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we're getting a break from this rain. let's find out in just a moment. thank you so much for starting your weekend with us. i'm kira klapper cinthia pimentel has a quick look at that microclimate forecast. it was such a relief not to be driving through pouring rain this morning. yeah, that much needed relief is here. but this morning we are starting to push that activity. there are a few lingering spots right now that i'm tracking with storm ranger. our mobile doppler radar just hovering through the central bay very light up towards the north bay. also seeing some activity, but much lighter compared to what we've been dealing with the last three days. which is why i still have to tell you about this flood advisory for parts of sonoma county. so through santa rosa, up to healdsburg, that's the green. but i do have the flood warning for parts of the russian river at johnson's beach for a couple more hours. so definitely a situation to watch. we'll see cloudy skies, maybe squeeze out a sprinkle or two, but that much needed break for today. cleanup mode activated some showers for our sunday. spotty at times, and i'll track what's ahead for thanksgiving

week. lots of people going to be traveling that's coming up in about 15 minutes. kara, back to you. all right. cynthia, thanks. well, that massive storm, as cynthia mentioned now moving out of the bay area, the rain, wind and flooding were being felt everywhere in the east bay. pooling water shut down the 580 off ramp at macarthur boulevard in oakland. you can see cars driving through that deep water anyway. caltrans quickly clearing it out. the wet ground mixed with the strong winds forced that tree to come down in san francisco. this is the corner of sansome and pacific and jackson square, near the financial district. firefighters did saw up that tree and remove it, reopening the streets. holy smokes. whoa, whoa. what? and a berkeley woman and her kid captured that shocking flash flood at berkeley's historic rose garden. as the storm

pummeled cities on both sides of the bay. today, in the bay's gia vang joins us from the east bay. it's come down hard and fast, walloping cities on both sides of the bay bridge, putting some under flash flood warnings. holy smokes. whoa! that's at the berkeley rose garden, creating an immaculate and dangerous sight for anna carlson. it's as close as i want to get to that. this water also finding a landing spot along exits on the east bay. this is the macarthur exit in emeryville. oh, dang. before crews closed it to drivers. i knew better, i knew it was flooded because we came by earlier and it was already closed. a drenched tuesday, lopez had to walk to the store because of a flat tire. i'm going to be walking out here in the rain for a minute. it's a lot nicer from a window. drivers were turned around at the ashby overpass in berkeley because of the sitting water there. windshield wipers worked overtime crossing the bay bridge at one point. the deluge came

with high winds and brought traffic on both decks to a crawl. a good thing because there was ponding all over the 80. water rushing off lanes like a waterfall. yeah, not ten for you. in san francisco, residents were thrilled. public works stayed open later to grab their sandbags. worried for the days to come. last year we made it through. this year we want to make it through. but if it doesn't, i want to have sandbags to give it some more time. and in flood prone areas like 18th and folsom in the city, flood barriers are also up gia vang today in the bay in the north bay. the heavy rains for three straight days, waterlogged many hillsides, including this one in healdsburg. luckily, no one was hurt in this hefty mudslide. the homeowner tells nbc bay area they put down plastic tarps to try to restrain the flow of the mud and debris, but they'll need to wait for the storm to pass on the ground to dry up before they can stabilize that hillside. and this is what it looked like in

sonoma county. flooded streets flooded front yards today in the bay's jodi hernandez continues our coverage from santa rosa, which got the equivalent of three months of rain in just three days. reporter emergency crews in the north bay have been working nonstop, responding to storm damage. this big oak tree came crashing down onto bennett valley road in santa rosa, closing off the road for several hours. monica savin says she heard a big boom and then the screeching of brakes as a utility vehicle narrowly missed getting smashed. i was just in my office and i heard a really loud crash, like a big boom, and i kind of jumped and said, what was that? a lot of these hazardous conditions calls consist of trees down power lines down, debris and roadways like rock and mudslides, vehicles driving through flooded waters and getting stuck as they stall out in those flood flooded roadways. rising waters are leaving neighborhoods in sonoma county completely waterlogged.

in guerneville, folks say they've never seen this kind of flooding in november. i've lived here for over 33 years, and this is the earliest we've ever had any flooding like this. so it's going to be an interesting season. but as you can see, we can't really go anywhere. craig cerritos is stranded in his home. the nearby creek overflowed right on to craig's court. yeah, it surprised us. we weren't expecting it. and even with the forecast, we were like, it's not going to be that bad. we weren't expecting the flood at all. a flood warning has been issued for the russian river. it's running fast and furious. beaches and parks along the river are flooded and closed. the impacts of the storm are widespread, and it's just the start of the storm season. it's frightening. it really is so, yeah, as i said, this is the earliest i've ever experienced it. so yeah, we're in for a bumpy ride, folks. get prepared. that was jodi hernandez reporting for us in the south bay. many neighborhoods lost power overnight this morning.

upwards of 5000 customers are still without power. pg&e telling us some might not get back online until later this morning. today in the bay's pete suratos reports from a soggy and chilly san jose. we're here in downtown san jose, where that rain and wind has finally made it here to the city. but this wet weather didn't prevent some people from enjoying their friday night. the rain coming down hard near san jose city hall as the atmospheric river makes its presence felt around the city and other parts of the south bay, with the rain also impacting traffic during the evening commute along highway 17. we just got home from work and we were just about to relax, watch some tv and then all of a sudden the lights went out. the weather possibly playing a role in this power outage on the 1900 block of the alameda in san jose, leaving residents like kyle in the dark. on this rainy night. the power isn't expected to be restored until tomorrow morning. we got plenty of flashlights, so we got plenty of light but no power. the rain

also impacting holiday events. the christmas in the park drive thru light show in san jose. not seeing many drivers and enchant christmas at paypal park. seeing a smaller crowd size on opening night as a result of the storm. somewhat. people are always going to you know, look to the weather and decide whether they're you know, they're going to come out or not. but the rain didn't stop those in attendance at paypal park from enjoying some holiday cheer. we were thinking of changing the date, but we honestly just figured, like probably with the weather there wouldn't be as many people so we could get to do more things. i think it's fine. i think it's part of the fun. you know? it is the weather. we can't control that and we're just here to have fun. pete suratos today in the bay and of course, the rain is impacting a lot of thanksgiving bound travelers as people try to get out of town. let's take a live look at sfo. there. peak travel days include this coming tuesday and wednesday, as well as tomorrow, sunday. this morning,

66 flights are delayed at sfo, three are canceled. the faa telling us that arriving flights are being delayed by 2.5 hours at sfo because of the storm. and if you're hitting the road, expect to see an unprecedented number of travelers. feels like we say this every year, but triple a says 80 million people will be driving at least 50 miles for thanksgiving. triple a predicts the most brutal traffic conditions are for travelers leaving san francisco around 730. the tuesday before thanksgiving, and a slow ride for people traveling in the cierra. this is what it looks like on i-80 at castle peak. chains are required in both directions. the chp posted this video showing the conditions on 80 near truckee. officers say slush and ice are causing dangerous roads for drivers. slightly different story on highway 50 last night. this is what it looks like at meyers, south of south lake tahoe. the

roads were wet, but there's no snow. chains are required so far from twin bridges to meyers, and we will continue to track the rains movements throughout the weekend on our free nbc bay area weather app. just scan that qr code to download it for free. we just redesigned the weather section. it is more accurate than the weather app on your phone. 009 past the hour. much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up. sierra ski resorts open for the season where you can hit the slopes before thanksgiving. plus a box office frenzy this weekend. two highly anticipated movies premiering. ahead, we are breaking down all things glittered. is that right

(♪♪) guests? ikea? ikea! shop a more convenient ikea with click & collect and more. (father & mother) ikea mom? (♪♪) a golden sunrise over san jose. what a pleasant sight. after three dark days of rain. cinthia pimentel will be, along with the break in the storms in just a few minutes. but first, it is opening weekend for a lot of tahoe ski resorts, including heavenly, north star palisades and mount rose. this is a look at palisades opening day. yesterday, it opened early to partly sunny skies before the blizzard moved in. the resort tells us despite the wild weather, the energy was high on the slopes and sugar bowl celebrated its earliest opening in two decades. yesterday, the

day was filled with live music, champagne and a festive spirit. conditions on the mountain are deteriorating fast, though the incoming blizzard is expected to drop up to three feet of snow in some parts of tahoe over this weekend. so if you're not already there, experts say don't head that way this weekend. one. two. three. hey. the rain did not stop the festive holiday tree lighting last night in san ramon. our very own favorite bob redell emceed the celebration at city center bishop ranch. the festivities were filled with music, singing, and dance performances. look at that marching band. and of course, santa. many families say it was the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit. and trending this morning. move over. barbenheimer. remember that there's a new double cinema event taking place this weekend.

you have something you rage. never let it go. listen to me. you can do anything. mcosker. and if i ain't gravity and you can pull me down, i know. wow, the highly anticipated wicked movie musical hit the big screens yesterday and gladiator two also debuting many movie fans are calling this movie event glitch, and we spoke with brian brownley. he's the executive director of the cinema foundation, saying theaters across the bay area are showing out this weekend. theaters are going out with all the stops of pink and green and roman coliseums. it's going to be a great day to go to the movies and see these wonderful films. to celebrate wicked's release, alamo drafthouse cinema is debuting a special menu. it's only available for a limited

time through january 13th. it's available whether you see wicked, gladiator two, or any other movie. today is a day that hundreds of families in san francisco can pick up their turkeys. earlier this month, the lowell alumni association gave away vouchers for 500 turkeys along with gift certificates for all the trimmings to families in need. starting at nine this morning. those families get to pick up their turkey dinners at lowell high school. volunteers are reminding families not to forget their vouchers. and this weekend, the holiday spirit returns to daly city, where you might even believe you're in a charles dickens novel. a lot of fans will tell you it's almost a christmas carol come to life. it's the great dickens christmas fair celebrating its 40th year at the cow palace, holiday enthusiasts mingle with colorful characters from dickens literary works, and you can even ride a miniature steam train. there's

also father christmas, the chance to explore victorian theaters, pubs, dance halls and shops. it opens today, running each weekend through december 22nd, and it's even open black friday down to san jose, where today is joe thornton day in honor of the sharks retiring the legends number before today's game at the shark tank, the number 19 will be lifted into the rafters. thornton, you might know, retired last year after 24 years in the league. 15 with the sharks. thornton is just the second sharks player for his number to be retired, joining his former teammate patrick marleau. and as part of jumbo fest honoring jumbo joe fans. at today's game will get some fun items, including these joe thornton cheer cards, right? yeah, and a magic puck. it's

really cool. it has all these kinds of sides to it. so really great for people that are a bit more fidgety at the game. not so sitting still, you know that'll work. and a joe thornton beard, my producer, dared me to wear it on air that i kind of did it. and if you can't make it to the game, nbc sports california will air a special extended edition of sharks pregame live today for the jersey retirement. it starts at 230. the puck drops at five. joe thornton, what a legend. all right, time now to check in with cinthia pimentel for a microclimate forecast. feels like being in an ice skating rink. lately it has been cool, stormy and much better day though. there in downtown san jose for all of those festivities later on tonight and the rain. finally a much needed break for today. we will see temperatures there on the cooler side, so bundle up a few clouds rolling around at times and just some light winds there in downtown san jose. all right,

here is what happened over the last three days. so far. our totals impressive up there in the north bay. anywhere from over 11.5in mount tam to 14 calistoga. we see fewer, less totals as we make our way south of course, as this was a north bay focused event. still some good totals along the coast. here we go to the santa cruz mountains over 7.5in there at scotts creek and we dip down those totals to just about an inch and a half. danville finally clocking in on some rain in san jose, where the rain didn't get here until yesterday. so i'm sorry to all of our north bay neighbors, but there is a break coming. so taking it hour by hour for you as people start to wake up, get into clean mode. we do have some spotty showers up there for the north bay south of the golden gate bridge. some clouds, breezy conditions, cool at times. a few lingering spotty rain activities through the middle of the day towards the east bay and the south bay with more clouds rolling in for tonight. so definitely that

break you'll see some clearing there for the big game. stanford at cal, go have fun, enjoy it. but do bundle up. we're going to see some winds around 10 to 15 miles an hour and temperatures on the cooler side in the upper 50s for our sunday. lots of people getting, you know, out the door to get those thanksgiving errands done. i see a few lingering showers up there with this system towards the north bay early morning hours. we get some activity starting to push through into the afternoon along the coast and into our nighttime. maybe a sprinkle or two. really bringing down those totals as i push it into the model here into our sunday monday activity. more rain is on the way where this storm is mostly focused towards the central coast. so if your plans early week are along 101, maybe through the five down to southern california, please keep it here with us so we can give you that forecast. and also with our nbc bay area app, it's perfect to help you time your day. that will be a monday tuesday event once things really

start to ramp up into our wednesday, thursday. finalizing those plans, i see a dry thanksgiving that should be the only thing that's dry, not your turkey. as we go on into friday, we could see some more activity ramping on in. so finally, a much needed break for today. a few chances this morning, but overall not too bad. it's not 13in plus bad. and as we go on into tomorrow, monday, tuesday, a few more showers coming into the picture, temperatures staying cool, we go out towards san francisco and the peninsula. you'll feel some breezy conditions once this front passes through. also similar temperature wise with those lows over the next couple of days. pretty chilly 40s maybe even some seconds. and people who live in those wind sheltered valleys. all right, cynthia, thanks. 21 past the hour. we have much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up, an unlikely reunion. how? a family that fled the war in ukraine was reunited with their beloved cat here in california. it will make you bay area

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employee also volunteers rescuing cats, so he set up a trap, caught the stray and brought him to redwood city's nine lives foundation, where stray and feral cats are often spayed or neutered and returned to the wild. and here we have mostly our adult cats, but cat clinic supervisor clare sugarman immediately noticed the curly hair and the flat face on this cat and said it didn't look like your ordinary feral cat. i just took one look at that cat and i said, i bet this cat has a microchip, because this looks like a cat that has an owner that would want to know if it went missing. a little scanner here and we'll turn it on. and just as clare suspected, it did. then our unique number pops up. but where that chip was registered. well, clare never could have guessed that ukraine. and that was when i knew we had something very unusual going on. now they had no luck with the ukrainian phone number and email associated with the cats. chip.

so the trapper went back to the airport and asked around, and someone remembered a woman looking for a cat that got loose exactly one month ago. it's a part of my family. larissa ivanenko is that woman. she came to the united states from ukraine in june. larissa lost a son fighting in the war and was resettled near sacramento with the rest of her family. it was then she began the paperwork to bring her cat, yamiko, to join them. but after arriving at sfo on october 22nd, he escaped from a handler. larissa returned to the airport every day for 20 days before giving up. after 20 days, my belief was very small to found them, but then nine lives called with great news. i'm crying, i'm scream, scream. i'm jump. thank you, i can't work. and so once more larissa

drove to the bay area. but this time knowing she would return with what she was missing and her whole family would be together again. as long as they need us, we'll be here. nine lives executive director liam montgomery says they've witnessed many reunions over the years, and while this one was different, for sure, it did have something in common with all the rest. it came as the result of a caring animal rescue community. if rescue is about anything, it's about family. so i think that's the moral of the story. love wins. that is incredible. garvin thomas with another great story. 27 past the hour. we have much more ahead for you on today in the bay nbc storm ranger is on san bruno mountain, scanning the skies as the storm pushes through the bay area. coming up, we'll look at the damage caused by that atmospheric river. and when we will start to see clear

skies. plus, we work with our farmworkers and our farm. the farm owners. and i think we're all on the same page that, you know, we have to take care of each other. the road to recovery. ahead on today in the bay. the event happening today in half moon bay to help a

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november 23rd. a live look outside transamerica pyramid in san francisco. actually, surprisingly, we can see all the way to the golden gate bridge, but cloudy skies covering on a chilly morning. thank you so much for starting your weekend with us. i'm kira klapper. hopefully you're somewhere safe and warm. cinthia pimentel has a peek at our microclimate forecast. looks like a lot of rain still happening behind you. we do have some scattered activity still to talk about this morning. good morning kara. good morning everyone with storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar, giving us a closer look. almost street level at this point. up there towards the north bay. so let's zoom it on in. remember, you have access to this two on the nbc bay area app. really helps plan what is left of this activity through parts of inverness 101 along novato, up towards rohnert park. we push it on in into napa county. also seeing some showers up there towards mount saint helena. but the worst is gone. we are trying to move everybody

forward after this atmospheric river. it is pushing out of the bay area. yes, some scattered rain will remain for today but nothing crazy. we are still looking at the possibility of some localized flooding, so cleanup mode for today. i'll guide you through the rest of the weekend. coming up in a few minutes. all right. cynthia, thanks. well, initially it was the north bay getting slammed by that atmospheric river for three straight days. but yesterday the impacts were more widespread, walloping cities on either side of the bay. holy smokes. whoa! that captured at berkeley's historic rose garden. also in berkeley, the ashby underpass closed, impassable because of standing water. water also ponding along freeway exits across the east bay. this at the macarthur exit in emeryville. before crews closed it to drivers and across the bay bridge. look at that. drivers inundated in the pouring rain

and high winds, windshield wipers working overtime, cars coming to a crawl on both decks of the bay bridge in san francisco. residents were elated that public works stayed open late so people could grab sandbags, worried for the days to come. last year, we made it through. this year we want to make it through, but if it doesn't, i want to have sandbags to give it some more time. and in flood prone areas like 18th and folsom in the city, flood barriers were up already in the north bay. the heavy rains for three straight days, waterlogged hillsides, including this one in healdsburg, a hefty mudslide. look at all of that. luckily, no one was hurt. the homeowner tells us they put down those plastic tarps trying to restrain the flow of mud didn't work. they'll need to wait till the hillside dries up before they can stabilize that land. and it was a wet friday night. lights

de lasalle taking on pittsburgh in the cif high school football playoffs. the fans we talked to there said they weren't going to let a little rain stop them from cheering on their teams. we have ponchos, so we got our ponchos, our umbrellas. i'm good to go with all the warmers. i have seven of these, even two in my shoe, so i'm warm. as warm can be. are love a supportive group of moms? de lasalle triumphs over pittsburgh 10 to 7. this is the spartans 32nd straight section title. wow. we are tracking the rains movements throughout the weekend on our free nbc bay area weather app. scan that qr code, download it for free. we just redesigned the weather section. it is more accurate than the weather app on your phone. turning now to a south bay boxing instructor who is being accused of sexually assaulting two clients. 42 year old tristan arfi was arrested

thursday. he runs wahab fitness in downtown san jose. prosecutors say he refused to pay a female employee for her work at the gym unless she sent him nude pictures of herself. he apparently also offered free massages to two of his female clients. when they arrived, he instead touched them inappropriately. there might be other victims as well. we know that these three women came forward separately, and we want to thank them for their extraordinary courage in coming forward and allowing us to hold this serial offender accountable. the district attorney tells nbc bay area that arfi already is a registered sex offender. he was convicted back in 2019 of lewd acts with a minor at a gym he previously owned in menlo park, called the boxing theory. harvey's attorney tells us her client denies all allegations against him. in other news, now president elect

donald trump announcing his latest cabinet pick, scott bessent, is tapped to serve as treasury secretary. he currently serves as chief executive and chief investment officer at the hedge fund key square capital management, which he founded in 2015. if confirmed by the senate, bessent will take over the fiscal policies and responsibilities for implementing any tax cuts that the republican controlled congress may consider. president elect trump also announcing pam bondi as the new choice to lead the justice department. bondi is the former florida attorney general. this anno aer the withdrawal of embattled nominee matt gaetz. nbc news senior white house correspondent gabe gutierrez has the latest. amid growing controversies over some of his cabinet picks, president elect trump's new choice for attorney general, pam bondi, is facing a much easier path to be confirmed than her predecessor. we've got to keep florida red,

especially for our great president. a former prosecutor, bondi was elected twice as florida's attorney general, the first woman to hold that job and was on trump's defense team during his first impeachment trial. pam bondi is here, a fantastic friend and woman, she also helped amplify trump's false claims about the 2020 election. we have won pennsylvania and they're not going to take it away from us. trump posting pam will refocus the doj to its intended purpose of fighting crime. her rise coming after the abrupt withdrawal of the president elect's initial pick, former florida congressman matt gaetz, who said today he won't go back to congress. i'm still going to be in the fight, but it's going to be from a new perch. gaetz, again denying allegations he paid women for sex, including a 17 year old, which the house ethics committee was investigating. the justice department also investigated the allegations and did not charge gaetz. if the things that the house ethics report were true, i would be under indictment and

probably in a prison cell. but of course they're false. trump's incoming deputy chief of staff knocked down speculation the fbi director job would go to former michigan congressman mike rogers. boy, does it need leadership and it needs to clean out the rot. that's happening in the senior levels of the fbi. the rush is also on to staff lower level positions already transition officials are taking suggestions for potential hires from the extensive personnel database created by project 2025. a person familiar with the situation tells nbc news. that's despite trump repeatedly denouncing the conservative policy blueprint during the campaign. that was gabe gutierrez reporting for us. back here locally, happening today on the peninsula, a wellness event for the workers who live mostly in the shadows, but are the ones who grow food and get it to our tables. several community groups within san mateo county, including a los and california life sciences, are hosting a

wellness fair in the heart of downtown half moon bay. a loss is the nonprofit group that helped the farmworker community after the mass shooting last year in half moon bay. the event will provide health services like vision tests, blood pressure screenings, as well as dental checks and vaccines. the event is for farm workers and essential workers. it is free. we asked if they fear if some farm workers might stay away because of the threat of deportation. the program director tells us, alas has earned the community's trust. we have a very close relationship with our community and have built that trust over a long time, and we're been really focusing on our outreach to be able to explain to our community that this event is for them, that this event is for their health, and, you know, it's only going to benefit themselves. and you know, their families. the farm worker health and community

event is happening today at the i e s hall in downtown half moon bay. that's from ten this morning until three this afternoon. for more information, go to elor. dreams dot com slash events. well, the saturday before thanksgiving every year is national adoption day. that's today. ten families just got a little bigger in santa clara county. that's because the court formalized the futures of 19 children yesterday, and are today in the bay's kris sanchez was there. and brings us how impactful adoption can be for 25 years. courts across the country have opened their doors the weekend before thanksgiving to process adoptions and to give families their forever. can you tell me about your family? i am mommy. i love baby. four year old leilani and three year old gabriel are among the 19 children in santa clara county who were formally adopted out of

the foster system. their adoptive family is the only one they've known for the last three years. they've actually just kind of set in the last few days, like, because it's always been like, oh, anything can happen, you know? and i'm like, we are here. like we're actually here. so it's a relief. three years ago, leilani and gabriel were taken from their birth parents after gabriel, at just four weeks, was admitted to the hospital, bleeding in his brain in eight different places. injuries that were deemed non-accidental. as social workers looked to place gabriel and leilani into a safe home, they called on their cousin sandra gardner to treat. gabriel and leilani are getting a mom and a dad and three siblings. two of them are grown with children of their own, so leilani and gabriel are an aunt and uncle. sandra says starting over with little kids is a lot, but she would encourage anyone with place in their homes and hearts to consider it. it is a lot of work and both of them have special needs, and so it takes a lot of time and a lot of work. but if you're able to, if

you have the room and the time and the love in your heart that i would do it because they need it, they need. this is the 25th annual national adoption day celebration, where courts open their doors the weekend before thanksgiving. in 25 years, 85,000 children have been adopted out of foster care, and it's estimated that there are 108,000 children still awaiting a forever family. adoptive and foster parents are screened and they are trained and they can come from any background. there's no requirement of owning a home or not owning a home, having a partner or not. maybe one requirement is that they have enough room in their hearts for these children. i'm kris sanchez. back to you. so beautiful. chris. thank you for that. it is just about 42 past the hour. still to come on today in the bay. thanksgiving. just five days away. a lot of us planning time with loved ones after this break. doctors explain why, even though the pandemic is over, they're still encourag

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ranger tracking just some lingering activity from the atmospheric river. but the worst is gone. we see some scattered activity up there towards the north bay along petaluma, just east of inverness, there in marin and parts of napa and fairfield, also getting on some light showers, as well as parts of oakland along 80. there, parts of the peninsula down into san mateo. it is a slick start on this saturday and man did we get some activity up there in

the north bay. look at your screen over 22.5in in varnado. that is just north of the russian river. and we do well through parts of angwin, lagunitas, over 11in there, san rafael. mom, are you okay? that's over ten inches of rain. there we see. just slightly less as we go on into southern marin, sausalito. over five inches of some much needed rain. it did come too fast though, so just a brief pause on that for today. we take it hour by hour for cleanup mode into the mid morning hours. still some scattered activity through the north bay. parts of sunol down here in the south bay, but really, that sunshine comes in into the afternoon hours. but there is more rain on the way as i take it on into sunday. still a similar fashion to today. scattered. so if you don't see that rain, we'll see some cloudy skies with some peeks of sunshine as we go on into the afternoon as well. now, if you're traveling to the sierras trying to get your thanksgiving started early, don't go there.

today we have this winter storm warning that covers a lot of the sierra range until about 10:00 tonight. those gusty conditions could be whiteout at times, as some of those ridges go into about 100 mile an hour gusts at times. so please, just keep it here with the forecast. i'll guide you through this system as we go into the next couple of days. and speaking of the next couple of days, people trying to drive down to la, this next storm that's coming, that will bring rain to the bay area is more of a central coast focused activity, clearing out. thankfully for our wednesday thursday plans now taking it over the next seven days in san francisco and the peninsula. cool temperatures 5060. rain there still need those jackets. still need to pay attention to the forecast, but we see more of those sun icons starting to pop up as we go on into wednesday, thursday, and friday. something i'll definitely be thankful for this rainy season. definitely. cynthia. thanks

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the bay. weekdays from 5 to 7 a.m. we're always here for you. back to you. happy early thanksgiving, kira. laura. thanks. you too. the niners are in green bay for tomorrow's must win game to guarantee a spot in the playoffs, but they'll have to win with a backup quarterback. the 49ers posted this video yesterday showing the team heading out for the badger state. quarterback brock purdy is officially ruled out for tomorrow, missing his first start since taking over as niners qb late in the 2022 season. purdy hurt his shoulder during the niners loss to seattle last weekend. they only lost by three. backup quarterback brandon allen will start instead. the 32 year old has been on a handful of teams before joining the niners last season. i think brant is really a good thrower, runs our offense well. he's done a really good job since he's been here, been here two years now and guys believe in him and he'll give us a good chance to win. it's definitely an opportunity for me to go out and play well and put our guys in a, you know, a good

position to win the game and obviously we want brock back and healthy and all that. but you know, for the time being, you know it is an opportunity for me. you know as a quarterback my job is just to get the ball to our playmakers. and so that's my plan going into the game. we're all rooting for you. the niners will also be without nick bosa. he's out with hip and oblique injuries. now to a history making member of the san francisco giants. she is leaving the city by the bay back in 2020. you might remember the giants promoted alyssa nakken, making her the first woman to serve as a full time coach in major league baseball in 2022. she took over as first base coach, becoming the first woman to coach during an mlb game. nakken has accepted an offer with the cleveland guardians. the giants thanked her on x for her impact across the sport, wishing her good luck in her new role and we join them in applauding alyssa nakken. 53 past the hour. up next, a quick look at our top stories, including a storm that just pummeled the bay area. what we are expecting this weekd.

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area. over the last three days. now moving out, but not before the widespread rain, wind and flooding hit just about every county in oakland. this mass of pooling water forced the shutdown at the 580 offramp at macarthur boulevard. cars still

trying to drive through that deep water. you are not encouraged to do that. caltrans responded to quickly vacuum out the water and clear that roadwa. the saturated ground and strong winds knocked over this massive tree in the middle of san francisco's jackson square. this is the corner of sansome and pacific, on the edge of the financial district. firefighters saw the huge tree into smaller portions and reopened that intersection. and let's take a live look for you at sfo. cloudy skies, people heading out for thanksgiving or coming in. peak travel days include tuesday and wednesday as well as tomorrow. this morning at sfo, 77 flights are delayed. three are totally canceled. if you're hitting the road, expect to see an unprecedented number of travelers. triple a says 80 million people will drive at least 50 miles for thanksgiving. the most brutal traffic conditions. triple a says, will be leaving san francisco around

730 on tuesday night before thanksgiving. and cynthia has one last look at the forecast before we go. we saw cloudy skies there. some of the cameras down here in san jose. that sunshine coming through. so more of that activity today is going to be scattered really through about the middle part of the da. then we'll turn and see some peeks of sunshine. thank goodness tomorrow we are still tracking some activity left with this system before another one pushes in. monday tuesday. i think this one will impact more of the central coast. so that could ruin your travel plans for a little bit along 101 by the coast, even stretching into parts of the five. that could be treacherous, but thankfully clearing skies for wednesday and thursday. the big day turkey trots, people playing outdoors, doing their holiday shopping. but temperatures will be on the cooler side, so time to bundle up and also have those umbrellas and all that rain gear, because this isn't the last of the systems. we're just getting started. i'm ready. i have

umbrellas in the trunks, rain boots for everyone in the family. i'm proud of you. ready? well, because you gave us the heads up. thanks, cynthia. and thanks to all of you for making us a part of your morning. no. 5 or 6 p.m. news tonight. instead, it is the big ten right here on nbc. bay area. usc at ucla. wow. the battle of los angeles. but before that, notre dame takes on army right here on nbc. bay area. i believe that game starts at 4:00. until then, you can always stay up to date on nbcbayarea.com. have a great saturday. stay safe

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