the sun can damage the equipment inside. cell phone cameras, if you have a filter put it on there but there's debate about whether the sun could cause some damage. and the poor man's advantage, two pieces of paper, put a pin hole, hold it up from the other until you get that angle, that right amount of focus and you will be able to see the shadow of the crescent of the moon as it moves over happening at 10:15 this morning. quite a sight to see. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> quite exciting. >> a lot of people want to see this. it's a big event and worried about that. exactly what can people expect? >> it is cloudy this morning. we're still going to see the clouds along the coastline this morning but usually the sun helps dissipate the marine layer and we won't have that this morning. >> there could be clouds. we talked about the area of totality and that's in madras, oregon, a place you've never heard of is the spotlight today. the peak time for us with 75% totality will be at about 11:15 this morning. we are going to se

to take a bit out of the sun.of the moon's shadow, only part of the sun is covered. the moon will block the sunlight for about two hours from start to finish. for the bay area, the most the moon will block the sun will be 35%, starting at 10:14, peaking at 11:13, and ending at 12:15. we will have a mostly clear sky, but others in the path of totality are not so lucky. i'll send it back to you, laura and marcus. >>> more than 30 million people expected to be in the path of totality and that means a short period in total darkness. >> provided the weather cooperates, there may be no better place to see the junction between the sun and moon and earth than junction, texas. that's where we find "today in the bay's" jay gray this morning. >> reporter: the eclipse begins its u.s. journey in texas, and in the heart of the hill country history getting a proper lone star welcome. riding and roping. picking and grinning. a washer's tournament and sipping eclipse wine from a texas vineyard. the festival turning the eclipse int

run and your eclipse glasses block the sun? >> if you can't see the sun, you know you've gotten defective glasses. you should try to get them replaced if there's time, but we're getting so close we're kind of running out of time. >> if you can't find a new pair, borrow someone else's. doctors say do not try everyday sunglasses. they're not strong enough to safely watch an eclipse. >> good advice, thanks. we will have special coverage, this is going to come right here on nbc bay area and it's going to begin around 10:00 this morning. so if you want to know more, like the best ways to take a picture or anything like that, just go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. you can also click on the solar eclipse link in the trending bar to see all of our stories ahead of the eclipse. >>> now to other headlines this monday morning, a recovery in downtown san francisco will be one of the major talking points of a panel discussion today in sacramento. at the state capitol, mayor london breed will be at a meeting for downtown revitalization effo

it starts at 9:01 and it looks like the sun will start to enter the view of the sun.will have the 75% blockage at 10:16 this morning and that's when you can go out there and bob showed us earlier you can project the light onto the ground or another piece of paper. if you don't those safe solar glasses. as we go through the rest of the morning it will start to move off to the side and you will still be able to see something with those glasses and then it will be bright and sunny at 11:37 this morning. that's the time frame. it will be all about the clouds across the bay area. more on that coming up and i'll have a look at the forecast in just a few minutes. >>> all right. thank you very much, kari. another reminder, don't look at the eclipse today without special glasses. this morning one bay area school says students won't be able to go outside to the eclipse. park in hayward had ordered 350 viewing glasses for students to use, but this weekend they received word from amazon that the glasses had not been certified as safe so the school will not use them. that's the ri

wear sun screen. kim fisher says mom was right. >> reporter: heather knows the dangers of spending too much time in the sun. >> burning is awful. i hate sun burns. it hurts. >> reporter: even with regular sun block application heather's fair skin is susceptible to burns. >> i always get burns, three or four times in the summer. >> reporter: mark sees patients like heather all too often. >> they don't just look bad and hurt but they can double your risk of melanoma in your life so you should take them seriously. >> reporter: there are lots of myths about how you should take care of sun burns. the doctor wants you to know the facts starting with how to cool one off. >> cool compresses, taking a wash cloth, running it under ice cold water. >> you can use half milk half water. then there's the tried and true method. >> my favorite is tiking clear al0 various a gel in the refrigerator and put that on three, four, five times a day. >> the doc suggests aspirin or ibuprofen to calm the pain. the best thing is

of the size of the sun.rs hope to learn? >> mostly the event is one for personal enjoyment and to remind ourselves something about the dynamics of our own solar system. in this case, we are watching a planet travel in front of the sun. it also represents in a very direct and personal way something astronomers are doing today absolutely object serving the same kind of event happening around other stars where a planet passes in front of the stars. kind of a miniature eclipse. >> thank you very much. appreciate you being up early. or you can look at it with your own eyes if you have a binocular or tell scone with a solar filter. you do not want to stare directly at the sun. it will only be viewable until about 11:45 in the bay area. bob redell beings today in the bay. >>> we've got a link at nbcbayarea.com. >> it's neat. >> it looks cloudy you look least mid morning and early afternoon. let's look at the golden gate bridge. even some mist and fog in spots. that you'll have to deal with as you head out for work

for some of us, sun. all of us will see cool temperatures today and potential for thunderstorms. we're back to break it down after this. >>> welcome back. 7:43 the time. start off with a live look out across palo alto. this morning you can see clouds across the bay. we'll see cloud cover through the day because of an area of upper level low pressure sitting on top of us. even across the south bay, extensive cloud cover. the farther north, that's where you have more sunshine, san francisco, north bay, more blue sky. notice the icons across the bottom of the screen, yes, rain in the forecast for today. some of lus see thunderstorms especially across the peninsula. santa cruz mountains the best bet. down across the south bay, looking at best chance of seeing thunderstorm activity. north bay, san francisco, tri-valley, east bay, rain showers. it will be brief, whatever does come out of the sky, because the system doesn't have a lot of moisture to work with. we show you the doppler radar, a lot of the activity

you do not want to stare directly at the sun. they will allow visitors to witness this event with one of their large telescopes, assuming the clouds and fog cooperate. nasa have a partial loop of mercury transiting in front of the sun. it's already happened just not visible for us on the west coast. live here, bob redell, today in the bay. >>> we have someone to help out in that department. >> i don't think it's going to happen. the clouds and the fog are really thick this morning. i've been watching on nasa.gov. that may be your best option if you want to see that mercury passing. >> we'll send out a link. >> there is a link on our website. let's get a look outside. looking at nice weather today. we will get sun later on today. that was not the case for most of us over the weekend. we'll catch a little bit of a break. you see those clouds there. also you have to turn on the windshield wipers for a while once that mist starts hitting your windshield. 54 in the east bay. 7:00 in the peninsula looking at temperatures starting out i

completely by the power of the sun. what's going to be historical about this flight is that this can fly with not using one ounce of fuel. it can also fly at night. it does have batteries on board. as we have the sun rising right now, most likely, it will be powered, the 12,000 solar cells will be powered by the sun and at night, the batteries would be taking over. they want to prove that, a, yes, it can be done, "b," they want to inspire engineers, students, people throughout the world to try to come up with advances in clean technology. obviously, solar power being one of those technologies. on board, you can't see him inside is the pilot, bertrand picard, a swiss gentleman. he and his partner have been preparing for this piece of h history for years. i am sure once i send it back to the studio is when they will take off, such is the murphy's law of live reporting. we will come back to you. it is running a few minutes behind. >> it does have a slow takeoff. we will check back in with bob coming up. it is 6:04 right no

looks nice behind us. >> it's been a beautiful, sunning sun rise. but you have to bundle up if you are heading out. it is chilly out there, especially in the north bay. waking up, it's subfreezing in nevato, santa rosa. the rest of the bay area, 30s and 40s. 36 in south san jose and 42 in hayward. we are just continuing to see on satellite and radar the storms avoiding california, just fulling into the pacific northwest, just dropping into some rain and snow as we go into this weekend. but back here at home, once we start to get a little more of that sun rise, the warmth from the sun, getting you ready for the start of the workweek. by noontime, overcast skies with clouds funneling in. i think it's going to give us a nice sunset this afternoon. if you can get out there closer to the coastline, get some wonderful pictures, temperatures not climbing more than those upper 50s and 60s throughout the bay. 59 in napa. 58 in dubdublin. we are going to continue to see these cold temperatures for the start of our workweek. chilly start in nevato. 36 in fairf

and then we'll see plenty of sun.when the temperatures are the warmest this weekend napa close to 100 degrees. tuesday, the fog and marine layer is back in, good sign of the onshore wind returns, going to lead to cooler temperatures by middle part of next week, and maybe, just a maybe potential chance of drizzle at the coastline and light showers. at this point, it's not overly impressive, but the trend through the next couple days, cooler weather next week and drizzle by tuesday and wednesday. vicki, back to you. >> we need it. thank you. still ahead, we invest gait the attack on a south bay power station, why some are criticizing the response. that story right after the break. stay with us. >>> good morning, there's lots to do. today in the bay, looking for hot times saturday? here's options for you. literal, this structure there is the home of pilgrim soul forge. there's the name, there's the door to get in. fourth harvest fair where a black smith shows his worked created by forging and heetding metals. check out t

this morning that sun is out in full force. it's already coming up with a special sunrise at 5:38 this morning. this is the longest day of the year and mostly clear conditions to start. temperatures warm off the bat. summer officials starts at 4:09 and as we head through tomorrow, the first official week of summer we're going to fall below our seasonal averages by 25 degrees. jet stream takes a significant dip and ushers in a series of storms and mostly pass to our north. that means for you a stronger onshore flow. foggy start and drizzle back in the forecast as of tomorrow. so dramatically changing weather between today and tomorrow. today's highs look like this. 93 degrees in places like livermore, 94 in gilroy today, 80 in santa cruz, 89 in los gatos and 66 in san francisco today. as we head through the next couple days, temperatures really, really drop off. we talk about a return of the 50s in some of your coastal city, so keep that in mind. this weekend looking comfortable inland for any sort of outdoor activities. you can

>> yes, they will be having a war with the sun. >> yes. >> and we will have a good mix of the sun and clouds in the inland areas, and with retracking an interesting system off to the north that is bringing a lot of the cloud cover. you see in san francisco, 62 degrees, and it is certainly cloudy, and there goes to cloud cover. let me give you a bert vitter vf downtown san jose. the sun is trying to peek through the clouds, but we are expecting the har shall clearing. right now in san jose, it is 60 degrees. once it clears, we will warm up into 80s and because of that system that you will see on the satellite radar off to the north, we are going to keep the cloud cover in for the early afternoon, and this is going to keep the temperatures cooler, and even though it is cloudy, it will keep the temperatures below the 90s and maybe more comfortable to go out to enjoy the weather, and by tomorrow, we will climb back up into the 90s and it is going to be hotter. >> enjoy the upper 70s and 80s today. >> yes, it is hotter tomorrow, and the clouds are working in our favor for something. >> tha

normally the sun helps to dissipate some of those clouds, but with today we won't have much of that sun so we will see if it does clear inland. we're taking a live look outside in san jose. the seven-day forecast is up at the bottom of the screen and it feels sticky in the south bay. it's 66 degrees as you step out the door. look at santa rosa at 55 degrees there. so a wide range in temperatures. and as we go through the day our highs will be reaching into the low 80s. san jose up to 80 degrees and 84 degrees in gilroy. and as we move to the east bay a nice day. slightly cooler temperatures than yesterday, up to 84 in danville. 74 in hayward and for the peninsula, 73 degrees. san francisco up to 67. the north bay 76 in mill valley and 78 degrees in santa rosa. as you're looking out the window you see the clouds and want to make sure you grab something that will keep you comfortable like long sleeves or your nice shoes today. probably a little too cool for the sandals. as we look at what will happen throughout the morning we will see the clouds and fog and, once again, normally the sun h

i watch the traffic, not the sun, but if yo do watch the sun, you'll go blind. >> yeah, but beautiful. >> don't look into the sun. >> there you go. >> look at the sun. >> right. >>> nice way to start our monday morning, here's more good news happening today. south bay hospital getting ready for a supersize expansion. the donald mcdonald house at stanford will be expanded 52,000 square feet, making it the largest ronald mcdonald house in the world. the hospital is being built on the property next to sanhill road. it'll make room for more critically ill children by doubling the family rooms. the hospital had to deny thousands of families because there just wasn't enough space. >>> time now 6:09, still ahead "today in the bay," got a rash? we'll tell you why your ipad or ipod may be to blame. >>> fans in argentina take the world cup loss badly. we have new details about the overnight riots that left more than a dozen officers injured. >>> and we'll take you live to the golden gate bridge as the marine layer will burn off here. it'll be a lovely day. we'll check in with christina in a mou

i hate sun burns. it hurts. >> reporter: but even with regular sun block applications, heather's fair skin is susceptible to burns. >> i always get burned, usually three or four times in the entire summer. >> reporter: this dermatologist sees parents like heather all too often. >> they don't just look bad and hurt but they can double your risk of melanoma so you should take them seriously. >> reporter: there are lots of myths about how you should take care of sun burns. but the doctor wants you to know the facts starting with how to cool one off. >> cool compresses, taking a wash cloth, running it under ice cold water. >> reporter: you can use half milk, half water. there is the tried and true method. >> my favorite is taking clear al0 vera gel and put that on, it feels great. it's soothing. >> reporter: the doc suggests aspirin or ibuprofen to calm the pain. the best thing is avoid burns and heather has a plan for that. >> sun block. >> reapply, reapply. there you go. and let's see if we have to do it

good news, the whole bay area should be seeing sun today. temperatures in the 60s and 70s, not as hot as it has been. it should be a beautiful saturday. speaking of oakland airport, a hawaiian airline flight was supposed to arrive in oakland last night. instead an emergency landing in maui. pilots say they were forced to return to the airport shortly after takeoff yesterday afternoon because of a strange odor in the cabin. all 234 people on board had to use emergency slides to evacuate the plane. two people had to go to the hospital. >>> a simple blood test may soon be able to detect cancer more than a decade in advance. the test would involve looking at the caps at the end of our dna that protect our chromosomes. researchers say in people who develop cancer, they grow rapidly for several years and suddenly stop growing three to four years before the cancer diagnosis. >>> 7:12 right now. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, some bay area businesses are already winning thanks to floyd mayweather and manny pacquiao. we'll tell you

another live look at the sun shining over at&t park.nts hosting their annual fan fest today from 10:00 to 3:00. thousands of giants fans able to meet and greet with players and the good news, it will continue to be sunny through the weekend. >>> the final preparations are being made for one of san francisco's largest and best-known events. the chinese new year parade, and because of all the rain this winter organizers and volunteers are now scrambling to finish floats in time. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather in the city today to ring in the year of the rooster. a lot of pressure on artists working in less than ideal weather conditions, but organizers tell us the parade will be as spectacular as ever. >> thousands of pounds of glitter. mylar, like i said, lots of exciting new lighting. incredible artists that went into painting and building, and sculpting this year. a lot of amazing things to see. >> the parade starts at 5:15. portions of market and kurny streets will be closed all weekend long. and it will be a gr

quite a bit as the sun is now out.so we're not going to have completely cloudy conditions, a mix of sun and clouds. taking a live look now, beautiful bay bridge. just a beautiful start. and temperatures today are going to be just about as comfortable. we're not climbing by that much. a shot of cool air. the good news is calm conditions in half moon bay up to santa rosa. a gusty day yesterday especially by the water. as we head throughout today on the breezy side. we're going to see winds pick up for the second half of the day as the area of low pressure starts to get closer to the bay area. 53 degrees to start out in livermore. here is that counterclockwise rotation. pretty potent storm for the summertime. we're now in summertime. it's going to take a ride on the jet stream, crossing to our north. we'll see the tail end move through the bay area. as it comes through instability, that will bring in the winds and we're going to get shower activity, a little moisture through the bay area as we head through tonight into to

that's when the moon passes between the sun and earth blocking the sun. the last total solar eclipse of the heart happened last year. >> that happened in had '80s, right? >> this year the sun could stay blacked out from anywhere from 90 seconds. but it's not going to visible over the bay area. if you're curious about this phenomen phenomenon. hold a special event tonight from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. not the real thing, but you can learn about the real thing. >> waiting for mike to go, turn around bright eyes. >> i need a hero. >> that's right. jump back to the '80s today. >> more than ever. >> certainly not jumping back to the '80s when it comes to temperatures. >> be in the 60s. we'll take a way back as we take a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. a clear start to the day. beautiful way to head into the start of your tuesday. now, as the seven-day forecast comes up at the bottom of the screen, we will have rain in the forecast for the next several days and now tracking that next system already. take its time before it gets here. still off shore and w

it's always cold before the sun comes up. the sun arrived. we are following the day's news including a look at a fire that neighbors say appears to be very suspicious. it happened in oakley. that is where today in the bay's christy smith joins us with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a crew is boarding up a home. the roof is gone and there's not a whole lot left. i got off the phone with oakley police. they tell me, they have been called to this home many times before on domestic violence incidents. they have been in contact with the man who lives here since the fire started at 11:00 last night. the neighbors tell them this man has been acting strangly and someone has been removing appliances from the home, damaging the home, bringing a large chain and tieing it to the house and pick-up truck to pull it down. police tell us they are waiting for firefighters to finish their investigation before deciding how to proceed. no one is under arrest. they ever trying to sort it out. this fire broke out at 11:00 at a home on bay vi

sun is now officially up. your temperatures are pretty mild to kick off the day, not bad. 57 degrees in the east bay and 56 for the peninsula and right now at 53 in the south bay and 52 degrees, not too cold out there in the north bay this morning. and you can tell that there is a weather system coming in. the clouds are increasing and our winds are certainly picking up, as well. sustained at 21 miles per hour this morning in san francisco, that is straight out of the west and you want to take it easy if you cross the golden gate bridge. that bridge north to south and that wind is coming at you right from the west. this is what we're looking at as we head throughout the day. cool ocean breeze and comfortable temperatures and the clouds will increase and bubble up over our local mountains and those, my friends, are the nimbus towers that we're watching for for thunderstorms. 70 along the peninsula and 62 degrees in san francisco right around 74 degrees mix of sun and clouds in the north bay and comfortable cond

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sun and moon and earth align.ours with that maximum of about 35% of us at about 11:00 a.m. the forecast for us is mostly clear while that path of totality begins, looking at cloud cover, showers and everything. you give and take with this. people are traveling there, but really us, even though only seeing 35%, not bad with clear skies. warming temperatures on the way. 70s and 80 its. >> from 30s to 80s. partial eclipse need protective gear. >> yes. >> i learned that today. i don't have one. if you don't have one, use a pasta strainer. weird as that may look. weird as that may look. >>> see you as 5:00, 60 and:0 ( ♪♪ ) you made a cow! actually it's a piggy bank. my inspiration to start saving. how about a more solid way to save? i'm listening. well, bmo helps get your savings habit into shape with a cash reward, every month you save. both: cash reward? and there's a cash bonus when you open a new checking account to get you started. wow. anything you can't do? ( ♪♪ ) mugs. ♪ bmo ♪ narrator: when you see this symbol

the sun will rise this morning at 7:30. that is the coolest point of the day right around sunrise, these temperatures are slated to drop off even more so. we're at 52 degrees at san carlos. that means you probably want to dress in layers for today. gorgeous finish coming your way with temperatures mostly in the mid to upper 70s. the weather story of the day is low clods to start, clearing between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., even in san francisco, just a few patchy clouds left over, and then highs today 10 to 15 degrees above average. low 60s by lunchtime. we'll round out the day in the, that will be the story for tomorrow as well, and then changes moving in quickly. widespread showers moving into the bay area. i'll talk about where we'll see the showers first, how long they'll last and how much we're expecting, might be impressed by the totals we have on the way. that's coming up in the next report. right now, say happy monday to mike inouye. >> i'm sure i will be impressed and i'm not easily impressed, i don't think. this is

but looks like that sun will be out earlier than yesterday.y about one or two hours, and as a result, temps came up by about 3 or 4 degrees. once the sun came out, we had a really, really nice sunday. we stop the clock at noon, starting to get some nice clearing at that point, that marine layer will push out in the pacific. and for us with a really good-looking day and then a really, really warm week, i have to put 90 degrees on your seven-day forecast, 90 degrees here in the bay area. stay tuned, i'll let you know when that's expected. i know i have your attention now. 53 degrees at 8:00 a.m. inland, temperatures are going to warm up nicely. by 62 degrees at noon, 74 degrees at 4:00 p.m. a little on the cool side bay side and at the coast today, but still we're going to hit that sunshine, if you wanted to hit the beach. if you do have the day off, you'll be able to do so comfortably. we'll talk about which ones will be the warmest through the next couple of hours. 72 degrees in livermore. by tuesday, 75, take a look at thursday, up to 91 degr

sun coming up across the bay area. we'll have a look at the forecast and the morning commute. 5:40. >> officials, an epic scene. a wild fire continues to burn out of control prompting mass evacuations and threatening major land marks. fire crews trying to get the upper hand on flames near colorado springs. a lot of homes have burned but more neighborhoods are now being threatened. in a few hours wednesday the fire managed to double in size. wowment it's now threatening the air force academy campus. firefighters say all of the smoke there is so thick as you can see, and the heat is so intense they can't estimate how many homes have been destroyed. >> it's been house to house, door to door, hill to hill, kind of activity all night long, it's continued all day today. >> that is rough out there. in all, half a dozen major fires are burning throughout the state of colorado, more than 30,000 people have been forced out of their homes. president obama expected to tour the fire damage during his visit tomorrow. >> history coul

this is a sun dog. halo around the sun in thin clouds -- >> here's a look at the 7-day forecast, low 80s for the next couple of days and cooling down for next week. mike, you're still tracking that activity for highway 24. >> we are, it's different activity now. first one you're talking about, take a look at your maps no matter where you're driving. highway 24 originally this morning, the first report transition ramp was closed after a high speed chase right at highway 13. i learn speeds reached 120 miles per hour. that's what we're talking about for high speed. that cleared from this interchange. there's wood debris unrelated going on over here towards the caldecott, it's affecting lanes of traffic as you head there. caldecott tunnel both directions, all four running smoothly. the bay bridge, we have the cash lanes backing up on the left approach because when we typically have one of the cash lanes closed to 5:00. we'll track that across the san mateo bridge, things look nice and clear and you can see

a gorgeous look at the sun rising over that blanket of clouds.ain. by the way, i just learned this week my son -- my 4-year-old son loves when we show storm ranger so thanks to our director aaron for showing this. thanks so much for starting your saturday with us. i'm kira klapper and vianey arana is joining us. usually when we have that cloud cover, you have taught me that it keeps things a little warmer, but it's pretty chilly out there today, huh? >> yeah. it is. you know, it is chilly. you know what? i didn't know your son was a fan of storm ranger so we have to get him one of these. i'm going to hunt another one down for you for promotion. because i feel like he would love this. >> oh, thank you so much. >> let me look for that. >> thank you, sister. i just learned that this week. >> well, oh, timber. that's awesome. i welcome all weather watcher fans, fans of storm ranger. right now the doppler radar is quiet so temperatures are in the 30s. we will talk about what you can expect for the daytime highs. we have a drying trend for now. full fo

but the sun is out and the sun is what warms up that top layer of low clouds. fog clears from the top to bottom. so as we head throughout the next couple of hours we'll lose low clouds rapidly. the latest, north of st. helena, temperature, 56, overcast. napa county fire right now, we are going to get the latest information when it comes to containment. those numbers come in at 6:00 a.m. stay tuned, we should have that information soon. 56 degrees out there right now, you saw from the live picture the chopper, it's overcast. fog has settled in. wind very light at 3 miles per hour. humidity, because of the low clouds, up there, it's at 90% now. i wanted to show you the wide view because everywhere else across the bay area right now, getting double digit wind speed for the most part, look at concord, 20 miles per hour sustained and that's a strong wind speed. just down the road from where this fire is burning. so right now conditions are on their side and as much progress as they're able to make over the next couple of hours is going to be significant because wind

once that sun comes up, you will get the mix of sun and clouds. i want to give you a bit of a preview in our temperature trend this afternoon. if you pay attention to the icons, you will see we will remain in the 50s. today we will be as cool as ten degrees in some areas. 11:00 a.m., 62 degrees. normal highs about 59. i will go into more detail on what this cooling means. >> sounds good. we will check back. thank you very much. >>> 176 people, sadly, have died from coronavirus. in the long redicting fewer americans could die from covid-19. let's check in with bob redell this morning. the state could see this sooner, bob? >> yeah, the peak deaths, according to the university of washington's institute. you look at this on your tv screen. the prediction, the number of covid deaths in california will peak at 1,483 on may 18th, and then they are predicting a sooner death peak with about 400 fewer people dying. this is just a prediction. reporting the number of cases could be grossly under reported. the real number could be thousands higher. in the stud

sun and clouds across the bay area today. if you searched for a parking spot recently in san francisco, chances are it was a pain. parking is always a challenge, now some people think all the new construction is just adding to it. today in the bay's christie smith is showing how they're looking at ways to help ease the parking problem. >> reporter: in san francisco, construction is booming, from new towers to home renovations, but with progress comes pain as michael robinson found out. >> it took me 20 minutes yesterday to find a parking spot. and that ended up being four blocks from the house. >> reporter: the problem -- construction crews taking over the already scarce street parking. >> i do see a lot of construction and a lot of limited parking signs. i do think it's an issue. >> reporter: the supervisor has the most construction permits in town. he's among those asking the board of supervisors to consider a new plan for easing the parking pinch. >> we're asking them to put together a parking plan for their project so to

sun for morgan hill up to 63, as well. the farther you get to closer, the closer to san francisco and the coastline back to 57 for ocean beach and 57 for san mateo and more clouds today across the north bay and that's where we have the best chance of seeing any rain. mike, how are the roads looking in oakland right now? >> so far doing okay as far as most of those roads and watching 880 and that is one of the most important ones. i got a crash and a little bit of information. sounds like the slow lane is blocked northbound 880 approaching 980 just past broadway. no slowing on the sensors and wait for chp as they sort things out over there. 580 and the rest of the maze getting just fine and we zoom out and no delays, no problems across the carquinez and give you a farther look and 880 southbound a nice, easy drive in silicon valley. >> we like nice and easy this early in the morning, thanks, mike. >>> his, hers or anyone. the push for gender neutral bathrooms. a public fight for equality in a private place. happening today:

tri valley, sun and clouds, 55 there. san francisco, that's where the rain will be, again, for the north bay by this afternoon. i do want to show you what's happening across the country. here's the next storm system bringing rain to the pacific northwest. but the big story this holiday weekend has been this system. bringing cold amounts of rain and flooding to places like st. louis. and they're getting snow across parts of el paso. here at home, year looking for clouds to increase. it's not going to be a very active day, considering what they're doing in the midwest. we will see showers, is this 4:00 this afternoon, right when the sun starts to go down. that's when the first showers will arrive across san francisco and the north bay. again, it's not going to be a complete washout, most of the rain will come in when the sun goes out. overnight, the showers will continue on and off until 4:00, 5:00 in the morning, tomorrow. that's when i think we'll start to dry out. rainfall amounts, not a big deal with this system. we're

and once the clouds part, the sun will dominate.oing to be heading outside to enjoy pleasant weather, pollen report is looking okay. grass at moderate. trees, weeds, and mold are low. lots to tell you about, but it is all good news, things i think you want to hear. i know folks who are prepping for the warmer temperatures. it might require you to kick in the ac. >> bay bridge toll plaza had early backup. things calmed down. it is what we expect to see this time of year. south bay and peninsula very clear. one note for folks. earlier carr fire. reports they had three crews over on mission. take mission to 680 or vice versa. sensors look like they have cleared through the area. the rest of the tri-valley looking great. bay bridge approach. maze moves nicely. holding steady after an earlier crash cleared at port chicago highway. east shore freeway, close to but not even yet get to go a half hour from highway 4 through berkeley, the berkeley kevin. and richmond san rafael bridge. looks great across the golden gate bridge. back to you. >

the issue is folks southbound get that sun rise slow down. that sun is right in their eyes.k where the cadillac match play is going on, tough to find parking south of the san francisco zoo in the city. i think you guys have an issue that's going on the this morning that might aft traffic. >> there's a lot going on, mike. happening today, you're talking tath protests and rallies for may day. traditionally for workers rights. now the protests taking on a new meaning and could impact the morning and afternoon commute. >> "today in the bay's" bob ridell is live in oakland where people will be rallying all day long. some plan to try to block b.a.r.t. we understand, bob. >> in about 45 minutes, that's the plan. good morning to you, laura and sam. calling it block the tech commute. it's scheduled for 7:30 at the macarthur b.a.r.t. here in downtown oakland. whether it comes to fruition, we don't know. that's what the protest organizers are planning. as a result, ac transit is trying to be prepared. so rerouting the buses until 11:00 a.m. around that area. just in case there are a lo

you'll see the sun out there but it's a milky sun because of the high, thin clouds.t will be sun and clouds. 50s across most of the bay today. >> that sounds good. you'll be back with a look at our future rain chances. >> yeah. big warm up. we're back to cool and rain. >> looking forward to it. thank you. >>> thousands of police officers from across the country are in new york this morning to attend the funeral of wenjian liu. he's a new york city police officer killed in the line of duty. this is a live look outside the ceremony in brooklyn right now. it's expected to begin in about 30 minutes. officer liu and his partner rafael ramos were gunned down last month while sitting in their patrol car. new york city mayor was saluted by officers as he entered the funeral home. it was a notable contrast to last weekend when officers turned their back to him. the new york city police commissioner asked officers to show respect and said a heroes funeral is about grieving, not grievance. >> it doesn't matter if you're in the south, midwest, west coast here, show respect for t

cloudy skies, but optimistic to see that sun breaking through.and we have a lot of optimism here this morning. we appreciate your joining us. because vianey is back! it is the best morning ever! i want to sing, "reunited and it feels so good ♪ . >> it's -- >> i mean, this has been 14, 15 months in the making. >> i know, it's crazy how long -- >> you were supposed to come back last weekend, but other schedules -- >> scheduling stuff. >> if you tuned in during the week, you saw me fill in for kari. but that was the reason why. but we squealed across the newsroom -- >> we were wearing our masks. >> we did a big embrace. >> and we're finally both vaccinated, so we feel a lot safer. and i'm so happy to see you. >> i'm so happy to see you. we want to show our viewers the last time we were allvianey's birthday one year ago. >> now i'm like 42. that was when i turned 30. >> i think you're 31 now, but -- >> i am. >> but our beloved rick in the background there. a lot of great memories. we're so happy you're back and take away the weather. >> all right. le

as you step outside, enjoy the sun advisory as we're seeing the sun rise off the windows there of sanrancisco. 60 degrees right now, highs climbing eventually in the upper 60s. still light jacket weather around the east bay and north bay. afternoon highs under the breezy conditions sliming into the mid and upper 80s. this morning though tough drive around hayward. >> we had a couple of crashes there. show you the rez flexion on our speed sensors. the south bay starting to see the build. talk about that in a second. i want to show you 680 sorting itself out. slow through pleasanton. 880 jammed, san leandro down through hayward. still blocks two lanes of southbound 880. they are clearing once you're south of 92. that's where you see the benefit there from the earlier crash. looking at san jose northbound route starting to slow down. here's 101 from 680 to oakland. the slowdown starts at story road. there is the build. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> a lot of people stopping now to listen to this. a gruesome case of animal cruelty. peninsula couple is facing felony charges after

that's what you'll see overhead with the mix of sun and clouds today, it keeps it cooler with upper 60s for the afternoon. we'll talk about the weekend ahead and mike now you're tracking the caldecott tunnel. >> westbound is moving fine and in fact most of the bay is moving fine because at 6:01 on a friday morning. we tend to see a lighter commute. over here the caldecott approach towards orinda, still affected because one has a couple of lanes closed, an overturned vehicle there. i would suggest you use the one without flashing lights that's the one moving more smoothly. towards the bay bridge, westbound 24, coming out of contra costa county, slowing out of bay point for highway 4 and the interchange moving smoothly. bay bridge has a babckup, metering lights are on. richmond/san rafael, fast track is a good advantage, let the technology help you out. >> thanks, mike. 6:02. breaking news impacting the entire world, leaders from north and south korea promised no nor war and say they'll get rid of nuclear weapons. bob redell tracking the historic nation and what this could mean for the un

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a mix -- a good mix of sun and clouds farther south you go. the farther south you go it will be warm. warming trend going to continue into next week with dry conditions. unfortunately no rain in sight except today and tomorrow. that's across the north bay. doppler radar doesn't show a lot of that. you have to get up towards ukiah and north of clearlake to find showers. that will be the trend through the next few hours. not expecting widespread rain event. because the system's so far to the north, we're getting the tail end of the cold front. winds are stagnant today. we have spare the air, air quality across the north bay and the peninsula. temperatures not bad. in the 40s and 50s, with fog and drizzle in the north bay. and really, rainy activity will stay points from san francisco north. everywvr else, south of the golden gate bridge, mix of sun and clouds. 56 east shore. 64 sf. close to 70 south bay. this warming trend will last through the upcoming days. we need the rain just not going to get it through the next few days. we'll talk about t

we'll see sun as we get going through the day. more clouds than anything and the showers are going to continue to wind down. for the future cast into moetio, i think things will die down. one or two more brief showers across the south bay this evening, but it looks like once we get towards the afternoon things should start to wind down. the other thing that's going to be with us this morning, the winds will continue to be a factor across half moon bay, san francisco and the north bay, really the coastline is where we'll see the strongest winds anywhere from 20-30 miles per hour. here's good news. we have sunshine, and warmer temperatures in the forecast. completely different pattern than what we've seen all weekend. high pressure will set up across the rockies over the next couple of days. this is a look at thursday's temperatures. zoom all the way to thursday. yeah, it takes us a little while to warm. by thursday we'll see temperatures near 70 in san jose, 67 in livermore. and 62 in san francisco. a completely different story fro

the sun won't be beaming down on you. we will see the clouds mixing in as well as our temperatures reach into the upper 50s and low 60s during the middle of the day. so going through the forecast we'll have a lot more opportunity to get outside without seeing that rain. unfortunately, we are going back to a dry weather pattern and it's going to be missing from the seven-day forecast to the end of next week and as a result our temperatures will be going up. inland valleys will reach into the upper 60s. for san francisco some dry weather after today. watching out for king tides that may cause coastal flooding. our temperatures there reaching into the low to mid-60s. mike, you are keeping an eye on the commute. so far it's been friday light. >> very light, kari. let's look at the map. some light rain in patches. one disabled vehicle is 280 at 380. i wanted to make my maps move because i haven't had much going on this morning. the same thing over on the other side of the bay. just out of the maze. the golden gate bridge shows

sun and clouds throughout the morning, we're headed for the low 50s and coastline. a coastal flood advisory and low lying areas are still seeing a lot of that run-off going down into those areas and still the potential of flooding into 4:00 today and our reservoirs are doing great. we are seeing them over capacity for a lot of spots like lexington reservoir at 106% of capacity, still running very high but we're tracking one more round of rain that may bring these levels up a little bit more. still concerned about flooding. mike, as you head out the door, heater on. >>> used the defroster before i got out of the driveway. have enough gas to maintain that. we'll start with sunnyvale for the gas prices. old san francisco road and that edges out the others in sunnyvale at $3.84. in solano county the best is in vallejo with the marathon that's $3.65, trending lower with the prices and ending with the low here. on willow pass road, $3.59. great reports coming in from gasbuddy.com. speeds doing fine. that was not a fire but was a smoking vehicle, no injuries reported on th

a good mix of sun and clouds. we are talking about another round of heavy rain, light nini and thunder. we'll talk more about that coming up in my next report. back to you. >>> anthony, thank you. the storm kept tree crews busy in san francisco. the rain and wind too much causing limbs to snap and trees to fall in many parts of the city. looking a little bit better, though, where our today in the bay bob redell is live at at&t park. some people camped out all night. i see a huge crowd behind you. >> good morning to you, vicky, good morning to you, kira. this is a break that a anthony and other meteorologists had been predicting, which is welcomed for the hundreds of giants fans waiting here outside at&t park for fan fest to start a little bit later this morning. compare what you are seeing right now to the scene we saw several hours earlier throughout the city when rain and storm winds whipped throughout the neighborhood with gusts expected to have hit 50 to 60 miles per hour. as you can see it knocked down trees.

a good mix of sun and clouds in place. those clouds are going to make for a cooler day and showers in the north bay. we will show you that in a moment. over the next few mornings, with a strong rain layer. drizzle through wednesday. the storm system you seek on the radar right now, just to our north. showers near eureka. eventually, they will spread south over towards santa rosa and napa. look at these temperatures. this is really remarkable. we are starting off at 64 degrees. 67 in the peninsula. 87 in the south bay. all the way through san francisco where it will be turning cloudy later on this evening. 72 there. 72 in the north bay. if you are doing any traveling to the wine couldn't interest i, the only place we have showers in the forecast through tomorrow. we will detail that coming up and see if there is any more rain on the horizon. >> looking forward to it, anthony. thank you. >> there were some frightening moments on an east bay highway last night. several students rushed to the hospital after their tour bus caug

the search will resume when the sun comes up.and we'll give you any information when it does become available. we're live in marin county, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >>> a really heartbreaking story. heartbreaking way to learn as well, we keep talking about the sneaker waves. you have to be careful out there by the shoreline, kari. >>> yeah, we can see some of the breakers again today and tomorrow reaching over 25 feet, and they just really come up when you're not expecting it. you have to be careful. we'll see the rain off and on today. you can track it all if you have the nbc bay area app and get live views of storm ranger and zoom in to where you live. it will be a very useful tool today. mike, you've been tracking a traffic alert. what's the update? >>> that's right. you can get that on our app as well. the traffic information showing you the backup for west 580. three crashes, one still leaves vehicles including a semi and nails in the lane. the richmond bridge, the rain with slick conditions. >> take it easy out

>> well, a couple of hundred people out here, and a string quartet playing, and before the sun fully comes up to get one last glims of the bay bridge lights. i don't know if you see it, but they are slowly disappearing before the sun comes up, and leo villareal, and you got these up here two years ago, and what does it feel like when all of these people are coming out when they could be home in their beds? >> well, i am humbled with gratitude, and excited to have a piece like this for two years, and unique and the way it is embraced by the public is remarkable. >> reporter: surprised? >> well, i nknow that i love th piece and believed in it, but to see the response, yes, it is overwhelming and amazing. >> reporter: and today, it is going to be shutdown, because caltrans has to do maintenance on the bridge, but the plan is to bring it back for the super bowl and make it semi permanent? >> well, it is a piece of intra structure that hundreds of thousands of people use everyday, and that is always part of the deal, and so we are thrilled to bring it back in about 11 months. >> reporter:

you can see our sun starting to come up. a few high, thin clouds in place and more clouds and even some rain just off the coastline. here is our storm system starting to move in and you will notice clouds increasing through the day but enough get us back to 60 griese in morgan hill and 61 for sunnyvale and 58 for paci t pac pac pacitfica and across parts of the north bay, you'll see the showers first and get right after lunchtime we're talking 12:00, 1:00 and 57 for santa rosa and 57 for napa and 59 for mill valley and oakland some showers this afternoon and once the sun goes down, hayward, the tri-rally we'll see the showers and san ramon up to 61 degrees later this afternoon. put the futurecast into motion. the evening rush hour wet and we're talking about more sierra snow this evening. doing any traveling there, heads up. tomorrow morning, we'll clear out as we get the day going and then tomorrow afternoon and evening another fast moving storm system will move in on the heels of that one. this storm system for friday into