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. 6:00 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 begin with that microclimate weather alert because as we mentioned, there is more rain rolling in this morning, even as the soil in some neighborhoods is completely saturated already. tuesday's storm triggered a mudslide which slammed into one north bay home that is now red tagged. this is in santa rosa's deer trail neighborhood, which is under evacuation warnings now. we spoke with the owner of that red tagged home, and he said his wife was at home when she called him at work to say 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. i mean, you can hear how scary in his voice, he says. first responders rescued both his wife and his daughter. they are both okay, but the home is

going to have to be torn down and listen to this. he said this home is a rebuild from the home that they lost in the 2017 fire storm. meteorologist kari hall is keeping tabs on the latest conditions, and they may not get a lot of relief today. kari. yeah, that's because we are already seeing the rain here in the north bay as this storm system moves in and heavier rain off the coast that will be working its way across the bay area over the next few hours with storm ranger, we can see that there is a steady, widespread rain across the north bay, and it's starting to pick up elsewhere as well. so as the rain comes down, it just continues and gets heavier with the possibility of thunderstorms for today. some breaks in the activity for san francisco, but as you come down the peninsula into palo alto, that rain moving in soon extending over toward oakland where we are seeing some milder temperatures this morning, but still a chilly start and then going throughout the day. more rain and gusty winds in the forecast into tonight. we'll continue to take a look at this and what's ahead.

but mike you're showing us changes at the bay bridge. yeah. more folks in the middle to spreading out the metering lights on. but here these dots there on the lens, that's rain that's happening or light drizzle right now continuing to build as kari has been showing us. note the changes on our road weather index as well. we're seeing highlighted green patches throughout the east bay. we'll see some on the north bay and then continuing down the peninsula as that light rain continues to build across the san mateo bridge, though, the bigger deal is not the rain, although it's coming. we have a big rig that's still blocking your right lane mid-span westbound. that's the reason for early slowing. the dumbarton bridge hasn't seen any problems and anywhere south of there pretty typical patterns. back to you. all right. thank you, mike. and don't forget when a storm is rolling through the bay area like today, you can track it with our free nbc bay area app. you can get storm ranger data. the bay area's only mobile doppler radar. storm ranger is closer to the ground, so it gets a better scan of your neighborhoods. at ground level, you can see fog and rain, even smoke. our app is free and it's available for all smartphone devices. after worldwide

backlash, the white house is walking back certain parts of president donald trump's proposal to take over the gaza strip. it comes despite president trump posting 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 federal aid and the 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 actually taking to the streets to d demonstra against what is happening in washington. laura, a lot going on this morning as president trump weighs in again on the gaza strip and protests step 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 cannot fight back. 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 that the u.s. would not pay to redevelop gaza. president trump, speaking today at the national prayer breakfast. he's already delivered one set of remarks and is due for another one. and later today, he is set to meet 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. we'll see what comes out of those events today. alice, thank you very much. well, back here in the bay area, 606, alameda county leaders are vowing to protect immigrants, refugees, transgender people and other vulnerable communities in the wake of new white house policies. this morning, the first meeting of the alameda county for all committee gets underway. the group was created by the county brd 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 that group told us they're not only speaking out against ice operations happening across the u.s, they say they're fighting for loved ones who are too afraid to leave their homes to fight for themselves. 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's already approved similar resolutions. earlier this week. leaders in cities across the county join the 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 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 on march 4th.

the measure would give supervisors the power to remove her from office. oakland's disgraced former mayor is scheduled to return to court this morning to answer to federal charges. prosecutors last month unsealed an eight count indictment against sheng thao, her partner andre jones, in an east bay family that owns multiple businesses. it lays out allegations of corruption that started in the weeks before tao took office. at the start of 2023. she has repeatedly maintained her innocence. our bob redell will have a live update coming up in our next half hour. new at six. fremont leaders are ready to take their planned crackdown on public camping one step further. next week, they are expected to finalize a plan to criminalize not only camping on public property, but also aiding, abetting or hiding illegal encampments. this week, they approved a new ordinance calling for a maximum sentence of six months in jail and a $1,000

fine. advocates say the new rules may actually be used against aid workers providing services for the unhoused. fremont's mayor, meanwhile, insists the new rules will be focused on violators. turning now to our weather coverage once again, our storm ranger helping us to track the next round of rain. and here we are looking live at san francisco, where it's mostly clear now. but kari is tracking when those conditions are set to change. good morning. good morning. we are under a microclimate weather alert. we can see the raindrops on the lens there. as the rain moves in, and widespread rain across the north bay, that's starting to pick up elsewhere. so with stormranger, we're able to get the best view of what's happening there. with the once again steady downpour across the north bay and areas that really don't need it, this will be moving in a little bit more quickly than the previous storm, as it doesn't have that atmospheric river connection with that subtropical moisture coming all the way from hawaii. but this system, as it moves through, will still bring us anywhere from a half inch of

rain in the tri-valley to possibly an inch and three quarters with some gusty winds, maybe even some thunderstorms today. and with the colder temperatures, some of our mountains may be coated with some snowflakes and we'll still be watching those rising water levels. and mike, where can we find a little bit cheaper gas prices? well, you know, san jose has been a leader and continues its place with the best of the bay. the lowest listed is 367, but only at one spot. now it's mo's stop on mckee road at the top here, alameda county has your east bay low. the best price there would be in dublin. 377 at ana express on amador vavalley road and in the north bay. marin county's best is in san rafael. 397, so considerably higher there per gallon at elite gas and maher on ritter street. you find the best deal though, in your area. gasbuddy.com on the roadways. good deal for most of our drivers. starting to see more wet roadways. watch the san mateo bridge getting some rain as well as this disabled big rig still blocking your right lane of your westbound commute.

starting to slow early and continues to slow. they need a heavy duty tow truck. meanwhile, the overnight roadwork has cleared south 101 at university. back to you. thanks so much, mike. 611 right now, placing limits on your mobile order just ahead on today in the bay, the changes heading to starbucks and those to go orders and google placing limits on its dei programs as well. we'll take a look at that. let's go out to the futures this morning and see what wall street is up to. we've had two winning days in a row. looks like a third at least to start. you're watching today in the bay.

the time is 614. and as we take a look at brentwood, we have more waves of rain coming in today and it will be a chilly one with temperatures starting out around 40 degrees at 9:00 and into the afternoon. we're in the upper 50s as the rain continues. we may even have thunderstorms. i'm watching out for that, as well as a look ahead to a drier weekend coming up. well, we've seen some drops on the lens here at the bay bridge toll plaza. those drops have had a chance to dry off, but the commute is starting to slowly build. its gradual this morning at the bay bridge. bigger delays on the san mateo bridge because of a disabled rig will track that. i'll give you more detail coming up. 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 mobile ordering 15 coffees for the office on your phone. they're limiting it to 12. the new ceo trying to speed up service. return the cafe vibe back to the stores. there are some minor changes to special orders that you can make on the app as well. just a few. you can still have your half caff double shot of mocha skim milk, extra hot, no foam latte. google is the latest company to roll back its own dei efforts. the verge was the first to publish google's company 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 resource resource groups. there's a push in washington, meantime, to ban deep sea from government owned phones. deep sink is that new chinese built ai? and like tiktok, there's a worry it could be used to monitor users. most employers have rules about what you can upload to any ai. today is the 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's extremely similar to the memo elon musk sent to twitter workers encouraging them to quit. now, 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 eye this deal with suspicion. once you've quit based on a promise, they say you've quit. and new labor data show that fewer workers in general are quitting their jobs and 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's changed. it's about 1.1 now, so there is stability, but it means that wages won't grow as fast because bosses are competing less. but as we were talking earlier, the silver lining in that is if wages aren't going up, theoretically inflation should be coming down. but it's been so high lately. it's tough when your wages don't go up to meet it. well, yeah. there's that middle where it's like, you know, that happens and it gets even more difficult. have to find ways to cut. no more eggs or no more eggs already. i had to cut that. thank you. scott. all trending this morning. music can be a life saver. just like the bee

gees stayin alive. you may know that's often the song that's recommended. you know when they do cpr to the beat of it. well, it turns out that's not all. pink pony club. i'm gonna keep on dancing. and the pink pony club, i'm gonna keep on dancing. now, if i wave my arm like that, i can save a life. no use both hands on cpr. that's right. well, chapell roan pink pony club is among a new wave of recommended songs that can help serve that same purpose. we're talking about songs approved to do hands-only cpr at 107 beats per minute. other recent recommendations include not like us by kendrick lamar and texas hold em by beyoncé. do you want to diss track, though? if you were there, somebody pumping your heart? yeah, w well, i d't know. but maybe like catering to, you know, a younger audience as well that don't know the bee gees for sure. yeah, yeah. there you go. something for everyone now. save your life. all right, well, we've made it through one storm this week, but we are expecting another one. and we're moving

the bay area forward through the impacts with our exclusive storm ranger radar today in the bay. cinthia pimentel has a closer look at that 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. let's take a look at what we are seeing with this arrival of this new storm system that will be

affecting the bay area today. and it doesn't have that connection to the atmospheric river, but still will have a big impact on us for today with a little bit more energy that could spawn some thunderstorms and maybe even some tornadoes as a possibility for parts of the bay area today. we're seeing some widespread rain across the north bay as you go up in elevations in spots like mount saint helena, we are seeing some snow coming down. and then for the san francisco area to the peninsula extending across the bay into oakland, some lighter rain. a closer look at storm ranger pretty much shows a widespread steady rain in the north bay, with some pockets of heavier downpours just offhe coast and just to our west. that will be moving in over the next few hours. for san jose it is dry now. the temperature is at 44 degrees. but look at the forecast for today as we see the rain rolling in. at times it may be heavy, other times it may be a little bit lighter. you just want to be prepared for that weather changing minute by

minute. and the heaviest rain looks like it rolls through between 8 to 9:00 and that chance of thunderstorms as well. but then it tapers off to some spotty activity that just continues into the rest of today, and maybe even early tomorrow with some lingering showers before we completely clear out, and additional three quarters of an inch of rain for the tri-valley, and posbly an inch and a half for parts of the bay, including oakland. but then after that we'll see some sunshine. temperatures staying cool with highs in the upper 50s. lows in the mid 30s. we may see another storm system moving in by the middle of next week. mike, you're saying that one of our bridges is now a problem? yeah, now, not this one. this is the bridge in richmond. i wanted to show you the damp roads. we did have drops on the lens earlier, so the conditions will change as folks are progressing through the morning. slowing on highway 37 and the green highlighting patches getting to be more and more areas where we're seeing that it's going to affect your traction. potentially unusual slowing shows up north 880 as you pass by 980. no incidents reported

there. the problem bridge is the san mateo bridge sll have one lane blocked by a disabled big rig. they need a heavy duty tow truck. it's been there for over an hour. back to you. thanks a lot, mike. 622 right now. 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 c

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more rain on the way. people in the north bay gearing up for more wet weather after recent flooding. we've got team coverage, including more from the area where evacuation warnings are 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 today. president

trump still talking about the idea of clearing gaza out of palestinians this morning. this is today in the bay. 630 on your thursday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm kris sanchez. i'm in for marcus washington. we want to get right to our top story with the help of our storm ranger. the bay area's only mobile doppler radar. we are tracking the incoming storm. our team coverage this morning includes ginger conejero saab, who is live in santa rosa, tracking the damage. but first, we want to start with meteorologist kari hall, who's timing out all of this wet weather and when we can expect it. it's coming in already and we're seeing it covering the north bay, and it just continues throughout the day and may get heavier with the possibility of some thunderstorms. let's get a look at storm ranger that is showing the red scan there. it's parked on san bruno mountain and giving us a very good view of all of e widespread rain that has been steady for the north bay.

and that's where we also have a flood watch in effect through tomorrow afternoon for the russian river, guerneville. they will be under a flood warning until this afternoon. we're already seeing those water levels running pretty high. but we've also had the concern of some landslides due to all of this heavy rainfall being absorbed in the soil, and then it just runs off. we've had multiple days of some soaking rain in the north bay, and we've had one month's of rainfall in just five days. so that's the biggest concern for the north bay. while other areas are still running some rainfall deficits. so we will have that potential of seeing a big impact as we go into tomorrow as well. back to you. the ground saturated out there. thanks, kari. let's go to the north bay. and one neighborhood where residents are especially nervous today. this follows this mudslide this week that left two homes uninhabitable. today in the bay's ginger conejero sahib is live in santa rosa. this morning, one family's experienced ginger serving as a

really big warning for others. yeah, that's right, laura and chris. it was a pretty terrifying experience for a santa rosa family nearby. we're actually on canyon side now, but it happened just across the way over on deer trail. deer trail court, now this family's home, which was actually a newer one because a previous one was destroyed by the tubbs fire years back, was destroyed by a landslide. and it was a very scary experience for that family. now, about 17 other homes got notifications, three homes were evacuated and two were red tagged because of the potential for landslide risk. that all happened in the deer trail court neighborhood of unincorporated santa rosa. now this. on tuesday, mud slammed into the boyd family's home. firefighters rescued robert boyd's wife and his daughter from the house tuesday night, and then they red tagged it.

boyd says his wife sounded terrified when she called him at work after the landslide hit, and she was stuck inside their home. 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. it was difficult to understand what she was saying, and she was obviously panicking. she didn't know if she could get out. but. it was just so scary. and landslides continue to be a concern here. 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 at crested yesterday at 36ft. locals there really watching for those water levels and hoping that the break in the rain was just enough for the

water to retreat beforeven more retreating. even more rain returns. as carey was just mentioning. we're starting to see a bit of that rain start here in santa rosa, now on canyon side road, which is where we are. there have been four homes on this side that are also under evacuation warning, and a dozen across the way over on deer trail court. this is definitely something that folks here in this neighborhood are very wary of and are watching out for guys. we're live in santa rosa, ginger conejero saab. today in the bay. they must feel a little out of control without power there. thanks so much. don't forget resource to have as this rain rolls in is our free nbc bay area app. it is equipped with the bay area's only mobile doppler radar. the great thing about stormranger is that it's closer to the ground, so it can get a better scan of your neighborhood. it's free and available for all smartphone devices. we are following breaking news just coming into our newsroom right now. this is a live look from our camera in

redwood city. there is a large police investigation underway, and this is near harrison and jefferson, not far from the redwood city courthouse. at this time, streets in the area are shut down. we have reached out to police and we will bring you the new information as we get updates. the criminal case against former oakland mayor sheng thao is set to be back before a federal judge this morning. today in the bay's bob redell joins us live. and, bob, do we know what might happen in court today? we know that in just under three hours, at 930 this morning, a federal court in oakland. good morning to you there, chris and laura. a federal judge will be holding a status hearing with the defense and the prosecution, presumably to see where both sides are in their terms of preparation for trial. it's not clear if former oakland mayor sheng thao and the three other defendants will be in court, or if it will just be their attorneys. last month. chu 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 of oakland in aribery scheme with the father and son city contractors david and andy wong, who 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. this was weeks before the november mayoral election back in 2022, and in those texts, promising tao would buy 100 modular housing units from a company run by the duong's. the federal government alleges that the wongs funded a negative mailer campaign attacking tao's political rivals. one week before that 2022 election, in which he was elected mayor of oakland. last month, tao's attorney denied all charges against his client, says 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 money trails, 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. jones and the duong's have also pled not guilty. reporting live bob redell. today in the bay. all right. thank you very much, bob. well, president trump is once again talking about his plan to take over the gaza strip. scott mcgrew joins us now. many republicans were saying he was just throwing out ideas, but he seems serious. well, i mean, he's back to posting about it on truth social. he said this morning

that israel would hand over the gaza strip to the united states after fighting had ceased. it's hard to parse out if that reflects some kind of agreement or just a here's m plan, trump writes. the people palestinians like chuck schumer would be resettled and the u.s. would begin the greatest and most spectacular developments. he says the u.s. military would not be needed. schumer, by the way, is not a 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, 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, don't take the president literally. he's brainstorming. but our top diplomat 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. there were protests again wednesday against the trump administration, 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 now reports that musk has access to medicare and medicaid computers. he says he's looking for fraud, and axios says doj's staffers have entered the offices of the national oceanic and atmospheric

administration. noaa studies weather and climate change. the white house was once again aske, who's policing musk's behavior? musk is not just in charge of the nation's budget. he also receives billions from that budget as a government contractor. and the answer is 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. edits of interviews, though, are very common in all mediums tv, podcasts, radios, newspapers

often trim up an answer for clarity and brevity without changing the meaning or intent just to fitt theime allotted. the time of 60 minutes, for instance. kris. all right. thank you scott. we are tracking the imminent arrival of the next bay area storm. and as we look live over san jose this morning, we can tell you that the rain is starting to come down. the question is, will it continue through the weekend as well? meteorologist kari hall is here and we can see with this microclimate weather alert and the look at the satellite radar. this is a storm system that's moving in but doesn't connect with that subtropical moisture. that makes it quite heavy. and that usually makes it last longer. but there still will be some rain in and around the area through this evening. if you're going to the sharks game, it will be a cool one with some breezy winds, and we're even going to have the possibility of thunderstorms. so you want to be inside. all of this clears out for the weekend for the san jose lunar new year festival at the

east ridge mall from friday through sunday. it's going to be chilly, though, even with the sunshine, with high temperatures in the upper 50s and a lot of lunar new year celebrations going on around san francisco. expect highs in the upper 50s, sunny skies and breezy winds and lows down to the lower 40s. mike, do we have any progress on the san mateo bridge? we do. great progress. good timing as well. we had a bigger backup. almost two hours until this big rig has been moved. it has now been cleared from the high rise. in fact, from the entire westbound route recovery. now, as the volume builds out of hayward and you see the road weather index showing wet roadways on either side of the span, the span itself will be slower because of the conditions. they're building green patches throughout the east bay. north bay. more impact from the rain coming down. a pretty okay backup. not bad. pretty good backup at the richmond bridge and in the north bay. we also have some rain on the lens for san rafael appearing from time to time. a little more slowing. and that's the reason why. golden gate ferry will again. second day in a row. no angel island service this morning. we also have the

afternoons might be impacting the golden gate ferry from tiburon, so watch for changes. you might have to use a bus after 4 p.m. back to you. thank you very much, mike. it is 643 right now. we're continuing our storm coverage ahead on today in the bay this winter. storm warning also set to go into effect later this morning. for those of you traveling to the sierra. ahead, our cinthia pimentel breaks down what you need to know. if you're thinking of heading up to tahoe this weekend. plus, growing concerns over egg prices as a new strain of bird flu now being detected in dairy cows, this will have an impact potentially on your grocery bill. stay with us. you're watching

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right now at 646, we are under a microclimate weather alert as we take a look at storm ranger showing some really heavy rain just offshore. it's starting to pick up around pacifica and half moon bay, and there may even be some thunderstorms in the next few hours as this big but quick storm moves through the bay area. so we'll talk about the impacts and what we're expecting, and a look ahead to the weekend coming up. here's some of the impact the golden gate bridge folks driving across used to some fog in the morning. right now you see the water spraying up behind the cars heading south in towards san francisco. as kari said, it's spreading down the peninsula. we'll show you the impact it

might have in the east bay as well. coming up. thanks so much, mike and kari. it is 647. 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. some restaurants are imposing surcharges on their egg dishes. economists say it's too soon to know 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 is no evidence bird flu can be spread human to human. however, he's 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. all right. 648 right now in dub nation now

patiently awaits the arrival of jimmy buckets. the question is, will he push the warriors over the top? score. why's everyone talking about the blockbuster multi-team trade ahead of today's deadline that will reportedly bring jimmy butler to the warriors? and as part of that deal, the warriors give up three players, one of them, fan favorite andrew wiggins, who would be heading to butler's team in miami. another recently acquired dennis schroder, who is believed to be going to utah. butler is one of the league's top veterans, but he's bounced from team to team over the years, and some would argue he is wearing out his welcome. either way, if butler has any magic left, the warriors certainly could have used it last night in utah. the warriors 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. 649 right now. turning back to our weather coverage, we have a live look at palisades tahoe. looks cold

right now. look at those olympic rings just blowing. you know what? there is more snow expected today. cinthia pimentel is tracking the possibly dangerous conditions. and there's great concern if people are traveling that way. yeah, that window has really come to a close this morning as that winter storm warning goes into effect at 10:00 and continues into the noon hours for our friday. so let's take a look at what we can expect. a couple of inches 6 to 10 at the low levels, but it's that 2 to 3ft mark up there in the peaks. now with those gusty winds around 50 miles an hour plus and those ridges up to 100 miles an hour. i wouldn't be surprised if a lot of those resorts closed down the lifts. so those travel delays are also a possibility. but if you have to have to go the chains and the emergency supplies, blankets and snacks to keep you through that storm. now as we take it hour by hour, there we see the rain, the thunderstorm chances through the valley floors, and that snow as we go on into parts of 80 and

50. it is just a really treacherous as we go on into the day tomorrow, with it starting to clear a little bit into the second half of the afternoon, nighttime if you have to go. but i would wait until saturday once we get that daylight and the conditions start to clear on out, we are in recovery mode with our sierra snowpack that provides our state's water supplies from about 65% last week statewide to 75%. so we're playing catch up through parts of the central and southern parts. but the northern part of the sierra is doing well over that 100% of normal for this date. so we're improving that snowpack. and i want to go over to kari hall now, who has a look at the rain here in the bay area. where is it now? kari. yeah. cinthia. we are under the microclimate weather alert as the rain is already starting to pick up around the bay area. as this storm system moves in, the rain will get heavier over the next couple of hours. so a closer look shows all of this activity. the yellows and the reds. we know that that indicates some heavy rainfall, but the weather service also

warning about the potential that some of these thunderstorms that develop late morning into the afternoon may rotate and that could create some wind damage or possibly some tornadoes. so we'll be on the lookout for that. and storm ranger is tracking it all, giving us a very high detail. look at the rain picking up in half moon bay and pacifica moving through the peninsula, and that will be also pushing into the east bay over the next 20 to 30 minutes. so looking at all of the widespread steady rain for the north bay, we know we don't need all of this, but it does continue for today. and then looking at oakland, where the rain is also getting heavier and that's going to be moving into hayward. this is what to expect. this is what's different with this storm system compared to the other one. it's not an atmospheric river, but that does not mean that it won't have a big impact. we're going to see about a half to possibly an inch and three quarters of rainfall, some gusty winds. and because this storm is colder, we could see some snow on some of our bay area mountains. and we're still

watching the creeks and streams, as well as the rivers. the russian river at guerneville still has that potential of flooding, and that continues today, along with the elevated landslide threat in the north bay. and looking at the hour by hour forecast, still seeing some widespread rain at 2:00, it's going to become a little bit more hit or miss, but the rain chances will continue through at least early tomorrow before this all clears out and gives us a break for the weekend. and we have several days of a break from the rain going into our super bowl weekend. it's going to be in the upper 50s and sunny, but our mornings are going to be cold each day and watching out for the next storm system. moving in for the middle of next week. chilly weekend in san francisco, but at least it will be sunny. and mike, you're saying the commute could definitely be a wet one? yeah, just like you've been saying. kari. in fact, i copied what you said because it does impact the roadways. and look at that water on the lens right now as the crowd builds out of richmond over here. same, but a little farther south. same part of the bay looking east bay with some

water on the lens and on the bay bridge toll plaza where the backup has filled it in east shore freeway. seeing more traffic and a little more rain, the green highlighting shows where the road weather index says it may be slippery. south 242 and 680 builds toward west 24 some gradual slowing, but the caldecott is fine. peninsula side. it's northbound 101.. there's a crash right there as you transition to eastbound 80. sounds like one lane may be blocked. a lot of distraction as the volume builds in towards san francisco. watch the rain as well. at that interchange, we're looking at westbound 92. the san mateo bridge recovers now that they've cleared that big rig south 880 slowing. and now the south bay itself. the northbound build is on back to you. thank you very much, mike. 654 happening now. a warning is now in effect on cal's campus. uc berkeley says someone saw what they believe is a mountain lion in a trail near canyon road monday night. that's near memorial stadium and the athletic fields. there have been no additional sightings. university police say they've contacted state wildlife leaders. 654 and we are back in just minutes with a look at this

morning's top stories, including continuing storm coverage. here's a look from our storm ranger atop san bruno mountain. it is scanning the skies and tracking the incoming storm and also the evacuation warnings underway in the north bay. we're tracking that. plus, federal workers have a big decision to make today. today is the deadline. if they decide to stay at work or not. wel be'l

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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. it's now under evacuation orders. the homeowner there says first responders rescued both his wife and his daughter. both, luckily, 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. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking this incoming storm for us. and the rain that's already here. yeah, we are seeing it picking up on storm ranger for san francisco, south san francisco to the peninsula and moving over toward the east bay, watchingut for thunderstorms. and you can track it all through the nbc bay area app. thanks, kari. today is deadline day for federal workers who have to decide whether they want to resign their jobs, but still get paid until decber. september. a memo went out to millions of federal employees suggesting they take a vacation or just sit at home. this is similar to the memo elon musk sent to twitter. twitter workers encouraging them

to quit. and that is what's happening today in the bay. the today show starts in just a few moments. that's right. but make sure to join us for our streaming newscast that's coming up at 8:00. you can find it at nbcbayarea.com. we talked to a specialist about the rise in cancer cases, but also this is fun. the girl scouts are coming. hey, what do they bring with them? what do they bring with them? cookies. let's hope. all right. today's show coming up next. thanks so much for joining us. try to stay dry out there. carrie's got her forecast always as well. join us for our midday at 11. door. >> a nasty mix of winter weather is sweeping across the country. it's february 6th. this is "today." icy and dicey -- more than 100 million from the midwest to maine waking up to a dangerous storm. snow, sleet,