clean up from the last storm. flooding concerns are on the rise. this as another storm is set to hit the area this weekend. kari hall timing out our forecast and when everything will show up. we'll take a look at the damage already piling up. breaking overnight, an apparent overnight shooting in san francisco. the unfolding investigation as police so far silent about the case this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. well, good friday morning to you. i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington is off. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's start this hour with a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall is here. a little break in the rain today. >> especially for much of the bay area. we're watching the north bay for the potential of more scattered showers. i want to show you the wide view of the next storm coming our way. it looks very similar to what we just had but the intensity of the storm is not as strong but still tapping into subtropical moisture enhancing that

rainfall. and we're still seeing off and on showers. notice where they are. it's on san francisco northward, and we're seeing the spotty showers picking up right now but it's not as much of an impact as what we've seen recently. there will at any point be pop-up showers in the areas, but notice that even as we go into late morning into the afternoon spots like livermore, san jose are going to even see some sunshine while you have much different weather in the north bay from ukiah to santa rosa, to clear lake. we'll see that rain picking up again this evening, and then it spreads into the rest of the bay area with some off-and-on showers through tomorrow morning and then becoming more widespread with the brunt of the storm coming in late saturday evening and continuing into sunday as that heavy rain continues. this is when we're going to have more of the concerns about flooding and also getting ready

for mother atmospheric river right behind that set to arrive on monday. not many breaks here from all of this rain. the impacts from this will continue to add up as we get more and more of these downpours over the weekend and into next week. so we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. vianey has been watching the traffic alert. what's the update there? we do have an update on the earlier crash i mentioned in san francisco along 280. it looks like the latest update we have seen lanes reopened along southbound 280. now this happened earlier due to a traffic crash at 2:15 this morning this is new video just in from the scene. chp says traffic is being diverted off to monterey road. there's still going to be a lot of police activity. though some lanes have since reopened, this could still be showing delays as they work to clear this out. once again we're seeing no impacts on the northbound lanes. the northbound lanes are all completely open, but there still could be stop and go along the

southbound lanes as they completely remove that. now also noticing the crash that just came in, along the 580/205 interchange approaching westbound. i'm noticing delays through there. that stretch pretty common to see delays through there right around this hour. over the rest of san francisco, no impacts to 101. a little bit of slowing in through daly city just after that crash. and mass transit wise, no delays across the board. caltrain is back to its normal service following the delays yesterday after a tree actually fell on the overheadlines and onto the track. that has since been cleared. the bay bridge toll plaza looks good. no metering lights. we're seeing friday light commute. back to you. breaking overnight, just a few feet away from the mission district's police station there was a shooting.

a witness says he saw a car shooting into another car. so far investigators are not confirming those reports. you can certainly see bullet holes in the windows. we've reached out to police for more details. 5:04. turning back to our weather coverage, a live look although it's dark out right now, waiting for the sun's arrival, to assess the damage at capitola village. it was pounded by waves yesterday morning. concern about more trouble with the return of high tide. huge waves, some approaching 40 feet, flooded the historic waterfront area. we have a new look at some of the damage to capitola wharf. huge chunks taken away. one restaurant, zell da's was almost wiped out. more storms line up in the pacific.

>> i feel horrible. they're gone. zelda's is gone. >> i'm devastated. i'm heartbroken. i live up the street and have never seen anything like this. >> the latest high surf advisory did expire just a short time ago. today's high tide is expected some time around 9:00 a.m. concerns are still running high in parts of the bay area with the next storm getting closer. one richmond neighborhood under evacuation orders. monitoring this unstable hillside. families in 15 homes under orders to stay away. meantime, evacuation orders are now in effect for low-lying areas along the russian river from healdsburg to jenner. on the right is an image from yesterday morning, the water may reach 40 feet sunday that will be well above flood levels. this morning many pg&e customers are still without power. this is a look at the outage

map. you can see the yellow and orange symbols meaning thousands are still without power across the bay area. right now 55,000 customers across california are in the dark. with the largest impact in santa cruz county, nearly 10,000 are impacted there. in the bay area, 18,000 are without power. pg&e says the continuing wind and rain is slowing its crews' response time but they're hopeful the short break from the rain will help. you can track the next incoming storms on our nbc bay area app. type in your city and we'll send up-to-the-minute weather alerts straight to your phone. the app is free to download. well, now to a somber memory for this country. the two-year anniversary of the attempted insurrection of the capitol, the january 6th attack. we have a live look at the u.s. capitol where police are ramping up security. there's been talks online there could be protests later today. two years ago former president trump tried to challenge the 2020 election results. a group of trump supporters

marched to the capitol to try to stop congress' certification of president biden. the deadly riot caused the investigation into trump's motive and left the republican party in disarray. and right now the republicans on capitol hill are still divided. day after day kevin mccarthy has failed to secure enough votes to become speaker. each time a small group of holdouts block the bid. today lawmakers will head to the floor for a 12th vote. "today in the bay's" brie jackson joins us live from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, scott, laura. you know how the old saying goes. if at first you don't succeed, try, try, and try again. well, that seems to be the motto republicans are following. kevin mccarthy hopes the 12th time may be the charm. lawmakers did huddle behind closed doors again last night, and sources tell nbc news that a promising deal is close. >> mccarthy --

>> gaetz, trump. >> reporter: vote after vote. and still no house speaker. kevin mccarthy is the leading republican vote getter failing to reach the magic number of 218 for the 11th time thursday. still, he says he'll try and try again. >> who else gets to 200 votes? >> reporter: roughly 90% of gop members support his bid to become speaker but a small group of rebel republicans say they never will, even voting for former president trump instead. >> i wouldn't be betting on my vote for kevin mccarthy almost under any circumstance. >> at the end of the day kevin will be the speaker. >> reporter: despite making concessions, a rule that a single house member could force a vote to remove the speaker, some hard line holdouts refuse to budge. >> it has become entertainment. it has become sport.

>> reporter: the house can't function amid the infighting as frustrated democrats can only sit by and watch. >> a branch is offline while we wait for this to get resolved. >> this is only an example of what we're likely to see the next couple of years. >> the house stands adjourned. >> reporter: after days of chaos, lawmakers hope to bring this lengthy process to an end. it's now the longest contest for the gavel since before the civil war. and the longest vote for house speaker in history lasted two months and 133 ballots. that happened back in 1855. the house will give it another shot today when they reconvene later this morning. back to you. >> brie, thanks for the very latest there. let's get the very latest when it comes to the sierra. a live look at palisades in tahoe. winter storm warning remains in effect there, but the area is about to get a slight break from the recent storms. during the height of the ak yesterday cal trains called

conditions very difficult to impossible for drivers. it will likely remain that way until at least this afternoon. also checking highway 50 near echo summit, it's currently closed for avalanche control. >> meteorologist kari hall is here. just like the bay area, this pause will be brief. i think today will be a good driving day especially the earlier the better as we get a look at what's happening out there right now as we are seeing the scattered showers moving into the bay area. notice as you get over to the tahoe region there is just some clouds. as they just said, they're stilg cleaning up and doing avalanche control. there may be impacts whether or not the roadways are still open. we are going to see some off and on showers here today but then looking at the sierra snowpack, i mean, it is amazing. we're at 186% of the normal amount around the tahoe area and the southern sierra still double the normal amount of the sierra snowpack. this weekend we are going to see

a wintry mix of rain and snow. as far as snowfall totals we'll see up to 5 to 13 inches and then next week a lot more of the heavy snow but, unfortunately, avalanche danger continues as well as flooding because we are going to at times see this coming down as heavy rain on top of the snow. so there could be a lot of issues there. we're going to start to see the rain returning to the bay area later this afternoon for the north bay. we'll talk more about that hour-by-hour forecast coming up. vianey has a look at where you can find lower gas prices. we all have to get around, and gas is important for that. now we found gas places all under $4. right now the average price of gas in california is $4.44. the top one at the arco. san jose, gas for $3.73. and even in san francisco gas is

$3.79. that's at the national petroleum and cesar chavez street. another thing i want to give you an update on is the latest traffic updates. we did have an earlier sig alert. good news here, though, in san francisco it looks like the latest shows that all lanes have now reopened this is along 280 southbound monterey boulevard. notice to geneva avenue there will be some delays as they work to completely clear that out. northbound lanes and southbound lanes all remain open. your tri-valley times right now moving along good. westbound 580 to 680 looking at 22 minutes. no major delays despite the earlier crash. a live look at the san mateo bridge. it is a little busier than it was during the 4:30 hour, but the bay bridge is moving along nicely as well. no metering lights on just yet. typically they come on at 5:25. for now seems like a friday light commute. back to you. >> let's hope it stays that way. working to get some answers

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right now at 5:15, take a look at the screen and the next storm that's headed to the bay area, one after another lining up out there in the pacific.

the rain gets heavier heading into the weekend as the storm approaches. we'll time it out hour by hour in a few minutes. and the bridges are doing good so far. a live look, gts the cars are swinging by. we have no metering lights on. a closer look at how the rest of the drive times are doing. for now let's check in with business and tech. good morning, pippa. good morning. i'm pippa stevens from cnbc. wall street is set to open slightly lower ahead of the big economic news of the day, the monthly jobs report. it is expected to show job and wage growth was solid again in december. momentum could slow later this year as the federal reserve continues to hike interest rates. stocks falling yesterday with the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 all dropping more than 1% on continued worries. southwest airlines is promising a thorough review of the operational meltdown that stranded thousands of passengers and flight crews over the

christmas holidays. this latest move comes after a union official says southwest hadn't identified how to avoid this from happening again. details at southwest's ceo told union leaders on a conference call this week, the company didn't yet have a corrective plan of action. the pilots union, which represents about 10,000 southwest pilots, estimates flight cancellations could cost up to $1 billion in lost revenue. and mercedes-benz will build its own electric vehicle charging network as it works to compete with tesla. it will start in north america and says when that network is completed in six to seven years it will have 400 charging stations. mercedes says it will be open to all electric vehicle brands but mercedes owners will be able to reserve ports and get reference over other models. scott and laura, such a huge market. everyone is trying to capitalize. >> imagine a mercedes owner getting preference.

thank you, pippa. not only will the 49ers have a lot on the line on this sunday's season finale, they'll be facing some soggy conditions. >> playoff seeding may be at stake when they host at levi's. the niners have played in some wet games already this year. most notably week one loss in chicago. but this sunday they may be playing for a first-round bye. if the 49ers beat the cardinals and the eagles lose, they would be the number one seed. a loss may put them back to number three behind minnesota. >> i had forgotten about that chicago game. that was nuts. then again, it's just nuts every day around here. i guess so. we'll be watching the game like that's what we see aushl somewhere else. >> i thought about going but i think i should stay home. >> if you want to sit in the rain. we are already seeing scattered

showers approaching parts of the bay area, the north bay. this is an area we'll be watching over the weekend. as we zoom out we are seeing the storm system approaching and that will continue to move in. of course after a big rain, how are the reservoirs doing? right now across the state the four largest reservoirs in northern california, look at that. they're only at 33% of capacity on average. and we've seen some of them still running very low, but they are very large, and it takes a lot of water for them to start to fill up. here in the bay area reservoirs are smaller. uvas reservoir, one of the smallest, is at capacity right now. we're at 91% of capacity for east bay mud. on average for our north bay reservoirs we're 86% of capacity on average. think about the increase. the uvas reservoir has seen a 54% increase and one of the largest ones has seen 26%

increase, so this has been huge, and we're no longer in a rainfall deficit. in fact, as we've measured anywhere from in san jose nearly 6 inches of rainfall all the way up to 15 inches of rain for oakland, we are now double the normal amount of rainfall for that spot as well as livermore and santa rosa has come out of that rainfall deficit and now is right where we should be for this time of year. we still have a lot more rain ahead, some scattered showers today. we'll start to see it really picking up later this evening from santa rosa on northward. that will be the main impact area as we go into the weekend and then the waves of the heavier rain starts to spread into the rest of the bay area tomorrow morning. but really picking up as we go into saturday afternoon into the evening. you can see all the yellows and oranges there indicating heavy rain. sunday morning is when we will continue to see that rain coming down and then it starts to lighten up, but still targeting the north bay even sunday

evening. and then the next storm comes in on monday with some more widespread rain just this weekend. we're looking at the possibility of anywhere from one to over three inches of rainfall, ukiah could see the most as well as some peaks in the santa cruz mountains. ahead we've been talking about how busy it will be. more atmospheric river coming in on monday and it lingers off the coast with the next storm system on wednesday. hopefully we can continue to see a break there before we get more activity going into next weekend. we're seeing a lot of rain chances here over the next seven days. but the big impacts will be this weekend and then again on monday into tuesday as those next two storm systems come in on an already saturated ground. we are most likely going to see a lot of flooding issues over the next few days. vianey, you've been watching a couple of impacts to the roads this morning. looks a little wet there. this is up through richmond.

notice, though, you'll still see some areas with some of that ponding water. a lot of rain this week. just slow it down out there. i'm still seeing the surface streets. bridges right now no impacts. the san mateo bridge is starting to get very busy. notice all of the taillights and in through the rest of the bay area, remember i mentioned those couple of spots of flooding across some of the local streets, another area we're looking at is san jose. good news here, no major impacts through the south bay. niles canyon, of course, stim still closed through sunol. there are no issues on 84 right now. remember yesterday morning we had that big closure from an earlier crash. south bay northbound 101 from highway 85 about 19 minutes and 280 from highway 101 to highway 85 about seven minutes. tri-valley drive times also looking good. i'll send it back to you. >> looks much better, vianey, thank you. 5:22.

stunning new allegations surrounding the royal family straight from the mouth of prince harry. coming up on "today in the bay," the new revelations in an upcoming book suggesting the rift between harry and brother william may go deeper than what you believe.

new video out of miami where police are investigating a late-night gunfire that injured several people during a video shoot for a popular hip-hop

artist outside a soul food restaurant in miami gardens. the rapper was doing a video shoot and police right now are only saying several people were injured. it's not clear what led up to the gunfire. developing this morning, bombshell revelations in a new tell-all back from prince harry that includes a leak sure to stun the royal palace. >> it includes shocking allegations surrounding a physical altercation between prince harry and his brother, prince william. nbc's keir simmons picks up the story from london. >> reporter: hey there, good morning to you. we have a copy of the book, albeit in spanish, after it was sold in spanish bookstores ahead of the official publication date next week n. it is a whole avalanche of accusations including, of course, that claim of a violent clash between william and prince harry. also in the book prince harry claims that william and kate laughed when they saw the nazi

uniform he wore as a teenager to a party. afterwards he had to apologize. and there were many personal details including prince harry saying that at one point he took cocaine. we'll have all the details coming up on "today." >> all right, well, 5:27 on your friday morning. the top stories we're following today include walking back concerns over theft. the reason one major pharmacy is now saying the company overblew concerns over thefts in stores. >> reporter: a welcome break in the rain to clean up after this week's storm. the next atmospheric river expected to drench in the bay us

right now at 5:30, a brief chance to clean up following the most recent storm. but will the break in the rain leave enough time? a new look at the damage left behind and what you need to know ahead of the next storm system. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> good friday morning to you. thank you for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington is off. there's a break in the rain today. more storms on the way. meteorologist kari hall is here breaking it all down. we can see the storm off the coast, and it's going to be another one with a high impact due to the fact that the ground is already saturated, and as it comes in we're seeing some scattered showers out ahead of that. some light rain affecting parts

of the north bay. there will be the chance we could see more rain in those areas today. very hit or miss but, once again, mainly the north bay that will continue to see the rain through today. and then as we go into early tomorrow morning, the rain starts to make its way into the rest of the bay area and gets heavier for parts of the east bay peninsula as well as the south bay right before noon as we could see pockets of that heavy rain moving in. but then the biggest impacts will be late tomorrow evening into sunday morning and then gradually it will start to taper off. still notice there's rain over the north bay, so we're really concerned about those areas that are going to see creeks, rivers and streams rising very quickly as well as street flooding that will be possible. so we'll talk more about that coming up in just a few minutes. and as we get out on the roads this morning, looks much better. it really does. traffic is moving along. along the 218/17 interchange in

san jose, no delays to tell you about there. you should be okay as far as your morning commute. overall look at the bay area, we do still have a couple of local streets around some neighborhoods with some debris, so you may want to watch out for that. the major highways, i'm not seeing major impacts as far as accidents or flooding right now. let's get right to your drive times. contra costa county, notice kirker pass from pittsburg to walnut creek is slowing down. you're looking at 19 minutes. southbound 680, no delays from the benicia bridge to walnut creek. about ten minutes. a closer look at more drive times in a few minutes. >> thank you, vianey. a small chance for the bay area to breathe today following this latest storm, but the next atmospheric river is on its way leaving little time for cleanup. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is in fremont. this is one of many neighborhoods dealing with a mudslide. >> reporter: correct. good morning to you, laura and scott. we're on canyon heights and

pickering in fremont. i know it's dark out, but if you can see maybe a couple of dark lines, dark shadows, that is a part of this hill here that has started to shift and slide down and send mud into the streets below. a viewer sent us this video in the daylight. it gives you a better sense of what's going on. several places the grass and soil has started to slide away from the rest of the hill. it's not clear how much a threat this poses to the homes nearby. the cleanup continues across the bay in san mateo county, but it's difficult for people who live in the laurel hood neighborhood, the city of san mateo, that is, where there's been a lot of run-off from the hillside. residents tell us this is the worst they've seen it when it comes to storms. >> filling sandbags for hours and hours but you have to do what you have to do to protect your house. >> reporter: pg&e tells us this break in storms has helped the

roughly 3,000 workers deploy throughout the bay area, that's new numbers this morning. the 18,000. many departments and cities clear downed trees and repair damage. san francisco public works has replenished its stock of free sandbags. you can take up to five per address. they're at the marin and kansas street yard. that's while supplies last. they did run out earlier this weekend and were able to replenish them. a similar thing happened in danville and other cities. as far as we know they've been pretty good at getting these replenished. in fremont, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> everybody is getting ready for the next storm. several east oakland families still displaced from their apartment complex due to new year's eve flooding. it's been nearly a full week and some are starting to express their frustration. the coliseum connections apartment complex parking garage on 71st avenue flooded.

some residents, including a woman who last two cars, believe the building was neglected for years. >> pg&e came out on saturday night and drained one of the pumps but then cut the power to the building after seeing how much water it was. and after that, then what do we do? now there's no power. >> many of those families have been housed at a nearby hotel. owners of the apartment complex have not commented. as the next storm approaches this weekend, a reminder if you're not home you can watch us on the go. we're streaming online and on our app and roku and apple tv, all of it is free to download and to stream. it is 5:35. contra costa county prosecutors will spend the next month weighing whether or not to take legal action following a massive release of dust from the martinez refinery. they will consider the length of time it took to notify the county. more than 20 tons of dust was released over thanksgiving

weekend which health leaders say contained elevated levels of aluminum and other metals. they argue the martinez refinery company did not act promptly in notifying the company to trigger a warning system. this week contra costa health requested taking legal action. the company so far has not responded. 5:36. a follow-up on walgreens' response to theft in their stores that eventually led to the closure of several san francisco locations. in late 2021, the company closed five stores in the city, and they cited organized theft as a major reason why. but during an earnings call yesterday executives admitted concerns about theft may have been overblown. one person even saying, quote, maybe we cried too much last year. now since that time walgreens' theft rates have stabilized. the company is also considering reducing the number of private security guards at its stores because their data showed the presence of guards did little to deter thieves.

back when the closures were announced, our nbc bay area investigative unit ran a series of stories looking deeper into the problem. you can watch all those reports online, nbcbayarea.com. click on the investigations tab. it is still early in the morning, 5:37. that's why the sun is not up, and we're getting a dark view. i want to take you back live to capitola this morning where the historic waterfront area had so much damage from yesterday's pounding waves and high tide returns today in about four hours. it's very concerning. take a look at this, the latest storm created high surf up and down the coast. it was pretty intense. this is the beach in stinson beach, moran lake south of of santa cruz and aptos waves tore off the pier. >> there are concerns not over yet. high surf warning until, what, 9:00 this morning? yesterday we were seeing 28-foot waves. it's still at 18 right now so as

we look at those just off the coast we have high waves and it's very dangerous to be anywhere in those areas especially in the low-lying areas, the jetties. do not even try to go out there and stand and look at the waves. all pushed up because of the storm system that has been developing and moving through. we have another one that will produce most likely more high waves going into the weekend. you do want to make sure if you do go to watch, and i know some people will anyway, you want to make sure you're up a lot higher to get those views. looking at the drive along highway 1, check out the road closures because they've had a lot of mud slides as well, but we will see more rain coming in for the weekend. if you are going to tahoe today, just check ahead because they have had to close some spots like highway 50 at echo summit because of avalanche control. and today we are looking at some better weather conditions for traveling, but we are going to see rain changing over to snow kind of going back and forth throughout the weekend and we're concerned about flooding as well

on top of all of that snow. and then looking at l.a. this weekend, looking mostly dry here, going to be cool. temperatures only reaching into the low 60s. morning temperatures in the mid-40s and as we go into the end of the weekend, wrapping it up right here at levi's stadium it's going to be raining. so if you are going to the 49ers' game, make sure you have the poncho, all of the rain gear, it's going to be only in the low 60s, breezy winds, and off-and-on rain. hopefully we will get a break during that game time. we will continue to monitor it. vianey, watching the roads, how is it looking now? it's okay. we have richmond and a quick tip if you are going to the niners game as a person who has gone when it's raining, make sure your hands are warm. once your hands are not warm, at least for me, it's game over. this traffic map, you may notice a couple of hazard spots. one thing you'll continue to see especially on local streets and neighborhoods is still some ponding water, still some debris. it will take time to clear that out. major impacts for the highways

and things like that. of course a stretch of 35 right there has been closed since new year's eve. overall, the good thing is traffic alert wise we're doing okay. we are starting to slow down. notice the real-time change improves. westbound 580 to 680 about 23 minutes. southbound 680 from 580 to vargas road about ten minutes and westbound 84 to 680 you're looking at nine minutes. mass transit, no delays across the board. back to you. thank you. continuing to sound the alarm on extreme weather, ahead on "today in the bay" -- and of course in california extreme weather is what we're seeing with these atmospheric rivers coming through. >> the warning and advice from california's lieutenant governor ahead of the next round of wet weather. plus, get ready to rev your enjoin this weekend monster jam comes to the east bay. the gravedigger is out there.

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good friday morning. right now at 5:43, we are seeing some light showers moving through essentially the north bay, but as we go into today, rain chances do stay slight for us as we get a chance to get a break. now the next storms set to

arrive early tomorrow morning. maybe earlier for the north bay. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. and a quick check of your contra costa county drive times. i am starting to notice slowing from kirker pass road, pittsburg to walnut creek about 20 minutes. now i'm not seeing an accident on that stretch. it could just be the building commute. we'll have a closer look at your full traffic report and drive times coming up. happening today, governor newsom will be sworn in on the steps of the state capitol in sacramento following his re-election this november. also returning for four years in office, his second in command, lieutenant governor eleni kounalakis, who was the first woman elected, and now re-elected to that office. she joins us now to talk more about some of the problems the state is facing and what she wants to achieve over her next four years. lieutenant governor, thanks so much for joining us. always good to see you. >> great to be with you, laura. >> one of the major issues the state has dealt with in the past few years as we emerge, covid-19

still lingering, numbers of infections tick up following all the holiday gatherings. what does the state plan to do? what did we learn from where we were and where can we go from here into the future? >> of course making sure our frontline workers and our hospitals have the tools, the ppe that we know that is so important when you have an outbreak. those kinds of things are really important. and i also think what's come to a head for people in california is the issue of housing and homelessness. we'll see a lot of work over the next few years using the tools that we have in this state of the fact that our economy, though we have challenges now, i it's clear, we do have tools and homelessness will be a big priority. >> the bay area has seen a lot of wet weather, rock slides, mud slides, flooding, atmospheric river really made its presence known in our state.

meteorologists say more rain is on the way. what kind of support should californians expect from our state leaders? >> the bottom line is that changing climate, a warming planet brought on by human activity and releasing too much carbon into the air, this is creating extreme weather, extreme weather in the world, extreme weather in the country and, of course, right here in california extreme weather and that is what we're seeing with these atmospheric rivers coming through that are challenging our infrastructure in other ways. so there's a lot of work being done to shore up levees, to help get the word out. people should be absolutely watching the news and looking to see if there are predictions of flooding around them and getting prepared to stay as far away from those targeted, challenged areas as possible. watch the local news and get ready because extreme weather is

here to stay. >> we've been telling you all about it. i spoke with the lieutenant governor about many things. we talked about her big priorities for the next four years especially when it comes to the state's economy. we've posted it all online. head to nbcbayarea.com or you can also stream it on roku and apple tv. 5:47. trending this morning, something many describe as not just loud and dirty but totally cool, monster jam returns to the bay area. a live look inside oakland coliseum where it all gets under way tomorrow as monster truck lovers will tell you get ready for heated rivalries, high-flying stunts and head-to-head battles. they compete in freestyle, skills, doughnuts, racing competitions. we spoke to the driver of the popular gravedigger monster truck. he says it's fun for the whole family. >> at home the kids have the toy. they get to come here live and in person to see the trucks perform stunts they would create

themselves, and now we re-create them to entertain the families. but it's also a legit competition. >> monster jam gets under way at 7:00 tomorrow. that event will happen rain or shine. i think it would be kind of cool in the pouring rain,fact. >> very muddy is what it would be. >> up know what you could buy with $60 million is a monster truck. that's not a big number these days. >> it is when you are attempting to win the lottery. just shy of $1 billion lottery jackpot, $940 million will be on the line for the mega millions draw. it takes place at 8:00 p.m. half a billion dollars before taxes. >> oh, before taxes? >> you still have to pay uncle sam. one of the tickets was purchased in san jose. >> i would take the lump sum because why not? >> yeah, and then make that money work for you even more. >> we'll keep that in mind. >> just in case. >> in case you're not here.

let's get a check of your weather. >> we've seen a lot of green across the bay area looking at the radar and it's been really good for us, but it's been a lot, and so we've seen very few breaks in between all of these storms, and we're already starting to see some scattered light showers moving in. at least your drive this morning is looking much better. we don't have as much in the way of standing water on the roadways. it's had a chance to soak in in some spots. still a heads-up that you do want to take it easy this morning. as we go hour by hour we're seeing a mostly cloudy sky today, maybe even some peeks of sunshine in spots. we start to see the rain returning to the north bay very early in time for the evening commute from santa rosa on northward we'll see some scattered showers. but this is also the area that will be targeted with more rain going into this evening. and then here we are by late tomorrow morning we're starting to see it spread across the bay area. there will be some pockets of

heavy rain. but then we see that big wall of water, the brunt of the storm starting to approach the coastline at about 7:00 and then moving in as we go into late saturday night into sunday morning. so that's when we're going to see the heaviest of the rain falling. and then it tapers off to scattered activity, but notice even at 6:00 on sunday evening it's still raining in the north bay. this weekend we can see anywhere from about an inch of rain in livermore to over 2 inches of rain in napa and possibly over 3 inches of rain for ukiah and some of our coastal areas, the santa cruz mountains could have high amounts of rainfall. we will already have another flood watch that will be in effect starting at 4:00 tomorrow morning, continuing through 4:00 tuesday afternoon. so that's a long period of time to be under a flood watch. we're going to be closely watching our rivers and especially the russian river at

guerneville where today we're at 26 feet. we are expecting it to dip a little bit more before that rain starts and then rise to moderate flood stage between late sunday into monday, and it may continue to rise. here is a look at some of the areas that will be impacted. also, the creekside resort, the lowest parts of the town could also flood in highway 116. most likely will close when we start to see those kinds of water levels and that river rising quite quickly. going into next week, another atmospheric river arriving on monday. there is not much of a break on tuesday before we see another storm system. right now a lot of models are keeping it just off the coast which should give us a bit of a break because there will be another storm system coming in by next weekend. a lot going on here. still a lot of showers in the forecast, and we're focused on this weekend and again on monday. rain continues into tuesday.

and our temperatures stay very cool, but all of these showers in the forecast we have the threat of thunderstorms, more flooding, more downed trees, more impacts to power. make sure you are prepared. and, vianey, heading out for the morning commute, we are starting to see it flowing and picking up in some spots. >> especially in through the tri-valley. the bridges are doing okay. the san mateo bridge showing more volume. the bay bridge toll plaza, 5:52. still no metering lights on. that's showing that friday light. it's not pouring rain, certainly helps. no issues for 80, through pleasanton, even 24. your highways are doing good when it comes to any flooding or ponding water. you might still see some of that in some of the local neighborhoods as well. as we inch towards the next hour, i'm certain these drive times will pick up. for now we're doing okay. highway 85, 21 minutes. no issues on 280 or 85. smooth commute through there.

bridges as well. no issues along the san mateo bridge or the dumbarton bridge, looking at about 90 minutes -- or i should say 9 minutes, excuse me. a lot better through the tri-valley, westbound 580 from grant line road, just changing in real time. that is a typical hot spot for things to start to slow down as people try to travel in through from tracy and things like that. 580 is open and we're moving along just fine. back to you. happening now, police in concord need your help finding a man missing since new year's day. 19-year-old damond lazenby jr. is from pittsburg. during the early morning of new year's day, police found his car abandoned on the side of the road in concord near port chicago highway. if you have any information about his whereabouts, you are urged to call concord police. 5:53. some areas race against time ahead of the next big storm. coming up in our 6:00 hour of "today in the bay," cleanup just getting started after the damage from the latest storm.

just ahead, new worries for one city hit hard by this week's pounding surf. and vote after vote after vote. still no house speaker. but that may be about to change. we're live in washington with a promising new deal to end the stalemate. that and much more wn we he

5:57. welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." doctors who have been treating buffalo bills safety damar hamlin say he's continuing to show substantial improvement. this morning it's still unclear what caused the cardiac arrest that made him collapse on monday night. maggie vespa with our team on the "today" show was outside cincinnati medical center with a new update. >> reporter: good morning. the update so many have been waiting for. damar hamlin inside that hospital is awake, he is communicating with family and friends by writing with pen and paper, and he is, in his doctors' words, neurologically intact. whim he remains in critical condition and on a breathing ma he's not talking this is being called a remarkable improvement. that description from the buffalo bills who had their

first press conference yesterday, three days after their 24-year-old safety suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field. yesterday quarterback josh allen saying once them got the news again that their teammate was awake and seemed to be neurologically okay, nothing could bring them down. he added they now plan to play on sunday against the patriots, and he said they'll play for 3, that's hamlin's number. we'll have much more on this story, all of these positive developments coming out of this hospital finally later this morning on "today." >> we'll look forward to that. happening now, hawaii's kilauea volcano erupting insigned the crater again. this is an image taken inside the crater. it comes less than a month after the volcano and its larger neighbor settled down. the '83 eruption lasted 35 years.

an eruption in 2018 added land roughly to the size of 600 football fields of fertile soil on the southern coast. >> amazing to see. 5:58 right now. breaking right now an apparent overnight shooting in san francisco. video showing a car sprayed with bullets. the latest on the unfolding investigation and the unanswered questions this morning. we're crying. this is where we live and we work. it's tough. to hear it will continue raining and this is just the beginning. >> a small break and it will continue raining. in many places cleanup in overdrive. there's flooding concerns, slide concerns, so much damage as the next storm quickly approaches. meteorologist kari hall timing out our forecast. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm laura garcia.

vianey is in for mike this week. let's start out with a look at our forecast. meteorologist kari hall is here. we get a little break in the rain today. especially for much of the bay area. as we look at where the next storm is coming in right now, it is just off the coast, and we are going to see this next storm system having a big impact in time for the weekend. but out ahead of that, we are seeing scattered showers moving through parts of the north bay. we've seen it's really not letting up there and there will still be that chance we could see wet weather in san francisco on northward while other areas get some times of sunshine today so really different weather from one participate of the bay area to the next. even at 4:30 it's raining heavily in santa rosa but then you head down to san francisco and it's like, okay, it's cloudy. we are going to continue to see the rain in the north bay as we go into this evening early tomorrow but then the rest of the bay area starts to see that activity spreading in as we go into late morning into the afternoon.