emergency. governor newsom enacts storm measures with the atmospheric river bearing down. our meteorologists are scanning the skies. we have the flood impact and a warning for those thinking of going to the sierra. plus. i'm not asking for exceptions. i'm asking the federal government not to push us. >> the district attorney is revering course. the surprise reversal on the sanctuary policy. this is "today in the bay" streaming live. i'm kris sanchesanchez. >> i'm marcus washington. we get to the top story which is the storm moving across the bay area. we have team coverage for you. cynthia is monitoring the forecast for rising water levels in the santa cruz mountains.

>> we start with meteorologist vianey arana. vianey, people may say this doesn't seem bad. >> look what is in the pacific. this is where you have to be more concerned. that moisture tap will with bring a lot of rainfall within a short span of 24 hours. notice here the rain is starting to develop in the pacific. we do have our mobile doppler radar and storm ranger seeing that rain pushing through safe. -- through san francisco. it will start light and go moderate and be widespread. this includes extending to santa cruz and south bay. the temperatures in the 40s in san jose. 30s in los gatos. this is what you really have to make sure you consider within the next 24 hours. really extending into next week as well. all of that rain is going to translate to the possibility for

flood concerns and downed trees and landslides. we have gusty conditions with 30 to 60 plus miles an hour with the coastline and gustier in the higher peaks once the atmospheric river rolls through. i'll talk about the sierra impact coming up. back to you. thank you, vianey. a live look at the lexington reservoir outside los gatos. this is where water levels are higher than normal thanks to the recent winter storms. valley water is releasing more water to make room for the coming rains. >> in the meantime, governor newsom issued a state of emergency for santa cruz and san mateo where crews are placing for floods. we have cynthia here with the latest on the communities taking action ahead of the storm. they got a taste of it in

january. >> kris and marcus, some communities in the bay area are recovering from the storms. i want to tellyou about one family who is cleaning up piles of debris of the home they lost. the neighborhood was transformed by the january storms. amber and her family had to be rescued by canoe. they are now living in rvs. they will haul trailers to higher ground this morning. >> it is crazy how powerful water is. anywhere there is a slight crack, water comes in. >> the lived near the river and creek and now the river is forecast to go over flood stage tonight into the early hours of tomorrow. as the national weather service tells us, this is not the only threat tonight. >> it is more likely to flood than not with this event.

the other thing going is winds. we are expecting a bit of wind. trees will come down again. >> county leaders are asking you to be prepared. vianey said we have landslide potentials. now is the time before the heavy rain starts to come down. you have to be ready for the evacuation. >> i know you were making sure you were covered in january. >> looking at the monitor, you see how much we are expected to get. you don't know. >> my husband was under the house yesterday checking things out. all of the diyers are out. thank you. when you are at home, you can stream your newscast on roku and online. you can download our nbc bay area app.

a live look at san francisco this morning. that is where immigrant right supporters are applauding the unexpected announcement from new district attorney jenkins. she is suddenly reversing course and making exceptions to the city sanctuary city policy. it all started when jenkins started to extradite two violent criminals who fled to mexico. yesterday, she announced she will not bow to federal pressure and saying she is still believing homeland security will cooperate. >> at this point, we are asking they respect our sanctuary city policy and they extradite them here. they are both facing life in prison and based on the fact of the cases, i expect them to be convicted and go to prison for life.

>> last month, jenkins asked supervisors for exceptions. happening today, contra costa leaders will hold a hearing on the ash release last fall which is prompting a warning from the county health department. martinez residents were warned to not eat anything grown in their gardens until the soil tests come back. last november, the refinery spewed out 20 tons of toxic ash. the health department is trying to determine how far that ash cloud spread. test results are expected back, but not until summer. there are still questions how residents were notified and the case has sense been referred to the district attorney's office. a newly formed oversight committee will have a meeting at 2:30 this afternoon. 5:06. we turn back to the micro climate weather alert and dangerous conditions in the sierra today. here is the live look at palisades tahoe. look at the wind gusts.

they issued an emergency as the snow levels are expected to rise quickly by tonight. the emergency allows the city to use tools from local and state and federal resources and it is in response to the back-to-back storms. there are concerns about possible snow melt and flooding. i want to bring in meteorologist vianey arana. the sierra has not gotten a break from the snow. the rain here and snow there. >> snow back of 190% right now. a lot of the snow on the roofs is going to be a concern. also the possibility of flooding. a lot of the sierra snow melt pops through and it rushes very quickly down all of the streams and, of course, roads impacting homes. let's look at the winter storm warning. it includes the northern california stretch all the way down, of course, through the sierra and tahoe. the winter storm warning is in

effect until monday. here is the thing. in addition to the road closures, it is chaos up there. we have shown you the conditions via the live cam. you have seen the folks who have gotten stuck up there. the gusts could be upwards of 150 miles per hour for the sierra crest. how much snow can we potentially see from the atmospheric rivers? i took the time stamp through monday, tuesday and into thursday and take a look at this. over 99 inches. nearly 100 inches of additional snowfall up in the kirkwood area. twin bridges is 95 inches. we could see 6 to 12 inches, but higher elevations could see 6 feet. this is just through tomorrow evening. basically, don't head up there. it is not worth it. the window of opportunity to travel up there, we don't have one. we with will take a closer look

coming up in a few minutes. first, here is a look at the roads right now. mike? i-80 is closed with the crash, not because of the snow. over eight feet over the summit, that is an issue as vianey showed you that for tomorrow. it is eastbound 80. that is coming from the north bay and east shore freeway. you cannot cross the bridge. i have seen the local camera in the area. it is not a great shot. it shows a stack of lights from the carquenes bridge up to high 28. there is a deadly crash reported there. the coroner has been called to the scene. they will not move the cars in the the coroner files the report. carquenez bridge is not an option to get across the bridge with the investigation. 680 is moving clearly. no problems with that crossing.

northbound 680 should clear from the construction overnight. we see slowing approaching 84 as the crews clear. give it another few minutes and the rest of the bay is a month drive. back to you. thank you, mike. >> upgrade streaming service and experience. next on "today in the bay," the changes one music app is making to widen its appeal. and surgical cuts. more layoffs coming this time to the medical community. plus? >> you are princess of zunobia. >> me? a princess? shut up! >> you want to live like a princess? i know i do. >> i want to live like a queen. >> it is going to cost you. the mansion now up for sale and why maybe recognizable from fans

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right now, 5:13. take a live look at storm ranger. rain moving in san francisco. it is widespread. i'll tell you how much gusty we get coming up. and vianey, i have better

news for the north bay. because that is opposite of the main commute, that may be enough to get the traffic moving. relief traveling for that lane. the 680 in both directions. the morning commute coming westbound across the carquenez bridge. good morning. tiktok is down in a number of countries including in the u.s. we get jobless claims in 15 minutes. tomorrow, we get the big jobs report for the month of february. the last time we went through this, the numbers were blockbuster. way more jobs created than expected, which in a way is bad news, if you are the federal

open market committee and trying to control rates by slowing the economy down. fed chair jay powell on capitol hill yesterday answering lawmakers questions. this is video of him in front of the senate on tuesday. here locally, johnson & johnson has followed a notice with the state and federal government about more than 350 job cuts they will make in their robotics surgical services in the bay area. we'll get the president's 2024 fiscal budget today. that will have more money for medicare, taxes will go up on the rich if approved. it will take time to get through in, but we get cliffs notes from janet yellen tomorrow as she starts to answer lawmakers questions. if you make more than $400,000 a

year, bottom line, your taxes will go up under the president's budget. if you make $1 million a year, you pay more on long-term investment. if you make $1 billion, the tax rate goes to the 25% minimum. marcus, i think you and i are okay. i see kris squirming here. >> i saw her bank statement. $1.6 billion. just saying. >> i'm here. i would be sleeping in. i love my job, but, you know sleep is critical. thank you. 5:16 for enthusiasm morning. spotify launching a new video for its app. it is recommending videos similar to tiktok and youtube shorts. it prompts you to browse content. the clips are aimed at enticing users to save music and shows to libraries to listen to them

later. trending for you this morning. you have a chance to live like royalty in the bay area. >> it is fictional royalty. the home in san francisco is up for sale. it was used as the exterior shot for the school in "the princess diaries." according to the san francisco gate, the home was built by john lurie. the cost is nearl$9 million. >> $1.7 billion, you got that. >> i don't know why you think that. i have kids. if you have kids, you are not

rich. you are rich in love and spirit. >> i love it. >> the way i would recreating all of the moments. it's going to rain. we are storm fatigued. >> a little bit. people are like you are always talking about the atmospheric river. it is real. >> it is. the thing is the impact especially to homeowners and people who live around mountains has been significant. we want to make sure you are prepared at home for this. i know that we already had, you know, a series of storms which started out 2023 on a record with wet rain. we surpassed the seasonal rainfall totals already. that let's you know how impress san francisco and dangerous these storms have been. satellite-radar where you can see the storm. the atmospheric river will ramp up the next couple hours.

you see the rain developing with the doppler radar moving through santa rosa. it is about to move through san francisco. it is going to be widespread. let's talk timing here. this is going to be one of the most important aspects of this. 9:00 a.m. we say the winds will be gusty, you should tie down anything that could move. we mean it. look out for pets. if you have livestock, protect them under shelter. don't leave pets outside. the line of showers in santa rosa and napa and notice by 12:00, light to moderate at times. it starts to ramp up. when you see the yellow and orange glow on radar, that is the heavy pockets of rain. heading into the dinner time through calistoga and the north

bay which gets a break. the south bay is becoming more focused with the heavy downpours through santa cruz. highway 17 which is dangerous with the possibility of debris. think of the burn scars which are saturated. heading into the overnight hours with the trees kicking up. and we will see a lot of the instability. a lot of scattered showers through friday morning. let's talk about the flood watches in place. notice the green here and pink. then to lake ttahoe. don't go. a lot of snow and rain on the way. this is excessive rainfall. i took the gff model. look at the rainfall totals in santa cruz. over 4 inches of rain. if you look at the time stamp, this is the atmospheric river. look at saturday and sunday. we will see more rain, but the heavy rain is tonight and friday.

it will rain saturday and into sunday. by sunday, the ben lomand avenue with heavy snowfall. you could see close to 3 inches. that second atmospheric river will roll through and this expected to move in on monday. i put this out through thursday which is the rain expected for that area in the ben lomand area. if you look at the key here. that is a lot of pink you see here with the 6 plus inches. san francisco with nearly 6 inches of rainfall. that is definitely a lot of rainfall. you want to look out for the wind. gusty conditions and 35 to 50 miles per hour with the local gusts. big impact heading to the next couple hours. let's get a check of the roads with mike. vianey, the gusty winds are a concern.

you saw the bay area wide on the map there. you see i-80 with both directions slowing at the carquenez bridge. some activity there around highway 29 close to maritime academy is where the activity is. they opened one lane of eastbound 80. they relieved some pressure on the span. getting toward the bridge, we have the construction shift and a typical morning combined with the distraction with a lot of flashing lights. the bridge here with no problems there. the toll plaza is seeing more traffic as the morning commute builds. it is an easy morning for the bay. back to you. thanks, mike. >> 5:22. next here on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> they are on open side sides

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to care for all that is you. right now at 5:30. the storm is starting to roll in. here is the live look outside one of our windows and at our radar. storm ranger is scanning the skies this morning. another atmospheric river is expected to arrive here in the bay area today. >> vianey arana is timing it out for us and mike inouye is checking out the traffic. thisis today in the bay streaming live online. i'm kris sanchez. >> i'm marcus washington. this morning, flood watches are prompting communities to take action. this is for the rain arriving. for a better timeline, let's check in with vianey arana.

the storm is going to stick around? >> we are not talking about a low pressure system, but a moisture tap known as the atmospheric river or pineapple express. we have the rain developing on satellite-radar. if i zoom in using the doppler radar, we have the rain moving through the north bay. it will start out light to moderate and quickly becoming intense. the atmospheric river outlook means the moisture tap stretching from hawaii. that is why it is referred to the pineapple express. a boost of the rain rates per hour. a lot of rain coming down all at once within the hour pan. especially for the mountain areas. this is a integrated water vapor transport. how much moisture and how long it lasts depends on the tap. this is the system that is moving in right now. this will last from friday

through saturday and sunday. i took the time stamp out to tuesday, march 14th. the second storm arrives on monday and you can clearly see that moisture tap stretching to hawaii. notice how long that stretch is. that will make the rain last beyond that tuesday mark into wednesday and thursday. potentially bringing the break on friday. i looked at the extended outlook. we will carry the weather pattern beyond the middle of march at this point. past the seasonal rainfall rates. i'll guide you through how many rainy days we had in 2023 compared to 2022. we had a record dry start year in january, february and march in 2022. we surpassed that now, mike. >> we have to go with the extremes. another extreme here is slow getting away from the carquenez bridge. this is the crash that continues

east 80. we heard about the crash and debris north of the carquenez bridge. we have one lane open. the westbound commute is slowing because of the volume and likely distraction heading across the span from valejo. the bridge here is slowing. also getting into san francisco, the decline of the bay bridge with metering lights. the rest of the bay is showing a lighter thursday. we are looking again at just north of the carquenez bridge jammed up. back to you. thanks, mike. we're continuing our storm coverage for you. this time in contra costa county. public works teams are getting ahead of the storm. >> they know this is coming. today in the bay's pete is here. this is one area that is bracing

for the conditions they experienced a few weeks ago. >> reporter: good morning. we are standing along el caitan drive. you had the heavy rainfall and flooding from the creek right behind me earlier this year. talking to folks, they are still recovering from the january storms. i was able to shadow a contra costa county crew across town just at the corner of greenwood drive. that area is prone to flooding caused by rainfall. folks in the area tell me it is usually a result of the debris and nearly creek. when you get a lot of rain, you get flooding there. they have storm drains clogged up. crews are placing sandbags and

anticipating the scene from all of the rain. a spokesperson says they are just trying to get ahead of the upcoming storm. >> we are maintaining and monitoring the flood control channels and making sure all of our sandbag stations are stocked with sand and sandbags. they were in heavy demand with the last storm. >> reporter: now they estimate $43 million in clean up from the january storms in the county. i want to point out, residents can apply for assistance from fema. the deadline is march 16th. all hands will be on deck for the next round of rain. live in danville, pete suratos, for today in the bay. thank you, pete. >> to the story in los angeles. three police officers were hospitalized after shot during an hours long standoff.

we know the suspect is dead after the shootout. it is unclear how he died. the officers were searching for someone who took off running during a traffic stop last night. they caught up with the suspect outside a building in the lincoln heights neighborhood. the man fired at the officers hitting three of them. they are expected to survive. authorities say the suspect was a wanted parolee. santa rosa high school is debaing new security measures in the wake of the deadly stabbing last week. now police investigating an incident from the secondary school. the suspect is in custody and police found a hunting knife in the backpack. the policies include checking bags before entering campus.

police were called after the discovery was made. the student is now facing a felony charge. governor newsom will conduct business despite contracting covid. he tested positive after the vacation in baja. the first battle of covid was may of 2022. he is experiencing mild symptoms and plans to work remotely for five days. he is scheduled for a news conference virtually this morning to make what is being called a major announcement. >> we'll be watching. this will be as close as anyone gets to the oakland zoo today. we are thinking it is not a bad way to experience it. video of half the turtle. posted by the zoo on social media along with with the message that the zoo will remain closed today because of the looming weather. anyone who bought advanced tickets will receive automatic

refunds. san mateo county closing parks in the next round of storms as well. you can see the list on the screen. junipero serra park and huddart park among those. this is 8880 by thecoliseum. we are monitoring the rain, vianey. >> i know the weekend is coming up and you love to head up to tahoe. consider a couple of things. in addition to the winter storm watches, the statewide average is 102%. the commute is extremely dangerous and not to mention the fact we are also expecting to see gusty winds up to 60 to 70

miles an hour at the sierra crest level. look at how much more snow is expected on the way. first atmospheric river today and the second one on monday. i extended the time stamp by march 16th. nearly 99 inches in kirkwood. when you look at this much snow, we have been talking about the snow melt will be dangerous. i want to talk about the snow by water content. fluffy snow is with 15 to 1 ratio. look at the weight. 6,240 pounds. by the time we get to 5 to 1 snow is for the weekend. that is 18,720 pounds. we could be talking about snow damage. that could cause damage for the local areas. in addition to that, homeowners will be mindful as we hit the

200% snow pack mark again. let's get a closer look at the roads. mike. vianey, we have i-80 area in the bay area. that is open right now. we have eastbound where it is jammed up and slow because of the crash blocking all but one lane. the coroner has been called. about 6:00 is the arrival time and briefing will be completed before they open everything. that distraction westbound which is around sonoma boulevard. in the background, you have a crash which will compound the north bay across the carquenez bridge. benicia bridge across the span for the bay bridge. we should see the metering lights. the typical thursday build. leaving no traffic because of

the issue there. we will watch for that ripple effect on the north bay. one note looking ahead. we have postponed the weekend closure for northbound 680. it will not happen because of the system tracking for the last week. that has been confirmed by chp. they have southbound scheduled to remove fallen trees from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. back to you. thank you, mike. >> expanding access and quality with school lunches. proposing changes to the free school meal program and benefits students get from it. proposed changes from the federal budget as well. the president will release those and we will go over them coming up. women's history. eight doctors in one operating

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good morning. it is 5:44. we are under a micro climate weather alert. rain starting to push in. how much will we get? i'll have full details. we have alerts eastbound 80 down to one lane in carquenez.

the westbound commute is delayed. another crash at redwood in the north bay. that is i-80. i-80 at the bay bridge, metering lights have been turned on. 5:45 now. president biden releasing his 2024 fiscal budget today. >> we have scott mcgrew joining us now. all of the money he wants the government to collect, too. >> it will be the collection, i think, where you see the most push back. good morning. collection as new taxes. the white house says new taxes only for the very rich starting with billionaires and moving down to those who make $400,000 a year or more. there will be additional taxes on capital gains and stock buybacks as well. the president says he needs that extra money to protect medicare. the medical insurance for the

needy and the extra will reduce the budget or deficit by $3 trillion over the next ten years. it is the president that sets the budget, but congress actually decides whether or not to approve it. republicans say they don't like the president's budget. the white house complains republicans have not offered ideas or budgets or numbers of their own. republicans have said they will not raise taxes, but in order to protect medicare and social security, they have to propose huge cuts somewhere else. we don't know where those would be. president biden offered a criticism of the television pundit in a tweet taking aim at tucker carlson who aired a program this week using footage from the capitol given to him by kevin mccarthy. carlson comparing the january 6th to the common tourist visit

to the capitol. peaceful chaos, he called it. the footage doesn't show a riot in progress. republicans disagree. mitch mcconnell stood with capitol police. >> with regard to the presentation on fox news last night, i want to associate myself with the opinion of the chief of the capitol police about what happened on january 6th. >> minority leader mcconnell has been hospitalized after falling wednesday evening. th 81-year-old is receiving treatment. we will ask for more details and if we find out more, we will talk about it on social media. you can find me @scottmcgrew.

thank you, scott. march is national nutrition month. the white house is creating guidelines to try to make school meals healthy. california follows the univeral school meal was whole grains and reduction of sodium and limits on add the sugar. school meals are healthier than meals from home. >> it is hard to even cook something simple like beans and rice which are among the cheapest and cost effective staples out there. even cooking that for a family of four is probably going to run above $2 per meal. >> the federal changes will be rolled out over several years starting next year.

this month, we are also celebrating women's herstory. we are learning about eight women who made history. >> bob, this is the first all-woman team to perform a heart transplant. >> you are correct. marcus and kris, good morning. it was by chance the eight female doctors were scheduled to perform the heart transplant at ucsf. no men in the operating room. this was between the women who performed thousands of difficult surgeries in their careers. when they were randomly assigned for the procedure, they became trailblazers as the first all-woman team for a heart transplant. when the surgery ended, they snapped a selfie. >> it wasn't until she said at

the end of the case, we are all women. we are. look at that. >> when you look at this photo, what do you see? >> i think what is cool about the picture is despite everyone wearing masks, you see we are all smiling. >> now although women out number of number of men attending medical school in the united states, women account for 6% of cardiac surgeons. on the "today" show, they sat down with the team. you will hear the rest of the story at 7:00. >> it was by chance. >> i am curious when they realized. there's no dudes in here. >> i wonder if the patient was a woman or man? >> woman. >> oh, all women. >> it is cool news and cooler than it wasn't orchestrated.

>> like a pr stunt. >> when it is not news, it is cool. >> i love the kids say we're still talking about this? >> you will see the full story on "today." i can't wait. women and science is not new to us. >> no greater than women advocating for women. that is one thing that is superior. that representation is impactful. way to go, ladies. literally. we are waking up with the atmospheric river and i want to set you up for success as you inch closer to tonight and tomorrow. these windows of opportunity to prepare are closing in. satellite-radar right now showing the rain beginning to develop off the coast. our mobile doppler radar scanning the skies. in santa rosa and san francisco with light to moderate. here is where things start to pick up and get tricky. your time stamp is up there. 9:30.

we will start out with the rain in the north bay. this system is not just going to move north/south. it is going to become widespread around lunchtime. san francisco, half moon bay and santa cruz and monterey county as well. we are monitoring flooding concerns. at 6:00 is where the instability plays a role. we see heavy pockets start to push through. now as we inch closer tonight into friday morning, these are the peak teams. notice what happens with the line of showers. especially focused over santa cruz. right now, we have the highest flood risk factor for the entire area. especially into early friday morning. because of the amount of rain that we get out of the system means by friday evening, the showers are scattered and expected through saturday and sunday. as we inch closer to the weekend, the model run is not

properly loading. there we go. let's look at the outlook in the ben lomand area. the bull's-eye here is 4 inches in the span of 24 hours. then take into account saturday and sunday and we are talking about 7 inches for that area alone. everywhere else is 2 to 3 inches. the excessive rain could bring life threatening flooding. by saturday and sunday, the concern is the russian river. all of our creeks for the potential risks of flooding. the rain outlook. i took this up through march 16th. we have another atmospheric river lining up right now for monday. look at the ben lomond area. nearly 12 inches of rain in the santa cruz area with 9 inches and san jose with 5 inches. a lot of rain and flood watches in effect through sunday. let's get a closer look at the

roads with mike. we have the bay bridge here. we are focusing on i-80 and the rain in the next 24 hours means you have to make sure your drains are clear. the volume is building and the issue with debris at the 5th street off-ramp. holding steady there. i-80 at carquenez bridge is here with the crash. that deadly crash which is a distraction for the westbound direction, but eastbound is a problem. the investigation and trgedy of a loss of life with the coroner has to arrive on scene. once they arrive, they can clear the vehicle. the rest of the bay is good for the thursday commute. back to you. thank you, mike. one superior is looking to extend the ban on the pandemic

related issues by 60 days. the district attorney is considering ending the local state of emergency. currently holding off on evictions until the end of the summer. as vianey was telling us in the micro climate weather alert with the atmospheric river taking aim at us here in the bay area. more team coverage at the top of the hour. also at 6:00, the san francisco district attorney is back tracking her surprising about face on the sanctuary policy that has even some of her critics applauding. you are watching "today in the bay."

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which are expected to see the most significant surges. this is the third hour of today in the bay. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez. >> i'm marcus washington. we have team coverage this morning. we are monitoring the flooding in santa cruz mountains. >> we start with our meteorologist vianey arana. vianey, what we are getting right now is not the bulk of it? this is the light to moderate with several inches of rain. we have a beautiful start. if you are out and about, take advantage of the hour or so. you can see the rain developing just off in the pacific with the moisture tap expected to take aim at the santa cruz mountains and into the