and 4th. it can potentially bring 96 inches of additional snowfall to

kirkwood by the time the first week of january ends. that is a lot of snow. don't drive up there. they have restrictions. you need chains unless you have a combination of snow tires and four-wheel drive. it's a smooth drive across the bay bridge. the same amount of traffic. we may see metering lights but not right now. just note that but the buildup isn't even there out of vallejo for west 37. traffic now very easy. the warriors play at home. keep that in mind. that will clog up on the 280 extension. looking over here for overnight closures.

680 opened up at 5:00 a.m. they may call it off, 680 great for you. the south bay with an easy flow of traffic, no delays there or on the peninsula. >> thank you, mike. tracking a market cooldown. next we'll talk to a local real estate agent about when the housing market is expected to bounce back for sellers and what those looking to sell should do now. one local poet is sharing her world and letting the bay area participate.

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good morning, 5:45. we're off to a cold start in santa rosa right now. 37 degrees. we have several 30s across the map through the bay area. the national weather service has just issued a dense fog advisory so please be careful if you encounter some fog. mike? a clear view of palo alto. 101 north you see this flashing light right here. i don't know what to do or how long it will take to reopen. you see it on the camera.

>> it's 5:45. new details in, travel chaos that has nothing to do with weather reported a midair flight on a southwest plane bound for oakland forced to turn around. flightaware said the plane left honolulu 7:00, turned around less than two hours later due to what the company says is the behavior of customers. that flight is now rescheduled for today. we're still working on trying to figure out what led up to that incident. making it in the bay has been a little bit of a roller coaster this year. the once hot in high demand market is seeing a cooldown with rising interest rates, many buyers are rethinking the possibility of purchasing a new home and sellers are choosing to take properties off the market. what we could see in the bay area, john and leslie foster. thank you for taking the time to join us. we're looking forward to 2023.

home buyers are looking at the market now. we've seen the cooldown. what do you think we could expect? >> 2022 definitely gave us what i would call a healthy correction to some of the crazy and frenziness that we saw in our real estate market. we've seen inventory levels increase. we're looking on average maybe a one-month supply which is low. meaning if no other homes got listed, it would only take a month to sell the current inventory. things have normalized as a result of the rates. >> buyers were putting in offers they didn't have time to process. now buyers have the opportunity to really take the time that them need to find the perfect home. >> let's talk about the sellers

themselves. >> we either saw a lot of homes on the market for a lot longer or people were cooling them off. what can a seller be doing? do they wait or hold off for spring? what do you think? >> inventory levels are extremely low right now. from an economic supply and demand issue i would be looking at the first quarter of 2023 not a lot of competition. again, from the supply and demand standpoint that might be a good time to consider putting your home on the market. >> everybody looking at a lot of their christmas bills coming in the mail. interest rates, though, when it comes to buying a house. this is the biggest purchase a family will make. >> the most important thing in our opinion as a buyer is to have a payment you are comfortable with that fits your budget that you can afford.

a lot of creative loan programs and products that allow buyers to get some permanent or temporary lower rate buydowns available to them. >> we covered so much more during our interview. you can watch the segment on nbc bay area streaming app. you can find the story under our must see play list. you can watch it at nbcbayarea.com. >> the mega millions jackpot growing after nobody won last night. the jackpot now $640 million. one in glendale and another in santa maria both won about $250,000 each. i know you didn't have 9-13-36-59-61 and 11. the next drawing is friday. >> gives you more time to buy a ticket. >> trending this morning, a wooden night stand is catching the attention of a lot of park

goers and natural enthusiasts. take a close look inside and you'll find sheets of poetry written by those who have found the night stand before you. it's a project by a local poet and student amanda barrows who says it was participate of her poetry for the people course at city college. >> i'm already thinking about more ways to even extend that and can we stock the drawer with those experiencing incarceration, with people who are unhoused and other folks, people near and far who want to be a part of the project. it's taken a life of its own. >> probably give you good perspective with different people writing their prose. she continues to get requests where the nightstand should go next. >> a clever idea. >> looking at that picture --

>> the next question, maybe an umbrella. what does the rain come back? >> that is a good point. tonight. we see an impact for a fog advisory. i want to give folks a heads-up. the worst fog is around the monterey bay but stretching all the way along i-5 down through bakersfield. that dense fog a eect until 8:0. keep that extra distance between the cars. i know that's an area for concern but you will come across that fog. look at santa rosa. the reason why temperatures are

a few degrees colder. though there are no wind advisories or flood watches in effect, this will be in place until 9:00 a.m. today around the coast. i know it's not raining today. we might get more activity around the coastline. be safe out there. temperatures in the 30s and 40s, still partly cloudy and then by the afternoon let's take it to noon. in the 50s, napa 53. san jose, 55. now by 3:00 p.m. no rain in the early afternoon. we're talking 10:00, 11:00 p.m. to the early thursday commute. the potential for dangerous commute. it looks scattered compared to yesterday's rain. mike, how are the roads doing? the roads are doing all right.

north 101, one lane closed and possibly the willow off ramp until noon. we see some cones in the area. continue north and you know your way around. the freeways themselves are moving very smoothly throughout the bay. there's no backup at the bay bridge. still tracking the crash at 121 but no slowing. back to you. mike, thank you. rebound on office vacancies. san francisco could be on the way according to data. preliminary numbers show the vacancy rate at 27% this year compared to 19% last year. analysts say the situation is likely to continue six to nine months. the larger economy and firms operating in a post pandemic environment could lead to a

rebound for the end of 2023. a dog rescued after going missing on a hike. still ahead the stunning video taken as the daring mission went down. new charges filed for the stockton killer.

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4:57 right now. the grandson of bob marley, jo mersa marley, has died. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> the jamaican-born artist died yesterday. many public figures like the prime minister of jamaica have sent condolences to the family. the cause of death has not been released. jo mersa marley was 31 years old. also new this morning, an investigation under way after a small jet overran the runway last night at hawthorne airport in southern california. officials say the private jet with seven people onboard crashed through a fence after

skidding off the runway. everybody is okay. they were safely evacuated. and a dog that was lost on christmas eve on a hike in utah has been rescued, reunited with his family. >> nala and her owner became separated during a hike and the man was unable to find her before nightfall and nala had to spend the night on the mountain. she was spotted on a ridge. specially trained climbers coaxed the scared, very cold dog into their arms. the dog had a few minor injuries but was able to hike down with rescuers. >> look at that. >> amazing they found her. >> and the climb, too, extraordinary. wow. breaking at 6:00, overnight former pope benedict's health deteriorating. we have the latest update on his condition and, of course, the calls for prayers. plus, the man accused of attacking speaker nancy pelosi's husband is headed back to court. the next steps in the trial.

this has clearly crossed the line from an uncontrollable weather situation to what is the airline's direct responsibility. a holiday meltdown. the ongoing travel nightmares, an airline cancels flights. we're breaking what you need to know and the new investigation is being launched. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. marcus is going to take some time off. >> lucky dog. he's probably sleeping in this morning. let's wake him up. i'll let him have one day. i'm laura garcia. the roads at least are dry this morning. no rain in sight at least right now. vianey has been tracking it all for us. it's coming back. it is. cold temperatures are left behind as the system pushed through, we saw the rain and look at the temperatures now. we have 30s on the map,

livermore, 38, palo alto 39. san jose, 42 degrees. i want to show you how significant the 24-hour temperature change is. 19 degrees colder in livermore. definitely going to notice that chill factor and we're going to stay in the chillier temperatures. by the afternoon, though, we are going to warm up a little bit into the 50s. we'll get a mix of sun and clouds and then see the high clouds roll in. now your prep day will be today. we have an active patter ahead. first let's check in with mike. vasco road we have an alert called by chp. the earlier disabled vehicle we talked about is north up here as you head down past what they call gate 25. and they can't move that truck. we had a traffic