ready for another round of rain. looking live. dry right now. later this morning. that is goining to be a very different picture. meteorologist kari hall is timing out the impact for your commute. as our storm ranger scans the skies? that's right. next round of wet weather comes as many are still trying

to clean up the damage done from the last storm. ahead, the evacuation warnings in effect in a santa rosa neighborhood after one home was hit by a landslide. plus, sparking controversy, president donald trump's proposal to take over gaza. sparks a wave of backlash abroad, but also here at home. the new questions and criticisms over his recent comments. this is today in the bay. thanks so much for joining us on this thursday morning, i'm kris sanchez. i'm in for marcus and i'm laura garcia. so let's start out with that microclimate weather alert. as we just mentioned, more rain is arriving this morning. even as the soil in some neighborhoods is still saturated. tuesday's storm triggered a mudslide which slammed into a north bay home that is now red tagged. this is in santa rosa's deer trail neighborhood, which is now under evacuation orders. we spoke with the owner of that red tag home. he says his wife called him at work to tell him she was stuck.

it was difficult to understand what she was saying and she was obviously panicking. she didn't know if she could get out and. but. it was just so scary. understandably emotional, he says first responders rescued both his wife and his daughter. both are fine. the home, meantime, will have to be torn down, sadly. he also tells us it's a rebuild from the home they lost in the 2017 firestorm. so tough to see. meteorologist kari hall is keeping tabs on our latest conditions, and we are starting out with some light rain as we track it with storm ranger. and we are seeing that rain arriving a lot more is off the coast, and that will be moving in as we go into late morning as well as early in the afternoon. our hour by hour forecast shows it between 7 and 8:00. much more of the bay area will start to see some wet weather, and it may be heavy at times. already starting out in the morning but expecting the

potential of some thunderstorms again this afternoon, and where we see the heavier downpours set up, that's where we may have some flooding issues, mainly for the north bay under a flood watch for the afternoon as the flood warning for the russian river at guerneville continues. and then looking at 4:00 this afternoon, we're starting to see some breaks in the activity, but there still will be some hit or miss rain through tonight into early tomorrow morning, so at least another 12 to 18 hours with some more of this wet weather moving through the bay area. mike, you're tracking a closure in palo alto, kari, right behind me. i've been watching. i saw flashing lights and crews now moving. that's the northbound side of 101. here's the university avenue overcrossing southbound. you still see traffic routed off, taking a double loop and then continuing back on to 101 because of their road work right here under the overcrossing scheduled to pick up at 4:00. but clearly it's still here, so you will have that delay. folks are slowing. the crews are moving, but it's still not yet reopened. southbound 101 at

university. you will have that delay on the peninsula. everything else is moving smoothly, but i'm watching a disabled truck westbound on the high rise fo the san mateo bridge. back to you. all right. thank you. mike. don't forget, when a storm is rolling through the bay area, you can track it right down to your neighborhood with our free nbc bay area app, we use storm ranger data, which is the bay area's only mobile doppler radar. the storm ranger is closer to the ground, so it gets a better scan of where you live and where you work, and you can see rain, fog, and even smoke. our app is free and available for all smartone devices. after worldwide backlash, the white house is walking back president donald trump's proposal to take over the gaza strip. it comes despite president trump posted on truth social overnight that the middle east battleground would be turned over to the u.s. at the conclusion of the fighting. he also says no u.s. troops would be needed for the endeavor. in the meantime, the trump administration's plans to cut fedederal aid and federal workforce is also under fire. today in the bay's alice barr

joins us live from washington this morning. and alice, around the country, americans are taking to the streets to demonstrate what is happening in washington. laura. yes, a lot happening this morning, rapidly developing as president trump weighs in again on the gaza strip. and protesters stepping up across the country. senate democrats stayed in the capitol all night speaking out against budget director nominee russell vote, who they consider an architect, of dismantling the federal government, fighting back against from the senate floor. we need to be furious. we need to be alarmed to the streets. protests to president trump's policies is growing louder. and now, in response to a lawsuit over federal privacy laws, the administration is agreeing to some guardrails on elon musk's power, temporarily blocking staffers with his cost cutting department of government efficiency from accessing

treasury payment systems. musk's team is working to shrink the federal workforce, offering widespread buyouts. the national security agency, the latest joining the list overnight. democrats warning of risks for the people who are taking potentially trump's illegal buyout offer, which there is no funding for at all, to think twice. republicans defending musk's work. i call it stewardship. i think they're doing right by the american taxpayer. meanwhile, less than a day after the administration started walking back, parts of president trump's controversial comments on the u.s. taking ownership of the gaza strip and not ruling out sending u.s. troops, everybody loves it. but this is just not the right time. but we'll maybe do something later. the president this morning on social media saying gaza would be turned over to the united states by israel at the conclusion of fighting with palestinians resettled in safer communities. and no u.s. soldiers needed arab countries.

the president wants to take in displaced palestinians, and lawmakers in both parties pushed back on his proposed redevelopment of the war ravaged territory. the white house clarified the u.s. would not pay to redevelop gaza. and president trump is speaking today at the national prayer breakfast before meeting with congressional republicans about a looming fight over the federal budget. with the government set to run out of money next month, democrats are vowing to use that moment to leverage whatever power they have. laura. so much to always cover. alice barr, live from washington. thank you. well, back here in the bay area, alameda county leaders are vowing to protect immigrants, refugees, transgender people and other vulnerable communities in the wake of those new white house policies. this morning, the first meeting of the alameda county for all ad hoc committee gets underway. that group was created by the county board of supervisors and vows to

prioritize inclusion, equity and opportunity for all residents. meanwhile, this was the scene last night in san francisco as people protested mass deportations. demonstrators started at bart plaza and marched through the city, and members of the group told us they are speaking out against ice operations and mass deportations happening across the country. but also, they say they're fighting for loved ones who are too afraid to leave home. san mateo may be poised to be the latest peninsula city, calling for the removal of the county's embattled sheriff today. leaders are expected to hold a no confidence vote, demanding sheriff cristina corpus be removed from her position. they would join leaders in millbrae and san carlos who have already approved similar resolutions. earlier this week, leaders across the county joined deputies union in supporting the measure to remove her. corpus has repeatedly denied the allegations against her in an independent report, including abuse of power, nepotism, racism and creating a toxic work environment. she just

posted a new video on social media touting the recent successes in her office. we recently released our 2024 year end crime statistics, and last year we saw a significant decline in both violent and property crimes across the communities we serve. these substantial decreases in crime are thanks to the unwavering commitment of the women and men of the san mateo county sheriff's office. voters will determine her future in a special election march 4th. the measure would give supervisors the power to remove her from office. also today, a man who prosecutors say killed a witness to another crime is due in court for an arraignment hearing. vallejo police last month arrested this man, 22 year old suspect maximilian snyder, a washington state resident. prosecutors say he may have been trying to silence the victim. 82 year old curtis lynn. lynn died in a stabbing outside his vallejo home. investigators say he also survived a similar attack two years ago, and had

been set to testify in april against the people accused in that crime. snyder is now being held without bail. taking a live look outside overlooking san jose this morning. dry for the moment. but look at that, it says. bracing for more rain. carrie's been keeping track of this forecast for us. yeah, we are under a microclimate weather alert as we get additional rainfall as this storm system moves in. it is just off the coast and we are going to see that rain continue to move into the bay area going throughout today. it's also a colder storm system. so for elevations above 4000ft there will be some snow dropping down. we're already seeing that around mount saint helena in the north bay. and then you can see all of the rain that we're picking up on with storm ranger. that is just off to our west for walnut creek. it's going to o be just another couple of hours before that rain moves in. it's a cold start. we're right now at 45 degrees and as the rain comes in, temperatures hold steady. we can expect it to be a cooler day. and with this storm system coming in, it's not an

atmospheric river and is moving a little bit more quickly, but we could still get some decent rainfall totals anywhere from a half to an inch and three quarters with gusty winds. and for the mountains, some light snow coming down. watching those creeks and streams, especially in the north bay where the ground is already saturated, and that elevated landslide threat continues for today. we'll be tracking that. we'll talk about the weekend coming up, but mike gives you a look at where to fill up before we hit the weekend. yeah. and san jose would be the best price in the bay. it keeps its spot at the top of our list. the lowest list it is 367. again, only one spot, though. it's mo's stop on mckee road. now we have alameda county as your east bay low. best price is in dublin 377 at ana express. that's over in amador valley road and in the north bay. marin county's best is in san rafael. 397 at elite gas and maher on river street. you can check the best in your area. you see the range. we're looking@gasbuddy.com. now let's look at the roadways where we have green sensors dominating

for most of the bay. we did just see traffic start to move once again on southbound 101, taking a live look as you're heading toward university. there we go. full recovery. folks were routed off and then back onto the freeway. overnight. closure took until 5 a.m. to clear, but now both directions look like crews have cleared as you pass by the ravenswood shopping center. back to you. thanks so much. we're placing limits on your next mobile order ahead on today in the bay. the changes heading to the starbucks app. plus, making changes at google over diversity, equity and inclusion. we'll have all that. let's go out to the futures this morning, and it looks like it's going to

14. let's check out san rafael right now with a live view. and we are starting out for the early commuters dry. but over the next couple of hours, rain will start to roll in and we'll see that rain falling off and on throughout the day. and it's going to be a chilly one. so wear some extra layers and don't forget the umbrella before you head out. we'll talk about the impact of all of this rain and how it looks for the weekend coming up. and right here we're looking at oakland moving very smoothly. those headlights heading south past the coliseum north with those taillights through downtown toward the bay bridge, where the toll plaza still very clear right now. we will watch kari for the timing on those changes, and we'll link those sensors to see when they're lighting up as well. well good morning. very happy thursday to you. stock market

had two winning days in a row. shares in the east bay's workday rose after that company said it would lay off workers. starbucks says it's going to simplify its app to make life easier on the baristas and the customers in the store. no more ordering ahead. 15 coffees for the office on your phone. they're limiting you to 12. the new ceo trying to speed up service. return the cafe vibe back to the stores. there are some minor changes for special orders you can make on the app, but there are just a few you can still have your half caff double shot of mocha skim milk, extra hot, no foam latte. google the latest company to drop its dei efforts. the verge, the first to publish google's memo explaining because google has business with the federal government, its leaders say they have to follow the new trump rules on diversity. target. amazon. meta. mcdonald's. lowe's. among companies that have dumped dei programs, these

cuts can include everything from scholarships to publishing data on employee diversity to ending employee research resource groups. a push in washington to ban deep sikh from government owned phones. deep sikh is that new chinese built ai like tiktok. there's a worry it could be used to monitor users. most employees have rules about what you can upload to any ai. and today's deadline day for federal workers to decide whether or not they want to resign their jobs, but still get paid until september. a memo went out to millions of federal workers suggesting they take a vacation, or just sit at home and chill, it said. it's extremely similar to the memo elon musk sent to twitter workers encouraging them to quit. and there are those who point out those twitter workers had to take musk to court to get the money promised, and they lost. federal union leaders have urged federal employees to i

this deal with suspicion. once you've quit based on a promise, they say you've quit. and new labor data shows that fewer workers in general are quitting their jobs. switching to some other job. job switching was on fire a few years ago. there were at one point twice as many jobs as there were people to fill them. that has changed. it also means that it's going to be less competitive on salary, right? i mean, because the boss is less worried. the silver lining there is it's deflationary. if we're not making more money, then they can't. well, they can, but they generally don't charge higher prices. yeah. i think right now where we are in our whole climate, i think people just want a little stability. so it's like all control to some psychological control. right. that's true. and yeah, plus some people just love where they work. right? right. i can think of three. that's always a bonus. and the people they work with. yes. very important. yeah. we are trying to make that list of 12 starbucks orders. so. yeah.

who are we cutting? we're trying not to be among them. right. thank you. scott. we want to turn back to our storm coverage because you're going to need some hot coffee this morning. we made it through one storm this week already. but we are expecting more rain today. and we're moving the bay area forward through the impacts of the rain. with the help of our exclusive radar storm ranger today in the bay, cinthia pimentel has a closer look at the technology. storm ranger is the bay area's only mobile doppler radar. it's right here on san bruno mountain, and it's taking accuracy to the next level. the great thing about storm ranger that other radars, miss, is that it's closer to the ground, allowing it to get a better scan of what's going on with the rain, fog or smoke. it does this not only with a much faster horizontal scan, but a vertical one too, giving us more detail of the different sizes and shapes of raindrops, hail or snow. and you can see storm ranger two on our free nbc bay area app or on our website, and

customize the weather alerts to your home, work, or school location. we have rain moving across the bay today, so i'll send it over to meteorologist kari hall with a look ahead at our thursday and the weekend, too. thank you cinthia. so here's a look at what we're scanning with storm ranger. it's parked on san bruno mountain, and we can see how it gives us a pretty good view of the north bay, as well as the rest of the bay area. we're already seeing the showers moving in, and this wet weather will continue to move across the rest of the bay area throughout the morning. we are really concerned about the russian river at guerneville still under a flood warning. and then notice how all of the rest of the bay area is under a flood watch. and that goes until tomorrow afternoon, as we could possibly see some rain really picking up, adding on to the surplus of rain that we already have in santa rosa. we're at 13in above our normal amount. we've had 33in of rainfall since the beginning of the water year, and santa rosa has already

surpassed the annual rainfall of 30.98. so we are above what we should get for the entire year, and there's more on the way. so that's the reason why we're seeing the mudslides, the flooding, as well as the quick rise in rivers, creeks and streams. and this is where we could possibly see some heavier downpours and thunderstorms into the afternoon. the national weather service giving the heads up that some of those thunderstorms may rotate. that could mean some wind damage or possibly even spawning some weak tornadoes. so that's a possibility today, as we see another three quarters of an inch of rainfall to possibly an inch and a half for spots like oakland. and then after all of this rain, we get a chance to dry out for a little while. so the weekend is looking dry. it will be chilly though, and near freezing every morning. at least some frost on some of those elevated surfaces. and then with the sunshine, we make it into the upper 50s and that continues through the middle of next week. mike, you're seeing amooth drive across the bay bridge. yeah, and not as many notes

about the wind overnight. over on the bridges. things are calm right now. kari, you talked about those changes coming up. so smooth drive right now into and out of san francisco. actually, across all these areas, we typically see the first slowing on highway 37. that's what we do see at mare island, right on schedule. we do have very t of the screen highway 12 and 121. there's still some local flooding there, as we've seen through some of sonoma county over the last few days. meanwhile, we still have that rig registered on 92, but no slowing across the high rise. do note that westbound down one lane mid-span the rest of the bay at speed. back to you. thanks, mike. it's 5.21. coming up next on today in the bay. nbc bay area responds. our energy bills are up. we want to help you bring them back down. i'm consumer investigator chris

these are spending money on heat at a time when our budgets are already really stretched thin. no matter how many times you say, just put on a sweatshirt, right? we asked our consumer team to find ways to cut our energy bills. consumer investigator chris chmura shows us how. unfortunately, the best way to cut your energy costs is to use less energy. but that doesn't necessarily mean you have to be uncomfortable. let's start with your thermostat. pg&e says each degree you lower your thermostat can save you 2%. drop it five degrees at night, and you might save 10% if you're able to. pg&e recommends 68 or

lower blankets to the rescue when you leave your home. try to keep the warm air inside. close those curtains, shades, and blinds, then, pg&e says, set the thermostat to 56 while you're away. the department of energy recommends a look at your water heater. many are set to 140 degrees by default. we'll consider 120 instead. if 120 is warm enough for your showers and doing the dishes. uncle sam says you might save 22%. pg&e says you can save roughly another 10% on your bills if your attic walls, doors and windows are sealed nicely. caulk is cheap, and it easily fills those gaps where warm air can escape or cool air weasels in. if you qualify as low income or receive government assistance, click this q code. you might be eligible for savings of 20 to 35%. good advice. thanks so much, chris. we're all ears. all right. next, the top stories

we're covering for you today include tracking that weekend forecast. we are lking at what you can expect in the sierra and the winter storm warnings set to go into effect later this morning. everything you need to know if you're thinking of heading to the snow. i'm ginger conejero saab were live in santa rosa this morning, where evacuation warnings are in effect for more than a dozen homes in the nearby area due to potential landslide risk. we'll tell you more after

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530. another storm is on its way. here's a live look at our storm ranger atop san bruno mountain. it is scanning the skies, tracking the incoming storm. this morning we have live team coverage on the incoming rain and the impacts the recent rain is continuing to have on communities in the north bay, including evacuations underway also due back in court. the hearing is set for former oakland mayor sheng thao in her federal case. we are live with what we expect to play out. plus, growing concerns over egg prices. this as a new strain of bird flu is now being detected in dairy cows. the impact this could potentially have. this is today in the bay. 530 on your thursday morning. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia and i'm kris sanchez. i'm in for marcus washington. we want to get right

to that top story. you'll be talking about it today with the help of our storm ranger. the bay area's only mobile doppler radar. we are tracking the incoming rain. our team coverage this morning includes meteorologist kari hall, who is timing out the wet weather. but first, let's begin with ginger conejero saab. she's live in santa rosa this morning. and ginger. one family's experience serving as a big warning for everyone in that area. that's right. good morning, laura and kris. a santa rosa family is home, which is a newer one than a previous one, which was destroyed by the tubbs fire. has been red tagged and deemed uninhabitable after a landslide. now, about 17 homes have also gotten notification. three have been evacuated and two red tagged here in the deer trail court area. the neighborhood of unincorporated santa rosa. now, this is after mud slammed into a home tuesday night. firefighters rescued robert boyd's wife and daughter from the house and red

tagged it. now, boyd says his wife sounded terrified when she called him at work after the landslide hit, and she was stuck % difficult to understand what she was saying and she was obviously panicking. she didn't know if she could get out and but. it was just so scary. as far as we know, the rainfall had been 4 or 5 days. it got to a saturation point in the ground and probably about 25ft of mud just kind of slid into the house and took out the house. so landslides continue to be a concern here with the potential of landslides, i should say. but further north, officials are also keeping a close watch on the russian river and the flooding that can happen since the river did swell over its banks. we were there yesterday and we know that in the morning hours at least, there were about

four water rescues from sonoma county fir here in santa rosa. this area here has been has received evacuation warnings. and since last night, some of the families are not taking any chances in getting out before that rain comes and that wet weather, whether wet weather comes back. we're live in santa rosa, ginger conejero saab. today in the bay. in a busy week. thanks, ginger. coverage continues with meteorologist kari halall. you are timing out the arrival of that rain, kari. and i'll tell you, if folks weren't listening before, they should really be listening now. absolutely. in the north bay, where we've had so much rainfall in other areas, we are expecting this rain to move in and out quickly with not a lot of impact as we go throughout the day. but as this moves in, we can see that there are some pockets of heavy rain even as it moves in and it's off the coast as of now. you see the bright yellows there and the intense rain that will be working its way into the bay area. so watching the north bay for that flood watch that wiwill be in effect for napa,

sonoma and marin counties until tomorrow afternoon. but the russian river, guerneville will have the possibility of rising once again going into later today. the r rain will continueo fill in and become more widespread between 8 to 9:00, and then the possibility of thunderstorms as we go into the afternoon will also cause more concern. so we'll be tracking that. mike, now you have a truck that's stuck on a bridge. yeah. now we see slowing. this is the san mateo bridge. mid-span kari just shy of the high rise. from what i understand, there's a big rig. that's a big rig. tow truck that's needed. chp says there are none on the hayward side, so they're checking the san mateo side. they'd have to drive that truck across the bridge, turn it around, and then get back on the westbound direction. additional delay. right now, we just know that it's blocking one lane and the commute starting to build. you saw that a bit of slowing everything approaching the bridge for the bay bridge is moving very smoothly on the span itself. i just learned about a fender bender a hit and run report there. so if anybody you

hear at work heard saw something on the san mateo on the bay bridge, i'm sorry, they should call chp. i don't see any active flashing lights on the span. it should be just shy of treasure island. we do see the traffic moving smoothly, but the volume builds up. we'll send it back to you. all right. thank you. mike. the criminal case against former oakland mayor sheng thao is set to be back before a judge this morning. today in the bay's bob redell joins us live. and, bob, do we know what's going to happen before this federal judge? we know this hearing is at 930 this morning in oakland in federal court. good morning to kris. we know that a federal judge will be holding a status hearing with both the prosecution and the defense, presumably to see where both sides are in preparation for their trial. it's not clear if former mayor, former oakland mayor sheng thao and the three other defendants will be in court, or if it'll just be their attorneys. last month, tao did appear in federal court to plead not guilty to charges of bribery, conspiracy and mail and wire fraud. prosecutors allege

that tao and her partner, andre jones, used her influence as mayor in a bribery scheme with father and son city contractors david and andy duong. they run california waste solutions, which is oakland's main recycling service. in court records, prosecutors have revealed text messages exchanged between andy duong and a coconspirator weeks ahead of the november mayoral election. back in 2022. promising tao that they would by promising tao would buy 100 modular housing units from a company run by the wongs. guaranteed, andy duong texts back. now, the federal government alleged that duong funded a negative mailers campaign attacking tao's political rivals. one week before that 2022 election, in which he was eventually elected mayor of oakland. last month, tao's attorney denied all charges against his client, saying the indictment lacks evidence. the mayor looks

forward to defending herself against these charges, showing that there is in fact no evidence to support these charges, and we will look forward to doing that in the courtroom. public trust is broken when elected officials agree to a pay to play system to benefit themselves. the prosecution says they have plenty of evidence, including proof of a money trail that links tao and jones to the alleged crimes. if convicted on all six counts against them, tao and jones both face a maximum sentence of 95 years in prison, but jones and the wongs have also pled not guilty. reporting live. bob redell today in the bay. all right. thank you very much, bob. it is 537 for the first time, a new strain of the bird flu has been found in dairy cows in nevada. it comes as the disease continues to drive up the price of eggs, the average

cost for a dozen more than $5. not in the bay area. it's a lot more than that. yeah, yeah, it's a 50% spike in just the last year. i saw it for like 9 to $13 yesterday. yes. some restaurants are imposing surcharges on egg dishes. economists say it's too soon if this new strain will trigger a spike in milk prices. ucsf infectious disease expert doctor peter chin-hong says at least two people have gotten sick from the new strain detected in cattle. this particular strain, although there's no evidence that it's going to get into humans that easily, is capable of causing more serious disease, at least in the two cases that we know about. he adds there's no evidence bird flu can be spread human to human. however, he is urging people not to drink raw milk and to get flu shots to avoid bird and human flu infections coming into contact with each other. well, turning back to our weather coverage and this is a live look at palisades tahoe, where the snow is coming

down sideways. and we expect more today. cinthia pimentel is tracking the possibly dangerous conditions. cinthia. that's no joke. it sure isn't. we are under a winter storm warning that will go into effect in a couple of hours from now, lasting through about noon on friday. so what we're expecting right now is about 6 to 10in of some fresh powder in the lower levels, 2 to 3ft in those peaks. now, once you get to those peaks, also the very gusty wind, if you must travel up there, i recommend the chains, of course, and adding a couple more hours to that drive, snacks of course, and all of the emergency kits to get you through this. so let's give you a better timeline. here we go through the middle of the day and into the afternoon. that rain piling up on the valley floor, transitioning to the very heavy snow. once you get into the peaks there of 80 and 50, it is just sloppy as we carry it on. even into friday morning, i see a better chance for you maybe as we go on into late friday night, but by that point it's already dark. better conditions are expected as we go

on into our saturday with the daylight as well. i did want to bring it back here to you because we're getting closer to the weekend. let's find you some things to do. the san jose lunar new year tet festival at the eastridge mall. it goes friday to sunday. timing for tomorrow is through the afternoon. it comes back into the morning hours there through saturday and sunday, but expect a cool weekend, staying dry and in the 50s. how about this the super bowl festival in sausalito, a soup tasting. you can find those tickets online there. it might be a little bit breezy, so bring that jacket as you find your way around the marin county bay shore, now through san francisco. of course, for any super bowl viewing parties or still continuing to celebrate lunar new year, it will be dry, but also chilly, not making it out of the 50s there. mike, let's go over to you and what's going on in the traffic world. we're looking at the bay bridge. cinthia. we had an issue, a disabled vehicle, actually, a fender bender. i'm sorry. reported mid-span heading toward treasure island. i've been watching that camera from emeryville. i've seen no interruption to the flow, and we don't see the backup here. i

don't think the bridge is worried about the backup on the span. despite that report, i think that was a hit and run. so everything may be clear from the bay bridge. we'll still watch that for a few more seconds. we do have highway 37 typical build off merritt island. no slowing shows up for concord just yet, but look at that blue up in the north bay across the rio vista bridge. we do have some standing water reported for our road weather index and the changes are coming. that's why, again, they've halted the angel island golden gate ferry service. so you'll be suspicious. report. the reports are that they're going to replace a couple of ferries as well this afternoon. they're going to use the golden gate bus instead. so check their website for the changes for the afternoon schedule. i think it's after 4:00 when those changes will come in. we still have slowing across the bay on the san mateo bridge because of a disabled big rig, basically mid-span they need a heavy duty tow truck. they can't find a large enough tow truck to clear that rig, so it's still blocking one of your three lanes across. and then as we look toward the evening, we're looking at san jose sap center at the tank. there will be a sharks game tonight, so we're hoping for the victory. but we do advise that

there will be some crowds heading there. excited folks. no problem. for northbound 101, your typical little bit of slowing shows up around oakland road. and remember, just like yesterday, we still have highway nine closed because of that slip out. so that will be inaccessible around sanborn park. back to you. thanks so much, mike. a game day tradition we all love to see. we are talking about those super bowl commercials ahead on today in the bay, the way one silicon valley tech giants taking the opportunity to highlight small businesses during one of the world's biggest sporting events. and even as his allies try to walk it back, president trump is speaking further about his plan to move millions of palestinians out of the gaza strip. plus, an emotional goodbye big breakup that has warriors and fans pretty bummed out. but the excitement now building for a new warrior on the roster. much more news ahead. you're watching

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say morning. we are back under a microclimate weather alert as rain is rolling back into the north bay, and we're seeing it pretty widespread for marin, napa and sonoma counties. and it will be filling in for the rest of the bay area as we see more of this rain moving in from offshore. so we'll be tracking it. we'll talk about the weekend forecast coming up. and if you look very closely, you can see a couple of droplets right here on the lens at the bridge from richmond heading over in toward the north bay. we are having those changing conditions damp

roadways here. watch for some slicker drives later on in the commute, but right now we'll show you the speed. sensors are moving pretty well across this span. thanks so much, kari and mike. it is 5:45 right now. president trump is once again talking about his plan to take over the gaza strip. scott mcgrew there are a lot of republicans who came to his defense. said he was just throwing out some ideas, but he seems to be serious. well, he's back on truth social. this morning he said that israel would hand over the gaza strip to the united states after the fighting had ceased. now it is hard to parse out if that reflects some kind of agreement or just a here's my plan. trump writes the people palestinians like chuck schumer would be resettled in the u.s, would begin the most spectacular developments. he said the u.s. military would not need be needed. schumer, by the way, not palestinian. the president stunned friend and foe alike this week when he first threw out the idea of clearing out the

gaza strip of palestinians and moving them to a different country and building what he called the riviera of the middle east. as we have pointed out, international law says the forced removal of an entire people is a crime against humanity. many republicans, like senate majority leader john thune, said not to take the president literally, that he was just brainstorming. but house speaker johnson says the president was indeed serious. i think it's what people need to think about seriously. it was not meant as a hostile move. it was meant as a, i think, a very generous move. the offer to rebuild and to be in charge of the rebuilding of a place, many parts of which right now, even if people move back, they would have nowhere to live safely because there are still unexploded munitions and debris and rubble. obviously, that was not mike johnson. that was marco rubio. the state department secretary of state. these are protests against the trump administration wednesday, specifically, the elon musk led effort to reshape government.

atlanta, washington, nashville, little rock, madison and others. new. this morning, the justice department has restricted musk's access to the computer system at the u.s. treasury. coming to that agreement to head off a lawsuit brought by federal workers whose records are in that system. the wall street journal reports musk now has access to medicare and medicaid computers. he says he's looking for fraud, and axios says doge has entered. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa studies weather and climate change. the white house once again asked who's policing musk's behavior because he's not just in charge of the nation's budget. he also receives billions from that budget as a government contractor. the answer musk polices musk. what steps is the trump administration taking to address that conflict of

interest? the president was already asked and answered this question this week, and he said, if elon musk comes across a conflict of interest with the contracts and the funding that doj's overseeing, then elon will excuse himself from those contracts. and cbs has released a transcript of its entire pre-election interview with kamala harris. trump accused cbs of selectively editing the interview and sued for $1 billion. cbs says there were no substantial edits and released the transcript to prove it. now, edits of interview are common in all mediums tv, podcasts, radio, newspapers often trim up an answer for clarity and brevity without changing the meaning or intent to fit the time allowed allotted. kris. for instance, 60 minutes. all right. thank you scott. well, some music legends and my auntie jane's favorites stopped by the nbc bay area studios on a mission. they are four brothers and one cousin who started their musical career in san jose in 1968. grammy winners

los tigres del norte recorded aa public service announcement urging immigrants to know their rights. the action comes on the heels of the immigration enforcement in san jose and across the country. the band was at the sacred heart community services earlier in the day, and there they met with immigrant advocacy groups to relay the same messages. we are part of the community, so it's very important for everybody and for us to know our rights, to know how we can survive all this, because we travel a lot and we can feel now after the new president came in, you know, we can feel the people is kind of scary. you you hear the comments. you can watch los tigres del norte. their message this sunday on our community affairs show comunidad del valle with damian trujillo the schaar. the show airs at 930 in the morning on sundays, right here on nbc bay area, and the band will host a big concert at the sap center on february 15th.

well, now to a live look at the new orleans superdome. that's where three days from now, super bowl 59 takes place. upwards of 100 million people will be watching. and with that in mind, when silicon valley giant is rolling out an ad campaign actually geared for the smallest of businesses. there's millions of oysters in this bay. gemini and google has given us the ability to analyze our data and help us track our growing inventory. the bay area's hog island oyster company is one of 50 companies helping promote google workspace with gemini. google's 50 states 50 stores campaign highlights one small business in each state, as one google rep explains, their ai component can benefit all kinds of small business. the reason why we did 50 states 50 stories is because we knew we had to share the different ways that businesses are getting value from it today, getting the message out during the super bowl isn't cheap. the cost to air 1/32 spot this year is up at

least to $7 million, according to reports. fox sold out their entire game inventory months ago. that's a lot of oysters. all right. let's hope for them. it's local. small. all right. did you know there's a spanish language super bowl telecast as well? that version will air on our sister station, telemundo 48. live coverage starts at 3 p.m. all right, well, dub nation now patiently awaits the arrival of jimmy buckets. the question is, will he push the warriors over the top? we're hoping. right. everyone is talking about a blockbuster multi-team trade ahead of today's deadline that will reportedly bring jimmy butler to the warriors. as part of the deal, the warriors are giving up three players. one of them, though, a san francisco favorite, andrew wiggins, and he is headed to butler's team. miami. another is recently acquired, dennis schroder, who is believed to be going to utah. butler is one of the league's top veterans, but over the years he's bounced from team to team.

warriors insider monty poole says this might be a risky move. i will say this about jimmy butler. when he first gets to new team, he's usually on his best behavior and he's usually very productive. it's the end of every place he's been that doesn't go so well. so the words looking at one and a half years the rest of this year and all of next year to try and figure out the best way to fit jimmy butler into their culture. behind steph curry, steve kerr and draymond green. and we know that warriors culture is very important. so if butler has any magic left the warriors could have used it last night in utah. the warrior led for most of the way in the fourth quarter. then in the last three minutes they gave up an 11 point lead to lose the game 131 to 128. kind of getting used to this new team that's forming. yeah. all right. let's get a look at that forecast. we're expecting some rain again. yeah it's already here in parts of the bay area. we can see it in the north bay. and as the storm system arrives, there will be a little bit more energy, even

more so than we saw with the last round of thunderstorms that moved through on tuesday. so there's the possibility that we could see at least some lightning strikes and the possibility of some rumbles of thunder later on today with some heavy rain. storm ranger is showing all of the heavier rain in the north bay. it's been pretty widespread there and starting to pick up elsewhere, so the commute is getting prett soggy for 101, as well as other routes in the north bay, and starting to see that rain coming down from san francisco, down the peninsula to woodside, and soon will be moving into palo alto, also stretching across the bay into oakland as well. so here's what to expect today. it's not an atmospheric river. it will be moving a little bit more quickly, but still could bring in some high amounts of rainfall with about a half to an inch and three quarters throughout today and into early tomorrow and later today, we could see those winds picking up 20 to 45mph. and with the ground already wet, that kind of wind could bring down some trees. so

that's a possibility. and then for the mountains, a few snowflakes there and then watching the creeks and streams, mainly in the north bay with that elevated landslide threat. so looking at the timeline, 8 to 9:00, a wave of heavy rain rolls through fairly quickly and then tapers off to some scattered activity throughout the day, off and on showers and then moving out by later tonight. but there still may be some lingering showers through early tomorrow and then really clearing out tomorrow night so we could see another inch to once again closer to an inch and a half in some spots. the coastal areas, some of the higher elevations will see those higher rainfall totals. after that, a much needed break. the weekend is looking nice. highs in the upper 50s, but it's going to be cold every morning, dipping to near freezing with some low to mid 30s, and our next chance of rain will be returning for the middle of next week. mike, you're seeing some rain on the golden gate bridge camera. you're talking about this chance of

rain, which is not a chance anymore. it's here. golden gate bridge kari talked about the rain moving down the peninsula, so keep that in mind. over in the east bay, we're looking at the traffic moving in as the metering lights are active and the backup is now visible for these middle lanes spreading out, as is the tradition. then the lanes narrow heading up toward the incline that earlier crash. i haven't seen any more repercussions. i don't think it's on the bridge itself. so we're going to clear that and indicator from the span for the bay bridge. typical slowing for highway 37, you see some rain and puddling showing up in the rio vista side of the bridge there. but across the bay, highway four is moving smoothly at speeds. same thing for 680 down the corridor. no problems. still have the disabled big rig though. westbound 92 mid-span on the san mateo bridge. back to you. thank you. mike. happening now. warning is now in effect on cal's campus. uc berkeley says someone saw what they believe is a mountain lion on a trail near canyon road monday night. that's near memorial stadium and the other athletic fields. there have now been not been any additional sightings, but university police say they have

contacted state wildlife leaders ahead at 6:00. we're continuing our storm coverage. we'll look at the damage up in the north bay and the evacuations underway following a landslide. we talked to a man whose home was red-tagged. plus, more controversy for san mateo county's embattled sheriff. the vote happening today to try

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preparing for the next round of rain. meteorologist kari hall tracki the incoming storm and the impact it is expected to have. and it comes as the north bay is still cleaning up damage from earlier this week. and there's an evacuation warning underway in santa rosa after this mudslide hit that home. we need to be furious. we need to be alarmed. sparking controversy. president donald trump's proposal to take over gaza. sparks a wave of backlash at home and abroad. the new questions and criticism over his recent comments. this is today in the bay.