and a microclimate weather alert, as that atmospheric river makes its way across the bay area. ahead, we are timing out the wet weather and just how long it will last. breaking overnight china takes new action in the trade war. beijing is now issuing tariffs of its own after president donald trump's 10% tariffs on chinese goods took effect at midnight. the impact you'll soon see on prices across the u.s. also, the temporary truce made withanada and mexico. plus, ensuring immiation rights are protected. the resolution city leaders and san jose are set to present as ice raids continue. this is today in the bay. good morning to you on this wet

tuesday. i'm marcus washington and i'm laura garcia. let's get right to our top story this morning. meteorologist kari hall. timing out the rain for commuters this morning. it's going to be a soggy one. yes, for the morning and the evening commute, as this atmospheric river brings all of this heavy rainfall. much needed rain. but it is coming through on our tuesday and we are going to see it off and on throughout the morning into the afternoon. notice there are some breaks here and there, but for the most part we're pretty much covered with rain as we track it. with storm ranger, you also have the same tool on your phone as well. if you have the app, and there are some pockets where the rain has picked up quite a bit, but we are also seeing some of the lighter showers moving from piedmont to hayward, and then it picks up and gets heavier for livermore, and we're also seeing a little bit more green here, as well as yellow, indicatg some heavier rain over san jose. the trend for today will be for the rain to continue, and then possibly as we get more energy, the potential of thunderstorms

develops for this afternoon. all of this starting to clear later this evening with some cold temperatures to follow. and we'll talk about that next storm system coming in. you can track it as well with our free nbc bay area app as the weather changes, and you can type in your zip code and get a customized forecast for your neighborhood. and mike, this tuesday commute looking a little different, it is looking a little different. it's actually a little lighter than we have on many tuesdays. we're looking at just now filling in with these lanes at the toll plaza. we have definitely rain on the lens, and that's probably why we're seeing the different pattern. some folks are at liberty to sort of adjust their schedule around the bay, and many times we see that during inclement weather. so we do have the slowing typical in through contra costa county early slowing on 24 did recover, but there may be a new crash as you're heading through moraga. we'll track that 37 the upper east shore freeway and of course, the bay bridge toll plaza do show the slower drives. there have been a cluster of smaller crashes through oakland, so watch 580 and 80 coming through the downtown area. piedmont mostly, but again, no

major disruptions all the way south into the south bay. we saw early slowing on, but that's the first person thahat's clearing . back to you. all right. thank you very much, mike. a trade war with two top u.s. allies was just averted, at least for now. but breaking overnight while the white house imposed new tariffs on imported goods coming from china. china retaliated today in the bay's. alice barr joins us live from washington with more on how leaders in that country are responding. and, alice, this is most likely going to affect really every american. laura. thatat'sight. we're just beginning to get a picture of exactly how widespread this could be. but the new tariffs that chi imposed are set to take effect on monday. there is relief, though, on the other front, from some potential for an escalatin trade war with two top u.s. allies countries. i mean, i look at minutes after president trump's 10% tariff on all chinese impmports took effet overnight. the chinese government retaliating,

announcing a new 15% tariff on u.s. coal and liquefied natural gas and a 10% tariff on u.s. products from crude oil to pickup trucks. while on another front, president trump announced a 30 day delay in 25% tariffs on mexico and canada after both agreed to beef up border security. mexico sending troops 10,000 soldiers at their side of the border, and stop fentanyl and illegal aliens from coming into our country. canada promising a new fentanyl czar while moving ahead with a previously announced $1.3 billion to reinforce its border, sending 10,000 frontline personnel. that, amid a brewing standoff over the power of president trump's cost slashing ally, elon musk. the white house designating the world's richest man a special government employee with top secret security clearance, giving him access to sensitive government systems like treasury department payments. well, he's got access

only to letting people go that he thinks are no good if we agree with him. musk looking to let a lot of people go at the u.s. agency for international development, which delivers critical food, medicine and humanitarian support to 60 countries, proponents say shoring up national security. musk argues there's too much waste in the agency's $42 billion budget pressing to shut it down. elon musk did not create us aid. he doesn't have the power to destroy it. democratic lawmakers fighting to save an organization that is authorized and funded by congress. secretary of state marco rubio said yesterday he was acting administrator of usaid, then named a top state department official to run the long independent body and begin a 90 day review. and secretary rubio says core life saving programs will not be frozen during that time. laura. all right. a lot to cover there,

alice. thank you very much. 605 right now, happening today, a new push in the south bay to protect immigrants. this comes as state leaders approve new money to fund a brewing legal battle with the white house over immigration. today in the bay s bob redell is live for us outside of san jose city hall. and bob, a lot of action happening there. so what are we seeing from the council? are they expected to do anything soon? they are later this afternoon at 1234 city council members, led by council member peter ortiz. they're going to hold a news conference here at san jose city hall. behind me, marcus, to show their support for a resolution that, in their words, would reaffirm the city's commitment to protect the rights and safety of immigrants who are might be scared of president trump's threats of mass deportations. yesterday, up in sacramento, the state assembly, which is dominated by democrats, they approved $50 million in new legislation to defend the state's progressive policies against challenges from the trump administration. there are

two bills, one that would allocate money. we're talking about $25 million, half that money for the state's department of justice to fight the trump administration in court. the other $25 million for legal groups to defend immigrants facing possible deportation. these law abiding immigrants, they are californians. they are not criminals. republican assemblyman bill lee said in response, quote, californians, california should be working with the president, not fighting him and suing him, especially at a time when we're asking for billions of dollars in aid. this is not going to look favorably upon us. that legislation, which was passed during a special legislative session, now goes to governor gavin newsom's desk for signing. yesterday, some business owners closed their doors to show what a day without immigrants is like, and to show solidarity with immigrants who contribute to this country. there are also a number of people throughout the bay area

holding signs dancing, who told us these demonstrations are for their parents and loved ones who they fear could be deported. under president trump's policies. reporting live here outside san jose city hall, bob redell. today in the bay. thank you very much, bob. 607 right now now to a live look at the state capitol, where attorney general rob bonta will talk about what's being done to protect students and teachers from federal immigration threats later this morning. bonta has been trying to inform immigrants about their rights and protections under the law. he's also expressing his commitment to keeping schools a welcoming, safe and inclusive space for all. a news conference is scheduled to start a little before 11:00 this morning. in the meantime, teachers in some of the state's largest districts are launching a new campaign to boost their collective bargaining power. the campaign is called we can't wait. today, union members will hold rallies in the bay area's three largest cities calling for change. san jose's rally starts at 10:00

this morning outside the teachers association office in san francisco. it begins at 1230 at buena vista. horace mann, in a rally in oakland, is planned for 4:00 this afternoon outside of city hall. also today, alameda county leaders will swear in their newly appointed district attorney. supervisors last week chose ursula jones dixon over six other candidates. dixon is a cal graduate who earned her law degree from usf. she's worked in the da's office. she was there from 1999 to 2013 before becoming a county judge. she's filling out the term of recalled da pamela price. voters will elect a new da in 2026. 609 on your tuesday morning. taking a peek outside. look at that. even drops on the lens this morning as we take a live look outside at san jose. carey has been tracking this rain across the bay area. that's your reminder to grab the umbrella or a poncho before heading out, because it will be raining off and on, not only throughout the morning, but into the afternoon. as this atmospheric river comes in, we can see how widespread

the rain is all across the bay area. whether you're driving in the north bay or the peninsula down to the south bay, there is going to be some pockets of heavy rain coming in. and also we're watching out for the potential of some flooding, even though it's been a while since we've had a rain. a lot of this soaking in. but for the north bay, the ground is already saturated and we are going to see this running quickly into the rivers and streams. the russian river at guerneville will potentially reach near action stage by early tomorrow morning. so that means that depending on how much rain you get in that area, you may see water levels rising quickly and you'll need to keep an eye on it. in the tri-valley, it's a sloppy commute, and we're going to see that rain continue throughout the morning and into the afternoon. we'll talk about what's ahead coming up in a few minutes. mike is trying to save you a few, i guess, few coins at the gas pump today if you use change. sure, kids don't like the coins, but you know what? save it wherever you can. we're

looking at san jose, and it's still dominates the list of the lows for the south bay. but the next best city is santa clara. we'll give them a shout out today. a few coins more. that's 375 at dimond gas and market on warburton avenue. we have a quick stop here. not a quick stop, but it's in solano county. quickly. we're stopping in vallejo with the best at 377 grand. gasoline is the name of the place on spring street with that price there. and in contra costa county, we call out san ramon. 379 at freedom gas on acosta boulevard. you check for the changes in your area. gasbuddy.com. hope things aren't too dramatic there on the roadway. we do look pretty dramatic with the green highlighting all over the bay. that's where those roads are wet. the blue puddling and ponding. a cluster of incidents over the last 40 minutes in san jose. a spin out here, a couple of smaller crashes. no major incidents, but slick roadways. so do use caution and ease onto the brakes here. we're looking at the water kicking up behind the vehicles, making that southbound headlight flow look really slow there. but we do have a note for bart as well. typical. when the rain happens,

they slow those trains down scott, so they can use those brakes effectively on those rails as well. always good to slow. all right mike. well, coming up on today in the bay. president trump says he wants a sovereign wealth fund. so what is a sovereign wealth fund? out to the futures this morning. it was chaotic yesterday. but it's going to be just a regular tuesday today. also, are you sick of sitting through those never ending ads and trailers before your movie actually starts the new push one lawmaker is making to try to help mandate theaters to tell you when the movie really starts. keep it here. you're watching today in the bay.

right now at 614, we are under a microclimate weather alert as we watch out for heavy rain and the possibility of flooding throughout the day. waves of rain continue in santa rosa and temperatures hold steady and we could possibly see some thunderstorms this afternoon. i'm tracking that and a colder storm system on thursday all coming up in the microclimate forecast. and right now you're seeing both factors that are important for your commute. the build for the volume here at the berkeley curve and also the build for the water on the roadways as rain is still falling. we're looking at no major problems at the maze, but we'll show you how things are building around the bay. well

good morning, very happy tuesday to you. as is so often the case, the big story that came in with a bang yesterday is just a whimpertoday. the u.s. has delayed those massive tariffs against canada and mexico for 30 days after those two countries said they would beef up border security. the tariff with china took effect last night. china responded by cutting off our supply, or more of it, to rare earth elements. we need to build electronics and launching an investigation into google. other news salesforce laying off a thousand and then hiring for ai jobs. this, according to bloomberg, president donald trump wants america to have a sovereign wealth fund the way that saudi arabia does. he signed an executive order to that effect yesterday. now, curiously, the president said the fund could be used to buy tiktok, like the u.s. government owning tiktok, the same way it owns the postal service or aircraft carriers. we suspect

the chinese government meddles in the privately held tiktok. trump's plan is for our government would just straight out own it. sovereign wealth funds are something that countries build when they have so much money, they don't know what to do with it. they literally need places to put it, usually because of oil. norway has a sovereign wealth fund oil. qatar has a sovereign wealth fund. they used it to buy harrods department store in london. oil. the biggest of them all is saudi arabia, with its public investment fund, and its money is all around you in the bay area. it's an investor in uber, for instance, and meta, lucid motors as well. but to build those funds, you need extra money. and yes, the u.s. pumps more oil than anyone, but we don't have extra money. we have the largest debt in the world. those other countries no debt. put another way, it's financially unadvisable to put $100 in your savings account. if

you have $100,000 to the credit card companies. other news, san jose state university, and indeed the whole cal state system will announce a big ai push later today. google and adobe and nvidia are all involved. stick around when we talk politics. coming up in a half an hour. the world's richest man has shut down u.s. aid, the humanitarian aid system that digs wells and hands out malaria medicine. congress is not happy. and then coming up at 7:00, bill gates will be on the today show. he's written a new book called source code, where he talks about his childhood, his sort of first autobiography. it's interesting. yeah, it should be. so i'm looking forward to seeing that interview. okay, good. thanks, scott. you bet. all right, so, look, if you're one of those moviegoers that dislikes the endless trailers before the film even starts, well, you're not alone. and now a connecticut lawmaker is waging war on the ads and the movie trailers. his state bill would require connecticut theaters to tell thei customers exactly what time each movie starts. right now, start times are set around when the lights go down, which

is right about when those trailers begin. he'd prefer movie lovers to have the choice when to show up and not risk being late. 2020 five minutes go by commercials previews before the movie finally starts. in the broad category of consumer protection, truth and information, and preventing people from being a captive audience when they don't want to be. now, the theater operators there fear the legislation may hurt more than it help. that's because some of their revevenue depends on the mesging and ads. i kind of like to see what's coming out. i know that's the thing. i like the previews, but i was telling kari i don't need to be reminded of what brand of theater i'm in. when i'm in that brand of theater. there we go. but if this is our biggest problem, i think that's true. that's true. a lot of folks are dealing with we talked about potential flooding. is that still a thing? yeah, it's still a thing. we're still getting some heavy rain. and it's the north bay where we had a lot of rain in the past couple of months, and the ground is still saturated. so as

additional rainfall comes down, we may see the rivers and creeks and streams rise quickly as that rain continues. also looking out for the potential of thunderstorms today and gusty winds that may pick up to 15 to 30mph. some of the hills may see gusts to 45mph. today. we take a break tomorrow, and then a colder storm system arrives on thursday. that may drop those snow levels down to about 4000ft. so here's that steady stream of rain coming in as it brings us some rain. as it goes up in elevation. it's changing over to snow and it is snowing very heavily in the sierra right now. and for us, it's a very soggy morning commute that will continue into the evening as well. but it's been off and on in terms of everyone seeing the rain. we are seeing some breaks in the activity in some spots, but then as you continue to move around the bay area, the rain has been picking up in other areas. look at fremont where we see the yellow there, and so that means some heavier rainfall

that's coming in. also, a wave of heavy rain coming over the santa cruz mountains headed towards mountain view, as well as the area around palo alto. so this is what we're expecting going into the afternoon. while the tri-valley may see a break in the activity, it is going to be pouring in the north bay, and this is when we may get a little bit more energy in the mix. that could create some thunderstorms coming in as it moves from north toouth into the evening. that's at 4:00. it's moving through the east bay, the peninsula and approaching the south bay. but then at 8:00 we're starting to see it taper off. so that's what we're expecting today. still maybe some lingering showers, but cold temperatures filtering in behind that. and by the time the next stm system arrives on thursday, it's going to be raining and chilly. but notice how in the north bay, some of the mountains may be capped with some snow? an additional two inches of rainfall possible between these two storm system that will be coming in throughout the week. and then as we head toward the weekend, all

of this very active weather that we've seen starts to clear out as we go into the weekend as high pressure moves right back in. but it's still going to be chilly. so our mornings will start out with the mid 30s and head for the upper 50s. but from friday through monday we are going to see some sunshine. we just have the waves of rain today and then again on thursday. and mike, even though it's a busy and soggy tuesday, it seems pretty calm. yeah, thank goodness it's calmer than it can be when the weather's like this. we're looking at the build up finally full at the bay bridge toll plaza. it was more gradual. i think fewer folks are driving in, but we do see more slowing off the walnut creek interchange. and 24 does have a crash in moraga. hasn't been a problem, but we're looking at westbound as the build a few crashes. actually three spinouts reported throughout 580 and 880 earlier. n no major injuries. bt again, watch that traction and ease onto the brakes if you need to use them. we're looking at just the build here. hayward in toward fremont but nothing dramatic now building on the san mateo bridge over here, getting

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30. a winter storm is taking aim at the bay area. our storm ranger scanning the skies, tracking this latest system atop san bruno mountain. this morning we are in a microclimate weather alert. we have live team coverage on bay area flood and wind advisories, and the timeline for the wet weather. and elon musk is officially a government employee. what is he doing in washington? he's doing a lot. this is today in the bay. welcome to tuesday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washshington. let's begin with r microclimate weather alert this morning because we have team coverage on the atmospheric river moving through the bay area. meteorologist kari hall is timing out all of this for us. but first, let's turn to today in the bay's ginger conejero saab. she's live up in santa rosa. what are the conditions like right now? well, the rain

has picked up quite a quite a bit or a little bit, i should say, actually. laura marcus, good morning to you. we're live from downtown santa rosa. it has picked up a little bit on and off from the last hour that we, that we had our that we had our report. but you can see it's still not really that bad. take a look behind me. just a few kind of puddles on the road, some wet and slick roads for the cars that have been passing by this early morning. that is, however, not to say that it hasn't rained in parts of the north bay since yesterday and caused some more kind of potential damage. i want to show you some video from healdsburg, where there was some heavier rain that caused mud to slide down north fitch road, an area of north fitch was coned off. officials closely monitoring that situation to mitigate any sort of growth of mudslides. yesterday, the slides were dodd around eight last night, not far over in windsor, a car hit standing water on east side road just before 8 p.m. fortunately, the driver was not injured, but

a poll did shear off and there was one way traffic until that lane was eventually cleared. a flood watch has been issued for the entire bay area, and will remain in effect until tomorrow morning. the heaviest rainfall is expected further south, however, there is that flooding concern of flooding, i should say, in the central coast and heavier rain expected within the santa cruz mountains and the santa lucia range here in the north bay. we're still anticipating more of the brunt of the atmospheric storms that we have seen in the past. we were not seeing that just yet. but if you are headed to the city from the north bay and you're planning on taking a ferry, make sure you time that out correctly, because there are some changes to the afternoon ferry rides coming from tiburon, going into the city. so things just to watch out for. for now. we're live in santa rosa, ginger conejero saab. today in the bay. all right. thanks so much, ginger. now let's turn to meteorologist kari hall. she's really timing out the storm for us. yeah, we're seeing a lot of

widespread rain across the bay area. much needed to because it was so dry last month. so a lot of this is just soaking into the ground. no issues as of yet. but as we take a closer look, you can see that there is more rain to come. so it's going to be coming in waves off and on throughout the day. some pockets of heavy rain. right now it has picked up for parts of marin county and into richmond as well. so that's where the rain is coming down a little bit harder. but we've also seen the activity picking up where you're seeing the yellow in hayward as well as fremont. those drives on the interstates are very slick. and sunnyvale, as well as mountain view and over towards saratoga. seeing the rain picking up, which will be approaching san jose soon, it is much lighter for the south county, but do expect that to change within the next 30 minutes. the trend throughout the day will be for a wave of heavier downpours to start to move from north to south between 2 and 5:00 this evening, and that's when we may also see some thunderstorms. so we'll be tracking that and we'll talk about a colder storm coming in on thursday. that's in the full

microclimate forecast. all right kari thank you. and as that storm moves across the bay area, our free nbc bay area app, a great resource to have. you can type in your zip code to get that customized forecast for your neighborhood. well, this morning several headlines are coming out of d.c, including overnight news on tariffs on china. plus, president trump is hiring elon musk as a government employee. as a government employee. scott mcgrew joins us now. musk is upsetting a lot of people in washington, but president donald trump says he can control the tesla ceo. he said that at the white house yesterday. good morning. so really, there are two questions that people are asking. number one, why is the richest man, they say, running amuck in the nation's capital? he shut down american humanitarian aid, demanded access to government payrolls. and then there's a second, really much more fundamental question. do musk and trump, who are now both members of the executive branch, have the power to undo things

congress put into place, like u.s. aid, or does that violate the checks and balances? there are two questions people asking about that. listen to one of the representatives. elon musk, did not create us aid. he doesn't have the power to destroy it. we're going to stop him. that was jamie raskin outside u.s. aid. musk says he's shutting down u.s. aid because it's corrupt, and it's time for it to die, he says, though he also suspended work of the outside financial analyst, whose job it is to watch for misspending. u.s. aid is the humanitarian part of america's foreign aid. will dodge cut funding to programs approved by congress that donald trumpecides he doesn't like? what about cancer research, food banks, school lunches, veterans aid, literacy programs, small business loans?

new american tariffs against china are in place 10%. and then china overnight responded with its own tariffs against the u.s. american built farm equipment is a big one, as well as new restrictions on rare earths. these are special metals that we use to build electronics. president xi toured one of these plants a few years back, and the chinese made sure we saw the pictures. they've got the minerals the world needs and they know it. president trump suspended planned tariffs against both mexico and canada after he says the two agreed to strengthen their border security. now, there are those who doubt that. pointing out the deal, mexican president sheinbaum agreed to looks an awful lot like the program that was already in place. and canadian prime minister justin trudeau said canada would put 10,000 guards or troops at its 5000 mile border. i mean, it's one person every two miles, and canada already has about that number. working at the border

already, trudeau's statement reads in part. nearly 10,000 frontline personnel are and will be working on protecting the border. emphasis mine there 10,000 working and will be working. jared olson is a financial analyst. he joins us live this morning. jared, i think the american voters learned a lot about tariffs in the last couple of months. but i think together, let's emphasize if america does put a tariff on mexico, it is we who pay the extra expense on the avocado. right? that's correct. tariffs can raise the costs of goods. all right. trump himself during the campaign in particular led to this misunderstanding. there's an ipsos poll here. shows about half of americans think he's right when he says the other country pays the tariff. i hadn't gotten them to pay a penny, he says. and now they're paying billions. but that's not correct. yeah. tariffs are, you know, taxes on the imports of goods. so when a country places a tariff, it

raises the cost of the goods that are purchased from that country. and those costs are paid by the producers of raw materials. and typically those costs get passed on to the end consumer. and sometimes that's a thing, let's say like an avocado. and sometimes it's something that is a part, as you mentioned, a raw material, a component that goes into, say, the chevy silverado, which we build it here, but the part may come from mexico and will pay more for the pickup truck. yeah. that's correct. the higher costs of goods get passed on to the end consumers. it results in a, you know, a higher end, higher costing end product for businesses. sometimes it can mean laying people off. sometimes it can mean expanding the business. if you're making your goods in in the united states. and i think if the older generation can remember a time when things were more expensive, you go to a walmart today and things are incredibly affordable. but part of the secret there is a good, you

know, much more than a majority of those products are coming from places like china. correct? especially a lot of our our produce comes from from mexico. right. these example of the avocado, these tariffs could potentially raise those raise those costs. and then an american last question for you, an american product maker who makes something entirely in america. we were talking about this yesterday can see his foreign competitors prices go up and raise his prices as well because he can, even though he's not paying any sort of tariff. yeah, that's the potential. that is part of the free market is, is businesses can set the prices. if the overall price goes up, they may raise their prices. well, they may keep their prices down as a competitive advantage. it just depends on how the market works out. all right. jared ellison, i appreciate your ellison. i appreciate you joining us this morning. a little tariff 101. thanks ever so much. thank you scott. you bet. critical day for

robert kennedy jr. the senate finance committee votes whether to send his recommendation that kennedy run health and human services off to the full senate. but it's got to get by this guy. bill cassidy, republican senator, he's a doctor, a doctor who has supported vaccines all his life. kennedy has questioned them. if cassidy here votes no, he may sink the nomination. cassidy has been posting biblical verses about finding courage to his social media. laura, we're not quite sure what to make of that, but we'll wait for his vote. well, a lot to cover there. you mentioned immigration. a new reality is really setting in acrososs the y area, as the trump administration follows through on threats to crack down on immigration. in some cases. we've already seen the presence of ice agents in cities, including san jose. and joining us now this morning live is san jose mayor matt mahan. thanks so much for joining us. i know your time is very busy, busy and precious. i want to start out talking about all thi recent ice aivity that we've seen in san jose. tell us what you know

about what happened. the police response, what their policies are, and also how schools and churches are adjusting. well good morning laura. there's a lot there in what you're asking. you know, we got a courtesy heads up last weekend that ice would be carrying out some targeted operations in our city. the reality is that has been the case in past administrations as well. so thus far, i wouldn't say the activity we've seen is particularly new, but there's a lot of fear in the community because of all of the rhetoric out of washington and what the trump administration is saying they plan to do. we want to be very clear about two things in san jose. on the one hand, we will continue to enforce our laws. if you are committing crime in san jose, whether you are undocumented or not, our police department will enforce our laws. and if you're committing serious or violent crime, a consequence if you are undocumented will very likely be

deportation. on the other hand, our police department enforces our local laws just as we don't check your irs tax return, we don't ask you for your your papers. we don't check your birth certificate. that's just not a body of law that we enforce. so we want our residents in san jose when they see the sjpd badge to know that they are safe calling 911 irrespective of their status. they are safe being a witness to a crime, irrespective of their status. and the reason for that policy is that it allows our police department to enforce local laws, have trust with our residents and it makes all of us safer. but i don't want anyone to be left with the impression that we're somehow a sanctuary for people committing crime, because that is not the case. we take a very pragmatic and balanced approach in san jose. all right, all right. that's that's understood. well, a group of students i know recently camped outside of your office to

discuss immigration policies. we understand that you're now planning a town hall. that's right. yes. in the next couple of weeks, we'll be doing a town hall meeting to just bring the community together. anybody who has q questionsr concerns and clarify our policies, i'll be doing this town hall, along with our police chief and senior city administrators, just laying out what our policies are. the truth is we can't we can't tell people exactly what ice will do. we don't know that that federal law enforcement enforces federal laws. we do not in any way interfere. that would be against the law. we don't do that. so we can't make any guarantees. but we want people to know what our city policies are. we don't ask for people's status. there's good reason for that, as i just outlined. and we do have resources. if someone has a family member who's been picked up on an immigration order, there are people you can go to ask questions, to get legal

advice. and that's that's really the goal is to make sure that our community is informed of what our rules are, what resources are out there, and has as much clarity as possible. we know that there's a lot of great resources available, although a lot of people are starting to get a little afraid to even, you know, seek some of those not trusting. absolutely. no. there's a lot of fear in the community. and frankly, i think this uncertainty is bad for our country. this is i'm wading into federal policy. i tend to stay very locally focused on crime, homelessness, paving roads, maintaining parks. but big picture, i think two things can be true. i think we should be comfortable saying we want to have a secure border and know who comes in and out of the country. if you're here undocumented, committing really serious crime, we should deport you. on the other hand, we also have to acknowledge our nation has relied on immigrants, including, frankly, undocumented immigrants, particularly here in california for decades. we have people in our community who have been here for 20, 30, 40 years

who are contributing, who pay taxes, who are raising their children here, who want nothing more than to achieve the american dream. and i think it's a travesty that we haven't figured out in washington how to secure the border and then create a pathway to citizenship, or at least legalize people's status through work permits when they've been here as good actors, as good neighbors. and they're making our country stronger. yeah, that's a very good point that you make there. you touched there on homelessness. i know that was huge in your campaign to be mayor. you've really been hands on rolling up your sleeves out there, even with the homeless count that recently took place. how is everything progressing so far to the level of where you want it to be? yeah, this is our number one issue and i'm focused on it every single day. our strategy in san jose is markedly different from where we were just a few years ago. we are tripling our shelter capacity. we just broke ground on a new interim housing site at cherry ave. we are about to open a new safe parking site. we are even

experimenting with a very simple, safe sleeping site with some basic infrastructure. what they all have in common is security, sanitation and case management to help people connect with supportive services and turn their lives around. and the key is this as we build out our shelter capacity, we are expanding no encampment zones and we are requiring that people use shelter or find a different city to camp in. there has to be accountability. we have to create incentives for people to come in off the streets, access the taxpayer funded supportive services that are available, and improve everybody's collective safety and quality of life. we can only do that, though, if we have sufficient shelter capacity. and so we've been investing in that. and now we're starting to step up our outreach and enforcement efforts to make sure the whole community is better off. yeah, it's cleaning up your city and it's giving dignity to people as well, which is so important. san jose mayor matt mahan, thanks so much for joining us. thanks for having

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are considering a major move to take on the city's fentanyl crisis. and new mayor wants to declare a state of emergency. and he has a lot of support today in the bay's kris sanchez. joining us now with more on what this could mean. and kris, this really could give the mayor of greater powers. yeah. and that's one of the big talking points. san francisco, of course, with all of its beauty and charm, also known for fentanyl and the havoc that it's created on the streets. san francisco mayor daniel lurie says declaring a state of emergency is the fastest way to change that. today, san francisco supervisors will hear the first reading of the ordinance that would free up resources by giving the mayor more power in the city's budget process, as related to what the mayor calls core initiatives. as it's written in regard to those core initiatives, the ordinance would waive the bid process. grant department heads more deciding power if the board doesn't a act withi 44 days, 45 days, and removes the board from the lease approval process. the proposed ordinance would also allow the mayor six months to

solicit donations from private entities, and to accept any donations offered. it would also allow the comptroller to transfer surplus funds toward those core initiatives. mayor lurie campaigned on a platform of public safety, and in an interview with nbc bay area's raj mathai, he said cutting down on bureaucratic red tape will allow swifter action. i'm going to do everything in my power to make change visible change so that people, families, parents can walk down, whether it's sixth street or a street in the tenderloin or in the mission, and feel safe doing so. while the mayor says the board of supervisors will still have oversight, several supervisors want that to be more clear, and that could mean amendments. this is the first reading, but even with support the mayor has secured, we expect there will be some back and forth. marcus and laura. all right, chris, thank you. turning back to our weather coverage this morning. look at that city by the bay, san

francisco. we're tracking rain. and, boy, it looks wintry out there. kari. yes. it's not only raining, b it will get colder as we go into theext 24 hours with a cold front dropping in with this atmospheric river, we can see all of the widespread rain, with some pockets of heavy downpours here and there. and that's what we're expecting throughout the day. for this to continue in some spots, it gets a little bit lighter. other areas the rain is pouring down, so as we get a closer look at the north bay, it's not raining as hard in santa rosa, but we are seeing that activity picking up around vallejo. and then you move down toward richmond and hayward with a lot of yellow there. that indicates some heavier rainfall. also around fremont, with some light rain in san jose. and we're expecting the intensity of the rain to pick up going into the afternoon with a possibility of thunderstorms once this clears out, temperatures drop. tonight. we are dry for the most part tomorrow, but then a colder storm system arrives on thursday and may leave some of our bay

area hills capped with some light snow. and mike, you're seeing some sloppy conditions for drivers. yeah, look at the golden gate bridge now. the volume of traffic is a little bit lighter than your typical tuesday. folks are able to slow down without much impact on their timing. to get to work today, you will have this timing heavily affected, though there's no angel island service for the golden gate ferry. and this afternoon, as ginger was talking about earlier today, we do have the tiburon afternoon service interrupted. you'll use the golden gate bus for their transit. check their website. typical distribution for the slowing throughout the east bay, across the san mateo bridge, now bills and the south bay. starting to wake up. but just watch those slick roads back to you. thanks, mike. happening now. heads up if your plans include a weekend trip to yosemite's popular horsetail fall this month. during a brief window from mid to late february. it will glow orange when it's backlit. reservations are required for saturdays and sundays between the eighth and the 23rd. and right now, all those tickets are booked, but more tickets are expected to be released february 13th through the park's website. in the

meantime, plans for broad based park reservation system are currently on hold. and we're back in just minutes with a look at those top stories this morning, including taking action from state capitol to the south bay. the steps leaders are taking today to ensure immigration rights and protections are in place.

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welcome back. we are moving you forward with a look at our top stories this morning here on today in the bay. breaking news overnight china takes new action in its trade war with the united states. the country announcing a new 15% tariff on u.s. coal and natural gas, and a 10% tariff on u.s. products. the decision comes after president trump's 10% tariff on all chinese

imports took effect. of course, this will drive up prices for certain products, including farming equipment, pickup trucks, clothing and oil. in the meantime, president trump announced a 30 day delay in 25% tariffs on mexico and canada after both countries agreed to beef up border security. back here at home, state leaders are approving new money to fund a brewingegal battle with the white house over immigration. lawmakers signed off on $50 million in spending for the state's doj to fight the trump administration in court and defend immigrants facing possible deportation. in san jose, four city council members will announce their support for the resolution to reaffirm the city's commitment to protect the rights and safety of immigrants. later today. today, alameda county leaders will swear in their newly appointed district attorney. supervisors last week chose ursula jones dixon over six other candidates. dixon is a cal graduate who earned her law degree from usf. she worked in the da's office from 1999 to

2013 before becoming a county judge. she's filling out the term of recalled da pamela price. voters will elect a new da next year. a wet start to our day, and it's off and on throughout the day. yeah. and even into the evening commute, we're still going to see some waves of rain coming in and the possibility of thunderstorms dry tomorrow. but then more rain and coldld temperatures for thursday and just chilly into the weekend. and here's what kari is talking about. the slick conditions, water on the lens and on the roadway jammed up on the berkeley curve approaching the bay bridge nearby the bart tracks. they've slowed the trains down, as they typically do during wet weather for a better braking. and over here, as the sun comes up, a reminder if your wipers are on steady, you need to keep those headlights on. that's california law. that's right. today's show just moments away. but for more local news, stay with today in the bay. streaming on roku, pluto and other platforms. live at 8:00. we're talking live with the founder of the immigrant legal resource center in san francisco about the assistance being offered. all right. well,

that's what's happening today in the bay. don't forget to stick around, because the today show starts next. and don't forget your umbrella if you're going somewhere today. but maybe stay in. join us for our streaming newscast at 8 a.m. also, we're re for the midday news at 11 a.m. have a great tuesday morning. where are you going? hi there. good tuesday morning. the trade war heating up in a major way overnight. >> president trump's first new tariffs taking effect and drawing an immediate response. it's february 4th. this is "today." breaking overnight, the u.s. starts imposing tariffs